2022 Minnesota United FC season

The 2022 Minnesota United FC season is the club's sixth in Major League Soccer. Their season began on February 26, 2022, where they drew with the Philadelphia Union 1–1 in Philadelphia. The club will play its home matches at Allianz Field in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The club will attempt to reach the MLS Cup Playoffs for a fourth consecutive year.

Minnesota United FC
2022 season
OwnerBill McGuire
Head coachAdrian Heath
StadiumAllianz Field
Major League SoccerConference: 6th
Overall: 9th
MLS Cup PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Robin Lod (3)
All: Robin Lod (3)
Highest home attendance19,629
Lowest home attendance18,107
Average home league attendance19,009
Biggest winMIN 3-0 Chi (4/23)
Biggest defeatMIN 0-2 LAFC (5/1)

Technical Staff

As of April 16, 2022 [1]

Position Name
Sporting Director Manny Lagos
Technical Director Mark Watson
Director of Player Personnel Amos Magee
Manager Adrian Heath
Assistant coaches Ian Fuller
Sean McAuley
Goalkeeper coach Stewart Kerr

Roster

As of March 18, 2022 [2]

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Tyler Miller GK (1993-03-12) 12 March 1993 Los Angeles FC
13 Eric Dick GK (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft[3]
97 Dayne St. Clair GK (1997-05-09) 9 May 1997 Maryland Terrapins
99 Fred Emmings (HGP) GK (2004-02-08) 8 February 2004 MNUFC Academy
Defenders
4 Callum Montgomery DF (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 FC Dallas
12 Bakaye Dibassy DF (1989-08-11) 11 August 1989 Amiens SC
14 Brent Kallman DF (1990-10-04) 4 October 1990 Minnesota United FC (NASL)
15 Michael Boxall DF (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 SuperSport United
19 Romain Métanire DF (1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 Stade Reims
22 Devin Padelford (HGP) DF (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 MNUFC Academy
27 DJ Taylor DF (1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 North Carolina FC[4]
36 Nabilai Kibunguchy DF (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 UC Davis Aggies
77 Chase Gasper DF (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 FC Golden State Force
91 Oniel Fisher DF (1991-11-22) 22 November 1991 LA Galaxy
92 Kemar Lawrence DF (1992-09-17) 17 September 1992 Toronto FC
Midfielders
5 Jacori Hayes MF (1995-06-29) 29 June 1995 FC Dallas
8 Joseph Rosales (on loan from CA Independiente) MF (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 CA Independiente
10 Emanuel Reynoso (DP) MF (1995-11-16) 16 November 1995 Boca Juniors
11 Niko Hansen MF (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 Houston Dynamo
17 Robin Lod MF (1993-04-17) 17 April 1993 Sporting Gijón
20 Wil Trapp MF (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 Inter Miami
23 Adrien Hunou (DP) MF (1994-01-19) 19 January 1994 Rennes
25 Aziel Jackson (HGP) MF (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 New York Red Bulls
31 Hassani Dotson MF (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 Lane United FC
33 Kervin Arriaga MF (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 C.D. Marathon
Forwards
7 Franco Fragapane FW (1993-02-06) 6 February 1993 Talleres
9 Luis Amarilla (DP) FW (1995-08-25) 25 August 1995 CA Vélez Sarsfield[5]
16 Tani Oluwaseyi FW (2000-05-15) 15 May 2000 St John's Red Storm[6]
18 Abu Danladi FW (1995-10-18) 18 October 1995 Nashville SC
21 Bongokuhle Hlongwane FW (2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 Maritzburg United
24 Justin McMaster FW (1999-06-30) 30 June 1999 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
29 Patrick Weah (HGP) FW (2003-12-05) 5 December 2003 Saint Louis Billikens

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position No. Player From club Notes Ref.
December 23, 2021 GK 13 Eric Dick Columbus Crew 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft [7]
January 5, 2022 FW 21 Bongokuhle Hlongwane Maritzburg United Transfer [8]
February 2, 2022 DF 91 Oniel Fisher LA Galaxy Signed [9]
February 16, 2022 MF 33 Kervin Arriaga C.D. Marathón Transfer [10]
February 19, 2022 FW 9 Luis Amarilla CA Vélez Sarsfield Transfer [11]
March 10, 2022 DF 22 Devin Padelford MNUFC Academy Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP) [12]
March 17, 2022 DF 92 Kemar Lawrence Toronto FC Trade [13]

MLS SuperDraft
See also: 2022 MLS SuperDraft
Round Pick Player Position Previous club Status Ref
1 17 Tani Oluwaseyi Forward St. John's Signed [14][15]

Transfers out
Date Position No. Player To club Notes Ref.
December 1, 2021 FW 9 Fanendo Adi Free Agent Option declined [16]
December 1, 2021 FW 21 Juan Agudelo Birmingham Legion Option declined [17]
December 1, 2021 DF 2 Noah Billingsley Free Agent Option declined [18]
December 1, 2021 MF 8 Ján Greguš San Jose Earthquakes Option declined [19]
December 1, 2021 DF 22 Jukka Raitala HJK Option declined [20]
December 1, 2021 GK 30 Adrian Zendejas Charlotte FC Option declined [21]
December 1, 2021 MF 6 Osvaldo Alonso Atlanta United Contract Expired [22]
December 1, 2021 MF 13 Ethan Finlay Austin FC Contract Expired [23]
January 26, 2022 MF 11 Thomás Chacón Free Agent Contract Bought Out [24]

Loans in
Start date End date Position No. Player From club Ref.

Loans out
Start date End date Position No. Player To club Ref.

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

January 29 Friendly Minnesota United FC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC Orlando, Florida
12:00 PM CT Report Attendance: 0
Note: Played behind closed doors
February 3 Friendly Minnesota United FC 5–4 Orlando City SC Orlando, Florida
11:00 AM CT
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 0
Note: Played behind closed doors
February 13 Friendly Portland Timbers 1–0 Minnesota United FC Portland, Oregon
2:00 PM CT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 7,438
February 16 Friendly Real Salt Lake 0–0 Minnesota United FC Portland, Oregon
7:00 PM CT Report Stadium: Providence Park
February 19 Friendly Minnesota United FC 2–2 Viking FK Portland, Oregon
4:30 PM CT
Report Stadium: Providence Pak
June 11 Friendly Minnesota United FC – SC Paderborn 07 St. Paul, Minnesota
7:00 PM CT Stadium: Allianz Field

Competitions

MLS Regular Season
Main article: 2022 Major League Soccer season
Overall
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
7 FC Dallas 9 4 1 4 14 7 +7 16
8 Real Salt Lake 10 4 2 4 10 13 −3 16
9 Minnesota United 9 4 3 2 11 8 +3 14
10 CF Montréal 9 4 3 2 16 18 −2 14
11 New York City FC 8 4 3 1 19 10 +9 13
Updated to match(es) played on May 1, 2022. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles FC 9 7 1 1 21 8 +13 22 Qualification for the Playoffs Conference semifinals
2 Austin FC 9 6 1 2 22 8 +14 20 Qualification for the Playoffs first round
3 LA Galaxy 9 5 3 1 10 7 +3 16
4 FC Dallas 9 4 1 4 14 7 +7 16
5 Real Salt Lake 10 4 2 4 10 13 −3 16
6 Minnesota United FC 9 4 3 2 11 8 +3 14
7 Houston Dynamo FC 9 3 3 3 12 11 +1 12
8 Colorado Rapids 9 3 3 3 11 11 0 12
9 Nashville SC 9 3 3 3 9 10 −1 12
10 Portland Timbers 10 2 3 5 10 15 −5 11
11 Sporting Kansas City 10 2 6 2 8 16 −8 8
12 Seattle Sounders FC 7 2 4 1 9 11 −2 7
13 San Jose Earthquakes 9 1 5 3 15 23 −8 6
Updated to match(es) played on May 1, 2022. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
9 14 4 3 2 11 8  +3 3 1 1 9 4  +5 1 2 1 2 4  −2

Last updated: May 1st, 2022
Source: MLS Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Regular Season
February 26 1 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Minnesota United FC Chester, Pennsylvania
12:00 PM CT
Report
Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 17,487
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
March 5 2 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Nashville SC St. Paul, Minnesota
5:00 PM CT Dotson  20' 71'
Dibassy  31'		 Report Sapong 5'
Davis  26'
Godoy  58'		 Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 18,107
Referee: Armando Villarreal
March 13 3 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Minnesota United FC Harrison, New Jersey
2:00 PM CT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 14,848
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Note: Kickoff was originally scheduled at 3:00PM CT before moving to 6:00PM CT
March 19 4 Minnesota United FC 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes St. Paul, Minnesota
7:00 PM CT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 18,685
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
April 2 5 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC St. Paul, Minnesota
7:00 PM CT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,615
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 10 6 Austin FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC Austin, Texas
6:30 PM CT
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
April 16 7 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids St. Paul, Minnesota
7:00 PM CT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,629
Referee: Chris Penso
April 23 8 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC St. Paul, Minnesota
4:00 PM CT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 1 9 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Minnesota United FC Los Angeles, California
9:00 PM CT
Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,010
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 7 10 Minnesota United FC – FC Cincinnati St. Paul, Minnesota
7:00 PM CT Stadium: Allianz Field
May 15 11 Seattle Sounders FC – Minnesota United FC Seattle, Washington
3:00 PM CT Stadium: Lumen Field
May 18 12 Minnesota United FC – LA Galaxy St. Paul, Minnesota
7:00 PM CT Stadium: Allianz Field
May 22 13 FC Dallas – Minnesota United FC Frisco, Texas
6:00 PM CT Stadium: Toyota Stadium
May 28 14 Minnesota United FC – New York City FC St. Paul, Minnesota
7:00 PM CT Stadium: Allianz Field
June 19 15 New England Revolution – Minnesota United FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:00 PM CT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
June 25 16 Inter Miami CF – Minnesota United FC Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 PM CT Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
June 29 17 LA Galaxy – Minnesota United FC Carson, California
9:30 PM CT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
July 2 18 Minnesota United FC – Real Salt Lake St. Paul, Minnesota
7:00 PM CT Stadium: Allianz Field
July 8 19 Vancouver Whitecaps – Minnesota United FC Vancouver, British Columbia
9:30 PM CT Stadium: BC Place
July 13 20 Minnesota United FC – Sporting Kansas City St. Paul, Minnesota
7:00 PM CT Stadium: Allianz Field
July 16 21 Minnesota United FC – D.C. United St. Paul, Minnesota
7:00 PM Stadium: Allianz Field
July 23 22 Houston Dynamo – Minnesota United FC Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CT Stadium: PNC Stadium
July 30 23 Minnesota United FC – Portland Timbers St. Paul, Minnesota
2:00 PM CT Stadium: Allianz Field
August 6 24 Colorado Rapids – Minnesota United FC Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 PM CT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
August 14 25 Nashville SC – Minnesota United FC Nashville, Tennessee
7:00 PM CT Stadium: Nashville Fairgrounds Stadium
August 20 26 Minnestoa United FC – Austin FC St. Paul, Minnesota
Stadium: Allianz Field
August 27 27 Minnesota United FC – Houston Dynamo St. Paul, Minnesota
2:30 PM CT Stadium: Allianz Field
August 31 28 Real Salt Lake – Minnesota United FC Sandy, Utah
8:30 PM CT Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
September 3 29 Minnesota United FC – FC Dallas St. Paul, Minnesota
2:30 PM CT Stadium: Allianz Field
September 10 30 Portland Timbers – Minnesota United FC Portland, Oregon
9:00 PM CT Stadium: Providence Park
September 13 31 Minnesota United FC – Los Angeles FC St. Paul, Minnesota
7:00 PM CT Stadium: Allianz Field
September 17 32 Sporting Kansas City – Minnesota United FC Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CT Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
October 1 33 San Jose Earthquakes – Minnesota United FC San Jose, California
TBD Stadium: PayPal Park
October 9 34 Minnesota United FC – Vancouver Whitecaps St. Paul, Minnesota
4:00 PM CT Stadium: Allianz Field

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup
April 20 Third Round Forward Madison FC 0–2 Minnesota United FC Madison, Wisconsin
6:00 PM CT
Report
Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 2,663
Referee: Jervis Atagana
May 11 Round of 32 Minnesota United FC – Colorado Rapids St. Paul, Minnesota
7:00 PM CT Stadium: Allianz Field

Statistics

Appearances and goals
Last updated 1 May 2022.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalMajor League SoccerUS Open CupPlayoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  USA Tyler Miller 30201000
13 GK  USA Eric Dick 00000000
97 GK  CAN Dayne St. Clair 70700000
99 GK  LUX Fred Emmings 00000000
Defenders
4 DF  CAN Callum Montgomery 00000000
12 DF  MLI Bakaye Dibassy 81810000
14 DF  USA Brent Kallman 61501100
15 DF  NZL Michael Boxall 90900000
19 DF  MAD Romain Métanire 100+100000
22 DF  USA Devin Padelford 00000000
27 DF  USA DJ Taylor 502+201000
36 DF  USA Nabilai Kibunguchy 10001000
77 DF  USA Chase Gasper 10000+1000
91 DF  JAM Oniel Fisher 604+101000
92 DF  JAM Kemar Lawrence 504+100000
Midfielders
5 MF  USA Jacori Hayes 400+301000
8 MF  HON Joseph Rosales 702+401000
10 MF  ARG Emanuel Reynoso 92920000
11 MF  DEN Niko Hansen 10001000
17 MF  FIN Robin Lod 93930000
20 MF  USA Wil Trapp 70700000
23 MF  FRA Adrien Hunou 510+401100
25 MF  USA Aziel Jackson 10000+1000
31 MF  USA Hassani Dotson 81710+1000
33 MF  HON Kervin Arriaga 71710000
Forwards
7 FW  ARG Franco Fragapane 905+300+1000
9 FW  PAR Luis Amarilla 1028+120+1000
16 FW  CAN Tani Oluwaseyi 00000000
18 FW  GHA Abu Danladi 612+311000
21 FW  RSA Bongokuhle Hlongwane 1002+701000
24 FW  JAM Justin McMaster 00000000
29 FW  USA Patrick Weah 00000000

Goalscorers
As of 23 April 2022
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Major League Soccer U.S. Open Cup Playoffs Total
1 17 FW Robin Lod 300 3
2 10 MF Emanuel Reynoso 200 2
9 FW Luis Amarilla 200 2
4 18 FW Abu Danladi 100 1
12 DF Bakaye Dibassy 100 1
33 MF Kervin Arriaga 100 1
31 MF Hassani Dotson 100 1
23 FW Adrien Hunou 010 1
14 DF Brent Kallman 010 1
Total112013

Assists
As of 23 April 2022
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Major League Soccer U.S. Open Cup Playoffs Total
1 10 MF Emanuel Reynoso 300 3
2 21 FW Bongokuhle Hlongwane 200 2
31 MF Hassani Dotson 200 2
8 MF Joseph Rosales 020 2
5 7 FW Franco Fragapane 100 1
17 FW Robin Lod 100 1
20 MF Wil Trapp 100 1

Disciplinary record
As of 1 May 2022
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Major League Soccer U.S. Open Cup Playoffs Total
       
1 20 MF Wil Trapp 500 000 000 500
2 17 MF Robin Lod 300 000 000 300
15 DF Michael Boxall 300 000 000 300
10 MF Emanuel Reynoso 300 000 000 300
5 12 DF Bakaye Dibassy 200 000 000 200
33 MF Kervin Arriaga 200 000 000 200
7 9 FW Luis Amarilla 100 000 000 100
8 MF Joseph Rosales 100 000 000 100
31 MF Hassani Dotson 100 000 000 100
14 DF Brent Kallman 000 100 000 100
5 MF Jacori Hayes 000 100 000 100
77 DF Chase Gasper 000 100 000 100
7 FW Franco Fragapane 000 100 000 100
Totals21004000002500

Clean sheets
As of 23 April 2022
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Major League Soccer U.S. Open Cup Playoffs Total
1 97 GK Dayne St. Clair 300 3
2 1 GK Tyler Miller 010 1

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