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2019 Seattle Sounders FC season

The 2019 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's eleventh season in Major League Soccer, the United States' top-tier of professional soccer. The 2019 season was Brian Schmetzer's third full MLS season as head coach of the Sounders. Seattle-based Zulily became the official jersey sponsor of the Sounders in the 2019 season.

Seattle Sounders FC
2019 season
General managerGarth Lagerwey
Head coachBrian Schmetzer
StadiumCenturyLink Field
Major League SoccerConference: 2nd
Overall: 4th
MLS Cup PlayoffsWinners
U.S. Open CupFourth Round
Cascadia CupWinners
Heritage CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Raúl Ruidíaz (11)[1]
All: Raúl Ruidíaz (15)[1]
Highest home attendancePlayoffs: 69,274 (Nov. 10 vs. Toronto, MLS Cup)[1]
League: 50,072 (July 21 vs. Portland Timbers)[1]
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 37,722 (Apr. 6 vs. Real Salt Lake)[1]
USOC: 6,280 (June 12 vs. Portland)[1]
Average home league attendanceLeague: 40,247[2]
← 2018
2020 →

Sounders FC won their second MLS Cup title at the end of the season,[3] playing in front of a franchise-record 69,274 fans at CenturyLink Field.[4]

Background edit

Main article: 2018 Seattle Sounders FC season

Recap edit

In January 2019, the Sounders announced that their USL-affiliated team, Seattle Sounders FC 2, that had moved to Tacoma, Washington would be re-branded as the Tacoma Defiance.[5] In addition, the club announced that Zulily would replace Xbox as the jersey sponsor after signing a multi-year deal.[6]

Long-time midfielder Osvaldo Alonso, who had served as captain and been with the club since its inaugural MLS season, was released into free agency and signed with Minnesota United FC in January 2019.[7] Defender Chad Marshall, who had joined in 2014, announced his retirement from professional soccer on May 22, leaving mid-way through the season.[8]

On August 2, defender Román Torres was suspended for ten matches after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance by the league.[9]

The Sounders clinched a spot in the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League by virtue of having the 4th best record in the regular season and making it to the Western Conference Finals in the Playoffs; the three other teams in the Conference Finals had also clinched berths in the Champions League or were ineligible (in the case of Toronto FC).[10]

Roster edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of August 12, 2019.[11]

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Trey Muse (HGP)   United States
3 DF Jonathan Campbell   United States
4 MF Gustav Svensson   Sweden
5 DF Nouhou Tolo   Cameroon
7 MF Cristian Roldan   United States
8 MF Víctor Rodríguez   Spain
9 FW Raúl Ruidíaz (DP)   Peru
10 MF Nicolás Lodeiro (DP)   Uruguay
11 DF Brad Smith (on loan from A.F.C. Bournemouth[12])   Australia
12 DF Saad Abdul-Salaam   United States
13 FW Jordan Morris (HGP)   United States
15 MF Emanuel Cecchini (on loan from Málaga CF)   Argentina
16 MF Alex Roldan   United States
17 FW Will Bruin   United States
18 DF Kelvin Leerdam   Suriname
19 MF Harry Shipp   United States
20 DF Kim Kee-hee   South Korea
21 MF Jordy Delem   Martinique
23 FW Luis Silva   Mexico
24 GK Stefan Frei   Switzerland
25 DF Xavier Arreaga (DP)   Ecuador
29 DF Román Torres   Panama
33 DF Joevin Jones   Trinidad and Tobago
35 GK Bryan Meredith   United States
70 MF Handwalla Bwana (HGP)   Kenya
75 MF Danny Leyva (HGP)   United States
87 FW Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (HGP)   United States
99 FW Justin Dhillon   United States

Competitions edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Preseason edit

Mobile Mini Sun Cup edit

Main article: 2019 Mobile Mini Sun Cup
February 9 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC Tucson, Arizona
5:00 pm (PST) Cabezas   31'   70'
Vera   41'
Struna   62'
Peña   80'
Hairston   88'		 Recap Lodeiro   14'
Ruidíaz   18'
Vargas   72'
VanAlstine   78'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Note: View Match
February 13 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Tucson, Arizona
6:00 pm (PST) Valeri   40' (pen.)
Ebobisse   88'
Flores   90'		 Preview Bwana   33'
A. Roldan   36'
Vargas   50'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 16 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 FC Dallas Tucson, Arizona
9:00 am (PST) Lodeiro   43'
Abdul-Salaam   65'
Nouhou   91'		 Preview Ziegler   18'
Badji   34'
Roberts   80'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

Other edit

February 2 Friendly Seattle Sounders FC 1–7 Atlanta United FC Fullerton, California
11:00 am PST Serrano   88' Report
Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played behind closed doors in four 30-minute periods.
February 23 Friendly San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC San Jose, California
12:45 pm PST
Report
Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Referee: Ismail Elfath

Friendlies edit

February 20 Seattle Sounders FC   0–2   Club Nacional Seattle, Washington
7:30 pm (PST) Wingo   42' Report Bergessio   19'
Rodríguez   53'
Pereira   69'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 32,233
Referee: Farhad Dadko
July 17 Seattle Sounders FC   1–3   Borussia Dortmund Seattle, Washington
7:30 pm (PDT) Campbell   54' Report Wolf   37'
Alcácer   50'
Sancho   77'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 37,722
Referee: Allen Chapman

Major League Soccer edit

Main article: 2019 Major League Soccer season

League tables edit

Western Conference edit
2019 MLS Western Conference standings
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles FC (P, S) 34 21 4 9 85 37 +48 72 Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Seattle Sounders FC (P, C) 34 16 10 8 51 49 +2 56 Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
3 Real Salt Lake (P, L) 34 16 13 5 45 41 +4 53 Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup
4 Minnesota United FC (P, L) 34 15 11 8 52 42 +10 53
5 LA Galaxy (P, L) 34 16 15 3 56 55 +1 51
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (L) Leagues Cup berth; (P) Playoffs berth; (S) Supporters' Shield winner
Notes:
  1. ^ As MLS Cup 2019 champions
Overall edit
2019 MLS regular season standings
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 New York City FC 34 18 6 10 63 42 +21 64 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
3 Atlanta United FC (U) 34 18 12 4 58 43 +15 58 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[b]
4 Seattle Sounders FC (C) 34 16 10 8 52 49 +3 56 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[c]
5 Philadelphia Union 34 16 11 7 58 50 +8 55
6 Real Salt Lake 34 16 13 5 46 41 +5 53
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (U) U.S. Open Cup winner
Notes:
  1. ^ As Eastern Conference regular season champions (USA3)
  2. ^ As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)
  3. ^ As MLS Cup 2019 champions (USA1)

Results edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 16 8 10 52 49  +3 56 11 4 2 34 21  +13 5 4 8 18 28  −10

Last updated: October 6, 2019.
Source: MLS

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHHAAHAHAHHAHHAAAAHAAHHAHHAAAHHHAAH
ResultWWWDWLWLDDDWWDLLLWLWWLWLDLDWWWDLWW
Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
March 2 MLS 1 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 FC Cincinnati Seattle, Washington
7:00 pm (PST) Leerdam   27'
Morris   33', 43'
Ruidíaz   87'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Bertone   13'
Adi   46'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,011
Referee: Chris Penso
March 9 MLS 2 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington
7:00 pm (PST) Leerdam   5',   65'Ruidíaz   8'
Svensson   25'
Morris   52'
C. Roldan   59'
Lodeiro   90+3'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Rosenberry   17'
Feilhaber   33'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 37,725
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
March 16 MLS 3 Chicago Fire SC 2–4 Seattle Sounders FC Bridgeview, Illinois
10:00 am (PDT) Edwards   56',   64'
Herbers   84',   90'+2'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Rodríguez   8'
Morris   15'
Lodeiro   49' (pen.)
C. Roldan   77'
Ruidíaz   88'		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 10,032
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
March 30 MLS 4 Cascadia Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver, British Columbia
7:00 pm (PDT) Felipe   90+1' Recap
Boxscore		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 24,803
Referee: Robert Sibiga
April 6 MLS 5 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake Seattle, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Lodeiro   18'
C. Roldan   73'
Leerdam   78'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Silva   83' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 37,722
Referee: Nima Saghafi
April 10 MLS 6 Colorado Rapids – Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City, Colorado
6:00 pm (PDT) Preview Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Note: Postponed to September 7 due to inclement weather[13]
April 13 MLS 7 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Toronto FC Seattle, Washington
1:00 pm (PDT) Bruin   24', 66'
Kim   61'
C. Roldan   68'
Lodeiro   81'
Rodríguez   88'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Altidore   11', 70' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 37,722
Referee: Allen Chapman
April 21 MLS 8 Los Angeles FC 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC Los Angeles, California
4:00 pm (PDT) Vela   12', 55'


Atuesta   35',   39'


Ramirez   61'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Torres   22'
Kim   44'
Shipp   51'
Leerdam   58'
Delem   67'		 Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,221
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 24 MLS 9 Heritage Cup Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes Seattle, Washington
7:30 pm (PDT) Bwana   35'
Leerdam   65'
Shipp   67'
Lodeiro   77'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Salinas   34', 53'
Hoesen   70'
Felipe   87'
Wondolowski   90+5'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 37,722
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
April 28 MLS 10 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC Seattle, Washington
12:30 pm (PDT) Morris   1'
Kim   10'
C. Roldan   18'
Lodeiro   59'
Leerdam   90+5'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Vela   4'
Kaye   18'
Blackmon   42'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 38,581
Referee: Ted Unkel
Note: Roldan's red card was rescinded after an appeal.[14]
May 4 MLS 11 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
5:00 pm (PDT) Opara   26'
Greguš   45'		 Recap
Boxscore		 C. Roldan   42' Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,832
Referee: Timothy Ford
May 11 MLS 12 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo Seattle, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) C. Roldan   5'
Bruin   78'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Cerén   28'
DeLaGarza   59'
Fuenmayor   90+2'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,232
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
May 15 MLS 13 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Orlando City SC Seattle, Washington
7:30 pm (PDT) Ruidíaz   19'
Bwana   68'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Mueller   75'
Dwyer   79'
Rosell   89'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 37,722
Referee: David Gantar
May 18 MLS 14 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC Chester, Pennsylvania
4:30 pm (PDT) Przybyłko   72'
Picault   83'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Nouhou   56'
Campbell   86'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 18,540
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
May 26 MLS 15 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC Kansas City, Kansas
3:00 pm (PDT) Feilhaber   26'
Russell   29', 45+1', 68'
Croizet   34'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Torres   13'
Lodeiro   60'
Ruidíaz   63'
Leerdam   71'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,882
Referee: Christopher Penso
June 1 MLS 16 FC Dallas 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Frisco, Texas
5:00 pm (PDT) Acosta   44'
Ferreira   71'
Ondrášek   84'
Gruezo   90+5'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Arreaga   33' (o.g.)
Smith   38' (o.g.)
Leerdam   38'
Ruidíaz   65'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 14,327
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
June 5 MLS 17 Montreal Impact 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Montreal, Quebec
4:30 pm (PDT) Camacho   31'
Taïder   74' (pen.), 78'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Nouhou   56'
Delem   61'
Rodríguez   64' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 13,037
Referee: Nima Saghafi
June 29 MLS 18 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Leerdam   90+6' Recap
Boxscore		 Reyna   66'
Venuto   90'+2'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 44,489
Referee: Alan Kelly
July 3 MLS 19 New York City FC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC Concourse, Bronx
4:00 pm (PDT) Ring   42'
Moralez   58'
Medina   77'
Ofori   87'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Nouhou   4'
Kim   73'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 18,217
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 6 MLS 20 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Columbus, Ohio
4:30 pm (PDT) Santos   13' (pen.),   42'
Guzmán   29'
Artur   79'
Afful   85'
Argudo   90+3'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Lodeiro   56' (pen.), 90+3',   85'
Leyva   70'		 Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 14,183
Referee: Chris Penso
July 14 MLS 21 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Atlanta United FC Seattle, Washington
12:55 pm (PDT) Ruidíaz   58'
Shipp   71'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Robinson   22'
Parkhurst   41'
Martínez   65'
Escobar   82'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 38,232
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 21 MLS 22 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Portland Timbers Seattle, Washington
6:30 pm (PDT) Ruidíaz   50'
Leerdam   66'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Fernández   20', 51',   82'
Moreira   84'
Chara   90+9'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 50,072
Referee: Drew Fischer
July 27 MLS 23 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC Houston, Texas
5:00 pm (PDT) Peña   82' Recap
Boxscore		 Delem   50'
Morris   59'
Shipp   72'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 15,138
Referee: Nima Saghafi
August 4 MLS 24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Sporting Kansas City Seattle, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Nouhou   35'
Morris   46', 82'
Abdul-Salaam   55'
Lodeiro   71'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Gutiérrez   12', 33' (pen.)
Sinovic   40'
Gerso   53'
Hurtado   58'
Feilhaber   62'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 37,722
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 10 MLS 25 Seattle Sounders FC 3–3 New England Revolution Seattle, Washington
1:00 pm (PDT) Shipp   2', 65'
Lodeiro   66'
Kee-hee   89'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Mancienne   27',   54'
Bou   35'
Farrell   46'
Gil   87' (pen.)		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 38,826
Referee: David Gantar
August 14 MLS 26 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm (PDT) Johnson   25'
Luiz   52'
Rusnák   71'
Baird   87'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Jones   70' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 17,825
Referee: Armando Villarreal
August 17 MLS 27 LA Galaxy 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
7:00 pm (PDT) Steres   6'
Ibrahimovic   45', 65' (pen.)
Skjelvik   82' (o.g.)		 Recap
Boxscore		 Morris   21'
Ruidíaz   42'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 26,213
Referee: Robert Sibiga
August 23 MLS 28 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
7:00 pm (PDT) Valeri   54' Recap
Boxscore		 C. Roldan   22'
Ruidíaz   47'
Leerdam   53'
Jones   65'
Abdul-Salaam   84'
Frei   90'+1'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 25,218
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 1 MLS 29 Seattle Sounders FC 4–3 LA Galaxy Seattle, Washington
3:30 pm (PDT) Ruidíaz   45'+2'
Arreaga   47'
C. Roldan   55', 89'
Morris   77'		 Recap
Boxscore		 González   6'
Polenta   62'
Ibrahimović   66'
Antuna   75'
Skjelvik   81'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 46,673
Referee: Chris Penso
September 7 MLS 6 Colorado Rapids 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City, Colorado
6:00 pm (PDT) Shinyashiki   41', 70' Recap
Boxscore		 Cecchini   79' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,607
Referee: Kevin Stott
Note: Postponed from April 10 due to inclement weather[13]
September 15 MLS 30 Seattle Sounders FC 4–2 New York Red Bulls Seattle, Washington
3:00 pm (PDT) Morris   2'
Lodeiro   23', 90'+4'
Delem   38'
Davis   83' (o.g.)
C. Roldan   89'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Long   12',   27'
Murillo   26'
Gamarra   67'
Wright-Phillips   76'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 37,722
Referee: Allen Chapman
September 18 MLS 31 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 FC Dallas Seattle, Washington
7:30 pm (PDT) Arreaga   24'   86'
Kee-hee   90'+11'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Hollingshead   67' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 37,722
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 22 MLS 32 D.C. United 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC Washington, D.C.
5:00 pm (PDT) Rodríguez   14'
Brillant   54'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Leerdam   53' Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 18,489
Referee: Alan Kelly
September 29 MLS 33 Heritage Cup San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC San Jose, California
4:30 pm (PDT) Thompson   56' Recap
Boxscore		 Arreaga   60'   71'
Nouhou   87'
Morris   90'+4'		 Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Ismail Elfath
October 6 MLS 34 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC Seattle, Washington
1:00 pm (PDT) Torres   29' Recap
Boxscore		 Opara   23' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 47,297
Referee: Kevin Stott

MLS Cup Playoffs edit

See also: 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs
October 19 First round Seattle Sounders FC 4–3 (a.e.t.) FC Dallas Seattle, Washington
12:30 pm (PDT) Ruidíaz   18'
Morris   22', 74', 113'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Acosta   25',   82'
Cannon   39',   44'
Hedges   64'
González   88'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 37,722
Referee: Nima Saghafi
October 23 Western Conference semifinals Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake Seattle, Washington
7:0 pm (PDT) Svensson   64'
Lodeiro   81',   82'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Onuoha   28'
Luiz   83'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 37,722
Referee: Alan Kelly
October 29 Western Conference Final Los Angeles FC 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC Los Angeles, California
7:00 pm (PDT) Atuesta   17' Recap
Boxscore		 Ruidíaz   22', 64'
Lodeiro   26'
Leerdam   81'
Nouhou   90+3'		 Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,099
Referee: Jair Marrufo
November 10 MLS Cup 2019 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Toronto FC Seattle, Washington
12:00 pm (PST) Leerdam   57'
Rodríguez   76'
Ruidíaz   90',   90+1'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Pozuelo   72'
Altidore   90+3'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 69,274
Referee: Allen Chapman
MVP: Víctor Rodríguez

U.S. Open Cup edit

Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup
June 12 Fourth round Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Portland Timbers Tacoma, Washington
7:30 pm (PDT) Roldan   30'
Bruin   45'+2'
Rodríguez   44'		 Recap
Boxscore		 Fernández   6',   50' Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 6,280
Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Regular season U.S. Open Cup Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   USA Trey Muse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   USA Jonathan Campbell 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
4 MF   SWE Gustav Svensson 26 1 21+1 0 0 0 4 1
5 DF   CMR Nouhou 25 0 9+13 0 1 0 0+2 0
7 MF   USA Cristian Roldan 33 6 29 6 0 0 4 0
8 MF   ESP Víctor Rodríguez 21 4 14+3 2 1 1 0+3 1
9 FW   PER Raúl Ruidíaz 26 15 20+2 11 0 0 4 4
10 MF   URU Nicolás Lodeiro 32 9 28 7 0 0 4 2
11 DF   AUS Brad Smith 30 0 22+3 0 0+1 0 4 0
12 DF   USA Saad Abdul-Salaam 19 0 11+7 0 1 0 0 0
13 FW   USA Jordan Morris 30 13 24+2 10 0 0 4 3
14 DF   USA Chad Marshall 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF   ARG Emanuel Cecchini 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF   USA Alex Roldan 10 0 5+4 0 1 0 0 0
17 FW   USA Will Bruin 10 2 4+5 2 1 0 0 0
18 DF   SUR Kelvin Leerdam 34 7 27+2 6 1 0 4 1
19 MF   USA Harry Shipp 26 5 15+10 5 1 0 0 0
20 DF   KOR Kim Kee-hee 34 0 30 0 0 0 4 0
21 MF   MTQ Jordy Delem 27 0 17+6 0 0 0 0+4 0
23 MF   USA Henry Wingo 7 0 2+4 0 0+1 0 0 0
23 FW   MEX Luis Silva 6 0 2+3 0 0 0 0+1 0
24 GK   SUI Stefan Frei 38 0 34 0 0 0 4 0
25 DF   ECU Xavier Arreaga 17 0 12+2 0 0 0 1+2 0
29 DF   PAN Román Torres 21 1 12+5 1 0 0 3+1 0
33 DF   TRI Joevin Jones 21 0 9+8 0 0 0 4 0
35 GK   USA Bryan Meredith 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
37 FW   USA Shandon Hopeau [TAC] 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
70 FW   KEN Handwalla Bwana 16 1 6+9 1 1 0 0 0
75 MF   USA Danny Leyva 7 0 4+2 0 1 0 0 0
87 FW   USA Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW   USA Justin Dhillon 5 0 3+2 0 0 0 0 0
  • Last updated: November 10, 2019
  • Source: Team Stats

[TAC] – Defiance player[A]

Top scorers edit

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW 10   Raúl Ruidíaz 11 4 0 15
2 FW 13   Jordan Morris 10 3 0 13
3 MF 10   Nicolás Lodeiro 7 2 0 9
4 MF 7   Cristian Roldan 6 0 0 6
DF 18   Kelvin Leerdam 5 1 0 6
6 MF 19   Harry Shipp 5 0 0 5
7 MF 8   Víctor Rodríguez 2 1 1 4
8 FW 17   Will Bruin 2 0 0 2
11 MF 4   Gustav Svensson 0 1 0 1
DF 29   Román Torres 1 0 0 1
MF 70   Handwalla Bwana 1 0 0 1
  • Last updated: November 10, 2019
  • Source: Team Stats

Top assists edit

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 MF 10   Nicolás Lodeiro 12 4 0 16
3 DF 11   Brad Smith 6 1 0 7
FW 13   Jordan Morris 6 1 0 7
4 FW 9   Raúl Ruidíaz 3 3 0 6
5 MF 7   Cristian Roldan 4 1 0 5
6 MF 4   Gustav Svensson 1 3 0 4
DF 33   Joevin Jones 2 2 0 4
8 MF 8   Víctor Rodríguez 3 0 0 3
MF 19   Harry Shipp 3 0 0 3
10 MF 18   Kelvin Leerdam 2 0 0 2
11 MF 16   Alex Roldan 1 0 0 1
FW 17   Will Bruin 1 0 0 1
DF 20   Kim Kee-hee 1 0 0 1
MF 21   Jordy Delem 1 0 0 1
MF 70   Handwalla Bwana 1 0 0 1
  • Last updated: November 10, 2019
  • Source: [1]

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos. Player MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
                               
3 DF   Jonathan Campbell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 MF   Gustav Svensson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF   Nouhou Tolo 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
7 MF   Cristian Roldan 4 0 1[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1[a]
8 MF   Víctor Rodríguez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW   Raúl Ruidíaz 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF   Nicolás Lodeiro 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
12 DF   Saad Abdul-Salaam 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
13 FW   Jordan Morris 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
15 MF   Emanuel Cecchini 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 MF   Alex Roldan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
17 FW   Will Bruin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
18 DF   Kelvin Leerdam 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1
19 MF   Harry Shipp 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 DF   Kim Kee-hee 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
21 MF   Jordy Delem 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
24 GK   Stefan Frei 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 DF   Xavier Arreaga 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
29 DF   Román Torres 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
22 DF   Joevin Jones 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
70 MF   Handwalla Bwana 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
75 MF   Danny Leyva 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 51 2 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 58 2 2
  1. ^ a b Rescinded[15]

Honors and awards edit

MLS Team of the Week edit

Week Player Opponent Position Ref
1   Jordan Morris FC Cincinnati FW [16][17]
  Nicolás Lodeiro MF
  Víctor Rodríguez Bench
2   Kelvin Leerdam Colorado Rapids DF [18]
3   Nicolás Lodeiro Chicago Fire SC MF [19]
  Jordan Morris Bench
5   Stefan Frei Vancouver Whitecaps FC GK [20]
7   Will Bruin Toronto FC FW [21]
9   Brad Smith San Jose Earthquakes & Los Angeles FC DF [22]
10   Cristian Roldan Minnesota United FC Bench [23]
11   Cristian Roldan Houston Dynamo MF [24]
12   Brad Smith Orlando City SC & Philadelphia Union Bench [25]
  Stefan Frei Bench
13   Kelvin Leerdam Sporting Kansas City Bench [26]
17   Kelvin Leerdam Vancouver Whitecaps FC DF [27]
18   Nicolás Lodeiro Columbus Crew SC MF [28]
19   Cristian Roldan Atlanta United FC MF [29]
21   Nouhou Tolo Houston Dynamo DF [30]
25   Jordan Morris Portland Timbers Bench [31]
26   Cristian Roldan LA Galaxy MF [32]
27   Stefan Frei Colorado Rapids Bench [33]
28   Jordan Morris New York Red Bulls FW [34]
  Nicolás Lodeiro Bench
30   Jordan Morris San Jose Earthquakes Bench [35]
31   Román Torres Minnesota United FC DF [36]

Bold indicates Audi Player Index Spotlight

Italics indicates MLS Player of the Week

MLS Goal of the Week edit

Week Player Opponent Ref
6   Nicolás Lodeiro Real Salt Lake [37]
19   Raúl Ruidíaz Atlanta United FC [38]
21   Jordan Morris Houston Dynamo [39]

MLS awards edit

Transfers edit

For transfers in, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Sounders FC roster.

In edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
3 DF   Jonathan Campbell   Chicago Fire Traded for a fourth-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft December 28, 2018 [43]
1 GK   Trey Muse   Indiana University Signed HGP Deal January 15, 2019 [44]
12 DF   Saad Abdul-Salaam   New York City FC Rights acquired in exchange for $50,000 TAM February 26, 2019 [45]
75 MF   Danny Leyva   Tacoma Defiance Signed HGP Deal April 9, 2019 [46]
87 FW   Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez   Tacoma Defiance Signed HGP Deal May 1, 2019 [47]
33 DF   Joevin Jones   SV Darmstadt 98 TAM signing May 7, 2019 [48]
25 DF   Xavier Arreaga   Barcelona S.C. DP contract May 7, 2019 [48]
99 FW   Justin Dhillon   Tacoma Defiance June 28, 2019 [49]
15 GK   Bheem Goyal   Seattle United Make-A-Wish signing July 10, 2019 [50]
15 MF   Emanuel Cecchini   Málaga CF On loan through the end of the 2020 MLS season August 8, 2019 [51]
23 FW   Luis Silva   FC Honka August 8, 2019 [51]

Draft picks edit

See also: 2019 MLS SuperDraft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2019 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date Player Number Position Previous club Notes Ref
January 11, 2019   Tucker Bone 40 MF   Air Force Academy MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick (#20) [52]
January 11, 2019   Joel Rydstrand 42 MF   Creighton University MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#44) [52]
January 14, 2019   Aleks Berkolds 59 DF   San Diego State University MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#68) [52]

Out edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
25 GK   Calle Brown   Loudoun United FC Option declined November 19, 2018 [53]
15 DF   Tony Alfaro   C.D. Guadalajara Option declined November 19, 2018 [53]
99 FW   Felix Chenkam Option declined November 19, 2018 [53]
6 MF   Osvaldo Alonso   Minnesota United FC Free agent November 19, 2018 [53]
27 FW   Lamar Neagle   Tacoma Stars Free agent November 19, 2018 [53]
11 MF   Aaron Kovar Retired Out of contract November 19, 2018 [53]
90 DF   Waylon Francis   Columbus Crew SC Traded for $50,000 in GAM February 5, 2019 [54]
30 DF   Jordan McCrary   Sacramento Republic FC Waived February 26, 2019 [55]
14 DF   Chad Marshall Retired Retired due to injury May 22, 2019 [56]
23 MF   Henry Wingo   Molde FK Undisclosed Fee August 12, 2019 [57]

Notes edit

A. a Players who are under contract with Tacoma Defiance.

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