The 2021 season was the San Jose Earthquakes' 39th year of existence, their 24th season in Major League Soccer and their 14th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.[1]
| 2021 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Head coach | Matías Almeyda | ||
| Stadium | PayPal Park San Jose, California | ||
| MLS | Conference: 10th Overall: 21st | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Canceled | ||
| Heritage Cup | TBD | ||
| Highest home attendance | 18,000 (6/26 v. LAG) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,000 (5/12 v. SEA) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 12,101 | ||
| Biggest win | SJ 4–0 ATX (10/20) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ORL 5–0 SJ (6/22) | ||
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Players edit
Squad information edit
Transfers edit
In edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | Previous club | Fee/notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | MF |  Javier López
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C.D. Guadalajara
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Loan | January 20, 2021[2] |
| 5 | MF |  Eric Remedi
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 Atlanta United FC
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Trade | February 15, 2021[3] |
| 28 | FW | Benji Kikanović
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Reno 1868 FC
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Free Transfer | February 16, 2021[4] |
| 2 | DF | Luciano Abecasis
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 Club Libertad
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Free transfer | February 17, 2021[5] |
| — | FW | Thomas Williamson
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California Golden Bears
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2021 MLS SuperDraft pick | April 23, 2021[6] |
| — | MF |  George Asomani
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NC State Wolfpack
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2021 MLS SuperDraft pick | June 4, 2021[7] |
| 13 | DF |  Nathan
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 FC Zürich
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Undisclosed fee | June 25, 2021[8] |
| 11 | FW | Jeremy Ebobisse
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Portland Timbers
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Trade | August 5, 2021[9] |
Draft picks edit
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.
| Date | Player | Position | College | Pick | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2021 | Thomas Williamson
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FW | UC Berkeley | 12 | [10] |
| January 21, 2021 | George Asomani
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MF | NC State | 39 | [11] |
Transfers out edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW |  Danny Hoesen
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Austin FC
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Out of contract; 2020 MLS Expansion Draft | December 4, 2020[12][13] |
| 37 | DF |  Guram Kashia
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Ulsan Hyundai FC
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Option declined | December 4, 2020[12] |
| 11 | MF | Valeri Qazaishvili
|
 Ulsan Hyundai FC
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Option declined | December 4, 2020[12] |
| 96 | MF | Luis Felipe
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Sacramento Republic FC
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Option declined | December 4, 2020[12] |
| 24 | DF | Nick Lima
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Austin FC
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Trade | December 13, 2020[14] |
| 23 | DF |  Florian Jungwirth
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 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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Trade | August 6, 2021[15] |
Loans Out edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Date until | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | FW | Thomas Williamson
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Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
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End of season | April 23, 2021[16] |
| 35 | DF | Gilbert Fuentes
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Austin Bold FC
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End of season | May 3, 2021[17] |
| 77 | DF | Casey Walls
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Austin Bold FC
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End of season | May 3, 2021[17] |
| 26 | MF |  Eric Calvillo
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Orange County SC
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End of season | June 18, 2021[18] |
Competitions edit
Friendlies edit
| April 2 Preseason | San Jose Earthquakes | 6–1 | Sacramento Republic | San Jose, California |
| PDT | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: Closed door |
| October 7 Midseason | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–0 | Cruz Azul | San Jose, California |
| PDT | Nathan  39'Wondolowski  39'Thompson 56'Marie  57' (Ríos)Espinoza 72' (Ebobisse) |
Report | Martinez 25' Montoya 37'Rodríguez 39' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,029 |
Major League Soccer edit
Standings edit
Overall edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 45 |
| 20 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 41 |
| 21 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 41 |
| 22 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 34 |
| 23 | FC Dallas | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 33 |
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)
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 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 48 |
| 9 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 45 |
| 10 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 41 |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 33 |
| 12 | Austin FC | 34 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 31 |
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)
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)
Regular season edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| April 16 1 | Houston Dynamo FC | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Houston, Texas |
| 5:00 PM PDT | Picault 29' Rodríguez 39'Vera 41'Urruti 56'Jones 90+4' |
Report | M. López 51' Remedi 52'Marie 74'Ríos 87' |
Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 6,376 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| April 24 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–1 | FC Dallas | San Jose, California |
| 12:30 PM PDT | Alanís 34' (pen.) J. López 45'Espinoza 49'Fierro 53'Cowell 59'Salinas 75'Wondolowski 89'Remedi 90+4' |
Report | Hollingshead 16' Acosta 25'Tessmann 33'Pepi 79' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Referee: Timothy Ford |
| May 1 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4–1 | D.C. United | San Jose, California |
| 8:00 PM PDT | J. López 1' 69' Cowell 26'Marie 35'Yueill 43' 85'Remedi 88' |
Report | Alfaro 18' 31' Nyeman 68' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Referee: Kevin Stott |
| May 7 4 | Real Salt Lake | 1–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sandy, Utah |
| 6:30 PM PDT | Kreilach 1' Rubin 43'Rusnák 49'Meram 50'Besler 86' |
Report | Remedi 21' Wondolowski 83' 87' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 10,448 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| May 12 5 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT |
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Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| May 15 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–2 | Portland Timbers | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT |
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Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| May 22 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–3 | Sporting Kansas City | San Jose, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Referee: Allen Chapman |
| May 29 8 | LA Galaxy | 1–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
| 4:00 PM PDT | Santos 43' Araujo 49'Grandsir 70'Kljestan 84' |
Report | Tavares 29' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: unknown Referee: Joe Dickerson |
| Note: The goal scored by the Galaxy in the 70th minute was an own goal from a deflection off of Tanner Beason. Samuel Grandsir was the last Galaxy player who touched the ball | ||||
| June 19 9 | Austin FC | 0–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Austin, Texas |
| 6:00 PM PDT |
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Report | Stadium: Q2 Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| June 22 10 | Orlando City SC | 5–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Orlando, Florida |
| 4:30 PM PDT | Nani 7' (pen.) Michel 16', 90' Dike 31', 49' |
Report | Judson 25' Alanís 52' |
Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 15,476 Referee: Chris Penso |
| June 26 11 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–3 | LA Galaxy | San Jose, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Judson 6' Remedi 66' Cowell 82' J. López 90' |
Report | Hernández 11', 50' Bond 59' Jungwirth 70' (o.g.) |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| July 3 12 | Minnesota United FC | 2–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 5:00 PM PDT | Kallman 45+4' Ábila 69'Dibassy 85'Alonso 90+5' |
Report | Cowell 15' Remedi 32'Espinoza 68'Kikanovic 82'Marie 90+5' |
Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,687 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| July 17 13 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 6:00 PM PDT | Shinyashiki 38' Bassett 53'Toure 88'Trusty 90+2'Price 90+5' |
Report | J. López 11' Espinoza 55' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,664 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| July 21 14 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 5:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,872 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| July 24 15 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Houston Dynamo FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Valentin 45+5' (o.g.) Cardoso 70' Fierro 90+7' |
Report | Vera 40', 68' Picault 53' Parker 57' Urruti 90+8' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,793 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| July 31 16 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle, Washington |
| 2:00 PM PDT | Medranda 31' Paulo 53' Atencio 90+3' |
Report | Espinoza 45+1' Abecasis 49' Cowell 62' Cardoso 90+4' |
Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 32,704 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| August 4 17 | Portland Timbers | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Portland, Oregon |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Van Rankin 29' Mora 45+6' Williamson 85' Chará 90+2'  90+3' Blanco 90+6' Mabiala 90+9' |
Report | J. López 24' Salinas 90+6' Cardoso 90+8' M. López 90+9' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,233 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| August 8 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Los Angeles FC | San Jose, California |
| 4:00 PM PDT | Nathan 11' J. López 28'Cowell 39'Ebobisse 76' |
Report | Murillo 10' Yueill 39' (o.g.)Rossi 78' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| August 13 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | J. López 43' M. López 72' Cowell 90+6' |
Report | Dájome 88' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 11,967 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| August 17 20 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Minnesota United FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Dibassy 12' (o.g.) Nathan 21' M. López 90+4' |
Report | Trapp 22' Taylor 82' Dibassy 89' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 10,353 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| August 20 21 | LA Galaxy | 1–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Cabral 23' Vázquez 65' dos Santos 69' |
Report | Abecasis 11' Remedi 41' Ebobisse 52' Hämäläinen 71' (o.g.) Marchinkowski 86' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 17,568 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| September 4 22 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | Colorado Rapids | San Jose, California |
| 8:00 PM MDT | Remedi 61' Alanís 84' |
Report | Abubakar 4' Mezquida 81'Price 85'Badji 89' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 14,142 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| September 11 23 | FC Dallas | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Frisco, Texas |
| 5:30 PM PDT | Hedges 4' Servania 41'Pepi 50' |
Report | Alanís 6' (pen.) Cardoso 48'Judson 59' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,237 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| September 15 24 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–4 | Real Salt Lake | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | López 26', 50', 65' 69' Judson 59'Remedi 72' |
Report | Besler 8' Rubin 45+2', 81'Rusnák 49', 62'Ruíz 67'Meram 71'Kreilach 75'Toia 90' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 9,636 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| September 18 25 | Austin FC | 3–4 | San Jose Earthquakes | Austin, Texas |
| 6:00 PM PDT | Pereira 4' Driussi 6' Gallagher 35' Ring 45', 58' 65' Stuver 60' Cascante 69' |
Report | M. López 17' Espinoza 49', 60' J. López 58' (pen.), 63' Marie 72' Remedi 90+3' Ríos 90+6' |
Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| September 25 26 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–0 | Los Angeles FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Kikanovic 3' Nathan 31'Espinoza 34'E. López 47'Abecasis 64'M. López 86' |
Report | Crisostomo 39' Cifuentes 75' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 16,927 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| September 29 27 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–3 | Seattle Sounders FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Tavares 27' O'Neill 51' (o.g.) |
Report | Ruidíaz 25' 38' 42' (pen.) Roldan 49'Roldan 83' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 11,361 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| October 2 28 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Owusu 19' White 26' 59' 73'Jungwirth 57'Brown 90+4' |
Report | Remedi 57' Cardoso 79'Salinas 90+2' |
Stadium: BC Place Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
| October 16 29 | Los Angeles FC | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles, California |
| 12:30 PM PDT | Musovski 3' Arango 28' (pen.), 88', 86'Murillo 81'Farfan 90+3' |
Report | Marcinkowski 28' López 40'Fierro 61'Judson 90+9' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,003 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| October 20 30 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4–0 | Austin FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Cardoso 25' López 47' Kikanovic 53' Wondolowski 59' M. López 81' Fierro 85' |
Report | Romaña 39' Ring 45+1' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,035 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| October 23 31 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | San Jose, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Thompson 45+1' Kikanovic 60' |
Report | Gaspar 53' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 15,025 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| October 27 32 | Portland Timbers | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Portland, Oregon |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Paredes 20' D. Chará 27', 34' Asprilla 55', 57' |
Report | J. López 19' Remedi 50' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 16,086 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| October 30 33 | Real Salt Lake | 3–4 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sandy, Utah |
| 12:30 PM PDT | Rusnák 9', 90+2' Glad 48' Chang 85' |
Report | Alanís 27' Fierro 37' Yueill 45', 79' Wondolowski 45+3' Judson 58' Cowell 69' Espinoza 75' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,553 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| November 7 34 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | FC Dallas | San Jose, California |
| 3:00 PM PST | Beason 28' Wondolowski 34'Vega 38' |
Report | Obrian 42' Cerrillo 52'Pomykal 56'Schön 74' |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Victor Rivas |
U.S. Open Cup edit
Qualifying edit
References edit
- ^ "History". Retrieved April 5, 2021.
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- ^ sjearthquakes. "NEWS: Earthquakes acquire Argentine midfielder Eric Remedi in trade with Atlanta United FC | San Jose Earthquakes". sjearthquakes. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ sjearthquakes. "NEWS: Earthquakes Sign 21-Year-Old Forward Benji Kikanovic | San Jose Earthquakes". sjearthquakes. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ sjearthquakes. "NEWS: Earthquakes sign Argentine defender Luciano Abecasis | San Jose Earthquakes". sjearthquakes. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ sjearthquakes. "NEWS: Earthquakes Sign SuperDraft Selection Thomas Williamson | San Jose Earthquakes". sjearthquakes. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ sjearthquakes. "NEWS: Earthquakes sign SuperDraft selection George Asomani | San Jose Earthquakes". sjearthquakes. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ sjearthquakes. "NEWS: Earthquakes acquire Brazilian defender Nathan | San Jose Earthquakes". sjearthquakes. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ sjearthquakes. "NEWS: Earthquakes Acquire Forward Jeremy Ebobisse in Trade with Portland Timbers | San Jose Earthquakes". sjearthquakes. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Cal's Thomas Williamson picked by San Jose Earthquakes in 2021 MLS Draft". California Golden Blogs. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ "San Jose Earthquakes select George Asomani in 2nd round of 2021 MLS Draft". Center Line Soccer. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
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- ^ whitecapsfc. "Whitecaps FC acquire experienced defender/midfielder Florian Jungwirth | Vancouver Whitecaps". whitecapsfc. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Hounds acquire forward Tommy Williamson on season-long loan". Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
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