The 2016 season was Minnesota United FC's seventh season of existence and their sixth consecutive and final season playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid. In 2017, Minnesota United FC joined MLS as an expansion team along with Atlanta United FC.
Club
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Aaron Perez GK Orange County Blues 2016 0 0 12 Steward Ceus GK Atlanta Silverbacks 2016 0 0 24 Kristian Nicht GK Indy Eleven 2016 0 0 33 Sammy Ndjock GK Antalyaspor 2015 33 0 Defenders 2 Justin Davis DF New Mexico Lobos 2011 3 Jeb Brovsky DF New York City 2016 8 0 5 Tiago DF Sydney 2014 61 1 6 Brent Kallman DF Des Moines Menace 2013 22 1 31 Damion Lowe DF Loan from Seattle Sounders FC 2016 8 0 37 Chris Klute DF Portland Timbers 2016 Midfielder 4 Aaron Pitchkolan MF San Antonio Scorpions 2013 7 Ibson MF Bologna 2015 31 6 13 Jamie Watson MF Orlando City 2014 32 3 14 Jack Blake MF Nottingham Forest 2016 1 1 17 Lance Laing MF Edmonton 2016 7 0 22 Kevin Venegas MF Fullerton Titans 2010 23 Greg Jordan MF Philadelphia Union 2014 51 1 77 Juliano Vicentini MF Audax 2014 55 3 Forwards 8 Danny Cruz FW Philadelphia Union 2016 8 0 9 Bernardo Añor FW Loan from Sporting Kansas City 2016 6 0 10 Ben Speas FW Columbus Crew 2016 6 3 11 Stefano Pinho FW Fluminense 2016 8 0 15 Ismaila Jome FW UC Santa Barbara 2016 0 0 18 Daniel Mendes FW Kalmar 2015 56 15 21 Christian Ramirez FW Charlotte Eagles 2014 71 38 29 J. C. Banks FW Rochester Rhinos 2015 26 3
Transfers
Transfers in
Entry datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubFeeRef.December 4, 2015 FW 11 Stefano Pinho Fluminense FCUndisclosedDecember 15, 2015 MF 17 Lance Laing FC EdmontonUndisclosedFebruary 5, 2016 GK 24 Kristian Nicht Indy ElevenFreeFebruary 8, 2016 FW 8 Danny Cruz Philadelphia UnionFreeFebruary 12, 2016 FW 10 Ben Speas Columbus CrewFreeMarch 4, 2016 FW 15 Ismaila Jome UC Santa BarbaraFreeMarch 28, 2016 DF 3 Jeb Brovsky New York City FCFreeMay 4, 2016 GK 12 Steward Ceus Atlanta SilverbacksFreeMay 26, 2016 MF 14 Jack Blake Nottingham ForestFree
Transfers out
Exit datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef.December 7, 2015 GK 1 Mitch Hildebrandt FC CincinnatiContract ExpiredDecember 7, 2015 DF 16 Tyler Polak FC CincinnatiContract ExpiredDecember 17, 2015 FW 11 Kalif Alhassan Tampa Bay RowdiesOption DeclinedDecember 17, 2015 MF 17 Yago Silva VascoEnd of LoanDecember 17, 2015 MF 19 Alejandro Vela Club NecaxaOption DeclinedDecember 17, 2015 MF 99 Geison Moura Fort Lauderdale StrikersContract ExpiredJanuary 30, 2016 DF 14 Brian Kallman n/aRetiredFebruary 1, 2016 DF 3 Cristiano Dias Puerto Rico FCReleasedFebruary 1, 2016 FW 9 Pablo Campos Miami FCReleasedFebruary 1, 2016 GK 24 Andrew Fontein Free AgentReleasedApril 12, 2016 MF 20 Andrei Gotsmanov Free AgentReleased
Loans in
Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubRef.February 17, 2016End of SeasonFW9 Bernardo Añor Sporting Kansas CityMarch 4, 2016End of SeasonDF31 Damion Lowe Seattle Sounders FCSeptember 7, 2016End of SeasonDF37 Chris Klute Portland Timbers
Management
Nick Rogers – President Manny Lagos – Sporting Director Carl Craig – Head Coach Ian Fuller – Assistant Coach Paul O'Connor – Goalkeeping Coach Peter Rivard – Reserves Team Coach Craig Mallace – Director of Camps & Youth Development Dr. Corey Wulf – Team Doctor Dr. Brad Moser – Team Doctor Yoshiyuki Ono – Team Athletic Trainer David Bloomquist – Team Athletic Trainer
Friendlies
Simple Invitational
Team1 Chicago Fire330092+792 Vancouver Whitecaps FC321074+363 Portland Timbers312044034 Minnesota United FC3030111-100
Pre-season
Mid-season
Competitions
Overview
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan=2|Competition !colspan=8|Record |- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |- | NASL Spring Season
| NASL Fall Season
| U.S. Open Cup
! Total
NASL Spring Championship
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
NASL Fall Championship
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
NASL Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
No. Pos. Player NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup TotalAppsAppsAppsApps2DF Justin Davis9222333DF Jeb Brovsky8181274MF Aaron Pitchkolan0 (3)13 (3)114 (6)5DF Tiago Calvano4 (1)9 (1)113 (2)6DF Brent Kallman920 (1)130 (1)7MF Ibson3 (2)14 (4)1 (1)18 (7)8FW Danny Cruz912 (1)3 (1)24 (2)9FW Bernardo Añor4 (3)0 (2)04 (5)10FW Ben Speas7 (1)10 (8)0 (1)17 (10)11FW Stefano Pinho5 (4)8 (8)215 (12)12GK Steward Ceus040413MF Jamie Watson19 (3)010 (3)14MF Jack Blake25 (4)18 (4)15FW Ismaila Jome05 (4)05 (4)17MF Lance Laing5 (3)7 (4)012 (7)18FW Daniel Mendes0 (3)0 (2)11 (5)21FW Christian Ramirez9 (1)21232 (1)22DF Kevin Venegas1011 (2)223 (2)23MF Greg Jordan100129FW J. C. Banks0 (5)13 (7)1 (1)14 (13)31DF Damion Lowe8 (1)17 (1)227 (2)33GK Sammy Ndjock101823037DF Chris Klute00 (2)00 (2)77MF Juliano Vicentini6 (2)4 (4)111 (6)
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches.
Player NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total1FW21 Christian Ramirez5131192MF11 Stefano Pinho32053FW10 Ben Speas31044MF13 Jamie Watson0202MF22 Kevin Venegas1012FW29 J. C. Banks0202MF31 Damion Lowe20028DF2 Justin Davis0101DF5 Tiago Calvano0101MF7 Ibson1001MF14 Jack Blake0011FW15 Ismaila Jome0101MF17 Lance Laing0101#Own Goal1102TOTALS1625344
Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Player NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season U.S. Open Cup Total 31DF Damion Lowe116020912DF Justin Davis214010713DF Jeb Brovsky205100717MF Ibson204100615DF Tiago Calvano203100518FW Danny Cruz202010504MF Aaron Pitchkolan004000406DF Brent Kallman1010103013MF Jamie Watson1020003033GK Sammy Ndjock101010309FW Bernardo Añor2000002010FW Ben Speas0010102017MF Lance Laing0020002077MF Juliano Vicentini1000102014MF Jack Blake0011001115FW Ismaila Jome0010001021FW Christian Ramirez1000001022DF Kevin Venegas0010001029FW J. C. Banks1000001037DF Chris Klute00100010
See also
Minnesota United FC 2016 North American Soccer League season 2016 in American soccer
References