The 2020 Minnesota United FC season was the eleventh season of Minnesota United FC's existence and their fourth season in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of American soccer. United plays at Allianz Field and is coached by Adrian Heath. Outside of MLS, Minnesota United were also scheduled to participate in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup and the 2020 Leagues Cup, before their cancelations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as various preseason competitions.
Club
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Tyler Miller GK Los Angeles FC 18 Greg Ranjitsingh GK Orlando City SC 30 Adrian Zendejas GK Nashville SC 97 Dayne St. Clair GK Maryland Terrapins 99 Fred Emmings (HGP) GK MNUFC Academy Defenders 2 Noah Billingsley DF UC Santa Barbara 3 Ike Opara DF Sporting Kansas City 4 José Aja DF Union Española 14 Brent Kallman DF Minnesota United FC (NASL) 15 Michael Boxall DF SuperSport United 19 Romain Métanire DF Stade Reims 21 Bakaye Dibassy DF Amiens SC 41 James Musa DF Phoenix Rising FC 77 Chase Gasper DF University of Maryland Midfielder 5 Jacori Hayes MF FC Dallas 6 Osvaldo Alonso MF Seattle Sounders FC 7 Kevin Molino MF Orlando City SC 8 Ján Greguš (DP) MF F.C. Copenhagen 10 Emanuel Reynoso (DP) MF Boca Juniors 11 Thomás Chacón (DP) MF Danubio F.C. 13 Ethan Finlay MF Columbus Crew 17 Robin Lod MF Sporting Gijón 20 Sam Gleadle MF Reno 1868 FC 31 Hassani Dotson MF Oregon State University 44 Raheem Edwards MF Chicago Fire 89 Kevin Partida MF Reno 1868 FC 94 Marlon Hairston MF Houston Dynamo Forwards 9 Luis Amarilla FW Vélez Sarsfield 12 Aaron Schoenfeld FW Maccabi Tel Aviv 16 Kei Kamara FW Colorado Rapids 27 Foster Langsdorf FW Reno 1868 FC
Transfers
Transfers in DatePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubNotesRef. November 13, 2019 MF 94 Marlon Hairston Houston Dynamo Trade November 25, 2019 GK 18 Greg Ranjitsingh Orlando City SC 2019 MLS Waiver Draft January 16, 2020 GK 1 Tyler Miller Los Angeles FC Trade January 17, 2020 MF 41 James Musa Phoenix Rising FC Transfer January 21, 2020 MF 5 Jacori Hayes FC Dallas Trade January 22, 2020 GK 99 Fred Emmings MNUFC Academy Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP) February 11, 2020 MF 44 Raheem Edwards Chicago Fire Trade February 12, 2020 FW 12 Aaron Schoenfeld Maccabi Tel Aviv Transfer February 14, 2020 DF 4 José Aja Union Española Transfer August 3, 2020 DF 21 Bakaye Dibassy Amiens SC Transfer September 1, 2020 MF 10 Emanuel Reynoso Boca Juniors Transfer September 17, 2020 GK 30 Adrian Zendejas Nashville SC Trade September 19, 2020 FW 16 Kei Kamara Colorado Rapids Trade October 30, 2020 MF 20 Sam Gleadle Reno 1868 FC Transfer October 30, 2020 FW 27 Foster Langsdorf Reno 1868 FC Transfer October 30, 2020 MF 89 Kevin Partida Reno 1868 FC Transfer
MLS SuperDraft
RoundPickPlayerPositionPrevious clubStatusRef 1 18 Noah Billingsley Defender UC Santa Barbara Signed 4 88 Matthew Bentley Forward Missouri State University Unsigned 4 96 Andrew Booth Midfielder FIU Unsigned
Transfers out DatePositionNo.PlayerTo clubNotesRef. October 25, 2019 DF 2 Carter Manley Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Option declined October 25, 2019 MF 17 Collin Martin San Diego Loyal SC Option declined October 25, 2019 MF 20 Rasmus Schüller HJK Option declined October 25, 2019 MF 86 Wilfried Moimbé Free agent Option declined October 25, 2019 MF Ally Hamis Ng'anzi Loudoun United FC Option declined November 13, 2019 MF 25 Darwin Quintero Houston Dynamo Traded November 19, 2019 FW 99 Abu Danladi Nashville SC Selected in Expansion Draft November 21, 2019 MF 10 Miguel Ibarra Seattle Sounders FC Option declined November 21, 2019 MF 12 Lawrence Olum Miami FC Option declined January 1, 2020 GK 1 Vito Mannone Reading End of loan January 21, 2020 FW 9 Ángelo Rodríguez Deportivo Cali Contract buyout February 11, 2020 DF 22 Wyatt Omsberg Chicago Fire Traded July 1, 2020 MF Romario Ibarra PachucaTransfer October 1, 2020 FW 23 Mason Toye Montreal ImpactTrade
Loans in Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubRef. January 28, 2020 End of season FW 9 Luis Amarilla Vélez Sarsfield
Loans out Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubRef. May 21, 2019 June 2020 MF Romario Ibarra Pachuca February 12, 2020 August 19, 2020 GK 97 Dayne St. Clair San Antonio FC August 14, 2020 September 17, 2020 DF 14 Brent Kallman El Paso Locomotive FC
Competitions
Overview
CompetitionRecordMLSMLS is Back TournamentTotal
Exhibitions
Preseason
Portland Tournament
Standings Team1Vancouver Whitecaps FC321053+262Minnesota United FC311176+143New England Revolution311155044Portland Timbers310258–33
Major League Soccer
Standings
Western Conference
MLS is Back Tournament – Group D
Overall
Results All times are Central.
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, US Soccer cancelled the competition.
Leagues Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals Under "Apps" for each section, the first number represents the number of starts, and the second number represents appearances as a substitute.Players who left Minnesota during the season:
Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name MLSMLS counted the three group stage games of the MLS is Back Tournament as regular season matches MLS is BackKnockout stage 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs Total 1 GK Tyler Miller00000000 2 DF Noah Billingsley00000000 3 DF Ike Opara00000000 4 DF José Aja00000000 5 MF Jacori Hayes00000000 6 MF Osvaldo Alonso00000000 7 MF Kevin Molino00000000 8 MF Ján Greguš00000000 9 FW Luis Amarilla00000000 10 MF Emanuel Reynoso00000000 11 MF Thomás Chacón00000000 12 FW Aaron Schoenfeld00000000 13 MF Ethan Finlay00000000 14 DF Brent Kallman00000000 15 DF Michael Boxall00000000 16 FW Kei Kamara00000000 17 MF Robin Lod00000000 18 GK Greg Ranjitsingh00000000 19 DF Romain Métanire00000000 20 MF Sam Gleadle00000000 21 DF Bakaye Dibassy00000000 27 FW Foster Langsdorf00000000 30 GK Adrian Zendejas00000000 31 MF Hassani Dotson00000000 41 DF James Musa00000000 44 MF Raheem Edwards00000000 77 DF Chase Gasper00000000 89 MF Kevin Partida00000000 94 MF Marlon Hairston00000000 97 GK Dayne St. Clair00000000 99 GK Fred Emmings00000000Players who left Minnesota during the season: 23 FW Mason Toye00000000
Clean sheets
No. Name MLSMLS counted the three group stage games of the MLS is Back Tournament as regular season matches MLS is BackKnockout stage MLS Cup Playoffs Total Games Played 1 Tyler Miller00000 18 Greg Ranjitsingh00000 97 Dayne St. Clair00000
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