The 2021 San Antonio FC season was the club's sixth season of existence. Including the San Antonio Thunder of the original NASL and the former San Antonio Scorpions of the modern NASL, it was the 12th season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The club played in the USL Championship, the second division of the United States soccer league system, and would have participated in the U.S. Open Cup, however the field of teams was reduced due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic concerns and eventually cancelled.
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Squad information
First team squad
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Goalkeepers 37 Matt Cardone GK 99 Carlos Mercado GK Defenders 3 Mitchell Taintor DF 13 Mathieu Deplagne DF 23 Sam Gleadle DF 24 Kortne Ford DF 27 Joaquín Varela DF 31 Connor Maloney DF 33 Jasser Khmiri DF 44 Axel Sjöberg DF 47 Roman Holt DF 49 Bradley Dildy DF Midfielders 4 Chris Lema MF 6 PC MF 8 Cameron Lindley MF 14 Ollie Wright MF 17 Jose Gallegos MF 19 Shandon Hopeau MF 20 Marcus Epps MF 25 Mohammed Abu MF 43 Rocky Perez MF Forwards 7 Nathan Fogaça FW 9 Santiago Patiño FW 11 Justin Dhillon FW 48 Abraham Lincon FW
Player movement
In
PlayerPrevious clubFeeDateSource Corpus Christi FC Undisclosed Indy Eleven Undisclosed San Antonio FCRe-signed San Antonio FCRe-signed Orlando City SC Undisclosed San Antonio FCRe-signed San Antonio FCRe-signed New York Red BullsUndisclosed Seattle Sounders FCUndisclosed LA GalaxyUndisclosed D.C. UnitedUndisclosed Portland Timbers 2Undisclosed Minnesota United FCUndisclosed FC CincinnatiUndisclosed SAFC Pro AcademyUndisclosed SAFC Pro AcademyUndisclosed SAFC Pro AcademyUndisclosed SAFC Pro AcademyUndisclosed SAFC Pro AcademyUndisclosed D.C. UnitedUndisclosed
Out
PlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource San Luis de QuillotaUndisclosed RetiredUndisclosed Sacramento Republic FCUndisclosed San Diego Loyal SCUndisclosed F.C. Paços de FerreiraUndisclosed Xavier UniversityUndisclosed
Loan in
PlayerLoaned FromStartEndSource Vancouver Whitecaps FCEnd of season Coritiba Foot Ball ClubEnd of season Seattle Sounders FCEnd of season San Martín de TucumánEnd of season Toronto FC Colorado RapidsEnd of season Sacramento Republic FCEnd of season Indy ElevenEnd of season
Loan out
PlayerLoaned ToStartEndSource Richmond KickersEnd of season Sacramento Republic FCEnd of season Indy ElevenEnd of season Real MonarchsEnd of season
Pre-season
The pre-season match vs North Texas SC was announced on March 3, 2021, by NTSC. The remaining schedule was released by SAFC on March 19, 2021.
Competitions
Overall Position in the Mountain Division
Overview
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USL Championship
Group table Mountain Division
Results summary
Results by matchday
Position in the Mountain Division
Matches The home opener vs Colorado Springs was announced on March 23, 2021. The remaining schedule was released on March 30, 2021. Home team is listed first, left to right.
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
USL Championship Playoffs
On October 20, 2021, San Antonio clinched a spot in the 2021 USL Championship Playoffs.
Exhibition On June 21, 2021, it was announced that San Antonio would host the ‘SAFC International Showcase’ featuring Mexican sides Querétaro F.C. and Pumas UNAM.
Statistics
Appearances Discipline includes league and playoffs play. No.Pos.NameLeaguePlayoffsTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals 1 GK Jordan Farr00303010 3 DF Mitchell Taintor1303016030 4 MF Chris Lema14 (12)00014 (12)040 6 MF PC1813021190 7 FW Nathan Fogaça27 (4)113230 (4)1371 8 MF Cameron Lindley24 (6)00 (1)024 (7)070 9 FW Santiago Patiño9 (2)53312 (2)871 11 MF Justin Dhillon12 (14)70 (3)012 (17)740 13 DF Mathieu Deplagne1810018170 14 MF Ollie Wright2 (12)0002 (12)001 17 MF Jose Gallegos27 (2)73030 (2)740 19 MF Shandon Hopeau1 (10)0001 (10)020 20 MF Marcus Epps30 (2)63133 (2)720 23 DF Sam Gleadle19 (3)00 (3)019 (6)030 24 DF Kortne Ford1343016451 25 MF Mohammed Abu15 (3)03018 (3)041 27 DF Joaquín Varela9 (7)2009 (7)260 31 DF Connor Maloney19 (1)03022 (1)050 33 DF Jasser Khmiri1503018040 37 GK Matt Cardone3200032050 43 MF Rocky Perez00000000 44 DF Axel Sjöberg14 (2)10014 (2)130 47 DF Roman Holt00000000 48 FW Abraham Lincon00000000 49 DF Bradley Dildy00000000 99 GK Carlos Mercado0 (1)0000 (1)000Players who left the club FW Fabrizio Bernal0 (1)0000 (1)000 MF Ethan Bryant00000000 MF Emil Cuello10 (6)30010 (6)351 DF Liam Doyle10 (3)00010 (3)050 FW Jordan Perruzza1 (5)1001 (5)100 MF Leo Torres0 (6)0000 (6)000
Top scorers The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. PlayerLeaguePlayoffsTotal1FW7 Nathan Fogaça112132FW9 Santiago Patiño5383FW11 Justin Dhillon707MF17 Jose Gallegos707MF20 Marcus Epps6176DF24 Kortne Ford4047MF10 Emil Cuello3038DF27 Joaquín Varela2029MF9 PC101DF13 Mathieu Deplagne101DF44 Axel Sjöberg101FW77 Jordan Perruzza101#Own goals101TOTALS 50656
Clean sheets The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. PlayerLeaguePlayoffsTotal10 Matt Cardone70721 Jordan Farr011TOTALS718
Summary Games played 35 (32 USL Championship) (3 USL Championship Playoffs)Games won 16 (14 USL Championship) (2 USL Championship Playoffs)Games drawn 11 (10 USL Championship) (1 USL Championship Playoffs)Games lost 8 (8 USL Championship) (0 USL Championship Playoffs)Goals scored 56 (50 USL Championship) (6 USL Championship Playoffs)Goals conceded 40 (38 USL Championship) (2 USL Championship Playoffs)Goal difference 16 (+12 USL Championship) (+4 USL Championship Playoffs)Clean sheets 9 (8 USL Championship) (1 USL Championship Playoffs)Yellow cards 102 (94 USL Championship) (8 USL Championship Playoffs)Red cards 7 (7 USL Championship) (0 USL Championship Playoffs)Most appearances Marcus Epps (35 appearances)Top scorer Nathan (13 goals)Winning Percentage Overall: 16/35 (45.71%)
Awards
Player Player Award Week/Month Source9 Santiago PatiñoChampionship Player of the WeekWeek 26 PCChampionship Team of the Week20 Marcus Epps13 Mathieu Deplagne37 Matt CardoneChampionship Save of the WeekChampionship Save of the MonthApril/MayChampionship Team of the WeekWeek 137 Nathan FogaçaWeek 1417 Jose Gallegos7 Nathan FogaçaWeek 1620 Marcus Epps7 Nathan FogaçaWeek 2524 Kortne FordWeek 28End of Season Awards17 Jose Gallegos2021 USL Championship All-League Second TeamNovember1 Jordan Farr2021 USL Championship Save of the PlayoffsDecember
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