The 2021 New York City FC season was the club's seventh season of competition and its seventh in the top tier of American soccer, Major League Soccer. New York City FC usually played its home games at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of The Bronx. Like the 2020 MLS season, the club also played several of their home games at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey due to scheduling conflicts with Yankee Stadium and its backup stadium, Citi Field. New York City FC won the clubs' first MLS Cup title by defeating the Portland Timbers 2–4 in penalty shoot-outs with a 1–1 score before going into extra time, in which neither of the teams scored.
In addition to the MLS season, the club also competed in the Leagues Cup for the first time, finishing up in the quarter-finals after losing to UNAM in a penalty shoot-out.
Player movement
In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource12DF Malte Amundsen Vejle BKSigned on permanent transferFebruary 12, 202121MF Andres Jasson Yale BulldogsHomegrown ContractNovember 19, 202025GK Cody Mizell New Mexico UnitedTransferMarch 4, 202123MF Gedion Zelalem New York City FCRe-sign March 8, 20212DF Chris Gloster Jong PSVTransferMarch 22, 20217MF Alfredo Morales Fortuna DüsseldorfTransferApril 7, 20218FW Thiago Andrade Esporte Clube BahiaTransferApril 10, 202132DF Vuk Latinovich Chicago FC United2021 MLS SuperDraftMay 1, 202143MF Talles Magno CR Vasco da GamaTransferMay 19, 202142MF Santiago Rodríguez Montevideo City TorqueLoanJune 10, 2021
Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSourceDF Joe Scally Borussia Mönchengladbach$2 millionSeptember 9, 2020MF Alexander Ring Austin FC$1.25 million in General Allocation MoneyDecember 17, 2020DF Rónald Matarrita FC Cincinnati$500,000 of General Allocation MoneyDecember 29, 2020FW Gary Mackay-Steven Heart of MidlothianFree transferJanuary 8, 2021GK Brad Stuver Austin FCFree transferDecember 28, 2020FW Alexandru Mitriță Al-AhliLoanOctober 8, 2020GK Mason Stajduhar Orlando City SCLoan returnNovember 20, 2019
Roster
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Games played Goals Goalkeepers1Sean Johnson (captain)GK2017Chicago Fire FC163013Luis BarrazaGK2019Chicago FC United5025Cody MizellGK2021New Mexico United00 Defenders3Anton TinnerholmRB2018Malmö12394Maxime ChanotCB2016Kortrijk14456Alexander CallensCB2017Numancia155920Guðmundur ÞórarinssonLB2020IFK Norrköping4922Chris GlosterLB2020Jong PSV6024Tayvon GrayCB2017New York City Academy1505Sebastien IbeaghaCB2021San Antonio71032Vuk LatinovichCB2021Chicago Football United3012Malte AmundsenCB2018Vejle36 1 Midfielders10Maximiliano MoralezAM2017León1552843Talles Magno Bacelar MartinsAM2021Vasco da Gama18342Santiago RodríguezAM2021Montevideo City Torque26423Gedion ZelalemCM2020Sporting Kansas City8014Juan Pablo TorresDM2019Lokeren907Alfredo MoralesDM2021Fortuna Düsseldorf32015Tony RochaCM2019Orlando City SC38116James SandsDM2017New York Soccer Club76026Nicolás AcevedoDM2020Liverpool Montevideo40055Keaton ParksCM2019Benfica861080Justin HaakCM2019New York Soccer Club30 Forwards9HéberCF2019Rijeka55168Thiago AndradeLW2021Esporte Clube Bahia23411Valentín CastellanosCF2018Montevideo City Torque1094219Jesús MedinaRW / AM2018Libertad1162421Andres JassonLW2020New York Soccer Club21017Ismael Tajouri-ShradiRW2018Austria Wien9929
Non-competitive
Preseason
Competitive
Major League Soccer
Standings
Eastern Conference
Overall table
Results summary
Results by round
Results
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
On July 20, US Soccer announced that the tournament would be cancelled for 2021 and would resume in 2022.
Leagues Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals Last updated on December 12, 2021
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References