The 2024 El Paso Locomotive FC season was the sixth season for El Paso Locomotive FC in the USL Championship, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States and Canada.
Staff After a 1–8–2 record in their first eleven games, the team announced they had parted ways with head coach Brian Clarhaut and assistant coach Jon Burklo. On May 20, El Paso Locomotive FC announced they had appointed Wílmer Cabrera as their new coach.
Position Name Head coach Wílmer Cabrera Assistant coach Ray Saari Assistant coach Gianluca Masucci Assistant coach Gerson Echeverry Goalkeeping coach Matt Dabrowski Coordinator, equipment and player operations Saul Soto
Roster
No.Pos.PlayerNation
Transfers
In Date No. Pos. Player From Fee Source November 2, 2023 3 MF Elijah Martin San Diego LoyalFree agent November 6, 2023 21 DF Bolu Akinyode Miami FCFree agent November 8, 2023 10 FW Amando Moreno New Mexico UnitedFree agent November 20, 2023 11 FW Joaquin Rivas Miami FCFree agent December 1, 2023 15 DF Noah Dollenmayer LAFC2Undisclosed December 7, 2023 9 FW Justin Dhillon San Antonio FCUndisclosed December 13, 2023 18 FW Tumi Moshobane San Diego Loyal SCFree agent December 18, 2023 93 DF Tony Alfaro LA GalaxyFree agent January 4, 2024 23 GK Jahmali Waite Pittsburgh Riverhounds SCUndisclosed January 10, 2024 4 DF Lucas Stauffer Las Vegas LightsFree agent January 12, 2024 5 DF Éder Borelli El Paso Locomotive FCContract renewal June 24, 2024 FW Emiliano Rodriguez El Paso Locomotive FC AcademyHome grown July 17, 2024 33 MF Ricky Ruiz Chattanooga Red Wolves SCUndisclosed July 19, 2024 30 DF Robert Coronado Central Valley Fuego FCUndisclosed July 31, 2024 DF Dennis Erdmann Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCUndisclosed July 31, 2024 DF Wahab Ackwei Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCTraded for Justin Dhillon August 2, 2024 FW Andy CabreraFree Agent signed for 25 days September 16, 2024 FW Malik McLemore FSV Frankfurt
Loans in No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source 2 DF Brandan Craig Philadelphia Union February 15, 2024 December 31, 2024 1 GK Ramón Pasquel FC Juárez February 21, 2024 December 31, 2024 14 DF Gonzalo Pelua FC Juárez February 26, 2024 December 31, 2024 99 MF Francisco Nevárez FC Juárez February 26, 2024 December 31, 2024 MF Jeremy Garay D.C. United March 13, 2024 June 27, 2024 MF Stiven Rivas Real Cartagena July 17, 2024 December 31, 2024
Out Date No. Pos. Player To Fee Source November 1, 2023 2 DF Marc NavarroFree agent N/A 23 DF José CarrilloFree agent N/A 21 FW Emmanuel SonupeFree agent N/A 29 FW Petur KnudsenFree agent N/A 88 MF Joel MaldonadoFree agent N/ADecember 21, 20234DF Erik McCue Örebro SKFreeJanuary 1, 202410MF Denys Kostyshyn FC OleksandriyaFree December 12, 2023 9 FW Luis Solignac San Antonio FC Undisclosed January 30, 2024 7 FW Aarón Gómez Union Omaha Free June 17, 2024 3 DF Elijah Martin Mutual Agreement 77 MF Diego Abarca Austin FC II Mutual Agreement June 18, 2024 22 MF Liam Rose Macarthur FC Mutual Agreement August 8, 2024 9 FW Justin Dhillon Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCTrade for Wahab Ackwei August 12, 2024 27 MF Petar Petrović Östers IF
Loan out
No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toStartEndSource 11 FW Christopher Garcia Austin FC II January 11, 2024 December 31, 2023
New contracts DatePos.No.PlayerContract untilRef. October 30, 2023MF27 Petar Petrović 2024 November 13, 2023MF19 Arun Basuljevic 2024 November 15, 2023MF11 Christopher Garcia 2024 MF77 Diego Abarca 2024MF8 Luis Moreno 2024DF31 Nick Hinds 2024GK13 Javier Garcia 2024 August 30, 2024FW27 Andy Cabrera 2024
Non-competitive fixtures Preseason El Paso Locomotive announced their 2024 preseason schedule on January 16, 2024.
Midseason
Competitive fixtures USL Championship
Standings — Western Conference
Match results
+MatchdayDateOpponentVenueLocationResultScorersAttendanceRefereePosition1March 9Hartford AthleticSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas0–16,111Brandon Stevis10thWestern Conf.2March 13Monterey Bay FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas1–1Moreno 4'4,566Brad Jensen7thWestern Conf.3March 16Louisville City FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas0–14,876Abdou Ndiaye9thWestern Conf.4March 23Las Vegas Lights FCCashman ParkLas Vegas, Nevada0–11,070Thomas Snyder11thWestern Conf.5April 6New Mexico UnitedIsotopes ParkAlbuquerque, New Mexico2–3Rivas 81'9,019Matthew Thompson11thWestern Conf.6April 13Oakland Roots SCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas2–3Moreno 13'6,667Sergii Demianchuk11thWestern Conf.7April 20Tampa Bay RowdiesAl Lang StadiumTampa Bay, Florida1–1Nevárez 64'4,945Alex Beehler11thWestern Conf.8April 27FC TulsaSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas0–16,142Lorenzo Hernandez12thWestern Conf.9May 4Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCWeidner FieldColorado Springs, Colorado0–28,023Luis Arroyo12thWestern Conf.10May 10Loudoun United FCSegra FieldLeesburg, Virginia2–0Tumi 1Calvillo 40'1,836Velimir Stefanovic12thWestern Conf.11May 17Memphis 901 FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas1–26,004Abdou Ndiaye12thWestern Conf.12May 24Charleston BatteryPatriots PointMount Pleasant, South Carolina2–1Moreno 69', 90+2'3,257Alejo Calume12thWestern Conf.13June 1Birmingham Legion FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas1–3Dhillon 44'5,707John Matto12thWestern Conf.14June 5Copa TejasSan Antonio FCToyota FieldSan Antonio, Texas1–0Craig 65'5,805Ricardo Fierro12 Western Conf.15June 15Phoenix Rising FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas1–1Calvillo 13'5,802Elijio Arreguin12 Western Conf.16June 19Oakland Roots SCPioneer StadiumHayward, California1–2Dhillon 5'3,247Trevor Wiseman12thWestern Conf.17June 26Rhode Island FCBeirne StadiumSmithfield, Rhode Island0–33,481Nabil Bensalah12thWestern Conf.18July 12Las Vegas Lights FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas0–26,727Servando Berna Rico12thWestern Conf.19July 19Phoenix Rising FCPhoenix Rising Soccer StadiumPhoenix, Arizona0–26,544Elton García12thWestern Conf.20July 27New Mexico UnitedSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas1–2Nevárez 21'5,577Elijio Arreguin12thWestern Conf.21August 3Memphis 901 FCAutoZone ParkMemphis, Tennessee0–02,714Thomas Snyder12thWestern Conf.22August 10Miami FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas2–1Coronado 45+1'Moreno 66'7,067Katja Koroleva12thWestern Conf.23August 14Sacramento Republic FCHeart Health ParkSacramento, California0–28,688Trevor Wiseman12thWestern Conf.24August 17Orange County SCChampionship Soccer StadiumIrvine, California1–0Calvillo 64' 4,001Abdou Ndiaye12thWestern Conf.25August 24Monterey Bay FCCardinale StadiumSeaside, California0–05,199Benjamin Meyer12thWestern Conf.26September 7Detroit City FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas0–05,764Luis Arroyo12thWestern Conf.27September 14Indy ElevenMichael A. Carroll StadiumIndianapolis, Indiana1–3Zacarías 83'10,132Sergii Demianchuk12thWestern Conf.28September 21Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas1–1Ruiz 51'5,422Nabil Bensalah12thWestern Conf.29September 28North Carolina FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas1–0Rivas 90+2' 4,014Muhammad Hassan12thWestern Conf.30October 5FC TulsaONEOK FieldTulsa, Oklahoma1–0Coronado 20'3,092Jeremy Scheer12thWestern Conf.31October 9Copa TejasSan Antonio FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas2–2Own goal 83'Lyons 88'6,004Servando Berna Rico12thWestern Conf.32October 16Orange County SCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas0–26,004Brandon Stevis12thWestern Conf.33October 19Sacramento Republic FCSouthwest University ParkEl Paso, Texas2–1Stauffer 26'Alfaro 32' 6,376Joe Surgan12thWestern Conf.34October 26Pittsburgh Riverhounds SCHighmark StadiumPittsburgh, Pennsylvania0–25,738Matthew Corrigan12thWestern Conf.
U.S. Open Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueLocationResultScorersAttendanceRefereeThird RoundApril 17 Union OmahaWerner ParkOmaha, Nebraska0–0Abdu Razzaq Juma
Awards and honors USL Championship Team of the Matchday MatchdayPlayerOpponentPositionRef1 Lucas StaufferHartford AthleticDF 10 Eric CalvilloLoudoun United FCMF Bolu AkinyodeMF Tumi MoshobaneFW Jahmali WaiteBench12 Amando MorenoCharleston BatteryFW Lucas Stauffer (2)DF22 Jahmali Waite (2)Memphis 901 FCGK 23 Robert CoronadoMiami FCMF Lucas Stauffer (3)DF Amando MorenoBench24 Eric Calvillo (2)Orange County SCMF 27 Ramón PasquelDetroit City FCGK 30 Arturo OrtizNorth Carolina FCDF 31 Tony AlfaroFC TulsaBench 33 Tony Alfaro (2)Sacramento Republic FCDF Lucas Stauffer (4)Bench
Player of the Matchday MatchdayPlayerOpponentRef12 Amando MorenoCharleston Battery
Save of the Matchday MatchdayPlayerOpponentRef1 Jahmali WaiteHartford Athletic 3 Javier GarciaLas Vegas Lights FC 7 Jahmali Waite (2)Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 Jahmali Waite (3)Phoenix Rising FC 21 Jahmali Waite (4)New Mexico United 22 Jahmali Waite (5)Memphis 901 FC 24 Jahmali Waite (6)Orange County SC 28 Jahmali Waite (7)Indy Eleven
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