The 2026 Minnesota United FC season is the club's seventeenth season of existence, and tenth in Major League Soccer. Their season began on February 21st, 2026, where they faced Austin FC in Austin, TX. The club plays its home matches at Allianz Field in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Loons will try to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs after making the playoffs the previous two years. The club announced on January 11th that head coach Eric Ramsay left the club to become the head coach of West Bromwich Albion F.C.. On January 12th, the club announced Cameron Knowles as the new head coach.
Technical staff As of August 25th, 2026 Position Name Chief Soccer Officer and Sporting Director Hank Stebbins (Interim) Head coach Cameron Knowles Assistant Coach Josh Wolff Assistant Coach Danny Cruz Assistant Coach Tom Soehn Goalkeeping Coach
Roster As of August 1st, 2026
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Height Signed In Signed from Transfer Fee Contract start Contract Length Goalkeepers 1 Alec Smir GK 2024 Minnesota United FC 2 Free 2024 1+2 12 Drake Callender GK 2025 Charlotte FC $450K+ 2023 3+1 94 Kayne Rizvanovich (HGP) GK 2026 Minnesota United FC 2 Free 2026 2+2 96 Wessel Speel (on loan at Almere City FC) GK 2025 Minnesota United FC 2 Free 2026 2+1 Defenders 2 Devin Padelford (HGP) DF 2022 MNUFC Academy Free 2022 3+2 3 Kyle Duncan DF 2026 New York Red Bulls Free 2026 1+0.5 5 Nicolás Romero (INT) (U22) DF 2025 Atlético Tucumán $2M 2025 3+1 13 Anthony Markanich DF 2024 St. Louis City SC $50K+ 2025 4+1 15 Michael Boxall DF 2017 SuperSport United Free 2024 2+1 19 Britton Fischer (on loan at Hartford Athletic) DF 2026 Minnesota United FC 2 Free 2026 1+2 23 Morris Duggan DF 2024 Marshall Thundering Herd Draft 2026 4+1 27 DJ Taylor DF 2021 North Carolina FC Free 2024 2+1 28 Jefferson Díaz DF 2024 Deportivo Cali $700K 2026 5+1 33 Kieran Chandler DF 2025 Minnesota United FC 2 Free 2025 2+2 67 Carlos Harvey DF 2024 Phoenix Rising FC Undisclosed 2025 4+1 Midfielders 6 Peter Stroud (HGP) MF 2026 New York Red Bulls $475K 2023 3+2 7 Dominik Fitz (on loan at Wolfsberger AC) MF 2025 FK Austria Wien Undisclosed 2025 5+1 16 Aziel Jackson (on loan from Jagiellonia Białystok) MF 2026 Jagiellonia Białystok Loan 2026 1 20 Wil Trapp MF 2021 Inter Miami CF Free 2025 1+1 24 Julian Gressel MF 2025 Inter Miami CF Waivers 2024 3+1 25 Nectarios Triantis (INT) (U22) MF 2025 Sunderland A.F.C. Undisclosed 2025 5+1 26 Joaquín Pereyra (DP) MF 2024 Atlético Tucumán Undisclosed 2025 4+1 30 Owen Gene (INT) (U22) MF 2025 Amiens SC $2M 2025 3+1 Jeong Ho-yeon (on loan at Suwon Samsung Bluewings) MF 2025 Gwangju FC $1M 2025 3+1 Forwards 8 Tomás Chancalay FW 2025 New England Revolution $100K 2025 2+1 9 Kelvin Yeboah (DP) (INT) FW 2024 Genoa CFC $3.2M 2024 4+1 14 Kenyel Michel (on loan at Alajuelense) FW 2025 Alajuelense Undisclosed 2025 3+1 17 Darius Randell (HGP) FW 2025 Minnesota United FC 2 Free 2025 2+2 18 Mauricio González (INT) (U22) FW 2026 Internacional F.C. de Palmira Undisclosed 2026 4+1 21 Bongokuhle Hlongwane FW 2022 Maritzburg United F.C. $500K 2025 3+1 22 Marcus Caldeira FW 2026 West Virginia Draft 2026 1+2 29 Mamadou Dieng (INT) FW 2025 Hartford Athletic Undisclosed 2025 2+2 99 Jordan Adebayo-Smith FW 2024 New England Revolution II $125K 2024 3+1 Maurice Malone FW 2026 SK Sturm Graz $1.65M 2026 4+1
Transfers Transfers in DatePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubNotesRef. December 16, 2025 MF 6 Peter Stroud New York Red Bulls Trade December 17, 2025 DF 19 Britton Fischer Minnesota United FC 2 First Team Contract December 26, 2025 MF 8 Tomás Chancalay New England Revolution Trade December 29, 2025 GK 12 Drake Callender Charlotte FC Trade January 16, 2026 GK 94 Kayne Rizvanovich Minnesota United FC 2 First Team Contract January 20, 2026 MF 18 Mauricio González Internacional F.C. de Palmira Transfer January 28, 2026 FW 22 Marcus Caldeira West Virginia 2024 MLS SuperDraft Pick February 6, 2026 MF 10 James Rodríguez Club León Free Transfer February 13, 2026 DF 3 Kyle Duncan New York Red Bulls Free Transfer August 24, 2026 FW Maurice Malone SK Sturm Graz Transfer
MLS SuperDraft
RoundPickPlayerPositionPrevious clubStatusRef 1 23 Jaylinn Mitchell Forward SMU 2 52 Bardia Hormozi Forward Princeton 3 67 Aiden Bengard Defender CSUF 3 83 Michal Mroz Goalkeeper Evansville
Transfers out DatePositionNo.PlayerTo clubNotesRef. November 26, 2025 DF 12 Kipp Keller New Mexico United Option Declined November 26, 2025 MF 17 Robin Lod Chicago Fire FC Option Declined November 26, 2025 FW 19 Samuel Shashoua Birmingham Legion FC Option Declined November 26, 2025 MF 31 Hassani Dotson Seattle Sounders FC Out of Contract November 26, 2025 MF 90 Loïc Mesanvi Indy Eleven Option Declined November 26, 2025 GK 97 Dayne St. Clair Inter Miami CF Out of Contract December 23, 2025 MF 8 Joseph Rosales Austin FC Trade July 9, 2026 DF Matúš Kmeť FC Baník Ostrava Transfer July 21, 2026 MF 10 James Rodríguez Free Agent Option Declined
Loans in Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubNotesRef. August 13, 2026 End of 2026 Season MF 16 Aziel Jackson Jagiellonia Białystok Option to Buy
Loans out Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubNotesRef. July 23, 2025 End of 2026 Season GK 96 Wessel Speel Shelbourne F.C. Extending previous loan Recalled before loan ended January 24, 2026 End of 2026 Season MF 22 Jeong Ho-yeon Suwon Samsung Bluewings Option to Buy February 3, 2026 June 2026 DF 18 Matúš Kmeť FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda Option to Buy February 26, 2026 April 7, 2026 GK 94 Kayne Rizvanovich Brooklyn FC Recalled before loan ended March 3, 2026 End of 2026 Season DF 19 Britton Fischer Hartford Athletic July 27, 2026 End of 2026 Season FW 14 Kenyel Michel Alajuelense July 31, 2026 End of 2026-27 Season GK 96 Wessel Speel Almere City FC August 27, 2026 May 2027 MF 7 Dominik Fitz Wolfsberger AC Option to Buy
Friendlies
Competitions MLS regular season
Standings
Overall
Western Conference
Results summary
Regular season
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
Leagues Cup
Phase One
Statistics Appearances Last updated August 29th, 2026. Player MLS MLS Cup Playoffs Season total 1 GK Alec Smir 1 1 3 0 5 2 DF Devin Padelford 16 2 2 0 20 3 DF Kyle Duncan 18 1 2 0 21 5 DF Nicolás Romero 9 1 0 0 10 6 MF Peter Stroud 1 0 0 0 1 7 MF Dominik Fitz 1 0 1 0 2 8 FW Tomás Chancalay 22 2 3 0 27 9 FW Kelvin Yeboah 21 1 3 0 25 10 MF James Rodríguez 6 2 0 0 8 12 GK Drake Callender 22 1 0 0 23 13 DF Anthony Markanich 22 2 2 0 26 14 FW Kenyel Michel 0 0 0 0 0 15 DF Michael Boxall 14 0 1 0 15 16 MF Aziel Jackson 1 0 0 0 1 17 FW Darius Randell 0 0 0 0 0 18 FW Mauricio González 12 2 3 0 17 19 DF Britton Fischer 0 0 0 0 0 20 MF Wil Trapp 21 1 3 0 25 21 FW Bongokuhle Hlongwane 15 1 1 0 17 22 FW Marcus Caldeira 5 0 2 0 7 23 DF Morris Duggan 22 2 3 0 27 24 MF Julian Gressel 4 0 1 0 5 25 MF Nectarios Triantis 17 2 0 0 19 26 MF Joaquín Pereyra 22 2 3 0 27 27 DF DJ Taylor 4 1 1 0 6 28 DF Jefferson Díaz 20 2 3 0 25 29 FW Mamadou Dieng 18 2 2 0 22 30 MF Owen Gene 21 2 3 0 26 32 FW Troy Putt 1 0 0 0 1 33 DF Kieran Chandler 1 1 1 0 3 67 DF Carlos Harvey 8 1 3 0 12 94 GK Kayne Rizvanovich 0 0 0 0 0 99 FW Jordan Adebayo-Smith 0 0 0 0 0
Goalscorers
Player MLS MLS Cup Playoffs Season total 1 9 FW 11 0 0 0 11 2 13 DF 6 0 0 0 6 3 26 MF 3 0 2 0 5 4 8 FW 2 1 1 0 4 5 18 FW 2 0 1 0 3 6 22 FW 2 0 0 0 27 23 DF 1 0 0 01 25 MF 1 0 0 0 3 DF 1 0 0 0 2 DF 1 0 0 0Own Goals 0 0 0 0 0 Total 30 1 4 0 35
Assists
Player MLS MLS Cup Playoffs Season total 1 26 MF 10 0 1 0 112 8 MF 4 0 0 04 30 MF 4 0 0 0 3 DF 4 0 0 0 13 DF 3 1 0 0 6 22 FW 1 0 2 0 37 28 DF 2 0 0 02 10 MF 2 0 0 0 20 MF 2 0 0 010 2 DF 1 0 0 01 25 MF 1 0 0 0 15 DF 1 0 0 0 12 GK 1 0 0 0 9 FW 1 0 0 0
Disciplinary record
PlayerMLSMLS Cup PlayoffsSeason total 1 28 DF Jefferson Díaz 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 26 MF Joaquín Pereyra 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 13 DF Anthony Markanich 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 04 23 DF Morris Duggan 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 8 FW Tomás Chancalay 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 06 3 DF Kyle Duncan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 15 DF Michael Boxall 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 30 MF Owen Gene 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 09 25 MF Nectarios Triantis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 MF Wil Trapp 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 FW Kelvin Yeboah 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 DF Nicolás Romero 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 MF Julian Gressel 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 DF Devin Padelford 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 015 27 DF D.J. Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 FW Bongokuhle Hlongwane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 FW Mamadou Dieng 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 GK Drake Callender 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 FW Mauricio González 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33 DF Kieran Chandler 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 43 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 53 0 0
Clean sheets
Player MLS MLS Cup Playoffs Season total 1 12 GK Drake Callender 5 0 0 0 5 2 1 GK Alec Smir 0 1 1 0 2
Honors and awards Bell Bank Man of the Match Note: Bell Bank Man of the Match is voted on by fans on the MNUFC app near the end of each MLS Match. PlayerPositionTimes WonMost Recent Kelvin Yeboah FW 4 Aug. 29th vs Orlando City SC Drake Callender GK 4 Aug. 15th at Real Salt Lake Tomás Chancalay MF 4 Aug. 1st vs San Diego FC Joaquín Pereyra MF 2 Jul. 22nd at Sporting Kansas City Morris Duggan DF 2 May 16th at New England Revolution James Rodríguez MF 2 May 10th vs Austin FC Anthony Markanich DF 1 Aug. 22nd vs Atlanta United FC Owen Gene MF 1 Apr. 22nd at FC Dallas Nectarios Triantis MF 1 Mar. 7th at Nashville SC Note: Bell Bank Man of the Match was not awarded after the games against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on March 15th.
MLS Team of the Matchday WeekPlayerOpponentPositionRef2 Drake Callender FC Cincinnati Bench 2 Kelvin Yeboah FC Cincinnati Bench 6 Anthony Markanich LA Galaxy DF 7 Drake Callender San Diego FC GK 7 Kyle Duncan San Diego FC Bench 8 Jefferson Díaz Portland Timbers DF 8 Tomás Chancalay Portland Timbers Bench 9 Anthony Markanich FC Dallas DF 11 Kelvin Yeboah Columbus Crew FW 11 Anthony Markanich Columbus Crew FW 12 James Rodríguez Austin FC Bench 20 Joaquín Pereyra Real Salt Lake Bench 22 Kelvin Yeboah San Jose Earthquakes FW 22 Joaquín Pereyra San Jose Earthquakes MF 22 Kyle Duncan San Jose Earthquakes Bench
MLS Honors PlayerPosHonorRef Nectarios Triantis MF Goal of the Matchday, Matchday 3 at Nashville SC Anthony Markanich DF MLS All-Star Joaquín Pereyra MF Goal of the Matchday, Matchday 22 at San Jose Earthquakes
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