2021 Toronto FC season

The 2021 Toronto FC season was the 15th season in the history of Toronto FC.

Due to COVID-19 cross-border restrictions imposed by the Canadian government, Toronto FC, along with the two other Canadian MLS teams (CF Montréal and Vancouver Whitecaps FC), played in the United States at the beginning of the season while also sharing stadiums with other American MLS teams. From April 17 until July 16, Toronto FC played home matches at Orlando City SC's Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida. On July 14, MLS announced that Toronto FC were allowed to play two home matches on July 17 and 21, although they continued to work with the Canadian Government regarding plans on future home matches.

Outside of the MLS season, Toronto finished as the runners-up of the 2021 Canadian Championship after losing the final to rivals CF Montréal 1–0. They also reached the quarter-finals of the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League.

Squad As of July 30, 2021.

No. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Goalkeepers 16 Quentin Westberg GK 2019 Auxerre 25 Alex Bono GK 2015 Syracuse Orange 90 Kevin Silva GK 2020 Toronto FC II Defenders 2 Justin Morrow LB / LWB / CB 2014 San Jose Earthquakes 3 Eriq Zavaleta CB 2015 Seattle Sounders FC 5 Julian Dunn CB 2018 Toronto FC II 12 Rocco Romeo (out on loan) CB 2020 Toronto FC II 22 Richie Laryea RB 2019 Orlando City SC 23 Chris Mavinga CB 2017 Rubin Kazan 26 Luke Singh CB 2021 Toronto FC II 44 Omar Gonzalez CB 2019 Pachuca 92 Kemar Lawrence LB 2021 Anderlecht 96 Auro Jr. RB / RWB 2018 São Paulo Midfielders 4 Michael Bradley CM/DM 2014 Roma 8 Marky Delgado CM 2015 Chivas USA 10 Alejandro Pozuelo AM 2019 Genk 14 Noble Okello MF 2019 Toronto FC II 18 Nick DeLeon RB / RM / LM 2018 D.C. United 21 Jonathan Osorio AM / CM 2013 SC Toronto 27 Liam Fraser (out on loan) DM 2018 Toronto FC II 31 Tsubasa Endoh MF 2019 Toronto FC II 97 Ralph Priso MF 2020 Toronto FC II Forwards 6 Dom Dwyer FW 2021 Orlando City SC 7 Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty FW 2020 Toronto FC II 9 Erickson Gallardo RW 2019 Zamora 11 Jayden Nelson FW 2020 Toronto FC II 13 Patrick Mullins ST 2019 Columbus Crew 17 Jozy Altidore CF 2015 Sunderland 20 Ayo Akinola ST 2018 Toronto FC II 24 Jacob Shaffelburg LW 2019 Toronto FC II 30 Yeferson Soteldo LW 2021 Santos 77 Jordan Perruzza FW 2021 Toronto FC II 99 Ifunanyachi Achara FW 2020 Georgetown Hoyas

Roster slots Toronto had six International roster slots and three Designated Player slots available for use in the 2021 season (players on the injured reserve did not take up an international slot). They traded an International roster spot for the 2021 season to FC Dallas in exchange for $225,000 of General Allocation Money (GAM) on April 20, 2021. They traded another international roster spot to Orlando City SC in exchange for $200,000 of General Allocation Money (GAM) on April 27, 2021.

+International slots Slot Player Nationality1Auro Jr.2Ifunanyachi Achara3Tsubasa Endoh4Chris Mavinga5Alejandro Pozuelo6Yeferson Soteldo7Traded to Orlando City SC8Traded to FC DallasLOANErickson Gallardo

+Designated Player slots Slot Player1 Jozy Altidore2 Alejandro Pozuelo3 Yeferson Soteldo

Transfers Note: All figures in United States dollars.

In

Transferred In No.Pos.PlayerFromFee/notesDateSource 77 Jordan Perruzza Toronto FC IISigned pre-contract on August 20, 2021, Homegrown signing 5 Julian Dunn Valour FCReturn from loan 14 Noble Okello HB KøgeReturn from loan 26 Luke Singh Toronto FC IIHomegrown signing 30 Yeferson Soteldo SantosDesignated Player, $6.5 million transfer fee 92 Kemar Lawrence Anderlecht$600,000 transfer fee 6 Dom Dwyer Orlando City SC 12 Rocco Romeo HB KøgeReturn from loan 77 Jordan Perruzza San Antonio FCReturn from loan

Loaned in No.Pos.PlayerFromFee/notesDateSource 26 Luke Singh Toronto FC IISigned short-term loan

MLS SuperDraft picks

Round Selection Player Position College Status125 Matt Di RosaLeft backMarylandSigned with Loudoun United on July 9 2 45 Nathaniel Crofts Forward Virginia Signed with Stocksbridge Park Steels on July 28364 Paul Rothrock Midfielder Georgetown Signed with Toronto FC II on May 18 372 Jon-Talen Maples Defender Southern Methodist University Signed with Toronto FC II on May 5

Out

Transferred out

No.Pos.PlayerToFee/notesDateSource7 ElcheOption declined26RetiredOut of contract6 LiverpoolLoan ended19 Houston Dynamo FCWaived

Loaned out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toFee/notesDateSource 12 Rocco Romeo HB KøgeYear long loan until June 2021 27 Liam Fraser Columbus Crew SCSeason long loan in exchange for $50,000 GAM 77 Jordan Perruzza San Antonio FCNine match loan 12 Rocco Romeo Valour FCLoan until December 2021

Pre-season and friendlies

Matches

In-season

Competitions

Major League Soccer

League tables

Eastern Conference

Overall

Summary

Matches

2021 Canadian Championship

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Competitions summary {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Competition !colspan="8"|Record !rowspan="2"|First Match !rowspan="2"|Last Match !rowspan="2"|Final Position |- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |- | MLS Regular Season

|April 17, 2021 |November 7, 2021 |13th in Eastern Conference, 26th Overall |- | Canadian Championship

|September 22, 2021 |November 21, 2021 |Runners-up |- | Champions League

|April 7, 2021 |May 4, 2021 |Quarter-finals |- ! Total

!colspan="4"|

Goals {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center" !width=15|Rank !width=15|Nation !width=130|Player !width=50|Major League Soccer !width=50|Canadian Championship !width=50|Champions League !width=50|Total |- |1||||Jonathan Osorio|| 3 || 0 || 1 ||4 |- |2||||Ayo Akinola|| 3 || 0 || 0 ||3 |- |rowspan=4|3||||Jozy Altidore|| 2 || 0 || 0 ||2 |- |||Richie Laryea|| 2 || 0 || 0 ||2 |- |||Patrick Mullins|| 1 || 0 || 1 ||2 |- |||Yeferson Soteldo|| 2 || 0 || 0 ||2 |- |rowspan=11|7||||Michael Bradley|| 1 || 0 || 0 ||1 |- |||Nick DeLeon|| 1 || 0 || 0 ||1 |- |||Marky Delgado|| 1 || 0 || 0 ||1 |- |||Tsubasa Endoh|| 1 || 0 || 0 ||1 |- |||Omar Gonzalez|| 1 || 0 || 0 ||1 |- |||Kemar Lawrence|| 1 || 0 || 0 ||1 |- |||Justin Morrow|| 0 || 0 || 1 ||1 |- |||Alejandro Pozuelo|| 1 || 0 || 0 ||1 |- |||Ralph Priso|| 1 || 0 || 0 ||1 |- |||Jacob Shaffelburg|| 1 || 0 || 0 ||1 |- |||Luke Singh|| 1 || 0 || 0 ||1 |- |colspan="3"|Own goals | 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan="3"|Totals||23||0||4||27

Shutouts As of November 2, 2021 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center" !width=15|Rank !width=15|Nation !width=130|Player !width=15|Pos. !width=50|Major League Soccer !width=50|Canadian Championship !width=50|Champions League !width=50|Total |- |1||||Alex Bono|| GK || 2 || 1 || 0 ||3 |- ! colspan="4"|Totals||2||1||0||3

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