2025 FC Cincinnati season

The 2025 season was the 10th season for FC Cincinnati and their 7th in Major League Soccer (MLS), the highest level of men's professional soccer in the United States. Their home stadium was TQL Stadium. It was the fourth season with the club for general manager Chris Albright and head coach Pat Noonan. Cincinnati commemorated their 10th season with a logo, along a series of patches that had represented different seasons in their first 10 years of history.

Club

Roster

No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)Previous club 1 Alec Kann GK Atlanta United FC 13 Evan Louro GK Tampa Bay Rowdies 18 Roman Celentano GK Indiana Hoosiers 2 Alvas Powell DF Philadelphia Union 3 Gilberto Flores DF Sportivo Trinidense 4 Nick Hagglund DF Toronto FC 12 Miles Robinson DF Atlanta United 14 Brad Smith DF Houston Dynamo 16 Teenage Hadebe DF Konyaspor 21 Matt Miazga DF Chelsea F.C. 29 Lukas Engel DF Middlesbrough F.C. 32 Noah Adnan DF FC Cincinnati 2 42 Amir Daley DF FC Cincinnati 2 91 DeAndre Yedlin DF Inter Miami CF 5 Obinna Nwobodo MF Göztepe S.K. 11 Samuel Gidi MF MŠK Žilina 15 Dominik Marczuk MF Real Salt Lake 20 Pavel Bucha MF FC Viktoria Plzeň 22 Gerardo Valenzuela MF FC Cincinnati Academy 23 Luca Orellano MF CR Vasco da Gama 27 Brian Anunga MF Nashville SC 37 Stiven Jimenez MF FC Cincinnati Academy 66 Ender Echenique FW Caracas F.C. 7 Yuya Kubo FW K.A.A. Gent 8 Brenner FW Udinese 9 Kévin Denkey FW Cercle Brugge K.S.V. 10 Evander FW Portland Timbers 17 Sérgio Santos FW Philadelphia Union 19 Ștefan Chirilă FW FC Cincinnati 2 26 Ayoub Jabbari FW Grenoble Foot 38 35 Kenji Mboma Dem FW FC Cincinnati 2 85 Kei Kamara FW Los Angeles FC

Player movement

In DatePlayerTransferred fromFee/notesJanuary 1, 20259FW Kévin Denkey Cercle BruggeTransferJanuary 1, 202523MF Luca Orellano Vasco da GamaTransferJanuary 13, 202527MF Brian Anunga Nashville SCFree agentFebruary 17, 202510MF Evander Portland TimbersCash-for-player tradeMarch 14, 202514DF Brad Smith Houston DynamoFree agentMay 12, 202585FW Kei Kamara Los Angeles FCFree agentJuly 8, 202566FW Ender Echenique Caracas F.C.TransferAugust 19, 202511MF Samuel Gidi MŠK ŽilinaTransfer

Out DatePlayerTransferred toFee/notesDecember 9, 20246DF Chidozie Awaziem Colorado RapidsTradeDecember 9, 202432DF Ian Murphy Colorado RapidsTradeDecember 13, 202414DF Kipp Keller Minnesota United FCRe-Entry Draft Stage 1February 12, 202510MF Luciano Acosta FC DallasCash-for-player tradeAugust 6, 202511FW Corey Baird San Diego FCCash-for-player tradeAugust 21, 202591DF DeAndre Yedlin Real Salt LakeCash-for-player tradeAugust 22, 202517FW Sérgio Santos Houston DynamoWaived

Loans In PlayerLoaned fromLoan start dateLoan end date 29 DF Lukas Engel Middlesbrough F.C. February 14, 2025 End of 2025 season 26 FW Ayoub Jabbari Grenoble Foot 38 August 2, 2025 End of 2025 season 8 FW Brenner Udinese August 21, 2025 End of 2025 season 15 MF Dominik Marczuk Real Salt Lake August 21, 2025 End of 2025 season

Loans Out PlayerLoaned toLoan start dateLoan end date 31 MF Álvaro Barreal Santos FC February 6, 2025 Through December 2025

2025 MLS SuperDraft picks

RoundPick #PlayerCollegeNotes 3 80 Ben Augee MF Gonzaga

Competitions

All matches are in Eastern Time

Preseason Matches

Major League Soccer

League tables

Eastern Conference

Overall

Overview

Results summary

Results by round

Match results

MLS Cup Playoffs

Round One

Conference Semifinals

U.S. Open Cup

FC Cincinnati did not send their main squad the 2025 U.S. Open Cup as they were already participating in the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup and the 2025 Leagues Cup and sent FC Cincinnati 2 instead.

Leagues Cup

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round One

Round of 16

Statistics

Appearances and goals Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers

! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders

! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders

! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards

! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Players who have played for FC Cincinnati this season but have left the club:

Top scorers {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center;" |- ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:35px;" scope="col"|Rank ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:35px;" scope="col"|Position ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:35px;" scope="col"|No. ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:140px;" scope="col"|Name ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:75px;" scope="col"| ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:75px;" scope="col"| ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:75px;" scope="col"| ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:75px;" scope="col"| ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:75px;" scope="col"|Total |- | 1 || FW || 10 || align=left| Evander || 17 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 21 |- | 2 || FW || 9 || align=left| Kévin Denkey || 15 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 17 |- | 3 || MF || 20 || align=left| Pavel Bucha || 3 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 7 |- | 4 || MF || 22 || align=left| Gerardo Valenzuela || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 |- | rowspan="2"|5 || FW || 8 || align=left| Brenner || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 |- || FW || 23 || align=left| Luca Orellano || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 |- | rowspan="5"|7 || FW || 7 || align=left| Yuya Kubo || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | DF || 12 || align=left| Miles Robinson || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | FW || 17 || align=left| Sérgio Santos || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | FW || 43 || align=left| Andrés Dávila || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | FW || 66 || align=left| Ender Echenique || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- !colspan="4"|Total !49!!0!!5!!7!!61

Top assists {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center;" |- ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:35px;" scope="col"|Rank ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:35px;" scope="col"|Position ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:35px;" scope="col"|No. ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:160px;" scope="col"|Name ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:75px;" scope="col"| ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:75px;" scope="col"| ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:75px;" scope="col"| ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:75px;" scope="col"| ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000; width:75px;" scope="col"|Total |- | 1 || FW || 10 || align=left| Evander || 12 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 15 |- | rowspan="3'|2 || MF || 20 || align=left| Pavel Bucha || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 |- || MF || 23 || align=left| Luca Orellano || 5 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 6 |- || MF || 29 || align=left| Lukas Engel || 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 6 |- | 5 || MF || 91 || align=left| DeAndre Yedlin || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 |- | 6 || FW || 9 || align=left| Kévin Denkey || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 |- | 7 || MF || 2 || align=left| Alvas Powell || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 |- | rowspan="9"|8 || FW || 7 || align=left| Yuya Kubo || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 |- || FW || 8 || align=left| Brenner || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- || FW || 11 || align=left| Corey Baird || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 |- || FW || 17 || align=left| Sérgio Santos || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- || MF || 21 || align=left| Matt Miazga || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- || MF || 22 || align=left| Gerardo Valenzuela || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- || MF || 27 || align=left| Brian Anunga || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- || FW || 66 || align=left| Ender Echenique || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- || FW || 85 || align=left| Kei Kamara || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- !colspan="4"|Total !39!!0!!5!!7!!51

Disciplinary record {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;" |- | rowspan="2" !width=15| | rowspan="2" !width=15| | rowspan="2" !width=120|Player | colspan="3"|MLS | colspan="3"|MLS Cup | colspan="3"|Leagues Cup | colspan="3"|Champions Cup | colspan="3"|Total |- !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#ff8888;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#ff8888;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#ff8888;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#ff8888;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#ff8888;| |- || 9 || FW || align=left| Kévin Denkey || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 0 |- || 10 || FW || align=left| Evander || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 0 || 0 |- || 5 || MF || align=left| Obinna Nwobodo || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0 |- || 91 || DF ||align=left| DeAndre Yedlin || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0 |- || 3 || DF ||align=left| Gilberto Flores || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 1 || 0 |- || 16 || DF || align=left| Teenage Hadebe || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 |- || 21 || DF ||align=left| Matt Miazga || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 |- || 29 || DF || align=left| Lukas Engel || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 |- || 11 || FW || align=left| Corey Baird || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 0 |- || 12 || DF ||align=left| Miles Robinson || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 |- || 18 || GK || align=left| Roman Celentano || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 |- || 20 || MF ||align=left| Pavel Bucha || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 |- || 23 || MF ||align=left| Luca Orellano || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 |- || 2 || DF ||align=left| Alvas Powell || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 |- || 27 || MF || align=left| Brian Anunga || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 |- || 85 || FW || align=left| Kei Kamara || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 |- || 4 || DF ||align=left| Nick Hagglund || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- || 7 || MF ||align=left| Yuya Kubo || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- || 8 || FW || align=left| Brenner || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- || 11 || MF ||align=left| Samuel Gidi || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- || 15 || MF ||align=left| Dominik Marczuk || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- || 22 || MF ||align=left| Gerardo Valenzuela || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- || 32 || DF || align=left| Noah Adnan || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- || 42 || DF || align=left| Amir Daley || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- !colspan=3|Total !!62!!1!!1!!0!!0!!0!!4!!0!!0!!11!!0!!0!!77!!1!!1

Clean sheets {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;" |- ! style="background:#003087; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FE5000;" scope="col"|No.