2019 Tacoma Defiance season

Last updated

Tacoma Defiance
2019 season
General manager Marc Nicholls
Head coach Chris Little
Stadium Cheney Stadium
USL Championship Conference: 17th
USL Playoffs DNQ
Top goalscorer Justin Dhillon
Highest home attendanceLeague: 5,185
(October 19 vs. Austin Bold FC)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 1,396
(April 1 vs. Sacramento Republic)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 2,636
Biggest win5–1
(August 30 vs. San Antonio)
Biggest defeat0–5
(April 13 at Las Vegas)
(July 12 at Real Monarchs)
(September 10 at Reno)
←  2018
2020  →

The 2019 Tacoma Defiance season was the club's fifth year of existence, previously for the last four seasons as Seattle Sounders FC 2, and their fifth season in the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It was the team's second season playing in the Tacoma, Washington. The Defiance are majority owned by Seattle Sounders FC.

Contents

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Squad correct as of October 16, 2019. [1]

No.Pos.Player Nation
1 GK Trey Muse ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3 DF Jonathan Campbell ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5 DF Nouhou Tolo ( [A] )Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
12 DF Saad Abdul-Salaam ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
16 MF Alex Roldan ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
17 FW Will Bruin ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
21 MF Jordy Delem ( [A] )Flag-of-Martinique.svg  Martinique
23 MF Henry Wingo ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
29 DF Román Torres ( [A] )Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
31 DF Nick Hinds Flag of the United States.svg  United States
32 FW Alec Díaz Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
33 DF Sam Rogers Flag of the United States.svg  United States
34 FW Danny Robles Flag of the United States.svg  United States
35 GK Bryan Meredith ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
36 DF Denso Ulysse Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
37 FW Shandon Hopeau Flag of the United States.svg  United States
38 MF Azriel Gonzalez Flag of the United States.svg  United States
39 MF Marlon Vargas Flag of the United States.svg  United States
40 DF Enrique Montana ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
41 DF Khai Brisco ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
42 MF Alex Villanueva ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
43 MF Sota Kitahara ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
44 MF Ethan Dobbelaere ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
45 MF Blake Malone ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
46 MF Peter Kingston ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
47 DF Conner Drought ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
48 MF Chris Hegardt ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
49 DF Bryson Hankins ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
50 MF Gabe Threadgold ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
56 FW Austin Brummett ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
65 GK Jamie Lowell ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
66 GK Sam Fowler ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
67 GK Jacob Castro Flag of the United States.svg  United States
70 MF Handwalla Bwana ( [A] )Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
71 DF Aleks Berkolds Flag of the United States.svg  United States
73 DF Modou Ndow Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
75 MF Danny Leyva ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
78 MF Ben Numbi Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
80 MF Ray Serrano Flag of the United States.svg  United States
84 MF Josh Atencio Flag of the United States.svg  United States
87 FW Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
88 DF Matt Nance Flag of the United States.svg  United States
89 MF Jesse Daley Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
90 MF Herbert Robinson García Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
96 DF Everardo Rubio Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
98 MF Antonee Burke-Gilroy Flag of England.svg  England
99 FW Justin Dhillon ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with Sounders FC.
  2. ^
    Sounders FC Academy player.

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Squad correct as of September 6, 2019.

No.Pos.Player Nation
— DF Abdoulaye Cissoko (on season long loan to San Diego 1904 FC)Flag of France.svg  France

Competitions

Preseason

Tacoma Defiance – Gonzaga Bulldogs
(PDT)
Note: Match results not publicized.
February 16, 2019 Tacoma Defiance 2–2 (a.e.t.) Vancouver Whitecaps U-23 Tukwila, WA
(PDT)Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Guilherme Soccerball shade.svg30'
Alade Soccerball shade.svg63'		Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Note: Teams played 15 minutes of extra time.

Friendlies

–
(PDT)

USL regular season

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
14 Portland Timbers 2 34108166571−638
15 OKC Energy FC 34911144558−1338
16 Tulsa Roughnecks 34810164569−2434
17 Tacoma Defiance 3487194282−4031
18 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 3476213165−3427
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3487194282 −40317373031 −114121251 −39

Last updated: October 19, 2019.
Source: USL Championship

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHHAHHAAAAAHHHAHAAAAHHHAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWLLLWLLLLLLDDDLLDDLWLWLLWLLLLDWWDW
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = DrawW; L = Loss

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

Tacoma Defiance v Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
March 8, 2019 USL 1 Tacoma Defiance 1–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PST) Díaz Soccerball shade.svg49'
Atencio Yellow card.svg 68'
Ndow Yellow card.svg 84'		 Preview Coronado Yellow card.svg 77'Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 3,432
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
March 16, 2019 USL 2 Tacoma Defiance 0–3 LA Galaxy II Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Rydstrand Yellow card.svg 79' Report Harvey Yellow card.svg 29'
Williams Soccerball shade.svg24', Soccerball shade.svg60'
Walker Soccerball shade.svg41'
Acheampong Yellow card.svg 68'		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,911
Referee: Victor Rivas
March 23, 2019 USL 3 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 4–0 Tacoma Defiance Tulsa, Oklahoma
1:00 pm (PDT) Hedrick Soccerball shade.svg8'
Altamirano Soccerball shade.svg20'
Lobo Soccerball shade.svg44', Soccerball shade.svg57'		 Preview Rydstrand Yellow card.svg 23'Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 2,489
Referee: Thomas Snyder
March 29, 2019 USL 4 Tacoma Defiance 1–2 New Mexico United Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg2'
Ndow Yellow card.svg 27'		 Preview Frater Yellow card.svg 17', Soccerball shade.svg77'
Moar Yellow card.svg 23'
Williams Soccerball shade.svg37'		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 1,837
Referee: Dejan Susak
April 1, 2019 USL 5 Tacoma Defiance 2–1 Sacramento Republic FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Leyva Yellow card.svg 22'
Wingo Soccerball shade.svg50'
Bruin Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Report Keinan Yellow card.svg 55'
Iwasa Soccerball shade.svg88' (pen.)		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 1,396
Referee: Alejandro Aguilera
April 10, 2019 USL 6 Orange County SC 4–0 Tacoma Defiance Irvine, California
7:00 pm (PDT) Jones Soccerball shade.svg28'
Forrester Yellow card.svg 50'
Leonardo Soccerball shade.svg71'
Seaton Soccerball shade.svg85'
Vinicius Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report Stadium: Champions Soccer Stadium at OC Great Park
Attendance: 1,558
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
April 13, 2019 USL 7 Las Vegas Lights FC 5–0 Tacoma Defiance Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 pm (PDT) Tabortetaka Soccerball shade.svg11', Soccerball shade.svg50'
Parra Soccerball shade.svg23' (pen.), Soccerball shade.svg32', Soccerball shade.svg60', Yellow card.svg 61'		 Report Daley Yellow card.svg 28' Yellow-red card.svg 63'
Campbell Yellow card.svg 56'		Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 7,805
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
April 20, 2019 USL 8 Phoenix Rising FC 4–0 Tacoma Defiance Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 pm (PDT) Flemmings Soccerball shade.svg34', 44'
Johnson Soccerball shade.svg37'
Asante Soccerball shade.svg53'
Blackmon Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Hinds Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Ulysse Yellow card.svg 65'		Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,534
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
April 26, 2019 USL 9 San Antonio FC 3–0 Tacoma Defiance San Antonio, Texas
5:30 pm (PDT) Jamieson IV Soccerball shade.svg9'
Barmby Soccerball shade.svg19', Soccerball shade.svg24'
Eboussi Red card.svg 60'
Restrepo Yellow card.svg 69'		 Preview Kingston Yellow card.svg 42'Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,357
Referee: Luis Guardia
May 4, 2019 USL 10 OKC Energy FC 2–1 Tacoma Defiance Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
5:30 pm (PDT) Brown Soccerball shade.svg13', Soccerball shade.svg70'
da Fonte Yellow card.svg 42'		 Preview Daley Yellow card.svg 16'
Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg40'
Hinds Yellow card.svg 47'
Rydstrand Yellow card.svg 68'		Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 3,338
Referee: Matthew Thompson
May 12, 2019 USL 11 Tacoma Defiance 1–4 Portland Timbers 2 Tacoma, Washington
1:30 pm (PDT) Dhillon Soccerball shade.svg42'
Hinds Yellow card.svg 88'		 Report Langsdorf Soccerball shade.svg24'
Williamson Yellow card.svg 38'
Asprilla Soccerball shade.svg49' (pen.), Soccerball shade.svg61'
Hurtado Soccerball shade.svg59'		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 1,927
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
May 18, 2019 USL 12 Tacoma Defiance 1–1 Reno 1868 FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Dhillon Soccerball shade.svg1'
Daley Yellow card.svg 57'		 Recap Brown Soccerball shade.svg84'Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,121
Referee: Dejean Susak
Note: Dhillon's goal at 8 seconds was the fastest scored in USL Championship history
May 26, 2019 USL 13 Tacoma Defiance 3–3 Fresno FC Tacoma, Washington
1:30 pm (PDT) Wingo Yellow card.svg 31'
Hopeau Soccerball shade.svg52'
Dhillon Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Lawal Soccerball shade.svg38'
Daly Soccerball shade.svg48' (o.g.)
Basuljevic Soccerball shade.svg54'
Chavez Soccerball shade.svg81'		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 1,788
Referee: Mark Allatin
May 29, 2019 USL 14 LA Galaxy II 2–2 Tacoma Defiance Carson, California
7:30 pm (PDT) Vera Yellow card.svg 40'
DePuy Yellow card.svg 41'
Fiddes Yellow card.svg 42'
Remero Yellow card.svg 42'
Koreniuk Yellow card.svg 82'
López Soccerball shade.svg87'
Iloski Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Dhillon Soccerball shade.svg4', Yellow card.svg 75'
Daley Soccerball shade.svg21'
Ulysse Yellow card.svg 23'
Ocampo-Chavez Yellow card.svg 42'
Gonzalez Yellow card.svg 43'		Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 681
Referee: Malik Badawi
June 1, 2019 USL 15 Tacoma Defiance 1–2 El Paso Locomotive FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Rogers Yellow card.svg 24'
Dhillon Soccerball shade.svg42'
Daley Yellow card.svg 55'
Rydstrand Yellow card.svg 70'		 Report Kiesewetter Soccerball shade.svg31'
Herrera Yellow card.svg 62'
Rezende Soccerball shade.svg68'
Ross Yellow card.svg 75'		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,202
Referee: Joseph Salinas
June 8, 2019 USL 16 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 3–0 Tacoma Defiance Colorado Springs, Colorado
5:00 pm (PDT) Burt Soccerball shade.svg23', Yellow card.svg 45+3'
Yaro Yellow card.svg 34'
Dorsey Soccerball shade.svg71'
Jome Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report Gonzalez Yellow card.svg 51'
Berkolds Yellow card.svg 89'		Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,547
Referee: Greg Dopka
June 15, 2019 USL 17 Austin Bold FC 1–1 Tacoma Defiance Austin, Texas
5:30 pm (PDT) Kléber Soccerball shade.svg61'
Báez Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Dhillon Soccerball shade.svg37'
Daley Yellow card.svg 82'
Gonzalez Red card.svg 88'		Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 2,755
Referee: Matthew Thompson
July 6, 2019 USL 18 Rio Grande Valley FC 0–0 Tacoma Defiance Edinburg, Texas
5:30 pm (PDT) Junqua Yellow card.svg 42' Report Hinds Yellow card.svg 58'
Atencio Yellow card.svg 69'
Daley Yellow card.svg 78'
Vargas Yellow card.svg 90+6'		Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,228
Referee: Calin Radosav
July 12, 2019 USL 19 Real Monarchs SLC 5–0 Tacoma Defiance Herriman, Utah
7:00 pm (PDT) Chang Soccerball shade.svg8'
Martínez Soccerball shade.svg36', Yellow card.svg 62', Soccerball shade.svg67', Soccerball shade.svg76'
Blake Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Report Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,919
Referee: Michael Radchuk
July 24, 2019 USL 20 Tacoma Defiance 4–1 Las Vegas Lights FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Dhillon Soccerball shade.svg31'
Ocampo-Chavez Soccerball shade.svg47', Soccerball shade.svg66'
Burke-Gilroy Yellow card.svg 73'
Hopeau Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report Sandoval Yellow card.svg 4'
Torre Soccerball shade.svg36', Red card.svg 75'
Parra Yellow card.svg 45'+2'
Olsen Yellow card.svg 69'
Gonzalez Red card.svg 70'
Ochoa Red card.svg 86'
Preston Yellow card.svg 90'+4'		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,208
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
July 27, 2019 USL 21 Tacoma Defiance 0–2 OKC Energy FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Report Gordon Yellow card.svg 15'
Ross Yellow card.svg 53'
Hyland Soccerball shade.svg77'
Harris Soccerball shade.svg89'		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,291
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
August 9, 2019 USL 22 Tacoma Defiance 2–1 Orange County SC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Hopeau Soccerball shade.svg43'
Berkolds Yellow card.svg 45'
Vargas Soccerball shade.svg52', Yellow card.svg 55'
Hinds Yellow card.svg 62'		 Report Seaton Soccerball shade.svg11', Yellow card.svg 89'
Orozco Yellow card.svg 23'
Quinn Yellow card.svg 44'
Leonardo Yellow card.svg 47'		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 3,222
Referee: Kevin Broadley
August 17, 2019 USL 23 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–0 Tacoma Defiance El Paso, Texas
6:30 pm (PDT) Partida Soccerball shade.svg32'
Makinde Yellow card.svg 48'
N'Toko Red card.svg 62'
Salgado Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report Berkolds Yellow card.svg 9'
Rubio Yellow card.svg 37'
Atencio Yellow card.svg 58'
Dhillon Yellow card.svg 61'		Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,222
Referee: Marco Vega
August 27, 2019 USL 24 Tacoma Defiance 2–4 Phoenix Rising FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Hopeau Soccerball shade.svg26' (pen.)
Bwana Soccerball shade.svg72'		 Report Musa Yellow card.svg 1'
Jahn Soccerball shade.svg2', Soccerball shade.svg83'
Lambert Yellow card.svg 67'
Asante Soccerball shade.svg81'
Flemmings Soccerball shade.svg84'		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,710
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
August 30, 2019 USL 25 Tacoma Defiance 5–1 San Antonio FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Dhillon Yellow card.svg 9', Soccerball shade.svg17', Soccerball shade.svg90'
Robles Soccerball shade.svg29'
Ocampo-Chavez Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.)
Dobbelaere Soccerball shade.svg80'
Daley Yellow card.svg 86'		 Report Barmby Yellow card.svg 31'
Hernández Yellow card.svg 74'
Restrepo Yellow card.svg 86'
Yaro Soccerball shade.svg88'		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,880
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
September 7, 2019 USL 26 Sacramento Republic FC 3–0 Tacoma Defiance Sacramento, California
7:30 pm (PDT) Skundrich Yellow card.svg 11'
Enevoldsen Soccerball shade.svg13', Soccerball shade.svg75'
Taintor Yellow card.svg 18'
Iwasa Soccerball shade.svg45+2'		 Report Vargas Yellow card.svg 33'
Hegardt Yellow card.svg 90+4'		Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,218
Referee: Luis Guardia
September 10, 2019 USL 27 Reno 1868 FC 5–0 Tacoma Defiance Reno, Nevada
7:00 pm (PDT) Musovski Soccerball shade.svg4', Soccerball shade.svg26', Soccerball shade.svg30', Soccerball shade.svg41'
Casiple Soccerball shade.svg27'
Seymore Yellow card.svg 74'		 Report Dhillon Soccerball shade cross.svg47'Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 3,616
Referee: Victor Rivas
September 17, 2019 USL 28 Tacoma Defiance 1–4 Real Monarchs SLC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Ocampo-Chavez Yellow card.svg 4', Soccerball shade.svg60'
Leyva Yellow card.svg 4' Yellow-red card.svg 64'
Rubio Yellow card.svg 44' Yellow-red card.svg 44'
Berkolds Yellow card.svg 90+2'		 Report Coffee Soccerball shade.svg32'
Chang Soccerball shade.svg55', Soccerball shade.svg73' (pen.)
Brown Yellow card.svg 58'
Plewa Yellow card.svg 63'
Blake Yellow card.svg 81'
Cálix Soccerball shade.svg89'
Powder Yellow card.svg 90+2'		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,016
Referee: Mark Allatin
September 20, 2019 USL 29 Portland Timbers 2 6–3 Tacoma Defiance Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm (PDT) Hurtado Soccerball shade.svg3'
Asprilla Soccerball shade.svg22', Soccerball shade.svg48' (pen.), Yellow card.svg 58'
Sierakowski Soccerball shade.svg40'
Williamson Soccerball shade.svg45'
Anguiano Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Report Roldan Soccerball shade.svg42'
Daley Yellow card.svg 44'
Dhillon Yellow card.svg 53', Soccerball shade.svg53'
Ocampo-Chavez Soccerball shade.svg90'+1'		Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 1,504
Referee: Matthew Thompson
September 28, 2019 USL 30 Tacoma Defiance 1–1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Leyva Yellow card.svg 33'
Hinds Yellow card.svg 53'
Hopeau Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report Uzo Yellow card.svg 36' Yellow-red card.svg 75', Soccerball shade.svg60'
Marlon Yellow card.svg 72'		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 3,327
Referee: Reyna Fonseca
October 5, 2019 USL 31 Fresno FC 1–4 Tacoma Defiance Fresno, California
7:30 pm (PDT) Samura Yellow card.svg 52'
Chaney Soccerball shade.svg83'
Alihodžić Yellow card.svg 90'+1'		 Report Villanueva Yellow card.svg 28'
Dhillon Soccerball shade.svg31', 64'
Daley Yellow card.svg 53'
Ocampo-Chavez Soccerball shade.svg69'Yellow card.svg 69'
Leyva Soccerball shade.svg75'		Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,819
Referee: Eric Tattersall
October 12, 2019 USL 32 Tacoma Defiance 2–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Daley Yellow card.svg 55'
Burke-Gilroy Yellow card.svg 61'
Atencio Soccerball shade.svg90'+3'
Robles Soccerball shade.svg90'+4'		 Report Robinson Yellow card.svg 10'
Reaves Yellow card.svg 26'		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 3,351
Referee: Danielle Chesky
October 16, 2019 USL 33 New Mexico United 1–1 Tacoma Defiance Albuquerque, New Mexico
6:00 pm (PDT) Wehan Soccerball shade.svg8'
Frater Yellow card.svg 63'		 Report Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg7'
Rubio Yellow card.svg 88'		Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 9,323
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
October 19, 2019 USL 34 Tacoma Defiance 3–1 Austin Bold FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg21'
Vargas Soccerball shade.svg77'
Daley Soccerball shade.svg79'
Hegardt Yellow card.svg 88'
Rogers Yellow card.svg 89'		 Report de Villardi Yellow card.svg 61'
Tyrpak Soccerball shade.svg82'		Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 5,185
Referee: Malik Badawi

U.S. Open Cup

Due to their ownership by a higher division professional club (Seattle Sounders FC), Tacoma is one of 13 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition. [2]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No.PosNatPlayerTotalRegular seasonPlayoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Trey Muse 22021+1000
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jonathan Campbell 12012000
5 DF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Nouhou Tolo 101000
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Saad Abdul-Salaam 303000
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Roldan 616100
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Will Bruin 111100
21 MF Flag-of-Martinique.svg  MTQ Jordy Delem 101000
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Henry Wingo 717100
29 DF Flag of Panama.svg  PAN Román Torres 101000
31 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Hinds 27022+5000
32 FW Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Alec Díaz 1618+8100
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sam Rogers 20018+2000
34 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Danny Robles 24216+8200
35 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bryan Meredith 808000
36 DF Flag of Haiti.svg  HAI Denso Ulysse 15012+3000
37 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shandon Hopeau 28525+3500
38 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Azriel Gonzalez 18413+5400
39 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Marlon Vargas 24213+11200
40 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Enrique Montana 101000
42 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Villanueva 504+1000
43 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sota Kitahara 202000
44 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ethan Dobbelaere 712+5100
46 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Peter Kingston 303000
47 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Connor Drought 101000
48 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Hegardt 603+3000
49 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bryson Hankins 101000
50 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gabe Threadgold 100+1000
56 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Austin Brummett 201+1000
65 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jamie Lowell 202000
66 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sam Fowler 101000
67 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jacob Castro 202000
70 MF Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN Handwalla Bwana 616100
71 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aleks Berkolds 23022+1000
72 MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Joel Rydstrand 16011+5000
73 DF Flag of The Gambia.svg  GAM Modou Ndow 504+1000
75 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Danny Leyva 14112+2100
78 MF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Ben Numbi100+1000
80 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ray Serrano 802+6000
84 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Atencio 25123+2100
87 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 17613+4600
88 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt Nance706+1000
89 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jesse Daley 23220+3200
90 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Herbert Robinson García601+5000
96 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Everardo Rubio 806+2000
98 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Antonee Burke-Gilroy 22018+4000
99 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Justin Dhillon 241219+51200
  • Last updated: October 19, 2019
  • Source:

Top scorers

RankPositionNumberNameRegular seasonPlayoffsTotal
1 FW 99 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Dhillon 12012
2 FW 87 Flag of the United States.svg Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 606
3 FW 37 Flag of the United States.svg Shandon Hopeau 505
4 MF 38 Flag of the United States.svg Azriel Gonzalez 404
5 FW 34 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Robles 202
MF 89 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jesse Daley 202
15 MF 16 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Roldan 101
FW 17 Flag of the United States.svg Will Bruin 101
DF 23 Flag of the United States.svg Henry Wingo 101
FW 32 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Alec Díaz 101
MF 39 Flag of the United States.svg Marlon Vargas 202
MF 44 Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Dobbelaere 101
MF 70 Flag of Kenya.svg Handwalla Bwana 101
MF 75 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Leyva 101
MF 84 Flag of the United States.svg Josh Atencio 101

Top assists

RankPositionNumberNameRegular SeasonPlayoffsTotal
1 DF 31 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Hinds 404
2 FW 37 Flag of the United States.svg Shandon Hopeau 404
DF 38 Flag of the United States.svg Azriel Gonzalez 303
3 MF 70 Flag of Kenya.svg Handwalla Bwana 202
FW 87 Flag of the United States.svg Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 202
MF 89 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jesse Daley 202
FW 99 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Dhillon 202
8 DF 12 Flag of the United States.svg Saad Abdul-Salaam 101
FW 17 Flag of the United States.svg Will Bruin 101
MF 39 Flag of the United States.svg Marlon Vargas 101
MF 42 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Villanueva 101

Disciplinary record

No.PosPlayerRegular SeasonPlayoffsTotal
Yellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svg
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Campbell 100000100
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg Henry Wingo 100000100
31 DF Flag of the United States.svg Nick Hinds 600000600
32 FW Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Alec Díaz 100000100
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg Sam Rogers 200000200
36 DF Flag of Haiti.svg Denso Ulysse 200000200
38 MF Flag of the United States.svg Azriel Gonzalez 201000201
39 MF Flag of the United States.svg Marlon Vargas 300000300
43 MF Flag of the United States.svg Alex Villanueva 100000100
46 MF Flag of the United States.svg Peter Kingston 100000100
48 MF Flag of the United States.svg Chris Hegardt 200000200
71 DF Flag of the United States.svg Aleks Berkolds 400000400
72 MF Flag of Sweden.svg Joel Rydstrand 400000400
73 DF Flag of The Gambia.svg Modou Ndow 200000200
75 MF Flag of the United States.svg Danny Leyva 210000210
84 MF Flag of the United States.svg Josh Atencio 300000300
87 FW Flag of the United States.svg Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 400000400
89 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jesse Daley 910000910
96 DF Flag of Mexico.svg Everardo Rubio 210000210
98 MF Flag of England.svg Antonee Burke-Gilroy 300000300
99 FW Flag of the United States.svg Justin Dhillon 400000400
Total59310005931

Honors and awards


Goal of the Week

WeekPositionPlayerOpponentRef
11FW Flag of the United States.svg Justin Dhillon Reno 1868 FC [3]


Team of the Week

WeekPositionPlayerRef
1Bench Flag of the United States.svg Shandon Hopeau [4]
11Bench Flag of the United States.svg Trey Muse [5]
12Bench Flag of the United States.svg Shandon Hopeau [6]
13Bench Flag of the United States.svg Justin Dhillon [7]
26FW Flag of the United States.svg Justin Dhillon [8]
Bench Flag of the United States.svg Shandon Hopeau
31FW Flag of the United States.svg Justin Dhillon [9]
Bench Flag of the United States.svg Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez
33GK Flag of the United States.svg Trey Muse [10]

USL 20 under 20

RankPositionPlayerAgeRef
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg Danny Leyva 16 [11]
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 17 [12]

Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Tacoma Defiance officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Defiance officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Tacoma Defiance roster.

In

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource
48FW Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Alec Díaz Flag of the United States.svg Sounders Academy via Pacific Northwest Soccer ClubSigned for 2019 rosterOctober 2, 2018 [13]
49FW Flag of the United States.svg Danny Robles Flag of the United States.svg Sounders Academy via Pacific Northwest Soccer ClubSigned for 2019 rosterOctober 2, 2018 [13]
40MF Flag of the United States.svg Danny Leyva Flag of the United States.svg Sounders Academy via Barcelona USA AcademySigned for 2019 rosterOctober 16, 2018 [14]
73DF Flag of The Gambia.svg Modou Ndow Flag of the Czech Republic.svg On loan from MFK Vyškov Signed for 2019 rosterDecember 21, 2018 [15]
78MF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Ben Numbi Flag of the Czech Republic.svg On loan from MFK Vyškov Signed for 2019 rosterDecember 21, 2018 [15]
84MF Flag of the United States.svg Josh Atencio Flag of the United States.svg Sounders AcademySigned for 2019 rosterJanuary 22, 2019 [16]
71DF Flag of the United States.svg Aleks Berkolds Flag of the United States.svg San Diego State Sounders MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#68)March 4, 2019 [17]
88DF Flag of the United States.svg Matt Nance Flag of the United States.svg Xavier University March 4, 2019 [17]
72MF Flag of Sweden.svg Joel Rydstrand Flag of the United States.svg Creighton University Sounders MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#44)March 4, 2019 [17]
99FW Flag of the United States.svg Justin Dhillon Flag of the United States.svg LA Galaxy II freeMarch 15, 2019 [18]
96DF Flag of Mexico.svg Everardo Rubio Flag of Mexico.svg Murciélagos F.C. B May 31, 2019 [19]
90MF Flag of Mexico.svg Herbert Robinson García Flag of Mexico.svg Coyotes de Tlaxcala September 6, 2019 [20]
DF Flag of France.svg Abdoulaye Cissoko Flag of the United States.svg San Diego Zest FC Signed and then loaned to San Diego 1904 FC through 2019September 6, 2019 [20]

Out

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource
96DF Flag of the United States.svg Jalen Markey Flag of the United States.svg Miami FC Option declinedNovember 14, 2018 [21]
34DF Flag of Nigeria.svg Ibrahim Usman Option declinedNovember 14, 2018 [21]
71FW Flag of the United States.svg David Olsen Out of contractNovember 14, 2018 [21]
92DF Flag of Cameroon.svg Rodrigue EleOut of contractNovember 14, 2018 [21]
77MF Flag of Panama.svg Francisco Narbón Flag of Panama.svg Plaza Amador Out of contractNovember 14, 2018 [21]
74FW Flag of Mexico.svg David Estrada Flag of the United States.svg New Mexico United Released grantedDecember 18, 2018 [22]
75MF Flag of the United States.svg Danny Leyva Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC Signed Homegrown Player contract with first teamApril 9, 2019 [23]
87FW Flag of the United States.svg Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC Signed Homegrown Player contract with first teamMay 1, 2019 [24]
99FW Flag of the United States.svg Justin Dhillon Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders FC Signed contract with first teamJune 28, 2019 [25]
72MF Flag of Sweden.svg Joel Rydstrand Flag of Spain.svg San Roque Released grantedAugust 27, 2019 [26]

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