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2020 season | |||
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General manager | John Thorrington | ||
Head coach | Bob Bradley | ||
Stadium | Banc of California Stadium | ||
MLS | Conference: 7th Overall: 12th | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | First round | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Canceled | ||
CONCACAF Champions League | Runners-up | ||
MLS is Back Tournament | Quarter-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Diego Rossi (14) All: Diego Rossi (18) | ||
Highest home attendance | 22,121 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 0 (multiple closed door games) | ||
Average home league attendance | 22,051 | ||
Biggest win | 6–0 (Sept. 23 vs. Vancouver) | ||
Biggest defeat | 0–3 (Sept. 6 at LA Galaxy) (Sept. 9 at Real Salt Lake) (Sept. 18 at Seattle) | ||
The 2020 Los Angeles FC season was the club's third season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. Los Angeles FC played their home matches at the Banc of California Stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Outside of MLS play, the team planned to participate in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup tournament (before the tournament's cancelation due to the COVID-19 pandemic) and qualified for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League, reaching the final.
Entry date | Position | Player | From club | Notes | Ref. |
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December 10, 2019 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Transfer | [2] |
December 16, 2019 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Transfer | [3] |
January 13, 2020 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Transfer, $100,000 in GAM paid to ![]() | [4] |
January 15, 2020 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Transfer | [5] |
January 25, 2020 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Transfer for $50,000 in GAM for 2021 for Homegrown rights | [6] |
February 14, 2020 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free Agent | [7] |
July 8, 2020 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Homegrown Signing | [8] |
July 8, 2020 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Homegrown Signing | [9] |
July 8, 2020 | DF | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | Homegrown Signing | [10] |
October 13, 2020 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | [11] |
October 14, 2020 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | [12] |
Exit date | Position | Player | To club | Notes | Ref. |
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November 21, 2019 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Option declined | [13] |
November 21, 2019 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Contract not renewed | [14] |
November 21, 2019 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Loan Ended | [15] |
November 21, 2019 | MF | ![]() | Option declined | [16] | |
November 21, 2019 | MF | ![]() | Option declined | [17] | |
January 7, 2020 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Mutually agreed to part ways | [18] |
January 16, 2020 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Traded for $150,000 in GAM in 2020 and $50,000 in TAM in 2021 | [19] |
February 7, 2020 | FW | ![]() | Mutually agreed to part ways | [20] | |
February 11, 2020 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Traded for $600,000 in GAM in 2020 and $350,000 in GAM in 2021, and up to $150,000 each in 2020 and 2021 based on appearances | [21] |
August 13, 2020 | FW | ![]() | Mutually agreed to part ways | ||
September 1, 2020 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | [22] |
September 23, 2020 | DF | ![]() | Retired | ||
September 23, 2020 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | |
December 23, 2020 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free agent | [23] |
Round | # | Position | Player | College/Club Team | Reference |
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1 | 24 | GK | ![]() | Marshall | [24] |
2 | 50 | MF | ![]() | Michigan | [24] |
3 | 76 | MF | ![]() | SIUE | [25] |
4 | 102 | DF | ![]() | Creighton | [25] |
Win Draw Loss
January 25Preseason 1 | Los Angeles FC ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM | Vela ![]() A. Perez ![]() | Report Report | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 16,292 |
January 31Preseason 2 | Los Angeles FC | 3–1 | New York City FC | Los Angeles |
12:00 PM | Report |
| Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: Closed door |
February 6Preseason 3 | Los Angeles FC | 2–2 | FC Dallas | Los Angeles |
1:00 PM | Rodríguez ![]() ![]() | Report | Ferreira ![]() Pepi ![]() | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium |
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods. |
February 12Preseason 4 | Los Angeles FC | 3–1 | Toronto FC | Los Angeles |
12:00 PM | Rodríguez ![]() Vela ![]() Torres ![]() | Report Report | Achara ![]() | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
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5 | Colorado Rapids | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 28 | 1.56 | Qualification for the Playoffs first round |
6 | FC Dallas | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 34 | 1.55 | |
7 | Los Angeles FC | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 32 | 1.45 | |
8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 30 | 1.30 | |
9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC [lower-alpha 1] | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 27 | 1.17 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Portland Timbers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
2 | Los Angeles FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 5 | |
3 | Houston Dynamo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | LA Galaxy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
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10 | Colorado Rapids | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 28 | 1.56 |
11 | FC Dallas | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 34 | 1.55 |
12 | Los Angeles FC | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 32 | 1.45 |
13 | New York Red Bulls | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 32 | 1.39 |
14 | Nashville SC | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 32 | 1.39 |
All times are Pacific.
March 11 | Los Angeles FC | 1–0 | Inter Miami CF | Los Angeles |
2:30 PM PDT | Vela ![]() Atuesta ![]() Harvey ![]() | Report | Ulloa ![]() Powell ![]() Agudelo ![]() | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,121 Referee: Allen Chapman |
March 82 | Los Angeles FC | 3–3 | Philadelphia Union | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM PDT | Vela ![]() Palacios ![]() Rossi ![]() Segura ![]() | Report | Santos ![]() Gaddis ![]() Martínez ![]() Bedoya ![]() Glesnes ![]() Aaronson ![]() Fontana ![]() | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,112 Referee: Chris Penso |
July 133 MLSiBT Group stage | Los Angeles FC | 3–3 | Houston Dynamo | Bay Lake, Florida |
5:30 PM PDT | Wright-Phillips ![]() Blackmon ![]() Rossi ![]() Rodríguez ![]() | Report | Rodríguez ![]() Elis ![]() Vera ![]() García ![]() | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Ford |
July 18 4 MLSiBT Group stage | Los Angeles FC | 6–2 | LA Galaxy | Bay Lake, Florida |
7:30 PM PDT | Rossi ![]() Jakovic ![]() Sisniega ![]() Wright-Phillips ![]() Atuesta ![]() El Monir ![]() | Report | Blessing ![]() Insúa ![]() Pavón ![]() Cuello ![]() Feltscher ![]() Kitchen ![]() | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Allen Chapman |
July 235 MLSiBT Group stage | Los Angeles FC | 2–2 | Portland Timbers | Bay Lake, Florida |
7:30 PM PDT | Wright-Phillips ![]() Kaye ![]() Atuesta ![]() | Report | Niezgoda ![]() Duvall ![]() Blanco ![]() Paredes ![]() Ebobisse ![]() | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Drew Fischer |
August 22 6 | Los Angeles FC | 0–2 | LA Galaxy | Los Angeles |
3:00 PM PDT | Blackmon ![]() El Monir ![]() | Report | Zubak ![]() Lletget ![]() Kitchen ![]() | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
August 307 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3–1 | Los Angeles FC | Seattle, Washington |
7:00 PM PDT | Ruidíaz ![]() Morris ![]() Leerdam ![]() O'Neill ![]() | Report | Rossi ![]() Kaye ![]() Blessing ![]() | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Stott |
September 28 | Los Angeles FC | 5–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles |
8:00 PM PDT | Rossi ![]() Palacios ![]() Wright-Phillips ![]() Cifuentes ![]() Musovski ![]() | Report | Hoesen ![]() | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
Note: Match originally scheduled to kick-off at 7:30 PDT |
September 6 9 | LA Galaxy | 3–0 | Los Angeles FC | Carson, California |
7:30 PDT | Kitchen ![]() Pavón ![]() Lletget ![]() | Report | Blessing ![]() Kaye ![]() | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Allen Chapman |
September 910 | Real Salt Lake | 3–0 | Los Angeles FC | Sandy, Utah |
6:30 PDT | Kreilach ![]() ![]() Meram ![]() Ruíz ![]() Glad ![]() Rusnák ![]() Beckerman ![]() | Report | Cifuentes ![]() Harvey ![]() | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Victor Rivas |
Note: Match was originally scheduled for August 26. |
September 1311 | Los Angeles FC | 4–2 | Portland Timbers | Los Angeles |
8:00 PM PDT | Kaye ![]() Rossi ![]() Wright-Phillips ![]() Musovski ![]() Cifuentes ![]() | Report | Williamson ![]() Ebobisse ![]() Bonilla ![]() | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
September 1812 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3–0 | Los Angeles FC | Seattle, Washington |
7:00 PM PDT | Lodeiro ![]() ![]() Arreaga ![]() Ruidíaz ![]() Gómez Andrade ![]() | Report | Cifuentes ![]() Najar ![]() | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
September 2313 | Los Angeles FC | 6–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Los Angeles |
7:30 PDT | Jakovic ![]() Wright-Phillips ![]() Veselinović ![]() Rossi ![]() Rose ![]() Harvey ![]() | Report | Baldisimo ![]() | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
September 2714 | Los Angeles FC | 1–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles |
7:30 PDT | Kaye ![]() Ginella ![]() | Report | Ríos ![]() Salinas ![]() ![]() Espinoza ![]() Yueill ![]() | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
October 415 | Real Salt Lake | 1–3 | Los Angeles FC | Sandy, Utah |
6:30 PM PDT | Ruíz ![]() Atuesta ![]() Johnson ![]() Toia ![]() | Report | Wright-Phillips ![]() Rossi ![]() Rodríguez ![]() | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 3,062 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
October 716 | Colorado Rapids | Canceled | Los Angeles FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
6:00 PM PDT | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park | |||
Note: Match was postponed and later canceled after a staff member from the Colorado Rapids tested positive for COVID-19. |
October 1117 | Los Angeles FC | 3–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Los Angeles |
4:00 PM PDT | Musovski ![]() Ginella ![]() ![]() El Monir ![]() | Report | Lodeiro ![]() ![]() João Paulo ![]() | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
October 1418 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | Los Angeles FC | Portland, Oregon |
7:00 PM PDT | Cavallini ![]() Bush ![]() Bikel ![]() | Report | Segura ![]() Atuesta ![]() Dueñas ![]() | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Tori Penso |
Note: Match was played in Portland due to Canadian travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic |
October 1819 | Portland Timbers | 1–1 | Los Angeles FC | Portland, Oregon |
7:00 PM PDT | D. Chará ![]() Williamson ![]() Ebobisse ![]() | Report | Harvey ![]() Segura ![]() Jakovic ![]() Torres ![]() Opoku ![]() | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Allen Chapman |
October 2520 | Los Angeles FC | 2–0 | LA Galaxy | Los Angeles |
12:30 PDT | Musovski ![]() Vela ![]() | Report | González ![]() DePuy ![]() | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Stott |
October 2821 | Los Angeles FC | 2–1 | Houston Dynamo | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM PDT | Rossi ![]() Segura ![]() ![]() Cifuentes ![]() Blessing ![]() | Report | Lassiter ![]() Vera ![]() ![]() Quintero ![]() Garcia ![]() | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
November 422 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–2 | Los Angeles FC | San Jose, California |
8:00 PM PST | Ríos ![]() Atuesta ![]() Wondolowski ![]() Yueill ![]() ![]() Espinoza ![]() | Report | Blessing ![]() Ginella ![]() Murillo ![]() Rossi ![]() | Stadium: Earthquakes Stadium Referee: Timothy Ford |
Note: Match was postponed from November 1 after 3 players from LAFC tested positive for COVID-19. |
November 823 | Los Angeles FC | 1–1 | Portland Timbers | Los Angeles |
3:30 PM PST | Vela ![]() Blessing ![]() Torres ![]() | Report | Valeri ![]() Asprilla ![]() Villafaña ![]() Mabiala ![]() | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Kelly |
July 27Round of 16 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–4 | Los Angeles FC | Bay Lake, Florida |
8:00 PM PDT | Bruin ![]() | Report | Rossi ![]() Blessing ![]() Rodríguez ![]() | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
July 31Quarter-finals | Orlando City SC | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Los Angeles FC | Bay Lake, Florida |
4:30 PM PDT | Ruan ![]() Pereyra ![]() Perea ![]() Moutinho ![]() | Report | Palacios ![]() Wright-Phillips ![]() | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
Penalties | ||||
Pereyra ![]() Smith ![]() Moutinho ![]() Carlos ![]() Nani ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
November 24 First round | Seattle Sounders FC | 3–1 | Los Angeles FC | Seattle, Washington |
7:30 PM PST | Lodeiro ![]() ![]() Ruidíaz ![]() Morris ![]() | Report | Atuesta ![]() El-Munir ![]() | Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Stott |
February 18First leg | León ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | León, Mexico |
7:00 PM | Meneses ![]() Aquino ![]() Mena ![]() | Report | Blessing ![]() Palacios ![]() | Stadium: Estadio León Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador) |
February 27Second leg | Los Angeles FC ![]() | 3–0 (3–2 agg.) | ![]() | Los Angeles |
7:00 PM | Kaye ![]() Atuesta ![]() Vela ![]() Blackmon ![]() Rossi ![]() | Report | Tesillo ![]() Montes ![]() J. Rodríguez ![]() Navarro ![]() Ramos ![]() Meneses ![]() | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,300 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala) |
December 16 | Los Angeles FC ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Orlando |
7:30 PM PT | Vela ![]() Opoku ![]() | Report | Yotún ![]() ![]() Aguilar ![]() | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras) |
Note: Postponed and changed to a single-leg tie due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The series was originally scheduled as two-leg matches, with the home match of Los Angeles FC to take place at Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles on March 12, 2020 (7:30 PM UTC−7), and the home match of Cruz Azul to take place at Estadio Azteca, Mexico City on March 18, 2020 (8:30 PM UTC−6). |
December 19 | Los Angeles FC ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Orlando |
7:30 PM PT | Palacios ![]() Murillo ![]() Atuesta ![]() Vela ![]() Blessing ![]() | Report | Cáceres ![]() Cáseres ![]() Suárez ![]() Viñas ![]() Reyes ![]() | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica) |
Note: Postponed and changed to a single-leg tie due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
December 22 | UANL ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Orlando |
7:00 PM PT | Ayala ![]() Gignac ![]() | Report | Rossi ![]() | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala) |
Note: Postponed and changed to a single-leg tie due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Due to their final standings position for the 2019 MLS season, Los Angeles FC was to enter the competition in the Fourth Round, to be played May 19–20. [29] However, it was announced on August 14, 2020, that the tournament would be canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. [30]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | MLS is Back Playoffs | CONCACAF Champions League | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Kenneth Vermeer | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
23 | GK | ![]() | Pablo Sisniega | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
40 | GK | ![]() | Phillip Ejimadu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | ![]() | Jordan Harvey | 11 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | ![]() | Mohamed Traore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | ![]() | Eddie Segura | 24 | 2 | 19+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | ![]() | Dejan Jakovic | 19 | 1 | 12+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
12 | DF | ![]() | Diego Palacios | 19 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
13 | DF | ![]() | Mohamed El Monir | 13 | 1 | 4+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
24 | DF | ![]() | Andy Najar | 7 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
27 | DF | ![]() | Tristan Blackmon | 16 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
28 | DF | ![]() | Tony Leone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
43 | DF | ![]() | Mark Segbers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
94 | DF | ![]() | Jesús David Murillo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
7 | MF | ![]() | Latif Blessing | 23 | 1 | 16+3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | ![]() | Francisco Ginella | 24 | 1 | 13+7 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
11 | MF | ![]() | José Cifuentes | 17 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | MF | ![]() | Mark-Anthony Kaye | 19 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
18 | MF | ![]() | Erik Dueñas | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
15 | MF | ![]() | Alejandro Guido | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | MF | ![]() | Bryce Duke | 10 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
20 | MF | ![]() | Eduard Atuesta | 18 | 1 | 12+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | ![]() | Diego Rossi | 21 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
10 | FW | ![]() | Carlos Vela | 7 | 5 | 3+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
16 | FW | ![]() | Danny Musovski | 17 | 5 | 6+9 | 5 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | FW | ![]() | Brian Rodríguez | 21 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
21 | FW | ![]() | Christian Torres | 6 | 1 | 1+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
22 | FW | ![]() | Kwadwo Opoku | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
26 | FW | ![]() | Adrien Perez | 11 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
66 | FW | ![]() | Bradley Wright-Phillips | 20 | 9 | 14+4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||
6 | DF | ![]() | Danilo Silva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
99 | FW | ![]() | Adama Diomande | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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