2025 Real Salt Lake season

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Real Salt Lake
2025 season
Real Salt Lake tertiary wordmark color.svg
Head coach Pablo Mastroeni
Stadium America First Field
Major League Soccer Conference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup Playoffs TBD
Leagues Cup TBD
CONCACAF Champions Cup TBD
Rocky Mountain Cup TBD
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The 2025 Real Salt Lake season is planned to be the team's 21st season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid. The team also plans to compete in both the 2025 Leagues Cup and the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup, based on standings from the 2024 season. Real Salt Lake plays their home games at America First Field in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, and are to be managed by Pablo Mastroeni in his fourth full season with the club.

Contents

Club

Roster

As of November 28, 2024 [1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andrew Brody
4 DF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Brayan Vera
6 MF Flag of Paraguay.svg  PAR Braian Ojeda
7 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Pablo Ruiz
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Diego Luna
9 FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Chicho Arango
10 FW Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Diogo Gonçalves
11 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Dominik Marczuk
12 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Matthew Bell
13 MF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Nelson Palacio
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emeka Eneli
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Justen Glad
17 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Lachlan Brook
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zac MacMath
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bode Hidalgo
21 FW Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Axel Kei
No.Pos.NationPlayer
25 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Matt Crooks
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Philip Quinton
29 MF Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU Anderson Julio
31 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Kevon Lambert
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tommy Silva
34 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luca Moisa
35 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gavin Beavers
37 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luis Rivera
38 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jude Wellings
72 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zavier Gozo
91 DF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Javain Brown
92 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Noel Caliskan
98 DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Alexandros Katranis
— FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Forster Ajago
— FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyler Wolff

Transfers

As of December 16, 2024 [1] [2]

In

Player Position Previous ClubFees/Notes DateRef.
Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Wolff FW Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta United FC $50,000 2026 GAMDecember 9, 2024 [3]
Flag of Ghana.svg Forster Ajago FW Flag of the United States.svg Nashville SC Re-Entry DraftDecember 13, 2024 [4]

Out

Player Position Next ClubFees/Notes Date
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Bonilla DF Option DeclinedNovember 27, 2024
Flag of Cuba.svg Maikel Chang MF Out of Contract
Flag of the United States.svg Zack Farnsworth DF Option Declined
Flag of the United States.svg Tomas Gomez GK Out of Contract
Flag of the United States.svg Erik Holt DF Option Declined
Flag of France.svg Bertin Jacquesson FW Option Declined
Flag of the United States.svg Benji Michel FW Option Declined
Flag of Mexico.svg Jaziel Orozco DF Option Declined
Flag of the United States.svg Ilijah Paul FW Option Declined
Flag of Haiti.svg Delentz Pierre DF Option Declined
Flag of Guatemala.svg Rubio Rubin FW Option Declined
Flag of Uruguay.svg Marcelo Silva DF Out of Contract

Loans

In

Player Position Loaned FromFees/Notes Date

Out

Player Position Loaned ToFees/Notes Date

Competitions

Preseason

February 5Coachella Valley Invitational Real Salt Lake v San Jose Earthquakes Indio, California
1:30 p.m. MDTStadium: Empire Polo Club
February 8Coachella Valley Invitational Real Salt Lake v TBD (USL Championship) Indio, California
1:30 p.m. MDTStadium: Empire Polo Club
February 12Coachella Valley Invitational New York Red Bulls v Real Salt Lake Indio, California
1:30 p.m. MDTStadium: Empire Polo Club

MLS regular season

Matches

Standings

Western Conference table

MLS Western Conference table (2025)
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Austin FC 00000000Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2 Colorado Rapids 00000000Qualification for round one
3 FC Dallas 00000000
4 Houston Dynamo FC 00000000
5 LA Galaxy 00000000
6 Los Angeles FC 00000000
7 Minnesota United FC 00000000
8 Portland Timbers 00000000Qualification for the wild-card round
9 Real Salt Lake 00000000
10 San Diego FC 00000000
11 San Jose Earthquakes 00000000
12 Seattle Sounders FC 00000000
13 St. Louis City SC 00000000
14 Sporting Kansas City 00000000
15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 00000000
First match(es) will be played: February 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall table
Overall MLS standings table
PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPts
21 Philadelphia Union 00000000
22 Portland Timbers 00000000
23 Real Salt Lake 00000000
24 San Diego FC 00000000
25 San Jose Earthquakes 00000000
First match(es) will be played: February 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Leagues Cup

Real Salt Lake will participate in the 2025 Leagues Cup, along with all other Major League Soccer and Liga MX clubs. The tournament will take place between July 29th and August 31st.

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Real Salt Lake will participate in the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup, qualifying via league position achieved during the 2024 MLS season. The team will enter the competition in Round One.

Round One

February 19Round One Herediano Flag of Costa Rica.svg v Flag of the United States.svg Real Salt Lake Flag of Costa Rica.svg San José
3:30 p.m. MDTStadium: Estadio Nacional
February 26Round One Real Salt Lake Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of Costa Rica.svg Herediano Flag of the United States.svg Sandy, Utah
5:30 p.m. MDTStadium: America First Field

Statistics

Squad appearances

As of December 10, 2024

NoPosNatPlayerTotalMLS Regular SeasonLeagues CupCONCACAF Champions CupMLS Cup Playoffs
AppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStarts
Goalkeepers
18GK Flag of the United States.svg Zac MacMath 0000000000
35GK Flag of the United States.svg Gavin Beavers 0000000000
Defenders
2DF Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Brody 0000000000
4DF Flag of Colombia.svg Brayan Vera 0000000000
15DF Flag of the United States.svg Justen Glad 0000000000
19DF Flag of the United States.svg Bode Hidalgo 0000000000
26DF Flag of the United States.svg Philip Quinton 0000000000
33DF Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Silva 0000000000
37DF Flag of the United States.svg Luis Rivera0000000000
91DF Flag of Jamaica.svg Javain Brown 0000000000
98DF Flag of Greece.svg Alexandros Katranis 0000000000
Midfielders
6MF Flag of Paraguay.svg Braian Ojeda 0000000000
7MF Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Ruíz 0000000000
8MF Flag of the United States.svg Diego Luna 0000000000
10MF Flag of Portugal.svg Diogo Goncalves 0000000000
11MF Flag of Poland.svg Dominik Marczuk 0000000000
12MF Flag of Jamaica.svg Matthew Bell0000000000
13MF Flag of Colombia.svg Nelson Palacio 0000000000
14MF Flag of the United States.svg Emeka Eneli 0000000000
17MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lachlan Brook 0000000000
25MF Flag of England.svg Matt Crooks 0000000000
34MF Flag of the United States.svg Luca Moisa 0000000000
38MF Flag of the United States.svg Jude Wellings 0000000000
92MF Flag of Germany.svg Noel Caliskan 0000000000
Forwards
9FW Flag of Colombia.svg Chicho Arango 0000000000
21FW Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Axel Kei 0000000000
29FW Flag of Ecuador.svg Anderson Julio 0000000000
72FW Flag of the United States.svg Zavier Gozo 0000000000
FW Flag of Ghana.svg Forster Ajago 0000000000
FW Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Wolff 0000000000
Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.)

Goals

As of December 10, 2024 [5]
Goals
RankPlayerNationTotalMLS Regular SeasonLeagues CupCONCACAF Champions CupMLS Cup Playoffs

Assists

As of December 10, 2024 [5]
Assists
RankPlayerNationTotalMLS Regular SeasonLeagues CupCONCACAF Champions CupMLS Cup Playoffs

Clean Sheets

As of December 10, 2024 [5]
Shutouts
RankPlayerNationTotalMLS Regular SeasonLeagues CupCONCACAF Champions CupMLS Cup Playoffs

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References

  1. 1 2 "Real Salt Lake official roster". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Real Salt Lake Announces 2023 Roster Decisions". rsl.com. October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  3. ↑ RSL Communications (December 9, 2024). "Real Salt Lake Acquires Winger Tyler Wolff from Atlanta United FC". RSL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ RSL Communications (December 13, 2024). "Real Salt Lake select Forster Ajago in Re-Entry Draft". RSL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "Major League Soccer Season Statistics". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
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