2026 Los Angeles FC season

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Los Angeles FC
2026 season
General manager John Thorrington
Head coach Marc Dos Santos
Stadium BMO Stadium
MLS Conference: 3rd
Overall: 6th
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The 2026 Los Angeles FC season will be the club's ninth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. LAFC played its home matches at BMO Stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. On December 5, 2025, assistant coach Marc Dos Santos was announced as the club's third head coach. [1]

Contents

Squad

First-team roster

As of January 29, 2026
No. NameNationality Pos Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals
1 Hugo Lloris Flag of France.svg  France GK December 26, 1986 (age 39)00
12 Thomas Hasal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada GK July 9, 1999 (age 26)00
4 Eddie Segura Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia DF February 2, 1997 (age 28)00
5 Ryan Porteous Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DF March 25, 1999 (age 26)00
14 Sergi Palencia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain DF March 23, 1996 (age 29)00
15 Lorenzo Dellavalle Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DF April 4, 2004 (age 21)00
24 Ryan Hollingshead Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States DF April 16, 1991 (age 34)00
29 Artem Smolyakov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine DF May 29, 2003 (age 22)00
33 Aaron Long Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States DF October 12, 1992 (age 33)00
45Kenny NielsenFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States DF February 13, 2002 (age 23)00
91 Nkosi Tafari Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States DF March 23, 1997 (age 28)00
6 Igor Jesus Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil MF March 7, 2003 (age 22)00
8 Mark Delgado Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States MF May 16, 1995 (age 30)00
11 Timothy Tillman Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States MF January 4, 1999 (age 27)00
20 Yaw Yeboah Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana MF March 28, 1997 (age 28)00
21 Ryan Raposo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada MF March 5, 1999 (age 26)00
56Jude Terry (HG)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States MF October 8, 2008 (age 17)00
66 Mathieu Choinière Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada MF February 7, 1999 (age 26)00
7 Son Heung-min Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea FW 8 July 1992 (aged 32)00
17 Jeremy Ebobisse Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States FW February 14, 1997 (age 28)00
27 Nathan Ordaz (HG)Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador FW January 12, 2004 (age 22)00
30 David Martínez Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela FW February 7, 2006 (age 19)00
77 Adrian Wibowo (HG)Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia FW January 17, 2006 (age 20)00
99 Denis Bouanga Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon FW November 11, 1994 (age 31)00

Los Angeles FC 2 players that made MLS appearances

No. NameNationality Pos Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals

Coaching staff

As of January 11, 2026 [1] [2]
Technical staff
Head coach Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marc Dos Santos
Assistant coach Flag of Spain.svg Enrique Duran
Assistant coach Flag of England.svg Andy Rose
Assistant coach Flag of Spain.svg Xavier Tamarit
Assistant/Goalkeeping coach Flag of North Macedonia.svg Oka Nikolov
Assistant coach/Performance director Flag of South Africa.svg Gavin Benjafield
Co-President & General Manager Flag of the United States.svg John Thorrington
Technical Director Flag of Scotland.svg Neil McGuinness

Transfers

Transfers in

Entry datePositionPlayerFrom clubNotesRef.
December 9, 2025MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mathieu Choinière Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grasshopper Exercised option to buy [3]
December 29, 2025FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacob Shaffelburg Flag of the United States.svg Nashville SC Trade [4]
January 8, 2026MF Flag of Guatemala.svg Matt Evans Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC 2 Homegrown signing [5]
January 8, 2026GK Flag of the United States.svg Cabral Carter Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC 2 First-team signing [6]
January 14, 2026FW Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Boyd Unattached [a] Free agent [7]
January 24, 2026MF Flag of Sweden.svg Amin Boudri Flag of Sweden.svg GAIS Transfer [8]
  1. ↑ Signed previously with Nashville SC.

Transfers out

Exit datePositionPlayerTo clubNotesRef.
November 18, 2025DF Flag of the United States.svg Luca Bombino Flag of the United States.svg San Diego FC Trade [9]
November 26, 2025FW Flag of Romania.svg Alexandru Băluță Declined contract options [10]
November 26, 2025MF Flag of Brazil.svg Jailson Declined contract options [11]
November 26, 2025MF Flag of the United States.svg Adam Saldana Declined contract options [12]
November 26, 2025GK Flag of Mexico.svg David Ochoa Declined contract options [13]
December 31, 2025MF Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Amaya Flag of Mexico.svg Toluca End of loan
December 31, 2025MF Flag of Norway.svg Odin Thiago Holm Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic End of loan
December 31, 2025MF Flag of Ireland.svg Andrew Moran Flag of England.svg Brighton & Hove Albion End of loan

Loans in

Date fromPos.PlayerFromDetailsEnd dateRef.

Out on loan

No.PlayerTo ClubStart dateEnd dateNotesRef.

Draft picks

Round#PositionPlayerCollege/Club TeamReferenceStatus
124DF Flag of the United States.svg Giuliano Fravolini Whitchurch Princeton University [14]
2No draft selection
384MF Flag of the United States.svg Iain Wagner University of San Diego [15]

Non-competitive matches

  Win  Draw  Loss

All matches are listed with their kickoff in Pacific Time.

Preseason

January 20Friendly Los Angeles FC v Bayern Munich II Los Angeles
Stadium: LAFC Performance Center
Attendance: 0
Note: Score was not made public.
January 24Friendly Los Angeles FC 1–0 Orange County SC Los Angeles
Bouanga Soccerball shade.svgStadium: LAFC Performance Center
Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played behind closed doors.
January 28Friendly Los Angeles FC 2–2 Portland Timbers Los Angeles
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played behind closed doors.
February 4Friendly Los Angeles FC v San Jose Earthquakes Indio, California
Stadium: Empire Polo Club
Attendance: 0
Note: Match will be played behind closed doors.
February 8 Coachella Valley Invitational Los Angeles FC v New York City FC Indio, California
12:00 PMStadium: Empire Polo Club

Competitive matches

MLS

Standings

Matches

All matches are in Pacific time

February 211 Los Angeles FC v Inter Miami CF Los Angeles
6:30 PMStadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
February 282 Houston Dynamo FC v Los Angeles FC Houston, Texas
5:30 PMStadium: Shell Energy Stadium
March 73 Los Angeles FC v FC Dallas Los Angeles
7:30 PMStadium: BMO Stadium
March 144 Los Angeles FC v St. Louis City SC Los Angeles
7:30 PMStadium: BMO Stadium
March 215 Austin FC v Los Angeles FC Austin, Texas
5:30 PMStadium: Q2 Stadium
April 46 Los Angeles FC v Orlando City SC Los Angeles
6:30 PMStadium: BMO Stadium
April 117 Portland Timbers v Los Angeles FC Portland, Oregon
1:30 PMStadium: Providence Park
April 198 Los Angeles FC v San Jose Earthquakes Los Angeles
4:00 PMStadium: BMO Stadium
April 229 Los Angeles FC v Colorado Rapids Los Angeles
7:30 PMStadium: BMO Stadium
April 2510 Minnesota United FC v Los Angeles FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
10:30 AMStadium: Allianz Field
May 211 San Diego FC v Los Angeles FC San Diego, California
6:30 PMStadium: Snapdragon Stadium
May 612 New York City FC v Los Angeles FC New York, New York
4:30 PMStadium: Citi Field
Note: Match was rescheduled from the original date of October 17.
May 1013 Los Angeles FC v Houston Dynamo FC Los Angeles
6:00 PMStadium: BMO Stadium
May 1314 St. Louis City SC v Los Angeles FC St. Louis, Missouri
5:30 PMStadium: Energizer Park
May 1715 Nashville SC v Los Angeles FC Nashville, Tennessee
5:00 PMStadium: Geodis Park
May 2416 Los Angeles FC v Seattle Sounders FC Los Angeles
6:00 PMStadium: BMO Stadium
July 17 17 LA Galaxy v Los Angeles FC Carson, California
7:30 PMStadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
July 2218 Los Angeles FC v Real Salt Lake Los Angeles
7:30 PMStadium: BMO Stadium
July 2519 Los Angeles FC v Sporting Kansas City Los Angeles
7:30 PMStadium: BMO Stadium
August 120 Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Los Angeles FC Vancouver, British Columbia
4:30 PMStadium: BC Place
August 1521 Los Angeles FC v San Diego FC Los Angeles
7:30 PMStadium: BMO Stadium
August 1922 Colorado Rapids v Los Angeles FC Commerce City, Colorado
6:30 PMStadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
August 2223 Los Angeles FC v Portland Timbers Los Angeles
7:30 PMStadium: BMO Stadium
August 2924 D.C. United v Los Angeles FC Washington, D.C.
4:30 PMStadium: Audi Field
September 525 Real Salt Lake v Los Angeles FC Sandy, Utah
6:30 PMStadium: America First Field
September 926 Los Angeles FC v New York Red Bulls Los Angeles
7:30 PMStadium: BMO Stadium
September 1227 Sporting Kansas City v Los Angeles FC Kansas City, Kansas
5:30 PMStadium: Sporting Park
September 1928 San Jose Earthquakes v Los Angeles FC Santa Clara, California
4:30 PMStadium: Levi's Stadium
September 2629 FC Dallas v Los Angeles FC Frisco, Texas
5:30 PMStadium: Toyota Stadium
October 1030 Los Angeles FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC Los Angeles
7:30 PMStadium: BMO Stadium
October 1431 Los Angeles FC v Austin FC Los Angeles
7:30 PMStadium: BMO Stadium
October 25 32 Los Angeles FC v LA Galaxy Los Angeles
6:00 PMStadium: BMO Stadium
October 3133 Los Angeles FC v Minnesota United FC Los Angeles
-:-- PMStadium: BMO Stadium
November 734 Seattle Sounders FC v Los Angeles FC Seattle, Washington
4:00 PMStadium: Lumen Field

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round One

February 17First leg Real España Flag of Honduras (1949-2022, 2026-present).svg – Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC San Pedro Sula, Honduras
7:00 PM PSTStadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
February 24Second leg Los Angeles FC Flag of the United States.svg – Flag of Honduras (1949-2022, 2026-present).svg Real España Los Angeles
7:00 PM PSTStadium: BMO Stadium

References

  1. 1 2 "LAFC Announces Marc Dos Santos as Head Coach". Los Angeles FC. December 5, 2025. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ "LAFC Announces Coaching Staff Ahead of Club's Ninth MLS Season". Los Angeles FC. January 9, 2026. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  3. ↑ "LAFC Exercises Permanent Transfer On Midfielder Mathieu Choinière". Los Angeles FC. December 9, 2025. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ "LAFC Acquires Forward Jacob Shaffelburg from Nashville SC". Los Angeles FC. December 29, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Midfielder Matt Evans Joins LAFC from LAFC2". Los Angeles FC. January 8, 2026. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Goalkeeper Cabral Carter Joins LAFC from LAFC2". Los Angeles FC. January 8, 2026. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  7. ↑ "LAFC Claims Forward Tyler Boyd Off Waivers". Los Angeles FC. January 14, 2026. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  8. ↑ "LAFC Signs Swedish Midfielder Amin Boudri". Los Angeles FC. January 24, 2026. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  9. ↑ "LAFC Trades Luca Bombino to San Diego FC". Los Angeles FC. November 18, 2025. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  10. ↑ "LAFC Announces Roster Moves For 2026 Season". Los Angeles FC. November 26, 2025. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  11. ↑ "LAFC Announces Roster Moves For 2026 Season". Los Angeles FC. November 26, 2025. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  12. ↑ "LAFC Announces Roster Moves For 2026 Season". Los Angeles FC. November 26, 2025. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  13. ↑ "LAFC Announces Roster Moves For 2026 Season". Los Angeles FC. November 26, 2025. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  14. ↑ "LAFC Selects Whitchurch and Wagner in MLS SuperDraft 2026". Los Angeles FC. December 18, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  15. ↑ "LAFC Selects Whitchurch and Wagner in MLS SuperDraft 2026". Los Angeles FC. December 18, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
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