FC Cincinnati 2

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FC Cincinnati 2
FC Cincinnati 2 logo.png
Full nameFC Cincinnati 2
FoundedDecember 6, 2021;2 years ago (2021-12-06)
Stadium NKU Soccer Stadium
Highland Heights, Kentucky
Capacity1,000
Head coach Tyrone Marshall
League MLS Next Pro
2023 12th, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

FC Cincinnati 2 is an American professional soccer team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is the reserve team of FC Cincinnati and participates in MLS Next Pro.

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History

On December 6, 2021, FC Cincinnati were named as one of 21 clubs that would field a team in the new MLS Next Pro league beginning in the 2022 season. [1] [2] On February 22, 2022, FC Cincinnati unveiled the name and coaching staff of the new team. [3]

Stadium

On February 24, 2022, the team announced that for their inaugural season, they would use three different venues as their home stadium. Their first seven home matches would be played at NKU Soccer Stadium, a 1,000-capacity venue at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Kentucky. Four of their remaining five matches would be played at Mercy Health Training Center, the team's training facility in Milford, Ohio which includes a 500-capacity stadium. One match would be played at TQL Stadium, the first team's 26,000-capacity home venue in Cincinnati, Ohio. [4]

Players and staff

Roster

As of January 17, 2024
No.Pos.PlayerNation
1 GK Alec Kann ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
4 DF Nick Hagglund ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
14 DF Kipp Keller ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
15 MF Bret Halsey ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
22 MF Gerardo Valenzuela ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
25 GK Paul Walters ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
26 MF Malik Pinto ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
27 MF Yamil Asad ( [A] )Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
30 GK Hunter Morse Flag of the United States.svg  United States
33 DF Isaiah Foster ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
34 DF London Aghedo ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
35 FW Kenji Mboma Dem Flag of France.svg  France
36 GK Evan Louro ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
37 DF Stiven Jimenez ( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
38 DF Brian Schaefer Flag of the United States.svg  United States
40 MF Alejandro Guido Flag of the United States.svg  United States
41 DF Nico Benalcazar Flag of the United States.svg  United States
42 DF Amir Daley Flag of the United States.svg  United States
43 MF Jesús Castellano Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
44 MF Ben Stitz Flag of the United States.svg  United States
45 FW Moises Tablante Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
46 FW Guilherme Santos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
48 DF Juan Machado Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
49 FW Peter Mangione Flag of the United States.svg  United States
50 MF Yeiner Valoyes Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
52 MF Yair Ramos Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
55 MF Illia Tyrkus ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
56 DF Ashton Kamdem Flag of the United States.svg  United States
60 DF Will Kuisel ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
61 MF Nicholas Samways ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
64 DF Connor Stout ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
67 DF Blake Bayless ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
68 MF Justin Hylton ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
75 MF Brandon Kristel ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
77 FW Stefan Chirilla ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
80 DF Lincoln Matuskiewicz ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
81 MF Ryan Belal ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
88 DF Andrei Chirilla Flag of the United States.svg  United States
90 GK Luke Laramore ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
95 GK David Paz ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
96 DF Gaël Gibert Flag of France.svg  France
98 GK Luke Broz ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
99 GK Kayne Rizvanovich ( [B] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with the FC Cincinnati.
  2. ^
    FC Cincinnati academy player.

Staff

Team records

Year-by-year

Season MLS Next Pro PlayoffsTop Scorer
PWDLGFGAPtsConferenceOverallPlayerGoals
2022 24431727651710th, Eastern21stDid not qualify Flag of the United States.svg Nick Markanich
Flag of Guatemala.svg Arquimides Ordonez
4
2023 28741737652712th, Eastern24thDid not qualify Flag of Guatemala.svg Arquimides Ordóñez 9

Head coaches record

As of September 24, 2023
NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
Tyrone Marshall [4] Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica February 22, 2022present521173464130021.15

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