FC Cincinnati 2

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FC Cincinnati 2
FC Cincinnati 2 logo.png
Full nameFC Cincinnati 2
FoundedDecember 6, 2021;3 years ago (2021-12-06)
Stadium NKU Soccer Stadium
Highland Heights, Kentucky
Capacity1,000
Head coach Tyrone Marshall
League MLS Next Pro
2024 1st, Eastern Conference
Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals
Website fccincinnati.com/fccincinnati2
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.NationPlayer
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Hagglund ( [A] )
13 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Evan Louro ( [A] )
19 FW Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Ștefan Chirilă ( [A] )
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gerardo Valenzuela ( [A] )
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jiovanny Mora ( [B] )
25 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Paul Walters ( [A] )
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ben Augee
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nathan Crockford
32 DF Flag of Indonesia.svg  IDN Noah Adnan
35 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Kenji Mboma Dem ( [A] )
37 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Stiven Jimenez ( [A] )
40 DF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Dilan Hurtado
41 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Monsuru Opeyemi
43 FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Andrés Dávila
45 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tega Ikoba
48 DF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Juan Machado
49 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Peter Mangione
50 MF Flag of Peru (state).svg  PER Yamir del Valle (on loan from Sporting Cristal)
51 MF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Yeiner Valoyes
52 MF Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  VEN Yair Ramos
60 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA William Kuisel ( [B] )
61 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Ademar Chávez ( [B] )
62 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ali Sakr ( [B] )
63 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carson Locker ( [B] )
64 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Connor Stout ( [B] )
65 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Samways ( [B] )
67 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Blake Bayless ( [B] )
68 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chance Malilo ( [B] )
69 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jared Cardenas ( [B] )
75 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brandon Kristel ( [B] )
77 DF Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU Yorkaeff Caicedo
79 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gavin DeHart ( [B] )
80 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lincoln Matuskiewicz ( [B] )
82 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Camden Sphire ( [B] )
83 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Benjamin Manfroy ( [B] )
85 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dominick Lester ( [B] )
86 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Jaylen Lester ( [B] )
88 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andrei Chirilă
95 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zach Crider ( [B] )
96 GK Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg  HON David Paz ( [B] )
98 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luke Broz ( [B] )
99 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Slade Hall ( [B] )
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with the FC Cincinnati.
  2. ^
    FC Cincinnati academy player.

Out on loan

No.Pos.NationPlayer
38 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brian Schaefer (at Indy Eleven)
42 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amir Daley (at Birmingham Legion FC)

Staff

Technical staff

TitleName
Head coach Tyrone Marshall
Assistant coach Shavar Thomas
Individual development coach & assistant coach Alejandro Guido
Goalkeeper coach Ryan Coulter

Last updated: May 15, 2025
Source: FC Cincinnati

Team records

Year-by-year

Season MLS Next Pro PlayoffsTop Scorer
PWDLGFGAPtsConferenceOverallPlayerGoals
2022 24431727651710th, Eastern21stDNQ Flag of the United States.svg Nick Markanich
Flag of Guatemala.svg Arquimides Ordonez 		4
2023 28741737652712th, Eastern24thDNQ Flag of Guatemala.svg Arquimides Ordóñez 9
20242816484734541st, Group A3rdConference QuarterfinalsKenji Mboma Dem & Ben Stitz (tie)7

Head coaches record

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MLS NEXT Pro unveils 21 clubs for inaugural season starting March 2022" . Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Opinion: Albright, Noonan act on plans with hire of first staff" . Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  3. ↑ "FC Cincinnati unveil MLS NEXT Pro team, FC Cincinnati 2". FC Cincinnati. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "FC Cincinnati 2 announce schedule ahead of inaugural 2022 MLS NEXT Pro Season". FCCincinnati.com. February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.


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