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Austin FC is an American soccer club that plays in Austin, Texas as part of Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. Austin FC was founded in 2018 and played their first season in the league in season. Home games are played at Q2 Stadium, competing in the Western Conference of the MLS. Austin FC is the first top-tier professional sports team in the city of Austin.
Current players on the Austin roster are shown in bold. As of September 21,2024 [update] . [1]
As of September 21,2024 [update] . [1]
| Name | Country | Years | Games | Conceded | Clean Sheets [nb 1] | Goals Per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Bersano |  USA | 2023– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damian Las | USA | 2022– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Scott | USA | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Stuver | USA | 2021– | 139 | 203 | 29 | 1.46 |
| Andrew Tarbell | USA | 2021–2022 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1.67 |
| Will Pulisic | USA | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Cleveland | USA | 2024– | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
As of September 21,2024 [update] . [1]
| Country | Number of players | Games |
|---|---|---|
 ARG | 4 | 264 |
 BRA | 2 | 61 |
 CAN | 1 | 0 |
 CHI | 1 | 32 |
 COL | 3 | 137 |
 CRC | 2 | 118 |
 DEN | 1 | 9 |
 ECU | 1 | 3 |
 EGY | 1 | 1 |
 FIN | 2 | 170 |
 FRA | 2 | 10 |
 GAM | 1 | 16 |
 GHA | 1 | 8 |
 IRL | 1 | 134 |
 LBR | 1 | 1 |
 MEX | 1 | 2 |
 NED | 1 | 21 |
 NOR | 1 | 37 |
 PAR | 2 | 92 |
 SEN | 1 | 33 |
 SER | 1 | 9 |
 SLO | 1 | 76 |
 SWE | 1 | 27 |
 UKR | 1 | 2 |
 URU | 1 | 95 |
| USA | 31 | 766 |
 VEN | 1 | 121 |
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