Tacoma Defiance (formerly Seattle Sounders FC 2) is an American soccer club based in Tacoma, WA, that competes in the United Soccer League, the third tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid, as the reserve team of Seattle Sounders FC. The club was founded on October 14, 2014, and played its first match on March 21, 2015, at the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila. Tacoma Defiance is operated and managed by Seattle Sounders FC, while 20 percent of the club is fan-owned through the non-profit Sounders Community Trust. [1] [2] [3] [4] Sounders assistant coach Ezra Hendrickson was named the team's coach on November 13, 2014. [5]
Players who were contracted to the club but never played in a game are not listed.
All statistics are for the USL regular season games only, and are correct as of October 14,2018 [update] .
Key
DF = Defender MF = Midfielder FW = Forward/striker | SSFC caps = Seattle Sounders FC Appearances SSFC goals = Seattle Sounders FC Goals |
Name | Country | Years | Games | Conceded | Shutouts [nb 1] | SSFC Caps | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Bersano | USA | 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Calle Brown | USA | 2018– | 21 | 40 | 2 | 0 | |
Jacob Castro | USA | 2018– | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Sam Fowler | USA | 2017– | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
Saif Kerawala | USA | 2015 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Cody Lang | USA | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Charlie Lyon | USA | 2015–2016 | 41 | 74 | 5 | 0 | |
Bryan Meredith | USA | 2017– | 16 | 33 | 2 | 13 | |
Tyler Miller | USA | 2015–2017 | 34 | 55 | 5 | 4 | |
Troy Perkins | USA | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Updated through October 14, 2018
Country | Number of players | Games |
---|---|---|
Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 10 |
Argentina | 1 | 26 |
Australia | 2 | 14 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 18 |
Brazil | 1 | 14 |
Cameroon | 6 | 120 |
Canada | 3 | 56 |
Colombia | 3 | 44 |
England | 1 | 7 |
Gambia | 1 | 20 |
Haiti | 1 | 18 |
Jamaica | 3 | 52 |
Japan | 1 | 1 |
Kenya | 1 | 8 |
Martinique | 1 | 24 |
Mexico | 1 | 26 |
Nigeria | 2 | 13 |
Panama | 1 | 25 |
Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 41 |
Sierra Leone | 1 | 4 |
South Korea | 1 | 7 |
Uganda | 1 | 4 |
USA | 62 | 796 |
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