St. Louis City 2

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St. Louis City 2
St. Louis City SC 2 logo.png
Full nameSt. Louis City Soccer Club 2
FoundedDecember 6, 2021;2 years ago (2021-12-06)
Stadium CityPark
St. Louis, Missouri
Capacity22,500
Owners
ChairmanCarolyn Kindle
Sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel
Coach Bobby Murphy
League MLS Next Pro
2023 5th, Western Conference
Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

St. Louis City 2, often shortened to City2 (stylized as CITY2), is an American professional soccer team that is located in St. Louis, Missouri. It is the reserve team of St. Louis City SC and participates in MLS Next Pro. The team plays its home games at CityPark, home of City SC in St. Louis.

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History

On December 6, 2021, St Louis City SC announced the formation of a reserve team in MLS Next Pro that would begin play in the 2022 season. [1]

It was announced on January 14, 2022, that St Louis City SC's director of coaching, John Hackworth, would serve as the interim head coach for the MLS Next Pro side. At the conclusion of the MLS Next Academy season, academy head coach Andreas Schumacher would take over as head coach of the side. St. Louis local and Bosnian-American Elvir Kafedžić was announced as an assistant coach.

Players and staff

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Akil Watts ( [A] )
22 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Kyle Hiebert ( [A] )
31 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christian Olivares ( [A] )
33 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyson Pearce ( [A] )
40 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Michael Wentzel
41 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA John Klein
43 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cam Cilley
45 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anthony Faupel ( [B] )
46 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Caden Glover ( [A] )
47 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryley Gibbs ( [B] )
48 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aaron Heard
49 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Seth Antwi
50 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Gabriel Mikina
52 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andrew Kohlberg
55 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Bishop
56 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Becher
No.Pos.NationPlayer
59 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mykhi Joyner
64 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dida Armstrong
66 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kai Jaeger ( [B] )
69 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mikey Lay ( [B] )
71 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nolan McGuire
72 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eric Kinzner
75 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wan Kuzain
77 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sam Gomez
80 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brendan McSorley
84 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jackson Delhaus ( [B] )
85 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hosei Kijima ( [A] )
88 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Larsen Hackworth
94 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carson Locker ( [B] )
99 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jayden Reid
DF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Oscar Benítez
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with St. Louis City SC
  2. ^
    Signed to academy team contract with St. Louis City SC Academy

Staff

As of February 17, 2022. [2]
Executive
Sporting directorFlag of Germany.svg Lutz Pfannenstiel
Technical
Head coachFlag of the United States.svg Bobby Murphy
Assistant coachFlag of the United States.svg Chris Duvall
Assistant coachFlag of the United States.svg John Miglarese
Goalkeeper coachFlag of the United States.svg Tim Kelly
Performance coachFlag of the United States.svg Sam Black
Athletic trainerFlag of the United States.svg Zach Hopkins
Equipment managerFlag of the United States.svg Nelson Hernandez
Player relations manageFlag of the United States.svg Ruben Martinez

Team records

Year-by-year

As of October 8, 2022
Season MLS Next Pro Playoffs USOC Top Scorer
PWDLGFGAGDPtsPPGDiv.Conf.OverallPlayerGoals
2022 2415365134+17492.041st1st2ndCup Final R3 Flag of England.svg Josh Dolling 8
2023 2816012857411471.684th5th9thRound of 16Did not play Flag of the United States.svg John Klein III 13
2024 100112-100Did not play

Head coaches record

As of October 8, 2022
NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
John Hackworth Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States January 14, 2022January 23, 20232817385642060.71
Bobby Murphy Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States January 23, 2023Present29160135041055.17

Honors

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References

  1. "MLS NEXT Pro unveils 21 clubs for inaugural season starting March 2022 | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  2. "2022 St. Louis MLS Next Pro Coaching Staff Announced". stlcitysc.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.