St. Louis City 2

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St. Louis City 2
St. Louis City SC II.png
Full nameSt. Louis City Soccer Club 2
FoundedDecember 6, 2021;3 years ago (2021-12-06)
Stadium Energizer Park
St. Louis, Missouri
Capacity22,423
Owners
ChairmanCarolyn Kindle
Sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel
Coach John Hackworth (interim)
League MLS Next Pro
2023 5th, Western Conference
Playoffs: Conference Quarterfinals
Website https://www.stlcitysc.com/city2/
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 Energizer Park, 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. [2] 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
3 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jake Girdwood-Reich ( [A] )
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Henry Kessler ( [A] )
6 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Conrad Wallem ( [A] )
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Durkin ( [A] )
10 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Eduard Löwen ( [A] )
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Wenztel ( [A] )
16 FW Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Emil Jääskeläinen
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Akil Watts ( [A] )
21 MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Rasmus Alm ( [A] )
22 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Kyle Hiebert ( [A] )
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Miguel Perez ( [A] )
31 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christian Olivares ( [A] )
32 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Timo Baumgartl ( [A] )
33 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyson Pearce ( [A] )
34 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colin Welsh
43 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cam Cilley
45 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chidube Nwankwo ( [B] )
46 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Caden Glover ( [A] )
49 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Seth Antwi ( [A] )
50 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Gabriel Mikina
52 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lucas McPartlin ( [B] )
53 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Stone Marion ( [B] )
55 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicholas Bishop
No.Pos.NationPlayer
59 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA MyKhi Joyner ( [A] )
61 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Dugan
62 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA John DiMaria
63 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Trip Clancy ( [B] )
64 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dida Armstrong
65 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Edin Clark ( [B] )
66 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kai Jaeger
68 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alexander Jundt ( [B] )
71 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joey Zalinsky ( [A] )
73 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Evan Carlock ( [B] )
75 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wan Kuzain
79 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emiliano Chavez
80 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brendan McSorley ( [A] )
82 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicholas Schramm ( [B] )
83 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lorenzo Cornelius
85 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Yuichiro Ota ( [B] )
88 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Larsen Hackworth
90 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eddie Niles ( [B] )
91 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Jaziel Orozco ( [A] )
97 FW Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Lucas Demitra
98 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matteo Kidd
99 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jayden Reid ( [A] )
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with St. Louis City SC
  2. ^
    Signed to academy team contract with St. Louis City SC Academy

Out on loan

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
56 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Becher (on loan to Union Omaha until November 30, 2025)

Staff

As of June 26, 2025. [3]
Executive
Sporting directorFlag of Germany.svg Lutz Pfannenstiel
Technical
Interim head coachFlag of the United States.svg John Hackworth
Assistant coachFlag placeholder.svg N/A
Goalkeeper coachFlag of the United States.svg Tim Kelly
Performance coachFlag of the United States.svg Peter Alston
Head Athletic trainerFlag of the United States.svg Zach Hopkins
Equipment managerFlag of the United States.svg Nelson Hernandez
Player relations managerFlag of the United States.svg Tommy Driscoll

Team records

Year-by-year

As of November 15, 2024
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 28180105335+185622nd2nd2ndSemifinalsDid not play Flag of the United States.svg Mykhi Joyner 18

Head coaches record

As of June 28, 2025
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, 2023November 14, 2024603602410376060.00
David CritchleyFlag of England.svg  England November 14, 2024May 27, 2025116142018054.55
John Hackworth (interim)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States May 27, 2025Present440093100.00

Honors

See also

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 NEXT PRO COACHING STAFF ANNOUNCED". STLCitySC.com.
  3. "St Louis CITY2 Reveals Coaching Staff for 2025 Season". stlcitysc.com. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  4. "2022 MLS Next Pro Conference Standings". MLS Next Pro. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  5. "St Louis CITY2 Are MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference Champions". St. Louis City SC. October 2, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  6. "2022 MLS Next Pro Divisions Standings". MLS Next Pro. Retrieved December 5, 2024.