Football Club Cincinnati,
commonly known as FC Cincinnati, is an American professional
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
club based in
Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
. The club plays in the
Eastern Conference of
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...
(MLS). The team succeeded the
lower-division team of the same name and was announced on May 29, 2018, when MLS awarded an expansion franchise to Cincinnati.
The team began MLS play on March 2, 2019, with its first match against
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders Football Club is an American professional men's soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The club was established on November 13, 2007, and began ...
. The club's ownership group is led by
Carl H. Lindner III
Carl Henry Lindner III is an American businessman from Cincinnati, Ohio. He has served as the co-chief executive officer of American Financial Group since January 2005. He has also acted as chief executive officer and majority owner of FC Cincinn ...
with
Jeff Berding
Jeff Berding (born February 8, 1967) is an American sports executive and politician. He serves as co-CEO of FC Cincinnati, a professional soccer team he co-founded in 2015. He is also a Democratic politician, having served on the Cincinnati City ...
serving as Co-CEO. Currently, the role of general manager is held by
Chris Albright.
History
The owners of
the USL club began negotiations with Major League Soccer over a potential expansion franchise in early 2016, and Cincinnati was announced as one of ten cities that had expressed interest in the slots for teams 25 to 28. MLS Commissioner
Don Garber
Donald P. Garber (born October 9, 1957) is an American sports executive who has served as the Commissioner of Major League Soccer since 1999. Garber is also the CEO of Soccer United Marketing and a member of the United States Soccer Federation ...
visited Cincinnati in December 2016 to tour Nippert Stadium and meet with city and club officials, complimenting the city and its fans. FC Cincinnati formally submitted its expansion bid in January 2017, including a shortlist of potential stadium locations.
On May 29, 2018, Major League Soccer announced that Cincinnati would join the league in 2019 as an expansion team under the FC Cincinnati brand.
TQL Stadium
TQL Stadium, called West End Stadium during construction, is a soccer-specific stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the home of FC Cincinnati, a Major League Soccer (MLS) team that had been temporarily playing at Nippert Stadium. The stadium is l ...
, a 26,000-seat soccer-specific venue in the
West End, opened in 2021.
FC Cincinnati signed its first two MLS players,
Fanendo Adi
Fanendo Adi (born 10 October 1990) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker.
Club career Europe
Following his transfer from AS Trencin, Adi scored a goal in his F.C. Copenhagen debut against FC Vestsjælland on 25 August, despite not ...
and
Fatai Alashe
Abdul-Fatai Alashe (born October 21, 1993) is an American professional soccer player.
Career College and amateur
Alashe spent all four years of his college career at Michigan State University where he made a total of 86 appearances for the Spar ...
, in July 2018. Adi was the team's first
Designated Player
The Designated Player Rule, nicknamed the Beckham Rule, allows Major League Soccer franchises to sign up to three players that would be considered outside their salary cap (either by offering the player higher wages or by paying a transfer fee ...
. Both players were loaned to the FC Cincinnati
USL team for the remainder of the 2018 season.
FC Cincinnati selected five players from certain MLS teams in the
expansion draft
An expansion draft, in professional sports, occurs when a sports league decides to create one or more new expansion teams or franchises. This occurs mainly in North American sports. One of the ways of stocking the new team or teams is an expansion ...
, which took place on December 11, 2018. The players were Darren Mattocks (D.C United), Kei Kamara (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Roland Lamah (FC Dallas), Eric Alexander (Houston Dynamo), and Hassan Ndam (New York Red Bulls). Kei Kamara was then traded to the Colorado Rapids for an international roster spot.
On May 7, 2019, the club fired head coach
Alan Koch after a 2–7–2 start to the 2019 MLS season. Assistant coach
Yoann Damet
Yoann Damet is a French association football coach who is currently an assistant coach with the LA Galaxy in the Major League Soccer. He twice served as interim head coach of FC Cincinnati at ages 29 and 30, making him the youngest head or assis ...
was named as interim head coach. President and general manager
Jeff Berding
Jeff Berding (born February 8, 1967) is an American sports executive and politician. He serves as co-CEO of FC Cincinnati, a professional soccer team he co-founded in 2015. He is also a Democratic politician, having served on the Cincinnati City ...
cited a culmination of on-field performance and off-field matters for the dismissal. On August 8, 2019,
Ron Jans was officially hired and made head coach of FC Cincinnati. However, Jans resigned on February 17, 2020, amidst an investigation into his alleged use of a racial slur.
On August 6, 2021, FC Cincinnati announced that the club and then general manager
Gerard Nijkamp
Gerard Nijkamp (born 1970) is a Dutch soccer player and manager. He worked in various coaching and managerial roles for Dutch club PEC Zwolle from 1998 until 2019, when he started in his role as general manager of FC Cincinnati. He continued in ...
had "parted ways effective immediately". On September 27, 2021, the club relieved the duties of head coach
Jaap Stam, 2-time interim head coach
Yoann Damet
Yoann Damet is a French association football coach who is currently an assistant coach with the LA Galaxy in the Major League Soccer. He twice served as interim head coach of FC Cincinnati at ages 29 and 30, making him the youngest head or assis ...
, and assistant coach
Said Bakkati. Former MLS defender
Tyrone Marshall was named interim coach.
On October 4, 2021, FC Cincinnati announced the hiring of
Chris Albright as the general manager of the club. On December 14, 2021, FC Cincinnati officially hired
Pat Noonan
Pat Noonan (born August 2, 1980) is an American soccer coach and former soccer player. He is the head coach of FC Cincinnati in Major League Soccer.
Playing career
College and amateur
Noonan attended De Smet Jesuit High School, and played c ...
as the new head coach of the team. Under the first season of the Albright-Noonan regime, the Orange and Blue would qualify for their first post-season in
2022
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on 49 points (12–9–13), good for fifth in the East (eighth in the league).
Brenner and
Brandon Vazquez would score a joint-best 18 goals in the regular season, the first time in MLS history teammates had made such a mark; in addition,
Luciano Acosta
Luciano Federico "Lucho" Acosta (born 31 May 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.
Club career Boca Juniors
Acosta made his professional debut for Boca Juni ...
contributed 10 goals and a league-leading 19 assists to a Cincinnati side that netted 64 goals on the season. Cincinnati defeated
New York Red Bulls
The New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer club based in the New York metropolitan area. The Red Bulls compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The club was established in October 1994 and be ...
in their first playoff match (2–1) before losing to top-seeded
Philadelphia Union
The Philadelphia Union are an American professional soccer club based in Chester, Pennsylvania. The Union compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Founded on February 28, 2008, the club began playing in 201 ...
in the conference semifinals, 1–0.
Stadium
FC Cincinnati played at
Nippert Stadium
James Gamble Nippert Memorial Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. Primarily used for American football, it is the home field of the Cincinnati Bearcats football team. The stadium has ...
for its first two seasons in MLS while its permanent home, the
soccer-specific TQL Stadium
TQL Stadium, called West End Stadium during construction, is a soccer-specific stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the home of FC Cincinnati, a Major League Soccer (MLS) team that had been temporarily playing at Nippert Stadium. The stadium is l ...
, was being built.
The new stadium hosted its first match, a 3–2 loss to
Inter Miami CF
Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami, known as Inter Miami CF or simply Inter Miami, is an American professional soccer club based in the Miami metropolitan area. Established in 2018, the club began play in Major League Soccer (MLS) in the 2020 ...
, on May 16, 2021.
Colors and badge
FC Cincinnati's primary colors are orange and blue. The secondary colors are gray, dark blue, and white. The home jersey is blue, orange, and white. The away jersey is white and black.
An updated crest was designed after they were accepted as an expansion team to Major League Soccer. It maintains the same orange and blue color scheme but now pays tribute to the city of Cincinnati.
Sponsorship
FC Cincinnati reached a multiyear deal with
First Financial Bank
First Financial Bank is a regional bank operated by First Financial Corporation and based in Terre Haute, Indiana. It is the oldest national bank in Indiana and the fifth oldest national bank in the United States. First Financial Corporation ...
to serve as the club's exclusive banking and financial services partner. First Financial will gain many benefits from this partnership. There will be a First Financial Gate as well as a premium club area at the new stadium. They will also be involved in planning community events, fan experiences and game-day activities. As part of an extended sponsorship, First Financial Bank was announced as FC Cincinnati's sleeve sponsor, along with
Cintas
Cintas Corporation () is an American corporation headquartered in Mason, Ohio which provides a range of products and services to businesses including uniforms, mats, mops, cleaning and restroom supplies, first aid and safety products, fire e ...
.
Club culture
The club recognizes the following supporters' groups: Auxilia One, the Bridge, the Briogaid, Los Caballeros, Die Innenstadt, Hangar 937, Norden, the Pride, Queen City Firm, and the Queen City Mafia.
Rivalries
Cincinnati has an in-state rival in
Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew, formerly known as Columbus Crew SC, is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The Crew competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference and began play in 1996 as one ...
. The idea of the Ohio soccer rivalry first gained popularity ahead of a
2017 U.S. Open Cup
The 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 104th edition of the oldest ongoing competition in American soccer.
FC Dallas entered the competition as the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Sporting Kansas City. First ...
match between FC Cincinnati (then in the
United Soccer League
United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a Association football, soccer league in the United States and Canada. It organizes several men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Men's leagues curren ...
) and the Crew. The rivalry was dubbed the Hell Is Real Derby after a billboard on
Interstate 71
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, the highway between Columbus and Cincinnati.
The clubs faced each other in their first league matches in 2019: on August 10 in Columbus and August 25 in Cincinnati (the latter match took place during MLS Rivalry Week).
FCC also retains a heated rivalry from its USL days with current
lower division club
Louisville
Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border.
...
. The two teams most recently played each other in a friendly on March 13, 2021.
Ownership
Former
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The c ...
executive
Jeff Berding
Jeff Berding (born February 8, 1967) is an American sports executive and politician. He serves as co-CEO of FC Cincinnati, a professional soccer team he co-founded in 2015. He is also a Democratic politician, having served on the Cincinnati City ...
was the club's original president, and in 2022, he was promoted to co-CEO. The CEO and majority owner of the team is
Carl Lindner III
Carl Henry Lindner III is an American businessman from Cincinnati, Ohio. He has served as the co-chief executive officer of American Financial Group since January 2005. He has also acted as chief executive officer and majority owner of FC Cincinn ...
, CEO of
American Financial Group, with
Scott Farmer also a leading owner.
In November 2019,
Meg Whitman
Margaret Cushing Whitman (born August 4, 1956) is the US ambassador to Kenya, an American business executive and former gubernatorial candidate for California. She is a board member of Procter & Gamble and General Motors. Whitman was previously ...
purchased a minority stake in the club. Whitman will serve as the club's Alternate Governor on the MLS Board of Governors.
In May 2019, Dutch football executive
Gerard Nijkamp
Gerard Nijkamp (born 1970) is a Dutch soccer player and manager. He worked in various coaching and managerial roles for Dutch club PEC Zwolle from 1998 until 2019, when he started in his role as general manager of FC Cincinnati. He continued in ...
joined the club as general manager to oversee all the club's sports activities. On August 6, 2021, Nijkamp and the club mutually agreed to part ways. The club was 7–20–10 during his tenure.
Media
On January 30, 2019, FC Cincinnati reached an agreement with
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (SBG) is a publicly traded American telecommunications conglomerate that is controlled by the descendants of company founder Julian Sinclair Smith. Headquartered in the Baltimore suburb of Cockeysville, Maryland, t ...
to have
WSTR-TV
WSTR-TV (channel 64), branded on-air as Star 64 (stylized as STAR64), is a television station in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, affiliated with MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Deerfield Media, which maintains joint sales and shared services agre ...
televise all home and away games, except for ones already scheduled to be broadcast nationally. Continuing from their roles on the former USL team, Tom Gelehrter would call play-by-play with Kevin McCloskey as color analyst. Lindsay Patterson served as sideline reporter through 2019, and Alex Stec held the position from 2020.
Beginning in 2023,
Apple TV
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will air every MLS match, regardless of club, thus ending FC Cincinnati's time on local TV.
Players and staff
Roster
Out on loan
Technical staff
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Alan Koch
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Yoann Damet
Yoann Damet is a French association football coach who is currently an assistant coach with the LA Galaxy in the Major League Soccer. He twice served as interim head coach of FC Cincinnati at ages 29 and 30, making him the youngest head or assis ...
(interim)
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, May 7, 2019 – August 4, 2019
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Ron Jans
,
, August 4, 2019 – February 17, 2020
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Yoann Damet
Yoann Damet is a French association football coach who is currently an assistant coach with the LA Galaxy in the Major League Soccer. He twice served as interim head coach of FC Cincinnati at ages 29 and 30, making him the youngest head or assis ...
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, February 17, 2020 – May 21, 2020
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Jaap Stam
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, May 21, 2020 – September 27, 2021
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Pat Noonan
Pat Noonan (born August 2, 1980) is an American soccer coach and former soccer player. He is the head coach of FC Cincinnati in Major League Soccer.
Playing career
College and amateur
Noonan attended De Smet Jesuit High School, and played c ...
,
, December 14, 2021 – present
Club captains
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Kendall Waston
Kendall Jamaal Waston Manley (born 1 January 1988) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga FPD club Saprissa and the Costa Rica national team.
Club career Saprissa and loans
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,
, -
, 2021–present
,
Luciano Acosta
Luciano Federico "Lucho" Acosta (born 31 May 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.
Club career Boca Juniors
Acosta made his professional debut for Boca Juni ...
,
Records
Year-by-year
This is a partial list of the last five MLS seasons completed by FC Cincinnati. For the full season-by-season history, see
List of FC Cincinnati seasons FC Cincinnati is the name for two related soccer teams based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The original FC Cincinnati (2016–18) competed in the USL Championship for three seasons before the club was granted expansion to first-division Major League Soccer, ...
.
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League
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* Sports league
* Rugby league, full contact footba ...
!colspan=2, Position
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Playoffs
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!rowspan=2,
USOC
!rowspan=2 colspan=2,
Continental
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attendance
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2019
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MLS
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, 6
, 22
, 6
, 31
, 75
, -44
, 24
, 0.71
, 12th
, 24th
, rowspan=3 , DNQ
,
Rof16
, colspan=2 , DNQ
, 27,336
, align="left" ,
Allan Cruz
, 7
, -
,
2020
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MLS
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...
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, 4
, 15
, 4
, 12
, 36
, -24
, 16
, 0.70
, 14th
, 26th
,
NH
,
MLS is Back Tournament
The MLS is Back Tournament took place during the 2020 Major League Soccer season to mark the league's return to action after being suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the 26 Major League Soccer teams, 24 participated in the tour ...
,
Ro16
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, align="left" ,
Yuya Kubo
, 3
, -
,
2021
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MLS
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...
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, 4
, 22
, 8
, 37
, 74
, -37
, 20
, 0.59
, 14th
, 27th
,
NH
, colspan=2 , DNQ
, 21,175
, align="left" ,
Brenner
, 8
, -
,
2022
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MLS
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...
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, 12
, 9
, 13
, 64
, 56
, 8
, 49
, 1.44
, 5th
, 10th
,
QF
,
Rof32
, colspan="2" , DNQ
, 22,503
, align="left" ,
Brandon Vazquez Brenner
, 18
1. Avg. Attendance include statistics from league matches only.
2. Top Goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament
The MLS is Back Tournament took place during the 2020 Major League Soccer season to mark the league's return to action after being suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the 26 Major League Soccer teams, 24 participated in the tour ...
, CONCACAF Champions League
The CONCACAF Champions League, known officially as the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons, is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONCACAF. The tournament is contested by clubs from North Ameri ...
, FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is an international men's association football competition organised by the ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested in 200 ...
, and other competitive continental matches.
Player records
Appearances
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Nick Hagglund
Nicholas Stuart Hagglund (born September 14, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.
Career Xavier University
Hagglund played four years of college soccer for th ...
, 2019–present
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Brandon Vazquez
, 2020–present
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Yuya Kubo
, 2020–present
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, 77
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Álvaro Barreal
, 2019–present
, 70
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Haris Medunjanin
Haris Medunjanin (; born 8 March 1985) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club PEC Zwolle.
He started his professional career at AZ, who loaned him to Sparta Rotterdam in 2006. In 2008 he joined Valladolid ...
, 2020–2022
, 70
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, 72
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Allan Cruz
, 2019–2022
, 69
, 0
, 1
, 70
, -
, 7
, align="left" ,
Luciano Acosta
Luciano Federico "Lucho" Acosta (born 31 May 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.
Club career Boca Juniors
Acosta made his professional debut for Boca Juni ...
, 2021–present
, 61
, 2
, 2
, 65
, -
, 8
, align="left" ,
Brenner
, 2021–present
, 62
, 2
, 0
, 64
, -
, 9
, align="left" ,
Caleb Stanko
Caleb Stanko (born July 26, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club Lamia.
Early life
Stanko started playing soccer with the local U.S. Soccer Development Academy club Vardar SC. ...
, 2019–2021
, 55
, 0
, 2
, 57
, -
, 10
, align="left" ,
Geoff Cameron
, 2021–2022
, 54
, 1
, 1
, 56
Goals
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Brenner
, 2021–present
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Brandon Vazquez
, 2020–present
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, 25
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Luciano Acosta
Luciano Federico "Lucho" Acosta (born 31 May 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.
Club career Boca Juniors
Acosta made his professional debut for Boca Juni ...
, 2021–present
, 17
, 1
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, 18
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Álvaro Barreal
, 2020–present
, 8
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Allan Cruz
, 2019–2022
, 9
, 0
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, 9
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, 6
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Emmanuel Ledesma
Emmanuel Jorge Ledesma (born 24 May 1988) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for USL Championship side Las Vegas Lights FC.
Career Early years as a journeyman
After moving through the youth ranks of Serie A side G ...
, 2019
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, 7
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Kekuta Manneh
Kekuta Manneh (born 30 December 1994) is a Gambian-American professional soccer player who plays as a winger.
Club career Youth and amateur
Manneh began his career at the several youth academies, including Gilcock Academy, in Gambia before mo ...
, 2019–2020
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Haris Medunjanin
Haris Medunjanin (; born 8 March 1985) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club PEC Zwolle.
He started his professional career at AZ, who loaned him to Sparta Rotterdam in 2006. In 2008 he joined Valladolid ...
, 2020–2022
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, 0
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Yuya Kubo
, 2020–present
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, 0
, 0
, 4
, -
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Ronald Matarrita
, 2021–present
, 3
, 0
, 0
, 3
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Darren Mattocks
Darren Dimitri Mattocks (born 2 September 1990) is a Jamaican professional footballer who last played as a forward for Phoenix Rising FC and the Jamaica national football team.
College career
Mattocks played for the University of Akron where ...
, 2019
, 3
, 0
, 0
, 3
, -
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Nick Hagglund
Nicholas Stuart Hagglund (born September 14, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.
Career Xavier University
Hagglund played four years of college soccer for th ...
, 2019–present
, 3
, 0
, 0
, 3
Shutouts
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Przemysław Tytoń
, 2019–2021
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Roman Celentano
Roman Celentano (born September 14, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.
Early life
Roman Celentano was born on September 14, 2000, to Marcello and Manuela Ce ...
, 2022–present
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, 0
, 1
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Spencer Richey
Spencer McNair Richey (born May 30, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.
Career College and amateur
Richey spent his entire college career at the University of W ...
, 2019–2020
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, 0
, 0
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Kenneth Vermeer
Kenneth Harold Vermeer (born 10 January 1986) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.
A product of the Ajax Youth Academy, Vermeer has played for Jong Ajax, Willem II on loan, ...
, 2021–present
, 4
, 0
, 0
, 4
, -
, 5
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Alec Kann
Alec Kann (born August 8, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.
Career Youth and college
Kann attended Lakeside High School (DeKalb County, Georgia), where he was ...
, 2022–present
, 1
, 0
, 0
, 1
Bolded players are currently on the FC Cincinnati roster.
Affiliated clubs
On September 25, 2020, FC Cincinnati signed a partnership agreement with
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...
club
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V., or simply TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or just Hoffenheim () is a German professional football club based in Hoffenheim, a village of Sinsheim municipality, Baden-Württemberg.
Originally founded in 1899 ...
.
Furthermore, the club is also a part of the "Common Values Club Alliance" with Hoffenheim, and
Ghanaian Premier League
The is the top professional association football division of the football league system in Ghana. Officially formed in 1956 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition (which began in 1933 and ended in 1953–54), t ...
club
Hearts of Oak SC.
Footnotes
References
External links
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FC Cincinnati
Association football clubs established in 2018
2018 establishments in Ohio
FC Cincinnati
Football Club Cincinnati, commonly known as FC Cincinnati, is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Cincinnati. The club plays in the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The ...
Soccer clubs in Ohio
Major League Soccer teams
Lindner family