2025 Austin FC season

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Austin FC
2025 season
File:Austin FC wordmark green.svg
ChairmanAnthony Precourt
Head coachNico Estévez
StadiumQ2 Stadium
Average home league attendance0
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2026 →

The 2025 season will be Austin FC's fifth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. They play in the league's Western Conference.

Background

Austin FC started playing in the MLS Western Conference in 2021, finishing in 12th place with a record of 9W-4D-21L.[1] 2022 brought many new experiences to Austin FC. They lost their first ever U.S. Open Cup match against San Antonio FC in extra time,[2] won their first trophy, the Copa Tejas, and qualified for their first-ever MLS Cup Playoffs in just their second season as a franchise.[3] Austin FC advanced to the Western Conference Finals but lost to LAFC.[4] Austin FC fell almost all the way to the bottom of the 2023 standings, with the team finishing in 27th place in Major League Soccer. The new sporting director Rodolfo Borrell was quoted as saying "The team overachieved last year, the team underachieved this year", but showed his support for coach Josh Wolff as the team looks to rebuild for the 2024 season.[5] At the end of the 2024 season, and after back-back seasons without reaching the MLS playoffs, Austin FC release their first ever coach Josh Wolff, having an interim coach for the final game of the season.[6]

Summary

Pre-season

Austin FC started their 2025 roster build the week after their final game of the 2024 season. On October 21, 2024, Austin announced they had extended Jáder Obrian's contract through 2026 with a 1-year club option, after being one of the top goal scorers for the 2024 season.[7] The next day, Austin FC announced the contract extension of Owen Wolff, the teams first homegrown player, signing him through 2027 with a 1-year club option.[8] With their third announcement in three days, Austin FC announced the extension of Brendan Hines-Ike through the 2025 season with a 1-year club option.[9] Austin FC continued agreeing to contract extensions for the fourth straight day, announcing Diego Rubio had been signed through the 2025 season with a 1-year club option.[10] Closing out a week of updates, Austin FC announced the hiring of Nico Estévez as the new coach, with plans for him to join the team after the November 2024 FIFA window.[11] On November 5, 2024, Austin FC announced their roster decision headed into the 2025 season. Austin exercised their club option on Daniel Pereira and Jimmy Farkarlun while they did not exercise the option for Matt Hedges, Jhojan Valencia, Alexander Ring, Ethan Finlay, and Matt Bersano. With Hector Jiménez out of contract the team continues to negotiate for his service during the 2025 season.[12] After exercising their option on Pereira, Austin FC announced they had signed him to a new contract through the 2025 season with an option for 2026. After recently obtaining his Green Card, Pereira will hold a senior spot on the roster, but no longer an international slot.[13]

Management team

Position Name
Chairman United States Anthony Precourt
Sporting Director File:Flag of Spain.svg Rodolfo Borrell[14]
Head coach Spain Nico Estévez[11]
Assistant coach United States Davy Arnaud
Assistant coach Chile Rodrigo Rios
Assistant coach United States Terry Boss[15]
Goalkeeping Coach United States Preston Burpo
Set Piece Coach United States Jason Grubb[16]
Chief Scout Spain Manuel Junco

Roster

As of November 5, 2024.[17]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Brad Stuver United States GK (1991-04-16) April 16, 1991 (age 33) 2020 United States New York City FC 0 0
12 Damian Las United States GK (2002-04-11) April 11, 2002 (age 22) 2022 England Fulham 0 0
30 Stefan Cleveland United States GK (1994-05-25) May 25, 1994 (age 30) 2024 United States Seattle Sounders FC 0 0
Defenders
3 Mikkel Desler Denmark DF (1995-02-19) February 19, 1995 (age 29) 2024 France Toulouse FC 0 0
4 Brendan Hines-Ike United States DF (1994-11-30) November 30, 1994 (age 30) 2024 United States D.C. United 0 0
15 Leo Väisänen Finland CB (1997-07-23) July 23, 1997 (age 27) 2023 Sweden IF Elfsborg 0 0
17 Jon Gallagher Republic of Ireland LB/RB (1996-02-23) February 23, 1996 (age 28) 2020 United States Atlanta United FC 0 0
18 Julio Cascante Costa Rica CB (1993-10-03) October 3, 1993 (age 31) 2020 United States Portland Timbers 0 0
21 Oleksandr Svatok Ukraine CB (1994-09-27) September 27, 1994 (age 30) 2024 Ukraine SC Dnipro-1 0 0
23 Žan Kolmanič (U22) [lower-alpha 1] Slovenia LB (2000-03-03) March 3, 2000 (age 24) 2021 Slovenia Maribor 0 0
29 Guilherme Biro Brazil LB (2000-05-02) May 2, 2000 (age 24) 2024 Brazil Mirassol 0 0
Midfielders
6 Daniel Pereira (GA) Venezuela MF (2000-07-14) July 14, 2000 (age 24) 2021 United States Virginia Tech Hokies 0 0
7 Osman Bukari (DP) Ghana MF (1998-12-13) December 13, 1998 (age 26) 2024 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 0 0
10 Sebastián Driussi (DP) (captain) Argentina MF (1996-02-09) February 9, 1996 (age 28) 2021 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 0 0
19 CJ Fodrey (GA) United States MF (2004-02-10) February 10, 2004 (age 20) 2023 United States San Diego State 0 0
32 Micah Burton (HG) United States MF (2006-03-26) March 26, 2006 (age 18) 2024 United States Austin FC II 0 0
33 Owen Wolff (HG) United States MF (2004-12-30) December 30, 2004 (age 20) 2020 United States Austin FC Academy 0 0
Forward
9 Gyasi Zardes United States FW (1991-09-02) September 2, 1991 (age 33) 2023 United States Colorado Rapids 0 0
11 Jáder Obrian Colombia FW (1995-05-18) May 18, 1995 (age 29) 2024 United States FC Dallas 0 0
14 Diego Rubio Chile FW (1993-05-15) May 15, 1993 (age 31) 2024 United States Colorado Rapids 0 0
26 Jimmy Farkarlun Liberia FW (2001-07-14) July 14, 2001 (age 23) 2024 United States Austin FC II 0 0
  1. ↑ U22 initiative

Transfers

Out

Date Position No. Name To Type Fee Ref.
November 5, 2024 DF 2 United States Matt Hedges Declined contract option N/A [12]
MF 5 Colombia Jhojan Valencia Declined contract option N/A
MF 8 Finland Alexander Ring Declined contract option N/A
MF 13 United States Ethan Finlay Declined contract option N/A
GK 20 United States Matt Bersano Declined contract option N/A
DF 16 United States Hector Jiménez Out of Contract N/A

MLS Re-Entry Draft picks

Main article: 2024 MLS Re-Entry Draft
2024 Austin FC Re-Entry Picks
Round Selection Player Position Team Notes Ref.
1 12
2 12 (42)

MLS SuperDraft picks

Main article: 2025 MLS SuperDraft
2025 Austin FC SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Notes Ref.
1 12
2 12 (42)
3 12 (72)

New contracts

Date Pos. No. Player Contract until Ref.
October 21, 2024 FW 11 Colombia Jáder Obrian 2026 + 1yr option [7]
October 22, 2024 MF 33 United States Owen Wolff 2027 + 1yr option [8]
October 23, 2024 DF 4 United States Brendan Hines-Ike 2025 + 1yr option [9]
October 24, 2024 FW 14 Chile Diego Rubio 2025 + 1yr option [10]
November 8, 2024 MF 6 Venezuela Daniel Pereira 2025 + 1yr option [13]

Competitive fixtures

Overall record

Competition Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
MLS Regular Season Matchday 1 !—
Leagues Cup Group Stage !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Source: Soccerway

Matches

Matchday Date Opponent Venue Location Result[lower-alpha 1] Scorers Attendance Referee Position
1
  1. ↑ Austin FC's score written first

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2025 U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Further information: List of Austin FC records and statistics

Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS Other[lower-alpha 1]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States USA Brad Stuver 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Denmark DEN Mikkel Desler 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF United States USA Brendan Hines-Ike 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF Venezuela VEN Daniel Pereira 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Ghana GHA Osman Bukari 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW United States USA Gyasi Zardes 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF Argentina ARG Sebastián Driussi 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW Colombia COL Jáder Obrian 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW Chile CHI Diego Rubio 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF Finland FIN Leo Väisänen 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jon Gallagher 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 DF Costa Rica CRC Julio Cascante 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF United States USA CJ Fodrey 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Svatok 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF Slovenia SVN Žan Kolmanič 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 FW Liberia LBR Jimmy Farkarlun 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 DF Brazil BRA Guilherme Biro 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 GK United States USA Stefan Cleveland 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 MF United States USA Micah Burton 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF United States USA Owen Wolff 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player MLS Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK United States Brad Stuver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Denmark Mikkel Desler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF United States Brendan Hines-Ike 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Venezuela Daniel Pereira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Ghana Osman Bukari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW United States Gyasi Zardes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Argentina Sebastián Driussi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Colombia Jáder Obrian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Chile Diego Rubio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Finland Leo Väisänen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Republic of Ireland Jon Gallagher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 CB Costa Rica Julio Cascante 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF United States CJ Fodrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Ukraine Oleksandr Svatok 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 LB Slovenia Žan Kolmanič 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 WG Liberia Jimmy Farkarlun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF Brazil Guilherme Biro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK United States Stefan Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF United States Micah Burton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF United States Owen Wolff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Notes;

  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Conference Standings". MLSSoccer.com. MLS. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ "San Antonio FC vs. Austin FC". ESPN.com. ESPN. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  3. ↑ Wright, Ben (September 15, 2022). "Austin FC clinch first-ever playoff berth: "We can make it as far as we want"". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  4. ↑ Gates, Billy (October 30, 2022). "Austin FC falls 3-0 to LAFC in MLS Western Conference finals". KXAN-TV. Archived from the original on November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  5. ↑ Vertuno, Jim (October 10, 2023). "Coach Josh Wolff still part of Austin FC future as club tries to rebound after disappointing season". Associated Press. Archived from the original on November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023. The team overachieved last year, the team underachieved this year
  6. ↑ "Austin FC Parts Ways with Head Coach Josh Wolff". Austin FC. October 6, 2024. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Austin FC Signs Winger Jáder Obrian to Contract Extension". Austin FC. October 21, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Austin FC and Owen Wolff Agree to New Contract". Austin FC. October 22, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Brendan Hines-Ike Signs Contract Extension with Austin FC". Austin FC. October 23, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Austin FC Agrees to New Contract with Diego Rubio". Austin FC. October 24, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Austin FC Announces Nico Estévez as Club's New Head Coach". Austin FC. October 25, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Austin FC Announces Roster Decisions Ahead of 2025 Season". austinfc. Austin FC. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Austin FC Signs Dani Pereira to New Contract". Austin FC. November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Rodolfo Borrell Joins Austin FC As Sporting Director". Austin FC. June 30, 2023. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Austin FC Announces Updates to Technical Staff Ahead of 2023 Season". Austin FC. January 2, 2023. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Austin FC Announces Soccer Operations, Technical Staff Updates Ahead of 2024 Season". Austin FC. February 6, 2024. Archived from the original on February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Club – Players". AustinFC .com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
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