2026 Austin FC II season

Austin FC II
2026 season
ChairmanAnthony Precourt
Head coachJason Shackell
StadiumParmer Field
MLSNPFrontier Division:1st
Western Conference:1st
MLSNP:1st
Top goalscorerLeague: Spain Jorge Alastuey (9 goals)
All: Spain Jorge Alastuey (9 goals)
Biggest winATX 3–0 TAC (5/10)
ATX 4–1 STL (5/17)
SKC 0–3 ATX (5/22)
Biggest defeatATX 2 – 4 MNU (3/1)
All statistics correct as of {{subst:mdtyime}}.

The 2026 Austin FC II season is the club's fourth season in MLS Next Pro, the third tier of soccer in the United States. They play in the league's Western Conference. Austin FC II finished in 9th place in the Western Conference and 15th overall in the 2025 MLS Next Pro season, failing to qualify for the playoffs.

Background

Austin FC started playing in the MLS Western Conference in 2021. In August 2022 it was announced that they would launch a MLS Next Pro team for the 2023 season.[1] Austin FC II first season was the 2023 season, where they finished the season 2nd in the Western Conference and went on to win the 2023 MLS Next Pro Cup.[2]

Season

Preseason

On November 21, 2025, Austin FC II announced they had named Jason Shackell the new head coach. Shackell has been a member of the academy coaching staff since 2021.[3] On January 15, 2026, Austin FC II announced their first new signing for the season, bringing on Senegalese forward Ibrahima Sall through the 2027 season with a one-year option. Sall joined Austin from Serie D club SSD San Nicolò Notaresco.[4] On the same day, Austin also announced the signing of goalkeeper Erik Lauta as a free agent through the 2027 season. Lauta spent his first professional season with Huntsville City FC.[5] On January 27, Austin announced they had loaned Antonio Gomez to USL Championship side Sporting Club Jacksonville for the duration of the 2026 season.[6] On February 3, Austin announced two more roster moves as they prepare for 2026 season. Austin traded Bonachera to Sant Andreu[7] and signed Evan Watt through the 2027 season.[8] On February 6, Austin FC II announced they had signed both 2026 MLS SuperDraft pick, forward Stefan Dobrijevic and midfielder Patrick Cayelli. Both players are on two year contracts taking them through the 2027 season, with options for 2028.[9] On February 12, Austin FC II announced the signing of defender Neo Che. Che is signed to a three-year contract, through the 2028 season.[10] Austin FC II signed Kosovar defender Dren Dobruna on February 20, bringing the left back on with a guarantee through the 2027 season and club option for 2028.[11] Prior to the first game, Austin announced updates for the 2026 roster. First team defender Riley Thomas, goalkeeper Damian Las, forward CJ Fodrey, midfielder Micah Burton, and midfielder Ervin Torres signed loans for the 2026 season. In addition academy players Defender Chuy Moreno, goalkeeper Cooper Roney, goalkeeper Liam Flynn, defender Vona Dievbiere, midfielder Landry Moncrief, defender Ryan Klinger, winger Aiden Hale, and defender Sebastian Seiterle signed amateur agreements.[12]

Early season

Austin played their first match of the season on March 1, falling 2–4 to Minnesota United FC 2. Both of Austin goals were scored by Spanish midfielder Jorge Alastuey.[13] Austin earned their first point of the season in a 2–2 draw versus Ventura County FC, but failed to secure the second point falling 2–3 in the shootout. Goals for Austin were scored by Riley in the 19th minute and Sall in the 43rd minute.[14] Austin earned their first win of the season against cross state rivals North Texas SC 1–0 on a goal by Barro.[15] Austin earned their first road win of the season against Tacoma Defiance, with Kenan Hot scoring the only goal of the match and his first of the season.[16] In the next home match, Austin saved it until th 90+6 minute to grab a point from Houston Dynamo 2, but dropped a point in the shootout 3–4.[17] Austin next travelled to Ventura County FC, earning a 1–1 draw on a goal by Diego Abarca and earned another point on a 3–1 shootout after two Erik Lauta saves.[18]

Mid-season

After a bye week, Austin travelled to North Texas, securing a 2–0 victory on goals from Alastuey and Burton.[19] Austin FC II extended their undeafeated streak to eight games with a 2–0 road win against Colorado Rapids 2. Both Lisboa Felciano and Badawiya scored their first professional goals after coming on as subs in the second half.[20] Austin extended their unbeaten streak to nine with four wins in a row after they defeated St. Louis City 2 4–1 on goals from Lisboa Feliciano, Alastuey, Hot, and Dobrijevic.[21] Austin earned their fifth consecutive win and extended their undefeated streak to 10 with a 3–0 win over Sporting Kansas City II, moving into 2nd place in the Western Conference.[22]

Management team

Position Name
Chairman United States Anthony Precourt
Chief Soccer Officer and Sporting Director Khaled El-Ahmad[23]
Head coach England Jason Shackell[3]
Head coach Palestine Omar Jarun[24]
Goalkeeping coach United States Peter Davis[25]

Roster

As of August 26, 2026.

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1Charlie FarrarEnglandGoalkeeperAugust 8, 20032025United States UNC Asheville40
12Damian LasUnited StatesGoalkeeperApril 11, 20022026United States Austin FC00
13Erik LautaUnited StatesGoalkeeperJuly 6, 20032026United States Huntsville City FC140
40Liam FlynnUnited StatesGoalkeeper2026United States Austin FC Academy00
41Cooper RoneyUnited StatesGoalkeeper2026United States Austin FC Academy00
Defenders
2Riley ThomasUnited StatesDFMarch 15, 20022025United States North Carolina91
3Dren DobrunaKosovoDFJuly 29, 20052026United States Dayton90
4Evan WattUnited StatesDFAugust 8, 20032026England Weymouth F.C.181
5Jules BervFranceDFJanuary 4, 20042025France Monaco U–21170
14Daniel CieślaPolandDFJanuary 7, 20052025Poland Nieciecza131
15Artem DashkovetsUkraineDFJanuary 12, 20052026Ukraine Veres Rivne U–1940
23Neo CheUnited StatesDFJanuary 7, 20072026Germany Ingolstadt Academy20
37Erick Lisboa FelicianoUnited StatesDF2026United States Austin FC Academy123
42Chuy MorenoUnited StatesDF2026United States Austin FC Academy00
45Ryan KlingerUnited StatesDF2026United States Austin FC Academy00
46Vona DievbiereUnited StatesDF2026United States Austin FC Academy00
47Sebastian SeiterieUnited StatesDF2026United States Austin FC Academy00
Midfielders
6Djakaria BarroIvory CoastMFJanuary 12, 20022025Spain RCD Mallorca B161
7Diego AbarcaUnited StatesMFJune 19, 20052024United States El Paso Locomotive FC145
8Adrián GonzálezMexicoMFJune 23, 20032025United States Columbus Crew 2110
10Jorge AlastueySpainMFMay 14, 20032025Poland ŁKS Łódź149
16Marcel RuszelUnited StatesMFJune 21, 20042025Poland Stal Stalowa Wola121
18Patrick CayelliUnited StatesMFJanuary 7, 20042026United States Pennsylvania161
20Mo BadawiyaUnited StatesMFNovember 14, 20072025United States Austin FC Academy151
24Kenan HotUnited StatesMFMarch 16, 20042026United States Duke132
32Micah BurtonUnited StatesMFMarch 26, 20062023United States Austin FC123
38Ervin TorresUnited StatesMFNovember 14, 20072023United States Austin FC Academy62
43Landry MoncriefUnited StatesMF2026United States Austin FC Academy10
48Christian AyalaUnited StatesMFJuly 5, 20092026United States Austin FC Academy21
Forward
9Vlad DǎnciuțiuRomaniaFWJuly 11, 20062025Italy Udinese U-20143
11Patrick GryczewskiUnited StatesFWMarch 25, 20032025United States Rhode Islands20
21Stefan DobrijevicUnited StatesFWOctober 18, 20032026United States Akron133
22Ibrahima SallSenegalFWMay 21, 20052026Italy Notaresco153
44Aiden HaleUnited StatesFW2026United States Austin FC Academy20
CJ FodreyUnited StatesFWFebruary 10, 20042023United States Austin FC00

Transfers

In

Date Position No. Name From Fee Ref.
January 15, 2026FW22Senegal Ibrahima SallItaly NotarescoFree[4]
January 15, 2026GK13United States Erik LautaUnited States Huntsville City FCFree[5]
February 3, 2026DF4United States Evan WattEngland Weymouth F.C.Free[8]
February 6, 2026FW21United States Stefan DobrijevicUnited States AkronDrafted[9]
February 6, 2026MF18United States Patrick CayelliUnited States PennsylvaniaDrafted[9]
February 12, 2026DF23United States Neo CheGermany Ingolstadt AcademyFree[10]
February 20, 2026DF3Kosovo Dren DobrunaUnited States DaytonFree[11]
March 6, 2026MF24United States Kenan HotUnited States DukeFree[26]
March 31, 2026DF15Ukraine Artem DashkovetsUkraine Veres Rivne U–19Free[27]

Loan In

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
2MFUnited States Riley ThomasUnited States Austin FCFebruary 27, 2026December 31, 2026[12]
12MFUnited States Damian LasUnited States Austin FCFebruary 27, 2026December 31, 2026[12]
19MFUnited States CJ FodreyUnited States Austin FCFebruary 27, 2026August 26, 2026[12][28]
32MFUnited States Micah BurtonUnited States Austin FCFebruary 27, 2026December 31, 2026[12]
38MFUnited States Ervin TorresUnited States Austin FCFebruary 27, 2026December 31, 2026[12]
10MFSpain Jorge AlastueyUnited States Austin FCJuly 30, 2026December 31, 2026[29]

Amateur agreements

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
40GKUnited States Liam FlynnUnited States Austin FC AcademyFebruary 27, 2026December 31, 2026[12]
41GKUnited States Cooper RoneyUnited States Austin FC AcademyFebruary 27, 2026December 31, 2026[12]
42DFUnited States Chuy MorenoUnited States Austin FC AcademyFebruary 27, 2026December 31, 2026[12]
43MFUnited States Landry MoncriefUnited States Austin FC AcademyFebruary 27, 2026December 31, 2026[12]
44FWUnited States Aiden HaleUnited States Austin FC AcademyFebruary 27, 2026December 31, 2026[12]
45DFUnited States Ryan KlingerUnited States Austin FC AcademyFebruary 27, 2026December 31, 2026[12]
46DFUnited States Vona DievbiereUnited States Austin FC AcademyFebruary 27, 2026December 31, 2026[12]
47DFUnited States Sebastian SeiterieUnited States Austin FC AcademyFebruary 27, 2026December 31, 2026[12]
48MFUnited States Christian AyalaUnited States Austin FC AcademyDecember 31, 2026

Out

Date Position No. Name To Type Fee Ref.
January 21, 2026 FW 9 Republic of Ireland Peter Grogan Republic of Ireland Athlone Town Mutual Agreement [30]
February 3, 2026 DF 3 Spain Rubén Bonachera Spain UE Sant Andreu Trade [7]
March 17, 2026 DF 17 Turkey Batuhan Arıcı Mutual agreement [31]
July 31, 2026 MF 10 Spain Jorge Alastuey United States Austin FC Signed with 1st Team Free [29]

Loan out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
4DFUnited States Antonio GomezUnited States Sporting Club JacksonvilleJanuary 27, 2026December 31, 2026[6]

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason

Win SOW SOL Loss
Date Opponent Venue Location Result[a] Scorers
January 31 Houston Christian Parmer Field Austin, Texas
February 7 Houston Dynamo 2 SaberCats Stadium Houston, Texas
February 11 Incarnate Word Parmer Field Austin, Texas
February 15 St. Louis City 2 Parmer Field Austin, Texas
February 22 Corpus Christi FC Parmer Field Austin, Texas
  1. ↑ Austin FC II's score written first

Competitive fixtures

Major League Soccer Regular Season

Standings

Western Conference
Pos Div Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FR Austin FC II (Q) 25 16 2 4 3 49 21 +28 56 Round one
2 PC Portland Timbers 2 (Q) 25 14 4 3 4 35 27 +8 53
3 FR Houston Dynamo 2 (Q) 23 13 4 1 5 48 24 +24 48
4 PC Ventura County FC 24 12 3 3 6 50 32 +18 45
5 PC Los Angeles FC 2 24 10 3 5 6 40 40 0 41
Updated to match(es) played on August 30, 2026 (1 of 5 games played). Source: MLSNP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total regulation wins; 3) Total goal differential; 4) Total goals scored; 5) Total shootout wins; 6) Away goal differential; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals scored; 10) Fewer disciplinary points; 11) Drawing of lots.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Overall
Pos Div Team Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Awards
1 FR Austin FC II 24 16 2 4 2 48 19 +29 56 Regular season champion
2 SE Crown Legacy FC 24 13 5 2 4 57 33 +24 51
3 PC Portland Timbers 2 24 13 4 3 4 33 26 +7 50
4 FR Houston Dynamo 2 23 13 4 1 5 48 24 +24 48
5 SE Chattanooga FC 25 12 4 3 6 49 37 +12 47
Updated to match(es) played on August 29, 2026. Source: MLSNP
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total regulation wins; 3) Total goal differential; 4) Total goals scored; 5) Total shootout wins; 6) Away goal differential; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals scored; 10) Fewer disciplinary points; 11) Drawing of lots.

Matches

Win SOW SOL Loss
Matchday Date Opponent Venue Location Result[a] Scorers Position
1 March 1 Minnesota United FC 2 Parmer Field Austin, Texas 2-4 Alastuey 73', 87' 11th Western Conf.
2 March 8 Ventura County FC Parmer Field Austin, Texas 2–2
2-3
(p)
Riley 19', Sall 43' 10th Western Conf.
3 March 15 North Texas SC Parmer Field Austin, Texas 1–0 Barro 38' 8th Western Conf.
4 March 22 Tacoma Defiance Starfire Sports Tukwila, Washington 1–0 Hot 88' 5th Western Conf.
5 April 12 Houston Dynamo 2 Parmer Field Austin, Texas 1–1
3–4
(p)
Alastuey 90+6' 6th Western Conf.
6 April 18 Ventura County FC William Rolland Stadium Thousand Oaks, California 1–1
3–1
(p)
Abarca 60' 7th Western Conf.
7 May 2 North Texas SC Choctaw Stadium Arlington, Texas 2–0 Alastuey 9', Burton 45+1 6th Western Conf
8 May 10 Tacoma Defiance Parmer Field Austin, Texas 3–0 Dănciuțiu 54', Alastuey 58' (p), Cieśla 73' 5th Western Conf
9 May 13 Colorado Rapids 2 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado 2–0 Feliciano 54', Badawiya 66' 3rd Western Conf
10 May 17 St. Louis City 2 Parmer Field Austin, Texas 4–1 Feliciano 5', Alastuey 19', Hot 73', Dobrijevic 79' 3rd Western Conf
11 May 22 Sporting Kansas City II Swope Soccer Village Kansas City, Missouri 3–0 Abarca 14', Sall 22', Ruszel 66' 2nd Western Conf
12 June 7 Los Angeles FC 2 Parmer Field Austin, Texas 2–0 Torres 63', Sall 65' 3rd Western Conf
13 June 14 Minnesota United FC 2 National Sports Center Blaine, Minnesota 3–1 Torres 3', Burton 6', Feliciano 35' 2nd Western Conf
14 June 21 Sporting Kansas City II Parmer Field Austin, Texas 2–1 Abarca 22', 45+1' (p) 1st Western Conf
15 June 28 St. Louis City 2 Energizer Park St. Louis, Missouri 2–0 Alastuey 34', Dănciuțiu 69' 1st Western Conf
16 July 5 Colorado Rapids 2 Parmer Field Austin, Texas 3–2 Dănciuțiu 4', Dobrijevic 67', 70' 1st Western Conf
17 July 12 Minnesota United FC 2 Parmer Field Austin, Texas 2–3 Alastuey 34', 45+1' 1st Western Conf
18 July 22 Whitecaps FC 2 Swangard Stadium Burnaby, Canada 4–0 Burton 8', Abarca 31', Watt 45+2', Ayala 90+1' 1st Western Conf
19 July 26 Houston Dynamo 2 SaberCats Stadium Houston, Texas 1–1
4-5
(p)
Ayala 86' 1st Western Conf
20 August 2 San Jose Earthquakes II CEFCU Stadium San Jose, California 1–1
4-3
(p)
Dobrijevic 32' 1st Western Conf
21 August 9 Sporting Kansas City II Parmer Field Austin, Texas 1–0 Sall 89' 1st Western Conf
22 August 16 Whitecaps FC 2 Parmer Field Austin, Texas 4–1 Dobrijevic 23', 54', Abarca 45+1', Barro 64' 1st Western Conf
23 August 19 North Texas SC Choctaw Stadium Arlington, Texas 0–0
4-5
(p)
1st Western Conf
24 August 23 San Jose Earthquakes II Parmer Field Austin, Texas 1–0 Abarca 73' 1st Western Conf
25 August 30 Portland Timbers 2 Providence Park Portland, Oregon 1–2 Dobrijevic 14' 1st Western Conf
26 September 4 Houston Dynamo 2 SaberCats Stadium Houston, Texas
27 September 13 Colorado Rapids 2 Parmer Field Austin, Texas
28 September 20 St. Louis City 2 Energizer Park St. Louis, Missouri
  1. ↑ Austin FC II's score written first

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMLSNPMLSNP Playoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK England ENG Charlie Farrar 606+000+00
2 DF United States USA Riley Thomas 10110+010+00
3 DF Kosovo KOS Dren Dobruna 1307+600+00
4 DF United States USA Evan Watt 24123+110+00
5 DF France FRA Jules Bery 24024+000+00
6 MF Ivory Coast CIV Djakaria Barro 23222+120+00
7 MF United States USA Diego Abarca 21713+870+00
8 MF Mexico MEX Adrián González 16010+600+00
9 FW Romania ROU Vlad Dǎnciuțiu 1634+1230+00
10 MF Spain ESP Jorge Alastuey 15914+190+00
11 FW United States USA Patrick Gryczewski 501+400+00
12 GK United States USA Damian Las 000+000+00
13 GK United States USA Erik Lauta 19019+000+00
14 DF Poland POL Daniel Cieśla 18113+510+00
15 DF Ukraine UKR Artem Dashkovets 402+200+00
16 MF United States USA Marcel Ruszel 1919+1010+00
17 DF Turkey TUR Batuhan Arıcı 000+000+00
18 MF United States USA Patrick Cayelli 25020+500+00
20 MF United States USA Mo Badawiya 1613+1310+00
21 FW United States USA Stefan Dobrijevic 20710+1070+00
22 FW Senegal SEN Ibrahima Sall 23414+940+00
23 DF United States USA Neo Che 200+200+00
24 MF United States USA Kenan Hot 19211+820+00
32 MF United States USA Micah Burton 14312+230+00
37 MF United States USA Erick Lisboa Feliciano 19314+530+00
38 MF United States USA Ervin Torres 625+120+00
40 GK United States USA Liam Flynn 000+000+00
41 GK United States USA Cooper Roney 000+000+00
41 MF United States USA Luke Chamberlain 200+200+00
42 DF United States USA Chuy Moreno 000+000+00
43 MF United States USA Landry Moncrief 100+100+00
44 FW United States USA Aiden Hale 000+000+00
45 DF United States USA Ryan Klinger 100+100+00
46 DF United States USA Vona Dievbiere 000+000+00
47 DF United States USA Sebastian Seiterie 000+000+00
48 MF United States USA Christian Ayala 924+520+00
FW United States USA CJ Fodrey 101+000+00
  • Last updated: August 30, 2026
  • Source: MLSNP

Top scorers

Rank Position Number Name MLSNP MLSNP Playoffs Total
1 MF 10 Spain Jorge Alastuey 9 0 9
2 MF 7 United States Diego Abarca 7 0 7
FW 21 United States Stefan Dobrijevic 7 0
4 FW 22 Ghana Ibrahima Sall 4 0 4
5 FW 9 Romania Vlad Dănciuțiu 3 0 3
MF 32 United States Micah Burton 3 0
DF 37 United States Erick Lisboa Feliciano 3 0
8 MF 6 Ivory Coast Djakaria Barro 2 0 2
MF 24 United States Kenan Hot 2 0
MF 38 United States Ervin Torres 2 0
MF 48 United States Christian Ayala 2 0
12
DF 2 United States Riley Thomas 1 0 1
DF 4 United States Evan Watt 1 0
DF 14 PolandDaniel Cieśla 1 0
MF 16 United StatesMarcel Ruszel 1 0
MF 20 United States Mo Badawiya 1 0
Total 49 0 49
  • Last updated: August 30, 2026
  • Source: MLSNP

Top assists

Rank Position Number Name MLSNP MLSNP Playoffs Total
1 MF 18 United States Patrick Cayelli 6 0 6
2 MF 20 United States Mo Badawiya 4 0 4
3 DF 5 France Jules Bery 3 0 3
DF 37 United States Erick Lisboa Feliciano 3 0
4 DF 2 United States Riley Thomas 2 0 2
MF 10 Spain Jorge Alastuey 2 0
FW 21 United States Stefan Dobrijevic 2 0
FW 22 Ghana Ibrahima Sall 2 0
MF 24 United States Kenan Hot 2 0
MF 32 United States Micah Burton 2 0
11 MF 6 Ivory Coast Djakaria Barro 1 0 1
MF 7 United States Diego Abarca 1 0
MF 8 Mexico Adrián González 1 0
DF 14 Poland Daniel Cieśla 1 0
MF 16 United States Marcel Ruszel 1 0
MF 38 United States Ervin Torres 1 0
MF 48 United States Christian Ayala 1 0
Total 35 0 35
  • Last updated: August 30, 2026
  • Source: MLSNP

Clean sheets

Rank Number Name MLSNP MLSNP Playoffs Total
1 13 United States Erik Lauta 7 0 7
2 1 England Charlie Farrar 5 0 5
Total 12 0 12
  • Last updated: August 23, 2026
  • Source: MLSNP

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player MLSNP MLSNP Playoffs 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 England Charlie Farrar 000000000
2 DF United States Riley Thomas 400000400
3 DF Kosovo Dren Dobruna 300000300
4 DF United States Evan Watt 200000200
5 DF France Jules Bery 400000400
6 MF Ivory Coast Djakaria Barro 700000700
7 MF United States Diego Abarca 301000301
8 MF Mexico Adrián González 201000201
9 FW Romania Vlad Dǎnciuțiu 200000200
10 MF Spain Jorge Alastuey 300000300
11 FW United States Patrick Gryczewski 000000000
12 GK United States Damian Las 000000000
13 GK United States Erik Lauta 100000100
14 DF Poland Daniel Cieśla 500000500
15 DF Ukraine Artem Dashkovets 000000000
16 MF United States Marcel Ruszel 600000600
17 MF Turkey Batuhan Arıcı 000000000
18 MF United States Patrick Cayelli 400000400
20 MF United States Mo Badawiya 000000000
21 FW United States Stefan Dobrijevic 300000300
22 FW Ghana Ibrahima Sall 200000200
23 DF United States Neo Che 000000000
24 MF United States Kenan Hot 300000300
32 MF United States Micah Burton 300000300
37 DF United States Erick Lisboa Feliciano 400000400
38 MF United States Ervin Torres 000000000
40 GK United States Liam Flynn 000000000
41 GK United States Cooper Roney 000000000
42 DF United States Chuy Moreno 000000000
43 MF United States Landry Moncrief 000000000
44 FW United States Aiden Hale 000000000
45 DF United States Ryan Klinger 000000000
46 DF United States Vona Dievbiere 000000000
47 DF United States Sebastian Seiterie 000000000
48 MF United States Christian Ayala 200000200
FW United States CJ Fodrey 000000000
Total63020006302
  • Last updated: August 30, 2026
  • Source: MLSNP

Awards and honors

Weekly Awards

MLSNP Team of the MatchWeek

MatchWeek Ref
11 [32]

MLSNP Rising Star of the MatchWeek

MatchWeek Player Ref
11 United States Erick Lisboa Feliciano [32]

MLSNP Goal of the MatchWeek

MatchWeek Player Opponent Ref
16 United States Diego Abarca Sporting Kansas City II [33]
21 United States Diego Abarca Whitecaps FC 2 [34]

Monthly Awards

MLSNP Team of the Month

Month Ref
May [35]
June [36]

MLSNP Goalkeeper of the Month

Month Player Ref
May United States Erik Lauta [35]
June United States Erik Lauta [36]

MLSNP Rising Star of the Month

Month Player Ref
May United States Erick Lisboa Feliciano [35]

MLSNP Coach of the Month

Month Player Ref
June England Jason Shackell [36]

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