Minnesota United FC 2

MNUFC2

Founded	December 6, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-12-06)
Stadium	Allianz Field St Paul, Minnesota
Capacity	19,400
Head coach	Jeremy Hall
League	MLS Next Pro
2023	8th, Western Conference Playoffs: Did not qualify
Website	https://www.mnufc.com/mnufc2/
Home colors Away colors

MNUFC2 is an American professional soccer team that is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is the reserve team of Minnesota United FC and participates in MLS Next Pro.

History

On December 6, 2021, MNUFC2 were named as one of 21 clubs that would field a team in the new MLS Next Pro league beginning in the 2022 season.^[1][2]

Players and staff

Roster

As of July 3, 2024^[3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Nation
1	GK	Clint Irwin ([A])	United States
2	DF	Devin Padelford ([A])	United States
3	DF	Zarek Valentin ([A])	Puerto Rico
13	DF	Anthony Markanich ([A])	United States
18	DF	Matúš Kmeť ([A])	Slovakia
19	FW	Samuel Shashoua ([A])	England
20	MF	Wil Trapp ([A])	United States
23	DF	Morris Duggan ([A])	Germany
24	DF	Hugo Bacharach ([A])	Spain
27	DF	D. J. Taylor ([A])	United States
29	FW	Patrick Weah ([A])	Liberia
30	GK	Alec Smir ([A])	United States
31	MF	Hassani Dotson ([A])	United States
32	GK	Fred Emmings	Luxembourg
34	MF	Rory O'Driscoll	United States
35	DF	Britton Fischer	United States
38	MF	Kage Romanshyn Jr.	United States
39	DF	Finn McRobb	Scotland
42	MF	Justin Arias ([B])	United States
43	DF	Julian Banks ([A])	United States
44	DF	Moses Nyeman ([A])	United States
45	MF	Giovanni Cruz ([B])	United States
46	DF	Jonah Gasho ([B])	United States
47	FW	Andrew Heckenlaible ([B])	United States
48	MF	Tamer Ibsais ([B])	United States
49	FW	William Schmidt ([B])	United States
50	MF	Aidan Martinez ([B])	United States
51	DF	Dominic Mawing ([B])	United States
52	FW	Nathan Moua ([B])	United States
53	DF	Ben Galarneault ([B])	United States
54	MF	Luke Ayaz ([B])	United States
55	FW	Jumel Cephus ([B])	United States
56	MF	Dominick Vargas ([B])	United States
57	FW	Darius Randell	Liberia
58	MF	Jack Grossman ([B])	United States
59	MF	John Farris ([B])	United States
60	GK	Kai Zeruhn ([B])	United States
61	GK	Oliver Kelly ([B])	United States
62	GK	Adam Heiden ([B])	United States
63	GK	Oscar Herrera	United States
64	FW	Carlos Casillas-Lopez ([B])	United States
65	MF	Rayme Nyembwe ([B])	United States
66	MF	Griffin Price ([B])	United States
67	MF	Carlos Harvey ([A])	Panama
80	MF	Veljko Petković	United States
90	MF	Loïc Mesanvi ([A])	Togo
95	FW	Enrique Nieves	United States
98	GK	Francesco Montali	United States
99	FW	Jordan Adebayo-Smith ([A])	United States

1. Signed to first team contract with Minnesota United
2. Minnesota United FC Academy player.

Out On Loan

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 36 MF  TRI Molik Khan (on loan to HB Køge)

Staff

Coaching staff
Head coach	Jeremy Hall
Goalkeeper coach	Jonathan Barber

Team records

Year-by-Year

As of September 24, 2023

Season	MLS Next Pro									Playoffs	Top Scorer
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Conference	Overall		Player	Goals
2022	24	9	5	10	43	39	36	6th, Western	11th	Did not qualify	Aziel Jackson	10
2023	28	10	8	10	50	52	43	8th, Western	13th	Did not qualify	Kameron Lacey	10

Head coaches record

As of September 24, 2023

Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%
Cameron Knowles[4]	New Zealand	December 6, 2021	present	52	19	13	20	93	91	036.54

See also

• MLS Next Pro

References

1. "MLS NEXT Pro unveils 21 clubs for inaugural season starting March 2022". Retrieved December 6, 2021.
2. "MNUFC2 Joins MLS NEXT Pro for Inaugural Season". Retrieved December 6, 2021.
3. "Minnesota United Announce MNUFC2 Roster for Inaugural MLS NEXT Pro Season". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
4. Zgoda, Jerry (December 6, 2022). "Minnesota United starts new development league team called MNUFC2". startribune.com. Retrieved September 20, 2022.

External links

• Official website