mls game guide...minnesota united fc vs. columbus crew sc tcf bank stadium, minneapolis, minn....

MINNESOTA UNITED FC vs. COLUMBUS CREW SCTCF BANK STADIUM, Minneapolis, Minn. Tuesday, July 4 (Week 19, MLS Game #200)6 p.m. CT (WFTC My29; Spectrum SN OH / MyTV Clb)

COLUMBUS CREW SC 2017 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A2 Jukka Raitala DF 5-11 174 09/15/1988 Kerava, Finland 15 13 0 2 15 13 0 23 Josh Williams DF 6-2 185 04/18/1988 Akron, OH 10 8 0 0 113 101 4 54 Jonathan Mensah DF 6-2 183 07/13/1990 Accra, Ghana 14 13 0 0 14 13 0 05 Dilly Duka MF 5-9 160 09/15/1989 Montville, NJ 0 0 0 0 138 95 12 147 Artur MF 5-11 154 03/11/1996 Brumado, Bahia, Brazil 15 12 0 1 15 12 0 18 Mohammed Abu MF 5-7 150 11/14/1991 Accra, Ghana 11 6 0 0 11 6 0 09 Justin Meram MF 6-1 165 12/04/1988 Shelby Township, MI 19 19 8 6 173 121 32 3210 Federico Higuain MF 5-8 165 10/25/1984 Buenos Aires, Argentina 18 18 9 5 141 136 48 4011 Ola Kamara FW 6-0 181 10/15/1989 Oslo, Norway 19 18 9 3 44 38 25 512 Adam Jahn FW 6-3 201 01/05/1991 Davis, CA 14 1 0 1 88 27 11 213 Ethan Finlay MF 5-9 165 08/06/1990 Duluth, MN 16 12 1 1 147 100 30 3014 Waylon Francis DF 5-9 160 09/20/1990 Puerto Limon, Costa Rica 7 6 0 0 78 71 0 1616 Hector Jimenez MF 5-9 145 11/03/1988 Huntington Park, CA 6 5 0 1 121 78 5 1717 Lalas Abubakar DF 6-0 180 12/25/1994 Kumasi, Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 018 Cristian Martinez MF 5-7 174 02/06/1997 El Chorrillo, Panama City, Panama 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 019 Kekuta Manneh MF 5-9 150 12/30/1994 Bakau, Gambia 10 5 1 1 108 65 23 1320 Wil Trapp MF 5-8 150 01/15/1993 Columbus, OH 19 19 0 2 112 109 1 1121 Alex Crognale DF 6-5 205 08/27/1994 Columbus, OH 11 7 0 1 11 7 0 122 Gaston Sauro DF 6-3 190 02/23/1990 Rosario, Argentina 0 0 0 0 17 16 0 023 Zack Steffen GK 6-3 190 04/02/1995 Coatesville, PA 19 19 0 1 19 19 0 124 Nicolai Naess DF 6-0 181 01/18/1993 Oslo, Norway 15 14 0 0 28 27 0 225 Harrison Afful DF 5-6 135 07/24/1986 Tema, Ghana 14 13 0 1 53 52 3 626 Ben Swanson MF 5-6 150 07/18/1997 Grove City, OH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 027 Abuchi Obinwa MF 6-1 170 01/15/1997 Columbus, OH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 028 Niko Hansen MF 5-10 170 09/14/1994 Randers, Denmark 13 3 1 2 13 3 1 229 Marshall Hollingsworth MF 5-8 160 08/06/1993 Libertyville, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 030 Logan Ketterer GK 6-3 180 11/09/1993 Madison, WI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 031 Connor Maloney DF 5-6 145 05/18/1995 Harrisburg, PA 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 041 Brad Stuver GK 6-3 180 04/16/1991 Cleveland, OH 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0ON LOAN Rodrigo Saravia MF 5-11 170 02/22/1993 Guatemala City, Guatemala 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 0

HEAD COACH : Gregg Berhalter 08/01/1973 W45 L45 T31

MINNESOTA UNITED FC 2017 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A1 John Alvbage GK 6-1 194 08/10/1982 Gothenburg, Sweden 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 02 Justin Davis DF 6-0 175 05/06/1988 Southfield, MI 5 3 0 0 5 3 0 03 Jerome Thiesson DF 5-9 155 08/06/1987 Zurich, Switzerland 17 17 1 1 17 17 1 14 Jermaine Taylor DF 5-10 195 01/14/1985 Portland, Jamaica 10 4 0 0 139 126 1 75 Francisco Calvo DF 5-11 170 07/08/1992 San Jose, Costa Rica 16 16 1 0 16 16 1 06 Vadim Demidov DF 6-1 176 10/10/1986 Riga, Latvia, USSR 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 07 Ibson MF 5-10 168 11/07/1983 Sao Goncalo, Brazil 15 13 0 3 15 13 0 38 Marc Burch DF 6-1 180 05/07/1984 Cincinnati, OH 12 12 0 1 222 181 4 249 Abu Danladi FW 5-10 170 10/18/1995 Takoradi, Ghana 12 5 2 2 12 5 2 210 Miguel Ibarra MF 5-6 145 03/15/1990 Lancaster, CA 16 13 1 3 16 13 1 311 Johan Venegas MF 6-0 168 11/27/1988 Puerto Limon, Costa Rica 14 11 2 3 46 27 4 412 Joseph Greenspan DF 6-6 209 09/12/1992 Summit, NJ 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 013 Thomas de Villardi DF 6-1 175 03/27/1994 Nogent sur Marne, France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 014 Brent Kallman DF 6-2 190 10/04/1990 Omaha, NE 15 15 1 0 15 15 1 015 Ismaila Jome MF 6-1 160 11/04/1994 Banjul, Gambia 6 2 0 0 6 2 0 016 Bashkim Kadrii MF 5-10 175 07/09/1991 Copenhagen, Denmark 9 4 0 0 9 4 0 017 Collin Martin MF 5-11 150 11/09/1994 Chevy Chase, MD 2 0 0 0 17 7 0 118 Kevin Molino MF 5-8 155 06/17/1990 Carenage, Diego Martin, Trinidad 16 16 5 5 53 49 16 1419 Sam Cronin MF 5-10 165 12/12/1986 Atlanta, GA 15 15 0 1 247 234 8 2120 Rasmus Schuller MF 5-10 148 06/18/1991 Espoo, Finland 7 4 0 0 7 4 0 021 Christian Ramirez FW 6-2 187 04/04/1991 Garden Grove, CA 18 17 10 1 18 17 10 122 Kevin Venegas DF 5-10 165 07/29/1989 Lakewood, CA 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 023 Bernardo Anor MF 5-8 158 05/24/1988 Caracas, Venezuela 0 0 0 0 84 52 12 324 Patrick McLain GK 6-3 205 08/22/1988 Eau Claire, WI 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 026 Collen Warner MF 5-10 178 06/24/1988 Denver, CO 12 8 1 0 177 135 4 1133 Bobby Shuttleworth GK 6-2 205 05/13/1987 Tonawanda, NY 17 16 0 0 144 140 0 0

HEAD COACH : Adrian Heath 01/11/1961 W21 L28 T19

(W-L-T) LEAD TIED TRAIL SCORE ALLOWMIN 1-0-0 4-3-0 0-7-3 4-1-0 1-9-3CLB 6-1-1 2-3-0 0-6-0 6-3-1 2-7-0

MINNESOTA UNITED COLUMBUS CREW SC Date Score (Gms since) Date Score (Gms since)Home win 6/21/2017 MIN 3, POR 2 (1) 6/24/2017 CLB 4, MTL 1 (1)Road win 5/13/2017 CLB 3, MTL 2 (4)Home loss 5/21/2017 MIN 1, LA 2 (3) 7/01/2017 CLB 0, ATL 2 (0)Road loss 6/29/2017 MIN 1, NYC 3 (0) 6/17/2017 CLB 1, ATL 3 (0)Tie game 6/24/2017 MIN 2, VAN 2 (1) 3/04/2017 CLB 1, CHI 1 (18)Shutout for 5/27/2017 MIN 1, ORL 0 (5) 5/31/2017 CLB 3, SEA 0 (4)Shutout vs. 6/17/2017 MIN 0, RSL 1 (3) 7/01/2017 CLB 0, ATL 2 (0)

MNUFC LLTLWLTWLWLLWLLWTLCrew SC TLWWWLWLLWLWLLWLLWL

GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGMIN 18 4 6 6 1 1 25 1.39CLB 19 4 6 5 3 1 29 1.53

GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGMIN 18 3 2 7 3 3 41 2.28CLB 19 4 4 7 3 1 32 1.68

GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90MIN 25 3 3 1 10 7 1CLB 29 5 9 3 3 4 5

GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90MIN 41 6 5 9 10 2 9CLB 32 5 6 5 2 5 9

GOALSCORING RECORD

GOALS BY INTERVALS

RECORD AT HALFTIME RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL

THE LAST TIME

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED

MNUFCG: 10 RamirezA: 5 MolinoSHT: 43 RamirezSOG: 23 RamirezFC: 26 MolinoFS: 44 IbsonOF: 16 RamirezC: 4 4 players tiedE: 1 Danladi/Davis

CREW SCG: 9 Higuain/KamaraA: 6 MeramSHT: 44 KamaraSOG: 20 Kamara/MeramFC: 20 4 players tiedFS: 30 MeramOF: 20 KamaraC: 3 5 players tiedE: 1 Mensah

TEAM LEADERS

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA MNUFC 18 5-10-3 18 25 41at home 9 5-3-1 16 15 15

Crew SC 19 8-10-1 25 29 32on road 9 2-7-0 6 9 20

2017 SEASON RECORDS

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEADALL-TIME: First meeting.

REFEREESREFEREE: Rubiel Vazquez.

AR1 (bench): Craig Lowry; AR2 (opposite): Jeff Muschik; 4th: Ricardo Salazar

MNUFCWed. July 19 HoustonSat. July 22 Red Bulls

Sat. July 29 D.C. UnitedSat. Aug. 5 Seattle

UPCOMING MATCHES

MINNESOTA UNITED FC vs. COLUMBUS CREW SCTuesday, July 4; TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minn., 6 p.m. CT

CREW SCSat. July 22 Philadelphia

Wed. July 26 at PhiladelphiaSat. July 29 at Real Salt Lake

Sat. Aug. 5 at San Jose

GOALS SCOREDMINUTES PER GOAL

RIGHT FOOTLEFT FOOTHEADERS

OTHER

OPEN PLAYCROSS

CORNERREBOUND PENALTIES

DIRECT FROM FREE KICKFREE KICK (INDIRECT)

OWN GOALS

INSIDE GOAL AREAINSIDE PENALTY AREA

OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

F A 29 32 59 53

21 18 7 8 1 6 0 0

17 22 5 4 2 2 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0

7 9 15 22 7 1

F A 25 41 65 40

16 23 3 10 6 8 0 0

12 19 4 7 3 2 2 1 1 6 0 0 2 3 1 3

9 13 13 26 3 2

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM

HOW SCORED

TYPE OF PLAY

DISTANCE

MNUFC CREW SC

TEAM NEWSSUSPENDED: noneWARNINGS:SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: noneSUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: MIN: Collen Warner, Brent Kallman; Jerome Thiesson, Kevin Molino, Johan Venegas ... CLB: Adam Jahn, Jonathan Mensah

DISABLED LIST: MIN: Bernardo AnorINTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: MIN: Francisco Calvo, Johan Venegas (Costa Rica); Jermaine Taylor (Jamaica)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES

NEW YORK CITY FC 3MINNESOTA UNITED 1

Scoring Summary:MIN--Ramirez 10 (unassisted) 9NYC--Callens 2 (Sweat 4) 38NYC--Harrison 8 (Wallace 5, McNamara 2) 52NYC--Villa 11 (Harrison 5) 63

MINNESOTA UNITED--Bobby Shuttleworth, Kevin Venegas, Jermaine Taylor, Francisco Calvo, Jerome Thiesson, Johan Venegas, Sam Cronin, Kevin Molino, Miguel Ibarra (Ismaila Jome 73), Ibson, Christian Ramirez.

COLUMBUS CREW SC 0ATLANTA UNITED 2

Scoring Summary:ATL--Villalba 7 (Kann 1) 27ATL--Villalba 8 (unassisted) 64

COLUMBUS CREW SC--Zack Steffen, Harrison Afful, Josh Williams, Jonathan Mensah (Nicolai Naess 77), Jukka Raitala, Artur, Ethan Finlay (Kekuta Manneh 61), Federico Higuain, Justin Meram (Adam Jahn 68), Wil Trapp, Ola Kamara.

UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

21 F Christian Ramirez 18 17 1531 10 1 43 23 8 24 16 0 1 018 M Kevin Molino 16 16 1391 5 5 33 12 26 34 2 30 4 011 M Johan Venegas 14 11 999 2 3 27 10 22 17 5 1 4 09 F Abu Danladi 12 5 480 2 2 10 4 9 8 3 0 1 110 M Miguel Ibarra 16 13 1055 1 3 15 9 11 6 2 2 2 03 D Jerome Thiesson 17 17 1515 1 1 6 2 15 8 0 0 4 014 D Brent Kallman 15 15 1283 1 0 4 2 13 12 2 0 4 026 M Collen Warner 12 8 729 1 0 5 1 12 11 0 0 3 05 D Francisco Calvo 16 16 1440 1 0 12 3 18 7 0 0 3 07 M Ibson 15 13 1248 0 3 6 2 12 44 1 31 3 019 M Sam Cronin (MIN) 12 12 1067 0 1 4 1 11 10 0 0 1 019 M Sam Cronin (TOT) 15 15 1329 0 1 6 1 16 13 0 0 3 016 M Bashkim Kadrii 9 4 364 0 0 12 3 2 1 0 0 0 033 G Bobby Shuttleworth 17 16 1398 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 3 017 M Collin Martin 2 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 015 M Ismaila Jome 6 2 175 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 04 D Jermaine Taylor 10 4 492 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 01 G John Alvbage 3 2 222 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 D Justin Davis 5 3 283 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 122 D Kevin Venegas 5 5 450 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 08 D Marc Burch (MIN) 9 9 783 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 8 1 08 D Marc Burch (TOT) 12 12 1053 0 1 0 0 4 6 1 8 1 08 M Mohammed Saeid (MIN) 3 3 243 0 0 5 2 2 11 0 7 0 08 M Mohammed Saeid (TOT) 15 14 1179 0 3 9 2 12 24 0 16 1 020 M Rasmus Schuller 7 4 324 0 0 4 0 3 4 0 0 1 06 D Vadim Demidov 3 3 270 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0

Own-goals received 1Opponent totals 18 18 1620 41 32 279 103 233 184 28 102 27 1Team totals 18 18 1620 25 19 191 75 184 233 31 79 37 2

2017 MINNESOTA UNITED STATISTICS (5-10-3, 18 pts.)

MINNESOTA UNITED GOALKEEPING

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO

1 G John Alvbage 3 2 222 15 5 10 4.05 1 1 0 2 1 033 G Bobby Shuttleworth 17 16 1398 88 60 31 2 5 5 5 8 2 3

Team totals 18 18 1620 103 65 41 2.28 6 6 5 10 3 3Opponent totals 18 18 1620 75 46 25 1.39 2 3 10 5 3 4

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Christian Ramirez 2, Abu Danladi 2, Miguel Ibarra 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Johan Venegas 2, Ibson 2, Miguel Ibarra 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Kevin Molino 2-3

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2017 COLUMBUS CREW SC STATISTICS (8-10-1, 25 pts.)UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

10 M Federico Higuain 18 18 1548 9 5 40 19 16 23 5 66 2 011 F Ola Kamara 19 18 1548 9 3 44 20 18 22 20 1 0 09 M Justin Meram 19 19 1527 8 6 39 20 16 30 5 5 3 028 M Niko Hansen 13 3 394 1 2 7 2 3 5 0 0 0 013 M Ethan Finlay 16 12 1089 1 1 15 3 15 13 4 17 2 019 M Kekuta Manneh (CLB) 7 3 290 1 1 6 1 1 5 2 1 0 019 M Kekuta Manneh (TOT) 10 5 426 1 1 9 1 1 6 2 1 0 02 D Jukka Raitala 15 13 1184 0 2 4 1 20 10 1 2 3 020 M Wil Trapp 19 19 1685 0 2 6 3 20 29 0 0 2 012 F Adam Jahn 14 1 256 0 1 6 3 11 1 0 0 3 021 D Alex Crognale 11 7 628 0 1 5 1 9 6 0 0 1 07 M Artur 15 12 1009 0 1 10 1 20 11 0 0 1 025 D Harrison Afful 14 13 1146 0 1 13 2 9 17 2 1 3 016 M Hector Jimenez 6 5 422 0 1 1 0 6 5 0 0 0 023 G Zack Steffen 19 19 1710 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 031 D Connor Maloney 1 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 04 D Jonathan Mensah 14 13 1144 0 0 12 2 20 2 0 0 3 13 D Josh Williams 10 8 749 0 0 2 0 4 5 1 0 1 08 M Mohammed Abu 11 6 614 0 0 4 1 7 6 0 0 0 024 D Nicolai Naess 15 14 1262 0 0 4 1 11 6 0 0 1 014 D Waylon Francis 7 6 557 0 0 7 0 9 6 0 0 0 0

Own-goals received 0Opponent totals 19 19 1710 32 31 233 91 213 216 39 87 30 2Team totals 19 19 1710 29 28 225 80 216 213 40 93 27 1

COLUMBUS CREW SC GOALKEEPING

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO

23 G Zack Steffen 19 19 1710 91 58 32 1.68 2 3 8 10 1 4Team totals 19 19 1710 91 58 32 1.68 2 3 8 10 1 4Opponent totals 19 19 1710 80 49 29 1.53 3 3 10 8 1 4

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Justin Meram 3, Federico Higuain 2, Kekuta Manneh 1, Ola Kamara 1, Niko Hansen 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Hector Jimenez 1, Justin Meram 1, Federico Higuain 1, Ola Kamara 1, Alex Crognale 1, Niko Hansen 1, Artur 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Federico Higuain 2-2, Ola Kamara 1-1


DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:

Fri. Mar. 3 at Portland L 1-5 21144 0-1-0 11 0 MIN: Ramirez (79); POR: Olum (14) Valeri (47,82) Adi (91+,93+)

Sun. Mar. 12 Atlanta L 1-6 35043 0-2-0 11 0 MIN: Molino (30); ATL: Martinez (3,27,75) Almiron (13,52) Peterson (94+)

Sat. Mar. 18 at Colorado T 2-2 14013 0-2-1 11 1 MIN: Molino (50) Ramirez (58); COL: Badji (17) Hairston (59)

Sat. Mar. 25 at New England L 2-5 11571 0-3-1 11 1 MIN: Warner (15) Kallman (49); NE: Agudelo (4,41) Kamara (21) Nguyen (32) Tierney (53)

Sat. Apr. 1 Real Salt Lake W 4-2 17728 1-3-1 9 4 MIN: Molino (16) Ramirez (52,62) Venegas (68); RSL: Mulholland (4) Movsisyan (87)

Sat. Apr. 8 at FC Dallas L 0-2 16048 1-4-1 11 4 DAL: Morales (43) Barrios (49)Sat. Apr. 15 at Houston T 2-2 16125 1-4-2 10 5 MIN: Ramirez (47) Venegas (59); HOU: Manotas (14) Elis

(43)Sun. Apr. 23 Colorado W 1-0 17491 2-4-2 8 8 MIN: Ibarra (72); Sat. Apr. 29 San Jose L 0-1 17605 2-5-2 9 8 SJ: Jungwirth (54)Sun. May 7 Sporting KC W 2-0 17709 3-5-2 7 11 MIN: Danladi (22) Ramirez (39); Sat. May 13 at Toronto FC L 2-3 27249 3-6-2 7 11 MIN: Molino (52,62); TOR: Giovinco (20) own goal (54)

Ricketts (77)Sun. May 21 Los Angeles L 1-2 19107 3-7-2 9 11 MIN: Ramirez (66); LA: dos Santos (38) own goal (84)Sat. May 27 Orlando City SC W 1-0 18896 4-7-2 9 14 MIN: Ramirez (56); Sat. June 3 at Sporting KC L 0-3 20361 4-8-2 9 14 KC: Opara (47+) Medranda (54) Abdul-Salaam (87)Sat. June 17 at Real Salt

LakeL 0-1 19256 4-9-2 11 14 RSL: Movsisyan (84)

Wed. June 21 Portland W 3-2 18442 5-9-2 9 17 MIN: own goal (7) Ramirez (47) Danladi (64); POR: Valeri (37)

Sat. June 24 Vancouver T 2-2 19017 5-9-3 9 18 MIN: Calvo (50) Thiesson (63); VAN: Techera (17) Tchani (47+)

Thu. June 29 at New York City FC

L 1-3 21572 5-10-3 9 18 MIN: Ramirez (9); NYC: Callens (38) Harrison (52) Villa (63)

Tue. July 4 ColumbusWed. July 19 HoustonSat. July 22 New York Red

BullsSat. July 29 D.C. UnitedSat. Aug. 5 SeattleSun. Aug. 13 at AtlantaSun. Aug. 20 at SeattleSat. Aug. 26 at ChicagoSat. Sep. 9 PhiladelphiaWed. Sep. 13 at VancouverSat. Sep. 16 at MontrealSat. Sep. 23 FC DallasSat. Sep. 30 at HoustonSat. Oct. 7 Sporting KCSun. Oct. 15 at Los AngelesSun. Oct. 22 at San Jose

MINNESOTA UNITED 2017 SCHEDULE


DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:

Sat. Mar. 4 Chicago T 1-1 15023 0-0-1 2 1 CLB: Finlay (17); CHI: Accam (73)

Sat. Mar. 11 at Houston L 1-3 16486 0-1-1 8 1 CLB: Kamara (93+); HOU: Quioto (2) Elis (35) Torres (65)

Sat. Mar. 18 at D.C. United W 2-0 14031 1-1-1 6 4 CLB: Higuain (38) Kamara (66); Sat. Mar. 25 Portland W 3-2 11067 2-1-1 1 7 CLB: Meram (11) Kamara (19) Hansen (84); POR: Asprilla

(4) Adi (48+)Sat. Apr. 1 Orlando City SC W 2-0 12226 3-1-1 1 10 CLB: Meram (13,77); Sat. Apr. 8 at Chicago L 0-1 16434 3-2-1 1 10 CHI: Nikolic (22)Sat. Apr. 15 Toronto FC W 2-1 12319 4-2-1 1 13 CLB: Kamara (37) Meram (43); TOR: Altidore (21)Sat. Apr. 22 at New York Red

BullsL 0-2 20008 4-3-1 1 13 NYR: Muyl (11) Royer (38)

Sat. Apr. 29 New York City FC

L 2-3 17336 4-4-1 4 13 CLB: Higuain (29) Kamara (49); NYC: Harrison (8,76) Herrera (64)

Sat. May 6 New England W 2-0 13340 5-4-1 3 16 CLB: Kamara (13) Higuain (53); Wed. May 10 Toronto FC L 1-2 10318 5-5-1 4 16 CLB: Higuain (28); TOR: Ricketts (81,90)Sat. May 13 at Montreal W 3-2 17508 6-5-1 2 19 CLB: Meram (14,28,91+); MTL: Piatti (52) Jackson-Hamel

(77)Sun. May 21 at New England L 1-2 18651 6-6-1 5 19 CLB: Kamara (20); NE: Fagundez (24,34)Fri. May 26 at Toronto FC L 0-5 25376 6-7-1 5 19 TOR: Vazquez (6,59) Morrow (39) Osorio (86) Hamilton

(93+)Wed. May 31 Seattle W 3-0 12773 7-7-1 4 22 CLB: Higuain (10) Meram (21) Kamara (59); Sat. June 3 at Colorado L 1-2 17586 7-8-1 5 22 CLB: Higuain (61); COL: Doyle (80) Gordon (86)Sat. June 17 at Atlanta L 1-3 44922 7-9-1 5 22 CLB: Higuain (26); ATL: Villalba (16) Almiron (67)

Martinez (88)Sat. June 24 Montreal W 4-1 16592 8-9-1 5 25 CLB: Higuain (17,88) Manneh (70) Kamara (72); MTL:

Jackson-Hamel (19)Sat. July 1 Atlanta L 0-2 20391 8-10-1 6 25 ATL: Villalba (27,64)Tue. July 4 at MinnesotaSat. July 22 Philadelphia

Wed. July 26 at PhiladelphiaSat. July 29 at Real Salt

LakeSat. Aug. 5 at San JoseSat. Aug. 12 ChicagoSat. Aug. 19 at Orlando City

SCWed. Aug. 23 Los AngelesSat. Aug. 26 FC DallasSun. Sep. 10 Sporting KCSat. Sep. 16 at VancouverSat. Sep. 23 New York Red

BullsSat. Sep. 30 D.C. UnitedSun. Oct. 15 at Orlando City

SCSun. Oct. 22 at New York

City FC

COLUMBUS CREW SC 2017 SCHEDULE


UNITED INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2017)Goals

2 Christian Ramirez 04/01/2017 vs RSL W 4-22 Kevin Molino 05/13/2017 vs TOR L 2-3Assists

2 Kevin Molino 04/01/2017 vs RSL W 4-22 Miguel Ibarra 05/07/2017 vs KC W 2-0Shots

6 Christian Ramirez 04/01/2017 vs RSL W 4-2Shots on Goal

4 Christian Ramirez 04/01/2017 vs RSL W 4-24 Christian Ramirez 05/21/2017 vs LA L 1-2Fouls Committed

6 Kevin Molino 03/12/2017 vs ATL L 1-66 Johan Venegas 05/27/2017 vs ORL W 1-0Fouls Suffered

7 Mohammed Saeid 03/12/2017 vs ATL L 1-6Offside

4 Christian Ramirez 06/29/2017 vs NYC L 1-3Saves

8 Bobby Shuttleworth

06/17/2017 vs RSL L 0-1

Shots Faced

10 Bobby Shuttleworth

06/03/2017 vs KC L 0-3

Goals Allowed

5 John Alvbage 03/03/2017 vs POR L 1-55 John Alvbage 03/12/2017 vs ATL L 1-65 Bobby

Shuttleworth03/25/2017 vs NE L 2-5

TEAM LOW GAMES (2017)Shots

5 05/27/2017 vs ORL W 1-05 06/17/2017 vs RSL L 0-1Shots on Goal

1 06/03/2017 vs KC L 0-31 06/17/2017 vs RSL L 0-1Fouls Committed

4 03/25/2017 vs NE L 2-5Fouls Suffered

8 04/15/2017 vs HOU T 2-2Corner Kicks

0 03/18/2017 vs COL T 2-20 03/25/2017 vs NE L 2-5Offside

0 04/08/2017 vs DAL L 0-20 05/13/2017 vs TOR L 2-30 06/24/2017 vs VAN T 2-2Saves

1 03/03/2017 vs POR L 1-51 03/18/2017 vs COL T 2-21 03/25/2017 vs NE L 2-51 05/13/2017 vs TOR L 2-3Shots Faced

3 03/18/2017 vs COL T 2-23 04/23/2017 vs COL W 1-03 05/13/2017 vs TOR L 2-3

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2017)Goals

4 04/01/2017 vs RSL W 4-2Assists

4 05/07/2017 vs KC W 2-0Shots

22 05/21/2017 vs LA L 1-2Shots on Goal

9 04/01/2017 vs RSL W 4-2Fouls Committed

18 05/27/2017 vs ORL W 1-0Fouls Suffered

20 04/23/2017 vs COL W 1-0Corner Kicks

12 05/21/2017 vs LA L 1-2Offside

6 06/17/2017 vs RSL L 0-1Saves

8 06/17/2017 vs RSL L 0-1Shots Faced

10 06/03/2017 vs KC L 0-3Goals Allowed

6 03/12/2017 vs ATL L 1-6

CREW SC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2017)Goals

3 Justin Meram 05/13/2017 at MTL W 3-2Assists

2 Federico Higuain 04/15/2017 at TOR W 2-1Shots

6 Federico Higuain 06/24/2017 at MTL W 4-1Shots on Goal

5 Justin Meram 05/13/2017 at MTL W 3-2Fouls Committed

4 4 times 03/18/2017 at DC W 2-0Fouls Suffered

4 8 times 03/18/2017 at DC W 2-0Offside

3 Ola Kamara 04/01/2017 at ORL W 2-03 Ola Kamara 05/26/2017 at TOR L 0-5Saves

5 Zack Steffen 04/22/2017 at NYR L 0-25 Zack Steffen 05/06/2017 at NE W 2-05 Zack Steffen 06/03/2017 at COL L 1-2Shots Faced

7 4 times 04/22/2017 at NYR L 0-2Goals Allowed

5 Zack Steffen 05/26/2017 at TOR L 0-5

TEAM LOW GAMES (2017)Shots

6 04/01/2017 at ORL W 2-0Shots on Goal

0 05/26/2017 at TOR L 0-5Fouls Committed

6 06/24/2017 at MTL W 4-1Fouls Suffered

6 03/04/2017 at CHI T 1-1Corner Kicks

1 03/18/2017 at DC W 2-01 04/22/2017 at NYR L 0-2Offside

0 03/25/2017 at POR W 3-20 04/15/2017 at TOR W 2-10 05/10/2017 at TOR L 1-20 06/03/2017 at COL L 1-2Saves

1 03/11/2017 at HOU L 1-31 05/10/2017 at TOR L 1-21 05/21/2017 at NE L 1-2Shots Faced

3 03/04/2017 at CHI T 1-13 03/18/2017 at DC W 2-03 05/10/2017 at TOR L 1-23 05/21/2017 at NE L 1-23 05/31/2017 at SEA W 3-0

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2017)Goals

4 06/24/2017 at MTL W 4-1Assists

4 04/15/2017 at TOR W 2-14 05/31/2017 at SEA W 3-04 06/24/2017 at MTL W 4-1Shots

17 03/25/2017 at POR W 3-217 05/10/2017 at TOR L 1-2Shots on Goal

8 03/25/2017 at POR W 3-2Fouls Committed

18 05/13/2017 at MTL W 3-2Fouls Suffered

17 03/25/2017 at POR W 3-2Corner Kicks

10 05/10/2017 at TOR L 1-2Offside

5 03/11/2017 at HOU L 1-35 04/22/2017 at NYR L 0-2Saves

5 04/22/2017 at NYR L 0-25 05/06/2017 at NE W 2-05 06/03/2017 at COL L 1-2Shots Faced

7 04/22/2017 at NYR L 0-27 05/26/2017 at TOR L 0-57 06/03/2017 at COL L 1-27 06/17/2017 at ATL L 1-3Goals Allowed

5 05/26/2017 at TOR L 0-5


PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT

UNITED CAREER SCORING VS. CREW SC (0-0-0)

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PG

United 0 wins, 0 goals

Crew SC 0 wins, 0 goals0 ties

CREW SC VS UNITED

ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS:

1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total

CLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Crew SC United

Category 1 2 OT Tot 1 2 OT TotGoals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Shots 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Shots on Goal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Fouls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Offsides 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Corner Kicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HEAD-TO-HEAD

CAREER COACHING RECORDS:Adrian Heath vs. CLB 1-1-1 (1.33 pts./game)

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS:United Crew SC

GoalsAssistsShotsShots on GoalFouls CommittedFouls SufferedWinsLossesShutoutsSavesGoals Allowed

Minnesota United Columbus Crew SCW-L-T Streak (started) W-L-T Streak (started)

At Halftime:Leading 1-0-0 1 Ws (05/07/2017) 6-1-1 2 Ws (05/13/2017)Tied 4-3-0 1 Ls (06/29/2017) 2-3-0 1 Ws (06/24/2017)Trailing 0-7-3 1 Ts (06/24/2017) 0-6-0 7 Ls (10/23/2016)

First Goal:Allowed 1-9-3 1 Ts (06/24/2017) 2-7-0 5 Ls (04/22/2017)Scored 4-1-0 1 Ls (06/29/2017) 6-3-1 1 Ws (06/24/2017)

Goals Scored:0 goals 0-4-0 4 Ls (04/08/2017) 0-4-0 6 Ls (07/31/2016)1 goals 2-4-0 1 Ls (06/29/2017) 0-5-1 5 Ls (03/11/2017)2 goals 1-2-3 1 Ts (06/24/2017) 4-1-0 1 Ws (05/06/2017)3 goals 1-0-0 1 Ws (06/21/2017) 3-0-0 4 Ws (10/01/2016)4 goals 1-0-0 1 Ws (04/01/2017) 1-0-0 3 Ws (05/28/2016)

Goals Allowed:0 goals 3-0-0 3 Ws (04/23/2017) 4-0-0 8 Ws (08/20/2016)1 goals 0-2-0 2 Ls (04/29/2017) 2-1-1 2 Ws (04/15/2017)2 goals 2-2-3 1 Ts (06/24/2017) 2-5-0 3 Ls (05/21/2017)3 goals 0-3-0 3 Ls (05/13/2017) 0-3-0 6 Ls (09/10/2016)4 goals 0-3-0 3 Ls (03/03/2017) 0-1-0 2 Ls (10/23/2016)

W-L-T Breakdowns:

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS:United Crew SC

Goals None NoneAssists None NoneShots None NoneShots on Goal None NoneFouls Committed None NoneFouls Suffered None NoneShutouts None NoneSaves None NoneGoals Allowed None None



CREW SC CAREER SCORING VS. UNITED (0-0-0)

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG


CURRENT UNITED VS. CREW SC (0-0-0)

PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTCollen Warner 13 10 806 1 2 13Kevin Molino 3 3 259 1 1 10Marc Burch 12 11 970 0 1 7Sam Cronin 11 8 742 0 1 4Jermaine Taylor 7 7 630 0 1 3Bobby Shuttleworth 7 7 630 0 0 0Johan Venegas 2 1 92 0 0 3

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PGBobby Shuttleworth 7 630 27 14 1.29 0


GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG

CURRENT CREW SC VS. UNITED (0-0-0)


M i n n e s o t a U n i t e d F C v s C o l u m b u s C r e w S C | T C F B a n k S t a d i u m , M i n n e a p o l i s , M N | T u e s d a y, J u l y 4 K i c k o f f : 6 : 0 0 p . m . C T | T V : M y 2 9 | R a d i o : 1 5 0 0 E S P N | @ M N U F C | @ M N U F C m a t c h

MINNESOTA UNITED FC MATCH NOTES

M I N N E S O TA U N I T E D F C R O S T E R1 John Alvbage Goalkeeper

2 Justin Davis Defender

3 Jerome Thiesson Defender

4 Jermaine Taylor Defender

5 Francisco Calvo Defender

6 Vadim Demidov Defender

7 Ibson Midfielder

8 Marc Burch Defender

9 Abu Danladi Forward

10 Miguel Ibarra Midfielder

11 Johan Venegas Midfielder

12 Joseph Greenspan Defender

13 Thomas de Villardi Midfielder

14 Brent Kallman Defender

15 Ismaila Jome Midfielder

16 Bashkim Kadrii Midfielder

17 Collin Martin Midfielder

18 Kevin Molino Midfielder

19 Sam Cronin Midfielder

20 Rasmus Schuller Midfielder

21 Christian Ramirez Forward

22 Kevin Venegas Defender

23 Bernardo Añor Midfielder

24 Patrick McLain Goalkeeper

26 Collen Warner Midfielder

33 Bobby Shuttleworth Goalkeeper

C O L U M B U S C R E W S C R O S T E R2 Jukka Raitala Defender

3 Josh Williams Defender

4 Jonathan Mensah Defender

5 Dilly Duka Midfielder

7 Artur Midfielder

8 Mohammed Abu Midfielder

9 Justin Meram Midfielder

10 Federico Higuain Midfielder

11 Ola Kamara Forward

12 Adam Jahn Forward

13 Ethan Finlay Midfielder

14 Waylon Francis Defender

16 Hector Jimenez Midfielder

17 Lalas Abubakar Defender

18 Cristian Martinez Midfielder

19 Kekuta Manneh Forward

20 Wil Trapp Midfielder

21 Alex Crognale Defender

22 Gaston Sauro Defender

23 Zack Steffen Goalkeeper

24 Nicolai Naess Defender

25 Harrison Afful Defender

26 Ben Swanson Midfielder

27 Abuchi Obinwa Midfielder

29 Marshall Hollingsworth Forward

30 Logan Ketterer Goalkeeper

31 Connor Maloney Defender

41 Brad Stuver Goalkeeper

2017 MLS Record (W-L-D): .......................5-10-3Western Conference Standings: .................... 9th

Head Coach: ................. Adrian Heath (21-26-19)Asst. Coach: .......................................... Ian FullerAsst. Coach: ................................... Mark WatsonGK Coach: .......................................Marius Røvde

2017 MLS Record (W-L-D): ....................... 8-10-1Eastern Conference Standings: ...................... 6th

Head Coach: ............Gregg Berhalter (45-45-31)Asst. Coach: .....................................Nico EstevezAsst. Coach: ....................................... Pat OnstadAsst. Coach: ........................................ Josh Wolff

2 - Last Time Out, Match Preview, How the Teams Compare, Team Leaders3 - Series Information4 - About Opponent, Quick Facts5 - Standings

6 - This Week in MLS, Last Week in MLS7 - MLS Stats Leaders, About MLS, Media Resources8 - Schedule, Record When..., Scoring Frequency, vs. Opponent

9 - Player Statistics, Individual Honors10 - Goal Map11 - Team Records12 - Recent Achievements, Team Firsts13-14 - All-Time History vs Opposition

15 - Past Starting Lineups16 - Roster and Pronunciation Guide17-22 - Player and Coach Bios

I N D E X2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPI N D E X

M i n n e s o t a U n i t e d F C v s C o l u m b u s C r e w S C | T C F B a n k S t a d i u m , M i n n e a p o l i s , M N | T u e s d a y, J u l y 4

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MNUFC MATCH NOTES

Goals#21 Christian Ramirez 10#18 Kevin Molino 5Two players tied 2

Assists#18 Kevin Molino 5#11 Johan Venegas 3Two additional players tied 3

U P N E X T | M i n n e s o t a U n i t e d F C v s N e w Y o r k C i t y F C | J u n e 2 9 , 2 0 1 7 | Y a n k e e S t a d i u m , N e w Y o r k , N Y | M L S R e g u l a r S e a s o n

MIN Substitutes 73’ – Jome IN, Ibarra OUT

Unused SubsGK – McLainD – DavisM – Martin, Schuller, Warner, Kadrii

MIN Starting XI vs. NYC

Minnesota United AbsencesSuspended n/aOut Anor (L Lower Leg), Demidov (L Knee), De Villardi (L Achilles), Burch (Groin) Kallman (R Knee), Alvbage (L Thumb)Questionable Greenspan (Concussion), Danladi (R Thigh),International Duty Calvo, J. Venegas (Costa Rica) Taylor (Jamaica)

Minnesota Kicks Off Five-Match HomestandFollowing a disappointing result in the Empire State, Minnesota United returns to TCF Bank Stadium for a match against Columbus Crew SC. Minnesota is unbeaten in its last three matches at home, outscoring its opponents six to four for two wins and a draw. Crew SC has been a mixed bag this season, starting off hot but dropping into a bit of a lull. The lack of consistency has caused Gregg Berhalter’s men to go from the top of the East to sitting just above the red line in the standings. MNUFC will be glad to return home where points are easy to come by for the club, as opposed to struggling on the road. They will be hoping this stretch at home will be enough to propel them up the standings in the West.

MNUFC Scores Early, NYCFC Comes BackMinnesota United got off to a flying start at Yankee Stadium Thursday night, but New York City FC marched back into the match to claim a 3-1 win. Just nine minutes in, Johan Venegas unleashed a shot from 30 yards out. NYCFC goalkeeper Eirik Johansen bobbled the ball, allowing forward Christian Ramirez to bury the rebound and get his 10th goal of the season. The Loons held off their hosts for much of the first half, suppressing the dangerous attack led by David Villa. However, NYCFC would equalize just before halftime. Second-half goals from rising star Jack Harrison and leading scorer Villa would give the home side a comfortable lead and hold off the Loons for the victory.

5 - 10 - 3 MLS Record (W-L-D) 8 - 10 - 1L-L-W-D-L Form (Last 5 Matches) W-L-L-W-L18 Points 259th West MLS Position 6th East18 Matches Played 1925 Goals Scored 2941 Goals Against 3219 Assists 28191 Shots 22575 SOG 80184 Fouls Conceded 216233 Fouls Suffered 21331 Offsides 4079 Corner Kicks 932 PK Scored 33 PK Attempts 33 Clean sheets 4

Series History

MIN all-time W-L-D: 0 - 0 - 0 | 0 GF, 0 GA

MIN home W-L-D: 0 - 0 - 0 | 0 GF, 0 GA

MIN away W-L-D: 0 - 0 - 0 | 0 GF, 0 GA

MLS stats only | 2017 Season

Goals#10 Federico Higuain 9

#11 Ola Kamara 9#9 Justin Meram 8

Assists#9 Justin Meram 6#10 Federico Higuain 5#11 Ola Kamara 3

M I N N E S O TA U N I T E D T E A M L E A D E R S

C O L U M B U S C R E W S C T E A M L E A D E R S

U P N E X T | M i n n e s o t a U n i t e d F C v s C o l u m b u s C r e w S C | J u l y 4 , 2 0 1 7 | T C F B a n k S t a d i u m , M i n n e a p o l i s , M N | M L S R e g u l a r S e a s o n

H O W T H E T E A M S C O M P A R E M I N C L B

SHUTTLEWORTHSHUTTLEWORTH

CALVO

THIESSON

J. VENEGAS

IBARRA MOLINO

CRONIN

RAMIREZ

IBSON

TAYLOR

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Date Score Result Location

n/a

MIN CLBN/A GOALS N/A

N/A ASSISTS N/A

N/A YELLOW CARDS N/A

N/A RED CARDS N/A

N/A WINS N/A

N/A LOSSES N/A

N/A CLEAN SHEETS N/A

MIN CLBN/A GOALS N/A

N/A ASSISTS N/A

N/A YELLOW CARDS N/A

N/A SAVES N/A

N/A GOALS ALLOWED N/A

0-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 75-90 90+ ET TotalMIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0CLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Columbus Assistant Coach Pat Onstad was a teammate of Manny Lagos on the San Jose Earthquakes in 2003.

Crew SC Assistant Coach Josh Wolff played with Lagos and Amos Magee on the Chicago Fire.

Lagos ended his playing career with Columbus in 2005.

Loons Assistant Coach Mark Watson played the inaugural MLS Season in 1996 with Columbus.

Crew SC midfielder Ethan Finlay was born in Duluth, MN. Finlay played with Brent Kallman at Creighton University from 2009 through 2011.

Marc Burch played the second half of the 2006 season with Columbus.

Bernardo Anor was a member of Crew SC from 2011 through 2014.

Josh Williams and Collen Warner were teammates in 2015 when they played for Toronto FC.

Dilly Duka and Johan Venegas played together on Montreal Impact in 2015.

Adam Jahn played with Sam Cronin as a member of the San Jose Earthquakes in 2013 and 2014.

Kekuta Manneh joined Vancouver Whitecaps FC in 2013, where Marius Rovde was the goalkeeping coach through 2016.

Team Type Player # of Matches

MinnesotaUnited FC

Goals None

Assists None

Points None

Shutouts None

ColumbusCrew SC

Goals None

Assists None

Points None

Shutouts None

*Streak considered 2+ matches in a row.

Suspended: n/a Suspended after next caution: Thiesson, Kallman, Molino, J. Venegas (MIN);

D I S C I P L I N A R Y R E P O R T

M I N N E S O TA C O N N E C T I O N SA L L - T I M E R E S U LT S A G A I N S T C O L U M B U S C R E W S C

A L L - T I M E S E R I E S L E A D E R S

A L L - T I M E S E R I E S S I N G L E M AT C H H I G H S

C U R R E N T T E A M S T R E A K S *

G O A L S S C O R E D I N S E R I E S B Y I N T E R V A L

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A B O U T C O L U M B U S C R E W S CGame Abbreviation: ............................................................................................CLBColors: ................................................................................ Yellow, Black and WhiteFounded:........................................................................1994 (as Columbus Crew)First MLS Season: .............................................................................................. 1996MLS Titles: .................................................................................................... 1 (2008)City, State: ....................................................................................... Columbus, OhioStadium: ........................................................................................ MAPFRE StadiumCapacity (Built): ................................................................................ 19,986 (1999)

• Columbus is the last team currently in the Eastern Conference to win an MLS Cup.

• Columbus players took a league-high 200 corner kicks in 2016.

• Opened in 1999, Columbus’ MAPFRE Stadium was the first soccer-specific stadium in MLS.

• Crew SC’s last MLS Cup appearance was in 2015, where it fell 2-1 at home to the Portland Timbers.

• This is the first time Minnesota has faced Eastern Conference teams back-to-back.

• This is the only Tuesday match on Minnesota’s schedule.

• The Loons are undefeated in their last three matches at TCF Bank Stadium.

• Columbus was originally named the Columbus Crew until late 2014. The club re-branded with a new logo and updated its name to Columbus Crew SC, which was adopted for the 2015 MLS season.

• Christian Ramirez scored his 10th goal in MLS on Thursday in New York. He is the first MNUFC player to reach that mark in MLS.

• Ramirez was caught offside a record four times against NYCFC.

• Though he wasn’t credited with an assist on Thursday night, Johan Venegas has set up three goals for Ramirez.

• Bobby Shuttleworth has made at least two saves in each of his last seven appearances. Eight stops against RSL on June 17 was the highest during that stretch.

• Jermaine Taylor, Francisco Calvo and Johan Venegas will be absent due to international call ups for the Gold Cup. Taylor will represent Jamaica while Calvo and Venegas join Costa Rica.

• Columbus has no players called up for international duty at this time.

• This match begins a five-match homestand in league play for the Loons. MNUFC is undefeated in its last three home matches.

• At 29 years old and 322 days, Jerome Thiesson became the oldest MNUFC player to score a goal when he finished off an equalizer against Vancouver on June 24.

• Four Loons – Sam Cronin (1A), Kevin Molino (1G/1A), Taylor (1A) and Collen Warner (1G/2A) – have earned points in their career against Columbus.

• Shuttleworth has 14 saves and two clean sheets in seven matches against Crew SC in his career.

M I N V S C L B Q U I C K F A C T S

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TEAM GP W L T GD PTS Home Record Road RecordSporting Kansas City 19 8 4 7 10 31 6 - 0 - 3 2 - 4 - 4FC Dallas 17 7 3 7 10 28 5 - 1 - 3 2 - 2 - 4Portland Timbers 19 7 7 5 3 26 5 - 1 - 3 2 - 6 - 2San Jose Earthquakes 18 7 6 5 -2 26 5 - 1 - 4 2 - 5 - 1Houston Dynamo 18 7 7 4 3 25 7 - 0 - 2 0 - 7 - 2LA Galaxy 17 6 7 4 0 22 1 - 4 - 3 5 - 3 - 1Vancouver Whitecaps FC 16 6 7 3 -4 21 4 - 2 - 2 2 - 5 - 1Seattle Sounders FC 18 5 7 6 -5 21 4 - 1 - 3 1 - 6 - 3Colorado Rapids 17 6 10 1 -6 19 6 - 3 - 1 0 - 7 - 0Minnesota United FC 18 5 10 3 -16 18 5 - 3 - 1 0 - 7 - 2Real Salt Lake 19 5 12 2 -21 17 4 - 4 - 1 1 - 8 - 1

TEAM GP W L T GD PTS Home Record Road RecordChicago Fire 18 11 3 4 18 37 9 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 - 3Toronto FC 18 10 3 5 13 35 7 - 0 - 2 3 - 3 - 3New York City FC 18 10 5 3 13 33 6 - 1 - 2 4 - 4 - 1Orlando City SC 19 8 6 5 -5 29 6 - 1 - 3 2 - 5 - 2Atlanta United FC 18 8 7 3 10 27 5 - 2 - 0 3 - 5 - 3Columbus Crew SC 19 8 10 1 -3 25 6 - 3 - 1 2 - 7 - 0New York Red Bulls 17 7 8 2 -6 23 5 - 2 - 2 2 - 6 - 0Philadelphia Union 17 6 7 4 4 22 5 - 3 - 2 1 - 4 - 2Montreal Impact 16 5 5 6 0 21 4 - 2 - 1 1 - 3 - 5New England Revolution 18 5 8 5 -2 20 5 - 1 - 2 0 - 7 - 3D.C. United 18 5 10 3 -15 18 3 - 4 - 2 2 - 6 - 1

TEAM GP W T L GD PTS Home Record Road RecordChicago Fire 18 11 3 4 18 37 9 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 - 3Toronto FC 18 10 3 5 13 35 7 - 0 - 2 3 - 3 - 3New York City FC 18 10 5 3 13 33 6 - 1 - 2 4 - 4 - 1Sporting Kansas City 19 8 4 7 10 31 6 - 0 - 3 2 - 4 - 4Orlando City SC 19 8 6 5 -5 29 6 - 1 - 3 2 - 5 - 2FC Dallas 17 7 3 7 10 28 5 - 1 - 3 2 - 2 - 4Atlanta United FC 18 8 7 3 10 27 5 - 2 - 0 3 - 5 - 3Portland Timbers 19 7 7 5 3 26 5 - 1 - 3 2 - 6 - 2San Jose Earthquakes 18 7 6 5 -2 26 5 - 1 - 4 2 - 5 - 1Columbus Crew SC 19 8 10 1 -3 25 6 - 3 - 1 2 - 7 - 0Houston Dynamo 18 7 7 4 3 25 7 - 0 - 2 0 - 7 - 2New York Red Bulls 17 7 8 2 -6 23 5 - 2 - 2 2 - 6 - 0Philadelphia Union 17 6 7 4 4 22 5 - 3 - 2 1 - 4 - 2LA Galaxy 17 6 7 4 0 22 1 - 4 - 3 5 - 3 - 1Vancouver Whitecaps FC 16 6 7 3 -4 21 4 - 2 - 2 2 - 5 - 1Montreal Impact 16 5 5 6 0 21 4 - 2 - 1 1 - 3 - 5Seattle Sounders FC 18 5 7 6 -5 21 4 - 1 - 3 1 - 6 - 3New England Revolution 18 5 8 5 -2 20 5 - 1 - 2 0 - 7 - 3Colorado Rapids 17 6 10 1 -6 19 6 - 3 - 1 0 - 7 - 0D.C. United 18 5 10 3 -15 18 3 - 4 - 2 2 - 6 - 1Minnesota United FC 18 5 10 3 -16 18 5 - 3 - 1 0 - 7 - 2Real Salt Lake 19 5 12 2 -21 17 4 - 4 - 1 1 - 8 - 1

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2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP2 0 1 7 M L S E A S T E R N C O N F E R E N C E S TA N D I N G S

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T U E S D A Y, J U LY 4 T H U R S D A Y, J U N E 2 9

T H U R S D A Y, J U LY 5

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

MONTREAL IMPACT

FC DALLAS

ATLANTA UNITED FC

FC DALLAS

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

COLORADO RAPIDS

NEW YORK CITY FC

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

CHICAGO FIRE

PHILADELPHIA UNION

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

HOUSTON DYNAMO

PORTLAND TIMBERS

ORLANDO CITY SC

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

LA GALAXY

REAL SALT LAKE

COLUMBUS CREW SC COLORADO RAPIDS

PORTLAND TIMBERS

LA GALAXY

D.C. UNITED

TORONTO FC

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

D.C. UNITED

COLUMBUS CREW SC

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

PHILADELPHIA UNION

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

NEW YORK RED BULLS

MONTREAL IMPACT

CHICAGO FIRE

TORONTO FC

NEW YORK CITY FC

REAL SALT LAKE

ORLANDO CITY SC

ATLANTA UNITED FC HOUSTON DYNAMO

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GOALS: Nemanja Nikolic, Chicago Fire (16) MIN: Christian Ramirez (10)

ASSISTS: Two players tied (9) MIN: Kevin Molino (5)

SHOTS: David Villa, New York City FC (74) MIN: Christian Ramirez (43)

SOG: Nemanja Nikolic, Chicago Fire (36) MIN: Christian Ramirez (23)

YELLOW CARDS: Two players tied (7) MIN: Four players tied (4)

RED CARDS: Jelle Van Damme, LA Galaxy (2) MIN: Justin Davis, Abu Danladi (1)

SAVES: Bill Hamid, D.C. United (73) MIN: Bobby Shuttleworth (60)

CLEAN SHEETS: Tim Melia, Sporting Kansas City (9) MIN: Bobby Shuttleworth (3)

Landon Donovan MLS MVP: David Villa, New York City FC

Defender of the Year: Matt Hedges, FC Dallas

Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year: Andre Blake, Philadelphia Union

Newcomer of the Year: Nicolas Lodeiro, Seattle Sounders FC

AT&T Rookie of the Year: Jordan Morris, Seattle Sounders FC

Coach of the Year: Oscar Pareja, FC Dallas

Comeback Player of the Year: Chris Pontius, Philadelphia Union

MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Year: Matt Lampson, Chicago Fire

MLS Fair Play (Individual): Keegan Rosenberry, Philadelphia Union

MLS Fair Play (Team): Columbus Crew SC

Minnesota United FC plays in North America’s top professional soccer league, Major League Soccer (MLS). The league features 22 teams from across the United States and Canada.

After a successful bid to host the World Cup in 1994, the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) founded MLS to bring a top level soccer league back to the country for the first time since 1984, when the original NASL folded. The league was set to begin play in 1996 with ten teams: Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew (SC), D.C. United, Dallas Burn (FC Dallas), Kansas City Wiz (Sporting Kansas City), Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, NY/NJ MetroStars (New York Red Bulls), San Jose Clash (Earthquakes) and Tampa Bay Mutiny.

The league’s first match was played on April 6, 1996 as the San Jose Clash played D.C. United if front of 31,000 fans at Spartan Stadium. The league drew large crowds in its opening season, pulling star power from around North America and building on the excitement of the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

As MLS has continued to grow, clubs have begun moving out of shared American football venues and into soccer-specific stadium, led by the Columbus Crew (SC) who moved into the soccer-specific MAPFRE Stadium in 1999. Currently, 14 teams play in soccer-specific venues.

The league is split into the Eastern and Western Conferences. Each team plays 34 matches during the season. Teams play all conference opponents twice, once at home and once on the road, and each team in the other conference once, with an even balance of home and away matches. The remainder of the schedule is filled with matches against conference opponents. The top six teams in each conference at the end of the year qualifying for the MLS Cup Playoffs.

The postseason begins with the third through sixth seeds in each conference playing in a knockout round. The winners advance to the conference semifinals to play the first and second seeds in the conference. In this round, the format switches to a two-match aggregate series, with the team scoring the most goals over the series moving on. The same format is used for the conference finals. The winner of the conference final moves on to face the other conference champion in the MLS Cup Final. The final is a single match, hosted by the team with the best record in the regular season, with the winner being declared MLS Cup Champion.

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MNUFC MATCH NOTES

DATE OPPONENT RESULT LOCATION3/04 at Portland Timbers 1 - 5 L Providence Park3/12 Atlanta United FC 1 - 6 L TCF Bank Stadium3/18 at Colorado Rapids 2 - 2 D Dick’s Sporting Goods Park3/25 at New England Revolution 2 - 5 L Gillette Stadium4/01 Real Salt Lake 4 - 2 W TCF Bank Stadium4/08 at FC Dallas 0 - 2 L Toyota Stadium4/15 at Houston Dynamo 2 - 2 D BBVA Compass Stadium4/23 Colorado Rapids 1 - 0 W TCF Bank Stadium4/29 San Jose Earthquakes 0 - 1 L TCF Bank Stadium5/07 Sporting Kansas City 2 - 0 W TCF Bank Stadium5/13 at Toronto FC 2 - 3 L BMO Field5/21 LA Galaxy 1 - 2 L TCF Bank Stadium5/27 Orlando City SC 1 - 0 W TCF Bank Stadium6/03 at Sporting Kansas City 0 - 3 L Children’s Mercy Park6/14 at Sporting Kansas City^ 0 - 4 L Children’s Mercy Park6/17 at Real Salt Lake 0 - 1 L Rio Tinto Stadium6/21 Portland Timbers 3 - 2 W TCF Bank Stadium6/24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 - 2 D TCF Bank Stadium6/29 at New York City FC 1 - 3 L Yankee Stadium

TIME (CT)7/04 Columbus Crew SC 6:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium7/19 Houston Dynamo 7:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium7/22 New York Red Bulls 3:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium7/29 D.C. United 7:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium8/05 Seattle Sounders 7:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium8/20 at Seattle Sounders 9:00 p.m. CenturyLink Field8/26 at Chicago Fire 7:30 p.m. Toyota Park9/09 Philadelphia Union 7:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium9/13 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 8:30 p.m. BC Place9/16 at Montreal Impact 8:30 p.m. Stade Saputo9/23 FC Dallas 7:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium9/30 at Houston Dynamo 7:30 p.m. BBVA Compass Stadium10/03 at Atlanta United FC 6:00 p.m. Mercedes-Benz Stadium10/07 Sporting Kansas City 7:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium10/15 at LA Galaxy 4:00 p.m. StubHub Center10/22 at San Jose Earthquakes 3:00 p.m. Avaya Stadium

2017Playing at home 5-3-1Playing on the road 0-7-2Playing on grass 0-5-2Playing on artificial turf 5-5-1Wearing primary kit 4-5-1Wearing secondary kit 1-5-2Scoring first 4-1-0Allowing first 1-9-3Scoring 0 goals 0-4-0Scoring 1 goal 2-4-0Scoring 2 goals 1-2-3Scoring 3+ goals 2-0-0Allowing 0 goals 3-0-0Allowing 1 goal 0-2-0Allowing 2 goals 2-2-3Allowing 3+ goals 0-6-0Scoring in the 1st half 3-3-0Scoreless 1st half 2-7-3Scoring in the 2nd half 4-4-3Scoreless 2nd half 1-6-0Leading at halftime 1-0-0Trailing at halftime 0-7-3Tied at halftime 4-3-0Leading after 60 minutes 3-0-0Trailing after 60 minutes 0-9-1Tied after 60 minutes 2-1-2Leading after 75 minutes 5-0-0Trailing after 75 minutes 0-8-0Tied after 75 minutes 0-2-3

M L S R E C O R D ( W - L - D ) W H E N . . .

2 0 1 7 T E A M S TAT S V S O P P O N E N T S

M I N N E S O TA U N I T E D 2 0 1 7 S C H E D U L E

MIN OPPShots 191 279Shots on Goal 75 103Accuracy 39% 37%Goals 25 41Fouls 184 233Offside 31 27Corners 79 102Passing Acc. 78% 78%Tackles 238 265Yellow Cards 37 28Red Cards 2 1Possession 50% 50%Saves 65 46Clean Sheets 3 4

M I N N E S O TA U N I T E D S C O R I N G F R E Q U E N C Y - M L S O N LY

Range 0-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+/ET Total

2017For 3 3 1 0 10 7 1 0 25

Against 7 4 7 2 10 2 6 3 41

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2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPNo. Name (JERSEY NAME) GP ST SV CS YC RC GAA MIN

1 ALVBAGE, John 3 2 5 0 0 0 4.05 222

24 MCLAIN, Patrick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

33 SHUTTLEWORTH, Bobby 17 16 60 3 1 0 2.00 1398

MIN TOTALS 65 3 1 0 2.28

No. Pos. Name (JERSEY NAME) GP ST G A SOG YC RC MIN23 M ANOR, Bernardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08 D BURCH, Marc 8 8 0 0 0 1 0 7835 D CALVO, Francisco 16 15 1 0 3 3 0 144019 M CRONIN, SAM 11 11 0 1 1 1 0 10679 F DANLADI, Abu 12 5 2 2 4 1 1 4802 D DAVIS, Justin 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 2835 D DEMIDOV, Vadim 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 27013 M DE VILLARDI, Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012 D GREENSPAN, Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 010 M IBARRA, Miguel 16 13 1 2 9 2 0 10557 M IBSON 15 13 0 3 2 3 0 124815 M JOME, Ismaila 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 17516 M Kadrii, BASHKIM 9 4 0 0 3 0 0 36414 D KALLMAN, Brent 15 15 1 0 2 4 0 128317 M MARTIN, Collin 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3818 M MOLINO, Kevin 16 16 5 5 12 4 0 139121 F RAMIREZ, Christian 18 17 10 1 23 1 0 153120 M SCHULLER, Rasmus 7 4 0 0 0 1 0 3244 D TAYLOR, Jermaine 10 4 0 0 1 0 0 4923 D THIESSON, Jerome 17 17 1 1 2 4 0 151511 M VENEGAS, Johan 14 11 2 3 10 4 0 99922 D VENEGAS, Kevin 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 45026 M WARNER, Collen 12 8 1 0 1 3 0 729

MIN TOTALS^ 25 19 75 36 2

M I N N E S O TA U N I T E D 2 0 1 7 G O A L K E E P I N G S TAT I S T I C S - R E G U L A R S E A S O N

M I N N E S O TA U N I T E D 2 0 1 7 F I E L D P L A Y E R S TAT I S T I C S - R E G U L A R S E A S O N

M L S T E A M O F T H E W E E KBrent Kallman (D)Week 3*Christian Ramirez (F)Week 5Adrian Heath (Head Coach)Week 5Kevin Molino (M)Week 7*Bobby Shuttleworth (GK)Week 8*, Week 10*, Week 16*Miguel Ibarra (M)Week 10Francisco Calvo (D)Week 13

M L S S A V E O F T H E W E E KBobby Shuttleworth (GK)Week 5

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPM I N N E S O TA U N I T E D 2 0 1 7 I N D I V I D U A L H O N O R S

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# Player Date Opponent Min1 Christian Ramirez Mar 3 Portland 792 Kevin Molino Mar 12 Atlanta 30 ^3 Kevin Molino Mar 18 Colorado 50 ^4 Christian Ramirez Mar 18 Colorado 585 Collen Warner Mar 25 New England 156 Brent Kallman Mar 25 New England 49 +7 Kevin Molino Apr 1 Real Salt Lake 168 Christian Ramirez Apr 1 Real Salt Lake 529 Christian Ramirez Apr 1 Real Salt Lake 6210 Johan Venegas Apr 1 Real Salt Lake 6811 Christian Ramirez Apr 15 Houston 47 *12 Johan Venegas Apr 15 Houston 5913 Miguel Ibarra Apr 23 Colorado 72 *14 Abu Danladi May 7 Sporting KC 2215 Christian Ramirez May 7 Sporting KC 3916 Kevin Molino May 13 Toronto FC 5217 Kevin Molino May 13 Toronto FC 6218 Christian Ramirez May 21 LA Galaxy 6619 Christian Ramirez May 27 Orlando City 5320 Own Goal June 21 Portland 721 Christian Ramirez June 21 Portland 4722 Abu Danladi June 21 Portland 6423 Francisco Calvo June 24 Vancouver 5024 Jerome Thiesson June 24 Vancouver 64 *25 Christian Ramirez June 29 New York City 9

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2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPG O A L I N F O R M AT I O N

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP2 0 1 7 M I N N E S O TA U N I T E D G O A L M A P - R E G U L A R S E A S O N

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Stat Year #

Goals 2017 25

Assists 2017 19

Yellow Cards 2017 37

Red Cards 2017 2

Points 2017 18

Wins 2017 5

Losses 2017 10

Draws 2017 3

Shutouts 2017 3

Goals Allowed 2017 41

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Wins 5

Losses 11

Draws 3

Points 18

Goals 25

Assists 19

Shutouts 3

Yellow Cards 39

Red Cards 2

Goals Allowed 46

Consecutive Wins (Overall) 1 6/21/2017

Consecutive Wins (Home) 2 4/1/2017 - 4/23/2107

Consecutive Wins (Away) 0

Consecutive Matches Unbeaten (Overall) 2 4/15/2017 - 4/23/2017

Consecutive Matches Unbeaten (Home) 3 5/27/2017 - Present

Consecutive Matches Unbeaten (Away) 1 4/15/2017

Consecutive Losses (Overall) 2 6/3/2017 - 6/17/2017

Consecutive Losses (Home) 1 5/21/2017

Consecutive Losses (Away) 4 5/13/2017 - Present

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Overall) 1 5/7/2017

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Home) 1 5/7/2017

M I N N E S O TA U N I T E D A L L - T I M E T E A M R E C O R D S

A L L - T I M E S TAT S A L L C O M P E T I T I O N SR E G U L A R S E A S O N T E A M R E C O R D S

A L L - T I M E I N D I V I D U A L R E C O R D S ( M L S O N LY ) A L L - T I M E I N D I V I D U A L R E C O R D S ( A L L C O M P E T I T I O N S )

Match Season Career2 GoalsChristian Ramirez, 4/1/2017Kevin Molino, 5/13/2017

10 GoalsChristian Ramirez, 2017


2 AssistsKevin Molino, 4/1/2017; Miguel Ibarra, 5/7/2017

5 AssistsKevin Molino, 2017


6 ShotsChristian Ramirez, 4/1/2017

43 ShotsChristian Ramirez, 2017


4 Shots on GoalChristian Ramirez, Two times

23 Shots on GoalChristian Ramirez, 2017


8 SavesBobby Shuttleworth,6/17/2017

60 SavesBobby Shuttleworth, 2017


1531 MinutesChristian Ramirez, 2017


5 WinsBobby Shuttleworth, 2017


3 Clean SheetsBobby Shuttleworth, 2017


18 AppearancesChristian Ramirez, 2017


18 Consecutive Apps.Christian Ramirez, 2017


Match Season Career2 GoalsChristian Ramirez, 4/1/2017Kevin Molino, 5/13/2017



2 AssistsKevin Molino, 4/1/2017; Miguel Ibarra, 5/7/2017



6 ShotsChristian Ramirez, 4/1/2017



4 Shots on GoalChristian Ramirez, Two times



8 SavesBobby Shuttleworth,6/17/2017













Consecutive Clean Sheets (Away) 0

Consecutive Matches with Goals Scored (Overall) 5 3/3/2017 - 4/1/2017

Consecutive Matches with Goals Scored (Home) 5 5/7/2017 - Present

Consecutive Matches with Goals Scored (Away) 3 3/12/2017 - 3/25/2017

Consecutive Matches without a Goal (Overall) 2 6/3/2017 - 6/17/2017

Consecutive Matches without a Goal (Home) 1 4/29/2017

Consecutive Matches without a Goal (Away) 2 6/3/2017 - 6/17/2017

Largest Margin of Victory 2 5/7/2017 vs Sporting KC

Largest Margin of Defeat 5 3/12/2017 vs. Atlanta

Most Goals Scored in a Match 4 4/1/2017 vs. Real Salt Lake

Most Goals Conceded in a Match 6 3/12/2017 vs. Atlanta

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Last home win 3-2 vs. Portland Timbers 6/21/2017Last home loss 1-2 vs. LA Galaxy 5/21/2017Last home draw 2-2 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6/24/2017

Last away win - -Last away loss 1-3 @ New York City FC 6/29/2017Last away draw 2-2 @ Houston Dynamo 4/15/2017

Held scoreless 0-1 L @ Real Salt Lake 6/17/2017Scored 1 goal 1-3 L @ New York City FC 6/29/2017Scored 2 goals 2-2 W vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6/24/2017Scored 3+ goals 3-2 W vs. Portland Timbers 6/21/2017

Clean sheet 1-0 W vs. Orlando City SC 5/27/2017Allowed 1 goal 0-1 L @ Real Salt Lake 6/17/2017Allowed 2 goals 2-2 W vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6/24/2017Allowed 3+ goals 1-3 L @ New York City FC 6/29/2017

Scored hat trick - -Multi-goal match Kevin Molino (2G), @ TOR 5/13/2017Multi-assist match Miguel Ibarra (2A), vs. SKC 5/7/2017Multi-point match Kevin Molino (2G), vs. TOR 5/13/2017Sent off Abu Danladi, vs. POR 6/21/2017Penalty scored Kevin Molino, @ COL 3/18/2017Penalty missed - -GK penalty save - -M

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Scored hat trick Josef Martinez, ATL 3/12/2017Multi-goal match Juan Agudelo (2G), NE 3/12/2017Multi-assist match Diego Fagundez (2A), NE 3/25/2017Multi-point match Jack Harrison (1G/1A), NYC 6/29/2017Sent off Sebastian Blanco, POR 6/21/2017Penalty scored Cristian Techera, VAN 6/24/2017Penalty missed - -GK penalty save Alex Bono, TOR 5/13/2017

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* Indicates a match in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. All other achievements reflect league play. Current as of 7/1/2017.

First match 1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First win 4-2 win against Real Salt Lake Minneapolis, MN, 4/1/2017

First home match 1-6 loss against Atlanta, Minneapolis, MN, 3/12/2017

First draw 2-2 against Colorado, Commerce City, CO, 3/18/2017

First goal Christian Ramirez in 1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First home goal Kevin Molino in 1-6 loss against Atlanta, Minneapolis, MN, 3/12/2017

First assist Johan Venegas to Christian Ramirez in 1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First clean sheet Bobby Shuttleworth in 1-0 win against Colorado, Minneapolis, MN, 4/23/2017

First caution Johan Venegas against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First ejection Justin Davis against Colorado Commerce City, CO, 3/18/2017

M O S T R E C E N T T E A M A C H I E V E M E N T S M O S T R E C E N T I N D I V I D U A L A C H I E V E M E N T S

M I N N E S O TA U N I T E D F I R S T S

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CHIC

AGO 2017 Matches: Total Home Away

Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA8/26 @ Chicago 7:30 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Leading Scorers in series: NONE

ATLA

NTA 2017 Matches: Total Home Away

Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA3/12 @ Minnesota 1 - 6 L 2017 1 0 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0TBD @ Atlanta 5:00 p.m. All Time 1 0 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Kevin Molino (1); ATL – Josef Martinez (3)

COLO

RADO 2017 Matches: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA

3/18 @ Colorado 2 - 2 D 2017 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 24/23 @ Minnesota 1 - 0 W All Time 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 2

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Kevin Molino, Christian Ramirez, Miguel Ibarra (1); COL – Dominique Badji, Marlon Hairston (1)

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S 2017 Matches: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA

7/04 @ Minnesota 6:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Leading Scorers in series: NONE

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2017 Matches: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA

4/08 @ Dallas 0 - 2 L 2017 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 29/23 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. All Time 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – N/A; FCD – Javier Morales, Michael Barrios (1)

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TON 2017 Matches: Total Home Away

4/15 @ Houston 2 - 2 D Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA7/19 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. 2017 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 29/30 @ Houston 7:30 p.m. All Time 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Johan Venegas (1); HOU – Mauro Manotas, Alberth Elis (1)

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5/21 @ Minnesota 1 - 2 L 2017 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 010/15 @ Los Angeles 4:00 p.m. All Time 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez (1); Giovani dos Santos (1)

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L 2017 Matches: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA

9/16 @ Montreal 6:30 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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AND 2017 Matches: Total Home Away

Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA3/25 @ New England 2 - 5 L 2017 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 5

All Time 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 5Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Brent Kallman, Collen Warner (1); NE – Juan Agudelo (2)

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6/29 @ New York 1 – 3 L 2017 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3All Time 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3

Leading Scorers in series: MIN –Christian Ramirez (1); NYC – Alexander Callens, Jack Harrison, David Villa (1)

M I N N E S O TA U N I T E D A L L - T I M E H E A D - T O - H E A D R E C O R D S

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ORLA

NDO 2017 Matches: Total Home Away

Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA5/27 @ Minnesota 1 - 0 W 2017 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All Time 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez (1); ORL – N/A

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S 2017 Matches: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA



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IA 2017 Matches: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA



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LAND 2017 Matches: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA

3/03 @ Portland 1 - 5 L 2017 2 1 1 0 4 7 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 56/21 @ Minnesota 3 - 2 W All Time 2 1 1 0 4 7 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 5

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez (2); POR – Diego Valeri (3)

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4/01 @ Minnesota 4 - 2 W 2017 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 16/17 @ Salt Lake 9:00 p.m. All Time 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 1

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez (2); RSL – Yura Movsisyan (2)

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JOSE 2017 Matches: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA

4/29 @ Minnesota 0 - 1 L 2017 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 010/22 @ San Jose 3:00 p.m. All Time 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – NONE; SJ – Jungwirth (1)

SEAT

TLE 2017 Matches: Total Home Away

Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA8/05 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08/20 @ Seattle 9:00 p.m. All Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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C 2017 Matches: Total Home Away5/07 @ Minnesota 2 - 0 W Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA6/03 @ Kansas City 0 - 3 L 2017 1 1 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 310/07 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. All Time 1 1 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 3

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Abu Danladi (1); SKC – Ike Opara, Jimmy Medranda, Saad Abdul-Salaam (1)

TORO

NTO 2017 Matches: Total Home Away

Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA5/13 @ Toronto 2 - 3 L 2017 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 3

All Time 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 3Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Kevin Molino (2); TOR – Sebastian Giovinco, Jozy Altidore, Tosaint Ricketts (1)

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R 2017 Matches: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA

6/24 @ Minnesota 2 - 2 D 2017 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 09/13 @ Vancouver 9:00 p.m. All Time 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Jerome Thiesson, Francisco Calvo (1); VAN – Cristian Techera, Tony Tchani (1)

M I N N E S O TA U N I T E D A L L - T I M E H E A D - T O - H E A D R E C O R D S

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POR 3/3 GK Alvbage LD Davis CD Calvo CD Demidov RD Taylor DM Warner LM Kadrii CM Schuller CM Saeid RM Molino CF J. Venegas

Score: MIN 1-5 POR Attendance: 21,114 Venue: Providence Park, Portland, OR

ATL 3/12 GK Alvbage LD Taylor CD Calvo CD Demidov RD Thiesson DM Warner LM J. Venegas CM Schuller CM Saeid RM Molino CF Ramirez

Score: MIN 1-6 ATL Attendance: 35,043 Venue: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

COL 3/18 GK Shuttleworth LD Davis CD Calvo CD Kallman RD Thiesson DM Warner LM Ibarra CM Schuller CM J. Venegas RM Molino CF Ramirez

Score: MIN 2-2 COL Attendance: 14,013 Venue: Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO

NE 3/25 GK Shuttleworth LD Thiesson CD Kallman CD Demidov RD K. Venegas DM Warner DM Ibson LM Ibarra CM Saeid RM Kadrii CF Ramirez

Score: MIN 2-5 NE Attendance: 11,571 Venue: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA

RSL 4/1 GK Shuttleworth LD Thiesson CD Calvo CD Kallman RD Davis DM Warner DM Ibson LM Kadrii CM J. Venegas RM Molino CF Ramirez

Score: MIN 4-2 RSL Attendance: 17,728 Venue: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

FCD 4/8 GK Shuttleworth LD Burch CD Calvo CD Kallman RD Thiesson DM Warner DM Cronin LM Kadrii CM J. Venegas RM Molino CF Ramirez

Score: MIN 0-2 FCD Attendance: 16,048 Venue: Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX

HOU 4/15 GK Shuttleworth LD Burch CD Calvo CD Kallman RD Thiesson DM Warner DM Cronin LM Schuller CM J. Venegas RM Molino CF Ramirez

Score: MIN 2-2 HOU Attendance: 16,125 Venue: BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, TX

COL 4/23 GK Shuttleworth LD Burch CD Calvo CD Kallman RD Thiesson DM Cronin DM Ibson LM Ibarra CM J. Venegas RM Molino CF Ramirez

Score: MIN 1-0 COL Attendance: 17,491 Venue: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

SJ 4/29 GK Shuttleworth LD Burch CD Calvo CD Kallman RD Thiesson DM Cronin DM Ibson LM Ibarra CM J. Venegas RM Molino CF Ramirez

Score: MIN 0-1 SJ Attendance: 17,605 Venue: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

SKC 5/7 GK Shuttleworth LD Burch CD Calvo CD Kallman RD Thiesson DM Cronin DM Ibson LM Ibarra CM Danladi RM Molino CF Ramirez

Score: MIN 2-0 SKC Attendance: 17,709 Venue: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

TOR 5/13 GK Shuttleworth LD Burch CD Calvo CD Kallman RD Thiesson DM Cronin DM Ibson LM Danladi CM Molino RM Ibarra CF Ramirez

Score: MIN 2-3 TOR Attendance: 27,249 Venue: BMO Field, Toronto, ON

LA 5/21 GK Shuttleworth LD Burch CD Calvo CD Kallman RD Thiesson DM Cronin DM Ibson LM Ibarra CM Molino RM Danladi CF Ramirez

Score: MIN 1-2 LA Attendance: 19,107 Venue: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

ORL 5/27 GK Shuttleworth LD Burch CD Calvo CD Kallman RD Thiesson DM Cronin DM Ibson LM Jome CM J. Venegas RM Ibarra CF Ramirez

Score: MIN 1-0 ORL Attendance: 18,896 Venue: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

SKC 6/3 GK Shuttleworth LD Burch CD Taylor CD Kallman RD Thiesson DM Warner DM Ibson LM Jome CM Molino RM Ibarra CF Ramirez

Score: MIN 0-3 SKC Attendance: 20,361 Venue: Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS

SKC 6/14 GK McLain LD Jome LCD Davis CD Kallman RCD Greenspan RB K. Venegas LM Schuller CM Martin RM Warner F Kadrii F Danladi

Score: MIN 0-4 SKC Attendance: 15,260 Venue: Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS

RSL 6/17 GK Shuttleworth LD Thiesson CD Calvo CD Kallman RD K. Venegas DM Cronin DM Ibson LM Ibarra CM Danladi RM Molino CF Ramirez

Score: MIN 0-1 RSL Attendance: 19,256 Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, UT

POR 6/21 GK Shuttleworth LD Thiesson CD Calvo CD Kallman RD K. Venegas DM Cronin DM Ibson LM Ibarra CM Molino RM Danladi CF Ramirez

Score: MIN 3-2 POR Attendance: 18,442 Venue: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

VAN 6/24 GK Shuttleworth LD Thiesson CD Calvo CD Kallman RD K. Venegas DM Cronin DM Ibson LM Ibarra CM J. Venegas RM Molino CF Ramirez

Score: MIN 2-2 VAN Attendance: 19,017 Venue: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

NYC 6/29 GK Shuttleworth LD Thiesson CD Calvo CD Taylor RD K. Venegas DM Cronin DM Ibson LM Ibarra CM J. Venegas RM Molino CF Ramirez

Score: MIN 1-3 NYC Attendance: 21,572 Venue: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown First Name Last Name1 John Alvbage GK 6'1" 194 Gothenburg, Sweden ahlv-BOH-geh

2 Justin Davis D 6'0" 175 Novi, Michigan

3 Jerome Theisson D 5'9" 155 Zurich, Switzerland tee-SOHN

4 Jermaine Taylor D 5'10" 195 Portland, Jamaica

5 Francisco Calvo D 5'11" 170 San Jose, Costa Rica KHAL-voh

6 Vadim Demidov D 6'1" 176 Riga, Latvia veh-DEEM DEH-mih-dahv

7 Ibson M 5'10" 168 Sao Goncalo, Brazil EEB-son

8 Marc Burch D 6’1” 180 Cincinnati, Ohio

9 Abu Danladi F 5'10" 170 Takoradi, Ghana ah-BOO dahn-LAH-dee

10 Miguel Ibarra M 5'6" 145 Lancaster, California ee-BAR-ah11 Johan Venegas M 6'0" 168 Puerto Limon, Costa Rica JOE-han veh-NAY-gus12 Joseph Greenspan D 6'6" 209 Westfield, New Jersey13 Thomas de Villardi M 6’1” 175 Vincennes, France toe-MAH duh-vee-YAR-dee14 Brent Kallman D 6'2" 190 Woodbury, Minnesota CALL-man15 Ismaila Jome M 6’1 160 Brooklyn Park, Minnesota ISH-mail-uh JOHM16 Bashkim Kadrii M 5'10" 175 Copenhagen, Denmark BASH-keem KAH-dree17 Collin Martin M 5'11" 150 Chevy Chase, Maryland18 Kevin Molino M 5'8" 155 Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago moh-LEE-no19 Sam Cronin M 5’10 168 Atlanta, Georgia CROH-nin20 Rasmus Schüller M 5'10" 148 Espoo, Finland RAHS-mus SHOO-ler21 Christian Ramirez F 6'2" 187 Garden Grove California22 Kevin Venegas D 5'10" 165 Lakewood, California veh-NAY-gus23 Bernardo Añor M 5'8" 158 Caracas, Venezuela AHN-yor24 Patrick McLain GK 6'3" 205 Eau Claire, Wisconsin26 Collen Warner M 5'10" 178 Denver, Colorado CALL-in33 Bobby Shuttleworth GK 6'2" 205 Tonawanda, New York

Position Name Yrs. w/ Club Hometown First Name Last NameHead Coach Adrian Heath 1 Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK

Assistant Coach Ian Fuller 2 Ellensburg, WashingtonAssistant Coach Mark Watson 1 Vancouver, British Columbia

Goalkeeper Coach Marius Røvde 1 Trondheim, Norway MAR-e-us ROHV-daHead Athletic Trainer Sean Kupiec 1 Utica, New York KOOP-ee-ek

Sporting Director Manny Lagos 7 Saint Paul, Minn. LAH-gohsDir. of Player Personnel Amos Magee 1 Saint Paul, Minn. AY-mos

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPM I N N E S O TA U N I T E D T E C H N I C A L S TA F F A N D P R O N U N C I AT I O N S

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPM I N N E S O TA U N I T E D N U M E R I C A L R O S T E R A N D P R O N U N C I AT I O N S

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# 1 J O H N A LV B A G E | G O A L K E E P E RHeight: 6’1” Weight: 194 Birthdate: 8/10/1982 (34) Hometown: Gothenburg, SwedenPrevious Club: IFK Gotenborg Acquired: Loan 1/28/2017

A native of Gothenburg, Alvbage brings 18 years of experience to the Loons. The veteran has been a top goalkeeper in the Allsvenkan, winning the league’s Goalkeeper of the Year award as recently as 2015. In his recent five-year stint with Goteborg, Alvbage racked up an impressive 53 clean sheets and helped the club to four straight appearances in European competition.

# 1 2 B E R N A R D O A Ñ O R | M I D F I E L D E RHeight: 5’10” Weight: 158 Birthdate: 5/24/1988 (29) Hometown: Caracas, VenezuelaPrevious Club: Sporting Kansas City Acquired: Signed 1/24/2017

After playing with Minnesota United on loan last season, midfielder Añor signed with the club ahead of the 2017 Major League Soccer season. The Venezuelan arrived to the Loons from Sporting Kansas City, and has played five seasons in MLS. Añor came to Minnesota in 2016 on a season-long loan during preseason training. After a promising start with the Loons, he suffered an ankle injury during training that sidelined him for much of the season.

# 5 F R A N C I S C O C A LV O | D E F E N D E RHeight: 5’11” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 7/8/1992 (24) Hometown: San Jose, Costa RicaPrevious Club: Saprissa Acquired: Signed 12/27/2016

Whether playing at left back or at center back, Calvo does well to stretch the pitch and create an imbalance in the attack. At just 24 years old, he has potential to be a familiar name in Minnesota for years to come. He does well with teams that possess the ball, but is athletic enough to push up the pitch and stay with his marks when under pressure. Calvo has 17 total appearances with the Costa Rica national team and four with the U20 squad, scoring two goals.

# 9 A B U D A N L A D I | F O R W A R DHeight: 5’10” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 10/18/1995 (21) Hometown: Takoradi, GhanaPrevious Club: UCLA Acquired: SuperDraft (#1 Pick) 1/13/2017

Danladi joined Minnesota following a highly successful career at UCLA. While there, he racked up an impressive amount of accolades, including a handful of Freshman of the Year awards and Pac-12 All-Conference teams, and was in the running for the MAC Hermann Trophy. Despite missing the early part of the 2016 season with injury, Danladi led the Bruins with seven goals to bring his NCAA total to 18 with 54 total points.

# 8 M A R C B U R C H | D E F E N D E RHeight: 6’1” Weight: 180 Birthdate: 5/7/1984 (33) Hometown: Cincinnati, OhioPrevious Club: Colorado Rapids Acquired: Trade 3/31/2017

Burch is a 12-year MLS veteran with over 200 regular season appearances. He set career highs last season with Colorado Rapids in games started (27) and minutes played (2,443). Most recently, he was named to the MLS Team of the Week for Week 3 after tallying an assist in Colorado’s 2-2 draw with MNUFC. Burch was drafted by LA Galaxy in 2006 and played for Columbus Crew SC, D.C. United and Seattle Sounders before joining the Rapids in 2014.

# 1 9 S A M C R O N I N | M I D F I E L D E RHeight: 5’10” Weight: 165 Birthdate: 12/12/1986 (30) Hometown: Atlanta, GeorgiaPrevious Club: Colorado Rapids Acquired: Trade 3/31/2017

Cronin brings eight years of experience to Minnesota. He first joined the league in 2009 when he was selected by Toronto FC in the MLS SuperDraft. Cronin signed with the Rapids in 2015, when he would make his first All-Star Game appearance. He helped lead the team to a second-place finish in the Western Conference and an appearance in the MLS Cup Conference Finals.

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# 1 2 J O S E P H G R E E N S P A N | D E F E N D E RHeight: 6’6” Weight: 209 Birthdate: 9/12/1992 (24) Hometown: Westfield, New JerseyPrevious Club: Colorado Rapids Acquired: Trade 12/11/2016

Born in New Jersey, the six-foot-six-inch 24-year-old center back was selected 26th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the Colorado Rapids. As an active member of the U.S. Navy, Greenspan was granted permission to train and play for the club around the fulfillment of his Naval duties. He was one of the most decorated players in Navy men’s soccer history, earning All-American honors as both a junior and a senior while leading the team to the school’s first NCAA tournament win in 42 years.

# 1 0 M I G U E L I B A R R A | M I D F I E L D E RHeight: 5’4” Weight: 145 Birthdate: 3/15/1990 (27) Hometown: Lancaster, CaliforniaPrevious Club: Club Leon Acquired: Transfer 1/7/2017

Ibarra returned to Minnesota after two years with Club Leon in Liga MX. He earned several accolades during his earlier tenure with the Loons, including a pair of NASL Best XI appearances and a Golden Ball Award (MVP), and was the first U.S. lower-division player to be called up to the U.S. men’s national team since 2005. Ibarra received four consecutive international call-ups, making three appearances. He first signed with Minnesota in 2012 and was transferred to Leon in 2015.

# 7 I B S O N | M I D F I E L D E RHeight: 5’10” Weight: 168 Birthdate: 11/7/1983 (33) Hometown: Sao Goncalo, BrazilPrevious Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 1/23/2017

Ibson first signed with the Loons in 2015. In his past seasons with MNUFC, he has proven an exceptional possession player with unmatched control in tight spaces. His ability to beat defenders and technical footwork helps open up space for teammates and create chances further down the pitch. Ibson’s distribution has been a critical part of MNUFC’s quick attacking play, providing eight assists in two seasons with Minnesota United.

# 1 3 T H O M A S D E V I L L A R D I | M I D F I E L D E RHeight: 6’1” Weight: 175 Birthdate: 3/27/1994 (23) Hometown: Vincennes, FrancePrevious Club: University of Delaware Acquired: SuperDraft (#42 Pick) 1/13/2017

De Villardi came to Minnesota via the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. He was selected 42nd overall after the Loons acquired the pick from a trade earlier in the draft. The France native had four goals and 16 assists in his college career, split evenly between Duquesne University and the University of Delaware. He was named to the All-CAA First Team his junior year, with nine assists and two goals.

# 2 J U S T I N D A V I S | D E F E N D E RHeight: 6’0” Weight: 175 Birthdate: 5/6/1988 (29) Hometown: Novi, MichiganPrevious Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 12/1/2016

Davis has played for the Loons since 2011 and has spent his entire professional career with the club. He joined the team for 2017 alongside his long-time defensive partner Kevin Venegas. Over the course of six seasons with Minnesota, Davis appeared in a club-record 169 matches and has scored nine goals and provided 12 assists across all competitions. He has been a mainstay in the Loons’ back line his entire career, and helped the club to a NASL Soccer Bowl Championship in 2011.

# 5 V A D I M D E M I D O V | D E F E N D E RHeight: 6’1” Weight: 176 Birthdate: 10/10/1986 (30) Hometown: Riga, LatviaPrevious Club: SK Brann Acquired: Signed 1/10/2017

The Norway international has had a successful career playing in Europe’s top leagues, as well as on the international stage. The 30-year-old is a strong option at central defense and is not afraid to throw his weight around to disrupt opponents. He is also an aerial threat off set pieces, using his height to soar above defenders. Demidov has seen the field 16 times for Norway, including some time in European Championship qualifying.

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# 1 4 B R E N T K A L L M A N | D E F E N D E RHeight: 6’2” Weight: 190 Birthdate: 10/4/1990 (26) Hometown: Woodbury, MinnesotaPrevious Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 1/23/2017

Woodbury native and Minnesota United product Kallman returned to the club in 2017 as part of the club’s inaugural roster in Major League Soccer. The local defender first joined MNUFC in 2013 and has spent his entire professional career with the hometown club. The 26-year-old was a mainstay in Minnesota’s defense last season, using his speed and strength to take down attackers.

# 1 7 C O L L I N M A R T I N | M I D F I E L D E RHeight: 5’11” Weight: 150 Birthdate: 11/9/1994 (22) Hometown: Chevy Chase, MarylandPrevious Club: D.C United Acquired: Trade 1/3/2017

A young, creative midfielder, Martin is poised to make an impact in 2017 after not finding much success in D.C. with whom he signed a Homegrown Player contract in 2013. The midfielder was the only high school junior to train with the U.S. men’s U20 squad in January 2012, having previously represented the United States at the U14, U15 and U17 levels.

# 2 4 P AT R I C K M C L A I N | G O A L K E E P E RHeight: 6’3” Weight: 205 Birthdate: 8/22/1988 (28) Hometown: Eau Claire, WisconsinPrevious Club: Orlando City SC Acquired: Trade 1/26/2017

McLain has been a bit of a journeyman in his career, getting a majority of his playing time in USL. The Eau Claire native played his college soccer with Cal Poly, where he earned all-conference honors and set a school record with his .835 save percentage. While in college, he featured for the Portland Timbers U23 team and Orange County Blue Star, where he played with current Loons teammates Christian Ramirez, Miguel Ibarra and Kevin Venegas.

# 1 8 K E V I N M O L I N O | M I D F I E L D E RHeight: 5’8” Weight: 155 Birthdate: 6/17/1990 (27) Hometown: Carenage, Trinidad and TobagoPrevious Club: Orlando City SC Acquired: Trade 1/26/2017

Molino was a huge part of Orlando’s offense, and was the first Major League Soccer signing in their club history. He is a strong player on the wing that can dribble through defenders and create opportunities in front of goal. The Trinidad and Tobago international has worked closely with Minnesota Head Coach Adrian Heath during his career, having played under the Loons’ manager from 2011 through 2016 in Orlando.

# 1 6 B A S H K I M K A D R I I | M I D F I E L D E RHeight: 5’10” Weight: 175 Birthdate: 7/9/1991 (25) Hometown: Copenhagen, DenmarkPrevious Club: FC Copenhagen Acquired: Signed 2/8/2017

A Danish national of Albanian descent, Kadrii came up in the youth system of B.93 in Copenhagen, for whom he made his professional debut in 2008. He grew into a formidable scorer for the club, netting 18 goals in 30 appearances. The 25-year-old has represented his country from the U18 to U21 level and made his senior debut in an international friendly against Scotland.

# 1 5 I S M A I L A J O M E | M I D F I E L D E RHeight: 6’1” Weight: 160 Birthdate: 11/4/1994 (22) Hometown: Brooklyn Park, MinnesotaPrevious Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 2/24/2017

Minnesota native Jome first joined the Loons last season, making nine appearances and scoring in his professional debut. The former Minnesota Mr. Soccer, winner mainly played the role of a winger while with the Loons, using his rapid acceleration and skilled footwork to beat opponents and create space. He is a clinical, young finisher that can work his way into defensive gaps.

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# 2 0 R A S M U S S C H U L L E R | M I D F I E L D E RHeight: 5’10” Weight: 148 Birthdate: 6/18/1991 (26) Hometown: Espoo, FinlandPrevious Club: BK Hacken Acquired: Signed 1/24/2017

The 25-year-old came to the Loons after playing in the top leagues of both Finland and Sweden and is an active member of the Finland national team. Though he mainly plays in a more defensive role in the midfield, he is not afraid to make a foray into the opposing penalty area. He has a deft touch that has allowed him to net several spectacular goals in his career so far.

# 4 J E R M A I N E TA Y L O R | D E F E N D E RHeight: 5’10” Weight: 195 Birthdate: 1/14/1985 (32) Hometown: Portland, JamaicaPrevious Club: Portland Timbers Acquired: Signed 1/24/2017

The Jamaica international brings six years of MLS experience to the Loons as the club enters its inaugural MLS season. Taylor most recently played with the Portland Timbers in 2016, where he started in 21 of his 23 appearances. He is a stalwart defender who is not afraid to lay into his opponents. Although he stands at just 5’10”, he compensates with pure tenacity and athleticism. Taylor has made over 80 appearances for Jamaica since first being called up in 2004.

# 3 J E R O M E T H I E S S O N | D E F E N D E RHeight: 5’9” Weight: 155 Birthdate: 8/6/1987 (29) Hometown: Zurich, SwitzerlandPrevious Club: FC Luzern Acquired: Signed 2/21/2017

The 29-year-old Swiss native spent the past six seasons in the Swiss Super League, scoring two goals in 222 matches with 204 starts in league play. In 10 cup matches with the club, he recorded one goal. Thiesson joined FC Luzern after spending four years with AC Bellinzona, a lower-division Swiss Super League club from the country’s Italian-speaking region. One of the main qualities Minneso

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