2024 New Mexico United season

New Mexico United
2024 season
CEO	Peter Trevisani
Head coach	Eric Quill
Stadium	Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park; Albuquerque, New Mexico
USL	TBD
USL Cup Playoffs	TBD
U.S. Open Cup	TBD
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 New Mexico United season is the sixth, and current, season for New Mexico United in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States.

Roster[edit]

As of July 10, 2024^[1]Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Season signed	Previous club	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Alex Tambakis	GK	(1992-12-08) December 8, 1992 (age 31)	2021	North Carolina FC	0
13	Kristopher Shakes	GK	(2001-04-27) April 27, 2001 (age 23)	2024	Philadelphia Union Academy	0
Defenders
3	Christopher Gloster	LB	(2000-07-28) July 28, 2000 (age 23)	2024	Atlanta United 2
4	Anthony Herbert	LB/CB	(1998-04-18) April 18, 1998 (age 26)	2024	FC Haka
12	Jon-Talen Maples	CB	(1998-11-20) November 20, 1998 (age 25)	2024	Houston Dynamo 2
15	Arturo Astorga	CB	(1998-03-29) March 29, 1998 (age 26)	2023	New Mexico United U23
19	Zico Bailey	CB/LB	(2000-08-27) August 27, 2000 (age 23)	2023	San Antonio FC
22	Kalen Ryden	LB	(1991-04-12) April 12, 1991 (age 33)	2020	Real Monarchs
26	Abdi Mohamed	DF	(1996-10-25) October 25, 1996 (age 27)	2024	Columbus Crew 2
33	Harry Swartz	FB	(1996-03-19) March 19, 1996 (age 28)	2021	Hartford Athletic
47	Jackson DuBois	LB	(2006-02-22) February 22, 2006 (age 18)	2024	New Mexico United U23
Midfielders
7	Sergio Rivas	AM	(1997-10-03) October 3, 1997 (age 26)	2021	Reno 1868
8	Dominick Hernandez	CM	(1998-09-21) September 21, 1998 (age 25)	2023	FC Dallas
10	Marco Micaletto	CM	(1996-01-19) January 19, 1996 (age 28)	2024	Columbus Crew 2
16	Will Seymore	CM	(1992-02-29) February 29, 1992 (age 32)	2022	Finn Harps F.C.
25	Daniel Bruce	RW/RM	(1996-05-13) May 13, 1996 (age 28)	2019	UNC Charlotte 49ers
27	Avionne Flanagan	RB/RM	(1999-04-06) April 6, 1999 (age 25)	2024	Charlotte Independence
42	Jace Sais	CM/DM	(2006-01-17) January 17, 2006 (age 18)	2024	New Mexico United U23
45	Cristian Nava	CF	(2003-09-02) September 2, 2003 (age 20)	2021	New Mexico United U23
58	Yuto Oketani	AM	(2005-03-27) March 27, 2005 (age 19)	2024	New Mexico United U23
91	Houssou Landry	CM	(2000-12-28) December 28, 2000 (age 23)	2024	Loudoun United FC
Forwards
5	Dayonn Harris	CF	(1999-08-29) August 29, 1999 (age 24)	2024	Tampa Bay Rowdies
9	Abu Danladi	CF	(1995-10-18) October 18, 1995 (age 28)	2024	KF Bylis
11	Mukwelle Akale	LW/RW	(1997-01-18) January 18, 1997 (age 27)	2024	Tormenta FC
17	Greg Hurst	CF	(1997-04-08) April 8, 1997 (age 27)	2023	Phoenix Rising FC
20	Jacobo Reyes	LW	(2000-08-11) August 11, 2000 (age 23)	2023	C.F. Monterrey

Transfers in[edit]

Pos.	Player	From club	Date	Ref.
GK	Kristopher Shakes	Philadelphia Union Academy	February 27, 2024	^[2]
LB	Christopher Gloster	Atlanta United 2	January 16, 2024	^[3]
LB/CB	Anthony Herbert	FC Haka	February 21, 2024	^[4]
CB	Jon-Talen Maples	Houston Dynamo 2	February 14, 2024	^[5]
DF	Abdi Mohamed	Columbus Crew 2	May 3, 2024	^[6]
LB	Jackson DuBois	New Mexico United U23	June 21, 2024	^[7]
CM	Marco Micaletto	Columbus Crew 2	December 3, 2023	^[8]
RB/RM	Avionne Flanagan	Charlotte Independence	December 20, 2023	^[9]
CM/DM	Jace Sais	New Mexico United U23	March 5, 2024	^[10]
AM	Yuto Oketani	New Mexico United U23	March 5, 2024	^[10]
CM	Houssou Landry	Loudoun United FC	February 23, 2024	^[11]
CF	Dayonn Harris	Tampa Bay Rowdies	January 5, 2024	^[12]
CF	Abu Danladi	KF Bylis	January 10, 2024	^[13]
LW/RW	Mukwelle Akale	Tormenta FC	January 10, 2024	^[14]

Loans in[edit]

Pos.	Player	From club	Date	Until	Ref.
LW	Jacobo Reyes	C.F. Monterrey	July 14, 2023	End of season	^[15]

Competitions[edit]

USL Championship[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Mexico United	16	11	4	1	23	20	+3	34	Playoffs
2	Oakland Roots SC	19	9	8	2	23	25	−2	29
3	Sacramento Republic FC	17	7	3	7	21	13	+8	28
4	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	17	8	6	3	22	18	+4	27
5	Monterey Bay FC	19	7	8	4	18	23	−5	25

Updated to match(es) played on July 6, 2024. Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

U.S. Open Cup[edit]

As a member of the USL Championship, New Mexico United entered the U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32.^[16] It was announced by the U.S. Soccer Federation on April 18, 2024, that New Mexico United would face off against Real Salt Lake, a member of the MLS, the first tier in American soccer.^[17]

May 8 Round of 32	New Mexico United	4–2	Real Salt Lake	Albuquerque, New Mexico
19:00 MDT	Bailey 17', 19' Hernandez 45+4' Reyes 89'	Report	Barajas 35' Luna 49'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 5,266 Referee: Malik Badawi

May 21 Round of 16	New York City FC II	0–3	New Mexico United	New York City, New York
19:30 EDT		Report	Flanagan 50' Maples 65' Herbert 86'	Stadium: Belson Stadium Attendance: 534 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

July 10	Los Angeles FC	v	New Mexico United	Los Angeles, California
20:00 PDT				Stadium: BMO Stadium

References[edit]

^ "2024 Roster". USL Network. USL Championship. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF KRIS SHAKES". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF CHRIS GLOSTER". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF ANTHONY HERBERT". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF TALEN MAPLES". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ "NEW MEXICO UNITED SIGNS ABDI MOHAMED TO 25-DAY CONTRACT". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF NEW MEXICAN JACKSON DUBOIS TO FULL PRO CONTRACT". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF MIDFIELDER MARCO MICALETTO". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF DEFENDER AVIONNE FLANAGAN". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ "New Mexico United Academy Contracts | Sais, Dubois, Oketani". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF NANAN HOUSSOU FROM LOUDOUN UNITED". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF DYNAMIC DAYONN HARRIS". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF #1 PICK, ABU DANLADI". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ Cibola Citizen. "New Mexico United Announces Signing of Goal-Scoring Forward Mukwelle Akale". Cibola Citizen. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ Staff, USLChampionship com (2023-07-14). "New Mexico acquires Jacobo Reyes on loan from C.F. Monterrey". USL Championship. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ Rueter, Jeff. "U.S. Open Cup draw: NYCFC II is only MLS Next Pro team in last 32". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
^ Catlin, Nick (2024-04-18). "New Mexico United to host MLS club in U.S. Open Cup". KOAT. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[1] "2024 Roster". USL Network. USL Championship. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[2] "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF KRIS SHAKES". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[3] "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF CHRIS GLOSTER". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[4] "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF ANTHONY HERBERT". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[5] "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF TALEN MAPLES". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[6] "NEW MEXICO UNITED SIGNS ABDI MOHAMED TO 25-DAY CONTRACT". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[7] "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF NEW MEXICAN JACKSON DUBOIS TO FULL PRO CONTRACT". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[8] "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF MIDFIELDER MARCO MICALETTO". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[9] "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF DEFENDER AVIONNE FLANAGAN". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[10] "New Mexico United Academy Contracts | Sais, Dubois, Oketani". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[11] "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF NANAN HOUSSOU FROM LOUDOUN UNITED". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[12] "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF DYNAMIC DAYONN HARRIS". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[13] "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF #1 PICK, ABU DANLADI". New Mexico United. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[14] Cibola Citizen. "New Mexico United Announces Signing of Goal-Scoring Forward Mukwelle Akale". Cibola Citizen. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[15] Staff, USLChampionship com (2023-07-14). "New Mexico acquires Jacobo Reyes on loan from C.F. Monterrey". USL Championship. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[16] Rueter, Jeff. "U.S. Open Cup draw: NYCFC II is only MLS Next Pro team in last 32". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-25.

[17] Catlin, Nick (2024-04-18). "New Mexico United to host MLS club in U.S. Open Cup". KOAT. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

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Western Conference	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC El Paso Locomotive FC Las Vegas Lights FC Memphis 901 FC Monterey Bay FC New Mexico United Oakland Roots SC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio FC FC Tulsa
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v t e 2024 USL Championship season
Playoffs
Eastern	Birmingham Legion Charleston Battery Detroit City FC Hartford Athletic Indy Eleven Loudoun United Louisville City Miami FC North Carolina FC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Rhode Island FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
Western	Colorado Springs Switchbacks El Paso Locomotive Las Vegas Lights Memphis 901 Monterey Bay FC New Mexico United Oakland Roots Orange County SC Phoenix Rising Sacramento Republic San Antonio FC FC Tulsa