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D.C. United
2025 season
General managerAlly Mackay
Head coachTroy Lesesne
StadiumAudi Field
MLSConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS CupTo be determined
U.S. Open CupTo be determined
Leagues CupTo be determined
← 2024
2026 →
All statistics correct as of November 1, 2024.

The 2025 season will be D.C. United's 30th in existence and its 30th consecutive season in the top division of American soccer, Major League Soccer. Pending announcements from the club, it is expected that the team will participate in the 2025 U.S. Open Cup and the 2025 Leagues Cup in addition to MLS play.

It will be Troy Lesesne's second season with the club and Ally Mackay's second season as general manager. The club finished 20th in the league and 10th in the Eastern Conference during the 2024 season. D.C. United has not qualified for the MLS Cup playoffs since 2019.

Background

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Main article: 2024 D.C. United season

The 2024 D.C. United season saw the arrival of Ally Mackay as general manager following the dismissal of Dave Kasper, and Troy Lesesne as head coach following the sacking of Wayne Rooney. Entering the season, expectations among the media were low among the club, and most expected the team to finish at the bottom of the table, and possibly win the Wooden Spoon. The club vastly improved their attack thanks to a Golden Boot-winning season by Christian Benteke as well as acquisitions of players such as Aaron Herrera, Jared Stroud, and Lucas Bartlett. However, the club let in a record 70 goals, the third worst in the league, which offset the 52 goals they scored during the season.

Benteke and Herrera nevertheless were named All-Stars and the former won the MLS Golden Boot, becoming the first D.C. United player to win the boot since Dwayne De Rosario did so in 2011.

Club

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Front office

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Position Name
Chairman and Majority Owner United States Jason Levien
Co-Chairman United States Stephen Kaplan
Minority Owners United States Mark Ingram II
United States Mario Mims
United States Devin Talbott
President United States Danita Johnson
Chief Marketing Officer United States Lisa Franklin
Senior Vice President United States James Armold
Chief Financial Officer United States Dan Franceschini
Chief Communications Officer United States Zach Abaie

Team management and technical staff

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Position Name
General Manager Scotland Ally Mackay
Assistant GM United States Caleb Shreve
Director of Player Personnel Haiti Clarens Cheridieu
Head coach United States Troy Lesesne
Assistant coach Uruguay Alex Martínez
Assistant coach United States Zach Prince
Goalkeeping coach United States Cody Mizell

First-team roster

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Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals Assists Signed from
Goalkeepers
Luis Barraza United States GK (1996-11-08) November 8, 1996 (age 28) 0 0 0 United States New York City FC
Jordan Farr United States GK (1994-10-05) October 5, 1994 (age 30) 0 0 0 United States Tampa Bay Rowdies
Kim Jun-hong South Korea GK (2003-06-03) June 3, 2003 (age 21) 0 0 0 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Defenders
3 Lucas Bartlett United States CB (1997-07-26) July 26, 1997 (age 27) 35 2 3 United States St. Louis City SC
4 Matti Peltola Finland CB / DM (2002-07-03) July 3, 2002 (age 22) 34 0 0 Finland HJK Helsinki
12 Conner Antley United States RB / CB (1995-03-22) March 22, 1995 (age 29) 7 0 1 United States Tampa Bay Rowdies
16 Garrison Tubbs United States CB (2002-02-17) February 17, 2002 (age 22) 16 0 1 United States Atlanta United FC
22 Aaron Herrera Guatemala RB (1997-06-06) June 6, 1997 (age 27) 33 1 5 Canada CF Montréal
28 David Schnegg Austria LB (1998-09-29) September 29, 1998 (age 26) 5 1 0 Austria Sturm Graz
Derek Dodson United States RB (1998-11-03) November 3, 1998 (age 26) 0 0 0 United States Minnesota United
Lukas MacNaughton Canada CB (1995-03-08) March 8, 1995 (age 29) 0 0 0 United States Nashville SC
Midfielders
5 Boris Enow Cameroon CM (2000-03-30) March 30, 2000 (age 24) 8 0 0 Israel Maccabi Netanya
8 Jared Stroud United States LW / RW (1996-07-10) July 10, 1996 (age 28) 36 5 9 United States St. Louis City SC
10 Gabriel Pirani Brazil AM (2002-04-12) April 12, 2002 (age 22) 46 7 1 Brazil Santos
21 Ted Ku-DiPietro United States AM / SS (2002-01-28) January 28, 2002 (age 22) 70 8 8 United States Loudoun United
25 Jackson Hopkins United States AM / SS (2004-07-01) July 1, 2004 (age 20) 53 0 1 United States D.C. United Academy
Hosei Kijima Japan CM (2002-07-01) July 1, 2002 (age 22) 0 0 0 United States San Diego FC
Peglow Brazil LW / RW (2002-01-07) January 7, 2002 (age 23) 0 0 0 Poland Radomiak Radom
Forwards
17 Jacob Murrell United States FW (2004-03-29) March 29, 2004 (age 20) 30 1 2 United States Georgetown Hoyas
20 Christian Benteke Belgium ST (1990-12-03) December 3, 1990 (age 34) 74 40 8 England Crystal Palace
23 Dominique Badji Senegal CF (1992-10-16) October 16, 1992 (age 32) 11 1 1 Turkey Bandirmaspor
Hakim Karamoko United States FW (2005-11-01) November 1, 2005 (age 19) 0 0 0 United States NC State Wolfpack

Transfers

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MLS SuperDraft picks

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Main article: 2025 MLS SuperDraft
2025 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Status
1 10 United States Hakim Karamoko FW NC State Signed with first team
2 40 United States Daniel Ittycheria FW Princeton
3 70 United States Jonah Biggar DF South Carolina
3 86 United States Grant Bailey DF Loyola (Chicago)

Transfers in

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Date Position No. Name From Fee/notes Ref.
November 20, 2024 GK United States Jordan Farr United States Tampa Bay Rowdies [1]
December 9, 2024 GK United States Luis Barraza United States New York City FC $50,000 GAM + incentives [2]
December 12, 2024 MF Japan Hosei Kijima United States San Diego FC[note 1] $400,000 GAM [3]
December 16, 2024 MF Brazil Peglow Poland Radomiak Radom Signed through 2027, 2028 team option [4]
December 18, 2024 DF Canada Lukas MacNaughton United States Nashville SC $150,000 GAM + incentives [5]
December 20, 2024 DF United States Derek Dodson United States Minnesota United 2024 MLS Re-Entry Draft
January 8, 2025 FW United States Hakim Karamoko United States NC State Wolfpack 2025 MLS SuperDraft [6]
January 9, 2025 GK South Korea Kim Jun-hong South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Signed through 2027, 2028 Team Option [7]
  1. ^ Kijima last played for St. Louis City SC but was selected by San Diego FC in the 2024 MLS Expansion Draft before being traded to D.C. United.

Transfers out

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Winter

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First team
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Date Position No. Name To Fee/notes Ref.
October 25, 2024 GK 1 United States Tyler Miller N/A TBD Released[a] [8]
FW 11 Colombia Cristian Dájome Mexico Santos Laguna Released[a] [8]
MF 14 Chile Martín Rodríguez N/A TBD Released[a] [8]
MF 18 El Salvador Jeremy Garay N/A TBD Released[a] [8]
GK 24 United States Alex Bono United States New England Revolution Released[a] [8] [9]
GK 26 United States Nathan Crockford N/A TBD Released[a] [8]
DF 30 United States Hayden Sargis N/A TBD Released[a] [8]
GK 50 United States Luis Zamudio N/A TBD Released[a] [8]
DF 97 Sweden Christopher McVey United States San Diego FC Released[a] [8]
December 20, 2024 MF 43 Poland Mateusz Klich United States Atlanta United Trade
December 31, 2024 MF 6 United States Russell Canouse N/A TBD Free[b] [8]
MF 7 Portugal Pedro Santos N/A TBD Free[b] [8]
January 3, 2025 DF 45 United States Matai Akinmboni England AFC Bournemouth Undisclosed fee (est. $1.25M-2.5M)


Academy
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Summer
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Date Position Name To Fee/notes Ref.
June 30, 2025 MF Ethiopia Michael Dessalegn United States Old Dominion Monarchs Signed NLI [10]
July 1, 2025 MF Bulgaria Gleb Bogdanov United States Villanova Wildcats Signed NLI [11]
July 15, 2025 MF Philippines Otu Bisong United States Virginia Cavaliers Signed NLI [12]

Loans in

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Loans out

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First-team

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
August 30, 2024 FW United States Kristian Fletcher England Nottingham Forest June 30, 2025 [13]

Preseason and friendlies

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January 25 D.C. United – New York Red Bulls Bradenton, Florida
10:00 AM EST Stadium: IMG Academy
February 1 Charleston Battery – D.C. United Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
11:00 AM EST Stadium: The Gardens North County District Park
February 7 Colorado Rapids – D.C. United Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
11:00 AM EST Stadium: The Gardens North County District Park
February 12 D.C. United – Nashville SC Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
11:00 AM EST Stadium: The Gardens North County District Park
February 15 D.C. United – Houston Dynamo TBD
11:00 AM EST Stadium: TBD

Competitions

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Major League Soccer

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Main article: 2025 Major League Soccer season

Standings

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Eastern Conference
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MLS Eastern Conference table (2025)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Charlotte FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for round one
5 Columbus Crew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Inter Miami CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 CF Montréal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the wild-card round
First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall table
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Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
7 Colorado Rapids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 FC Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Houston Dynamo FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 LA Galaxy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: November 1, 2024.
Source: MLS

Match results

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February 22 1 D.C. United – Toronto FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Audi Field
March 1 2 Chicago Fire FC – D.C. United Chicago, Illinois
8:30 PM EST Stadium: Soldier Field
March 8 3 D.C. United – Sporting Kansas City Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Audi Field
March 15 4 D.C. United – CF Montréal Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
March 22 5 Orlando City SC – D.C. United Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
March 29 6 D.C. United – Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
April 6 7 San Jose Earthquakes – D.C. United San Jose, California
5:00 PM EDT Stadium: PayPal Park
April 12 8 D.C. United – FC Cincinnati Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
April 19 9 New York Red Bulls – D.C. United Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
April 26 10 Philadelphia Union – D.C. United Washington, D.C.
4:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
May 3 11 D.C. United – Colorado Rapids Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
May 10 12 Toronto FC – D.C. United Toronto, Ontario
4:30 PM EDT Stadium: BMO Field
May 14 13 D.C. United – New York City FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
May 17 14 Nashville SC – D.C. United Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM EDT Stadium: Geodis Park
May 24 15 D.C. United – New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
May 28 16 D.C. United – New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
May 31 17 FC Cincinnati – D.C. United Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
June 7 18 D.C. United – Chicago Fire FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
June 14 19 Real Salt Lake – D.C. United Sandy, Utah
9:30 PM EDT Stadium: America First Field
June 28 20 D.C. United – Nashville SC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
July 5 21 D.C. United – Atlanta United FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
July 12 22 LA Galaxy – D.C. United Carson, California
10:30 PM EDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
July 16 23 Charlotte FC – D.C. United Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
July 19 24 Columbus Crew – D.C. United Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
July 26 25 D.C. United – Austin FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
August 9 26 New England Revolution – D.C. United Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
August 16 27 CF Montréal – D.C. United Montreal, Quebec
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
August 23 28 D.C. United – Inter Miami CF Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
August 30 29 New York City FC – D.C. United New York, New York
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Yankee Stadium
September 13 30 D.C. United – Orlando City SC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
September 20 31 Inter Miami CF – D.C. United Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
September 27 32 D.C. United – Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
October 4 33 D.C. United – Charlotte FC Washington, D.C.
2:30 PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
October 18 34 Atlanta United FC – D.C. United Atlanta, Georgia
6:00 PM EDT Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Leagues Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF United States USA Lucas Bartlett 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF Finland FIN Matti Peltola 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 MF Cameroon CMR Boris Enow 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF United States USA Jared Stroud 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF Brazil BRA Gabriel Pirani 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF United States USA Conner Antley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF United States USA Garrison Tubbs 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW United States USA Jacob Murrell 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW Belgium BEL Christian Benteke 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF United States USA Ted Ku-DiPietro 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF Guatemala GUA Aaron Herrera 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW Senegal SEN Dominique Badji 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF United States USA Jackson Hopkins 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW Austria AUT David Schnegg 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
43 MF Poland POL Mateusz Klich 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
45 DF Liberia LBR Matai Akinmboni 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Top scorers

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Rank Position No. Name MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Leagues Cup Total
Total 0 0 0 0 0
  • Last updated: November 3, 2024
  • Source: Team Stats

Top assists

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Rank Position No. Name MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Leagues Cup Total
Total 0 0 0 0 0
  • Last updated: November 3, 2024
  • Source: Team Stats

Disciplinary record

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Rank No. Pos. Player MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Leagues Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Contract option for the 2025 season was declined.[8]
  2. ^ a b Contract expired, player became free agent.

References

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  1. ^ Goff, Steven (November 10, 2024). "D.C. United begins rebuilding its goalkeeper corps by acquiring Jordan Farr". Washington Post. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Luis Barraza traded to DC United". Hudson River Blue. December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "D.C. United Acquires Midfielder Hosei Kijima from San Diego FC". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "DC United sign Brazilian winger João Peglow". Major League Soccer. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  5. ^ Goff, Steven (December 18, 2024). "D.C. United makes a trade to address its depleted central defense". Washington Post. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "D.C. United Signs MLS SuperDraft 2025 Selection and North Carolina State University Forward Hakim Karamoko | DC United". DC United. Major League Soccer. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  7. ^ Goff, Steven (January 9, 2025). "D.C. United adds to revamped goalkeeping corps by signing Kim Joon Hong". Washington Post. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "D.C. United Announces 2024 End-of-Year Roster Decisions". dcunited.com. October 25, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  9. ^ Minton, Sam (December 20, 2024). "New England Revolution Add Tanner Beason and Alex Bono, Trade Earl Edwards Jr". The Blazing Musket. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  10. ^ Clark, Travis (September 16, 2024). "Recruiting Roundup: September 16-22". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  11. ^ @GlebBogdanov26 (February 21, 2024). "I am incredibly excited and blessed to announce that I have committed to Villanova University to play Division 1 soccer and further my academic career. I would like to thank everyone that has helped and supported me to get to this point. The work is only beginning!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "2025 Men's DI Recruiting Rankings: October". topdrawersoccer.com. October 31, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  13. ^ "D.C. United Loans Homegrown Forward Kristian Fletcher to Nottingham Forest FC | DC United". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. August 30, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
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