25. Danilo Acosta
Position(s): Left Back, Centre Back
Nationality: Honduras
Hometown: Sandy, Utah, (United States)
Date of Birth: 17/11/1997
Height: 5 ft 11 in
Lions Appearances: 8 (MLS) – 2019
New Club: LA Galaxy (November 2019)
28. Raul Aguilera
(Credit: @RaulAgJr)
Position(s): Defensive Midfield, Central Midfield
Nationality: United States
Hometown: Sanford, Florida
Date of Birth: 02/08/1999
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Lions Appearances: 3 (MLS) – 2021
New Club: Indy Eleven (January 2022)
99. Matheus Aiás
Position(s): Centre Forward
Nationality: Brazil
Hometown: Palmares Paulista
Date of Birth: 30/12/1996
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Lions Appearances: 6 (MLS) – 2020/22
New Club: Racing Santander (July 2022)
4. José Aja
Position(s): Centre Back
Nationality: Uruguay
Hometown: Montevideo
Date of Birth: 10/05/1993
Height: 6 ft 4 in
Lions Appearances: 25 (MLS) – 2016/17
New Club: Vancouver Whitecaps (February 2018)
13. Tesho Akindele
Position(s): Centre Forward, Left Wing, Right Wing
Nationality: Canada
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
Date of Birth: 31/03/1992
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Lions Appearances: 104 (MLS) – 2019/22
New Club: (Retired)
27. R. J. Allen
Position(s): Right Back, Left Back
Nationality: United States
Hometown: Old Bridge Township, New Jersey
Date of Birth: 17/04/1990
Height: 6 ft 0 in
Lions Appearances: 18 (MLS) – 2018
New Club: FC Motown (April 2019)
12. Kevin Alston
Position(s): Right Back, Left Back
Nationality: United States
Hometown: Washington D.C.
Date of Birth: 05/05/1988
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Lions Appearances: 24 (MLS) – 2016/17
New Club: Orange County SC (June 2018)
22. Alexander Alvarado
Position(s): Left Wing, Right Wing
Nationality: Ecuador
Hometown: Quevedo
Date of Birth: 21/04/1999
Height: 5 ft 5 in
Lions Appearances: 12 (MLS) – 2020/22
New Club: L.D.U. Quito (November 2022)
45. Mikey Ambrose
Position(s): Left Back
Nationality: United States
Hometown: El Paso, Texas
Date of Birth: 05/10/1993
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Lions Appearances: 5 (MLS) – 2016
New Club: Atlanta United (December 2016)
26. Carlos Ascues
Position(s): Defensive Midfield, Centre Back
Nationality: Peru
Hometown: Caracas, (Venezuela)
Date of Birth: 19/06/1992
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Lions Appearances: 26 (MLS) – 2018/19
New Club: Alianza Lima (January 2020)
16. Corey Ashe
Position(s): Left Back, Left Midfield
Nationality: United States
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Date of Birth: 14/03/1986
Height: 5 ft 5 in
Lions Appearances: 9 (MLS) – 2015
New Club: Columbus Crew (December 2015)
23. Brandon Austin
Position(s): Goalkeeper
Nationality: England
Hometown: Hemel Hempstead
Date of Birth: 07/01/1999
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Lions Appearances: 5 (MLS) – 2021
New Club: Tottenham (Loan Return)
12. Eric Avila
Position(s): Right Wing, Left Wing, Right Back
Nationality: United States
Hometown: San Diego, California
Date of Birth: 24/11/1987
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Lions Appearances: 21 (MLS) – 2015
New Club: Tampa Bay Rowdies (February 2016)
19. Júlio Baptista
Position(s): Centre Forward, Left Wing, Attacking Midfield
Nationality: Brazil
Hometown: São Paulo
Date of Birth: 01/10/1981
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Lions Appearances: 23 (MLS) – 2016
New Club: CFR Cluj (August 2018)
14. Giles Barnes
Position(s): Centre Forward, Left Wing, Attacking Midfield
Nationality: Jamaica
Hometown: Barking, London, (England)
Date of Birth: 05/08/1988
Height: 5 ft 11 in
Lions Appearances: 34 (MLS) – 2017
New Club: Club León (January 2018)
13. Hadji Barry
Position(s): Centre Forward, Right Wing
Nationality: Guinea
Hometown: Conakry
Date of Birth: 08/12/1992
Height: 5 ft 11 in
Lions Appearances: 11 (MLS) – 2016/17
New Club: Swope Park Rangers (January 2018)
25. Adam Bedell
Position(s): Centre Forward
Nationality: United States
Hometown: Livonia, Michigan
Date of Birth: 01/12/1991
Height: 6 ft 7 in
Lions Appearances – 0 (MLS) – 2015
New Club: (Retired)
33. Jordan Bender
Position(s): Left Wing, Right Wing, Attacking Midfield, Central Midfield
Nationality: United States
Hometown: Lake Mary, Florida
Date of Birth: 09/07/2001
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Lions Appearances – 2 (MLS) – 2020/21
New Club: Cape Town City (July 2022)
1. Joe Bendik
Position(s): Goalkeeper
Nationality: United States
Hometown: Marietta, Georgia
Date of Birth: 25/04/1989
Height: 6 ft 3 in
Lions Appearances: 92 (MLS) – 2016/18
New Club: Columbus Crew (December 2018)
14. Luke Boden
Position(s): Left Back, Left Midfield
Nationality: England
Hometown: Sheffield
Date of Birth: 26/11/1988
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Lions Appearances: 87 (USL) – 2011/14, 45 (MLS) – 2015/16
New Club: Tampa Bay Rowdies (January 2017)
25. Antônio Carlos
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Position(s): Centre Back
Nationality: Brazil
Hometown: Rio de Janeiro
Date of Birth: 07/03/1993
Height: 6 ft 3 in
Lions Appearances: 88 (MLS) – 2020/23
New Club: Fluminense (December 2023)
5. Servando Carrasco
Position(s): Defensive Midfield
Nationality: United States
Hometown: Coronado, California
Date of Birth: 13/08/1988
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Lions Appearances: 58 (MLS) – 2015/17
New Club: LA Galaxy (December 2017)
6. Tony Cascio
Position(s): Left Wing, Right Wing
Nationality: United States
Hometown: Gilbert, Arizona
Date of Birth: 28/03/1990
Height: 5 ft 11 in
Lions Appearances: 0 (MLS) – 2015
New Club: Arizona United (March 2016)
17. Darwin Cerén
Position(s): Defensive Midfield, Central Midfield
Nationality: El Salvador
Hometown: Quezaltepeque, La Libertad
Date of Birth: 31/12/1989
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Lions Appearances: 23 (USL) – 2014, 42 (MLS) – 2015/16
New Club: San Jose Earthquakes (August 2016)
78. Aurélien Collin
Position(s): Centre Back
Nationality: France
Hometown: Enghien-les-Bains
Date of Birth: 08/03/1986
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Lions Appearances: 30 (MLS) – 2015/16
New Club: New York Red Bulls (April 2016)
10. Josué Colmán
Position(s): Left Wing, Right Wing, Attacking Midfield
Nationality: Paraguay
Hometown: Asunción
Date of Birth: 25/07/1998
Height: 5 ft 6 in
Lions Appearances: 32 (MLS) – 2018/20
New Club: Guaraní (January 2021)
11. Pierre da Silva
Position(s): Left Wing, Right Wing, Centre Forward
Nationality: United States
Hometown: Port Chester, New York
Date of Birth: 28/07/1998
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Lions Appearances: 3 (MLS) – 2017/19
New Club: Memphis 901 FC (August 2019)
3. Alex De John
Position(s): Centre Back
Nationality: United States
Hometown: Marlboro Township, New Jersey
Date of Birth: 10/05/1991
Height: 6 ft 0 in
Lions Appearances: 12 (MLS) – 2019/20
New Club: Atlanta United (March 2021)
30. Danny Deakin
(Credit: @KDanielDeakin)
Position(s): Right Wing, Left Wing, Attacking Midfield
Nationality: England
Hometown: Sheffield
Date of Birth: 06/09/1993
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Lions Appearances: 0 (MLS) – 2017
New Club: Detroit City FC (April 2018)
34. Joey DeZart
Position(s): Defensive Midfield, Central Midfield
Nationality: Jamaica
Hometown: Jackson, New Jersey, (United States)
Date of Birth: 09/06/1998
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Lions Appearances: 29 (MLS) – 2020/22
New Club: Huntsville City FC (March 2023)
18. Daryl Dike
Position(s): Centre Forward
Nationality: United States
Hometown: Edmond, Oklahoma
Date of Birth: 03/06/2000
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Lions Appearances: 35 (MLS) – 2020/21
New Club: West Bromwich Albion (January 2022)
35. Derek Dodson
Position(s): Centre Forward
Nationality: United States
Hometown: Aurora, Illinois
Date of Birth: 03/11/1998
Height: 6 ft 0 in
Lions Appearances: 0 (MLS) – 2021
New Club: Memphis 901 FC (February 2022)
22. Conor Donovan
Position(s): Centre Back
Nationality: United States
Hometown: Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
Date of Birth: 08/01/1996
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Lions Appearances: 1 (MLS) – 2015/17
New Club: Rio Grande Valley FC Toros (January 2018)
14. Dom Dwyer
Position(s): Centre Forward
Nationality: United States
Hometown: Cuckfield, (England)
Date of Birth: 30/07/1990
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Lions Appearances: 13 (USL) – 2013, 67 (MLS) – 2017/20
New Club: Toronto FC (May 2021)
36. Earl Edwards Jr.
Position(s): Goalkeeper
Nationality: United States
Hometown: San Diego, California
Date of Birth: 24/01/1992
Height: 6 ft 3 in
Lions Appearances: 6 (MLS) – 2015/18
New Club: D.C. United (December 2018)
13. Mohamed El-Munir
Position(s): Left Back, Left Midfield
Nationality: Libya
Hometown: Tripoli
Date of Birth: 08/04/1992
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Lions Appearances: 26 (MLS) – 2018
New Club: Los Angeles FC (December 2018)
55. Estrela
Position(s): Defensive Midfield, Central Midfield
Nationality: Angola
Hometown: Luanda
Date of Birth: 22/09/1995
Height: 5 ft 8 in
Lions Appearances – 6 (USL) – 2014, 0 (MLS) – 2015
New Club: APOEL FC (February 2016)
70. Jake Fenlason
Position(s): Goalkeeper
Nationality: United States
Hometown: San Diego, California
Date of Birth: 02/02/1993
Height: 6 ft 0 in
Lions Appearances: 0 (MLS) – 2017
New Club: Saint Louis FC (January 2018)
42. Josh Ford
Position(s): Goalkeeper
Nationality: United States
Hometown: Liverpool, New York
Date of Birth: 06/11/1987
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Lions Appearances: 2 (MLS) – 2015
New Club: San Antonio FC (February 2016)
16. Devron García
(Credit: @devrongarcia6)
Position(s): Defensive Midfield, Centre Back
Nationality: Honduras
Hometown: Roatán
Date of Birth: 17/02/1996
Height: 6 ft 3 in
Lions Appearances: 0 (MLS) – 2016/17
New Club: Real España (March 2017)
17. Luis Gil
Position(s): Attacking Midfield, Left Wing, Right Wing
Nationality: United States
Hometown: Garden Grove, California
Date of Birth: 14/11/1993
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Lions Appearances: 17 (MLS) – 2017
New Club: Colorado Rapids (August 2017)
20. Nicholas Gioacchini
Position(s): Right Wing, Centre Forward
Nationality: United States
Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri
Date of Birth: 25/07/2000
Height: 6 ft 0 in
Lions Appearances: 6 (MLS) – 2022
New Club: St. Louis CITY SC (November 2022)
59. Alejandro Granados
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Position(s): Central Midfield, Attacking Midfield
Nationality: Spain
Hometown: Alicante
Date of Birth: 30/05/2006
Height: 5 ft 11 in
Lions Appearances: 1 (MLS) – 2023
New Club: Club Brugge (August 2023)
99. Adam Grinwis
Position(s): Goalkeeper
Nationality: United States
Hometown: Ada, Michigan
Date of Birth: 21/04/1992
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Lions Appearances: 5 (MLS) – 2018/19, 2 (MLS) – 2021/23
New Club: Charleston Battery (January 2024)
54. Erick Gunera
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Position(s): Attacking Midfield
Nationality: Honduras
Hometown: San Pedro Sula
Date of Birth: 26/11/2002
Height:
Lions Appearances: 0 (MLS) – 2022
New Club:
35. Brandon Hackenberg
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Position(s): Centre Back
Nationality: United States
Hometown: Palmyra, Virginia
Date of Birth: 02/07/1999
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Lions Appearances: 0 (MLS) – 2022
New Club:
22. Tally Hall
Position(s): Goalkeeper
Nationality: United States
Hometown: SeaTac, Washington
Date of Birth: 12/05/1985
Height: 6 ft 4 in
Lions Appearances: 23 (MLS) – 2015
New Club: D.C. United (April 2016)
Adrian Heath
Role: Head Coach
Nationality: England
Hometown: Newcastle-under-Lyme
Date of Birth: 11/01/1961
Height: 5 ft 6 in
Lions Tenure: 2011/14 (USL), 2015/16 (MLS)
New Club: Minnesota United (November 2016)
8. Harrison Heath
Position(s): Central Midfield, Defensive Midfield
Nationality: England
Hometown: Newcastle-under-Lyme
Date of Birth: 06/03/1996
Height: 5 ft 11 in
Lions Appearances: 7 (USL) – 2014, 6 (MLS) – 2015/16
New Club: Atlanta United (December 2016)
7. Cristian Higuita
Position(s): Defensive Midfield
Nationality: Colombia
Hometown: Cali, Valle del Cauca
Date of Birth: 12/01/1994
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Lions Appearances: 103 (MLS) – 2015/19
New Club: Atlético Junior (December 2019)
3. Seb Hines
Position(s): Centre Back
Nationality: England
Hometown: Wetherby
Date of Birth: 29/05/1988
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Lions Appearances: 55 (MLS) – 2015/17
New Club: (Retired)
29. Rio Hope-Gund
Position(s): Centre Back
Nationality: United States
Hometown: New York City, New York
Date of Birth: 20/08/1999
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Lions Appearances: 0 (MLS) – 2021
New Club: Loudoun United (February 2022)
