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Seattle Sounders FC

2021 season
General manager	Garth Lagerwey
Head coach	Brian Schmetzer
Stadium	Lumen Field
Major League Soccer	Conference: 2nd Overall: 3rd
MLS Cup Playoffs	First round
U.S. Open Cup	Canceled
Leagues Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Raúl Ruidíaz (17) All: Raúl Ruidíaz (19)
Highest home attendance	League: 45,737 (Aug. 29 vs. Portland)
Lowest home attendance	League: 7,042 (Apr. 16 vs. Minnesota)
Average home league attendance	League: 25,618
Biggest win	4–0 vs. Minnesota (Apr. 16) 6–2 at Portland (Aug. 15)
Biggest defeat	0–3 at Los Angeles (Oct. 26)
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The 2021 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's thirty-eighth year of existence, and their thirteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was under the management of Brian Schmetzer in his fifth full MLS season as head coach of the Sounders. Seattle were the reigning Western Conference champions and lost to Columbus Crew SC in the MLS Cup 3–0.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the capacity of Lumen Field was limited to 7,000 in March and increase in stages. The stadium's full capacity was restored in July with the addition of COVID-19 testing and vaccination requirements.

The Sounders finished second in the Western Conference and qualified for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League as a result. They were also runners-up in the 2021 Leagues Cup, losing to Club León in the final.

Background

The Sounders lost the MLS Cup at Mapfre Stadium to Columbus Crew SC 3–0. The team is set to play in the Leagues Cup, along with regular MLS and U.S. Open Cup matches.

Summary

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The Sounders released or traded several key players, including six who were at the MLS Cup, during the 2020–21 offseason as part of roster moves. The team began their preseason training camp at Starfire Sports in late March and played scrimmages against their USL affiliate, Tacoma Defiance, and the Portland Timbers. A third match against Phoenix Rising FC was cancelled due to the spread of COVID-19 among their players. The Sounders were scheduled to continue their preseason in the Los Angeles area, playing friendlies against USL clubs LA Galaxy II and San Diego Loyal, but remained in Seattle. The team won two friendlies on April 10 against San Diego at Lumen Field, which was open to 200 healthcare workers in attendance.

Coach Brian Schmetzer switched the team from their traditional 4–2–3–1 formation to a 3–5–2 or a 3–4–1–2 to address several roster issues, namely the absence of Jordan Morris and Nicolás Lodeiro due to injuries. The Sounders opened the MLS season by winning or drawing in their first 13 matches—setting an MLS record for the longest unbeaten streak to open a season. A reduced capacity of 7,000 seats was permitted for home matches at Lumen Field; the tickets were primarily distributed to existing season ticket holders.

Final roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of August 5, 2021.

No. Pos. Player Nation 3 DF Xavier Arreaga  Ecuador 5 DF Nouhou Tolo  Cameroon 6 MF João Paulo (DP)  Brazil 7 MF Cristian Roldan  United States 8 MF Jordy Delem  Martinique 9 FW Raúl Ruidíaz (DP)  Peru 10 MF Nicolás Lodeiro (DP)  Uruguay 11 DF Brad Smith  Australia 12 FW Fredy Montero  Colombia 13 FW Jordan Morris (HGP)  United States 16 DF Alex Roldan  El Salvador 17 FW Will Bruin  United States 18 GK Spencer Richey  United States 20 MF Nicolas Benezet  France 21 MF Reed Baker-Whiting  United States 22 MF Kelyn Rowe  United States 23 MF Léo Chú  Brazil 24 GK Stefan Frei  Switzerland 26 GK Andrew Thomas  Russia 27 DF Shane O'Neill  United States 28 DF Yeimar Gómez Andrade  Colombia 30 GK Stefan Cleveland  United States 45 MF Ethan Dobbelaere (HGP)  United States 75 MF Danny Leyva (HGP)  United States 84 MF Josh Atencio (HGP)  United States 92 DF Abdoulaye Cissoko  France 94 DF Jimmy Medranda  Colombia

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of July 16, 2021.

No. Pos. Player Nation 1 GK Trey Muse (HGP on loan to San Diego Loyal SC)  United States 37 MF Shandon Hopeau (HGP on loan to San Antonio FC)  United States 87 FW Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (HGP; on loan to FC Pinzgau Saalfelden until December 31, 2021)  United States

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void   Upcoming fixture

Preseason

March 30, 2021 Closed-door scrimmage	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	Portland Timbers	Tukwila, Washington
(PST)	Montero 62'	Report	Asprilla 85'	Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 0

April 10, 2021 Closed-door scrimmage	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	San Diego Loyal SC	Seattle, Washington
4 pm (PST)	Alvarez 71'			Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 200

April 10, 2021 Closed-door scrimmage	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	San Diego Loyal SC	Seattle, Washington
7:08 pm (PST)	Bruin			Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 200

Major League Soccer

League tables

Western Conference

Overall

1. As Supporters' Shield winners (USA2)
2. As 2021 MLS Western Conference regular season champions (USA3)
3. As highest-ranked U.S. based Division I club (based on 2021 MLS regular season record) not already qualified (USA4)

Results

Last updated: November 7, 2021.
Source: MLS

April 16, 2021 1	Seattle Sounders FC	4–0	Minnesota United FC	Seattle, Washington
6:30 p.m. (PST)	Arreaga  44' João Paulo 49' Ruidíaz 70', 73' Montero 86' C. Roldan  90'	Report	Reynoso  32' Gasper  76'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 7,042 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

April 24, 2021 2	Los Angeles FC	1–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Los Angeles, California
3:00 p.m. (PST)	Atuesta 1' Blessing  88'	Report	Smith 54' Arreaga  78' Dobbelaere  83' A. Roldan  85'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 4,900 Referee: Armando Villarreal

May 2, 2021 3	Seattle Sounders FC	3–0	LA Galaxy	Seattle, Washington
6:00 p.m. (PST)	Ruidíaz 20', 90+3' Smith 23'	Report		Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 7,148 Referee: Jair Marrufo

May 9, 2021 4	Portland Timbers	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Portland, Oregon
12:00 p.m. (PST)	Loría  21' Tuiloma 90'+4'	Report	Tolo  17' Ruidíaz 63' (pen.) Montero 79' Delem  90'+4'	Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Chris Penso

May 12, 2021 5	San Jose Earthquakes	0–1	Seattle Sounders FC	San Jose, California
7:30 p.m. (PST)	Wondolowski  73' Abecasis  80'	Report	C. Roldan 18' Ruidíaz  39' Frei  78'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

May 16, 2021 6	Seattle Sounders FC	2–0	Los Angeles FC	Seattle, Washington
6:00 p.m. (PST)	João Paulo  45' Andrade  52' Arreaga 57' Smith 73'	Report	Murillo  78'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 7,173 Referee: Joe Dickerson

May 23, 2021 7	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	Atlanta United FC	Seattle, Washington
1:30 p.m. (PST)	Ruidíaz 6' Tolo  31' Arreaga  68' A. Roldan  90'+2'		López  2' Hyndman  32' Martínez 86' (pen.) Rossetto  90'+1'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 11,011 Referee: Kevin Stott

May 30, 2021 8	Seattle Sounders FC	0–0	Austin FC	Seattle, Washington
6:30 p.m. (PST)	Arreaga  2'	Report	Lima  24' Stroud  45+2'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 12,895 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

June 19, 2021 9	LA Galaxy	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Carson, California
7:30 p.m. (PST)	Kljestan 21' (pen.)	Report	Andrade 41' Ruidíaz 49'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 23,165 Referee: Drew Fischer

June 23, 2021 10	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m. (PST)	C. Roldan 58' Ruidíaz  76' 88' (pen.)	Report	Luiz  39' Rusnák 79' (pen.) Ochoa  88' Ruíz  90+6'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 24,652 Referee: Ted Unkel

June 26, 2021 11	Seattle Sounders FC	2–2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Seattle, Washington
6:00 p.m. (PST)	Ruidíaz 40' Medranda 71'	Report	Cavallini  22' 56' Alexandre  45+4' Dájome 49' Crépeau  89'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 25,603 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

July 4, 2021 12	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Commerce City, Colorado
6:00 p.m. (PST)	Rubio  21' Wilson  26' Barrios 58'	Report	Andrade  34' A. Roldan 41' O'Neill  45+2'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,104 Referee: Kevin Stott

July 7, 2021 13	Seattle Sounders FC	2–0	Houston Dynamo FC	Seattle, Washington
6:00 p.m. (PST)	Andrade  33' Leyva  51' Rowe 62' Ruidíaz 90+4'	Report	Picault  80'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 27,421 Referee: Robert Sibiga

July 18, 2021 14	Minnesota United FC	1–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Saint Paul, Minnesota
1:00 p.m. (PST)	Lod 81'	Report	Leyva  13' Andrade  18' Arreaga  63'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,679 Referee: Alan Kelly

July 22, 2021 15	Austin FC	0–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Austin, Texas
6:30 p.m. (PST)	Jiménez  57' Domínguez  85'	Report	Adeniran  34' Ruidíaz 67',  90+4'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

July 25, 2021 16	Seattle Sounders FC	1–3	Sporting Kansas City	Seattle, Washington
6:00 p.m. (PST)	Leyva  29' Montero 51' João Paulo  84'	Report	Russell 31' Sallói 42' Duke 72' Zusi  80'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 32,790 Referee: Ramy Touchan

July 31, 2021 17 Heritage Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	0–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Seattle, Washington
2:00 p.m. (PST)	Medranda  31' João Paulo  53' Atencio  90+3'	Report	Espinoza 45+1' Abecasis  49' Cowell  62' Cardoso  90+4'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 32,704 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

August 4, 2021 18	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	FC Dallas	Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m. (PST)	Montero 72' Smith  87'	Report	Jara 90+1'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 31,628 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

August 15, 2021 19 Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	2–6	Seattle Sounders FC	Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. (PST)	Blanco 32' Fochive 52' Mabiala  54' Zuparic  66' Paredes  76'	Report	Montero 13', 29' Ruidíaz 55', 72' João Paulo  69' Medranda 77' Benezet 90+4'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Jair Marrufo

August 18, 2021 20	FC Dallas	0–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Frisco, Texas
5:30 p.m. (PST)	Cerrillo  40' Acosta  78' Jara  90+3'	Report	Ruidíaz 63'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 11,535 Referee: Robert Sibiga

August 21, 2021 21	Columbus Crew SC	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Columbus, Ohio
2:30 p.m. (PST)	Wright-Phillips 77' Espinoza  85'	Report	Ruidíaz  79' Arreaga 88' Bruin 89'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 19,401 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

August 29, 2021 22 Cascadia Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	0–2	Portland Timbers	Seattle, Washington
7:30 p.m. (PST)		Report	Van Rankin  44' Blanco 58' Valeri  76' Mora 90+5'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 45,737 Referee: Alan Kelly

September 11, 2021 23	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Minnesota United FC	Seattle, Washington
2:00 p.m. (PST)	João Paulo 22' Gómez  37' O'Neill  90+4'	Report	Alonso  47' Hunou  49' Gasper  77' Hayes  85'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 33,130 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

September 18, 2021 24	Real Salt Lake	1–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Sandy, Utah
6:30 p.m. (PST)	Everton Luiz  33' Kreilach  41', 48' Herrera  53' Julio  85'	Report	Cissoko  45'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,850 Referee: Ismail Elfath

September 26, 2021 25	Sporting Kansas City	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Kansas City, Kansas
3:00 p.m. (PST)	Russell 60' Zusi  90+4'	Report	Tolo  16' C. Roldan 31' Gómez  53' Bruin 55' A. Roldan  86'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,248 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

September 29, 2021 26 Heritage Cup	San Jose Earthquakes	1–3	Seattle Sounders FC	San Jose, California
7:30 p.m. (PST)	Judson  27' O'Neill 51' (o.g.)	Report	Ruidíaz 25',  38', 42' (pen.) C. Roldan 49' A. Roldan  83'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 11,361 Referee: Allen Chapman

October 3, 2021 27	Seattle Sounders FC	3–0	Colorado Rapids	Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m. (PST)	C. Roldan 2' Medranda 22' João Paulo 45+1'	Report	Wilson  24' Barrios  49' Rubio  54' Esteves  61' Namli  77'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 31,425 Referee: Chris Penso

October 9, 2021 28 Cascadia Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	4–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Seattle, Washington
6:00 p.m. (PST)	O'Neill 5' Benezet 14',  43' Gómez  42' Bruin 55' Chú 90'	Report	Gaspar  35' White 45+1' Gauld  72'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 31,842 Referee: Ted Unkel

October 16, 2021 29	Houston Dynamo FC	2–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Houston, Texas
5:30 p.m. (PST)	Urruti 14' Quintero 20' Figueroa  79' Corona  90+2'	Report	Medranda 41' Arreaga  54' João Paulo  90+4'	Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 14,265 Referee: Nima Saghafi

October 20, 2021 30	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Badji 66'	Report	Medranda  63' Roldan 75' O'Neill  88'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 9,316 Referee: Drew Fischer

October 23, 2021 31	Seattle Sounders FC	1–2	Sporting Kansas City	Seattle, Washington
6:00 p.m. (PST)	João Paulo  35' Rowe  51' A. Roldan  55' Benezet 58' Gómez  76' Montero  89'	Report	Walter 4' Melia  56' Kinda  63' Espinoza  74' Russell 79'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 32,139 Referee: Ismail Elfath

October 26, 2021 32	Los Angeles FC	3–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Los Angeles, California
7:30 p.m. (PST)	Rodríguez 21' Blessing 45+3' Arango 51',  70' Palacios  79' Fall  90+4'	Report	Nouhou  66'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,030 Referee: Kevin Stott

November 1, 2021 33	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	LA Galaxy	Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m. (PDT)	Ruidíaz 51' (pen.) Rowe  66'	Report	Hernández 19' Bond  81' Grandsir  90+1' Steres  90+4'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 32,781 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

November 7, 2021 34 Cascadia Cup	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
6:00 p.m. (PST)	Gauld 20'	Report	Montero 8' (pen.) Nouhou  31' Yeimar  35' Leyva  80'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 25,117 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

MLS Cup Playoffs

Leagues Cup

August 10, 2021 Quarterfinals	Seattle Sounders FC	3–0	UANL	Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m. (PST)	Ruidíaz 23' (pen.) Rowe  58' Montero 64' Lodeiro  67', 70'	Report	Reyes  88'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 17,077 Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

September 14, 2021 Semifinals	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Santos Laguna	Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m. (PST)	Montero  39' Arreaga  71' Ruidíaz 90+3'	Report	Gorriarán  74'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 12,201 Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

September 22, 2021 Final	Seattle Sounders FC	2–3	León	Paradise, Nevada
7:00 p.m. (PST)	Arreaga  10' João Paulo  15' Ruidíaz  27' C. Roldan 48',  82' Benezet 90+2'	Report	Colombatto  23' Mena 61', 81' (pen.) Gigliotti 85' Montes  90+3'	Stadium: Allegiant Stadium Attendance: 24,824 Referee: Iván Cisneros (El Salvador)

U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Regular season		U.S. Open Cup		Playoffs		Leagues Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
18	GK	USA	Spencer Richey	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	GK	SUI	Stefan Frei	20	0	17	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
26	GK	RUS	Andrew Thomas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	USA	Stefan Cleveland	16	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Defenders
3	DF	ECU	Xavier Arreaga	30	2	25+1	2	0	0	1	0	3	0
5	DF	CMR	Nouhou	19	0	16+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	DF	AUS	Brad Smith	31	3	20+7	3	0	0	1	0	2+1	0
16	DF	SLV	Alex Roldan	33	1	26+3	1	0	0	0+1	0	3	0
27	DF	USA	Shane O'Neill	31	1	19+8	1	0	0	1	0	3	0
28	DF	COL	Yeimar Gómez Andrade	37	1	29+4	1	0	0	1	0	3	0
35	DF	USA	Alex Villanueva	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
92	DF	FRA	Abdoulaye Cissoko	16	0	12+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
94	DF	COL	Jimmy Medranda	28	4	15+10	4	0	0	0	0	1+2	0
Midfielders
6	MF	BRA	João Paulo	35	3	28+3	3	0	0	1	0	3	0
7	MF	USA	Cristian Roldan	32	7	27+1	6	0	0	1	0	3	1
8	MF	MTQ	Jordy Delem	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	URU	Nicolás Lodeiro	11	1	4+5	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	1
20	MF	FRA	Nicolas Benezet	16	4	7+6	3	0	0	1	0	0+2	1
21	MF	USA	Reed Baker-Whiting	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	USA	Kelyn Rowe	38	1	24+10	1	0	0	1	0	3	0
23	MF	BRA	Léo Chú	9	1	0+8	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
45	MF	USA	Ethan Dobbelaere	7	0	2+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
73	MF	USA	Obed Vargas	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
75	MF	USA	Danny Leyva	24	0	8+16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
84	MF	USA	Josh Atencio	27	0	18+6	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
Forwards
9	FW	PER	Raúl Ruidíaz	30	19	24+2	17	0	0	0+1	0	3	2
12	FW	COL	Fredy Montero	33	8	15+14	7	0	0	1	0	3	1
13	FW	USA	Jordan Morris	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
17	FW	USA	Will Bruin	27	3	16+8	3	0	0	0	0	0+3	0
98	FW	USA	Samuel Adeniran	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
87	FW	USA	Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

• Last updated: November 23, 2021
• Source: Team Stats

– Defiance player

Top scorers

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Playoffs	Leagues Cup	Total
1	FW	9	Raúl Ruidíaz	17	0	0	2	19
2	FW	12	Fredy Montero	7	0	0	1	8
3	MF	7	Cristian Roldan	6	0	0	1	7
4	MF	20	Nicolas Benezet	3	0	0	1	4
	DF	94	Jimmy Medranda	4	0	0	0	4
6	MF	6	João Paulo	3	0	0	0	3
	DF	11	Brad Smith	3	0	0	0	3
	FW	17	Will Bruin	3	0	0	0	3
9	DF	3	Xavier Arreaga	2	0	0	0	2
10	MF	10	Nicolás Lodeiro	0	0	0	1	1
	DF	16	Alex Roldan	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	22	Kelyn Rowe	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	23	Léo Chú	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	27	Shane O'Neill	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	28	Yeimar Gómez Andrade	1	0	0	0	1

• Last updated: November 23, 2021
• Source: Team Stats

Top assists

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Playoffs	Leagues Cup	Total
1	MF	6	João Paulo	8	0	0	1	9
2	MF	7	Cristian Roldan	1	0	0	2	3
	DF	11	Brad Smith	3	0	0	0	3
	FW	12	Fredy Montero	3	0	0	0	3
	DF	16	Alex Roldan	3	0	0	0	3
	DF	94	Jimmy Medranda	3	0	0	0	3
7	FW	17	Will Bruin	2	0	0	0	2
8	DF	5	Nouhou	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	9	Raúl Ruidíaz	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	84	Josh Atencio	1	0	0	0	1

• Last updated: August 21, 2021
• Source:

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player	MLS			U.S. Open Cup			MLS Playoffs			Leagues Cup			Total
3	DF	Xavier Arreaga	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
5	DF	Nouhou	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
6	MF	João Paulo	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
7	MF	Cristian Roldan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
8	MF	Jordy Delem	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
9	FW	Raúl Ruidíaz	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
10	MF	Nicolás Lodeiro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
11	DF	Brad Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
16	DF	Alex Roldan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
22	MF	Kelyn Rowe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
27	DF	Shane O'Neill	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
28	DF	Yeimar Gómez Andrade	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
45	MF	Ethan Dobbelaere	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
75	MF	Danny Leyva	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
84	MF	Josh Atencio	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
94	DF	Jimmy Medranda	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
98	FW	Samuel Adeniran	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total			33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	35	0	0

• Last updated: August 21, 2021
• Source: Disciplinary Stats

Honors and awards

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Position	Ref
1	Raúl Ruidíaz	Minnesota United FC	FW
	Josh Atencio		Bench
2	Brad Smith	Los Angeles FC	DF
3	Raúl Ruidíaz	LA Galaxy	FW
	Brad Smith		DF
4	Raúl Ruidíaz	Portland Timbers	Bench
5	Xavier Arreaga	San Jose Earthquakes, Los Angeles FC	DF
	Alex Roldan		DF
	Cristian Roldan		MF
	Brian Schmetzer		Coach
6	Nouhou	Atlanta United FC	Bench
8	Yeimar Gomez Andrade	LA Galaxy	DF
9	Cristian Roldan	Real Salt Lake	MF
10	João Paulo	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Bench
11	Alex Roldan	Colorado Rapids	Bench
12	João Paulo	Houston Dynamo	MF
	Kelyn Rowe		Bench
14	Raúl Ruidíaz	Austin FC	FW
	Josh Atencio		DF
17	João Paulo	FC Dallas	Bench
19	Raúl Ruidíaz	Portland Timbers	FW
	Fredy Montero		Bench
20	Raúl Ruidíaz	FC Dallas	FW
21	Xavier Arreaga	Columbus Crew	DF
	João Paulo		Bench
24	João Paulo	Minnesota United FC	MF
	Stefan Frei		Bench
27	João Paulo	Sporting Kansas City	MF
28	Cristian Roldan	San Jose Earthquakes	MF
	Raúl Ruidíaz		FW
	Yeimar Gómez Andrade		Bench
29	Cristian Roldan	Colorado Rapids	MF
	João Paulo		MF
31	Léo Chú	Colorado Rapids	MF
34	Stefan Frei	LA Galaxy	Bench

Italics indicates MLS Player of the Week

MLS Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Ref
1	João Paulo	Minnesota United FC
5	Cristian Roldan	San Jose Earthquakes
14	Raúl Ruidíaz	Austin FC
19	Jimmy Medranda	Portland Timbers
20	Raúl Ruidíaz	FC Dallas
29	João Paulo	Colorado Rapids

MLS Save of the Year

MLS Best XI

Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Sounders FC roster.

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
6	MF	João Paulo	Botafogo	Undisclosed	January 21, 2021
11	MF	Kelyn Rowe	New England Revolution	Free Transfer	January 29, 2021
18	GK	Spencer Richey	FC Cincinnati	Free Transfer	February 3, 2021
12	FW	Fredy Montero	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Free Transfer	March 4, 2021
21	MF	Reed Baker-Whiting	Tacoma Defiance	Signed HGP Deal	May 12, 2021
26	GK	Andrew Thomas	Stanford University	Off waivers. Seattle acquired the top spot in the waivers process from Chicago Fire FC for $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM).	May 21, 2021
92	DF	Abdoulaye Cissoko	Tacoma Defiance		May 21, 2021
20	MF	Nicolas Benezet	Colorado Rapids	$50,000 in GAM	August 5, 2021
23	MF	Léo Chú	Grêmio	U22 Initiative signing; $2.5 million transfer fee	August 5, 2021

Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2021 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date	Player	Number	Position	Previous club	Notes	Ref
January 21, 2021	T. J. Bush	01	GK	James Madison University	MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#80)

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
99	FW	Justin Dhillon	San Antonio FC	Option declined	December 14, 2020
11	MF	Miguel Ibarra	San Diego Loyal SC	Option declined	December 14, 2020
33	DF	Joevin Jones	Inter Miami CF	Option declined	December 14, 2020
18	DF	Kelvin Leerdam	Inter Miami CF	Out of contract	December 14, 2020
4	MF	Gustav Svensson	Guangzhou City	Out of contract	December 14, 2020
29	DF	Román Torres	Cartagines	Out of contract	December 14, 2020
6	MF	João Paulo	Botafogo	End of loan	December 14, 2020
13	FW	Jordan Morris	Swansea City	On loan	January 22, 2021
11	GK	Trey Muse	San Diego Loyal SC	On loan	February 2, 2021
37	MF	Shandon Hopeau	San Antonio FC	On loan	April 15, 2021
87	FW	Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez	FC Pinzgau Saalfelden	On loan	July 16, 2021

Notes

A.  Players who are under contract with Tacoma Defiance.

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