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2021 D.C. United season

The 2021 D.C. United season was the club's 26th season of existence, and their 26th consecutive season playing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its ongoing vaccination efforts, the season began on April 17, 2021 (about six weeks later than normal) and ended on November 7, 2021. Despite winning against Toronto FC on the last match of the regular season, the team did not qualify playoffs, making it their second consecutive season in which D.C. United did not qualify for the playoffs. It was the first time since 2011, that United did not qualify for the playoffs in consecutive seasons.

D.C. United
2021 season
General managerDave Kasper
(until April 14)
Lucy Rushton
(from April 14)
Head coachHernán Losada
StadiumAudi Field
MLSConference: 8th
Overall: 16th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupCanceled
Atlantic CupWinners
Capital CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Ola Kamara (19)
All: Ola Kamara (19)
Highest home attendance18,034 (10/16 v. NSH)
Lowest home attendance3,935 (5/13 v. CHI)
Average home league attendance12,791
Biggest winDC 7–1 TOR (7/3)
Biggest defeatNYCFC 6–0 DC (10/23)
← 2020
2022 →

Beyond MLS play, D.C. United would have participated in the 2021 U.S. Open Cup, which was initially to begin on May 4, before again being delayed by about six weeks and then ultimately being canceled in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background edit

Further information: 2020 D.C. United season and Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football

Offseason edit

The 2021 season was the first season since 2010 where Ben Olsen was not the club's head coach, as he was fired before the end of the 2020 season while Chad Ashton filled in as the interim head coach. After the 2020 season ended, the team began interviewing multiple candidates for the vacancy. Among the candidates included Ashton, former New York Red Bulls manager Chris Armas, former USWNT coach Jill Ellis, Columbus Crew assistant coach and former LA Galaxy assistant Ezra Hendrickson, and Seattle Sounders FC assistant coach Gonzalo Pineda. However, the team was either unable or unwilling to hire any of those candidates for undisclosed reasons. After a couple months of interviews and expanding the search to Europe, D.C. United officially announced the signing of former Argentine player and current head coach of Beerschot, Hernán Losada, on January 18, 2021.[1]

On the player front, D.C. United declined options on six different players, letting their deals expire. The team also traded Ulises Segura to expansion side Austin FC for cash considerations. Meanwhile, the team signed D.C. United Academy and Loudoun United defender Jacob Greene to a Homegrown Contract. Later, the team picked up forward Adrien Perez from LAFC in the MLS Re-Entry Draft, and acquired Jon Kempin from Columbus to add depth to their goalkeeping corps in exchange for their third-round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. D.C. added a few more players during the offseason, signing both of their first-round picks in the SuperDraft (Kimarni Smith and Michael DeShields) to first-team deals and later adding Dutch forward Nigel Robertha. In addition, the team took in two players on loan: American defender Brendan Hines-Ike from KV Kortrijk in Belgium, and Venezuelan forward Jovanny Bolívar from Deportivo La Guaira.

With multiple players injured or recovering from injury during the preseason, D.C. signed two additional defenders just before the season-opening match: the veteran and former DCU Academy graduate Andy Najar, and Mexican defender Tony Alfaro, and put them both on the gameday roster.

MLS Season edit

With multiple prospective starters on the injury list or not match-fit to Losada's liking, Losada was forced to be creative with his opening day lineup. Among those decisions: Chris Seitz was given the start in goal, Alfaro started at CB despite being signed only a few days prior, and Erik Sorga was given the starting job as the main striker. DC fell behind early as their opponents, NYCFC, got the first goal 15 minutes into the match. Shortly after that, DC woke up and scored a pair of goals from outside the box, with Hines-Ike and Canouse each scoring a goal before the end of the first half. DC would end up winning their first match of the season 2–1. The match was also notable for giving Robertha and Perez their first minutes in a D.C. United jersey, along with Najar's return to the field for D.C. since leaving in 2013, as they were subbed in late into the match.

The following match against the New England Revolution used the same starting lineup, but it turned into a grinding affair with neither team really able to pull ahead. The only action was Hines-Ike accidentally deflecting a Revolution cross into his own net to give DC their first loss of the season, 1–0.

Management team edit

Position Name
Chairman   Jason Levien
Co-Chairman   Stephen Kaplan
General Manager   Dave Kasper
Technical Director   Stewart Mairs
Head coach   Hernán Losada
Assistant coach   Nicolás Frutos
Assistant coach   Oka Nikolov
Assistant coach   Chad Ashton
Goalkeeping coach   Zach Thornton

Roster edit

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals Assists Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Chris Seitz   GK (1987-03-12) March 12, 1987 (age 37) 8 0 0   Houston Dynamo
21 Jon Kempin   GK (1993-04-08) April 8, 1993 (age 31) 0 0 0   Columbus Crew
24 Bill Hamid   GK (1990-11-25) November 25, 1990 (age 33) 238 0 0   Midtjylland
Defenders
3 Chris Odoi-Atsem   RB (1995-05-27) May 27, 1995 (age 28) 30 1 0   Maryland Terrapins
4 Brendan Hines-Ike   CB (1994-11-30) November 30, 1994 (age 29) 1 1 0   KV Kortrijk (loan)
13 Frédéric Brillant   CB (1985-06-26) June 26, 1985 (age 38) 67 3 4   New York City FC
14 Andy Najar   RB (1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 (age 31) 83 10 11   Los Angeles FC
15 Steve Birnbaum   CB (1991-01-23) January 23, 1991 (age 33) 163 8 3   California Golden Bears
23 Donovan Pines   CB (1998-03-07) March 7, 1998 (age 26) 10 0 0   Maryland Terrapins
28 Joseph Mora   LB (1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 (age 31) 51 0 3   Saprissa
33 Jacob Greene   LB / RB (2003-03-23) March 23, 2003 (age 21) 0 0 0   D.C. United Academy
35 Michael DeShields   CB (1998-04-23) April 23, 1998 (age 26) 0 0 0   Wake Forest Demon Deacons
93 Tony Alfaro   CB (1993-06-15) June 15, 1993 (age 30) 1 0 0   Reno 1868
Midfielders
5 Júnior Moreno   DM (1993-07-20) July 20, 1993 (age 30) 50 0 5   Zulia
6 Russell Canouse   DM (1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 28) 57 2 2   TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
7 Paul Arriola   RM (1995-02-05) February 5, 1995 (age 29) 68 14 12   Tijuana
10 Edison Flores   AM / LW (1994-05-14) May 14, 1994 (age 29) 14 0 4   Monarcas Morelia
11 Yamil Asad   LM / LW (1994-07-24) July 24, 1994 (age 29) 55 12 7   Vélez Sarsfield
12 Drew Skundrich   CM (1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 (age 28) 0 0 0   Loudoun United
18 Felipe   CM (1990-09-30) September 30, 1990 (age 33) 17 0 1   Vancouver Whitecaps FC
27 Moses Nyeman   CM (2003-11-05) November 5, 2003 (age 20) 11 0 0   D.C. United Academy
30 Kevin Paredes   MF (2003-05-07) May 7, 2003 (age 21) 17 0 1   D.C. United Academy
31 Julian Gressel   RM (1993-12-16) December 16, 1993 (age 30) 23 2 0   Atlanta United FC
Jeremy Garay   MF (2003-04-01) April 1, 2003 (age 21) 0 0 0   D.C. United Academy
Forwards
9 Ola Kamara   ST (1989-10-15) October 15, 1989 (age 34) 27 7 0   Shenzhen
16 Adrien Perez   FW (1995-10-13) October 13, 1995 (age 28) 1 0 0   Los Angeles FC
17 Kimarni Smith   FW (1998-03-14) March 14, 1998 (age 26) 0 0 0   Clemson Tigers
19 Nigel Robertha   FW (1998-03-13) March 13, 1998 (age 26) 1 0 0   Levski Sofia
20 Jovanny Bolívar   FW (2001-12-16) December 16, 2001 (age 22) 0 0 0   Deportivo La Guaira (loan)
22 Griffin Yow   FW (2002-09-25) September 25, 2002 (age 21) 12 2 0   D.C. United Academy
29 Yordy Reyna   ST (1993-09-17) September 17, 1993 (age 30) 5 0 0   Vancouver Whitecaps FC
32 Ramón Ábila   ST (1989-10-14) October 14, 1989 (age 34) 0 0 0   Boca Juniors (loan)[note 1]
  1. ^ Though acquired off MLS waivers from Minnesota United FC, Abila's acquisition is considered an extension of his current loan agreement between Boca Juniors and MLS, as DC United paid $200,000 of the loan fee to Boca Juniors to complete the transfer.

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position No. Name From Fee/notes Ref.
November 25, 2020 DF 33   Jacob Greene   D.C. United Academy Homegrown Player [2]
January 6, 2021 FW 16   Adrien Perez   Los Angeles FC 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft [3]
January 8, 2021 GK 21   Jon Kempin   Columbus Crew Traded for third round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft [4]
February 5, 2021 DF 35   Michael DeShields   Wake Forest Demon Deacons Signed from the 2021 MLS SuperDraft [5]
March 8, 2021 FW 17   Kimarni Smith   Clemson Tigers Signed from the 2021 MLS SuperDraft [6]
March 23, 2021 FW 19   Nigel Robertha   Levski Sofia [7]
April 15, 2021 DF 14   Andy Najar   Los Angeles FC [8]
DF 93   Tony Alfaro   Reno 1868 [8]
May 12, 2021 MF 12   Drew Skundrich   Loudoun United 2021 guaranteed, 2022–23 team options [9]
July 2, 2021 MF   Jeremy Garay   D.C. United Academy Homegrown Player [10]

Out edit

Date Position No. Name To Fee/notes Ref.
November 30, 2020 MF 25   Mohammed Abu   Vålerenga End of loan [11]
GK 36   Earl Edwards Jr.   New England Revolution Option Declined [11]
DF 91   Oniel Fisher   L.A. Galaxy Option Declined [11]
FW 20   Gelmin Rivas   Al-Shorta Option Declined [11]
DF 44   Axel Sjöberg   San Antonio FC Option Declined [11]
December 13, 2020 MF 8   Ulises Segura   Austin FC $150,000 GAM [12]

Loan in edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
4 DF   Brendan Hines-Ike   Kortrijk March 10, 2021 December 31, 2021 [13]
20 FW   Jovanny Bolívar   Guaira March 10, 2021 December 31, 2021 [14]
32 FW   Ramón Ábila   Boca Juniors August 12, 2021 December 31, 2021 [15]

Loan out edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
35 DF   Michael DeShields   Loudoun United May 1, 2021 October 30, 2021
17 FW   Kimarni Smith   Loudoun United June 25, 2021 October 30, 2021 [16]
50 FW   Erik Sorga   VVV-Venlo August 12, 2021 December 31, 2021 [17]

MLS SuperDraft picks edit

Main article: 2021 MLS SuperDraft
2021 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Status
1 4   Kimarni Smith FW Clemson Signed to first team[6]
1 5   Michael DeShields DF Wake Forest Signed to first team[5]
2 32   Logan Panchot MF/DF Stanford Signed with Loudoun United FC[18]

Non-competitive edit

Preseason edit

March 20 D.C. United 1–1 Greenville Triumph SC Cary
14:00 EST Smith   29' Report McLean   27' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 0
March 26 D.C. United 5–1 Loudoun United FC Washington
15:00 EST
  • Kamara   19'
  • Brillant   30'
  • Unsigned Player   72'
  • Unsigned Player   88'
  • Unsigned Player   90'
 Report Amoustapha   84' Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 0
March 31 Philadelphia Union 2–0 D.C. United Chester
3:00 pm Fontana   3', 37'
Bedoya   74'		 Report Moreno   67' Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 0
April 4 D.C. United 1–2 New York City FC Chester
15:00 EST Smith   29' (Flores)
Moreno   44'		 Report Castellanos   25' (Þórarinsson),   44'
Jasson   50'		 Stadium: Power Training Complex
Attendance: 0
April 10 New York Red Bulls 1–1 D.C. United Harrison
13:00 EST
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0

Midseason friendlies edit

July 7 Capital Cup first leg D.C. United   1–0   Alajuelense Washington
20:00 EDT Felipe   86' Report Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 6,000
July 11 Capital Cup second leg Alajuelense   0–1
(0–2 agg.)		   D.C. United Washington
20:00 EDT Report Bolívar   68' Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 5,000
July 11 D.C. United   —   Puebla Washington
20:00 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
Note: Match cancelled after Club Puebla withdrew due to COVID-19 protocols.
July 14 D.C. United   1–0   Alianza Washington
20:30 EDT Ferrin   72' Report Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 3,192

Competitive edit

Major League Soccer edit

Main article: 2021 Major League Soccer season

Standings edit

Eastern Conference edit
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Orlando City SC 34 13 9 12 50 48 +2 51 Qualification for the Playoffs first round
7 New York Red Bulls 34 13 12 9 39 33 +6 48
8 D.C. United 34 14 15 5 56 54 +2 47
9 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 46 45 +1 47
10 CF Montréal[a] 34 12 12 10 46 44 +2 46 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League[b]
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)
Notes:
  1. ^ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
  2. ^ As 2021 Canadian Championship winners
Overall table edit
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
14 New York Red Bulls 34 13 12 9 39 33 +6 48
15 LA Galaxy 34 13 12 9 50 54 −4 48
16 D.C. United 34 14 15 5 56 54 +2 47
17 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 46 45 +1 47
18 CF Montréal (V) 34 12 12 10 46 44 +2 46 Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
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)
(V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
  1. ^ As 2021 Canadian Championship winners (CAN1)

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
22 30 9 10 3 35 32  +3 7 3 0 18 8  +10 2 7 3 17 24  −7

Source: [1]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
StadiumHAAAHHHAHAAHAAHAAHAAHHA
ResultWLLLWLLWWDLWLDWDWWLLLWD
Source: D.C. United schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results edit

April 17 1 D.C. United 2–1 New York City FC Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 24 2 New England Revolution 1–0 D.C. United Foxborough
20:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
May 1 3 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 D.C. United San Jose
22:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Earthquakes Stadium
Attendance: 3,600
May 8 4 Columbus Crew 3–1 D.C. United Columbus
13:30 EDT
Report
Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium
Attendance: 5,180
May 13 5 D.C. United 1–0 Chicago Fire FC Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 3,935
May 16 6 D.C. United 0–1 Orlando City SC Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 5,280
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
May 23 7 D.C. United 0–1 Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT Report Przybyłko   45+1'
Martínez   65'
Blake   90+5'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Tim Ford
May 29 8 Inter Miami CF 0–3 D.C. United Fort Lauderdale
20:00 EDT Figal   52' Report Kamara   15, 71'
Arriola   21'   52'
Paredes   52'
Hines-Ike   90+2'		 Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 15,945
Referee: Armando Villarreal
June 19 9 D.C. United 1–0 Inter Miami CF Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 23 10 CF Montréal 0–0 D.C. United Fort Lauderdale
19:30 EDT Bassong   35'   45' Report Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 0
Note: Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, the match is expected to take place at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. CF Montréal will play as the home team for this match.
June 27 11 New York City FC 2–1 D.C. United Harrison, New Jersey
18:00 EDT Parks   84'
Andrade   90+5'		 Report Robertha   9'   70'
Mora   52'
Najar   78'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 4,533
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Note: The match was played at Red Bull Arena instead of Yankee Stadium due to scheduling conflicts. New York City FC played as the home team.
July 3 12 D.C. United 7–1 Toronto FC Washington, D.C.
17:30 EDT Paredes   2'
Robertha   8'
Priso   21' (o.g.)
Gressel   57'
Arriola   71'
Kamara   81'
Asad   85'
Yow   90'		 Report Gonzalez   35'
Akinola   39'
Osorio   45+2'
Zavaleta   75'   78'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
July 17 13 Philadelphia Union 2–1 D.C. United Chester
19:30 EDT Santos   10'
Martínez   22'
Przybyłko   83'		 Report Asad   27',   51' (pen.)
Reyna   45+1'		 Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 16,821
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Note: The match was suspended before 9:30 PM ET at the 87th minute due to inclement weather. The match later resumed at 11:20 PM ET.[19]
July 21 14 Chicago Fire 2–2 D.C. United Chicago
20:00 EDT Giménez   32',   62'
Najar   61' (o.g.)
Medrán   65'		 Report Najar   55'
Paredes   82'
Skundrich   84'
Kamara   87' (pen.)		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 8,306
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
July 25 15 D.C. United 1–0 New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Alfaro   12'
Kamara   27'
Brillant   87'
Hamid   90+6'		 Report Fábio   46'
Klimala   69'
Edwards   80'
Cásseres Jr.   83'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 15,912
Referee: Alan Kelly
July 31 16 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United Cincinnati
19:30 EDT Gyau   36'
Acosta   60'
Hagglund   64'		 Report Moreno   15'
Mora   41'   90+2'
Nyeman   52'
Reyna   72'		 Stadium: West End Stadium
Attendance: 25,060
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
August 4 17 Columbus Crew 2–4 D.C. United Columbus
19:30 EDT Keita   24'
Etienne   30'
Mensah   45+1'
Molino   65'
Zelarayán   71'		 Report Kamara   19', 45+3' (pen.)
Reyna   40', 74'
Alfaro   66'		 Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 18,398
Referee: Victor Rivas
August 8 18 D.C. United 2–1 CF Montréal Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Najar   40'
Kamara   54'		 Report Waterman   3'
Brault-Guillard   16'
Miller   57'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 14,169
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
August 15 19 Nashville SC 5–2 D.C. United Nashville
19:00 EDT Sapong   14',   31'
Mukhtar   37'
Muyl   80',   87' (pen.)		 Report Brillant   3'
Kamara   41'		 Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 20,022
Referee: Drew Fischer
August 18 20 New England Revolution 3–2 D.C. United Foxborough
19:00 EDT Traustason   33'   72'
Kaptoum   42'
McNamara   49'
Buchanan   53'
DeLaGarza   60'
Jones   85'		 Report Arriola   10'
Asad   32'
Birnbaum   78'
Ábila   90+6'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 11,419
Referee: Ted Unkel
August 21 21 D.C. United 1–2 Atlanta United FC Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Alfaro   50'
Reyna   54'
Canouse   58'
J. Moreno   73'
Gressel   75'		 Report Martínez   25'
Bello   29'
M. Moreno   82'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,180
Referee: Nima Saghafi
August 28 22 D.C. United 3–1 Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Kamara   36' (pen.)
Reyna   49'
Najar   55'
Ábila   90+5'		 Report Birnbaum   22' (o.g.)
Elliott   59'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,593
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
September 11 23 New York Red Bulls 1–1 D.C. United Harrison, NJ
19:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Robert Sibiga
September 15 24 D.C. United 3–0 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Kamara   9' (pen.),   35' (pen.),   44'
Pines   12'
Gressel   53'		 Report Terán   7'
Giménez   11'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 13,524
Referee: David Gantar
September 18 25 Atlanta United 3–2 D.C. United Atlanta
15:30 EDT Barco   18'
Martínez   64'
Franco   65'
Araújo   81'
Bello   87'		 Report Brillant   27'
J. Moreno   34'
Paredes   50'
Felipe   75'
Alfaro   77'
Flores   90+4'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 42,608
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
September 25 26 D.C. United 4–2 FC Cincinnati Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Arriola   7', 41'
Birnbaum   21'
Hamid   34'
Robertha   72'		 Report Vázquez   80'
Acosta   84'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,069
Referee: Chris Penso
September 29 27 D.C. United 3–1 Minnesota United FC Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Kamara   23'
Gressel   45'
Birnbaum   59'
Arriola   66'
Moreno   85'		 Report Hayes   18'
Dibassy   40'
Trapp   43'
Kallman   79'
Gasper   88'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 12,262
Referee: Ramy Touchan
October 2 28 Orlando City 2–1 D.C. United Orlando
19:30 EDT Jansson   17'
Dike   90+7'		 Report Gressel   6'
Vázquez   20'
Canouse   67'
Hamid   90+5'		 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 16,848
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
October 16 29 D.C. United 0–0 Nashville SC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Canouse   33'
Mora   46'		 Report Mukhtar   62'
McCarty   90+4'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 18,034
Referee: Ismail Elfath
October 20 30 D.C. United 2–3 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Felipe   18'
Robertha   53'
Ábila   90+3'		 Report Polster   45'
Buksa   61'
Gil   64'
Bou   79'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 13,387
Referee: Nima Saghafi
October 23 31 New York City FC 6–0 D.C. United Harrison
19:30 EDT Andrade   1'
Castellanos   7',   11'
Sands   33'
Moralez   43'
Callens   52'
Medina   74'		 Report Canouse   3'
Birnbaum   54'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
October 27 32 D.C. United 1–0 New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Paredes   9'
Moreno   36'
Najar   64'		 Report Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 14,109
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
October 30 33 D.C. United 1–3 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Arriola   3',   32'
Felipe   79'		 Report Valenzuela   42'
Zelarayán   45' (pen.),   76'
Santos   66'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,787
Referee: Drew Fischer
November 7 34 Toronto FC 1–3 D.C. United Toronto
15:30 PM EST Laryea   18'
Dwyer   74'		 Report Birnbaum   13',   90'
Kamara   30' (pen.),   36'
Felipe   65'
Pines   76'
Mora   85'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 11,166
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

U.S. Open Cup edit

Main article: 2021 U.S. Open Cup

The U.S. Open Cup was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic for a second consecutive year.

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

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

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS MLS Cup Capital Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   USA Chris Seitz 5 0 4+0 0 0 0 0+1 0
3 DF   USA Chris Odoi-Atsem 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   USA Brendan Hines-Ike 11 1 11+0 1 0 0 0 0
5 MF   VEN Júnior Moreno 19 0 19+0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF   USA Russell Canouse 14 1 14+0 1 0 0 0 0
7 MF   USA Paul Arriola 14 3 13+1 3 0 0 0 0
8 MF   BRA Felipe Martins 21 2 5+15 1 0 0 1+0 1
9 FW   NOR Ola Kamara 19 16 13+6 16 0 0 0 0
10 MF   PER Edison Flores 13 2 10+3 2 0 0 0 0
11 MF   ARG Yamil Asad 18 2 8+8 2 0 0 2+0 0
12 MF   USA Drew Skundrich 14 0 8+6 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF   FRA Frédéric Brillant 20 1 14+4 1 0 0 2+0 0
14 DF   HON Andy Najar 19 1 16+3 1 0 0 0 0
15 DF   USA Steve Birnbaum 14 0 9+3 0 0 0 2+0 0
16 FW   USA Adrien Perez 13 0 9+4 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   ENG Kimarni Smith 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
18 MF   USA Nicky Downs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
19 FW   CUW Nigel Robertha 10 2 4+5 2 0 0 1+0 0
20 FW   VEN Jovanny Bolívar 1 1 0 0 0 0 1+0 1
21 GK   USA Jon Kempin 12 0 9+1 0 0 0 2+0 0
22 FW   USA Griffin Yow 11 1 1+8 1 0 0 2+0 0
23 DF   USA Donovan Pines 9 0 8+1 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK   USA Bill Hamid 12 0 12+0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF   CIV Gaoussou Samaké 1 0 0 0 0 0 1+0 0
27 MF   LBR Moses Nyeman 19 0 10+8 0 0 0 1+0 0
28 DF   CRC Joseph Mora 21 0 13+6 0 0 0 2+0 0
29 FW   PER Yordy Reyna 15 4 6+8 4 0 0 1+0 0
30 MF   USA Kevin Paredes 18 2 14+4 2 0 0 0 0
31 MF   GER Julian Gressel 25 0 22+3 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW   ARG Ramón Ábila 6 2 0+6 2 0 0 0 0
33 DF   USA Jacob Greene 2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
35 DF   TRI Michael DeShields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF   CIV Nanan Houssou 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
41 FW   NIG Kairou Amoustapha 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
50 FW   EST Erik Sorga 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
51 DF   SLV Allexon Saravia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
93 DF   MEX Tony Alfaro 22 0 18+3 0 0 0 1+0 0
  • Last updated: September 22, 2021
  • Source: Soccerway

Top scorers edit

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Cup Total
1 FW 9 Ola Kamara 16 0 16
2 FW 29 Yordy Reyna 4 0 4
3 MF 7 Paul Arriola 3 0 3
4 MF 10 Edison Flores 2 0 2
MF 11 Yamil Asad 2 0 2
FW 19 Nigel Robertha 2 0 2
MF 30 Kevin Paredes 2 0 2
FW 32 Ramón Ábila 2 0 2
9 DF 4 Brendan Hines-Ike 1 0 1
MF 6 Russell Canouse 1 0 1
DF 13 Frédéric Brillant 1 0 1
DF 14 Andy Najar 1 0 1
FW 22 Griffin Yow 1 0 1
MF 8 Felipe Martins 1 0 1

Top assists edit

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Cup Total
1 MF 31 Julian Gressel 5 0 5
2 FW 9 Ola Kamara 3 0 3
DF 14 Andy Najar 3 0 3
4 MF 7 Paul Arriola 2 0 2
MF 10 Edison Flores 2 0 2
MF 5 Júnior Moreno 2 0 2
FW 16 Adrien Perez 2 0 2
8 FW 29 Yordy Reyna 1 0 1
MF 11 Yamil Asad 1 0 1
MF 6 Russell Canouse 1 0 1
MF 8 Felipe Martins 1 0 1
FW 22 Griffin Yow 1 0 1
DF 93 Tony Alfaro 1 0 1
MF 12 Drew Skundrich 1 0 1
MF 27 Moses Nyeman 1 0 1

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos. Player MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
                               

Awards edit

Awards will be announced as the season begins.

References edit

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  4. ^ "D.C. United Acquire Goalkeeper Jon Kempin from Columbus Crew SC". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
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  13. ^ "D.C. United Acquire Defender Brendan Hines-Ike from K.V. Kortrijk". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  14. ^ "D.C. United Acquire Venezuelan Forward Jovanny Bolívar from Deportivo La Guaira". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
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  17. ^ "D.C. United Forward Erik Sorga joins VVV-Venlo on Loan for the Remainder of the Season". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
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External links edit

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