The 2019 Tacoma Defiance season is the club's fifth year of existence, previously for the last four seasons as Seattle Sounders FC 2, and their fifth season in the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. This is the second season of the soccer team playing in the Tacoma, Washington. Defiance is majority owned by Seattle Sounders FC.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of October 16, 2019.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of September 6, 2019.
No.
Pos.
Player
Nation
—
DF
Abdoulaye Cissoko(on season long loan to San Diego 1904 FC)
France
Competitions
Preseason
Tacoma Defiance v Gonzaga Bulldogs
Tacoma Defiance
–
Gonzaga Bulldogs
(PDT)
Note: Match results not publicized.
Tacoma Defiance v Vancouver Whitecaps U-23
February 16, 2019
Tacoma Defiance
2–2 (a.e.t.)
Vancouver Whitecaps U-23
Tukwila, WA
(PDT)
Report
Guilherme 30' Alade 63'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Note: Teams played 15 minutes of extra time.
Seattle Redhawks v Tacoma Defiance
March 3, 2019
Seattle Redhawks
3–0
Tacoma Defiance
Seattle, WA
7:00 pm (PDT)
Stadium: Championship Field
Friendlies
v
–
(PDT)
USL regular season
Standings
Pos
Team
v
t
e
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
14
Portland Timbers 2
34
10
8
16
65
71
−6
38
15
OKC Energy FC
34
9
11
14
45
58
−13
38
16
Tulsa Roughnecks
34
8
10
16
45
69
−24
34
17
Tacoma Defiance
34
8
7
19
42
82
−40
31
18
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
34
7
6
21
31
65
−34
27
Source: USL Championship Standings Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
34
8
7
19
42
82
−40
31
7
3
7
30
31
−1
1
4
12
12
51
−39
Last updated: October 19, 2019. Source: USL Championship
Results by matchday
Matchday
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
Ground
H
H
A
H
H
A
A
A
A
A
H
H
H
A
H
A
A
A
A
H
H
H
A
H
H
A
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
Result
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
D
D
D
L
L
D
D
L
W
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
D
W
W
D
W
Source: [1] A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = DrawW; L = Loss
Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 5,185 Referee: Malik Badawi
U.S. Open Cup
Due to their ownership by a higher division professional club (Seattle Sounders FC), Tacoma is one of 13 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[2]
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.
No.
Pos
Nat
Player
Total
Regular season
Playoffs
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
1
GK
Trey Muse
22
0
21+1
0
0
0
3
DF
Jonathan Campbell
12
0
12
0
0
0
5
DF
Nouhou Tolo
1
0
1
0
0
0
12
DF
Saad Abdul-Salaam
3
0
3
0
0
0
16
MF
Alex Roldan
6
1
6
1
0
0
17
FW
Will Bruin
1
1
1
1
0
0
21
MF
Jordy Delem
1
0
1
0
0
0
23
DF
Henry Wingo
7
1
7
1
0
0
29
DF
Román Torres
1
0
1
0
0
0
31
DF
Nick Hinds
27
0
22+5
0
0
0
32
FW
Alec Díaz
16
1
8+8
1
0
0
33
DF
Sam Rogers
20
0
18+2
0
0
0
34
FW
Danny Robles
24
2
16+8
2
0
0
35
GK
Bryan Meredith
8
0
8
0
0
0
36
DF
Denso Ulysse
15
0
12+3
0
0
0
37
FW
Shandon Hopeau
28
5
25+3
5
0
0
38
MF
Azriel Gonzalez
18
4
13+5
4
0
0
39
MF
Marlon Vargas
24
2
13+11
2
0
0
40
DF
Enrique Montana
1
0
1
0
0
0
42
MF
Alex Villanueva
5
0
4+1
0
0
0
43
MF
Sota Kitahara
2
0
2
0
0
0
44
MF
Ethan Dobbelaere
7
1
2+5
1
0
0
46
MF
Peter Kingston
3
0
3
0
0
0
47
DF
Connor Drought
1
0
1
0
0
0
48
MF
Chris Hegardt
6
0
3+3
0
0
0
49
DF
Bryson Hankins
1
0
1
0
0
0
50
FW
Gabe Threadgold
1
0
0+1
0
0
0
56
FW
Austin Brummett
2
0
1+1
0
0
0
65
GK
Jamie Lowell
2
0
2
0
0
0
66
GK
Sam Fowler
1
0
1
0
0
0
67
GK
Jacob Castro
2
0
2
0
0
0
70
MF
Handwalla Bwana
6
1
6
1
0
0
71
DF
Aleks Berkolds
23
0
22+1
0
0
0
72
MF
Joel Rydstrand
16
0
11+5
0
0
0
73
DF
Modou Ndow
5
0
4+1
0
0
0
75
MF
Danny Leyva
14
1
12+2
1
0
0
78
MF
Ben Numbi
1
0
0+1
0
0
0
80
MF
Ray Serrano
8
0
2+6
0
0
0
84
MF
Josh Atencio
25
1
23+2
1
0
0
87
FW
Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez
17
6
13+4
6
0
0
88
DF
Matt Nance
7
0
6+1
0
0
0
89
MF
Jesse Daley
23
2
20+3
2
0
0
90
MF
Herbert Robinson García
6
0
1+5
0
0
0
96
DF
Everardo Rubio
8
0
6+2
0
0
0
98
MF
Antonee Burke-Gilroy
22
0
18+4
0
0
0
99
FW
Justin Dhillon
24
12
19+5
12
0
0
Last updated: October 19, 2019
Source: [2]
Top scorers
Rank
Position
Number
Name
Regular season
Playoffs
Total
1
FW
99
Justin Dhillon
12
0
12
2
FW
87
Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez
6
0
6
3
FW
37
Shandon Hopeau
5
0
5
4
MF
38
Azriel Gonzalez
4
0
4
5
FW
34
Danny Robles
2
0
2
MF
89
Jesse Daley
2
0
2
15
MF
16
Alex Roldan
1
0
1
FW
17
Will Bruin
1
0
1
DF
23
Henry Wingo
1
0
1
FW
32
Alec Díaz
1
0
1
MF
39
Marlon Vargas
2
0
2
MF
44
Ethan Dobbelaere
1
0
1
MF
70
Handwalla Bwana
1
0
1
MF
75
Danny Leyva
1
0
1
MF
84
Josh Atencio
1
0
1
Last updated: October 19, 2019
Source: [3]
Top assists
Rank
Position
Number
Name
Regular Season
Playoffs
Total
1
DF
31
Nick Hinds
4
0
4
2
FW
37
Shandon Hopeau
4
0
4
DF
38
Azriel Gonzalez
3
0
3
3
MF
70
Handwalla Bwana
2
0
2
FW
87
Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez
2
0
2
MF
89
Jesse Daley
2
0
2
FW
99
Justin Dhillon
2
0
2
8
DF
12
Saad Abdul-Salaam
1
0
1
FW
17
Will Bruin
1
0
1
MF
39
Marlon Vargas
1
0
1
MF
42
Alex Villanueva
1
0
1
Last updated: October 19, 2019
Source: [4]
Disciplinary record
No.
Pos
Player
Regular Season
Playoffs
Total
3
DF
Jonathan Campbell
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
23
DF
Henry Wingo
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
31
DF
Nick Hinds
6
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
32
FW
Alec Díaz
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
33
DF
Sam Rogers
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
36
DF
Denso Ulysse
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
38
MF
Azriel Gonzalez
2
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
39
MF
Marlon Vargas
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
43
MF
Alex Villanueva
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
46
MF
Peter Kingston
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
48
MF
Chris Hegardt
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
71
DF
Aleks Berkolds
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
72
MF
Joel Rydstrand
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
73
DF
Modou Ndow
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
75
MF
Danny Leyva
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
84
MF
Josh Atencio
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
87
FW
Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
89
DF
Jesse Daley
9
1
0
0
0
0
9
1
0
96
DF
Everardo Rubio
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
98
MF
Antonee Burke-Gilroy
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
99
FW
Justin Dhillon
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
Total
59
3
1
0
0
0
59
3
1
Last updated: October 19, 2019
Source: [5]
Honors and awards
Goal of the Week
Week
Position
Player
Opponent
Ref
11
FW
Justin Dhillon
Reno 1868 FC
[3]
Team of the Week
Week
Position
Player
Ref
1
Bench
Shandon Hopeau
[4]
11
Bench
Trey Muse
[5]
12
Bench
Shandon Hopeau
[6]
13
Bench
Justin Dhillon
[7]
26
FW
Justin Dhillon
[8]
Bench
Shandon Hopeau
31
FW
Justin Dhillon
[9]
Bench
Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez
33
GK
Trey Muse
[10]
USL 20 under 20
Rank
Position
Player
Age
Ref
8
MF
Danny Leyva
16
[11]
17
FW
Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez
17
[12]
Transfers
For transfers in, dates listed are when Tacoma Defiance 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 Defiance 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 Tacoma Defiance roster.
In
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred From
Fee/Notes
Date
Source
48
FW
Alec Díaz
Sounders Academy via Pacific Northwest Soccer Club
Signed for 2019 roster
October 2, 2018
[13]
49
FW
Danny Robles
Sounders Academy via Pacific Northwest Soccer Club
Signed for 2019 roster
October 2, 2018
[13]
40
MF
Danny Leyva
Sounders Academy via Barcelona USA Academy
Signed for 2019 roster
October 16, 2018
[14]
73
DF
Modou Ndow
On loan from MFK Vyškov
Signed for 2019 roster
December 21, 2018
[15]
78
MF
Ben Numbi
On loan from MFK Vyškov
Signed for 2019 roster
December 21, 2018
[15]
84
MF
Josh Atencio
Sounders Academy
Signed for 2019 roster
January 22, 2019
[16]
71
DF
Aleks Berkolds
San Diego State
Sounders MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#68)
March 4, 2019
[17]
88
DF
Matt Nance
Xavier University
March 4, 2019
[17]
72
MF
Joel Rydstrand
Creighton University
Sounders MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#44)
March 4, 2019
[17]
99
FW
Justin Dhillon
LA Galaxy II
free
March 15, 2019
[18]
96
DF
Everardo Rubio
Murciélagos F.C. B
May 31, 2019
[19]
90
MF
Herbert Robinson García
Coyotes de Tlaxcala
September 6, 2019
[20]
DF
Abdoulaye Cissoko
San Diego Zest FC
Signed and then loaned to San Diego 1904 FC through 2019
September 6, 2019
[20]
Out
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred To
Fee/Notes
Date
Source
96
DF
Jalen Markey
Miami FC
Option declined
November 14, 2018
[21]
34
DF
Ibrahim Usman
Option declined
November 14, 2018
[21]
71
FW
David Olsen
Out of contract
November 14, 2018
[21]
92
DF
Rodrigue Ele
Out of contract
November 14, 2018
[21]
77
MF
Francisco Narbón
Plaza Amador
Out of contract
November 14, 2018
[21]
74
FW
David Estrada
New Mexico United
Released granted
December 18, 2018
[22]
75
MF
Danny Leyva
Seattle Sounders FC
Signed Homegrown Player contract with first team
April 9, 2019
[23]
87
FW
Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez
Seattle Sounders FC
Signed Homegrown Player contract with first team
May 1, 2019
[24]
99
FW
Justin Dhillon
Seattle Sounders FC
Signed contract with first team
June 28, 2019
[25]
72
MF
Joel Rydstrand
San Roque
Released granted
August 27, 2019
[26]
References
^"Tacoma Defiance Roster". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
^"2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized" (Press release). U.S. Soccer Federation. January 31, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
^"Tacoma's Dhillon Takes Fans' Choice Goal of the Week". USLChampionship.com. May 23, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
^"Colorado Springs' Malcolm Earns Championship Player of the Week". USLChampionship.com. March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
^"New Mexico's Frater Voted Championship Player of the Week". USLChampionship.com. May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
^"Nashville's Pickens Voted Championship Player of the Week". USLChampionship.com. May 28, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
^"Austin's Tyrpak Voted Championship Player of the Week". USLChampionship.com. June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
^"Pittsburgh's Brett Voted Championship Player of the Week". USLChampionship.com. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
^"Reno's Marcinkowski Voted Championship Player of the Week". USLChampionship.com. October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
^"Charleston's Lewis Voted Championship Player of the Week". USLChampionship.com. October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
^"USL 20 Under 20 - Players 10-6". USLSoccer.com. October 3, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
^"USL 20 Under 20 - Players 20-16". USLSoccer.com. October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
^ a b"Sounders FC 2 signs forwards Alec Diaz and Danny Robles to professional contracts for 2019 season". Seattle Sounders FC. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
^"Sounders Academy standout Danny Leyva the latest signing in club's youth movement". Seattle Sounders FC. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
^ a b"Sounders FC 2 signs Modou Ndow and Ben Numbi on loan". Seattle Sounders FC. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
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^ a b"Tacoma Defiance Signs Midfielder Herbert Robinson Garcia". 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
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^"Sounders FC 2 releases David Estrada". SoundersFC.com. December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
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^"Seattle Sounders FC signs 17-year-old forward Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez as Homegrown Player". SoundersFC.com. May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
^"Sounders FC signs forward Justin Dhillon". SoundersFC.com. June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
^"Tacoma Defiance releases Joel Rydstrand". SoundersFC.com. August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.