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Seattle Sounders FC
2020 season
General ManagerGarth Lagerwey
Head CoachBrian Schmetzer
StadiumCenturyLink Field
Major League SoccerConference:
Overall:
CONCACAF Champions LeagueRound of 16
MLS is Back TournamentRound of 16
Top goalscorerRaúl Ruidíaz (4)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 40,126
(March 1 vs. Chicago Fire FC)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 33,080
(March 7 vs. Columbus Crew SC)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 36,603
Biggest winSEA 7–1 SJ
(September 10)
Biggest defeatSEA 1–4 LAFC
(July 27)
← 2019
2021 →

The 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season is the club's forty-sixth season of existence, and their twelfth in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team is under the management of Brian Schmetzer in his fourth full MLS season as head coach of the Sounders. Seattle are the reigning MLS Cup champions, having defeated Toronto FC 3–1 in the 2019 final at their home stadium, CenturyLink Field.[1]

Background

Main article: 2019 Seattle Sounders FC season

The Sounders won the MLS Cup at CenturyLink Field by defeating Toronto FC 3–1. The team is set to play in the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League and 2020 Campeones Cup, along with regular MLS and U.S. Open Cup matches.[2]

Recap

Prior to the start of the season, Sounders backup goalkeeper Bryan Meredith was selected by Inter Miami CF in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft.[3]

Due to the expansion of the league and the resulting unbalanced schedule, the Sounders will not play FC Cincinnati, Orlando City SC, and the Philadelphia Union.[4]

The second home match of the season, on March 7 against the Columbus Crew SC, had an attendance of 33,080—the lowest for an MLS regular season game in Sounders history. The match was played amid a local outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic that had caused several deaths in the week prior.[5]

Current 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 September 17, 2020.[6]

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Trey Muse (HGP)  United States
3 DF Xavier Arreaga  Ecuador
4 MF Gustav Svensson  Sweden
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 MF Miguel Ibarra  United States
13 FW Jordan Morris (HGP)  United States
16 DF Alex Roldan  United States
17 FW Will Bruin  United States
18 DF Kelvin Leerdam  Suriname
24 GK Stefan Frei  Switzerland
27 DF Shane O'Neill  United States
28 DF Yeimar Gómez Andrade  Colombia
30 GK Stefan Cleveland  United States
33 DF Joevin Jones  Trinidad and Tobago
37 MF Shandon Hopeau (HGP)  United States
70 MF Handwalla Bwana (HGP)  Kenya
75 MF Danny Leyva (HGP)  United States
84 MF Josh Atencio (HGP)  United States
99 FW Justin Dhillon  United States
— DF Brad Smith  Australia

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 September 3, 2020.

No. Pos. Player Nation
15 MF Emanuel Cecchini (On loan from Málaga CF on loan to Unión de Santa Fe)  Argentina
45 MF Ethan Dobbelaere (HGP on loan to Tacoma Defiance)  United States
87 FW Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (HGP on loan to Tacoma Defiance)  United States

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void   Upcoming fixture

Preseason

January 22, 2020 Closed-door scrimmage Seattle Sounders FC United States 0–1 Uruguay Peñarol Long Beach, California
Recap Urretaviscaya 37' Stadium: George Allen Field
January 29, 2020 Closed-door scrimmage Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California
10:50 am (PST) Ruidíaz 14'
Delem 55'
Bwana 98'		 Recap 23'
43'		 Stadium: Sullivan Field
Note: 105 min scrimmage
February 5, 2020 Closed-door scrimmage Seattle Sounders FC 6–2 Sacramento Republic FC Seattle, Washington
11:00 am (PST) Ruidíaz 2'
Shipp 9'
Morris 35'
Dhillon 78', 97'
A. Roldan 117'		 Recap Werner 72'
Iwasa 96'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Note: 120 min scrimmage
February 12, 2020 Closed-door scrimmage Seattle Sounders FC United States 2–2 Mexico Club Atlético Zacatepec Mexico City, Mexico
8:30 am (PST) Leyva Red card 8'
Ruidíaz 2'
Morris 33'		 Castillo 63'
Barboza 83' (pen.)		 Stadium: Centro Alto Rendimiento
February 12, 2020 Closed-door scrimmage Seattle Sounders FC United States 2–1 Mexico Club Universidad Nacional U-20 Mexico City, Mexico
10:30 am (PST) Bwana 20'
Robles 61'		 40' Stadium: Centro Alto Rendimiento

Friendlies

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Major League Soccer

Main article: 2020 Major League Soccer season

League tables

Western Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Sporting Kansas City 21 12 6 3 38 25 +13 39 1.86 Qualification for the Playoffs first round and Leagues Cup
2 Seattle Sounders FC 22 11 5 6 44 23 +21 39 1.77
3 Portland Timbers 23 11 6 6 46 35 +11 39 1.70 Qualification for the Playoffs first round and
2021 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
4 Minnesota United FC 21 9 5 7 36 26 +10 34 1.62 Qualification for the Playoffs first round
5 Colorado Rapids 18 8 6 4 32 28 +4 28 1.56
Source: MLS[7]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ As MLS is Back Tournament winners
Overall
2020 MLS overall standings
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
4 Columbus Crew SC (C) 23 12 6 5 36 21 +15 41 1.78 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
5 Orlando City SC 23 11 4 8 40 25 +15 41 1.78 2021 Leagues Cup[b]
6 Seattle Sounders FC 22 11 5 6 44 23 +21 39 1.77 2021 Leagues Cup[c]
7 New York City FC 23 12 8 3 37 25 +12 39 1.70 2021 Leagues Cup[d]
8 Portland Timbers (M) 23 11 6 6 46 35 +11 39 1.70 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[e]
Source: MLS[8]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (M) MLS is Back Tournament champions
Notes:
  1. ^ As MLS Cup 2020 champions (USA1)
  2. ^ As 4th, Eastern Conference (MLS2)
  3. ^ As 2nd, Western Conference (MLS3)
  4. ^ As 5th, Eastern Conference (MLS4)
  5. ^ As MLS is Back Tournament winners (USA3)

Results

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 5 3 2 23 10  +13 18 4 2 1 17 6  +11 1 1 1 6 4  +2

Last updated: September 10, 2020.
Source: MLS


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ResultWDDLWWPWDLW
Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss


March 1, 2020 MLS 1 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC Seattle, Washington
12:00 p.m. (PST) Morris 62', 90'+3'
Delem Yellow card 80'
João Paulo Yellow card 86'		 Preview Berić 46'
Herbers Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 40,126
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
March 7, 2020 MLS 2 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m. (PST) Jones Yellow card 36'
Ruidíaz 79' (pen.)
João Paulo Yellow card 85'		 Boxscore Zardes 33'
Díaz Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 33,080
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 23, 2020 MLS 6 Portland Timbers 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. (PDT) Boxscore Ruidíaz 72', 83'
Leerdam 85'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Note: Match will not be eligible for Cascadia Cup due to lack of fans in attendance.[9]
August 26, 2020 MLS 7 LA Galaxy – Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
8:00 p.m. (PDT) Preview Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Note: Not played due to player protest.[10]
August 30, 2020 MLS 8 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m. (PDT) Ruidíaz 11'
Leerdam Yellow card 28'
Morris 48', 49'
O'Neill Yellow card 64'		 Boxscore Kaye Yellow card 42'
Rossi 60'
Blessing Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 2, 2020 MLS 9 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah
6:30 p.m. (PDT) Herrera Yellow card 28'
Kreilach Yellow card 45'+2'
Glad 50'
Ruíz 85'
Baird Yellow card 90'		 Report Arreaga Yellow card 18'
Lodeiro 29' (pen.)
Gómez Andrade 69'
João Paulo Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 4,026
Referee: Malik Badawi
September 6, 2020 MLS 10 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Portland Timbers Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m. (PDT) Leerdam 42'
Roldan Yellow card 45'+4'
Bruin Yellow card 76'		 Preview Williamson 9', Yellow card 90'
Villafaña Yellow card 49'
Duvall Yellow card 79'
Mora 83'
D. Chará Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Note: Match will not be eligible for Cascadia Cup due to lack of fans in attendance.[9]
September 10, 2020 MLS 11 Heritage Cup Seattle Sounders FC 7–1 San Jose Earthquakes Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m. (PDT) Morris 4'
Ruidíaz 12', 33'
Leerdam 15'
Jones 20', 59'
João Paulo 48'		 Boxscore Ríos Yellow card 30'
Wondolowski 71' (pen.)		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Referee: Allen Chapman
September 18, 2020 MLS 12 Seattle Sounders FC – Los Angeles FC Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m. (PDT) Stadium: CenturyLink Field
September 23, 2020 MLS 13 Portland Timbers – Seattle Sounders FC Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. (PDT) Stadium: Providence Park
Note: Match will not be eligible for Cascadia Cup due to lack of fans in attendance.[9]
September 27, 2020 MLS 7 LA Galaxy – Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. (PDT) Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Note: Reschedule of postponed August 26 match.


CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2020 CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

February 20, 2020 First leg Olimpia Honduras 2–2 United States Seattle Sounders FC San Pedro Sula, Honduras
7:00 p.m. (PST) Paz Yellow card 19'
Troglio Yellow card 23'
Arboleda Yellow card 25' 63', 81'		 Report João Paulo 6'
Arreaga Yellow card 22'
Schmetzer Yellow card 23'
Frei Yellow card 25'
Morris 54'		 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
February 27, 2020 Second leg Seattle Sounders FC United States 2–2
(4–4 agg.)
(2–4 p)		 Honduras Olimpia Seattle, United States
7:00 p.m. (PST) Nouhou Yellow card 8'
Roldan 21'
João Paulo 64'
Delem Yellow card 90+2''		 Boxscore Mejía Yellow card 2'
Oliva 4'
Arboleda Yellow card 37'
Pineda Yellow card 69', 86'
Bengtson Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 34,016
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
Penalties
Ruidíaz soccer ball with check mark
João Paulo soccer ball with check mark
Roldan soccer ball with red X
Leerdam soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Arboleda
soccer ball with check mark Benguché
soccer ball with check mark Rodriguez
soccer ball with check mark Leverón

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup
May 19/20, 2020 Round of 32 N.P.
(PDT)
Note: The first three rounds were temporarily suspended on March 13, 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic[11] The tournament was canceled for 2020 on August 17, 2020.[12]

Campeones Cup

Main article: 2020 Campeones Cup
August 12, 2020 Seattle Sounders FC United States N.P. Mexico TBD Seattle, Washington
(cancelled) Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Note: Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[13]

2020 MLS is Back Tournament

Main article: 2020 MLS is Back Tournament

Group Stage (Group B)

Group B results
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Jose Earthquakes 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Seattle Sounders FC 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
4 Chicago Fire 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
Source: MLS[14]
July 10, 2020 Matchday 1 (MLS 3) Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes Bay Lake, Florida
6:00 pm (PDT) Arreaga Yellow card 24' Report Thompson Yellow card 19' Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Drew Fischer
July 14, 2020 Matchday 2 (MLS 4) Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Bay Lake, Florida
6:00 am (PDT) Herbers Yellow card 22'
Berić 52'
Pineda 84'		 Report Hopeau Yellow card 41'
Gómez Yellow card 60'
Bwana 77'
Ruidíaz Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
July 19, 2020 Matchday 3 (MLS 5) Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Bay Lake, Florida
7:30 pm (PDT) Lodeiro 16' (pen.)
Morris 34'
Leerdam Yellow card 40'
Ruidíaz 51'		 Report Khmiri Yellow card 16'
Reyna Yellow card 30'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Note: Group Stage matches are part of MLS regular season standings[15]

Knockout stage

July 27, 2020 Round of 16 Seattle Sounders FC 1–4 Los Angeles FC Bay Lake, Florida
8:00 p.m. (PDT) Bruin 75' Report Rossi 14' (pen.), 82'
Blessing 39'
Rodríguez 89'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jair Marrufo

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No. Pos Nat Player Total Regular season MLS is Back (knockout) U.S. Open Cup Playoffs Champions League Campeones Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States USA Trey Muse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Ecuador ECU Xavier Arreaga 11 0 7+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
4 MF Sweden SWE Gustav Svensson 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Cameroon CMR Nouhou 13 0 5+5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
6 MF Brazil BRA João Paulo 9 3 6+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
7 MF United States USA Cristian Roldan 13 1 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
8 MF Martinique MTQ Jordy Delem 10 0 4+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
9 FW Peru PER Raúl Ruidíaz 13 7 10 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
10 MF Uruguay URU Nicolás Lodeiro 9 2 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF United States USA Miguel Ibarra 7 0 3+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
13 FW United States USA Jordan Morris 13 7 7+3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
16 DF United States USA Alex Roldan 7 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
17 FW United States USA Will Bruin 6 1 0+5 0 0+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Suriname SUR Kelvin Leerdam 13 3 9+1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
19 MF United States USA Harry Shipp 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK Switzerland SUI Stefan Frei 13 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
27 DF Ireland EIR Shane O'Neill 12 0 6+3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
28 DF Colombia COL Yeimar Gómez Andrade 9 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
30 GK United States USA Stefan Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Joevin Jones 11 2 6+2 2 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
37 MF United States USA Shandon Hopeau 4 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 MF United States USA Ethan Dobbelaere 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 FW Kenya KEN Handwalla Bwana 6 1 2+3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
75 MF United States USA Danny Leyva 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
84 MF United States USA Josh Atencio 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
87 FW United States USA Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW United States USA Justin Dhillon 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
  • Last updated: September 10, 2020
  • Source: Team Stats

[TAC] – Defiance player[A]

Top scorers

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS is Back (knockout) U.S. Open Cup Playoffs Champions League Campeones Cup Total
1 FW 9 Peru Raúl Ruidíaz 7 0 0 0 0 0 7
FW 13 United States Jordan Morris 6 0 0 0 1 0 7
2 MF 6 Brazil João Paulo 1 0 0 0 2 0 3
DF 18 Suriname Kelvin Leerdam 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
4 MF 10 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
MF 33 Trinidad and Tobago Joevin Jones 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
6 MF 7 United States Cristian Roldan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
FW 17 United States Will Bruin 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
DF 28 Colombia Yeimar Gómez Andrade 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
FW 70 Kenya Handwalla Bwana 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
  • Last updated: September 10, 2020
  • Source: Team Stats

Top assists

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS is Back (knockout) U.S. Open Cup Playoffs Champions League Campeones Cup Total
1 FW 13 United States Jordan Morris 4 0 0 0 1 0 5
2 DF 33 Trinidad and Tobago Joevin Jones 3 1 0 0 0 0 4
3 MF 6 Brazil João Paulo 2 0 0 0 1 0 3
MF 7 United States Cristian Roldan 2 0 0 0 1 0 3
FW 9 Peru Raúl Ruidíaz 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
MF 10 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
7 DF 3 Ecuador Xavier Arreaga 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
DF 18 Suriname Kelvin Leerdam 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
9 MF 8 Martinique Jordy Delem 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
DF 16 United States Alex Roldan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
FW 17 United States Will Bruin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
  • Last updated: September 10,2020
  • Source: [1]

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player MLS MLS is Back (knockout) U.S. Open Cup MLS Playoffs Champions League Campeones 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 Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
3 DF Ecuador Xavier Arreaga 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
5 DF Cameroon Nouhou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 MF Brazil João Paulo 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 MF United States Cristian Roldan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF Martinique Jordy Delem 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 FW United States Will Bruin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 DF Suriname Kelvin Leerdam 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
24 GK Switzerland Stefan Frei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
27 DF United States Shane O'Neill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
33 DF Trinidad and Tobago Joevin Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
37 MF United States Shandon Hopeau 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0

Honors and awards

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent Position Ref
1 United States Jordan Morris Chicago Fire FC FW [16][17]
"MLS is Back" round 3 United States Jordan Morris Vancouver Whitecaps FC FW [18]
6 Peru Raúl Ruidíaz Portland Timbers FW [19][20]
7 & 8 United States Jordan Morris Los Angeles FC FW [21]
11 United States Jordan Morris San Jose Earthquakes MF [22][23]
Trinidad and Tobago Joevin Jones MF
Peru Raúl Ruidíaz FW

Bold indicates Audi Player Index Spotlight

Italics indicates MLS Player of the Week

MLS Goal of the Week

Week Player Opponent Ref
7 & 8 Peru Raúl Ruidíaz Los Angeles FC [24]

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
30 GK United States Stefan Cleveland United States Chicago Fire Traded First Round pick (26th overall) in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft and received Second Round pick (35th overall) in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. November 26, 2019 [25]
27 DF United States Shane O'Neill United States Orlando City Free Transfer January 14, 2020 [26]
6 MF Brazil João Paulo Brazil Botafogo Undisclosed January 31, 2020 [27]
28 DF Colombia Yeimar Gómez Andrade Argentina Unión de Santa Fe Undisclosed February 5, 2020 [28]
11 MF United States Miguel Ibarra United States Minnesota United FC Free Transfer February 20, 2020 [29]
45 MF United States Ethan Dobbelaere United States Sounders FC Academy Homegrown Player June 15, 2020 [30]
84 MF United States Josh Atencio United States Tacoma Defiance Homegrown Player June 15, 2020 [30]
37 MF United States Shandon Hopeau United States Tacoma Defiance Homegrown Player June 30, 2020 [31]
DF Australia Brad Smith England A.F.C. Bournemouth Free September 17, 2020 [32]

Draft picks

See also: 2020 MLS SuperDraft

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 2020 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date Player Number Position Previous Club Notes Ref
January 9, 2020 England Danny Reynolds 51 DF United States UNC Wilmington MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#35) [33]
January 9, 2020 Germany Timo Mehlich MF United States University of Nevada, Las Vegas MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#52). Signed contract with Rio Grande Valley FC before draft. [33]
January 13, 2020 Canada Julian Avila-Good 41 MF United States Seattle University MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#78)

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
35 GK United States Bryan Meredith United States Inter Miami CF Selected #9 in 2019 MLS Expansion Draft November 19, 2019 [34]
3 DF United States Jonathan Campbell Option declined November 20, 2019 [35]
12 DF United States Saad Abdul-Salaam United States FC Cincinnati Option declined, selected in second stage of Re-Entry Draft November 20, 2019 [35]
29 DF Panama Román Torres United States Inter Miami CF Option declined November 20, 2019 [35]
8 MF Spain Víctor Rodríguez Spain Elche CF Option declined November 20, 2019 [35]
23 FW Mexico Luis Silva Option declined November 20, 2019 [35]
20 DF South Korea Kim Kee-hee South Korea Ulsan Hyundai FC Out of contract November 20, 2019 [35]
11 DF Australia Brad Smith England A.F.C. Bournemouth Out of contract (loan ended) November 20, 2019 [35]
15 MF Argentina Emanuel Cecchini Argentina Unión de Santa Fe On loan through the end of 2020 January 31, 2020 [36]
19 MF United States Harry Shipp N/A Retired June 16, 2020 [37]
87 FW United States Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez United States Tacoma Defiance loan until end of season August 3, 2020 [38]
45 MF United States Ethan Dobbelaere United States Tacoma Defiance loan until end of season September 3, 2020 [39]

Notes

A. a Players who are under contract with Tacoma Defiance.

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