2023 Minnesota United FC season

Minnesota United FC
2023 season
Owner	Bill McGuire
Head coach	Sean McAuley (Interim)
Stadium	Allianz Field
Major League Soccer	Conference: 11th; Overall: 21st
MLS Cup Playoffs	DNQ
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 16
Leagues Cup	Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer	League: Teemu Pukki (10); All: Bongokuhle Hlongwane (17)
Highest home attendance	19,954
Lowest home attendance	18,410
Average home league attendance	19,568
Biggest win	MIN 5-2 LAG (10/7)
Biggest defeat	MIN 0-4 MTL (6/10)
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Minnesota United FC season was the club's fourteenth season of existence and seventh season in Major League Soccer. Their season began on February 25, 2023, where they faced FC Dallas in Frisco. The club played its home matches at Allianz Field in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The club failed to reach the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2018. On October 6, the club fired Technical Director Mark Watson and Head Coach Adrian Heath.

Technical Staff

As of October 7th, 2023 ^[2]

Position	Name
Sporting Director	Manny Lagos
Technical Director	vacant ^[3]
Head coach	vacant ^[3]
Assistant coaches	Sean McAuley (Interim Head Coach)
Assistant coaches	Ian Fuller
Goalkeeper coach	Stewart Kerr

Roster

As of August 4th, 2023 ^[4]

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Clint Irwin	GK	(1989-04-01) April 1, 1989 (age 35)	Colorado Rapids
13	Eric Dick	GK	(1994-10-03) October 3, 1994 (age 30)	Columbus Crew
97	Dayne St. Clair	GK	(1997-05-09) May 9, 1997 (age 27)	Maryland Terrapins
99	Fred Emmings (HGP)	GK	(2004-02-08) February 8, 2004 (age 20)	MNUFC Academy
Defenders
2	Devin Padelford (HGP)	DF	(2003-01-03) January 3, 2003 (age 21)	MNUFC Academy
3	Zarek Valentin	DF	(1991-08-06) August 6, 1991 (age 33)	Houston Dynamo FC
4	Miguel Tapias	DF	(1997-01-09) January 9, 1997 (age 27)	C.F. Pachuca
5	Ethan Bristow	DF	(2001-11-27) November 27, 2001 (age 23)	Tranmere Rovers F.C.
6	Mikael Marqués	DF	(2001-09-08) September 8, 2001 (age 23)	AFC Eskilstuna
12	Bakaye Dibassy	DF	(1989-08-11) August 11, 1989 (age 35)	Amiens SC
14	Brent Kallman	DF	(1990-10-04) October 4, 1990 (age 34)	Minnesota United FC (NASL)
15	Michael Boxall	DF	(1988-08-18) August 18, 1988 (age 36)	SuperSport United
26	Ryen Jiba	DF	(2001-04-29) April 29, 2001 (age 23)	Union Omaha
27	DJ Taylor	DF	(1997-08-26) August 26, 1997 (age 27)	North Carolina FC
Midfielders
8	Joseph Rosales	MF	(2000-11-06) November 6, 2000 (age 24)	CA Independiente
10	Emanuel Reynoso (DP)	MF	(1995-11-16) November 16, 1995 (age 29)	Boca Juniors
11	Jeong Sang-bin	MF	(2002-04-01) April 1, 2002 (age 22)	Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
17	Robin Lod	MF	(1993-04-17) April 17, 1993 (age 31)	Sporting Gijón
18	Ismael Tajouri-Shradi	MF	(1994-03-28) March 28, 1994 (age 30)	AC Omonia
20	Wil Trapp	MF	(1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 (age 31)	Inter Miami CF
24	Ján Greguš	MF	(1991-01-29) January 29, 1991 (age 33)	Nashville SC
31	Hassani Dotson	MF	(1997-08-06) August 6, 1997 (age 27)	Lane United FC
33	Kervin Arriaga	MF	(1998-01-05) January 5, 1998 (age 26)	C.D. Marathon
42	Emmanuel Iwe	MF	(2000-09-12) September 12, 2000 (age 24)	Minnesota United FC 2
Forwards
7	Franco Fragapane	FW	(1993-02-06) February 6, 1993 (age 31)	Talleres
16	Tani Oluwaseyi	FW	(2000-05-15) May 15, 2000 (age 24)	St John's Red Storm
21	Bongokuhle Hlongwane	FW	(2000-06-20) June 20, 2000 (age 24)	Maritzburg United
22	Teemu Pukki (DP)	FW	(1990-03-29) March 29, 1990 (age 34)	Norwich City F.C.
23	Cameron Dunbar (HGP)	FW	(2002-10-22) October 22, 2002 (age 22)	LA Galaxy
28	Ménder García (DP)	FW	(1998-10-28) October 28, 1998 (age 26)	Once Caldas
29	Patrick Weah (HGP)	FW	(2003-12-05) December 5, 2003 (age 21)	Saint Louis Billikens

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Notes	Ref.
November 7, 2022	FW	23	Cameron Dunbar	LA Galaxy	Trade	^[5]
November 30, 2022	MF	8	Joseph Rosales	CAI	Transfer	^[6]
December 6, 2022	GK	1	Clint Irwin	Colorado Rapids	Free Agent	^[7]
December 8, 2022	DF	3	Zarek Valentin	Houston Dynamo FC	Free Agent	^[8]
December 12, 2022	DF	5	Doneil Henry	Toronto FC	Waivers	^[9]
January 23, 2023	DF	6	Mikael Marqués	AFC Eskilstuna	Transfer	^[10]
February 8, 2023	DF	4	Miguel Tapias	C.F. Pachuca	Transfer	^[11]
March 22, 2023	MF	11	Jeong Sang-bin	Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.	Transfer	^[12]
June 27, 2023	FW	22	Teemu Pukki	Norwich City F.C.	Free Agent	^[13]
July 6, 2023	MF	18	Ismael Tajouri-Shradi	AC Omonia	Free Agent	^[14]
July 18, 2023	DF	5	Ethan Bristow	Tranmere Rovers F.C.	Transfer	^[15]
August 3, 2023	MF	24	Ján Greguš	Nashville SC	Trade	^[16]

MLS SuperDraft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Previous club	Status	Ref
1	19	Ryen Jiba	Defender	Union Omaha	Signed	^[17]^[18]
2	48	Emmanuel Iwe	Midfielder	St. Cloud State	Signed	^[19]^[20]

Transfers out

Date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Notes	Ref.
November 7, 2022	MF	25	Aziel Jackson	St. Louis City SC	Traded	^[5]
November 14, 2022	FW	18	Abu Danladi	KF Bylis	Option declined	^[21]
November 14, 2022	MF	5	Jacori Hayes	San Antonio FC	Option declined	^[21]
November 14, 2022	MF	11	Niko Hansen	San Antonio FC	Option declined	^[21]
November 14, 2022	DF	91	Oniel Fisher	Detroit City FC	Option declined	^[21]
November 14, 2022	DF	36	Nabilai Kibunguchy	Orlando City B	Option declined	^[21]
November 14, 2022	FW	24	Justin McMaster	Free Agent	Option declined	^[21]
November 14, 2022	GK	1	Tyler Miller	D.C. United	Option declined	^[21]
November 14, 2022	DF	19	Romain Métanire	Seraing	Option declined	^[21]
November 14, 2022	DF	4	Callum Montgomery	Cavalry FC	Option declined	^[21]
February 24, 2023	DF	2	Alan Benítez	Cerro Porteño	Mutual contract termination	^[22]
June 1, 2023	DF	5	Doneil Henry	HFX Wanderers FC	Waived	^[23]
June 10, 2023	FW	9	Luis Amarilla	Mazatlán F.C.	Transfer	^[24]
August 3, 2023	DF	92	Kemar Lawrence	Free Agent	Mutual Contract Termination	^[25]

Loans in

Start date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Ref.
Short-Term March 25	MF	42	Emmanuel Iwe	Minnesota United FC 2	^[26]
Short-Term March 25	MF	34	Zaydan Bello	Minnesota United FC 2	^[26]
Short-Term April 1	MF	42	Emmanuel Iwe	Minnesota United FC 2	^[27]
Short-Term April 22	DF	37	Britton Fischer	Minnesota United FC 2	^[28]
Short-Term June 10	MF	42	Emmanuel Iwe	Minnesota United FC 2	^[29]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Ref.
April 27	End of Season	FW	16	Tani Oluwaseyi	San Antonio FC	^[30]
May 30	End of Season	FW	29	Patrick Weah	FC Tulsa	^[31]
August 15	End of Season	MF	23	Cameron Dunbar	Orange County SC	^[32]

Friendlies

Win Draw Loss

January 18 Friendly	Minnesota United FC	1–0	New York City FC	Florida
	Oluwaseyi	Report		Attendance: 0
Note: Played behind closed doors

January 27 Friendly	Minnesota United FC	2–2	Philadelphia Union	Florida
	Lod Pacheco	Report	Carranza Gazdag	Attendance: 0
Note: Played behind closed doors

February 1 Friendly	Minnesota United FC	0–2	Orlando City SC	Florida
		Report	Kara Dan	Attendance: 0
Note: Played behind closed doors

February 11 Friendly	Minnesota United FC	0–1	New York Red Bulls	California
		Report	Luquinhas
Note: Played behind closed doors

February 15 Friendly	Minnesota United FC	1–4	San Jose Earthquakes	California
	García	Report	Espinoza Tsakiris Munie
Note: Played behind closed doors

February 18 Friendly	Minnesota United FC	0–2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	California
		Report	Gressel Gauld
Note: Played behind closed doors

June 28 Friendly	Minnesota United FC	2–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	St. Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CT	García 21' Jeong 24'	Report	Boyd 5'	Stadium: Allianz Field Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Competitions

MLS regular season

Standings

Overall

Overall MLS standings table
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
19	Charlotte FC	34	10	11	13	45	52	−7	43
20	CF Montréal	34	12	17	5	36	52	−16	41
21	Minnesota United FC	34	10	13	11	46	51	−5	41
22	New York City FC	34	9	11	14	35	39	−4	41
23	D.C. United	34	10	14	10	45	49	−4	40

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)

Western Conference

MLS Western Conference table (2023)
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Seattle Sounders FC	34	14	9	11	41	32	+9	53	Qualification for round one
3	Los Angeles FC	34	14	10	10	54	39	+15	52
4	Houston Dynamo FC	34	14	11	9	51	38	+13	51
5	Real Salt Lake	34	14	12	8	48	50	−2	50
6	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	12	10	12	55	48	+7	48
7	FC Dallas	34	11	10	13	41	37	+4	46
8	Sporting Kansas City	34	12	14	8	48	51	−3	44	Qualification for the wild-card round
9	San Jose Earthquakes	34	10	10	14	39	43	−4	44	Qualification for the wild-card round
10	Portland Timbers	34	11	13	10	46	58	−12	43
11	Minnesota United FC	34	10	13	11	46	51	−5	41
12	Austin FC	34	10	15	9	49	55	−6	39
13	LA Galaxy	34	8	14	12	51	67	−16	36
14	Colorado Rapids	34	5	17	12	26	54	−28	27

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)

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
34	41	10	13	11	46	51	−5	4	4	9	24	20	+4	6	9	2	22	31	−9

Last updated: October 21st, 2023
Source: MLS Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Regular season

February 25 1	FC Dallas	0–1	Minnesota United FC	Frisco, Texas
7:30 PM CT	Farfan 62'	Report	Trapp 24' Garcia 48' Tapias 50'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 19,096 Referee: Ramy Touchan

March 11 2	Minnesota United FC	1–1	New York Red Bulls	St. Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CT	Hlongwane 18' Arriaga 76'	Report	Nealis 36' Reyes 49' Cásseres 68' Duncan 87'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,614 Referee: Chris Penso

March 18 3	Colorado Rapids	1–2	Minnesota United FC	Commerce City, Colorado
8:30 PM CT	Max 35' Bassett 49' Priso-Mbongue 81'	Report	Amarilla 54' (pen.) St. Clair 57' Arriaga 59' Tapias 82'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,538 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

March 25 4	Minnesota United FC	1–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	St. Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CT	García 40' Trapp 58' Tapias 76' Bello 90+2' Amarilla 90+2'	Report	Blackmon 54' Ahmed 73' White 89' Becher 90+8'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,609 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

April 1 5	St. Louis City SC	0–1	Minnesota United FC	St. Louis, Missouri
7:30 PM CT	Stroud 28' Parker 61' Hiebert 76'	Report	Fragapane 19' Amarilla 78' (pen.) Arriaga 83'	Stadium: Citypark Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Jon Freemon

April 8 6	Chicago Fire FC	2–1	Minnesota United FC	Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM CT	Kamara 24', 36' Omsberg 82'	Report	Arriaga 57'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 12,128 Referee: Timothy Ford

April 15 7	Minnesota United FC	1–2	Orlando City SC	St. Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CT	Hlongwane 58' Arriaga 90+3'	Report	Angulo 66' McGuire 88'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,685 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

April 22 8	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Minnesota United FC	Seattle, Washington
9:30 PM CT	Rusnák 79' Gómez 81'	Report	Jeong 43' Boxall 56'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 30,025 Referee: Armando Villarreal

April 30 9	Minnesota United FC	0–0	FC Dallas	St. Paul, Minnesota
8:00 PM CT	Jeong 31' Fragapane 86'	Report	Martínez 45+1'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 18,410 Referee: Allen Chapman

May 6 10	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3–2	Minnesota United FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
9:30 PM CT	White 17', 52' Becher 56'	Report	Boxall 33' Jeong 65'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 14,047 Referee: Filip Dujic

May 13 11	Sporting Kansas City	3–0	Minnesota United FC	Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CT	Rosero 9' 21' Sallói 22' Kinda 84'	Report	Tapias 36' Boxall 66'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,851 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

May 17 12	Minnesota United FC	1–0	Houston Dynamo FC	St. Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CT	Hlongwane 14' 40' Trapp 30' Dotson 67'	Report	Micael 50'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 18,897 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

May 20 13	Portland Timbers	0–1	Minnesota United FC	Portland, Oregon
9:30 PM CT	McGraw 63' Bravo 67' Župarić 84'	Report	Boxall 82' Hlongwane 90+5' 90+5'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,137 Referee: Armando Villarreal

May 27 14	Minnesota United FC	1–1	Real Salt Lake	St. Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CT	Amarilla 4' Glad 31' (o.g.) Taylor 73'	Report	Savarino 28' Glad 45+7' Ojeda 59' Rubin 71'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,912 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

May 31 15	Austin FC	2–1	Minnesota United FC	Austin, Texas
7:30 PM CT	Gallagher 19' 90' Driussi 82'	Report	Rosales 26'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

June 3 16	Minnesota United FC	1–1	Toronto FC	St. Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CT	Trapp 31' Arriaga 89'	Report	Insigne 58' Servania 90'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,743 Referee: Ramy Touchan

June 10 17	CF Montréal	4–0	Minnesota United FC	Montreal, Quebec
6:30 PM CT	Toye 7', 57' Brault-Guillard 13' Saliba 16' Lassiter 69' Camacho 76' 79' Corbo 90+3'	Report	Taylor 47' Boxall 59'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 17,030 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

June 24 18	Real Salt Lake	2–2	Minnesota United FC	Sandy, Utah
8:30 PM CT	Silva 58' Musovski 79' Glad 90+8'	Report	Dotson 27' Reynoso 39' Irwin 90+2'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,439 Referee: Tori Penso

July 1 19	Minnesota United FC	4–1	Portland Timbers	St. Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CT	Tapias 13' Boxall 16' Dotson 21' Taylor 34' Chará 43' (o.g.) Reynoso 45+4', 77' 73' Hlongwane 74'	Report	Boli 60' Paredes 90+1'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,844 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

July 8 20	Minnesota United FC	1–4	Austin FC	St. Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CT	Dotson 54' Padelford 85'	Report	Fagúndez 35' Driussi 45' (pen.), 51' Pereira 81' Rigoni 90+5'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,913 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

July 12 21	Houston Dynamo FC	0–3	Minnesota United FC	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CT	Micael 68' Escobar 90+1'	Report	Hlongwane 15' Pukki 20' Tajouri-Shradi 87'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 11,855 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

July 15 22	Minnesota United FC	1–1	Los Angeles FC	St. Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CT	Reynoso 24' Taylor 45'	Report	Vela 21' Palacios 40' Sánchez 44'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,954 Referee: Allen Chapman

August 20 23	New York City FC	0–2	Minnesota United FC	New York, New York
6:30 PM CT	Sands 32' Pellegrini 39'	Report	Greguš 53' Trapp 60' Reynoso 62' García 90+5'	Stadium: Citi Field Attendance: 18,606 Referee: Nima Saghafi

August 27 24	Minnesota United FC	1–1	Seattle Sounders FC	St. Paul, Minnesota
3:30 PM CT	Gómez 56' (o.g.)	Report	Gómez 17'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,812 Referee: Timothy Ford

August 30 25	Minnesota United FC	3–0	Colorado Rapids	St. Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CT	Reynoso 18' (pen.), 28' Pukki 43' Taylor 58'	Report	Galván 48' Tavares 64' Wilson 71' Ronan 76' Bombito 79'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,634 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

September 2 26	San Jose Earthquakes	1–1	Minnesota United FC	San Jose, California
9:30 PM CT	Cowell 16' Gruezo 31'	Report	Pukki 4' Reynoso 40' Boxall 85'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 16,151 Referee: Alexis Da Silva

September 9 27	Minnesota United FC	1–1	New England Revolution	St. Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CT	Fragapane 90+3'	Report	Jones 14' González 25' Gil 38' Edwards Jr. 74' Polster 75'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,412 Referee: Jair Marrufo
Note: Match originally scheduled for June 21

September 16 28	Minnesota United FC	0–1	Sporting Kansas City	St. Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CT	Taylor 24'	Report	Fontàs 44' Kinda 84' 90+5' Sallói 90+1'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,685 Referee: Tori Penso

September 20 29	LA Galaxy	4–3	Minnesota United FC	Carson, California
9:30 PM CT	Sharp 16', 63', 71', 67' Boyd 54' Delgado 81' Fagúndez 82' Edwards 90+1'	Report	Pukki 19' Tapias 27' Greguš 28' Boxall 29' Hlongwane 41', 45+5' Bristow 54' 74' Tajouri-Shradi 88'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 16,120 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

September 23 30	Minnesota United FC	1–2	St. Louis City SC	St. Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CT	St. Clair 20' Greguš 31' Pukki 48' (pen.) Boxall 79' Taylor 85'	Report	Yaro 29' Bürki 47' Bell 59' Klauss 64' Blom 73'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,197 Referee: Victor Rivas

September 30 31	Minnesota United FC	1–1	San Jose Earthquakes	St. Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CT	Pukki 56' Arriaga 90+1'	Report	Marie 82'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,645 Referee: Ted Unkel

October 4 32	Los Angeles FC	5–1	Minnesota United FC	Los Angeles, California
9:30 PM CT	Bouanga 6', 36', 45+1' Tapias 46' (o.g.) Krastev 67'	Report	Dotson 4' Reynoso 39'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,041 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

October 7 33	Minnesota United FC	5–2	LA Galaxy	St. Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CT	Dotson 33' Pukki 45', 60', 67', 76'	Report	Boyd 41' Yoshida 50' Joveljić 82'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,693 Referee: Timothy Ford

October 21 34	Sporting Kansas City	3–1	Minnesota United FC	Kansas City, Kansas
8:00 PM CT	Russell 28', 78' Walter 31' Davis 85'	Report	Trapp 53' Taylor 66' Boxall 68' 82'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,479 Referee: Ismail Elfath

U.S. Open Cup

April 25 Third Round	Detroit City FC (USLC)	1–3	Minnesota United FC (MLS)	Hamtramck, Michigan
6:30 PM CT	Matthews 5' Rodriguez 49' McCabe 90+1'	Report	Fragapane 60' Iwe 63' Amarilla 66' Hlongwane 69'	Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 4,529 Referee: Christian Little

May 9 Round of 32	Minnesota United FC (MLS)	3–3 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Philadelphia Union (MLS)	Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:30 PM CDT	Lod 30' Hlongwane 68, 103' Rosales 74' 90+2' Arriaga 102'	Report	Lowe 34' Donovan 78' Wagner 90' 90+4, 120' Elliott 110' Real 115'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 4,216 Referee: Fotis Bazakos
	Penalties
	Fragapane Trapp Arriaga Rosales Dunbar Kallman Boxall Tapias		Gazdag Elliott Real Torres Carranza Rafanello Lowe Wagner

May 23 Round of 16	Houston Dynamo FC (MLS)	4–0	Minnesota United FC (MLS)	Houston, Texas
7:30 PM CDT	Baird 33' (pen.), 68, 89' Ibrahim 79' Caicedo 82'	Report	Arriaga 30' 38' Boxall 67'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 2,947 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Leagues Cup

Central 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CHI	MIN	PUE
1	Chicago Fire FC	2	1	0	1	0	4	3	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage	—	—	—
2	Minnesota United FC	2	1	0	0	1	6	3	+3	3	Advance to knockout stage	2–3	—	—
3	Puebla	2	0	1	0	1	1	5	−4	2		1–1	0–4	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 23 GS	Puebla	0–4	Minnesota United FC	St. Paul, Minnesota
9:00 pm ET	Robles 5' Silva 57' Olmedo 71'	Report	Hlongwane 24', 51' Boxall 30' Reynoso 59', 65'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,609 Referee: Selvin Brown

July 27 GS	Minnesota United FC	2–3	Chicago Fire FC	St. Paul, Minnesota
8:30 pm ET	Tapias 45+2' Arriaga 58' Hlongwane 62', 73'	Report	Herbers 57' Shaqiri 69' (pen.) Giménez 72' Souquet 79' Kamara 83'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 18,419 Referee: Nima Saghafi

August 4 R32	Columbus Crew	3–3 (3–4 p)	Minnesota United FC	Columbus, Ohio
8:00 pm ET	Cheberko 20' Hernández 41' Amundsen 42' Mățan 51' Nagbe 52' Ramirez 83'	Report	Hlongwane 17', 54' Boxall 45' Trapp 79' Dotson 90'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,217 Referee: Reon Radix
	Penalties
	Hernández Ramirez Mățan Molino Moreira Amundsen		Reynoso Rosales Boxall García Hlongwane Tapias

August 8 R16	Minnesota United FC	2–2 (4–2 p)	Toluca	St. Paul, Minnesota
8:30 pm ET	Rosales 13' 74' Hlongwane 32' Dotson 38' 73' St. Clair 64' Trapp 90+5'	Report	García 30' Huerta 66' Ruiz 67' Volpi 75' (pen.) Navarrow 90+6'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 18,187 Referee: Victor Rivas
	Penalties
	Reynoso Boxall Trapp Jeong		Volpi Huerta Baeza Morales

August 11 QF	Nashville SC	5–0	Minnesota United FC	Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 pm ET	Moore 39' Bunbury 44' Muyl 50' Surridge 53' Mukhtar 59'	Report	Trapp 27' Taylor 34'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 19,915 Referee: Juan Calderón

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated October 21st, 2023.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Major League Soccer		U.S. Open Cup		Leagues Cup		Playoffs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	USA	Clint Irwin	7	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	USA	Eric Dick	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
97	GK	CAN	Dayne St. Clair	35	0	30	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
99	GK	LUX	Fred Emmings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	USA	Devin Padelford	9	1	0+8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	PUR	Zarek Valentin	26	0	15+5	0	1+1	0	3+1	0	0	0
4	DF	MEX	Miguel Tapias	38	1	32	1	2	0	4	0	0	0
5	DF	SKN	Ethan Bristow	12	0	7+2	0	0	0	1+2	0	0	0
6	DF	SWE	Mikael Marqués	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	MLI	Bakaye Dibassy	11	0	5+3	0	0	0	2+1	0	0	0
14	DF	USA	Brent Kallman	11	0	2+5	0	3	0	0+1	0	0	0
15	DF	NZL	Michael Boxall	38	2	32	2	2	0	4	0	0	0
26	DF	SSD	Ryen Jiba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	USA	DJ Taylor	37	0	29+1	0	3	0	4	0	0	0
Midfielders
8	MF	HON	Joseph Rosales	25	3	13+5	1	3	1	3+1	1	0	0
10	MF	ARG	Emanuel Reynoso	23	8	16+2	6	0	0	5	2	0	0
11	MF	KOR	Jeong Sang-bin	29	1	9+14	1	2+1	0	0+3	0	0	0
17	MF	FIN	Robin Lod	11	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	LBY	Ismael Tajouri-Shradi	11	1	2+8	1	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
20	MF	USA	Wil Trapp	37	0	28+2	0	1+1	0	5	0	0	0
24	MF	SVK	Ján Greguš	12	1	10+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	USA	Hassani Dotson	40	4	29+5	3	1+1	0	4	1	0	0
33	MF	HON	Kervin Arriaga	25	2	11+9	2	2+1	0	2	0	0	0
34	MF	AUS	Zaydan Bello	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	MF	NGA	Emmanuel Iwe	5	1	0+3	0	1	1	0+1	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	ARG	Franco Fragapane	31	2	14+10	1	1+2	1	3+1	0	0	0
16	FW	NGA	Tani Oluwaseyi	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	RSA	Bongokuhle Hlongwane	38	17	29+1	8	1+2	2	5	7	0	0
22	FW	FIN	Teemu Pukki	19	10	13+1	10	0	0	5	0	0	0
23	FW	USA	Cameron Dunbar	4	2	1+2	0	1	0+2	0	0	0	0
28	FW	COL	Ménder García	36	3	14+16	3	2	0	0+4	0	0	0
29	FW	LBR	Patrick Weah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
9	FW	PAR	Luis Amarilla	15	3	8+5	2	1+1	1	0	0	0	0
92	DF	JAM	Kemar Lawrence	16	0	13+1	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

As of October 21st, 2023

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	Major League Soccer	U.S. Open Cup	Leagues Cup	Total
1	21	FW	Bongokuhle Hlongwane	8	2	7	17
2	22	FW	Teemu Pukki	10	0	0	10
3	10	MF	Emanuel Reynoso	6	0	2	8
4	31	MF	Hassani Dotson	3	0	1	4
5	28	FW	Ménder García	3	0	0	3
	9	FW	Luis Amarilla	2	1	0
	8	MF	Joseph Rosales	1	1	1
8	33	MF	Kervin Arriaga	2	0	0	2
	15	DF	Michael Boxall	2	0	0
	7	FW	Franco Fragapane	1	1	0
11	4	DF	Miguel Tapias	1	0	0	1
	11	MF	Jeong Sang-bin	1	0	0
	2	DF	Devin Padelford	1	0	0
	18	MF	Ismael Tajouri-Shradi	1	0	0
	24	MF	Ján Greguš	1	0	0
	42	MF	Emmanuel Iwe	0	1	0
Own Goals				3	0	0	3
Total				46	6	11	63

Assists

As of October 21st, 2023

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	Major League Soccer	U.S. Open Cup	Leagues Cup	Total
1	10	MF	Emanuel Reynoso	5	0	3	8
2	21	FW	Bongokuhle Hlongwane	5	1	1	7
3	31	MF	Hassani Dotson	3	0	1	4
3	7	FW	Franco Fragapane	2	0	2	4
5	18	MF	Ismael Tajouri-Shradi	3	0	0	3
5	22	FW	Teemu Pukki	1	0	2	3
7	17	MF	Robin Lod	2	0	0	2
	28	FW	Ménder García	2	0	0
	3	DF	Zarek Valentin	2	0	0
	33	MF	Kervin Arriaga	2	0	0
	27	DF	D.J. Taylor	1	1	0
	8	MF	Joseph Rosales	0	1	1
13	20	MF	Wil Trapp	1	0	0	1
	11	MF	Jeong Sang-bin	1	0	0
	97	GK	Dayne St. Clair	1	0	0
	23	FW	Cameron Dunbar	0	1	0

Disciplinary record

As of October 21st, 2023

Rk.	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Major League Soccer			U.S. Open Cup			Leagues Cup			Playoffs			Total
Rk.	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name
1	15	DF		Michael Boxall	9	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	11	0	1
2	27	DF		D.J. Taylor	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	0	1
3	33	MF		Kervin Arriaga	5	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0
4	31	MF		Hassani Dotson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
5	5	DF		Ethan Bristow	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	20	MF		Wil Trapp	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
7	4	DF		Miguel Tapias	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
8	10	MF		Emanuel Reynoso	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
9	7	FW		Franco Fragapane	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	21	FW		Bongokuhle Hlongwane	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	97	GK		Dayne St. Clair	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
12	11	MF		Jeong Sang-bin	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	9	FW		Luis Amarilla	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	24	MF		Ján Greguš	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	8	MF		Joseph Rosales	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
16	34	MF		Zaydan Bello	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	1	GK		Clint Irwin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	18	MF		Ismael Tajouri-Shradi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	17	MF		Robin Lod	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals					56	1	0	5	1	0	8	1	2	0	0	0	69	3	2

Clean sheets

As of October 21st, 2023

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Major League Soccer	U.S. Open Cup	Leagues Cup	Playoffs	Total
1	97	GK		Dayne St. Clair	8	0	1	0	9

Honors and awards

Bell Bank Man of the Match

Note: Bell Bank Man of the Match is voted on by fans on X near the end of each MLS Match.

Player	Position	Times Won	Most Recent
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	FW	7	Sept. 20 at LA Galaxy
Emanuel Reynoso	MF	4	Aug. 30th vs Colorado Rapids
Teemu Pukki	FW	4	Oct. 7th vs LA Galaxy
Michael Boxall	DF	3	Sept. 16th vs Sporting Kansas City
Ménder García	FW	2	Mar. 25th vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Jeong Sang-bin	MF	2	May 6 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Dayne St. Clair	GK	2	Sept. 2nd at San Jose Earthquakes
Miguel Tapias	DF	1	Apr. 1st at St. Louis City SC
Kervin Arriaga	MF	1	Apr. 8th at Chicago Fire FC
Robin Lod	MF	1	Apr. 30th vs FC Dallas
Joseph Rosales	MF	1	May 31 at Austin FC
Ján Greguš	MF	1	Aug. 20th at New York City FC
Hassani Dotson	MF	1	Aug. 27th vs Seattle Sounders FC

Note: Bell Bank Man of the Match was not awarded after the games against CF Montréal on June 10, Austin FC on July 8, Los Angeles FC on October 4 and Sporting Kansas City on October 21.

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Position	Ref
1	Kervin Arriaga	FC Dallas	Bench	^[33]
4	Miguel Tapias	Colorado Rapids	DF	^[34]
6	Dayne St. Clair	St. Louis City SC	GK	^[35]
6	Michael Boxall	St. Louis City SC	Bench	^[35]
13	Bongokuhle Hlongwane	Houston Dynamo FC	MF	^[36]
14	Michael Boxall	Portland Timbers	DF	^[37]
14	Bongokuhle Hlongwane	Portland Timbers	Bench	^[37]
17	Kervin Arriaga	Toronto FC	Bench	^[38]
21	Emanuel Reynoso	Real Salt Lake	Bench	^[39]
22	Emanuel Reynoso	Portland Timbers	MF	^[40]
22	Bongokuhle Hlongwane	Portland Timbers	FW	^[40]
25	Bongokuhle Hlongwane	Houston Dynamo FC	FW	^[41]
25	Adrian Heath	Houston Dynamo FC	Coach	^[41]
25	Dayne St. Clair	Houston Dynamo FC	Bench	^[41]
25	Teemu Pukki	Houston Dynamo FC	Bench	^[41]
26	Emanuel Reynoso	Los Angeles FC	Bench	^[42]
27	Dayne St. Clair	New York City FC	Bench	^[43]
27	Ján Greguš	New York City FC	Bench	^[43]
29	Emanuel Reynoso	Colorado Rapids	MF	^[44]
31	Franco Fragapane	New England Revolution	FW	^[45]
31	Dayne St. Clair	New England Revolution	Bench	^[45]
31	Hassani Dotson	New England Revolution	Bench	^[45]
33	Bongokuhle Hlongwane	LA Galaxy	MF	^[46]
37	Teemu Pukki	LA Galaxy	FW	^[47]
37	Bongokuhle Hlongwane	LA Galaxy	Bench	^[47]

MLS Player of the Matchday

Matchday	Player	Opponent	Ref
29	Emanuel Reynoso	Colorado Rapids	^[48]
37	Teemu Pukki	LA Galaxy	^[49]

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[TOTW_31-45] Sigal, Jonathan (September 11, 2023). "Team of the Matchday: Inter Miami, Portland Timbers win big in Matchday 31". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved September 16, 2023.

[TOTW_33-46] Sigal, Jonathan (September 21, 2023). "Team of the Matchday: Hany, Herrera & Cucho make Best XI case in Matchday 33". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.

[TOTW_37-47] Sigal, Jonathan (October 9, 2023). "Team of the Matchday: Charlotte, Montréal save season in Matchday 37". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved October 14, 2023.

[POTM_29-48] "Minnesota United's Emanuel Reynoso named Player of the Matchday". MLSsoccer.com. August 31, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.

[POTM_37-49] "Minnesota United's Teemu Pukki named Player of the Matchday". MLSsoccer.com. October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.

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