2021 Real Salt Lake season

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Real Salt Lake
2021 season
Head coach
Stadium Rio Tinto Stadium
Major League Soccer Conference: 7th
Overall: 13th
MLS Cup Playoffs Western Conference Finals
U.S. Open Cup Cancelled
Rocky Mountain Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League:
All: Damir Kreilach (16)
Highest home attendance 20,738 (Oct 16 vs COL)
Lowest home attendance 9,842 (May 1 vs SKC)
Average home league attendance 15,253
Biggest win VAN 0–4 RSL (7/7)
Biggest defeat POR 6–1 RSL (9/25)
Home colors
Away colors
← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Real Salt Lake season is the team's 17th year of existence, and their 17th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid. RSL entered the 2021 season looking to rebound from a tumultuous 2020 season, having finished near the bottom of the table and endured the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic continued to have a significant impact on MLS in 2021, causing the season's start to be delayed to mid-April instead of the traditional first weekend in March, a reworked schedule that focused heavily on intra-conference play to reduce travel, and stadiums at reduced capacity.[1][2][3] The state of Utah allowed RSL to open the season with Rio Tinto Stadium at 50% capacity. The 2021 Major League Soccer season began on April 16, 2021, though RSL did not begin their season until the following week, April 24, having had a bye in the opening weekend due to the odd number of teams in MLS in 2021.

RSL's offseason was marked by the retirements of several key players, including long time captain Kyle Beckerman.[4] The club's ownership was also in question, as Dell Loy Hansen had agreed to sell the club following allegations of racism directed at club players and employees.[5] The pending sale of the club resulted in a relatively quiet offseason on the signing front, with most of the clubs new signings coming from the club's own USL Championship team, Real Monarchs.[6]

RSL entered the season with low expectations, with most pre-season projections predicting a near last place finish.[7] Despite this, RSL opened the season with two straight wins, including a road win at Minnesota. They would go on to spend much of the spring and summer hovering at or just above the playoff line. In a surprising move, head coach Freddy Juarez departed the club on August 27 to take a position as an assistant coach to Brian Schmetzer in Seattle.[8] Assistant coach Pablo Mastroeni took over the head coaching position on an interim basis. Under Mastroeni's leadership, the club saw mixed form, rarely winning or losing consecutive matches. RSL qualified for the 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs on the last matchday of the season, or "Decision Day," following a 1-0 road win against Sporting Kansas City.[9] All-star forward Damir Kreilach scored the go-ahead goal in the 90+5" minute of the game, essentially saving the club's season with the final kick of the regular season. The result ensured RSL the 7th and final spot in the playoffs, subsequently eliminating the LA Galaxy, as RSL held the first points tiebreaker, total wins.

Competitions

Preseason

MLS regular season

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See also: 2021 Major League Soccer season

April

June

July

August

September

October

November

Playoffs

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Main article: 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs

Standings

Western Conference Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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)
Overall table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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 48 14 14 6 55 54  +1 9 4 4 30 21  +9 5 10 2 25 33  −8

Last updated: November 8, 2021
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

U.S. Open Cup

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See also: 2021 U.S. Open Cup

Stats

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated 10 December 2021.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Major League Soccer US Open Cup Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK United States David Ochoa 28 0 25 0 0 0 3 0
18 GK United States Zac MacMath 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK United States Jeff Dewsnup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 GK United States Andrew Putna 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF United States Andrew Brody 19 0 12+4 0 0 0 3 0
3 DF Canada Ashtone Morgan 9 0 4+4 0 0 0 0+1 0
4 DF United States Donny Toia 19 0 15+4 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF United States Justen Glad 34 2 31 2 0 0 3 0
20 DF United States Erik Holt 18 1 14+4 1 0 0 0 0
22 DF United States Aaron Herrera 32 1 29 1 0 0 3 0
26 DF Trinidad and Tobago Noah Powder 7 0 2+5 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF United States Bret Halsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF Uruguay Marcelo Silva 23 0 20 0 0 0 3 0
32 DF United States Zack Farnsworth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF Croatia Toni Datković 8 0 7+1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Argentina Pablo Ruíz 32 0 24+5 0 0 0 3 0
8 MF Croatia Damir Kreilach 36 16 32+1 16 0 0 3 0
9 MF Iraq Justin Meram 34 2 15+16 2 0 0 0+3 0
11 MF Slovakia Albert Rusnák 35 11 34 11 0 0 1 0
13 MF United States Nick Besler 28 0 18+9 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF Cuba Maikel Chang 30 2 12+16 2 0 0 2 0
25 MF Brazil Everton Luiz 27 0 19+6 0 0 0 2 0
29 MF Ecuador Anderson Julio 33 9 10+20 8 0 0 1+2 1
43 MF United States Justin Portillo 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW United States Bobby Wood 20 3 7+10 2 0 0 0+3 1
10 FW Argentina Jonathan Menéndez 20 1 10+7 1 0 0 2+1 0
12 FW Honduras Douglas Martínez 6 0 0+6 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW United States Rubio Rubin 37 8 25+9 8 0 0 3 0
17 FW United States Chris Garcia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW United States Bode Davis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW United States Tate Schmitt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW United States Milan Iloski 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW Venezuela Jeizon Ramírez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Assists and Shutouts

  • Stats from MLS Regular season, MLS playoffs, CONCACAF Champions league, and U.S. Open Cup are all included.
  • First tie-breaker for assists and shutouts is minutes played.
As of 8 November 2021 [10]

Club

Roster

  • Age calculated as of December 4, 2021 (The club's final matchday of the season)
As of June 18, 2021,[11][12]
No. Name Nationality Positions Date of birth (age) Signed from Seasons with club (year signed)
1 David Ochoa (HGP)  United States GK (2001-01-16)January 16, 2001 (aged 20) United States Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP) 3 (2019)
2 Andrew Brody  United States DF (1995-05-03)May 03, 1995 (aged 26) United States Real Monarchs 1 (2021)
3 Ashtone Morgan  Canada DF (1991-02-09)February 09, 1991 (aged 30) Canada Toronto FC 2 (2020)
4 Donny Toia  United States DF (1992-05-28)May 28, 1992 (aged 29) United States Orlando City 4 (2011, 2019)
6 Pablo Ruíz  Argentina MF (1998-12-20)December 20, 1998 (aged 22) Chile San Luis 4 (2018)
7 Bobby Wood  United States FW (1992-11-15)November 15, 1992 (aged 29) Germany Hamburger SV 1 (2021)
8 Damir Kreilach  Croatia MF (1989-04-16)April 16, 1989 (aged 32) Germany Union Berlin 4 (2018)
9 Justin Meram  Iraq MF (1988-12-04)December 04, 1988 (aged 33) United States Atlanta United FC 2 (2020)
10 Jonathan Menéndez  Argentina FW (1994-03-05)March 05, 1994 (aged 27) Argentina Independiente 1 (2021)
11 Albert Rusnák (DP)  Slovakia MF (1994-07-07)July 07, 1994 (aged 27) Netherlands FC Groningen 5 (2017)
12 Douglas Martínez  Honduras FW (1997-06-05)June 05, 1997 (aged 24) United States Real Monarchs 3 (2019)
13 Nick Besler  United States MF (1993-05-07)May 07, 1993 (aged 28) United States Real Monarchs 5 (2017)
14 Rubio Rubin  United States FW (1996-03-01)March 01, 1996 (aged 25) United States San Diego Loyal SC 1 (2021)
15 Justen Glad (HGP)  United States DF (1997-02-28)February 28, 1997 (aged 24) United States Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP) 8 (2014)
16 Maikel Chang  Cuba MF (1991-04-18)April 18, 1991 (aged 30) United States Real Monarchs 2 (2020)
17 Chris Garcia (HGP)  United States FW (2003-01-13)January 13, 2003 (aged 18) United States Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP) 2 (2020)
18 Zac MacMath  United States GK (1991-08-07)August 07, 1991 (aged 30) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 (2020)
19 Bode Davis  United States FW (2002-02-22)February 22, 2002 (aged 19) United States Real Monarchs 1 (2021)
20 Erik Holt (HGP)  United States DF (1996-09-06)September 06, 1996 (aged 25) United States Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP) 3 (2019)
21 Tate Schmitt (HGP)  United States FW (1997-05-28)May 28, 1997 (aged 24) United States Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP) 3 (2019)
22 Aaron Herrera (HGP)  United States DF (1997-06-06)June 06, 1997 (aged 24) United States Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP) 4 (2018)
23 Milan Iloski (HGP)  United States FW (1999-07-29)July 29, 1999 (aged 22) United States Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP) 2 (2020)
24 Jeff Dewsnup (HGP)  United States GK (2004-05-21)May 21, 2004 (aged 17) United States Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP) 1 (2021)
25 Everton Luiz  Brazil MF (1988-05-24)May 24, 1988 (aged 33) Italy S.P.A.L. 3 (2019)
26 Noah Powder  Trinidad and Tobago DF (1998-10-27)October 27, 1998 (aged 23) United States Real Monarchs 1 (2021)
27 Bret Halsey (GA)  United States DF (2000-06-01)June 01, 2000 (aged 21) United States Virginia Cavaliers 1 (2021)
28 Jeizon Ramírez (DP)  Venezuela FW (2001-03-24)March 24, 2001 (aged 20) Venezuela Deportivo Táchira F.C. 2 (2020)
29 Anderson Julio  Ecuador MF (1996-05-31)May 31, 1996 (aged 25) Mexico Atlético San Luis (on loan) 1 (2021)
30 Marcelo Silva  Uruguay DF (1989-03-21)March 21, 1989 (aged 32) Spain Real Zaragoza 5 (2017)
32 Zack Farnsworth (HGP)  United States DF (2002-07-13)July 13, 2002 (aged 19) United States Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP) 1 (2021)
43 Justin Portillo  United States MF (1992-09-09)September 09, 1992 (aged 29) United States Real Monarchs 3 (2019)
44 Toni Datković  Croatia DF (1993-11-06)November 06, 1993 (aged 28) Greece Aris Thessaloniki 1 (2021)
51 Andrew Putna  United States GK (1994-10-21)October 21, 1994 (aged 27) United States Real Monarchs 4 (2018)

Transfers

As of September 22, 2021''[11]

In

Player Position Previous Club Fees/Notes Date Notes Ref.
United States Bode Davis FW United States Real Monarchs Free transfer 22 Sep 2020 [13]
Trinidad and Tobago Noah Powder DF United States Real Monarchs Free transfer 24 Sep 2020 [14]
United States Andrew Brody DF United States Real Monarchs Free transfer 25 Sep 2020 [15]
United States Rubio Rubin FW United States San Diego Loyal SC Undisclosed 7 Jan 2021 [16]
United States Jeff Dewsnup GK United States RSL Academy Homegrown player 7 Jan 2021 [17]
United States Bobby Wood FW Germany Hamburger SV Undisclosed 2 Apr 2021 Joined Club on 3 June 2021 [18]
Argentina Jonathan Menéndez FW Argentina Independiente Undisclosed 29 May 2021 [19]
Croatia Toni Datković DF Greece Aris Thessaloniki Undisclosed 2 Jun 2021 [20]
United States Zack Farnsworth DF United States RSL Academy Homegrown Player 16 Jun 2021 [21]

MLS Drafts

Player Position Acquired From Fees/Notes Date Ref.
United States Bret Halsey DF United States Virginia Cavaliers SuperDraft, 1st Round, Pick 7 21 Jan 2021 [22]
United States Elijah Amo MF United States Louisville Cardinals SuperDraft, 2nd Round, Pick 34 21 Jan 2021 [23]
United States Aris Briggs FW United States Georgia State Panthers SuperDraft, 3nd Round, Pick 61 21 Jan 2021 [24]
United States Rene White FW United States NJIT Highlanders SuperDraft, Compensatory Pick, Pick 84 21 Jan 2021 [25]

Out

Player Position Next Club Fees/Notes Date
Liberia Sam Johnson FW Malaysia Sabah Mutual Agreement 31 Oct 2020
England Nedum Onuoha DF Retired 8 Nov 2020
England Luke Mulholland MF Retired 8 Nov 2020
Trinidad and Tobago Alvin Jones DF Option Declined[OPT] 30 Nov 2020
United States Luis Arriaga MF United States North Carolina FC Option Declined[OPT] 30 Nov 2020
Italy Giuseppe Rossi FW Italy SPAL Option Declined[OPT] 30 Nov 2020
United States Julián Vázquez FW United States Las Vegas Lights Option Declined[OPT] 30 Nov 2020
United States Kyle Beckerman MF Retired 21 Dec 2020
United States Corey Baird FW United States Los Angeles FC $500,000 + int'l roster spot 11 Jan 2021
Notes
  1. ^ Option Declined (OPT): Players who have had their option declined may still be resigned by the club under a new contract.
  2. ^ Free Agent (FREE): Players who are out of contract may still be resigned by the club under a new contract.

Loans

In

Player Position Loaned From Fees/Notes Date
Ecuador Anderson Julio FW Mexico Atlético San Luis Loan for entire 2021 season 12 Mar 2021

Out

Player Position Loaned To Fees/Notes Date
United States Tate Schmitt FW United States Phoenix Rising Loan for the remainder of the 2021 season 10 Jun 2021
United States Chris Garcia FW Sweden Ljungskile SK Loan for the entire 2021 Superettan season (Nov 2021) 10 Aug 2021
Honduras Douglas Martínez FW United States San Diego Loyal Loan for the remainder of the 2021 season 23 Aug 2021

Trialist

Player Position Previous team Notes Date Result

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