2024 D.C. United season

D.C. United
2024 season
General manager	Ally Mackay
Head coach	Troy Lesesne
Stadium	Audi Field
MLS	Conference: 10th; Overall: 20th
MLS Cup playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Did not qualify
Leagues Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: ; Christian Benteke (23); All: ; Christian Benteke (25)
Highest home attendance	19,365 v Inter Miami; March 16; (MLS)
Lowest home attendance	1,070 v Santos Laguna; July 31; (Leagues Cup)
Biggest win	3–0 v Santos Laguna; (Home); July 31; (Leagues Cup)
Biggest defeat	0–5 v Orlando Coty; (Away); July 6; (MLS)
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 season was D.C. United's 29th in existence and its 29th consecutive season in the top division of American soccer, Major League Soccer. In addition to MLS, D.C. United participated in the 2024 Leagues Cup.

United finished the season 20th in the league and 10th in Eastern Conference, an improvement from 2023 where they finished 12th in the Eastern Conference, and 23rd overall. However, on the final day of the season, the club lost at home causing them to miss the playoffs for the fifth-consecutive season.

Christian Benteke finished the season with 23 goals in league play and 25 goals in all competitions, allowing him to win the MLS Golden Boot. Benteke became the first United player since Dwayne De Rosario in 2011 to win the Golden Boot.

Background

The 2023 season was the first, and only, full season with Wayne Rooney in charge of managerial duties for United. Under Rooney's leadership the club improved in form and finishing with 40 points on the season, up from 27 the previous season. However, the improvement was not enough to qualify for the 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs, resulting in Rooney's dismissal.^[1] Despite calls for his resignation by fans, Sporting Director Dave Kasper was not fired during the offseason.^[2]

Outside of league play, United reached the fourth round of the 2023 U.S. Open Cup and the round of 32 in the 2023 Leagues Cup. Christian Benteke lead United with 14 goals across all competitions.

Club

Front office

Position	Name
Chairman	Jason Levien
Co-Chairman	Stephen Kaplan
President	Danita Johnson
Senior Consultant	Dave Kasper
Chief Marketing Officer	Lisa Franklin
Senior Vice President	James Armold
Chief Financial Officer	Dan Franceschini
Chief Communications Officer	Zach Abaie

Team management and technical staff

Position	Name
General Manager	Ally Mackay
Assistant GM	Caleb Shreve
Director of Player Personnel	Clarens Cheridieu
Head coach	Troy Lesesne
Assistant coach	Alex Martínez
Assistant coach	Zach Prince
Goalkeeping coach	Cody Mizell

First-team roster

Squad No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Assists	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Tyler Miller	GK	(1993-03-12) March 12, 1993 (age 31)	47	0	0	Minnesota United FC
24	Alex Bono	GK	(1994-04-25) April 25, 1994 (age 30)	30	0	0	Toronto FC
26	Nathan Crockford	GK	(2002-09-06) September 6, 2002 (age 22)	0	0	0	Wisconsin Badgers
56	Luis Zamudio	GK	(1998-06-24) June 24, 1998 (age 26)	0	0	0	Loudoun United
Defenders
3	Lucas Bartlett	CB	(1997-07-26) July 26, 1997 (age 27)	35	2	3	St. Louis City SC
4	Matti Peltola	CB / DM	(2002-07-03) July 3, 2002 (age 22)	34	0	0	HJK Helsinki
12	Conner Antley	RB / CB	(1995-03-22) March 22, 1995 (age 29)	7	0	1	Tampa Bay Rowdies
16	Garrison Tubbs	CB	(2002-02-17) February 17, 2002 (age 22)	16	0	1	Atlanta United FC
22	Aaron Herrera	RB	(1997-06-06) June 6, 1997 (age 27)	33	1	5	CF Montréal
28	David Schnegg	LB	(1998-09-29) September 29, 1998 (age 26)	5	1	0	Sturm Graz
30	Hayden Sargis	CB	(2002-05-02) May 2, 2002 (age 22)	7	0	0	Sacramento Republic
45	Matai Akinmboni	CB	(2006-10-17) October 17, 2006 (age 18)	17	0	1	D.C. United Academy
97	Christopher McVey	CB	(1997-04-12) April 12, 1997 (age 27)	28	1	0	Inter Miami FC
Midfielders
5	Boris Enow	CM	(2000-03-30) March 30, 2000 (age 24)	8	0	0	Maccabi Netanya
6	Russell Canouse	DM	(1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 29)	142	5	6	Hoffenheim
7	Pedro Santos	LM / RW	(1988-04-22) April 22, 1988 (age 36)	54	4	4	Columbus Crew
8	Jared Stroud	LW / RW	(1996-07-10) July 10, 1996 (age 28)	36	5	9	St. Louis City SC
10	Gabriel Pirani	AM	(2002-04-12) April 12, 2002 (age 22)	46	7	1	Santos FC
14	Martín Rodríguez	MF / LW	(1994-08-05) August 5, 1994 (age 30)	41	2	4	Altay SK
18	Jeremy Garay	MF	(2003-04-01) April 1, 2003 (age 21)	3	0	0	D.C. United Academy
21	Ted Ku-DiPietro	AM / SS	(2002-01-28) January 28, 2002 (age 22)	70	8	8	Loudoun United
25	Jackson Hopkins	AM / SS	(2004-07-01) July 1, 2004 (age 20)	53	0	1	D.C. United Academy
43	Mateusz Klich	CM	(1990-06-30) June 30, 1990 (age 34)	70	7	13	Leeds United
Forwards
11	Cristian Dájome	LW	(1994-01-03) January 3, 1994 (age 30)	57	6	3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
17	Jacob Murrell	FW	(2004-03-29) March 29, 2004 (age 20)	30	1	2	Georgetown Hoyas
20	Christian Benteke	ST	(1990-12-03) December 3, 1990 (age 33)	74	40	8	Crystal Palace
23	Dominique Badji	CF	(1992-10-16) October 16, 1992 (age 32)	11	1	1	Bandirmaspor
27	Kristian Fletcher	FW	(2004-10-16) October 16, 2004 (age 20)	28	2	1	Loudoun United

Non-competitive

Friendlies

January 30	Sudan	0–6	D.C. United	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
11:00 AM EST		Report	Parrish 10' Herrera 26' Dájome 31', 44' Fletcher 59' Murrell 72'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0

February 3	Al Wehda	1–1	D.C. United	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
11:00 AM EST	Ighalo 40'	Report	Santos 86'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0

February 12	Al-Hilal	3–1	D.C. United	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
11:00 AM EST	Muzmel 15' Diaw 35' Ifasso 81'	Report	Hopkins 27'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 0

February 9	Al-Ettifaq	2–0	D.C. United	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
9:45 AM EST	Medrán 51' Dembélé 79'			Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 0

February 17	FC Dallas	2–0	D.C. United	Frisco, Texas
2:10 PM EST	Illarramendi 31' Ferreira 65'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 14,834

July 20	D.C. United	0–4	Celtic	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT			O'Riley 24', 31' Johnston 64' Forrest 68'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,590

October 12	D.C. United	v	Asante Kotoko	Washington, D.C.
				Stadium: Audi Field

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Standings

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2024)
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
8	CF Montréal	34	11	13	10	48	64	−16	43	Qualification for the wild-card round
9	Atlanta United FC	34	10	14	10	46	49	−3	40	Qualification for the wild-card round
10	D.C. United	34	10	14	10	52	70	−18	40
11	Toronto FC	34	11	19	4	40	61	−21	37
12	Philadelphia Union	34	9	15	10	62	55	+7	37

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

Overall MLS standings table
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
19	FC Dallas	34	11	15	8	54	56	−2	41
20	Atlanta United FC (Z)	34	10	14	10	46	49	−3	40
21	D.C. United	34	10	14	10	52	70	−18	40
22	Toronto FC	34	11	19	4	40	61	−21	37
23	Philadelphia Union	34	9	15	10	62	55	+7	37

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)
(Z) May still enter CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 as MLS Cup Winners

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	10	10	14	52	70	−18	40	4	5	8	26	36	−10	6	5	6	26	34	−8

Last updated: October 19, 2024.
Source: MLS

Match results

February 24 1	D.C. United	3–1	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EST	Benteke 34', 72', 90+3' Santos 49' Stroud 54' Fletcher 77'	Report	Vrioni 12' 25' Carles Gil 39', 67' Harkes 70'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Andrew Musashe

March 2 2	Portland Timbers	2–2	D.C. United	Portland, Oregon
10:30 PM EST	Chará 7' Asprilla 18' Crépeau 59' Moreno 61' McGraw 68'	Report	Klich 62', 72' (pen.) Fletcher 82' Herrera 90+1'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 20,221 Referee: Trevor Wiseman

March 10 3	FC Cincinnati	0–0	D.C. United	Cincinnati, Ohio
3:00 PM EDT	Acosta 55'	Report	Herrera 43' Stroud 51' Klich 56' Santos 72'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Cristian Campo Hernandez

March 16 4	D.C. United	1–3	Inter Miami CF	Washington, D.C.
2:00 PM EDT	Stroud 14' McVey 21' Pirani 27' Herrera 34' Peltola 68' Klich 74' Santos 82'	Report	Campana 24' Avilés 28' Busquets 55' Suárez 72', 85' Gómez 79'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,365 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

March 23 5	St. Louis City SC	2–2	D.C. United	St. Louis, Missouri
8:30 PM EDT	Yaro 19' Nilsson 43' Klauss 70' Durkin 73' Blom 90+12' Alm 90+14'	Report	Ku-DiPietro 21', 82' Hopkins 24' Benteke 38' Pirani 88' Murrell 90+13'	Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Amin Hadzic

March 30 6	D.C. United	1–0	CF Montréal	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Dájome 52' Klich 58' Santos 85'	Report	Iankov 44' Waterman 57' Martínez 81'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,402 Referee: Ramy Touchan

April 6 7	Columbus Crew	1–1	D.C. United	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT	Rossi 44' Hernández 75' Morris 87'	Report	Benteke 61', 90+4' Herrera 79'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,740 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

April 13 8	D.C. United	2–3	Orlando City SC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Benteke 5', 88' Herrera 42' Antley 45' Dájome 45+2' Hopkins 45+4' Klich 49' Pirani 66'	Report	Thórhallsson 28', 55' Cartagena 42' Brekalo 55', 82' McGuire 90+1'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,615 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

April 20 9	New York City FC	2–0	D.C. United	New York, New York
7:30 PM EDT	Rodríguez 20' Bakrar 63' Fernández 90+1'	Report	Akinmboni 34' Bartlett 50'	Stadium: Citi Field Attendance: 21,073 Referee: Malik Badawi

April 27 10	D.C. United	2–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	McVey 5' Benteke 32' (pen.), 44' Bartlett 38' Stroud 42' Hopkins 67' Rodríguez 82'	Report	Chú 14' Frei 28' Morris 41'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,223 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

May 4 11	D.C. United	2–2	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Dájome 9' Murrell 33' Ku-DiPietro 90+2'	Report	Carranza 20' Bedoya 42' Flach 45+2' Lowe 45+2' McGlynn 79'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,237 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

May 11 12	Atlanta United FC	2–3	D.C. United	Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM EDT	Almada 16', 45+2' Slisz 30' Peltola 48' (o.g.) Giakoumakis 70' Abram 75'	Report	Benteke 19', 44', 55' Dájome 38' Antley 84'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,822 Referee: Joe Dickerson

May 15 13	D.C. United	1–4	New York Red Bulls	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Bartlett 65'	Report	Manoel 45+2' Harper 52' Morgan 57' Burke 90+3'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,417 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

May 18 14	Inter Miami CF	1–0	D.C. United	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Rojas 30' Campana 90+4', 90+4'	Report	Birnbaum 20' Benteke 26' McVey 48' Klich 90+6'	Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 21,318 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

May 25 15	D.C. United	1–1	Chicago Fire FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	McVey 20' Dájome 42' Benteke 46' Birnbaum 83'	Report	Arigoni 36' Terán 45' Acosta 53'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,081 Referee: Mark Allatin

May 29 16	CF Montréal	4–2	D.C. United	Montreal, Quebec
7:30 PM EDT	Lassiter 6' Ibrahim 34', 73' Choinière 38', 58'	Report	Benteke 29', 42' Peltola 37' 45+5' Dájome 63'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath

June 1 17	D.C. United	2–2	Toronto FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Ku-DiPietro 79' Klich 90+5'	Report	Etienne Jr. 2' Bernardeschi 52' 87', 33' Gomis 80' 90+3' Flores 82' Osorio 90+4' Marshall Rutty 90+4' Longstaff 90+8' Petretta 90+12'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Jon Freemon

June 15 18	Charlotte FC	1–0	D.C. United	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT	Privett 45+6' Vargas 45+7' Kahlina 88' Byrne 90+6'	Report	Benteke 72' Dájome 75'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 30,468 Referee: Sergii Boiko

June 19 19	D.C. United	0–1	Atlanta United FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Tubbs 34' Klich 45+1'	Report	Almada 18', 79' Cobb 63'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,899 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

June 22 20	D.C. United	1–4	Houston Dynamo FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Murrell 25' Benteke 38', 66' 66' Akinmboni 50' 90+4' Dájome 73' Bartlett 79'	Report	Ferreira 51', 54', 86' Segal 90+5' Steres 90+9'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,993 Referee: Timothy Ford

June 29 21	New York Red Bulls	2–2	D.C. United	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT	Manoel 24' Donkor 28' Burke 70' Harper 78'	Report	Stroud 6' Dájome 14' 20' Santos 23', 45+4' Rodríguez 52' Herrera 83' Miller 90+2'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 18,315 Referee: Malik Badawi

July 3 22	D.C. United	2–3	FC Cincinnati	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Santos 14' Rodríguez 24' Pirani 69'	Report	Kelsy 10', 51' Bucha 39', 63' Kubo 82'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,716 Referee: Alexis Da Silva

July 6 23	Orlando City SC	5–0	D.C. United	Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Ojeda 19' Jansson 23' Angulo 42' Torres 74' Enrique 85'	Report	Bartlett 45+2' Sargis 64'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 22,561 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

July 13 24	D.C. United	2–1	Nashville SC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Dájome 51', 55' Peltola 84'	Report	Boyd 19' Surridge 73'	Stadium: Audi Field Referee: Filip Dujic

July 17 25	Minnesota United FC	2–3	D.C. United	Saint Paul, Minnesota
8:30 PM EDT	Oluwaseyi 32' Boxall 49' Pukki 80'	Report	Benteke 14', 91' Rodriguez 86' Herrera 90'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,742 Referee: Mark Alattin

August 24 26	D.C. United	3–4	FC Dallas	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Benteke 2' 90+1' Klich 25' Enow 34' 45+2' Schnegg 42' 90+3' Stroud 43' 48' Herrera 66' Rodríguez 80'	Report	Tafari 9' Lletget 21' Arriola 40' 54' Ntsabeleng 44' Farfan 46' Illarramendi 83'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,766 Referee: Sergii Boiko

August 31 27	Toronto FC	1–3	D.C. United	Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM EDT	Flores 65' Kerr 77', 83' Laryea 90+1'	Report	Rodríguez 67' Badji 88' Pirani 90+1', 90+3'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 28,489 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira

September 7 28	Chicago Fire FC	1–2	D.C. United	Bridgeview, Illinois
8:30 PM EDT	Gutman 45+1', 54'	Report	Benteke 26' Pirani 29' Badji 73' Klich 90'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 16,426 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

September 14 29	D.C. United	1–1	New York City FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Benteke 16', 67' (pen.) Bartlett 27' Santos 55' Badji 80'	Report	Rodríguez 32' Sands 41' Moralez 69' Thiago 82'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Ramy Touchan

September 22 30	Philadelphia Union	4–0	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00 PM EDT	Uhre 13' Gazdag 16', 69' Baribo 51'	Report	Herrera 25' Dájome 90+2'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,823 Referee: Filip Dujic

September 28 31	D.C. United	2–2	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Benteke 30', 81' Klich 47'	Report	Cheberko 47' Hernández 54', 89' Russell-Rowe 57' Rossi 77'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,806 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

October 2 32	Nashville SC	3–4	D.C. United	Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM EDT	Muyl 6', 62' Mukhtar 45' Zimmerman 74' Bunbury 83' Lovitz 90+2'	Report	Bartlett 24', 43' McVey 38' Herrera 41' Benteke 76' Pirani 90+4', 90+7'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 28,863 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

October 5 33	New England Revolution	1–2	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT	Langoni 54' Peltola 74' (o.g.) N. Gil 75'	Report	Santos 72' Benteke 8' Bartlett 75'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 44,110 Referee: Alexis da Silva

October 19 34	D.C. United	0–3	Charlotte FC	Washington, D.C.
6:00 PM EDT	Rodríguez 10'	Report	Biel 58' Agyemang 75' Kahlina 79' Abada 90+1'	Stadium: Audi Field Referee: Jair Marrufo

U.S. Open Cup

The top eight teams that did not already qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup, excluding the defending Open Cup champion, qualified for the 2024 U.S. Open Cup. D.C. United did not finish in one of the positions to qualify for the tournament.^[3]

Leagues Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	DCU	SAN	ATL
1	D.C. United	2	1	1	0	0	6	3	+3	5	Advance to knockout stage	—	—	—
2	Santos Laguna	2	0	1	0	1	0	3	−3	2	Advance to knockout stage	0–3	—	—
3	Atlanta United FC	2	0	0	2	0	3	3	0	2		3–3	0–0	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 26 Group stage	Atlanta United	3–3 (5–6 p)	D.C. United	Atlanta, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT	Ríos 20', 81' (pen.) Lobzhanidze 38'	Report	Benteke 4' Stroud 25', 32' McVey 56' Santos 86'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 14,428 Referee: Fernando Guerrero
	Penalties
	McCarty Lennon Firmino Lobzhanidze Thiaré Williams Slisz		Klich Benteke Herrera Dájome Santos McVey Pirani

July 31 Group stage	Santos Laguna	0–3	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania^[a]
8:00 PM EDT	Fagúndez 50'	Report	Schnegg 3' Benteke 28' Ku-DiPietro 48' Dájome 58'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 1,070 Referee: Natalie Simon

Knockout stage

August 9 Round of 32	D.C. United	1–2	Mazatlán	Washington, D.C.
	Benteke 7' Stroud 27' Klich 74' Schnegg 78'	Report	Colula 2' Bárcenas 34' Meraz 39' Rubio 43' Árciga 71' Esquivel 76'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 8,808 Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

Transfers

Transfers in

Winter

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 11, 2023	MF	8	Jared Stroud	St. Louis City	Trade for Chris Durkin	^[5]
December 11, 2023	DF	3	Lucas Bartlett	St. Louis City	Trade for Chris Durkin	^[5]
December 12, 2023	DF	22	Aaron Herrera	CF Montréal	Trade for Ruan, $500,000 GAM	^[6]
December 19, 2023	DF	16	Garrison Tubbs	Atlanta United	$125K GAM, up to $150K extra for certain conditions	^[7]
January 5, 2024	FW	17	Jacob Murrell	Georgetown Hoyas	2024 MLS SuperDraft pick Signed through 2026 with 2027 team option.	^[8]
January 16, 2024	GK	26	Nathan Crockford	Wisconsin Badgers	2024 MLS SuperDraft pick Signed through 2024 with 2025-27 team options.	^[9]
February 1, 2024	DF	97	Christopher McVey	Inter Miami	2024 International slot, up to $100K GAM to Miami	^[10]
February 2, 2024	DF	4	Matti Peltola	HJK Helsinki	Free Transfer	^[11]^[12]
February 14, 2024	DF	12	Conner Antley	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Signed through 2025, with 2026 team option	^[13]

Summer

First team

Date	Position	No.	Name	From
July 18, 2024	DF	28	David Schnegg	Sturm Graz
July 18, 2024	FW	23	Dominique Badji	Bandırmaspor
July 22, 2024	MF	5	Boris Enow	Maccabi Netanya

Academy

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee/notes	Ref.
July 1, 2024	FW	Gabrielius Mažonas	Žalgiris	Undisclosed

Transfers out

First team

Winter

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 1, 2023	MF	49	Ravel Morrison	Precision	Out of Contract
	DF	3	Derrick Williams	Atlanta United	Out of Contract	^[14]
	DF	23	Donovan Pines	Barnsley	Option Declined	^[14]
	DF	4	Brendan Hines-Ike	Austin FC	Option Declined	^[14]
	DF	14	Andy Najar	Olimpia	Option Declined	^[14]
	DF	31	Eric Davis	Košice	Option Declined	^[14]
	DF	33	Jacob Greene	Columbus Crew 2	Option Declined	^[14]
	DF	72	Gaoussou Samaké	Las Vegas Lights	Option Declined	^[14]
	MF	22	Yamil Asad	FC Cincinnati	Option Declined	^[14]
	FW	9	Erik Hurtado	Retired	Option Declined	^[14]
	FW	19	Nigel Robertha	Ittihad Kalba	Option Declined	^[14]
	FW	84	José Fajardo	Independiente	Option Declined	^[14]
December 11, 2023	MF	8	Chris Durkin	St. Louis City	Trade, $300,000 GAM	^[5]
December 12, 2023	DF	2	Ruan	CF Montréal	Trade	^[6]

Summer

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Fee/notes	Ref.
June 3, 2024	DF	5	Mohanad Jeahze	Lillestrøm	Contract Buyout
July 16, 2024	DF	15	Steve Birnbaum	Retired		^[15]

Academy

Winter

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee/notes	Ref.
November 28, 2023	FW	Adrian Buri	Old Dominion Monarchs	Signed NLI	^[16]
March 6, 2024	DF	Ramsey Ray	College of Charleston Cougars	Signed NLI	^[17]

Summer

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee/notes	Ref.
April 11, 2024	FW	Sydney Aggrey	Canisius Golden Griffins	Signed NLI	^[18]
June 28, 2024	MF	James Snaith	Brown Bears	Signed NLI	^[19]
July 1, 2024	MF	Edwin Rios	LA Galaxy	Free
July 3, 2024	MF	Alessandro Maldonado	Istra 1961	Free	^[20]
July 15, 2024	MF	Gabriel Cossio	MC Raptors	Signed NLI	^[21]
August 1, 2024	DF	Dash Papez	Princeton Tigers	Signed NLI	^[22]
August 1, 2024	DF	Justin Melly	Cornell Big Red	Signed NLI	^[23]
September 1, 2024	DF	Henrique Borges	Word of Life Huskies	Signed NLI	^[24]

Loan out

First team

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source
26	FW	Kristian Fletcher	Swansea City	September 1, 2023	February 1, 2024	^[25]
30	DF	Hayden Sargis	Las Vegas Lights	March 5, 2024 March 26, 2024	March 22, 2024 June 26, 2024	^[26] ^[27] ^[28]
18	MF	Jeremy Garay	El Paso Locomotive	March 13, 2024	June 27, 2024	^[29]
56	GK	Luis Zamudio	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	May 2, 2024	July 10, 2024	^[30]
45	DF	Matai Akinmboni	Loudoun United	May 14, 2024	June 1, 2024	^[31] ^[32]
27	FW	Kristian Fletcher	Nottingham Forest	August 30, 2024	June 30, 2025	^[33]

Academy

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
August 1, 2024	DF	Dash Papez	Princeton Tigers	May 30, 2025	^[22]
August 1, 2024	DF	Justin Melly	Cornell Big Red	May 30, 2025	^[34]
August 1, 2024	MF	Gabriel Cossio	MC Raptors	May 30, 2025	^[35]
August 1, 2024	MF	James Snaith	Brown Bears	May 30, 2025	^[36]

MLS SuperDraft picks

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Status
2024 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
1	7	Jacob Murrell	FW	Georgetown	Signed with First Team
2	36	Brandon Parrish	MF	Clemson	Signed with Crown Legacy FC
2	49	Aldair Sanchez	DF	North Carolina^{[Draftnote 1]}	Stayed with Sacramento Republic
3	65	Nathan Crockford	GK	Wisconsin	Signed with First Team

^ Sanchez is currently under contract with the Sacramento Republic, but if he is signed to an MLS contract, DC United retains right of first refusal, and the MLS franchise signing him must pay adequate compensation to Sacramento.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS^[37]		Leagues Cup^[38]
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Tyler Miller	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	USA	Lucas Bartlett	26	1	23+1	1	2+0	0
4	MF	FIN	Matti Peltola	25	0	19+4	0	2+0	0
5	MF	CMR	Boris Enow	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	USA	Russell Canouse	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	POR	Pedro Santos	22	2	14+7	2	0+1	0
8	MF	USA	Jared Stroud	26	4	23+1	2	2+0	2
10	MF	BRA	Gabriel Pirani	26	2	8+16	2	0+2	0
11	FW	COL	Cristian Dájome	24	4	19+3	3	2+0	1
12	DF	USA	Conner Antley	7	0	4+3	0	0+0	0
14	FW	CHI	Martín Rodríguez	16	1	6+10	1	0+0	0
16	DF	USA	Garrison Tubbs	12	0	5+6	0	0+1	0
17	FW	USA	Jacob Murrell	22	1	6+14	1	0+2	0
18	MF	SLV	Jeremy Garay	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
20	FW	BEL	Christian Benteke	23	18	21+0	16	2+0	2
21	MF	USA	Ted Ku-DiPietro	21	3	18+2	2	1+0	1
22	DF	GUA	Aaron Herrera	24	1	22+0	1	2+0	0
23	FW	SEN	Dominique Badji	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
24	GK	USA	Alex Bono	22	0	20+0	0	2+0	0
25	MF	USA	Jackson Hopkins	19	0	12+5	0	0+2	0
26	GK	USA	Nathan Crockford	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW	USA	Kristian Fletcher	13	1	1+12	1	0+0	0
28	FW	AUT	David Schnegg	2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
30	DF	USA	Hayden Sargis	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
43	MF	POL	Mateusz Klich	25	2	23+0	2	2+0	0
45	DF	LBR	Matai Akinmboni	8	0	3+4	0	1+0	0
56	GK	USA	Luis Zamudio	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
97	DF	SWE	Christopher McVey	21	1	19+1	1	1+0	0
Players who left during the season
5	DF	IRQ	Mohanad Jeahze	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
15	DF	USA	Steve Birnbaum	6	0	4+2	0	0+0	0

Top scorers

Rank	Position	No.	Name	MLS	Leagues Cup	Total
1	FW	20	Christian Benteke	16	2	18
2	FW	11	Cristian Dájome	3	1	4
2	MF	8	Jared Stroud	2	2	4
4	MF	21	Ted Ku-DiPietro	2	1	3
5	MF	7	Pedro Santos	2	0	2
	MF	10	Gabriel Pirani	2	0	2
	MF	43	Mateusz Klich	2	0	2
8	6 players with 1 goal
Total				35	6	41

Last updated: August 4, 2024
Source: Team Stats

Top assists

Rank	Position	No.	Name	MLS	Leagues Cup	Total
1	MF	43	Mateusz Klich	8	1	9
1	MF	8	Jared Stroud	8	1	9
3	MF	22	Aaron Herrera	6	1	7
4	FW	20	Christian Benteke	4	0	4
5	FW	14	Martín Rodríguez	3	0	3
5	MF	7	Pedro Santos	3	0	3
7	DF	3	Lucas Bartlett	2	0	2
8	8 players with 1 assist
Total				41	4	45

Last updated: August 4, 2024
Source: Team Stats

Hat-tricks

Player	Against	Result	Date	Competition	Ref.
Christian Benteke	New England Revolution (H)	3–1	February 24	MLS
Christian Benteke	Atlanta United (A)	3–2	May 11	MLS

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	MLS			Leagues Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Pos.	Player
1	11	FW	Cristian Dájome	8	1	0	0	0	0	8	1	0
2	43	MF	Mateusz Klich	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
3	20	FW	Christian Benteke	6	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	1
4	22	MF	Aaron Herrera	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
5	3	DF	Lucas Bartlett	5	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	1

Honors and awards

MLS Player of the Matchday

Week	Player	Ref.
1	Christian Benteke
13	Christian Benteke

MLS Team of the Matchday

Week	Player	Position
1	Christian Benteke	FW
3	Aaron Herrera	DF
4	Alex Bono	Bench
6	Christian Benteke	Bench
7	Mateusz Klich	MF
9	Aaron Herrera	Bench
11	Christian Benteke	FW
12	Jared Stroud	Bench
13	Christian Benteke	FW
17	Christian Benteke	Bench
18	Mateusz Klich	Bench
26	Cristian Dájome	MF
27	Christian Benteke	FW

Notes

^ On July 26, 2024, D.C. United announced that their match against Santos Laguna would be moved to Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, due to extensive field damage at their home stadium, Audi Field.^[4]

References

^ "D.C. United and Head Coach Wayne Rooney Have Mutually Agreed to Part Ways". dcunited.com. October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
^ "Dave Kasper interview". D.C. United. Facebook. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
^ Carisle, Jeff (March 1, 2024). "U.S. Open Cup revamp: Only 8 MLS first teams". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (July 26, 2024). "Subaru Park will host D.C. United-Santos Laguna Leagues Cup game in last minute change". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bogert, Tom (December 7, 2023). "St. Louis City agrees deal for D.C. United's Durkin". The Athletic. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "D.C. United Acquire Defender Aaron Herrera from CF Montréal in Exchange for $500K GAM and Defender Ruan". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^ "D.C. United Acquire Defender Garrison Tubbs from Atlanta United". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. December 21, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
^ Goff, Steven (January 5, 2024). "Jacob Murrell to sign with D.C. United, departing Georgetown early". Washington Post. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
^ "D.C. United Sign University of Wisconsin Goalkeeper Nathan Crockford". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
^ "D.C. United Acquired Swedish Defender Christopher McVey from Inter Miami CF in Exchange for a 2024 International Slot". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
^ Goff, Steven (January 29, 2024). "D.C. United makes first international move, acquiring Finland's Matti Peltola". Washington Post. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
^ "D.C. United Sign Finland National Team Midfielder Matti Peltola". D.C. United. Major League Soccer.
^ "D.C. United Sign Defender Conner Antley from the Tampa Bay Rowdies". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "D.C. United Announce 2023 Roster Decisions | DC United". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
^ "Defender and Club Captain Steven Birnbaum Retires after 11 Seasons with D.C. United | DC United". dcunited.
^ "Men's Soccer Announces Early 2024 signing class". odusports.com. November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
^ @RamTheBaller (March 7, 2024). "I am blessed to announce that I have committed to The College of Charleston" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @GriffsSoccer (April 11, 2024). "Welcome to the Demske, Sydney Aggrey!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Men's Soccer Announces Addition of Six Student-Athletes". brownbears.com. June 28, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
^ @AlvaroDLaRocha (July 3, 2024). "Alessandro 'Niño' Maldonado ya viste los colores del NK Istra 1961 de Croacia. El hondureño llega como agente libre con un contrato de 3 años (1+2) como se informó en exclusiva hace un mes" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
^ @mc_raptorsmsoccer (July 15, 2024). "Gabriel Cossio has committed to the Raptors! From Fairfax, VA, Gabriel is a product of D.C. United's academy. In 2022, he was a part of the D.C. United U16 side that won MLS Next" – via Instagram.
^ ^a ^b "Dash Papez | Men's Soccer". goprincetontigers.com. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ "Justin Melly - 2024-25 - Men's Soccer". cornellbigred.com. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ "Huskies Gain 2 Soccer Commits". huskies.wordoflife.edu. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
^ "DC United loan Kristian Fletcher to Swansea City U-21s". mlssoccer.com. September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
^ "D.C. United Loan Defender Hayden Sargis to Las Vegas Lights FC". DC United. Major League Soccer. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^ "D.C. United Recall Defender Hayden Sargis from Las Vegas Lights FC Loan | DC United". dcunited.
^ "D.C. United Defender Hayden Sargis Returns on Loan to Las Vegas Lights FC | DC United". dcunited.
^ "Locomotive adds Jeremy Garay on loan from D.C. United". EPLocomotoveFC.com. El Paso Locomotive FC. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
^ "Switchbacks FC Acquire Goalkeeper Luis Zamudio On Loan From D.C. United For 2024". Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. USL Championship. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
^ "D.C. United Loan Defender Matai Akinmboni to Loudoun United FC | DC United". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
^ "D.C. United Recall Defender Matai Akinmboni from Loudoun United FC Loan | DC United". dcunited.
^ "D.C. United Loans Homegrown Forward Kristian Fletcher to Nottingham Forest FC | DC United". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. August 30, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
^ "Justin Melly - 2024-25 - Men's Soccer". cornellbigred.com. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ @mc_raptorsmsoccer (July 15, 2024). "Gabriel Cossio has committed to the Raptors! From Fairfax, VA, Gabriel is a product of D.C. United's academy. In 2022, he was a part of the D.C. United U16 side that won MLS Next" – via Instagram.
^ "Men's Soccer Announces Addition of Six Student-Athletes". brownbears.com. June 28, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
^ "D.C. United States - 2024 - Regular Season". dcunited.com. D.C. United. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
^ "D.C. United States - 2024 - Leagues Cup". dcunited.com. D.C. United. Retrieved August 4, 2024.

External links

D.C. United

[DraftNote-38] Sanchez is currently under contract with the Sacramento Republic, but if he is signed to an MLS contract, DC United retains right of first refusal, and the MLS franchise signing him must pay adequate compensation to Sacramento.

[5] On July 26, 2024, D.C. United announced that their match against Santos Laguna would be moved to Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania, due to extensive field damage at their home stadium, Audi Field.^[4]

[1] "D.C. United and Head Coach Wayne Rooney Have Mutually Agreed to Part Ways". dcunited.com. October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.

[2] "Dave Kasper interview". D.C. United. Facebook. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

[3] Carisle, Jeff (March 1, 2024). "U.S. Open Cup revamp: Only 8 MLS first teams". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

[4] Tannenwald, Jonathan (July 26, 2024). "Subaru Park will host D.C. United-Santos Laguna Leagues Cup game in last minute change". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 26, 2024.

[DurkTrade-6] Bogert, Tom (December 7, 2023). "St. Louis City agrees deal for D.C. United's Durkin". The Athletic. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[RuanTrade-7] "D.C. United Acquire Defender Aaron Herrera from CF Montréal in Exchange for $500K GAM and Defender Ruan". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

[8] "D.C. United Acquire Defender Garrison Tubbs from Atlanta United". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. December 21, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

[9] Goff, Steven (January 5, 2024). "Jacob Murrell to sign with D.C. United, departing Georgetown early". Washington Post. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

[10] "D.C. United Sign University of Wisconsin Goalkeeper Nathan Crockford". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024.

[11] "D.C. United Acquired Swedish Defender Christopher McVey from Inter Miami CF in Exchange for a 2024 International Slot". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.

[12] Goff, Steven (January 29, 2024). "D.C. United makes first international move, acquiring Finland's Matti Peltola". Washington Post. Retrieved January 29, 2024.

[13] "D.C. United Sign Finland National Team Midfielder Matti Peltola". D.C. United. Major League Soccer.

[14] "D.C. United Sign Defender Conner Antley from the Tampa Bay Rowdies". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

[DCUend-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "D.C. United Announce 2023 Roster Decisions | DC United". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

[16] "Defender and Club Captain Steven Birnbaum Retires after 11 Seasons with D.C. United | DC United". dcunited.

[17] "Men's Soccer Announces Early 2024 signing class". odusports.com. November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2024.

[18] @RamTheBaller (March 7, 2024). "I am blessed to announce that I have committed to The College of Charleston" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[19] @GriffsSoccer (April 11, 2024). "Welcome to the Demske, Sydney Aggrey!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[20] "Men's Soccer Announces Addition of Six Student-Athletes". brownbears.com. June 28, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.

[21] @AlvaroDLaRocha (July 3, 2024). "Alessandro 'Niño' Maldonado ya viste los colores del NK Istra 1961 de Croacia. El hondureño llega como agente libre con un contrato de 3 años (1+2) como se informó en exclusiva hace un mes" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.

[22] @mc_raptorsmsoccer (July 15, 2024). "Gabriel Cossio has committed to the Raptors! From Fairfax, VA, Gabriel is a product of D.C. United's academy. In 2022, he was a part of the D.C. United U16 side that won MLS Next" – via Instagram.

[papez-23] "Dash Papez | Men's Soccer". goprincetontigers.com. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[24] "Justin Melly - 2024-25 - Men's Soccer". cornellbigred.com. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[25] "Huskies Gain 2 Soccer Commits". huskies.wordoflife.edu. Retrieved November 2, 2024.

[26] "DC United loan Kristian Fletcher to Swansea City U-21s". mlssoccer.com. September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.

[27] "D.C. United Loan Defender Hayden Sargis to Las Vegas Lights FC". DC United. Major League Soccer. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

[28] "D.C. United Recall Defender Hayden Sargis from Las Vegas Lights FC Loan | DC United". dcunited.

[29] "D.C. United Defender Hayden Sargis Returns on Loan to Las Vegas Lights FC | DC United". dcunited.

[30] "Locomotive adds Jeremy Garay on loan from D.C. United". EPLocomotoveFC.com. El Paso Locomotive FC. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.

[31] "Switchbacks FC Acquire Goalkeeper Luis Zamudio On Loan From D.C. United For 2024". Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. USL Championship. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.

[32] "D.C. United Loan Defender Matai Akinmboni to Loudoun United FC | DC United". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.

[33] "D.C. United Recall Defender Matai Akinmboni from Loudoun United FC Loan | DC United". dcunited.

[34] "D.C. United Loans Homegrown Forward Kristian Fletcher to Nottingham Forest FC | DC United". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. August 30, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.

[35] "Justin Melly - 2024-25 - Men's Soccer". cornellbigred.com. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[36] @mc_raptorsmsoccer (July 15, 2024). "Gabriel Cossio has committed to the Raptors! From Fairfax, VA, Gabriel is a product of D.C. United's academy. In 2022, he was a part of the D.C. United U16 side that won MLS Next" – via Instagram.

[37] "Men's Soccer Announces Addition of Six Student-Athletes". brownbears.com. June 28, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.

[mls_reg_season_stats-39] "D.C. United States - 2024 - Regular Season". dcunited.com. D.C. United. Retrieved August 4, 2024.

[leagues_cup_stats-40] "D.C. United States - 2024 - Leagues Cup". dcunited.com. D.C. United. Retrieved August 4, 2024.

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Background

Club

Front office

Team management and technical staff

First-team roster

Non-competitive

Friendlies

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Standings

Eastern Conference

Overall table

Results summary

Match results

U.S. Open Cup

Leagues Cup

Group stage

Knockout stage

Transfers

Transfers in

Winter

Summer

First team

Academy

Transfers out

First team

Winter

Summer

Academy

Winter

Summer

Loan out

First team

Academy

MLS SuperDraft picks

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Top scorers

Top assists

Hat-tricks

Disciplinary record

Honors and awards

MLS Player of the Matchday

MLS Team of the Matchday

See also

Notes

References

External links