2025 D.C. United season

D.C. United
2025 season
General manager	Ally Mackay
Head coach	Troy Lesesne; (until July 10); Kevin Flanagan (interim; July 11–August 16); René Weiler (August 16–present)
Stadium	Audi Field
MLS	Conference: 15th; Overall: 30th
MLS Cup	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Quarterfinals
Leagues Cup	Did not qualify
Top goalscorer	League: Christian Benteke (9); All: Christian Benteke (9)
Highest home attendance	19,365 v Toronto; February 22; (MLS)
Lowest home attendance	10,645 v New England Revolution; May 28; (MLS)
Average home league attendance	16,389
Biggest win	2–0 v Charleston Battery; (Home, May 6, U.S. Open Cup)
Biggest defeat	1–7 v Chicago Fire; (Home, June 7, MLS)
	All statistics correct as of November 23, 2025.

The 2025 season was D.C. United's 30th in existence and its 30th consecutive season in the top division of American soccer, Major League Soccer. The team participated in the 2025 U.S. Open Cup in addition to MLS play.

The 2025 was poor season for United, who for the second time in four years, finished at the very bottom of the MLS table. This caused the club to miss the MLS Cup playoffs for the sixth season in a row, extended the club's record for playoff drought. The poor performance caused head coach, Troy Lesesne to be sacked midway through the regular season and general manager, Ally Mackay, to be fired at the season's end. Nevertheless, fans and the media put less blame on Lesesne and Mackay and instead aimed more blamed at club ownership, specifically Jason Levien and Steven Kaplan, who, under their ownership, have seen the team earn four last-place finishes and only one major trophy won.

Despite woes in MLS play, United did have their deepest run in the U.S. Open Cup since the 2013 championship run. United reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup before losing to eventual Open Cup, champions, Nashville SC. Outside of these two competitions, United did not participate in any continental tournaments.

Background

The 2024 D.C. United season saw the arrival of Ally Mackay as general manager following the dismissal of Dave Kasper, and Troy Lesesne as head coach following the sacking of Wayne Rooney. Entering the season, expectations among the media were low among the club, and most expected the team to finish at the bottom of the table, and possibly win the Wooden Spoon. The club vastly improved their attack thanks to a Golden Boot-winning season by Christian Benteke as well as acquisitions of players such as Aaron Herrera, Jared Stroud, and Lucas Bartlett. However, the club let in a record 70 goals, the third worst in the league, which offset the 52 goals they scored during the season.

Benteke and Herrera nevertheless were named All-Stars and the former won the MLS Golden Boot, becoming the first D.C. United player to win the boot since Dwayne De Rosario did so in 2011.

Club

Front office

Position	Name
Chairman and Majority Owner	Jason Levien
Co-Chairman	Stephen Kaplan
Minority Owners	Mark Ingram II Mario Mims Devin Talbott
President, Business Ops	Danita Johnson
Chief Financial Officer	Dan Franceschini

Technical staff

Position	Name
General Manager	Ally Mackay
Assistant GM	Caleb Shreve
Director of Player Personnel	Clarens Cheridieu
Head coach	René Weiler
Assistant coach	Alex Martínez
Goalkeeping coach	Cody Mizell

Last updated: June 23, 2025
Source: D.C. United

First-team roster

Squad No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Apps	Goals	Assists	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Kim Jun-hong	GK	(2003-06-03) June 3, 2003	11	0	0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
13	Luis Barraza	GK	(1996-11-08) November 8, 1996	24	0	0	New York City FC
24	Jordan Farr	GK	(1994-10-05) October 5, 1994	4	0	0	Tampa Bay Rowdies
Defenders
3	Lucas Bartlett	CB	(1997-07-26) July 26, 1997	67	2	3	St. Louis City SC
4	Matti Peltola	CB / DM	(2002-07-03) July 3, 2002	63	0	1	HJK Helsinki
5	Lukas MacNaughton	CB	(1995-03-08) March 8, 1995	11	1	0	Nashville SC
12	Conner Antley	RB / CB	(1995-03-22) March 22, 1995	27	1	2	Tampa Bay Rowdies
15	Kye Rowles	CB	(1998-06-24) June 24, 1998	34	0	0	Heart of Midlothian
16	Garrison Tubbs	CB	(2002-02-17) February 17, 2002	26	1	1	Atlanta United FC
18	Derek Dodson	RB	(1998-11-03) November 3, 1998	15	0	2	Minnesota United
22	Aaron Herrera	RB	(1997-06-06) June 6, 1997	62	1	8	CF Montréal
28	David Schnegg	LB	(1998-09-29) September 29, 1998	40	2	1	Sturm Graz
Midfielders
5	Boris Enow	CM	(2000-03-30) March 30, 2000	40	1	1	Maccabi Netanya
8	Jared Stroud	LW / RW	(1996-07-10) July 10, 1996	68	6	9	St. Louis City SC
10	Gabriel Pirani	AM	(2002-04-12) April 12, 2002	75	15	4	Santos
11	Randall Leal	RM	(1997-01-14) January 14, 1997	18	0	4	Nashville SC
23	Brandon Servania	CM	(1999-03-12) March 12, 1999	33	0	3	Toronto FC
25	Jackson Hopkins	AM / SS	(2004-07-01) July 1, 2004	72	4	1	D.C. United Academy
30	Caden Clark	AM	(2003-05-27) May 27, 2003	4	0	0	CF Montréal
44	Rida Zouhir	CM	(2003-11-23) November 23, 2003	16	0	0	CF Montréal
48	Gavin Turner	AM / LW	(2007-01-05) January 5, 2007	1	0	0	D.C. United Academy
77	Hosei Kijima	CM	(2002-07-01) July 1, 2002	31	2	0	San Diego FC
Forwards
7	Peglow	LW / RW	(2002-01-07) January 7, 2002	26	3	4	Radomiak Radom
17	Jacob Murrell	FW	(2004-03-29) March 29, 2004	51	3	3	Georgetown Hoyas
19	Hakim Karamoko	FW	(2005-11-01) November 1, 2005	2	0	0	NC State Wolfpack
20	Christian Benteke	ST	(1990-12-03) December 3, 1990	100	49	11	Crystal Palace
23	Dominique Badji	CF	(1992-10-16) October 16, 1992	33	2	1	Bandirmaspor
27	Kristian Fletcher	FW	(2004-10-16) October 16, 2004	32	2	1	Loudoun United

Transfers

MLS SuperDraft picks

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Status
2025 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
1	10	Hakim Karamoko	FW	NC State	Signed with first team
2	40	Daniel Ittycheria	FW	Princeton	Returned to school
3	70	Jonah Biggar	DF	South Carolina
3	86	Grant Bailey	DF	Loyola (Chicago)

Transfers in

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee/notes	Ref.
November 20, 2024	GK	24	Jordan Farr	Tampa Bay Rowdies		^[2]
December 9, 2024	GK	13	Luis Barraza	New York City FC	$50,000 GAM + incentives	^[3]
December 12, 2024	MF	77	Hosei Kijima	San Diego FC^{[transfers 1]}	$400,000 GAM	^[4]
December 16, 2024	MF	7	Peglow	Radomiak Radom	Signed through 2027, 2028 team option	^[5]
December 18, 2024	DF	5	Lukas MacNaughton	Nashville SC	$150,000 GAM + incentives	^[6]
December 20, 2024	DF	18	Derek Dodson	Minnesota United	2024 MLS Re-Entry Draft
January 8, 2025	FW	19	Hakim Karamoko	NC State Wolfpack	2025 MLS SuperDraft	^[7]
January 9, 2025	GK	1	Kim Jun-hong	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Signed through 2027, 2028 Team Option	^[8]
January 14, 2025	MF	11	Randall Leal	Nashville SC	Claimed off waivers, 2026 Team Option	^[9]
January 15, 2025	DF	15	Kye Rowles	Heart of Midlothian		^[10]
February 11, 2025	MF	23	Brandon Servania	Toronto FC
February 21, 2025	MF	48	Gavin Turner	D.C. United Academy	Homegrown Player, signed through 2027 with Team Options in 2028-29	^[11]
February 21, 2025	MF	44	Rida Zouhir	CF Montréal	One-year deal, Team Options in 2026-27	^[12]
August 21, 2025	MF	30	Caden Clark	CF Montréal	U-22 Initiative $700K to Montreal (plus $100K in incentives and sell-on percentage) Signed for 2025 with Team Options in 2026-27	^[13]
October 16, 2025	FW		Oscar Avilez	D.C. United Academy	Homegrown Player, signed through 2028 with Team Options in 2029-30	^[14]

Transfers out

Winter

First team

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Fee/notes	Ref.
October 25, 2024	GK	1	Tyler Miller	Notts County	Released^[a]	^[15]
	FW	11	Cristian Dájome	Santos Laguna	Released^[a]	^[15]
	MF	14	Martín Rodríguez	Ñublense	Released^[a]	^[15]
	MF	18	Jeremy Garay	Loudoun United FC	Released^[a]	^[15]
	GK	24	Alex Bono	New England Revolution	Released^[a]	^[15]^[16]
	GK	26	Nathan Crockford	FC Cincinnati 2	Released^[a]	^[15]^[17]
	DF	30	Hayden Sargis	Orlando City B	Released^[a]	^[15]
	GK	50	Luis Zamudio	Charleston Battery	Released^[a]	^[15]
	DF	97	Christopher McVey	San Diego FC	Released^[a]	^[15]
December 20, 2024	MF	43	Mateusz Klich	Atlanta United	Trade
December 31, 2024	MF	6	Russell Canouse	Retired	Free^[b]	^[15]
December 31, 2024	MF	7	Pedro Santos	Loudoun United FC	Free^[b]	^[15]
January 3, 2025	DF	45	Matai Akinmboni	AFC Bournemouth	Undisclosed fee (est. $1.25M-2.5M)
February 10, 2025	MF	21	Ted Ku-DiPietro	Colorado Rapids	$1.125M cash, $275K future incentives Future sell-on/trade percentage clause.	^[18]^[19]

Academy

Summer

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee/notes	Ref.
June 30, 2025	MF	Michael Dessalegn	Old Dominion Monarchs	Signed NLI	^[20]
June 30, 2025	MF	Teymour Mohammed	Montpellier HSC	Free
July 1, 2025	MF	Otu Bisong	Virginia Cavaliers	Signed NLI	^[21]
July 1, 2025	MF	Gleb Bogdanov	Villanova Wildcats	Signed NLI	^[22]
July 1, 2025	GK	Ethan Pendleton	UCLA Bruins	Signed NLI	^[23]
July 15, 2025	GK	Alexander Aguilar	Old Dominion Monarchs	Signed NLI	^[24]
July 15, 2025	MF	Alessandro Maldonado	Old Dominion Monarchs	Signed NLI	^[24]

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
February 26, 2025	FW	Fidel Barajas	Guadalajara	June 30, 2025	^[25]

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
August 30, 2024	FW	Kristian Fletcher	Nottingham Forest	April 22, 2025	^[26]
May 30, 2025	FW	Hakim Karamoko	Loudoun United	December 30, 2025	^[27]
July 1, 2025	MF	Gavin Turner	Chattanooga FC	December 30, 2025	^[28]

Transfer notes

Preseason and friendlies

January 25	D.C. United	1–1	New York Red Bulls	Bradenton, Florida
10:00 AM EST				Stadium: IMG Academy

February 1	Charleston Battery	1–2	D.C. United	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
11:00 AM EST	Torres 51'		Peglow 7' Pirani 21'	Stadium: The Gardens North County District Park

February 7	Colorado Rapids	1–1	D.C. United	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
11:00 AM EST	Stewart-Baynes 70'		77'	Stadium: The Gardens North County District Park

February 12	D.C. United	1–1	Nashville SC	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
11:00 AM EST				Stadium: The Gardens North County District Park

February 15	D.C. United	3–1	Houston Dynamo	TBD
11:00 AM EST				Stadium: TBD

August 2	D.C. United	0–3	Ethiopia	Washington, D.C.
5:00 PM EDT		Report	Markneh 22' Hotessa 61' Youssuf 67'	Stadium: Audi Field

September 6	D.C. United	3–1	América	Washington, D.C.
6:30 PM EDT	Peglow 47' Clark 54' Pirani 90+3'	Report	MacNaughton 53' (o.g.)	Stadium: Audi Field Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Standings

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2025)
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	New England Revolution	34	9	16	9	44	51	−7	36
12	Toronto FC	34	6	14	14	37	44	−7	32
13	CF Montréal	34	6	18	10	34	60	−26	28
14	Atlanta United FC	34	5	16	13	38	63	−25	28
15	D.C. United	34	5	18	11	30	66	−36	26

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 (2025)
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
26	LA Galaxy	34	7	18	9	46	66	−20	30	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round one^[c]
27	Sporting Kansas City	34	7	20	7	46	70	−24	28
28	CF Montréal	34	6	18	10	34	60	−26	28
29	Atlanta United FC	34	5	16	13	38	63	−25	28
30	D.C. United	34	5	18	11	30	66	−36	26

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)
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Contract option for the 2025 season was declined.^[15]
^ ^a ^b Contract expired, player became free agent.
^ As third place of Leagues Cup

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	5	11	18	30	66	−36	26	2	7	8	13	31	−18	3	4	10	17	35	−18

Last updated: October 18, 2025.
Source: MLS

Match results

February 22 1	D.C. United	2–2	Toronto FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EST	Enow 8' Benteke 35', 90+4' Rowles 90+2'	Report	Long 17' Osorio 28' Rosted 60' Bernardeschi 70' (pen.) Flores 78'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,655 Referee: Sergii Boiko

March 1 2	Chicago Fire FC	2–2	D.C. United	Chicago, Illinois
8:30 PM EST	Cuypers 30', 71' Rogers 90'	Report	Benteke 4' Rowles 42' Herrera 50' Schnegg 90+3' Murrell 90+6'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 20,372 Referee: Marcos de Olivera

March 8 3	D.C. United	2–1	Sporting Kansas City	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EST	Enow 31' Peglow 38' Benteke 60' (pen.), 76' Kijima 68' Kim Joon-Hong 90' MacNaughton 90+8' Herrera 90+9'	Report	Rosero 21' Fernández 40' Miller 52' Thommy 53' Pulskamp 82'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,183 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

March 15 4	D.C. United	0–0	CF Montréal	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Herrera 12' Rowles 45+1' Schnegg 67'	Report	Herbers 19' Sealy 33' Clark 68' Waterman 71' Saliba 90+2'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,133 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

March 22 5	Orlando City SC	4–1	D.C. United	Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Muriel 21' Ojeda 44' Freeman 50' Pašalić 56' Otero 67' Angulo 72'	Report	MacNaughton 90+1'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 19,817 Referee: Tori Penso

March 29 6	D.C. United	1–2	Columbus Crew	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Benteke 13' Bartlett 31' Schnegg 34' Dodson 71' Peglow 77'	Report	Russell-Rowe 35' Rossi 16', 65'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,048 Referee: Chris Penso

April 6 7	San Jose Earthquakes	6–1	D.C. United	San Jose, California
5:00 PM EDT	Arango 8' Martínez 16', 81', 90+2' Espinoza 20' (pen.) Romney 59' Costa 70' Pellegrino 90'	Report	Benteke 18', 45+2' Bartlett 72'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 14,196 Referee: Victor Rivas

April 12 8	D.C. United	0–1	FC Cincinnati	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	MacNaughton 25' Rowles 41' Schnegg 69'	Report	Valenzuela 28' Engel 50'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,152 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

April 19 9	New York Red Bulls	1–2	D.C. United	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT	Choupo-Moting 57' Hack 88'	Report	Peglow 35', 44' Herrera 70' Barraza 81' Badji 88'	Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium Attendance: 18,407 Referee: Sergii Boiko

April 26 10	Philadelphia Union	3–0	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania
4:30 PM EDT	Glesnes 7', 15' Westfield 34' Jean Jacques 52', 90+6' Damiani 77'	Report	Rowles 4' Karamoko 72' Barraza 77'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,626 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

May 3 11	D.C. United	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Benteke 45+4' Kijima 45+7' Peltola 50' Tubbs 55' Servania 63' Enow 87'	Report	Yapi 43' Frederick 80' Cannon 86'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,661 Referee: Jon Freemon

May 10 12	Toronto FC	2–0	D.C. United	Toronto, Ontario
4:30 PM EDT	Insigne 49' Bartlett 66' (o.g.) Dominguez 90+1'	Report		Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,236 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

May 14 13	D.C. United	0–0	New York City FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Rowles 23' Enow 34' Tubbs 87'	Report	Perea 57'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 14,283 Referee: Armando Villarreal

May 17 14	Nashville SC	0–0	D.C. United	Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM EDT	Yazbek 30' Surridge 80'	Report	Peltola 24' Barraza 70'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,110 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

May 24 15	D.C. United	0–2	New York Red Bulls	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Schnegg 37' Pirani 77'	Report	Harper 42', 82' P. Stroud 45' Choupo-Moting 84' Sofo 85', 90+5'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,290 Referee: Malik Badawi

May 28 16	D.C. United	1–1	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Herrera 40' Pirani 90+1' Rowles 90+2' Enow 90+3'	Report	Polster 23' Feingold 45+3' Fofana 84'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 10,645 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

May 31 17	FC Cincinnati	1–2	D.C. United	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT	Denkey 15' Miazga 45+4'	Report	Pirani 2' Antley 19' Peltola 44' Murrell 45+4' Servania 69' Badji 90+4' Zouhir 90+5'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Alexis Da Silva

June 7 18	D.C. United	1–7	Chicago Fire FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Tubbs 8' Badji 60'	Report	Haile-Selassie 8' Bamba 24', 45+1' Barlow 30', 44', 65' Zinckernagel 56', 85' Acosta 72' Gutiérrez 90+1'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,715 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

June 14 19	Real Salt Lake	2–0	D.C. United	Sandy, Utah
9:30 PM EDT	Russell 23' Agada 48' Katranis 62' Vera 73' Gozo 77'	Report	Badji 62'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,002 Referee: Jon Freemon

June 28 20	D.C. United	0–1	Nashville SC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Bartlett 16' J. Stroud 43' Pirani 83'	Report	Surridge 18' (pen.) Muyl 53'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,085 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

July 5 21	D.C. United	0–0	Atlanta United FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Schnegg 65'	Report	Lennon 13' Morales 19' Reilly 87' Brennan 90+1'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,003 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

July 12 22	LA Galaxy	2–1	D.C. United	Carson, California
10:30 PM EDT	Reus 23' Yoshida 49' Fagúndez 53' Gabriel Pec 81' Paintsil 90+6'	Report	Hopkins 12' Bartlett 14' Schnegg 63' Pirani 77' Herrera 88' Servania 90+2'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 21,113 Referee: Timothy Ford

July 16 23	Charlotte FC	2–1	D.C. United	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 PM EDT	Biel 44', 48'	Report	Hopkins 38' Pirani 60'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 32,293 Referee: Chris Penso

July 19 24	Columbus Crew	2–1	D.C. United	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT	Gazdag 31' (pen.) Moreira 38' Lappalainen 78'	Report	Benteke 48' Herrera 84' 89'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,668 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva

July 26 25	D.C. United	2–4	Austin FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Benteke 41', 90+7' (pen.) Peglow 48' Enow 82'	Report	Uzuni 22' Wolff 45', 52' Bukari 60' Taylor 90+2'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,474 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

August 9 26	New England Revolution	2–0	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT	Fofana 59' Campana 62', 76' Gil 70'	Report	Benteke 11' Enow 22'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 21,538 Referee: Drew Fischer

August 16 27	CF Montréal	1–1	D.C. United	Montreal, Quebec
7:30 PM EDT	Petrasso 41' Morales 53' Craig 63'	Report	Hopkins 28' Peltola 32' Servania 39' Benteke 42' Enow 70'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 15,606 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

August 23 28	D.C. United	1–1	Inter Miami CF	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Hopkins 13' Herrera 36' Peltola 41'	Report	Cremaschi 51' Gallego 64' Suárez 90+7'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,365 Referee: Ricardo Montero

August 30 29	New York City FC	1–2	D.C. United	New York, New York
7:30 PM EDT	Haak 19' Perea 30'	Report	Schnegg 18' Pirani 43', 77' Benteke 45+1' Enow 87' Herrera 90+4'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 20,192 Referee: Alexis Da Silva

September 13 30	D.C. United	1–1	Orlando City SC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Servania 24' Hopkins 33' Bartlett 45' MacNaughton 57' Antley 82' Peltola 90+2'	Report	Freeman 53' Atuesta 64'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,195 Referee: Chris Penso

September 20 31	Inter Miami CF	3–2	D.C. United	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 PM EDT	Busquets 25' Allende 35' Luján 49' Fray 62' Messi 66', 85' Segovia 72' Falcón 76' Gallego 77'	Report	Benteke 53' Peglow 82' Rowles 90' Murrell 90+7'	Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 20,319 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

September 27 32	D.C. United	0–6	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Servania 33' J. Stroud 38'	Report	Damiani 17' Antley 34' (o.g.) Vassilev 36', 51' Iloski 49' Makhanya 57' Uhre 62'	Stadium: Audi Field Referee: Jair Marrufo

October 4 33	D.C. United	0–1	Charlotte FC	Washington, D.C.
2:30 PM EDT	Barraza 21' Herrera 30' Hopkins 42' Stroud 61'	Report	Zaha 33', 75' Byrne 37' Williamson 82'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,003 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

October 18 34	Atlanta United FC	1–1	D.C. United	Atlanta, Georgia
6:00 PM EDT	Almirón 3'		MacNaughton 37' Clark 43' Hopkins 64' Pirani 66' Servania 82'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Referee: Joshua Encarnación

U.S. Open Cup

May 6 Round of 32	D.C. United	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Charleston Battery	Washington, D.C.
7:00 PM EDT	Murrell 96', 118' Stroud 103'	Report	Houssou 77' Edwards 80' Martínez 110' Torres 115' Molloy 117'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 6,781 Referee: Ricardo Montero

May 21 Round of 16	D.C. United	3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–1 p)	Charlotte FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Schnegg 17' Enow 39' Tubbs 52' 86' Kijima 57' Hopkins 104'	Report	Tavares 56' Agyemang 58' Tuiloma 61' Smalls 95'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 5,179 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
	Penalties
	Herrera Hopkins Stroud Fletcher Peltola		Malanda Biel Bronico Tavares Abada

July 9 Quarterfinal	Nashville SC	5–2	D.C. United	Nashville, Tennessee
9:00 PM EDT	Pérez 25' Surridge 53' (pen.), 72' Tagseth 56' Najar 81' Zimmerman 87'	Report	Pirani 5' Maher 24' (o.g.) Schnegg 49'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 21,238 Referee: Greg Dopka

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

As of November 23, 2025^[29]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Cup		U.S. Open Cup		Leagues Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	KOR	Kim Jun-hong	11	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	USA	Lucas Bartlett	32	0	29+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	FIN	Matti Peltola	29	0	16+10	0	0+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
5	DF	CAN	Lukas MacNaughton	11	1	9+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	CMR	Boris Enow	32	1	17+12	1	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW	BRA	Peglow	26	3	21+3	3	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
8	FW	USA	Jared Stroud	32	1	15+14	0	0+0	0	0+3	1	0+0	0
10	MF	BRA	Gabriel Pirani	29	8	22+6	7	0+0	0	1+0	1	0+0	0
11	FW	CRC	Randall Leal	18	0	4+11	0	0+0	0	0+3	0	0+0	0
12	DF	USA	Conner Antley	20	1	17+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	GK	USA	Luis Barraza	24	0	24+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	SEN	Dominique Badji	22	1	6+15	1	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
15	DF	AUS	Kye Rowles	34	0	29+2	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF	USA	Garrison Tubbs	10	1	7+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	1	0+0	0
17	FW	USA	Jacob Murrell	26	3	7+17	2	0+0	0	2+0	1	0+0	0
18	DF	USA	Derek Dodson	15	0	5+9	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	USA	Hakim Karamoko	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
20	FW	BEL	Christian Benteke	26	9	23+2	9	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
22	DF	GUA	Aaron Herrera	29	0	24+2	0	0+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
23	MF	USA	Brandon Servania	33	0	24+6	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
24	GK	USA	Jordan Farr	4	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
25	MF	USA	Jackson Hopkins	19	4	11+6	3	0+0	0	1+1	1	0+0	0
27	FW	USA	Kristian Fletcher	4	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
28	DF	AUT	David Schnegg	35	1	31+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	1	0+0	0
30	FW	USA	Caden Clark	4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
44	MF	MAR	Rida Zouhir	16	0	2+13	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
48	MF	USA	Gavin Turner	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
77	MF	JPN	Hosei Kijima	31	2	20+9	2	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
99	FW	MEX	Fidel Barajas	5	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0

Top scorers

Rank	Position	No.	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	FW	20	Christian Benteke	9	0	9
2	MF	10	Gabriel Pirani	7	1	8
3	FW	7	João Peglow	3	0	3
3	MF	25	Jackson Hopkins	2	1	3
5	MF	77	Hosei Kijima	2	0	2
5	FW	17	Jacob Murrell	1	1	2
7	7 players with 1 goal
Total				30	7	37

Last updated: November 20, 2025
Source: Team Stats

Top assists

Rank	Position	No.	Name	MLS	MLS Cup	U.S. Open Cup	Leagues Cup	Total
1	DF	22	Aaron Herrera	4	0	1	0	5
2	FW	10	Gabriel Pirani	4	0	0	0	4
	MF	7	João Peglow	4	0	0	0	4
	DF	28	David Schnegg	4	0	0	0	4
	MF	11	Randall Leal	1	0	3	0	4
6	FW	20	Christian Benteke	3	0	0	0	3
6	MF	23	Brandon Servania	3	0	0	0	3
8	DF	4	Matti Peltola	2	0	0	0	2
8	MF	44	Rida Zouhir	2	0	0	0	2
10	8 players with 1 assist
Total				33	0	7	0	40

Last updated: November 22, 2025
Source: Team Stats

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	MLS			U.S. Open Cup			Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player
1	GK	KOR	Kim Jun-hong	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3	DF	USA	Lucas Bartlett	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
4	DF	FIN	Matti Peltola	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
5	DF	CAN	Lukas MacNaughton	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
6	MF	CMR	Boris Enow	8	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0
7	FW	BRA	João Peglow	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
8	FW	USA	Jared Stroud	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
10	MF	BRA	Gabriel Pirani	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
12	DF	USA	Conner Antley	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
13	GK	USA	Luis Barraza	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
14	FW	CMR	Dominique Badji	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
15	DF	AUS	Kye Rowles	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
16	DF	USA	Garrison Tubbs	3	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
17	FW	USA	Jacob Murrell	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
18	DF	USA	Derek Dodson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	FW	USA	Hakim Karamoko	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	FW	BEL	Christian Benteke	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
22	DF	GUA	Aaron Herrera	8	0	1	0	0	0	8	0	1
23	MF	USA	Brandon Servania	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
25	MF	USA	Jackson Hopkins	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
28	DF	AUT	David Schnegg	8	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0
30	MF	USA	Caden Clark	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
44	MF	MAR	Rida Zouhir	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
77	MF	JPN	Hosei Kijima	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0

Player awards

MLS Team of the Matchday

Week	Player(s)	Opponent(s)
1	XI: Boris Enow	Toronto FC
9	XI: Peglow	New York Red Bulls
11	Bench: Christian Benteke	Colorado Rapids
13	XI: Luis Barraza	New York City FC
16	Bench: Gabriel Pirani	New England Revolution
17	XI: Gabriel Pirani Bench: Antley	FC Cincinnati
31	XI: Gabriel Pirani	New York City FC
35	Bench: Christian Benteke	Inter Miami

Notes

^ Kijima last played for St. Louis City SC but was selected by San Diego FC in the 2024 MLS Expansion Draft before being traded to D.C. United.

References

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^ Goff, Steven (February 21, 2025). "Gavin Turner, 18 and still developing, joins D.C. United at a critical career stage". Washington Post. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
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^ "D.C. United Acquires Midfielder Caden Clark from CF Montréal in Exchange for $700,000". DC United. Major League Soccer. August 21, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
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^ Bogert, Tom (February 4, 2025). "Colorado Rapids acquire Ku-DiPietro from DC United: Sources". GiveMeSport. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
^ "Rapids acquire midfielder Ted Ku-DiPietro from D.C. United". Colorado Rapids. Major League Soccer. February 10, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
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^ ^a ^b "ODU Men's Soccer Announces 16 Newcomers for 2025 Season". odusports.com. July 15, 2025. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
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^ "D.C. United Loans Homegrown Forward Kristian Fletcher to Nottingham Forest FC". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. August 30, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
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^ "D.C. United | 2025 | Season Statistics". dcunited.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.

External links

D.C. United

[OptionDeclined-17] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Contract option for the 2025 season was declined.^[15]

[ContractExp-20] Contract expired, player became free agent.

[table_note_res_CCC70.65360498179384-32] As third place of Leagues Cup

[4] Kijima last played for St. Louis City SC but was selected by San Diego FC in the 2024 MLS Expansion Draft before being traded to D.C. United.

[1] Silverman, Alex (October 23, 2025). "MLS average attendance down 5% in 2025 ahead of World Cup". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved November 23, 2025.

[2] Goff, Steven (November 10, 2024). "D.C. United begins rebuilding its goalkeeper corps by acquiring Jordan Farr". Washington Post. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

[3] "Luis Barraza traded to DC United". Hudson River Blue. December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.

[5] "D.C. United Acquires Midfielder Hosei Kijima from San Diego FC". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

[6] "DC United sign Brazilian winger João Peglow". Major League Soccer. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

[7] Goff, Steven (December 18, 2024). "D.C. United makes a trade to address its depleted central defense". Washington Post. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

[8] "D.C. United Signs MLS SuperDraft 2025 Selection and North Carolina State University Forward Hakim Karamoko". DC United. Major League Soccer. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

[9] Goff, Steven (January 9, 2025). "D.C. United adds to revamped goalkeeping corps by signing Kim Joon Hong". Washington Post. Retrieved January 9, 2025.

[10] "D.C. United Acquires Midfielder Randall Leal Off Waivers". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. January 14, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2025.

[11] "Heart of Midlothian: Kye Rowles signs for DC United". BBC Sport. January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2025.

[12] Goff, Steven (February 21, 2025). "Gavin Turner, 18 and still developing, joins D.C. United at a critical career stage". Washington Post. Retrieved February 21, 2025.

[13] "D.C. United Signs former CF Montreal Midfielder Rida Zouhir". DC United. Major League Soccer. February 21, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025.

[14] "D.C. United Acquires Midfielder Caden Clark from CF Montréal in Exchange for $700,000". DC United. Major League Soccer. August 21, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.

[15] "D.C. United Signs 15-Year-Old Forward Oscar Avilez as a Homegrown Player". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. October 16, 2025. Retrieved October 19, 2025.

[options_declined-16] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "D.C. United Announces 2024 End-of-Year Roster Decisions". dcunited.com. October 25, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

[18] Minton, Sam (December 20, 2024). "New England Revolution Add Tanner Beason and Alex Bono, Trade Earl Edwards Jr". The Blazing Musket. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

[19] "FC Cincinnati 2 sign goalkeeper Nathan Crockford | FC Cincinnati 2". FC Cincinnati. Major League Soccer. January 20, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

[21] Bogert, Tom (February 4, 2025). "Colorado Rapids acquire Ku-DiPietro from DC United: Sources". GiveMeSport. Retrieved February 4, 2025.

[22] "Rapids acquire midfielder Ted Ku-DiPietro from D.C. United". Colorado Rapids. Major League Soccer. February 10, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.

[23] Clark, Travis (September 16, 2024). "Recruiting Roundup: September 16-22". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved November 2, 2024.

[24] "2025 Men's DI Recruiting Rankings: October". topdrawersoccer.com. October 31, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.

[25] @GlebBogdanov26 (February 21, 2024). "I am incredibly excited and blessed to announce that I have committed to Villanova University to play Division 1 soccer and further my academic career. I would like to thank everyone that has helped and supported me to get to this point. The work is only beginning!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[DCUA_Class_of_2024-26] @dcunitedacademy; (June 26, 2024). "Celebrating our Graduates 🎓 ⚽️ Proud of these young athletes for committing to their dream universities to play soccer and further their education" – via Instagram.

[ODU_2025-27] "ODU Men's Soccer Announces 16 Newcomers for 2025 Season". odusports.com. July 15, 2025. Retrieved November 22, 2025.

[28] "D.C. United Signs Forward Fidel Barajas from Chivas Guadalajara". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. February 26, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.

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

[30] "D.C. United Loans Forward Hakim Karamoko to Loudoun United FC". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. May 30, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.

[31] "Chattanooga Football Club signs D.C. United midfielder Gavin Turner on loa". MLS Next Pro. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.

[33] "D.C. United | 2025 | Season Statistics". dcunited.com. Retrieved November 23, 2025.

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