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2026 D.C. United season

D.C. United
2026 season
General managerErkut Sogut
Head coachRené Weiler
StadiumAudi Field
MLSConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS CupTo be determiend
U.S. Open CupTo be determiend
Leagues CupDid not qualify
All statistics correct as of November 23, 2025.

The 2026 season will be D.C. United's 31st in existence and its 31st consecutive season in the top division of American soccer, Major League Soccer. The season will be the first full season with René Weiler leading the club as manager. The MLS regular season will begin on February 21 and conclude on November 7.

Background

Main article: 2025 D.C. United season

Management and squad

Front office

Position Name
Co-Chairman and CEO United States Jason Levien
Co-Chairman United States Stephen Kaplan
Minority Owners United States Romie Chaudhari
United States Charlie Chasin
United States Adam Gerry
United States Robert Hernreich
United States Mark Ingram II
United States Mario Mims
United States Devin Talbott
President, Business Ops United States Danita Johnson
Senior Vice President, Revenue United States James Armold
Chief Financial Officer United States Dan Franceschini

Technical staff

Position Name
General Manager Germany Erik Sogut
Head Coach Switzerland René Weiler
Assistant Coach Switzerland Thomas Binggeli
Assistant Coach Uruguay Alex Martínez
Goalkeeping Coach United States Cody Mizell
Director of Player Personnel Haiti Clarens Cheridieu
Head Performance Coach United States Matt Challoner

First-team roster

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals Assists Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Sean Johnson United States GK (1989-05-31) May 31, 1989 0 0 0 Canada Toronto FC
24 Jordan Farr United States GK (1994-10-05) October 5, 1994 4 0 0 United States Tampa Bay Rowdies
26 Alex Bono United States GK (1994-04-25) April 25, 1994 30 0 0 United States New England Revolution
Defenders
3 Lucas Bartlett United States CB (1997-07-26) July 26, 1997 67 2 3 United States St. Louis City SC
4 Matti Peltola Finland CB / DM (2002-07-03) July 3, 2002 63 0 1 Finland HJK Helsinki
6 Keisuke Kurokawa Japan LB (1997-04-13) April 13, 1997 0 0 0 Japan Gamba Osaka
12 Conner Antley United States RB / CB (1995-03-22) March 22, 1995 27 1 2 United States Tampa Bay Rowdies
13 Sean Nealis United States CB (1997-01-13) January 13, 1997 0 0 0 United States New York Red Bulls
15 Kye Rowles Australia CB (1998-06-24) June 24, 1998 34 0 0 Scotland Heart of Midlothian
16 Garrison Tubbs United States CB (2002-02-17) February 17, 2002 26 1 1 United States Atlanta United FC
22 Aaron Herrera Guatemala RB (1997-06-06) June 6, 1997 62 1 8 Canada CF Montréal
27 Nikola Markovic Canada CB (2004-07-22) July 22, 2004 0 0 0 United States NC State Wolfpack
Silvan Hefti Switzerland RB (1997-10-25) October 25, 1997 0 0 0 Germany Hamburger SV
Midfielders
8 Jared Stroud United States LW / RW (1996-07-10) July 10, 1996 68 6 9 United States St. Louis City SC
10 Gabriel Pirani Brazil AM (2002-04-12) April 12, 2002 75 15 4 Brazil Santos
18 Richie Aman United States MF (2004-03-16) March 16, 2004 0 0 0 United States Washington Huskies
23 Brandon Servania United States CM (1999-03-12) March 12, 1999 33 0 3 Canada Toronto FC
25 Jackson Hopkins United States AM / SS (2004-07-01) July 1, 2004 72 4 1 United States D.C. United Academy
30 Caden Clark United States AM (2003-05-27) May 27, 2003 4 0 0 Canada CF Montréal
48 Gavin Turner United States AM / LW (2007-01-05) January 5, 2007 1 0 0 United States D.C. United Academy
77 Hosei Kijima Japan CM (2002-07-01) July 1, 2002 31 2 0 United States San Diego FC
Forwards
7 Peglow Brazil LW / RW (2002-01-07) January 7, 2002 26 3 4 Poland Radomiak Radom
9 Tai Baribo Israel ST (1998-01-15) January 15, 1998 0 0 0 United States Philadelphia Union
11 Louis Munteanu Romania ST (2002-06-16) June 16, 2002 0 0 0 Romania CFR Cluj
14 Gabriel Segal United States CF (2001-05-17) May 17, 2001 0 0 0 United States Houston Dynamo
17 Jacob Murrell United States CF (2004-03-29) March 29, 2004 51 3 3 United States Georgetown Hoyas
19 Hakim Karamoko United States RW / CF (2005-11-01) November 1, 2005 2 0 0 United States NC State Wolfpack
32 Oscar Avilez United States FW (2010-03-16) March 16, 2010 0 0 0 United States D.C. United Academy

Transfers

MLS SuperDraft picks

Main article: 2026 MLS SuperDraft
2026 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Status
1 1 Canada Nikola Markovic DF NC State Signed to first-team (GA)
1 8 United States Richie Aman MF Washington Signed to first-team (pre-signed senior)
2 31 United States Isaac Emojong MF Utah Valley
3 61 Cameroon Stephane Njike FW Maryland
3 85 Germany Lasse Kelp DF Maryland

Transfers in

Pos Player Transferred from Fee/Notes Date Source
FW Israel Tai Baribo United States Philadelphia Union $4,000,000[i] December 17, 2025 [1]
DF Canada Nikola Markovic United States NC State Wolfpack Drafted[ii] December 18, 2025 [2]
MF United States Richie Aman United States Washington Huskies Drafted[iii] December 18, 2025
DF United States Sean Nealis United States New York Red Bulls $350,000[iv] December 22, 2025 [3]
GK United States Sean Johnson Canada Toronto FC Free December 23, 2025 [4]
DF Japan Keisuke Kurokawa Japan Gamba Osaka Free December 30, 2025 [5]
FW United States Gabriel Segal United States Houston Dynamo Free[v] January 4, 2026 [6]
FW Romania Louis Munteanu Romania CFR Cluj $7,000,000 January 5, 2026 [7]
GK United States Alex Bono United States New England Revolution $50,000[vi] January 26, 2026 [8]
DF Switzerland Silvan Hefti Germany Hamburger SV January 29, 2026

Transfers out

Pos Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
GK United States Luis Barraza United States Inter Miami CF End of contract November 26, 2025 [9]
FW Belgium Christian Benteke United Arab Emirates Al Wahda Option Declined
FW United States Derek Dodson
FW United States Kristian Fletcher United States FC Cincinnati
MF Costa Rica Randall Leal Costa Rica Herediano
DF Canada Lukas MacNaughton United States St. Louis City SC
DF Canada Rida Zouhir Greece Egaleo
MF Cameroon Boris Enow Israel Beitar Jerusalem Undisclosed December 24, 2025 [10]
FW Senegal Dominique Badji Waived January 12, 2026 [11]
DF Austria David Schnegg United States Charlotte FC

Loans out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
January 20, 2026 GK South Korea Kim Jun-hong South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings December 20, 2026 [12]
Transfer notes
  1. ^ Initial $4,000,000 plus $600,000 in possible incentives.
  2. ^ Nikola Markovic signed a GA contract with Major League Soccer prior to being drafted, counting him as a GA player for D.C. United for three seasons.
  3. ^ Drafted as a pre-signed senior.
  4. ^ $350,000 payment through General Allocation Money.
  5. ^ MLS rights acquired in the 2025 MLS Re-Entry Draft
  6. ^ $50,000 payment through General Allocation Money, with extra $75,000 GAM if a new contract is offered next year.

Non-competitive

Preseason friendlies

January 31 LA Galaxy 4–1 D.C. United Carson, California
17:30 EST Reus
Nascimento
Aude
Sanabria 		Report Clark Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 0 (closed-door)
February 7 CVI Portland Timbers 0–0 D.C. United Indio, California
17:30 EST Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 11 CVI D.C. United 0–0 Minnesota United Indio, California
15:30 EDT Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 14 D.C. United 4–1 St. Louis City Indio, California
TBD Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Midseason friendlies

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2026 Major League Soccer season

Table

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2026)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Columbus Crew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for round one
5 Charlotte FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Inter Miami CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 CF Montréal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the wild-card round
First match(es) will be played: February 21, 2026. 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
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
7 Colorado Rapids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 FC Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Houston Dynamo FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 LA Galaxy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: February 21, 2026. 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)

Match results

February 21 1 D.C. United v Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
19:30 EST Stadium: Audi Field
March 1 2 Austin FC v D.C. United Austin, Texas
14:30 EST Stadium: Q2 Stadium
March 7 3 D.C. United v Inter Miami CF Baltimore, Maryland
16:30 EST Stadium: M&T Bank Stadium
March 14 4 Chicago Fire FC v D.C. United Chicago, Illinois
20:30 EDT Stadium: Soldier Field
March 21 5 Atlanta United FC v D.C. United Atlanta, Georgia
19:30 EDT Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
April 4 6 D.C. United v FC Dallas Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
April 11 7 New England Revolution v D.C. United Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
April 18 8 Philadelphia Union v D.C. United Chester, Pennsylvania
19:30 EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
April 22 9 New York Red Bulls v D.C. United Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 EDT Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
April 25 10 D.C. United v Orlando City SC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
May 3 11 New York City FC v D.C. United Queens, New York
16:30 EDT Stadium: Citi Field
May 9 12 Nashville SC v D.C. United Nashville, Tennessee
21:00 EDT Stadium: Geodis Park
May 13 13 D.C. United v Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
May 16 14 D.C. United v St. Louis City SC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
May 23 15 D.C. United v CF Montréal Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
Mid-season break for 2026 FIFA World Cup
July 22 16 Houston Dynamo FC v D.C. United Houston, Texas
19:30 EDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
July 25 17 D.C. United v Toronto FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
August 1 18 D.C. United v Nashville SC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
August 15 19 CF Montréal v D.C. United Montréal, Quebec
19:30 EDT Stadium: Stade Saputo
August 19 20 D.C. United v New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
August 22 21 Charlotte FC v D.C. United Charlotte, North Carolina
19:30 EDT Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
August 29 22 D.C. United v Los Angeles FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
September 5 23 FC Cincinnati v D.C. United Cincinnati, Ohio
19:30 EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
September 9 24 D.C. United v Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
September 12 25 D.C. United v Atlanta United Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
September 19 26 D.C. United v Charlotte FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
September 26 27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC v D.C. United Vancouver, British Columbia
22:30 EDT Stadium: BC Place
October 10 28 Inter Miami CF v D.C. United Miami, Florida
19:30 EDT Stadium: Miami Freedom Park
October 14 29 D.C. United v New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
October 17 30 Orlando City SC v D.C. United Orlando, Florida
19:30 EDT Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
October 24 31 D.C. United v FC Cincinnati Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
October 28 32 Toronto FC v D.C. United Toronto, Ontario
19:30 EDT Stadium: BMO Field
October 31 33 Columbus Crew v D.C. United Columbus, Ohio
TBD EDT Stadium: Lower.com Field
November 7 34 D.C. United v New York City FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EST Stadium: Audi Field

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2026 U.S. Open Cup
TBD TBD D.C. United Washington, D.C. v TBD
TBD Stadium: TBD

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

As of December 7, 2025[13]
No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF United States USA Lucas Bartlett 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF Finland FIN Matti Peltola 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF Cameroon CMR Boris Enow 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Brazil BRA Peglow 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 FW United States USA Jared Stroud 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Israel ISR Tai Baribo 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF Brazil BRA Gabriel Pirani 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW Romania ROU Louis Munteanu 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF United States USA Conner Antley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 DF United States USA Sean Nealis 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW Senegal SEN Dominique Badji 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF Australia AUS Kye Rowles 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW United States USA Jacob Murrell 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF United States USA Richie Aman 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW United States USA Hakim Karamoko 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF Guatemala GUA Aaron Herrera 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF United States USA Brandon Servania 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 GK United States USA Jordan Farr 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF United States USA Jackson Hopkins 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 DF Canada CAN Nikola Markovic 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 DF Austria AUT David Schnegg 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW United States USA Caden Clark 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
77 MF Japan JPN Hosei Kijima 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— GK United States USA Sean Johnson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF Japan JPN Keisuke Kurokawa 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW United States USA Gabriel Segal 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— GK United States USA Alex Bono 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF Switzerland SUI Silvan Hefti 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Top scorers

Rank Position No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
Total 0 0 0
  • Last updated: December 7, 2025
  • Source: Team Stats

Top assists

Rank Position No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
Total 0 0 0
  • Last updated: December 7, 2025
  • Source: Team Stats

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nat. Player MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK KOR Kim Jun-hong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF USA Lucas Bartlett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF FIN Matti Peltola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF CMR Boris Enow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW BRA João Peglow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 FW USA Jared Stroud 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF BRA Gabriel Pirani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF USA Conner Antley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW CMR Dominique Badji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF AUS Kye Rowles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW USA Jacob Murrell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW USA Hakim Karamoko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF GUA Aaron Herrera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF USA Brandon Servania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK USA Jordan Farr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF USA Jackson Hopkins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF AUT David Schnegg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF USA Caden Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 MF JPN Hosei Kijima 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player awards

MLS Team of the Matchday

Week Player(s) Opponent(s)

Notes

References

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  2. ^ "DC United select Nikola Markovic No. 1 in 2026 MLS SuperDraft". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. December 18, 2025. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  3. ^ "D.C. United Acquires Defender Sean Nealis from Red Bull New York in Exchange for $350,000 Total General Allocation Money (GAM)". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. December 22, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  4. ^ "D.C. United Signs MLS Veteran and U.S. International Goalkeeper Sean Johnson as a Free Agent". Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  5. ^ "D.C. United Signs Japanese Defender Keisuke Kurokawa from Gamba Osaka". Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  6. ^ "D.C. United Signs Former Houston Dynamo FC Forward Gabriel Segal". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. January 4, 2026. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  7. ^ "D.C. United Signs Romanian International Louis Munteanu from CFR Cluj as a Designated Player". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. January 5, 2026. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  8. ^ "D.C. United Acquires Former Black-and-Red Goalkeeper Alex Bono from the New England Revolution in Exchange for $50,000 in 2026 General Allocation Money". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. January 26, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
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  12. ^ "D.C. United Loans Goalkeeper Kim Joon Hong to Suwon Samsung Bluewings". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. January 20, 2026. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
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