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2026 Real Salt Lake season

Real Salt Lake
2026 season
Head coachPablo Mastroeni
StadiumAmerica First Field
Major League SoccerConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup PlayoffsTBD
Leagues CupTBD
Rocky Mountain CupTBD

The 2026 Real Salt Lake season will be the team's upcoming 22nd season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid. The team will also compete in the 2026 Leagues Cup, based on standings from the 2025 season and previous qualification rules for the tournament. Real Salt Lake will play their home games at America First Field in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, and are expected to be managed by Pablo Mastroeni in his fifth full season with the club.

Club

Roster

As of February 11, 2026[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BRA Rafael Cabral
2 DF  USA DeAndre Yedlin
3 DF  TRI Kobi Henry
4 DF  DEN Lukas Engel
6 MF  NED Stijn Spierings
7 MF  ARG Pablo Ruiz
8 MF  URU Juan Manuel Sanabria
9 FW  GUI Morgan Guilavogui
10 MF  USA Diego Luna
11 FW  POL Dominik Marczuk
14 MF  USA Emeka Eneli
15 DF  USA Justen Glad
16 FW  USA Tyler Wolff
17 FW  NGA Victor Olatunji
19 FW  AUS Ariath Piol
20 FW  USA Marcos Zambrano
21 DF  COL Juan José Arias (on loan from Atlético Nacional)
22 FW  ESP Sergi Solans
23 MF  USA Zach Booth (on loan from Excelsior)
24 GK  USA Max Kerkvliet
26 DF  USA Philip Quinton
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF  USA Griffin Dillon
29 DF  USA Sam Junqua
30 MF  USA Owen Anderson
31 GK  USA Mason Stajduhar
34 MF  USA Luca Moisa
36 FW  ESP Jesús Barea
37 DF  USA Luis Rivera
38 MF  CHI Antonio Riquelme
39 MF  USA Aiden Hezarkhani
40 MF  USA Omar Marquez
41 DF  MEX Juan Gio Villa
44 FW  USA Chance Cowell
72 FW  USA Zavier Gozo
91 DF  JAM Javain Brown
92 MF  GER Noel Caliskan
98 DF  GRE Alexandros Katranis
— FW  CAN Van Parker

Transfers

As of February 10, 2026[1][2]

In

Player Position Previous Club Fees/Notes Date
Trinidad and Tobago Kobi Henry DF France Reims B Permanent transfer following loan December 18, 2025[3]
United States Chance Cowell FW United States San Jose Earthquakes GAM ($ amount TBD) January 6, 2026[4]
United States Griffin Dillon MF United States Real Monarchs Homegrown player January 9, 2026[5]
Chile Antonio Riquelme MF United States Real Monarchs
Mexico Diego Rocio FW United States Real Monarchs
Spain Sergi Solans FW United States Oregon State Beavers 2026 MLS SuperDraft January 15, 2026[6]
Denmark Lukas Engel DF England Middlesbrough Undisclosed January 16, 2026[7]
Netherlands Stijn Spierings MF Denmark Brøndby IF Undisclosed January 25, 2026[8]
Canada Van Parker FW United States RSL Academy Homegrown player February 2, 2026[9]
Guinea Morgan Guilavogui FW France RC Lens Designated player February 3, 2026[10]
Uruguay Juan Manuel Sanabria MF Mexico Atlético San Luis Undisclosed February 10, 2026[11]

Out

Player Position Next Club Fees/Notes Date
Nigeria William Agada FW Spain Real Zaragoza Out of Contract November 6, 2025
Ghana Forster Ajago FW United States Sacramento Republic FC Option Declined
Jamaica Matthew Bell MF Option Declined
United States Zackery Farnsworth DF Out of Contract
Jamaica Kevon Lambert DF United States Louisville City FC Option Declined
Scotland Johnny Russell FW Option Declined
United States Tommy Silva DF United States Detroit City FC Option Declined
United States Jude Wellings MF Option Declined
United States Zac MacMath GK Retired November 7, 2025[12]
Colombia Brayan Vera DF Canada CF Montreal $1.5m GAM December 10, 2025[13]
Paraguay Braian Ojeda MF United States Orlando City SC $1.8m GAM January 2, 2026[14]
Portugal Diogo Gonçalves FW Buyout of guaranteed contract January 28, 2026[15]

Loans

In

Player Position Loaned From Fees/Notes Date
United States Zach Booth MF Netherlands Excelsior Loan for full 2026 season January 7, 2026 [16]
Colombia Juan José Arias DF Colombia Atlético Nacional Loan until July 2026; option to purchase February 9, 2026 [17]

Out

Player Position Loaned To Fees/Notes Date
Colombia Nelson Palacio MF Switzerland FC Zurich Continuation of loan from 2025 season July 10, 2025 [18]
Mexico Diego Rocío FW Mexico Club América Loan for full 2026 season February 5, 2026 [19]

Competitions

Preseason

January 22 Atlantic Cup United States Real Salt Lake 2-1 Denmark Randers FC Faro/Loulé, Portugal
TBD Marczuk 31'
Wolff 46'		 Seck 51' Stadium: Estádio Algarve
January 26 Atlantic Cup United States Real Salt Lake 2-1 Denmark Brøndby IF Faro/Loulé, Portugal
TBD Solans 9'
Katranis 81'		 Slisz 23' Stadium: Estádio Algarve
January 31 Atlantic Cup United States Real Salt Lake 0-2 United States FC Dallas Albufeira, Portugal
TBD Musa 46'
Julio 90+'		 Stadium: Estádio da Nora
Note: Match followed by additional 45-minute session, which ended RSL 1 (Wolff 35'), Dallas 1 (Louis 24')
February 6 Coachella Valley Invitational United States Real Salt Lake v United States Orange County SC Indio, California
TBD Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 13 Coachella Valley Invitational United States Real Salt Lake v United States LA Galaxy Indio, California
TBD Stadium: Empire Polo Club

MLS regular season

Matches

February 21 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC – Real Salt Lake Vancouver, British Columbia
5:30 p.m. MST Stadium: BC Place
February 28 2 Real Salt Lake – Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah
5:30 p.m. MST Stadium: America First Field
March 7 3 Atlanta United FC – Real Salt Lake Atlanta, Georgia
5:30 p.m. MST Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
March 14 4 Real Salt Lake – Austin FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: America First Field
March 22 5 San Diego FC – Real Salt Lake San Diego, California
5:00 p.m. MDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
April 4 6 Real Salt Lake – Sporting Kansas City Sandy, Utah
2:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: America First Field
April 12 7 Seattle Sounders FC – Real Salt Lake Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m. MDT Stadium: Lumen Field
April 18 8 Real Salt Lake – San Diego FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: America First Field
April 22 9 Real Salt Lake – Inter Miami CF Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: America First Field
April 26 10 LA Galaxy – Real Salt Lake Carson, California
5:00 p.m. MDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
May 2 11 Real Salt Lake – Portland Timbers Sandy, Utah
2:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: America First Field
May 9 12 FC Dallas – Real Salt Lake Frisco, Texas
6:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: Toyota Stadium
May 13 13 Real Salt Lake – Houston Dynamo FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: America First Field
May 16 14 (RMC) Real Salt Lake – Colorado Rapids Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: America First Field
May 23 15 Minnesota United FC – Real Salt Lake Saint Paul, Minnesota
6:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: Allianz Field
July 22 16 Los Angeles FC – Real Salt Lake Los Angeles, California
8:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
July 25 17 Portland Timbers – Real Salt Lake Portland, Oregon
8:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: Providence Park
August 1 18 St. Louis City SC – Real Salt Lake St. Louis, Missouri
6:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: Energizer Park
August 15 19 Real Salt Lake – Minnesota United FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: America First Field
August 19 20 Real Salt Lake – FC Dallas Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: America First Field
August 22 21 Orlando City SC – Real Salt Lake Orlando, Florida
5:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
August 29 22 (RMC) Colorado Rapids – Real Salt Lake Commerce City, Colorado
7:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
September 5 23 Real Salt Lake – Los Angeles FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: America First Field
September 9 24 Houston Dynamo FC – Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
6:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
September 12 25 Real Salt Lake – New York City FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: America First Field
September 19 26 Real Salt Lake – Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: America First Field
September 26 27 Real Salt Lake – New England Revolution Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: America First Field
October 10 28 Philadelphia Union – Real Salt Lake Chester, Pennsylvania
5:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: Subaru Park
October 14 29 Real Salt Lake – San Jose Earthquakes Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: America First Field
October 17 30 Sporting Kansas City – Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
6:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: Sporting Park
October 24 31 Real Salt Lake – St. Louis City SC Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: America First Field
October 28 32 Austin FC – Real Salt Lake Austin, Texas
6:30 p.m. MDT Stadium: Q2 Stadium
October 31 33 San Jose Earthquakes – Real Salt Lake San Jose, California
TBD Stadium: PayPal Park
November 7 34 Real Salt Lake – LA Galaxy Sandy, Utah
5:00 p.m. MST Stadium: America First Field

Standings

Leagues Cup

See also: 2026 Leagues Cup

Real Salt Lake will enter the 2026 Leagues Cup, based on league position from the previous season. A schedule for the tournament has not been announced as of December 19, 2025.

Statistics

Squad appearances

As of November 8, 2025

No Pos Nat Player Total MLS Regular Season Leagues Cup MLS Cup Playoffs
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards

Goals

As of November 8, 2025[20]
Goals
Rank Player Nation Total MLS Regular Season Leagues Cup MLS Cup Playoffs

Assists

As of November 8, 2025[20]
Assists
Rank Player Nation Total MLS Regular Season Leagues Cup MLS Cup Playoffs

Clean Sheets

As of November 8, 2025[20]
Shutouts
Rank Player Nation Total MLS Regular Season Leagues Cup MLS Cup Playoffs

References

  1. ^ a b "Real Salt Lake official roster". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Real Salt Lake Announces 2026 Roster Decisions". rsl.com. November 6, 2025. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  3. ^ RSL Communications (December 18, 2025). "21-Year-Old Centerback Kobi Henry Permanently Acquired By Real Salt Lake". RSL.com. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  4. ^ RSL Communications (January 6, 2026). "Real Salt Lake Acquires 17-Year-Old FW Chance Cowell from San Jose Earthquakes". RSL.com. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  5. ^ RSL Communications (January 9, 2026). "Trio of RSL Academy Homegrowns Join Real Salt Lake Roster for 2026 Campaign". RSL.com. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  6. ^ RSL Communications (January 15, 2026). "Real Salt Lake Adds 2025 MLS SuperDraft Pick Sergi Solans". RSL.com. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  7. ^ RSL Communications (January 16, 2026). "Real Salt Lake Acquires Middlesbrough DF Lukas Engel". RSL.com. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  8. ^ RSL Communications (January 25, 2026). "Real Salt Lake Acquires 29-Year-Old Dutch MF Stijn Spierings from Danish Side Brøndby IF". RSL.com. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  9. ^ RSL Communications (February 2, 2026). "Real Salt Lake Inks FW Van Parker to Homegrown Contract". RSL.com. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  10. ^ RSL Communications (February 3, 2026). "Real Salt Lake Adds 27-Year-Old Forward Morgan Guilavogui From French Ligue 1 Side RC Lens". RSL.com. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  11. ^ RSL Communications (February 10, 2026). "Real Salt Lake Acquires 25-Year-Old Uruguayan Juan Manuel Sanabria From Liga MX Club Atlético San Luis". RSL.com. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  12. ^ Zac MacMath [@zacmacmath]; (November 7, 2025). ""After 15 adventurous years in this beautiful game, I'm hanging up my gloves..."" – via Instagram.
  13. ^ RSL Communications (December 10, 2025). "Real Salt Lake Acquires $1.55 Million From Montreal In Exchange For DF Brayan Vera". RSL.com. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  14. ^ RSL Communications (January 2, 2026). "Real Salt Lake Acquires Nearly $1.8 Million From Orlando City SC in Exchange for MF Braian Ojeda". RSL.com. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  15. ^ RSL Communications (January 28, 2026). "Real Salt Lake Exercises 2026 Buyout Option With Diogo Gonçalves". RSL.com. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  16. ^ RSL Communications (January 7, 2026). "Real Salt Lake Acquires 21-Year-Old Utah Native Zach Booth via Loan". RSL.com. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  17. ^ RSL Communications (February 9, 2026). "Real Salt Lake Acquires 22-Year-old Colombian Centerback Juan Jose Arias via Loan from Atlético Nacional". RSL.com. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
  18. ^ RSL Communications (July 10, 2025). "Real Salt Lake Loans Colombian MF Nelson Palacio to FC Zurich". RSL.com. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  19. ^ RSL Communications (February 5, 2026). "Real Salt Lake FW Diego Rocío Loaned to LIGA MX Powerhouse Club América". RSL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  20. ^ a b c "Major League Soccer Season Statistics". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
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