List of Tacoma Defiance players

Tacoma Defiance (formerly Seattle Sounders FC 2) is an American soccer club based in Tacoma, WA, that competes in the United Soccer League, the third tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid, as the reserve team of Seattle Sounders FC. The club was founded on October 14, 2014, and played its first match on March 21, 2015, at the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila. Tacoma Defiance is operated and managed by Seattle Sounders FC, while 20 percent of the club is fan-owned through the non-profit Sounders Community Trust.[1][2][3][4] Sounders assistant coach Ezra Hendrickson was named the team's coach on November 13, 2014.[5]

Players

Players who were contracted to the club but never played in a game are not listed.

All statistics are for the USL regular season games only, and are correct as of October 14, 2018.

Key

Outfield players

Name Position Country Years Games Goals Assists SSFC caps SSFC goals Notes
Seyi Adekoya FW  USA 2017 13 1 0 2 0
Tony Alfaro DF  Mexico 2016– 38 2 1 32 0
Emir Alihodžić MF  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016 18 0 0 0 0
Oalex Anderson FW  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2015–2016 18 5 0 15 0
Josh Atencio MF  USA 2018 2 1 0 0 0
Micheal Azira MF  Uganda 2015 4 0 0 25 0
Milo Barton FW  England 2016– 7 0 0 0 0
Khai Brisco FW  USA 2017– 19 0 0 0 0
Antonee Burke-Gilroy MF  ENG 2018 19 3 0 0 0
Leo Burney MF  USA 2018 3 0 0 0 0
Handwalla Bwana FW  Kenya 2015– 11 0 1 11 1
Sakari Carter DF  USA 2018 2 0 0 0 0
Felix Chenkam FW  Cameroon 2017– 30 9 1 1 0
Andrés Correa DF  Colombia 2015 16 0 0 0 0
Andy Craven FW  USA 2015–2016 30 8 7 3 0
Jesse Daley MF  AUS 2018 22 2 3 0 0
Jordy Delem MF  Martinique 2016– 28 0 1 33 1
Alec Diaz FW  USA 2018 5 2 2 0 0
Jamie Dimitroff MF  Australia 2016– 7 0 0 0 0
Guy Serge Edoa MF  Cameroon 2017 11 0 0 0 0
Rodrigue Ele DF  Cameroon 2017– 35 0 1 2 0
David Estrada FW  USA 2018- 33 11 2 41 5
Ashani Fairclough DF  Jamaica 2015 12 1 0 0 0
Michael Farfan MF  USA 2016 7 0 0 1 0
Devon Fisher MF  USA 2016 25 0 0 0 0
Oniel Fisher DF  Jamaica 2015–2016 23 0 1 27 0
Waylon Francis DF  Costa Rica 2018 1 0 0 12 0
Giuliano Frano MF  Canada 2015 25 2 0 0 0
Kasey French DF  USA 2015 4 0 0 0 0
Sam Garza MF  USA 2015 23 4 2 0 0
Azriel Gonzalez MF  USA 2017– 27 3 4 0 0
Riley Grant DF  USA 2017– 12 1 0 0 0
Joe Hafferty DF  USA 2017– 1 0 0 0 0
Nick Hamer MF  USA 2015 1 0 0 0 0
Nick Hinds FW  USA 2015–2016, 2018 34 1 2 1 0
Shandon Hopeau FW  USA 2016– 47 3 1 1 0
Tobi Jnohope DF  USA 2016 6 0 0 0 0
Brandon John DF  Canada 2016 9 0 0 0 0
Darwin Jones FW  USA 2015–2016 33 12 2 11 0
Willy Kapawa MF  Cameroon 2016 12 0 0 0 0
Peter Kingston MF  USA 2018 2 0 0 0 0
Hiroki Kobayashi FW  Japan 2015 1 0 0 0 0
Christian Koontz DF  USA 2017– 7 0 0 0 0
Aaron Kovar MF  USA 2015–2017 23 2 4 33 2
Harrison Kurtz FW  USA 2016 4 0 0 0 0
Qudus Lawal FW  Nigeria 2015 10 2 0 0 0
Daniel Leyva MF  USA 2018 1 0 0 0 0
Lim Choong-sil MF  South Korea 2015 7 0 0 0 0
Aaron Long DF  USA 2015 27 1 2 0 0
Ethan Lotenero DF  USA 2017– 1 0 0 0 0
Damion Lowe DF  Jamaica 2015 17 1 1 0 0
John Magnus MF  USA 2015–2016 5 1 1 0 0
Calum Mallace MF  USA 2017 3 0 0 0 0
Blake Malone MF  USA 2018 6 0 0 0 0
Victor Mansaray FW  USA 2015–2017 37 5 3 3 0
Jalen Markey DF  USA 2018 6 0 0 0 0
Cameron Martin MF  USA 2017– 8 0 0 0 0
Zach Mathers DF  USA 2016–2017 48 14 9 0 0
Duncan McCormick MF  USA 2015 24 0 3 0 0
Jordan McCray DF  USA 2018 4 0 0 18 0
Nick Miele DF  USA 2015 22 3 2 0 0
Gio Miglietti MF  USA 2018 7 0 0 0 0
Enrique Montana DF  USA 2018 1 0 0 0 0
Jake Morris DF  USA 2016- 4 0 0 0 0
Brian Nana-Sinkham DF  USA 2017– 27 3 2 0 0
Francisco Narbón MF  Panama 2017– 35 1 1 2 0
Lamar Neagle FW  USA 2018 8 4 0 137 28
Michael Nelson DF  USA 2016 19 0 1 0 0
Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez FW  USA 2017– 4 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Ockford DF  USA 2015 13 1 1 1 0
David Olsen FW  USA 2017– 47 5 2 2 0
Mark O'Ojong MF  Cameroon 2016 28 2 1 0 0
Irvin Parra FW  USA 2016-2017 26 7 7 1 0
Carlos Patino MF  Colombia 2015–2016 26 0 1 0 0
Jackson Ragen DF  USA 2017– 3 0 0 0 0
Danny Robles FW  USA 2018 1 0 0 0 0
Lorenzo Ramos MF  USA 2015– 51 1 3 0 0
Mike Ramos FW  Puerto Rico 2015 1 0 0 0 0
Dylan Remick DF  USA 2015–2016 4 0 0 44 0
Charles Renken MF  USA 2017– 16 1 1 0 0
Sam Rogers DF  USA 2017– 37 2 1 2 0
Alex Roldan MF  USA 2018- 8 1 1 20 0
Cristian Roldan MF  USA 2015 1 1 0 96 10
Pablo Rossi MF  Argentina 2015 26 8 2 0 0
Paul Rothrock MF  USA 2017– 1 1 0 0 0
Ray Saari MF  USA 2017–2018 39 4 6 3 0
Tosh Samkange DF  USA 2015 2 0 0 0 0
Myron Samuel FW  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2015–2016 23 5 5 0 0
Camilo Santiago MF  Colombia 2017– 2 0 0 0 0
Amadou Sanyang MF  Gambia 2015 20 0 0 1 0
Jordan Schweitzer MF  Canada 2016 22 4 2 0 0
Ray Serrano MF  USA 2018- 1 0 0 0 0
Sérgio MF  Brazil 2015 14 4 4 0 0
Harry Shipp MF  USA 2017– 4 0 0 45 6
Diego Silvas MF  USA 2015 7 0 0 0 0
Rudy Stretch MF  USA 2018– 2 0 1 0 0
Javorn Stevens FW  Antigua and Barbuda 2017– 10 0 0 0 0
Nathan Sturgis MF  USA 2016 5 0 0 29 1
Dylan Teves MF  USA 2017– 12 0 0 0 0
Gabe Threadgold MF  USA 2018– 4 0 0 0 0
Nouhou Tolo DF  Cameroon 2016– 31 1 0 51 0
Kei Tomozawa FW  USA 2016– 8 0 0 0 0
Nate Tongovula FW  Sierra Leone 2015 4 0 0 0 0
Denso Ulysse DF  Haiti 2017– 46 0 2 0 0
Ibrahim Usman DF  Nigeria 2018– 26 0 0 0 0
Marlon Vargas MF  USA 2018– 9 0 0 0 0
Steve Whyte DF  Australia 2017– 7 0 0 0 0
Henry Wingo MF  USA 2017– 24 5 1 24 0

Goalkeepers

Name Country Years Games Conceded Shutouts[nb 1] SSFC Caps Notes
Matt Bersano  USA 2016 2 2 0 0
Calle Brown  USA 2018– 21 40 2 0
Jacob Castro  USA 2018– 2 7 0 0
Sam Fowler  USA 2017– 4 12 0 0
Saif Kerawala  USA 2015 2 1 1 0
Cody Lang  USA 2017 1 0 0 0
Charlie Lyon  USA 2015–2016 41 74 5 0
Bryan Meredith  USA 2017– 16 33 2 13
Tyler Miller  USA 2015–2017 34 55 5 4
Troy Perkins  USA 2015 1 0 1 4

Updated through October 14, 2018

By nationality

Country Number of players Games
 Antigua and Barbuda 1 10
 Argentina 1 26
 Australia 2 14
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 18
 Brazil 1 14
 Cameroon 6 120
 Canada 3 56
 Colombia 3 44
 England 1 7
 Gambia 1 20
 Haiti 1 18
 Jamaica 3 52
 Japan 1 1
 Kenya 1 8
 Martinique 1 24
 Mexico 1 26
 Nigeria 2 13
 Panama 1 25
 Puerto Rico 1 1
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 41
 Sierra Leone 1 4
 South Korea 1 7
 Uganda 1 4
 USA 62 796

Notes

  1. ^ A shutout occurs when a goalkeeper plays in a game without conceding a goal. This is sometimes known outside North America as a clean sheet.

References

  1. ^ "Sounders FC Unveils Second Team Sounders FC 2". SoundersFC.com (Press release). Seattle Sounders FC. October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  2. ^ Pentz, Matt (October 14, 2014). "Sounders confirm 'Sounders 2′ to begin play in USL Pro in 2015". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  3. ^ MLSsoccer.com Staff (October 14, 2014). "Seattle Sounders announce creation of USL PRO team, S2, for 2015 season". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  4. ^ "Portland & Seattle Launch USL PRO Teams" (Press release). Tampa, Florida: USL Pro. October 14, 2014. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  5. ^ "Sounders FC 2 Names Ezra Hendrickson First Head Coach in Team History". SoundersFC.com (Press release). Seattle Sounders FC. November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.