2025 D.C. United season

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General managerAlly Mackay
Head coachTroy Lesesne
(until July 10)
Kevin Flanagan (interim; July 11–August 16)
René Weiler (August 16–present)
StadiumAudi Field
MLSConference: 15th
Overall: 30th
D.C. United
2025 season
General managerAlly Mackay
Head coachTroy Lesesne
(until July 10)
Kevin Flanagan (interim; July 11–August 16)
René Weiler (August 16–present)
StadiumAudi Field
MLSConference: 15th
Overall: 30th
MLS Cup playoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
Leagues CupDid not qualify
Top goalscorerLeague: Christian Benteke (9)
All: Christian Benteke (9)
Highest home attendance19,365 v Toronto
February 22
(MLS)
Lowest home attendance10,645 v New England Revolution
May 28
(MLS)
Average home league attendance16,389[1]
Biggest win2–0 v Charleston Battery
(Home, May 6, U.S. Open Cup)
Biggest defeat1–7 v Chicago Fire
(Home, June 7, MLS)
← 2024
2026 →

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.

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 United States Jason Levien
Co-Chairman United States Stephen Kaplan
Minority Owners United States Mark Ingram II
United States Mario Mims
United States Devin Talbott
President, Business Ops United States Danita Johnson
Chief Financial Officer United States Dan Franceschini

Technical staff

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

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

First-team roster

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Apps Goals Assists Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Kim Jun-hong South Korea GK June 3, 2003 (age 22) 11 0 0 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
13 Luis Barraza United States GK November 8, 1996 (age 29) 24 0 0 United States New York City FC
24 Jordan Farr United States GK October 5, 1994 (age 31) 4 0 0 United States Tampa Bay Rowdies
Defenders
3 Lucas Bartlett United States CB July 26, 1997 (age 28) 67 2 3 United States St. Louis City SC
4 Matti Peltola Finland CB / DM July 3, 2002 (age 23) 63 0 1 Finland HJK Helsinki
5 Lukas MacNaughton Canada CB March 8, 1995 (age 31) 11 1 0 United States Nashville SC
12 Conner Antley United States RB / CB March 22, 1995 (age 31) 27 1 2 United States Tampa Bay Rowdies
15 Kye Rowles Australia CB June 24, 1998 (age 27) 34 0 0 Scotland Heart of Midlothian
16 Garrison Tubbs United States CB February 17, 2002 (age 24) 26 1 1 United States Atlanta United FC
18 Derek Dodson United States RB November 3, 1998 (age 27) 15 0 2 United States Minnesota United
22 Aaron Herrera Guatemala RB June 6, 1997 (age 28) 62 1 8 Canada CF Montréal
28 David Schnegg Austria LB September 29, 1998 (age 27) 40 2 1 Austria Sturm Graz
Midfielders
5 Boris Enow Cameroon CM March 30, 2000 (age 26) 40 1 1 Israel Maccabi Netanya
8 Jared Stroud United States LW / RW July 10, 1996 (age 29) 68 6 9 United States St. Louis City SC
10 Gabriel Pirani Brazil AM April 12, 2002 (age 23) 75 15 4 Brazil Santos
11 Randall Leal Costa Rica RM January 14, 1997 (age 29) 18 0 4 United States Nashville SC
23 Brandon Servania United States CM March 12, 1999 (age 27) 33 0 3 Canada Toronto FC
25 Jackson Hopkins United States AM / SS July 1, 2004 (age 21) 72 4 1 United States D.C. United Academy
30 Caden Clark United States AM May 27, 2003 (age 22) 4 0 0 Canada CF Montréal
44 Rida Zouhir Canada CM November 23, 2003 (age 22) 16 0 0 Canada CF Montréal
48 Gavin Turner United States AM / LW January 5, 2007 (age 19) 1 0 0 United States D.C. United Academy
77 Hosei Kijima Japan CM July 1, 2002 (age 23) 31 2 0 United States San Diego FC
Forwards
7 Peglow Brazil LW / RW January 7, 2002 (age 24) 26 3 4 Poland Radomiak Radom
17 Jacob Murrell United States FW March 29, 2004 (age 22) 51 3 3 United States Georgetown Hoyas
19 Hakim Karamoko United States FW November 1, 2005 (age 20) 2 0 0 United States NC State Wolfpack
20 Christian Benteke Belgium ST December 3, 1990 (age 35) 100 49 11 England Crystal Palace
23 Dominique Badji Senegal CF October 16, 1992 (age 33) 33 2 1 Turkey Bandirmaspor
27 Kristian Fletcher United States FW October 16, 2004 (age 21) 32 2 1 United States Loudoun United

Transfers

MLS SuperDraft picks

2025 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeStatus
110United States Hakim KaramokoFWNC StateSigned with first team
240United States Daniel IttycheriaFWPrincetonReturned to school
370United States Jonah BiggarDFSouth Carolina
386United States Grant BaileyDFLoyola (Chicago)

Transfers in

Date Position No. Name From Fee/notes Ref.
November 20, 2024GK24United States Jordan FarrUnited States Tampa Bay Rowdies[2]
December 9, 2024GK13United States Luis BarrazaUnited States New York City FC$50,000 GAM + incentives[3]
December 12, 2024MF77Japan Hosei KijimaUnited States San Diego FC[transfers 1]$400,000 GAM[4]
December 16, 2024MF7Brazil PeglowPoland Radomiak RadomSigned through 2027, 2028 team option[5]
December 18, 2024DF5Canada Lukas MacNaughtonUnited States Nashville SC$150,000 GAM + incentives[6]
December 20, 2024DF18United States Derek DodsonUnited States Minnesota United2024 MLS Re-Entry Draft
January 8, 2025FW19United States Hakim KaramokoUnited States NC State Wolfpack2025 MLS SuperDraft[7]
January 9, 2025GK1South Korea Kim Jun-hongSouth Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsSigned through 2027, 2028 Team Option[8]
January 14, 2025MF11Costa Rica Randall LealUnited States Nashville SCClaimed off waivers, 2026 Team Option[9]
January 15, 2025DF15Australia Kye RowlesScotland Heart of Midlothian[10]
February 11, 2025MF23United States Brandon ServaniaCanada Toronto FC
February 21, 2025MF48United States Gavin TurnerUnited States D.C. United AcademyHomegrown Player, signed through 2027 with Team Options in 2028-29[11]
February 21, 2025MF44Canada Rida ZouhirCanada CF MontréalOne-year deal, Team Options in 2026-27[12]
August 21, 2025MF30United States Caden ClarkCanada CF MontréalU-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, 2025FWUnited States Oscar AvilezUnited States D.C. United AcademyHomegrown 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 GK1United States Tyler MillerEngland Notts CountyReleased[a][15]
FW11Colombia Cristian DájomeMexico Santos LagunaReleased[a][15]
MF14Chile Martín RodríguezChile ÑublenseReleased[a][15]
MF18El Salvador Jeremy GarayUnited States Loudoun United FCReleased[a][15]
GK24United States Alex BonoUnited States New England RevolutionReleased[a][15][16]
GK26United States Nathan CrockfordUnited States FC Cincinnati 2Released[a][15][17]
DF30United States Hayden SargisUnited States Orlando City BReleased[a][15]
GK50United States Luis ZamudioUnited States Charleston BatteryReleased[a][15]
DF97Sweden Christopher McVeyUnited States San Diego FCReleased[a][15]
December 20, 2024MF43Poland Mateusz KlichUnited States Atlanta UnitedTrade
December 31, 2024 MF6United States Russell CanouseRetiredFree[b][15]
MF7Portugal Pedro SantosUnited States Loudoun United FCFree[b][15]
January 3, 2025DF45United States Matai AkinmboniEngland AFC BournemouthUndisclosed fee (est. $1.25M-2.5M)
February 10, 2025MF21United States Ted Ku-DiPietroUnited States 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, 2025MFEthiopia Michael DessalegnUnited States Old Dominion MonarchsSigned NLI[20]
June 30, 2025MFTunisia Teymour MohammedFrance Montpellier HSCFree
July 1, 2025MFPhilippines Otu BisongUnited States Virginia CavaliersSigned NLI[21]
July 1, 2025MFBulgaria Gleb BogdanovUnited States Villanova WildcatsSigned NLI[22]
July 1, 2025GKUnited States Ethan PendletonUnited States UCLA BruinsSigned NLI[23]
July 15, 2025GKUnited States Alexander AguilarUnited States Old Dominion MonarchsSigned NLI[24]
July 15, 2025MFHonduras Alessandro MaldonadoUnited States Old Dominion MonarchsSigned NLI[24]

Loans in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
February 26, 2025FWMexico Fidel BarajasMexico GuadalajaraJune 30, 2025[25]

Loans out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
August 30, 2024FWUnited States Kristian FletcherEngland Nottingham ForestApril 22, 2025[26]
May 30, 2025FWUnited States Hakim KaramokoUnited States Loudoun UnitedDecember 30, 2025[27]
July 1, 2025MFUnited States Gavin TurnerUnited States Chattanooga FCDecember 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 United States 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 United States 3–1 Mexico 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

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

As of November 23, 2025[29]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalMLSMLS CupU.S. Open CupLeagues Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK South Korea KOR Kim Jun-hong 1108+000+003+000+00
3 DF United States USA Lucas Bartlett 32029+100+002+000+00
4 MF Finland FIN Matti Peltola 29016+1000+002+100+00
5 DF Canada CAN Lukas MacNaughton 1119+210+000+000+00
6 MF Cameroon CMR Boris Enow 32117+1210+003+000+00
7 FW Brazil BRA Peglow 26321+330+002+000+00
8 FW United States USA Jared Stroud 32115+1400+000+310+00
10 MF Brazil BRA Gabriel Pirani 29822+670+001+010+00
11 FW Costa Rica CRC Randall Leal 1804+1100+000+300+00
12 DF United States USA Conner Antley 20117+310+000+000+00
13 GK United States USA Luis Barraza 24024+000+000+000+00
14 FW Senegal SEN Dominique Badji 2216+1510+000+100+00
15 DF Australia AUS Kye Rowles 34029+200+003+000+00
16 DF United States USA Garrison Tubbs 1017+100+002+010+00
17 FW United States USA Jacob Murrell 2637+1720+002+010+00
18 DF United States USA Derek Dodson 1505+900+001+000+00
19 FW United States USA Hakim Karamoko 200+100+001+000+00
20 FW Belgium BEL Christian Benteke 26923+290+001+000+00
22 DF Guatemala GUA Aaron Herrera 29024+200+002+100+00
23 MF United States USA Brandon Servania 33024+600+003+000+00
24 GK United States USA Jordan Farr 402+100+000+100+00
25 MF United States USA Jackson Hopkins 19411+630+001+110+00
27 FW United States USA Kristian Fletcher 400+300+000+100+00
28 DF Austria AUT David Schnegg 35131+100+003+010+00
30 FW United States USA Caden Clark 401+300+000+000+00
44 MF Morocco MAR Rida Zouhir 1602+1300+000+100+00
48 MF United States USA Gavin Turner 100+100+000+000+00
77 MF Japan JPN Hosei Kijima 31220+920+002+000+00
99 FW Mexico MEX Fidel Barajas 500+400+000+100+00

Top scorers

Rank Position No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
1FW20Belgium Christian Benteke909
2MF10Brazil Gabriel Pirani718
3FW7Brazil João Peglow303
MF25United States Jackson Hopkins213
5MF77Japan Hosei Kijima202
FW17United States Jacob Murrell112
77 players with 1 goal
Total 30737
  • Last updated: November 20, 2025
  • Source: Team Stats

Top assists

Rank Position No. Name MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Leagues Cup Total
1DF22Guatemala Aaron Herrera40105
2FW10Brazil Gabriel Pirani40004
MF7Brazil João Peglow40004
DF28Austria David Schnegg40004
MF11Costa Rica Randall Leal10304
6FW20Belgium Christian Benteke30003
MF23United States Brandon Servania30003
8DF4Finland Matti Peltola20002
MF44Morocco Rida Zouhir20002
108 players with 1 assist
Total 3307040
  • Last updated: November 22, 2025
  • Source: Team Stats

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nat. Player MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed card
1GK KORKim Jun-hong100000 100
3DF USALucas Bartlett600000 600
4DF FINMatti Peltola600000 600
5DF CANLukas MacNaughton300000 300
6MF CMRBoris Enow800100 900
7FW BRAJoão Peglow300000 300
8FW USAJared Stroud300000 300
10MF BRAGabriel Pirani200000 200
12DF USAConner Antley100000 100
13GK USALuis Barraza300000 300
14FW CMRDominique Badji300000 300
15DF AUSKye Rowles800000 800
16DF USAGarrison Tubbs300100 400
17FW USAJacob Murrell100100 200
18DF USADerek Dodson100000 100
19FW USAHakim Karamoko100000 100
20FW BELChristian Benteke700000 700
22DF GUAAaron Herrera801000 801
23MF USABrandon Servania700000 700
25MF USAJackson Hopkins400000 400
28DF AUTDavid Schnegg800100 900
30MF USACaden Clark100000 100
44MF MARRida Zouhir100000 100
77MF JPNHosei Kijima000100 100

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

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