2026 Union Omaha season
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| 2026 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gary Green |
| Head coach | Vincenzo Candela |
| Stadium | Morrison Stadium |
| USL League One | 8th |
| TBD | TBD |
| U.S. Open Cup | Round of 32 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Diego Gutierrez (2 goals) All: Three players (2 goals) |
| Average home league attendance | 1,732 |
The 2026 Union Omaha season is the seventh season in the soccer team's history, all of which have been in USL League One in the third division of American soccer. After playing their first six seasons at Werner Park in Papillion, Nebraska, the team will play their home games at Morrison Stadium in Downtown Omaha.[1]
This will be the first full season for Vincenzo Candela as head coach. He replaced Dominic Casciato in the middle of the 2025 season, after Casciato left the club to become head coach of Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL Championship. It will also be the first full season with Jamie Henderson as sporting director, after he joined the club in August of 2025.
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee/notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 9, 2025 | MF |  Gabriel Cabral |
 Tormenta FC |
[2] | |
| December 15, 2025 | MF |  Adrian Billhardt |
Richmond Kickers |
[3] | |
| December 19, 2025 | DF |  Younes Boudadi |
Las Vegas Lights |
[4] | |
| December 23, 2025 | FW | Kempes Tekiela |
One Knoxville SC |
[5] | |
| January 13, 2026 | FW | Dylan Borczak |
Lexington SC |
[6] | |
| January 16, 2026 | DF |  Sami Guediri |
Monterey Bay FC |
[7] | |
| January 27, 2026 | DF | Camron Lawrence |
Monmouth Hawks |
[8] | |
| February 3, 2026 | DF | Jamie Orson |
Stony Brook Seawolves |
[9] | |
| February 11, 2026 | MF | Edrey Cáceres |
Lexington SC |
[10] | |
| March 12, 2026 | FW | Diego Gutierrez |
Monterey Bay FC |
25-Day Contract |
Loans in
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Transfers out
| Date | Position | No. | Name | To | Fee/notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1, 2025 | MF | 28 | Ryan Becher |
St. Louis City 2 |
Loan Expired | |
| December 1, 2025 | MF | 17 | Benjamin Barjolo |
Orange County SC |
Loan Expired | |
| December 5, 2025 | MF | 23 | Max Schneider |
Tampa Bay Rowdies |
Undisclosed | [11] |
| December 23, 2025 | MF | 7 | Joe Gallardo |
Spokane Velocity FC |
[12] | |
| January 7, 2026 | DF | 20 | Charlie Ostrem |
Tampa Bay Rowdies |
[13] | |
| January 8, 2026 | DF | 26 | Dion Acoff |
Tampa Bay Rowdies |
[14] | |
| January 17, 2026 | DF | 13 | Anderson Holt |
New York Cosmos |
Undisclosed | [15] |
| February 13, 2026 | FW | 18 | Mark Bronnik |
Seattle Sounders |
Undisclosed | [16] |
Roster
- As of March 12, 2026[17]
Current roster
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | USA |
Blake Malone |
| 4 | DF |  GHA |
Samuel Owusu |
| 5 | DF | USA |
Jamie Orson |
| 6 | DF | ALG |
Sami Guediri |
| 7 | MF | GER |
Adrian Billhardt |
| 8 | MF | BRA |
Gabriel Cabral |
| 9 | FW |  MEX |
Pato Botello Faz |
| 10 | FW | GHA |
Prosper Kasim |
| 11 | FW | USA |
Dylan Borczak |
| 14 | DF | USA |
Brent Kallman |
| 15 | MF | USA |
Brandon Knapp |
| 16 | MF |  ENG |
Laurence Wootton |
| 17 | FW | USA |
Diego Gutierrez |
| 19 | DF | USA |
Camron Lawrence |
| 20 | FW |  ESP |
Sergio Ors Navarro |
| 21 | FW | MEX |
Aarón Gómez |
| 22 | FW | GER |
Kempes Tekiela |
| 23 | DF | MAR |
Younes Boudadi |
| 24 | GK | GHA |
Rashid Nuhu |
| 27 | DF |  SSD |
Ryen Jiba |
| 28 | MF | USA |
Edrey Cáceres |
| 99 | GK | USA |
Cole Jensen |
