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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.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

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