2018 Seattle Sounders FC season

Seattle Sounders FC
2018 season
General Manager	Garth Lagerwey
Head Coach	Brian Schmetzer
Stadium	CenturyLink Field
Major League Soccer	Conference: 2nd; Overall: 4th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Western Semi-finals
U.S. Open Cup	Fourth round
2018 CONCACAF Champions League	Quarter-finals
Cascadia Cup	Winners
Heritage Cup	Winners
Highest home attendance	League: 47,521 ; (June 30 vs. Portland Timbers)
Lowest home attendance	League: 39,465 ; (June 9 vs. D.C. United)
Average home league attendance	League: 40,641
Home colors	Away colors

The 2018 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's forty-fourth season of existence, and their tenth in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The Sounders finished their previous season as MLS Cup runners-up, losing 2–0 to Toronto FC. The 2018 season was Brian Schmetzer's second full MLS season as head coach of the Sounders.

Background

Current roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of June 30, 2018.[1]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
4	Midfielder	Gustav Svensson	Sweden
5	Defender	Nouhou Tolo	Cameroon
6	Midfielder	Osvaldo Alonso	Cuba
7	Midfielder	Cristian Roldan	United States
8	Midfielder	Víctor Rodríguez	Spain
9	Forward	Raúl Ruidíaz (DP)	Peru
10	Midfielder	Nicolás Lodeiro (DP)	Uruguay
11	Defender	Brad Smith (On loan from A.F.C. Bournemouth)	Australia
13	Forward	Jordan Morris (HGP)	United States
14	Defender	Chad Marshall	United States
15	Defender	Tony Alfaro	Mexico
16	Midfielder	Alex Roldan	United States
17	Forward	Will Bruin	United States
18	Defender	Kelvin Leerdam	Netherlands
19	Midfielder	Harry Shipp (HGP)	United States
20	Defender	Kim Kee-hee	South Korea
21	Midfielder	Jordy Delem	Martinique
23	Midfielder	Henry Wingo (HGP)	United States
24	Goalkeeper	Stefan Frei	Switzerland
25	Goalkeeper	Calle Brown	United States
27	Forward	Lamar Neagle	United States
29	Defender	Román Torres	Panama
30	Defender	Jordan McCrary	United States
35	Goalkeeper	Bryan Meredith	United States
70	Midfielder	Handwalla Bwana (HGP)	Kenya
90	Defender	Waylon Francis	Costa Rica

Out on loan

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of July 15, 2018.

No.	Position	Player	Nation
11	Midfielder	Aaron Kovar (HGP; on loan to Los Angeles FC)	United States
99	Forward	Felix Chenkam (on season long loan to Seattle Sounders FC 2)	Cameroon

Competitions

Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture

Preseason

Friendlies

January 28, 2018	Seattle Sounders FC	3–1	Club Tijuana U-20's	Chula Vista, California
10:00 (PST)	Bwana 2' Dempsey 42' Rodríguez 49'	Recap	85'	Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center

February 3, 2018	Portland Timbers	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Tucson, Arizona
17:00 PST	Adi 20' Guzmán 22' Valeri 25'	Recap	Roldan 9' Delem 32' Bwana 68' Mathers 73'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Note: View Match

February 4, 2018	Columbus Crew SC	2–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Tucson, Arizona
11:00 PST	Biros 5' Jahn 78'	Recap	Rodríguez 28' Saari 81'	Stadium: University of Arizona Mulcahy Soccer Stadium

February 7, 2018	California United FC II	0–6	Seattle Sounders FC	Tucson, Arizona
15:00 PST		Report	Marshall 15', 34' Lodeiro 31' (pen.) Roldan 36' Morris 59', 62'
Note: 45-minute first half, 30-minute second half

February 8, 2018	California United FC II	1–5	Seattle Sounders FC	Tucson, Arizona
9:00 PST	56'	Report	Eikrem 16', 50' Bruin 36', 37' Nouhou 51'
Note: 45-minute first half, 30-minute second half

February 15, 2018	Reno 1868 FC	1–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Davis, California
13:30 PST	Calvillo 34'			Stadium: Aggie Soccer Field

February 15, 2018	Sacramento Republic FC	1–3	Seattle Sounders FC	Sacramento, California
19:30 PST	Eissele 47'		Morris 2', 78' Wingo 28'	Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 9,094
Note: View Match

Major League Soccer

League tables

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sporting Kansas City	34	18	8	8	65	40	+25	62	Conference Semi-finals[lower-alpha 1]
2	Seattle Sounders FC	34	18	11	5	52	37	+15	59	Conference Semi-finals[lower-alpha 1]
3	Los Angeles FC	34	16	9	9	68	52	+16	57	Knockout round
4	FC Dallas	34	16	9	9	52	44	+8	57
5	Portland Timbers	34	15	10	9	54	48	+6	54

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goal differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions did not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.[2]

Overall

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
2	Atlanta United FC (C)	34	21	7	6	70	44	+26	69	2019 CONCACAF Champions League
3	Sporting Kansas City	34	18	8	8	65	40	+25	62	2019 CONCACAF Champions League
4	Seattle Sounders FC	34	18	11	5	52	37	+15	59
5	Los Angeles FC	34	16	9	9	68	52	+16	57
6	FC Dallas	34	16	9	9	52	44	+8	57

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion.
Notes:

CONCACAF Champions League
Selection procedure
- Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[3] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams qualified:
  1. The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);
  2. The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)
  Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield werw not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
  One Canada-based team qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
  1. The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

Results

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	18	5	11	52	37	+15	59	10	2	5	33	15	+18	8	3	6	19	22	−3

Last updated: September 29, 2018.
Source: MLS

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	L	L	L	D	W	L	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W

Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

March 4, 2018 MLS 1	Seattle Sounders FC	0–1	Los Angeles FC	Seattle, Washington
14:00 (PST)	Alfaro 79' 83' Nouhou 90'+4'	Recap Boxscore	Rossi 11' Feilhaber 69'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 40,070 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

March 18, 2018 MLS 2	FC Dallas	3–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Frisco, Texas
14:00 (PDT)	Lamah 20', 63' Urruti 58' Nedyalkov 65'	Recap Boxscore	Dempsey 37' Svensson 45'+2' Leerdam 65' Kim 76' Neagle 89'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 13,310 Referee: Chris Penso

March 31, 2018 MLS 3	Seattle Sounders FC	0–1	Montreal Impact	Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT)	Leerdam 40' Torres 71'	Recap Boxscore	Lovitz 41' Krolicki 47' Vargas 60' Piette 83'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,469 Referee: Ismail Elfath

April 15, 2018 MLS 4	Sporting Kansas City	2–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Kansas City, Kansas
13:00 (PDT)	Sánchez 34' (pen.) Espinoza 53' Zusi 78' Medranda 90'+7'	Recap Boxscore	McCrary 24' C. Roldan 44', 73' Bruin 45'+3' Alonso 85'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,508 Referee: Drew Fischer

April 22, 2018 MLS 5	Seattle Sounders FC	3–1	Minnesota United FC	Seattle, Washington
13:00 (PDT)	Svensson 23' Bruin 25' Nouhou 58' Leerdam 87' Delem 90'+5'	Recap Boxscore	Ramirez 66'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,477 Referee: Armando Villarreal

April 29, 2018 MLS 6	Los Angeles FC	1–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Los Angeles, California
18:00 (PDT)	Kaye 63' Ciman 90'+3'	Recap Boxscore	Alonso 15' C. Roldan 82'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Kevin Stott

May 5, 2018 MLS 7	Seattle Sounders FC	0–0	Columbus Crew SC	Seattle, Washington
13:00 (PDT)	Alonso 30'	Recap Boxscore	Santos 15' Trapp 54'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,515 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

May 9, 2018 MLS 8	Toronto FC	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Toronto, Ontario
16:30 (PDT)	Osorio 40' Bradley 81' Giovinco 90'	Recap Boxscore	Bruin 25', 55' Alfaro 44' Bwana 54' Delem 88'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,089 Referee: Ted Unkel

May 13, 2018 MLS 9	Portland Timbers	1–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Portland, Oregon
13:00 (PDT)	Ridgewell 44' Blanco 86', 90'+6'	Recap Boxscore	Delem 34' A. Roldan 76' Wingo 82'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Robert Sibiga

May 26, 2018 MLS 10	Seattle Sounders FC	0–1	Real Salt Lake	Seattle, Washington
14:00 (PDT)	Eikrem 18' Nouhou 37'	Recap Boxscore	Sunny 24' Glad 42' Beckerman 45' Saucedo 61'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,508 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

June 2, 2018 MLS 11	Real Salt Lake	2–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Sandy, Utah
18:30 (PDT)	Leerdam 10' Delem 25'	Recap Boxscore	Baird 57' Glad 87' Silva 90'+1'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,556 Referee: Kevin Stott

June 9, 2018 MLS 12	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	D.C. United	Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT)	Lodeiro 57' Alonso 70' Wolff 83'	Recap Boxscore	Mattocks 53'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,465 Referee: Sorin Stoica

June 13, 2018 MLS 13	New York Red Bulls	2–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Harrison, New Jersey
17:00 (PDT)	Royer 37' Wright-Phillips 52'	Recap Boxscore	McCrary 74' Shipp 76', 87' C. Roldan 90'+1'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 15,553 Referee: Allen Chapman

June 23, 2018 MLS 14	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	Chicago Fire	Seattle, Washington
19:00 (PDT)	Dempsey 22' C. Roldan 87' Nouhou 90'+1'	Recap Boxscore	Katai 9' Schweinsteiger 44' Campbell 61' Collier 85'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,513 Referee: Armando Villarreal

June 30, 2018 MLS 15 Cascadia Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	2–3	Portland Timbers	Seattle, Washington
13:30 (PDT)	Rodríguez 51' Marshall 68' Nouhou 85' Dempsey 89' Kim 90'	Recap Boxscore	Mabiala 48', 74' Armenteros 57' Valentin 87'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 47,521 Referee: Ismail Elfath

July 4, 2018 MLS 16	Colorado Rapids	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Commerce City, Colorado
18:00 (PDT)	Nicholson 40', 65' Boli 43' Castillo 48' Badji 66' Azira 70' Mason 87'	Recap Boxscore	Bruin 19', 59' Wolff 90'+5'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,374 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

July 7, 2018 MLS 17	New England Revolution	0–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
16:30 (PDT)	Fagundez 41' Rowe 81'	Recap Boxscore	Lodeiro 42' Delem 90'+3' Nouhou 90'+4'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,484 Referee: Nima Saghafi

July 15, 2018 MLS 18	Atlanta United	1–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Atlanta, Georgia
11:00 (PDT)	González Pírez 15' Escobar 45' Martínez 48' Parkhurst 56'	Recap Boxscore	McCrary 26' 63' Lodeiro 45' (pen.), 90'+4'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 72,243 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

July 21, 2018 MLS 19 Cascadia Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	2–0	Vancouver Whitecaps	Seattle, Washington
13:00 (PDT)	Lodeiro 5' (pen.), 31' Nouhou 17'	Recap Boxscore	Henry 16' Waston 63' Kamara 74' Juárez 77' 77'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 41,849 Referee: Chris Penso

July 25, 2018 MLS 20 Heritage Cup	San Jose Earthquakes	0–1	Seattle Sounders FC	San Jose, California
19:30 (PDT)	Luis Felipe 38'	Recap Boxscore	Ruidíaz 62'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 16,478 Referee: Kevin Stott

July 29, 2018 MLS 21	Seattle Sounders FC	3–1	New York City FC	Seattle, Washington
14:00 (PDT)	C. Roldan 36' Svensson 51' Shipp 86'	Recap Boxscore	Medina 68'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,528 Referee: Jair Marrufo

August 4, 2018 MLS 22	Minnesota United	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Minneapolis, Minnesota
17:00 (PDT)	Quintero 19' Ibarra 90+1'	Recap Boxscore	Francis 78' Lodeiro 90+1' (pen.), 90+2' Bruin 90+7'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 24,482 Referee: Drew Fischer

August 12, 2018 MLS 23	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	FC Dallas	Seattle, Washington
17:00 (PDT)	Marshall 41' Svensson 51' Lodeiro 63' Kee-hee 78'	Recap Boxscore	Badji 52' Cannon 80' Ziegler 90+1'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,522 Referee: Ted Unkel

August 18, 2018 MLS 24	Seattle Sounders FC	5–0	LA Galaxy	Seattle, Washington
13:00 (PDT)	Marshall 3' Shipp 18' Carrasco 50' (o.g.) C. Roldan 59' Ruidíaz 67'	Recap Boxscore		Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 44,213 Referee: Mark Geiger

August 26, 2018 MLS 25 Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	0–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Portland, Oregon
18:30 (PDT)	Chará 22' Blanco 65' Asprilla 87'	Recap Boxscore	Smith 65' Cascante 76' (o.g)	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Chris Penso

September 1, 2018 MLS 26	Seattle Sounders FC	3–1	Sporting Kansas City	Seattle, Washington
13:00 (PDT)	Ruidíaz 12' Kee-hee 27' Zusi 52' (o.g) Lodeiro 56' (pen.) Marshall 81' Frei 82'	Recap Boxscore	Rubio 2', 32' Sánchez 43' Opara 45+1'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,530 Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Note: Marshall's red card was rescinded by an independent panel[4]

September 15, 2018 MLS 27 Cascadia Cup	Vancouver Whitecaps	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 (PDT)	Kamera 45'+4', 90'+6' Teibert 48'	Recap Boxscore	Ruidíaz 21', 42' Alonso 41' Leerdam 59'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 27,863 Referee: Robert Sibiga

September 19, 2018 MLS 28	Seattle Sounders FC	0–1	Philadelphia Union	Seattle, Washington
20:00 (PDT)		Recap Boxscore	Jones 52' Elliott 78' 89' Picault 90'+3'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,536 Referee: Ismail Elfath

September 23, 2018 MLS 29	LA Galaxy	3–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Carson, California
16:00 (PDT)	Ibrahimović 9' (pen.) Feltscher 31' Kamara 40' Boateng 52' Steres 75'	Recap Boxscore		Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,503 Referee: José Carlos Rivero

September 29, 2018 MLS 30	Seattle Sounders FC	4–0	Colorado Rapids	Seattle, Washington
13:00 (PDT)	Ruidíaz 22', 73' Alonso 33' Ludeiro 52' (pen.) Rodríguez 80'	Recap Boxscore	Ford 25' Smith 38' Price 40' Martinez 54'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 40,042 Referee: Nima Saghafi

October 8, 2018 MLS 31	Seattle Sounders FC	4–1	Houston Dynamo	Seattle, Washington
19:30 (PDT)	Bruin 18' C. Roldan 34' Rodríguez 64', 73'	Recap Boxscore	Cabezas 55' Leonardo 76' Beasley 87'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,518 Referee: Drew Fischer

October 17, 2018 MLS 32	Orlando City SC	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Orlando, Florida
16:30 (PDT)	Dwyer 57' Ascues 90'+2'	Recap Boxscore	Rodríguez 3' Bwana 13' Delem 78' A. Roldan 90'+5'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 22,344 Referee: Mark Geiger

October 21, 2018 [ Recap] MLS 33	Houston Dynamo	2–3	Seattle Sounders FC	Houston, Texas
14:00 (PDT)	K. Garcia 63' B. García 74' Manotas 89'	Recap Boxscore	Marshall 26' Svensson 49' Nouhou 72' Ruidíaz 89'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 19,127 Referee: David Gantar

October 28, 2018 MLS 34 Heritage Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Seattle, Washington
13:30 (PDT)	Ruidíaz 79', 90+3', 90+4'	Recap Boxscore	Cavillo 53' Marshall 64' (o.g.)	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 42,617 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

MLS Cup Playoffs

Western Conference Semifinals

November 4, 2018 Leg 1	Portland Timbers	2–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Portland, Oregon
2:30 pm (PST)	Ebobisse 17' Blanco 29'	Preview	Ruidíaz 10' Svensson 85'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Ted Unkel

November 8, 2018 Leg 2	Seattle Sounders FC	3–2 (a.e.t.) (4–4 agg.) (2–4 p)	Portland Timbers	Seattle, Washington
7:30 pm (PST)	Ruidíaz 68', 90'+3', 114' Alonso 70' Lodeiro 97' (pen.)	Preview	Flores 41' Blanco 78' Asprilla 93' Valeri 96'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,542 Referee: Jair Marrufo
	Penalties
	Ruidíaz Bruin Alonso Bwana		Melano Valeri Blanco Ridgewell Asprilla

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

February 22, 2018 First leg	Santa Tecla	2–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Santa Tecla, El Salvador
19:00 (PST)	Mayén 67', 76' (pen.), 90'+4'	Recap Boxscore	Lodeiro 15' Delem 68'	Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)

March 1, 2018 Second leg	Seattle Sounders FC	4–0 (5–2 agg.)	Santa Tecla	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
19:00 (PST)	Bruin 48' Svensson 60' Lodeiro 69' Dempsey 75' Marshall 81' Eikrem 84'	Recap Boxscore	Quintanilla 3' Cornejo 14' Mayén 53'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 35,549 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Quarter-finals

March 7, 2018 First leg	Seattle Sounders FC	1–0	Guadalajara	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
19:00 (PST)	Torres 17' Dempsey 78' McCrary 85'	Recap Boxscore	Cota 42' Cisneros 68' Pulido 71'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 42,885 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

March 14, 2018 Second leg	Guadalajara	3–0 (3–1 agg.)	Seattle Sounders FC	Zapopan, Mexico
19:00 (PDT)	Alanís 50' López 55' Pineda 72' Hernández 77' Godínez 80'	Recap Boxscore	Francis 11' Dempsey 72' McCrary 77'	Stadium: Estadio Akron Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)

U.S. Open Cup

June 6, 2018 Fourth Round	Sacramento Republic FC	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Seattle Sounders FC	Sacramento, California
20:00 (PDT)	Iwasa 60' Bijev 84' Hall 85' Matjašič 115'	Recap Boxscore	Chenkam 11' Roldan 62' Ele 81' Shipp 90+1' Olsen 110'	Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 5,619 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Regular season		U.S. Open Cup		Playoffs		Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
4	MF		Gustav Svensson	30	3	23+1	3	0	0	2	0	3+1	0
5	DF		Nouhou	31	0	23+5	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
6	MF		Osvaldo Alonso	27	0	21+4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
7	MF		Cristian Roldan	39	4	34	4	0	0	1	0	4	0
8	MF		Víctor Rodríguez	21	5	14+5	5	0	0	2	0	0	0
9	FW		Raúl Ruidíaz	16	13	13+1	10	0	0	2	3	0	0
10	MF		Nicolás Lodeiro	32	11	27	8	0	0	2	1	3	2
11	DF		Brad Smith	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	FW		Jordan Morris	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	DF		Chad Marshall	35	5	30	4	0	0	1	0	4	1
15	DF		Tony Alfaro	7	0	3+1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
16	MF		Alex Roldan	22	0	7+13	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
17	FW		Will Bruin	34	8	19+10	7	0	0	0+1	0	3+1	1
18	DF		Kelvin Leerdam	29	0	24+2	0	0	0	2	0	0+1	0
19	MF		Harry Shipp	25	4	15+4	3	0+1	1	1+1	0	2+1	0
20	DF		Kim Kee-hee	32	0	28+1	0	0	0	2	0	0+1	0
21	MF		Jordy Delem	18	1	10+6	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
23	MF		Henry Wingo	10	0	2+3	0	1	0	0	0	2+2	0
24	GK		Stefan Frei	39	0	33	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
25	GK		Calle Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW		Lamar Neagle	10	0	0+6	0	1	0	0	0	0+3	0
29	DF		Román Torres	16	0	7+6	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
30	DF		Jordan McCrary	20	0	10+5	0	0	0	0+1	0	4	0
31	DF		Nick Hinds [S2]	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
35	GK		Bryan Meredith	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
37	FW		Shandon Hopeau [S2]	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
70	FW		Handwalla Bwana	14	2	7+5	2	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
71	FW		David Olsen [S2]	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
90	DF		Waylon Francis	16	0	5+6	0	1	0	0+1	0	3	0
92	DF		Rodrigue Ele [S2]	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW		Felix Chenkam	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left the club during the season:
2	FW		Clint Dempsey	17	2	9+5	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
12	FW		Seyi Adekoya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF		Magnus Wolff Eikrem	17	2	7+8	1	0	0	0	0	1+1	1
63	GK		Zac Lubin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: November 9, 2018
Source: Team Stats

[S2] – S2 player^[A]

Top scorers

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	MLS Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	CONCACAF Champions League	Total
1	FW	9	Raúl Ruidíaz	10	3	0	0	13
2	MF	10	Nicolás Lodeiro	8	1	0	2	11
3	FW	17	Will Bruin	7	0	0	1	8
4	MF	8	Víctor Rodríguez	5	0	0	0	5
4	DF	14	Chad Marshall	4	0	0	1	5
6	MF	7	Cristian Roldan	4	0	0	0	4
6	FW	19	Harry Shipp	3	0	1	0	4
8	MF	4	Gustav Svensson	3	0	0	0	3
9	FW	2	Clint Dempsey	1	0	0	1	2
	MF	22	Magnus Wolff Eikrem	1	0	0	1	2
	FW	70	Handwalla Bwana	2	0	0	0	2
12	MF	21	Jordy Delem	1	0	0	0	1

Last updated: November 9, 2018
Source: Team Stats

Top assists

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	MLS Playoffs	CONCACAF Champions League	Total
1	MF	10	Nicolás Lodeiro	16	0	2	18
2	MF	7	Cristian Roldan	9	1	0	10
3	MF	8	Víctor Rodríguez	6	0	0	6
4	FW	17	Will Bruin	5	0	0	5
4	DF	18	Kelvin Leerdam	5	0	0	5
6	MF	19	Harry Shipp	3	0	0	3
	MF	6	Osvaldo Alonso	3	0	0	3
	FW	2	Clint Dempsey	1	0	2	3
9	DF	11	Brad Smith	1	0	0	1
	FW	70	Handwalla Bwana	1	0	0	1
	DF	90	Waylon Francis	1	0	0	1
	MF	22	Magnus Wolff Eikrem	1	0	0	1
	MF	16	Alex Roldan	1	0	0	1
	FW	9	Raúl Ruidíaz	1	0	0	1
	DF	5	Nouhou	1	0	0	1
	MF	4	Gustav Svensson	1	0	0	1
	DF	14	Chad Marshall	1	0	0	1
	MF	16	Henry Wingo	0	0	1	1

Last updated: November 9, 2018
Source: Team Stats

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player
No.	Pos.	Player	MLS			MLS Playoffs			U.S. Open Cup			CONCACAF Champions League			Total
2	FW	Clint Dempsey	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	1
4	MF	Gustav Svensson	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
5	DF	Nouhou	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
6	MF	Osvaldo Alonso	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
7	MF	Cristian Roldan	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
9	FW	Raúl Ruidíaz	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
10	MF	Nicolás Lodeiro	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
11	DF	Brad Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	DF	Chad Marshall	0	0	1[4]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
15	DF	Tony Alfaro	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
16	MF	Alex Roldan	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
17	FW	Will Bruin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
18	DF	Kelvin Leerdam	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1
19	FW	Harry Shipp	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
20	DF	Kim Kee-Hee	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
21	MF	Jordy Delem	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
22	MF	Magnus Wolff Eikrem	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
23	MF	Henry Wingo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
24	GK	Stefan Frei	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
27	FW	Lamar Neagle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
29	DF	Roman Torres	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
30	DF	Jordan McCrary	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	1	0
71	FW	David Olsen [S2]	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
90	DF	Waylon Francis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
92	DF	Rodrigue Ele [S2]	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
99	FW	Felix Chenkam	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total			54	2	3	3	0	0	4	0	0	8	0	0	69	2	3

Last updated: November 9, 2018
Source: Disciplinary Stats

Honors and awards

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Position	Ref
7	Cristian Roldan	Sporting Kansas City	Bench	[5]
8	Osvaldo Alonso	Minnesota United FC	MF	[6]
11	Gustav Svensson	Toronto FC, Portland Timbers	DF	[7]
15	Nicolás Lodeiro	D.C. United	FW	[8]
16	Stefan Frei	New York Red Bulls	Bench	[9]
18	Nicolás Lodeiro	Portland Timbers	Bench	[10]
19	Stefan Frei	Colorado Rapids, New England Revolution	GK	[11]
20	Nouhou	Atlanta United	Bench	[12]
21	Nicolás Lodeiro	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	MF	[13]
	Kim Kee-hee		DF
	Cristian Roldan		Bench
22	Stefan Frei	San Jose Earthquakes, New York City FC	GK	[14]
22	Kim Kee-hee	San Jose Earthquakes, New York City FC	DF	[14]
23	Osvaldo Alonso	Minnesota United FC	MF	[15]
24	Nicolás Lodeiro	FC Dallas	MF	[16]
24	Chad Marshall	FC Dallas	DF	[16]
25	Nicolás Lodeiro	LA Galaxy	MF	[17]
25	Chad Marshall	LA Galaxy	DF	[17]
26	Kim Kee-hee	Portland Timbers	DF	[18]
26	Osvaldo Alonso	Portland Timbers	Bench	[18]
27	Osvaldo Alonso	Sporting Kansas City	MF	[19]
27	Brad Smith	Sporting Kansas City	DF	[19]
29	Raúl Ruidíaz	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	FW	[20]
	Stefan Frei		Bench
	Kelvin Leerdam		Bench
31	Nicolás Lodeiro	Colorado Rapids	MF	[21]
31	Raúl Ruidíaz	Colorado Rapids	Bench	[21]
32	Cristian Roldan	Houston Dynamo	Bench	[22]
32	Will Bruin	Houston Dynamo	Bench	[22]
34	Nicolás Lodeiro	Orlando City SC, Houston Dynamo	MF	[23]
34	Chad Marshall	Orlando City SC, Houston Dynamo	DF	[23]
35	Raúl Ruidíaz	San Jose Earthquakes	FW	[24]

Bold indicates Audi Player Index Spotlight

MLS Coach of the Week

Week	Coach	Opponent	Ref
22	Brian Schmetzer	San Jose Earthquakes, New York City FC	[14]

MLS Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Ref
23	Will Bruin	Minnesota United FC	[25]
34	Víctor Rodríguez	Orlando City SC	[26]

MLS Best XI

Player	Position	Ref
Chad Marshall	Defender	[27]

MLS Save of the Year

Player	Opponent	Ref
Stefan Frei	Colorado Rapids July 4	[28]

Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Sounders FC roster.

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred From	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
90	DF	Waylon Francis	Columbus Crew	Traded for $50,000 GAM	December 14, 2017	[29]
70	MF	Handwalla Bwana	University of Washington	Signed HGP Deal	January 11, 2018	[30]
22	MF	Magnus Wolff Eikrem	Malmö FF	Free Transfer	January 30, 2018	[31]
16	MF	Alex Roldan	Seattle University	Draft Pick	February 13, 2018	[32]
30	DF	Jordan McCrary	Toronto FC II	Free Transfer	February 13, 2018	[32]
25	GK	Calle Brown	Houston Dynamo	Free Transfer	February 20, 2018	[33]
20	DF	Kim Kee-hee	Shanghai Shenhua	Free Transfer	February 27, 2018	[34]
99	FW	Felix Chenkam	Seattle Sounders FC 2	Free	May 25, 2018	[35]
9	FW	Raúl Ruidíaz	Monarcas Morelia	DP contract	June 29, 2018	[36]
63	GK	Zac Lubin	Phoenix Rising FC	On loan	June 30, 2018	[37]
11	DF	Brad Smith	A.F.C. Bournemouth	On loan	August 8, 2018	[38]

Draft Picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2018 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date	Player	Number	Position	Previous Club	Notes	Ref
January 19, 2017	Alex Roldan	16	MF	Seattle University	MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick (#22)	[39]
January 19, 2017	Markus Fjørtoft	68	DF	Duke University	MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#45)	[39]
January 21, 2017	Chris Bared		DF	Villanova University	MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#68)	[39]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred To	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
16	MF	Calum Mallace	Los Angeles FC	Option declined; Selected #47 in 2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft	December 12, 2017	[40][41]
3	MF	Brad Evans	Sporting Kansas City	Out of contract	December 12, 2017	[40]
33	FW	Joevin Jones	Darmstadt	Out of contract	December 12, 2017	[40]
1	GK	Tyler Miller	Los Angeles FC	Selected #1 in 2017 MLS Expansion Draft	December 12, 2017	[42]
11	MF	Aaron Kovar	Los Angeles FC	Out on Loan	January 24, 2018	[43]
91	DF	Oniel Fisher	D.C. United	$50,000 GAM	February 7, 2018	[44]
32	MF	Zach Mathers	Las Vegas Lights FC	Waived	March 2, 2018	[45]
12	FW	Seyi Adekoya	Vendsyssel FF	Mutual Termination	April 3, 2018	[46] [47]
22	MF	Magnus Wolff Eikrem	Molde FK	Waived	July 20, 2018	[48] [49]
2	FW	Clint Dempsey		Retired	August 29, 2018	[50]

Notes

A. ^a Players who are under contract with Seattle Sounders FC 2.

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[table_note_res_CSF0.64254349500059-3] Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions did not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.[2]

[5] CONCACAF Champions League
Selection procedure

Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[3] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams qualified:
The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);

The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)
Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield werw not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
One Canada-based team qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[3] Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[3] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams qualified:
The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);

The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)
Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield werw not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
One Canada-based team qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[4] The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);

[5] The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)

[6] The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[7] The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);

[8] The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)

[9] The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[SouNdeRsFC-1] "First Team Roster". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved February 27, 2018.

[2019CONCACAFQualifyingWest-2] Strauss, Brian (April 6, 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 6, 2017.

[2019CONCACAFQualifyingMLS-4] Strauss, Brian (April 6, 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 6, 2017.

[RED_1-6] "Independent Panel rescinds red card, suspension for Seattle's Chad Marshall". MLSsoccer.com. September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.

[TOTW_7-7] "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Tomas Martinez leads the way in Week 7". MLSsoccer.com. April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.

[TOTW_8-8] "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Yohan Croizet comes through in Week 8". MLSsoccer.com. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.

[TOTW_11-9] "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Waston a dynamo in Week 11". MLSsoccer.com. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.

[TOTW_15-10] "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Alphonso Davies shines in Week 15". MLSsoccer.com. June 11, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.

[TOTW_16-11] "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Revolution's Fagundez rolls in Week 16". MLSsoccer.com. June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018.

[TOTW_18-12] "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Larrys Mabiala masters Week 18". MLSsoccer.com. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.

[TOTW_19-13] "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Samuel Armenteros leads in Week 19". MLSsoccer.com. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.

[TOTW_20-14] "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Darwin Quintero flies in Week 20". MLSsoccer.com. July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.

[TOTW_21-15] "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Quintero dominates again in Week 21". MLSsoccer.com. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.

[TOTW_22-16] "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Zlatan Ibrahimovic dominates Week 22". MLSsoccer.com. July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.

[TOTW_23-17] "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Josef Martinez runs away in Week 23". MLSsoccer.com. August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.

[TOTW_24-18] "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Luciano Acosta flies in Week 24". MLSsoccer.com. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.

[TOTW_25-19] "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Jefferson Savarino stuns in Week 25". MLSsoccer.com. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.

[TOTW_26-20] "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Savarino strikes again in Week 26". MLSsoccer.com. August 27, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.

[TOTW_27-21] "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Savarino stars once more in Week 27". MLSsoccer.com. September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.

[TOTW_28-22] "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Gerso Fernandes flies in Week 29". MLSsoccer.com. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.

[TOTW_31-23] "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Lodeiro crushes it in Week 31". MLSsoccer.com. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

[TOTW_32-24] "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Rooney rides to the top in Week 32". MLSsoccer.com. October 9, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2018.

[TOTW_34-25] "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Lodeiro lights it up in Week 34". MLSsoccer.com. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.

[TOTW_35-26] "Team of the Week presented by Audi: Zardes zooms on Decision Day". MLSsoccer.com. October 28, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018.

[GOTW_23-27] Butler, Dylan (August 9, 2018). "Where there's a Will: Bruin's hit for Seattle wins AT&T Goal of the Week". Major League Soccer. Retrieved August 11, 2018.

[GOTW_34-28] Boehm, Charles (October 25, 2018). "Sounders' Victor Rodriguez wins penultimate '18 AT&T Goal of the Week award". Major League Soccer. Retrieved October 25, 2018.

[BEST_XI-29] "2018 MLS Best XI". Major League Soccer. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.

[Save_OTY-30] Butler, Dylan (November 13, 2018). "Seattle Sounders' Stefan Frei grabs 2018 MLS Save of the Year". Major League Soccer. Retrieved November 13, 2018.

[31] "Sounders FC acquires Waylon Francis from Columbus Crew SC". Seattle Sounders FC. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

[32] "Seattle Sounders sign University of Washington midfielder Handwalla Bwana to Homegrown contract". Seattle Sounders FC. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[33] ""I want to be successful here:" Seattle Sounders sign Norwegian midfielder Magnus Wolff Eikrem". Seattle Sounders FC. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.

[Seattle_Sounders_FC-34] "Sounders FC signs Alex Roldan and Jordan McCrary". Seattle Sounders FC. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.

[35] "Seattle Sounders sign midfielder Lamar Neagle and goalkeeper Calle Brown". Seattle Sounders FC. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

[36] "Sounders FC signs South Korean defender Kim Kee-hee". Seattle Sounders FC. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

[37] "Seattle Sounders FC 2 forward Felix Chenkam signs MLS contract". Seattle Sounders FC. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

[38] "Sounders FC signs Peruvian striker Raúl Ruidíaz as Designated Player". Seattle Sounders FC. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.

[39] "Sounders FC acquires goalkeeper Zac Lubin on loan". Seattle Sounders FC. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

[40] "Seattle Sounders sign 24-year-old fullback Brad Smith from AFC Bournemouth on loan". Seattle Sounders FC. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.

[draft-41] "2018 SUPERDRAFT". MLS. Retrieved February 6, 2017.

[Options-42] "Sounders FC exercises options on 11 players". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved December 12, 2017.

[43] Rosano, Nicholas (21 December 2017). "Three players selected in 2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage 2". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.

[44] "Tyler Miller selected by Los Angeles FC in 2017 MLS Expansion Draft". Seattle Sounders FC. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

[45] "Seattle Sounders send midfielder Aaron Kovar on full-season loan to LAFC". Seattle Sounders FC. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

[46] "Sounders trade defender Oniel Fisher for $50,000 in General Allocation Money". Seattle Sounders FC. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

[47] "Sounders FC waives midfielder Zach Mathers". Sounders FC Communications. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

[48] "Seyi Adekoya no longer with Sounders". Sounder At Heart. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

[49] "Vendsyssel henter amerikansk offensivspiller" [Vendsyssel gets American offensive player] (in Danish). bold.dk. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

[50] "Seattle Sounders move on from Magnus Wolff Eikrem, focus on new additions in transfer window". Seattle Sounders. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

[51] "MAGNUS ER TILBAKE!". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[52] "Clint Dempsey announces retirement from professional soccer". Seattle Sounders. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.

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