Real Salt Lake
2024 season
Head coachPablo Mastroeni
StadiumAmerica First Field
Major League SoccerConference:
Overall:
MLS Cup PlayoffsTBD
Leagues CupTBD
U.S. Open CupTBD
Rocky Mountain CupTBD
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The 2024 Real Salt Lake season will be the team's 20th season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid. The team also plans to compete in both the 2024 U.S. Open Cup and 2024 Leagues Cup. Real Salt Lake will play their home games at America First Field in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, and are managed by Pablo Mastroeni in his third full season with the club.

Club

Roster

As of February 12, 2024,[1]
No. Name Nationality Positions Date of birth (age) Signed from Seasons with club (year signed)
2 Andrew Brody  United States DF (1995-05-03) May 3, 1995 (age 28) United States Real Monarchs 4 (2021)
3 Bryan Oviedo  Costa Rica DF (1990-02-18) February 18, 1990 (age 33) Denmark FC Copenhagen 3 (2022)
4 Brayan Vera  Colombia DF (1999-01-15) January 15, 1999 (age 25) Colombia América de Cali 2 (2023)
6 Braian Ojeda  Paraguay MF (2000-06-27) June 27, 2000 (age 23) England Nottingham Forest 3 (2022)
7 Pablo Ruíz  Argentina MF (1998-12-20) December 20, 1998 (age 25) Chile San Luis 7 (2018)
9 Chicho Arango (DP)  Colombia FW (1995-03-09) March 9, 1995 (age 28) Mexico C.F. Pachuca 2 (2023)
11 Andrés Gómez  Colombia FW (2002-09-12) September 12, 2002 (age 21) Colombia Millonarios F.C. 2 (2023)
13 Nelson Palacio  Colombia MF (2001-06-16) June 16, 2001 (age 22) Colombia Atlético Nacional 2 (2023)
14 Emeka Eneli  United States MF (1999-10-18) October 18, 1999 (age 24) United States Cornell Big Red 2 (2023)
15 Justen Glad (HGP)  United States DF (1997-02-28) February 28, 1997 (age 26) United States Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP) 11 (2014)
16 Maikel Chang  Cuba MF (1991-04-18) April 18, 1991 (age 32) United States Real Monarchs 5 (2020)
17 Fidel Barajas  Mexico MF (2006-04-06) April 6, 2006 (age 17) United States Charleston Battery 1 (2024)
18 Zac MacMath  United States GK (1991-08-07) August 7, 1991 (age 32) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5 (2020)
19 Bode Hidalgo  United States FW (2002-02-22) February 22, 2002 (age 21) United States Real Monarchs 4 (2021)
20 Erik Holt (HGP)  United States DF (1996-09-06) September 6, 1996 (age 27) United States Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP) 6 (2019)
22 Delentz Pierre (HGP)  Haiti DF (2000-12-16) December 16, 2000 (age 23) United States Portland Pilots (HGP) 2 (2023)
23 Ilijah Paul (GA)  United States FW (2002-07-26) July 26, 2002 (age 21) United States Washington Huskies 2 (2023)
24 Tomas Gomez  United States GK (1993-05-20) May 20, 1993 (age 30) United States Real Monarchs 3 (2022)
25 Matt Crooks  England MF (1994-01-20) January 20, 1994 (age 30) England Middlesbrough F.C. 1 (2024)
26 Diego Luna  United States MF (2003-09-03) September 3, 2003 (age 20) United States El Paso Locomotive 3 (2022)
27 Bertin Jacquesson (GA)  France FW (2001-11-30) November 30, 2001 (age 22) United States Pittsburgh Panthers 2 (2023)
29 Anderson Julio  Ecuador FW (1996-05-31) May 31, 1996 (age 27) Mexico Atlético San Luis 4 (2021)
30 Marcelo Silva  Uruguay DF (1989-03-21) March 21, 1989 (age 34) Spain Real Zaragoza 8 (2017)
31 Axel Kei (HGP)  Ivory Coast FW (2007-12-30) December 30, 2007 (age 16) United States Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP) 3 (2022)
32 Zack Farnsworth (HGP)  United States DF (2002-07-13) July 13, 2002 (age 21) United States Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP) 4 (2021)
33 Tommy Silva (HGP)  United States DF (2002-02-21) February 21, 2002 (age 21) United States UCLA Bruins (HGP) 1 (2024)
35 Gavin Beavers (HGP)  United States GK (2005-04-29) April 29, 2005 (age 18) United States Real Monarchs (HGP) 3 (2022)
36 Kevin Bonilla  United States DF (2001-09-20) September 20, 2001 (age 22) United States Portland Pilots 1 (2024)
37 Luis Rivera (HGP)  United States DF (2007-12-01) December 1, 2007 (age 16) United States Real Monarchs 2 (2023)
38 Jude Wellings (HGP)  United States MF (2006-04-26) April 26, 2006 (age 17) United States Real Monarchs (HGP) 3 (2022)
98 Alexandros Katranis  Greece DF (1998-05-04) May 4, 1998 (age 25) Poland Piast Gliwice 1 (2024)

Transfers

As of February 2, 2024'[1][2]

In

Player Position Previous Club Fees/Notes Date Ref.
United States Tommy Silva DF United States UCLA Bruins Homegrown player January 5, 2024 [3]
United States Kevin Bonilla DF United States Portland Pilots 2024 MLS SuperDraft January 9, 2024 [4]
Mexico Fidel Barajas MF United States Charleston Battery Undisclosed January 11, 2024 [5]
Greece Alexandros Katranis DF Poland Piast Gliwice Undisclosed February 2, 2024 [6]
England Matt Crooks MF England Middlesbrough F.C. Undisclosed February 12, 2024 [7]

Out

Player Position Next Club Fees/Notes Date
United States Julio Benitez MF Option Declined November 17, 2023
United States Scott Caldwell MF Retired
Croatia Damir Kreilach MF Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Option Declined
United States Danny Musovski FW United States Seattle Sounders Contract expired
Germany Jasper Löffelsend MF United States Colorado Rapids $100K GAM, int'l spot, SuperDraft pick January 10, 2024
Venezuela Jefferson Savarino FW Brazil Botafogo Undisclosed January 13, 2024

Loans

In

Player Position Loaned From Fees/Notes Date

Out

Player Position Loaned To Fees/Notes Date
Guatemala Rubio Rubín FW Mexico Querétaro January 14, 2024

Competitions

Preseason

February 3 Atlantic Cup United States Real Salt Lake 1-2 Denmark Brøndby IF Faro/Loulé, Portugal
9:00 am MDT Julio 16' Report Vallys 35'
Suzuki 41'		 Stadium: Estádio Algarve
February 6 Atlantic Cup United States Real Salt Lake 1-0 Norway Fredrikstad FK Lagos, Portugal
12 pm MDT Julio 36' Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Lagos
February 9 Atlantic Cup United States Real Salt Lake 3-0 Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvik Parchal, Portugal
6:00 am MDT Julio 38'
Ruiz 52'
Barajas 80'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal Bela Vista

MLS regular season

Matches

See also: 2024 Major League Soccer season
February 21 1 Inter Miami CF v Real Salt Lake Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6 pm MT Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
February 24 2 St. Louis City SC v Real Salt Lake St. Louis, Missouri
6:30 pm MT Stadium: CityPark
March 2 3 Real Salt Lake v Los Angeles FC Sandy, Utah
12 pm MT Stadium: America First Field
March 9 4 RMC Real Salt Lake v Colorado Rapids Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT Stadium: America First Field
March 23 5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Real Salt Lake Vancouver, British Columbia
TBD pm MT Stadium: BC Place
March 30 6 Real Salt Lake v St. Louis City SC Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT Stadium: America First Field
April 6 7 Minnesota United FC v Real Salt Lake St. Paul, Minnesota
6:30 pm MT Stadium: Allianz Field
April 13 8 Real Salt Lake v Columbus Crew Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT Stadium: America First Field
April 20 9 Chicago Fire FC v Real Salt Lake Chicago, Illinois
6:30 pm MT Stadium: Soldier Field
April 27 10 Philadelphia Union v Real Salt Lake Chester, Pennsylvania
5:30 pm MT Stadium: Subaru Park
May 4 11 Real Salt Lake v Sporting Kansas City Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT Stadium: America First Field
May 11 12 LA Galaxy v Real Salt Lake Carson, California
8:30 pm MT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
May 15 13 Real Salt Lake v Seattle Sounders FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT Stadium: America First Field
May 18 14 RMC Real Salt Lake v Colorado Rapids Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT Stadium: America First Field
May 25 15 FC Dallas v Real Salt Lake Frisco, Texas
6:30 pm MT Stadium: Toyota Stadium
May 29 16 Seattle Sounders FC v Real Salt Lake Seattle, Washington
8:30 pm MT Stadium: Lumen Field
June 10 17 Real Salt Lake v Austin FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT Stadium: America First Field
June 15 18 CF Montréal v Real Salt Lake Montreal, Quebec
5:30 pm MT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
June 19 19 Sporting Kansas City v Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Kansas
6:30 pm MT Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
June 22 20 Real Salt Lake v LA Galaxy Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT Stadium: America First Field
July 3 21 Real Salt Lake v Houston Dynamo FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT Stadium: America First Field
July 6 22 Real Salt Lake v Atlanta United FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT Stadium: America First Field
July 13 23 Portland Timbers v Real Salt Lake Portland, Oregon
8:30 pm MT Stadium: Providence Park
July 17 24 Los Angeles FC v Real Salt Lake Los Angeles, California
8:30 pm MT Stadium: BMO Stadium
July 20 25 RMC Colorado Rapids v Real Salt Lake Commerce City, Colorado
7:30 pm MT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
August 24 26 Real Salt Lake v San Jose Earthquakes Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT Stadium: America First Field
August 31 27 Real Salt Lake v New England Revolution Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT Stadium: America First Field
September 14 28 Houston Dynamo FC v Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
6:30 pm MT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
September 18 29 Real Salt Lake v FC Dallas Sandy, Utah
7:30pm MT Stadium: America First Field
September 21 30 Real Salt Lake v Portland Timbers Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT Stadium: America First Field
September 28 31 Austin FC v Real Salt Lake Austin, Texas
6:30 pm MT Stadium: Q2 Stadium
October 2 32 Real Salt Lake v Minnesota United FC Sandy, Utah
7:30 pm MT Stadium: America First Field
October 5 33 San Jose Earthquakes v Real Salt Lake San Jose, California
8:30 pm MT Stadium: PayPal Park
October 19 34 Real Salt Lake v Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sandy, Utah
7:00 pm MT Stadium: America First Field

Standings

Western Conference table
MLS Western Conference table (2024)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Austin FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Round One and the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One
2 Colorado Rapids 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Round One
3 FC Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Houston Dynamo FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 LA Galaxy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Los Angeles FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Minnesota United FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Portland Timbers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Wild card round
9 Real Salt Lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 San Jose Earthquakes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Seattle Sounders FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 St. Louis City SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Sporting Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: February 21, 2024. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall table
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
21 Philadelphia Union 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Portland Timbers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Real Salt Lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 San Jose Earthquakes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Seattle Sounders FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: February 21, 2024. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Leagues Cup

See also: 2024 Leagues Cup

The Leagues Cup will occur between July 26 and August 25, with all MLS teams competing. Real Salt Lake will enter in the group stage as a Tier 2 ranked team, based on 2023 standings.

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HOU RSL ATL
1 United States Houston Dynamo FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage —
2 United States Real Salt Lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
3 Mexico Atlas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
First match(es) will be played: July 2024. Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
TBD GS Houston Dynamo FC United States v United States Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
TBD Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
TBD GS Real Salt Lake United States v Mexico Atlas Sandy, Utah
TBD Stadium: America First Field

U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2024 U.S. Open Cup

Real Salt Lake will enter the U.S. Open Cup in the Third Round, based on 2023 standings.

Statistics

Squad appearances

As of February 12, 2024

No Pos Nat Player Total MLS Regular Season Leagues Cup US Open Cup MLS Cup Playoffs
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
Goalkeepers
18 GK United States Zac MacMath 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 GK United States Gavin Beavers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
81 GK United States Tomas Gomez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF United States Andrew Brody 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Costa Rica Bryan Oviedo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Colombia Brayan Vera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF United States Justen Glad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF United States Erik Holt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Haiti Delentz Pierre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF Uruguay Marcelo Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF United States Zack Farnsworth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF United States Tommy Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF United States Kevin Bonilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 DF United States Luis Rivera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
98 DF Greece Alexandros Katranis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Argentina Pablo Ruíz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Colombia Nelson Palacio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF United States Emeka Eneli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Cuba Maikel Chang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Mexico Fidel Barajas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF United States Bode Hidalgo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF England Matt Crooks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF United States Diego Luna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF Jamaica Kevon Lambert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF United States Jude Wellings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 MF Paraguay Braian Ojeda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Colombia Chicho Arango 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Colombia Andrés Gómez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW United States Ilijah Paul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW France Bertin Jacquesson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Ecuador Anderson Julio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW Ivory Coast Axel Kei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.)
14 FW Guatemala Rubio Rubin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goals

As of January 5, 2024[8]
Goals
Rank Player Nation Total MLS Regular Season Leagues Cup US Open Cup

Assists

As of January 5, 2024[8]
Assists
Rank Player Nation Total MLS Regular Season Leagues Cup US Open Cup

Clean Sheets

As of January 5, 2024[8]
Shutouts
Rank Player Nation Total MLS Regular Season Leagues Cup US Open Cup

References

  1. ^ a b "Roster". rsl.com. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Real Salt Lake Announces 2023 Roster Decisions". rsl.com. October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  3. ^ RSL Communications (January 5, 2024). "RSL Brings Derrick "Tommy" Silva Back To Utah". RSL.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  4. ^ RSL Communications (January 9, 2024). "RSL Inks 2024 MLS SuperDraft Pick Kevin Bonilla". RSL.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  5. ^ RSL Communications (January 11, 2024). "USL Championship Young Player of the Year, Fidel Barajas, Joins RSL". RSL.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  6. ^ RSL Communications (February 2, 2024). "RSL Sign 25-Year-old LB Alexandros Katranis". RSL.com. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  7. ^ RSL Communications (February 12, 2024). "RSL Add English Championship MF Matt Crooks". RSL.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "Major League Soccer Season Statistics". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
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