2021_Real_Salt_Lake_season References

Real Salt Lake
2021 season
Head coach	Freddy Juarez (until August 27); Pablo Mastroeni (as interim; from August 27);
Stadium	Rio Tinto Stadium
Major League Soccer	Conference: 7th ; Overall: 13th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Western Conference Finals
U.S. Open Cup	Cancelled
Rocky Mountain Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: Damir Kreilach (16)
Highest home attendance	20,738 (Oct 16 vs COL)
Lowest home attendance	9,842 (May 1 vs SKC)
Average home league attendance	15,253
Biggest win	VAN 0–4 RSL (7/7)
Biggest defeat	POR 6–1 RSL (9/25)
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Real Salt Lake season was the team's 17th year of existence, and their 17th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid. RSL entered the 2021 season looking to rebound from a tumultuous 2020 season, having finished near the bottom of the table and endured the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic continued to have a significant impact on MLS in 2021, causing the season's start to be delayed to mid-April instead of the traditional first weekend in March, a reworked schedule that focused heavily on intra-conference play to reduce travel, and stadiums at reduced capacity.^[1]^[2]^[3] The state of Utah allowed RSL to open the season with Rio Tinto Stadium at 50% capacity. The 2021 Major League Soccer season began on April 16, 2021, though RSL did not begin their season until the following week, April 24, having had a bye in the opening weekend due to the odd number of teams in MLS in 2021.

RSL's offseason was marked by the retirements of several key players, including long time captain Kyle Beckerman.^[4] The club's ownership was also in question, as Dell Loy Hansen had agreed to sell the club following allegations of racism directed at club players and employees.^[5] The pending sale of the club resulted in a relatively quiet offseason on the signing front, with most of the clubs new signings coming from the club's own USL Championship team, Real Monarchs.^[6]

RSL entered the season with low expectations, with most pre-season projections predicting a near last place finish.^[7] Despite this, RSL opened the season with two straight wins, including a road win at Minnesota. They would go on to spend much of the spring and summer hovering at or just above the playoff line. In a surprising move, head coach Freddy Juarez departed the club on August 27 to take a position as an assistant coach to Brian Schmetzer in Seattle.^[8] Assistant coach Pablo Mastroeni took over the head coaching position on an interim basis. Under Mastroeni's leadership, the club saw mixed form, rarely winning or losing consecutive matches. RSL qualified for the 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs on the last matchday of the season, or "Decision Day," following a 1–0 road win against Sporting Kansas City.^[9] All-star forward Damir Kreilach scored the go-ahead goal in the 90+5" minute of the game, essentially saving the club's season with the final kick of the regular season. The result ensured RSL the 7th and final spot in the playoffs, subsequently eliminating the LA Galaxy, as RSL held the first points tiebreaker, total wins.

Competitions

Preseason

April 3, 2021	Colorado Rapids	0–3	Real Salt Lake	Tucson, Arizona
19:00 MST		[1]	Julio 12' Kreilach 44' ( pen.), 77'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

April 7, 2021	Phoenix Rising	0–1	Real Salt Lake	Tucson, Arizona
7:00 PM MT		[2]	Rusnák 26' Ramírez 68'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

April 10, 2021	Real Salt Lake	0–1	LA Galaxy	Tucson, Arizona
6:00 MT	Toia 75' Herrera 86'	[3]	Vázquez 43'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Referee: Tim Ford

MLS regular season

April

April 24, 2021 1	Minnesota United FC	1–2	Real Salt Lake	Saint Paul, Minnesota
6:00 PM MT	Lod 86'	Report	Luiz 24' Julio 31, 41' Ruiz 35' Meram 73'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Drew Fischer

May 1, 2021 2	Real Salt Lake	3–1	Sporting Kansas City	Sandy, Utah
12:00 PM MT	Ruiz 31' Kreilach 35' Rubin 53, 77' Chang 79'	Report	Pulido 17'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 9,842 Referee: David Gantar

May 7, 2021 3	Real Salt Lake	1–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Sandy, Utah
7:30 PM MT	Kreilach 1' Rubin 43' Rusnák 49' Meram 50' Besler 86'	Report	Remedi 21' Wondolowski 83, 87'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 10,448 Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Note: Rubin's goal in the 43rd minute for Real Salt Lake was declared MLS goal of the week for week 4 of regular season play and was voted for the MLS Goal of the Year Award during the postseason.

May 15, 2021 4	Real Salt Lake	0–0	Nashville SC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 PM MT	Glad 27'	Report	Muyl 50'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 10,555 Referee: Marcos DeOliviera

May 22, 2021 5	FC Dallas	2–2	Real Salt Lake	Frisco, Texas
6:00 PM MT	Ricaurte 24' Jara 43' ( pen.) Bressan 69' Hollingshead 83'	Report	Rubin 20' Kreilach 86' Glad 89' Herrera 90+2' Rusnák 90+4'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 8,621 Referee: Joe Dickerson

May 29, 2021 6	Real Salt Lake	1–1	Minnesota United FC	Sandy, Utah
7:30 PM MT	Kreilach 13'	Report	Hansen 78'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 10,853 Referee: Jair Marrufo

June

June 18, 2021 7	Real Salt Lake	3–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MT	Silva 12' Kreilach 43, 90+5' Meram 85' Herrera 89' Holt 90+2' 90+7'	Report	Brown 3' White 54'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,109 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

June 23, 2021 8	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Seattle, Washington
8:00 PM MT	C. Roldan 58' Ruidíaz 76' 88' ( pen.)	Report	Luiz 39' Rusnák 79' ( pen.) Ochoa 88' Ruíz 90+6'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 24,652 Referee: Ted Unkel

June 26, 2021 9	Real Salt Lake	1–1	Houston Dynamo FC	Sandy, Utah
6:00 PM MT	Glad 11'	Report	Vera 42' Urruti 52' 66' Cerén 84'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 13,588 Referee: Nima Saghafi

July

July 3, 2021 10	Real Salt Lake	0–1	Los Angeles FC	Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MT	Brody 17' Kreilach 75' Glad 83'	Report	Baird 61' Cifuentes 69' Rossi 90+6'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,253 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

July 7, 2021 11	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0–4	Real Salt Lake	Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MT		Report	Kreilach 1, 57' Ruíz 24' Rusnák 74' ( pen.) Toia 81' Julio 90+4'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 12,009 Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Note: Vancouver Whitecaps FC is currently playing home matches at Rio Tinto Stadium (Where Real Salt Lake plays) since the start of the 2021 season because of border restrictions between the United States and Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Vancouver will play as the home team for this match.

July 17, 2021 12	Los Angeles FC	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Los Angeles, California
8:30 PM MT	Rossi 10' Murillo 62' Vela 79'	Report	Herrera 18' 77' Luiz 45+1' Kreilach 50' Besler 87'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,490 Referee: Robert Sibiga

July 21, 2021 13	Real Salt Lake	2–2	LA Galaxy	Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MT	Rusnák 9' Chang 25'	Report	Vázquez 33' Raveloson 71', 77' Kljestan 90+2'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,169 Referee: Kevin Stott

July 24, 2021 14 RMC	Real Salt Lake	3–0	Colorado Rapids	Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MT	Yarbrough 14' ( o.g.) Wood 30' Morgan 61' Rubin 76' Kreilach 88'	Report	Wilson 23' Shinyashiki 45+2' Abubakar 65'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,325 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

July 31, 2021 15	Houston Dynamo FC	0–0	Real Salt Lake	Houston, Texas
6:30 PM MT		Report	Glad 40' 87' Holt 90+2'	Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 13,462 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.

August

August 4, 2021 16	LA Galaxy	1–0	Real Salt Lake	Carson, California
8:30 PM MT	Álvarez 53'	Report	Besler 35' Toia 70' Meram 85'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 15,544 Referee: Nima Saghafi

August 7, 2021 17	Portland Timbers	3–2	Real Salt Lake	Portland, Oregon
8:30 PM MT	Asprilla 10' ( pen.) Chará 29' Mora 62' Valeri 89'	Report	Glad 6' Menéndez 13' Rusnák 40' Luiz 45+1' Herrera 48' Kreilach 80' Chang 87'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,577 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

August 14, 2021 18	Real Salt Lake	1–0	Austin FC	Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MT	Wood 32' Morgan 68'	Report	Ring 44' Cascante 49'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,506 Referee: David Gantar

August 18, 2021 19	Real Salt Lake	2–1	Houston Dynamo FC	Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MT	Meram 6' Kreilach 29' Julio 88' Rusnák 90'	Report	Picault 51'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 13,570 Referee: Jair Marrufo

August 21, 2021 20 RMC	Colorado Rapids	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MT	Rubio 64' Kaye 71' Galván 85'	Report	Toia 3' Rusnák 51' Menéndez 56' Meram 85' Kreilach 90+3'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,134 Referee: Drew Fischer

August 29, 2021 21	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	4–1	Real Salt Lake	Vancouver, British Columbia
7:00 PM MT	Silva 33' ( o.g.) Brown 40' White 53' Gauld 64' Jungwirth 69'	Report	Powder 34' Rusnák 53' Silva 55' Julio 90'	Stadium: BC Place Referee: Ramy Touchan

September

September 4, 2021 22	Real Salt Lake	3–2	FC Dallas	Sandy, Utah
7:00PM CDT ( UTC-05)	Glad 42' Herrera 45+2' Menéndez 54' Rusnák 65', 73'	Report	Jara 19' Obrian 25' Tafari 49' Ferreira 80'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,882 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

September 12, 2021 23	Los Angeles FC	3–2	Real Salt Lake	Los Angeles, California
8:30 PM MT	Arango 1', 30' Edwards 23' Duke 57' Datković 59' (o.g) Ibeagha 90+3'	Report	Datković 22' Kreilach 28' Everton 45+1' Julio 48'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,130 Referee: Ted Unkel

September 15, 2021 24	San Jose Earthquakes	3–4	Real Salt Lake	San Jose, California
8:30 PM MT	López 26', 50', 65' 69' Judson 59' Remedi 72'	Report	Besler 8' Rubin 45+2', 81' Rusnák 49' 62' Ruíz 67' Meram 71' Kreilach 75' Toia 90'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 9,636 Referee: Nima Saghafi

September 18, 2021 25	Real Salt Lake	1–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Sandy, Utah
7:00 PM MT	Luiz 33' Kreilach 41' 48' Herrera 53' Julio 85'	Report	Cissoko 45'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,850 Referee: Ismail Elfath

September 25, 2021 26	Portland Timbers	6–1	Real Salt Lake	Portland, Oregon
8:30 PM MT	Mora 27' Asprilla 36' Y. Chara 45+4', 48' D. Chara 68' Niezgoda 85' Paredes 88'	Report	Kreilach 41' Ruíz 51' Glad 73'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,579 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

September 29, 2021 27	Real Salt Lake	2–1	LA Galaxy	Sandy, Utah
7:30 PM MT	Kreilach 45' Julio 90+5'	Report	DePuy 46' Chicharito 76'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,121 Referee: Tori Penso

October

October 2, 2021 28	Austin FC	2–1	Real Salt Lake	Austin, Texas
1:30 PM MT	Domínguez 17', 55' Pereira 90+2'	Report	Kreilach 64'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

October 16, 2021 29 RMC	Real Salt Lake	3–1	Colorado Rapids	Sandy, Utah
7:30 PM MT	Kreilach 13' Rubin 56' Holt 61' Ochoa 90+6' Julio 90+6'	Report	Warner 22' Price 31' Rubio 65' Namli 73'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Kevin Stott
Note: This game was the final matchup of the 2021 MLS Season between RSL and the Colorado Rapids to compete for the Rocky Mountain Cup with a combined score of RSL winning 7–3

October 23, 2021 30	Chicago Fire FC	1–0	Real Salt Lake	Chicago, Illinois
6:00 PM MT	Herbers 29' Berić 45' Pineda 67' Gimenez 74' Gutiérrez 86'	Report		Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 31,308 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

October 27, 2021 31	FC Dallas	1–2	Real Salt Lake	Frisco, Texas
6:00 PM MT	Hedges 20' Jara 57'	Report	Kreilach 80' Rusnák 90'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 12,486 Referee: Ismail Elfath

October 30, 2021 32	Real Salt Lake	3–4	San Jose Earthquakes	Sandy, Utah
8:30 PM MT	Rusnák 9', 90+2' Glad 48' Chang 85'	Report	Alanís 27' Fierro 37' Yueill 45', 79' Wondolowski 45+3' Judson 58' Cowell 69' Espinoza 75'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,553 Referee: Jon Freemon

November

November 3, 2021 33	Real Salt Lake	1–3	Portland Timbers	Sandy, Utah
8:30 PM MT	Ruíz 36' Rusnák 88' ( pen.)	Report	Blanco 17', 45' Herrera 38' ( o.g.) Tuiloma 82' Bravo 87'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,405 Referee: Chris Penso

November 7, 2021 34	Sporting Kansas City	0–1	Real Salt Lake	Kansas City, Kansas
4:00 PM MT	Espinoza 78'	Report	Luiz 86' Herrera 90+3' Kreilach 90+5'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,022 Referee: Ted Unkel

Playoffs

November 23, 2021 First round	Seattle Sounders FC (2)	0–0 ( a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	(7) Real Salt Lake	Seattle, Washington
8:30 PM MST		Report		Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 34,012 Referee: Joseph Dickerson
	Penalties
	Ruidíaz Paulo Cissoko A. Roldan Lodeiro Rowe		Herrera Ruíz Kreilach Wood Silva Glad
Note: Real Salt Lake advanced on penalties 6–5

November 28, 2021 Conference Semi-Finals	Sporting Kansas City (3)	1–2	(7) Real Salt Lake	Kansas City, Kansas
1:00 PM MT	Russell 24' ( pen.)	Report	Luiz 49' Julio 72' Wood 90+1'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 21,650 Referee: Kevin Stott

December 4, 2021 Western Conference Final	Portland Timbers (4)	2–0	(7) Real Salt Lake	Portland, Oregon
4:00 PM MT	Mora 5' Moreno 61', 61'	Report	Herrera 58' 79' Ruíz 90+3'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Alan Kelly

Standings

Western Conference Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Colorado Rapids	34	17	7	10	51	35	+16	61	Qualification for the Playoffs Conference semifinals and CONCACAF Champions League
2	Seattle Sounders FC	34	17	8	9	53	33	+20	60	Qualification for the Playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League
3	Sporting Kansas City	34	17	10	7	58	40	+18	58	Qualification for the Playoffs first round
4	Portland Timbers	34	17	13	4	56	52	+4	55
5	Minnesota United FC	34	13	11	10	42	44	−2	49
6	Vancouver Whitecaps FC^[a]	34	12	9	13	45	45	0	49
7	Real Salt Lake	34	14	14	6	55	54	+1	48
8	LA Galaxy	34	13	12	9	50	54	−4	48
9	Los Angeles FC	34	12	13	9	53	51	+2	45
10	San Jose Earthquakes	34	10	13	11	46	54	−8	41
11	FC Dallas	34	7	15	12	47	56	−9	33
12	Austin FC	34	9	21	4	35	56	−21	31
13	Houston Dynamo FC	34	6	16	12	36	54	−18	30

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)
Notes:

^ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Minnesota United FC	34	13	11	10	42	44	−2	49
12	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	12	9	13	45	45	0	49
13	Real Salt Lake	34	14	14	6	55	54	+1	48
14	New York Red Bulls	34	13	12	9	39	33	+6	48
15	LA Galaxy	34	13	12	9	50	54	−4	48

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)

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
34	48	14	14	6	55	54	+1	9	4	4	30	21	+9	5	10	2	25	33	−8

Last updated: November 8, 2021
Source: MLS Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

U.S. Open Cup

Stats

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated December 10, 2021.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Major League Soccer		US Open Cup		Playoffs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	USA	David Ochoa	28	0	25	0	0	0	3	0
18	GK	USA	Zac MacMath	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
24	GK	USA	Jeff Dewsnup	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
51	GK	USA	Andrew Putna	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	USA	Andrew Brody	19	0	12+4	0	0	0	3	0
3	DF	CAN	Ashtone Morgan	9	0	4+4	0	0	0	0+1	0
4	DF	USA	Donny Toia	19	0	15+4	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	USA	Justen Glad	34	2	31	2	0	0	3	0
20	DF	USA	Erik Holt	18	1	14+4	1	0	0	0	0
22	DF	USA	Aaron Herrera	32	1	29	1	0	0	3	0
26	DF	TRI	Noah Powder	7	0	2+5	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	USA	Bret Halsey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF	URU	Marcelo Silva	23	0	20	0	0	0	3	0
32	DF	USA	Zack Farnsworth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	CRO	Toni Datković	8	0	7+1	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	ARG	Pablo Ruíz	32	0	24+5	0	0	0	3	0
8	MF	CRO	Damir Kreilach	36	16	32+1	16	0	0	3	0
9	MF	IRQ	Justin Meram	34	2	15+16	2	0	0	0+3	0
11	MF	SVK	Albert Rusnák	35	11	34	11	0	0	1	0
13	MF	USA	Nick Besler	28	0	18+9	0	0	0	1	0
16	MF	CUB	Maikel Chang	30	2	12+16	2	0	0	2	0
25	MF	BRA	Everton Luiz	27	0	19+6	0	0	0	2	0
29	MF	ECU	Anderson Julio	33	9	10+20	8	0	0	1+2	1
43	MF	USA	Justin Portillo	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	USA	Bobby Wood	20	3	7+10	2	0	0	0+3	1
10	FW	ARG	Jonathan Menéndez	20	1	10+7	1	0	0	2+1	0
12	FW	HON	Douglas Martínez	6	0	0+6	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	USA	Rubio Rubin	37	8	25+9	8	0	0	3	0
17	FW	USA	Chris Garcia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	USA	Bode Davis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	USA	Tate Schmitt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	USA	Milan Iloski	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW	VEN	Jeizon Ramírez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Assists and Shutouts

Stats from MLS Regular season, MLS playoffs, CONCACAF Champions league, and U.S. Open Cup are all included.
First tie-breaker for assists and shutouts is minutes played.

As of November 8, 2021 ^[10]

Assists
Rank	Player	Assists	Matches Played	Minutes Played
1	Aaron Herrera	11	29	2514
2	Albert Rusnák	11	34	3045
3	Damir Kreilach	9	33	2875
4	Jonathan Menéndez	5	17	890
5	Justin Meram	5	31	1398
6	Rubio Rubin	5	34	2238
7	Pablo Ruíz	4	29	2066
8	Andrew Brody	2	16	1078
9	Maikel Chang	2	28	1085
10	Donny Toia	2	19	1323
11	Bobby Wood	1	17	618
12	Anderson Julio	1	30	1016
13	Nick Besler	1	27	1643
14	Everton Luiz	1	25	1662

Shutouts
Rank	Player	Shutouts	Matches Played	Minutes Played
1	David Ochoa	5	25	2250
2	Zac MacMath	2	7	585
3	Andrew Putna	0	3	225

Club

Roster

Age calculated as of December 4, 2021 (The club's final matchday of the season)

As of June 18, 2021,^[11]^[12]

No.	Name	Nationality	Positions	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Seasons with club (year signed)
1	David Ochoa (HGP)	United States	GK	(2001-01-16)January 16, 2001 (aged 20)	Real Salt Lake Academy ( HGP)	3 (2019)
2	Andrew Brody	United States	DF	(1995-05-03)May 3, 1995 (aged 26)	Real Monarchs	1 (2021)
3	Ashtone Morgan	Canada	DF	(1991-02-09)February 9, 1991 (aged 30)	Toronto FC	2 (2020)
4	Donny Toia	United States	DF	(1992-05-28)May 28, 1992 (aged 29)	Orlando City SC	4 (2011, 2019)
6	Pablo Ruíz	Argentina	MF	(1998-12-20)December 20, 1998 (aged 22)	San Luis	4 (2018)
7	Bobby Wood	United States	FW	(1992-11-15)November 15, 1992 (aged 29)	Hamburger SV	1 (2021)
8	Damir Kreilach	Croatia	MF	(1989-04-16)April 16, 1989 (aged 32)	Union Berlin	4 (2018)
9	Justin Meram	Iraq	MF	(1988-12-04)December 4, 1988 (aged 33)	Atlanta United FC	2 (2020)
10	Jonathan Menéndez	Argentina	FW	(1994-03-05)March 5, 1994 (aged 27)	Independiente	1 (2021)
11	Albert Rusnák ( DP)	Slovakia	MF	(1994-07-07)July 7, 1994 (aged 27)	FC Groningen	5 (2017)
12	Douglas Martínez	Honduras	FW	(1997-06-05)June 5, 1997 (aged 24)	Real Monarchs	3 (2019)
13	Nick Besler	United States	MF	(1993-05-07)May 7, 1993 (aged 28)	Real Monarchs	5 (2017)
14	Rubio Rubin	United States	FW	(1996-03-01)March 1, 1996 (aged 25)	San Diego Loyal SC	1 (2021)
15	Justen Glad (HGP)	United States	DF	(1997-02-28)February 28, 1997 (aged 24)	Real Salt Lake Academy ( HGP)	8 (2014)
16	Maikel Chang	Cuba	MF	(1991-04-18)April 18, 1991 (aged 30)	Real Monarchs	2 (2020)
17	Chris Garcia ( HGP)	United States	FW	(2003-01-13)January 13, 2003 (aged 18)	Real Salt Lake Academy ( HGP)	2 (2020)
18	Zac MacMath	United States	GK	(1991-08-07)August 7, 1991 (aged 30)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2 (2020)
19	Bode Davis	United States	FW	(2002-02-22)February 22, 2002 (aged 19)	Real Monarchs	1 (2021)
20	Erik Holt (HGP)	United States	DF	(1996-09-06)September 6, 1996 (aged 25)	Real Salt Lake Academy ( HGP)	3 (2019)
21	Tate Schmitt (HGP)	United States	FW	(1997-05-28)May 28, 1997 (aged 24)	Real Salt Lake Academy ( HGP)	3 (2019)
22	Aaron Herrera (HGP)	United States	DF	(1997-06-06)June 6, 1997 (aged 24)	Real Salt Lake Academy ( HGP)	4 (2018)
23	Milan Iloski (HGP)	United States	FW	(1999-07-29)July 29, 1999 (aged 22)	Real Salt Lake Academy ( HGP)	2 (2020)
24	Jeff Dewsnup (HGP)	United States	GK	(2004-05-21)May 21, 2004 (aged 17)	Real Salt Lake Academy ( HGP)	1 (2021)
25	Everton Luiz	Brazil	MF	(1988-05-24)May 24, 1988 (aged 33)	S.P.A.L.	3 (2019)
26	Noah Powder	Trinidad and Tobago	DF	(1998-10-27)October 27, 1998 (aged 23)	Real Monarchs	1 (2021)
27	Bret Halsey (GA)	United States	DF	(2000-06-01)June 1, 2000 (aged 21)	Virginia Cavaliers	1 (2021)
28	Jeizon Ramírez (DP)	Venezuela	FW	(2001-03-24)March 24, 2001 (aged 20)	Deportivo Táchira F.C.	2 (2020)
29	Anderson Julio	Ecuador	MF	(1996-05-31)May 31, 1996 (aged 25)	Atlético San Luis (on loan)	1 (2021)
30	Marcelo Silva	Uruguay	DF	(1989-03-21)March 21, 1989 (aged 32)	Real Zaragoza	5 (2017)
32	Zack Farnsworth (HGP)	United States	DF	(2002-07-13)July 13, 2002 (aged 19)	Real Salt Lake Academy ( HGP)	1 (2021)
43	Justin Portillo	United States	MF	(1992-09-09)September 9, 1992 (aged 29)	Real Monarchs	3 (2019)
44	Toni Datković	Croatia	DF	(1993-11-06)November 6, 1993 (aged 28)	Aris Thessaloniki	1 (2021)
51	Andrew Putna	United States	GK	(1994-10-21)October 21, 1994 (aged 27)	Real Monarchs	4 (2018)

Transfers

As of September 22, 2021''^[11]

In

Player	Position	Previous Club	Fees/Notes	Date	Notes	Ref.
Bode Davis	FW	Real Monarchs	Free transfer	September 22, 2020		^[13]
Noah Powder	DF	Real Monarchs	Free transfer	September 24, 2020		^[14]
Andrew Brody	DF	Real Monarchs	Free transfer	September 25, 2020		^[15]
Rubio Rubin	FW	San Diego Loyal SC	Undisclosed	January 7, 2021		^[16]
Jeff Dewsnup	GK	RSL Academy	Homegrown player	January 7, 2021		^[17]
Bobby Wood	FW	Hamburger SV	Undisclosed	April 2, 2021	Joined Club on June 3, 2021	^[18]
Jonathan Menéndez	FW	Independiente	Undisclosed	May 29, 2021		^[19]
Toni Datković	DF	Aris Thessaloniki	Undisclosed	June 2, 2021		^[20]
Zack Farnsworth	DF	RSL Academy	Homegrown Player	June 16, 2021		^[21]

MLS Drafts

Player	Position	Acquired From	Fees/Notes	Date	Ref.
Bret Halsey	DF	Virginia Cavaliers	SuperDraft, 1st Round, Pick 7	January 21, 2021	^[22]
Elijah Amo	MF	Louisville Cardinals	SuperDraft, 2nd Round, Pick 34	January 21, 2021	^[23]
Aris Briggs	FW	Georgia State Panthers	SuperDraft, 3nd Round, Pick 61	January 21, 2021	^[24]
Rene White	FW	NJIT Highlanders	SuperDraft, Compensatory Pick, Pick 84	January 21, 2021	^[25]

Out

Player	Position	Next Club	Fees/Notes	Date
Sam Johnson	FW	Sabah	Mutual Agreement	October 31, 2020
Nedum Onuoha	DF	Retired		November 8, 2020
Luke Mulholland	MF	Retired		November 8, 2020
Alvin Jones	DF		Option Declined^[OPT]	November 30, 2020
Luis Arriaga	MF	North Carolina FC	Option Declined^[OPT]	November 30, 2020
Giuseppe Rossi	FW	SPAL	Option Declined^[OPT]	November 30, 2020
Julián Vázquez	FW	Las Vegas Lights	Option Declined^[OPT]	November 30, 2020
Kyle Beckerman	MF	Retired		December 21, 2020
Corey Baird	FW	Los Angeles FC	$500,000 + int'l roster spot	January 11, 2021

Notes

^
Option Declined (OPT): Players who have had their option declined may still be resigned by the club under a new contract.
^
Free Agent (FREE): Players who are out of contract may still be resigned by the club under a new contract.

Loans

In

Player	Position	Loaned From	Fees/Notes	Date
Anderson Julio	FW	Atlético San Luis	Loan for entire 2021 season	March 12, 2021

Out

Player	Position	Loaned To	Fees/Notes	Date
Tate Schmitt	FW	Phoenix Rising	Loan for the remainder of the 2021 season	June 10, 2021
Chris Garcia	FW	Ljungskile SK	Loan for the entire 2021 Superettan season (Nov 2021)	August 10, 2021
Douglas Martínez	FW	San Diego Loyal	Loan for the remainder of the 2021 season	August 23, 2021

Trialist

Player	Position	Previous team	Notes	Date	Result

References

^ ESPN. "Major League Soccer pushes season start date back to April 17". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
^ MLS Digital Staff. "Explaining the 2021 MLS regular season schedule structure". SportingKC.com. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
^ Vejar, Alex. "RSL announces increase in fan capacity for home games". SLTrib.com. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
^ Communications, RSL. "Real Salt Lake Icon Kyle Beckerman Announces His Retirement". RSL.com. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
^ Walker, Sean. "MLS commish 'optimistic' in sale of Real Salt Lake to local investors by end of year". KSL.com. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
^ Meyer, Taran. "Jersey Numbers, Rosters and More Ahead of RSL vs. Republic FC". RSL.com. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
^ Bogert, Tom. "Real Salt Lake 2021 Season Preview". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ MLSsoccer.com Staff. "Real Salt Lake, head coach Freddy Juarez part ways midseason". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ Butler, Dylan. "Five moments that defined MLS Decision Day 2021". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ "Major League Soccer Season Statistics". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Roster". rsl.com. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
^ "RSL Signs Justin Portillo from Real Monarchs SLC". rslsoapbox.com. February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
^ RSL Communications (September 22, 2020). "Real Salt Lake Signs Bode Davis for 2021". RSL.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
^ RSL Communications (September 24, 2020). "Real Salt Lake Signs Noah Powder for 2021". RSL.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
^ RSL Communications (September 25, 2020). "Real Salt Lake Signs Andrew Brody for 2021". RSL.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
^ RSL Communications (January 7, 2021). "Real Salt Lake Signs Former U.S. International Rubio Rubin". RSL.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
^ RSL Communications (January 11, 2021). "RSL Signs RSL Academy Goalkeeper Jeff Dewsnup". RSL.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
^ RSL Communications (April 2, 2021). "RSL Signs Forward Bobby Wood". RSL.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
^ RSL Communications (May 29, 2021). "Real Salt Lake Acquires Jonathan Menéndez". RSL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
^ RSL Communications (June 2, 2021). "Real Salt Lake Signs Defender Toni Datković". RSL.com. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ RSL Communications (June 17, 2021). "Real Salt Lake Inks Zack Farnsworth to Homegrown Contract". RSL.com. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ SoccerWire.com (January 22, 2021). "Full results from the 2021 MLS SuperDraft". SoccerWire.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
^ SoccerWire.com (January 22, 2021). "Full results from the 2021 MLS SuperDraft". SoccerWire.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
^ SoccerWire.com (January 22, 2021). "Full results from the 2021 MLS SuperDraft". SoccerWire.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
^ SoccerWire.com (January 22, 2021). "Full results from the 2021 MLS SuperDraft". SoccerWire.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

[table_note_VAN0.60804722439872-10] Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

[cnote_Note_OPT] 
Option Declined (OPT): Players who have had their option declined may still be resigned by the club under a new contract.

[cnote_Note_FREE] 
Free Agent (FREE): Players who are out of contract may still be resigned by the club under a new contract.

[1] ESPN. "Major League Soccer pushes season start date back to April 17". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 9, 2021.

[2] MLS Digital Staff. "Explaining the 2021 MLS regular season schedule structure". SportingKC.com. Retrieved May 9, 2021.

[3] Vejar, Alex. "RSL announces increase in fan capacity for home games". SLTrib.com. Retrieved May 9, 2021.

[4] Communications, RSL. "Real Salt Lake Icon Kyle Beckerman Announces His Retirement". RSL.com. Retrieved May 8, 2021.

[5] Walker, Sean. "MLS commish 'optimistic' in sale of Real Salt Lake to local investors by end of year". KSL.com. Retrieved May 8, 2021.

[6] Meyer, Taran. "Jersey Numbers, Rosters and More Ahead of RSL vs. Republic FC". RSL.com. Retrieved May 9, 2021.

[7] Bogert, Tom. "Real Salt Lake 2021 Season Preview". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

[8] MLSsoccer.com Staff. "Real Salt Lake, head coach Freddy Juarez part ways midseason". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

[9] Butler, Dylan. "Five moments that defined MLS Decision Day 2021". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

[11] "Major League Soccer Season Statistics". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved March 2, 2020.

[players-12] "Roster". rsl.com. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

[Portillo-13] "RSL Signs Justin Portillo from Real Monarchs SLC". rslsoapbox.com. February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.

[14] RSL Communications (September 22, 2020). "Real Salt Lake Signs Bode Davis for 2021". RSL.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

[15] RSL Communications (September 24, 2020). "Real Salt Lake Signs Noah Powder for 2021". RSL.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

[16] RSL Communications (September 25, 2020). "Real Salt Lake Signs Andrew Brody for 2021". RSL.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

[17] RSL Communications (January 7, 2021). "Real Salt Lake Signs Former U.S. International Rubio Rubin". RSL.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

[18] RSL Communications (January 11, 2021). "RSL Signs RSL Academy Goalkeeper Jeff Dewsnup". RSL.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

[19] RSL Communications (April 2, 2021). "RSL Signs Forward Bobby Wood". RSL.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

[20] RSL Communications (May 29, 2021). "Real Salt Lake Acquires Jonathan Menéndez". RSL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

[21] RSL Communications (June 2, 2021). "Real Salt Lake Signs Defender Toni Datković". RSL.com. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[22] RSL Communications (June 17, 2021). "Real Salt Lake Inks Zack Farnsworth to Homegrown Contract". RSL.com. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[23] SoccerWire.com (January 22, 2021). "Full results from the 2021 MLS SuperDraft". SoccerWire.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

[24] SoccerWire.com (January 22, 2021). "Full results from the 2021 MLS SuperDraft". SoccerWire.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

[25] SoccerWire.com (January 22, 2021). "Full results from the 2021 MLS SuperDraft". SoccerWire.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

[26] SoccerWire.com (January 22, 2021). "Full results from the 2021 MLS SuperDraft". SoccerWire.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

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v t e Real Salt Lake
Founded 2004 Based in Sandy, Utah
Franchise	History Seasons Records Players
Stadiums	America First Field Rice–Eccles Stadium
Affiliated clubs	Real Monarchs MLSNP Utah Royals FC NWSL Utah Royals FC Reserves WPSL
Culture / supporters	Branden Steineckert
Rivalries	Rocky Mountain Cup
Key personnel	Owners David Blitzer Ryan Smith Head coach Pablo Mastroeni Former executives Dave Checketts Dean Howes Dell Loy Hansen
Seasons	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e 2021 MLS season by team
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Western	Austin FC Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps