New York City FC Announce Roster Moves for 2025
December 5, 2024 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
New York City FC News Release
New York City FC today announced its roster options ahead of the 2025 season.
Four players have had their options exercised for 2025: Thiago Andrade, Luis Barraza, Alex Rando, and Tomas Romero.
The Club declined the option of Rio Hope-Gund.
Maxi Moralez is out of contract at the end of 2024 but the Club remains in discussions with Moralez about his future.
"Although we are disappointed with how our season came to an end, we are proud to have bounced back and returned to the playoffs, which we believe is our standard as an organization," said Sporting Director David Lee. "As we look forward to 2025, we believe we have a strong roster that can help us compete for titles. I would like to thank all the players for their commitment this season."
The following players are under contract for the 2025 season:
Goalkeepers (4): Luis Barraza, Matt Freese, Alex Rando, Tomas Romero
Defenders (8): Drew Baiera, Tayvon Gray, Mitja Ilenič, Thiago Martins, Christian McFarlane, Kevin O'Toole, Birk Risa, Strahinja Tanasijević
Midfielders (10): Nicolas Acevedo, Maximo Carrizo, Justin Haak, Maxi Moralez, Keaton Parks, Andrés Perea, James Sands, Jonathan Shore, Santiago Rodriguez, Hannes Wolf
Forwards (9): Thiago Andrade, Mounsef Bakrar, Julian Fernandez, Malachi Jones, Talles Magno, Alonso Martinez, Jovan Mijatović, Agustín Ojeda, Zidane Yañez
• Discuss this story on the Major League Soccer message board...
Major League Soccer Stories from December 5, 2024
- Sounders FC Draws Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético Madrid and Botafogo in Group B at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 - Seattle Sounders FC
- Inter Miami CF Academy: The Next Generation Holds a Promise - Inter Miami CF
- New York City FC Announce Roster Moves for 2025 - New York City FC
- Inter Miami CF Opponents Revealed for FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ Group Stage - Inter Miami CF
- Contract Extension for Defender Ousman Jabang - Club de Foot Montreal
- Chris Albright Preparing for Busy Offseason as Calendar Nears Formal Flip to 2025 - FC Cincinnati
- Legendary LA Rapper Warren G to Perform at 2024 MLS Cup; LA Galaxy Announce Additional Programming Details for Saturday, December 7 - LA Galaxy
- The FIFA Club World Cup 2025© Draw Takes Place at 1 p.m. ET Today - D.C. United
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent New York City FC Stories
- New York City FC Acquires $50,000 in GAM from Austin FC
- New York City FC Confirms Traveling Preseason Roster
- New York City FC Signs Goalkeeper Greg Ranjitsingh
- New York City FC Re-Signs Midfielder Maxi Moralez
- New York City FC Signs Defender Prince Amponsah to a Homegrown Contract