2026 Austin FC II season

Austin FC II
2026 season
ChairmanAnthony Precourt
Head coachJason Shackell
StadiumParmer Field
MLSNPFrontier Division:4th
Western Conference:8th
MLSNP:17th
Top goalscorerJorge Alastuey (2 goals)
Biggest winATX 1–0 NTX (4/15)
Biggest defeatATX 2 – 4 MNU (3/1)
All statistics correct as of 00:00, March 17, 2026 (UTC).

The 2026 Austin FC II season is the club's fourth season in MLS Next Pro, the third tier of soccer in the United States. They play in the league's Western Conference. Austin FC II finished in 9th place in the Western Conference and 15th overall in the 2025 MLS Next Pro season, failing to qualify for the playoffs.

Background

Austin FC started playing in the MLS Western Conference in 2021. In August 2022 it was announced that they would launch a MLS Next Pro team for the 2023 season.[1] Austin FC II first season was the 2023 season, where they finished the season 2nd in the Western Conference and went on to win the 2023 MLS Next Pro Cup.[2]

Season

Preseason

On November 21, 2025, Austin FC II announced they had named Jason Shackell the new head coach. Shackell has been a member of the academy coaching staff since 2021.[3] On January 15, 2026, Austin FC II announced their first new signing for the season, bringing on Senegalese forward Ibrahima Sall through the 2027 season with a one year option. Sall joined Austin from Serie D club SSD San Nicolò Notaresco.[4] On the same day, Austin also announced the signing of goalkeeper Erik Lauta as a free agent through the 2027 season. Lauta spent his first professional season with Huntsville City FC.[5] On January 27, Austin announced they had loaned Antonio Gomez to USL Championship side Sporting Club Jacksonville for the duration of the 2026 season.[6] On February 3, Austin announced two more roster moves as they prepare for 2026 season. Austin traded Bonachera to Sant Andreu[7] and signed Evan Watt through the 2027 season.[8] On February 6, Austin FC II announced they had signed both 2026 MLS SuperDraft pick, forward Stefan Dobrijevic and midfielder Patrick Cayelli. Both players are on two year contacts taking them through the 2027 season, with options for 2028.[9] On February 12, Austin FC II announced the signing of defender Neo Che. Che is signed to a three year contract, through the 2028 season.[10] Austin FC II signed Kosovar defender Dren Dobruna on February 20, bringing the left back on with a guarantee through the 2027 season and club option for 2028.[11] Prior to the first game, Austin announced updates for the 2026 roster. First team defender Riley Thomas, goalkeeper Damian Las, forward CJ Fodrey, midfielder Micah Burton, and midfielder Ervin Torres signed loans for the 2026 season. In addition academy players Defender Chuy Moreno, goalkeeper Cooper Roney, goalkeeper Liam Flynn, defender Vona Dievbiere, midfielder Landry Moncrief, defender Ryan Klinger, winger Aiden Hale, and defender Sebastian Seiterle signed amateur agreements.[12]

Early season

Austin played their first match of the season on March 1, falling 2–4 to Minnesota United FC 2. Both of Austin goals were scored by Spanish midfielder Jorge Alastuey.[13] Austin earned their first point of the season in a 2–2 draw versus Ventura County FC, but failed to secure the second point falling 2–3 in the shootout. Goals for Austin were scored by Riley in the 19th minute and Sall in the 43rd minute.[14] Austin earned their first win of the season against cross state rivals North Texas SC 1–0 on a goal by Barro.[15]

Management team

Position Name
Chairman Anthony Precourt
Sporting Director Rodolfo Borrell[16]
Head coach Jason Shackell [3]
Head coach Omar Jarun [17]
Goalkeeping coach Peter Davis[18]

Roster

As of March 14, 2026.

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Charlie Farrar Goalkeeper (age 22) 2025 UNC Asheville 2 0
12 Damian Las Goalkeeper (2002-04-11) April 11, 2002 2026 Austin FC 0 0
13 Erik Lauta Goalkeeper (2003-07-06) July 6, 2003 2026 Huntsville City FC 1 0
40 Liam Flynn Goalkeeper 2026 Austin FC Academy 0 0
41 Cooper Roney Goalkeeper 2026 Austin FC Academy 0 0
Defenders
2 Riley Thomas DF (2002-03-15) March 15, 2002 2025 North Carolina 3 1
3 Dren Dobruna DF (2005-07-29) July 29, 2005 2026 Dayton 0 0
4 Evan Watt DF (2003-08-08) August 8, 2003 2026 Weymouth F.C. 3 0
5 Jules Bery DF (2004-01-04) January 4, 2004 2025 Monaco U–21 3 0
14 Daniel Cieśla DF (2005-01-07) January 7, 2005 2025 Nieciecza 3 0
17 Batuhan Arıcı DF (2003-01-20) January 20, 2003 2025 Ümraniyespor 0 0
23 Neo Che DF (2007-01-07) January 7, 2007 2026 Ingolstadt Academy 0 0
42 Chuy Moreno DF 2026 Austin FC Academy 0 0
45 Ryan Klinger DF 2026 Austin FC Academy 0 0
46 Vona Dievbiere DF 2026 Austin FC Academy 0 0
47 Sebastian Seiterie DF 2026 Austin FC Academy 0 0
Midfielders
6 Djakaria Barro MF (2002-01-12) January 12, 2002 2025 RCD Mallorca B 3 1
7 Diego Abarca MF (2005-06-19) June 19, 2005 2024 El Paso Locomotive FC 3 0
8 Adrián González MF (2003-06-23) June 23, 2003 2025 Columbus Crew 2 2 0
10 Jorge Alastuey MF (2003-05-14) May 14, 2003 2025 LKS Lodz 2 2
16 Marcel Ruszel MF (2004-06-21) June 21, 2004 2025 Stal Stalowa Wola 2 0
18 Patrick Cayelli MF (2004-01-07) January 7, 2004 2026 Pennsylvania 3 0
20 Mo Badawiya MF (2007-11-14) November 14, 2007 2025 Austin FC Academy 3 0
24 Kenan Hot MF (2004-03-16) March 16, 2004 2026 Duke 2 0
32 Micah Burton MF (2006-03-26) March 26, 2006 2023 Austin FC 3 0
38 Ervin Torres MF (2007-11-14) November 14, 2007 2023 Austin FC Academy 1 0
43 Landry Moncrief MF 2026 Austin FC Academy 1 0
Forward
9 Vlad Dănciuțiu FW (2006-07-11) July 11, 2006 2025 Udinese U-20 2 0
11 Patrick Gryczewski FW (2003-03-25) March 25, 2003 2025 Rhode Islands 0 0
19 CJ Fodrey FW (2004-02-10) February 10, 2004 2023 Austin FC 0 0
21 Stefan Dobrijevic FW (2003-10-18) October 18, 2003 2026 Akron 3 0
22 Ibrahima Sall FW (2005-05-21) May 21, 2005 2026 Notaresco 2 0
44 Aiden Hale FW 2026 Austin FC Academy 1 0

Transfers

In

Date Position No. Name From Fee Ref.
January 15, 2026 FW 22 Ibrahima Sall Notaresco Free [4]
January 15, 2026 GK 13 Erik Lauta Huntsville City FC Free [5]
February 3, 2026 DF 4 Evan Watt Weymouth F.C. Free [8]
February 6, 2026 FW 21 Stefan Dobrijevic Akron Drafted [9]
February 6, 2026 MF 18 Patrick Cayelli Pennsylvania Drafted [9]
February 12, 2026 DF 23 Neo Che Ingolstadt Academy Free [10]
February 20, 2026 DF 3 Dren Dobruna Dayton Free [11]
March 6, 2026 MF 24 Kenan Hot Duke Free [19]

Loan In

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
2 MF Riley Thomas Austin FC February 27, 2026 December 31, 2026 [12]
12 MF Damian Las Austin FC February 27, 2026 December 31, 2026 [12]
19 MF CJ Fodrey Austin FC February 27, 2026 December 31, 2026 [12]
32 MF Micah Burton Austin FC February 27, 2026 December 31, 2026 [12]
38 MF Ervin Torres Austin FC February 27, 2026 December 31, 2026 [12]

Amateur agreements

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
40 GK Liam Flynn Austin FC Academy February 27, 2026 December 31, 2026 [12]
41 GK Cooper Roney Austin FC Academy February 27, 2026 December 31, 2026 [12]
42 DF Chuy Moreno Austin FC Academy February 27, 2026 December 31, 2026 [12]
43 MF Landry Moncrief Austin FC Academy February 27, 2026 December 31, 2026 [12]
44 FW Aiden Hale Austin FC Academy February 27, 2026 December 31, 2026 [12]
45 DF Ryan Klinger Austin FC Academy February 27, 2026 December 31, 2026 [12]
46 DF Vona Dievbiere Austin FC Academy February 27, 2026 December 31, 2026 [12]
47 DF Sebastian Seiterie Austin FC Academy February 27, 2026 December 31, 2026 [12]

Out

Date Position No. Name To Type Fee Ref.
January 21, 2024 FW 9 Peter Grogan Athlone Town Mutual Agreement [20]
February 3, 2024 DF 3 Rubén Bonachera UE Sant Andreu Trade [7]

Loan out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
4 DF Antonio Gomez Sporting Club Jacksonville January 27, 2026 December 31, 2026 [6]

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason

Win SOW SOL Loss
Date Opponent Venue Location Result[a] Scorers
January 31 Houston Christian Parmer Field Austin, Texas
February 7 Houston Dynamo 2 SaberCats Stadium Houston, Texas
February 11 Incarnate Word Parmer Field Austin, Texas
February 15 St. Louis City 2 Parmer Field Austin, Texas
February 22 Corpus Christi FC Parmer Field Austin, Texas
  1. ^ Austin FC II's score written first

Competitive fixtures

Major League Soccer Regular Season

Main article: 2026 MLS Next Pro season


Matches

Win SOW SOL Loss
Matchday Date Opponent Venue Location Result[a] Scorers Position
1 March 1 Minnesota United FC 2 Parmer Field Austin, Texas 2-4 Jorge Alastuey 73', 87' 11th Western Conf.
2 March 8 Ventura County FC Parmer Field Austin, Texas 2–2
2-3 (p) 		Riley 19'
Sall 43' 		10th Western Conf.
3 March 15 North Texas SC Parmer Field Austin, Texas 1–0 Barro 38' 8th Western Conf.
4 March 22 Tacoma Defiance Starfire Sports Tukwila, Washington
5 April 12 Houston Dynamo 2 Parmer Field Austin, Texas
6 April 18 Ventura County FC William Rolland Stadium Thousand Oaks, California
7 May 2 North Texas SC Choctaw Stadium Arlington, Texas
8 May 10 Tacoma Defiance Parmer Field Austin, Texas
9 May 13 Colorado Rapids 2 TBD
10 May 17 St. Louis City 2 Parmer Field Austin, Texas
11 May 22 Sporting Kansas City II Swope Soccer Village Kansas City, Missouri
12 June 7 Los Angeles FC 2 Parmer Field Austin, Texas
13 June 13 Minnesota United FC 2 National Sports Center Blaine, Minnesota
14 June 21 Sporting Kansas City II Parmer Field Austin, Texas
15 June 28 St. Louis City 2 Energizer Park St. Louis, Missouri
16 July 5 Colorado Rapids 2 Parmer Field Austin, Texas
17 July 12 Minnesota United FC 2 Parmer Field Austin, Texas
18 July 22 Whitecaps FC 2 Swangard Stadium Burnaby, Canada
19 July 26 Houston Dynamo 2 SaberCats Stadium Houston, Texas
20 August 2 San Jose Earthquakes II TBD
21 August 9 Sporting Kansas City II Parmer Field Austin, Texas
22 August 16 Whitecaps FC 2 Parmer Field Austin, Texas
23 August 19 North Texas SC Choctaw Stadium Arlington, Texas
24 August 23 San Jose Earthquakes II Parmer Field Austin, Texas
25 August 30 Portland Timbers 2 Providence Park Portland, Oregon
26 September 4 Houston Dynamo 2 SaberCats Stadium Houston, Texas
27 September 13 Colorado Rapids 2 Parmer Field Austin, Texas
1 September 20 St. Louis City 2 Energizer Park St. Louis, Missouri
  1. ^ Austin FC II's score written first

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLSNP MLSNP Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  DEN Charlie Farrar 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF  USA Riley Thomas 3 1 3+0 1 0+0 0
3 DF  KOS Dren Dobruna 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF  USA Evan Watt 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF  FRA Jules Bery 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF  CIV Djakaria Barro 3 1 3+0 1 0+0 0
7 MF  USA Diego Abarca 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0
8 MF  MEX Adrián González 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW  ROU Vlad Dǎnciuțiu 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
10 MF  ESP Jorge Alastuey 2 2 2+0 2 0+0 0
11 FW  USA Patrick Gryczewski 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 GK  USA Damian Las 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 GK  USA Erik Lauta 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF  POL Daniel Cieśla 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0
16 MF  USA Marcel Ruszel 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
17 DF  TUR Batuhan Arıcı 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF  USA Patrick Cayelli 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW  USA CJ Fodrey 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF  USA Mo Badawiya 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0
21 FW  USA Stefan Dobrijevic 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
22 FW  GHA Ibrahima Sall 2 1 1+1 1 0+0 0
23 DF  USA Neo Che 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF  USA Kenan Hot 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
32 MF  USA Micah Burton 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
38 MF  USA Ervin Torres 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
40 GK  USA Liam Flynn 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
41 GK  USA Cooper Roney 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 DF  USA Chuy Moreno 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
43 MF  USA Landry Moncrief 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
44 FW  USA Aiden Hale 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
45 DF  USA Ryan Klinger 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
46 DF  USA Vona Dievbiere 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
47 DF  USA Sebastian Seiterie 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Top scorers

Rank Position Number Name MLSNP MLSNP Playoffs Total
1 MF 10 Jorge Alastuey 2 0 2
2 DF 2 Riley Thomas 1 0 1
MF 6 Djakaria Barro 1 0
FW 22 Ibrahima Sall 1 0
Total 5 0 5

Top assists

Rank Position Number Name MLSNP MLSNP Playoffs Total
1 DF 5 Jules Bery 1 0 1
MF 6 Djakaria Barro 1 0
FW 21 Stefan Dobrijevic 1 0
Total 3 0 3

Clean sheets

Rank Number Name MLSNP MLSNP Playoffs Total
1 1 Charlie Farrar 1 0 1
Total 1 0 1

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Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player MLSNP MLSNP Playoffs Total
     
1 GK Charlie Farrar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Riley Thomas 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
3 DF Dren Dobruna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Evan Watt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Jules Bery 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 MF Djakaria Barro 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 MF Diego Abarca 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF Adrián González 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 FW Vlad Dǎnciuțiu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Jorge Alastuey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Patrick Gryczewski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK Damian Las 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Erik Lauta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Daniel Cieśla 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 MF Marcel Ruszel 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 MF Batuhan Arıcı 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Patrick Cayelli 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 FW CJ Fodrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Mo Badawiya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Stefan Dobrijevic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW Ibrahima Sall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Neo Che 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF Micah Burton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
38 MF Ervin Torres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK Liam Flynn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 GK Cooper Roney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF Chuy Moreno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 MF Landry Moncrief 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 FW Aiden Hale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 DF Ryan Klinger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 DF Vona Dievbiere 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 DF Sebastian Seiterie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 11 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 1


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