2024 Toronto FC season

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Toronto FC
2024 season
OwnerMaple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
PresidentBill Manning
Head coachJohn Herdman
StadiumBMO Field
Toronto, Ontario
Major League SoccerTBD
Canadian ChampionshipQuarter-finals
Leagues CupGroup stage
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2025 →

The 2024 Toronto FC season is the 18th season in the history of Toronto FC, and the first full season under head coach John Herdman.

Squad

As of April 24, 2024[1]

No. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Sean Johnson United States GK (1989-05-31) May 31, 1989 (age 34) 2023 United States New York City FC
18 Greg Ranjitsingh Trinidad and TobagoCanada GK (1993-07-18) July 18, 1993 (age 30) 2022
MLS Pool
90 Luka Gavran Canada GK (2000-05-09) May 9, 2000 (age 23) 2023 Canada Toronto FC II
Defenders
5 Kevin Long Republic of Ireland
CB
(1990-08-18) August 18, 1990 (age 33) 2024 England Birmingham City
6 Aimé Mabika ZambiaUnited States
CB
(1998-10-16) October 16, 1998 (age 25) 2023 United States Inter Miami CF
15 Nicksoen Gomis France
LB
(2002-03-15) March 15, 2002 (age 22) 2024 England Sheffield United
17 Sigurd Rosted Norway
CB
(1994-07-22) July 22, 1994 (age 29) 2023 Denmark Brøndby IF
19 Kobe Franklin Canada
RB
(2003-05-10) May 10, 2003 (age 20) 2023 Canada Toronto FC II
22 Richie Laryea Canada
RB
(1995-01-07) January 7, 1995 (age 29) 2024 England Nottingham Forest
26 Luke Singh (loaned out) Trinidad and TobagoCanada
CB
(2000-09-12) September 12, 2000 (age 23) 2021 Canada Toronto FC II
27 Shane O'Neill United StatesRepublic of Ireland
CB
(1993-09-02) September 2, 1993 (age 30) 2022 United States Seattle Sounders FC
28 Raoul Petretta ItalyGermany
LB
(1997-03-24) March 24, 1997 (age 27) 2023 Turkey Kasımpaşa
51 Adam Pearlman CanadaSouth Africa
CB
(2005-04-05) April 5, 2005 (age 19) 2024 Canada Toronto FC II
Midfielders
7 Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty Canada
RB
(2004-06-16) June 16, 2004 (age 19) 2020 Canada Toronto FC II
8 Matty Longstaff England MF (2000-03-21) March 21, 2000 (age 24) 2024 England Newcastle United
14 Alonso Coello Spain MF (1999-10-12) October 12, 1999 (age 24) 2023 Canada Toronto FC II
20 Deiby Flores Honduras MF (1996-06-16) June 16, 1996 (age 27) 2024 Hungary Fehérvár
21 Jonathan Osorio Canada
CM
(1992-06-12) June 12, 1992 (age 31) 2013 Canada SC Toronto
23 Brandon Servania United States MF (1999-03-12) March 12, 1999 (age 25) 2023 United States FC Dallas
47 Kosi Thompson Canada MF (2003-01-27) January 27, 2003 (age 21) 2022 Canada Toronto FC II
Forwards
9 Ayo Akinola CanadaUnited States
ST
(2000-01-20) January 20, 2000 (age 24) 2018 Canada Toronto FC II
10 Federico Bernardeschi Italy
RW
(1994-02-16) February 16, 1994 (age 30) 2022 Italy Juventus
11 Derrick Etienne Jr. HaitiUnited States FW (1996-11-25) November 25, 1996 (age 27) 2024 United States Atlanta United FC
12 Cassius Mailula South Africa FW (2001-06-12) June 12, 2001 (age 22) 2023
Mamelodi Sundowns
16 Tyrese Spicer Trinidad and Tobago FW (2000-12-04) December 4, 2000 (age 23) 2023 United States Lipscomb Bisons
24 Lorenzo Insigne Italy LW (1991-06-04) June 4, 1991 (age 32) 2022 Italy Napoli
29 Deandre Kerr Canada FW (2002-11-29) November 29, 2002 (age 21) 2022 United States Syracuse Orange
77 Jordan Perruzza Canada FW (2001-01-16) January 16, 2001 (age 23) 2021 Canada Toronto FC II
83 Hugo Mbongue (loaned out) Canada FW (2004-07-27) July 27, 2004 (age 19) 2022 Canada Toronto FC II
99 Prince Owusu Germany FW (1997-01-07) January 7, 1997 (age 27) 2023 Germany Jahn Regensburg

Players no longer on roster

No. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Departure Next club
11 Latif Blessing Ghana MF (1996-12-30) December 30, 1996 (age 27) Traded
Houston Dynamo
79 Andrei Dumitru Canada MF (2006-10-28) October 28, 2006 (age 17) Short-term loan Canada Toronto FC II
73 Jesús Batiz Honduras FW (1999-06-14) June 14, 1999 (age 24) Short-term loan Canada Toronto FC II

Roster slots

Toronto is allocated 8+3 international roster slots and three Designated Player slots available for use in the 2024 season. Beginning in 2022, MLS added three non-tradeable international roster spots to the Canadian franchises to compensate for the more complicated residency requirements compared to in the United States; players occupying these additional roster spots were required to have played and been registered with a Canadian MLS club for at least one full year.[2] In February 2024, they acquired an additional international roster slot from CF Montréal in exchange for $50,000 in GAM in 2024 and $125,000 in GAM in 2025.[3] Later in February 2024, they acquired another international roster slot from FC Cincinnati in exchange for $25,000 in 2024 GAM and $150,000 in 2025 GAM.[4]

Transfers

Note: All figures in United States dollars.

In

Transferred in

No. Pos. Player From Fee/notes Date Source
16 FW Trinidad and Tobago Tyrese Spicer United States Lipscomb Bisons Selected in 2024 MLS SuperDraft December 19, 2023 [5]
20 MF Honduras Deiby Flores Hungary Fehérvár Signed January 9, 2024 [6]
5 DF Republic of Ireland Kevin Long England Birmingham City Transfer, undisclosed fee February 20, 2024 [7]
22 DF Canada Richie Laryea England Nottingham Forest Transfer, $750,000 fee February 23, 2024 [8]
15 DF France Nicksoen Gomis England Sheffield United Transfer, undisclosed fee February 23, 2024 [9]
51 DF Canada Adam Pearlman Canada Toronto FC II Homegrown signing February 24, 2024 [10]
8 MF England Matty Longstaff Free agent February 29, 2024 [11]
11 FW Haiti Derrick Etienne Jr. United States Atlanta United FC Traded in exchange $200,000 in 2025 GAM and $175,000 conditional GAM April 24, 2024 [12]

Loaned in

No. Pos. Player From Fee/notes Date Source
79 MF Canada Andrei Dumitru Canada Toronto FC II Short-term loans (April 13, April 20, April 24) April 13, 2024 [13][14][15]
73 FW Honduras Jesús Batiz Canada Toronto FC II Short-term loan April 24, 2024 [15]

MLS SuperDraft picks

2022 Toronto FC SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Status
1 1 Trinidad and Tobago Tyrese Spicer Forward Lipscomb Bisons Signed
2 30 United States Joey Maher Defender Indiana Hoosiers Remained at college; transferred to Saint Louis University
3 59 United States Patrick McDonald
Midfielder
Indiana Hoosiers Remained at college
3 85 United States Fletcher Bank
Midfielder
Stanford Cardinal Remained at college

Out

Transferred out

No. Pos. Player To Fee/notes Date Source
4 MF United States Michael Bradley Retired Retired October 22, 2023 [16]
30 GK El Salvador Tomás Romero United States New York City FC Option declined November 2, 2022 [17]
81 DF Canada Themi Antonoglou Canada Valour FC Option declined November 2, 2022 [17]
8 MF Spain Víctor Vázquez India East Bengal Option declined November 2, 2022 [17]
9 FW United States C. J. Sapong Option declined November 2, 2022 [17]
3 DF Canada Cristián Gutiérrez
Universidad de Concepción
Contract expired November 2, 2022 [17]
99 FW Norway Adama Diomande Waived February 23, 2024 [18]
11 MF Ghana Latif Blessing United States Houston Dynamo FC Traded for $75,000 in 2025 GAM and $200,000 2025 conditional GAM March 14, 2024 [19]

Loaned out

No. Pos. Player To Fee/notes Date Source
83 FW Canada Hugo Mbongue United States San Antonio FC Full-year loan March 5, 2024 [20]
26 DF Trinidad and Tobago Luke Singh Canada Atlético Ottawa Full-year loan March 22, 2024 [21]

Pre-season

Matches

February 2 (Match 1)
Friendly
Nashville SC 0–2 Toronto FC Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
11:00 AM Report Bernardeschi
Insigne
Note: Match was played as 2 30-minute halves
February 2 (Match 2)
Friendly
Nashville SC 1–0 Toronto FC Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
12:30 PM EST Ajago Report
Note: Match was played as 2 30-minute halves
February 10
Friendly
Columbus Crew 4–2 Toronto FC Santa Barbara, California



Report Coello
Akinola
Note: Match details agreed not to be published by the clubs. Score later found out to be 4-2. Match was played as a 90-minute match with an additional 30 minute period afterwards.
February 14
Friendly
Real Salt Lake 1–1 Toronto FC Santa Barbara, California
Report Bernardeschi
February 17
Friendly
Los Angeles FC 1–0 Toronto FC Santa Barbara, California
Mabika (o.g.) Report

Competitions

Major League Soccer

League tables

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2024)
Pos Team Pld Pts
2 FC Cincinnati 10 18
3 New York Red Bulls 10 17
4 Toronto FC 10 16
5 Columbus Crew 10 15
6 New York City FC 10 14
Updated to match(es) played on April 27, 2024. Source: MLS

Overall

Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld Pts
6 Minnesota United FC 9 17
7 New York Red Bulls 10 17
8 Toronto FC 10 16
9 Los Angeles FC 10 15
10 Colorado Rapids 10 15
Updated to match(es) played on April 27, 2024. Source: MLS

Matches

February 25 1
Cincinnati, Ohio
2:30 PM
Report
Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 25,513
Referee: Jonathan Weiner
March 3 2 New England Revolution 0–1 Toronto FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
2:00 PM Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 29,293
Referee: Wesley Costa
March 9 3 Toronto FC 1–0
Toronto, Ontario
2:00 PM
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 26,345
Referee: Chris Grabas
March 16 4
New York City, New York
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 18,623
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
March 23 5 Toronto FC 2–0
Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM
Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 25,768
Referee: Scott Bowman
March 30 6 Toronto FC 1–3
Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 24,382
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
April 6 7
Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 24,678
Referee: Ramy Touchan
April 13 8 Charlotte FC 3–2 Toronto FC Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 31,414
Referee: Allen Chapman
April 20 9 Toronto FC 1–0
Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 24,108
Referee: Mark Allatin
April 27 10 Orlando City SC 1–2 Toronto FC Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 21,689
Referee: Armando Villarreal
May 4 11 Toronto FC v
Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Field
May 11 12 Toronto FC v
Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Field
May 15 13 Nashville SC v Toronto FC Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 PM Stadium: Geodis Park
May 18
Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Field
May 25 15 Toronto FC v
Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Field
May 29 16 Philadelphia Union v Toronto FC Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM Stadium: Subaru Park
June 1 17 D.C. United v Toronto FC Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM Stadium: Audi Field
June 15 18 Toronto FC v
Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: BMO Field
June 19 19 Toronto FC v
Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Field
June 22 20 New York Red Bulls v Toronto FC Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM Stadium: Red Bull Arena
June 29 21
Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
July 3 22 Toronto FC v
Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: BMO Field
July 6 23 Columbus Crew v Toronto FC Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM Stadium: Lower.com Field
July 13 24 Toronto FC v
Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Field
July 17 25 Inter Miami CF v Toronto FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 PM Stadium: Chase Stadium
July 20
Montréal, Québec
7:30 PM Stadium: Saputo Stadium
August 24 27
Houston, Texas
8:30 PM Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
August 31 28 Toronto FC v
Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Field
September 14 29 Toronto FC v
Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Field
September 18
Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Field
September 21 31 Colorado Rapids v Toronto FC Commerce City, Colorado
9:30 PM Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
September 28 32
Chicago, Illinois
8:30 PM Stadium: Soldier Field
October 2 33 Toronto FC v
Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Field
October 5 34 Toronto FC v
Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Field

Canadian Championship

April 24
Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 11,430
Referee: Michael Venne
May Quarter-finals
First leg
v Toronto FC
May
Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: BMO Field

Leagues Cup

East 6

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAC NYR TOR
1 Mexico Pachuca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage Jul 30 Aug 4
2 United States New York Red Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul 27
3 Canada Toronto FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: July 27, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 27 Group stage New York Red Bulls United States v Canada Toronto FC Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 PM Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
August 4 Group stage Pachuca Mexico v Canada Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario
8:00 PM Report Stadium: BMO Field

Competitions summary

Competition Record First Match Last Match Final Position
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
MLS Regular Season 10 5 1 4 10 13 −3 050.00 February 25 October 5 TBD
Canadian Championship 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00 April 24 TBD TBD
Leagues Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 ! July 27 TBD TBD
Total 11 6 1 4 15 13 +2 054.55

Updated to match played April 24, 2024
Source: Competitions

Statistics

Goals

Shutouts

Rank Nation Player Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Leagues Cup Total
1 United States Sean Johnson 3 0 0 3
Canada Luka Gavran 2 1 0 3
Totals 5 1 0 6

Updated to match played April 24, 2024
Source:[citation needed]

Honours

MLS Team of the Matchday

Matchday[a] Starters Bench Coach Ref.
1
Deybi Flores
[22]
2 United States Sean Johnson Italy Lorenzo Insigne [23]
3 Italy Lorenzo Insigne [24]
5 Trinidad and Tobago Tyrese Spicer [25]
8 Germany Prince Owusu [26]
9 United States Sean Johnson [27]

MLS Goal of the Matchday

Matchday[a] Player Opponent Ref.
2 Italy Lorenzo Insigne New England Revolution [28]
  1. ^ a b Matchday listed refers to Toronto FC's matchday number, not the league-wide number

References

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  4. ^ "Toronto FC acquire 2024 International Roster slot from FC Cincinnati in exchange for General Allocation Money". Toronto FC. February 29, 2024.
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  10. ^ "Toronto FC sign Homegrown defender Adam Pearlman". Toronto FC. February 24, 2024.
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  20. ^ "Toronto FC loan Hugo Mbongue to San Antonio FC". Toronto FC. March 5, 2024.
  21. ^ "Toronto FC Loan Defender Luke Singh to Atlético Ottawa". Toronto FC. March 22, 2024.
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  28. ^ "Toronto FC's Lorenzo Insigne wins Goal of the Matchday". Major League Soccer. March 6, 2024.

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