Major League Soccer has released roster profiles for each of the 30 MLS clubs as of Sept 15. The profiles provide a snapshot of the roster composition for all MLS clubs following the close of the Secondary Transfer Window. They also include the team’s remaining 2026 General Allocation Money (GAM).
MLS rules differentiate between the Senior roster and the Supplemental roster. There are different salary cap rules for each group. The supplemental roster is basically restricted to league minimums that don’t count towards the overall allowed salary.
Cincinnati has a GAM amount of $1,542,968, which ranks 14th highest in MLS. The money allows the club to sign free agents until Oct. 9, which is the date the final 30-man roster for the rest of the season
must be submitted to the league.
This list and numbers do not take into account the club’s signing this week of 16-year old goalkeeper Connor Dale to a first-team contract,
According to the roster, new acquisitions David Douděra and Julian Malatini qualify as Targeted Allocation Money players in the salary structure. Both are still awaiting their work visas to fully integrate with the team and play in games.
All club roster profiles can be found at this link.
FC Cincinnati Senior Roster
Designated Players: Kevin Denkey, Evander, Miles Robinson
U22 Initiative: Ender Echenique, Gilberto Flores, Samuel Gidi
TAM Players: Pavel Bucha, David Doudera, Teenage Hadebe, Ayoub Jabbari, Julian Malatini, Obinna Nwobodo, Bryan Ramirez.
Other senior players: Tah Brian Anunga, Roman Celentano, Nick Hagglund, Evan Louro, Alvas Powell.
FC Cincinnati Supplemental Roster
Tom Barlow, Andrei Chirila, Stefan Chirila, Kristian Fletcher, Stiven Jimenez, Ayoub Lajhar, Kenji Mboma Dem, Fabian Mrozek, Brian Schaefer, Kyle Smith, Gerardo Valenzuela, Paul Walters.
Off-roster but available for first team on short-term loan: Ademar Chavez, Felix Samson.
With the team on loan: Julian Malatini, Fabian Mrozek, Felix Samson.
Out on loan to other teams: Gilberto Flores, Stiven Jimenez, Brian Schaefer, Paul Walters.
Players whose contracts expire at end of 2026 season: Anunga, Bucha, Fletcher, Hadebe, Jimenez, Lajhar, Mboma Dem, Mrozek, Powell, Samson, Schaefer, Smith, Valenzuela, Walters. All but Anunga and Hadebe have option years in their contracts.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: A look at FC Cincinnati's current roster and rest of MLS
