2023 Tacoma Defiance Roster

MLS NEXT Pro (MLSNP)
Team Record: 14-5-9 - 57 points
Finishing 2nd in MLSNP's Pacific Division
Location: Tacoma, Washington
2023 Tacoma Defiance Statistics

The Tacoma Defiance of MLS NEXT Pro ended the 2023 season with a record of 14 wins and 5 losses and 9 ties for 57 points finishing second in MLSNP's Pacific Division.

The Defiance recorded 57 goals and yielded 36. Braudilio Pina Rodrigues scored 17 goals for Tacoma, while Raul Miglietti, Abdoulaye Cissoko and Paul Rothrock each contributed five or more, too. Blake Bowen accounted for 6 assists. Jacob Castro topped the squad with 9 wins and a team-best 1 goals against average, leading qualifying goalkeepers.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Juan AlvarezFAugust 30, 20045'6"134Walla Walla, WA
Christopher AquinoMMarch 31, 20065'5"150Pasco, WA
Xavier ArreagaDSeptember 28, 19946'0"165Guayaquil, Ecuador
Josh AtencioMJanuary 31, 20026'1"174Bellevue, WA
Cody BakerDJanuary 7, 20045'10"154Issaquah, WA
Reed Baker-WhitingMMarch 31, 20055'11"154Seattle, WA
Eythor BjorgolfssonFAugust 25, 20006'3"195Jessheim, Norway
Blake BowenDNovember 4, 20005'8"140San Clemente, CA
Snyder BrunellMMarch 27, 20075'6"135
Jacob CastroGDecember 18, 19996'4"190Tacoma, WA
Abdoulaye CissokoMDecember 27, 19996'2"161Sevres, France
Frank DaromaMApril 12, 20015'4"130Freetown, Sierra Leone
Ethan DobbelaereMNovember 14, 20025'9"140Seattle, WA
Sebastian GomezMMay 21, 2006
Stuart HawkinsDSeptember 18, 20066'0"146
Antonio HerreraMJanuary 7, 20055'7"135
Jack-Ryan JeremiahMJanuary 28, 20065'8"135
Pedro Karalkovas RodriguesDJune 5, 2004Sao Paulo, Brazil
Elias KatsarosDJanuary 3, 20026'0"170Berlin, Germany
Sota KitaharaMJanuary 11, 20035'10"146Edmonds, WA
Wallis LapsleyGApril 14, 19976'5"201Seattle, WA
Danny LeyvaMMay 5, 20035'10"140Las Vegas, NV
Raul MigliettiMSeptember 5, 19996'1"185
Georgi MinoungouFJuly 25, 20025'10"155Batiebly-Douibly, Cote d'Ivoire
Adolfo OvalleMApril 28, 19975'9"155Temuco, Chile
Braudilio Pina RodriguesFNovember 15, 19995'11"Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Paul RothrockMJanuary 9, 1999Seattle, WA
Travian SousaDSeptember 19, 20015'4"Lathrop, CA
Dylan TevesMMay 4, 20005'8"Renton, WA
Hal UderitzDSeptember 16, 19996'3"185Snohomish, WA


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