Sounders release 2021 preseason plans

Sounders will spend most of preseason in region but travel to Southern California from April 6-11.

The Seattle Sounders will begin preseason training on Monday at Starfire Sports Complex where they’ll stay for about five weeks before spending one week in Southern California from April 6-11 and then return home ahead of their April 17 MLS regular-season opener, the team announced on Friday.

The Sounders currently have five matches scheduled, just one of which will be against a MLS opponent. The other four matches are against USL sides. They’ll play the Tacoma Defiance on March 25, the Portland Timbers on March 30, LA Galaxy II on April 7 and then a double-header against San Diego Loyal and LAGII on April 11.

Players began reporting to Starfire on Feb. 21, allowing them to complete a league-mandated seven-day quarantine prior to the start of training. As of now, there are 22 players on the active first-team roster and 13 more on the Defiance roster.

SOUNDERS FC 2021 PRESEASON SCHEDULE

March 1- April 5: Training at Starfire Sports

April 6-11: Training camp in Los Angeles

April 12-16: Training at Starfire Sports

April 17: MLS Season Begins

SOUNDERS FC 2021 PRESEASON MATCH SCHEDULE

March 25: Tacoma Defiance

March 30: Portland Timbers

April 7: LA Galaxy II

April 11: San Diego Loyal SC

April 11: LA Galaxy II

CURRENT SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC ROSTER

GOALKEEPERS (3): Stefan Cleveland, Stefan Frei, Spencer Richey

DEFENDERS (7): Yeimar Gómez Andrade, Xavier Arreaga, Jimmy Medranda, Nouhou, Shane O’Neill, Alex Roldan, Brad Smith

MIDFIELDERS (9): Josh Atencio, Jordy Delem, Ethan Dobbelaere, Shandon Hopeau, João Paulo, Danny Leyva, Nicolás Lodeiro, Cristian Roldan, Kelyn Rowe

FORWARDS (3): Will Bruin, Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez, Raúl Ruidíaz

PLAYERS ON LOAN (2): Jordan Morris (Swansea City), Trey Muse (San Diego Loyal SC)