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Real Salt Lake Announces 2024 Roster Decisions 

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HERRIMAN, UtahĀ (Friday,Ā November 17, 2023) – Real Salt Lake General ManagerĀ Elliot FallĀ and Technical DirectorĀ Kurt SchmidĀ today announced various end-of-season roster moves, returning 31 players – including 11 from the Club’s Academy/Monarchs homegrown pipeline – from the 2023 squad, which posted an overall 20-16-10 (W-L-T) record across all competitions.Ā  Today’s announcements arrive six days after Head CoachĀ Pablo Mastroeni’s team saw its third consecutive MLS Cup Playoff run end in Houston on penalty kicks, after RSL advanced to the postseason for the fifth time in the last six years, and the 13thĀ occasion in the last 16 years overall.Ā 

While veteran RSL CaptainĀ Damir KreilachĀ and Homegrown MFĀ Julio BenitezĀ are the only players to see their 2024 Club options declined, Real Salt Lake is actively engaged in discussions with Kreilach regarding his future status with the Club. Two players – MFĀ Scott CaldwellĀ and FWĀ Danny Musovski – are also now out-of-contract at the end of the 2023 League season.

Several acquisitions from the past year – FWĀ Chicho Arango, D/MĀ Kevon Lambert, MFĀ Nelson Palacio, MFĀ Braian Ojeda, DFĀ Brayan VeraĀ and FWĀ AndrĆ©s Gómez – remain under contract for the 2024 season, which sees preseason kick off on January 13. Recent college SuperDraft picksĀ Ilijah PaulĀ and FWĀ Bertin JacquessonĀ remain guaranteed via the Generation adidas mechanism, while another first-rounder – D/MĀ Emeka Eneli – joins six others to see his 2024 option exercised (MFĀ Maikel Chang, GKĀ Tomas Gomez, DFĀ Bode Hidalgo, MFĀ Jasper Lƶffelsend, DFĀ Bryan OviedoĀ & MFĀ Pablo Ruiz).

Eleven ā€œHomegrownā€ Players – GKĀ Gavin Beavers, DFĀ Andrew Brody,Ā DFĀ ZackĀ Farnsworth,Ā DFĀ Justen Glad, Hidalgo,Ā DFĀ Erik Holt,Ā FWĀ Axel Kei, DFĀ Jaziel Orozco, DFĀ Delentz Pierre, DFĀ Luis RiveraĀ andĀ MFĀ Jude Wellings – are slated to return next season.Ā 

Six other veterans of the Club – FWĀ Anderson Julio, MFĀ Diego Luna, GKĀ Zac MacMath, FWĀ Rubio Rubin, FWĀ Jefferson SavarinoĀ and DFĀ Marcelo Silva – own guaranteed contracts for the 2024 season.Ā 

The loan agreement with Belgian side SK Beveren for holding midfielderĀ Moses NyemanĀ will soon expire, although the Club currently remains in discussions regarding his transfer options and contract.Ā 

2023 RSL Roster Decisions

Out of Contract – Caldwell, MusovskiĀ 

Options Declined – Benitez, Kreilach

Options Exercised – Chang, Eneli, T. Gomez, Hidalgo, Lƶffelsend, Oviedo, Ruiz

Guaranteed for 2024 – Arango, Beavers, Brody, Farnsworth, A. Gómez, Holt, Jacquesson, Julio, Kei, Lambert, Luna, MacMath, Ojeda, Orozco, Palacio, Paul, Pierre, Rivera, Rubin, Savarino, Silva, Vera, Wellings

Loan TBD – Nyeman

As of Nov. 16, 2023, Real Salt Lake's current roster headed into 2024, listed alphabetically by position, is as follows:

Goalkeepers (3):Ā Gavin Beavers, Tomas Gomez, Zac MacMath

Defenders (12):Ā Andrew Brody, Zack Farnsworth, Justen Glad, Bode Hidalgo, Erik Holt,Ā 

Kevon Lambert, Bryan Oviedo, Jaziel Orozco (on loan), Delentz Pierre, Luis Rivera, Marcelo Silva, Brayan Vera

Midfielders (8): Maikel Chang, Emeka Eneli, Jasper Löffelsend, Diego Luna, Braian Ojeda, Nelson Palacio, Pablo Ruiz, Jude Wellings
Forwards (7):Ā Chicho Arango, Bertin Jacquesson,Ā Anderson Julio, Axel Kei, Ilijah Paul (on loan), Rubio Rubin, Jefferson Savarino

Key 2023/24 MLS Offseason Dates & Roster Mechanisms:Ā 

(Dates, Times (MT) – Subject to Change)

•              Sat., Dec. 9 – MLS Cup 2023

•              Mon., Dec. 11 – 48-hour Trade window opens (7a MT)

•              Tues., Dec. 12 – End of Year Waiver Process Opens (3p MT)

•              Wed., Dec. 13 – Free Agency Opens (11a MT) / Trade window closes (7a MT)

•              Thu., Dec.Ā 14 – Re-Entry Process, Stage 1 (11a MT); End of Year Waivers Close (3p MT)

•              Tues.,Ā Dec. 19 – 2024 MLS SuperDraft presented by adidas (1p MT)

•              Thu., Dec. 21 – Re-Entry Process, Stage 2 (11a MT)

•              Wed.-Sat., Jan. 10-13 – 2024 MLS Preseason Begins

•              Sat., Feb. 24 – 2024 MLS Regular Season // RSL Season #20 Kicks Off