HERRIMAN, Utah (Friday, November 14, 2025) - Utah Royals FC announces end-of-season roster decisions after finishing the season in 12th place, with a record of 5-13-7 (W-L-T), under the direction of Head Coach Jimmy Coenraets. URFC is returning 17 of players from the 2025 NWSL campaign: goalkeepers Mandy McGlynn and Mia Justus, defenders Kate Del Fava, Kaleigh Riehl, Nuria Rábano, Tatumn Milazzo and Janni Thomsen, midfielders Ana Tejada and Alex Loera and forwards Cloé Lacasse, Brecken Mozingo, KK Ream, Paige Monaghan, Aisha Solórzano, Lara Prašnikar, Mina Tanaka and Cece Kizer.
12 players are not under contract for the 2026 season: goalkeeper DeAira Jackson, defenders Madison Pogarch, Imani Dorsey, Lauren Flynn, Olivia Griffitts, Lauren Gogal, midfielders Claudia Zornoza, Aria Nagai, Abby Boyan, Dana Foederer, Emily Gray and forward Bianca St-Georges. The club is in discussions with Flynn, Jackson and Nagai for the 2026 season as well as free agents across the league.
Utah Royals FC Players Under Contract (as of November 14 2025):
GOALKEEPERS
Mandy McGlynn - under contract through 2029
Mia Justus - under contract through 2027
DEFENDERS
Kate Del Fava - under contract through 2027
Kaleigh Riehl - under contract through 2026
Nuria Rábano - under contract through 2027
Tatumn Milazzo - under contract through 2026
Janni Thomsen - under contract through 2026
MIDFIELDERS
Ana Tejada - under contract through 2026
Alex Loera - under contract through 2027
FORWARDS
Cloé Lacasse - under contract through 2026
KK Ream - under contract through 2027
Paige Monaghan - under contract through 2027
Aisha Solórzano - under contract through 2027
Lara Prašnikar - under contract through 2027
Mina Tanaka - under contract through 2028
Cece Kizer - under contract through 2026
Brecken Mozingo - under contract through 2026
Key 2025/26 NWSL Offseason Dates and & Roster Mechanisms:
(Dates, Times [MT] - Subject to Change)
- Nov 21 - NWSL Skills Challenge
- Nov 22 - 2025 NWSL Championship
- Dec 23 - Transaction Moratorium begins at 6pm ET
- Dec 29 - Transaction Moratorium end at 9am ET
- Feb 20 - NWSL Challenge Cup
- Mar 13 - Start of 2026 regular season
Media Contacts:
Utah Royals Football Club
Zuhayr Maung
About the Utah Royals FC / Real Salt Lake Club:
Beginning with the 2024 season, Real Salt Lake ownership brought the National Women’s Soccer League back to Utah, returning the Utah Royals FC to the state. Led by Sporting Director Kelly Cousins and Head Coach Jimmy Coenraets, Utah Royals FC aims to seize upon the astounding success of the NWSL and tremendous strength of women’s soccer in Utah, its third campaign in its second iteration kicking off in Spring 2026.
Real Salt Lake completed its 21st Major League Soccer season two weeks ago, its fifth full season under Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni, who assumed the RSL reins on an interim basis for the final 100 days of 2021. RSL is the lone Western Conference team to have advanced to the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs in each of the last five campaigns, amassing 15 postseason appearances in the last 18 years, notably in seven of the last eight seasons (2020).
RSL’s MLS Cup 2009 victory marked the state of Utah’s only major professional championship in nearly 40 years, the title preceding a historic run to the 2010/11 CONCACAF Champions League Final. Buoyed by a passionate fan base, boasting several thousand season ticket holders and the “RioT” Supporters Group, RSL opened its permanent home in Sandy just over 17 years ago. Since October 2008, RSL has recorded a 179-72-90 (W-L-T) mark at America First Field, achieving a 1.84 points per game average and a 0.657 win pct – truly amazing value propositions in the North American sporting landscape today.
In 2015, the Club expanded its development pyramid with the addition of the Real Monarchs. Since the 2022 season, the Real Monarchs have competed in the “MLS NEXT Pro”, which connects youth academies in MLS NEXT to first teams in MLS. There are currently more than 60 student athletes representing the RSL Academy’s U-16 and U-18 teams in MLS NEXT.
All teams call the expansive Zions Bank Training Center in Herriman, Utah their daily training home. The 42-acre campus includes five world-class grass fields, two indoor turf fields, a residential dormitory, and the 5,000-seat Zions Bank Stadium. Nearly 18 months ago, the Utah Royals FC opened an 11,000+ square-foot expansion to the training site to give the Utah Royals FC their own exclusive world-class facility resources.
The Miller family and Miller Sports + Entertainment acquired RSL Football Holdings from David Blitzer in April 2025, with Blitzer remaining the second-largest owner.
