On September 15, Major League Soccer (MLS) released roster profiles for all 30 clubs, providing insights into team compositions following the close of the Secondary Transfer Window. FC Cincinnati currently has $1,542,968 in General Allocation Money (GAM), ranking 14th in the league.
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The roster is categorized into Senior and Supplemental groups, each with distinct salary cap rules. The Supplemental roster generally consists of players on league minimum salaries that do not count against the overall salary cap. This GAM allows Cincinnati to sign free agents until October 9, ahead of the final 30-man roster submission for the remainder of the season.
New signings David Douděra and Julian Malatini are recognized as Targeted Allocation Money players but are still awaiting work visas to participate fully with the team. Additionally, the roster includes the recent signing of 16-year-old goalkeeper Connor Dale on a first-team contract.
The Senior Roster for FC Cincinnati features Designated Players Kevin Denkey, Evander, and Miles Robinson, along with U22 Initiative players Ender Echenique, Gilberto Flores, and Samuel Gidi. The roster also includes Targeted Allocation Money players such as Pavel Bucha, Teenage Hadebe, Ayoub Jabbari, Obinna Nwobodo, Bryan Ramirez, and others.
The Supplemental Roster includes Tom Barlow, Andrei Chirila, Stefan Chirila, and several others. Additionally, some players are on short-term loans while others are currently out on loan.
Several players, including Anunga, Bucha, Fletcher, Hadebe, Jimenez, Lajhar, Mboma Dem, Mrozek, Powell, Samson, Schaefer, Smith, Valenzuela, and Walters, have contracts set to expire at the end of the 2026 season. Most of these players, except for Anunga and Hadebe, have option years in their contracts.