Here’s an updated list of all Oakland Roots’ offseason news and transactions. Bookmark this page to track every move going into 2025.
Current Roster:
- Roots sign Swiss GK Raphael Spiegel. (RootsBlog)
- Roots sign Tomas Caminos, Julio Martinez, and Juan Sanchez to academy contracts. (Team Site)
- Roots sign Ali Elmasnaouy, Thomas Camier, Javier Bedolla Vera, and Luis Saldaña to academy contracts. (Team Site)
- Roots sign Ugandan international midfielder Bobosi Byaruhanga. (RootsBlog)
- Roots sign former MLS Next Pro defender Julian Bravo. (RootsBlog)
- Roots sign former Riverhounds forward EJ Johnson. (RootsBlog)
- Roots sign Mexico international Jürgen Damm. (RootsBlog)
- Roots sign Liberian and Swedish international striker Peter Wilson. (RootsBlog)
- Roots acquired defender Abdi Mohamed from New Mexico United. (RootsBlog)
- Roots sign winger and attacking midfielder Panos Armenakas. (RootsBlog)
- Roots sign goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh. (RootsBlog)
- Roots sign veteran midfielder Tyler Gibson. (RootsBlog)
- Roots re-signed Johnny Rodriguez and Neveal Hackshaw to new contracts. (RootsBlog)
- Roots exercise contract options on Rafael Baca, Daniel Gomez, and Wolfgang Prentice. (RootsBlog)
- Ilya Alekseev, Etsgar Cruz, Dom Dwyer, Gagi Margvelashvili, Miche Naider-Chéry, Baboucarr Njie, Justin Rasmussen, Camden Riley, José Luis Sinisterra, and Tim Syrel return on current deals. (RootsBlog)
- Roots sign defender Kai Greene. (RootsBlog)
Goal Keepers (3): Kendall McIntosh, Raphael Spiegel, Tim Syrel.
Center Backs (5): Julian Bravo, Thomas Camier, Kai Greene, Neveal Hackshaw, Gagi Margvelashvili.
Outside Backs (5): Ilya Alekseev, Tomas Caminos, Abdi Mohamed, Baboucarr Njie, Justin Rasmussen.
Midfielders: (6): Javier Bedolla Vera, Bobosi Byaruhanga, Ali Elmasnaouy, Tyler Gibson, Daniel Gomez, Camden Riley.
Forwards (8): Panos Armenakas, Jürgen Damm, EJ Johnson, Julio Martinez, Wolfgang Prentice, Luis Saldaña, Juan Sanchez, José Luis Sinisterra, Peter Wilson.
International Slots:
- Neveal Hackshaw (Trinidad and Tobago)
- Gagi Margvelashvili (Georgia)
- José Luis Sinisterra (Colombia)
- Peter Wilson (Sweden)
- Jürgen Damm (Mexico)
- Bobosi Byaruhanga (Uganda)
- Raphael Spiegel (Switzerland)
Roster Departures:
- Roots transfer striker Johnny Rodriguez to Las Vegas Lights. (RootsBlog)
- Roots released midfielder Rafa Baca. (RootsBlog)
- Roots transfer Etsgar Cruz to Club América. (RootsBlog)
- Trayvone Reid signed with Harbour View FC. (RootsBlog)
- Miche-Naider Chéry signed with Haiphong FC. (Goals 9)
- Roots release strikers Dom Dwyer and Miche-Naider Chéry. (RootsBlog)
- Paul Blanchette announces official departure from Roots. (Instagram)
- Memo Diaz signs with El Paso Locomotive. (Team Site)
- Niall Logue announces retirement from soccer. (Instagram)
- Contracts expired for Paul Blanchette, Memo Diaz, and Irakoze Donasiyano. (Team Site)
- Roots declined contract options for Niall Logue, Napo Matsoso, and Trayvone Reid. (Team Site)
Coaching Staff Moves:
- Roots officially name full technical staff. (Team Site)
- Project 51O promotes David Cordova Marroquin to head coach. (Team Site)
- Project 51O head coach Zak Gordon announces departure from club. (Instagram)
- Roots officially hire Gavin Glinton as head coach. (RootsBlog)
Roots head coach Gavin Glinton, first assistant Jesse Cormier, goalkeeper coach Sergio Valle, 51O head coach David Cordova Marroquin.
Cormier began his career as an assistant coach with West Virginia in 2000-2001 before having the same role at Oregon State the following two years. He then became the University of Vermont’s head coach for the next 13 years.
Florida Gulf Coast University hired him as head coach in 2017, staying there until his arrival at Roots.
Note: * = unofficial.