FC Cincinnati waives three players as club makes roster decisions

FC Cincinnati made its roster moves following the 2025 season.
FCC has 19 players on its roster following its exercising and declining of contract options.
FCC has four players on loan that the club is in negotiations with.
FC Cincinnati announced Nov. 26 the club’s offseason roster decisions following the 2025 season. As it stands now, FC Cincinnati has 21 players under contract for 2026.
FC Cincinnati exercised the contract options on Tah Brian Anunga, Teenage Hadebe, Stiven Jimenez, Evan Louro, Kenji Mboma Dem and Matt Miazga.
The club declined contract options on Kei Kamara, Yuya Kubo and Brad Smith. FC Cincinnati also declined Alvas Powell’s option but remain in discussions with him on his future with the club.
Kubo, whose tenure on the club is second to Nick Hagglund, had already announced his departure this week after six seasons. Kamara signed in May as the second-leading goal scorer in MLS history, but did not find the back of the net this season.
The following players spent the 2025 season with FC Cincinnati on loan: Brenner, Lukas Engel, Ayoub Jabbari and Dominik Marczuk. Marczuk’s loan has expired and he returns to Real Salt Lake.
The loans of Brenner (Udinese, Italy), Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough FC, England) and Ayoub Jabbari (Grenoble, France) expire in December. FC Cincinnati remains in discussions with the players’ respective clubs surrounding options to complete permanent transfers.
Alvaro Barreal has been out on loan with Brazilian club Santos this year. That agreement expires on Dec. 31.
Goalkeeper Alec Kann has officially retired following a 13-year professional career and after four seasons in Cincinnati.
FC Cincinnati’s current 2026 roster
Goalkeeper (3): Roman Celentano, Evan Louro, Paul Walters
Defender (6): Álvaro Barreal, Gilberto Flores, Teenage Hadebe, Nick Hagglund, Matt Miazga, Miles Robinson
Midfielder (9): Tah Brian Anunga, Pavel Bucha, Ender Echenique, Evander, Samuel Gidi, Stiven Jimenez, Obinna Nwobodo, Luca Orellano, Gerardo Valenzuela.