Nashville SC is going into the 2025 MLS season with a much different roster than it had a season ago.
Gone are mainstays Aníbal Godoy, Shaq Moore, Sean Davis and Brian Anunga. In are experienced veterans like Gastón Brugman and Andy Najar and promising youngsters like Chris Applewhite and Matthew Corcoran. The new additions, 12 in total, join stars Hany Mukhtar, Walker Zimmerman and Sam Surridge in coach B.J. Callaghan’s first full season.
Nashville is looking to make the playoffs after going 9-16-9 in 2024 and missing the postseason for the first time in its MLS history.
Here’s how the Nashville SC roster stands as it kicks off the season Saturday at Geodis Park against the New England Revolution.
Forwards
- Tyler Boyd
- Teal Bunbury
- Maximus Ekk
- Sam Surridge
- Adem Sipić
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Midfielders
- Bryan Acosta
- Gastón Brugman
- Matthew Corcoran
- Isaiah Jones
- Hany Mukhtar
- Alex Muyl
- Jonathan Pérez
- Ahmed Qasem
- Jacob Shaffelburg
- Edvard Tagseth
- Patrick Yazbek
Defenders
- Chris Applewhite
- Josh Bauer
- Julian Gaines
- Daniel Lovitz
- Jack Maher
- Wyatt Meyer
- Andy Najar
- Jeisson Palacios
- Taylor Washington
- Walker Zimmerman
Goalkeepers
- Brian Schwake
- Xavier Valdez
- Joe Willis
Jacob Shames can be reached by email at jshames@gannett.com and on Twitter @Jacob_Shames.
