The season start Austin FC looking in 2021, not according to their expectations. Team suffer 21 defeats in the Western Conference, finished at 12th place in the conference. In overall table they finished ahead of Houston Dynamo FC, Toronto FC and FC Cincinnati with maximum 1-2 points difference. Josh Wolff looking for possible changes before 2022 MLS season kickoff. Austin FC players salaries reported.
Highest Paid Players In Squad | Cecilio Domínguez, Sebastián Driussi and Alexander Ring best paid played in the squad, all three of them were selected in the designated players category and offered contracts worth more than $3.5m for the 2022 season.
Designated Offered Contracts| Dirussi, Domínguez, Ring currently these three players reported to be part of designated offered contracts by the Austin FC for 2021 and 2022 season. No changes yet announced designated players category by the club announced yet for 2022, if new player joined on designated deal details provided here later.
| Player | Guaranteed Purse | Base Salary | Position | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Stuver | $160k | $150k | GK | 2022 |
| Andrew Tarbell | $283k | $275k | GK | 2022 |
| Will Pulisic | $63k | $63k | GK | 2022 |
| Damian Las | $61k | $61k | GK | 2023 |
| Jhohan Romaña | $420k | $420k | DEF | 2022 |
| Julio Cascante | $317k | $290k | DEF | 2022 |
| Ruben Gabrielsen | $100k | $81k | DEF | 2023 |
| Freddy Kleemann | $63k | $63k | DEF | 2022 |
| Kipp Keller | $61k | $61k | DEF | 2022 |
| Zan Kolmanic | $225k | $225k | DEF | 2024 |
| Héctor Jiménez | $100k | $81k | DEF | 2022 |
| Charlie Asensio | $61k | $61k | DEF | 2022 |
| Nick Lima | $350k | $350k | MID | 2022 |
| Alexander Ring | $1.09m | $1.0m | MID | 2023 |
| Jhojan Valencia | $100k | $81k | MID | 2024 |
| Felipe Martins | $150k | $150k | MID | 2022 |
| Owen Wolff | $76k | $63k | MID | 2025 |
| Daniel Pereira | $81k | $81k | MID | 2022 |
| Sebastián Driussi | $2.7m | $2.3m | FW | 2022 |
| Cecilio Domínguez | $1.73m | $1.53m | FW | 2024 |
| Diego Fagúndez | $400k | $400k | FW | 2022 |
| Jared Stroud | $81k | $81k | FW | 2022 |
| Rodney Redes | $385k | $385k | FW | 2022 |
| Ethan Finlay | $450k | $450k | FW | 2023 |
| Jon Gallagher | $81k | $81k | FW | 2022 |
| Maximiliano Urruti | $1.13m | $1.27m | FW | 2023 |
| Moussa Djitté | $500k | $500k | FW | 2024 |
| Danny Hoesen | $716k | $650k | FW | 2022 |
Club Wage Bill | Since club offered player contracts based on Generation Adidas, Homegrown and U22 International transfer MLS rule contracts to players, the club wage bill hike from $12m to $14m a season in 2022 and $16m expected budget adjustment for 2023.
The above information is based on the Austin FC Players players salaries, contracts, extensions updated once the new season dates are announced and the transfer time period ended.