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2025 Inter Miami CF season

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Inter Miami CF
2025 season
PreisdentDavid Beckham
Head coachGerardo Martino
StadiumChase Stadium
Major League SoccerConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup playoffsTBD
FIFA Club World CupTBD
CONCACAF Champions CupTBD
Leagues CupTBD
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The 2025 season will be the sixth season for Inter Miami CF, a professional soccer team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team plays in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of club soccer in the United States, as a member of the Eastern Conference. The year also marks the 22nd season of first-division club soccer in South Florida. In addition to playing in the MLS regular season, Inter Miami CF will compete in the CONCACAF Champions Cup for the second time and the FIFA Club World Cup for the first time.[1]

The club are the defending Supporters' Shield champion, having set a record for most points in MLS history during the 2024 regular season. They were invited to the FIFA Club World Cup in the allocated slot for the host country and will play in the expanded tournament's opening match on June 15, 2025, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.[2] Inter Miami CF were eliminated from the 2024 MLS Cup playoffs in the first round by ninth-seeded Atlanta United FC.[1]

Argentinian manager Gerardo "Tata" Martino is set to return for his third season as head coach of Inter Miami CF. The team's captain, midfielder Lionel Messi, has a contract through the end of the 2025 season.[3] The team has several key players who have contracts that are set to expire during the 2024–25 offseason, including striker Luis Suárez and defender Jordi Alba, who has a club option for 2025.[4]

Players

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For the 2025 season, Inter Miami CF will have a base salary cap of $5.95 million with general allocation money and other targeted spending bringing the total to $11.11 million. MLS clubs are allowed to sign three senior Designated Players and three under-22 Designated Players to salaries that exceed the salary cap with a maximum budget charge of $743,750.[5]

Roster

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As of November 13, 2024[6]
No. Player Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Drake Callender United States GK (1997-10-07) October 7, 1997 (age 27) United States San Jose Earthquakes
13 CJ dos Santos United States GK (2000-08-24) August 24, 2000 (age 24) Portugal Benfica
19 Oscar Ustari Argentina GK (1986-07-03) July 3, 1986 (age 38) Free agent
99 Cole Jensen United States GK (2001-01-22) January 22, 2001 (age 23) United States Xavier University
Defenders
6 Tomás Avilés Argentina DF (2004-08-03) August 3, 2004 (age 20) Argentina Racing Club
14 David Martínez Paraguay DF (1998-01-21) January 21, 1998 (age 26) Argentina River Plate
15 Ryan Sailor United States DF (1998-11-27) November 27, 1998 (age 25) United States University of Washington
17 Ian Fray United States DF (2002-08-31) August 31, 2002 (age 22) United States Fort Lauderdale CF
18 Jordi Alba Spain DF (1989-03-21) March 21, 1989 (age 35) Spain Barcelona
21 Nicolás Freire Argentina DF (1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 (age 30) Mexico UNAM
26 Tyler Hall United States DF (2006-02-05) February 5, 2006 (age 18) United States Inter Miami CF II
27 Serhiy Kryvtsov Ukraine DF (1991-03-15) March 15, 1991 (age 33) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
32 Noah Allen United States DF (2004-04-28) April 28, 2004 (age 20) United States Inter Miami CF II
33 Franco Negri Argentina DF (1995-02-20) February 20, 1995 (age 29) Argentina Godoy Cruz
57 Marcelo Weigandt Argentina DF (2000-01-11) January 11, 2000 (age 24) Argentina Boca Juniors
62 Israel Boatwright Dominican Republic DF (2005-06-02) June 2, 2005 (age 19) United States Inter Miami CF II
Midfielders
5 Sergio Busquets Spain MF (1988-07-16) July 16, 1988 (age 36) Spain Barcelona
7 Matías Rojas Paraguay MF (1995-11-03) November 3, 1995 (age 29) Brazil Corinthians
11 Facundo Farías Argentina MF (2002-08-28) August 28, 2002 (age 22) Argentina Colón
16 Robert Taylor Finland MF (1994-10-21) October 21, 1994 (age 30) Norway Brann
20 Diego Gómez Paraguay MF (2003-03-27) March 27, 2003 (age 21) Paraguay Libertad
24 Julian Gressel United States MF (1993-12-16) December 16, 1993 (age 30) United States Columbus Crew
30 Benjamin Cremaschi United States MF (2005-03-02) March 2, 2005 (age 19) United States Inter Miami CF II
41 David Ruiz Honduras MF (2004-02-08) February 8, 2004 (age 20) United States Inter Miami CF II
42 Yannick Bright Italy MF (2001-09-03) September 3, 2001 (age 23) United States University of New Hampshire
43 Lawson Sunderland United States MF (2001-11-07) November 7, 2001 (age 23) United States Inter Miami CF II
55 Federico Redondo Argentina MF (2003-01-18) January 18, 2003 (age 21) Argentina Argentinos Juniors
81 Santiago Morales United States MF (2007-02-09) February 9, 2007 (age 17) United States Inter Miami CF II
Forwards
8 Leonardo Campana Ecuador FW (2000-07-24) July 24, 2000 (age 24) England Wolverhampton Wanderers
9 Luis Suárez Uruguay FW (1987-01-24) January 24, 1987 (age 37) Brazil Grêmio
10 Lionel Messi (captain) Argentina FW (1987-06-24) June 24, 1987 (age 37) France Paris Saint-Germain
73 Leo Afonso Brazil FW (2001-07-13) July 13, 2001 (age 23) United States University of Virginia

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Ownership[7]
President and Co-Owner England David Beckham
Managing Owner United States Jorge Mas
Co-Owner United States Jose Mas
Front office[8][9]
President of Business Operations Spain Xavier Asensi
Vice President United States Pablo Alvarez
Chief Soccer Officer and Sporting Director United States Chris Henderson
Coaching staff[10]
Head coach Argentina Gerardo Martino
Assistant coach Argentina Gerardo Andres Martino
Assistant coach Argentina Javier Morales
Assistant coach Argentina Jorge Theiler
Goalkeeper coach Argentina Sebastián Saja

Last updated: November 13, 2024
Source: Inter Miami CF

References

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  1. ^ a b Deen, Safid (November 12, 2024). "Messi breaks silence on Inter Miami's playoff exit. What's next for his time in the US?". USA Today. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Kaufman, Michelle (October 20, 2024). "Inter Miami earns spot in 2025 Club World Cup, will play opener at Hard Rock Stadium". Miami Herald. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Cardenas, Felipe (November 10, 2024). "Inter Miami, Messi and Martino are out: What went wrong and what comes next?". The Athletic. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  4. ^ Chalker, Braden (November 12, 2024). "Which Players Should Inter Miami Re-sign for 2025 season?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "MLS & MLSPA ratify new Collective Bargaining Agreement". MLSsoccer.com. February 8, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "Inter Miami CF Roster". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Inter Miami CF Ownership". Inter Miami CF. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "Front Office Staff". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  9. ^ "Soccer Operations". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  10. ^ "Technical Staff". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved November 13, 2024.