St. Louis CITY SC announces end-of-season roster moves

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - St. Louis CITY SC has announced its end-of-season roster decisions ahead of the 2025 season.

CITY SC exercised the option in eight players’ contracts:

• Midfielders: Chris Durkin, Hosei Kijima, Akil Watts and Indiana Vassilev
• Defenders: Jay Reid and Michael Wentzel
• Goalkeeper: Ben Lundt

Forward John Klein, who was called up from CITY2 earlier in the year, had his option declined. Defender Jake Nerwinski, who scored his first MLS career goal in CITY’s final home match of 2024, had his option declined but is in negotiations.

“We thank John for stepping up from CITY2 to the first team and making an impact when called upon”, said Sporting Director Lutz Pfannenstiel. “He has been a consummate professional and teammate since we drafted him out of Saint Louis University in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. We wish him nothing but the best moving forward.”

St. Louis CITY SC Players Under Contract For 2025

• Goalkeepers (3): Roman Bürki, Ben Lundt, Christian Olivares
• Defenders (9): Kyle Hiebert, Jannes Horn, Henry Kessler, Joakim Nilsson, Tyson Pearce, Jay Reid, Tomas Totland, Michael Wentzel, Josh Yaro
• Midfielders (12): Rasmus Alm, Chris Durkin, Jake Girdwood-Reich, Hosei Kijima, Marcel Hartel, Eduard Löwen, Tomáš Ostrák, Célio Pompeu, Cedric Teuchert, Nökkvi Thórisson, Indiana Vassilev, Akil Watts
• Forwards (3): Simon Becher, João Klauss, Caden Glover
• On Loan (3): Njabulo Blom (Kaizer Chiefs), Miguel Perez (Birmingham Legion), Selmir Pidro (CITY2)

The MLS offseason begins on Monday, Dec. 9 with the half-day trade window opening from 8 a.m. – 12 a.m.

The End-of-Year Waivers period will start on Dec. 12, followed by Free Agency on Dec. 12 at 12 p.m. and the Re-Entry Process, Stage 1 on Dec. 13 at 12 p.m.

For a full breakdown of the MLS offseason calendar, click here.

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