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Acosta and Benezet Among Returners With New Jersey Numbers This Season

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This season, the Rapids have a number players who will be sporting new digits on the back of their jerseys. Among the most notable are Kellyn Acosta, changing from number 10 to 23, and Nicolas Benezet, from nine to 10.

Two new additions who will look to debut their numbers in burgundy are Michael Barrios, acquired in a trade with FC Dallas, who will wear 12, and Philip Mayaka, the Rapids' third-overall pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft, who will wear 14. The club also signed Homegrowns Oliver Larraz, who will wear number 30, and Darren Yapi, number 77, Michael Edwards, number 34, and Yaya Toure, number 37. In addition, William Yarbrough has changed from 50 to 22, Abraham Rodriguez from 30 to 27 and Sebastian Anderson from 27 to 28.

Acosta and Benezet Among Returners With New Jersey Numbers This Season -

The Rapids depart for preseason in Tucson, Ariz. on March 8, and the MLS regular season is scheduled to begin on April 17.


Check out the team's full numerical roster below, or click here to go to the roster page.


Current Roster

First Name
Last Name
Squad Number
Clint
Irwin
1
Keegan
Rosenberry
2
Drew
Moor
3
Danny
Wilson
4
Auston
Trusty
5
Lalas
Abubakar
6
Jonathan
Lewis
7
<strong>Nicolas</strong>
<strong>Benezet</strong>
<strong>10</strong>
Diego
Rubio
11
<strong>Michael</strong>
<strong>Barrios</strong>
<strong>12</strong>
Sam
Vines
13
<strong>Philip</strong>
<strong>Mayaka</strong>
<strong>14</strong>
Andre
Rawls
15
Jeremy
Kelly
18
Jack
Price
19
Nicolas
Mezquida
20
Younes
Namli
21
<strong>William</strong>
<strong>Yarbrough</strong>
<strong>22</strong>
<strong>Kellyn</strong>
<strong>Acosta</strong>
<strong>23</strong>
Kortne
Ford
24
Cole
Bassett
26
<strong>Sebastian</strong>
<strong>Anderson</strong>
<strong>27</strong>
<strong>Abraham</strong>
<strong>Rodriguez</strong>
<strong>28</strong>
Matt
Hundley
29
<strong>Oliver</strong>
<strong>Larraz</strong>
<strong>30</strong>
Collen
Warner
32
Steven
Beitashour
33
<strong>Michael</strong>
<strong>Edwards</strong>
<strong>34</strong>
<strong>Yaya</strong>
<strong>Toure</strong>
<strong>37</strong>
Braian
Galván
52
<strong>Darren</strong>
<strong>Yapi</strong>
<strong>77</strong>
Andre
Shinyashiki
99

*Bold indicates a new player or new number.