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Roots Honor List

Roots Honor List | Capital City Roots FC
Capital City Roots FC — Est. 2025

The Roots
Honor List

Every player who pulls on a Roots jersey — whether they start on the pitch, come off the bench, or back up the squad — earns a permanent place on this list. If you wore the crest and finished the season, you are honored here. This is our commitment to every player who has been part of building something from the ground up.

1 Season Complete
38 Players Honored
6 Staff Honored
Fall '25 Inaugural Season

"Once a Root, always a Root. Every name on this list helped build something that did not exist before."

Season
Fall 2025
🏆 Inaugural Season — Playoff Appearance

The first ever season of Capital City Roots FC. Built from nothing in the summer of 2025, this group of 38 players and 6 staff showed up, competed in the UPSL Premier Division, and made the playoffs in year one. These are the people who believed before there was anything to believe in.

Coaching & Technical Staff
Josh Jerkovich
Founder & Executive Director
Hamed Alic
Head Coach
Hamed Suljic
Assistant Coach
Ahmed Kamal Amer
Defensive Coach
Jeffery Menendez
Assistant Coach
Collin Schmidt
Co-Goalkeeper Training Coach
Ethan Bartels
Head Goalkeeper Training Coach
Goalkeepers
#1 Ronan Murphy
#12 Oscar Hernandez
Defenders
#16 Amir Carrillo
#2 Carlos Garcia
#18 Marc Leyva
#17 Benen Peterson
#19 Chris Ibanez
#15 Anthony Delgado
#99 Kaleb Luong
#30 Matthew Sandoval
#25 Mutegetsi "Chris" Muvugizi
#51 Belmin Ljucevic
Midfielders
#8 Juan Munoz
#69 Osvan Diaz
#6 Edson Valadez
#14 Francisco Ramos
#13 Nathan Tshiamala
#20 Konnor May
#47 Kevin Sanchez
#9 Elo Iradukunda
Forwards
#4 Ademir Zalihic
#11 Solomon Mamola
#5 Jacob Ewers
#27 Carlos Zamago
#3 Jimmy Alba
#29 Majok Madit
#23 Manuel Alcaraz
#21 Jose Balderas
#77 Makryous Kori
#97 Mohammed Saffawy
#96 Jared Dominguez
#44 Pedro Jr Valdez
#98 Seylan Spence
#10 Kenan Hajdarevic
#22 Jeanderson Perriera

Season
Spring 2026
Season In Progress — Honor List Added at Season End

The Spring 2026 Honor List will be finalized and added here at the conclusion of the season. Every player and staff member who completes this season earns their place.

A Permanent Record

Every Season. Every Name.

The Roots Honor List grows with the club. At the end of every season — Spring and Fall — the names of every player and staff member who completed that journey are added here permanently. This page will never be cleared. These names will always be here.

Capital City Roots FC

Roots Run Deep — Des Moines, Iowa

A semi-professional soccer club competing in the UPSL Premier Division. Built for players, driven by community, and committed to developing the next generation on and off the field.

Community Initiative

501(c)(3) Nonprofit

Rising Roots Initiative

The charitable arm of CC Roots FC — removing barriers and building opportunity through soccer programming across the Des Moines metro.

  • Junior Roots Development Camps
  • Mentorship & guest speaker series
  • Roots Gear Bank — free equipment access
  • School & community workshops
  • College recruiting education

Rising Roots Initiative is a fully recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Tax-deductible contributions accepted.

risingrootsinitiative.org →

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Club Partner — Jersey & Warmup
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Kit Partner — Jersey Back
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