Capital City Roots FC — UPSL Premier Division
Spring 2026 Roster
Thirty-eight players. Fifteen countries. One platform. Capital City Roots FC brings together driven talent from across Iowa, the Midwest, and the world — united by a shared commitment to compete at the highest level.
38+Players
15+Countries
2Goalkeepers
Yr 2UPSL Premier
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Our Roots
Players representing USA, Bosnia, Brazil, Argentina, DR Congo, South Sudan, Sudan, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Iraq, Egypt, Venezuela, Ghana, Costa Rica, El Salvador and more — competing together under one crest in Des Moines, Iowa.
Goalkeepers
2 Players
1
GK
Ronan Murphy
🇺🇸 USA — Mason City, Iowa
13
GK
Oscar Hernandez
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Defenders
12 Players
16
DEF
Amir Carrillo
🇲🇽 Mexico — Des Moines
19
DEF
Loli Lonyome
🇨🇩 DR Congo — Kinshasa
28
DEF
Domnick Minyeng
🇸🇸 South Sudan — Des Moines
30
DEF
Pedro Valdez
🇲🇽 Mexico — New Orleans
33
DEF
Alejandro Banuelos
🇲🇽 Mexico / El Salvador — Des Moines
37
DEF
Alejo Marcon
🇦🇷 Argentina — Resistencia, Chaco
55
DEF
Josh Reeves
🇺🇸 USA — Des Moines
TBD
DEF
Edson "Domo" Valadez
🇺🇸 USA
TBD
DEF
Jesus Hernandez
🇲🇽 Mexico — Denison, Iowa
TBD
DEF
Kyp Ridenhour
🇺🇸 USA
27
DEF
Frings Opoku
🇬🇭 Ghana — Des Moines
12
DEF
Yaser Abdallah
🇸🇩 Sudan
Midfielders
12 Players
5
MID
Jacob Ewers
🇺🇸 USA — Cheyenne, Wyoming
6
MID
Francisco Ramos
🇲🇽 Mexico — Guerrero
8
MID
Jose Balderas
🇺🇸 USA — Des Moines
11
MID
Solomon Mamola
🇺🇸 USA — Des Moines
14
MID
Mohammed Saffawy
🇮🇶 Iraq — Baghdad
21
MID
Alex Temple
🇺🇸 USA — Germantown, Tennessee
22
MID
Omar Amer
🇪🇬 Egypt — Shebeen El-Kom
23
MID
Yoswar Albornoz
🇻🇪 Venezuela — El Vigia, Merida
42
MID
Juan Munoz
🇲🇽 Mexico — Parral, Chihuahua
46
MID
Grady Walston
🇺🇸 USA — Cleveland, Ohio
18
MID
Hank O'Leary
🇺🇸 USA
32
MID
Tonatiuh Merlos Rojas
🇲🇽 Mexico
Forwards
12 Players
7
FWD
Ademir Zalihic
🇧🇦 Bosnia — Des Moines
9
FWD
Makryous Kori
🇸🇩 Sudan
10
FWD
Junior Aguilar
🇭🇳 Honduras — Trujillo
15
FWD
Anthony Chavez
🇬🇹 Guatemala — Jefferson, Iowa
17
FWD
AJ Colocho
🇲🇽 Mexico / Guatemala — Iowa
24
FWD
Ephraim Lunganga
🇨🇩 DR Congo
25
FWD
Augusto Kahllai
🇧🇷 Brazil — Curitiba, Parana
29
FWD
Makog Mangok
🇸🇸 South Sudan
44
FWD
Manny Alcaraz Jr
🇲🇽 Mexico — Denison, Iowa
47
FWD
Gesser Aguilar
🇭🇳 Honduras — La Ceiba
57
FWD
Seylan Spence
🇺🇸 USA — Mesa, Arizona
TBD
FWD
Jonatan Banuelos
🇺🇸 USA — Des Moines
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Capital City Roots FC is always looking for players with the drive to compete at the UPSL Premier Division level. If you have the ability and the commitment, we want to hear from you.
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