Flint City Bucks Team Profile and Squad

Flint City Bucks

Flint City Bucks occupy a distinctive place in Michigan soccer, linking a long-running regional identity with a modern development environment. The club’s story spans several Michigan locations before its Flint home became the center of its public identity. Its visual language draws on local landmarks and civic history, while the matchday setting at Atwood Stadium connects football with downtown community life. The result is a club profile shaped as much by continuity and place as by its competitive record.

Xtra rating
1608
Conservative: 1024
Rank club
568
Updated: 1 August 2026

Flint City Bucks Upcoming matches by league

Flint City Bucks Last matches by league

USL League Two

  • - Final
    Flint City Bucks
    Vermont Green
  • - Semi-finals
    Flint City Bucks
    Ventura County Fusion
  • - Quarter-finals
    Flint City Bucks
    Peoria
  • - Round of 16
    Flint City Bucks
    Steel City

US Open Cup

  • - Round of 64
    Flint City Bucks
    Detroit City
  • - Round of 128
    Flint City Bucks
    Forward Madison
  • - 1st Round
    Detroit City
    Flint City Bucks
  • - 3rd Round
    Flint City Bucks
    Saint Louis

Flint City Bucks Team Roster

At the recorded roster update, Flint City Bucks list 21 players: six attackers, four defenders, ten midfielders and one goalkeeper. Braxton Arpachinda, J. Lopez and J. Roman form part of the attacking group, while D. Pierson, J. Foster and Z. Townsend are among the defensive options. The midfield contingent includes A. Kamara, D. O’Riordan, E. Horlings, Marco Mazzei and T. Kodua. I. Goldson is the recorded goalkeeper. The list also includes R. Agunbiade, Sean Albritton, M. Paiva and W. Carnevale, giving the squad a broad spread of roles and shirt numbers, although the available record does not establish a preferred starting lineup.

position Goalkeeper

position Defender

position Midfielder

position Attacker

Last Flint City Bucks Coachs

The most recent recorded coaching appointment is Demir Muftari, listed in the timeline as D. Muftari, with a spell beginning on 1 January 2016 and ending on 9 April 2018. The record identifies him as American and does not mark the entry as current. No later appointment appears in the recorded timeline, so Flint City Bucks’ present technical leadership cannot be established from this history. The coaching record therefore documents Muftari’s 2016–2018 spell without assigning him a current role.

Paul Thomas

Paul Thomas

USA
Coach since 1 April 2018
Coach until
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
Paul Thomas USA 1 April 2018
Demir Muftari USA 1 January 2016 9 April 2018

Flint City Bucks Transfers

The arrivals recorded include R. Agunbiade from HFX Wanderers FC in a transfer dated 16 July. M. Dreas arrived from FC Cincinnati as a free agent on 31 March, while D. O’Riordan joined from Kalamazoo FC under the same designation on 28 February. A. Kamara is listed as arriving from Black Man Warrior on 31 March without a recorded movement type. Earlier entries include O. Moller-Jensen from Frem as a free agent and Adam McAleenan from Ards. These are selected recorded arrivals, not a complete arrivals total.

Latest player transfers from
Player Team from Transfer type Transfer date
R. Agunbiade
HFX Wanderers FC
Transfer 16 July 2026
Black Man Warrior
- 31 March 2026
FC Cincinnati
Free agent 31 March 2026
FC Cincinnati
Free agent 28 February 2026
Kalamazoo FC
Free agent 28 February 2026
Frem
Free agent 21 February 2026
Adam McAleenan
Ards
N/A 2 April 2020
F. Buhovac
Bahlinger SC
N/A 1 May 2018
L. Wilson
Arbroath
N/A 1 May 2018
B. Taye
Hawkes BAY United
N/A 1 May 2018
Luca David Mayr-Fälten
Ried
N/A 1 May 2018
T. Dimairo
Reading United
N/A 1 February 2018
D. Goldsmith
Indy Eleven
Free 1 February 2018
Mahamoudou Kaba
Wilmington Hammerheads
N/A 1 May 2017
A. Mwembia
Castanet
N/A 1 May 2017

The departures recorded include D. Koulai’s move from Flint City Bucks to Peoria on 11 July 2026, with no movement type stated. Earlier entries identify J. Robinson’s transfer to Sporting Kansas City on 30 December 2023 and H. Slade’s transfer to Poole Town on 22 November 2023. The historical list also includes exits to Indy Eleven, Union Omaha, Reno 1868, Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Chicago Fire. Several older entries do not specify whether the move was a transfer or another form of departure. The listed departures are not a complete movement total.

Latest player transfers to
Player Team to Transfer type Transfer date
Peoria
- 11 July 2026
J. Robinson
Sporting Kansas City
Transfer 30 December 2023
H. Slade
Poole Town
Transfer 22 November 2023
Mitchell Guitar
Indy Eleven
N/A 1 February 2021
J. Timmer
Reno 1868
N/A 3 March 2020
A. Osumanu
Union Omaha
N/A 3 March 2020
A. Mwembia
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
N/A 1 February 2020
Andre Landell
Stourbridge
N/A 1 July 2019
M. Charalambous
Doxa
N/A 1 July 2019
Leo Paiva
The Villages
N/A 14 May 2019
Danny Mukuna
Des Moines Menace
N/A 1 May 2019
A. Cisse
Ann Arbor
N/A 23 April 2019
S. Ward
Ann Arbor
N/A 3 April 2019
Ivo Héctor Cerda Woldarsky
Lansing Ignite
25 March 2019
J. Vaughan
Ann Arbor
N/A 14 March 2019

Transfers Synthesis

Flint City Bucks’ recorded movement history shows a mix of pathways rather than a single transfer mechanism. The latest entries are concentrated in early and mid-2026: R. Agunbiade is listed as a transfer from HFX Wanderers FC, while M. Dreas and D. O’Riordan are recorded as free-agent arrivals. A. Kamara has an arrival from Black Man Warrior without a stated type, and the historical material includes further free-agent and unspecified entries. Outgoing records likewise range from named transfers, such as J. Robinson to Sporting Kansas City and H. Slade to Poole Town, to departures without a defined category. The newest departure is D. Koulai to Peoria on 11 July 2026. Taken together, the entries document movement between Flint and clubs in the United States and abroad, but they do not establish a complete movement balance or exhaustive net activity, and no recorded amounts are provided.

Leagues Flint City Bucks has participated in

Flint City Bucks’ recent competition record is centered on USL League Two, with participation recorded from 2018 through 2025. The club also has historical US Open Cup participation recorded from 2012 to 2018. USL League Two represents the club’s North American pre-professional league setting, while the Open Cup entries document a separate knockout pathway. The league entry is the latest and active competition record, whereas the cup entry is historical in the available chronology. The participation history does not establish results, titles, current standings or a 2026 match schedule.

More about Flint City Bucks

Flint City Bucks are a Michigan soccer club founded in 1995 and based in Flint, United States. The organization began as the Mid-Michigan Bucks in Saginaw, took the field in 1996, later operated through Metro Detroit and Pontiac as the Michigan Bucks, and relocated permanently to Flint in 2019. That sequence gives the modern club a broad regional history while anchoring its present identity in Genesee County. The Bucks play within the USL League Two ecosystem, a North American pre-professional setting associated with player development. Their football culture is built around combining high-level collegiate talent with international prospects, supported by experienced semi-professional oversight and a pathway toward professional careers. The club is also known for a strong competitive legacy, including multiple national league championships, divisional and conference honors, and notable Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup victories over professional opposition. Atwood Stadium at Kettering University provides the home setting. Opened in 1929, the stadium stands in Flint’s historic Carriage Town district near the Flint River and functions as a downtown community sports anchor. Its location ties the team to a recognizable local landscape rather than a purely sporting venue. Kettering University is also part of the club’s operating relationship and stadium stewardship. The club’s visual identity uses blue, red and gold. Blue reflects Flint’s industrial heritage and the Flint River, red recalls the brickwork of downtown Saginaw Street, and gold acknowledges Kettering University. The crest’s arrowhead and flowing-water imagery connect the badge to regional heritage and the river. Club leadership includes CEO and Chairman Dan Duggan and President Costa Papista, with community stakeholders forming part of the wider operating context. Flint City Bucks remain defined by regional continuity, development, and a distinctly Flint-centered identity.

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