Role: Head Coach
Age: 52
Key Stat: 1.94 points per match across all competitions in his 192 matches as manager of AZ Alkmaar and Ferencvárosi TC.
Pascal Jansen is in as Head Coach in 2025 and so far he remains the only new signing of note made by New York City FC this offseason.
Jansen arrives with the expectation he'll get more out of the team's remaining young talent, but he's not starting his NYCFC tenure with the easiest hand ever dealt.
New York City is selling Designated Player attacker Santiago Rodríguez not long after the team loaned out stalwart defensive midfielder James Sands, and with Talles Magno shipped out on loan and Thiago Martins picking up an injury during preseason training, Jansen appears set to begin his first MLS regular season with zero (0) Designated Players at his disposal.
Can the former AZ Alkmaar and Ferencváros manager with an impressive track record and a stated desire to toughen this NYCFC team up while he helps them reach their collective next level pull it off while his squad looks short on high-end talent?
