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2020 SKC II SCHEDULE DATE
2020 RECORD: 2-0-0
2020 RECORD: 0-1-0
#INDvSKC MATCH: DATE:
Indy Eleven vs. Sporting KC II
Saturday, July 18, 2020
KICKOFF:
7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT
LOCATION:
Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, Ind.)
WATCH:
ESPN Plus
MATCH PREVIEW Led by third-year head coach and former Sporting Kansas City midfielder Paulo Nagamura, Sporting Kansas City II will make their long-awaited return to competitive action on Saturday when the club visits Indy Eleven at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Sporting KC II took a 2-1 loss to the Charlotte Independence on March 8 in the club’s 2020 USL Championship home opener before the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a four-month suspension of play across the league. The reconfigured, 16-game USL Championship schedule will see Sporting KC II play 14 of their remaining 15 matches away from home, with Saturday’s contest against Indy Eleven marking the start of a seven-game road swing.
Sun., March 8 Sat., July 18 Sat., July 25 Wed., July 29 Sat., Aug. 1 Wed., Aug. 5 Wed., Aug. 12 Sat., Aug. 15 Sat., Aug. 22 Sat., Aug. 29 Fri., Sept. 4 Wed., Sept. 9 Sat., Sept. 19 Tue., Sept. 22 Wed., Sept. 30 Sat., Oct. 3
OPPONENT
TIME (CT)
CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE at Indy Eleven at Louisville City FC at Louisville City FC at Indy Eleven at Saint Louis FC at Louisville City FC at Saint Louis FC OKC ENERGY FC at FC Tulsa at Saint Louis FC at Indy Eleven at Saint Louis FC at Austin Bold FC at Indy Eleven at Louisville City FC
4:00 6:00 7:00 7:00 6:00 TBD 7:00 TBD 7:00 TBD TBD 6:00 TBD 8:00 6:00 6:30
RESULT
L 1-2
USL CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP E STANDINGS (Top two finishers advance to USL Championship Playoffs) Club 1. Indy Eleven 2. Saint Louis FC 3. Louisville City FC 4. Sporting KC II
As two of the four clubs in regionalized Group E of the USL Championship, Sporting KC II and Indy Eleven will become well familiar with one another in the coming weeks. Nagamura’s men are scheduled to make four visits to Lucas Oil Stadium, with Saturday’s clash followed by head-to-head meetings on Aug. 1, Sept. 9 and Sept. 30. Sporting KC II will also travel to face fellow Group E opponents Louisville City FC and Saint Louis FC four times each, with the club’s lone remaining home game slated for Aug. 22 against OKC Energy FC.
W-L-T (Pts) 2-0-0 (6) 1-1-0 (3) 1-1-0 (3) 0-1-0 (0)
GF-GA 6-2 4-3 2-3 1-2
GD +4 +1 -1 -1
SKC II INJURY REPORT
OUT: Will Little (concussion)
OUT: Ryan Fessler (quad contusion)
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Sporting KC II
www.SportingKC.com/SportingKCII Resuming the Season
SKC II All-time Records
The wait is finally over for Sporting Kansas City II and USL Championship clubs across the U.S. and Canada. Sporting Kansas City II will return to action on Saturday at Indy Eleven and play 15 times over the course of a dozen weeks, rounding out a 16-game regular season campaign that began March 8 with a home loss to Charlotte Independence before the campaign was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Every game of the 2020 USL Championship season will air on the ESPN family of networks, with broadcasts on ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ bringing all the excitement of the first league in the United States to return to play in home markets. Led by third-year head coach and former Sporting Kansas City great Paulo Nagamura, Sporting Kansas City II will hit the road for 14 of their remaining 15 contests. Twelve of those away matches will come against the three other clubs in Group E, as Sporting KC II will travel to Indy Eleven, Louisville City FC and rivals Saint Louis FC four times each. Sporting Kansas City II will also visit FC Tulsa on Aug. 29 and Austin Bold FC on Sept. 22. The club’s lone home match, slated for Aug. 22 against OKC Energy FC, will take place at Swope Soccer Village and will be closed to the public. The USL Championship unveiled last month an updated format for the remainder of the 2020 season as all 35 clubs resume play after a four-month hiatus. Groups A-D consists of Western Conference teams, while groups E-F feature Eastern Conference sides.
2020 Record All-Time Record
Overall 0-1-0 57-53-31
Home 0-1-0 40-18-14
Away 0-0-0 17-35-17
2020 Scoring First All-Time Scoring First 2020 Conceding First All-Time Conceding First
0-1-0 47-9-12 0-0-0 10-44-11
0-1-0 32-5-5 0-0-0 8-13-5
0-0-0 15-4-7 0-0-0 2-31-6
2020 Leading at Half All-Time Leading at Half 2020 Trailing at Half All-Time Trailing at Half 2020 Tied at Half All-Time Tied at Half
0-0-0 34-2-7 0-0-0 4-34-2 0-1-0 19-17-22
0-0-0 24-1-5 0-0-0 3-11-1 0-1-0 13-6-8
0-0-0 10-1-2 0-0-0 1-23-1 0-0-0 6-11-14
2020 Leading at 75’ All-Time Leading at 75’ 2020 Trailing at 75’ All-Time Trailing at 75’ 2020 Tied at 75’ All-Time Tied at 75’
0-0-0 49-1-4 0-0-0 0-44-6 0-1-0 8-8-21
0-0-0 34-1-2 0-0-0 0-14-2 0-1-0 6-3-10
0-0-0 15-0-2 0-0-0 0-30-4 0-0-0 2-5-11
Youth Movement Over the last three weeks, Sporting Kansas City II has added five Sporting Kansas City Academy products to the club’s USL Championship roster. Jake Davis, an 18-year-old midfielder, has signed a full professional contract for the first time. The playmaker made five appearances for Sporting II during the 2019 campaign, recording two assists and drawing a penalty for his team.
The top two teams from each group in the regular season will advance to the USL Championship Playoffs, producing a field of 16 teams in a regionalized, single-elimination bracket. Group E contains four clubs that have combined four six league championship appearances and 11 playoff trips over the previous four seasons. Sporting KC II were crowned Western Conference champions in 2016 and 2017, notably falling to Louisville in the 2017 USL Championship Final.
Davis is originally from Michigan but moved to Kansas City to join the Sporting KC Academy in 2017 and lives with a host family through the club’s residency program. He has made 54 league appearances for the Academy’s U-17 and U-19 squads over the last three seasons, tallying eight goals from central midfield.
Louisville won consecutive USL Championship titles in 2017 and 2018 before finishing as runners-up last fall, while Indy Eleven has reached the playoffs for two straight seasons and reached the 2019 Eastern Conference Final.
Sporting Kansas City II has also signed four Academy players in forward Josh Chong, midfielder Ryan Fessler, defender Mason Leeth and midfielder Jahon Rad to Academy contracts. Each player will retain their NCAA eligibility while being registered to compete in USL Championship matches for Sporting II.
Saint Louis FC made its lone playoff appearance in 2018 prior to missing out by a single point last year.
Additionally, 17-year-old midfielder Bailey Sparks has joined the side on an Academy contract, having led Texas-based academy Solar SC to a U.S. Soccer Development Academy national championship in 2019.
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www.SportingKC.com/SportingKCII SPORTING KC II 2020 ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Player 33 Danny Barbir 97 Josh Chong 39 Petar Cuic 46 Jake Davis 32 Christian Duke 72 Ryan Fessler 96 Wilson Harris 71 Mason Leeth 49 Will Little 80 Fredinho Mompremier 77 Enoch Mushagalusa 30 Luis Olivera 42 Remi Prieur 88 Sam Raben 84 Jahon Rad 48 Kaveh Rad 34 Dominik Resetar 44 Camden Riley 40 Dillon Serna 43 Bailey Sparks 31 Brooks Thompson 99 Jaret Townsend 35 Duval Wapiwo
Pos. D F D M M M F D M F F D GK D M D F D/M D/M M GK M M
Ht. 6-3 5-8 6-1 5-10 5-8 5-9 5-11 6-1 5-7 6-0 5-11 5-5 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-1 5-7 6-0 6-3 5-10 5-9
Wt. 175 135 170 165 160 155 165 180 135 175 175 140 185 165 180 160 170 175 140 150 170 160 160
Birthdate (age) 01/31/1998 (22) 01/29/2001 (19) 06/02/1999 (21) 01/03/2002 (18) 06/05/1991 (29) 03/08/2001 (19) 11/28/1999 (20) 06/01/2001 (19) 04/09/1998 (22) 11/25/1996 (23) 11/13/1999 (20) 10/24/1998 (21) 04/17/1997 (23) 05/11/1997 (23) 06/13/2001 (19) 06/13/2001 (19) 05/27/2000 (20) 08/20/1996 (23) 03/25/1994 (26) 12/30/2002 (17) 05/28/2002 (18) 01/29/1998 (22) 01/20/2000 (20)
NUMERICAL ROSTER WITH PRONUNCIATION No. Player Pos. Pronunciation 30 Luis Olivera D loo-EESE 31 Brooks Thompson GK -- 32 Christian Duke M -- 33 Danny Barbir D bar-BEER 34 Dominik Resetar F reh-seh-TAR 35 Duval Wapiwo M doo-VAHL wah-PEE-woh 39 Petar Cuic D PEE-ter KOO-itch 40 Dillon Serna D/M SIR-nuh 42 Remi Prieur GK REH-mee prior 43 Bailey Sparks M -- 44 Camden Riley D/M -- 46 Jake Davis M -- 48 Kaveh Rad D KAH-vay 49 Will Little M -- 71 Mason Leeth D -- 72 Ryan Fessler M -- 77 Enoch Mushagalusa F EE-nock MOO-shah-gah-LOO-sah 80 Fredinho Mompremier F freh-DEEN-yoh mom-prem-yay 84 Jahon Rad M jah-HON 88 Sam Raben D RAY-ben 96 Wilson Harris F -- 97 Josh Chong F -- 99 Jaret Townsend M --
Hometown Allentown, PA Lynchburg, VA Zagreb, Croatia Rochester, MI Overland Park, KS Charlotte, NC Los Angeles, CA Kansas City, MO Johnson City, TN Limbe, Haiti Denver, CO Villa de Mayo, Argentina San Ramon, CA Greenwood Village, CO Durham, NC Durham, NC Zabok, Croatia Dallas, TX Brighton, CO Dallas, TX Floyds Knobs, IN Highlands Ranch, CO Yaounde, Cameroon
Birthplace Villa de Mayo, Argentina Jefferson, IN Overland Park, KS Atlanta, GA Zabok, Croatia Yaounde, Cameroon Zagreb, Croatia Thornton, CO Modling, Austria Tampa, FL Dallas, TX Rochester, MI Chapel Hill, NC Johnson City, TN Kansas City, MO Palm Beach, FL Kinshasa, DR Congo Limbe, Haiti Chapel Hill, NC Birmingham, AL Los Angeles, CA Seoul, South Korea Highlands Ranch, CO
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College ----University of San Diego ----Fairleigh Dickinson University Salt Lake Community College -Saint Mary’s College Wake Forest University ---University of the Pacific ---University of Washington -Last Club Club Atletico Atenas (Uruguay) Sporting KC Academy Orange County SC (USL Championship) Sandhausen II (Germany) Dinamo Zagreb II (Croatia) MFK Vyskov (Czech Republic) Dinamo Zagreb II (Croatia) Colorado Rapids (Major League Soccer) -Solar SC Academy (Texas) -Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy -FC Tulsa (USL Championship) Sporting KC Academy Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USL Championship) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy --
Sporting KC II
www.SportingKC.com/SportingKCII SPORTING KC II 2020 PLAYER STATS Player GP GS Danny Barbir 0 0 Josh Chong 0 0 Gianluca Busio * 1 1 Petar Cuic 1 1 Jake Davis 0 0 Amadou Dia * 1 1 Christian Duke 0 0 Ryan Fessler 0 0 Wilson Harris 1 1 Felipe Hernandez * 1 1 Mason Leeth 0 0 Jaylin Lindsey * 1 1 Will Little 0 0 Fredinho Mompremier 1 1 Enoch Mushagalusa 1 0 Luis Olivera 0 0 Ze Pedro # 1 1 Remi Prieur 0 0 Sam Raben 0 0 Jahon Rad 0 0 Kaveh Rad 0 0 Dominik Resetar 1 0 Camden Riley 1 1 Richard Sanchez * 1 1 Dillon Serna 0 0 Graham Smith * 1 1 Bailey Sparks 0 0 Brooks Thompson 0 0 Jaret Townsend 0 0 Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal * 1 0 Duval Wapiwo 0 0
MIN 0 0 71 90 0 90 0 0 77 90 0 90 0 90 30 0 60 0 0 0 0 13 90 90 0 90 0 0 0 19 0
GLS AST * Sporting KC loanee 0 0 0 0 # No longer with club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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www.SportingKC.com/SportingKCII SPORTING KC II 2020 GOALKEEPER STATS Player Remi Prieur Richard Sanchez * Brooks Thompson
GP GS MIN 0 0 0 1 1 90 0 0 0
GA GAA SO SV W-L-T 0 0.00 0 0 0-0-0 2 2.00 0 2 0-1-0 0 0.00 0 0 0-0-0 * Sporting KC loanee
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www.SportingKC.com/SportingKCII SPORTING KC II 2020 LINEUPS CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE (L 1-2) Sunday, March 8, 2020 GK
Richard Sanchez
RB CB CB LB
Jaylin Lindsey Graham Smith Petar Cuic Amadou Dia
CDM Camden Riley RCM Gianluca Busio (Wan Kuzain 71’) LCM Felipe Hernandez RF CF LF
Ze Pedro (Enoch Mushagalusa 60’) Wilson Harris (Dominik Resetar 77’) Fredinho Mompremier
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www.SportingKC.com/SportingKCII HEAD COACH PAULO NAGAMURA Paulo Nagamura is in his third season as head coach of Sporting KC II, having served as the assistant coach in the club’s run to the USL Cup Final in 2017 before taking the helm for a 2018 campaign that ended with a loss to Phoenix Rising FC in the Western Conference Semifinals. Nagamura, 37, enjoyed a 12-year MLS career that saw him win two MLS Cup championships and three Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup titles. He made 269 appearances in MLS, including 240 starts, recording 15 goals and 21 assists. In five seasons with Sporting Kansas City, Nagamura tallied seven goals and eight assists in 119 appearances across all competitions. He played a vital role in some of Sporting Kansas City’s biggest moments in club history, converting penalty kicks in shootouts of the 2012 and 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups as well as the 2013 MLS Cup. A native of Brazil, Nagamura began his youth career with hometown club Sao Paulo FC in 1994 before moving to Arsenal FC of the English Premier League in 2001. He signed for the LA Galaxy in 2005, where he won the MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup in his first professional season at the senior level. After two years in LA, Nagamura continued his MLS journey with Toronto FC (2007) and Chivas USA (2007-2011), becoming an MLS All-Star in 2009. Nagamura and his wife Monique have two children, Alice and Clara.
ASSISTANT COACH CHRIS MARTINEZ Assistant coach Chris Martinez is in his third season with Sporting KC II after joining the club from the Colorado Rapids, where he served as their Development Academy Program Director. Martinez, 49, also coached the Rapids Under-18 and Under-19 squads, as well as their USL Premier Development League U-23 side. He also has experience coaching with the U.S. Under-15 National Team and as the Director of Player Development at U.S. Soccer Development Academy club Real Colorado. The former MLS defender enjoyed a stellar playing career for the Colorado Rapids, making 119 appearances in five seasons of MLS play. Martinez played collegiate soccer at Clemson from 1989-1992 before joining American Professional Soccer League side the Colorado Foxes in 1993, winning the APSL title in his first season. Martinez then joined the Wichita Wings, who played in the National Professional Soccer League, and was named to the NPSL All-Rookie team in 1994.
GOALKEEPER COACH MITCH HILDEBRANDT Sporting KC II hired former USL Goalkeeper of the Year Mitch Hildebrandt as the team’s goalkeeper coach ahead of the 2020 campaign. The 31-year-old enjoyed a seven-year playing career, culminating in an MLS Cup prior to his retirement in early 2019. Born and raised in Michigan, he stayed local for his collegiate career, playing for Oakland University from 2008-2011. His first stop in the professional game came at Minnesota United from 2012-2015, when the current MLS club was competing in the North American Soccer League. A move to the USL Championship was on the cards in 2016 as Hildebrandt joined FC Cincinnati and quickly established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in the league, earning Goalkeeper of the Year and USL All-League First Team honors in his first season with the club. Standout performances earned Hildebrandt an MLS contract with Atlanta United FC in 2018, and while he did not make any appearances for the first team, he still earned a winner’s medal following Atlanta’s MLS Cup triumph.
SPORTING KC II TECHNICAL STAFF Sporting Director: Peter Vermes Fitness Coach: Mike Steidle Technical Director / VP of Player Personnel: Brian Bliss Head Trainer: Isaac Gomez
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Equipment Manager: Andy Garay Team Administrator: Wan Kuzac Wan Kamal
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JOSH CHONG 97
PRONUNCIATION: bar-BEER POSITION: Defender BORN: 01/31/1998 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 175 lbs. HOMETOWN: Allentown, PA BIRTHPLACE: Atlanta, GA COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Sandhausen II (Germany)
POSITION: Forward BORN: 01/29/2001 (19 years old) HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 135 lbs. HOMETOWN: Lynchburg, VA BIRTHPLACE: Seoul, South Korea COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy
Barbir most recently suited up for German side Sandhausen II while on loan from Romanian outfit Astra Giurgiu. He made 12 appearances for the club in the 2018-19 season, helping the side to a second-place finish in the Verbandsliga. He joined Astra Giurgiu in Romania in early 2018, but did not appear for the side. Barbir joined Vancouver Whitecaps 2 in late 2017, making three appearances prior to the end of the regular season. He has represented the U.S. at the U-15, U-17 and U-19 levels, including two appearances at the 2015 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Chile. Barbir spent most of his youth career in England, first with Manchester City before joining West Bromwich Albion in 2014.
Chong was a part of the Sporting KC Academy as a U-14 player before departing for a stint with the European Soccer Institute in Kansas. He rejoined the Sporting KC Academy in 2018 and has made 55 appearances since, tallying 11 goals playing primarily on either wing for both the Under-17 and Under-19 teams. Chong, who was born in Seoul, South Korea but grew up in Lynchburg, Virginia, moved to Kansas City in 2013. Chong spent significant time training with Sporting II in 2018 before signing an Academy contract for the 2019 season.
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JAKE DAVIS 46
PRONUNCIATION: PEE-ter KOO-itch POSITION: Defender BORN: 06/02/1999 (21 years old) HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 170 lbs. HOMETOWN: Zagreb, Croatia BIRTHPLACE: Zagreb, Croatia COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Dynamo Zagreb II (Croatia)
POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 01/03/2002 (18 years old) HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 165 lbs. HOMETOWN: Rochester, MI BIRTHPLACE: Rochester, MI COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy
Cuic joined Dinamo Zagreb’s youth academy in 2015 and rose through the ranks from the club’s U-15 squad to the reserve team by 2018. He made his debut in the Croatian second division with Dinamo Zagreb II in April 2018. Cuic became a regular in the Dinamo Zagreb II lineup in the 2018-19 season, making 15 appearances before playing in a further 14 games in the 2019-20 season. Earlier in the year, Cuic helped Dinamo Zagreb U-23s advance to the Premier League International Cup final by beating Southampton 3-1 in the semifinal. Cuic has represented Croatia’s U-16 and U-19 National Teams.
Davis got his first taste of professional action in 2019 when he was signed to an Academy contract with Sporting II, giving him the ability to play in USL Championship games without foregoing his NCAA eligibility. He made five appearances for Sporting II during the 2019 campaign, recording two assists and drawing a penalty for his side. Davis is originally from Michigan but moved to Kansas City to join the Sporting KC Academy in 2017 and lives with a host family through the club’s residency program. He made 54 appearances for the Academy’s Under-17 and Under-19 squads over the last three seasons, tallying eight goals from central midfield. 8
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CHRISTIAN DUKE
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RYAN FESSLER
POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 06/05/1991 (29 years old) HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 160 lbs. HOMETOWN: Overland Park, KS BIRTHPLACE: Overland Park, KS COLLEGE: U niversity of San Diego LAST CLUB: Orange County SC
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POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 03/08/2001 (19 years old) HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 155 lbs. HOMETOWN: Charlotte, NC BIRTHPLACE: Palm Beach, FL COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy
Duke began his professional career as a 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft pick for Sporting Kansas City. He spent most of the 2014 and 2015 campaigns on loan with USL Championship side OKC Energy FC. The versatile workhorse became Sporting Kansas City II’s captain for the club’s inaugural 2016 season and was an ever-present fixture in the side. Duke appeared in all 72 matches for Sporting KC II from 20162017, during which time the club won consecutive Western Conference titles and reached the USL Cup Final. He spent 2018 and 2019 with Orange County SC before returning to his hometown team ahead of the 2020 campaign.
Fessler, who hails from Charlotte, North Carolina, linked up with the Sporting KC Academy ahead of the 2016-17 USSDA campaign and has since made 65 appearances for the U-17 and U-19 squads, tallying 12 goals. Fessler was scheduled to join collegiate powerhouse Wake Forest in the fall of 2019 but elected to stay in Kansas City and train with Sporting KC II instead. Fessler signed an Academy contract with Sporting II during the 2018 USL Championship season, though he did not make an appearance.
WILSON HARRIS 96
MASON LEETH 71
POSITION: Forward BORN: 11/28/1999 (20 years old) HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 165 lbs. HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, CA BIRTHPLACE: Los Angeles, CA COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy
POSITION: Defender BORN: 06/01/2001 (19 years old) HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 180 lbs. HOMETOWN: Kansas City, MO BIRTHPLACE: Kansas City, MO COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy
Harris joined the Sporting KC Academy ahead of the 2017-18 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season and made 10 appearances for the U-19 team, leading the squad with 11 goals. He made 15 USL Championship appearances, including seven starts, and tallied three goals during his first professional season with Sporting KC II in 2018. He enjoyed a breakout 2019 campaign with a team-best 12 goals in 25 USL Championship appearances, becoming one of the top-scoring teenagers in American soccer. He ended the 2019 season on a torrid run of form, bagging 11 goals in his final 12 league appearances.
Leeth joined the Sporting Academy from Academy Affiliate Sporting Blue Valley in 2017. He has played in 44 games for the U-17s and U-19s, tallying 11 goals while playing in a myriad of positions across the field. Leeth has spent a large amount of time over the past year training with Sporting II.
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FREDINHO MOMPREMIER
POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 04/09/1998 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 135 lbs. HOMETOWN: Johnson City, TN BIRTHPLACE: Johnson City, TN COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy
PRONUNCIATION: freh-DEEN-yoh mom-prem-yay POSITION: Forward BORN: 11/25/1996 (23 years old) HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 175 lbs. HOMETOWN: Limbe, Haiti BIRTHPLACE: Limbe, Haiti COLLEGE: F airleigh Dickinson University LAST CLUB: FC Tulsa
Little joined the Sporting KC Academy in early 2015 after spending his earlier years playing for several youth teams in his native Tennessee. In the 2015-16 season, he made 23 appearances for the U-18s and scored 10 goals. He has spent each of the last four seasons with Sporting Kansas City II, making 27 USL Championship appearances. He reached career-highs in 2019 with 13 matches played and 10 starts and 762 minutes logged.
ENOCH MUSHAGALUSA
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Mompremier made 20 appearances, including nine starts, with FC Tulsa in his 2019 rookie campaign. He scored once and had one assist in the USL Championship regular season, recording an assist in a loss to LA Galaxy II (July 24) before scoring the game-winner in a dramatic 4-3 victory over San Antonio FC (Sept. 25). He scored his first professional goal in the U.S. Open Cup Second Round against the Charlotte Independence, a 3-1 win. He began his college career at the University of Tampa, where he spent his freshman and sophomore seasons, before starring at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey in 2017 and 2018.
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PRONUNCIATION: EE-nock MOO-shahgah-LOO-sah POSITION: Forward BORN: 11/13/1999 (20 years old) HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 175 lbs. HOMETOWN: Denver, Colorado BIRTHPLACE: Kinshasa, DR Congo COLLEGE: S alt Lake Community College LAST CLUB: None
PRONUNCIATION: loo-EESE POSITION: Defender BORN: 10/24/1998 (21 years old) HEIGHT: 5-5 WEIGHT: 140 lbs. HOMETOWN: Villa de Mayo, Argentina BIRTHPLACE: Villa de Mayo, Argentina COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Atletico Atenas (Uruguay)
Mushagalusa competed for Salt Lake Community College where he plundered home 27 goals and three assists in one season in Utah. Mushagalusa had committed to transfer to the University of South Carolina in 2020 prior to signing with Sporting II. He was a longtime member of the Colorado Rapids Academy, tallying 53 goals in 85 Development Academy appearances as he rose from the club’s U-15 side to the U-19s. Mushagalusa spent preseason with Sporting Kansas City II but did not sign with the club.
Olivera developed in the academy of Argentinian powerhouse River Plate, rising all the way to the first team. He made his River Plate debut as a 17-year-old in November 2015 and went on to make seven total appearances for the club. Olivera was loaned to Club Atletico San Martin in the Argentine top flight for the 2017-18 Argentine Primera División season, where he made 13 appearances. After returning to River Plate at the conclusion of 2017-18, he joined Uruguayan namesake Club Atletico River Plate on loan at the start of 2019. He then joined Sporting KC II for the latter half of 2019. Olivera has represented Argentina at the U-17 level, notably competing at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. 10
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SAM RABEN 88
PRONUNCIATION: REH-mee prior POSITION: Goalkeeper BORN: 04/17/1997 (23 years old) HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 185 lbs. HOMETOWN: San Ramon, CA BIRTHPLACE: Modling, Austria COLLEGE: S aint Mary’s College LAST CLUB: None
PRONUNCIATION: RAY-ben POSITION: Defender BORN: 05/11/1997 (23 years old) HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 165 lbs. HOMETOWN: Greenwood Village, CA BIRTHPLACE: Birmingham, AL COLLEGE: W ake Forest University LAST CLUB: Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
Prieur made 55 appearances for Saint Mary’s College across four seasons, posting a 0.73 goals against average and 32 shutouts. He enjoyed a stellar 2018 season, his first as a full-time starter, conceding just eight goals in 20 games to go along with 14 shutouts while leading the Gaels to the WCC Championship for the second time in program history. Prieur was a member of the San Jose Earthquakes Academy and captained the side to the Development Academy national quarterfinals in 2014 and semifinals in 2015. He was selected in the second round (47th overall) of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew SC but did not sign a contract with the club.
Raben starred at Wake Forest University over a four-year career, finishing his stint third in program history with 91 appearances as the team went 73-11-7 in games he played. Raben tallied six assists and helped the team to 46 clean sheets, guiding the side to the NCAA College Cup Final as a sophomore in 2016. After his senior season, he was received third team All-ACC and third team All-South Region honors by United Soccer Coaches. Raben signed a Homegrown contract with the Colorado Rapids in early 2019 but did not make an MLS appearance. Instead, Raben went on loan to USL Championship side the Colorado Springs Switchbacks, playing eight matches.
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KAVEH RAD 48
PRONUNCIATION: Jah-HON POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 06/13/2001 (19 years old) HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 180 lbs. HOMETOWN: Durham, NC BIRTHPLACE: Chapel Hill, NC COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy
PRONUNCIATION: KAH-vay POSITION: Defender BORN: 06/13/2001 (19 years old) HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 160 lbs. HOMETOWN: Durham, NC BIRTHPLACE: Chapel Hill, NC COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy
Jahon Rad, the twin brother of Kaveh Rad, joined the Sporting KC Academy at the start of the 2016-17 USSDA season, having previously been a part of the North Carolina FC Academy in his native state. Rad has made 88 appearances for the Academy, including 15 in the curtailed 2019-20 season for the U-19s. Rad, who signed Academy contracts the previous two seasons, made his professional debut with Sporting II in 2018 before later making his first professional start against Orange County SC at Children’s Mercy Park on July 18, 2018. J. Rad made a further three appearances in 2019, including one start at Nashville SC on May 11, 2019.
Kaveh Rad joined the Sporting KC Academy in 2016 and made 65 league appearances over four years split between the U-15s, U-17s and U-19s, tallying seven goals. He signed an Academy contract with Sporting KC II ahead of the 2018 campaign and spent a large part of the year training with the club, though he did not make an appearance. Rad enjoyed a breakout year, starting 20 of 22 appearances in the USL Championship after signing an Academy contract in preseason. The defender racked up 1,823 minutes in 2019, finishing the year as one of the leaders in minutes played among unsigned Academy players.
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PRONUNCIATION: reh-seh-TAR POSITION: Forward BORN: 05/27/2000 (20 years old) HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 170 lbs. HOMETOWN: Zabok, Croatia BIRTHPLACE: Zabok, Croatia COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Dinamo Zagreb II (Croatia)
POSITION: Defender/Midfielder BORN: 08/20/1996 (23 years old) HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 175 lbs. HOMETOWN: Dallas, TX BIRTHPLACE: Dallas, TX COLLEGE: U niversity of the Pacific LAST CLUB: None
Resetar made his professional debut at age 17 for Inter Zapresic in Croatia’s top division in 2017 and went on to make nine appearances for the club in the 2017-18 season. Resetar moved to Dinamo Zagreb II ahead of the 2018-19 campaign, making six appearances in the Croatian second tier and one in the UEFA Youth League for Dinamo’s U-19 squad. In the 2019-20 season, Resetar played in seven games for Dinamo Zagreb II. Resetar has made 10 appearances for Croatia’s U-19 team, scoring three goals. His most recent U-19 cap came in a friendly against Serbia on Feb. 12, 2019.
Riley started 57 of 66 appearances for the University of the Pacific, recording 19 goals and 10 assists from 2015-2018 as the program’s all-time leading scorer. His college career was highlighted by NCAA Tournament appearances in each of his last three seasons, with the Tigers going 38-13-6 during that time. As a senior in 2018, Riley notched a team-best nine goals and five assists and was named a United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American, the West Coast Conference Player of the Year and a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist. He joined Sporting KC in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft but did not sign for the club, instead making 24 appearances for Sporting KC II last season with one goal.
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PRONUNCIATION: SIR-nuh POSITION: Defender/Midfielder BORN: 03/25/1994 (26 years old) HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 140 lbs. HOMETOWN: Brighton, CO BIRTHPLACE: Thornton, CO COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Colorado Rapids
POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 12/30/2002 (17 years old) HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 150 lbs. HOMETOWN: Dallas, TX BIRTHPLACE: Tampa, FL COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Solar SC Academy
Serna signed his first professional contract with the Colorado Rapids ahead of the 2013 MLS campaign and went on to 112 appearances in all competitions for the club, tallying 12 goals and seven assists while playing in a variety of positions. He spent one season at the University of Akron prior to signing as a Homegrown Player with the Rapids. Internationally, Serna has represented the U.S. at U-17, U-20 and U-23 levels, including playing at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico. He then represented the U-20s extensively but was not named to the squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He went on to play for the U.S. U-23s in Olympic Qualifying in 2015 and 2016.
Sparks led Solar SC to the U-17 Development Academy Championship during the 2018-19 season, playing a pivotal role in the run. Sparks had a goal and an assist in the 3-2 victory over LA Galaxy in the semifinal before recording another assist in the final, a 1-1 draw with Concorde Fire that Solar won 4-2 on penalty kicks. Sparks’ performance during the postseason tournament earned him the Golden Ball for the U-17 division, honoring the best player of the USSDA Playoffs. In the curtailed 2019-20 Development Academy season, Sparks made 15 appearances for the club’s U-19 team, tallying 10 goals. Since the start of 2016, Sparks played in 100 games for Solar SC and found the net 48 times. 12
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POSITION: Goalkeeper BORN: 05/28/2002 (18 years old) HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 170 lbs. HOMETOWN: Floyds Knobs, IN BIRTHPLACE: Jefferson, IN COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy
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POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 01/29/2000 (20 years old) HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 160 lbs. HOMETOWN: Highlands Ranch, CO BIRTHPLACE: Highlands Ranch, CO COLLEGE: U niversity of Washington LAST CLUB: None
The Sporting KC Academy welcomed Thompson in the summer of 2018 after he spent the previous two years with IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He represented the IMG U-14s in 2016-17 and the IMG U-17s in 2017-18, having moved to Florida from his native Indiana in 2016. He played a leading role for the Sporting Kansas City Academy U-19s during the 2018-19 U.S. Soccer Development Academy campaign. He signed a USL Championship contract last year for Sporting Kansas City II and made one appearance, helping the side to a victory over Hartford Athletic on July 17.
Townsend was selected in the Third Round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by Sporting KC and spent the first portion of preseason with the first team before joining Sporting II when the USL Championship side’s preseason began in early February. Townsend started 42 of 75 career appearances in four seasons at the University of Washington from 20162019, helping the Huskies reach the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship last month. The midfielder’s standout senior campaign was highlighted by a career-best seven goals, including two in the 2019 NCAA Tournament.
DUVAL WAPIWO 35 PRONUNCIATION: doo-VAHL wah-PEEwoh POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 01/20/2000 (20 years old) HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 160 lbs. HOMETOWN: Yaounde, Cameroon BIRTHPLACE: Yaounde, Cameroon COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: MFK Vyskov (Czech Republic) Wapiwo rose through the ranks at Apejes FC de Mfou in his native Cameroon before joining MFK Vyskov in early 2019. He spent 2019 on loan from MFK Vyskov in the USL Championship with North Carolina FC, making five appearances for the club in the regular season and two in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. He joined Sporting Kansas City II ahead of the 2020 campaign.
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