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Overall: 9-10-9 Home: 5-3-6 Away: 4-7-3 By Tournament CCL: 8-5-6 Superliga: 0-1-2 Merconorte: 1-4-1
Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016 Kickoff: 9 p.m. CT BC Place | Vancouver, Canada Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Sporting Kansas City Group C record: 0-0-1 (2 GF, 2 GA) (0-0-0 home; 0-0-1 away)
2001 Copa Merconorte 08/01/2001 L 2-1 vs Sporting Cristal (PER) 08/08/2001 L 4-2 at Santos Laguna (MEX) 08/29/2001 W 3-2 at Barcelona SC (ECU) 09/12/2001 L 2-1 at Sporting Cristal (PER) 10/17/2001 T 1-1 vs Barcelona SC (ECU) 11/21/2001 L 1-0 vs Santos Laguna (MEX) 2002 CONCACAF Champions’ Cup 03/03/2002 W 1-0 at W. Connection (TRI) 03/16/2002 W 2-0 vs W. Connection (TRI) 04/10/2002 L 2-1 at Santos Laguna (MEX) 04/24/2002 W 2-0 vs Santos Laguna (MEX) 08/07/2002 L 6-1 at Monarcas Morelia (MEX) 08/28/2002 T 1-1 vs Monarcas Morelia (MEX) 2005 CONCACAF Champions’ Cup 03/09/2005 T 0-0 vs Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) 03/17/2005 L 2-1 at Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) 2009 North American Superliga 06/21/2009 T 0-0 vs Atlas AC (MEX) 06/24/2009 T 1-1 at NE Revolution (USA) 06/28/2009 L 3-1 vs Santos Laguna (MEX) 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League 08/07/2013 W 2-0 at Real Estelí (NCA) 08/27/2013 W 2-0 at CD Olimpia (HON) 09/17/2013 T 1-1 vs Real Estelí (NCA) 10/23/2013 T 0-0 vs CD Olimpia (HON) 03/12/2014 W 1-0 vs Cruz Azul (MEX) 03/19/2014 L 5-1 at Cruz Azul (MEX) 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League 08/19/2014 T 1-1 at Real Estelí (NCA) 09/18/2014 W 3-1 vs Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) 09/23/2014 W 3-0 vs Real Estelí (NCA) 10/23/2014 L 2-0 at Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League 08/16/2016 T 2-2 at Central FC (TRI)
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC Group C record: 1-0-0 (1 GF, 0 GA) (0-0-0 home; 1-0-0 away)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER No. Pos. 1 GK 3 DEF 4 DEF 5 DEF 6 MID 7 DEF 8 MID 9 FWD 10 MID 11 MID 12 DEF 14 FWD 15 DEF 16 MID 17 DEF 21 MID 22 MID 23 MID 24 DEF 25 GK 27 MID 29 GK 37 FWD 39 FWD 55 DEF 77 MID 93 MID 94 DEF
Name Pronunciation Jon Kempin Ike Opara oh-PAR-ah Kevin Ellis Matt Besler BEEZ-ler Paulo Nagamura POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra Chance Myers Graham Zusi gram ZOO-see Diego Rubio Benny Feilhaber FAIL-hob-ber Brad Davis Nuno Andre Coelho KWAY-yoh Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic sin-OH-vick Lawrence Olum OH-lum Saad Abdul-Salaam sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM Justin Mapp Connor Hallisey HAL-iss-see Emmanuel Appiah AH-pee-ah Ever Alvarado Alec Kann CAN Roger Espinoza Tim Melia MEE-lia Jacob Peterson Cameron Porter Amer Didic uh-MEER JEE-ditch Tyler Pasher Soni Mustivar SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var Jimmy Medranda muh-DRAHN-dah
PLAYER 1. Chris Brown 2. Roy Lassiter 2. Antonio Dovale 4. Claudio Bieler 4. Dom Dwyer 4. Kevin Ellis 4. Onandi Lowe 4. Soony Saad 9. Jose Burciaga 9. Mike Burns 9. Dario Fabbro 9. Benny Feilhaber 9. Gary Glasgow 9. Francisco Gomez 9. Matt McKeon 9. Ike Opara 9. Jacob Peterson 9. Preki 9. Seth Sinovic 9. Carey Talley 9. Sal Zizzo
GP 11 8 4 7 9 5 3 4 5 11 2 9 9 12 12 3 6 5 10 4 3
G 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Games Played
PLAYER 1. Kerry Zavagnin 2. Nick Garcia 2. Francisco Gomez 2. Matt McKeon 5. Chris Brown 5. Mike Burns 7. Matt Besler 7. Tony Meola 7. Seth Sinovic
GP 14 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 10
PLAYER 1. Kerry Zavagnin 2. Nick Garcia 3. Mike Burns 3. Matt McKeon 5. Matt Besler 5. Tony Meola 5. Seth Sinovic 8. Chris Brown 8. Chris Klein
GP 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 9 9
Games Started
Shutouts
PLAYER 1. Eric Kronberg 2. Tony Meola 3. Kevin Hartman 3. Bo Oshoniyi
GP 8 10 3 4
ECU: 1-0-1 NCA: 2-0-2 Away GF: 19 Away GA: 29 Away SO: 3
Group Stage Group Stage Group Stage Group Stage Group Stage Group Stage Round of 16 (Leg 1) Round of 16 (Leg 2) Quarterfinals (Leg 1) Quarterfinals (Leg 2) Semifinals (Leg 1) Semifinals (Leg 2) Quarterfinals (Leg 1) Quarterfinals (Leg 2) Group Stage Group Stage Group Stage Group Stage Group Stage Group Stage Group Stage Quarterfinals (Leg 1) Quarterfinals (Leg 2) Group Stage Group Stage Group Stage Group Stage Group Stage
SPORTING KC ALL-TIME INTL. GAMES PLAYED/STARTED FIRST LAST GP Saad Abdul-Salaam 1 Ever Alvarado 1 Stephen Armstrong 4 Davy Arnaud 6 Matt Besler 10 Claudio Bieler 7 Chris Brown 11 Chris Brunt 2 Teal Bunbury 2 Jose Burciaga 5 Mike Burns 11 Jorge Claros 4 Nuno Coelho 1 Aurelien Collin 6 Jimmy Conrad 4 Brad Davis 1 Amer Didic 1 Antonio Dovale 4 Dom Dwyer 9 Kevin Ellis 5 Roger Espinoza 3 Dario Fabbro 2 Benny Feilhaber 9 Nick Garcia 12 Josh Gardner 3 Gary Glasgow 9 Francisco Gomez 12 Herculez Gomez 3 Michael Green 1 Andrew Gregor 5 Andy Gruenebaum 1 Diego Gutierrez 6 Connor Hallisey 1 Michael Harrington 3 Kevin Hartman 3 Santiago Hirsig 3 Aaron Hohlbein 3 Tahj Jakins 2 Mechack Jerome 3 Jack Jewsbury 5 Mo Johnston 2 Peterson Joseph 3 Igor Juliao 3 Jon Kempin 2 Chris Klein 9
SPORTING KC ALL-TIME INTERNATIONAL LEADERS Goals
Versus clubs from... USA: 0-0-1 TRI: 2-0-1 HON: 1-0-1 MEX: 2-6-2 PER: 0-2-0 CRC: 1-2-1 Other stats of note: Goals for: 35 Home GF: 16 Goals against: 39 Home GA: 10 Shutouts: 10 Home SO: 7
SO 5 3 1 1 1
GS 1 0 3 4 10 6 9 0 1 4 11 3 0 6 4 1 1 4 2 5 2 2 8 12 2 5 7 2 1 4 1 6 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 3 1 1 3 2 9
FIRST LAST GP Michael Kraus 2 Eric Kronberg 8 Roy Lassiter 8 Jonathan Leathers 2 Claudio Lopez 3 Onandi Lowe 3 Rauwshan McKenzie 2 Matt McKeon 12 Jimmy Medranda 1 Tony Meola 10 Kurt Morsink 1 Soni Mustivar 1 Chance Myers 1 Paulo Nagamura 6 Lawrence Olum 6 Ike Opara 5 Bo Oshoniyi 4 Erik Palmer-Brown 1 Jacob Peterson 6 Cameron Porter 1 Preki 5 Brandon Prideaux 3 Eric Quill 4 Oriol Rosell 6 Diego Rubio 1 Soony Saad 5 Mark Santel 4 C.J. Sapong 9 Igor Simutenkov 1 Seth Sinovic 10 Khari Stephenson 2 Carey Talley 4 Abe Thompson 2 Peter Vermes 9 Sasha Victorine 2 Diego Walsh 2 Lance Watson 2 Josh Wolff 5 Kerry Zavagnin 14 Sal Zizzo 3 Alex Zotinca 2 Graham Zusi 8
GS 0 8 4 1 2 3 1 11 0 10 0 1 1 6 5 5 4 1 3 0 4 1 4 6 1 4 2 3 1 10 1 3 1 8 2 0 2 5 13 1 1 8
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 23, 2016 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League SPORTING KC 2016 NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 25 27 29 37 39 55 77 93 94
PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Jon Kempin Ike Opara oh-PAR-ah Kevin Ellis Matt Besler BEEZ-ler Paulo Nagamura POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra Chance Myers Graham Zusi ZOO-see Diego Rubio Benny Feilhaber FAIL-hob-ber Brad Davis Nuno Andre Coelho KWAY-yoh Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic sin-OH-vick Lawrence Olum Saad Abdul-Salaam sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM Justin Mapp Connor Hallisey HAL-iss-see Emmanuel Appiah AH-pee-uh Alec Kann CAN Roger Espinoza Tim Melia MEE-lia Jacob Peterson Cameron Porter Amer Didic ** uh-MEER JEE-ditch Tyler Pasher ** Soni Mustivar SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var Jimmy Medranda muh-DRAHN-dah
POS. GK DEF DEF DEF MID DEF MID FWD MID MID DEF FWD DEF DEF DEF MID MID MID GK MID GK FWD FWD DEF MID MID MID
HT. 6-1 6-2 5-9 6-0 5-8 6-0 5-10 5-11 5-9 5-11 6-4 5-9 5-10 6-2 6-4 6-1 5-9 5-9 6-4 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-1 6-4 5-11 5-10 5-5
WT. 170 180 160 170 155 165 160 170 160 165 181 180 170 185 185 160 158 160 190 170 190 165 175 195 160 170 150
BIRTHDATE 04/08/1993 02/21/1989 06/30/1991 02/11/1987 03/02/1983 12/07/1987 08/18/1986 05/15/1993 01/19/1985 11/08/1981 01/07/1986 07/30/1990 01/28/1987 07/10/1984 09/08/1991 10/18/1984 02/09/1993 09/26/1993 08/08/1990 10/25/1986 05/15/1986 01/27/1986 05/23/1993 12/28/1994 04/27/1994 02/12/1990 02/07/1994
BIRTHPLACE Overland Park, KS Durham, NC Kansas City, MO Kansas City, MO Sao Paulo, Brazil Thousand Oaks, CA Orlando, FL Santiago, Chile Rio de Janeiro, Brazil St. Charles, MO Penafiel, Portugal Cuckfield, England Kansas City, MO Nairobi, Kenya Charlotte, NC Brandon, MS Granite Bay, CA Sampa, Ghana Decatur, GA Puerto Cortes, Honduras Great River, NY Portage, MI Centerville, OH Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina Elmira, Canada Ivry Sur Seine, France Mosquera, Colombia
LAST CLUB Sporting KC Academy San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) Sporting KC Academy Chivas USA (MLS) Real Valladolid (Spain) AGF Aarhus (Denmark) Houston Dynamo (MLS) Balikesirspor (Turkey) NE Revolution (MLS) Kedah FA (Malaysia) Montreal Impact (MLS) Colorado Rapids (MLS) Chicago Fire (MLS) Wigan Athletic (England) Chivas USA (MLS) San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) Montreal Impact (MLS) Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) Petrolul Ploiesti (Romania) Deportivo Pereira (Colombia)
** Member of Sporting KC’s CONCACAF Champions League roster, on loan from USL affiliate Swope Park Rangers
SPORTING KC 2016 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO. 17 23 5 12 11 55 14 4 27 10 22 25 1 21 94 29 93 7 6 16 3 77 37 39 9 15 8
PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Abdul-Salaam, Saad sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM Emmanuel Appiah AH-pee-uh Besler, Matt BEEZ-ler Coelho, Nuno Andre KWAY-yoh Davis, Brad Didic, Amer ** uh-MEER JEE-ditch Dwyer, Dom Ellis, Kevin Espinoza, Roger Feilhaber, Benny FAIL-hob-ber Hallisey, Connor HAL-iss-see Kann, Alec CAN Kempin, Jon Mapp, Justin Medranda, Jimmy muh-DRAHN-dah Melia, Tim MEE-lia Mustivar, Soni SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var Myers, Chance Nagamura, Paulo POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra Olum, Lawrence Opara, Ike oh-PAR-ah Pasher, Tyler ** Peterson, Jacob Porter, Cameron Diego Rubio Sinovic, Seth sin-OH-vick Zusi, Graham ZOO-see
POS. DEF MID DEF DEF MID DEF FWD DEF MID MID MID GK GK MID MID GK MID DEF MID DEF DEF MID FWD FWD FWD DEF MID
HT. 6-4 5-9 6-0 6-4 5-11 6-4 5-9 5-9 5-11 5-9 5-9 6-4 6-1 6-1 5-5 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-8 6-2 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-1 5-11 5-10 5-10
WT. 185 160 170 181 165 195 180 160 170 160 158 190 170 160 150 190 170 165 155 185 180 160 165 175 170 170 160
BIRTHDATE 09/08/1991 09/26/1993 02/11/1987 01/07/1986 11/08/1981 12/28/1994 07/30/1990 06/30/1991 10/25/1986 01/19/1985 02/09/1993 08/08/1990 04/08/1993 10/18/1984 02/07/1994 05/15/1986 02/12/1990 12/07/1987 03/02/1983 07/10/1984 02/21/1989 04/27/1994 01/27/1986 05/23/1993 05/15/1993 01/28/1987 08/18/1986
HOMETOWN Gahanna, OH Westerville, OH Overland Park, KS Penafiel, Portugal St. Charles, MO Edmonton, Canada London, England Kansas City, MO Aurora, CO Irvine, CA Granite Bay, CA Decatur, GA Leawood, KS Brandon, MS Mosquera, Colombia Great River, NY Aubervilliers, France Thousand Oaks, CA Sao Paulo, Brazil Nairobi, Kenya Durham, NC Elmira, Canada Portage, MI Centerville, OH Santiago, Chile Leawood, KS Longwood, FL
** Member of Sporting KC’s CONCACAF Champions League roster, on loan from USL affiliate Swope Park Rangers
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COLLEGE Akron Cincinnati Notre Dame Saint Louis Baker University (Kansas) South Florida Barton County CC Ohio State UCLA California Furman
Lynn University (New York) UCLA Missouri Baptist Wake Forest
Indiana Princeton Creighton Maryland
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 23, 2016 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES PREVIEW: SPORTING KC AT VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC WHAT IS THE CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Just three days after squaring off in MLS regular season play at Children’s Mercy Park, Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps FC travel to Canada for a rematch in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League. The game at BC Place in Vancouver will stream live on CONCACAF’s official Facebook Page, while additional live updates will be available via the SportingKC.com Match Tracker and through the club’s official mobile app Sporting KC Uphoria.
The CONCACAF Champions League is an international tournament comprised of the region’s best teams. The 2016-17 edition is the ninth under its current name and the 52nd installment of CONCACAF’s elite club competition since its founding in 1962. The current field consists of 24 teams from 12 different countries, as follows: four clubs each from the United States and Mexico; two clubs each from Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama, El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago; and one club from Canada, Nicaragua, Belize and Haiti. Do the math, and you have 24 contestants battling it out for CONCACAF glory.
Sporting Kansas City topped Vancouver 2-0 on Saturday behind goals from Jacob Peterson and Benny Feilhaber, moving into a tie for fourth place in the Western Conference while condemning Whitecaps FC to their fourth straight league defeat. Manager Peter Vermes’ men are now 6-1-3 all-time against the Canadian club, including a five-game unbeaten run, heading into the first meeting outside of regular season competition.
HOW DID SPORTING KC QUALIFY FOR THE CCL?
Peter Vermes’ men punched their ticket via the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championship. Sporting Kansas City ousted the Philadelphia Union in a gripping penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw last September to ensure their return to the Champions League following a one-year absence.
Carl Robinson’s Whitecaps have struggled in recent weeks, but they enter Tuesday with a slight advantage over their MLS counterparts in Group C. While Sporting Kansas City could only muster a 2-2 draw in their CONCACF Champions League opener last week at Central FC, Vancouver claimed a 1-0 road win over the Trinidadian outfit on Aug. 2. Consequently, a loss on Tuesday would be fatal to Sporting Kansas City’s hopes of winning the group. Vancouver would open up a commanding five-point lead with a victory and simply need a home win against underdogs Central FC to progress to next February’s quarterfinals.
WHO ARE THE OTHER CCL TEAMS FROM MLS?
Sporting Kansas City is one of five MLS representatives in the 2016-17 tournament. The others are the Portland Timbers (2015 MLS Cup champion), New York Red Bulls (2015 first-place finisher in the East), FC Dallas (2015 firstplace finisher in the West) and Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2015 Amway Canadian Championship winner).
Despite Sporting Kansas City’s precarious position in Group C, the club approaches the midweek fixture with no shortage of confidence, having beaten Vancouver twice at home this season while drawing 1-1 on April 27 at BC Place. Dom Dwyer bagged a brace in a 2-1 home win on March 12 before Feilhaber and Peterson were on target in Saturday’s comfortable triumph. The last time the clubs met in Vancouver, Christian Bolanos and Diego Rubio opened their MLS scoring accounts in a stalemate that saw Kendall Waston receive a red card for his second bookable offense in the 51st minute.
WHAT IS THE TOURNAMENT FORMAT OF THE CCL?
Sporting Kansas City continues play in Group C on Tuesday. The group stage divides the 24 teams into eight groups of three and is contested in a roundrobin, home-and-away, four-game format that runs from August through October. The eight group winners with then advance to the knockout round, a single-elimination format which begins with the two-legged quarterfinals in February and March 2017. The two-legged semifinals and finals are tentatively scheduled for March, April and May 2017.
Amidst a grueling stretch of five games in 15 days and with a cross-country trip to the Philadelphia Union looming this weekend, Sporting Kansas City may flex its depth in multiple positions. Vermes has rotated his lineup heavily over the last 10 days and is tasked with finding the right combination ahead of a twogame road trip that begins in British Columbia and ends 3,000 miles eastward in Pennsylvania.
The qualified teams in the knockout stage are seeded 1-8 based on their group stage results. The higher-seeded team will host the second leg, and the away goals rule is used if the aggregate score is tied through two games. If still tied, the teams will enter a penalty shootout to decide the winner.
WHY DOES THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATTER?
The 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League winner will book a spot in the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, an international tournament held from Dec. 6-16 in the United Arab Emirates that features winners of the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League and the 2017 Copa Libertadores. Lifting the CONCACAF Champions League title would thrust Sporting Kansas City onto the international scene like never before.
Sporting Kansas City’s Matt Besler has returned to full fitness and played 90 minutes on Saturday, but fellow center backs Ike Opara (heel contusion) and Lawrence Olum (adductor strain) are doubts after picking up recent knocks. Tim Melia (back spasms), Justin Mapp (calf), Chance Myers (hamstring) and Seth Sinovic (ankle) will all miss out, while Nuno Coelho’s availability is up in the air after he was forced to exit Saturday at halftime.
Mexican clubs have dominated the competition in recent years, winning all eight tournament under the current format since 2008-09. Sporting Kansas City has the chance to become the first MLS club to lift the CCL title, and doing so would arguably be the greatest achievement in club history. Lastly, CONCACAF announced in June that a prize money pool of $1.2 million will be doled out to the semifinalists for the 2016-17 tournament. The winning team will earn $500,000, with the runner-up earning $300,000 and the other two semifinalists taking home $200,000 each.
A six-game winless skid in MLS has dropped Whitecaps FC to ninth in the Western Conference table. With their playoff hopes hanging by a thread, Robinson’s side will treat Tuesday’s showdown as an opportunity to salvage their 2016 campaign. Midfielder Matias Laba and defender Tim Parker, regular starters who were rested on Saturday, are probable additions to the starting lineup as Vancouver looks to take a stranglehold of Group C. Vancouver is competing in the CONCACAF Champions League for the second straight season, having crashed from this stage last fall in a difficult group that contained first-place finisher Seattle Sounders FC and Honduran powerhouse Olimpia. Sporting Kansas City is making its third Champions League appearance over the last four years, suffering elimination in the 2013-14 quarterfinals and the 2014-15 group stage, and will look to snap a four-game road winless run in the tournament as well as a seven-game road winless run in all competitions.
LAST TIME OUT: SPORTING KC 2-0 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC Jacob Peterson and Benny Feilhaber scored on either side of halftime as Sporting Kansas City defeated Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-0 on Saturday night at sold-out Children’s Mercy Park. The victory propels Sporting Kansas City (11-115, 38 points) into a tie for fourth place in the Western Conference and extends the club’s regular season home winning streak to six games, the second-longest in club history.
2016-17 SCCL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: GROUP C SCHEDULE DATE Tuesday, Aug. 2 Tuesday, Aug. 16 Tuesday, Aug. 23 Tuesday, Sept. 13 Wednesday, Sept. 28 Wednesday, Oct. 19
FIXTURE RESULT Central FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps 0-1 Central FC vs. Sporting Kansas City 2-2 Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City vs. Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Central FC Sporting Kansas City vs. Central FC
The hosts went ahead in the 39th minute through Peterson, who equalled an MLS career-high with his fourth goal of the season, while Feilhaber sealed the result with a 64th-minute penalty kick. Eighth-place Vancouver (8-12-6, 30 points) slumped to its fourth straight league defeat and remains winless in five trips to Children’s Mercy Park. A revamped Sporting Kansas City lineup included eight changes from Tuesday’s 2-2 draw at Central FC in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League. Matt Besler notably returned to the fold after missing the previous five matches with an MCL strain, joining Kevin Ellis, Jimmy Medranda and winger-turned-right back Graham Zusi in defense. 3
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 23, 2016 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES FEILHABER AND PETERSON TAKE TEAM OF THE WEEK HONORS CONCACAF CLUB CHAMPIONS Sporting Kansas City enjoyed a comfortable victory on Saturday, defeating Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-0 thanks to goals from Jacob Peterson and Benny Feilhaber. The two were recognized for their influential performances on Monday, landing MLS Team of the Week honors from separate outlets.
The Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League is the Confederation’s annual club championship. It was inaugurated in the 2008-2009 season, replacing the Champions’ Cup, which had decided the region’s best team since 1962. LIST OF CHAMPIONS 1962: Guadalajara (Mexico) 1963: Racing (Haiti) 1967: Alianza (El Salvador) 1968: Toluca (Mexico) 1969: Cruz Azul (Mexico) 1970: Cruz Azul (Mexico) 1971: Cruz Azul (Mexico) 1972: Olimpia (Honduras) 1973: Transvaal (Suriname) 1974: Municipal (Guatemala) 1975: Atletico Español (Mexico) 1976: Aguila (El Salvador) 1977: Club America (Mexico) 1978: Universidad de Guadalajara (Mexico), Comunicaciones (Guatemala), Defence Force (Trinidad & Tobago) 1979: FAS (El Salvador) 1980: Pumas UNAM (Mexico) 1981: Transvaal (Suriname) 1982: Pumas UNAM (Mexico) 1983: Atlante (Mexico) 1984: Violette (Haiti) 1985: Defence Force (Trinidad & Tobago) 1986: Alajuelense (Costa Rica) 1987: Club America (Mexico) 1988: Olimpia (Honduras) 1989: Pumas UNAM (Mexico) 1990: Club America (Mexico) 1991: Puebla (Mexico) 1992: Club America (Mexico) 1993: Saprissa (Costa Rica 1994: Cartagines (Costa Rica) 1995: Saprissa (Costa Rica) 1996: Cruz Azul (Mexico) 1997: Cruz Azul (Mexico) 1998: D.C. United (USA) 1999: Necaxa (Mexico) 2000: Los Angeles Galaxy (USA) 2002: Pachuca (Mexico) 2003: Toluca (Mexico) 2004: Alajuelense (Costa Rica) 2005: Saprissa (Costa Rica) 2006: Club América (Mexico) 2007: Pachuca (Mexico) 2008: Pachuca (Mexico) 2008-09: Atlante (Mexico) 2009-10: Pachuca (Mexico) 2010-11: Monterrey (Mexico) 2011-12: Monterrey (Mexico) 2012-13: Monterrey (Mexico) 2013-14: Cruz Azul (Mexico) 2014-15: Club America (Mexico) 2015-16: Club America (Mexico)
Feilhaber was named to MLSsoccer.com’s Team of the Week on the heels of a one-goal, one-assist outing. He helped set up Peterson’s opening goal in the 39th minute with a corner kick, then converted a penalty in the 64th minute to seal the result. Feilhaber now has a team-best seven MLS assists, including three in his last four games, to go along with six league goals. ESPNFC tabbed Peterson among its Best XI for Week 24 after the industrious forward netted his fourth goal of the season, tying an MLS career-high. Peterson also had game-highs in shots (four) and shots on goal (three) as Sporting Kansas City moved into a tie for fourth place in the Western Conference.
2016-17 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STANDINGS Group A 1. Pumas UNAM (Mexico) 2. W Connection (Trinidad & Tobago) 3. Honduras Progreso (Honduras)
Record, GF 2-0-0, +4 0-1-0, -2 0-1-0, -2
PTS 6 0 0
Group B 1. Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica) 2. Portland Timbers (USA) 3. Dragon (El Salvador)
Record, GF 1-0-0, +6 1-0-0, +1 0-2-0, -7
PTS 3 3 0
Group C 1. Vancouver Whitecaps (Canada) 2. Sporting Kansas City (USA) 3. Central FC (Trinidad & Tobago)
Record, GF 1-0-0, +1 0-0-1, 0 0-1-1, -1
PTS 3 1 1
Group D 1. Arabe Unido (Panama) 2. Monterrey (Mexico) 3. Don Bosco (Haiti)
Record, GF 1-0-0, +1 1-1-0, +2 0-1-0, -3
PTS 3 3 0
Group E 1. Pachuca (Mexico) 2. Olimpia (Honduras) 3. Police United (Belize)
Record, GF 1-0-0, +1 1-1-0, +3 0-1-0, -4
PTS 3 3 0
Group F 1. New York Red Bulls (USA) 2. Alianza (El Salvador) 3. Antigua (Guatemala)
Record, GF 1-0-1, +3 0-0-1, 0 0-1-0, -3
PTS 4 1 0
Group G 1. Tigres UANL (Mexico) 2. Herediano (Costa Rica) 3. Plaza Amador (Panama)
Record, GF 1-0-0, +2 0-1-1, -2 0-0-1, 0
PTS 3 1 1
Group H 1. FC Dallas (USA) 2. Suchitepequez (Guatemala) 3. Real Esteli (Nicaragua)
Record, GF 1-0-0, +1 1-0-0, +1 0-2-0, -2
PTS 3 3 0
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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 23, 2016 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2016 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE
OPPONENT
COMPETITION
TIME (CT) / RESULT
TV / SCORERS
Sunday, March 6
at Seattle Sounders FC
MLS
W 1-0
Coelho 73
SATURDAY, MARCH 12
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS
MLS
W 2-1
Dwyer 5, 41
SUNDAY, MARCH 20
TORONTO FC
MLS
W 1-0
Davis 70
SATURDAY, APRIL 2
REAL SALT LAKE
MLS
L 1-2
Feilhaber 94+
Saturday, April 9
at New York Red Bulls
MLS
W 2-0
Feilhaber 17; Dwyer 60
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13
COLORADO RAPIDS
MLS
L 1-2
Dwyer 77
Sunday, April 17
at FC Dallas
MLS
L 1-2
Olum 22
Sunday, April 24
at San Jose Earthquakes
MLS
L 0-1
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Wednesday, April 27
at Vancouver Whitecaps FC
MLS
T 1-1
Rubio 27
SUNDAY, MAY 1
LA GALAXY
MLS
T 1-1
Davis 30
Saturday, May 7
at Houston Dynamo
MLS
L 0-2
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Wednesday, May 11
at Colorado Rapids
MLS
L 0-1
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SUNDAY, MAY 15
ORLANDO CITY SC
MLS
W 2-1
Dwyer 74; Peterson 79
SATURDAY, MAY 21
REAL SALT LAKE
MLS
L 1-3
Dwyer 50
FRIDAY, May 27
D.C. UNITED
MLS
L 0-1
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Thursday, June 2
at LA Galaxy
MLS
T 0-0
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Wednesday, June 15
at Minnesota United FC (NASL)
U.S. Open Cup (Round of 32) W 2-1 (AET)
Feilhaber 65; Rubio 109
SUNDAY, JUNE 19
FC DALLAS
MLS
W 2-0
Olum 43; Feilhaber 47+
Saturday, June 25
at Montreal Impact
MLS
T 2-2
Dwyer 21, 59
Wednesday, June 29
at Houston Dynamo
U.S. Open Cup (Round of 16) L 1-3
Davis 61
SUNDAY, JULY 3
COLUMBUS CREW SC
MLS
W 3-2
Feilhaber 49; Zusi 56; Besler 91+
SUNDAY, JULY 10
NEW YORK CITY FC
MLS
W 3-1
Feilhaber 8; Medranda 16; Opara 51
Wednesday, July 13
at Chicago Fire
MLS
L 0-1
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Saturday, July 16
at Colorado Rapids
MLS
L 0-1
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SUNDAY, JULY 24
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
MLS
W 3-0
Dwyer 21, 79; Peterson 48+
SUNDAY, JULY 31
PORTLAND TIMBERS
MLS
W 1-0
Peterson 50
Sunday, Aug. 7
at Portland Timbers
MLS
L 0-3
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Saturday, Aug. 13
at FC Dallas
MLS
T 2-2
Dwyer 68, 73
Tuesday, Aug. 16
at Central FC
CCL Group Stage
T 2-2
Sinovic 51; Ellis 70
SATURDAY, AUG. 20
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
MLS
W 2-0
Peterson 39; Feilhaber 64
Tuesday, Aug. 23
at Vancouver Whitecaps FC
CCL Group Stage
9:00
Facebook Live, UDN
Saturday, Aug. 27
at Philadelphia Union
MLS
6:00
KMCI-TV, SKCTV
FRIDAY, SEPT. 9
HOUSTON DYNAMO
MLS
7:00
UniMas, KMCI-TV
TUESDAY. SEPT. 13
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
CCL Group Stage
7:00
Facebook Live, UDN
SUNDAY, SEPT. 18
LA GALAXY
MLS
12:00
ESPN
Saturday, Sept. 24
at San Jose Earthquakes
MLS
9:30
KMCI-TV, SKCTV
Saturday, Oct. 1
at New England Revolution
MLS
6:30
KMCI-TV, SKCTV
Sunday, Oct. 16
at Real Salt Lake
MLS
6:00
TBD (subject to flex)
WEDNESDAY. OCT. 19
CENTRAL FC
CCL Group Stage
7:00
Facebook Live, UDN
SUNDAY, OCT. 23
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
MLS
3:00
TBD (subject to flex)
5
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 23, 2016 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League #17 | D | SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM | @Saad_Abdul SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
45
29
2821
0
6
MLS Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
6
2
305
0
1
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
53
33
3336
0
7
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 6 times, last: July 24, 2016, KC vs SEA Shots on Goal 1, 5 times, last: Aug. 7, 2016, KC at POR Shots 2, Apr. 27, 2016, KC at VAN Fouls Committed 5, May 21, 2016, KC vs RSL Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN Goal N/A Assist July 24, 2016, KC vs SEA 2016 Record when: he starts 6-9-4 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 Birthday: 9/8/1991 Hometown: Gahanna, Ohio College: Akron Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#12) Sporting KC selected defender Saad Abdul-Salaam with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. The right back played 28 matches across all competitions during his rookie season, including 22 regular season appearances, all five games in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and one start in the MLS Cup Playoffs. He has recorded five assists in 23 MLS appearances in 2016.
Abdul-Salaam played three seasons at the University of Akron (2012-14), recording three goals and 12 assists in 54 college games. He helped Akron win MAC regular season titles in each of his three seasons and earned All-MAC First Team honors as a senior in 2014.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
45
29
2821
0
6
16
5
36
31
4
0
2
0
0
1
KC - Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
46
30
2941
0
6
16
5
38
33
4
0
3
0
0
1
#24 | D | EVER ALVARADO SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
1
0
24
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
1
0
24
0
0
Height: 5-11 Weight: 154 Hometown: El Negrito, Honduras Last Club: C.D. Olimpia (Honduras) Acquired: Signed on 6/24/2016
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Birthday: 1/30/1992
he scores 0-0-0
Sporting KC signed 24-year-old Honduran international defender Ever Alvarado in goals and winning the 2015 Clausura title. He also made six appearances in the June 2016. Alvarado has earned six caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team CONCACAF Champions League, competing in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 group since debuting in October 2015. He made his Sporting KC debut in the CONCACAF stage. Champions League on Aug. 16, at 2-2 draw at Central FC. Alvarado began his professional career with his hometown club Atletico Junior in A native of El Negrito, Honduras, Alvarado joins Sporting KC from C.D. Olimpia, 2007. He moved to the C.D. Olimpia U-19s in 2009 before joining Honduran side the most successful club in his native country. The defender lifted his third career Real Espana a year later. During a four-year stint with Real Espana, Alvarado won Liga Nacional title in May as Olimpia were crowned 2016 Clausura champions. He the 2013 Apertura title for his first Liga Nacional championship. started 65 of 67 league appearances for Olimpia from 2014-2016, scoring six MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 23, 2016 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League #23 | M | EMMANUEL APPIAH | @E_Swell SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
1
1
90
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
1
1
90
0
0
Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 Hometown: Westerville, OH College: Cincinnati Last Club: Colorado Rapids Acquired: Signed on 7/12/2016
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, Aug. 13, 2016, KC at DAL Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 1, Aug. 13, 2016, KC at DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 13, 2016, KC at DAL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 9/26/1993
Sporting KC signed 22-year-old Ghanaian midfielder Emmanuel Appiah on July 12, 2016. Appiah joined the Colorado Rapids in January as the No. 15 overall pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft. The midfielder played two matches on loan at USL club Charlotte Independence before parting ways with Colorado on June 30. He made his MLS and Sporting KC debut with a start against FC Dallas on Aug. 13.
University of Cincinnati, where he recorded seven goals and 13 assists in 65 college appearances. He earned Second Team All-American Athletic Conference and Second Team All-Ohio accolades as a senior in 2015, finishing with six goals and five assists. While at Cincinnati, Appiah made 10 appearances for GPS Portland Phoenix of the USL Premier Development League in 2013.
Born in Ghana and raised in Westerville, Ohio, Appiah spent five years at the MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
1
1
90
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
1
1
90
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
#5 | D | MATT BESLER | @MattBesler SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
195
189
17042
3
11
MLS Postseason
12
12
1170
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
16
14
1294
0
1
International
10
10
885
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
233
225
20391
3
12
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs CLB Assists 1, 11 times, last: May 1, 2016, KC vs LA Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: Mar. 16, 2013, KC vs CHI Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs CLB Assist May 1, 2016, KC vs LA 2016 Record when: he starts 5-5-2 he scores 1-0-0
Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Birthday: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8)
Sporting KC captain Matt Besler is in his eighth season at his hometown club. He 2015). has earned MLS Best XI (2012-13), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-16), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors since being Besler has earned 35 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Notre Dame. debuting in January 2013. He featured in four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first Kansan to play in the quadrennial tournament, as the U.S. Besler, who signed a long-term Designated Player contract in 2014, ranks sixth in advanced to the Round of 16. He also helped the U.S. win the 2013 CONCACAF Sporting KC history with 233 appearances across all competitions. A regular Gold Cup, starting all three matches in the knockout stage. He joined the U.S. staple of the team’s backline, he has started 201 of 207 MLS matches (including squad for the 2016 Copa America Centenario, starting two matches. playoffs) and landed club Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
195
189
17042
3
11
36
9
177
94
6
1
27
2
2
5
KC - Postseason
12
12
1170
0
0
2
0
14
9
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
207
201
18,212
3
11
38
9
191
103
7
1
27
2
2
5
7
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 23, 2016 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League #12 | D | NUNO ANDRE COELHO | @nunoacoelho12 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
18
17
1417
1
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
1
0
23
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
19
17
1440
1
1
Height: 6-4 Weight: 181 Hometown: Penafiel, Portugal Last Club: Balikesirspor (Turkey) Acquired: Signed on 1/26/2016
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Mar. 6, 2016, KC at SEA Assists 1, Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: May 21, 2016, KC vs RSL Shots 3, Mar. 6, 2016, KC at SEA Fouls Committed 1, 3 times, last: May 15, 2016, KC vs ORL Fouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: Apr. 27, 2016, KC at VAN Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN Goal Mar. 6, 2016, KC at SEA Assist Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN 2016 Record when: he starts 7-8-2 he scores 1-0-0
Birthday: 1/7/1986
Sporting KC signed Nuno André Coelho in January 2016. The center back has played more than 160 matches during a 12-year career in Europe, including seven appearances in the UEFA Champions League with Portuguese clubs SC Braga and FC Porto. Coelho most recently played for Balikesirspor of the Turkish Super Lig during the 2014-15 season. He scored a game-winning goal in his MLS debut as Sporting KC beat Seattle Sounders FC 1-0 on March 6.
spent 2006-07 on loan at Standard Liege of the Belgian first division.
A native of Portugal, Coelho made his professional debut at age 18 with FC Porto B. Between 2006 and 2009, FC Porto loaned Coelho to Portuguese clubs FC Maia (2006), Portimonense SC (2007-08) and CF Estrela da Amadora (2008-09). Coelho
During his final campaign at FC Porto in 2009-10, Coelho helped his club win the Taça de Portugal, the country’s premier knockout competition. After moving to Sporting Clube de Portugal in 2010, he joined SC Braga in 2011 and helped the club finish third in the 2011-12 Primiera Liga. Coelho’s performances earned him a training stint with the Portuguese national team in September 2012. Coelho’s 2012-13 campaign was highlighted by six starts in the UEFA Champions League and a 2013 Taça da Liga title, Braga’s first domestic cup since 1966.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
18
17
1417
1
1
15
2
3
12
0
0
2
0
1
1
MLS - TOTAL
18
17
1417
1
1
15
2
3
12
0
0
2
0
1
1
#11 | M | BRAD DAVIS | @Brad_Davis11 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
20
12
1127
2
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
0
62
1
0
International
1
1
90
0
1
ALL COMPETITIONS
23
13
1279
3
2
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, June 21, 2007, HOU vs CHV Assists 3, April 11, 2011, HOU vs VAN Shots on Goal 5, June 21, 2007, HOU vs CHV Shots 6, 2 times, last: June 2, 2010, HOU at NY Fouls Committed 5 Sept. 23, 2006, HOU at CLB Fouls Suffered 5, 5 times, last: Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN Goal May 1, 2016, KC vs LA Assist Aug. 13, 2016, KC at DAL 2016 Record when: he starts 3-8-1 he scores 1-0-1
Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 Birthday: 11/8/1981 Hometown: St. Charles, Missouri College: Saint Louis Last Club: Houston Dynamo Acquired: Trade with Houston Dynamo on 1/7/2016 U.S. international midfielder Brad Davis joined Sporting KC in January 2016. He has recorded 60 goals and 132 assists (including postseason) during a 15-year MLS career highlighted by 2006 and 2007 MLS Cup championships, 2011 MLS Best XI honors and six MLS All-Star selections. His 388 regular season appearances are second most in MLS history among field players, while his 123 assists rank third all-time. On April 17, he became the fifth player in MLS history to reach 400 career MLS appearances (including playoffs).
assists (104). In addition to winning two MLS Cups, Davis led Houston to seven playoff trips between 2006-2015, including four MLS Cup appearances in 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2012. Davis leads active MLS players with 123 regular season assists while reaching double figures in assists in six of the last seven seasons since 2009 and seven times overall, a feat matched only by Landon Donovan. Davis has earned 17 caps with four assists for the U.S. Men’s National Team since debuting in 2005. He made his lone World Cup appearance with a start against eventual champion Germany on June 26, 2014.
A native of St. Charles, Missouri, Davis ends his 10-year stay in Houston as the Dynamo’s all-time leader in regular season games played (271), starts (252) and MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
20
12
1127
2
1
31
11
9
23
4
47
0
0
1
0
MLS - Regular Season
388
337
29404
57
123
588
243
415
519
63
1260
37
4
14
40
MLS - Postseason
27
26
2376
3
9
36
14
37
44
6
92
2
0
1
3
MLS - TOTAL
415
363
31780
60
132
624
257
452
563
69
1352
39
4
15
43
8
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 23, 2016 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League #14 | F | DOM DWYER | @Ddwyer14 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
106
90
8142
48
7
MLS Postseason
8
5
492
2
0
U.S. Open Cup
10
9
810
5
1
International
9
2
314
2
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
133
106
9758
57
8
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 9 times, last: Aug. 13, 2016, KC at DAL Assists 1, 7 times, last: Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY Shots on Goal 5, Aug. 29, 2015, KC at COL Shots 8, 2 times, last: May 15, 2016, KC vs ORL Fouls Committed 6, 2 times, last: July 31, 2016, KC vs POR Fouls Suffered 9, Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN Goal Aug. 13, 2016, KC at DAL Assist Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY 2016 Record when: he starts 11-9-4 he scores 4-2-2
Height: 5-9 Weight: 180 Birthday: 7/30/1990 Hometown: London, England College: South Florida Acquired: 2012 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#16)
Dom Dwyer has scored 57 goals for Sporting KC in all competitions, second most in the tournament, including a single-game club record four goals against FC in team history, since being taken in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft (16th overall). He Dallas in the Round of 16. set a single-season club record with 22 MLS goals in 2014 and added a team-high 12 last year, earning Sporting KC Offensive Player of the Year honors. Dwyer won national championships at Tyler (Texas) Junior College in 2009 and 2010, earning national junior college player of the year honors after scoring 37 A 2014 MLS All-Star, Dwyer has scored 79 goals in all competitions since the start times as a sophomore. He moved to South Florida in 2011, netting 16 goals in 21 of 2013, 57 for Sporting KC and 22 for former USL affiliate Orlando City SC. Last games. season he claimed Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Golden Boot honors with five goals MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
106
90
8142
48
7
325
127
193
218
93
2
21
1
11
3
KC - Postseason
8
5
492
2
0
23
9
18
14
7
0
1
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
114
95
8634
50
7
348
136
211
232
100
2
22
1
12
3
#4 | D | KEVIN ELLIS | @Kev_Ellis4 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
57
47
4399
4
4
MLS Postseason
2
2
210
1
0
U.S. Open Cup
10
9
867
0
0
International
5
5
450
2
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
74
63
5926
7
4
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 4 times, last: Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Assists 1, 4 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Shots 3, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Fouls Committed 4, Apr 25, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN Goal Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Assist May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL 2016 Record when: he starts 2-2-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 Birthday: 6/30/1991 Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri College: Barton County Community College Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 2/18/2011 Sporting KC’s second Homegrown Player in club history, Kevin Ellis is coming off a 2015 campaign in which he set regular season career-highs with 27 games played and four goals, the most by any MLS defender last year. He added another goal in the MLS Cup Playoffs and finished 2015 with starts in 32 of 33 appearances across all competitions. On April 2, he became the first Sporting KC Homegrown Player to reach 50 career regular season appearances.
Now in his sixth MLS season, Ellis developed in the Sporting KC Academy while attending Oak Park High School before playing at Barton County Community College from 2009-10. He scored his first goal for the club in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals against eventual champion Cruz Azul (Mexico).
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
57
47
4399
4
4
21
9
63
38
2
0
9
0
1
3
KC - Postseason
2
2
210
1
0
1
1
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
59
49
4609
5
4
22
10
66
39
2
0
10
0
1
3
9
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 23, 2016 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League #27 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
154
134
11876
3
19
MLS Postseason
7
6
455
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
13
11
1234
0
2
International
3
2
232
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
177
153
13797
3
21
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Assists 1, 19 times, last: July 24, 2016, KC vs SEA Shots on Goal 2, 7 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs ORL Fouls Committed 5, May 1, 2016, KC vs LA Fouls Suffered 6, Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN Goal Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Assist July 24, 2016, KC vs SEA 2016 Record when: he starts 11-9-4 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 10/25/1986
Roger Espinoza played five seasons in Kansas City from 2008-12 before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. After a two-year stint in the English Premier League and English Championship, Espinoza returned to Sporting KC in 2015 and tallied a career-high four MLS assists. His 2015 campaign was cut short due to a left foot injury sustained in early August, but he has returned to the fold as a regular starter in 2016.
U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 177 appearances for the club in all competitions, tallying three goals and 21 assists over seven seasons. In two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances, including eight in the UEFA Europa League, and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City.
Espinoza has earned 49 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team since debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt well as the 2012 Summer Olympics. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
154
134
11876
3
19
152
41
238
204
10
14
29
5
1
4
KC - Postseason
7
6
455
0
0
4
1
7
7
1
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
161
140
12331
3
19
156
42
245
211
11
14
31
5
1
4
#10 | M | BENNY FEILHABER | @b_feilhaber22 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
113
103
9067
23
32
MLS Postseason
6
6
604
0
3
U.S. Open Cup
9
9
810
3
6
International
9
8
592
1
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
137
126
11073
27
44
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL Assists 2, 4 times, last: May 20, 2015, KC vs NE Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Shots 5, 2 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 6, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN Goal Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN Assist Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN 2016 Record when: he starts 8-8-5 he scores 5-1-0
Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 Birthday: 1/19/1985 Hometown: Irvine, California College: UCLA Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Trade with New England Revolution on 12/11/2012 A six-year MLS veteran, Benny Feilhaber set professional career-highs in 2015 with 10 goals and 15 assists en route to an MLS MVP nomination. He was named MLS Player of the Month in April, earned MLS All-Star honors for the first time in his career and landed Sporting KC’s 2015 Most Valuable Player award after finishing with a club record 20 assists in all competitions. Feilhaber turned professional in 2005 with German club Hamburg after two seasons at UCLA. He moved to Derby County of the English Premier League in 2007 and Danish side AGF Aarhus in 2008 before signing with the New England
Revolution in 2011. He joined Sporting KC prior to the 2013 campaign and has made 137 appearances across all competitions for the club with 27 goals and 44 assists. Feilhaber has earned 41 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in 2007. He scored the game-winning goal on a volley in the 2007 Gold Cup Final against Mexico before competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He helped lead the U.S. to the final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and also made three appearances at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
113
103
9067
23
32
169
54
138
226
4
171
21
1
5
10
MLS - Regular Season
165
149
13260
28
41
247
81
205
367
6
242
29
3
5
11
KC - Postseason
6
6
604
0
3
15
1
9
17
2
0
1
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
171
155
13864
28
44
262
82
214
384
8
242
30
3
5
12
10
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 23, 2016 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League #22 | M | CONNOR HALLISEY | @c_hallisey SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
29
18
1567
0
2
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
6
4
373
0
0
International
1
1
81
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
36
23
2021
0
2
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 2 times, last: Apr. 13, 2016, KC vs COL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: July 31, 2016, KC vs POR Shots 3, 4 times, last: July 31, 2016, KC vs POR Fouls Committed 1, 8 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Fouls Suffered 3, July 31, 2016, KC vs POR Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2016, KC at POR Goal N/A Assist Apr. 13, 2016, KC vs COL 2016 Record when: he starts 6-3-3 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-9 Weight: 158 Birthday: 2/9/1993 Hometown: Granite Bay, California College: California Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#10) Sporting KC selected midfielder Connor Hallisey with the 10th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of California. He logged 17 appearances with one assist in all competitions as a rookie last year and has started 15 of 19 appearances in 2016, tallying one assist.
A former member of the United States U-18 Men’s National Team, Hallisey played four seasons at Cal (2011-14), recording 12 goals and 19 assists in 72 career games. As a senior in 2014, he was an NCAA Division I Men’s Second Team All-American, starting 19 matches with nine goals and 12 assists as a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
29
18
1567
0
2
26
11
8
12
2
5
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
29
18
1567
0
2
26
11
8
12
2
5
0
0
0
0
#25 | GK | ALEC KANN | @akann90 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
5
5
450
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
210
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
7
7
660
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 3, Aug. 7, 2016, KC at POR Saves 6, Oct. 25, 2015, CHI vs NY Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN Shutout Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN 2016 Record when: he starts 2-1-2
Height: 6-4 Weight: 190 Birthday: 8/8/1990 Hometown: Decatur, Georgia College: Furman Last Club: Chicago Fire Acquired: 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft (#11) Sporting KC selected former Chicago Fire goalkeeper Alec Kann in Stage One of the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft. He spent most of last season with Chicago’s USL affiliate Saint Louis FC, recording 74 saves in 19 matches during the team’s inaugural campaign. He made six saves in his MLS debut on Oct. 25, 2015, against the New York Red Bulls. He made his Sporting KC debut in a 1-1 draw at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 27, then notched his first MLS shutout and win in a 1-0 result against the Portland Timbers on July 31.
A native of Decatur, Georgia, Kann joined Chicago ahead of the 2013 season from USL side Charleston Battery, where he began his professional career in 2012. The goalkeeper was loaned to the USL’s Charlotte Eagles in 2014 and made 57 saves across 17 appearances for the club. A four-year starter at Furman University, Kann posted a 37-16-10 record with 18 shutouts and a 1.00 goals against average in 65 starts during his college career.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
5
5
450
16
9
2
6
1.20
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
MLS - TOTAL
6
6
540
24
15
2
8
1.33
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
11
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 23, 2016 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League #1 | GK | JON KEMPIN | @JonKempin21 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
7
6
585
0
0
MLS Postseason
1
0
36
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
90
0
0
International
2
2
180
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
11
9
891
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 3, 3 times, last: Sept. 13, 2015, KC at ORL Saves 3, Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA Shutout N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 Birthday: 4/8/1993 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas Last Club: Sporting Kansas City Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/31/2010 Goalkeeper Jon Kempin has made 11 appearances in all competitions for Sporting KC since becoming the club’s first Homegrown Player in 2010. The Overland Park, Kansas, native most recently made his MLS postseason debut in October 2015, making three saves in the longest penalty kick shootout in MLS history against the Portland Timbers.
to former USL affiliate OKC Energy FC before breaking into Sporting KC’s first team for his MLS and CONCACAF Champions League debuts.
At the beginning of 2015, Kempin was named to the United States Men’s National Team roster for the first time in his career to take part in manager Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp. He has also represented the U.S. at the U-14 Kempin played his first match for Sporting KC in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open through U-23 levels, last featuring for the U-23s in a friendly against Brazil in Cup, then spent most of 2013 on loan to Orlando City SC. He began 2014 on loan November 2015. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
7
6
585
24
11
0
12
1.85
0
1
0
0
2
3
1
KC - Postseason
1
0
36
1
0
0
1
2.50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
8
6
621
25
11
0
12
1.74
0
1
0
0
2
3
2
#21 | M | JUSTIN MAPP | @jmapp21 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
6
0
43
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
6
0
43
0
0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 160 Hometown: Brandon, Mississippi Last Club: Montreal Impact Acquired: Signed on 12/14/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: May 4, 2013, MTL at SJ Assists 2, 6 times, last: Aug. 24, 2013, MTL vs HOU Shots on Goal 4, Apr. 30, 2005, CHI at CLB Shots 6, Apr. 30, 2005, CHI at CLB Fouls Committed 4, Apr. 22, 2005, CHI at NY Fouls Suffered 8, Sept. 4, 2004, CHI vs DC Last Regular Season... Appearance July 16, 2016, KC at COL Goal May 4, 2013, MTL at SJ Assist July 27, 2014, MTL vs POR 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 10/18/1984
Sporting KC signed midfielder Justin Mapp in December 2015, completing the first Free Agent signing in MLS history. A 14-year veteran, Mapp has recorded 23 goals and 70 assists in 324 MLS appearances (including postseason) since beginning his professional career with D.C. United in 2002. He made his Sporting KC debut as a second-half substitute against LA Galaxy on May 1.
All-Star (2005) and MLS Best XI (2006) honors. Following a stint with the Philadelphia Union from 2010-11, Mapp has played each of the previous four seasons with the Montreal Impact. In 2013 and 2014, Mapp tied MLS careerhighs with eight assists and helped Montreal win consecutive Canadian Championship titles, landing tournament MVP honors both times.
Mapp played for the Chicago Fire from 2003-10, where he won two Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups (2003, 2006) and a Supporters’ Shield title (2003) to go with MLS
Mapp earned eight caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team between 2005 and 2007, including three games played at the 2007 Copa America in Venezuela.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
6
0
43
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
309
243
20390
22
65
351
138
178
432
63
379
12
0
7
18
MLS - Postseason
15
8
809
1
5
13
6
13
11
3
23
0
0
1
1
MLS - TOTAL
324
251
21199
23
70
364
144
191
443
66
402
12
0
8
19
12
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 23, 2016 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League #94 | D | JIMMY MEDRANDA | @jimmymedranda SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
36
26
2170
1
2
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
210
0
0
International
1
0
6
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
39
28
2386
1
2
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Assists 1, 2 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs CLB Shots on Goal 2, June 2, 2016, KC at LA Shots 4, 2 times, last: June 2, 2016, KC at LA Fouls Committed 5, July 31, 2016, KC vs POR Fouls Suffered 4, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN Goal July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Assist July 3, 2016, KC vs CLB 2016 Record when: he starts 7-6-5 he scores 1-0-0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 Birthday: 2/7/1994 Hometown: Mosquera, Nariño, Colombia Last Club: Deportivo Pereira (Colombia) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2014 Fullback Jimmy Medranda joined Sporting KC in August 2013 on loan from Colombian club Deportivo Pereira, making his MLS debut a month later. He signed permanently for Sporting KC in February 2014 and has played 39 games for the club across all competitions, including a career-high 25 appearances and 20 starts this season.
Medranda joined the Swope Park Rangers for a brief loan spell in March, where he started in the club’s inaugural match in the United Soccer League. He joined Deportivo Pereira’s youth system at age 12 before climbing the ladder to the senior team by age 17. He made 16 first team appearances for the club in two seasons, scoring twice.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
36
26
2170
1
2
48
9
43
24
1
5
7
0
1
1
MLS - TOTAL
36
26
2170
1
2
48
9
43
24
1
5
7
0
1
1
#29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
45
45
4050
0
0
MLS Postseason
1
1
84
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
5
5
480
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
51
51
4614
0
0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 19, 2015, KC vs SJ Saves 7, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance July 24, 2016, KC vs SEA Shutout July 24, 2016, KC vs SEA 2016 Record when: he starts 9-10-3
Birthday: 5/15/1986
Major League Soccer’s reigning Comeback Player of the Year, Tim Melia was a breakout performer during his sixth MLS season after previously serving as a back-up goalkeeper at Real Salt Lake (2010-11) and Chivas USA (2012-14). He ended 2015 with nine clean sheets and a 15-8-5 record in all competitions as Sporting KC made its fifth straight playoff appearance. He also made two saves in a penalty shootout win over the Philadelphia Union in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final. Among MLS goalkeepers, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against
average. He was a six-time member of the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week and became the first goalkeeper in MLS history to record six shutouts in his first nine league matches for a new team. After a four-year college career with NCAA Division III program Lynn University (New York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
45
45
4050
188
134
14
52
1.14
5
6
4
0
20
18
7
MLS - Regular Season
51
50
4489
220
152
14
66
1.32
6
7
4
1
20
22
8
KC - Postseason
1
1
84
4
2
0
1
1.07
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
52
51
4573
224
154
14
67
1.31
6
7
4
1
20
22
8
13
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 23, 2016 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League #93 | M | SONI MUSTIVAR | @billydougie SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
43
37
3304
0
2
MLS Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
7
7
604
1
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
52
46
4118
1
2
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Aubervilliers, France Last Club: Petrolul Ploiesti (Romania) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 2, Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Shots on Goal 1, Oct. 21, 2015, KC vs COL Shots 2, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Fouls Committed 4, Sept. 13, 2015, KC at ORL Fouls Suffered 3, 4 times, last: May 11, 2016, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN Goal N/A Assist Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN 2016 Record when: he starts 9-7-1 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 2/12/1990
Soni Mustivar’s first season at Sporting KC in 2015 culminated in Co-Defender of the Year honors. The defensive midfielder had a 15-5-6 record as a starter in all competitions and led MLS during the regular season with more than six interceptions per 90 minutes played.
games in the UEFA Europa League. He started in Petrolul’s triumph in the 2013 Romanian Cup Final. Mustivar has earned 12 caps for the Haiti Men’s National Team since debuting in 2013. This year he has helped Haiti book a spot in the Copa America Centenario and featured in a pair of 2018 World Cup qualifiers. He was a youth international for France at the U-20 level and holds dual citizenship in both France and Haiti. He joined Haiti for the Copa America Centenario but did not appear in a game.
Mustivar began his professional career as a teenager with SC Bastia in France’s Ligue 2 from 2008-10. He then moved to FC Petrolul Ploiesti and played three seasons in Romania’s Liga I, recording 61 league appearances in addition to eight MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
43
37
3304
0
2
9
1
53
37
0
0
7
0
0
1
KC - Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
44
38
3424
0
2
9
1
55
40
0
0
7
0
0
1
#7 | D | CHANCE MYERS | @CR_Myers SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
147
114
10519
2
16
MLS Postseason
10
10
960
0
1
U.S. Open Cup
16
13
1197
2
2
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
174
138
12766
4
19
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Assists 1, 16 times, last: Mar. 12, 2016, KC vs VAN Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Shots 3, 3 times, last: July 3, 2013, KC vs VAN Fouls Committed 4, 6 times, last: Mar. 6, 2016, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 4, May 12, 2012, KC at CHI Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2016, KC at POR Goal Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Assist Mar. 12, 2016, KC vs VAN 2016 Record when: he starts 4-2-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 Birthday: 12/7/1987 Hometown: Thousand Oaks, California College: UCLA Acquired: 2008 MLS SuperDraft (#1) Nine-year veteran Chance Myers enters 2016 as Sporting KC’s longest tenured player. The No. 1 overall selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft has played 174 matches for the club in all competitions, recording four goals and 19 assists from the right back position. He is one of four players in Sporting KC history, alongside Davy Arnaud, Kerry Zavagnin and Preki, to play nine seasons at the club. Myers eclipsed 30 MLS appearances in both 2011 and 2012, and after making a career-high 31 MLS starts in 2013 (including playoffs), was the top-rated outside
back on the MLS Castrol Index. He led MLS with 91 successful crosses from open play between 2011 and 2013 before missing most of 2014 and half of 2015 with an Achilles injury. Myers featured for the United States at the U-18, U-20 and U-23 youth national teams and joined the senior team for the first time as a member of Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp in 2014.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
147
114
10519
2
16
93
23
152
102
11
5
13
1
0
8
KC - Postseason
10
10
960
0
1
7
1
9
10
0
1
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
157
124
11479
2
17
100
24
161
112
11
6
15
1
0
8
14
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 23, 2016 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League #6 | M | PAULO NAGAMURA | @paulinhonag SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
91
76
6650
6
6
MLS Postseason
6
6
607
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
9
7
713
1
1
International
6
6
480
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
112
95
8450
7
7
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Assists 1, 20 times, last: Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 4, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSL Shots 6, Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Fouls Committed 6, Sept. 13, 2007, CHV vs LA Fouls Suffered 6, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN Goal Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Assist Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL 2016 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 155 Birthday: 3/2/1983 Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Trade with Chivas USA on 11/29/2011 A 12-year MLS veteran, Paulo Nagamura joined Sporting Kansas City in 2012 and has since tallied seven goals and seven assists in 112 matches across all competitions. The 33-year-old midfielder has played a pivotal role in Sporting KC’s three major championships over the last four seasons, converting penalty kicks in shootouts of the 2012 and 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups as well as the 2013 MLS Cup and the 2015 Western Conference Knockout Round. Nagamura played 120 minutes in each cup final victory.
A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Nagamura began his career with Sao Paulo FC and English Premier League side Arsenal FC. He moved to the United States in 2005 to play for the LA Galaxy, where he won the MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup in his first season. He also played for Toronto FC (2007) and Chivas USA (2007-11), becoming an MLS All-Star in 2009. A two-time MLS Cup champion and three-time U.S. Open Cup winner, he has started 235 of 263 career MLS appearances (including postseason).
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
91
76
6650
6
6
106
27
117
71
9
3
18
0
2
1
MLS - Regular Season
248
220
19418
15
20
246
78
363
280
13
20
58
2
6
6
KC - Postseason
6
6
607
0
0
11
2
10
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
16
15
1516
0
0
20
7
26
31
2
0
4
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
264
235
20934
15
20
266
85
389
311
15
20
62
2
6
6
#16 | M | LAWRENCE OLUM | @OmoshLaw13 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
86
57
5245
5
3
MLS Postseason
2
1
202
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
10
8
829
0
1
International
6
5
451
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
104
71
6727
5
4
Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya College: Missouri Baptist Last Club: Kedah FA (Malaysia) Acquired: Signed on 12/9/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: June 19, 2016, KC vs DAL Assists 1, 3 times, last: Apr. 27, 2016, KC at VAN Shots on Goal 1, 10 times, last: July 31, 2016, KC vs POR Shots 3, Sept. 21, 2013, KC at TOR Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: Apr. 17, 2016, KC at DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 13, 2016, KC at DAL Goal June 19, 2016, KC vs DAL Assist Apr. 27, 2016, KC at VAN 2016 Record when: he starts 6-7-4 he scores 1-1-0
Birthday: 7/10/1984
Lawrence Olum returns to Sporting KC in 2016 after previously playing for the club from 2011-2014. He has made 104 appearances for the team in all competitions with five goals and four assists. The defensive midfielder played 112 minutes in the 2013 MLS Cup victory over Real Salt Lake and set MLS career-highs in 2014 with 25 appearances and 21 starts. He rejoins Sporting KC after helping Kedah FA win the 2015 Malaysia Premier League title.
Olum has earned four caps for the Kenya Men’s National Team since debuting for the Harambee Stars in May 2014. He most recently played for Kenya in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Zambia last September. After a four-year college career at Missouri Baptist University, Olum had lower-division spells at the Portland Timbers (2007-08), Minnesota Thunder (2009), Austin Aztex (2010) and Orlando City SC (2011) before joining Sporting KC in September 2011.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
86
57
5245
5
3
37
10
55
15
4
0
16
0
4
0
KC - Postseason
2
1
202
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
88
58
5447
5
3
40
10
55
16
4
0
16
0
4
0
15
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 23, 2016 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League #3 | D | IKE OPARA | @ikeopara SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
46
37
3435
6
2
MLS Postseason
3
0
16
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
210
0
0
International
5
5
450
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
56
44
4111
7
2
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 9 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Assists 1, 2 times, last: July 24, 2016, KC vs SEA Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJ Shots 3, 2 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJ Fouls Committed 5, May 11, 2016, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 3, Apr. 13, 2016, KC vs COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 13, 2016, KC at DAL Goal July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Assist July 24, 2016, KC vs SEA 2016 Record when: he starts 5-5-4 he scores 1-0-0
Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Birthday: 2/21/1989 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina College: Wake Forest Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Trade with San Jose Earthquakes on 12/12/2012 Seventh-year veteran Ike Opara is in his fourth season as a member of Sporting KC. He enjoyed a sensational first month of the 2015 campaign, scoring two goals, leading MLS in interceptions and earning an MLS Player of the Month nomination, before suffering a season-ending Achilles rupture in April. He made his 2016 debut on April 9 in a 2-0 win against the New York Red Bulls, his first MLS appearance in nearly a year, and has featured regularly along the back line since then.
Sporting KC’s 2013 Newcomer of the Year, Opara appeared in 18 MLS matches during the club’s MLS Cup-winning campaign. He scored four goals in 2013 across all competitions and featured in three of Sporting KC’s playoff matches. A season-ending ankle injury limited him to three MLS appearances in 2014. Opara represented the United States at the U-23 level during the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Qualifying Tournament. The San Jose Earthquakes selected him in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing, and he played 36 MLS matches for the team over three seasons.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
46
37
3435
6
2
37
16
55
21
2
0
6
1
3
1
MLS - Regular Season
81
59
5587
9
2
58
23
84
38
7
1
8
1
4
1
KC - Postseason
3
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
4
0
94
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
85
59
5681
9
2
59
23
85
40
7
1
8
1
4
1
#37 | F | JACOB PETERSON | @jacob__peterson SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
103
60
5517
19
7
MLS Postseason
6
3
263
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
14
9
842
1
3
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 20 times, last: Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN Assists 1, 17 times, last: May 15, 2016, KC vs ORL Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN Shots 5, July 21, 2012, KC vs NE Fouls Committed 3, May 12, 2013, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 5, Oct. 16, 2010, TOR vs CLB
International
6
3
359
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
129
75
6981
13
10
Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 Hometown: Portage, Michigan College: Indiana Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Signed on 1/19/2012
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN Goal Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN Assist May 15, 2016, KC vs ORL 2016 Record when: he starts 6-4-3 he scores 4-0-0
Birthday: 1/27/1986
An 11-year MLS veteran, Jacob Peterson has 20 goals and 17 assists in 241 NCAA Division I National Championship (2003-04), Canadian Championship regular season appearances over the course of his professional career. Now in his (2010-11), U.S. Open Cup (2012) and MLS Cup (2013). fifth season with Sporting KC, he has contributed 13 goals and 10 assists in 129 games across all competitions for the club. As a youth, Peterson represented the United States at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championships and the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played for MLS clubs Peterson is one of only two players in MLS history, alongside former Kansas City Colorado Rapids (2006-09), Toronto FC (2010-11) and the San Jose Earthquakes defender Nick Garcia, to be a member of teams that won each of the following: (2011) before joining Sporting KC in 2012. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
103
60
5517
11
7
114
46
45
54
11
4
4
1
6
2
MLS - Regular Season
241
142
12803
20
17
228
88
90
134
27
64
9
1
9
6
KC - Postseason
6
3
263
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
9
5
424
0
0
1
0
2
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
250
147
13227
20
17
229
88
92
138
28
64
9
1
9
6
16
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 23, 2016 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League # 39 | F | CAMERON PORTER | @Cam39Porter SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
2
0
32
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
1
0
9
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
2
0
32
0
0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 Hometown: Centerville, OH College: Princeton Last Club: Montreal Impact Acquired: Signed on 7/12/2016
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, Mar. 7, 2015, MTL at DC Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 2, Mar. 7, 2015, MTL at DC Last Regular Season... Appearance July 31, 2016, KC vs POR Goal N/A Assist N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 5/23/1993
Sporting KC acquired 23-year-old forward Cameron Porter from the Montreal Impact on July 12. Montreal selected Porter with the 45th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. He played five matches during his rookie campaign, including two MLS appearances and three games in the CONCACAF Champions League knockout stage.
before a crowd of 38,104 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, sent the Impact to the semifinals and allowed the club to eventually finish runners-up in the tournament. Porter suffered an ACL tear to his left knee two weeks later and missed the remainder of the 2015 season. He made his Sporting KC debut in a 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC on July 24, 2016.
Porter scored one of Montreal’s most important goals in club history on March 4, Porter played collegiately at Princeton University from 2011-2014, recording 31 2015, netting a 94th-minute equalizer against Mexican side CF Pachuca in the goals and 13 assists in 67 appearances. The college star led the NCAA with 15 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. His first professional tally, scored goals during his final college season. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
2
0
32
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
4
1
71
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
4
1
71
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
#9 | F | DIEGO RUBIO | @DiegoRubo_ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
12
3
295
1
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
1
86
1
1
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
15
5
471
2
1
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Apr. 27, 2016, KC at VAN Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 7, 2016, KC at POR Shots 4, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Fouls Suffered 5, July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Birthday: 5/15/1993 Hometown: Santiago, Chile Last Club: Real Valladolid (Spain) Acquired: Signed on loan from Real Valladolid as Young Designated Player on 3/8/2016 Sporting KC acquired 23-year-old Chilean striker Diego Rubio on a loan as a Young Designated Player in March 2016. Rubio recorded 37 goals and 15 assists during a five-year professional stint in South America and Europe. The forward joins Sporting KC from Real Valladolid of the Spanish Segunda Division, where he made 14 appearances during the 2015-16 season. A native of Santiago, Chile, he made his Sporting KC debut on April 2 against Real Salt Lake and scored his first goal on April 27 at Vancouver. He then scored the game-winner in the 109th minute of Sporting KC’s 2-1 victory over Minnesota United FC in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 on June 15.
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2016, KC at POR Goal Apr. 27, 2016, KC at VAN Assist N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 1-1-1 he scores 0-0-1
Rubio played for 18-time Primeira Liga champion Sporting Clube de Portugal from 2011-2015, scoring 22 goals in 52 games for the club’s reserve team Sporting B. He also made 20 senior team appearances, including six in the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League as he helped the club advance to the tournament semifinals. Rubio has earned three caps for the Chile Men’s National Team since debuting at age 18 in a friendly against Paraguay in June 2011. He appeared in two additional friendlies against France and Mexico later that year before playing eight matches at the U-20 level in 2012 and 2013, including three starts at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
12
3
295
1
0
13
2
12
12
5
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
12
3
295
1
0
13
2
12
12
5
0
2
0
0
0
17
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 23, 2016 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League #15 | D | SETH SINOVIC | @ssinovic SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
130
126
11113
0
7
MLS Postseason
11
11
1045
2
0
U.S. Open Cup
10
10
898
0
2
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 7 times, last: Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY Shots on Goal 2, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Shots 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 3, 2014, KC at NE Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: Apr. 20, 2013, KC at LA
International
10
10
876
1
1
ALL COMPETITIONS
161
157
13932
3
10
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas College: Creighton Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Signed on 5/10/2011
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2016, KC at POR Goal N/A Assist Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY 2016 Record when: he starts 0-3-1 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 1/28/1987
A seven-year MLS veteran, Seth Sinovic has started 157 of 161 appearances in all competitions since joining Sporting KC from the New England Revolution in 2011. The left back played at least 30 regular season matches every year from 2012-2014, during which time Sporting KC conceded the fewest combined goals in MLS.
Sporting KC won MLS Cup. He was named the club’s Defender of the Year in 2014. After a four-year college career at Creighton University, Sinovic was selected by New England with the 25th pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. He made 20 MLS appearances as a rookie before moving to Sporting KC in 2011.
A native of Leawood, Kansas, Sinovic scored his first professional goal in the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs and notched the second of his career in the 2013 postseason as MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
130
126
11113
0
7
66
18
154
85
3
0
20
0
0
4
MLS - Regular Season
150
144
12693
0
7
73
19
167
95
3
0
23
0
0
4
KC - Postseason
11
11
1045
2
0
4
2
15
11
0
0
1
0
2
0
MLS - TOTAL
161
155
13738
2
7
77
21
182
106
3
0
24
0
2
4
#8 | M | GRAHAM ZUSI | @gzusi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
190
152
14011
25
48
MLS Postseason
12
12
1169
0
6
U.S. Open Cup
12
10
968
3
3
International
8
8
690
0
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
222
182
16838
28
60
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs CHI Assists 2, 5 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 3, 4 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs CLB Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs ORL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Mar. 30, 2013, KC vs MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs CLB Assist July 24, 2016, KC vs SEA 2016 Record when: he starts 8-5-2 he scores 1-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) An eight-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15), MLS Best XI (2012-13) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in every All-Star Game from 2011-2014. Zusi signed a long-term Designated Player contract in 2014. He has recorded 28 goals and 60 assists in 222 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2008 out of the University of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in club history with 60 total assists, while
his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including postseason) ranked third in MLS. Zusi has earned 40 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and six assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in his first CONCACAF Gold Cup last summer, starting two matches, and most recently scored in a World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on March 29. He played five games for the U.S. at the 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
190
152
14011
25
48
286
92
163
238
27
643
15
0
8
22
KC - Postseason
12
12
1169
0
6
21
1
19
23
1
58
1
0
0
3
MLS - TOTAL
202
164
15080
25
54
307
93
182
261
28
701
16
0
8
25
18