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CHRISTIAN DUKE

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POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 06/05/1991 (29 years old) HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 160 lbs. HOMETOWN: Overland Park, KS BIRTHPLACE: Overland Park, KS COLLEGE: University of San Diego LAST CLUB: Orange County SC 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 2016- 2017, 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. 96 POSITION: Forward BORN: 11/28/1999 (20 years old) HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 165 lbs. HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, CA BIRTHPLACE: Los Angeles, CA COLLEGE: None 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. RYAN FESSLER

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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: None

WILSON HARRIS

LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy 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.

MITCH HILDEBRANDT

POSITION: Goalkeeper BORN: 11/12/1988 (31 years old) HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 190 lbs. HOMETOWN: Livonia, MI BIRTHPLACE: Livonia, MI COLLEGE: Oakland University

LAST CLUB: Atlanta United FC Hildebrandt competed in the second division of American soccer for Minnesota United (2012-2015) and FC Cincinnati (2016-2017) before making the jump to Major League Soccer as Atlanta United FC’s backup keeper when the club won MLS Cup. Hildebrandt serves as Sporting Kansas City II’s goalkeeper coach and has been added to the player roster for the remainder of the 2020 USL Championship campaign.

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GAVIN KRENECKI

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POSITION: Goalkeeper BORN: 03/08/2003 (17 years old) HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 170 lbs. HOMETOWN: Fair Oaks, CA BIRTHPLACE: Sacramento, CA COLLEGE: None LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy Krenecki signed an Academy contract with Sporting II in late 2019 but did not make an appearance. He signed his second Academy contract with the side in August 2020 and made his professional debut that month at Saint Louis FC. Krenecki joined the Sporting KC Academy in January 2019 after moving to Kansas City from the Sacramento Republic Academy in his native California. The goalkeeper made 19 appearances while splitting his time between the U-19s and U-17s over the past year and a half. 65 POSITION: Defender BORN: 12/11/2002 (17 years old) HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 160 lbs. HOMETOWN: Minneapolis, MN BIRTHPLACE: Minneapolis, MN COLLEGE: None LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy LeFlore joined the Sporting KC Academy this past winter, having spent the previous three years with AD Oeiras in Portugal. The Minneapolis native joined up with Sporting’s U-19 squad and scored his first goal in a 2-0 victory over FC Dallas in late February. Prior to his trip overseas to Portugal, LeFlore played for Minnesota-based Development Academy club Shattuck-St. Mary’s, spending time with the club’s U-14 side up until his departure to AD Oeiras in 2016. On the international stage, LeFlore has represented the United States at the U-15 level. MASON LEETH

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POSITION: Defender BORN: 06/01/2001 (19 years old) HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 180 lbs. HOMETOWN: Kansas City, MO BIRTHPLACE: Kansas City, MO COLLEGE: None

LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy 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

ISAIAH LEFLORE

Sporting II. WILL LITTLE

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POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 04/09/1998 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 135 lbs. HOMETOWN: Johnson City, TN BIRTHPLACE: Johnson City, TN COLLEGE: None

LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy 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.

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FREDINHO MOMPREMIER

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PRONUNCIATION: freh-DEEN-yoh momprem-yay POSITION: Forward BORN: 11/25/1996 (23 years old) HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 175 lbs. HOMETOWN: Limbe, Haiti BIRTHPLACE: Limbe, Haiti COLLEGE: Fairleigh Dickinson University LAST CLUB: FC Tulsa

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.

KAYDEN PIERRE

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POSITION: Defender BORN: 02/16/2003 (17 years old) HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 140 lbs. HOMETOWN: Rochester, MI BIRTHPLACE: Rochester, MI COLLEGE: None LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy

Pierre joined the Sporting KC Academy in 2018 from Vardar SC in his native Michigan. Since then, Pierre has made 59 appearances for the Academy while advancing from the U-15 age group up to the U-17s and U-19s. He signed an academy contract with Sporting KC II on Aug. 28, 2020. Pierre was most recently called in to the U.S. U-16 National Team for a training camp in California in September 2019. His first call-up to the U.S. U-16s came in June 2018 which involved a trip to Bradenton. Prior to that, Pierre was selected for training camps with the U.S. U-14s in 2016 and 2017. ENOCH MUSHAGALUSA

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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: Salt Lake Community College LAST CLUB: None

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.

REMI PRIEUR

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PRONUNCIATION: REH-mee PREE-er POSITION: Goalkeeper BORN: 04/17/1997 (23 years old) HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 185 lbs. HOMETOWN: San Ramon, CA BIRTHPLACE: Modling, Austria COLLEGE: Saint Mary’s College LAST CLUB: None

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.

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SAM RABEN

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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: Wake Forest University LAST CLUB: Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

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.

KAVEH RAD

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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: None LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy

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. JAHON RAD

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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: None 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.

DOMINIK RESETAR

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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: None LAST CLUB: Dinamo Zagreb II (Croatia)

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.

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CAMDEN RILEY

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POSITION: Defender/Midfielder BORN: 08/20/1996 (24 years old) HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 175 lbs. HOMETOWN: Dallas, TX BIRTHPLACE: Dallas, TX COLLEGE: University of the Pacific LAST CLUB: None

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.

BAILEY SPARKS

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POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 12/30/2002 (17 years old) HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 150 lbs. HOMETOWN: Dallas, TX BIRTHPLACE: Tampa, FL COLLEGE: None LAST CLUB: Solar SC Academy 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. DILLON SERNA

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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: None LAST CLUB: Colorado Rapids

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.

BROOKS THOMPSON

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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: None

LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy 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.