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SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
Overall: 9-11-9 Home: 5-3-6 Away: 4-8-3 By Tournament CCL: 8-6-6 Superliga: 0-1-2 Merconorte: 1-4-1
Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016 Kickoff: 7 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Sporting Kansas City Group C record: 0-1-1 (2 GF, 5 GA) (0-0-0 home; 0-1-1 away)
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC Group C record: 2-0-0 (4 GF, 0 GA) (1-0-0 home; 1-0-0 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) 08/23/2016 L 0-3 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC (CAN)
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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 50 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 Kris Tyrpak TEER-pack 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 6 3 4 5 11 2 9 9 12 12 5 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
Games Started
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 Shutouts PLAYER 1. Eric Kronberg 2. Tony Meola 3. Kevin Hartman 3. Bo Oshoniyi
GP 14 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 GP 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 GP 8 10 3 4
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 Group Stage
SPORTING KC ALL-TIME INTL. GAMES PLAYED/STARTED FIRST LAST GP Saad Abdul-Salaam 2 Ever Alvarado 2 Emmanuel Appiah 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 2 Antonio Dovale 4 Dom Dwyer 9 Kevin Ellis 6 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 2 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 3
SPORTING KC ALL-TIME INTERNATIONAL LEADERS Goals
Versus clubs from... USA: 0-0-1 TRI: 2-0-1 HON: 1-0-1 ECU: 1-0-1 CAN: 0-1-0 MEX: 2-6-2 PER: 0-2-0 CRC: 1-2-1 NCA: 2-0-2 Other stats of note: Goals for: 35 Home GF: 16 Away GF: 19 Goals against: 42 Home GA: 10 Away GA: 32 Shutouts: 10 Home SO: 7 Away SO: 3
SO 5 3 1 1 1
GS 2 1 1 3 4 10 6 9 0 1 4 11 3 0 6 4 1 2 4 2 6 2 2 8 12 2 5 7 2 1 4 1 6 2 1 3 3 3 2 2 3 1 1 3 3
FIRST LAST GP Chris Klein 9 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 2 Chance Myers 1 Paulo Nagamura 7 Lawrence Olum 6 Ike Opara 5 Bo Oshoniyi 4 Erik Palmer-Brown 1 Jacob Peterson 6 Cameron Porter 2 Preki 5 Brandon Prideaux 3 Eric Quill 4 Oriol Rosell 6 Diego Rubio 2 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 Ualefi 1 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 9 0 8 4 1 2 3 1 11 0 10 0 2 1 7 5 5 4 1 3 1 4 1 4 6 2 4 2 3 1 10 1 3 1 0 8 2 0 2 5 13 1 1 8
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2016 vs. 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 35 37 39 50 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 Ualefi ** wah-LEF-ee Jacob Peterson Cameron Porter Kris Tyrpak ** TEER-pack 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 MID FWD 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 5-8 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-4 5-11 5-10 5-5
WT. 170 180 160 170 155 165 160 170 160 165 181 180 170 185 185 160 158 160 190 170 190 155 165 175 150 195 160 170 150
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 01/26/1994 01/27/1986 05/23/1993 03/19/1992 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 Sao Paulo, Brazil Portage, MI Centerville, OH Austin, TX 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) Corinthians (Brazil) San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) Montreal Impact (MLS) San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) 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 50 35 8
PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Abdul-Salaam, Saad sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM Appiah, Emmanuel 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 Rubio, Diego Sinovic, Seth sin-OH-vick Tyrpak, Kris ** TEER-pack Ualefi ** wah-LEF-ee 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 FWD MID 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 5-11 5-8 5-10
WT. 185 160 170 181 165 195 180 160 170 160 158 190 170 160 150 190 170 165 155 185 180 160 165 175 170 170 150 155 160
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 03/19/1992 01/26/1994 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 Dripping Springs, TX Sao Paulo, Brazil 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 Houston Baptist Maryland
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2016 vs. 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 Sporting KC faces a must-win scenario heading into Tuesday’s pivotal match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League. Trailing their MLS counterparts by five points in Group C with a pair of group stage matches remaining, Sporting KC must beat Whitecaps FC on Tuesday to avoid elimination from the CONCACAF Champions League. Vancouver, meanwhile, can clinch first place and a spot in next February’s quarterfinals with a victory of their own.
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.
Vancouver took a stranglehold of Group C with a 3-0 home win over Sporting KC at BC Place, receiving a brace from Cristian Techera and a third goal from Erik Hurtado. Peter Vermes’ men drew Trinidadian side Central FC 2-2 on Aug. 16 in their Champions League opener, failing to match Vancouver’s 1-0 triumph in Trinidad and Tobago on Aug. 2.
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.
Both teams enter Tuesday fresh off three-goal performances in MLS play. Sporting KC battled the Houston Dynamo to an electric 3-3 draw Friday evening at Children’s Mercy Park, twice taking the lead before conceding in the 94th minute on a header from Raul Rodriguez. Jacob Peterson opened the scoring, Roger Espinoza netted a spectacular second and Dom Dwyer bagged his teamleading 13th goal of the campaign with nine minutes remaining. Peterson, who has amassed an MLS career-high five goals in 2016, became just the third player in club history to score in four straight regular season home games.
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).
Sporting KC sits fifth in the Western Conference with 39 points, five points ahead of seventh-place Vancouver. Carl Robinson’s men are four points behind the Portland Timbers for the sixth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, but earned an impressive 3-1 win at Columbus Crew SC on Saturday. Second-half substitutes Hurtado and Andrew Jacobson scored late to seal the comeback win after Columbus’ Ola Kamara’s early opener was canceled out by an own goal. The result snapped Vancouver’s eight-game winless run in MLS, a brutal stretch that saw the club score just three goals over 720 minutes.
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.
Tuesday marks the fifth meeting between Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver this season — and the third to take place at Children’s Mercy Park. Dwyer notched a first-half brace to power his side to a 2-1 home win on March 12 before Diego Rubio and Christian Techera traded goals in a 1-1 draw on April 27 at BC Place. Vancouver suffered another loss in Kansas City on Aug. 20 as Jacob Peterson and Benny Feilhaber scored in a 2-0 victory. Whitecaps FC bounced back three days later at BC Place, cruising 3-0 in the CONCACAF Champions League.
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.
Despite its inauspicious start in Group C, Sporting KC holds a distinct upper hand in the fixture with a 6-2-3 record against Vancouver (all competitions). Competing in the CONCACAF Champions League for the third time in four seasons, Sporting Kansas City is hoping to return to the knockout rounds after bowing from the group stage in the 2014-15 edition. The club is unbeaten in five CCL matches at Children’s Mercy Park since 2013, winning three and drawing two. Vancouver is a CCL contestant for the second straight year, having failed to emerge from the group stage last fall.
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.
The 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League group stage divides the 24 participating teams into eight groups of three and is contested in a round-robin, home-and-away, four-game format that runs from August through October. The eight group winners with then advance to the knockout round, a singleelimination 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.
LAST TIME OUT: SPORTING KC 2-0 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
Sporting Kansas City and the Houston Dynamo played to a thrilling 3-3 draw last Friday night in the 100th MLS regular season match at Children’s Mercy Park.
2016-17 SCCL: GROUP C STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE # 1 2 3
CLUB Vancouver Whitecaps Central FC Sporting KC
DATE Tuesday, Aug. 2 Tuesday, Aug. 16 Tuesday, Aug. 23 Tuesday, Sept. 13 Wednesday, Sept. 28 Wednesday, Oct. 19
RECORD 2-0-0 (6 pts) 0-1-1 (1 pt) 0-1-1 (1 pt)
GF GA 4 0 2 3 2 5
Jacob Peterson’s early strike and Roger Espinoza’s wonder goal gave Sporting Kansas City a first-half cushion, but the Dynamo hit back on either side of halftime through Mauro Manotas and Alex to level proceedings. Dom Dwyer restored the hosts’ lead in the 81st minute before Raul Rodriguez provided a last-gasp equalizer in the 94th minute to split the points.
GD +4 -1 -3
FIXTURE Central FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps Central FC vs. Sporting KC Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Sporting KC Sporting KC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Central FC Sporting KC vs. Central FC
The draw keeps Sporting Kansas City (11-12-6, 39 points) seven points clear in the Western Conference playoff race, four points ahead of the Portland Timbers and seven ahead of the San Jose Earthquakes. Houston (5-11-11, 26 points) extended its regular season unbeaten run at Children’s Mercy Park to six matches but remains rooted to the bottom of the table.
RESULT 0-1 2-2 3-0
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Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2016 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES 2016-17 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BOX SCORES 2016-17 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STANDINGS Aug. 16, 2016: Central FC 2-2 Sporting KC Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage Ato Boldon Stadium | Couva, Trinidad and Tobago Weather: 86 degrees and clear 1 2 F Sporting KC (0-0-1, 1 pt) 0 2 2 Central FC (0-0-1, 1 pt) 0 2 2
Group A 1. Pumas UNAM (Mexico) 2. W Connection (Trinidad & Tobago) 3. Honduras Progreso (Honduras)
Record, GF 2-0-0, +4 0-1-1, -2 0-1-1, -2
PTS 6 1 1
Group B 1. Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica) 2. Portland Timbers (USA) 3. Dragon (El Salvador)
Record, GF 1-0-1, +6 1-0-0, +1 0-2-1, -7
PTS 4 3 1
Group C 1. Vancouver Whitecaps (Canada) 2. Sporting Kansas City (USA) 3. Central FC (Trinidad & Tobago)
Record, GF 2-0-0, +4 0-1-1, -3 0-1-1, -1
PTS 6 1 1
Group D 1. Arabe Unido (Panama) 2. Monterrey (Mexico) 3. Don Bosco (Haiti)
Record, GF 2-0-0, +4 1-1-0, +2 0-2-0, -6
PTS 6 3 0
Stats Summary SKC CFC Shots (on goal) 18 (9) 15 (5) Saves 3 6 Fouls 11 15 Offside 4 3 Corner Kicks 8 2 Misconduct Summary: CFC -- Andre Ettienne (caution; dissent) 50
Group E 1. Pachuca (Mexico) 2. Olimpia (Honduras) 3. Police United (Belize)
Record, GF 2-0-0, +4 1-1-0, +3 0-2-0, -7
PTS 6 3 0
Group F 1. New York Red Bulls (USA) 2. Alianza (El Salvador) 3. Antigua (Guatemala)
Record, GF 1-0-1, +3 0-0-2, 0 0-1-1, -3
PTS 4 2 1
Scoring Summary: SKC -- Seth Sinovic 1 (unassisted) 51 CFC -- Marcus Joseph 1 (Sean De Silva 1) 54 CFC -- Kenwyne Jones 1 (Marcus Joseph 1) 56 SKC -- Kevin Ellis 1 (Brad Davis 1) 70
Group G 1. Tigres UANL (Mexico) 2. Herediano (Costa Rica) 3. Plaza Amador (Panama)
Record, GF 2-0-0, +4 0-1-1, -2 0-1-1, -2
PTS 6 1 1
Group H 1. FC Dallas (USA) 2. Suchitepequez (Guatemala) 3. Real Esteli (Nicaragua)
Record, GF 1-0-1, +1 1-0-0, +1 0-2-1, -2
PTS 4 3 1
Sporting KC: Jon Kempin; Saad Abdul-Salaam, Amer Didic, Kevin Ellis, Seth Sinovic (Ever Alvarado 66); Paulo Nagamura (Nuno Coelho 67), Soni Mustivar, Roger Espinoza (C); Brad Davis, Diego Rubio, Connor Hallisey (Cameron Porter 81) Subs not used: Alec Kann, Lawrence Olum, Emmanuel Appiah, Tyler Pasher Central FC: Javon Sample; Elton John, Andre Ettienne, Keion Goodridge (Kaydion Gabriel 81), Kevon Villaroel; Nathaniel Garcia, Leston Paul, Marcus Joseph, Sean De Silva (Jason Marcano 76), Darren Mitchell (Keron Cummings 53); Kenwyne Jones (C) Subs Not Used: Akel Clarke, Nicholas Dillon, Jem Gordon, Johan Peltier
Aug. 23, 2016: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3-0 Sporting KC Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage BC Place | Vancouver, Canada Weather: 71 degrees and sunny 1 2 F Sporting KC (0-1-1, 1 pt) 0 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC FC (2-0-0, 6 pts) 2 1 3 Sporting KC: Jon Kempin; Saad Abdul-Salaam, Amer Didic, Kevin Ellis, Ever Alvarado; Paulo Nagamura (C), Soni Mustivar (Ualefi 64), Emmanuel Appiah; Cameron Porter, Diego Rubio, Connor Hallisey Subs not used: Alec Kann, Matt Besler, Jimmy Medranda, Roger Espinoza, Dom Dwyer Vancouver Whitecaps FC: Paolo Tornaghi; Brett Levis, Tim Parker, Kendall Waston (C), Jordan Smith; Cristian Techera (Alphonso Davies 76), Russell Teibert, Matias Laba (Andrew Jacobson 91+), Fraser Aird; Masato Kudo, Erik Hurtado (Blas Perez 68) Subs Not Used: Spencer Richey, Marcel de Jong, Cole Seiler, Nicolas Mezquida Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 12 (3) 4 9 0 8
VAN 11 (7) 3 22 0 2
Misconduct Summary: VAN -- Russell Teibert (caution; unsporting behavior) 32 VAN -- Kendall Waston (caution; unsporting behavior) 40 VAN -- Fraser Aird (caution; dangerous play) 88 Scoring Summary: VAN -- Cristian Techera 2 (Erik Hurtado 1) 8 VAN -- Erik Hurtado 1 (Russell Teibert 1) 12 VAN -- Cristian Techera 3 (Matias Laba 1) 64 4
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2016 vs. 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
---
Saturday, July 16
at Colorado Rapids
MLS
L 0-1
---
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
---
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
L 0-3
---
Saturday, Aug. 27
at Philadelphia Union
MLS
L 0-2
---
FRIDAY, SEPT. 9
HOUSTON DYNAMO
MLS
T 3-3
Peterson 14; Espinoza 26; Dwyer 81
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 | Sept. 13, 2016 vs. 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
47
31
3001
0
6
MLS Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
6
2
305
0
1
International
2
2
180
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
56
36
3606
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 Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU Goal N/A Assist July 24, 2016, KC vs SEA 2016 Record when: he starts 6-11-4 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 25 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
47
31
3001
0
6
16
5
39
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
48
32
3121
0
6
16
5
41
33
4
0
3
0
0
1
#24 | D | EVER ALVARADO SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
1
0
29
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
2
1
114
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
3
1
143
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 2, Aug. 27, 2016, KC at PHI Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 27, 2016, KC at PHI Goal N/A Assist N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 1/30/1992
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
1
0
29
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
1
0
29
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2016 vs. 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
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
2
2
180
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
197
191
17222
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
235
227
20571
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 Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs CLB Assist May 1, 2016, KC vs LA 2016 Record when: he starts 5-6-3 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 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 selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Notre Dame. Besler ranks fifth in Sporting KC history with 235 appearances across all competitions. A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 203 of 209 MLS matches (including playoffs) and landed club Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, 2015).
Besler has earned 36 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since 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. advanced to the Round of 16. He also helped the U.S. win the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, starting all three matches in the knockout stage. He joined the U.S. squad for the 2016 Copa America Centenario, starting two matches, and scored his first international goal at St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Sept. 2, the same day his firstborn daughter Parker Rhea was born in Kansas City.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
197
191
17222
3
11
37
9
177
95
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
209
203
18,392
3
11
39
9
191
104
7
1
27
2
2
5
7
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2016 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League #12 | D | NUNO ANDRE COELHO | @nunoacoelho12 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
19
18
1480
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
20
18
1503
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, 3 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU Shots 3, Mar. 6, 2016, KC at SEA Fouls Committed 1, 4 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU Fouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: Apr. 27, 2016, KC at VAN Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU Goal Mar. 6, 2016, KC at SEA Assist Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN 2016 Record when: he starts 7-8-3 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
19
18
1480
1
1
16
3
4
12
0
0
2
0
1
1
MLS - TOTAL
19
18
1480
1
1
16
3
4
12
0
0
2
0
1
1
#11 | M | BRAD DAVIS | @Brad_Davis11 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
22
13
1209
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
25
14
1361
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 Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU Goal May 1, 2016, KC vs LA Assist Aug. 13, 2016, KC at DAL 2016 Record when: he starts 3-8-2 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 390 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 has reached 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
22
13
1209
2
1
31
11
9
24
4
52
0
0
1
0
MLS - Regular Season
390
338
29486
57
123
588
243
415
520
63
1265
37
4
14
40
MLS - Postseason
27
26
2376
3
9
36
14
37
44
6
92
2
0
1
3
MLS - TOTAL
417
364
31852
60
132
624
257
452
564
69
1357
39
4
15
43
8
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2016 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League #14 | F | DOM DWYER | @Ddwyer14 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
108
92
8322
49
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
135
108
9938
58
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, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU Shots 9, Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU 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 Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU Goal Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU Assist Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY 2016 Record when: he starts 11-10-5 he scores 4-2-3
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 58 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 80 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, 58 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
108
92
8322
49
7
337
133
194
224
94
2
21
1
11
3
KC - Postseason
8
5
492
2
0
23
9
18
14
7
0
1
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
116
97
8814
51
7
360
142
212
238
101
2
22
1
12
3
#4 | D | KEVIN ELLIS | @Kev_Ellis4 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
58
48
4489
4
4
MLS Postseason
2
2
210
1
0
U.S. Open Cup
10
9
867
0
0
International
6
6
540
2
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
76
65
6106
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 Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU Goal Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Assist May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL 2016 Record when: he starts 2-2-1 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
58
48
4489
4
4
21
9
63
40
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
60
50
4699
5
4
22
10
66
41
2
0
10
0
1
3
9
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2016 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League #27 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
156
136
12053
4
20
MLS Postseason
7
6
455
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
13
11
1234
0
2
International
3
2
232
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
179
155
13974
4
22
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, 4 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU Assists 1, 20 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU 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 Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU Goal Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU Assist Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU 2016 Record when: he starts 11-10-5 he scores 0-0-1
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 179 appearances for the club in all competitions, tallying four goals and 22 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
156
136
12053
4
20
157
42
244
209
11
14
31
6
1
4
KC - Postseason
7
6
455
0
0
4
1
7
7
1
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
163
142
12508
4
20
161
43
251
216
12
14
33
6
1
4
#10 | M | BENNY FEILHABER | @b_feilhaber22 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
115
105
9234
23
33
MLS Postseason
6
6
604
0
3
U.S. Open Cup
9
9
810
3
6
International
9
8
592
1
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
139
128
11240
27
45
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 Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU Goal Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN Assist Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU 2016 Record when: he starts 8-9-6 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 139 appearances across all competitions for the club with 27 goals and 45 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
115
105
9234
23
33
170
54
139
229
4
174
21
1
5
10
MLS - Regular Season
167
151
13427
28
42
248
81
206
370
6
245
29
3
5
11
KC - Postseason
6
6
604
0
3
15
1
9
17
2
0
1
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
173
157
14031
28
45
263
82
215
387
8
245
30
3
5
12
10
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2016 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League #22 | M | CONNOR HALLISEY | @c_hallisey SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
30
18
1588
0
2
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
6
4
373
0
0
International
2
2
171
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
38
24
2132
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 Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU 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 16 of 21 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
30
18
1588
0
2
26
11
8
13
2
5
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
30
18
1588
0
2
26
11
8
13
2
5
0
0
0
0
#25 | GK | ALEC KANN | @akann90 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
7
7
630
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
9
9
840
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU Saves 6, 2 times, last: Aug. 27, 2016, KC at PHI Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU Shutout Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs VAN 2016 Record when: he starts 2-2-3
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
7
7
630
28
17
2
11
1.57
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
MLS - TOTAL
8
8
720
36
23
2
13
1.63
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
11
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2016 vs. 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
3
3
270
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
12
10
981
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 12 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 | Sept. 13, 2016 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League #94 | D | JIMMY MEDRANDA | @jimmymedranda SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
37
27
2229
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
40
29
2445
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. 27, 2016, KC at PHI Goal July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Assist July 3, 2016, KC vs CLB 2016 Record when: he starts 7-7-5 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 40 games for the club across all competitions, including a career-high 26 appearances and 21 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
37
27
2229
1
2
49
9
45
24
1
5
8
1
1
1
MLS - TOTAL
37
27
2229
1
2
49
9
45
24
1
5
8
1
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 | Sept. 13, 2016 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League #93 | M | SONI MUSTIVAR | @billydougie SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
45
39
3483
0
2
MLS Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
7
7
604
1
0
International
2
2
154
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
55
49
4361
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, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 4 times, last: May 11, 2016, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU Goal N/A Assist Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN 2016 Record when: he starts 9-8-2 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
45
39
3483
0
2
9
1
57
38
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
46
40
3603
0
2
9
1
59
41
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 | Sept. 13, 2016 vs. 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
7
7
570
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
113
96
8540
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 113 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 264 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 | Sept. 13, 2016 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League #3 | D | IKE OPARA | @ikeopara SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
48
38
3527
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
58
45
4203
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 Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU Goal July 10, 2016, KC vs NYC Assist July 24, 2016, KC vs SEA 2016 Record when: he starts 5-6-4 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
48
38
3527
6
2
38
17
56
21
2
0
6
1
3
1
MLS - Regular Season
83
60
5679
9
2
59
24
85
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
87
60
5773
9
2
60
24
86
40
7
1
8
1
4
1
#37 | F | JACOB PETERSON | @jacob__peterson SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
105
62
5666
12
7
MLS Postseason
6
3
263
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
14
9
842
1
3
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 21 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU 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
131
77
7130
14
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 Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU Goal Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU Assist May 15, 2016, KC vs ORL 2016 Record when: he starts 6-5-4 he scores 4-0-1
Birthday: 1/27/1986
An 11-year MLS veteran, Jacob Peterson has 21 goals and 17 assists in 243 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 14 goals and 10 assists in 131 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
105
62
5666
12
7
118
48
47
56
12
4
4
1
6
2
MLS - Regular Season
243
144
12952
21
17
232
90
92
136
28
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
252
149
13376
21
17
233
90
94
140
29
64
9
1
9
6
16
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2016 vs. 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
2
1
99
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
4
1
131
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 - 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
13
3
296
1
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
1
86
1
1
International
2
2
180
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
17
6
562
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 in March 2016 after recording 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. Rubio played for 18-time Primeira Liga champion Sporting Clube de Portugal from
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 27, 2016, KC at PHI Goal Apr. 27, 2016, KC at VAN Assist N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 1-1-1 he scores 0-0-1
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
13
3
296
1
0
13
2
12
12
5
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
13
3
296
1
0
13
2
12
12
5
0
2
0
0
0
17
Sporting KC Game Notes | Sept. 13, 2016 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League #15 | D | SETH SINOVIC | @ssinovic SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
131
126
11140
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
162
157
13959
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 Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs HOU 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 162 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
131
126
11140
0
7
66
18
155
85
3
0
20
0
0
4
MLS - Regular Season
151
144
12720
0
7
73
19
168
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
162
155
13765
2
7
77
21
183
106
3
0
24
0
2
4
#8 | M | GRAHAM ZUSI | @gzusi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
191
153
14101
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
223
183
16928
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. 27, 2016, KC at PHI Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs CLB Assist July 24, 2016, KC vs SEA 2016 Record when: he starts 8-6-2 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 223 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 41 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
191
153
14101
25
48
286
92
164
240
27
644
15
0
8
22
KC - Postseason
12
12
1169
0
6
21
1
19
23
1
58
1
0
0
3
MLS - TOTAL
203
165
15170
25
54
307
93
183
263
28
702
16
0
8
25
18