Sporting vs. Chicago Fire FC | Oct. 7, 2020

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. CHICAGO FIRE FC CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. 7:30 p.m. CT (FS-KC; ESPN+)

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 (Week 16, MLS Game #203)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-3 185 04/05/1994 Mission Hills, CA 2 1 0 0 29 27 0 0 1 Richard Sanchez DF 6-1 190 11/14/1989 Banyoles, Spain 0 0 0 0 15 11 0 0 3 Andreu Fontas 4 Roberto Puncec DF 6-1 170 10/27/1991 Varazdin, Croatia 13 11 0 1 13 11 0 1 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 175 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 10 9 0 0 294 285 3 18 MF 5-11 165 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 8 7 0 0 107 101 6 11 6 Ilie Sanchez 7 Johnny Russell FW 5-10 168 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 14 11 6 1 72 59 25 20 8 Graham Zusi MF 5-10 155 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 14 13 1 1 293 251 29 66 FW 5-10 170 03/08/1991 Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 10 9 5 4 10 9 5 4 9 Alan Pulido 10 Felipe Gutierrez MF 5-9 170 10/08/1990 Quintero, Chile 0 0 0 0 52 49 19 5 11 Khiry Shelton FW 6-3 180 06/26/1993 Carson, CO 14 13 4 1 88 51 12 16 12 Gerso Fernandes FW 5-8 140 02/23/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 14 7 1 3 102 70 16 16 13 Amadou Dia DF 5-10 150 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 6 3 0 0 39 26 0 1 15 Roger Espinoza MF 5-10 180 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 9 8 1 1 247 225 9 36 Graham Smith DF 6-3 190 11/25/1995 Highlands Ranch, CO 4 4 0 0 17 16 1 1 16 17 Gadi Kinda MF 5-8 145 03/23/1994 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 12 11 4 2 12 11 4 2 18 Eric Dick GK 6-4 220 10/03/1994 Roeland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19 Erik Hurtado FW 5-9 185 11/15/1990 Fredricksburg, VA 8 1 2 0 126 56 16 10 20 Daniel Salloi FW 6-2 155 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 4 0 0 0 83 54 15 10 21 Felipe Hernandez MF 5-8 135 06/08/1998 Ibague, Colombia 10 6 0 1 12 7 0 1 22 Winston Reid DF 6-3 190 07/03/1988 Auckland, New Zealand 6 4 0 0 6 4 0 0 23 Tyler Freeman FW 5-11 155 01/09/2003 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 John Pulskamp GK 6-2 190 04/19/2001 Bakersfield, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jaylin Lindsey DF 5-10 195 03/27/2000 Charlotte, NC 5 5 0 1 13 12 0 2 26 27 Gianluca Busio MF 5-7 135 05/28/2002 Greensboro, NC 13 9 1 3 42 20 5 5 28 Cameron Duke MF 5-6 130 02/13/2001 Overland Park, KS 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 29 Tim Melia GK 6-0 205 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 13 13 0 0 166 165 0 0 Luis Martins DF 5-8 160 06/10/1992 Lamego, Portugal 8 8 0 2 18 17 0 2 36 75 Wan Kuzain MF 5-10 140 09/14/1998 Carbondale, IL 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 0 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W150 L120 T92

CHICAGO FIRE FC 2020 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-2 205 05/13/1987 Tonawanda, NY 9 9 0 0 194 190 0 0 1 Bobby Shuttleworth 2 Boris Sekulic DF 6-2 168 10/21/1991 Belgrade, Yugoslavia 13 13 0 1 13 13 0 1 DF 5-8 165 11/07/1984 Torrance, CA 12 6 1 1 146 134 10 11 3 Jonathan Bornstein DF 5-11 165 08/05/1990 Amsterdam, Netherlands 3 2 0 0 127 124 0 10 4 Johan Kappelhof 5 Francisco Calvo DF 5-11 170 07/08/1992 San Jose, Costa Rica 15 15 1 1 98 96 9 7 DF 5-8 146 02/26/1999 Maracaibo, Venezuela 14 9 0 1 14 9 0 1 6 Miguel Angel Navarro Ignacio Aliseda MF 5-7 152 03/14/2000 Buenos Aires, Argentina 12 11 1 2 12 11 1 2 7 8 Luka Stojanovic MF 6-2 183 01/04/1994 Belgrade, Yugoslavia 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 9 CJ Sapong FW 6-1 189 12/27/1988 Manassas, VA 8 2 1 0 273 208 70 25 MF 5-8 156 03/15/1994 Dos Torres, Spain 15 15 2 4 15 15 2 4 10 Alvaro Medran 11 Przemyslaw Frankowski MF 5-8 155 04/12/1995 Gdansk, Poland 11 10 0 0 42 34 5 9 Brandt Bronico MF 5-8 155 06/20/1995 High Point, NC 9 2 0 0 65 39 2 8 13 14 Djordje Mihailovic MF 5-10 153 11/10/1998 Jacksonville, FL 13 8 1 4 66 39 6 12 Micheal Azira MF 5-10 160 08/22/1987 Kampala, Uganda 4 0 0 0 128 99 1 4 16 18 Kenneth Kronholm GK 6-3 183 10/14/1985 Fort Belvoir, VA 5 5 0 0 25 25 0 0 20 Wyatt Omsberg DF 6-4 180 09/21/1995 Scarborough, ME 3 0 0 0 10 4 0 0 21 Fabian Herbers FW 6-0 165 08/17/1993 Ahaus, Germany 13 12 4 1 83 41 11 11 22 Mauricio Pineda DF 6-1 171 10/17/1997 Chicago, IL 15 15 2 1 15 15 2 1 Connor Sparrow GK 6-2 175 05/10/1994 St. Louis, MO 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 24 25 Nicholas Slonina DF 6-3 200 03/20/2001 Addison, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Robert Beric FW 6-2 183 06/17/1991 Krsko, Slovenia 15 14 7 1 15 14 7 1 28 Elliot Collier FW 6-4 180 02/22/1995 Hamilton, New Zealand 14 2 0 1 30 11 1 2 MF 6-2 194 07/27/1991 Formosa, Argentina 14 13 0 3 14 13 0 3 30 Gaston Gimenez 32 Gabriel Slonina GK 6-4 196 05/15/2004 Addison, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Jeremiah Gutjahr MF 5-10 160 08/10/1997 Bloomington, IN 0 0 0 0 8 5 0 1 36 Andre Reynolds DF 5-9 155 05/02/2001 Chicago, IL 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 37 Javier Casas MF 5-8 145 05/14/2003 Melrose Park, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 Alex Monis FW 5-6 133 03/20/2003 Downers Grove, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 Brian Gutierrez MF 5-10 140 06/17/2003 Berwyn, IL 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 Carlos Teran DF 6-2 187 09/24/2000 Turbo, Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEAD COACH : Raphael Wicky

04/26/1977 W4 L7 T4

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. CHICAGO FIRE FC

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020; Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan., 7:30 p.m. CT REFEREES

2020 SEASON RECORDS

Sporting at home

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 14 7-5-2 23 26 21 6 2-3-1 7 11 11

Fire FC on road

15 4-7-4 16 20 24 7 0-4-3 3 6 15

REFEREE: Marcos de Oliveira.

AR1 (bench): Cory Richardson; AR2 (opposite): Brian Poeschel; 4th: Ismir Pekmic; VAR: Jorge Gonzalez; AVAR: Sean Hurd TEAM NEWS SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: CHI: Francisco Calvo SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Alan Pulido, Ilie Sanchez ... CHI: Mauricio Pineda, Alvaro Medran

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: Sporting 17 wins (0 shootout), 67 goals …

Fire 26 wins (1 shootout), 91 goals … Ties 11

DISABLED LIST: KC: Felipe Gutierrez (SEI) ... CHI: Kenneth Kronholm (SEI); Luka Stojanovic (SEI) INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: KC: Alan Pulido (MEX) ... CHI: Gaston Gimenez (PAR), Miguel Navarro (VEN)

AT KC: Sporting 12 wins (0 shootout), 41 goals …

Fire 8 wins (1 shootout), 40 goals … Ties 9 LAST YEAR (MLS): 7/6: KC 1, CHI 0 (Croizet 14)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES HOUSTON DYNAMO 1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2 Scoring Summary: KC--Pulido 4 (Busio 2) 34 KC--Pulido 5 (Busio 3, Espinoza 1) 73 HOU--Junqua 1 (Quintero 8) 84

UPCOMING MATCHES FIRE FC SPORTING Sun. Oct. 11 D.C. United Sun. Oct. 11 Nashville SC Wed. Oct. 14 at Minnesota Wed. Oct. 14 at FC Dallas Sat. Oct. 17 Sporting KC Sat. Oct. 17 at Chicago Sat. Oct. 24 Red Bulls Wed. Oct. 21 at Colorado

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Roberto Puncec, Winston Reid, Amadou Dia, Gianluca Busio, Ilie Sanchez, Felipe Hernandez (Roger Espinoza 61), Johnny Russell (Gerso Fernandes 88), Alan Pulido (Erik Hurtado 80), Khiry Shelton.

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM FIRE FC

SPORTING

F 26 48

A 21 60

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 20 68

A 24 56

12 6 2 0

13 7 4 0

11 3 4 0 2 0 0 0

17 3 2 1 0 0 1 0

3 16 1

6 15 3

HOW SCORED

15 8 3 0

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

11 6 3 1

TYPE OF PLAY

14 1 5 1 1 0 3 1

15 3 2 0 0 0 0 1

OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS

8 15 3

2 17 2

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC CHI

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 4-2-0 2-0-2 1-3-0 3-0-1 1-5-2 0-2-1

MONTREAL IMPACT 2 CHICAGO FIRE 2 Scoring Summary: CHI--Beric 7 (Mihailovic 4) 15 MTL--Lappalainen 3 (unassisted) 22 MTL--Urruti 4 (unassisted) 67 CHI--Calvo 1 (Medran 4) 73 CHICAGO FIRE--Bobby Shuttleworth, Boris Sekulic (Johan Kappelhof 87), Mauricio Pineda, Francisco Calvo, Miguel Angel Navarro (Jonathan Bornstein 72), Djordje Mihailovic (Elliot Collier 73), Gaston Gimenez, Fabian Herbers (CJ Sapong 72), Alvaro Medran, Ignacio Aliseda, Robert Beric (Brandt Bronico 87).

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 6-2-0 1-3-2 4-1-2 0-6-1

THE LAST TIME

Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 9/13/2020 KC 1, MIN 0 10/03/2020 KC 2, HOU 1 9/23/2020 KC 1, ORL 2 9/05/2020 KC 1, HOU 2 9/02/2020 KC 1, DAL 1 9/13/2020 KC 1, MIN 0 10/06/2019 KC 0, DAL 6

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC WWLWWWLTTLWLLW Fire LTWLLLWLTLTLWWT

(2) (0) (0) (1) (5) (3) (14)

CHICAGO FIRE Date Score 9/27/2020 CHI 10/06/2019 CHI 9/06/2020 CHI 9/19/2020 CHI 10/03/2020 CHI 9/27/2020 CHI 9/02/2020 CHI

(Gms since) 2, ATL 0 (0) 5, ORL 2 (7) 1, NE 2 (3) 1, ORL 4 (1) 2, MTL 2 (0) 2, ATL 0 (1) 0, CIN 0 (6)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 6 Russell A: 4 Pulido SHT: 38 Russell SOG: 13 Russell/Shelton FC: 19 Busio/Puncec FS: 23 Pulido OF: 8 Shelton C: 5 Busio/Kinda E: 1 Kinda/Melia FIRE FC G: 7 Beric A: 4 Medran/Mihailovic SHT: 41 Beric SOG: 20 Beric FC: 23 Beric/Medran FS: 39 Beric OF: 14 Beric C: 5 Herbers E: 0

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 14 0 6 5 2 1 26 1.86 CHI 15 4 5 4 1 1 20 1.33 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 14 3 5 4 1 1 21 1.50 CHI 15 4 2 6 2 1 24 1.60 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 26 2 5 4 4 5 6 CHI 20 7 2 3 3 3 2 GOALS ALLOWED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 21 2 2 5 5 1 6 CHI 24 2 5 0 3 6 8

2020 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (7-5-2, 23 pts.)

UNF 7 9 17 11 19 12 27 8 15 36 21 26 4 13 28 20 16 6 5 1 29 22

POS F F M F F F M M M D M D D D M F D M D G G D

PLAYER Johnny Russell Alan Pulido Gadi Kinda Khiry Shelton Erik Hurtado Gerso Fernandes Gianluca Busio Graham Zusi Roger Espinoza Luis Martins Felipe Hernandez Jaylin Lindsey Roberto Puncec Amadou Dia Cameron Duke Daniel Salloi Graham Smith Ilie Sanchez Matt Besler Richard Sanchez Tim Melia Winston Reid Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 14 10 12 14 8 14 13 14 9 8 10 5 13 6 4 4 4 8 10 2 13 6

GS 11 9 11 13 1 7 9 13 8 8 6 5 11 3 1 0 4 7 9 1 13 4

MIN 948 791 914 1141 110 603 812 1203 596 654 609 450 1045 336 129 66 315 674 810 104 1154 368

14 14

14 14

1260 1260

G 6 5 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 21

A 1 4 2 1 0 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 38 25 24 26 7 14 19 21 10 4 7 3 1 0 1 3 1 5 1 0 0 2

SOG 13 11 6 13 3 3 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1

21 24

212 128

64 56

FC 10 6 18 14 2 7 19 14 12 9 8 3 19 3 2 0 4 10 10 0 1 6

FS 15 23 20 14 1 10 12 9 7 2 4 3 4 5 2 0 2 5 9 1 1 3

OFF 0 6 1 8 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 37 0 3 0 0 1 34 4 0 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 1 2 5 2 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 1 0 1 1

E 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

177 164 164 177

21 24

92 45

31 41

2 3

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Alan Pulido 2, Johnny Russell 2, Gadi Kinda 1, Graham Zusi 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Roger Espinoza 1, Graham Zusi 1, Alan Pulido 1, Khiry Shelton 1, Gianluca Busio 1, Luis Martins 1, Gadi Kinda 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Alan Pulido 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29 1

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

GP 13 2 14 14

GS 13 1 14 14

MIN SHTS 1154 51 104 5 1258 56 1260 64

SV 35 2 37 35

GA 17 4 21 26

GAA 1.33 3.46 1.5 1.86

PG 0 0 0 1

PA 0 0 0 1

W 6 1 7 5

L 4 1 5 7

T 2 0 2 2

SO 3 0 3 0

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2020 CHICAGO FIRE STATISTICS (4-7-4, 16 pts.)

UNF 27 21 10 22 14 7 5 3 9 30 2 28 6 36 1 13 40 24 4 18 8 16 11 20

POS F F M D M M D D F M D F D D G M M G D G M M M D

PLAYER Robert Beric Fabian Herbers Alvaro Medran Mauricio Pineda Djordje Mihailovic Ignacio Aliseda Francisco Calvo Jonathan Bornstein CJ Sapong Gaston Gimenez Boris Sekulic Elliot Collier Miguel Angel Navarro Andre Reynolds Bobby Shuttleworth Brandt Bronico Brian Gutierrez Connor Sparrow Johan Kappelhof Kenneth Kronholm Luka Stojanovic Micheal Azira Przemyslaw Frankowski Wyatt Omsberg Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 15 13 15 15 13 12 15 12 8 14 13 14 14 1 9 9 5 1 3 5 2 4 11 3

GS 14 12 15 15 8 11 15 6 2 13 13 2 9 0 9 2 0 1 2 5 1 0 10 0

MIN 1211 933 1288 1304 646 932 1335 552 285 1197 1155 424 830 1 810 202 26 90 183 450 60 24 891 21

15 15

15 15

1350 1350

G 7 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 20

A 1 1 4 1 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 41 22 27 6 17 18 12 3 3 16 7 11 9 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 18 0

SOG 20 8 10 2 4 3 2 2 1 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0

29 21

174 215

62 72

FC 23 18 23 19 4 7 20 6 6 21 14 8 17 0 0 4 3 0 2 0 3 0 18 0

FS 39 13 22 3 15 16 4 8 11 7 4 3 12 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0

OFF 14 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

CK 0 0 34 0 14 1 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 0 5 3 4 0 0 4 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

175 216 216 175

36 28

65 74

27 27

0 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Fabian Herbers 2, Robert Beric 1, Mauricio Pineda 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Gaston Gimenez 3, Jonathan Bornstein 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: CJ Sapong 1-1, Robert Beric 1-1, Alvaro Medran 0-1 CHICAGO FIRE GOALKEEPING UNF 1 24 18

POS G G G

GOALKEEPER Bobby Shuttleworth Connor Sparrow Kenneth Kronholm Team totals Opponent totals

GP 9 1 5 15 15

GS 9 1 5 15 15

MIN SHTS 810 38 90 7 450 17 1350 62 1350 72

SV 25 4 7 36 50

GA 13 3 8 24 20

GAA 1.44 3 1.6 1.6 1.33

PG 0 0 0 0 2

PA 1 0 0 1 3

W 3 0 1 4 7

L 3 1 3 7 4

T 3 0 1 4 4

SO 4 0 0 4 4

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Feb.

OPPONENT 29 at Vancouver

RESULT W 3-1

ATT 22120

W-L-T 1-0-0

Sat. Mar. Sun. July Fri. July Wed. July

7 Houston 12 Minnesota 17 Colorado

W 4-0 L 1-2 W 3-2

21188 0 0

2-0-0 2-1-0 3-1-0

W 2-0

0

4-1-0

Fri. Aug. Tue. Aug.

22 at Real Salt Lake 21 at Minnesota 25 Houston

W 2-1 L 2-5

0 0

5-1-0 5-2-0

1 1

Sat. Wed. Sat. Sun. Sat.

Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep.

29 at Colorado 2 FC Dallas 5 at Houston 13 Minnesota 19 FC Dallas

T T L W L

1-1 1-1 1-2 1-0 2-3

0 0 0 0 0

5-2-1 5-2-2 5-3-2 6-3-2 6-4-2

1 1 1 1 2

Wed. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sun. Wed. Sat. Wed. Sat. Wed.

Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.

23 Orlando City SC 27 at Colorado 3 at Houston 7 Chicago 11 Nashville SC 14 at FC Dallas 17 at Chicago 21 at Colorado 24 Colorado 28 at FC Cincinnati 1 Minnesota 8 at Real Salt Lake

L 1-2

0 0 0

6-5-2 6-5-2 7-5-2

3 3 3

Sun. Nov. Sun. Nov.

W 2-1

POS PTS NOTES: 1 3 KC: Pulido (17) Kinda (39) Hurtado (95+); VAN: Nerwinski (28) 1 6 KC: Pulido (16) Espinoza (26) Kinda (65) Shelton (77); 2 6 KC: Shelton (43); MIN: own goal (92+) Molino (97+) 2 9 KC: Shelton (65) Pulido (72) Zusi (91+); COL: Acosta (6) Lewis (84) 1 12 KC: Russell (1) Fernandes (86); 15 KC: Kinda (12); MIN: own goal (32) 15 KC: Russell (26) Kinda (49); HOU: Elis (17) Ramirez (44) Hansen (48) Quintero (57,61) 16 KC: Busio (67); COL: Bassett (57) 17 KC: Shelton (48+); DAL: Jara (9) 17 KC: Hurtado (30); HOU: Elis (59) Manotas (85) 20 KC: Russell (80); 20 KC: Russell (53,83); DAL: Jara (42,48) Hollingshead (86) 20 KC: Russell (53); ORL: Akindele (36) Michel (38) 20 23 KC: Pulido (34,73); HOU: Junqua (84)

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CHICAGO FIRE 2020 SCHEDULE DAY Sun. Sat. Tue. Sun. Thu. Thu. Tue. Sat.

DATE Mar. Mar. July July July Aug. Aug. Aug.

Wed. Sep. Sun. Sep. Sat. Sep. Sat. Sep. Wed. Sep. Sun. Sep. Sat. Oct. Wed. Sun. Wed. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sun.

Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov.

OPPONENT 1 at Seattle 7 at New England 14 Seattle 19 San Jose 23 Vancouver 20 at Columbus 25 FC Cincinnati 29 at New York City FC 2 at FC Cincinnati 6 New England 12 Columbus 19 at Orlando City SC 23 Houston 27 Atlanta 3 at Montreal

RESULT L 1-2 T 1-1 W 2-1 L 0-2 L 0-2 L 0-3 W 3-0 L 1-3

ATT 40126 15289 0 0 0 0 0 0

W-L-T 0-1-0 0-1-1 1-1-1 1-2-1 1-3-1 1-4-1 2-4-1 2-5-1

POS PTS NOTES: 8 0 CHI: Beric (46); SEA: Morris (62,93+) 7 1 CHI: Bornstein (70); NE: Buksa (28) 8 4 CHI: Beric (52) Pineda (84); SEA: Bwana (77) 10 4 SJ: Espinoza (56) Wondolowski (83) 11 4 VAN: Reyna (65) Dajome (71) 12 4 CLB: Etienne (20) Nagbe (81) Zardes (88) 9 7 CHI: Herbers (2) Medran (10) Aliseda (67); 11 7 CHI: Pineda (47+); NYC: Parks (17) Tinnerholm (53) Ring (75) 13 8

T 0-0

0

2-5-2

L 1-2 T 2-2

0 0

2-6-2 2-6-3

13 12

L 1-4

0

2-7-3

14

W 4-0 W 2-0 T 2-2

0 0 0

3-7-3 4-7-3 4-7-4

12 10 11

8 CHI: Herbers (22); NE: Bunbury (3,54) 9 CHI: Mihailovic (11) Beric (14); CLB: Alashe (68) Zardes (88) 9 CHI: Beric (48); ORL: Mueller (11) Almeida (24) Urso (78) Michel (95+) 12 CHI: Beric (15) Herbers (23) Medran (40) Sapong (89); 15 CHI: Herbers (7) Beric (39); 16 CHI: Beric (15) Calvo (73); MTL: Lappalainen (22) Urruti (67)

7 at Sporting KC 11 D.C. United 14 at Minnesota 17 Sporting KC 24 New York 28 at Philadelphia 31 at Nashville SC 8 New York City FC

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SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2020)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2020)

Goals 2 Johnny Russell 2 Alan Pulido Assists 2 Alan Pulido 2 Gianluca Busio Shots 8 Johnny Russell Shots on Goal 4 Khiry Shelton 4 Johnny Russell Fouls Committed 5 Ilie Sanchez Fouls Suffered 5 Alan Pulido Offside 3 Khiry Shelton Saves 6 Tim Melia Shots Faced 9 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 5 Tim Melia

Goals 4 03/07/2020 vs Assists 4 03/07/2020 vs Shots 22 09/02/2020 vs Shots on Goal 9 07/17/2020 vs Fouls Committed 18 09/23/2020 vs Fouls Suffered 17 08/21/2020 vs Corner Kicks 13 09/23/2020 vs Offside 3 03/07/2020 vs 3 08/21/2020 vs 3 08/25/2020 vs 3 09/23/2020 vs Saves 6 09/19/2020 vs Shots Faced 9 09/19/2020 vs Goals Allowed 5 08/25/2020 vs

09/19/2020 vs DAL 10/03/2020 vs HOU

L 2-3 W 2-1

07/22/2020 vs RSL 10/03/2020 vs HOU

W 2-0 W 2-1

09/02/2020 vs DAL

T 1-1

07/17/2020 vs COL 09/19/2020 vs DAL

W 3-2 L 2-3

07/12/2020 vs MIN

L 1-2

08/21/2020 vs MIN

W 2-1

09/23/2020 vs ORL

L 1-2

09/19/2020 vs DAL

L 2-3

09/19/2020 vs DAL

L 2-3

08/25/2020 vs HOU

L 2-5

HOU

W 4-0

HOU

W 4-0

DAL

T 1-1

COL

W 3-2

ORL

L 1-2

MIN

W 2-1

ORL

L 1-2

HOU MIN HOU ORL

W W L L

DAL

L 2-3

DAL

L 2-3

HOU

L 2-5

FIRE INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2020)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2020)

Goals 1 20 times Assists 1 21 times Shots 6 Robert Beric Shots on Goal 3 Robert Beric 3 Alvaro Medran 3 Robert Beric Fouls Committed 5 Robert Beric 5 Fabian Herbers Fouls Suffered 6 Robert Beric Offside 4 Robert Beric Saves 6 Bobby Shuttleworth Shots Faced 8 Bobby Shuttleworth Goals Allowed 4 Bobby Shuttleworth

Goals 4 09/23/2020 at Assists 4 08/25/2020 at Shots 27 07/23/2020 at Shots on Goal 9 09/23/2020 at Fouls Committed 24 08/25/2020 at Fouls Suffered 19 08/25/2020 at Corner Kicks 11 07/23/2020 at Offside 7 03/01/2020 at Saves 6 10/03/2020 at Shots Faced 8 10/03/2020 at Goals Allowed 4 09/19/2020 at

03/01/2020 at SEA

L 1-2

03/01/2020 at SEA

L 1-2

09/19/2020 at ORL

L 1-4

07/14/2020 at SEA 09/06/2020 at NE 09/23/2020 at HOU

W 2-1 L 1-2 W 4-0

03/01/2020 at SEA 09/12/2020 at CLB

L 1-2 T 2-2

03/01/2020 at SEA

L 1-2

03/01/2020 at SEA

L 1-2

10/03/2020 at MTL

T 2-2

10/03/2020 at MTL

09/19/2020 at ORL

T 2-2

L 1-4

TEAM LOW GAMES (2020)

4-0 2-1 2-5 1-2

Shots 10 07/22/2020 vs Shots on Goal 2 09/23/2020 vs Fouls Committed 9 09/13/2020 vs 9 09/19/2020 vs Fouls Suffered 7 09/05/2020 vs Corner Kicks 2 10/03/2020 vs Offside 0 02/29/2020 vs 0 08/29/2020 vs 0 09/02/2020 vs Saves 0 09/13/2020 vs Shots Faced 0 09/13/2020 vs

RSL

W 2-0

ORL

L 1-2

MIN DAL

W 1-0 L 2-3

HOU

L 1-2

HOU

W 2-1

VAN COL DAL

W 3-1 T 1-1 T 1-1

MIN

W 1-0

MIN

W 1-0

TEAM LOW GAMES (2020)

HOU

W 4-0

CIN

W 3-0

VAN

L 0-2

HOU

W 4-0

CIN

W 3-0

CIN

W 3-0

VAN

L 0-2

SEA

L 1-2

MTL

T 2-2

MTL

T 2-2

ORL

L 1-4

Shots 8 07/19/2020 at Shots on Goal 1 09/02/2020 at Fouls Committed 7 08/29/2020 at Fouls Suffered 7 07/23/2020 at 7 10/03/2020 at Corner Kicks 2 07/19/2020 at 2 09/12/2020 at 2 09/23/2020 at Offside 0 03/07/2020 at 0 07/14/2020 at 0 08/20/2020 at 0 09/02/2020 at Saves 0 07/14/2020 at 0 07/23/2020 at Shots Faced 1 07/14/2020 at 1 08/25/2020 at 1 09/23/2020 at

SJ

L 0-2

CIN

T 0-0

NYC

L 1-3

VAN MTL

L 0-2 T 2-2

SJ CLB HOU

L 0-2 T 2-2 W 4-0

NE SEA CLB CIN

T W L T

SEA VAN

W 2-1 L 0-2

SEA CIN HOU

W 2-1 W 3-0 W 4-0

1-1 2-1 0-3 0-0

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

FIRE VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Fire

Sporting KC 17 wins, 67 goals Fire 26 wins, 92 goals 11 ties 4/8/1998 6/24/1998 8/29/1998 9/17/1998 3/27/1999 5/22/1999 8/5/1999 8/25/1999 3/25/2000 6/4/2000 5/19/2001 7/4/2001 8/14/2002 8/31/2002 4/26/2003 6/21/2003 7/26/2003 4/3/2004 5/8/2004 9/1/2004 6/18/2005 8/10/2005 8/19/2005 10/1/2005 5/6/2006 6/17/2006 7/4/2006 8/16/2006 4/21/2007 8/22/2007 8/25/2007 4/20/2008 7/27/2008 10/5/2008 4/18/2009 8/16/2009 5/15/2010 10/12/2010 3/26/2011 6/9/2011 5/12/2012 6/29/2012 9/28/2012 3/16/2013 7/7/2013 8/23/2013 5/18/2014 7/6/2014 10/10/2014 5/3/2015 7/13/2016 7/29/2017 3/10/2018 7/6/2019

KC 1 vs CHI CHI 4 vs KC CHI 3 at KC CHI 1 vs KC CHI 3 at KC CHI 3 vs KC CHI 2 at KC CHI 2 vs KC KC 4 vs CHI CHI 3 vs KC CHI 2 vs KC CHI 7 at KC CHI 5 vs KC KC 2 vs CHI CHI 3 at KC KC 4 vs CHI CHI 2 vs KC KC 0 vs CHI KC 2 vs CHI CHI 3 vs KC CHI 1 vs KC KC 3 at CHI KC 3 vs CHI CHI 1 at KC KC 1 vs CHI KC 3 vs CHI CHI 1 vs KC CHI 3 vs KC CHI 2 vs KC KC 3 vs CHI CHI 2 vs KC KC 1 at CHI KC 0 vs CHI KC 1 vs CHI CHI 2 vs KC CHI 2 at KC KC 2 vs CHI KC 2 at CHI CHI 3 vs KC KC 0 vs CHI CHI 2 vs KC CHI 1 at KC KC 2 vs CHI KC 0 vs CHI KC 2 at CHI CHI 1 vs KC CHI 2 vs KC KC 1 vs CHI KC 2 vs CHI KC 1 vs CHI CHI 1 vs KC KC 3 vs CHI KC 4 at CHI KC 1 vs CHI

0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 0

CHI SOW

(KC) (SF) (KC) (SF) (KC) (SF) (KC) (SF) (KC) (SF) (SF) (KC) (NC) (KC) (KC) (KC) (NC) (KC) (KC) (SF) (SF) (SF) (KC) (KC) (KC) (KC) (TP) (TP) (TP) (KC) (TP) (TP) (CA) (CA) (TP) (CA) (CA) (TP) (TP) (SP) (TP) (SP) (SP) (SP) (TP) (TP) (TP) (SP) (SP) (SP) (TP) (SP) (TP) (SP)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 45 315 136 387 77 109

2 46 338 147 375 91 137

Sporting KC

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 91 653 283 762 168 246

1 34 329 145 347 54 117

2 33 391 147 381 50 153

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 67 720 292 728 104 270

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: CHI KC

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

OT

Total

14 12

13 8

15 12

15 9

16 11

18 15

0 0

91 67

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes

vs. CHI

8-7-4

(1.47 pts./game)

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

5 10 43 18 38 40 4 6 3 40 24

Sporting KC Sealy/Wolff Preki Davy Arnaud Josh Wolff Kerry Zavagnin Davy Arnaud Tim Melia Tony Meola Jimmy Nielsen Tony Meola Tony Meola

9 8 48 20 45 42 15 4 8 94 26

Fire Ante Razov Justin Mapp Ante Razov Ante Razov Gonzalo Segares Justin Mapp Zach Thornton Zach Thornton Zach Thornton Zach Thornton Zach Thornton

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS:

Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves

Sporting KC 7 players tied Preki (06/21/03) Kei Kamara (06/29/12) 4 players tied Alex Zotinca (04/03/04) 6 6 players tied 1 11 players tied 9 Tony Meola (07/26/03)

Goals Allowed

7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/01)

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed

2 3 8 4 6

2 2 9 4 6

Fire 8 players tied 10 players tied Damani Ralph (07/26/03) 7 players tied 4 players tied

7 Blanco/Ralph 1 18 players tied 10 Zach Thornton (06/21/03) 4 3 players tied

W-L-T Breakdowns: Sporting Kansas City W-L-T At Halftime: Leading Tied Trailing First Goal: Allowed Scored Goals Scored: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals Goals Allowed: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals

Streak (started)

Chicago Fire W-L-T

Streak (started)

4-2-0 2-0-2 1-3-0

1 Ws 1 Ws 3 Ls

(10/03/2020) (09/13/2020) (08/25/2020)

3-0-1 1-5-2 0-2-1

2 Ws (09/23/2020) 1 Ts (10/03/2020) 2 Ls (08/20/2020)

1-3-2 6-2-0

2 Ls 2 Ws

(09/19/2020) (09/13/2020)

0-6-1 4-1-2

6 Ls (07/19/2020) 1 Ts (10/03/2020)

0-0-0 1-3-2 3-2-0 2-0-0 1-0-0

11 Ls 1 Ws 5 Ws 1 Ws

(09/27/2020) (09/23/2020) (10/03/2020) (05/26/2019) (03/07/2020)

0-3-1 0-4-1 2-0-2 1-0-0 1-0-0

1 3 1 2 6

Ts Ls Ts Ws Ws

(09/02/2020) (08/29/2020) (10/03/2020) (08/10/2019) (04/20/2019)

3-0-0 3-0-2 1-3-0 0-1-0 0-1-0

11 Ws 2 Ls 4 Ls 4 Ls

(09/27/2020) (10/03/2020) (09/05/2020) (05/05/2019) (07/03/2019)

3-0-1 1-0-1 0-4-2 0-2-0 0-1-0

2 1 2 4 3

Ws Ws Ts Ls Ls

(09/23/2020) (07/14/2020) (09/12/2020) (06/28/2019) (03/16/2019)

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. FIRE (17-26-11) PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

Josh Wolff Scott Sealy Preki Graham Zusi Mo Johnston Dom Dwyer Chris Klein Davy Arnaud Jose Burciaga Jr. Kei Kamara Sasha Victorine Teal Bunbury Jimmy Conrad Benny Feilhaber Felipe Gutierrez Chris Henderson Jack Jewsbury Daniel Salloi Michael Harrington Dario Fabbro Gary Glasgow Eddie Johnson Johnny Russell Matt Besler Latif Blessing Chris Brown Mark Chung Bobby Convey Yohan Croizet Francisco Gomez Carlos Marinelli Pete Marino Jimmy Medranda Miklos Molnar Paulo Nagamura Igor Simutenkov Alex Zotinca Claudio Lopez Roger Espinoza Diego Gutierrez Paul Rideout Kerry Zavagnin Jalil Anibaba Jake Dancy Kevin Ellis Herculez Gomez Brian Johnson Chance Myers Uche Okafor Ryan Raybould Brian Roberts Diego Rubio Refik Sabanadzovic CJ Sapong Seth Sinovic Ryan Smith Vitalis Takawira Team totals Opponent totals

17 10 17 16 10 7 20 22 13 7 13 8 20 9 2 6 18 3 12 3 2 6 2 17 1 11 4 1 2 9 2 2 3 1 6 5 7 3 15 9 3 22 1 1 4 3 7 10 6 3 3 1 4 9 11 1 5 54 54

17 7 15 13 10 5 18 22 13 7 12 4 20 9 2 5 11 3 9 2 1 6 1 16 1 4 4 1 1 4 0 0 1 1 5 5 6 3 13 7 2 21 1 0 3 2 3 9 6 3 1 1 3 6 11 1 5 54 54

1448 605 1339 1203 858 470 1583 1927 1125 594 1090 411 1791 723 180 451 1089 236 920 170 117 523 106 1464 83 472 339 78 67 415 68 66 118 80 465 329 498 261 1110 641 187 1857 90 45 293 194 340 815 540 206 116 90 286 569 956 90 368 4860 4860

G

A

5 3 5 2 4 10 4 2 4 0 3 0 2 5 2 4 2 4 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 67 75 92 109

SHT GOALKEEPER

GP

MIN

35 11 37 20 18 24 34 43 19 26 12 20 14 11 6 4 15 8 5 3 2 13 5 4 4 10 7 1 5 13 1 3 3 2 8 7 6 8 17 10 5 14 0 0 2 5 6 9 1 1 2 3 1 18 3 5 1 720 653

1 1 10 5 3 8 3 11 11 2 2 54 54

90 90 877 450 202 720 270 982 818 180 180 4860 4860

Andy Gruenebaum William Hesmer Jimmy Nielsen Tim Melia Eric Kronberg Kevin Hartman Mike Ammann Tony Meola Bo Oshoniyi Chris Snitko David Winner Team totals Opponent totals

SHT

GAA

PG

6 6 0.00 3 2 1.00 40 30 1.03 16 10 1.20 11 5 1.34 47 36 1.38 15 9 1.67 65 40 2.20 58 35 2.31 12 7 2.50 10 5 2.50 283 185 1.69 292 215 1.24

SV

0 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 2

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FIRE CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (26-17-11) PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

Ante Razov Justin Mapp Peter Nowak Diego Gutierrez Hristo Stoichkov Josh Wolff Mike Magee Chad Barrett Dema Kovalenko Brian McBride Marco Pappa Chris Rolfe Cuauhtemoc Blanco Roman Kosecki Andy Williams Thiago Andy Herron Nate Jaqua Damani Ralph Nemanja Nikolic Lubos Kubik Jesse Marsch Jerzy Podbrozny Evan Whitfield DaMarcus Beasley Jamar Beasley Carlos Bocanegra Lubos Reiter Eric Wynalda David Accam Mike Banner C.J. Brown Craig Capano Calen Carr Diego Chaves Jim Curtin Sergi Daniv Michael de Leeuw Sebastian Grazzini Hunter Jumper Aleksandar Katai Julio Martinez Dominic Oduro Orlando Perez Gaston Puerari Dasan Robinson Dipsy Selolwane Chris Armas Ivan Guerrero Kelly Gray Patrick Nyarko Logan Pause David Vaudreuil Brandon Vincent Jalil Anibaba Razvan Cocis Wilman Conde Alex Patrick Doody Sam George Frank Klopas Ritchie Kotschau Jeff Larentowicz Andrew Lewis Dax McCarty Matt Polster Tony Sanneh Bastian Schweinsteiger Gonzalo Segares Zach Thornton Michael Videira Team totals Opponent totals

14 20 11 19 6 9 4 9 6 4 7 18 6 5 5 8 5 10 6 3 9 20 8 10 9 1 4 2 2 3 3 29 3 8 2 14 2 2 1 2 2 1 5 5 2 10 1 21 10 8 15 29 2 2 7 1 4 7 1 4 4 3 6 6 3 4 4 3 20 23 2 54 54

13 19 11 18 5 5 4 5 6 2 6 17 6 4 5 7 2 7 5 2 9 16 6 9 7 1 4 1 1 2 0 29 0 1 1 14 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 4 2 8 0 21 9 6 11 25 0 2 7 1 3 5 1 3 2 2 6 3 3 4 2 3 20 22 2 54 54

1134 1476 953 1606 336 503 360 415 539 270 506 1273 530 325 426 621 288 615 474 211 810 1485 568 815 640 90 360 80 100 214 70 2536 36 209 108 1260 71 179 80 101 144 45 300 368 145 724 19 1878 825 549 1002 2250 35 180 630 90 297 361 90 252 189 180 540 338 270 359 201 269 1764 1995 173 4860 4860

G

A

SHT

GOALKEEPER

GP

9 6 4 8 4 5 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 1 4 0 3 2 3 0 2 4 2 4 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 5 1 5 1 5 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 92 109 67 75

48 28 21 18 18 17 11 22 9 6 24 31 11 10 14 13 7 17 22 8 11 14 13 5 10 4 2 2 3 4 2 5 1 3 2 5 2 2 4 2 5 1 6 4 2 7 2 5 4 5 13 5 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 1 2 3 6 0 3 2 0 1 10 0 1 653 720

David Mahoney Sean Johnson Jon Busch D.J. Countess Kenneth Kronholm Henry Ring Zach Thornton Matt Pickens Andrew Dykstra Paolo Tornaghi Matt Lampson Richard Sanchez Greg Sutton Team totals Opponent totals

1 12 7 1 1 2 23 3 2 1 1 1 1 54 54

MIN SHTS 90 1080 630 90 90 180 1995 165 180 90 90 90 90 4860 4860

GAA

PG

2 2 0.00 52 41 0.83 36 29 1.00 3 2 1.00 10 8 1.00 10 7 1.00 123 94 1.17 10 6 1.64 18 12 2.00 2 0 2.00 9 6 3.00 8 4 4.00 9 4 4.00 292 215 1.24 283 185 1.69

SV

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7

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CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. FIRE (17-26-11) PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

Graham Zusi Khiry Shelton Felipe Gutierrez Daniel Salloi Johnny Russell Matt Besler Roger Espinoza Gianluca Busio Amadou Dia Gerso Fernandes Erik Hurtado Tim Melia Ilie Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

16 6 2 3 2 17 15 1 1 2 2 5 3 54 54

13 4 2 3 1 16 13 0 0 1 1 5 3 54 54

1203 368 180 236 106 1464 1110 6 13 125 83 450 270 4860 4860

GOALKEEPER

GP

MIN

Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

5 54 54

450 4860 4860

SHT

G

CURRENT FIRE VS. SPORTING KC (26-17-11) A

SHT

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

4 2 2 4 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 75 92 109

20 9 6 8 5 4 17 0 0 5 3 0 2 720 653

Jonathan Bornstein Micheal Azira Brandt Bronico Francisco Calvo Elliot Collier Przemyslaw Frankowski Fabian Herbers Johan Kappelhof Kenneth Kronholm CJ Sapong Bobby Shuttleworth Team totals Opponent totals

6 7 1 4 1 1 3 3 1 4 11 54 54

5 7 1 4 0 1 3 2 1 3 11 54 54

474 626 90 360 2 90 208 181 90 288 990 4860 4860

GAA

PG

16 10 1.20 283 185 1.69 292 215 1.24

SV

0 7 2

GOALKEEPER

GP

Kenneth Kronholm Bobby Shuttleworth Team totals Opponent totals

1 11 54 54

MIN SHTS 90 990 4860 4860

G

A

SHT

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 109 67 75

6 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 653 720

GAA

PG

10 8 1.00 59 42 1.55 292 215 1.24 283 185 1.69

SV

0 0 2 7

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WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. CHICAGO FIRE

2020 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Wednesday, October 7, 2020 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 15 Sporting Kansas City 7-5-2, 23 points (2-3-1 home; 3-1-1 away; 2-1-0 neutral) 3rd in MLS Western Conference Chicago Fire 4-7-4, 16 points (3-1-1 home; 0-4-3 away; 1-2-0 neutral) 11th in MLS Eastern Conference

7-5-2 (23 pts.)

14 3rd in West 26 1.86 21 21 1.50 +5 212 (64) 30.2% 177 164 31 2

English TV: FOX Sports KC English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:

Marcos DeOliveira Cory Richardson Brian Poeschel Ismir Pekmic Jorge Gonzalez

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

No. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 36 75

Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF FWD MID FWD FWD DEF DEF DEF MID GK FWD FWD MID DEF FWD GK DEF MID MID GK DEF MID

Name Richard Sanchez Andreu Fontas Roberto Puncec Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Felipe Gutierrez Khiry Shelton Gerso Fernandes Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda Eric Dick (loaned out) Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Winston Reid Tyler Freeman John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Gianluca Busio Cameron Duke Tim Melia Luis Martins Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal

Pronunciation

ahn-DRAY-oo PUHN-chetz BEEZ-ler ILL-ee-eh

CHICAGO FIRE

RECORD GAMES PLAYED CONFERENCE POSITION GOALS GOALS/GAME ASSISTS GOALS ALLOWED ALLOWED/GAME GOAL DIFFERENTIAL SHOTS (ON GOAL) ON GOAL % FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS

4-7-4 (16 pts.)

15 11th in East 20 1.33 21 24 1.60 -4 215 (72) 33.5% 216 175 27 0

2020 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

gram ZOO-see AH-lahn poo-LEE-dough feh-LEE-pay KY-ree JER-soh GAH-dee KINN-dah her-TAH-doh shallow-EE feh-LEE-pay

jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh

Johnny Russell Alan Pulido Johnny Russell Russell, Shelton Pulido, Russell Seven Players Busio, Puncec Alan Pulido Busio, Kinda Kinda, Melia

Pts 31 31 29 28 23 22 20 17 17 17 16 13 11 11

W L T 9 2 4 9 2 4 8 2 5 8 3 4 7 6 2 5 3 7 6 7 2 5 8 2 5 8 2 4 5 5 4 7 4 3 8 4 3 10 2 2 8 5

GD GP +15 15 +10 15 +12 15 +12 15 +5 15 +3 15 -1 15 -2 15 -7 15 -3 14 -4 15 -15 15 -11 15 -13 15

Western Conference 1. Seattle Sounders FC 2. Portland Timbers 3. Sporting Kansas City 4. Minnesota United FC 5. Los Angeles FC 6. FC Dallas 7. Colorado Rapids 8. Real Salt Lake 9. San Jose Earthquakes 10. Houston Dynamo 11. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 12. LA Galaxy

Pts 27 24 23 22 21 21 19 18 17 16 15 15

W L T 8 3 3 7 4 3 7 5 2 6 5 4 6 6 3 5 3 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 4 6 5 3 5 7 5 10 0 4 7 3

GD +19 +3 +5 +5 +5 +6 +5 -4 -19 -4 -16 -6

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

7 Robert Beric 4 Medran, Mihailovic 41 Robert Beric 20 Robert Beric 2 Fabian Herbers 3 Gaston Gimenez 23 Beric, Medran 39 Robert Beric 5 Fabian Herbers 0 N/A 810 1.44 3 4 25

Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference 1. Columbus Crew SC 2. Toronto FC 3. Orlando City SC 4. Philadelphia Union 5. New York City FC 6. New England Revolution 7. New York Red Bulls 8. Atlanta United FC 9. Montreal Impact

10. Nashville SC 11. Chicago Fire 12. FC Cincinnati 13. Inter Miami CF 14. D.C. United

6 GOALS 4 ASSISTS 38 SHOTS 13 SHOTS ON GOAL 2 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 19 FOULS COMMITTED 23 FOULS SUFFERED 5 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 1154 Tim Melia 1.33 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia 3 Tim Melia 35

MEE-lia lou-EESE mar-TEENS wahn koo-ZANE wahn kuh-MAHL

CHICAGO FIRE

PETER VERMES 12th season 150-120-92 12th season (.541) 150-120-92 (.541)

RAPHAËL WICKY

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

1st season 4-7-4 (.400) 1st season 4-7-4 (.400)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY MEDICAL REPORT As of Monday, October 5 NOT MEDICALLY CLEARED • DEF - Matt Besler • DEF - Luis Martins • MID - Felipe Gutierrez

GP 14 14 14 15 15 14 13 15 15 15 15 14 1

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 ROSTER (NUMERICAL) NO. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 36 75

PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Richard Sanchez Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo Roberto Puncec PUHN-chetz Matt Besler BEEZ-ler Ilie Sanchez ILL-ee-eh SAHN-chez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi ZOO-see Alan Pulido AH-lahn poo-LEE-dough Felipe Gutierrez feh-LEE-pay Khiry Shelton KY-ree Gerso Fernandes JER-soh Amadou Dia AH-mah-doo DEE-uh Roger Espinoza

Graham Smith Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah Eric Dick (loaned out) Erik Hurtado her-TAH-doh Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay Winston Reid Tyler Freeman John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Gianluca Busio jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh Cameron Duke Tim Melia MEE-lia Luis Martins lou-EESE mar-TEENS Wan Kuzain koo-ZANE

NO. 5 27 13 18 28 15 12 3 23 10 21 19 17 26 36 29 9 24 4 22 7 20 6 1 11 16 75 8

PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Matt Besler BEEZ-ler Gianluca Busio jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh Amadou Dia AH-mah-doo DEE-uh Eric Dick (loaned out) Cameron Duke Roger Espinoza

Gerso Fernandes JER-soh Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo Tyler Freeman Felipe Gutierrez feh-LEE-pay Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay Erik Hurtado her-TAH-doh Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah Jaylin Lindsey Luis Martins lou-EESE mar-TEENS Tim Melia MEE-lia Alan Pulido AH-lahn poo-LEE-dough John Pulskamp Roberto Puncec PUHN-chetz Winston Reid Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Ilie Sanchez ILL-ee-eh SAHN-chez Richard Sanchez Khiry Shelton KY-ree Graham Smith Wan Kuzain koo-ZANE Graham Zusi ZOO-see

POS. HT. GK 6-3 DEF 6-1 DEF 6-1 DEF 6-0 MID 5-11 FWD 5-10 DEF 5-10 FWD 5-10 MID 5-9 FWD 6-3 FWD 5-8 DEF 5-10 MID 5-10 DEF 6-3 MID 5-8 GK 6-4 FWD 5-9 FWD 6-2 MID 5-8 DEF 6-3 FWD 5-11 GK 6-2 DEF 5-10 MID 5-7 MID 5-6 GK 6-0 DEF 5-8 MID 5-10

WT. 185 190 170 175 165 168 155 170 170 180 140 150 180 190 145 220 185 155 135 190 155 190 195 135 130 205 160 140

BIRTHDATE (AGE) HOMETOWN

04/05/1994 (26) Little Elm, TX 11/14/1989 (30) Banyoles, Spain 10/27/1991 (28) Varazdin, Croatia 02/11/1987 (33) Overland Park, KS 11/21/1990 (29) Barcelona, Spain 04/08/1990 (30) Glasgow, Scotland 08/18/1986 (34) Longwood, FL 03/08/1991 (29) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 10/08/1990 (29) Quintero, Chile 06/26/1993 (27) Leander, TX

02/23/1991 (29) Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 06/08/1993 (27) Highlands Ranch, CO 10/25/1986 (33) Aurora, CO 11/25/1995 (24) Highlands Ranch, CO 03/23/1994 (26) Ashdod, Israel 10/03/1994 (25) Carmel, IN 11/15/1990 (29) Beaverton, OR 07/19/1996 (24) Budapest, Hungary 06/08/1998 (22) Nashville, TN 07/03/1988 (32) Auckland, New Zealand 01/09/2003 (17) Shawnee, KS 04/19/2001 (19) Bakersfield, CA 03/27/2000 (20) Charlotte, NC 05/28/2002 (18) Greensboro, NC 02/13/2001 (19) Overland Park, KS 05/15/1986 (34) East Islip, NY

06/10/1992 (28) Lamego, Portugal 09/14/1998 (22) Carbondale, IL

LAST CLUB Chicago Fire FC (MLS) Celta Vigo (Spain) HNK Rijeka (Croatia) Elche CF (Spain) Derby County FC (England) Chivas de Guadalajara (Mexico) Real Betis (Spain) SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) C.F. Os Belenenses (Portugal) Phoenix Rising FC (USL) Wigan Athletic (England) Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC II (USL Championship) West Ham United (England) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Chivas USA (MLS) G.D. Chaves (Portugal) Sporting KC II (USL Championship)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 ROSTER (ALPHABETICAL) POS. HT. DEF 6-0 MID 5-7 DEF 5-10 GK 6-4 MID 5-6 MID 5-10 FWD 5-8 DEF 6-1 FWD 5-11 MID 5-9 MID 5-8 FWD 5-9 MID 5-8 DEF 5-10 DEF 5-8 GK 6-0 FWD 5-10 GK 6-2 DEF 6-1 DEF 6-3 FWD 5-10 FWD 6-2 MID 5-11 GK 6-3 FWD 6-3 DEF 6-3 MID 5-10 DEF 5-10

WT. 175 135 150 220 130 180 140 190 155 170 135 185 145 195 160 205 170 190 170 190 168 155 165 185 180 190 140 155

BIRTHDATE (AGE) BIRTHPLACE

COLLEGE 02/11/1987 (33) Kansas City, MO University of Notre Dame 05/28/2002 (18) Greensboro, NC 06/08/1993 (27) Nantes, France Clemson University 10/03/1994 (25) Roeland Park, KS Butler University 02/13/2001 (19) Overland Park, KS 10/25/1986 (33) Puerto Cortes, Honduras Ohio State University 02/23/1991 (29) Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 11/14/1989 (30) Banyoles, Spain 01/09/2003 (17) Overland Park, KS 10/08/1990 (29) Quintero, Chile 06/08/1998 (22) Ibague, Colombia 11/15/1990 (29) Fredricksburg, VA Santa Clara University 03/23/1994 (26) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 03/27/2000 (20) Charlotte, NC 06/10/1992 (28) Lamego, Portugal 05/15/1986 (34) Great River, NY

Lynn University (Florida) 03/08/1991 (29) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 04/19/2001 (19) Bakersfield, CA 10/27/1991 (28) Varazdin, Croatia 07/03/1988 (32) Auckland, New Zealand 04/08/1990 (30) Glasgow, Scotland 07/19/1996 (24) Siofok, Hungary 11/21/1990 (29) Barcelona, Spain 04/05/1994 (26) Mission Hills, CA 06/26/1993 (27) Fort Carson, CO Oregon State University 11/25/1995 (24) Highlands Ranch, CO University of Denver 09/14/1998 (22) Carbondale, IL 08/18/1986 (34) Orlando, FL University of Maryland

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Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvCHI: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvCHI: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City returns home for the first of two consecutive home games this Wednesday when the side hosts the Chicago Fire at Children’s Mercy Park. Sporting currently occupies third place in the Western Conference with a 7-5-2 (23 pts.) record, while Chicago is languishing in 11th in the East with a 4-7-4 (16 pts.) mark.

Sporting has gone 5-1-1 in the last six meetings with the Fire, and has gone unbeaten in their five home matches during that run, going 4-0-1. In fact, Sporting KC is undefeated in their last seven home matches against Chicago at Children’s Mercy Park, going 5-0-2 since their last home defeat to the Fire on June 29, 2012.

The two sides met once in 2019, with Sporting emerging as narrow 1-0 victors on July 6 at Children’s Mercy Park. Felipe Gutierrez set up Yohan Croizet for the game’s only goal in the 14th minute and Sporting held firm from there on out.

Chicago leads the all-time regular-season series by a commanding 26-17-11 margin, with Sporting KC going 12-8-9 in their 29 home games against the Fire since the Illinois side joined MLS as the first-ever expansion team in 1998.

The Fire are under new leadership in 2020, as the team is led by first-year head coach Raphael Wicky and new majority owner Joe Mansueto. The team has moved back to Solider Field in the heart of Chicago after spending 14 years playing in the suburb of Bridgeview, Illinois at SeatGeek Stadium.

#SKCvCHI: Recent Meetings (CHI leads 26-17-11 in regular season)

Sporting KC Team Notes • Sporting are the only MLS team yet to be shut out this season. They have set a club record by scoring in their first 14 matches of the regular season.

• Sporting are tied for the MLS lead with three road wins (3-1-1 record) but have gone just 2-3-1 at Children’s Mercy Park, including defeats in two straight home matches.

• Sporting are tied for third in MLS with four wins by a one-goal margin.

• Sporting rank second in MLS in shots per game (15.1) and also lead the league in fewest shots faced per game (9.1).

Date

07/06/2019 03/10/2018 07/29/2017 07/13/2016 05/03/2015

Score

KC 1 vs CHI 0 KC 4 at CHI 3 KC 3 vs CHI 2 KC 0 at CHI 1 KC 1 vs CHI 0

Sporting KC Player Notes • Forward Johnny Russell has four goals in his last four games and leads Sporting with six goals on the season. He also ranks eighth in MLS with 67 touches in the opponent’s box.

• Forward Alan Pulido scored both goals in Saturday’s win over Houston and will miss Wednesday’s match while on international duty with Mexico.

• On Saturday, 18-year-old midfielder Gianluca Busio became the secondyoungest player to notch two primary assists from open play in an MLS regular season match during the Opta era (since 2010).

• Midfielder Gadi Kinda and forward Khiry Shelton are tied for third on the team with four goals apiece.

• Forward Khiry Shelton is one of four MLS players with at least 20 chances created from open play and 80 duels won this season.

Result Details W W W L W

Croizet scores early as Sporting posts shutout Gutierrez (2), Russell and Medranda score in wild affair Salloi, Feilhaber and Blessing tally in exciting home victory de Leeuw scores controversial lone goal of the game SKC wins it late behind Nagamura’s 75th-minute goal

Chicago Fire Team Notes • Chicago won just two of their first 12 regular season matches but have gone 2-0-1 in their last three.

• Chicago are winless on the road this season, going 0-4-3 in seven away matches.

• Chicago lead MLS with seven goals scored before the 15th minute. However, they have been outscored 14-5 this season after the 75th minute.

• Chicago are 0-6-1 this season when conceding the first goal of the match.

• Chicago lead MLS with 16 interceptions per game.

#SKCvCHI: PLAYER HISTORY • Sporting KC defender Graham Zusi leads the current roster with four goals and two assists against the Chicago Fire. He had both goals in a 2-0 home win Sept.

28, 2012 before adding the game-winner on July 7, 2013. He recorded another game-winning goal and added an assist on Oct. 10, 2014 before setting up Paulo Nagamura’s game-winner on May 3, 2015.

• Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez has two goals and an assist against Chicago. The two goals came in the 4-3 road win on March 10, 2018 while the assist came ont he game-winner in the 1-0 home win on July 6, 2019.

• Forward Daniel Salloi has scored once and recorded three assists against Chicago. He scored and had an assist in the 3-2 home win on July 29, 2017 before tallying two assists in the 4-3 road win on March 10, 2018.

• Winger Johnny Russell has a goal and an assist, both coming in the 4-3 road win on March 10, 2018.

• Defender Matt Besler has one goal against the Chicago Fire, coming in a 3-2 road defeat at Toyota Park on March 26, 2011.

• Midfielder Roger Espinoza has recorded two assists against the Fire, the first coming on Bobby Convey’s goal in a 2-1 road defeat on May 12, 2012 and the second coming in the 4-3 road win on March 10, 2018.

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 4-1-0 all-time against Chicago, with two shutouts coming in 1-0 home wins on May 3, 2015 and July 6, 2019.

• Forward Khiry Shelton has two goals and four assists against the Chicago Fire, all coming as a member of New York City FC. He scored his first professional goal in a 2-2 home draw on May 15, 2015. He had a goal and an assist in a 4-3 road win on March 6, 2016 before producing a three-assist performance ina 4-1 home win on Sept. 23, 2016.

Chicago Fire Player Notes • Forward Robert Beric is tied for fifth in MLS with seven goals and has scored in five straight matches, the longest streak in the league this season. He is also third in MLS in both shots on goal (20) and fouls suffered (39).

• Defender Francisco Calvo leads MLS with 47 interceptions, 10 more than any other player, and ranks ninth with 716 successful passes.

• Midfielder Ignacio Aliseda ranks seventh in MLS with 31 dribbles completed.

• Midfielder Fabian Herbers is second on Chicago with four goals, including three in his last five appearances.

• Midfielder Gaston Gimenez is one shy of the MLS lead with three game-winning assists.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Midfielder Gianluca Busio is one appearance shy of reaching 50 in all competitions for Sporting KC. • Sporting is one shy of its 250th home win in club history across all competitions.

#SKCvCHI: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS • Sporting KC goalkeeper Richard Sanchez spent three seasons with the Chicago Fire, making 27 appearances in MLS regular-season play.

• Chicago forward CJ Sapong played for Sporting from 2011-2014, 27 goals and 12 assists in 143 appearances in all competitions.

• Forward Alan Pulido played alongside Chicago’s Jonathan Bornstein at Tigres UANL in Liga MX from 2011-2014.

• Defender Winston Reid and Chicago midfielder Elliot Collier have both represented the New Zealand National Team.

• Chicago backup goalkeeper Connor Sparrow spent his freshman year playing for the University of Missouri - Kansas City in 2012 before transferring to Creighton.

• Chicago head coach Raphael Wicky coached Sporting midfielder Gianluca Busio with the U.S. Under-17 National Team at the 2019 Concacaf Championship and U-17 FIFA World Cup.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPRINT FINISH

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

BUSIO BREAKOUT CONTINUES

Sporting Kansas City is in the midst of the most congested schedule in the team’s history. Including Saturday’s 2-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo at BBVA Stadium, Sporting will play 10 games in the 2020 regular season between Oct. 3-Nov. 8 before the MLS Cup Playoffs, with MLS Cup on Dec. 12 following a single-elimination postseason.

Sporting will face another Eastern Conference side on the weekend as expansion side Nashville SC comes to Kansas City for the first time in their history.

DATE Oct. 7 Oct. 11 Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Nov. 1 Nov. 8

OPPONENT vs. Chicago Fire vs. Nashville SC at FC Dallas at Chicago Fire at Colorado Rapids vs. Colorado Rapids at FC Cincinnati vs. Minnesota United FC at Real Salt Lake

TIME (CT) 7:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

8:00 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

Sporting Kansas City Homegrown midfielder Gianluca Busio continued his series of breakout performances with another excellent showing in the 2-1 road win over the Houston Dynamo at BBVA Stadium on Saturday night. Busio assisted both goals on the night, both scored by Alan Pulido.

With holding midfielder Ilie Sanchez back in the squad, Busio was deployed in a more attacking role. At the age of 18 years and 128 days, he became the second-youngest player to notch two primary assists from open play in an MLS regular season match during the Opta era. Only Bayern Munich standout and UEFA Champions League winner Alphonso Davies has accomplished that feat at a younger age in MLS play.

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Busio, who could make his 50th appearance in all competitions for Sporting KC on Wednesday night against the Chicago Fire, has now tallied five goals and five assists in his 42 regular-season appearances, including a goal and three assists in 2020. His assist on Pulido’s game-winner was his first game-winning assist since setting up Diego Rubio’s goal in a 1-0 win at Houston in August 2018 on Busio’s first-ever MLS start.

SPORTING SCORING RECORD EXTENDED

Sporting KC remains in third place in the Western Conference after taking all three points in Houston on Saturday night. Sporting are now 7-5-2 (23 pts.) on the season and four points behind Seattle Sounders FC for first place in the West. The Chicago Fire have had an inconsistent 2020, posting a 4-7-4 (16 pts.) record under new head coach Raphael Wicky and currently sit in 11th place in the Eastern Conference.

Sporting Kansas City continued their historic scoring run in the 2020 MLS season when Alan Pulido’s first-half goal ensured that Peter Vermes’ side has scored in all 14 of their regular-season matches this year.

Sporting KC is still the only team in MLS yet to be shut out and have now scored in their first 14 matches of a regular season for the first time ever. Sporting had never scored in more than 12 consecutive games to start a campaign. Sporting struck in each of the first dozen matches to open 2003, 2008 and now 2020.

With Saturday’s win over Houston, Sporting KC Manager & Sporting Director Peter Vermes enjoyed a milestone achievement as he became the fifth head coach in MLS history to log 150 regular season wins. Joining Sigi Schmid, Bruce Arena, Dominic Kinnear and Bob Bradley in the exclusive club, Vermes is the only coach to collect 150 regular season victories with a single club.

Having surpassed the halfway point of the season, might Sporting threaten one of the more remarkable feats in MLS history by scoring in every match of a regular season?

It’s only been done once before, all the way back in 1998 when D.C. United scored in all 32 games amidst a stunning 52-game scoring streak that spanned from August 1997 through June 1999.

FIRE-FIGHTING

Sporting Kansas City heads back to the friendly confines of Children’s Mercy Park this week, with the first of two straight home games coming on Wednesday night when the side hosts the Chicago Fire for the first time in 2020. Chicago are the second Eastern Conference foe that Sporting have faced in regular-season play after also hosting Orlando City SC in late September.

#COLvSKC RESCHEDULED

Sporting Kansas City’s road match against the Colorado Rapids, set for Sept. 27, was postponed following a host of positive COVID-19 cases from within the Rapids organization.

Sporting KC and the Chicago Fire met once in 2019, with Sporting emerging as 1-0 winners at Children’s Mercy Park on July 6. The goal came relatively early as Felipe Gutierrez slid Yohan Croizet through on goal in the 14th minute, and the Frenchman finished with style to give Sporting all three points.

The postponement follows confirmed positive COVID-19 tests to one player and three staff members of the Colorado Rapids during a series of tests conducted on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 24-25. Based on the number of positive test results, Major League Soccer postponed the match to allow for additional testing and evaluation.

In 2018, the two sides faced off in a wild encounter in what would become Sporting’s final game at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Ill. with the Fire having moved back to Solider Field in the heart of Chicago as of early 2020. Sporting took a 2-0 lead through Felipe Gutierrez and Johnny Russell, only for the Fire to launch a second-half comeback and take a 3-2 lead. However, Sporting hit back late and goals from Jimmy Medranda and Gutierrez saw the visitors escape with a 4-3 victory.

Last week, MLS announced that the game has been rescheduled for 8 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at DICK’S Sporting Goods Park. The rearranged fixture means that Sporting will play nine times in a 30-day period from Oct. 3 to Nov. 1, followed by the club’s Decision Day finale at Real Salt Lake on Nov. 8 to conclude the 23-game regular season campaign.

COACH SPEAK: PETER VERMES

Sporting KC is 17-26-11 all-time against the Chicago Fire, including a 12-8-9 mark in games played in Kansas City.

On the play of Alan Pulido: “He’s a deadly assassin around the goal. He’s a special player. Two unbelievable goals – the first one was an individual action, just him carving them up and finishing it off. The second one: so many players hit that ball right at the goalkeeper. For him to just slide the way he did and finish it off the way he did, he’s a world-class player. His play between the lines was tremendous for us today. It’s a big thing we talked about in this game and playing against this team and how we were going to find opportunities against them. And we did. It was huge.”

PULIDO SCORES DOUBLE, NAMED POTW, HEADS ABROAD

Sporting Kansas City striker Alan Pulido returned to the starting lineup in stunning fashion on Saturday night, as the Mexican struck twice to lead Sporting KC to a 2-1 road win over the Houston Dynamo at BBVA Stadium. It was Pulido’s first start since late August after recovering from a hamstring injury.

Pulido’s brilliant performance saw him named the MLS Player of the Week on Monday afternoon. The 29-year-old is tied with Johnny Russell atop the club scoring chart with six goals in all competitions this year. He also has a team-best four assists, with Sporting Kansas City moving to 6-2-1 when he starts. In all, Pulido has nine goal contributions in just 10 regular-season appearances for Sporting in 2020.

On the connection between Alan Pulido and Gianluca Busio: “When Busio is in that advanced position, he finds really good balls in between the lines but more importantly he knows how to eliminate players and he can give a final pass.

Busio is very good like that. I think the difficulty for Busio tonight was a little bit in that he has been playing the number six for as much as he did, it’s a different fitness than playing as a number ten or a number eight like he did. He put a lot of work in tonight. I could tell he was getting tired there the last 5 or 10 minutes. But he found a way to bang out the result and grind it out. He did a really good job.”

Pulido’s form since joining Sporting KC has caught the attention of Mexican National Team coach Tata Martino, who called Pulido in for a pair of friendlies against the Netherlands on Oct. 7 in Amsterdam and Algeria on Oct. 13 in The Hague.

Pulido, who joined Sporting Kansas City last December on a club-record transfer fee from Chivas de Guadalajara, has recorded five goals in 13 career caps for Mexico. He notably represented his country at the 2011 Copa America and 2014 World Cup and last played for El Tri in September 2018. Following the friendly match against Algeria, Pulido will adhere to mandated health and safety protocols in accordance with international travel before rejoining Sporting Kansas City later this month for the final stretch of the MLS regular season.

On Busio’s role as a playmaker: “He’s got good creativity in his head. He’s got good improvisation depending on what’s in front of him. He’s just very good in and around the box. Obviously, you’ve seen he can score but he also can make those final passes like he did tonight. He’s got good timing with that. I think those relationships will get stronger with him playing more and more.”

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Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC MLS record vs. Chicago Fire: 17-26-11 Home games: 12-8-9 (41 GF, 40 GA) Road games: 5-18-2 (26 GF, 51 GA) Date 04/08/1998 06/24/1998 08/29/1998 09/17/1998 03/27/1999 05/22/1999 08/05/1999 08/25/1999 03/25/2000 06/04/2000 05/19/2001 07/04/2001 08/14/2002 08/31/2002 04/26/2003 06/21/2003 07/26/2003 04/03/2004 05/08/2004 09/01/2004 06/18/2005 08/10/2005 08/19/2005 10/01/2005 05/06/2006 06/17/2006 07/04/2006 08/16/2006 04/21/2007 08/22/2007 08/25/2007 04/20/2008 07/27/2008 10/05/2008 04/18/2009 08/16/2009 05/15/2010 10/12/2010 03/26/2011 06/09/2011 05/12/2012 06/29/2012 09/28/2012 03/16/2013 07/07/2013 08/23/2013 05/18/2014 07/06/2014 10/10/2014 05/03/2015 07/13/2016 07/29/2017 03/10/2018 07/06/2019

Score KC 1 vs CHI 0 KC 1 at CHI 4 KC 2 vs CHI 2 KC 0 at CHI 1 KC 0 vs CHI 3 KC 1 at CHI 3 KC 1 vs CHI 2 KC 0 at CHI 2 KC 4 vs CHI 3 KC 2 at CHI 3 KC 0 at CHI 2 KC 0 vs CHI 7 KC 1 at CHI 5 KC 2 vs CHI 1 KC 2 vs CHI 3 KC 4 vs CHI 2 KC 0 at CHI 2 KC 0 vs CHI 0 KC 2 vs CHI 2 KC 1 at CHI 3 KC 1 at CHI 1 KC 3 at CHI 2 KC 3 vs CHI 0 KC 0 vs CHI 1 KC 1 vs CHI 1 KC 3 vs CHI 2 KC 0 at CHI 1 KC 0 at CHI 3 KC 1 at CHI 2 KC 3 vs CHI 2 KC 0 at CHI 2 KC 1 at CHI 0 KC 0 vs CHI 0 KC 1 vs CHI 1 KC 2 at CHI 2 KC 0 vs CHI 2 KC 2 vs CHI 2 KC 2 at CHI 0 KC 2 at CHI 3 KC 0 vs CHI 0 KC 1 at CHI 2 KC 0 vs CHI 1 KC 2 vs CHI 0 KC 0 vs CHI 0 KC 2 at CHI 1 KC 0 at CHI 1 KC 1 at CHI 2 KC 1 vs CHI 1 KC 2 vs CHI 0 KC 1 vs CHI 0 KC 0 at CHI 1 KC 3 vs CHI 2 KC 4 at CHI 3 KC 1 vs CHI 0

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 5 Sealy, Wolff 10 Preki 43 Davy Arnaud 18 Josh Wolff 38 Kerry Zavagnin 40 Davy Arnaud

Result Location W Arrowhead Stadium L Soldier Field SOL Arrowhead Stadium L Soldier Field L Arrowhead Stadium L Soldier Field L Arrowhead Stadium L Soldier Field W Arrowhead Stadium L Soldier Field L Soldier Field L Arrowhead Stadium L Cardinal Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Cardinal Stadium T Arrowhead Stadium T Arrowhead Stadium L Soldier Field T Soldier Field W Soldier Field W Arrowhead Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium T Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Toyota Park L Toyota Park L Toyota Park W Arrowhead Stadium L Toyota Park W Toyota Park T CommunityAmerica Ballpark T CommunityAmerica Ballpark T Toyota Park L CommunityAmerica Ballpark T CommunityAmerica Ballpark W Toyota Park L Toyota Park T Livestrong Sporting Park L Toyota Park L Livestrong Sporting Park W Livestrong Sporting Park T Sporting Park W Toyota Park L Toyota Park L Toyota Park T Sporting Park W Sporting Park W Sporting Park L Toyota Park W Children’s Mercy Park W Toyota Park W Children’s Mercy Park

4 6 3 40 24

CHICAGO FIRE

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

Ante Razov Justin Mapp Ante Razov Ante Razov Gonzalo Segares Justin Mapp

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

Tim Melia Tony Meola Jimmy Nielsen Tony Meola Tony Meola

Zach Thornton 15 Zach Thornton 4 Zach Thornton 8 Zach Thornton 94 Zach Thornton 26

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

CHICAGO FIRE

2 Seven Players 3 Preki (6/21/03) 8 Kei Kamara (6/29/12) 4 Four Players 6 Alex Zotinca (4/3/04) 6 Six Players

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

Eight Players 10 Players (7/26/03) Damani Ralph Seven Players Four Players Blanco, Ralph

2 2 9 4 6 7

9 Tony Meola (7/26/03) 7 Bo Oshoniyi (7/4/01)

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

(6/21/03) Zach Thornton

10 4

Three Players

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 2 OT 34 33 0 329 391 0 145 147 0 347 381 0 54 50 0 116 151 0

Total 67 720 292 728 104 267

CHICAGO FIRE Category Goals

Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides

Corner Kicks

1 2 OT 45 46 0 315 338 0 136 147 0 387 375 0 77 91 0 109 137 0

Total 91 653 283 762 168 246

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

OT

Total

KC 13 8 13 7 11 15 0 67 CHI 15 12 18 13 16 17 0 91

148

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS (through March 7, 2020)

19,425

TOTAL MLS SELLOUTS in 162 MLS matches played at the stadium (including postseason)

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 162 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 154 MLS regular season, 8 MLS postseason, 19 Open Cup, 10 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 162 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

196

9 8 48 20 45 42

105.2 5

107

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals

344

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 196 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Richard Sanchez (Re-Entry Draft - Nov. 26, 2019)

Adrian Zendejas (Trade - Nov. 19, 2019)

Roberto Puncec (Signing - Dec. 4, 2019)

Jimmy Medranda (Expansion Draft - Nov. 19, 2019)

Khiry Shelton (Signing - Dec. 9, 2019)

Benny Feilhaber (Option Declined - Nov. 21, 2019)

Alan Pulido (Signing - Dec. 10, 2019)

Seth Sinovic (Option Declined - Nov. 21, 2019)

Amadou Dia (Signing - Jan. 10, 2020)

Gedion Zelalem (Option Declined - Nov. 21, 2019)

Gadi Kinda (Loan - Jan. 23, 2020)

Nico Hasler (Out of Contract - Nov. 21, 2019)

Winston Reid (Loan - Feb. 14, 2020)

Krisztian Nemeth (Out of Contract - Nov. 21, 2019)

John Pulskamp (Signed as Homegrown - Feb. 24, 2020)

Rodney Wallace (Out of Contract - Nov. 21, 2019)

Charlie Lyon (Added as League Pool Goalkeeper - July 17, 2020)

Eric Dick (Loan - Feb. 4, 2020) Botond Barath (Transfer - July 11, 2020) Charlie Lyon (Released as League Pool Goalkeeper - July 18, 2020)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Nov. 19: OUT Sporting KC acquires $175,000 in allocation money and an international roster spot from Nashville SC (MLS) in exchange for GK Adrian Zendejas.

Nov. 19: OUT Sporting KC D Jimmy Medranda selected by Nashville SC (MLS) in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft.

Nov. 21: OUT Sporting KC declines options on M Benny Feilhaber, D Seth Sinovic and M Gedion Zelalem. In addition, D Nico Hasler, F Krisztian Nemeth and D Rodney

Wallace are out of contract.

Nov. 26: IN Sporting KC selects GK Richard Sanchez in Stage 1 (4th Overall) of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft.

Dec. 4: IN Sporting KC signs D Robert Puncec, most recently with HNK Rijeka (Croatia).

Dec. 9: IN Sporting KC signs F Khiry Shelton from SC Paderborn 07 (Germany).

Dec. 10: IN Sporting KC acquires F Alan Pulido on a club-record transfer fee from C.D. Guadalajara (Mexico).

Jan. 10: IN Sporting KC signs D Amadou Dia, most recently with Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship).

Jan 23: IN Sporting KC acquires M Gadi Kinda on a one-year loan with an option to buy from Beitar Jerusalem (Israel).

Feb. 4: OUT Sporting KC loans GK Eric Dick to Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship) for the 2020 season.

Feb. 14: IN Sporting KC acquires D Winston Reid on loan from West Ham United (England).

Feb. 24: IN Sporting KC signs GK John Pulskamp as a Homegrown Player after acquiring his Homegrown rights from the LA Galaxy (MLS).

July 11: OUT Sporting KC transfers D Botond Barath to his former club, Budapest Honved FC (Hungary).

July 17: IN/OUT Sporting KC added GK Charlie Lyon as a League Pool Goalkeeper for July 17 match vs. Colorado Rapids. Lyon was released following the game.

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2009

Matt Besler (8th) Graham Zusi (23rd)

2015

Signings

Trades

Homegrown Players

Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15)

2016

Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)

2017 2018

Eric Dick (13th) Graham Smith (18th)

Gerso Fernandes (1/4/17) Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17)

Gianluca Busio (8/25/17)

Johnny Russell (1/31/18) Felipe Gutierrez (2/6/18) Andreu Fontas (8/8/18)

Jaylin Lindsey (1/1/18) Wan Kuzain (4/13/18)

2019

Luis Martins (8/1/19)

2020

Richard Sanchez (11/25/19) Robert Puncec (12/4/19) Khiry Shelton (12/9/19) Alan Pulido (12/10/19) Amadou Dia (1/10/20) Gadi Kinda (1/23/20) Winston Reid (2/14/20)

Erik Hurtado (12/14/18)

Tyler Freeman (1/1/19) Cameron Duke (7/18/19) Felipe Hernandez (8/30/19) John Pulskamp (2/24/20)

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Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT

TV / SCORERS

Saturday, February 29

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

MLS

W

3-1

Pulido, Kinda, Hurtado

SATURDAY, MARCH 7

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

W

4-0

Pulido, Espinoza, Kinda, Shelton

SUNDAY, JULY 12

MINNESOTA UNITED*

GROUP STAGE

L

1-2

Shelton

FRIDAY, JULY 17

COLORADO RAPIDS*

GROUP STAGE

W

3-2

Shelton, Pulido, Zusi

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22

REAL SALT LAKE*

GROUP STAGE

W

2-0

Russell, Gerso

SUNDAY, JULY 26

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

ROUND OF 16

T

0-0 (3-1 PK)

--

THURSDAY, JULY 30

PHILADELPHIA UNION

QUARTERFINAL

L

1-3

Pulido

Friday, August 21

at Minnesota United FC

MLS

W

2-1

Kinda, Own Goal

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

L

2-5

Russell, Kinda

Saturday, August 29

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

T

1-1

Busio

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

FC DALLAS

MLS

T

1-1

Shelton

Saturday, September 5

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

L

1-2

Hurtado

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

MLS

W

1-0

Russell

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

FC DALLAS

MLS

L

2-3

Russell (2)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 ORLANDO CITY SC

MLS

L

1-2

Russell

Saturday, October 3

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

W

2-1

Pulido (2)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7

CHICAGO FIRE

MLS

7:30 P.M.

FOX SPORTS KC

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11

NASHVILLE SC

MLS

6:30 P.M.

FOX SPORTS KC

Wednesday, October 14

at FC Dallas

MLS

7:30 P.M.

FOX Sports KC

Saturday, October 17

at Chicago Fire

MLS

2:30 P.M.

Univision / TUDN / FOX Sports KC

Wednesday, October 21

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

8:00 P.M.

FOX Sports KC

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

7:30 P.M.

FOX SPORTS KC

Wednesday, October 28

at FC Cincinnati

MLS

6:30 P.M.

FOX Sports KC

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

MLS

6:30 P.M.

FOX SPORTS KC

Sunday, November 8

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

5:30 P.M.

FOX Sports KC

REGULAR SEASON

MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT

*Count toward regular season

REGULAR SEASON

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GAMES RECORD

SKC FOULS

OPP. FOULS

SKC YC

OPP. YC

SKC RC

OPP. RC

SKC PK

OPP. PK

Ted Unkel

1

1-0-0

13

10

2

1

0

0

0

0

Allen Chapman

1

1-0-0

12

13

2

5

0

0

0

0

Joe Dickerson

2

0-2-0

25

21

3

4

1

0

0

0

Dave Gantar

1

1-0-0

15

11

2

2

0

2

1

0

Fotis Bazakos

1

1-0-0

11

11

3

4

0

0

0

0

Ramy Touchan

2

1-0-1

30

28

4

5

0

0

0

0

Armando Villarreal

1

0-0-1

10

11

2

3

1

0

0

0

Tim Ford

1

0-1-0

12

7

0

1

0

0

0

0

Kevin Stott

2

2-0-0

22

22

8

5

0

0

0

0

Alex Chilowicz

1

0-1-0

9

14

2

6

0

1

0

0

Victor Rivas

1

0-1-0

18

16

3

3

0

0

0

0

2020 VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) DATE REFEREE VAR

INCIDENT

DECISION

July 12, 2020 vs. MIN Joe Dickerson Armando Villarreal MIN Goal Overturned, No Goal After MIN’s Ethan Finlay puts the ball into the back of the net from close range, Dickerson consults with his VAR Villarreal who flags that Kevin Molino was offside and screening SKC goalkeeper Tim Melia in the lead-up to the goal.

July 17, 2020 vs. COL Dave Gantar Rubiel Vazquez COL Yellow Card Overturned, Red Card SKC’s Khiry Shelton is brought down by COL’s Danny Wilson while through on goal. Referee Dave Gantar initially shows Wilson a yellow card, but after consulting with his VAR, changes his decision to a red card for denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity.

July 17, 2020 vs. COL Dave Gantar Rubiel Vazquez SKC No Penalty Overturned, Penalty SKC’s Graham Zusi whips in a cross from the right that deflects off COL’s Diego Rubio’s elbow and out for a corner. After consulting with his VAR, referee Dave Gantar awards SKC a penalty for handball.

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SPORTING KC IN 2020 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

Regular Season Record By Month

Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime

6-2-0 1-3-2 4-2-0 2-0-2 1-3-0

Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goals Allowing 0 goals Allowing 1 goal Allowing 2 goals Allowing 3 goals Allowing 4+ goals

0-0-0 1-3-2 3-2-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 3-0-2 1-3-0 0-1-0 0-1-0

Wearing Sporting blue Wearing dark indigo

3-4-1 4-1-1

Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’

6-1-0 1-1-2 0-3-0

Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even

5-5-2 2-0-0 0-0-0

Feb. 2020 Feb. all-time March 2020 March all-time April 2020 April all-time May 2020 May all-time June 2020 June all-time July 2020 July all-time Aug. 2020 Aug. all-time Sept. 2020 Sept. all-time Oct. 2020 Oct. all-time

2-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 5-2-2

Day games (before 5 p.m.)

Games 5 p.m. CT or later

1-1-0 6-4-2

With red card for With red card against

1-1-0 0-1-1

Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75

4-3-1 3-2-1

In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone

1-0-0 0-0-1 4-4-1 2-1-0

vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference

7-4-2 0-1-0

On grass On turf

6-5-2 1-0-0

With zero subs With one sub With two subs With three subs With four subs With five subs

0-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 4-2-1 1-0-1 1-2-0

1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 23-11-11 0-0-0 45-38-19 0-0-0 39-49-28 0-0-0 44-31-28 2-1-0 55-42-28 1-1-1 50-54-18 1-3-1 35-48-21 1-0-0 25-18-18

Game-winning goals after 75’...

vs. Atlanta United FC vs. Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew SC vs. D.C. United

vs. FC Cincinnati vs. FC Dallas

vs. Houston Dynamo vs. Inter Miamo CF vs. Los Angeles FC vs. LA Galaxy vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Montreal Impact vs. Nashville SC vs. NE Revolution vs. New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls vs. Orlando City SC vs. Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake vs. SJ Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Toronto FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps

GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 11 15 26 OPPONENT 9 12 21

None

Game-winning goals against after 75’...

Kevin Molino (7/12 vs. MIN) - 97+ Minute Mauro Manotas (9/5 at HOU) - 85th Minute Ryan Hollingshead (9/19 vs. DAL) - 86th Minute

Game-tying goals against after 75’...

1-1-1 (0-0-0) 17-26-11 (0-0-0) 26-24-16 (1-0-1) 26-22-8 (0-0-0) 21-22-13 (0-0-0) 0-0-1 (0-0-0) 25-26-13 (0-1-1) 10-12-13 (2-2-0) 0-0-0 (0-0-0) 2-2-0 (0-0-0) 23-26-15 (0-0-0) 6-3-2 (2-1-0) 7-4-3 (0-0-0) 0-0-0 (0-0-0) 25-18-12 (0-0-0) 2-3-0 (0-0-0) 21-21-14 (0-0-0) 2-3-1 (0-1-0) 6-6-5 (0-0-0) 7-4-5 (0-0-0) 10-13-8 (1-0-0) 27-25-8 (0-0-0) 7-9-4 (0-0-0) 14-4-8 (0-0-0) 10-3-4 (1-0-0)

Red Cards...

Danny Wilson (7/17 vs. COL) - DOGSO - 61st Minute Jack Price (7/17 vs. COL) - Foul & Abusive Language - 73rd Minute Bryan Acosta (9/19 vs. DAL) - Second Yellow Card - 90th Minute

Penalty Kicks...

Alan Pulido (7/17 vs. COL) - Scored on William Yarbrough

Penalty Kicks Against...

None

Penalty Kicks Earned...

Diego Rubio Handball (7/17 vs. COL) - 72nd Minute

Youngest Goalscorer...

Oldest Goalscorer...

Youngest Starter...

Youngest to play in a game...

Oldest Starter...

Oldest to play in a game...

317-291-171 2-3-1 205-103-80 3-1-1 110-187-91 2-1-0 2-1-0

None

Tim Melia (7/12 vs. MIN) - DOGSO - 74th Minute Gadi Kinda (8/29 at COL) - Second Yellow Card - 78th Minute

Red Cards Against...

Regular Season Home, Away & Neutral Overall All-time 2020 at home All-time at home 2020 on road All-time on road 2020 neutral All-time neutral

Graham Zusi (7/17 vs. COL) - 91+ Minute Johnny Russell (9/13 vs. MIN) - 80th Minute

Game-tying goals after 75’...

Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2020)

Shutouts 3-0-0 One-goal games 4-4-0 On ABC/ESPN On FS1 On Univision On FSKC

Quickest Goal...

Johnny Russell (7/22 at RSL) - 49 seconds

Quickest Goal Against...

Kellyn Acosta (7/17 vs. COL) - 6th Minute

Gianluca Busio (8/29 at COL) - 18 years and 93 days Graham Zusi (7/17 vs. COL) - 33 years and 334 days Gianluca Busio (7/22 at RSL) - 18 years and 55 days Gianluca Busio (2/29 at VAN) - 17 years and 277 days Tim Melia (10/3 at HOU) - 34 years and 141 days Tim Melia (10/3 at HOU) - 34 years and 141 days

2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 96 116 212 OPPONENT 56 72 128

SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 29 35 64 OPPONENT 28 28 56

FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 87 90 177 OPPONENT 84 80 164

OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 9 12 21 OPPONENT 10 14 24

CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 45 47 92 OPPONENT 20 25 45

CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 8 23 31 OPPONENT 15 24 39

EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0 2 2 OPPONENT 0 3 3

PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0/0 1/1 1/1 OPPONENT 0/0 0/0 0/0

SPORTING KC ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORDS IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES OVERALL

Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs MLS is Back KO U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL

HOME Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL

W L T 205 103 80 15 4 3 21 7 3 8 5 5 249 119 91

W L T 317 291 171 18 22 10 0 1 1 30 17 7 13 15 9 378 346 198

GF GA 1102 1049 66 67 1 3 109 67 50 57 1328 1243

AWAY GF GA 657 466 41 20 72 30 28 18 798 534

Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL

W L T 110 187 91 2 17 7 9 10 4 5 10 3 126 224 105 9

NEUTRAL GF GA 439 579 22 44 37 37 22 39 520 699

Competition MIB Reg. Season MIB KO Stage MLS Cup SuperLiga TOTAL

W L T 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 2

GF GA 6 4 1 3 3 3 0 0 10 10

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES Feb. 29, 2020: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-3 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BC Place | Vancouver, BC Attendance: 22,120 Weather: Indoors and 53 degrees

Sporting KC (1-0-0, 3 points) Vancouver Whitecaps (0-1-0, 0 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins M Ilie M Espinoza M Kinda (Busio 90’) F Shelton F Pulido (Hurtado 90’) F Russell (Gerso 71’)

1 2 F 2 1 3 1 0 1

Vancouver Whitecaps GK Crepeau D Nerwinski D Khmiri D Cornelius D Adnan M Dajome (Ricketts 80’) M Inbeom M Teibert (C) M Milinkovic (Montero 70’) F Cavallini F Reyna

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Meredith (GK) Barath Gutierrez Lindsey Metcalf Salloi Rose Bair Scoring Summary: SKC - Alan Pulido 1 (Roberto Puncec 1) 17’ VAN - Jake Nerwinski 1 (David Milinkovic 1) 28’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 1 (Luis Martins 1) 39’ SKC - Erik Hurtado 1 (Gerso Fernandes 1) 95+ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 3’ VAN - Derek Cornelius (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 23’ SKC - Khiry Shelton (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 11 (4) 4 13 0 3

VAN 9 (5) 1 10 0 4

July 17, 2020: Sporting KC 3-2 Colorado Rapids MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Weather: Mostly Sunny and 84 degrees

Sporting KC (3-1-0, 9 points) Colorado Rapids (2-2-0, 6 points) Sporting KC GK Sanchez D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins (Dia 100+) M Ilie M Espinoza M Kinda (Busio 82’) F Shelton F Pulido F Russell (Gerso 54’)

1 2 F 0 3 3 1 1 2

Colorado Rapids GK Yarbrough D Rosenberry D Abubakar D Wilson D Vines M Price (C) M Acosta (Warner 73’) M Bassett (Mezquida 54’) F Namli (Lewis 73’) F Rubio (Kamara 73’) F Benezet (Trusty 62’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Lyon (GK) Rawls (GK) Lindsey Kelly Reid Moor Smith Wynne Duke Galvan Hernandez Shinyashiki Kuzain Hurtado Salloi Scoring Summary: COL - Kellyn Acosta 1 (Cole Bassett 1, Nicolas Benezet 1) 6’ SKC - Khiry Shelton 3 (Gadi Kinda 2, Luis Martins 2) 65’ SKC - Alan Pulido 3 (Penalty Kick) 72’ COL - Jonathan Lewis 2 (Kei Kamara 1) 84’ SKC - Graham Zusi 1 (Unassisted) 91+ Misconduct Summary: COL - Diego Rubio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 22’ COL - Nicolas Benezet (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 41’ SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48+ COL - Danny Wilson (Red Card; DOGSO) 61’ COL - Jack Price (Red Card; Foul & Abusive Language) 73’ SKC - Alan Pulido (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 88’ Stats Summary SKC COL Shots (on goal) 19 (9) 8 (4) Saves 2 5 Fouls 15 11 Offside 1 3 Corner Kicks 5 1

March 7, 2020: Sporting KC 4-0 Houston Dynamo MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 21,188 Weather: Clear and 57 degrees

Sporting KC (2-0-0, 6 points) Houston Dynamo (0-1-1, 1 point) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins M Ilie M Espinoza M Kinda (Busio 75’) F Shelton F Pulido (Hurtado 84’) F Russell (Gerso 71’)

1 2 F 2 2 4 0 0 0

Houston Dynamo GK Maric D Valentin D Struna D Figueroa D Lundkvist M Martinez (Quintero 57’) M Vera M Boniek Garcia (C) M McNamara (Ramirez 73’) M Rodriguez (Salazar 78’) F Manotas

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Cropper (GK) Barath Fuenmayor Lindsey Ceren Salloi Hansen Scoring Summary: SKC - Alan Pulido 2 (Khiry Shelton 1, Gadi Kinda 1) 16’ SKC - Roger Espinoza 1 (Unassisted) 26’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 2 (Alan Pulido 1, Johnny Russell 1) 65’ SKC - Khiry Shelton 1 (Unassisted) 77’ Misconduct Summary: HOU - Aljaz Struna (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 14’ HOU - Maynor Figueroa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 30’ HOU - Matias Vera (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’ HOU - Adam Lundkvist (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) HOU - Michael Salazar (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 17 (7) 1 12 3 5

HOU 9 (1) 3 13 1 7

July 22, 2020: Sporting KC 2-0 Real Salt Lake MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Weather: Mostly Cloudy and 83 degrees 1 2 F 1 1 2 0 0 0

Sporting KC (4-1-0, 12 points) Real Salt Lake (1-1-3, 6 points)

July 12, 2020: Sporting KC 1-2 Minnesota United FC MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Weather: Partly cloudy and 86 degrees

Sporting KC (2-1-0, 6 points) Minnesota United (3-0-0, 9 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins M Ilie (Busio 94+) M Espinoza M Kinda (Sanchez 76’) F Shelton (Salloi 94+) F Pulido (Hurtado 94+) F Gerso (Russell 73’)

1 2 F 1 0 1 0 2 2

Minnesota United GK Miller D Metanire D Boxall (C) D Aja D Gasper M Gregus M Dotson M Finlay M Molino (Musa 98+) M Lod (Edwards 77’) F Toye (Schoenfeld 59’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dia Emmings (GK) Lindsey Ranjitsingh (GK) Reid Alonso Smith Hayes Duke Hairson Hernandez Chacon Kuzain Scoring Summary: SKC - Khiry Shelton 2 (Alan Pulido 2) 43’ MIN - Own Goal (Khiry Shelton) 92+ MIN - Kevin Molino 3 (Raheem Edwards 1, Romain Metanire 1) 97+ Misconduct Summary: MIN - Chase Gasper (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 34’ MIN - Jose Aja (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 60’ MIN - Jan Gregus (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 70’ SKC - Tim Melia (Red Card; DOGSO) 74’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 91+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 13 (3) 1 14 1 9

MIN 9 (2) 2 12 3 3

Aug. 21, 2020: Minnesota United 1-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Allianz Field | St. Paul, MN Weather: Mostly sunny and 85 degrees

Sporting KC (5-1-0, 15 points) Minnesota United (3-1-2, 11 points)

1 2 F 1 1 2 1 0 1

Sporting KC Real Salt Lake GK Melia GK MacMath D Zusi D Herrera D Smith D Glad D Puncec D Holt D Martins (Dia 67’) D Toia M Ilie M Luiz M Espinoza (Hernandez 58’) M Beckerman (C) (Ruiz 64’) M Busio (Kinda 67’) M Meram (Chang 64’) F Russell (Gerso 84’) M Kreilach (Rossi 72’) F Pulido (C) M Baird (Ramirez 77’) F Shelton (Salloi 84’) F Johnson (Martinez 46’)

Sporting KC Minnesota United GK Melia GK Ranjitsingh D Zusi D Metanire D Smith D Aja D Reid D Boxall D Lindsey D Gasper M Busio M Gregus M Espinoza (Hernandez 75’) M Alonso (C) M Kinda (Duke 72’) M Dotson (Schoenfeld 82’) F Russell (Puncec 85’) F Finlay (Lod 65’) F Pulido (C) F Amarilla (Toye 82’) F Shelton (Gerso 72’) F Molino (Edwards 65’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Putna (GK) Besler Silva Lindsey Besler Reid Mulholland Duke Portillo Kuzain Iloski Hurtado Schmitt

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Emmings (GK) Besler Chacon Dia Hairston Hurtado Musa Salloi

Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 1 (Alan Pulido 3) 1’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes 1 (Alan Pulido 4) 86’ Misconduct Summary: RSL - Erik Holt (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 20’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 36’ RSL - Sam Johnson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 40’ RSL - Kyle Beckerman (Yellow Card; Dissent) 55’ SKC - Gianluca Busio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 56’ SKC - Graham Smith (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 62’ RSL - Justen Glad (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 71’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 10 (4) 1 11 2 3 10

RSL 5 (1) 3 11 1 2

Scoring Summary: SKC - Gadi Kinda 3 (Jaylin Lindsey 1) 12’ MIN - Own Goal (Jaylin Lindsey) 32’ SKC - Own Goal (Michael Boxall) 55’ Misconduct Summary: MIN - Jose Aja (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 24’ SKC - Gianluca Busio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 46’ SKC - Alan Pulido (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’ MIN - Ozzie Alonso (Yellow Card; Dissent) 93+ SKC - Cameron Duke (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 95+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 11 (4) 3 16 3 3

MIN 12 (3) 3 17 0 6

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Aug. 25, 2020: Sporting KC 2-5 Houston Dynamo MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Sunny and 90 degrees

Sporting KC (5-2-0, 15 points) Houston Dynamo (1-2-4, 7 points)

1 2 F 1 1 2 2 3 5

Aug. 29, 2020: Colorado Rapids 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dick’ Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, CO Weather: Partly cloudy and 72 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 0 1 1

Sporting KC (5-2-1, 16 points) Colorado Rapids (2-3-2, 8 points)

Sept. 2, 2020: Sporting KC 1-1 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Partly cloudy and 72 degrees 1 2 F 1 0 1 1 0 1

Sporting KC (5-2-2, 17 points) FC Dallas (2-1-4, 10 points)

Sporting KC Houston Dynamo GK Melia GK Maric D Zusi D Valentin D Reid D Struna D Besler D Figueroa D Lindsey D Lundkvist M Busio M Ceren (Lemoine 91+) M Espinoza (Hernandez 58’) M Vera (C) M Kinda (Duke 72’) M Rodriguez (Martinez 80’) F Russell (Salloi 64’) F Elis (Hansen 46’) F Pulido (C) (Hurtado 64’) F Ramirez (Manotas 66’) F Gerso (Shelton 58’) F Quintero (Garcia 66’)

Sporting KC Colorado Rapids GK Melia GK Yarbrough D Zusi D Rosenberry D Smith D Abubakar D Reid (Puncec 40’) D Wilson D Lindsey D Vines M Busio M Price (C) M Espinoza (Hernandez 16’) M Acosta (Mezquida 59’) M Kinda M Shinyashiki (Lewis 59’) F Shelton M Namli (Galvan 89’) F Pulido (C) M Bassett (Kamara 68’) F Gerso (Russell 64’) F Rubio

Sporting KC GK Melia D Lindsey D Smith (Besler 46’) D Puncec D Martins M Busio M Hernandez (Hurtado 93+) M Duke (Zusi 57’) F Russell (C) F Shelton F Gerso (Salloi 57’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Cropper (GK) Dia Bizama Puncec Fuenmayor Smith Junqua

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Irwin (GK) Besler Kelly Martins Moor Duke Trusty Hurtado Warner Salloi

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Cerillo (GK) Dia Velez Fontas Ondrasek Kuzain Pepi

Scoring Summary: HOU - Alberth Elis 3 (Darwin Quintero 3, Memo Rodriguez 1) 17’ SKC - Johnny Russell 2 (Unassisted) 26’ HOU - Christian Ramirez 1 (Alberth Elis 1, Darwin Quintero 4) 44’ HOU - Niko Hansen 1 (Christian Ramirez 1, Zarek Valentin 2) 48’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 4 (Unassisted) 49’ HOU - Darwin Quintero 2 (Darwin Ceren 1) 57’ HOU - Darwin Quintero 3 (Niko Hansen 1) 61’

Scoring Summary: COL - Cole Bassett 1 (Younes Namli 1) 57’ SKC - Gianluca Busio 1 (Unassisted) 67’

Misconduct Summary: HOU - Matias Vera (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ SKC - Gianluca Busio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’

Misconduct Summary: COL - Jack Price (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 47’ COL - Kellyn Acosta (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 52’ SKC - Graham Smith (Yellow Card; Handball) 63’ SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 65’ SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 78’ COL - Diego Rubio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 82’

Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 14 (5) 3 11 3 10

HOU 12 (8) 1 9 3 1

Sept. 5, 2020: Houston Dynamo 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BBVA Stadium | Houston, TX Weather: Partly cloudy and 88 degrees

Sporting KC (5-3-2, 17 points) Houston Dynamo (3-2-4, 13 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Lindsey D Puncec D Besler (C) D Dia M Busio M Hernandez (Gerso 62’) M Kinda (Reid 77’) F Zusi F Hurtado (Russell 62’) F Shelton

1 2 F 1 0 1 0 2 2

Houston Dynamo GK Maric D Valentin D Fuenmayor (Struna 80’) D Figueroa D Lundkvist M Vera (C) M Rodriguez (Manotas 80’) M Ceren F Hansen (Elis 58’) F Ramirez (Lassiter 58’) F Quintero (Garcia 87’)

SKC 13 (3) 3 10 0 8

COL 10 (4) 2 11 0 0

Sept. 13, 2020: Sporting KC 1-0 Minnesota United MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Partly cloudy and 88 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 0 0 0

Sporting KC (6-3-2, 20 points) Minnesota United (5-4-2, 17 points)

FC Dallas GK Maurer (Zobeck 42’) D Hollingshead D Hedges (Bressan 46’) D Ziegler (C) D Nelson M Santos M Acosta (Tessman 19’) M Servania (Mosquera 64’) F Barrios F Jara F Ferreira (Reynolds 64’)

Scoring Summary: DAL - Franco Jara 1 (Bryan Acosta 1) 9’ SKC - Khiry Shelton 4 (Gerso Fernandes 2, Felipe Hernandez 1) 48+ Misconduct Summary: DAL - Brandon Servania (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’ DAL - Michael Barrios (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 54’ SKC - Peter Vermes (Yellow Card; Dissent) 58’ DAL - Thiago Santos (Yellow Card; Dissent) 84’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 22 (3) 4 14 0 7

DAL 5 (5) 2 11 2 5

Sept. 19, 2020: Sporting KC 2-3 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Sunny and 72 degrees 1 2 F 0 2 2 1 2 3

Sporting KC (6-4-2, 20 points) FC Dallas (5-2-4, 19 points)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins M Busio M Hernandez M Kinda F Russell F Shelton (Duke 54’) F Gerso

Minnesota United GK St. Clair D Dibassy D Aja (Gasper 46’) D Boxall (C) M Musa (Lod 46’) M Gregus M Dotson M Hayes (Chacon 76’) F Hairston F Toye (Reynoso 67’) F Edwards (Molino 46’)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins (Dia 48’) M Busio M Hernandez M Kinda F Russell F Shelton F Gerso (Ilie 46’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Cropper (GK) Martins Junqua Smith Lemoine Duke Zahibo Kuzain Salloi

Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Dia Fontas Lindsey Smith Kuzain

Subs not used: Emmings (GK)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Phelipe (GK) Fontas Ricaurte Lindsey Ferreira Smith Pepi Duke Sealy Kuzain Hurtado

Scoring Summary: SKC - Erik Hurtado 2 (Unassisted) 30’ HOU - Alberth Elis 2 (Darwin Ceren 3, Darwin Quintero 5) 59’ HOU - Mauro Manotas 2 (Zarek Valentin 3, Darwin Quintero 6) 85’

Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 3 (Graham Zusi 1) 80’

Misconduct Summary: HOU - Maynor Figueroa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 91+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 14 (3) 4 12 1 7

HOU 9 (6) 2 7 5 4

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Gianluca Busio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 84’ SKC - Roberto Puncec (Yellow Card; Dissent) 87’ MIN - Hassani Dotson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ SKC - Gerso (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 93+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 21 (7) 0 9 1 9

11

MIN 6 (0) 5 11 1 2

FC Dallas GK Maurer D Reynolds D Hedges D Ziegler (C) D Nelson M Thiago M Tessman M Picault (Hollingshead 65’) M Servania (Acosta 56’) M Mosquera (Barrios 56’) F Jara (Bressan 73’)

Scoring Summary: DAL - Franco Jara 4 (John Nelson 1) 42’ DAL - Franco Jara 5 (Unassisted) 48’ SKC - Johnny Russell 4 (Unassisted) 53’ SKC - Johnny Russell 5 (Gianluca Busio 1) 83’ DAL - Ryan Hollingshead 1 (Unassisted) 86’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Gianluca Busio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 11’ DAL - Franco Jara (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 73’ DAL - Michael Barrios (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 75’ DAL - Bryan Acosta (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 75’ DAL - Technical Staff (Yellow Card; Dissent) 75’ SKC - Johnny Russell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 80’ DAL - Bressan (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 82’ DAL - Bryan Acosta (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 90’ DAL - Thiago Santos (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 94+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 20 (4) 6 9 1 8

DAL 13 (9) 2 14 1 5

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (cont.)

Sept. 23, 2020: Sporting KC 1-2 Orlando City SC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Mostly clear and 72 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 2 0 2

Sporting KC (6-5-2, 20 points) Orlando City (7-2-4, 25 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) (Reid 46’) D Dia M Ilie M Hernandez (Pulido 65’) M Kinda F Russell F Shelton F Gerso (Hurtado 88’)

Orlando City GK Gallese D Ruan D Schlegel D Jansson D Smith M Perea M Urso M Mendez (Pereyra 63’) F Michel (Mueller 71’) F Akindele (Dike 71’) F Nani (C) (De John 79’)

Oct. 3, 2020: Houston Dynamo 1-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BBVA Stadium | Houston, TX Weather: Sunny and 77 degrees

Sporting KC (7-5-2, 23 points) Houston Dynamo (3-5-7, 16 points)

1 2 F 1 1 2 0 1 1

Sporting KC Houston Dynamo GK Melia GK Maric D Zusi D Valentin D Puncec D Struna D Reid D Figueroa D Dia D Lundkvist (Junqua 77’) M Ilie M Vera M Busio M Ceren (Palomino 77’) M Hernandez (Espinoza 61’) M Garcia (C) (Hansen 58’) F Russell (C) (Gerso 88’) F Lassiter (Lemoine 69’) F Pulido (Hurtado 80’) F Manotas (Ramirez 69’) F Shelton F Quintero

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Rowe (GK) Fontas Miller Lindsey Bender Smith Dezart Duke Robinho Kuzain

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Cropper (GK) Fontas Bizama Lindsey Cabrera Smith Martinez Duke Salloi

Scoring Summary: ORL - Tesho Akindele 2 (Ruan 2) 36’ ORL - Benji Michel 4 (Nani 4) 38’ SKC - Johnny Russell 6 (Gerso Fernandes 3) 53’

Scoring Summary: SKC - Alan Pulido 4 (Gianluca Busio 2) 34’ SKC - Alan Pulido 5 (Gianluca Busio 3, Roger Espinoza 1) 73’ HOU - Sam Junqua 1 (Darwin Quintero 8) 84’

Misconduct Summary: ORL - Rodrigo Schlegel (Yellow Card; Handball) 9’ SKC - Matt Besler (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 24’ SKC - Khiry Shelton (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ ORL - Mauricio Pereyra (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’ ORL - Andres Perea (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 78’ SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 85’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 16 (2) 1 18 3 13

ORL 8 (3) 1 16 2 1

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Amadou Dia (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 39’ HOU - Kiki Struna (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 46+ HOU - Matias Vera (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ SKC - Winston Reid (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’ HOU - Darwin Quintero (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’ SKC - Alan Pulido (Yellow Card; Dissent) 81’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 90’ SKC - Tim Melia (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 93+ HOU - Maynor Figueroa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 95+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 11 (6) 4 13 2 2

12

HOU 13 (5) 4 11 2 4

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 MLS IS BACK KNOCKOUT STAGE BOX SCORES July 26, 2020: Sporting KC 0-0 (3-1) Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Weather: Mostly clear and 78 degrees 1 2 F PK 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1

Sporting KC Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Smith D Puncec D Martins M Ilie M Espinoza (Busio 67’) M Kinda F Shelton (Salloi 80’) F Pulido (C) F Russell (Gerso 67’)

Vancouver Whitecaps GK Hasal D Nerwinski D Veselinovic D Cornelius D Gutierrez M Dajome M Owusu M Teibert (C) M Adnan F Inbeom (Reyna 72’) F Bair

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Baldisimo Besler Khmiri Dia Colyn Lindsey Metcalfe Reid Pecile Duke Raposo Hernandez Kuzain Hurtado Scoring Summary: None Penalty Kick Summary: VAN - Cristian Dajome (missed) SKC - Alan Pulido (scored) VAN - Leonard Owusu (scored) SKC - Ilie Sanchez (scored) VAN - Derek Cornelius (saved) SKC - Daniel Salloi (saved) VAN - Yordy Reyna (saved) SKC - Gianluca Busio (scored)

SKC 36 (8) 5 10 2 12

1 2 F 1 0 1 3 0 3

Sporting KC Philadelphia Union Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Smith D Puncec D Martins (Dia 46’) M Ilie (Hernandez 64’) M Espinoza (Duke 84’) M Busio (Kinda 46’) F Russell F Pulido (C) F Salloi (Gerso 64’)

Philadelphia Union GK Blake D Gaddis D Elliott D McKenzie D Wagner M Martinez M Bedoya (C) M Monteiro (Fontana 86’) M Aaronson (Real 86’) F Przybylko (Wooten 71’) F Santos (Ilsinho 53’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Bendik Besler Collin Lindsey Glesnes Reid Mbaizo Kuzain De Vries Hurtado Oravec Freeman Turner Ngalina Scoring Summary: PHI - Jamiro Monteiro 1 (Alejandro Bedoya 1, Sergio Santos 1) 24’ PHI - Sergio Santos 2 (Unassisted) 26’ PHI - Sergio Santos 3 (Brenden Aaronson 1) 39’ SKC - Alan Pulido 1 (Johnny Russell 1) 46+ Misconduct Summary: PHI - Jose Martinez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ PHI - Jack Elliott (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 71’

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 9’ VAN - Leonard Owusu (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 47’ VAN - Cristian Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 59’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

July 30, 2020: Sporting KC 1-3 Philadelphia Union MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Weather: Partly cloudy and 86 degrees

Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 16 (7) 0 16 3 7

VAN 8 (5) 8 8 2 4

13

PHI 7 (3) 6 18 2 1

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2020 REGULAR SEASON)

Formation: 4-3-3

NOTE: Chart does not account for players interchanging and/or switching positions over the course of a match.

Substitute players are not listed.

Center forward Alan Pulido 9 Khiry Shelton 4 Erik Hurtado 1

Left forward

Gerso Fernandes 7 Khiry Shelton 4 Johnny Russell 3

Right forward Johnny Russell 8 Khiry Shelton 5 Graham Zusi 1

Left-center midfielder

Right-center midfielder

Gadi Kinda 11 Gianluca Busio 1 Cameron Duke 1 Felipe Hernandez 1

Roger Espinoza 8 Felipe Hernandez 5 Gianluca Busio 1

Defensive midfielder Gianluca Busio 7 Ilie Sanchez 7

Left back

Luis Martins 8 Jaylin Lindsey 3 Amadou Dia 3

Left center back

Right center back

Matt Besler 9 Winston Reid 3 Roberto Puncec 2

Robreto Puncec 9 Graham Smith 4 Winston Reid 1

Goalkeeper

Tim Melia 13 Richard Sanchez 1

14

Right back

Graham Zusi 12 Jaylin Lindsey 2

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

RESULT

SCORE

ATTEND.

RECORD PLACE PTS. GOALSCORERS

Feb. 29 March 7 July 12 July 17 July 22 Aug. 21 Aug. 25 Aug. 29 Sept. 2 Sept. 5 Sept. 13 Sept. 19 Sept. 23 Oct. 3 Oct. 7 Oct. 11 Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Nov. 1 Nov. 8

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Houston Dynamo Minnesota United Colorado Rapids Real Salt Lake at Minnesota United FC vs. Houston Dynamo at Colorado Rapids vs. FC Dallas at Houston Dynamo vs. Minnesota United FC vs. FC Dallas vs. Orlando City SC at Houston Dynamo vs. Chicago Fire vs. Nashville SC at FC Dallas at Chicago Fire at Colorado Rapids vs. Colorado Rapids at FC Cincinnati vs. Minnesota United FC at Real Salt Lake

W W L W W W L T T L W L L W

3-1 4-0 1-2 3-2 2-0 2-1 2-5 1-1 1-1 1-2 1-0 2-3 1-2 2-1

22,120 21,188 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

1-0-0 2-0-0 2-1-0 3-1-0 4-1-0 5-1-0 5-2-0 5-2-1 5-2-2 5-3-2 6-3-2 6-4-2 6-5-2 7-5-2

T-1 T-1 T-2 T-2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3

3 6 6 9 12 15 15 16 17 17 20 20 20 23

Pulido, Kinda, Hurtado Pulido, Espinoza, Kinda, Shelton Shelton Shelton, Pulido, Zusi Russell, Gerso Kinda, Own Goal Russell, Kinda Busio Shelton Hurtado Russell Russell (2) Russell Pulido (2)

SPORTING KC 2020 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2020 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (7-5-2, 23 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF OCTOBER 3, 2020 UNF POS PLAYER 7 F Johnny Russell 9 F Alan Pulido 17 M Gadi Kinda 11 F Khiry Shelton 19 F Erik Hurtado 27 M Gianluca Busio 12 F Gerso Fernandes 15 M Roger Espinoza 8 D Graham Zusi 36 D Luis Martins 21 M Felipe Hernandez 26 D Jaylin Lindsey 4 D Roberto Puncec 5 D Matt Besler 13 D Amadou Dia 28 M Cameron Duke 29 GK Tim Melia 22 D Winston Reid 20 F Daniel Salloi 6 M Ilie Sanchez 1 GK Richard Sanchez 16 D Graham Smith 18 GK Eric Dick 3 D Andreu Fontas 23 F Tyler Freeman 10 M Felipe Gutierrez 75 M Wan Kuzain 24 GK John Pulskamp

Own-goals received

Team totals

Opponent totals

GP 14 10 12 14 8 13 14 9 14 8 10 5 13 10 6 4

13 6 4 8 2 4

0 0 0 0 0 0

14 14

GS MIN 11 948 9 791 11 914 13 1141 1 110 9 812 7 603 8 596 13 1203 8 654 6 609 5 450 11 1045 9 810 3 336 1 129 13 1154 4 368 0 66 7 674 1 104 4 315 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

14 1260 14 1260

G 6 5 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 21

A 1 4 2 1 0 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 38 25 24 26 7 19 14 10 21 4 7 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

SOG 13 11 6 13 3 4 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FC 10 6 18 14 2 19 7 12 14 9 8 3 19 10 3 2 1 6 0 10 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

FS 15 23 20 14 1 12 10 7 9 2 4 3 4 9 5 2 1 3 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

OFF 0 6 1 8 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 37 0 3 0 0 34 1 0 4 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 1 2 5 2 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

E 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

21 24

212 128

64 56

177 164

164 177

21 24

92 45

31 41

2 3

W 6 1 7 5

L 4 1 5 7

T 2 0 2 2

SO 3 0 3 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Alan Pulido 2, Johnny Russell 2, Gadi Kinda 1, Graham Zusi 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Gianluca Busio 1, Roger Espinoza 1, Gadi Kinda 1, Luis Martins 1, Alan Pulido 1, Khiry Shelton 1, Graham Zusi 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Alan Pulido 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS 29 GK 1 GK

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

GP 13 2 14 14

GS 13 1 14 14

MIN 1154 104 1260 1260

SH 51 5 56 64

SV 35 2 37 35 15

GA 17 4 21 26

GAA 1.33 3.46 1.50 1.86

PG 0 0 0 1

PA 0 0 0 1

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Manager & Sporting Director | Peter Vermes

Assistant Coach | Kerry Zavagnin Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin first joined Kansas City in 2000 as a holding midfielder and was an integral part of the club’s midfield for the next nine seasons, during which time he helped lead the Wizards to MLS Cup (2000) and U.S. Open Cup (2004) Championships. He was named to the MLS All-Star team and the Best XI in 2004. Zavagnin’s primary duties as an assistant include scouting, developing Sporting Kansas City’s younger players, breaking down film and assisting with training sessions, among others.

Peter Vermes is in his 12th season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2020 and is the longest-tenured active head coach in MLS. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 185 coaching victories in all competitions are the most club history. During his tenure, he has won four major trophies – the 2012, 2015 and 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – and finished atop the Eastern Conference regularseason standings in 2011 and 2012, as well as the Western Conference in 2018. His three U.S. Open Cup championships are the third most in Open Cup history. He is the first coach in club history to lead Sporting KC to eight straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team. His 150 regular-season wins top the club’s all-time chart and rank fifth most in MLS history. He passed his former coach Bob Gansler as the winningest manager in team history with a 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Aug. 12, 2015, his 109th victory in all competitions.

He started his professional career with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, where he played in 39 games over two seasons. After spending one season with the Lehigh Valley Steam (USL-1), Zavagnin came to Kansas City in 2000. He played 237 games (228 starts) and logged 20,516 minutes for Kansas City, setting team records in both categories before both were overtaken by Matt Besler early in 2018. He scored eight goals and added 22 assists in his nine seasons in Kansas City blue. Zavagnin was named Team Defender of the Year in 2001.

On August 4, 2018, Vermes coached his 302nd MLS regular-season game with Sporting KC, becoming the league’s all-time leader in games coached for one club. He was named the first-ever MLS Sporting Executive of the Year by his peers in 2018. Vermes has coached 432 total games during his Kansas City coaching career, most in club history.

On top of his club success in Kansas City, Zavagnin also appeared 21 times for the United States Men’s National Team. He recorded one assist for the U.S., who went 15-2-4 when Zavagnin featured. He married his wife Mirriam prior to the 2009 season, when he became an assistant coach at the club.

With over 10 years of service at Sporting KC, Vermes is one of the longest serving managers in world soccer. Among all 18 leagues with an average attendance of 10,000+, Vermes ranks second, only behind 2. Bundesliga side FC Heidenheim’s Frank Schmidt (Sept. 17, 2007 – present). Among the top 51 leagues in the world as denoted by the CIES Football Observatory, Vermes’ tenure at Sporting KC ranks as the fourth longest active run.

Assistant Coach | Zoran Savic Assistant Coach Zoran Savic joined Sporting Kansas City late in the 2009 season after a 30-year career at all levels of the game in the United States.

A native of Gornji Milanovac, Yugoslavia, Savic began his journey through American soccer with the Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League in 1980. Savic would go on to star for several MISL teams, with his most prosperous period coming with the Kansas City Comets, with whom he scored 70 goals in just over 100 appearances from 1982-1984.

Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting KC, including the active roster, Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) and the Sporting KC Academy. Vermes entered MLS ahead of its inaugural season in 1996 and retired from the league in 2002, closing out his playing career in Kansas City after stints with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and Colorado Rapids.

After retiring as a player in 1991, Savic turned his attention to coaching in the indoor game. Savic led the Kansas City Attack from 1992-1996, winning Coach of the Year honors for the 1994-1995 season while also serving as the team’s General Manager. Savic later coached the Kansas City Comets from 2000-2005.

Following a standout high school career in which he was named New Jersey Player of the Year, Vermes was a star forward and All-American at Rutgers University. After college, Vermes represented the United States in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, and was named 1988 Chevrolet U.S. Male Soccer Athlete of the Year for his efforts.

In 2007 Savic switched to the outdoor game, joining Chivas USA as an assistant to then-head coach Preki before moving into the commentary booth for Kansas City matches in 2008 and 2009. Savic’s career as a commentator was cut short, however, when newly installed Manager Peter Vermes tabbed Savic to be part of his coaching staff late in the 2009 season.

Vermes was an integral part of a young U.S. team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he nearly scored against the host Azzurri. It was the first time the U.S. had qualified for the World Cup in 40 years and set the stage for the progress of the U.S. National Team. In 1989 and 1990, Vermes became the first American to play in the Hungarian and Dutch First Divisions, playing for Raba ETO and FC Volendam, respectively. He later spent five years with Figueres of the Spanish Second Division.

Goalkeeper Coach | Alec Dufty Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty enters his third season with Sporting Kansas City having been introduced to the organization as the Sporting KC II goalkeeper coach in the side’s inaugural season in 2016. In his first season working with Sporting KC’s goalkeepers, starting goalkeeper Tim Melia enjoyed a record-breaking season where he was named the 2017 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year.

For MLS’s inaugural season in 1996, Vermes served as captain of the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. In 1997, he was traded to the Colorado Rapids for current Sporting KC Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin and played in Denver through the 1999 season, leading the Rapids to the 1997 MLS Cup Final.

Vermes joined Kansas City in 2000 for what would be the most successful season of his MLS career. During his first year in Kansas City, he anchored one of the best defenses in league history and won MLS Defender of the Year honors in helping lead the Wizards to the 2000 MLS Cup Championship. He retired in 2002 after appearing in 209 MLS matches (including playoffs) and playing more than 18,000 minutes. In 2013, Vermes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Year

A former MLS player, Dufty began his playing career with the New York Red Bulls in 2009, making one appearance before joining the MLS reserve goalkeeper pool. In 2010, Dufty joined USSF D2 Pro League side AC St. Louis, making 30 appearances before returning to MLS with the Chicago Fire in late 2010.

He announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2011 season. Dufty then took to coaching, first working with Florida Gulf Coast University and then the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2015, Dufty served as goalkeeper coach for Toronto FC II in their inaugural USL season.

PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC MLS Playoffs MIB KO Open Cup Intl.

Total

2009 3-6-3 --- --- 2010 11-13-6 --- --- 2011 13-9-12 2-1-0 --- 2012 18-7-9 1-1-0 --- 2013 17-10-7 2-1-2 --- 2014 14-13-7 0-1-0 --- 2015 14-11-9 0-0-1 --- 2016 13-13-8 0-1-0 --- 2017 12-9-13 0-1-0 --- 2018 18-8-8 1-1-2 --- 2019 10-16-8 0-0-0 --- 2020 7-5-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 TOTAL 150-120-92 6-7-5 0-1-1

--- --- 3-6-3 0-1-0 --- 11-14-6 3-1-0 --- 18-11-12 4-0-1 --- 23-8-10 1-1-0 2-0-2 22-12-11 1-1-0 3-2-1 18-17-8 4-0-1 --- 18-11-11 1-1-0 1-2-1 15-17-9 4-0-1 --- 16-10-14 2-1-0 --- 21-10-10 0-1-0 3-3-0 13-20-8 0-0-0 --- 7-6-3 20-7-3 9-7-4 185-142-105

Director of Sports Performance & Science | Joey Harty Joey Harty was named Sporting Kansas City’s Director of Sports Performance and Science ahead of the 2020 season, stepping up from his role as assistant fitness coach which he held from 2018-2019 Harty manages all aspects of the club’s performance department from the academy to the senior team. He also oversees day-to-day training plans on and off the field, including work in the weight room, soccer session planning, on-field movement training, data analysis and more, aiming to optimize player health and performance.

Harty joined Sporting’s organization in January 2016, serving as a fitness coach for the Sporting Kansas City Academy. He spent the 2017 season as head fitness coach for Sporting KC II The Colorado native then transitioned to assistant fitness coach for Sporting’s first team in January 2018 before landing his current role with the club. Prior to arriving in Kansas City, Harty worked for Phoenix Rising FC and Grand Canyon University in Phoenix.

Harty attended Grand Canyon from 2010-2014, played for the men’s soccer team from 20102012 and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science. In addition to holding several professional licenses and certifications in athletic performance, Harty is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #5 | D | MATT BESLER | @MattBesler SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

294

285

25501

3

18

MLS Postseason

18

18

1740

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

20

18

1730

0

1

International

16

16

1425

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

348

337

30396

3

19

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assists 1, 18 times, last: Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: March 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. 23, 2020, KC vs. ORL Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assist Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN 2020 Record when: he starts 4-5-0 he scores 0-0-0

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’s Matt Besler is in his 12th 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 has earned 47 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. He recently made four appearances for his country as the U.S. claimed the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Besler is first in SKC history with 348 appearances across all competitions and is the club’s leader in regular-season appearances (294), starts (285) & minutes (25,501). A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 303 of 312 MLS matches (including playoffs) and landed club Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, 2015).

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

294

285

25501

3

18

45

10

241

140

8

1

35

3

2

7

KC - Postseason

18

18

1740

0

0

4

0

20

16

3

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

312

303

27241

3

18

48

10

261

156

11

1

36

3

2

7

#27 | M | GIANLUCA BUSIO | @gbusio13 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: Aug. 29, 2020, KC at COL Assists 2, Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU Shots on Goal 3, Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN Shots 6, Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Suffered 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU

A

MLS Regular Season

42

20

1888

5

5

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

1

68

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

1

120

0

0

International

3

0

59

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

49

22

2136

5

5

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU Goal Aug. 29, 2020, KC at COL Assist Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 4-3-2 he scores 0-0-1

Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 5/28/2002 Hometown: Greensboro, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/25/2017 Sporting KC signed Gianluca Busio as the club’s fifth Homegrown Player on Aug. 25, 2017, making him the youngest active player in MLS at the time and the second youngest player in MLS history at the age of 15 years and 89 days. Busio made his professional debut for the Sporting KC II on April 4, 2018, recording the game-winning assist.

Busio starred for the Sporting KC Academy during the 2016-17 season, stepping up from the U-14s to the U-16 level, where he scored nine goals in the USSDA and earned Central Conference Best XI honors. He led the U-16s to their first appearance in the USSDA quarterfinals. Busio also earned time for the SKC U-18s throughout 2016-17.

He made his MLS debut on July 28, 2018, before earning his first MLS start, recording the game-winning assist in a 1-0 win over Houston on Aug. 4, 2018 while he became the third youngest player to start an MLS game at the age of 16 years and 68 days. Busio scored his first MLS goal in the 4-1 victory over Vancouver on Oct. 17, 2018, becoming the second youngest goalscorer in league history at the age of 16 years and 142 days.

At the international level, Busio is a member of the U.S. U-17 National Team. He previously guided the U.S. to a second-place finish at the Concacaf U-15 Championship in Bradenton, Florida, scoring a team-high five goals in five matches in August 2017. In May 2019, Busio scored five goals as the U.S. U-17s finished second in the Concacaf U-17 Championship, securing a berth for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the process.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

42

20

1888

5

5

55

16

31

31

0

47

6

0

0

2

MLS - TOTAL

42

20

1888

5

5

55

16

31

31

0

47

6

0

0

2

17

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #13 | D | AMADOU DIA | @Amadou_iT11 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

38

25

2470

0

1

MLS Postseason

1

1

120

0

1

MLS is Back KO Stage

1

0

45

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

4

4

351

0

1

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

44

30

2986

0

3

Height: 5-10 Weight: 150 Birthday: 6/8/1993 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: Clemson University Last Club: Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed on 1/10/2020

Amadou Dia began his professional career with Sporting as the 20th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft out of Clemson University. He made 37 appearances for the club in all competitions during a two-year stint highlighted by a U.S. Open Cup title and consecutive playoff appearances. Dia spent three seasons with perennial USL Championship contender Phoenix Rising FC, where he was named the team’s Defender of the Year in 2018 and 2019, before returning to Sporting ahead of the 2020 campaign.

Dia was a leading contributor at Rising FC from 2017-2019. He started 87 of 90 USL Championship matches at the club - notching four goals and eight assists - and guided Phoenix to three straight playoff berths, winning the 2018 Western Conference MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs. SEA Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: June 6, 2015, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, March 8, 2015, KC vs. NY Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 1, 2015, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: March 12, 2016, KC vs. VAN Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU Goal N/A Assist Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs. SEA 2020 Record when: he starts 1-2-0 he scores 0-0-0

Championship and helping the side to a historically dominant 2019 campaign. Phoenix reached the 2018 USL Championship Final and ended 2019 with a 24-4-6 mark, setting an all-time American professional soccer record with 20 straight league wins.

The left back appeared in 70 games during a four-year collegiate career at Clemson, contributing four goals and six assists. As a senior in 2014, he led the Tigers to the school’s first ACC soccer championship since 2001 en route to reaching the Round of 16 in the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship. Dia represented the U.S. at the U-14, U-18 and U-20 levels and also holds dual citizenship in his native France.

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

38

25

2470

0

1

6

3

45

26

5

0

4

0

0

0

MLS - Regular Season

39

26

2560

0

1

6

3

49

26

5

0

4

0

0

0

KC - Postseason

1

1

120

0

1

0

0

2

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

40

27

2680

0

2

6

3

51

27

6

0

5

0

0

0

#18 | GK | ERIC DICK | @DaBrickWall00 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

1

1

90

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

1

1

90

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 6, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Saves 3, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Shutout N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 6-5 Weight: 205 Birthday: 10/3/1994 Hometown: Carmel, Indiana College: Butler University Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#13) - signed on 2/15/18 Sporting KC selected goalkeeper Eric Dick with the 13th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. He officially signed an MLS contract for the club in February 2018. Dick made his MLS debut on Oct. 6, 2019 at FC Dallas. He was loaned to Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship for the 2020 season.

Born in Kansas City suburb Roeland Park, Kansas, Dick led Butler to the 2016 Big East Championship and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances over his last two seasons.

He compiled a 27-10-4 record over his junior and senior campaigns, landing First Team All-Big East Conference accolades in 2017.

Dick was a four-year starter at Butler University in Indianapolis. As a senior, he was At the youth level, Dick played for the Indiana Fire Academy and attended Carmel High named the 2017 Big East Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and received United Soccer School in Carmel, Indiana, where he was a two-time All-District and All-County performer.

Coaches First Team All-American honors. He ended his college career with 28 shutouts and a 0.96 goals against average across 71 starts. *Currently on loan at Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

1

1

90

9

3

0

6

6.00

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

1

1

90

9

3

0

6

6.00

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

18

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #28 | M | CAMERON DUKE | @camduke20 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

4

1

129

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

1

0

6

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

5

1

135

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 13, 2020, KC vs. MIN Last Regular Season...

Appearance Sept. 13, 2020, KC vs. MIN Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 2/13/2001 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 7/18/2019 Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of midfielder Cameron Duke as a Homegrown Player midway through the 2019 season. The Overland Park, Kansas native spent seven years in the club’s Academy from 2012-2019, advancing from the Under-12 side to the Under-19s. He made his pro debut in the MLS is Back Quarterfinals against the Philadelphia Union on July 30, 2020.

Duke is the No. 1 prospect in the Heartland Region and the 20th-ranked player nationally at TopDrawerSoccer.com. Duke is the younger brother of former Sporting midfielder and Rangers captain Christian Duke, while his father, Chris Duke, played for the Kansas City Comets and Kansas City Attack in the early 1990s.

Duke represented the United States at the U-14 and U-15 level before guiding the U.S. U-16s to a third-place finish at the Val-de-Marne Tournament in France in 2016. Duke earned his first of several calls to the U.S. U-18s in November 2017 before returning to the team in 2018.

Duke capped an impressive Academy career by helping the SKC Academy U-19s reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs in June 2019. After the U-19s secured the No. 4 overall seed with a 16-4-3 regular-season record, Duke spearheaded a first-place finish in the group stage with a goal and an assist.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

4

1

129

0

0

1

0

2

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

4

1

129

0

0

1

0

2

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

#15 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

247

225

19660

9

36

MLS Postseason

13

12

1019

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

2

151

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

21

18

1946

0

3

International

9

8

727

1

1

ALL COMPETITIONS

292

265

23413

10

40

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, 9 times, last: March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assists 2, 3 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 2, 10 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, 4 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 6, 3 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU Goal March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assist Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 5-2-1 he scores 1-0-0

Birthday: 10/25/1986

Roger Espinoza played five seasons in Kansas City from 2008-12 before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. After a two-year stint in the English Premier League and English Championship, Espinoza returned to Sporting KC in 2015 and tallied one goal and four MLS assists. His 2015 campaign was cut short due to a left foot injury sustained in early August, but returned to the fold as a regular starter in 2016. Espinoza set new careerhighs in both goals (3) and assists (9) in 2018.

competitions, tallying 10 goals and 40 assists over nine seasons. He is both the club’s all-time leader and the all-time MLS leader with 11 red cards. 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 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team since debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 292 appearances for the club in all MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

247

225

19660

9

36

283

71

402

341

15

16

56

11

1

9

KC - Postseason

13

12

1019

0

0

9

4

17

19

2

0

5

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

260

237

20679

9

36

292

75

419

360

17

16

61

11

1

9

19

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #12 | F | GERSO FERNANDES | @ge7fe SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

102

70

6182

16

16

MLS Postseason

3

1

83

1

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

0

49

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

9

8

628

3

2

International

6

4

438

4

2

ALL COMPETITIONS

122

83

7380

24

20

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 2 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 4, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Shots 6, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: July 20, 2019, KC vs. FCD Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU Goal July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Assist Sept. 23, 2020, KC vs. ORL 2020 Record when: he starts 1-4-2 he scores 1-0-0

Height: 5-8 Weight: 140 Birthday: 2/21/1991 Hometown: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Last Club: C.F. Os Belenenses (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 1/4/2017 Gerso Fernandes, a left-footed winger, has played more than 150 matches during a six-year professional career in Portugal. Prior to joining Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season, he spent the previous five seasons in the Portuguese first division, including the 2016-17 Primeira Liga campaign with Belenenses. On May 17, 2017, Fernandes scored the first Sporting KC hat-trick in seven years in a 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC before adding a goal and an assist in his first-ever U.S. Open Cup game against Minnesota United FC on June 14, 2017. He was named the club’s 2017 Offensive Player of the Year.

Fernandes started nine of 14 Primeira Liga appearances for Belenenses in the 2016-17 season prior to joining Sporting KC, recording one goal and four assists. He also contributed one assist in three domestic cup matches, featuring in the 2016-17 Taça de Portugal and the 2016-17 Taça da Liga. Fernandes appeared more than 100 times for Estoril between 2011-2016. He helped clinch promotion to the Primera Liga in his first year with the club before facilitating Estoril’s transition to the top flight over the next two seasons, recording four assists in 43 Primera Liga appearances and playing six games in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League group stage.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

102

70

6182

16

16

154

62

106

123

23

19

11

0

4

4

KC - Postseason

3

1

83

1

0

5

3

2

3

0

1

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

105

71

6265

17

16

159

65

108

126

23

20

11

0

4

4

#3 | D | ANDREU FONTAS | @AFontas3 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

15

11

1056

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

90

0

0

International

4

4

326

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

20

16

1472

0

0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Banyoles, Spain Last Club: Celta Vigo (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 8/8/2018

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Shots 2, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Fouls Committed 3, March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 2, 3 times, last: April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 10, 2019, KC vs. RSL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 11/14/1989

Sporting Kansas City signed center back Andreu Fontas, a 10-year professional with more than 200 appearances in his native Spain, on Aug. 8, 2018. Sporting KC used Targeted Allocation Money to sign Fontas, who was a free agent after being released from his contract with La Liga side Celta Vigo following the 2017-18 season.

Fontas spent five seasons from 2013-2018 with Celta Vigo in Spain’s top-flight La Liga, where he started 100 of 105 league appearances and helped the club to the semifinals of the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League. The defender developed in FC Barcelona’s famed La

Masia youth academy alongside current Sporting KC midfielder Ilie Sanchez, playing nearly 100 matches combined for FC Barcelona B and FC Barcelona from 2008-2012.

Fontas advanced through from the B team to the first team in 2009 and played in 16 games for the Spanish giants, including a sub appearance in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final that Barca won 4-0 over Santos. Fontas spent the 2012-13 season on loan at Mallorca before signing with Celta Vigo in June 2013, where he made 139 appearances over five years. Internationally, Fontas has represented Spain at the Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 levels and has also played for the Catalonia National Team.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

15

11

1056

0

0

3

1

8

7

0

0

2

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

15

11

1056

0

0

3

1

8

7

0

0

2

0

0

0

20

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #23 | F | TYLER FREEMAN | @tylerfreeman23 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

0

0

0

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season...

Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 150 Birthday: 1/9/2003 Hometown: Shawnee, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 10/2/2018 Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of forward Tyler Freeman as a Homegrown Player late in the 2018 season. A native of Shawnee, Kansas, Freeman is the secondyoungest player in club history behind current teammate Gianluca Busio. He entered the Sporting KC Academy in 2014 at age 11 and has represented his hometown club at the U-12 through U-19 levels.

he scores 0-0-0

fourth-place finish at the CONCACAF U-13 Champions League in Mexico City, scoring three goals at the tournament. He featured extensively for both the U-17s and U-19s in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 Development Academy season.

On the international stage, Freeman earned his first selection to the U.S. U-14 Boys’ National Team for a training camp in November 2016. The following June in Zagreb, Freeman made an immediate impact upon joining Sporting KC’s youth ranks, leading the Croatia, he led the U.S. U-14s with a team-best four goals across three friendlies. In U-12s at the 2015 Generation adidas Cup before winning Kansas State Cup titles in 2015 2018, Freeman competed for the U.S. U-16s in April at the Torneo Delle Nazioni in Italy and 2016 with the U-13s. In August 2016, Freeman propelled the Sporting KC U-13s to a before receiving his first call to the U.S. U-17s in August for a Costa Rica training camp.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

#10 | M | FELIPE GUTIERREZ SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

52

49

4244

19

5

MLS Postseason

4

4

360

0

3

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

1

109

0

1

International

5

5

413

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

63

59

5126

19

9

Height: 5-7 Weight: 145 Hometown: Quintero, Chile Last Club: Real Betis (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 2/6/2018

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Goal Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Assist Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 10/8/1990

Gutierrez joined 12-time Chilean Primera Division champion CD Universidad Catolica in 2009. He enjoyed a breakout season for the club in 2011, scoring 10 goals in the top-flight Primera Division as Universidad Catolica finished atop the spring Apertura standings and won the 2011 Copa Chile. Gutierrez landed a transfer to FC Twente ahead of the 2012-13 Eredivisie season, debuting for the Dutch side in a UEFA Europa League qualifier. In his sophomore season at FC Twente, Gutierrez reached new heights as the midfielder started 33 league matches and was named the 2013-14 Eredivisie Most Valuable Player for his instrumental role in propelling the Tukkers to a third-place finish in the table.

MLS CAREER STATS

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 5 times, last: Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Assists 2, Sept. 15, 2018, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 4, Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Shots 6, 2 times, last: April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE Fouls Committed 4, 8 times, last: Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: June 29, 2019, KC at RSL

GP

GS

MIN

G

Gutierrez moved from Netherlands to Spain in 2016-17, signing for Spanish La Liga side Real Betis. His first La Liga goal was a stoppage-time winner as Real Betis beat Osasuna 2-1 in October 2016. Gutierrez spent most of 2017 on loan at Internacional in Brazil, where he played 16 games and helped the club gain promotion to the top-flight Serie A. A native of Quintero, Chile, Gutierrez has represented his country 35 times at the senior international level. He’s competed on a global stage at the sport’s highest level, featuring at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and helping Chile lift the 2015 Copa America title as champions of South America.

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

52

49

4244

19

5

105

46

96

82

1

58

14

0

5

4

KC - Postseason

4

4

360

0

3

9

4

9

11

1

11

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

56

53

4604

19

8

114

50

105

93

2

69

14

0

5

4

21

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #21 | M | FELIPE HERNANDEZ | @Fe1ipe98 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

12

7

704

0

1

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

1

0

26

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

13

7

730

0

1

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Shots on Goal 0 Shots 2, Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 3, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Fouls Suffered 2, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU Goal N/A Assist Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL 2020 Record when: he starts 2-3-1 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 6/8/1998 Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/30/2019 Sporting Kansas City signed Felipe Hernandez as a Homegrown Player in late August 2019, making him the 12th Homegrown Player in club history and the seventh on the current roster, joining Gianluca Busio, Cameron Duke, Tyler Freeman, Jaylin Lindsey, Daniel Salloi and Wan Kuzain.

Born in Ibague, Colombia, Hernandez grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, and played for Sporting Nashville Heroes, a former Academy Affiliate. He moved to Kansas City in the summer of 2014 to join the Academy. At age 16, Hernandez earned a preseason training stint with Sporting KC in January 2015, before signing an Academy contract with the Rangers in August 2016, two months prior to earning Bob Gansler Academy Player of the Year honors that then lead to a professional SPR contract in early 2017.

Hernandez is the first Sporting player to progress from an Academy Affiliate club to the SKC Academy to Sporting KC II before signing with the senior team. His acquisition follows a breakout season in the USL Championship, where he started 24 of 26 appearances, scored a team-best eight goals and recorded four assists. In three seasons with SPR, Hernandez amassed 13 goals and 12 assists across 85 matches.

On the international stage, Hernandez played for the U.S. U-19 National Team for the first time in August 2016 for the Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament in Serbia. The following April, he ventured to London for his first training camp with the U.S. U-20s.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

12

7

704

0

1

8

0

11

6

0

7

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

12

7

704

0

1

8

0

11

6

0

7

0

0

0

0

#19 | F | ERIK HURTADO SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

21

9

924

4

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

3

1

115

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

24

10

1039

4

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 16 times, last: Sept. 5, 2020, KC at HOU Assists 1, 10 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, VAN at LAFC (w/ VAN) Shots on Goal 3, Aug. 22, 2019, KC vs. MIN Shots 7, Sept. 3, 2016, VAN vs. NY (w/ VAN) Fouls Committed 7, Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 5, Aug. 27, 2016, VAN at LA (w/ VAN) Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU Goal Sept. 5, 2020, KC at HOU Assist Oct. 21, 2018, VAN at LAFC (w/ VAN) 2020 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 1-1-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 Birthday: 11/15/1990 Hometown: Beaverton, Oregon College: Santa Clara University Last Club: Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) Acquired: Acquired via trade on 12/14/2018 Sporting KC acquired forward Erik Hurtado in late 2018 from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. In six seasons with the Whitecaps, Hurtado contributed 17 goals and 13 assists in 123 matches (47 MLS starts) across all competitions since being selected fifth overall in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.

Norwegian first division. Hurtado made 12 appearances during the five-month loan spell.

Hurtado had two goals and two assists in the 2016-17 Concacaf Champions League with Vancouver, scoring in both CCL fixtures against Sporting KC, as the Whitecaps advanced from the group stage and advanced all the way to the semifinals.

The former U.S. youth international and Santa Clara product recorded seven goals and five assists in his first two professional seasons, before helping the Whitecaps to their lone Canadian Championship title in 2015 with an 87th-minute game-tying assist in the semifinal series before garnering European experience on loan with Mjondalen in the

More recently, Hurtado has compiled six goals and three assists since the start of the 2017 season, including his game-winning goal in Vancouver’s 1-0 victory over Sporting KC at Children’s Mercy Park that snapped Sporting’s 24-game home unbeaten streak on Sept. 30, 2017.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

21

9

924

4

0

27

12

24

13

5

0

1

0

2

0

MLS - Regular Season

126

56

5637

16

10

153

55

125

84

51

6

4

0

3

3

MLS - Postseason

1

1

78

1

0

2

2

3

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

127

57

5715

17

10

155

57

128

87

51

6

4

0

3

3

22

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #17 | M | GADI KINDA SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

12

11

914

4

2

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

1

135

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

14

12

1049

4

2

Height: 5-8 Weight: 145 Hometown: Ashdod, Israel Last Club: Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) Acquired: Loaned in on 1/23/2020

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 4 times, last: Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assists 1, 2 times, last: July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN Shots 4, Sept. 13, 2020, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 4, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: Aug. 29, 2020, KC at COL

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Sept. 23, 2020, KC vs. ORL Goal Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assist July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL 2020 Record when: he starts 5-5-1 he scores 3-1-0

Birthday: 3/23/1994

Sporting Kansas City announced in January 2020 that the club had acquired central midfielder Gadi Kinda on a one-year loan from Israeli Premier League side Beitar Jerusalem. Kinda has played over 200 matches in Israel since turning professional in 2011 at age 17. He starred as one of the Israeli Premier League’s best players during the first half of the 2019-20 season. Before his move to Sporting, the playmaker ranked fourth in the league with a team-best seven goals while also leading the side with four assists.

He became a regular starter for Ashdod during the 2013-2014 campaign, notably scoring his first top-fight goal in a 3-2 defeat of Israeli giants Maccabi Haifa in September 2013.

Ashdod spent the 2015-16 season in Israel’s second division, but a strong bounce-back culminated with a Liga Leumit title as Kinda earned 27 appearances and helped his team finish atop the standings. Ashdod’s promotion saw Kinda tally seven goals and seven assists over the next two and a half seasons before his transfer to Beitar Jerusalem.

Born in Ethiopia and raised in Israel, Kinda joined Beitar Jerusalem in February 2019 and started 30 of 31 appearances in all competitions. Kinda spent the first seven and a half years of his professional career at FC Ashdod. He developed as a youth in his hometown club’s academy prior to landing an top-flight debut in September 2011 as a 17-year-old.

On the international stage, Kinda has represented Israel at the U-18, U-19 and U-21 levels. Kinda has yet to earn his first cap for the Israeli Men’s National Team but was selected to the senior squad for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying in fall 2019.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

12

11

914

4

2

24

6

19

20

1

3

5

1

1

1

MLS - TOTAL

12

11

914

4

2

24

6

19

20

1

3

5

1

1

1

#26 | D | JAYLIN LINDSEY | @JaylinLindsey SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN Shots on Goal 1, July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Shots 2, 2 times, last: July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Fouls Committed 1, 8 times, last: Sept. 5, 2020, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 2, Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN

A

MLS Regular Season

13

12

1095

0

2

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

3

2

205

0

0

International

1

1

90

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

17

15

1390

0

2

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Sept. 5, 2020, KC at HOU Goal N/A Assist Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN 2020 Record when: he starts 1-2-2 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-8 Weight: 155 Birthday: 3/27/2000 Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/1/2018 Sporting Kansas City signed Jaylin Lindsey as a Homegrown Player in September 2017, with his contract starting on Jan. 1, 2018. He made his MLS debut on June 3 in a 4-1 win over Minnesota United FC. A product of the Sporting KC Academy, Lindsey is the third-youngest signing in club history. The defender has featured for the Sporting KC U-16s and U-18s and made more than 25 appearances for the United States U-17 Men’s National Team from 2016-2017.

Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, Lindsey joined the Sporting KC Academy in January 2015. He has made more than 30 combined appearances for the U-16s and U-18s. After impressing throughout his first full Academy season with Sporting KC,

Lindsey signed an Academy contract with Sporting KC II on May 6, 2016. A day later, he became the first American player born in 2000 or later to appear in a professional match.

Lindsey would feature once more for the Rangers before joining the U.S. U-17 Residency Program in August 2016.

Lindsey has featured regularly for the U.S. U-17s and received his first call-up to the U.S. U-20s in September 2018. He was named to the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Best XI in May after helping the U.S. to a second-place finish. That allowed Lindsey to represent the U.S. at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Lindsey has been a youth international since 2013, representing the U-14s, U-15s and U-17s.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

13

12

1095

0

2

8

1

8

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

13

12

1095

0

2

8

1

8

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

23

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #36 | D | LUIS MARTINS SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

18

17

1483

0

2

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

2

135

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

20

19

1618

0

2

Height: 5-9 Weight: 150 Hometown: Lamego, Portugal Last Club: G.D. Chaves (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 8/1/2019

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 2 times, last: July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 2, Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR Shots 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 13, 2020, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN Last Regular Season...

Appearance Sept. 19, 2020, KC vs. DAL Goal N/A Assist July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL 2020 Record when: he starts 5-2-1 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 6/10/1992

Sporting Kansas City signed Portuguese left back Luis Martins in early August 2019.

Martins boasts eight years of professional experience, including stints in the top-flight Portuguese Primeira Liga and Spanish La Liga.

Granada in La Liga. His debut saw him face eventual UEFA Champions League winners FC Barcelona in the Camp Nou. Martins was loaned to fellow Spanish side Osasuna in 2015-16 and to Portuguese outfit Maritimo from 2016-2018. Martins spent the 2018-19 campaign with G.D. Chaves in the Portuguese top flight, scoring once in 20 matches.

Born and raised in Lamego, Portugal, Martins came through the Benfica Academy and earned his first team debut with a start in the UEFA Champions League, helping the side to a 1-1 draw against FC Basel on Nov. 2, 2011, before spending most of 2012 with Benfica B. Martins transferred to Gil Vicente in 2013 and amassed 40 Primeira Liga appearances over the next two years. In 2014, Martins headed to Spain and signed with

As a youth, Martins represented Portugal’s U-16s, U-17s and U-18s from 2008-2009. He then featured at the 2010 UEFA Under-19 Championship before helping Portugal to a second-place finish at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. He also started four qualifying matches for the 2015 UEFA Under-21 Championship.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

18

17

1483

0

2

10

5

16

9

0

6

2

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

18

17

1483

0

2

10

5

16

9

0

6

2

0

0

1

#29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

160

160

14353

0

0

MLS Postseason

6

6

534

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

2

180

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

11

11

1080

0

0

International

6

6

540

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

185

185

16687

0

0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA (MLS) Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 7, Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Saves 10, April 8, 2018, KC at LA Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU Shutout Sept. 13, 2020, KC vs. MIN 2020 Record when: he starts 6-5-2

Birthday: 5/15/1986

Tim Melia has the most regular-season wins (68) and shutouts (48) in club history, and has also played the most games (160) of any Sporting goalkeeper. Melia claimed the 2017 Goalkeeper of the Year crown with career-highs in wins (12), shutouts (10), saves (91), starts (31) and minutes (2,759). Melia surpassed each of those numbers in 2018, posting 18 wins, 13 shutouts, 106 saves, 34 starts and 3060 minutes.

During his breakout campaign in 2015, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 precent 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. He was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year.

Melia was also named the club’s 2017 Most Valuable Player. Among goalkeepers with at least 15 regular-season appearances in 2017, he led MLS with a 0.78 goals against average, 78.4 save percentage and 69.2-percent passing accuracy. He also ranked second in shutouts. On April 8, 2018, Melia set a new club record and career-high with 10 saves in a 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy.

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

160

160

14353

696

491

48

199

1.25

12

22

12

1

68

53

37

MLS - Regular Season

166

165

14792

728

509

48

213

1.30

13

23

12

2

68

57

38

KC - Postseason

6

6

534

24

15

1

8

1.35

0

0

0

0

1

2

2

MLS - TOTAL

172

171

15326

752

524

49

221

1.30

13

23

12

2

69

59

40

24

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #9 | F | ALAN PULIDO | @alanpulido SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

10

9

791

5

4

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

2

180

1

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

12

11

971

6

4

Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Last Club: C.D. Guadalajara (Mexico) Acquired: Signed on 12/10/2019

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU Assists 2, July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU Shots 5, July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN Fouls Suffered 5, Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU Goal Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU Assist July 22, 2020, KC at RSL 2020 Record when: he starts 6-2-1 he scores 4-0-0

Birthday: 3/8/1991

Pulido then signed for Greek outfit Levadiakos and scored on his debut before heading to Greek powerhouse Olympiacos. He notched six goals throughout the 2015-16 campaign as Olympiacos claimed the Super League title, with Pulido also competing in the Europa League and Champions League qualifying during his time with the club. Pulido returned to Liga MX in August 2016, joining Guadalajara on a club-record transfer fee. His first full season with Chivas yielded 14 goals, helping his side to a double-winning campaign that ended with his first Liga MX Best XI selection. In 2018, he led Chivas to the Concacaf Pulido developed in the Tigres UANL youth academy before breaking into the first team in Champions League title and the club’s first continental championship in 56 years.

2009 as an 18-year-old. He helped Tigres to the 2009 SuperLiga title and two years later, At the international level, Pulido has bagged five goals for Mexico’s senior team and was Pulido scored in the decisive second leg of the 2011 Liga MX Apertura Final as Tigres part of the El Tri squad at the 2011 Copa America and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He also won its first league championship since 1982. Pulido enjoyed a breakout 2013-14 campaign with 25 goals in all competitions during his final season at Tigres, scoring in the led the Mexico U-23s to the 2012 Concacaf Olympic Qualifying Tournament championship 2014 Copa MX Clausura Final to finish as the tournament’s golden boot winner. at Children’s Mercy Park as the top scorer of the competition.

Sporting Kansas City acquired Mexican striker Alan Pulido as a Designated Player on a club-record transfer fee from C.D. Guadalajara in December 2019. Pulido has scored over 100 combined goals for club and country during a decorated career highlighted by five domestic championships, the 2018 Concacaf Champions League title and 13 caps for the Mexico Men’s National Team. He joins Sporting after finishing atop the Liga MX scoring charts with 12 goals for C.D. Guadalajara in the 2019 Apertura season.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

10

9

791

5

4

25

11

6

23

6

0

3

0

2

1

MLS - TOTAL

10

9

791

5

4

25

11

6

23

6

0

3

0

2

1

#24 | GK | JOHN PULSKAMP | @john_pulskamp SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed N/A Saves N/A

A

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

0

0

0

0

0

Last Regular Season...

Appearance N/A Shutout N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 Birthday: 4/19/2001 Hometown: Bakersfield, California Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 2/24/2020 Sporting Kansas City signed 18-year-old goalkeeper John Pulskamp as a Homegrown Player ahead of the 2020 season after acquiring his Homegrown rights from the LA Galaxy where he spent two seasons in the club’s Academy.

Pulskamp arrived in Kansas City in April 2019 after a two-year stint in the LA Galaxy Academy, where he competed at the U-17 and U-19 levels in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. He also spent time on trial with English Premier League outfit AFC Bournemouth in the summer of 2018. Prior to joining the Galaxy, he represented youth sides Real So Cal and Central California Aztecs.

A native of Bakersfield, California, Pulskamp joins the MLS ranks on the heels of a 2019 USL Championship season in which he led Sporting KC II goalkeepers in starts (14), minutes (1,260), wins (four) and saves (45). He enjoyed several standout performances At the youth international level, Pulskamp debuted for the U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team throughout the year, making five saves in a victory over reigning league champion in a friendly against regional rivals Mexico in early 2020. He also competed at a U.S. U-18 Louisville City on May 6 and four saves in a defeat of rivals Saint Louis FC on June 30. training camp in June 2018 at Pinnacle in Kansas City, Kansas.

He later shut out North Carolina FC in a 1-0 win on Sept. 14 and posted six saves in a 3-0 road triumph over Charlotte Independence on Sept. 21.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.00

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.00

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

25

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #4 | D | ROBERTO PUNCEC SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

13

11

1045

0

1

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

2

180

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

15

13

1225

0

1

Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 Hometown: Varazdin, Croatia Last Club: HNK Rijeka (Croatia) Acquired: Signed on 12/4/2019

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, Sept. 13, 2020, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Suffered 1, 4 times, last: Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU Goal N/A Assist Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN 2020 Record when: he starts 6-4-1 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 10/27/1991

Sporting Kansas City signed Croatian defender Roberto Puncec in December 2019. The center back has amassed almost 300 professional appearances across 12 professional seasons in Croatia, Israel and Germany. He arrives at Sporting after spending two and a half seasons with Croatian first-division club HNK Rijeka, where he won the 2019 Croatian Cup.

In 2012, Puncec began a five-year stint with German side Union Berlin of the seconddivision 2. Bundesliga. He featured regularly during his time in the German capital, starting 118 of 128 appearances in all competitions as Union Berlin finished in the top half of the table in each of his five seasons with the club. Puncec returned to his native Croatia in 2017, signing for HNK Rijeka. He anchored the club’s defense from 2017-2019, guiding Rijeka to consecutive second-place finishes in the Croatian First Football League and propelled his side to silverware in May 2019 as the Whites won the Croatian Cup.

A native of Varazdin, Croatia, Puncec developed in the NK Varazdin academy and signed his first senior team contract in 2008 at age 16. He became a regular starter in 2009 and helped his hometown club secure a spot in 2011-12 UEFA Europa League qualifying before joining Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv in August 2011. His lone season in Israel yielded 23 total appearances.

As a youth, Puncec represented Croatia at the U-14 through U-21 levels. He made five appearances at the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, leading Croatia to the semifinals, then played all three games at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

13

11

1045

0

1

1

0

18

4

0

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

13

11

1045

0

1

1

0

18

4

0

0

1

0

0

0

#22 | D | WINSTON REID | @WinstonReid2 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

6

4

368

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

6

4

368

0

0

Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand Last Club: West Ham United (England) Acquired: Loaned in on 2/14/2020

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Shots 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2020, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 23, 2020, KC vs. ORL

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 2-1-1 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 7/3/1988

Winston Reid arrives in Kansas City after logging over 300 club appearances in Denmark and England, including 166 Premier League matches with West Ham. The 6-foot-3 center back has also earned 25 caps for the New Zealand Men’s National Team, including three starts at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Reid moved to Denmark from New Zealand at age 10 and began his professional career with FC Midtjylland in 2005. He made his Midtjylland debut at age 17 and played 92 matches for Midtjylland in all competitions before his transfer to West Ham in 2010.

Reid made his first of 222 competitive appearances for the Hammers on Aug. 14, 2010 and opened his West Ham scoring account in an FA Cup win over Burnley the following February. Starting a career-high 36 Premier League matches in 2012-13, Reid was named West Ham’s player of the year as the Hammers secured a top-half finish in the

table. He bagged his first Premier League goal in a London derby defeat of Fulham on Sept. 1, 2012. Reid played a vital role during the Hammers’ breakout 2015-16 campaign, which culminated in a seventh-place league finish and a berth in UEFA Europa League qualifying. Reid’s crowning moment in East London came on May 10, 2016, when he scored the final goal in Upton Park history to seal a dramatic 3-2 triumph over English giants Manchester United in West Ham’s last home game at the iconic venue.

Reid represented Denmark at the U-19, U-20 and U-21 levels before committing his senior international career to New Zealand and was selected to the All Whites squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, playing every minute and scoring his only international goal to date with a stoppage-time equalizer in a 1-1 draw with Slovakia. Reid has 25 caps with New Zealand, with his most recent appearance coming in November 2019.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

6

4

368

0

0

2

1

6

3

0

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

6

4

368

0

0

2

1

6

3

0

0

1

0

0

0

26

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

72

59

5246

25

20

MLS Postseason

4

4

345

0

1

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

2

157

0

1

U.S. Open Cup

3

2

190

2

2

International

6

5

422

0

2

ALL COMPETITIONS

87

72

6360

27

26

Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland Last Club: Derby County FC (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/31/2018

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 4, 3 times, last: Sept. 19, 2020, KC vs. DAL Shots 8, Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 4, Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 5, May 12, 2019, KC at DC Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU Goal Sept. 23, 2020, KC vs. ORL Assist March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 7-3-1 he scores 2-3-0

Birthday: 4/8/1990

Sporting KC acquired Scottish winger Johnny Russell in a transfer from English club Derby County FC in January 2018. Russell has tallied 27 goals and 26 assists in 87 appearances for Sporting KC since the start of 2018, including two hat tricks.

League. He added 14 more goals in all comps during the 2011-12 campaign to pace another fourth-place finish. Russell’s final season at Dundee saw him produce a team-best 20 goals in 38 competitive appearances. Russell reached new heights in June 2013 when he joined Derby County. He marked his debut for the outfit with his first of nine Russell previously scored 93 goals during a 12-year professional career in England and goals in the 2013-14 English Championship as the Rams fell just short of promotion to the his native Scotland. Russell developed in the Dundee United Academy in Scotland before EPL. He totaled 18 goals over the next two seasons. making his professional debut for the top-flight Scottish Premiership club in May 2007 at age 17. He spent most of the following two seasons on loan at Scottish side Forfar Russell has 13 career caps for Scotland and scored his first international goal during a Athletic and marked his first career Dundee United start with a goal in the 2009 Scottish European Championshop Qualifier in San Marino on March 24, 2019. Russell made his FA Cup. After being loaned to Raith Rovers in 2009-10, Russell enjoyed a breakout year debut in 2014 and recently helped Scotland gain promotion to League B in the UEFA at Dundee United with nine goals as the Tangerines finished fourth in the Scottish Premier Nations League in 2018. He has also represented Scotland at the U-19 and U-21 levels.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

72

59

5246

25

20

164

65

41

93

9

220

5

0

5

4

KC - Postseason

4

4

345

0

1

8

2

6

6

1

13

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

76

63

5591

25

21

172

67

47

99

10

233

5

0

5

4

#20 | F | DANIEL SALLOI | @danielsalloi SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

83

54

5070

15

10

MLS Postseason

5

4

397

3

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

1

74

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

8

4

495

5

0

International

5

2

152

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

103

65

6188

23

10

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN Assists 2, 2 times, last: June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 4, 3 times, last: July 13, 2019, KC at VAN Shots 8, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: May 12, 2019, KC at DC Last Regular Season...

Appearance Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Goal Sept. 29, 2019, KC vs. POR Assist Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 150 Birthday: 7/19/1996 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Gyirmot SE (Hungary) - Loan Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 1/13/2016 Sporting Kansas City signed forward Daniel Salloi as the fourth Homegrown Player in club history in early 2016 and made his Sporting KC debut on April 9, 2017 against the Colorado Rapids. Salloi is one of seven Homegrown Players on Sporting Kansas City’s current roster, alongside Gianluca Busio (2017), Jaylin Lindsey (2018), Wan Kuzain (2018), Tyler Freeman (2019), Cameron Duke (2019) and Felipe Hernandez (2019).

of the season. Salloi moved to the United States in August 2014 as an AFS exchange student and attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas, joining joined the Sporting Kansas City Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season.

After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to his former Academy side Ujpest FC in July 2015 to sign an amateur contract for senior team, a 20-time He scored on his first start for the club - a 4-0 win over Minnesota United FC in the U.S. champion in Hungary’s first division. He made his professional debut in the top-tier OTP Open Cup on June 14, 2017 - before adding his first MLS goal vs. Portland on July 1.

Bank Liga on July 18, the day before his 19th birthday. Salloi received his first call-up to Salloi scored the winning goal in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Final. Salloi made 10 the Hungary National Team in August 2018. He previously played for the Hungary appearances for Sporting KC’s USL affiliate, Sporting KC II, in 2016 and scored four goals Under-21 National Team after debuting in 2017 and earned four caps. and added three assists before being loaned to Gyirmot SE in Hungary for the remainder MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

83

54

5070

15

10

172

67

42

65

18

1

5

2

6

4

KC - Postseason

5

4

397

3

0

15

5

3

8

2

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

88

58

5467

18

10

187

72

45

73

20

1

6

2

6

4

27

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

107

101

9213

6

11

MLS Postseason

5

5

480

1

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

2

154

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

9

9

870

0

1

International

6

6

540

2

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

129

123

11257

9

12

Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Last Club: Elche CF (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 1/13/2017

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 6 times, last: July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Assists 2, May 9, 2018, KC at ATL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Shots 5, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Fouls Suffered 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU Goal July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Assist July 3, 2019, KC vs. LAFC 2020 Record when: he starts 5-2-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 11/21/1990

Ilie, a product of FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth academy, has eight years of professional experience in Spain and Germany. The defensive midfielder featured extensively for FC Barcelona B from 2009-2014 and most recently played for Elche CF during the 2015-16 season. He joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season and has made 129 appearances in all competitions, earning SKC Newcomer of the Year honors in 2017 before being named an MLS All-Star and the club’s Most Valuable Player in 2018.

After missing most of 2011-12 through injury, Sánchez claimed a regular spot in Barcelona B’s midfield over the next two seasons. He played 29 league matches in 2012-13 and started 36 of 38 appearances in 2013-14, guiding Barcelona B to another third-place finish in the Segunda Division. Sánchez appeared in 114 league games during his five-year spell at FC Barcelona B.

Sánchez moved to Germany’s second division in 2014, making 26 appearances in all Born and raised in Barcelona, Sánchez jumped from La Masia to FC Barcelona B ahead competitions for 1860 Munich of the 2. Bundesliga. He was then loaned back to his native of the 2009-10 campaign. He helped the club earn promotion to the Spanish Segunda Spain for the 2015-16 campaign, where he played 28 games for CF Elche in the Segunda Division in his first professional season. He played 24 more matches the following year as Division.

Barcelona B finished third in Spain’s second tier.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

107

101

9213

6

11

89

21

87

92

2

14

22

1

1

3

KC - Postseason

5

5

480

1

0

5

2

4

4

0

0

1

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

112

106

9693

7

11

94

23

91

96

2

14

23

1

2

3

#1 | GK | RICHARD SANCHEZ | @richsanz45 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 4, 2 times, last: July 11, 2018, CHI vs. PHI Saves 9, April 21, 2018, CHI at NY

A

MLS Regular Season

2

1

104

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

2

1

104

0

0

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shutout Sept. 16, 2018, CHI vs. ORL 2020 Record when: he starts 1-0-0

Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Birthday: 4/5/1994 Hometown: Little Elm, Texas Last Club: Chicago Fire (MLS) Acquired: Acquired in Re-Entry Draft on 11/26/2019 Sporting Kansas City selected Richard Sanchez in Stage 1 of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft in November 2019. Sanchez already has nine seasons of professional experience under his belt after developing in the FC Dallas Academy and competing in the United States and Mexico. He spent the last three seasons in MLS with the Chicago Fire, where he totaled 90 saves across 27 league appearances.

FC Dallas loaned Sanchez to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in 2013, where he made his professional debut in the NASL. He was sold to Liga MX powerhouse Tigres UANL a year later and went on loan to both FC Dallas (2014) and Mexican side Tampico Madero (2016-2017) during his time with the Los Tigres. After a three-year spell in Mexico, Sanchez returned to MLS in August 2017 when he joined the Chicago Fire.

Born in Mission Hills, California before moving to Little Elm, Texas, Sanchez joined the prestigious Atletico Madrid Academy in Spain in 2008. He moved back to Texas the following year and developed in the FC Dallas Academy, signing as an MLS Homegrown Player in February 2011.

On the international stage, Sanchez was the starting goalkeeper and played all seven matches for Mexico as El Tri captured the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup title on home soil.

Sanchez posted two shutouts in the tournament, including a clean sheet in the final - a 2-0 victory over Uruguay. He was also Mexico’s starting keeper at the 2013 U-20 World Cup two years later, helping his side reach the Round of 16.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

2

1

104

5

2

0

4

3.46

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

MLS - Regular Season

29

27

2491

148

92

3

55

1.99

4

4

3

0

8

15

6

MLS - TOTAL

29

27

2491

148

92

3

55

1.99

4

4

3

0

8

15

6

28

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #11 | F | KHIRY SHELTON | @KhiryShelton SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

34

28

2511

6

6

MLS Postseason

3

2

172

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

1

1

80

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

0

15

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

39

31

2778

6

6

Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 Hometown: Leander, Texas College: Oregon State Last Club: SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) Acquired: Signed on 12/9/2019

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 12 times, last: Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Assists 3, Sept. 23, 2016, NYC vs. CHI (w/ NYC) Shots on Goal 4, July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Fouls Suffered 4, April 11, 2015, NYC at PHI (w/ NYC) Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU Goal Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Assist March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 7-4-2 he scores 2-1-1

Birthday: 6/26/1993

Shelton spent 2019 with German club SC Paderborn 07 and returns to Kansas City for his second stint at Sporting after helping the club to first place in the Western Conference and a record-breaking scoring season in 2018. Shelton started 17 of 24 appearances for Sporting in all competitions during a 2018 campaign that saw the club set regular season club records in goals, assists and goal differential. He tallied two goals and five assists in MLS play as Sporting finished atop the West with 62 points and an 18-8-8 record, including a 12-3-5 mark in regular-season matches that Shelton played.

He was NYCFC’s first-ever SuperDraft pick and played a total of 54 regular-season games for the club, notching six goals and 10 assists across just 23 starts.

Shelton was selected second overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft on Jan. 15, 2015 by expansion side New York City FC and spent three seasons with the club.

Shelton was a member of the U.S. U-18 National Team for the Lisbon International Tournament in 2011. Selected to the U18 squad for its trip to Israel in 2010.

In college, Shelton recorded 10 goals and 12 assists at Oregon State University his senior season. He was an NSCAA All-America Second Team; Pac-12 Player of the Year; All-Far West Region First Team as he helped lead the Beavers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2003.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

34

28

2511

6

6

63

23

34

32

9

1

4

0

1

4

MLS - Regular Season

88

51

5032

12

16

99

35

58

63

12

1

4

0

1

7

KC - Postseason

3

2

172

0

0

2

1

4

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Postseason

5

2

229

0

0

2

1

4

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

93

53

5225

12

16

101

36

62

64

14

1

4

0

1

7

#16 | D | GRAHAM SMITH | @grahamsmith161 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

17

16

1377

1

1

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

2

180

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

180

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

21

20

1737

1

1

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Assists 1, Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Shots 3, Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Fouls Committed 2, 4 times, last: Aug. 29, 2020, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 2, Aug. 22, 2019, KC vs. MIN Last Regular Season...

Appearance Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Goal Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Assist Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 2-0-2 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Birthday: 4/8/1990 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: University of Denver Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#18) - signed on 2/15/18 Sporting Kansas City selected center back Graham Smith with the 18th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft before officially sigining him in February 2018. He made his debut and first start for the club in the 3-2 victory over Houston on June 23, 2018, going the full 90 minutes at center back in the thrilling win.

A native of Highlands Ranch, Colo., Smith was teammates with current SKC forward Khiry Shelton during his freshman year at Oregon State. He assisted three goals in 38 matches for the Beavers, helping the side reach the NCAA Tournament in 2014.

Upon transferring to Denver in 2016, Smith helped the Pioneers reach the Men’s College Cup for the first time in program history. He split time between the holding midfield and Smith split his four-year college career between Oregon State University (2014-15) and center back positions, serving as the anchor of a defense that notched a 0.52 goals the University of Denver (2016-17). The defender started all 80 appearances at the NCAA against average in 2016 and a 0.71 goals against average in 2017. As a senior, Smith Division I level, registering six goals and seven assists in his final two seasons with the was a United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Second Team selection and a CoSIDA Pioneers.

Academic All-American.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

17

16

1377

1

1

9

3

14

7

0

0

3

0

1

1

MLS - TOTAL

17

16

1377

1

1

9

3

14

7

0

0

3

0

1

1

29

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #75 | M | WAN KUZAIN WAN KAMAL | @LeKuz7 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

6

3

307

1

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

173

0

1

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

8

5

480

1

1

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots 3, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 2, July 4, 2018, KC at RSL Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Goal June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 9/14/1998 Hometown: Carbondale, Illinois Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 4/13/2018 Sporting Kansas City signed holding midfielder Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal to an MLS contract on April 13, 2018, becoming the ninth Homegrown player in club history and one of six on the current roster. Kuzain is the first Sporting KC Homegrown signing to progress from the Sporting KC Academy to Sporting KC II to the senior team. Kuzain made his Sporting KC debut on May 27, 2018 before scoring his first goal in his second appearance with the game-winner against Minnesota United on June 3, 2018.

Kuzain continued to develop in 2017 with Sporting II, where he helped them to a second straight Western Conference championship. He debuted for the club last March and signed his first professional contract with the club in July, ending the campaign with 13 games played. His 91.3-percent passing accuracy last season ranked first in the USL among players with at least five appearances.

As a youth, Kuzain previously trained with the United States U-17 Men’s National Team in 2013 and 2014 as well as Dutch club Feyenoord in late 2015.

Born and raised in Carbondale, Illinois, Kuzain spent several years with St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club before joining the Sporting Kansas City Academy in August 2016.

He signed an Academy contract with the Rangers later that month.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

6

3

307

1

0

5

2

4

6

0

0

1

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

6

3

307

1

0

5

2

4

6

0

0

1

0

1

0

#8 | D | GRAHAM ZUSI | @gzusi SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 7 times, last: July 14, 2018, KC at NY Shots on Goal 3, 5 times, last: Aug. 18, 2018, KC vs. POR Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: March 30, 2013, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI

A

MLS Regular Season

293

251

23054

29

66

MLS Postseason

18

18

1739

0

6

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

2

180

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

18

16

1537

3

6

International

13

13

1140

0

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

344

300

27650

32

81

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU Goal July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist Sept. 13, 2020, KC vs. MIN 2020 Record when: he starts 7-5-1 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) A 10-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15, 2017-19), MLS Best XI (2012-13) & 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.

reached 50 regular-season assists and later moved into first in club history with 24 game-winning assists on Aug. 19, 2017 versus FC Dallas.

Zusi has earned 55 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and seven assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA Zusi re-signed with Sporting KC in late 2018. He has recorded 32 goals and 81 assists in World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in 344 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2009 out his first CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2015, starting two matches, and scored in a World Cup of the University of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in qualifier against Guatemala on March 29, 2016. He played five games for the U.S. at the club history with 80 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica. He recently made four appearances as the U.S. won the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

293

251

23054

29

66

441

135

238

335

33

798

25

1

9

28

KC - Postseason

18

18

1739

0

6

31

3

25

30

1

69

2

0

0

3

MLS - TOTAL

311

269

24793

29

72

472

138

263

365

34

867

27

1

9

31

30

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

Stat

Player

#

Stat

Player

#

Games

C.J. Sapong (2011), Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)

34

Games

Matt Besler*

294

Minutes

Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)

3060

Minutes

Matt Besler*

25,501

Goals

Dom Dwyer (2014)

22

Goals

Preki

71

Assists

Preki (1997 & 2003)

17

Assists

Preki

98

Shots

Preki (1996)

140

Shots

Preki

693

Shots on goal

Preki (1996)

61

Shots on goal

Preki

283

Fouls Committed

Chris Henderson (2000)

79

Fouls Committed

Roger Espinoza*

402

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2004)

111

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud

528

Offsides

Eddie Johnson (2007)

50

Offsides

Vitalis Takawira

126

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi (2012)

150

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi*

798

Cautions

Aurelien Collin (2013)

13

Cautions

Roger Espinoza*

56

Ejections

Davy Arnaud (2010), Roger Espinoza (2019)

3

Ejections

Roger Espinoza*

11

ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat

Player

#

Games

Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013), Tim Melia (2018)

34

Minutes

Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013), Tim Melia (2018)

3060

Wins

Mike Ammann (1997)

21

Losses

Mike Amman (1998)

16

Draws

Bo Oshoniyi (2005)

12

Shutouts

Tony Meola (2000)

16

Goals Against Average

Tim Melia (2017)

0.78

Goals Allowed

Tim Melia (2019)

56

Saves

Tony Meola (2000)

129

Stat

Player

#

Games

Tim Melia*

160

Minutes

Tim Melia*

14,353

Wins

Tim Melia*

68

Losses

Tim Melia*

53

Draws

Tim Melia*

37

Shutouts

Tim Melia*

48

Goals Allowed

Tim Melia*

199

Saves

Tony Meola

507

Goals Against Avg.

Jimmy Nielsen

0.99

SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

Stat

Year

#

Stat

Player

#

Goals

2018

65

Goals

Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010), Gerso Fernandes (2017), Johnny Russell (2018), Krisztian Nemeth (2019), Johnny Russell (2019)

3

Assists

2018

69

Shots

2018

583

Shots on goal

1996

250

4

Fouls Committed

2013

511

2000

541

Assists

Chris Henderson (1999)

Shots

Preki (1997)

12

Fouls Suffered

Shots on goal

Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)

6

Offsides

1997

117

2018

206

Fouls Committed

Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)

8

Corner Kicks

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2006)

10

Cautions

2019

74

2011

8

Offsides

Alex Bunbury (1999)

7

Ejections

Corner Kicks

Alex Zotinca (2006)

12

Points

2012

63

Wins

1997

21

Losses

1999

24

Ties

2017

13

Shutouts

2000

17

Goals Allowed

2019

67

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat

Player

#

Goals Allowed

Bo Oshoniyi (2001), Tim Melia (2019)

7

Saves

Tim Melia (2018)

10

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Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Matt Besler* 294 2. Graham Zusi* 293 3. Roger Espinoza* 247 4. Davy Arnaud 240 5. Kerry Zavagnin 237 6. Nick Garcia 224 7. Preki 218 8. Seth Sinovic 210 9. Jimmy Conrad 204 10. Chris Klein 200 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Matt Besler* 285 2. Graham Zusi* 251 3. Kerry Zavagnin 228 4. Roger Espinoza* 225 5. Nick Garcia 224 6. Davy Arnaud 213 7. Jimmy Conrad 203 8. Seth Sinovic 200 9. Preki 199 10. Chris Klein 183 MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Matt Besler* 25,501 2. Graham Zusi* 23,054 3. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 4. Nick Garcia 20,157 5. Roger Espinoza* 19,660 6. Davy Arnaud 19,399 7. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 8. Preki 17,817 9. Seth Sinovic 17,738 10. Chris Klein 16,380 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Tim Melia* 159 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 3. Tony Meola 125 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 5. Kevin Hartman 90 6. Mike Ammann 60 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 SAVES Player GP SV 1. Tony Meola 125 507 2. Tim Melia* 159 487 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 354 4. Kevin Hartman 90 332 5. Jimmy Nielsen 128 304 6. Mike Amman 60 206 7. Chris Snitko 26 95 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 83 9. Eric Kronberg 25 58 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 34 SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 1. Tim Melia* 159 48 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 45 3. Tony Meola 125 37 4. Kevin Hartman 90 22 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 22 6. Mike Ammann 60 10 7. Eric Kronberg 25 8 8. Luis Marin 8 3 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 3 8. Chris Snitko 26 3 GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP GW 1. Tim Melia* 159 67 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 57 3. Tony Meola 125 49 4. Mike Ammann 60 33 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 33 6. Kevin Hartman 90 30 7. Garth Lagerwey 23 12 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 6 10. Chris Snitko 26 5

GOALS Player GP G 1. Preki 218 71 2. Dom Dwyer 128 57 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Josh Wolff 144 43 5. Chris Klein 200 39 6. Kei Kamara 113 38 7. Benny Feilhaber 167 31 7. Mo Johnston 149 31 9. Graham Zusi* 293 29 10. Scott Sealy 88 28 10. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 293 66 3. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 43 5. Roger Espinoza* 247 36 6. Davy Arnaud 240 35 7. Mo Johnston 149 28 8. Josh Wolff 144 26 9. Mark Chung 94 25 10. Kerry Zavagnin 237 22 SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Davy Arnaud 240 452 3. Graham Zusi* 293 441 4. Dom Dwyer 128 401 5. Kei Kamara 113 370 6. Chris Klein 200 312 7. Roger Espinoza* 247 284 8. Mo Johnston 149 274 9. Josh Wolff 144 265 10. Benny Feilhaber 167 256 SHOTS ON GOAL Player GP SOG 1. Preki 218 283 2. Davy Arnaud 240 176 3. Dom Dwyer 128 161 4. Mo Johnston 149 138 4. Chris Klein 200 138 4. Josh Wolff 144 138 7. Graham Zusi* 293 135 8. Kei Kamara 113 126 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 10. Mark Chung 94 95 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Roger Espinoza* 247 402 2. Davy Arnaud 240 329 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 4. Matt McKeon 144 309 5. Matt Besler* 294 241 6. Dom Dwyer 128 239 7. Graham Zusi* 293 238 8. Nick Garcia 224 234 9. Mo Johnston 149 226 10. Seth Sinovic 210 217 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Preki 218 362 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 4. Roger Espinoza* 247 341 5. Graham Zusi* 293 335 6. Benny Feilhaber 167 299 7. Dom Dwyer 128 273 8. Nick Garcia 224 250 9. Mark Chung 94 204 10. Diego Gutierrez 119 196 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Player GP YC 1. Roger Espinoza* 247 56 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 4. Nick Garcia 224 37 5. Matt Besler* 294 35 5. Seth Sinovic 210 35 7. Aurelien Collin 107 31 8. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 8. Matt McKeon 144 30 10. Benny Feilhaber 167 28 10. Jack Jewsbury 195 28 10. Mo Johnston 149 28

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CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 293 798 2. Preki 218 452 3. Benny Feilhaber 167 287 4. Johnny Russell* 72 220 5. Claudio Lopez 57 188 6. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 175 7. Francisco Gomez 114 157 8. Chris Henderson 61 154 9. Chris Klein 200 152 10. Davy Arnaud 240 144 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 13 1. Preki 218 13 3. Chris Klein 200 12 3. Kei Kamara 113 11 3. Josh Wolff 144 11 6. Davy Arnaud 240 10 7. Graham Zusi* 293 9 8. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 9. Benny Feilhaber 167 7 9. C.J. Sapong 110 7 9. Scott Sealy 88 7 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Graham Zusi* 293 28 2. Preki 218 23 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 13 5. Davy Arnaud 240 10 5. Josh Wolff 144 10 7. Roger Espinoza* 247 9 8. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 8. Mo Johnston 149 8 8. Kei Kamara 113 8 8. Chance Myers 147 8 8. Kerry Zavagnin 237 8 MULTI-GOAL GAMES Player GP MGG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 10 2. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 3. Preki 218 7 4. Felipe Gutierrez* 52 5 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 4. Scott Sealy 88 5 4. Josh Wolff 144 5 8. Johnny Russell* 72 4 8. Mo Johnston 149 4 8. Chris Klein 200 4 PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG 1. Preki 218 21 2. Benny Feilhaber 167 12 3. Dom Dwyer 128 7 4. Ilie Sanchez* 107 5 4. Felipe Gutierrez* 52 5 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 7. Claudio Lopez 57 4 8. Claudio Bieler 41 3 8. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 8. Jack Jewsbury 195 3 8. Josh Wolff 144 3 Player 1. Dom Dwyer 2. Johnny Russell* 3. Kei Kamara 4. Preki 4. Scott Sealy 6. Josh Wolff 7. Vitalis Takawira 8. Mark Chung 8. Mo Johnston 10. Chris Klein *Minimum 20 goals

GOALS PER GAME GP 128 72 113 218 88 144 103 94 149 200

GLS AVG 57 0.45 25 0.35 38 0.34 71 0.33 28 0.32 43 0.30 28 0.27 20 0.21 31 0.21 39 0.20

BOLD * - denotes player on current roster

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Year Player GP 2011 C.J. Sapong 34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2018 Ilie Sanchez 34 2018 Graham Zusi 34

Year Player 2014 Dom Dwyer 1996 Preki 2016 Dom Dwyer 2007 Eddie Johnson 1996 Vitalis Takawira

GOALS GP GOALS 33 22 32 18 33 16 24 15 28 13

CORNER KICKS Year Player GP CK 2012 Graham Zusi 32 150 2013 Graham Zusi 27 128 2014 Graham Zusi 25 125 2009 Claudio Lopez 29 123 2019 Johnny Russell 28 109

GAMES STARTED Year Player GS 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2018 Ilie Sanchez 34 2018 Graham Zusi 34

Year Player 1997 Preki 2003 Preki 2000 Preki 2012 Graham Zusi 2015 Benny Feilhaber

ASSISTS GP ASSISTS 27 17 30 17 31 15 32 15 32 15

OFFSIDES Year Player GP OFF 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 50 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 44 1997 Vitalis Takawira 28 43 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 38 2000 Chris Henderson 31 36

MINUTES PLAYED Year Player MIN 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2018 Tim Melia 3060 2018 Ilie Sanchez 3060 2018 Graham Zusi 3060 2017 Ilie Sanchez 2970 2000 Nick Garcia 2915 2000 Peter Vermes 2915

Year Player 1996 Preki 2012 Kei Kamara 2016 Dom Dwyer 2014 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki

SHOTS GP SHOTS 32 140 33 134 33 119 33 113 30 97

GAME-WINNING GOALS Year Player GP GWG 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 6 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 6 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 6 2018 Daniel Salloi 29 6 1997 Preki 27 5 2012 C.J. Sapong 31 5 2015 Krisztian Nemeth 27 5

GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Year Player GP 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 2019 Tim Melia 32 Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2003 Tony Meola 2008 Kevin Hartman 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2019 Tim Melia

SAVES GP SV 31 129 30 121 30 117 32 112 32 111

Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 2018 Tim Melia 2008 Kevin Hartman 2010 Jimmy Nielsen 2017 Tim Melia

SHUTOUTS GP SO 31 16 34 15 34 13 34 13 30 10 29 10 31 10

GOALKEEPER WINS Year Player GP GW 1997 Mike Ammann 29 21 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 18 2018 Tim Melia 34 18 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 17 2000 Tony Meola 31 15 1996 Garth Lagerwey 23 12 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12 2017 Tim Melia 31 12 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Year Player GP GA GAA 2017 Tim Melia 31 24 0.78 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 0.79 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 0.88 2000 Tony Meola 31 29 0.92 2004 Tony Meola 21 22 1.05 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played

SHOTS ON GOAL Year Player GP SOG 1996 Preki 32 61 2012 Kei Kamara 33 49 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 48 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 48 1997 Preki 27 44 2002 Preki 25 44 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 44 FOULS COMMITTED Year Player GP FC 2000 Chris Henderson 31 79 2001 Matt McKeon 26 76 1997 Matt McKeon 31 75 2000 Matt McKeon 30 75 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 66 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 66 2018 Roger Espinoza 32 66 Year Player 2004 Davy Arnaud 2005 Davy Arnaud 2015 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki 2006 Davy Arnaud

FOULS SUFFERED GP FS 30 111 31 85 30 81 30 77 32 76

CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 2019 Felipe Gutierrez 32 11 2011 Aurelien Collin 23 10 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 10 2016 Roger Espinoza 30 10 1997 Mo Johnston 29 9 2005 Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 9 2017 Roger Espinoza 30 9 2018 Roger Espinoza 32 9 EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3 2019 Roger Espinoza 16 3

nine players tied with 2

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GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Year Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 5 2000 Matt McKeon 30 5 2003 Preki 30 5 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 5 2004 Josh Wolff 26 5 2012 Graham Zusi 32 5 2013 Graham Zusi 27 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 30 5 PENALTY KICK GOALS Year Player GP PKG 1996 Preki 32 7 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 7 2003 Preki 30 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 5 2016 Benny Feilhaber 29 5 2019 Felipe Gutierrez 32 5 GOALS PER GAME Year Player GP GLS 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 1996 Preki 32 18 2020 Alan Pulido* 10 5 *Minimum 5 goal

AVG 0.71 0.67 0.63 0.56 0.50

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 7, 2020 vs. Chicago Fire | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: 71 Preki Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) Game: 3 10 times Half: 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) Half: 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 2nd) Half: 3 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/2017 vs. SEA, 2nd) ASSISTS Career: 98 Preki Season: 17 Preki (1997) Season: 17 Preki (2003) Game: 4 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET) Half: 3 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET, 1st) Half: 3 Preki (06/21/2003 vs. CHI, 1st) SHOTS Career: 693 Preki Season: 140 Preki (1996) Game: 12 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB) Half: 8 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB, 2nd) Half: 8 Onandi Lowe (08/12/2001 at COL, 2nd) Half: 8 Preki (07/06/2002 vs. DAL, 2nd)

SHOTS ON GOAL Career: 283 Preki Season: 61 Preki (1996) Game: 6 Preki (05/19/1996 at LA) Game: 6 Eddie Johnson (06/02/007 vs. NY) Half: 4 9 times FOULS COMMITTED Career: 402 Roger Espinoza Season: 79 Chris Henderson (2000) Game: 8 Davy Arnaud (05/29/2010 at RSL) Game: 8 Oriol Rosell (07/27/2013 at MTL) Half: 7 Scott Uderitz (05/11/1996 vs. DAL, 1st) FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY) Half: 6 7 times

CORNER KICKS Career: 798 Graham Zusi Season: 150 Graham Zusi (2012) Game: 12 Alex Zotinca (07/22/2006 at NY) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (04/10/1999 vs. SJ, 2nd) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (05/20/2000 vs. SJ, 1st) Half: 8 Johnny Russell (08/14/2019 at ORL, 2nd) GOALS ALLOWED Career: 199 Tim Melia Season: 60 Tim Melia (2019) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/2001 vs. CHI) Game: 7 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA) Half: 6 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA, 2nd) SAVES Career: 507 Tony Meola Season: 129 Tony Meola (2000) Game: 10 Tim Melia (04/08/2018 at LA) Half: 7 4 times

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Season: 65 Game: 7 2-Tms: 10 Half: 5 Half: 5

in 2018 03/30/2019 vs. MTL 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd) 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd)

ASSISTS Season: 69 Game: 10 2-Tms: 12 Half: 8

in 2018 06/20/1999 vs. MET 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st)

SHOTS Season: 583 Game: 34 Game: 34 Game: 34 2-Tms: 44 Half: 23

in 2018 05/15/2016 vs. ORL 04/20/2018 vs. VAN 10/06/2018 vs. LA 4 times 04/20/2018 vs. VAN (2nd)

SHOTS ON GOAL Season: 250 in 1996 Game: 14 08/23/1998 vs. MIA Game: 14 06/21/2003 vs. CHI Game: 14 04/20/2018 vs. VAN 2-Tms: 22 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 2-Tms: 22 04/18/1997 vs. DAL Half: 11 08/23/1998 vs. MIA (1st) FOULS COMMITTED Season: 511 in 2013 Game: 27 07/04/1997 at CLB 2-Tms: 52 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 16 04/05/1997 vs. LA (1st) Half: 16 07/04/1997 at CLB (2nd) Half: 16 03/08/2014 at SEA (1st) FOULS SUFFERED Season: 541 in 2000 Game: 30 08/16/2003 at DAL 2-Tms: 51 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 20 07/27/1996 vs. NE (2nd)

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CORNER KICKS Season: 206 in 2018 Game: 15 04/10/1999 vs. SJ 2-Tms: 22 08/14/1999 at MET Half: 10 04/10/1999 vs. SJ (2nd) GOALS ALLOWED Season: 67 in 2019 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI Game: 7 09/15/2019 at LA 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 6 09/15/2019 at LA (2nd) SAVES Season: Game: 2-Tms: 2-Tms: Half:

133 in 1999 10 04/08/2018 at LA 18 04/18/1997 vs. DAL 18 09/02/2000 vs. TB 7 4 times

Richard Sanchez Botond Barath Andreu Fontas Roberto Puncec Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Felipe Gutierrez Khiry Shelton Gerso Fernandes Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda Eric Dick Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Winston Reid Tyler Freeman John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Gianluca Busio Cameron Duke Tim Melia Luis Martins Wan Kuzain

Player

"00" = 100 minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 36 75

#

90D 90D 90M 71F 90D 84F

90D 90D 89M 17 90D 89F

90D 90D 90M 54M 90D 90F

5

6

1 1

8

6 32

1

15

1

90M 90M

90F 90F 45F 88F 42 90D

90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 90M 90M 90M 18 57M 90G 90G 90G 90G 90D 90M 90M 36 90G 90G 90G 90D 48D

26 1 62F 2 26 33 15 32 74 89M 61M 90M 90M 65M 90D 90D 40D 13 45

90D 67M 90M 18 90G 90G 74G 90G 90G 90D 90D 90D 89D 67D

1

50

32 90M 90F 90F 54F 58M 64M 57M 29 90F 90D 58M 16M 90D 45D 72M 78M 77M 90M

90D

90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 45 90D 90D 90D 45D 90M 45 90M 84F 85F 64M 26 90M 28 90F 90F 90F 90D 90D 90D 90D 33 90F 90D 90D 90D 90F 90F 64F 90F 25

90D

90F 90F 89F 90M 84F 72F 19 19 73F 36 6 18 1 23 90M 90M 90M 90M 58M 75M 90D 90D 89M 75M 76M 82F 23 72M

90D 90D 90M 71F 90D 89F

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 VAN HOU MIN COL RSL MIN HOU COL DAL HOU MIN DAL ORL 3-1 4-0 1-2 3-2 2-0 2-1 2-5 1-1 1-1 1-2 1-0 2-3 1-2 14 90G

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

1 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1

vs vs at at vs at vs at vs vs vs

MIN COL RSL MIN HOU COL DAL HOU MIN DAL ORL

2 2 0 1 5 1 1 2 0 3 2

KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC

07/12/2020 07/17/2020 07/22/2020 08/21/2020 08/25/2020 08/29/2020 09/02/2020 09/05/2020 09/13/2020 09/19/2020 09/23/2020

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#3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13

KC 3 at VAN 1 KC 4 vs HOU 0

Game log: Game #1 02/29/2020 Game #2 03/07/2020 L W W W L T T L W L L

W W

Pulido 1 (Puncec 1) 17; Kinda 1 (Martins 1) 39; Hurtado 1 (Fernandes 1) 95+ Pulido 2 (Shelton 1, Kinda 1) 16; Espinoza 1 (unassisted) 26; Kinda 2 (Pulido 1, Russell 1) Shelton 1 (unassisted) 77 Shelton 2 (Pulido 2) 43 Shelton 3 (Kinda 2, Martins 2) 65; Pulido 3 (penalty kick) 72; Zusi 1 (unassisted) 91+ Russell 1 (Pulido 3) 0:49; Fernandes 1 (Pulido 4) 86 Kinda 3 (Lindsey 1) 12; own goal (Boxall) 55 Russell 2 (unassisted) 26; Kinda 4 (unassisted) 49 Busio 1 (unassisted) 67 Shelton 4 (Fernandes 2, Hernandez 1) 48+ Hurtado 2 (unassisted) 30 Russell 3 (Zusi 1) 80 Russell 4 (unassisted) 53; Russell 5 (Busio 1) 83 Russell 6 (Fernandes 3) 53

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 65;

Richard Sanchez Botond Barath Andreu Fontas Roberto Puncec Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Felipe Gutierrez Khiry Shelton Gerso Fernandes Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda Eric Dick Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Winston Reid Tyler Freeman John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Gianluca Busio Cameron Duke Tim Melia Luis Martins Wan Kuzain

Player

T (3-1 pens) L

45M 6 90G 45D

23

90G 90D

64M 26

10

67M 90D 90M

26 45 84M 90D 45

64M 90M 90D 90F

90M 67M 90D 90F

80M 23

90D

90D

MLS IS BACK KNOCKOUT R16 QF VAN PHI 0-0 1-3

MLS IS BACK KNOCKOUT STAGE R16 07/26/2020 KC 0 vs VAN 0 QF 07/30/2020 KC 1 vs PHI 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 36 75

#

Pulido 2 (Russell 1)

46+

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CHICAGO FIRE FC (4-7-4, 16 points) vs SPORTING KANSAS CITY (7-5-2, 23 points) 2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON Kickoff: Oct. 7, 2020 | 7:30 p.m. CT Children's Mercy Park | Kansas City, Kansas

broadcast information TV: ESPN+ Talent: Tyler Terens (play-by-play), Tony Meola (analyst) Radio: TUDN 1200AM Radio Talent: Hector Lozano (play-by-play), Raquel Ortiz (color analyst)

VOTE In Chicago and across the country, the next month represents a historic opportunity to participate in our democracy and help shape the future of our communities. Chicago Fire FC encourages everyone to stand for Chicago and make their voices heard, both by exercising your right to vote and by ensuring you are counted in the 2020 census.

MLS, Black Players for Change (BPC) and the MLS Players Association (MLSPA) on Sept. 17 announced the launch of MLS Unites to Vote, a league-wide, non-partisan initiative to help players, staff and fans register to vote and participate in this year’s election. MLS Unites to Vote began with the aim of educating the MLS community on the voting process, drive voter registration, encourage volunteerism on Election Day and showcase the efforts of MLS clubs and players.

Date

Opponent

Kickoff (CT)

March 1

at Seattle Sounders FC

2:00 PM

Broadcast/Result

March 7

at New England Revolution

12:30 PM

T 1-1

July 14

vs. Seattle Sounders FC

8:00 AM

W 2-1

July 19

vs. San Jose Earthquakes

7:00 PM

L 0-2

July 23

vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC

8:00 AM

L 0-2

August 20

at Columbus Crew SC

6:30 PM

L 0-3

August 25

vs. FC Cincinnati

6:30 PM

W 3-0

August 29

at New York City FC

L 1-2

6:30 PM

L 1-3

September 2 at FC Cincinnati

6:30 PM

T 0-0

September 6 vs. New England Revolution

6:30 PM

L 1-2

September 12 vs. Columbus Crew SC

2:30 PM

T 2-2

September 19 at Orlando City SC

6:30 PM

L 1-4

September 23 vs. Houston Dynamo

6:30 PM

W 4-0

September 27 vs. Atlanta United FC

6:30 PM

W 2-0

October 3

at Montreal Impact (Red Bull Arena) 6:30 p.m. CT

October 7

at Sporting Kansas City

7:30 p.m. CT

T 2-2

October 11

D.C. United

6:30 p.m. CT WGN-TV, ESPN+, 1200AM

October 14

at Minnesota United FC

7:00 p.m. CT WGN-TV, ESPN+, 1200AM

October 17

Sporting Kansas City

2:30 p.m. CT Univision, TUDN, 1200AM

October 24

New York Red Bulls

6:30 p.m. CT WGN-TV, ESPN+, 1200AM

October 28

at Philadelphia Union

6:30 p.m. CT WGN-TV, ESPN+, 1200AM

October 31

at Nashville SC

7:30 p.m. CT WGN-TV,ESPN+, 1200AM

November 8

New York City FC

2:30 p.m. CT WGN-TV, ESPN+, 1200AM

ESPN+, 1200AM

injury report OUT: Jeremiah Gutjahr (not medically cleared), Kenneth Kronholm (not medically cleared), Luka Stojanovic (not medically cleared)

FIVE IN A ROW Robert Berić scored for the fifth straight game when he found the back of the net in the 15th minute of the 2-2 tie with the Montreal Impact. The five game goal streak is tied for the longest in Club history. David Accam scored in five consecutive games in 2017. Berić current leads the team with seven goals so far this season.

chances The Chicago Fire FC stands in fifth place in Major League Soccer in chances created, building up 164 opportunities over the course of the team's 15 games.

LAFC leads the league with 182 chances created, followed by the New England Revolution and Toronto FC, who are tied with 173 chances created. New York City FC helps round out the top five, having created four more chances than the Fire.

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match Notes HOMEGROWN TALENT Chicago Fire Homegrown product Brian Gutiérrez became the second-youngest player to earn first-team minutes with the Fire when he came on in the 82nd minute for fellow Homegrown signee Mauricio Pineda against Columbus Crew SC on Aug. 20. The 17-yearold became the 13th Fire Homegrown player to earn his professional debut with the Club and the second of the season, following Pineda’s debut back on March 1 against Seattle.

Andre Reynolds II joined Gutierrez, Djordje Mihailović and Pineda as Homegrown players who earned first-team minutes in 2020 when he came in at the end of the 2-0 win against Atlanta United FC on Sept. 27 at Soldier Field.

Gutierrez, Mihailović, Pineda and Reynolds are joined by Homegrown players Javier Casas Jr., Djordje, Jeremiah Gutjahr, Andre Reynolds II, Gabriel Slonina and Nicholas Slonina on the Chicago Fire first team roster.

black lives matter Designed by Chicago-based artist Dwight White, Chicago Fire FC’s Black Lives Matter patch is a sign of solidarity with the Black community’s continued push for equality. The design, worn on the captain’s armband by Francisco Calvo for all three matches at the MLS Is Back Tournament and the first three matches of phase one of the MLS continuation of play, emphasizes the themes and energy that White views as central to the ongoing conversations.

STICKING TO EXPERIENCE Chicago Fire FC announced on Aug. 18 that the Club has signed midfielder Fabian Herbers to a new contract. Herbers is under contract with the Fire through the 2023 MLS season with a Club option for the 2024 season. Herbers, 26, joined the Fire from the Philadelphia Union on Dec. 9, 2018. The midfielder has made 22 appearances (11 starts) with Chicago in regular season action, tallying three goals and one assist. In 2020, Herbers has appeared in each of the Fire’s first five matches, including three consecutive appearances in the MLS is Back Tournament in Orlando, Fla.

thank you, first responders Like all Chicagoans, members of Chicago Fire FC have stood in awe and appreciation of the city’s medical personnel and essential workers who for months stood on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. This patch, to be worn in two upcoming matches on the Club’s secondary kits, emphasizes our gratitude with a distinct Chicago flair incorporated in the design.

On July 28, Chicago Fire FC exercised the 2021 contract option on defender Jonathan Bornstein. Bornstein, 35, joined the Fire on July 22, 2019, making 11 straight appearances (11 starts) in his first season with the Club. The defender tallied his first career goal for the Fire in a 1-1 draw with the New England Revolution on March 7. Since 2006, Bornstein has made 319 professional appearances across all competitions in first division leagues in the United States, Mexico and Israel. Additionally, Bornstein has earned 38 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team, including two appearances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

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match Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS MINUTES WITHOUT ALLOWING A GOAL Minutes Start End

412 03/11/2016 04/16/2016 395 07/04/2009 08/09/2009 335 05/28/2011 06/18/2011 Pressing PAUSE After opening the season in Seattle on March 1, and New England on March 7, the Fire pressed pause along with the rest of Major League Soccer, as all games were suspended due to the impact of COVID-19.

The MLS announcement came in the wake of the NBA suspending its season the night before. Prior to the suspension, two matches had already been postponed in Seattle and San Jose as measures were taken to contain COVID-19.

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Home Road MiB Overall

Overall: vs Eastern: vs Western: Day Matches: Night Matches: Scoring First: Opp. Scoring First: No scoring: Leading at Half: Trailing at Half: Tied at Half: Leading at 75’: Trailing at 75’: Tied at 75’: Primary Jerseys: Secondary Jerseys: Parley Jerseys: Outshooting Opp.: Outshot by Opp.: Shots Even: March: April: May: June: July: August: September: October: November:

3-1-1 0-4-3 1-2-0 4-7-4 2-1-1 0-3-3 0-0-0 2-4-4 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-2-0 2-3-0 0-0-1 0-1-1 1-1-0 1-2-2 3-1-0 0-3-2 0-1-0 3-5-2 3-0-1 0-1-1 1-1-0 4-2-2 0-1-0 0-2-1 0-2-0 0-5-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 3-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-1 0-0-0 0-2-1 0-0-0 0-2-1 0-1-0 0-2-2 1-2-0 1-5-2 3-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-1 0-1-0 0-3-0 0-1-0 0-5-0 0-1-0 0-1-3 0-0-0 1-2-3 3-1-1 0-2-0 1-1-0 4-4-1 0-0-0 0-2-3 0-1-0 0-3-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-1-0 0-1-2 1-1-0 4-3-2 0-0-1 0-2-0 0-1-0 0-3-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 1-2-0 1-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 2-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 2-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

SERIES LEADERS VS MONTREAL IMPACT Goals Assists Shots SOG Wins Shutouts Saves

Ante Razov Justin Mapp Ante Razov Ante Razov Zach Thornton Zach Thornton Zach Thornton

9 8 48 20 15 8 94

meet raphael wicky On December 27, 2019 The Chicago Fire Football Club announced that Raphael Wicky will be the Club’s new head coach. Wicky is the ninth full-time head coach in Club history.

The former Swiss international brings 27 years of experience as a player and coach in Germany, Spain, Switzerland and the United States. Wicky most recently coached the U.S. U-17 Men’s National Team, helping them qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The 42-year-old transitioned into coaching shortly after his playing career ended. His first head coaching job came at Swiss club Servette FC before moving to one of Europe’s top youth systems at FC Basel, leading the U-18, U-19 and U-21 sides to success beforetaking the helm of the first team in 2017.

Wicky guided the senior squad at Basel, one of Switzerland’s most successful clubs, to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, the best Champions League result in Swiss history. In that competition, Basel defeated some of Europe’s biggest clubs, including Manchester City, Manchester United and Benfica.

Prior to joining the Fire, Wicky was named head coach of the U.S. U-17 MNT on March 8, 2019. He guided the team to a record 17th FIFA World Cup berth after an impressive qualifying run in the 2019 Concacaf U-17 Championship. Under Wicky’s leadership, the U.S. finished in second place in the Concacaf Championship after outscoring its opponents 28-5 and holding a clean sheet streak for 323 consecutive minutes.

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match Notes cffc’s designated players On Jan. 18, 2020, Chicago Fire FC announced that the Club had acquired Slovenia National Team striker Robert Berić via transfer from Ligue 1 club AS Saint-Étienne. He is under contract with the Fire through the 2021 season with a Club option for the 2022 season. Berić, 29, made his Chicago Fire FC debut on March 1 in the season opener against the Seattle Sounders. He scored his first career MLS goal in his debut, and currently leads the team with five goals scored.

With more than 330 appearances in the top divisions in Slovenia, Austria and France, the striker has scored 123 goals in his career, including 12 goals in the UEFA Europa League and four in the UEFA Champions League. Berić has earned 25 caps for the Slovenia National Team, scoring in UEFA Euro qualification (2016) and in the UEFA Nations League (2018-19).

Then on Feb. 19, Chicago Fire FC acquired winger Ignacio Aliseda, 20, via transfer from Superliga Argentina side Defensa y Justicia. He is under contract with the Fire through the 2023 season.

Aliseda began his professional career with Defensa y Justicia in 2018, making 38 appearances across all competitions. In 2018, at just 18 years old In his second season with the club, Aliseda played 18 times during the first half of the 2019-20 campaign, including appearances in the Copa Argentina, Copa de la Superliga and Sudamericana. Internationally, Aliseda has earned two caps for the U-23 Argentina National Team.

Five days after, Chicago Fire FC announced on Feb. 24, 2020 that the Club acquired holding midfielder Gastón Giménez via transfer from Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield. Giménez is under contract with the Fire through the 2021 season with a Club option for the 2022 season.

Giménez, 28, comes to Chicago with more than 225 appearances across the last 10 seasons in Argentina. He joins the Fire from Superliga Argentina side Vélez Sarsfield, where he has made 47 appearances across all competitions since the beginning of the 2018-19 campaign. Additionally, at the international level, Giménez has earned one cap for Argentina’s senior team, featuring in a friendly against Mexico on Nov. 17, 2018.

THE SEASON CONTINUES The Fire are set to face the Montreal Impact, Sporting Kansas City, D.C. United, Minnesota United FC, New York Red Bulls, Philadelphia Union and Nashville SC in the final stretch of the 2020 MLS Regular Season. Chicago’s schedule includes four matches at Soldier Field where the Club will host D.C. United (Oct. 11), Sporting Kansas City (Oct. 17), the New York Red Bulls (Oct. 24) and New York City FC (Nov. 8). The regular season culminates with MLS Decision Day 2020 presented by AT&T on Sunday, Nov. 8. That match day, the 14 Eastern Conference teams will kick off in seven simultaneous games at 2:30 p.m. CT before the 12 Western Conference teams kick off in six simultaneous games at 5:30 p.m. CT. The Audi MLS Cup Playoffs are scheduled to begin on Nov. 20. In an expansion of the postseason for 2020, 18 clubs will compete in the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs.

Chicago Fire FC Designated Player Robert Berić

CFFC’s new sporting director On December 20, 2019, Chicago Fire FC hired Georg Heitz as Sporting Director. Heitz, a highly accomplished football executive with close to 20 years of experience, will oversee all aspects of the Fire’s football operations, including first-team and Chicago Fire Academy decisions.

Heitz will lead player acquisition and scouting; manage the coaching staff, technical staff and youth development programs; as well as oversee the football operations budget and team salary cap. He reports directly to Club Owner and Chairman Joe Mansueto.

Heitz, who speaks three languages (English, French, German), comes to the Fire after an extensive career as a high-level football executive in Europe. Prior to joining Chicago, Heitz spent eight years (2009-2017) with Swiss Super League club, FC Basel 1893.

CFFC hires new technical director After the hiring of Heitz, CFFC announced on December 28th, 2019 that Sebastian Pelzer will take over as Technical Director. Pelzer, a former German defender who had a successful 16-year professional career, will work on all aspects of the Fire’s football operations.

Pelzer will report to new Fire Sporting Director Georg Heitz.

In his role as Technical Director, Pelzer, 39, will scout and evaluate players locally and abroad; help establish relationships with clubs around the world; work closely with Fire Head Coach Raphael Wicky and the coaching and technical staff; as well as help with the football operations budget and team salary cap.

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match Notes Chicago Fire FC Roster

Bobby Shuttlesworth

1

Hometown: Tonawanda, NY Age: 32 HT: 6’ 2” WT: 205

Goalkeeper

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Played 90 minutes in the 2-2 tie against the Montreal Impact on Oct. 3 ... Maintained a clean sheet for the second-straight game with a season-high fives saves in the 2-0 win against Atlanta United FC on Sept.

17 ...It was his fourth shutout of the season ... Earned a shoutout in the 4-0 win against the Houston Dynamo on Sept.

23 ... Went the full 90 minutes in the 4-1 loss to Orlando City on Sept. 19, the 2-2 tie with Columbus Crew SC on Sept.

12 and the 2-1 loss to New England Revolution on Sept. 6 ... Had a shutout in the 0-0 tie with FC Cincinnati on Sept. 2 ... Recorded his first win and shutout with the Chicago Fire in the 3-0 win against FC Cincinnati on Aug. 25 ... Made his Chicago Fire FC debut on Aug. 20 and went the full 90 minutes in the 3-0 loss to Columbus Crew SC. Shuttleworth, 32, made 185 league (181 starts) appearances for the New England Revolution and Minnesota United FC from 2009-2019. Following 10 seasons in MLS, he most recently spent the 2019 campaign with USL Championship side Sacramento Republic FC. Shuttleworth began his professional career with the Revolution in 2009 and tallied 127 appearances and 34 clean sheets in eight seasons. Additionally, he helped lead the Revolution to the 2014 MLS Cup final and the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final. Shuttleworth then joined Minnesota United FC ahead of its expansion season in 2017. In his first year with Minnesota, he made a career-high 33 regular season appearances, while also keeping five clean sheets. Overall, the Tonawanda, N.Y., native made 58 appearances in three seasons with Minnesota United, before joining Sacramento Republic prior to the start of the 2019 USL Championship season.

boris Sekulić

2

Defender

Hometown: Belgrade, DFR Yugoslavia Age: 28 HT: 6’ 2” WT: 168

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Registered 87 minutes in the 2-2 tie with the Montreal Impact on Oct. 3 ... Played 90 minutes in the 2-0 win against Atlanta United FC on Sept. 27 and the 4-0 win against Houston on Sept. 23 ... Logged 85 minutes in the 4-1 loss to Orlando City on Sept. 19 ... Played 90 minutes in the 2-2 tie with Columbus Crew SC on Sept. 12, the 2-1 loss to the New England Revolution on Sept. 6 and in the 0-0 tie with FC Cincinnati on Sept. 2 ... Logged 84 minutes in the 3-1 loss against NYCFC on Aug. 29 ... Recorded an assist and played the entire 90 minutes in the 3-0 win against FC Cincinnati on Aug. 25 ... Went the full 90 minutes against Columbus Crew SC on Aug. 20 ... Sekulić started all three Chicago Fire FC matches at the 2020 MLS is Back Tournament, including the full 90 minutes against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 23 ... He went 89 minutes against the San Jose Earthquakes on July 19 ... recorded a start and played 90 minutes in his first match with the Chicago Fire on July 14 in the 2-1 win against the Seattle Sounders FC. How he joined the Club: Acquired via transfer from Górnik Zabrze on February 15, 2020. Sekulić, 28, joins the Fire with an extensive professional career, including 285 appearances across all competitions in Serbia, Slovakia, Bulgaria and, most recently, Poland. Sekulić has earned two caps for the Slovakia National Team. Sekulić obtained Slovak citizenship in August 2017. He featured in the 2018 King’s Cup, helping Slovakia win the annual international tournament.

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match Notes Chicago Fire FC Roster

JOnathan Bornstein

3

Hometown: Torrance, CA Age: 29 HT: 5’ 8” WT: 165

Defender

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Logged 18 minutes in the 2-2 tie with the Montreal Impact on Oct. 3 ... Helped earn the clean sheet in 89 minutes played in the 2-0 win against Atlanta United on Sept. 27 ... Started and played 74 minutes, assisting on Robert Berić's goal in the 4-0 win against Houston on Sept. 23 ... Earned MLS Team of the Week honors for his Week 13 performance ... Entered the game for the second half in the 2-2 tie with Columbus Crew SC on Sept.

12 ... Came in for the final minute in the 2-1 loss to New England on Sept. 6 ... Helped maintain the clean sheet in 28 minutes played in the 0-0 tie with FC Cincinnati on Sept. 2 ... Played 19 minutes in the 3-1 loss against NYCFC on Aug. 29 ... Logged two minutes in the Chicago Fire’s 3-0 win against FC Cincinnati on Aug. 25 ... Started and played 60 minutes against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 23 ... Recorded his third consecutive start of the season and played 45 minutes in the 2-1 win against the Seattle Sounders FC ... Scored his first goal of the season in the 70th minute on March 7 in a 1-1 tie with the New England Revolution … The equalizer was his first MLS goal since 2008 … Logged 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss to Seattle Sounders FC on March 1.

Bornstein began his professional career in 2006 after being selected by Chivas USA in the fourth round (37th overall) of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. With Chivas USA (2006-2010), Bornstein made 123 regular season appearances (117 starts). His honors with the club included MLS Rookie of the Year (2006), MLS All-Star (2007, 2008) and Chivas USA Defender of the Year (2009). Following his time with Chivas USA, Bornstein spent the next eight seasons in Mexico’s premier division, LIGA MX.

Johan Kappelhof

4

Defender

Hometown: Amsterdam, Netherlands Age: 35 HT: 5’ 11” WT: 165

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Returned to the field from injury for the first time since March 7, registering three minutes in the 2-2 tie with the Montreal Impact on Oct. 3 ... Recorded his second start of the season in a 1-1 tie with the New England Revolution on March 7 … Recorded 90 minutes and a shot on goal in a 2-1 loss to Seattle Sounders FC on March 1.

Kappelhoff joined the Fire after five seasons with FC Groningen where he recorded four goals and two assists in 150 career appearances … Has seen action in eight Europa League matches. Signed as a Discovery Signing using Targeted Allocation Money on Feb. 2, 2016. In 2019, Appeared in 29 matches (29 starts) in his fourth season at the Club …

Awarded Man of the Match four times from April 28 to July 27 … In 2018, Recorded 29 appearances (29 starts) in his third season with the Fire … Started in 16 consecutive games from March 10 to June 13, 2018 … Recorded four assists, which ranks tied as a season-high in MLS for the defender … Kappelhof has won the most duels (346), interceptions (272) and tackles (122) on the team through his first three seasons with the Fire. chicago fire football club

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Francisco calvo

5

Defender

Hometown: San Jose, Costa Rica Age: 27 HT: 5’ 11” WT: 170

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Scored his first MLS goal of the season, tying the game with a 73rd-minute header in the 2-2 with the Montreal Impact on Oct. 3 ... Started his 14th consecutive match and went the full 90 minutes in the 2-0 win against Atlanta United FC on Sept. 27 ... Was named to the MLS Team of the Week for Week 13 for his performance over 90 minutes in the 4-0 win against Houston on Sept. 23 ... Led the team for 90 minutes in the 4-1 loss to Orlando City SC on Sept. 19, in the 2-2 tie with Columbus Crew SC on Sept. 12 and the 2-1 loss against New England on Sept.

6 ... Helped maintain the clean sheet in the 0-0 tie with FC Cincinnati on Sept. 2 ... Recorded an assist and shot in the 3-1 loss against NYCFC on Aug. 29 ... Played 90 minutes in the 3-0 win against FC Cincinnati on Aug. 25 and the Fire’s 3-0 loss to Columbus Crew SC on Aug. 20 ... Captained the team at the MLS is Back Tournament. He went the full 90 minutes against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 23 and in the Fire’s 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on July 19 ... Captained the team in the 2-1 win against the Seattle Sounders on July 14 ... Played 90 minutes in a 1-1 tie with the New England Revolution on March 7 and in a 2-1 loss to Seattle Sounders FC on March 1.

Calvo, joined the Fire with 240 professional appearances (232 starts) at the senior level … He began his professional career with C.S. Herediano in the Costa Rica first division in 2011, before spending time with Perez Zeledon, Nordsjælland (Denmark), Santos de Guapiles and Deportivo Saprissa during a six-year span … He has made 60 appearances (60 starts) in MLS since joining Minnesota United FC ahead of the 2017 campaign. Named to the 2018 Concacaf Best XI. The defender also featured in two matches for his home country at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, starting and playing the full 90 minutes against Serbia in the second match of the tournament.

MIGUEL Ángel NAVARRO

6

Defender

Hometown: Maracaibo, Venezuela Age: 20 HT: 5’ 8” WT: 148 International

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Was called to the Venezuela National Team for the first two matches of CONMEBOL's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying tournament ... Started and played 72 minutes in the 2-2 tie with the Montreal Impact on Oct. 3 ... Played 11 minutes in the 2-0 win against Atlanta United FC on Sept. 27 ... Played 16 minutes in the 4-0 win against Houston on Sept. 23 ... Played 90 minutes and earned the penalty kick that resulted in Robert Berić's goal in the 4-1 loss to Orlando City SC on Sept. 19 ... Started and played 45 minutes in the 2-2 tie with Columbus Crew SC on Sept. 12 ... Recorded his first MLS assist in the 2-1 loss to the New England Revolution on Sept. 6 ... Helped keep the clean sheet in 62 minutes played in the 0-0 tie with FC Cincinnati on Sept. 2 ... Started and recorded a shot in the 3-1 loss against NYCFC on Aug. 29 ... Went the full 90 minutes in the 3-0 win against FC Cincinnati on Aug. 25 and in the 3-0 loss to Columbus Crew SC on Aug. 20 ... Played 30 minutes against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 23 ... Recorded his first start for the Fire and played 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on July 19 ... Entered at halftime and recorded 45 minutes in the 2-1 win against the Seattle Sounders FC on July 14 ... Made his Chicago Fire FC debut on March 7 in a 1-1 tie with the New England Revolution.

Acquired via transfer from Deportivo La Guaira on Jan. 27, 2020. Navarro, 20, made more than 60 club appearances in Venezuela's top flight. In 2019, he made seven appearances (six starts) for the U-20 Venezuela National Team during the South American U-20 Championship. In 2017, Navarro began his professional career with Deportivo JBL del Zulia, making 19 appearances (19 starts) in his first year. The defender made 46 appearances in two seasons with Deportivo La Guaira, including an appearance in the 2019 Copa Libertadores. chicago fire football club

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ignacio aliseda

7

Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina Age: 19 HT: 5’ 7” WT: 152 Designated Player

Midfielder

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Went the full 90 minutes in the 2-2 tie with the Montreal Impact on Oct. 3 ... Logged 79 minutes in the 2-0 win against Atlanta United FC on Sept. 27 ... Played the full 90 minutes and earned his second assist of the season on Fabian Herbers' goal in the 4-0 win against Houst on Sept. 23 ... Played the full 90 minutes for the fifth straight game in the 4-1 loss to Orlando City SC ... Played in the 2-2 tie with Columbus Crew SC on Sept. 12 and in the 2-1 loss to the New England Revolution on Sept. 6 ... Appeared in the 0-0 tie with FC Cincinnati on Sept. 2 ... Was named Man of the Match for his performance over 90 minutes in the 3-1 loss against NYCFC on Aug. 29 ... Scored his first MLS goal and earned his first assist in the 3-0 win against FC Cincinnati on Aug. 25 ... Earned his second consecutive start and played 90 minutes in the 3-0 loss to Columbus Crew SC on Aug. 20 ... Earned his first start for the Fire and played 59 minutes against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 23 ... Made his Major League soccer debut for the Chicago Fire coming in as a late sub in the 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on July 19 in the second game of the MLS is Back Tournament.

Aliseda was acquired as a Young Designated Player via transfer from Defensa y Justicia on Feb. 19, 2020. He began his professional career with Defensa y Justicia in 2018 and spent the past two seasons with the club, making 38 appearances across all competitions. In 2018, at just 18, Aliseda made 19 appearances in his first professional season, helping Defensa y Justicia finish in second place in the Superliga Argentina. Additionally, he made three appearances during the CONMEBOL Sudamericana in 2018. Aliseda has earned two caps for the U-23 Argentina National Team. ces

luka Stojanović

8

Midfielder

Hometown: Belgrade, DFR Yugoslavia Age: 26 HT: 6’ 2” WT: 183

2020 (CHICAGO): Recorded his first start for the Fire in the 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on July 19, but came off just before halftime with an MCL injury ... Made his debut with the Chicago Fire coming in as a sub and recording 15 minutes in the 2-1 win against the Seattle Sounders FC on July 14.

How he joined the Club: Acquired via transfer from Serbian Superliga club FK Čukarički on February 20, 2020.

Stojanović, 26, joined the Fire with 186 professional appearances across all competitions since making his debut in 2012. The midfielder comes to Chicago after spending the past three seasons in the top division in Serbia with FK Čukarički. During his time with Čukarički, Stojanović made 73 appearances, including four appearances in the 201920 UEFA Europa League, and scored 23 goals across all competitions. During the last two seasons with Čukarički, Stojanović has produced double-digit goals across all competitions, tallying 11 goals in 2018-19 and 12 goals in 25 appearances in 2019-20.

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match Notes Chicago Fire FC Roster

CJ sapong

9

Hometown: Manassas, Virginia Age: 31 HT: 6’ 1” WT: 189

Forward

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Played 18 minutes in the 2-2 tie with the Montreal Impact on Oct. 3 ... Recorded 23 minutes in the 2-0 win against Atlanta United on Sept. 27 ... Scored a penalty kick in the 89th minute to log his first goal of the season in the 4-0 win against Houston on Sept. 23 ... Came in for Robert Berić in the 74th minute ... Logged 25 minutes in the 4-1 loss to Orlando City SC on Sept. 19 ... Returned to the field with 11 minutes played in the 2-2 tie with Columbus Crew SC on Sept. 12 ... Played 31 minutes against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 23 ... Started his second consecutive match for the Fire and recorded 71 minutes in the 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on July 19 ...

Recorded his first start and went the full 90 minutes in the 2-1 win against the Seattle Sounders FC on July 14.

Sapong joined the Fire with 233 appearances (177 starts) in eight MLS seasons, tallying 56 goals and 23 assists ... He spent the previous four seasons (2015-18) with the Union, posting 36 goals and 14 assists in 123 appearances (108 starts) ... He was selected 10th overall by Sporting Kansas City in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft and made 34 appearances during his rookie season, scoring five goals and adding five assists en route to being named the 2011 MLS Rookie of the Year ... In four seasons with Sporting KC, Sapong won an MLS Cup (2013) and the U.S. Open Cup trophy (2012). Tied for the most appearances (32) on the team in his first season wih the Fire … Scored a team-high 13 goals, while also notching two assists … Awarded Man of the Match and Scored the Club’s 1,000th MLS regular season goal in the same game against New York City FC on May 25 … Ranked in the top five on the team for minutes played (2,551).

Álvaro Medrán

10

Midfielder

Hometown: Dos Torres, Spain Age: 25 HT: 5’ 8” WT: 156 International

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Earned his fourth assist of the season with the pass that resulted in Francisco Calvo's goal in the 2-2 tie with the Montreal Impact on Oct. 3 ... Started his 14th consecutive match and went the full 90 minutes in the 2-0 win against Atlanta United on Sept. 27 ... Was named Heineken Man of the Match and earned a spot on the MLS Team of the Week for his performance in the 4-0 win against Houston, which included socring his second goal of the season on Sept. 23 ... Played 85 minutes in the 4-1 loss to Orlando City SC ... Played 90 minutes in the 2-2 tie with Columbus Crew SC on Sept. 12 ... Played 89 minutes in the 2-1 loss to New England on Sept. 6 ... Played 90 minutes in the 0-0 tie with FC Cincinnati on Sept. 2 ... Recorded an assist on Mauricio Pineda's goal in 83 minutes played in the 3-1 loss against NYCFC on Aug. 29 ... Scored his first goal in the 3-0 win against FC Cincinnati on Aug. 25 ... Played 89 minutes against Columbus Crew SC on Aug. 20 ... Started all three matches of the MLS is Back Tournament, and went the full 90 minutes against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 23 ... Played 90 minutes in the Fire’s 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on July 19 ... Started in the 2-1 win against the Seattle Sounders FC on July 14 ... Appeared in the 1-1 tie with the New England Revolution on March 7 … Recorded his first career MLS assist and 90 minutes played in his CFFC debut, a 2-1 loss to Seattle Sounders FC on March 1.

Acquired Oct. 10, 2019, Medrán joined the Fire after spending the past five seasons in Spain’s La Liga, with Real Madrid, Getafe, Valencia, Deportivo Alavés and Rayo Vallecano. He made 91 appearances (11 goals) across all competitions. He will be under contract with the Fire through the 2021 season with Club options for the 2022 and 2023 seasons After progressing through Real Madrid’s youth system, he made six appearances with the Club as Real Madrid won the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. chicago fire football club

match Notes Chicago Fire FC Roster

Przemysław Frankowski

11

Hometown: Gdansk, Poland Age: 24 HT: 5’ 8” WT: 155 International

Position

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Played 28 minutes and had two shots on goal in the 2-2 tie with Columbus Crew SC on Sept. 12 ... Logged 89 minutes in the 2-1 loss to New England on Sept. 6 ... Registered a shot in 62 minutes in the 0-0 tie with FC Cincinnati on Sept. 2 ... Recorded two shots in 84 minutes played in the 3-1 loss against NYCFC on Aug. 29 ... Went the full 90 minutes in the 3-0 win against FC Cincinnati on Aug. 25 and against Columbus Crew SC on Aug. 20 ... Went the full 90 minutes against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 23 ... Started his fourth straight match and went the full 90 minutes in the Fire’s 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on July 19 ... Appeared in the 2-1 win against the Seattle Sounders on July 14 ... Recorded 90 minutes in a 1-1 tie with the New England Revolution on March 7 … Recorded 90 minutes and a shot on goal in a 2-1 loss to Seattle Sounders FC on March 1.

Frankowski joined the Fire after a seven-year career in the Polish first division … He tallied 181 appearances (127 starts) during that time … Began his professional career in Poland’s top flight with Lechia Gdansk in 2012 … Joined Jagiellonia Bialystok during the 2014-15 campaign, making 30 appearances (23 starts) in his first season with the Club … Recorded five goals and nine assists as a midfielder. Since making his international debut, Frankowski has earned three additional caps for the Polish National Team in the UEFA Nations League.

Brandt Bronico

13

Midfielder

Hometown: High Point, North Carolina Age: 24 HT: 5’ 8” WT: 155

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Logged three minutes in the 2-2 tie against the Montreal Impact on Oct. 3 ... Came in for the final minute of the 2-0 win against Atlanta United FC on Sept. 27 ... Helped secure the clean sheet in 16 minutes played in the 4-0 win against Houston on Sept. 23 ... Logged five minutes in the 4-1 loss to Orlando City SC on Sept.

19 ... Recorded six minutes in the 3-1 loss against NYCFC on Aug. 29 ... Logged 17 minutes in the 3-0 win against FC Cincinnati on Aug. 25 ... Recorded an appearance against Columbus Crew SC on Aug. 20 ... Recorded 90 minutes played for a second straight match in a 1-1 tie with the New England Revolution on March 7th … Recorded 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss to Seattle Sounders FC on March 1st.

Bronico appeared in 74 collegiate matches for the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, scoring 25 goals and adding 23 assists ... The Conference USA Player of the Year, Offensive MVP and Golden Boot winner his senior season, Bronico scored nine goals in 2016, including four game-winners ... In 2015, he led Conference USA with 10 assists. Selected by the Chicago Fire in the third-round (No. 47 overall) of the MLS SuperDraft, before signing with the Club on Feb. 27, 2017. Made his MLS debut on March 11 vs. RSL in the Fire’s home opener ... Posted three appearances in his rookie season. In 2019, Bronico made an MLS career-high 29 appearances (20 starts) in his third season with the Club … chicago fire football club

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Djorde Mihailović

14

Hometown: Lemont, Illinois Age: 21 HT: 5’ 10” WT: 153 Homegrown

Midfielder

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Recorded his fourth assist of the season on Robert Berić's goal in the 2-2 tie with the Montreal Impact on Oct. 3 ... Assisted on Robert Berić's goal in the 2-0 win against Atlanta United FC on Sept. 27 ... Started and logged 64 minutes in the 4-0 win against Houston on Sept. 23 ... Recorded 81 minutes in the 4-1 loss to Orlando City on Sept. 19 ... Started and scored his first 2020 MLS goal before coming off with an injury in the 22nd minute in the 2-2 tie with Columbus Crew SC on Sept. 12 ... Played 21 minutes against New England on Sept. 6 ... Registered 29 minutes in the 0-0 tie against FC Cincinnati on Sept. 2 ... Logged 17 minutes in the 3-0 win against FC Cincinnati on Aug. 25 ...

Started and and played 61 minutes against Columbus Crew SC on Aug. 20 ... Recorded 18 minutes in the Fire’s 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on July 19 ... Came in for Fabian Herbers and played 32 minutes in the 2-1 win against the Seattle Sounders FC on July 14 ... Tallied an assist for a second straight match, setting up Jonathan Bornstein’s gametying goal in the team’s 1-1 draw with the New England Revolution on March 7 … Played 70 minutes and notched an assist in the Fire’s 2-1 defeat to Seattle Sounders FC on March 1.

Mihailovic is the second-youngest Fire player in history to debut in the Gold Cup. Has two caps for USMNT. Made his Gold Cup debut on June 18 in the USMNT’s 4-0 win over Guyana .... Signed as a Homegrown Player on Jan. 27, 2017 ... Mihailovic joined the first team after representing the Fire at the Academy and PDL Levels, becoming the 9th Homegrown player signing in club history. In 2019, he appeared in 27 matches (16 starts) in his third season with the Club … Sixteen of those appearances occurred consecutively … Recorded three goals and two assists as a midfielder.

Micheal azira

16

Midfielder

Hometown: Kampala, Uganda Age: 32 HT: 5’ 10” WT: 160

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Helped secure the clean sheet with four minutes played in the 4-0 win against Houston on Sept. 23 ... Logged five minutes in the 4-1 loss to Orlando City SC on Sept. 19 ... Recorded six minutes in the 3-1 loss to NYCFC on Aug. 29 ... Made an appearance in a 2-1 loss to Seattle Sounders FC on March 1.

The defensive midfielder has spent the past six seasons playing in MLS, compiling 120 league appearances (97 starts) with Seattle Sounders FC, Colorado Rapids and Montreal Impact. Azira, originally began his professional career in the USL Championship with the Charleston Battery in 2012, before signing with Seattle Sounders FC in 2013. In three seasons with Sounders FC, Azira made 25 first team appearances (14 starts), helping the club win its fourth Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup trophy in 2014. During his spell in Colorado, Azira made 61 appearances in his first two seasons

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match Notes Chicago Fire FC Roster

Kenneth Kronholm

18

Hometown: Fort Belvoir, Virginia Age: 34 HT: 6’ 3” WT: 183

Goalkeeper

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Started his fifth straight match and went the full 90 minutes against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 23 ... Started his fourth straight match of the season in the 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on July 19 ... Recorded his third consecutive start and played 90 minutes in the team’s 2-1 win against the Seattle Sounders FC on July 14 ... Started and played 90 minutes for a second straight match in the Fire’s 1-1 draw with the New England Revolution on March 7.

Kronholm made 58 saves in 20 matches (20 starts) in his first season with the Fire ... From July 27 to October 6, he recorded the second-most clean sheets (five) in the league, the fewest goals allowed per game (0.9) and the secondhighest save percentage (79.55%) … Awarded Man of the Match twice from August 3 to September 29. Kronholm joins the Fire after spending the past five seasons with Holstein Kiel. In the 2016-17 season, he helped the German club earn promotion to the 2. Bundesliga, tallying 17 clean sheets in 39 appearances (39 starts) across all competitions. Most recently, Kronholm appeared in 30 matches in the 2018-19 season, tallying six clean sheets. Acquired on May 7, 2019

WYATT OMSBERG

20

Defender

Hometown: Scarborough, Maine Age: 25 HT: 6’ 4” WT: 180

2020 (CHICAGO): Subbed in for Mauricio Pineda during the final minute of the 0-0 tie against FC Cincinnati on Sept. 2 ... Omsberg made his Chicago Fire debut on July 14, coming in as a sub in the 2-1 win against the Seattle Sounders FC. Omsberg, 24, was originally selected by Minnesota United as the No. 15 overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. In his rookie season, Omsberg made seven appearances (four starts) for Minnesota in league play. He also made four appearances (four starts) on loan with FC Tulsa in the USL Championship in 2018. Most recently, Omsberg made 15 appearances (15 starts) with USL League One side Forward Madison FC in 2019.

Prior to beginning his professional career, Omsberg spent four years playing at Dartmouth College in the NCAA Ivy League. During his collegiate career, he was a two-time Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and a three-time AllIvy honoree. Serving as a co-captain during his senior year, Omsberg anchored a defense that allowed just 12 goals in the regular season.

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match Notes Chicago Fire FC Roster

Fabian herbers

21

Hometown: Ahaus, Germany Age: 26 HT: 6’ 0” WT: 165

Forward

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Registered 72 minutes in the 2-2 tie with the Montreal Impact on Oct. 3 ... Scored his fourth goal of the season in the 2-0 win against Atlanta United FC on Sept. 27 ... Scored and was named to the MLS Team of the Week Bench for his performance in the 4-0 win against Houston on Sept. 23 ... Recorded an assist on Robert Berić's goal in the 2-2 tie with Columbus Crew SC on Sept. 12 ... Scored his second goal of 2020 against New England on Sept. 6 ... Started and recorded 61 minutes in the 0-0 tie against FC Cincinnati on Sept. 2 ... Played 71 minutes in the 3-1 loss against NYCFC ... Scored the Chicago Fire’s first goal in the Club’s return to Soldier Field, kicking off a 3-0 win against FC Cincinnati on Aug. 25 ... Went the full 90 minutes against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 23 ... Came in for injured Luka Stojanović just before halftime, recording 45 minutes in the Fire’s 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on July 19 ... Appeared in the 2-1 win against the Seattle Sounders FC on July 14 ... Appeared in a 1-1 tie with the New England Revolution on March 7 … Recorded 81 minutes in a 2-1 loss to Seattle Sounders FC on March 1.

Selected sixth overall by the Union in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft … Herbers made 32 appearances, tallying three goals and a team-leading seven assists in 2016 ... Herbers made 53 regular season appearances (22 starts) in three seasons (2016-18) with the Union, posting four goals and nine assists. Acquired from the Philadelphia Union in exchange for a natural second-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft on Dec. 9, 2018. Appeared in 17 matches (seven starts) in his first season with the Fire …

Mauricio Pineda

22

Midfielder

Hometown: Bollingbrook, Illinois Age: 21 HT: 6’ 1” WT: 171 Homegrown

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Started his 15th consecutive game and played 90 minutes in the 2-2 with the Montreal Impact on Oct. 3 ... Went the full 90 minutes in the 2-0 win against Atlanta United on Sept. 27 and in the 4-0 win against Houston on Sept. 23 ... Registered 85 minutes in the 4-1 loss to Orlando City SC on Sept. 19 ... Went the full 90 against Columbus Crew on Sept. 12 and New England on Sept. 6 ... Helped secure the clean sheet in 89 minutes played in the 0-0 tie with FC Cincinnati on Sept. 2 ... Scored his second goal for the Fire in the 3-1 loss to NYCFC on Aug. 29 ... Played the full 90 minutes in the 3-0 win against FC Cincinnati on Aug. 25 ... Started his sixth straight game and recorded 82 minutes against Columbus Crew SC on Aug. 20 ... Recorded 76 minutes against the Vancouver Whitecaps on July 23 ...

Went 72 minutes in the Fire’s 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on July 19 ... Scored his first career goal in the 2-1 win against the Seattle Sounders FC on July 14. Pineda went the full 90 minutes in the victory ... Recorded his second start of the season in a 1-1 tie with the New England Revolution on March 7 … Made his professional debut and logged 90 minutes in a 2-1 loss to Seattle Sounders on March 1. Became 12th Homegrown player to debut for the Chicago Fire.

Signed as a Homegrown Player on Jan. 17, 2020. Pineda's brother, Victor, signed with Chicago as the first Homegrown Player in Club history in 2010. Pineda, 22, joins the Fire after spending four years at the University of North Carolina.

Pineda, who was a team captain for the Tar Heels, appeared in 79 games (74 starts), notched 17 goals, had eight assists and ranked second on the team in goals scored (five). Prior to spending four years at UNC, Pineda featured for the Chicago Fire Academy, helping the Club win its first U.S. Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) National Championship in 2015. chicago fire football club

match Notes Chicago Fire FC Roster

connor sparrow

24

Hometown: St. Louis, MO Age: 25 HT: 6’ 2” WT: 175

Goalkeeper

CHICAGO FIRE (2020): Made his Chicago Fire FC debut in the 3-1 loss to NYCFC on Aug. 29.

Acquired on January 20, 2020. Since beginning his professional career in 2016, Sparrow, 25, has made 40 appearances with Real Monarchs SLC and Nashville SC. He was originally selected by Real Salt Lake as the No. 65 overall pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft. In three seasons with the club, Sparrow made 31 league appearances for RSL’s USL Championship side, Real Monarchs. In 2017, he made a career high 20 appearances (20 starts) and helped the team claim the USL Regular Season Championship. Prior to the start of the 2019 campaign, Sparrow transferred to Nashville SC and made nine appearances (nine starts) with the club.

nicholas slonina

25

Defender

Hometown: Addison, Illinois Age: 18 HT: 6’ 3” WT: 200 Homegrown

Signed as a Homegrown Player on Dec. 10, 2019. A native of Addison, Ill., Slonina has spent the past four seasons playing in the Chicago Fire Academy, featuring at the U-14, U-16, U-17 and U-19 age groups. Throughout his four seasons in the Fire Academy, Slonina featured in 61 games (58 starts) while competing in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Slonina was also a member of the U.S. Soccer Residency program as part of the U.S. U-17 Men’s National Team during the Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 semesters. “I am proud of the work being done within our Academy,” said Chicago Fire FC President and General Manager Nelson Rodríguez. “In the last three years we have clearly established ourselves as the best path for Chicago players seeking either a professional or high-level collegiate career. Signing Nick for the first team is the latest example and a likely precursor to more success in the near future.”

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match Notes Chicago Fire FC Roster

robert Berić

27

Hometown: Krsko, Slovenia Age: 28 HT: 6’ 2” WT: 183 Designated Player

Forward

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Scored a team-high seventh goal in the 2-2 tie with the Montreal Impact on Oct. 3, extending his scoring streak to five consecutive games (tying David Accam, 2017) ... Scored in the 2-0 win against Atlanta United FC on Sept. 27 ... Is tied for second-most consecutive games with a goal scored in Club history after scoring in his fourth straight game ... Scored in the 4-0 win against Houston on Sept. 23 ... Scored his fourth goal in the 4-1 loss to Orlando City SC on Sept. 19 ... Scored his third goal of the season and had an assist, earning Heineken Man of the Match honors, in the 2-2 tie with Columbus Crew SC on Sept. 12 ... Recorded 31 minutes in the 2-1 loss to New England on Sept. 6 ... Played 90 minutes in the 0-0 win against FC Cincinnati on Sept. 2 ... Had two shots on goal in 66 minutes played in the 3-1 loss to NYCFC on Aug. 29 ... Went 88 minutes in the 3-0 win against FC Cincinnati on Aug. 25 ... Played 90 minutes against Columbus Crew SC on Aug. 20 ... Went the full 90 minutes against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 23 and in the Fire’s 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on July 19 ... Scored his second MLS goal in the team’s 2-1 win against the Seattle Sounders FC on July 14. He started his third consecutive match of the season ... Made a second straight appearance in the team’s 1-1 draw with the New England Revolution on March 7th … Made his MLS debut and recorded his first career goal with the Chicago Fire in a 2-1 loss to the Seattle Sounders FC on March 1.

Acquired as a Designated Player via transfer from AS Saint-Étienne on Jan. 18, 2020. Berić, 28, comes to the Fire with more than 330 appearances in the top divisions in Slovenia, Austria and France. He has scored 122 goals in his career, including 12 goals in the UEFA Europa League and four in the UEFA Champions League. Internationally, Berić has earned 25 caps for the Slovenia National Team, producing goals in UEFA Euro qualification (2016) and in the UEFA Nations League (2018-19).

Elliot collier

28 Forward

Hometown: Hamilton, New Zealand Age: 24 HT: 6’ 4” WT: 180 International

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Played 18 minutes in the 2-2 tie with the Montreal Impact on Oct. 3 ... Logged 11 minutes for the Fire in the 2-0 win against Atlanta United FC on Sept. 27 ... Played 26 minutes in the 4-0 win against Houston on Sept.

23 ... Started and played 65 minutes in the 4-1 loss to Orlando City SC on Sept. 19 ... Came in for an injured Djordje Mihailović in the 22nd minute of the 2-2 tie with Columbus Crew SC on Sept. 12 ... Started his first match for the Fire in 2020 in the 2-1 loss to New England on Sept. 6 ... Played 28 minutes in the 0-0 tie against FC Cincinnati on Sept.

2 ... Logged 24 minutes played in the 3-1 loss to NYCFC on Aug. 29 ... Logged 32 minutes in the 3-0 win against FC Cincinnati on Aug. 25 ... Played 29 minutes against Columbus Crew SC on Aug. 20 ... Recorded an appearance in the 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on July 19, coming in for CJ Sapong in the 71st minute ... Made an appearance in the 2-1 win against the Seattle Sounders FC on July 14 ... Recorded 20 minutes of playing time in a 2-1 loss to Seattle Sounders FC on March 1.

A four-time All-Missouri Valley Conference selection during his time in Rogers Park, Collier found the back of the net 17 times ... The Hamilton, NZ native earned First Team All-Valley honors in both his junior and senior years to go along with a First Team All-West Region selection by the United Soccer Coaches in 2016. Selected by the Chicago Fire in the third round (No. 49 overall) of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft and signed on Feb. 28, 2018. Resigned on Feb. 6, 2020. chicago fire football club

match Notes Chicago Fire FC Roster

Gastón Giménez

30

Hometown: Formosa, Argentina Age: 28 HT: 6’ 2” WT: 194 Designated Player

Midfielder

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): After completing a one-time FIFA change of association, he was called to the Paraguay National Team for the first two matches of CONMEBOL's 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying tournament ... Recorded 90 minutes in the 2-2 tie with the Montreal Impact on Oct. 3 ... Recorded his third assist of the season on Fabian Herbers goal in the 2-0 win against Atlanta United FC on Sept. 27 ... Started his 11th consecutive game of the season and played 90 minutes in the 4-0 win against Houston on Sept. 23 ... Played 90 minutes in the 4-1 loss to Orlando City SC on Sept. 19 and in the 2-2 tie with Columbus Crew SC on Sept. 12 ... Was named Heineken Man of the Match for the second time this season against the New England Revolution on Sept. 6 ... Played 90 minutes in the 0-0 tie with FC Cincinnati on Sept. 2 ... Logged 90 minutes in the 3-1 loss to NYCFC on Aug. 29 ... Played the full 90 minutes and was named Heineken Man of the Match in the 3-0 win against FC Cincinnati on Aug. 25 in the Chicago Fire’s return to Soldier Field ... Played 90 minutes against Columbus Crew SC on Aug. 20 ... Started and went the full 90 minutes against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 23 ... Played 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on July 19 ... Recorded his first start and went the full 90 minutes in the Chicago Fire’s 2-1 win against the Seattle Sounders FC on July 14 ... Recorded his first minutes in Major League Soccer coming onto the field in the 63rd minute in the 1-1 tie against the New England Revolution on March 1.

Giménez, 28, comes to Chicago with more than 225 appearances across the last 10 seasons in Argentina. He joins the Fire from Superliga Argentina side Vélez Sarsfield, where he has made 46 appearances across all competitions since the beginning of the 2018-19 campaign. Additionally, at the international level, Giménez has earned one cap for Argentina’s senior team, featuring in a friendly against Mexico on Nov. 17, 2018. Giménez has played in his home country’s top division for the past six seasons. In three years with Godoy Cruz, he played in 68 matches across all competitions, including seven appearances in the Copa Libertadores in 2017.

gabriel slonina

32

Goalkeeper

Hometown: Addison, Illinois Age: 15 HT: 6’ 4” WT: 196 Homegrown

The Chicago Fire Soccer Club announced on March 8, 2019 that the Club has signed 14-year-old Academy product Gabriel Slonina. The goalkeeper joins the Fire as the youngest Homegrown Player signing in MLS history and the 13th Homegrown Player signing in Club history. He is under contract with the Fire through the 2022 season with a Club option for the 2023 season. A native of Addison, Ill., Slonina has spent the past three seasons playing in the Chicago Fire Academy, featuring at the U-14, U-15 and U-17 levels. Throughout his three seasons in the Fire Academy, Slonina made 54 appearances (52 starts) while competing in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) league. At the international level, Slonina has been called in to the U-14 and U-15 United States Boys’ National Teams for training camps. Most recently, Slonina joined the U-15 USBNT for its first training camp of the year at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., from Jan. 29-Feb. 6.

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match Notes Chicago Fire FC Roster

Jeremiah gutjahr

33

Hometown: Bloomigton, Indiana Age: 22 HT: 5’ 10” WT: 160 Homegrown

Midfielder

Signed as a Homegrown Player on Jan. 22, 2019 … Gutjahr joined the Fire after progressing through the Indiana Fire Juniors Academy, a member of the Fire youth development system ... The midfielder is the 11th Homegrown signing in club history. Gutjahr made eight appearances (five starts) in his rookie season with the Fire … Four of those appearances occurred consecutively, starting and playing the full 90 minutes from March 30 to April 20 … Recorded his first MLS assist in his second match for the Club. Made his MLS debut with the Chicago Fire as a starter in a win against the New York Red Bulls on March 30.

Appeared in 71 collegiate matches, 44 of which were starts for the Hoosiers … Named to the Academic All-Big Ten list from 2016-2018 … Received the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree his senior year (2018) … Member of the Indiana defense that led the NCAA in shutouts (15) and allowed just 13 goals in the 2018 season …

andre reynolds ii

36

Defender

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Age: 18 HT: 5’ 9” WT: 155 Homegrown

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Made his league debut when he came in for Jonathan Bornstein in the final minute of the 2-0 win against Atlanta United FC on Sept. 27. He joined Brian Gutiérrez, Djordje Mihailović and Mauricio Pineda as Homegrown Players to earn minutes with the Chicago Fire first team during the 2020 season.

Signed as a Homegrown Player on Jan. 25, 2019 … Reynolds joined the Fire’s first team after spending the past four seasons (2015-18) with the Club’s Academy in Chicago, competing in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) league … He is the 12th Homegrown signing in Club history. Made his professional debut, starting and playing 58 minute on July 23 in the Fire’s 2-0 Leagues Cup loss to Cruz Azul.

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match Notes Chicago Fire FC Roster

JAVIER CASAS, JR.

37 36

Hometown: Addison, Illinois Age: 17 HT: 5’ 8” WT: 140 Homegrown

Midfielder Defender

Casas Jr. joins the Fire’s first team after spending the past six seasons (2015-2020) with the Club’s Academy in Chicago, competing in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) league. Throughout his time in the Academy, Casas Jr. has made 65 appearances (64 starts), scoring ten goals in the midfield position. Casas Jr. participated in last year’s first-team training camp and has joined the first team in both Tampa and Los Angeles for the 2020 preseason.

With the U.S. Soccer Youth National Teams, Casas Jr. has been a consistent presence on the boys’ side. Most recently, Casas Jr. was part of the U.S. Boys’ U16 National Team that took home the Championship at the 2019 Nike Friendlies.

Brian Gutiérrez

40

Midfielder

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Age: 18 HT: 5’ 10” WT: 140 Homegrown

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Logged five minutes in the 4-1 loss to Orlando City SC on Sept. 19 ... Came in for the final minute against the New England Revolution on Sept. 6 ... Logged six minutes in the 3-1 loss against NYCFC on Aug. 29 ...

Played his second match, coming in for two minutes and getting off a shot on goal in the 3-0 win against FC Cincinnati on Aug. 25 ... Made his professional debut and became the 13th Chicago Fire Homegrown player to earn minutes for the first team, recording eight minutes against Columbus Crew SC on Aug. 20. Gutierrez is the second youngest player to earn first-team minutes with the Fire. Only Craig Capano (16 yrs., 301 days) was younger when he played against D.C. United on May 4, 2002.

Gutiérrez, 16, has been a standout in the Academy since 2015 and marks the 16th Homegrown signing for the Fire in Club history. He is under contract with the Fire until 2023 with a Club option for 2024.

In his time with the Fire Academy, Gutiérrez appeared in 79 matches (73 starts), while tallying 28 goals and 39 assists.

Under Academy coach Jeff DeGroot, Gutiérrez developed into one of the most talented midfield prospects in the

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match Notes REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL STATISCTICS No. Pos Player 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 16 20 21 22 25 27 28 30 33 36 37 38 40

D D D D D M M F M M M M M D F D D F F M M D M F M

GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

Boris Sekulic

Jonathan Bornstein

Johan Kappelhof

Francisco Calvo

Miguel Angel Navarro

Ignacio Aliseda

Luka Stojanovic

CJ Sapong

Alvaro Medran

Przemyslaw Frankowski Brandt Bronico

Djordje Mihailovic

Micheal Azira

Wyatt Omsberg

Fabian Herbers

Mauricio Pineda

Nicholas Slonina

Robert Beric

Elliot Collier

Gaston Gimenez

Jeremiah Gutjahr

Andre Reynolds

Javier Casas

Alex Monis

Brian Gutierrez

13 12 3 15 14 12 2 8 15 11 9 13 4 3 13 15 0 15 14 14 0 1 0 0 5

13 6 2 15 9 11 1 2 15 10 2 8 0 0 12 15 0 14 2 13 0 0 0 0 0

1155 552 183 1335 830 932 60 285 1288 891 202 647 24 21 933 1304 0 1211 423 1197 0 1 0 0 26

0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0

7 3 1 13 9 18 2 3 26 18 1 17 0 0 22 6 0 41 11 16 0 0 0 0 1

0 2 0 3 0 3 1 1 9 8 0 4 0 0 8 2 0 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 1

14 6 2 19 18 7 3 6 23 18 4 4 0 0 18 19 0 23 8 21 0 0 0 0 3

4 8 0 4 12 16 0 11 22 9 3 15 0 0 13 3 0 39 3 7 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0

2 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CHICAGO FIRE INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING No. Goalkeeper

GP GS MIN SHT SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO

1 Bobby Shuttleworth 18 Kenneth Kronholm 24 Connor Sparrow 32 Gabriel Slonina

9 8 810 38 25 13 1.44 0 1 3 3 3 4 5 5 450 17 7 8 1.60 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 1 90 7 4 3 3.00 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SINGLE Match HIGHS (TEAM) FOULS COMMITTED

goals Match Half

Match Half

7, 07/04/2001 at KC

30, Two times

5, 07/03/2018 vs ATL

19, 08/29/2001 vs CLB

FOULS SUFFERED

ASSISTS Match Half

Match Half

12, 07/04/2001 at KC

32, 06/12/2005 vs DAL

7, 04/28/2008 vs TB

6, Six times

OFFSIDES

SHOTS Match Half

Match Half

31, 05/31/2000 vs COL

11, 06/24/2000 at SJ

20, 07/22/2017 at NYC

6, Six times

CORNER KICKS

SHOTS ON GOAL Match Half

Match Half

15, 05/27/2000 at NYR

15, 07/02/1999 vs DAL

10, Two times

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11, 05/16/1999 vs COL

match Notes CLUB RECORDS - INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS matches STARTED

Matches PLAYED Player

Year GP

Player

Year GS

Patrick Nyarko Jalil Anibaba Austin Berry

2012 2013 2013

Jalil Anibaba Austin Berry Nemanja Nikolic

2013 2013 2017

34 34 34

MINUTES PLAYED

34 34 34

GOALS

Player

Year MIN

Player

Year G

Jalil Anibaba Austin Berry Sean Johnson

2013 2013 2014

Nemanja Nikolic Ante Razov Mike Magee

2017 24 2000 18 2013 15

3060 3060 2970

shots

ASSISTS Player

Year ASTS

Player

Year SHOTS

Jerzy Podbrozny Peter Nowak Diego Gutierrez

2000 14 2000 13 1998 12

Ante Razov Ante Razov Nemanja Nikolic

2000 127 2003 119 2017 118

match-WINNING GOALS

SHOTS ON GOAL Player

Year SOG

Player

Year GWG

Ante Razov Ante Razov Nemanja Nikolic

2000 67 2003 63 2017 59

Ante Razov Ante Razov Andy Herron

1999 7 2000 6 2006 5

matches PLAYED IN GOAL

match-WINNING ASSISTS Player

Year GWA

Player

Year GP

Peter Nowak Jerzy Podbrozny Roman Kosecki

1998 1998 1999

Sean Johnson Sean Johnson Zach Thornton

2014 2012 1999

4 4 4

wins

33 31 30

saves

Player

Year W

Player

Year SVS

Zach Thornton Zach Thornton Zach Thornton

1999 1998 2001

Henry Ring Zach Thornton Zach Thornton

2004 128 2002 124 2003 123

17 17 16

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match Notes CLUB RECORDS - ALL TIME INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Matches Started

Matches PLAYED Player

Matches Played

Player

Matches Started

C.J. Brown Logan Pause Gonzalo Segares

296 286 231

C.J. Brown Logan Pause Gonzalo Segares

290 253 227

goals

minutes played

Player Goals

Player

Minutes Played

Ante Razov Nemanja Nikolic Chris Rolfe

C.J. Brown Logan Pause Gonzalo Segares

25,738 22,088 19,899

76 50 48

Shots

assists Player Assists

Player Shots

Peter Nowak Chris Armas Patrick Nyarko

Ante Razov Chris Rolfe Marco Pappa

48 42 39

617 370 287

Match-Winning Goals

Shots on goal Player SOG

Player Goals

Ante Razov Chris Rolfe Marco Pappa

Ante Razov Chris Rolfe Nemanja Nikolic

312 159 119

23 14 11

Hat-tricks

match-winning assists Player Assists

Player Hat-Tricks

Ante Razov Chris Rolfe Peter Nowak

Ante Razov David Accam Nemanja Nikolic

15 13 13

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match Notes CLUB RECORDS - ALL TIME INDIVIDUAL LEADERS MULTI-GOAL matches

PENALTY-KICK GOALS

Player Matches

Player Goals

Ante Razov Nemanja Nikolic Chris Rolfe

Ante Razov Jeff Larentowicz Cuauhtemoc Blanco

16 10 6

GOALS PER match AVerage

12 9 7

assists PER match AVerage

Player Average

Player Average

Nemanja Nikolic Ante Razov Mike Magee

Peter Nowak Cuauhtemoc Blanco Jerzy Podbrozny

0.60 0.49 0.43

CONSECUTIVE matches WITH GOALS

0.42 0.42 0.40

CONSECUTIVE matches WITH Assists

Player Matches

Player Matches

David Accam/Robert Berić

Jesse Marsch

5

CONSECUTIVE MINUTES PLAYED

5

CONSECUTIVE matches played

Player Minutes

Player Matches

Austin Berry

Jim Curtin

5,580

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match Notes CLUB RECORDS - ALL-TIME GOALKEEPER LEADERS matches played in goal

matches started in goal

Player Matches

Player Matches

Zach Thornton Sean Johnson John Busch

Zach Thornton Sean Johnson John Busch

215 176 75 wins

212 176 75 saves

Player Wins

Player Saves

Zach Thornton Sean Johnson John Busch

Zach Thornton Sean Johnson John Busch

109 58 28 shutouts

801 548 275

CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS

Player Shutouts

Player Minutes

Zach Thornton Sean Johnson John Busch

Matt Lampson John Busch Matt Pickens

57 36 22

CONSECUTIVE matches PLAYED

412 395 345

CONSECUTIVE minutes PLAYED

Player Matches

Player Minutes

John Busch

John Busch

60

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5,400

match Notes ALL-TIME SINGLE match HIGHS GOALS and ASSISTS Player

G & A Match Result

Chris Rolfe

5

10/23/2008 vs NY

W 5-2

GOALS Player

G

Most Recent Match

Result

7 Players Tied Nemanja Nikolic

3 3

10/15/2017 vs PHI

W 3-2

assists Player

A

Most Recent Match

Result

6 Players Tied Nicolรกs Gaitรกn

3 3

07/03/2018 vs ATL

W 5-1

shots Player

Shots Match Result

Ante Razov

10

04/27/2002 vs NE

T 2-2

shots on goal Player

Shots Match Result

Ante Razov

7

08/13/2003 vs CLB

T 2-2

corner kicks Player

A

Most Recent Match

Result

Cuauhtemoc Blanco Shaun Maloney

13 13

04/25/2009 at CLB 05/09/2015 vs RSL

T 2-2 L 1-2

saves Player

Shots Match Result

Zach Thornton

11

04/21/2001 at DAL

L 2-3

Shots faced Player

Shots Match Result

Zach Thornton

14

06/21/2003 at KC

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L 2-4

match Notes CLUB RECORDS - LONGEST...

WINNING STREAK Matches Date

11

5/16/1998 to 7/04/1998 UNBEATEN STREAK

Matches Date

12

10/23/2008 to 5/28/2009 WINNING STREAK AT HOME

Matches Date

9

4/08/2017 to 8/05/2017 UNBEATEAN STREAK AT HOME

Matches Date

15

5/24/2000 to 5/26/2001 WINNING STREAK AWAY

Matches Date

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Matches Date

9

9/08/2007 to 5/25/2008

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match Notes CLUB RECORDS - YOUNGEST PLAYER TO...

PLAY IN A match Player

Age Match

Craig Capano

16 yrs., 301 days

05/04/2002 CHI at DC

START IN A match Player

Age Match

Craig Capano

16 yrs., 362 days

07/04/2002 CHI at COL

score a goal Player

Age Match

DaMarcus Beasley

18 yrs., 98 days

08/30/2000 CHI vs DAL

RECORD AN ASSIST Player

Age Match

DaMarcus Beasley

18 yrs., 74 days

08/06/2000 CHI vs MET

START A GAME AS GK Player

Age Match

Sean Johnson

21 yrs., 62 days

08/01/2010 CHI at LA

RECORD A WIN Player

Age Match

Sean Johnson

21 yrs., 62 days

08/01/2010 CHI at LA

RECORD A WIN Player

Age Match

Sean Johnson

21 yrs., 69 days

08/08/2010 CHI vs NY

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Ignacio Aliseda Micheal Azira Robert Berić Jonathan Bornstein Brandt Bronico Francisco Calvo Javier Casas, Jr. Elliot Collier Przemysław Frankowski Gastón Giménez Brian Gutiérrez Jeremiah Gutjahr Fabian Herbers Johan Kappelhof Kenneth Kronholm Álvaro Medrán Djordje Mihailović Miguel Ángel Navarro Wyatt Omsberg Mauricio Pineda Andre Reynolds II CJ Sapong Boris Sekulić Bobby Shuttleworth Nicholas Slonina Gabriel Slonina Connor Sparrow Luka Stojanovic

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Mid Mid For Def Mid Def Mid For Mid Mid Mid Mid For Def GK Mid Mid Mid Def Def Def For Def GK Def GK GK Mid

5’7 5’10 6’2 5’8 5’8 5’11 5’8 6’4 5’8 6’2 5’10 5’10 6’0 5’11 6’3 5’8 5’10 5’8 6’4 6’1 5’9 6’1 6’2 6’1 6’3 6’4 6’2 6’2

152 160 183 165 155 170 140 180 155 194 140 160 165 165 183 156 153 146 180 170 155 189 161 205 200 193 171 183

03/14/2000 Buenos Aires, Arg. 12 08/22/1987 Kampala, Uganda 4 06/17/1991 Krsko, Slovenia 15 11/07/1984 Torrance, CA 12 06/20/1995 High Point, NC 9 07/08/1992 San Jose, Costa Ri. 15 05/14/2003 Melrose Park, IL 0 02/22/199 Hamilton, New Zea. 14 04/12/1995 Gdansk, Poland 11 07/27/1991 Formosa, Arg. 14 06/17/2003 Berwyn, IL 5 08/10/1997 Bloomington, IN 0 08/17/1993 Ahaus, Germany 13 08/05/1990 Amsterdam, Neth. 3 10/14/1985 Fort Belvoir, VA 5 03/15/1994 Dos Torres, Spain 15 11/10/1998 Lemont, IL 13 02/26/1999 Maracaibo, Venez. 13 09/21/1995 Scarborough, ME 3 10/17/1997 Bollingbrook, IL 15 05/02/2001 Chicago, IL 1 12/27/1988 Manassas, VA 8 10/21/1991 Belgrade, DFR Yugo. 13 05/13/1987 Towanda, NY 9 03/20/2001 Addison, IL 0 05/15/2004 Addison, IL 0 05/10/1994 St. Louis, MO 1 01/04/1994 Belgrade, DFR Yug. 2

11 0 14 6 2 15 0 2 10 13 0 0 11 2 5 15 8 9 0 15 0 2 13 9 0 0 1 1

1 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

A

2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

CAREER GP

11 128 15 146 65 98 0 30 41 14 5 8 83 127 25 15 66 13 10 15 2 273 13 194 0 0 10 2

GS

10 99 14 134 39 96 0 11 30 13 0 5 41 124 25 15 39 9 4 15 1 208 13 190 0 0 10 1

G

1 1 7 10 2 7 0 1 5 0 0 0 10 0 0 2 6 0 0 2 0 70 0 0 0 0 0 0

A

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Bobby Shuttleworth Boris Sekulić Jonathan Bornstein Johan Kappelhof Francisco Calvo Miguel Ángel Navarro Ignacio Aliseda Luka Stojanovic CJ Sapong Álvaro Medrán Przemysław Frankowski Brandt Bronico Djordje Mihailović Micheal Azira Kenneth Kronholm Wyatt Omsberg Fabian Herbers Mauricio Pineda Connor Sparrow Nicholas Slonina Robert Berić Elliot Collier Gastón Giménez Gabriel Slonina Jeremiah Gutjahr Javier Casas, Jr. Andre Reynolds II Brian Gutiérrez

GK Def Def Def Def Mid Mid Mid For Mid Mid Mid Mid Mid GK Def For Def GK Def For For Mid GK Mid Mid Def Mid

6’1 6’2 5’8 5’11 5’11 5’8 5’7 6’2 6’1 5’8 5’8 5’8 5’10 5’10 6’3 6’4 6’0 6’1 6’2 6’3 6’2 6’4 6’2 6’4 5’10 5’8 5’9 5’10

205 161 165 165 170 146 152 183 189 156 155 155 153 160 183 180 165 170 171 200 183 180 194 193 160 140 155 140

05/13/1987 Towanda, NY 9 10/21/1991 Belgrade, DFR Yugo. 13 11/07/1984 Torrance, CA 12 08/05/1990 Amsterdam, Neth. 3 07/08/1992 San Jose, Costa Ri. 15 02/26/1999 Maracaibo, Venez. 13 03/14/2000 Buenos Aires, Arg. 12 01/04/1994 Belgrade, DFR Yug. 2 12/27/1988 Manassas, VA 8 03/15/1994 Dos Torres, Spain 15 04/12/1995 Gdansk, Poland 11 06/20/1995 High Point, NC 9 11/10/1998 Lemont, IL 13 08/22/1987 Kampala, Uganda 4 10/14/1985 Fort Belvoir, VA 5 09/21/1995 Scarborough, ME 3 08/17/1993 Ahaus, Germany 13 10/17/1997 Bollingbrook, IL 15 05/10/1994 St. Louis, MO 1 03/20/2001 Addison, IL 0 06/17/1991 Krsko, Slovenia 15 02/22/199 Hamilton, New Zea. 14 07/27/1991 Formosa, Arg. 14 05/15/2004 Addison, IL 0 08/10/1997 Bloomington, IN 0 05/14/2003 Melrose Park, IL 0 05/02/2001 Chicago, IL 1 06/17/2003 Berwyn, IL 5

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9 13 6 2 15 9 11 1 2 15 10 2 8 0 5 0 11 15 1 0 14 2 13 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A

0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

CAREER GP

194 13 146 127 98 13 11 2 273 15 41 65 66 128 25 10 83 15 10 0 15 30 14 0 8 0 2 5

GS

190 13 134 124 96 9 10 1 208 15 30 39 39 99 25 4 41 15 10 0 14 11 13 0 5 0 1 0

G

0 0 10 0 7 0 1 0 70 2 5 2 6 1 0 0 10 2 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

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0 1 11 10 9 1 2 0 25 3 9 8 11 4 0 0 11 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0

Bobby Shuttleworth Boris Sekulic Jonathan Bornstein Johan Kappelhof Francisco Calvo Miguel Angel Navarro Ignacio Aliseda Luka Stojanovic CJ Sapong Alvaro Medran Przemyslaw Frankowski Brandt Bronico Djordje Mihailovic Micheal Azira Kenneth Kronholm Wyatt Omsberg Fabian Herbers Mauricio Pineda Connor Sparrow Nicholas Slonina Robert Beric Elliot Collier Gaston Gimenez Gabriel Slonina Jeremiah Gutjahr Andre Reynolds Javier Casas Alex Monis Brian Gutierrez

Player

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8 9 10 NYC CIN NE 1-3 0-0 1-2 90G 90G 84D 90D 90D 19 28 1

11 CLB 2-2 90G 90D 45

12 ORL 1-4 90G 85D

13 HOU 4-0 90G 90D 74D

14 ATL 2-0 90G 90D 89D

16 1 64M 79M 4

16 23 74M 90M

1 5 58M 71M 61M 59M 62M 86M 89M 90D 90D 89D 90D 90D 85D 90D 90D 90G

11 25 73M 84M 90M 89M 90M 85M 88M 84M 62M 89M 28 17 6 5 17 29 21 22M 81M 6 5

90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 62D 90D 45D 90D 16 11 73F 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 79M

7 CIN 3-0 90G 90D 2

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90F 90F 89F 90F 90F 90F 88F 66F 90F 31 79F 90F 74F 67F 20 1 19 14 29 32 24 28 69F 68 65M 26 11 27 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M

1 2 3 4 5 6 SEA NE SEA SJ VAN CLB 1-2 1-1 2-1 0-2 0-2 0-3 90G 90D 89D 90D 90D 90D 81D 45M 60M 90D 90D 90D 90D 75D 90D 90D 90D 9 45 90M 30 90M 1 59F 90F 16 44M 90F 71F 31 90M 90M 74M 90M 90M 89M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90D 63D 1 70M 90M 22 18 61M 9 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 15 81M 90M 68M 46 90M 90M 90M 90D 72D 76D 82D

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1 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 1 4 2

at at vs vs vs at vs at at vs vs at vs vs

SEA 2 NE 1 SEA 1 SJ 2 VAN 2 CLB 3 CIN 0 NYC 3 CIN 0 NE 2 CLB 2 ORL 4 HOU 0 ATL 0

L T W L L L W L T L T L W W 84

67

40; Sapong 1 (penalty kick)

10; Aliseda 1 (Sekulic 1, Collier 1)

Herbers 2 (Navarro 1) 22 Mihailovic 1 (Beric 1, Medran 3) 11; Beric 3 (Herbers 1) 14 Beric 4 (penalty kick) 48 Beric 5 (Bornstein 1) 15; Herbers 3 (Aliseda 2) 23; Medran 2 (unassisted) Herbers 4 (Gimenez 3) 7; Beric 6 (Mihailovic 3) 39

Herbers 1 (Gimenez 2) 2; Medran 1 (Aliseda 1) Pineda 2 (Calvo 1, Medran 2) 47+

Beric 1 (Mihailovic 1, Medran 1) 46 Bornstein 1 (Mihailovic 2) 70 Beric 2 (Pineda 1) 52; Pineda 1 (Gimenez 1)

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