Match Notes: Sporting vs. Nashville SC | Oct. 11, 2020 by Sporting Kansas City

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. NASHVILLE SC CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. 6:30 p.m. CT (FS-KC; MyTV30)

Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020 (Week 17, MLS Game #218)

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 14 12 0 1 14 12 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 9 8 0 0 108 102 6 11 6 Ilie Sanchez 7 Johnny Russell FW 5-10 168 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 15 12 6 2 73 60 25 21 8 Graham Zusi MF 5-10 155 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 15 14 1 1 294 252 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 15 14 4 1 89 52 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 7 4 0 0 40 27 0 1 15 Roger Espinoza MF 5-10 180 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 10 9 1 1 248 226 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 13 12 4 2 13 12 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 9 1 2 0 127 56 16 10 20 Daniel Salloi FW 6-2 155 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 5 0 0 0 84 54 15 10 21 Felipe Hernandez MF 5-8 135 06/08/1998 Ibague, Colombia 11 6 0 1 13 7 0 1 22 Winston Reid DF 6-3 190 07/03/1988 Auckland, New Zealand 7 5 1 0 7 5 1 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 6 5 0 1 14 12 0 2 26 27 Gianluca Busio MF 5-7 135 05/28/2002 Greensboro, NC 14 10 1 3 43 21 5 5 Cameron Duke MF 5-6 130 02/13/2001 Overland Park, KS 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 28 29 Tim Melia GK 6-0 205 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 14 14 0 0 167 166 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 W151 L120 T92

NASHVILLE SC 2020 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A Joe Willis GK 6-5 189 08/10/1988 St. Louis, MO 15 15 0 0 128 125 0 1 1 2 Daniel Lovitz DF 5-10 170 08/27/1991 Wyndmoor, PA 14 14 0 1 139 103 1 12 DF 6-0 185 10/19/1988 Fontana, CA 7 4 0 0 226 205 6 14 3 Jalil Anibaba 4 David Romney DF 6-2 190 06/12/1993 Irvine, CA 15 15 1 1 99 84 4 7 5 Miguel Nazarit DF 6-1 172 05/20/1997 Cali, Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Dax McCarty MF 5-9 150 04/30/1987 Winter Park, FL 15 14 1 4 376 345 21 62 FW 5-10 170 10/18/1995 Takoradi, Ghana 11 3 1 0 78 27 12 6 7 Abu Danladi 8 Randall Leal FW 5-7 163 01/14/1997 San Jose, Costa Rica 13 12 1 0 13 12 1 0 Dominique Badji FW 6-0 170 10/16/1992 Dakar, Senegal 12 10 1 1 141 113 33 17 9 10 Hany Mukhtar MF 5-8 159 03/21/1995 Berlin, Germany 13 12 1 3 13 12 1 3 FW 5-8 156 09/28/1990 Accra, Ghana 7 2 1 0 131 93 41 18 11 David Accam 12 Alistair Johnston DF 5-11 170 10/08/1998 Vancouver, BC, Canada 13 10 0 1 13 10 0 1 Daniel Rios FW 6-1 185 02/22/1995 Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico 12 4 2 0 12 4 2 0 14 15 Eric Miller DF 6-1 175 01/15/1993 Woodbury, MN 2 2 0 0 117 101 0 3 16 Ken Tribbett DF 6-2 170 08/25/1991 Centennial, CO 0 0 0 0 23 19 2 1 18 Jack Maher DF 6-3 175 10/28/1999 Caseyville, IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alan Winn FW 5-10 165 02/18/1996 Dallas, TX 7 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 19 20 Anibal Godoy MF 6-0 165 02/10/1990 Panama City, Panama 13 12 1 0 114 111 6 7 Derrick Jones MF 6-4 178 03/03/1997 Bantama, Ghana 10 4 0 1 36 15 0 1 21 22 Matt LaGrassa MF 6-0 174 01/27/1993 Sacramento, CA 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 Taylor Washington DF 5-10 170 08/16/1993 Somers, NY 9 1 0 0 9 1 0 0 23 24 Tanner Dieterich MF 6-0 170 05/04/1998 Nashville, TN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Walker Zimmerman DF 6-3 196 05/19/1993 Lawrenceville, GA 15 15 1 0 155 137 13 3 26 Luke Haakenson MF 5-10 175 09/10/1997 Maple Grove, MN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Alex Muyl MF 5-11 175 09/30/1995 New York, NY 12 8 0 0 123 77 11 18 30 Elliot Panicco GK 6-5 205 11/18/1996 Paducah, KY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brady Scott GK 6-2 172 06/30/1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 37 Tah Brian Anunga MF 5-11 179 08/10/1996 Yaounde, Cameroon 6 4 0 0 6 4 0 0 55 Brayan Beckeles DF 6-1 176 11/28/1985 La Ceiba, Honduras 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 94 Jimmy Medranda DF 5-5 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 1 0 0 0 97 64 5 5 99 Jhonder Cadiz FW 6-3 185 07/29/1995 Caracas, Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEAD COACH : Gary Smith

12/03/1968 W43 L36 T41

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. NASHVILLE SC

Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020; Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan., 6:30 p.m. CT REFEREES

2020 SEASON RECORDS Sporting at home

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 15 8-5-2 26 27 21 7 3-3-1 10 12 11

REFEREE: Fotis Bazakos. AR1 (bench): Peter Balciunas; AR2 (opposite): TJ Zablocki; 4th: Nima Saghafi; VAR: Jon Freemon; AVAR: Fabio Tovar TEAM NEWS

Nashville SC 15 4-5-6 18 11 14 on road 8 1-4-3 6 2 8

SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Alan Pulido, Ilie Sanchez

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: First meeting.

DISABLED LIST: KC: Felipe Gutierrez (SEI) INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: KC: Alan Pulido (MEX)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 CHICAGO FIRE 0 Scoring Summary: KC--Reid 1 (Russell 2) 67

UPCOMING MATCHES NASHVILLE SC SPORTING Wed. Oct. 14 at Houston Wed. Oct. 14 at FC Dallas Tue. Oct. 20 FC Dallas Sat. Oct. 17 at Chicago Fri. Oct. 23 New England Wed. Oct. 21 at Colorado Tue. Oct. 27 at Montreal Sat. Oct. 24 Colorado

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi (Jaylin Lindsey 21), Roberto Puncec, Winston Reid, Amadou Dia, Roger Espinoza (Daniel Salloi 45), Ilie Sanchez, Gianluca Busio (Felipe Hernandez 69), Johnny Russell (Erik Hurtado 87), Gadi Kinda, Khiry Shelton.

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM NASHVILLE SC

SPORTING

F 27 50

A 21 64

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 11 123

A 14 96

7 1 3 0

7 4 3 0

5 1 2 0 0 0 3 0

10 0 2 1 0 0 1 0

1 9 1

3 9 2

HOW SCORED

15 8 4 0

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

11 6 3 1

TYPE OF PLAY

14 1 6 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

9 15 3

2 17 2

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

NASHVILLE SC 0 MINNESOTA UNITED 0 NASHVILLE SC--Joe Willis, Alistair Johnston, Walker Zimmerman, David Romney, Daniel Lovitz, Tah Brian Anunga, Randall Leal, Dax McCarty, Matt LaGrassa (Taylor Washington 64), Derrick Jones (Abu Danladi 74), Alex Muyl (Alan Winn 64).

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC NSH

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

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 7-2-0 1-3-2 4-1-1 0-4-1

THE LAST TIME Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 10/07/2020 KC 1, CHI 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 10/07/2020 KC 1, CHI 0 10/06/2019 KC 0, DAL 6

(0) (0) (1) (1) (6) (0) (15)

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC Nashville SC

WWLWWWLTTLWLLWW LLWTLLWTTWLWTTT

NASHVILLE SC Date Score (Gms since) 9/23/2020 NSH 1, DC 0 (2) 8/12/2020 NSH 1, DAL 0 (6) 2/29/2020 NSH 1, ATL 2 (6) 9/19/2020 NSH 0, CLB 2 (1) 10/06/2020 NSH 0, MIN 0 (0) 10/06/2020 NSH 0, MIN 0 (0) 10/06/2020 NSH 0, MIN 0 (0)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 6 Russell A: 4 Pulido SHT: 40 Russell SOG: 13 Russell/Shelton FC: 21 Kinda/Puncec FS: 23 Pulido OF: 8 Shelton C: 5 Busio/Kinda E: 1 Kinda/Melia NASHVILLE SC G: 2 Rios A: 4 McCarty SHT: 26 Leal/Mukhtar SOG: 11 Leal FC: 21 Leal FS: 35 Godoy OF: 7 Badji C: 5 Lovitz E: 0

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 15 0 7 5 2 1 27 1.80 NSH 15 7 7 0 0 1 11 0.73 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 15 4 5 4 1 1 21 1.40 NSH 15 7 3 4 1 0 14 0.93 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 27 2 5 4 4 6 6 NSH 11 2 2 1 4 1 1 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 21 2 2 5 5 1 6 NSH 14 2 3 2 2 2 3

2020 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (8-5-2, 26 pts.) UNF 7 9 17 11 19 12 27 8 15 22 36 21 26 4 13 28 20 16 6 5 1 29

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

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

GP 15 10 13 15 9 14 14 15 10 7 8 11 6 14 7 4 5 4 9 10 2 14

GS 12 9 12 14 1 7 10 14 9 5 8 6 5 12 4 1 0 4 8 9 1 14

MIN 1035 792 1004 1231 112 603 881 1224 641 458 654 630 519 1135 426 129 111 315 764 810 104 1244

15 15

1350 1350

G 6 5 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 21

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

SHT 40 25 25 27 7 14 21 21 11 3 4 7 5 1 1 1 5 1 5 1 0 0

SOG 13 11 6 13 3 3 5 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0

22 24

225 138

67 59

FC 12 6 21 15 3 7 19 14 14 9 9 8 3 21 3 2 0 4 11 10 0 2

FS 20 23 21 15 1 10 12 9 7 4 2 6 4 5 6 2 0 2 5 9 1 1

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

CK 41 0 4 0 0 1 36 4 0 0 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

193 178 178 193

23 29

99 49

36 44

2 3

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Alan Pulido 2, Johnny Russell 2, Gadi Kinda 1, Winston Reid 1, Graham Zusi 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Roger Espinoza 1, Graham Zusi 1, Alan Pulido 1, Khiry Shelton 1, Gianluca Busio 1, Johnny Russell 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 14 2 15 15

GS 14 1 15 15

MIN SHTS 1244 54 104 5 1348 59 1350 67

SV 37 2 39 37

GA 17 4 21 27

GAA 1.23 3.46 1.4 1.8

PG 0 0 0 1

PA 1 0 1 1

W 7 1 8 5

L 4 1 5 8

T 2 0 2 2

SO 4 0 4 0

2020 NASHVILLE SC STATISTICS (4-5-6, 18 pts.) UNF 14 6 10 4 9 7 20 11 8 25 12 2 21 19 29 29 55 15 3 94 1 22 37 23

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

PLAYER Daniel Rios Dax McCarty Hany Mukhtar David Romney Dominique Badji Abu Danladi Anibal Godoy David Accam Randall Leal Walker Zimmerman Alistair Johnston Daniel Lovitz Derrick Jones Alan Winn Alex Muyl (NSH) Alex Muyl (TOT) Brayan Beckeles Eric Miller Jalil Anibaba Jimmy Medranda Joe Willis Matt LaGrassa Tah Brian Anunga Taylor Washington Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 12 15 13 15 12 11 13 7 13 15 13 14 10 7 10 12 1 2 7 1 15 3 6 9

GS 4 14 12 15 10 3 12 2 12 15 10 14 4 1 8 8 1 2 4 0 15 2 4 1

MIN 427 1257 1033 1350 750 318 1057 206 993 1350 952 1260 447 239 552 607 67 180 314 8 1350 163 334 243

15 15

1350 1350

G 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 11

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

SHT 17 10 26 8 18 9 20 6 26 13 4 5 3 4 5 6 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1

SOG 4 3 8 1 5 2 7 3 12 6 3 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

17 12

168 179

59 58

FC 7 17 11 6 16 8 18 7 21 8 16 17 8 4 16 19 1 1 3 0 1 3 5 5

FS 5 16 24 2 9 2 35 4 17 4 5 10 14 7 12 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0

OFF 1 0 3 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

CK 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 34 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

184 199 199 184

14 17

70 68

22 21

1 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Dax McCarty 1, Anibal Godoy 1, David Accam 1, Daniel Rios 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Dax McCarty 1, Daniel Lovitz 1, David Romney 1, Alistair Johnston 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Hany Mukhtar 0-1 NASHVILLE SC GOALKEEPING UNF 1

POS G

GOALKEEPER Joe Willis Team totals Opponent totals

GP 15 15 15

GS 15 15 15

MIN SHTS 1350 59 1350 59 1350 58

SV 44 44 46

GA 14 14 11

GAA 0.93 0.93 0.73

PG 0 0 0

PA 0 0 1

W 4 4 5

L 5 5 4

T 6 6 6

SO 7 7 7

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

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 0

6-5-2 6-5-2 7-5-2 8-5-2

3 3 3 2

Sun. Nov. Sun. Nov.

W 2-1 W 1-0

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) 26 KC: Reid (67);

NASHVILLE SC 2020 SCHEDULE DAY Sat. Sun. Wed. Sun. Sat. Wed.

DATE Feb. Mar. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug.

Sun. Aug. Wed. Sep. Sun. Sep. Sat. Sep. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Tue. Sun. Wed. Tue. Fri. Tue. Sat. Wed. Sun.

Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov.

OPPONENT RESULT 29 Atlanta L 1-2 8 at Portland L 0-1 12 at FC Dallas W 1-0 16 at FC Dallas T 0-0 22 at Atlanta L 0-2 26 at Orlando City L 1-3 SC 30 Inter Miami CF W 1-0 2 Orlando City SC T 1-1 6 at Inter Miami T 0-0 CF 12 Atlanta W 4-2 19 at Columbus 23 D.C. United 26 Houston 3 at New England 6 Minnesota 11 at Sporting KC 14 at Houston 20 FC Dallas 23 New England 27 at Montreal 31 Chicago 4 FC Dallas 8 at Orlando City SC

L W T T T

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

ATT 59069 25518 0 0 0 0

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

POS PTS NOTES: 6 0 NSH: Zimmerman (28); ATL: Barco (9) Hyndman (37) 13 0 POR: Valeri (13) 12 3 NSH: Accam (86); 11 4 11 4 ATL: Martinez (40,87) 13 4 NSH: Romney (15); ORL: Mueller (21) Dike (52,72)

0 0 0

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

11 12 11

3-4-3

0 0 0 0 0

3-5-3 4-5-3 4-5-4 4-5-5 4-5-6

9 9 9 10 8

7 NSH: Godoy (53); 8 NSH: Leal (47); ORL: Michel (17) 9 12 NSH: ATL: 12 CLB: 15 NSH: 16 NSH: 17 18

Badji (1) Mukhtar (29) McCarty (36) Danladi (57); Larentowicz (19) Bello (61) Santos (50) Zardes (93+) Rios (70); Rios (49); HOU: Figueroa (89)

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 5 Johnny Russell 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 10/07/2020 vs CHI

W 2-1 W 1-0

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

NASHVILLE SC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2020)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2020)

Goals 1 11 times Assists 3 Dax McCarty Shots 7 Randall Leal Shots on Goal 3 Randall Leal Fouls Committed 4 4 times Fouls Suffered 6 Anibal Godoy Offside 3 Dominique Badji Saves 7 Joe Willis Shots Faced 8 Joe Willis 8 Joe Willis Goals Allowed 3 Joe Willis

Goals 4 09/12/2020 at Assists 6 09/12/2020 at Shots 21 08/16/2020 at Shots on Goal 7 08/16/2020 at Fouls Committed 21 08/30/2020 at Fouls Suffered 18 10/06/2020 at Corner Kicks 9 03/08/2020 at Offside 4 09/06/2020 at Saves 7 09/26/2020 at Shots Faced 8 08/26/2020 at 8 09/26/2020 at Goals Allowed 3 08/26/2020 at

02/29/2020 at ATL

L 1-2

09/12/2020 at ATL

W 4-2

08/16/2020 at DAL

T 0-0

08/16/2020 at DAL

T 0-0

08/22/2020 at ATL

L 0-2

09/19/2020 at CLB

L 0-2

02/29/2020 at ATL

L 1-2

09/26/2020 at HOU

T 1-1

08/26/2020 at ORL 09/26/2020 at HOU

L 1-3 T 1-1

08/26/2020 at ORL

L 1-3

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)

ATL

W 4-2

ATL

W 4-2

DAL

T 0-0

DAL

T 0-0

MCF

W 1-0

MIN

T 0-0

POR

L 0-1

MCF

T 0-0

HOU

T 1-1

ORL HOU

L 1-3 T 1-1

ORL

L 1-3

Shots 4 10/03/2020 at Shots on Goal 1 10/03/2020 at Fouls Committed 6 09/26/2020 at Fouls Suffered 6 09/02/2020 at 6 09/23/2020 at Corner Kicks 1 09/19/2020 at Offside 0 08/12/2020 at 0 08/26/2020 at 0 08/30/2020 at 0 09/02/2020 at 0 09/19/2020 at Saves 0 02/29/2020 at 0 09/19/2020 at Shots Faced 1 08/16/2020 at 1 09/23/2020 at

T 0-0

HOU

T 1-1

ORL DC

T 1-1 W 1-0

CLB

L 0-2

DAL ORL MCF ORL CLB

W L W T L

ATL CLB

L 1-2 L 0-2

DAL DC

T 0-0 W 1-0

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

HEAD-TO-HEAD

NASHVILLE SC VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Nashville SC

Sporting KC 0 wins, 0 goals

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

Nashville SC 0 wins, 0 goals 0 ties

1 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0 0 0

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sporting KC

Tot 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0 0 0

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 0 0 0 0 0 0

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC NSH

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

0 0

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Gary Smith

vs. KC

2-1-4

(1.43 pts./game)

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: Sporting KC

Nashville SC

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Sporting KC None None None None None None None None None

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

Nashville SC None None None None None None None None None

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

Nashville SC

Streak (started)

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

1 Ws (09/12/2020) 3 Ts (09/26/2020) 1 Ts (09/02/2020)

1-3-2 7-2-0

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0-4-1 4-1-1

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Anibal Godoy Dominique Badji Dax McCarty Abu Danladi David Romney David Accam Walker Zimmerman Jalil Anibaba Daniel Lovitz Derrick Jones Eric Miller Alex Muyl Joe Willis

8 10 21 7 5 5 9 12 6 3 7 3 6

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2020 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Sunday, October 11, 2020 Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 16 Sporting Kansas City 8-5-2, 26 points (3-3-1 home; 3-1-1 away; 2-1-0 neutral) 3rd in MLS Western Conference Nashville SC 4-5-6, 18 points (3-1-3 home; 1-4-3 away) T-9th in MLS Eastern Conference

8-5-2 (26 pts.) 15 3rd in West 27 1.80 22 21 1.40 +6 225 (67) 29.8% 193 178 36 2

English TV: FOX Sports KC English Radio: ESPN 94.5 FM Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:

Fotis Bazakos Peter Balciunas TJ Zablocki Nima Saghafi Jon Freemon

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

NASHVILLE SC

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

4-5-6 (18 pts.) 15 T-9th in East 11 0.73 12 14 0.93 -3 179 (58) 32.4% 199 184 21 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 Eight Players Kinda, Puncec Alan Pulido Busio, Kinda Kinda, Melia

Pts 34 31 31 30 26 22 20 20 18 18 16 14 13 11

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

GD GP +11 16 +15 16 +14 16 +12 16 +8 16 +2 16 -2 16 -6 16 -2 16 -3 15 -5 16 -10 16 -18 16 -16 16

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. San Jose Earthquakes 8. Colorado Rapids 9. Houston Dynamo 10. Real Salt Lake 11. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 12. LA Galaxy

Pts 30 27 26 23 21 21 20 19 19 18 15 15

W L T 9 3 3 8 4 3 8 5 2 6 5 5 6 6 3 5 4 6 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 5 7 4 6 6 5 11 0 4 8 3

GD +20 +6 +6 +5 +5 +4 -16 +5 -2 -5 -19 -9

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

2 Daniel Rios 4 Dax McCarty 26 Leal, Mukhtar 12 Randall Leal 1 Four Players 1 Four Players 21 Randall Leal 35 Anibal Godoy 5 Daniel Lovitz 0 N/A 1350 Joe Willis 0.93 Joe Willis 4 Joe Willis 7 Joe Willis 44 Joe Willis

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference 1. Toronto FC 2. Philadelphia Union 3. Columbus Crew SC 4. Orlando City SC 5. New York City FC 6. New England Revolution 7. New York Red Bulls 8. Montreal Impact 9. Atlanta United FC 10. Nashville SC 11. Chicago Fire 12. Inter Miami CF 13. FC Cincinnati 14. D.C. United

6 GOALS 4 ASSISTS 40 SHOTS 13 SHOTS ON GOAL 2 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 21 FOULS COMMITTED 23 FOULS SUFFERED 5 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 1244 Tim Melia 1.23 Tim Melia 7 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 37

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

NASHVILLE SC

PETER VERMES 12th season 151-120-92 12th season (.543) 151-120-92 (.543)

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

GARY SMITH 5th season 43-36-41 (.529) 1st season 4-5-6 (.467)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY MEDICAL REPORT As of Friday, October 9 NOT MEDICALLY CLEARED • DEF - Graham Zusi • MID - Felipe Gutierrez

GP 15 15 15 16 15 15 16 13 16 16 16 15 1

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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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#SKCvNSH: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City remains at home this weekend as the side prepares to take on 2020 MLS expansion side Nashville SC for the first time in club history at Children’s Mercy Park on Sunday night. Sporting KC has historically performed well in inaugural matchups against expansion sides in MLS, going 9-3-5 in their first-ever matches with new teams. Against the lone expansion team in 2019, FC Cincinnati, Sporting KC played to a 1-1 draw at Nippert Stadium in the only meeting between the sides on April 7, 2019. Gianluca Busio equalized in the second half after Darren Mattocks had given Cincinnati the lead from the penalty spot. Sporting KC is 18-7-9 overall against teams that are in the midst of their expansion campaign. The club is also 12-3-1 in their first-ever home games against an expansion franchise, only suffering defeats to the Houston Dynamo (2006), Seattle Sounders FC (2009) and the Montreal Impact (2012). Nashville SC is fighting for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with a stout defense that has only conceded 14 goals in 15 games this season, tied for the fifth fewest in MLS. Nashville is 4-5-6 on the season, including a 1-4-3 mark away from Nissan Stadium. Nashville has faced a Sporting KC team before, namely Sporting Kansas City II, in the USL Championship in 2019. Nashville won both games last year, cruising to a 5-1 win at home in May - with current Sporting KC Homegrown player Felipe Hernandez scoring the lone goal for SKC II - before earning a 2-0 victory at Children’s Mercy Park in August.

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 15 matches of the regular season. • Sporting are 9-3-4 in their inaugural regular season meetings against MLS expansion teams dating back to 2005. • Wednesday’s 1-0 win over Chicago ended SKC’s two-game home losing streak. • Sporting rank third in MLS with five wins by a one-goal margin. • Sporting rank second in MLS in shots per game (15.0) and also lead the league in fewest shots faced per game (9.2).

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Sporting KC Player Notes • Goalkeeper Tim Melia has saved 11 of the 25 penalty kicks he has faced in his MLS regular season career, including four of the last five. His 0.56 goals conceded percentage on penalties is the lowest in MLS history among keepers who have faced at least 10 penalty kicks. • On Wednesday, defender Winston Reid became the second Sporting player since the dawn of the Opta era in 2010 to record seven interceptions and a game-winning goal in a shutout victory. • Defender Roberto Puncec has played the full 90 minutes in each of Sporting’s four shutouts this season. • Forward Johnny Russell has four goals and an assist in his last five games and leads Sporting with six goals on the season. He has also scored or assisted on each of Sporting’s last five home goals. • Midfielder Gadi Kinda and forward Khiry Shelton are tied for third on the team with four goals apiece, behind Russell’s six and Alan Pulido’s five. • Forward Khiry Shelton is one of six MLS players with at least 20 chances created from open play and 80 duels won this season. He also ranks eighth in MLS with 73 touches in the opponent’s box.

#SKCvNSH: Recent Meetings (No prior MLS meetings) Score

Result Details

Sunday’s match is the first-ever meeting between Sporting Kansas City and FC Cincinnati.

Nashville SC Team Notes • Nashville are unbeaten in four matches, conceding just one goal during that stretch (1-0-3 record). • Nashville have drawn each of their last two matches by a 0-0 scoreline. Their four scoreless draws on the season are the most in MLS. • Nashville are tied for fifth in MLS with a 0.93 goals against average and have allowed one goal or fewer in 10 of 15 matches this season. • Nashville have scored just two goals in eight road matches. Their two away goals are the fewest in MLS. • NSC’s 11 goals scored and 0.73 goals per game are the second-fewest in MLS. • Nashville ranks second-to-last in MLS in both shooting accuracy (42.1%) and shot conversion rate (6.2%). • Nashville are 4-1-1 when scoring the first goal and 0-4-1 when conceding the first goal this season.

#SKCvNSH: PLAYER HISTORY • No player on Sporting Kansas City’s current roster has faced 2020 expansion side Nashville SC in the past.

Nashville SC Player Notes • Goalkeeper Joe Willis is tied for the MLS lead with seven shutouts. • Forward Daniel Rios has scored twice this season and is the only Nashville player with more than one goal. Nine other players have one goal apiece. • Midfielder Dax McCarty leads Nashville with four assists. He has scored or assisted on five of the club’s 11 goals. • Defenders Walker Zimmerman and Dave Romney have played every minute of all 15 matches for Nashville this season. Zimmerman leads MLS with 80 clearances.

#SKCvNSH: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS • Nashville defender/midfielder Jimmy Medranda spent seven years with Sporting KC from 2013-2019, tallying five goals and eight assists in 108 appearances in all competitions. • Nashville defender Jalil Anibaba spent the 2015 season with Sporting KC, making 17 appearances in all competitions and recording a goal and four assists. • Nashville General Manager Mike Jacobs worked at Sporting KC as an assistant technical director from 2015-2017. • Nashville Chief Scout Chance Myers played for Sporting KC from 2008-2016, recording four goals and 19 assists in 175 appearances across all competitions. Myers is 15th in Sporting KC history for games played in all competitions. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza was teammates with Nashville’s Brayan Beckeles on the Honduran National Team from 2010-2019. • Forward Alan Pulido was the leading striker at C.D. Guadalajara while Nashville forward Daniel Rios was on the books of Chivas but consistently sent out on loan from 2016-2018. • Goalkeeper Richard Sanchez was teammates with Nashville midfielder Dax McCarty at the Chicago Fire from 2017-2019. Sanchez was also teammates with Nashville forward David Accam at Chicago in 2017. • Nashville striker Abu Danladi scored his first MLS goal against Sporting KC as a member of Minnesota United on May 7, 2017.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is one shutout away from reaching 50 in MLS regularseason play for Sporting KC.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

MELIA UNBEATABLE FROM THE SPOT

Sporting Kansas City is in the midst of the most congested schedule in the team’s history, with the team set to 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 side that the team hasn’t faced before in 2020 in Eastern Conference foe Nashville SC when the expansion side comes to Kansas City for the first time in their history on Sunday night. DATE Oct. 11 Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Nov. 1 Nov. 8

OPPONENT 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) 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 goalkeeper Tim Melia continued his remarkable record from the penalty spot by denying Robert Beric’s spot-kick in the opening minutes of Wednesday’s 1-0 victory over the Chicago Fire at Children’s Mercy Park. Fabian Herbers had won Chicago the spot kick roughly 30 seconds into the contest, marking the earliest that Sporting had conceded a penalty in the club’s regular season history. A successful penalty would have extended Beric’s active scoring streak to six matches, but Melia had other ideas.

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Melia has now saved four of the last five penalty attempts he’s faced in the MLS regular season and 11 of the 25 he has faced in his MLS regular season career. His 11 regularseason penalties saved since the start of 2016 are most in MLS, more than double the next closest goalkeepers. Among MLS goalkeepers who have faced at least 10 penalty kicks in their regular season careers, Melia has conceded a goal on just 56% of his penalties. That’s the lowest mark in league history.

SPORTING SCORING RECORD EXTENDED

Sporting KC remains in third place in the Western Conference after recording back-toback wins for the first time since the MLS is Back Tournament with victories over the Houston Dynamo and the Chicago Fire over the last week. Sporting are now 8-5-2 (26 pts.) on the season and four points behind Seattle Sounders FC for first place in the West. Nashville is battling for a playoff spot in the East, riding a stout defense to a 4-5-6 (18 pts.) record, good for a tie for ninth. Nashville has conceded just 14 goals in 15 games this season, the fifth fewest in MLS.

Sporting Kansas City continued their historic scoring run in the 2020 MLS season when Winston Reid’s second-half header guided Sporting KC to a narrow 1-0 win ove rthe Chicago Fire on Wednesday night, ensuring that Peter Vermes’ side has scored in all 15 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 15 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. If Sporting scores in each of the next five matches, it would tie the club’s longest regular season scoring streak of 20 games set from August 2006 to June 2007.

Sporting KC has done well in inaugural matchups against expansion sides in MLS throughout club history, going 9-3-5 in their first-ever matches with new teams. Against the lone expansion team in 2019, FC Cincinnati, Sporting KC played to a 1-1 draw at Nippert Stadium with Gianluca Busio equalizing for the visitors in the second half on April 7, 2019.

Sporting will look to threaten one of the more remarkable feats in MLS history: 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 52-game scoring streak that spanned from August 1997 through June 1999.

EXPANSION FOES

Sporting Kansas City remains at home this weekend for a first-ever matchup with 2020 MLS expansion side Nashville SC on Sunday evening. It’s Sporting KC’s first clash with an expansion side since facing FC Cincinnati early in the club’s 2019 regular-season schedule.

BUSIO REACHES 50 APPEARANCES

Sporting Kansas City Homegrown midfielder Gianluca Busio reached a significant milestone during Wednesday night’s 1-0 victory over the Chicago Fire at Children’s Mercy Park, as the 18-year-old Academy product made his 50th senior appearance for Sporting KC in all competitions.

Last season, Sporting KC played to a 1-1 draw with FC Cincinnati in that most recent meeting with an expansion team on April 7, 2019 at Nippert Stadium. Darren Mattocks gave the home side the lead from the penalty spot, but Gianluca Busio pounced on a defensive error in the second half to salvage a point for Sporting.

Busio is the youngest player in club history to reach 50 appearances, surpassing the previous holder of that record, Teal Bunbury, by several years. Since coming into the first-team fold in 2018, Busio’s contributions in all competitions have grown exponentially each year.

Sporting KC has historically performed well in inaugural matchups against expansion sides in MLS, going 9-3-5 in their first-ever matches with new teams. Sporting KC is also 18-7-9 overall against teams that are in the midst of their expansion campaign. Sunday’s match is the only contest against an expansion side that Sporting will endure in 2020.

Season Minutes Played 2018 243 2019 1,012 2020 949

Four new expansion sides are set to join MLS over the next three years, as Austin FC is set to joins MLS in 2021 before the league welcomes Charlotte FC in 2022 and St. Louis City SC and Sacramento in 2023.

Minutes Available 3,690 3,690 1,560

Percentage Played 6.6% 27.4% 60.8%

Last Saturday, Busio became the second-youngest player to notch two primary assists from open play in an MLS regular season match during the Opta era when he set up Alan Pulido’s pair of goals in the 2-1 win over the Houston Dynamo. Only Bayern Munich standout and UEFA Champions League winner Alphonso Davies has accomplished that feat at a younger age in MLS play.

REID BAGS GAME-WINNER, TOTW RECOGNITION

Sporting Kansas City defender Winston Reid produced an imperious performance during Wendesday night’s 1-0 victory over the Chicago Fire at Children’s Mercy Park, leading the team to their fourth shutout of the season while also scoring the game-winning goal midway through the second half.

COACH SPEAK: PETER VERMES

On the team conceding an early penalty: “I wasn’t happy with the start of the game. I think the chances that we gave up, they were based off of our mistakes. The good thing is for some reason today the soccer gods were with us and they kept the ball out of the back of the net. The great thing is that we found a way to get three points. We’ve been on the wrong side of that many, many times – even recently. So to get the result like we did today was tremendous. It’s a great three points.”

On Thursday, Reid was rewarded with a spot on the MLS Team of the Week, his first such honor since joining Sporting KC on loan from West Ham United in the Premier League this past offseason. Reid’s seven interceptions led all MLS players in Week 16, while the defender became just the third Sporting player since the dawn of the MLS Opta era in 2010 to score a goal and record seven interceptions in a regular season match.

On the tactical shift to the attack at halftime: “I think the biggest thing is they did a good job of clogging up the middle so it was hard to play the ball underneath to him. I think that was the biggest difficulty. They just did a good job of clogging up the middle. I think when we made the change and we moved the team around, it started to cause them quite a bit of problems in the game. I thought Gadi was much more effective in that place. Obviously, that’s where he should play but I appreciate the fact that the guys tried. It didn’t work but we’ve got to be able to make the adjustments and I think in the second half we were actually a lot better. It happens because of what we did and the changes we made. We put the players in the positions where they feel really comfortable.”

Reid’s first goal in a Sporting uniform came in the 67th minute, the defender steering a powerful header in off the post following a Johnny Russell corner kick. The strike would stand as the lone goal of the match and punctuated a man-of-the-match display for the seasoned center back. On Wednesday, Reid became just the third Sporting player to score a goal and record seven interceptions in a regular season match since the Opta era began in 2010. Digging even deeper, Reid joins Ike Opara as the only Sporting player to make seven interceptions and score a goal in a regular-season shutout victory. Opara accomplished the rare feat in a 1-0 defeat of New York City FC on March 8, 2015. 4

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 11, 2020 vs. Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC MLS record vs. Nashville SC: 0-0-0 Home games: 0-0-0 (0 GF, 0 GA) Road games: 0-0-0 (0 GF, 0 GA)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Date Score Result Location Sunday’s match is the first-ever meeting between Sporting Kansas City and Nashville SC.

NASHVILLE SC

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

NASHVILLE SC

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

N/A N/A

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

N/A N/A

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 0 0 0 0 Shots 0 0 0 0 Shots on Goal 0 0 0 0 Fouls 0 0 0 0 Offsides 0 0 0 0 Corner Kicks 0 0 0 0

NASHVILLE SC Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 0 0 0 0 Shots 0 0 0 0 Shots on Goal 0 0 0 0 Fouls 0 0 0 0 Offsides 0 0 0 0 Corner Kicks 0 0 0 0

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC NSH

148

1-15

0 0

16-30

31-45

0 0

46-60

0 0

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

0 0

105.2 5

61-75

0 0

76-90

0 0

Total

0 0

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 11, 2020 vs. Nashville SC | 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)

Sporting Kansas City II

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 11, 2020 vs. Nashville SC | 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

3-1

Pulido, Kinda, Hurtado

SATURDAY, MARCH 7

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

4-0

Pulido, Espinoza, Kinda, Shelton

SUNDAY, JULY 12

MINNESOTA UNITED*

GROUP STAGE

1-2

Shelton

FRIDAY, JULY 17

COLORADO RAPIDS*

GROUP STAGE

3-2

Shelton, Pulido, Zusi

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22

REAL SALT LAKE*

GROUP STAGE

2-0

Russell, Gerso

SUNDAY, JULY 26

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

ROUND OF 16

0-0 (3-1 PK)

THURSDAY, JULY 30

PHILADELPHIA UNION

QUARTERFINAL

1-3

Pulido

Friday, August 21

at Minnesota United FC

MLS

2-1

Kinda, Own Goal

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

2-5

Russell, Kinda

Saturday, August 29

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

1-1

Busio

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

FC DALLAS

MLS

1-1

Shelton

Saturday, September 5

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

1-2

Hurtado

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

MLS

1-0

Russell

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

FC DALLAS

MLS

2-3

Russell (2)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 ORLANDO CITY SC

MLS

1-2

Russell

Saturday, October 3

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

2-1

Pulido (2)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7

CHICAGO FIRE

MLS

1-0

Reid

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

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 11, 2020 vs. Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 2020 REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) REFEREE

GAMES RECORD

SKC FOULS

OPP. FOULS

SKC YC

OPP. YC

SKC RC

OPP. RC

SKC PK

OPP. PK

Ted Unkel

1-0-0

Allen Chapman

1-0-0

Joe Dickerson

0-2-0

Dave Gantar

1-0-0

Fotis Bazakos

1-0-0

Ramy Touchan

1-0-1

Armando Villarreal

0-0-1

Tim Ford

0-1-0

Kevin Stott

2-0-0

Alex Chilowicz

0-1-0

Victor Rivas

0-1-0

Marcos DeOliveira

1-0-0

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.

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 11, 2020 vs. Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2020 Record When...

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

7-2-0 1-3-2 4-2-0 3-0-2 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 2-3-2 3-2-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 4-0-0 3-0-2 1-3-0 0-1-0 0-1-0

Wearing Sporting blue Wearing dark indigo

3-4-1 5-1-1

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

7-1-0 1-1-2 0-3-0

Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even

6-5-2 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 6-2-2

Day games (before 5 p.m.) Games 5 p.m. CT or later

1-1-0 7-4-2

With red card for With red card against

1-1-0 0-1-1

Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75

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

vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference

7-4-2 1-1-0

On grass On turf

7-5-2 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 2-0-1 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 2-0-0 26-18-18

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 16 27 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) 18-26-11 (1-0-0) 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...

Robert Beric (10/7 vs. CHI) - Saved by Tim Melia

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...

318-291-171 3-3-1 206-103-80 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 4-0-0 One-goal games 5-4-0 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 (10/7 vs. CHI) - 34 years and 145 days Tim Melia (10/7 vs. CHI) - 34 years and 145 days

2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 103 122 225 OPPONENT 61 77 138

SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 30 37 67 OPPONENT 30 29 59

FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 93 100 193 OPPONENT 93 85 178

OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 11 12 23 OPPONENT 13 16 29

CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 48 51 99 OPPONENT 21 28 49

CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 10 26 36 OPPONENT 17 25 42

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 0/1 0/0 0/1

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 206 103 80 15 4 3 21 7 3 8 5 5 250 119 91

W L T 318 291 171 18 22 10 0 1 1 30 17 7 13 15 9 379 346 198

GF GA 1103 1049 66 67 1 3 109 67 50 57 1329 1243

AWAY GF GA 658 466 41 20 72 30 28 18 799 534

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 11, 2020 vs. Nashville SC | 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

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 11, 2020 vs. Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (cont.) 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

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

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 11, 2020 vs. Nashville SC | 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

Oct. 7, 2020: Sporting KC 1-0 Chicago Fire MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Clear and 78 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 0 0 0

Sporting KC (8-5-2, 26 points) Chicago Fire (4-8-4, 16 points)

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

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi (Lindsey 21’) D Puncec D Reid D Dia M Ilie M Espinoza (Salloi 46’) M Busio (Hernandez 69’) F Russell (C) (Hurtado 87’) F Kinda F Shelton

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

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Sparrow (GK) Fontas Omsberg Smith Reynolds Duke Gutierrez Gerso

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

HOU 13 (5) 4 11 2 4

Chicago Fire GK Shuttleworth D Sekulic (Sapong 73’) D Bronico (Kappelhof 73’) D Calvo (C) D Bornstein M Pineda M Medran M Mihailovic (Azira 79’) M Herbers (Frankowski 58’) M Aliseda (Collier 79’) F Beric

Scoring Summary: SKC - Winston Reid 1 (Johnny Russell 2) 67’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Tim Melia (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 1’ CHI - Francisco Calvo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 19’ CHI - Fabian Herbers (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 19’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 24’ CHI - Boris Sekulic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’ SKC - Winston Reid (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 62’ SKC - Johnny Russell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’ SKC - Khiry Shelton (Yellow Card; Simulation) 80’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 13 (3) 2 16 2 7

CHI 10 (3) 2 14 5 4

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 11, 2020 vs. Nashville SC | 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

PHI 7 (3) 6 18 2 1

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 11, 2020 vs. Nashville SC | 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 Gadi Kinda 1

Left forward

Gerso Fernandes 7 Khiry Shelton 5 Johnny Russell 3

Right forward Johnny Russell 9 Khiry Shelton 5 Graham Zusi 1

Left-center midfielder

Right-center midfielder

Gadi Kinda 11 Gianluca Busio 2 Cameron Duke 1 Felipe Hernandez 1

Roger Espinoza 9 Felipe Hernandez 5 Gianluca Busio 1

Defensive midfielder Ilie Sanchez 8 Gianluca Busio 7

Left back

Luis Martins 8 Amadou Dia 4 Jaylin Lindsey 3

Left center back

Right center back

Matt Besler 9 Winston Reid 4 Roberto Puncec 2

Robreto Puncec 10 Graham Smith 4 Winston Reid 1

Goalkeeper

Tim Melia 14 Richard Sanchez 1

Right back

Graham Zusi 13 Jaylin Lindsey 2

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 11, 2020 vs. Nashville SC | 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 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 1-0

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 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 8-5-2

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

3 6 6 9 12 15 15 16 17 17 20 20 20 23 26

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) Reid

SPORTING KC 2020 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2020 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (8-5-2, 26 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF OCTOBER 7, 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 22 D Winston Reid 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 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 15 10 13 15 9 14 14 10 15 7 8 11 6 14 10 7 4 14 5 9 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

15 15

GS MIN 12 1035 9 792 12 1004 14 1231 1 112 10 881 7 603 9 641 14 1224 5 458 8 654 6 630 5 519 12 1135 9 810 4 426 1 129 14 1244 0 111 8 764 1 104 4 315 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1350 15 1350

G 6 5 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 21

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

SHT 40 25 25 27 7 21 14 11 21 3 4 7 5 1 1 1 1 0 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

SOG 13 11 6 13 3 5 3 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FC 12 6 21 15 3 19 7 14 14 9 9 8 3 21 10 3 2 2 0 11 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

FS 20 23 21 15 1 12 10 7 9 4 2 6 4 5 9 6 2 1 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

CK 41 0 4 0 0 36 1 0 4 0 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

22 24

225 138

67 59

193 178

178 193

23 29

99 49

36 44

2 3

T 2 0 2 2

SO 4 0 4 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Alan Pulido 2, Johnny Russell 2, Gadi Kinda 1, Winston Reid 1, Graham Zusi 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Gianluca Busio 1, Roger Espinoza 1, Gadi Kinda 1, Luis Martins 1, Alan Pulido 1, Johnny Russell 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 14 2 15 15

GS 14 1 15 15

MIN 1244 104 1350 1350

SH 54 5 59 67

SV 37 2 39 37 15

GA 17 4 21 27

GAA 1.23 3.46 1.40 1.80

PG 0 0 0 1

PA 1 0 1 1

W 7 1 8 5

L 4 1 5 8

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 11, 2020 vs. Nashville SC | 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 186 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 151 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 433 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 8-5-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 TOTAL 151-120-92 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 --- 8-6-3 20-7-3 9-7-4 186-142-105

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.

MIN

MLS Regular Season

294

285

25501

MLS Postseason

1740

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

1730

International

1425

ALL COMPETITIONS

348

337

30396

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)

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.

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 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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

294

285

25501

241

140

KC - Postseason

1740

MLS - TOTAL

312

303

27241

261

156

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

MIN

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

MLS Regular Season

1957

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

120

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

2205

Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Goal Aug. 29, 2020, KC at COL Assist Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 5-3-2 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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1957

MLS - TOTAL

1957

MIN

MLS Regular Season

2560

MLS Postseason

120

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

351

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

3076

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

MIN

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. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Goal N/A Assist Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs. SEA 2020 Record when: he starts 2-2-0 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.

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

2560

MLS - Regular Season

2650

KC - Postseason

120

MLS - TOTAL

2770

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

MIN

MLS Regular Season

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

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

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Regular Season

6.00

MLS - TOTAL

6.00

MIN

MLS Regular Season

129

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

135

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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

129

MLS - TOTAL

129

#15 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

248

226

19705

MLS Postseason

1019

MLS is Back KO Stage

151

U.S. Open Cup

1946

International

727

ALL COMPETITIONS

293

266

23458

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. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Goal March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assist Oct. 3, 2020, KC at HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 6-2-1 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 293 appearances for the club in all MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

248

226

19705

284

404

341

KC - Postseason

1019

MLS - TOTAL

261

238

20724

293

421

360

MIN

MLS Regular Season

102

6182

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

628

International

438

ALL COMPETITIONS

122

7380

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

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.

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. MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

102

6182

154

106

123

KC - Postseason

MLS - TOTAL

105

6265

159

108

126

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

MIN

MLS Regular Season

1056

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

326

ALL COMPETITIONS

1472

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

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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1056

MLS - TOTAL

1056

MIN

MLS Regular Season

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

MLS - TOTAL

#10 | M | FELIPE GUTIERREZ SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

4244

MLS Postseason

360

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

109

International

413

ALL COMPETITIONS

5126

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

MIN

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.

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

4244

105

KC - Postseason

360

MLS - TOTAL

4604

114

105

MIN

MLS Regular Season

725

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

751

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, 2 times, last: Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI 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

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.

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. 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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

725

MLS - TOTAL

725

#19 | F | ERIK HURTADO SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

927

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

115

ALL COMPETITIONS

1042

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. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI 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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

927

MLS - Regular Season

127

5640

153

126

MLS - Postseason

MLS - TOTAL

128

5718

155

129

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 11, 2020 vs. Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #17 | M | GADI KINDA SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

1004

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

135

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

1139

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

Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Goal Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assist July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL 2020 Record when: he starts 6-5-1 he scores 3-1-0

Birthday: 3/23/1994

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.

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.

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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1004

MLS - TOTAL

1004

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

MIN

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, 3 times, last: Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Fouls Committed 1, 8 times, last: Sept. 5, 2020, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 2, Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN

MLS Regular Season

1164

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

205

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

1459

Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI 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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1164

MLS - TOTAL

1164

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 11, 2020 vs. Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #36 | D | LUIS MARTINS SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

1483

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

135

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

1618

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 Portugalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1483

MLS - TOTAL

1483

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

MIN

MLS Regular Season

161

14443

MLS Postseason

534

MLS is Back KO Stage

180

U.S. Open Cup

1080

International

540

ALL COMPETITIONS

186

16777

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. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Shutout Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI 2020 Record when: he starts 7-5-2

Birthday: 5/15/1986

Tim Melia has the most regular-season wins (69) and shutouts (49) in club history, and has also played the most games (161) 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 clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Regular Season

161

14443

699

493

199

1.24

MLS - Regular Season

167

166

14882

731

511

213

1.29

KC - Postseason

534

1.35

MLS - TOTAL

173

172

15416

755

526

221

1.29

MIN

MLS Regular Season

791

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

180

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

971

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, Pulido scored in the decisive second leg of the 2011 Liga MX Apertura Final as Tigres At the international level, Pulido has bagged five goals for Mexico’s senior team and was won its first league championship since 1982. Pulido enjoyed a breakout 2013-14 part of the El Tri squad at the 2011 Copa America and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He also 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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

791

MLS - TOTAL

791

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

MIN

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

MLS Regular Season

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

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

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Regular Season

0.00

MLS - TOTAL

0.00

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 11, 2020 vs. Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #4 | D | ROBERTO PUNCEC SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

1135

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

180

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

1315

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, 5 times, last: Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI

Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Goal N/A Assist Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN 2020 Record when: he starts 7-4-1 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 10/27/1991

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.

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. 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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1135

MLS - TOTAL

1135

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

MIN

MLS Regular Season

458

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

458

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 1, Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Shots 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Fouls Committed 3, Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Fouls Suffered 1, 4 times, last: Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI

Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Goal Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 3-1-1 he scores 1-0-0

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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

458

MLS - TOTAL

458

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 11, 2020 vs. Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

5333

MLS Postseason

345

MLS is Back KO Stage

157

U.S. Open Cup

190

International

422

ALL COMPETITIONS

6447

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, 2 times, last: Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Goal Sept. 23, 2020, KC vs. ORL Assist Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI 2020 Record when: he starts 8-3-1 he scores 2-3-0

Birthday: 4/8/1990

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 goals in the 2013-14 English Championship as the Rams fell just short of promotion to the Russell previously scored 93 goals during a 12-year professional career in England and 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. 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 27 assists in 88 appearances for Sporting KC since the start of 2018, including two hat tricks.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

5333

166

224

KC - Postseason

345

MLS - TOTAL

5678

174

104

237

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

MIN

MLS Regular Season

5115

MLS Postseason

397

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

495

International

152

ALL COMPETITIONS

104

6233

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 Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI 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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

5115

174

KC - Postseason

397

MLS - TOTAL

5512

189

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 11, 2020 vs. Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

108

102

9303

MLS Postseason

480

MLS is Back KO Stage

154

U.S. Open Cup

870

International

540

ALL COMPETITIONS

130

124

11347

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

Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Goal July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Assist July 3, 2019, KC vs. LAFC 2020 Record when: he starts 6-2-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 11/21/1990

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.

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 130 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.

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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

108

102

9303

KC - Postseason

480

MLS - TOTAL

113

107

9783

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

MIN

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

MLS Regular Season

104

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

104

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

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Regular Season

104

3.46

MLS - Regular Season

2491

148

1.99

MLS - TOTAL

2491

148

1.99

MIN

MLS Regular Season

2601

MLS Postseason

172

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

2868

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. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Goal Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Assist March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 8-4-2 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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

2601

MLS - Regular Season

5122

100

KC - Postseason

172

MLS - Postseason

229

MLS - TOTAL

5315

102

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

MIN

MLS Regular Season

1377

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

180

U.S. Open Cup

180

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

1737

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

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.

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.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1377

MLS - TOTAL

1377

MIN

MLS Regular Season

307

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

173

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

480

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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

307

MLS - TOTAL

307

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

MIN

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

MLS Regular Season

294

252

23075

MLS Postseason

1739

MLS is Back KO Stage

180

U.S. Open Cup

1537

International

1140

ALL COMPETITIONS

345

301

27671

Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Goal July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist Sept. 13, 2020, KC vs. MIN 2020 Record when: he starts 8-5-1 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 345 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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

294

252

23075

441

135

238

335

798

KC - Postseason

1739

MLS - TOTAL

312

270

24814

472

138

263

365

867

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 11, 2020 vs. Nashville SC | 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)

Games

Matt Besler*

294

Minutes

Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)

3060

Minutes

Matt Besler*

25,501

Goals

Dom Dwyer (2014)

Goals

Preki

Assists

Preki (1997 & 2003)

Assists

Preki

Shots

Preki (1996)

140

Shots

Preki

693

Shots on goal

Preki (1996)

Shots on goal

Preki

283

Fouls Committed

Chris Henderson (2000)

Fouls Committed

Roger Espinoza*

404

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2004)

111

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud

528

Offsides

Eddie Johnson (2007)

Offsides

Vitalis Takawira

126

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi (2012)

150

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi*

798

Cautions

Aurelien Collin (2013)

Cautions

Roger Espinoza*

Ejections

Davy Arnaud (2010), Roger Espinoza (2019)

Ejections

Roger Espinoza*

ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat

Player

Games

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

Minutes

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

3060

Wins

Mike Ammann (1997)

Losses

Mike Amman (1998)

Draws

Bo Oshoniyi (2005)

Shutouts

Tony Meola (2000)

Goals Against Average

Tim Melia (2017)

0.78

Goals Allowed

Tim Melia (2019)

Saves

Tony Meola (2000)

129

Stat

Player

Games

Tim Melia*

161

Minutes

Tim Melia*

14,443

Wins

Tim Melia*

Losses

Tim Melia*

Draws

Tim Melia*

Shutouts

Tim Melia*

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

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)

Assists

2018

Shots

2018

583

Shots on goal

1996

250

Fouls Committed

2013

511

2000

541

Assists

Chris Henderson (1999)

Shots

Preki (1997)

Fouls Suffered

Shots on goal

Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)

Offsides

1997

117

2018

206

Fouls Committed

Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)

Corner Kicks

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2006)

Cautions

2019

2011

Offsides

Alex Bunbury (1999)

Ejections

Corner Kicks

Alex Zotinca (2006)

Points

2012

Wins

1997

Losses

1999

Ties

2017

Shutouts

2000

Goals Allowed

2019

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat

Player

Goals Allowed

Bo Oshoniyi (2001), Tim Melia (2019)

Saves

Tim Melia (2018)

Sporting KC Game Notes | October 11, 2020 vs. Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Matt Besler* 294 1. Graham Zusi* 294 3. Roger Espinoza* 248 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* 252 3. Kerry Zavagnin 228 4. Roger Espinoza* 226 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* 23,075 3. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 4. Nick Garcia 20,157 5. Roger Espinoza* 19,705 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* 161 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* 161 493 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* 161 49 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* 161 69 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* 294 29 10. Scott Sealy 88 28 10. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 294 66 3. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 43 5. Roger Espinoza* 248 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* 294 441 4. Dom Dwyer 128 401 5. Kei Kamara 113 370 6. Chris Klein 200 312 7. Roger Espinoza* 248 285 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* 294 135 8. Kei Kamara 113 126 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 10. Mark Chung 94 95 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Roger Espinoza* 248 404 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* 294 238 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* 248 341 5. Graham Zusi* 294 335 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* 248 57 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

CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 294 798 2. Preki 218 452 3. Benny Feilhaber 167 287 4. Johnny Russell* 73 224 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* 294 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* 294 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* 248 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* 73 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* 108 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* 2. 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 73 113 218 88 144 103 94 149 200

GLS AVG 57 0.45 25 0.34 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 11, 2020 vs. Nashville SC | 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

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 11, 2020 vs. Nashville SC | 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: 404 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)

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

1 1

6 32

90M 90M

90F

90F 90F 90F 90F 45F 87F 2 42 90D 90D 90D 29 45M

90M 90M 88F 87F 90D 21D 81F

90D 90D

90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 90M 90M 90M 18 57M 90G 90G 90G 90G 90D

69 90M 90M 90M 69M 36 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90D 48D

26 1 62F 3 9 3 26 33 45 15 32 74 89M 61M 90M 90M 65M 61M 21 90D 90D 40D 13 45 90D 90D

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

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 14 15 VAN HOU MIN COL RSL MIN HOU COL DAL HOU MIN DAL ORL HOU CHI 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 1-0 14 90G

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

1 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1

vs vs at at vs at vs at vs vs vs at vs

MIN COL RSL MIN HOU COL DAL HOU MIN DAL ORL HOU CHI

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

KC KC 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 10/03/2020 10/07/2020

Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game

#3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15

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

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 Pulido 4 (Busio 2) 34; Pulido 5 (Busio 3, Espinoza 1) 73 Reid 1 (Russell 2) 67

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 65;

Player

T (3-1 pens) L

45M 6 90G 45D

90G 90D

64M 26

67M 90D 90M

26 45 84M 90D 45

64M 90M 90D 90F

90M 67M 90D 90F

80M 23

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)

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Game Notes

2020 Nashville sc Schedule & Results HOME: 3W-1L-3D AWAY: 1W-4L-3D

DATE

OCT. 11 | 6:30 PM CT | CHILDRENS MERCY PARK 4W-5L-6D 18 pts 10th in Eastern Conf.

8W-5L-3D 25 pts 3rd in Western Conf.

Referee: Fotis Bazakos Assistant Referees: (AR1; Peter Balciunas), (AR2; Tj Zablocki) Fourth Official: Nima Saghafi Video Assistant Referee: Jon Freemon Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fabio Tovar TV: MyTV30 Talent: Tony Husband (Play-By-Play), Jamie Watson (Color Analyst) with Lori Lindsey (Analyst)

FEB 29 MAR 8 AUG 12 AUG 16 AUG 22 AUG 26 AUG 30 SEPT 2 SEPT 6 SEPT 12

OPPONENT

TIME (CT)

ATLANTA UNITED FC at PORTLAND TIMBERS at FC DALLAS at FC DALLAS at ATLANTA UNITED FC at ORLANDO CITY SC INTER MIAMI CF ORLANDO CITY SC AT INTER MIAMI CF ATLANTA UNITED FC

7:00 6:00 7:30 7:30 6:00 6:30 7:30 7:30 7:00 7:30

SEPT. 19 AT COLUMBUS CREW SC SEPT. 23 D.C. UNITED SEPT. 26 HOUSTON DYNAMO

1-2 (L) 0-1 (L) 1-0 (W) 0-0 (D) 0-2 (L) 1-3 (L) 1-0 (W) 1-1 (D) 0-0 (D) 4-2 (W)

OCT. 3

at NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

7:30

OCT. 6

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

7:30

0-2 (L) 1-0(W) 1-1 (D) 0-0 (D) 1-1 (D)

OCT. 11 OCT. 14

at SPORTING KANSAS CITY at HOUSTON DYNAMO

6:30 7:00

TBD TBD

OCT. 20 OCT. 23

FC DALLAS NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

7:30 7:30

TBD TBD

OCT. 27

6:30 7:30 2:30

RESULT

at MONTREAL IMPACT

6:00

TBD

OCT. 31

CHICAGO FIRE FC

7:30

TBD

NOV. 4 NOV. 8

FC DALLAS at ORLANDO CITY SC

7:30 2:30

TBD TBD

FOX ESPN MYTV30 MYTV30 MYTV30 MYTV30 MYTV30 MYTV30 FS1 MYTV30 MYTV30 MYTV30 TUDN MYTV30 MYTV30 MYTV30 MYTV30 FS1

MYTV30

MYTV30 MYTV30 MYTV30 MYTV30

Nashville SC Post-Match Media Availability

RADIO: ESPN 94.9 (ENGLISH) Talent: John Freeman (Play-By-Play), Wes Boling (Color Analyst) with Kelly Glendenning (Analyst)

Nashville SC media availability match against

RADIO: EL JEFE 96.7 FM (SPANISH) Talent: Alexis Martinez (Play-By-Play) and Manfred Villalobos (Color Analyst)

Members of the Media interested in attending must click https://zoom.us/j/92412635580 and enter the Meeting ID (924 1263 5580)

Cristina Maillo BeldA VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS cmaillobelda@nashvillesc.com (240) 602-0488

NSH

will conduct its post-match at the conclusion of Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sporting Kansas City via Zoom.

Matt Bodiford

Rob Thomson

MANAGER OF SPORT COMMUNICATIONS & PR mbodiford@nashvillesc.com (713) 876-2909

CHIEF OFFICER OF COMMUNICATIONS rthomson@sportingkc.com 913-226-6024

SKC

kurt austin DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS skovzan@sportingkc.com 913-526-2574

PROJECTED STARTING XI 21-JONES

10GP | 4GS | 0G | 1A

8-LEAL

29-MUYL

10P | 8GS | 0G | 0A

13GP | 12GS | 1G | 0A

22-LAGRASSA

6-McCARTY

3GP | 2GS | 0G | 0A

27-ANUNGA

6GP | 4GS | 0G | 0A

15GP | 14GS | 1G | 4A

2-LOVITZ

12-JOHNSTON

14GP | 14GS | 0G | 1A

13GP | 10GS | 0G | 1A

4-ROMNEY

25-ZIMMERMAN

15GP | 15GS | 1G | 1A

15GP | 15GS | 1G | 0A

1-WILLIS

15GP | 15GS | 0.93 GAA | 7 SHO

nashville sc subs 7GP | 1GS | 0G | 0A

2GP | 2GS | 0G | 0A

15-MILLER

23-WASHINGTON

7-DANLADI

3-ANIBABA

5-NAZARIT

30-PANICCO

55-BECKELES

19-WINN

11GP | 3GS | 0G | 0A

18-MAHER

0GP | 0GS | 0G | 0A

7GP | 4GS | 0G | 0A

0GP | 0GS | N/A GAA | 0 SHO

9GP | 1GS | 0G | 0A 1GP | 1GS | 0G | 0A

1GP | 1GS | 0G | 0A

2020 NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. 1 Joe Willis GK 2 Daniel Lovitz D 3 Jalil Anibaba D 4 Dave Romney D 5 Miguel Nazarit D 6 Dax McCarty M 7 Abu Danladi F 8 Randall Leal F/M 9 Dominique Badji F 10 Hany Mukhtar M 11 David Accam F 12 Alistair Johnston D 14 Daniel Ríos F 15 Eric Miller D 16 Ken Tribbett D 17 Cameron Lancaster* F 18 Jack Maher D 19 Alan Winn F 20 Aníbal Godoy M/D 21 Derrick Jones M 22 Matt LaGrassa M 23 Taylor Washington D 24 Tanner Dieterich* M 25 Walker Zimmerman D 26 Luke Haakenson* M 27 Tah Brian Anunga M 29 Alex Muyl M 30 Elliot Panicco GK 31 Brady Scott** GK 55 Brayan Beckeles D 94 Jimmy Medranda D 99 Jhonder Cádiz F * Indicates Loaned Out

Ht. 6-5 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-1 5-9 5-10 5-7 6-0 5-8 5-8 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-3 5-10 6-0 6-4 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-3 5-10 5-11 5-11 6-5 6-2 6-1 5-5 6-3

Wt. 189 170 185 190 172 150 170 163 170 159 156 170 185 175 170 192 175 165 165 178 174 170 170 196 175 179 175 205 172 176 150 185

DOB 8/10/88 8/27/91 10/19/88 6/12/93 5/20/97 4/30/97 10/18/95 1/14/97 10/16/92 3/21/95 9/28/90 10/8/98 2/22/95 1/15/93 8/25/92 11/05/92 10/28/99 2/18/96 2/10/90 3/3/97 1/27/93 8/16/93 5/4/98 5/19/93 9/10/97 8/10/96 9/30/95 11/18/96 6/30/99 11/28/85 2/7/94 7/29/95

Hometown (Previous Club) PRONUNCIATIONS St. Louis, MO (Houston Dynamo) Wyndmoor, PA (Montreal Impact) LOV-its Fontana, CA (NE Revolution) juhl-EEL ah-knee-BAH-buh Irvine, CA (LA Galaxy) ROM-knee Cali, Colombia (Once Caldas) naz-r-eat Winter Park, FL (Chicago Fire) muh-CAR-tee Takoradi, Ghana (Minnesota United) ah-boo dan-LA-dee San José, Costa Rica (Saprissa) leh-AL Dakar, Senegal (FC Dallas) BAH-gee Berlin, Germany (Bröndby IF) MOOK-tar Accra, Ghana (Columbus Crew) ah-KAM Aurora, Ontario (Wake Forest) AL-ee-ster Mexico D.F., Mexico (Nashville SC) Woodbury, MN (NYCFC) Centennial, CO (Nashville SC) TRIB-bit London, England Caseyville, IL (Indiana University) MEH-ee-ar Garland, TX (Nashville SC) win Panama City, Panama (SJ Earthquakes) ah-KNEE-baL guh-DOY Philadelphia, PA (Nashville SC) Elk Grove, CA (Nashville SC) luh-GRASS-ah Somers, NY (Nashville SC) Nashville, TN (Clemson) Dee-trick Lawrenceville, GA (LAFC) Maple Grove, MN (Creighton) HACK-uhn-son Yaoundé, Cameroon (Charleston) ah-NOON-guh New York, N.Y. (New York Red Bulls) MW-eel Huntersville, NC (UNC Charlotte) PAN-ee-co Petaluma, California (FC Köln) La Ceiba, Honduras (Olimpia) Brian beckel-less Mosquera, Colombia (Sporting KC) meh-DRAN-duh Caracas, Venezuela (S.L. Benfica)

2020 technical staff

HEAD COACH: Gary Smith

GENERAL MANAGER: Mike Jacobs

ASST. COACH: Steve Guppy ASST. COACH: Brett Jacobs

ASST. GENERAL MANAGER: Ally Mackay (muh-Kay) CHIEF SCOUT: Chance Myers

GOALKEEPER COACH: Matt Pickens

STRATEGY & ANALYTICS: Oliver Miller-Farrell

CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER: Jaron Sullivan (JUH-ron) CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER: Andrew Gregory

ASST. ATHLETIC TRAINER: Sydney Wolfe

PERFORMANCE COACH: John Ireland

ASST. ATHLETIC TRAINER: Ulises Lagunas (lah-GOO-nas) EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Bentley Smith

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER: Jake Brownback

TEAM ADMINISTRATOR: Jeff Robben

Building the roster 2018

11.20 | DANIEL RÍOS: Acquired as the club’s first MLS signing

2019

5.9 | DERRICK JONES: Acquired from Philadelphia Union in exchange for $175,000 in GAM 5.16 | DAVID ACCAM: Acquired from Columbus Crew SC in exchange for $350,000 GAM & $100,000 TAM 8.7 | ANÍBAL GODOY: Acquired from the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for $650,000 GAM 8.27 | HANY MUKHTAR: Signed as the club’s first Designated Player 9.6 | RANDALL LEAL: Acquired from Deportivo Saprissa (C)

11.11 | DAVE ROMNEY: Acquired from LA Galaxy in exchange for $250,000 GAM 11.11 | DAX MCCARTY: Acquired from Chicago Fire FC in exchange for $50,000 GAM, $50,000 TAM and the second overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft 11.19 | ABU DANLADI: Selected second overall with Nashville SC’s first pick in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft 11.19 | JALIL ANIBABA: Selected with Nashville SC’s third pick in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft 11.19 | JOE WILLIS: Acquired from the Houston Dynamo in exchange for Zarek Valentin on Nov. 19, who was selected with Nashville SC's fourth pick in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft 11.19 | JIMMY MEDRANDA: Selected with Nashville SC’s fifth pick in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft 11.19 | DANIEL LOVITZ: Acquired from the Montreal Impact in exchange for $50,000 GAM, $50,000 TAM, and a 2020 International Roster Spot 11.22 | ALAN WINN: Signed from Nashville's 2019 USL Championship side 11.22 | MATT LAGRASSA: Signed from Nashville's 2019 USL Championship side 11.22 | KEN TRIBBETT: Signed from Nashville's 2019 USL Championship side 11.22 | TAYLOR WASHINGTON: Signed from Nashville's 2019 USL Championship side

12.2 | DOMINIQUE BADJI: Acquired from FC Dallas in exchange for $175,000 in 2020 TAM & $150,000 in 2020 GAM 12.4 | BRAYAN BECKELES: Signed from Club Olimpia Deportivo 12.16 | MIGUEL ÁNGEL NAZARIT: Signed from Once Caldas

2020

1.9 | JACK MAHER: Selected with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft 1.9 | ALISTAIR JOHNSTON: Selected with the No. 11 overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft after Nashville acquired the pick from Colorado Repaids in exchange for $75,000 GAM; signed to MLS contract on Feb. 25 1.9 | ELLIOT PANICCO: Selected with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft after Nashville acquired the pick from New England Revolution for $50,000 in GAM in exchange New England Revolution will receive an additional $50,000 if Panicco meets certain performance-based metrics during the 2020 season; signed to MLS contract on Feb. 25 1.9 | TANNER DIETERICH: Selected with the No. 28 overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft; signed to MLS contract on Feb. 25 1.13 | LUKE HAAKENSON: Selected with the No. 80 overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft; signed to MLS contract on Feb. 25 1.15 | TAH BRIAN ANUNGA: Signed from Charleston Battery

2.11 | WALKER ZIMMERMAN: Acquired from LAFC in exchange for $600,000 in 2020 General Allocation Money (GAM), $350,000 in 2021 GAM and a 2020 international roster spot. LAFC will receive an additional $150,000 in GAM in both 2020 and 2021, if Walker meets certain performance-based metrics. 8.10 | WALKER ZIMMERMAN: Signed contract extension through 2023 season. Nashville will be using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) to sign Zimmerman. The agreement, also features an extension option for the 2024 season. 8.13 | ALEX MUYL: Acquired from New York Red Bulls in exchange for Nashville’s 2020 and 2021 international picks and an additional $50,000 in GAM in 2021, if Muyl meets certain performance-based metrics. 8.17 | BRADY SCOTT: Signed by Nashville SC from FC Köln. 9.9 | JHONDER CÁDIZ: Acquired on loan from S.L. Benfica as club’s Designated Player through June 30, 2021

11.26 | ERIC MILLER: Selected in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Process TAM = Targeted Allocation Money GAM = General Allocation Money

Nashville sc storylines NSC QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFO Location...................................Nashville, TN Founded...................................................2013 Colors........... Acoustic Blue/Electric Gold League.....................Major League Soccer Conference....................................... Eastern Majority Owner........................John Ingram CEO.................................................... Ian Ayre NISSAN STADIUM Capacity................................................69,143 NSC MLS Record at Nissan...... 3W-1L-3D Opened....................................................1999 Surface....................Tifsport Bermuda Sod CLUB HISTORY Nashville FC (NPSL)...................2014-2016 Nashville SC (USL PDL)........................ 2017 Nashville SC (USL Champ).........2018-2019 Nashville SC (MLS).............................2020CONNECTIONS WITH SPORTING KANSAS CITY David Accam and Dax McCarty played with Richard Sanchez for the Chicago Fire in 2017 and in 2017-19, respectively Walker Zimmerman played with Richard Sanchez for FC Dallas in 2013-14 Jalil Anibaba and Jimmy Medranda played for SKC in 2015 and 2013-19, respectively Nashville SC General Manager Mike Jacobs served as SKC’s Assistant Technical Director 2015-17 Nashville SC Chief Myers played for SKC's is

UNITED

Dax (6X);

Scout Chance SKC 2008-16

Felipe Nashville STATES

MEN'S

Hernandez native NATIONAL

McCarty and Matt Besler and Graham Zusi (6X)

RECAP OF THE WEEK WITH MLS PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS Nashville SC (4W-3L-6D, 18 pts.) enters the weekend after earning back-toback scoreless draws at New England Revolution on Oct. 3 and at Nissan

Stadium on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The Boys in Gold currently own a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference claiming the 10th spot in the table with a match in hand. A win on Sunday could catapult Nashville to the seventh seed. The team has stayed in a playoff spot since Week 11 and is currently riding a four-match unbeaten streak dating back to Sept. 23.

(15 matches played).The former MLS All-Star leads the league with 48 headed clearances.

OUR JOE SAYS NO Joe Willis extended his career-high in shutouts in a season after recording his seventh clean sheet of the year on Tuesday night. Willis originally set a new career-high in just 14 matches, previously set his career-high in 2016 as a member of the Houston Dynamo, in 26 appearances. Willis has TALL TASK FOR THE BOYS IN GOLD now recorded seven shutouts in 15 matches, Nashville SC is entering their ninth earning a 0.93 goals against average. Nashville’s match of the season away from Music man in net is tied for first in the league with City. Eleven of the club’s 15 prior Columbus Crew's Eloy Room and Philadelphia matches featured opponents that are Union's Andre Blake in MLS with seven shutouts. currently in MLS playoff positions in the Columbus Crew, Portland Timbers, ALL ABOARD THE ALISTAIR TRAIN Atlanta United FC (3X), FC Dallas (2X), Alistair Johnston has earned his place in the Orlando City SC (2X), New England starting XI since making his MLS debut against Revolution and Minnesota United FC. FC Dallas on Aug. 12 in the 67th minute. Since then he’s started in nine out of 13 matches and MLS HISTORY FOR NASHVILLE SC played the full 90 in the last eight of nine contests. Nashville SC is the first expansion He has a 3W-1L-4D record when playing the full team in MLS to allowed the fewest ninety, and a 3W-1L-5D overall. Johnston has goals in 15 games with 14. The defense played 952 minutes this season, he’s second involving Willis, Romney, Zimmerman, among the rookies in minutes played in 2020. Daniel Lovitz and Alistair Johnston have earned four shutouts and allowed FAMILIAR FACES five goals in seven games starting Nashville SC midfielder Matt LaGrassa has together. The Boys in Gold currently made back-to-back starts after earning his first rank fifth in the Eastern Conference for career MLS start in the nil-nil draw against the fewest goals allowed. Nashville has only New England Revolution. LaGrassa appeared allowed more than two goals in a match in 32 matches for Nashville SC in the USL once this season, owning a 3W-1L-6D Championship in 2019. Abu Danladi returned from record when allowing a goal or less. injury against his former club Minnesota United this past Tuesday night as a sub in the 74th minute. GARY SMITH’S CONSISTENCY Nashville SC Head Coach Gary Smith OLD STOMPING GROUNDS managed his 300th career game Nashville SC currently has two members of its last weekend against New England Technical Staff that spent significant time with Revolution. Overall, Smith has a record Sporting Kansas City in their careers. General of 43W-36L-41D, a .529 winning Manager Mike Jacobs served as Sporting Kansas percentage, and an overall 70% positive City’s assistant technical director from 2015 to result (wins and draws). When Smith’s 2017. During Jacobs’ with time Sporting KC, the squads score the first goal of the match, club won the 2015 and 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. teams under Smith own a 39W-6L-18D Open Cup and reached the MLS postseason record and a .762 winning percentage. in each season. Chief Scout Chance Myers played 147 of his 148 MLS matches for Sporting BACKLINE BALLERS Kansas City, in a career that stretched from Centerback pairing Walker Zimmerman 2008 to 2016 for SKC. Myers remains seventh and Dave Romney and keeper Joe Willis all-time in SKC history in game-winning assists. are the only players for Nashville SC to have played every minute of 2020 accumulating 1,350 minutes and 15 matches. Zimmerman and Romney have anchored a backline that has just 14 goals. Lovitz leads MLS defenders with 92 passes played into the box including crosses. Zimmerman is third in MLS in aerials won among all central defenders

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NASHVILLE SC SCHEDULE UPDATE Nashville Soccer Club announced earlier this week in conjunction with Major League Soccer that the club’s match against the New England Revolution, originally scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 24, has been moved up a day to Friday, Oct. 23. In addition, the Boys in Gold will close out their three-match series against FC Dallas, rescheduled from the MLS Is Back Tournament, on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Both matches will kick off at 7:30 p.m. CT from Nissan Stadium. NASHVILLE SOCCER CLUB & INGRAM CHARITIES TO BUILD SECOND COMMUNITY “MINIPITCH” IN SOUTHEAST NASHVILLE Nashville Soccer Club and Ingram Charities announced earlier this week a partnership with the Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) to build a new soccer pitch for youth and families in the Nashville community. The soccer pitch will be the second for Nashville SC and part of TIRRC’s new community hub and headquarters in southeast Nashville. TIRRC’s new home, located on a former vacant lot at 1409 Antioch Pike, will bring critical resources and programs to the heart of the immigrant community. ACOUSTIC BLUE SUNDAY NIGHT On Sunday night Nashville SC will be wearing their Acoustic Blue jerseys for the fourth time this season. Nashville owns a 0W-2L-1D in the Acoustic Blue uniforms. Nashville previously wore their Acoustic Blue kits on Sept. 19 in a road contest against Columbus Crew SC. All of Nashville’s appearances in the Acoustic Blue jerseys have come on the road. NSC GIBSON GUITAR RIFF On Sunday night, Sonny French of the Gibson Generation Group will kickstart the match with a guitar riff. Nashville SC introduced the Gibson Guitar Riff as a special ritual that will showcase different artists throughout the season as they increase the energy by riffing on an NSC customized Gibson guitar right before kickoff. Moments before Nashville SC's inaugural MLS match against Atlanta United FC on Feb. 29, Grammy-winning Halestrom singer, song writer and rock artist Lzzy Hale performed a pregame "Gibson Guitar Riff" in front of The Backline supporters section at Nissan Stadium which officially kickstarted the new tradition for the club.

Trevor Terndrup a native of Nashville the lead singer of the band Moon Taxi, performed prior to Nashville’s match against FC Dallas on Aug. 12 and Kyle Cook, best known as a member of the band Matchbox Twenty performed on Aug. 16. Phil X who has played lead guitar with Bon Jovi since 2011 performed prior to Nashville's road match against Atlanta United FC on Aug. 22, while Jared James Nichols performed before the Aug. 26 match against Orlando City SC. On Aug. 30 Damon Johnson of the band Thin Lizzy, most famous for their hit song "The Boys Are Back In Town" performed. Graham Whitford of the band Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown performed before the Sept. 2 home match against Orlando City SC. Richie Faulkner of Judas Priest performed prior to the Sept. 6 match against Inter Miami CF. John Osborne of American country music duo Brothers Osborne performed prior to the Atlanta United FC match on Sept. 12. Jaren Johnston from The Cadillac Three performed prior to the Sept. 19 match against Columbus Crew SC. Joey Morrow from Badflower kicked off the match against D.C. United on Sept. 23. musician Katie Pruitt got the match started before the Sept. 26 home match against the Houston Dynamo. Sarah Zimmermann and Justin Davis from the band Striking Matches kickstarted the match last weekend. On Tuesday, Tommy Shaw from the band Styx performed. VIRTUAL 615 FANS SECTION The Nashville SC virtual fans section on Sunday will feature fans from the BackLine. The Backline Supporters Collective is a group of Nashville’s loudest and proudest fans working together to provide the preeminent gameday environment in Major League Soccer. Representing Supporter Groups are The Roadies, the Eastern Front, The Assembly, The Heaters, The Music City Supporters, and celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, the latest group La Brigada de Oro, Nashville SC’s first Latin American supporters group. To find out more about The BackLine and how you can join a Supporters Group, please visit www.thebacklinesc.com.

HYUNDAI HERO OF THE MATCH This week the Hyundai Hero of the Match is Emily Phan. Emily is the 2020 Hands on Nashville Mary Catherine Strobel Award winner for Direct Service for her volunteer work at The Little Pantry That Could, a nonprofit organization that provides produce and shelf-stable items free of charge on a weekly basis to anyone in need, no questions asked. Phan began volunteering with The Little Pantry when she was 12 years old, and since starting high school, has served more than 200 hours of volunteer service. She is a favorite at The Little Pantry and always able to lend an ear and give her heart to each guest.

nsc Quote SHEET MIKE JACOBS

- General Manager

On facing Sporting Kansas City after serving on the technical staff prior to joining Nashville “I am honestly very excited about the opportunity to come back to Kansas City and play there with our own team that we’ve built and worked with here. It’s very special and I have fond memories about being there. You know the reality is, I don’t play or coach, so what’s important to me is really a side bar of the game in terms of my roll-on Sunday. I think looking back on the experience I had in Kansas City, one of my chief responsibilities was kind of managing the three properties we used to talk about. Our First Team, our B Team and the Academy. I had a front row seat to see some really good teams play. The First Team that we mentioned obviously had great success in winning US Open Cups in 2015 and 2017. We started B team with the Swope Park Rangers and you probably would have to fact check me, but it’s one of, if not the only team, that has ever gone to the USL Cup in each of their first two years. Certainly, very proud of the opportunity and the success that group had and the number of players that moved from that team into the First Team. Along the same lines as that, the academy we had and the opportunity to see four different guys in there and two others since then who have moved on from the Academy on to the First Team, and a couple of guys through the B team. It’s really encouraging to watch those kids grow up and now get a chance to see them play on the First Team and see them this weekend. My last day with the club in 2017 was the US Open Cup Final against the New York Red

Bulls. It was humbling because both the goals that our team had scored were by young kids that we have kind of brought along in Dániel Sallói and Latif Blessing. Ironically, that Red Bulls team also in that Final had Alex Muyl playing on that team. So it’s nice after getting smacked by Alex in the USL Cup Final in 2016 and then to play him in 2017, it’s nice to have him play for our group now. I think it’s a special opportunity to go back and see friends and people I consider family, but I am also really proud of the fact that we’re taking this group that Gary [Smith] is coaching now and taking them into Kansas City to test one of the best teams in MLS." On the principles that you took from Sporting Kansas City and implemented at Nashville “I think when you look at the teams that Sporting Kansas City have had a lot of success with, they’ve always had a great blend of the piano players, their creative players, their artists, and the piano carriers. When you look at the team in 2013 that won MLS Cup, it’s easy to point to guys like CJ Sapong, Kei Kamara, Dom Dwyer and Graham Zusi. You had guys like Paulo Nagamura who would hold things together and do a lot of the dirty work that doesn’t always show up in the stat sheet. For us, I think Gary [Smith] has a real good balance of creative artists, those piano players and the piano carriers. For us, trying to create a mentality that we were going to be hard to play against was really important. When you look at the guys like Alex Muyl, Dax McCarty, Anibal Godoy, you have this gritty, grind it out type of group that I think takes a lot of pride in making the opposing team uncomfortable. That’s always been a hallmark of the Sporting teams

on both sides of the ball, trying to make teams uncomfortable." GARY SMITH

- Head Coach

On the state of the team and facing Sporting Kansas City “Well we’re in the midst of a tough run of games here, we knew that from the very outset. I have to be perfectly honest, the guys have shown and given a tremendous amount already. If we look back on the New England and the Minnesota games, two very different displays, but I think it portrayed the type of spirit and character that this group has combined with some real nice qualities, especially in the first half against Minnesota. The guys are in a good place. Mentally if we look at where we are at in this run and how many games we have to try and contend with, mentally they’re in a really good place. They look very bright and very buoyant today and we’ll certainly go to Kansas with a positive attitude and a team that will look to win the game. We are in a very decent run, all things considered and while Kansas has plenty of qualities and tools themselves to cause us a problem, it’s definitely an opportunity for us to put more points on the board."

Starting eleven log STARTING ELEVEN - MLS PRESEASON 1.30

Willis

Miller

Anibaba

Romney

Lovitz

Godoy

McCarty

Mukhtar

Winn

Danladi

Badji

2.6

Willis

Miller

Anibaba

Romney

Lovitz

Godoy

McCarty

Mukhtar

Leal

Danladi

Badji

2.9

Zendejas

Miller

Anibaba

Romney

Lovitz

Godoy

McCarty

Jones

Leal

Winn

Ríos

2.12

Willis

Miller

Anibaba

Romney

Lovitz

Godoy

McCarty

Jones

Leal

Winn

Ríos

2.16

Willis

Beckeles

Maher

Tribbett

Washington

Anunga

LaGrassa

Mukhtar

Accam

Haakenson

Badji

2.19

Willis

Miller

Zimmerman

Romney

Lovitz

Godoy

McCarty

Jones

Leal

Mukhtar

Badji

STARTING ELEVEN - MLS REGUL AR SEASON 2.29

Willis

Miller

Zimmerman

Romney

Lovitz

Godoy

McCarty

Mukhtar

Leal

Accam

Badji

3.8

Willis

Miller

Zimmerman

Romney

Lovitz

Godoy

McCarty

Mukhtar

Leal

Accam

Badji

8.12

Willis

Beckeles

Zimmerman

Romney

Lovitz

Godoy

McCarty

Jones

Leal

Mukhtar

Rios

8.16

Willis

Anibaba

Zimmerman

Romney

Lovitz

Godoy

McCarty

Mukhtar

Leal

Johnston

Badji

8.22

Willis

Anibaba

Zimmerman

Romney

Lovitz

Godoy

McCarty

Mukhtar

Leal

Johnston

Badji

8.26

Willis

Anibaba

Zimmerman

Romney

Lovitz

Godoy

McCarty

Mukhtar

Leal

Danladi

Rios

8.30

Willis

Johnston

Zimmerman

Romney

Lovitz

Godoy

Anunga

Leal

Danladi

Muyl

Badji

9.2

Willis

Johnston

Zimmerman

Romney

Lovitz

Godoy

McCarty

Mukhtar

Leal

Muyl

Badji

9.6

Willis

Johnston

Zimmerman

Romney

Lovitz

Godoy

McCarty

Mukhtar

Leal

Muyl

Badji

9.12

Willis

Johnston

Zimmerman

Romney

Lovitz

Godoy

McCarty

Mukhtar

Danladi

Muyl

Badji

9.19

Willis

Johnston

Zimmerman

Romney

Lovitz

Godoy

McCarty

Mukhtar

Winn

Muyl

Badji

9.23

Willis

Johnston

Zimmermam

Romney

Washington

Godoy

McCarty

Jones

Badji

Muyl

Rios

9.26

Willis

Anibaba

Zimmerman

Romney

Lovitz

Anunga

McCarty

Mukhtar

Leal

Muyl

Rios

10.3

Willis

Johnston

Zimmerman

Romney

Lovitz

Anunga

McCarty

LaGrassa

Leal

Mukhtar

Jones

10.6

Willis

Johnston

Zimmerman

Romney

Lovitz

Anunga

McCarty

LaGrassa

Leal

Muyl

Jones

10.11 10.14 10.20 10.23 10.27 10.31 11.4 11.8

matchday player log NO. 2

MLS #1: NSH VS. ATL 2-1L 4-2-3-1

PLAYER

STATUS

MLS #2: NSH AT P OR 1-0L 4-2-3-1

NO.

STATUS

MLS #3: NSH AT F CD 1-0W 4-2-1-3

NO.

STATUS

Lovitz

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Anibaba

Sub: DNP

Romney

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Nazarit

DND

McCarty

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 90 min; 0G; 1A

Danladi

Sub: 11 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: 21 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: 23 min; 0G; 0A

Leal

XI: 87 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 82 min; 0G; 0A

Badji

XI: 79 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 71 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: 15 min; 0G; 0A

Mukhtar

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 82 min; 0G; 0A

Accam

XI: 65 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 61 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: 8 min; 1G; 0A

Johnston

DND

Sub: 23 min; 0G; 0A

Rios

Sub: 3 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: 29 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 67 min; 0G; 0A

Miller

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

DND

Tribbett

DND

Maher

DND

Winn

Sub: 25 min; 0G; 0A

DND

Godoy

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Jones

Sub: DNP

XI: 75 min; 0G; 0A

LaGrassa

DND

Sub: 8 min; 0G; 0A

Washington

DND

Dieterich

DND

Zimmerman

XI: 90 min; 1G; 0A

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Haakenson

DND

Anunga

DND

Beckeles

Sub: DNP

XI: 67 min; 0G; 0A

Medranda

DND-Inj.

Sub: 8 min; 0G; 0A

DND-Inj.

KEEPERS

NO.

PLAYER Willis

XI: 90 min; 2 GA

Zendejas

Panicco

STATUS

NO.

STATUS

KEEPERS NO.

XI: 90 min; 1 GA

Sub: DNP

DND

Sub: DNP

STATUS

XI: 90 min; 0 GA

matchday player log NO. 2

MLS #4: NSH AT F CD 0-0D 4-2-3-1

PLAYER

STATUS

MLS #5: NSH AT ATL 2-0L 4-2-1-3

NO.

STATUS

MLS #6: NSH AT ORL 3-1L 4-2-1-3

NO.

STATUS

Lovitz

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Anibaba

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 85 min; 0G; 0A

Romney

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 45 min; 1G; 0A

Nazarit

DND

McCarty

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Danladi

Sub: 17 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: 10 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 65 min; 0G; 0A

Leal

XI: 66 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Badji

XI: 73 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 80 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: 25 min; 0G; 0A

Mukhtar

XI: 74 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 80 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 64 min; 0G; 0A

Accam

Sub: 16 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: 23 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: 13 min; 0G; 0A

Johnston

XI: 66min; 0G; 0A

XI: 67 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: 45 min; 0G; 0A

Rios

Sub: DNP

Sub: 10 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 65 min; 0G; 0A

Miller

DND-Inj.

DND

Tribbett

DND

DND-Inj.

Maher

Sub: DNP

Winn

DND

Godoy

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 77 min; 0G; 0A

Jones

Sub: 24 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: DNP

Sub: 45 min; 0G; 0A

LaGrassa

Sub: DNP

Washington

Sub: 24 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: 5 min; 0G; 0A

DND

Dieterich

DND

Zimmerman

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Haakenson

DND

Anunga

DND

Muyl

DND

Sub: 25; 0G; 0A

Beckeles

Sub: DNP

DND

Sub: DNP

Medranda

DND-Inj.

KEEPERS NO. 1

PLAYER Willis

STATUS

XI: 90 min; 0 GA

Zendejas

DND

Panicco

Sub: DNP

KEEPERS NO.

KEEPERS

XI: 90 min; 2 GA

STATUS

NO. 1

XI: 90 min; 3 GA

STATUS

DND

N/A

Sub: DNP

Sub DNP

matchday player log NO. 2

MLS #7: NSH VS MIA 1-0W 4-2-3-1

PLAYER

STATUS

MLS #8: NSH VS ORL 1-1 D 4-2-1-3

NO.

STATUS

MLS #9: NSH AT MIA 0-0 D 4-2-1-3

NO.

STATUS

Lovitz

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Anibaba

Sub: 6 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: DNP

Romney

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Nazarit

DND

McCarty

Sub: 29 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Danladi

XI: 45 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: 19 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: 29 min; 0G; 0A

Leal

XI: 74 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 71 min; 1G; 0A

XI: 61 min; 1G; 0A

Badji

XI: 84 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 64 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 73 min; 0G; 0A

Mukhtar

Sub: 45 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 89 min; 0G; 1A

Accam

Sub: DNP

Sub: 19 min; 0G; 0A

DND

Johnston

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Rios

Sub: 29 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: 26 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: 17 min; 0G; 0A

Miller

Sub: DNP

Tribbett

DND-Inj.

Maher

DND

Sub: DNP

Winn

DND

Godoy

XI: 61 min; 1G; 0A

XI: 90 min; 1G; 0A

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Jones

Sub: DNP

Sub: 1 min; 0G 0!

LaGrassa

DND

Washington

Sub: 16 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: DNP

Sub: 28 min; 0G 0A

DND

Dieterich

DND

Zimmerman

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Haakenson

DND

Anunga

XI 90 min; 0G 0A

Sub: 1 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: DNP

Muyl

XI: 61 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 71 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 62 min; 0G; 0A

Beckeles

DND

Sub: DNP

Medranda

DND-Inj.

KEEPERS NO.

PLAYER Willis

XI: 90 min; 0 GA

Zendejas

DND Sub: DNP

Panicco

STATUS

KEEPERS NO.

KEEPERS

STATUS

XI: 90 min; 1 GA

NO.

STATUS

XI: 90 min; 0 GA

N/A

Sub: DNP

matchday player log NO. 2

MLS #10: NSH VS ATL 4-2W 4-2-3-1

PLAYER

STATUS

MLS#1 1: NSH AT CLB 0-2L 4-2-1-3

NO.

MLS#12: NSH VS DCU

STATUS

NO.

1-0 W 4-2-1-3

STATUS

Lovitz

XI: 90 min; 0G; 1A

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

DND - Susp

Anibaba

Sub: DNP

Sub: 7 min; 0G; 0A

Romney

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 90 min; 0G; 1A

Nazarit

DND

McCarty

XI: 86 min; 1G; 3A

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 62 min; 0G; 0A

Danladi

XI: 62 min; 1G; 0A

DND-Inj.

Leal

DND-Inj.

Sub: 28 min; 0G; 0A

Badji

XI: 75 min; 1G; 1A

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 62 min; 0G; 0A

Mukhtar

XI: 75 min; 1G; 1A

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

DND

Accam

DND

DND-Inj.

Johnston

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 90 min; 0G; 1A

Rios

Sub: 15 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: 27 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 90 min; 1G; 0A

Miller

DND

Sub: DNP

Tribbett

DND-Inj.

Maher

DND

Sub: DNP

Winn

Sub: 28 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 63 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: 69 min; 0G; 0A

Godoy

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 78 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Jones

Sub: 15 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: 12 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

LaGrassa

DND

Sub: DNP

Washington

Sub: 28 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: 12 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

DND

Dieterich

DND

Zimmerman

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Haakenson

DND

Anunga

Sub: 4 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: DNP

Muyl

XI: 61 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 78 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 83 min; 0G; 0A

Beckeles

DND

Sub: DNP

Medranda

DND-Inj.

KEEPERS

KEEPERS NO.

PLAYER Willis

XI: 90 min; 2 GA

Zendejas

DND

Panicco

Sub: DNP

STATUS

NO.

STATUS

XI: 90 min; 2 GA

N/A

KEEPERS NO.

STATUS

XI: 90 min; 0 GA

Sub: DNP

matchday player log NO. 2

MLS #13: NSH VS HOU 1-1D 4-2-3-1

PLAYER

STATUS

MLS#14: NSH AT NE 0-0D 4-3-2-1

NO.

MLS#15: NSH VS MIN

STATUS

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

NO.

0-0D 4-3-2-1

STATUS

Lovitz

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Anibaba

XI: 67 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: 14 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: DNP

Romney

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Nazarit

DND

Sub: DNP

McCarty

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Danladi

DND-Inj.

Sub: 16 min; 0G; 0A

Leal

XI: 76 min; 1G; 1A

XI: 89 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Badji

DND-Inj.

Mukhtar

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 76 min; 0G; 0A

DND

Accam

DND-Inj.

Johnston

Sub: 31 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Rios

XI: 59 min; 1G; 0A

DND-Inj.

Miller

Sub: DNP

Tribbett

DND-Inj.

Maher

Sub: DNP

Winn

Sub: 23 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: 5 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: 26 min; 0G; 0A

Godoy

Sub: 31 min; 0G; 0A

DND

DND-Inj.

Jones

Sub: 45 min; 0G; 1A

XI: 85 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 74 min; 0G; 0A

LaGrassa

DND

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 64 min; 0G; 0A

Washington

Sub: 14 min; 0G; 0A

Sub: DNP

Sub: 14 min; 0G; 0A

Dieterich

DND

Zimmerman

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Haakenson

DND

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

DND

Anunga

XI: 59 min; 1G; 0A

DND

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

Muyl

XI: 45 min; 0G; 0A

XI: 90 min; 0G; 0A

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No. Name GP GS MINS G A SHT FC FS CK YC RC 2 Daniel Lovitz 14 14 1260 0 1 5 17 10 31 5 0 3 Jalil Anibaba 7 4 314 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 4 Dave Romney 15 15 1350 1 1 8 6 2 0 1 0 5 Miguel Nazarit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Dax McCarty 15 14 1257 1 4 10 17 16 0 2 0 7 Abu Danladi 11 3 318 1 0 9 8 2 0 1 0 8 Randall Leal 13 12 993 1 0 26 21 17 4 2 0 9 Dominique Badji 12 10 750 1 1 18 16 9 0 1 0 10 Hany Mukhtar 13 12 1033 1 3 26 11 24 21 0 0 11 David Accam 7 2 205 1 0 6 7 4 0 0 0 12 Alistair Johnston 13 10 952 0 1 4 16 5 5 1 0 14 Daniel Ríos 12 4 427 2 0 17 4 5 0 0 0 15 Eric Miller 2 2 180 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 Ken Tribbett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Cameron Lancaster** 14 13 994 9 2 46 12 28 0 0 0 18 Jack Maher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Alan Winn 7 1 239 0 0 4 4 7 0 0 0 20 Aníbal Godoy 13 12 1057 1 0 20 18 35 0 2 0 21 Derrick Jones 10 4 447 0 1 3 8 14 0 0 0 22 Matt LaGrassa 3 2 163 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 23 Taylor Washington 9 1 243 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 24 Tanner Dieterich** 8 6 581 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 25 Walker Zimmerman 15 15 1350 1 0 13 8 4 0 0 0 26 Luke Haakenson** 14 11 882 3 2 10 8 6 0 1 0 27 Tah Brian Anunga 6 4 334 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 29 Alex Muyl 10 8 552 0 0 5 16 12 0 1 0

55 Brayan Beckeles 1 1 67 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 94 Jimmy Medranda 1 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 99 Jhonder Cádiz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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4W-5L-6D RECORD 8W-5L-2D 10TH EAST PLACE IN TABLE 3RD WEST 11 GOALS 27 14 GOALS ALLOWED 21 -3 GOAL DIFFERENTIAL +6 179 SHOTS 225 58 SHOTS ON GOAL 67 7 CLEAN SHEETS 4 21 YELLOW CARDS 36 0 RED CARDS 2

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STAT LEADERS GOALS RIOS (2) RUSSELL (6) ASSISTS MCCARTY (4) PULIDO (4) SHOTS LEAL / MUKHTAR (26) RUSSELL (40) SHOTS ON GOAL RUSSELL / SHELTON LEAL (12) YELLOW CARDS BUSIO / KINDA (5) LOVITZ (5) KINDA (1) RED CARDS N/A MELIA (37) SAVES WILLIS (44) MELIA (4) CLEAN SHEETS WILLIS (7)

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2020 NASHVILLE SC STAT LEADERS GOALS RÍOS............................................2 ACCAM........................................1 BADJI...........................................1 DANLADI.....................................1 GODOY........................................1 LEAL.............................................1 MCCARTY..................................1 MUKHTAR..................................1 ROMNEY.....................................1 ZIMMERMAN.............................1 SHOTS ON GOAL LEAL.......................................... 12 MUKHTAR................................ 8 GODOY...................................... 7 ZIMMERMAN............................6

Player GP Brad Davis 392 Drew Moor 387 Steve Ralston 378 Dax McCarty 376 Chris Wondolowski 374 Brian Carroll 371

ASSISTS MCCARTY.................................4 MUKHTAR.................................3 BADJI...........................................1 JOHNSTON................................1 JONES.........................................1 LOVITZ.........................................1 ROMNEY.....................................1 YELLOW CARDS LOVITZ........................................5 GODOY.......................................2 MCCARTY.................................2 ANIBABA....................................2 LEAL............................................2 BADJI...........................................1

Player Bobby Boswell Brian Carroll Dax McCarty Nat Borchers

Minutes Played 32,222 30,821 30,538 30,259

NASHVILLE SC RECORD WHEN...

W-L-D AT HOME........................... 3-1-3 ON ROAD........................... 1-4-3 SCORING 1ST.................... 4-1-1 CONCEDING 1ST............. 0-4-1 VS WEST CONF.................1-1-2 VS EAST CONF............... 3-4-3 LEADING AT HALF..........1-0-0 TRAILING AT HALF......... 0-3-1 TIED AT HALF.................. 3-2-4 NOT SCORING................0-3-4 SCORING 1 .......................3-2-2 SCORING 2 .....................0-0-0 SCORING 3......................0-0-0 SCORING 4+....................1-0-0 WEEKENDS...................... 2-4-4

W-L-D IN FEBRUARY...................0-1-0 IN MARCH.........................0-1-0 IN APRIL............................0-0-0 IN MAY...............................0-0-0 IN JUNE............................0-0-0 IN JULY..............................0-0-0 IN AUGUST.........................2-2-1 IN SEPTEMBER.................2-1-2 IN OCTOBER.................... 0-0-2 ALLOWING 0...................3-0-4 ALLOWING 1 ..................... 0-1-2 ALLOWING 2 .................... 1-3-0 ALLOWING 3.....................0-1-0 ALLOWING 4+.................0-0-0 WEEKDAY...........................2-1-2

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Nashville sc goal tracker MLS REGULAR SEASON 02.29.20 VS. ATLANTA UNITED FC WALKER ZIMMERMAN 28' Walker Zimmerman battles in the 18-yard box with Josef Martinez off a set piece from Hany Mukhtar, finds the loose ball and toe-pokes his shot past goalkeeper Brad Guzan. No assist given. 08.12.20 AT FC DALLAS DAVID ACCAM** 86' David Accam dribbles down the left side of the pitch, cutting into the FC Dallas box to his right and takes a right footed shot just inside the 18yard box. Assist given to Dax McCarty. 8.26.20 AT ORLANDO CITY SC DAVE ROMNEY 15’ Off a set piece, Hany Mukhtar sends in a ball into the 18-yard box that finds the head of center back Dave Romney who connects and finds the back of the net. 8.30.20 VS. INTER MIAMI CF ANÍBAL GODOY** 53’ Godoy collected a rebound at the top of the box and shifted the ball on his right foot, sending a rocket into the top corner. 9.2.20 VS. ORLANDO CITY SC RANDALL LEAL 47’ Randall Leal orchestrates a give and go with Hany Mukhtar which sets up Leal one on one with the goalkeeper. Leal collects himself and finds the far bottom corner of the net. 9.12.20 VS. ATLANTA UNITED FC DOMINQUE BADJI 1’ Off a corner kick from Hany Mukhtar, Dominique Badji receives a redirection from Captain Dax McCarty and slots home a chance in front of net in the first minute of match. 9.12.20 VS. ATLANTA UNITED FC HANY MUKHTAR 29’ After receiving a pass from Dominique Badji, Hany Mukhtar takes on two Atlanta defenders, dribbling into the box and smoothly sends a ball past the outstretched arms of goalkeeper Brad Guzan and into the back of the net. ** Indicates Game-Winning Goal

9.12.20 VS. ATLANTA UNITED FC DAX MCCARTY 36’ Daniel Lovitz sends in a cross from the near side that finds a streaking Dax McCarty who heads the pass with force towards the net giving Nashville its third goal of the night. 9.12.20 VS. ATLANTA UNITED FC ABU DANLADI 57’ Dax McCarty from midfield sends in a ball over the top that finds Abu Danladi just inside the 18 who collects the pass and sends a cheeky attempt on frame to give Nashville its fourth goal on the night. 9.23.20 VS. D.C. UNITED DANIEL RÍOS** 70’ Daniel Ríos finds the back of the net off a corner kick from Alistair Johnston after receiving a flick on from Dave Romney in the box. 9.26.20 VS. HOUSTON DYNAMO DANIEL RÍOS 49’ Daniel Ríos finds the back of the net in the run of play after receiving a pass in the box from Derrick Jones.

technical staff bios mike jacobs

gary smith

Mike Jacobs joins Nashville SC in MLS after serving as the club's general manager in the USL Championship for two seasons.

Smith, rejoins the MLS coaching ranks after a two-year stint with Nashville SC in the USL Championship. During his time in the USL Championship, Nashville SC owned a record of 3216-20 in league play and reached the post-season on both campaigns.

GENERAL MANAGER

During Jacobs' tenure with the club in the USL Championship, Nashville SC made the playoffs in both seasons, including a run to the postseason in its inaugural campaign in 2018. As general manager, Jacobs made multiple deals to help the club improve from year one to year two. In addition, his loan acquisitions on the defensive side during the 2019 season helped shore up a backline that allowed the fewest goals in the league. Prior to joining Nashville SC, he served as Sporting KC's assistant technical director from 2015 to 2017. During his time in the role, Sporting KC won the 2015 and 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Previously, Jacobs served in a variety of leadership roles in soccer across the U.S. He was the president of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and executive vice president and technical director for the United Soccer League. Jacobs began his coaching career at Iona College, & at age 24, was the youngest head coach in the NCAA. As assistant coach for the Duke University men's soccer team, he was awarded the National Assistant Coach of the Year award in 2004 en route to the Blue Devils making a NCAA College Cup appearance. He then went on to serve as the head coach of the University of Evansville men's team for nine years. In his role as general manager with Nashville SC, Jacobs manages player personnel and transactions, scouting and recruitment, development of the youth academy and other team-related business.

HEAD COACH

In the 2018 season under Smith, Nashville SC reached the Conference Quarterfinals after securing the eighth seed. During the 2019 campaign, Nashville SC thrived under Smith earning a 20-7-7 record with 67 points, good for second place in the Eastern Conference. The club reached the USL Championship Eastern Conference Semifinals. As a USL Championship club, Smith led Nashville SC to a Round of 16 appearance in the 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup after defeating MLS side Colorado Rapids in the Fourth Round. In March of 2019, Smith was announced as Nashville SC’s first Head Coach in MLS club history. Smith is no stranger to Major League Soccer. The Englishman served as the Head Coach of Colorado Rapids from 2008 through the 2011 season. In 2010, Smith led the Rapids to its first and only MLS Cup victory in franchise history after defeating FC Dallas 2-1 in the final. The MLS Cup victory gives Smith the distinction of being one of only five English coaches to win a top-flight trophy outside of England. Overall, Smith finished with a 39-31-35 record in MLS regular season play with Colorado, with back-to-back playoff appearances and a Group Stage appearance in the CONCACAF Champions League. Smith, a native of Harlow, England, began his young playing career at Arsenal before joining Fulham’s academy and eventually signing as a professional. His career was cut short by injury but his greatest playing time came with Wycombe Wanderers, where he made 66 appearances over 1990–92. Smith’s coaching career in England included stints at Wimbledon, Wycombe and Watford before he joined the Rapids as Academy Director for Arsenal FC as part of worldwide development program for the Premier League Club. He then led the Rapids MLS team for three seasons before moving to Stevenage in England’s League One, where he served as head coach for two seasons, qualifying for the League 1 playoffs in his first season.

Gary Smith All-Time Head Coaching Record

Team G W D Nashville SC (MLS) 15 4 6 Nashville SC (USL Championship) 76 36 20 Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL) 32 8 12 Stevenage (League Two; EFL) 67 22 19 Colorado Rapids (MLS) 111 43 35 301 113 92

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Technical staff bios

BRETT JACOBS

STEVE GUPPY

ASSISTANT COACH

Guppy brings a wealth of experience to the Nashville bench. As a player, the Englishman appeared in over 550 matches as a professional from 1989 to 2008, including two separate stints in the English Premier League with Leicester City (1997-2001 and 2004). Guppy recorded 161 appearances for the Foxes as a left winger. Guppy also appeared for Newcastle United, Port Vale, Celtic Leeds United, Stoke City, Wycombe Wanderers, D.C. United, Stevenage F.C. & the Rochester Rhinos. At the conclusion of his playing career, Guppy joined Gary Smith’s coaching staff at Colorado Rapids from 2009 to 2012. In their time together, Guppy and Smith went on to win the 2010 MLS Cup in a playoff run that saw the club give up one goal or less in every match. After his time in Colorado, Guppy returned overseas and joined the coaching staff of Sunderland A.F.C. in the Premier League. In Guppy’s most recent coaching stop, he spent the last five years working on the National Team staff of the Republic of Ireland along Martin O’Neill before joining him at Nottingham Forest in 2019. Guppy took on the managerial duties for Nashville SC’s against FC Dallas on Aug. 12, 2020 in Nashville’s first MLS win in franchise history after Head Coach Gary Smith was unable to travel with the team due to COVID-19 testing results that were ultimately confirmed to be negative. This was not the first time Guppy filled in for Smith in the Manager’s Box. Guppy led the Colorado Rapids in a Champions League match in El Salvador that saw the Rapids earn a 3-1 victory on Sept. 28, 2011.

MATT PICKENS GOALKEEPERS COACH

Pickens enters his first season as a full-time coach after a 15-year professional playing career. The goalkeeper was selected as the 19th overall pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by the Chicago Fire & went on to win the 2006 Lamar U.S. Open Cup with the club. After a stint in 2008 with Queens Park Rangers in England, Pickens returned to the States where he joined Colorado Rapids. Overall in his MLS career, Pickens appeared in 156 matches between Colorado & Chicago, with over 13,000 minutes played, 57 wins, 40 shutouts & a goals-against average of just 1.25. Pickens to this date remains Colorado's all-time franchise leader for a goalkeeper in career starts (116), minutes played (10,336), wins (41) & shutouts (29) as well as 2010 MLS Cup Champion. Pickens is third in Rapids history in goals-against average (1.27) & saves (312). After his time in Colorado, Pickens moved to the Tampa Bay Rowdies & Nashville SC (USL). In 2018 Pickens played a crucial role for Nashville in earning back-to-back playoff spots in the club’s two years in the USl. The 37-year old finished his participation in the USL with 38 regular season clean sheets & winning the 2019 Golden Glove award. In total, Pickens finished his playing career with 322 appearances.

Jacobs returns to the Nashville SC bench after being brought on by Gary Smith for the 2019 USL Championship campaign. With over 25 years of domestic & international coaching experience (England, Spain, Gibraltar) at both professional & academy levels, Jacobs has also been a national staff instructor for U.S. Soccer since 2005. Prior to his arrival in Nashville, Jacobs was the Head Coach & Technical Consultant for Europa Point Football Club in Gibraltar. For the previous five seasons he served as a broadcaster & match analyst for the Portland Timbers & was the club’s Under-23 Head Coach in 2016. Prior to his tenure in the Pacific Northwest, Jacobs spent four years as an assistant coach with Gary Smith & the Colorado Rapids helping them to lift the MLS Cup in 2010. Jacobs served as Assistant Coach & the Reserve Team Head Coach during his time there. Jacobs is one of the first American coaches to work in the English Premier League Academy system, coaching fulltime for Wimbledon FC (now MK Dons) from 2002-04.

CHANCE MYERS CHIEF SCOUT

Chance Myers joins Nashville SC as Chief Scout for the club’s inaugural season in MLS. Before joining Nashville, the full back enjoyed a successful 10-year career in MLS with Sporting Kansas City as their longest-tenured player. The UCLA Bruin began his career as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft and enjoyed success throughout his career by making 148 MLS regular season appearances. Most notably Myers enjoyed post-season success, by taking home an MLS Cup title in 2013 as well as two Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup titles in 2012 and 2015. Prior to his time in MLS, Myers was a member of the Under-18 and Under-20 National Teams, made an appearance in the 2006 SuperCupNI (Formerly known as the Dale Farm Milk Cup) and started in the 2007 Pan American games. Myers played collegiately at UCLA, where he made 42 appearances and All-was named a Pac-10 Honoree.

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Player Bios

JOE WILLIS: GOALKEEPER: UNITED STATES>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @JOEWILLIS23 NSC INT'L Joe Willis brings a wealth of MLS experience to Nashville between the posts. The St. Louis native has appeared in 113 in MLS since 2011. After taking over the starting role with Houston Dynamo in 2018, Willis set new careerGP: 15 CAPS: n/a matches highs in wins in back-to-back seasons. In 2018 Willis led the Dynamo to a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title in a 3-0 shutout performance over Philadelphia Union. Willis was part of a squad that won MLS Cup with D.C. United in 2013. SHO: 7 SHO: n/a Overall in the post-season Willis has made five appearances, mostly recently as the mainstay for Houston in 2017. DANIEL LOVITZ: DEFENDER: UNITED STATES>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @ILOVITZ11 (IG) NSC GP: 14 G: 0

INT'L CAPS: 13 GOALS: 0

Daniel Lovitz enters his seventh season MLS, first with a team based in the United States. Lovitz comes to the Music City after splitting time with Toronto FC & Montreal Impact. The Pennsylvania native has appeared in 125 MLS matches, logging over 8,000 minutes. Lovitz is a two-time Canadian Cup winner & has been a notable name with the United States Men's National Team. Since making his debut on Jan. 28, 2019, Lovitz has earned 13 Caps for the USMNT, including three appearances in the 2019 Gold Cup. In Lovitz last four starts with the National Team, the USMNT owns a 3-1-0 record outscoring opponents 12-2 in that stretch.

JALIL ANIBABA: DEFENDER: UNITED STATES>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @JALIL_ANIBABA4 NSC GP: 7 G: 0

INT'L CAPS: n/a GOALS: n/a

Jalil Anibaba enters his 10th season in MLS. The defender joins Nashville after a two-year stint with New England Revolution. In his career, Anibaba has appeared in 219 MLS reglar season matches, logging over 18,000 minutes. No stranger to the post-season, Anibaba owns six career MLS postseason appearances, including four appearances and three starts in Houston’s run to the 2017 Western Conference Finals. Anibaba won two trophies in his time with Seattle Sounders, claiming the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title in 2014, while also claiming the Supporter's Shield in the same campaign.

DAVE ROMNEY: DEFENDER: UNITED STATES>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @DAVE_ROMNEY (IG) NSC INT'L GP: 15 CAPS: 1 G: 1 GOALS: n/a

Dave Romney joins Nashville SC after spending the first five years of his MLS career with LA Galaxy. The centerback has made 84 MLS regular season appearances with two playoff starts in his time in LA. Romney has made five CONCACAF Champions League appearances, with his club owning a 2-1-2 with a goal differential of plus five. As a versatile & left-footed defender, Romney played in every position along the Galaxy’s backline. He is also known as an athletic & aerial player on both ends of the field, providing three goals & six assists during his MLS career. Nashville SC acquired Romney after a trade with the Galaxy that saw NSC sending $250,000 in GAM for the centerback.

MIGUEL NAZARIT: DEFENDER: COLOMBIA>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @MIGUEL.NAZARIT (IG) NSC GP: 0 G: 0

INT'L CAPS: n/a GOALS: n/a

Nazarit enters his first season in MLS as a 22-year old. The Defender made his professional debut with Once Caldas in Colombia’s First Division on Mar. 8, 2017. Despite his youth, Nazarit featured regularly, earning 39 career appearances, 36 as a starter, in all competitions. Nazarit’s most recent international call-up came in late July when the Colombian U-23 Men’s National Team met to prepare for next year’s CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament. The international competition organized by CONMEBOL will determine which men’s U-23 national teams from the South American region will qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

DAX MCCARTY: MIDFIELDER: UNITED STATES>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @DAXMCCARTY11 NSC GP: 15 G: 1

INT'L CAPS: 13 GOALS: 0

Dax McCarty became the eighth player to join Nashville SC's inaugural MLS roster after being acquired from Chicago Fire this past November. McCarty is currently 10th all-time in the league with 361 regular season appearances (331 as a starter). His experience over the course of his 13-year career is split between FC Dallas, D.C. United, New York Red Bulls & the Chicago Fire. McCarty is a two-time Supporters’ Shield winner while with the New York Red Bulls in 2013 & 2015, an MLS Best-XI player & a two-time MLS All-Star. At the international level McCarty has 13 caps for the USMNT & won the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup trophy.

ABU DANLADI: FORWARD: GHANA >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @ABUDANLADI9 (IG) NSC INT'L GP: 11 CAPS: n/a G: 1 GOALS: n/a

Danladi is a former No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft ahead of Minnesota's inaugural season. Danladi spent three seasons with Minnesota before selected by Nashville in the Expansion Draft. The forward made 69 appearances in all competitions (25 starts) with the Loons. He scored eight goals & added three assists in his rookie campaign. Danladi helped lead the club reach the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final & the playoffs for the first time in the club’s brief history. Danladi is originally from Ghana & graduated from the Right to Dream program, the same program that produced Nashville SC winger David Accam.

RANDALL LEAL: FORWARD/MIDFIELDER: COSTA RICA>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @RANDALL_LEAL NSC GP: 13 G: 1

Randall Leal is coming off a successful 2019 campaign with Saprissa where he recorded 17 appearances, four goals & five assists in 1,418 INT'L minutes played. Leal was instrumental in leading Saprissa to a first-place regular season finish with a record of 14-2-6 & a goal differential CAPS: 16 of +28. At the international level, Leal has become an electric mainstay in the Costa Rican camp. The 22-year-old made his Senior Team debut on Sep. 7, 2018 in an international friendly against South Korea. Leal has recorded 16 caps in his career & helped Costa Rica reach GOALS: 0 the Quarterfinals of the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, a tenure that includes a 120-minute performance in the Quarterfinals against Mexico.

DOMINIQUE BADJI: FORWARD: SENEGAL>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @BADJI14 (IG) NSC INT'L GP: 12 CAPS: n/a G: 1 GOALS: n/a

Badji joined Nashville SC after a trade with FC Dallas this past December. A 2015 MLS SuperDraft selection, Badji made an immediate impact with Colorado Rapids, appearing in 15 matches in his inaugural season. Just a year later, Badji’s contributions helped the Colorado side reach the Western Conference Final and qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League for the first time since 2011. Badji has scored 36 goals while recording 16 assists in 141 appearances (112 starts) in MLS and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup competition in the past five seasons.

HANY MUKHTAR: MIDFIELDER: GERMANY>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @HANYMUK10 (IG) NSC INT'L GP: 13 CAPS: n/a G: 1 GOALS: n/a

Hany Mukhtar was signed as the first Designated Player in Nashville SC history. The German international joined from Brøndby IF of the Danish Superliga where he finished with 28 goals and 36 assists in three seasons. The midfielder was a critical piece for the club that advanced to the Europa League in each of the three seasons. A regular in the German National Team youth system, earning 48 caps in youth competition. His biggest moment with Germany came in the 2014 U-19 European Championship Final when he scored the GWG in a 1-0 win over Portugal. In 2015, Mukhtar played in five matches for Germany at the U-20 World Cup.

DAVID ACCAM: FORWARD: GHANA>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @IAMDAVIDACCAM NSC GP: 7 G: 1

INT'L CAPS: 9 GOALS: 1

Accam was acquired by Nashville SC from Columbus Crew SC in a trade that became official with MLS on Jan. 1, 2020. The Ghanaian international and has scored 40 career goals in MLS since joining the league in 2015. As a member of the Chicago Fire, Accam scored 33 goals with 15 assists in three seasons, including a career high 14 goals and eight assists in 2017. Prior to MLS, Accam played for Helsingborgs IF of Sweden’s top division making 62 appearances and scored 30 goals. Accam made two UEFA Champions League qualifying appearances and six Europa League group stage appearances.

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ALISTAIR JOHNSTON: DEFENDER: CANADA>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @ALISTAIRJOHNSTON (IG)

A defender from Wake Forest, Johnston is a native of Canada, started his collegiate career at St. Johns where he NSC INT'L started all 36 games in his freshman and sophomore years, recording 10 goals and four assists. Johnston was named GP: 13 CAPS: n/a to the Big East All-Freshman Team in 2016. Johnston was tied for the team lead with 16 points in 2017. After transferring to Wake Forest, Johnston appeared in 42 matches in two seasons as a Demon Deacon, scoring six goals and logging G: 0 GOALS: n/a 10 assists. In the two-year stretch, Johnston was part of Wake Forest squad that accumulated a 34-8-2 record.

DANIEL RÍOS: FORWARD: MEXICO>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @DRIOSCAL NSC INT'L GP: 12 CAPS: n/a G: 2 GOALS: n/a

The first MLS player signed in Nashville SC history, Daniel Ríos joined the Music City from Club Deportivo Guadalajara of Liga MX in Mexico. The Mexican forward was a menace in USL, leading Nashville SC in goals with 21 goals in 32 appearances while finishing 2nd in the race for the USL Championship Golden Boot. The forward became the club’s all-time USL Championship leading scorer. In his two years in USL, Ríos finished with 41 goals. Prior to coming to the states, the Mexican international the 2016 Mexican Cup with Chivas Guadalajara in 2016.

ERIC MILLER: DEFENDER: UNITED STATES>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @EMILLLLER NSC GP: 2 G: 0

INT'L CAPS: n/a GOALS: n/a

Selected by Nashville SC in the First Stage of the Re-Entry Draft, Eric Miller brings six years of MLS experience to Nashville as a defender. Miller saw great success in Montreal, reaching the Canadian Championship Final both seasons he was with the club, claiming the trophy in 2014. Following the Impact qualifying for the 2014/15 CONCACAF Champions League season, Miller was able to earn international experience while helping Montreal become the first Canadian side to advance to the tournament’s final. Miller was a vital piece in helping the Rapids return to the Western Conference Championship for the first time since 2010.

KEN TRIBBETT: DEFENDER: UNITED STATES>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @KENTRIBBETT (IG) NSC GP: 0 G: 0

INT'L CAPS: n/a GOALS: n/a

Tribbett joins the MLS squad after playing for Nashville SC’s USL Championship side last season. Tribbett was an important part of Nashville SC’s defensive line in 2019. A determined, reliable defender, his versatility allowed him to play as a center back & a defensive midfielder interchangeably. Even from his place on the back line, Tribbett contributed to the offensive agenda, registering four goals & two assists in the course of 25 matches (22 starts) with the club. Coming into MLS, Tribbett spent the 2016 & 2017 seasons with Philadelphia Union, registering 24 matches (20 starts) while helping the Union reach the 2016 playoffs.

CAMERON LANCASTER: FORWARD: ENGLAND (LOANED OUT)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>@CAMERONPL NSC GP: 0 G: 0

INT'L CAPS: n/a GOALS: n/a

Lancaster spent three seasons with Louisville City prior to joining Nashville SC in 2018. In his 2019 campaign with the Boys in Gold, Lancaster appeared in 18 matches, with seven starts, five goals and one assist. Right now the forward is currently loaned out to Louisville City FC with the option to be recalled at any point during the 2020 season.

JACK MAHER: DEFENDER: UNITED STATES (LOANED OUT)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @ J_MAHER6 (IG) NSC GP: 0 G: 0

INT'L CAPS: n/a GOALS: n/a

Maher was part of Nashville MLS history by being selected as the No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft, the first SuperDraft pick in franchise history. The 20-year old recorded 46 starts in his two seasons at Indiana including multiple awards. In his freshman season, Maher was one of three players to start all 24 matches for IU and led an Indiana defense to 15 shutouts, allowing 13 goals the best in the NCAA. Maher was selected as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Big Ten All-Freshman Team and was First-Team Freshmen Best XI by Top Drawer Soccer.

ALAN WINN: FORWARD: UNITED STATES>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @ALANJWINN (IG) NSC GP: 7 G: 0

INT'L CAPS: n/a GOALS: n/a

Winn has been a mainstay in Nashville dating back to the club's USL days. Winn has proven his worth in the Music City with 55 appearances (35 starts) during the past two seasons. Quick on offense and able to drop back and play defensively, Winn’s pace and ability to read the field earned him seven goals and four assists. Prior to joining Nashville SC in Feb. 2018, Winn was drafted by the Colorado Rapids as the 25th overall pick during the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.

ANÍBAL GODOY: MIDFIELDER/DEFENDER: PANAMA>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @A_GODOY03 NSC INT'L GP: 13 CAPS: 99 G: 1 GOALS: 1

Godoy joined Nashville after a trade with San Jose this past August. The 29-year-old made 101 appearances for the Earthquakes & in each of Godoy’s three full completed seasons in MLS, he has ranked no lower than 6th amongst all MLS players in pass percentage. In 2017, Godoy was the league’s third-most accurate passer, completing 90.5% of his passes. The Panama international played for his country in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, making him the first Nashville SC player signed who has appeared in a World Cup match. It was the first-ever appearance for Panama in the World Cup, and Godoy started each of its three matches.

DERRICK JONES: MIDFIELDER: UNITED STATES>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @21_DJONES

Jones joined Nashville last summer after Nashville acquired the brght young talent from Philadelphia Union. Despite NSC INT'L battling an injury that sidelined Jones for most of the 2019 season, the midfielder was able to appear for Nashville in its GP: 10 CAPS: n/a2019 USL playoff run. The 22 year-old was born in Ghana and also holds citizenship there, is a US youth international. He made four appearances with three starts in the US’s quarterfinal run in the 2017 FIFA Under-20 World Cup. More recently, he G: 0 GOALS: n/a made two appearances in March for the US U-23 team as it prepares for qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan.

MATT LaGRASSA MIDFIELDER: UNITED STATES>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @MATTLALA20 (IG) NSC GP: 3 G: 0

INT'L CAPS: n/a GOALS: n/a

Matt LaGrassa, one of Nashville SC’s first USL Championship signings, served an integral part in the club’s game plan, helping Nashville reach the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. A resolute and hard-working central midfielder, who has amassed 65 appearances with the Boys in Gold (57 starts), LaGrassa brings a defensive determination in the middle of the field as well as an ability to recover possession and create attacking chances in transition.

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Player Bios

TAYLOR WASHINGTON: DEFENDER: UNITED STATES>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @TBMMW NSC GP: 9 G: 0

INT'L CAPS: n/a GOALS: n/a

Washington was signed to an MLS contract after spending time in Nashville with the USL side. Washington brings an appreciation and willingness to defend as well as an aggressiveness to join into the attack. A bright left-footed defender, Washington featured regularly with 62 appearances (50 starts) in Nashville’s last two seasons in the league. Prior to his time in the USL Championship, the defender captained D.C. United’s U-23 side before being drafted with the 23rd overall pick by the Philadelphia Union in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.

TANNER DIETERICH: MIDFIELDER: UNITED STATES>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @TANNERD5 NSC GP: 0 G: 0

INT'L CAPS: n/a GOALS: n/a

The midfielder from Clemson made and immediate impact on the field appearing in 19 matches recording a goal and an assist and was selected to the All-ACC Freshman Team. Dieterich was named Captain of the Clemson squad as a sophomore and held that title upon graduation and finished with 75 appearances for the Clemson Tigers. Prior to his collegiate career, Dieterich played a year of soccer at Father Ryan in Nashville, Tennessee and represented the United States at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.

WALKER ZIMMERMAN: DEFENDER: UNTED STATES>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @THEWALKERZIM Acquired in a record breaking deal, Walker Zimmerman has made his mark in MLS appearing in 165 matches across NSC INT'L all competitions. The centerback is a 2019 MLS All-Star & Best XI, a two-time MLS Supporter’s Shield winner and GP: 15 CAPS: 12 a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Winner. In 2019 anchored an LAFC defense that posted the best goal differential in MLS league history at plus 48 and fewest goals allowed in the 2019 MLS season. With the USMNT Zimmerman G: 1 GOALS: 2 has earned 12 caps with 11 starts. In 2019 the defender helped the USMNT reach the CONCACAF Gold Cup Final. LUKE HAAKENSON: MIDFIELDER: UNITED STATES (LOANED OUT)>>>>>>> @LUKEHAAKENSON NSC GP: 0 G: 0

INT'L CAPS: n/a GOALS: n/a

Haakenson is a midfielder from Creighton University. Haakenson played four seasons for the Blue Jays, appearing in 74 matches in his collegiate career. Haakenson finished his senior season with five goals, the second most on the Creighton squad. His three game-winning goals were the most of anyone on the roster in 2019.

TAH BRIAN ANUNGA: MIDFIELDER: CAMEROON>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @BRIANANUNGA27 (IG)

NSC GP: 6 G: 0

INT'L CAPS: n/a GOALS: n/a

Signed in the offseason from Charleston Battery, Anunga began his professional career with the Wilmington Hammerheads in 2015 and has since registered 97 career appearances in all club competitions, 84 as a starter. After Wilmington, he went onto joining the Carolina Dynamo in the USL League Two, then known as the Premier Development League, in 2016 before signing for the Battery. Internationally, Anunga has played for Cameroon Men’s National Team at the U17, U20, and U23 levels, and served as the U20 captain.

ALEX MUYL: MIDFIELDER: UNITED STATES>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @ALEXMUYL19 Muyl joins Nashville after four full seasons with the Red Bulls’ senior squad. During his time there, Muyl appeared NSC INT'L in 113 Regular Season matches, playing a vital role in New York’s success which saw the Red Bulls win the GP: 10 CAPS: n/a MLS Supporter’s Shield with a record of 22-7-5 and 71 points in 2018. Muyl appeared in a minimum of 24 MLS Regular Season matches in every season he was in New York. In 2019 Muyl began the year with three Champions G: 0 GOALS: n/a League starts and became the 24th player in Red Bull franchise history to tally at least 10 goals and 10 assists.

ELLIOT PANICCO: GOALKEEPER: UNITED STATES>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NSC GP: 0 G: 0

INT'L CAPS: n/a GOALS: n/a

A native of Huntersville, NC, Panicco had a stellar collegiate career at Charlotte starting a total of 77 matches in net in his four-year career that included 35 shutouts. Panicco has won the Conference USA Golden Glove Award and was selected to the First-team AllConference USA as an upper classman. Panicco set a school-record by not allowing a goal in 1,026 minutes at Transamerica Field.

BRADY SCOTT: GOALKEEPER: UNITED STATES>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NSC GP: 0 G: 0

INT'L CAPS: n/a GOALS: n/a

Scott, 21, signed a three-year deal with German club FC Köln in July 2017 and has since made 29 appearances in net for FC Köln II while recording five shutouts. In addition, The American keeper made three appearances for FC Köln’s U-19 squad, earning shutouts in two of the three matches. At the youth international level, Scott was the starting keeper for the U-20 team that won the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying in 2018 while taking home the Golden Glove as the best goalkeeper at the Concacaf U-20 Championship.

BRAYAN BECKELES: DEFENDER: HONDURAS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @BBECKELES (IG) NSC GP: 1 G: 0

INT'L CAPS: 66 GOALS: 1

Made his professional debut in 2006 with his hometown club C.D.S. Vida where he became the captain and stayed until 2011, leaving to join Honduras’ most successful club team, C.D. Olimpia. Beckeles’ success in Europe led him to Club Necaxa in 2015, where he helped the club raise to Liga MX a year later and win the Copa MX and Supercopa MX in 2018. Internationally, Beckeles has made 65 appearances for Honduras’ National Team. He was instrumental in helping his country qualify to the 2014 FIFA World Cup and competed in all three matches the squad played. This past June, picked up two caps in the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

JIMMY MEDRANDA: DEFENDER: COLOMBIA>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @JIMAO7 (IG) NSC GP: 1 G: 0

INT'L CAPS: n/a GOALS: n/a

Jimmy Medranda reunited with General Manager Mike Jacobs after the two connected in Sporting Kansas City. Medranda made 96 appearances for Sporting KC in seven seasons. During his time, Medranda, 25, recorded five goals and eight assists in 108 competitive appearances for Sporting from 2013-2019. The Colombian’s tenure with the club was highlighted by a 2013 MLS Cup title and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup titles in 2015 and 2017. Medranda was acquired by Nashville SC via selection in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft.

JHONDER CÁDIZ: FORWARD: VENEZUELA>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @JHONDERCADIZ (IG) NSC GP: 0 G: 0

INT'L CAPS: 2 GOALS: n/a

Jhonder Cádiz has competed at the highest level in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana before playing in Europe in France’s Ligue 1 and the Portuguese Primera. Cádiz made his highest statistical jump in the 2018-2019 season where the Venezuelan scored a career-high 10 goals while adding two assists in 35 matches for Vitoria Setubal. Cádiz joined S.L. Benfica prior to 2019 before going on loan to Dijon FCO in Ligue 1, France’s top division of soccer. While in France, Cádiz became the fifth Venezuelan player to score in Ligue 1 over the past 50 seasons when he netted the winning brace in a 2-1 victory over 2020 UEFA Champions League Finalist Paris Saint German on Nov. 2, 2019.

HeadShots 1

JOE WILLIS GOALKEEPER

ABU DANLADI FORWARD

DANIEL RÍOS FORWARD

ANÍBAL GODOY MIDFIELDER/DEFENDER

TAH BRIAN ANUNGA MIDFIELDER

DANIEL LOVITZ DEFENDER

RANDALL LEAL FORWARD/MIDFIELDER

DERRICK JONES MIDFIELDER

ALEX MUYL MIDFIELDER

ERIC MILLER DEFENDER

DEFENDER

DOMINIQUE BADJI

MATT LAGRASSA MIDFIELDER

ELLIOT PANICCO GOALKEEPER

JALIL ANIBABA

FORWARD

KEN TRIBBETT DEFENDER

DEFENDER

HANY MUKHTAR MIDFIELDER

CAMERON LANCASTER

TAYLOR WASHINGTON DEFENDER

BRADY SCOTT GOALKEEPER

DAVE ROMNEY

FORWARD

TANNER DIETERICH MIDFIELDER

BRAYAN BECKELES DEFENDER

MIGUEL NAZARIT DEFENDER

DAVID ACCAM FORWARD

JACK MAHER DEFENDER

WALKER ZIMMERMAN DEFENDER

JIMMY MEDRANDA DEFENDER

DAX McCARTY MIDFIELDER

ALISTAIR JOHNSTON DEFENDER

ALAN WINN FORWARD

LUKE HAAKENSON MIDFIELDER

JHONDER CÁDIZ FORWARD

Around the league 2020 MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS (AS OF 10/9) TEAM TORONTO FC PHILADELPHIA UNION COLUMBUS CREW SC ORLANDO CITY SC NEW YORK CITY FC NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION NEW YORK RED BULLS MONTREAL IMPACT ATLANTA UNITED FC NASHVILLE SC CHICAGO FIRE FC INTER MIAMI CF FC CINCINNATI D.C. UNITED

POINTS 34 31 31 30 26 22 20 20 18 18 16 14 13 11

MLS TEAM OF THE WEEK

RECORD - (W-L-D) 10-2-4 9-3-4 9-3-4 8-2-6 8-6-2 5-4-7 6-8-2 6-8-2 5-8-3 4-5-6 4-8-4 4-10-2 3-9-4 2-9-5

OCT. 10 OCT. 10 OCT. 10 OCT. 10 OCT. 10 OCT. 11 OCT. 11 OCT. 11 OCT. 11 OCT. 11 OCT. 11 OCT. 11 OCT. 11 OCT. 11

MATCH-UP HOUSTON DYNAMO AT INTER MIAMI CF NEW YORK RED BULLS AT ATLANTA UNITED FC LA GALAXY AT COLORADO RAPIDS REAL SALT LAKE AT VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC MONTREAL IMPACT AT COLUMBUS CREW SC NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION AT NEW YORK CITY FC SEATTLE SOUNDERS AT LAFC D.C. UNITED AT CHICAGO FIRE CF TORONTO FC AT FC CINCINNATI COLUMBUS CREW SC AT ORLANDO CITY SC MONTREAL IMPACT AT PHILADELPHIA UNION NASHVILLE SC AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY MINNESOTA UNITED FC AT FC DALLAS SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES AT PORTLAND TIMBERS

PLAYER CLUB GUZAN ATL REID SKC GOMEZ-ANDRADE SEA STRUNA HOU LODEIRO SEA CHARA POR ILSINHO PHI TAJOURI-SHRADI NYC BOJAN MTL HIGUAIN MIA EBOBISSE POR

GK D M M F F F

BENCH BONO ELLIOTT MARIE PARKS ESPINOZA AKINOLA MORA

COACH: THIERRY HENRY

MLS SCHEDULE DATE

POS GK D D D M M M M F F F

TIME (CT)

4:00 5:00 6:30 9:00 6:30 3:30 6:00 6:30 6:30 6:30 6:30 6:30 6:30 9:30

UNIMAS ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ ESPN+ MYTV30 ESPN+ ESPN+

TOR PHI SJ NYC SJ TOR POR MTL

MLS STAT LEADERS GOALS ROSSI (LAFC)...............................................12 ZARDES (CLB)........................................... `10 RUIDIAZ (SEA).............................................. 9 MORRIS (SEA).............................................. 8 WRIGHT-PHILLIPS (LAFC)........................ 8 ASSISTS POZUELO (TOR)........................................... 9 QUINTERO (HOU)........................................ 8 LODEIRO (SEA).............................................7 B. RODRIGUEZ (LAFC)................................7 MORRIS (SEA)...............................................7 SHOTS BOU (NE)...................................................... 57 ROSSI (LAFC)..............................................52 PAVON (LAG)............................................... 47 BERIC (CHI).................................................44 CASTELLANOS (NYC)..............................43 SAVES JOHNSON (NYC)...................................... 60 MARIC (HOU).............................................. 57 DIOP (MTL)..................................................56 BLAKE (PHI)................................................ 48 BINGHAM (LAG)......................................... 47

Box Scores #01 ATL

NSH

SOG

POS

55.3%

44.7%

ATL LINEUP - STARTERS: Guzan; Walkes, Meza, Escobar; Mulraney, Remedi, Hyndman, Lennon; Pity Martinez, Barco, Josef Martinez SUBSTITUTES: Laurence Wyke – HT, Jeff Larentowicz – 81’, Adam Jahn – 69’ NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: Willis; Lovitz, Romney, Zimmerman, Eric Miller; McCarty ©, Mukhtar, Godoy; Leal, Badji, Accam SUBSTITUTES: Winn – 65’, Danladi – 79’, Rios – 87’

#02

NSH

POR

SOG

POS

51.9%

48.1%

SCORE SUMMARY: ATL - BARCO 9' (A: escobar) NSH - ZIMMERMAN 28' ATL - HYNDMAN 37' FEB 29 - NSH VS ATL Nissan Stadium SCORE SUMMARY: POR - VALERI 12' (A: polo)

POR LINEUP - STARTERS: Clark; Duvall, Mabiala, Zuparic, Villafaña; M Polo, Chara, Y Chara, Valeri ©, Blanco; Mora SUBSTITUTES: Paredes - 63', Ebobisse - 74' NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: Willis; Lovitz, Romney, Zimmerman, Miller; McCarty ©, Mukhtar, Godoy; Leal, Badji, Accam SUBSTITUTES: Abu Danladi – 61’, Daniel Rios – 71’, Jimmy Medranda – 82’

#03

NSH

FCD

SOG

MAR 8 - NSH AT POR Providence Park

POS

35.8%

64.2%

SCORE SUMMARY: NSH - ACCAM 86' (A: McCarty)

FCD LINEUP - STARTERS: Mauer; Hollingshead, Ziegler, Hedges, Bressan, Cannon; Santos, Acosta, Ferreira; Barrios, Jara SUBSTITUTES: Pomykal - 59', Pepi - 59', Tessmann - 74', Ondrasek - 74', Picault - 87' NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: Willis; Lovitz, Romney, Zimmerman, Beckeles; McCarty ©, Godoy, Jones, Mukhtar, Leal, Rios SUBSTITUTES: Johnston - 67', Danladi - 67', Badji - 75', Accam - 82', LaGrassa - 82'

#04

NSH

FCD

SOG

POS

36.3%

63.7%

AUG 12 - NSH AT FCD Toyota Stadium SCORE SUMMARY: N/A

FCD LINEUP - STARTERS: Mauer; Nelson, Ziegler, Hedges, Cannon; Santos, Acosta, jara; Barrios, Pomykal, Ondrášek SUBSTITUTES: Picault - 56', Ferreira - 56', Pepi - 73', Mosquera - 83'' NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: Willis; Lovitz, Romney, Zimmerman, Anibaba; McCarty ©, Godoy, Johnston, Mukhtar, Leal, Badji SUBSTITUTES: Jones - 66', Washington - 66', Danladi - 73', Accam - 74''

#05

NSH

ATL

SOG

POS

44.3%

55.7%

ATL LINEUP - STARTERS: Brad Guzan ©; George Bello, Fernando Meza, Anton Walkes, Franco Escobar; Eric Remedi, Emerson Hyndman; Pity Martínez, Mattheus Rossetto, Brooks Lennon; Adam Jahn SUBSTITUTES: Miles Robinson – HT, Mo Adams – 70’, Jeff Larentowicz – 85, Cubo Torres – 80’ NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: Willis; Lovitz, Romney, Zimmerman, Anibaba; McCarty ©, Godoy, Johnston, Mukhtar, Leal, Badji SUBSTITUTES: Accam - 67', Rios - 80', Danladi - 80', Washington - 85'

AUG 17 - NSH AT FCD Toyota Stadium SCORE SUMMARY: ATL - P. MARTINEZ 40' (A: Remedi) ATL - P. MARTINEZ 87' (A: Adams, Torres ) AUG 22 - NSH AT ATL Mercedes Benz Stadium

Box Scores #06

NSH

ORL

SOG

POS

39.6%

60.4%

SCORE SUMMARY: NSH -ROMNEY 15' (A:Mukhtar) ORL - MUELLER 21' (A: Moutinho, Pereyra) ORL - DIKE 52' (A: Pereyra, Mueller ) ORL - DIKE 71'

ORL LINEUP - STARTERS: Gallese; Moutinho, Jansson, Schlegel, Ruan; Mueller, Méndez, Rosell, Pereyra; Dike, Nani © SUBSTITUTES: Perea - 66’, Urso - 66’, Michel - 78', Smith - 85', Miller - 85' NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: Willis; Lovitz, Romney, Zimmerman, Anibaba; McCarty ©, Godoy,, Mukhtar, Leal; Danladi, Rios SUBSTITUTES: Johnston - 45', Jones - 64', Muyl - 65', Badji - 65', Accam - 77'

#07 MIA

NSH

SOG

POS

53.4%

F 17

46.6%

AUG 26 - NSH AT ORL Exploria Stadium SCORE SUMMARY: NSH -GODOY 53'

MIA LINEUP - STARTERS: Robles; González Pirez, Reyes, Figal; Sweat, Ulloa, Trapp, Morgan; Pizarro, Pellegrini, Carranza SUBSTITUTES: Nguyen - 74', Shea - 74', Nealis - 74', Agudelo - 74', Robinson - 74' NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: Willis; Lovitz, Romney, Zimmerman, Johnston; Godoy, Anunga, Muyl; Danladi, Leal; Badji SUBSTITUTES: Hany Mukhtar — HT, Dax McCarty — 61‘, Daniel Ríos — 61', Washington 74', Anibaba - 84'

#08 ORL

NSH

SOG

POS

58.1%

41.9%

AUG 30 - NSH VS MIA Nissan Stadium SCORE SUMMARY: ORL - MICHEL 17' (A: Pereyra) NSH -LEAL 47' (A:Mukhtar)

ORL LINEUP - STARTERS: Gallese; Miller, Jansson, Carlos, Ruan; Robinho, Urso, Rosell, Pereyra; Dike, Michel SUBSTITUTES: Mueller - 53’, Perea - 53’, Akindele - 54', Mendez - 61', Smith - 73'

NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: Willis; Lovitz, Romney, Zimmerman, Johnston; McCarty ©, Godoy; Muyl; Mukhtar, Leal; Badji SUBSTITUTES: Rios - 64', Danladi - 71', Accam - 71', Anunga - 90'

#09

NSH

MIA

SOG

POS

45.7%

54.3%

SEPT 2 - NSH VS ORL Nissan Stadium SCORE SUMMARY: N/A

MIA LINEUP - STARTERS: Robles; González Pirez, Reyes, Figal; Sweat, Ulloa, Matuidi, Morgan; Pizarro, Agudelo, Carranza SUBSTITUTES: Robinson - 54', Trapp - 70', Shea - 70', Chapman- 79', Nealis - 79' NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: Willis; Lovitz, Romney, Zimmerman, Johnston; McCarty ©, Godoy; Muyl; Mukhtar, Leal; Badji SUBSTITUTES: Danladi - 61', Washington - 62', Rios - 73', Jones 90' Inter Miami CF

#10 ATL

NSH

SOG

POS

60.1%

39.9%

ATL LINEUP - STARTERS: Guzan; Bello, Robinson, Walkes, Escobar; Larentowicz ©, Rossetto, Wolff, Barco, Lennon, Jahn SUBSTITUTES: Damm – 45’, Jon Gallagher - 56’, Remedi - 56’, Mulraney - 75’, Torres - 75’ NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: Willis; Lovitz, Romney, Zimmerman, Johnston; McCarty ©, Godoy; Muyl; Mukhtar, Danladi; Badji SUBSTITUTES: Winn - 62', Washington - 62', Rios - 75', Jones - 75', Anunga - 86'

SEPT 6 - NSH AT MIA Stadium in Fort Lauderdale SCORE SUMMARY:

NSH - BADJI 1' (A: Mccarty,Mukhtar) ATL - LARENTOWICZ 19' (A: Barco) NSH -MUKHTAR 29' (A:Badji, Mccarty) NSH -MCCARTY 36' (A:Lovitz) NSH -DANLADI 57' (A: Mccarty) ATL - BELLO 61' (A: Jahn, Damm)

SEPT 12 - NSH VS ATL Nissan Stadium

Box Scores #11

NSH

CLB

SOG

POS

58.1%

41.9%

CLB LINEUP - STARTERS: Room; Keita, Afful, Mensah, Valenzuela; Artur, Alashe, Díaz, Mokhtar; Zardes, Santos SUBSTITUTES: Zelarayán – 70', Etienne – 76’, Héctor Jiménez – 90’ NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: Willis; Lovitz, Romney, Zimmerman, Johnston; McCarty, Godoy, Mukhtar, Muyl, Winn; Badji SUBSTITUTES: Ríos—63’, Jones—78’, (Washington—78’

#12

DCU

NSH

SOG

POS

38.9%

61.1%

DCU LINEUP - STARTERS: Hamid; Mora, Birnbaum, Brillant, Fisher; Asad, Moreno, Canouse, Gressel; Rivas, Kamara SUBSTITUTES: Nyeman - HT', Odoi-Atsem - 71', Higuaín - 71', Yow - 78', Sorga, 83 NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: Willis; Washington, Romney, Zimmerman, Johnston; McCarty, Godoy, Jones, Muyl,Badji; Rios SUBSTITUTES: Winn - 21', Leal - 62', Anibaba - 83'

#13

HOU

NSH

SOG

POS

57.7%

42.3%

HOU LINEUP - STARTERS: Maric; Valentin, Cabrera, Figueroa, Lundkvist; Cerén, Vera, Rodríguez; Lassiter, Manotas, Quintero SUBSTITUTES: Junqua - 76’, Lemoine - 76', (Boniek Garcia - 90+1’ NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: Willis; Lovitz, Romney, Zimmerman, Anibaba; McCarty, Anunga, Muyl, Mukhtar, Leal; Ríos SUBSTITUTES: Derrick Jones - 46’, Godoy - 59’, Johnston - 59’, Winn - 68', Washington - 76’

#14

NSH

SOG

POS

34.1%

65.9%

NE LINEUP - STARTERS: Turner; Bye, Farrell, Kessler, Jones; Caldwell, McNamara, Buchanan, Nguyen, Bunbury; Bou SUBSTITUTES: Penilla - 63’, Buksa - 63’, Fagundez - 82’ NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: Willis; Lovitz, Romney, Zimmerman, Johnston; McCarty, Anunga, LaGrassa; Leal, Mukhtar; Jones SUBSTITUTES: Anibaba 76’, Winn - 85’, Muyl - 89’

#15

MIN

NSH

SOG

POS

44.1%

55.9%

SCORE SUMMARY: CLB - SANTOS 50' (A: Zardes) CLB - ZARDES 90'+3'' (A: Artur, Zelarayán )

SEPT 19 - NSH AT CLB Mapfre Stadium SCORE SUMMARY: NSH - RÍOS 70' (A: Romney, johnston)

SEPT 23 - NSH VS DCU Nissan Stadium SCORE SUMMARY: NSH - RÍOS 49' (A: jones) HOU - FIGUEROA 89' (A: Quintero)

SEPT 26 - NSH VS HOU Nissan Stadium SCORE SUMMARY: N/A

OCT 3 - NSH AT NE Gillette Stadium SCORE SUMMARY: N/A

MIN LINEUP - STARTERS: St. Clair; Boxall, Dibassy, Aja, Métanire; Hayes, Dotson, Finlay; Molino, Schoenfeld, Reynoso SUBSTITUTES: Kamara - 71'

NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: Willis; Lovitz, Romney, Zimmerman, Johnston; McCarty, Anunga, LaGrassa; Leal, Muyl; Jones SUBSTITUTES: Washington - 64’, Winn - 64’, Danladi - 74’

OCT 6 - NSH VS MIN Nissan Stadium

Box Scores #16

NSH

SCK

SOG

POS

SCORE SUMMARY:

SKC LINEUP - STARTERS: SUBSTITUTES: NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: SUBSTITUTES:

#17

HOU

NSH

OCT 14 - NSH AT SKC Children's Mercy Park

SOG

POS

SCORE SUMMARY:

HOU LINEUP - STARTERS: SUBSTITUTES: NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: SUBSTITUTES:

#18

FCD

NSH

OCT 14 - NSH AT HOU BBVA Stadium

SOG

POS

SCORE SUMMARY:

FCD LINEUP - STARTERS: SUBSTITUTES: NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: SUBSTITUTES:

#19 NE

NSH

OCT 20 - NSH VS FCD Nissan Stadium

SOG

POS

SCORE SUMMARY:

NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: SUBSTITUTES: NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: SUBSTITUTES:

#20

NSH

MTL

OCT 24 - NSH VS NE Nissan Stadium

SOG

POS

SCORE SUMMARY:

MTL LINEUP - STARTERS: SUBSTITUTES: NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: SUBSTITUTES:

SEPT 26 - NSH AT MTL Red Bull Arena

Box Scores #21 CHI

NSH

SOG

POS

SCORE SUMMARY:

CHI LINEUP - STARTERS: SUBSTITUTES: NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: SUBSTITUTES:

#22

NSH

ORL

OCT 31 - NSH VS CHI Nissan Stadium

SOG

POS

SCORE SUMMARY:

ORL LINEUP - STARTERS: SUBSTITUTES: NSH LINEUP - STARTERS: SUBSTITUTES:

NOV 8 - NSH AT ORL Exploria Stadium

Joe Willis Daniel Lovitz Jalil Anibaba David Romney Miguel Nazarit Dax McCarty Abu Danladi Randall Leal Dominique Badji Hany Mukhtar David Accam Alistair Johnston Adrian Zendejas Daniel Rios Eric Miller Ken Tribbett Jack Maher Alan Winn Anibal Godoy Derrick Jones Matt LaGrassa Taylor Washington Tanner Dieterich Walker Zimmerman Luke Haakenson Alex Muyl Elliot Panicco Brady Scott Tah Brian Anunga Brayan Beckeles Jimmy Medranda Jhonder Cadiz

Player

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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 31 37 55 94 99

11 CLB 0-2 90G 90D

12 DC 1-0 90G

14 NE 0-0 90G 90D 14 90D 90D

15 MIN 0-0 90G 90D

90F 59F

90D 14

85F 74M 90M 64M 26

67D

90M

64F

59M 90M 90M

61M 71M 62M 62M 78M 83M 45M

90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

28 63M 69 23 90M 78M 90M 31 15 12 90M 45

90D 90D

86M 90M 62M 90M 90M 90M 62M 16 28 76M 89M 90M 75F 90F 21M 75M 90M 90M 76M

10 ATL 4-2 90G 90D

90D 90D 90D 90D 31

90M 29 61M 73F 89M

9 MCF 0-0 90G 90D

13 HOU 1-1 90G 90D 7 67D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

8 ORL 1-1 90G 90D

90M 19 71M 64F 89M 19 90D 90D

29 45M 74M 84F 45

7 MCF 1-0 90G 90D 6 90D

65F 29

90M 65F 90M 25 64M 13 45

6 ORL 1-3 90G 90D 45D 90D

25 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 77M 61M 90M 90M 75M 24 26 1 9 24 5 16 28

3 19 67F 90D 90D

90M 10 90M 80F 80F 23 67M

90M 17 66M 73F 74F 16 66M

90M 21 90M 71F 90M 61M

90M 11 87M 79F 90M 65M

90M 23 81M 15 81M 9 23

5 ATL 0-2 90G 90D 85D 90D

4 DAL 0-0 90G 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

3 DAL 1-0 90G 90D

2 POR 0-1 90G 90D

1 ATL 1-2 90G 90D

NASHVILLE SC

log: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10

#11 #12 #13 #14 #15

Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game

Game Game Game Game Game

09/19/2020 09/23/2020 09/26/2020 10/03/2020 10/06/2020

02/29/2020 03/08/2020 08/12/2020 08/16/2020 08/22/2020 08/26/2020 08/30/2020 09/02/2020 09/06/2020 09/12/2020

NSH NSH NSH NSH NSH

NSH NSH NSH NSH NSH NSH NSH NSH NSH NSH

0 1 1 0 0

1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4

at vs vs at vs

vs at at at at at vs vs at vs

2 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 2

CLB 2 DC 0 HOU 1 NE 0 MIN 0

ATL POR DAL DAL ATL ORL MCF ORL MCF ATL L W T T T

L L W T L L W T T W 86

Rios 1 (Romney 1, Johnston 1) Rios 2 (Jones 1) 49

Badji 1 (McCarty 2, Mukhtar 3) 0:59; Mukhtar 1 (Badji 1, McCarty 3) Danladi 1 (McCarty 4) 57

Romney 1 (Mukhtar 1) 15 Godoy 1 (unassisted) 53 Leal 1 (Mukhtar 2) 47

Accam 1 (McCarty 1)

Zimmerman 1 (unassisted)

NASHVILLE SC

28; McCarty 1 (Lovitz 1)

36;