NO. 17 5 12 11 71 13 14 4 27 10 22 25 1 21 94 29 93 7 6 16 3 37 96 30 15 8
PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Abdul-Salaam, Saad sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM Besler, Matt BEEZ-ler Coelho, Nuno Andre KWAY-yoh Davis, Brad de Jong, Marcel de YUNG Dia, Amadou ah-mah-doo DEE-ah Dwyer, Dom Ellis, Kevin Espinoza, Roger Feilhaber, Benny FAIL-hob-ber Hallisey, Connor HAL-iss-see Kann, Alec CAN Kempin, Jon Mapp, Justin Medranda, Jimmy muh-DRAHN-dah Melia, Tim MEE-lia Mustivar, Soni SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var Myers, Chance Nagamura, Paulo POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra Olum, Lawrence Opara, Ike oh-PAR-ah Peterson, Jacob Quintilla, Jordi JORE-dee kin-TEE-yuh Salloi, Daniel shallow-EE Sinovic, Seth sin-OH-vick Zusi, Graham ZOO-see
NON-ROSTER INVITEES Hajderovic, Faik
NO. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 21 22 25 27 29 30 37 71 93 94 96
fike high-DARE-o-vitch
PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Jon Kempin Ike Opara oh-PAR-ah Kevin Ellis Matt Besler BEEZ-ler Paulo Nagamura POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra Chance Myers Graham Zusi ZOO-see Benny Feilhaber FAIL-hob-ber Brad Davis Nuno Andre Coelho KWAY-yoh Amadou Dia ah-mah-doo DEE-ah Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic sin-OH-vick Lawrence Olum Saad Abdul-Salaam sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM Justin Mapp Connor Hallisey HAL-iss-see Alec Kann CAN Roger Espinoza Tim Melia MEE-lia Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Jacob Peterson Marcel de Jong de YUNG Soni Mustivar SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var Jimmy Medranda muh-DRAHN-dah Jordi Quintilla JORE-dee kin-TEE-yuh
NON-ROSTER INVITEES Faik Hajderovic
fike high-DARE-o-vitch
POS. DEF DEF DEF MID DEF DEF FWD DEF MID MID MID GK GK MID MID GK MID DEF MID DEF DEF FWD MID FWD DEF MID
HT. 6-4 6-0 6-4 5-11 5-9 5-10 5-9 5-9 5-11 5-9 5-9 6-4 6-1 6-1 5-5 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-8 6-2 6-2 5-10 5-9 6-1 5-10 5-10
WT. 185 170 181 165 170 150 180 160 170 160 158 190 170 160 150 190 170 165 155 185 180 165 154 150 170 160
BIRTHDATE 09/08/1991 02/11/1987 01/07/1986 11/08/1981 10/15/1986 06/08/1993 07/30/1990 06/30/1991 10/25/1986 01/19/1985 02/09/1993 08/08/1990 04/08/1993 10/18/1984 02/07/1994 05/15/1986 02/12/1990 12/07/1987 03/02/1983 07/10/1984 02/21/1989 01/27/1986 10/25/1993 07/19/1996 01/28/1987 08/18/1986
MID
5-8
150
02/24/1994
HT. 6-1 6-2 5-9 6-0 5-8 6-0 5-10 5-9 5-11 6-4 5-10 5-9 5-10 6-2 6-4 6-1 5-9 6-4 5-11 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-9 5-10 5-5 5-9
WT. 170 180 160 170 155 165 160 160 165 181 150 180 170 185 185 160 158 190 170 190 150 165 170 170 150 154
BIRTHDATE 04/08/1993 02/21/1989 06/30/1991 02/11/1987 03/02/1983 12/07/1987 08/18/1986 01/19/1985 11/08/1981 01/07/1986 06/08/1993 07/30/1990 01/28/1987 07/10/1984 09/08/1991 10/18/1984 02/09/1993 08/08/1990 10/25/1986 05/15/1986 07/19/1996 01/27/1986 10/15/1986 02/12/1990 02/07/1994 10/25/1993
5-8
150
02/24/1994
POS. GK DEF DEF DEF MID DEF MID MID MID DEF DEF FWD DEF DEF DEF MID MID GK MID GK FWD FWD DEF MID MID MID MID
1
HOMETOWN Gahanna, OH Overland Park, KS Penafiel, Portugal St. Charles, MO Valkenswaard, Netherlands Highlands Ranch, CO London, England Kansas City, MO Aurora, CO Irvine, CA Granite Bay, CA Decatur, GA Leawood, KS Brandon, MS Mosquera, Colombia Great River, NY Aubervilliers, France Thousand Oaks, CA Sao Paulo, Brazil Nairobi, Kenya Durham, NC Portage, MI Lleida, Spain Budapest, Hungary Leawood, KS Longwood, FL St. Louis, MO
BIRTHPLACE Overland Park, KS Durham, NC Kansas City, MO Kansas City, MO Sao Paulo, Brazil Thousand Oaks, CA Orlando, FL Rio de Janeiro, Brazil St. Charles, MO Penafiel, Portugal Nantes, France Cuckfield, England Kansas City, MO Nairobi, Kenya Charlotte, NC Brandon, MS Granite Bay, CA Decatur, GA Puerto Cortes, Honduras Great River, NY Siofok, Hungary Portage, MI Newmarket, Canada Ivry Sur Seine, France Mosquera, Colombia Barcelona, Spain St. Louis, MO
COLLEGE Akron Notre Dame Saint Louis Clemson South Florida Barton County CC Ohio State UCLA California Furman
Lynn University UCLA Missouri Baptist Wake Forest Indiana Creighton Maryland Saint Louis
LAST CLUB Sporting KC Academy San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) Sporting KC Academy Chivas USA (MLS) AGF Aarhus (Denmark) Houston Dynamo (MLS) Balikesirspor (Turkey) NE Revolution (MLS) Kedah FA (Malaysia) Montreal Impact (MLS) Chicago Fire (MLS) Wigan Athletic (England) Chivas USA (MLS) Ujpest FC (Hungary) San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) FC Augsburg (Germany) Petrolul Ploiesti (Romania) Deportivo Pereira (Colombia) AC Ajaccio (France)
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
22
10
1074
0
1
MLS Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
5
1
206
0
1
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
28
12
1400
0
2
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR Shots 1, 5 times, last: Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR Fouls Committed 3, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Fouls Suffered 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal N/A Assist Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB 2015 Record when: he starts 5-4-1 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 Birthday: 9/8/1991 Hometown: Gahanna, Ohio College: Akron Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#12) Sporting KC selected defender Saad Abdul-Salaam with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. The right back played 28 matches across all competitions during his rookie season, including 22 regular season appearances, all five games in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and one start in the MLS Cup Playoffs.
Abdul-Salaam played three seasons at the University of Akron (2012-14), recording three goals and 12 assists in 54 college games. He helped Akron win MAC regular season titles in each of his three seasons and earned All-MAC First Team honors as a senior in 2014.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
22
10
1074
0
1
5
3
13
16
1
0
1
0
0
0
KC - Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
23
11
1194
0
1
5
3
15
18
1
0
2
0
0
0
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
182
177
15946
2
10
MLS Postseason
12
12
1170
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
15
13
1204
0
1
International
10
10
885
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
219
212
19205
2
11
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DC Assists 1, 10 times, last: Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: Mar. 16, 2013, KC vs CHI Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DC Assist Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB 2015 Record when: he starts 14-10-8 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Birthday: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8) Sporting KC captain Matt Besler enters his eighth season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012-13), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-15), 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.
regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 177 of 182 MLS matches and landed Sporting KC Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, 2015). Besler has earned 31 caps or 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.
Besler, who signed a long-term Designated Player contract in 2014, ranks seventh in Sporting KC history with 219 appearances across all competitions. A MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
182
177
15946
2
10
34
8
164
89
6
1
23
2
1
5
KC - Postseason
12
12
1170
0
0
2
0
14
9
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
194
189
17,116
2
10
36
8
178
98
7
1
23
2
1
5
2
E COELHO SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Height: 6-4 Weight: 181 Hometown: Penafiel, Portugal Last Club: Balikesirspor (Turkey) Acquired: Signed on 1/26/2016
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 2015 Record when: he starts N/A
Birthday: 1/7/1986
he scores N/A
Sporting Kansas City signed Portuguese defender Nuno André Coelho on Jan. 26, 2016. The center back has played more than 160 matches during a 12-year career in Europe, including seven appearances in the UEFA Champions League with Portuguese clubs SC Braga and FC Porto. Coelho most recently played for Balikesirspor of the Turkish Super Lig during the 2014-15 season.
During his final campaign at FC Porto in 2009-10, Coelho helped his club win the Taça de Portugal, the country’s premier knockout competition. After moving to Sporting Clube de Portugal in 2010, he joined SC Braga in 2011 and helped the club finish third in the 2011-12 Primiera Liga. Coelho’s performances earned him a stint with the Portuguese national team in September 2012, and he was on A native of Portugal, Coelho made his professional debut at age 18 with FC Porto the substitutes bench for a pair of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against B. Between 2006 and 2009, FC Porto loaned Coelho to Portuguese clubs FC Maia Azerbaijan and Luxembourg. Coelho’s 2012-13 campaign was highlighted by six (2006), Portimonense SC (2007-08) and CF Estrela da Amadora (2008-09). starts in the UEFA Champions League and a 2013 Taça da Liga title, Braga’s first Coelho spent 2006-07 on loan at Standard Liege of the Belgian first division. domestic cup since 1966. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, June 21, 2007, HOU vs CHV Assists 3, April 11, 2011, HOU vs VAN Shots on Goal 5, June 21, 2007, HOU vs CHV Shots 6, 2 times, last: June 2, 2010, HOU at NY Fouls Committed 5 Sept. 23, 2006, HOU at CLB Fouls Suffered 5, 4 times, last: May 16, 2009, HOU at NY Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 18, 2015, HOU vs SEA Goal Sept. 26, 2015, HOU vs COL Assist Oct. 18, 2015, HOU vs SEA 2015 Record when: he starts N/A he scores N/A
Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 Birthday: 11/8/1981 Hometown: St. Charles, Missouri College: Saint Louis Last Club: Houston Dynamo Acquired: Trade with Houston Dynamo on 1/7/2016 U.S. international midfielder Brad Davis joined Sporting KC in January 2016. He has recorded 58 goals and 131 assists (including postseason) during a 14-year MLS career highlighted by 2006 and 2007 MLS Cup championships, 2011 MLS Best XI honors and six MLS All-Star selections. His 368 appearances and 122 assists in the regular season are both third most in MLS history.
2007, 2011 and 2012. He also featured in four editions of the CONCACAF Champions League (2008-10, 2012-14) and the 2010 North American SuperLiga. Davis leads active MLS players with 122 regular season assists, 45 more than any other player. The left-footed midfielder has reached double figures in assists in six of the last seven seasons since 2009 and seven times overall, a feat matched only by Landon Donovan.
A native of St. Charles, Missouri, Davis ends his 10-year stay in Houston as the Dynamo’s all-time leader in regular season games played (271), starts (252) and assists (104). In addition to winning two MLS Cups, Davis led Houston to seven playoff trips between 2006-2015, including four MLS Cup appearances in 2006,
Davis has earned 17 caps with four assists for the U.S. Men’s National Team since debuting in 2005. He made his lone World Cup appearance with a start against eventual champion Germany on June 26, 2014.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
368
325
28277
55
122
557
232
406
496
59
1213
37
4
13
40
MLS - Postseason
27
26
2376
3
9
36
14
37
44
6
92
2
0
1
3
MLS - TOTAL
395
351
30,653
58
131
593
246
443
540
65
1305
39
4
14
43
3
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
13
11
847
1
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
0
10
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
15
11
857
1
1
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Assists 1, Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOU Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Shots 5, June 6, 2015, KC vs SEA Fouls Committed 2, Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 2, 3 times, last: Apr. 18, 2015, KC at LA Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Goal Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Assist Apr. 25, 2015, KC at HOU 2015 Record when: he starts 3-5-3 he scores 0-1-0
Height: 5-9 Weight: 170 Birthday: 10/15/1986 Hometown: Valkenswaard, Netherlands Last Club: FC Augsburg (Germany) Acquired: Signed on 3/2/2015
After logging more than 225 club appearances over 10 professional seasons in first season helped the club earn promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time the Netherlands and Germany, Marcel de Jong joined Sporting KC in 2015 for his since the team was founded in 1907. first MLS campaign. The left back contributed one goal and one assist across 15 games for the club in all competitions. De Jong has made 42 appearances for the Canada Men’s National Team with three goals since debuting in 2007. He has represented his country at each of A dual citizen of Canada and the Netherlands, de Jong began his professional the past four Gold Cup tournaments since 2009 to go along with appearances in career with Dutch clubs Helmond Sport (2004-06) and Roda JC Kerkrade 2010, 2014 and 2018 World Cup qualifying. (2006-10). He moved to Germany in 2010, signing for FC Augsburg, and in his MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
13
11
847
1
1
13
3
5
10
1
7
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
13
11
847
1
1
13
3
5
10
1
7
1
0
0
0
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
22
13
1317
0
1
MLS Postseason
1
1
120
0
1
U.S. Open Cup
4
4
351
0
1
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
27
18
1788
0
3
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, Mar. 8, 2015, KC vs NYR Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 1, 2015, KC vs HOU Fouls Suffered 3, June 6, 2015, KC vs SEA Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR Goal N/A Assist Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA 2015 Record when: he starts 6-3-4 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 150 Birthday: 6/8/1993 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: Clemson Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#20) Sporting KC selected defender Amadou Dia with the 20th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. As a rookie, the left back started 18 of 27 appearances in all competitions and recorded one assist each in the regular season, MLS Cup Playoffs and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
the school’s first ACC soccer championship since 2001 and a second straight berth in the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship. Dia has represented the United States at the U-14 (2007), U-18 (2009-10) and U-20 (2012) levels. He holds dual citizenship in his native France and in 2010 was an NSCAA All-American and Colorado’s Gatorade Soccer Player of the Year.
Dia played in 70 games during a four-year college career at Clemson, contributing four goals and six assists. As a senior in 2014, he led the Tigers to MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
22
13
1317
0
1
5
3
26
16
3
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
22
13
1317
0
1
5
3
26
16
3
0
2
0
0
0
4
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
80
66
5948
36
5
MLS Postseason
8
5
492
2
0
U.S. Open Cup
8
8
686
5
1
International
9
2
314
2
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
105
81
7440
45
6
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 5 times, last: Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TOR Assists 1, 5 times, last: Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Shots on Goal 5, Aug. 29, 2015, KC at COL Shots 7, Sept. 27, 2013, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 5, 4 times, last: Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Fouls Suffered 9, Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Assist Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB 2015 Record when: he starts 10-11-7 he scores 6-2-4
Height: 5-9 Weight: 180 Birthday: 7/30/1990 Hometown: London, England College: South Florida Acquired: 2012 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#16) Dom Dwyer has scored 45 goals for Sporting KC in all competitions, fourth most in team history, since being taken in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft (16th overall). He set a single-season club record with 22 MLS goals in 2014 and added a team-high 12 last year, earning Sporting KC Offensive Player of the Year honors.
five goals in the tournament, including a single-game club record four goals against FC Dallas in the Round of 16. Dwyer won national championships at Tyler (Texas) Junior College in 2009 and 2010, earning national junior college player of the year honors after scoring 37 times as a sophomore. He moved to South Florida in 2011, netting 16 goals in 21 games.
A 2014 MLS All-Star, Dwyer has scored 67 goals in all competitions since the start of 2013 — 45 for Sporting KC and 22 for former USL affiliate Orlando City SC. Last season he shared Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Golden Boot honors with MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
80
66
5948
36
5
237
95
138
162
66
1
14
1
9
1
KC - Postseason
8
5
492
2
0
23
9
18
14
7
0
1
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
88
71
6440
38
5
260
104
156
176
73
1
15
1
10
1
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
49
43
3986
4
4
MLS Postseason
2
2
210
1
0
U.S. Open Cup
9
8
777
0
0
International
4
4
360
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
64
57
5333
6
4
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 4 times, last: Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Assists 1, 4 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Shots 3, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Fouls Committed 4, Apr 25, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Assist May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL 2015 Record when: he starts 12-9-5 he scores 4-0-0
Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 Birthday: 6/30/1991 Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri College: Barton County Community College Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 2/18/2011 Sporting KC’s second Homegrown Player in club history, Kevin Ellis is coming off a 2015 campaign in which he set regular season career-highs with 27 games played and four goals, the most by any MLS defender last year. He added another goal in the MLS Cup Playoffs and finished 2015 with starts in 32 of 33 appearances across all competitions.
Now in his sixth MLS season, Ellis developed in the Sporting KC Academy while attending Oak Park High School before playing at Barton County Community College from 2009-10. He scored his first goal for the club in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals against eventual champion Cruz Azul (Mexico).
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
49
43
3986
4
4
18
8
57
35
2
0
8
0
1
3
KC - Postseason
2
2
210
1
0
1
1
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
51
45
4196
5
4
19
9
60
36
2
0
9
0
1
3
5
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
130
110
9734
3
15
MLS Postseason
7
6
455
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
11
9
1024
0
2
International
2
1
142
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
150
126
11355
3
17
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Assists 1, 15 times, last: July 24, 2015, KC at RSL Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: May 12, 2012, KC at CHI Shots 5, 2 times, last: Mar. 17, 2012, KC vs NE Fouls Committed 4, 6 times, last: Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs POR Fouls Suffered 6, Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 1, 2015, KC vs HOU Goal Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Assist July 24, 2015, KC at RSL 2015 Record when: he starts 7-4-6 he scores 0-1-0
Birthday: 10/25/1986
Roger Espinoza played five seasons in Kansas City from 2008-12 before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. After a two-year stint in the English Premier League and English Championship, Espinoza returned to Sporting KC in 2015 and tallied a career-high four MLS assists. His 2015 campaign was cut short due to a left foot injury sustained in early August.
in all competitions, tallying three goals and 17 assists over six seasons. In two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances, including eight in the UEFA Europa League, and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City.
Espinoza has earned 47 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team since Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar debuting in 2009. He is the only active MLS player to have competed in the 2010 Hunt U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 150 appearances for the club and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
130
110
9734
3
15
115
31
184
166
9
14
22
4
1
2
KC - Postseason
7
6
455
0
0
4
1
7
7
1
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
137
116
10189
3
15
119
32
191
173
10
14
24
4
1
2
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
90
82
7112
17
25
MLS Postseason
6
6
604
0
3
U.S. Open Cup
7
7
600
2
5
International
9
8
592
1
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
112
103
8908
20
36
Goals Assists Shots on Goal Shots Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered
Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL Assist Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA 2015 Record when: he starts 13-9-8 he scores 6-1-1
Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 Birthday: 1/19/1985 Hometown: Irvine, California College: UCLA Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Trade with New England Revolution on 12/11/2012 A six-year MLS veteran, Benny Feilhaber set professional career-highs in 2015 with 10 goals and 15 assists en route to an MLS MVP nomination. He was named MLS Player of the Month in April, earned MLS All-Star honors for the first time in his career and landed Sporting KC’s 2015 Most Valuable Player award after finishing with a club record 20 assists in all competitions.
2, 2 times, last: Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL 2, 4 times, last: May 20, 2015, KC vs NE 3, Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL 5, 2 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL 6, Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN 6, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU
Revolution in 2011. He joined Sporting KC prior to the 2013 campaign and has made 112 appearances across all competitions for the club with 20 goals and 36 assists. Feilhaber has earned 41 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in 2007. He scored the game-winning goal on a volley in the 2007 Gold Cup Final against Mexico before competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He helped lead the U.S. to the final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and also made three appearances at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Feilhaber turned professional in 2005 with German club Hamburg after two seasons at UCLA. He moved to Derby County of the English Premier League in 2007 and Danish side AGF Aarhus in 2008 before signing with the New England MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
90
82
7112
17
25
128
42
114
182
3
104
18
1
4
7
MLS - Regular Season
142
128
11305
22
34
206
69
181
323
5
175
26
3
4
8
KC - Postseason
6
6
604
0
3
15
1
9
17
2
0
1
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
148
134
11909
22
37
221
70
190
340
7
175
27
3
4
9
6
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
13
6
516
0
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
4
2
163
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
17
8
679
0
1
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Shots 3, June 6, 2015, KC vs SEA Fouls Committed 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 1, May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR Goal N/A Assist May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL 2015 Record when: he starts 5-0-1 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-9 Weight: 158 Birthday: 2/9/1993 Hometown: Granite Bay, California College: California Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#10) Sporting KC selected midfielder Connor Hallisey with the 10th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of California. He logged 17 appearances with one assist in all competitions as a rookie last year.
played four seasons at Cal (2011-14), recording 12 goals and 19 assists in 72 career games. As a senior in 2014, he was an NCAA Division I Men’s Second Team All-American, starting 19 matches with nine goals and 12 assists as a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist.
A former member of the United States U-18 Men’s National Team, Hallisey MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
13
6
516
0
1
8
3
3
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
13
6
516
0
1
8
3
3
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 2, Oct. 25, 2015, CHI vs NY Saves 6, Oct. 25, 2015, CHI vs NY Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, CHI vs NY Shutout N/A 2015 Record when: he starts N/A
Height: 6-4 Weight: 190 Birthday: 8/8/1990 Hometown: Decatur, Georgia College: Furman Last Club: Chicago Fire Acquired: 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft (#11) Sporting KC selected former Chicago Fire goalkeeper Alec Kann in Stage One of the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft. He spent most of last season with Chicago’s USL affiliate Saint Louis FC, recording 74 saves in 19 matches during the team’s inaugural campaign. He made six saves in his MLS debut on Oct. 25, 2015, against the New York Red Bulls.
A native of Decatur, Georgia, Kann joined Chicago ahead of the 2013 season from USL side Charleston Battery, where he began his professional career in 2012. The goalkeeper was loaned to the USL’s Charlotte Eagles in 2014 and made 57 saves across 17 appearances for the club. A four-year starter at Furman University, Kann posted a 37-16-10 record with 18 shutouts and a 1.00 goals against average in 65 starts during his college career.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
1
1
90
8
6
0
2
2.00
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
1
1
90
8
6
0
2
2.00
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
7
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
7
6
585
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
90
0
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
9
8
765
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 3, 3 times, last: Sept. 13, 2015, KC at ORL Saves 3, Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA Shutout N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 1-1-1
Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 Birthday: 4/8/1993 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas Last Club: Sporting Kansas City Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/31/2010 Goalkeeper Jon Kempin has made nine appearances in all competitions for Sporting KC since becoming the club’s first Homegrown Player in 2010. The Overland Park, Kansas, native most recently made his MLS postseason debut in October 2015, making three saves in the longest penalty kick shootout in MLS history against the Portland Timbers.
loan to former USL affiliate OKC Energy FC before breaking into Sporting KC’s first team for his MLS and CONCACAF Champions League debuts. At the beginning of 2015, Kempin was named to the United States Men’s National Team roster for the first time in his career to take part in manager Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp. He has also represented the U.S. at the U-14 through U-23 levels, last featuring for the U-23s in a friendly against Brazil in November 2015.
Kempin played his first match for Sporting KC in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, then spent most of 2013 on loan to Orlando City SC. He began 2014 on MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
7
6
585
24
11
0
12
1.85
0
1
0
0
2
3
1
KC - Postseason
1
0
36
1
0
0
1
2.50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
8
6
621
25
11
0
12
1.74
0
1
0
0
2
3
2
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 160 Hometown: Brandon, Mississippi Last Club: Montreal Impact Acquired: Signed on 12/14/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: May 4, 2013, MTL at SJ Assists 2, 6 times, last: Aug. 24, 2013, MTL vs HOU Shots on Goal 4, Apr. 30, 2005, CHI at CLB Shots 6, Apr. 30, 2005, CHI at CLB Fouls Committed 4, Apr. 22, 2005, CHI at NY Fouls Suffered 8, Sept. 4, 2004, CHI vs DC Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 12, 2015, MTL at LA Goal May 4, 2013, MTL at SJ Assist July 27, 2014, MTL vs POR 2015 Record when: he starts N/A he scores N/A
Birthday: 10/18/1984
Sporting KC signed midfielder Justin Mapp in December 2015, completing the first Free Agent signing in MLS history. A 14-year veteran, Mapp has recorded 23 goals and 70 assists in 318 MLS appearances (including postseason) since beginning his professional career with D.C. United in 2002.
Philadelphia Union from 2010-11, Mapp has played each of the last four seasons with the Montreal Impact. In 2013 and 2014, Mapp tied MLS career-highs with eight assists and helped Montreal win consecutive Canadian Championship titles, landing tournament MVP honors both times.
Mapp played for the Chicago Fire from 2003-10, where he won two Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups (2003, 2006) and a Supporters’ Shield title (2003) to go with MLS All-Star (2005) and MLS Best XI (2006) honors. Following a stint with the
Mapp earned eight caps for the United States Men’s National Team between 2005 and 2007, including three games played at the 2007 Copa America in Venezuela.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
303
243
20347
22
65
350
138
178
432
63
378
12
0
7
18
MLS - Postseason
15
8
809
1
5
13
6
13
11
3
23
0
0
1
1
MLS - TOTAL
318
251
21156
23
70
363
144
191
443
66
401
12
0
8
19
8
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
13
8
558
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
1
0
6
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
14
8
564
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, Sept. 7, 2013, KC vs CLB Shots 3, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 4, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Goal N/A Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 4-1-2 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-5 Weight: 150 Birthday: 2/7/1994 Hometown: Mosquera, Nariño, Colombia Last Club: Deportivo Pereira (Colombia) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2014 Midfielder Jimmy Medranda joined Sporting KC in August 2013 on loan from Colombian club Deportivo Pereira, making his MLS debut a month later. He signed permanently for Sporting KC in February 2014 and has made 14 appearances for the club across all competitions, including a career-high seven MLS starts in 2015.
Medranda joined Deportivo Pereira’s youth system at age 12 before climbing the ladder to the senior team by age 17. He made 16 first team appearances for the club in two seasons, scoring twice.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
13
8
558
0
0
10
1
15
8
0
5
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
13
8
558
0
0
10
1
15
8
0
5
1
0
0
0
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
23
23
2070
0
0
MLS Postseason
1
1
84
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
5
5
480
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
29
29
2634
0
0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 19, 2015, KC vs SJ Saves 7, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Shutout Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR 2015 Record when: he starts 11-8-4
Birthday: 5/15/1986
Major League Soccer’s reigning Comeback Player of the Year, Tim Melia was a breakout performer during his sixth MLS season after previously serving as a back-up goalkeeper at Real Salt Lake (2010-11) and Chivas USA (2012-14). He ended 2015 with nine clean sheets and a 15-8-5 record in all competitions as Sporting KC made its fifth straight playoff appearance. He also made two saves in a penalty shootout win over the Philadelphia Union in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final. Among MLS goalkeepers, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against
average. He was a six-time member of the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week and became the first goalkeeper in MLS history to record six shutouts in his first nine league matches for a new team. After a four-year college career with NCAA Division III program Lynn University (New York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
23
23
2070
113
82
8
28
1.22
2
2
2
0
11
8
4
MLS - Regular Season
29
28
2509
145
100
8
42
1.51
3
3
2
1
11
12
5
KC - Postseason
1
1
84
4
2
0
1
1.07
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
30
29
2593
149
102
8
43
1.49
3
3
2
1
11
12
5
9
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
25
20
1838
0
2
MLS Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
5
5
426
1
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
31
26
2384
1
2
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Aubervilliers, France Last Club: Petrolul Ploiesti (Romania) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 2, Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Shots on Goal 1, Oct. 21, 2015, KC vs COL Shots 2, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Fouls Committed 4, Sept. 13, 2015, KC at ORL Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal N/A Assist Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN 2015 Record when: he starts 11-5-4 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 2/12/1990
Soni Mustivar’s first season at Sporting KC in 2015 culminated in Co-Defender of the Year honors. The defensive midfielder had a 15-5-6 record as a starter in all competitions and led MLS during the regular season with more than six interceptions per 90 minutes played.
games in the UEFA Europa League. He started in Petrolul’s triumph in the 2013 Romanian Cup Final.
Mustivar has earned nine caps for the Haiti Men’s National Team since debuting in 2013, most recently featuring in a 2016 Centennial Copa America qualifier in Mustivar began his professional career as a teenager with SC Bastia in France’s January as Haiti booked its spot in the 16-team tournament. He was a youth Ligue 2 from 2008-10. He then moved to FC Petrolul Ploiesti and played three international for France at the U-20 level and holds dual citizenship in both seasons in Romania’s Liga I, recording 61 league appearances in addition to eight France and Haiti. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
25
20
1838
0
2
3
1
31
23
0
0
5
0
0
1
KC - Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
26
21
1958
0
2
3
1
33
26
0
0
5
0
0
1
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
136
108
9960
2
15
MLS Postseason
10
10
960
0
1
U.S. Open Cup
15
13
1176
2
2
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
162
132
12186
4
18
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Assists 1, 15 times, last: Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Shots 3, 3 times, last: July 3, 2013, KC vs VAN Fouls Committed 4, 5 times, last: Apr. 1, 2012, KC at CHV Fouls Suffered 4, May 12, 2012, KC at CHI Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Assist Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN 2015 Record when: he starts 4-5-1 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 Birthday: 12/7/1987 Hometown: Thousand Oaks, California College: UCLA Acquired: 2008 MLS SuperDraft (#1)
Nine-year veteran Chance Myers enters 2016 as Sporting KC’s longest tenured back on the MLS Castrol Index. He led MLS with 91 successful crosses from open player. The No. 1 overall selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft has played 162 play between 2011 and 2013 before missing most of 2014 and half of 2015 with matches for the club in all competitions, recording four goals and 18 assists from an Achilles injury. the right back position. Myers featured for the United States at the U-18, U-20 and U-23 youth national Myers eclipsed 30 MLS appearances in both 2011 and 2012, and after making a teams and joined the senior team for the first time as a member of Jurgen career-high 31 MLS starts in 2013 (including playoffs), was the top-rated outside Klinsmann’s January Camp in 2014. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
136
108
9960
2
15
92
23
146
97
9
5
12
1
0
7
KC - Postseason
10
10
960
0
1
7
1
9
10
0
1
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
146
118
10920
2
16
99
24
155
107
9
6
14
1
0
7
10
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
86
74
6454
6
6
MLS Postseason
6
6
607
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
9
7
713
1
1
International
5
5
413
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
106
92
8187
7
7
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Assists 1, 20 times, last: Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 4, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSL Shots 6, Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Fouls Committed 6, Sept. 13, 2007, CHV vs LA Fouls Suffered 6, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Assist Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL 2015 Record when: he starts 6-8-3 he scores 2-0-0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 155 Birthday: 3/2/1983 Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Trade with Chivas USA on 11/29/2011 A 12-year MLS veteran, Paulo Nagamura joined Sporting Kansas City in 2012 and has since tallied seven goals and seven assists in 106 matches across all competitions. The 32-year-old midfielder has played a pivotal role in Sporting KC’s three major championships over the last four seasons, converting penalty kicks in shootouts of the 2012 and 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups as well as the 2013 MLS Cup and the 2015 Western Conference Knockout Round. Nagamura played 120 minutes in each cup final victory.
A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Nagamura began his career with Sao Paulo FC and English Premier League side Arsenal FC. He moved to the United States in 2005 to play for the LA Galaxy, where he won the MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup in his first season. He also played for Toronto FC (2007) and Chivas USA (2007-11), becoming an MLS All-Star in 2009. A two-time MLS Cup champion and three-time U.S. Open Cup winner, he has started 233 of 259 career MLS appearances (including postseason).
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
86
74
6454
6
6
104
25
112
71
9
3
17
0
2
1
MLS - Regular Season
243
218
19222
15
20
244
76
358
280
13
20
57
2
6
6
KC - Postseason
6
6
607
0
0
11
2
10
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
16
15
1516
0
0
20
7
26
31
2
0
4
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
259
233
20738
15
20
264
83
384
311
15
20
61
2
6
6
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
67
40
3776
3
2
MLS Postseason
2
1
202
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
8
6
619
0
1
International
6
5
451
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
83
52
5048
3
3
Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya College: Missouri Baptist Last Club: Kedah FA (Malaysia) Acquired: Signed on 12/9/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 19, 2014, KC vs LA Assists 1, 2 times, last: Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL Shots on Goal 1, 6 times, last: July 19, 2014, KC vs LA Shots 3, Sept. 21, 2013, KC at TOR Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Fouls Suffered 2, Oct. 5, 2013, KC at CLB Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 26, 2014, KC vs NY Goal July 19, 2014, KC vs LA Assist April 19, 2014, KC vs MTL 2015 Record when: N/A he scores N/A
Birthday: 7/10/1984
Lawrence Olum returns to Sporting KC in 2016 after previously playing for the club from 2011-2014, making 83 appearances in all competitions with three goals and three assists. The defensive midfielder played 112 minutes in the 2013 MLS Cup victory over Real Salt Lake and set MLS career-highs in 2014 with 25 appearances and 21 starts. He rejoins Sporting KC after helping Kedah FA win the 2015 Malaysia Premier League title.
for the Harambee Stars in May 2014. He most recently played for Kenya in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Zambia on Sept. 6, 2015. After a four-year college career at Missouri Baptist University, Olum had lower-division spells at the Portland Timbers (2007-08), Minnesota Thunder (2009), Austin Aztex (2010) and Orlando City SC (2011) before joining Sporting KC in September 2011.
Olum has earned four caps for the Kenya Men’s National Team since debuting MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
67
40
3776
3
2
27
6
42
11
4
0
13
0
3
0
KC - Postseason
2
1
202
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
69
41
3978
3
2
30
6
42
12
4
0
13
0
3
0
11
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
27
23
2083
5
0
MLS Postseason
3
0
16
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
90
0
0
International
5
5
450
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
36
29
2639
6
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 8 times, last: Mar. 28, 2015, KC at NYC Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJ Shots 3, 2 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJ Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: May 28, 2011, SJ at CHI Fouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: May 19, 2013, KC at DC Last Regular Season... Appearance Apr. 11, 2015, KC vs RSL Goal Mar. 28, 2015, KC at NYC Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 2-1-3 he scores 1-0-1
Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Birthday: 2/21/1989 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina College: Wake Forest Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Trade with San Jose Earthquakes on 12/12/2012 Seventh-year veteran Ike Opara is in his fourth season as a member of Sporting KC. He enjoyed a strong first month of the 2015 campaign, scoring two goals, leading MLS in interceptions and earning an MLS Player of the Month nomination, before suffering a season-ending Achilles rupture in April.
matches. A season-ending ankle injury limited him to three MLS appearances in 2014.
Opara represented the United States at the U-23 level during the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Qualifying Tournament. The San Jose Earthquakes selected Sporting KC’s 2013 Newcomer of the Year, Opara appeared in a career-high 18 him in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing, and he played MLS matches during the club’s MLS Cup-winning campaign. He scored four goals 36 MLS matches for the team over three seasons. in 2013 across all competitions and featured in three of Sporting KC’s playoff MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
27
23
2083
5
0
24
10
35
10
1
0
3
0
3
0
MLS - Regular Season
62
45
4245
8
0
45
17
64
27
6
1
5
0
4
0
KC - Postseason
3
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
4
0
94
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
66
45
4339
8
0
46
17
65
29
6
1
5
0
4
0
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
87
47
4422
7
6
MLS Postseason
6
3
263
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
13
8
752
1
3
International
6
3
359
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
112
61
5796
9
9
Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 Hometown: Portage, Michigan College: Indiana Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Signed on 1/19/2012
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 16 times, last: Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Assists 1, 16 times, last: Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA Shots on Goal 3, June 28, 2007, COL at DC Shots 5, July 21, 2012, KC vs NE Fouls Committed 3, May 12, 2013, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 5, Oct. 16, 2010, TOR vs CLB Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR Goal Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Assist Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA 2015 Record when: he starts 6-4-5 he scores 1-0-0
Birthday: 1/27/1986
A 10-year MLS veteran, Jacob Peterson has 16 goals and 16 assists in 225 regular NCAA Division I National Championship (2003-04), Canadian Championship season appearances over the course of his professional career. Now in his four (2010-11), U.S. Open Cup (2012) and MLS Cup (2013). season with Sporting KC, he has contributed nine goals and nine assists in 112 games across all competitions for the club. As a youth, Peterson represented the United States at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championships and the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played for MLS clubs Peterson is one of only two players in MLS history, alongside former Kansas City Colorado Rapids (2006-09), Toronto FC (2010-11) and the San Jose Earthquakes defender Nick Garcia, to be a member of teams that won each of the following: (2011) before joining Sporting KC in 2012. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
87
47
4422
7
6
86
36
39
46
9
3
4
1
3
2
MLS - Regular Season
225
129
11708
16
16
200
78
84
126
25
63
9
1
6
6
KC - Postseason
6
3
263
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
9
5
424
0
0
1
0
2
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
234
134
12132
16
16
201
78
86
130
26
63
9
1
6
6
12
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
8
3
274
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
0
54
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
9
3
328
0
0
Height: 5-9 Weight: 154 Hometown: Lleida, Spain Last Club: AC Ajaccio (France) Acquired: Signed on 8/6/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA Shots 3, Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA Fouls Committed 4, Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal N/A Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts 2-0-1 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 10/25/1993
Sporting KC signed midfielder Jordi Quintilla in August 2015. Currently the youngest Spaniard in Major League Soccer, he made nine appearances in all competitions during the final two months of the season with three starts. He converted the match-winning penalty kick in a shootout that sealed Sporting KC’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup triumph over the Philadelphia Union.
Quintilla developed as a youth at UE Lleida before moving to FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy, where he trained alongside former Sporting KC midfieldr Oriol Rosell. In 2012, he began his professional career as an 18-yearold with Barcelona B in Spain’s second division and later went on laon to CF Badalona and CE L’Hospitalet. He spent the 2014-15 season with AC Ajaccio in French Ligue 2.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
8
3
274
0
0
7
3
11
7
0
3
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
8
3
274
0
0
7
3
11
7
0
3
0
0
0
0
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2015 Record when: he starts N/A
Height: 6-1 Weight: 150 Birthday: 7/19/1996 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Ujpest FC (Hungary) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/13/2016 Sporting KC signed 19-year-old forward Daniel Salloi as the fourth Homegrown Player in club history on Jan. 13, 2016. A native of Budapest, Hungary, 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. He joined the Sporting KC Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season and scored a team-high 21 goals in 28 appearances, including three hat-tricks in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.
he scores N/A
Prior to his arrival in Kansas City, Salloi played for Hungarian side Ujpest FC in Budapest at the U-16, U-17 and U-21 levels. He earned the club’s U-16 and U-17 academy player of the year honors and joined the Hungary U-18 Men’s National Team in 2013. After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to Hungary in July 2015 to sign an amateur contract for Ujpest FC’s senior team, a 20-time champion in Hungary’s first division. The forward ended his stay at Ujpest FC with seven goals and four assists in 16 matches across all competitions.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
124
122
10792
0
7
MLS Postseason
11
11
1045
2
0
U.S. Open Cup
10
10
898
0
2
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 7 times, last: Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY Shots on Goal 2, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Shots 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 3, 2014, KC at NE Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: Apr. 20, 2013, KC at LA
International
9
9
810
0
1
ALL COMPETITIONS
154
152
13545
2
10
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas College: Creighton Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Signed on 5/10/2011
Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Goal N/A Assist Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY 2015 Record when: he starts 3-4-3 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 1/28/1987
A six-year MLS veteran, Seth Sinovic has started 152 of 154 appearances in all competitions since joining Sporting KC from the New England Revolution in 2011. The left back played at least 30 regular season matches every year from 2012-2014, during which time Sporting KC conceded the fewest combined goals in MLS.
postseason as Sporting KC won MLS Cup. He was named the club’s Defender of the Year in 2014. After a four-year college career at Creighton University, Sinovic was selected by New England with the 25th pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. He made 20 MLS appearances as a rookie before moving to Sporting KC in 2011.
A native of Leawood, Kansas, Sinovic scored his first professional goal in the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs and notched the second of his career in the 2013 MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
124
122
10702
0
7
61
17
150
82
3
0
19
0
0
4
MLS - Regular Season
144
140
12368
0
7
68
18
163
92
3
0
22
0
0
4
KC - Postseason
11
11
1045
2
0
4
2
15
11
0
0
1
0
2
0
MLS - TOTAL
155
151
13413
2
7
72
20
178
103
3
0
23
0
2
4
SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
173
137
12675
24
44
MLS Postseason
12
12
1169
0
6
U.S. Open Cup
11
9
878
3
3
International
8
8
690
0
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
204
166
15412
27
56
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs CHI Assists 2, 5 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHI Shots 5, 5 times, last: Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Mar. 30, 2013, KC vs MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Assist Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR 2015 Record when: he starts 7-9-6 he scores 1-1-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) An eight-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15), MLS Best XI (2012-13) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) honors 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 each of the last four MLS All-Star Games. Zusi signed a long-term Designated Player contract in 2014. He has recorded 27 goals and 56 assists in 204 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2008 out of the University of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in club history with 56 total assists,
while his 410 chances created since 2011 (including postseason) rank third in MLS. Zusi has earned 32 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording three goals and six assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in his first CONCACAF Gold Cup last summer, starting two matches.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
173
137
12675
24
44
260
84
152
223
22
596
14
0
8
19
KC - Postseason
12
12
1169
0
6
21
1
19
23
1
58
1
0
0
3
MLS - TOTAL
185
149
13844
24
50
281
85
171
246
23
654
15
0
8
22
14
FAIK HAJDEROVIC Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 Birthday: 2/24/1994 Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri College: Saint Louis Acquired: 2016 MLS SuperDraft 4th Round (#72) Faik Hajderovic ended his four-year collegiate career with Saint Louis after spending his first three seasons at the University of Evansville. The attacking midfielder tallied two goals and two assists for the Billikens last fall, starting 14 of 15 appearances as the program completed its fourth straight winning season. Born and raised in St. Louis,
Hajderovic notched 10 goals and 24 assists in three years at Evansville, where he was coached by current Sporting KC Assistant Technical Director Mike Jacobs. He led NCAA Division I as a sophomore with 0.74 assists per game (14 assists) in 2013 and earned first team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors in 2013 and 2014.
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