Match Notes: Sporting at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Feb. 29, 2020

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY BC PLACE, Vancouver, B.C. 7:30 p.m. PT (TSN 1/4)

Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 (Week 1, MLS Game #8)

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 2019 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-2 195 08/02/1989 Scotch Plains, NJ 0 0 0 0 13 11 0 0 1 Bryan Meredith DF 5-11 150 02/18/1997 Greenfield Park, QC, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Cristian Gutierrez 4 Ranko Veselinović DF 6-2 170 03/24/1999 Novi Sad, Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Hwang Inbeom MF 5-10 155 09/20/1996 Daejeon, South Korea 34 31 3 5 34 31 3 5 MF 5-10 175 05/20/1994 Antibes, France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 David Milinkovic 9 Lucas Cavallini FW 5-10 190 12/28/1992 Toronto, ON, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Cristian Dajome FW 5-8 155 01/03/1994 Bogota, Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW 5-9 160 07/26/1987 Campo de la Cruz, Colombia 32 22 8 3 184 157 68 43 12 Fredy Montero 13 Derek Cornelius DF 6-2 190 11/25/1997 Ajax, ON, Canada 17 16 1 0 17 16 1 0 14 Theo Bair FW 6-4 215 08/27/1999 Ottawa, ON, Canada 17 10 2 2 17 10 2 2 MF 6-2 175 02/13/1990 Melbourne, Australia 24 20 1 1 106 62 6 8 15 Andy Rose 16 Maxime Crepeau GK 5-11 195 05/11/1994 Greenfield Park, QC, Canada 26 26 0 0 29 29 0 0 Leonard Owusu MF 5-11 160 06/03/1997 Accra, Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Janio Bikel DF 5-9 155 06/28/1995 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 20 Jasser Khmiri DF 6-4 190 07/27/1997 Tunis, Tunisia 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 22 Erik Godoy DF 6-1 175 08/16/1993 Buenos Aires, Argentina 29 28 1 1 29 28 1 1 Ryan Raposo MF 5-7 140 03/05/1999 Hamilton, ON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 28 Jake Nerwinski DF 6-0 175 10/17/1994 Lawrenceville, NJ 26 24 1 0 71 67 1 6 MF 5-7 145 09/17/1993 Chiclayo, Peru 25 22 7 1 69 54 19 16 29 Yordy Reyna 31 Russell Teibert MF 5-8 150 12/22/1992 Niagara Falls, ON, Canada 27 26 0 3 164 121 3 17 Patrick Metcalfe MF 6-0 175 11/11/1998 Vancouver, BC, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 34 Gianfranco Facchineri DF 6-0 185 04/27/2002 Windsor, ON, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thomas Hasal GK 6-0 175 07/09/1999 Cambridge, ON, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 53 Ali Adnan DF 6-0 190 12/19/1993 Baghdad, Iraq 28 28 1 5 28 28 1 5 Simon Colyn MF 5-9 150 03/23/2002 Langley, BC, Canada 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 54 55 Michael Baldisimo MF 5-6 165 04/13/2000 Burnaby, BC, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 Georges Mukumbilwa DF 5-11 160 09/23/1999 Kalima, Congo DR 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 62 Damiano Pecile MF 6-0 170 02/04/2011 Burnaby, BC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 Tosaint Ricketts FW 5-11 170 08/06/1987 Edmonton, AB, Canada 8 6 1 2 59 23 14 3 HEAD COACH : Marc Dos Santos

05/26/1977 W8 L16 T10

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A G 6-3 185 04/05/1994 Mission Hills, CA 0 0 0 0 27 26 0 0 1 Richard Sanchez 2 Botond Barath D 6-1 180 04/21/1992 Budapest, Hungary 21 20 1 0 21 20 1 0 D 6-1 190 11/14/1989 Banyoles, Spain 13 10 0 0 15 11 0 0 3 Andreu Fontas 4 Roberto Puncec D 6-1 170 10/27/1991 Varazdin, Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Matt Besler D 6-0 175 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 27 25 0 0 284 276 3 18 6 Ilie Sanchez M 5-11 165 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 32 27 2 5 99 94 6 11 F 5-10 168 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 28 24 9 9 58 48 19 19 7 Johnny Russell 8 Graham Zusi M 5-10 155 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 27 26 0 2 279 238 28 65 F 5-10 170 03/08/1991 Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Alan Pulido 10 Felipe Gutierrez M 5-9 170 10/08/1990 Quintero, Chile 32 31 12 3 52 49 19 5 F 6-3 180 06/26/1993 Carson, CO 0 0 0 0 74 38 8 15 11 Khiry Shelton 12 Gerso Fernandes F 5-8 140 02/23/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 25 20 2 6 88 63 15 13 13 Amadou Dia D 5-10 150 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 0 0 0 0 33 23 0 1 15 Roger Espinoza M 5-10 180 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 16 15 0 3 238 217 8 35 D 6-3 190 11/25/1995 Highlands Ranch, CO 11 10 1 1 13 12 1 1 16 Graham Smith 17 Gadi Kinda M 5-8 145 03/23/1994 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eric Dick G 6-4 220 10/03/1994 Roeland Park, KS 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 18 19 Erik Hurtado F 5-9 185 11/15/1990 Fredricksburg, VA 13 8 2 0 118 55 14 10 20 Daniel Salloi F 6-2 155 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 28 16 1 1 79 54 15 10 21 Felipe Hernandez M 5-8 135 06/08/1998 Ibague, Colombia 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 D 6-3 190 07/03/1988 Auckland, New Zealand 22 Winston Reid 23 Tyler Freeman F 5-11 155 01/09/2003 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 John Pulskamp G 6-2 190 04/19/2001 Bakersfield, CA 26 Jaylin Lindsey D 5-10 195 03/27/2000 Charlotte, NC 1 1 0 0 8 7 0 1 27 Gianluca Busio M 5-7 135 05/28/2002 Greensboro, NC 22 10 3 1 29 11 4 2 28 Cameron Duke M 5-6 130 02/13/2001 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 6-0 205 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 32 32 0 0 153 152 0 0 29 Tim Melia 36 Luis Martins D 5-8 160 06/10/1992 Lamego, Portugal 10 9 0 0 10 9 0 0 75 Wan Kuzain M 5-10 140 09/14/1998 Carbondale, IL 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 0 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W143 L115 T90

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020; BC Place, Vancouver, B.C., 7:30 p.m. PT REFEREES

2019 SEASON RECORDS

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Whitecaps FC 34 8-16-10 34 37 59 at home 17 5-7-5 20 16 23 Sporting on road

REFEREE: Ted Unkel.

AR1 (bench): Brian Poeschel; AR2 (opposite): Corey Rockwell; 4th: Michael Radchuk; VAR: Geoff Gamble; AVAR: Rene Parra TEAM NEWS

34 10-16-8 38 49 67 17 3-10-4 13 19 37

SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: none

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: Whitecaps FC 3 wins, 18 goals …

Sporting 9 wins, 33 goals … Ties 4

DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

AT VANCOUVER: Whitecaps FC 2 wins, 10 goals …

Sporting 4 wins, 15 goals … Ties 2 LAST YEAR (MLS): 5/18: KC 1, VAN 1 (Nemeth 37 -- Cornelius 94+) 7/13: VAN 0, KC 3 (own goal 24; Gutierrez 56; Fernandes 90)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 0 REAL SALT LAKE 1 Scoring Summary: RSL--Kreilach 6 (Baird 4, Beckerman 5) 28

UPCOMING MATCHES SPORTING WHITECAPS FC Sat. Mar. 7 Houston Sat. Mar. 7 at LA Galaxy Sat. Mar. 14 at Atlanta Sat. Mar. 14 Colorado Sat. Mar. 21 at San Jose Sat. Mar. 21 at NYCFC Sat. Mar. 28 Real Salt Lake Sat. Apr. 4 Real Salt Lake

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC--Maxime Crepeau, Erik Godoy, Doneil Henry, Derek Cornelius, Ali Adnan, Theo Bair (Yordy Reyna 60), Hwang Inbeom, Andy Rose (Georges Mukumbilwa 81), Russell Teibert, Michaell Chirinos, Tosaint Ricketts (Fredy Montero 61).

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM WHITECAPS FC

SPORTING

F 37 83

F 49 62

A 67 46

17 26 6 0

42 16 9 0

27 4 4 2 6 2 1 3

46 6 7 4 2 1 1 0

11 29 9

12 48 7

A 59 52

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL HOW SCORED

20 12 5 0

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

34 15 10 0

TYPE OF PLAY

20 3 4 1 5 1 3 0

30 5 6 5 8 1 0 4

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

5 27 5

17 33 9

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) VAN KC

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 6-0-1 2-5-6 0-11-3 7-3-2 2-5-4 1-8-2

FC DALLAS 6 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 0 Scoring Summary: DAL--Ondrasek 6 (Acosta 1) 9 DAL--Hedges 1 (Mosquera 2, Servania 3) 12 DAL--Mosquera 3 (Barrios 14) 51 DAL--Barrios 5 (Ferreira 6) 54 DAL--Ondrasek 7 (Cannon 1, Barrios 15) 68 DAL--Ferreira 8 (unassisted) 73 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Eric Dick, Jaylin Lindsey, Botond Barath, Matt Besler, Luis Martins, Felipe Gutierrez (Jimmy Medranda 74), Johnny Russell, Gianluca Busio, Daniel Salloi (Gerso Fernandes 52), Felipe Hernandez, Krisztian Nemeth (Erik Hurtado 60).

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 7-5-4 1-11-4 9-6-4 1-10-4

THE LAST TIME

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

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC Date Score (Gms since) 9/14/2019 VAN 2, HOU 1 (2) 9/29/2019 VAN 4, LA 3 (0) 10/06/2019 VAN 0, RSL 1 (0) 8/28/2019 VAN 1, MTL 2 (1) 9/21/2019 VAN 1, CLB 1 (2) 8/17/2019 VAN 1, DC 0 (7) 10/06/2019 VAN 0, RSL 1 (0)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 8/31/2019 KC 1, HOU 0 8/04/2019 KC 3, SEA 2 9/21/2019 KC 2, COL 3 10/06/2019 KC 0, DAL 6 9/29/2019 KC 2, POR 2 8/31/2019 KC 1, HOU 0 10/06/2019 KC 0, DAL 6

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Whitecaps LLLTLTWLTWWLTTWTTTLLLLLTWLWLLLWTWL LWTWTTLTLLTWLTTWLLWWLLWLLWWWLLLLTL Sporting KC

(2) (5) (1) (0) (1) (6) (0)

TEAM LEADERS WHITECAPS FC G: 8 Montero A: 5 Adnan/Hwang SHT: 60 Montero/Reyna SOG: 27 Reyna FC: 35 Montero/Reyna FS: 54 Reyna OF: 8 Reyna C: 8 Adnan E: 1 Montero SPORTING G: 12 Gutierrez A: 9 Russell SHT: 65 Gutierrez SOG: 29 Gutierrez FC: 58 Gutierrez FS: 57 Gutierrez OF: 11 Nemeth C: 11 Gutierrez E: 3 Espinoza

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG VAN 34 10 14 8 1 1 37 1.09 KC 34 7 15 7 3 2 49 1.44 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG VAN 34 5 13 6 8 2 59 1.74 KC 34 6 8 12 3 5 67 1.97 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 VAN 37 5 8 7 3 3 11 KC 49 8 7 7 7 9 11 GOALS ALLOWED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 VAN 59 5 10 12 9 10 13 KC 67 5 7 9 14 12 20

2019 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC STATISTICS (8-16-10, 34 pts.)

UNF 12 29 2 4 7 50 53 87 15 22 19 33 13 8 8 28 23 31 6 94 26 46 56 20 9 16 18

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

PLAYER Fredy Montero Yordy Reyna Doneil Henry Hwang Inbeom Lucas Venuto Theo Bair Ali Adnan Tosaint Ricketts Andy Rose Erik Godoy Lass Bangoura Michaell Chirinos Derek Cornelius Felipe Martins (TOT) Felipe Martins (VAN) Jake Nerwinski Scott Sutter Russell Teibert Jon Erice PC Giro Brendan McDonough Brett Levis Georges Mukumbilwa Jasser Khmiri Joaquin Ardaiz Maxime Crepeau Zac MacMath Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 32 25 25 34 22 17 28 8 24 29 17 7 17 27 18 26 16 27 21 18 1 9 1 1 16 26 8

GS 22 22 24 31 12 10 28 6 20 28 7 4 16 22 13 24 9 26 21 9 1 3 0 1 3 26 8

MIN 2098 1988 2123 2807 1132 824 2412 482 1850 2596 634 412 1426 1918 1142 2023 980 2202 1752 812 66 330 9 90 405 2340 720

34 34

34 34

3060 3060

G 8 7 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 37

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

SHT 60 60 12 48 14 12 38 10 14 13 11 10 5 12 10 6 5 8 2 7 0 1 0 1 12 0 0

SOG 24 27 6 15 6 7 14 5 4 2 4 6 2 3 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0

54 30

684 359

211 135

FC 35 35 10 25 6 13 26 4 12 29 13 9 18 32 22 20 4 13 23 26 0 4 0 0 8 0 1

FS 48 54 11 38 22 4 47 1 10 8 8 6 5 28 17 19 10 13 22 12 1 5 0 1 4 3 2

OFF 6 8 0 1 2 5 5 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 39 20 0 29 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 4 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 2 5 4 5 3 1 8 1 2 6 1 2 4 6 5 1 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 3

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

390 356 356 390

44 39

228 129

51 64

2 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Fredy Montero 2, Felipe Martins 1, Andy Rose 1, Yordy Reyna 1, Lucas Venuto 1, Hwang Inbeom 1, Michaell Chirinos 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Russell Teibert 3, Fredy Montero 2, Ali Adnan 2, Theo Bair 1, Hwang Inbeom 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Fredy Montero 4-4, Hwang Inbeom 1-1, Ali Adnan 0-1, Yordy Reyna 0-1 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC GOALKEEPING UNF 18 16

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Zac MacMath Maxime Crepeau Team totals Opponent totals

GP 8 26 34 34

GS 8 26 34 34

MIN SHTS SV 720 52 37 2340 159 114 3060 211 151 3060 135 97

GA 13 46 59 37

GAA 1.62 1.77 1.74 1.09

PG 1 7 8 5

PA 1 7 8 7

W L T 1 3 4 7 13 6 8 16 10 16 8 10

SO 0 5 5 10

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2019 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (10-16-8, 38 pts.)

UNF 21 7 9 10 13 12 6 30 30 19 20 16 2 17 8 11 11 94 14 14 15 3 1 4 18 85 24 26 36 5 22 29

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

PLAYER Felipe Gutierrez Johnny Russell Krisztian Nemeth Yohan Croizet Gianluca Busio Gerso Fernandes Ilie Sanchez Benny Feilhaber (KC) Benny Feilhaber (TOT) Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Graham Smith Botond Barath Roger Espinoza Graham Zusi Kelyn Rowe (KC) Kelyn Rowe (TOT) Jimmy Medranda Nicolas Hasler (KC) Nicolas Hasler (TOT) Seth Sinovic Abdul Rwatubyaye Adrian Zendejas Andreu Fontas Eric Dick Felipe Hernandez Gedion Zelalem Jaylin Lindsey Luis Martins Matt Besler Rodney Wallace Tim Melia Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 32 28 24 20 22 25 32 17 26 13 28 11 21 16 27 14 18 10 9 12 22 2 1 13 1 2 9 1 10 27 1 32

GS 31 24 18 12 10 20 27 13 20 8 16 10 20 15 26 7 9 2 7 8 21 1 1 10 1 1 5 1 9 25 1 32

MIN 2722 2115 1559 1091 923 1749 2509 1104 1724 815 1541 882 1749 1149 2351 690 870 176 635 708 1911 164 90 964 90 95 436 90 829 2115 27 2880

34 34

34 34

3060 3060

G 12 9 8 3 3 2 2 2 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 67 49

A 3 9 2 2 1 6 5 2 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 65 56 53 24 27 40 20 19 28 20 49 8 8 16 37 20 23 8 2 3 10 2 0 3 0 1 3 0 6 2 0 0

SOG 29 22 18 12 11 15 4 4 6 9 16 4 2 6 7 4 7 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0

73 42

463 499

186 172

FC 58 16 29 17 11 37 26 18 33 22 20 8 26 27 22 14 17 3 3 3 22 3 0 7 0 3 6 0 7 13 1 0

FS 57 41 27 16 17 47 16 13 33 12 21 5 8 23 33 11 14 3 5 7 11 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 7 10 1 2

OFF 0 5 11 8 0 8 2 1 1 5 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 38 109 0 2 11 7 1 16 24 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

C 11 1 5 4 1 5 7 3 6 1 1 1 6 4 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 3

E 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

424 419 419 424

79 47

149 191

81 74

8 7

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Erik Hurtado 2, Johnny Russell 2, Graham Smith 1, Ilie Sanchez 1, Yohan Croizet 1, Krisztian Nemeth 1, Felipe Gutierrez 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Felipe Gutierrez 3, Gerso Fernandes 3, Yohan Croizet 1, Johnny Russell 1, Graham Smith 1, Ilie Sanchez 1, Benny Feilhaber 1, Kelyn Rowe 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Felipe Gutierrez 5-6, Ilie Sanchez 1-1, Krisztian Nemeth 0-1, Daniel Salloi 0-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29 1 18

POS G G G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Adrian Zendejas Eric Dick Team totals Opponent totals

GP 32 1 1 34 34

GS 32 1 1 34 34

MIN SHTS SV 2880 173 111 90 4 3 90 9 3 3060 186 117 3060 172 120

GA 60 1 6 67 49

GAA 1.88 1 6 1.97 1.44

PG 1 1 0 2 6

PA 4 1 0 5 9

W L 10 15 0 0 0 1 10 16 16 10

T 7 1 0 8 8

SO 6 0 0 6 7

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VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 2019 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Mar.

RESULT L 2-3

ATT 27837

W-L-T 0-1-0

9 at Real Salt Lake 16 at Houston

L 0-1

17096

0-2-0

L 2-3

13549

0-3-0

11

30 Seattle 5 Los Angeles 12 at Chicago 17 Los Angeles FC 20 at Orlando City SC 27 Philadelphia 3 at Colorado

T L T W L

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

24803 22120 10439 17038 22468

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

10 10 10 9 10

T 1-1 W 3-2

17835 10794

1-5-3 2-5-3

11 9

W L T T

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

18356 16138 18691 13035

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

7 8 9 9

Sat. May Fri. May Sat. June

10 Portland 15 Atlanta 18 at Sporting KC 22 at New York Red Bulls 25 FC Dallas 31 Toronto FC 22 Colorado

W 2-1 T 1-1 T 2-2

18309 21083 19983

4-6-5 4-6-6 4-6-7

8 8 9

Wed. June

26 at FC Dallas

T 2-2

11911

4-6-8

9

Sat. June Sat. July

29 at Seattle 6 at Los Angeles FC 13 Sporting KC 17 at New England 20 San Jose

L 0-1 L 1-6

44489 22472

4-7-8 4-8-8

9 11

L 0-3 L 0-4 L 1-3

18700 10575 17558

4-9-8 4-10-8 4-11-8

12 12 12

T 0-0 W 2-1

19845 27106

4-11-9 5-11-9

11 11

Sat. Aug.

27 at Minnesota 3 at FC Cincinnati 10 at Portland

L 1-3

25218

5-12-9

12

Sat. Aug. Sat. Aug.

17 D.C. United 24 at San Jose

W 1-0 L 1-3

22120 17458

6-12-9 6-13-9

12 12

Wed. Aug. Sat. Aug.

L 1-2 L 1-3

14513 17512

6-14-9 6-15-9

12 12

Sat. Sep. Sat. Sep. Sun. Sep.

28 at Montreal 31 New York City FC 14 Houston 21 Columbus 29 at Los Angeles

W 2-1 T 1-1 W 4-3

17382 7-15-9 16683 7-15-10 25903 8-15-10

12 12 12

Sun. Oct.

6 Real Salt Lake

L 0-1

18378 8-16-10

12

Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sat. Fri. Fri. Wed. Sat.

Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr.

Sat. Apr. Fri. May Fri. Wed. Sat. Wed.

May May May May

Sat. July Wed. July Sat. July Sat. July Sat. Aug.

OPPONENT 2 Minnesota

POS PTS NOTES: 9 0 VAN: Godoy (6) Henry (81); MIN: Quintero (37) Calvo (66) Ibarra (70) 11 0 RSL: Rusnak (21) 0 VAN: Montero (35) Bangoura (54); HOU: Rodriguez (15,73) Elis (42) 1 1 LA: Steres (63) Ibrahimovic (71) 2 VAN: Reyna (53); CHI: Nikolic (84) 5 VAN: Hwang (27); 5 ORL: Almeida (88) 6 VAN: Henry (41); PHI: Przybylko (66) 9 VAN: Montero (17) Venuto (26) Rose (87); COL: Kamara (38,53) 12 VAN: Montero (9); 12 ATL: Martinez (29) 13 VAN: Cornelius (94+); KC: Nemeth (37) 14 VAN: Sutter (29) Montero (61); NYR: White (37) own goal (55) 17 VAN: Adnan (30) Venuto (40); DAL: Badji (85) 18 VAN: Montero (84); TOR: DeLeon (90) 19 VAN: Montero (46+) Reyna (80); COL: Rubio (8) Shinyashiki (20) 20 VAN: Reyna (81) Venuto (94+); DAL: Ferreira (55) Hollingshead (59) 20 SEA: Leerdam (96+) 20 VAN: Reyna (5); LFC: own goal (35) Diomande (42) Kaye (46) Vela (54,70) Rossi (72) 20 KC: own goal (24) Gutierrez (56) Fernandes (90) 20 NE: Bou (46+) Fagundez (82) Gil (86) Bunbury (90) 20 VAN: Henry (7); SJ: Qazaishvili (16) Wondolowski (34) Eriksson (79) 21 24 VAN: Hwang (41) Martins (84); CIN: Cruz (6) 24 VAN: Bair (38); POR: Blanco (28) Loria (55) Ebobisse (90) 27 VAN: Reyna (18); 27 VAN: Nerwinski (6); SJ: Tavares (7) Wondolowski (34) Rios (73) 27 VAN: Reyna (17); MTL: own goal (35) Urruti (37) 27 VAN: Reyna (64); NYC: dos Santos (10) Mackay-Steven (26) Mitrita (72) 30 VAN: Hwang (54) Montero (90); HOU: Manotas (78) 31 VAN: Montero (94+); CLB: Zardes (18) 34 VAN: Henry (20) Bair (41) Ricketts (64) Chirinos (93+); LA: Ibrahimovic (23) Antuna (58) Pontius (86) 34 RSL: Kreilach (28)

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sun. Mar.

RESULT L 1-2

ATT 22099

W-L-T 0-1-0

W 2-0 T 1-1 W 7-1

18738 11037 18632

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

7 6 5

T 1-1

26023

2-1-2

7

T 2-2

17897

2-1-3

7

Sat. Apr.

7 at FC Cincinnati 14 New York Red Bulls 20 at San Jose

L 1-4

15777

2-2-3

8

Sat. Apr.

27 New England

T 4-4

18511

2-2-4

8

Sun. Sun. Sat. Sun.

May May May May

5 Atlanta 12 at D.C. United 18 Vancouver 26 Seattle

L L T W

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

18518 12521 18691 19882

2-3-4 2-4-4 2-4-5 3-4-5

10 11 11 11

Wed. Sat. Fri. Sun. Sat.

May June June June June

29 Los Angeles 1 at Houston 7 at Toronto FC 23 at Columbus 29 at Real Salt Lake 3 Los Angeles FC

L T T W L

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

19979 15710 24748 14015 18933

3-5-5 3-5-6 3-5-7 4-5-7 4-6-7

11 10 10 9 11

L 1-5

19754

4-7-7

12

6 Chicago 13 at Vancouver 20 FC Dallas 26 at New York City FC 4 at Seattle

W W L L

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

18570 18700 18736 20178

5-7-7 6-7-7 6-8-7 6-9-7

9 9 10 10

W 3-2

37722

7-9-7

10

10 Real Salt Lake 14 at Orlando City SC 17 San Jose 22 Minnesota 31 Houston 7 at Portland 15 at Los Angeles

L 1-2 L 0-1

18219 22347

7-10-7 7-11-7

10 10

W W W L L

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

17941 8-11-7 17083 9-11-7 18917 10-11-7 25218 10-12-7 22465 10-13-7

10 9 9 9 9

Sat. Sep.

21 Colorado

L 2-3

18862 10-14-7

11

Wed. Sep. Sun. Sep.

25 at Minnesota 29 Portland

L 1-2 T 2-2

19609 10-15-7 17281 10-15-8

11 10

Sun. Oct.

6 at FC Dallas

L 0-6

15623 10-16-8

11

Sun. Mar. Sun. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sun. Apr. Sun. Apr.

Wed. July Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri.

July July July July

Sun. Aug. Sat. Aug. Wed. Aug. Sat. Thu. Sat. Sat. Sun.

Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep.

OPPONENT 3 at Los Angeles FC 10 Philadelphia 17 at Colorado 30 Montreal

POS PTS NOTES: 12 0 KC: Nemeth (16); LFC: Rossi (47) Diomande (94+) 3 KC: Sanchez (11) own goal (80); 4 KC: Russell (88); COL: Rubio (54) 7 KC: Russell (10,50) Nemeth (43,68,84) Gutierrez (47+) Busio (78); MTL: Taider (89) 8 KC: Busio (62); CIN: Mattocks (19) 9 KC: Russell (24) Busio (88); NYR: Royer (52) White (75) 9 KC: Gutierrez (66); SJ: Hoesen (6,12) Salinas (46) Eriksson (61) 10 KC: Nemeth (33,83) Gutierrez (60,70); NE: Caicedo (18,35) Agudelo (42) Jones (66) 10 ATL: Martinez (39,76) Barco (47) 10 DC: Arriola (78) 11 KC: Nemeth (37); VAN: Cornelius (94+) 14 KC: Russell (29,46+,68); SEA: Ruidiaz (63) Leerdam (71) 14 LA: Alvarez (56) Ibrahimovic (86) 15 KC: Croizet (63); HOU: Elis (69) 16 KC: Gutierrez (25,73); TOR: DeLeon (43) Hamilton (95+) 19 KC: Gutierrez (48); 19 RSL: Johnson (15,29) 19 KC: Croizet (85); LFC: Ramirez (28) Rossi (50) Vela (63) Zelaya (89) El-Munir (91+) 22 KC: Croizet (14); 25 KC: own goal (24) Gutierrez (56) Fernandes (90); 25 DAL: Badji (37) Ferreira (57) 25 KC: Sanchez (73); NYC: Tinnerholm (41) dos Santos (54) Ring (77) 28 KC: Gutierrez (12,33) Hurtado (58); SEA: Morris (46,82) 28 KC: Russell (31); RSL: Baird (38,70) 28 ORL: Akindele (21) 31 KC: Feilhaber (50) Smith (76); SJ: Wondolowski (25) 34 KC: Hurtado (88); 37 KC: Russell (12); 37 KC: Feilhaber (65); POR: Ebobisse (83) Fernandez (94+) 37 KC: Gutierrez (24,86); LA: Ibrahimovic (32,51,85) Corona (48) Antuna (69) Lletget (77,79) 37 KC: Fernandes (3) own goal (14); COL: Kamara (42) Rubio (76) Smith (85) 37 KC: Barath (7); MIN: Alonso (70) Dotson (90) 38 KC: Nemeth (30) Salloi (46); POR: Blanco (29) Asprilla (85) 38 DAL: Ondrasek (9,68) Hedges (12) Mosquera (51) Barrios (54) Ferreira (73)

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WHITECAPS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2019)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2019)

Goals 1 37 times Assists 3 Hwang Inbeom Shots 6 Fredy Montero Shots on Goal 3 6 times Fouls Committed 5 PC Giro 5 PC Giro Fouls Suffered 6 Jon Erice 6 Yordy Reyna Offside 1 39 times Saves 16 Maxime Crepeau Shots Faced 19 Maxime Crepeau Goals Allowed 6 Maxime Crepeau

Goals 4 09/29/2019 vs Assists 5 09/29/2019 vs Shots 22 06/22/2019 vs Shots on Goal 9 06/22/2019 vs Fouls Committed 17 04/17/2019 vs 17 08/17/2019 vs Fouls Suffered 19 03/16/2019 vs Corner Kicks 8 03/09/2019 vs 8 03/16/2019 vs Offside 5 08/31/2019 vs Saves 16 08/24/2019 vs Shots Faced 19 08/24/2019 vs Goals Allowed 6 07/06/2019 vs

03/02/2019 vs MIN

L 2-3

09/29/2019 vs LA

W 4-3

06/22/2019 vs COL

T 2-2

04/27/2019 vs PHI

T 1-1

04/17/2019 vs LFC 04/27/2019 vs PHI

W 1-0 T 1-1

03/16/2019 vs HOU 04/17/2019 vs LFC

L 2-3 W 1-0

03/02/2019 vs MIN

L 2-3

08/24/2019 vs SJ

L 1-3

08/24/2019 vs SJ

L 1-3

07/06/2019 vs LFC

L 1-6

LA

W 4-3

LA

W 4-3

COL

T 2-2

COL

T 2-2

LFC DC

W 1-0 W 1-0

HOU

L 2-3

RSL HOU

L 0-1 L 2-3

NYC

L 1-3

SJ

L 1-3

SJ

L 1-3

LFC

L 1-6

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2019)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2019)

Goals 3 Krisztian Nemeth 3 Johnny Russell Assists 2 Roger Espinoza 2 Gerso Fernandes 2 Yohan Croizet Shots 7 Krisztian Nemeth Shots on Goal 4 Johnny Russell 4 Daniel Salloi 4 Felipe Gutierrez Fouls Committed 7 Erik Hurtado Fouls Suffered 6 Roger Espinoza Offside 3 Krisztian Nemeth 3 Erik Hurtado Saves 6 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia Shots Faced 13 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 7 Tim Melia

Goals 7 03/30/2019 at Assists 7 03/30/2019 at Shots 23 09/25/2019 at Shots on Goal 10 07/06/2019 at 10 07/13/2019 at Fouls Committed 23 08/04/2019 at Fouls Suffered 20 08/17/2019 at 20 08/31/2019 at Corner Kicks 12 05/29/2019 at 12 08/22/2019 at Offside 8 07/26/2019 at Saves 6 07/13/2019 at 6 09/15/2019 at Shots Faced 13 09/15/2019 at Goals Allowed 7 09/15/2019 at

03/30/2019 at MTL 05/26/2019 at SEA

W 7-1 W 3-2

03/30/2019 at MTL 03/30/2019 at MTL 05/26/2019 at SEA

W 7-1 W 7-1 W 3-2

04/27/2019 at NE

T 4-4

05/26/2019 at SEA 07/13/2019 at VAN 08/04/2019 at SEA

W 3-2 W 3-0 W 3-2

08/04/2019 at SEA

W 3-2

08/17/2019 at SJ

W 2-1

07/26/2019 at NYC 08/17/2019 at SJ

L 1-3 W 2-1

07/13/2019 at VAN 09/15/2019 at LA

W 3-0 L 2-7

09/15/2019 at LA

L 2-7

09/15/2019 at LA

L 2-7

TEAM LOW GAMES (2019) Shots 5 07/06/2019 vs 5 08/24/2019 vs Shots on Goal 0 07/17/2019 vs Fouls Committed 4 05/10/2019 vs Fouls Suffered 5 07/17/2019 vs 5 09/29/2019 vs Corner Kicks 0 05/25/2019 vs 0 05/31/2019 vs Offside 0 03/09/2019 vs 0 03/30/2019 vs 0 05/10/2019 vs 0 05/15/2019 vs 0 05/25/2019 vs 0 05/31/2019 vs 0 06/29/2019 vs 0 07/20/2019 vs 0 08/03/2019 vs 0 08/28/2019 vs Saves 1 03/02/2019 vs 1 04/05/2019 vs 1 05/03/2019 vs 1 05/22/2019 vs 1 07/27/2019 vs Shots Faced 1 07/27/2019 vs

LFC SJ

L 1-6 L 1-3

NE

L 0-4

POR

W 1-0

NE LA

L 0-4 W 4-3

DAL TOR

W 2-1 T 1-1

RSL SEA POR ATL DAL TOR SEA SJ CIN MTL

L T W L W T L L W L

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

MIN LA COL NYR MIN

L L W T T

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

MIN

T 0-0

TEAM LOW GAMES (2019)

MTL

W 7-1

MTL

W 7-1

MIN

L 1-2

CHI VAN

W 1-0 W 3-0

SEA

W 3-2

SJ HOU

W 2-1 W 1-0

LA MIN

L 0-2 W 1-0

NYC

L 1-3

VAN LA

W 3-0 L 2-7

LA

L 2-7

LA

L 2-7

Shots 5 06/01/2019 at Shots on Goal 1 06/01/2019 at Fouls Committed 6 05/29/2019 at Fouls Suffered 5 05/05/2019 at Corner Kicks 0 03/03/2019 at 0 06/01/2019 at Offside 0 04/20/2019 at 0 05/12/2019 at 0 06/01/2019 at 0 08/04/2019 at 0 08/10/2019 at 0 08/14/2019 at 0 08/31/2019 at 0 09/07/2019 at 0 09/15/2019 at 0 09/25/2019 at Saves 0 08/14/2019 at Shots Faced 2 03/17/2019 at 2 03/30/2019 at 2 07/06/2019 at 2 08/14/2019 at

HOU

T 1-1

HOU

T 1-1

LA

L 0-2

ATL

L 0-3

LFC HOU

L 1-2 T 1-1

SJ DC HOU SEA RSL ORL HOU POR LA MIN

L L T W L L W L L L

ORL

L 0-1

COL MTL CHI ORL

T W W L

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

1-1 7-1 1-0 0-1

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

SPORTING KC VS WHITECAPS ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Sporting KC

Whitecaps 3 wins, 18 goals Sporting KC 9 wins, 33 goals 4 ties 4/2/2011 6/25/2011 4/18/2012 7/3/2013 8/10/2014 7/12/2015 8/15/2015 3/12/2016 4/27/2016 8/20/2016 5/20/2017 9/30/2017 4/20/2018 10/17/2018 5/18/2019 7/13/2019

VAN 3 vs KC KC 2 vs VAN KC 3 at VAN KC 1 vs VAN VAN 2 vs KC KC 1 at VAN KC 4 vs VAN KC 2 vs VAN VAN 1 vs KC KC 2 vs VAN VAN 2 vs KC VAN 1 at KC KC 6 vs VAN KC 4 at VAN KC 1 vs VAN KC 3 at VAN

3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

(EF) (SP) (BC) (SP) (BC) (BC) (SP) (SP) (BC) (SP) (BC) (SP) (SP) (BC) (SP) (BC)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 14 122 39 88 17 42

2 19 152 54 113 17 48

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Whitecaps Tot 33 274 93 201 34 90

1 9 78 31 100 23 27

2 9 105 41 90 17 37

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 18 183 72 190 40 64

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC VAN

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

OT

Total

2 3

5 1

6 5

8 1

4 4

8 4

0 0

33 18

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Marc Dos Santos Peter Vermes

vs. KC

0-1-1

(0.5 pts./game)

vs. VAN

9-3-4

(1.94 pts./game)

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

4 2 19 9 14 15 2 4 2 18 10

Whitecaps Camilo Sanvezzo 3 times Camilo Sanvezzo Camilo Sanvezzo Kendall Waston Gershon Koffie David Ousted David Ousted David Ousted Stefan Marinovic Ousted/Marinovic

3 4 18 9 26 17 6 2 3 31 9

Sporting KC Dwyer/Russell Graham Zusi Dwyer/Salloi Daniel Salloi Roger Espinoza Espinoza/Zusi Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Whitecaps 2 Sanvezzo/Manneh

Goals Assists Shots

2 Khalfan/Bolanos 9 Camilo Sanvezzo (04/02/11) 4 Camilo Sanvezzo (04/02/11) 6 Octavio Rivero (03/12/16) 7 Gershon Koffie (08/10/14) 1 3 players tied 8 Zac MacMath (07/13/19) 6 Stefan Marinovic (04/20/18)

Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

Sporting KC 3 Johnny Russell (04/20/18) 2 4 players tied 8 Dom Dwyer (03/12/16) 5 Diego Rubio (09/30/17) 6 Benny Feilhaber (08/10/14) 5 Brad Davis (08/20/16) 1 4 players tied 6 3 players tied 3 Nielsen/Melia

W-L-T Breakdowns: Vancouver Whitecaps FC W-L-T At Halftime: Leading Tied Trailing First Goal: Allowed Scored Goals Scored: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals Goals Allowed: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals

Streak (started)

Sporting Kansas City W-L-T

Streak (started)

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

5 Ws 1 Ws 1 Ls

(05/03/2019) (09/14/2019) (10/06/2019)

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

2 Ls (09/21/2019) 1 Ts (09/29/2019) 1 Ls (10/06/2019)

0-0-0 0-0-0

1 Ls 2 Ws

(10/06/2019) (09/14/2019)

0-0-0 0-0-0

1 Ls (10/06/2019) 4 Ls (09/07/2019)

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

1 Ls 1 Ts 2 Ws 1 Ws 1 Ws

(10/06/2019) (09/21/2019) (08/03/2019) (05/03/2019) (09/29/2019)

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

7 2 1 3 1

Ls Ls Ts Ws Ts

(05/05/2019) (09/07/2019) (09/29/2019) (05/26/2019) (04/27/2019)

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

1 Ws 1 Ls 1 Ls 1 Ws 2 Ls

(08/17/2019) (10/06/2019) (08/28/2019) (09/29/2019) (07/06/2019)

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

6 1 1 3 3

Ws Ws Ts Ls Ls

(03/10/2019) (08/17/2019) (09/29/2019) (05/05/2019) (07/03/2019)

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WHITECAPS CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (3-9-4) PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

Camilo Sanvezzo Pedro Morales Kekuta Manneh Christian Bolanos Atiba Harris Cristian Techera Derek Cornelius Erik Hurtado Sebastien Le Toux Felipe Martins Darren Mattocks Tim Parker Davide Chiumiento Nizar Khalfan Ali Adnan Steven Beitashour Terry Dunfield Jordan Harvey Kei Kamara Sheanon Williams Team totals Opponent totals

4 5 4 4 2 7 1 4 1 3 2 6 3 2 2 3 2 9 1 1 16 16

3 4 3 3 2 5 0 3 1 3 1 6 2 0 2 3 2 9 1 1 16 16

300 336 256 275 169 419 45 258 90 212 106 540 156 40 180 264 167 810 90 90 1440 1440

4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 33

1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 35

SHT GOALKEEPER

GP

MIN

SHT

SV

GAA

PG

19 7 10 6 3 12 1 3 4 3 5 4 0 3 3 0 2 1 2 0 183 274

1 1 7 2 1 1 3 16 16

90 90 630 180 90 90 270 1440 1440

7 3 27 10 10 7 29 93 72

6 2 16 6 8 4 18 60 52

1.00 1.00 1.43 2.50 3.00 3.00 3.33 2.06 1.12

0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1

Maxime Crepeau Brad Knighton David Ousted Joe Cannon Zac MacMath Jay Nolly Stefan Marinovic Team totals Opponent totals

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. WHITECAPS (9-3-4) PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

GOALKEEPER

GP

Johnny Russell Dom Dwyer Yohan Croizet Daniel Salloi Teal Bunbury Aurelien Collin Kevin Ellis Kei Kamara Paulo Nagamura Krisztian Nemeth Benny Feilhaber Omar Bravo Gerso Fernandes Gianluca Busio Felipe Gutierrez Cristian Lobato Jimmy Medranda Jacob Peterson Diego Rubio Julio Cesar Graham Zusi Roger Espinoza Chance Myers Matt Besler Soni Mustivar Ilie Sanchez Khiry Shelton Milos Stojcev Saad Abdul-Salaam Nuno Andre Coelho Lawrence Olum CJ Sapong Team totals Opponent totals

4 7 4 4 2 4 5 4 3 4 10 1 4 1 3 2 7 5 4 2 12 11 5 15 5 6 2 2 5 3 3 4 16 16

2 5 3 4 1 4 5 3 2 3 6 1 4 0 2 0 5 3 3 2 11 11 4 15 4 6 1 2 3 3 2 3 16 16

162 515 232 359 118 360 446 279 177 250 669 85 288 27 194 83 385 334 211 172 1004 966 370 1350 371 540 104 158 280 225 156 259 1440 1440

3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 18

2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 35 16

9 18 14 18 3 6 2 13 6 4 15 3 7 1 9 4 7 11 9 1 17 15 5 0 0 10 3 6 2 4 1 9 274 183

Jon Kempin Alec Kann Tim Melia Jimmy Nielsen Andy Gruenebaum Team totals Opponent totals

1 2 9 4 1 16 16

MIN SHTS 45 180 810 360 45 1440 1440

2 4 41 20 5 72 93

SV

GAA

PG

1 3 31 14 3 52 60

0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 4.00 1.12 2.06

0 0 1 0 0 1 2

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CURRENT WHITECAPS VS. SPORTING KC (3-9-4)

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. WHITECAPS (9-3-4)

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

Derek Cornelius Ali Adnan Theo Bair Maxime Crepeau Erik Godoy Hwang Inbeom Fredy Montero Jake Nerwinski Yordy Reyna Tosaint Ricketts Andy Rose Russell Teibert Team totals Opponent totals

1 2 1 1 2 2 9 4 3 2 5 9 16 16

0 2 1 1 2 1 9 4 2 1 3 2 16 16

45 180 90 90 180 127 716 341 152 85 314 343 1440 1440

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 33

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 35

1 3 3 0 0 5 26 1 7 1 2 2 183 274

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

4 4 4 1 3 12 11 4 15 6 2 4 9 1 16 16

2 4 4 0 2 11 11 2 15 6 2 3 9 1 16 16

162 359 288 27 194 1004 966 186 1350 540 180 326 810 90 1440 1440

3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 18

2 1 1 0 0 4 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 35 16

9 18 7 1 9 17 15 4 0 10 0 2 0 0 274 183

GOALKEEPER

GP

MIN

SHT

SV

GAA

PG

SV

GAA

PG

Maxime Crepeau Team totals Opponent totals

1 16 16

90 1440 1440

7 93 72

6 1.00 60 2.06 52 1.12

0 2 1

31 4 52 60

1.00 3.00 1.12 2.06

1 0 1 2

GOALKEEPER

GP

Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

9 1 16 16

MIN SHTS 810 90 1440 1440

41 7 72 93

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Regular Season - Week 1 Saturday, February 29, 2020 - 7:38 p.m. PT BC Place, Vancouver, BC TV: TSN1/4, RADIO: TSN Radio 1040 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019 MLS RS: 8W-16L-10D GF: 37 Home: 5W-7L-5D GF: 16 Away: 3W-9L-5D GF: 21 34 points, 12th in Western Conference Sporting Kansas City 2019 MLS RS: 10W-16L-8D GF: 49 Home: 7W-6L-4D GF: 30 Away: 3W-10L-4D GF: 19 38 points, 11th in Western Conference

2020 SCHEDULE Date 1 Sat, Feb 29 GA: 59 GA: 23 GA: 36 GA: 67 GA: 30 GA: 37

2020 STORYLINES

AT THE HELM: There is a new man in charge in Vancouver, as longtime Bundesliga club executive Axel Schuster takes the reins as Whitecaps FC sporting director. Schuster arrives at BC Place after three years as senior director of professional football at FC Schalke 04, helping lead Die Königsblauen to a runner-up finish in the 2017-18 Bundesliga season and a knockout stage finish at the UEFA Champions League in 2019. Having worked closely with world-class football coaches, including Jürgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel, during his 16-plus years as head of football operations at FSV Mainz 05 where they built Die Nullfünfer into a perennial Bundesliga-level club, Schuster aims to recreate similar sustainable success with Whitecaps FC. RETURNING CORE: Head coach Marc Dos Santos and his staff are back for Year Two, committed to laying the foundational blocks to help Whitecaps FC reach new heights. There are also a number of returning players for their second season with the 'Caps, including Maxime Crepeau, Ali Adnan, and Inbeom Hwang. Crepeau looks to build on his breakout 2019 season when he made his name as one of the league’s top keepers, while Adnan and Hwang are back after successful debut MLS campaigns and with a full training camp under their belts this time. 2019 VWFC Jock MacDonald Unsung Hero awardee Erik Godoy is back in the fold via transfer after proving to be a top-tier MLS centre back while on loan to the 'Caps last year. After a club record-setting year for Canadians on their roster, the ‘Caps expect strong contributions once again from Canadian internationals Crepeau, Derek Cornelius, and Russell Teibert, as well as Homegrown winger/forward Theo Bair. Proven players like Fredy Montero, Jake Nerwinski, Yordy Reyna, Andy Rose, and Tosaint Ricketts, and prospect Jasser Khmiri, will be joined by 12 new acquisitions, headlined by Cavallini, and fellow attacking players Cristian Dájome, David Milinković, and Ryan Raposo. Helping shore up the midfield and the defence are new 'Caps Janio Bikel, Cristián Gutiérrez, Leonard Owusu, and Ranko Veselinović, as well as goalkeeper Bryan Meredith.

LANDMARK YEAR IN MLS: The league celebrates their 25th season and welcome two expansion clubs in 2020. With an ownership group led by David Beckham, Inter Miami CF make their much-anticipated first foray into MLS and are set to open doors at brand new Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.

Meanwhile down in Music City, Nashville SC are hoping to make sweet noise around the league in their first year of competition.

It’s a new era for the league, and another chapter for the club as Whitecaps FC enter their 10th year in MLS. The 2020 season could very well be the most exciting one yet.

INJURY REPORT

Érik Godoy: left calf strain

Opponent

Venue

vs Sporting KC

BC Place

Time (PT) 7:30 pm

2 Sat, Mar 7

@ LA Galaxy

Dignity Health Sports Park

7 pm

3 Sat, Mar 14

vs Colorado Rapids

BC Place

4 pm

4 Sat, Mar 21

@ NYCFC

Yankee Stadium

9:30 am

5 Sat, Apr 4

vs Real Salt Lake

BC Place

7 pm

6 Sat, Apr 11

vs LAFC

BC Place

7 pm

7 Sat, Apr 18

@ Seattle Sounders FC CenturyLink Field

8 Sat, Apr 25

@ Portland Timbers

Providence Park

9 Wed, Apr 29

@ SJ Earthquakes

Earthquakes Stadium

10 Sat, May 2

@ Toronto FC

BMO Field

11 Sat, May 16

vs Nashville SC

BC Place

12 Sat, May 23

vs FC Dallas

BC Place

13 Wed, May 27 @ Columbus Crew SC

MAPFRE Stadium

14 Sat, May 30

Audi Field

@ D.C. United

7 pm 7 pm 7:30 pm 12 pm 4:30 pm 1 pm 4:30 pm 5 pm

15 Sat, Jun 6

vs Montreal Impact

BC Place

7 pm

16 Sat, Jun 13

vs Seattle Sounders FC

BC Place

7 pm

17 Wed, Jun 17

vs New York Red Bulls

BC Place

7 pm

18 Sat, Jun 20

@ Sporting KC

Children's Mercy Park

6 pm

19 Sat, Jun 27

@ Philadelphia Union

Talen Energy Stadium

3 pm

20 Wed, July 1

@ MNUFC

Allianz Field

6 pm 7 pm

21 Sat, Jul 4

vs FC Cincinnati

BC Place

CC TBC

@ TBC

TBC

22 Sat, Jul 11

@ Real Salt Lake

Rio Tinto Stadium

TBC 7 pm

CC TBC

vs TBC

BC Place

23 Sat, Jul 18

@ Houston Dynamo

BBVA Stadium

6 pm

TBC

24 Sat, Jul 25

vs LA Galaxy

BC Place

7 pm

25 Sat, Aug 1

@ Colorado Rapids

Dick's Sporting Goods Park

7 pm

26 Sat, Aug 8

vs Orlando City SC

BC Place

7 pm

27 Sat, Aug 15

@ Nashville SC

Nissan Stadium

5 pm

28 Sat, Aug 22

vs SJ Earthquakes

BC Place

7 pm

29 Wed, Aug 26

@ LAFC

Banc of California Stadium

30 Sat, Aug 29

vs Chicago Fire FC

BC Place

7 pm

31 Sun, Sep 13

vs MNUFC

BC Place

6 pm

7:30 pm

32 Sat, Sep 19

vs Houston Dynamo

BC Place

4 pm

33 Sat, Sep 26

@ FC Dallas

Toyota Stadium

6 pm

34 Sun, Oct 4

vs Portland Timbers

BC Place

2019 STATS LEADERS (MLS ranking)

1:30 pm

Inbeom Hwang: 2,717 minutes played (t-18th), 2,180 touches, 47 chances created, 1,468 successful passes, 371 successful passes ending in the final third, 52 interceptions (10th), 198 recoveries among field players Ali Adnan: 211 duels won (9th), 54 dribbles completed, 63 aerials won, 121 passes played into the box, 52 tackles Fredy Montero: 3 goals off the bench (t-1st), 99 touches in the opponents’ box Yordy Reyna: 59 shots, 27 shots on target Russell Teibert: 88.81% passing accuracy (19th, min. 500 successful passes) Érik Godoy: 31 blocks (3rd), 127 clearances (8th) Maxime Crepeau: 111 saves (t-5th), 71.2 save percentage (7th, min. 50 saves), 31 catches (1st)

Inbeom Hwang

Jake Nerwinski

Leonard Owusu

Damiano Pecile

28

17

62

17 12 10

BIRTHS BY COUNTRY Canada: 14 Colombia, United States: 2 Argentina, Australia, DR Congo, France, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Peru, Serbia, South Korea, Tunisia: 1

First-team players returning from 2019: First-year VWFC first-team players: International players: WFC hold 11 international roster spots through 2020

1

32

27 Niagara Falls, ON

Melbourne, AUS

Chiclayo, PER

Goalkeepers: Right back: Centre backs: Left backs:

Niagara Falls, ON

Bristol, ENG

Chiclayo, PER

Hamilton, ON

Burnaby, BC

Accra, GHA

Lawrenceville, NJ

Winnipeg, MB

Barranquilla, COL

9 11 3 2 2 2

SRB

CAN

CAN

ENG

PER

8 6 3

CAN/POR

CAN/ITA

GHA

USA

COD

COL

FRA/SRB

CAN

USA

TUN

KOR

CAN/CZE

CAN/CHI

ARG

CAN/ITA

COL

CAN

CAN

CAN

CAN/URU/ITA

GNB/POR

CAN

CAN

IRQ

CITIZEN

3 Centre midfielders: 2 Attacking mids/wingers: 5 Strikers: 2

VWFC Homegrown: International transfer acquisitions: MLS trade acquisitions: Out-of-contract acquisitions: MLS SuperDraft selection: On loan to VWFC:

87-08-06

92-12-22

30

26

Hamilton, ON

Burnaby, BC

Accra, GHA

Lawrenceville, NJ

Kalima, COD

Novi Sad, SRB

F/W

87 Tosaint Ricketts

TIE-burt

90-02-13

93-09-17

20

17

22

25

20

Antibes, FRA

Richmond, BC

Scotch Plains, NJ

Tunis, TUN

Daejeon, KOR

Saskatoon, SK

Santiago, CHI

Buenos Aires, ARG

Windsor, ON

Bogotá, COL

Candiac, QC

Ajax, ON

Langley, BC

Mississauga, ON

Bissau, GNB

Burnaby, BC

Ottawa, ON

Baghdad, IRQ

HOMETOWN

4 Ranko Veselinović 3 CB veh-seh-lin-oh-vich 99-03-24 20 Novi Sad, SRB Training with VWFC Development Squad | 2 On loan from Hull City | 3 On loan from FK Vojvodina

CM

31 Russell Teibert

JAWR-dee

Antibes, FRA

Vancouver, BC

Scotch Plains, NJ

Tunis, TUN

Daejeon, KOR

Cambridge, ON

Greenfield Park, QC

Buenos Aires, ARG

Windsor, ON

Bogotá, COL

Greenfield, Park, QC

Ajax, ON

Langley, BC

Toronto, ON

Bissau, GNB

Burnaby, BC

Ottawa, ON

Baghdad, IRQ

32 Campo de la Cruz, COL

25

21

30

22

23

20

22

26

17

26

25

22

17

27

24

19

20

26

AGE BIRTHPLACE

Edmonton, AB

CM

15 Andy Rose

99-03-05

02-04-11

97-06-03

94-10-17

99-09-23

87-07-26

94-05-20

98-11-11

89-08-02

97-07-27

96-09-20

99-07-09

97-02-18

93-08-16

02-04-27

94-01-03

94-05-11

97-11-25

02-03-23

92-12-28

95-06-28

00-04-13

99-08-27

93-12-19

DOB

Edmonton, AB

W/F

29 Yordy Reyna

RAH-po-so

peh-seal

CM

W/AM

oh-woo-su

ner-WIN-SKI

George MOO-Kum-BILL-Wah

mil-ink-oh-vich

MET-calf

kah-mere-ee

in-BOM hwong

HA-sall

guh-doy

fach-ah-nair-ee

DA-HO-may

kray-po

coh-LINE

CM

27 Ryan Raposo

1

RB/W

Georges Mukumbilwa

56

RB

F

12 Fredy Montero

W

CM

David Milinković 2

32 Patrick Metcalfe

7

GK

CB

CM

GK

Bryan Meredith

1

20 Jasser Khmiri

6

51 Thomas Hasal

LB

CB

Cristián Gutiérrez

22 Érik Godoy

3

W

CB

34 Gianfranco Facchineri 1

GK

11 Cristian Dájome

CB

16 Maxime Crépeau

F

13 Derek Cornelius

Lucas Cavallini

AM

9

54 Simon Colyn 1

je-niu bik-kuhl

bal-DEE-si-mo

CM/RB

CM

19 Janio Bikel

55 Michael Baldisimo

W/F

14 Theo Bair

1

bare

LB

53 Ali Adnan

PRONUNCIATION

POS

# PLAYER

FIRST TEAM

6-02

5-11

5-08

6-02

5-07

5-07

6-00

5-11

6-00

5-11

5-09

5-10

6-00

6-02

6-04

5-10

6-03

5-11

6-01

6-00

5-08

5-11

6-02

5-10

5-11

5-09

5-06

6-04

6-00

HT

1

DOM

FK Vojvodina PLAYERS OUT (12) Joaquin Ardaiz Lass Bangoura Anthony Blondell 1 Michaell Chirinos Jon Erice Victor "PC" Giro Doneil Henry Brett Levis Zac MacMath Brendan McDonough Sean Melvin Scott Sutter

FK Sūduva/Wisconsin-GB U.

VWFC Academy

Motherwell FC/UCLA

Red Bull Salzburg

Syracuse University

VWFC Development Squad

FC Ashdod

UConn

VWFC Development Squad

Sporting CP

Hull City

VWFC Dev. Squad/UBC

Inter Miami CF/Montmouth

Stade Tunisien

Daejeon Citizen FC

VWFC Development Squad

Colo-Colo

Club Atlético Colón

VWFC Development Squad

Bogotá FC (Independiente)

Montreal Impact (Fury FC)

FK Javor Ivanjica

VWFC Academy

Club Puebla

CSKA Sofia

Whitecaps FC 2

VWFC Development Squad

Udinese (Atalanta BC)

1st

2nd

12th

2nd

4th

1st

6th

1st

4th

7th

3rd

1st

5th

1st

2nd

2nd

5th

1st

2nd

3rd

1st

2nd

2nd

5th

1st

1st

10th

6th

2nd

PREV. TEAM/COLLEGE VWFC

1st

2nd

10th

6th

4th

1st

1st

1st

4th

2nd

7th

1st

1st

9th

2nd

2nd

2nd

1st

2nd

1st

1st

7th

2nd

3rd

1st

1st

2nd

2nd

2nd

MLS

On loan to Huachipato FC in 2019, acquired by Huachipato FC in October 2019

170 INT|LOAN PLAYERS IN (12) Janio Bikel Lucas Cavallini Cristian Dájome Gianfranco Facchineri Cristián Gutiérrez Bryan Meredith Patrick Metcalfe David Milinković Leonard Owusu Damiano Pecile Ryan Raposo Ranko Veselinović

170

150 DOM|HG

175 DOM/GC

145 INT|AM

140 DOM|GA

170 DOM|HG

160 INT

175 DOM

160 DOM/PR|HG

160 DOM/GC|AM

175 INT|LOAN

175 DOM|HG

195 DOM

190 INT

155 INT|DP

190 DOM|HG

150 DOM

175 INT

185 DOM|HG

155 INT

195 DOM

190 DOM

150 DOM|HG

190 DOM|DP

155 INT

165 DOM|HG

215 DOM|HG

190 INT|DP

WT STATUS

HOW THE TEAM WAS BUILT Teibert

JERSEY NAMES

08.09.10

Joined WFC Residency

11.03.17

Signed MLS Homegrown contract

11.09.01

Joined WFC Residency

18.07.17

Signed MLS Homegrown contract

13.09.01

Joined WFC Saskatchewan Academy

4 VESELINOVIC

19.03.07

Signed MLS Homegrown contract

6 INBEOM

14.09.01

Joined WFC Residency

7 MILINKOVIC

19.08.23

Signed MLS Homegrown contract

9 CAVALLINI

15.08.01

Joined WFC Residency

18.07.17

Signed MLS Homegrown pre-contract

15.08.01

Joined WFC Residency

20.02.14

Signed MLS Homegrown contract

16.03.01

Joined WFC Residency

20.01.23

Signed MLS Homegrown contract

16.09.01

Joined WFC Residency

18.04.19

Signed MLS Homegrown contract

17 L. OWUSU

17.01.13

Selected 7th overall in 2017 MLS SuperDraft

19 BIKEL

17.02.09

Signed MLS contract

Reyna

17.01.23

Acquired via transfer from FC Red Bull Salzburg

Facchineri

18.08.01

Joined WFC Residency

28 NERWINSKI

20.01.23

Signed MLS Homegrown contract

29 REYNA

Crépeau

18.12.09

Acquired via trade from MTL

Rose

18.12.09

MLS rights acquired via trade from SEA

31 TEIBERT

18.12.10

Signed MLS contract

Cornelius

19.01.18

Acquired via transfer from FK Javor Ivanjica

Hwang

19.01.30

Acquired via transfer from Daejeon Citizen FC

Khmiri

19.02.01

Acquired via transfer from Stade Tunisien

Godoy

19.02.08

Acquired on a one-year loan from Club Atlético Colón

20.01.22

Acquired via transfer from Club Atlético Colón

Montero

19.02.15

Signed MLS contract

Adnan

19.03.09

Acquired on loan from Udinese Calcio through June 30, 2019

19.07.05

Acquired via transfer from Udinese Calcio

Ricketts

19.08.09

Signed MLS contract

Cavallini

19.12.16

Acquired via transfer from Club Puebla

Raposo

19.12.30

Signed Generation adidas contract

20.01.09

Selected 4th overall in 2020 MLS SuperDraft

Gutiérrez

20.01.16

Acquired via transfer from Colo-Colo

Dájome

20.01.17

Acquired via transfer from Bogotá FC

Owusu

20.01.21

Acquired via transfer from FC Ashdod

Milinković

20.01.27

Acquired on a one-year loan from Hull City

Meredith

20.01.29

Acquired via trade from MIA

Veselinović

20.02.09

Acquired on a one-year loan from FK Vojvodina

Bikel

20.02.28

Acquired via transfer from CSKA Sofia

Baldisimo Hasal Mukumbilwa Bair Pecile Metcalfe Colyn Nerwinski

# PLAYER 1 MEREDITH 3 GUTIERREZ

11 DAJOME 12 MONTERO 13 CORNELIUS 14 BAIR 15 ROSE 16 CREPEAU

20 KHMIRI 22 GODOY 27 RAPOSO

32 METCALFE 34 FACCHINERI 51 HASAL 53 ALI ADNAN 54 COLYN 55 BALDISIMO 56 MUKUMBILWA 62 PECILE 87 RICKETTS

NOTABLE 2019 STATS & RECORDS

Canadians combined for more appearances (129), starts (111), and minutes played (9,727) than any previous VWFC MLS season - passing last year’s previous high (GPs 102, 88 GS, 7640 minutes). That is the most combined single-RS starts for any club in MLS history. Only the 2010 TFC had more combined single-RS appearances (143) and minutes played (10,322).

VWFC had a club MLS record six Canadians on the starting XI twice - September 29 at LA, and October 6 vs. RSL. Inbeom Hwang’s 2,807 minutes played is second-highest for a ‘Caps midfielder in a single MLS regular season, next only to Nigel Reo-Coker (2,817 in 2013). Hwang placed fifth in MLS among newcomers, behind Vito Mannone, Carles Gil, Eddie Segura, and Mathieu Deplagne. His 1,518 successful passes were the most in a single RS in club MLS history.

Erik Godoy’s 32 blocks tied for the sixth-highest single MLS regular season total, and was only three off the all-time record. It was the highest single-RS total in club MLS history.

Russell Teibert's 88.89% passing accuracy (min. 1,500 minutes played) is the best in a single-RS in club MLS history.

Fredy Montero’s three goals off the bench tied him for most in MLS (with nine other players).

VWFC had nine goals scored by defenders, second only to FC Dallas, who had 14. Six different ‘Caps defenders scored a goal, second only to RBNY, who had seven.

Inbeom Hwang’s three assists at LA on September 29 matched the club MLS record previously set by Alphonso Davies versus ORL on June 9, 2018.

Doneil Henry, Theo Bair, and Tosaint Ricketts scored at LA on September 29, marking the first time three Canadian teammates scored in an MLS match.

Jasser Khmiri’s 19 clearances at LA on September 29 was the most in a single RS match by any MLS player since Kendall Waston on March 18, 2017. Only Jay DeMerit has had more in a single MLS match in VWFC history. It is the second-highest single-match total for a player making his MLS debut, behind Axel Sjoberg (22 at PHI on March 7, 2015) Maxime Crepeau’s 16 saves at SJ on August 24 set the MLS singlematch record.

VWFC led MLS with 808 clearances.

VWFC had 171 total blocks, second only to DC’s 175. It marks a club single-MLS RS record.

VWFC had 402 interceptions, behind only MIN (432) and RBNY (409).

The club recorded 11,738 successful passes and 80.85% passing accuracy, both club records for a single-MLS RS.

2019-20 TRANSACTIONS

PRESEASON RECAP: 3W-2L-1D - 11 GF, 9 GA

20.02.28: Acquire Janio Bikel via transfer from Bulgaria’s First Professional Football League side CSKA Sofia. Bikel agrees to an MLS contract through 2022, with an option for 2023.

Player

20.02.25: Sign Tosaint Ricketts to a new contract through 2021 20.02.22: Acquire 2020 international roster spot in exchange for $165,000 in GAM from Portland Timbers 20.02.14: Sign Development Squad and VWFC BMO Academy product Damiano Pecile to an MLS Homegrown contract.

20.02.09: Acquire Ranko Veselinović on a one-year loan, with an option to purchase, from Serbian SuperLiga club FK Vojvodina.

20.01.29: Acquire Bryan Meredith from Inter Miami CF via trade in exchange for Vancouver’s natural fourth-round selection in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.

20.01.27: Acquire David Milinković on a one-year loan, with an option to purchase, from English Championship side Hull City.

20.01.23: Sign Development Squad players and VWFC BMO Academy System products Gianfranco Facchineri and Patrick Metcalfe.

GP

GS

MINS

G

A

GWG

Lucas Cavallini

6

5

386

4

0

1

Ali Adnan

6

5

353

2

2

1

Ryan Raposo

5

2

149

2

0

0

Russell Teibert

6

5

404

1

1

0

Fredy Montero

5

1

144

1

1

1

Yordy Reyna

6

4

336

1

0

0

Inbeom Hwang

6

6

400

0

2

0

Jake Nerwinski

6

5

400

0

1

0

David Milinković

5

4

315

0

1

0

Tosaint Ricketts

6

1

194

0

1

0

Derek Cornelius

6

5

395

0

0

0

Cristian Dájome

5

5

301

0

0

0

Andy Rose

5

3

248

0

0

0

Jasser Khmiri

4

4

229

0

0

0

Theo Bair

6

1

193

0

0

0

Amer Didić

4

1

191

0

0

0

Cristián Gutiérrez

5

1

187

0

0

0

20.01.22: Acquire Érik Godoy on a permanent transfer from Superliga Argentina side Club Atlético Colón.

Patrick Metcalfe

5

1

149

0

0

0

Aboubacar Sissoko

4

0

140

0

0

0

20.01.17: Acquire Cristian Dájome from Colombian club Bogotá FC. Dájome agrees to an MLS contract through 2021 with an option for 2022.

Georges Mukumbilwa

4

0

127

0

0

0

Gianfranco Facchineri

3

0

82

0

0

0

Cole Dasilva

1

1

45

0

0

0

Rodrigo da Costa

1

0

32

0

0

0

GP

GS

MINS

GA

GA/90

W

L

D

SO

Maxime Crépeau

5

5

360

9

2.25

2

2

0

0

Bryan Meredith

1

1

90

0

0.00

1

0

0

1

Thomas Hasal

2

0

90

0

0.00

0

0

1

0

20.01.16: Acquire Cristián Gutiérrez via a free transfer from Chilean Primera División club Colo-Colo. Gutiérrez agrees to a contract through 2021 with an option for 2022 and 2023.

20.01.15: VWFC and Jon Erice mutually agree to a contract termination.

20.01.09: Select Generation adidas midfielder Ryan Raposo from Syracuse University in the first round (fourth overall) and goalkeeper Daniel Gagliardi from Florida International University in the second round (32nd overall) of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.

19.12.31: On-loan Michaell Chirinos returns to Honduran club CD Olimpia.

19.12.16: Acquire Lucas Cavallini from Liga MX side Club Puebla. Cavallini agreed to a Designated Player contract through 2022 with an option for 2023.

19.11.26: Acquire the natural second round selection in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft and the 25th overall selection in the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Process, Stage 1 from Nashville SC in exchange for the second overall selection of the 2019 Re-Entry Process, Stage 1.

19.11.20: Transfer Doneil Henry to K League 1 club Suwon Samsung Bluewings and will not exercise the 2020 contract option for Victor "PC" Giro.

19.11.15: Appoint experienced Bundesliga club executive Axel Schuster as sporting director. Schuster will oversee all technical aspects of the club from youth to the first team.

19.10.17: Exercised the 2020 contract options for Jake Nerwinski, Yordy Reyna, and Tosaint Ricketts. The club also confirm it did not exercise the options on Brendan McDonough, Sean Melvin, and Scott Sutter, while Brett Levis will not be offered a new contract. On-loan Lass Bangoura returned to Spanish club Rayo Vallecano, Joaquin Ardaiz returned to Swiss side FC Chiasso, and Chilean side CD Huachipato exercised their option to acquire previously on-loan Anthony Blondell.

Player

Date

Opponent

Venue

Score

Tue, Jan 28

Columbus Crew SC

UC San Diego

1-1 D

Sat, Feb 1

FC Dallas

UC San Diego

4-1 W

Tue, Feb 4

@ LA Galaxy

LA Galaxy Training Ground

1-4 L

Sun, Feb 16

@ Portland Timbers

Providence Park

1-2 L

Wed, Feb 19

NE Revolution

Providence Park

2-0 W

Sat, Feb 22

MNUFC

Providence Park

2-1 W

January 20 to 23: Training in Vancouver, BC January 24: Depart to San Diego, California February 6 to 14: Training in Vancouver, BC February 14: Depart to Portland, Oregon February 23: Return to Vancouver, BC February 25 to 28: Training in Vancouver, BC

WAVE JERSEY

The ‘Caps play in their Wave jerseys and smoke blue shorts for the first time tonight. The Wave jersey represents a reflection of Vancouver and the water that surrounds the city. Inscribed on the nape of the neck is the city’s motto, “By Sea Land and Air We Prosper”. The waves are also a nod to Vancouver’s flag, which adorns the jersey’s jock tag.

RECENT/UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

Andy Rose turned 30 on February 13 Cristián Gutiérrez turned 23 on February 18 Ryan Raposo turns 21 on March 5

HEAD-TO-HEAD VS. SKC

ALL-TIME Whitecaps FC record: 5W-9L-4D Home: 3W-4L-2D (13 GF, 15 GA) Road: 2W-5L-2D (10 GF, 19 GA)

Tonight is the 19th all-time meeting between Whitecaps FC and Sporting KC, including Concacaf Champions League competition.

MLS Regular Season Whitecaps FC record: 3W-9L-4D - Home: 2W-4L-2D (10 GF, 15 GA) - Road: 1W-5L-2D (8 GF, 18 GA) Tonight is the first of two regular season meetings in 2020. Each side secured away results in their two meetings last year.

Last season May 18, 2019 at Children’s Mercy Park (SKC 1:1 VAN): Derek Cornelius scored the equalizer in added time in a battle of attrition that saw the match finish with 10 men on each side.

After scoring in the first half, Krisztián Németh was sent off on a straight red card in the 51st minute after a tackle that took out Felipe Martins with a right ankle injury. ‘Caps centre back Doneil Henry limped off the pitch with a hamstring injury just over 20 minutes later, moments after the ‘Caps had used up all three substitutions.

Sporting KC were closing in on the victory, but Cornelius’ left-footed volley, which opened his MLS account, split the spoils between the two clubs.

July 13, 2019 at BC Place (VAN 0:3 SKC): SKC nudged ahead in the first half off a 'Caps own goal, then doubled their lead in the 56th minute with a Felipe Gutierrez goal. SKC put the game away late with another score from Gerso. Theo Bair made his first MLS start for the 'Caps, getting off three shots, including one on target.

Liga MX strikers: New strikers Lucas Cavallini and Alan Pulido both arrive in MLS after previously starring in Liga MX. Cavallini played at Puebla from August '17 to December '19 (75 GP, 69 GS, 29 G).

Pulido initially played at Tigres UANL from March '10 to January '15 (105 GP, 44 GS, 23 G), then spent three seasons in Greece, and returned to Liga MX with Guadalajara from August '16 to December '19 (97 GP, 82 GS, 34 G).

Marc Dos Santos on SKC (‘16): Dos Santos served as head coach for Swope Park Rangers, leading SKC’s USL affiliate to a 14W-10L-6D record, good for fourth place in the Western Conference. They had a runner-up finish in the USL Cup Playoffs, including a 3-0 victory over Whitecaps FC 2 in the Western Conference Final. Daniel Salloi, Jaylin Lindsey, Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal, Amadou Dia and Tim Melia featured for Swope Park that year. Dos Santos also served as assistant in SKC head coach Peter Vermes’ staff.

Erik Hurtado on VAN (‘13-’18) • Selected by VAN fifth overall in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft • Traded to SKC in December ‘18 in exchange for their natural second-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft and natural first-round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft • MLS RS: 105 GP, 47 GS, 12 G, 10 A • MLS PO: 1 GP, 1 GS, 1 G • CC: 12 GP, 5 GS, 2 G, 1 A • CCL: 5 GP, 5 GS, 2 G, 2 A Former teammates at other clubs • Leonard Owusu with Gadi Kinda on F.C. Ashdod (‘18-’19) Fellow countrymen • Chile: Cristian Gutierrez (born in Canada) and Felipe Gutierrez • Colombia: Cristian Dajome, Fredy Montero and Felipe Hernandez

MOST RECENT

Concacaf Champions League (‘16) Whitecaps FC record: 2W-0L-0D - Home: 1W-0L-0D (3 GF, 0 GA) - Road: 1W-0L-0D (2 GF, 1 GA) WFC and SKC also met in the group stage of the 2016-17 Concacaf Champions League, where the ‘Caps won in both home and away legs, en route to earning the top seed in the knockout round.

UPCOMING MILESTONES

Total MLS WFC assists: 1.Pedro Morales 22 2.Russell Teibert 17 3.Reyna/Bolaños/Camilo/Techera 16 Total MLS WFC GWG: 1.Camilo Sanvezzo 8 2.Reyna/Morales 7 Total professional appearances David Milinković

CONNECTIONS WITH SKC

96

Shutout: Crépeau vs. DC 19.08.17 Goal: Chirinos at LA 19.09.29 D goal: Henry at LA 19.09.29 M goal: Hwang vs. HOU 19.09.14 F goal: Chirinos at LA 19.09.29 Sub goal: Montero vs. CLB 19.09.21 Brace: Davies vs. POR 18.10.28 Hat trick: Techera vs. NE 18.05.26 4-goal game: Jordan1 vs. CHA 05.05.15 Assist: Hwang, Montero at LA 19.09.29 2-assist game: Reyna at TOR 18.10.06 3-assist game: Hwang at LA 19.09.29 PK converted: Hwang vs. HOU 19.09.14 PK not converted: Reyna at MTL 19.08.28 PK conceded/converted: Zardes on MacMath vs. CLB 19.09.21 PK conceded/not converted: Valeri on Marinović at POR 18.08.11 Red card: Montero at LAFC 19.07.06 Opponent red card: Németh at SKC 19.05.18

HOME OPENERS

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 5W-3L-1D in MLS season openers.

Date Opponent Result 2011.03.19* Toronto FC W 4-2 2012.03.10 Montreal Impact W 2-0 2013.03.02 Toronto FC W 1-0 2014.03.08 New York Red Bulls W 4-1 2015.03.07 Toronto FC L 1-3 2016.03.06 Montreal Impact L 2-3 2017.03.05 Philadelphia Union D 0-0 2018.03.04 Montreal Impact W 2-1 2019.03.02 Minnesota United FC L 2-3 *Played at Empire Field

Attend.

22,592 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 22,120 19,083 27,837 27,837

Vancouver Scorers Hassli (2), Dunfield, Harris Le Toux, Camilo Koffie Miller (2), Fernandez, Morales Rivero Harvey, Waston Kamara, Davies Godoy, Henry

NORTH AMERICAN SECOND DIVISION & CANADIAN SOCCER LEAGUE Vancouver had a 14W-6L-4D record in home openers dating back to 1987. From 2002 to 2010, Whitecaps FC did not lose a home opener, or even conceded a goal.

Vancouver played in the CSL from 1987-92, the APSL from 1993-96, and the USL First Division (formerly A-League) from 1997 to 2010.

Date Opponent 1987.06.07 Edmonton Brickmen 1988.06.01 Edmonton Brickmen 1989.06.04 Calgary Strikers 1990.06.03 Winnipeg Fury 1991.06.05 Toronto Blizzard 1992.05.24 Winnipeg Fury 1993.04.30 Toronto Blizzard 1994.07.15 Seattle Sounders 1995.05.05* Atlanta Ruckus 1996.05.25** Seattle Sounders 1997.04.18 Seattle Sounders 1998.04.24 Seattle Sounders 1999.05.01 Seattle Sounders 2000.05.06 Seattle Sounders 2001.05.19 Milwaukee Rampage 2002.05.03 Minnesota Thunder 2003.05.03 Calgary Storm 2004.04.30 Edmonton Aviators 2005.04.14 Toronto Lynx 2006.04.22 Portland Timbers 2007.04.21 Seattle Sounders 2008.04.12 Montreal Impact 2009.04.11 Charleston Battery 2010.04.11 NSC Minnesota Stars * Played at BC Place Stadium ** Played at Rotary Stadium, Abbotsford

Result W 4-2 W 2-0 W 7-3 W 4-0 D 2-2 W 5-0 W 2-1 W 2-1 SO L 1-2 SO L 0-2 L 0-1 W 2-1 OT L 1-2 L 2-4 L 1-2 W 1-0 W 6-0 D 0-0 D 0-0 W 1-0 W 1-0 W 1-0 D 0-0 W 2-0

Attend.

7,646 5,182 5,486 3,692 4,832 4,173 4,220 4,921 6,181 2,634 4,119 6,039 5,144 4,202 7,059 5,816 5,075 5,722 5,722 5,722 4,948 5,288 5,037 4,934

Vancouver Scorers Valentine (2), Ivor Evans, Mobilio Catliff, Ion Muirhead, Easton, Evans, Saundh, Catliff, Titotto, Sudeyko Catliff (2), Macey, Burns Mobilio, Gregor Young own goal, Catliff (2), Mobilio, Easton Aunger (2) Macey Aunger MacDonald, Chris Clarke Sulentic Jordan (2) Kindel Jordan King, Heald, Jordan, Kindel, Dailly, Veer Gjertsen Sebrango Sebrango Bellisomo, James

NORTH AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE The NASL Whitecaps had a 4W-7L home opening record. They played from 1974-83 at Empire Stadium, switching to BC Place Stadium in the middle of the 1983 season.

Date 1974.05.05 1975.04.18 1976.04.16 1977.04.08 1978.04.02 1979.03.30 1980.03.29 1981.04.04 1982.04.07 1983.04.24

Opponent Result San Jose Earthquakes L 1-2 Chicago Sting W 1-0 Portland Timbers L 2-3 SO Portland Timbers L 0-1 San Diego Sockers L 1-4 Dallas Tornado L 1-2 SO California Surf L 1-2 Calgary Boomers W 1-0 Toronto Blizzard L 1-3 Ft Lauderdale Strikers W 3-0

Attend.

17,343 10,007 11,352 10,519 11,425 24,850 25,711 18,022 16,084 16,171

Vancouver Scorers Neil Ellett Sergio Zanatta Gary Thompson, own goal Kevin Hector Kevin Hector Willie Johnston Liam Buckley Peter Beardsley Bob Lenarduzzi, Mark Nickeas, Alan Taylor

FIRST TEAM TECHNICAL STAFF & SOCCER OPERATIONS MARC DOS SANTOS HEAD COACH Second season with WFC Career head coaching record: 133W-98L-80D Dos Santos was appointed as WFC head coach in November 2018, bringing over a decade’s worth of coaching experience at the professional and amateur levels, including stops in Portugal, Canada, Mozambique, Brazil, and the United States. Prior to joining Vancouver, Dos Santos worked in MLS under Bob Bradley during the 2018 season, helping LAFC set a new MLS record for points earned by an expansion team in an inaugural season.

A dual citizen of Canada and Portugal, Dos Santos holds a UEFA A coaching license, and is fluent in four languages – English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.

VANNI SARTINI

ASSISTANT COACH

Second season with WFC

Sartini arrived in Vancouver in December 2018 with a decade of football experience in a coaching capacity as well as running coach education programs in his native Italy and the United States. Prior to his move to Whitecaps FC, Sartini had served as coach educator with the United States Soccer Federation since 2016, teaching the U.S. Soccer Pro License Coaching Course, the federation’s highest level of coaching education.

Hailing from Florence, Sartini holds a UEFA Pro Licence, the highest coaching certification available, and is fluent in English, Italian, and Spanish, and can also read and understand German.

PHILLIP DOS SANTOS

ASSISTANT COACH

Second season with WFC

Dos Santos was named to the WFC coaching staff in December 2018, bringing 13 years of football coaching and playing experience in Canada, the United States, Mozambique, and Portugal, after most previously serving as assistant coach for USL club Indy Eleven. He also previously served as part of his older brother Marc’s staff at Ottawa Fury FC and San Francisco Deltas in the NASL. A Canadian-Portuguese dual citizen, Dos Santos holds a UEFA A Licence and fluent in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.

YOUSSEF DAHHA

GOALKEEPER COACH

Second season with WFC

Dahha joined WFC as goalkeeper coach in December 2018, bringing a resume that includes 19 years of coaching after a six-year playing career. Prior to his arrival in Vancouver, Dahha spent 2018 as goalkeeper coach for Ottawa Fury FC, after spending 13 years with Montreal Impact.

A Canadian citizen who was born in Belgium and raised in Morocco, Dahha featured for the Moroccan national team as a youth player. He is fluent in Arabic, English, French, and Italian.

Sporting Director Axel Schuster Vice President, Soccer Operations Greg Anderson Player Dev. & Academy Recruitment Director Craig Dalrymple Head of Operations & Facilities Ed Georgica College Scout & Homegrown Player Manager Steve Meadley Video Analyst Coach Andy Peat Assistant Video Analyst Luke Summers Operations Administrator Sandy Petinakis Operations Coordinator Connor Vande Weghe Equipment Manager Marty McDermott Assistant Equipment Manager Cortlin Tonn

Performance Strategy, Research, & Innovation Director Head of Player Medical Care Head of Physical Preparation

Head Physiotherapist

First Assistant Athletic Therapist

Second Assistant Athletic Therapist

Head of Performance Data Science

Applied Performance Scientist

Assistant Physical Preparation Coach

Soccer Operations Specialist

Team Physician

Team Orthopedic Surgeon

Team Sports Psychologist

Team Nutritionist

Team Nutritionist

Dr. Ben Sporer Jake Joachim Jon Poli Chris Franks Jose Jimenez Ryan Davies Dr. Johann Windt Dr. Josh Trewin Max Stanton Quinn Thompson Dr. Jim Bovard Dr. Bob McCormack Dr. David Cox Emma McCrudden Joanna Irvine

PLAYERS #1 BRYAN MEREDITH Last pro appearance: Last MLS appearance: Last MLS clean sheet:

GK 6-02 195 lbs.

Acquired 20.01.29 via trade from Inter Miami CF 19.09.18 Tacoma Defiance vs. Real Monarchs SLC (USL Championship) 18.06.30 SEA vs. POR Last MLS win: 12.07.08 SEA vs. COL 12.07.05 RSL vs. SEA

A nine-year pro, who has spent eight combined seasons with Seattle Sounders FC and San Jose Earthquakes before being selected by Inter Miami CF in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft, Meredith brings additional experience to the 'Caps roster. He brings over 50 pro appearances across all competitions in his career.

#3 CRISTIÁN GUTIÉRREZ LB 5-11 150 lbs.

Acquired 20.01.16 via transfer from Colo-Colo Last pro appearance: 19.09.07 Colo-Colo vs. Everton (Copa Chile) Last pro goal: N/A A native of Greenfield Park, Quebec, who has represented Chile at the 2017 CONMEBOL Sudamericano U-20 and is eligible to play for Canada, Gutiérrez is a young left back who has some experience playing in his adopted home country at the highest level. He has five seasons under his belt in Chilean Primera División with Colo-Colo, including loan stints with Unión Española and Huachipato.

2019 Chilean Primera Division (Colo Colo): 6 GP, 6 GS, 1 A #4 RANKO VESELINOVIĆ CB 6-02 170 lbs.

Acquired 20.02.09 on loan from FK Vojvodina Last appearance: 19.12.08 Bačka Topola vs. Vojvodina (Serbian SuperLiga) Last goal: 19.10.26 Vojvodina vs. Javor Ivanjica (Serbian SuperLiga) A Serbian youth international centre back with experience, character, and pace, Veselinović had played his entire career with his hometown club FK Vojvodina prior to his arrival in Vancouver in February 2020. During the 2019-20 season in the Serbia SuperLiga, Veselinović was named team captain in the summer, and helped his side reach third overall in the league prior to the winter break.

2019-20 Serbian SuperLiga (FK Vojvodina): 19 GP, 19 GS, 1 G #6 INBEOM HWANG Last MLS appearance: Last MLS goal:

CM 5-10 155 lbs.

19.10.06 VAN vs. RSL 19.09.14 VAN vs. HOU

Acquired 19.01.30 via transfer from Daejeon Citizen FC South Korea MNT: 23 GP, 3 G Last MLS assist: 19.09.29 LA vs. VAN

One of Asia’s top up-and-coming and coveted talents, Hwang dazzled his way to winning the 2019 WFC Most Promising Male Player in his first season in Vancouver, scoring three goals and co-leading the club with five assists in 31 starts and appearing in all 34 MLS matches. He landed in the top 20 across MLS in successful passes (most in a single MLS regular season in WFC history with 1,518), touches, and interceptions. He also led the 'Caps in chances created, successful passes ending in the final third, and recoveries among field players. #9 DAVID MILINKOVIĆ Last appearance: Last goal:

W 5-10 175 lbs.

Acquired 20.01.27 on loan from Hull City 19.08.13 Tranmere Rovers vs. Hull City (English League Cup) 19.08.13 Tranmere Rovers vs. Hull City (English League Cup)

A winger with strong work ethic and close to 100 professional appearances in Europe, Milinković had a career year with Heart of Midlothian FC in 2017-18, leading his side with five assists while scoring six goals in 24 appearances in Premiership competition, and landed in the top 10 in the entire Premiership with 2.02 key passes per 90 minutes.

2018-19 English Championship (Hull City): 8 GP #9 LUCAS CAVALLINI Last appearance: Last goal:

F 5-11 190 lbs.

Acquired 19.12.16 via transfer from Club Puebla 19.11.22 Puebla vs. Necaxa (Mexican Liga MX) Canada MNT: 17 GP, 11 G 19.11.22 Puebla vs. Necaxa (Mexican Liga MX)

A prolific striker with close to a decade of experience in the Mexican and Uruguayan top leagues, Lucas Cavallini joined Whitecaps FC in December 2019 following a club record transfer fee. An important member of Canada’s resurgence on the international stage, the Ontario-born goal scorer is signed to a Designated Player contract through 2022 with an option for 2023.

2019-20 Liga MX (Club Puebla): 17 GP, 12 GS, 5 G, 3 A

#12 FREDY MONTERO F 5-09 160 lbs.

Reacquired 19.02.15 after being out-of-contract Last MLS appearance: 19.10.06 VAN vs. RSL Colombia MNT: 4 GP Last MLS goal: 19.09.21 VAN vs. CLB Last MLS assist: 19.09.29 LA vs. VAN

An experienced striker with proven goal-scoring ability, Montero returned to Vancouver in 2019 for his second stint, winning his second WFC Domenic Mobilio Golden Boot award. He finished the year strong scoring an equalizer and a game-winner, and tallying a game-winning assist, all on 90 minutes or later, in three consecutive matches in September.

#11 CRISTIAN DÁJOME Last appearance: Last goal: Last assist:

W 5-08 155 lbs.

Acquired 20.01.17 via transfer from Bogotá FC 19.11.28 Delfin vs. Independiente Del Valle (Ecuadorian Liga Pro Serie A) 19.11.09 Independiente Del Valle vs. Colon (Ecuadorian Liga Pro Serie A) 19.09.18 Corinthians vs. Independiente Del Valle (Copa Sudamericana)

An explosive winger who co-led Independiente del Valle in goalscoring to win 2019 Copa Sudamericana, Dájome can play on either side, and can be very dangerous in the final third. Upon his arrival in Vancouver, he had 47 goals in 197 starts and 246 appearances across all competitions under his belt since making his professional debut in 2013.

2019 Ecuadorian Liga Pro Serie A (Independiente Del Valle): 27 GP, 23 GS, 5 G, 2 A #13 DEREK CORNELIUS CB 6-02 190 lbs.

Acquired 19.01.18 via transfer from FK Javor Ivanjica Last MLS appearance: 19.10.06 VAN vs. RSL Canada MNT: 13 GP Last MLS goal: 19.05.18 SKC vs. VAN

One of the brightest young players in a new generation of Canadian talent, Cornelius played an important role in the 'Caps backline, making 16 starts in 17 appearances in his first MLS season, including an added-time equalizer at Sporting Kansas City in his only substitute appearance.

#14 THEO BAIR Last MLS appearance: Last MLS goal:

F 6-04 215 lbs.

19.10.06 VAN vs. RSL 19.09.29 LA vs. VAN

HG: 15.08.01 WFC Residency, 18.07.17 MLS pre-contract

Canada MNT: 2 GP, 1 G Last MLS assist: 19.09.14 VAN vs. HOU

A strong forward who plays with force, Bair was quick to impress in his debut MLS season in 2019, tallying two goals and two assists in 10 starts and 17 appearances. Bair's Week 23 goal at Portland Timbers was named MLS Goal of the Week and WFC Goal of the Year, and was a finalist for the best goal of the season in the league's year-end honours. He scored in a goal mere minutes into his senior debut for Canada MNT in Janaury 2020.

#15 ANDY ROSE Last MLS appearance: Last MLS goal:

CM/CB 6-02 175 lbs.

19.10.06 VAN vs. RSL 19.05.03 COL vs. VAN

MLS rights acquired 18.12.10 via trade from Seattle Sounders FC

Last MLS assist: 19.06.26 DAL vs. VAN

A valuable and professional locker room presence with strong experience in the Cascadia, Rose made his return to MLS after three-plus seasons in the United Kingdom in 2019. Seeing time in midfield as well as at centre back, Rose made an MLS career-high 20 starts in 24 appearances, collecting a game-winner at Colorado Rapids on May 3, and an addedtime equalizing assist at FC Dallas on June 26.

#16 MAXIME CRÉPEAU GK 5-11 195 lbs.

Acquired 18.12.09 via trade from Montreal Impact Last MLS appearance: 19.10.06 VAN vs. RSL Canada MNT: 5 GP Last MLS win: 19.09.29 LA vs. VAN Last MLS clean sheet: 19.08.17 VAN vs. DC

Crépeau enjoyed a breakout campaign in his first season with Whitecaps FC, recording 114 saves and five clean sheets in his 26 MLS appearances, landing among the league leaders with 71.7 save percentage, and pacing all keepers with 31 catches. He made 16 saves against the San Jose Earthquakes on August 24, setting a new single-game record in the league, en route to winning the 2019 WFC Player of the Year award.

#17 LEONARD OWUSU Last appearance: Last goal: Last assist:

CM 5-11 160 lbs.

Acquired 20.01.21 via transfer from FC Ashdod 19.11.28 F.C. Ashdod vs. Ironi Kiryat Shmona (Israeli Premier League) 18.06.02 Dreams FC vs. Ebusua Dwarfs FC (Ghanaian Premier League) 19.11.03 F.C. Ashdod vs. Sektzia Nes Tziona (Israeli Premier League)

Strong, powerful, and dynamic at the centre mid position, Owusu is a player with a lot of potential who is a product of a strong academy system at Dreams FC in his hometown of Accra. He captained Dreams FC to the 2018 GHALCA G8 Tournament championship and was named MVP, then made the move to the Israeli Premier League with FC Ashdod in 2018.

2019-20 Israeli Premier League (FC Ashdod): 17 GP, 17 GS, 1 A #19 JANIO BIKEL CM/RB 5-09 155 lbs.

Acquired 20.02.28 via transfer from CSKA Sofia Last appearance: 20.02.22 CSKA Sofia vs. Botev Plovdiv (Bulgarian First League) Last goal: 15.12.20 NEC vs. Feyenoord (Dutch Eredivisie)

A technical central midfielder who is comfortable in possession and defensively aware, Bikel joined Whitecaps FC in February 2020 via transfer from Bulgaria’s First Professional Football League side CSKA Sofia. The former Portuguese youth international also has the versatility to play right back.

2019-20 Bulgarian First League (CSKA Sofia): 14 GP, 12 GS #20 JASSER KHMIRI Last MLS appearance: Last pro goal:

CB 6-04 190 lbs.

Acquired 19.02.11 via transfer from Stade Tunisien 19.09.29 LA vs. VAN 18.04.08 Gabès vs. Stade Tunisien (Tunisian Ligue 1)

Comfortable with the ball and with good speed, Khmiri spent majority of 2019 rehabilitating his left knee following meniscus surgery in November 2018. He made his MLS debut at LA Galaxy on September 29, recording 19 clearances - the most in a single regular season match by any MLS player since Kendall Waston in March 2017. It is the secondhighest single-match total for a player making his MLS debut, behind Axel Sjoberg's 22 in March 2015.

#22 ÉRIK GODOY Last MLS appearance: Last MLS goal:

CB 6-01 175 lbs.

19.10.06 VAN vs. RSL 19.03.02 VAN vs. MIN

Acquired 19.02.08 on loan, 20.01.22 via transfer from Club Atlético Colón

Last MLS assist: 19.09.29 LA vs. VAN

A dynamic centre back with good experience for his age, Godoy was honoured with the WFC Jock MacDonald Unsung Hero award following his first season in Vancouver in 2019, recording 28 starts in 29 MLS appearances, with a goal and an assist. His 32 blocks was only three off the MLS single-regular season record, and was tied for sixth-highest ever. He also added 127 clearances, good for ninth in MLS. #27 RYAN RAPOSO Last pro appearance:

W/AM 5-07 N/A

140 lbs.

Acquired 20.01.09 via MLS SuperDraft

A Generation adidas player, Raposo was selected fourth overall at the 2020 MLS SuperDraft after tallying 19 goals and 14 assists in 38 appearances in his two seasons at Syracuse. Born and raised in Hamilton, ON, he was a Canada U-15 national team camp participant in 2014, and bagged Canada Games tournament MVP honours in 2017.

2019 NCAA Division 1 (Syracuse University): 20 GP, 20 GS, 15 G, 7 A

#28 JAKE NERWINSKI Last MLS appearance: Last MLS goal:

RB 6-00 175 lbs.

19.09.21 VAN vs. CLB

19.08.24 SJ vs. VAN

Acquired 17.01.13 via MLS SuperDraft Last MLS assist: 18.10.28 VAN vs. POR

An aggressive and heady defender, Nerwinski turned heads in his rookie year, bagging the 2017 WFC Most Promising Player award and contending for the MLS Rookie of the Year. He is in his fourth year with the 'Caps - only Russell Teibert has played more MLS seasons for the 'Caps on their current roster.

#29 YORDY REYNA Last MLS appearance: Last MLS goal:

AM/W 5-07 145 lbs.

19.10.06 VAN vs. RSL 19.08.31 VAN vs. NYC

Acquired 17.01.23 via transfer from FC Red Bull Salzburg

Peru MNT: 28 GP, 2 G Last MLS assist: 19.03.02 VAN vs. MIN

Nicknamed Magic, Reyna is an electric and entertaining attacker that finished fourth for MLS Comeback Player of the Year in 2017, and created the fourth-most big chances in MLS in 2018. He set a new career-high with seven goals in 2019, while adding one assist in 22 starts and 25 appearances. He led the club with five big chances created and 27 shots on target, and shared for team lead with 60 shots.

#31 RUSSELL TEIBERT CM 5-08 150 lbs.

HG: 08.09.10 WFC Residency, 11.03.17 MLS contract Last MLS appearance: 19.10.06 VAN vs. RSL Canada MNT: 27 GP, 2 G Last MLS goal: 18.10.06 TOR vs. VAN Last MLS assist: 19.08.17 VAN vs. DC

Teibert grew up within the club, signing as a Homegrown player in 2011. The Canadian international holds the record in matches played in the Canadian Championship, and is in the club’s top five in all-time total MLS matches. He was recognized with the WFC Jock MacDonald Unsung Hero award in 2018. He established a new careerhigh in 2019 with 26 starts in 27 appearances, and tallied three assists, his most since 2013. His 88.89% passing accuracy was the best in a single-regular season in club MLS history (min. 1,500 minutes played). #32 PATRICK METCALFE CM 6-00 175 lbs.

Last WFC appearance: N/A

HG: 16.03.01 WFC Residency, 20.01.23 MLS contract

After impressing with the Development Squad in 2019, Metcalfe moved up to the first team in January 2020. A product of the VWFC Academy and a 2019 Canada West champion with UBC Thunderbirds, Metcalfe is able to play in all the three spots in the midfield and can also fill in as a centre back if needed, 2019 VWFC Development Squad: 12 GS, 12 GP, 1 G, 1 A

#34 GIANFRANCO FACCHINERI CB 6-0 Last WFC appearance: N/A

185 lbs. HG: 18.08.01 WFC Residency, 20.01.23 MLS contract

A tough centre back and leader from Windsor, ON who joined the VWFC Academy in 2018, Facchineri was honoured with the club's BMO RESP Academy Male Player recognition following a busy 2019 that saw him feature for the the Development Squad, co-captain Canada at the Concacaf U-17 Championship then represent his country at the FIFA U-17 World Cup. 2019 VWFC Development Squad: 4 GS, 5 GP #51 THOMAS HASAL Last WFC appearance:

GK N/A

6-03

190 lbs.

HG: 13.09.01 WFC Sask. Academy, 19.03.07 MLS contract

Saskatoon-raised Hasal originally joined the club through the WFC Saskatchewan Academy Centre in 2013 and becomes the first player signed from the WFC Development Squad. He has represented Canada at the U-18, U-20, and U-23 levels.

2019 VWFC Development Squad: 11 GS, 12 GP, 1 PK save

#53 ALI ADNAN Last MLS appearance: Last MLS goal: Last MLS assist:

LB 6-01 190 lbs.

19.10.06 VAN vs. RSL 19.05.25 VAN vs. DAL 19.09.21 VAN vs. CLB

Acquired 19.03.09 on loan, 19.07.05 via transfer from Udinese Calcio

Iraq MNT: 56 GP, 5 G

A physically-gifted and aggressive defender, Adnan quickly has made a case for himself as one of the best left backs in MLS. In his first season with VWFC, he scored a goal and co-led Whitecaps FC with five assists in 28 starts and appearances. He was top 10 in MLS in duels won and dribbles completed, and led the club in aerials won, passes played into the box, and tackles.

#54 SIMON COLYN Last MLS appearance:

AM 5-10 150 lbs.

18.10.28 VAN vs. POR

HG: 16.09.01 WFC Residency, 18.04.19 MLS contract

A promising attacking midfielder, Colyn became the 15th youngest player in league history to sign an MLS contract at age 16. He made his MLS debut in the 2018 season finale at BC Place. In 2019, he split his time between the WFC Development Squad, as well as the WFC Academy U-19 and U-17 sides.

2019 VWFC Development Squad: 8 GS, 9 GP, 2 G

#55 MICHAEL BALDISIMO CM 5-06 165 lbs.

Last WFC appearance: N/A

HG: 11.08.01 WFC Residency, 18.07.17 MLS contract

A technical and gritty midfielder who can also line up at full back, Baldisimo signed an MLS Homegrown contract in July 2018. He made eight starts in 10 appearances for the WFC Academy U-19 side in the 2018-19 season, before suffering a left ankle injury during the first-team training camp that sidelined him through May. He worked his way back to make one start and appearance for the WFC Development Squad in the SK Summer Soccer Series.

2019 VWFC Development Squad: 1 GS, 1 GP #56 GEORGES MUKUMBILWA RB/W 5-11 Last MLS appearance: 19.10.06 VAN vs. RSL

160 lbs. HG: 14.09.01 WFC Residency, 19.08.23 MLS contract

A versatile player along the wing, Mukumbilwa became the third player transferred from the Development Squad in 2019, and the 19th player ever from the Whitecaps FC Academy signed to an MLS Homegrown contract in August 2019.

He made his MLS debut in the regular season finale, coming on as a substitute versus Real Salt Lake on October 6.

2019 VWFC Development Squad: 10 GS, 10 GP, 1 G

#87 TOSAINT RICKETTS F/W 5-11 170 lbs.

Acquired 19.08.09 after being out-of-contract Last MLS appearance: 19.10.06 VAN vs. RSL Canada MNT: 61 GP, 17 G Last MLS goal: 19.09.29 LA vs. VAN Last MLS assist: 19.08.31 VAN vs. NYC

An experienced Canadian international with over 250 professional appearances and 62 goals in his decade-long career, Ricketts signed with Whitecaps FC in August 2019. He tallied a goal and two assists in six starts and eight appearances, providing instant contributions.

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2019 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Saturday, February 29, 2020 Kickoff: 9:30 p.m. CT BC Place (Vancouver, BC) MLS Regular Season Game 1 Sporting Kansas City (2019) 10-16-8, 38 points (7-6-4 home; 3-10-4 away) 11th in MLS Western Conference Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2019) 8-16-10, 34 points (5-7-5 home; 3-9-5 away) 12th in MLS Western Conference

10-16-8 (38 pts.)

34 11th in West 49 1.44 42 67 1.97 -18 499 (172) 34.5% 419 424 74 7

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

Ted Unkel Brian Poeschel Corey Rockwell Michael Radchuk Geoff Gamble

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

No. 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

Pos. GK DEF 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 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 Wan Kamal

Pronunciation

BOH-tond buh-RAT ahn-DRAY-oo PUHN-chetz BEEZ-ler ILL-ee-eh

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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

8-16-10 (34 pts.)

34 12th in West 37 1.09 30 59 1.74 -22 359 (135) 37.6% 356 390 64 1

2019 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

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Felipe Gutierrez Johnny Russell Felipe Gutierrez Felipe Gutierrez Hurtado, Russell Gerso, Gutierrez Felipe Gutierrez Felipe Gutierrez Felipe Gutierrez Roger Espinoza

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GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

8 5 60 27 2 3 35 54 8 1

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2340 Maxime Crepeau 1.63 Zac MacMath 7 Maxime Crepeau 5 Maxime Crepeau 114 Maxime Crepeau

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference 1. New York City FC - y 2. Atlanta United FC - x 3. Philadelphia Union - x 4. Toronto FC - x 5. D.C. United - x 6. New York Red Bulls - x 7. New England Revolution - x 8. Chicago Fire - e 9. Montreal Impact - e

10. Columbus Crew SC - e 11. Orlando City SC - e 12. FC Cincinnati - e

12 GOALS 9 ASSISTS 65 SHOTS 29 SHOTS ON GOAL 2 GAME-WINNING GOALS 3 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 58 FOULS COMMITTED 57 FOULS SUFFERED 11 CAUTIONS 3 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 2880 Tim Melia 1.88 Tim Melia 10 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia 111

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PETER VERMES 12th season 143-115-90 12th season (.540) 143-115-90 (.540)

MARC DOS SANTOS

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

2nd season 8-16-10 (.382) 2nd season 8-16-10 (.382)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, February 27 QUESTIONABLE: • MID - Felipe Gutierrez (Knee Injury) OUT: • DEF - Andreu Fontas (Achilles Surgery)

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Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #VANvSKC: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#VANvSKC: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City is set to open their 25th MLS season this weekend when the side travels north of the border to take on Vancouver Whitecaps FC at BC Place on Saturday, February 29. The match is Sporting’s first MLS regular-season game ever to be played in February, and also the first Sporting match ever in any competition to be played on a leap day.

Last season, Sporting went 1-0-1 against the Whitecaps. In the first meeting at Children’s Mercy Park on May 18, 2019, Sporting took the lead late in the first half through Krisztian Nemeth, before the Hungarian was sent off early in the second period.

Sporting were denied all three points late on when Derek Cornelius converted from inside the area.

Sporting won the return contest at BC Place, with Gerso Fernandes forcing an own goal in the first half before Felipe Gutierrez tallied early in the second period and Gerso grabbed a goal of his own late in the day to secure a 3-0 win on July 13, 2019.

Sporting KC has a commanding 9-3-4 lead in the all-time series against Vancouver since the Whitecaps joined MLS in 2011. That includes a 4-2-2 mark at BC Place and a 5-1-2 record at Children’s Mercy Park. Sporting KC has now won back-to-back MLS regular-season games at BC Place in 2018 after going winless in their previous two visits.

#VANvSKC: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 9-3-4 in regular season)

Sporting KC Team Notes • Sporting’s 30 regular season wins against Canadian clubs (30-11-15) are the most in MLS all-time.

• Sporting’s 12 regular season wins on Canadian soil (12-7-9) are the secondmost in MLS behind D.C. United’s 13.

• Sporting advanced to the MLS Cup Playoffs in eight straight seasons from 2011-2018, the fourth-longest streak in league history, before falling short of the postseason last year.

• Sporting conceded 67 regular season goals in 2019, the most in club history and the second-most in MLS last year.

Date

07/13/2019 05/18/2019 10/17/2018 04/20/2018 09/30/2017

Score

KC 3 at VAN 0 KC 1 vs VAN 1 KC 4 at VAN 1 KC 6 vs VAN 0 KC 0 vs VAN 1

Result W T W W L

Sporting KC Player Notes • Newly acquired striker Alan Pulido led Liga MX during the 2019 Apertura season with 12 goals for Chivas de Guadalajara.

• Forward Johnny Russell is the second player in team history to record nine goals and nine assists in consecutive regular seasons.

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia’s 10 penalty kick saves since the start of 2016 are five more than any other goalkeeper in the MLS regular season.

• Winger Johnny Russell, forward Daniel Salloi and midfielder Gianluca Busio were tied for the team lead with two preseason goals this winter in Arizona.

Details

Gerso and Gutierrez lead Sporting to road victory Nemeth opens scoring before late Cornelius equalizer Croizet, Salloi (2) and Busio cancel out Felipe opener Russell (3), Medranda, Lobato & Croizet net in rout Hurtado’s strike the difference despite SKC domination

Vancouver Whitecaps Team Notes • Vancouver finished last in the Western Conference last year with 34 points, their fewest points in a season since their inaugural 2011 campaign (28 points).

• Vancouver was the only Western Conference team to finish with a losing home record in 2019, going 5-7-5 at BC Place.

• Vancouver went 3-2-1 during its 2020 preseason, finishing with consecutive wins over the New England Revolution and Minnesota United FC. • Vancouver finished last in MLS in 2019 with 7.5 chances created per game.

• The Whitecaps are led by second-year head coach Marc Dos Santos, who previously led Sporting Kansas City II to a USL Championship Western Conference title in 2016.

#VANvSKC: PLAYER HISTORY • Winger Johnny Russell leads the team with three goals and two assists against Vancouver, having scored a hat trick in the 6-0 home win on April 20, 2018 before recording an assists in the 4-1 road win on Oct. 17, 2018 and the 3-0 road win on July 13, 2019.

• Forward Daniel Salloi has recorded two goals and one assist versus Vancouver.

Both goals came in a 4-1 road win on Oct. 17, 2018, while his assist came on Jimmy Medranda’s goal in the 6-0 home victory on April 20, 2018.

• Winger Gerso Fernandes has a goal and an assist against the Whitecaps, tallying both in the 3-0 road win on July 13, 2019.

• Midfielder Gianluca Busio scored his first professional goal against Vancouver in the 4-1 road win on Oct. 17, 2018.

• Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez has one goal against the Whitecaps, coming in the 3-0 road win on July 13, 2019.

• Defender Graham Zusi has four assists against the Whitecaps, setting up game-winners in 2-1 wins on June 25, 2011, March 12, 2016, and the 6-0 win on April 20, 2018. His most recent assist came in the 4-1 road win on Oct. 17, 2018.

• Midfielder Roger Espinoza has three assists against the Whitecaps, setting up Teal Bunbury’s first goal in a 3-3 draw on April 2, 2011 before adding two assists in the 6-0 home win on April 20, 2018.

• Forward Khiry Shelton has three assists against Vancouver. He notched his first in a 3-2 home win for NYCFC on April 30, 2016 before tallying two assists - including the game-winning assist - in Sporting’s 4-1 road win on Oct. 17, 2018.

• Midfielder Ilie Sanchez has two assists against the Whitecaps, setting up Yohan Croizet’s goal in the 6-0 home win on April 20, 2018 before helping set up the final goal of the 4-1 road win on Oct. 17, 2018.

• Defender Matt Besler also recorded two assists against Vancouver, one coming in the 6-0 home win over the Whitecaps on April 20, 2018 and the other coming in the 4-1 road win on Oct. 17, 2018.

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 6-2-1 against Vancouver with a 1.00 goals against average, while he has three shutouts coming in a 1-0 win on the road on July 12, 2015, a 6-0 home victory on April 20, 2018 and a 3-0 road win on July 13, 2019.

• Goalkeeper Richard Sanchez is 0-1-0 against the Whitecaps, falling to a 3-2 defeat on the road with the Chicago Fire on July 7, 2018.

Vancouver Whitecaps Player Notes • Veteran forward Fredy Montero is Vancouver’s top returning scorer, having bagged eight goals in all competitions last year. Returning midfielder Yordy Reyna placed second with seven goals.

• Newly acquired Canadian striker Lucas Cavallini scored in each of Vancouver’s final four preseason matches.

• In addition to signing Lucas Cavallini for a club-record transfer fee, Vancouver acquired three other players using Targeted Allocation Money: Colombian forward Cristian Dajome, Ghanaian midfielder Leonard Owusu and Argentine defender Erik Godoy.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez is one appearance away from hitting 100 in MLS regular-season play for the club.

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia is one shy of his 46th shutout for Sporting in the MLS regular season, which would pass Jimmy Nielsen for the most in club history.

• Defenders Roberto Puncec and Winston Reid, along with midfielder Gadi Kinda and forward Alan Pulido could all be in line to make their Sporting KC debuts this weekend.

#VANvSKC: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS • Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Marc Dos Santos was an assistant to Peter Vermes and the head coach for Sporting KC’s USL Championship side, Sporting Kansas City II, during their inaugural season in 2016.

• Forward Erik Hurtado spent the first six years of his professional career with the Whitecaps, tallying 13 goals and 10 assists in 48 MLS starts.

• Forwards Alan Pulido and Lucas Cavallini arrived in MLS this offseason following high-profile transfers from Liga MX sides C.D. Guadalajara and Puebla, respectively.

• Defender Amadou Dia was briefly teammates with Vancouver goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau at the Montreal Impact in 2016.

• Midfielder Gadi Kinda and Whitecaps midfielder Leonard Owusu played together at Isreali side Ashdod in 2019.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

FRESH START

VETERAN CORE RETURNS

Sporting Kansas City returns to MLS action for the first time in 146 days when the side opens their 2020 regular-season slate against Vancouver Whitecaps FC at BC Place this Saturday, February 29. It’s the first time ever that Sporting has opened an MLS season in February, and the first time ever that Sporting has played any game on a leap day.

While much of the focus on Sporting Kansas City’s 2020 season has been the influx of new and exciting players on the roster, Sporting will still rely on a core group of veterans that has guided the team to multiple championships during their tenure.

Player Matt Besler Graham Zusi Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Daniel Salloi Gerso Fernandes Ilie Sanchez

Following a disappointing season in 2019 which saw Sporting post a 10-16-8 record and finish in 11th place in the Western Conference - leading to the side missing the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time in eight years - it’s a chance for a fresh start for a number of returning players and a host of new faces.

Sporting has a strong record in season openers, winning 13 of their previous 24 - tied for the most in league history alongside the LA Galaxy. In 2019, Sporting fell to a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to Los Angeles FC at Banc of California Stadium in their season opener after goals from Diego Rossi and an injury-time winner from Adama Diomande cancelled out Krisztian Nemeth’s first-half goal.

SKC Tenure 11 years 11 years 10 years 5 years 4 years 3 years 3 years

Titles MLS Cup (2013), Open Cup (2012, 2015, 2017) MLS Cup (2013), Open Cup (2012, 2015, 2017) Open Cup (2012, 2015, 2017) Open Cup (2015, 2017) Open Cup (2017) Open Cup (2017) Open Cup (2017)

Matt Besler and Graham Zusi enter the 2020 season as the two longest tenured teammates active in the league after being selected on the same day at the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. They’re closely followed by Roger Espinoza, who was drafted in 2008 but spent two years with Wigan Athletic in England. Tim Melia has been with the club for five years, winning the 2017 Goalkeeper of the Year award, while Daniel Salloi, Gerso Fernandes and Ilie Sanchez were all pivotal members of the last Sporting team to loft silverware in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup.

Despite going 13-7-4 in the 24 prior season openers, Sporting has lost the last two last year’s setback at LAFC and a 2-0 defeat at home against NYCFC in 2018. Under Manager and Sporting Director Peter Vermes, Sporting has gone 5-3-2 in their 10 season openers.

YOUNGSTERS SET TO TAKE NEXT STEP

Saturday’s clash will see two sides face off that are desperate for improvement following their 2019 campaigns, as Vancouver was the only side to finish below Sporting in the Western Conference last year. Led by former Sporting Kansas City II head coach Marc Dos Santos, the Whitecaps went 8-16-10 in 2019.

A host of Sporting Kansas City youngsters will look to kick on in the 2020 season and make themselves key players in a side fighting for playoff positioning and titles. Sporting currently has eight Homegrown Players on the roster, with seven coming through the club’s Academy and John Pulskamp whose Homegrown rights were acquired from the LA Galaxy.

VENTURING TO THE WHITECAPS

Sporting Kansas City opens the 2020 season this Saturday, Feb. 29 against the Vancovuer Whitecaps at BC Place, looking to extend their four-game unbeaten run against the Canadian side in MLS regular-season play.

Player Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Wan Kuzain Cameron Duke Jaylin Lindsey John Pulskamp Gianluca Busio Tyler Freeman

Since their last defeat to the Whitecaps on Sept. 30, 2017 - a loss that snapped Sporting’s record-breaking 24-game home unbeaten streak - SKC has gone 3-0-1 against Vancouver, including a 1-0-1 mark in 2019.

It could be argued that Sporting should be 4-0-0 against the Whitecaps in their last four meetings as the encounter at Children’s Mercy Park on May 18, 2019 saw Vancouver snatch a draw in the dying moments when Derek Cornelius fired home from inside the area. Krisztian Nemeth had given Sporting a first-half lead before being shown a straight red card early in the second period.

Age 23 21 21 19 19 18 17 17

Pos. GP FWD 97 MID 2 MID 8 MID 0 DEF 12 GK 0 MID 34 FWD 0

GS G 64 23 1 0 5 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 12 4 0 0

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*Stats in all competitions Daniel Salloi looks set to remain a big part of Manager Peter Vermes’ plans, having enjoyed a breakout campaign in 2018 where he scored a team-high 16 goals. Jaylin Lindsey will look to earn first-team minutes in 2020 after recovering from a torn meniscus that derailed his 2019 campaign, while Gianluca Busio is set for an even greater role after notching three goals and one assist in 1,012 minutes last season.

The return fixture on July 13 at BC Place saw Sporting exact some revenge as an imperious performance from Gerso Fernandes saw him first force an Ali Adnan own goal in the first half before setting up Felipe Gutierrez for the second early in the second half.

Finally, Gerso got the goal he was looking for when he stroked home Johnny Russell’s cross late on to secure a 3-0 victory the day before his first child, Gerso Jr., was born.

Sporting holds a commanding 9-3-4 record against the Vancouver since the Whitecaps joined the league in 2011, including a 4-2-2 record on the road at BC Place.

The likes of Felipe Hernandez, Wan Kuzain, Cameron Duke, John Pulskamp and Tyler Freeman will look to work themselves into the first-team rotation while also earning valuable experience in the USL Championship with Sporting KC II.

NEWCOMERS LOOK TO MAKE IMPACT

PRESEASON IN THE BOOKS

This past offseason saw Sporting make some major additions to the team’s roster, bringing in eight new players to complement a host of experienced returning players.

Player Alan Pulido Khiry Shelton Gadi Kinda Roberto Puncec Winston Reid Amadou Dia John Pulskamp Richard Sanchez

Position FWD FWD MID DEF DEF DEF GK GK

Another preseason is in the books for Sporting Kansas City as four weeks in the Arizona sunshine came to an end this past weekend. Sporting went 2-3-1 in their six preseason matches, claiming wins against Phoenix Rising FC trialists and FC Cincinnati. Gianluca Busio, Daniel Salloi, Johnny Russell and Sporting KC II striker Wilson Harris each led the team with two goals, while Jaylin Lindsey finished ahead of the pack with two assists.

Last Club C.D. Guadalajara (Mexico) SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) HNK Rijeka (Croatia) West Ham United (England) Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship) Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) Chicago Fire (MLS)

Sporting finished out preseason with a frustrating 2-1 loss to the New York Red Bulls on Feb. 22 at Kino Sports Complex in Tucson. Florian Valot gave the Red Bulls the lead before Gadi Kinda hit back almost immediately for SKC, only for a late penalty from Cristian Cásseres Jr. to seal the win for New York.

DA CHAMPIONSHIPS COMING TO KC

Earlier this week, Sporting KC and U.S. Soccer announced that Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri will host the 2020 Development Academy Championships presented by Allstate from July 9-12. National champions will be crowned for boys at the U-15, U-16/17 and U-18/19 age groups as well as girls at the U-15, U-16 and U-17 age groups. The nation’s four best teams at each level will compete at the event, which serves as the culmination of the Academy season, to take home a championship.

Striker Alan Pulido naturally took the headlines when Sporting announced the signing of the reigning Liga MX Apertura goal champion from Chivas Guadalajara, but the club has strengthened on every line of the field. Sporting brought in the experienced Richard Sanchez and youngster John Pulskamp in goal, starting-calibre center backs Winston Reid and Roberto Puncec, former SKC left back Amadou Dia, exciting and energetic midfielder Gadi Kinda and pacy and strong forward Khiry Shelton - also back for his second stint after helping Sporting to a first-place finish in 2018.

This year will mark the largest Academy Championships yet with the participation of Boys U-15 and the introduction of distinct Girls U-16 and U-17 age groups. Six age groups will compete at the event, up from four in previous years. The facility hosted the 2018 Academy Championships, which served as the finale for the inaugural season of the Girls’ Academy.

With the amount if incoming players, Sporting also said goodbye to some long-serving members of the squad as Benny Feilhaber and Seth Sinovic both left the club, along with striker Krisztian Nemeth this past offseason.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes NEW LAWS SET TO TAKE EFFECT IN 2020

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

2026 WORLD CUP HEADING TO NORTH AMERICA

From changes to goal kicks, a new handball law and more, Major League Soccer has had the opportunity to observe how the new laws of the game have impacted soccer across the globe for a number of months now.

The United Bid of Canada, Mexico, and the United States was selected to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 by the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow.

Kansas City is one of 23 Candidate Host Cities in the United Bid.

A set of new laws agreed by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) went into effect in May at the U-20 World Cup, as well as other summer international tournaments, before the European calendar took them up in August and beyond. Ahead of their debut in MLS with the kickoff of the 2020 season next weekend, the league has had ample time to smoothly take on the changes.

The vote, which occurred a day before the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, also marks the first time three nations have been selected to co-host a FIFA World Cup and the first time the FIFA World Cup will be played in North America in 32 years. The United Bid offers FIFA and its 211 Member Associations unity, certainty, and opportunity as they prepare to host the largest FIFA World Cup in history.

While the league announced that it will not introduce offside lines during VAR stoppages, PRO will adopt the new handball law, particularly as it’s applied differently in different scenarios. For instance, when the ball makes contact with an attacking player’s hand or arm in any capacity - irrespective of position or intent - and it leads directly to a goal it’s called back. But that’s not the same for a defensive player, where the old interpretation remains.

With the FIFA Congress decision to award the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to the federations of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, the three nations will jointly manage preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup until FIFA establishes their operations to manage the competition. Among other decisions, FIFA will make the final selection of host cities for the 2026 competition from the 23 candidates proposed in the United Bid. Each of the United Bid’s 23 proposed stadiums are fully built, occupied and operational, ensuring long-term use following the 2026 World Cup. The United Bid has 150 existing world-class training facilities, millions of hotel rooms, and advanced infrastructure. The United Bid is expected to generate more than $14 billion in revenue and $11 billion in profits for FIFA, which will be shared with the 211 FIFA Member Associations, helping further develop and expand the game of football across the globe.

Other changes include requiring substitutes to exit the field at the nearest touchline and pushing goal kicks to be taken quicker by allowing the goalkeeper’s teammates to receive the ball in the box.

In addition, the new interference law will come into play, meaning that if the ball strikes the referee and causes a turnover in possession, the ref will now blow the play dead and give a drop ball to the team previously in possession.

ACADEMY UPDATE: POSITIVE RESULTS IN DALLAS

After participating in a series of high-profile national competitions during the winter months, the Sporting Kansas City Academy U-19s, U-17s and U-15s finally resumed their 2019-20 U.S. Soccer Development Academy regular season campaigns this weekend with a pair of doubleheaders in the state of Texas against Solar SC and FC Dallas.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY II SET TO KICKOFF MARCH 8

As the next step in aligning the Sporting Kansas City player pathway from the Academy to the first team, Sporting Club announced late in 2019 that the Swope Park Rangers will become Sporting Kansas City II ahead of the 2020 USL Championship season. Sporting Kansas City II will be guided by the long-term goals of Sporting’s first team, providing a bridge to the professional level for Sporting Kansas City Academy players. The USL Championship side will also provide opportunities for Sporting’s MLS players on loan.

Playing their first league matches in three months, the U-19s (5-0-3, 18 points) remained unbeaten in the Frontier Division after prevailing 2-0 against Solar SC on Saturday and perennial powerhouse FC Dallas on Sunday. The U-17s (2-4-1, 7 points) were less fortunate, taking two losses, while the U-15s (3-3-1, 10 points) came out as winners and losers in consecutive 3-2 thrillers.

Under the guidance of head coach and former Sporting midfielder Paulo Nagamura, Sporting’s USL Championship team has made several exciting signings for the 2020 campaign, bringing back former captain Christian Duke, U.S. youth international Danny Barbir and Croatian duo Petar Cuic and Dominik Resetar on loan from Dinamo Zagreb II.

All three Academy teams are off next weekend and will continue their Development Academy campaigns a fortnight from now. The U-15s and U-17s will travel south to visit the Dallas Texans in a doubleheader on Saturday, March 7, kicking off at noon and 2 p.m. CT, respectively. The Sporting KC U-19s, meanwhile, will host Saint Louis FC on Sunday, March 8, in a noon CT kickoff at Swope Soccer Village. Admission to the match is free and open to the public.

Sporting II has also signed Sporting KC Academy defender Kaveh Rad to his first professional contract and return exciting winger Ze Pedro - who had five goals and two assists in just 12 games at the end of last season - and Wilson Harris - the top teenage goalscorer in American soccer with 12 goals in 2019.

VERMES VERBATIM

VERMES ENTERS 12th SEASON

See below for comments from Sporting KC Manager and Sporting Director Peter Vermes at the club’s season-opening press conference at Pinnacle on Feb. 26.

Sporting KC Manager and Sporting Director Peter Vermes continues his tenure at the helm of the club as he enters his 12th season in charge in 2020.

Vermes is the longest tenured coach that is currently in charge of a team in MLS, having led Sporting KC since 2009 - one year longer than Ben Olsen has been at the helm at D.C. United. Vermes became the longest tenured coach in MLS when then LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena took the U.S. National Team job in late 2016.

On what he can take from the previous season: “I’m not a big believer in past results. We have a new team, they have a new team, it’s a new year and we’re going into their first game, at home - home openers are always really difficult, so we don’t expect anything less than a really difficult challenge going there.”

With almost 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.

On keeping emotions in check during the first game: “It’s actually hard to do, the good thing is that we’ve got a lot of players that have played a lot of games in Major League Soccer, guys that have played in a lot of other places, so hopefully those experiences will come into play and help with those situations. I think the key is too is that we have to be focused on what we’re doing and not get caught up in everything else.”

Vermes has guided Sporting KC to four titles under his watch, winning three Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups in 2012, 2015 and 2017, and the MLS Cup in 2013. His trophy haul ranks as the second highest among active MLS coaches - only trailing Toronto FC’s Greg Vanney’s five championships. On a local level, Vermes’ 12 years with SKC ties the longest tenure by a head coach in the history of major KC professional sports, moving alongside Super Bowl champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer Hank Stram, who was Chiefs head coach from 1963-1974.

On how the new players in the squad are settling in and the team’s readiness: “I would say they’re getting there, I wouldn’t say that we’ve figured it all out by any means. Everybody’s feeling really good right now in the league cause nobody’s played a game yet. After this weekend, everyone will have played a game and now it starts. I think it probably takes about 10 games to get in to this league - also determine where you’re at, what you need to maybe work on, or what you need to improve on personnel-wise, and I think all those things come into play in those first 10 games.”

Vermes has compiled a 178-136-102 record in all competitions with Sporting KC, including a remarkable 20-7-3 mark in U.S. Open Cup contests. Vermes’ 143 wins in MLS regular-season action ranks fifth all-time and third among active coaches in MLS, trailing New England’s Bruce Arena and Los Angeles FC’s Bob Bradley.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC MLS record vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC: 9-3-4 Home games: 5-1-2 (18 GF, 8 GA) Road games: 4-2-2 (15 GF, 10 GA) Date 04/02/2011 06/25/2011 04/18/2012 07/03/2013 08/10/2014 07/12/2015 08/15/2015 03/12/2016 04/27/2016 08/20/2016 05/20/2017 09/30/2017 04/20/2018 10/17/2018 05/18/2019 07/13/2019

Score KC 3 at VAN 3 KC 2 vs VAN 1 KC 3 at VAN 1 KC 1 vs VAN 1 KC 0 at VAN 2 KC 1 at VAN 0 KC 4 vs VAN 3 KC 2 vs VAN 1 KC 1 at VAN 1 KC 2 vs VAN 0 KC 0 at VAN 0 KC 0 vs VAN 1 KC 6 vs VAN 0 KC 4 at VAN 1 KC 1 vs VAN 1 KC 3 at VAN 0

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Result Location T Empire Field W Livestrong Sporting Park W BC Place Stadium T Sporting Park L BC Place Stadium W BC Place Stadium W Sporting Park W Children’s Mercy Park T BC Place Stadium W Children’s Mercy Park L BC Place Stadium L Children’s Mercy Park W Children’s Mercy Park W BC Place Stadium T Children’s Mercy Park W BC Place Stadium

3 4 18 9 26 17

Dwyer, Russell Graham Zusi Dwyer, Salloi Daniel Salloi Roger Espinoza Espinoza, Zusi

6 2 3 31 9

Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

Camilo Sanvezzo 4 Three Players 2 Camilo Sanvezzo 19 Camilo Sanvezzo 9 Kendall Waston 14 Gershon Koffie 15

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

David Ousted 2 David Ousted 4 David Ousted 2 Stefan Marinovic 18 Marinovic, Ousted 10

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY 3 2 8 5 6 5

Johnny Russell (4/20/18) Four Players Dom Dwyer (3/12/16) Diego Rubio (9/30/17) Benny Feilhaber (8/10/14) Brad Davis (8/20/16)

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

Manneh, Sanvezzo Bolanos, Khalfan (4/2/11) Camilo Sanvezzo (4/2/11) Camilo Sanvezzo (3/12/16) Octavio Rivero (8/10/14) Gershon Koffie

2 2 9 4 6 7

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

(7/13/19) Zac MacMath (4/20/18) Stefan Marinovic

8 6

6 Three Players 3 Melia, Nielsen

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

1 2 OT 14 19 0 122 152 0 39 54 0 88 113 0 17 17 0 42 48 0

Total 33 274 93 201 34 90

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 9 9 0 18 Shots 78 105 0 183 Shots on Goal 31 41 0 72 Fouls

100 90 0 190 Offsides 23 17 0 40 Corner Kicks 26 37 0 63

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC VAN

147

1-15

3 3

16-30

31-45

7 5

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,414

TOTAL MLS SELLOUTS in 161 MLS matches played at the stadium (including postseason)

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 161 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 153 MLS regular season, 8 MLS postseason, 19 Open Cup, 10 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 161 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

195

4 1

105.1 5

46-60

7 1

61-75

4 4

76-90

8 4

OT

0 0

Total

33 18

106

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

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

340

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 195 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 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) Eric Dick (Loan - Feb. 4, 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).

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

Botond Barath (12/18/18) Luis Martins (8/1/19)

2020

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

Erik Hurtado (12/14/18)

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

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Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 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

9:30

FOX Sports KC

SATURDAY, MARCH 7

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC

Saturday, March 14

at Atlanta United FC

MLS

6:00

FOX Sports KC

Saturday, March 21

at San Jose Earthquakes

MLS

9:00

FOX Sports KC

SATURDAY, MARCH 28

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC

Saturday, April 4

at LA Galaxy

MLS

9:30

FOX Sports KC

Saturday, April 11

at Nashville SC

MLS

7:00

FOX Sports KC

SATURDAY, APRIL 18

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC

SATURDAY, APRIL 25

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC

Saturday, May 2

at Los Angeles FC

MLS

9:30

FOX Sports KC

SATURDAY, MAY 9

TORONTO FC

MLS

3:00

FOX SPORTS KC

Saturday, May 16

at Philadelphia Union

MLS

6:30

FOX Sports KC Plus

SATURDAY, MAY 23

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC

Saturday, May 30

at FC Dallas

MLS

7:30

FOX Sports KC

SATURDAY, JUNE 6

ORLANDO CITY SC

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC

Saturday, June 13

at Portland Timbers

MLS

4:00

ESPN

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17

LA GALAXY

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC

SATURDAY, JUNE 20

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

MLS

8:00

FOX SPORTS KC

SUNDAY, JUNE 28

PORTLAND TIMBERS

MLS

5:30

FS1

Wednesday, July 1

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

9:00

FOX Sports KC Plus

SUNDAY, JULY 5

LOS ANGELES FC

MLS

5:30

FOX SPORTS KC

SATURDAY, JULY 11

FC CINCINNATI

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC PLUS

Saturday, July 18

at Minnesota United FC

MLS

7:00

FOX Sports KC Plus

SATURDAY, JULY 25

FC DALLAS

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC

Saturday, August 1

at Montreal Impact

MLS

6:00

FOX Sports KC Plus

Saturday, August 8

at Seattle Sounders FC

MLS

2:30

ABC

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC PLUS

Saturday, August 22

at New England Revolution

MLS

6:30

FOX Sports KC Plus

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29

COLUMBUS CREW SC

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC PLUS

Saturday, September 5

at Chicago Fire

MLS

2:30

Univision & FOX Sports KC

Saturday, September 12

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

8:00

FOX Sports KC Plus

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

NASHVILLE SC

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC PLUS

Sunday, September 27

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

6:00

FOX Sports KC

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4

NEW YORK CITY FC

MLS

3:30

FOX SPORTS KC

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Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 2019 REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) REFEREE

GAMES RECORD

SKC FOULS

OPP. FOULS

SKC YC

OPP. YC

SKC RC

OPP. RC

SKC PK

OPP. PK

Robert Sibiga

4

0-3-1

42

48

11

8

1

1

0

0

Allen Chapman

4

1-1-2

43

44

8

11

2

3

0

1

Alan Kelly

4

1-3-0

41

62

7

7

0

0

0

0

Nima Saghafi

3

1-2-0

36

42

4

8

1

0

0

0

Ismail Elfath

3

1-1-1

45

37

9

6

0

1

1

1

Chris Penso

2

2-0-0

31

17

4

3

0

1

1

1

Kevin Stott

2

0-1-1

26

27

5

3

0

0

1

0

Fotis Bazakos

2

0-1-1

24

23

4

8

1

0

3

0

Rubiel Vazquez

2

1-1-0

21

17

3

4

0

0

2

0

Baldomero Toledo

1

0-0-1

14

16

3

5

0

2

1

1

Tim Ford

1

0-0-1

12

8

2

3

1

0

0

0

Joseph Dickerson

1

1-0-0

12

17

2

4

0

0

0

0

Ramy Touchan

1

1-0-0

13

15

2

4

0

0

0

0

Dave Gantar

1

0-1-0

11

11

3

1

1

0

0

0

Drew Fischer

1

1-0-0

19

20

2

2

0

0

0

0

Alex Chilowicz

1

0-1-0

14

12

2

2

0

0

0

0

Ted Unkel

1

0-1-0

16

7

3

2

0

0

0

1

2019 VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) DATE REFEREE VAR March 3 at LAFC Robert Sibiga Tim Ford

INCIDENT LAFC Penalty Not Awarded

DECISION Confirmed, No Penalty

March 10 vs. PHI

Chris Penso

Chico Grajeda

PHI Penalty Not Awarded

Overturned, Penalty Awarded

March 30 vs. MTL

Nima Saghafi

Christina Unkel

SKC Goal Allowed

Overturned, Goal Disallowed

April 7 at CIN

Ismail Elfath

Jon Freemon

SKC Mistaken Identity

Overturned, Yellow Card Changed

April 14 vs. NY

Robert Sibiga

Kevin Terry Jr.

SKC & NY Brawl

Additional Yellow Cards Shown

April 20 at SJ

Rubiel Vazquez

Kevin Stott

SJ Goal Disallowed

Overturned, Goal Allowed

April 27 vs. NE

Baldomero Toledo

Daniel Radford

NE Penalty Not Awarded

Overturned, Penalty Awarded

June 7 at TOR

Fotis Bazakos

Jose Carlos Rivero

SKC Penalty Not Awarded

Overturned, Penalty Awarded

June 7 at TOR

Fotis Bazakos

Jose Carlos Rivero

SKC Penalty Not Awarded

Overturned, Penalty Awarded

July 26 at NYC

Dave Gantar

Jon Freemon

SKC Two Yellows Shown

Overturned, Straight Red

Aug. 4 at SEA

Ismail Elfath

Kevin Stott

SKC Penalty Not Awarded

Overturned, Penalty Awarded

Aug. 10 vs. RSL

Fotis Bazakos

Jorge Gonzalez

SKC Penalty Not Awarded

Confirmed, No Penalty

Sept. 7 at POR

Alex Chilowicz

Malik Badawi

POR Penalty Awarded

Overturned, No Penalty

Sept. 29 vs. POR

Allen Chapman

Armando Villarreal

SKC & POR Brawl

Additional Red Card Shown

Vela’s shot hits Fontas in the midriff and Sibiga waves away the appeal. After reviewing the play, Sibiga confirms that no penalty will be given.

The ball strikes Sinovic’s arm in the box following a corner and Penso signals for another corner. After reviewing the play, Penso awards Philadelphia a penalty.

Gerso pokes the ball into the back of the net off Nemeth’s flick on and a goal is awarded. After reviewing the play, Saghafi deems Gerso was offside and disallows the goal.

Elfath awards a penalty after Mattocks is taken down in the box by Fontas, but Ilie is shown a yellow card. After consulting his VAR, Elfath changes yellow card to Fontas.

After Kaku kicks the ball into the crowd and is shown a red card, a melee ensues between both sides. After reviewing the scuffle, Sibiga shows yellow cards to Robles and Nemeth.

Hoesen scores his second of the game before the flag goes up for offside. After reviewing the play, Vazquez reverses his decision and allows the goal.

The ball strikes Russell’s arm that was by his side from point blank range, and nothing is given. After reviewing the play, Toledo awards New England a penalty.

Gerso is fouled by Moor on the edge of the area, and Bazakos gives a free kick. After reviewing the play, Bazakos determines that Gerso was inside the area and awards a penalty.

Gutierrez is brought down by DeLeon while through on goal and Bazakos waves play on. After reviewing the play, Bazakos awards Sporting KC a penalty.

Espinoza is called for a foul on Chanot and is given a second yellow card and sent off by Gantar. After reviewing the play, Gantar shows Espinoza a straight red card instead.

Gerso is brought down from behind in the penalty area by Tolo and Elfath waves play on. After reviewing the play, Elfath awards Sporting KC a penalty.

Gutierrez is brought down in the RSL penalty area by Herrera, and Bazakos does not award a foul. After reviewing the play, Bazakos confirms his decision.

Valeri’s strike from distance hits Martins’ arm which was tucked into hios body, and Chilowicz awards the penalty. After reviewing the play, Chilowicz rescinds the penalty.

After a brawl, Gutierrez is shown a yellow and Fernandez is shown a red card. After reviewing the play, Chapman shows an additional red card to Espinoza.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS (2019) 2019 Record When...

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

9-6-4 1-10-4 7-3-2 2-5-4 1-7-2

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

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

Wearing Sporting blue Wearing black metallic Wearing Parley

6-9-4 4-6-4 0-1-0

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

8-2-3 2-3-2 0-11-3

Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even

6-8-5 2-8-3 2-0-0

Shutouts 6-0-0 One-goal games 5-7-0 On ESPN/ESPN2 On FOX/FS1 On FSKC

1-1-1 2-3-1 7-12-6

Day games (before 5 p.m.)

Games 5 p.m. CT or later

2-1-1 8-15-7

With red card for With red card against

0-4-2 2-1-4

Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75

6-7-3 4-9-5

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

2-4-0 0-1-1 7-8-5 1-3-2

vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference

6-12-4 4-4-4

On grass On turf

8-15-7 2-1-1

With zero subs With one sub With two subs with three subs

SPORTING KC IN 2019 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

0-0-0 0-0-0 1-3-2 9-13-6

Quickest Goal...

Gerso Fernandes (9/21 vs. COL) - 3rd Minute

Quickest Goal Against...

Danny Hoesen (4/20 at SJ) - 6th Minute Game-winning goals after 75’...

Regular Season Record By Month March 2019 March all-time April 2019 April all-time May 2019 May all-time June 2019 June all-time July 2019 July all-time Aug. 2019 Aug. all-time Sept. 2019 Sept. all-time Oct. 2019 Oct. all-time

2-1-1 22-11-11 0-1-3 45-38-19 1-3-1 39-49-28 1-1-2 44-31-28 2-3-0 53-41-28 4-2-0 49-53-17 0-4-1 34-45-20 0-1-0 24-18-18

Game-tying goals after 75’...

Johnny Russell (3/17 at COL) - 88th Minute Gianluca Busio (4/14 vs. NY) - 88th Minute Krisztian Nemeth (4/27 vs. NE) - 83rd Minute

Game-winning goals against after 75’...

Adama Diomande (3/3 at LAFC) - 94+ Minute Paul Arriola (5/12 at DC) - 78th Minute Brian Fernandez (9/7 at POR) - 94+ Minute Tommy Smith (9/21 vs. COL) - 85th Minute Hassani Dotson (9/25 at MIN) - 90th Minute

Game-tying goals against after 75’...

Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2019) 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. Los Angeles FC vs. LA Galaxy vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Montreal Impact 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

Graham Smith (8/17 vs. SJ) - 76th Minute Erik Hurtado (8/22 vs. MIN) - 88th Minute

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

Derek Cornelius (5/18 vs. VAN) - 94+ Minute Jordan Hamilton (6/7 at TOR) - 95+ Minute Dairon Asprilla (9/29 vs. POR) - 85th Minute

Red Cards...

Roger Espinoza (3/3 at LAFC) - 84th Minute Krisztian Nemeth (5/18 vs. VAN) - 51st Minute Roger Espinoza (7/26 at NYC) - 62nd Minute Daniel Salloi (8/10 vs. RSL) - 84th Minute Matt Besler (9/21 vs. COL) - 20th Minute Roger Espinoza (9/29 vs. POR) - 38th Minute Ilie Sanchez (9/29 vs. POR) - 84th Minute

Red Cards Against...

Marco Fabian (3/10 vs. PHI) - 60th Minute Johan Blomberg (3/17 at COL) - 87th Minute Kaku (4/14 vs. NY) - 94+ Minute Brandon Bye (4/27 vs. NE) - 55th Minute Jalil Anibaba (4/27 vs. NE) - 89th Minute Harrison Afful (6/23 at CLB) - 74th Minute Chase Gasper (9/25 at MIN) - 94+ Minute Brian Fernandez (9/29 vs. POR) - 36th Minute

Penalty Kicks...

Ilie Sanchez (3/10 vs. PHI) - Scored on Andre Blake Krisztian Nemeth (4/20 at SJ) - Missed on Daniel Vega Felipe Gutierrez (4/20 at SJ) - Scored on Daniel Vega Felipe Gutierrez (4/27 vs. NE) - Scored on Cody Cropper Felipe Gutierrez (6/7 at TOR) - Scored on Quentin Westberg Felipe Gutierrez (6/7 at TOR) - Scored on Quentin Westberg Daniel Salloi (7/3 vs. LAFC) - Saved by Pablo Sisniega Felipe Gutierrez (8/4 at SEA) - Scored on Stefan Frei Felipe Gutierrez (8/10 vs. RSL) - Hit the post on Nick Rimando

Penalty Kicks Against...

Marco Fabian (3/10 vs. PHI) - Saved by Tim Melia Darren Mattocks (4/7 at CIN) - Scored on Adrian Zendejas Carles Gil (4/27 vs. NE) - Saved by Tim Melia Zlatan Ibrahimovic (9/15 at LA) - Saved by Tim Melia Dairon Asprilla (9/29 vs. POR) - Scored on Tim Melia

Regular Season Home and Away

Penalty Kicks Earned...

Gianluca Busio (3/10 vs. PHI) - 11th Minute Gianluca Busio (4/20 at SJ) - 26th Minute Krisztian Nemeth (4/20 at SJ) - 66th Minute Gerso Fernandes (4/27 vs. NE) - 60th Minute Gerso Fernandes (6/7 at TOR) - 25th Minute Felipe Gutierrez (6/7 at TOR) - 73rd Minute Steven Beitashour Handball (7/3 vs. LAFC) - 82nd Minute Gerso Fernandes (8/4 at SEA) - 33rd Minute Johnny Russell (8/10 vs. RSL) - 48+ Minute

Overall All-time 2019 at home All-time at home 2019 on road All-time on road

Youngest Goalscorer...

Oldest Goalscorer...

Youngest Starter...

Youngest to play in a game...

Oldest Starter...

Oldest to play in a game...

310-286-169 7-6-4 203-100-79 3-10-4 107-186-90

Gianluca Busio (3/30 vs. MTL) - 16 years and 306 days Benny Feilhaber (9/7 at POR) - 34 years and 231 days Gianluca Busio (3/10 vs. PHI) - 16 years and 286 days Gianluca Busio (3/10 vs. PHI) - 16 years and 286 days Benny Feilhaber (9/7 at POR) - 34 years and 231 days Benny Feilhaber (9/7 at POR) - 34 years and 231 days

2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 22 27 49 OPPONENT 21 46 67

SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 232 267 499 OPPONENT 212 252 464

SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 74 96 170 OPPONENT 79 106 185

FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 201 218 419 OPPONENT 200 224 424

OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 29 18 47 OPPONENT 37 42 79

CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 83 108 191 OPPONENT 72 77 149

CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 33 41 74 OPPONENT 25 56 81

EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 2 5 7 OPPONENT 1 7 8

PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 3/5 3/4 6/9 OPPONENT 1/2 1/3 2/5

SPORTING KC ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORDS IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES OVERALL Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL

W L T 310 286 169 18 22 10 30 17 7 13 15 9 371 340 195

HOME GF GA 1076 1028 66 67 109 67 50 57 1301 1219

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

W L T 203 100 79 15 4 3 21 7 3 8 5 5 247 116 90

9

AWAY GF GA 646 455 41 20 72 30 28 18 787 523

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

W L T 107 186 90 2 17 7 9 10 4 5 10 3 123 223 104

GF GA 430 573 22 44 37 37 22 39 511 693

Neutral site MLS Cup Playoffs International TOTAL

W L T 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

GF GA 3 3 0 0 3 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES March 3, 2019: Los Angeles FC 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Banc of California Stadium | Los Angeles, CA Attendance: 22,099 Weather: Cloudy and 59 degrees

Sporting KC (0-1-0, 0 points) Los Angeles FC (1-0-0, 3 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas (Barath 69’) D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez (Rowe 62’) F Russell F Nemeth F Gerso (Salloi 73’)

1 2 F 1 0 0 0 2 2

Los Angeles FC GK Miller D Beitashour D Zimmerman D Segura D Harvey M Kaye M Atuesta M Nguyen (Blessing 72’) F Vela (C) F Ramirez (Diomande 59’) F Rossi (Vassell 85’)

March 10, 2019: Sporting KC 2-0 Philadelphia Union MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,738 Weather: Sunny and 43 degrees 1 2 F 1 1 2 0 0 0

Sporting KC (1-1-0, 3 points) Philadelphia Union (0-2-0, 0 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie (Croizet 84’) M Busio (Rowe 78’) M Gutierrez F Russell (Salloi 80’) F Nemeth F Gerso

Philadelphia Union GK Blake D Gaddis D Elliott D Trusty D Wagner M Creavalle (Jones 78’) M Medunjanin M Bedoya (C) M Fabian F Picault (Santos 73’) F Burke (Ilsinho 79’)

March 17, 2019: Colorado Rapids 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dick’s Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, CO Attendance: 11,037 Weather: Cloudy and 46 degrees

Sporting KC (1-1-1, 4 points) Colorado Rapids (0-1-2, 2 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Busio 72’) M Gutierrez (Croizet 81’) F Rowe (Russell 61’) F Nemeth F Gerso

1 2 F 0 1 1 0 1 1

Colorado Rapids GK Howard (C) D Rosenberry D Sjoberg D Wynne D Serna M Feilhaber (Bassett 76’) M Price M Acosta (Blomberg 79’) M Mezquida F Rubio (Shinyashiki 84’) F Kamara

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Sisniega (GK) Wallace El-Munir Croizet Silva Hurtado Brewer

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Carlos (GK) Rwatubyaye Collin Wallace Mbaizo Hurtado Aaronson

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Rawls (GK) Rwatubyaye Smith Lindsey Wilson Jackson

Scoring Summary: SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 1 (Johnny Russell 1) 16’ LAFC - Diego Rossi 1 (Eduard Atuesta 1) 47’ LAFC - Adama Diomande 1 (Jordan Harvey 1) 94+

Scoring Summary: SKC - Ilie Sanchez 1 (Penalty Kick) 11’ SKC - Own Goal (Jack Elliott) 80’

Scoring Summary: COL - Diego Rubio 1 (Unassisted) 54’ SKC - Johnny Russell 1 (Unassisted) 88’

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 10’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes (Yellow Card; Dissent) 17’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 27’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 42’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ LAFC - Jordan Harvey (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 66’ LAFC - Latif Blessing (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 84’ LAFC - Eduard Atuesta (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 22’ PHI - Marco Fabian (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’ SKC - Gianluca Busio (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 37’ PHI - Marco Fabian (Red Card; Serious Foul) 60’

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 41’ COL - Kei Kamara (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’ COL - Benny Feilhaber (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 60’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 64’ COL - Diego Rubio (Yellow Card; Simulation) 72’ SKC - Botond Barath (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 75’ COL - Johan Blomberg (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 80’ COL - Johan Blomberg (Yellow Card/Red Card; Time Wasting) 87’

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

SKC 11 (5) 4 17 1 0

LAFC 14 (6) 4 11 4 7

March 30, 2019: Sporting KC 7-1 Montreal Impact MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,632 Weather: Cloudy and 42 degrees

Sporting KC (2-1-1, 7 points) Montreal Impact (2-2-0, 6 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Busio 62’) M Gutierrez (Rowe 74’) F Russell F Nemeth F Gerso (Croizet 71’)

1 2 F 3 4 7 0 1 1

Montreal Impact GK Bush D Sagna D Cabrera D Camacho D Lovitz M Azira M Piette (C) M Shome (Bayiha 54’) F Okwonkwo (Raitala 76’) F Urruti (Jackson-Hamel 91+) F Taider

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

SKC 16 (4) 4 14 3 6

PHI 15 (4) 2 10 2 5

April 7, 2019: FC Cincinnati 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Nippert Stadium | Cincinnati, OH Attendance: 26,023 Weather: Cloudy and 72 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 1 0 1

Sporting KC (2-1-2, 8 points) FC Cincinnati (2-2-2, 8 points) Sporting KC GK Zendejas D Hasler D Barath D Fontas D Wallace (Sinovic 27’) M Ilie (C) M Busio M Zelalem (Gutierrez 56’) F Russell F Croizet (Nemeth 70’) F Rowe

FC Cincinnati GK Richey D Deplagne D Hagglund D Waston (C) D Garza M Cruz M Bertone M Ulloa M Lamah (Manneh 46’) F Mattocks (Stanko 82’) F Saief (Alexander 77’)

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

SKC 9 (3) 1 11 1 4

COL 13 (2) 2 16 3 1

April 14, 2019: Sporting KC 2-2 New York Red Bulls MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 17,897 Weather: Sunny and 57 degrees

Sporting KC (2-1-3, 9 points) New York Red Bulls (1-3-2, 5 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Besler (C) D Croizet M Ilie M Espinoza (Busio 66’) M Gutierrez (Rowe 85’) F Russell F Nemeth F Gerso (Salloi 82’)

1 2 F 1 1 2 0 2 2

New York Red Bulls GK Robles (C) D Murillo D Parker D Long D Lade M Davis M Rzatkowski (Tarek 97+) M Casseres Jr. M Kaku F Royer (Bezecourt 86’) F Wright-Phillips (White 72’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Diop (GK) Barath Brault-Guillard Wallace Sejdic Zelalem Choiniere

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Hague (GK) Rwatubyaye Hoyte Freeman Powell Gerso Amaya

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Meara (GK) Barath Duncan Hasler Etienne Jr. Sinovic Ivan

Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 2 (Unassisted) 10’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 2 (Gerso Fernandes 1, Felipe Gutierrez 1) 43’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 1 (Gerso Fernandes 2, Roger Espinoza 1) 47+ SKC - Johnny Russell 3 (Roger Espinoza 2) 50’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 3 (Johnny Russell 2) 68’ SKC - Gianluca Busio 1 (Unassisted) 78’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 4 (Ilie Sanchez 1) 84’ MTL - Saphir Taider 3 (Maxi Urruti 2, Daniel Lovitz 1) 89’

Scoring Summary: CIN - Darren Mattocks 1 (Penalty Kick) 19’ SKC - Gianluca Busio 2 (Unassisted) 62’

Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 4 (Krisztian Nemeth 1, Graham Zusi 1) 24’ NY - Daniel Royer 2 (Cristian Casseres Jr. 1, Bradley Wright-Phillips 1) 52’ NY - Brian White 1 (Kaku 1, Aaron Long 1) 75’ SKC - Gianluca Busio 3 (Unassisted) 88’

Misconduct Summary: MTL - Daniel Lovitz (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 19’ MTL - Samuel Piette (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 22’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 17 (9) 1 11 2 8

MTL 13 (2) 2 10 0 4

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 18’ SKC - Yohan Croizet (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ SKC - Gedion Zelalem (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’ CIN - Greg Garza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 78’ CIN - Leonardo Bertone (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 88’ SKC - Botond Barath (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 18 (4) 3 11 3 6

10

CIN 10 (4) 3 13 2 5

Misconduct Summary: NY - Tim Parker (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’ SKC - Kelyn Rowe (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ NY - Kaku (Red Card; Violent Conduct) 38’ NY - Luis Robles (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 97+ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 97+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 18 (4) 3 11 3 6

NY 10 (4) 3 13 2 5

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) April 20, 2019: San Jose Earthquakes 4-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Avaya Stadium | San Jose, CA Attendance: 15,777 Weather: Cloudy and 56 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 2 2 4

Sporting KC (2-2-3, 9 points) San Jose Earthquakes (2-5-0, 6 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) (Abdul 15’) D Croizet M Ilie (Rowe 62’) M Busio (Salloi 57’) M Gutierrez F Russell F Nemeth F Gerso

San Jose Earthquakes GK Vega D Thompson (Judson 70’) D Cummings D Jungwirth D Lima M Godoy M Yueill M Espinoza (Marie 80’) M Eriksson M Salinas (C) F Hoesen (Wondolowski 80’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Tarbell (GK) Hasler Affolter Sinovic Vako Calvillo Scoring Summary: SJ - Danny Hoesen 2 (Anibal Godoy 2) 6’ SJ - Danny Hoesen 3 (Jackson Yueill 1) 12’ SJ - Shea Salinas 2 (Magnus Eriksson 2) 46’ SJ - Magnus Eriksson 2 (Unassisted) 61’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Penalty Kick) 66’ Misconduct Summary: SJ - Cristian Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 47+ SJ - Anibal Godoy (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 50+ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48’ SKC - Yohan Croizet (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 54’ SJ - Tommy Thompson (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 54’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 17 (7) 3 12 0 5

SJ 14 (7) 6 9 0 4

May 12, 2019: D.C. United 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Audi Field | Washington, D.C. Attendance: 12,521 Weather: Cloudy and 53 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 1 1

Sporting KC (2-4-4, 10 points) D.C. United (7-3-2, 23 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Hasler D Barath D Smith D Sinovic M Ilie (C) M Gutierrez (Rowe 84’) M Feilhaber F Russell F Nemeth F Salloi (Croizet 65’)

D.C. United GK Hamid D Jara D Brillant D Birnbaum D Pedroso M Canouse M Moreno M Arriola (Durkin 92+) M Acosta M Rodriguez (Segura 75’) F Rooney (C)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Seitz (GK) Zelalem Robinson McCann Stieber Amarikwa Scoring Summary: DC - Paul Arriola 3 (Wayne Rooney 4) 78’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 11’ DC - Frederic Brillant (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 45’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 11 (4) 3 10 0 3

DC 15 (4) 4 14 0 10

April 27, 2019: Sporting KC 4-4 New England Revolution MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,511 Weather: Sunny and 48 degrees

May 5, 2019: Sporting KC 0-3 Atlanta United FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,518 Weather: Clear and 69 degrees

1 2 F Sporting KC (2-2-4, 10 points) 1 3 4 New England Revolution (2-6-2, 8 points) 3 1 4

Sporting KC (2-3-4, 10 points) Atlanta United FC (3-3-2, 11 points)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi (C) D Abdul (Hasler 91+) D Fontas D Croizet M Gutierrez M Busio (Ilie 46’) M Rowe F Russell F Nemeth F Gerso (Salloi 75’)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi (C) D Barath D Smith D Sinovic M Gutierrez M Croizet (Ilie 65’) M Rowe (Zelalem 65’) F Russell F Nemeth F Salloi

New England Revolution GK Cropper D Farrell D Anibaba D Castillo D Bye M Buchanan (Bunbury 76’) M Caldwell (C) M Gil M Jones (Wright 88’) F Agudelo F J. Caicedo (L. Caicedo 65’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Turner (GK) Barath Fagundez Sinovic Zahibo Zelalem Penilla Scoring Summary: NE - Juan Fernando Caicedo 1 (Juan Agudelo 1, Scott Caldwell 1) 18’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 2 (Graham Zusi 2, Kelyn Rowe 1) 33’ NE - Juan Fernando Caicedo 2 (Tajon Buchanan 1) 35’ NE - Juan Agudelo 1 (Unassisted) 42’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 3 (Penalty Kick) 60’ NE - DeJuan Jones 1 (Unassisted) 66’ SKC - Felipem Gutierrez 4 (Unassisted) 70’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 6 (Johnny Russell 3) 83’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Abdul Rwatubyaye (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 41’ NE - Jalil Anibaba (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 43’ NE - Brandon Bye (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 46+ NE - Carles Gil (Yellow Card; Dissent) 49’ NE - Brandon Bye (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 55’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth (Yellow Card; Dissent) 67’ NE - Jalil Anibaba (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+ NE - Cody Cropper (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 96+ Stats Summary SKC NE Shots (on goal) 19 (6) 10 (7) Saves 3 2 Fouls 14 16 Offside 1 2 Corner Kicks 9 0 May 18, 2019: Sporting KC 1-1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,691 Weather: Cloudy and 65 degrees 1 2 F 1 0 1 0 1 1

Sporting KC (2-4-5, 11 points) Vancouver Whitecaps (3-6-4, 13 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Hasler D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Gutierrez M Feilhaber F Russell (Croizet 82’) F Nemeth F Rowe (Zelalem 92+)

Vancouver Whitecaps GK Crepeau D Nerwinski (Ardaiz 72’) D Godoy D Henry D Adnan M Rose M Felipe (Hwang 53’) M Teibert F Venuto F Montero (C) F PC Giro (Cornelius 46’)

1 2 F 0 0 0 1 2 3

Atlanta United FC GK Guzan D Escobar D Robinson D Gonzalez Pirez D Parkhurst (C) M Remedi (Larentowicz 71’) M Nagbe M Gressel M G. Martinez (Villalba 71’) M Barco F J. Martinez (Shea 81’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Kann (GK) Hasler Pogba Abdul Pereira Gallagher Scoring Summary: ATL - Josef Martinez 3 (Unassisted) 39’ ATL - Ezequiel Barco (Unassisted) 47’ ATL - Josef Martinez 4 (Ezequiel Barco 1) 76’ Misconduct Summary: ATL - Eric Remedi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 66’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 10 (3) 5 12 2 4

ATL 19 (8) 3 5 1 5

May 26, 2019: Sporting KC 3-2 Seattle Sounders FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,882 Weather: Sunny and 79 degrees

Sporting KC (3-4-5, 14 points) Seattle Sounders (7-2-5, 26 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Hasler D Barath D Besler (C) (Smith 79’) D Sinovic M Ilie M Gutierrez M Feilhaber (Busio 75’) F Russell F Croizet (Medranda 89’) F Rowe

1 2 F 2 1 3 0 2 2

Seattle Sounders GK Frei D Leerdam D Torres D Kee-Hee (Arreaga 38’) D Smith M Delem (Bruin 78’) M Roldan M Shipp M Lodeiro (C) M Bwana (Tolo 60’) F Ruidiaz

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) MacMath (GK) Smith Levis Harris Sutter Bair

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Meredith (GK) Zelalem Abdul-Salaam Roldan Svensson

Scoring Summary: SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 7 (Unassisted) 37’ VAN - Derek Cornelius 1 (Ali Adnan 2) 94+

Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 5 (Yohan Croizet 1, Nico Hasler 1) 29’ SKC - Johnny Russell 6 (Ilie Sanchez 2) 46+ SEA - Raul Ruidiaz 6 (Kelvin Leerdam 2, Harry Shipp 2) 63’ SKC - Johnny Russell 7 (Kelyn Rowe 2, Yohan Croizet 2) 68’ SEA - Kelvin Leerdam 4 (Nicolas Lodeiro 8) 71’

Misconduct Summary: VAN - Felipe Martins (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 8’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth (Red Card; Serious Foul Play) 51’ VAN - Inbeom Hwang (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 56’ SKC - Kelyn Rowe (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 62’ SKC - Tim Melia (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 87’ VAN - Lucas Venuto (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 95+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 15 (7) 2 12 1 3

11

VAN 11 (3) 6 8 1 3

Misconduct Summary: SEA - Roman Torres (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 13’ SKC - Benny Feilhaber (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 26’ SKC - Yohan Croizet (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 34’ SEA - Nicolas Lodeiro (Yellow Card; Persistent Infringement) 60’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 12 (7) 4 17 2 1

SEA 12 (6) 4 7 1 2

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) May 29, 2019: Sporting KC 0-2 LA Galaxy MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,979 Weather: Cloudy and 69 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 2 2

Sporting KC (3-5-5, 14 points) LA Galaxy (9-5-1, 28 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi (C) D Barath (Besler 46’) D Fontas D Sinovic (Medranda 77’) M Ilie M Gutierrez M Feilhaber F Russell F Croizet F Rowe (Salloi 65’)

LA Galaxy GK Bingham D Romney D Steres D Gonzalez D Skjelvik M Lletget (Pontius 88’) M dos Santos M Kitchen F F. Alvarez (Corona 72’) F Ibrahimovic (C) F Antuna (Boateng 91+)

June 1, 2019: Houston Dynamo 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BBVA Compass Stadium | Houston, TX Attendance: 15,710 Weather: Cloudy and 87 degrees

Sporting KC (3-5-6, 15 points) Houston Dynamo (7-3-3, 24 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Hasler D Barath D Smith (Fontas 61’) D Sinovic M Ilie (C) M Busio (Feilhaber 61’) M Gutierrez F Croizet F Nemeth F Salloi (Zusi 75’)

1 2 F 0 1 1 0 1 1

Houston Dynamo GK Willis D DeLaGarza D Struna D Figueroa D Lundkvist M Vera M Boniek Garcia (C) M Martinez (McNamara 77’) F Elis F Manotas (Hairston 87’) F Quioto (Rodriguez 74’)

June 7, 2019: Toronto FC 2-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BMO Field | Toronto, ON Attendance: 24,748 Weather: Sunny and 75 degrees 1 2 F 1 1 2 1 1 2

Sporting KC (3-5-7, 16 points) Toronto FC (5-6-4, 19 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Smith D Sinovic M Ilie (C) M Gutierrez M Feilhaber F Gerso (Busio 87’) F Croizet F Salloi (Rowe 46’)

Toronto FC GK Westberg D Laryea (Telfer 87’) D Zavaleta (Chapman 74’) D Moor (C) D Ciman D Morrow M Delgado M Fraser M DeLeon F Pozuelo F Boyd (Hamilton 58’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Lampson (GK) Hasler Hilliard-Arce Smith E. Alvarez Busio Cuello

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Deric (GK) Medranda Beasley Rowe K. Garcia Ceren

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Bono (GK) Medranda Dorsey Kuzain Endoh Zelalem

Scoring Summary: LA - Favio Alvarez 1 (Zlatan Ibrahimovic 3, Perry Kitchen 1) 55’ LA - Zlatan Ibrahimovic 10 (Uriel Antuna 2, Perry Kitchen 2) 86’

Scoring Summary: SKC - Yohan Croizet 1 (Ilie Sanchez 3) 63’ HOU - Alberth Elis 5 (A.J. DeLaGarza 1, Maynor Figueroa 2) 69’

Misconduct Summary: LA - Giancarlo Gonzalez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 33’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Dissent) 59’

Misconduct Summary: None

Scoring Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 5 (Penalty Kick) 25’ TOR - Nick DeLeon 3 (Justin Morrow 3, Alejandro Pozuelo 7) 43’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 6 (Penalty Kick) 73’ TOR - Jordan Hamilton 4 (Ryan Telfer 1, Alejandro Pozuelo 8) 95+

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

SKC 18 (5) 3 6 3 12

LA 9 (5) 5 13 3 5

June 23, 2019: Columbus Crew SC 0-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | MAPFRE Stadium | Columbus, OH Attendance: 14,015 Weather: Sunny and 83 degrees

Sporting KC (4-5-7, 19 points) Columbus Crew (5-10-2, 17 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi (Hasler 86’) D Barath D Besler (C) (Fontas 61’) D Sinovic M Ilie M Gutierrez M Feilhaber (Zelalem 65’) F Gerso F Nemeth F Salloi

1 2 F 0 1 1 0 0 0

Columbus Crew GK Kempin D Afful D Crognale D Sauro D Francis (Robinho 61’) M Guzman M Artur M Jimenez M Santos M Accam (Argudo 16’) F Mullins (Williams 71’)

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

SKC 5 (1) 3 13 0 0

HOU 15 (5) 0 13 1 6

June 29, 2019: Real Salt Lake 2-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Rio Tinto Stadium | Sandy, UT Attendance: 18,933 Weather: Cloudy and 89 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 2 0 2

Sporting KC (4-6-7, 19 points) Real Salt Lake (7-8-2, 23 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Hasler D Barath (Fontas 62’) D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie (Feilhaber 71’) M Gutierrez M Zelalem F Gerso F Nemeth (Croizet 46’) F Salloi

Real Salt Lake GK Rimando D Herrera D Glad D Onouha D Toia M Beckerman (C) M Luiz M Rusnak (Schmitt 91+) M Kreilach M Saucedo (Lennon 61’) F Johnson (Baird 67’)

Misconduct Summary: TOR - Richie Laryea (Yellow Card; Dissent) 57’ TOR - Nick DeLeon (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 74’ TOR - Liam Fraser (Yellow Card; Dissent) 89’ TOR - Laurent Ciman (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 9 (4) 3 14 1 4

TOR 14 (5) 2 13 4 5

July 3, 2019: Sporting KC 1-5 Los Angeles FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,754 Weather: Cloudy and 82 degrees

Sporting KC (4-7-7, 19 points) Los Angeles FC (12-2-4, 40 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Hasler D Fontas D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Gutierrez (Croizet 69’) M Feilhaber (Zelalem 65’) F Gerso F Nemeth (Busio 75’) F Salloi

1 2 F 0 1 1 1 4 5

Los Angeles FC GK Sisniega D Beitashour D Blackmon D Segura D Harvey (El-Munir 83’) M Kaye M Atuesta (Nguyen 66’) M Blessing F Vela (C) F Ramirez (Zelaya 78’) F Rossi

Subs not used: Subs not used: Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Bendik (GK) Zendejas (GK) Putna (GK) Croizet Keita Smith Besler Rowe Clark Rowe Silva Sosa Kuzain Plata

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Ejimandu (GK) Barath Jakovic Smith Diomande Rowe Perez

Scoring Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 7 (Gerso Fernandes 3, Benny Feilhaber 3) 48’

Scoring Summary: LAFC - Christian Ramirez 4 (Unassisted) 28’ LAFC - Diego Rossi 9 (Christian Ramirez 2) 50’ LAFC - Carlos Vela 17 (Diego Rossi 4) 63’ SKC - Yohan Croizet 2 (Ilie Sanchez 4) 85’ LAFC - Rodolfo Zelaya 1 (Carlos Vela 11, Diego Rossi 5) 89’ LAFC - Mohamed El-Munir 1 (Lee Nguyen 1) 91+

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Matt Besler (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 46+ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’ CLB - Harrison Afful (Red Card; DOGSO) 74’ CLB - Alex Crognale (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 76’ CLB - Gaston Sauro (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 13 (2) 4 13 2 5

CLB 10 (4) 0 17 3 8

Scoring Summary: RSL - Sam Johnson 6 (Kyle Beckerman 1, Damir Kreilach 2) 15’ RSL - Sam Johnson 7 (Damir Kreilach 3, Albert Rusnak 3) 29’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’ RSL - Kyle Beckerman (Yellow Card; Persistent Infringement) 47+ SKC - Benny Feilhaber (Yellow Card; Illegal Entry) 66’ RSL - Everton Luiz (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 11 (3) 5 14 1 7

12

RSL 10 (6) 3 18 2 1

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Matt Besler (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 14’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Persistent Infringement) 34’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’ LAFC - Latif Blessing (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 45’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48’ LAFC - Mark-Anthony Kaye (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ LAFC - Steven Beitashour (Yellow Card; Handball) 80’ SKC - Tim Melia (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 21 (7) 2 13 1 3

LAFC 11 (7) 5 14 8 1

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) July 6, 2019: Sporting KC 1-0 Chicago Fire MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,570 Weather: Cloudy and 86 degrees 1 2 F 1 0 1 0 0 0

Sporting KC (5-7-7, 22 points) Chicago Fire (5-8-7, 22 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Gutierrez M Zelalem (Busio 84’) F Gerso F Croizet (Nemeth 66’) F Salloi (Russell 73’)

Chicago Fire GK Kronholm D Bronico D Schweinsteiger D Calvo D Lillard (Marcelo 67’) M McCarty (C) M Katai (Nikolic 59’) M Herbers (Campos 80’) M Gaitan M Frankowski F C.J. Sapong

July 13, 2019: Vancouver Whitecaps 0-3 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BC Place | Vancouver, BC Attendance: 18,700 Weather: Cloudy and 86 degrees

Sporting KC (6-7-7, 25 points) Vancouver Whitecaps (4-9-8, 20 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Gutierrez M Zelalem (Feilhaber 65’) F Gerso F Croizet (Nemeth 71’) F Salloi (Russell 89’)

1 2 F 1 2 3 0 0 0

Vancouver Whitecaps GK MacMath D Godoy D Henry D Rose M Nerwinski (Adraiz 90’) M In-Beom M Erice (C) (Venuto 60’) M PC (Teibert 60’) M Adnan F Reyna F Bair

July 20, 2019: Sporting KC 0-2 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,736 Weather: Sunny and 95 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 1 1 2

Sporting KC (6-8-7, 25 points) FC Dallas (9-8-5, 32 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Zelalem (Espinoza 65’) M Gutierrez M Busio F Russell (Salloi 71’) F Croizet (Nemeth 55’) F Gerso

FC Dallas GK Gonzalez D Cannon (Bressan 64’) D Hedges D Ziegler (C) D Hollingshead M Acosta M Servania M Barrios M Ferreira M Mosquera (Reynolds 74’) F Badji (Hayes 84’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Sanchez (GK) Hasler Reynolds Smith Moreno Feilhaber Martinez

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Crepeau (GK) Smith Cornelius Busio Sutter Medranda Felipe

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Mauer (GK) Fontas Gyasi Feilhaber Roberts Medranda Atuahene

Scoring Summary: SKC - Yohan Croizet 3 (Felipe Gutierrez 2) 14’

Scoring Summary: SKC - Ali Adnan (Own Goal) 24’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 8 (Gerso Fernandes 4) 56’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes 1 (Krisztian Nemeth 2, Johnny Russell 4) 90’

Scoring Summary: FCD - Dominique Badji 6 (Michael Barrios 8) 37’ FCD - Jesus Ferreira 6 (Unassisted) 57’

Misconduct Summary: CHI - Fabian Herbers (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 44’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 67’ CHI - Dax McCarty (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’ CHI - Diego Campos (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ SKC - Botond Barath (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 88’ CHI - Bastian Schweinsteiger (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 90’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 17 (10) 2 12 2 4

CHI 6 (2) 8 17 0 1

July 26, 2019: New York City FC 3-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Yankee Stadium | The Bronx, NY Attendance: 20,178 Weather: Sunny and 95 degrees

Sporting KC (6-9-7, 25 points) New York City FC (9-3-8, 35 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic (Croizet 88’) M Ilie M Espinoza M Feilhaber F Russell F Nemeth (Hurtado 58’) F Gerso (Salloi 82’)

1 2 F 0 1 1 1 2 3

New York City FC GK Johnson D Chanot D Sands D Callens M Tinnerholm M Parks M Moralez (Ofori 52’) M Ring (C) M Matarrita F Heber (Castellanos 82’) F Mitrita (Mackay-Steven 70’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Stuver (GK) Fontas Sweat Medranda Rocha Zelalem Medina Scoring Summary: NYC - Anton Tinnerholm 1 (Alex Ring 3, Alexandru Mitrita 2) 41’ NYC - Heber 9 (Alex Ring 4) 54’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez 2 (Benny Feilhaber 4, Johnny Russell 5) 73’ NYC - Alex Ring 3 (Gary Mackay-Steven 1) 77’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 45’ NYC - Maxime Chanot (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 45’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Red Card; Serious Foul Play) 62’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 80’ SKC - Botond Barath (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 94+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 15 (3) 4 11 8 5

NYC 17 (7) 2 11 5 5

Misconduct Summary: VAN - PC Giro (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 68’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 75’ VAN - Doneil Henry (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ VAN - Erik Godoy (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 90’ VAN - Ali Adnan (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 94+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 20 (10) 6 13 1 8

VAN 13 (6) 8 15 2 5

Aug. 4, 2019: Seattle Sounders FC 2-3 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | CenturyLink Field | Seattle, WA Attendance: 37,722 Weather: Sunny and 81 degrees

Sporting KC (7-9-7, 28 points) Seattle Sounders FC (11-7-5, 38 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Feilhaber (Busio 64’) M Gutierrez F Gerso F Hurtado (Russell 80’) F Salloi

1 2 F 2 1 3 0 2 2

Seattle Sounders FC GK Frei D Abdul-Salaam D Kee-hee D Arreaga D Tolo (Delem 86’) M Leyva M C. Roldan M Shipp (Dhillon 59’) M Lodeiro (C) M Jones (Bwana 69’) F Morris

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Meredith (GK) Hasler Campbell Smith Leerdam Medranda A. Roldan Rowe Scoring Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 9 (Seth Sinovic 1) 12’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 10 (Penalty Kick) 33’ SEA - Jordan Morris 6 (Nicolas Lodeiro 10) 46’ SKC - Erik Hurtado 1 (Gerso Fernandes 5) 58’ SEA - Jordan Morris 7 (Handwalla Bwana 1) 82’

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Yohan Croizet (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 29’ FCD - Reggie Cannon (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 43’ FCD - Bryan Acosta (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 68’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 18 (2) 4 11 2 7

FCD 13 (6) 2 15 1 4

Aug. 10, 2019: Sporting KC 1-2 Real Salt Lake MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,219 Weather: Sunny and 87 degrees

Sporting KC (7-10-7, 28 points) Real Salt Lake (11-9-4, 37 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Besler (C) D Sinovic (Medranda 82’) M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez (Busio 91+) F Russell F Hurtado F Gerso (Salloi 6’)

1 2 F 1 0 1 1 1 2

Real Salt Lake GK Rimando D Herrera D Silva D Glad D Toia M Besler (Johnson 64’) M Beckerman (C) M Savarino M Rusnak (Lennon 94+) M Baird (Onuoha 77’) F Kreilach

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Putna (GK) Hasler Portillo Martins Plata Smith Schmitt Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 8 (Unassisted) 31’ RSL - Corey Baird 2 (Unassisted) 38’ RSL - Corey Baird 3 (Jefferson Savarino 5) 70’

Misconduct Summary: SEA - Nouhou Tolo (Yellow Card; Persistent Infringement) 35’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 40’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes (Yellow Card; Persistent Infringement) 53’ SEA - Saad Abdul-Salaam (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 55’ SKC - Benny Feilhaber (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 62’ SEA - Nicolas Lodeiro (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 71’

Misconduct Summary: RSL - Nick Besler (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 29’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 29’ RSL - Donny Toia (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 47+ SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 49+ RSL - Corey Baird (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 76’ SKC - Daniel Salloi (Red Card; Serious Foul Play) 84’ SKC - Erik Hurtado (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ RSL - Aaron Herrera (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 95+

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

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

SKC 10 (7) 4 23 0 7

13

SEA 14 (5) 3 11 1 10

SKC 12 (3) 4 10 0 6

RSL 11 (6) 2 10 4 2

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) Aug. 14, 2019: Orlando City SC 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Exploria Stadium | Orlando, FL Attendance: 22,347 Weather: Cloudy and 79 degrees

Sporting KC (7-11-7, 28 points) Orlando City SC (9-11-6, 33 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Smith D Besler (C) D Sinovic (Martins 71’) M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez F Russell F Medranda (Hurtado 46’) F Busio (Feilhaber 59’)

1 2 F 0 0 0 1 0 1

Orlando City SC GK Rowe D Smith (O’Neill 12’) D Sane D Jansson D Miller M Rosell M Ascues M Akindele M Nani (C) M Mueller (Michel 46’) F Dwyer (Kljestan 74’)

Aug. 17, 2019: Sporting KC 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 17,941 Weather: Sunny and 84 degrees

Aug. 22, 2019: Sporting KC 1-0 Minnesota United FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 17,083 Weather: Cloudy and 77 degrees

1 2 F Sporting KC (8-11-7, 31 points) 0 2 2 San Jose Earthquakes (11-9-5, 38 points) 1 0 1

Sporting KC (9-11-7, 34 points) Minnesota United (12-9-6, 42 points)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Smith D Besler (C) D Martins M Gutierrez M Feilhaber (Ilie 60’) M Espinoza (Busio 74’) F Russell F Hurtado F Medranda (Salloi 56’)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Smith D Besler (C) D Martins M Gutierrez M Feilhaber (Ilie 71’) M Espinoza (Medranda 84’) F Russell F Hurtado F Salloi (Gerso 74’)

San Jose Earthquakes GK Vega D Thompson D Kashia D Jungwirth D Lima (Salinas 76’) M Judson (Rios 68’) M Espinoza M Yueill M Eriksson M Vako F Wondolowski (C) (Hoesen 67’)

1 2 F 0 1 1 0 0 0

Minnesota United GK Mannone D Metanire D Opara (C) D Boxall D Gasper M Finlay M Gregus M Lod (Quintero 69’) M Dotson M Moimbe-Tahrat (Chacon 66’) F Toye (Danladi 80’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Grinwis (GK) Fontas De John Hasler Powers Kuzain Patino

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Tarbell (GK) Barath Cummings Sinovic Fierro Nemeth Godoy

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) St. Clair (GK) Barath Kallman Sinovic Olum Nemeth Ibarra

Scoring Summary: ORL - Tesho Akindele 9 (Carlos Ascues 1, Uri Rosell 1) 21’

Scoring Summary: SJ - Chris Wondolowski 10 (Cristian Espinoza 10) 25’ SKC - Benny Feilhaber 1 (Jimmy Medranda 1, Johnny Russell 6) 50’ SKC - Graham Smith 1 (Unassisted) 76’

Scoring Summary: SKC - Erik Hurtado 2 (Johnny Russell 7, Ilie Sanchez 5) 88’

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 37’ ORL - Nani (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 37’ ORL - Tesho Akindele (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 49’ SKC - Luis Martins (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 90’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 14 (3) 0 9 0 11

ORL 8 (2) 3 8 3 2

Aug. 31, 2019: Sporting KC 1-0 Houston Dynamo MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,917 Weather: Cloudy and 71 degrees

Sporting KC (10-11-7, 37 points) Houston Dynamo (9-14-4, 31 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Smith D Besler (C) D Martins M Gutierrez M Feilhaber (Medranda 81’) M Espinoza (Ilie 70’) F Russell F Hurtado F Salloi (Gerso 70’)

1 2 F 1 0 1 0 0 0

Houston Dynamo GK Willis D DeLaGarza (K. Garcia 69’) D Struna D Figueroa D Lundkvist M Vera M B. Garcia (C) M Elis M Rodriguez (Martinez 59’) M McNamara (Hansen 81’) F Ramirez

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Nelson (GK) Barath Beasley Sinovic Cabezas Nemeth Manotas Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 9 (Graham Smith 1, Felipe Gutierrez 3) 12’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 47’ HOU - Boniek Garcia (Yellow Card; Dissent) 61’ HOU - A.J. DeLaGarza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 65’ HOU - Matias Vera (Yellow Card; Persistent Infringement) 89’ HOU - Maynor Figueroa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 12 (5) 5 10 0 9

HOU 12 (5) 4 19 2 3

Misconduct Summary: SJ - Judson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 59’ SJ - Jackson Yueill (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 61’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 65’ SKC - Johnny Russell (Yellow Card; Persistent Infringement) 88’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 19 (6) 2 19 3 2

SJ 25 (3) 4 20 3 7

Sept. 7, 2019: Portland Timbers 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Providence Park | Portland, OR Attendance: 25,218 Weather: Cloudy and 63 degrees

Sporting KC (10-12-7, 37 points) Portland Timbers (13-11-4, 43 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Smith D Besler (C) D Martins M Ilie M Feilhaber (Medranda 69’) M Espinoza F Gerso (Hernandez 85’) F Hurtado F Salloi

1 2 F 0 1 1 0 2 2

Portland Timbers GK Clark D Moreira D Tuiloma D Dielna D Villafana M Chara M Williamson M Polo (Loria 78’) M Valeri (C) F Asprilla (Fernandez 70’) F Ebobisse (Conechny 92+)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Ivacic (GK) Fontas Langsdorf Lindsey Sinovic Kuzain Scoring Summary: SKC - Benny Feilhaber 4 (Daniel Salloi 1) 65’ POR - Jeremy Ebobisse 9 (Unassisted) 83’ POR - Brian Fernandez 11 (Diego Valeri 16, Tomas Conechny 3) 94+ Misconduct Summary: POR - Andy Polo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 40’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes (Yellow Card; Handball) 45’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’ POR - Jeremy Ebobisse (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 10 (5) 2 14 0 2

14

POR 18 (4) 4 12 0 4

Misconduct Summary: MIN - Hassani Dotson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 74’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 22 (5) 5 9 2 12

MIN 12 (5) 4 8 1 2

Sept. 15, 2019: LA Galaxy 7-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dignity Health Sports Park | Carson, CA Attendance: 22,465 Weather: Cloudy and 69 degrees

Sporting KC (10-13-7, 37 points) LA Galaxy (14-13-3, 45 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Smith D Besler (C) D Martins M Ilie M Espinoza (Busio 66’) M Gutierrez F Russell F Hurtado (Nemeth 74’) F Gerso (Salloi 75’)

1 2 F 1 1 2 1 6 7

LA Galaxy GK Bingham D Feltscher D Steres D Polenta D Romney M dos Santos (Carrasco 87’) M Lletget M Corona F Antuna (E. Alvarez 80’) F Ibrahimovic (C) F Pavon (Pontius 83’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Lampson (GK) Barath Araujo Hasler Gonzalez Sinovic Skjelvik Scoring Summary: SKC – Felipe Gutierrez 11 (Gerso Fernandes 6) 24’ LA – Zlatan Ibrahimovic 24 (Unassisted) 32’ LA – Joe Corona 1 (Cristian Pavon 5, Rolf Feltscher 3) 48’ LA – Zlatan Ibrahimovic 25 (Rolf Feltscher 4, Sebastian Lletget 5) 51’ LA – Uriel Antuna 4 (Unassisted) 69’ LA – Sebastian Lletget 2 (Dave Romney 1, Joe Corona 3) 77’ LA – Sebastian Lletget 3 (Uriel Antuna 3) 79’ LA – Zlatan Ibrahimovic 26 (Efrain Alvarez) 85’ SKC – Felipe Gutierrez 12 (Gianluca Busio 1) 86’ Misconduct Summary: LA - Rolf Feltscher (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 14’ SKC - Graham Smith (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 43’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48+ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 76’ LA - Joe Corona (Yellow Card; Not Retreating) 89’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 20 (6) 6 16 0 7

LA 21 (13) 4 7 6 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) Sept. 21, 2019: Sporting KC 2-3 Colorado Rapids MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,864 Weather: Clear and 74 degrees 1 2 F 2 0 2 1 2 3

Sporting KC (10-14-7, 37 points) Colorado Rapids (11-15-6, 39 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) D Martins M Ilie M Espinoza (Busio 87’) M Gutierrez F Russell (Salloi 74’) F Nemeth (Hurtado 74’) F Gerso

Colorado Rapids GK Irwin D Rosenberry D Abubakar D Smith D Vines M Price (C) M Acosta M Nicholson M Rubio Mezquida 87’) M Lewis (Shinyashiki 46’) F Kamara

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Rawls (GK) Sinovic Anderson Smith Sjoberg Medranda Wilson Bassett Scoring Summary: SKC - Gerso Fernandes 2 (Unassisted) 3’ SKC - Own Goal (Tommy Smith) 14’ COL - Kei Kamara 12 (Jack Price 10) 42’ COL - Diego Rubio 10 (Tommy Smith 2) 76’ COL - Tommy Smith 3 (Jack Price 11) 85’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Matt Besler (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 8’ COL - Sam Nicholson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 18’ SKC - Matt Besler (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 20’ SKC - Luis Martins (Yellow Card; Dissent) 30’ COL - Keegan Rosenberry (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 43’ COL - Diego Rubio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ COL - Lalas Abubakar (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 94+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 10 (2) 5 11 1 6

COL 19 (8) 1 14 3 6

Sept. 25, 2019: Minnesota United FC 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Allianz Field | St. Paul, MN Attendance: 19,609 Weather: Clear and 63 degrees

Sporting KC (10-15-7, 37 points) Minnesota United (15-10-7, 52 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Ilie D Martins M Gutierrez M Espinoza (C) M Busio (Medranda 89’) F Russell (Gerso 71’) F Hurtado (Nemeth 71’) F Salloi

Minnesota United FC GK Mannone D Metanire D Opara D Boxall D Gasper M Gregus M Alonso (C) M Molino (Dotson 61’) M Quintero M Lod (Finlay 80’) F Toye (Danladi 61’)

Sporting KC GK Dick D Lindsey D Barath D Besler (C) D Martins M Gutierrez (Medranda 74’) M Hernandez M Busio F Russell F Nemeth (Hurtado 60’) F Salloi (Gerso 52’)

Portland Timbers GK Clark D Valentin D Tuiloma D Dielna D Villafana M Loria (Ebobisse 55’) M Chara (C) M Polo (Asprilla 58’) M Zambrano (Moreira 89’) M Blanco F Fernandez

Scoring Summary: SKC - Botond Barath 1 (Johnny Russell 8) 7’ MIN - Ozzie Alonso 2 (Abu Danladi 2, Jan Gregus 10) 70’ MIN - Hassani Dotson 4 (Jan Gregus 11) 90’

Scoring Summary: POR - Sebastian Blanco 5 (Unassisted) 29’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 8 (Johnny Russell 9, Roger Espinoza 3) 30’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 1 (Unassisted) 46’ POR - Dairon Asprilla 1 (Penalty Kick) 85’

Misconduct Summary: MIN - Chase Gasper (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+ MIN - Chase Gasper (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 94+ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth (Yellow Card; Dissent) 96+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 23 (8) 5 11 0 6

1 2 F 0 0 0 2 4 6

FC Dallas GK Gonzalez D Cannon D Hedges D Ziegler (C) D Hollingshead M Servania M Acosta (Hayes 56’) M Ferreira F Barrios F Ondrasek (Bressan 77’) F Mosquera (Pepi 83’)

Scoring Summary: DAL - Zdenek Ondrasek 6 (Bryan Acosta 1) 9’ DAL - Matt Hedges 1 (Santiago Mosquera 2, Brandon Servania 3) 12’ DAL - Santiago Mosquera 3 (Michael Barrios 14) 51’ DAL - Michael Barrios 5 (Jesus Ferreira 6) 54’ DAL - Zdenek Ondrasek 7 (Reggie Cannon 1, Michael Barrios 15) 68’ DAL - Jesus Ferreira 8 (Unassisted) 73’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Krisztian Nemeth (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ SKC - Botond Barath (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 67’ SKC - Jimmy Medranda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ SKC 9 (3) 3 10 1 6

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Ilie D Martins M Gutierrez M Espinoza (C) M Busio (Besler 85’) F Russell (Gerso 60’) F Nemeth (Hurtado 73’) F Salloi

1 2 F 1 1 2 1 1 2

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Ivacic (GK) Lindsey Farfan Sinovic Paredes Medranda Valeri

Subs not used: Subs not used: Melia (GK) Maurer (GK) Hasler Nelson Smith Pomykal Zusi Colman

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

Sporting KC (10-15-8, 38 points) Portland Timbers (13-13-7, 46 points)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) St. Clair (GK) Hasler Moimbe-Tahrat Sinovic Olum Smith Ibarra

Oct. 6, 2019: FC Dallas 6-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Toyota Stadium | Frisco, TX Attendance: 15,623 Weather: Partly Cloudy and 96 degrees

Sporting KC (10-16-8, 38 points) FC Dallas (13-12-9, 48 points)

1 2 F 1 0 1 0 2 2

Sept. 29, 2019: Sporting KC 2-2 Portland Timbers MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 17,281 Weather: Partly Cloudy and 81 degrees

DAL 20 (9) 2 14 4 6

15

MIN 16 (7) 7 13 1 7

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ POR - Brian Fernandez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ POR - Brian Fernandez (Red Card; Violent Conduct) 36’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Red Card; Violent Conduct) 38’ POR - Renzo Zambrano (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 60’ POR - Sebastian Blanco (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 65’ POR - Zarek Valentin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ SKC - Botond Barath (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 75’ SKC - Tim Melia (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 81’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Red Card; DOGSO) 84’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 16 (5) 4 7 1 7

POR 14 (6) 3 6 2 4

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BOX SCORES February 21, 2019: Sporting KC 3-0 Deportivo Toluca Concacaf Champions League | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 13,927 Weather: Clear and 36 degrees 1 2 F 1 2 3 0 0 0

Sporting KC (1-0-0) Deportivo Toluca (0-1-0) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Rowe 78’) M Gutierrez F Russell F Nemeth (Hurtado 82) F Gerso (Salloi 87’)

Deportivo Toluca GK Talavera (C) D Salinas D Maidana D Tobio D Gonzalez M Pardo M Rios (Acero 76’) M Mancuello M Barrientos (Lopez 62’) M Mendoza F Triverio (Gigliotti 21’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) L. Garcia (GK) Barath S. Garcia Wallace Mora Busio Esquivel Scoring Summary: SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 1 (Gerso Fernandes 1) 35’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes 1 (Unassisted) 52’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez 1 (Unassisted) 72’ Misconduct Summary: TOL - Rodrigo Salinas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 39’ TOL - Osvaldo Gonzalez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 13 (4) 3 21 2 4

TOL 9 (3) 1 18 2 1

February 28, 2019: Deportivo Toluca 0-2 Sporting KC (0-5 agg.)

Concacaf Champions League | Estadio Nemesio Diez | Toluca, Mexico Attendance: 14,519 Weather: Clear and 57 degrees 1 2 F 1 1 2 0 0 0

Sporting KC (2-0-0) Deportivo Toluca (0-2-0) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez (Rowe 70’) F Russell (Salloi 66’) F Nemeth (Hurtado 73) F Gerso

Deportivo Toluca GK Talavera (C) D Salinas D Mora D Maidana D Gonzalez M Barrientos (Rubio 72’) M Rios M Medina M Acero F Gigliotti (Garcia 64’) F Abella (Mendoza 46’)

March 6, 2019: Independiente 2-1 Sporting KC Concacaf Champions League | Estadio Agustin Sanchez | Chorrera, Panama Attendance: N/A Weather: Clear and 82 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 1 1 2

Sporting KC (2-1-0) CA Independiente (2-0-1) Sporting KC GK Zendejas D Lindsey D Barath D Besler (C) D Wallace M Ilie M Espinoza M Rowe (Russell 68’) F Croizet (Busio 81’) F Hurtado F Salloi (Gerso 78’)

CA Independiente GK Guerra D Cordoba D Negrete D Torres (C) D Avila M Browne M Ayarza M Bolivar M Ivey (Navarro 92+) F Gonzalez F Barrow (Corpas 56’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Melia (GK) Roberts (GK) Sinovic Rosales Smith Bellino Nemeth Piedrahita Soraca Scoring Summary: CAI - Romeesh Ivey 3 (Omar Browne 2) 39’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez 2 (Penalty Kick) 51’ CAI - Alexis Corpas 1 (Gustavo Bolivar 1) 59’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Argument) 63’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 11 (4) 5 13 0 5

CAI 18 (7) 3 14 2 6

March 14, 2019: Sporting KC 3-0 Independiente (4-2 agg.)

Concacaf Champions League | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 13,212 Weather: Rainy and 40 degrees 1 2 F 0 3 3 0 0 0

Sporting KC (3-1-0) CA Independiente (2-1-1) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic (Wallace 92+) M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez F Russell F Nemeth (Croizet 89’) F Salloi (Gerso 21’)

CA Independiente GK Guerra D Cordoba (Bellino 84’) D Negrete D Torres (C) M Gonzalez M Ayarza (Barrow 78’) M Vence M Ivey F Aguilar F Bolivar (Corpas 64’) F Browne

April 4, 2019: C.F. Monterrey 5-0 Sporting KC Concacaf Champions League | Estadio BBVA Bancomer | Monterrey, Mexico Attendance: 44,582 Weather: Clear and 78 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 2 3 5

Sporting KC (3-2-0) C.F. Monterrey (3-1-1) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez (Busio 73’) F Russell (Croizet 64’) F Nemeth (Rowe 80’) F Gerso

C.F. Monterrey GK Barovero D Medina D Montes (Layun 73’) D Sanchez D Gallardo (Vangioni 83’) M Pabon (C) (Meza 79’) M Rodriguez M Gonzalez M Hurtado F Pizarro F Funes Mori

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Resendez (GK) Barath Ortiz Wallace Bareiro Zelalem Zaldivar Scoring Summary: MTY - Dorlan Pabon 2 (Rogelio Funes Mori 1) 7’ MTY - Aviles Hurtado 1 (Unassisted) 14’ MTY - Jesus Gallardo 2 (Unassisted) 55’ MTY - Nicolas Sanchez (Penalty Kick) 70’ MTY - Dorlan Pabon 3 (Rodlofo Pizarro 1) 76’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 30’ MTY - Nicolas Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 49’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’ MTY - Cesar Montes (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 67’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 6 (2) 6 16 2 3

MTY 18 (11) 2 12 2 5

April 11, 2019: Sporting KC 2-5 C.F. Monterrey (2-10 agg.)

Concacaf Champions League | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,467 Weather: Clear and 48 degrees 1 2 F 2 0 2 2 3 5

Sporting KC (3-3-0) C.F. Monterrey (4-1-1) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas (Barath 56’) D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Busio 57’) M Gutierrez F Russell F Nemeth (Salloi 64’) F Gerso

C.F. Monterrey GK Barovero (C) D Medina D Montes D Vasquez (Vangioni 60’) M Layun M Ortiz M Rodriguez M Gallardo (Meza 64’) F Hurtado F Funes Mori F Pizarro (Pabon 61’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) L. Garcia (GK) Barath Castaneda Wallace Lopez Croizet Mancuello

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Roberts (GK) Rwatubyaye Avila Busio Navarro Rowe Piedrahita

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Cardenas (GK) Hasler Gutierrez Croizet Cantu Rowe Bareiro

Scoring Summary: SKC - Gerso Fernandes 2 (Roger Espinoza 1) 8’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 2 (Penalty Kick) 62’

Scoring Summary: SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 3 (Botond Barath 1) 74’ SKC - Roger Espinoza 1 (Johnny Russell 1) 81’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 4 (Gerso Fernandes 2) 86’

Scoring Summary: SKC - Gerso Fernandes 3 (Johnny Russell 2) 6’ MTY - Rogelio Funes Mori 1 (Rodolfo Pizarro 2) 20’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes 4 (Unassisted) 29’ MTY - Rodolfo Pizarro 1 (Jesus Gallardo 1) 45’ MTY - Miguel Layun 1 (Unassisted) 61’ MTY - Aviles Hurtado 2 (Maximiliano Meza 1) 82’ MTY - Rogelio Funes Mori 2 (Dorlan Pabon 1) 91+

Misconduct Summary: TOL - Pablo Barrientos (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 11’ TOL - Adrian Mora (Red Card; DOGSO) 62’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 11 (6) 0 14 3 1

TOL 10 (0) 4 10 0 5

Misconduct Summary: CAI - Francisco Vence (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 29’ CAI - Abdiel Ayarza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ CAI - Jose Guerra (Yellowm Card; Time Wasting) 64’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 27 (13) 3 17 2 13

16

CAI 5 (3) 10 9 1 1

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 26’ MTY - Cesar Montes (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 36’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 60’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 17 (4) 0 20 5 3

MTY 10 (5) 2 15 1 0

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 U.S. OPEN CUP BOX SCORES June 12, 2019: Minnesota United 4-1 Sporting KC U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round | Allianz Field | St. Paul, MN Attendance: 7,211 Weather: Cloudy and 66 degrees 1 2 F 1 0 1 1 3 4

Sporting KC Minnesota United Sporting KC GK Zendejas D Zusi D Smith D Fontas D Medranda (Sinovic 75’) M Ilie M Gutierrez M Feilhaber (C) (Busio 60’) F Gerso F Salloi F Croizet (Rowe 75’)

Minnesota United GK Mannone D Miller (Manley 82’) D Boxall D Omsberg D Dotson M Olum M Martin M Finlay M Quintero (C) M Gasper F Rodriguez (Toye 75’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) St. Clair (GK) Riley Ibarra Hernandez Kuzain Scoring Summary: MIN - Angelo Rodriguez 1 (Darwin Quintero 1) 2’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes 1 (Jimmy Medranda 1, Felipe Gutierrez 1) 27’ MIN - Ethan Finlay 1 (Hassani Dotson 1) 46’ MIN - Darwin Quintero 1 (Angelo Rodriguez 1) 55’ MIN - Darwin Quintero 2 (Angelo Rodriguez 2) 67’ Misconduct Summary: MIN - Lawrence Olum (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 39’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 43’ MIN - Collin Martin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ MIN - Hassani Dotson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 85’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 15 (6) 1 14 1 9

MIN 14 (5) 5 10 3 4

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Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2019 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 Krisztian Nemeth 18 Erik Hurtado 8 Yohan Croizet 7 Jimmy Medranda 1

Left forward

Daniel Salloi 16 Gerso Fernandes 12 Kelyn Rowe 4 Gianluca Busio 1 Jimmy Medranda 1

Left-center midfielder

Right forward Johnny Russell 24 Gerso Fernandes 8 Yohan Croizet 1 Kelyn Rowe 1

Right-center midfielder

Felipe Gutierrez 23 Roger Espinoza 4 Gianluca Busio 3 Kelyn Rowe 2 Benny Feilhaber 1 Gedion Zelalem 1

Benny Feilhaber 12 Roger Espinoza 11 Gianluca Busio 6 Gedion Zelalem 3 Yohan Croizet 1 Felipe Hernandez 1

Defensive midfielder Ilie Sanchez 25 Felipe Gutierrez 8 Gedion Zelalem 1

Left back

Seth Sinovic 21 Luis Martins 9 Yohan Croizet 3 Rodney Wallace 1

Left center back

Right center back

Matt Besler 25 Graham Smith 4 Andreu Fontas 3 Ilie Sanchez 2

Botond Barath 20 Andreu Fontas 7 Graham Smith 6 Abdul Rwatubyaye 1

Goalkeeper

Tim Melia 32 Adrian Zendejas 1 Eric Dick 1

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Right back

Graham Zusi 26 Nicolas Hasler 7 Jaylin Lindsey 1

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE

March 3 March 10 March 17 March 30 April 7 April 14 April 20 April 27 May 5 May 12 May 18 May 26 May 29 June 1 June 7 June 23 June 29 July 3 July 6 July 13 July 20 July 26 Aug. 4 Aug. 10 Aug. 14 Aug. 17 Aug. 22 Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 15 Sept. 21 Sept. 25 Sept. 29 Oct. 6

OPPONENT

at Los Angeles FC vs. Philadelphia Union at Colorado Rapids vs. Montreal Impact at FC Cincinnati vs. New York Red Bulls at San Jose Earthquakes vs. New England Revolution vs. Atlanta United FC at D.C. United vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. LA Galaxy at Houston Dynamo at Toronto FC at Columbus Crew SC at Real Salt Lake vs. Los Angeles FC vs. Chicago Fire at Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. FC Dallas at New York City FC at Seattle Sounders FC vs. Real Salt Lake at Orlando City SC vs. San Jose Earthquakes vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Houston Dynamo at Portland Timbers at LA Galaxy vs. Colorado Rapids at Minnesota United FC vs. Portland Timbers at FC Dallas

RESULT L W T W T T L T L L T W L T T W L L W W L L W L L W W W L L L L T L

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

ATTEND. 22,099 18,738 11,037 18,632 26,023 17,897 15,777 18.511 18,518 12,521 18,691 19,882 19,979 15,710 24,748 14,015 18,933 19,754 18,570 18,700 18,736 20,178 37,722 18,219 22,347 17,941 17,083 18,917 25,218 22,465 18,864 19,609 17,281 15,623

RECORD PLACE PTS. GOALSCORERS 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-1 2-1-1 2-1-2 2-1-3 2-2-3 2-2-4 2-3-4 2-4-4 2-4-5 3-4-5 3-5-5 3-5-6 3-5-7 4-5-7 4-6-7 4-7-7 5-7-7 6-7-7 6-8-7 6-9-7 7-9-7 7-10-7 7-11-7 8-11-7 9-11-7 10-11-7 10-12-7 10-13-7 10-14-7 10-15-7 10-15-8 10-16-8

T-10 T-7 T-6 6 7 7 9 T-7 T-8 T-10 11 T-10 T-10 10 10 T-8 T-11 T-11 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 T-10 T-10 10 11

0 3 4 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 14 14 15 16 19 19 19 22 25 25 25 28 28 28 31 34 37 37 37 37 37 38 38

Nemeth Ilie, Own Goal Russell Russell (2), Nemeth (3), Gutierrez, Busio Busio Russell, Busio Gutierrez Nemeth (2), Gutierrez (2) --Nemeth Russell (3) -Croizet Gutierrez (2) Gutierrez -Croizet Croizet Own Goal, Gutierrez, Gerso -Ilie Gutierrez (2), Hurtado Russell -Feilhaber, Smith Hurtado Russell Feilhaber Gutierrez (2) Gerso, Own Goal Barath Nemeth, Salloi --

SPORTING KC 2019 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2019 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (10-16-8, 38 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF OCTOBER 6, 2019 UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN 21 M Felipe Gutierrez 32 31 2722 7 F Johnny Russell 28 24 2115 9 F Krisztian Nemeth 24 18 1559 30 M Benny Feilhaber (TOT) 26 20 1724 30 M Benny Feilhaber (KC) 17 13 1104 10 M Yohan Croizet 20 12 1091 13 M Gianluca Busio 22 10 923 12 F Gerso Fernandes 25 20 1749 6 M Ilie Sanchez 32 27 2509 19 F Erik Hurtado 13 8 815 20 F Daniel Salloi 28 16 1541 16 D Graham Smith 11 10 882 2 D Botond Barath 21 20 1749 17 M Roger Espinoza 16 15 1149 11 M *Kelyn Rowe 14 7 690 8 D Graham Zusi 27 26 2351 14 D Nicolas Hasler (TOT) 12 8 708 14 D Nicolas Hasler (KC) 9 7 635 94 D Jimmy Medranda 10 2 176 15 D Seth Sinovic 22 21 1911 5 D Matt Besler 27 25 2115 18 GK Eric Dick

1 1 90 4 D Andreu Fontas 13 10 964 85 M Felipe Hernandez 2 1 95 26 D Jaylin Lindsey 1 1 90 36 D Luis Martins 10 9 829 29 GK Tim Melia

32 32 2880 3 D *Abdul Rwatubyaye 2 1 164 22 D Rodney Wallace 1 1 27 24 M Gedion Zelalem 9 5 436 1 GK Adrian Zendejas 1 1 90 28 M Cameron Duke 0 0 0 23 F Tyler Freeman 0 0 0 75 M Wan Kuzain 0 0 0

Own-goals received

Team totals 34 34 3060

Opponent totals 34 34 3060

G 12 9 8 4 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 49 67

A 3 9 2 4 2 2 1 6 5 0 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 65 56 53 28 19 24 27 40 20 20 49 8 8 16 20 37 3 2 8 10 2 0 3 1 0 6 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0

SOG 29 22 18 6 4 12 11 15 4 9 16 4 2 6 4 7 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

FC 58 16 29 33 18 17 11 37 26 22 20 8 26 27 14 22 3 3 3 22 13 0 7 3 0 7 0 3 1 6 0 0 0 0

FS 57 41 27 33 13 16 17 47 16 12 21 5 8 23 11 33 7 5 3 11 10 0 5 2 0 7 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

OFF 0 5 11 1 1 8 0 8 2 5 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 38 109 0 24 16 2 11 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

C 11 1 5 6 3 4 1 5 7 1 1 1 6 4 2 5 0 0 1 4 3 0 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

E 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

42 73

499 463

172 186

419 424

424 419

47 79

191 149

74 81

7 8

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Erik Hurtado 2, Johnny Russell 2, Yohan Croizet 1, Felipe Gutierrez 1, Krisztian Nemeth 1, Ilie Sanchez 1, Graham Smith 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Gerso Fernandes 3, Felipe Gutierrez 3, Yohan Croizet 1, Benny Feilhaber 1, Kelyn Rowe 1, Johnny Russell 1, Ilie Sanchez 1, Graham Smith 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Felipe Gutierrez 5-6, Ilie Sanchez 1-1, Krisztian Nemeth 0-1, Daniel Salloi 0-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS 29 GK 1 GK 18 GK

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Adrian Zendejas Eric Dick Team totals Opponent totals

GP 32 1

1 34 34

GS 32 1 1 34 34

MIN 2880 90 90 3060 3060

SH 173 4 9 186 172

SV 111 3 3 117 120 19

GA 60 1 6 67 49

GAA 1.88 1.00 6.00 1.97 1.44

PG 1 1 0 2 6

PA 4 1 0 5 9

W 10 0 0 10 16

L 15 0 1 16 10

T 7 1 0 8 8

SO 6 0 0 6 7

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 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 178 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 143 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 416 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 Figueras 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 seasons 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 Open Cup International 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 TOTAL 143-115-91 6-7-5

--- 0-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 4-0-1 2-1-0 0-1-0 20-8-3

--- --- --- --- 2-0-2 3-2-1 --- 1-2-1 --- --- 3-3-0 9-7-4

3-6-3 11-14-6 18-11-12 23-8-10 22-12-11 18-17-8 18-11-11 15-17-9 16-9-13 21-10-10 13-20-8 178-137-103

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.

20

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #2 | D | BOTOND BARATH SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

21

20

1749

1

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

3

3

214

0

1

ALL COMPETITIONS

24

23

1963

1

1

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN Shots 2, May 5, 2019, KC vs. ATL Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: July 13, 2019, KC at VAN Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Goal Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 5-10-5 he scores 0-1-0

Height: 6-2 Weight: 165 Birthday: 4/21/1992 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Budapest Honved FC (Hungary) Acquired: Signed on 12/18/18 Sporting Kansas City signed Hungarian international defender Botond Barath entering the 2019 campaign. Born and raised in Budapest, Hungary, Barath has previously spent the entirety of his professional career with hometown club Budapest Honved FC, where he made 213 first-team appearances in all competitions from 2009-2018. The center back helped Honved to the 2016-17 Hungarian first-division title and earned his first of three caps for the Hungary Men’s National Team in October 2018.

debut and scored his first of 12 career goals for the club as Honved finished third in the top-flight Nemzeti Bajnoksag. Barath bagged a career-high four goals during the 2015-16 campaign before helping the club win its 14th first-division championship and its first since 1993 in the 2016-17 season. Honved entered 2017-18 UEFA Champions League qualifying, where Barath scored a goal in an aggregate loss to Israeli club Hapoel Be’er Sheva.

Barath began his professional career in 2009 with Honved II and became a regular starter Barath has 11 caps for Hungary, including six in UEFA Euro 2020 Qualifying last year. for the first team in 2012. In 2012-13, Barath made his UEFA Europa League qualifying Barath previously played at U-18, U-19 & U-21 levels from 2009-2013.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

21

20

1749

1

0

9

3

26

8

0

0

6

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

21

20

1749

1

0

9

3

26

8

0

0

6

0

0

0

#5 | D | MATT BESLER | @MattBesler SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

284

276

24691

3

18

MLS Postseason

18

18

1740

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

20

18

1684

0

1

International

16

16

1425

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

338

328

29540

3

19

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assists 1, 18 times, last: Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: March 16, 2013, KC vs. CHI Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs. COL Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assist Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN 2019 Record when: he starts 10-12-3 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Birthday: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8) Sporting KC’s Matt Besler is in his 10th season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012-13), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-16), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors since being selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Notre Dame.

Besler has earned 47 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2013. He featured in four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first Kansan to play in the quadrennial tournament, as the U.S. advanced to the Round of 16. He also helped the U.S. win the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, starting all three matches in the knockout stage. He joined the U.S. squad for the 2016 Copa America Centenario, starting two matches, and scored his first international goal at St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Sept. 2, the same day his firstborn daughter Parker Rhea was born in Kansas City. He recently made four appearances for his country as the U.S. claimed the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Besler is first in SKC history with 338 appearances across all competitions and is the club’s leader in regular-season appearances (284), starts (276) & minutes (24,691). A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 294 of 302 MLS matches (including playoffs) and landed club Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, 2015).

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

284

276

24691

3

18

44

10

231

131

8

1

34

3

2

7

KC - Postseason

18

18

1740

0

0

4

0

20

16

3

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

302

294

26431

3

18

47

10

251

147

11

1

35

3

2

7

21

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #27 | M | GIANLUCA BUSIO | @gbusio13 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

29

11

1076

4

2

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

1

120

0

0

International

3

0

59

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

34

12

1256

4

2

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 4 times, last: April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Assists 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Shots on Goal 3, Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN Shots 6, Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN Fouls Committed 3, May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Goal April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Assist Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA 2019 Record when: he starts 1-5-4 he scores 1-0-2

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

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

29

11

1076

4

2

36

12

12

19

0

13

1

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

29

11

1076

4

2

36

12

12

19

0

13

1

0

0

1

#13 | D | AMADOU DIA | @Amadou_iT11 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

32

22

2134

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

37

27

2605

0

3

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

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

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

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 Sept. 7, 2016, MTL vs. ORL Goal N/A Assist Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs. SEA 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 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.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

32

22

2134

0

1

6

3

42

21

5

0

3

0

0

0

MLS - Regular Season

33

23

2224

0

1

6

3

46

21

5

0

3

0

0

0

KC - Postseason

1

1

120

0

1

0

0

2

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

34

24

2344

0

2

6

3

48

22

6

0

4

0

0

0

22

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #18 | GK | ERIC DICK | @DaBrickWall00 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

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

A

MLS Regular Season

1

1

90

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

1

1

90

0

0

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Shutout N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-1-0

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

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

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

1

1

90

9

3

0

6

6.00

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

1

1

90

9

3

0

6

6.00

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

#28 | M | CAMERON DUKE | @camduke20 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 2019 Record when: he starts 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

he scores 0-0-0

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.

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 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.

On the international stage, Duke represented the United States at the U-14 and U-15 level before guiding the U.S. U-16’ National Team to a third-place finish at the Val-deMarne Tournament in France in 2016. Duke earned his first of several calls to the U.S. U-18 Men’s National Team in November 2017 before returning to the team in 2018.

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

23

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #15 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

238

217

19064

8

35

MLS Postseason

13

12

1019

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

21

18

1946

0

3

International

9

8

727

1

1

ALL COMPETITIONS

281

255

22666

9

39

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, 8 times, last: Oct. 28, 2018, KC vs. LAFC 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

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Sept. 29, 2019, KC vs. POR Goal Oct. 28, 2018, KC vs. LAFC Assist Sept. 29, 2019, KC vs. POR 2019 Record when: he starts 4-8-3 he scores 0-0-0

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 nine goals and 39 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 281 appearances for the club in all MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

238

217

19064

8

35

273

69

390

334

14

16

54

11

1

8

KC - Postseason

13

12

1019

0

0

9

4

17

19

2

0

5

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

251

228

20083

8

35

282

73

407

353

16

16

59

11

1

8

#12 | F | GERSO FERNANDES | @ge7fe SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

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

A

MLS Regular Season

88

63

5578

15

13

MLS Postseason

3

1

83

1

0

U.S. Open Cup

9

8

628

3

2

International

6

4

438

4

2

ALL COMPETITIONS

106

76

6727

23

17

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Goal Sept. 21, 2019, KC vs. COL Assist Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA 2019 Record when: he starts 6-10-4 he scores 1-1-0

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

88

63

5578

15

13

140

59

100

113

21

18

10

0

4

4

KC - Postseason

3

1

83

1

0

5

3

2

3

0

1

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

91

64

5661

16

13

145

62

102

116

21

19

10

0

4

4

24

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #3 | D | ANDREU FONTAS | @AFontas3 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

15

11

1056

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

90

0

0

International

4

4

326

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

20

16

1472

0

0

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

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

Appearance Aug. 10, 2019, KC vs. RSL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 2-4-4 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 11/14/1989

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

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

15

11

1056

0

0

3

1

8

7

0

0

2

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

15

11

1056

0

0

3

1

8

7

0

0

2

0

0

0

#23 | F | TYLER FREEMAN | @tylerfreeman23 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

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

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

Last Regular Season...

Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

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

he scores 0-0-0

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

25

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #10 | M | FELIPE GUTIERREZ SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

52

49

4244

19

5

MLS Postseason

4

4

360

0

3

U.S. Open Cup

2

1

109

0

1

International

5

5

413

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

63

59

5126

19

9

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

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 Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Goal Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Assist Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU 2019 Record when: he starts 10-14-7 he scores 4-2-2

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.

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.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

52

49

4244

19

5

105

46

96

82

1

58

14

0

5

4

KC - Postseason

4

4

360

0

3

9

4

9

11

1

11

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

56

53

4604

19

8

114

50

105

93

2

69

14

0

5

4

#21 | M | FELIPE HERNANDEZ | @Fe1ipe98 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

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

A

MLS Regular Season

2

1

95

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

2

1

95

0

0

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

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

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.

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.

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

2

1

95

0

0

1

0

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

2

1

95

0

0

1

0

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

26

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #19 | F | ERIK HURTADO SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 14 times, last: Aug. 22, 2019, KC vs. MIN 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)

A

MLS Regular Season

13

8

815

2

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

3

1

115

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

16

9

930

2

0

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Goal Aug. 22, 2019, KC vs. MIN Assist Oct. 21, 2018, VAN at LAFC (w/ VAN) 2019 Record when: he starts 4-4-0 he scores 2-0-0

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

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

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

13

8

815

2

0

20

9

22

12

5

0

1

0

2

0

MLS - Regular Season

118

55

5528

14

10

146

52

123

83

51

6

4

0

3

3

MLS - Postseason

1

1

78

1

0

2

2

3

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

119

56

5606

15

10

148

54

126

86

51

6

4

0

3

3

#17 | M | GADI KINDA SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

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

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

A

Last Regular Season...

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

Birthday: 3/23/1994

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

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.

he scores 0-0-0

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

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

27

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #26 | D | JAYLIN LINDSEY | @JaylinLindsey SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, July 14, 2018, KC at NY Shots on Goal 1, July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Shots 2, 2 times, last: July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Fouls Committed 1, 5 times, last: July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Fouls Suffered 1, 2 times, last: July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD

A

MLS Regular Season

8

7

645

0

1

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

3

2

205

0

0

International

1

1

90

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

12

10

940

0

1

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Goal N/A Assist July 14, 2018, KC at NY 2019 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 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.

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.

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, MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

8

7

645

0

1

5

1

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

8

7

645

0

1

5

1

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

#36 | D | LUIS MARTINS SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

10

9

829

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

10

9

829

0

0

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 0 Shots on Goal 2, Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR Shots 2, Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR Fouls Committed 2, Sept. 21, 2019, KC vs. COL Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 3-5-1 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.

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

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.

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

10

9

829

0

0

6

3

7

7

0

0

2

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

10

9

829

0

0

6

3

7

7

0

0

2

0

0

0

28

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

147

147

13199

0

0

MLS Postseason

6

6

534

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

11

11

1080

0

0

International

6

6

540

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

170

170

15353

0

0

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

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

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Sept. 29, 2019, KC vs. POR Shutout Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU 2019 Record when: he starts 10-15-7

Birthday: 5/15/1986

Tim Melia, the winningest goalkeeper in club history with 62 MLS regular-season wins, became recognized as one of the league’s top goalkeepers in 2017. Melia claimed the 2017 Goalkeeper of the Year crown with career-highs in wins (12), shutouts (10), saves (91), starts (31) and minutes (2,759). Melia surpassed each of those numbers in 2018, posting 18 wins, 13 shutouts, 106 saves, 34 starts and 3060 minutes.

During his breakout campaign in 2015, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 precent save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against average. He was a six-time member of the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week and became the first goalkeeper in MLS history to record six shutouts in his first nine league matches for a new team. He was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year.

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

After a four-year college career with NCAA Division III program Lynn University (New York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

147

147

13199

640

451

45

182

1.25

12

22

11

0

62

49

35

MLS - Regular Season

153

152

13639

676

474

45

196

1.29

13

23

11

1

62

53

36

KC - Postseason

6

6

534

24

15

1

8

1.35

0

0

0

0

1

2

2

MLS - TOTAL

159

158

14172

700

489

46

204

1.30

13

23

11

1

63

55

38

#9 | F | ALAN PULIDO | @alanpulido SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

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: 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 N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A

A

Last Regular Season...

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

Birthday: 3/8/1991

he scores 0-0-0

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

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

29

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #24 | GK | JOHN PULSKAMP | @john_pulskamp 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 N/A Saves N/A Last Regular Season...

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

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

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.00

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.00

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

#4 | D | ROBERTO PUNCEC 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: 170 Hometown: Varazdin, Croatia Last Club: HNK Rijeka (Croatia) Acquired: Signed on 12/4/2019

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

Birthday: 10/27/1991

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

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

30

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #22 | D | WINSTON REID | @WinstonReid2 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: 6-3 Weight: 190 Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand Last Club: West Ham United (England) Acquired: Loaned in on 2/14/2020

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 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

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

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

#7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

58

48

4298

19

19

MLS Postseason

4

4

345

0

1

U.S. Open Cup

3

2

190

2

2

International

6

5

422

0

2

ALL COMPETITIONS

71

59

5255

21

24

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, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Shots 6, 2 times, last: Oct. 6, 2018, KC vs. LA Fouls Committed 4, Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 5, May 12, 2019, KC at DC

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Goal Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU Assist Sept. 29, 2019, KC vs. POR 2019 Record when: he starts 6-13-6 he scores 3-1-2

Birthday: 4/8/1990

Sporting KC acquired Scottish winger Johnny Russell in a transfer from English club Derby County FC in January 2018. Russell has tallied 21 goals and 24 assists in 71 appearances for Sporting KC since the start of 2018, including two hat tricks.

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

58

48

4298

19

19

126

52

31

78

9

183

4

0

3

4

KC - Postseason

4

4

345

0

1

8

2

6

6

1

13

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

62

52

4643

19

20

134

54

37

84

10

196

4

0

3

4

31

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #20 | F | DANIEL SALLOI | @danielsalloi SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

79

54

5004

15

10

MLS Postseason

5

4

397

3

0

U.S. Open Cup

8

4

495

5

0

International

5

2

152

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

97

64

6048

23

10

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

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Goal Sept. 29, 2019, KC vs. POR Assist Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR 2019 Record when: he starts 6-7-3 he scores 0-0-1

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

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

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

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

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

79

54

5004

15

10

169

66

42

65

18

1

5

2

6

4

KC - Postseason

5

4

397

3

0

15

5

3

8

2

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

84

58

5401

18

10

184

71

45

73

20

1

6

2

6

4

#6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

99

94

8540

6

11

MLS Postseason

5

5

480

1

0

U.S. Open Cup

9

9

870

0

1

International

6

6

540

2

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

119

114

10430

9

12

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

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 6 times, last: July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Assists 2, May 9, 2018, KC at ATL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Shots 5, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 5, March 10, 2018, KC at CHI Fouls Suffered 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Sept. 29, 2019, KC vs. POR Goal July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Assist July 3, 2019, KC vs. LAFC 2019 Record when: he starts 7-13-8 he scores 1-1-0

Birthday: 11/21/1990

Ilie, a product of FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth academy, has eight years of professional experience in Spain and Germany. The defensive midfielder featured extensively for FC Barcelona B from 2009-2014 and most recently played for Elche CF during the 2015-16 season. He joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season and has made 119 appearances in all competitions, earning SKC Newcomer of the Year honors in 2017 before being named an MLS All-Star and the club’s Most Valuable Player in 2018.

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

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

Barcelona B finished third in Spain’s second tier.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

99

94

8540

6

11

84

20

76

87

2

14

19

1

1

3

KC - Postseason

5

5

480

1

0

5

2

4

4

0

0

1

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

104

99

9020

7

11

89

22

80

91

2

14

20

1

2

3

32

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #1 | GK | RICHARD SANCHEZ | @richsanz45 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

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

A

MLS Regular Season

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

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Sept. 22, 2018, CHI at NE Shutout Sept. 16, 2018, CHI vs. ORL 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

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

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

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.00

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Regular Season

27

26

2387

143

90

3

51

1.92

4

4

3

0

7

14

6

MLS - TOTAL

27

26

2387

143

90

3

51

1.92

4

4

3

0

7

14

6

#11 | F | KHIRY SHELTON | @KhiryShelton SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

20

15

1370

2

5

MLS Postseason

3

2

172

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

0

15

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

24

17

1557

2

5

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, 8 times, last: June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Assists 3, Sept. 23, 2016, NYC vs. CHI (w/ NYC) Shots on Goal 3, May 20, 2018, KC at MIN 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. 28, 2018, KC vs. LAFC Goal June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Assist Oct. 28, 2018, KC vs. LAFC 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 6/26/1993

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

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

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

20

15

1370

2

5

37

10

20

18

1

1

2

0

1

3

MLS - Regular Season

74

38

3855

8

15

73

22

44

49

4

1

2

0

1

6

KC - Postseason

3

2

172

0

0

2

1

4

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Postseason

5

2

229

0

0

2

1

4

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

79

40

4084

8

15

75

23

48

50

6

1

2

0

1

6

33

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #16 | D | GRAHAM SMITH | @grahamsmith161 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

13

12

1062

1

1

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

180

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

15

14

1242

1

1

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Assists 1, Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Shots 3, Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Fouls Committed 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 2, Aug. 22, 2019, KC vs. MIN Last Regular Season...

Appearance Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Goal Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Assist Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU 2019 Record when: he starts 3-5-2 he scores 1-0-0

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

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

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

Academic All-American.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

13

12

1062

1

1

8

3

10

5

0

0

1

0

1

1

MLS - TOTAL

13

12

1062

1

1

8

3

10

5

0

0

1

0

1

1

#75 | M | WAN KUZAIN WAN KAMAL | @LeKuz7 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

6

3

307

1

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

173

0

1

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

8

5

480

1

1

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

Appearance July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Goal June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assist N/A 2019 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.

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.

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.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

6

3

307

1

0

5

2

4

6

0

0

1

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

6

3

307

1

0

5

2

4

6

0

0

1

0

1

0

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Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #8 | D | GRAHAM ZUSI | @gzusi SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

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

A

MLS Regular Season

279

238

21851

28

65

MLS Postseason

18

18

1739

0

6

U.S. Open Cup

18

16

1537

3

6

International

13

13

1140

0

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

328

285

26267

31

80

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Sept. 29, 2019, KC vs. POR Goal April 15, 2018, KC vs. SEA Assist April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE 2019 Record when: he starts 9-12-5 he scores 0-0-0

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 31 goals and 80 assists in World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in 328 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2009 out his first CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2015, starting two matches, and scored in a World Cup of the University of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in qualifier against Guatemala on March 29, 2016. He played five games for the U.S. at the club history with 80 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica. He recently made four appearances as the U.S. won the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

279

238

21851

28

65

421

132

222

326

32

794

25

1

8

27

KC - Postseason

18

18

1739

0

6

31

3

25

30

1

69

2

0

0

3

MLS - TOTAL

297

256

23590

28

71

452

135

247

356

33

863

27

1

8

30

35

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 PARTICIPATION CHART (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

2/29 3/7 3/14 3/21 3/28 4/4 4/11 4/18 4/25 5/2 5/9 5/16 5/23 5/30 6/6 6/13 6/17 PLAYER @VAN HOU @ATL @SJ RSL @LA @NSH COL MIN @LAFC TOR @PHI SEA @DAL ORL @POR LA Barath Besler Busio Dia Dick Duke Espinoza Gerso Fontas Freeman Gutierrez Hernandez Hurtado Kinda Lindsey Martins Melia Pulido Pulskamp Puncec Reid Russell Salloi Ilie Sanchez Shelton Smith Kuzain Zusi

6/20 6/28 7/1 7/5 7/11 7/18 7/25 8/1 8/8 8/25 8/22 8/29 9/5 9/12 9/19 9/27 10/4 PLAYER VAN POR @RSL LAFC CIN @MIN DAL @MTL @SEA SJ @NE CLB @CHI @COL NSH @HOU NYC Barath Besler Busio Dia Dick Duke Espinoza Gerso Fontas Freeman Gutierrez Hernandez Hurtado Kinda Lindsey Martins Melia Pulido Pulskamp Puncec Reid Russell Salloi Ilie Sanchez Shelton Smith Kuzain Zusi KEY Position-Minutes - Starting Position-Minutes Played DNP - Did Not Play/Unused Substitute SUB-Minutes - Substitute-Minutes played UNAV - Unavailable For Selection

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INJ - Injured SUS - Suspended LOAN - Out on Loan

SII - Sporting Kansas City II (USL) INTL - International Duty ACD - Sporting KC Academy

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

Stat

Player

#

Stat

Player

#

Games

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

34

Games

Matt Besler*

284

Minutes

Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)

3060

Minutes

Matt Besler*

24,691

Goals

Dom Dwyer (2014)

22

Goals

Preki

71

Assists

Preki (1997 & 2003)

17

Assists

Preki

98

Shots

Preki (1996)

140

Shots

Preki

693

Shots on goal

Preki (1996)

61

Shots on goal

Preki

283

Fouls Committed

Chris Henderson (2000)

79

Fouls Committed

Roger Espinoza*

390

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2004)

111

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud

528

Offsides

Eddie Johnson (2007)

50

Offsides

Vitalis Takawira

126

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi (2012)

150

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi*

794

Cautions

Aurelien Collin (2013)

13

Cautions

Roger Espinoza*

54

Ejections

Davy Arnaud (2010), Roger Espinoza (2019)

3

Ejections

Roger Espinoza*

11

ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat

Player

#

Games

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

34

Minutes

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

3060

Wins

Mike Ammann (1997)

21

Losses

Mike Amman (1998)

16

Draws

Bo Oshoniyi (2005)

12

Shutouts

Tony Meola (2000)

16

Goals Against Average

Tim Melia (2017)

0.78

Goals Allowed

Tim Melia (2019)

56

Saves

Tony Meola (2000)

129

Stat

Player

#

Games

Tim Melia*

147

Minutes

Tim Melia*

13,199

Wins

Tim Melia*

62

Losses

Tim Melia*

49

Draws

Tim Melia*

35

Shutouts

Tim Melia*, Jimmy Nielsen

45

Goals Allowed

Tim Melia*

182

Saves

Tony Meola

507

Goals Against Avg.

Jimmy Nielsen

0.99

SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

Stat

Year

#

Stat

Player

#

Goals

2018

65

Goals

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

3

Assists

2018

69

Shots

2018

583

Shots on goal

1996

250

4

Fouls Committed

2013

511

2000

541

Assists

Chris Henderson (1999)

Shots

Preki (1997)

12

Fouls Suffered

Shots on goal

Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)

6

Offsides

1997

117

2018

206

Fouls Committed

Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)

8

Corner Kicks

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2006)

10

Cautions

2019

74

2011

8

Offsides

Alex Bunbury (1999)

7

Ejections

Corner Kicks

Alex Zotinca (2006)

12

Points

2012

63

Wins

1997

21

Losses

1999

24

Ties

2017

13

Shutouts

2000

17

Goals Allowed

2019

67

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat

Player

#

Goals Allowed

Bo Oshoniyi (2001), Tim Melia (2019)

7

Saves

Tim Melia (2018)

10

37

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Matt Besler* 284 2. Graham Zusi* 279 3. Davy Arnaud 246 4. Roger Espinoza* 238 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* 276 2. Graham Zusi* 238 3. Kerry Zavagnin 228 4. Nick Garcia 224 5. Roger Espinoza* 217 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* 24,691 2. Graham Zusi* 21,851 3. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 4. Nick Garcia 20,157 5. Davy Arnaud 19,399 6. Roger Espinoza* 19,064 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* 147 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* 146 456 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* 147 45 1. 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* 147 62 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* 279 28 9. Scott Sealy 88 28 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 279 65 3. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 43 5. Roger Espinoza* 238 35 5. 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* 279 420 4. Dom Dwyer 128 401 5. Kei Kamara 113 370 6. Chris Klein 200 312 7. Roger Espinoza* 238 274 7. 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* 279 131 8. Kei Kamara 113 126 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 10. Mark Chung 94 95 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Roger Espinoza* 238 390 2. Davy Arnaud 240 329 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 4. Matt McKeon 144 309 5. Dom Dwyer 128 239 6. Nick Garcia 224 234 7. Matt Besler* 284 231 8. Mo Johnston 149 226 9. Graham Zusi* 279 224 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* 238 334 5. Graham Zusi* 279 326 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* 238 54 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 4. Nick Garcia 224 37 5. Seth Sinovic 210 35 6. Matt Besler* 284 34 7. Aurelien Collin 107 31 8. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 8. Matt McKeon 144 30 10. Benny Feilhaber 167 28 10. Jack Jewsbury 195 28 10. Mo Johnston 149 28

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CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 279 794 2. Preki 218 452 3. Benny Feilhaber 167 287 4. Claudio Lopez 57 188 5. Johnny Russell* 58 183 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* 279 8 7. 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* 279 27 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* 238 8 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 7. Mo Johnston 149 8 7. Kei Kamara 113 8 7. Chance Myers 147 8 7. 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. Mo Johnston 149 4 8. Chris Klein 200 4 10. Johnny Russell* 58 3 10. Graham Zusi* 279 3 10. Davy Arnaud 240 3 10. Teal Bunbury 89 3 10. Eddie Johnson 43 3 PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG 1. Preki 218 21 2. Benny Feilhaber 167 12 3. Dom Dwyer 128 7 4. Ilie Sanchez* 99 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. Kei Kamara 3. Preki 4. Scott Sealy 5. Josh Wolff 6. Vitalis Takawira 7. Mark Chung 7. Mo Johnston 9. Chris Klein 10. Benny Feilhaber *Minimum 20 goals

GOALS PER GAME GP 128 113 218 88 144 103 94 149 200 167

GLS AVG 57 0.45 38 0.34 71 0.33 28 0.32 43 0.30 28 0.27 20 0.21 31 0.21 39 0.20 31 0.19

BOLD * - denotes player on current roster

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Year Player GP 2011 C.J. Sapong 34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2018 Ilie Sanchez 34 2018 Graham Zusi 34

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

nine players tied with 2

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GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Year Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 5 2000 Matt McKeon 30 5 2003 Preki 30 5 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 5 2004 Josh Wolff 26 5 2012 Graham Zusi 32 5 2013 Graham Zusi 27 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 30 5 PENALTY KICK GOALS Year Player GP PKG 1996 Preki 32 7 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 7 2003 Preki 30 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 5 2016 Benny Feilhaber 29 5 2019 Felipe Gutierrez 32 5 GOALS PER GAME Year Player GP GLS 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 1996 Preki 32 18 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 16 *Minimum 5 goal

AVG 0.71 0.67 0.63 0.56 0.48

Sporting KC Game Notes | February 29, 2020 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 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: 390 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: 794 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: 182 Tim Melia Season: 60 Tim Melia (2019) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/2001 vs. CHI) Game: 7 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA) Half: 6 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA, 2nd) SAVES Career: 507 Tony Meola Season: 129 Tony Meola (2000) Game: 10 Tim Melia (04/08/2018 at LA) Half: 7 4 times

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Adrian Zendejas Botond Barath Abdul Rwatubyaye Andreu Fontas Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Krisztian Nemeth Yohan Croizet Kelyn Rowe Gerso Fernandes Gianluca Busio Nicolas Hasler Seth Sinovic Graham Smith Roger Espinoza Eric Dick Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Felipe Gutierrez Rodney Wallace Tyler Freeman Gedion Zelalem Jaylin Lindsey Cameron Duke Tim Melia Benny Feilhaber Luis Martins Wan Kuzain Felipe Hernandez Jimmy Medranda

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Played for other teams: Nicolas Hasler played 73 minutes for CHI Benny Feilhaber played 620 minutes for COL

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Adrian Zendejas Botond Barath Abdul Rwatubyaye Andreu Fontas Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Krisztian Nemeth Yohan Croizet Kelyn Rowe Gerso Fernandes Gianluca Busio Seth Sinovic Graham Smith Roger Espinoza Eric Dick Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Felipe Gutierrez Rodney Wallace Tyler Freeman Jaylin Lindsey Tim Melia Benny Feilhaber Wan Kuzain Jimmy Medranda

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CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE R161 02/21/2019 KC 3 R162 02/28/2019 KC 2 QF1 03/06/2019 KC 1 QF2 03/14/2019 KC 3 SF1 04/04/2019 KC 0 SF2 04/11/2019 KC 2

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