SPORTING KANSAS CITY v SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. 7:30 p.m. CT (FS-KC; CSN-CA+)
March 18, 2017 (WEEK 3, MLS Game #29)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2017 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-5 185 08/30/1995 Chula Vista, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Adrian Zendejas DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 0 0 0 0 10 6 0 0 2 Erik Palmer-Brown 3 Ike Opara DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 2 2 0 0 89 63 9 3 4 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 0 0 0 0 63 53 5 5 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 2 2 0 0 202 196 3 11 6 Ilie Sanchez MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 Gerso Fernandes FW 5-8 140 02/21/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 MF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 2 2 0 0 196 157 26 48 8 Graham Zusi 9 Latif Blessing FW 5-7 140 12/30/1996 Accra, Ghana 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-9 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2 2 0 0 174 158 29 47 FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 0 0 0 0 15 3 1 0 11 Diego Rubio 14 Dom Dwyer FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 2 2 0 0 115 99 52 8 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 2 2 0 0 155 148 0 7 15 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 52 36 0 7 17 21 Andrew Dykstra GK 6-4 195 01/02/1986 Honolulu, HI 0 0 0 0 31 31 0 1 22 Soony Saad FW 5-10 165 08/17/1992 Dearborn, MI 0 0 0 0 58 26 8 6 23 Colton Storm DF 5-10 175 07/06/1994 Mechanicsburg, PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Cameron Iwasa FW 5-10 175 07/07/1993 Sacramento, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 2 2 0 0 162 142 4 20 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 2 2 0 0 58 57 0 0 30 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 Cameron Porter FW 6-1 175 05/23/1993 Centerville, OH 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 DF 5-8 145 08/23/1994 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 0 0 0 0 23 23 0 2 40 Igor Juliao 77 Tyler Pasher MF 5-11 160 04/27/1994 Elmira, Ontario, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 0 0 0 0 50 44 0 2 94 Jimmy Medranda DF 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 2 2 0 0 43 32 1 2 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes
11/21/1966 W103 L82 T63
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 2017 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-2 189 10/19/1989 Castro Valley, CA 2 2 0 0 75 74 0 1 1 David Bingham 2 Kofi Sarkodie DF 5-9 165 03/22/1991 Dayton, OH 0 0 0 0 111 106 0 10 DF 6-0 185 03/01/1992 Panama City, Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Harold Cummings 4 Marvell Wynne DF 5-9 186 05/08/1986 Pittsburgh, PA 0 0 0 0 301 290 2 21 DF 6-2 211 05/24/1982 La Ceiba, Honduras 2 2 0 1 139 138 6 6 5 Victor Bernardez 6 Shea Salinas MF 5-10 162 06/24/1986 Lubbock, TX 2 0 0 0 236 142 12 41 FW 5-9 154 07/15/1992 Carenage, Trinidad & Tobago 0 0 0 0 104 59 7 9 7 Cordell Cato 8 Chris Wondolowski FW 6-0 165 01/28/1983 Danville, CA 2 2 1 2 261 223 122 28 FW 6-1 165 01/15/1991 Heerlen, Netherlands 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 Danny Hoesen 10 Jahmir Hyka MF 5-7 140 03/08/1988 Tirana, Albania 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 12 Matt Bersano GK 6-1 185 09/10/1992 Chandler, AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Jackson Yueill MF 5-10 165 03/19/1997 Bloomington, MN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Andres Imperiale DF 6-1 172 07/08/1986 Rosario, Argentina 0 0 0 0 11 10 0 0 17 Darwin Ceren MF 5-10 165 12/31/1989 Quezaltepeque, El Salvador 0 0 0 0 54 48 2 4 18 Kip Colvey DF 5-10 162 03/15/1994 Lihue, HI 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 20 Shaun Francis DF 6-0 156 10/02/1986 Mandeville, Jamaica 2 2 0 0 92 75 0 5 Marcos Urena FW 5-9 165 03/05/1990 San Jose, Costa Rica 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 21 22 Tommy Thompson MF 5-7 154 08/15/1995 Hinsdale, IN 2 2 0 0 49 23 0 0 23 Florian Jungwirth DF 5-11 174 01/27/1989 Grafelfing, Germany 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 24 Nick Lima DF 5-9 177 11/17/1994 Castro Valley, CA 2 2 1 0 2 2 1 0 FW 5-9 180 10/29/1987 Bakersfield, CA 0 0 0 0 167 89 24 17 25 Quincy Amarikwa 27 Fatai Alashe MF 6-0 170 10/21/1993 Southfield, MI 2 2 0 0 58 56 5 3 28 Andrew Tarbell GK 6-3 194 10/07/1993 Mandeville, LA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 30 Anibal Godoy MF 6-0 165 02/10/1990 Panama City, Panama 2 2 2 0 35 35 5 2 33 Marc Pelosi MF 6-0 170 06/17/1994 Bad Sackingen, Germany 0 0 0 0 12 7 0 0 38 Matheus Silva DF 6-2 198 12/08/1996 Sao Paulo, Brazil 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 MF 5-10 160 12/01/1987 Edgware, England 2 2 0 0 84 70 19 5 49 Simon Dawkins Lindo Mfeka MF 5-5 155 03/30/1994 Durban, South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ON LOAN Leandro Barrera FW 5-8 175 02/22/1991 Mendoza, Argentina 0 0 0 0 38 25 1 2 HEAD COACH : Dominic Kinnear
07/26/1967 W161 L129 T129
2017 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (0-0-2, 2 pts.) UNF 10 14 7 8 3 6 94 9 5 27 15 29
POS M F F M D M D F D M D G
PLAYER Benny Feilhaber Dom Dwyer Gerso Fernandes Graham Zusi Ike Opara Ilie Sanchez Jimmy Medranda Latif Blessing Matt Besler Roger Espinoza Seth Sinovic Tim Melia Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals
GP 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2
GS 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2
MIN 180 180 180 180 180 180 157 23 180 180 180 180
2 2
2 2
180 180
GP 2 2 2
GS 2 2 2
G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 3 9 7 1 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 0
SOG 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FC 4 4 3 1 3 3 2 1 0 4 3 1
FS 5 9 2 1 1 6 1 4 0 1 1 0
OFF 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
CK 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
15 29
10 7
35 29
29 35
1 3
7 9
7 5
0 0
GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29
POS G
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals
MIN SHTS 180 10 180 10 180 7
SV 9 9 7
GA 0 0 0
GAA 0 0 0
PG 0 0 0
PA 1 1 0
W 0 0 0
L 0 0 0
T 2 2 2
SO 2 2 2
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2017 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES STATISTICS (2-0-0, 6 pts.) UNF 30 8 24 10 5 9 1 27 23 21 20 6 49 22
POS M F D M D F G M D F D M M M
PLAYER Anibal Godoy Chris Wondolowski Nick Lima Jahmir Hyka Victor Bernardez Danny Hoesen David Bingham Fatai Alashe Florian Jungwirth Marcos Urena Shaun Francis Shea Salinas Simon Dawkins Tommy Thompson Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals
GP 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
GS 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2
MIN 180 180 180 65 180 21 180 165 180 159 180 36 160 114
2 2
2 2
180 180
G 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
A 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 4 8 5 3 1 4 0 1 1 4 1 1 2 4
SOG 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2
FC 6 2 1 0 2 1 0 3 2 0 3 0 3 0
FS 10 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 2 1
OFF 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
CK 9 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4
C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 1
39 9
11 2
23 33
33 23
5 6
18 8
3 5
0 2
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Anibal Godoy 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Chris Wondolowski 1, Jahmir Hyka 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES GOALKEEPING UNF 1
POS G
GOALKEEPER David Bingham Team totals Opponent totals
GP 2 2 2
GS 2 2 2
MIN SHTS 180 2 180 2 178 11
SV 0 0 7
GA 2 2 4
GAA 1 1 2.02
PG 0 0 0
PA 0 0 0
W 2 2 0
L 0 0 2
T 0 0 0
SO 1 1 0
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2017 SCHEDULE DAY Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed.
DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May
Sun. May Sat. May Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Thu. Sat.
May May May June June June June July July July
Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed.
July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep.
Sun. Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun.
Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct.
OPPONENT RESULT 4 at D.C. United T 0-0 11 FC Dallas T 0-0 18 San Jose 31 at Toronto FC 9 Colorado 15 at Portland 22 at FC Dallas 29 Real Salt Lake 3 New York Red Bulls 7 at Minnesota 13 at Orlando City SC 17 Seattle 20 at Vancouver 27 at Colorado 3 Minnesota 10 Montreal 17 at San Jose 24 at Los Angeles 1 Portland 6 Philadelphia 22 at Real Salt Lake 29 Chicago 6 Atlanta 12 at Seattle 19 FC Dallas 26 at Houston 6 at New York City FC 10 at Columbus 16 New England 24 Los Angeles 30 Vancouver 7 at Minnesota 15 Houston 22 at Real Salt Lake
ATT 18268 19117
W-L-T 0-0-1 0-0-2
POS PTS NOTES: 7 1 6 2
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SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 2017 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar.
OPPONENT 4 Montreal 11 Vancouver
Sat. Mar. Sat. Apr.
18 at Sporting KC 1 at New York City FC 8 Seattle 14 FC Dallas 19 at New England 22 at Houston 29 at Minnesota 6 Portland 13 at Colorado 17 Orlando City SC 20 at FC Dallas 27 Los Angeles 2 at Portland 17 Sporting KC 24 Real Salt Lake 1 Los Angeles 4 at Atlanta 19 at New York Red Bulls 23 at Seattle 29 Colorado 5 Columbus 12 at Houston 19 Philadelphia 23 at Real Salt Lake 27 at Los Angeles 9 at Toronto FC 16 Houston 23 at D.C. United 27 Chicago 30 Portland 15 at Vancouver 22 Minnesota
Sat. Fri. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Fri. Sat. Sat. Sat. Tue. Wed.
Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May May June June June July July July
Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed.
July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug.
Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sun. Sun.
Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct.
RESULT W 1-0 W 3-2
ATT 18000 18000
W-L-T 1-0-0 2-0-0
POS PTS NOTES: 5 3 SJ: Godoy (17); 2 6 SJ: Wondolowski (32) Lima (54) Godoy (79); VAN: Hurtado (2) Mezquida (17)
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SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2017)
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2017)
Goals 0 52 times Assists 0 52 times Shots 5 Dom Dwyer Shots on Goal 2 Dom Dwyer Fouls Committed 3 Roger Espinoza 3 Dom Dwyer 3 Gerso Fernandes Fouls Suffered 6 Dom Dwyer Offside 1 Jimmy Medranda 1 Gerso Fernandes 1 Matt Besler Saves 5 Tim Melia Shots Faced 6 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 0 52 times
Goals 0 03/04/2017 vs 0 03/11/2017 vs Assists 0 03/04/2017 vs 0 03/11/2017 vs Shots 15 03/04/2017 vs Shots on Goal 5 03/04/2017 vs Fouls Committed 18 03/11/2017 vs Fouls Suffered 22 03/04/2017 vs Corner Kicks 5 03/04/2017 vs Offside 2 03/04/2017 vs Saves 5 03/04/2017 vs Shots Faced 6 03/04/2017 vs Goals Allowed 0 03/04/2017 vs 0 03/11/2017 vs
03/04/2017 vs DC
T 0-0
03/04/2017 vs DC
T 0-0
03/11/2017 vs DAL
T 0-0
03/04/2017 vs DC
T 0-0
03/11/2017 vs DAL 03/11/2017 vs DAL 03/11/2017 vs DAL
T 0-0 T 0-0 T 0-0
03/04/2017 vs DC
T 0-0
03/04/2017 vs DC 03/04/2017 vs DC 03/11/2017 vs DAL
T 0-0 T 0-0 T 0-0
03/04/2017 vs DC
T 0-0
03/04/2017 vs DC
T 0-0
03/04/2017 vs DC
T 0-0
DC DAL
T 0-0 T 0-0
DC DAL
T 0-0 T 0-0
DC
T 0-0
DC
T 0-0
DAL
T 0-0
DC
T 0-0
DC
T 0-0
DC
T 0-0
DC
T 0-0
DC
T 0-0
DC DAL
T 0-0 T 0-0
EARTHQUAKES INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2017)
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2017)
Goals 1 4 times Assists 2 Jahmir Hyka Shots 5 Chris Wondolowski Shots on Goal 2 Tommy Thompson Fouls Committed 4 Anibal Godoy Fouls Suffered 9 Anibal Godoy Offside 2 Marcos Urena 2 Chris Wondolowski Saves 0 58 times Shots Faced 2 David Bingham Goals Allowed 2 David Bingham
Goals 3 03/11/2017 at Assists 4 03/11/2017 at Shots 21 03/11/2017 at Shots on Goal 7 03/11/2017 at Fouls Committed 12 03/04/2017 at Fouls Suffered 17 03/04/2017 at Corner Kicks 11 03/11/2017 at Offside 3 03/04/2017 at Saves 0 03/04/2017 at 0 03/11/2017 at Shots Faced 2 03/11/2017 at Goals Allowed 2 03/11/2017 at
03/04/2017 at MTL
W 1-0
03/11/2017 at VAN
W 3-2
03/04/2017 at MTL
W 1-0
03/04/2017 at MTL
W 1-0
03/04/2017 at MTL
W 1-0
03/04/2017 at MTL
W 1-0
03/04/2017 at MTL 03/11/2017 at VAN
W 1-0 W 3-2
03/04/2017 at MTL
W 1-0
03/11/2017 at VAN
W 3-2
03/11/2017 at VAN
W 3-2
TEAM LOW GAMES (2017) Shots 14 03/11/2017 vs Shots on Goal 2 03/11/2017 vs Fouls Committed 11 03/04/2017 vs Fouls Suffered 13 03/11/2017 vs Corner Kicks 4 03/11/2017 vs Offside 1 03/11/2017 vs Saves 4 03/11/2017 vs Shots Faced 4 03/11/2017 vs
DAL
T 0-0
DAL
T 0-0
DC
T 0-0
DAL
T 0-0
DAL
T 0-0
DAL
T 0-0
DAL
T 0-0
DAL
T 0-0
TEAM LOW GAMES (2017)
VAN
W 3-2
VAN
W 3-2
VAN
W 3-2
VAN
W 3-2
MTL
W 1-0
MTL
W 1-0
VAN
W 3-2
MTL
W 1-0
MTL VAN
W 1-0 W 3-2
VAN
W 3-2
VAN
W 3-2
Shots 18 03/04/2017 at Shots on Goal 4 03/04/2017 at Fouls Committed 11 03/11/2017 at Fouls Suffered 16 03/11/2017 at Corner Kicks 7 03/04/2017 at Offside 2 03/11/2017 at Saves 0 03/04/2017 at 0 03/11/2017 at Shots Faced 0 03/04/2017 at
MTL
W 1-0
MTL
W 1-0
VAN
W 3-2
VAN
W 3-2
MTL
W 1-0
VAN
W 3-2
MTL VAN
W 1-0 W 3-2
MTL
W 1-0
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HEAD-TO-HEAD
EARTHQUAKES VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS
Earthquakes
Sporting KC 23 wins, 67 goals Earthquakes 24 wins, 69 goals 7 ties 4/21/1996 5/29/1996 8/15/1996 9/21/1996 3/29/1997 6/8/1997 6/15/1997 8/24/1997 5/23/1998 7/25/1998 9/5/1998 9/27/1998 4/10/1999 7/31/1999 9/4/1999 10/6/1999 4/15/2000 5/20/2000 7/4/2000 8/16/2000 4/28/2001 6/23/2001 9/1/2001 9/8/2001 4/13/2002 6/8/2002 6/29/2002 7/27/2002 4/19/2003 6/28/2003 8/8/2003 9/20/2003 11/15/2003 6/26/2004 8/14/2004 9/18/2004 10/9/2004 10/24/2004 10/30/2004 4/23/2005 5/28/2005 8/30/2008 10/18/2008 4/5/2009 8/22/2009 8/14/2010 10/23/2010 6/17/2011 10/1/2011 5/27/2012 8/18/2013 3/22/2014 8/19/2015 10/16/2015 4/24/2016 9/24/2016 10/23/2016
KC SJ KC SJ KC KC SJ KC SJ SJ KC SJ SJ KC SJ SJ KC KC SJ KC KC SJ SJ KC KC SJ SJ KC SJ SJ SJ SJ SJ SJ SJ KC SJ SJ KC SJ KC SJ KC KC SJ SJ KC KC SJ KC SJ KC SJ SJ SJ KC KC
3 2 4 1 3 3 3 3 1 2 5 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 0 3 0 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 2 1 0 2 3 3 1 2 3 2 1 1 4 1 1 2 1 1 5 1 1 2 2
at vs vs at vs at at at at vs vs vs at vs vs vs vs vs vs at vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs at at vs vs at vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs at vs vs at vs
SJ KC SJ KC SJ SJ KC SJ KC KC SJ KC KC SJ KC KC SJ SJ KC SJ SJ KC KC SJ SJ KC KC SJ KC KC KC KC KC KC KC SJ KC KC SJ KC SJ KC SJ SJ KC KC SJ SJ KC SJ KC SJ KC KC KC SJ SJ
2 1 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
KC SOW
SJ SOW KC SOW
KC SOW SJ SOW
SJ SOW KC SOW
(2OT) (2OT)
(2OT) (2OT)
(2OT)
(SJ) (SJ) (KC) (KC) (KC) (SJ) (KC) (SJ) (KC) (SJ) (KC) (SJ) (KC) (KC) (SJ) (SJ) (KC) (KC) (SJ) (SJ) (KC) (SJ) (SJ) (KC) (KC) (SJ) (SJ) (KC) (SJ) (SJ) (KC) (KC) (SJ) (SJ) (KC) (KC) (SJ) (SJ) (KC) (SJ) (KC) (BS) (CA) (CA) (BS) (BS) (CA) (SP) (BS) (SP) (BS) (SP) (SP) (AS) (AS) (AS) (SP)
Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 28 321 132 415 84 133
2 38 332 140 393 64 146
OT 0 6 3 1 0 1
Sporting KC Tot 66 659 275 809 148 280
1 28 322 140 373 73 133
2 35 359 154 364 75 139
OT 0 4 2 2 0 0
Tot 63 685 296 739 148 272
GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC SJ
1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
OT
Total
6 8
9 10
11 10
12 12
6 9
19 17
0 0
63 66
CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Dominic Kinnear Peter Vermes
vs. KC
12-910 6-6-1
vs. SJ
(1.48 pts./game) (1.46 pts./game)
ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed
10 9 80 37 43 50 5 7 7 74 18
Sporting KC Preki Preki Preki Preki Matt McKeon Preki Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola
10 5 47 25 36 45 8 6 9 73 14
Earthquakes Ronald Cerritos Corrales/Mulrooney Ronald Cerritos Ronald Cerritos Ramiro Corrales Richard Mulrooney Joe Cannon Joe Cannon Joe Cannon Joe Cannon Joe Cannon
ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Goals
Sporting KC 3 Diop/Radosavljevic
Assists Shots
2 7 players tied 8 Preki (07/31/99)
Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed
4 6 7 1 9 5
6 players tied 3 players tied Arnaud/Wright 16 players tied Ammann/Meola Tim Melia (08/19/15)
Earthquakes 3 Landon Donovan (09/20/03) 3 Eric Wynalda (06/15/97) 8 Landon Donovan (08/14/04) 4 3 players tied 6 Mullan/Godoy 8 Eddie Lewis (10/06/99) 1 20 players tied 10 Joe Cannon (10/18/08) 5 Andy Kirk (09/05/98)
W-L-T Breakdowns: Sporting Kansas City W-L-T At Halftime: Leading Tied Trailing First Goal: Allowed Scored Goals Scored: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals Goals Allowed: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals
Streak (started)
San Jose Earthquakes W-L-T
Streak (started)
0-0-0 0-0-2 0-0-0
1 Ws 3 Ts 1 Ls
(10/23/2016) (10/16/2016) (10/01/2016)
1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
1 Ws (03/04/2017) 1 Ts (10/16/2016) 1 Ws (03/11/2017)
0-0-0 0-0-0
1 Ls 2 Ws
(10/01/2016) (09/24/2016)
1-0-0 1-0-0
1 Ws (03/11/2017) 2 Ws (10/01/2016)
0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
3 Ts 1 Ls 2 Ws 1 Ts 0-
(10/16/2016) (10/01/2016) (09/24/2016) (09/09/2016) -
0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0
1 1 3 2 0
Ls Ws Ws Ws -
(10/23/2016) (03/04/2017) (07/16/2016) (05/11/2016) -
0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
2 Ts 1 Ws 1 Ts 1 Ls 0-
(03/04/2017) (09/24/2016) (09/18/2016) (10/01/2016) -
1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
1 1 1 3 0
Ws Ws Ws Ls -
(03/04/2017) (10/01/2016) (03/11/2017) (03/19/2016) -
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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. EARTHQUAKES (23-24-7) PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
Preki Mo Johnston Davy Arnaud Birahim Diop Chris Klein Claudio Lopez Vitalis Takawira Chris Brown Chris Henderson C.J. Sapong Dom Dwyer Miklos Molnar Mark Chung Stephen Armstrong Benny Feilhaber Francisco Gomez Paul Wright Graham Zusi Sean Bowers Herculez Gomez Jack Jewsbury Kei Kamara Uche Okafor Yari Allnutt Teal Bunbury Jose Burciaga Jr. Kevin Ellis Dario Fabbro Vicente Figueroa Diego Gutierrez Aaron Hohlbein Roy Lassiter Matt McKeon Alan Prampin Scott Sealy Igor Simutenkov Peter Vermes Michael Harrington Frank Klopas Mike Sorber Ryan Tinsley Kerry Zavagnin Mike Ammann Peter Byaruhanga Eric Eichmann Nick Garcia Gary Glasgow Richard Gough Jonathan Leathers Chance Myers Paulo Nagamura Ike Opara Craig Rocastle Abe Thompson Team totals Opponent totals
26 17 17 2 26 4 11 19 8 5 6 2 10 6 7 18 12 10 13 3 11 5 16 1 5 7 4 2 5 15 2 3 18 3 2 8 9 5 5 2 7 20 7 1 2 22 4 2 2 8 6 4 2 1 54 54
24 16 15 2 24 4 7 12 7 2 6 2 10 3 7 14 9 7 13 3 7 3 14 0 3 7 4 2 4 13 2 3 15 1 2 7 9 4 5 2 7 19 7 1 1 22 2 2 2 7 5 1 1 1 54 54
2140 1451 1364 180 2114 357 638 1175 658 234 539 179 900 402 598 1120 790 638 1143 270 747 290 1328 45 308 614 360 147 298 1182 176 256 1376 100 118 556 820 426 379 180 616 1753 630 78 91 1968 190 180 180 615 399 122 135 45 4860 4860
10 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 69
9 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 69 81
SHT GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN
80 25 27 4 26 12 8 21 12 6 18 10 17 9 4 30 13 16 5 7 13 11 4 1 16 6 3 2 4 16 2 5 16 2 3 21 6 0 4 1 1 7 0 1 0 4 3 1 0 3 5 3 0 0 688 663
2 5 3 17 7 4 2 5 7 2 1 54 54
180 450 270 1570 630 360 180 450 630 91 90 4860 4860
Eric Kronberg Jimmy Nielsen Garth Lagerwey Tony Meola Bo Oshoniyi Kevin Hartman Chris Snitko Tim Melia Mike Ammann David Winner Pat Harrington Team totals Opponent totals
SHT
GAA
PG
5 4 0.50 17 13 0.80 22 18 1.00 93 74 1.03 37 24 1.14 18 13 1.25 9 6 1.50 27 19 1.60 34 21 1.71 4 2 1.98 10 7 2.00 276 201 1.21 297 219 1.16
SV
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 3
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EARTHQUAKES CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (24-23-7) PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
GOALKEEPER
GP
Ronald Cerritos Chris Wondolowski Eric Wynalda Landon Donovan Dwayne De Rosario Ariel Graziani Richard Mulrooney Cordell Cato Simon Dawkins Anibal Godoy Eddie Robinson Mauricio Solis Ramiro Corrales Brian Ching Brian Mullan Shea Salinas Jeff Baicher Christopher Sullivan Arturo Alvarez John Doyle Lawrence Lozzano Alejandro Sequeira Braeden Cloutier Jimmy Conrad Oscar Draguicevich Paul Holocher Darren Huckerby Ben Iroha Scott Sealy Mauricio Wright Eddie Lewis Wade Barrett Steven Beitashour Ronnie Ekelund Ryan Johnson Victor Mella Jorge Rodas Istvan Urbanyi Francisco Uribe Junior Agogo Fatai Alashe Quincy Amarikwa Victor Bernardez Scott Bower Bobby Convey Brad Davis Geovanni Todd Dunivant Michael Emenalo Henok Goitom Manny Lagos Francisco Lima Zico Ronnie O'Brien James Riley Ian Russell Dave Salzwedel Khari Stephenson Craig Waibel Team totals Opponent totals
16 11 9 12 13 4 24 6 6 3 6 4 23 8 9 9 11 3 9 19 4 3 6 12 7 1 4 4 4 6 13 16 4 14 6 5 4 2 2 3 5 5 6 6 5 2 1 7 7 1 10 2 1 1 2 18 5 5 7 54 54
16 10 9 10 8 4 22 5 5 3 6 4 20 7 9 4 8 1 5 18 4 3 4 11 6 1 4 3 2 6 11 14 4 13 3 5 3 2 2 2 5 4 6 3 5 2 1 6 6 0 8 2 0 1 2 12 5 5 7 54 54
1404 907 785 996 736 329 1994 466 482 270 465 338 1871 652 830 450 642 151 475 1578 326 231 365 984 476 90 318 305 204 540 988 1273 360 1081 314 433 310 180 175 171 442 288 540 244 450 173 90 563 578 86 651 180 11 90 180 1078 450 404 650 4860 4860
10 8 6 6 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 67
3 1 4 2 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 81 69
47 30 26 30 25 8 27 5 14 5 2 8 32 16 11 8 11 1 14 15 7 7 8 4 5 2 4 7 4 5 14 4 4 14 7 5 11 4 4 3 5 5 3 5 4 3 3 2 4 3 13 0 0 4 1 9 0 11 2 663 688
Pat Onstad David Bingham Joe Cannon David Kramer Jon Conway Dave Salzwedel Jon Busch Andy Kirk Tom Liner Team totals Opponent totals
9 5 16 4 5 5 6 2 2 54 54
MIN SHTS 830 450 1460 360 450 450 540 180 180 4860 4860
GAA
PG
56 46 0.76 15 11 0.80 90 73 0.86 18 12 1.00 28 19 1.40 34 24 1.40 28 18 1.50 15 10 2.50 13 6 3.00 297 219 1.16 276 201 1.21
SV
0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3
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CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. EARTHQUAKES (23-247)
CURRENT EARTHQUAKES VS. SPORTING KC (24-237)
PLAYER
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GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
Benny Feilhaber Dom Dwyer Graham Zusi Kevin Ellis Ike Opara Saad Abdul-Salaam Matt Besler Andrew Dykstra Roger Espinoza Jimmy Medranda Tim Melia Soni Mustivar Erik Palmer-Brown Diego Rubio Soony Saad Seth Sinovic Team totals Opponent totals
10 6 10 4 4 4 11 2 9 2 6 2 1 1 1 9 54 54
10 6 7 4 1 3 10 2 6 1 5 2 1 0 1 9 54 54
868 539 638 360 122 296 868 180 557 91 462 180 90 4 90 709 4860 4860
2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 69
3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 81
13 18 16 3 3 2 1 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 688 663
Chris Wondolowski Cordell Cato Simon Dawkins Anibal Godoy Shea Salinas Marvell Wynne Fatai Alashe Quincy Amarikwa Victor Bernardez Leandro Barrera David Bingham Darwin Ceren Shaun Francis Andres Imperiale Marc Pelosi Kofi Sarkodie Tommy Thompson Team totals Opponent totals
13 6 6 3 11 21 5 11 6 1 5 3 6 1 1 8 3 54 54
10 5 5 3 6 21 5 7 6 1 5 3 5 1 0 8 1 54 54
913 466 482 270 605 1885 442 583 540 69 450 266 507 90 8 707 101 4860 4860
8 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 67
1 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 69
31 5 14 5 10 2 5 15 3 2 0 6 0 1 0 2 0 663 688
GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN
SV
GAA
PG
GAA
PG
Tim Melia Andrew Dykstra Team totals Opponent totals
6 2 54 54
462 180 4860 4860
27 19 1.56 6 2 2.00 276 201 1.21 297 219 1.16
2 0 3 3
15 11 0.80 297 219 1.16 276 201 1.21
1 3 3
SHT
GOALKEEPER
GP
David Bingham Team totals Opponent totals
5 54 54
MIN SHTS 450 4860 4860
SV
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
2017 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Saturday, March 18, 2017 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 3 Sporting Kansas City 0-0-2, 2 points (0-0-1 home; 0-0-1 away) 6th place in Western Conference San Jose Earthquakes 2-0-0, 6 points (2-0-0 home; 0-0-0 away) T-1st place in Western Conference
0-0-2 (2 pts.) 2 6th in West 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 29 (7) 24.1% 29 35 5 0
English TV: FOX Sports Kansas City English Radio: ESPN 99.3 FM Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official:
Jair Marrufo Eduardo Mariscal Jeffrey Greeson Chris Penso
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 17 21 22 23 24 27 29 30 39 40 77 93 94
Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF DEF MID FWD MID FWD MID FWD FWD DEF DEF GK FWD DEF FWD MID GK FWD FWD DEF DEF/MID MID MID
Name Adrian Zendejas Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Gerso Fernandes Graham Zusi Latif Blessing Benny Feilhaber Diego Rubio Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic Saad Abdul-Salaam Andrew Dykstra Soony Saad Colton Storm Cameron Iwasa Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Daniel Salloi Cameron Porter Igor Juliao Tyler Pasher Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda
Pronunciation zen-DAY-haas
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
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
2-0-0 (6 pts.) 2 T-1st in West 4 2.00 5 2 1.00 +2 39 (11) 28.2% 23 33 3 0
2017 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY
BEEZ-ler ILL-ee-eh JER-soh gram ZOO-see FAIL-hob-ber sin-OH-vick sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM SOO-nee sod
EE-wah-sah MEE-lia shallow-EE
N/A N/A Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer N/A N/A Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic N/A
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
0 GOALS 0 ASSISTS 9 SHOTS 3 SHOTS ON GOAL 0 GAME-WINNING GOALS 0 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 5 FOULS COMMITTED 9 FOULS SUFFERED 2 CAUTIONS 0 EJECTIONS
Tim Melia 180 Tim Melia 0.00 N/A 0 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia 9
GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
2 Anibal Godoy 2 Hyka, Wondolowski 8 Chris Wondolowski 2 Three Players 2 Anibal Godoy 1 Hyka, Wondolowski 6 Anibal Godoy 10 Anibal Godoy 2 Fatai Alashe 0 N/A 180 David Bingham 1.00 David Bingham 2 David Bingham 1 David Bingham 0 N/A
EE-gore ZHOO-lee-ow SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var muh-DRAHN-dah
COACHES - REGULAR SEASON
2017 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
PETER VERMES
Eastern Conference 1. New York Red Bulls 2. Chicago Fire 3. Atlanta United 4. New York City FC 5. Orlando City SC 6. Philadelphia Union 7. Toronto FC 8. Montreal Impact 9. Columbus Crew SC 10. D.C. United 11. New England Revolution
Pts 6 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 0
W L T 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0
GD +2 +2 +4 +3 +1 0 0 –1 –2 –4 –1
GP 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1
Western Conference 1. Portland Timbers 2. Houston Dynamo 3. San Jose Earthquakes 4. FC Dallas 5. Colorado Rapids 6. Sporting Kansas City 7. Seattle Sounders FC 8. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 9. Real Salt Lake 10. LA Galaxy 11. Minnesota United FC
Pts 6 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 0
W L T 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0
GD +5 +3 +2 +1 0 0 -1 -1 –2 –2 –9
GP 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
9th season 103-82-63 9th season (.542) 103-82-63 (.542)
DOM KINNEAR
MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
14th season 162-129-129 (.539) 3rd season 23-25-22 (.486)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, March 16 OUT: • Diego Rubio (Torn ACL) QUESTIONABLE: • Saad Abdul-Salaam (Thigh Strain) • Cameron Iwasa (Hamstring Strain) • Erik Palmer-Brown (Ankle Sprain)
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Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvSJ: HEAD-TO-HEAD
#SKCvSJ: BY THE NUMBERS
Sporting Kansas City welcomes the San Jose Earthquakes to Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday night having won the last two meetings between the sides, rebounding from three straight defeats. Most recently, Sporting KC clinched a berth in the MLS Cup Playoffs for a clubrecord sixth successive season with a 2-0 home win over the Earthquakes on “Decision Day” - the final day of the 2016 regular season on Oct. 23. Benny Feilhaber opened the scoring in that game before Graham Zusi’s late strike sealed the three points. San Jose narrowly leads the all-time series between the sides, going 24-23-7 in the 54 total meetings. Sporting KC has gone 18-8-1 at home against the Earthquakes, and has lost just once in Kansas City since the 2004 MLS season, going 11-1-0 in all competitions in that time. Last season, Sporting KC claimed the season series with a 2-1-0 record against San Jose. The loss came early in the season as a Wondolowski penalty earned the Earthquakes a controversial 1-0 victory at Avaya Stadium on April 24, before goals from Dom Dwyer and Kevin Ellis saw Sporting KC earn their first away win at San Jose since Aug. 16, 2000. The final meeting at Children’s Mercy Park ended as a 2-0 home win for Sporting KC that clinched a spot in the postseason. SKC is 5-16-6 on the road against the Earthquakes, including a 1-2-0 record since San Jose moved to Avaya Stadium ahead of the 2015 season. The two sides will meet once more this season at Avaya Stadium on June 17. Saturday’s meeting also highlights a battle between two of the most experienced coaches in MLS, with Dom Kinnear’s 14 years coaching the most in the league, while Peter Vermes ranks third with nine years. Date
10/23/2016 09/24/2016 04/24/2016 10/16/2015 08/19/2015
Sporting KC Team Stats • SKC leads MLS in dribbles attempted with 47, and is second in dribbles completed with 24. • SKC currently holds the league’s longest active shutout streak, dating back to Oct. 1, 2016. SKC has posted four shutouts in their four regular-season games since, two more than any other team in that time frame. • SKC ranks second in MLS in passes attempted with 1114 following the first two Gameweeks, trailing New York City FC by 24. SKC is alo third in passes completed with 914. • SKC ranks second in MLS in total possession percentage with 64.93, only behind Saturday’s opponents San Jose who have posted a possession percentage of 65.17. • SKC’s 29 shots are tied for second in the league and again only trail San Jose who have taken 39 shots, including 21 in their last match against Vancouver where the side played up a man for the final 67 minutes. Sporting KC Player Stats • Goalkeeper Tim Melia has the current longest active shutout streak of all goalkeepers in MLS having gone 367 consecutive minutes without conceding a goal stretching back to Oct. 1, 2016. • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez leads all of MLS with 187 passes attempted, and is third in the league in passes completed with 151. Sanchez, Matt Besler and Ike Opara all rank in the top 10 in the league in both passes attempted and passes completed. • Midfielder Benny Feilhaber’s five chances created is tied for fourth in MLS. • Winger Gerso Fernandes is tied for third in MLS with 14 dribbles attempted, and third in dribbles completed with seven. • Defender Ike Opara is second in MLS with 17 aerial duels, two behind D.C.’s Chris Pontius.
#SKCvSJ: Recent Meetings (SJ leads 24-23-7 in regular season) Score
KC 2 vs SJ 0 KC 2 at SJ 1 KC 0 at SJ 1 KC 0 at SJ 1 KC 0 vs SJ 5
Result Details W W L L L
Feilhaber nets penalty, Zusi scores late to clinch playoff berth Dwyer and Ellis tally either side of Dawkins’ goal Wondolowski scores from the spot in controversial game Godoy scores lone goal just after halftime Cato (2), Wondolowski (2) and Godoy score in home defeat
San Jose Earthquakes Team Stats • San Jose leads MLS in possession percentage through the first two games with 65.17. • San Jose’s 26 chances created so far this season leads the league, as does their six chances created from a set piece. • While SKC leads MLS in dribbles attempted with 47, San Jose leads the league in dribbles completed with 31 in 46 attempted. • San Jose’s 18 corners leads all of MLS, two ahead of their nearest challenger.
#SKCvSJ: PLAYER HISTORY • Sporting KC midfielder Benny Feilhaber has scored two goals and added three assists all-time against the San Jose Earthquakes, including one goal and all three assists in 2016. He had both assists in the 2-1 win at Avaya Stadium on Sept. 24 before scoring the game-winning goal and adding an assist in the 2-0 victory at Children’s Mercy Park on Oct. 23 that clinched a spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs. His only other goal came as a member of the Revolution in 2011. • Defender/midfielder Graham Zusi has one goal and two assists against San Jose. He scored the second goal in the most recent meeting between the sides - a 2-0 victory at Children’s Mercy Park on Oct. 23, 2016. He provided the game-winning assist in a 1-0 home win on June 17, 2011 and recorded another in a 2-1 win at Children’s Mercy Park on May 27, 2012. • Forward Dom Dwyer has two goals in six games against the Earthquakes, including the opener in the Sept. 24, 2016 visit to Avaya Stadium where Sporting KC ran out 2-1 winners. His other goal was the game-winning penalty in a 1-0 victory at Children’s Mercy Park on March 22, 2014. • Defender Kevin Ellis has one goal against San Jose - the game-winner in the 2-1 win at Avaya Stadium on Sept. 24, 2016. • Defender Ike Opara provided the assist on Kevin Ellis’ game-winning goal on Sept. 24, 2016 at Avaya Stadium. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 2-3-0 all-time against the San Jose Earthquakes, posting a 1.56 goals against average and one shutout. In 2016, Melia went 2-1-0 with a 0.67 goals against average and his only clean sheet.
San Jose Earthquakes Player Stats • Midfielder Anibal Godoy is the only player in MLS to record game-winning goals in each of his side’s first two contests of the 2017 season. • Midfielder Godoy also leads the league in passes completed with 159 and is second in passes attempted with 173. In addition, he ranks third in duels with 38 and leads the league in duels won with 26. • Forward Chris Wondolowski is tied for third in the league with eight shots attempted, though only one has found the target. In contrast, Dom Dwyer is tied for the league lead with nine shots, with three on target.
NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Forward Dom Dwyer will make his 100th MLS regular-season start for Sporting KC should he start on Saturday. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza is one MLS start (including postseason) away from his 150th in Sporting KC colors. • Midfielder Benny Feilhaber is one shy of his 25th regular-season goal for Sporting KC, which would make him the 11th player to reach that mark, joining current teammates Dom Dwyer (52) & Graham Zusi (26). • Center back Matt Besler is two regular-season appearances shy of reaching 204 and matching Preki at fifth in the club’s all-time standings.
#SKCvSJ: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS • Defender Ike Opara was drafted by the San Jose Earthquakes with the third overall pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft before being traded to Sporting KC ahead of the 2013 season. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza played with Earthquakes defender Victor Bernardez on the Honduras National Team from 2009-2014. • Defender/midfielder Graham Zusi and midfieler Benny Feilhaber both spent U.S. January Camp alongside San Jose goalkeeper David Bingham. • Defender Matt Besler, defender/midfielder Graham Zusi and midfielder Benny Feilhaber have all been teammates of Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski for the U.S. Men’s National Team since 2011. • Midfielder Benny Feilhaber and San Jose defender Marvell Wynne were college teammates at UCLA in 2004. • Forward Cameron Iwasa played alongside San Jose’s Kip Kolvey (2016) and Tommy Thompson (2015-2016) at Sacramento Republic FC in the USL. • Forward Soony Saad (Dearborn) and San Jose midfielder Fatai Alashe (Southfield) are from neighboring towns in Michigan.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES
UNBEATEN STREAK AT CMP HITS DOUBLE DIGITS
DP DROPPING DRIBBLES
Sporting KC last tasted defeat at Children’s Mercy Park in a weather-delayed, rainsoaked 1-0 defeat to D.C. United behind Alhaji Kamara’s late goal on May 27, 2016. Since then, the side has only dropped points at home on three occasions: Sept. 9 in a 3-3 draw with Houston, Sept. 18 in a 2-2 draw with the LA Galaxy and last Saturday in the goalless draw with FC Dallas.
On the other side of the ball on Saturday, Sporting KC will be coming up against Anibal Godoy who is one of just two players to have completed more dribbles than Gerso, as his nine successful dribbles is tied for the league-lead alongside Montreal playmaker Ignacio Piatti.
Following last weekend’s 0-0 draw with FC Dallas at Children’s Mercy Park, Sporting Kansas City is now unbeaten in their last 10 MLS games at the stadium, going 7-0-3 in that time.
Offseason Designated Player acquisition Gerso Fernandes continues to threaten opposition defenses with his dribbling ability. Gerso is tied for third in MLS with 14 dribbles attempted across the opening two games of the season, while his seven completed ranks third in the league.
As part of that streak, Sporting KC topped the San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 in the regularseason finale last season on Oct. 23. The 10-game home unbeaten streak is tied for third longest in the league, trailing only the Colorado Rapids (18) and the New York Red Bulls’ 15-game home unbeaten streak - with Sporting KC actually the last team to beat New York at Red Bull Arena on April 9, 2016.
Sporting KC has attempted more dribbles than any other team in the league so far in 2017, with their 47 narrowly eclipsing San Jose’s 46 dribbles attempted. However, the Earthquakes lead the league in dribbles completed with 31 while Sporting KC sits in second with 24.
‘QUAKES QUERIES
After recording their second consecutive clean sheet on the left side of the defense against FC Dallas on Saturday night, center back Matt Besler and left back Seth Sinovic have now posted 40 total shutouts in just 107 games where both have started in the regular season.
LEFT-SIDE LOCKDOWN
Sporting KC enters Saturday’s home contest with the San Jose Earthquakes having gone 23-24-7 all-time against the Earthquakes, including an impressive 18-8-1 mark at home. Since September 2004, the home team in the series has gone 19-2-2 in all competitions, with Sporting KC posting 11 of those wins.
Since Sinovic joined the club via a trade with New England in 2011, Sporting KC leads all of MLS with 70 shutouts - 10 more than the LA Galaxy in second. Besler and Sinovic have started 107 of the 198 games since the trade, posting 40 of the club’s 70 shutouts alongside one another. Individually, Besler leads the league in shutouts since the trade with 56, while Sinovic is tied for fifth with 49. In Sporting KC’s current four-game shutout streak, Besler and Sinovic have started and played the full 90 minutes in each contest.
Sporting KC claimed two wins in three games against the Earthquakes last season, rebounding from a 1-0 defeat at Avaya Stadium on April 24 to claim their first win in San Jose since August 2000 - an 18-game winless streak - behind goals from Dom Dwyer and Kevin Ellis on Sept. 24. SKC claimed their second victory over San Jose with a 2-0 win during the regular-season finale on Oct. 23 after goals from Benny Feilhaber and Graham Zusi.
DWYER’S MONUMENTAL WEEK
While Sporting KC’s first two games of the 2017 season have ended in ties, history suggests that result won’t repeat itself on Saturday. In the 27 regular-season showdowns between Sporting KC and the Earthquakes, just one game has ended in a draw - a 0-0 tie on April 28, 2001.
On Thursday morning, Sporting KC forward Dom Dwyer was sworn in as a United States citizen following a swearing in ceremony at the Charles Evans Whittaker Courthouse in Kansas City, Missouri. Dwyer has lived in the U.S. since 2009 and received his green card in February 2012.
YOU SHALL NOT SCORE
Should he be named in the lineup on Saturday, Dwyer will be making his 100th regularseason start for the club since being drafted in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, becoming the 25th player in Sporting KC history to achieve that feat. His 52 regular-season goals trails only club legend Preki (71), and his goals per 90 minutes average of 0.45 is the highest in club history and is a full 0.11 ahead of his nearest challenger in Kei Kamara.
After posting shutouts in their opening two games of the 2017 season, Sporting Kansas City’s shutout streak now stands at 367 minutes, dating back to Oct. 1, 2016 when Juan Agudelo notched an 83rd minute goal for the New England Revolution. In the time since that weekend, Sporting KC has posted four consecutive MLS regular-season shutouts - tied for the third longest such streak in club history - while no other team in the league has posted more than two.
Dwyer will also be the sixth player on the active roster to make 100 starts in the regular season for Sporting KC, joining Matt Besler (196), Graham Zusi (157), Roger Espinoza (142), Seth Sinovic (130) and Benny Feilhaber (112).
All 367 minutes are attributed to Tim Melia, signifying his longest career shutout streak. He currently sits eighth all-time for longest Sporting KC shutout streak behind five streaks from Jimmy Nielsen and two from Tony Meola - including a league-best 681 minute streak from April 19 through May 27, 2000. Should Melia post another shutout against San Jose and push his streak to 457, he would rise to third in the club charts.
KEEP THE BALL, MAINTAIN CONTROL
In addition to attempting the second most passes in the league this season with 1114, Sporting KC is also second in possession percentage with 64.93. The only side they trail is Saturday’s opponents, the San Jose Earthquakes who have kept possession for 65.17 percent of their team’s two contests, including a whopping 77.75 percent during the 3-2 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC last Saturday where their opposition saw goalkeeper David Ousted sent off in the 23rd minute.
Melia has made 17 saves in those four games, including a remarkable double-stop to deny D.C. United’s Marcelo Sarvas’ penalty and Patrick Mullins’ follow-up in the season opener at RFK Stadium on March 4. Only one other team is yet to concede a goal in 2017 in Orlando City SC - who has only played one game after their matchup with the New England Revolution was postponed due to weather last weekend.
Both teams have used that ball control to limit their opponents’ chances, with San Jose allowing a league-low nine shots on their goal, while Sporting KC is tied for second lowest among teams to play two games with 15. San Jose’s two shots on goal allowed is also an MLS-low, while Sporting KC has surprisingly allowed 10 shots on goal out of their 15 faced.
PASS-MASTER SHOWDOWN
Saturday’s match between Sporting Kansas City and the San Jose Earthquakes brings together two of this young season’s pass leaders: Ilie Sanchez and Anibal Godoy.
CONSISTENCY IN LINEUP, CONSISTENCY IN RESULT
Sporting KC’s Ilie leads the league through the opening two games with 187 passes attempted, 14 ahead of second-place Godoy. However, Godoy has the edge in passes completed, tallying 159 compared to Ilie’s 151. In addition to Ilie, both Matt Besler (125/145, 6th/7th) and Ike Opara (119/138, 10th/10th) are amongst the top 10 across MLS in passes attempted and passes completed.
During the first two weeks of the 2017 MLS season, only three teams named unchanged lineups from Week 1 to Week 2: Sporting Kansas City, Saturday’s opponents the San Jose Earthquakes and the Philadelphia Union. Interestingly, all three teams mirrored their results from game-to-game. Sporting KC played to consecutive 0-0 draws, while San Jose won both contests 1-0 and 3-2. Philadelphia also drew each of their opening games 0-0 and 2-2.
On a team level, Sporting KC and San Jose are two of just five teams to break the 1000 pass mark over the opening two games of the season, with SKC sitting in second with 1114 passes attempted and third with 914 passes completed. San Jose sits in fifth in both categories with 1052 passes attempted and 873 completed.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED) Additionally, Sporting KC has made just one substitute in the opening two games, with Latif Blessing replacing Jimmy Medranda for the final 23 minutes against FC Dallas on March 11. Sporting KC’s lone sub is three less than all other teams that have played two games in 2017. The Earthquakes have used all six substitutions available to them over the first two games of the season.
PLAYOFF STREAK
DWYER CLOSING IN ON PREKI
LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS Club Seasons LA Galaxy 10 (1996-2005) LA Galaxy 9 (2009-2016) *active Seattle Sounders FC 9 (2009-2016) *active New York Red Bulls 8 (2010-2016) *active NE Revolution 8 (2002-2009) Real Salt Lake 7 (2008-2014) Sporting KC 6 (2011-2016) *active
Sporting KC enters the 2017 season looking to become the sixth club in MLS history to make at least seven straight trips to the postseason. In addition, Manager Peter Vermes would be just the fourth coach to lead the same team to seven straight playoff appearances.
After yet another season of rampant goalscoring, forward Dom Dwyer is now within touching distance of Sporting KC legend Preki for the most goals in both MLS and in all competitions. Dwyer’s 16 goals in the 2016 regular season brought his total to 52, and 61 in all competitions. Dwyer sits just 19 MLS goals and 20 strikes in all competitions shy of Preki’s all-time records of 71 and 81, respectively. The 26-year-old has amassed 50 goals in his last three seasons, a rate of just under 17 goals per season. Only Bradley Wright-Phillips has scored more MLS goals in that time period than Dwyer, who took home the MLS Golden Boot titles in 2014 and 2016.
LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS BY A COACH WITH THE SAME TEAM Coach Club Years Seasons Bruce Arena LA Galaxy 8 2009-2016 Steve Nicol NE Revolution 8 2002-2009 Sigi Scmid Seattle Sounders 7 2009-2015 LA Galaxy 6 1999-2004 Peter Vermes Sporting KC 6 2011-2016 (active) Jason Kreis Real Salt Lake 6 2008-2013
Another factor that comes into play is Dwyer’s longevity. The Londoner is the only Sporting KC player to appear in at least 36 games in all competitions over the last three seasons. Player Preki Dwyer Arnaud Wolff Klein
Goals (MLS) 71 52 43 43 39
Goals (All Competitions) 81 61 52 46 43
VERMES VERBATIM
On the performance against FC Dallas: “I thought we were good. It’s the second week in a row that we’ve played a team that kind of drops off and bunkers in. It winds up being a challenge I think for any team that has to deal with that. I thought we actually had some very good looks at the goal - Dom in the first half with that one where his back was to the goal. We just had a few very good chances and obviously we didn’t convert those, but there’s a lot of very good play. I think we gave up the one chance in the first half and nothing else for the rest of the half or the rest of the game. So those are all good things. We have two clean sheets in two games. The big thing is that, like any team, you want to get better going in and around the box, and that’s something that we’re going to have to continue to work on. But the good thing is that I think we have a lot of solutions for that.”
SPORTING KC DROPS CONCESSION PRICES
On Tuesday afternoon, Sporting KC announced that the club is dropping the prices of various food and beverage items at Children’s Mercy Park. Beer, soda and water all saw prices drop anywhere from $0.50 to $3.00, with most items dropping at least $1.50 at an average of 20 percent. The cost of margaritas, hotdogs, bratwursts, chips and grilled cheese sandwiches also dropped anywhere from $0.25 to $1.50 per item, with the new pricing available for the entirity of the 2017 MLS season.
RUBIO REMAINS OUT WITH ACL INJURY
On changing his team’s style of play: “I’ve been here now for going on 11 years, and we’re not changing who we are. We’ve had a lot of success with who we are. That’s not the issue. At the end of the day, everybody wants to score goals. If you would tell me that starting off the season we would have two clean sheets and were moving ahead the way we are with the kind of talent we have, I think we’re in a great position.”
Sporting KC forward Diego Rubio suffered a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his right knee during training on Oct. 14, 2016 and remains sidelined for the foreseeable future. Rubio recorded three goals and one assist in 20 appearances across all competitions in 2016 after joining Sporting KC on loan in March. The 23-year-old Chilean completed his permanent transfer from Spanish side Real Valladolid to Sporting KC in September. In September, Rubio became the first player in club history to score in the MLS regular season, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League in the same year. He opened his 2016 scoring account in a 1-1 draw at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 27 and notched the game-winner in extra time of a 2-1 U.S. Open Cup victory over Minnesota United FC on June 15. Rubio then tallied his first goal at Children’s Mercy Park in a 2-1 Champions League defeat to Vancouver on Sept. 13. A native of Santiago, Chile, Rubio has netted 40 goals and added 16 assists since turning professional in 2011 at age 17. After rising from the youth ranks to the senior team at hometown club Colo-Colo, Rubio moved overseas to Sporting Clube de Portugal, where he scored 22 times for Sporting B from 2011-2015. The striker made 20 first-team appearances for Sporting while also going on loan to Romanian side Pandurii Targu Jiu in 2013 and Norwegian outfit Sandnes Ulf in 2014. Rubio earned three caps for the Chile Men’s National Team in 2011 at age 18 before playing eight matches at the U-20 level from 2012-2013.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS
Sporting KC record vs. San Jose Earthquakes: 23-24-7 Home games: 18-8-1 (42 GF, 28 GA) Road games: 5-16-6 (21 GF, 38 GA) Date 04/21/1996 05/29/1996 08/15/1996 09/21/1996 03/29/1997 06/08/1997 06/15/1997 08/24/1997 05/23/1998 07/25/1998 09/05/1998 09/27/1998 04/10/1999 07/31/1999 09/04/1999 10/06/1999 04/15/2000 05/20/2000 07/04/2000 08/16/2000 04/28/2001 06/23/2001 09/01/2001 09/08/2001 04/13/2002 06/08/2002 06/29/2002 07/27/2002 04/19/2003 06/28/2003 08/08/2003 09/20/2003 06/26/2004 08/14/2004 09/18/2004 10/09/2004 04/23/2005 05/28/2005 08/30/2008 10/18/2008 04/05/2009 08/22/2009 08/14/2010 10/23/2010 06/17/2011 10/01/2011 05/27/2012 08/18/2013 03/22/2014 08/19/2015 10/16/2015 04/24/2016 09/24/2016 10/23/2016
Score KC 2 at SJ 2 KC 1 at SJ 2 KC 4 vs SJ 1 KC 0 vs SJ 0 KC 2 vs SJ 2 KC 3 at SJ 2 KC 1 vs SJ 3 KC 2 at SJ 2 KC 0 vs SJ 1 KC 1 at SJ 1 KC 5 vs SJ 1 KC 0 at SJ 2 KC 1 vs SJ 1 KC 2 vs SJ 2 KC 0 at SJ 2 KC 0 at SJ 1 KC 2 vs SJ 0 KC 2 vs SJ 0 KC 0 at SJ 0 KC 3 at SJ 0 KC 0 vs SJ 0 KC 0 at SJ 2 KC 0 at SJ 3 KC 1 vs SJ 0 KC 2 vs SJ 0 KC 0 at SJ 3 KC 1 at SJ 2 KC 2 vs SJ 1 KC 1 at SJ 1 KC 0 at SJ 0 KC 0 vs SJ 1 KC 1 vs SJ 4 KC 1 at SJ 1 KC 0 vs SJ 2 KC 1 vs SJ 0 KC 0 at SJ 0 KC 2 at SJ 3 KC 1 vs SJ 0 KC 1 at SJ 2 KC 3 vs SJ 2 KC 2 vs SJ 0 KC 0 at SJ 1 KC 0 at SJ 1 KC 4 vs SJ 1 KC 1 vs SJ 0 KC 1 at SJ 1 KC 2 vs SJ 1 KC 0 at SJ 1 KC 1 vs SJ 0 KC 0 vs SJ 5 KC 0 at SJ 1 KC 0 at SJ 1 KC 2 at SJ 1 KC 2 vs SJ 0
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
88
GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED
10 Preki 9 Preki 80 Preki 37 Preki 43 Matt McKeon 50 Preki
Result Location SOW Spartan Stadium L Spartan Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium SOL Arrowhead Stadium SOW Arrowhead Stadium W Spartan Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium SOW Spartan Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium SOL Spartan Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Spartan Stadium SOL Arrowhead Stadium SOW Arrowhead Stadium L Spartan Stadium L Spartan Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Spartan Stadium W Spartan Stadium T (2OT) Arrowhead Stadium L Spartan Stadium L Spartan Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Spartan Stadium L Spartan Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Spartan Stadium T (2OT) Spartan Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium T Spartan Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T Spartan Stadium L Spartan Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Buck Shaw Stadium W CommunityAmerica Ballpark W CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Buck Shaw Stadium L Buck Shaw Stadium W CommunityAmerica Ballpark W Livestrong Sporting Park T Buck Shaw Stadium W Livestrong Sporting Park L Buck Shaw Stadium W Sporting Park L Sporting Park L Avaya Stadium L Avaya Stadium W Avaya Stadium W Children’s Mercy Park
Ronald Cerritos 10 Corrales, Mulrooney 5 Ronald Cerritos 47 Ronald Cerritos 25 Ramiro Corrales 36 Richard Mulrooney 45
WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED
5 Tony Meola 7 Tony Meola 7 Tony Meola 74 Tony Meola 18 Tony Meola
Joe Cannon 8 Joe Cannon 6 Joe Cannon 9 Joe Cannon 73 Joe Cannon 14
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED
3 Diop, Preki 2 Seven Players 8 Preki (7/31/99) 4 Six Players 6 Three Players 7 Arnaud, Wright
(9/20/03) Landon Donovan (6/15/97) Eric Wynalda (8/14/04) Landon Donovan
3 3 8 Three Players 4 Mullan, Godoy 6 (19/6/99) Eddie Lewis 8
SAVES GOALS ALLOWED
9 Ammann, Meola 5 Tim Melia (8/19/15)
(10/18/08) Joe Cannon 10 (9/5/98) Andy Kirk 5
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 2 OT 28 35 0 322 359 7 140 154 3 373 364 4 73 75 0 133 139 1
Total 63 688 297 741 148 273
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 2 OT 28 38 0 321 332 10 132 140 4 415 393 5 84 64 1 133 145 3
Total 66 663 276 813 149 281
GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
OT
Total
KC 6 11 11 11 5 19 0 63 SJ 7 10 11 13 9 16 0 66
CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS
19,428
CONSECUTIVE MLS SELLOUTS Dating back to April 2012 (including postseason)
ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 109 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)
SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 103 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 14 Open Cup, 6 CCL, 5 friendlies
PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 109 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467
134
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
105.2 5
71
SPORTING KC MATCHES WON
not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals
216
SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 134 matches played at the stadium
Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In
Players Out
Tyler Pasher (signed from SPR - 12/2/16)
Brad Davis (retired - 10/23/16)
Adrian Zendejas (signed from SPR - 12/2/16)
Nuno Coelho (out of contract - 11/23/16)
Igor Juliao (loan - 12/23/16)
Chance Myers (out of contract - 11/23/16)
Gerso Fernandes (transfer - 1/4/17)
Jacob Peterson (out of contract - 11/23/16)
Latif Blessing (transfer - 1/9/17)
Ever Alvarado (option not exercised - 11/23/16)
Christian Volesky (trade - 1/9/17)
Emmanuel Appiah (option not exercised - 11/23/16)
Cameron Iwasa (signing - 1/10/17)
Connor Hallisey (option not exercised - 11/23/16)
Andrew Dykstra (signing - 1/10/17)
Jon Kempin (option not exercised - 11/23/16)
Ilie Sanchez (signing - 1/13/17)
Justin Mapp (option not exercised - 11/23/16)
Soony Saad (trade - 1/30/17)
Paulo Nagamura (retired - 12/12/16)
Colton Storm (SuperDraft - 2/24/17)
Alec Kann (Expansion Draft - 12/13/16) Lawrence Olum (trade - 2/3/17) Benji Joya (waived - 2/27/17) Christian Volesky (waived - 2/27/17)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Oct. 23: OUT Sporting KC midfielder Brad Davis retires Nov. 16: Sporting KC signs M Benny Feilhaber and D Ike Opara to new contracts Nov. 23: OUT D Nuno Coelho, D Chance Myers and F Jacob Peterson leaves Sporting KC out of contract. Sporting KC declines options on D Ever Alvarado, M Emmanuel Appiah, M Connor Hallisey, GK Jon Kempin and M Justin Mapp Dec. 2: IN Sporting KC signs D/M Tyler Pasher and GK Adrian Zendejas from Swope Park Rangers (USL) Dec. 12: OUT Sporting KC midfielder Paulo Nagamura retires Dec. 13: Sporting KC signs D Kevin Ellis, GK Alec Kann and D/M Jimmy Medranda to new contracts Dec. 13: OUT Sporting KC goalkeeper Alec Kann selected in Expansion Draft by Atlanta United (MLS) Dec. 23: IN Sporting KC signs D Igor Juliao on loan from Fluminense FC (Brazil) Jan. 4: IN Sporting KC signs F Gerso Fernandes as a Designated Player Jan. 9: IN Sporting KC signs F Latif Blessing from Ghana Jan. 9: IN Sporting KC signs F Christian Volesky in trade with Portland Timbers (MLS) Jan. 10: IN Sporting KC signs GK Andrew Dykstra and F Cameron Iwasa Jan. 13: IN Sporting KC signs M Ilie Sanchez Jan. 30: IN Sporting KC re-acquires F Soony Saad Feb. 3: OUT Sporting KC trades M Lawrence Olum to the Portland Timbers (MLS) Feb. 24: IN Sporting KC signs SuperDraft selection D Colton Storm Feb. 27: OUT Sporting KC waives M Benji Joya and F Christian Volesky
CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year
MLS SuperDraft
2009
Matt Besler (8th) Graham Zusi (23rd)
Signings
2011 2012
Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13) Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th)
2016 2017
Homegrown Players
Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)
Kevin Ellis (2/18/11)
Benny Feilhaber (12/11/12) Ike Opara (12/12/12)
Erik Palmer-Brown (8/2/13)
Cameron Porter (7/12/16)
Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)
MLS Re-Entry Draft
Dom Dwyer (16th)
2013 2015
Trades
Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15) Soni Mustivar (2/16/15) Diego Rubio (3/8/16)
Colton Storm (14th)
Tyler Pasher (12/2/16) Adrian Zendejas (12/2/16) Igor Juliao (loan) (12/23/16) Gerso Fernandes (1/4/17) Latif Blessing (1/9/17) Cameron Iwasa (1/10/17) Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17) Soony Saad (1/30/17)
Andrew Dykstra (Second Round)
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Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2017 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE
OPPONENT
COMPETITION
TIME (CT) / RESULT
Saturday, March 4
at D.C. United
MLS
T
0-0 --
SATURDAY, MARCH 11
FC DALLAS
MLS
T
0-0
SATURDAY, MARCH 18
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC
Friday, March 31
at Toronto FC
MLS
6:30
FOX Sports 1
SUNDAY, APRIL 9
COLORADO RAPIDS
MLS
6:00
FOX SPORTS 1
Saturday, April 15
at Portland Timbers
MLS
9:30
FOX Sports KC Plus
Saturday, April 22
at FC Dallas
MLS
7:00
FOX Sports KC Plus
SATURDAY, APRIL 29
REAL SALT LAKE
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3
NEW YORK RED BULLS
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC
Sunday, May 7
at Minnesota United FC
MLS
12:30
FOX Sports 1
Saturday, May 13
at Orlando City SC
MLS
6:30
FOX Sports KC Plus
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
Saturday, May 20
at Vancouver Whitecaps FC
MLS
6:00
FOX Sports KC
Saturday, May 27
at Colorado Rapids
MLS
7:00
FOX Sports KC
SATURDAY, JUNE 3
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
MLS
4:00
ESPN
SATURDAY, JUNE 10
MONTREAL IMPACT
MLS
7:00
FOX SPORTS KC
Saturday, June 17
at San Jose Earthquakes
MLS
8:00
FOX Sports KC
Saturday, June 24
at LA Galaxy
MLS
9:30
FOX Sports KC
SATURDAY, JULY 1
PORTLAND TIMBERS
MLS
6:00
ESPN
THURSDAY, JULY 6
PHILADELPHIA UNION
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC
Saturday, July 22
at Real Salt Lake
MLS
9:00
FOX Sports KC Plus
SATURDAY, JULY 29
CHICAGO FIRE
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
SUNDAY, AUG. 6
ATLANTA UNITED FC
MLS
7:00
FOX SPORTS 1
Saturday, Aug. 12
at Seattle Sounders FC
MLS
3:00
FOX Sports KC
SATURDAY, AUG. 19
FC DALLAS
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
Saturday, Aug. 26
at Houston Dynamo
MLS
8:00
FOX Sports KC
Wednesday, Sept. 6
at New York City FC
MLS
6:30
FOX Sports KC
Sunday, Sept. 10
at Columbus Crew SC
MLS
12:00
ESPN
SATURDAY, SEPT. 16
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC
SUNDAY, SEPT. 24
LA GALAXY
MLS
12:00
ESPN
SATURDAY, SEPT. 30
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
MLS
8:00
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
Saturday, Oct. 7
at Minnesota United FC
MLS
7:00
FOX Sports KC
SUNDAY, OCT. 15
HOUSTON DYNAMO
MLS
4:00
FOX SPORTS KC
Sunday, Oct. 22
at Real Salt Lake
MLS
3:00
FOX Sports KC
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Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2017 Record When... Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime
0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-2 0-0-0
Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goals Allowing 0 goals Allowing 1 goal Allowing 2 goals Allowing 3 goals Allowing 4+ goals
0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
Wearing Sporting blue Wearing dark indigo
0-0-2 0-0-0
Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’
0-0-0 0-0-2 0-0-0
Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even
0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0
With zero subs With one sub With two subs with three subs
0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-2
Day games (before 5 p.m.) Games 5 p.m. CT or later
0-0-0 0-0-2
With red card for With red card against
0-0-0 0-0-0
Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75
0-0-0 0-0-2
In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone
0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1
vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference
0-0-1 0-0-1
On grass On turf
0-0-2 0-0-0
Quickest Goals... None Quickest Goals Against... None
Regular Season Record By Month March 2017 March all-time April 2017 April all-time May 2017 May all-time June 2017 June all-time July 2017 July all-time Aug. 2017 Aug. all-time Sept. 2017 Sept. all-time Oct. 2017 Oct. all-time
0-0-2 16-9-8 0-0-0 40-35-15 0-0-0 34-43-24 0-0-0 39-29-23 0-0-0 50-35-24 0-0-0 40-50-16 0-0-0 30-37-17 0-0-0 21-15-15
vs. Atlanta United FC vs. Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew SC vs. D.C. United vs. FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo 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
Game-winning goals after 75’...
None
Game-tying goals after 75’...
None
Game-winning goals against after 75’...
None
Game-tying goals against after 75’...
None
Red Cards...
None
Red Cards Against...
None
Penalty Kicks...
None
Penalty Kicks Against...
Marcelo Sarvas (3/4 at DC) - Saved by Tim Melia
Youngest Goalscorer... Oldest Goalscorer... Youngest Starter... Youngest to play in a game... Oldest Starter... Oldest to play in a game...
Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2017)
Shutouts 0-0-2 One-goal games 0-0-0 On ESPN/ESPN2 On FOX/FS1 On FSKC
SPORTING KC IN 2017 (MLS REGULAR SEASON) 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0
0-0-0 (0-0-0) 14-26-11 (0-0-0) 23-22-13 (0-0-0) 25-22-6 (0-0-0) 20-21-13 (0-0-1) 23-21-12 (0-0-1) 5-9-11 (0-0-0) 20-24-14 (0-0-0) 0-0-0 (0-0-0) 6-3-2 (0-0-0) 24-17-11 (0-0-0) 2-0-0 (0-0-0) 20-20-13 (0-0-0) 1-1-0 (0-0-0) 5-5-4 (0-0-0) 5-3-2 (--0-0) 8-9-6 (0-0-0) 23-24-7 (0-0-0) 4-7-3 (0-0-0) 14-4-5 (0-0-0) 6-1-3 (0-0-0)
None None Jimmy Medranda (3/4 at DC) - 23 years and 25 days Latif Blessing (3/11 vs. DAL) - 20 years and 71 days Benny Feilhaber (3/11 vs. DAL) - 32 years and 51 days Benny Feilhaber (3/11 vs. DAL) - 32 years and 51 days
Regular Season Home and Away Overall All-time 2017 at home All-time at home 2017 on road All-time on road
270-253-142 0-0-1 176-91-65 0-0-1 94-162-77
2017 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0 0 0 OPPONENT 0 0 0
SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 16 13 29 OPPONENT 9 6 15
SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 5 2 7 OPPONENT 6 4 10
FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 16 13 29 OPPONENT 14 21 35
OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 2 1 3 OPPONENT 0 1 1
CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 6 3 9 OPPONENT 4 3 7
CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 1 4 5 OPPONENT 2 5 7
EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0 0 0 OPPONENT 0 0 0
PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0/0 0/0 0/0 OPPONENT 0/1 0/0 0/1
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 270 253 142 17 20 8 24 15 6 10 12 9 321 300 165
HOME GF GA 922 892 59 60 89 55 39 45 1109 1052
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 176 91 65 14 3 3 17 7 2 6 4 5 213 105 75
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AWAY GF GA 552 397 35 15 59 26 20 13 666 451
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 94 162 77 2 16 5 7 8 4 4 8 3 107 194 89
GF GA 370 495 21 42 30 29 19 32 440 598
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 | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2017 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 Dom Dwyer 2
Left forward
Right forward
Gerso Fernandes 2
Jimmy Medranda 2
Left-center midfielder
Right-center midfielder
Roger Espinoza 2
Benny Feilhaber 2
Defensive midfielder Ilie Sanchez 2
Left back
Seth Sinovic 2
Left center back
Right center back
Matt Besler 2
Ike Opara 2
Goalkeeper Tim Melia 2
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Right back Graham Zusi 2
Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 BOX SCORES March 4, 2017: D.C. United 0-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | RFK Stadium | Washington, D.C. Attendance: 18,268 Weather: Clear and 37 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sporting KC (0-0-1, 1 pt.) D.C. United (0-0-1, 1 pt.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Sanchez M Feilhaber M Espinoza F Medranda F Dwyer F Fernandes
D.C. United GK Hamid D DeLeon D Birnbaum (C) D Franklin D Kemp M Sarvas M Sam (Neagle 76’) M Jeffrey M Buscher (Vincent 61’) M Nyarko F Mullins (Ortiz 69’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Worra (GK) Ellis Boswell Abdul-Salaam Harkes Mustivar Le Toux Blessing Saad Salloi Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 37’ DC - Sean Franklin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 54’ DC - Rob Vincent (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 64’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (5) 5 11 2 5
DC 9 (6) 5 22 0 4
March 11, 2017: Sporting KC 0-0 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,117 Weather: Clear and 31 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sporting KC (0-0-2, 2 pts.) FC Dallas (1-0-1, 4 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Sanchez M Feilhaber M Espinoza F Medranda (Blessing 67’) F Dwyer F Fernandes
FC Dallas GK Gonzalez D Harris D Figueroa D Hedges (C) D Guillen M Cermeno M Gruezo M Pomykal (Barrios 80’) M Hayes (Acosta 46’) M Akindele F Colman (Lamah 63’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Seitz (GK) Ellis Grana Juliao Zimmerman Mustivar Urruti Saad Salloi Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: FCD - Aaron Guillen (Yellow Card; Handball) 4’ FCD - Maynor Figueroa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 29’ FCD - Atiba Harris (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ SKC - Dom Dwyer (Yellow Card; Argument) 81’ FCD - Carlos Gruezo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ FCD - Carlos Cermeno (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ SKC - Gerso (Yellow Card; Dissent) 95+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 14 (2) 4 18 1 4
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FCD 6 (4) 2 13 1 3
Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE
March 4 March 11 March 18 March 31 April 9 April 15 April 22 April 29 May 3 May 7 May 13 May 17 May 20 May 27 June 3 June 10 June 17 June 24 July 1 July 6 July 22 July 29 Aug. 6 Aug. 12 Aug. 19 Aug. 26 Sept. 6 Sept. 10 Sept. 16 Sept. 24 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 15 Oct. 22
OPPONENT
at D.C. United vs. FC Dallas vs. San Jose Earthquakes at Toronto FC vs. Colorado Rapids at Portland Timbers at FC Dallas vs. Real Salt Lake vs. New York Red Bulls at Minnesota United FC at Orlando City SC vs. Seattle Sounders FC at Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Colorado Rapids vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Montreal Impact at San Jose Earthquakes at LA Galaxy vs. Portland Timbers vs. Philadelphia Union at Real Salt Lake vs. Chicago Fire vs. Atlanta United FC at Seattle Sounders FC vs. FC Dallas at Houston Dynamo at New York City FC at Columbus Crew SC vs. New England Revolution vs. LA Galaxy vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Minnesota United FC vs. Houston Dynamo at Real Salt Lake
RESULT
SCORE
T T
0-0 0-0
ATTEND. 18,268 19,117
RECORD PLACE PTS. GOALSCORERS 0-0-1 0-0-2
T-6 6
1 2
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SPORTING KC 2017 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2017 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (0-0-2, 2 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF MARCH 11, 2017 UNF POS 5 D 9 F 14 F 27 M 10 M 7 F 94 D 29 GK 3 D 6 M 15 D 8 M 17 D 21 GK 4 D 24 F 40 D 93 M 2 D 77 M 39 F 11 F 22 F 30 F 23 D 1 GK
PLAYER GP GS MIN G Matt Besler 2 2 180 0 Latif Blessing 1 0 23 0 Dom Dwyer 2 2 180 0 Roger Espinoza 2 2 180 0 Benny Feilhaber 2 2 180 0 Gerso Fernandes 2 2 180 0 Jimmy Medranda 2 2 157 0 Tim Melia 2 2 180 0 Ike Opara 2 2 180 0 Ilie Sanchez 2 2 180 0 Seth Sinovic 2 2 180 0 Graham Zusi 2 2 180 0 Saad Abdul-Salaam 0 0 0 0 Andrew Dykstra 0 0 0 0 Kevin Ellis 0 0 0 0 Cameron Iwasa 0 0 0 0 Igor Juliao 0 0 0 0 Soni Mustivar 0 0 0 0 Erik Palmer-Brown 0 0 0 0 Tyler Pasher 0 0 0 0 Cameron Porter 0 0 0 0 Diego Rubio 0 0 0 0 Soony Saad 0 0 0 0 Daniel Salloi 0 0 0 0 Colton Storm 0 0 0 0 Adrian Zendejas 0 0 0 0 Team totals 2 2 180 0 Opponent totals 2 2 180 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 9 3 5 9 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 3 1 4 5 0 9 0 7 2 2 2 1 0 1 6 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 7 29 35 3 9 5 15 10 35 29 1 7 7
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GA 0 0 0
SO 2 2 2
GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS 29 GK
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals
GP GS 2 2 2 2 2 2
MIN SH SV 180 10 9 180 10 9 180 7 7 11
GAA PG 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0
PA 1 1 0
W 0 0 0
L T 0 2 0 2 0 2
Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Manager | 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 ninth season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2017. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 128 coaching victories in all competitions are the most club history. During his tenure, he has won three major trophies – the 2012 and 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – and finished atop the Eastern Conference regular-season standings in 2011 and 2012. He is the first coach in club history to lead Sporting KC to six 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 103 regular-season wins top the club’s all-time chart and rank eighth 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 has coached 296 total games during his Kansas City coaching career, most in club history.
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. 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.
Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting KC, including the active roster, the Swope Park Rangers (USL) 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.
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.
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.
Assistant Coach | Zoran Savic
Vermes was an integral part of a young U.S. team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he nearly scored a sensational goal 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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 0-0-2 --- TOTAL 103-82-63 5-5-3
--- 0-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 --- 14-5-2
--- --- --- --- 2-0-2 3-2-1 --- 1-2-1 --- 6-4-4
3-6-3 11-14-6 18-11-12 23-8-10 22-12-11 18-17-8 18-11-11 15-17-9 0-0-2 128-96-72
Goalkeeper Coach | Alec Dufty Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty enters his first season with Sporting Kansas City having been introduced to the organization as Sporting KC’s USL affiliate - the Swope Park Rangers - goalkeeper coach in the side’s inaugural season in 2016. A former MLS player, Dufty began his playing career with the New York Red Bulls in 2009, going on to make 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.
Fitness Coach | Mateus Manoel Mateus Manoel is in his eighth season with Sporting KC as Head Fitness Coach. His responsibilities cover all aspects of sport performance and science for the team, including strength and conditioning, injury prevention, field practices, nutrition, fitness monitoring (training load and readiness), player re-adaptation following rehab and recovery.
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.
In the summer of 2010, Manoel was an Assistant Fitness Coach for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team during the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He had formerly served as the Head Fitness Coach for the Mexican Men’s National Team in 2009, working with renowned coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. During 2007 and 2008, Manoel held a position with Athletes’ Performance in the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, where he worked with professional athletes from a variety of sports, including NFL, NHL, MLB and MLS (Chivas USA and LA Galaxy). Previously, he had assisted with strength and conditioning for D.C. United, while concurrently holding the position of Sports Performance Director with Velocity Sports Performance in Alexandria, Virginia. Manoel holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from George Washington University, where he was also responsible for the strength and conditioning needs of the Colonials Men’s Varsity Soccer Team. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland - College Park and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Manoel was born in Brazil and is fluent in both Portuguese and Spanish.
12
Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #17 | D | SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM | @Saad_Abdul SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
52
36
3451
0
7
MLS Postseason
2
2
210
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
6
2
305
0
1
International
2
2
180
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
62
42
4146
0
8
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 7 times, last: Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs. LA Shots on Goal 1, 6 times, last: Oct. 16, 2016, KC at RSL Shots 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2016, KC at RSL Fouls Committed 5, May 21, 2016, KC vs. RSL Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs. SJ Goal N/A Assist Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs. LA 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 Birthday: 9/8/1991 Hometown: Gahanna, Ohio College: Akron Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#12)
Sporting KC selected defender Saad Abdul-Salaam with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 Abdul-Salaam played three seasons at the University of Akron (2012-14), recording three MLS SuperDraft. The right back played 28 matches across all competitions during his goals and 12 assists in 54 college games. He helped Akron win MAC regular season titles rookie season, including 22 regular season appearances, all five games in the Lamar in each of his three seasons and earned All-MAC First Team honors as a senior in 2014. Hunt U.S. Open Cup and one start in the MLS Cup Playoffs. He recorded six assists in 30 MLS appearances in 2016 and once again started in the MLS Cup Playoffs. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
52
36
3451
0
7
20
6
45
35
5
0
2
0
0
1
KC - Postseason
2
2
210
0
0
0
0
5
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
54
38
3661
0
7
20
6
50
37
5
0
3
0
0
1
#5 | D | MATT BESLER | @MattBesler SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assists 1, 11 times, last: May 1, 2016, KC vs. LA Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: March 16, 2013, KC vs. CHI Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs. COL
A
MLS Regular Season
202
196
17672
3
11
MLS Postseason
13
13
1260
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
16
14
1294
0
1
International
10
10
885
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
241
233
21111
3
12
Last Regular Season... Appearance March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assist May 1, 2016, KC vs. LA 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-2 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 ninth season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012-13), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-16), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors since being selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Notre Dame. Besler ranks fifth in Sporting KC history with 241 appearances across all competitions. A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 209 of 254 MLS matches (including playoffs) and landed club Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, 2015). Besler has earned 37 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in
January 2013. He featured in four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first Kansan to play in the quadrennial tournament, as the U.S. advanced to the Round of 16. He also helped the U.S. win the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, starting all three matches in the knockout stage. He joined the U.S. squad for the 2016 Copa America Centenario, starting two matches, and scored his first international goal at St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Sept. 2, the same day his firstborn daughter Parker Rhea was born in Kansas City.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
202
196
17672
3
11
37
9
178
96
7
1
27
2
2
5
KC - Postseason
13
13
1260
0
0
2
0
14
10
2
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
215
209
18932
3
11
39
9
192
106
9
1
27
2
2
5
13
Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #9 | F | LATIF BLESSING | @latif_blessing SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
1
0
23
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
0
23
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Fouls Committed 1, March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Fouls Suffered 4, March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Last Regular Season... Appearance March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-7 Weight: 140 Birthday: 12/30/1996 Hometown: Accra, Ghana Last Club: Liberty Professionals FC (Ghana) Acquired: Signed on 1/9/2017 Sporting Kansas City acquired 20-year-old winger Latif Blessing in a transfer from Liberty Professionals FC of the Ghana Premier League in early 2017.
Allies one week later. He caught fire during the month of April with five goals over a three-game span, including a brace in a 5-1 victory over defending league champions Ashanti Gold.
Born and raised in Accra, Ghana, Blessing was named the 2016 Ghana Premier League player of the year after leading the top flight with 17 goals in his first season on the senior team. He was also a finalist for the 2016 Ghanaian FA Cup most valuable player award, helping Liberty Professionals reach the semifinals of the knockout competition.
Blessing received his first call-up to the Ghana Men’s National Team in December 2016 as a member of the Black Stars’ 30-man provisional squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, but was not selected to the final roster.
Blessing, a product of the Liberty Professionals youth academy, debuted for the first team on Feb. 28, 2016 and opened his scoring account with a game-winning goal against Inter MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
1
0
23
0
0
1
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
1
0
23
0
0
1
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
#14 | F | DOM DWYER | @Ddwyer14 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
115
99
8951
52
8
MLS Postseason
9
6
582
2
0
U.S. Open Cup
10
9
810
5
1
International
9
2
314
2
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
143
116
10657
61
9
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 9 times, last: Aug. 13, 2016, KC at FCD Assists 1, 8 times, last: Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs. LA Shots on Goal 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Shots 9, Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Fouls Committed 6, 2 times, last: July 31, 2016, KC vs. POR Fouls Suffered 9, April 19, 2014, KC vs. MTL Last Regular Season... Appearance March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Goal Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NE Assist Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs. LA 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-2 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-9 Weight: 180 Birthday: 7/30/1990 Hometown: London, England College: South Florida Acquired: 2012 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#16)
Dom Dwyer has scored 61 goals for Sporting KC in all competitions, second most in team tournament, including a single-game club record four goals against FC Dallas in the history, since being taken in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft (16th overall). He set a singleRound of 16. season club record with 22 MLS goals in 2014 and has become the first player in Kansas City history to score at least 12 goals in three straight regular seasons. Dwyer won national championships at Tyler (Texas) Junior College in 2009 and 2010, earning national junior college player of the year honors after scoring 37 times as a A 2014 MLS All-Star, Dwyer has scored 83 goals in all competitions since the start of sophomore. He moved to South Florida in 2011, netting 16 goals in 21 games. 2013, 61 for Sporting KC and 22 for former USL affiliate Orlando City SC. In 2015, he claimed Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Golden Boot honors with five goals in the MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
115
99
8951
52
8
365
142
209
245
98
2
23
1
11
3
KC - Postseason
9
6
582
2
0
24
9
20
18
8
0
1
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
124
105
9533
54
8
389
151
229
263
106
2
24
1
12
3
14
Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #21 | GK | ANDREW DYKSTRA 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 4, 3 times, last: March 6, 2016, DC at LA (w/ DC) Saves 8, May 15, 2010, CHI at KC (w/ CHI) Last Regular Season... Appearance March 6, 2016, DC at LA (w/ DC) Shutout April 12, 2014, DC at NY (w/ DC) 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 6-4 Weight: 195 Birthday: 1/2/1986 Hometown: Woodbridge, Virginia College: Virginia Commonwealth University Acquired: Signed on 1/10/2017 after being selected in Stage Two of Re-Entry Draft Dykstra joins Sporting KC having previously played for D.C. United from 2012-2016, where he served as a backup goalkeeper to Bill Hamid. He began his professional career with the Chicago Fire in 2009 and boasts seven years of MLS experience, appearing in 31 regular season matches with seven shutouts and an 11-11-8 record.
Undrafted out of college, Dykstra was signed to the Chicago Fire’s developmental roster in April 2009. He was signed to the senior roster two months later and became Chicago’s starting goalkeeper ahead of the 2010 campaign. He ended the year with a career-high 17 MLS appearances and five shutouts. Dykstra has previously spent time on loan in the USL with the Richmond Kickers and the Charleston Battery.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
31
31
2758
153
104
7
44
1.44
3
5
0
1
11
11
8
MLS - TOTAL
31
31
2758
153
104
7
44
1.44
3
5
0
10
11
11
8
#4 | D | KEVIN ELLIS | @Kev_Ellis4 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Assists 1, 5 times, last: Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NE Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs. LA Shots 3, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs. LA Fouls Committed 4, April 25, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR
A
MLS Regular Season
63
53
4939
5
5
MLS Postseason
3
3
300
1
0
U.S. Open Cup
10
9
867
0
0
International
6
6
540
2
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
82
71
6646
8
5
Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs. SJ Goal Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Assist Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NE 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 Birthday: 6/30/1991 Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri College: Barton County Community College Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 2/18/2011 Sporting KC’s second Homegrown Player in club history, Kevin Ellis set regular season career-highs with 27 games played and four goals in 2015, the most by any MLS defender that year. He added another goal in the MLS Cup Playoffs and finished 2015 with starts in 32 of 33 appearances across all competitions. On April 2, 2016 he became the first Sporting KC Homegrown Player to reach 50 career regular season appearances. Now in his seventh MLS season, Ellis developed in the Sporting KC Academy while
attending Oak Park High School before playing at Barton County Community College from 2009-10. He scored his first goal for the club in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals against eventual champion Cruz Azul (Mexico).
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
63
53
4839
5
5
25
11
65
42
2
0
9
0
2
3
KC - Postseason
3
3
300
1
0
2
2
4
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
66
56
5239
6
5
27
13
69
44
2
0
10
0
2
3
15
Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #27 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
162
142
12593
4
20
MLS Postseason
8
7
545
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
13
11
1234
0
2
International
3
2
232
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
186
162
14604
4
22
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 4 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Assists 1, 20 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 2, 7 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, May 1, 2016, KC vs. LA Fouls Suffered 6, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2016, KC at RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Goal Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Assist Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-2 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, tallying a career-high five assists.
competitions, tallying four goals and 22 assists over seven seasons. In two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances, including eight in the UEFA Europa League, and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City. Espinoza has earned 49 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team since debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as 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 186 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
162
142
12593
4
20
163
43
253
221
10
14
33
6
1
4
KC - Postseason
8
7
545
0
0
6
2
10
10
1
0
3
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
170
149
13138
4
20
169
45
263
231
11
14
36
6
1
4
#10 | M | BENNY FEILHABER | @b_feilhaber22 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
122
112
9855
24
38
MLS Postseason
7
7
694
0
3
U.S. Open Cup
9
9
810
3
6
International
9
8
592
1
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
147
136
11951
28
50
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs. FCD Assists 2, 5 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Shots 5, 2 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs. FCD Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 6, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Last Regular Season... Appearance March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Goal Aug. 20, 2016, KC vs. VAN Assist Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NE 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-2 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 Birthday: 1/19/1985 Hometown: Irvine, California College: UCLA Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Trade with New England Revolution on 12/11/2012 A seven-year MLS veteran, Benny Feilhaber set professional career-highs in 2015 with 10 goals and 15 assists en route to an MLS MVP nomination. He was named MLS Player of the Month in April of that year, earned MLS All-Star honors for the first time in his career and landed Sporting KC’s 2015 Most Valuable Player award after finishing with a club record 20 assists in all competitions. Feilhaber turned professional in 2005 with German club Hamburg after two seasons at UCLA. He moved to Derby County of the English Premier League in 2007 and Danish side AGF Aarhus in 2008 before signing with the New England Revolution in 2011. He
joined Sporting KC prior to the 2013 campaign and has made 147 appearances across all competitions for the club with 28 goals and 50 assists. Feilhaber has earned 43 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in 2007. He scored the game-winning goal on a volley in the 2007 Gold Cup Final against Mexico before competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He helped lead the U.S. to the final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and also made three appearances at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He returned to the National Team after a three year absence in January 2017 under new head coach Bruce Arena.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
122
112
9855
24
38
176
56
151
243
4
194
21
1
6
11
MLS - Regular Season
174
158
14048
29
47
254
83
218
384
6
265
29
3
6
12
KC - Postseason
7
7
694
0
3
17
3
14
17
2
2
2
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
181
165
14742
29
50
271
86
232
401
8
267
31
3
6
13
16
Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #7 | F | GERSO FERNANDES | @ge7fe SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Shots 4, March 4, 2017, KC at DC Fouls Committed 2, March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Fouls Suffered 2, March 4, 2017, KC at DC
A
MLS Regular Season
2
2
180
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
2
180
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-2 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 140 Birthday: 2/21/1991 Hometown: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Last Club: C.F. Os Belenenses (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 1/4/2017 Gerso Fernandes, a left-footed winger, has played more than 150 matches during a six-year professional career in Portugal. He has spent each of the last five seasons in the Portuguese first division, including the 2016-17 Primeira Liga campaign with Belenenses. He started nine of 14 Primeira Liga appearances for Belenenses since August, recording four assists as well as the game-winning goal against Maritimo on Dec. 10, 2016. 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
2
2
180
0
0
7
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
2
2
180
0
0
7
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
#24 | F | CAMERON IWASA | @cam31iwasa 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 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Birthday: 7/7/1993 Hometown: Sacramento, California Last Club: Sacramento Republic FC (USL) Acquired: Signed on 1/10/2017 Cameron Iwasa was a 2016 USL All-League Second Team honoree, recording 12 goals and three assists in his second year with Sacramento Republic FC. Iwasa’s 12 goals set a regular-season club record and helped Sacramento finish first in the USL Western Conference standings. Iwasa appeared in all 30 regular season matches for his hometown club in 2016, including a team-record 27 straight starts to end the campaign. His 59 shot attempts and 31 shots on goal were also single-season Sacramento records. Iwasa earned USL Team of the Week honors three times and was named USL Player of the Week in Week 13 after netting a brace in a 3-2 win over Rio Grande Valley FC on June 18.
he scores 0-0-0
The forward inked his first professional contract with Sacramento in 2015 and ended the season with one goal and one assist in 17 regular season appearances as a rookie. Iwasa totaled 23 goals and 14 assists during a four-year collegiate career at UC Irvine. He was named a 2014 MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist as a senior after recording six goals, six assists and guiding UC Irvine to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship.
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
17
Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #40 | D | IGOR JULIAO | @IgorJuliao2 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
23
23
1992
0
2
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
3
3
225
0
1
ALL COMPETITIONS
26
26
2217
0
3
Height: 5-8 Weight: 145 Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Last Club: Fluminense FC Acquired: Signed on loan on 12/23/2016
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 12, 2014, KC at CHV Shots on Goal 1, 4 times, last: Sept. 12, 2014, KC at CHV Shots 3, Sept. 26, 2014, KC vs. NE Fouls Committed 3, Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs. PHI Fouls Suffered 4, 5 times, last: Sept. 12, 2014, KC at CHV
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 18, 2014, KC at PHI Goal N/A Assist Sept. 12, 2014 KC at CHV 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 8/23/1994
Igor Juliao rejoins Sporting KC after spending the 2014 MLS season with the club on loan from Fluminense FC. That year, Juliao earned Co-Newcomer of the Year honors after logging 26 appearances and adding three assists in all competitions. Juliao also notched the game-winning assist on Benny Feilhaber’s goal in the 2-1 victory over Columbus on July 16, 2014. A product of the Fluminense FC Academy, Juliao spent nine years with the club’s youth teams before making his debut with the senior side as a 17-year-old in August 2012. In
his Fluminense FC youth and professional career, Julião played in a total of 379 games with 76 goals. Internationally, Juliao was selected to Brazil’s Under-20 Men’s National Team for the 2013 South American Youth Championship in Argentina and made three appearances at the competition.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
23
23
1992
0
3
15
4
25
52
5
0
4
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
23
23
1992
0
3
15
4
25
52
5
0
4
0
0
1
#94 | D | JIMMY MEDRANDA | @jimmymedranda SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
43
32
2654
1
2
MLS Postseason
1
0
1
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
210
0
0
International
2
1
96
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
48
35
2961
1
2
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Assists 1, 2 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Shots on Goal 2, June 2, 2016, KC at LA Shots 4, 3 times, last: March 4, 2017, KC at DC Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Fouls Suffered 4, March 15, 2014, KC vs. FCD Last Regular Season... Appearance March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Goal July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Assist July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-2 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 Birthday: 2/7/1994 Hometown: Mosquera, Nariño, Colombia Last Club: Deportivo Pereira (Colombia) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2014 Jimmy Medranda joined Sporting KC in August 2013 on loan from Colombian club Deportivo Pereira, making his MLS debut a month later. He signed permanently for Sporting KC in February 2014 and has played 48 games for the club across all competitions, including a career-high 32 appearances and 25 starts in 2016.
Medranda scored one goal and added two assists last season, his first for the club. He joined Deportivo Pereira’s youth system at age 12 before climbing the ladder to the senior team by age 17. He made 16 first team appearances for the club in two seasons, scoring twice.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
43
32
2654
1
2
57
10
53
25
2
6
9
1
1
1
KC - Postseason
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
44
32
2655
1
2
57
10
53
25
2
6
9
1
1
1
18
Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
52
52
4680
0
0
MLS Postseason
2
2
174
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
5
5
480
0
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
60
60
5424
0
0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 19, 2015, KC vs. SJ Saves 7, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Shutout March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-2
Birthday: 5/15/1986
Tim Melia solidified his position as starting goalkeeper in 2016 following his breakout season in 2015 where he earned MLS Comeback Player of the Year honors. Now in his sixth MLS season after previously serving as a back-up goalkeeper at Real Salt Lake (2010-11) and Chivas USA (2012-14), Melia ended 2016 with eight clean sheets and a 1.11 goals against average in the regular season as Sporting KC made its sixth straight playoff appearance.
percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against average. He was a six-time member of the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week and became the first goalkeeper in MLS history to record six shutouts in his first nine league matches for a new team.
After a four-year college career with NCAA Division III program Lynn University (New York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL In 2016, Melia became the first goalkeeper in club history to record at least five saves, First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of one penalty stop and a shutout win in the same match against the New York Red Bulls on 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC April 9 before performing the feat again in the 2017 season opener against D.C. United. Dallas and D.C. United. During his breakout campaign in 2015, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 save MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
52
52
4680
214
153
17
58
1.12
5
7
5
0
21
19
11
MLS - Regular Season
58
57
5119
250
175
18
72
1.27
6
8
5
1
22
23
12
KC - Postseason
2
2
174
5
2
0
2
1.03
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
60
59
5293
255
177
18
74
1.26
6
8
5
1
22
24
12
#93 | M | SONI MUSTIVAR | @billydougie SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
50
44
3933
0
2
MLS Postseason
2
2
210
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
7
7
604
1
0
International
2
2
154
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
61
55
4901
1
2
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Aubervilliers, France Last Club: Petrolul Ploiesti (Romania) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 2, Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs. VAN Shots on Goal 1, Oct. 21, 2015, KC vs. COL Shots 2, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 4 times, last: May 11, 2016, KC at COL
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs. SJ Goal N/A Assist Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs. VAN 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 2/12/1990
Soni Mustivar is entering his third season with Sporting KC having set career-highs in starts (24) and minutes played (2095) in 2016. In his first season at Sporting KC, Mustivar earned Co-Defender of the Year honors after producing a 15-5-6 record as a starter in all competitions and led MLS during the regular season with more than six interceptions per 90 minutes played. Mustivar began his professional career as a teenager with SC Bastia in France’s Ligue 2 from 2008-10. He then moved to FC Petrolul Ploiesti and played three seasons in
Romania’s Liga I, recording 61 league appearances in addition to eight games in the UEFA Europa League. He started in Petrolul’s triumph in the 2013 Romanian Cup Final. Mustivar has earned 12 caps for the Haiti Men’s National Team since debuting in 2013. This year he has helped Haiti book a spot in the Copa America Centenario and featured in a pair of 2018 World Cup qualifiers. He was a youth international for France at the U-20 level and holds dual citizenship in both France and Haiti. He joined Haiti for the Copa America Centenario but did not appear in a game.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
50
44
3933
0
2
11
1
61
38
0
0
8
1
0
1
KC - Postseason
2
2
210
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
52
46
4163
0
2
11
1
63
41
0
0
8
1
0
1
19
Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #3 | D | IKE OPARA | @ikeopara SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
54
41
3815
6
3
MLS Postseason
3
0
16
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
210
0
0
International
7
7
630
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
66
50
4671
7
3
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 9 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Assists 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: March 22, 2014, KC vs. SJ Shots 3, 2 times, last: March 22, 2014, KC vs. SJ Fouls Committed 5, May 11, 2016, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 3, April 13, 2016, KC vs. COL Last Regular Season... Appearance March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Goal July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Assist Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-2 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Birthday: 2/21/1989 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina College: Wake Forest Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Trade with San Jose Earthquakes on 12/12/2012 Eighth-year veteran Ike Opara is in his fifth season as a member of Sporting KC, having set career-highs for appearances (25), starts (15) and assists (3) in 2016. He enjoyed a sensational first month of the 2015 campaign, scoring two goals, leading MLS in interceptions and earning an MLS Player of the Month nomination, before suffering a season-ending Achilles rupture in April. He made his 2016 debut on April 9 in a 2-0 win against the New York Red Bulls, his first MLS appearance in nearly a year, and has featured regularly along the back line since then.
Sporting KC’s 2013 Newcomer of the Year, Opara appeared in 18 MLS matches during the club’s MLS Cup-winning campaign. He scored four goals in 2013 across all competitions and featured in three of Sporting KC’s playoff matches. A season-ending ankle injury limited him to three MLS appearances in 2014. Opara represented the United States at the U-23 level during the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Qualifying Tournament. The San Jose Earthquakes selected him in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing, and he played 36 MLS matches for the team over three seasons.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
54
41
3815
6
3
40
17
60
22
2
0
7
1
3
2
MLS - Regular Season
89
63
5967
9
3
61
24
89
39
7
1
9
1
4
2
KC - Postseason
3
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
4
0
94
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
93
63
6061
9
3
62
24
90
41
7
1
9
1
4
2
#2 | D | ERIK PALMER-BROWN | @ErikBrown14 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
10
6
611
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
180
0
0
International
1
1
60
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
13
9
851
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Fouls Committed 3, May 11, 2016, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs. LA Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 Birthday: 4/24/1997 Hometown: Lee’s Summit, Missouri Last Club: FC Porto (Portugal) - Loan Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 8/2/2013 Homegrown defender Erik Palmer-Brown is the youngest signing in club history. A native of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Palmer-Brown is considered one of the top youth prospects for his age in the country. He was named captain of the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, starting all four games in the tournament so far and scoring the winning goal against Mexico. He previously represented the U.S. U-20s at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, starting the third and final group stage match. Palmer-Brown made his debut and first MLS start in May 2014, becoming the youngest player in MLS history to start a match as a defender, for the first of six appearances in all
competitions (including debuts in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League). He added seven more competitive appearances in 2015, including four starts. Palmer-Brown has represented United States youth national teams at the U-15, U-17, U-18 and U-20 levels and captained the U-20s at the Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament in September 2015. Most recently, Palmer-Brown captained the U.S. U-20s to CONCACAF Championship glory on March 5, 2017 and helped the side clinch a berth in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
10
6
611
0
0
2
0
7
3
1
0
4
1
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
10
6
611
0
0
2
0
7
3
7
0
4
1
0
0
20
Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #77 | D/M | TYLER PASHER | @typash 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
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
1
1
90
0
0
Height: 5-11 Weight: 160 Hometown: Elmira, Ontario Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 12/2/2016
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Birthday: 4/27/1994
Canadian midfielder Tyler Pasher signed an MLS contract for Sporting KC in December 2016 after starring for the Swope Park Rangers during the club’s inaugural 2016 campaign.
he scores 0-0-0
Pasher had previously played for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL and Lansing United of the NPSL. Raised in the Newcastle United Academy in England, Pasher returned to Canada and joined the Toronto FC Academy in 2010 before turning pro and signing with PS Kemi in Finland three years later.
The 22-year-old joined the Rangers in March 2016 after a successful preseason spell and played a leading role throughout the season. He started 26 of 28 USL appearances with Pasher has previously represented the Canadian National Team at the Under-17 and five goals and four assists (including playoffs), tallying three of his assists in the playoffs Under-20 levels, while he was called into the Canadian senior team to train ahead of a as the Rangers were crowned USL Western Conference champions and advanced to the pair of friendlies in March 2015. USL Cup Final. 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
# 39 | F | CAMERON PORTER | @Cam39Porter SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
2
0
32
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
4
3
234
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
6
3
266
1
0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 Hometown: Centerville, OH College: Princeton Last Club: Montreal Impact Acquired: Signed on 7/12/2016
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, March 7, 2015, MTL at DC (w/ MTL) Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 2, March 7, 2015, MTL at DC (w/ MTL)
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 31, 2016, KC vs. POR Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 5/23/1993
Sporting KC acquired 23-year-old forward Cameron Porter from the Montreal Impact on July 12, 2016. Montreal selected Porter with the 45th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. He played five matches during his rookie campaign, including three games in the CONCACAF Champions League knockout stage. Porter scored one of Montreal’s most important goals in club history on March 4, 2015, netting a 94th-minute equalizer against Mexican side CF Pachuca in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. His first professional tally, scored before a crowd of 38,104 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, sent the Impact to the semifinals and allowed the
club to eventually finish runners-up in the tournament. Porter suffered an ACL tear to his left knee two weeks later and missed the remainder of the 2015 season. He made his Sporting KC debut in a 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC on July 24, then scored his first goal for the club in the CONCACAF Champions League on Oct. 19, a 3-1 win over Central FC. Porter played collegiately at Princeton University from 2011-2014, recording 31 goals and 13 assists in 67 appearances. The college star led the NCAA with 15 goals during his final college season.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
2
0
32
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
4
1
71
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
21
Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #11 | F | DIEGO RUBIO | @DiegoRubo_ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, April 27, 2016, KC at VAN Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 7, 2016, KC at POR Shots 4, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Fouls Suffered 5, July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC
A
MLS Regular Season
15
3
330
1
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
1
86
1
1
International
3
3
270
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
20
7
686
3
1
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Birthday: 5/15/1993 Hometown: Santiago, Chile Last Club: Real Valladolid (Spain) Acquired: Signed on loan from Real Valladolid as Young Designated Player on 3/8/2016 Sporting KC acquired 23-year-old Chilean striker Diego Rubio in March 2016 after he recorded 37 goals and 15 assists during a five-year professional stint in South America and Europe. The forward joined Sporting KC initially on loan from Real Valladolid of the Spanish Segunda Division, where he made 14 appearances during the 2015-16 season. A native of Santiago, Chile, he scored his first goal on April 27 at Vancouver. He scored the game-winner in the 109th minute of Sporting KC’s 2-1 victory over Minnesota United FC in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 on June 15, then opened his CONCACAF Champions League scoring account on Sept. 13 vs. Vancouver. Rubio completed his permanent transfer to Sporting KC in September. Rubio tore his ACL in October 2016 and is currently in rehab from the injury.
Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NE Goal April 27, 2016, KC at VAN Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Rubio played for 18-time Primeira Liga champion Sporting Clube de Portugal from 2011-2015, scoring 22 goals in 52 games for the club’s reserve team Sporting B. He also made 20 senior team appearances, including six in the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League as he helped the club advance to the tournament semifinals. Rubio has earned three caps for the Chile Men’s National Team since debuting at age 18 in a friendly against Paraguay in June 2011. He appeared in two additional friendlies against France and Mexico later that year before playing eight matches at the U-20 level in 2012 and 2013, including three starts at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
15
3
330
1
0
13
2
13
13
5
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
15
3
330
1
0
13
2
13
13
5
0
2
0
0
0
#22 | F | SOONY SAAD | @SoonySaad SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
58
26
2603
8
6
MLS Postseason
4
0
47
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
5
4
375
4
1
International
4
4
376
2
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
71
34
3401
14
7
Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 Hometown: Dearborn, Michigan Last Club: Pattaya United (Thailand) Acquired: Signed on 1/30/2017
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, July 13, 2013, KC vs. TOR Assists 2, Aug. 10, 2013, KC vs. NE Shots on Goal 3, 3 times, last: June 6, 2014, KC at HOU Shots 9, June 29, 2013, KC vs. CLB Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: June 27, 2014, KC vs. POR Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 18, 2014, KC at PHI Goal Sept. 3, 2014, KC at NE Assist Aug. 16, 2014, KC at TOR 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 8/17/1992
Saad rejoins Sporting KC from Pattaya United of Thailand’s first division, where he scored Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title, scoring two pivotal goals in a 3-2 third-round victory over nine goals across 28 Thai League appearances in 2016. He has also recorded three Orlando City. goals for the Lebanon Men’s National Team since making his senior international debut in 2013. Saad enjoyed a breakout year in 2013, reaching MLS career-highs with four goals, four assists and 23 games played. He also notched a brace in a 2-0 CONCACAF Champions During his first stint with Sporting KC, Saad tallied 14 goals and seven assists in 71 League win at Honduran side Olimpia and appeared in two playoff games during Sporting appearances across all competitions. He was signed by MLS and allocated to Sporting KC’s run to the 2013 MLS Cup championship. In 2014, Saad scored five goals across all KC via a lottery draft in July 2011. The following month, he scored nine minutes into his competitions and helped the club advance to the MLS Cup Playoffs for a fourth straight MLS debut on his 19th birthday to become the youngest goal scorer in club history. In year. Thai outfit BEC Tero Sasana signed Saad ahead of the 2015 season and loaned 2012, Saad played nine MLS matches and helped Sporting Kansas City capture the him to Pattaya United last year. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
58
26
2603
8
6
98
30
38
51
3
19
2
0
2
2
KC - Postseason
4
0
47
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
62
26
2650
8
6
98
30
41
51
3
19
2
0
2
2
22
Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #30 | F | DANIEL SALLOI | @danielsalloi 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 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 150 Birthday: 7/19/1996 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Gyirmot SE (Hungary) - Loan Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 1/13/2016
he scores 0-0-0
Sporting Kansas City signed forward Daniel Salloi as the fourth Homegrown Player in club team-high 21 goals in 28 appearances, including three hat-tricks in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. history in early 2016. Salloi is the third Homegrown Player on Sporting Kansas City’s roster, alongside Kevin Ellis (2011) and Erik Palmer-Brown (2013). In June 2016, he was After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to his former Academy loaned to Hungarian club Gyirmot SE for the remainder of the year. side Ujpest FC in July 2015 to sign an amateur contract for senior team, a 20-time champion in Hungary’s first division. He made his professional debut in the top-tier OTP Prior to his loan to Gyirmot, Salloi made 10 appearances for Sporting KC’s USL affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers. The forward scored four goals and added three assists in six Bank Liga on July 18, the day before his 19th birthday. starts for the team. Salloi moved to the United States in August 2014 as an AFS exchange student and attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas. He joined the Sporting Kansas City Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season and scored a 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
#6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ | @iliesanchez SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
2
2
180
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
2
180
0
0
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Last Club: Elche CF (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 1/13/2017
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Fouls Committed 2, March 4, 2017, KC at DC Fouls Suffered 4, March 4, 2017, KC at DC
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Goal N/A Assist N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-2 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 11/21/1990
Sánchez, 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 Spanish side Elche CF during the 2015-16 season.
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.
Born and raised in Barcelona, Sánchez jumped from La Masia to FC Barcelona B ahead of the 2009-10 campaign. He helped the club earn promotion to the Spanish Segunda Sánchez moved to Germany’s second division in 2014, making 26 appearances in all Division in his first professional season. He played 24 more matches the following year as competitions for 1860 Munich of the 2. Bundesliga. He was then loaned back to his native Barcelona B finished third in Spain’s second tier. Spain for the 2015-16 campaign, where he played 28 games for CF Elche in the Segunda Division. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
2
2
180
0
0
1
0
3
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
2
2
180
0
0
1
0
3
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #15 | D | SETH SINOVIC | @ssinovic SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
135
130
11500
0
7
MLS Postseason
12
12
1134
2
0
U.S. Open Cup
10
10
898
0
2
International
11
10
937
1
2
ALL COMPETITIONS
168
162
14469
3
11
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas College: Creighton Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Signed on 5/10/2011
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 7 times, last: Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY Shots on Goal 2, March 15, 2014, KC vs. FCD Shots 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 3, 2014, KC at NE Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: April 20, 2013, KC at LA
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Goal N/A Assist Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-2 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 1/28/1987
An eight-year MLS veteran, Seth Sinovic has started 162 of 168 appearances in all After a four-year college career at Creighton University, Sinovic was selected by New competitions since joining Sporting KC from the New England Revolution in 2011. The left England with the 25th pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. He made 20 MLS appearances back played at least 30 regular season matches every year from 2012-2014, during which as a rookie before moving to Sporting KC in 2011. time Sporting KC conceded the fewest combined goals in MLS. A native of Leawood, Kansas, Sinovic scored his first professional goal in the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs and notched the second of his career in the 2013 postseason as Sporting KC won MLS Cup. He was named the club’s Defender of the Year in 2014. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
135
130
11500
0
7
66
18
160
88
3
0
23
0
0
4
MLS - Regular Season
155
148
13080
0
7
73
19
173
98
3
0
26
0
0
4
KC - Postseason
12
12
1134
2
0
5
3
18
12
0
0
2
0
2
0
MLS - TOTAL
167
160
14214
2
7
78
22
191
110
3
0
28
0
2
4
#23 | D | COLTON STORM | @ColtonStorm 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 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Birthday: 7/6/1994 Hometown: Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania College: University of North Carolina Acquired: 2017 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#14) - signed on 2/24/2017 Rookie defender Colton Storm joined Sporting Kansas City as the No. 14 overall selection in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. Storm, a right back, tallied two goals and eight assists in 69 matches during his four-year career at the University of North Carolina.He capped his senior campaign in 2016 with Second Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference and NSCAA Third Team All-South Region honors. He was also named to the NCAA College Cup Best XI after guiding the Tar Heels to their seventh final four in program history.
he scores 0-0-0
Born and raised in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Storm started 41 straight games for North Carolina from 2015-2016. He captained the team as a senior, leading a defense that posted 12 shutouts in 21 matches. As a youth, Storm competed in the United States U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida. He played club soccer for HMMS Eagle FC in his hometown.
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
24
Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #1 | GK | ADRIAN ZENDEJAS | @MrZ3ND 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: 6-5 Weight: 185 Hometown: Chula Vista, California Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 12/2/2016
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed N/A Saves N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Shutout N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Birthday: 8/30/1995
Goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas signed an MLS contract for Sporting KC in December 2016 after playing for the Swope Park Rangers during the club’s inaugural 2016 campaign. Zendajas joined the Rangers in June 2016 and debuted in a 2-1 win over LA Galaxy II on Aug. 27 before starting five of the team’s final seven regular season matches, amassing a perfect 5-0-0 record with three shutouts, 13 saves and a 0.40 goals against average. Zendejas carried his great form into the postseason, earning two more clean sheets as the Rangers rattled off three straight victories en route to the USL Cup Final.
The Chula Vista, California native joined Club Tijuana in 2014 and made his debut for the Under-20 team in February 2015. He made 31 total appearances for the U-20 team while helping the Xolos reach the 2015 Apertura final and the 2016 Clausura final. He made his first-team debut in a preseason friendly against Club Leon on July 3, 2015 and played all four preseason games for the Xolos in July 2015. His youth career includes a stint at Nomads SC in San Diego, California while he also played for Hilltop High School in Chula Vista.
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
#8 | M | GRAHAM ZUSI | @gzusi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
196
157
14506
26
48
MLS Postseason
13
13
1259
0
6
U.S. Open Cup
12
10
968
3
3
International
8
8
690
0
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
229
188
17423
29
60
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 5 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs. FCD Shots on Goal 3, 4 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: March 30, 2013, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last Regular Season... Appearance March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Goal Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs. SJ Assist July 24, 2016, KC vs. SEA 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-2 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 nine-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15), MLS Best XI (2012-13) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in every All-Star Game from 2011-2014. Zusi signed a long-term Designated Player contract in 2014. He has recorded 29 goals and 60 assists in 229 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2008 out of the University of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in club history with 60 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including postseason) ranked third in MLS.
Zusi has earned 43 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and six assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in his first CONCACAF Gold Cup last summer, starting two matches, and most recently scored in a World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on March 29. He played five games for the U.S. at the 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
196
157
14506
26
48
290
94
166
242
27
650
15
0
8
22
KC - Postseason
13
13
1259
0
6
24
1
20
23
1
61
1
0
0
3
MLS - TOTAL
209
170
15765
26
54
314
95
186
265
28
711
16
0
8
25
25
Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 PARTICIPATION CHART 3/4 3/11 3/18 3/31 4/9 4/15 4/22 4/29 5/3 5/7 5/13 5/17 5/20 5/27 6/3 6/10 6/17 PLAYER @DC DAL SJ @TOR COL @POR @DAL RSL NY @MIN @ORL SEA @VAN @COL MIN MTL @SJ Abdul-Salaam DNP UNAV Besler CB-90 CB-90 Blessing DNP SUB-23 Dwyer CF-90 CF-90 Dykstra UNAV UNAV Ellis DNP DNP Espinoza CM-90 CM-90 Feilhaber CM-90 CM-90 Gerso LW-90 LW-90 Iwasa INJ INJ Juliao UNAV DNP Medranda RW-90 RW-67 Melia GK-90 GK-90 Mustivar DNP DNP Opara CB-90 CB-90 Palmer-Brown INTL INJ Pasher UNAV UNAV Porter UNAV UNAV Rubio INJ INJ Saad DNP DNP Salloi DNP DNP Ilie CM-90 CM-90 Sinovic LB-90 LB-90 Storm UNAV UNAV Zendejas DNP DNP Zusi RB-90 RB-90 6/24 7/1 7/6 7/22 7/29 8/6 8/12 8/19 8/26 9/6 9/10 9/16 9/24 9/30 10/7 10/15 10/22 PLAYER @LA POR PHI @RSL CHI ATL @SEA DAL @HOU @NYC @CLB NE LA VAN @MIN HOU @RSL Abdul-Salaam Besler Blessing Dwyer Dykstra Ellis Espinoza Feilhaber Gerso Iwasa Juliao Medranda Melia Mustivar Opara Palmer-Brown Pasher Porter Rubio Saad Salloi Ilie Sinovic Storm Zendejas Zusi KEY Position-Minutes - Starting Position-Minutes Played SUB-Minutes - Substitute-Minutes played
DNP - Unused Substitute UNAV - Unavailable For Selection
26
INJ - Injured SUS - Suspended
SPR - Swope Park Rangers (USL) INTL - International Duty
Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
Stat
Player
#
Stat
Player
#
Games
C.J. Sapong (2011)
34
Games
Davy Arnaud
240
Minutes
Nick Garcia (2000) & Peter Vermes (2000)
2916
Minutes
Kerry Zavagnin
20515
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
Davy Arnaud
329
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
650
Cautions
Aurelien Collin (2013)
13
Cautions
Kerry Zavagnin
44
Ejections
Davy Arnaud (2010)
3
Ejections
Roger Espinoza
6
SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)
ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)
Stat
Player
#
Stat
Player
#
Games
Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013)
34
Games
Jimmy Nielsen
128
Minutes
Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013)
3060
Minutes
Jimmy Nielsen
11497
Wins
Mike Ammann (1997)
21
Wins
Jimmy Nielsen
57
Losses
Mike Amman (1998)
16
Losses
Tony Meola
45
Draws
Bo Oshoniyi (2005)
12
Draws
Jimmy Nielsen
32
Shutouts
Tony Meola (2000)
16
Shutouts
Jimmy Nielsen
45
Goals Against Avg.
Jimmy Nielsen (2012)
0.79
Goals Allowed
Tony Meola
154
Goals Allowed
Mike Amman (1997) & Kevin Hartman (2007)
45
Saves
Tony Meola
507
Saves
Tony Meola (2000)
129
Goals Against Avg.
Jimmy Nielsen
0.99
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS
Stat
Player
#
Stat
Player
#
Goals
Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010)
3
Goals
1996
61
Assists
2000
67
Assists
Chris Henderson (1999)
4
Shots
2012
542
Shots
Preki (1997)
12
Shots on goal
1996
250
Shots on goal
Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)
6
Fouls Committed
2013
511
2000
541
Fouls Committed
Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)
8
Fouls Suffered
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud (2006)
10
Offsides
1997
117
2012
199
Offsides
Alex Bunbury (1999)
7
Corner Kicks
Corner Kicks
Alex Zotinca (2006)
12
Cautions
2013
67
Ejections
2011
8
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)
Points
2012
63
Stat
Player
#
Wins
1997
21
Goals Allowed
Bo Oshoniyi
7
Losses
1999
24
Saves
Garth Lagerwey (1996), Mike Ammann (1997 & 1998), Tony Meola (2000, three times in 2003), Bo Oshoniyi (2002 & 2004)
9
Ties
2005 & 2011
12
Shutouts
2000
17
Goals Allowed
1996
63
27
Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Davy Arnaud 240 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 3. Nick Garcia 224 4. Preki 218 5. Jimmy Conrad 204 6. Matt Besler* 202 7. Chris Klein 200 8. Graham Zusi* 196 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 10. Roger Espinoza* 162 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Kerry Zavagnin 228 2. Nick Garcia 224 3. Davy Arnaud 213 4. Jimmy Conrad 203 5. Preki 199 6. Matt Besler* 196 7. Chris Klein 183 8. Graham Zusi* 157 9. Roger Espinoza* 142 9. Jack Jewsbury 142 9. Mo Johnston 142 MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 2. Nick Garcia 20,157 3. Davy Arnaud 19,399 4. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 5. Preki 17,817 6. Matt Besler* 17,672 7. Chris Klein 16,380 8. Graham Zusi* 14,506 9. Jack Jewsbury 13,275 10. Mo Johnston 12,599 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 2. Tony Meola 125 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 4. Kevin Hartman 90 5. Mike Ammann 60 6. Tim Melia* 52 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. Bo Oshoniyi 96 354 3. Kevin Hartman 90 332 4. Jimmy Nielsen 128 304 5. Mike Amman 60 206 6. Tim Melia* 52 157 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. Jimmy Nielsen 128 45 2. Tony Meola 125 37 3. Kevin Hartman 90 22 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 22 5. Tim Melia* 52 18 5. 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. Jimmy Nielsen 128 57 2. Tony Meola 125 49 3. Mike Ammann 60 33 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 33 5. Kevin Hartman 90 30 6. Tim Melia* 52 22 6. 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* 115 52 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Josh Wolff 144 43 5. Chris Klein 200 39 6. Kei Kamara 113 38 7. Mo Johnston 149 31 8. Scott Sealy 88 28 8. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 10. Graham Zusi* 196 26 ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 196 48 2. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber* 122 38 5. Davy Arnaud 240 35 6. Mo Johnston 149 28 7. Josh Wolff 144 26 8. Mark Chung 94 25 9. Kerry Zavagnin 237 22 10. Roger Espinoza* 162 20 10. Jack Jewsbury 195 20 10. Kei Kamara 113 20 SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Davy Arnaud 240 452 3. Kei Kamara 113 370 4. Dom Dwyer* 115 365 5. Chris Klein 200 312 6. Graham Zusi* 196 290 7. Mo Johnston 149 274 8. Josh Wolff 144 265 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 216 10. Mark Chung 94 203 SHOTS ON GOAL Player GP SOG 1. Preki 218 283 2. Davy Arnaud 240 176 3. Dom Dwyer* 115 142 4. Mo Johnston 149 138 4. Chris Klein 200 138 4. Josh Wolff 144 138 7. Kei Kamara 113 126 8. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 9. Mark Chung 94 95 10. Graham Zusi* 196 94 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Davy Arnaud 240 329 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 3. Matt McKeon 144 309 4. Roger Espinoza* 162 253 5. Nick Garcia 224 234 6. Mo Johnston 149 226 7. Jimmy Conrad 204 210 8. Dom Dwyer* 115 209 9. Aurelien Collin 107 191 10. Diego Gutierrez 119 190 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Preki 218 362 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 4. Nick Garcia 224 250 5. Dom Dwyer* 115 245 6. Benny Feilhaber* 122 243 7. Graham Zusi* 196 242 8. Roger Espinoza* 162 221 9. Mark Chung 94 204 10. Diego Gutierrez 119 196 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Player GP YC 1. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 2. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Nick Garcia 224 37 4. Roger Espinoza* 162 33 4. Aurelien Collin 107 31 6. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 6. Matt McKeon 144 30 8. Jack Jewsbury 195 28 8. Mo Johnston 149 28 10. Matt Besler* 202 27 10. Jimmy Conrad 204 27 28
CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 196 650 2. Preki 218 452 3. Benny Feilhaber* 122 194 4. Claudio Lopez 57 188 5. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 175 6. Francisco Gomez 114 157 7. Chris Henderson 61 154 8. Chris Klein 200 152 9. Davy Arnaud 240 144 10. Carlos Marinelli 41 91 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG 1. Preki 218 13 2. Chris Klein 200 12 3. Dom Dwyer* 115 11 3. Kei Kamara 113 11 3. Josh Wolff 144 11 6. Davy Arnaud 240 10 7. Graham Zusi* 196 8 7. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 9. C.J. Sapong 110 7 9. Scott Sealy 88 7 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Preki 218 23 2. Graham Zusi* 196 22 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber* 122 11 5. Davy Arnaud 240 10 5. Josh Wolff 144 10 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* 115 9 2. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 3. Preki 218 7 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 4. Scott Sealy 88 5 4. Josh Wolff 144 5 7. Mo Johnston 149 4 7. Chris Klein 200 4 9. Graham Zusi* 196 3 9. Davy Arnaud 240 3 9. Teal Bunbury 89 3 9. Eddie Johnson 43 3 PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG 1. Preki 218 21 2. Benny Feilhaber* 122 10 3. Dom Dwyer* 115 7 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 5. Claudio Lopez 57 4 6. Claudio Bieler 41 3 6. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 6. Jack Jewsbury 195 3 6. Josh Wolff 144 3 10. Omar Bravo 27 2 10. Matt McKeon 144 2 Player 1. Dom Dwyer* 2. Kei Kamara 3. Preki 4. Scott Sealy 5. Josh Wolff 6. Vitalis Takawira 7. Mark Chung 8. Mo Johnston 9. Benny Feilhaber* 9. Chris Klein *Minimum 20 goals
GOALS PER GAME GP 115 113 218 88 144 103 94 149 122 200
GLS AVG 52 0.45 38 0.34 71 0.33 28 0.32 43 0.30 28 0.27 20 0.21 31 0.21 24 0.20 39 0.20
BOLD * - denotes player on current roster
Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | 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 2012 Kei Kamara 33 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 GAMES STARTED Year Player GS 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 9 players tied with 32 MINUTES PLAYED Year Player MIN 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2000 Nick Garcia 2915 2000 Peter Vermes 2915 1996 Preki 2880 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2880 2011 Matt Besler 2880 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Year Player GP 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 2000 Tony Meola 31 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2003 Tony Meola 2008 Kevin Hartman 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2007 Kevin Hartman
SAVES GP SV 31 129 30 121 30 117 32 112 30 110
Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 2008 Kevin Hartman 2010 Jimmy Nielsen
SHUTOUTS GP SO 31 16 34 15 34 13 30 10 29 10
GOALKEEPER WINS Year Player GP GW 1997 Mike Ammann 29 21 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 18 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 17 2000 Tony Meola 31 15 1996 Garth Lagerwey 23 12 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Year Player GP GA GAA 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 2014 Eric Kronberg 20 22 1.10 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played
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 2011 Graham Zusi 32 97
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
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 1997 Preki 27 5 2012 C.J. Sapong 31 5 2015 Krisztian Nemeth 27 5
Year Player 1996 Preki 2012 Kei Kamara 2016 Dom Dwyer 2014 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki
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 FOULS SUFFERED Year Player GP FS 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 111 2005 Davy Arnaud 31 85 2015 Dom Dwyer 30 81 1999 Preki 30 77 2006 Davy Arnaud 32 76 2014 Benny Feilhaber 31 73 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 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 EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3 eight 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 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 5 2003 Preki 30 5 2016 Benny Feilhaber 29 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
BOLD * - denotes current season
Sporting KC Game Notes | March 18, 2017 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: 71 Preki Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) Game: 3 6 times Half: 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) Half: 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 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 7 times
CORNER KICKS Career: 650 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)
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)
FOULS COMMITTED Career: 329 Davy Arnaud 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)
GOALS ALLOWED Career: 154 Tony Meola Season: 45 Mike Ammann (1997) Season: 45 Kevin Hartman (2007) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/201 vs. CHI) Half: 4 6 times
FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY) Half: 6 7 times
SAVES Career: 507 Tony Meola Season: 129 Tony Meola (2000) Game: 9 9 times Half: 7 Tony Meola (08/23/2000 at MET, 1st) Half: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (06/13/2001 at LA, 2nd) Half: 7 Tony Meola (08/08/2003 vs. SJ, 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)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Season: 61 Game: 6 Game: 6 Game: 6 2-Tms: 10 Half: 5 Half: 5
in 1996 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 06/21/1997 vs. DC 06/20/1999 vs. MET 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd) 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd)
ASSISTS Season: 67 Game: 10 2-Tms: 12 Half: 8
in 2000 06/20/1999 vs. MET 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st)
SHOTS Season: 542 Game: 34 2-Tms: 44 2-Tms: 44 2-Tms: 44 Half: 19
in 2012 05/15/2016 vs ORL 08/14/1999 at MET 08/05/2000 vs. LA 06/09/2001 at MIA 07/28/2012 vs. CLB (2nd)
SHOTS ON GOAL Season: 250 in 1996 Game: 14 08/23/1998 vs. MIA Game: 14 06/21/2003 vs. CHI 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: 199 in 2012 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: 63 in 1996 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 4 7 times SAVES Season: Game: 2-Tms: 2-Tms: Half: Half: Half:
133 9 18 18 7 7 7
in 1999 10 times 04/18/1997 vs. DAL 09/02/2000 vs. TB 08/23/2000 at MET (1st) 06/13/2001 at LA (2d) 08/08/2003 vs. SJ (1st)
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Adrian Zendejas Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Gerso Fernandes Graham Zusi Latif Blessing Benny Feilhaber Diego Rubio Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic Saad Abdul-Salaam Andrew Dykstra Soony Saad Colton Storm Cameron Iwasa Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Daniel Salloi Cameron Porter Igor Juliao Tyler Pasher Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda 90F 67F
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY
SATURDAY, MARCH 18 | 5:30 PM PT CHILDREN'S MERCY PARK | KANSAS CITY, KS | TV: CSN PLUS
2017 SCHEDULE
MATCHDAY INFO CSN Plus Anthony Passarelli (PxP) Chris Dangerfield (Analyst) KNBR 1050 Ted Ramey (PxP) 1370 KzSF Carlos Cesar Rivera (PxP)
Record Leading Scorer Assist Leader Head Coach
Earthquakes 2-0-0 (6 pts.) Anibal Godoy (2) Wondolowski, Hyka (2) Dominic Kinnear
Sporting KC 0-0-2 (2 pts.) --Peter Vermes
@SJEarthquakes @SportingKC
INJURY REPORT OUT: Quincy Amarikwa (L knee ACL), Marc Pelosi (L knee). QUESTIONABLE:
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(Overall: 2-0-0; MLS: 2-0-0) OPPONENT montreal Impact Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Sporting Kansas City at New York City FC Seattle Sounders FC FC Dallas at New England Revolution at Houston Dynamo at Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers at Colorado Rapids Orlando City SC at FC Dallas LA Galaxy at Portland Timbers Sporting Kansas City Real Salt Lake * LA Galaxy at Atlanta United FC # Eintracht Frankfurt at New York Red Bulls at Seattle Sounders FC Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew SC at Houston Dynamo Philadelphia Union at Real Salt Lake at LA Galaxy at Toronto FC Houston Dynamo at D.C. United Chicago Fire Portland Timbers at Vancouver Whitecaps FC minnesota United FC
Time (PT)/Res. W 1-0 W 3-2 5:30 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. TBD 7:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
Bold – Home Game * Match at Stanford Stadium; # Friendly
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
Even Stevens San Jose is 24-23-7 all-time against Sporting KC, slightly outscoring the Midwest club 66-63 in 54 regular season matches.
The Early Goal Gets The Win The Quakes haven’t fallen to Sporting Kansas City when they scored first since July 27, 2002 when they lost 2-1 at Arrowhead Stadium.
Experience Chris Wondolowski broke 20,000 career minutes in mLS during the quakes’ 3-2 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC last Saturday (20,084). He is second all-time in minutes played for the quakes (19,167).
In Search Of #3 The Quakes are looking to win their first three games of the season for the first time in franchise history.
Preseason Preview Saturday’s match will not be the first time these two sides have faced each other in 2017. The Earthquakes beat Sporting KC 1-0 in a preseason friendly thanks to a Tommy Thompson strike in the 90th minute.
Road Record Chris Wondolowski is one goal away from leveling Landon Donovan’s record for most goals scored on the road in mLS history (63). Scoreless Kansas The Earthquakes head to Kansas City with the home side one of three teams that have been unable to find the back of the net in the opening two games of the season.
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LAST MLS MATCH Earthquakes 3, Whitecaps FC 2; March 11, 2017; Avaya Stadium, San Jose, California The San Jose Earthquakes defeated Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3-2 to win their second consecutive game to open the regular season. After conceding two goals within the first 20 minutes, forward Chris Wondolowski, Homegrown defender Nick Lima and midfielder Anibal Godoy scored a goal apiece to earn the Quakes all three points. It marked the first time San Jose erased a two-goal deficit to win since June 29, 2013, when the team scored three unanswered goals to defeat the LA Galaxy 3-2 at Stanford Stadium. MLS Regular Season San Jose Earthquakes 3 – 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC March 11, 2017 – Avaya Stadium in San Jose, CA Attendance: 18,000 Scoring Summary: VAN – Erik Hurtado (unassisted) 2; VAN – Nicolas Mezquida (Erik Hurtado) 17; SJ – Chris Wondolowski (Victor Bernardez) 32; SJ – Nick Lima (Chris Wondolowski, Jahmir Hyka) 54; SJ – Anibal Godoy (Jahmir Hyka) 79. Misconduct Summary: SJ – Fatai Alashe (caution) 7; VAN – Russell Teibert (caution) 15; VAN – David Ousted (ejection) 23; VAN – Christian Dean (caution) 89. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES: David Bingham; Shaun Francis, Victor Bernardez, Florian Jungwirth, Nick Lima; Tommy Thompson (Jahmir Hyka) 45, Anibal Godoy, Fatai Alashe (Shea Salinas) 75, Simon Dawkins; Marco Ureña (Danny Hoesen) 80, Chris Wondolowski. SHOTS: 21, SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; SAVES: 0; FOULS: 11; CORNER KICKS: 11; OFFSIDES: 2 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC: David Ousted; Kendall Watson, Jordan Harvey, Christian Dean, Jakob Nerwinski; Ben McKendry, Nicolas Mezquida (Paolo Tornaghi 25), Cristian Techera, Russell Teibert; Erik Hurtado (Fredy Montero) 61, Kekuta Manneh (Christian Bolaños) 61. SHOTS: 4; SHOTS ON GOAL: 2; SAVES: 4; FOULS: 16; CORNER KICKS: 3; OFFSIDES: 2
QUOTABLE EARTHQUAKES HEAD COACH DOMINIC KINNEAR On Nick Lima’s performance: “I think he’s playing pretty well. Secondly, we are encouraging him to get forward because we think that’s a good part of his game. I think as soon as we went a man up, we were trying to push Nick a little bit higher up the field because we do think he has got good pace and could get by some people and open things up. That’s all we are asking; I don’t think we are asking anything different from him than we are from everybody else. There’s just a little bit of spotlight on him because he’s a young guy and he’s playing well and he scored a nice goal for us.” EARTHQUAKES FORWARD CHRIS WONDOLOWSKI On Anibal Godoy: “He’s done a great job. He’s a general in that midfield and his composure on the ball helps us a lot too. I wish I could say it surprises me or shocks me, but I see it everyday. He’s a player of great talent and he has great composure in front of the goal.”
WEEK 2
EARTHQUAKES DEFENDER NICK LIMA On being first San Jose Homegrown to score in MLS: “The title really doesn’t mean much. It’s nice to get a goal, and obviously the first goal is awesome and I’m happy for it, but getting a win at the end of the day is most important. It’s a long season. Hopefully there will be more of them, but the ultimate goal is MLS Cup, and that title means a lot more.”
Team of the Week Bench: Nick Lima (SJ), Alex (HOU), Felipe (NY), Sebastian Lletget (LA), Maxi Moralez (NYC), Alberth Elis (HOU)
OPPONENT INFORMATION Earthquakes vs. Sporting Kansas City All-Time MLS Regular Season: 24-23-7 Home: 16-5-6 (38 GF, 21 GA) Away: 8-18-1 (28 GF, 42 GA) All-Time Scoring: San Jose – 66, Sporting KC – 63 Last Game vs. Sporting KC Sporting Kansas City 2 – 0 Earthquakes; Oct. 23, 2016; Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS The San Jose Earthquakes fell to Sporting Kansas City 2-0 at Children’s Mercy Park, closing out the 2016 campaign. The Quakes finished the season with an 8-12-14 record. In the 10th minute, midfielder Tommy Thompson intercepted a pass and led an oddman attack towards Sporting’s net. Thompson played a pass to Chris Wondolowski on an overlap and he proceeded to cut back onto his right foot. Wondolowski’s attempt to curl the ball towards the far post was blocked by a last-ditch tackle. Moments later, Thompson received a pass and found himself one-on-one with Kansas City keeper Tim Melia, but a heavy touch allowed the netminder to scoop up the loose ball. In the 16th minute, a cross by Quakes defender Jordan Stewart found Wondolowski between the penalty spot and the six-yard box. Knowing a defender was looming, Wondolowski headed the ball towards teammate Fatai Alashe, who was unmarked at the near post, but the pass was just out of the midfielder’s reach and rolled harmlessly towards the corner flag. Eight minutes later, a shot from distance by Simon Dawkins forced a diving save by Melia. Wondolowski’s followup attempt was also saved. Wondolowski regained possession and forced Melia out to the edge of the penalty area, leaving the goal-mouth unattended, before chipping in a cross over his head. Thompson’s ensuing header pass was intercepted and played out of bounds. Benny Feilhaber gave Sporting a 1-0 lead from the penalty spot in the 27th minute after Cordell Cato was called for a handball inside the box. Graham Zusi later doubled Kansas City’s advantage in the 88th minute, finishing off a fast-break with a shot to the top corner of the net. History of the Quakes – Sporting KC Rivalry The San Jose Earthquakes and Sporting Kansas City, then known as the Kansas City Wiz (later Kansas City Wizards), were two of the 10 original clubs during the inaugural 1996 MLS season … The first meeting between the sides was a thriller on April 21, 2006, at Spartan Stadium … With the game tied 2-2 at the end of regulation, the Clash fell in a lengthy shootout by a score of 8-7 … San Jose’s first win against Kansas City came later that season on May 29, 2-1 at Spartan Stadium, thanks to an Eric Wynalda brace … The teams have faced off twice in the postseason … The Quakes won 3-2 at Spartan Stadium on Nov. 15, 2003, on a 117th-minute Landon Donovan goal in sudden-death overtime, during the Western Conference Finals en route to their second MLS Cup title … The two teams met again in the 2004 MLS Cup Playoffs for a two-game Western Conference Semifinals series … The Quakes took a 2-0 decision in their home leg on Oct. 24, but were then eliminated on aggregate following a 3-0 Wizards victory six days later at Arrowhead Stadium, with current Quake Khari Stephenson grabbing the opener and Jack Jewsbury scoring the all-important third goal in second-half stoppage time … Chris Wondolowski tallied the goal that sealed his first Golden Boot award during the 2010 regular-season finale on Oct. 23 at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, his 18th of the year … The Earthquakes played in the second-ever MLS match at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park on June 17, 2011, falling 1-0 with C.J. Sapong re-directing a free kick from Graham Zusi for the only goal of the match in the 31st minute … San Jose fell 2-1 on the road against Sporting KC in their lone meeting in 2012 on May 27 … The Earthquakes took the 2013 edition of this matchup 1-0 on Aug. 18 at Buck Shaw Stadium with Chris Wondolowski scoring his fifth career goal against Sporting KC … In their only meeting of 2014, the Earthquakes fell to Sporting KC 1-0 after Dom Dwyer converted a penalty kick early in the second half … The San Jose Earthquakes routed Sporting Kansas City 5-0 in their first meeting of the 2015 season at Sporting Park in Kansas City on Aug. 19 with a pair of braces by Chris Wondolowksi and Cordell Cato, and Anibal Godoy’s first career score … The Quakes shut out Sporting KC again in their last matchup up of 2015 on Oct. 16, with Godoy tallying his second goal of the season against them to lead San Jose to a 1-0 win at Avaya Stadium … San Jose defeated Sporting KC 1-0 at Avaya Stadium in their first matchup of 2016 behind Chris Wondolowski’s penalty on April 24 … Sporting KC leveled the season series with a 2-1 victory over the Quakes in San Jose on Sept. 24. … Kansas City won the final encounter of 2016 with a 2-0 victory at home. Earthquakes – Vancouver Connections SKC defender Ike Opara played for the Earthquakes from 2010-12, making 35 appearances and recording three goals … Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski have played alongside Sporting KC defender Matt Besler and midfielders Benny Feilhaber and Graham Zusi with the USMNT … SKC midfielder Roger Espinoza and Quakes defender Victor Bernardez were both born in Honduras … SKC forward Dom Dywer and San Jose midfielder Simon Dawkins are both from England.
QUAKE NOTES
Usual Suspect Midfielder Shea Salinas has appeared in 87 of the Quakes’ last 88 matches dating back to July 2014. The only match he missed was on Sept. 24, 2016 vs. Sporting Kansas City. Reno 1868 FC Last June, the San Jose Earthquakes announced today that the club has signed a two-year USL affiliate partnership with Reno 1868 FC beginning in the 2017 season. The partnership agreement allows the Earthquakes expanded opportunities for player development, talent identification and rehabilitation assignments, while managing the technical direction of Reno 1868 FC.
KEYS TO SUCCESS
Halftime Success Since the beginning of the 2000 season, the Quakes are 115-4-25 when leading at the half, including a 1-0-0 mark in 2017. They were 3-0-2 in 2016, 7-1-2 in 2015, 6-0-2 in 2014, 6-0-3 in 2013 and an impressive 12-0-1 in 2012, with the only draw coming against Portland on Oct. 27 at JELD-WEN Field. In 2011, the club was 4-2-2, 7-0-2 in 2010, 4-0-3 in 2009, 6-1-0 in 2008, 7-0-3 in 2005, 7-0-1 in 2004 and 8-0-1 in 2003. Despite holding a 1-0 halftime lead on May 10, 2008, vs. Columbus, the Quakes were edged by the final score of 3-2. That game marked the team’s first loss since 1999 when holding a halftime advantage. Making the First One Count The Earthquakes are 121-15-36 since 2001 when scoring the first goal, including a 1-0-0 record in 2016. The club was 7-0-3 in 2016, 11-3-3 in 2015, after going 5-1-4 in 2014. They were 11-1-3 when scoring first in 2013. In 2012, San Jose was 14-2-2, their two losses coming at Vancouver (2-1) on May 5 and at Montreal (3-1) on Aug. 18. The club was 7-4-5 in 2011, 12-0-2 in 2010, 6-1-5 in 2009 and 8-1-3 in 2008. Prior to 2010, San Jose also went undefeated in 2001 (13-0-2), 2003 (11-0-1) and 2005 (140-5) when scoring first. The Earthquakes were 12-2-0 in 2002 when scoring first, only giving up leads two times in losing 2-1 at the LA Galaxy on July 4, and falling at Kansas City by the same score on July 27. In 2004, the Quakes went 8-1-1 when scoring first, the best mark in MLS. The Quakes surrendered a 1-0 advantage and dropped a 2-1 decision at the LA Galaxy on July 4, 2004, losing for just the first time since July 27, 2002, when striking first. The Quakes are also impressive in the playoffs when scoring
All-Time
STREAKS
Unbeaten: 14 (07/20/05 10/15/05) Unbeaten at home: 17 (03/10/13 - 03/15/14) Unbeaten away: 7 (06/14/03 08/16/03) Winning: 6 (08/20/05 09/21/05) Winning at home: 12 (8/25/01 - 07/24/02) Winning away: 6 (07/20/05 10/15/05) Losing: 6 (07/15/00 - 08/16/00) Losing at home: 6 (07/15/00 08/26/00) Losing away: 8 (05/30/98 09/05/98) Winless Streak: 16 (08/08/14 03/07/15) Winless at home: 9 (06/21/00 08/26/00) Winless away: 20 (06/18/08 09/23/09)
2017 Season
Unbeaten: 2 (03/04/1703/11/17) Unbeaten at home: 2 (03/04/17-03/11/17) Unbeaten away: -Winning: 2 (03/04/17-03/11/17) Winning at home: 2 (03/04/1703/11/17) Winning away: -Losing: -Losing at home: -Losing away: -Winless: -Winless at home: -Winless away: --
IN THE NEWS Earthquakes Raise $40,000 for Flood Victims The San Jose Earthquakes have raised $40,000 that will be given to the Silicon Valley Community Fund to aid victims of the recent flooding in San Jose. A fundraiser organized by the Quakes Foundation received contributions of $14,830 from the general public, which was matched by the Earthquakes in full. An additional $10,000 donated by the Oakland Athletics saw the total rise to $39,660. The Quakes then contributed the final $340 to bring the grand total to $40,000. Several players also spent time at the shelters, helping unload care packages and passing out jackets and blankets to the families in need.
THE CAPTAIN When it comes to Earthquakes forward and captain Chris Wondolowski, the statistics speak for themselves. Here are a few of the all-time MLS leaderboards that Wondo has quickly ascended over the past few seasons. All-Time MLS Goals Chris Wondolowski knows how to find the back of the net. Here are the top-10 all-time goal scorers in MLS history: 1. Landon Donovan – 145 in 340 games 2. Jeff Cunningham – 134 in 365 games 3. Jaime Moreno – 133 in 340 games 4. Chris Wondolowski – 122 in 261 games 5. Ante Razov – 114 in 262 games 6. Jason Kreis – 108 in 305 games 7. Dwayne De Rosario – 104 in 343 games 8. Taylor Twellman – 101 in 174 games 9. Edson Buddle – 100 in 304 games T10. Roy Lassiter – 88 in 179 games T10. Carlos Ruiz – 88 in 183 games MLS Goals Since 2010 Wondolowski has been by far the league’s most efficient striker since 2010, leading the league in goals during that time span: 1. Chris Wondolowski – 115 goals 2. Robbie Keane – 83 3. Alvaro Saborio – 73 4. Kei Kamara – 71 5. Bradley Wright-Phillips – 69 6. Sebastien Le Toux – 56 7. Fabian Espindola – 54 T8. Dominic Oduro – 52 T8. Dom Dwyer – 52 10. Thierry Henry – 51
MLS All-Time Game-Winning Goals Chris Wondolowski has a flair for game-winning goals. Here are the top-five game-winning goal scorers in MLS history: 1. Landon Donovan – 41 in 340 games 2. Jeff Cunningham – 40 in 365 games 3. Chris Wondolowski – 38 in 261 games 4. Ante Razov – 33 in 262 games 5. Jason Kreis – 31 in 305 games Road Goals Here are the top-five goal scorers on the road in MLS history: 1. Landon Donovan – 63 2. Chris Wondolowski – 62 3. Jeff Cunningham – 57 4. Ante Razov – 54 5. Jaime Moreno – 50 Goals for One Club Here are the top-five goal scorers with a single club in MLS history: 1. Jaime Moreno, DC – 131 2. Chris Wondolowski, SJ – 118 3. Landon Donovan, LA – 113 4. Taylor Twellman, NE – 101 5. Jason Kreis, DAL – 91
#PANAMANIACS 2.0 Despite Alberto Quintero departing the Quakes after the 2016 season, the #Panamaniacs live on into 2017 with midfielder Anibal Godoy and defender Harold Cummings leading the way for San Jose. The duo proudly represents the Earthquakes in international competition with their home country of Panama.
For Club and Country Godoy and Cummings have made 116 combined appearances for the Panama National Team, scoring one goal.
ANIBAL GODOY
HAROLD CUMMINGS Youth and Experience Cummings made his 50th career appearance for Panama before his 25th birthday. Leadership Godoy has led San Jose to a 15-8-12 record in his starts since joining the team in August of 2015. (After Week 1)
DAVE’S SAVES Quakes goalkeeper David Bingham has had a meteoric rise to stardom over the past two years. After making just four starts in his first four professional seasons, Bingham has not only burst onto the scene as one of the best young keepers in the league, but also garnered attention and playing time from the U.S. National Team. Among the League’s Best Bingham’s name is sprinkled all over the MLS record books already in just his third season as the Quakes starter. Among all keepers in league history, he currently ranks sixth in goals against average (1.15). International Stage Bingham made his first-ever appearance for the U.S. National Team on Feb. 5, 2016, earning a 1-0 shutout victory against Canada.
Immediate Impact Since taking over as the starter in 2015, Bingham has allowed just 80 goals in 70 starts (1.15 GAA) while keeping 21 clean sheets. Formidable Fortress In 33 starts at Avaya Stadium, Bingham has allowed only six more total goals (22) than he has shutouts (16).
THE HOMEGROWN Earthquakes defender Nick Lima, 22, became the Quakes second-ever Homegrown Player upon signing with the club in January. After two weeks, Lima has cemented himself not only as a legitimate Rookie of the Year contender, but frontrunner. He earned MLS Team of the Week (Week 1) honors in his first-ever appearance, holding Impact winger Ignacio Piatti without a single chance created or shot on target in the Quakes’ 1-0 win. He then scored his first-career goal in the team’s Week 2 victory over Vancouver, earning him a spot on the MLS Team of the Week bench.
WEEK 1 WEEK 2
HEADLINES
QUAKES CAUSING QUAKES In March of 2015, in conjunction with Avaya Stadium’s opening, the San Jose Earthquakes and the U.S Geological Survey announced that a seismograph had been installed on-site to provide better characterization of how ground motion varies from one location to another during earthquakes. The seismograph, which is used to detect small natural quakes, is sensitive enough to record ground movement from raucous crowd activity at Earthquakes home games.
After collaboration with USGS, the data from NetQuakes has finally been revealed. Below is the top-10 most seismic moments in Avaya Stadium history, measured by approximating the kinetic energy in the ground for a given 15-second period. To put it in laymen’s terms, when the Quakes score and fans go ballistic, these are the 10 moments in the stadium’s short-but-sweet existence that caused the most ground movement. 1. [0.9251] Sanna Nyassi tallies lone goal in 1-0 thriller; vs. VAN on April 11, 2015.
4. [0.5853] Anibal Godoy’s goal lifts San Jose to crucial 1-0 win; vs. SKC on Oct. 16, 2015. 5. [0.5654] Quincy Amarikwa converts ‘The Chip’ in 2-1 win; vs. POR on March 13, 2016. 6. [0.5205] Adam Jahn tallies equalizer in 1-1 draw; vs. DC on April 2, 2016. 7. [0.4978] Matias Perez Garcia scores game-winning goal; vs. RSL on Sept. 27, 2015. 8. [0.4849] Shea Salinas scores game-winning goal in 1-0 win; vs. LA on Aug. 28, 2015.
2. [0.9147] Simon Dawkins’ goal lifts 9-man Quakes to 2-1 win; vs. TOR on July 16, 2016. 3. [0.6020] Anibal Godoy chips the keeper to give San Jose a 1-0 win on opening day; vs. MTL on March 4, 2017.
9. [0.4810] Chris Wondolowski nets equalizer in 1-1 draw; vs. VAN on Oct. 3, 2015. 10. [0.4564] Nick Lima scores his first career goal; vs. VAN on March 11, 2017.
For more information or to watch these 10 goals, visit: www.sjearthquakes.com/avayastadium/seismicmoments
HOW THEY LINE UP 2017 EARTHQUAKES STARTERS (NUMBER OF STARTS)
2017 EARTHQUAKES SUBSTITUTES (NUMBER OF SUBSTITUTE APPEARANCES)
FORWARD 2 - Marco Ureña 2 - Chris Wondolowski
FORWARD 2 - Danny Hoesen
MIDFIELD 2 - Fatai Alashe 2 - Simon Dawkins 2 - Anibal Godoy 2 - Tommy Thompson DEFENSE 2 - Victor Bernardez 2 - Shaun Francis 2 - Florian Jungwirth 2 - Nick Lima
MIDFIELD 2 - Jahmir Hyka 2 - Shea Salinas DEFENSE GOALKEEPER
GOALKEEPER 2 - David Bingham
2017 MLS RECOGNITION MLS Player of the Month
MLS Goal of the Week
MLS Player of the Week
MLS Team of the Week Anibal Godoy (Week 1) Florian Jungwirth (Week 1) Nick Lima (Week 1) Anibal Godoy (Week 2) Nick Lima (Week 2 - Bench)
MLS Save of the Week
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TRANSACTIONS Earthquakes Transactions SINCE End of 2016 Season December 2, 2016: Exercised 2017 contract options on GK David Bingham, D Victor Bernardez, D Kip Colvey, D Andres Imperiale, M Fatai Alashe and M Matheus Silva. Did not exercise 2017 contract options on GK Bryan Meredith, D Clarence Goodson, M Marc Pelosi, M Tommy Thompson, F Chad Barrett, F Henok Goitom, F Innocent, F Steven Lenhart, F Mark Sherrod. December 16, 2016: Signed M Marc Pelosi to a new contract. December 21, 2016: Signed D Nick Lima as the club’s second ever Homegrown Player. January 5, 2017: Hired Jesse Fioranelli as general manager. January 7, 2017: Signed D Harold Cummings. January 13, 2017: Selected M Jackson Yueill (6th) in the first round and M Lindo Mfeka (28th) in the second round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. January 17, 2017: Signed M Tommy Thompson and D Marvell Wynne to new multi-year contracts. January 17, 2017: Selected F Christian Thierjung (50th) in the third round and GK Auden Schilder (72nd) in the second round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. January 27, 2017: Signed F Marco Ureña using Targeted Allocation Money. February 2, 2017: Acquired F Danny Hoesen on loan using Targeted Allocation Money and signed D Florian Jungwirth using Targeted Allocation Money. February 3, 2017: Signed M Jahmir Hyka using Targeted Allocation Money.
INTERNATIONAL LIST International statistics courtesy of transfermarkt.com UNITED STATES Chris Wondolowski Marvell Wynne David Bingham
ALBANIA Jahmir Hyka
COSTA RICA Marco Ureña
EL SALVADOR Darwin Ceren
CAPS 35 5 3
GOALS 11 0 0
CAPS GOALS 42 2
HONDURAS Victor Bernardez
CAPS GOALS 85 4
JAMAICA Simon Dawkins Shaun Francis
CAPS GOALS 21 3 8 2
NEW zEALAND Kip Colvey
CAPS GOALS 7 0
PANAMA Anibal Godoy Harold Cummings
CAPS GOALS 66 1 50 0
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Cordell Cato
CAPS GOALS 20 3
CAPS GOALS 45 10
CAPS GOALS 41 2
EARTHQUAKES ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Hometown College 27 Fatai Alashe M 6-0 170 10-21-93 Southfield, MI Michigan State Univ. 25 Quincy Amarikwa F 5-9 180 10-29-87 Bakersfield, CA UC Davis 5 Victor Bernardez D 6-2 211 5-24-82 La Ceiba, Honduras -- 12 Matt Bersano GK 6-1 185 9-10-92 Chandler, AZ Oregon St./Penn St. David Bingham GK 6-2 189 10-19-89 Pleasanton, CA University of California 1 7 Cordell Cato M 5-9 154 7-15-92 Carenage, Trinidad -17 Darwin Ceren M 5-10 165 12-31-89 Quezaltepeque, El Salvador -18 Kip Colvey D 5-10 162 3-15-94 Picton, New Zealand Cal Poly SLO 3 Harold Cummings D 6-0 185 3-1-92 Panama City, Panama -Simon Dawkins M 5-10 160 12-1-87 Edgware, England -49 20 Shaun Francis D 6-0 156 10-2-86 Mandeville, Jamaica Lindsey Wilson College 30 Anibal Godoy M 6-0 165 2-10-90 Panama City, Panama -9 Danny Hoesen F 6-1 165 1-15-91 Heerlen, Netherlands -10 Jahmir Hyka M 5-7 140 3-8-88 Tirana, Albania -15 Andres Imperiale D 6-1 172 7-8-86 Rosario, Argentina -23 Florian Jungwirth D/M 5-11 174 1-27-89 Grafelfing, Germany -24 Nick Lima (HG) D 5-9 177 11-17-94 Castro Valley, CA University of California Lindo Mfeka M 5-5 155 3-30-94 Durbin, South Africa Univ. of South Florida 33 Marc Pelosi M 6-0 170 6-17-94 Sunnyvale, CA -6 Shea Salinas M 5-10 162 6-24-86 Grapevine, TX Furman University 2 Kofi Sarkodie D 5-9 165 3-22-91 Huber Heights, OH Akron University 38 Matheus Silva M 6-2 198 12-8-96 Taboao Da Serra, Brazil -28 Andrew Tarbell (GA) GK 6-3 194 10-7-93 Mandeville, LA Clemson University Tommy Thompson (HG) M 5-7 154 8-15-95 Loomis, CA Indiana University 22 21 Marco Ureña F 5-9 165 3-5-90 San Jose, Costa Rica -Chris Wondolowski F 6-0 165 1-28-83 Danville, CA Chico State University 8 4 Marvell Wynne D 5-9 186 5-8-86 Pittsburg, PA UCLA 14 Jackson Yueill (GA) M 5-10 165 3-19-97 Bloomington, MN UCLA NUMERICAL ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. Player Pos. Pronunciation Place of Birth Last Club 1 David Bingham GK BING-um Castro Valley, CA University of California Kofi Sarkodie D KO-fee sar-KO-dee Dayton, OH Houston Dynamo 2 3 Harold Cummings D Panama City, Panama LD Alajuelense (Costa Rica) 4 Marvell Wynne D win Pittsburg, PA Colorado Rapids 5 Victor Bernardez D burr-NARR-dez La Ceiba, Honduras RSC Anderlecht (Belgium) 6 Shea Salinas M shay Lubbock, TX Vancouver Whitecaps FC 7 Cordell Cato M KAY-toe Carenage, Trinidad Seattle Sounders FC 8 Chris Wondolowski F wan-doh-LOWW-skee Danville, CA Houston Dynamo Danny Hoesen F HOO-sun Heerlen, Netherlands FC Groningen 9 10 Jahmir Hyka M jah-MEER HEEK-uh Tirana, Albania FC Luzern (Switzerland) 12 Matt Bersano GK burr-SAHN-oh Chandler, AZ Seattle Sounders 2 Jackson Yueill (GA) M yule Bloomington, MN UCLA 14 15 Andres Imperiale D on-DRESS imp-eer-e-all-ay Rosario, Argentina Saprissa (Costa Rica) 17 Darwin Ceren M suh-REN Quezaltepeque, El Salvador Orlando City SC 18 Kip Colvey D COLE-vee Lihue, HI Cal Poly SLO 20 Shaun Francis D Mandeville, Jamaica Chicago Fire 21 Marcos Ureña F ooh-REN-yuh San Jose, Costa Rica Brondby IF (Denmark) 22 Tommy Thompson (HG) M Hinsdale, IL Indiana University 23 Florian Jungwirth D/M YUNG-verth Grafelfing, Germany SV Darmstadt 98 (Germany) 24 Nick Lima (HG) D LEE-muh Castro Valley, CA University of California 25 Quincy Amarikwa F uh-MARE-uh-KWAH Bakersfield, CA Chicago Fire 27 Fatai Alashe M FUH-tie uh-LAW-shay Northville, MI Michigan State University 28 Andrew Tarbell (GA) GK TAR-bell Mandeville, LA Clemson University 30 Anibal Godoy M on-uh-ball guh-DOY Panama City, Panama Budapest Honved FC (Hungary) 33 Marc Pelosi M pell-O-see Bad Säckingen, Germany Liverpool (England) 38 Matheus Silva M muh-TAY-us Sao Paulo, Brazil Montverde Academy (FL) 49 Simon Dawkins M Edgware, England Derby County (England) Lindo Mfeka M LIN-doh muh-FECK-uh Durban, South Africa University of South Florida Head Coach: Dominic Kinnear Assistant Coach: John Spencer Assistant Coach: Steve Ralston Goalkeeper Coach: Tim Hanley Fitness Coach: Greg Tella
Head Athletic Trainer: Ron Shinault Asst. Athletic Trainer: Derek Lawrance Asst. Athletic Trainer: Baker Cronin Equipment Manager: Andy Dunbar Asst. Equipment Manager: Eric Weber
Team Administrator: Sean Mearns Assistant, Team Administrator: Jackson Ray Analyst, Scouting: Vassili Cremanzidis
QUAKES’ RECORD BOOK Games Played 1. Ramiro Corrales 2. Chris Wondolowski 3. Shea Salinas 4. Joe Cannon 5. Jason Hernandez 6. Richard Mulrooney 7. Jon Busch 8. Ronald Cerritos 9. Wade Barrett 10. Sam Cronin
GP 250 224 193 171 165 163 150 148 142 140
Minutes Played 1. Ramiro Corrales 2. Chris Wondolowski 3. Joe Cannon 4. Jason Hernandez 5. Richard Mulrooney 6. Jon Busch 7. Ronald Cerritos 8. Wade Barrett 9. Victor Bernardez 10. Sam Cronin
MIN 20,188 19.167 15,561 14,259 14,204 13,455 12,382 12,218 12,075 11,480
Games Started 1. Ramiro Corrales 2. Chris Wondolowski 3. Joe Cannon 4. Jason Hernandez 5. Richard Mulrooney 6. Jon Busch 7. Ronald Cerritos 8. Victor Bernardez 9. Wade Barrett 10. Sam Cronin
GS 228 211 171 159 155 150 142 137 136 132
G Goals GP 1. Chris Wondolowski 224 118 148 61 2. Ronald Cerritos 3. Landon Donovan 87 32 4. Dwayne De Rosario 108 27 56 25 5. Brian Ching 6. Eric Wynalda 57 21 T7. Jeff Baicher 102 20 T7. Steven Lenhart 72 20 9. Simon Dawkins 84 19 10. Alan Gordon 64 18 Assists GP A 1. Ronald Cerritos 148 47 2. Richard Mulrooney 163 44 3. Shea Salinas 193 38 4. Eddie Lewis 115 35 5. Ramiro Corrales 250 32 6. Dwayne De Rosario 108 31 T7. Landon Donovan 87 29 T7. Eric Wynalda 57 29 9. Chris Wondolowski 224 26 10. Wade Barrett 142 24
S Shots GP 1. Chris Wondolowski 224 682 2. Ronald Cerritos 148 327 3. Ramiro Corrales 250 270 4. Dwayne De Rosario 108 232 5. Simon Dawkins 84 195 6. Landon Donovan 87 192 7. Khari Stephenson 92 166 8. Shea Salinas 193 165 9. Steven Lenhart 72 164 T10. Eddie Lewis 115 156 T10. Eric Wynalda 57 156 Corner Kicks 1. Richard Mulrooney 2. Shea Salinas 3. Eric Wynalda 4. Eddie Lewis 5. Bobby Convey 6. Matias Perez Garcia 7. Marvin Chavez 8. Jeff Agoos 9. Darren Huckerby 10. Simon Dawkins
GP 163 193 57 115 75 47 42 84 28 82
CK 456 334 204 201 173 170 127 125 85 79
Game-Winning Goals G 38 1. Chris Wondolowski 2. Ronald Cerritos 15 3. Landon Donovan 10 4. Dwayne De Rosario 8 5. Ariel Graziani 6 5 T6. Brian Ching T6. Alan Gordon 5 5 T6. Ryan Johnson T6. Steven Lenhart 5 T10. Eight tied with four Hat Tricks 1. Chris Wondolowski T2. Dwayne De Rosario T2. Landon Donovan T2. Steven Lenhart
GP 224 108 87 72
HT 4 1 1 1
Multi-Goal Games GP GM 1. Chris Wondolowski 224 17 2. Ronald Cerritos 148 8 3. Landon Donovan 87 7 4. Steven Lenhart 72 5 T5. Jeff Baicher 102 3 T5. Paul Bravo 31 3 T5. Brian Ching 56 3 T5. Ariel Graziani 28 3 T5. Manny Lagos 79 3 T5. Eric Wynalda 57 3 Note: Players in Bold are Active.
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 2017 PLAYER BIOS
FATAI ALASHE SOuthfield, michigan
MIDFIELDer
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6-0
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MLS STATS 2017 Career
170
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10-21-93
27
GP GS MIN G A CK YC RC 2 2 165 0 0 0 2 0 58 55 4,817 5 3 0 15 1
How He Joined The Club Selected in the first round (No. 4 overall) out of Michigan State in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.
First Goal at Avaya Scored the first goal in Avaya Stadium history on March 22, 2015, his second career start.
National Recognition Voted the MLS Rookie of the Year Runner-up in 2015 after tallying two goals and two assists in 28 games, while helping the Quakes defense allow the t-3rd fewest goals in the league. Red, White and Blue Has made 11 appearances for the United States under-23 National Team, scoring two goals. Earned his first call-up to the senior team in January of 2016, but had to withdraw due to injury.
Quincy amarikwa bakersfield, california
forward
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5-9
MLS STATS 2017 Career
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180
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10-29-87
25
GP GS MIN G A CK YC RC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 167 89 8,702 24 17 6 14 2
How He Joined The Club Acquired via trade with Chicago in exchange for D Ty Harden on June 26, 2015. Was originally selected in the third round (No. 32 overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by San Jose. International Options Is a dual citizen of both the United States and Nigeria. Has expressed his interest in playing for the Nigerian National Team. Crucial Acquisition Finished second on the team in scoring in 2015 with six goals, despite not making his debut until July 10. Versatile Athlete Was a two-sport standout in high school, also competing in pole vault for the track and field team.
Off-The-Field Success Has his own business called OBI Marketing Inc., which he started in the midst of his MLS career.
VICTOR BERNARDEz
5
LA CEIBA, HONDURAS
DEFENDER mLS STATS
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6-2
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211
GP 2 139
2017 Career
How He Joined The Club Signed on December 28, 2011. Earning Tenure Has appeared in 138 games over the last five seasons, starting 137 of them. His 137 starts and 11,985 minutes played with the Quakes both rank eighth all time in club history.
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5-24-82
GS 2 138
mIN G 180 0 12, 075 6
A 1 6
CK 0 0
YC 0 32
RC 0 3
Milestone Marker Eclipsed 10,000 career minutes with San Jose on May 11, 2016 against Houston Dynamo.
History of Success Began his professional career with his hometown team, C.D. Vida, in La Ceiba, Honduras, in 2003. Went on to play several seasons with C.D. Motagua of the Honduran first division, where he played in 62 games and scored 10 goals. Was a part of Belgian Pro League giant RSC Anderlecht’s championship season in 2009-10 before joining San Jose.
MATT BERSANO
12
CHANDLER, ARIzONA
GOALKEEPER mLS STATS 2017 Career
GP 0 0
| GS 0 0
6-1
| mIN 0 0
How He Joined The Club Signed on March 13, 2017. MLS Academy Product Spent his youth career with the Real Salt Lake AZ Academy. From Redshirt to Quakes Kit Started 54 matches at Oregon State University from 201114, keeping 14 shutouts. Transfer Student In his lone season at Penn State, Bersano made 42 saves in 13 matches, recording five shutouts.
185
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SVS 0 0
9-10-92 GA 0 0
GAA ---
W 0 0
L 0 0
T 0 0
SO 0 0
More Than A Game Has “MT17” written on every single glove and cleat he owns in honor of a late friend from his early playing days.
david bingham pleasanton, california
goalkeeper MLS STATS 2017 Career
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6-2
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189
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10-19-89
1
GP GS MIN SVS GA GAA W L T SO 2 2 180 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 75 74 6,659 230 85 1.15 27 26 22 21
How He Joined The Club Signed with MLS as a Generation adidas player following the 2011 MLS SuperDraft and landed in San Jose after a weighted lottery on January 26, 2011.
International Stage Made his first-ever appearance for the U.S. National Team on Feb. 5, 2016, earning a 1-0 shutout victory against Canada.
Shutouts Galore Recorded 12 shutouts during his first season as a starter in 2015, tying the club record set in 2005 by Pat Onstad. Among the League’s All-Time Best Ranks sixth in goals against average (1.15) among all keepers in MLS history. Home Sweet Home In 33 starts at home, has a goals against average of 0.67, allowing just 22 goals and recording 16 shutouts.
cordell cato carenage, trinidad
MIDFIELDer
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5-9
|
154
|
7-15-92
7
MLS STATS GP GS MIN G A CK YC RC 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 104 59 5,929 7 9 7 2 0
How He Joined The Club Acquired via trade with Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for San Jose’s last pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft on March 1, 2013. Attention Grabber Helped lead Trinidad and Tobago-based Defense Force FC to a TT Pro League Championship in 2010-11 before signing with Seattle Sounders FC in 2012. Representing His Country Has 19 caps with the Trinidad and Tobago National Team, most recently appearing in their Caribbean Cup qualifying match vs. Martinique on Oct. 11, 2016. Versatile Player Was the only Earthquakes player to start at four different positions for the team during the 2015 season.
Athletic Marraige Married to Trinidad and Tobago women’s National Team member Jonelle Warrick.
darwin ceren quezaltepeque, el salvador
MIDFIELDer
|
5-10
MLS STATS 2017 Career
|
165
|
12-31-89
17
GP GS MIN G A CK YC RC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 48 4,367 2 4 1 10 1
How He Joined The Club Acquired via trade with Orlando City SC in exchange for Matias Perez Garcia on Aug. 3, 2016. Kicking Things Off Started his professional career with Juventud Independiente of the Primera Division in 2009, playing alongside his brother, Oscar. Made 84 appearances for the club, scoring 17 goals.
Family of Athletes Plays with his brother on the El Salvador National Team and both his sisters also have had international careers with the country’s women’s team.
Unique Heritage Became the Earthquakes’ first player from El Salvador since 2013 (Jaime Alas). Major Award Winner Named the 2015 Latino del Ano Award winner as the league’s top Latino player.
kip colvey picton, new zealand
defender
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5-10
|
162
|
3-15-94
18
MLS STATS GP GS MIN G A CK YC RC 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 4 3 315 0 1 0 0 0
How He Joined The Club Selected by the Earthquakes in the third round (No. 49 overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft and signed on March 3, 2016. Quick Into Action Made his MLS debut in last year’s season opener against Colorado, just two days after officially signing with the club. All-Whites Made his New Zealand National Team debut earlier this year, helping the side capture its fifth OFC Nations Cup in June. Has also represented the U-17s and U-23s clubs. Quakes Background Was briefly a part of the Quakes Academy before heading to Cal Poly.
Academy Experience Attended the prestigious Asia–Pacific Football Academy in New Zealand on scholarship, captaining the side that toured the United Kingdom in 2010.
Harold cummings panama city, panama
defender
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6-0 |
185
|
3-1-92
31
MLS STATS GP GS MIN G A CK YC RC 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
How He Joined The Club Signed on January 7, 2017. #Panamaniac Earned his first Panama National Team cap at age 18, making more than 40 appearances since against sides such as Brazil, Mexico, Chile and the United States.
Costa Rica Connection One of three Quakes players to have played in the Costa Rican first division (Marco UreĂąa and Andres Imperiale the others).
Cup Winner Won the Copa Sudamericana championship, the second-most prestigious club tournament in South America, with Independiente Santa Fe in 2015. Nerves of Steel Scored the game-winning penalty kick that earned Panama third place at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
simon dawkins edgware, england
MIDFIELDer
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5-10
MLS STATS 2017 Career
|
160
|
12-1-87
49
GP GS MIN G A CK YC RC 2 2 160 0 0 0 0 0 84 70 6,182 19 5 79 7 1
How He Joined The Club Signed as a Designated Player on January 6, 2016. Previously spent time on loan with the Quakes from 2011-12. Coming Up Clutch Scored a goal while the Quakes were down a man on two different occassions during the 2016 season. Recorded a late equalizer against Philadelphia on April 30 despite playing with 10 men, and scored a late game-winner against Toronto FC on July 16 down two men. For Mom Wears #49 in honor of his late mother, who passed away from cancer at the age of 49. English Pedigree Climbing the ranks of the Tottenham youth system, he played for several teams in England, including Aston Villa, Leyton Orient and Derby County.
The Reggae Boyz Chose to represent Jamaica on the international stage and has scored three goals in 21 appearances.
shaun francis mandeville, jamaica
defender
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6-0
MLS STATS 2017 Career
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156
|
10-2-86
20
GP GS MIN G A CK YC RC 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 92 75 6,812 0 5 4 17 0
How He Joined The Club Selected in MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage 2 on December 18, 2013 and signed on January 24, 2014.
MLS Background Made 28 appearances for Columbus (2010-12) and one appearance for Chicago (2013) before joining San Jose.
Jamaican Pride Has made seven appearances for the Jamaica National Team, scoring two goals, since making his international debut in 2010. NAIA National Champion Captained the Lindsay Wilson Blue Raiders to the 2009 NAIA National Championship, tallying three goals and four assists that season. Named to the All Mid-South Conference First Team in 2008.
anibal godoy panama city, panama
MIDFIELDer
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6-0
MLS STATS 2017 Career
|
165
|
2-10-90
30
GP GS MIN G A CK YC RC 2 2 180 2 0 9 0 0 35 35 3,015 5 2 39 12 2
How He Joined The Club Signed on August 6, 2015 using Targeted Allocation Money. Panamaniac Has made 66 appearances with the Panama National Team, scoring one goal, helping the team secure third place at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. No Time To Waste Started and played 90 minutes against Colorado the day he arrived in San Jose (8/14/15), sparking the team to a 1-0 victory and snapping a six-game winless steak. The team would win each of his first four starts in shutout fashion. Audi Player Index Is currently the highest rated player in MLS according to the Audi Player Index - 1,195.
Leadership Has led San Jose to a 16-16-17 record since joining the team in August of 2015.
DANNY HOESEN
9
HEERLEN, NETHERLANDS
FORWARD mLS STATS
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6-1
|
165 GP 2 2
2017 Career
How He Joined The Club Joined the Quakes from FC Groningen on February 2, 2017 on a season-long loan, with an option to buy, using Targeted Allocation Money. Early Start Made his professional debut at age 15 for Fortuna Sittard of the Dutch second division, before joining English side Fulham FC in 2008 at the age of 17.
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1-15-91
GS 0 0
mIN 21 21
G 0 0
A 0 0
CK 0 0
YC 0 0
RC 0 0
Champions League Experience Appeared in five UEFA Champions League matches, including games against Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, FC Barcelona and AC Milan, scoring goals against Dortmund and Barca.
Dutch Schooling Played for Dutch powerhouse Ajax during the 2012-2013 season, scoring 13 goals and adding six assists in 44 appearances across all competitions.He helped Ajax win the 2012-13 league title and the 2013 Johan Cruyff Shield.
JAHMIR HYKA
10
TIRANA, ALBANIA
MIDFIELDER mLS STATS
2017 Career
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5-7
| GP 2 2
How He Joined The Club Signed on February 3, 2017 using Targeted Allocation Money. European Experience Previously played for FC Luzern in the Swiss Super League, where he scored six goals and added three assists in 15 Super League matches during the 2016-17 season, as well as competing in Europa League qualifiers and the Swiss Cup. National Team Is a regular with the Albania National Team, making his debut at 18 years old and scoring a pair of goals in more than 40 career caps, including 12 appearances during World Cup qualifiers and another seven in UEFA Euro qualifiers.
140
|
3-8-88
GS 0 0
mIN 65 65
G 0 0
A 2 2
CK 3 3
YC 0 0
RC 0 0
Record Setter Scored his first goal with the Albania National Team only 46 seconds into a match against Lichtenstein in 2008.
ANDRES IMPERIALE
15
ROSARIO, ARGENTINA
DEFENDER mLS STATS
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6-1
|
172
GP 0 11
2017 Career
How He Joined The Club Signed on January 13, 2016. Costa Rican Champion Won the winter championship with club Deportivo Saprissa from Costa Rica’s Primera Division in December 2015. Also won the Primera B in Chile in 2013 with Universidad de Concepción.
|
7-8-86
GS 0 10
mIN 0 869
G 0 0
A 0 0
CK 0 0
YC 0 2
RC 0 0
MLS Debut Made his MLS debut against the LA Galaxy on March 19, starting and playing 90 minutes.
Diverse Background Has played in the top divisions of six countries since making his professional debut in 2005: Argentina, Costa Rica, Chile, Cyprus, Bolivia and the United States.
FLORIAN JUNGWIRTH
23
GRAFELFING, GERMANY
DEFENDER/MIDFIELDER mLS STATS
2017 Career
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5-11 GP 2 2
How He Joined The Club Signed on February 2, 2017 using Targeted Allocation Money. First Impressions Earned Team of the Week honors in his MLS debut after helping shut out Montreal (3/4). German Engineering Played two and a half seasons with SV Darmstadt 98 of the German Bundesliga, making 63 appearances, recording three assists, and helping the club earn promotion from the 2. Bundesliga to the top flight with a second place finish in 2014-15. What Was Said “He is a player that has a lot of heart and has been very much liked on every team that he’s played for because he will fight for his teammates and is a natural leader.” - General manager Jesse Fioranelli.
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174
GS 2 2
| mIN 180 180
1-27-89 G 0 0
A 0 0
CK 0 0
YC 0 0
RC 0 0
National Representation Has made 44 appearances for Germany at various youth levels, from U-16 to U-20, scoring two goals and winning the 2008 UEFA U-19 Championship with them.
nick lima castro valley, california
defender
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5-9
|
177
|
11-17-94
24
MLS STATS GP GS MIN G A CK YC RC 2017 2 2 180 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Career 2 2 180
How He Joined The Club Signed as the team’s second-ever Homegrown Player on Dec. 21, 2016. Award Winner Named NCAA Division I Men’s All-Far West Region First Team and First-Team All-Pac-12 in 2015 and 2016.
Homegrown Pride Scored his first MLS goal on March 11, 2017 in only his second start for the Quakes, becoming the first Homegrown player to score for the club.
Quotable “We’re very excited to add a promising young player like Nick to our roster. We have worked closely with Nick since he was in high school, through his time at Cal and with the First Team and PDL. He will make a great addition to the Quakes’ talented young core.” - Technical director Chris Leitch. Out Of A Cannon Lima earned MLS Team of the Week honors in his professional debut, helping the Quakes keep a shutout against Montreal while allowing no shots on target.
lindo mfeka durbin, south africa
midfielder
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5-5
|
155
|
3-30-94
MLS STATS GP GS MIN G A CK YC RC 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
How He Joined The Club Selected in the second round (No. 28 overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. Bulls Eye Played four seasons at the University of South Florida where he made 69 starts in 72 total appearances for the Bulls, scoring 16 goals and adding 18 assists. Collegiate Credentials Named First Team All-American Athletic Conference in 2016, as well as an NSCAA Second Team All-East Region selection.
Combine Standout “Lindo impressed at the combine and scored a real good goal. He has good movement and a good bite to him in the middle of the field.” - Head coach Dominic Kinnear. “
marc pelosi sunnyvale, california
MIDFIELDer
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6-0
|
170
|
6-17-94
33
MLS STATS GP GS MIN G A CK YC RC 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 653 0 0 4 6 0 Career 12
How He Joined The Club Signed off the Allocation Ranking List on July 17, 2015. Experience in England Was part of the Liverpool’s youth academy from 2011-15, competing with the U-18s and U-21s while also training with the senior squad before signing with the Earthquakes in 2015.
Local Candidate Born in Germany, but raised in Sunnyvale, Pelosi grew up 10 miles away from Avaya Stadium.
American Spirit Captained the U.S. U-17 Men’s National Team at the 2007 U-17 FIFA World Cup in which the U.S. reached the Round of 16. Has also played for the U-20s and U-23s and received his first call-up to the senior team in January of 2015.
shea salinas grapevine, texas
midfielder
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5-10
MLS STATS 2017 Career
|
162
|
6-24-86
6
GP GS MIN G A CK YC RC 2 0 36 0 0 2 1 0 236 142 13,771 12 41 345 12 3
How He Joined The Club Acquired via trade with Vancouver on November 30, 2011 for allocation money. Originally selected in the second round (No. 15 overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by San Jose. Creating Opportunities Ranks third in Quakes history with 38 assists, 12 of which were to forward Chris Wondolowski. Must-Have Asset Has been with three different teams during their inaugural seasons (Earthquakes return 2008, Philadelphia 2010 and Vancouver 2011). Multi-Goal Game Scored two goals in a friendly with Pachuca on Sept. 3, which marked the first multi-goal game of his career.
Into The Fire Became only the third rookie since 2001 to start a season opener for the Earthquakes, playing 57 minutes as a striker at LA on April 3, 2008.
kofi sarkodie huber heights, ohio
defender
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5-9
MLS STATS 2017 Career
|
165
|
3-22-91
2
GP GS MIN G A CK YC RC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 106 9,444 0 10 0 20 3
How He Joined The Club Acquired via trade with the Houston Dynamo in exchange for Targeted Allocation Money on April 1, 2016. Century Mark Made his 100th career MLS start on May 28, 2016 against FC Dallas.
For Club and Country Represented the United States at every youth level from U-17 to U-23. Appeared for the U.S. at the 2007 U-17 FIFA World Cup in South Korea.
Delivering a Championship Won the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship with the University of Akron in 2010. During the 2010 season, Sarkodie was awarded ESPN Academic All-America of the Year, NSCAA All-America First Team, Soccer America Player of the Year, Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Season First Team, College Soccer News All-America First Team, College Cup Most Outstanding Defensive Player, College Cup All-Tournament Team, and his third straight First Team All-MAC.
matheus silva taboao da Serra, brazil
MIDFIELDer
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6-2
|
198
|
12-8-96
38
MLS STATS GP GS MIN G A CK YC RC 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 4 2 139 0 0 0 1 0
How He Joined The Club Claimed off waivers on July 15, 2015. Gaining Experience and Education Moved to Florida from Brazil per his mother’s wishes to pursue his dream of playing professional soccer while being able to attend high school simultaneously. Youth Movement At 20 years old, is currently the second youngest player on the Earthquakes roster (Jackson Yueill). In The Desert Spent the majority of the 2016 season on loan at Arizona United SC, where he has made nine appearances with the USL side.
Leadership Role Led the Montverde Academy (FL) to an undefeated 18-0-1 record and the top spot in the TopDrawerSoccer.com rankings in 2015.
andrew tarbell mandeville, louisiana
goalkeeper
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6-3
|
194
|
10-7-93
28
MLS STATS GP GS MIN SVS GA GAA W L T SO 2017 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 Career 1 0 45 1 1 2.00 0 0 0 0
How He Joined The Club Selected in the first round (No. 8 overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas player.
Good Role Models Has said he models his game after Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer and Manchester United’s David de Gea.
Right Into Action Made his professional debut on Aug. 27 against Columbus Crew SC, entering the match as a sub in the 45th minute. Making an Entrance Nominated for MLS Save of the Week for his first-career save two minutes into his professional debut. College Credentials Was a NSCAA All-America Second Team and All-ACC First Team selection for Clemson in 2015, allowing 22 goals in 24 games en route to an appearance in the College Cup Final.
tommy thompson loomis, california
MIDFIELDer
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5-7
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154
|
8-15-95
22
MLS STATS GP GS MIN G A CK YC RC 2017 2 2 114 0 0 4 0 0 Career 49 23 2,094 0 0 9 3 0
How He Joined The Club Signed as the club’s first Homegrown Player on January 22, 2014. Friendly Fire Scored in both international friendlies in 2016, finding the back of the net against Real Sociedad on May 18 and C.F. Pachuca on Sept. 3. The Burrito Bowl Selected by Landon Donovan to participate in the 2016 Chipotle Homegrown Game and captained the team against Mexico’s U-20 National Team at Avaya Stadium. Lone Ranger Notched the only goal for the Homegrown team in its three-year history during the 1-1 tie against Club America’s U-20s in 2015.
Red, White and Blue Competed with the U.S. U-20 National Team at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand in 2015.
marco ureña san jose, costa rica
forward
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5-9
|
165
|
3-5-90
22
MLS STATS GP GS MIN G A CK YC RC 2017 2 2 159 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 2 2 159
How He Joined The Club Signed on January 27, 2017 using Targeted Allocation Money.
Globetrotter Played in Costa Rica, Russia and Denmark prior to joining the Quakes.
World Cup Veteran Represented Costa Rica at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and scored one minute into his appearance off the bench in a 3-1 upset over Uruguay. Thinking Out Loud “Marcos is a very attack-minded player that will be a very important element in binding our midfield and attack. He has great technique and can make many key passes while covering a lot of ground. I think he’s going to be an exciting player for us.” - General manager Jesse Fioranelli International Goalscorer Has scored 10 goals for the Costa Rica National Team.
chris wondolowski danville, california
forward
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6-0
MLS STATS 2017 Career
|
165
|
1-28-83
8
GP GS MIN G A CK YC RC 2 2 180 1 2 0 0 0 261 223 20,084 122 28 2 25 0
How He Joined The Club Acquired via trade with Houston on June 9, 2009. Was originally selected by the Earthquakes in the fourth round (No. 41 overall) of the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft. Rewriting the Record Books Currently ranks in the top five in goals (4th; 122), game-winning goals (3rd; 38), road goals (2nd; 62) and goals for one club (2nd; 118) among all players in league history. Equal Treatment Became the second player in MLS history to score against 21 different teams with a goal against the Houston Dynamo on July 31, 2016. Consistency is Key Is the only player in MLS history to score at least 10 goals in seven consecutive seasons.
History There Is the highest active goal scorer against seven different MLS clubs.
marvell wynne pittsburgh, pennsylvania
defender
|
5-9
MLS STATS 2017 Career
|
186
|
5-8-86
4
GP GS MIN G A CK YC RC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 301 290 25,821 2 21 2 21 2
How He Joined The Club Selected in MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage 2 on December 12, 2014 and signed on February 11, 2015. Need For Speed According to a 2015 article by Sportster, Wynne is the third fastest soccer player in the world with a recorded 100-meter dash, quicker than the likes of Gareth Bale and Theo Walcott.
50 For 3 Played in his 50th career game with the Quakes on Friday, July 8. Wynne has surpassed 50 appearances with three separate clubs (Toronto FC, Colorado Rapids).
Plays The Right Way Named a finalist for the 2015 MLS Fair Play Award after committing only 22 fouls all season and being cautioned just once. Was the only player in the league to log more than 2,500 minutes and receive one or fewer yellow cards. 25,000-Minute Club Passed 25,000 career minutes in 2016, becoming the 10th active and 28th all-time player in MLS history to do so.
Jackson yueill bloomington, minnesota
midfielder
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5-10 |
165
|
3-19-97
14
MLS STATS GP GS MIN G A CK YC RC 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
How He Joined The Club Selected in the first round (No. 6 overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas player. A New Generation A Generation adidas player, played two seasons with UCLA before being selected in the SuperDraft, scoring nine goals and tallying 17 assists in 40 appearances for the Bruins. Honor Roll Selected to NSCAA First Team All-Far West Region and First Team All-Pac-12 Conference twice during his time at UCLA (2015 and 2016). Record Holder Set an NCAA record with three assists in 32 seconds on Sept. 5, 2016 in UCLA’s match against the University of Akron.
International Pedigree Has represented the U.S. at various levels up to the U-20 team.
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Player
David Bingham Kofi Sarkodie Harold Cummings Marvell Wynne Victor Bernardez Shea Salinas Cordell Cato Chris Wondolowski Danny Hoesen Jahmir Hyka Matt Bersano Jackson Yueill Andres Imperiale Darwin Ceren Kip Colvey Shaun Francis Marcos Urena Tommy Thompson Leandro Barrera Florian Jungwirth Nick Lima Quincy Amarikwa Fatai Alashe Andrew Tarbell Anibal Godoy Marc Pelosi Matheus Silva Simon Dawkins
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 1 2 MTL VAN 1-0 3-2 90G 90G
90D 90D 21 15 90F 90F 11 10 20 45
90D 90D 79F 80F 69M 45M 90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 75M 90M 90M
70M 90M
Game log: Game #1 03/04/2017 Game #2 03/11/2017 W W
Godoy 1 (Wondolowski 1) 17 Wondolowski 1 (Bernardez 1)
32; Lima 1 (Wondolowski 2, Hyka 1)
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES SJ 1 vs MTL 0 SJ 3 vs VAN 2
54; Godoy 2 (Hyka 2)
79