Match Notes: Sporting KC at Chicago Fire FC | March 19, 2022 by Sporting Kansas City

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2022 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Saturday, March 19, 2022 Kickoff: 5:00 p.m. CT Soldier Field (Chicago, IL) MLS Regular Season Game 4 Sporting Kansas City 1-2-0, 3 points (1-0-0 home; 0-2-0 away) T-11th in MLS Western Conference Chicago Fire FC 1-0-2, 5 points (0-0-1 home; 1-0-1 away) 6th in MLS Eastern Conference

1-2-0 (3 pts.) 1.00 3 T-11th in West 2 0.67 0 5 1.67 -3 42 (10) 23.8% 35 35 5 0

English TV: 38 The Spot English Radio: ESPN 94.5 FM Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:

Tim Ford Chris Elliott Gjovalin Bori Calin Radosav Carol Anne Chenard

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 27 28 29 32 48 54

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

Name John Pulskamp Ben Sweat Andreu Fontas Robert Voloder Nicolas Isimat-Mirin Uri Rosell Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Gadi Kinda Khiry Shelton Kortne Ford Roger Espinoza Jake Davis Logan Ndenbe Nikola Vujnovic Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Kendall McIntosh Kayden Pierre Ozzie Cisneros Marinos Tzionis Cam Duke Tim Melia Jose Mauri Kaveh Rad Remi Walter

Pronunciation

CHICAGO FIRE FC

RECORD POINTS PER GAME 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

1-0-2 (5 pts.) 1.67 3 6th in East 2 0.67 2 0 0.00 +2 38 (15) 39.5% 44 48 9 0

2022 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY Salloi, Walter N/A Daniel Salloi Daniel Salloi Remi Walter N/A Roger Espinoza Ndenbe, Russell Five Players N/A

gram ZOO-see AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh GAH-dee KINN-dah KY-ree COURT-knee en-DEN-bay VOYN-uh-VITCH shallow-EE feh-LEE-pay

1 GOALS 0 ASSISTS 8 SHOTS 4 SHOTS ON GOAL 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 0 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 6 FOULS COMMITTED 7 FOULS SUFFERED 1 CAUTIONS 0 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 270 Tim Melia 1.67 Tim Melia 1 Tim Melia 1 Tim Melia 7

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CHICAGO FIRE FC

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

1 1 5 3 1 0 6 9 2 0

Bornstein, Ivanov Gimenez, Sekulic Three Players Ivanov, Przybylko Stanislav Ivanov N/A Gaston Gimenez Xherdan Shaqiri Three Players N/A

270 0.00 1 3 7

Gabriel Slonina Gabriel Slonina Gabriel Slonina Gabriel Slonina Gabriel Slonina

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference Pts 1. Columbus Crew 7 2. Philadelphia Union 7 3. New York Red Bulls 6 4. D.C. United 6 5. Atlanta United FC 6 6. Chicago Fire FC 5 7. New York City FC 4 8. Orlando City SC 4 9. New England Revolution 4 10. FC Cincinnati 3 11. Toronto FC 1 12. Inter Miami CF 1 13. Charlotte FC 0 14. CF Montreal 0

W 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

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

T 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0

GD +5 +3 +4 +2 0 +2 +2 +1 0 -5 -4 -6 -5 -6

GP 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Western Conference Pts 1. Los Angeles FC 7 2. Real Salt Lake 7 3. Austin FC 6 4. Colorado Rapids 6 5. LA Galaxy 6 6. Portland Timbers 5 7. Minnesota United FC 5 8. FC Dallas 4 9. Houston Dynamo FC 4 10. Nashville SC 4 11. Seattle Sounders FC 3 12. Sporting Kansas City 3 13. San Jose Earthquakes 1 14. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1

W 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0

L 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2

T 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1

GD +5 +2 +8 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1 0 -1 -1 -3 -4 -5

GP 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

PETER VERMES 14th season 173-133-100 14th season (.549) 173-133-100 (.549)

EZRA HENDRICKSON

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

1st season 1-0-2 (.667) 1st season 1-0-2 (.667)

PLAYER AVAILABILITY REPORT As of Wednesday, March 16 QUESTIONABLE • MID - Uri Rosell (Hamstring) • FWD - Johnny Russell (Hamstring) • FWD - Daniel Salloi (Calf) • FWD - Khiry Shelton (Calf) OUT • MID - Gadi Kinda (Knee Surgery) • MID - Jose Mauri (Unavailable) • FWD - Alan Pulido (Knee Surgery) Health & Safety Protocols A player may be listed as “Questionable” or “Out” due to Health and Safety Protocols for the following reasons: Quarantine due to participating in high risk behavior. Quarantine related to being a high risk close contact. Pending COVID-19 test results. An inconclusive COVID-19 test result. A positive COVID-19 test or a confirmed case of COVID-19. Other illness not related to COVID-19. 1

Sporting On road

GP 3 2

Chicago At Home

3 1

2022 SEASON RECORDS W-L-T 1-2-0 0-2-0

PTS 3 0

GF 2 1

GA 5 5

1-0-2 0-0-1

5 1

2 0

0 0

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

REFEREES

REFEREE: Tim Ford AR1 (bench): Chris Elliott; AR2 (opposite): Gjovalin Bori 4th: Calin Radosav; VAR: Carol Anne Chenard; AVAR: Robert Schaap

Suspended: Warnings: none Fined Next Yellow: none

All-Time: Sporting 19 wins, 72 goals... Chicago 26 wins, 93 goals ... Ties: 12

TEAM NEWS

Injured List: SKC: OUT: Gadi Kinda (surgery), Alan Pulido (surgery) International Absences: none

AT CHI: Sporting 5 wins, 28 goals... Chicago 18 wins, 53 goals ... Ties: 3

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES

LAST MEETING (MLS): Date: 9/11/2021: SKC 2 (Mauri 4’, Russell 6’), CHI 0

COLORADO RAPIDS: 2 SPORTING KANSAS CITY: 0 Scoring Summary: COL -- Rubio 2 (Esteves 2) 21’ COL -- Kaye 1 (Beitashour 1) 51’

UPCOMING MATCHES SPORTING

Sat. March 26 vs. Salt Lake Sat. April 2 at Vancouver

Sat. April 9 vs. Nashville Sun. April 17 at LAFC

CHICAGO

Sat. April 2 vs. FC Dallas Sat. April 9 at Orlando Sat. April 16 vs. LA Galaxy Sat. April 23 at Minnesota

SPORTING KANAS CITY -- Tim Melia; Graham Zusi, Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Andreu Fontas (Kortne Ford 81’), Logan Ndenbe (Ben Sweat 81’); Remi Walter, Felipe Hernandez (Cam Duke 28’), Roger Espinoza (Jake Davis 81’); Johnny Russell (Kayden Pierre 83’), Nikola Vujnovic, Marinos Tzionis

WHERE THE GOALS CAME FROM

SPORTING F A GOALS SCORED 2 5 135 54 MINUTES PER GOAL

HOW SCORED

CHICAGO F A 2 0 135 0

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

1 1 0 0

0 0 0 0

4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

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

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 4 0

INSIDE GOAL AREA 0 INSIDE PENALTY AREA 2 OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA 0

0 0 0

1 1 0 0

0 5 0 0

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

TYPE OF PLAY

DISTANCE

DC UNITED: 0 CHICAGO FIRE FC: 2 Scoring Summary: CHI -- Ivanov 1 (unassisted) 32’ CHI -- Bornstein 1 (Gimenez 1) 80’ CHICAGO FIRE FC -- Gaga Slonina; Boris Sekulic, Wyatt Omsberg, Rafael Czichos, Miguel Navarro; Mauricio Pineda (Federico Navarro 71’), Gaston Gimenez, Stanislav Ivanov (Jonathan Bornstein 71’), Xherdan Shaqiri, Fabian Herbers (Brian Gutierrez 63’); Kasper Przybylko

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED

Sporting: LWL Chicago: DDW

RECORD AT HALFTIME

(W-L-T) LEAD KC 0-0-0 CHI 1-0-0

Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Draw Shutout for Shutout vs.

TIED 1-0-0 0-0-2

TRAIL 0-2-0 0-0-0

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 1-0-0 0-2-0 1-0-0 0-0-0

THE LAST TIME

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 3/5/2022 KC 1, HOU 0 (0) 10/23/2021 KC 2, SEA 1 (4) 11/28/2021 KC 1, RSL 2 (1) 3/12/2022 KC 0, COL 2 (0) 8/28/2021 KC 1, COL 1 (17) 3/5/2022 KC 2, HOU 0 (1) 3/12/2022 KC 0, COL 2 (5)

TEAM LEADERS

SPORTING G: 1 Salloi/Walter A: N/A SHT: 8 Salloi SOG: 4 Salloi FC: 6 Espinoza FS: 7 Ndenbe/Russell C: 1 five players tied CHICAGO FIRE FC Date Score (Gms since) E: N/A CHICAGO 10/23/2021 CHI 1, RSL 0 (1) G: 1 Bornstein/Ivanov 3/12/2022 CHI 2, DC 0 (0) A: 1 Gimenz/Sekulic 9/22/2021 CHI 2, NE 3 (4) SHT: 5 three players tied 11/7/2021 CHI 0, COL 2 (2) SOG: 3 Ivanov/Przybylko FC: 6 Gimenez 3/5/2022 CHI 0, ORL 0 (1) FS: 9 Shaqiri 3/5/2022 CHI 0, ORL 0 (1) C: 2 three players tied 3/5/2022 CHI 0, ORL 0 (1) E: N/A

GOALSCORING RECORD

GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 KC 3 1 2 0 CHI 3 2 0 1

3 0 0

4+ 0 0

TOT 2 2

AVG 0.67 0.67

GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 KC 3 1 0 1 1 CHI 3 0 0 0 0

4+ 0 0

TOT 5 0

AVG 2.5 0

GOALS BY INTERVALS

GOALS SCORED TOT 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 0 0 1 0 1 KC 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 CHI 2 0 GOALS ALLOWED TOT 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 2 1 1 0 1 KC 5 0 CHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 19, 2022 at Chicago Fire FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2022 ROSTER (NUMERICAL) NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 27 28 29 32 48 54

PLAYER PRONUNCIATION John Pulskamp Ben Sweat Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo Robert Voloder VOLO-derr Nicolas Isimat-Mirin EE-see-mat me-REEN Uri Rosell OO-ree rohz-EL Johnny Russell Graham Zusi ZOO-see Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah Khiry Shelton KY-ree Kortne Ford COURT-knee Roger Espinoza Jake Davis Logan Ndenbe en-DEN-bay Nikola Vujnovic VOYN-uh-VITCH Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay Kendall McIntosh Kayden Pierre Ozzie Cisneros sis-NAIR-oce Marinos Tzionis ma-REE-noss JOHN-eese Cam Duke Tim Melia MEE-lia Jose Mauri MAO-ree Kaveh Rad KAH-vay RAHD Remi Walter vault-AIR

NO. 25 17 28 15 3 12 21 5 10 32 22 29 18 24 9 1 48 6 7 20 11 2 27 4 19 54 8

PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Ozzie Cisneros sis-NAIR-oce Jake Davis Cam Duke Roger Espinoza Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo Kortne Ford COURT-knee Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay Nicolas Isimat-Mirin EE-see-mat me-REEN Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah Jose Mauri MAO-ree Kendall McIntosh Tim Melia MEE-lia Logan Ndenbe en-DEN-bay Kayden Pierre Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh John Pulskamp Kaveh Rad KAH-vay RAHD Uri Rosell OO-ree rohz-EL Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Khiry Shelton KY-ree Ben Sweat Marinos Tzionis ma-REE-noss JOHN-eese Robert Voloder VOLO-derr Nikola Vujnovic VOYN-uh-VITCH Remi Walter vault-AIR Graham Zusi ZOO-see

POS. GK DEF DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF FWD MID FWD DEF MID MID DEF FWD FWD MID GK DEF FWD FWD MID GK MID DEF MID

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

WT. 210 170 200 175 180 155 175 160 180 145 190 185 185 155 160 160 155 145 185 155 130 145 135 210 155 175 160

BIRTHDATE (AGE) 04/19/2001 (20) 09/04/1991 (31) 11/14/1989 (32) 05/09/2001 (20) 11/15/1991 (30) 07/07/1992 (29) 04/08/1990 (31) 08/18/1986 (35) 03/08/1991 (31) 03/23/1994 (27) 06/26/1993 (28) 01/26/1996 (26) 10/25/1986 (35) 01/03/2002 (20) 02/09/2000 (22) 01/11/1997 (25) 07/19/1996 (25) 06/08/1998 (23) 01/24/1994 (28) 02/16/2003 (19) 03/13/2004 (18) 07/16/2001 (20) 02/13/2001 (21) 05/15/1986 (35) 05/16/1996 (25) 06/13/2001 (20) 04/26/1995 (26)

HOMETOWN Bakersfield, CA Palm Harbor, FL Banyoles, Spain Frankfurt, Germany Meudon, France Puig Reig, Spain Glasgow, Scotland Longwood, FL Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Ashdod, Israel Leander, TX Greeley, CO Aurora, CO Rochester, MI La Louviere, Belgium Cetinje, Montenegro Budapest, Hungary Nashville, TN Santa Rosa, CA Bloomfield Hills, MI Omaha, NE Nicosia, Cyprus Overland Park, KS East Islip, NY Realico, Argentina Durham, NC Essey-les-Nancy, France

LAST CLUB Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Austin FC (MLS) Celta Vigo (Spain) NK Maribor (Slovenia) Besiktas (Turkey) Orlando City SC (MLS) Derby County FC (England) Chivas de Guadalajara (Mexico) Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) Colorado Rapids (MLS) Wigan Athletic (England) Sporting KC II (USL Championship) EA Guingamp (France) FK Vozdovac (Serbia) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC II (USL Championship) New York Red Bulls (MLS) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus) Sporting KC Academy Chivas USA (MLS) Club Atletico Talleres (Argentina) Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Yeni Malatyaspor (Turkey)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2022 ROSTER (ALPHABETICAL) POS. FWD MID MID MID DEF DEF MID DEF MID MID GK GK DEF DEF FWD GK DEF MID FWD FWD FWD DEF FWD DEF FWD MID DEF

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

WT. 130 155 130 185 200 185 145 180 145 155 185 210 160 155 180 210 175 155 175 155 190 170 145 175 160 160 160

BIRTHDATE (AGE) 03/13/2004 (18) 01/03/2002 (20) 02/13/2001 (21) 10/25/1986 (35) 11/14/1989 (32) 01/26/1996 (26) 06/08/1998 (23) 11/15/1991 (30) 03/23/1994 (27) 05/16/1996 (25) 01/24/1994 (28) 05/15/1986 (35) 02/09/2000 (22) 02/16/2003 (19) 03/08/1991 (31) 04/19/2001 (20) 06/13/2001 (20) 07/07/1992 (29) 04/08/1990 (31) 07/19/1996 (25) 06/26/1993 (28) 09/04/1991 (30) 07/16/2001 (20) 05/09/2001 (20) 01/11/1997 (25) 04/26/1995 (26) 08/18/1986 (35) 3

BIRTHPLACE COLLEGE Omaha, NE Rochester, MI Overland Park, KS Puerto Cortes, Honduras Ohio State University Banyoles, Spain Olathe, KS University of Denver Ibague, Colombia Meudon, France Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Realico, Argentina Oakland, CA Great River, NY Lynn University (Florida) La Louviere, Belgium Rochester Hills, MI Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Bakersfield, CA Chapel Hill, NC Puig Reig, Spain Glasgow, Scotland Siofok, Hungary Fort Carson, CO Oregon State University Palm Harbor, FL University of South Florida Nicosia, Cyprus Frankfurt, Germany Cetinje, Montenegro Essey-les-Nancy, France Orlando, FL University of Maryland

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 19, 2022 at Chicago Fire FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #CHIvSKC: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#CHIvSKC: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City remains on the road this weekend as the team heads north to take on Chicago Fire FC at Soldier Field on Saturday evening. Sporting is looking to bounce back after falling 2-0 to the Colorado Rapids last Saturday and have opened the season 1-2-0, while Chicago are yet to concede a goal and are an unbeaten 1-0-2 so far in 2022. Sporting has gone 7-1-2 in the last 10 meetings with the Fire, and won the only meeting between the two sides in 2021 - claiming a comfortable 2-0 victory at Children’s Mercy Park on Sept. 11 following early goals from Jose Mauri and Johnny Russell. In their most recent visit to Soldier Field, Sporting battled to a 2-2 draw at Solider Field on Oct. 17, 2020 where Sporting twice surrendered the lead after goals from Erik Hurtado and Gadi Kinda were cancelled out by strikes from Robert Beric and a lastgasp equalizer from Djordje Mihailovic. Chicago leads the all-time regular-season series by a commanding 26-19-12 margin, with Sporting KC going 5-18-3 on the road. However, Sporting is 1-1-1 in their last three visits to Chicago, falling to a 1-0 defeat in 2016 before earning a thrilling 4-3 victory in 2018 and playing to that 2-2 draw in 2020.

Sporting KC Team Notes • Sporting leads MLS with 121 successful passes in the attacking third per match. • Sporting’s 84.9% passing accuracy ranks third in MLS while the club’s 56.9% average possession is good for sixth in the league. • Since July 2020, Sporting is 22-0-1 in the regular season when leading in the 75th minute. • Sporting has outscored opponents 43-21 from the 60th minute onward in regular season matches since the start of the 2020 season.

Date

Sporting KC Player Notes • Defender Andreu Fontas leads MLS in passes (277) and successful passes (251) while also ranking third in successful passes ending in the final third (60). • Midfielder Remi Walter ranks fifth in MLS in total distance covered at 34.55 kilometers (21.47 miles). • Defender Logan Ndenbe is tied for third in MLS with 16 possessions won in the defensive third. • Since the start of 2021, forward Daniel Salloi ranks second in MLS in nonpenalty goals (17) and goals from open play (15) during the regular season. • In eight regular season appearances against Chicago, Sporting goalkeeper Tim Melia has a 6-1-1 record with four shutouts. • Sporting forward Johnny Russell has two goals and three assists in five regular season appearances against Chicago. • Sporting defender Graham Zusi has four goals and two assists in 18 career regular season appearances against Chicago.

#CHIvSKC: Recent Meetings (CHI leads 26-19-12 in regular season)

09/11/2021 10/17/2020 10/07/2020 07/06/2019 03/10/2018

Score

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

Result Details W T W W W

Mauri and Russell score early in first half to seal three points Hurtado and Kinda goals cancelled out by Beric and Mihailovic Winston Reid heads home only goal in second half Croizet scores early as Sporting posts shutout Gutierrez (2), Russell and Medranda score in wild affair

Chicago Fire Team Notes • Chicago is the only MLS team who has not conceded a goal in 2022. • For the first time since 2009, Chicago has opened the season unbeaten in three league games. For the first time in club history, they have opened with three straight clean sheets. • The Fire have allowed just eight shots on target in the first three matches, third fewest in MLS. • Chicago ranks second in MLS with 45 interceptions and 114 possessions win the middle third of the field. • Chicago leads MLS with a tackle success rate of 77.1%

#CHIvSKC: PLAYER HISTORY •

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Sporting KC defender Graham Zusi leads the current roster with four goals and two assists against the Chicago Fire. He had both goals in a 2-0 home win Sept. 28, 2012 before adding the game-winner on July 7, 2013. He recorded another game-winning goal and added an assist on Oct. 10, 2014 before setting up Paulo Nagamura’s game-winner on May 3, 2015. Forward Daniel Salloi has scored once and recorded three assists against Chicago. He scored and had an assist in the 3-2 home win on July 29, 2017 before tallying two assists in the 4-3 road win on March 10, 2018. Winger Johnny Russell has two goals and three assists against the Fire, with a goal and an assist coming in the 4-3 road win on March 10, 2018, before adding another assist in the 1-0 home win on Oct. 7, 2020. He also recorded an assist in the 2-2 road draw on Oct. 17, 2020 and scored the second in a 2-0 home win on Sept. 11, 2021. Midfielder Gadi Kinda has a goal and an assist against Chicago, both coming in the 2-2 road draw on Oct. 17, 2020. Midfielder Roger Espinoza has recorded two assists against the Fire, the first coming on Bobby Convey’s goal in a 2-1 road defeat on May 12, 2012 and the second coming in the 4-3 road win on March 10, 2018. Midfielder Remi Walter tallied his first assist for the club on the game-winner in the 2-0 home win over Chicago on Sept. 11, 2021. Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 6-1-1 all-time against Chicago, with a 1.00 goals against average and four shutouts coming in home wins on May 3, 2015, July 6, 2019, Oct. 7, 2020 and Sept. 11, 2021. Forward Khiry Shelton has two goals and four assists against the Chicago Fire, all coming as a member of New York City FC. He scored his first professional goal in a 2-2 home draw on May 15, 2015. He had a goal and an assist in a 4-3 road win on March 6, 2016 before producing a three-assist performance in a 4-1 home win on Sept. 23, 2016.

Chicago Fire Player Notes • The Fire’s goalkeeper Gaga Slonina leads MLS with three shutouts. The 17-year-old has seven clean sheets in 14 regular season appearances dating back to last season. • Midfielder Gaston Gimenez ranks second in MLS with 35 recoveries and leads the league with 26 possessions won in the middle third of the field. • Attacking midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri is tied for third in MLS with 11 chances created. • Defenders Wyatt Omsberg and Rafael Czichos rank third and fourth in MLS, respectively, with Omsberg having 22 clearances and Czichos having 21. • Defender Miguel Navarro ranks fifth in MLS with nine interceptions.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • •

SPORTING KC SOCIAL PROPERTIES

#CHIvSKC: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS • • • •

Defender Graham Zusi (25,474) is 28 minutes away from overtaking Matt Besler (25,501) for the all-time lead in club history in MLS regular season minutes played. Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 45 minutes away from overtaking Preki (17,817) for eighth in all-time minutes played (MLS regular season).

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Forward Alan Pulido played alongside Chicago’s Jonathan Bornstein at Tigres UANL in Liga MX from 2011-2014. Defender Robert Voloder was playing on FC Cologne’s youth and reserve teams while Chicago’s Rafael Czichos was playing for the first team from 2018-2021. Defender Kayden Pierre has played alongside Chicago goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina on the U.S. Under-20 National Team. Sporting KC Technical Director and Vice President of Player Personnel Brian Bliss was Chicago’s Technical Director from 2013-2015. He also assumed the role of interim head coach in September 2015 to close out the season.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | March 19, 2022 at Chicago Fire FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

LOOKING TO RIGHT THE SHIP IN WINDY CITY

DEBUT GALORE

While both teams have struggled to score goals so far in 2022 - two goals scored in three games apiece - Chicago has been rock solid defensively and are the only team in MLS yet to concede a goal this season. Sporting, on the other hand, has conceded five goals in their opening three games and will look to shore things up defensively in the Windy City this weekend.

Vujnovic arrived on loan from Serbian club FK Vozdovac on Tuesday, March 8 and was immediately thrust into the lineup with Daniel Salloi and Khiry Shelton out through injury. Vujnovic joined Sporting on the heels of a career season in Serbia, where he tallied 10 goals and an assist during the 2021-22 campaign in Serbia’s top division.

Sporting Kansas City hits the road for the third time in the opening four weeks when the team heads north to take on Chicago Fire FC at Soldier Field on Saturday night. It’s the second of eight matches against the Eastern Conference in 2022, having already fallen to Atlanta United FC in the season opener on Feb. 27.

During Sporting Kansas City’s 2-0 defeat to the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday night, a host of players made their debuts for the club. Forward Nikola Vujnovic started his debut, while defenders Kortne Ford and Ben Sweat made their Sporting debuts off the bench. In addition, defender Kayden Pierre made his first MLS appearance for the club while forward Marinos Tzionis earned his first start.

Sporting is coming into the game off their second defeat of the season, falling 2-0 to the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday night. Chicago began the season with a pair of scoreless draws before finally breaking through and claiming an impressive 2-0 road win at D.C. United last Saturday. Led by 17-year-old U.S. international Gaga Slonina in goal and freshly signed Designated Player Xherdan Shaqiri, Chicago are looking to improve upon a 12th-place finish in 2021.

In the 81st minute, Ford and Sweat entered in place of Andreu Fontas and Logan Ndenbe to make their debuts for the club - marking a long road back for both players. Ford made his first MLS appearance since 2018 after battling through a lengthy knee injury the past several seasons, while Sweat made his return after missing the last 11 months with a torn ACL suffered in Colorado while with Austin FC. Homegrown right back Kayden Pierre checked into the game on the right wing in place of Johnny Russell in the 83rd minute. Pierre’s only previous appearance for Sporting’s first team was in the Leagues Cup match against Club Leon last August, where he played 75 minutes after replacing Jaylin Lindsey who suffered a season-ending hamstring injury.

Sporting’s loss to Colorado saw the Rapids extend the longest active home unbeaten streak in MLS to 18 games - one shy of the top 10 streaks in MLS history. Sporting has their fourth worst win percentage among active MLS stadiums at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (1-7-8, 0.31 WP) - however their loewst win percentage stands at this coming Saturday’s venue, Soldier Field, where Sporting is 1-7-2 all-time for a 0.20 winning percentage.

Fellow Homegrown Jake Davis also made just his second appearance for the club, playing the final nine mintues after replacing Roger Espinoza. Davis’ only previous appearance for Sporting came in stoppage time of the 4-0 win over Minnesota United last September.

DOUSING THE FIRE

Sporting Kansas City heads north to take on Chicago Fire FC at Soldier Field on Saturday night for the third road game in the opening four weeks of the 2022 MLS season. Sporting trails the all-time regular-season series against the Fire 19-26-12, including a 5-18-3 mark in road matches and a rough 1-7-2 mark at Soldier Field.

VUJNOVIC THE LATEST SKC No. 9

Sporting Kansas City newcomer Nikola Vujnovic became the latest in a long line of players to start a game at center forward for Sporting since the start of the 2020 season when he made his debut in the 2-0 loss against the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park last Saturday.

Chicago played the majority of the first eight seasons of their existence at Solider Field before playing at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois from 2006 to 2019. The Fire returned to Solider Field in central Chicago ahead of the 2020 campaign.

Vujnovic was the seventh player to start a game at the No. 9 position for Sporting since the opening day of the 2020 campaign, joining Alan Pulido (26), Khiry Shelton (20), Gadi Kinda (4), Erik Hurtado (3), Gianluca Busio (2) and Wilson Harris (1).

Sporting faced off against the Fire just once in 2021, earning a comfortable 2-0 victory at Children’s Mercy Park on Sept. 11. Jose Mauri gave Sporting the lead in the fourth minute of the contest with a low shot that squirmed between the legs of Chicago goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth, before Johnny Russell tapped home the second just two minutes later as Sporting cruised to all three points.

Despite training with his new teammates for just three days, the Montenegro international went the full 90 minutes on his debut, completing 11 of his 15 passes, leading the team with six aerial duels and firing his lone shot wide of the target midway through the second half.

Sporting’s most recent trip to Chicago came in an empty Soldier Field during the height of COVID protocols on Oct. 17, 2020. Erik Hurtado gave Sporting a first-half lead before VAR handed Chicago an equalizer through Robert Beric on the stroke of halftime. Gadi Kinda headed Sporting into a late lead before Djordje Mihailovic tapped into an empty net with the final kick of the game to salvage a 2-2 draw for the hosts.

ZUSI POISED TO BECOME ALL-TIME MINUTES LEADER

Sporting Kansas City veteran Graham Zusi is poised to become the club’s all-time minutes leader in MLS regular-season action. With 25,474 minutes played, Zusi trails Sporting icon Matt Besler by just 27 minutes for first in the club’s all-time charts and will take his place in the history books in the 28th minute of Saturday’s match against Chicago Fire FC, should he start.

While Sporting trails the all-time regular-season series 19-26-12, Sporting has gone 7-1-2 in their last 10 meetings with Chicago dating back to midway through the 2014 campaign. However, only three of those 10 matches have taken place in Chicago where Sporting has gone 1-1-1 in their last three visits.

Zusi is the first player in MLS history to play 14 seasons all with one club. His 323 career regular season appearances are fifth most in MLS history by a player for one club and the most of any active player. Zusi only trails Chris Wondolowski (SJ - 376), Nick Rimando (RSL - 369), Kyle Beckerman (RSL - 350) and Jaime Moreno (DC - 329).

KEY PLAYERS OUT

Sporting Kansas City is dealing with an early-season injury bug as the team comes out of Week 3 with injury concerns to several key players. To start, Sporting opened the season without Designated Players Alan Pulido - due to be out for the season - and Gadi Kinda who both underwent offseason knee surgery.

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To add to those monumental absences, holding midfielder Uri Rosell went down with a hamstring injury in the season opener at Atlanta United FC, before 2021 MLS MVP finalist Daniel Salloi and starting center forward Khiry Shelton both missed the loss at Colorado last Saturday through injury. Homegrown midfielder Felipe Hernandez exited that match in the 28th minute with a shoulder injury as well.

Thoughts on the match: “It’s hard to talk about each individual goal - just difficult to talk about the two of them. I just don’t think that we were good enough to win tonight. I think they were better. We were disconnected and we just didn’t have a good night. There were just too many people on the field that are just kind of getting indoctrinated to us, to the league, to everything. It’s too many new guys. Normally I wouldn’t do this, but I don’t have any choices at the moment so it’s kind of how we’re dealing with it. It’s okay. The guys gave a good effort. They tried. We just have to keep working. That’s where we are. We have to work and that’s what you have to do. You have to keep finding a way.”

It continues a trend where Sporting has rarely had their most dangerous attacking players available at the same time over the past few seasons. Since the start of 2020, Sporting Kansas City will have started Salloi along with DP trio Kinda, Pulido and Johnny Russell in just four of 89 regular season games. In the same timeframe, Sporting will have started Salloi, Pulido and Russell in only seven of 89 regular season games.

On the play of Tzionis and Vujnovic: “It’s hard. It’s not a good opportunity for them to play in the group this way. You put people into games to try to have success. To do that, they need to spend a little time with the team. They need to see the League a little bit. All those things those guys aren’t getting because of the situation we’re in, but we’re going to have to fight through it. They’re going to have to figure it out. We’ll have to keep working. That’s really what it comes down to.”

With players out, it means opportunities for several newcomers and youngsters. Marinos Tzionis and Nikola Vujnovic replaced Salloi and Shelton on Saturday and will look to keep building on a promising performance in Colorado. Cam Duke produced one of the best performances on the field when he replaced Hernandez for the final 62 minutes at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park and will hope to maintain that form consistently.

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 19, 2022 at Chicago Fire FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC MLS record vs. Chicago Fire: 19-26-12 Home games: 14-8-9 (44 GF, 40 GA) Road games: 5-18-3 (28 GF, 53 GA) Date 04/08/1998 06/24/1998 08/29/1998 09/17/1998 03/27/1999 05/22/1999 08/05/1999 08/25/1999 03/25/2000 06/04/2000 05/19/2001 07/04/2001 08/14/2002 08/31/2002 04/26/2003 06/21/2003 07/26/2003 04/03/2004 05/08/2004 09/01/2004 06/18/2005 08/10/2005 08/19/2005 10/01/2005 05/06/2006 06/17/2006 07/04/2006 08/16/2006 04/21/2007 08/22/2007 08/25/2007 04/20/2008 07/27/2008 10/05/2008 04/18/2009 08/16/2009 05/15/2010 10/12/2010 03/26/2011 06/09/2011 05/12/2012 06/29/2012 09/28/2012 03/16/2013 07/07/2013 08/23/2013 05/18/2014 07/06/2014 10/10/2014 05/03/2015 07/13/2016 07/29/2017 03/10/2018 07/06/2019 10/07/2020 10/17/2020 09/11/2021

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

Result W L SOL L L L L L W L L L L W L W L T T L T W W L T W L L L W L W T T T L T W L T L L W T W L L T W W L W W W W T W

227

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 180 MLS regular season, 12 MLS postseason, 19 Open Cup, 11 International, 5 friendlies

19,384

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 179 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Location Arrowhead Stadium Soldier Field Arrowhead Stadium Soldier Field Arrowhead Stadium Soldier Field Arrowhead Stadium Soldier Field Arrowhead Stadium Soldier Field Soldier Field Arrowhead Stadium Cardinal Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Cardinal Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Soldier Field Soldier Field Soldier Field Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Toyota Park Toyota Park Toyota Park Arrowhead Stadium Toyota Park Toyota Park CommunityAmerica Ballpark CommunityAmerica Ballpark Toyota Park CommunityAmerica Ballpark CommunityAmerica Ballpark Toyota Park Toyota Park Livestrong Sporting Park Toyota Park Livestrong Sporting Park Livestrong Sporting Park Sporting Park Toyota Park Toyota Park Toyota Park Sporting Park Sporting Park Sporting Park Toyota Park Children’s Mercy Park Toyota Park Children’s Mercy Park Children’s Mercy Park Soldier Field Children’s Mercy Park

5 10 43 18 38 40

Sealy, Wolff Preki Davy Arnaud Josh Wolff Kerry Zavagnin Davy Arnaud

6 6 4 40 24

Tim Melia Tony Meola Tim Melia Tony Meola Tony Meola

CHICAGO FIRE FC

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

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

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

9 8 48 20 45 42

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

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

CHICAGO FIRE FC

2 3 8 4 6 6

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

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

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

2 2 9 4 6 7

9 7

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

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

(6/21/03) Zach Thornton

10 4

Three Players

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

1 37 353 154 365 58 124

2 35 405 152 397 52 161

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 72 758 306 762 110 285

CHICAGO FIRE FC Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 46 329 141 409 84 116

2 47 356 152 393 96 141

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 93 685 293 802 180 257

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC CHI

1-15

15 15

16-30

8 12

31-45

14 19

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

122

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

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

ATTENDANCE RECORDS (full capacity games only)

105.0

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 179 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467 6

46-60

7 13

61-75

12 16

76-90

16 18

0 0

Total

72 93

399

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 227 matches played at the stadium

161

TOTAL MLS SELLOUTS 179 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 (including postseason)

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 19, 2022 at Chicago Fire FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

DEF - Ben Sweat (Signed as Free Agent - Dec. 20, 2021)

GK - Brooks Thompson (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2021)

MID - Uri Rosell (Signed as Free Agent - Dec. 21, 2021)

DEF - Amadou Dia (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2021)

DEF - Logan Ndenbe (Acquired from EA Guingamp - Jan. 14, 2022)

DEF - Luis Martins (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2021)

DEF - Kortne Ford (Signed as Free Agent - Jan. 14, 2022)

DEF - Roberto Puncec (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2021)

DEF - Robert Voloder (Acquired from NK Maribor - Jan. 19, 2022)

DEF - Graham Smith (Out of Contract - Nov. 30, 2021)

FWD - Marinos Tzionis (Acquired from Omonia Nicosia - Jan. 24, 2022)

MID - Ilie Sanchez (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2021)

FWD - Nikola Vujnovic (Signed on loan from FK Vozdovac - Feb. 15, 2022)

FWD - Wilson Harris (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2021) DEF - Jaylin Lindsey (Traded to Charlotte FC - Dec. 12, 2021) FWD - Grayson Barber (Waived - Feb. 14, 2022) FWD - Tyler Freeman (Waived - Feb. 14, 2022)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT Nov. 30: OUT Dec. 12: IN/OUT Dec. 13: IN Dec. 20: IN Dec. 21: IN Jan. 13: IN Jan. 14: IN Jan. 14: IN Jan. 19: IN Jan. 24: IN Feb. 14: OUT Feb. 15: IN

DETAILS Sporting KC declines options on GK Brooks Thompson, D Amadou Dia, D Luis Martins, D Roberto Puncec, M Ilie Sanchez and F Wilson Harris. In addition, D Graham Smith is out of contract. Sporting KC acquires up to $325,000 in allocation money from Charlotte FC in exchange for D Jaylin Lindsey. Sporting KC re-signs GK Kendall McIntosh. Sporting KC signs free agent D Ben Sweat, most recently at Austin FC (MLS). Sporting KC signs free agent M Uri Rosell, most recently at Orlando City SC (MLS). Sporting KC re-signs D Graham Zusi and M Roger Espinoza. Sporting KC acquires D Logan Ndenbe in transfer from EA Guingamp (France). Sporting KC signs free agent D Kortne Ford, most recently at the Colorado Rapids (MLS). Sporting KC acquires D Robert Voloder in transfer from NK Maribor (Slovenia). Sporting KC acquires F Marinos Tzionis in transfer from Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus). Sporting KC waives F Grayson Barber and F Tyler Freeman. Sporting KC acquires F Nikola Vujnovic from FK Vozdovac (Serbia) on a one-year loan.

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2009

Graham Zusi (23rd)

2015

Overseas Signings

Domestic/Free Agents

Roger Espinoza (1/6/15)

Tim Melia (12/23/14)

2016 2018

Homegrown Players

Re-Entry Draft

Daniel Salloi (1/13/16) Johnny Russell (1/31/18) Andreu Fontas (8/8/18)

2019

Cam Duke (7/18/19) Felipe Hernandez (8/30/19)

2020

Khiry Shelton (12/9/19) Alan Pulido (12/10/19) Gadi Kinda (1/23/20)

John Pulskamp (2/24/20)

2021

Remi Walter (12/22/20) Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (2/3/21) Jose Mauri (8/5/21)

Ozzie Cisneros (1/20/21) Kaveh Rad (4/5/21) Kayden Pierre (5/4/21) Jake Davis (8/19/21)

2022

Logan Ndenbe (1/14/22) Robert Voloder (1/19/22) Marinos Tzionis (1/24/22) Nikola Vujnovic (2/15/22)

Ben Sweat (12/20/21) Uri Rosell (12/21/21) Kortne Ford (1/14/22)

Kendall McIntosh (12/17/20)

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 19, 2022 at Chicago Fire FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2022 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT TV / SCORERS

Sunday, February 27

at Atlanta United FC

MLS

1-3

Salloi

SATURDAY, MARCH 5

HOUSTON DYNAMO FC

MLS

1-0

WALTER

Saturday, March 12

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

0-2

Saturday, March 19

at Chicago Fire FC

MLS

5:00 P.M.

38 The Spot

SATURDAY, MARCH 26

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

6:00 P.M.

38 THE SPOT / UNIMAS / TUDN

Saturday, April 2

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

MLS

7:00 P.M.

38 The Spot

SATURDAY, APRIL 9

NASHVILLE SC

MLS

7:30 P.M.

38 THE SPOT

Sunday, April 17

at Los Angeles FC

MLS

3:00 P.M.

ESPN

SATURDAY, APRIL 23

COLUMBUS CREW

MLS

7:30 P.M.

38 THE SPOT

SATURDAY, APRIL 30

FC DALLAS

MLS

7:30 P.M.

38 THE SPOT

Saturday, May 7

at New York City FC

MLS

6:00 P.M.

38 The Spot

Saturday, May 14

at Portland Timbers

MLS

9:00 P.M.

38 The Spot

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

7:30 P.M.

38 THE SPOT

Sunday, May 22

at San Jose Earthquakes

MLS

6:30 P.M.

38 The Spot

SATURDAY, MAY 28

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

MLS

8:00 P.M.

38 THE SPOT

SUNDAY, JUNE 12

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

MLS

2:00 P.M.

ABC

Sunday, June 19

at Nashville SC

MLS

5:00 P.M.

FS1

Saturday, June 25

at Seattle Sounders FC

MLS

2:00 P.M.

ABC

SUNDAY, JULY 3

NEW YORK RED BULLS

MLS

7:00 P.M.

38 THE SPOT

Saturday, July 9

at CF Montreal

MLS

6:30 P.M.

38 The Spot

Wednesday, July 13

at Minnesota United FC

MLS

7:00 P.M.

ESPN

Sunday, July 17

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

8:30 P.M.

38 The Spot

SATURDAY, JULY 23

LOS ANGELES FC

MLS

7:30 P.M.

38 THE SPOT

SATURDAY, JULY 30

AUSTIN FC

MLS

7:30 P.M.

38 THE SPOT

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6

LA GALAXY

MLS

7:30 P.M.

38 THE SPOT

Saturday, August 13

at Austin FC

MLS

8:00 P.M.

38 The Spot

SUNDAY, AUGUST 21

PORTLAND TIMBERS

MLS

7:00 P.M.

FS1

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

MLS

7:30 P.M.

38 THE SPOT

Sunday, September 4

at LA Galaxy

MLS

7:00 P.M.

38 The Spot / UniMas / TUDN

Saturday, September 10

at Houston Dynamo FC

MLS

7:30 P.M.

38 The Spot

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

D.C. UNITED

MLS

7:30 P.M.

38 THE SPOT

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

MLS

7:30 P.M.

38 THE SPOT

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS

4:00 P.M.

FS1

Sunday, October 9

at FC Dallas

MLS

4:00 P.M.

38 The Spot

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 19, 2022 at Chicago Fire FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 2022 REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) REFEREE

GAMES RECORD

SKC FOULS

OPP. FOULS

SKC YC

OPP. YC

SKC RC

OPP. RC

SKC PK

OPP. PK

Ted Unkel

0-1-0

Victor Rivas

1-0-0

Alex Chilowicz

0-1-0

2022 VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) DATE

REFEREE

VAR

INCIDENT

There have been no video reviews in Sporting KC’s matches in 2022 to date.

DECISION

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 19, 2022 at Chicago Fire FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS

SPORTING KC IN 2022 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

2022 Regular-Season Record When...

Regular Season Record By Month

Quickest Goal...

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

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

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

0-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

Wearing Sporting blue Wearing dark indigo Wearing Parley

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

Feb. 2022 Feb. all-time March 2022 March all-time April 2022 April all-time May 2022 May all-time June 2022 June all-time July 2022 July all-time Aug. 2022 Aug. all-time Sept. 2022 Sept. all-time Oct. 2022 Oct. all-time Nov. 2022 Nov. all-time

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

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

Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even

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

Shutouts One-goal games

1-1-0 1-0-0

On ABC/ESPN On FS1 On Univision On 38 The Spot

0-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0

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

1-1-0 0-1-0

With red card for With red card against

0-0-0 0-0-0

Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75

0-0-0 1-2-0

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

0-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0

vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference

1-1-0 0-1-0

On grass On turf

1-1-0 0-1-0

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

0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

0-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 24-12-11 0-0-0 46-38-20 0-0-0 43-51-28 0-0-0 46-32-29 0-0-0 57-43-29 0-0-0 52-54-22 0-0-0 38-50-21 0-0-0 31-20-19 0-0-0 1-2-0

Quickest Goal Against...

Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2022) vs. Atlanta United FC vs. Austin FC vs. Charlotte FC vs. Chicago Fire FC vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew vs. D.C. United vs. FC Cincinnati vs. FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo FC vs. Inter Miami CF vs. Los Angeles FC vs. LA Galaxy vs. Minnesota United FC vs. CF Montreal vs. Nashville SC vs. NE Revolution vs. New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls vs. Orlando City SC vs. Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake vs. SJ Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Toronto FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps

Remi Walter (3/5 vs. HOU) - 60th Minute

1-2-1 (0-1-0) 1-1-1 (0-0-0) 0-0-0 (0-0-0) 19-26-12 (0-0-0) 28-25-18 (0-1-0) 26-22-8 (0-0-0) 21-22-13 (0-0-0) 1-0-1 (0-0-0) 27-28-13 (0-0-0) 13-13-13 (1-0-0) 0-0-0 (0-0-0) 4-3-0 (0-0-0) 25-26-15 (0-0-0) 7-4-3 (0-0-0) 7-4-3 (0-0-0) 1-0-0 (0-0-0) 25-18-12 (0-0-0) 2-3-0 (0-0-0) 22-21-14 (0-0-0) 2-3-2 (0-0-0) 6-6-5 (0-0-0) 7-5-6 (0-0-0) 11-15-8 (0-0-0) 28-25-9 (0-0-0) 9-10-4 (0-0-0) 14-4-8 (0-0-0) 11-4-4 (0-0-0)

Luiz Araujo (2/27 at ATL) - 20th Minute

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...

None

Penalty Kicks Earned...

None

Youngest Goalscorer...

Daniel Salloi (2/27 at ATL) - 25 years and 223 days

Regular Season Home, Away & Neutral

Oldest Goalscorer...

Remi Walter (3/5 vs. HOU) - 26 years and 313 days

Overall All-time 2022 at home All-time at home 2022 on road All-time on road 2022 neutral All-time neutral

Youngest Starter...

GOALS 1 SPORTING KC 0 OPPONENT 3

2 2 2

TOTAL 2 5

FOULS 1 SPORTING KC 15 OPPONENT 17

2 20 18

CAUTIONS 1 SPORTING KC 1 OPPONENT 3

2 4 4

340-304-179 1-0-0 218-106-85 0-2-0 120-197-94 0-0-0 2-1-0

Marinos Tzionis (3/12 at COL) - 20 years and 239 days

Youngest to play in a game...

Kayden Pierre (3/12 at COL) - 19 years and 24 days

Oldest Starter...

Tim Melia (3/12 at COL) - 35 years and 301 days

Oldest to play in a game...

Tim Melia (3/12 at COL) - 35 years and 301 days

2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SHOTS 1 SPORTING KC 19 OPPONENT 11

2 23 15

TOTAL 42 26

SHOTS ON GOAL SPORTING KC OPPONENT

1 3 5

2 7 7

TOTAL 10 12

TOTAL 35 35

OFFSIDES 1 SPORTING KC 2 OPPONENT 4

2 1 4

TOTAL 3 8

CORNER KICKS SPORTING KC OPPONENT

1 11 3

2 4 8

TOTAL 15 11

TOTAL 5 7

EJECTIONS SPORTING KC OPPONENT

2 0 0

TOTAL 0 0

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

2 0/0 0/0

TOTAL 0/0 0/0

1 0 0

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

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

W 340 19 0 30 13 402

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

W 218 16 21 8 263

L 106 6 7 6 125

L 304 24 1 17 16 362

T 179 11 1 7 9 206

GF 1174 73 1 109 51 1405

GA 1098 76 3 67 63 1304

AWAY T 85 4 3 5 97

GF 697 48 72 29 846

GA 484 29 30 24 567

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

W 120 2 9 5 136

L 197 17 10 10 234 10

NEUTRAL T 94 7 4 3 108

GF 471 22 37 22 552

GA 610 44 37 39 730

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

W 2 0 1 0 3

L 1 1 1 0 3

T 0 1 0 1 2

GF 6 1 3 0 10

GA 4 3 3 0 10

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 19, 2022 at Chicago Fire FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES Feb. 27, 2022: Atlanta United FC 3-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta, GA Attendance: 67,523 Weather: Indoors Sporting KC (0-1-0, 0 points) Atlanta United FC (1-0-0, 3 points)

1 0 2

2 1 1

F 1 3

March 5, 2022: Sporting KC 1-0 Houston Dynamo FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,872 Weather: Partly cloudy and 69 degrees Sporting KC (1-1-0, 3 points) Houston Dynamo FC (0-1-1, 1 point)

1 0 0

2 1 0

F 1 0

March 12, 2022: Colorado Rapids 2-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dick’s Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, CO Attendance: 12,387 Weather: Clear and 51 degrees Sporting KC (1-2-0, 3 points) Colorado Rapids (2-1-0, 6 points)

1 0 1

2 0 1

F 0 2

Sporting KC Atlanta United FC GK Melia GK Guzan (C) D Zusi D Hernandez D Isimat D Campbell D Fontas D Robinson D Ndenbe D Gutman M Uri (Mauri 50’ (Tzionis 77’)) M Alonso M Walter M Rossetto M Espinoza (Hernandez 67’) M Sejdic (Moreno 75’) F Russell (C) F Araujo (Dwyer 26’) F Shelton F Martinez (Wiley 75’) F Salloi F Wolff (Lennon 64’)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas D Ndenbe M Walter M Espinoza M Hernandez (Duke 82’) F Russell (C) F Shelton (Tzionis 77’) F Salloi

Houston Dynamo FC GK Clark D Valentin (Zeca 86’) D Parker (C) D Steres D Lundkvist M Ceren (Carrasquilla 66’) M Vera M Rodriguez (Quintero 66’) F Baird (Pasher 76’) F Ferreira (Ulfarsson 76’) F Picault

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas (Ford 81’) D Ndenbe (Sweat 81’) M Walter M Espinoza (Davis 81’) M Hernandez (Duke 28’) F Russell (C) (Pierre 83’) F Vujnovic F Tzionis

Colorado Rapids GK Yarbrough D Beitashour (Anderson 89’) D Rosenberry D Abubakar D Trusty D Esteves (Moor 67’) M Barrios (Yapi 88’) M Price (C) M Kaye M Lewis (Max 89’) F Rubio (Shinyashiki 73’)

Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Ford Sweat Voloder Duke Cisneros

Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Ford Pierre Sweat Voloder Davis Cisneros

Subs not used: Nelson (GK) Hadebe Junqua Jones

Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Rad Voloder Cisneros

Subs not used: Irwin (GK) Acosta Mezquida Warner

Subs not used: Castanheira (GK) Shuttleworth (GK) De John Ambrose Conway

Scoring Summary: ATL - Luiz Araujo 1 (Josef Martinez 1, Tyler Wolff 1) 20’ ATL - Dom Dwyer 1 (Josef Martinez 2) 48+ SKC - Daniel Salloi 1 (Unassisted) 85’ ATL - Caleb Wiley 1 (Marcelino Moreno 1) 89’ Misconduct Summary: ATL - Miles Robinson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 3’ ATL - Ozzie Alonso (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 11’ ATL - Andrew Gutman (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 22’ SKC - Jose Mauri (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’ SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 14 (2) 3 15 1 4

ATL 12 (6) 0 6 5 4

Scoring Summary: COL - Diego Rubio 2 (Lucas Esteves 2, Michael Barrios 2) 21’ COL - Mark-Anthony Kaye 1 (Steven Beitashour 1, Jack Price 1) 51’

Scoring Summary: SKC - Remi Walter 1 (Unassisted) 60’ Misconduct Summary: HOU - Darwin Ceren (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 55’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ HOU - Darwin Quintero (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ HOU - Matias Vera (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 15 (5) 3 9 0 4

HOU 5 (3) 4 17 1 2

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 29’ SKC - Cam Duke (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ COL - Keegan Rosenberry (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 62’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 13 (3) 1 11 2 7

COL 9 (3) 4 12 2 5

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 19, 2022 at Chicago Fire FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2022 REGULAR SEASON)

Formation: 4-3-3 (3 games) Left forward

Center forward

Right forward

Khiry Shelton 2 Nikola Vujnovic 1

Daniel Salloi 2 Marinos Tzionis 1

Left-center midfielder

Johnny Russell 3

Right-center midfielder

Felipe Hernandez 2 Roger Espinoza 1

Roger Espinoza 2 Remi Walter 1

Defensive midfielder Remi Walter 2 Uri Rosell 1

Left back

Logan Ndenbe 3

Left center back

Right center back

Andreu Fontas 3

Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 3

Goalkeeper Tim Melia 3

Right back Graham Zusi 3

NOTE: Charts do not account for players interchanging and/ or switching positions over the course of a match. Substitute players are not listed.

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 19, 2022 at Chicago Fire FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2022 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE

February 27 March 5 March 12 March 19 March 26 April 2 April 9 April 17 April 23 April 30 May 7 May 14 May 18 May 22 May 28 June 12 June 19 June 25 July 3 July 9 July 13 July 17 July 23 July 30 August 6 August 13 August 21 August 27 September 4 September 10 September 13 September 17 October 2 October 9

OPPONENT

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

RESULT

SCORE

L W L

1-3 1-0 0-2

ATT.

67,523 18,872 12,387

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

PTS. 0 3 3

PLACE T-10 T-6 T-11

GOALSCORERS Salloi Walter --

SPORTING KC 2022 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2022 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (1-2-0, 3 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF MARCH 12, 2022 UNF 20 54 17 28 15 3 12 21 5 32 29 18 24 6 7 11 2 27 19 8 25 10 22 9 1 48 4

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

PLAYER Daniel Salloi Remi Walter Jake Davis Cam Duke Roger Espinoza Andreu Fontas Kortne Ford Felipe Hernandez Nicolas Isimat-Mirin Jose Mauri Tim Melia Logan Ndenbe Kayden Pierre Oriol Rosell Johnny Russell Khiry Shelton Ben Sweat Marinos Tzionis Nikola Vujnovic Graham Zusi Ozzie Cisneros Gadi Kinda Kendall McIntosh Alan Pulido John Pulskamp Kaveh Rad Robert Voloder Team totals Opponent totals

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

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

MIN 180 270 9 70 238 261 9 133 270 27 270 261 7 50 263 167 9 116 90 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 270 270

G 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 2 5

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 8

SHT 8 3 0 2 6 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 26

SOG 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 12

FC 3 3 2 1 6 1 0 1 2 1 0 5 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 35

FS 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 7 0 0 7 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 35

OFF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8

CK 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 11

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

MIN 270 270 270

SH 12 12 10

SV 7 7 7

GA 5 5 2

GAA 1.67 1.67 0.67

PG 0 0 0

PA 0 0 0

W 1 1 2

L 2 2 1

T 0 0 0

SO 1 1 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Remi Walter 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF 29

POS GK

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

GP 3 3 3

GS 3 3 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 19, 2022 at Chicago Fire FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Manager & Sporting Director | Peter Vermes

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

Peter Vermes is in his 14th season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2022 and is the longest-tenured active head coach in MLS. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 206 coaching victories in all competitions are the most club history. During his tenure, he has won four major trophies – the 2012, 2015 and 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – and finished atop the Eastern Conference regularseason standings in 2011 and 2012, as well as the Western Conference in 2018 and 2020. His three U.S. Open Cup championships are the third most in Open Cup history. He is the first coach in club history to lead Sporting KC to eight straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team. His 173 regular-season wins top the club’s all-time chart and rank fifth most in MLS history. He passed his former coach Bob Gansler as the winningest manager in team history with a 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Aug. 12, 2015, his 109th victory in all competitions.

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

On August 4, 2018, Vermes coached his 302nd MLS regular-season game with Sporting KC, becoming the league’s all-time leader in games coached for one club. He was named the first-ever MLS Sporting Executive of the Year by his peers in 2018. Vermes has coached 478 total games during his Kansas City coaching career, most in club history.

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

With over 14 years of service at Sporting KC, Vermes is one of the longest serving managers in world soccer. Among all 18 leagues with an average attendance of 10,000+, Vermes ranks second, only behind 2. Bundesliga side FC Heidenheim’s Frank Schmidt (Sept. 17, 2007 – present). Among the top 51 leagues in the world as denoted by the CIES Football Observatory, Vermes’ tenure at Sporting KC ranks as the sixth longest active run.

Assistant Coach | Zoran Savic Assistant Coach Zoran Savic joined Sporting Kansas City late in the 2009 season after a 30-year career at all levels of the game in the United States. A native of Gornji Milanovac, Yugoslavia, Savic began his journey through American soccer with the Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League in 1980. Savic would go on to star for several MISL teams, with his most prosperous period coming with the Kansas City Comets, with whom he scored 70 goals in just over 100 appearances from 1982-1984.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For MLS’s inaugural season in 1996, Vermes served as captain of the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. In 1997, he was traded to the Colorado Rapids for current Sporting KC Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin and played in Denver through the 1999 season, leading the Rapids to the 1997 MLS Cup Final. Vermes joined Kansas City in 2000 for what would be the most successful season of his MLS career. During his first year in Kansas City, he anchored one of the best defenses in league history and won MLS Defender of the Year honors in helping lead the Wizards to the 2000 MLS Cup Championship. He retired in 2002 after appearing in 209 MLS matches (including playoffs) and playing more than 18,000 minutes. In 2013, Vermes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Year

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 TOTAL

A former MLS player, Dufty began his playing career with the New York Red Bulls in 2009, making one appearance before joining the MLS reserve goalkeeper pool. In 2010, Dufty joined USSF D2 Pro League side AC St. Louis, making 30 appearances before returning to MLS with the Chicago Fire in late 2010. He announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2011 season. Dufty then took to coaching, first working with Florida Gulf Coast University and then the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2015, Dufty served as goalkeeper coach for Toronto FC II in their inaugural USL season.

PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC MLS Playoffs MIB KO Open Cup Intl. Total 3-6-3 11-13-6 13-9-12 18-7-9 17-10-7 14-13-7 14-11-9 13-13-8 12-9-13 18-8-8 10-16-8 12-6-3 17-10-7 1-2-0 173-133-100

----2-1-0 1-1-0 2-1-2 0-1-0 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-1-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-1-0 0-0-0 7-9-6

----------------------0-1-1 ----0-1-1

--0-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 4-0-1 2-1-0 0-1-0 ----0-0-0 20-7-3

--------2-0-2 3-2-1 --1-2-1 ----3-3-0 --0-1-0 0-0-0 9-8-4

3-6-3 11-14-6 18-11-12 23-8-10 22-12-11 18-17-8 18-11-11 15-17-9 16-10-14 21-10-10 13-20-8 12-8-5 18-12-7 1-2-0 209-158-114

Director of Sports Performance & Science | Joey Harty Joey Harty was named Sporting Kansas City’s Director of Sports Performance and Science ahead of the 2020 season, stepping up from his role as assistant fitness coach which he held from 2018-2019. Harty manages all aspects of the club’s performance department from the academy to the senior team. He also oversees day-to-day training plans on and off the field, including work in the weight room, soccer session planning, on-field movement training, data analysis and more, aiming to optimize player health and performance. Harty joined Sporting’s organization in January 2016, serving as a fitness coach for the Sporting Kansas City Academy. He spent the 2017 season as head fitness coach for Sporting KC II The Colorado native then transitioned to assistant fitness coach for Sporting’s first team in January 2018 before landing his current role with the club. Prior to arriving in Kansas City, Harty worked for Phoenix Rising FC and Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. Harty attended Grand Canyon from 2010-2014, played for the men’s soccer team from 20102012 and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science. In addition to holding several professional licenses and certifications in athletic performance, Harty is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

MIN

MLS Regular Season

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 5-5 Weight: 130 Birthday: 3/13/2004 Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 1/20/2021 Midfielder Ozzie Cisneros, who has competed for the Sporting KC Academy at the U-13 through U-19 levels, became the fourth-youngest signing in club history when he inked an MLS contract at age 16 in early 2021. He scored his first professional goal for Sporting KC II against Louisville City FC on July 28, 2021 before making his debut for Sporting KC in a Leagues Cup match against Club Leon on Aug. 10, 2021.

he scores 0-0-0

U-19 ranks by the time he was 15. He helped the U-17s reach the 2019 Development Academy Playoffs and split time between the U-17s and U-19s during the first half of the 2019-20 campaign. Cisneros and the SKC Academy returned to action in September 2020 in MLS Next play, with Cisneros striking twice during the abbreviated fall season - once for the U-17s and once for the U-19s.

A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Cisneros joined the Sporting KC Academy as a 12-year-old On the international stage, Cisneros notably starred at the 2019 Concacaf U-15 in 2016. That summer, he led Sporting to a fourth-place finish at the Concacaf U-13 Championship in Bradenton, Florida, scoring both goals in a 2-0 quarterfinal win over Champions League in Mexico City. Cisneros went on to play almost 70 matches for Costa Rica, and also found the back of the net at the 2019 Torneo delle Nazioni in Italy. Sporting in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, scoring 15 goals and climbing to the MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

MLS - TOTAL

#17 | M | JAKE DAVIS | @jdavis_3211 SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 2, March 12, 2022, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance March 12, 2022, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-9 Weight: 155 Birthday: 1/3/2002 Hometown: Rochester, Michigan Last Club: Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 8/19/2021 Sporting Kansas City signed midfielder Jake Davis as a Homegrown Player in August 2021 as the 19th Homegrown Player to emerge from the Sporting Kansas City Academy. He made his first-team debut in the 4-0 victory over Minnesota United on Sept. 15, 2021.

A native of Rochester, Michigan, Davis moved to Kansas City in 2017 at age 15 to join the Sporting KC Academy. He represented Sporting at the U-17 and U-19 levels, amassing eight goals across 54 appearances in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.

A hard-nosed midfielder who can also play at right back, Davis started 28 of 37 appearances for Sporting Kansas City II across the 2019-2021 USL Championship seasons, adding seven assists in over 2,500 minutes played under head coach Paulo Nagamura. The 2021 campaign has seen Davis tally a team-high four assists in 17 matches, including the game-winner in a 3-2 victory at Memphis 901 FC on June 26. He also leads the club with 20 chances created and 47 tackles.

Davis earned international recognition for the first time in November 2019 when he was selected to the United States U-17 national team roster for the 19th annual Nike International Friendlies at the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

MLS - TOTAL

MIN

MLS Regular Season

945

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

996

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 15, 2021, KC vs. MIN Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 5 times, last: Sept. 15, 2021, KC vs. MIN Shots 2, 2 times, last: March 12, 2022, KC at COL Fouls Committed 4, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 8, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance March 12, 2022, KC at COL Goal Sept. 15, 2021, KC vs. MIN Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-6 Weight: 130 Birthday: 2/13/2001 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 7/18/2019 Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of midfielder Cam Duke as a Homegrown Player midway through the 2019 season. The Overland Park, Kansas native was in the club’s Academy from 2012-2019, advancing from the Under-12 side to the Under-19s. He made his professional debut in the MLS is Back Quarterfinals against the Philadelphia Union on July 30, 2020 and scored his first goal in a 3-1 road win over Seattle on July 25, 2021 before scoring again in a Leagues Cup match vs. Club Leon on Aug. 10, 2021.

spearheaded a first-place finish in the group stage with a goal and an assist. Duke was the No. 1 prospect in the Heartland Region and the 20th-ranked player nationally at TopDrawerSoccer.com. Duke is the younger brother of former Sporting midfielder and Rangers captain Christian Duke, while his father, Chris Duke, played for the Kansas City Comets and Kansas City Attack in the early 1990s. Duke represented the United States at the U-14 and U-15 level before guiding the U.S. U-16s to a third-place finish at the Val-de-Marne Tournament in France in 2016. Duke earned his first of several calls to the U.S. U-18s in November 2017 before returning to the team in 2018.

Duke capped an impressive Academy career by helping the SKC Academy U-19s reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs in June 2019. After the U-19s secured the No. 4 overall seed with a 16-4-3 regular-season record, Duke MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

945

MLS - TOTAL

945

#15 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

289

256

22349

MLS Postseason

1208

MLS is Back KO Stage

151

U.S. Open Cup

1946

International

727

ALL COMPETITIONS

338

298

26381

Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 10 times, last: Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Assists 2, 3 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 2, 13 times, last: June 12, 2021, KC vs. ATX Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, 6 times, last: Nov. 7, 2021, KC vs. RSL Fouls Suffered 6, 3 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance March 12, 2022, KC at COL Goal Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Assist Oct. 23, 2021, KC at SEA 2022 Record when: he starts 1-2-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 10/25/1986

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

competitions, tallying 12 goals and 43 assists over 13 seasons. He is both the club’s all-time leader and the all-time MLS leader with 12 red cards. In two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances, including eight in the UEFA Europa League, and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City. Espinoza earned 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team after debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics before retiring from international play in 2019.

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 338 appearances for the club in all MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

289

256

22349

325

464

374

KC - Postseason

1208

MLS - TOTAL

306

270

23557

338

486

398

MIN

MLS Regular Season

4557

MLS Postseason

180

U.S. Open Cup

International

326

ALL COMPETITIONS

4883

Height: 6-2 Weight: 200 Hometown: Banyoles, Spain Last Club: Celta Vigo (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 8/8/2018

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Assists 1, June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 1, 6 times, last: Feb. 27, 2022, KC at ATL Shots 2, 5 times, last: March 5, 2022, KC vs. HOU Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 17, 2021, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: July 4, 2021, KC at LA Last Regular Season... Appearance March 12, 2022, KC at COL Goal Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL 2022 Record when: he starts 1-2-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 11/14/1989

Sporting Kansas City signed center back Andreu Fontas, a 10-year professional with more than 200 appearances in his native Spain, on Aug. 8, 2018. Fontas underwent Achilles surgery in late 2019, keeping him out for the majority of the 2020 season before making his return with three starts late in the campaign.

Masia youth academy alongside current Sporting KC midfielder Uri Rosell, playing nearly 100 matches combined for FC Barcelona B and FC Barcelona from 2008-2012. Fontas advanced through from the B team to the first team in 2009 and played in 16 games for the Spanish giants, including a sub appearance in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final that Barca won 4-0 over Santos. Fontas spent the 2012-13 season on loan at Mallorca before signing with Celta Vigo in June 2013, where he made 139 appearances over five years. Internationally, Fontas has represented Spain at the Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 levels and has also played for the Catalonia National Team.

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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

4557

KC - Postseason

180

MLS - TOTAL

4737

#12 | D | KORTNE FORD | @KortFord SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 Birthday: 1/26/1996 Hometown: Greeley, Colorado College: University of Denver Last Club: Colorado Rapids (MLS) Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 1/14/2022

Sporting Kansas City signed free agent center back Kortne Ford ahead of the 2022 season. Ford began his professional career in 2017 with the Colorado Rapids, where he started 33 of 35 MLS appearances as a Homegrown Player. Following a five-year stint in Colorado, Ford spent the last three months of 2021 on loan with San Antonio FC in the USL Championship. Ford made his first MLS appearance since 2018 in Sporting’s match at the Colorado Rapids on March 12, 2022.

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, May 27, 2017, COL vs. SKC (w/ COL) Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, May 27, 2017, COL vs. SKC (w/ COL) Shots 3, Sept. 9, 2017, COL at HOU (w/ COL) Fouls Committed 3, 8 times, last: Aug. 11, 2018, COL vs. SJ (w/ COL) Fouls Suffered 3, Aug. 11, 2018, COL vs. SJ (w/ COL) Last Regular Season... Appearance March 12, 2022, KC at COL Goal May 27, 2017, COL vs. SKC (w/ COL) Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

scoring account against the same opponent in a 1-0 home win on May 27. Born in Olathe, Kansas, Ford played youth soccer in the Kansas City area before moving with his family to Colorado at age 12. He joined the Colorado Rapids Academy in 2012 and represented the club at the U-16 and U-18 levels.

In three standout seasons at the University of Denver, Ford was a two-time All-Summit League First Team selection and a Top Drawer Soccer Second Team All-America honoree Ford signed for the Rapids as a Homegrown Player in 2017 and enjoyed a strong rookie in 2016. He started in all 62 college appearances, notching five goals and three assists, campaign, starting 19 of 20 MLS appearances. He earned his MLS debut in a road loss to and led the Pioneers to their first NCAA Men’s College Cup appearance as a junior in Sporting Kansas City on April 9 at Children’s Mercy Park and opened his professional 2016. MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

MLS - Regular Season

2877

MLS - TOTAL

2877

MIN

MLS Regular Season

1413

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

1481

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Assists 1, 3 times, last: June 26, 2021, KC vs. LAFC Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: June 26, 2021, KC vs. LAFC Shots 4, June 12, 2021, KC vs. ATX Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 14, 2020, KC at DAL Fouls Suffered 4, July 4, 2021, KC at LA Last Regular Season... Appearance March 12, 2022, KC at COL Goal June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Assist June 26, 2021, KC vs. LAFC 2022 Record when: he starts 1-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-7 Weight: 145 Birthday: 6/8/1998 Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 8/30/2019 Sporting Kansas City signed Felipe Hernandez as a Homegrown Player in late August 2019, making him the 12th Homegrown Player in club history and one of eight on the current roster, joining Cam Duke, Daniel Salloi, John Pulskamp, Ozzie Cisneros, Kaveh Rad, Kayden Pierre and Jake Davis.

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1413

KC - Postseason

MLS - TOTAL

1455

#5 | D | NICOLAS ISIMAT-MIRIN | @nicoisimat SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

1219

MLS Postseason

180

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

1399

Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Hometown: Meudon, France Last Club: Besiktas J.K. (Turkey) Acquired: Signed on 2/3/2021

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, March 5, 2022, KC vs. HOU Shots 1, March 5, 2022, KC vs. HOU Fouls Committed 4, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: March 12, 2022, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance March 12, 2022, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 1-2-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 11/15/1991

Sporting Kansas City signed French center back Nicolas Isimat-Mirin ahead of the 2021 MLS season. Isimat has played over 250 professional matches since 2010, featuring in the top divisions of France, the Netherlands and Turkey. He has logged 93 appearances each in France’s Ligue 1 and the Dutch Eredivisie, where he won three league titles as an integral member of PSV Eindhoven. Born in the Paris suburb of Meudon, Isimat competed in the famous Clairefontaine youth academy from 2004-2007 before continuing his development at Rennes and Valenciennes. He began his professional career as an 18-year-old in 2010 and spent the next three seasons as a regular starter for Valenciennes. Isimat-Mirin landed a transfer to French title contender Monaco, where he played 11 matches for the club in all competitions during the 2013-14 season.

In 2014, Isimat was loaned from Monaco to PSV Eindhoven. In his first Eredivisie season, he helped PSV win the league title by a 17-point margin, leading to PSV acquiring the defender on a permanent transfer ahead of the 2015-16 campaign. He appeared in 26 matches as PSV captured another Eredivisie title. Isimat and PSV won their third title in four years in 2017-2018. In early 2019, Isimat joined Besiktas in Turkey, starting 14 matches during the latter half of the season. For the 2019-20 campaign, the defender was loaned back to Ligue 1 for a stint with Toulouse, making 16 starts. Isimat represented France as a U-20 and U-21 youth international and notably featured during 2013 UEFA European U-21 Championship qualifying. He struck a center back partnership alongside future World Cup winner Raphael Varane as France finished atop their qualifying group.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1219

KC - Postseason

180

MLS - TOTAL

1399

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 19, 2022 at Chicago Fire FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #10 | M | GADI KINDA SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

3429

MLS Postseason

214

MLS is Back KO Stage

135

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

3823

Height: 5-8 Weight: 145 Birthday: 3/23/1994 Hometown: Ashdod, Israel Last Club: Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) Acquired: Acquired in loan/transfer on 1/23/2020

Sporting Kansas City announced in January 2020 that the club had acquired central midfielder Gadi Kinda on a one-year loan from Israeli Premier League side Beitar Jerusalem. Sporting made the loan move permanent ahead of the 2021 season. Kinda has played over 200 matches in Israel since turning professional in 2011 at age 17. He starred as one of the Israeli Premier League’s best players during the first half of the 2019-20 season.

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 11 times, last: Oct. 3, 2021, KC vs. HOU Assists 2, Oct. 27, 2021, KC vs. LA Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 3, 2021, KC vs. HOU Shots 5, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 4, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 5, Oct. 17, 2021, KC at VAN Last Regular Season... Appearance Nov. 3, 2021, KC at ATX Goal Oct. 3, 2021, KC vs. HOU Assist Nov. 3, 2021, KC at ATX 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

He became a regular starter for Ashdod during the 2013-2014 campaign, notably scoring his first top-fight goal in a 3-2 defeat of Israeli giants Maccabi Haifa in September 2013. Ashdod spent the 2015-16 season in Israel’s second division, but a strong bounce-back culminated with a Liga Leumit title as Kinda earned 27 appearances and helped his team finish atop the standings. Ashdod’s promotion saw Kinda tally seven goals and seven assists over the next two and a half seasons before his transfer to Beitar Jerusalem.

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

Kinda has five caps for the senior Israeli National Team, making his debut on June 5, 2021 when he scored the final goal in a 3-1 friendly win over Montenegro. He previously represented Israel at the U-18, U-19 and U-21 levels.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

3429

KC - Postseason

214

MLS - TOTAL

3643

#32 | M | JOSE MAURI | @maurijose5 SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

632

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

632

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Sept. 11, 2021, KC vs. CHI Assists 1, Sept. 29, 2021, KC at DAL Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 29, 2021, KC at DAL Shots 2, Sept. 11, 2021, KC vs. CHI Fouls Committed 1, 5 times, last: Feb. 27, 2022, KC at ATL Fouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: Nov. 7, 2021, KC vs. RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance Feb. 27, 2022, KC at ATL Goal Sept. 11, 2021, KC vs. CHI Assist Sept. 29, 2021, KC at DAL 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-7 Weight: 155 Birthday: 5/16/1996 Hometown: Realico, Argentina Last Club: Club Atletico Talleres (Argentina) Acquired: Signed on 8/5/2021 Sporting Kansas City signed Argentine-Italian midfielder Jose Mauri in early August 2021. Mauri, who holds dual citizenship in Argentina and Italy, boasts six seasons of top-flight experience in the Italian Serie A, where he competed for Parma, Empoli and European giants AC Milan from 2013-2019. He arrived in Kansas City after a two-year stint with Argentine Primera Division side Club Atletico Talleres. Mauri made his Sporting debut on Sept. 3, 2021 at LAFC before scoring his first goal in his second game on Sept. 11, 2021 in a 2-0 win over Chicago. A versatile central midfielder, Mauri moved from his native Argentina to Italy in 2012 to join Parma’s youth ranks and earned his senior team debut for the club in a Coppa Italia victory over Varese on Dec. 3, 2013 at age 17. He made his first Serie A appearance the following month in a 1-0 win against Udinese. Mauri enjoyed a breakthrough 2014-15

season, starting 29 of 33 Serie A matches for Parma and scoring twice, including the lone goal in a 1-0 upset win over Juventus on April 11, 2015. Mauri’s standout performances with Parma prompted AC Milan to sign the player ahead of the 2015-16 season. The 2016-17 campaign saw Mauri join Empoli on loan, where he played 14 additional Serie A matches. He returned to Milan shortly after his 21st birthday where he spent each the next two seasons. Following his spell at Milan, Mauri joined Argentine first division side Talleres in September 2019. Born and raised in Realico, Argentina, Mauri is of Italian descent and represented Italy at the U-16, U-17 and U-21 youth international levels. He featured in 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying and was later selected to Italy’s squad for 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

632

MLS - TOTAL

632

MIN

MLS Regular Season

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed N/A Saves N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Shutout N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 Birthday: 1/24/1994 Hometown: Santa Rosa, California College: Santa Clara Last Club: New York Red Bulls (MLS) Acquired: Acquired in Re-Entry Draft on 12/17/2020 Sporting Kansas City acquired goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh in Stage 1 of the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Process. McIntosh boasts five years of professional experience across Major League Soccer and the USL Championship. He spent the 2020 MLS campaign with the New York Red Bulls following a four-year stint in the Portland Timbers organization from 2016-2019.

Born in Oakland and raised in Santa Rosa, California, McIntosh was a member of the San Jose Earthquakes Academy as a youth before embarking on a four-year collegiate career at Santa Clara University. He made 53 appearances for the Broncos from 2012-2015 and was named the 2015 West Coast Conference Goalkeeper of the Year as a senior, leading Santa Clara to the WCC Championship.

As a rookie in 2016, McIntosh competed for Timbers 2 of the USL Championship prior to signing his first MLS contract with Portland in January 2017. He played most of the next three years on loan with Timbers 2, making 60 total USL Championship appearances for the club across four seasons. In his lone appearance for Portland’s first team, McIntosh secured a 2-0 shutout victory over San Jose in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 in 2018.

On the international stage, McIntosh notably featured for the U.S. U-20 National Team at the 2012 Northern Ireland Milk Cup. Earlier, he was part of the U.S. U-14 National Development Program and the U-15’ National Team prior to his residency with the U-17s in Bradenton, Florida. At the 2011 Concacaf U-17 Championship, McIntosh recorded two shutouts in three winning appearances - including a 3-0 defeat of Canada in the final.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Regular Season

0.00

MLS - TOTAL

0.00

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

MIN

MLS Regular Season

198

17773

MLS Postseason

924

MLS is Back KO Stage

180

U.S. Open Cup

1080

International

540

ALL COMPETITIONS

227

20497

Height: 6-1 Weight: 210 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA (MLS) Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 7, Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Saves 10, April 8, 2018, KC at LA Last Regular Season... Appearance March 12, 2022, KC at COL Shutout March 5, 2022, KC vs. HOU 2022 Record when: he starts 1-2-0

Birthday: 5/15/1986

Tim Melia has the most regular-season wins (88), shutouts (60) and saves (586) in club history, and has also played the most games (198) of any Sporting goalkeeper. Melia claimed the 2017 Goalkeeper of the Year crown with career-highs in wins (12), shutouts (10), saves (91), starts (31) and minutes (2,759). Melia surpassed each of those numbers in 2018, posting 18 wins, 13 shutouts, 106 saves, 34 starts and 3060 minutes. Melia was also named the club’s 2017 Most Valuable Player. Among goalkeepers with at least 15 regular-season appearances in 2017, he led MLS with a 0.78 goals against average, 78.4 save percentage and 69.2-percent passing accuracy. He also ranked second in shutouts. On April 8, 2018, Melia set a new club record and career-high with 10

saves in a 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy. During his breakout campaign in 2015, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 precent save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against average. He was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year. After a four-year college career with NCAA Division III program Lynn University (New York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Regular Season

198

17773

833

586

241

1.22

MLS - Regular Season

204

203

18212

866

604

255

1.26

KC - Postseason

924

1.66

MLS - TOTAL

214

213

19136

915

635

272

1.28

MIN

MLS Regular Season

261

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

261

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, March 12, 2022, KC at COL Fouls Committed 2, 2 times, last: March 5, 2022, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: March 5, 2022, KC vs. HOU Last Regular Season... Appearance March 12, 2022, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 1-2-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-7 Weight: 160 Birthday: 2/9/2000 Hometown: La Louviere, Belgium Last Club: EA Guingamp (France) Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 1/14/2022 Sporting Kansas City acquired left back Logan Ndenbe in a transfer from EA Guingamp in the French second division in January 2022. Ndenbe arrives in Kansas City after spending his first five professional seasons in Europe with Belgian top-flight side KV Oostende and French club Guingamp. He has logged nearly 50 professional appearances since 2017 and represented Belgium at the U-17 through U-21 levels.

Ndenbe left Belgium in July 2020, signing for Guingamp to mark the start of a successful stint in the French Ligue 2. He made 16 appearances for the club during the 2020-21 campaign and took another step forward during the first half of the 2021-2022 season, playing every minute in 12 league starts while adding one assist. On the youth international stage, Ndenbe rose through the Belgian U-17 and U-18 teams before earning his Belgium U-21 debut in June 2021 for his first of five matches in 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying. He has started in each of the team’s last three games since Oct. 12, going the full 90 minutes in shutout wins over Denmark, Turkey and Scotland.

A native of Mouscron, Belgium, Ndenbe developed in the Royal Excel Mouscron academy before joining KV Oostende as a 17-year-old in 2017. He played 15 matches in three seasons with the club, featuring in the Belgian First Division A as well as the league’s playoff competition for the UEFA Europa League. MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

261

MLS - TOTAL

261

#24 | D | KAYDEN PIERRE | @KaydenPierre5 SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance March 12, 2022, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-9 Weight: 155 Birthday: 2/16/2003 Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 5/4/2021 Sporting Kansas City signed outside back Kayden Pierre to a Homegrown contract early in the 2021 season after impressing at preseason camp in Arizona with the Sporting KC first team. Pierre is the 18th Homegrown Player to emerge from the Sporting Kansas City Academy. He made his debut for the club against Leon in the Leagues Cup on Aug. 10, 2021 before making his MLS debut at Colorado on March 12, 2022.

Academy Playoffs in 2019. Capable of playing at left back and right back, Pierre gained his first professional experience in 2020 when he signed an amateur academy contract with Sporting Kansas City II. He started two of three USL Championship appearances in 2020, including a 90-minute outing in a dramatic 2-1 road victory over Indy Eleven on Sept. 30.

Born and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Pierre joined the Sporting KC Academy in 2018 from Vardar SC in his native state. He has represented Sporting at the U-15, U-17 and U-19 levels since then, and helped guide the U-17s to the U.S. Soccer Development

On the international stage, Pierre has competed for the United States U-14 and U-16 national teams over the last five years. He participated in multiple U-14 training camps from 2016-2017 before jumping to the U-16s for training camps from 2018-2019.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

MLS - TOTAL

MIN

MLS Regular Season

2414

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

180

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

2667

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: May 16, 2021, KC vs. VAN Assists 2, July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Shots on Goal 6, Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots 8, May 22, 2021, KC at SJ Fouls Committed 3, June 19, 2021, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 3, 2021, KC vs. HOU Goal Aug. 14, 2021, KC at DAL Assist Aug. 18, 2021, KC vs. POR 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 180 Birthday: 3/8/1991 Hometown: Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Last Club: C.D. Guadalajara (Mexico) Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 12/10/2019 Sporting Kansas City acquired Mexican striker Alan Pulido as a Designated Player on a club-record transfer fee from C.D. Guadalajara in December 2019. Pulido has scored over 100 combined goals for club and country during a decorated career highlighted by five domestic championships and the 2018 Concacaf Champions League title. He joined Sporting after finishing atop the Liga MX scoring charts with 12 goals for C.D. Guadalajara in the 2019 Apertura season. Pulido is set to miss the 2022 MLS season after undergoing offseason knee surgery.

Clausura Final to finish as the tournament’s top scorer. Pulido then signed for Greek outfit Levadiakos and scored on his debut before heading to Greek powerhouse Olympiacos. He notched six goals throughout the 2015-16 campaign as Olympiacos claimed the Super League title, with Pulido also competing in the Europa League and Champions League qualifying during his time with the club. Pulido returned to Liga MX in August 2016, joining Guadalajara on a club-record transfer fee. His first full season with Chivas yielded 14 goals, helping his side to a double-winning campaign that ended with his first Liga MX Best XI selection. In 2018, he led Chivas to the Concacaf Champions League title and the Pulido developed in the Tigres UANL youth academy before breaking into the first team in club’s first continental championship in 56 years. 2009 as an 18-year-old. He helped Tigres to the 2009 SuperLiga title and two years later, Pulido scored in the second leg of the 2011 Liga MX Apertura Final as Tigres won its first At the international level, Pulido has bagged five goals in 20 caps for Mexico’s senior league championship since 1982. Pulido enjoyed a breakout 2013-14 campaign with 25 team and was part of the El Tri squad at the 2011 Copa America and the 2014 FIFA World goals in all competitions during his final season at Tigres, scoring in the 2014 Copa MX Cup. MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

2414

KC - Postseason

MLS - TOTAL

2487

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

MIN

MLS Regular Season

540

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

630

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 3, May 1, 2021, KC at RSL Saves 5, May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 27, 2021, KC vs. LA Shutout Oct. 27, 2021, KC vs. LA 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 6-4 Weight: 210 Birthday: 4/19/2001 Hometown: Bakersfield, California Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown Player on 2/24/2020 Sporting Kansas City signed goalkeeper John Pulskamp as a Homegrown Player ahead of the 2020 season after acquiring his Homegrown rights from the LA Galaxy where he spent two seasons in the club’s Academy. He made his MLS debut in the 2021 season opener, helping the side to a 2-1 victory at the New York Red Bulls. He became the youngest goalkeeper in Sporting KC history to record a shutout following a 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy on Oct. 27, 2021 at the age of 20 years and 191 days. A native of Bakersfield, California, Pulskamp joined the MLS ranks on the heels of a 2019 USL Championship season in which he led Sporting KC II goalkeepers in starts (14), minutes (1,260), wins (four) and saves (45). He enjoyed several standout performances throughout the year, making five saves in a victory over reigning league champion

Louisville City on May 6 and four saves in a defeat of rivals Saint Louis FC on June 30. He later shut out North Carolina FC in a 1-0 win on Sept. 14 and posted six saves in a 3-0 road triumph over Charlotte Independence on Sept. 21. Pulskamp arrived in Kansas City in April 2019 after a two-year stint in the LA Galaxy Academy, where he competed at the U-17 and U-19 levels in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. He also spent time on trial with English Premier League outfit AFC Bournemouth in the summer of 2018. Prior to joining the Galaxy, he represented youth sides Real So Cal and Central California Aztecs. At the youth international level, Pulskamp debuted for the U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team in a friendly against regional rivals Mexico in early 2020. He also competed at a U.S. U-18 training camp in June 2018 at Pinnacle in Kansas City, Kansas.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Regular Season

540

1.17

MLS - TOTAL

540

1.17

MIN

MLS Regular Season

244

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

334

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 1, Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 Birthday: 6/13/2001 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 4/5/2021 Sporting Kansas City signed center back Kaveh Rad as a Homegrown Player in April 2021, becoming the 16th player to emerge from the Sporting KC Academy to the first team. He made his MLS debut at Real Salt Lake on May 1, 2021.

Rad and his twin brother Jahon - who is under contract with Sporting KC II - moved from Durham, North Carolina, to Kansas City to join the Sporting KC Academy in 2016. He recorded seven goals and 65 league appearances in the U.S Soccer Development Academy from 2016-2019, representing Sporting at the U-15 through U-19 levels.

A native of North Carolina, Rad started 34 of 36 matches for Sporting Kansas City II in the USL Championship in 2019 and 2020. He enjoyed a breakout year for the club in 2019, signing an academy contract and making 22 appearances. Rad started 14 matches for Sporting KC II during a shortened 2020 campaign, leading the team in minutes (1,260) and passes (871) while starting in four of the club’s five wins.

During his time in the academy, Rad helped lead the Sporting KC U-19s to consecutive appearances at the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs in 2018 and 2019, including a dramatic run to the quarterfinals in the summer of 2019. Prior to arriving in Kansas City, the Rad brothers competed for North Carolina academy club Capital Area RailHawks Academy.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

244

MLS - TOTAL

244

#6 | M | URI ROSELL | @Urirosell SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

3462

MLS Postseason

488

U.S. Open Cup

104

International

540

ALL COMPETITIONS

4594

Height: 5-10 Weight: 155 Birthday: 7/7/1992 Hometown: Puig Reig, Spain Last Club: Orlando City SC (MLS) Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 12/21/2021

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: March 2, 2013, KC at PHI Assists 1, 4 times, last: Aug. 14, 2019, ORL vs. KC (w/ ORL) Shots on Goal 1, 15 times, last: Oct. 6, 2019, ORL vs. CHI (w/ ORL) Shots 3, 4 times, last: Oct. 6, 2019, ORL vs. CHI (w/ ORL) Fouls Committed 8, July 27, 2013, KC at MTL Fouls Suffered 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 9, 2013, KC at HOU Last Regular Season... Appearance Feb. 27, 2022, KC at ATL Goal March 2, 2013, KC at PHI Assist Aug. 14, 2019, ORL vs. KC (w/ ORL) 2022 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Sporting Kansas City signed free agent midfielder Oriol “Uri” Rosell ahead of the 2022 season. Rosell returns to Kansas City after helping the club to the 2013 MLS Cup title. The Spanish midfielder played three seasons under Manager Peter Vermes from 2012-2014 before transferring to Portuguese powerhouse Sporting Lisbon. Rosell has spent the last four years in MLS with Orlando City SC, where he logged 73 appearances across all competitions. Born and raised in Puig Reig, Catalonia, Spain, Rosell joined FC Barcelona’s famous La Masia academy as a 14-year-old in 2006 before debuting professionally for FC Barcelona B in January 2012.

following year, Rosell started 41 of 42 matches in all competitions, led MLS with 130 interceptions during the regular season and finished as the team’s leader in successful passes and tackles won as Sporting won the 2013 MLS Cup.

Rosell began his first stint at Sporting KC in August 2012, making six MLS appearances during the final stretch of a campaign that saw Vermes’ side win the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and finish atop the Eastern Conference regular season standings. The

Over the next three seasons, Rosell was loaned to Portuguese clubs Vitoria Guimaraes, Belenenses and Portimonense, respectively. Rosell signed for Orlando in January 2018 and went on to appear in 70 MLS matches during his four-year stay in Orlando.

Rosell was transferred to Sporting Lisbon in Portugal in June 2014 where he earned debuts in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. He ended the 2014-15 campaign with 22 total appearances as Sporting Lisbon won the prestigious domestic cup title.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

3462

MLS - Regular Season

108

7722

160

KC - Postseason

488

MLS - Postseason

637

MLS - TOTAL

116

8359

172

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 19, 2022 at Chicago Fire FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

112

8311

MLS Postseason

735

MLS is Back KO Stage

157

U.S. Open Cup

190

International

422

ALL COMPETITIONS

131

111

9815

Height: 5-9 Weight: 175 Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland Last Club: Derby County FC (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/31/2018

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 15, 2021, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 4, 4 times, last: Aug. 28, 2021, KC vs. COL Shots 8, Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: July 4, 2021, KC at LA Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Last Regular Season... Appearance March 12, 2022, KC at COL Goal Nov. 3, 2021, KC at ATX Assist Oct. 31, 2021, KC at MIN 2022 Record when: he starts 1-2-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 4/8/1990

Sporting KC acquired Scottish winger Johnny Russell in a transfer from English club Derby County FC in January 2018. Russell has tallied 43 goals and 38 assists in 131 appearances for Sporting KC since the start of 2018, including two hat tricks.

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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

112

8311

252

103

153

325

KC - Postseason

735

MLS - TOTAL

120

102

9046

268

109

172

350

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

MIN

MLS Regular Season

118

7802

MLS Postseason

577

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

495

International

197

ALL COMPETITIONS

141

9145

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 29, 2021, KC at DAL Assists 2, 2 times, last: June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 4, 3 times, last: July 13, 2019, KC at VAN Shots 8, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 5, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance March 5, 2022, KC vs. HOU Goal Feb. 27, 2022, KC at ATL Assist Oct. 17, 2021, KC at VAN 2022 Record when: he starts 1-1-0 he scores 0-1-0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 155 Birthday: 7/19/1996 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Gyirmot SE (Hungary) - Loan Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 1/13/2016 Sporting Kansas City signed forward Daniel Salloi as the fourth Homegrown Player in club history in early 2016 and made his Sporting KC debut on April 9, 2017 against the Colorado Rapids. Salloi was an MLS MVP finalist in 2021 after tallying 16 goals and 10 assists in all competitions, tying the club record for most non-penalty goals in a single MLS regular season. Across all competitions, Salloi has recorded 40 goals and 20 assists in 141 appearances.

in Hungary for the remainder of the season. Salloi moved to the U.S. in August 2014 as an AFS exchange student and attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas, joining the SKC Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season.

After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to his former Academy side Ujpest FC in July 2015 to sign an amateur contract for senior team, a 20-time champion in Hungary’s first division. He made his professional debut in the top-tier OTP He scored on his first start for the club - a 4-0 win over Minnesota United in the U.S. Open Bank Liga on July 18, 2015 the day before his 19th birthday. Salloi has four caps for the Cup on June 14, 2017 - and added his first MLS goal vs. Portland on July 1. Salloi scored senior Hungary National Team, having made his debut in a World Cup Qualifier against the winning goal in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Final. Salloi made 10 appearances for SKC England on Sept. 2, 2021. He previously played for the Hungary Under-21 National Team. II in 2016, scoring four goals and adding three assists before being loaned to Gyirmot SE MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

118

7802

269

111

103

KC - Postseason

577

MLS - TOTAL

125

8379

287

117

113

MIN

MLS Regular Season

5213

MLS Postseason

489

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

5797

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

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 16 times, last: Oct. 31, 2021, KC at MIN Assists 3, Sept. 23, 2016, NYC vs. CHI (w/ NYC) Shots on Goal 4, July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Fouls Suffered 4, April 11, 2015, NYC at PHI (w/ NYC) Last Regular Season... Appearance March 5, 2022, KC vs. HOU Goal Oct. 31, 2021, KC at MIN Assist Sept. 15, 2021, KC vs. MIN 2022 Record when: he starts 1-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 6/26/1993

After spending 2019 with German club SC Paderborn 07, Shelton returned to Kansas City for his second stint at Sporting in 2020 after helping the club to first place in the Western Conference and a record-breaking scoring season in 2018. Shelton started 17 of 24 appearances for Sporting in all competitions during a 2018 campaign that saw the club set regular season club records in goals, assists and goal differential. He tallied two goals and five assists in MLS play as Sporting finished atop the West with 62 points and an 18-8-8 record, including a 12-3-5 mark in regular-season matches that Shelton played.

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

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

5213

MLS - Regular Season

127

7698

131

102

KC - Postseason

489

MLS - Postseason

546

MLS - TOTAL

136

8244

137

107

#2 | D | BEN SWEAT SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 Birthday: 9/4/1991 Hometown: Palm Harbor, Florida College: University of South Florida Last Club: Austin FC (MLS) Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 12/20/2021

Sporting Kansas City signed free agent defender Ben Sweat ahead of the 2022 campaign. Sweat has started 89 of 102 MLS matches and eclipsed 150 total appearances during a professional career that began in 2014 and includes previous MLS stints with the Columbus Crew, New York City FC, Inter Miami CF and Austin FC. Sweat began his professional journey as a 2014 MLS SuperDraft first-round selection, joining the Columbus Crew and spending most of his rookie campaign on loan with second-division side Dayton Dutch Lions. He would spend each of the next two seasons in the North American Soccer League with the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Sweat made his jump to MLS with New York City FC in 2017. He made 77 appearances for NYCFC across

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 24, 2017, NYC at NY (w/ NYC) Assists 1, 11 times, last: Sept. 9, 2020, MIA vs. ATL (w/ MIA) Shots on Goal 2, Sept. 16, 2017, NYC at COL (w/ NYC) Shots 2, 9 times, last: Sept. 27, 2020, MIA at PHI (w/ MIA) Fouls Committed 3, 4 times, last: Sept. 30, 2017, NYC at CHI (w/ NYC) Fouls Suffered 2, 7 times, last: Aug. 30, 2020, MIA at NSH (w/ MIA) Last Regular Season... Appearance March 12, 2022, KC at COL Goal June 24, 2017, NYC at NY (w/ NYC) Assist Sept. 9, 2020, MIA vs. ATL (w/ MIA) 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

three seasons, helping the team qualify for the postseason each year. Sweat was selected by Inter Miami CF with the first pick in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft and appeared in 22 matches during Miami’s maiden MLS campaign in 2020. In December 2020, Sweat was traded to another MLS newcomer, Austin FC. He started the first two matches in club history last April before missing the remainder of 2021 through injury. On the international stage, Sweat represented the U.S. at the U-20 level in 2010 and earned his first call-up to the USMNT in October 2018. He made his senior debut as a late substitute in a friendly loss to Chile on Oct. 11 and five days later went the full 90 minutes in a 1-1 friendly draw against Peru.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

MLS - Regular Season

7415

KC - Postseason

MLS - Postseason

437

MLS - TOTAL

103

7852

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 19, 2022 at Chicago Fire FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #27 | F | MARINOS TZIONIS SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

116

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

116

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 2, March 12, 2022, KC at COL Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: March 12, 2022, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance March 12, 2022, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-7 Weight: 145 Birthday: 7/16/2001 Hometown: Nicosia, Cyprus Last Club: Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus) Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 1/24/2022 Sporting Kansas City acquired winger Marinos Tzionis in a transfer from Omonia Nicosia in Cyprus in late January 2022. Tzionis, an emerging talent who was born and raised in Nicosia, Cyprus, scored 15 goals in 88 appearances for hometown club Omonia Nicosia since turning professional as a 15-year-old in 2017. The left winger also featured in 18 matches across Europe’s three most prestigious club tournaments: the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League.

In a breakout 2020-21 campaign, Tzionis guided Omonia to the club’s first league title in 11 years by tallying seven goals in 43 games across all competitions. He appeared in 32 of the club’s 36 league matches, landed his UEFA Champions League debut in the qualifying rounds and started all six of Omonia’s games in the UEFA Europa League group stage. Prior to his arrival at Sporting, Tzionis tallied three goals and two assists in 24 competitive matches for Omonia during the 2021-22 season.

Tzionis developed in Omonia Nicosia’s academy, signed for the first team in 2017 and made his senior debut for the club in May 2018. Over the next two years, he scored three goals across 18 matches in the Cypriot First Division and struck twice in the Cypriot Cup.

Tzionis represented Cyprus at the U-17 and U-19 youth levels, before breaking into the senior national team in September 2020. To date, Tzionis has 13 caps for the Cyprus National Team.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

116

MLS - TOTAL

116

#4 | D | ROBERT VOLODER SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 Birthday: 5/9/2001 Hometown: Frankfurt, Germany Last Club: NK Maribor (Slovenia) Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 1/19/2022 Sporting Kansas City acquired Robert Voloder in a transfer from NK Maribor in the Slovenian first division ahead of the 2022 MLS season. A left-footed center back, Voloder played every minute for Slovenian powerhouse NK Maribor since the 2021-22 PrvaLiga season began in July, guiding the team to the top of the table through 20 matches. In addition to scoring two goals and helping Maribor post 10 shutouts in league play, the German-born defender started four qualifying matches in the inaugural 2021-22 UEFA Europa Conference League last summer. Prior to joining Maribor, Voloder began his professional career at heralded German side FC Cologne. He developed in the club’s academy from 2016-2020 and captained the

he scores 0-0-0

U-19s during the 2019-20 season. Voloder was also selected to Cologne’s first team squad for three German Bundesliga matches at the end of the 2019-20 campaign. Voloder featured regularly for FC Cologne II in 2020-21, starting all 26 appearances. On the youth international stage, Voloder represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the U-17 through U-19 levels from 2017-2019 before switching his national team allegiance to Germany in September 2019, debuting for the country’s U-19s in a friendly against England. He played his first of five matches for the German U-20s in the fall of 2020 and recently captained the team in an Under 20 Elite League matchup against Norway on Sept. 6, 2021.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

MLS - TOTAL

MIN

MLS Regular Season

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, March 12, 2022, KC at COL Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance March 12, 2022, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 1/11/1997 Hometown: Cetinje, Montenegro Last Club: FK Vozdovac (Serbia) Acquired: Acquired on loan on 2/15/2022 In February 2022, Sporting Kansas City acquired striker Nikola Vujnovic on loan from Serbian side FK Vozdovac with an option to buy the player at the end of the 2022 MLS season. Vujnovic, one of the Serbian SuperLiga’s top scorers and a member of the Montenegro Men’s National Team, will join Sporting on the heels of a career season at Vozdovac, where he tallied 10 goals and an assist during the 2021-22 campaign.

and making his Serbian SuperLiga debut on loan at FK Rad as a 17-year-old in November 2014. He joined Spanish La Liga side Villarreal in early 2015 and featured regularly for Villarreal C from 2015-2018 and Villarreal B from 2018-2019, recording 12 goals in 64 appearances across both teams.

A native of Cetinje, Montenegro, Vujnovic has bagged 16 goals and added three assists for Vozdovac over the last two seasons. He previously spent the 2019-20 campaign with FK Podgorica in the top-flight Montenegrin First League, where he notched seven goals. Vujnovic began his professional career by signing for Serbian club Radnicki Obrenovac

On the international stage, Vujnovic represented Montenegro at the U-17 through U-21 levels from 2013-2017 before landing his senior debut on Oct. 7, 2020, in a friendly against Latvia. He has five senior caps, including three in qualifying matches for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, including a 2-2 draw against the Netherlands on Nov. 13, 2021, where Vujnovic opened his Montenegro scoring account with an 86th-minute equalizer.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

MLS - TOTAL

#54 | M | REMI WALTER | @remi_walter SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

2166

MLS Postseason

180

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

2391

Height: 5-8 Weight: 160 Hometown: Essey-les-Nancy, France Last Club: Yeni Malatyaspor (Turkey) Acquired: Signed on 12/22/2020

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: March 5, 2022, KC vs. HOU Assists 1, Sept. 11, 2021, KC vs. CHI Shots on Goal 1, 8 times, last: March 5, 2022, KC vs. HOU Shots 3, 2 times, last: Nov. 3, 2021, KC at ATX Fouls Committed 3, March 5, 2022, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 3, Nov. 7, 2021, KC vs. RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance March 12, 2022, KC at COL Goal March 5, 2022, KC vs. HOU Assist Sept. 11, 2021, KC vs. CHI 2022 Record when: he starts 1-2-0 he scores 1-0-0

Birthday: 4/26/1995

Central midfielder Remi Walter signed with Sporting KC in December 2020, having amassed nearly 200 professional appearances since 2012, spanning seven full seasons in his native France and one season in Turkey. He boasts experience in several prestigious European competitions, including the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Champions League qualifying, French Ligue 1 and the Turkish Super Lig. A native of Essey-les-Nancy, Walter developed in Nancy’s youth academy before joining the first team as an 18-year-old in 2013. He became a regular starter in the early stages of the 2013-14 season and spent the next two and a half years as an integral midfield contributor for the side before being transferred to French title contender Nice in early

2016. Walter helped the club to a fourth-place finish as well as qualification to the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League. The following season, he made 26 appearances as Nice took another step forward by placing third in Ligue 1 and booking a spot in the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League. Walter split the 2017-18 campaign between Nice and Troyes on loan, before returning to Nice in the summer of 2018. Walter transferred to Turkish first division outfit Yeni Malatyaspor in January of 2020 before departing later that summer. On the international stage, Walter was a French youth international who participated in a number of high-profile tournaments, namely the 2012 UEFA U-17 Championship in Slovenia and qualifying for the 2017 UEFA U-21 Championship in Poland.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

2166

KC - Postseason

180

MLS - TOTAL

2346

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 19, 2022 at Chicago Fire FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #8 | D | GRAHAM ZUSI SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

323

279

25474

MLS Postseason

1919

MLS is Back KO Stage

180

U.S. Open Cup

1537

International

1140

ALL COMPETITIONS

376

330

30250

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 8 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Shots on Goal 3, 5 times, last: Aug. 18, 2018, KC vs. POR Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: March 30, 2013, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last Regular Season... Appearance March 12, 2022, KC at COL Goal July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist Oct. 3, 2021, KC vs. HOU 2022 Record when: he starts 1-2-0 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) Sporting’s all-time appearance leader, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15, 2017-19), MLS Best XI (2012-13) & MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in every All-Star Game from 2011-2014.

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

Zusi earned 55 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team after debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and seven assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Zusi re-signed with Sporting KC in late 2018. He has recorded 33 goals and 87 assists in Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in his 376 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2009 out first CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2015, starting two matches, and scored in a World Cup of the University of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in qualifier against Guatemala on March 29, 2016. He played five games for the U.S. at the club history with 87 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica. He made postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi four appearances as the U.S. won the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

323

279

25474

463

139

264

355

798

KC - Postseason

1919

MLS - TOTAL

343

299

27393

495

143

290

385

867

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 19, 2022 at Chicago Fire FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

Stat

Player

Stat

Player

Games

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

Games

Graham Zusi*

323

Minutes

Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)

3060

Minutes

Matt Besler

25,501

Goals

Dom Dwyer (2014)

Goals

Preki

Assists

Preki (1997 & 2003)

Assists

Preki

Shots

Preki (1996)

140

Shots

Preki

693

Shots on goal

Preki (1996)

Shots on goal

Preki

283

Fouls Committed

Chris Henderson (2000)

Fouls Committed

Roger Espinoza*

464

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2004)

111

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud

528

Offsides

Eddie Johnson (2007)

Offsides

Vitalis Takawira

126

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi (2012)

150

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi*

798

Cautions

Aurelien Collin (2013)

Cautions

Roger Espinoza*

Ejections

Davy Arnaud (2010), Roger Espinoza (2019)

Ejections

Roger Espinoza*

ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat

Player

Games

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

Minutes

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

3060

Wins

Mike Ammann (1997)

Losses

Mike Amman (1998)

Draws

Bo Oshoniyi (2005)

Shutouts

Tony Meola (2000)

Goals Against Average

Tim Melia (2017)

0.78

Goals Allowed

Tim Melia (2019)

Saves

Tony Meola (2000)

129

Stat

Player

Games

Tim Melia*

198

Minutes

Tim Melia*

17,773

Wins

Tim Melia*

Losses

Tim Melia*

Draws

Tim Melia*

Shutouts

Tim Melia*

Goals Allowed

Tim Melia*

241

Saves

Tim Melia*

586

Goals Against Avg.

Jimmy Nielsen

0.99

SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

Stat

Year

Stat

Player

Points Per Game

2020

1.857

Goals

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

Goals

2018

Assists

2018

Shots

2018

583

Shots on goal

1996

250

2013

511

Assists

Chris Henderson (1999)

Shots

Preki (1997)

Fouls Committed

Shots on goal

Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)

Fouls Suffered

2000

541

1997

117

Fouls Committed

Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)

Offsides

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2006)

Corner Kicks

2021

207

2019

Offsides

Alex Bunbury (1999)

Cautions

Corner Kicks

Alex Zotinca (2006)

Ejections

2011

Points

2012

Wins

1997

Losses

1999

Ties

2017

Shutouts

2000

Goals Allowed

2019

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat

Player

Goals Allowed

Bo Oshoniyi (2001), Tim Melia (2019)

Saves

Tim Melia (2018)

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 19, 2022 at Chicago Fire FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Graham Zusi* 323 2. Matt Besler 294 3. Roger Espinoza* 289 4. Davy Arnaud 240 5. Kerry Zavagnin 237 6. Nick Garcia 224 7. Preki 218 8. Seth Sinovic 210 9. Jimmy Conrad 204 10. Chris Klein 200

GOALS Player GP 1. Preki 218 2. Dom Dwyer 128 3. Davy Arnaud 240 3. Josh Wolff 144 5. Johnny Russell* 112 6. Chris Klein 200 7. Kei Kamara 113 8. Daniel Salloi* 118 9. Benny Feilhaber 167 9. Mo Johnston 149

G 71 57 43 43 40 39 38 32 31 31

GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Matt Besler 285 2. Graham Zusi* 279 3. Roger Espinoza* 256 4. Kerry Zavagnin 228 5. Nick Garcia 224 6. Davy Arnaud 213 7. Jimmy Conrad 203 8. Seth Sinovic 200 9. Preki 199 10. Tim Melia* 198

ASSISTS Player GP 1. Preki 218 2. Graham Zusi* 323 3. Chris Klein 200 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 5. Roger Espinoza* 289 6. Davy Arnaud 240 7. Johnny Russell* 112 8. Mo Johnston 149 9. Josh Wolff 144 10. Mark Chung 94

A 98 71 45 43 39 35 31 28 26 25

MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Matt Besler 25,501 2. Graham Zusi* 25,474 3. Roger Espinoza* 22,349 4. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 5. Nick Garcia 20,157 6. Davy Arnaud 19,399 7. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 8. Preki 17,817 9. Tim Melia* 17,773 10. Seth Sinovic 17,738 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Tim Melia* 198 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 3. Tony Meola 125 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 5. Kevin Hartman 90 6. Mike Ammann 60 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11

SHOTS Player GP 1. Preki 218 2. Graham Zusi* 323 3. Davy Arnaud 240 4. Dom Dwyer 128 5. Kei Kamara 113 6. Roger Espinoza* 289 7. Chris Klein 200 8. Mo Johnston 149 9. Daniel Salloi* 118 10. Josh Wolff 144

SH 693 463 452 401 370 325 312 274 269 265

SHOTS ON GOAL Player GP 1. Preki 218 2. Davy Arnaud 240 3. Dom Dwyer 128 4. Graham Zusi* 323 5. Mo Johnston 149 5. Chris Klein 200 5. Josh Wolff 144 8. Kei Kamara 113 9. Daniel Salloi* 118 10. Johnny Russell* 112

SOG 283 176 161 139 138 138 138 126 111 103

FOULS COMMITTED Player GP 1. Roger Espinoza* 289 2. Davy Arnaud 240 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 4. Matt McKeon 144 5. Graham Zusi* 323 6. Matt Besler 294 7. Dom Dwyer 128 8. Nick Garcia 224 9. Mo Johnston 149 10. Seth Sinovic 210

FC 464 329 326 309 264 241 239 234 226 217

SAVES Player GP 1. Tim Melia* 198 2. Tony Meola 125 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 4. Kevin Hartman 90 5. Jimmy Nielsen 128 6. Mike Amman 60 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 9. Eric Kronberg 25 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 SHUTOUTS Player GP 1. Tim Melia* 198 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 3. Tony Meola 125 4. Kevin Hartman 90 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 6. Mike Ammann 60 7. Eric Kronberg 25 8. Luis Marin 8 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 8. Chris Snitko 26 GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP 1. Tim Melia* 198 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 3. Tony Meola 125 4. Mike Ammann 60 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 6. Kevin Hartman 90 7. Garth Lagerwey 23 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 10. Chris Snitko 26

SV 586 507 354 332 304 206 95 83 58 34 SO 60 45 37 22 22 10 8 3 3 3 3 GW 88 57 49 33 33 30 12 9 6 5

FOULS SUFFERED Player GP 1. Davy Arnaud 240 2. Roger Espinoza* 289 3. Preki 218 4. Graham Zusi* 323 5. Kerry Zavagnin 237 6. Benny Feilhaber 167 7. Dom Dwyer 128 8. Nick Garcia 224 9. Mark Chung 94 10. Diego Gutierrez 119 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Player GP 1. Roger Espinoza* 289 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 3. Davy Arnaud 240 4. Nick Garcia 224 5. Matt Besler 294 5. Seth Sinovic 210 7. Graham Zusi* 323 7. Aurelien Collin 107 9. Diego Gutierrez 119 9. Matt McKeon 144

FS 528 374 362 355 354 299 273 250 204 196 YC 65 44 43 37 35 35 31 31 30 30

CORNER KICKS Player GP 1. Graham Zusi* 323 2. Preki 218 3. Johnny Russell* 112 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 5. Claudio Lopez 57 6. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 7. Francisco Gomez 114 8. Chris Henderson 61 9. Chris Klein 200 10. Davy Arnaud 240 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP 1. Dom Dwyer 128 1. Preki 218 3. Chris Klein 200 4. Daniel Salloi* 118 4. Kei Kamara 113 4. Josh Wolff 144 7. Davy Arnaud 240 8. Johnny Russell* 112 8. Graham Zusi* 323 10. Vitalis Takawira 103

CK 798 452 325 287 188 175 157 154 152 144 GWG 13 13 12 11 11 11 10 9 9 8

GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP 1. Graham Zusi* 323 2. Preki 218 3. Chris Klein 200 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 5. Roger Espinoza* 289 6. Davy Arnaud 240 6. Josh Wolff 144 8. Daniel Salloi* 118 8. Jack Jewsbury 195 8. Mo Johnston 149 8. Kei Kamara 113 8. Chance Myers 147 8. Kerry Zavagnin 237

GWA 28 23 16 13 11 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8

MULTI-GOAL GAMES Player GP 1. Dom Dwyer 128 2. Vitalis Takawira 103 3. Preki 218 4. Johnny Russell* 112 5. Felipe Gutierrez 52 5. Kei Kamara 113 5. Scott Sealy 88 5. Josh Wolff 144 9. Mo Johnston 149 9. Chris Klein 200

MGG 10 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 4

PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP 1. Preki 218 2. Benny Feilhaber 167 3. Dom Dwyer 128 4. Ilie Sanchez 144 4. Felipe Gutierrez 52 4. Kei Kamara 113 7. Johnny Russell* 112 7. Claudio Lopez 57 9. Alan Pulido* 32 9. Claudio Bieler 41 9. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 9. Josh Wolff 144

PKG 21 12 7 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3

Player 1. Dom Dwyer 2. Johnny Russell* 3. Kei Kamara 4. Preki 5. Scott Sealy 6. Josh Wolff 7. Daniel Salloi* 7. Vitalis Takawira 9. Mark Chung 9. Mo Johnston *Minimum 20 goals

GOALS PER GAME GP 128 112 113 218 88 144 118 103 94 149

GLS 57 40 38 71 28 43 32 28 20 31

AVG 0.45 0.36 0.34 0.33 0.32 0.30 0.27 0.27 0.21 0.21

BOLD * - denotes player on current roster

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 19, 2022 at Chicago Fire FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) Year 2011 2012 2013 2018 2018 2018 2021

GAMES PLAYED Player GP C.J. Sapong 34 Jimmy Nielsen 34 Jimmy Nielsen 34 Tim Melia 34 Ilie Sanchez 34 Graham Zusi 34 Luis Martins 34

Year 2012 2013 2018 2018 2018

GAMES STARTED Player GS Jimmy Nielsen 34 Jimmy Nielsen 34 Tim Melia 34 Ilie Sanchez 34 Graham Zusi 34

Year 2012 2013 2018 2018 2018 2017 2000 2000

MINUTES PLAYED Player MIN Jimmy Nielsen 3060 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 Tim Melia 3060 Ilie Sanchez 3060 Graham Zusi 3060 Ilie Sanchez 2970 Nick Garcia 2915 Peter Vermes 2915

Year 2012 2013 2018 2005 2019

GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP Jimmy Nielsen 34 Jimmy Nielsen 34 Tim Melia 34 Bo Oshoniyi 32 Tim Melia 32

Year 2000 2003 2008 2005 2019

Player Tony Meola Tony Meola Kevin Hartman Bo Oshoniyi Tim Melia

SAVES GP 31 30 30 32 32

SV 129 121 117 112 111

Year 2000 2012 2013 2018 2008 2010 2017

Player Tony Meola Jimmy Nielsen Jimmy Nielsen Tim Melia Kevin Hartman Jimmy Nielsen Tim Melia

SHUTOUTS GP 31 34 34 34 30 29 31

SO 16 15 13 13 10 10 10

Year 1997 2012 2018 2013 2000 1996 2011 2017

GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP GW Mike Ammann 29 21 Jimmy Nielsen 34 18 Tim Melia 34 18 Jimmy Nielsen 34 17 Tony Meola 31 15 Garth Lagerwey 23 12 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12 Tim Melia 31 12

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Year Player GP GA 2017 Tim Melia 31 24 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 2000 Tony Meola 31 29 2004 Tony Meola 21 22 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played

Player Dom Dwyer Preki Daniel Salloi Dom Dwyer Johnny Russell Eddie Johnson

GOALS GP 33 32 30 33 30 24

Year 1997 2003 2000 2012 2015

Player Preki Preki Preki Graham Zusi Benny Feilhaber

ASSISTS GP 27 30 31 32 32

Year 1996 2012 2016 2014 1999

Player Preki Kei Kamara Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Preki

Year 1996 2012 1996 2014 1997 2002 2016

SHOTS ON GOAL Player GP SOG Preki 32 61 Kei Kamara 33 49 Vitalis Takawira 28 48 Dom Dwyer 33 48 Preki 27 44 Preki 25 44 Dom Dwyer 33 44

Year 2000 2001 1997 2000 2013 2016 2018

FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC Chris Henderson 31 79 Matt McKeon 26 76 Matt McKeon 31 75 Matt McKeon 30 75 Oriol Rosell 31 66 Dom Dwyer 33 66 Roger Espinoza 32 66

Year 2004 2005 2015 1999 2006

Player Davy Arnaud Davy Arnaud Dom Dwyer Preki Davy Arnaud

Year 2013 2019 2011 2013 2016 1997 2005 2017 2018

CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Player GP YC Aurelien Collin 29 13 Felipe Gutierrez 32 11 Aurelien Collin 23 10 Oriol Rosell 31 10 Roger Espinoza 30 10 Mo Johnston 29 9 Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 9 Roger Espinoza 30 9 Roger Espinoza 32 9

Year 2014 1996 2021 2016 2021 2007

GAA 0.78 0.79 0.88 0.92 1.05

Year 2010 2019

SHOTS GP 32 33 33 33 30

GOALS 22 18 16 16 15 15 ASSISTS 17 17 15 15 15 SHOTS 140 134 119 113 97

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

EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Player GP RC Davy Arnaud 27 3 Roger Espinoza 16 3 nine players tied with 2

Year 2012 2013 2014 2009 2019

CORNER KICKS Player GP Graham Zusi 32 Graham Zusi 27 Graham Zusi 25 Claudio Lopez 29 Johnny Russell 28

Year 2007 1996 1997 2014 2000

Player Eddie Johnson Vitalis Takawira Vitalis Takawira Dom Dwyer Chris Henderson

Year 2000 2007 2014 2018 1997 2012 2015 2021

GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG Miklos Molnar 17 6 Eddie Johnson 24 6 Dom Dwyer 33 6 Daniel Salloi 29 6 Preki 27 5 C.J. Sapong 31 5 Krisztian Nemeth 27 5 Daniel Salloi 30 5

Year 2000 2000 2003 2004 2004 2012 2013 2015

GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA Chris Henderson 31 5 Matt McKeon 30 5 Preki 30 5 Davy Arnaud 30 5 Josh Wolff 26 5 Graham Zusi 32 5 Graham Zusi 27 5 Benny Feilhaber 30 5

Year 1996 2014 2003 2015 2016 2019

PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG Preki 32 7 Dom Dwyer 33 7 Preki 30 5 Benny Feilhaber 32 5 Benny Feilhaber 29 5 Felipe Gutierrez 32 5

OFFSIDES GP 24 28 28 33 31

CK 150 128 125 123 109 OFF 50 44 43 38 36

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 2021 Daniel Salloi 30 16 *Minimum 5 goals

AVG 0.71 0.67 0.63 0.56 0.53

Sporting KC Game Notes | March 19, 2022 at Chicago Fire FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: Season: Game: Half: Half: Half: ASSISTS Career: Season: Season: Game: Half: Half: SHOTS Career: Season: Game: Half: Half: Half:

71 Preki 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) 3 10 times 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 2nd) 3 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/2017 vs. SEA, 2nd)

SHOTS ON GOAL Career: 283 Preki Season: 61 Preki (1996) Game: 6 Preki (05/19/1996 at LA) Game: 6 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY) Game: 6 Alan Pulido (10/24/2020 vs. COL) Half: 4 10 times

CORNER KICKS Career: 798 Graham Zusi Season: 150 Graham Zusi (2012) Game: 12 Alex Zotinca (07/22/2006 at NY) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (04/10/1999 vs. SJ, 2nd) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (05/20/2000 vs. SJ, 1st) Half: 8 Johnny Russell (08/14/2019 at ORL, 2nd)

98 Preki 17 Preki (1997) 17 Preki (2003) 4 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET) 3 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET, 1st) 3 Preki (06/21/2003 vs. CHI, 1st)

FOULS COMMITTED Career: 464 Roger Espinoza Season: 79 Chris Henderson (2000) Game: 8 Davy Arnaud (05/29/2010 at RSL) Game: 8 Oriol Rosell (07/27/2013 at MTL) Half: 7 Scott Uderitz (05/11/1996 vs. DAL, 1st)

GOALS ALLOWED Career: 241 Tim Melia Season: 60 Tim Melia (2019) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/2001 vs. CHI) Game: 7 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA) Half: 6 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA, 2nd)

693 Preki 140 Preki (1996) 12 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB) 8 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB, 2nd) 8 Onandi Lowe (08/12/2001 at COL, 2nd) 8 Preki (07/06/2002 vs. DAL, 2nd)

FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY) Half: 6 8 times

SAVES Career: Season: Game: Half:

586 Tim Melia 129 Tony Meola (2000) 10 Tim Melia (04/08/2018 at LA) 7 4 times

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

65 7 10 5 5

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

ASSISTS Season: Game: 2-Tms: Half:

69 10 12 8

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

SHOTS Season: Game: Game: Game: 2-Tms: Half:

583 34 34 34 44 23

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

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

CORNER KICKS Season: 207 in 2021 Game: 15 04/10/1999 vs. SJ 2-Tms: 22 08/14/1999 at MET Half: 10 04/10/1999 vs. SJ (2nd) GOALS ALLOWED Season: 67 in 2019 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI Game: 7 09/15/2019 at LA 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 6 09/15/2019 at LA (2nd) SAVES Season: Game: 2-Tms: 2-Tms: Half:

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

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