Match Notes: Sporting KC at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | April 2, 2022

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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 2, 2022 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #8 | D | GRAHAM ZUSI SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

325

281

25654

29

71

MLS Postseason

20

20

1919

1

7

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

2

180

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

18

16

1537

3

6

International

13

13

1140

0

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

378

332

30430

33

87

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 26, 2022, KC vs. RSL Goal July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist Oct. 3, 2021, KC vs. HOU 2022 Record when: he starts 2-3-0 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 and minutes 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. Zusi has recorded 33 goals and 87 assists in 378 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2009 out of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in club history with 87 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist

against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi 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 Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in his first CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2015, starting two matches, and scored in a World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on March 29, 2016. He played five games for the U.S. at the 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica. He made four appearances as the U.S. won the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

325

281

25654

29

71

464

139

265

359

34

798

32

1

9

28

KC - Postseason

20

20

1919

1

7

32

4

26

30

1

69

2

0

0

3

MLS - TOTAL

345

301

27573

30

78

496

143

291

389

35

867

34

1

9

31

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