Sporting KC Game Notes | April 30, 2022 vs. FC Dallas | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #4 | D | ROBERT VOLODER SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
2
0
89
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
2
0
89
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 1, April 23, 2022, KC vs. CLB Fouls Suffered 1, 2 times, last: April 23, 2022, KC vs. CLB Last Regular Season... Appearance April 23, 2022, KC vs. CLB 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: 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
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
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
2
0
89
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
2
0
89
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
#19 | F | NIKOLA VUJNOVIC | @VujnovicN19 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
6
3
279
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
6
3
279
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: April 17, 2022, KC at LAFC Shots 2, April 17, 2022, KC at LAFC Fouls Committed 2, March 19, 2022, KC at CHI Fouls Suffered 1, March 26, 2022, KC vs. RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance April 17, 2022, KC at LAFC Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 1-2-0 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
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
6
3
279
0
0
5
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
6
3
279
0
0
5
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
28
