SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY AVAYA STADIUM, San Jose, Calif. 7 p.m. PT (NBCS-CA; FS-KC)
Saturday, April 20, 2019 (Week 8, MLS Game #88)
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 2019 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A DF 6-2 165 03/13/1991 Biel/Bienne, Switzerland 0 0 0 0 15 13 0 0 3 Francois Affolter MF 5-10 163 06/24/1986 Lubbock, TX 4 3 1 1 288 180 14 47 6 Shea Salinas 7 Magnus Eriksson MF 5-11 175 04/08/1990 Stockholm, Sweden 6 6 1 1 38 35 7 4 8 Chris Wondolowski FW 6-0 170 01/28/1983 Danville, CA 5 4 0 0 332 282 144 39 FW 6-1 180 01/15/1991 Heerlen, Netherlands 6 2 1 0 72 51 18 9 9 Danny Hoesen 10 Cristian Espinoza FW 5-7 154 04/03/1995 Buenos Aires, Argentina 6 6 2 1 6 6 2 1 11 Vako Qazaishvili MF 5-9 177 01/29/1993 Ozurgeti, Georgia 6 4 0 1 52 43 15 8 Matt Bersano GK 6-1 182 09/10/1992 Chandler, AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 14 Jackson Yueill MF 5-10 157 03/19/1997 Bloomington, MN 5 2 1 0 39 27 1 4 15 Jimmy Ockford DF 6-1 181 06/10/1992 Trenton, NJ 0 0 0 0 16 12 0 0 17 Daniel Vega GK 6-2 200 06/03/1984 Buenos Aires, Argentina 6 6 0 0 6 6 0 0 18 JT Marcinkowski GK 6-1 182 05/09/1997 Alamo, CA 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 19 Siad Haji MF 5-8 150 12/01/1999 Kakuma, Kenya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anibal Godoy MF 6-0 181 02/10/1990 Panama City, Panama 6 6 0 1 92 90 5 6 20 22 Tommy Thompson MF 5-7 157 08/15/1995 Hinsdale, IN 6 4 0 0 99 47 1 4 23 Florian Jungwirth MF 5-11 176 01/27/1989 Grafelfing, Germany 2 2 0 0 63 59 5 7 24 Nick Lima DF 5-9 174 11/17/1994 Castro Valley, CA 5 3 0 0 61 57 4 3 26 Eric Calvillo MF 5-7 147 01/02/1998 Palmdale, CA 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 27 Marcos Lopez DF 5-9 148 11/02/1999 Callao, Peru 5 4 0 0 5 4 0 0 28 Andrew Tarbell GK 6-3 194 10/07/1993 Mandeville, LA 0 0 0 0 41 40 0 0 29 Jacob Akanyirige DF 5-11 162 12/30/2001 Pleasanton, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Harold Cummings DF 6-0 207 03/01/1992 Panama City, Panama 6 6 0 0 27 27 0 0 Paul Marie DF 5-8 146 03/24/1995 Saint-Aubin-des-Bois, France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 35 Gilbert Fuentes MF 5-6 142 02/21/2002 Tracy, CA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 37 Guram Kashia DF 6-1 191 07/04/1987 Tbilisi, Georgia 4 4 0 0 16 16 0 0 44 Cade Cowell FW 5-9 154 10/14/2003 Ceres, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 Kevin Partida MF 5-8 142 03/10/1995 Sparks, NV 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 93 Judson MF 5-6 143 05/25/1993 Ares, Brazil 4 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 96 Luis Felipe MF 6-1 176 01/29/1996 Mineola, NY 0 0 0 0 13 11 0 1 HEAD COACH : Matias Almeyda
12/21/1973 W1 L5 T0
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-5 185 08/30/1995 Chula Vista, CA 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Adrian Zendejas 2 Botond Barath DF 6-2 165 04/21/1992 Budapest, Hungary 4 3 0 0 4 3 0 0 DF 6-1 175 10/23/1996 Kigali, Rwanda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Abdul Rwatubyaye 4 Andreu Fontas DF 6-1 190 11/14/1989 Banyoles, Spain 4 4 0 0 6 5 0 0 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 5 5 0 0 262 256 3 18 6 Ilie Sanchez MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 6 6 1 1 73 73 5 7 FW 5-10 170 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 6 5 4 2 36 29 14 12 7 Johnny Russell 8 Graham Zusi MF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 5 5 0 1 257 217 28 64 FW 5-11 165 01/05/1989 Gyor, Hungary 6 5 4 1 64 39 16 11 9 Krisztian Nemeth 10 Yohan Croizet MF 5-10 170 02/15/1992 Sarrebourg, France 5 2 0 0 37 21 3 3 11 Kelyn Rowe MF 5-8 150 12/02/1991 Federal Way, WA 6 2 0 0 212 162 29 40 12 Gerso Fernandes FW 5-8 140 02/23/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 5 5 0 2 68 48 13 9 Gianluca Busio MF 5-7 135 05/28/2002 Greensboro, NC 5 2 3 0 12 3 4 1 13 14 Nicolas Hasler DF 5-9 174 05/04/1991 Vaduz, Liechtenstein 4 2 0 0 38 30 3 4 15 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 5 4 0 0 213 201 1 11 16 Graham Smith DF 6-3 185 11/25/1995 Highlands Ranch, CO 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 4 4 0 2 226 206 8 34 17 Roger Espinoza 18 Eric Dick GK 6-5 205 10/03/1994 Roeland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Erik Hurtado FW 5-10 185 11/15/1990 Fredricksburg, VA 0 0 0 0 105 47 12 10 20 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 3 0 0 0 54 38 14 9 Felipe Gutierrez MF 5-7 145 10/08/1990 Quintero, Chile 6 5 1 1 26 23 8 3 21 22 Rodney Wallace DF 6-0 165 06/17/1988 San Jose, Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 204 161 24 29 Tyler Freeman FW 5-10 150 01/09/2003 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 24 Gedion Zelalem MF 5-11 155 01/26/1997 Berlin, Germany 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 26 Jaylin Lindsey DF 5-8 155 03/27/2000 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 1 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 5 5 0 0 126 125 0 0 Wan Kuzain MF 5-10 160 09/14/1998 Carbondale, IL 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 0 75 94 Jimmy Medranda DF 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 0 0 0 0 86 62 5 4 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes
11/21/1966 W135 L100 T85
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY Saturday, April 20, 2019; Avaya Stadium, San Jose, Calif., 7 p.m. PT REFEREES
2019 SEASON RECORDS GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Earthquakes 6 1-5-0 3 6 16 at home 4 1-3-0 3 4 10 Sporting on road
REFEREE: Rubiel Vazquez. AR1 (bench): Eduardo Mariscal; AR2 (opposite): TJ Zablocki; 4th: Joseph Dickerson; VAR: Kevin Stott; AVAR: Fabio Tovar TEAM NEWS
6 2-1-3 9 14 7 3 0-1-2 2 3 4
SUSPENDED: SJ: Marcos Lopez (through April 21) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: SJ: Anibal Godoy SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: SJ: Harold Cummings
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: Earthquakes 24 wins (3 shootout), 70 goals … Sporting 26 wins (4 shootout), 73 goals … Ties 8 AT SAN JOSE: Earthquakes 16 wins (1 shootout), 39 goals … Sporting 6 wins (2 shootout), 26 goals … Ties 7
DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
LAST YEAR (MLS): 3/17: KC 3, SJ 2 (Sanchez 25; Zusi 56; Gutierrez 68 -Qazaishvili 34; Wondolowski 91+) 9/15: SJ 5, KC 1 (Hoesen 80 -- Gutierrez 18; Fernandes 23, 86; Opara 42; Nemeth 67)
LAST LEAGUE MATCHES HOUSTON DYNAMO 2 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 1 Scoring Summary: HOU--Elis 3 (Manotas 3) 52 SJ--Yueill 1 (Salinas 1) 56 HOU--Martinez 1 (Manotas 4) 60
UPCOMING MATCHES SPORTING EARTHQUAKES Sat. Apr. 27 New England Wed. Apr. 24 at Seattle Sun. May 5 Atlanta Sat. Apr. 27 at FC Dallas Sun. May 12 at D.C. United Sat. May 4 FC Cincinnati Sat. May 18 Vancouver Sat. May 11 at New England
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES--Daniel Vega, Tommy Thompson (Nick Lima 88), Harold Cummings, Florian Jungwirth, Marcos Lopez (Ejected 87), Cristian Espinoza, Magnus Eriksson, Anibal Godoy, Jackson Yueill (Chris Wondolowski 70), Shea Salinas (Vako Qazaishvili 59), Danny Hoesen.
WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM EARTHQUAKES
SPORTING
F 6 90
F 14 39
A 7 77
8 6 0 0
4 2 1 0
9 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 8 2
1 6 0
A 16 34
GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL HOW SCORED
5 1 0 0
RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER
9 6 0 1
TYPE OF PLAY
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 2 1 0 1 0 1 1
OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS
2 3 1
6 9 1
INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2 NEW YORK RED BULLS 2 Scoring Summary: KC--Russell 4 (Nemeth 1, Zusi 1) 24 NYR--Royer 2 (Casseres 1, Wright-Phillips 1) 52 NYR--White 1 (Kaku 1, Long 1) 75 KC--Busio 3 (unassisted) 88 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Andreu Fontas, Matt Besler, Yohan Croizet, Roger Espinoza (Gianluca Busio 66), Ilie Sanchez, Felipe Gutierrez (Kelyn Rowe 85), Johnny Russell, Krisztian Nemeth, Gerso Fernandes (Daniel Salloi 82).
DISTANCE
(W-L-T) SJ KC
RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 1-1-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 2-1-1 0-0-1 0-0-1
RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 1-2-0 0-3-0 2-1-1 0-0-2
THE LAST TIME Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES Date Score (Gms since) 4/06/2019 SJ 3, POR 0 8/04/2018 SJ 3, DAL 1 3/30/2019 SJ 0, LFC 5 4/13/2019 SJ 1, HOU 2 10/21/2018 SJ 0, COL 0 4/06/2019 SJ 3, POR 0 3/30/2019 SJ 0, LFC 5
GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Earthquakes LLLLWL LWTWTT Sporting KC
(0) (7) (1) (0) (7) (1) (2)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 3/30/2019 KC 7, MTL 1 (1) 10/21/2018 KC 3, DAL 0 (3) 7/28/2018 KC 2, DAL 3 (9) 3/03/2019 KC 1, LFC 2 (2) 4/14/2019 KC 2, NYR 2 (0) 3/10/2019 KC 2, PHI 0 (4) 9/23/2018 KC 0, PHI 2 (11)
TEAM LEADERS EARTHQUAKES G: 2 Espinoza A: 1 5 players tied SHT: 15 Espinoza SOG: 7 Espinoza/Hoesen FC: 14 Godoy FS: 11 Godoy/Lopez OF: 5 Espinoza/Wondolowski C: 4 Godoy E: 1 Lopez SPORTING G: 4 Nemeth/Russell A: 2 3 players tied SHT: 16 Russell SOG: 6 3 players tied FC: 10 Espinoza FS: 11 Fernandes OF: 5 Fernandes C: 2 5 players tied E: 1 Espinoza
GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG SJ 6 2 3 0 1 0 6 1.00 KC 6 0 3 2 0 1 14 2.33 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG SJ 6 1 0 2 1 2 16 2.67 KC 6 1 3 2 0 0 7 1.17 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 SJ 6 3 0 2 1 0 0 KC 14 2 2 2 1 2 5 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 SJ 16 1 2 2 5 4 2 KC 7 0 1 0 3 1 2
2019 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES STATISTICS (1-5-0, 3 pts.) UNF 10 7 6 9 14 20 11 8 17 26 23 37 31 93 27 24 22
POS F M M F M M M F G M M D D M D D M
PLAYER Cristian Espinoza Magnus Eriksson Shea Salinas Danny Hoesen Jackson Yueill Anibal Godoy Vako Qazaishvili Chris Wondolowski Daniel Vega Eric Calvillo Florian Jungwirth Guram Kashia Harold Cummings Judson Marcos Lopez Nick Lima Tommy Thompson Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals
GP 6 6 4 6 5 6 6 5 6 1 2 4 6 4 5 5 6
GS 6 6 3 2 2 6 4 4 6 0 2 4 6 4 4 3 4
MIN 540 505 265 278 238 540 322 380 540 28 180 360 524 304 331 202 400
6 6
6 6
540 540
GP 6 6 6
GS 6 6 6
G 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 6
A 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 15 8 4 14 7 3 10 6 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 0
SOG 7 3 2 7 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
FC 9 7 4 7 4 14 2 6 0 1 2 2 7 11 7 3 5
FS 5 9 5 5 5 11 2 1 1 0 2 1 5 2 11 3 7
OFF 5 0 0 4 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
CK 21 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 2
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 5
96 75
36 29
82 91
91 82
5 19
31 32
12 16
0 1
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Shea Salinas 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Cristian Espinoza 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES GOALKEEPING UNF 17
POS G
GOALKEEPER Daniel Vega Team totals Opponent totals
MIN SHTS 540 36 540 36 540 29
SV 20 20 23
GA 16 16 6
GAA 2.67 2.67 1
PG 1 1 0
PA 3 3 0
W 1 1 5
L 5 5 1
T 0 0 0
SO 1 1 2
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2019 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (2-1-3, 9 pts.) UNF 7 9 13 21 6 12 17 8 1 4 2 20 24 11 5 14 14 22 15 29 10
POS F F M M M F M M G D D F M M D D D D D G M
PLAYER Johnny Russell Krisztian Nemeth Gianluca Busio Felipe Gutierrez Ilie Sanchez Gerso Fernandes Roger Espinoza Graham Zusi Adrian Zendejas Andreu Fontas Botond Barath Daniel Salloi Gedion Zelalem Kelyn Rowe Matt Besler Nicolas Hasler (KC) Nicolas Hasler (TOT) Rodney Wallace Seth Sinovic Tim Melia Yohan Croizet Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals
GP 6 6 5 6 6 5 4 5 1 4 4 3 1 6 5 1 4 1 5 5 5
GS 5 5 2 5 6 5 4 5 1 4 3 0 1 2 5 1 2 1 4 5 2
MIN 469 470 238 426 534 406 284 450 90 338 292 35 56 212 450 90 163 27 423 450 194
6 6
6 6
540 540
G 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 7
A 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 16 14 8 13 5 3 4 9 0 2 1 1 0 6 0 1 2 0 3 0 5
SOG 6 6 5 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
FC 4 9 3 8 5 5 10 6 0 4 7 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 5
FS 8 2 3 7 6 11 7 6 0 4 1 0 0 3 1 1 3 1 2 0 4
OFF 1 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
CK 20 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
C 0 2 1 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 8
91 75
32 25
74 76
76 74
12 15
30 27
17 14
1 3
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Krisztian Nemeth 1, Ilie Sanchez 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Felipe Gutierrez 1, Gerso Fernandes 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Ilie Sanchez 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29 1
POS G G
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Adrian Zendejas Team totals Opponent totals
GP 5 1 6 6
GS 5 1 6 6
MIN SHTS 450 21 90 4 540 25 540 32
SV 15 3 18 18
GA 6 1 7 14
GAA 1.2 1 1.17 2.33
PG 0 1 1 1
PA 1 1 2 1
W 2 0 2 1
L 1 0 1 2
T 2 1 3 3
SO 1 0 1 0
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SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 2019 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Wed. Sat. Fri. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed.
Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May June June June June July July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug.
Sat. Aug. Sat. Aug. Wed. Sep. Sat. Sep. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sun.
Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct.
OPPONENT RESULT 2 Montreal L 1-2 9 Minnesota L 0-3 16 at New York Red L 1-4 Bulls 30 Los Angeles FC L 0-5 6 Portland W 3-0 13 at Houston L 1-2 20 Sporting KC 24 at Seattle 27 at FC Dallas 4 FC Cincinnati 11 at New England 18 Chicago 26 at Toronto FC 1 at D.C. United 8 FC Dallas 26 Houston 29 Los Angeles 3 at Minnesota 6 Real Salt Lake 12 at Los Angeles 20 at Vancouver 27 Colorado 3 Columbus 10 at Colorado 17 at Sporting KC 21 at Los Angeles FC 24 Vancouver 31 Orlando City SC 11 at Real Salt Lake 14 at New York City FC 21 at Atlanta 25 Philadelphia 29 Seattle 6 at Portland
ATT 18000 16411 15621
W-L-T 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-3-0
18000 16233 14476
0-4-0 1-4-0 1-5-0
POS PTS NOTES: 10 0 SJ: Eriksson (11); MTL: Piatti (29) Taider (44) 12 0 MIN: Quintero (49) Ibarra (52) own goal (75) 12 0 SJ: Espinoza (5); NYR: Muyl (51,71) Wright-Phillips (85) Royer (90) 12 0 LFC: Vela (8,48+,66) Beitashour (26) Rossi (68) 9 3 SJ: Salinas (15) Hoesen (33) Espinoza (34); 9 3 SJ: Yueill (56); HOU: Elis (52) Martinez (60)
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sun. Mar. Sun. Mar. Sun. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sun. Apr. Sun. Apr. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun. Sat. Sun. Wed. Sat. Fri. Sun. Sat.
Apr. Apr. May May May May May June June June June
Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri.
July July July July July
Sun. Aug. Sat. Aug. Wed. Aug. Sat. Thu. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sun.
Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct.
OPPONENT 3 at Los Angeles FC 10 Philadelphia 17 at Colorado 30 Montreal 7 at FC Cincinnati 14 New York Red Bulls 20 at San Jose 27 New England 5 Atlanta 12 at D.C. United 18 Vancouver 26 Seattle 29 Los Angeles 1 at Houston 7 at Toronto FC 23 at Columbus 29 at Real Salt Lake 3 Los Angeles FC 6 Chicago 13 at Vancouver 20 FC Dallas 26 at New York City FC 4 at Seattle 10 Real Salt Lake 14 at Orlando City SC 17 San Jose 22 Minnesota 31 Houston 7 at Portland 15 at Los Angeles 21 Colorado 25 at Minnesota 29 Portland 6 at FC Dallas
RESULT L 1-2
ATT 22099
W-L-T 0-1-0
POS PTS NOTES: 12 0 KC: Nemeth (16); LFC: Rossi (47) Diomande (94+)
W 2-0 T 1-1 W 7-1
18738 11037 18632
1-1-0 1-1-1 2-1-1
7 6 5
T 1-1
26023
2-1-2
7
T 2-2
17897
2-1-3
7
3 KC: Sanchez (11) own goal (80); 4 KC: Russell (88); COL: Rubio (54) 7 KC: Russell (10,50) Nemeth (43,68,84) Gutierrez (47+) Busio (78); MTL: Taider (89) 8 KC: Busio (62); CIN: Mattocks (19) 9 KC: Russell (24) Busio (88); NYR: Royer (52) White (75)
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EARTHQUAKES INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2019)
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2019)
Goals 1 6 times Assists 1 5 times Shots 6 Danny Hoesen Shots on Goal 4 Danny Hoesen Fouls Committed 4 5 times Fouls Suffered 5 Marcos Lopez Offside 3 Chris Wondolowski 3 Cristian Espinoza Saves 4 4 times Shots Faced 10 Daniel Vega Goals Allowed 5 Daniel Vega
Goals 3 04/06/2019 vs Assists 2 03/02/2019 vs Shots 19 04/06/2019 vs Shots on Goal 13 04/06/2019 vs Fouls Committed 18 04/13/2019 vs Fouls Suffered 21 04/13/2019 vs Corner Kicks 8 04/06/2019 vs Offside 5 04/06/2019 vs Saves 4 03/09/2019 vs 4 03/30/2019 vs 4 04/06/2019 vs 4 04/13/2019 vs Shots Faced 10 03/30/2019 vs Goals Allowed 5 03/30/2019 vs
03/02/2019 vs MTL
L 1-2
03/02/2019 vs MTL
L 1-2
04/06/2019 vs POR
W 3-0
04/06/2019 vs POR
W 3-0
03/02/2019 vs MTL
L 1-2
03/02/2019 vs MTL
L 1-2
03/09/2019 vs MIN 04/06/2019 vs POR
L 0-3 W 3-0
03/09/2019 vs MIN
L 0-3
03/30/2019 vs LFC
L 0-5
03/30/2019 vs LFC
L 0-5
POR
W 3-0
MTL
L 1-2
POR
W 3-0
POR
W 3-0
HOU
L 1-2
HOU
L 1-2
POR
W 3-0
POR
W 3-0
MIN LFC POR HOU
L L W L
LFC
L 0-5
LFC
L 0-5
SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2019)
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2019)
Goals 3 Krisztian Nemeth Assists 2 Roger Espinoza 2 Gerso Fernandes Shots 5 Johnny Russell 5 Johnny Russell Shots on Goal 3 Krisztian Nemeth Fouls Committed 5 Roger Espinoza Fouls Suffered 5 Gerso Fernandes Offside 2 4 times Saves 5 Tim Melia Shots Faced 6 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 2 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia
Goals 7 03/30/2019 at Assists 7 03/30/2019 at Shots 20 04/14/2019 at Shots on Goal 9 03/30/2019 at Fouls Committed 17 03/03/2019 at Fouls Suffered 16 03/17/2019 at 16 04/14/2019 at Corner Kicks 8 03/30/2019 at Offside 3 03/10/2019 at 3 04/07/2019 at Saves 5 03/10/2019 at Shots Faced 6 03/03/2019 at 6 04/14/2019 at Goals Allowed 2 03/03/2019 at 2 04/14/2019 at
03/30/2019 at MTL
W 7-1
03/30/2019 at MTL 03/30/2019 at MTL
W 7-1 W 7-1
03/30/2019 at MTL 04/14/2019 at NYR
W 7-1 T 2-2
03/30/2019 at MTL
W 7-1
03/03/2019 at LFC
L 1-2
03/30/2019 at MTL
W 7-1
03/10/2019 at PHI
W 2-0
03/10/2019 at PHI
W 2-0
03/03/2019 at LFC 04/14/2019 at NYR
L 1-2 T 2-2
03/03/2019 at LFC 04/14/2019 at NYR
L 1-2 T 2-2
TEAM LOW GAMES (2019) Shots 6 03/30/2019 vs Shots on Goal 1 03/16/2019 vs Fouls Committed 12 03/09/2019 vs Fouls Suffered 9 03/16/2019 vs Corner Kicks 2 03/30/2019 vs Offside 1 04/13/2019 vs Saves 1 03/02/2019 vs Shots Faced 3 03/02/2019 vs
LFC
L 0-5
NYR
L 1-4
MIN
L 0-3
NYR
L 1-4
LFC
L 0-5
HOU
L 1-2
MTL
L 1-2
MTL
L 1-2
0-3 0-5 3-0 1-2
TEAM LOW GAMES (2019)
MTL
W 7-1
MTL
W 7-1
NYR
T 2-2
MTL
W 7-1
LFC
L 1-2
COL NYR
T 1-1 T 2-2
MTL
W 7-1
PHI CIN
W 2-0 T 1-1
PHI
W 2-0
LFC NYR
L 1-2 T 2-2
LFC NYR
L 1-2 T 2-2
Shots 9 03/17/2019 at Shots on Goal 4 03/10/2019 at 4 03/17/2019 at 4 04/07/2019 at Fouls Committed 10 04/14/2019 at Fouls Suffered 10 03/10/2019 at 10 03/30/2019 at Corner Kicks 0 03/03/2019 at Offside 1 03/03/2019 at 1 03/17/2019 at Saves 1 03/17/2019 at 1 03/30/2019 at Shots Faced 2 03/17/2019 at 2 03/30/2019 at
COL
T 1-1
PHI COL CIN
W 2-0 T 1-1 T 1-1
NYR
T 2-2
PHI MTL
W 2-0 W 7-1
LFC
L 1-2
LFC COL
L 1-2 T 1-1
COL MTL
T 1-1 W 7-1
COL MTL
T 1-1 W 7-1
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HEAD-TO-HEAD
SPORTING KC VS EARTHQUAKES ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS
Earthquakes
Earthquakes 24 wins, 73 goals Sporting KC 26 wins, 77 goals 8 ties 4/21/1996 5/29/1996 8/15/1996 9/21/1996 3/29/1997 6/8/1997 6/15/1997 8/24/1997 5/23/1998 7/25/1998 9/5/1998 9/27/1998 4/10/1999 7/31/1999 9/4/1999 10/6/1999 4/15/2000 5/20/2000 7/4/2000 8/16/2000 4/28/2001 6/23/2001 9/1/2001 9/8/2001 4/13/2002 6/8/2002 6/29/2002 7/27/2002 4/19/2003 6/28/2003 8/8/2003 9/20/2003 11/15/2003 6/26/2004 8/14/2004 9/18/2004 10/9/2004 10/24/2004 10/30/2004 4/23/2005 5/28/2005 8/30/2008 10/18/2008 4/5/2009 8/22/2009 8/14/2010 10/23/2010 6/17/2011 10/1/2011 5/27/2012 8/18/2013 3/22/2014 8/19/2015 10/16/2015 4/24/2016 9/24/2016 10/23/2016 3/18/2017 6/17/2017 3/17/2018 9/15/2018
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SJ KC SJ KC SJ SJ KC SJ KC KC SJ KC KC SJ KC KC SJ SJ KC SJ SJ KC KC SJ SJ KC KC SJ KC KC KC KC KC KC KC SJ KC KC SJ KC SJ KC SJ SJ KC KC SJ SJ KC SJ KC SJ KC KC KC SJ SJ SJ KC SJ SJ
2 1 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1
KC SOW
SJ SOW KC SOW
KC SOW SJ SOW
SJ SOW KC SOW
(2OT) (2OT)
(2OT) (2OT)
(2OT)
(SJ) (SJ) (KC) (KC) (KC) (SJ) (KC) (SJ) (KC) (SJ) (KC) (SJ) (KC) (KC) (SJ) (SJ) (KC) (KC) (SJ) (SJ) (KC) (SJ) (SJ) (KC) (KC) (SJ) (SJ) (KC) (SJ) (SJ) (KC) (KC) (SJ) (SJ) (KC) (KC) (SJ) (SJ) (KC) (SJ) (KC) (BS) (CA) (CA) (BS) (BS) (CA) (SP) (BS) (SP) (BS) (SP) (SP) (AS) (AS) (AS) (SP) (SP) (AS) (SP) (AS)
Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 29 333 137 432 87 137
2 41 358 150 409 70 158
OT 0 6 3 1 0 1
Sporting KC Tot 70 697 290 842 157 296
1 33 359 154 388 74 147
2 40 380 163 386 78 154
OT 0 4 2 2 0 0
Tot 73 743 319 776 152 301
GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC SJ
1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
OT
Total
6 8
12 10
13 11
13 12
8 9
21 20
0 0
73 70
CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes
vs. SJ
9-6-2
(1.71 pts./game)
ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed
10 5 47 25 36 45 8 6 9 73 14
Earthquakes Ronald Cerritos Corrales/Mulrooney Ronald Cerritos Ronald Cerritos Ramiro Corrales Richard Mulrooney Joe Cannon Joe Cannon Joe Cannon Joe Cannon Joe Cannon
10 9 80 37 43 50 5 7 7 74 18
Sporting KC Preki Preki Preki Preki Matt McKeon Preki Meola/Melia Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola
ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Earthquakes 3 Landon Donovan (09/20/03) 3 Eric Wynalda (06/15/97) 8 Landon Donovan (08/14/04) 4 3 players tied 6 Mullan/Godoy 8 Eddie Lewis (10/06/99) 1 21 players tied 10 Joe Cannon (10/18/08) 5 Kirk/Tarbell
Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed
Sporting KC 3 Diop/Radosavljevic 2 9 players tied 8 Preki (07/31/99) 4 6 7 1 9 5
6 players tied 3 players tied Arnaud/Wright 17 players tied Ammann/Meola Tim Melia (08/19/15)
W-L-T Breakdowns: San Jose Earthquakes W-L-T At Halftime: Leading Tied Trailing First Goal: Allowed Scored Goals Scored: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals Goals Allowed: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals
Streak (started)
Sporting Kansas City W-L-T
Streak (started)
1-1-0 0-2-0 0-2-0
1 Ws 3 Ls 9 Ls
(04/06/2019) (10/28/2018) (07/07/2018)
2-1-1 0-0-1 0-0-1
1 Ts (04/14/2019) 1 Ts (03/17/2019) 1 Ts (04/07/2019)
0-3-0 1-2-0
7 Ls 1 Ws
(09/01/2018) (04/06/2019)
0-0-2 2-1-1
2 Ts (03/17/2019) 1 Ts (04/14/2019)
0-2-0 0-3-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0
2 Ls 7 Ls 2 Ls 1 Ws 1 Ws
(03/09/2019) (09/01/2018) (08/25/2018) (04/06/2019) (08/29/2018)
0-0-0 0-1-2 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-0
2 2 1 4 6
Ls Ts Ts Ws Ws
(06/30/2018) (03/17/2019) (04/14/2019) (03/17/2018) (03/10/2018)
1-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-1-0 0-2-0
1 Ws 1 Ts 8 Ls 3 Ls 5 Ls
(04/06/2019) (08/18/2018) (07/07/2018) (09/29/2018) (06/09/2018)
1-0-0 1-0-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0
7 1 1 3 1
Ws Ts Ts Ls Ls
(08/04/2018) (04/07/2019) (04/14/2019) (07/14/2018) (07/04/2018)
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EARTHQUAKES CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (24-26-8) PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
Ronald Cerritos Chris Wondolowski Eric Wynalda Landon Donovan Dwayne De Rosario Ariel Graziani Richard Mulrooney Anibal Godoy Cordell Cato Simon Dawkins Eddie Robinson Mauricio Solis Ramiro Corrales Brian Ching Brian Mullan Shea Salinas Jeff Baicher Christopher Sullivan Arturo Alvarez John Doyle Danny Hoesen Lawrence Lozzano Alejandro Sequeira Braeden Cloutier Jimmy Conrad Oscar Draguicevich Paul Holocher Darren Huckerby Ben Iroha Florian Jungwirth Vako Qazaishvili Scott Sealy Mauricio Wright Eddie Lewis Wade Barrett Steven Beitashour Ronnie Ekelund Ryan Johnson Victor Mella Jorge Rodas Istvan Urbanyi Francisco Uribe Junior Agogo Fatai Alashe Quincy Amarikwa Victor Bernardez Scott Bower Bobby Convey Brad Davis Geovanni Todd Dunivant Michael Emenalo Magnus Eriksson Luis Felipe Henok Goitom Manny Lagos Francisco Lima Zico Ronnie O'Brien James Riley Ian Russell Dave Salzwedel Khari Stephenson Craig Waibel Team totals Opponent totals
16 15 9 12 13 4 24 7 7 7 6 4 23 8 9 13 11 3 9 19 4 4 3 6 12 7 1 4 4 3 2 4 6 13 16 4 14 6 5 4 2 2 3 7 6 8 6 5 2 1 7 7 2 1 1 10 2 1 1 2 18 5 5 7 58 58
16 14 9 10 8 4 22 7 6 6 6 4 20 7 9 6 8 1 5 18 2 4 3 4 11 6 1 4 3 3 2 2 6 11 14 4 13 3 5 3 2 2 2 6 4 8 3 5 2 1 6 6 2 1 0 8 2 0 1 2 12 5 5 7 58 58
1404 1267 785 996 736 329 1994 613 536 572 465 338 1871 652 830 671 642 151 475 1578 211 326 231 365 984 476 90 318 305 254 163 204 540 988 1273 360 1081 314 433 310 180 175 171 530 296 720 244 450 173 90 563 578 169 90 86 651 180 11 90 180 1078 450 404 650 5220 5220
10 9 6 6 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 77
3 1 4 2 4 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 85 78
SHT GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN
47 38 26 30 25 8 27 7 5 15 2 8 32 16 11 8 11 1 14 15 5 7 7 8 4 5 2 4 7 4 6 4 5 14 4 4 14 7 5 11 4 4 3 6 5 3 5 4 3 3 2 4 5 0 3 13 0 0 4 1 9 0 11 2 701 746
9 7 16 4 5 5 6 2 2 2 58 58
830 630 1460 360 450 450 540 180 180 180 5220 5220
Pat Onstad David Bingham Joe Cannon David Kramer Jon Conway Dave Salzwedel Jon Busch Andy Kirk Tom Liner Andrew Tarbell Team totals Opponent totals
SHT
GAA
PG
56 46 0.76 24 18 0.86 90 73 0.86 18 12 1.00 28 19 1.40 34 24 1.40 28 18 1.50 15 10 2.50 13 6 3.00 14 6 4.00 320 232 1.25 291 212 1.20
SV
0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 3
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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. EARTHQUAKES (26-24-8) PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
GOALKEEPER
GP
Preki Mo Johnston Davy Arnaud Birahim Diop Chris Klein Benny Feilhaber Graham Zusi Gerso Fernandes Felipe Gutierrez Claudio Lopez Vitalis Takawira Chris Brown Chris Henderson CJ Sapong Dom Dwyer Miklos Molnar Mark Chung Stephen Armstrong Francisco Gomez Paul Wright Sean Bowers Herculez Gomez Jack Jewsbury Kei Kamara Uche Okafor Ike Opara Yari Allnutt Teal Bunbury Jose Burciaga Jr. Kevin Ellis Dario Fabbro Vicente Figueroa Diego Gutierrez Aaron Hohlbein Roy Lassiter Matt McKeon Krisztian Nemeth Alan Prampin Ilie Sanchez Scott Sealy Igor Simutenkov Peter Vermes Michael Harrington Frank Klopas Mike Sorber Ryan Tinsley Kerry Zavagnin Mike Ammann Peter Byaruhanga Eric Eichmann Roger Espinoza Nick Garcia Gary Glasgow Richard Gough Jonathan Leathers Chance Myers Paulo Nagamura Craig Rocastle Diego Rubio Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi Abe Thompson Team totals Opponent totals
26 17 17 2 26 9 14 4 2 4 11 19 8 5 8 2 10 6 18 12 13 3 11 5 16 8 1 5 7 4 2 5 15 2 3 18 3 3 4 2 8 9 5 5 2 7 20 7 1 2 13 22 4 2 2 8 6 2 3 2 1 1 58 58
24 16 15 2 24 9 11 3 2 4 7 12 7 2 8 2 10 3 14 9 13 3 7 3 14 5 0 3 7 4 2 4 13 2 3 15 2 1 4 2 7 9 4 5 2 7 19 7 1 1 10 22 2 2 2 7 5 1 0 1 1 1 58 58
2140 1451 1364 180 2114 773 998 273 173 357 638 1175 658 234 705 179 900 402 1120 790 1143 270 747 290 1328 482 45 308 614 360 147 298 1182 176 256 1376 191 100 360 118 556 820 426 379 180 616 1753 630 78 91 916 1968 190 180 180 615 399 135 38 115 87 45 5220 5220
10 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 73
9 2 2 0 6 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 78 85
80 25 27 4 26 9 23 9 7 12 8 21 12 6 20 10 17 9 30 13 5 7 13 11 4 6 1 16 6 3 2 4 16 2 5 16 7 2 5 3 21 6 0 4 1 1 7 0 1 0 16 4 3 1 0 3 5 0 0 4 0 0 746 701
Eric Kronberg Jimmy Nielsen Garth Lagerwey Tony Meola Bo Oshoniyi Kevin Hartman Tim Melia Chris Snitko Mike Ammann David Winner Pat Harrington Team totals Opponent totals
2 5 3 17 7 4 9 2 7 2 1 58 58
MIN SHTS 180 450 270 1570 630 360 810 180 630 91 90 5220 5220
GAA
PG
5 4 0.50 17 13 0.80 22 18 1.00 93 74 1.03 37 24 1.14 18 13 1.25 42 30 1.33 9 6 1.50 34 21 1.71 4 2 1.98 10 7 2.00 291 212 1.20 320 232 1.25
SV
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 4
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CURRENT EARTHQUAKES VS. SPORTING KC (24-26-8)
CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. EARTHQUAKES (26-24-8)
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
Chris Wondolowski Anibal Godoy Shea Salinas Danny Hoesen Florian Jungwirth Vako Qazaishvili Magnus Eriksson Luis Felipe Harold Cummings Guram Kashia Nick Lima Andrew Tarbell Tommy Thompson Jackson Yueill Team totals Opponent totals
17 7 15 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 4 2 5 3 58 58
14 7 8 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 4 2 2 0 58 58
1273 613 826 211 254 163 169 90 90 90 360 180 186 48 5220 5220
9 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 77
1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 78
39 7 10 5 4 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 701 746
Rodney Wallace Graham Zusi Gerso Fernandes Felipe Gutierrez Kelyn Rowe Erik Hurtado Krisztian Nemeth Ilie Sanchez Roger Espinoza Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi Matt Besler Gianluca Busio Yohan Croizet Jimmy Medranda Tim Melia Seth Sinovic Team totals Opponent totals
11 14 4 2 6 11 4 4 13 2 1 15 1 2 5 10 13 58 58
10 11 3 2 6 5 3 4 10 1 1 14 0 1 2 9 13 58 58
896 998 273 173 511 524 261 360 916 115 87 1228 7 73 191 822 1069 5220 5220
3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 73
1 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 85
19 23 9 7 17 12 8 5 16 4 0 1 1 2 2 0 6 746 701
GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN
SV
GAA
PG
GAA
PG
Andrew Tarbell Team totals Opponent totals
2 58 58
180 5220 5220
14 6 4.00 320 232 1.25 291 212 1.20
1 4 3
42 30 1.31 291 212 1.20 320 232 1.25
2 3 4
SHT
GOALKEEPER
GP
Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals
10 58 58
MIN SHTS 822 5220 5220
SV
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SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
vs.
SPORTING KANSAS CIT Y
APRIL 20 | 6:45 PM PT AVAYA STADIUM | SAN JOSE, CA | TV: NBCSCA
2019 SCHEDULE
MATCHDAY INFO NBC SPORTS CALIFORNIA Anthony Passarelli (PxP) Chris Dangerfield (Analyst) Danielle Slaton (Analyst) KNBR 1050 Ted Ramey (PxP) Joe Cannon (Analyst) 1370 KZSF Carlos Cesar Rivera (PxP) Ramiro Corrales (Analyst)
Record Leading Scorer Assist Leader Head Coach
Earthquakes 1-5-0 (3 pts.) Espinoza (2) Five Players (1) Matias Almeyda
Sporting KC 2-1-3 (9 pts.) Russell, Nemeth (4) Three Players (2) Peter Vermes
@SJEarthquakes
@SportingKC
INJURY REPORT OUT: Kevin Partida (knee) QUESTIONABLE: Guram Kashia (lower leg)
DATE March 2 March 9 March 16 March 23 March 30 April 6 April 13 April 20 April 24 April 27 May 4 May 11 May 18 May 26 June 1 June 8 June 26 June 29 July 3 July 6 June 12 July 20 July 27 Aug. 3 Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 21 Aug. 24 Aug. 31 Sept. 11 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 25 Sept. 29 Oct. 6
DAY Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Wed. Sat. Fri. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Wed.. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sun.
(Overall: 1-6-0; MLS: 1-5-0) OPPONENT Montreal Impact Minnesota United FC at New York Red Bulls # Monterrey LAFC Portland Timbers at Houston Dynamo Sporting Kansas City at Seattle Sounders FC at FC Dallas FC Cincinnati at New England Revolution Chicago Fire at Toronto FC at D.C. United FC Dallas Houston Dynamo * LA Galaxy at Minnesota United FC Real Salt Lake at LA Galaxy at Vancouver Whitecaps FC Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew SC at Colorado Rapids at Sporting Kansas City at LAFC Vancouver Whitecaps FC Orlando City SC at Real Salt Lake at New York City FC at Atlanta United FC Philadelphia Union Seattle Sounders FC at Portland Timbers
Time (PT)/Res. L 2-1 L 3-0 L 4-1 L 2-1 L 5-0 W 3-0 L 2-1 6:45 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 7:15 pm. 6:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 7:45 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
Bold – Home Game * Match at Stanford Stadium; # Friendly; $ U.S. Open Cup
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES First Career Goal Earthquakes midfielder Jackson Yueill scored the first goal of his MLS career in Saturday’s match against the Houston Dynamo. The Bloomington, Minnesota native received a pass from Shea Salinas and scored a curling effort from outside the box in the 56th minute. Thompson’s Centennial After his most recent start in Houston, academy product Tommy Thompson is just one appearance away from 100 in Major League Soccer. Magnus 3,000 Midfielder Magnus Eriksson needs a single minute of playing time to reach 3,000 minutes recorded as an Earthquakes player. Eriksson has started in 35 of 38 appearances since joining the Quakes.
No Place Like Home The Quakes hold a 16-6-7 all-time record at home against Sporting Kansas City in regular season play. SJ has a 2-2-1 record against SKC at Avaya Stadium. Denying Sporting KC The San Jose Earthquakes have shutout Sporting Kansas City the most of any club in MLS history, keeping their longtime foe off the board 21 times. Moving Up the Charts With his most recent start, Shea Salinas is now tied with Richard Mulrooney for the sixth most starts in Quakes history (155). On the Board Midfielder Jackson Yueill scored his first career MLS goal last Saturday in Houston.
• Jake Pisani - Director, Communications • Monti Rossetti - Coordinator, Communications • Edward Perez - Assistant, Communications
LAST MATCH Earthquakes 1, Houston Dynamo 2; April 13, 2019; BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, TX The San Jose Earthquakes fell to the Houston Dynamo 2-1 at BBVA Compass Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Following a scoreless first half and a 70-minute rain delay, the two teams scored all three goals in an eight-minute span. Midfielder Jackson Yueill scored the lone goal for the Quakes, the first of his MLS career. MLS Regular Season San Jose Earthquakes 1 – 2 Houston Dynamo April 13, 2019 – BBVA Compasss Stadium in Houston, Texas Attendance: 14,476 Scoring Summary: HOU – Alberth Elis (Mauro Manotas) 53; SJ – Jackson Yueill (Shea Salinas) 56; HOU – Tomás Martinez (Mauro Manotas) 60. Misconduct Summary: SJ – Tommy Thompson (caution) 28; HOU – Maynor Figueroa (caution) 30; SJ – Anibal Godoy (caution) 34; HOU – Alberth Elis (caution) 53; SJ– Marcos López (ejection) 87. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES: Daniel Vega; Marcos López, Florian Jungwirth, Harold Cummings, Tommy Thompson (Nick Lima 88); Anibal Godoy, Jackson Yueill (Chris Wondolowski 70); Shea Salinas (Vako 59), Magnus Eriksson, Cristian Espinoza; Danny Hoesen. SHOTS: 15; SHOTS ON TARGET: 5; SAVES: 4; FOULS: 18; CORNER KICKS: 6; OFFSIDES: 1. HOUSTON DYNAMO: Joe Willis; Adam Lundqvist, Maynor Figueroa. Alijaž Struna, A.J. DeLaGarza; Boniek Garcia, Tomás Martinez (Darwin Ceren 80), Matias Vera (Juan Cabezas 89); Alberth Elis, Mauro Manotas, Marlon Hairston (Tommy McNamara 64). SHOTS: 17; SHOTS ON TARGET: 6; SAVES: 4; FOULS: 21 CORNER KICKS: 4; OFFSIDES: 1.
QUOTABLE All quotes were obtained during mid-week media availability SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES HEAD COACH MATIAS ALMEYDA On takeaways from the match against Houston: “I think we need to keep improving defensively, on how we want to mark, and how we should mark. We need to be more concentrated, especially when the opponent has strong characteristics and when the information was already given to mark a certain way. We need to be dependable. We can’t be focused for 45 minutes and forget about our plan. There is a process set in place and change is coming. I liked the team’s reaction to conceding the first goal, that could have tied the match. Ball possession was ours. We were similar in shots on target. Ideally, we would like to play the same way in the match we won, where we played well for 60 or 65 minutes, and the idea is that we stay on that path.” On key factors for Saturday’s match against Sporting Kansas City: “We know we need to play to our strengths. The players are convinced they can play a great match against a strong opponent. They need to enjoy playing this match, and they need to believe they can go up against the best and the worst. The numbers say we are one the weaker sides, so we fight to be the best we can, and we are working towards the change. They are a team you can’t sleep on, a team that is enjoyable to watch. Everyone is mobile, and there is great individual technique throughout their team. They all work together, and they are team that is managed very well.” SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES MIDFIELDER JACKSON YUEILL On scoring his first career goal and earning the start last weekend: “The goal, for me, was awesome. We were down 1-0 so it was nice to help the team get back even. I think it was a good [goal] for us. The weather delay kind of delayed things, but the goal helped us get back in the game. When [head coach Matias Almeyda] told me I was starting, I was very thrilled. For him to have confidence in a young player like me is always reassuring.” On head coach Matias Almeyda giving playing time to young players: “He believes in everyone on the team so it’s an opportunity. It doesn’t matter how many years you played or what you have, if you play well and play hard, you’ll get your chance. He’s given me my chance and hopefully I make the most out of it.”
#WONDOWATCH When it comes to Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski, the statistics speak for themselves. Here are a few of the all-time MLS leaderboards that Wondo has ascended over his career. All-Time MLS Goals Chris Wondolowski knows how to find the back of the net. Here are the top-10 all-time goal scorers in MLS history: 1. Landon Donovan – 145 in 340 games 2. Chris Wondolowski – 144 in 332 games 3. Jeff Cunningham – 134 in 365 games 4. Jaime Moreno – 133 in 340 games 5. Kei Kamara – 116 in 321 games 6. Ante Razov – 114 in 262 games 7. Jason Kreis – 108 in 305 games 8. Bradley Wright-Phillips – 107 in 176 games 9. Dwayne De Rosario – 104 in 343 games 10. Taylor Twellman – 101 in 174 games Lone Goals in Matches Nobody in MLS history has been as effective in lowscoring games. Here are the league’s top scorers in 1-0 victories: 1. Chris Wondolowski – 14 2. Jeff Cunningham – 11 3. Landon Donovan – 11
MLS Goals Since 2010 Wondolowski has been by far the league’s most efficient striker since 2010, leading the league in goals during that time span: 1. Chris Wondolowski* – 137 goals 2. Bradley Wright-Phillips* – 107 3. Kei Kamara* – 101 4. Robbie Keane – 83 T5. David Villa – 77 T5. Dom Dwyer* – 77 7. Alvaro Saborio – 73 8. Will Bruin* – 70 9. Diego Valeri* – 69 10. Sebastian Giovinco – 68 * active in MLS MLS All-Time Game-Winning Goals Chris Wondolowski has a flair for game-winning goals. Here are the top-five game-winning goal scorers in MLS history: 1. Landon Donovan – 41 in 340 games T2. Jeff Cunningham – 40 in 365 games T2. Chris Wondolowski – 40 in 332 games 4. Ante Razov – 33 in 262 games 5. Kei Kamara – 33 in 321 games Road Goals Here are the top-five goal scorers on the road in MLS history: 1. Chris Wondolowski – 67 2. Landon Donovan – 63 3. Jeff Cunningham – 57 4. Ante Razov – 54 5. Jaime Moreno – 50 Goals for One Club Here are the top-five goal scorers with a single club in MLS history: 1. Chris Wondolowski, SJ – 140 2. Jaime Moreno, DC – 131 3. Landon Donovan, LA – 113 4. Bradley Wright-Phillips, NYRB – 107 5. Taylor Twellman, NE – 101
OUR FEARLESS LEADER Matias Almeyda was hired as the 12th head coach of the San Jose Earthquakes on Oct. 8, 2018. Almeyda possesses an extensive background both as a player and manager. Prior to his arrival in San Jose, he most recently served as head coach of Chivas de Guadalajara from September 2015 to June 2018, where he led the club to five trophies in his three seasons. During his tenure, Almeyda managed numerous Mexican National Team players, including Carlos Salcedo, Omar Bravo, Alan Pulido, Oswaldo Alanis, Rodolfo Pizarro, Miguel Angel Ponce and Isaac Brizuela. Almeyda was named the 2018 Concacaf Men’s Football Coach of the Year after his side won the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League with consecutive wins over MLS clubs Seattle Sounders FC (3-1 agg.), New York Red Bulls (1-0 agg.) and Toronto FC (3-3 agg.; 4-2 PKs). It marked the club’s first CONCACAF Champions League title since 1962, the first year of the competition’s existence, and secured Chivas’ first-ever qualification for the FIFA Club World Cup. In addition to their international success, Chivas also performed well domestically under Almeyda. Chivas won the nation’s biannual tournament, Copa MX, in 2015 (Apertura) and 2017 (Clausura), as well as the 2016 Supercopa MX. The club also won the Clausura 2017 Liga MX championship, their first league title in more than 20 years. He was subsequently named Liga MX’s Best Coach after winning the league double. Prior to joining Chivas in 2015, Almeyda was head coach for multiple clubs in his native Argentina. In June of 2011, Almeyda made the rare transition from player to head coach, where he was tasked with leading a River Plate side that had just suffered relegation. In his debut season as manager, Almeyda led the Argentine power to a commanding 20-5-13 record and promotion back to the nation’s top league. The team also reached the semifinals of Copa Argentina with five consecutive victories, in which they allowed one total goal, before falling to Racing in penalties. Almeyda left River Plate in November of 2012, joining Argentina’s Club Atletico Banfield a few months later. Banfield had also recently suffered relegation and turned to Almeyda to restore the club to the Primera División. Banfield won the championship and earned promotion in his first season, finishing with a 22-8-12 record and +31 goal differential, scoring a league-best 71 goals in 42 games. Only one other team finished with more than 54 goals that season. After avoiding relegation in 2014, Almeyda’s side surged ahead in 2015, finishing in eighth place in the 30-team league with a 14-8-8 record and earning qualification for the 2016 Copa Sudamericana. Almeyda departed for Chivas after the team’s successful 2015 season. Almeyda became a head coach after a lengthy playing career that featured stints in five countries. The defensive midfielder played in nearly 300 club matches, including 129 in Italy’s top-flight Serie A, 63 in Argentina’s Primera División and 28 in Spain’s La Liga, also making 20 appearances in UEFA Champions League competition. He featured for some of the world’s most storied clubs, including Inter Milan, Lazio, Sevilla and River Plate. Among the trophies he helped lift as a player are three Argentinian championships (’93, ’95, ’96), one Copa Libertadores (’96), one UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup (’99), one UEFA Super Cup (’00), three Italian Cups (‘98, ‘00, ’02) and one Italian championship (’00). Almeyda started and ended his playing career at River Plate, retiring in 2011 and immediately taking the reins as head coach at 37 years of age. Internationally, Almeyda made 35 appearances for the Argentina National Team, scoring five goals. He represented his country at the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups.
HOW WE WERE BUILT The following is a calendar of when each current Earthquakes player was acquired. Players obtained during the offseason are included with the upcoming year.
2009
F Chris Wondolowski - Acquired via trade with the Houston Dynamo on June 9, 2009. Was originally selected by the Earthquakes in the fourth round (No. 41 overall) of the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft.
2012
M Shea Salinas - Acquired via trade with Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Nov. 30, 2011. Was originally selected in the second round (No. 15 overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft and later taken by the Philadelphia Union in the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft.
2014
2015
M Tommy Thompson - Signed as a Homegrown Player on Jan. 22, 2014.
M Anibal Godoy - Signed using Targeted Allocation Money on Aug. 6, 2015.
2016
GK Andrew Tarbell - Selected in the first round (No. 8 overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas player.
2017
D Nick Lima - Signed as a Homegrown Player on Dec. 21, 2016. D Harold Cummings - Signed on Jan. 7, 2017. M Jackson Yueill - Selected in the first round (No. 6 overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas player. F Danny Hoesen - Acquired on a season-long loan from the Netherland’s FC Groningen on Feb. 2, 2017. Later acquired on a permanent transfer on Dec. 29, 2017. M Florian Jungwirth - Signed using Targeted Allocation Money on Feb. 2, 2017. GK Matt Bersano - Signed on March 13, 2017. M Vako - Signed as a Designated Player on June 22, 2017. D Francois Affolter - Signed on July 21, 2017.
2018
GK JT Marcinkowski - Signed as a Homegrown Player on Dec. 6, 2017. M Luis Felipe - Signed on Dec. 14, 2017. D Jimmy Ockford - Signed on Dec. 14, 2017. D Jacob Akanyirige - Signed as a Homegrown Player on Dec. 15, 2017. M Magnus Eriksson - Signed using Targeted Allocation Money on Dec. 20, 2017. D Paul Marie - Selected in the first round (No. 12 overall) of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. Signed on March 16, 2018. M Eric Calvillo - Signed on Jan. 20, 2018. M Gilbert Fuentes - Signed as a Homegrown Player on Jan. 26, 2018. D Guram Kashia - Signed using Targeted Allocation Money on June 14, 2018. D Kevin Partida - Acquired on a season-long loan from Reno 1868 FC on June 9, 2018. Contract option for 2019 was exercised on Nov. 29, 2018. Was originally selected by the Earthquakes in the third round (No. 58 overall) of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft (No. 58 overall), although did not sign.
2019
M Judson - Acquired on a season-long loan with option to buy from Brazil’s Tombense on Dec. 20, 2018. F Cristian Espinoza - Acquired on a season-long loan from Spain’s Villarreal on Jan. 2, 2019. D Marcos Lopez - Signed using Targeted Allocation Money on Jan. 4, 2019. M Siad Haji - Selected in the first round (No. 2 overall) of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas player. GK Daniel Vega - Signed on Jan. 18, 2019. F Cade Cowell - Signed as a Homegrown Player on Jan. 23, 2019.
HOW THEY LINE UP 2018 EARTHQUAKES STARTERS (NUMBER OF MLS STARTS)
2018 EARTHQUAKES SUBSTITUTES (NUMBER OF MLS SUBSTITUTE APPEARANCES)
6 - Harold Cummings 6 - Magnus Eriksson 6 - Cristian Espinoza 6 - Anibal Godoy 6 - Daniel Vega 4 - Judson 4 - Guram Kashia 4 - Marcos Lopez 4 - Tommy Thompson 4 - Vako 4 - Chris Wondolowski 3 - Nick Lima 3 - Shea Salinas 2 - Danny Hoesen 2 - Florian Jungwirth 2 - Jackson Yueill
4 - Danny Hoesen 3 - Jackson Yueill 2 - Nick Lima 2 - Tommy Thompson 2 - Vako 1 - Eric Calvillo 1 - Marcos Lopez 1 - Shea Salinas 1 - Chris Wondolowski
2018 MLS RECOGNITION MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEK *Cristian Espinoza - Week 6
MLS PLAYER OF THE MONTH
*Nominated
MLS COACH OF THE WEEK Matias Almeyda - Week 6
MLS SAVE OF THE WEEK
MLS TEAM OF THE WEEK Cristian Espinoza - Week 6 *Anibal Godoy - Week 6
MLS GOAL OF THE WEEK *Jackson Yueill - Week 7 *Nominated
*Bench
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TRANSACTIONS EARTHQUAKES TRANSACTIONS SINCE END OF 2018 SEASON 2018
October 8, 2018: Hired Matias Almeyda as head coach. November 29, 2018: Exercised 2019 contract options on GK Matt Bersano, D Harold Cummings, D Paul Marie, D Jimmy Ockford and D Kevin Partida. Did not exercise 2019 contract options on D Yeferson Quintana, M Jahmir Hyka, M Chris Wehan, F Danny Musovski and F Mohamed Thiaw. December 20, 2018: Acquired M Judson on a season-long loan with an option to buy from Brazil’s Tombense.
2019
January 2, 2019: Acquired F Cristian Espinoza on a season-long loan from Spain’s Villarreal. January 4, 2019: Signed D Marcos Lopez from Peru’s Sporting Cristal Lima. January 11, 2019: Selected Generation adidas M Siad Haji (No. 2 overall) in the first round, and M Sergio Rivas (No. 26) and F Mamadi Camara (No. 46) in the second round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. January 14, 2019: Selected D Nathan Aune (No. 50 overall) in the third round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. January 4, 2019: Signed D Marcos Lopez from Peru’s Sporting Cristal Lima. January 18, 2019: Signed GK Daniel Vega. January 23, 2019: Signed F Cade Cowell as a Homegrown Player. March 2, 2019: Earthquakes exercise offseason Buyout of a Guaranteed Contract on D Joel Qwiberg.
INTERNATIONAL LIST International statistics courtesy of transfermarkt.com SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM
YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM
UNITED STATES CAPS GOALS Chris Wondolowski 35 11 Nick Lima 2 0
UNITED STATES YNT Jacob Akanyirige U-18 Eric Calvillo U-15, U-17, U-19 Cade Cowell U-16, U-17 Gilbert Fuentes U-15, U-17 Luis Felipe U-20 Siad Haji U-20 JT Marcinkowski U-18, U-20, U-23 Tommy Thompson U-20 Jackson Yueill U-18, U-20, U-23
GEORGIA CAPS GOALS Guram Kashia 71 2 Vako 40 10 PANAMA CAPS GOALS Anibal Godoy 98 1 Harold Cummings 58 1 PERU CAPS GOALS Marcos Lopez 1 0 SWEDEN CAPS GOALS Magnus Eriksson 1 0 SWITZERLAND Francois Affolter
CAPS GOALS 5 0
ARGENTINA YNT Cristian Espinoza U-20, U-23 GEORGIA YNT Vako U-17, U-19, U-21 Guram Kashia U-21 GERMANY YNT Florian Jungwirth U-16, U-17, U-18, U-19, U-20 FRANCE YNT Paul Marie U-16
THE NETHERLANDS YNT Danny Hoesen U-17, U-21 PANAMA YNT Anibal Godoy U-23 Harold Cummings U-20, U-23 PERU YNT Marcos Lopez U-20 SWEDEN YNT Magnus Eriksson U-15, U-16, U-17, U-18, U-19, U-21 SWITZERLAND YNT Francois Affolter U-18, U-19, U-21
QUAKES’ RECORD BOOK GAMES PLAYED 1. Chris Wondolowski 2. Ramiro Corrales 3. Shea Salinas 4. Joe Cannon 5. Jason Hernandez 6. Richard Mulrooney 7. Victor Bernardez 8. Jon Busch 9. Ronald Cerritos 10. Wade Barrett
GP 295 250 245 171 165 163 162 150 148 142
MINUTES PLAYED 1. Chris Wondolowski 2. Ramiro Corrales 3. Joe Cannon 4. Shea Salinas 5. Jason Hernandez 6. Richard Mulrooney 7. Victor Bernardez 8. Jon Busch 9. Ronald Cerritos 10. Wade Barrett
MIN 24,697 20,188 15,561 14,765 14,258 14,204 14,123 13,455 12,382 12,218
GAMES STARTED 1. Chris Wondolowski 2. Ramiro Corrales 3. Joe Cannon T4. Jason Hernandez T4. Victor Bernardez T6. Richard Mulrooney T6. Shea Salinas 8. Jon Busch 9. Ronald Cerritos 10. Wade Barrett
GS 271 228 171 161 161 155 155 150 142 136
GOALS GP G 1. Chris Wondolowski 295 140 2. Ronald Cerritos 148 61 3. Landon Donovan 87 32 4. Dwayne De Rosario 108 27 5. Brian Ching 56 25 6. Eric Wynalda 57 21 T7. Jeff Baicher 102 20 T7. Steven Lenhart 72 20 9. Simon Dawkins 96 19 10. Alan Gordon 64 18 ASSISTS GP A 1. Ronald Cerritos 148 47 2. Richard Mulrooney 163 44 3. Shea Salinas 245 44 4. Chris Wondolowski 295 37 5. Eddie Lewis 115 35 6. Ramiro Corrales 250 32 7. Dwayne De Rosario 108 31 T8. Landon Donovan 87 29 T8. Eric Wynalda 57 29 10. Wade Barrett 142 24
SHOTS GP S 1. Chris Wondolowski 295 817 2. Ronald Cerritos 148 327 3. Ramiro Corrales 250 270 4. Dwayne De Rosario 108 232 5. Simon Dawkins 96 203 6. Landon Donovan 87 192 7. Shea Salinas 245 179 8. Khari Stephenson 92 166 9. Steven Lenhart 72 164 T10. Eddie Lewis 115 156 T10. Eric Wynalda 57 156 CORNER KICKS 1. Richard Mulrooney 2. Shea Salinas 3. Eric Wynalda 4. Eddie Lewis 5. Bobby Convey 6. Matias Perez Garcia 7. Marvin Chavez 8. Jeff Agoos 9. Jahmir Hyka 10. Darren Huckerby
GP 163 245 57 115 75 47 42 84 49 28
GAME-WINNING GOALS 1. Chris Wondolowski 2. Ronald Cerritos 3. Landon Donovan 4. Dwayne De Rosario 5. Ariel Graziani T6. Brian Ching T6. Alan Gordon T6. Ryan Johnson T6. Steven Lenhart T10. 10 tied with four
GWG 40 15 10 8 6 5 5 5 5
CK 456 387 204 201 173 170 127 125 94 85
HAT TRICKS GP HT 1. Chris Wondolowski 295 4 T2. Dwayne De Rosario 108 1 T2. Landon Donovan 87 1 T2. Steven Lenhart 72 1 MULTI-GOAL GAMES 1. Chris Wondolowski 2. Ronald Cerritos 3. Landon Donovan 4. Steven Lenhart T5. Jeff Baicher T5. Paul Bravo T5. Brian Ching T5. Ariel Graziani T5. Manny Lagos T5. Eric Wynalda
GP 295 148 87 72 102 31 56 28 79 57
Note: Players in Bold are Active.
GM 20 8 7 5 3 3 3 3 3 3
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 2019 PLAYER BIOS
EARTHQUAKES ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Hometown College 3 Francois Affolter D 6-2 165 3-13-91 Biel/Bienne, Switzerland -29 Jacob Akanyirige (HG) D 5-11 162 12-30-01 Pleasanton, CA -12 Matt Bersano GK 6-1 182 9-10-92 Tempe, AZ Oregon St./Penn St. 26 Eric Calvillo M 5-7 147 1-2-98 Palmdale, CA -44 Cade Cowell F 5-9 154 10-14-03 Ceres, CA -31 Harold Cummings D 6-0 207 3-1-92 Panama City, Panama -7 Magnus Eriksson M 5-11 175 4-8-90 Solna, Sweden -10 Cristian Espinoza M/F 5-7 154 4-3-95 Buenos Aires, Argentina -96 Luis Felipe M 6-1 176 1-29-96 Mineola, NY -35 Gilbert Fuentes (HG) M 5-6 142 2-21-02 Tracy, CA -20 Anibal Godoy M 6-0 181 2-10-90 Panama City, Panama -19 Siad Haji M 5-8 150 12-1-99 Manchester, NH New England/VCU 9 Danny Hoesen F 6-1 180 1-15-91 Heerlen, Netherlands -93 Judson M 5-6 143 5-25-93 Arês, Brazil -23 Florian Jungwirth D/M 5-11 176 1-27-89 Grafelfing, Germany -37 Guram Kashia D 6-1 191 7-4-87 Tbilisi, Georgia -24 Nick Lima (HG) D 5-9 174 11-17-94 Castro Valley, CA University of California 27 Marcos Lopez D 5-9 148 11-2-99 Callao, Peru -18 JT Marcinkowski (HG) GK 6-1 182 5-9-97 Alamo, CA Georgetown 33 Paul Marie D 5-8 146 3-24-95 Saint-Aubin-des-Bois, France Florida Intl./Newberry 15 Jimmy Ockford D 6-1 181 6-10-92 Yardley, PA Louisville/Mount St. Mary’s 89 Kevin Partida D 5-8 142 3-10-95 Sparks, Nevada UNLV 6 Shea Salinas M/D 5-10 163 6-24-86 Grapevine, TX Furman University 28 Andrew Tarbell (GA) GK 6-3 194 10-7-93 Mandeville, LA Clemson University 22 Tommy Thompson (HG) D/M 5-7 157 8-15-95 Loomis, CA Indiana University 11 Vako M 5-9 177 1-29-93 Ozurgeti, Georgia -17 Daniel Vega GK 6-2 200 6-3-84 Cutral Có, Argentina -8 Chris Wondolowski F 6-0 170 1-28-83 Danville, CA Chico State University 14 Jackson Yueill (GA) M 5-10 157 3-19-97 Bloomington, MN UCLA NUMERICAL ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. 3 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 31 33 35 37 44 89 93 96
Player Francois Affolter Shea Salinas Magnus Eriksson Chris Wondolowski Danny Hoesen Cristian Espinoza Vako Matt Bersano Jackson Yueill (GA) Jimmy Ockford Daniel Vega JT Marcinkowski (HG) Siad Haji (GA) Anibal Godoy Tommy Thompson (HG) Florian Jungwirth Nick Lima (HG) Eric Calvillo Marcos Lopez Andrew Tarbell (GA) Jacob Akanyirige (HG) Harold Cummings Paul Marie Gilbert Fuentes (HG) Guram Kashia Cade Cowell Kevin Partida Judson Luis Felipe
Pos. Pronunciation D ah-FOHL-turr M/D shay M F wahn-doh-LOWW-skee F HOO-sun M/F es-pee-NO-zuh M VAH-ko GK burr-SAHN-oh M yule D GK VAY-guh GK mar-sin-COW-ski M sy-EED hah-G M ON-uh-ball guh-DOY D/M D/M YUNG-verth D LEE-muh M cal-VEE-oh D GK TAR-bell D ak-an-YEER-ridge D D muh-REE M FWEN-tess D goo-RAHM KAH-she-uh F COW-wool D par-TEE-duh M JOOD-sun M fuh-LEE-pay
Place of Birth Biel/Bienne, Switzerland Lubbock, TX Solna, Sweden Danville, CA Heerlen, Netherlands Buenos Aires, Argentina Ozurgeti, Georgia Chandler, AZ Bloomington, MN Yardley, PA Cutral Có, Argentina Alamo, CA Kakuma, Kenya Panama City, Panama Hinsdale, IL Grafelfing, Germany Castro Valley, CA Palmdale, CA Callao, Peru Mandeville, LA Pleasanton, CA Panama City, Panama
Last Club FC Luzern (Switzerland) Vancouver Whitecaps FC IF Djurgardens (Sweden) Houston Dynamo FC Groningen Villarreal (Spain) SBV Vitesse (Netherlands) Seattle Sounders 2 UCLA (NCAA) Reno 1868 FC (USL) Tampa Bay Rowdies (USL) Georgetown University (NCAA) VCU (NCAA) Budapest Honved FC (Hungary) Indiana University (NCAA) SV Darmstadt 98 (Germany) University of California New York Cosmos (NASL) Sporting Cristal Lima (Peru) Clemson University (NCAA) Quakes Academy U-19 (USSDA) LD Alajuelense (Costa Rica) Saint-Aubin-des-Bois, France Florida Intl. University (NCAA) Tracy, CA Quakes Academy U-19 (USSDA) Tbilisi, Georgia Vitesse (Netherlands) Ceres, CA Quakes Academy U-19 (USSDA) Sparks, NV Reno 1868 FC (USL) Ares, Brazil Tombense (Brazil) Mineola, NY Reno 1868 FC (USL)
Head Coach: Matias Almeyda Director of Performance: Ron Shinault General Manager: Jesse Fioranelli Assistant Coach: Benjamin Galindo Head Athletic Trainer: Derek Lawrance Technical Director: Chris Leitch Assistant Coach: Omar Zarif Asst. Athletic Trainer: Baker Cronin Head Scout: Bruno Costa Goalkeeper Coach: Carlos Roa Equipment Manager: Andy Dunbar Director of Methodology: Alex Covelo Goalkeeper Coach: Jyri Nieminen Asst. Equipment Manager: Hector Perez Head of Analysis: Brett Karleen Strength Coach: Guido Bonini Team Administrator: Sean Mearns Strength Coach: Daniel Hicker Asst. Team Administrator: Ricky Dorrego Translator: Agustin Zalazar
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FRANCOIS AFFOLTER DEFENDER 6-2
How He Joined The Club Signed on July 21, 2017. International Appearances Has represented the Swiss National Team at the U-18, U-19 and U-21 youth levels and made his senior team debut at 19 years old. He has five senior team caps and also represented Switzerland at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
BIEL/BIENNE, SWITZERLAND 165
3-13-91
Experienced Joined the Quakes after more than 200 appearances in the Swiss Super League and a stint in the German Bundesliga. Debut Season Made Quakes debut on Aug. 12 against the Houston Dynamo and went on to play and started six games, accumulating 509 minutes in debut season.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP GS MIN G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 2017 (SJ) 6 6 509 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2018 (SJ) 9 7 676 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2019 (SJ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 15 13 1,185 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0
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JACOB AKANYIRIGE DEFENDER 5-11
How He Joined The Club Signed as a Homegrown Player on Dec. 15, 2017. Was the youngest player in Quakes history at the time. International Friendly Debuts Made his professional debut with Quakes USL affiliate Reno 1868 FC on July 14 against Monarcas Morelia, and his Quakes debut against Manchester United on July 22.
PLEASANTON, CA 162
12-30-01
A Bright Future Was the fourth-ever Homegrown Player signing by the Earthquakes, following Tommy Thompson (2014), Nick Lima (2017) and JT Marcinkowski (2018). International Pedigree Earned a call-up to the U.S. U-18 National Team in 2018, despite being the youngest player in the 2001 cycle.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP GS MIN G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 2018 (SJ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 (SJ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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MATT BERSANO GOALKEEPER 6-1
TEMPE, AZ 182
How He Joined The Club Signed on March 13, 2017. Opportunity Made his debut for the Quakes on July 22, 2018 in an international friendly against Manchester United. Bersano heped secure a clean sheet for the Quakes after being subbed in at halftime.
9-10-92
Reliable In Reno Made 11 starts for San Jose’s USL affiliate Reno 1868 FC during the 2018 season and was elected to the USL Team of the Week in Week 30. More Than A Game Has “MT17” written on every single glove and cleat he owns in honor of a late friend from his early playing days.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP 2017 (SJ) 0 2018 (SJ) 0 2019 (SJ) 0 Career 0
GS MIN SHT SVS GA GAA W 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0
26
L T SO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ERIC CALVILLO MIDFIELDER 5-7
PALMDALE, CA 147
1-2-98
How He Joined The Club Transferred to the Earthquakes from the NY Cosmos on Jan. 20, 2018.
Starting Young Signed his first professional contract with the New York Cosmos in 2016 at the age of 18.
Representing the USA Represented the United States at the U-15, U-17 and U-19 levels. He was named to the United States’ 21-man roster at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Warm Welcome Made his first MLS start for the Quakes on October 21, 2018, against the Colorado Rapids. Calvillo’s performance against the Rapids earned him a spot on the bench for the MLS Team of The Week (Week 34).
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP 2018 (SJ) 3 2019 (SJ) 1 Career 4
GS MIN 2 165 0 28 2 193
G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 0 0 3 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1 0 0 0
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CADE COWELL FORWARD 5-9
How He Joined The Club Signed as San Jose’s youngest Homegrown Player ever (15 years and 102 days) on Jan. 23, 2019. Young Prodigy Joined the Quakes Academy after leading the nation with 34 goals for the Ballistic United U-15s during the 2017-18 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season. He registered three goals in eight appearances for the Quakes Academy U-17s.
CERES, CA 154
10-14-03
Stars And Stripes Scored in his national team debut for the U.S. U-16s in September of 2018. He then appeared in all three matches for the U.S. U-17s in 2018 Nike International Friendlies and scored against Chile. Seize the Moment Made his professional debut for the Earthquakes as a second-half substitute agaisnt C.F. Monterrey and scored on his first touch of the match.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP GS MIN G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 2019 (SJ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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HAROLD CUMMINGS DEFENDER 6-0
How He Joined The Club Signed on Jan. 7, 2017. #Panamaniac Earned his first Panama National Team cap at age 18, and made 50 appearances against sides such as Brazil, Mexico, Chile and the United States before turning 25. Also represented Panama at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA 207
3-1-92
Cup Winner Won the Copa Sudamericana championship, the secondmost prestigious club tournament in South America, with Independiente Santa Fe in 2015. Debut Season in 2018 Made 21 starts in MLS play, making his debut against Minnesota United FC on March 3.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP GS MIN G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 2017 (SJ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 (SJ) 21 21 1,875 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2019 (SJ) 6 6 524 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Career 27 27 2,399 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0
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MAGNUS ERIKSSON MIDFIELDER 5-11
How He Joined The Club Signed using Targeted Allocation Money on Dec. 20, 2017. Champion’s Mentality Joined Malmo FF in 2013. Led the side to a championship, finishing with 11 goals and 14 assists. In 2014, Eriksson tallied five goals and seven assists during the 2014 Allsvenskan season which helped Malmo FF win the championship for the second consecutive year.
SOLNA, SWEDEN 175
4-8-90
International Experience Scored two goals in 12 appearances for various Sweden Youth National Teams before later earning a cap with the senior team. Called to the 2018 January Camp as part of preparations for the FIFA World Cup in Russia. Swift and Deadly Involved in both of the team’s goals this season (1 goal and 1 assist).
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP GS MIN G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 2018 (SJ) 32 29 2,494 6 3 52 77 2 0 0 0 2019 (SJ) 6 6 505 1 1 8 10 2 0 0 0 Career 38 35 2,999 7 4 60 87 4 0 0 0
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CRISTIAN ESPINOZA MIDFIELDER/FORWARD 5-7
How He Joined The Club Acquired from Spain’s Villarreal on a season-long loan on Jan. 2, 2019. In the Argentine Superliga Debuted professionally at 17 years of age and registered 11 goals and 11 asssists for Huracán. He also contributed two goals and two assists for Boca Juniors from 2017 to 2018.
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA 154
4-3-95
International Stage Led the Argentina U-20 to a 6-1-1 record in the 2015 South American Championship. Espinoza also featured in the 2015 U-20 World Cup, and played all three matches for the Ablicelestes in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Early Impressions Scored his first MLS goal in just his third appearance for the Quakes on March 16 against NYRB. Scored his second goal against POR on April 6 and earned Team of the Week honors.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS 2019 (SJ) Career
GP 6 6
GS 6 6
MIN 540 540
G 2 2
A 1 1
SHT 15 15
CK 21 21
YC 1 1
RC GWG GWA 0 0 1 0 0 1
96
LUIS FELIPE MIDFIELDER 6-1
MINEOLA, NY 176
1-29-96
How He Joined The Club Signed on Dec. 14, 2017 from Quakes’ USL affiliate Reno 1868 FC.
International Experience Eligible internationally with both the United States and Brazil, Felipe competed for the U.S. U-20s in 2014.
MLS Debut Made his MLS debut on July 25, 2018, starting in the Quakes match against Seattle Sounders FC.
USL Record Breakers Helped Reno 1868 FC earn a 17-7-8 record, reach the USL playoffs in their inaugural season, finish atop the league in goal differential (+36) and set the USL single-season goals record (75).
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP GS MIN 2018 (SJ) 13 11 974 2019 (SJ) 0 0 0 Career 13 11 974
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G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 0 1 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 4 0 0 0
GILBERT FUENTES MIDFIELDER 5-6
How He Joined The Club Signed as a Homegrown Player on Jan. 26, 2018, becoming the youngest signing at the time in Quakes history at the time.
TRACY, CA 142
2-21-02
First Record Set
At 16 years and 242 days, became the youngest Quakes player to earn MLS minutes as an 89th minute substitute against Colorado Rapids on Oct. 21, 2018.
International Attention Has earned numerous call-ups to various U.S. Youth National Teams, including at U-14, U-15 and U-17 levels. MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP 2018 (SJ) 1 2019 (SJ) 0 Career 1
GS MIN 0 1 0 0 0 1
G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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ANIBAL GODOY MIDFIELDER 6-0
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA 181
2-10-90
How He Joined The Club Signed on Aug. 6, 2015 using Targeted Allocation Money, and re-signed to a multi-year contract on Nov. 30, 2017.
Digging Deep for Los Canaleros Led Panama to their first-ever qualification for a FIFA World Cup and represented his country in Russia in 2018.
#Panamaniac Has made 92 appearances with the Panama National Team, scoring one goal, helping the team secure third place at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Leadership Since Godoy’s signing, the club holds a 26-35-25 record (.448) when he plays and a 5-15-8 record (.321) when he doesn’t.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP GS MIN G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 2015 (SJ) 10 10 894 2 0 14 2 5 0 1 0 2016 (SJ) 23 23 1,941 1 2 28 28 7 2 1 0 2017 (SJ) 26 24 2,134 2 1 20 10 10 1 2 0 2018 (SJ) 27 27 2,348 0 2 15 0 8 0 0 1 2019 (SJ) 6 6 540 0 1 3 -- 4 0 0 0 Career 92 90 7,857 5 6 80 40 34 3 4 1
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SIAD HAJI MIDFIELDER 5-8
How He Joined The Club Selected by the Earthquakes with the No. 2 overall pick in the first round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft and was signed to the club as a Generation adidas player. A True Success Story Born to two Somalian refugees in Kenya, Haji and his family moved to New Hampshire seeking asylum. He learned english by watching PBS regularly.
MANCHESTER, NH 150
12-01-99
Defenders, Stay Clear... Tallied two goals and eight assists in his first year at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and helped the Rams finish second and reach the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2013. Haji made 18 starts from 18 appearances for VCU in the 2018 season, posting five goals and 10 assists to lead his side to an A-10 regular season championship.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP GS MIN G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 2019 (SJ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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DANNY HOESEN FORWARD 6-1
How He Joined The Club Joined the Quakes from FC Groningen on Feb. 2, 2017 on a season-long loan. The Quakes later acquired Hoesen on permanent transfer on Dec. 29, 2017. Champions League Experience Appeared in five Champions League matches, including against Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, FC Barcelona and AC Milan, scoring against Dortmund and Barca.
HEERLEN, NETHERLANDS 180
1-15-91
Difference Maker Was the first player in Major League Soccer to win MLS’ Player of the Week award (Week 1) in 2018. Hoesen’s quality throughout the season earned him the 2018 Earthquakes MVP award. Dutch Schooling Played for Dutch powerhouse Ajax during the 2012-2013 season, scoring 13 goals and adding six assists in 44 appearances across all competitions.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP GS MIN G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 2017 (SJ) 32 20 1,838 5 5 70 0 1 0 2 2 2018 (SJ) 34 29 2,488 12 4 83 0 1 0 2 0 2019 (SJ) 6 2 278 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 Career 72 51 4,604 18 9 167 0 2 0 4 2
93
JUDSON MIDFIELDER 5-7
How He Joined The Club Acquired from Tombense on a season-long loan using Targeted Allocation Money. Pure Grit Despite attracting offers from first division clubs, Judson remained with Avaí FC from 2016 and 2018 and helped them achieve promotion twice to the top-flight Série A
ARÊS, BRAZIL 157
5-25-93
Defensive Gem Helped Avaí earn promotion to the Série A in 2016 by finishing second (19-10-9) and conceding the second fewest goals in the league. In his lone season in Série A, Judson averaged 5.24 interceptions per game, finishing third among all players in that category.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP GS MIN G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 2019 (SJ) 4 4 304 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 Career 4 4 304 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
23
FLORIAN JUNGWIRTH DEFENDER/MIDFIELDER 5-11
How He Joined The Club Signed on Feb. 2, 2017 using Targeted Allocation Money. German Engineering Played two and a half seasons with SV Darmstadt 98 of the German Bundesliga, making 63 appearances, recording three assists, and helping the club earn promotion from the 2. Bundesliga to the top flight with a second place finish in 2014-15.
GRAFELFING, GERMANY 176
1-27-89
Busy Sophmore Made 27 starts in 31 total appearances during his second MLS season in 2018, recording MLS career-highs in appearances, goals (3) and assists (4). National Representation Has made 44 appearances for Germany at various youth levels from U-16 to U-20.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP GS MIN G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 2017 (SJ) 30 30 2,600 2 3 13 0 4 0 1 0 2018 (SJ) 31 27 2,400 3 4 17 0 4 0 0 0 2019 (SJ) 2 2 180 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Career 63 59 5,180 5 7 31 0 8 0 1 0
37
GURAM KASHIA DEFENDER 6-1
How He Joined The Club Acquired using Targeted Allocation Money on June 14, 2018. Familiar Face Played alongside U.S. National Team member Matt Miazga in the center of Vitesse’s defense from 2016-17.
TBILISI, GEORGIA 191
7-4-87
Award Winner Won UEFA’s first-ever #EqualGame Award for acting as a role model in promoting diversity, inclusion and accessibility in European football. Cup Winner Led Vitesse to the domestic KNVB Cup championship in 2016-17, starting all but one of their six games and recording a goal and an assist.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP GS MIN G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 2018 (SJ) 12 12 1,080 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 2019 (SJ) 4 4 360 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Career 16 16 1,440 0 0 7 0 3 0 0 0
24
NICK LIMA DEFENDER 5-9
CASTRO VALLEY, CA 174
How He Joined The Club Signed as a Homegrown Player on Dec. 21, 2016. Out Of A Cannon Earned MLS Team of the Week honors in his professional debut, helping the Quakes keep a shutout against Montreal while allowing no shots on target.
11-17-94
Homegrown Pride Scored his first MLS goal on March 11, 2017 in only his second start for the Quakes, becoming the first Homegrown player to score for the club. For Club and Country Made his U.S. Men’s National Team debut against Panama on Jan. 27, 2019, and was named Man of the Match.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP GS MIN G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 2017 (SJ) 22 20 1,809 2 1 20 0 2 1 1 0 2018 (SJ) 34 34 3,049 2 2 16 0 2 0 0 0 2019 (SJ) 5 3 202 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 61 57 5,060 4 3 36 0 4 1 1 0
27
MARCOS LOPEZ DEFENDER 5-9
How He Joined The Club Signed from Sporting Cristal Lima on Jan. 6, 2019 using Targeted Allocation Money. Going The Distance Led Sporting Cristal Lima to a 25-7-11 record while conceding seven less goals than any other team (36 in 43 games. He registered five goals over 21 starts (23 appearances).
CALLOU, PERU 148
11-2-99
In Blanquirroja Threads Was the youngest member to compete and start for Peru at the 2017 South American U-20 Championship. He earned his first call-up to the senior national team in August of 2018, and made his senior team debut as an 18-year-old in match against Germany.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP GS MIN G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 2019 (SJ) 5 4 331 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 Career 5 4 331 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0
18
JT MARCINKOWSKI GOALKEEPER 6-1
How He Joined The Club Signed as a Homegrown Player on Dec. 6, 2017 Homegrown Dream Started in his debut for the Quakes on July 22, 2018 in an international friendly against Manchester United. Marcinkowski helped secure a clean sheet in the 45 minutes that he played.
ALAMO, CA 182
5-9-97
International Stage Had 13 shutouts in his 24 caps between the U-14 and U-18 U.S. Youth National Team levels. USL Experience Recieved USL Team of the Week honors in Week 2 of the 2018 season with USL affiliate Reno 1868 FC after a heroic performance against in-state rivals Las Vegas Lights FC.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP 2018 (SJ) 5 2019 (SJ) 0 Career 5
GS MIN SHT SVS GA GAA W 5 450 32 20 11 2.20 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 5 450 32 20 11 2.20 0
15
L T SO 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 1
JIMMY OCKFORD DEFENDER 6-1
How He Joined The Club Signed on Dec. 14, 2017. On Fire in Reno Came from Quakes USL affiliate Reno 1868 FC in 2017, led the team in minutes played (2,669) and forced 10 shutouts. Ockford scored four goals while winning more than 80 percent of his aerial duels and was named a 2017 USL Second-Team All-League selection.
YARDLEY, PA 181
6-10-92
A Cosmic Reunion Reunited with Eric Calvillo after playing for the New York Cosmos together in 2016. Taking His Opportunity Made his first start for the Quakes against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on May 16, 2018.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP GS MIN G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 2014 (SEA) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 (SEA) 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 (SJ) 15 11 1,085 0 0 9 0 3 0 0 0 2019 (SJ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 16 12 1,175 0 0 9 0 3 0 0 0
33
PAUL MARIE DEFENDER 5-8
SAINT-AUBIN-DES-BOIS, FRANCE
146
How He Joined The Club Signed by the Earthquakes on March 16. Was selected by the Earthquakes with the No. 12 overall pick in the first round of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.
3-24-95
For Club And Country Previously represented his home country at the U-16 level internationally. He also competed for the U-19 side at Caen of France’s top-flight Ligue 1.
Box To Box Used as both a fullback and winger, Marie totaled 18 goals and 15 assists in 68 appearances during his time at Florida International University and Newbury College. MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP 2018 (SJ) 0 2019 (SJ) 0 Career 0
GS MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0
G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
89
KEVIN PARTIDA DEFENDER 5-8
How He Joined The Club Acquired on loan by the Earthquakes on June 9, 2018. USL Stint Spent preseason with San Jose before signing with Reno 1868 FC in 2018. He made eight starts in nine appearances for Reno, scoring one goal. His strike in Week 7 vs. OKC Energy FC earned a Goal of the Week nomination and earned him USL Team of the Week.
SPARKS, NV 142
3-10-95
MLS Debut Made his MLS debut on June 9, 2018 against LAFC, starting and playing 89 minutes before picking up his second yellow card. Vegas, Baby Played collegiately at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 2013-17, He departed UNLV with six goals and six assists in 85 total appearances, making 69 starts.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP 2018 (SJ) 4 2019 (SJ) 0 Career 4
GS MIN G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 4 290 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 290 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
6
SHEA SALINAS MIDFIELDER/DEFENDER 5-10
GRAPEVINE, TX
163
6-24-86
How He Joined The Club Acquired via trade with Vancouver on Nov. 30, 2011 for allocation money. Originally selected in the second round (No. 15 overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft by San Jose.
Must-Have Asset Has been with three different teams during their inaugural seasons (Earthquakes return 2008, Philadelphia 2010 and Vancouver 2011).
Creating Opportunities Ranks third in Quakes history with 43 assists.
Finding The Netting In four appearances for the Quakes this season, Salinas has registered a game-winning goal, and an assist.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP GS MIN G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 2008 (SJ) 23 2 544 2 0 12 1 1 1 0 0 2009 (SJ) 23 13 1,306 0 5 19 8 3 1 0 0 2010 (PHI) 17 7 795 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 2011 (VAN) 26 18 1,695 1 3 22 11 0 1 1 1 2012 (SJ) 19 11 1,099 1 7 17 32 1 0 0 2 2013 (SJ) 28 24 1,982 2 8 35 123 1 0 1 4 2014 (SJ) 31 30 2,470 1 8 26 71 3 1 0 2 2015 (SJ) 34 29 2,621 3 5 36 54 2 0 1 2 2016 (SJ) 33 8 1,223 1 5 19 43 0 0 0 1 2017 (SJ) 25 15 1,435 1 3 6 52 3 0 1 2 2018 (SJ) 25 20 1,820 0 2 5 3 3 1 0 0 2019 (SJ) 4 3 265 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 Career 288 180 17,255 14 47 212 398 17 4 5 14
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ANDREW TARBELL GOALKEEPER 6-3
How He Joined The Club Selected in the first round (No. 8 overall) of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas player. Making An Entrance Nominated for MLS Save of the Week for his first-career save two minutes into his professional debut. Later won MLS Save of the Week in his first (8/12/17) and fifth career starts (9/9/17).
MANDEVILLE, LA 194
10-7-93
College Credentials Was a NSCAA All-America Second Team and All-ACC First Team selection for Clemson in 2015, allowing 22 goals in 24 games en route to an appearance in the College Cup Final. Personal Best Set a career-high in starts (29), minutes (2,610) and saves (87) in 2018.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP 2016 (SJ) 1 2017 (SJ) 11 2018 (SJ) 29 2019 (SJ) 0 Career 41
GS MIN SHT SVS GA GAA W L T SO 0 46 2 1 1 1.96 0 0 0 0 11 990 65 40 25 2.27 4 5 2 2 29 2,610 152 87 60 2.07 4 17 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 40 3,646 219 128 86 2.12 8 22 10 3
22
TOMMY THOMPSON DEFENDER/MIDFIELDER 5-7
How He Joined The Club Signed as the club’s first Homegrown Player on Jan. 22, 2014. The Burrito Bowl Selected by Landon Donovan to participate in the 2016 Chipotle Homegrown Game and captained the team against Mexico’s U-20 National Team at Avaya Stadium.
LOOMIS, CA 157
8-15-95
Lone Ranger Notched the first goal for the Homegrown team in the competition’s history during the 1-1 tie against Club America’s U-20s in 2015. Red, White and Blue Competed with the U.S. U-20 National Team at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand in 2015.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP GS MIN G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 2014 (SJ) 13 8 690 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2015 (SJ) 17 4 465 0 0 15 5 1 0 0 0 2016 (SJ) 17 9 825 0 0 12 0 2 0 0 0 2017 (SJ) 32 16 1,534 1 4 42 14 1 0 0 1 2018 (SJ) 14 6 630 0 0 9 6 0 0 0 0 2019 (SJ) 6 4 400 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Career 99 47 4,544 1 4 84 25 6 0 0 1
10
VAKO MIDFIELDER 5-9
OZURGETI, GEORGIA 177
1-29-93
How He Joined The Club Signed as the team’s youngest Designated Player ever on June 22, 2017.
Georgia National Team Has made 55 appearances for the Georgia National Team, scoring eight goals, since making his intl. debut in 2014.
Well-Traveled Previously competed in Georgia, the Netherlands and Poland. Played for Vitesse in the Netherlands for six years, also spending a year on loan with powerhouse Legia Warsaw, where he won the Polish championship.
Standout Performer Was named MLS’ Player of the Week (Week 23) for his two-goal performance against Western Conference leaders FC Dallas on Aug. 4, 2018. The Earthquakes would go on to win the match 3-1.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP GS MIN G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 2017 (SJ) 13 8 784 5 2 38 0 0 0 1 1 2018 (SJ) 33 31 2,718 10 5 110 51 0 0 0 2 2019 (SJ) 6 4 322 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 Career 52 43 3,824 15 8 158 51 0 0 1 3
17
DANIEL VEGA GOALKEEPER 6-2
How He Joined The Club Signed on Jan. 18, 2019. In His Native Lands Played for Argentina’s Nueva Chicago from 2004-07 before joining powerhouse River Plate. Vega made 76 appearances for Los Millonarios before moving to Europe to play for Anorthosis in 2013
CUTRAL CÓ, ARGENTINA 200
6-3-84
In The States Set a league-low of 28 goals allowed throughout 32 games with Miami FC. Led Miami FC 2 and led them to a NPSL championship before joining the Tampa Bay Rowdies (USL). Nerves Of Steel In his shutout performance for the Quakes against the Portland Timbers on April 6, Vega recorded four saves and denied a penalty taken by Diego Valeri.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP GS MIN SHT SVS GA GAA W L T SO 2019 (SJ) 6 6 540 36 20 16 2.67 1 5 0 1 Career 6 6 540 36 20 16 2.67 1 5 0 1
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CHRIS WONDOLOWSKI FORWARD 6-0
DANVILLE, CA 170
1-28-83
How He Joined The Club Acquired via trade with Houston on June 9, 2009. Was originally selected by the Earthquakes in the fourth round (No. 41 overall) of the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft.
Rewriting the Record Books Ranks in the top five in goals (2nd; 144), game-winning goals (2nd; 40), road goals (1st; 66) and goals for one club (1st; 140) among all players in league history.
Record-Seeking Needs just two goals to break Landon Donovan’s MLS goal-scoring record of 145.
Consistency Is Key Only player in MLS history to score 10+ goals in nine consecutive seasons.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP GS MIN G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 2005 (SJ) 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2006 (HOU) 6 4 198 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2007 (HOU) 16 3 307 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2008 (HOU) 8 1 125 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2009 (HOU/SJ) 21 11 1,141 5 2 31 0 4 0 1 0 2010 (SJ) 28 26 2,308 18 1 68 0 3 0 9 0 2011 (SJ) 30 30 2,672 16 3 109 0 3 0 5 0 2012 (SJ) 32 31 2,813 27 7 127 0 3 0 11 0 2013 (SJ) 20 20 2,610 11 3 101 1 5 0 8 0 2014 (SJ) 26 26 2,340 14 4 77 0 2 0 0 1 2015 (SJ) 31 30 2,688 16 2 91 0 3 0 2 1 2016 (SJ) 30 30 2,697 12 3 78 0 0 0 2 0 2017 (SJ) 34 34 3,041 13 8 79 0 3 0 1 5 2018 (SJ) 34 23 2,289 10 5 58 0 3 0 1 1 2019 (SJ) 5 4 380 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 Career 332 282 25,614 144 39 837 2 32 0 40 8
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JACKSON YUEILL MIDFIELDER 5-10
BLOOMINGTON, MN 194
3-19-97
How He Joined The Club Selected in the first round (No. 6 overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas player.
Record Holder Set an NCAA record with three assists in 32 minutes on Sept. 5, 2016 in UCLA’s match against the Univ. of Akron.
Hot Start Made his first Quakes appearance in the Fourth Round of the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on June 14 against the SF Deltas, scoring four minutes into his debut.
Long-Range Effort Yueill scored the first goal of his MLS career against the Houston Dynamo on April 13. His effort from outside the box helped momentarily level the match at 1-1.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STATISTICS GP GS MIN G A SHT CK YC RC GWG GWA 2017 (SJ) 13 10 967 0 1 11 6 2 0 0 0 2018 (SJ) 21 15 1,293 0 3 15 6 0 0 0 0 2019 (SJ) 5 2 238 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 Career 39 27 2,498 1 4 33 13 2 0 0 0
Francois Affolter Shea Salinas Magnus Eriksson Chris Wondolowski Danny Hoesen Cristian Espinoza Vako Qazaishvili Matt Bersano Jackson Yueill Jimmy Ockford Daniel Vega JT Marcinkowski Siad Haji Anibal Godoy Tommy Thompson Florian Jungwirth Nick Lima Eric Calvillo Marcos Lopez Andrew Tarbell Jacob Akanyirige Harold Cummings Paul Marie Gilbert Fuentes Guram Kashia Cade Cowell Kevin Partida Judson Luis Felipe
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33; Espinoza 2 (unassisted)
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 34
WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE SPORTING KANSAS CITY at SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
2019 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Saturday, April 20, 2019 Kickoff: 9:00 p.m. CT Avaya Stadium (San Jose, CA) MLS Regular Season Game 7 Sporting Kansas City 2-1-3, 9 points (2-0-1 home; 0-1-2 away) 7th in MLS Western Conference San Jose Earthquakes 1-5-0, 3 points (1-3-0 home; 0-2-0 away) 10th in MLS Western Conference
2-1-3 (9 pts.) 6 7th in West 14 2.33 10 7 1.17 +7 91 (32) 35.2% 74 76 17 1
English TV: FOX Sports KC English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: ESPN Deportes 1480 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:
Rubiel Vazquez Eduardo Mariscal TJ Zablocki Joe Dickerson Kevin Stott
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 29 75 94
Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF FWD MID MID FWD MID DEF DEF DEF MID GK FWD FWD MID DEF FWD MID DEF GK MID MID
Name Adrian Zendejas Botond Barath Abdul Rwatubyaye Andreu Fontas Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Krisztian Nemeth Yohan Croizet Kelyn Rowe Gerso Fernandes Gianluca Busio Nicolas Hasler Seth Sinovic Graham Smith Roger Espinoza Eric Dick Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Felipe Gutierrez Rodney Wallace Tyler Freeman Gedion Zelalem Jaylin Lindsey Tim Melia Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal Jimmy Medranda
Pronunciation zen-DAY-haas BOH-tond buh-RAT GWAH-too-BYAH-yay ahn-DRAY-oo BEEZ-ler ILL-ee-eh
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
RECORD GAMES PLAYED CONFERENCE POSITION GOALS GOALS/GAME ASSISTS GOALS ALLOWED ALLOWED/GAME GOAL DIFFERENTIAL SHOTS (ON GOAL) ON GOAL % FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS
1-5-0 (3 pts.) 6 10th in West 6 1.00 5 16 2.67 -10 75 (29) 38.7% 91 82 16 1
2019 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
gram ZOO-see KRIS-tee-ON NEY-muth CRAH-zay KELL-in JER-soh jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh HAZZ-ler sin-OH-vick her-TAH-doh shallow-EE feh-LEE-pay
GEH-dee-on zeh-LAH-lem MEE-lia wahn koo-ZANE wahn kuh-MAHL muh-DRAHN-dah
Nemeth, Russell Three Players Johnny Russell Three Players Ilie, Nemeth Gerso, Gutierrez Roger Espinoza Gerso Fernandes Five Players Roger Espinoza
4 GOALS 2 ASSISTS 16 SHOTS 6 SHOTS ON GOAL 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 10 FOULS COMMITTED 11 FOULS SUFFERED 2 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS
Tim Melia 450 Tim Melia 1.17 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia 1 Tim Melia 15
2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
2 1 15 2 1 1 14 11 4 1
Cristian Espinoza Five Players Cristian Espinoza Espinoza, Hoesen Shea Salinas Cristian Espinoza Anibal Godoy Godoy, Lopez Anibal Godoy Marcos Lopez
540 2.67 1 1 20
Daniel Vega Daniel Vega Daniel Vega Daniel Vega Daniel Vega
COACHES - REGULAR SEASON
Eastern Conference 1. D.C. United 2. Columbus Crew SC 3. Montreal Impact 4. Toronto FC 5. Philadelphia Union 6. Orlando City SC 7. FC Cincinnati 8. Chicago Fire 9. New York Red Bulls 10. Atlanta United FC 11. New York City FC 12. New England Revolution
Pts 14 13 11 10 10 8 8 6 5 5 5 4
W L T 4 1 2 4 2 1 3 2 2 3 1 1 3 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 3 1 3 2 1 2 2 0 1 5 1 5 1
GD +5 +2 -3 +6 0 -2 -2 -2 0 -2 -4 -7
GP 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 6 6 5 6 7
Western Conference 1. Los Angeles FC 2. Seattle Sounders FC 3. LA Galaxy 4. Houston Dynamo 5. FC Dallas 6. Minnesota United FC 7. Sporting Kansas City 8. Real Salt Lake 9. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10. San Jose Earthquakes 11. Colorado Rapids 12. Portland Timbers
Pts 19 16 15 13 13 10 9 7 5 3 2 1
W L T 6 1 1 5 0 1 5 1 0 4 0 1 4 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 3 2 4 1 1 4 2 1 5 0 0 5 2 0 5 1
GD GP +15 8 +9 6 +5 6 +6 5 +4 7 +3 6 +7 6 -7 7 -4 7 -10 6 -8 7 -11 6
PETER VERMES 11th season 135-100-85 11th season (.555) 135-100-85 (.555)
MATIAS ALMEYDA
MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
1st season 1-5-0 (.167) 1st season 1-5-0 (.167)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, April 18 QUESTIONABLE: • Roger Espinoza (Knee Injury) • Andreu Fontas (Calf Injury) • Gedion Zelalem (Ankle Injury) OUT: • Erik Hurtado (Knee Injury) • Jaylin Lindsey (Torn Meniscus) • Jimmy Medranda (Knee Injury) • Rodney Wallace (Hip Injury)
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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SJvSKC: HEAD-TO-HEAD
#SJvSKC: BY THE NUMBERS
Sporting KC hits the road this weekend to take on the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, April 20 at Avaya Stadium, currently riding a five-game unbeaten streak in MLS play, going 2-0-3 since falling in the season opener to LAFC. Sporting is also riding a six-game unbeaten streak against the Earthquakes, going 5-0-1 since Sept. 24, 2016. All-time, Sporting is 26-24-8 against San Jose, and 6-16-7 on the road. The two sides met twice in 2018, with Sporting sweeping the series. In the home match at Children’s Mercy Park, Sporting KC claimed a nervy 3-2 victory on March 17, 2018 behind goals from Ilie Sanchez, his first for the club, Graham Zusi and Felipe Gutierrez. In their last visit to Avaya Stadium, Sporting KC cruised to a 5-1 victory on Sept. 15, 2018, led by a stunning two-goal, two-assist performance from Gerso Fernandes and a one-goal, two-assist game from Felipe Gutierrez. The goalscorers on the day were Gutierrez, Gerso (2), Opara and Nemeth. #SJvSKC: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 26-24-8 in regular season)
Sporting KC Team Notes • Sporting are unbeaten in five straight MLS matches since falling 2-1 at LAFC on March 3. • Sporting are 5-1-2 with four shutouts in the state of California since the start of 2016.
09/15/2018 03/17/2018 06/17/2017 03/18/2017 10/23/2016
San Jose Earthquakes Team Notes • San Jose’s 5-26-9 record since the start of 2018 is the worst in MLS. • San Jose’s three shutouts since the start of 2018 are the fewest in MLS, excluding 2019 expansion side FC Cincinnati. • San Jose picked up their first win of the year on April 6, defeating Portland 3-0 with goals from Shea Salinas, Danny Hoesen and Cristian Espinoza. • San Jose ranks second in MLS with 14.8 interceptions per game.
Date
Score
KC 5 at SJ 1 KC 3 vs SJ 2 KC 0 at SJ 0 KC 2 vs SJ 1 KC 2 vs SJ 0
Sporting KC Player Notes • Midfielder Gianluca Busio has scored in three straight regular season matches, tied for the third-longest streak in club history. At age 16, Busio is the youngest player to score in consecutive games in MLS history. • Forward Johnny Russell has four goals in his last four MLS appearances. • Forward Krisztian Nemeth leads Sporting with eight goals this season in all competitions. • Forward Gerso Fernandes has recorded four goals and four assists this season in all competitions.
Result Details W W T W W
Gutierrez, Gerso (2), Opara and Nemeth tally in domination Ilie, Zusi and Gutierrez tally in narrow victory SKC dominates but can’t score despite late Zusi chance Feilhaber scores stunner before late Bingham own goal Feilhaber nets penalty, Zusi scores late to clinch playoff berth
#SJvSKC: PLAYER HISTORY
San Jose Earthquakes Player Notes • Midfielder Anibal Godoy leads MLS with four yellow cards this season. He also leads the league with 18 interceptions. • Midfielder Cristian Espinoza ranks fourth in MLS with 17 chances created and has a team-best two goals.
• Defender Graham Zusi has two goals and three assists against San Jose. He scored the second goal in a 2-0 victory at Children’s Mercy Park on Oct. 23, 2016 which clinched a berth in the MLS Cup Playoffs for Sporting KC, before adding another goal in the 3-2 home win on March 17, 2018. He provided the game-winning assist in a 1-0 home win on June 17, 2011 and recorded another in a 2-1 win at Children’s Mercy Park on May 27, 2012. His most recent assist came in the 2-1 home win on March 18, 2017. • Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez has two goals and two assists against San Jose, netting the game-winning goal in the 3-2 home win on March 17, 2018 before putting up a stunning one goal, two assist performance in a 5-1 road win on Sept. 15, 2018. • Winger Gerso Fernandes has two goals and two assists against the Earthquakes, tallying all four of those in the 5-1 road victory on Sept. 15, 2018 where he also scored the game-winner. • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez has one goal against San Jose, scoring his first goal for the club from the penalty spot in the 3-2 home win on March 17, 2018. • Forward Krisztian Nemeth has scored once against the Earthquakes, tallying his first goal since returning for his second stint at the club in a 5-1 road victory on Sept. 15, 2018. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has tallied one assist against the Earthquakes, setting up Graham Zusi’s strike in the 3-2 home win on March 17, 2018. • Forward Johnny Russell has one assist against San Jose, coming on the game-winner in the 3-2 home win on March 17, 2018. • Forward Daniel Salloi has recorded one assist against the Earthquakes, helping set up Felipe Gutierrez’s game-winner in the 3-2 home win on March 17, 2018. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 5-3-1 all-time against the San Jose Earthquakes in the regular season, posting a 1.31 goals against average and two shutouts. • Defender Rodney Wallace has three goals and an assist against San Jose, all coming as a member of the Portland Timbers. His three goals came in back-toback games as he scored both goals in a 2-1 road win on Oct. 4, 2014 and then bagged the game-winner in a 3-0 home win four days later on Oct. 8, 2014. His assist came in 2012. • Midfielder Kelyn Rowe has two goals and one assist against the Earthquakes while with the New England Revolution, tallying twice in a 2-1 home win on March 28, 2015, while his assist came in 2013. • Forward Erik Hurtado has one goal and one assist against San Jose, both coming as a member of the Vancouver Whitecaps in the same game, a 3-2 road defeat on March 11, 2017.
NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Winger Johnny Russell is one appearance shy of reaching 50 in all competitions for Sporting KC. • Defender Seth Sinovic is two starts away from hitting 200 in MLS play (including postseason) for the club.
#SJvSKC: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS SPORTING KC SOCIAL MEDIA PROPERTIES
• Defenders Matt Besler and Graham Zusi have both been teammates of Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski for the U.S. Men’s National Team since 2011. • Defender Botond Barath played alongside San Jose midfielder Anibal Godoy in Hungary at Budapest Honved from 2013-2015. • Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez played against San Jose forward Danny Hoesen while the pair were playing in the Netherlands: Gutierrez for FC Twente and Hoesen for first Ajax and then Groningen. Gutierrez also faced off against the Earthquakes’ Vako Qazaishvili while he was playing at Vitesse Arnhem. • Homegrown midfielder Gianluca Busio has been teammates with San Jose’s Gilbert Fuentes on the U.S. Under-15 and Under-17 National Teams.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES
MLS UNBEATEN RUN REACHES FIVE MATCHES
BUSIO’S UNPRECEDENTED RUN
Despite suffering elimination from the Concacaf Champions League at the hands of C.F. Monterrey last Thursday, Sporting KC is still riding a five-game unbeaten streak in MLS play. The side has gone 2-0-3 since falling in their season opener to LAFC at Banc of California Stadium - and were seconds away from being unbeaten on the new MLS campaign were it not for Adama Diomande’s 94th minute winner in that contest. Since then, Sporting KC is 2-0-1 at home and 0-0-2 on the road.
Sporting Kansas City midfielder Gianluca Busio continued his fine early-season form by scoring in the third straight MLS game to secure a 2-2 draw in Sunday’s matchup against the New York Red Bulls at Children’s Mercy Park. Busio found himself in the right place at the right time to divert Graham Zusi’s shot into the back of the net in the 88th minute. Busio found the back of the net in a 7-1 demolition of the Montreal Impact on March 30 to become the youngest MLS goal scorer at Children’s Mercy Park, before striking again to clinch a 1-1 draw against FC Cincinnati at Nippert Stadium on April 7 to become the youngest player in MLS history to score in back-to-back games at the age of 16 years and 314 days. He then became the youngest player in MLS history to score game-tying goals in back-to-back games when he equalized late on against the Red Bulls.
Sporting KC opened the season with that heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to Los Angeles FC on March 3 before responding with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Children’s Mercy Park over the Philadelphia Union on March 10. Sporting picked up road draws at the Colorado Rapids on March 17 and at FC Cincinnati on April 4 either side of a 7-1 thrashing of the Montreal Impact at home on March 30. The most recent MLS match saw Sporting pick up a point following a 2-2 draw with the New York Red Bulls at home on Sunday. That leaves Sporting KC in seventh place in the Western Conference with nine points.
Busio now has four goals and one assist having started just three of 12 MLS appearances for the club, totaling just 391 minutes. In 2018, Busio burst onto the scene when he recorded the game-winning assist during his first MLS start in a 1-0 win over the Houston Dynamo on the road in early August, before tallying his first professional goal in a 4-1 road victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps in mid-October.
Peter Vermes’ side finished the 2018 season atop the Western Conference to clinch the number one seed in their conference for the first time since 2012 when the side was playing in the East. Sporting KC enjoyed the opportunity to spend a full week prepping for Saturday’s game against the San Jose Earthquakes for the first time since having two weeks off prior to the 7-1 demolition of the Montreal Impact. Aside from those two games, Sporting has been played twice a week since the season began on February 21.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RUN COMES TO AN END
Sporting Kansas City’s deep run in the Concacaf Champions League came to a screeching halt last week as the side was defeated in the Semifinal stage by C.F. Monterrey by a 10-2 scoreline, falling 5-0 in the First Leg at Estadio BBVA Bancomer on April 4 and 5-2 in the Second Leg on April 11 at Children’s Mercy Park.
Sporting KC has gone 5-0-1 against the Earthquakes in their last six meetings, including a 2-0-0 sweep in 2018, leading to a 26-24-8 all-time record against San Jose. Sporting has also gone 10-1-4 against all Californian sides since June of 2016.
Sporting had seen off Mexican side Toluca in the Round of 16 by an impressive 5-0 aggregate scoreline, winning 3-0 at home and 2-0 away - marking the biggest aggregate victory of an MLS team against a Liga MX side in the tournament’s history.
QUAKIN’ IN THEIR BOOTS
Sporting Kansas City hits the road once again this weekend to take on the San Jose Earthquakes at Avaya Stadium on Saturday, April 20. The Earthquakes have endured a tough start to the new season, winning just once in their opening six games on their way to a 1-5-0 record, including a 1-3-0 mark at Avaya Stadium. Sporting are unbeaten against San Jose in the last six, going 5-0-1.
In the Quarterfinals, Sporting KC faced Panamanian surprise package Club Atletico Independiente and were initially in a hole, suffering a 2-1 defeat in the First Leg at Estadio Agustin Sanchez, before rebounding at home with a resounding 3-0 victory to advance to the Semifinal stage 4-2 on aggregate. Gerso Fernandes and Krisztian Nemeth split the team-lead for goals in the tournament with four, while Gerso and Johnny Russell were tied for the team-lead with two assists over six matches. Sporting KC were the only MLS team to advance to the Semifinals, as Toronto FC was eliminated in the Round of 16 before Atlanta United FC, the Houston Dynamo and the New York Red Bulls were all knocked out in the Quarterfinals.
Sporting’s last visit to Avaya Stadium came on Sept. 15, 2018, as Peter Vermes’ side cruised to a 5-1 victory as part of a late-season surge to claim the number one seed in the Western Conference. Gerso Fernandes (two goals and two assists) and Felipe Gutierrez (one goal and two assists) each produced masterful performances, while Ike Opara and Krisztian Nemeth also got on the scoresheet in the match. Nemeth’s goal was his first for Sporting since returning for a second stint following a trade with the New England Revolution in early August last year.
Sporting reached the Semifinals of the Concacaf Champions League for the first time in the tournament’s current format, though the side had previously reached the Semifinals of the Concacaf Champions Cup in 2002 before falling to Monarcas Morelia of Liga MX with both current Manager Peter Vermes & assistant coach Kerry Zavagnin on the team.
Sporting KC’s other match against San Jose in 2018 came in just the third game of a then nascent MLS season, earning a thrilling 3-2 victory at Children’s Mercy Park on March 17, 2018. Ilie Sanchez gave Sporting the lead from the penalty spot after Johnny Russell was taken down, before Vako Qazaishvili knocked home the equalizer just before the halftime interval. Graham Zusi’s stunner restored Sporting KC’s advantage in the second period before Felipe Gutierrez added what would become the game-winner, following Chris Wondolowski’s late consolation goal.
GERSO CONTINUES HOT STREAK
Sporting Kansas City winger Gerso Fernandes continued his excellent start to the 2019 season with two goals in last Thursday night’s 5-2 defeat to C.F. Monterrey in the Concacaf Champions League Semifinals Second Leg at Children’s Mercy Park. Down 5-0 on aggregate from the First Leg, Gerso gave Sporting a glimmer of hope with a sixth-minute strike, before also making it 2-1 in the 29th minute.
Sporting KC holds a narrow 26-24-8 lead in the all-time series following their recent 5-0-1 run against the Californian side, including a 6-16-7 mark in San Jose. Sporting also has a 10-1-4 record against Californian sides since June of 2016, with the only loss coming in the 2019 season opener - a 2-1 loss at LAFC.
Gerso now has four goals and four assists across 11 appearances in all competitions in 2019, having recorded six goals and six assists across 36 games in 2018. He is Sporting KC’s second-highest scorer so far in 2019, only trailing Krisztian Nemeth’s tally of eight goals in the early parts of the campaign.
RUSSELL ROUNDING INTO FORM
Sporting Kansas City winger Johnny Russell is in the midst of a fine vein of form, having recorded four goals and two assists in his last six matches in all competitions, and is now tied for the team goalscoring lead alongside Krisztian Nemeth with four goals in MLS play, although Nemeth has eight across all competitions.
Gerso arrived in Kansas City ahead of the 2017 MLS season after spending several years in Portugal’s top flight. The Guinea-Bissau native immediately became a fan favorite, scoring a team-best 10 goals across all competitions and helping Sporting lift the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in his first season.
Russell’s most recent strike came in Sunday’s 2-2 draw with the New York Red Bulls at Children’s Mercy Park, receiving Nemeth’s delicate pass and rifling a low shot into the corner to give his side a 1-0 lead in the first half. Russell has only failed to score or assist in two of his last six games - the 5-0 loss to C.F. Monterrey in the Concacaf Champions League Semifinal First Leg on April 4 and the 1-1 draw with FC Cincinnati in MLS play on April 7.
Since joining Sporting, only Daniel Salloi has scored more goals in all competitions for the club than Gerso, as the Hungarian’s tally of 22 narrowly edges Gerso’s total of 20. Additionally, only Graham Zusi (18), Johnny Russell (17) and Roger Espinoza (16) have recorded more assists than Gerso’s tally of 13 since the start of the 2017 season.
TEAMS TO DON PARLEY JERSEYS
Outside of that, Russell salvaged a point for Sporting in a 1-1 road draw with the Colorado Rapids on March 17, tallied two goals and an assist in the 7-1 rout of the Montreal Impact on March 30, before recording another assist in the 5-2 Champions League Semifinal Second Leg defeat to Monterrey on April 11.
For the third straight year, Sporting Kansas City and clubs across MLS will celebrate the Greener Goals Week of Service by wearing special adidas x Parley eco-friendly kits during Earth Day weekend from April 19-21. These innovative Climalite kits are made from technical yarns comprised of Parley Ocean Plastic, plastic waste collected on beaches and in coastal communities and transformed into high-performance sportswear. Sporting unveiled their 2019 Parley jersey last week and wore them as warmup jerseys during Sunday’s game vs. New York.
Russell, 28, has been a revelation since joining Sporting KC ahead of the 2018 season, tallying 16 goals and 17 assists across 49 appearances in all competitions while playing from a wide position.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES
LINDSEY UNDERGOES MENISCUS SURGERY
2026 WORLD CUP HEADING TO NORTH AMERICA
Lindsey enjoyed a breakout 2018 campaign with Sporting’s first team. The right back started nine of 10 first-team matches in all competitions, becoming the club’s youngest player to log 10 appearances in a season. He earned his first start of 2019 in the first leg of Sporting’s 4-2 aggregate win over Independiente in the CCL Quarterfinals.
The vote, which occurred a day before the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, also marks the first time three nations have been selected to co-host a FIFA World Cup and the first time the FIFA World Cup will be played in North America in 32 years. The United Bid offers FIFA and its 211 Member Associations unity, certainty, and opportunity as they prepare to host the largest FIFA World Cup in history.
On Tuesday, April 2, Sporting Kansas City announced that defender Jaylin Lindsey had undergone successful surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. Lindsey, a 19-year-old Academy product, is expected to miss the next four to five months while recovering from the surgery.
The United Bid of Canada, Mexico, and the United States was selected to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 by the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow. Kansas City is one of 23 Candidate Host Cities in the United Bid.
Lindsey has represented the U.S. at the U-14, U-15, U-17 and U-20 levels, most recently helping the U-20s to a 2-2 draw with France and a 2-1 win over Japan last month.
With the FIFA Congress decision to award the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to the federations of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, the three nations will jointly manage preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup until FIFA establishes their operations to manage the competition. Among other decisions, FIFA will make the final selection of host cities for the 2026 competition from the 23 candidates proposed in the United Bid.
RECORD-SETTING 2018
Sporting Kansas City enjoyed a historic 2018 season that saw the club set new records in multiple attacking categories. Most notably, the club shattered the franchise’s all-time goalscoring record by tallying 65 goals in 34 games, eclipsing the 61 goals the then Kansas City Wizards tallied in their inaugural season in 1996.
Each of the United Bid’s 23 proposed stadiums are fully built, occupied and operational, ensuring long-term use following the 2026 World Cup. The United Bid has 150 existing world-class training facilities, millions of hotel rooms, and advanced infrastructure. The United Bid is expected to generate more than $14 billion in revenue and $11 billion in profits for FIFA, which will be shared with the 211 FIFA Member Associations, helping further develop and expand the game of football across the globe.
As well as their overall goalscoring exploits, Sporting Kansas City also set new club records in five other offensive categories: Road Goals (31), Goal Difference (+25), Assists (69), Shots (583) and Corner Kicks (206).
PLAYOFF STREAK REACHES EIGHT SEASONS
Peter Vermes’ side also found multiple goals in 25 of the club’s 40 matches in all competitions last season and was only shutout seven times. Sporting KC finished the regular season as the fourth highest scoring team in MLS with 65 goals, while the side scored 79 goals when including the MLS Cup Playoffs and U.S. Open Cup play.
In 2018, Sporting KC continued its impressive streak of postseason appearances, becoming just the sixth club in MLS history to make at least eight straight trips to the MLS Cup Playoffs, while Manager Peter Vermes is now just the third coach to lead the same team to eight straight playoff appearances. LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS Club Seasons LA Galaxy 10 (1996-2005) Seattle Sounders FC 10 (2009-2018) *active New York Red Bulls 9 (2010-2018) *active Sporting KC 8 (2011-2018) *active LA Galaxy 8 (2009-2016) NE Revolution 8 (2002-2009) Real Salt Lake 7 (2008-2014)
Sporting had 16 different goalscorers last year in MLS play - which was tied for the second highest number of goalscorers across a single squad this season. In 2018, SKC found goals from Daniel Salloi (14), Johnny Russell (10), Diego Rubio (10), Felipe Gutierrez (7), Gerso Fernandes (6), Ilie Sanchez (5), Ike Opara (3), Yohan Croizet (3), Roger Espinoza (3), Khiry Shelton (2), Graham Zusi (2), Jimmy Medranda (2), Cristian Lobato (2), Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal (1), Krisztian Nemeth (1) and Gianluca Busio (1). The 6-0 triumph over Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 20, 2018 tied club records for largest margin of victory and most goals scored in a competitive match. Sporting KC finished the year with 65 goals in 34 regular-season matches, having scored 40 in all of 2017. The last time Sporting KC hit six goals in an MLS match was on June 20, 1999.
LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS BY A COACH WITH THE SAME TEAM Coach Club Years Seasons Peter Vermes Sporting KC 8 2011-2018 (active) Bruce Arena LA Galaxy 8 2009-2016 Steve Nicol NE Revolution 8 2002-2009 Sigi Schmid Seattle Sounders 7 2009-2015 LA Galaxy 6 1999-2004 Jason Kreis Real Salt Lake 6 2008-2013
VERMES ENTERS 11th SEASON
Entering his 11th season at the helm of Sporting KC, manager Peter Vermes looks to win more hardware and guide his side to yet another postseason appearance in 2019. The task begins with the Concacaf Champions League, which began at the end of February, before MLS play began in March while U.S. Open Cup action starts later in the year.
VERMES VERBATIM
Vermes is the longest tenured coach that is currently in charge of a team in Major League Soccer, having led Sporting KC since 2009 - one year longer than Ben Olsen has been at the helm at D.C. United. Vermes became the longest tenured coach in MLS when then LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena took the U.S. National Team job in late 2016.
See below for comments from Sporting KC Manager and Sporting Director Peter Vermes following the 2-2 draw with the New York Red Bulls at Children’s Mercy Park on Sunday, April 14, 2019. Thoughts on the match: “We played very well in the first half. We created a lot of chances. We needed to score more than one goal. Those chances came back to bite us a little bit. It’s unfortunate because I think over the course of the game, we were the better team.”
Vermes has guided Sporting KC to four titles under his watch, winning three Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups in 2012, 2015 and 2017, and the MLS Cup in 2013. His trophy haul ranks as the second highest among active MLS coaches - only trailing Toronto FC’s Greg Vanney’s five championships. On a local level, Vermes’ 11 years with SKC is the second longest tenure by a head coach in the history of major KC professional sports behind Super Bowl champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer Hank Stram, who was Chiefs head coach from 1963-1974.
On the play of Gianluca Busio: “I say it all the time, he’s not 16. He’s like 25. He’s a very mature kid. He gets it. He’s always in the game and he understands what the game needs. He’s an important player for our club and at the same time he’s making big strides in a short period of time.”
Vermes has compiled a 170-120-97 record in all competitions with Sporting KC, including a remarkable 20-6-3 mark in U.S. Open Cup contests. Vermes’ 135 wins in MLS regular-season action ranks fifth all-time and second among active coaches in MLS, trailing Los Angeles FC’s Bob Bradley.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS
Sporting KC record vs. San Jose Earthquakes: 26-24-8 Home games: 20-8-1 (47 GF, 31 GA) Road games: 6-16-7 (26 GF, 39 GA) Date 04/21/1996 05/29/1996 08/15/1996 09/21/1996 03/29/1997 06/08/1997 06/15/1997 08/24/1997 05/23/1998 07/25/1998 09/05/1998 09/27/1998 04/10/1999 07/31/1999 09/04/1999 10/06/1999 04/15/2000 05/20/2000 07/04/2000 08/16/2000 04/28/2001 06/23/2001 09/01/2001 09/08/2001 04/13/2002 06/08/2002 06/29/2002 07/27/2002 04/19/2003 06/28/2003 08/08/2003 09/20/2003 06/26/2004 08/14/2004 09/18/2004 10/09/2004 04/23/2005 05/28/2005 08/30/2008 10/18/2008 04/05/2009 08/22/2009 08/14/2010 10/23/2010 06/17/2011 10/01/2011 05/27/2012 08/18/2013 03/22/2014 08/19/2015 10/16/2015 04/24/2016 09/24/2016 10/23/2016 03/18/2017 06/17/2017 03/17/2018 09/15/2018
Score KC 2 at SJ 2 KC 1 at SJ 2 KC 4 vs SJ 1 KC 0 vs SJ 0 KC 2 vs SJ 2 KC 3 at SJ 2 KC 1 vs SJ 3 KC 2 at SJ 2 KC 0 vs SJ 1 KC 1 at SJ 1 KC 5 vs SJ 1 KC 0 at SJ 2 KC 1 vs SJ 1 KC 2 vs SJ 2 KC 0 at SJ 2 KC 0 at SJ 1 KC 2 vs SJ 0 KC 2 vs SJ 0 KC 0 at SJ 0 KC 3 at SJ 0 KC 0 vs SJ 0 KC 0 at SJ 2 KC 0 at SJ 3 KC 1 vs SJ 0 KC 2 vs SJ 0 KC 0 at SJ 3 KC 1 at SJ 2 KC 2 vs SJ 1 KC 1 at SJ 1 KC 0 at SJ 0 KC 0 vs SJ 1 KC 1 vs SJ 4 KC 1 at SJ 1 KC 0 vs SJ 2 KC 1 vs SJ 0 KC 0 at SJ 0 KC 2 at SJ 3 KC 1 vs SJ 0 KC 1 at SJ 2 KC 3 vs SJ 2 KC 2 vs SJ 0 KC 0 at SJ 1 KC 0 at SJ 1 KC 4 vs SJ 1 KC 1 vs SJ 0 KC 1 at SJ 1 KC 2 vs SJ 1 KC 0 at SJ 1 KC 1 vs SJ 0 KC 0 vs SJ 5 KC 0 at SJ 1 KC 0 at SJ 1 KC 2 at SJ 1 KC 2 vs SJ 0 KC 2 vs SJ 1 KC 0 at SJ 0 KC 3 vs SJ 2 KC 5 at SJ 1
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
137
5 7 7 74 18
Ronald Cerritos Corrales, Mulrooney Ronald Cerritos Ronald Cerritos Ramiro Corrales Richard Mulrooney
WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED
Melia, Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola
10 5 47 25 36 45
Joe Cannon 8 Joe Cannon 6 Joe Cannon 9 Joe Cannon 73 Joe Cannon 14
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED
3 Diop, Preki 2 Nine Players 8 Preki (7/31/99) 4 Six Players 6 Three Players 7 Arnaud, Wright
(9/20/03) Landon Donovan (6/15/97) Eric Wynalda (8/14/04) Landon Donovan
Three Players Mullan, Godoy (10/6/99) Eddie Lewis
SAVES GOALS ALLOWED
9 Ammann, Meola 5 Tim Melia (8/19/15)
(10/18/08) Joe
SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 2 OT 33 40 0 359 380 7 154 163 3 388 386 4 74 78 0 147 154 1
Total 73 746 320 778 152 302
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 2 OT 29 41 0 333 358 10 137 150 4 432 409 5 87 70 1 137 157 3
Total 70 701 291 846 158 297
GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
OT
Total
KC 6 14 13 12 7 21 0 73 SJ 7 10 12 13 9 19 0 70
CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS
19,487
ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 147 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)
SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 139 MLS regular season, 8 MLS postseason, 19 Open Cup, 10 CCL, 5 friendlies
PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 147 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467
105.6 5
3 3 8 4 6 8
Cannon 10 Kirk, Tarbell 5
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS
TOTAL MLS SELLOUTS in 147 MLS matches played at the stadium (including postseason)
181
GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED
10 Preki 9 Preki 80 Preki 37 Preki 43 Matt McKeon 50 Preki
Result Location SOW Spartan Stadium L Spartan Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium SOL Arrowhead Stadium SOW Arrowhead Stadium W Spartan Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium SOW Spartan Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium SOL Spartan Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Spartan Stadium SOL Arrowhead Stadium SOW Arrowhead Stadium L Spartan Stadium L Spartan Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Spartan Stadium W Spartan Stadium T (2OT) Arrowhead Stadium L Spartan Stadium L Spartan Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Spartan Stadium L Spartan Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Spartan Stadium T (2OT) Spartan Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium T Spartan Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T Spartan Stadium L Spartan Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Buck Shaw Stadium W CommunityAmerica Ballpark W CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Buck Shaw Stadium L Buck Shaw Stadium W CommunityAmerica Ballpark W Livestrong Sporting Park T Buck Shaw Stadium W Livestrong Sporting Park L Buck Shaw Stadium W Sporting Park L Sporting Park L Avaya Stadium L Avaya Stadium W Avaya Stadium W Children’s Mercy Park W Children’s Mercy Park T Avaya Stadium W Children’s Mercy Park W Avaya Stadium
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
101
SPORTING KC MATCHES WON
not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals
321
SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 181 matches played at the stadium
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In
Players Out
Tyler Freeman (Signed as Homegrown Player - Oct. 2, 2018)
Kharlton Belmar (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2018)
Rodney Wallace (Signed as Free Agent - Dec. 14, 2018)
Amer Didic (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2018)
Erik Hurtado (Trade - Dec. 14, 2018)
Brad Evans (Option Declined/Retired - Nov. 30, 2018)
Botond Barath (Signing - Dec. 18, 2018)
Cristian Lobato (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2018)
Kelyn Rowe (Trade - Dec. 18, 2018)
Colton Storm (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2018)
Abdul Rwatubyaye (Signing - Feb. 5, 2019)
Diego Rubio (Trade - Dec. 14, 2018)
Gedion Zelalem (Signing - March 11, 2019)
Ike Opara (Trade - Jan. 28, 2019)
Nicolas Hasler (Signing - April 2, 2019)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Oct. 2: IN Sporting KC signs F Tyler Freeman as a Homegrown player from the Sporting KC Academy. Nov. 30: OUT Sporting KC declines options for D Amer Didic, D Brad Evans, D Colton Storm, M Cristian Lobato and F Kharlton Belmar. Dec. 14: IN Sporting KC signs D Rodney Wallace as a free agent. Dec. 14: IN Sporting KC acquires F Erik Hurtado from Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) in exchange for the club’s natural second-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft and natural first-riund pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. Dec. 18: IN Sporting KC signs D Botond Barath, most recently at Budapest Honved FC (Hungary). Dec. 18: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires M Kelyn Rowe and $300,000 in allocation money from the Colorado Rapids (MLS) in exchange for F Diego Rubio. Jan. 28: OUT Sporting KC acquires up to $1,000,000 in allocation money from Minnesota United FC (MLS) in exchange for D Ike Opara. Feb. 5: IN Sporting KC acquires D Abdul Rwatubyaye in a transfer from Rayon Sports FC (Rwanda). March 11: IN Sporting KC acquires M Gedion Zelalem in a transfer from Arsenal FC (England). April 2: IN Sporting KC signs D Nicolas Hasler, most recently at the Chicago Fire (MLS).
CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year
MLS SuperDraft
2009
Matt Besler (8th) Graham Zusi (23rd)
Signings
2011
Trades
Homegrown Players
Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)
2013
Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13)
2015
Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15)
2016
Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)
2017 2018
2019
Swope Park Rangers
Gerso Fernandes (1/4/17) Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17) Eric Dick (13th) Graham Smith (18th)
Gianluca Busio (8/25/17)
Yohan Croizet (12/15/17) Johnny Russell (1/31/18) Felipe Gutierrez (2/6/18) Andreu Fontas (8/8/18)
Krisztian Nemeth (8/6/18)
Jaylin Lindsey (1/1/18) Wan Kuzain (4/13/18)
Rodney Wallace (12/14/18) Botond Barath (12/18/18) Abdul Rwatubyaye (2/5/19) Gedion Zelalem (3/11/19) Nicolas Hasler (4/2/19)
Erik Hurtado (12/14/18) Kelyn Rowe (12/18/18)
Tyler Freeman (1/1/19)
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Adrian Zendejas (12/2/16)
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE
OPPONENT
COMPETITION
TIME (CT) / RESULT
TV / SCORERS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21
DEPORTIVO TOLUCA
CCL
W
3-0
Nemeth, Gerso, Ilie
Thursday, February 28
at Deportivo Toluca
CCL
W
2-0
Gerso, Nemeth
Sunday, March 3
at Los Angeles FC
MLS
L
1-2
Nemeth
Wednesday, March 6
at Club Atletico Independiente
CCL
L
1-2
Ilie
SUNDAY, MARCH 10
PHILADELPHIA UNION
MLS
W
2-0
Ilie, Own Goal
THURSDAY, MARCH 14
CLUB ATLETICO INDEPENDIENTE CCL
W
3-0
Nemeth (2), Espinoza
Sunday, March 17
at Colorado Rapids
MLS
T
1-1
Russell
SATURDAY, MARCH 30
MONTREAL IMPACT
MLS
W
7-1
Russell (2), Nemeth (3), Gutierrez, Busio
Thursday, April 4
at C.F. Monterrey
CCL
L
0-5
--
Sunday, April 7
at FC Cincinnati
MLS
T
1-1
Busio
THURSDAY, APRIL 11
C.F. MONTERREY
CCL
L
2-5
Gerso (2)
SUNDAY, APRIL 14
NEW YORK RED BULLS
MLS
T
2-2
Russell, Busio
Saturday, April 20
at San Jose Earthquakes
MLS
9:00
FOX Sports KC
SATURDAY, APRIL 27
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC
SUNDAY, MAY 5
ATLANTA UNITED FC
MLS
8:00
FOX SPORTS 1
Sunday, May 12
at D.C. United
MLS
6:00
FOX Sports 1
SATURDAY, MAY 18
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
SUNDAY, MAY 26
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
MLS
5:00
FOX SPORTS 1
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29
LA GALAXY
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
Saturday, June 1
at Houston Dynamo
MLS
7:30
FOX Sports KC
Friday, June 7
at Toronto FC
MLS
7:00
FOX Sports KC Plus
Sunday, June 23
at Columbus Crew SC
MLS
6:30
FOX Sports KC
Saturday, June 29
at Real Salt Lake
MLS
9:00
FOX Sports KC
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3
LOS ANGELES FC
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
SATURDAY, JULY 6
CHICAGO FIRE
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC
Saturday, July 13
at Vancouver Whitecaps FC
MLS
9:00
FOX Sports KC
SATURDAY, JULY 20
FC DALLAS
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
Friday, July 26
at New York City FC
MLS
6:30
FOX Sports 1
Sunday, August 4
at Seattle Sounders FC
MLS
9:00
FOX Sports 1
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10
REAL SALT LAKE
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC
Wednesday, August 14
at Orlando City SC
MLS
6:30
FOX Sports KC Plus
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
MLS
8:30
ESPN
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31
HOUSTON DYNAMO
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
Saturday, September 7
at Portland Timbers
MLS
9:30
FOX Sports KC
Sunday, September 15
at LA Galaxy
MLS
9:00
FOX Sports KC
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
COLORADO RAPIDS
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
Wednesday, September 25
at Minnesota United FC
MLS
7:00
FOX Sports KC Plus
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
PORTLAND TIMBERS
MLS
6:30
FOX SPORTS KC
Sunday, October 8
at FC Dallas
MLS
3:00
FOX Sports KC
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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 2019 REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) REFEREE
RECORD
SKC FOULS
OPP. FOULS
SKC YC
OPP. YC
SKC RC
OPP. RC
SKC PK
OPP. PK
Robert Sibiga
0-1-1
27
27
8
5
1
1
0
0
Chris Penso
1-0-0
14
10
2
1
0
1
1
1
Allen Chapman
0-0-1
11
16
3
4
0
1
0
0
Nima Saghafi
1-0-0
11
10
0
2
0
0
0
0
Ismail Elfath
0-0-1
11
13
4
2
0
0
0
1
2019 VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) DATE REFEREE VAR March 3 at LAFC Robert Sibiga Tim Ford
INCIDENT LAFC Penalty Not Awarded
DECISION Confirmed, No Penalty
March 10 vs. PHI
Chris Penso
Chico Grajeda
PHI Penalty Not Awarded
Overturned, Penalty Awarded
March 30 vs. MTL
Nima Saghafi
Christina Unkel
SKC Goal Awarded
Overturned, No Goal
April 7 at CIN
Ismail Elfath
Jon Freemon
SKC Mistaken Identity
Overturned, Yellow Card Changed
April 14 vs. NY
Robert Sibiga
Kevin Terry Jr.
SKC & NY Brawl
Additional Yellow Cards Shown
Vela’s shot hits Fontas in the midriff and Sibiga waves away the appeal. After reviewing the play, Sibiga confirms that no penalty will be given.
The ball strikes Sinovic’s arm in the box following a corner and Penso signals for another corner. After reviewing the play, Penso awards a penalty.
Gerso pokes the ball into the back of the net off Nemeth’s flick on and a goal is awarded. After reviewing the play, Saghafi deems Gerso was offside and disallows the goal.
Elfath awards a penalty after Mattocks is taken down in the box by Fontas, but Ilie is shown a yellow card. After consulting his VAR, Elfath changes yellow card to Fontas.
After Kaku kicks the ball into the crowd and is shown a red card, a melee ensues between both sides. After reviewing the scuffle, Sibiga shows yellow cards to Robles and Nemeth.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS (2019) 2019 Record When... Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime
2-1-1 0-0-2 2-1-1 0-0-1 0-0-1
Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goals Allowing 0 goals Allowing 1 goal Allowing 2 goals Allowing 3 goals Allowing 4+ goals
0-0-0 0-1-2 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0
Wearing Sporting blue Wearing black metallic Wearing Parley
2-1-2 0-0-1 0-0-0
Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’
2-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-2
Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even
2-0-2 0-1-1 0-0-0
With zero subs With one sub With two subs with three subs
0-1-1 0-0-1 2-0-1
Day games (before 5 p.m.) Games 5 p.m. CT or later
2-0-1 0-1-2
With red card for With red card against
0-1-0 1-0-2
Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75
0-0-0 2-1-3
In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone
0-1-0 0-0-1 2-0-1 0-0-1
vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference
0-1-1 2-0-2
On grass On turf
2-1-2 0-0-1
Quickest Goal...
Johnny Russell (3/30 vs. MTL) - 10th Minute
Quickest Goal Against...
Diego Rossi (3/3 at LAFC) - 47th Minute
Regular Season Record By Month March 2018 March all-time April 2018 April all-time May 2018 May all-time June 2018 June all-time July 2018 July all-time Aug. 2018 Aug. all-time Sept. 2018 Sept. all-time Oct. 2018 Oct. all-time
Game-winning goals after 75’...
2-1-1 22-11-11 0-0-2 45-37-18 0-0-0 38-46-27 0-0-0 43-30-26 0-0-0 51-38-28 0-0-0 45-51-17 0-0-0 34-41-19 0-0-0 24-17-18
vs. Atlanta United FC vs. Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew SC vs. D.C. United vs. FC Cincinnati vs. FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo vs. Los Angeles FC vs. LA Galaxy vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Montreal Impact vs. NE Revolution vs. New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls vs. Orlando City SC vs. Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake vs. SJ Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Toronto FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps
Game-tying goals after 75’...
Johnny Russell (3/17 at COL) - 88th Minute
Gianluca Busio (4/14 vs. NY) - 88th Minute Adama Diomande (3/3 at LAFC) - 94+ Minute
Game-tying goals against after 75’...
None
Red Cards...
Roger Espinoza (3/3 at LAFC) - 84th Minute
Red Cards Against...
1-0-1 (0-0-0) 16-26-11 (0-0-0) 25-23-15 (0-0-1) 25-22-8 (0-0-0) 21-21-13 (0-0-0) 0-0-1 (0-0-1) 25-23-12 (0-0-0) 7-10-12 (0-0-0) 2-1-0 (0-1-0) 23-24-15 (0-0-0) 3-1-2 (0-0-0) 7-4-3 (1-0-0) 25-18-11 (0-0-0) 2-2-0 (0-0-0) 21-21-14 (0-0-1) 2-1-1 (0-0-0) 6-6-5 (1-0-0) 7-3-4 (0-0-0) 9-11-8 (0-0-0) 26-24-8 (0-0-0) 5-9-4 (0-0-0) 14-4-7 (0-0-0) 8-3-3 (0-0-0)
Marco Fabian (3/10 vs. PHI) - 60th Minute
Johan Blomberg (3/17 at COL) - 87th Minute
Kaku (4/14 vs. NY) - 94+ Minute
Penalty Kicks...
Ilie Sanchez (3/10 vs. PHI) - Scored on Andre Blake
Penalty Kicks Against...
Marco Fabian (3/10 vs. PHI) - Saved by Tim Melia
Darren Mattocks (4/7 at CIN) - Scored on Adrian Zendejas
Penalty Kicks Earned...
Regular Season Home and Away Overall All-time 2019 at home All-time at home 2019 on road All-time on road
None
Game-winning goals against after 75’...
Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2019)
Shutouts 1-0-0 One-goal games 0-1-0 On ESPN/ESPN2 On FOX/FS1 On FSKC
SPORTING KC IN 2019 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)
0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-3
302-271-164 2-0-1 198-94-76 0-1-2 104-177-88
Gianluca Busio (3/10 vs. PHI) - 11th Minute
Youngest Goalscorer...
Gianluca Busio (3/30 vs. MTL) - 16 years and 306 days
Oldest Goalscorer...
Krisztian Nemeth (3/30 vs. MTL) - 30 years and 84 days
Youngest Starter...
Gianluca Busio (3/10 vs. PHI) - 16 years and 286 days
Youngest to play in a game...
Gianluca Busio (3/10 vs. PHI) - 16 years and 286 days
Oldest Starter...
Tim Melia (4/14 vs. NY) - 32 years and 334 days
Oldest to play in a game...
Tim Melia (4/14 vs. NY) - 32 years and 334 days
2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 6 8 14 OPPONENT 1 6 7
SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 46 45 91 OPPONENT 37 38 75
SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 16 15 31 OPPONENT 12 12 24
FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 38 36 74 OPPONENT 35 41 76
OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 10 2 12 OPPONENT 8 7 15
CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 15 15 30 OPPONENT 12 15 27
CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 11 6 17 OPPONENT 3 11 14
EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0 1 1 OPPONENT 0 3 3
PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 1/1 0/0 1/1 OPPONENT 1/1 0/1 1/2
SPORTING KC ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORDS IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES OVERALL Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 302 271 164 18 22 10 30 16 7 13 15 9 363 324 190
HOME GF GA 1041 968 66 67 108 63 50 57 1265 1155
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 198 94 76 15 4 3 21 7 3 8 5 5 242 110 87
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AWAY GF GA 627 428 41 20 72 30 28 18 768 496
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 104 177 88 2 17 7 9 9 4 5 10 3 120 213 102
GF GA 414 540 22 44 36 33 22 39 494 656
Neutral site MLS Cup Playoffs International TOTAL
W L T 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
GF GA 3 3 0 0 3 3
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES March 3, 2019: Los Angeles FC 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Banc of California Stadium | Los Angeles, CA Attendance: 22,099 Weather: Cloudy and 59 degrees Sporting KC (0-1-0, 0 points) Los Angeles FC (1-0-0, 3 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas (Barath 69’) D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez (Rowe 62’) F Russell F Nemeth F Gerso (Salloi 73’)
1 2 F 1 0 0 0 2 2
Los Angeles FC GK Miller D Beitashour D Zimmerman D Segura D Harvey M Kaye M Atuesta M Nguyen (Blessing 72’) F Vela (C) F Ramirez (Diomande 59’) F Rossi (Vassell 85’)
March 10, 2019: Sporting KC 2-0 Philadelphia Union MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,738 Weather: Sunny and 43 degrees 1 2 F 1 1 2 0 0 0
Sporting KC (1-1-0, 3 points) Philadelphia Union (0-2-0, 0 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie (Croizet 84’) M Busio (Rowe 78’) M Gutierrez F Russell (Salloi 80’) F Nemeth F Gerso
Philadelphia Union GK Blake D Gaddis D Elliott D Trusty D Wagner M Creavalle (Jones 78’) M Medunjanin M Bedoya (C) M Fabian F Picault (Santos 73’) F Burke (Ilsinho 79’)
March 17, 2019: Colorado Rapids 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dick’s Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, CO Attendance: 11,037 Weather: Cloudy and 46 degrees Sporting KC (1-1-1, 4 points) Colorado Rapids (0-1-2, 2 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Busio 72’) M Gutierrez (Croizet 81’) F Rowe (Russell 61’) F Nemeth F Gerso
1 2 F 0 1 1 0 1 1
Colorado Rapids GK Howard (C) D Rosenberry D Sjoberg D Wynne D Serna M Feilhaber (Bassett 76’) M Price M Acosta (Blomberg 79’) M Mezquida F Rubio (Shinyashiki 84’) F Kamara
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Sisniega (GK) Wallace El-Munir Croizet Silva Hurtado Brewer
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Carlos (GK) Rwatubyaye Collin Wallace Mbaizo Hurtado Aaronson
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Rawls (GK) Rwatubyaye Smith Lindsey Wilson Jackson
Scoring Summary: SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 1 (Johnny Russell 1) 16’ LAFC - Diego Rossi 1 (Eduard Atuesta 1) 47’ LAFC - Adama Diomande 1 (Jordan Harvey 1) 94+
Scoring Summary: SKC - Ilie Sanchez 1 (Penalty Kick) 11’ SKC - Own Goal (Jack Elliott) 80’
Scoring Summary: COL - Diego Rubio 1 (Unassisted) 54’ SKC - Johnny Russell 1 (Unassisted) 88’
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 10’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes (Yellow Card; Dissent) 17’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 27’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 42’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ LAFC - Jordan Harvey (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 66’ LAFC - Latif Blessing (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 84’ LAFC - Eduard Atuesta (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 22’ PHI - Marco Fabian (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’ SKC - Gianluca Busio (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 37’ PHI - Marco Fabian (Red Card; Serious Foul) 60’
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 41’ COL - Kei Kamara (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’ COL - Benny Feilhaber (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 60’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 64’ COL - Diego Rubio (Yellow Card; Simulation) 72’ SKC - Botond Barath (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 75’ COL - Johan Blomberg (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 80’ COL - Johan Blomberg (Yellow Card/Red Card; Time Wasting) 87’
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 11 (5) 4 17 1 0
LAFC 14 (6) 4 11 4 7
March 30, 2019: Sporting KC 7-1 Montreal Impact MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,632 Weather: Cloudy and 42 degrees Sporting KC (2-1-1, 7 points) Montreal Impact (2-2-0, 6 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Busio 62’) M Gutierrez (Rowe 74’) F Russell F Nemeth F Gerso (Croizet 71’)
1 2 F 3 4 7 0 1 1
Montreal Impact GK Bush D Sagna D Cabrera D Camacho D Lovitz M Azira M Piette (C) M Shome (Bayiha 54’) F Okwonkwo (Raitala 76’) F Urruti (Jackson-Hamel 91+) F Taider
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 16 (4) 4 14 3 6
PHI 15 (4) 2 10 2 5
April 7, 2019: FC Cincinnati 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Nippert Stadium | Cincinnati, OH Attendance: 26,023 Weather: Cloudy and 72 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 1 0 1
Sporting KC (2-1-2, 8 points) FC Cincinnati (2-2-2, 8 points) Sporting KC GK Zendejas D Hasler D Barath D Fontas D Wallace (Sinovic 27’) M Ilie (C) M Busio M Zelalem (Gutierrez 56’) F Russell F Croizet (Nemeth 70’) F Rowe
FC Cincinnati GK Richey D Deplagne D Hagglund D Waston (C) D Garza M Cruz M Bertone M Ulloa M Lamah (Manneh 46’) F Mattocks (Stanko 82’) F Saief (Alexander 77’)
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 9 (3) 1 11 1 4
COL 13 (2) 2 16 3 1
April 14, 2019: Sporting KC 2-2 New York Red Bulls MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 17,897 Weather: Sunny and 57 degrees Sporting KC (2-1-3, 9 points) New York Red Bulls (1-3-2, 5 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Besler (C) D Croizet M Ilie M Espinoza (Busio 66’) M Gutierrez (Rowe 85’) F Russell F Nemeth F Gerso (Salloi 82’)
1 2 F 1 1 2 0 2 2
New York Red Bulls GK Robles (C) D Murillo D Parker D Long D Lade M Davis M Rzatkowski (Tarek 97+) M Casseres Jr. M Kaku F Royer (Bezecourt 86’) F Wright-Phillips (White 72’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Diop (GK) Barath Brault-Guillard Wallace Sejdic Zelalem Choiniere
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Hague (GK) Rwatubyaye Hoyte Freeman Powell Gerso Amaya
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Meara (GK) Barath Duncan Hasler Etienne Jr. Sinovic Ivan
Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 2 (Unassisted) 10’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 2 (Gerso Fernandes 1, Felipe Gutierrez 1) 43’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 1 (Gerso Fernandes 2, Roger Espinoza 1) 47+ SKC - Johnny Russell 3 (Roger Espinoza 2) 50’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 3 (Johnny Russell 2) 68’ SKC - Gianluca Busio 1 (Unassisted) 78’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 4 (Ilie Sanchez 1) 84’ MTL - Saphir Taider 3 (Maxi Urruti 2, Daniel Lovitz 1) 89’
Scoring Summary: CIN - Darren Mattocks 1 (Penalty Kick) 19’ SKC - Gianluca Busio 2 (Unassisted) 62’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 4 (Krisztian Nemeth 1, Graham Zusi 1) 24’ NY - Daniel Royer 2 (Cristian Casseres Jr. 1, Bradley Wright-Phillips 1) 52’ NY - Brian White 1 (Kaku 1, Aaron Long 1) 75’ SKC - Gianluca Busio 3 (Unassisted) 88’
Misconduct Summary: MTL - Daniel Lovitz (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 19’ MTL - Samuel Piette (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 22’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 17 (9) 1 11 2 8
MTL 13 (2) 2 10 0 4
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 18’ SKC - Yohan Croizet (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ SKC - Gedion Zelalem (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’ CIN - Greg Garza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 78’ CIN - Leonardo Bertone (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 88’ SKC - Botond Barath (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 18 (4) 3 11 3 6
10
CIN 10 (4) 3 13 2 5
Misconduct Summary: NY - Tim Parker (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’ SKC - Kelyn Rowe (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ NY - Kaku (Red Card; Violent Conduct) 38’ NY - Luis Robles (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 97+ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 97+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 18 (4) 3 11 3 6
CIN 10 (4) 3 13 2 5
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BOX SCORES February 21, 2019: Sporting KC 3-0 Deportivo Toluca Concacaf Champions League | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 13,927 Weather: Clear and 36 degrees 1 2 F 1 2 3 0 0 0
Sporting KC (1-0-0) Deportivo Toluca (0-1-0) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Rowe 78’) M Gutierrez F Russell F Nemeth (Hurtado 82) F Gerso (Salloi 87’)
Deportivo Toluca GK Talavera (C) D Salinas D Maidana D Tobio D Gonzalez M Pardo M Rios (Acero 76’) M Mancuello M Barrientos (Lopez 62’) M Mendoza F Triverio (Gigliotti 21’)
March 6, 2019: Independiente 2-1 Sporting KC Concacaf Champions League | Estadio Agustin Sanchez | Chorrera, Panama Attendance: N/A Weather: Clear and 82 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 1 1 2
Sporting KC (2-1-0) CA Independiente (2-0-1) Sporting KC GK Zendejas D Lindsey D Barath D Besler (C) D Wallace M Ilie M Espinoza M Rowe (Russell 68’) F Croizet (Busio 81’) F Hurtado F Salloi (Gerso 78’)
CA Independiente GK Guerra D Cordoba D Negrete D Torres (C) D Avila M Browne M Ayarza M Bolivar M Ivey (Navarro 92+) F Gonzalez F Barrow (Corpas 56’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) L. Garcia (GK) Barath S. Garcia Wallace Mora Busio Esquivel
Subs not used: Subs not used: Melia (GK) Roberts (GK) Sinovic Rosales Smith Bellino Nemeth Piedrahita Soraca
Scoring Summary: SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 1 (Gerso Fernandes 1) 35’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes 1 (Unassisted) 52’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez 1 (Unassisted) 72’
Scoring Summary: CAI - Romeesh Ivey 3 (Omar Browne 2) 39’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez 2 (Penalty Kick) 51’ CAI - Alexis Corpas 1 (Gustavo Bolivar 1) 59’
Misconduct Summary: TOL - Rodrigo Salinas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 39’ TOL - Osvaldo Gonzalez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Argument) 63’
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 13 (4) 3 21 2 4
TOL 9 (3) 1 18 2 1
February 28, 2019: Deportivo Toluca 0-2 Sporting KC (0-5 agg.) Concacaf Champions League | Estadio Nemesio Diez | Toluca, Mexico Attendance: 14,519 Weather: Clear and 57 degrees 1 2 F 1 1 2 0 0 0
Sporting KC (2-0-0) Deportivo Toluca (0-2-0) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez (Rowe 70’) F Russell (Salloi 66’) F Nemeth (Hurtado 73) F Gerso
Deportivo Toluca GK Talavera (C) D Salinas D Mora D Maidana D Gonzalez M Barrientos (Rubio 72’) M Rios M Medina M Acero F Gigliotti (Garcia 64’) F Abella (Mendoza 46’)
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 11 (4) 5 13 0 5
CAI 18 (7) 3 14 2 6
March 14, 2019: Sporting KC 3-0 Independiente (4-2 agg.) Concacaf Champions League | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 13,212 Weather: Rainy and 40 degrees 1 2 F 0 3 3 0 0 0
Sporting KC (3-1-0) CA Independiente (2-1-1) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic (Wallace 92+) M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez F Russell F Nemeth (Croizet 89’) F Salloi (Gerso 21’)
CA Independiente GK Guerra D Cordoba (Bellino 84’) D Negrete D Torres (C) M Gonzalez M Ayarza (Barrow 78’) M Vence M Ivey F Aguilar F Bolivar (Corpas 64’) F Browne
April 4, 2019: C.F. Monterrey 5-0 Sporting KC Concacaf Champions League | Estadio BBVA Bancomer | Monterrey, Mexico Attendance: 44,582 Weather: Clear and 78 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 2 3 5
Sporting KC (3-2-0) C.F. Monterrey (3-1-1) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez (Busio 73’) F Russell (Croizet 64’) F Nemeth (Rowe 80’) F Gerso
C.F. Monterrey GK Barovero D Medina D Montes (Layun 73’) D Sanchez D Gallardo (Vangioni 83’) M Pabon (C) (Meza 79’) M Rodriguez M Gonzalez M Hurtado F Pizarro F Funes Mori
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Resendez (GK) Barath Ortiz Wallace Bareiro Zelalem Zaldivar Scoring Summary: MTY - Dorlan Pabon 2 (Rogelio Funes Mori 1) 7’ MTY - Aviles Hurtado 1 (Unassisted) 14’ MTY - Jesus Gallardo 2 (Unassisted) 55’ MTY - Nicolas Sanchez (Penalty Kick) 70’ MTY - Dorlan Pabon 3 (Rodlofo Pizarro 1) 76’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 30’ MTY - Nicolas Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 49’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’ MTY - Cesar Montes (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 67’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 6 (2) 6 16 2 3
MTY 18 (11) 2 12 2 5
April 11, 2019: Sporting KC 2-5 C.F. Monterrey (2-10 agg.) Concacaf Champions League | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,467 Weather: Clear and 48 degrees 1 2 F 2 0 2 2 3 5
Sporting KC (3-3-0) C.F. Monterrey (4-1-1) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas (Barath 56’) D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Busio 57’) M Gutierrez F Russell F Nemeth (Salloi 64’) F Gerso
C.F. Monterrey GK Barovero (C) D Medina D Montes D Vasquez (Vangioni 60’) M Layun M Ortiz M Rodriguez M Gallardo (Meza 64’) F Hurtado F Funes Mori F Pizarro (Pabon 61’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) L. Garcia (GK) Barath Castaneda Wallace Lopez Croizet Mancuello
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Roberts (GK) Rwatubyaye Avila Busio Navarro Rowe Piedrahita
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Cardenas (GK) Hasler Gutierrez Croizet Cantu Rowe Bareiro
Scoring Summary: SKC - Gerso Fernandes 2 (Roger Espinoza 1) 8’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 2 (Penalty Kick) 62’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 3 (Botond Barath 1) 74’ SKC - Roger Espinoza 1 (Johnny Russell 1) 81’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 4 (Gerso Fernandes 2) 86’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Gerso Fernandes 3 (Johnny Russell 2) 6’ MTY - Rogelio Funes Mori 1 (Rodolfo Pizarro 2) 20’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes 4 (Unassisted) 29’ MTY - Rodolfo Pizarro 1 (Jesus Gallardo 1) 45’ MTY - Miguel Layun 1 (Unassisted) 61’ MTY - Aviles Hurtado 2 (Maximiliano Meza 1) 82’ MTY - Rogelio Funes Mori 2 (Dorlan Pabon 1) 91+
Misconduct Summary: TOL - Pablo Barrientos (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 11’ TOL - Adrian Mora (Red Card; DOGSO) 62’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 11 (6) 0 14 3 1
TOL 10 (0) 4 10 0 5
Misconduct Summary: CAI - Francisco Vence (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 29’ CAI - Abdiel Ayarza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ CAI - Jose Guerra (Yellowm Card; Time Wasting) 64’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 27 (13) 3 17 2 13
11
CAI 5 (3) 10 9 1 1
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 26’ MTY - Cesar Montes (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 36’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 60’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 17 (4) 0 20 5 3
MTY 10 (5) 2 15 1 0
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2019 REGULAR SEASON)
Formation: 4-3-3
NOTE: Chart does not account for players interchanging and/or switching positions over the course of a match. Substitute players are not listed.
Center forward Krisztian Nemeth 5 Yohan Croizet 1
Left forward
Right forward
Gerso Fernandes 5 Kelyn Rowe 1
Johnny Russell 5 Kelyn Rowe 1
Left-center midfielder
Right-center midfielder
Felipe Gutierrez 5 Gedion Zelalem 1
Roger Espinoza 4 Gianluca Busio 2
Defensive midfielder Ilie 6
Left back
Seth Sinovic 4 Yohan Croizet 1 Rodney Wallace 1
Left center back
Right center back
Matt Besler 5 Andreu Fontas 1
Botond Barath 3 Andreu Fontas 3
Goalkeeper
Tim Melia 5 Adrian Zendejas 1
12
Right back
Graham Zusi 5 Nicolas Hasler 1
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE
March 3 March 10 March 17 March 30 April 7 April 14 April 20 April 27 May 5 May 12 May 18 May 26 May 29 June 1 June 7 June 23 June 29 July 3 July 6 July 13 July 20 July 26 Aug. 4 Aug. 10 Aug. 14 Aug. 17 Aug. 22 Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 15 Sept. 21 Sept. 25 Sept. 29 Oct. 6
OPPONENT
at Los Angeles FC vs. Philadelphia Union at Colorado Rapids vs. Montreal Impact at FC Cincinnati vs. New York Red Bulls at San Jose Earthquakes vs. New England Revolution vs. Atlanta United FC at D.C. United vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. LA Galaxy at Houston Dynamo at Toronto FC at Columbus Crew SC at Real Salt Lake vs. Los Angeles FC vs. Chicago Fire at Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. FC Dallas at New York City FC at Seattle Sounders FC vs. Real Salt Lake at Orlando City SC vs. San Jose Earthquakes vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Houston Dynamo at Portland Timbers at LA Galaxy vs. Colorado Rapids at Minnesota United FC vs. Portland Timbers at FC Dallas
RESULT L W T W T T
SCORE 1-2 2-0 1-1 7-1 1-1 2-2
ATTEND. 22,099 18,738 11,037 18,632 26,023 17,897
RECORD PLACE PTS. GOALSCORERS 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-1 2-1-1 2-1-2 2-1-3
T-10 T-7 T-6 6 7 7
0 3 4 7 8 9
Nemeth Ilie, Own Goal Russell Russell (2), Nemeth (3), Gutierrez, Busio Busio Russell, Busio
SPORTING KC 2019 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2019 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (2-1-3, 9 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF APRIL 14, 2019 UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN 7 F Johnny Russell 6 5 469 9 F Krisztian Nemeth 6 5 470 13 M Gianluca Busio 5 2 238 21 M Felipe Gutierrez 6 5 426 6 M Ilie Sanchez 6 6 534 17 M Roger Espinoza 4 4 284 12 F Gerso Fernandes 5 5 406 8 D Graham Zusi 5 5 450 2 D Botond Barath 4 3 292 5 D Matt Besler 5 5 450 10 M Yohan Croizet 5 2 194 4 D Andreu Fontas 4 4 338 14 D Nicolas Hasler (TOT) 4 2 163 14 D Nicolas Hasler (KC) 1 1 90 29 GK Tim Melia 5 5 450 11 M Kelyn Rowe 6 2 212 20 F Daniel Salloi 3 0 35 15 D Seth Sinovic 5 4 423 22 D Rodney Wallace 1 1 27 24 M Gedion Zelalem 1 1 56 1 GK Adrian Zendejas 1 1 90 18 GK Eric Dick 0 0 0 23 F Tyler Freeman 0 0 0 19 F Erik Hurtado 0 0 0 75 M Wan Kuzain 0 0 0 26 D Jaylin Lindsey 0 0 0 94 D Jimmy Medranda 0 0 0 3 D Abdul Rwatubyaye 0 0 0 16 D Graham Smith 0 0 0 Own-goals received Team totals 6 6 540 Opponent totals 6 6 540
G 4 4 3 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 1 14 7
A 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 16 14 8 13 5 4 3 9 1 0 5 2 2 1 0 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SOG 6 6 5 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FC 4 9 3 8 5 10 5 6 7 1 5 4 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FS 8 2 3 7 6 7 11 6 1 1 4 4 3 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OFF 1 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CK 19 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 8
91 75
32 25
74 76
76 74
12 15
30 27
17 14
1 3
SH 21 4 25 32
SV 15 3 18 18
GA 6 1 7 14
GAA 1.20 1.00 1.17 2.33
PG 0 1 1 1
PA 1 1 2 1
W 2 0 2 1
L 1 0 1 2
T 2 1 3 3
SO 1 0 1 0
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Krisztian Nemeth 1, Ilie Sanchez 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Felipe Gutierrez 1, Gerso Fernandes 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Ilie Sanchez 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS 29 GK 1 GK
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Adrian Zendejas Team totals Opponent totals
GP 5 1 6 6
GS 5 1 6 6
MIN 450 90 540 540
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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Manager | Peter Vermes
Assistant Coach | Kerry Zavagnin Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin first joined Kansas City in 2000 as a holding midfielder and was an integral part of the club’s midfield for the next nine seasons, during which time he helped lead the Wizards to MLS Cup (2000) and U.S. Open Cup (2004) Championships. He was named to the MLS All-Star team and the Best XI in 2004. Zavagnin’s primary duties as an assistant include scouting, developing Sporting Kansas City’s younger players, breaking down film and assisting with training sessions, among others.
Peter Vermes is entering his 11th season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2019 and is the longest-tenured active head coach in MLS. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 170 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 regular-season standings in 2011 and 2012, as well as the Western Conference in 2018. His three U.S. Open Cup championships are the third most in Open Cup history. He is the first coach in club history to lead Sporting KC to eight straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team. His 135 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 387 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.
Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting KC, including the active roster, the Swope Park Rangers (USL Championship) and the Sporting KC Academy. Vermes entered MLS ahead of its inaugural season in 1996 and retired from the league in 2002, closing out his playing career in Kansas City after stints with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and Colorado Rapids.
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.
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.
After retiring as a player in 1991, Savic turned his attention to coaching in the indoor game. Savic led the Kansas City Attack from 1992-1996, winning Coach of the Year honors for the 1994-1995 season while also serving as the team’s General Manager. Savic later coached the Kansas City Comets from 2000-2005.
Vermes was an integral part of a young U.S. team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he nearly scored against the host Azzurri. It was the first time the U.S. had qualified for the World Cup in 40 years and set the stage for the progress of the U.S. National Team. In 1989 and 1990, Vermes became the first American to play in the Hungarian and Dutch First Divisions, playing for Raba ETO and FC Volendam, respectively. He later spent five years with Figueras of the Spanish Second Division.
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.
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.
Goalkeeper Coach | Alec Dufty Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty enters his third season with Sporting Kansas City having been introduced to the organization as the Swope Park Rangers 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.
Vermes joined Kansas City in 2000 for what would be the most successful seasons of his MLS career. During his first year in Kansas City, he anchored one of the best defenses in league history and won MLS Defender of the Year honors in helping lead the Wizards to the 2000 MLS Cup Championship. He retired in 2002 after appearing in 209 MLS matches (including playoffs) and playing more than 18,000 minutes. In 2013, Vermes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Year
A former MLS player, Dufty began his playing career with the New York Red Bulls in 2009, making one appearance before joining the MLS reserve goalkeeper pool. In 2010, Dufty joined USSF D2 Pro League side AC St. Louis, making 30 appearances before returning to MLS with the Chicago Fire in late 2010.
PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC MLS Playoffs Open Cup International Total
2009 3-6-3 --- 2010 11-13-6 --- 2011 13-9-12 2-1-0 2012 18-7-9 1-1-0 2013 17-10-7 2-1-2 2014 14-13-7 0-1-0 2015 14-11-9 0-0-1 2016 13-13-8 0-1-0 2017 12-9-13 0-1-0 2018 18-8-8 1-1-2 2019 2-1-3 0-0-0 TOTAL 135-100-85 6-7-5
--- 0-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 4-0-1 2-1-0 0-0-0 20-6-3
--- --- --- --- 2-0-2 3-2-1 --- 1-2-1 --- --- 3-3-0 9-7-4
3-6-3 11-14-6 18-11-12 23-8-10 22-12-11 18-17-8 18-11-11 15-17-9 16-9-13 21-10-10 5-4-3 170-120-97
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.
Fitness Coach | Mateus Manoel Mateus Manoel is in his eighth season with Sporting KC as Head Fitness Coach. His responsibilities cover all aspects of sport performance and science for the team, including strength and conditioning, injury prevention, field practices, nutrition, fitness monitoring (training load and readiness), player re-adaptation following rehab and recovery. In the summer of 2010, Manoel was an Assistant Fitness Coach for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team during the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He had formerly served as the Head Fitness Coach for the Mexican Men’s National Team in 2009, working with renowned coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. During 2007 and 2008, Manoel held a position with Athletes’ Performance in the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, where he worked with professional athletes from a variety of sports, including NFL, NHL, MLB and MLS (Chivas USA and LA Galaxy). Previously, he had assisted with strength and conditioning for D.C. United, while concurrently holding the position of Sports Performance Director with Velocity Sports Performance in Alexandria, Virginia. Manoel holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from George Washington University, where he was also responsible for the strength and conditioning needs of the Colonials Men’s Varsity Soccer Team. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland - College Park and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Manoel was born in Brazil and is fluent in both Portuguese and Spanish. 14
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #2 | D | BOTOND BARATH SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
4
3
292
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
3
3
214
0
1
ALL COMPETITIONS
7
6
506
0
1
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Fouls Committed 3, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Fouls Suffered 1, March 17, 2019, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 1-0-2 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-2 Weight: 165 Birthday: 4/21/1992 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Budapest Honved FC (Hungary) Acquired: Signed on 12/18/18 Sporting Kansas City signed Hungarian international defender Botond Barath entering the 2019 campaign. Born and raised in Budapest, Hungary, Barath has previously spent the entirety of his professional career with hometown club Budapest Honved FC, where he made 213 first-team appearances in all competitions from 2009-2018. The center back helped Honved to the 2016-17 Hungarian first-division title and earned his first of three caps for the Hungary Men’s National Team in October 2018.
debut and scored his first of 12 career goals for the club as Honved finished third in the top-flight Nemzeti Bajnoksag. Barath bagged a career-high four goals during the 2015-16 campaign before helping the club win its 14th first-division championship and its first since 1993 in the 2016-17 season. Honved entered 2017-18 UEFA Champions League qualifying, where Barath scored a goal in an aggregate loss to Israeli club Hapoel Be’er Sheva.
Barath began his professional career in 2009 with Honved II and became a regular starter Barath has four caps for Hungary, including three in UEFA Nations League play in 2018. for the first team in 2012. In 2012-13, Barath made his UEFA Europa League qualifying Barath previously represented his country at U-18, U-19 and U-21 levels from 2009-2013. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
4
3
292
0
0
1
0
7
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
4
3
292
0
0
1
0
7
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
#5 | D | MATT BESLER | @MattBesler SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
262
256
23026
3
18
MLS Postseason
18
18
1740
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
20
18
1684
0
1
International
16
16
1425
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
316
308
27875
3
19
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assists 1, 18 times, last: Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: March 16, 2013, KC vs. CHI Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs. COL Last Regular Season... Appearance April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assist Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN 2019 Record when: he starts 2-1-2 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Birthday: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8) Sporting KC’s Matt Besler is in his 10th season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012-13), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-16), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors since being selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Notre Dame.
Besler has earned 47 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2013. He featured in four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first Kansan to play in the quadrennial tournament, as the U.S. advanced to the Round of 16. He also helped the U.S. win the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, starting all three matches in the knockout stage. He joined the U.S. squad for the 2016 Copa America Centenario, starting two matches, and scored his first international goal at St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Sept. 2, the same day his firstborn daughter Parker Rhea was born in Kansas City. He recently made four appearances for his country as the U.S. claimed the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Besler is first in SKC history with 316 appearances across all competitions and is the club’s leader in regular-season appearances (262), starts (256) & minutes (23,026). A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 274 of 280 MLS matches (including playoffs) and landed club Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, 2015). MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
262
256
23026
3
18
42
10
219
122
8
1
31
2
2
7
KC - Postseason
18
18
1740
0
0
4
0
20
16
3
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
280
274
24766
3
18
46
10
239
138
11
1
32
2
2
7
15
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #13 | M | GIANLUCA BUSIO | @gbusio13 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 4 times, last: April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Assists 1, Aug. 4, 2018, KC at HOU Shots on Goal 2, March 10, 2019, KC vs. PHI Shots 4, 2 times, last: March 10, 2019, KC vs. PHI Fouls Committed 2, March 10, 2019, KC vs. PHI Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN
A
MLS Regular Season
12
3
391
4
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
90
0
0
International
3
0
59
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
16
4
540
4
1
Last Regular Season... Appearance April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Goal April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Assist Aug. 4, 2018, KC at HOU 2019 Record when: he starts 1-0-1 he scores 1-0-2
Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 5/28/2002 Hometown: Greensboro, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/25/2017 Sporting KC signed Gianluca Busio as the club’s fifth Homegrown Player on Aug. 25, 2017, making Busio the youngest active player in MLS and the second youngest player in MLS history at the age of 15 years and 89 days. Busio made his professional debut for the Swope Park Rangers on April 4, 2018, recording the game-winning assist.
Busio starred for the Sporting KC Academy during the 2016-17 season, stepping up from the U-14s to the U-16 level, where he scored nine goals in the USSDA and earned Central Conference Best XI honors. He led the U-16s to their first appearance in the USSDA quarterfinals. Busio also earned time for the SKC U-18s throughout 2016-17.
He made his MLS debut on July 28, 2018, before earning his first MLS start, recording the game-winning assist in a 1-0 win over Houston on Aug. 4, 2018 while he became the third youngest player to start an MLS game at the age of 16 years and 68 days. Busio scored his first MLS goal in the 4-1 victory over Vancouver on Oct. 17, 2018, becoming the second youngest goalscorer in league history at the age of 16 years and 142 days.
At the international level, Busio is a member of the U.S. U-17 National Team. He previously guided the U.S. to a second-place finish at the CONCACAF U-15 Championship in Bradenton, Florida, scoring a team-high five goals in five matches in August 2017. In May 2017 at the Torneo Delle Nazioni in Italy, Busio scored three goals as the American U-17s were crowned tournament champions.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
12
3
391
4
1
17
6
4
5
0
2
1
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
12
3
391
4
1
17
6
4
5
0
2
1
0
0
1
#10 | M | YOHAN CROIZET | @Yohancroizet SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
37
21
1788
3
3
MLS Postseason
4
1
105
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
0
24
2
0
International
3
1
108
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
46
23
2025
5
3
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Sarrebourg, France Last Club: KV Mechelen (Belgium) Acquired: Signed on 12/15/2017
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN Assists 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 8, 2018, KC vs. ORL Shots on Goal 4, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Shots 7, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: May 20, 2018, KC at MIN Fouls Suffered 2, 6 times, last: April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Goal Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN Assist Sept. 8, 2018, KC vs. ORL 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-2 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 2/15/1992
Yohan Croizet has scored 31 goals in more than 200 professional appearances across Europe. He joins Sporting KC after spending each of the last three seasons in the top-flight Belgian First Division A, where he has tallied 12 goals and 11 assists since 2015. He signed as a Designated Player in December 2017.
Prior to joining KV Mechelen, Croizet blossomed during a two-year stint with Belgian outfit OH Leuven. He bagged four goals as OH Leuven won the 2014-15 Belgian Second Division playoffs and earned promotion to the top flight. The following year, Croizet notched a career-high nine goals and added four assists as the team’s top scorer.
In his first season with KV Mechelen in 2016-17, Croizet played 37 matches, tallying three goals and four assists to help KV Mechelen to a seventh-place finish and 14 league wins, their most in the Belgian first division since 1993. Croizet added three assists in 15 appearances during the 2017-18 season.
Croizet began his professional career as a 19-year-old, debuting for French club FC Metz in 2011. The midfielder amassed seven goals in 57 matches for FC Metz II from 2011-13 before moving from his native France to Belgium ahead of the 2013-14 campaign, signing for RE Virton of the Belgian Second Division. His six goals from the midfield paved the way for his subsequent move to OH Leuven.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
37
21
1788
3
3
54
17
30
20
4
2
3
0
1
1
KC - Postseason
4
1
105
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
41
22
1893
3
3
54
17
31
21
4
3
3
0
1
1
16
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #18 | GK | ERIC DICK | @DaBrickWall00 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 6-5 Weight: 205 Birthday: 10/3/1994 Hometown: Carmel, Indiana College: Butler University Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#13) - signed on 2/15/18
he scores 0-0-0
Sporting KC selected goalkeeper Eric Dick with the 13th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. He officially signed an MLS contract for the club in February 2018.
Born in Kansas City suburb Roeland Park, Kansas, Dick led Butler to the 2016 Big East Championship and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances over his last two seasons. He compiled a 27-10-4 record over his junior and senior campaigns, landing First Team Dick, the 13th overall pick in the SuperDraft, was a four-year starter at Butler University in All-Big East Conference accolades in 2017. Indianapolis. As a senior, he was named the 2017 Big East Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and received United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American honors. He ended his At the youth level, Dick played for the Indiana Fire Academy and attended Carmel High college career with 28 shutouts and a 0.96 goals against average across 71 starts. School in Carmel, Indiana, where he was a two-time All-District and All-County performer. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#17 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
226
206
18199
8
34
MLS Postseason
13
12
1019
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
21
18
1946
0
3
International
9
8
727
1
1
ALL COMPETITIONS
269
243
21891
9
38
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 8 times, last: Oct. 28, 2018, KC vs. LAFC Assists 2, 3 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 2, 9 times, last: Oct. 7, 2017, KC at MIN Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, 3 times, last: March 3, 2019, KC at LAFC Fouls Suffered 6, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2016, KC at RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Goal Oct. 28, 2018, KC vs. LAFC Assist March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL 2019 Record when: he starts 1-1-2 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 10/25/1986
Roger Espinoza played five seasons in Kansas City from 2008-12 before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. After a two-year stint in the English Premier League and English Championship, Espinoza returned to Sporting KC in 2015 and tallied one goal and four MLS assists. His 2015 campaign was cut short due to a left foot injury sustained in early August, but returned to the fold as a regular starter in 2016. Espinoza set new careerhighs in both goals (3) and assists (9) in 2018. 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 269 appearances for the club in all
competitions, tallying nine goals and 38 assists over nine seasons. In two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances, including eight in the UEFA Europa League, and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City. Espinoza has earned 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team since debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
226
206
18199
8
34
261
64
372
318
13
16
52
9
1
8
KC - Postseason
13
12
1019
0
0
9
4
17
19
2
0
5
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
239
217
19218
8
34
270
68
389
337
15
16
57
9
1
8
17
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #12 | F | GERSO FERNANDES | @ge7fe SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
68
48
4235
13
9
MLS Postseason
3
1
83
1
0
U.S. Open Cup
8
7
538
2
2
International
6
4
438
4
2
ALL COMPETITIONS
85
60
5294
20
13
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 2 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 4, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Shots 6, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Fouls Committed 5, July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Fouls Suffered 5, March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Last Regular Season... Appearance April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Goal Sept. 15, 2018, KC at SJ Assist March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL 2019 Record when: he starts 2-1-2 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 140 Birthday: 2/21/1991 Hometown: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Last Club: C.F. Os Belenenses (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 1/4/2017 Gerso Fernandes, a left-footed winger, has played more than 150 matches during a six-year professional career in Portugal. Prior to joining Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season, he spent the previous five seasons in the Portuguese first division, including the 2016-17 Primeira Liga campaign with Belenenses. On May 17, 2017, Fernandes scored the first Sporting KC hat-trick in seven years in a 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC before adding a goal and an assist in his first-ever U.S. Open Cup game against Minnesota United FC on June 14, 2017. He was named the club’s 2017 Offensive Player of the Year.
Fernandes started nine of 14 Primeira Liga appearances for Belenenses in the 2016-17 season prior to joining Sporting KC, recording one goal and four assists. He also contributed one assist in three domestic cup matches, featuring in the 2016-17 Taça de Portugal and the 2016-17 Taça da Liga. Fernandes appeared more than 100 times for Estoril between 2011-2016. He helped clinch promotion to the Primera Liga in his first year with the club before facilitating Estoril’s transition to the top flight over the next two seasons, recording four assists in 43 Primera Liga appearances and playing six games in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League group stage.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
68
48
4235
13
9
103
45
68
77
19
11
6
0
4
2
KC - Postseason
3
1
83
1
0
5
3
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
71
49
4318
14
9
108
48
70
80
19
12
6
0
4
2
#4 | D | ANDREU FONTAS | @AFontas3 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
6
5
430
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
4
4
326
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
10
9
756
0
0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Banyoles, Spain Last Club: Celta Vigo (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 8/8/2018
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Shots 2, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Fouls Committed 3, March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 2, 3 times, last: April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Last Regular Season... Appearance April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 1-1-2 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 11/14/1989
Sporting Kansas City signed center back Andreu Fontas, a 10-year professional with more than 200 appearances in his native Spain, on Aug. 8, 2018. Sporting KC used Targeted Allocation Money to sign Fontas, who was a free agent after being released from his contract with La Liga side Celta Vigo following the 2017-18 season. Fontas spent five seasons from 2013-2018 with Celta Vigo in Spain’s top-flight La Liga, where he started 100 of 105 league appearances and helped the club to the semifinals of the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League. The defender developed in FC Barcelona’s famed La
Masia youth academy alongside current Sporting KC midfielder Ilie Sanchez, playing nearly 100 matches combined for FC Barcelona B and FC Barcelona from 2008-2012. Fontas advanced through from the B team to the first team in 2009 and played in 16 games for the Spanish giants, including a sub appearance in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final that Barca won 4-0 over Santos. Fontas spent the 2012-13 season on loan at Mallorca before signing with Celta Vigo in June 2013, where he made 139 appearances over five years. Internationally, Fontas has represented Spain at the Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 levels and has also played for the Catalonia National Team.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
6
5
430
0
0
2
1
5
6
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
6
5
430
0
0
2
1
5
6
0
0
1
0
0
0
18
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #23 | F | TYLER FREEMAN | @tylerfreeman23 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 150 Birthday: 1/9/2003 Hometown: Shawnee, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 10/2/2018 Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of 16-year-old forward Tyler Freeman as a Homegrown Player late in the 2018 season. A native of Shawnee, Kansas, Freeman is the second-youngest player in club history behind current teammate Gianluca Busio. He entered the Sporting KC Academy in 2014 at age 11 and has represented his hometown club at the U-12 through U-19 levels.
he scores 0-0-0
fourth-place finish at the CONCACAF U-13 Champions League in Mexico City, scoring three goals at the tournament. He featured extensively for both the U-17s and U-19s in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 Development Academy season.
On the international stage, Freeman earned his first selection to the U.S. U-14 Boys’ National Team for a training camp in November 2016. The following June in Zagreb, Freeman made an immediate impact upon joining Sporting KC’s youth ranks, leading the Croatia, he led the U.S. U-14s with a team-best four goals across three friendlies. In U-12s at the 2015 Generation adidas Cup before winning Kansas State Cup titles in 2015 2018, Freeman competed for the U.S. U-16s in April at the Torneo Delle Nazioni in Italy and 2016 with the U-13s. In August 2016, Freeman propelled the Sporting KC U-13s to a before receiving his first call to the U.S. U-17s in August for a Costa Rica training camp. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#21 | M | FELIPE GUTIERREZ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
26
23
1948
8
3
MLS Postseason
4
4
360
0
3
U.S. Open Cup
1
0
19
0
0
International
5
5
413
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
36
32
2740
8
6
Height: 5-7 Weight: 145 Hometown: Quintero, Chile Last Club: Real Betis (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 2/6/2018
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, March 10, 2018, KC at CHI Assists 2, Sept. 15, 2018, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: March 24, 2018, KC at COL Shots 6, March 24, 2018, KC at COL Fouls Committed 4, 3 times, last: Sept. 30, 2018, KC vs. RSL Fouls Suffered 3, 5 times, last: April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Goal March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Assist March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL 2019 Record when: he starts 2-1-2 he scores 1-0-0
Birthday: 10/8/1990
Gutierrez joined 12-time Chilean Primera Division champion CD Universidad Catolica in 2009. He enjoyed a breakout season for the club in 2011, scoring 10 goals in the top-flight Primera Division as Universidad Catolica finished atop the spring Apertura standings and won the 2011 Copa Chile. Gutierrez landed a transfer to FC Twente ahead of the 2012-13 Eredivisie season, debuting for the Dutch side in a UEFA Europa League qualifier. In his sophomore season at FC Twente, Gutierrez reached new heights as the midfielder started 33 league matches and was named the 2013-14 Eredivisie Most Valuable Player for his instrumental role in propelling the Tukkers to a third-place finish in the table.
Gutierrez moved from Netherlands to Spain in 2016-17, signing for Spanish La Liga side Real Betis. His first La Liga goal was a stoppage-time winner as Real Betis beat Osasuna 2-1 in October 2016. Gutierrez spent most of 2017 on loan at Internacional in Brazil, where he played 16 games and helped the club gain promotion to the top-flight Serie A. A native of Quintero, Chile, Gutierrez has represented his country 35 times at the senior international level. He’s competed on a global stage at the sport’s highest level, featuring at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and helping Chile lift the 2015 Copa America title as champions of South America.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
26
23
1948
8
3
53
23
46
32
1
27
5
0
4
2
KC - Postseason
4
4
360
0
3
9
4
9
11
1
11
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
30
27
2308
8
6
62
27
55
43
2
38
5
0
4
2
19
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #14 | D | NICOLAS HASLER SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
1
1
90
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
1
1
90
0
0
Height: 5-9 Weight: 175 Hometown: Vaduz, Liechtenstein Last Club: Chicago Fire (MLS) Acquired: Signed on 4/2/2019
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 23, 2017, TOR at NE (w/ TOR) Assists 1, 4 times, last: July 7, 2018, TOR at KC (w/ TOR) Shots on Goal 2, Aug. 19, 2017, TOR at CHI (w/ TOR) Shots 2, 6 times, last: Oct. 28, 2018, CHI vs. DC (w/ CHI) Fouls Committed 2, 3 times, last: Oct. 28, 2018, CHI vs. DC (w/ CHI) Fouls Suffered 4, April 14, 2018, TOR at COL (w/ TOR)
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Goal Sept. 23, 2017, TOR at NE (w/ TOR) Assist July 7, 2018, TOR at KC (w/ TOR) 2019 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 5/4/1991
Sporting Kansas City signed defender Nicolas Hasler in April 2019. He has made more than 200 club appearances since turning professional in 2009, including 39 MLS matches split between Toronto FC and the Chicago Fire. The versatile player spent the first eight years of his career in his native Liechtenstein, where he starred for FC Vaduz and won six major trophies with the club.
spell with Vaduz, Hasler appeared in five separate editions of the UEFA Europa League, won five consecutive Liechtensteiner Cups from 2013-2017 and scored 15 goals in 158 competitive matches. Hasler moved to Toronto in 2017, helping the side to a historic treble consisting of the Canadian Championship, MLS Supporters’ Shield and MLS Cup. Hasler was traded to the Chicago Fire in July 2018, where he started nine of 13 matches.
After rising through the ranks and starting his pro career with FC Balzers in 2009, Hasler joined fellow Liechtensteiner club USV Eschen/Mauren for the 2010-11 season. He then moved to FC Vaduz, a club that competes in the Swiss Football League. In a six-year
As one of the country’s most decorated players this decade, Hasler has scored three goals in 59 caps for the Liechtenstein Men’s National Team since 2010 and was named Liechtensteiner Footballer of the Year in 2015, 2017 and 2018.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
1
1
90
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
38
30
2640
3
4
22
9
20
17
4
0
1
0
1
1
MLS - Postseason
2
1
107
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
40
31
2747
3
4
23
9
20
17
4
0
1
0
1
1
#19 | F | ERIK HURTADO | @Etado19 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
3
1
115
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
3
1
115
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 12 times, last: Aug. 4, 2018, VAN at NYC (w/ VAN) Assists 1, 10 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, VAN at LAFC (w/ VAN) Shots on Goal 2, 9 times, last: Sept. 30, 2018, VAN at KC (w/ VAN) Shots 7, Sept. 3, 2016, VAN vs. NY (w/ VAN) Fouls Committed 5, Sept. 3, 2017, VAN vs. NY (w/ VAN) Fouls Suffered 5, Aug. 27, 2016, VAN at LA (w/ VAN) Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 21, 2018, VAN at LAFC (w/ VAN) Goal Aug. 4, 2018, VAN at NYC (w/ VAN) Assist Oct. 21, 2018, VAN at LAFC (w/ VAN) 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 Birthday: 11/15/1990 Hometown: Beaverton, Oregon Last Club: Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) Acquired: Acquired via trade on 12/14/2018 Sporting KC acquired forward Erik Hurtado in late 2018 from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. In six seasons with the Whitecaps, Hurtado contributed 17 goals and 13 assists in 123 matches (47 MLS starts) across all competitions since being selected fifth overall in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.
Norwegian first division. Hurtado made 12 appearances during the five-month loan spell. Hurtado had two goals and two assists in the 2016-17 Concacaf Champions League with Vancouver, scoring in both CCL fixtures against Sporting KC, as the Whitecaps advanced from the group stage and advanced all the way to the semifinals.
The former U.S. youth international and Santa Clara product recorded seven goals and five assists in his first two professional seasons, before helping the Whitecaps to their lone Canadian Championship title in 2015 with an 87th-minute game-tying assist in the semifinal series before garnering European experience on loan with Mjondalen in the
More recently, Hurtado has compiled six goals and three assists since the start of the 2017 season, including his game-winning goal in Vancouver’s 1-0 victory over Sporting KC at Children’s Mercy Park that snapped Sporting’s 24-game home unbeaten streakon Sept. 30, 2017.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
105
47
4713
12
10
126
43
101
71
46
6
3
0
2
3
MLS - Postseason
1
1
78
1
0
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
106
48
4791
13
10
128
45
104
74
46
6
3
0
2
3
20
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #26 | D | JAYLIN LINDSEY | @JaylinLindsey SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
7
6
555
0
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
3
2
205
0
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
11
9
850
0
1
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, July 14, 2018, KC at NY Shots on Goal 1, July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Shots 2, 2 times, last: July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Fouls Committed 1, 5 times, last: July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Fouls Suffered 1, 2 times, last: July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Last Regular Season... Appearance July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Goal N/A Assist July 14, 2018, KC at NY 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 155 Birthday: 3/27/2000 Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/1/2018 Sporting Kansas City signed Jaylin Lindsey as a Homegrown Player in September 2017, with his contract starting on Jan. 1, 2018. He made his MLS debut on June 3 in a 4-1 win over Minnesota United FC. A product of the Sporting KC Academy, Lindsey is the third-youngest signing in club history. The defender has featured for the Sporting KC U-16s and U-18s and made more than 25 appearances for the United States U-17 Men’s National Team from 2016-2017.
Lindsey signed an Academy contract with the Swope Park Rangers on May 6, 2016. A day later, he became the first American player born in 2000 or later to appear in a professional match. Lindsey would feature once more for the Rangers before joining the U.S. U-17 Residency Program in August 2016. Lindsey has featured regularly for the U.S. U-17s and received his first call-up to the U.S. U-20s in September 2018. He was named to the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Best XI in May after helping the U.S. to a second-place finish. That allowed Lindsey to represent the U.S. at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Lindsey has been a youth international since 2013, representing the U-14s, U-15s and U-17s.
Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, Lindsey joined the Sporting KC Academy in January 2015. He has made more than 30 combined appearances for the U-16s and U-18s. After impressing throughout his first full Academy season with Sporting KC, MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
7
6
555
0
1
5
1
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
7
6
555
0
1
5
1
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
#94 | D | JIMMY MEDRANDA | @jimmymedranda SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
86
62
5311
5
4
MLS Postseason
2
1
121
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
7
6
648
0
2
International
2
1
96
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
97
70
6177
5
6
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Assists 1, 4 times, last: April 15, 2018, KC vs. SEA Shots on Goal 3, June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Shots 4, 5 times, last: June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Fouls Suffered 4, March 15, 2014, KC vs. FCD Last Regular Season... Appearance May 20, 2018, KC at MIN Goal April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Assist April 15, 2018, KC vs. SEA 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 Birthday: 2/7/1994 Hometown: Mosquera, Nariño, Colombia Last Club: Deportivo Pereira (Colombia) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2014 Jimmy Medranda joined Sporting KC in August 2013 on loan from Colombian club Deportivo Pereira, making his MLS debut a month later. He signed permanently for Sporting KC in February 2014 and has played 97 games for the club across all competitions. He set career highs for appearances (39), starts (29), minutes (2,619) and goals (2) in 2017.
Medranda has scored five goals and added six assists since the start of 2016, his first for the club. He joined Deportivo Pereira’s youth system at age 12 before climbing the ladder to the senior team by age 17. He made 16 first team appearances for the club in two seasons, scoring twice.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
86
62
5311
5
4
109
22
81
49
6
19
12
1
1
2
KC - Postseason
2
1
121
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
88
63
5432
5
4
110
22
82
50
6
19
12
1
1
2
21
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
120
120
10769
0
0
MLS Postseason
6
6
534
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
11
11
1080
0
0
International
6
6
540
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
143
143
12923
0
0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA (MLS) Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 19, 2015, KC vs. SJ Saves 10, April 8, 2018, KC at LA
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Shutout March 10, 2019, KC vs. PHI 2019 Record when: he starts 2-1-2
Birthday: 5/15/1986
Tim Melia became one of the top goalkeepers in MLS in 2017 following his breakout season in 2015 where he earned MLS Comeback Player of the Year honors. Melia claimed the 2017 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year crown with career-highs in wins (12), shutouts (10), saves (91), starts (31) and minutes (2,759). Melia surpassed each of those numbers in 2018, posting 18 wins, 13 shutouts, 106 saves, 34 starts and 3060 minutes.
During his breakout campaign in 2015, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 precent save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against average. He was a six-time member of the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week and became the first goalkeeper in MLS history to record six shutouts in his first nine league matches for a new team.
Melia was also named the club’s 2017 Most Valuable Player. Among goalkeepers with at least 15 regular-season appearances in 2017, he led MLS with a 0.78 goals against average, 78.4 save percentage and 69.2-percent passing accuracy. He also ranked second in shutouts. On April 8, 2018, Melia set a new club record and career-high with 10 saves in a 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy.
After a four-year college career with NCAA Division III program Lynn University (New York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
120
120
10769
488
355
40
128
1.07
11
19
8
0
54
35
30
MLS - Regular Season
126
125
11209
524
377
40
142
1.14
12
20
8
1
54
39
31
KC - Postseason
6
6
534
24
15
1
8
1.35
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
MLS - TOTAL
132
131
11742
548
392
41
150
1.15
12
20
8
1
55
41
33
#9 | F | KRISZTIAN NEMETH | @KNemeth_Nemo SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Assists 1, 11 times, last: April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Shots on Goal 3, March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots 6, 2 times, last: Oct. 22, 2017, NE at MTL (w/ NE) Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Fouls Suffered 7, May 29, 2015, KC vs. FCD
A
MLS Regular Season
43
32
2893
15
8
MLS Postseason
2
1
130
1
0
U.S. Open Cup
4
4
371
5
1
International
5
5
388
4
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
54
42
3782
25
9
Last Regular Season... Appearance April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Goal March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Assist April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY 2019 Record when: he starts 2-1-2 he scores 1-1-0
Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 Birthday: 1/5/1989 Hometown: Gyor, Hungary Last Club: New England Revolution (MLS) Acquired: Acquired via trade with New England Revolution on 8/6/2018 Sporting Kansas City acquired forward Krisztian Nemeth from the New England Revolution in August 2018. Nemeth returns to Sporting KC after recording 16 goals and seven assists in 33 competitive matches for the club in 2015. The forward joined Al-Gharafa SC in Qatar in 2016 and has spent the last 12 months in MLS with the Revs. In his first stint with SKC, Nemeth was named the club’s newcomer of the year and became Kansas City’s first MLS Goal of the Year winner for his stunning solo effort in a 1-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on Oct. 3, 2015. The Hungarian scored 10 goals throughout the 2015 regular season, earning MLS Player of the Month honors in May. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Nemeth also played a pivotal role in Sporting KC’s run to the 2015 U.S. Open Cup title, finishing as the tournament’s joint-top scorer with five goals, including a second-half equalizer in the final as Sporting KC defeated the Philadelphia Union on penalties. Nemeth began his career with MTK Budapest in Hungary before signing with Liverpool FC in 2007. He had loan stints at Blackpool and AEK Athens before signing permanently in Greece with Olympiacos in 2010. Nemeth endured further loan spells at Olympiacos Volos, MTK Budapest and RKC Waalwijk before signing permanently in the Netherlands with Roda JC in 2012, where he spent two years prior to joining SKC in 2015.
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
43
32
2893
15
8
91
34
33
44
17
0
5
0
6
1
MLS - Regular Season
64
39
3536
16
11
109
39
49
53
18
0
6
1
6
1
KC - Postseason
2
1
130
1
0
4
2
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
66
40
3666
17
11
113
41
52
53
18
0
7
1
6
1
22
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #11 | M | KELYN ROWE | @Krowe210 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 17, 2016, NE at MTL (w/ NE) Assists 2, 2 times, last: April 6, 2018, NE vs. MTL (w/ NE) Shots on Goal 5, March 28, 2016, NE vs. SJ (w/ NE) Shots 7, March 28, 2016, NE vs. SJ (w/ NE) Fouls Committed 5, March 10, 2018, NE vs. COL (w/ NE) Fouls Suffered 5, 3 times, last: May 27, 2017, NE at NY (w/ NE)
A
MLS Regular Season
6
2
212
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
4
1
110
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
10
3
322
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Goal Oct. 18, 2018, NE at RSL (w/ NE) Assist April 6, 2018, NE vs. MTL (w/ NE) 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-2 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 Birthday: 12/02/1991 Hometown: Federal Way, Washington Last Club: New England Revolution (MLS) Acquired: Acquired via trade with the Colorado Rapids on 12/18/2018
Kelyn Rowe joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2019 season having made 214 appearances England to their first MLS Cup appearance since 2007. Rowe combined for 12 goals and for the New England Revolution in MLS action since being selected out of UCLA as the 13 assists in 2015 and 2016, playing 33 of the side’s 34 MLS regular season games in third overall pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, recording 30 goals and 42 assists over the each campaign, while also aiding the Revs’ run to the U.S. Open Cup Final in 2016. past seven seasons. Rowe has earned four caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team, helping the side win the During his rookie year, Rowe bagged three goals and five assists in 30 appearances 2017 Concacaf Gold Cup. Rowe made his debut on July 1, 2017 in a friendly against before breaking out in 2013 as the Revs reached the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time in Ghana before appearing in two group stage games at the Gold Cup – recording an assist four attempts, notching eight goals and nine assists on the season. Rowe followed that up on the game-winner against Panama before netting his first international goal in the win with another solid season in 2014, as his five goals and six assists helped propel New vs. Nicaragua. He won his fourth cap against Bosnia & Herzegovina in January 2018. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
6
2
212
0
0
6
0
2
3
0
2
1
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
212
163
14816
29
40
366
123
226
264
26
197
21
0
6
9
MLS - Postseason
8
7
647
1
2
15
5
11
8
1
7
0
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
220
170
15463
30
42
381
128
237
272
27
204
21
0
7
9
#7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
36
29
2652
14
12
MLS Postseason
4
4
345
0
1
U.S. Open Cup
3
2
190
2
2
International
6
5
422
0
2
ALL COMPETITIONS
49
40
3609
16
17
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland Last Club: Derby County FC (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/31/2018
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Assists 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 4, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Shots 6, 2 times, last: Oct. 6, 2018, KC vs. LA Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 4, May 20, 2018, KC at MIN
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Goal April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Assist March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL 2019 Record when: he starts 2-1-3 he scores 1-0-2
Birthday: 4/8/1990
Sporting KC acquired Scottish winger Johnny Russell in a transfer from English club Derby County FC in January 2018. Russell scored 93 goals during a 12-year professional career in England and his native Scotland. Russell developed in the Dundee United FC Academy in Scotland before 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 Athletic, recording eight goals, and marked his first career Dundee United start with a goal in a 2009 Scottish FA Cup win over East Sterlingshire. After being loaned to Raith Rovers in 2009-10, Russell enjoyed a breakout year at Dundee United with nine goals as the Tangerines finished fourth in the Scottish Premier 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 goals in the 2013-14 English Championship as the Rams fell just short of promotion to the EPL. He totaled 18 goals over the next two seasons. Russell has 11 career caps for Scotland and scored his first international goal during a European Championshop Qualifier in San Marino on March 24, 2019. Russell made his debut in 2014 and recently helped Scotland gain promotion to League B in the UEFA Nations League in 2018. He has also represented Scotland at the U-19 and U-21 levels.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
36
29
2652
14
12
86
36
19
45
5
93
3
0
1
3
KC - Postseason
4
4
345
0
1
8
2
6
6
1
13
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
40
33
2997
14
13
94
38
25
51
6
106
3
0
1
3
23
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #3 | D | ABDUL RWATUBYAYE | @ARwatubyaye SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 Hometown: Kigali, Rwanda Last Club: Rayon Sports FC (Rwanda) Acquired: Signed on 2/5/2019
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Birthday: 10/23/1996
he scores 0-0-0
Abdul Rwatubyaye joined Sporting KC in early 2019 from Rayon Sports FC in his native Rwanda. He spent three years rising the youth ranks of hometown club APR FC before launching his professional career at age 16 with Isonga FC in 2013. A strong showing with the club prompted his return to APR, where he won two consecutive Rwanda Premier League titles as a regular starter along the backline.
After leading APR to another league title in 2015-16, Rwatubyaye moved to crosstown rival Rayon Sports. In his first season with the team, he scored four goals in 22 matches and lifted his third straight Premier League trophy. The following season, Rwatubyaye and Rayon Sports performed admirably in the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup, reaching the tournament’s quarterfinals for the first time in club history.
Rwatubyaye tallied three goals and an assist in 21 games during the 2014-15 campaign, which culminated in a league championship and a berth in the 2016 CAF Champions League. He made an emphatic impact in the tournament’s preliminary round, scoring a hat-trick of headed goals in APR’s 4-1 second-leg victory over Mbabane Swallows to secure a 4-2 aggregate win.
Rwatubyaye has 23 caps for Rwanda and also represented his country at the U-17, U-20, U-23 and senior levels. Rwatubyaye made his Rwanda debut at the 2015 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup, helping the Wasps reach the tournament final, prior to scoring his first international goal in a 1-1 draw against Cameroon in January 2016. Rwatubyaye has started each of Rwanda’s four matches during 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#20 | F | DANIEL SALLOI | @danielsalloi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN Assists 2, 2 times, last: June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 28, 2018, KC vs. LAFC Shots 8, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 2, 4 times, last: Aug. 4, 2018, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 4, Oct. 11, 2017, KC at HOU
A
MLS Regular Season
54
38
3498
14
9
MLS Postseason
5
4
397
3
0
U.S. Open Cup
7
3
405
5
0
International
5
2
152
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
71
47
4452
22
9
Last Regular Season... Appearance April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Goal Oct. 28, 2018, KC vs. LAFC Assist Aug. 18, 2018, KC vs. POR 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 150 Birthday: 7/19/1996 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Gyirmot SE (Hungary) - Loan Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 1/13/2016 Sporting Kansas City signed forward Daniel Salloi as the fourth Homegrown Player in club history in early 2016 and made his Sporting KC debut on April 9, 2017 against the Colorado Rapids. Salloi is one of five Homegrown Players on Sporting Kansas City’s current roster, alongside Gianluca Busio (2017), Jaylin Lindsey (2018), Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal (2018) and Tyler Freeman (2019). He scored on his first start for the club - a 4-0 win over Minnesota United FC in the U.S. Open Cup on June 14, 2017 - before adding his first MLS goal vs. Portland on July 1. Salloi scored the winning goal in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Final. Salloi made 10 appearances for Sporting KC’s USL affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers, in 2016 and scored four goals and added three assists before being loaned to Gyirmot SE in Hungary
for the remainder of the season. Salloi moved to the United States in August 2014 as an AFS exchange student and attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas, joining joined the Sporting Kansas City Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season. After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to his former Academy side Ujpest FC in July 2015 to sign an amateur contract for senior team, a 20-time champion in Hungary’s first division. He made his professional debut in the top-tier OTP Bank Liga on July 18, the day before his 19th birthday. Salloi received his first call-up to the Hungary National Team in August 2018. He previously played for the Hungary Under-21 National Team after debuting in 2017 and earned four caps.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
54
38
3498
14
9
121
50
23
44
14
1
4
1
6
4
KC - Postseason
5
4
397
3
0
15
5
3
8
2
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
59
42
3895
17
9
136
55
26
52
16
1
5
1
6
4
24
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
73
73
6564
5
7
MLS Postseason
5
5
480
1
0
U.S. Open Cup
8
8
780
0
1
International
6
6
540
2
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
92
92
8364
8
8
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Last Club: Elche CF (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 1/13/2017
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: March 10, 2019, KC vs. PHI Assists 2, May 9, 2018, KC at ATL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Shots 5, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 5, March 10, 2018, KC at CHI Fouls Suffered 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Goal March 10, 2019, KC vs. PHI Assist March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL 2019 Record when: he starts 2-1-3 he scores 1-0-0
Birthday: 11/21/1990
Ilie, a product of FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth academy, has eight years of professional experience in Spain and Germany. The defensive midfielder featured extensively for FC Barcelona B from 2009-2014 and most recently played for Elche CF during the 2015-16 season. He joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season and has made 92 appearances in all competitions, earning SKC Newcomer of the Year honors in 2017 before being named an MLS All-Star and the club’s Most Valuable Player in 2018.
After missing most of 2011-12 through injury, Sánchez claimed a regular spot in Barcelona B’s midfield over the next two seasons. He played 29 league matches in 2012-13 and started 36 of 38 appearances in 2013-14, guiding Barcelona B to another third-place finish in the Segunda Division. Sánchez appeared in 114 league games during his five-year spell at FC Barcelona B.
Sánchez moved to Germany’s second division in 2014, making 26 appearances in all Born and raised in Barcelona, Sánchez jumped from La Masia to FC Barcelona B ahead competitions for 1860 Munich of the 2. Bundesliga. He was then loaned back to his native of the 2009-10 campaign. He helped the club earn promotion to the Spanish Segunda Spain for the 2015-16 campaign, where he played 28 games for CF Elche in the Segunda Division in his first professional season. He played 24 more matches the following year as Division. Barcelona B finished third in Spain’s second tier. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
73
73
6564
5
7
69
17
55
77
0
13
12
0
1
2
KC - Postseason
5
5
480
1
0
5
2
4
4
0
0
1
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
78
78
7044
6
7
74
19
59
81
0
13
13
0
2
2
#15 | D | SETH SINOVIC | @ssinovic SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Assists 1, 11 times, last: Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 11, 2017, KC at HOU Shots 3, 5 times, last: Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: April 20, 2013, KC at LA
A
MLS Regular Season
193
183
16250
1
11
MLS Postseason
15
15
1404
2
0
U.S. Open Cup
15
15
1248
0
2
International
16
15
1386
1
2
ALL COMPETITIONS
239
228
20288
4
15
Last Regular Season... Appearance April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Goal April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Assist Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN 2019 Record when: he starts 2-1-1 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Birthday: 1/28/1987 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas College: Creighton Last Club: New England Revolution (MLS) Acquired: Signed on 5/10/2011 A nine-year MLS veteran, Seth Sinovic has started 228 of 239 appearances in all competitions since joining Sporting KC from the New England Revolution in 2011. The left back played at least 30 regular season matches every year from 2012-2014, during which time Sporting KC conceded the fewest combined goals in MLS. He scored his first MLS regular-season goal on his 150th MLS appearance for Sporting KC against the Colorado Rapids on April 9, 2017.
A native of Leawood, Kansas, Sinovic scored his first professional goal in the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs and notched the second of his career in the 2013 postseason as Sporting KC won MLS Cup. He was named the club’s Defender of the Year in 2014. After a four-year college career at Creighton University, Sinovic was selected by New England with the 25th pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. He made 20 MLS appearances as a rookie before moving to Sporting KC in 2011.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
193
183
16250
1
11
99
26
198
119
10
0
32
1
0
5
MLS - Regular Season
213
201
17830
1
11
106
27
211
130
11
0
35
1
0
5
KC - Postseason
15
15
1404
2
0
7
4
23
16
0
0
3
0
2
0
MLS - TOTAL
228
216
19234
3
11
113
31
234
146
11
0
38
1
2
5
25
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #16 | D | GRAHAM SMITH | @grahamsmith161 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Fouls Committed 2, July 14, 2018, KC at NY Fouls Suffered 0
A
MLS Regular Season
2
2
180
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
90
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
3
3
270
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 14, 2018, KC at NY Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Birthday: 4/8/1990 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: University of Denver Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#18) - signed on 2/15/18 Sporting Kansas City selected center back Graham Smith with the 18th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft before officially sigining him in February 2018. He made his debut and first start for the club in the 3-2 victory over Houston on June 23, 2018, going the full 90 minutes at center back in the thrilling win.
A native of Highlands Ranch, Colo., Smith was teammates with current SKC forward Khiry Shelton during his freshman year at Oregon State. He assisted three goals in 38 matches for the Beavers, helping the side reach the NCAA Tournament in 2014. Upon transferring to Denver in 2016, Smith helped the Pioneers reach the Men’s College Cup for the first time in program history. He split time between the holding midfield and Smith split his four-year college career between Oregon State University (2014-15) and center back positions, serving as the anchor of a defense that notched a 0.52 goals the University of Denver (2016-17). The defender started all 80 appearances at the NCAA against average in 2016 and a 0.71 goals against average in 2017. As a senior, Smith Division I level, registering six goals and seven assists in his final two seasons with the was a United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Second Team selection and a CoSIDA Pioneers. Academic All-American. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
2
2
180
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
2
2
180
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#22 | D | RODNEY WALLACE | @rodwallace22 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Oct. 4, 2014, POR at SJ (w/ POR) Assists 3, June 23, 2013, POR vs. COL (w/ POR) Shots on Goal 5, May 7, 2017, NYC vs. ATL (w/ NYC) Shots 6, Sept. 27, 2017, NYC at MTL (w/ NYC) Fouls Committed 6, May 30, 2009, DC vs. NY (w/ DC) Fouls Suffered 3, 5 times, last: Sept. 27, 2017, NYC at MTL (w/ NYC)
A
MLS Regular Season
1
1
27
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
2
1
91
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
3
2
118
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Goal Sept. 29, 2018, NYC at MIN (w/ NYC) Assist May 19, 2018, NYC vs. COL (w/ NYC) 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 Birthday: 6/17/1988 Hometown: Rockville, Maryland College: University of Maryland Acquired: Signed as a Free Agent on 12/14/18 Sporting Kansas City signed free agent defender and Costa Rican international Rodney Wallace in December 2018. Wallace has recorded 26 goals and 33 assists in 214 MLS appearances (including playoffs) since beginning his professional career in 2009. The versatile veteran, who was a 2013 MLS All-Star and a 2015 MLS Cup champion with with the Portland Timbers, arrives in Kansas City after a two-year stint with New York City FC. Selected as the sixth overall pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, Wallace had three goals and three assists as a rookie with D.C. United before joining the Timbers ahead of their inaugural 2011 campaign. As a left-sided midfielder and defender, Wallace experienced a breakout year in 2013 when he scored a career-high seven goals with six assists and propelled Portland to the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time.
Wallace bounced back from a knee injury to record five goals and one assist in 17 games in 2014, resulting in 2014 MLS Comeback Player of the Year honors. He made a career-high 32 regular-season appearances in 2015 for a Portland side that finished third in the Western Conference before bagging the game-winner in the 2015 MLS Cup. In 2016, Wallace continued his career abroad in the top divisions of Portugal and Brazil, first with FC Arouca and then Sport Recife. Wallace made 46 MLS appearances for NYCFC from 2017-2018, where he notched five goals and eight assists. Wallace has earned 32 caps for the Costa Rica Men’s National Team, tallying four goals and notably featuring at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia after competing at the Concacaf Gold Cup in 2013 and 2017.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
1
1
27
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
204
161
14174
24
29
262
91
275
123
51
0
35
0
8
9
MLS - Postseason
11
11
891
2
4
21
7
27
7
3
0
4
0
1
2
MLS - TOTAL
215
172
15065
26
33
283
98
302
130
54
0
39
0
9
11
26
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #75 | M | WAN KUZAIN WAN KAMAL | @LeKuz7 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
6
3
307
1
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
173
0
1
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
8
5
480
1
1
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots 3, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 2, July 4, 2018, KC at RSL Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Last Regular Season... Appearance July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Goal June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 9/14/1998 Hometown: Carbondale, Illinois Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 4/13/2018 Sporting Kansas City signed holding midfielder Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal to an MLS contract on April 13, 2018, becoming the ninth Homegrown player in club history and the fourth on the active roster. Kuzain is the first Sporting KC Homegrown signing to progress from the Sporting KC Academy to the Swope Park Rangers to the senior team. Kuzain made his Sporting KC debut on May 27, 2018 before scoring his first goal in his second appearance with the game-winner against Minnesota United on June 3, 2018. Born and raised in Carbondale, Illinois, Kuzain spent several years with St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club before joining the Sporting Kansas City Academy in August 2016. He signed an Academy contract with the Rangers later that month.
Kuzain continued to develop in 2017 with the Swope Park Rangers, where he helped them to a second straight Western Conference championship. He debuted for the club last March and signed his first professional contract with the club in July, ending the campaign with 13 games played. His 91.3-percent passing accuracy last season ranked first in the USL among players with at least five appearances. As a youth, Kuzain previously trained with the United States U-17 Men’s National Team in 2013 and 2014 as well as Dutch club Feyenoord in late 2015.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
6
3
307
1
0
5
2
4
6
0
0
1
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
6
3
307
1
0
5
2
4
6
0
0
1
0
1
0
#24 | M | GEDION ZELALEM SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
1
1
56
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
1
1
56
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 1, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-11 Weight: 155 Birthday: 1/26/1997 Hometown: Berlin, Germany Last Club: Arsenal FC (England) Acquired: Acquired from Arsenal FC on 3/11/2019 Sporting Kansas City announced that the club had acquired midfielder Gedion Zelalem in a transfer from English Premier League side Arsenal FC in March 2019. A dual citizen of Germany and the United States, Zelalem arrives in Kansas City after a six-year stint with Arsenal’s youth and senior teams. On the international stage, the holding midfielder represented Germany at the U-15 through U-17 levels before gaining U.S. citizenship in 2014 and competing for the United States U-20s and U-23s.
24, 2014. The following December, Zelalem earned his UEFA Champions League debut against Turkish giants Galatasaray. Zelalem had two loan stints with Rangers FC in Scotland and VVV Venlo in the Netherlands over the next two years. Zelalem most recently competed for the Arsenal U-23s, returning from an injury in November 2018.
Zelalem began his youth international career with Germany, reaching the U-17 level, but became a U.S. citizen in 2014. His first competitive action with the U.S. U-20 National Zelalem moved from the U.S. to London in early 2013 to join Arsenal’s prestigious Team came at the 2015 U-20 FIFA World Cup in New Zealand before gaining experience academy, rising from the U-16s to the U-21s in his first year with the Gunners. He was with the U.S. U-23s at the 2015 Concacaf Olympic Qualifying Championship. He later part of Arsenal’s senior squad during a July 2013 preseason tour of Asia and made his returned to the U-20 side for the 2016 Four Nations Tournament in England and the 2017 first-team debut as a substitute in Arsenal’s 4-0 FA Cup victory over Coventry City on Jan. U-20 World Cup in South Korea, but his involvement was cut short by a knee injury. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
1
1
56
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
1
1
56
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #1 | GK | ADRIAN ZENDEJAS | @MrZ3ND SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
1
1
90
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
180
0
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
4
4
360
0
0
Height: 6-5 Weight: 185 Hometown: Chula Vista, California Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 12/2/2016
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 1, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Saves 3, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Last Regular Season... Appearance April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Shutout N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-1
Birthday: 8/30/1995
Goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas signed an MLS contract for Sporting KC in December 2016 after playing for the Swope Park Rangers during the club’s inaugural 2016 campaign. He made his MLS debut on April 7, 2019 in a 1-1 draw with FC Cincinnati. Zendejas spent the 2017 and 2018 seasons primarily on loan with the Swope Park Rangers, making 37 starts for the club and posting a 1.11 goals against average with 14 shutouts. Zendejas was one of the top goalkeepers in the USL, cementing his pedigree by saving four penalties and scoring the game-winning spot kick in the shootout of the Western Conference Final against OKC Energy FC in November 2017. Zendajas joined the Rangers in June 2016 and debuted in a 2-1 win over LA Galaxy II on Aug. 27 before
starting five of the team’s final seven regular season matches, amassing a perfect 5-0-0 record with three shutouts, 13 saves and a 0.40 goals against average. Zendejas carried his great form into the postseason, earning two more clean sheets as the Rangers rattled off three straight victories en route to the USL Cup Final. The Chula Vista, California native joined Club Tijuana in 2014 and made his debut for the Under-20 team in February 2015. He made 31 total appearances for the U-20 team while helping the Xolos reach the 2015 Apertura final and the 2016 Clausura final. He made his first-team debut in a preseason friendly against Club Leon on July 3, 2015 and played all four preseason games for the Xolos in July 2015.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
1
1
90
4
3
0
1
1.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
1
1
90
4
3
0
1
1.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
#8 | M | GRAHAM ZUSI | @gzusi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 7 times, last: July 14, 2018, KC at NY Shots on Goal 3, 5 times, last: Aug. 18, 2018, KC vs. POR Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: March 30, 2013, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI
A
MLS Regular Season
257
217
19950
28
64
MLS Postseason
18
18
1739
0
6
U.S. Open Cup
17
15
1447
3
6
International
13
13
1140
0
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
305
263
24276
31
79
Last Regular Season... Appearance April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Goal April 15, 2018, KC vs. SEA Assist April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY 2019 Record when: he starts 2-1-2 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) A 10-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15, 2017-18), MLS Best XI (2012-13) & MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in every All-Star Game from 2011-2014.
reached 50 regular-season assists and later moved into first in club history with 24 game-winning assists on Aug. 19, 2017 versus FC Dallas.
Zusi has earned 55 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and seven assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA Zusi re-signed with Sporting KC in late 2018. He has recorded 31 goals and 79 assists in World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in 305 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2009 out his first CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2015, starting two matches, and scored in a World Cup of the University of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in qualifier against Guatemala on March 29, 2016. He played five games for the U.S. at the club history with 78 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica. He recently made four appearances as the U.S. won the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
257
217
19950
28
64
393
125
206
299
31
791
22
1
8
27
KC - Postseason
18
18
1739
0
6
31
3
25
30
1
69
2
0
0
3
MLS - TOTAL
275
235
21689
28
70
424
128
231
329
32
860
24
1
8
30
28
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 PARTICIPATION CHART (MLS REGULAR SEASON) 3/3 3/10 3/17 3/30 4/7 4/14 4/20 4/27 5/5 5/12 5/18 5/26 5/29 6/1 6/7 6/23 6/29 PLAYER @LAFC PHI @COL MTL @CIN NY @SJ NE ATL @DC VAN SEA LA @HOU @TOR @CLB @RSL Barath SUB-21 CB-90 CB-90 DNP CB-90 DNP Besler CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 UNAV CB-90 Busio INJ CM-78 SUB-18 SUB-28 CM-90 SUB-24 Croizet DNP SUB-6 SUB-9 SUB-19 CF-70 LB-90 Dick SPR SPR UNAV UNAV DNP UNAV Espinoza CM-84 SUS CM-72 CM-62 UNAV CM-66 Fernandes LW-73 LW-90 LW-90 LW-71 DNP LW-82 Fontas CB-69 INJ INJ CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 Freeman SPR SPR UNAV UNAV DNP ACD Gutierrez CM-62 CM-90 CM-81 CM-74 SUB-64 CM-85 Hurtado DNP DNP INJ INJ INJ INJ Lindsey DNP SPR DNP INJ INJ INJ Medranda INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Melia GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 UNAV GK-90 Nemeth CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 SUB-20 CF-90 Rowe SUB-28 SUB-12 RW-61 SUB-16 LW-90 SUB-5 Russell RW-90 RW-80 SUB-29 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 Rwatubyaye UNAV DNP DNP UNAV DNP UNAV Salloi SUB-17 SUB-10 INJ INJ INJ SUB-8 Sanchez CM-90 CM-84 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 Sinovic LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 SUB-63 DNP Smith SPR SPR UNAV UNAV SPR UNAV Wallace DNP DNP UNAV DNP LB-27 INJ Wan Kuzain SPR SPR UNAV UNAV SPR UNAV Zelalem -- -- UNAV DNP CM-56 UNAV Zendejas DNP DNP DNP DNP GK-90 DNP Zusi RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 UNAV RB-90 7/3 7/6 7/13 7/20 7/26 8/4 8/10 8/14 8/17 8/22 8/31 9/7 9/15 9/21 9/25 9/29 10/6 PLAYER LAFC CHI @VAN FCD @NYC @SEA RSL @ORL SJ MIN HOU @POR @LA COL @MIN POR @FCD Barath Besler Busio Croizet Dick Espinoza Fernandes Fontas Freeman Gutierrez Hurtado Lindsey Medranda Melia Nemeth Rowe Russell Rwatubyaye Salloi Sanchez Sinovic Smith Wallace Wan Kuzain Zelalem Zendejas Zusi KEY Position-Minutes - Starting Position-Minutes Played DNP - Did Not Play/Unused Substitute INJ - Injured SUB-Minutes - Substitute-Minutes played UNAV - Unavailable For Selection SUS - Suspended
29
SPR - Swope Park Rangers (USL) INTL - International Duty ACD - Sporting KC Academy
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
Stat
Player
#
Stat
Player
#
Games
C.J. Sapong (2011), Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)
34
Games
Matt Besler*
262
Minutes
Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)
3060
Minutes
Matt Besler*
23,026
Goals
Dom Dwyer (2014)
22
Goals
Preki
71
Assists
Preki (1997 & 2003)
17
Assists
Preki
98
Shots
Preki (1996)
140
Shots
Preki
693
Shots on goal
Preki (1996)
61
Shots on goal
Preki
283
Fouls Committed
Chris Henderson (2000)
79
Fouls Committed
Roger Espinoza*
373
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud (2004)
111
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud
528
Offsides
Eddie Johnson (2007)
50
Offsides
Vitalis Takawira
126
Corner Kicks
Graham Zusi (2012)
150
Corner Kicks
Graham Zusi*
791
Cautions
Aurelien Collin (2013)
13
Cautions
Roger Espinoza*
52
Ejections
Davy Arnaud (2010)
3
Ejections
Roger Espinoza*
9
ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)
SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat
Player
#
Games
Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013), Tim Melia (2018)
34
Minutes
Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013), Tim Melia (2018)
3060
Wins
Mike Ammann (1997)
21
Losses
Mike Amman (1998)
16
Draws
Bo Oshoniyi (2005)
12
Shutouts
Tony Meola (2000)
16
Goals Against Average
Tim Melia (2017)
0.78
Goals Allowed
Mike Amman (1997) & Kevin Hartman (2007)
45
Saves
Tony Meola (2000)
129
Stat
Player
#
Games
Jimmy Nielsen
128
Minutes
Jimmy Nielsen
11497
Wins
Jimmy Nielsen
57
Losses
Tony Meola
45
Draws
Jimmy Nielsen
32
Shutouts
Jimmy Nielsen
45
Goals Allowed
Tony Meola
154
Saves
Tony Meola
507
Goals Against Avg.
Jimmy Nielsen
0.99
SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS) Stat
Player
#
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)
3
Assists
Chris Henderson (1999)
4
Shots
Preki (1997)
12
Shots on goal
Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)
6
Fouls Committed
Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)
8
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud (2006)
10
Offsides
Alex Bunbury (1999)
7
Corner Kicks
Alex Zotinca (2006)
12
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat
Player
#
Goals Allowed
Bo Oshoniyi (2001)
7
Saves
Tim Melia (2018)
10
30
Stat
Year
#
Goals
2018
65
Assists
2018
69
Shots
2018
583
Shots on goal
1996
250
Fouls Committed
2013
511
Fouls Suffered
2000
541
Offsides
1997
117
Corner Kicks
2018
206
Cautions
2013
67
Ejections
2011
8
Points
2012
63
Wins
1997
21
Losses
1999
24
Ties
2017
13
Shutouts
2000
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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Matt Besler* 262 2. Graham Zusi* 257 3. Davy Arnaud 240 4. Kerry Zavagnin 237 5. Roger Espinoza* 226 6. Nick Garcia 224 7. Preki 218 8. Jimmy Conrad 204 9. Chris Klein 200 10. Jack Jewsbury 195 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Matt Besler* 256 2. Kerry Zavagnin 228 3. Nick Garcia 224 4. Graham Zusi* 217 5. Davy Arnaud 213 6. Roger Espinoza* 206 7. Jimmy Conrad 203 8. Preki 199 9. Seth Sinovic* 183 9. Chris Klein 183 MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Matt Besler* 23,026 2. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 3. Nick Garcia 20,157 4. Graham Zusi* 19,950 5. Davy Arnaud 19,399 6. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 7. Roger Espinoza* 18,199 8. Preki 17,817 9. Chris Klein 16,380 10. Seth Sinovic* 16,250 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 2. Tony Meola 125 3. Tim Melia* 120 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 5. Kevin Hartman 90 6. Mike Ammann 60 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 SAVES Player GP SV 1. Tony Meola 125 507 2. Tim Melia* 120 360 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 354 4. Kevin Hartman 90 332 5. Jimmy Nielsen 128 304 6. Mike Amman 60 206 7. Chris Snitko 26 95 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 83 9. Eric Kronberg 25 58 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 34 SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 45 2. Tim Melia* 120 40 3. Tony Meola 125 37 4. Kevin Hartman 90 22 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 22 6. Mike Ammann 60 10 7. Eric Kronberg 25 8 8. Luis Marin 8 3 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 3 8. Chris Snitko 26 3 GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP GW 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 57 2. Tim Melia* 120 54 3. Tony Meola 125 49 4. Mike Ammann 60 33 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 33 6. Kevin Hartman 90 30 7. Garth Lagerwey 23 12 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 6 10. Chris Snitko 26 5
GOALS Player GP G 1. Preki 218 71 2. Dom Dwyer 128 57 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Josh Wolff 144 43 5. Chris Klein 200 39 6. Kei Kamara 113 38 7. Mo Johnston 149 31 8. Benny Feilhaber 150 29 9. Graham Zusi* 257 28 9. Scott Sealy 88 28 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 257 64 2. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber 150 41 5. Davy Arnaud 240 35 6. Roger Espinoza* 226 34 7. Mo Johnston 149 28 8. Josh Wolff 144 26 9. Mark Chung 94 25 10. Kerry Zavagnin 237 22 SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Davy Arnaud 240 452 3. Dom Dwyer 128 401 4. Graham Zusi* 257 392 5. Kei Kamara 113 370 6. Chris Klein 200 312 7. Mo Johnston 149 274 8. Josh Wolff 144 265 9. Roger Espinoza* 226 262 10. Benny Feilhaber 150 237 SHOTS ON GOAL Player GP SOG 1. Preki 218 283 2. Davy Arnaud 240 176 3. Dom Dwyer 128 161 4. Mo Johnston 149 138 4. Chris Klein 200 138 4. Josh Wolff 144 138 7. Kei Kamara 113 126 8. Graham Zusi* 257 124 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 10. Mark Chung 94 95 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Roger Espinoza* 226 373 2. Davy Arnaud 240 329 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 4. Matt McKeon 144 309 5. Dom Dwyer 128 239 6. Nick Garcia 224 234 7. Mo Johnston 149 226 8. Matt Besler* 262 219 9. Jimmy Conrad 204 210 10. Graham Zusi* 257 208 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Preki 218 362 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 4. Roger Espinoza* 226 318 5. Graham Zusi* 257 299 5. Benny Feilhaber 150 286 7. Dom Dwyer 128 273 8. Nick Garcia 224 250 9. Mark Chung 94 204 10. Diego Gutierrez 119 196 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Player GP YC 1. Roger Espinoza* 226 52 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 4. Nick Garcia 224 37 5. Seth Sinovic* 193 32 6. Matt Besler* 262 31 6. Aurelien Collin 107 31 8. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 8. Matt McKeon 144 30 10. Jack Jewsbury 195 28 10. Mo Johnston 149 28 31
CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 257 791 2. Preki 218 452 3. Benny Feilhaber 150 271 4. Claudio Lopez 57 188 5. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 175 6. Francisco Gomez 114 157 7. Chris Henderson 61 154 8. Chris Klein 200 152 9. Davy Arnaud 240 144 10. Johnny Russell* 36 93 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 13 1. Preki 218 13 3. Chris Klein 200 12 3. Kei Kamara 113 11 3. Josh Wolff 144 11 6. Davy Arnaud 240 10 7. Graham Zusi* 257 8 7. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 9. Benny Feilhaber 150 7 9. C.J. Sapong 110 7 9. Scott Sealy 88 7 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Graham Zusi* 257 27 2. Preki 218 23 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber 150 12 5. Davy Arnaud 240 10 5. Josh Wolff 144 10 7. Roger Espinoza* 226 8 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 7. Mo Johnston 149 8 7. Kei Kamara 113 8 7. Chance Myers 147 8 7. Kerry Zavagnin 237 8 MULTI-GOAL GAMES Player GP MGG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 10 2. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 3. Preki 218 7 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 4. Scott Sealy 88 5 4. Josh Wolff 144 5 7. Mo Johnston 149 4 7. Chris Klein 200 4 9. Graham Zusi* 257 3 9. Davy Arnaud 240 3 9. Teal Bunbury 89 3 9. Eddie Johnson 43 3 PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG 1. Preki 218 21 2. Benny Feilhaber 150 12 3. Dom Dwyer 128 7 4. Ilie Sanchez* 73 5 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 6. Claudio Lopez 57 4 7. Claudio Bieler 41 3 7. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 3 7. Josh Wolff 144 3
Player 1. Dom Dwyer 2. Kei Kamara 3. Preki 4. Scott Sealy 5. Josh Wolff 6. Vitalis Takawira 7. Mark Chung 7. Mo Johnston 9. Chris Klein 10. Benny Feilhaber *Minimum 20 goals
GOALS PER GAME GP 128 113 218 88 144 103 94 149 200 150
GLS AVG 57 0.45 38 0.34 71 0.33 28 0.32 43 0.30 28 0.27 20 0.21 31 0.21 39 0.20 29 0.19
BOLD * - denotes player on current roster
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Year Player GP 2011 C.J. Sapong 34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2018 Ilie Sanchez 34 2018 Graham Zusi 34 2012 Kei Kamara 33 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 2017 Jimmy Medranda 33 2017 Ilie Sanchez 33 GAMES STARTED Year Player GS 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2018 Ilie Sanchez 34 2018 Graham Zusi 34 2017 Ilie Sanchez 33 MINUTES PLAYED Year Player MIN 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2018 Tim Melia 3060 2018 Ilie Sanchez 3060 2018 Graham Zusi 3060 2017 Ilie Sanchez 2970 2000 Nick Garcia 2915 2000 Peter Vermes 2915 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Year Player GP 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 2000 Tony Meola 31 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 2017 Tim Melia 31 Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2003 Tony Meola 2008 Kevin Hartman 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2007 Kevin Hartman
SAVES GP SV 31 129 30 121 30 117 32 112 30 110
Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 2018 Tim Melia 2008 Kevin Hartman 2010 Jimmy Nielsen 2017 Tim Melia
SHUTOUTS GP SO 31 16 34 15 34 13 34 13 30 10 29 10 31 10
GOALKEEPER WINS Year Player GP GW 1997 Mike Ammann 29 21 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 18 2018 Tim Melia 34 18 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 17 2000 Tony Meola 31 15 1996 Garth Lagerwey 23 12 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12 2017 Tim Melia 31 12
Year Player 2014 Dom Dwyer 1996 Preki 2016 Dom Dwyer 2007 Eddie Johnson 1996 Vitalis Takawira
GOALS GP GOALS 33 22 32 18 33 16 24 15 28 13
CORNER KICKS Year Player GP CK 2012 Graham Zusi 32 150 2013 Graham Zusi 27 128 2014 Graham Zusi 25 125 2009 Claudio Lopez 29 123 2018 Graham Zusi 34 100
Year Player 1997 Preki 2003 Preki 2000 Preki 2012 Graham Zusi 2015 Benny Feilhaber
ASSISTS GP ASSISTS 27 17 30 17 31 15 32 15 32 15
OFFSIDES Year Player GP OFF 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 50 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 44 1997 Vitalis Takawira 28 43 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 38 2000 Chris Henderson 31 36
SHOTS GP SHOTS 32 140 33 134 33 119 33 113 30 97
GAME-WINNING GOALS Year Player GP GWG 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 6 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 6 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 6 2018 Daniel Salloi 29 6 1997 Preki 27 5 2012 C.J. Sapong 31 5 2015 Krisztian Nemeth 27 5
Year Player 1996 Preki 2012 Kei Kamara 2016 Dom Dwyer 2014 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki
SHOTS ON GOAL Year Player GP SOG 1996 Preki 32 61 2012 Kei Kamara 33 49 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 48 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 48 1997 Preki 27 44 2002 Preki 25 44 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 44 FOULS COMMITTED Year Player GP FC 2000 Chris Henderson 31 79 2001 Matt McKeon 26 76 1997 Matt McKeon 31 75 2000 Matt McKeon 30 75 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 66 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 66 2018 Roger Espinoza 32 66 Year Player 2004 Davy Arnaud 2005 Davy Arnaud 2015 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki 2006 Davy Arnaud
FOULS SUFFERED GP FS 30 111 31 85 30 81 30 77 32 76
CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 2011 Aurelien Collin 23 10 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 10 2016 Roger Espinoza 30 10 1997 Mo Johnston 29 9 2005 Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 9 2017 Roger Espinoza 30 9 2018 Roger Espinoza 32 9 EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3 eight players tied with 2
GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Year Player GP GA GAA 2017 Tim Melia 31 24 0.78 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 0.79 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 0.88 2000 Tony Meola 31 29 0.92 2004 Tony Meola 21 22 1.05 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played
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GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Year Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 5 2000 Matt McKeon 30 5 2003 Preki 30 5 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 5 2004 Josh Wolff 26 5 2012 Graham Zusi 32 5 2013 Graham Zusi 27 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 30 5 PENALTY KICK GOALS Year Player GP PKG 1996 Preki 32 7 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 7 2003 Preki 30 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 5 2016 Benny Feilhaber 29 5 GOALS PER GAME Year Player GP GLS 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 1996 Preki 32 18 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 16 *Minimum 5 goal
AVG 0.71 0.67 0.63 0.56 0.48
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 20, 2019 at San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: 71 Preki Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) Game: 3 9 times Half: 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) Half: 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 2nd) Half: 3 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/2017 vs. SEA, 2nd) ASSISTS Career: 98 Preki Season: 17 Preki (1997) Season: 17 Preki (2003) Game: 4 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET) Half: 3 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET, 1st) Half: 3 Preki (06/21/2003 vs. CHI, 1st) SHOTS Career: 693 Preki Season: 140 Preki (1996) Game: 12 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB) Half: 8 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB, 2nd) Half: 8 Onandi Lowe (08/12/2001 at COL, 2nd) Half: 8 Preki (07/06/2002 vs. DAL, 2nd)
SHOTS ON GOAL Career: 283 Preki Season: 61 Preki (1996) Game: 6 Preki (05/19/1996 at LA) Game: 6 Eddie Johnson (06/02/007 vs. NY) Half: 4 9 times
CORNER KICKS Career: 791 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)
FOULS COMMITTED Career: 373 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: 154 Tony Meola Season: 45 Mike Ammann (1997) Season: 45 Kevin Hartman (2007) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/2001 vs. CHI) Half: 4 6 times
FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY) Half: 6 7 times
SAVES Career: 507 Tony Meola Season: 129 Tony Meola (2000) Game: 10 Tim Melia (04/08/2018 at LA) Half: 7 4 times
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Season: 65 Game: 7 2-Tms: 10 Half: 5 Half: 5
in 2018 03/30/2019 vs. MTL 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd) 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd)
ASSISTS Season: 69 Game: 10 2-Tms: 12 Half: 8
in 2018 06/20/1999 vs. MET 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st)
SHOTS Season: 583 Game: 34 Game: 34 Game: 34 2-Tms: 44 2-Tms: 44 2-Tms: 44 Half: 23
in 2018 05/15/2016 vs. ORL 04/20/2018 vs. VAN 10/06/2018 vs. LA 08/14/1999 at MET 08/05/2000 vs. LA 06/09/2001 at MIA 04/20/2018 vs. VAN (2nd)
SHOTS ON GOAL Season: 250 in 1996 Game: 14 08/23/1998 vs. MIA Game: 14 06/21/2003 vs. CHI Game: 14 04/20/2018 vs. VAN 2-Tms: 22 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 2-Tms: 22 04/18/1997 vs. DAL Half: 11 08/23/1998 vs. MIA (1st) FOULS COMMITTED Season: 511 in 2013 Game: 27 07/04/1997 at CLB 2-Tms: 52 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 16 04/05/1997 vs. LA (1st) Half: 16 07/04/1997 at CLB (2nd) Half: 16 03/08/2014 at SEA (1st) FOULS SUFFERED Season: 541 in 2000 Game: 30 08/16/2003 at DAL 2-Tms: 51 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 20 07/27/1996 vs. NE (2nd)
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CORNER KICKS Season: 206 in 2018 Game: 15 04/10/1999 vs. SJ 2-Tms: 22 08/14/1999 at MET Half: 10 04/10/1999 vs. SJ (2nd) GOALS ALLOWED Season: 63 in 1996 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 4 7 times SAVES Season: Game: 2-Tms: 2-Tms: Half:
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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