Match Notes: Sporting KC vs. Minnesota United FC | May 13, 2023

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Saturday, May 13, 2023 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT

Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS)

MLS

T-13th in MLS Western Conference

Minnesota United FC

3-4-3, 12 points (0-1-3 home; 3-3-0 away)

T-8th in MLS Western Conference

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Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Assistant ref: Kyle Atkins

Assistant ref: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt

4th official: Rosendo Mendoza

VAR: Kevin Terry Jr.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

2023 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS

SPORTING

RECORD POINTS

2023 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

2023 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

QUESTIONABLE

PLAYER AVAILABILITY REPORT

As of Thursday, May 11

• DEF - Tim Leibold (Hamstring Injury)

• FWD - Khiry Shelton (Adductor Injury)

OUT

• DEF - Kortne Ford (Achilles Surgery)

• DEF - Kayden Pierre (Hamstring Injury)

• FWD - Willy Agada (Tibia Stress Fracture)

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No. Pos. Name Pronunciation 1 GK John Pulskamp 3 DEF Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo 4 DEF Robert Voloder VOLO-derr 5 DEF Dany Rosero danny roh-CERO 6 MID Nemanja Radoja nem-AHN-ya RAHD-oy-ah 7 FWD Johnny Russell 8 DEF Graham Zusi gram ZOO-see 9 FWD Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh 10 MID Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah 11 FWD Khiry Shelton KY-ree 12 DEF Kortne Ford COURT-knee 14 DEF Tim Leibold LIE-bold 15 DEF Roger Espinoza 17 MID Jake Davis 18 DEF Logan Ndenbe en-DEN-bay 19 DEF Robert Castellanos CASS-tee-YAH-nos 20 FWD Daniel Salloi shallow-EE 21 MID Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay 22 GK Kendall McIntosh MACK-in-tosh 23 FWD Willy Agada ah-GAH-dah 24 DEF Kayden Pierre 25 FWD Ozzie Cisneros sis-NAIR-oce 26 MID Erik Thommy tommy 28 MID Cam Duke 29 GK Tim Melia MEE-lia 30 FWD Stephen Afrifa uh-FREE-fuh 31 MID Danny Flores 54 MID Remi Walter vault-AIR 77 FWD Marinos Tzionis ma-REE-noss JOHN-eese 82 DEF Chris Rindov rin-DOVE
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Regular Season Game 12 Sporting
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KANSAS CITY MINNESOTA UNITED 3-4-3 (12 pts.) 1.20 10 T-8th in West 10 1.00 6 11 1.10 -1 112 (35) 31.3% 92 106 17 0
PER GAME
CONFERENCE POSITION GOALS GOALS/GAME ASSISTS GOALS ALLOWED ALLOWED/GAME GOAL DIFFERENTIAL SHOTS (ON GOAL) ON GOAL % FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS 1-7-3 (6 pts.) 0.55 11 T-13th in West 5 0.45 4 16 1.45 -11 148 (55) 37.2% 109 118 17 3
GAMES PLAYED
SPORTING KANSAS CITY MINNESOTA UNITED 2 Three Players 2 Robin Lod 22 Bongokuhle Hlongwane 11 Bongokuhle Hlongwane 1 Three Players 1 Fanco Fragapane 10 Lod, Tapias 22 Bongokuhle Hlongwane 4 Kervin Arriaga 0 N/A 810 Dayne St. Clair 1.11 Dayne St. Clair 3 Dayne St. Clair 3 Dayne St. Clair 16 Dayne St. Clair GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL GAME-WINNING GOALS GAME-WINNING ASSISTS FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES Five Players 1 Daniel Salloi 2 Erik Thommy 36 Erik Thommy 15 Alan Pulido 1 Erik Thommy 1 Erik Thommy 15 Russell, Thommy 15 Erik Thommy 3 Three Players 1 Tim Melia 540 John Pulskamp 1.40 Tim Melia 1 John Pulskamp 2 Tim Melia 19
- REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES ADRIAN HEATH 9th season 91-101-59 (.480) 7th season 75-83-43 (.480) MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM 15th season (.533) 184-154-110 15th season (.533) 184-154-110 Eastern Conference Pts W L T GD GP 1. New England Revolution 24 7 1 3 +9 11 2. FC Cincinnati 24 7 1 3 +3 11 3. Nashville SC 18 5 3 3 +8 11 4. Atlanta United FC 18 5 3 3 +2 11 5. New York City FC 15 4 4 3 0 11 6. Columbus Crew 14 4 4 2 +7 10 7. Philadelphia Union 14 4 4 2 +2 10 8. D.C. United 14 4 5 2 0 11 9. Orlando City SC 14 4 4 2 -2 10 10. Inter Miami CF 12 4 6 0 -1 10 11. CF Montreal 12 4 6 0 -8 10 12. Charlotte FC 12 3 5 3 -8 11 13. Toronto FC 12 2 3 6 -2 11 14. Chicago Fire FC 11 2 3 5 -3 10 15. New York Red Bulls 9 1 4 6 -4 11 Western Conference Pts W L T GD GP 1. Seattle Sounders FC 20 6 3 2 +9 11 2. st. louis city sc 19 6 3 1 +10 10 3. Los Angeles FC 18 5 1 3 +9 9 4. San Jose Earthquakes 18 5 3 3 +1 11 5. FC Dallas 15 4 3 3 +1 10 6. Houston Dynamo FC 14 4 3 2 +2 9 7. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 3 2 5 +5 10 8. Minnesota United FC 12 3 4 3 -1 10 9. Portland Timbers 12 3 5 3 -3 11 10. Colorado Rapids 12 2 3 6 -3 11 11. Real Salt Lake 11 3 5 2 -7 10 12. Austin FC 10 2 4 4 -6 10 13. LA Galaxy 6 1 6 3 -9 10 14. Sporting Kansas City 6 1 7 3 -11 11
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2023 NUMERICAL ROSTER

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2023 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

2 NO. PLAYER PRONUNCIATION POS. HT. WT. BIRTHDATE (AGE) HOMETOWN LAST CLUB 1 John Pulskamp GK 6-4 205 04/19/2001 (22) Bakersfield, CA Sporting KC II (USL Championship) 3 Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo DEF 6-2 200 11/14/1989 (33) Banyoles, Spain Celta Vigo (Spain) 4 Robert Voloder VOLO-derr DEF 6-0 175 05/09/2001 (22) Frankfurt, Germany NK Maribor (Slovenia) 5 Dany Rosero danny roh-CERO DEF 6-2 190 10/06/1993 (29) Bogota, Colombia Atletico Junior (Colombia) 6 Nemanja Radoja nem-AHN-ya RAHD-oy-ya MID 6-0 175 02/06/1993 (30) Novi Sad, Serbia Levante (Spain) 7 Johnny Russell FWD 5-9 170 04/08/1990 (33) Glasgow, Scotland Derby County FC (England) 8 Graham Zusi ZOO-see DEF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 (36) Orlando, FL 9 Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh FWD 5-10 180 03/08/1991 (32) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Chivas Guadalajara (Mexico) 10 Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah MID 5-7 155 03/23/1994 (29) Ashdod, Israel Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) 11 Khiry Shelton KY-ree FWD 6-3 180 06/26/1993 (29) Austin, TX SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) 12 Kortne Ford COURT-knee DEF 6-2 180 01/26/1996 (27) Olathe, KS Colorado Rapids (MLS) 14 Tim Leibold LIE-bold DEF 5-9 165 11/30/1993 (29) Friolzheim, Germany Hamburger SV (Germany) 15 Roger Espinoza MID 5-10 190 10/25/1986 (36) Denver, CO Wigan Athletic (England) 17 Jake Davis MID 5-9 160 01/03/2002 (21) Rochester, MI Sporting KC II (USL Championship) 18 Logan Ndenbe en-DEN-bay DEF 5-8 180 02/09/2000 (23) La Louviere, Belgium EA Guingamp (France) 19 Robert Castellanos CASS-tee-YAH-nos DEF 6-1 190 05/11/1998 (25) Palmdale, CA KuPS (Finland) 20 Daniel Salloi shallow-EE FWD 6-1 165 07/19/1996 (26) Budapest, Hungary Sporting KC Academy 21 Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay MID 5-7 140 06/08/1998 (24) Nashville, TN Sporting KC II (USL Championship) 22 Kendall McIntosh MACK-in-tosh GK 5-11 180 01/24/1994 (29) Santa Rosa, CA New York Red Bulls (MLS) 23 Willy Agada ah-GAH-dah FWD 5-9 180 09/17/1999 (23) Bauchi, Nigeria Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel) 24 Kayden Pierre DEF 5-9 150 02/16/2003 (20) Bloomfield Hills, MI Sporting KC Academy 25 Ozzie Cisneros sis-NAIR-oce FWD 5-5 145 03/13/2004 (19) Omaha, NE Sporting KC Academy 26 Erik Thommy tommy MID 5-8 160 08/20/1994 (28) Wettenhausen, Germany VfB Stuttgart (Germany) 28 Cam Duke MID 5-6 130 02/13/2001 (22) Overland Park, KS Sporting KC Academy 29 Tim Melia MEE-lia GK 6-1 210 05/15/1986 (36) Great River, NY Chivas USA (MLS) 30 Stephen Afrifa uh-FREE-fuh FWD 5-10 150 02/19/2001 (22) Toronto, Canada 31 Danny Flores MID 5-9 145 04/06/2002 (21) Half Moon Bay, CA Oakland Roots (USL Championship) 54 Remi Walter vault-AIR MID 5-8 160 04/26/1995 (28) Essey-les-Nancy, France Yeni Malatyaspor (Turkey) 77 Marinos Tzionis ma-REE-noss JOHN-eese FWD 5-7 150 07/16/2001 (21) Nicosia, Cyprus Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus) 82 Chris Rindov rin-DOVE DEF 6-2 185 10/08/2001 (21) Rockville, MD
NO. PLAYER PRONUNCIATION POS. HT. WT. BIRTHDATE (AGE) BIRTHPLACE COLLEGE 30 Stephen Afrifa uh-FREE-fuh FWD 5-10 150 02/19/2001 (22) Toronto, Canada Florida International University 23 Willy Agada ah-GAH-dah FWD 5-9 180 09/17/1999 (23) Bauchi, Nigeria 19 Robert Castellanos CASS-tee-YAH-nos DEF 6-1 190 05/11/1998 (25) Palmdale, CA 25 Ozzie Cisneros sis-NAIR-oce FWD 5-5 145 03/13/2004 (19) Omaha, NE 17 Jake Davis MID 5-9 160 01/03/2002 (21) Rochester, MI 28 Cam Duke MID 5-6 130 02/13/2001 (22) Overland Park, KS 15 Roger Espinoza MID 5-10 190 10/25/1986 (36) Puerto Cortes, Honduras Ohio State University 31 Danny Flores MID 5-9 145 04/06/2002 (21) Burlingame, CA Virginia Tech 3 Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo DEF 6-2 200 11/14/1989 (33) Banyoles, Spain 12 Kortne Ford COURT-knee DEF 6-2 180 01/26/1996 (27) Olathe, KS University of Denver 21 Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay MID 5-7 140 06/08/1998 (24) Ibague, Colombia 10 Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah MID 5-7 155 03/23/1994 (29) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 14 Tim Leibold LIE-bold DEF 5-9 165 11/30/1993 (29) Boblingen, Germany 22 Kendall McIntosh MACK-in-tosh GK 5-11 180 01/24/1994 (29) Oakland, CA Santa Clara University 29 Tim Melia MEE-lia GK 6-1 210 05/15/1986 (36) Great River, NY Lynn University 18 Logan Ndenbe en-DEN-bay DEF 5-8 180 02/09/2000 (23) La Louviere, Belgium 24 Kayden Pierre DEF 5-9 150 02/16/2003 (20) Rochester Hills, MI 9 Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh FWD 5-10 180 03/08/1991 (32) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 1 John Pulskamp GK 6-4 205 04/19/2001 (22) Bakersfield, CA 6 Nemanja Radoja nem-AHN-ya RAHD-oy-ya MID 6-0 175 02/06/1993 (30) Novi Sad, Serbia 82 Chris Rindov rin-DOVE DEF 6-2 185 10/08/2001 (21) Silver Spring, MD University of Maryland 5 Dany Rosero danny roh-CERO DEF 6-2 190 10/06/1993 (29) Bogota, Colombia 7 Johnny Russell FWD 5-9 170 04/08/1990 (33) Glasgow, Scotland 20 Daniel Salloi shallow-EE FWD 6-1 165 07/19/1996 (26) Siofok, Hungary 11 Khiry Shelton KY-ree FWD 6-3 180 06/26/1993 (29) Colorado Springs, CO Oregon State University 26 Erik Thommy tommy MID 5-8 160 08/20/1994 (28) Ulm, Germany 77 Marinos Tzionis ma-REE-noss JOHN-eese FWD 5-7 150 07/16/2001 (21) Nicosia, Cyprus 4 Robert Voloder VOLO-derr DEF 6-0 175 05/09/2001 (22) Frankfurt, Germany 54 Remi Walter vault-AIR MID 5-8 160 04/26/1995 (28) Essey-les-Nancy, France 8 Graham Zusi ZOO-see DEF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 (36) Longwood, FL University of Maryland
Sporting KC Game Notes | May 13, 2023 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

#SKCvMIN: HEAD-TO-HEAD

Sporting Kansas City (1-7-3, 6 pts.) will look to ride the positive momentum from last weekend’s 2-1 victory over Seattle Sounders FC at Lumen Field when the team plays host to Minnesota United FC (3-4-3, 12 pts.) at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday night.

Sporting claimed the season series over Minnesota 1-0-1 in 2022, even with Sporting missing the postseason and the Loons finishing sixth. The first meeting came at Allianz Field on July 13, 2022, with the two sides earning a share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw. Following a bright start from Sporting on the road, an unfortunate own goal by goalkeeper John Pulskamp gave the hosts a halftime lead. Sporting responded well in the second half and substitute Johnny Russell fired home the equalizer in the 63rd minute.

Sporting hosted Minnesota in the return fixture on Sept. 17, 2022 in what turned out to be a comfortable night for Peter Vermes’ side. Johnny Russell forced an own goal out of Michael Boxall to open the scoring before goals from Erik Thommy and Willy Agada gave Sporting a commanding halftime lead. Mender Garcia pulled one back for the Loons before Agada tallied his second to make the final score 4-1.

Sporting holds a 8-4-4 record against the Loons in MLS regular-season play, including a perfect 7-0-0 mark at Children’s Mercy Park.

#SKCvMIN: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 8-4-4 in regular season)

Date Score Result Details

09/17/2022 KC 4 vs MIN 1 W Own goal, Thommy strike and Agada brace lead to victory

07/13/2022 KC 1 at MIN 1 T Pulskamp own goal cancelled out by Russell equalizer

10/31/2021 KC 1 at MIN 2 L Shelton opens scoring before Fragapane and Reynoso win it

09/15/2021 KC 4 vs MIN 0 W Shelton, Salloi, Russell and Duke score in big victory

08/21/2021 KC 0 at MIN 0 T Sporting’s defense holds firm after Walter red in 21st minute

#SKCvMIN: PLAYER HISTORY

• Forward Khiry Shelton has scored four times and added an assist against the Loons, tallying his first goal for Sporting KC in a 1-1 road draw on May 20, 2018. He added another in SKC’s MLS is Back opener - a 2-1 loss on July 12, 2020, before scoring the game-winner and tallying an assist in the 4-0 home win on Sept. 15, 2021. He also scored in the 2-1 road loss on Oct. 31, 2021.

• Forward Johnny Russell has three goals and nine assists against Minnesota. His first goal came in the 1-0 home win on Sept. 13, 2020. Russell set up Khiry Shelton’s goal in the 1-1 draw on May 20, 2018 before assisting both goals in the 2-0 home win on Aug. 25, 2018. Russell tallied the game-winning assist on Erik Hurtado’s goal in the 1-0 home win on Aug. 22, 2019 before setting up Botond Barath’s opener in the 2-1 road loss on Sept. 25, 2019. Russell had a one goal and two assist performance in the 4-0 home in on Sept. 15, 2021 before tallying another assist in the 2-1 road loss on Oct. 31, 2021. Russell also scored in the 1-1 road draw on July 13, 2022 and notched an assist in the 4-1 home win on Sept. 17, 2022.

• Forward Daniel Salloi has two goals and one assist against Minnesota, netting the opening goal in a 4-1 home win on June 3, 2018 and another in the 4-0 home win on Sept. 15, 2021. His assist came in the 4-1 home win on Sept. 17, 2022.

• Forward Willy Agada has scored twice against the Loons, bagging a brace in the 4-1 home win on Sept. 17, 2022.

• Midfielder Gadi Kinda has scored once and added one assist against Minnesota. He opened the scoring in the 2-1 road win on Aug. 21, 2020 before adding an assist in the 2-1 road loss on Oct. 31, 2021.

• Midfielder Erik Thommy has a goal and an assist against Minnesota, both coming in the 4-1 home win on Sept. 17, 2022.

• Midfielder Cam Duke has one goal against MNUFC, tallying the final goal in the 4-0 home win on Sept. 15, 2021.

• Midfielder Roger Espinoza has recorded three assists against Minnesota, helping set up Cristian Lobato’s strike in the 4-1 home win on June 3, 2018, Daniel Salloi’s goal in the 4-0 home win on Sept. 15, 2021 and Willy Agada’s goal in the 4-1 home win on Sept. 17, 2022.

• Forward Alan Pulido has one assist against the Loons, setting up Khiry Shelton’s opener in the 2-1 loss at MLS is Back on July 12, 2020.

• Defender Kayden Pierre has one assist against Minnesota, tallying his first MLS assist in the 1-1 road draw on July 13, 2021.

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 7-3-2 all-time against Minnesota United FC, with six shutouts and a 0.67 goals against average.

• Goalkeeper John Pulskamp is 1-0-1 all-time against the Loons, with his win coming in the 4-1 home victory on Sept. 17, 2022.

#SKCvMIN: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS

• Minnesota goalkeeper Eric Dick began his professional career with Sporting KC after being drafted out of Butler in 2018. He made one appearance for Sporting, playing the final game in 2019 - a 6-0 loss at FC Dallas.

• Goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh was teammates with Minnesota’s Zarek Valentin on the Portland Timbers from 2016-2019.

• Goalkeeper John Pulskamp was in the LA Galaxy Academy alongside Minnesota’s Cameron Dunbar from 2017-2019.

• Manager Peter Vermes played with Minnesota Sporting Director Manny Lagos at the New York Metrostars in 1996.

#SKCvMIN: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting KC Team Notes

• On Saturday, Sporting will continue a stretch of five matches in 14 days across all competitions, four of which are on the road and three of which are regular season away games against the top three teams in the Western Conference (at first-place Seattle on May 7, at third-place LAFC on May 17, at second-place St. Louis City SC on May 20).

• Sunday’s 2-1 win at Seattle marked the first time that Sporting have scored multiple goals in a game since Sept. 17, 2022, ending a streak of 12 matches with one goal or fewer.

• Sporting rank third in MLS in key passes (103), third in corner kicks (67) and second in shooting accuracy (55.6%).

• Sporting rank second in MLS in final third entries per game (64.2) and fourth in successful passes in the final third per game (99.7).

• Sporting lead MLS in progressive carries per game (20.9) and rank fifth in progressive passes per game (43.4).

• Sporting have used 27 players in MLS matches this season, the most in MLS.

• Sporting rank last in MLS in goals (five) and goal differential (-11).

• Sporting rank last in MLS with a shot conversion rate of 3.4%.

Sporting KC Player Notes

• Midfielder Erik Thommy, who had a goal and a game-winning assist in Sunday’s 2-1 victory at Seattle, is tied for second in MLS with 15 shots on target. Sporting are 4-0-0 when Thommy scores in the regular season.

• Forward Alan Pulido scored in Sunday’s 2-1 win at Seattle for his first MLS goal since Aug. 14, 2021, and now has 15 goals in 31 career regular season starts.

• Forward Daniel Salloi ranks third in MLS in progressive carries (44) third in successful crosses from open play (11) and sixth in shots on target (14). He has scored or assisted on five of SKC’s eight goals this season in all competitions.

• Defender Graham Zusi ranks fifth in MLS with 119 passes into the final third.

• Since the start of 2020, Sporting are 16-6-5 in the regular season when all three of the club’s Designated Players play in the same match (2.0 goals per game, 27 games). The team is 25-33-15 without at least one Designated Player during that time (1.3 goals per game, 73 games).

Minnesota United Team Notes

• After beginning the season 3-0-2, Minnesota have gone 0-4-1 with four singlegoal losses in their last five games.

• Minnesota have led for a total of eight minutes across their last five games after leading for 151 minutes across their first five games.

• Minnesota are 3-3-0 away from home, having won each of their first three road games before losing the last three.

• Minnesota’s three road wins are tied for the most in MLS.

• Minnesota has a goal differential of zero away from home (7 GF, 7 GA). Only St. Louis City SC have a better road goal differential (+3).

• All 10 of Minnesota’s MLS matches have been decided by a goal or fewer.

• Minnesota’s four losses by a single goal are tied with Sporting for the secondmost in MLS.

• Minnesota are one of five MLS teams yet to concede a penalty kick this season.

• Minnesota rank 26th in MLS with 3.5 shots on goal per game.

Minnesota United Player Notes

• Forward Bongokuhle Hlongwane leads Minnesota with 11 shots on target. No other Loons players has more than five. He is tied for the team lead with two goals alongside Luis Amarilla and Mender Garcia. Hlongwane is 10th in MLS with 72 duels won.

• Defender Miguel Tapias is the only Minnesota player to start in all 10 of the club’s MLS matches this season. He has also played all 900 minutes. Tapias ranks ninth in MLS with 21 interceptions, while teammate Michael Boxall is tied for seventh with 22 interceptions.

• Midfielder Robin Lod leads Minnesota in assists (two) & chances created (10).

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES

• Defender Andreu Fontas is one shy of his 100th appearance for Sporting in all competitions.

• Captain Johnny Russell is one shy of his 150th regular-season appearance.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES FULL FOCUS ON REGULAR SEASON

After being eliminated from the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on the road at Houston Dynamo FC on Wednesday, it’s full steam ahead in MLS play for Sporting Kansas City who was finally able to pick up the club’s first three points of the season this last Sunday, doing so in the unlikeliest of circumstances as goals from Erik Thommy and Alan Pulido led the team to a 2-1 victory on the road at Seattle Sounders FC at Lumen Field.

The match saw Sporting double their points tally on the season from three to six, while it also marked the first time since Sept. 17, 2022 that the club had scored multiple goals in one MLS game. The pair of goals were the first Seattle had conceded at home all season, with the Sounders entering the match 4-0-1 at home in 2023.

Sporting typically enjoys their visits to Lumen Field, as the team has won four regular season road matches against the Sounders dating back to August 2019, the most in MLS. Since then, the Portland Timbers (three wins at Lumen Field) are the only other MLS club with more than one road win at Seattle.

Sporting are in the midst of a road-heavy and highly-congested portion of the 2023 schedule. Starting with Sunday’s win at first-place Seattle, Sporting are set to play the top three teams in the Western Conference on the road over a four-game period (LAFC on May 17 and st. louis on May 20). Throw in Wednesday’s U.S. Open Cup trip to Houston and Sporting are set to play five games in 14 days, with four coming on the road.

PERFECT HOME RECORD ON THE LINE vs. LOONS

Sporting Kansas City continues their congested fixture list this weekend when the team plays host to Minnesota United FC at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday night. Sporting were buoyed by the team’s first MLS win of the season last Sunday in Seattle but still smarting from Wednesday’s 1-0 loss to Houston in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32.

Sporting claimed the season series against the Loons in 2022, going 1-0-1 across two contests. The first meeting came at Allianz Field on July 13, 2022 with the two teams playing out a 1-1 draw. An own goal from Sporting goalkeeper John Pulskamp gave Minnesota the lead before Johnny Russell salvaged a point for SKC in the second half.

The return fixture saw Sporting claim all three points with a 4-1 victory at Children’s Mercy Park on Sept. 17, 2022. Russell forced an own goal out of Michael Boxall to open the scoring before Erik Thommy and Willy Agada gave SKC a commanding lead at the break. Mender Garcia pulled one back for the Loons before Agada completed the rout.

Sporting KC is 8-4-4 all-time against the Loons in MLS play, including a perfect 7-0-0 mark with 19 goals scored and two conceded at home.

PULIDO SCORES FIRST MLS GOAL IN 21 MONTHS

Sporting Kansas City Designated Player Alan Pulido shook off some rust this past Sunday as he scored his first MLS goal since returning from his lengthy spell on the sidelines during the 2-1 victory over Seattle Sounders FC at Lumen Field.

Pulido raced onto Erik Thommy’s through ball in the 31st minute of the match and slipped a finish into the bottom corner from a tight angle to score his first MLS goal since Aug. 14, 2021 with what would eventually be the match-winner.

After scoring his first goal since his surgery in the U.S. Open Cup on April 25, Pulido now has two goals in seven appearances across all competitions this season as he works his way back to full fitness and match sharpness following a 16-month spell on the sidelines.

Pulido now has 23 goal contributions (15 goals, eight assists) in 31 regular season starts since 2020 and has tallied 17 goals and eight assists across 43 total appearances for the club in all competitions.

THOMMY SHINES IN CRUCIAL VICTORY

Sporting Kansas City Designated Player Erik Thommy rounded into form during Sunday’s 2-1 victory over Seattle Sounders FC at Lumen Field, tallying a goal and an assist on his way to being named on the MLS Team of th Matchday.

Thommy’s goal and assist were both his first of the season in MLS action. The German midfielder gave Sporting the lead with a one-time finish into the bottom corner in just the fourth minute of the match, before his perfectly-weighted through ball sent Alan Pulido through to score what would turn out to be the game-winning goal in the 31st minute of the contest.

Thommy began his Sporting KC career on fire during the latter stages of the 2022 season, tallying three goals and two assists while helping the team finish the year 6-2-2. 2023 has been a different beast with Thommy and his teammates struggling to find the back of the net, but the 28-year-old will be hoping Sunday’s goal - his first since Sept. 17, 2022 - is a sign of things to come.

DAVIS FILLS IN ADMIRABLY AT RIGHT BACK

Sporting KC Homegrown Player Jake Davis continued to deputize admirably at right back during Sunday’s 2-1 victory over Seattle Sounders FC at Lumen Field, providing a steady presence defensively while also contributing to the attack.

Typically deployed as a hard-nosed central midfielder, Davis has now started three games in a row at right back across all competitions, helping the team go 2-1-0. Injuries to regular right backs Graham Zusi and Kayden Pierre has left Sporting light at the position, and Davis has taken his opportunity to shine with both hands.

The 21-year-old Sporting KC Academy product completed 25 of his 31 passes on Sunday while also ranking third on the team with five final third entries. Davis won five of his seven duels and ranked second with seven possessions won in the match, as well as winning two of his three tackles against a dangerous Seattle left flank.

SPORTING ELIMINATED FROM U.S. OPEN CUP

Sporting Kansas City saw the club’s bid for a record fifth Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title fall short with a 1-0 loss to Houston Dynamo FC at Shell Energy Stadium on Wednesday night in the Round of 32.

Sporting dominated much of the match and spurned numerous golden opportunities to advance, but eventually succumbed to Thor Ulfarsson’s 12th-minute strike.

Sporting played 55 minutes up a man after Chase Gasper was sent off for dragging back Marinos Tzionis who was through on goal in the 35th minute. Sporting hit the woodwork twice in the match and outperformed Houstons’ expected goals 1.99 to 0.07.

WALTER SECOND IN CONSECUTIVE MLS STARTS

Sporting Kansas City midfielder Remi Walter continued his impressive streak of consecutive starts with another 90-minute outing during the team’s 2-1 victory over Seattle Sounders FC at Lumen Field on Sunday afternoon.

Dating back to Sept. 29, 2021, Walter has started 53 consecutive MLS regular-season matches and has gone the full 90 minutes in all but four contests. Walter’s active 53-match streak of successive starts ranks second among field players, only trailing Philadelphia Union defender Jakob Glesnes (83).

Walter currently ranks fifth in Sporting KC’s all-time most consecutive regular-season starts and second among outfield players - only trailing Mark Chung’s 74 from 19961998.

In 2022, Walter became just the third outfield player in Sporting KC history to start every match in a 34-game regular-season, joining teammate Graham Zusi and former midfielder Ilie Sanchez, who both accomplished the same feat in 2018.

POSTGAME: #HOUvSKC

Sporting Kansas City Manager Peter Vermes

On the team not finishing its chances…

“There were so many sitters today. You have to score. I mean, it’s a simple thing. You have to score. I don’t know what you want me to tell you about it. I can’t shoot the ball, so I can only tell you that there’s probably at least four, maybe a fifth that you could throw in there as well, but there’s at least four just unbelievable opportunities. We didn’t score.”

On the schedule congestion…

“No. I wouldn’t put that in there. Nope. We put a group of guys on the field that all had energy and they had an opportunity in front of them as well. They had a real opportunity in front of them. Unfortunately, we didn’t get it done. But we sure had the chances. But it has nothing to do with travel. It has nothing to do with midweek and all the other stuff. That’s part of what we do. You have got to be ready. We rotated our roster around. We put fresh guys out there. We had subs all lined up. We had all that ready to go. I don’t think it was for a lack of that. Now there are some guys that went longer than I thought, but they also went longer because we had the ball for a good portion of the game, especially the whole second half. So it wasn’t as if they had to defend and they were wasting a lot of energy there. They could stay on the field, but they didn’t kill themselves in this game.”

On the play of Marinos Tzionis…

“First half, he was very good. I just think we were slow at moving the ball in the second half and we didn’t find as many opportunities where he was 1v1. They also made a little bit of a change because they put a couple of different guys out there to be with him one-on-one. And really at that point, they didn’t have to go forward anymore. Because they already knew they were down a man and they were just packing it in every time they could. It was for sure hard to break that down, but we created more than enough chances in the game to have walked away with the win.”

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ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

ATTENDANCE RECORDS (full capacity games only)

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TOTAL MLS SELLOUTS
199 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 (including postseason)
SPORTING
251
200
2012 U.S.
ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 19,281 199 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 (including postseason) PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 104.4 199 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467
251
173
SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED
KC MATCHES WON
134
MLS regular season, 12 MLS postseason, 23 Open Cup, 11 International, 5 friendlies not including penalty shootout victories in
Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals
SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED 439 in
matches played at the stadium
KC MLS record vs. Minnesota United FC: 8-4-4 Home games: 7-0-0 (19 GF, 2 GA) Road games: 1-3-4 (7 GF, 10 GA) Neutral site: 0-1-0 (1 GF, 2 GA) Date Score Result Location 05/07/2017 KC 0 at MIN 2 L TCF Bank Stadium 06/03/2017 KC 3 vs MIN 0 W Children’s Mercy Park 10/07/2017 KC 1 at MIN 1 T TCF Bank Stadium 05/20/2018 KC 1 at MIN 1 T TCF Bank Stadium 06/03/2018 KC 4 vs MIN 1 W Children’s Mercy Park 08/25/2018 KC 2 vs MIN 0 W Children’s Mercy Park 08/22/2019 KC 1 vs MIN 0 W Children’s Mercy Park 09/25/2019 KC 1 at MIN 2 L Allianz Field 07/12/2020 KC 1 vs MIN 2 L Marathon Sports Field 08/21/2020 KC 2 at MIN 1 W Allianz Field 09/13/2020 KC 1 vs MIN 0 W Children’s Mercy Park 08/21/2021 KC 0 at MIN 0 T Allianz Field 09/15/2021 KC 4 vs MIN 0 W Children’s Mercy Park 10/31/2021 KC 1 at MIN 2 L Allianz Field 07/13/2022 KC 1 at MIN 1 T Allianz Field 09/17/2023 KC 4 vs MIN 1 W Children’s Mercy Park
Sporting
MINNESOTA UNITED Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 8 6 0 14 Shots 69 105 0 174 Shots on Goal 26 31 0 57 Fouls 89 109 0 198 Offsides 15 29 0 44 Corner Kicks 27 42 0 69 Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 16 11 0 27 Shots 148 120 0 268 Shots on Goal 58 40 0 98 Fouls 78 93 0 171 Offsides 7 4 0 11 Corner Kicks 50 48 0 98
REGULAR SEASON
STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY MINNESOTA UNITED 11 Players 1 Abu Danladi 3 Hunou, Ramirez 12 Four Players 5 Chase Gasper 12 Kevin Molino 15 Tyler Miller 2 Bobby Shuttleworth 3 Miller, Shuttleworth 1 Bobby Shuttleworth 32 Bobby Shuttleworth 11 GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED 4 Khiry Shelton 9 Johnny Russell 29 Daniel Salloi 13 Johnny Russell 22 Roger Espinoza 22 Johnny Russell 7 Tim Melia 3 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia 41 Tim Melia 9 Tim Melia ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY MINNESOTA UNITED 11 Players 1 Gregus, Ibarra 2 Four Players 5 Three Players 3 Five Players 4 Ibson, Molino 6 (5/20/18) Bobby Shuttleworth 9 Three Players 4 GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED SAVES GOALS ALLOWED 2 Willy
2 Johnny Russell
6 Gianluca
3 Eight Players 5 Espinoza, Ilie 5 Kinda, Pulido 8 Tim Melia (8/25/18) 2 Four Players 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total KC 6 1 9 4 2 5 0 27 MIN 1 3 4 1 1 4 0 14 GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL
ALL-TIME
SERIES
Agada (9/17/22)
(twice)
Busio (9/25/19)

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 13,

vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER

Players In Players Out

MID - Nemanja Radoja (Signed as Free Agent - Oct. 26, 2022)

DEF - Tim Leibold (Signed as Free Agent - Jan. 12, 2023)

MID - Danny Flores (Signed off Waivers - Jan. 13, 2023)

DEF - Chris Rindov (MLS SuperDraft Selection - Feb. 10, 2023)

DEF - Robert Castellanos (Signed as Free Agent - Feb. 17, 2023)

DEF - Dany Rosero (Acquired from Atletico Junior - March 2, 2023)

DEF - Mo Abualnadi (Short-Term Loan from SKC II - April 24, 2023)

MID - Ethan Bryant (Short-Term Loan from SKC II - April 24, 2023)

MID - Sebastian Cruz (Short-Term Loan from SKC II - April 24, 2023)

FWD - Stephen Afrifa (MLS SuperDraft Selection - April 26, 2023)

MID - Ethan Bryant (Short-Term Loan from SKC II - May 9, 2023)

MID - Sebastian Cruz (Short-Term Loan from SKC II - May 9, 2023)

DEF - Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Option Declined - Nov. 15, 2022)

DEF - Kaveh Rad (Option Declined - Nov. 15, 2022)

MID - Uri Rosell (Waived - Jan. 20, 2023)

DEF - Ben Sweat (Waived - April 4, 2023)

DEF - Mo Abualnadi (End of Short-Term Loan from SKC II - April 26, 2023)

MID - Ethan Bryant (End of Short-Term Loan from SKC II - April 26, 2023)

MID - Sebastian Cruz (End of Short-Term Loan from SKC II - April 26, 2023)

MID - Ethan Bryant (End of Short-Term Loan from SKC II - May 11, 2023)

MID - Sebastian Cruz (End of Short-Term Loan from SKC II - May 11, 2023)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE

DATE IN/OUT DETAILS

Oct. 26: IN Sporting KC signs free agent midfielder Nemanja Radoja, most recently with Levante (Spain).

Nov. 15: OUT Sporting KC declines options on defenders Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Kaveh Rad and Graham Zusi. In addition, defender Andreu Fontas and midfielder Roger Espinoza are out of contract.

Dec. 2: IN Sporting KC re-signs defenders Andreu Fontas and Graham Zusi along with midfielder Roger Espinoza

Jan. 12: IN Sporting KC signs free agent defender Tim Leibold, most recently with Hamburger SV (Germany).

Jan. 13: IN Sporting KC signs midfielder Danny Flores off MLS waivers, having recently departed Virginia Tech.

Jan. 20: OUT Sporting KC waives midfielder Uri Rosell

Feb. 10: IN Sporting KC signs defender Chris Rindov, the club’s second round pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft out of Maryland.

Feb. 17: IN Sporting KC signs free agent defender Robert Castellanos, most recently with KuPS (Finland).

March 2: IN Sporting KC acquires defender Dany Rosero in a transfer from Atletico Junior (Colombia).

April 4: OUT Sporting KC waives defender Ben Sweat

April 24: IN Sporting KC signs defender Mo Abualnadi and midfielders Ethan Bryant and Sebastian Cruz to short-term loans from SKC II ahead of Open Cup match vs. Tulsa Athletic.

April 26: OUT Sporting KC ends short-term loans from SKC II for defender Mo Abualnadi and midfielders Ethan Bryant and Sebastian Cruz

April 26: IN Sporting KC signs forward Stephen Afrifa, the club’s first round pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft out of FIU.

May 9: IN Sporting KC signs midfielders Ethan Bryant and Sebastian Cruz to short-term loans from SKC II ahead of Open Cup match at Houston Dynamo FC.

May 11: OUT Sporting KC ends short-term loans from SKC II for midfielders Ethan Bryant and Sebastian Cruz

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY

2009 Graham Zusi (2nd Round - #23)

2015 Roger Espinoza (1/6/15) Tim Melia (12/23/14)

2016

2018 Johnny Russell (1/31/18)

2019

Andreu Fontas (8/8/18)

2020 Khiry Shelton (12/9/19)

Alan Pulido (12/10/19)

Gadi Kinda (1/23/20)

2021 Remi Walter (12/22/20)

2022

Logan Ndenbe (1/14/22)

Robert Voloder (1/19/22)

Marinos Tzionis (1/24/22)

Willy Agada (6/23/22)

Erik Thommy (6/23/22)

Kortne Ford (1/14/22)

Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)

Cam Duke (7/18/19)

Felipe Hernandez (8/30/19)

John Pulskamp (2/24/20)

Ozzie Cisneros (1/20/21)

Kayden Pierre (5/4/21)

Jake Davis (8/19/21)

Kendall McIntosh (12/17/20)

2023 Stephen Afrifa (1st Round - #8)

Chris Rindov (2nd Round - #37)

Nemanja Radoja (10/26/22)

Tim Leibold (1/12/23)

Robert Castellanos (2/17/23)

Dany Rosero (3/2/23)

Danny Flores (1/13/23)

6
2023
Year MLS SuperDraft Overseas Signings Domestic/Free Agents Homegrown Players Re-Entry Draft

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2023 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

7
13, 2023
DATE OPPONENT COMPETITION TIME (CT) / RESULT TV / SCORERS Monday, February 27 at Portland Timbers MLS L 0-1 Saturday, March 4 at Colorado Rapids MLS T 0-0 SATURDAY, MARCH 11 LA GALAXY MLS T 0-0 Saturday, March 18 at FC Dallas MLS L 1-2 Salloi SATURDAY, MARCH 25 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC MLS L 1-4 AGADA Saturday, April 1 at Philadelphia Union MLS T 0-0 SATURDAY, APRIL 8 COLORADO RAPIDS MLS L 0-1 -Saturday, April 15 at San Jose Earthquakes MLS L 0-3 Saturday, April 22 at New England Revolution MLS L 1-2 Russell TUESDAY, APRIL 25 TULSA ATHLETIC U.S. OPEN CUP W 3-0 SALLOI, PULIDO, TZIONIS SATURDAY, APRIL 29 CF MONTREAL MLS L 0-2 -Sunday, May 7 at Seattle Sounders FC MLS W 2-1 Thommy, Pulido Wednesday, May 10 at Houston Dynamo FC U.S. Open Cup L 0-1 SATURDAY, MAY 13 MINNESOTA UNITED FC MLS 7:30 P.M. APPLE TV - MLS SEASON PASS Wednesday, May 17 at Los Angeles FC MLS 9:30 P.M. Apple TV - MLS Season Pass Saturday, May 20 at St. Louis City SC MLS 8:30 P.M. FS1 / Apple TV - MLS Season Pass SUNDAY, MAY 28 PORTLAND TIMBERS MLS 2:00 P.M. FOX / APPLE TV - MLS SEASON PASS WEDNESDAY, MAY 31 FC DALLAS MLS 7:30 P.M. APPLE TV - MLS SEASON PASS Saturday, June 3 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS 9:30 P.M. Apple TV - MLS Season Pass SATURDAY, JUNE 10 AUSTIN FC MLS 7:30 P.M. APPLE TV - MLS SEASON PASS SATURDAY, JUNE 17 LOS ANGELES FC MLS 7:30 P.M. APPLE TV - MLS SEASON PASS Wednesday, June 21 at LA Galaxy MLS 9:30 P.M. Apple TV - MLS Season Pass SATURDAY, JUNE 24 CHICAGO FIRE FC MLS 7:30 P.M. APPLE TV - MLS SEASON PASS SATURDAY, JULY 1 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC MLS 7:30 P.M. APPLE TV - MLS SEASON PASS Saturday, July 8 at Houston Dynamo FC MLS 7:30 P.M. Apple TV - MLS Season Pass WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 REAL SALT LAKE MLS 7:30 P.M. APPLE TV - MLS SEASON PASS Saturday, July 15 at Austin FC MLS 7:30 P.M. Apple TV - MLS Season Pass Sunday, July 23 at FC Cincinnati Leagues Cup 6:30 P.M. Apple TV - MLS Season Pass MONDAY, JULY 31 CHIVAS GUADALAJARA LEAGUES CUP 9:00 P.M. APPLE TV - MLS SEASON PASS SATURDAY, AUGUST 26 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES MLS 7:30 P.M. APPLE TV - MLS SEASON PASS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 ST. LOUIS CITY SC MLS 7:30 P.M. APPLE TV - MLS SEASON PASS Saturday, September 9 at Inter Miami CF MLS 6:30 P.M. Apple TV - MLS Season Pass Saturday, September 16 at Minnesota United FC MLS 7:30 P.M. Apple TV - MLS Season Pass WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 NASHVILLE SC MLS 7:30 P.M. APPLE TV - MLS SEASON PASS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 HOUSTON DYNAMO FC MLS 7:30 P.M. APPLE TV - MLS SEASON PASS Saturday, September 30 at St. Louis City SC MLS 7:30 P.M. Apple TV - MLS Season Pass Saturday, October 7 at Real Salt Lake MLS 8:30 P.M. Apple TV - MLS Season Pass SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 MINNESOTA UNITED FC MLS 8:00 P.M. APPLE TV - MLS SEASON PASS
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vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

2023 REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

2023 VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

March 4, 2023 at COL Allen Chapman

Malik Badawi COL Goal

Overturned - No Goal

Darren Yapi bundles the ball home from close range after a cross is re-directed into his path by Sam Nicholson. After reviewing the play, referee Allen Chapman overturns his original decision and disallows the goal because Yapi was offside.

March 18, 2023 at DAL

Pierre-Luc Lauziere Carol Anne Chenard SKC Penalty Saved

Overturned - Retake Penalty

Willy Agada steps up to take a penalty in the second half of the match but it’s saved by Maarten Paes. After reviewing the play, referee Pierre-Luc Lauziere orders a retake because Paes had encroached on Agada’s attempt.

March 18, 2023 at DAL

Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Carol Anne Chenard SKC Penalty/DAL Red Card

Overturned - No Penalty/No Red Card

Felipe Hernandez latches onto a loose ball in the area and is brought down by goalkeeper Maarten Paes, and referee Pierre-Luc Luziere awards Sporting a penalty kick and shows Paes his second yellow card of the match. After reviewing the play, Luziere deems that Hernandez was in an offside position thus negating the penalty and the second yellow card.

April 22, 2023 at NE Nima Saghafi

Alejandro Mariscal SKC Second Yellow Card

Overturned - Straight Red Card

Andreu Fontas brings down Giacomo Vrioni on the break and is shown his second yellow card and is sent off. After reviewing the play, referee Nima Saghafi changes his decision from a second yellow card to a straight red card for denial of a goalscoring opportunity

8 Sporting KC Game Notes | May 13, 2023 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes DATE REFEREE VAR INCIDENT DECISION
REFEREE GAMES RECORD SKC FOULS OPP. FOULS SKC YC OPP. YC SKC RC OPP. RC SKC PK OPP. PK Victor Rivas 2 1-0-1 18 28 5 5 0 0 0 1 Tim Ford 2 0-2-0 19 22 2 5 1 0 0 1 Allen Chapman 1 0-0-1 10 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 Armando Villarreal 1 0-0-1 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pierre-Luc Lauziere 1 0-1-0 10 9 1 2 0 0 1 0 Alex Chilowicz 1 0-1-0 10 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 Joe Dickerson 1 0-1-0 8 17 2 4 0 0 0 0 Nima Saghafi 1 0-1-0 12 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 Ramy Touchan 1 0-1-0 13 12 3 3 0 0 0 0

SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS

2023 Regular-Season Record When...

Regular Season Record By Month

SPORTING KC IN 2023 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

Quickest Goal... Erik Thommy (5/7 at SEA) - 4th Minute

Quickest Goal Against... Juan Mosquera (2/27 at POR) - 6th Minute

Game-winning goals after 75’...

Game-tying goals after 75’...

Game-winning goals against after 75’... Jesus Ferreira (3/18 at DAL) - 84th Minute

Game-tying goals against after 75’...

Red Cards... Ben Sweat (3/25 vs. SEA) - 63rd Minute Robert Castellanos (4/15 at SJ) - 38th Minute Andreu Fontas (4/22 at NE) - 61st Minute

Red Cards Against... N/A

Penalty Kicks... Erik Thommy (3/18 at DAL) - Saved by Maarten Paes

Penalty Kicks Against... Jeremy Ebobisse (4/15 at SJ) - Scored on Tim Melia Nicolas Lodeiro (5/7 at SEA) - Scored on Tim Melia

Penalty Kicks Earned... Foul on Willy Agada (3/18 at DAL) - 61st Minute

Youngest Goalscorer... Willy Agada (3/25 vs. SEA) - 23 years and 189 days

Oldest Goalscorer... Johnny Russell (4/22 at NE) - 33 years and 14 days

Youngest Starter... Jake Davis (4/29 vs. MTL) - 21 years and 116 days

Youngest to play in a game... Kayden Pierre (3/18 at DAL) - 20 years and 30 days

Oldest Starter... Tim Melia (5/7 at SEA) - 36 years and 357 days

Oldest to play in a game... Tim Melia (5/7 at SEA) - 36 years and 357 days

REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS

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

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Scoring first goal 1-2-0 Conceding first goal 0-5-0 Leading at halftime 1-1-0 Tied at halftime 0-2-3 Trailing at halftime 0-4-0 Scoring 0 goals 0-4-3 Scoring 1 goal 0-3-0 Scoring 2 goals 1-0-0 Scoring 3 goals 0-0-0 Scoring 4+ goals 0-0-0 Allowing 0 goals 0-0-3 Allowing 1 goal 1-2-0 Allowing 2 goals 0-3-0 Allowing 3 goals 0-1-0 Allowing 4+ goals 0-1-0 Wearing Sporting blue 1-4-3 Wearing dark indigo 0-2-0 Wearing Parley 0-1-0 Leading at 75’ 1-0-0 Tied at 75’ 0-1-3 Trailing at 75’ 0-6-0 Outshooting opponent 0-3-2 Outshot by opponent 0-4-1 Shots even 1-0-0 Shutouts 0-4-3 One-goal games 1-4-0 Day games (before 5 p.m.) 1-0-0 Games 5 p.m. CT or later 0-7-3 Temperature 75 & up 0-0-0 Temperature below 75 1-7-3 With SKC red card 0-3-0 With opponent red card 0-0-0 In Pacific time zone 1-2-0 In Mountain time zone 0-0-1 In Central time zone 0-4-1 In Eastern time zone 0-1-1 vs. Western Conference 1-5-2 vs. Eastern Conference 0-2-1 On grass 0-5-3 On turf 1-2-0 With zero subs 0-0-0 With one sub 0-0-0 With two subs 0-2-0 With three subs 0-1-2 With four subs 1-1-1 With five subs 0-3-0 With six subs 0-0-0
Feb. 2023 0-1-0 Feb. all-time 1-2-0 March 2023 0-2-2 March all-time 25-15-13 April 2023 0-4-1 April all-time 46-45-23 May 2023 1-0-0 May all-time 45-53-30 June 2023 0-0-0 June all-time 47-34-29 July 2023 0-0-0 July all-time 58-47-30 Aug. 2023 0-0-0 Aug. all-time 55-55-22 Sept. 2023 0-0-0 Sept. all-time 40-50-23 Oct. 2023 0-0-0 Oct. all-time 32-21-19 Nov. 2023 0-0-0 Nov. all-time 1-2-0 Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2023) vs. Atlanta United FC 1-2-1 (0-0-0) vs. Austin FC 1-3-1 (0-0-0) vs. Charlotte FC 0-0-0 (0-0-0) vs. Chicago Fire FC 19-27-12 (0-0-0) vs. Colorado Rapids 29-26-19 (0-1-1) vs. Columbus Crew 26-22-9 (0-0-0) vs. D.C. United 22-22-13 (0-0-0) vs. FC Cincinnati 1-0-1 (0-0-0) vs. FC Dallas 27-30-14 (0-1-0) vs. Houston Dynamo FC 13-13-14 (0-0-0) vs. Inter Miami CF 0-0-0 (0-0-0) vs. Los Angeles FC 4-5-0 (0-0-0) vs. LA Galaxy 26-26-17 (0-0-1) vs. Minnesota United FC 8-4-4 (0-0-0) vs. CF Montreal 8-5-3 (0-1-0) vs. Nashville SC 2-1-0 (0-0-0) vs. NE Revolution 25-20-12 (0-1-0) vs. New York City FC 2-3-1 (0-0-0) vs. New York Red Bulls 22-22-14 (0-0-0) vs. Orlando City SC 2-3-2 (0-0-0) vs. Philadelphia Union 6-6-6 (0-0-1) vs. Portland Timbers 8-7-6 (0-1-0) vs. Real Salt Lake 12-16-8 (0-0-0) vs. St. Louis City SC 0-0-0 (0-0-0) vs. SJ Earthquakes 29-26-10 (0-1-0) vs. Seattle Sounders FC 11-12-4 (1-1-0) vs. Toronto FC 14-4-8 (0-0-0) vs. Vancouver Whitecaps 11-6-4 (0-0-0) Regular Season Home, Away & Neutral Overall All-time 351-325-189 2023 at home 0-3-1 All-time at home 226-115-88 2023 on road 1-4-2 All-time on road 123-209-101 2023 neutral 0-0-0 All-time neutral 2-1-0
N/A
N/A
N/A
Competition W L T GF GA MLS Reg. Season 351 325 189 1219 1163 MLS Playoffs 19 24 11 73 76 MLS is Back KO 0 1 1 1 3 U.S. Open Cup 34 18 8 124 71 International 13 16 9 51 63 TOTAL 417 384 218 1468 1376 OVERALL Competition W L T GF GA MLS Reg. Season 226 115 88 722 508 MLS Playoffs 16 6 4 48 29 U.S. Open Cup 25 7 3 87 33 International 8 6 5 29 24 TOTAL 275 134 100 886 594 HOME
MLS
PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0/0 0/1 0/1 OPPONENT 1/1 1/1 2/2 CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 37 30 67 OPPONENT 19 23 42 OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 8 8 16 OPPONENT 11 11 22 FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 41 68 109 OPPONENT 51 67 118 CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 7 10 17 OPPONENT 8 15 23 EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 1 2 3 OPPONENT 0 0 0 GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 4 1 5 OPPONENT 8 8 16 SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 74 75 149 OPPONENT 51 74 125 SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 29 26 55 OPPONENT 20 28 48
2023
Competition W L T GF GA MLS Reg. Season 123 209 101 491 651 MLS Playoffs 2 17 7 22 44 U.S. Open Cup 9 11 5 37 38 International 5 10 3 22 39 TOTAL 139 247 116 572 772 AWAY Competition W L T GF GA MIB Reg. Season 2 1 0 6 4 MIB KO Stage 0 1 1 1 3 MLS Cup 1 1 0 3 3 SuperLiga 0 0 1 0 0 TOTAL 3 3 2 10 10 NEUTRAL

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SPORTING KC 2023

Feb. 27, 2023: Portland Timbers 1-0 Sporting KC

MLS Regular Season | Providence Park | Portland, OR Attendance: 22,925

Sporting KC Portland Timbers

GK Pulskamp GK Bingham

D Zusi D Mosquera

D Voloder D Zuparic

D Fontas D McGraw

D Sweat (Leibold 73’) D Rasmussen

M Walter M D. Chara (C)

M Espinoza (Hernandez 70’) M Williamson (Paredes 80’)

M Thommy (C) (Tzionis 71’) M Evander

F Shelton F Y. Chara (Moreno 33’)

F Agada F Niezgoda (Fogaca 62’)

F Salloi F Loria (Gutierrez 80’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Ivacic (GK)

Castellanos Bonilla

Pierre Bravo

Rindov Mabiala

Davis Miller

Duke

Scoring Summary:

POR - Juan Mosquera 1 (Yimmi Chara 1) 6’

Misconduct Summary:

SKC - Erik Thommy (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 16’

POR - Dario Zuparic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 26’

POR - Eryk Williamson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 73’

POR - Evander (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’

MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES

March 4, 2023: Colorado Rapids 0-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dick’s Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, CO Attendance: 14,954 Weather: 37 degrees and clear

Sporting KC (0-1-1, 1 point)

Colorado Rapids (0-1-1, 1 point)

Sporting KC Colorado Rapids

GK Pulskamp GK Yarbrough (C)

D Zusi D Rosenberry

D Voloder D Abubakar

D Fontas D Maxso

D Sweat (Leibold 82’) D Beitashour

M Walter M Priso (Max 46’)

M Espinoza (Hernandez 72’) M Bassett

M Thommy (C) (Duke 88’) M Ronan

F Tzionis (Shelton 72’) F Barrios (Galvan 77’)

F Agada F Yapi

F Salloi F Nicholson (Cabral 63’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Rodriguez (GK)

Castellanos Anderson Pierre Gersbach Rindov Wilson Davis Acosta Harris

Scoring Summary: None

Misconduct Summary:

COL - Lalas Abubakar (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 3’

SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’

COL - Kevin Cabral (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’

Sporting KC LA Galaxy GK Pulskamp GK Bond

D Zusi D Leerdam (Mavinga 67’) D Voloder D Caceres

D Fontas D Neal

D Leibold (Sweat 77’) D Edwards (Uri 92+)

M Walter M Puig

M Espinoza (Radoja 67’) M Brugman (C)

M Thommy (C) M Delgado

F Shelton (Tzionis 63’) F Rodriguez (Aguirre 81’)

F Agada F Joveljic (Judd 67’)

F Salloi F Alvarez (Boyd 67’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Klinsmann (GK)

Castellanos Zavaleta

Pierre Perez

Rindov Saldana

Duke

March 18, 2023: FC Dallas 2-1 Sporting KC

MLS Regular Season | Toyota Stadium | Frisco, TX

17,467

March 25, 2023: Sporting KC 1-4 Seattle Sounders FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS

18,629

April 1, 2023: Philadelphia Union 0-0 Sporting KC

MLS Regular Season | Subaru Park | Chester, PA

18,550

56 degrees and windy 1 2 F

Sporting KC (0-3-3, 3 points)

Philadelphia Union (2-3-1, 7 points)

Sporting KC FC Dallas

GK Pulskamp GK Paes

D Zusi D Twumasi (Jesus 82’)

D Voloder D Tafari

D Fontas D Martinez

D Sweat (Pierre 86’) D Farfan

M Walter M Cerrillo

M Espinoza (Hernandez 67’) M Lletget (Jimenez 82’)

M Thommy (C) (Radoja 75’) M Pomykal (Ntsabeleng 59’)

F Shelton (Tzionis 85’) F Arriola (C) (Ibeagha 93+)

F Agada F Ferreira

F Salloi F Velasco (Quignon 92+)

Subs not used: Subs not used:

McIntosh (GK) Maurer (GK)

Castellanos Junqua

Rindov Mulato

Davis Obrian

Duke

Scoring Summary:

SKC - Daniel Salloi 1 (Unassisted) 11’

DAL - Alan Velasco 2 (Sebastian Lletget 1) 55’

DAL - Jesus Ferreira 3 (Unassisted) 84’

Misconduct Summary:

DAL - Maarten Paes (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 61’

DAL - Ema Twumasi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 76’

SKC - Robert Voloder (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 78’

Stats Summary SKC DAL

Sporting KC Seattle Sounders FC

GK Pulskamp GK Frei

D Zusi (Davis 83’) D C. Roldan (Kitahara 87’)

D Voloder D Yeimar

D Fontas D Ragen

D Sweat D Rowe (Dobbelaere 84’)

M Walter M Paulo (Leyva 84’)

M Espinoza (Hernandez 46’) M Atencio

M Thommy (C) (Duke 70’) M Rusnak

F Shelton (Russell 61’) M Lodeiro (C)

F Agada (Flores 84’) M Chu (Montero 78’)

F Salloi F Morris (Teves 84’)

Subs not used: Subs not used:

Melia (GK) Castro (GK)

Castellanos Cleveland (GK)

Rindov Cissoko Pulido

Scoring Summary:

SKC - Willy Agada 1 (Unassisted) 5’

SEA - Jordan Morris 4 (Leo Chu 1) 23’

SEA - Jordan Morris 5 (Leo Chu 2, Joao Paulo 1) 54’

SEA - Jordan Morris 6 (Nicolas Lodeiro 1) 69’

SEA - Jordan Morris 7 (Leo Chu 3, Albert Rusnak 1) 77’

Misconduct Summary:

SKC - Ben Sweat (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’

SKC - Ben Sweat (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 63’

Stats Summary SKC SEA

(on goal) 7 (3) 13 (7) Saves 3 2 Fouls 10 9

Sporting KC Philadelphia Union

GK Melia GK Blake

D Zusi D Harriel (Mbaizo 85’)

D Rosero D Glesnes

D Castellanos D Elliott

D Voloder D Real

M Radoja (Espinoza 34’) M Martinez (Torres 86’)

M Walter M Bedoya (C)

M Thommy M Flach (McGlynn 62’)

F Russell (C) (Shelton 62’) M Gazdag

F Agada (Pulido 63’) F Carranza

F Salloi F Uhre (Sullivan 72’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Bendik (GK)

Fontas Lowe

Rindov Bueno

Davis Perea

Duke Donovan

Hernandez

Scoring Summary: None

Misconduct Summary:

SKC - Willy Agada (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 16’

PHI - Nathan Harriel (Yellow Card; Handball) 18’

PHI - Daniel Gazdag (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 40’

PHI - Jose Martinez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’

SKC - Remi Walter (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 95+

Stats Summary SKC PHI

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Weather:
degrees and rainy 1 2 F Sporting KC (0-1-0, 0 points) 0 0 0 Portland Timbers (1-0-0, 3 points) 1 0 1
39
Stats Summary SKC POR Shots (on goal) 12 (4) 7 (4) Saves 3 4 Fouls 9 12 Offside 0 1 Corner Kicks 11 3
1 2 F
0 0 0
0 0 0
Stats Summary SKC COL Shots (on goal) 17 (11) 13 (4) Saves 4 11 Fouls 10 9 Offside 3 1 Corner Kicks 7 0
Kansas City,
Attendance: 18,612 Weather: 39 degrees and rain 1 2 F Sporting KC
2
0 0 0 LA Galaxy (0-1-1, 1 point) 0 0 0
March 11, 2023: Sporting KC 0-0 LA Galaxy MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park |
KS
(0-1-2,
points)
Hernandez
Summary: None Misconduct Summary: None Stats Summary SKC LA Shots (on goal) 30 (11) 8 (2) Saves 2 11 Fouls 9 8 Offside 2 2 Corner Kicks 9 4
Scoring
Attendance:
Weather: 48 degrees and clear 1 2 F Sporting KC (0-2-2, 2 points) 1 0 1 FC Dallas (2-1-1, 7 points) 0 2 2
Shots (on goal)
12
1 2 Fouls 10 9 Offside 1 2 Corner Kicks 4 7
11 (3)
(3) Saves
Attendance:
Weather: 54 degrees and clear 1 2 F Sporting KC (0-3-2, 2 points) 1 0 1 Seattle Sounders FC (3-1-1, 10 points) 1 3 4
Shots
Offside 1 5 Corner
3 3
Kicks
Weather:
Attendance:
0 0 0
0 0 0
Shots
goal)
Saves 4 4 Fouls 11 13 Offside 0 2 Corner Kicks 8 3
(on
13 (4) 17 (4)

SPORTING KC 2023

April 8, 2023: Sporting KC 0-1 Colorado Rapids

MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,467

Sporting KC Colorado Rapids

GK Melia GK Yarbrough (C)

D Zusi D Abubakar

D Rosero D Maxso (Beitashour 45’)

D Castellanos D Wilson

D Voloder M Rosenberry

M Walter M Acosta

M Hernandez (Tzionis 79’) M Ronan

M Thommy M Nicholson (Markanich 80’)

F Russell (C) F Max (Barrios 60’)

F Pulido (Agada 65’) F Rubio (Cabral 85’)

F Salloi F Lewis (Yapi 60’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Ilic (GK)

Fontas Edwards

Rindov Priso

Davis Harris

Duke

Espinoza

Shelton

Scoring Summary:

COL - Diego Rubio 1 (Darren Yapi 1) 68’

Misconduct Summary:

SKC - Dany Rosero (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’

COL - Max (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 37’

COL - Danny Wilson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’

COL - Sam Nicholson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 71’

COL - Bryan Acosta (Yellow Card; Persistent Infringement) 74’

SKC - Erik Thommy (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’ Stats Summary SKC COL

(on goal) 18 (2) 8 (2)

MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES

April 15, 2023: San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | PayPal Park | San Jose, CA Attendance: 14,212 Weather: 56 degrees and clear

Sporting KC San Jose Earthquakes

GK Melia GK Marcinkowski

D Zusi (Duke 70’) D Akapo

D Rosero D Mensah (Beason 89’)

D Castellanos D Rodrigues

D Voloder D Marie

M Walter M Gruezo (Judson 82’)

M Thommy M Yueill (C)

M Hernandez (Agada 46’) M Monteiro (Thompson 73’)

F Russell (C) (Tzionis 70’) F Espinoza

F Pulido (Fontas 41’) F Ebobisse (Bouda 89’)

F Salloi (Shelton 70’) F Cowell (Kikanovic 82’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Ochoa (GK)

Ndenbe Trauco

Rindov Baldisimo

Espinoza Skahan

Scoring Summary:

SJ - Cristian Espinoza 5 (Cade Cowell 1, Jamiro Monteiro 2) 9’

SJ - Jeremy Ebobisse 3 (Penalty Kick) 40’

SJ - Jeremy Ebobisse 4 (Paul Marie 1, Cade Cowell 2) 51’

Misconduct Summary:

SKC - Erik Thommy (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’

SKC - Robert Castellanos (Red Card; DOGSO) 38’

SJ - Cristian Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 60’

SJ - Carlos Gruezo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’

April 22, 2023: New England Revolution 2-1 Sporting KC

MLS Regular Season | Gillette Stadium | Foxborough, MA

19,281

England Revolution (6-1-2, 20

Sporting KC New England Revolution

GK Melia GK Petrovic

D Duke D Bye

D Rosero D Farrell

D Fontas D Romney

D Ndenbe (Shelton 64’) D Makoun (Sweat 74’)

M Walter M Polser

M Espinoza (Hernandez 67’) M Buck

M Thommy (Rindov 86’) M Gil (C)

F Russell (C) F Bajraktarevic (Rennicks 64’)

F Pulido (Voloder 64’) F Vrioni (Panayotou 96+)

F Salloi (Tzionis 86’) F Boateng (Rivera 74’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Edwards Jr. (GK)

Davis Gonzalez

Flores Bolma

Kinda

Scoring Summary:

NE - Giacomo Vrioni 2 (Emmanuel Boateng 1, Carles Gil 4) 31’

NE - Giacomo Vrioni 3 (Unassisted) 35’

SKC - Johnny Russell 1 (Daniel Salloi 1) 50’

Misconduct Summary:

SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 20’

SKC - Andreu Fontas (Red Card; DOGSO) 61’

SKC - Robert Voloder (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’

18,226

KS

May 7, 2023: Seattle Sounders FC 1-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Lumen Field | Seattle, WA

31,620

D Davis D Corbo

D Rosero D Camacho

D Voloder (Castellanos 46’) D Waterman

D Ndenbe M Herrera

M Walter M Wanyama (C)

M Espinoza M Choiniere

M Thommy (Kinda 62’) M Lassiter (Campbell 83’)

F Russell (C) F Duke (Ibrahim 75’)

F Pulido F Offor (Thorkelsson 95+)

F Salloi F Rea (Saliba 74’)

Subs not used: Subs not used:

Pulskamp (GK) Ketterer (GK)

Rindov Brault-Guillard

Duke Hamdi Hernandez Jabang

Shelton

Tzionis

Scoring Summary:

MTL - Bryce Duke 1 (Mathieu Choiniere 2, Sean Rea 1) 35’

MTL - Mathieu Choiniere 2 (Aaron Herrera 1, Sean Rea 2) 46+

Misconduct Summary:

MTL - Victor Wanyama (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 27’

SKC - Dany Rosero (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 30’

SKC - Alan Pulido (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 52’

SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’

MTL - Joel Waterman (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 65’

MTL - Mathieu Choiniere (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 96+

Stats Summary SKC MTL

Shots (on goal) 13 (6) 10 (4)

61

Sporting KC Seattle Sounders FC

GK Melia GK Frei

D Davis D Baker-Whiting (Baker 57’)

D Rosero D Yeimar

D Fontas D Ragen

D Ndenbe D A. Roldan

M Walter M Vargas (Teves 84’)

M Thommy (Espinoza 76’) M Rusnak

M Kinda (Hernandez 46’) M Lodeiro (C)

F Russell (C) M Heber

F Pulido (Zusi 85’) M Chu (Montero 57’)

F Salloi (Shelton 78’) F Morris

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Cleveland (GK)

Castellanos Thomas

Voloder Arreaga

Afrifa Dobbelaere

Tzionis Kitahara

Scoring Summary:

SKC - Erik Thommy 1 (Gadi Kinda1, Daniel Salloi 2) 4’

SKC - Alan Pulido 1 (Erik Thommy 1) 31’

SEA - Nicolas Lodeiro (Penalty Kick) 66’

Misconduct Summary:

SEA - Alex Roldan (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 10’

SKC - Remi Walter (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 12’

SKC - Logan Ndenbe (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 65’

SEA - Albert Rusnak (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’

SKC - Johnny Russell (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 95+

Stats Summary SKC SEA Shots (on goal) 11 (5) 11 (3) Saves 2 3

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Sporting KC Game Notes | May 13, 2023 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
Weather: 61 degrees and clear 1 2 F Sporting KC (0-4-3, 3
0 0 0 Colorado Rapids (1-3-3, 6 points) 0 1 1
points)
Shots
Saves 1 2 Fouls 8 17 Offside 2 2 Corner Kicks 8 4
1 2 F Sporting KC (0-5-3, 3 points) 0 0 0 San Jose Earthquakes (4-2-2, 14 points) 2 1 3
Stats Summary SKC SJ Shots (on goal) 9 (3) 10 (6) Saves 3 2 Fouls 10 10 Offside 0 1 Corner Kicks 3 4
Attendance:
Weather:
cloudy 1 2 F
51 degrees and
0 1 1 New
2 0 2
Sporting KC (0-6-3, 3 points)
points)
Stats Summary SKC NE Shots (on goal) 8 (3) 16 (9) Saves 7 2 Fouls 12 4 Offside 2 1 Corner Kicks 1 3
0-2 CF Montreal
Attendance:
Weather:
degrees
sunny 1 2 F Sporting KC (0-7-3, 3 points) 0 0 0 CF Montreal (3-6-0, 9 points) 2 0 2
KC CF
April 29, 2023: Sporting KC
MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City,
61
and
Sporting
Montreal GK Melia GK Sirois
2 6
13 12 Offside 3 4 Corner Kicks 5 6
Saves
Fouls
Weather:
cloudy 1 2 F Sporting KC (1-7-3, 6 points) 2 0 2 Seattle Sounders (6-3-2, 20 points) 0 1 1
Attendance:
degrees and partly
7
Offside 2 1 Corner
8 5
Fouls
15
Kicks

SPORTING KC 2023 U.S. OPEN CUP BOX SCORES

April 25, 2023: Sporting KC 3-0 Tulsa Athletic

U.S. Open Cup 3rd Round | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 9,912

May 10, 2023: Houston Dynamo FC 1-0 Sporting KC

U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 | Shell Energy Stadium | Houston, TX Attendance: 5,094 Weather: 75 degrees and cloudy

Sporting KC Tulsa Athletic

GK Pulskamp GK Reed

D Davis D Ro. Torres (Reyes 82’)

D Castellanos D Harris

D Fontas D Taylor

D Voloder (Abualnadi 81’) D Chavez

M Walter (Espinoza 60’) M Ugbah

M Hernandez M Garcia (Diallo 66’)

M Kinda (Bryant 31’) M Vinicius (C) (Winters 52’)

F Tzionis M Ruiz

F Pulido (C) (Thommy 60’) M Cashion (Ru. Torres 82’)

F Salloi (Cruz 60’) F Watson (Svetanovic 66’)

Subs not used: Subs not used:

McIntosh (GK) Moody (GK)

Rindov Mello

Scoring Summary:

SKC - Daniel Salloi 1 (Unassisted) 32’

SKC - Alan Pulido 1 (Daniel Salloi 1) 54’

SKC - Marinos Tzionis 1 (Erik Thommy 1) 68’

Misconduct Summary:

TUL - Roman Torres (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 59’

TUL - Aaron Ugbah (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 64’

TUL - Jonathan Harris (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+

Sporting KC Houston Dynamo

GK Pulskamp GK Tarbell (C)

D Zusi D Murana

D Castellanos (Voloder 78’) D Bartlow (Micael 46’)

D Rindov D Gasper

D Espinoza (C) D Smith (van der Kust 65’)

M Radoja M Quinones (Ibrahim 75’)

M Hernandez (Davis 78’) M Caicedo

M Kinda (Bryant 46’) M Raines (Auguste 85’)

F Tzionis M Dorsey

F Afrifa (Salloi 46’) F Ferreira

F Shelton (Walter 60’) F Ulfarsson (Maples 85’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Moody (GK)

Cruz Gonzalez

Scoring Summary:

HOU - Thor Ulfarsson 1 (Unassisted) 12’

Misconduct Summary:

SKC – Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 10’

HOU – Chase Gasper (Red Card; DOGSO) 35’

HOU – Griffin Dorsey (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 87’

SKC – Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Dissent) 93+

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May 13, 2023
Sporting KC Game Notes |
vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
Weather: 62 degrees and cloudy 1 2 F Sporting
1 2 3
Athletic 0 0 0
KC
Tulsa
Stats Summary SKC TUL Shots (on goal) 39 (10) 4 (2) Saves 2 6 Fouls 19 16 Offside 0 2 Corner Kicks 6 1
1 2 F
0 0 0 Houston Dynamo FC 1 0 1
Sporting KC
Stats Summary SKC HOU Shots (on goal) 17 (4) 2 (1) Saves 0 4 Fouls 13 12 Offside 0 1 Corner Kicks 10 2

SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2023 REGULAR SEASON)

Formation: 4-3-3 (11 games)

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

Nationally recognized for delivering high-quality, compassionate pediatric care, Children’s Mercy Kansas City began a 10-year partnership with Sporting KC in 2016 to promote health and fitness among area children and provide specialized sports medicine to a youth athlete market that has experienced a substantial increase in sports-related injuries.

The comprehensive partnership between Sporting KC and Children’s Mercy Kansas City – which includes naming rights to Sporting KC’s world-class stadium, Children’s Mercy Park, as well as the Sporting KC II and Sporting KC Academy complex at Swope Soccer Village – is also at the forefront of Sporting’s state-of-the-art training ground at Compass Minerals National Performance Center. In a first-of-its-kind collaboration between a professional sports team, a national sports federation and a sports medicine provider, the facility opened in 2018 and features the Children’s Mercy Sports Medicine Center alongside Sporting Kansas City and U.S. Soccer.

Children’s Mercy Kansas City is also the official healthcare and sports medicine provider for the Sporting Kansas City Academy and Compass Minerals National Performance Center as part of a multi-faceted partnership that focuses on the following three components to impact the local community:

1. Improving access to pediatric-trained sports medicine

• The Children’s Mercy Sports Medicine Center at Village West is located inside Compass Minerals National Performance Center and offers a full range of sports medicine services, resources and programming for youth athletes. More than two million high-school athletes and 3.5 million children under age 14 are injured each year in the U.S. playing sports. Only a small percentage are treated by pediatric-trained sports medicine specialists who truly understand the youth’s growing body, developing brain and unique psychosocial stressors.

2. Strengthening community

• The partnership directly supports The Victory Project, Sporting’s foundation to help children - including those with cancer and disabilities – through all of life’s challenges.

• Sporting KC players and staff engage with, encourage and inspire Children’s Mercy patients throughout the year during hospital visits and special events.

• REX, an innovative remote experience robot operated on an iPad, regularly attends Sporting KC home matches to provide an all-access interactive experience for patients at Children’s Mercy. Manufactured by Double Robotics, REX allows users to enjoy two-way live audio and video captured from a 150-degree wide-angle lens while navigating the robot to control their own VIP behind-the-scenes journey.

• Launched in 2018, the RED CARD campaign addresses one of the most significant social issues impacting children nationwide by empowering youth and adults to prevent and intervene in bullying. Through school assemblies and community-wide messaging, the RED CARD initiative aims to reach children, parents, teachers and coaches who have daily opportunities to create supportive environments and stop bullying in its tracks.

3. Protecting youth athletes and educating parents and coaches

• The partnership provides soccer-specific curriculum (nutrition, injury prevention, rehabilitation, advanced cardiovascular training, etc.) for the Sporting Club Network, which includes approximately 200,000 players, parents, coaches and administrators across the Midwest.

• The partnership provides sports training, rehabilitation and conditioning programs for the Sporting KC Academy’s six teams at Swope Soccer Village, which hosts Sporting KC II home matches as well as year-round athletic leagues, tournaments and other marquee events.

13 Sporting KC Game Notes | May 13, 2023 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Center
Willy Agada 6 Alan Pulido 5
Remi Walter 10 Nemanja Radoja 1 Left
Ben
Logan
Robert
Tim
1
Graham
Jake
Cam
1
Andreu
Robert
Robert
1 Goalkeeper Tim Melia 6 John Pulskamp 5
Dany
6 Robert
5
Erik
9 Felipe
1 Gadi
1
Roger
7 Erik
2 Felipe
1 Remi
1
Johnny
6 Khiry Shelton
Marinos Tzionis 1
Daniel
forward
Defensive midfielder
back
Sweat 4
Ndenbe 3
Voloder 3
Leibold
Right back
Zusi 8
Davis 2
Duke
Left center back
Fontas 7
Castellanos 3
Voloder
Right center back
Rosero
Voloder
Left-center midfielder
Thommy
Hernandez
Kinda
Right-center midfielder
Espinoza
Thommy
Hernandez
Walter
Right forward
Russell
4
Left forward
Salloi 11
SPORTING KC AND CHILDREN’S MERCY KANSAS CITY CONTINUE TO IMPACT LOCAL COMMUNITY

May 13 vs. Minnesota United FC

May 17 at Los Angeles FC

May 20 at St. Louis City SC

May 28 vs. Portland Timbers

May 31 vs. FC Dallas

June 3 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

June 10 vs. Austin FC

June 17 vs. Los Angeles FC

June 21 at LA Galaxy

June 24 vs. Chicago Fire FC

July 1 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC

July 8 at Houston Dynamo FC

July 12 vs. Real Salt Lake

July 15 at Austin FC

August 26 vs. San Jose Earthquakes

September 2 vs. St. Louis City SC

September 9 at Inter Miami CF

September 16 at Minnesota United FC

September 20 vs. Nashville SC

September 23 vs. Houston Dynamo FC

September 30 at St. Louis City SC

October 7 at Real Salt Lake

October 21 vs. Minnesota United FC

STATS

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Alan Pulido 1

GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Erik Thommy 1

PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Erik Thommy 0-1

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING

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SPORTING KC 2023 REGULAR-SEASON
DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE ATT. RECORD PTS. PLACE GOALSCORERS February 27 at Portland Timbers L 0-1 22,925 0-1-0 0 T-6 March 4 at Colorado Rapids T 0-0 14,954 0-1-1 1 T-10 March 11 vs. LA Galaxy T 0-0 18,612 0-1-2 2 10 March 18 at FC Dallas L 1-2 17,467 0-2-2 2 T-11 Salloi March 25 vs. Seattle Sounders FC L 1-4 18,629 0-3-2 2 T-13 Agada April 1 at Philadelphia Union T 0-0 18,550 0-3-3 3 T-11 April 8 vs. Colorado Rapids L 0-1 18,467 0-4-3 3 T-13 April 15 at San Jose Earthquakes L 0-3 14,212 0-5-3 3 T-13 April 22 at New England Revolution L 1-2 19,281 0-6-3 3 14 Russell April 29 vs. CF Montreal L 0-2 18,226 0-7-3 3 14 May 7 at Seattle Sounders FC W 2-1 30,620 1-7-3 6 T-13 Thommy, Pulido
Sporting KC Game Notes |
vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
RESULTS
SPORTING
2023 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (1-7-3, 6 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF MAY 7, 2023 UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 20 F Daniel Salloi 11 11 955 1 2 28 14 7 10 0 15 0 0 26 M Erik Thommy 11 11 888 1 1 36 15 15 15 1 27 3 0 23 F Willy Agada 8 6 577 1 0 16 5 11 6 5 0 1 0 9 F Alan Pulido 6 5 372 1 0 7 3 2 4 4 0 1 0 7 F Johnny Russell 7 6 522 1 0 11 4 6 15 1 19 1 0 10 M Gadi Kinda 2 1 73 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 19 D Robert Castellanos 4 3 263 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 17 M Jake Davis 3 2 186 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 28 M Cam Duke 4 1 132 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 M Roger Espinoza 9 7 548 0 0 9 5 10 6 1 0 2 0 31 M Danny Flores 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 D Andreu Fontas 8 7 650 0 0 3 0 4 2 0 0 1 1 21 M Felipe Hernandez 8 2 298 0 0 5 1 5 5 1 4 0 0 14 D Tim Leibold 3 1 102 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 29 GK Tim Melia 6 6 540 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 18 D Logan Ndenbe 3 3 244 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 24 D Kayden Pierre 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 GK John Pulskamp 5 5 450 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 M Nemanja Radoja 3 1 72 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 82 D Chris Rindov 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 D Dany Rosero 6 6 540 0 0 4 2 3 5 0 0 2 0 11 F Khiry Shelton 9 4 401 0 0 2 1 6 6 1 0 0 0 2 D *Ben Sweat 5 4 316 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 1 77 F Marinos Tzionis 7 1 158 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 4 D Robert Voloder 10 9 791 0 0 1 0 5 5 0 0 2 0 54 M Remi Walter 11 11 990 0 0 8 2 8 5 0 0 2 0 8 D Graham Zusi 9 8 699 0 0 9 2 5 10 0 0 0 0 25 F Ozzie Cisneros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 D Kortne Ford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 GK Kendall McIntosh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team totals 11 11 990 5 4 148 55 109 118 16 67 17 3 Opponent totals 11 11 990 16 20 125 48 118 109 22 42 21 0
KC 2023 REGULAR-SEASON
UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 29 GK Tim Melia 6 6 540 28 19 9 1.50 2 2 1 4 1 1 1 GK John Pulskamp 5 5 450 20 13 7 1.40 0 0 0 3 2 2 Team totals 11 11 990 48 32 16 1.45 2 2 1 7 3 3 Opponent totals 11 11 990 55 49 5 0.45 0 1 7 1 3 7
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2/25 3/4 3/11 3/18 3/25 4/1 4/8 4/15 4/22 4/29 5/7 5/13 5/17 5/20 5/28 5/31 6/3 PLAYER @POR @COL LA @DAL SEA @PHI COL @SJ @NE MTL @SEA MIN @LAFC @STL POR DAL @VAN AFRIFA UNAV DNP AGADA CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-84 CF-63 SUB-25 SUB-45 INJ INJ INJ CASTELLANOS DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CB-90 CB-90 CB-38 SUS SUB-45 DNP CISNEROS UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV SKCII SKCII SKCII SKCII UNAV SKCII SKCII DAVIS DNP DNP UNAV DNP SUB-7 DNP DNP SKCII DNP RB-90 RB-90 DUKE DNP SUB-2 DNP DNP SUB-20 DNP DNP SUB-20 RB-90 DNP UNAV ESPINOZA CM-70 CM-72 CM-67 CM-67 CM-45 SUB-56 DNP DNP CM-67 CM-90 SUB-14 FLORES UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV SUB-6 SKCII SKCII SKCII DNP SKCII SKCII FONTAS CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 DNP DNP CB-49 CB-61 SUS CB-90 FORD INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ HERNANDEZ SUB-20 SUB-18 DNP SUB-23 SUB-45 DNP CM-79 CM-45 SUB-23 DNP SUB-45 KINDA INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ DNP SUB-28 CM-45 LEIBOLD SUB-17 SUB-8 LB-77 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ MCINTOSH DNP DNP DNP DNP SKCII UNAV SKCII UNAV UNAV SKCII UNAV MELIA UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 NDENBE INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ DNP LB-64 LB-90 LB-90 PIERRE DNP DNP DNP SUB-4 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ PULIDO INJ INJ INJ INJ DNP SUB-27 CF-65 CF-41 CF-64 CF-90 CF-85 PULSKAMP GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP RADOJA UNAV UNAV SUB-23 SUB-15 INJ DM-34 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ RINDOV DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP SKCII DNP SUB-4 DNP SKCII ROSERO UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 RUSSELL INJ INJ INJ INJ SUB-29 RW-62 RW-90 RW-70 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 SALLOI LW-90 LW-90 LW-90 LW-90 LW-90 LW-90 LW-90 LW-70 LW-86 LW-90 LW-79 SHELTON RW-90 SUB-18 RW-63 RW-85 RW-61 SUB-28 DNP SUB-20 SUB-26 DNP SUB-11 SWEAT LB-73 LB-82 SUB-13 LB-86 LB-63 SUS THOMMY CM-71 CM-88 CM-90 CM-75 CM-70 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-86 CM-62 CM-76 TZIONIS SUB-19 RW-72 SUB-27 SUB-5 INTL UNAV SUB-11 SUB-20 SUB-4 DNP DNP VOLODER CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 SUB-26 CB-45 DNP WALTER DM-90 DM-90 DM-90 DM-90 DM-90 CM-90 DM-90 DM-90 DM-90 DM-90 DM-90 ZUSI RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-83 RB-90 RB-90 RB-70 INJ INJ SUB-5 6/10 6/17 6/21 6/24 7/1 7/8 7/12 7/15 8/26 9/2 9/9 9/16 9/20 9/23 9/30 10/7 10/21 PLAYER ATX LAFC @LA CHI VAN @HOU RSL @ATX SJ STL @MIA @MIN NSH HOU @STL @RSL MIN AFRIFA AGADA CASTELLANOS CISNEROS DAVIS DUKE ESPINOZA FLORES FONTAS FORD HERNANDEZ KINDA LEIBOLD MCINTOSH MELIA NDENBE PIERRE PULIDO PULSKAMP RADOJA RINDOV ROSERO RUSSELL SALLOI SHELTON SWEAT THOMMY TZIONIS VOLODER WALTER ZUSI KEY Position-Minutes - Starting Position-Minutes Played DNP - Unused Substitute INJ - Injured SKCII - Sporting Kansas City II SUB-Minutes - Substitute-Minutes played UNAV - Unavailable For Selection SUS - Suspended INTL - International Duty LOAN - Out on Loan ACD - Sporting KC Academy
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MANAGER & SPORTING DIRECTOR | PETER VERMES

Peter Vermes is in his 15th season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2023 with a new five-year extension and is the longest-tenured active head coach in MLS. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 224 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 and 2020. His three U.S. Open Cup championships are the third most in Open Cup history. He is the first coach in club history to lead Sporting KC to eight straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team. His 184 regularseason wins top the club’s all-time chart and rank fourth 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.

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 529 total games during his Kansas City coaching career, most in club history.

With over 15 years of service at Sporting KC, Vermes is one of the longest serving managers in world soccer. Among all 18 leagues with an average attendance of 10,000+, Vermes ranks second, only behind 2. Bundesliga side FC Heidenheim’s Frank Schmidt (Sept. 17, 2007 – present). Among the top 126 leagues in the world as denoted by the CIES Football Observatory, Vermes’ tenure at Sporting KC ranks as the sixth longest active run.

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

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.

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

For MLS’s inaugural season in 1996, Vermes served as captain of the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. In 1997, he was traded to the Colorado Rapids for current Sporting KC Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin and played in Denver through the 1999 season, leading the Rapids to the 1997 MLS Cup Final.

Vermes joined Kansas City in 2000 for what would be the most successful season of his MLS career. During his first year in Kansas City, he anchored one of the best defenses in league history and won MLS Defender of the Year honors in helping lead the Wizards to the 2000 MLS Cup Championship. He retired in 2002 after appearing in 209 MLS matches (including playoffs) and playing more than 18,000 minutes. In 2013, Vermes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC

ASSISTANT COACH | KERRY ZAVAGNIN

In 2023, Kerry Zavagnin breaks the MLS record as he enters his 24th season with one club as a player or coach. 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. He started his professional career with the MetroStars, where he played in 39 games over two seasons. After spending one season with the Lehigh Valley Steam (USL-1), Zavagnin came to KC in 2000. He played 237 games and logged 20,516 minutes for Kansas City, setting team records in both categories before being overtaken by Matt Besler early in 2018. He scored eight goals and added 22 assists in his nine seasons in KC. Zavagnin was named Team Defender of the Year in 2001. On top of his club success in Kansas City, Zavagnin also appeared 21 times for the U.S. Men’s National Team. He recorded one assist for the U.S., who went 15-2-4 when Zavagnin featured.

ASSISTANT COACH | ZORAN SAVIC

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. 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. 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.

ASSISTANT COACH | ASH WALLACE

Ash Wallace has served on Sporting Kansas City’s technical staff since 2012, aiding the first team coaching staff in a variety of roles. Wallace, originally from England, helps scout and develop game plans for upcoming opponents, assists in planning and executing training sessions and provides valuable analysis for coaches and players regarding strategy. Wallace holds a U.S. Soccer A License. Wallace’s first involvement with the club came in August 2012 when he was contracted to produce a detailed scouting report on Seattle Sounders FC ahead of the U.S. Open Cup Final, helping Sporting claim their first of four major titles during a trophy-laden decade. Prior to joining Sporting KC, Wallace was a member of the Preston North End coaching staff and also served as an opposition scout for Fleetwood Town in his native England. Earlier in his career, he worked with Preston North End’s women’s academy teams and Penwortham Boys academy teams while earning a Degree in Sports Coaching from the University of Central Lancashire.

GOALKEEPER COACH | ALEC DUFTY

Alec Dufty is in his eighth season with Sporting Kansas City having been introduced to the organization as the Sporting KC II goalkeeper coach in the side’s inaugural season in 2016. In his first season working with the Sporting KC first team, starting goalkeeper Tim Melia enjoyed a recordbreaking season where he was named the 2017 MLS Goalkeeper of the 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. 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 Championship season.

DIRECTOR, SPORTS PERFORMANCE & SCIENCE | JOEY HARTY

Joey Harty was named Sporting Kansas City’s Director of Sports Performance and Science ahead of the 2020 season, stepping up from his role as assistant fitness coach which he held from 2018-2019. Harty manages all aspects of the club’s performance department from the academy to the senior team. He oversees day-to-day training plans on and off the field, including work in the weight room, soccer session planning, onfield movement training, data analysis and more, aiming to optimize player health and performance. Harty joined Sporting’s organization in January 2016, serving as a fitness coach for the Sporting Kansas City Academy before spending the 2017 season as head fitness coach for Sporting KC II. The Colorado native then transitioned to assistant fitness coach for Sporting’s first team in January 2018 before landing his current role with the club. Prior to arriving in Kansas City, Harty worked for Phoenix Rising FC and Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona. Harty attended Grand Canyon from 2010-2014, played for the men’s soccer team from 2010-2012 and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science. In addition to holding several professional licenses and certifications in athletic performance, Harty is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

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Year MLS Playoffs MIB KO Open Cup Intl. Total 2009 3-6-3 3-6-3 2010 11-13-6 0-1-0 11-14-6 2011 13-9-12 2-1-0 3-1-0 18-11-12 2012 18-7-9 1-1-0 4-0-1 23-8-10 2013 17-10-7 2-1-2 1-1-0 2-0-2 22-12-11 2014 14-13-7 0-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-1 18-17-8 2015 14-11-9 0-0-1 4-0-1 18-11-11 2016 13-13-8 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-1 15-17-9 2017 12-9-13 0-1-0 4-0-1 16-10-14 2018 18-8-8 1-1-2 2-1-0 21-10-10 2019 10-16-8 0-0-0 0-1-0 3-3-0 13-20-8 2020 12-6-3 0-1-1 0-1-1 12-8-5 2021 17-10-7 1-1-0 0-1-0 18-12-7 2022 11-16-7 3-0-1 14-16-8 2023 1-7-3 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 2-8-3 TOTAL 184-154-110 7-9-6 0-1-1 24-8-4 9-8-4 224-180-125

Height: 5-10

Weight: 150 Birthday: 2/19/2001

Hometown: Toronto, Canada

College: Florida International University

Acquired: 2023 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8)

Forward Stephen Afrifa was selected by Sporting Kansas City as the eighth overall pick of the 2023 MLS SuperDraft before signing with the team at the conclusion of his senior year. The Canadian forward enjoyed a standout four-year career at Florida International, where he amassed 23 goals and 11 assists in 63 appearances from 2019-2022.

Capable of playing as a striker or a winger, Afrifa begins his professional journey on the heels of a phenomenal campaign last fall that yielded a team-high 10 goals, four assists and United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American honors. He guided the Panthers to the 2022 American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles and was named the AAC Championship Most Outstanding Offensive Player.

Afrifa ended his senior season as a 2022 MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist and a member of the United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Team. Afrifa made an instant impact as a freshman, tallying three goals and three assists, and added two goals and an assist during his COVID-shortened sophomore year in the spring of 2021. As a junior, Afrifa helped FIU make its first of two consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances by scoring a team-best eight goals and recording three assists. He was a member of the United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region First Team and an All-Conference USA First Team honoree. Afrifa competed for USL League Two side One Knoxville SC in 2022, scoring 10 goals and leading the first-year club to a first-place finish in the South Central Division and a run to the national quarterfinals.

#23 | F | WILLY AGADA

Regular Season Game Highs:

3 times, last: Sept. 17, 2022, KC vs. MIN

2 times, last: Sept. 4, 2022, KC at LA

Fouls Suffered

Last Regular Season...

Height: 5-9 Weight: 180 Birthday: 9/17/1999

Hometown: Bauchi, Nigeria

Last Club: Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel)

Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 6/23/2022

Willy Agada joined Sporting KC in a transfer from Israeli side Hapoel Jerusalem in June 2022. A native of Nigeria, Agada scored 37 goals across four seasons in Israel before heading to the United States. Agada enjoyed an incredible start to his Sporting KC career, tallying eight goals and two assists in just 12 appearances to close out 2022 - placing him among the best goalscorers by a per-game basis in the league.

Agada turned professional as an 18-year-old and bagged eight goals during his first season with Hapoel Jerusalem in 2018-2019. He doubled his goal haul the following year, scoring a team-best 15 times across 36 appearances in the Israeli second division.

3 times, last: March 18, 2023, KC at DAL

Appearance April 15, 2023, KC at SJ Goal March 25, 2023, KC vs. SEA Assist Sept. 4, 2022, KC at LA 2023 Record when: he starts 0-3-3 he scores 0-1-0

Agada’s excellent 2019-2020 campaign paved the way for a loan to Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Premier League where he finished second on the team with six goals in 20202021. The 2021-2022 season saw Agada return to Hapoel Jerusalem, which had gained promotion to the Premier League and led the team with eight goals.

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2,
1,
Shots
5,
Shots
Goals
Assists
on Goal
Oct. 2, 2022, KC vs. SEA
7, Oct. 2, 2022, KC vs. SEA Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 6, 2022, KC vs. LA
3,
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 20 16 1495 9 2 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 1 0 59 0 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 21 16 1554 9 2
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 20 16 1495 9 2 57 27 33 21 9 0 3 0 2 0 MLS - TOTAL 20 16 1495 9 2 57 27 33 21 9 0 3 0 2 0
#30 | F | STEPHEN AFRIFA Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2023 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 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 1 1 45 0 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 1 1 45 0 0
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

#19 | D | ROBERT CASTELLANOS | @rc4official

Last Regular Season...

Height: 6-1

Weight: 190 Birthday: 5/11/1998

Hometown: Palmdale, California

Last Club: KuPS (Finland)

Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 2/17/2023

Center back Robert Castellanos signed with Sporting Kansas City ahead of the 2023 campaign following a brief stint playing abroad with KuPS in Finland. Castellanos has made 70 club appearances since turning professional in 2017, including stints in the USL Championship, MLS and Finland.

Castellanos developed at the youth level with Nomads SC in San Diego before joining Liga MX club Atlas’ academy in 2016. He launched his professional career in early 2017, signing for LA Galaxy II and started 15 of 16 appearances in his debut USL Championship season. Castellanos spent the next three years at RGVFC, where he played 37 matches

April 29, 2023, KC vs. MTL

and scored two goals. Castellanos jumped to MLS by signing for Nashville in February 2021. In his lone appearance for the club, Castellanos scored an equalizing goal in a 1-1 draw at Toronto FC. Nashville loaned Castellanos to the Tampa Bay Rowdies for the 2022 season where he played 13 matches, including starts in all three playoff games as the Rowdies reached the Conference Final. Castellanos then ventured abroad by joining KuPS, where he started three matches before leaving the club.

Castellanos is a former U.S. youth international, having made two appearances for the U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team in 2016.

Height: 5-5 Weight: 145 Birthday: 3/13/2004

Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska

Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 1/20/2021

Midfielder Ozzie Cisneros, who has competed for the Sporting KC Academy at the U-13 through U-19 levels, became the fourth-youngest signing in club history when he inked an MLS contract at age 16 in early 2021. He scored his first professional goal for Sporting KC II against Louisville City FC on July 28, 2021 before making his debut for Sporting KC in a Leagues Cup match against Club Leon on Aug. 10, 2021.

A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Cisneros joined the Sporting KC Academy as a 12-year-old in 2016. That summer, he led Sporting to a fourth-place finish at the Concacaf U-13 Champions League in Mexico City. Cisneros went on to play almost 70 matches for Sporting in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, scoring 15 goals and climbing to the

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

On the international stage, Cisneros notably starred at the 2019 Concacaf U-15 Championship in Bradenton, Florida, scoring both goals in a 2-0 quarterfinal win over Costa Rica, and also found the back of the net at the 2019 Torneo delle Nazioni in Italy.

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#25 | M | OZZIE CISNEROS | @OzzieCisner10 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2023 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 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 1 1 18 0 0 International 1 1 90 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 2 2 108 0 0
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 8 0 0 0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Aug. 1, 2021, NSH at TOR (w/ NSH) Assists
Shots
0
on Goal 1, Aug. 1, 2021, NSH at TOR (w/ NSH) Shots 2, Aug. 1, 2021, NSH at TOR (w/ NSH)
Fouls Committed 3, April 1, 2023, KC at PHI
Fouls Suffered 0
Appearance
Goal
Assist
2023
0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 4 3 263 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 2 2 168 0 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 6 5 431 0 0
Aug. 1, 2021, NSH at TOR (w/ NSH)
N/A
Record when: he starts 0-2-1 he scores
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 4 3 263 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 MLS - Regular Season 5 4 353 1 0 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 5 4 353 1 0 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Height: 5-9

Weight: 160 Birthday: 1/3/2002

Hometown: Rochester, Michigan

Last Club: Sporting KC II (USL Championship)

Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 8/19/2021

Sporting Kansas City signed midfielder Jake Davis as a Homegrown Player in August 2021 as the 19th Homegrown Player to emerge from the Sporting Kansas City Academy. He made his first-team debut in the 4-0 victory over Minnesota United on Sept. 15, 2021 and earned his first MLS start on April 29, 2023 in a home match against Montreal.

A hard-nosed midfielder who can also play at right back, Davis has spent significant time developing with Sporting KC II under former Sporting greats Paulo Nagamura and Benny Feilhaber from 2019-2022. Davis moved to Kansas City in 2017 at age 15 to join the

Sporting KC Academy and represented Sporting at the U-17 and U-19 levels.

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

Davis earned international recognition in November 2019 when he was selected to the United States U-17 National Team for the 19th annual Nike International Friendlies.

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 15, 2021, KC vs. MIN

Assists 1, 3 times, last: May 22, 2022, KC at SJ

Shots on Goal 1, 7 times, last: July 13, 2022, KC at MIN

Shots 2, 4 times, last: July 13, 2022, KC at MIN

Fouls Committed 5, June 19, 2022, KC at NSH

Fouls Suffered 8, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ

Last Regular Season... Appearance April 22, 2023, KC at NE

Goal Sept. 15, 2021, KC vs. MIN

Assist May 22, 2022, KC at SJ

2023 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-6 Weight: 130 Birthday: 2/13/2001

Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas

Last Club: Sporting KC Academy

Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 7/18/2019

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

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

spearheaded a first-place finish in the group stage with a goal and an assist. Duke was the No. 1 prospect in the Heartland Region and the 20th-ranked player nationally at TopDrawerSoccer.com. Duke is the younger brother of former Sporting midfielder and SKC II captain Christian Duke, while his father, Chris Duke, played for the Kansas City Comets and Kansas City Attack in the early 1990s.

Duke represented the United States at the U-14 and U-15 level before guiding the U.S. U-16s to a third-place finish at the Val-de-Marne Tournament in France in 2016. Duke earned his first of several calls to the U.S. U-18s in November 2017 before returning to the team in 2018.

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| M | CAM DUKE | @camduke20
#28
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 54 22 2226 2 3 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 MLS is Back KO Stage 1 0 6 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 3 2 282 0 0 International 1 0 45 1 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 59 24 2559 3 3
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 54 22 2226 2 3 21 7 39 66 0 0 6 1 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 54 22 2226 2 3 21 7 39 66 0 0 6 1 0 0
#17 | M | JAKE
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, March 25,
KC vs. SEA Shots 1,
KC vs. SEA Fouls Committed 2, March 12, 2022, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 1, May 7, 2023, KC at SEA
Regular Season... Appearance May 7, 2023, KC at SEA Goal N/A Assist N/A 2023 Record when: he starts 1-1-0 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 7 2 203 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 3 2 163 0 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 10 4 366 0 0
DAVIS | @jdavis_3211
2023,
March 25, 2023,
Last
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 7 2 203 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 7 2 203 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

#15 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 1, 12 times, last: July 9, 2022, KC at MTL

Assists 2, 3 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL

Shots on Goal 2, 18 times, last: March 11, 2023, KC vs. LA

Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL

Fouls Committed 5, 7 times, last: July 9, 2022, KC at MTL

Fouls Suffered 6, 3 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ

Last Regular Season... Appearance May 7, 2023, KC at SEA

Goal July 9, 2022, KC at MTL

Assist Sept. 17, 2022, KC vs. MIN

2023 Record when: he starts 0-5-2 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-10

Weight: 190 Birthday: 10/25/1986

Hometown: Denver, Colorado

College: Ohio State

Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England)

Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 1/6/2015

Roger Espinoza has enjoyed two spells with Sporting Kansas City, first from 2008-12 and again from 2015-present. After a two-year stint in the English Premier League and English Championship with Wigan Athletic, Espinoza returned to Sporting KC in 2015. In his two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City.

Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title that season. While he missed Sporting’s MLS Cup in 2013 while with Wigan in England, Espinoza helped guide the club to further Open Cup triumphs in both

2015 and 2017. Espinoza has made 378 appearances for the club in all competitions across the last 13 seasons, tallying 14 goals and 47 assists. “Red Card Roger”, as he’s affectionately known, is both the club’s all-time leader and the all-time MLS leader with 13 red cards.

Espinoza earned 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team after debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics before retiring from international play in 2019.

Height: 5-9

Weight: 145 Birthday: 4/6/2002

Hometown: Half Moon Bay, CA College: Virginia Tech

Last Club: Oakland Roots (USL Championship)

Acquired: Signed off Waivers on 1/13/2023

Sporting Kansas City added Danny Flores off MLS waivers in January 2023. Flores is set to begin his MLS career after a two-year college stint at Virginia Tech. Prior to his collegiate experience, Flores also boasts three seasons of play in the USL Championship, representing Philadelphia Union II from 2019-2020 and Oakland Roots SC in 2021.

Flores recorded two goals and two assists in 32 USL Championship matches across three seasons. He made his league debut in September 2019 for Union II and was an ever-present fixture for the club the following year by playing in all 16 matches. Flores returned to California in 2021 as he moved cross-country to join Oakland Roots SC for the club’s inaugural USL Championship campaign, starting 10 of 12 matches. Following his

successful spell in Oakland, Flores began his collegiate career in Virginia Tech’s midfield. He started all 19 matches during his first season and was named the No. 3 freshman in the country by Top Drawer Soccer and earned ACC All-Freshman Team accolades. Flores continued to lead the Hokies in 2022, scoring a team-best four goals and adding two assists. He ended his time at Virginia Tech with five goals, five assists and starts in 31 of 33 career appearances.

Flores represented the U.S. U-17 Men’s National Team, where he competed alongside SKC Academy products Gianluca Busio and Tyler Freeman. Flores starred for two clubs at the Academy level, first with Shattuck St. Mary’s and later with the Philadelphia Union.

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#31 | M | DANNY
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular
Appearance
Goal
Assist
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 1 0 6 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 1 0 6 0 0
FLORES
Season...
March 25, 2023, KC vs. SEA
N/A
N/A 2023 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 325 285 24543 12 43 MLS Postseason 17 14 1208 1 0 MLS is Back KO Stage 2 2 151 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 26 20 2259 0 3 International 9 8 727 1 1 ALL COMPETITIONS 379 330 28888 14 47
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 325 285 24543 12 43 362 102 511 398 20 16 77 13 2 11 KC - Postseason 17 14 1208 1 0 13 6 22 24 3 0 6 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 342 299 25751 13 43 365 108 533 422 23 16 83 13 2 11

#3 | D | ANDREU FONTAS | @AFontas3

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 1, 3 times, last: Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR

Assists 1, June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL

Shots on Goal 1, 8 times, last: Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR

Shots 2, 7 times, last: Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR

Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: March 26, 2022, KC vs. RSL

Fouls Suffered 2, 8 times, last: March 11, 2023, KC vs. LA

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 7, 2023, KC at SEA

Goal Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR

Assist June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL

2023 Record when: he starts 1-3-2 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-2

Weight: 200 Birthday: 11/14/1989

Hometown: Banyoles, Spain

Last Club: Celta Vigo (Spain)

Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 8/8/2018

Andreu Fontas, a 10-year professional with more than 200 appearances in his native Spain, joined Sporting KC midway through the 2018 season. Fontas underwent Achilles surgery in late 2019, keeping him out for the majority of the 2020 season before returning as an MLS Defender of the Year contender in 2021. Fontas has made 99 appearances in all competitions for Sporting KC, tallying three goals and one assist.

Fontas spent five seasons from 2013-2018 with Celta Vigo in Spain’s top-flight La Liga, where he played alongside current Sporting midfielder Nemanja Radoja and started 100 of 105 league appearances, helping the club to the semifinals of the 2016-17 UEFA

Europa League. The defender developed in FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth academy, playing nearly 100 matches combined for FC Barcelona B and FC Barcelona from 2008-2012. Fontas advanced from Barcelona’s 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. Fontas spent the 2012-13 season on loan at Mallorca before signing with Celta Vigo in June 2013.

Internationally, Fontas has represented Spain at the Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 levels and has also played for the Catalonia National Team.

Last Regular Season...

Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Birthday: 1/26/1996

Hometown: Olathe, Kansas College: University of Denver

Last Club: Colorado Rapids (MLS)

Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 1/14/2022

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

Ford enjoyed a strong rookie campaign with the Rapids in 2017, starting 19 of 20 MLS appearances. He earned his MLS debut in a road loss to Sporting KC on April 9 at

Children’s Mercy Park and opened his professional scoring account against SKC in a 1-0 home win on May 27. Born in Olathe, Kansas, Ford played youth soccer in the Kansas City area before moving with his family to Colorado at age 12. He joined the Colorado Rapids Academy in 2012 and represented the club at the U-16 and U-18 levels. In three standout seasons at the University of Denver, Ford was a two-time All-Summit League First Team selection and a Top Drawer Soccer Second Team All-America honoree in 2016. He started in all 62 college appearances, notching five goals and three assists, and led the Pioneers to their first NCAA Men’s College Cup appearance as a junior in 2016.

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#12 | D | KORTNE
@KortFord Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, May 27, 2017, COL vs. SKC (w/ COL) Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, May 27, 2017, COL vs. SKC (w/ COL) Shots 3, Sept. 9, 2017, COL at HOU (w/ COL) Fouls Committed 3, 10 times, last: May 28, 2022, KC vs. VAN Fouls Suffered 3, Aug. 11, 2018, COL vs. SJ (w/ COL)
FORD |
Appearance Oct. 2, 2022, KC vs. SEA Goal May 27, 2017, COL vs. SKC (w/ COL) Assist N/A 2023 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 14 9 802 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 2 2 134 1 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 16 11 936 1 0
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 14 9 802 0 0 2 0 11 7 1 0 4 0 0 0 MLS - Regular Season 49 42 3670 1 0 17 4 52 24 1 0 15 0 1 0 MLS - TOTAL 49 42 3670 1 0 17 4 52 24 1 0 15 0 1 0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 87 81 7386 3 1 MLS Postseason 2 2 180 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 6 6 564 0 0 International 4 4 326 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 99 93 8456 3 1
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 87 81 7386 3 1 34 8 52 32 0 0 11 2 1 1 KC - Postseason 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 89 83 7566 3 1 34 8 55 32 0 0 11 2 1 1

HERNANDEZ | @Fe1ipe98

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 4, 2022, KC at LA

Assists 2, May 14, 2022, KC at POR

Shots on Goal 1, 11 times, last: April 22, 2023, KC at NE

Shots 4, 4 times, last: Sept. 10, 2022, KC at HOU

Fouls Committed 3, 4 times, last: July 23, 2022, KC vs. LAFC

Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: April 8, 2023, KC vs. COL

Last Regular Season... Appearance May 7, 2023, KC at SEA

Goal Sept. 4, 2022, KC at LA

Assist May 14, 2022, KC at POR

2023 Record when: he starts 0-2-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-7

Weight: 140 Birthday: 6/8/1998

Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee

Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship)

Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 8/30/2019

Felipe Hernandez signed with Sporting KC as a Homegrown Player in August 2019. Hernandez is the first Sporting player to progress from an Academy Affiliate club to the SKC Academy to Sporting KC II before signing with the senior team. He signed with the first team following a breakout 2019 with SKC II in the USL Championship, where he started 24 of 26 appearances, scored a team-best eight goals and recorded four assists.

Hernandez scored his first MLS goal for the club in a June 23, 2021 victory over the Colorado Rapids and also tallied the opener against his hometown club Nashville SC in a 2-1 Sporting KC victory on June 19, 2022.

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

On the international stage, Hernandez played for the U.S. U-19 and U-20 National Teams in 2016 and 2017.

Regular

Last

Height: 5-7 Weight: 155 Birthday: 3/23/1994

Hometown: Ashdod, Israel

Last Club: Beitar Jerusalem (Israel)

Acquired: Acquired in loan/transfer on 1/23/2020

Gadi Kinda joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2020 season from Israeli Premier League side Beitar Jerusalem. Kinda earned Sporting KC Newcomer of the Year honors in his first MLS season and has contributed 11 goals and 13 assists in 55 appearances across all competitions for Sporting. Kinda returned to the field in a U.S. Open Cup match on April 25, 2023 after missing the entire 2022 campaign following knee surgery.

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

Ashdod spent the 2015-16 season in Israel’s second division, but a strong bounce-back culminated with a Liga Leumit title as Kinda earned 27 appearances and helped his team finish atop the standings. Ashdod’s promotion saw Kinda tally seven goals and seven assists over the next two and a half seasons before his transfer to Beitar Jerusalem.

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

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#10
| GADI KINDA
Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 11 times, last: Oct. 3, 2021, KC vs. HOU Assists 2, Oct. 27, 2021, KC vs. LA Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 3, 2021, KC vs. HOU Shots 5, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 4, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 5, Oct. 17, 2021, KC at VAN
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 46 41 3502 11 13 MLS Postseason 4 2 214 0 0 MLS is Back KO Stage 2 1 135 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 2 2 76 0 0 International 1 0 45 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 55 46 3972 11 13
Regular Season... Appearance May 7, 2023, KC at SEA Goal Oct. 3, 2021, KC vs. HOU Assist May 7, 2023, KC at SEA 2023 Record when: he starts 1-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 46 41 3502 11 13 87 36 71 85 9 41 10 1 4 5 KC - Postseason 4 2 214 0 0 2 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 50 43 3716 11 13 89 36 76 91 9 41 10 1 4 5
#21 | M | FELIPE
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 66 31 3352 3 6 MLS Postseason 2 0 42 0 0 MLS is Back KO Stage 1 0 26 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 6 5 505 2 1 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 75 36 3925 5 7
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 66 31 3352 3 6 62 11 49 57 3 52 3 0 0 1 KC - Postseason 2 0 42 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 68 31 3394 3 6 62 11 50 60 3 52 3 0 0 1

Height: 5-9

Weight: 165 Birthday: 11/30/1993

Hometown: Friolzheim, Germany

Last Club: Hamburger SV (Germany)

Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 1/12/2023

Tim Leibold joined Sporting Kansas City in January 2023 having amassed more than 20 goals and 40 assists in nearly 300 professional appearances in his native Germany. Leibold becomes the third German newcomer at Sporting since the start of 2022, following center back Robert Voloder and midfielder Erik Thommy.

Leibold spent the last eight seasons across Germany’s top two divisions. He starred at Nurnberg from 2015-2019 and has competed since then for Hamburg, including a one-year stint as club captain during the 2020-21 campaign. Leibold developed in youth academies at VfB Stuttgart, TSF Ditzingen and SGV Freiberg before turning professional with Freiberg at age 18 in 2012. Leibold enjoyed a breakthrough in 2015 by joining 2.

Bundesliga side Nurnburg and solidifying his place as a regular starter. The 2018-19 campaign saw Leibold lead Nurnburg with 32 Bundesliga starts while also assisting three goals. Competing in one of the world’s best leagues, he led the team in key passes, tackles, recoveries and touches while placing second in minutes played.

Leibold then returned to the 2. Bundesliga with a move to Hamburg, where he had his best professional season to date in 2019-20. He played every minute of all 34 league matches and led the 2. Bundesliga with 16 assists.

At the international level, Leibold played five matches for the Germany U-20s in 2013.

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 2, Oct. 9, 2022, KC at DAL Saves 6, Oct. 9, 2022, KC at DAL

Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 9, 2022, KC at DAL Shutout Sept. 13, 2022, KC vs. DC 2023 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 5-11 Weight: 180 Birthday: 1/24/1994

Hometown: Santa Rosa, California College: Santa Clara

Last Club: New York Red Bulls (MLS)

Acquired: Acquired in Re-Entry Draft on 12/17/2020

Sporting KC acquired goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh in Stage 1 of the MLS Re-Entry Process in late 2020. McIntosh spent the previous MLS campaign with the New York Red Bulls following a four-year stint in the Portland Timbers organization from 2016-2019. After seven years in MLS, McIntosh made his MLS debut in Sporting KC’s 3-0 home win over D.C. United on Sept. 13, 2022.

As a rookie in 2016, McIntosh competed for Timbers 2 of the USL Championship prior to signing his first MLS contract with Portland in January 2017. He played most of the next three years on loan with Timbers 2. In his lone appearance for Portland’s first team,

McIntosh secured a 2-0 shutout victory over San Jose in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 in 2018.

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

On the international stage, McIntosh featured for the U.S. U-14, U-15, U-17 and U-20 National Teams, including a stint in residency with the U-17s in Bradenton, Florida.

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#22
GK
KENDALL MCINTOSH | @McIntoshKendall
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 2 2 180 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 2 2 180 0 0
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA C E W L T KC - Regular Season 2 2 180 10 8 1 2 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 MLS - TOTAL 2 2 180 10 8 1 2 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
#14 | D | TIM
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, March 11, 2023, KC vs. LA Fouls Committed 2, March 11, 2023, KC vs. LA Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance March 11, 2023, KC vs. LA Goal N/A Assist N/A 2023 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 3 1 102 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 3 1 102 0 0
LEIBOLD
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 3 1 102 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 3 1 102 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals Allowed 7, 2 times, last: May 14, 2022, KC at POR

Saves 10, April 8, 2018, KC at LA

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 7, 2023, KC at SEA

Shutout April 1, 2023, KC at PHI

2023 Record when: he starts 1-4-1

Height: 6-1

Weight: 210 Birthday: 5/15/1986

Hometown: Great River, New York

College: Lynn University

Last Club: Chivas USA (MLS)

Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 12/23/2014

Tim Melia leads Sporting KC in regular-season wins (93), shutouts (64) and saves (643), and has also played the most games (222) of any goalkeeper in club history. Melia claimed the 2017 Goalkeeper of the Year crown with career-highs in wins (12), shutouts (10), saves (91), starts (31) and minutes (2,759) before surpassing each of those stats in 2018.

Melia has an unbelievable knack for saving penalty kicks, having only conceded 17 of the 30 he has faced for Sporting while also guiding the team to penalty shootout victories in the 2015 U.S. Open Cup Final, the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Semifinal, the 2020 MLS is Back Round of 16 and the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs Quarterfinal.

Among goalkeepers with at least 15 regular-season appearances in 2017, he led MLS with a 0.78 goals against average, 78.4 save percentage and 69.2-percent passing accuracy. He also ranked second in shutouts. On April 8, 2018, Melia set a new club record and career-high with 10 saves in a 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy. During his breakout campaign in 2015, he was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year.

After a four-year college career with NCAA DIII program Lynn University, 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 call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United.

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 7, 2023, KC at SEA

Height: 5-8 Weight: 180 Birthday: 2/9/2000

Hometown: La Louviere, Belgium

Last Club: EA Guingamp (France)

Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 1/14/2022

Logan Ndenbe joined Sporting in a transfer from French team EA Guingamp in January 2022. Ndenbe arrived in Kansas City after spending his first five professional seasons in Europe with Belgian top-flight side KV Oostende and Guingamp. Ndenbe made 25 appearances in all competitions for Sporting KC in his first season with the club, tallying one assist in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

Ndenbe developed in the Royal Excel Mouscron academy before joining KV Oostende as a 17-year-old in 2017. Ndenbe left Belgium in July 2020, signing for Guingamp to mark the start of a successful stint in the French Ligue 2.

On the youth international stage, Ndenbe rose through the Belgian U-17 and U-18 teams before earning his Belgium U-21 debut in June 2021 for his first of six matches in 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying. He started in four games during qualifying, helping the team go 3-0-1.

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#18 | D | LOGAN NDENBE | @Ndenbe22 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, Aug. 27,
vs.
Shots 3, April
vs.
Fouls Committed 3, May
vs.
Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times,
3,
2022, KC
SJ
30, 2022, KC
DAL
18, 2022, KC
COL
last: July
2022, KC vs. NY
Assist
2023
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 25 22 1996 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 3 1 84 0 1 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 28 23 2078 0 1
Goal N/A
N/A
Record when: he starts 1-2-0 he scores 0-0-0
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 25 22 1996 0 0 9 1 28 30 1 0 3 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 25 22 1996 0 0 9 1 28 30 1 0 3 0 0 0
#29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 222 222 19896 0 0 MLS Postseason 10 10 924 0 0 MLS is Back KO Stage 2 2 180 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 11 11 1080 0 0 International 6 6 540 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 251 251 22620 0 0
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA C E W L T KC - Regular Season 222 222 19896 929 643 64 279 1.26 19 32 16 1 93 77 49 MLS - Regular Season 228 227 20335 962 661 64 293 1.30 20 33 16 2 93 81 50 KC - Postseason 10 10 924 49 31 1 17 1.66 1 1 0 0 2 4 3 MLS - TOTAL 238 237 21259 1011 692 65 310 1.31 21 34 16 2 95 85 53

#24 | D

Sept. 4, 2022, KC at LA

Suffered 4, July 3, 2022, KC vs. NY

Last Regular Season... Appearance March 18, 2023, KC at DAL

N/A

July 13, 2022, KC at MIN

Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Kayden Pierre signed with Sporting as a Homegrown player early in the 2021 season after impressing at preseason camp in Arizona with the Sporting KC first team. He made his debut for the club against Club Leon in the Leagues Cup on Aug. 10, 2021 before making his MLS debut at Colorado on March 12, 2022. He enjoyed a breakout spell over the summer of 2022 with senior right back Graham Zusi sidelined through injury, as Pierre made 12 of his 19 appearances on the season between June 25-Sept. 17.

Pierre joined the Sporting KC Academy in 2018 from Vardar SC in his native Michigan. He represented Sporting at the U-15, U-17 and U-19 levels and helped guide the U-17s to

the Academy Playoffs in 2019. Capable of playing at left back and right back, Pierre gained his first professional experience in 2020 when he signed an amateur academy contract with SKC II. Pierre enjoyed a breakout season for Sporting in 2022, making 22 appearances in all competitions.

On the international stage, Pierre has competed for the U.S. U-14, U-16 and U-20 national teams.

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 2, 2 times, last: May 16, 2021, KC vs. VAN

Assists 2, July 22, 2020, KC at RSL

Shots on Goal 6, Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL

Shots 8, May 22, 2021, KC at SJ

Fouls Committed 3, June 19, 2021, KC at POR

Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 7, 2023, KC at SEA

Goal May 7, 2023, KC at SEA

Assist Aug. 18, 2021, KC vs. POR 2023 Record when: he starts 1-4-0 he scores 1-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 180 Birthday: 3/8/1991

Hometown: Ciudad Victoria, Mexico

Last Club: C.D. Guadalajara (Mexico)

Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 12/10/2019

Mexican star Alan Pulido signed with Sporting KC as a Designated Player in a club-record transfer from Chivas Guadalajara in December 2019. Pulido has scored over 100 combined goals for club and country during a decorated career highlighted by five domestic championships and the 2018 Concacaf Champions League title.

In his first two seasons with the club, Pulido tallied 15 goals and eight assists in 36 appearances and was named Sporting’s Offensive Player of the Year. Pulido made his return to the field on April 1, 2023 after missing the entire 2022 campaign following knee surgery.

Pulido developed in the Tigres UANL youth academy before breaking into the first team in 2009 as an 18-year-old. He helped Tigres to the 2009 SuperLiga title and two years later, Pulido scored in the second leg of the 2011 Liga MX Apertura Final as Tigres won its first

league championship since 1982. Pulido enjoyed a breakout 2013-14 campaign with 25 goals in all competitions during his final season at Tigres, scoring in the 2014 Copa MX Clausura Final to finish as the tournament’s top scorer. Pulido then signed for Greek outfit Levadiakos and scored on his debut before heading to Greek powerhouse Olympiacos. Pulido returned to Liga MX in August 2016, joining Chivas on a club-record transfer fee. His first full season with Chivas yielded 14 goals, helping his side to a double-winning campaign that ended with his first Liga MX Best XI selection. In 2018, he led Chivas to the Concacaf Champions League title and the club’s first continental championship in 56 years.

At the international level, Pulido has bagged five goals in 20 caps for Mexico’s senior team and was part of the El Tri squad at the 2011 Copa America and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

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#9 | F |
ALAN PULIDO | @alanpulido
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 39 31 2786 15 8 MLS Postseason 1 1 73 0 0 MLS is Back KO Stage 2 2 180 1 0 U.S. Open Cup 1 1 60 1 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 43 35 3099 17 8
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 39 31 2786 15 8 103 37 22 71 15 0 5 0 6 2 KC - Postseason 1 1 73 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 40 32 2859 15 8 105 38 22 73 15 0 5 0 6 2
Weight:
Birthday:
Last
Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 5/4/2021
Height: 5-9
150
2/16/2003 Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Club: Sporting KC Academy
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Shots
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Fouls
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KAYDEN PIERRE | @KaydenPierre5
Season Game Highs:
July 13, 2022, KC at MIN
on
Sept. 13, 2022, KC vs. DC
Committed
Fouls
Goal
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 20 9 953 0 1 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 3 2 190 0 0 International 1 0 75 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 24 11 1218 0 1
Assist
2023
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 20 9 953 0 1 1 0 5 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 20 9 953 0 1 1 0 5 20 0 0 1 0 0 0

#1 | GK | JOHN PULSKAMP | @john_pulskamp

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals Allowed 4, 2 times, last: March 25, 2023, KC vs. SEA Saves 7, July 17, 2022, KC at RSL

Last Regular Season...

Appearance March 25, 2023, KC vs. SEA

Shutout March 11, 2023, KC vs. LA 2023 Record when: he starts 0-3-2

Height: 6-4

Weight: 205 Birthday: 4/19/2001

Hometown: Bakersfield, California

Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship)

Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown Player on 2/24/2020

John Pulskamp joined Sporting KC as a Homegrown Player ahead of the 2020 season after acquiring his Homegrown rights from the LA Galaxy where he spent two seasons in the club’s Academy. He made his MLS debut in the 2021 season opener, helping the side to a 2-1 victory at the New York Red Bulls.

Pulskamp became the youngest goalkeeper in Sporting KC history to record a shutout following a 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy on Oct. 27, 2021 at the age of 20 years and 191 days. He enjoyed a breakout year in 2022 when he deputized for an injured Tim Melia to make 15 starts in all competitions, posting an 8-3-4 record.

Pulskamp joined the MLS ranks on the heels of a breakout 2019 USL Championship season with SKC II. Pulskamp arrived in Kansas City in April 2019 after a two-year stint in the LA Galaxy Academy. He also spent time on trial with English Premier League outfit AFC Bournemouth in the summer of 2018. Prior to joining the Galaxy, he represented youth sides Real So Cal and Central California Aztecs.

Pulskamp was called in to a U.S. Men’s National Team training camp in December 2021. At the youth international level, Pulskamp has represented the U.S. at the U-18 and U-20 levels.

Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 Birthday: 2/6/1993

Hometown: Novi Sad, Serbia

Last Club: Levante (Spain)

Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 10/26/2022

Nemanja Radoja signed with Sporting KC ahead of the 2023 campaign, having spent most of the last decade in the Spanish La Liga with Celta Vigo and Levante. Radoja has played nearly 300 matches across the top divisions of Serbia and Spain and also boasts experience in the UEFA Europa League with Vojvodina and Celta Vigo.

Radoja began his professional career with Serbian club Vojvodina before embarking on an eight-year journey in La Liga. He logged 181 La Liga appearances from 2014-2022, playing alongside Sporting defender Andreu Fontas at Celta Vigo from 2014-2018 and spending each of the last three seasons with Levante. Radoja developed in Vojvodina’s youth academy and joined the club’s senior team in 2011 prior to brief loan spells in Serbia. Celta Vigo acquired Radoja via transfer in August 2014 and he took little time settling in as a key figure for Celta, regularly competing in tandem with Fontas for a team

that finished eighth in 2014-15. Radoja and Celta improved upon their fortunes in 2015-16 leading to a sixth-place league finish. Celta Vigo’s 2016-17 campaign was highlighted by runs to the semifinals of the Copa del Rey and UEFA Europa League, where they fell to eventual champions Manchester United. Radoja moved to Levante ahead of the 2019-20 campaign. His first year at the club was highlighted by scoring in a 3-1 upset win over European powerhouse FC Barcelona.

On the international stage, Radoja has two caps for the Serbia Men’s National Team. He earned his senior debut in a friendly match at Ukraine in November 2016 and made one appearance in Serbia’s successful qualifying campaign ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. As a youth, Radoja represented Serbia at the U-18 through U-21 levels.

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#6 | M | NEMANJA RADOJA Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 1, March 11, 2023, KC vs. LA Last Regular Season... Appearance April 1, 2023, KC at PHI Goal N/A Assist N/A 2023 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 3 1 72 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 4 2 162 0 0
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 3 1 72 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 3 1 72 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 23 22 2017 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 6 6 600 0 0 International 1 1 90 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 30 29 2707 0 0
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA C E W L T KC - Regular Season 23 22 2017 90 58 6 32 1.43 2 3 0 0 8 9 6 MLS - TOTAL 23 22 2017 90 58 6 32 1.43 2 3 0 0 8 9 6

Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 Birthday: 10/8/2001

Hometown: Rockville, Maryland College: Maryland

Acquired: 2023 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#37)

Sporting Kansas City singed center back Chris Rindov ahead of the 2023 season after selecting the defender in the Second Round (37th overall) of the 2023 MLS SuperDraft out of Maryland. Rindov becomes Sporting’s first MLS SuperDraft selection to sign for the first team since 2018 and the second defender on Sporting’s active roster to join as a second-round draft pick out of Maryland, alongside Graham Zusi. Rindov made his MLS debut as a late sub on April 22, 2023 at New England.

Rindov was a defensive mainstay for perennial powerhouse Maryland, starting in each of the program’s 38 matches over his final two seasons and finishing his college career with four goals and five assists in 58 appearances. Rising from freshman walk-on to team

captain as a senior, he had a banner year in 2022 as an All-Big Ten First Team honoree and an MLS College Showcase participant. Rindov played every minute in all 20 matches for the Terrapins in 2022, pushing Maryland to the Big Ten regular season title with an unbeaten 4-0-4 conference record. A two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, Rindov guided the Terps to their 22nd consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance in the fall of 2022.

Rindov won four consecutive state championships at Rockville High School. He also played for youth club OBGC, where he competed at two national championships and won an Eastern Regional title in 2018.

ROSERO

Height: 6-2

Weight: 190 Birthday: 10/6/1993

Hometown: Bogota, Colombia

Last Club: Atletico Junior (Colombia)

Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 3/2/2023

Sporting Kansas City acquired center back Dany Rosero in a transfer from Colombian side Atletico Junior in March 2023. Rosero has eclipsed 300 professional appearances across Argentina and his native Colombia, scoring 20 goals and competing in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. Beginning his career at Argentine club Arsenal de Sarandi as a teenager, the defender has spent the last seven seasons in the Colombian top-flight Categoria Primera A with Patriotas Boyacá, Deportivo Cali and Junior.

Born in Colombia, Rosero moved to Argentina to join Arsenal’s youth academy and began his professional career with the club in 2012. He enjoyed a pair of early breakthroughs by helping Arsenal win the 2013 Copa Argentina and by appearing in the 2014 Copa Libertadores. Rosero returned to his home country in 2016 and made an immediate impact, scoring four goals and starting 35 of 37 league appearances with Patriotas

Boyacá. Strong performances with Patriotas paved the way for Rosero to join Colombian powerhouse Deportivo Cali in 2017. Rosero delivered his most dominant season to date in 2019, scoring seven goals and starting 55 games in all competitions, with Deportivo Cali finishing as Copa Colombia runners-up.

In 2020, Rosero signed for Colombian heavyweights Junior and played in both the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana, making 11 starts across the two tournaments. The following season, Rosero made seven appearances in the Copa Libertadores and one in the Copa Sudamericana while scoring three goals in 33 Primera A matches as Junior finished fifth in the aggregate league table. Rosero remained one of the Colombian first division’s best center backs in 2022, starting 36 league games and propelling Junior to the Copa Colombia finals.

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#5 | D
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: April 8, 2023, KC vs. COL Shots 3, April 1, 2023, KC at PHI Fouls Committed 2, April 8, 2023, KC vs. COL Fouls Suffered 1, 5 times, last: May 7, 2023, KC at SEA Last Regular Season... Appearance May 7, 2023, KC at SEA Goal N/A Assist N/A 2023 Record when: he starts 1-4-1 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 6 6 540 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 6 6 540 0 0
| DANY
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 6 6 540 0 0 4 2 3 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 6 6 540 0 0 4 2 3 5 0 0 2 0 0 0
#82 | D | CHRIS RINDOV
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance April 22, 2023, KC at NE Goal N/A Assist N/A 2023 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 1 0 4 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 2 1 94 0 0
| @ChrisRindov
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

#7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 3, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA

Assists 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 15, 2021, KC vs. MIN

Shots on Goal 4, 4 times, last: Aug. 28, 2021, KC vs. COL

Shots 8, Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL

Fouls Committed 5, April 30, 2022, KC vs. DAL

Fouls Suffered 6, 2 times, last: April 8, 2023, KC vs. COL

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 7, 2023, KC at SEA

Goal April 22, 2023, KC at NE

Assist Sept. 17, 2022, KC vs. MIN

2023 Record when: he starts 1-4-1 he scores 0-1-0

Height: 5-9

Weight: 170 Birthday: 4/8/1990

Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland

Last Club: Derby County FC (England)

Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 1/31/2018

Scottish winger Johnny Russell joined Sporting KC in a transfer from English club Derby County FC in January 2018. A cult-hero at the club, Russell has tallied 54 goals and 39 assists in 172 appearances for Sporting KC since the start of 2018. He was named club captain ahead of the 2021 season.

In 2021, Russell scored in eight consecutive games as part of a run where he tallied 15 goals in 19 matches over the second half of the campaign. Russell was named the club’s MVP in 2020 and 2022 as well as Offensive Player of the Year in 2018, 2019 and 2021.

Russell previously scored 93 goals during a 12-year professional career in England and his native Scotland. Russell developed in the Dundee United 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 three seasons out on loan and marked his first Dundee United start with a goal in the 2009 Scottish FA Cup. After scoring 23 goals from 2010-2012, Russell’s final season at Dundee saw him produce a team-best 20 goals. Russell joined Derby County in the summer of 2013 and marked his debut for the Rams with his first of nine goals in the 2013-14 English Championship as Derby fell just short of promotion to the EPL. He totaled 18 goals over the next two seasons.

Russell has 13 career caps for Scotland and scored his first international goal during a European Championship Qualifier in San Marino on March 24, 2019. He has also represented Scotland at the U-19 and U-21 levels.

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 7, 2023, KC at SEA

Goal March 18, 2023, KC at DAL Assist May 7, 2023, KC at SEA 2023 Record when: he starts 1-7-3 he scores 0-1-0

Height: 6-1

Weight: 165 Birthday: 7/19/1996

Hometown: Budapest, Hungary

Last Club: Gyirmot SE (Hungary) - Loan

Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 1/13/2016

Daniel Salloi signed with Sporting KC as a Homegrown Player in early 2016 and made his Sporting KC debut on April 9, 2017. After enjoying a breakout campaign in 2018 where he tallied 16 goals and seven assists in all competitions, Salloi rebounded from a few lean years to be named an MLS MVP finalist in 2021 after recording 16 goals and 10 assists in all competitions, tying the club record for most non-penalty goals in a single MLS regular season. Salloi’s 13 game-winning goals is tied for most in club history. Salloi, who signed a new four-year contract in late 2022, has recorded 50 goals and 28 assists in 185 appearances across all competitions.

Salloi scored on his first start for the club - a 4-0 win over Minnesota United in the U.S. Open Cup on June 14, 2017 - and added his first MLS goal vs. Portland on July 1, 2017.

Salloi reached even greater heights by scoring the winning goal in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Final against the New York Red Bulls. Salloi moved to the U.S. in 2014 as an AFS exchange student and attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas, joining the SKC Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season.

Salloi returned to his former Hungarian Academy side Ujpest FC in July 2015. He made his pro debut in the OTP Bank Liga on July 18, 2015 the day before his 19th birthday.

Salloi has four caps for the senior Hungary National Team, having made his debut in a World Cup Qualifier against England on Sept. 2, 2021. He previously played for the Hungary Under-21 National Team.

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#20 | F | DANIEL
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 4 times, last: May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL Assists 2, 3 times, last: Aug. 6, 2022, KC vs. LA Shots on Goal 4, 3 times, last: July 13, 2019, KC at VAN Shots 8, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 5, July
vs.
SALLOI
31, 2021, KC
DAL
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 156 120 11110 39 25 MLS Postseason 7 6 577 3 2 MLS is Back KO Stage 2 1 74 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 14 8 943 8 1 International 6 3 197 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 185 138 12901 50 28
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 156 120 11110 39 25 361 149 83 149 28 35 11 3 13 10 KC - Postseason 7 6 577 3 2 18 6 5 10 2 0 1 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 163 126 12407 42 27 379 155 88 159 30 35 12 3 13 10
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 149 128 11276 49 32 MLS Postseason 8 8 735 1 2 MLS is Back KO Stage 2 2 157 0 1 U.S. Open Cup 7 5 508 4 2 International 6 5 422 0 2 ALL COMPETITIONS 172 149 13098 54 39
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 149 128 11276 49 32 322 127 94 224 18 355 13 0 10 6 KC - Postseason 8 8 735 1 2 16 6 10 19 1 25 1 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 157 136 12011 50 34 338 133 104 243 19 380 14 0 10 6

#11 | F | KHIRY SHELTON | @KhiryShelton

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 1, 17 times, last: Sept. 13, 2022, KC vs. DC

Assists 3, Sept. 23, 2016, NYC vs. CHI (w/ NYC)

Shots on Goal 4, July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL

Shots 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL

Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD

Fouls Suffered 4, April 11, 2015, NYC at PHI (w/ NYC)

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 7, 2023, KC at SEA

Goal Sept. 13, 2022, KC vs. DC

Assist July 9, 2022, KC at MTL

2023 Record when: he starts 0-3-1 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-3

Weight: 180 Birthday: 6/26/1993

Hometown: Austin, Texas

College: Oregon State

Last Club: SC Paderborn 07 (Germany)

Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 12/9/2019

Khiry Shelton is in the midst of his second stint with Sporting Kansas City, having initially helped the club to a first place in the Western Conference and a record-breaking scoring season in 2018, before departing to play in Germany with SC Paderborn 07 for one season in 2019. He returned to the club ahead of the 2020 season and has tallied 14 goals and 16 assists across 118 appearances for the club.

Shelton was selected second overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by expansion side New York City FC and spent three seasons with the club before initially arriving in KC via trade ahead of the 2018 season.

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

In college, Shelton attended Oregon State University where he was an NSCAA All-America Second Team selection; Pac-12 Player of the Year; All-Far West Region First Team as he helped lead the Beavers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2003 during his senior year. Shelton was a member of the U.S. U-18 National Team as a youth player.

#26

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 1, 4 times, last: May 7, 2023, KC at SEA

Assists 1, 3 times, last: May 7, 2023, KC at SEA

Shots on Goal 4, 2 times, last: March 11, 2023, KC vs. LA

Shots 8, March 11, 2023, KC vs. LA

Fouls Committed 3, April 8, 2023, KC vs. COL

Fouls Suffered 4, Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 7, 2023, KC at SEA

Goal May 7, 2023, KC at SEA

Assist May 7, 2023, KC at SEA

2023 Record when: he starts 1-7-3 he scores 1-0-0

Height: 5-8 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/20/1994

Hometown: Wettenhausen, Germany

Last Club: VfB Stuttgart (Germany)

Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 6/23/2022

Erik Thommy, a German Bundesliga veteran, signed with Sporting KC in June 2022. Thommy previously recorded 42 goals and 33 assists across nine seasons in his native Germany - including nine goals, 14 assists and 96 appearances in the Bundesliga, one of the top leagues in the world. He scored his first goal for Sporting in the 4-2 victory over the LA Galaxy on Aug. 6, 2022 and finished the season with an impressive three goals and two assists in 13 appearances.

Capable of playing in an advanced midfield role or on the wing, Thommy launched his professional career with FC Augsburg in 2014 before going on loan to FC Kaiserslautern

(2014-2016) and Jahn Regensburg (2016-2017). Thommy joined VfB Stuttgart in 2017, starred for Fortuna Dusseldorf during a successful loan spell in 2019-2020, and ended his time at Stuttgart in the Spring of 2022 by appearing in each of the club’s last six matches of the 2021-2022 campaign.

Thommy developed in academies at SV Kleinbeuren (2000-2002), SSV Ulm (2002-2009) and TSG Thannhausen (2009-2010) before moving to FC Augsburg. He signed for FC Augsburg II in 2013 and made his Bundesliga debut with Augsburg’s senior team as a 19-year-old in February 2014.

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| M | ERIK THOMMY | @erikthommy
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 23 21 1775 4 3 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 2 1 113 0 1 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 25 22 1888 4 4
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 23 21 1775 4 3 74 33 25 36 2 72 4 0 1 1 MLS - TOTAL 23 21 1775 4 3 74 33 25 36 2 72 4 0 1 1
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 104 76 6855 11 13 MLS Postseason 7 5 489 1 1 MLS is Back KO Stage 1 1 80 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 6 3 302 2 2 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 118 85 7726 14 16
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 104 76 6855 11 13 113 42 90 91 19 1 7 0 4 8 MLS - Regular Season 158 100 9340 17 23 149 54 114 122 22 1 7 0 4 11 KC - Postseason 7 5 489 1 1 6 2 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - Postseason 9 5 546 1 1 6 2 8 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 167 104 9890 18 24 155 56 122 127 24 1 7 0 4 11

#77 | F | MARINOS TZIONIS

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 1, May 14, 2022, KC at POR

Assists 0

Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 10, 2022, KC at HOU

Shots 3, Sept. 10, 2022, KC at HOU

Fouls Committed 2, 2 times, last: July 17, 2022, KC at RSL

Fouls Suffered 5, April 17, 2022, KC at LAFC

Last Regular Season...

Appearance April 22, 2023, KC at NE

Goal May 14, 2022, KC at POR

Assist N/A

2023 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-7

Weight: 150 Birthday: 7/16/2001

Hometown: Nicosia, Cyprus

Last Club: Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus)

Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 1/24/2022

Marinos Tzionis signed with Sporting KC in a transfer from Omonia Nicosia in Cyprus in late January 2022. Tzionis scored 15 goals in 88 appearances for hometown club Omonia Nicosia since turning professional as a 15-year-old in 2017. In his debut season with Sporting KC, Tzionis tallied two goals in 29 appearances across all competitions.

Tzionis scored his first goal for the club with a last-gasp equalizer in the 98th minute of the club’s U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 clash with FC Dallas on May 10, 2022 and scored his first MLS goal four days later in a loss at Portland.

Tzionis developed in Omonia Nicosia’s academy, signed for the first team in 2017 and made his senior debut for the club in May 2018. In a breakout 2020-21 campaign, Tzionis guided Omonia to the club’s first league title in 11 years by tallying seven goals in 43 games. He landed his UEFA Champions League debut in the qualifying rounds and started all six of Omonia’s games in the UEFA Europa League group stage.

Tzionis represented Cyprus at the U-17 and U-19 youth levels, before breaking into the senior national team in September 2020. To date, Tzionis has two goals in 22 caps for the Cyprus National Team, scoring his first goal in a 2-0 win over Estonia on March 29, 2022.

#4 | D | ROBERT VOLODER

Regular

Last

Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 Birthday: 5/9/2001

Hometown: Frankfurt, Germany

Last Club: NK Maribor (Slovenia)

Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 1/19/2022

Robert Voloder arrived in Kansas City in a transfer from NK Maribor in the Slovenian first division ahead of the 2022 MLS season. Voloder had played every minute for Slovenian powerhouse Maribor during the 2021-22 season, before making 14 appearances for Sporting KC during the 2022 campaign and tallying his first MLS goal against D.C. United on Sept. 13, 2022.

Prior to joining Maribor, Voloder began his professional career at heralded German side FC Cologne. He developed in the club’s academy from 2016-2020 before being selected to Cologne’s first team squad for three German Bundesliga matches at the end of the

2019-20 campaign. Voloder featured regularly for FC Cologne II in 2020-21, starting all 26 appearances.

On the youth international stage, Voloder represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the U-17 through U-19 levels from 2017-2019 before switching his national team allegiance to Germany in September 2019, debuting for the country’s U-19s in a friendly against England. He played his first of five matches for the German U-20s in the fall of 2020 and recently captained the team in an Under 20 Elite League matchup against Norway on Sept. 6, 2021.

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Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Sept. 13, 2022, KC vs. DC Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, Sept. 13, 2022, KC vs. DC Shots 1, 3 times, last: March 4, 2023, KC at COL Fouls Committed 2, May 14, 2022, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 2, April 30, 2022, KC vs. DAL
Appearance April 29, 2023, KC vs. MTL Goal Sept. 13, 2022, KC vs. DC Assist N/A 2023 Record when: he starts 0-6-3 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 22 16 1507 1 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 4 1 135 0 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 26 17 1642 1 0
Regular Season...
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 22 16 1507 1 0 3 1 10 10 0 0 3 1 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 22 16 1507 1 0 3 1 10 10 0 0 3 1 0 0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 34 7 923 1 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 4 3 328 2 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 38 10 1251 3 0
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 34 7 923 1 0 24 8 13 32 1 15 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 34 7 923 1 0 24 8 13 32 1 15 0 0 0 0

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#54

REMI WALTER | @remi_walter

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 1, 4 times, last: July 9, 2022, KC at MTL

Assists 1, 4 times, last: Oct. 2, 2022, KC vs. SEA

Shots on Goal 1, 15 times, last: March 11, 2023, KC vs. LA

Shots 3, 3 times, last: March 11, 2023, KC vs. LA

Fouls Committed 3, March 5, 2022, KC vs. HOU

Fouls Suffered 3, Nov. 7, 2021, KC vs. RSL

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 7, 2023, KC at SEA

Goal July 9, 2022, KC at MTL

Assist Oct. 2, 2022, KC vs. SEA

2023 Record when: he starts 1-7-3 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-8

Weight: 160 Birthday: 4/26/1995

Hometown: Essey-les-Nancy, France

Last Club: Yeni Malatyaspor (Turkey)

Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 12/22/2020

Remi Walter signed with Sporting KC in December 2020, having amassed nearly 200 professional appearances since 2012 while playing in his native France and one season in Turkey. Walter has been an integral part of the Sporting KC squad since 2021, tallying four goals and five assists in 82 appearances, and was the only Sporting player to start all 34 regular-season matches in 2022.

Walter developed in Nancy’s youth academy before joining the first team as an 18-year-old in 2013. He became a regular starter in the early stages of the 2013-14 season and spent the next two and a half years as an integral midfield contributor for the side before being transferred to French title contender Nice in early 2016. Walter helped

the club to a fourth-place finish as well as qualification to the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League. The following season, Walter and Nice took another step forward by placing third in Ligue 1 and booking a spot in the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League. Walter split the 2017-18 campaign between Nice and Troyes on loan, before returning to Nice in the summer of 2018. Walter transferred to Turkish first division outfit Yeni Malatyaspor in January of 2020 before departing later that summer.

On the international stage, Walter was a French youth international who participated in a number of high-profile tournaments, namely the 2012 UEFA U-17 Championship in Slovenia and qualifying for the 2017 UEFA U-21 Championship in Poland.

#8 | D | GRAHAM ZUSI

times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI

times, last: Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR

times, last: Aug. 18, 2018, KC vs. POR Shots

May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL

Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: March 30, 2013, KC vs. MTL

Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 7, 2023, KC at SEA

Goal Oct. 9, 2022, KC at DAL

Assist Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR

2023 Record when: he starts 0-5-3 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986

Hometown: Orlando, Florida College: Maryland

Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23)

Sporting’s all-time appearance and minutes leader, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15, 2017-19), MLS Best XI (2012-13) & MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in every All-Star Game from 2011-2014.

Zusi has recorded 35 goals and 89 assists in 405 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2009 out of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in club history with 87 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist

against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi reached 50 regular-season assists and later moved into first in club history with 24 game-winning assists on Aug. 19, 2017 versus FC Dallas. Zusi earned 55 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team after debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and seven assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in his first CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2015, starting two matches, and scored in a World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on March 29, 2016. He played five games for the U.S. at the 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica. He made four appearances as the U.S. won the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

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Regular Season Game Highs:
3
Assists
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Shots on Goal
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SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 350 304 27564 31 73 MLS Postseason 20 20 1919 1 7 MLS is Back KO Stage 2 2 180 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 20 18 1747 3 6 International 13 13 1140 0 3 ALL COMPETITIONS 405 357 32550 35 89
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 350 304 27564 31 73 483 144 283 386 34 800 32 1 10 28 KC - Postseason 20 20 1919 1 7 32 4 26 30 1 69 2 0 0 3 MLS - TOTAL 370 324 29483 32 80 515 148 309 416 35 869 34 1 10 31
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SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 73 68 5861 4 4 MLS Postseason 2 2 180 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 6 4 421 0 1 International 1 1 45 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 82 75 6507 4 5
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 73 68 5861 4 4 46 15 45 50 0 38 7 1 2 2 KC - Postseason 2 2 180 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 75 70 6041 4 4 48 15 47 50 0 39 7 1 2 2

SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

(2011), Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018), Luis Martins (2021), Felipe

Remi Walter (2022)

ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

SINGLE

RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

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

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

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Sporting
SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS
GAME
Stat Player # Games C.J. Sapong
Hernandez
34 Minutes Ilie Sanchez (2018),
Zusi (2018) 3060 Goals Dom Dwyer (2014) 22 Assists Preki (1997 & 2003) 17 Shots Preki (1996) 140 Shots on goal Preki (1996) 61 Fouls Committed Chris Henderson (2000) 79 Fouls Suffered Davy Arnaud (2004) 111 Offsides Eddie Johnson (2007) 50 Corner Kicks Graham Zusi (2012) 150 Cautions Aurelien Collin (2013) 13 Ejections Davy Arnaud (2010), Roger Espinoza (2019) 3 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 Tim Melia (2019) 56 Saves Tony Meola (2000) 129 Stat Player # Goals
Russell (2019) 3 Assists Chris Henderson (1999) 4 Shots Preki (1997) 12 Shots on goal Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson
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 Stat Year # Points Per Game 2020 1.857 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 2021 207 Cautions 2019 74 Ejections 2011 8 Points 2012 63 Wins 1997 21 Losses 1999 24 Ties 2017 13 Shutouts 2000 17 Goals Allowed 2019 67 Stat Player # Goals Allowed Bo Oshoniyi (2001), Tim Melia (2019), Tim Melia (2022) 7 Saves Tim Melia (2018) 10 Stat Player # Games Tim Melia* 222 Minutes Tim Melia* 19,896 Wins Tim Melia* 93 Losses Tim Melia* 77 Draws Tim Melia* 49 Shutouts Tim Melia* 64 Goals Allowed Tim Melia* 279 Saves Tim Melia* 643 Goals Against Avg. Jimmy Nielsen 0.99 Stat Player # Games Graham Zusi* 350 Minutes Graham Zusi* 27,564 Goals Preki 71 Assists Preki 98 Shots Preki 693 Shots on goal Preki 283 Fouls Committed Roger Espinoza* 511 Fouls Suffered Davy Arnaud 528 Offsides Vitalis Takawira 126 Corner Kicks Graham Zusi* 800 Cautions Roger Espinoza* 77 Ejections Roger Espinoza* 13
(2022),
Graham
Digital
(2007)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

ASSISTS

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current roster GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Graham Zusi* 350 2. Roger Espinoza* 325 3. Matt Besler 294 4. Davy Arnaud 240 5. Kerry Zavagnin 237 6. Nick Garcia 224 7. Tim Melia* 222 8. Preki 218 9. Seth Sinovic 210 10. Jimmy Conrad 204 GOALS Player GP G 1. Preki 218 71 2. Dom Dwyer 128 57 3. Johnny Russell* 149 49 4. Davy Arnaud 240 43 4. Josh Wolff 144 43 6. Daniel Salloi* 156 39 6. Chris Klein 200 39 8. Kei Kamara 113 38 9. Graham Zusi* 350 31 9. Benny Feilhaber 167 31 9. Mo Johnston 149 31 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG 1. Daniel Salloi* 156 13 1. Dom Dwyer 128 13 1. Preki 218 13 4. Chris Klein 200 12 5. Kei Kamara 113 11 5. Josh Wolff 144 11 7. Johnny Russell* 149 10 7. Graham Zusi* 350 10 7. Davy Arnaud 240 10 10. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Graham Zusi* 350 28 2. Preki 218 23 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 13 5. Roger Espinoza* 325 11 6. Daniel Salloi* 156 10 6. Davy Arnaud 240 10 6. Josh Wolff 144 10 9. Khiry Shelton* 104 8 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 9. Mo Johnston 149 8 9. Kei Kamara 113 8 9. Chance Myers 147 8 9. 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. Johnny Russell* 149 6 5. Felipe Gutierrez 52 5 5. Kei Kamara 113 5 5. Scott Sealy 88 5 5. Josh Wolff 144 5 9. Daniel Salloi* 156 4 9. Mo Johnston 149 4 9. Chris Klein 200 4 PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG 1. Preki 218 21 2. Benny Feilhaber 167 12 3. Johnny Russell* 149 7 3. Dom Dwyer 128 7 5. Ilie Sanchez 144 5 5. Felipe Gutierrez 52 5 5. Kei Kamara 113 5 8. Claudio Lopez 57 4 9. Alan Pulido* 39 3 9. Claudio Bieler 41 3 9. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 3 9. Josh Wolff 144 3 GOALS PER GAME Player GP GLS AVG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 57 0.45 2. Kei Kamara 113 38 0.34 3. Johnny Russell* 149 49 0.33 3. Preki 218 71 0.33 5. Scott Sealy 88 28 0.32 6. Josh Wolff 144 43 0.30 7. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 0.27 8. Daniel Salloi* 156 39 0.25 9. Mark Chung 94 20 0.21 9. Mo Johnston 149 31 0.21 *Minimum 20 goals
BOLD * - denotes player on
Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 350 73 3. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Roger Espinoza* 325 43 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 43 6. Davy Arnaud 240 35 7. Johnny Russell* 149 32 8. Mo Johnston 149 28 9. Josh Wolff 144 26 10. Daniel Salloi* 156 25 10. Mark Chung 94 25 SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Graham Zusi* 350 483 3. Davy Arnaud 240 452 4. Dom Dwyer 128 401 5. Kei Kamara 113 370 6. Roger Espinoza* 325 362 7. Daniel Salloi* 156 361 8. Johnny Russell* 149 321 9. Chris Klein 200 312 10. Mo Johnston 149 274 SHOTS ON GOAL Player GP SOG 1. Preki 218 283 2. Davy Arnaud 240 176 3. Dom Dwyer 128 161 4. Daniel Salloi* 156 149 5. Graham Zusi* 350 144 6. Mo Johnston 149 138 6. Chris Klein 200 138 6. Josh Wolff 144 138 9. Johnny Russell* 149 127 10. Kei Kamara 113 126 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Roger Espinoza* 325 511 2. Davy Arnaud 240 329 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 4. Matt McKeon 144 309 5. Graham Zusi* 350 283 6. Matt Besler 294 241 7. Dom Dwyer 128 239 8. Nick Garcia 224 234 9. Mo Johnston 149 226 10. Seth Sinovic 210 217 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Roger Espinoza* 325 398 3. Graham Zusi* 350 387 4. Preki 218 362 5. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 6. Benny Feilhaber 167 299 7. Dom Dwyer 128 273 8. Nick Garcia 224 250 9. Johnny Russell* 149 224 10. Mark Chung 94 204 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Player GP YC 1. Roger Espinoza* 325 77 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 4. Nick Garcia 224 37 5. Matt Besler 294 35 5. Seth Sinovic 210 35 7. Graham Zusi* 350 32 8. Aurelien Collin 107 31 9. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 9. Matt McKeon 144 30 CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 350 800 2. Preki 218 452 3. Johnny Russell* 149 355 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 287 5. Claudio Lopez 57 188 6. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 175 7. Francisco Gomez 114 157 8. Chris Henderson 61 154 9. Chris Klein 200 152 10. Davy Arnaud 240 144 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Graham Zusi* 304 2. Roger Espinoza* 285 2. Matt Besler 285 4. Kerry Zavagnin 228 5. Nick Garcia 224 6. Tim Melia* 222 7. Davy Arnaud 213 8. Jimmy Conrad 203 9. Seth Sinovic 200 10. Preki 199 MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Graham Zusi* 27,564 2. Matt Besler 25,501 3. Roger Espinoza* 24,543 4. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 5. Nick Garcia 20,157 6. Tim Melia* 19,896 7. Davy Arnaud 19,399 8. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 9. Preki 17,817 10. Seth Sinovic 17,738 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Tim Melia* 222 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 3. Tony Meola 125 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 5. Kevin Hartman 90 6. Mike Ammann 60 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. John Pulskamp* 23 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 SAVES Player GP SV 1. Tim Melia* 222 643 2. Tony Meola 125 507 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. John Pulskamp* 23 58 9. Eric Kronberg 25 58
WINS Player GP GW 1. Tim Melia* 222 93 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 57 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. John Pulskamp* 23 8 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 6 SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 1. Tim Melia* 222 64 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 45 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. John Pulskamp* 23 6 9. Luis Marin 8 3 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 3 9. Chris Snitko 26 3
GOALKEEPER

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

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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 2021 Luis Martins 34 2022 Felipe Hernandez 34 2022 Remi Walter 34 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 2022 Remi Walter 34 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 2019 Tim Melia 32 GOALS Year Player GP GOALS 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 1996 Preki 32 18 2021 Daniel Salloi 30 16 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 16 2021 Johnny Russell 30 15 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 ASSISTS Year Player GP ASSISTS 1997 Preki 27 17 2003 Preki 30 17 2000 Preki 31 15 2012 Graham Zusi 32 15 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 15 SHOTS Year Player GP SHOTS 1996 Preki 32 140 2012 Kei Kamara 33 134 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 119 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 113 1999 Preki 30 97 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 FOULS SUFFERED Year Player GP FS 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 111 2005 Davy Arnaud 31 85 2015 Dom Dwyer 30 81 1999 Preki 30 77 2006 Davy Arnaud 32 76 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 2019 Felipe Gutierrez 32 11 2022 Roger Espinoza 30 11 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 2019 Roger Espinoza 16 3 nine players tied with 2 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 2019 Johnny Russell 28 109 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 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 2021 Daniel Salloi 30 5 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 2019 Felipe Gutierrez 32 5 GOALS PER GAME Year Player GP GLS AVG 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 0.71 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 0.67 2022 Willy Agada 12 8 0.67 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 0.63 1996 Preki 32 18 0.56 2021 Daniel Salloi 30 16 0.53 *Minimum 5 goals SAVES Year Player GP SV 2000 Tony Meola 31 129 2003 Tony Meola 30 121 2008 Kevin Hartman 30 117 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 112 2019 Tim Melia 32 111 SHUTOUTS Year Player GP SO 2000 Tony Meola 31 16 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 15 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 13 2018 Tim Melia 34 13 2008 Kevin Hartman 30 10 2010 Jimmy Nielsen 29 10 2017 Tim Melia 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
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
GOALS

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

GOALS

Career: 71 Preki

Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014)

Game: 3 10 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)

GOALS

Season: 65 in 2018

Game: 7 03/30/2019 vs. MTL

2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB

Half: 5 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd)

Half: 5 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd)

ASSISTS

Season: 69 in 2018

Game: 10 06/20/1999 vs. MET

2-Tms: 12 07/04/2001 vs. CHI

Half: 8 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st)

SHOTS

Game: 34 10/06/2018 vs. LA

2-Tms: 44 4 times

Half: 23 04/20/2018 vs. VAN (2nd)

SHOTS ON GOAL

Career: 283 Preki

Season: 61 Preki (1996)

Game: 6 Preki (05/19/1996 at LA)

Game: 6 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY)

Game: 6 Alan Pulido (10/24/2020 vs. COL)

Half: 4 10 times

FOULS COMMITTED

Career: 511 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)

FOULS SUFFERED

Career: 528 Davy Arnaud

Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004)

Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY)

Half: 6 8 times

CORNER KICKS

Career: 800 Graham Zusi

Season: 150 Graham Zusi (2012)

Game: 12 Alex Zotinca (07/22/2006 at NY)

Half: 8 Chris Henderson (04/10/1999 vs. SJ, 2nd)

Half: 8 Chris Henderson (05/20/2000 vs. SJ, 1st)

Half: 8 Johnny Russell (08/14/2019 at ORL, 2nd)

GOALS ALLOWED

Career: 279 Tim Melia

Season: 60 Tim Melia (2019)

Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/2001 vs. CHI)

Game: 7 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA)

Game: 7 Tim Melia (05/14/2022 at POR)

Half: 6 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA, 2nd)

Half: 6 Tim Melia (05/14/2022 at POR, 2nd)

SAVES

Career: 643 Tim Melia

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)

SHOTS ON GOAL

Season: 250 in 1996

Game: 14 08/23/1998 vs. MIA

Game: 14 06/21/2003 vs. CHI

Game: 14 04/20/2018 vs. VAN

2-Tms: 22 05/02/1996 vs. CLB

2-Tms: 22 04/18/1997 vs. DAL

Half: 11 08/23/1998 vs. MIA (1st)

FOULS COMMITTED

Season: 511 in 2013

Game: 27 07/04/1997 at CLB

2-Tms: 52 05/17/2000 vs. DC

Half: 16 04/05/1997 vs. LA (1st)

Half: 16 07/04/1997 at CLB (2nd)

Half: 16 03/08/2014 at SEA (1st)

FOULS SUFFERED

Season: 541 in 2000

Game: 30 08/16/2003 at DAL

2-Tms: 51 05/17/2000 vs. DC

Half: 20 07/27/1996 vs. NE (2nd)

CORNER KICKS

Season: 207 in 2021

Game: 15 04/10/1999 vs. SJ

2-Tms: 22 08/14/1999 at MET

Half: 10 04/10/1999 vs. SJ (2nd)

GOALS ALLOWED

Season: 67 in 2019

Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI

Game: 7 09/15/2019 at LA

Game: 7 05/14/2022 at POR

2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB

Half: 6 09/15/2019 at LA (2nd)

Half: 6 05/14/2022 at POR (2nd)

SAVES

Season: 133 in 1999

Game: 10 04/08/2018 at LA

2-Tms: 18 04/18/1997 vs. DAL

2-Tms: 18 09/02/2000 vs. TB

Half: 7 4 times

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Season: 583 in 2018
Game: 34 05/15/2016 vs. ORL
Game: 34 04/20/2018 vs. VAN

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