Open Cup Match Notes: Sporting KC vs. Houston Dynamo FC | May 25, 2022 by Sporting Kansas City

WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. HOUSTON DYNAMO FC

2022 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 Sporting Kansas City 3-7-4, 13 points (3-1-2 home; 0-6-2 away) T-12th in MLS Western Conference Houston Dynamo FC 5-5-3, 18 points (3-1-3 home; 0-4-1 away) T-7th in MLS Western Conference

3-7-4 (13 pts.) 0.93 14 T-12th in West 13 0.93 10 25 1.79 -12 145 (46) 31.7% 181 184 30 3

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Calin Radosav Matthew Rodman Matthew Seem Jervis Atagana

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

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

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

Pronunciation

HOUSTON DYNAMO FC

RECORD POINTS PER GAME GAMES PLAYED CONFERENCE POSITION GOALS GOALS/GAME ASSISTS GOALS ALLOWED ALLOWED/GAME GOAL DIFFERENTIAL SHOTS (ON GOAL) ON GOAL % FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS

5-5-3 (18 pts.) 1.38 13 T-7th in West 17 1.31 14 14 1.08 +3 141 (52) 36.9% 155 130 38 3

2022 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY Russell, Salloi Duke, Hernandez Daniel Salloi Daniel Salloi Three Players N/A Roger Espinoza Johnny Russell Roger Espinoza Three Players

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4 GOALS 3 ASSISTS 32 SHOTS 15 SHOTS ON GOAL 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 0 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 24 FOULS COMMITTED 28 FOULS SUFFERED 6 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 1260 Tim Melia 1.79 Tim Melia 3 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 29

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HOUSTON DYNAMO FC

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

5 3 25 13 2 1 22 18 6 1

Ferreira, Quintero Ferreira, Lundkvist Darwin Quintero Darwin Quintero Sebastian Ferreira Three Players Sebastian Ferreira Fafa Picault Teenage Hadebe Three Players

1170 1.08 5 4 41

Steve Clark Steve Clark Steve Clark Steve Clark Steve Clark

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES

2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference Pts 1. Philadelphia Union 24 2. New York City FC 23 3. Orlando City SC 21 4. CF Montreal 20 5. New York Red Bulls 20 6. FC Cincinnati 19 7. Charlotte FC 16 8. Atlanta United FC 16 9. New England Revolution 15 10. Inter Miami CF 15 11. D.C. United 14 12. Columbus Crew 13 13. Toronto FC 12 14. Chicago Fire FC 11

W 6 7 6 6 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 2

L 1 3 4 5 3 6 7 4 5 6 6 5 7 6

T 6 2 3 2 5 1 1 4 3 3 2 4 3 5

GD +9 +14 -1 +1 +6 -3 -4 +1 -1 -8 -3 0 -7 -6

GP 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 12 12 13 13

Western Conference Pts 1. Los Angeles FC 26 2. Austin FC 24 3. FC Dallas 22 4. Real Salt Lake 22 5. LA Galaxy 20 6. Nashville SC 19 7. Houston Dynamo FC 18 8. Colorado Rapids 18 9. Minnesota United FC 18 10. Portland Timbers 15 11. San Jose Earthquakes 14 12. Seattle Sounders FC 13 13. Sporting Kansas City 13 14. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 11

W 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 4 3 3

L 3 3 3 3 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7

T 2 3 4 4 2 4 3 3 3 6 5 1 4 2

GD +12 +13 +9 -3 -1 0 +3 +1 +1 -3 -6 -2 -12 -10

GP 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 13 11 14 12

14th season 175-138-104 14th season (.544) 175-138-104 (.544)

PAULO NAGAMURA

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

1st season 5-5-3 (.500) 1st season 5-5-3 (.500)

PLAYER AVAILABILITY REPORT As of Monday, May 23 QUESTIONABLE • DEF - Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Facial Injury & Concussion) • DEF - Graham Zusi (Thigh Injury) • FWD - Johnny Russell (Knee Injury) • FWD - Khiry Shelton (Hamstring Injury) • FWD - Nikola Vujnovic (Calf Injury) OUT • MID - Ozzie Cisneros (Hamstring Injury) • MID - Gadi Kinda (Knee Surgery) • FWD - Alan Pulido (Knee Surgery) Health & Safety Protocols A player may be listed as “Questionable” or “Out” due to Health and Safety Protocols for the following reasons: Quarantine due to participating in high risk behavior. Quarantine related to being a high risk close contact. Pending COVID-19 test results. An inconclusive COVID-19 test result. A positive COVID-19 test or a confirmed case of COVID-19. Other illness not related to COVID-19. 1

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 25, 2022 vs. Houston Dynamo FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

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

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

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

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

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

BIRTHDATE (AGE) 04/19/2001 (21) 09/04/1991 (31) 11/14/1989 (32) 05/09/2001 (21) 11/15/1991 (30) 07/07/1992 (29) 04/08/1990 (32) 08/18/1986 (35) 03/08/1991 (31) 03/23/1994 (28) 06/26/1993 (28) 01/26/1996 (26) 10/25/1986 (35) 01/03/2002 (20) 02/09/2000 (22) 01/11/1997 (25) 07/19/1996 (25) 06/08/1998 (23) 01/24/1994 (28) 02/16/2003 (19) 03/13/2004 (18) 07/16/2001 (20) 02/13/2001 (21) 05/15/1986 (36) 06/13/2001 (20) 04/26/1995 (27)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BIRTHDATE (AGE) 03/13/2004 (18) 01/03/2002 (20) 02/13/2001 (21) 10/25/1986 (35) 11/14/1989 (32) 01/26/1996 (26) 06/08/1998 (23) 11/15/1991 (30) 03/23/1994 (28) 01/24/1994 (28) 05/15/1986 (36) 02/09/2000 (22) 02/16/2003 (19) 03/08/1991 (31) 04/19/2001 (21) 06/13/2001 (20) 07/07/1992 (29) 04/08/1990 (32) 07/19/1996 (25) 06/26/1993 (28) 09/04/1991 (30) 07/16/2001 (20) 05/09/2001 (21) 01/11/1997 (25) 04/26/1995 (27) 08/18/1986 (35) 2

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

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 25, 2022 vs. Houston Dynamo FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC U.S. OPEN CUP HISTORY

LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP RETURNS After two years on the shelf, The Lamar Hunt U.S Open Cup is back for the 2022 season and its 107th rendition. Dating back to the 1913-14 season, this tournament is the longest-running soccer competition in the United States. Over 100 teams from eight different leagues began the tournament and the field is now down to 32 remaining clubs. Sporting Kansas City enters the tournament in the Round of 32 and is set to compete for the club’s fifth Open Cup title.

YEAR 1996

OPPONENT Colorado Rapids

RESULT L 2-3

ROUND Quarterfinal

1997

at San Francisco Bay Seals

L 1-2

Round of 16

1998

at Nashville Metros

L 1-3

Round of 16

2000

at Chicago Sockers

T 0-0 (6-7 PK)

Round of 32

The 2022 U.S. Open Cup winner will earn $300,000 in prize money, a berth in the 2023 Concacaf Champions League and have their name engraved on the Dewar Challenge Trophy. The runner-up will earn $100,000.

2001

Seattle Sounders Chicago Fire

W 4-0 L 0-1

Round of 32 Round of 16

2002

Sporting’s first title came in 2004 when the then Kansas City Wizards knocked off fellow MLS side Chicago Fire. Igor Simutenkov scored the match’s only goal, five minutes into sudden-death overtime at Arrowhead Stadium, giving the Wizards their first Open Cup title and the club’s third trophy overall.

at Rochester Rhinos at Milwaukee Rampage at Columbus Crew

W 3-2 (AET) W 2-0 L 2-3 (AET)

Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal

2003

at Colorado Rapids

L 2-3

Round of 16

2004

Eight years later, Kansas City hosted another Open Cup final. This time it was Sporting Kansas City playing at state-of-the-art Children’s Mercy Park against the Seattle Sounders. After playing out a 1-1 draw, Sporting won the shootout for their second Open Cup crown.

at Atlanta Silverbacks Dallas Burn San Jose Earthquakes Chicago Fire

W W W W

Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final

2005

Des Moines Menace Minnesota Thunder

W 6-1 L 1-3

Round of 16 Quarterfinal

2006

It only took three more years for Sporting to find themselves back in the final match of the Open Cup, this time on the road against the Philadelphia Union. Again, Sporting went to penalties after the match ended 1-1.

Des Moines Menace at Chicago Fire

W 2-1 L 0-2

Round of 32 Round of 16

2007

at Real Salt Lake

L 1-2 (AET)

Qualifying

2008

Colorado Rapids at Carolina RailHawks at Seattle Sounders

T 2-2 (5-3 PK) W 4-2 (AET) T 0-0 (5-6 PK)

Qualifying Round of 16 Quarterfinal

2009

at Minnesota Thunder at Seattle Sounders

T 3-3 (4-2 PK) L 0-1

Round of 16 Quarterfinal

2010

Colorado Rapids

L 1-2

Qualifying

2011

at Houston Dynamo New England Revolution Chicago Fire PDL Richmond Kickers

W W W L

1-0 (AET) 5-0 3-0 0-2

Qualifying Qualifying Round of 16 Quarterfinal

2012

Orlando City SC Colorado Rapids Dayton Dutch Lions at Philadelphia Union Seattle Sounders

W W W W T

3-2 2-0 3-0 2-0 1-1 (3-2 PK)

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final

2013

Des Moines Menace Orlando City SC

W 2-0 L 0-1

Round of 32 Round of 16

2014

Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers

W 2-0 L 1-3

Round of 32 Round of 16

2015

Saint Louis FC FC Dallas Houston Dynamo Real Salt Lake at Philadelphia Union

W W W W T

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final

2016

at Minnesota United FC at Houston Dynamo

W 2-1 (AET) L 1-3

Round of 32 Round of 16

2017

Minnesota United FC at Houston Dynamo FC Dallas San Jose Earthquakes New York Red Bulls

W W W T W

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final

2018

at Real Salt Lake FC Dallas at Houston Dynamo

W 2-0 W 3-2 L 2-4

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal

2019

at Minnesota United FC

L 1-4

Round of 32

2022

FC Dallas

W 4-2 (AET)

Round of 32

Champions

Sporting’s most recent Open Cup glory came in 2017, back in front of the home fans. Daniel Salloi scored in a 2-1 Sporting KC win over the New York Red Bulls in front of a packed Children’s Mercy Park.

2022 U.S. OPEN CUP - ROUND OF 16 FIXTURES WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 Orlando City SC (MLS) vs. Inter Miami CF (MLS) 6 p.m. CT; Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Fla.

Champions

Louisville City FC (USLC) vs. Nashville SC (MLS) 6 p.m. CT; Lynn Family Stadium, Louisville, Ky. New York City FC (MLS) vs. New England Revolution (MLS) 6:30 p.m. CT; Belson Stadium, Jamaica, N.Y. New York Red Bulls (MLS) vs. Charlotte FC (MLS) 7 p.m. CT; Montclair State University Soccer Park, Montclair, N.J.

Champions

Minnesota United FC (MLS) vs. Union Omaha (USLL1) 7 p.m. CT; Allianz Field, St. Paul, Minn. Sporting Kansas City (MLS) vs. Houston Dynamo FC (MLS) 7:30 p.m. CT; Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan.

Champions

Sacramento Republic FC (USLC) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) 9:30 p.m. CT; Heart Health Park, Sacramento, Calif. LA Galaxy (MLS) vs. Los Angeles FC (MLS) 9:30 p.m. CT; Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, Calif.

4-1 4-0 1-0 1-0 (AET)

1-0 6-2 3-1 3-1 1-1 (7-6 PK)

4-0 2-0 3-0 (AET) 1-1 (5-4 PK) 2-1

SPORTING KC OPEN CUP PERFORMANCE (W-L-T) All-time record: Home record: Away record: vs. MLS teams: vs. non-MLS: 3

31-17-7 22-7-3 9-10-4 17-12-4 14-5-3

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 25, 2022 vs. Houston Dynamo FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ROUND OF 16 BECKONS

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

SUSPENSIONS SUBSIDE

Following a nice bounce-back week for Sporting Kansas City by taking four points across two games against the Colorado Rapids and the San Jose Earthquakes, Peter Vermes’ side now shifts focus back to the U.S. Open Cup and a Round of 16 matchup with longtime rivals Houston Dynamo FC at Children’s Mercy Park on Wednesday night.

After dealing with four suspensions over the last two matches, Sporting KC can head into Wednedsay’s U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 matchup with the Houston Dynamo with the knowledge that no players will be missing due to suspension. Andreu Fontas and Daniel Salloi were each suspended for Sunday’s 1-1 draw against the San Jose Earthquakes at PayPal Park, with Roger Espinoza and Robert Voloder returning after serving a suspension in the midweek 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids at CMP.

Sporting are coming off a 1-1 road draw against the San Jose Earthquakes at PayPal Park on Sunday night, where Johnny Russell bagged his fourth goal of the season just before halftime only for San Jose to respond through Jackson Yueill immediately after the interval. Veteran midfielder Roger Espinoza recorded his first assist of the season on the goal, becoming one of only three active MLS players with assists in 13 different seasons along with Kei Kamara (13) and Dax McCarty (16).

Centerback Fontas and joint-top scorer Salloi each received straight red cards deep into second-half stoppage time during the feisty victory over Colorado last Wednesday. Salloi was initially shown a yellow card for his challenge on Nicolas Mezquida in the 96th minute of the match, but it was later raised to a red card for serious foul play on recommendation from the VAR, Daniel Radford. Referee Drew Fischer dealt Fontas a straight red card for violent conduct during the melee that ensued.

While Sporting are yet to win on the road in 2022 (0-6-2), the team has found life much easier at home, going 4-1-2 in all competitions to date. Sporting has also only lost just one of their last seven games in all competitions, going 2-1-4 since mid-April - with both wins coming at Children’s Mercy Park.

After going the first nine games of the 2022 season without a red card shown in a Sporting match, there have now been eight red cards shown in Sporting’s last six games in all competitions. Three of those reds have been shown to Sporting players, matching the team’s entire tally from the 2021 campaign.

HOUSTON REUNION

Sporting Kansas City returns home on Wednesday night to take on longtime rivals Houston Dynamo FC at Children’s Mercy Park in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16. It’s a second chance for a reunion with former Sporting midfielder and Sporting II head coach Paulo Nagamura, who is in the midst of his first MLS head coaching job with Houston in 2022.

SALLOI & TZIONIS SET FOR INTERNATIONAL DUTY

Sporting Kansas City forwards Daniel Salloi and Marinos Tzionis have been selected to represent the Hungary and Cyprus Men’s National Team, respectively, for their first four matches of the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League group stage, the club announced last week. Salloi & Tzionis will depart for Europe following Sporting’s home match on May 28 against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Houston assistant coaches Chris Martinez and Jimmy Nielsen also spent significant time with Sporting, as Martinez was an assistant coach with SKC II from 2018-2021, while Nielsen captained Sporting from 2010-2013 before returning as a member of the technical staff in 2021.

After making his debut for Hungary’s senior national team last September, Salloi will join the Magyars once again for four group stage matches in June. Hungary was drawn into Group 3 in the top-flight League A of the Nations League after earning promotion from League B last season. Hungary will open their Nations League campaign by hosting England at Puskas Arena in Budapest on Saturday, June 4. Following that match, the Magyars will travel to face Italy on June 7, host Germany on June 11 and reunite with England away from home on June 14. Salloi linked up with Hungary for a trio of World Cup qualifiers last September, earning his first senior national team minutes against future group stage opponent England. He earned his first national team start a month later on Oct. 9 in a 1-0 loss to Albania.

The two teams met back on March 5, 2022 in Sporting KC’s home opener, with the hosts running out as 1-0 winners. Following a tight first half, Remi Walter fired home the eventual game-winner in the 60th minute with a composed finish to give Sporting all three points and had Nagamura his first loss as Dynamo head coach. Since then, Houston has gone from strength to strength and currently sit in a tie for seventh in the Western Conference with a 5-5-3 record and are coming off a highly impressive 3-0 road victory over the LA Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park on Sunday night.

Tzionis and Cyprus are slated to play their opening fixtures in UEFA Nations League C during FIFA’s two-week international window, hosting Kosovo on June 2 and Northern Ireland on June 5 at AEK Arena in Larnaca, Cyprus, before traveling to face Greece on June 9 and Northern Ireland on June 12. One of Cyprus’ best young players, Tzionis scored his first senior international goal on March 29 to spark a 2-0 win over Estonia as the Cypriots avoided relegation to UEFA Nations League D for the 2022-23 cycle. The 20-year-old has already earned 14 caps at the senior level.

Sporting and Houston have a history in the U.S. Open Cup, having met five times since the 2011 edition of the tournament. Sporting holds a 3-2-0 record in those five matches - made more impressive by the fact that four of those five games were on the road in Texas. The two sides last met in the Open Cup in 2018, with Houston advancing to the Semifinals following a 4-2 victory over Sporting at PNC Stadium.

#SJvSKC QUOTES

In the only previous Open Cup match between Sporting and Houston that was held at Children’s Mercy Park, Sporting beat the Dynamo 3-1 on July 21, 2015 on their way to claiming the 2015 U.S. Open Cup title. After Houston’s Luis Garrido had been sent off in the 30th minute, the visitors actually took the lead through Will Bruin in the 59th minute. However, Sporting roared back and scored three unanswered through Benny Feilhaber, Dom Dwyer and Krisztian Nemeth to claim victory on the night and send the team on its way to eventual glory later that season.

Manager & Sporting Director Peter Vermes... On the team’s lineup and performance: “We have a certain group of guys that are available. We have a player still signed up for hardship. So I think it probably was the best way for us to go in this game. We were missing a lot of guys up front. Johnny (Russell) did a heck of a job playing in the middle of the park. I think all the guys worked really hard. All the guys were very concentrated. They were locked in. They were very intelligent in the game, stuck to the execution of the game plan and, if not for the situation that occurred with their goal, we’re walking out of here with three points in a very tough place to play against a team that scores a lot of goals. I think we did a really good job of limiting them. They’re a very busy team off the ball so I think we did a good job of being able to hold them away from a lot of chances on goal and also a lot of service in the box.”

RUSSELL SOLDIERS ON, SECURES POINT FOR SKC

Sporting Kansas City captain Johnny Russell has soldiered on in recent weeks as he deals with knee and hamstring issues that have nagged him throughout the 2022 campaign to date. During Sunday’s 1-1 draw against the San Jose Earthquakes at PayPal Park, Russell bagged the opening goal of the game on the stroke of halftime which would eventually be enough to secure a point for Sporting on the road. Starting in an unfamiliar role as the team’s center forward on Sunday, Russell pounced on quality build-up from Roger Espinoza and Cam Duke to fire Sporting ahead from close range in the 45th minute. Espinoza’s chipped ball was expertly corralled by Duke who rounded JT Marcinkowski before cutting the ball back to Russell who fired into the bottom corner past two San Jose players on the line.

On the play of Cam Duke: “I think he was a little bit of a handful for them, just his quickness. He got through them a couple of times. I mean he almost got through early on the first ball of the game almost. I think it was surprising to their outside guys. I think he did a great job of getting around the guy, but then he had enough composure to slow down and then find a really good pass to Johnny. Johnny finishes it really well and for us to go into halftime being up 1-0 was great.”

The goal was Russell’s 44th in MLS regular-season play for Sporting KC, moving him up into sole possession of third place in the club’s all-time rankings. The 32-year-old only trails Sporting legend Preki (71 goals) and former striker Dom Dwyer (57 goals), and he’s now one ahead of Davy Arnaud and Josh Wolff who sit on 43 apiece. Russell also became just the fifth player in club history to hit 75 combined goals and assists in the regular season on Sunday, joining Preki, Graham Zusi, Chris Klein and Arnaud.

On the willingness of players to play multiple positions: “It has to be at the moment for so many reasons. A big credit to all the guys. I appreciate their commitment and their effort. They’re competing. In the last 6-7 games, we’ve gotten results except for one. The guys have shown something. There’s definitely a fight in the guys and we have got to keep finding a way to keep getting points. For us to get a point on the road here, banged up as we are and also just some guys out for other things, I’m really, really proud of the team and I appreciate it very much.”

Russell has 47 goals and 38 assists in 142 appearances across all competitions for Sporting KC since joining the club from Derby County in January 2018.

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 25, 2022 vs. Houston Dynamo FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME U.S. OPEN CUP RESULTS

ALL-TIME U.S. OPEN CUP STATISTICS LEADERS

Sporting KC U.S. Open Cup Record vs. Houston Dynamo FC: 3-2-0

GAMES PLAYED GOALS PLAYER GP PLAYER 1. Roger Espinoza* 21 1. Dom Dwyer 2. Matt Besler 20 2. Daniel Salloi* 3. Graham Zusi* 18 2. Davy Arnaud 4. Kerry Zavagnin 17 2. C.J. Sapong 5. Chance Myers 16 2. Krisztian Nemeth 5. Seth Sinovic 16 2. Igor Simutenkov 7. Jacob Peterson 14 7. Ryan Pore 7. Nick Garcia 14 7. Soony Saad 7. Benny Feilhaber 14 9. Graham Zusi* 10. Three Players 13 9. Six Players GAMES STARTED ASSISTS PLAYER GS PLAYER 1. Roger Espinoza* 18 1. Benny Feilhaber 1. Matt Besler 18 2. Graham Zusi* 3. Kerry Zavagnin 17 3. Roger Espinoza* 4. Graham Zusi* 16 3. Davy Arnaud 5. Seth Sinovic 15 3. Chris Klein 6. Chance Myers 13 3. Jacob Peterson 6. Nick Garcia 13 3. Josh Wolff 8. Benny Feilhaber 12 3. Jimmy Medranda 9. Tim Melia* 11 9. Johnny Russell* 10. Three Players 10 9. Five Players

Home Games: 1-0-0 (3 GF, 1 GA) Road Games: 2-2-0 (6 GF, 7 GA) Date 04/06/2011 07/21/2015 06/29/2016 06/28/2017 07/18/2018

Score KC 1 at HOU 0 KC 3 vs HOU 1 KC 1 at HOU 3 KC 2 at HOU 0 KC 2 at HOU 4

Result W (AET) W L W L

Location Aggie Soccer Stadium Children’s Mercy Park PNC Stadium PNC Stadium PNC Stadium

ALL-TIME U.S. OPEN CUP STATISTICS (ACTIVE PLAYERS) # 20 8 7 27 11 19 15 54 29 3 21 1 2 6 28 48 24 17 4 25 12 5 10 22 18 9

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

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

GP 9 18 4 1 2 1 21 1 11 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

GS 4 16 2 1 0 1 18 0 11 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

MIN 554 1537 236 120 74 61 1946 59 1080 210 120 120 120 104 102 100 74 61 20 18 0 0 0 0 0 0

GP 11 1 0

GS 11 1 0

MIN 1080 120 0

G 5 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A 0 6 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MINUTES PLAYED PLAYER MIN 1. Roger Espinoza* 1946 2. Matt Besler 1730 3. Graham Zusi* 1537 4. Kerry Zavagnin 1453 5. Nick Garcia 1313 6. Seth Sinovic 1263 7. Chance Myers 1197 8. Benny Feilhaber 1126 9. Michael Harrington 1096 10. Tim Melia* 1080 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL PLAYER GP 1. Tim Melia* 11 2. Eric Kronberg 10 3. Bo Oshoniyi 6 4. Tony Meola 5 5. Jimmy Nielsen 4 5. William Hesmer 4 7. Adrian Zendejas 3 *Denotes Player on Current Roster

GOALKEEPING STATISTICS # 29 1 22

PLAYER Tim Melia John Pulskamp Kendall McIntosh

POS GK GK GK

233

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 185 MLS regular season, 12 MLS postseason, 20 Open Cup, 11 International, 5 friendlies

19,352

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 184 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 (including postseason)

GA 11 2 0

GAA 0.92 1.50 0.00

SO 4 0 0

REC. 8-1-2 1-0-0 0-0-0

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

125

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

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

ATTENDANCE RECORDS (full capacity games only)

104.8

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 184 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467 5

SHUTOUTS PLAYER 1. Eric Kronberg 2. Tim Melia* 3. Jimmy Nielsen 3. Bo Oshoniyi 5. Tony Meola 6. Adrian Zendejas 6. Taly Goode 6. Andy Gruenebaum

GP 11 9 12 13 4 5 6 5 18 --

G 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3

GP 14 18 21 12 10 14 7 8 4 --

A 9 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2

GP 10 11 4 6 5 3 1 2

SO 5 4 3 3 2 1 1 1

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE PLAYER GP 1. Taly Goode 1 2. Jimmy Nielsen 4 3. Bo Oshoniyi 6 4. Eric Kronberg 10 5. Tim Melia* 11

GAA 0.00 0.23 0.72 0.73 0.92

GOALKEEPER WINS PLAYER 1. Tim Melia* 2. Eric Kronberg 2. Tony Meola 4. Jimmy Nielsen 5. Adrian Zendejas 5. Bo Oshoniyi 5. William Hesmer

W 8 4 4 3 2 2 2

GP 11 10 5 4 2 6 4

409

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 233 matches played at the stadium

164

TOTAL MLS SELLOUTS 184 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 (including postseason)

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 25, 2022 vs. Houston Dynamo FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FWD - Wilson Harris (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2021)

DEF - Spencer Glass (Short-Term Loan - May 9, 2022)

DEF - Jaylin Lindsey (Traded to Charlotte FC - Dec. 12, 2021)

FWD - Julian Vazquez (Short-Term Loan - May 17, 2022)

FWD - Grayson Barber (Waived - Feb. 14, 2022) FWD - Tyler Freeman (Waived - Feb. 14, 2022) MID - Jose Mauri (Contract Mutually Terminated - April 12, 2022) DEF - Spencer Glass (End of Short-Term Loan - May 11, 2022) FWD - Julian Vazquez (End of Short-Term Loan - May 23, 2022)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT Nov. 30: OUT Dec. 12: IN/OUT Dec. 13: IN Dec. 20: IN Dec. 21: IN Jan. 13: IN Jan. 14: IN Jan. 14: IN Jan. 19: IN Jan. 24: IN Feb. 14: OUT Feb. 15: IN April 12: OUT May 9: IN May 11: OUT May 17: IN May 23: OUT

DETAILS Sporting KC declines options on GK Brooks Thompson, D Amadou Dia, D Luis Martins, D Roberto Puncec, M Ilie Sanchez and F Wilson Harris. In addition, D Graham Smith is out of contract. Sporting KC acquires up to $325,000 in allocation money from Charlotte FC in exchange for D Jaylin Lindsey. Sporting KC re-signs GK Kendall McIntosh. Sporting KC signs free agent D Ben Sweat, most recently at Austin FC (MLS). Sporting KC signs free agent M Uri Rosell, most recently at Orlando City SC (MLS). Sporting KC re-signs D Graham Zusi and M Roger Espinoza. Sporting KC acquires D Logan Ndenbe in transfer from EA Guingamp (France). Sporting KC signs free agent D Kortne Ford, most recently at the Colorado Rapids (MLS). Sporting KC acquires D Robert Voloder in transfer from NK Maribor (Slovenia). Sporting KC acquires F Marinos Tzionis in transfer from Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus). Sporting KC waives F Grayson Barber and F Tyler Freeman. Sporting KC acquires F Nikola Vujnovic from FK Vozdovac (Serbia) on a one-year loan. Sporting KC mutually agrees to terminate the contract of M Jose Mauri. Sporting KC signs Sporting KC II D Spencer Glass on a short-term loan ahead of U.S. Open Cup match against FC Dallas on May 10. Sporting KC ends short-term loan of Sporting KC II D Spencer Glass. Sporting KC signs Sporting KC II F Julian Vazquez on a short-term loan. Sporting KC ends short-term loan of Sporting KC II F Julian Vazquez.

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2009

Graham Zusi (23rd)

2015

Overseas Signings

Domestic/Free Agents

Roger Espinoza (1/6/15)

Tim Melia (12/23/14)

2016 2018

Homegrown Players

Re-Entry Draft

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

2019

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

2020

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

John Pulskamp (2/24/20)

2021

Remi Walter (12/22/20) Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (2/3/21)

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

2022

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

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

Kendall McIntosh (12/17/20)

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 25, 2022 vs. Houston Dynamo FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2022 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT TV / SCORERS

Sunday, February 27

at Atlanta United FC

MLS

1-3

Salloi

SATURDAY, MARCH 5

HOUSTON DYNAMO FC

MLS

1-0

WALTER

Saturday, March 12

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

0-2

Saturday, March 19

at Chicago Fire FC

MLS

1-3

Espinoza

SATURDAY, MARCH 26

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

1-0

RUSSELL

Saturday, April 2

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

MLS

0-1

SATURDAY, APRIL 9

NASHVILLE SC

MLS

1-2

WALTER

Sunday, April 17

at Los Angeles FC

MLS

1-3

Own Goal

SATURDAY, APRIL 23

COLUMBUS CREW

MLS

0-0

SATURDAY, APRIL 30

FC DALLAS

MLS

2-2

RUSSELL, SALLOI

Saturday, May 7

at New York City FC

MLS

0-0

TUESDAY, MAY 10

FC DALLAS

U.S. OPEN CUP

4-2

VUJNOVIC, TZIONIS, OWN GOAL, SHELTON

Saturday, May 14

at Portland Timbers

MLS

2-7

Russell, Tzionis

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

2-1

SALLOI (2)

Sunday, May 22

at San Jose Earthquakes

MLS

1-1

Russell

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25

HOUSTON DYNAMO FC

U.S. OPEN CUP

7:30 P.M.

ESPN+

SATURDAY, MAY 28

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

MLS

8:00 P.M.

38 THE SPOT

SUNDAY, JUNE 12

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

MLS

2:00 P.M.

ABC

Sunday, June 19

at Nashville SC

MLS

5:00 P.M.

FS1

Saturday, June 25

at Seattle Sounders FC

MLS

2:00 P.M.

ABC

SUNDAY, JULY 3

NEW YORK RED BULLS

MLS

7:00 P.M.

38 THE SPOT

Saturday, July 9

at CF Montreal

MLS

6:30 P.M.

38 The Spot

Wednesday, July 13

at Minnesota United FC

MLS

7:00 P.M.

ESPN

Sunday, July 17

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

8:30 P.M.

38 The Spot

SATURDAY, JULY 23

LOS ANGELES FC

MLS

7:30 P.M.

38 THE SPOT

SATURDAY, JULY 30

AUSTIN FC

MLS

7:30 P.M.

38 THE SPOT

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6

LA GALAXY

MLS

7:30 P.M.

38 THE SPOT

Saturday, August 13

at Austin FC

MLS

8:00 P.M.

38 The Spot

SUNDAY, AUGUST 21

PORTLAND TIMBERS

MLS

7:00 P.M.

FS1

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

MLS

7:30 P.M.

38 THE SPOT

Sunday, September 4

at LA Galaxy

MLS

7:00 P.M.

38 The Spot / UniMas / TUDN

Saturday, September 10

at Houston Dynamo FC

MLS

7:30 P.M.

38 The Spot

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

D.C. UNITED

MLS

7:30 P.M.

38 THE SPOT

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

MLS

7:30 P.M.

38 THE SPOT

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS

4:00 P.M.

FS1

Sunday, October 9

at FC Dallas

MLS

4:00 P.M.

38 The Spot

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 25, 2022 vs. Houston Dynamo FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 2022 REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) REFEREE

GAMES RECORD

SKC FOULS

OPP. FOULS

SKC YC

OPP. YC

SKC RC

OPP. RC

SKC PK

OPP. PK

Fotis Bazakos

0-1-1

Tim Ford

0-1-1

Victor Rivas

1-1-0

Ted Unkel

0-1-0

Alex Chilowicz

0-1-0

Joe Dickerson

1-0-0

Ismail Elfath

0-1-0

Armando Villarreal

0-1-0

Nima Saghafi

0-0-1

Drew Fischer

1-0-0

Pierre-Luc Lauziere 1

0-0-1

2022 VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) DATE

May 18, 2022 vs. Colorado

REFEREE

Drew Fischer

VAR

INCIDENT

Daniel Radford

SKC - Salloi Yellow Card

DECISION

Overturned, Red Card

Daniel Salloi fouls Nicolas Mezquida in midfield and is shown a yellow card. After reviewing the play, referee Drew Fischer overturns his original decision and shows Salloi a straight red card for serious foul play.

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 25, 2022 vs. Houston Dynamo FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS

SPORTING KC IN 2022 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

2022 Regular-Season Record When...

Regular Season Record By Month

Quickest Goal...

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

3-2-2 0-5-0 0-1-1 3-2-2 0-4-1

Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goals Allowing 0 goals Allowing 1 goal Allowing 2 goals Allowing 3 goals Allowing 4+ goals

0-2-2 2-4-1 1-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-2 1-1-1 0-2-1 0-3-0 0-1-0

Wearing Sporting blue Wearing dark indigo Wearing Parley

1-4-2 2-3-2 0-0-0

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

2-0-0 1-0-3 0-7-1

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

Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even

2-2-1 1-4-3 0-1-0

Shutouts One-goal games

2-2-2 3-2-0

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

0-1-0 0-1-0 2-0-0 1-5-4

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

1-2-0 2-5-4

With red card for With red card against

1-1-0 1-1-1

Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75

1-0-1 2-7-3

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

0-3-1 0-1-0 3-2-2 0-1-1

vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference

3-5-2 0-2-2

On grass On turf

3-4-4 0-3-0

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

0-0-0 0-0-1 2-0-0 1-2-3 0-3-0 0-2-0

0-1-0 1-1-0 2-2-0 25-13-11 0-3-2 46-41-22 1-1-2 44-52-30 0-0-0 46-32-29 0-0-0 57-43-29 0-0-0 52-54-22 0-0-0 38-50-21 0-0-0 31-20-19 0-0-0 1-2-0

Quickest Goal Against...

Bill Tuiloma (5/14 at POR) - 12th Minute

Game-winning goals after 75’...

Johnny Russell (3/26 vs. RSL) - 81st Minute

Game-tying goals after 75’...

Daniel Salloi (4/30 vs. DAL) - 77th Minute

Game-winning goals against after 75’...

None

Game-tying goals against after 75’...

None

Red Cards...

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

Johnny Russell (4/30 vs. DAL) - 22nd Minute

Robert Voloder (5/14 at POR) - 78th Minute Andreu Fontas (5/18 vs. COL) - 96th Minute

1-2-1 (0-1-0) 1-1-1 (0-0-0) 0-0-0 (0-0-0) 19-27-12 (0-1-0) 29-25-18 (1-1-0) 26-22-9 (0-0-1) 21-22-13 (0-0-0) 1-0-1 (0-0-0) 27-28-14 (0-0-1) 13-13-13 (1-0-0) 0-0-0 (0-0-0) 4-4-0 (0-1-0) 25-26-15 (0-0-0) 7-4-3 (0-0-0) 7-4-3 (0-0-0) 1-1-0 (0-1-0) 25-18-12 (0-0-0) 2-3-1 (0-0-1) 22-21-14 (0-0-0) 2-3-2 (0-0-0) 6-6-5 (0-0-0) 7-6-6 (0-1-0) 12-15-8 (1-0-0) 28-25-10 (0-0-1) 9-10-4 (0-0-0) 14-4-8 (0-0-0) 11-5-4 (0-1-0)

Daniel Salloi (5/18 vs. COL) - 99th Minute Red Cards Against...

Brandon Servania (4/30 vs. DAL) - 67th Minute Josecarlos Van Rankin (5/14 at POR) - 74th Minute Auston Trusty (5/18 vs. COL) - 91st Minute Lucas Esteves (5/18 vs. COL) - 96th Minute

Penalty Kicks...

Johnny Russell (4/30 vs. DAL) - Scored on Maarten Paes

Penalty Kicks Against...

Xherdan Shaqiri (3/19 at CHI) - Scored on Tim Melia Hany Mukhtar (4/9 vs. NSH) - Saved by Tim Melia

Penalty Kicks Earned...

Foul on Daniel Salloi (4/30 vs. DAL) - 22nd Minute

Youngest Goalscorer...

Marinos Tzionis (5/14 at POR) - 20 years and 302 days

Regular Season Home, Away & Neutral

Oldest Goalscorer...

Roger Espinoza (3/19 at CHI) - 35 years and 145 days

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

Youngest Starter...

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

GOALS 1 SPORTING KC 5 OPPONENT 9

2 8 16

TOTAL 13 25

FOULS 1 SPORTING KC 79 OPPONENT 87

2 102 98

CAUTIONS 1 SPORTING KC 13 OPPONENT 14

2 17 24

342-309-183 3-1-2 220-107-87 0-6-2 120-201-96 0-0-0 2-1-0

Youngest to play in a game...

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

Oldest Starter...

Tim Melia (5/22 at SJ) - 36 years and 7 days

Oldest to play in a game...

Tim Melia (5/22 at SJ) - 36 years and 7 days

2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SHOTS 1 SPORTING KC 56 OPPONENT 78

2 89 86

TOTAL 145 164

SHOTS ON GOAL SPORTING KC OPPONENT

1 15 22

2 31 32

TOTAL 46 54

TOTAL 181 185

OFFSIDES 1 SPORTING KC 5 OPPONENT 23

2 7 16

TOTAL 12 39

CORNER KICKS SPORTING KC OPPONENT

1 18 25

2 23 25

TOTAL 41 50

TOTAL 30 38

EJECTIONS SPORTING KC OPPONENT

2 3 4

TOTAL 3 4

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

2 0/0 1/1

TOTAL 1/1 1/2

1 0 0

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

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

W 342 19 0 31 13 405

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

W 220 16 22 8 266

L 107 6 7 6 126

L 309 24 1 17 16 367

T 183 11 1 7 9 211

GF 1185 73 1 113 51 1423

GA 1118 76 3 69 63 1329

AWAY T 87 4 3 5 99

GF 703 48 76 29 856

GA 489 29 32 24 574

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

W 120 2 9 5 136

L 201 17 10 10 238 9

NEUTRAL T 96 7 4 3 110

GF 476 22 37 22 557

GA 625 44 37 39 745

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

W 2 0 1 0 3

L 1 1 1 0 3

T 0 1 0 1 2

GF 6 1 3 0 10

GA 4 3 3 0 10

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 25, 2022 vs. Houston Dynamo FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES Feb. 27, 2022: Atlanta United FC 3-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta, GA Attendance: 67,523 Weather: Indoors Sporting KC (0-1-0, 0 points) Atlanta United FC (1-0-0, 3 points)

1 0 2

2 1 1

F 1 3

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

1 0 0

2 1 0

F 1 0

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

1 0 1

2 0 1

F 0 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Subs not used: Nelson (GK) Hadebe Junqua Jones

Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Rad Voloder Cisneros

Subs not used: Irwin (GK) Acosta Mezquida Warner

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

Scoring Summary: ATL - Luiz Araujo 1 (Josef Martinez 1, Tyler Wolff 1) 20’ ATL - Dom Dwyer 1 (Josef Martinez 2) 48+ SKC - Daniel Salloi 1 (Unassisted) 85’ ATL - Caleb Wiley 1 (Marcelino Moreno 1) 89’

Scoring Summary: SKC - Remi Walter 1 (Unassisted) 60’

Misconduct Summary: ATL - Miles Robinson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 3’ ATL - Ozzie Alonso (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 11’ ATL - Andrew Gutman (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 22’ SKC - Jose Mauri (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’ SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 14 (2) 3 15 1 4

ATL 12 (6) 0 6 5 4

March 19, 2022: Chicago Fire FC 3-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Soldier Field | Chicago, IL Attendance: 9,352 Weather: Rain and 41 degrees Sporting KC (1-3-0, 3 points) Chicago Fire FC (2-0-2, 8 points)

1 0 1

2 1 2

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

F 1 3

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

SKC 15 (5) 3 9 0 4

HOU 5 (3) 4 17 1 2

March 26, 2022: Sporting KC 1-0 Real Salt Lake MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,107 Weather: Sunny and 54 degrees 1 0 0

Sporting KC (2-3-0, 6 points) Real Salt Lake (3-1-1, 10 points)

2 1 0

F 1 0

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

SKC 13 (3) 1 11 2 7

COL 9 (3) 4 12 2 5

April 2, 2022: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BC Place | Vancouver, Canada Attendance: 16,772 Weather: Indoors Sporting KC (2-4-0, 6 points) Vancouver Whitecaps (1-3-1, 4 points)

1 0 0

2 0 1

F 0 1

Sporting KC GK Melia D Ford D Fontas D Isimat M Zusi M Espinoza (C) (Davis 86’) M Walter M Hernandez M Sweat (Ndenbe 77’) F Duke (Tzionis 62’) F Vujnovic

Chicago Fire FC GK Slonina D Sekulic D Omsberg D Czichos (C) D M. Navarro M Pineda (F. Navarro 73’) M Gimenez M Ivanov (Gutierrez 63’) M Shaqiri M Herbers (Bornstein 73’) F Przybylko

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas D Sweat M Walter M Espinoza M Hernandez (Duke 74’) F Russell (C) (Ford 85’) F Vujnovic (Shelton 62’) F Salloi

Real Salt Lake GK MacMath D Brody D Holt (Orozco 46’) D Silva (C) D Schmitt M Loffelsend (Garcia 88’) M Caldwell (Everton 62’) M Ruiz F Menendez (Kreilach 88’) F Cordova F Chang (Rubin 79’)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas D Sweat M Uri (Espinoza 46’) M Walter M Hernandez (Duke 77’) F Russell (C) (Tzionis 77’) F Shelton (Vujnovic 80’) F Salloi

Vancouver Whitecaps GK Hasal D Blackmon (Jungwirth 99+) D Veselinovic D Nerwinski M Brown M Teibert (C) M Berhalter (Baldisimo 69’) M Raposo (Godinho 79’) M Gauld (Vite 69’) F Caicedo (Ricketts 79’) F White (Cavallini 58’)

Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Pierre Rad Voloder Cisneros

Subs not used: Richey (GK) Burks Espinoza Casas Bezerra Offor

Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Pierre Rad Voloder Davis Cisneros

Subs not used: Gomez (GK)

Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Ndenbe Voloder Davis

Subs not used: Cropper (GK) Gutierrez Dajome

Scoring Summary: CHI - Kacper Przybylko 1 (Fabian Herbers 1, Xherdan Shaqiri 1) 30’ CHI - Xherdan Shaqiri 1 (Penalty Kick) 50’ SKC - Roger Espinoza 1 (Felipe Hernandez 1, Cam Duke 1) 56’ CHI - Kacper Przybylko 2 (Brian Gutierrez 1, Xherdan Shaqiri 2) 82’

Scoring Summary: VAN - Ryan Raposo 1 (Unassisted) 73’

Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 1 (Unassisted) 81’

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ CHI - Fabian Herbers (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 37’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Dissent) 53’ CHI - Xherdan Shaqiri (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 74’

Misconduct Summary: RSL - Jasper Loffelsend (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 7’ RSL - Andrew Brody (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 29’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 40’ SKC - Ben Sweat (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 46+ SKC - Remi Walter (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ SKC - Cam Duke (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+

Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 7 (2) 0 17 2 1

CHI 10 (3) 1 15 5 4

SKC 11 (4) 2 14 2 4

RSL 9 (2) 3 8 5 6

Misconduct Summary: VAN - Russell Teibert (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 37’ VAN - Sebastian Berhalter (Yellow Card; Dissent) 45’ VAN - Lucas Cavallini (Yellow Card; Dissent) 60’ VAN - Marcus Godinho (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 94+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 11 (4) 2 11 0 3

VAN 12 (3) 4 12 1 1

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 25, 2022 vs. Houston Dynamo FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) April 9, 2022: Sporting KC 1-2 Nashville SC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,852 Weather: Clear and 59 degrees 1 1 0

Sporting KC (2-5-0, 6 points) Nashville SC (3-2-1, 10 points)

2 0 2

F 1 2

April 17, 2022: Los Angeles FC 3-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Banc of California Stadium | Los Angeles, CA Attendance: 22,097 Weather: Sunny and 65 degrees Sporting KC (2-6-0, 6 points) Los Angeles FC (5-1-1, 16 points)

1 1 1

2 0 2

F 1 3

April 23, 2022: Sporting KC 0-0 Columbus Crew MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,483 Weather: Rainy and 69 degrees Sporting KC (2-6-1, 7 points) Columbus Crew (2-3-3, 9 points)

1 0 0

2 0 0

F 0 0

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas D Sweat (Ndenbe 84’) M Espinoza (Tzionis 76’) M Walter M Duke (Hernandez 46’) F Russell (C) F Shelton (Vujnovic 76’) F Salloi

Nashville SC GK Willis D Maher D Zimmerman (C) D Romney M Muyl M Anunga (Godoy 77’) M Davis M Washington F Leal (Haakenson 91+) F Sapong (Loba 91+) F Mukhtar (Zubak 92+)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas (Voloder 86’) D Ndenbe M Walter M Espinoza (Hernandez 66’) M Tzionis (Duke 77’) F Russell (C) F Shelton (Vujnovic 77’) F Salloi

Los Angeles FC GK Crepeau D Hollingshead D Murillo D Fall D Palacios M Ilie M Blessing (Cifuentes 66’) M Acosta (Ginella 81’) F Vela (C) F Arango (Musovski 74’) F Opouku (Tajouri-Shradi 66’)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Ford D Isimat (Voloder 5’) D Ndenbe M Uri (Tzionis 56’) M Walter M Espinoza (Hernandez 84’) F Russell (C) F Shelton F Salloi

Columbus Crew GK Room D Moreira D Mensah (C) D Degenek (Williams 87’) D Santos M Nagbe M Artur M Morris F Yeboah (Etienne Jr. 60’) F Berry F Igbekeme

Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Ford Voloder

Subs not used: Meredith (GK) Bauer Lovitz Miller Bwana

Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Ford Sweat

Subs not used: McCarthy (GK) Escobar Henry Ibeagha

Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Fontas Sweat Duke Vujnovic

Subs not used: Bush (GK) Anibaba Sands Hairston Matan Parente Fuson

Scoring Summary: SKC - Remi Walter 2 (Ben Sweat 1, Daniel Salloi 1) 25’ NSH - Dave Romney 1 (Randall Leal 2, Hany Mukhtar 4) 51’ NSH - C.J. Sapong 2 (Alex Muyl 1, Sean Davis 1) 68’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Cam Duke (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 17’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 52’ SKC - Felipe Hernandez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 63’ NSH - Taylor Washington (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 11 (4) 2 11 0 3

NSH 12 (3) 4 12 1 1

1 1 2

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 6’ LAFC - Jesus Murillo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 8’ LAFC - Mamadou Fall (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ SKC - Johnny Russell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 43’ LAFC - Steve Cherundolo (Yellow Card; Dissent) 49’ LAFC - Diego Palacios (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ SKC - Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 80’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

April 30, 2022: Sporting KC 2-2 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 17,334 Weather: Cloudy and 57 degrees Sporting KC (2-6-2, 8 points) FC Dallas (4-1-4, 16 points)

Scoring Summary: SKC - Own Goal (Diego Palacios) 38’ LAFC - Cristian Arango 2 (Mamadou Fall 1, Diego Palacios 1) 44’ LAFC - Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 2 (Diego Palacios 2) 70’ LAFC - Jose Cifuentes 1 (Jesus Murillo 2) 78’

2 1 0

F 2 2

SKC 10 (2) 0 17 0 1

LAFC 15 (3) 2 19 2 7

May 7, 2022: New York City FC 0-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Citi Field | New York, NY Attendance: 15,031 Weather: Rainy and 47 degrees Sporting KC (2-6-3, 9 points) New York City FC (4-3-2, 14 points)

1 0 0

2 0 0

F 0 0

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi (Duke 23’) D Ford D Voloder D Ndenbe M Uri (Hernanez 63’) M Walter M Espinoza (Tzionis 80’) F Russell (C) F Shelton F Salloi

FC Dallas GK Paes D Twumasi D Tafari D Martinez D Farfan (Nanu 85’) M Ntsabeleng (Servania 60’) M Quignon M Pomykal F Arriola (Cerrillo 81’) F Ferreira (Jara 85’) F Velasco (Quinonez 81’)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Duke D Ford D Voloder D Ndenbe M Uri M Espinoza (Hernandez 73’) M Walter M Russell (C) F Shelton (Vujnovic 78’) F Salloi (Tzionis 82’)

New York City FC GK Johnson (C) D Gray D Martins D Callens D Gloster (Chanot 85’) M Parks M Acevedo (Morales 68’) M Thiago (Moralez 56’) M Rodriguez M Magno F Heber (Pereira 68’)

Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Fontas Rad Sweat Davis Vujnovic

Subs not used: Maurer (GK) Bartlett Obrian Schon

Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Fontas Pierre Rad Sweat Davis

Subs not used: Barraza (GK) Haak Jasson Zelalem O’Toole

Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 2 (Penalty Kick) 22’ DAL - Alan Velasco 2 (Unassisted) 36’ DAL - Jesus Ferreira 6 (Paul Arriola 2) 42’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 2 (Cam Duke 2) 77’ Misconduct Summary: DAL - Tsiki Ntsabeleng (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ SKC - Remi Walter (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 27’ SKC - Kortne Ford (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 34’ DAL - Ema Twumasi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 44’ SKC - Johnny Russell (Yellow Card; Dissent) 50’ DAL - Alan Velasco (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’ DAL - Jesus Ferreira (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 62’ DAL - Brandon Servania (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 63’ DAL - Brandon Servania (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 67’ DAL - Maarten Paes (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 94+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 15 (5) 2 15 0 1

DAL 9 (4) 2 16 2 0

Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: SKC - Logan Ndenbe (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 45’ NYC - Nicolas Acevedo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 64’ SKC - Kortne Ford (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 5 (3) 3 16 2 1

NYC 11 (3) 3 12 3 4

Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: CLB - Pedro Santos (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 46+ SKC - Uri Rosell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48+ CLB - Jonathan Mensah (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 3 (3) 1 11 1 2

CLB 9 (1) 3 12 4 2

May 14, 2022: Portland Timbers 7-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Providence Park | Portland, OR Attendance: 23,503 Weather: Partly cloudy and 66 degrees Sporting KC (2-7-3, 9 points) Portland Timbers (3-3-6, 15 points)

1 0 1

2 2 6

F 2 7

Sporting KC Portland Timbers GK Melia GK Ivacic D Duke (Pierre 84’) D Van Rankin D Ford D Zuparic D Voloder D Tuiloma (McGraw 82’) D Ndenbe D Rasmussen M Uri (Tzionis 58’) M Blanco (Bonilla 77’) M Espinoza (Hernandez 46’) M Williamson (Moreno 70’) M Walter M D. Chara (Loria 83’) M Russell (C) (Vujnovid 84’) M Paredes F Shelton (Davis 89’) M Y. Chara F Salloi F Fogaca (Ikoba 70’) Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Bingham (GK) Fontas Asprilla Rad Sweat Scoring Summary: POR - Bill Tuiloma 3 (Eryk Williamson 1) 12’ POR - Sebastian Blanco 1 (Cristhian Paredes 1) 46’ POR - Sebastian Blanco 2 (Yimmi Chara 4) 52’ POR - Nathan Fogaca 1 (Sebastian Blanco 3) 46’ SKC - Johnny Russell 3 (Felipe Hernandez 2) 57’ POR - Nathan Fogaca 2 (Sebastian Blanco 4, Eryk Williamson 2) 69’ SKC - Marinos Tzionis 1 (Felipe Hernandez 3) 75’ POR - Marvin Loria 1 (Cristhian Paredes 2) 88’ POR - Santiago Moreno 1 (Diego Chara 1) 92+ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 18’ SKC - Robert Voloder (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ POR - Josecarlos Van Rankin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 64’ POR - Bill Tuiloma (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ POR - Josecarlos Van Rankin (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 74’ SKC - Robert Voloder (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 78’ SKC - Peter Vermes (Yellow Card; Dissent) 80’ POR - Diego CHara (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ Stats Summary SKC POR Shots (on goal) 11 (4) 11 (8) Saves 1 2 Fouls 7 15 Offside 1 1 Corner Kicks 3 1

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 25, 2022 vs. Houston Dynamo FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) May 18, 2022: Sporting KC 2-1 Colorado Rapids MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 17,233 Weather: Sunny and 80 degrees 1 1 1

Sporting KC (3-7-3, 12 points) Colorado Rapids (4-5-3, 15 points)

2 1 0

F 2 1

May 22, 2022: San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | PayPal Park | San Jose, CA Attendance: 14,233 Weather: Partly Cloudy and 80 degrees Sporting KC (3-7-4, 13 points) San Jose Earthquakes (3-5-5, 14 points)

1 1 0

2 0 1

F 1 1

Sporting KC Colorado Rapids GK Melia GK Yarbrough D Sweat D Abubakar D Ford D Wilson D Fontas D Trusty D Ndenbe M Rosenberry M Uri M Price (C) (Kaye 46’) M Walter M Acosta (Mezquida 82’) M Hernandez M Esteves F Russell (C) M Rubio F Vujnovic (Tzionis 34’ (Duke 100+)) F Zardes (Barrios 64’) F Salloi F Lewis

Sporting KC GK Melia D Sweat D Ford D Voloder D Ndenbe M Uri M Hernandez M Espinoza (Tzionis 64’) F Walter F Russell (C) F Duke

San Jose Earthquakes GK Marcinkowski D Marie D Agren D Calvo D Beason M Remedi (Judson 80’) M Yueill (Gregus 68’) M Monteiro (Chofis 68’) F Espinoza F Ebobisse F Cowell

Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Pierre Rad Davis Vazquez

Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Pierre Rad Davis Vazquez

Subs not used: Bersano (GK) Salinas Skahan Thompson Bouda Kikanovic

Subs not used: Irwin (GK) Beitashour Markanich Vallecilla Max Warner

Scoring Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi 3 (Uri Rosell 1) 24’ COL - Lucas Esteves 1 (Gyasi Zardes 1) 29’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 4 (Unassisted) 50’ Misconduct Summary: COL - Bryan Acosta (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 3’ SKC - Felipe Hernandez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’ COL - Auston Trusty (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 78’ SKC - Logan Ndenbe (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ COL - Lalas Abubakar (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 90’ COL - Auston Trusty (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 91+ COL - Diego Rubio (Yellow Card; Dissent) 91+ COL - Lucas Esteves (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+ COL - Lucas Esteves (Red Card; Violent Conduct) 96+ SKC - Andreu Fontas (Red Card; Violent Conduct) 96+ SKC - Daniel Salloi (Red Card; Serious Foul Play) 99+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 6 (2) 3 19 0 1

COL 15 (4) 0 13 2 5

Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 4 (Cam Duke 3, Roger Espinoza 1) 45’ SJ - Jackson Yueill 3 (Jamiro Monteiro 4, Francisco Calvo 1) 46’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’ SKC - Uri Rosell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 74’ SJ - Paul Marie (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 80’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 6 (2) 4 7 0 4

SJ 18 (5) 1 11 3 4

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 25, 2022 vs. Houston Dynamo FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2022 U.S. OPEN CUP BOX SCORES May 10, 2022: Sporting KC 4-2 FC Dallas U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 14,922 Weather: Sunny and 87 degrees 1 0 2

Sporting KC FC Dallas

2 2 0

ET1 1 0

ET2 1 0

Sporting KC GK Pulskamp D Rad (Voloder 100’) D Fontas (C) D Sweat M Pierre (Russell 74’) M Hernandez M Davis (Walter 61’) M Cisneros (Duke 18’) M Glass (Salloi 61’) F Vujnovic (Shelton 61’) F Tzionis

FC Dallas GK Maurer D Bartlett (Martinez 64’) D Tafari D Quononez (Roberts 85’) M Nanu M Servania (Redzic 91’) M Cerrillo M Munjoma F Obrian (Velasco 77’) F Jara (Ferreira 76’) F Schon (Elmedkhar 64’)

Subs not used: McIntosh (GK)

Subs not used: Paes (GK)

F 4 2

Scoring Summary: DAL - Franco Jara 2 (Unassisted) 8’ DAL - Eddie Munjoma 1 (Jader Obrian 1) 34’ SKC - Nikola Vujnovic 1 (Unassisted) 60’ SKC - Marinos Tzionis 1 (Remi Walter 1) 98+ SKC - Edwin Cerrillo (Own Goal) 94’ SKC - Khiry Shelton 1 (Unassisted) 113’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Jake Davis (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 26’ DAL - Jimmy Maurer (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 36’ SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 42’ DAL - Jader Obrian (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 43’ DAL - Lucas Bartlett (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 63’ DAL - Jesus Ferreira (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 95+ DAL - Jose Antonio Martinez (Red Card; DOGSO) 97+ SKC - Felipe Hernandez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 107+ SKC - Johnny Russell (Yellow Card; Dissent) 120’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 23 (7) 2 15 3 10

DAL 12 (5) 3 17 4 6

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 25, 2022 vs. Houston Dynamo FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2022 REGULAR SEASON)

Formation: 4-3-3 (11 games) Left forward

Center forward

Right forward

Khiry Shelton 7 Nikola Vujnovic 3 Johnny Russell 1

Daniel Salloi 9 Marinos Tzionis 1 Cam Duke 1

Left-center midfielder Felipe Hernandez 6 Roger Espinoza 4 Cam Duke 1

Johnny Russell 10 Remi Walter 1

Right-center midfielder Remi Walter 7 Roger Espinoza 4

Defensive midfielder Uri Rosell 7 Remi Walter 3 Roger Espinoza 1

Left back

Logan Ndenbe 8 Ben Sweat 3

Left center back

Right center back

Andreu Fontas 7 Robert Voloder 3 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 1

Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 6 Kortne Ford 5

Right back Graham Zusi 8 Ben Sweat 2 Cam Duke 1

Goalkeeper Tim Melia 11

Formation: 3-5-2 (1 game) Center forward Nikola Vujnovic 1

Second Striker Cam Duke 1

Left-center midfielder Felipe Hernandez 1

Right-center midfielder Center midfielder

Roger Espinoza 1

Remi Walter 1

Left wing back

Right wing back

Ben Sweat 1

Graham Zusi 1

Left center back Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 1

Center back Andreu Fontas 1

Goalkeeper Tim Melia 1

Right center back Kortne Ford 1

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

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 25, 2022 vs. Houston Dynamo FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2022 REGULAR SEASON)

Formation: 4-2-3-1 (1 game)

Center forward

Left forward

Right forward

Khiry Shelton 1

Daniel Salloi 1

Johnny Russell 1

Attacking midfielder Marinos Tzionis 1

Right defensive midfielder

Left defensive midfielder

Remi Walter 1

Roger Espinoza 1

Left back

Logan Ndenbe 1

Left center back

Right center back

Andreu Fontas 1

Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 1

Right back Graham Zusi 1

Goalkeeper Tim Melia 1

Formation: 4-3-1-2 (1 game)

Center forward

Left forward

Khiry Shelton 1

Daniel Salloi 1

Attacking midfielder Johnny Russell 1

Left midfielder

Right midfielder

Remi Walter 1

Roger Espinoza 1

Defensive midfielder Uri Rosell 1

Left back

Logan Ndenbe 1

Left center back

Right center back

Robert Voloder 1

Kortne Ford 1

Goalkeeper Tim Melia 1

Right back Cam Duke 1

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

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 25, 2022 vs. Houston Dynamo FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2022 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE

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

OPPONENT

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

RESULT L W L L W L L L T T T L W T

SCORE 1-3 1-0 0-2 1-3 1-0 0-1 1-2 1-3 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-7 2-1 1-1

ATT.

RECORD

67,523 18,872 12,387 9,352 19,107 16,772 18,852 22,097 18,483 17,334 15,031 23,503 17,233 14,233

0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-0 1-3-0 2-3-0 2-4-0 2-5-0 2-6-0 2-6-1 2-6-2 2-6-3 2-7-3 3-7-3 3-7-4

PTS. 0 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 12 13

PLACE T-10 T-6 T-11 12 T-6 T-11 12 12 T-11 11 T-11 13 13 T-12

GOALSCORERS Salloi Walter -Espinoza Russell -Walter Own Goal -Russell, Salloi -Russell, Tzionis Salloi (2) Russell

SPORTING KC 2022 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2022 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (3-7-4, 13 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF MAY 22, 2022 UNF 20 7 54 15 27 28 21 6 2 17 3 12 5 32 29 18 24 11 4 19 8 25 22 9 1 48

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

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

GP 11 13 14 13 13 12 14 8 7 3 9 9 9 1 14 12 2 10 6 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 14 14

GS MIN 11 981 13 1139 14 1260 12 947 2 413 5 551 7 717 8 542 6 529 0 15 9 796 7 644 9 725 0 27 14 1260 10 911 0 13 9 775 4 437 4 331 10 833 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1260 14 1260

G 4 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 25

A 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 32 25 8 19 8 5 8 2 2 0 5 2 2 0 0 5 0 11 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 0

SOG 15 6 2 7 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0

FC 8 15 10 24 4 6 12 15 12 3 9 7 13 1 0 15 0 10 4 3 10 0 0 0 0 0

FS 18 28 6 7 17 16 18 4 5 0 6 6 2 0 2 17 0 6 4 4 14 0 0 0 0 0

OFF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 2 6 18 0 4 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

C 0 2 2 6 0 3 2 2 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

E 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 32

145 164

46 54

181 184

184 181

12 40

41 50

30 38

3 4

SH 54 54 46

SV 29 29 32

GA 25 25 13

GAA 1.79 1.79 0.93

PG 1 1 1

PA 2 2 1

W 3 3 7

L 7 7 3

T 4 4 4

SO 4 4 4

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

POS GK

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

GP 14 14 14

GS 14 14 14

MIN 1260 1260 1260

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 25, 2022 vs. Houston Dynamo FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Manager & Sporting Director | Peter Vermes

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

Peter Vermes is in his 14th season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2022 and is the longest-tenured active head coach in MLS. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 212 coaching victories in all competitions are the most club history. During his tenure, he has won four major trophies – the 2012, 2015 and 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – and finished atop the Eastern Conference regularseason standings in 2011 and 2012, as well as the Western Conference in 2018 and 2020. His three U.S. Open Cup championships are the third most in Open Cup history. He is the first coach in club history to lead Sporting KC to eight straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team. His 175 regular-season wins top the club’s all-time chart and rank fifth most in MLS history. He passed his former coach Bob Gansler as the winningest manager in team history with a 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Aug. 12, 2015, his 109th victory in all competitions.

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

On August 4, 2018, Vermes coached his 302nd MLS regular-season game with Sporting KC, becoming the league’s all-time leader in games coached for one club. He was named the first-ever MLS Sporting Executive of the Year by his peers in 2018. Vermes has coached 493 total games during his Kansas City coaching career, most in club history.

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

With over 14 years of service at Sporting KC, Vermes is one of the longest serving managers in world soccer. Among all 18 leagues with an average attendance of 10,000+, Vermes ranks second, only behind 2. Bundesliga side FC Heidenheim’s Frank Schmidt (Sept. 17, 2007 – present). Among the top 126 leagues in the world as denoted by the CIES Football Observatory, Vermes’ tenure at Sporting KC ranks as the seventh longest active run.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC MLS Playoffs MIB KO Open Cup Intl. Total 3-6-3 11-13-6 13-9-12 18-7-9 17-10-7 14-13-7 14-11-9 13-13-8 12-9-13 18-8-8 10-16-8 12-6-3 17-10-7 3-7-4 175-138-104

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

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

--0-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 4-0-1 2-1-0 0-1-0 ----1-0-0 21-7-3

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

3-6-3 11-14-6 18-11-12 23-8-10 22-12-11 18-17-8 18-11-11 15-17-9 16-10-14 21-10-10 13-20-8 12-8-5 18-12-7 4-7-4 212-163-118

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

MIN

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MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

108

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

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

he scores 0-0-0

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

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

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

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ALL COMPETITIONS

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 2, March 12, 2022, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance May 14, 2022, KC at POR Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

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

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

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SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

MLS - TOTAL

MIN

MLS Regular Season

1426

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

102

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

1579

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, 6 times, last: May 22, 2022, KC at SJ Shots 2, 2 times, last: March 12, 2022, KC at COL Fouls Committed 4, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 8, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance May 22, 2022, KC at SJ Goal Sept. 15, 2021, KC vs. MIN Assist May 22, 2022, KC at SJ 2022 Record when: he starts 0-3-2 he scores 0-0-0

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

spearheaded a first-place finish in the group stage with a goal and an assist. Duke was the No. 1 prospect in the Heartland Region and the 20th-ranked player nationally at TopDrawerSoccer.com. Duke is the younger brother of former Sporting midfielder and 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.

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

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SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1426

MLS - TOTAL

1426

#15 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

299

265

23058

MLS Postseason

1208

MLS is Back KO Stage

151

U.S. Open Cup

1946

International

727

ALL COMPETITIONS

348

307

27090

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

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 11 times, last: March 19, 2022, KC at CHI Assists 2, 3 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 2, 15 times, last: April 2, 2022, KC at VAN Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, 6 times, last: Nov. 7, 2021, KC vs. RSL Fouls Suffered 6, 3 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance May 22, 2022, KC at SJ Goal March 19, 2022, KC at CHI Assist May 22, 2022, KC at SJ 2022 Record when: he starts 2-6-4 he scores 0-1-0

Birthday: 10/25/1986

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

competitions, tallying 13 goals and 44 assists over 13 seasons. He is both the club’s all-time leader and the all-time MLS leader with 12 red cards. In two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances, including eight in the UEFA Europa League, and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City. Espinoza earned 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team after debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics before retiring from international play in 2019.

Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 348 appearances for the club in all MLS CAREER STATS

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SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

299

265

23058

338

482

381

KC - Postseason

1208

MLS - TOTAL

316

279

24266

351

504

405

MIN

MLS Regular Season

5092

MLS Postseason

180

U.S. Open Cup

210

International

326

ALL COMPETITIONS

5808

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

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Assists 1, June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 1, 6 times, last: Feb. 27, 2022, KC at ATL Shots 2, 5 times, last: March 5, 2022, KC vs. HOU Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: March 26, 2022, KC vs. RSL Fouls Suffered 2, 6 times, last: April 9, 2022, KC vs. NSH Last Regular Season... Appearance May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL Goal Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL 2022 Record when: he starts 3-6-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 11/14/1989

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

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

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

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SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

5092

KC - Postseason

180

MLS - TOTAL

5272

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

MIN

MLS Regular Season

644

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

644

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

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

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, May 27, 2017, COL vs. SKC (w/ COL) Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, May 27, 2017, COL vs. SKC (w/ COL) Shots 3, Sept. 9, 2017, COL at HOU (w/ COL) Fouls Committed 3, 9 times, last: May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL Fouls Suffered 3, Aug. 11, 2018, COL vs. SJ (w/ COL) Last Regular Season... Appearance May 22, 2022, KC at SJ Goal May 27, 2017, COL vs. SKC (w/ COL) Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 1-2-4 he scores 0-0-0

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

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

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SOG

OFF

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GWA

KC - Regular Season

644

MLS - Regular Season

3512

MLS - TOTAL

3512

MIN

MLS Regular Season

1997

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

120

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

2185

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Assists 2, May 14, 2022, KC at POR Shots on Goal 1, 4 times, last: April 9, 2022, KC vs. NSH Shots 4, June 12, 2021, KC vs. ATX Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: April 17, 2022, KC at LAFC Fouls Suffered 4, July 4, 2021, KC at LA Last Regular Season... Appearance May 22, 2022, KC at SJ Goal June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Assist May 14, 2022, KC at POR 2022 Record when: he starts 3-3-1 he scores 0-0-0

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

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

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SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1997

KC - Postseason

MLS - TOTAL

2039

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

MIN

MLS Regular Season

1674

MLS Postseason

180

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

1854

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

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: April 9, 2022, KC vs. NSH Shots 1, 2 times, last: April 9, 2022, KC vs. NSH Fouls Committed 4, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: March 12, 2022, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance April 23, 2022, KC vs. CLB Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 2-6-1 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 11/15/1991

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1674

KC - Postseason

180

MLS - TOTAL

1854

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 25, 2022 vs. Houston Dynamo FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #10 | M | GADI KINDA SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

3429

MLS Postseason

214

MLS is Back KO Stage

135

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

3823

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

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

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

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

3429

KC - Postseason

214

MLS - TOTAL

3643

#22 | GK | KENDALL MCINTOSH | @McIntoshKendall SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

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

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

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Regular Season

0.00

MLS - TOTAL

0.00

MIN

MLS Regular Season

209

18763

MLS Postseason

924

MLS is Back KO Stage

180

U.S. Open Cup

1080

International

540

ALL COMPETITIONS

238

21487

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

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 7, 2 times, last: May 14, 2022, KC at POR Saves 10, April 8, 2018, KC at LA Last Regular Season... Appearance May 22, 2022, KC at SJ Shutout May 7, 2022, KC at NYC 2022 Record when: he starts 3-7-4

Birthday: 5/15/1986

Tim Melia has the most regular-season wins (90), shutouts (63) and saves (608) in club history, and has also played the most games (209) of any Sporting goalkeeper. Melia claimed the 2017 Goalkeeper of the Year crown with career-highs in wins (12), shutouts (10), saves (91), starts (31) and minutes (2,759). Melia surpassed each of those numbers in 2018, posting 18 wins, 13 shutouts, 106 saves, 34 starts and 3060 minutes.

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

Melia was also named the club’s 2017 Most Valuable Player. Among goalkeepers with at least 15 regular-season appearances in 2017, he led MLS with a 0.78 goals against average, 78.4 save percentage and 69.2-percent passing accuracy. He also ranked second in shutouts. On April 8, 2018, Melia set a new club record and career-high with 10 MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Regular Season

209

18763

875

608

261

1.25

MLS - Regular Season

215

214

19202

908

626

275

1.29

KC - Postseason

924

1.66

MLS - TOTAL

225

224

20126

957

657

292

1.31

#18 | D | LOGAN NDENBE | @Ndenbe22 SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

910

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

910

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 3, April 30, 2022, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 3, May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL Fouls Suffered 4, May 14, 2022, KC at POR Last Regular Season... Appearance May 22, 2022, KC at SJ Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 2-4-4 he scores 0-0-0

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

Ndenbe left Belgium in July 2020, signing for Guingamp to mark the start of a successful stint in the French Ligue 2. He made 16 appearances for the club during the 2020-21 campaign and took another step forward during the first half of the 2021-2022 season, playing every minute in 12 league starts while adding one assist.

On the youth international stage, Ndenbe rose through the Belgian U-17 and U-18 teams A native of Mouscron, Belgium, Ndenbe developed in the Royal Excel Mouscron academy before earning his Belgium U-21 debut in June 2021 for his first of six matches in 2023 before joining KV Oostende as a 17-year-old in 2017. He played 15 matches in three UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying. He has started in each of the team’s seasons with the club, featuring in the Belgian First Division A as well as the league’s last four games since Oct. 12, helping the team go 3-0-1. playoff competition for the UEFA Europa League. MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

910

MLS - TOTAL

910

MIN

MLS Regular Season

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

162

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance May 14, 2022, KC at POR Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

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

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

MLS - TOTAL

#9 | F | ALAN PULIDO | @alanpulido SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

2414

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

180

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

2667

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

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

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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

2414

KC - Postseason

MLS - TOTAL

2487

MIN

MLS Regular Season

540

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

120

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

750

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

Height: 6-4 Weight: 210 Birthday: 4/19/2001 Hometown: Bakersfield, California Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown Player on 2/24/2020 Sporting Kansas City signed goalkeeper John Pulskamp as a Homegrown Player ahead of the 2020 season after acquiring his Homegrown rights from the LA Galaxy where he spent two seasons in the club’s Academy. He made his MLS debut in the 2021 season opener, helping the side to a 2-1 victory at the New York Red Bulls. He became the youngest goalkeeper in Sporting KC history to record a shutout following a 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy on Oct. 27, 2021 at the age of 20 years and 191 days.

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

A native of Bakersfield, California, Pulskamp joined the MLS ranks on the heels of a 2019 USL Championship season in which he led Sporting KC II goalkeepers in starts (14), minutes (1,260), wins (four) and saves (45). He enjoyed several standout performances throughout the year, making five saves in a victory over reigning league champion

At the youth international level, Pulskamp debuted for the U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team in a friendly against regional rivals Mexico in early 2020. He also competed at a U.S. U-18 training camp in June 2018 at Pinnacle in Kansas City, Kansas.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Regular Season

540

1.17

MLS - TOTAL

540

1.17

#48 | D | KAVEH RAD | @KavehRad11 SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

244

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

100

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

434

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

Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 Birthday: 6/13/2001 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 4/5/2021 Sporting Kansas City signed center back Kaveh Rad as a Homegrown Player in April 2021, becoming the 16th player to emerge from the Sporting KC Academy to the first team. He made his MLS debut at Real Salt Lake on May 1, 2021. A native of North Carolina, Rad started 34 of 36 matches for Sporting Kansas City II in the USL Championship in 2019 and 2020. He enjoyed a breakout year for the club in 2019, signing an academy contract and making 22 appearances. Rad started 14 matches for Sporting KC II during a shortened 2020 campaign, leading the team in minutes (1,260) and passes (871) while starting in four of the club’s five wins.

Rad and his twin brother Jahon - who is under contract with Sporting KC II - moved from Durham, North Carolina, to Kansas City to join the Sporting KC Academy in 2016. He recorded seven goals and 65 league appearances in the U.S Soccer Development Academy from 2016-2019, representing Sporting at the U-15 through U-19 levels. During his time in the academy, Rad helped lead the Sporting KC U-19s to consecutive appearances at the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs in 2018 and 2019, including a dramatic run to the quarterfinals in the summer of 2019. Prior to arriving in Kansas City, the Rad brothers competed for North Carolina academy club Capital Area RailHawks Academy.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

244

MLS - TOTAL

244

MIN

MLS Regular Season

3954

MLS Postseason

488

U.S. Open Cup

104

International

540

ALL COMPETITIONS

5086

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

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: March 2, 2013, KC at PHI Assists 1, 5 times, last: May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 1, 15 times, last: Oct. 6, 2019, ORL vs. CHI (w/ ORL) Shots 3, 4 times, last: Oct. 6, 2019, ORL vs. CHI (w/ ORL) Fouls Committed 8, July 27, 2013, KC at MTL Fouls Suffered 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 9, 2013, KC at HOU Last Regular Season... Appearance May 22, 2022, KC at SJ Goal March 2, 2013, KC at PHI Assist May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL 2022 Record when: he starts 1-3-4 he scores 0-0-0

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

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

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

3954

MLS - Regular Season

115

8214

174

KC - Postseason

488

MLS - Postseason

637

MLS - TOTAL

123

103

8851

186

#7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

122

104

9187

MLS Postseason

735

MLS is Back KO Stage

157

U.S. Open Cup

236

International

422

ALL COMPETITIONS

142

121

10737

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

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 15, 2021, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 4, 4 times, last: Aug. 28, 2021, KC vs. COL Shots 8, Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 5, April 30, 2022, KC vs. DAL Fouls Suffered 5, 3 times, last: April 17, 2022, KC at LAFC Last Regular Season... Appearance May 22, 2022, KC at SJ Goal May 22, 2022, KC at SJ Assist Oct. 31, 2021, KC at MIN 2022 Record when: he starts 3-6-4 he scores 1-1-1

Birthday: 4/8/1990

Sporting KC acquired Scottish winger Johnny Russell in a transfer from English club Derby County FC in January 2018. Russell has tallied 47 goals and 38 assists in 142 appearances for Sporting KC since the start of 2018, including two hat tricks.

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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

122

104

9187

270

108

174

330

KC - Postseason

735

MLS - TOTAL

130

112

9922

286

114

193

355

MIN

MLS Regular Season

127

8603

MLS Postseason

577

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

554

International

197

ALL COMPETITIONS

151

106

10005

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 4 times, last: May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL Assists 2, 2 times, last: June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 4, 3 times, last: July 13, 2019, KC at VAN Shots 8, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 5, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL Goal May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL Assist April 9, 2022, KC vs. NSH 2022 Record when: he starts 3-5-3 he scores 1-1-1

Height: 6-1 Weight: 155 Birthday: 7/19/1996 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Gyirmot SE (Hungary) - Loan Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 1/13/2016 Sporting Kansas City signed forward Daniel Salloi as the fourth Homegrown Player in club history in early 2016 and made his Sporting KC debut on April 9, 2017 against the Colorado Rapids. Salloi was an MLS MVP finalist in 2021 after tallying 16 goals and 10 assists in all competitions, tying the club record for most non-penalty goals in a single MLS regular season. Across all competitions, Salloi has recorded 43 goals and 21 assists in 151 appearances.

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

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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

127

8603

293

122

118

KC - Postseason

577

MLS - TOTAL

134

9180

311

128

#11 | F | KHIRY SHELTON | @KhiryShelton SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

5821

MLS Postseason

489

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

6464

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

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 16 times, last: Oct. 31, 2021, KC at MIN Assists 3, Sept. 23, 2016, NYC vs. CHI (w/ NYC) Shots on Goal 4, July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Fouls Suffered 4, April 11, 2015, NYC at PHI (w/ NYC) Last Regular Season... Appearance May 14, 2022, KC at POR Goal Oct. 31, 2021, KC at MIN Assist Sept. 15, 2021, KC vs. MIN 2022 Record when: he starts 1-5-3 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 6/26/1993

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

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

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

5821

104

MLS - Regular Season

135

8306

140

107

KC - Postseason

489

MLS - Postseason

546

MLS - TOTAL

144

8856

146

104

112

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 25, 2022 vs. Houston Dynamo FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #2 | D | BEN SWEAT SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

530

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

120

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

650

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

Sporting Kansas City signed free agent defender Ben Sweat ahead of the 2022 campaign. Prior to arriving at Sporting, Sweat eclipsed 150 total appearances during a professional career that began in 2014 and includes previous MLS stints with the Columbus Crew, New York City FC, Inter Miami CF and Austin FC.

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 24, 2017, NYC at NY (w/ NYC) Assists 1, 12 times, last: April 9, 2022, KC vs. NSH Shots on Goal 2, Sept. 16, 2017, NYC at COL (w/ NYC) Shots 2, 9 times, last: Sept. 27, 2020, MIA at PHI (w/ MIA) Fouls Committed 3, 6 times, last: April 2, 2022, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 2, 8 times, last: April 2, 2022, KC at VAN Last Regular Season... Appearance May 22, 2022, KC at SJ Goal June 24, 2017, NYC at NY (w/ NYC) Assist April 9, 2022, KC vs. NSH 2022 Record when: he starts 2-3-1 he scores 0-0-0

three seasons, helping the team qualify for the postseason each year. Sweat was selected by Inter Miami CF with the first pick in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft and appeared in 22 matches during Miami’s maiden MLS campaign in 2020. In December 2020, Sweat was traded to another MLS newcomer, Austin FC. He started the first two matches in club history last April before missing the remainder of 2021 through injury.

Sweat began his professional journey as a 2014 MLS SuperDraft first-round selection, joining the Columbus Crew and spending most of his rookie campaign on loan with second-division side Dayton Dutch Lions. He would spend each of the next two seasons in the North American Soccer League with the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Sweat made his jump to MLS with New York City FC in 2017. He made 77 appearances for NYCFC across

On the international stage, Sweat represented the U.S. at the U-20 level in 2010 and earned his first call-up to the USMNT in October 2018. He made his senior debut as a late substitute in a friendly loss to Chile on Oct. 11 and five days later went the full 90 minutes in a 1-1 friendly draw against Peru.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

530

MLS - Regular Season

103

7936

MLS - Postseason

437

MLS - TOTAL

109

8373

102

#27 | F | MARINOS TZIONIS SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

413

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

120

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

533

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, May 14, 2022, KC at POR Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: May 14, 2022, KC at POR Shots 2, March 12, 2022, KC at COL Fouls Committed 1, 4 times, last: May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL Fouls Suffered 5, April 17, 2022, KC at LAFC Last Regular Season... Appearance May 22, 2022, KC at SJ Goal May 14, 2022, KC at POR Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-2-0 he scores 0-1-0

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

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

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

Tzionis represented Cyprus at the U-17 and U-19 youth levels, before breaking into the senior national team in September 2020. To date, Tzionis has one goal in 14 caps for the Cyprus National Team, scoring his first goal in a 2-0 win over Estonia on March 29, 2022.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

413

MLS - TOTAL

413

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 25, 2022 vs. Houston Dynamo FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #4 | D | ROBERT VOLODER SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

437

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

457

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 2, May 14, 2022, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 2, April 30, 2022, KC vs. DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance May 22, 2022, KC at SJ Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-1-3 he scores 0-0-0

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

437

MLS - TOTAL

437

#19 | F | NIKOLA VUJNOVIC | @VujnovicN19 SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

331

MLS Postseason

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

392

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: April 17, 2022, KC at LAFC Shots 2, April 17, 2022, KC at LAFC Fouls Committed 2, March 19, 2022, KC at CHI Fouls Suffered 2, May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL Last Regular Season... Appearance May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 2-2-0 he scores 0-0-0

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

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

331

MLS - TOTAL

331

MIN

MLS Regular Season

3156

MLS Postseason

180

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

3440

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

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: April 9, 2022, KC vs. NSH Assists 1, Sept. 11, 2021, KC vs. CHI Shots on Goal 1, 9 times, last: April 9, 2022, KC vs. NSH Shots 3, 2 times, last: Nov. 3, 2021, KC at ATX Fouls Committed 3, March 5, 2022, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 3, Nov. 7, 2021, KC vs. RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance May 22, 2022, KC at SJ Goal April 9, 2022, KC vs. NSH Assist Sept. 11, 2021, KC vs. CHI 2022 Record when: he starts 3-7-4 he scores 1-1-0

Birthday: 4/26/1995

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

3156

KC - Postseason

180

MLS - TOTAL

3336

#8 | D | GRAHAM ZUSI SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

330

286

26037

MLS Postseason

1919

MLS is Back KO Stage

180

U.S. Open Cup

1537

International

1140

ALL COMPETITIONS

383

337

30813

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 8 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Shots on Goal 3, 5 times, last: Aug. 18, 2018, KC vs. POR Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: March 30, 2013, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last Regular Season... Appearance April 30, 2022, KC vs. DAL Goal July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist Oct. 3, 2021, KC vs. HOU 2022 Record when: he starts 2-6-2 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) Sporting’s all-time appearance and minutes leader, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15, 2017-19), MLS Best XI (2012-13) & MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in every All-Star Game from 2011-2014. Zusi has recorded 33 goals and 87 assists in 383 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2009 out of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in club history with 87 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist

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

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

330

286

26037

467

140

271

367

799

KC - Postseason

1919

MLS - TOTAL

350

306

27956

499

144

297

397

868