Match Notes: Sporting vs. Seattle Sounders FC | May 26, 2019

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. 5 p.m. CT (FS1 / FOX Deportes)

Sunday, May 26, 2019 (Week 13, MLS Game #164)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-5 185 08/30/1995 Chula Vista, CA 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Adrian Zendejas DF 6-2 165 04/21/1992 Budapest, Hungary 8 7 0 0 8 7 0 0 2 Botond Barath 4 Andreu Fontas DF 6-1 190 11/14/1989 Banyoles, Spain 5 5 0 0 7 6 0 0 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 7 7 0 0 264 258 3 18 MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 11 9 1 1 78 76 5 7 6 Ilie Sanchez 7 Johnny Russell FW 5-10 170 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 11 10 4 3 41 34 14 13 8 Graham Zusi MF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 8 8 0 2 260 220 28 65 Krisztian Nemeth FW 5-11 165 01/05/1989 Gyor, Hungary 11 10 7 1 69 44 19 11 9 10 Yohan Croizet MF 5-10 170 02/15/1992 Sarrebourg, France 10 5 0 0 42 24 3 3 11 Kelyn Rowe MF 5-8 150 12/02/1991 Federal Way, WA 11 5 0 1 217 165 29 41 FW 5-8 140 02/23/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 7 7 0 2 70 50 13 9 12 Gerso Fernandes 13 Gianluca Busio MF 5-7 135 05/28/2002 Greensboro, NC 7 4 3 0 14 5 4 1 14 Nicolas Hasler DF 5-9 174 05/04/1991 Vaduz, Liechtenstein 7 4 0 0 41 32 3 4 DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 8 7 0 0 216 204 1 11 15 Seth Sinovic 16 Graham Smith DF 6-3 185 11/25/1995 Highlands Ranch, CO 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 17 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 4 4 0 2 226 206 8 34 Eric Dick GK 6-5 205 10/03/1994 Roeland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 Erik Hurtado FW 5-10 185 11/15/1990 Fredricksburg, VA 0 0 0 0 105 47 12 10 20 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 7 2 0 0 58 40 14 9 21 Felipe Gutierrez MF 5-7 145 10/08/1990 Quintero, Chile 11 10 4 1 31 28 11 3 DF 6-0 165 06/17/1988 San Jose, Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 204 161 24 29 22 Rodney Wallace 23 Tyler Freeman FW 5-10 150 01/09/2003 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gedion Zelalem MF 5-11 155 01/26/1997 Berlin, Germany 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 24 26 Jaylin Lindsey DF 5-8 155 03/27/2000 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 1 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 10 10 0 0 131 130 0 0 30 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-9 163 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11 9 2 2 247 221 39 58 Wan Kuzain MF 5-10 160 09/14/1998 Carbondale, IL 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 0 75 94 Jimmy Medranda DF 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 0 0 0 0 86 62 5 4 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W135 L103 T87

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2019 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-4 195 07/26/1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Trey Muse 3 Jonathan Campbell DF 6-2 188 06/27/1993 Greensboro, NC 1 1 0 0 73 50 1 2 MF 6-0 155 02/07/1987 Gothenberg, Sweden 8 8 0 1 64 61 4 6 4 Gustav Svensson 5 Nouhou Tolo DF 5-10 175 06/23/1997 Douala, Cameroon 9 2 0 0 56 35 0 2 7 Cristian Roldan MF 5-8 165 06/03/1995 Artesia, CA 13 13 3 1 135 119 17 17 8 Victor Rodriguez MF 5-7 154 07/23/1989 Sabadell, Spain 10 10 1 3 36 29 8 10 FW 5-7 145 07/25/1990 Lima, Peru 8 6 4 1 22 19 14 2 9 Raul Ruidiaz 10 Nicolas Lodeiro MF 5-7 150 03/21/1989 Paysandu, Uruguay 13 13 2 7 86 86 21 43 DF 5-10 155 04/09/1994 Penrith, Austrailia 12 11 0 4 18 17 0 5 11 Brad Smith 12 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 3 2 0 0 71 51 1 10 FW 6-0 185 10/26/1994 Seattle, WA 12 12 4 1 69 66 19 6 13 Jordan Morris 14 Chad Marshall DF 6-4 190 08/22/1984 Riverside, CA 8 8 0 0 409 404 26 16 Alex Roldan MF 5-10 155 07/28/1996 Artesia, CA 3 1 0 0 22 8 0 1 16 17 Will Bruin FW 6-2 194 10/24/1989 St. Louis, MO 6 3 2 0 244 194 70 27 DF 5-10 154 06/24/1990 Paramaribo, Suriname 12 11 3 1 53 49 4 8 18 Kelvin Leerdam 19 Harry Shipp MF 5-9 145 11/07/1991 Lake Forest, IL 10 3 2 1 140 104 19 22 DF 6-2 175 07/13/1989 Busan, South Korea 13 13 0 1 42 41 0 1 20 Kim Kee-Hee 21 Jordy Delem MF 5-11 156 03/18/1993 Le Francois, Martinique 7 5 0 0 37 24 1 1 23 Henry Wingo MF 6-0 170 10/04/1995 Seattle, WA 3 0 0 0 19 1 0 0 24 Stefan Frei GK 6-3 195 04/20/1986 Altstaetten, Switzerland 13 13 0 0 259 259 0 3 Xavier Arreaga DF 6-0 165 09/28/1994 Guayaquil, Ecuador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 29 Roman Torres DF 6-2 195 03/20/1986 Panama City, Panama 9 5 0 0 58 45 0 3 35 Bryan Meredith GK 6-2 209 08/02/1989 Scotch Plains, NJ 0 0 0 0 13 11 0 0 70 Handwalla Bwana MF 5-9 145 06/25/1997 Mombasa, Kenya 6 3 1 0 18 9 3 1 75 Danny Leyva MF 5-10 140 05/05/2003 Las Vegas, NV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez FW 5-10 142 03/25/2002 Fresno, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEAD COACH : Brian Schmetzer

08/18/1962 W47 L23 T25

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC Sunday, May 26, 2019; Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan., 5 p.m. CT REFEREES

2019 SEASON RECORDS

Sporting at home

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 11 2-4-5 11 20 20 6 2-1-3 9 16 11

REFEREE: Chris Penso.

AR1 (bench): C.J. Morgante; AR2 (opposite): Andrew Bigelow; 4th: Elvis Osmanovic; VAR: Jon Freemon; AVAR: Kyle Longville TEAM NEWS

Sounders FC 13 7-1-5 26 22 14 on road 5 1-1-3 6 6 7 ALL-TIME: Sporting 5 wins, 18 goals …

Sounders FC 9 wins, 19 goals … Ties 4

SUSPENDED: KC: Krisztian Nemeth (through May 26) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: SEA: Nicolas Lodeiro SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Felipe Gutierrez, Krisztian Nemeth ... SEA: Kelvin Leerdam, Kim Kee-Hee, Cristian Roldan

AT KC: Sporting 3 wins, 14 goals …

Sounders FC 4 wins, 11 goals … Ties 2

DISABLED LIST: KC: Jaylin Lindsey INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

LAST YEAR (MLS): 4/15: KC 2, SEA 2 (Sanchez 34; Zusi 78 -- Bruin 48+; C. Roldan 73) 9/1: SEA 3, KC 1 (Ruidiaz 12; own goal 52; Lodeiro 56 -- Rubio 2)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 1 Scoring Summary: KC--Nemeth 7 (unassisted) 37 VAN--Cornelius 1 (Adnan 2) 94+

UPCOMING MATCHES SOUNDERS FC SPORTING Sat. June 1 at FC Dallas Wed. May 29 LA Galaxy Wed. June 5 at Montreal Sat. June 1 at Houston Sat. June 29 Vancouver Fri. June 7 at Toronto FC Wed. July 3 at NYCFC Sun. June 23 at Columbus

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Nicolas Hasler, Botond Barath, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Felipe Gutierrez, Ilie Sanchez, Benny Feilhaber, Johnny Russell (Yohan Croizet 82), Krisztian Nemeth (Ejected 51), Kelyn Rowe (Gedion Zelalem 92+).

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM SOUNDERS FC

SPORTING

F 20 50

A 20 50

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 22 53

A 14 84

12 8 2 0

5 6 3 0

16 2 2 1 1 0 0 0

11 1 0 1 0 0 1 0

2 18 2

3 9 2

HOW SCORED

9 9 2 0

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

13 6 1 0

TYPE OF PLAY

10 2 2 1 3 1 0 1

15 2 0 2 1 0 0 0

OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS

5 13 2

5 13 2

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

PHILADELPHIA UNION 0 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 0 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC--Stefan Frei, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Kim Kee-Hee, Roman Torres, Jonathan Campbell, Nouhou Tolo (Kelvin Leerdam 71), Cristian Roldan, Jordy Delem (Handwalla Bwana 76), Alex Roldan, Nicolas Lodeiro, Will Bruin (Raul Ruidiaz 79).

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC SEA

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 2-1-2 0-1-1 0-2-2 6-0-0 1-0-4 0-1-1

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 2-1-2 0-3-3 5-0-1 2-1-2

THE LAST TIME

Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 3/30/2019 KC 7, MTL 1 10/21/2018 KC 3, DAL 0 5/05/2019 KC 0, ATL 3 5/12/2019 KC 0, DC 1 5/18/2019 KC 1, VAN 1 3/10/2019 KC 2, PHI 0 5/12/2019 KC 0, DC 1

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC Sounders FC

LWTWTTLTLLT WWWTWWLTTTWWT

(4) (5) (1) (0) (0) (9) (1)

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC Date Score (Gms since) 5/15/2019 SEA 2, ORL 1 3/16/2019 SEA 4, CHI 2 9/19/2018 SEA 0, PHI 1 4/21/2019 SEA 1, LFC 4 5/18/2019 SEA 0, PHI 0 5/18/2019 SEA 0, PHI 0 5/18/2019 SEA 0, PHI 0

(0) (4) (11) (2) (0) (0) (0)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 7 Nemeth A: 3 Russell SHT: 32 Nemeth SOG: 13 Nemeth FC: 19 Nemeth FS: 17 Fernandes/Russell OF: 7 Nemeth C: 3 Gutierrez/Nemeth E: 1 Espinoza SOUNDERS FC G: 4 Morris/Ruidiaz A: 7 Lodeiro SHT: 27 Lodeiro SOG: 8 Lodeiro/Ruidiaz FC: 27 Lodeiro FS: 49 Lodeiro OF: 7 Bruin/Morris C: 4 Lodeiro E: 1 Leerdam/Roldan

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 11 2 5 2 0 2 20 1.82 SEA 13 2 5 3 1 2 22 1.69 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 11 1 5 2 1 2 20 1.82 SEA 13 5 4 3 0 1 14 1.08 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 20 2 2 4 2 4 6 SEA 22 6 4 3 2 5 2 GOALS ALLOWED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 20 2 2 3 5 3 5 SEA 14 4 1 2 3 3 1

2019 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (2-4-5, 11 pts.)

UNF 9 7 21 13 6 12 8 17 11 3 1 4 30 30 2 20 24 16 5 14 14 22 15 29 10

POS F F M M M F M M M D G D M M D F M D D D D D D G M

PLAYER Krisztian Nemeth Johnny Russell Felipe Gutierrez Gianluca Busio Ilie Sanchez Gerso Fernandes Graham Zusi Roger Espinoza Kelyn Rowe Abdul Rwatubyaye Adrian Zendejas Andreu Fontas Benny Feilhaber (KC) Benny Feilhaber (TOT) Botond Barath Daniel Salloi Gedion Zelalem Graham Smith Matt Besler Nicolas Hasler (KC) Nicolas Hasler (TOT) Rodney Wallace Seth Sinovic Tim Melia Yohan Croizet Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 11 11 11 7 11 7 8 4 11 2 1 5 2 11 8 7 3 2 7 4 7 1 8 10 10

GS 10 10 10 4 9 7 8 4 5 1 1 5 2 9 7 2 1 2 7 3 4 1 7 10 5

MIN 881 911 870 340 846 571 720 284 490 164 90 428 180 800 652 238 82 180 555 271 344 27 693 900 472

11 11

11 11

990 990

G 7 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 20

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

SHT 32 25 26 9 9 6 12 4 12 2 0 2 2 11 3 4 0 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 8

SOG 13 11 12 6 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 5

17 13

144 163

55 59

FC 19 6 17 5 9 8 6 10 11 3 0 4 3 18 11 4 1 0 1 2 2 1 5 0 8

FS 8 17 10 5 9 17 9 7 10 0 0 4 3 23 1 4 0 0 1 3 5 1 4 1 5

OFF 7 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

CK 0 38 9 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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

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

128 134 134 128

19 16

49 54

27 25

5 2

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Krisztian Nemeth 1, Ilie Sanchez 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Felipe Gutierrez 1, Gerso Fernandes 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Felipe Gutierrez 2-2, Ilie Sanchez 1-1, Krisztian Nemeth 0-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29 1

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Adrian Zendejas Team totals Opponent totals

GP 10 1 11 11

GS 10 1 11 11

MIN SHTS 900 51 90 4 990 55 990 59

SV 32 3 35 39

GA 19 1 20 20

GAA 1.9 1 1.82 1.82

PG 0 1 1 3

PA 2 1 3 4

W 2 0 2 4

L 4 0 4 2

T 4 1 5 5

SO 1 0 1 2

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2019 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC STATISTICS (7-1-5, 26 pts.)

UNF 13 9 7 18 10 19 17 8 70 11 4 20 16 14 23 3 21 5 29 12 24

POS F F M D M M F M M D M D M D M D M D D D G

PLAYER Jordan Morris Raul Ruidiaz Cristian Roldan Kelvin Leerdam Nicolas Lodeiro Harry Shipp Will Bruin Victor Rodriguez Handwalla Bwana Brad Smith Gustav Svensson Kim Kee-Hee Alex Roldan Chad Marshall Henry Wingo Jonathan Campbell Jordy Delem Nouhou Tolo Roman Torres Saad Abdul-Salaam Stefan Frei Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 12 8 13 12 13 10 6 10 6 12 8 13 3 8 3 1 7 9 9 3 13

GS 12 6 13 11 13 3 3 10 3 11 8 13 1 8 0 1 5 2 5 2 13

MIN 978 536 1098 1008 1152 396 281 734 287 1015 678 1144 114 720 60 90 463 197 495 181 1170

13 13

13 13

1170 1170

G 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 14

A 1 1 1 1 7 1 0 3 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 14 19 14 9 27 10 7 18 7 5 6 6 1 7 0 0 1 2 4 1 0

SOG 7 8 4 3 8 4 5 5 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

21 16

158 188

52 59

FC 9 9 11 17 27 4 6 7 4 5 8 16 1 6 0 2 6 7 3 1 0

FS 8 6 26 7 49 5 1 19 1 4 5 5 1 2 0 0 10 3 3 1 5

OFF 7 3 0 1 2 1 7 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 0 0 0 0 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

C 1 0 3 3 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0

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

149 171 171 149

26 16

84 56

22 21

2 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Nicolas Lodeiro 2, Cristian Roldan 2, Jordan Morris 1, Kelvin Leerdam 1, Handwalla Bwana 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Nicolas Lodeiro 2, Cristian Roldan 1, Kelvin Leerdam 1, Gustav Svensson 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Nicolas Lodeiro 1-1 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC GOALKEEPING UNF 24

POS G

GOALKEEPER Stefan Frei Team totals Opponent totals

GP 13 13 13

GS 13 13 13

MIN SHTS 1170 59 1170 59 1170 52

SV 45 45 30

GA 14 14 22

GAA 1.08 1.08 1.69

PG 0 0 1

PA 0 0 1

W 7 7 1

L 1 1 7

T 5 5 5

SO 5 5 2

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sun. Mar.

RESULT L 1-2

ATT 22099

W-L-T 0-1-0

W 2-0 T 1-1 W 7-1

18738 11037 18632

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

7 6 5

T 1-1

26023

2-1-2

7

T 2-2

17897

2-1-3

7

Sat. Apr.

7 at FC Cincinnati 14 New York Red Bulls 20 at San Jose

L 1-4

15777

2-2-3

8

Sat. Apr.

27 New England

T 4-4

18511

2-2-4

8

Sun. Sun. Sat. Sun. Wed. Sat. Fri. Sun. Sat.

May May May May May June June June June

L 0-3 L 0-1 T 1-1

18518 12521 18691

2-3-4 2-4-4 2-4-5

10 11 11

Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri.

July July July July July

5 Atlanta 12 at D.C. United 18 Vancouver 26 Seattle 29 Los Angeles 1 at Houston 7 at Toronto FC 23 at Columbus 29 at Real Salt Lake 3 Los Angeles FC 6 Chicago 13 at Vancouver 20 FC Dallas 26 at New York City FC 4 at Seattle 10 Real Salt Lake 14 at Orlando City SC 17 San Jose 22 Minnesota 31 Houston 7 at Portland 15 at Los Angeles 21 Colorado 25 at Minnesota 29 Portland 6 at FC Dallas

Sun. Mar. Sun. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sun. Apr. Sun. Apr.

Sun. Aug. Sat. Aug. Wed. Aug. Sat. Thu. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sun.

Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct.

OPPONENT 3 at Los Angeles FC 10 Philadelphia 17 at Colorado 30 Montreal

POS PTS NOTES: 12 0 KC: Nemeth (16); LFC: Rossi (47) Diomande (94+) 3 KC: Sanchez (11) own goal (80); 4 KC: Russell (88); COL: Rubio (54) 7 KC: Russell (10,50) Nemeth (43,68,84) Gutierrez (47+) Busio (78); MTL: Taider (89) 8 KC: Busio (62); CIN: Mattocks (19) 9 KC: Russell (24) Busio (88); NYR: Royer (52) White (75) 9 KC: Gutierrez (66); SJ: Hoesen (6,12) Salinas (46) Eriksson (61) 10 KC: Nemeth (33,83) Gutierrez (60,70); NE: Caicedo (18,35) Agudelo (42) Jones (66) 10 ATL: Martinez (39,76) Barco (47) 10 DC: Arriola (78) 11 KC: Nemeth (37); VAN: Cornelius (94+)

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SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2019 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Mar.

OPPONENT 2 FC Cincinnati

RESULT W 4-1

ATT 39011

W-L-T 1-0-0

Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar.

9 Colorado 16 at Chicago

W 2-0 W 4-2

37725 10032

2-0-0 3-0-0

Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sun.

Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr.

T 0-0 W 1-0 W 3-2 L 1-4

24803 37722 0 37722 22221

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

Wed. Sun. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sat. Wed.

Apr. Apr. May May May May May June June June July

T T T W W T

37722 38581 19832 39232 37722 18540

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

Sat. Sun. Sun. Sat. Sun. Sat. Wed.

July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug.

Sat. Fri. Sun. Sat. Sun.

Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep.

Wed. Sun. Sun. Sun.

Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct.

30 at Vancouver 6 Real Salt Lake 10 at Colorado 13 Toronto FC 21 at Los Angeles FC 24 San Jose 28 Los Angeles FC 4 at Minnesota 11 Houston 15 Orlando City SC 18 at Philadelphia 26 at Sporting KC 1 at FC Dallas 5 at Montreal 29 Vancouver 3 at New York City FC 6 at Columbus 14 Atlanta 21 Portland 27 at Houston 4 Sporting KC 10 New England 14 at Real Salt Lake 17 at Los Angeles 23 at Portland 1 Los Angeles 7 at Colorado 15 New York Red Bulls 18 FC Dallas 22 at D.C. United 29 at San Jose 6 Minnesota

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

POS PTS NOTES: 1 3 SEA: Leerdam (27) Morris (33,43) Ruidiaz (87); CIN: Bertone (13) 1 6 SEA: Leerdam (5) Ruidiaz (8); 1 9 SEA: Rodriguez (8) Morris (15) Lodeiro (49) Ruidiaz (88); CHI: Edwards (57) Herbers (84) 2 10 2 13 SEA: Lodeiro (18); 2 13 2 16 SEA: Bruin (24,66) Roldan (68); TOR: Altidore (11,70) 3 16 SEA: Shipp (51); LFC: Vela (12,55) Atuesta (39) Ramirez (61) 3 17 SEA: Leerdam (65) Shipp (67); SJ: Salinas (34,53) 3 18 SEA: Morris (1); LFC: Vela (4) 4 19 SEA: Roldan (42); MIN: Opara (26) 3 22 SEA: Roldan (5); 2 25 SEA: Ruidiaz (19) Bwana (68); ORL: Mueller (75) 2 26

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SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2019)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2019)

Goals 3 Krisztian Nemeth Assists 2 Roger Espinoza 2 Gerso Fernandes Shots 7 Krisztian Nemeth Shots on Goal 3 Krisztian Nemeth 3 Krisztian Nemeth Fouls Committed 5 Roger Espinoza Fouls Suffered 5 Gerso Fernandes 5 Johnny Russell Offside 2 5 times Saves 5 Tim Melia 5 Tim Melia Shots Faced 8 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 4 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia

Goals 7 03/30/2019 vs Assists 7 03/30/2019 vs Shots 20 04/14/2019 vs Shots on Goal 9 03/30/2019 vs Fouls Committed 17 03/03/2019 vs Fouls Suffered 16 03/17/2019 vs 16 04/14/2019 vs 16 04/27/2019 vs Corner Kicks 9 04/27/2019 vs Offside 3 03/10/2019 vs 3 04/07/2019 vs Saves 5 03/10/2019 vs 5 05/05/2019 vs Shots Faced 8 05/05/2019 vs Goals Allowed 4 04/20/2019 vs 4 04/27/2019 vs

03/30/2019 vs MTL

W 7-1

03/30/2019 vs MTL 03/30/2019 vs MTL

W 7-1 W 7-1

04/27/2019 vs NE

T 4-4

03/30/2019 vs MTL 04/27/2019 vs NE

W 7-1 T 4-4

03/03/2019 vs LFC

L 1-2

03/30/2019 vs MTL 05/12/2019 vs DC

W 7-1 L 0-1

03/10/2019 vs PHI

W 2-0

03/10/2019 vs PHI 05/05/2019 vs ATL

W 2-0 L 0-3

05/05/2019 vs ATL

L 0-3

04/20/2019 vs SJ 04/27/2019 vs NE

L 1-4 T 4-4

MTL

W 7-1

MTL

W 7-1

NYR

T 2-2

MTL

W 7-1

LFC

L 1-2

COL NYR NE

T 1-1 T 2-2 T 4-4

NE

T 4-4

PHI CIN

W 2-0 T 1-1

PHI ATL

W 2-0 L 0-3

ATL

L 0-3

SJ NE

L 1-4 T 4-4

SOUNDERS FC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2019)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2019)

Goals 2 Jordan Morris 2 Will Bruin Assists 2 Victor Rodriguez 2 Nicolas Lodeiro 2 Nicolas Lodeiro Shots 8 Victor Rodriguez Shots on Goal 3 Raul Ruidiaz 3 Will Bruin 3 Handwalla Bwana Fouls Committed 5 Nicolas Lodeiro 5 Nicolas Lodeiro Fouls Suffered 7 Nicolas Lodeiro Offside 5 Jordan Morris Saves 10 Stefan Frei Shots Faced 12 Stefan Frei Goals Allowed 4 Stefan Frei

Goals 4 03/02/2019 at 4 03/16/2019 at Assists 4 03/02/2019 at 4 03/16/2019 at 4 04/13/2019 at 4 04/24/2019 at Shots 24 03/02/2019 at Shots on Goal 9 03/02/2019 at Fouls Committed 19 04/21/2019 at Fouls Suffered 18 03/09/2019 at Corner Kicks 12 04/24/2019 at Offside 6 04/13/2019 at 6 05/04/2019 at Saves 10 03/16/2019 at Shots Faced 12 03/16/2019 at Goals Allowed 4 04/21/2019 at

03/02/2019 at CIN 04/13/2019 at TOR

W 4-1 W 3-2

03/02/2019 at CIN 03/02/2019 at CIN 04/24/2019 at SJ

W 4-1 W 4-1 T 2-2

03/02/2019 at CIN

W 4-1

03/02/2019 at CIN 04/13/2019 at TOR 04/24/2019 at SJ

W 4-1 W 3-2 T 2-2

04/21/2019 at LFC 04/28/2019 at LFC

L 1-4 T 1-1

04/24/2019 at SJ

T 2-2

05/04/2019 at MIN

T 1-1

03/16/2019 at CHI

W 4-2

03/16/2019 at CHI

W 4-2

04/21/2019 at LFC

L 1-4

TEAM LOW GAMES (2019) Shots 9 03/17/2019 vs Shots on Goal 3 05/05/2019 vs Fouls Committed 10 04/14/2019 vs 10 05/12/2019 vs Fouls Suffered 5 05/05/2019 vs Corner Kicks 0 03/03/2019 vs Offside 0 04/20/2019 vs 0 05/12/2019 vs Saves 1 03/17/2019 vs 1 03/30/2019 vs Shots Faced 2 03/17/2019 vs 2 03/30/2019 vs

COL

T 1-1

ATL

L 0-3

NYR DC

T 2-2 L 0-1

ATL

L 0-3

LFC

L 1-2

SJ DC

L 1-4 L 0-1

COL MTL

T 1-1 W 7-1

COL MTL

T 1-1 W 7-1

TEAM LOW GAMES (2019)

CIN CHI

W 4-1 W 4-2

CIN CHI TOR SJ

W W W T

CIN

W 4-1

CIN

W 4-1

LFC

L 1-4

COL

W 2-0

SJ

T 2-2

TOR MIN

W 3-2 T 1-1

CHI

W 4-2

CHI

W 4-2

LFC

L 1-4

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

Shots 4 04/28/2019 at Shots on Goal 1 05/04/2019 at 1 05/18/2019 at Fouls Committed 5 05/15/2019 at Fouls Suffered 7 04/28/2019 at Corner Kicks 3 03/16/2019 at Offside 0 03/02/2019 at 0 04/24/2019 at 0 04/28/2019 at 0 05/11/2019 at Saves 0 05/15/2019 at Shots Faced 1 05/11/2019 at 1 05/15/2019 at

LFC

T 1-1

MIN PHI

T 1-1 T 0-0

ORL

W 2-1

LFC

T 1-1

CHI

W 4-2

CIN SJ LFC HOU

W T T W

ORL

W 2-1

HOU ORL

W 1-0 W 2-1

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

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SOUNDERS FC VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Sounders FC

Sporting KC 5 wins, 18 goals Sounders FC 9 wins, 19 goals 4 ties 4/11/2009 10/17/2009 4/17/2010 10/9/2010 5/21/2011 8/6/2011 6/20/2012 5/8/2013 3/8/2014 5/23/2015 6/6/2015 9/27/2015 3/6/2016 7/24/2016 10/27/2016 5/17/2017 8/12/2017 4/15/2018 9/1/2018

KC 1 at SEA SEA 3 at KC SEA 1 vs KC SEA 2 at KC SEA 1 vs KC SEA 2 at KC SEA 1 vs KC SEA 1 at KC SEA 1 vs KC SEA 0 vs KC KC 1 vs SEA KC 1 vs SEA KC 1 at SEA KC 3 vs SEA SEA 1 vs KC KC 3 vs SEA SEA 1 vs KC KC 2 vs SEA SEA 3 vs KC

0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

(Q) (CA) (Q) (CA) (Q) (SP) (Q) (SP) (Q) (Q) (SP) (SP) (Q) (SP) (Q) (SP) (Q) (SP) (Q)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 6 84 26 95 29 37

2 13 96 36 87 25 33

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sporting KC Tot 19 180 62 182 54 70

1 6 103 40 122 7 49

2 12 126 39 125 13 47

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 18 229 79 247 20 96

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC SEA

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

OT

Total

2 2

2 1

1 2

5 3

2 3

6 8

0 0

18 19

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Brian Schmetzer Peter Vermes

vs. KC

2-1-1

(1.75 pts./game)

vs. SEA

4-9-4

(0.94 pts./game)

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

3 2 18 8 24 16 4 5 5 20 8

Sporting KC Dwyer/Fernandes Graham Zusi Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Jimmy Nielsen Tim Melia Tim Melia Jimmy Nielsen

1 2 19 8 24 36 5 4 3 37 12

Sounders FC 18 times 3 times Fredy Montero Fredy Montero Osvaldo Alonso Osvaldo Alonso Kasey Keller Stefan Frei Stefan Frei Stefan Frei Stefan Frei

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Sporting KC 3 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/17) 1 16 players tied 6 4 players tied

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal

Fouls Suffered

4 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/17) 6 Aurelien Collin (twice) 4 3 players tied

Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

1 6 players tied 6 Tim Melia (06/06/15) 3 Hartman/Melia

Fouls Committed

Sounders FC 1 18 players tied 2 Jaqua/Ljungberg 6 Fredy Montero (04/11/09) 3 Fredy Montero (04/11/09) 4 Cooper/Alonso 7 Osvaldo Alonso (03/08/14) 1 6 players tied 6 Stefan Frei (twice) 3 Stefan Frei (twice)

W-L-T Breakdowns: Sporting Kansas City W-L-T At Halftime: Leading Tied Trailing First Goal: Allowed Scored Goals Scored: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals Goals Allowed: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals

Streak (started)

Seattle Sounders FC W-L-T

Streak (started)

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

2 Ts 1 Ls 1 Ls

(04/14/2019) (05/12/2019) (05/05/2019)

6-0-0 15 Ws (07/21/2018) 1-0-4 3 Ts (04/28/2019) 0-1-1 1 Ts (04/24/2019)

0-3-3 2-1-2

2 Ls 2 Ts

(05/05/2019) (04/14/2019)

2-1-2 5-0-1

2 Ts (04/24/2019) 2 Ws (05/11/2019)

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

4 Ls 1 Ts 1 Ts 4 Ws 1 Ts

(06/30/2018) (05/18/2019) (04/14/2019) (03/17/2018) (04/27/2019)

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

1 1 1 5 5

Ts Ws Ws Ws Ws

(05/18/2019) (05/11/2019) (05/15/2019) (04/22/2018) (08/18/2018)

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

7 Ws 1 Ts 1 Ts 4 Ls 1 Ts

(08/04/2018) (05/18/2019) (04/14/2019) (07/14/2018) (04/27/2019)

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

1 1 1 3 1

Ts Ws Ts Ls Ls

(05/18/2019) (05/15/2019) (04/24/2019) (03/18/2018) (04/21/2019)

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. SOUNDERS FC (5-9-4) PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

Gerso Fernandes Dom Dwyer Davy Arnaud Jacob Peterson Graham Zusi Benny Feilhaber Nuno Andre Coelho Zoltan Hercegfalvi Kei Kamara Diego Rubio Ilie Sanchez Josh Wolff Saad Abdul-Salaam Matt Besler Aurelien Collin Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Michael Harrington Jack Jewsbury Jimmy Medranda Ike Opara Jordi Quintilla Team totals Opponent totals

4 6 5 6 14 7 1 1 7 1 3 4 5 14 4 4 12 7 4 6 6 2 18 18

3 4 5 6 10 6 1 1 4 1 3 3 2 13 4 4 10 6 4 5 5 2 18 18

250 408 450 419 935 541 90 70 413 75 270 284 236 1217 360 360 919 553 343 415 451 180 1620 1620

3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19

1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 20

SHT GOALKEEPER

GP

MIN

SHT

SV

GAA

PG

8 18 12 11 15 7 3 1 13 4 3 4 3 5 2 1 16 0 2 5 3 5 229 180

8 1 1 6 2 18 18

720 90 90 540 180 1620 1620

25 3 5 17 12 62 79

20 2 4 9 7 42 60

0.75 1.00 1.00 1.33 1.50 1.06 1.00

1 0 0 0 0 1 3

Tim Melia Jon Kempin Eric Kronberg Jimmy Nielsen Kevin Hartman Team totals Opponent totals

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SOUNDERS FC CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (9-5-4) PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

GOALKEEPER

GP

Nate Jaqua Mauro Rosales Will Bruin Clint Dempsey Mike Fucito Nicolas Lodeiro Tyrone Marshall Cristian Roldan Chad Barrett Alvaro Fernandez Patrick Ianni Roger Levesque Obafemi Martins Lamar Neagle Sanna Nyassi Jeff Parke Raul Ruidiaz Djimi Traore Freddie Ljungberg Osvaldo Alonso Brad Evans Chad Marshall Jordan Morris Gonzalo Pineda Alex Roldan Brad Smith Tyson Wahl Team totals Opponent totals

4 4 4 6 3 4 4 8 2 5 4 3 2 6 2 4 1 2 3 15 11 9 4 3 1 1 2 18 18

2 3 3 5 0 4 3 7 1 3 2 2 2 3 1 4 1 2 3 13 9 9 4 3 1 1 2 18 18

240 245 240 480 61 359 271 634 96 259 182 186 180 269 93 360 89 180 260 1206 823 801 339 270 88 90 180 1620 1620

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 18

2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 20 16

5 3 6 15 5 7 1 7 5 7 2 2 2 11 3 2 4 1 2 10 8 2 3 1 1 1 1 180 229

Michael Gspurning Kasey Keller Andrew Weber Stefan Frei Ben Dragavon Team totals Opponent totals

1 6 1 10 1 18 18

MIN SHTS 90 479 90 900 61 1620 1620

3 20 4 49 3 79 62

SV

GAA

PG

3 15 3 37 2 60 42

0.00 0.75 1.00 1.20 1.48 1.00 1.06

0 1 0 2 0 3 1

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CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. SOUNDERS FC (5-9-4)

CURRENT SOUNDERS FC VS. SPORTING KC (9-5-4)

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

Rodney Wallace Gerso Fernandes Benny Feilhaber Graham Zusi Erik Hurtado Ilie Sanchez Matt Besler Roger Espinoza Jimmy Medranda Kelyn Rowe Yohan Croizet Felipe Gutierrez Nicolas Hasler Tim Melia Krisztian Nemeth Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi Seth Sinovic Team totals Opponent totals

14 4 13 14 7 3 14 12 6 7 2 1 1 8 2 2 4 7 18 18

8 3 12 10 5 3 13 10 5 5 1 1 1 8 1 1 3 5 18 18

820 250 1081 935 455 270 1217 919 415 483 78 90 35 720 105 113 243 466 1620 1620

4 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19

2 1 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 20

17 8 16 15 15 3 5 16 5 9 0 3 1 0 5 3 4 2 229 180

Will Bruin Chad Marshall Nicolas Lodeiro Cristian Roldan Raul Ruidiaz Jordan Morris Alex Roldan Brad Smith Handwalla Bwana Jonathan Campbell Jordy Delem Stefan Frei Kim Kee-Hee Kelvin Leerdam Harry Shipp Gustav Svensson Nouhou Tolo Roman Torres Team totals Opponent totals

17 34 4 8 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 16 1 2 6 4 3 3 18 18

14 34 4 7 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 16 1 2 5 4 1 2 18 18

1124 2950 359 634 89 339 88 90 68 91 90 1440 90 180 456 342 94 185 1620 1620

4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 18

3 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 16

30 20 7 7 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 1 180 229

GOALKEEPER

GP

MIN

SHT

SV

GAA

PG

GAA

PG

Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

8 18 18

720 1620 1620

25 62 79

20 0.75 42 1.06 60 1.00

1 1 3

57 1.19 60 1.00 42 1.06

2 3 1

GOALKEEPER

GP

Stefan Frei Team totals Opponent totals

16 18 18

MIN SHTS 1440 1620 1620

78 79 62

SV

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WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

2019 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Sunday, May 26, 2019 Kickoff: 5 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 12 Sporting Kansas City 2-4-5, 11 points (2-1-3 home; 0-3-2 away) 11th in MLS Western Conference Seattle Sounders FC 7-1-5, 26 points (6-0-2 home; 1-1-3 away) 2nd in MLS Western Conference

2-4-5 (11 pts.)

11 11th in West 20 1.82 13 20 1.82 0 163 (59) 36.2% 134 128 25 2

English TV: FOX Sports 1 English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: ESPN Deportes 1480 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:

Chris Penso CJ Morgante Andrew Bigelow Elvis Osmanovic Jon Freemon

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

No. 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 29 30 75 94

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

Name Adrian Zendejas Botond Barath Andreu Fontas Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Krisztian Nemeth Yohan Croizet Kelyn Rowe Gerso Fernandes Gianluca Busio Nicolas Hasler Seth Sinovic Graham Smith Roger Espinoza Eric Dick Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Felipe Gutierrez Rodney Wallace Tyler Freeman Gedion Zelalem Jaylin Lindsey Tim Melia Benny Feilhaber Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal Jimmy Medranda

Pronunciation zen-DAY-haas BOH-tond buh-RAT ahn-DRAY-oo BEEZ-ler ILL-ee-eh

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

her-TAH-doh shallow-EE feh-LEE-pay

GEH-dee-on zeh-LAH-lem MEE-lia FAIL-hobber wahn koo-ZANE wahn kuh-MAHL muh-DRAHN-dah

Krisztian Nemeth Johnny Russell Krisztian Nemeth Krisztian Nemeth Ilie, Nemeth Gerso, Gutierrez Krisztian Nemeth Gerso, Russell Gutierrez, Nemeth Espinoza, Nemeth

W L T 7 3 3 7 4 3 6 5 3 6 4 2 5 5 3 4 1 6 5 5 2 5 8 1 4 5 4 4 6 3 3 8 3 3 8 2

GD GP +11 13 +5 14 -4 14 +4 12 +3 13 +3 11 +2 12 -7 14 +3 13 -1 13 -17 14 -12 13

Western Conference 1. Los Angeles FC 2. Seattle Sounders FC 3. Houston Dynamo 4. LA Galaxy 5. Minnesota United FC 6. FC Dallas 7. Real Salt Lake 8. San Jose Earthquakes 9. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10. Portland Timbers 11. Sporting Kansas City 12. Colorado Rapids

Pts 31 26 23 22 18 18 16 14 14 11 11 5

W L T 9 1 4 7 1 5 7 2 2 7 5 1 5 4 3 5 5 3 5 6 1 4 6 2 3 6 5 3 6 2 2 4 5 1 9 2

GD GP +23 14 +8 13 +8 11 +1 13 +2 12 0 13 -2 12 -5 12 -4 14 -8 11 0 11 -13 12

7-1-5 (26 pts.)

13 2nd in West 22 1.69 21 14 1.08 +8 158 (52) 32.9% 149 171 22 2

SEATTLE SOUNDERS

7 GOALS 3 ASSISTS 32 SHOTS 13 SHOTS ON GOAL 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 19 FOULS COMMITTED 17 FOULS SUFFERED 3 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 900 Tim Melia 1.90 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia 1 Tim Melia 32

2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Pts 24 24 21 20 18 18 17 16 16 15 12 11

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

2019 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

gram ZOO-see KRIS-tee-ON NEY-muth CRAH-zay KELL-in JER-soh jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh HAZZ-ler sin-OH-vick

Eastern Conference 1. Philadelphia Union 2. D.C. United 3. Montreal Impact 4. Atlanta United FC 5. New York Red Bulls 6. New York City FC 7. Toronto FC 8. Columbus Crew SC 9. Chicago Fire

10. Orlando City SC 11. New England Revolution 12. FC Cincinnati

SEATTLE SOUNDERS

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

4 7 27 8 2 2 27 49 4 1

Morris, Ruidiaz Nicolas Lodeiro Nicolas Lodeiro Lodeiro, Ruidiaz Lodeiro, Roldan Nicolas Lodeiro Nicolas Lodeiro Nicolas Lodeiro Nicolas Lodeiro Leerdam, Roldan

1170 Stefan Frei 1.08 Stefan Frei 7 Stefan Frei 5 Stefan Frei 45 Stefan Frei

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES 11th season 135-103-87 11th season (.549) 135-103-87 (.549)

BRIAN SCHMETZER

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

4th season 47-23-25 (.626) 4th season 47-23-25 (.626)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, May 23 QUESTIONABLE: • Andreu Fontas (Calf Injury) • Jimmy Medranda (Knee Injury) • Daniel Salloi (Groin Injury) • Wan Kuzain (Ankle Injury) • Graham Zusi (Oblique Injury) OUT: • Roger Espinoza (PCL Sprain) • Gerso Fernandes (Broken Wrist) • Erik Hurtado (Knee Injury) • Jaylin Lindsey (Torn Meniscus) • Rodney Wallace (Hip Injury) 1

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvSEA: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvSEA: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City remains at home this weekend as the side prepares to take on Seattle Sounders FC for the first time in the 2019 MLS season. Sporting KC is looking for their first win since the end of March, while Seattle is riding high in second place in the Western Conference standings.

Sporting KC has a strong record against the Sounders since the start of the 2015 season, losing just twice and going 4-2-3 in the nine meetings since. Sporting KC last faced Seattle at CenturyLink Field on Sept. 1, 2018 and took the lead early through Diego Rubio, only for Seattle to fight back and claim all three points behind a strike from Raul Ruidiaz, a Graham Zusi own goal and a Nicolas Lodeiro penalty.

The last clash at Children’s Mercy Park came on April 15, 2018, culminating in an exciting 2-2 draw. Ilie Sanchez gave Sporting KC the lead from the penalty spot in the first half only for Will Bruin to equalize seconds before the interval. Cristian Roldan gave the visitors a brief advantage only for Graham Zusi’s dinked finish to salvage a point for Sporting KC.

#SKCvSEA: Recent Meetings (SEA leads 9-5-4 in regular season)

Sporting KC Team Notes • Sporting ranks second in MLS with 16 home goals through six games at Children’s Mercy Park.

• A total of 23 players have started an MLS match this season for Sporting, third most in the league behind the New York Red Bulls (26) and Orlando City SC (25).

• Sporting are winless in nine straight matches across all competitions, recording four draws and five losses since April 4. Their seven-game winless run in MLS is the club’s longest since May 2016.

Date

09/01/2018 04/15/2018 08/12/2017 05/17/2017 07/24/2016

Score

KC 1 at SEA 3 KC 2 vs SEA 2 KC 0 at SEA 1 KC 3 vs SEA 0 KC 3 vs SEA 0

Result L T L W W

Sporting KC Player Notes • Forward Johnny Russell is one of eight players with at least four goals and three assists this season. He is tied for the MLS lead with two goals from outside the box.

• Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez leads Sporting in duels won (51) and tackles won (16) while ranking second on the team in chances created (17).

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia has saved both of the penalties he has faced this season in MLS play.

• Forward Krisztian Nemeth is tied for third in MLS with seven league goals and has scored 11 times this season in all competitions. He will serve a one-game red card suspension on Sunday.

Details

Rubio scores early before Ruidiaz, Zusi OG and Lodeiro net Ilie & Zusi score to cancel out Bruin & Roldan strikes Clint Dempsey heads home winner in first half Fernandes scores first SKC hat trick in since 2010 in rout Dwyer scores in each half to add to Peterson strike

Seattle Sounders Team Notes • Seattle’s one loss is tied for the fewest in MLS. Their current six-game unbeaten run is tied for the second-longest active streak in the league.

• Seattle have played eight of their first 13 matches at home, where they hold a 6-0-2 record. The club has one win in five away games (1-1-3).

• Seattle has scored 10 goals in the first 30 minutes of matches this season, three more than any other team.

• Seattle is a perfect 4-0 in one-goal games.

• Seattle leads MLS with a shot conversion rate of 13.9%.

• Seattle is one of two MLS clubs (Orlando) that has yet to concede a penalty kick this season.

#SKCvSEA: PLAYER HISTORY • Winger Gerso Fernandes leads the team with three goals and one assist against Seattle Sounders FC. All three goals coming in a 3-0 home victory on May 17, 2017 as Fernandes netted the first Sporting KC hat trick since 2010 in the match, while his assist came in a 3-1 road defeat on Sept. 1, 2018.

• Midfielder Benny Feilhaber has one goal and three assists all-time against the Sounders. His goal stood as the game-winner in a 1-0 home win on June 6, 2015, while he had one assist for Sporting against Seattle, coming in the 3-0 home win on May 17, 2017. His other two assists came with the Revs in 2011.

• Defender Graham Zusi has one goal and two assists against Seattle. He scored his lone goal in the 2-2 home draw on April 15, 2018, while also helping set up Dom Dwyer’s opener in a 3-0 win on July 24, 2016 and Fernandes’ third goal on May 17, 2017.

• Midfielder Ilie Sanchez has one goal against the Sounders, scoring a penalty kick to open the scoring in the 2-2 home draw on April 15, 2018.

• Midfielder Roger Espinoza has one assist against the Sounders, with his cross setting up Dom Dwyer’s game winner on July 24, 2016.

• Defender Matt Besler has one assist all-time against Seattle, coming on Kei Kamara’s goal in a 2-1 home defeat on Aug. 6, 2011.

• Defender Jimmy Medranda has recorded one assist against Seattle, setting up Graham Zusi’s equalizer in the 2-2 home draw on April 15, 2018.

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 4-2-2 against Seattle Sounders FC, posting shutouts in five of his eight games.

• Defender Rodney Wallace has four goals and two assists against Seattle, with one goal coming with D.C. in 2009, while the other three goals and two assists all came with the Portland Timbers between 2012 and 2015.

• Forward Erik Hurtado has one goal against the Seattle Sounders, coming in a 2-2 home draw for Vancouver Whitecaps FC on May 24, 2014.

• Midfielder Kelyn Rowe has one assist against his hometown team Seattle, coming in a 3-3 road draw for New England on April 29, 2017.

Seattle Sounders Player Notes • Midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro is tied for the MLS lead with seven assists. He also ranks first in fouls suffered (49) and third in fouls committed (27).

• Defender Kim Kee-hee ranks third in MLS with 28 interceptions.

• Goalkeeper Stefan Frei ranks second in MLS in saves (45) and save percentage (76.3%).

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Forward Daniel Salloi is one start away from hitting 50 in all competitions for Sporting KC. • Forward Krisztian Nemeth is two MLS regular-season appearances shy of reaching 50 for the club.

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia is two appearances and starts away from hitting 150 in all competitions for Sporting KC.

#SKCvSEA: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS • Defenders Graham Zusi and Matt Besler and midfielder Kelyn Rowe have all been teammates with Seattle midfielder Cristian Roldan and forward Jordan Morris on the U.S. National Team over the last decade.

• Midfielder Ilie Sanchez played alongside Sounders midfielder Victor Rodriguez at Elche in Spain from 2015-2016. Rodriguez has also represented the Catalonia National Team alongside Sporting KC’s Andreu Fontas.

• Defender Nico Hasler played with Seattle’s Jonathan Campbell at the Chicago Fire in 2018.

• Midfielder Gianluca Busio and forward Tyler Freeman played with the U.S. U-17 National Team at the 2019 Concacaf U-17 Championship alongside Seattle’s Danny Leyva and Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez.

• Seattle defender Saad Abdul-Salaam spent the first three years of his professional career with Sporting KC, tallying one goal and nine assists in 78 games across all competitions.

• Sounders assistant coach Preki spent nine seasons with the Kansas City Wizards across two stints from 1996-2000 & 2002-2005. He’s the team’s all-time leading scorer with 71 goals and 98 assists in 218 MLS regular-season games.

• Seattle General Manager Garth Lagerway played for the Kansas City Wiz in 1996.

• Seattle forward Will Bruin is from St. Louis, Missouri and was a part of the St. Louis Scott Gallagher soccer club.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

MLS ALL-STAR FAN BALLOT UNVEILED

Sporting Kansas City continued it’s recent winless streak during last Saturday’s 1-1 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps at Children’s Mercy Park where Krisztian Nemeth scored his 11th goal of the campaign in all competitions before being sent off, as Derek Cornelius stunned the crowd with a 94th-minute equalizer. Sporting is now winless in seven MLS regular-season games and nine games across all competitions as the side deals with a host of injury issues.

On Thursday, Major League Soccer revealed the fan ballot for the 2019 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target, featuring eight players from all 24 clubs as nominated by national media. The following Sporting players are eligible for fan voting: • • • •

Sporting KC, who enjoyed a boost with the return of captain Matt Besler last weekend, only had 13 outfield players available for selection, allowing the side to sign Swope Park Rangers forward Wilson Harris to a Short-Term Agreement based on Extreme Hardship. Sporting was without Roger Espinoza, Gerso Fernandes, Andreu Fontas, Erik Hurtado, Jaylin Lindsey, Jimmy Medranda, Daniel Salloi, Rodney Wallace, Wan Kuzain and Graham Zusi due to injury, while Gianluca Busio and Tyler Freeman had only just returned the day prior from representing the U.S. Under-17 National Team in the Concacaf U-17 Championship, where the side finished as runners-up.

Goalkeeper: Tim Melia Defenders: Matt Besler and Graham Zusi Midfielders: Gianluca Busio, Felipe Gutierrez and Ilie Sanchez Forwards: Krisztian Nemeth and Johnny Russell

Among Sporting’s eight All-Star nominees, five are seeking MLS All-Star recognition for the first time. Zusi (2012-15, 2017-18) has landed All-Star honors in six of the last seven seasons, Besler (2011, 2013-16) is a five-time selection, and Ilie received his first All-Star nod in 2018.

The MLS All-Stars will battle 10-time Spanish champions Atletico Madrid at Orlando City Stadium in Orlando on July 31 in the 2019 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target. The summer showcase will air on FS1 and UniMas in the U.S. and across more than 170 countries globally.

The good news for Sporting is that the side closes out the month of May two more home matches, coming in quick succession. Peter Vermes’ team will take on the Seattle Sounders this Sunday before a three-day turnaround as the side faces the LA Galaxy on May 29. Sporting will then play all four MLS games in June on the road.

DEPTH TESTED DURING INJURY OUTBREAK

In recent weeks, Sporting Kansas City has been dealing with anywhere up to 10 different injures, many attributed to players that are day-in, day-out starters for the club. In their stead, almost every single player on the roster has seen time on the field as Peter Vermes looks to steady the ship heading into a three-game homestand to close out the month of May.

Seattle took the season series in 2018 between the two sides 1-0-1, with the sides first playing to a 2-2 draw at Children’s Mercy Park on April 15 before falling to a 3-1 defeat at CenturyLink Field on Sept. 1. Seattle leads the all-time series 9-5-4, including 4-3-2 mark in Kansas City. Sporting KC did win three in a row against Seattle from 2016 to 2017, but are now a winless 0-2-1 over their last three meetings.

Of the 28 players on Sporting’s roster, 24 have seen the field in either Concacaf Champions League or MLS play in 2019. The only four players yet to see the field are goalkeeper Eric Dick, defender Jimmy Medranda, midfielder Wan Kuzain and forward Tyler Freeman. Dick, Kuzain and Freeman have all seen time with the Swope Park Rangers this season, while Medranda is in the final stages of his comeback from knee surgery in August 2018. With 23 different player starting in MLS play, SKC has had the third most starters in MLS this year, only behind Orlando’s 25 & New York Red Bulls’ 26.

SOARING SEATTLE

Sporting Kansas City remains at home this weekend as the side prepares to take on Seattle Sounders FC at Children’s Mercy Park. It’s a battle of two teams in opposite veins of form, as Seattle sits in second place of the Western Conference with 26 points, while Sporting’s injury-ravaged recent run sees them in second to last place in the West with 11 points.

Sporting Kansas City was boosted by the return of captain Matt Besler in the draw against Vancouver, while Andreu Fontas, Jimmy Medranda, Daniel Salloi, Wan Kuzain and Graham Zusi are all quesitonable.

In 2018, Sporting KC dropped the season series with a 0-1-1 mark across two matches in the MLS regular season. The first match took place at Children’s Mercy Park on April 15, with Sporting racing out to a 1-0 lead behind Ilie Sanchez’s penalty. Seattle responded with goals either side of halftime from Will Bruin and Cristian Roldan, only for Sporting to claw their way back into the game when Graham Zusi dinked a finish over Stefan Frei to salvage a point in below-freezing temperatures and snow flurries.

BUSIO & FREEMAN RETURN FROM U.S. U-17s

Sporting Kansas City midfielder Gianluca Busio and forward Tyler Freeman both wrapped up their international commitments with the U.S. Under-17 National Team late last week as the U.S. fell to Mexico 2-1 in the Final of the 2019 Concacaf U-17 Championship at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

The return fixture at CenturyLink Field took place on Sept. 1, with Sporting again jumping out to an early lead. Diego Rubio lashed home a half-volley from the edge of the area in just the second minute, only for Seattle to equalize 10 minutes later through Raul Ruidiaz’s tap-in. Sporting fell behind shortly after the break when a cross was deflected into the net by Zusi, and Nicolas Lodeiro completed the scoring from the penalty spot following Ike Opara’s handball in the area.

The 16-year-old Sporting KC Academy products were two of 20 players on head coach Raphael Wicky’s roster, which saw 20 nations compete for the continental crown. The four semifinalists, the U.S., Mexico, Canada and Haiti all qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.

Sporting KC is 5-9-4 all-time against the Seattle Sounders, including a 3-4-2 mark at home. Prior to last season’s home draw, Sporting had won both of their previous two meetings with Seattle at Children’s Mercy Park, claiming 3-0 wins on July 24, 2016 and May 17, 2017.

Busio was tied for the third most goals in the tournament with five and earned a spot on the tournament’s Best XI. Busio started all but one game, while Freeman made one start and made three further substitute appearances.

NEMETH SCORES 11th OF 2019, GETS SUSPENDED

At the 2017 Concacaf Championship, Sporting defender Jaylin Lindsey and the U.S. lost the title game to Mexico in heartbreaking fashion, falling in penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw.

Busio and Freeman suffered a similar fate, falling to Mexico in extra time on Thursday, meaning the U.S. U-17s waiting for their first title since 2011.

Sporting Kansas City striker Krisztian Nemeth tallied once again in last Saturday’s 1-1 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps at Children’s Mercy Park. Nemeth calmly slotted the ball into the net after Johnny Russell’s attempt had been saved late in the first half to take his tally for the season up to 11 in all competitions and seven in MLS, with the other four coming in Sporting’s run to the Concacaf Champions League Semifinals early in the campaign.

BARATH & NEMETH CALLED UP BY HUNGARY

Sporting Kansas City defender Botond Barath and forward Krisztian Nemeth have been selected to the Hungary Men’s National Team for the resumption of UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying during FIFA’s international window in June. Barath, Nemeth and the Magyars will continue their Group E qualifying campaign on June 8, visiting Azerbaijan for an 11 a.m. CT matchup at Baku Olympic Stadium in Baku. Hungary will then host Wales on June 11 at Groupama Arena in Budapest with kickoff set for 1:45 p.m. CT.

However, Nemeth’s night only got worse from there as the Hungarian striker was given his marching orders in the 51st minute for a late challenge on Felipe Martins in midfield.

Nemeth will miss Sunday’s game against the Sounders while serving his suspension.

Nemeth’s hot start has him in contention to reach the club record for goals in a single season across all competitions. Record-holder Dom Dwyer, now with Orlando City SC, totaled 24 goals for Sporting in 2014. Nemeth is also currently third in the club’s all-time standings for goals-per-game in a single season with 0.64 (7 in 11 games). Nemeth needs 13 more goals across a minimum of 23 games (at least 22 in MLS, at least one in U.S. Open Cup) to tie Dwyer’s record.

Barath and Nemeth will join Hungary following Sporting’s MLS regular season match at the Houston Dynamo on June 1 and will miss the MLS bout at Toronto FC on June 7.

Before earning his first of four caps for Hungary’s senior team in October 2018, Barath represented the Magyars at the U-18, U-19 and U-21 levels from 2009-2013. Nemeth has made 35 appearances for Hungary since 2010, scoring four goals and competing at UEFA Euro 2016 in France. He also represented the Magyars in 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying. He most recently featured for Hungary alongside Barath in a 1-0 loss to Greece last October in the UEFA Nations League.

After starring for Sporting in 2015, Nemeth made his way to Qatar and then to the New England Revolution, where he spent parts of 2017 and 2018. He sealed his return to Kansas City in a trade last August and has re-discovered his scoring touch in 2019.

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RUN COMES TO AN END

Gutierrez (7), Gerso Fernandes (6), Ilie Sanchez (5), Ike Opara (3), Yohan Croizet (3), Roger Espinoza (3), Khiry Shelton (2), Graham Zusi (2), Jimmy Medranda (2), Cristian Lobato (2), Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal (1), Krisztian Nemeth (1) and Gianluca Busio (1).

Sporting Kansas City’s deep run in the Concacaf Champions League came to a screeching halt in early April as the side was defeated in the Semifinal stage by C.F. Monterrey by a 10-2 scoreline, falling 5-0 in the First Leg at Estadio BBVA Bancomer on April 4 and 5-2 in the Second Leg on April 11 at Children’s Mercy Park.

The 6-0 triumph over Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 20, 2018 tied club records for largest margin of victory and most goals scored in a competitive match. Sporting KC finished the year with 65 goals in 34 regular-season matches, having scored 40 in all of 2017. The last time Sporting KC hit six goals in an MLS match was on June 20, 1999.

Sporting had seen off Mexican side Toluca in the Round of 16 by an impressive 5-0 aggregate scoreline, winning 3-0 at home and 2-0 away - marking the biggest aggregate victory of an MLS team against a Liga MX side in the tournament’s history.

2026 WORLD CUP HEADING TO NORTH AMERICA

The United Bid of Canada, Mexico, and the United States was selected to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 by the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow.

Kansas City is one of 23 Candidate Host Cities in the United Bid.

In the Quarterfinals, Sporting KC faced Panamanian surprise package Club Atletico Independiente and were initially in a hole, suffering a 2-1 defeat in the First Leg at Estadio Agustin Sanchez, before rebounding at home with a resounding 3-0 victory to advance to the Semifinal stage 4-2 on aggregate.

The vote, which occurred a day before the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, also marks the first time three nations have been selected to co-host a FIFA World Cup and the first time the FIFA World Cup will be played in North America in 32 years. The United Bid offers FIFA and its 211 Member Associations unity, certainty, and opportunity as they prepare to host the largest FIFA World Cup in history.

Gerso Fernandes and Krisztian Nemeth split the team-lead for goals in the tournament with four, while Gerso and Johnny Russell were tied for the team-lead with two assists over six matches. Sporting KC were the only MLS team to advance to the Semifinals, as Toronto FC was eliminated in the Round of 16 before Atlanta United FC, the Houston Dynamo and the New York Red Bulls were all knocked out in the Quarterfinals.

With the FIFA Congress decision to award the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to the federations of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, the three nations will jointly manage preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup until FIFA establishes their operations to manage the competition. Among other decisions, FIFA will make the final selection of host cities for the 2026 competition from the 23 candidates proposed in the United Bid.

Sporting reached the Semifinals of the Concacaf Champions League for the first time in the tournament’s current format, though the side had previously reached the Semifinals of the Concacaf Champions Cup in 2002 before falling to Monarcas Morelia of Liga MX with both current Manager Peter Vermes & assistant coach Kerry Zavagnin on the team.

VERMES ENTERS 11th SEASON

Each of the United Bid’s 23 proposed stadiums are fully built, occupied and operational, ensuring long-term use following the 2026 World Cup. The United Bid has 150 existing world-class training facilities, millions of hotel rooms, and advanced infrastructure. The United Bid is expected to generate more than $14 billion in revenue and $11 billion in profits for FIFA, which will be shared with the 211 FIFA Member Associations, helping further develop and expand the game of football across the globe.

Entering his 11th season at the helm of Sporting KC, manager Peter Vermes looks to win more hardware and guide his side to yet another postseason appearance in 2019.

Despite elimination from the Concacaf Champions League in early April, Sporting KC will still aim to win the MLS Supporters’ Shield, MLS Cup and the U.S. Open Cup in 2019.

Vermes is the longest tenured coach that is currently in charge of a team in MLS, having led Sporting KC since 2009 - one year longer than Ben Olsen has been at the helm at D.C. United. Vermes became the longest tenured coach in MLS when then LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena took the U.S. National Team job in late 2016.

PLAYOFF STREAK REACHES EIGHT SEASONS

In 2018, Sporting KC continued its impressive streak of postseason appearances, becoming just the sixth club in MLS history to make at least eight straight trips to the MLS Cup Playoffs, while Manager Peter Vermes is now just the third coach to lead the same team to eight straight playoff appearances.

With almost 10 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 51 leagues in the world as denoted by the CIES Football Observatory, Vermes’ tenure at Sporting KC ranks as the fifth longest active run.

LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS Club Seasons LA Galaxy 10 (1996-2005) Seattle Sounders FC 10 (2009-2018) *active New York Red Bulls 9 (2010-2018) *active Sporting KC 8 (2011-2018) *active LA Galaxy 8 (2009-2016) NE Revolution 8 (2002-2009) Real Salt Lake 7 (2008-2014)

Vermes has guided Sporting KC to four titles under his watch, winning three Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups in 2012, 2015 and 2017, and the MLS Cup in 2013. His trophy haul ranks as the second highest among active MLS coaches - only trailing Toronto FC’s Greg Vanney’s five championships. On a local level, Vermes’ 11 years with SKC is the second longest tenure by a head coach in the history of major KC professional sports behind Super Bowl champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer Hank Stram, who was Chiefs head coach from 1963-1974.

LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS BY A COACH WITH THE SAME TEAM Coach Club Years Seasons Peter Vermes Sporting KC 8 2011-2018 (active) Bruce Arena LA Galaxy 8 2009-2016 Steve Nicol NE Revolution 8 2002-2009 Sigi Schmid Seattle Sounders 7 2009-2015

LA Galaxy 6 1999-2004 Jason Kreis Real Salt Lake 6 2008-2013

Vermes has compiled a 170-123-99 record in all competitions with Sporting KC, including a remarkable 20-6-3 mark in U.S. Open Cup contests. Vermes’ 135 wins in MLS regular-season action ranks fifth all-time and second among active coaches in MLS, trailing Los Angeles FC’s Bob Bradley.

RECORD-SETTING 2018

Sporting Kansas City enjoyed a historic 2018 season that saw the club set new records in multiple attacking categories. Most notably, the club shattered the franchise’s all-time goalscoring record by tallying 65 goals in 34 games, eclipsing the 61 goals the then Kansas City Wizards tallied in their inaugural season in 1996.

VERMES VERBATIM

As well as their overall goalscoring exploits, Sporting Kansas City also set new club records in five other offensive categories: Road Goals (31), Goal Difference (+25), Assists (69), Shots (583) and Corner Kicks (206).

On his team’s performance: “Our guys played really well and they fought really hard. They played a man down for almost a whole 45 minutes. Unfortunately, the game was changed by the red card, but we did a great job of managing the man down. We were just a little unlucky there at the end, but I don’t have any complaints. These guys fought with everything they had.”

See below for comments from Sporting KC Manager and Sporting Director Peter Vermes following the 1-1 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday, May 18, 2019.

Peter Vermes’ side also found multiple goals in 25 of the club’s 40 matches in all competitions last season and was only shutout seven times. Sporting KC finished the regular season as the fourth highest scoring team in MLS with 65 goals, while the side scored 79 goals when including the MLS Cup Playoffs and U.S. Open Cup play.

On Benny Feilhaber’s contribution: “He’s been great. He did everything that the game needed today. He was tremendous.”

On takeaways from the game: “Each game we keep getting better and better and we just keep building from them.”

Sporting had 16 different goalscorers last year in MLS play - which was tied for the second highest number of goalscorers across a single squad this season. In 2018, SKC found goals from Daniel Salloi (14), Johnny Russell (10), Diego Rubio (10), Felipe

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Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC MLS record vs. Seattle Sounders FC: 5-9-4 Home games: 3-4-2 (14 GF, 11 GA) Road games: 2-5-2 (4 GF, 8 GA) Date 04/11/2009 10/17/2009 04/17/2010 10/09/2010 05/21/2011 08/06/2011 06/20/2012 05/08/2013 03/08/2014 05/23/2015 06/06/2015 09/27/2015 03/06/2016 07/24/2016 05/17/2017 08/12/2017 04/15/2018 09/01/2018

Score KC 1 at SEA 0 KC 2 vs SEA 3 KC 0 at SEA 1 KC 1 vs SEA 2 KC 0 at SEA 1 KC 1 vs SEA 2 KC 1 at SEA 1 KC 0 vs SEA 1 KC 0 at SEA 1 KC 0 at SEA 0 KC 1 vs SEA 0 KC 1 vs SEA 1 KC 1 at SEA 0 KC 3 vs SEA 0 KC 3 vs SEA 0 KC 0 at SEA 1 KC 2 vs SEA 2 KC 1 at SEA 3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Result Location W Qwest Field L CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Qwest Field L CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Qwest Field L Livestrong Sporting Park T CenturyLink Field L Sporting Park L CenturyLink Field T CenturyLink Field W Sporting Park T Sporting Park W CenturyLink Field W Children’s Mercy Park W Children’s Mercy Park L CenturyLink Field T Children’s Mercy Park L CenturyLink Field

3 2 18 8 24 16

Dwyer, Fernandes Graham Zusi Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza

4 5 5 20 8

Tim Melia Jimmy Nielsen Tim Melia Tim Melia Jimmy Nielsen

SEATTLE SOUNDERS

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

18 Players 1 Three Players 2 Fredy Montero 19 Fredy Montero 8 Osvaldo Alonso 24 Osvaldo Alonso 36

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

Kasey Keller 5 Stefan Frei 4 Stefan Frei 3 Stefan Frei 37 Stefan Frei 12

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY 3 1 6 4 6 4

SEATTLE SOUNDERS

Gerso Fernandes (5/17/17) GOALS 16 Players ASSISTS Four Players SHOTS Gerso Fernandes (5/17/17) SHOTS ON GOAL Aurelien Collin (twice) FOULS COMMITTED Three Players FOULS SUFFERED

18 Players Jaqua, Ljungberg (4/11/09) Fredy Montero (4/11/09) Fredy Montero Alonso, Cooper (3/8/14) Osvaldo Alonso

1 2 6 3 4 7

(twice) Stefan (twice) Stefan

6 3

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

6 Tim Melia (6/6/15) 3 Hartman, Melia

Frei Frei

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 2 OT Total 6 12 0 18 103 126 0 229 40 39 0 79 122 125 0 247 7 13 0 20 48 46 0 94

SEATTLE SOUNDERS Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 6 13 0 19 Shots 84 96 0 180 Shots on Goal 26 36 0 62 Fouls 95 87 0 182 Offsides 29 25 0 54 Corner Kicks 36 33 0 69

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC SEA

140

1-15

2 2

16-30

31-45

2 3

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,470

TOTAL MLS SELLOUTS in 150 MLS matches played at the stadium (including postseason)

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 150 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 142 MLS regular season, 8 MLS postseason, 19 Open Cup, 10 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 148 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

184

2 1

105.5 5

46-60

4 2

61-75

2 3

76-90

6 8

OT

0 0

Total

18 19

101

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

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

326

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 184 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Tyler Freeman (Signed as Homegrown Player - Oct. 2, 2018)

Kharlton Belmar (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2018)

Rodney Wallace (Signed as Free Agent - Dec. 14, 2018)

Amer Didic (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2018)

Erik Hurtado (Trade - Dec. 14, 2018)

Brad Evans (Option Declined/Retired - Nov. 30, 2018)

Botond Barath (Signing - Dec. 18, 2018)

Cristian Lobato (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2018)

Kelyn Rowe (Trade - Dec. 18, 2018)

Colton Storm (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2018)

Abdul Rwatubyaye (Signing - Feb. 5, 2019)

Diego Rubio (Trade - Dec. 14, 2018)

Gedion Zelalem (Signing - March 11, 2019)

Ike Opara (Trade - Jan. 28, 2019)

Nicolas Hasler (Signing - April 2, 2019)

Abdul Rwatubyaye (Trade - May 8, 2019)

Benny Feilhaber (Trade - May 8, 2019) Wilson Harris (Short-Term Agreement - May 17, 2019)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Oct. 2: IN Sporting KC signs F Tyler Freeman as a Homegrown player from the Sporting KC Academy.

Nov. 30: OUT Sporting KC declines options for D Amer Didic, D Brad Evans, D Colton Storm, M Cristian Lobato and F Kharlton Belmar.

Dec. 14: IN Sporting KC signs D Rodney Wallace as a free agent.

Dec. 14: IN Sporting KC acquires F Erik Hurtado from Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) in exchange for the club’s natural second-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft

and natural first-riund pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.

Dec. 18: IN Sporting KC signs D Botond Barath, most recently at Budapest Honved FC (Hungary).

Dec. 18: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires M Kelyn Rowe and $300,000 in allocation money from the Colorado Rapids (MLS) in exchange for F Diego Rubio.

Jan. 28: OUT Sporting KC acquires up to $1,000,000 in allocation money from Minnesota United FC (MLS) in exchange for D Ike Opara.

Feb. 5: IN Sporting KC acquires D Abdul Rwatubyaye in a transfer from Rayon Sports FC (Rwanda).

March 11: IN Sporting KC acquires M Gedion Zelalem in a transfer from Arsenal FC (England).

April 2: IN Sporting KC signs D Nicolas Hasler, most recently at the Chicago Fire (MLS).

May 8: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires M Benny Feilhaber in a trade with the Colorado Rapids (MLS) in exchange for D Abdul Rwatubyaye, a 2019 International Roster Slot,

$50,000 in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM), and a natural second-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. As part of the trade, Sporting has swapped

positions with Colorado in the Waiver Order. Feilhaber serves as Sporting’sseason-ending injury replacement player for Rodney Wallace. Colorado will retain

the player’s 2019 salary budget charge less the $250,000 of salary budget relief afforded to SKC for a season-ending injury replacement player.

May 17: IN Sporting KC signs F Wilson Harris to a short-term agreement from the Swope Park Rangers (USL Championship) prompted by Extreme Hardship (less than

14 outfield players available)

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2009

Matt Besler (8th) Graham Zusi (23rd)

Signings

2011

Trades

Homegrown Players

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)

2013

Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13)

2015

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

2016

Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)

2017 2018

2019

Swope Park Rangers

Gerso Fernandes (1/4/17) Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17) Eric Dick (13th) Graham Smith (18th)

Gianluca Busio (8/25/17)

Yohan Croizet (12/15/17) Johnny Russell (1/31/18) Felipe Gutierrez (2/6/18) Andreu Fontas (8/8/18)

Krisztian Nemeth (8/6/18)

Jaylin Lindsey (1/1/18) Wan Kuzain (4/13/18)

Rodney Wallace (12/14/18) Botond Barath (12/18/18) Gedion Zelalem (3/11/19) Nicolas Hasler (4/2/19)

Erik Hurtado (12/14/18) Kelyn Rowe (12/18/18) Benny Feilhaber (5/8/19)

Tyler Freeman (1/1/19)

6

Adrian Zendejas (12/2/16)

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT

TV / SCORERS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21

DEPORTIVO TOLUCA

CCL

W

3-0

Nemeth, Gerso, Ilie

Thursday, February 28

at Deportivo Toluca

CCL

W

2-0

Gerso, Nemeth

Sunday, March 3

at Los Angeles FC

MLS

L

1-2

Nemeth

Wednesday, March 6

at Club Atletico Independiente

CCL

L

1-2

Ilie

SUNDAY, MARCH 10

PHILADELPHIA UNION

MLS

W

2-0

Ilie, Own Goal

THURSDAY, MARCH 14

CLUB ATLETICO INDEPENDIENTE CCL

W

3-0

Nemeth (2), Espinoza

Sunday, March 17

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

T

1-1

Russell

SATURDAY, MARCH 30

MONTREAL IMPACT

MLS

W

7-1

Russell (2), Nemeth (3), Gutierrez, Busio

Thursday, April 4

at C.F. Monterrey

CCL

L

0-5

--

Sunday, April 7

at FC Cincinnati

MLS

T

1-1

Busio

THURSDAY, APRIL 11

C.F. MONTERREY

CCL

L

2-5

Gerso (2)

SUNDAY, APRIL 14

NEW YORK RED BULLS

MLS

T

2-2

Russell, Busio

Saturday, April 20

at San Jose Earthquakes

MLS

L

1-4

Gutierrez

SATURDAY, APRIL 27

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

MLS

T

4-4

Nemeth (2), Gutierrez (2)

SUNDAY, MAY 5

ATLANTA UNITED FC

MLS

L

0-3

--

Sunday, May 12

at D.C. United

MLS

L

0-1

--

SATURDAY, MAY 18

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

MLS

T

1-1

Nemeth

SUNDAY, MAY 26

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS

5:00

FOX SPORTS 1

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29

LA GALAXY

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC PLUS

Saturday, June 1

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

7:30

FOX Sports KC

Friday, June 7

at Toronto FC

MLS

7:00

FOX Sports KC Plus

Sunday, June 23

at Columbus Crew SC

MLS

6:30

FOX Sports KC

Saturday, June 29

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

9:00

FOX Sports KC

WEDNESDAY, JULY 3

LOS ANGELES FC

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC PLUS

SATURDAY, JULY 6

CHICAGO FIRE

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC

Saturday, July 13

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

MLS

9:00

FOX Sports KC

SATURDAY, JULY 20

FC DALLAS

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC PLUS

Friday, July 26

at New York City FC

MLS

6:30

FOX Sports KC

Sunday, August 4

at Seattle Sounders FC

MLS

9:00

FOX Sports 1

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC

Wednesday, August 14

at Orlando City SC

MLS

6:30

FOX Sports KC Plus

SATURDAY, AUGUST 17

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC PLUS

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

MLS

8:30

ESPN

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC PLUS

Saturday, September 7

at Portland Timbers

MLS

9:30

FOX Sports KC

Sunday, September 15

at LA Galaxy

MLS

9:00

FOX Sports KC

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC PLUS

Wednesday, September 25

at Minnesota United FC

MLS

7:00

FOX Sports KC Plus

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

PORTLAND TIMBERS

MLS

6:30

FOX SPORTS KC

Sunday, October 8

at FC Dallas

MLS

3:00

FOX Sports KC

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GAMES RECORD

SKC FOULS

OPP. FOULS

SKC YC

OPP. YC

SKC RC

OPP. RC

SKC PK

OPP. PK

Allen Chapman

2

0-1-1

23

21

3

5

0

1

0

0

Robert Sibiga

2

0-1-1

27

27

8

5

1

1

0

0

Chris Penso

1

1-0-0

14

10

2

1

0

1

1

1

Nima Saghafi

1

1-0-0

11

10

0

2

0

0

0

0

Ismail Elfath

1

0-0-1

11

13

4

2

0

0

0

1

Rubiel Vazquez

1

0-1-0

12

9

2

3

0

0

2

0

Baldomero Toledo

1

0-0-1

14

16

3

5

0

2

1

1

Alan Kelly

1

0-1-0

10

14

1

1

0

0

0

0

Tim Ford

1

0-0-1

12

8

2

3

1

0

0

0

2019 VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) DATE REFEREE VAR March 3 at LAFC Robert Sibiga Tim Ford

INCIDENT LAFC Penalty Not Awarded

DECISION Confirmed, No Penalty

March 10 vs. PHI

Chris Penso

Chico Grajeda

PHI Penalty Not Awarded

Overturned, Penalty Awarded

March 30 vs. MTL

Nima Saghafi

Christina Unkel

SKC Goal Allowed

Overturned, Goal Disallowed

April 7 at CIN

Ismail Elfath

Jon Freemon

SKC Mistaken Identity

Overturned, Yellow Card Changed

April 14 vs. NY

Robert Sibiga

Kevin Terry Jr.

SKC & NY Brawl

Additional Yellow Cards Shown

April 20 at SJ

Rubiel Vazquez

Kevin Stott

SJ Goal Disallowed

Overturned, Goal Allowed

April 27 vs. NE

Baldomero Toledo

Daniel Radford

NE Penalty Not Awarded

Overturned, Penalty Awarded

Vela’s shot hits Fontas in the midriff and Sibiga waves away the appeal. After reviewing the play, Sibiga confirms that no penalty will be given.

The ball strikes Sinovic’s arm in the box following a corner and Penso signals for another corner. After reviewing the play, Penso awards Philadelphia a penalty.

Gerso pokes the ball into the back of the net off Nemeth’s flick on and a goal is awarded. After reviewing the play, Saghafi deems Gerso was offside and disallows the goal.

Elfath awards a penalty after Mattocks is taken down in the box by Fontas, but Ilie is shown a yellow card. After consulting his VAR, Elfath changes yellow card to Fontas.

After Kaku kicks the ball into the crowd and is shown a red card, a melee ensues between both sides. After reviewing the scuffle, Sibiga shows yellow cards to Robles and Nemeth.

Hoesen scores his second of the game before the flag goes up for offside. After reviewing the play, Vazquez reverses his decision and allows the goal.

The ball strikes Russell’s arm that was by his side from point blank range, and nothing is given. After reviewing the play, Toledo awards New England a penalty.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS (2019) 2019 Record When...

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

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

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

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

Wearing Sporting blue Wearing black metallic Wearing Parley

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

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

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

Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even

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

With zero subs With one sub With two subs with three subs

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

Day games (before 5 p.m.)

Games 5 p.m. CT or later

2-0-1 0-4-4

With red card for With red card against

0-1-1 1-0-3

Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75

0-0-0 2-4-5

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

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

vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference

0-2-2 2-2-3

On grass On turf

2-4-4 0-0-1

Quickest Goal...

Johnny Russell (3/30 vs. MTL) - 10th Minute

Quickest Goal Against...

Danny Hoesen (4/20 at SJ) - 6th Minute

Regular Season Record By Month March 2018 March all-time April 2018 April all-time May 2018 May all-time June 2018 June all-time July 2018 July all-time Aug. 2018 Aug. all-time Sept. 2018 Sept. all-time Oct. 2018 Oct. all-time

Game-winning goals after 75’...

2-1-1 22-11-11 0-1-3 45-38-19 0-2-1 38-48-28 0-0-0 43-30-26 0-0-0 51-38-28 0-0-0 45-51-17 0-0-0 34-41-19 0-0-0 24-17-18

vs. Atlanta United FC vs. Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew SC vs. D.C. United

vs. FC Cincinnati vs. FC Dallas

vs. Houston Dynamo vs. Los Angeles FC vs. LA Galaxy vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Montreal Impact vs. NE Revolution vs. New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls vs. Orlando City SC vs. Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake vs. SJ Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Toronto FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps

Game-tying goals after 75’...

Johnny Russell (3/17 at COL) - 88th Minute Gianluca Busio (4/14 vs. NY) - 88th Minute Krisztian Nemeth (4/27 vs. NE) - 83rd Minute

Game-winning goals against after 75’...

Adama Diomande (3/3 at LAFC) - 94+ Minute Paul Arriola (5/12 at DC) - 78th Minute

Game-tying goals against after 75’...

Derek Cornelius (5/18 vs. VAN) - 94+ MInute Roger Espinoza (3/3 at LAFC) - 84th Minute Krisztian Nemeth (5/18 vs. VAN) - 51st Minute

Red Cards Against...

1-1-1 (0-1-0) 16-26-11 (0-0-0) 25-23-15 (0-0-1) 25-22-8 (0-0-0) 21-22-13 (0-1-0) 0-0-1 (0-0-1) 25-23-12 (0-0-0) 7-10-12 (0-0-0) 2-1-0 (0-1-0) 23-24-15 (0-0-0) 3-1-2 (0-0-0) 7-4-3 (1-0-0) 25-18-12 (0-0-1) 2-2-0 (0-0-0) 21-21-14 (0-0-1) 2-1-1 (0-0-0) 6-6-5 (1-0-0) 7-3-4 (0-0-0) 9-11-8 (0-0-0) 26-25-8 (0-1-0) 5-9-4 (0-0-0) 14-4-7 (0-0-0) 8-3-4 (0-0-1)

Marco Fabian (3/10 vs. PHI) - 60th Minute Johan Blomberg (3/17 at COL) - 87th Minute Kaku (4/14 vs. NY) - 94+ Minute Brandon Bye (4/27 vs. NE) - 55th Minute Jalil Anibaba (4/27 vs. NE) - 89th Minute

Penalty Kicks...

Ilie Sanchez (3/10 vs. PHI) - Scored on Andre Blake Krisztian Nemeth (4/20 at SJ) - Missed on Daniel Vega Felipe Gutierrez (4/20 at SJ) - Scored on Daniel Vega Felipe Gutierrez (4/27 vs. NE) - Scored on Cody Cropper

Penalty Kicks Against...

Marco Fabian (3/10 vs. PHI) - Saved by Tim Melia Darren Mattocks (4/7 at CIN) - Scored on Adrian Zendejas Carles Gil (4/27 vs. NE) - Saved by Tim Melia

Penalty Kicks Earned...

Gianluca Busio (3/10 vs. PHI) - 11th Minute Gianluca Busio (4/20 at SJ) - 26th Minute Krisztian Nemeth (4/20 at SJ) - 66th Minute Gerso Fernandes (4/27 vs. NE) - 60th Minute

Youngest Goalscorer...

Oldest Goalscorer...

Youngest Starter...

Youngest to play in a game...

Oldest Starter...

Oldest to play in a game...

Regular Season Home and Away Overall All-time 2019 at home All-time at home 2019 on road All-time on road

None

Red Cards...

Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2019)

Shutouts 1-0-0 One-goal games 0-2-0 On ESPN/ESPN2 On FOX/FS1 On FSKC

SPORTING KC IN 2019 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

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

302-274-166 2-1-3 198-95-78 0-3-2 104-179-88

Gianluca Busio (3/30 vs. MTL) - 16 years and 306 days Krisztian Nemeth (5/18 vs. VAN) - 30 years and 133 days Gianluca Busio (3/10 vs. PHI) - 16 years and 286 days Gianluca Busio (3/10 vs. PHI) - 16 years and 286 days Benny Feilhaber (5/18 vs. VAN) - 34 years and 119 days Benny Feilhaber (5/18 vs. VAN) - 34 years and 119 days

2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 8 12 20 OPPONENT 7 13 20

SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 77 86 163 OPPONENT 68 76 144

SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 26 32 58 OPPONENT 26 27 53

FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 65 69 134 OPPONENT 61 67 128

OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 10 6 16 OPPONENT 10 9 19

CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 25 29 54 OPPONENT 20 29 49

CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 13 12 25 OPPONENT 9 18 27

EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0 2 2 OPPONENT 0 5 5

PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 1/2 2/2 3/4 OPPONENT 1/1 0/2 1/3

SPORTING KC ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORDS IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES OVERALL Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL

W L T 302 274 166 18 22 10 30 16 7 13 15 9 363 327 192

HOME GF GA 1047 981 66 67 108 63 50 57 1271 1168

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

W L T 198 95 78 15 4 3 21 7 3 8 5 5 242 111 89

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AWAY GF GA 632 436 41 20 72 30 28 18 773 504

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

W L T 104 179 88 2 17 7 9 9 4 5 10 3 120 215 102

GF GA 415 545 22 44 36 33 22 39 495 661

Neutral site MLS Cup Playoffs International TOTAL

W L T 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

GF GA 3 3 0 0 3 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES March 3, 2019: Los Angeles FC 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Banc of California Stadium | Los Angeles, CA Attendance: 22,099 Weather: Cloudy and 59 degrees

Sporting KC (0-1-0, 0 points) Los Angeles FC (1-0-0, 3 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas (Barath 69’) D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez (Rowe 62’) F Russell F Nemeth F Gerso (Salloi 73’)

1 2 F 1 0 0 0 2 2

Los Angeles FC GK Miller D Beitashour D Zimmerman D Segura D Harvey M Kaye M Atuesta M Nguyen (Blessing 72’) F Vela (C) F Ramirez (Diomande 59’) F Rossi (Vassell 85’)

March 10, 2019: Sporting KC 2-0 Philadelphia Union MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,738 Weather: Sunny and 43 degrees 1 2 F 1 1 2 0 0 0

Sporting KC (1-1-0, 3 points) Philadelphia Union (0-2-0, 0 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie (Croizet 84’) M Busio (Rowe 78’) M Gutierrez F Russell (Salloi 80’) F Nemeth F Gerso

Philadelphia Union GK Blake D Gaddis D Elliott D Trusty D Wagner M Creavalle (Jones 78’) M Medunjanin M Bedoya (C) M Fabian F Picault (Santos 73’) F Burke (Ilsinho 79’)

March 17, 2019: Colorado Rapids 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dick’s Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, CO Attendance: 11,037 Weather: Cloudy and 46 degrees

Sporting KC (1-1-1, 4 points) Colorado Rapids (0-1-2, 2 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Busio 72’) M Gutierrez (Croizet 81’) F Rowe (Russell 61’) F Nemeth F Gerso

1 2 F 0 1 1 0 1 1

Colorado Rapids GK Howard (C) D Rosenberry D Sjoberg D Wynne D Serna M Feilhaber (Bassett 76’) M Price M Acosta (Blomberg 79’) M Mezquida F Rubio (Shinyashiki 84’) F Kamara

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Sisniega (GK) Wallace El-Munir Croizet Silva Hurtado Brewer

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Carlos (GK) Rwatubyaye Collin Wallace Mbaizo Hurtado Aaronson

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Rawls (GK) Rwatubyaye Smith Lindsey Wilson Jackson

Scoring Summary: SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 1 (Johnny Russell 1) 16’ LAFC - Diego Rossi 1 (Eduard Atuesta 1) 47’ LAFC - Adama Diomande 1 (Jordan Harvey 1) 94+

Scoring Summary: SKC - Ilie Sanchez 1 (Penalty Kick) 11’ SKC - Own Goal (Jack Elliott) 80’

Scoring Summary: COL - Diego Rubio 1 (Unassisted) 54’ SKC - Johnny Russell 1 (Unassisted) 88’

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 10’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes (Yellow Card; Dissent) 17’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 27’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 42’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ LAFC - Jordan Harvey (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 66’ LAFC - Latif Blessing (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 84’ LAFC - Eduard Atuesta (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 22’ PHI - Marco Fabian (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’ SKC - Gianluca Busio (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 37’ PHI - Marco Fabian (Red Card; Serious Foul) 60’

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 41’ COL - Kei Kamara (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’ COL - Benny Feilhaber (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 60’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 64’ COL - Diego Rubio (Yellow Card; Simulation) 72’ SKC - Botond Barath (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 75’ COL - Johan Blomberg (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 80’ COL - Johan Blomberg (Yellow Card/Red Card; Time Wasting) 87’

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

SKC 11 (5) 4 17 1 0

LAFC 14 (6) 4 11 4 7

March 30, 2019: Sporting KC 7-1 Montreal Impact MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,632 Weather: Cloudy and 42 degrees

Sporting KC (2-1-1, 7 points) Montreal Impact (2-2-0, 6 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Busio 62’) M Gutierrez (Rowe 74’) F Russell F Nemeth F Gerso (Croizet 71’)

1 2 F 3 4 7 0 1 1

Montreal Impact GK Bush D Sagna D Cabrera D Camacho D Lovitz M Azira M Piette (C) M Shome (Bayiha 54’) F Okwonkwo (Raitala 76’) F Urruti (Jackson-Hamel 91+) F Taider

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

SKC 16 (4) 4 14 3 6

PHI 15 (4) 2 10 2 5

April 7, 2019: FC Cincinnati 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Nippert Stadium | Cincinnati, OH Attendance: 26,023 Weather: Cloudy and 72 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 1 0 1

Sporting KC (2-1-2, 8 points) FC Cincinnati (2-2-2, 8 points) Sporting KC GK Zendejas D Hasler D Barath D Fontas D Wallace (Sinovic 27’) M Ilie (C) M Busio M Zelalem (Gutierrez 56’) F Russell F Croizet (Nemeth 70’) F Rowe

FC Cincinnati GK Richey D Deplagne D Hagglund D Waston (C) D Garza M Cruz M Bertone M Ulloa M Lamah (Manneh 46’) F Mattocks (Stanko 82’) F Saief (Alexander 77’)

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

SKC 9 (3) 1 11 1 4

COL 13 (2) 2 16 3 1

April 14, 2019: Sporting KC 2-2 New York Red Bulls MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 17,897 Weather: Sunny and 57 degrees

Sporting KC (2-1-3, 9 points) New York Red Bulls (1-3-2, 5 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Besler (C) D Croizet M Ilie M Espinoza (Busio 66’) M Gutierrez (Rowe 85’) F Russell F Nemeth F Gerso (Salloi 82’)

1 2 F 1 1 2 0 2 2

New York Red Bulls GK Robles (C) D Murillo D Parker D Long D Lade M Davis M Rzatkowski (Tarek 97+) M Casseres Jr. M Kaku F Royer (Bezecourt 86’) F Wright-Phillips (White 72’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Diop (GK) Barath Brault-Guillard Wallace Sejdic Zelalem Choiniere

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Hague (GK) Rwatubyaye Hoyte Freeman Powell Gerso Amaya

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Meara (GK) Barath Duncan Hasler Etienne Jr. Sinovic Ivan

Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 2 (Unassisted) 10’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 2 (Gerso Fernandes 1, Felipe Gutierrez 1) 43’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 1 (Gerso Fernandes 2, Roger Espinoza 1) 47+ SKC - Johnny Russell 3 (Roger Espinoza 2) 50’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 3 (Johnny Russell 2) 68’ SKC - Gianluca Busio 1 (Unassisted) 78’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 4 (Ilie Sanchez 1) 84’ MTL - Saphir Taider 3 (Maxi Urruti 2, Daniel Lovitz 1) 89’

Scoring Summary: CIN - Darren Mattocks 1 (Penalty Kick) 19’ SKC - Gianluca Busio 2 (Unassisted) 62’

Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 4 (Krisztian Nemeth 1, Graham Zusi 1) 24’ NY - Daniel Royer 2 (Cristian Casseres Jr. 1, Bradley Wright-Phillips 1) 52’ NY - Brian White 1 (Kaku 1, Aaron Long 1) 75’ SKC - Gianluca Busio 3 (Unassisted) 88’

Misconduct Summary: MTL - Daniel Lovitz (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 19’ MTL - Samuel Piette (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 22’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 17 (9) 1 11 2 8

MTL 13 (2) 2 10 0 4

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 18’ SKC - Yohan Croizet (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ SKC - Gedion Zelalem (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’ CIN - Greg Garza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 78’ CIN - Leonardo Bertone (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 88’ SKC - Botond Barath (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 18 (4) 3 11 3 6

10

CIN 10 (4) 3 13 2 5

Misconduct Summary: NY - Tim Parker (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’ SKC - Kelyn Rowe (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ NY - Kaku (Red Card; Violent Conduct) 38’ NY - Luis Robles (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 97+ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 97+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 18 (4) 3 11 3 6

NY 10 (4) 3 13 2 5

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) April 20, 2019: San Jose Earthquakes 4-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Avaya Stadium | San Jose, CA Attendance: 15,777 Weather: Cloudy and 56 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 2 2 4

Sporting KC (2-2-3, 9 points) San Jose Earthquakes (2-5-0, 6 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) (Abdul 15’) D Croizet M Ilie (Rowe 62’) M Busio (Salloi 57’) M Gutierrez F Russell F Nemeth F Gerso

San Jose Earthquakes GK Vega D Thompson (Judson 70’) D Cummings D Jungwirth D Lima M Godoy M Yueill M Espinoza (Marie 80’) M Eriksson M Salinas (C) F Hoesen (Wondolowski 80’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Tarbell (GK) Hasler Affolter Sinovic Vako Calvillo Scoring Summary: SJ - Danny Hoesen 2 (Anibal Godoy 2) 6’ SJ - Danny Hoesen 3 (Jackson Yueill 1) 12’ SJ - Shea Salinas 2 (Magnus Eriksson 2) 46’ SJ - Magnus Eriksson 2 (Unassisted) 61’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Penalty Kick) 66’ Misconduct Summary: SJ - Cristian Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 47+ SJ - Anibal Godoy (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 50+ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48’ SKC - Yohan Croizet (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 54’ SJ - Tommy Thompson (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 54’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 17 (7) 3 12 0 5

SJ 14 (7) 6 9 0 4

May 12, 2019: D.C. United 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Audi Field | Washington, D.C. Attendance: 12,521 Weather: Cloudy and 53 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 1 1

Sporting KC (2-4-4, 10 points) D.C. United (7-3-2, 23 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Hasler D Barath D Smith D Sinovic M Ilie (C) M Gutierrez (Rowe 84’) M Feilhaber F Russell F Nemeth F Salloi (Croizet 65’)

D.C. United GK Hamid D Jara D Brillant D Birnbaum D Pedroso M Canouse M Moreno M Arriola (Durkin 92+) M Acosta M Rodriguez (Segura 75’) F Rooney (C)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Seitz (GK) Zelalem Robinson McCann Stieber Amarikwa Scoring Summary: DC - Paul Arriola 3 (Wayne Rooney 4) 78’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 11’ DC - Frederic Brillant (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 45’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 11 (4) 3 10 0 3

DC 15 (4) 4 14 0 10

April 27, 2019: Sporting KC 4-4 New England Revolution MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,511 Weather: Sunny and 48 degrees

May 5, 2019: Sporting KC 0-3 Atlanta United FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,518 Weather: Clear and 69 degrees

1 2 F Sporting KC (2-2-4, 10 points) 1 3 4 New England Revolution (2-6-2, 8 points) 3 1 4

Sporting KC (2-3-4, 10 points) Atlanta United FC (3-3-2, 11 points)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi (C) D Abdul (Hasler 91+) D Fontas D Croizet M Gutierrez M Busio (Ilie 46’) M Rowe F Russell F Nemeth F Gerso (Salloi 75’)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi (C) D Barath D Smith D Sinovic M Gutierrez M Croizet (Ilie 65’) M Rowe (Zelalem 65’) F Russell F Nemeth F Salloi

New England Revolution GK Cropper D Farrell D Anibaba D Castillo D Bye M Buchanan (Bunbury 76’) M Caldwell (C) M Gil M Jones (Wright 88’) F Agudelo F J. Caicedo (L. Caicedo 65’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Turner (GK) Barath Fagundez Sinovic Zahibo Zelalem Penilla Scoring Summary: NE - Juan Fernando Caicedo 1 (Juan Agudelo 1, Scott Caldwell 1) 18’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 2 (Graham Zusi 2, Kelyn Rowe 1) 33’ NE - Juan Fernando Caicedo 2 (Tajon Buchanan 1) 35’ NE - Juan Agudelo 1 (Unassisted) 42’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 3 (Penalty Kick) 60’ NE - DeJuan Jones 1 (Unassisted) 66’ SKC - Felipem Gutierrez 4 (Unassisted) 70’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 6 (Johnny Russell 3) 83’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Abdul Rwatubyaye (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 41’ NE - Jalil Anibaba (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 43’ NE - Brandon Bye (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 46+ NE - Carles Gil (Yellow Card; Dissent) 49’ NE - Brandon Bye (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 55’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth (Yellow Card; Dissent) 67’ NE - Jalil Anibaba (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+ NE - Cody Cropper (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 96+ Stats Summary SKC NE Shots (on goal) 19 (6) 10 (7) Saves 3 2 Fouls 14 16 Offside 1 2 Corner Kicks 9 0 May 18, 2019: Sporting KC 1-1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,691 Weather: Cloudy and 65 degrees

Sporting KC (2-4-5, 11 points) Vancouver Whitecaps (3-6-4, 13 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Hasler D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Gutierrez M Feilhaber F Russell (Croizet 82’) F Nemeth F Rowe (Zelalem 92+)

1 2 F 1 0 1 0 1 1

Vancouver Whitecaps GK Crepeau D Nerwinski (Ardaiz 72’) D Godoy D Henry D Adnan M Rose M Felipe (Hwang 53’) M Teibert F Venuto F Montero (C) F PC Giro (Cornelius 46’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) MacMath (GK) Smith Levis Harris Sutter Bair Scoring Summary: SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 7 (Unassisted) 37’ VAN - Derek Cornelius 1 (Ali Adnan 2) 94+ Misconduct Summary: VAN - Felipe Martins (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 8’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth (Red Card; Serious Foul Play) 51’ VAN - Inbeom Hwang (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 56’ SKC - Kelyn Rowe (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 62’ SKC - Tim Melia (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 87’ VAN - Lucas Venuto (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 95+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 15 (7) 2 12 1 3

11

VAN 11 (3) 6 8 1 3

1 2 F 0 0 0 1 2 3

Atlanta United FC GK Guzan D Escobar D Robinson D Gonzalez Pirez D Parkhurst (C) M Remedi (Larentowicz 71’) M Nagbe M Gressel M G. Martinez (Villalba 71’) M Barco F J. Martinez (Shea 81’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Kann (GK) Hasler Pogba Abdul Pereira Gallagher Scoring Summary: ATL - Josef Martinez 3 (Unassisted) 39’ ATL - Ezequiel Barco (Unassisted) 47’ ATL - Josef Martinez 4 (Ezequiel Barco 1) 76’ Misconduct Summary: ATL - Eric Remedi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 66’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 10 (3) 5 12 2 4

ATL 19 (8) 3 5 1 5

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BOX SCORES February 21, 2019: Sporting KC 3-0 Deportivo Toluca Concacaf Champions League | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 13,927 Weather: Clear and 36 degrees 1 2 F 1 2 3 0 0 0

Sporting KC (1-0-0) Deportivo Toluca (0-1-0) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Rowe 78’) M Gutierrez F Russell F Nemeth (Hurtado 82) F Gerso (Salloi 87’)

Deportivo Toluca GK Talavera (C) D Salinas D Maidana D Tobio D Gonzalez M Pardo M Rios (Acero 76’) M Mancuello M Barrientos (Lopez 62’) M Mendoza F Triverio (Gigliotti 21’)

March 6, 2019: Independiente 2-1 Sporting KC Concacaf Champions League | Estadio Agustin Sanchez | Chorrera, Panama Attendance: N/A Weather: Clear and 82 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 1 1 2

Sporting KC (2-1-0) CA Independiente (2-0-1) Sporting KC GK Zendejas D Lindsey D Barath D Besler (C) D Wallace M Ilie M Espinoza M Rowe (Russell 68’) F Croizet (Busio 81’) F Hurtado F Salloi (Gerso 78’)

CA Independiente GK Guerra D Cordoba D Negrete D Torres (C) D Avila M Browne M Ayarza M Bolivar M Ivey (Navarro 92+) F Gonzalez F Barrow (Corpas 56’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) L. Garcia (GK) Barath S. Garcia Wallace Mora Busio Esquivel

Subs not used: Subs not used: Melia (GK) Roberts (GK) Sinovic Rosales Smith Bellino Nemeth Piedrahita Soraca

Scoring Summary: SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 1 (Gerso Fernandes 1) 35’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes 1 (Unassisted) 52’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez 1 (Unassisted) 72’

Scoring Summary: CAI - Romeesh Ivey 3 (Omar Browne 2) 39’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez 2 (Penalty Kick) 51’ CAI - Alexis Corpas 1 (Gustavo Bolivar 1) 59’

Misconduct Summary: TOL - Rodrigo Salinas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 39’ TOL - Osvaldo Gonzalez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Argument) 63’

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

SKC 13 (4) 3 21 2 4

TOL 9 (3) 1 18 2 1

February 28, 2019: Deportivo Toluca 0-2 Sporting KC (0-5 agg.)

Concacaf Champions League | Estadio Nemesio Diez | Toluca, Mexico Attendance: 14,519 Weather: Clear and 57 degrees 1 2 F 1 1 2 0 0 0

Sporting KC (2-0-0) Deportivo Toluca (0-2-0) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez (Rowe 70’) F Russell (Salloi 66’) F Nemeth (Hurtado 73) F Gerso

Deportivo Toluca GK Talavera (C) D Salinas D Mora D Maidana D Gonzalez M Barrientos (Rubio 72’) M Rios M Medina M Acero F Gigliotti (Garcia 64’) F Abella (Mendoza 46’)

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

SKC 11 (4) 5 13 0 5

CAI 18 (7) 3 14 2 6

March 14, 2019: Sporting KC 3-0 Independiente (4-2 agg.)

Concacaf Champions League | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 13,212 Weather: Rainy and 40 degrees 1 2 F 0 3 3 0 0 0

Sporting KC (3-1-0) CA Independiente (2-1-1) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic (Wallace 92+) M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez F Russell F Nemeth (Croizet 89’) F Salloi (Gerso 21’)

CA Independiente GK Guerra D Cordoba (Bellino 84’) D Negrete D Torres (C) M Gonzalez M Ayarza (Barrow 78’) M Vence M Ivey F Aguilar F Bolivar (Corpas 64’) F Browne

April 4, 2019: C.F. Monterrey 5-0 Sporting KC Concacaf Champions League | Estadio BBVA Bancomer | Monterrey, Mexico Attendance: 44,582 Weather: Clear and 78 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 2 3 5

Sporting KC (3-2-0) C.F. Monterrey (3-1-1) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez (Busio 73’) F Russell (Croizet 64’) F Nemeth (Rowe 80’) F Gerso

C.F. Monterrey GK Barovero D Medina D Montes (Layun 73’) D Sanchez D Gallardo (Vangioni 83’) M Pabon (C) (Meza 79’) M Rodriguez M Gonzalez M Hurtado F Pizarro F Funes Mori

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Resendez (GK) Barath Ortiz Wallace Bareiro Zelalem Zaldivar Scoring Summary: MTY - Dorlan Pabon 2 (Rogelio Funes Mori 1) 7’ MTY - Aviles Hurtado 1 (Unassisted) 14’ MTY - Jesus Gallardo 2 (Unassisted) 55’ MTY - Nicolas Sanchez (Penalty Kick) 70’ MTY - Dorlan Pabon 3 (Rodlofo Pizarro 1) 76’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 30’ MTY - Nicolas Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 49’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’ MTY - Cesar Montes (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 67’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 6 (2) 6 16 2 3

MTY 18 (11) 2 12 2 5

April 11, 2019: Sporting KC 2-5 C.F. Monterrey (2-10 agg.)

Concacaf Champions League | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,467 Weather: Clear and 48 degrees 1 2 F 2 0 2 2 3 5

Sporting KC (3-3-0) C.F. Monterrey (4-1-1) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas (Barath 56’) D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Busio 57’) M Gutierrez F Russell F Nemeth (Salloi 64’) F Gerso

C.F. Monterrey GK Barovero (C) D Medina D Montes D Vasquez (Vangioni 60’) M Layun M Ortiz M Rodriguez M Gallardo (Meza 64’) F Hurtado F Funes Mori F Pizarro (Pabon 61’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) L. Garcia (GK) Barath Castaneda Wallace Lopez Croizet Mancuello

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Roberts (GK) Rwatubyaye Avila Busio Navarro Rowe Piedrahita

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Cardenas (GK) Hasler Gutierrez Croizet Cantu Rowe Bareiro

Scoring Summary: SKC - Gerso Fernandes 2 (Roger Espinoza 1) 8’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 2 (Penalty Kick) 62’

Scoring Summary: SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 3 (Botond Barath 1) 74’ SKC - Roger Espinoza 1 (Johnny Russell 1) 81’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 4 (Gerso Fernandes 2) 86’

Scoring Summary: SKC - Gerso Fernandes 3 (Johnny Russell 2) 6’ MTY - Rogelio Funes Mori 1 (Rodolfo Pizarro 2) 20’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes 4 (Unassisted) 29’ MTY - Rodolfo Pizarro 1 (Jesus Gallardo 1) 45’ MTY - Miguel Layun 1 (Unassisted) 61’ MTY - Aviles Hurtado 2 (Maximiliano Meza 1) 82’ MTY - Rogelio Funes Mori 2 (Dorlan Pabon 1) 91+

Misconduct Summary: TOL - Pablo Barrientos (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 11’ TOL - Adrian Mora (Red Card; DOGSO) 62’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 11 (6) 0 14 3 1

TOL 10 (0) 4 10 0 5

Misconduct Summary: CAI - Francisco Vence (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 29’ CAI - Abdiel Ayarza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ CAI - Jose Guerra (Yellowm Card; Time Wasting) 64’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 27 (13) 3 17 2 13

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CAI 5 (3) 10 9 1 1

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 26’ MTY - Cesar Montes (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 36’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 60’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 17 (4) 0 20 5 3

MTY 10 (5) 2 15 1 0

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2019 REGULAR SEASON)

Formation: 4-3-3

NOTE: Chart does not account for players interchanging and/or switching positions over the course of a match.

Substitute players are not listed.

Center forward Krisztian Nemeth 10 Yohan Croizet 1

Left forward

Right forward

Gerso Fernandes 7 Kelyn Rowe 2 Daniel Salloi 2

Johnny Russell 10 Kelyn Rowe 1

Left-center midfielder

Right-center midfielder

Felipe Gutierrez 8 Kelyn Rowe 2 Gedion Zelalem 1

Gianluca Busio 4 Roger Espinoza 4 Benny Feilhaber 2 Yohan Croizet 1

Defensive midfielder Ilie 9 Felipe Gutierrez 2

Left back

Seth Sinovic 7 Yohan Croizet 3 Rodney Wallace 1

Left center back

Right center back

Matt Besler 7 Andreu Fontas 2 Graham Smith 2

Botond Barath 7 Andreu Fontas 3 Abdul Rwatubyaye 1

Goalkeeper

Tim Melia 10 Adrian Zendejas 1

13

Right back

Graham Zusi 8 Nicolas Hasler 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE

March 3 March 10 March 17 March 30 April 7 April 14 April 20 April 27 May 5 May 12 May 18 May 26 May 29 June 1 June 7 June 23 June 29 July 3 July 6 July 13 July 20 July 26 Aug. 4 Aug. 10 Aug. 14 Aug. 17 Aug. 22 Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 15 Sept. 21 Sept. 25 Sept. 29 Oct. 6

OPPONENT

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

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

SCORE 1-2 2-0 1-1 7-1 1-1 2-2 1-4 4-4 0-3 0-1 1-1

ATTEND. 22,099 18,738 11,037 18,632 26,023 17,897 15,777 18.511 18,518 12,521 18,691

RECORD PLACE PTS. GOALSCORERS 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-1 2-1-1 2-1-2 2-1-3 2-2-3 2-2-4 2-3-4 2-4-4 2-4-5

T-10 T-7 T-6 6 7 7 9 T-7 T-8 T-10 11

0 3 4 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 11

Nemeth Ilie, Own Goal Russell Russell (2), Nemeth (3), Gutierrez, Busio Busio Russell, Busio Gutierrez Nemeth (2), Gutierrez (2) --Nemeth

SPORTING KC 2019 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2019 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (2-4-5, 11 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF MAY 18, 2019 UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN 9 F Krisztian Nemeth 11 10 881 7 F Johnny Russell 11 10 911 21 M Felipe Gutierrez 11 10 870 13 M Gianluca Busio 7 4 340 30 M Benny Feilhaber (TOT) 11 9 800 30 M Benny Feilhaber (KC) 2 2 180 6 M Ilie Sanchez 11 9 846 17 M Roger Espinoza 4 4 284 12 F Gerso Fernandes 7 7 571 8 D Graham Zusi 8 8 720 11 M Kelyn Rowe 11 5 490 2 D Botond Barath 8 7 652 5 D Matt Besler 7 7 555 10 M Yohan Croizet 10 5 472 4 D Andreu Fontas 5 5 428 14 D Nicolas Hasler (TOT) 7 4 344 14 D Nicolas Hasler (KC) 4 3 271 29 GK Tim Melia

10 10 900 3 D *Abdul Rwatubyaye 2 1 164 20 F Daniel Salloi 7 2 238 15 D Seth Sinovic 8 7 693 16 D Graham Smith 2 2 180 22 D Rodney Wallace 1 1 27 24 M Gedion Zelalem 3 1 82 1 GK Adrian Zendejas 1 1 90 18 GK Eric Dick

0 0 0 23 F Tyler Freeman 0 0 0 19 F Erik Hurtado 0 0 0 75 M Wan Kuzain 0 0 0 26 D Jaylin Lindsey 0 0 0 94 D Jimmy Medranda 0 0 0

Own-goals received

Team totals 11 11 990

Opponent totals 11 11 990

G 7 4 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 20

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

SHT 32 25 26 9 11 2 9 4 6 12 12 3 0 8 2 2 1 0 2 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SOG 13 11 12 6 3 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FC 19 6 17 5 18 3 9 10 8 6 11 11 1 8 4 2 2 0 3 4 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FS 8 17 10 5 23 3 9 7 17 9 10 1 1 5 4 5 3 1 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OFF 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 0 38 9 1 9 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

13 17

163 144

59 55

134 128

128 134

16 19

54 49

25 27

2 5

GA 19 1 20 20

GAA 1.90 1.00 1.82 1.82

PG 0 1 1 3

PA 2 1 3 4

W 2 0 2 4

L 4 0 4 2

T 4 1 5 5

SO 1 0 1 2

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Krisztian Nemeth 1, Ilie Sanchez 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Felipe Gutierrez 1, Gerso Fernandes 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Felipe Gutierrez 2-2, Ilie Sanchez 1-1, Krisztian Nemeth 0-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS 29 GK 1 GK

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Adrian Zendejas Team totals Opponent totals

GP 10 1 11 11

GS 10 1 11 11

MIN 900 90 990 990

SH 51 4 55 59

SV 32 3 35 39 14

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Manager | Peter Vermes

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

Peter Vermes is entering his 11th season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2019 and is the longest-tenured active head coach in MLS. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 170 coaching victories in all competitions are the most club history. During his tenure, he has won four major trophies – the 2012, 2015 and 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – and finished atop the Eastern Conference regular-season standings in 2011 and 2012, as well as the Western Conference in 2018. His three U.S. Open Cup championships are the third most in Open Cup history. He is the first coach in club history to lead Sporting KC to eight straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team. His 135 regular-season wins top the club’s all-time chart and rank fifth most in MLS history. He passed his former coach Bob Gansler as the winningest manager in team history with a 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Aug. 12, 2015, his 109th victory in all competitions.

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

On August 4, 2018, Vermes coached his 302nd MLS regular-season game with Sporting KC, becoming the league’s all-time leader in games coached for one club. He was named the first-ever MLS Sporting Executive of the Year by his peers in 2018. Vermes has coached 392 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 almost 10 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 51 leagues in the world as denoted by the CIES Football Observatory, Vermes’ tenure at Sporting KC ranks as the fifth 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, the Swope Park Rangers (USL Championship) and the Sporting KC Academy. Vermes entered MLS ahead of its inaugural season in 1996 and retired from the league in 2002, closing out his playing career in Kansas City after stints with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and Colorado Rapids.

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 Figueras of the Spanish Second Division.

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

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

Year

A former MLS player, Dufty began his playing career with the New York Red Bulls in 2009, making one appearance before joining the MLS reserve goalkeeper pool. In 2010, Dufty joined USSF D2 Pro League side AC St. Louis, making 30 appearances before returning to MLS with the Chicago Fire in late 2010.

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 Open Cup International Total

2009 3-6-3 --- 2010 11-13-6 --- 2011 13-9-12 2-1-0 2012 18-7-9 1-1-0 2013 17-10-7 2-1-2 2014 14-13-7 0-1-0 2015 14-11-9 0-0-1 2016 13-13-8 0-1-0 2017 12-9-13 0-1-0 2018 18-8-8 1-1-2 2019 2-4-5 0-0-0 TOTAL 135-103-87 6-7-5

--- 0-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 4-0-1 2-1-0 0-0-0 20-6-3

--- --- --- --- 2-0-2 3-2-1 --- 1-2-1 --- --- 3-3-0 9-7-4

3-6-3 11-14-6 18-11-12 23-8-10 22-12-11 18-17-8 18-11-11 15-17-9 16-9-13 21-10-10 5-7-5 170-123-99

Fitness Coach | Mateus Manoel Mateus Manoel is in his eighth season with Sporting KC as Head Fitness Coach. His responsibilities cover all aspects of sport performance and science for the team, including strength and conditioning, injury prevention, field practices, nutrition, fitness monitoring (training load and readiness), player re-adaptation following rehab and recovery.

In the summer of 2010, Manoel was an Assistant Fitness Coach for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team during the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He had formerly served as the Head Fitness Coach for the Mexican Men’s National Team in 2009, working with renowned coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. During 2007 and 2008, Manoel held a position with Athletes’ Performance in the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, where he worked with professional athletes from a variety of sports, including NFL, NHL, MLB and MLS (Chivas USA and LA Galaxy). Previously, he had assisted with strength and conditioning for D.C. United, while concurrently holding the position of Sports Performance Director with Velocity Sports Performance in Alexandria, Virginia.

Manoel holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from George Washington University, where he was also responsible for the strength and conditioning needs of the Colonials Men’s Varsity Soccer Team. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland - College Park and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Manoel was born in Brazil and is fluent in both Portuguese and Spanish.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #2 | D | BOTOND BARATH SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

8

7

652

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

3

3

214

0

1

ALL COMPETITIONS

11

10

866

0

1

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, May 5, 2019, KC vs. ATL Shots 2, May 5, 2019, KC vs. ATL Fouls Committed 3, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Fouls Suffered 1, March 17, 2019, KC at COL Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 18, 2019, KC vs. VAN Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 1-3-3 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-2 Weight: 165 Birthday: 4/21/1992 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Budapest Honved FC (Hungary) Acquired: Signed on 12/18/18 Sporting Kansas City signed Hungarian international defender Botond Barath entering the 2019 campaign. Born and raised in Budapest, Hungary, Barath has previously spent the entirety of his professional career with hometown club Budapest Honved FC, where he made 213 first-team appearances in all competitions from 2009-2018. The center back helped Honved to the 2016-17 Hungarian first-division title and earned his first of three caps for the Hungary Men’s National Team in October 2018.

debut and scored his first of 12 career goals for the club as Honved finished third in the top-flight Nemzeti Bajnoksag. Barath bagged a career-high four goals during the 2015-16 campaign before helping the club win its 14th first-division championship and its first since 1993 in the 2016-17 season. Honved entered 2017-18 UEFA Champions League qualifying, where Barath scored a goal in an aggregate loss to Israeli club Hapoel Be’er Sheva.

Barath began his professional career in 2009 with Honved II and became a regular starter Barath has four caps for Hungary, including three in UEFA Nations League play in 2018. for the first team in 2012. In 2012-13, Barath made his UEFA Europa League qualifying Barath previously represented his country at U-18, U-19 and U-21 levels from 2009-2013.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

8

7

652

0

0

4

1

11

1

0

0

2

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

8

7

652

0

0

4

1

11

1

0

0

2

0

0

0

#5 | D | MATT BESLER | @MattBesler SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

264

258

23131

3

18

MLS Postseason

18

18

1740

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

20

18

1684

0

1

International

16

16

1425

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

318

310

27980

3

19

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assists 1, 18 times, last: Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: March 16, 2013, KC vs. CHI Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs. COL Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 18, 2019, KC vs. VAN Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assist Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN 2019 Record when: he starts 2-2-3 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Birthday: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8) Sporting KC’s Matt Besler is in his 10th season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012-13), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-16), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors since being selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Notre Dame.

Besler has earned 47 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2013. He featured in four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first Kansan to play in the quadrennial tournament, as the U.S. advanced to the Round of 16. He also helped the U.S. win the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, starting all three matches in the knockout stage. He joined the U.S. squad for the 2016 Copa America Centenario, starting two matches, and scored his first international goal at St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Sept. 2, the same day his firstborn daughter Parker Rhea was born in Kansas City. He recently made four appearances for his country as the U.S. claimed the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Besler is first in SKC history with 318 appearances across all competitions and is the club’s leader in regular-season appearances (264), starts (258) & minutes (23,131). A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 275 of 281 MLS matches (including playoffs) and landed club Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, 2015).

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

264

258

23131

3

18

42

10

219

122

8

1

31

2

2

7

KC - Postseason

18

18

1740

0

0

4

0

20

16

3

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

282

276

24871

3

18

46

10

239

138

11

1

32

2

2

7

16

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #13 | M | GIANLUCA BUSIO | @gbusio13 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 4 times, last: April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Assists 1, Aug. 4, 2018, KC at HOU Shots on Goal 2, March 10, 2019, KC vs. PHI Shots 4, 2 times, last: March 10, 2019, KC vs. PHI Fouls Committed 2, 2 times, last: April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE Fouls Suffered 2, 3 times, last: April 20, 2019, KC at SJ

A

MLS Regular Season

14

5

493

4

1

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

90

0

0

International

3

0

59

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

18

6

642

4

1

Last Regular Season...

Appearance April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE Goal April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Assist Aug. 4, 2018, KC at HOU 2019 Record when: he starts 1-1-2 he scores 1-0-2

Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 5/28/2002 Hometown: Greensboro, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/25/2017 Sporting KC signed Gianluca Busio as the club’s fifth Homegrown Player on Aug. 25, 2017, making Busio the youngest active player in MLS and the second youngest player in MLS history at the age of 15 years and 89 days. Busio made his professional debut for the Swope Park Rangers on April 4, 2018, recording the game-winning assist.

Busio starred for the Sporting KC Academy during the 2016-17 season, stepping up from the U-14s to the U-16 level, where he scored nine goals in the USSDA and earned Central Conference Best XI honors. He led the U-16s to their first appearance in the USSDA quarterfinals. Busio also earned time for the SKC U-18s throughout 2016-17.

He made his MLS debut on July 28, 2018, before earning his first MLS start, recording the game-winning assist in a 1-0 win over Houston on Aug. 4, 2018 while he became the third youngest player to start an MLS game at the age of 16 years and 68 days. Busio scored his first MLS goal in the 4-1 victory over Vancouver on Oct. 17, 2018, becoming the second youngest goalscorer in league history at the age of 16 years and 142 days.

At the international level, Busio is a member of the U.S. U-17 National Team. He previously guided the U.S. to a second-place finish at the Concacaf U-15 Championship in Bradenton, Florida, scoring a team-high five goals in five matches in August 2017. In May 2019, Busio scored five goals as the U.S. U-17s finished second in the Concacaf U-17 Championship, securing a berth for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the process.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

14

5

493

4

1

18

7

6

7

0

3

1

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

14

5

493

4

1

18

7

6

7

0

3

1

0

0

1

#10 | M | YOHAN CROIZET | @Yohancroizet SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

42

24

2066

3

3

MLS Postseason

4

1

105

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

0

24

2

0

International

3

1

108

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

51

26

2303

5

3

Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Sarrebourg, France Last Club: KV Mechelen (Belgium) Acquired: Signed on 12/15/2017

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN Assists 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 8, 2018, KC vs. ORL Shots on Goal 4, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Shots 7, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: May 20, 2018, KC at MIN Fouls Suffered 2, 6 times, last: April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 18, 2019, KC vs. VAN Goal Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN Assist Sept. 8, 2018, KC vs. ORL 2019 Record when: he starts 0-2-3 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 2/15/1992

Yohan Croizet has scored 31 goals in more than 200 professional appearances across Europe. He joins Sporting KC after spending each of the last three seasons in the top-flight Belgian First Division A, where he has tallied 12 goals and 11 assists since 2015. He signed as a Designated Player in December 2017.

Prior to joining KV Mechelen, Croizet blossomed during a two-year stint with Belgian outfit OH Leuven. He bagged four goals as OH Leuven won the 2014-15 Belgian Second Division playoffs and earned promotion to the top flight. The following year, Croizet notched a career-high nine goals and added four assists as the team’s top scorer.

In his first season with KV Mechelen in 2016-17, Croizet played 37 matches, tallying three goals and four assists to help KV Mechelen to a seventh-place finish and 14 league wins, their most in the Belgian first division since 1993. Croizet added three assists in 15 appearances during the 2017-18 season.

Croizet began his professional career as a 19-year-old, debuting for French club FC Metz in 2011. The midfielder amassed seven goals in 57 matches for FC Metz II from 2011-13 before moving from his native France to Belgium ahead of the 2013-14 campaign, signing for RE Virton of the Belgian Second Division. His six goals from the midfield paved the way for his subsequent move to OH Leuven.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

42

24

2066

3

3

57

19

33

21

4

2

4

0

1

1

KC - Postseason

4

1

105

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

46

25

2171

3

3

57

19

34

22

4

3

4

0

1

1

17

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #18 | GK | ERIC DICK | @DaBrickWall00 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A

A

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

0

0

0

0

0

Last Regular Season...

Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 6-5 Weight: 205 Birthday: 10/3/1994 Hometown: Carmel, Indiana College: Butler University Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#13) - signed on 2/15/18

he scores 0-0-0

Sporting KC selected goalkeeper Eric Dick with the 13th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. He officially signed an MLS contract for the club in February 2018.

Born in Kansas City suburb Roeland Park, Kansas, Dick led Butler to the 2016 Big East Championship and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances over his last two seasons.

He compiled a 27-10-4 record over his junior and senior campaigns, landing First Team Dick, the 13th overall pick in the SuperDraft, was a four-year starter at Butler University in All-Big East Conference accolades in 2017.

Indianapolis. As a senior, he was named the 2017 Big East Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and received United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American honors. He ended his At the youth level, Dick played for the Indiana Fire Academy and attended Carmel High college career with 28 shutouts and a 0.96 goals against average across 71 starts.

School in Carmel, Indiana, where he was a two-time All-District and All-County performer.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

#17 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

226

206

18199

8

34

MLS Postseason

13

12

1019

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

21

18

1946

0

3

International

9

8

727

1

1

ALL COMPETITIONS

269

243

21891

9

38

Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 8 times, last: Oct. 28, 2018, KC vs. LAFC Assists 2, 3 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 2, 9 times, last: Oct. 7, 2017, KC at MIN Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, 3 times, last: March 3, 2019, KC at LAFC Fouls Suffered 6, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2016, KC at RSL Last Regular Season...

Appearance April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Goal Oct. 28, 2018, KC vs. LAFC Assist March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL 2019 Record when: he starts 1-1-2 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 10/25/1986

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

Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 269 appearances for the club in all

competitions, tallying nine goals and 38 assists over nine seasons. In two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances, including eight in the UEFA Europa League, and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City.

Espinoza has earned 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team since debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

226

206

18199

8

34

261

64

372

318

13

16

52

9

1

8

KC - Postseason

13

12

1019

0

0

9

4

17

19

2

0

5

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

239

217

19218

8

34

270

68

389

337

15

16

57

9

1

8

18

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #30 | M | BENNY FEILHABER | @b_feilhaber22 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs. FCD Assists 2, 5 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 15, 2017, KC vs. HOU Shots 10, Oct. 15, 2017, KC vs. HOU Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 6, 3 times, last: July 3, 2019, LAFC at HOU (w/ LAFC)

A

MLS Regular Season

152

136

12124

29

41

MLS Postseason

8

8

795

0

3

U.S. Open Cup

13

11

1066

3

9

International

9

8

592

1

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

182

163

14577

33

56

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 18, 2019, KC vs. VAN Goal April 13, 2019, COL vs. DC (w/ COL) Assist April 13, 2019, COL vs. DC (w/ COL) 2019 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-9 Weight: 165 Birthday: 1/19/1985 Hometown: Irvine, California Last Club: Colorado Rapids (MLS) Acquired: Acquired via trade on 5/8/2019 Benny Feilhaber rejoined Sporting Kansas City on the MLS transfer deadline in May 2019, having spent five years with the club from 2013-2017, amassing 33 goals and 56 assists across 180 appearances in all competitions during his first stint.

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and raised in Irvine, California, Feilhaber has played nearly 400 matches in a 14-year professional career that includes stops in Germany, England, Denmark and MLS. After spending his first two MLS seasons with the New England Revolution, Feilhaber first joined Sporting in 2013 and played an integral role in the club’s run to the MLS Cup that year. In 2015, Feilhaber had his best professional season to date, earning 2015 MLS All-Star and MLS Best XI honors as one of three MLS MVP finalists, setting a club record with 20 assists in all competitions and becoming just the third player in club history at the time to reach double-digit goals (10) and assists (15) in a

single regular season. His final season in his first spell with Sporting yielded five goals and another U.S. Open Cup title in 2017. Feilhaber was an ever-present fixture for LAFC in 2018, starting 32 of 34 regular season appearances before spending the first two months of the 2019 campaign with the Colorado Rapids.

Following a two-year collegiate career at UCLA, Feilhaber turned professional in 2005 with German club Hamburg. He then moved to the English Premier League for the 2007-08 season with Derby County FC before signing with Danish outfit AGF Aarhus, before heading to MLS in 2011. Feilhaber’s 44 international caps with the United States is highlighted by his match-winning volley in the 2007 Concacaf Gold Cup Final against Mexico and three appearances each at the 2008 Olympics in China and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

152

136

12124

29

41

239

75

184

290

4

270

25

1

7

12

MLS - Regular Season

247

221

19741

39

58

364

116

312

526

6

374

41

3

7

14

KC - Postseason

8

8

795

0

3

21

3

16

23

2

2

2

0

0

1

MLS - Postseason

9

9

868

0

3

22

4

16

24

2

2

2

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

256

230

20609

39

61

386

120

328

550

8

376

43

3

7

15

#12 | F | GERSO FERNANDES | @ge7fe SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

70

50

4400

13

9

MLS Postseason

3

1

83

1

0

U.S. Open Cup

8

7

538

2

2

International

6

4

438

4

2

ALL COMPETITIONS

87

62

5459

20

13

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 2 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 4, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Shots 6, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Fouls Committed 5, July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Fouls Suffered 5, March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Last Regular Season...

Appearance April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE Goal Sept. 15, 2018, KC at SJ Assist March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL 2019 Record when: he starts 2-2-3 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-8 Weight: 140 Birthday: 2/21/1991 Hometown: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Last Club: C.F. Os Belenenses (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 1/4/2017 Gerso Fernandes, a left-footed winger, has played more than 150 matches during a six-year professional career in Portugal. Prior to joining Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season, he spent the previous five seasons in the Portuguese first division, including the 2016-17 Primeira Liga campaign with Belenenses. On May 17, 2017, Fernandes scored the first Sporting KC hat-trick in seven years in a 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC before adding a goal and an assist in his first-ever U.S. Open Cup game against Minnesota United FC on June 14, 2017. He was named the club’s 2017 Offensive Player of the Year.

Fernandes started nine of 14 Primeira Liga appearances for Belenenses in the 2016-17 season prior to joining Sporting KC, recording one goal and four assists. He also contributed one assist in three domestic cup matches, featuring in the 2016-17 Taça de Portugal and the 2016-17 Taça da Liga. Fernandes appeared more than 100 times for Estoril between 2011-2016. He helped clinch promotion to the Primera Liga in his first year with the club before facilitating Estoril’s transition to the top flight over the next two seasons, recording four assists in 43 Primera Liga appearances and playing six games in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League group stage.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

70

50

4400

13

9

106

47

71

83

19

12

6

0

4

2

KC - Postseason

3

1

83

1

0

5

3

2

3

0

1

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

73

51

4483

14

9

111

50

73

86

19

13

6

0

4

2

19

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #4 | D | ANDREU FONTAS | @AFontas3 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

7

6

520

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

4

4

326

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

11

10

846

0

0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Banyoles, Spain Last Club: Celta Vigo (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 8/8/2018

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Shots 2, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Fouls Committed 3, March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 2, 3 times, last: April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Last Regular Season...

Appearance April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 1-1-3 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 11/14/1989

Sporting Kansas City signed center back Andreu Fontas, a 10-year professional with more than 200 appearances in his native Spain, on Aug. 8, 2018. Sporting KC used Targeted Allocation Money to sign Fontas, who was a free agent after being released from his contract with La Liga side Celta Vigo following the 2017-18 season.

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

Masia youth academy alongside current Sporting KC midfielder Ilie Sanchez, playing nearly 100 matches combined for FC Barcelona B and FC Barcelona from 2008-2012.

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

7

6

520

0

0

2

1

5

6

0

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

7

6

520

0

0

2

1

5

6

0

0

1

0

0

0

#23 | F | TYLER FREEMAN | @tylerfreeman23 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

0

0

0

0

0

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 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 150 Birthday: 1/9/2003 Hometown: Shawnee, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 10/2/2018 Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of 16-year-old forward Tyler Freeman as a Homegrown Player late in the 2018 season. A native of Shawnee, Kansas, Freeman is the second-youngest player in club history behind current teammate Gianluca Busio. He entered the Sporting KC Academy in 2014 at age 11 and has represented his hometown club at the U-12 through U-19 levels.

he scores 0-0-0

fourth-place finish at the CONCACAF U-13 Champions League in Mexico City, scoring three goals at the tournament. He featured extensively for both the U-17s and U-19s in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 Development Academy season.

On the international stage, Freeman earned his first selection to the U.S. U-14 Boys’ National Team for a training camp in November 2016. The following June in Zagreb, Freeman made an immediate impact upon joining Sporting KC’s youth ranks, leading the Croatia, he led the U.S. U-14s with a team-best four goals across three friendlies. In U-12s at the 2015 Generation adidas Cup before winning Kansas State Cup titles in 2015 2018, Freeman competed for the U.S. U-16s in April at the Torneo Delle Nazioni in Italy and 2016 with the U-13s. In August 2016, Freeman propelled the Sporting KC U-13s to a before receiving his first call to the U.S. U-17s in August for a Costa Rica training camp.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #21 | M | FELIPE GUTIERREZ SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

31

28

2392

11

3

MLS Postseason

4

4

360

0

3

U.S. Open Cup

1

0

19

0

0

International

5

5

413

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

41

37

3184

11

6

Height: 5-7 Weight: 145 Hometown: Quintero, Chile Last Club: Real Betis (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 2/6/2018

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE Assists 2, Sept. 15, 2018, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: March 24, 2018, KC at COL Shots 6, 2 times, last: April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE Fouls Committed 4, 4 times, last: May 5, 2019, KC vs. ATL Fouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 18, 2019, KC vs. VAN Goal April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE Assist March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL 2019 Record when: he starts 2-4-4 he scores 1-1-1

Birthday: 10/8/1990

Gutierrez joined 12-time Chilean Primera Division champion CD Universidad Catolica in 2009. He enjoyed a breakout season for the club in 2011, scoring 10 goals in the top-flight Primera Division as Universidad Catolica finished atop the spring Apertura standings and won the 2011 Copa Chile. Gutierrez landed a transfer to FC Twente ahead of the 2012-13 Eredivisie season, debuting for the Dutch side in a UEFA Europa League qualifier. In his sophomore season at FC Twente, Gutierrez reached new heights as the midfielder started 33 league matches and was named the 2013-14 Eredivisie Most Valuable Player for his instrumental role in propelling the Tukkers to a third-place finish in the table.

Gutierrez moved from Netherlands to Spain in 2016-17, signing for Spanish La Liga side Real Betis. His first La Liga goal was a stoppage-time winner as Real Betis beat Osasuna 2-1 in October 2016. Gutierrez spent most of 2017 on loan at Internacional in Brazil, where he played 16 games and helped the club gain promotion to the top-flight Serie A. A native of Quintero, Chile, Gutierrez has represented his country 35 times at the senior international level. He’s competed on a global stage at the sport’s highest level, featuring at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and helping Chile lift the 2015 Copa America title as champions of South America.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

31

28

2392

11

3

66

29

56

35

1

29

6

0

4

2

KC - Postseason

4

4

360

0

3

9

4

9

11

1

11

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

35

32

2752

11

6

75

33

65

46

2

40

6

0

4

2

#14 | D | NICOLAS HASLER SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

4

3

271

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

4

3

271

0

0

Height: 5-9 Weight: 175 Hometown: Vaduz, Liechtenstein Last Club: Chicago Fire (MLS) Acquired: Signed on 4/2/2019

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 23, 2017, TOR at NE (w/ TOR) Assists 1, 4 times, last: July 7, 2018, TOR at KC (w/ TOR) Shots on Goal 2, Aug. 19, 2017, TOR at CHI (w/ TOR) Shots 2, 6 times, last: Oct. 28, 2018, CHI vs. DC (w/ CHI) Fouls Committed 2, 3 times, last: Oct. 28, 2018, CHI vs. DC (w/ CHI) Fouls Suffered 4, April 14, 2018, TOR at COL (w/ TOR) Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 18, 2019, KC vs. VAN Goal Sept. 23, 2017, TOR at NE (w/ TOR) Assist July 7, 2018, TOR at KC (w/ TOR) 2019 Record when: he starts 0-1-2 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 5/4/1991

Sporting Kansas City signed defender Nicolas Hasler in April 2019. He has made more than 200 club appearances since turning professional in 2009, including 39 MLS matches split between Toronto FC and the Chicago Fire. The versatile player spent the first eight years of his career in his native Liechtenstein, where he starred for FC Vaduz and won six major trophies with the club.

spell with Vaduz, Hasler appeared in five separate editions of the UEFA Europa League, won five consecutive Liechtensteiner Cups from 2013-2017 and scored 15 goals in 158 competitive matches. Hasler moved to Toronto in 2017, helping the side to a historic treble consisting of the Canadian Championship, MLS Supporters’ Shield and MLS Cup. Hasler was traded to the Chicago Fire in July 2018, where he started nine of 13 matches.

After rising through the ranks and starting his pro career with FC Balzers in 2009, Hasler joined fellow Liechtensteiner club USV Eschen/Mauren for the 2010-11 season. He then moved to FC Vaduz, a club that competes in the Swiss Football League. In a six-year

As one of the country’s most decorated players this decade, Hasler has scored three goals in 59 caps for the Liechtenstein Men’s National Team since 2010 and was named Liechtensteiner Footballer of the Year in 2015, 2017 and 2018.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

4

3

271

0

0

1

0

2

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Regular Season

41

32

2821

3

4

22

9

22

19

4

0

1

0

1

1

MLS - Postseason

2

1

107

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

43

33

2928

3

4

23

9

22

19

4

0

1

0

1

1

21

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #19 | F | ERIK HURTADO | @Etado19 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

3

1

115

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

3

1

115

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 12 times, last: Aug. 4, 2018, VAN at NYC (w/ VAN) Assists 1, 10 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, VAN at LAFC (w/ VAN) Shots on Goal 2, 9 times, last: Sept. 30, 2018, VAN at KC (w/ VAN) Shots 7, Sept. 3, 2016, VAN vs. NY (w/ VAN) Fouls Committed 5, Sept. 3, 2017, VAN vs. NY (w/ VAN) Fouls Suffered 5, Aug. 27, 2016, VAN at LA (w/ VAN) Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 21, 2018, VAN at LAFC (w/ VAN) Goal Aug. 4, 2018, VAN at NYC (w/ VAN) Assist Oct. 21, 2018, VAN at LAFC (w/ VAN) 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 Birthday: 11/15/1990 Hometown: Beaverton, Oregon Last Club: Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) Acquired: Acquired via trade on 12/14/2018 Sporting KC acquired forward Erik Hurtado in late 2018 from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. In six seasons with the Whitecaps, Hurtado contributed 17 goals and 13 assists in 123 matches (47 MLS starts) across all competitions since being selected fifth overall in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.

Norwegian first division. Hurtado made 12 appearances during the five-month loan spell.

Hurtado had two goals and two assists in the 2016-17 Concacaf Champions League with Vancouver, scoring in both CCL fixtures against Sporting KC, as the Whitecaps advanced from the group stage and advanced all the way to the semifinals.

The former U.S. youth international and Santa Clara product recorded seven goals and five assists in his first two professional seasons, before helping the Whitecaps to their lone Canadian Championship title in 2015 with an 87th-minute game-tying assist in the semifinal series before garnering European experience on loan with Mjondalen in the

More recently, Hurtado has compiled six goals and three assists since the start of the 2017 season, including his game-winning goal in Vancouver’s 1-0 victory over Sporting KC at Children’s Mercy Park that snapped Sporting’s 24-game home unbeaten streakon Sept. 30, 2017.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Regular Season

105

47

4713

12

10

126

43

101

71

46

6

3

0

2

3

MLS - Postseason

1

1

78

1

0

2

2

3

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

106

48

4791

13

10

128

45

104

74

46

6

3

0

2

3

#26 | D | JAYLIN LINDSEY | @JaylinLindsey SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, July 14, 2018, KC at NY Shots on Goal 1, July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Shots 2, 2 times, last: July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Fouls Committed 1, 5 times, last: July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Fouls Suffered 1, 2 times, last: July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD

A

MLS Regular Season

7

6

555

0

1

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

3

2

205

0

0

International

1

1

90

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

11

9

850

0

1

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Goal N/A Assist July 14, 2018, KC at NY 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-8 Weight: 155 Birthday: 3/27/2000 Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/1/2018 Sporting Kansas City signed Jaylin Lindsey as a Homegrown Player in September 2017, with his contract starting on Jan. 1, 2018. He made his MLS debut on June 3 in a 4-1 win over Minnesota United FC. A product of the Sporting KC Academy, Lindsey is the third-youngest signing in club history. The defender has featured for the Sporting KC U-16s and U-18s and made more than 25 appearances for the United States U-17 Men’s National Team from 2016-2017.

Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, Lindsey joined the Sporting KC Academy in January 2015. He has made more than 30 combined appearances for the U-16s and U-18s. After impressing throughout his first full Academy season with Sporting KC,

Lindsey signed an Academy contract with the Swope Park Rangers on May 6, 2016. A day later, he became the first American player born in 2000 or later to appear in a professional match. Lindsey would feature once more for the Rangers before joining the U.S. U-17 Residency Program in August 2016.

Lindsey has featured regularly for the U.S. U-17s and received his first call-up to the U.S. U-20s in September 2018. He was named to the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Best XI in May after helping the U.S. to a second-place finish. That allowed Lindsey to represent the U.S. at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Lindsey has been a youth international since 2013, representing the U-14s, U-15s and U-17s.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

7

6

555

0

1

5

1

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

7

6

555

0

1

5

1

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

22

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #94 | D | JIMMY MEDRANDA | @jimmymedranda SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Assists 1, 4 times, last: April 15, 2018, KC vs. SEA Shots on Goal 3, June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Shots 4, 5 times, last: June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Fouls Suffered 4, March 15, 2014, KC vs. FCD

A

MLS Regular Season

86

62

5311

5

4

MLS Postseason

2

1

121

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

7

6

648

0

2

International

2

1

96

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

97

70

6177

5

6

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 20, 2018, KC at MIN Goal April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Assist April 15, 2018, KC vs. SEA 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 Birthday: 2/7/1994 Hometown: Mosquera, Nariño, Colombia Last Club: Deportivo Pereira (Colombia) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2014 Jimmy Medranda joined Sporting KC in August 2013 on loan from Colombian club Deportivo Pereira, making his MLS debut a month later. He signed permanently for Sporting KC in February 2014 and has played 97 games for the club across all competitions. He set career highs for appearances (39), starts (29), minutes (2,619) and goals (2) in 2017.

Medranda has scored five goals and added six assists since the start of 2016, his first for the club. He joined Deportivo Pereira’s youth system at age 12 before climbing the ladder to the senior team by age 17. He made 16 first team appearances for the club in two seasons, scoring twice.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

86

62

5311

5

4

109

22

81

49

6

19

12

1

1

2

KC - Postseason

2

1

121

0

0

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

88

63

5432

5

4

110

22

82

50

6

19

12

1

1

2

#29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

125

125

11219

0

0

MLS Postseason

6

6

534

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

11

11

1080

0

0

International

6

6

540

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

148

148

13373

0

0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA (MLS) Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 19, 2015, KC vs. SJ Saves 10, April 8, 2018, KC at LA

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 18, 2019, KC vs. VAN Shutout March 10, 2019, KC vs. PHI 2019 Record when: he starts 2-4-4

Birthday: 5/15/1986

Tim Melia became one of the top goalkeepers in MLS in 2017 following his breakout season in 2015 where he earned MLS Comeback Player of the Year honors. Melia claimed the 2017 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year crown with career-highs in wins (12), shutouts (10), saves (91), starts (31) and minutes (2,759). Melia surpassed each of those numbers in 2018, posting 18 wins, 13 shutouts, 106 saves, 34 starts and 3060 minutes.

During his breakout campaign in 2015, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 precent save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against average. He was a six-time member of the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week and became the first goalkeeper in MLS history to record six shutouts in his first nine league matches for a new team.

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

After a four-year college career with NCAA Division III program Lynn University (New York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

125

125

11219

517

371

40

141

1.13

11

20

9

0

54

38

32

MLS - Regular Season

131

130

11659

553

393

40

155

1.20

12

21

9

1

54

42

33

KC - Postseason

6

6

534

24

15

1

8

1.35

0

0

0

0

1

2

2

MLS - TOTAL

137

136

12192

577

408

41

163

1.20

12

21

9

1

55

44

35

23

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #9 | F | KRISZTIAN NEMETH | @KNemeth_Nemo SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Assists 1, 11 times, last: April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE Shots 7, April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: May 18, 2019, KC vs. VAN Fouls Suffered 7, May 29, 2015, KC vs. FCD

A

MLS Regular Season

48

37

3304

18

8

MLS Postseason

2

1

130

1

0

U.S. Open Cup

4

4

371

5

1

International

5

5

388

4

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

59

47

4193

28

9

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 18, 2019, KC vs. VAN Goal May 18, 2019, KC vs. VAN Assist April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY 2019 Record when: he starts 2-4-4 he scores 1-1-2

Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 Birthday: 1/5/1989 Hometown: Gyor, Hungary Last Club: New England Revolution (MLS) Acquired: Acquired via trade with New England Revolution on 8/6/2018 Sporting Kansas City acquired forward Krisztian Nemeth from the New England Revolution in August 2018. Nemeth returns to Sporting KC after recording 16 goals and seven assists in 33 competitive matches for the club in 2015. The forward joined Al-Gharafa SC in Qatar in 2016 and has spent the last 12 months in MLS with the Revs.

Nemeth also played a pivotal role in Sporting KC’s run to the 2015 U.S. Open Cup title, finishing as the tournament’s joint-top scorer with five goals, including a second-half equalizer in the final as Sporting KC defeated the Philadelphia Union on penalties.

Nemeth began his career with MTK Budapest in Hungary before signing with Liverpool FC in 2007. He had loan stints at Blackpool and AEK Athens before signing permanently in Greece with Olympiacos in 2010. Nemeth endured further loan spells at Olympiacos Volos, MTK Budapest and RKC Waalwijk before signing permanently in the Netherlands with Roda JC in 2012, where he spent two years prior to joining SKC in 2015.

In his first stint with SKC, Nemeth was named the club’s newcomer of the year and became Kansas City’s first MLS Goal of the Year winner for his stunning solo effort in a 1-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on Oct. 3, 2015. The Hungarian scored 10 goals throughout the 2015 regular season, earning MLS Player of the Month honors in May. MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

48

37

3304

18

8

109

41

43

50

20

0

6

1

6

1

MLS - Regular Season

69

44

3947

19

11

127

46

59

59

21

0

7

2

6

1

KC - Postseason

2

1

130

1

0

4

2

3

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

71

45

4176

20

11

131

48

62

59

21

0

8

2

6

1

#11 | M | KELYN ROWE | @Krowe210 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 17, 2016, NE at MTL (w/ NE) Assists 2, 2 times, last: April 6, 2018, NE vs. MTL (w/ NE) Shots on Goal 5, March 28, 2016, NE vs. SJ (w/ NE) Shots 7, March 28, 2016, NE vs. SJ (w/ NE) Fouls Committed 5, March 10, 2018, NE vs. COL (w/ NE) Fouls Suffered 5, 3 times, last: May 27, 2017, NE at NY (w/ NE)

A

MLS Regular Season

11

5

490

0

1

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

4

1

110

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

15

6

600

0

1

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 18, 2019, KC vs. VAN Goal Oct. 18, 2018, NE at RSL (w/ NE) Assist April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE 2019 Record when: he starts 0-1-4 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 Birthday: 12/02/1991 Hometown: Federal Way, Washington Last Club: New England Revolution (MLS) Acquired: Acquired via trade with the Colorado Rapids on 12/18/2018

Kelyn Rowe joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2019 season having made 214 appearances England to their first MLS Cup appearance since 2007. Rowe combined for 12 goals and for the New England Revolution in MLS action since being selected out of UCLA as the 13 assists in 2015 and 2016, playing 33 of the side’s 34 MLS regular season games in third overall pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, recording 30 goals and 42 assists over the each campaign, while also aiding the Revs’ run to the U.S. Open Cup Final in 2016. past seven seasons.

Rowe has earned four caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team, helping the side win the During his rookie year, Rowe bagged three goals and five assists in 30 appearances 2017 Concacaf Gold Cup. Rowe made his debut on July 1, 2017 in a friendly against before breaking out in 2013 as the Revs reached the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time in Ghana before appearing in two group stage games at the Gold Cup – recording an assist four attempts, notching eight goals and nine assists on the season. Rowe followed that up on the game-winner against Panama before netting his first international goal in the win with another solid season in 2014, as his five goals and six assists helped propel New vs. Nicaragua. He won his fourth cap against Bosnia & Herzegovina in January 2018.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

11

5

490

0

1

12

1

11

10

0

3

2

0

0

0

MLS - Regular Season

217

166

15094

29

41

372

124

235

271

26

198

22

0

6

9

MLS - Postseason

8

7

647

1

2

15

5

11

8

1

7

0

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

224

173

15713

30

43

387

129

246

279

27

205

22

0

7

9

24

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

41

34

3094

14

13

MLS Postseason

4

4

345

0

1

U.S. Open Cup

3

2

190

2

2

International

6

5

422

0

2

ALL COMPETITIONS

54

45

4051

16

18

Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland Last Club: Derby County FC (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/31/2018

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Assists 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 4, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Shots 6, 2 times, last: Oct. 6, 2018, KC vs. LA Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 5, May 12, 2019, KC at DC Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 18, 2019, KC vs. VAN Goal April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Assist April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE 2019 Record when: he starts 2-4-5 he scores 1-0-2

Birthday: 4/8/1990

Sporting KC acquired Scottish winger Johnny Russell in a transfer from English club Derby County FC in January 2018. Russell scored 93 goals during a 12-year professional career in England and his native Scotland. Russell developed in the Dundee United FC Academy in Scotland before making his professional debut for the top-flight Scottish Premiership club in May 2007 at age 17.

He spent most of the following two seasons on loan at Scottish side Forfar Athletic, recording eight goals, and marked his first career Dundee United start with a goal in a 2009 Scottish FA Cup win over East Sterlingshire. After being loaned to Raith Rovers in 2009-10, Russell enjoyed a breakout year at Dundee United with nine goals as the Tangerines finished fourth in the Scottish Premier League. He added 14 more goals in all

comps during the 2011-12 campaign to pace another fourth-place finish. Russell’s final season at Dundee saw him produce a team-best 20 goals in 38 competitive appearances.

Russell reached new heights in June 2013 when he joined Derby County. He marked his debut for the outfit with his first of nine goals in the 2013-14 English Championship as the Rams fell just short of promotion to the EPL. He totaled 18 goals over the next two seasons.

Russell has 11 career caps for Scotland and scored his first international goal during a European Championshop Qualifier in San Marino on March 24, 2019. Russell made his debut in 2014 and recently helped Scotland gain promotion to League B in the UEFA Nations League in 2018. He has also represented Scotland at the U-19 and U-21 levels.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

41

34

3094

14

13

95

41

21

54

6

111

3

0

1

3

KC - Postseason

4

4

345

0

1

8

2

6

6

1

13

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

45

38

3439

14

14

103

43

27

60

7

124

3

0

1

3

#20 | F | DANIEL SALLOI | @danielsalloi SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN Assists 2, 2 times, last: June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 28, 2018, KC vs. LAFC Shots 8, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 2, 4 times, last: Aug. 4, 2018, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: May 12, 2019, KC at DC

A

MLS Regular Season

58

40

3701

14

9

MLS Postseason

5

4

397

3

0

U.S. Open Cup

7

3

405

5

0

International

5

2

152

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

75

49

4655

22

9

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 12, 2019, KC at DC Goal Oct. 28, 2018, KC vs. LAFC Assist Aug. 18, 2018, KC vs. POR 2019 Record when: he starts 0-2-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 150 Birthday: 7/19/1996 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Gyirmot SE (Hungary) - Loan Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 1/13/2016 Sporting Kansas City signed forward Daniel Salloi as the fourth Homegrown Player in club history in early 2016 and made his Sporting KC debut on April 9, 2017 against the Colorado Rapids. Salloi is one of five Homegrown Players on Sporting Kansas City’s current roster, alongside Gianluca Busio (2017), Jaylin Lindsey (2018), Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal (2018) and Tyler Freeman (2019).

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

Salloi scored the winning goal in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Final. Salloi made 10 appearances for Sporting KC’s USL affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers, in 2016 and scored four goals and added three assists before being loaned to Gyirmot SE in Hungary

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

After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to his former Academy side Ujpest FC in July 2015 to sign an amateur contract for senior team, a 20-time champion in Hungary’s first division. He made his professional debut in the top-tier OTP Bank Liga on July 18, the day before his 19th birthday. Salloi received his first call-up to the Hungary National Team in August 2018. He previously played for the Hungary Under-21 National Team after debuting in 2017 and earned four caps.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

58

40

3701

14

9

124

50

26

48

14

1

5

1

6

4

KC - Postseason

5

4

397

3

0

15

5

3

8

2

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

63

44

4098

17

9

139

55

29

56

16

1

6

1

6

4

25

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

78

76

6876

5

7

MLS Postseason

5

5

480

1

0

U.S. Open Cup

8

8

780

0

1

International

6

6

540

2

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

97

95

8676

8

8

Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Last Club: Elche CF (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 1/13/2017

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: March 10, 2019, KC vs. PHI Assists 2, May 9, 2018, KC at ATL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Shots 5, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 5, March 10, 2018, KC at CHI Fouls Suffered 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 18, 2019, KC vs. VAN Goal March 10, 2019, KC vs. PHI Assist March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL 2019 Record when: he starts 2-3-5 he scores 1-0-0

Birthday: 11/21/1990

Ilie, a product of FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth academy, has eight years of professional experience in Spain and Germany. The defensive midfielder featured extensively for FC Barcelona B from 2009-2014 and most recently played for Elche CF during the 2015-16 season. He joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season and has made 97 appearances in all competitions, earning SKC Newcomer of the Year honors in 2017 before being named an MLS All-Star and the club’s Most Valuable Player in 2018.

After missing most of 2011-12 through injury, Sánchez claimed a regular spot in Barcelona B’s midfield over the next two seasons. He played 29 league matches in 2012-13 and started 36 of 38 appearances in 2013-14, guiding Barcelona B to another third-place finish in the Segunda Division. Sánchez appeared in 114 league games during his five-year spell at FC Barcelona B.

Sánchez moved to Germany’s second division in 2014, making 26 appearances in all Born and raised in Barcelona, Sánchez jumped from La Masia to FC Barcelona B ahead competitions for 1860 Munich of the 2. Bundesliga. He was then loaned back to his native of the 2009-10 campaign. He helped the club earn promotion to the Spanish Segunda Spain for the 2015-16 campaign, where he played 28 games for CF Elche in the Segunda Division in his first professional season. He played 24 more matches the following year as Division.

Barcelona B finished third in Spain’s second tier.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

78

76

6876

5

7

73

17

59

80

0

13

13

0

1

2

KC - Postseason

5

5

480

1

0

5

2

4

4

0

0

1

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

83

81

7356

6

7

78

19

63

84

0

13

14

0

2

2

#15 | D | SETH SINOVIC | @ssinovic SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Assists 1, 11 times, last: Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 11, 2017, KC at HOU Shots 3, 5 times, last: Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: April 20, 2013, KC at LA

A

MLS Regular Season

196

186

16520

1

11

MLS Postseason

15

15

1404

2

0

U.S. Open Cup

15

15

1248

0

2

International

16

15

1386

1

2

ALL COMPETITIONS

242

231

20558

4

15

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 18, 2019, KC vs. VAN Goal April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Assist Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN 2019 Record when: he starts 2-3-2 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Birthday: 1/28/1987 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas College: Creighton Last Club: New England Revolution (MLS) Acquired: Signed on 5/10/2011 A nine-year MLS veteran, Seth Sinovic has started 231 of 242 appearances in all competitions since joining Sporting KC from the New England Revolution in 2011. The left back played at least 30 regular season matches every year from 2012-2014, during which time Sporting KC conceded the fewest combined goals in MLS. He scored his first MLS regular-season goal on his 150th MLS appearance for Sporting KC against the Colorado Rapids on April 9, 2017.

A native of Leawood, Kansas, Sinovic scored his first professional goal in the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs and notched the second of his career in the 2013 postseason as Sporting KC won MLS Cup. He was named the club’s Defender of the Year in 2014. After a four-year college career at Creighton University, Sinovic was selected by New England with the 25th pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. He made 20 MLS appearances as a rookie before moving to Sporting KC in 2011.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

196

186

16520

1

11

99

26

200

121

10

0

32

1

0

5

MLS - Regular Season

216

204

18100

1

11

106

27

213

132

11

0

35

1

0

5

KC - Postseason

15

15

1404

2

0

7

4

23

16

0

0

3

0

2

0

MLS - TOTAL

231

219

19504

3

11

113

31

236

148

11

0

38

1

2

5

26

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #16 | D | GRAHAM SMITH | @grahamsmith161 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, May 12, 2019, KC at DC Shots 2, May 12, 2019, KC at DC Fouls Committed 2, July 14, 2018, KC at NY Fouls Suffered 0

A

MLS Regular Season

4

4

360

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

90

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

5

5

450

0

0

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 12, 2019, KC at DC Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-2-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Birthday: 4/8/1990 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: University of Denver Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#18) - signed on 2/15/18 Sporting Kansas City selected center back Graham Smith with the 18th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft before officially sigining him in February 2018. He made his debut and first start for the club in the 3-2 victory over Houston on June 23, 2018, going the full 90 minutes at center back in the thrilling win.

A native of Highlands Ranch, Colo., Smith was teammates with current SKC forward Khiry Shelton during his freshman year at Oregon State. He assisted three goals in 38 matches for the Beavers, helping the side reach the NCAA Tournament in 2014.

Upon transferring to Denver in 2016, Smith helped the Pioneers reach the Men’s College Cup for the first time in program history. He split time between the holding midfield and Smith split his four-year college career between Oregon State University (2014-15) and center back positions, serving as the anchor of a defense that notched a 0.52 goals the University of Denver (2016-17). The defender started all 80 appearances at the NCAA against average in 2016 and a 0.71 goals against average in 2017. As a senior, Smith Division I level, registering six goals and seven assists in his final two seasons with the was a United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Second Team selection and a CoSIDA Pioneers.

Academic All-American.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

4

4

360

0

0

3

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

4

4

360

0

0

3

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

#22 | D | RODNEY WALLACE | @rodwallace22 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Oct. 4, 2014, POR at SJ (w/ POR) Assists 3, June 23, 2013, POR vs. COL (w/ POR) Shots on Goal 5, May 7, 2017, NYC vs. ATL (w/ NYC) Shots 6, Sept. 27, 2017, NYC at MTL (w/ NYC) Fouls Committed 6, May 30, 2009, DC vs. NY (w/ DC) Fouls Suffered 3, 5 times, last: Sept. 27, 2017, NYC at MTL (w/ NYC)

A

MLS Regular Season

1

1

27

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

2

1

91

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

3

2

118

0

0

Last Regular Season...

Appearance April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Goal Sept. 29, 2018, NYC at MIN (w/ NYC) Assist May 19, 2018, NYC vs. COL (w/ NYC) 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 Birthday: 6/17/1988 Hometown: Rockville, Maryland College: University of Maryland Acquired: Signed as a Free Agent on 12/14/18 Sporting Kansas City signed free agent defender and Costa Rican international Rodney Wallace in December 2018. Wallace has recorded 26 goals and 33 assists in 214 MLS appearances (including playoffs) since beginning his professional career in 2009. The versatile veteran, who was a 2013 MLS All-Star and a 2015 MLS Cup champion with with the Portland Timbers, arrives in Kansas City after a two-year stint with New York City FC. Selected as the sixth overall pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, Wallace had three goals and three assists as a rookie with D.C. United before joining the Timbers ahead of their inaugural 2011 campaign. As a left-sided midfielder and defender, Wallace experienced a breakout year in 2013 when he scored a career-high seven goals with six assists and propelled Portland to the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time.

Wallace bounced back from a knee injury to record five goals and one assist in 17 games in 2014, resulting in 2014 MLS Comeback Player of the Year honors. He made a career-high 32 regular-season appearances in 2015 for a Portland side that finished third in the Western Conference before bagging the game-winner in the 2015 MLS Cup. In 2016, Wallace continued his career abroad in the top divisions of Portugal and Brazil, first with FC Arouca and then Sport Recife. Wallace made 46 MLS appearances for NYCFC from 2017-2018, where he notched five goals and eight assists.

Wallace has earned 32 caps for the Costa Rica Men’s National Team, tallying four goals and notably featuring at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia after competing at the Concacaf Gold Cup in 2013 and 2017.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1

1

27

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Regular Season

204

161

14174

24

29

262

91

275

123

51

0

35

0

8

9

MLS - Postseason

11

11

891

2

4

21

7

27

7

3

0

4

0

1

2

MLS - TOTAL

215

172

15065

26

33

283

98

302

130

54

0

39

0

9

11

27

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #75 | M | WAN KUZAIN WAN KAMAL | @LeKuz7 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

6

3

307

1

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

173

0

1

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

8

5

480

1

1

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots 3, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 2, July 4, 2018, KC at RSL Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Goal June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 9/14/1998 Hometown: Carbondale, Illinois Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 4/13/2018 Sporting Kansas City signed holding midfielder Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal to an MLS contract on April 13, 2018, becoming the ninth Homegrown player in club history and the fourth on the active roster. Kuzain is the first Sporting KC Homegrown signing to progress from the Sporting KC Academy to the Swope Park Rangers to the senior team. Kuzain made his Sporting KC debut on May 27, 2018 before scoring his first goal in his second appearance with the game-winner against Minnesota United on June 3, 2018.

Born and raised in Carbondale, Illinois, Kuzain spent several years with St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club before joining the Sporting Kansas City Academy in August 2016.

He signed an Academy contract with the Rangers later that month.

Kuzain continued to develop in 2017 with the Swope Park Rangers, where he helped them to a second straight Western Conference championship. He debuted for the club last March and signed his first professional contract with the club in July, ending the campaign with 13 games played. His 91.3-percent passing accuracy last season ranked first in the USL among players with at least five appearances.

As a youth, Kuzain previously trained with the United States U-17 Men’s National Team in 2013 and 2014 as well as Dutch club Feyenoord in late 2015.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

6

3

307

1

0

5

2

4

6

0

0

1

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

6

3

307

1

0

5

2

4

6

0

0

1

0

1

0

#24 | M | GEDION ZELALEM SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

3

1

82

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

3

1

82

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 1, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 18, 2019, KC vs. VAN Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-11 Weight: 155 Birthday: 1/26/1997 Hometown: Berlin, Germany Last Club: Arsenal FC (England) Acquired: Acquired from Arsenal FC on 3/11/2019 Sporting Kansas City announced that the club had acquired midfielder Gedion Zelalem in a transfer from English Premier League side Arsenal FC in March 2019. A dual citizen of Germany and the United States, Zelalem arrives in Kansas City after a six-year stint with Arsenal’s youth and senior teams. On the international stage, the holding midfielder represented Germany at the U-15 through U-17 levels before gaining U.S. citizenship in 2014 and competing for the United States U-20s and U-23s.

24, 2014. The following December, Zelalem earned his UEFA Champions League debut against Turkish giants Galatasaray. Zelalem had two loan stints with Rangers FC in Scotland and VVV Venlo in the Netherlands over the next two years. Zelalem most recently competed for the Arsenal U-23s, returning from an injury in November 2018.

Zelalem began his youth international career with Germany, reaching the U-17 level, but became a U.S. citizen in 2014. His first competitive action with the U.S. U-20 National Zelalem moved from the U.S. to London in early 2013 to join Arsenal’s prestigious Team came at the 2015 U-20 FIFA World Cup in New Zealand before gaining experience academy, rising from the U-16s to the U-21s in his first year with the Gunners. He was with the U.S. U-23s at the 2015 Concacaf Olympic Qualifying Championship. He later part of Arsenal’s senior squad during a July 2013 preseason tour of Asia and made his returned to the U-20 side for the 2016 Four Nations Tournament in England and the 2017 first-team debut as a substitute in Arsenal’s 4-0 FA Cup victory over Coventry City on Jan. U-20 World Cup in South Korea, but his involvement was cut short by a knee injury.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

3

1

82

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

3

1

82

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

28

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #1 | GK | ADRIAN ZENDEJAS | @MrZ3ND SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

1

1

90

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

180

0

0

International

1

1

90

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

4

4

360

0

0

Height: 6-5 Weight: 185 Hometown: Chula Vista, California Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 12/2/2016

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 1, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Saves 3, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Last Regular Season...

Appearance April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Shutout N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-1

Birthday: 8/30/1995

Goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas signed an MLS contract for Sporting KC in December 2016 after playing for the Swope Park Rangers during the club’s inaugural 2016 campaign. He made his MLS debut on April 7, 2019 in a 1-1 draw with FC Cincinnati.

Zendejas spent the 2017 and 2018 seasons primarily on loan with the Swope Park Rangers, making 37 starts for the club and posting a 1.11 goals against average with 14 shutouts. Zendejas was one of the top goalkeepers in the USL, cementing his pedigree by saving four penalties and scoring the game-winning spot kick in the shootout of the Western Conference Final against OKC Energy FC in November 2017. Zendajas joined the Rangers in June 2016 and debuted in a 2-1 win over LA Galaxy II on Aug. 27 before

starting five of the team’s final seven regular season matches, amassing a perfect 5-0-0 record with three shutouts, 13 saves and a 0.40 goals against average. Zendejas carried his great form into the postseason, earning two more clean sheets as the Rangers rattled off three straight victories en route to the USL Cup Final.

The Chula Vista, California native joined Club Tijuana in 2014 and made his debut for the Under-20 team in February 2015. He made 31 total appearances for the U-20 team while helping the Xolos reach the 2015 Apertura final and the 2016 Clausura final. He made his first-team debut in a preseason friendly against Club Leon on July 3, 2015 and played all four preseason games for the Xolos in July 2015.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

1

1

90

4

3

0

1

1.00

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

1

1

90

4

3

0

1

1.00

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

#8 | M | GRAHAM ZUSI | @gzusi SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 7 times, last: July 14, 2018, KC at NY Shots on Goal 3, 5 times, last: Aug. 18, 2018, KC vs. POR Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: March 30, 2013, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI

A

MLS Regular Season

260

220

20220

28

65

MLS Postseason

18

18

1739

0

6

U.S. Open Cup

17

15

1447

3

6

International

13

13

1140

0

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

308

266

24546

31

80

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 5, 2019, KC vs. ATL Goal April 15, 2018, KC vs. SEA Assist April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE 2019 Record when: he starts 2-3-3 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) A 10-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15, 2017-18), MLS Best XI (2012-13) & MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in every All-Star Game from 2011-2014.

reached 50 regular-season assists and later moved into first in club history with 24 game-winning assists on Aug. 19, 2017 versus FC Dallas.

Zusi has earned 55 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and seven assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA Zusi re-signed with Sporting KC in late 2018. He has recorded 31 goals and 80 assists in World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in 308 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2009 out his first CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2015, starting two matches, and scored in a World Cup of the University of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in qualifier against Guatemala on March 29, 2016. He played five games for the U.S. at the club history with 80 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica. He recently made four appearances as the U.S. won the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

260

220

20220

28

65

396

125

206

302

31

791

22

1

8

27

KC - Postseason

18

18

1739

0

6

31

3

25

30

1

69

2

0

0

3

MLS - TOTAL

278

238

21959

28

71

427

128

231

332

32

860

24

1

8

30

29

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 PARTICIPATION CHART (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

3/3 3/10 3/17 3/30 4/7 4/14 4/20 4/27 5/5 5/12 5/18 5/26 5/29 6/1 6/7 6/23 6/29 PLAYER @LAFC PHI @COL MTL @CIN NY @SJ NE ATL @DC VAN SEA LA @HOU @TOR @CLB @RSL Barath SUB-21 CB-90 CB-90 DNP CB-90 DNP CB-90 DNP CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 Besler CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 UNAV CB-90 CB-15 INJ INJ INJ CB-90 Busio INJ CM-78 SUB-18 SUB-28 CM-90 SUB-24 CM-57 CM-45 INTL INTL INTL Croizet DNP SUB-6 SUB-9 SUB-19 CF-70 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 CM-65 SUB-25 SUB-8 Dick SPR SPR UNAV UNAV DNP UNAV SPR DNP UNAV DNP UNAV Espinoza CM-84 SUS CM-72 CM-62 UNAV CM-66 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Feilhaber -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- CM-90 CM-90 Fernandes LW-73 LW-90 LW-90 LW-71 DNP LW-82 LW-90 LW-75 INJ INJ INJ Fontas CB-69 INJ INJ CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 INJ CB-90 INJ INJ INJ Freeman SPR SPR UNAV UNAV DNP ACD ACD INTL INTL INTL INTL Gutierrez CM-62 CM-90 CM-81 CM-74 SUB-64 CM-85 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-84 CM-90 Harris -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- DNP Hasler -- -- -- -- RB-90 DNP DNP SUB-1 DNP RB-90 RB-90 Hurtado DNP DNP INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Lindsey DNP SPR DNP INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Medranda INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Melia GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 UNAV GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 Nemeth CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 SUB-20 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-51 Rowe SUB-28 SUB-12 RW-61 SUB-16 LW-90 SUB-5 SUB-28 CM-90 CM-65 SUB-6 LW-89 Russell RW-90 RW-80 SUB-29 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-82 Rwatubyaye UNAV DNP DNP UNAV DNP UNAV SUB-75 CB-89 DNP -- -- Salloi SUB-17 SUB-10 INJ INJ INJ SUB-8 SUB-33 SUB-15 LW-90 LW-65 INJ Sanchez CM-90 CM-84 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-62 SUB-45 SUB-25 CM-90 CM-90 Sinovic LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 SUB-63 DNP DNP DNP LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 Smith SPR SPR UNAV UNAV SPR UNAV SPR SPR CB-90 CB-90 DNP Wallace DNP DNP UNAV DNP LB-27 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Wan Kuzain SPR SPR UNAV UNAV SPR UNAV SPR SPR INJ INJ INJ Zelalem -- -- UNAV DNP CM-56 UNAV INJ DNP SUB-25 DNP SUB-1 Zendejas DNP DNP DNP DNP GK-90 DNP DNP SPR DNP SPR DNP Zusi RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 UNAV RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 INJ INJ

7/3 7/6 7/13 7/20 7/26 8/4 8/10 8/14 8/17 8/22 8/31 9/7 9/15 9/21 9/25 9/29 10/6 PLAYER LAFC CHI @VAN FCD @NYC @SEA RSL @ORL SJ MIN HOU @POR @LA COL @MIN POR @FCD Barath Besler Busio Croizet Dick Espinoza Feilhaber Fernandes Fontas Freeman Gutierrez Hasler Hurtado Lindsey Medranda Melia Nemeth Rowe Russell Salloi Sanchez Sinovic Smith Wallace Wan Kuzain Zelalem Zendejas Zusi KEY Position-Minutes - Starting Position-Minutes Played DNP - Did Not Play/Unused Substitute INJ - Injured SUB-Minutes - Substitute-Minutes played UNAV - Unavailable For Selection SUS - Suspended

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SPR - Swope Park Rangers (USL) INTL - International Duty ACD - Sporting KC Academy

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

Stat

Player

#

Stat

Player

#

Games

C.J. Sapong (2011), Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)

34

Games

Matt Besler*

264

Minutes

Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)

3060

Minutes

Matt Besler*

23,131

Goals

Dom Dwyer (2014)

22

Goals

Preki

71

Assists

Preki (1997 & 2003)

17

Assists

Preki

98

Shots

Preki (1996)

140

Shots

Preki

693

Shots on goal

Preki (1996)

61

Shots on goal

Preki

283

Fouls Committed

Chris Henderson (2000)

79

Fouls Committed

Roger Espinoza*

373

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2004)

111

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud

528

Offsides

Eddie Johnson (2007)

50

Offsides

Vitalis Takawira

126

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi (2012)

150

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi*

791

Cautions

Aurelien Collin (2013)

13

Cautions

Roger Espinoza*

52

Ejections

Davy Arnaud (2010)

3

Ejections

Roger Espinoza*

9

ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat

Player

#

Games

Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013), Tim Melia (2018)

34

Minutes

Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013), Tim Melia (2018)

3060

Wins

Mike Ammann (1997)

21

Losses

Mike Amman (1998)

16

Draws

Bo Oshoniyi (2005)

12

Shutouts

Tony Meola (2000)

16

Goals Against Average

Tim Melia (2017)

0.78

Goals Allowed

Mike Amman (1997) & Kevin Hartman (2007)

45

Saves

Tony Meola (2000)

129

Stat

Player

#

Games

Jimmy Nielsen

128

Minutes

Jimmy Nielsen

11497

Wins

Jimmy Nielsen

57

Losses

Tony Meola

45

Draws

Jimmy Nielsen

32

Shutouts

Jimmy Nielsen

45

Goals Allowed

Tony Meola

154

Saves

Tony Meola

507

Goals Against Avg.

Jimmy Nielsen

0.99

SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS) Stat

Player

#

Goals

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

3

Assists

Chris Henderson (1999)

4

Shots

Preki (1997)

12

Shots on goal

Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)

6

Fouls Committed

Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)

8

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2006)

10

Offsides

Alex Bunbury (1999)

7

Corner Kicks

Alex Zotinca (2006)

12

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat

Player

#

Goals Allowed

Bo Oshoniyi (2001)

7

Saves

Tim Melia (2018)

10

31

Stat

Year

#

Goals

2018

65

Assists

2018

69

Shots

2018

583

Shots on goal

1996

250

Fouls Committed

2013

511

Fouls Suffered

2000

541

Offsides

1997

117

Corner Kicks

2018

206

Cautions

2013

67

Ejections

2011

8

Points

2012

63

Wins

1997

21

Losses

1999

24

Ties

2017

13

Shutouts

2000

17

Goals Allowed

1996

63

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Matt Besler* 264 2. Graham Zusi* 260 3. Davy Arnaud 240 4. Kerry Zavagnin 237 5. Roger Espinoza* 226 6. Nick Garcia 224 7. Preki 218 8. Jimmy Conrad 204 9. Chris Klein 200 10. Seth Sinovic* 196 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Matt Besler* 258 2. Kerry Zavagnin 228 3. Nick Garcia 224 4. Graham Zusi* 220 5. Davy Arnaud 213 6. Roger Espinoza* 206 7. Jimmy Conrad 203 8. Preki 199 9. Seth Sinovic* 186 10. Chris Klein 183 MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Matt Besler* 23,131 2. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 3. Graham Zusi* 20,220 4. Nick Garcia 20,157 5. Davy Arnaud 19,399 6. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 7. Roger Espinoza* 18,199 8. Preki 17,817 9. Seth Sinovic* 16,520 10. Chris Klein 16,380 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 2. Tim Melia* 125 2. Tony Meola 125 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 5. Kevin Hartman 90 6. Mike Ammann 60 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 SAVES Player GP SV 1. Tony Meola 125 507 2. Tim Melia* 125 377 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 354 4. Kevin Hartman 90 332 5. Jimmy Nielsen 128 304 6. Mike Amman 60 206 7. Chris Snitko 26 95 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 83 9. Eric Kronberg 25 58 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 34 SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 45 2. Tim Melia* 125 40 3. Tony Meola 125 37 4. Kevin Hartman 90 22 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 22 6. Mike Ammann 60 10 7. Eric Kronberg 25 8 8. Luis Marin 8 3 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 3 8. Chris Snitko 26 3 GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP GW 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 57 2. Tim Melia* 125 54 3. Tony Meola 125 49 4. Mike Ammann 60 33 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 33 6. Kevin Hartman 90 30 7. Garth Lagerwey 23 12 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 6 10. Chris Snitko 26 5

GOALS Player GP G 1. Preki 218 71 2. Dom Dwyer 128 57 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Josh Wolff 144 43 5. Chris Klein 200 39 6. Kei Kamara 113 38 7. Mo Johnston 149 31 8. Benny Feilhaber* 152 29 9. Graham Zusi* 260 28 9. Scott Sealy 88 28 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 260 65 2. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber* 152 41 5. Davy Arnaud 240 35 6. Roger Espinoza* 226 34 7. Mo Johnston 149 28 8. Josh Wolff 144 26 9. Mark Chung 94 25 10. Kerry Zavagnin 237 22 SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Davy Arnaud 240 452 3. Dom Dwyer 128 401 4. Graham Zusi* 260 395 5. Kei Kamara 113 370 6. Chris Klein 200 312 7. Mo Johnston 149 274 8. Josh Wolff 144 265 9. Roger Espinoza* 226 262 10. Benny Feilhaber* 152 239 SHOTS ON GOAL Player GP SOG 1. Preki 218 283 2. Davy Arnaud 240 176 3. Dom Dwyer 128 161 4. Mo Johnston 149 138 4. Chris Klein 200 138 4. Josh Wolff 144 138 7. Kei Kamara 113 126 8. Graham Zusi* 260 124 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 10. Mark Chung 94 95 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Roger Espinoza* 226 373 2. Davy Arnaud 240 329 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 4. Matt McKeon 144 309 5. Dom Dwyer 128 239 6. Nick Garcia 224 234 7. Mo Johnston 149 226 8. Matt Besler* 264 219 9. Jimmy Conrad 204 210 10. Graham Zusi* 260 208 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Preki 218 362 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 4. Roger Espinoza* 226 318 5. Graham Zusi* 260 302 6. Benny Feilhaber* 152 289 7. Dom Dwyer 128 273 8. Nick Garcia 224 250 9. Mark Chung 94 204 10. Diego Gutierrez 119 196 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Player GP YC 1. Roger Espinoza* 226 52 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 4. Nick Garcia 224 37 5. Seth Sinovic* 196 32 6. Matt Besler* 264 31 6. Aurelien Collin 107 31 8. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 8. Matt McKeon 144 30 10. Jack Jewsbury 195 28 10. Mo Johnston 149 28 32

CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 260 791 2. Preki 218 452 3. Benny Feilhaber* 151 271 4. Claudio Lopez 57 188 5. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 175 6. Francisco Gomez 114 157 7. Chris Henderson 61 154 8. Chris Klein 200 152 9. Davy Arnaud 240 144 10. Johnny Russell* 41 112 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 13 1. Preki 218 13 3. Chris Klein 200 12 3. Kei Kamara 113 11 3. Josh Wolff 144 11 6. Davy Arnaud 240 10 7. Graham Zusi* 260 8 7. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 9. Benny Feilhaber* 152 7 9. C.J. Sapong 110 7 9. Scott Sealy 88 7 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Graham Zusi* 260 27 2. Preki 218 23 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber* 152 12 5. Davy Arnaud 240 10 5. Josh Wolff 144 10 7. Roger Espinoza* 226 8 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 7. Mo Johnston 149 8 7. Kei Kamara 113 8 7. Chance Myers 147 8 7. Kerry Zavagnin 237 8 MULTI-GOAL GAMES Player GP MGG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 10 2. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 3. Preki 218 7 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 4. Scott Sealy 88 5 4. Josh Wolff 144 5 7. Mo Johnston 149 4 7. Chris Klein 200 4 9. Graham Zusi* 260 3 9. Davy Arnaud 240 3 9. Teal Bunbury 89 3 9. Eddie Johnson 43 3 PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG 1. Preki 218 21 2. Benny Feilhaber* 152 12 3. Dom Dwyer 128 7 4. Ilie Sanchez* 78 5 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 6. Claudio Lopez 57 4 7. Claudio Bieler 41 3 7. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 3 7. Josh Wolff 144 3 GOALS PER GAME Player GP 1. Dom Dwyer 128 2. Kei Kamara 113 3. Preki 218 4. Scott Sealy 88 5. Josh Wolff 144 6. Vitalis Takawira 103 7. Mark Chung 94 7. Mo Johnston 149 9. Chris Klein 200 10. Benny Feilhaber* 152 *Minimum 20 goals

GLS AVG 57 0.45 38 0.34 71 0.33 28 0.32 43 0.30 28 0.27 20 0.21 31 0.21 39 0.20 29 0.19

BOLD * - denotes player on current roster

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Year Player GP 2011 C.J. Sapong 34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2018 Ilie Sanchez 34 2018 Graham Zusi 34 2012 Kei Kamara 33 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 2017 Jimmy Medranda 33 2017 Ilie Sanchez 33 GAMES STARTED Year Player GS 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2018 Ilie Sanchez 34 2018 Graham Zusi 34 2017 Ilie Sanchez 33 MINUTES PLAYED Year Player MIN 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2018 Tim Melia 3060 2018 Ilie Sanchez 3060 2018 Graham Zusi 3060 2017 Ilie Sanchez 2970 2000 Nick Garcia 2915 2000 Peter Vermes 2915 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Year Player GP 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 2000 Tony Meola 31 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 2017 Tim Melia 31 Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2003 Tony Meola 2008 Kevin Hartman 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2007 Kevin Hartman

SAVES GP SV 31 129 30 121 30 117 32 112 30 110

Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 2018 Tim Melia 2008 Kevin Hartman 2010 Jimmy Nielsen 2017 Tim Melia

SHUTOUTS GP SO 31 16 34 15 34 13 34 13 30 10 29 10 31 10

GOALKEEPER WINS Year Player GP GW 1997 Mike Ammann 29 21 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 18 2018 Tim Melia 34 18 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 17 2000 Tony Meola 31 15 1996 Garth Lagerwey 23 12 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12 2017 Tim Melia 31 12

Year Player 2014 Dom Dwyer 1996 Preki 2016 Dom Dwyer 2007 Eddie Johnson 1996 Vitalis Takawira

GOALS GP GOALS 33 22 32 18 33 16 24 15 28 13

CORNER KICKS Year Player GP CK 2012 Graham Zusi 32 150 2013 Graham Zusi 27 128 2014 Graham Zusi 25 125 2009 Claudio Lopez 29 123 2018 Graham Zusi 34 100

Year Player 1997 Preki 2003 Preki 2000 Preki 2012 Graham Zusi 2015 Benny Feilhaber

ASSISTS GP ASSISTS 27 17 30 17 31 15 32 15 32 15

OFFSIDES Year Player GP OFF 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 50 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 44 1997 Vitalis Takawira 28 43 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 38 2000 Chris Henderson 31 36

SHOTS GP SHOTS 32 140 33 134 33 119 33 113 30 97

GAME-WINNING GOALS Year Player GP GWG 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 6 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 6 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 6 2018 Daniel Salloi 29 6 1997 Preki 27 5 2012 C.J. Sapong 31 5 2015 Krisztian Nemeth 27 5

Year Player 1996 Preki 2012 Kei Kamara 2016 Dom Dwyer 2014 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki

SHOTS ON GOAL Year Player GP SOG 1996 Preki 32 61 2012 Kei Kamara 33 49 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 48 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 48 1997 Preki 27 44 2002 Preki 25 44 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 44 FOULS COMMITTED Year Player GP FC 2000 Chris Henderson 31 79 2001 Matt McKeon 26 76 1997 Matt McKeon 31 75 2000 Matt McKeon 30 75 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 66 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 66 2018 Roger Espinoza 32 66 Year Player 2004 Davy Arnaud 2005 Davy Arnaud 2015 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki 2006 Davy Arnaud

FOULS SUFFERED GP FS 30 111 31 85 30 81 30 77 32 76

CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 2011 Aurelien Collin 23 10 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 10 2016 Roger Espinoza 30 10 1997 Mo Johnston 29 9 2005 Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 9 2017 Roger Espinoza 30 9 2018 Roger Espinoza 32 9 EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3

eight players tied with 2

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Year Player GP GA GAA 2017 Tim Melia 31 24 0.78 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 0.79 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 0.88 2000 Tony Meola 31 29 0.92 2004 Tony Meola 21 22 1.05 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played

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GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Year Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 5 2000 Matt McKeon 30 5 2003 Preki 30 5 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 5 2004 Josh Wolff 26 5 2012 Graham Zusi 32 5 2013 Graham Zusi 27 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 30 5 PENALTY KICK GOALS Year Player GP PKG 1996 Preki 32 7 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 7 2003 Preki 30 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 5 2016 Benny Feilhaber 29 5 GOALS PER GAME Year Player GP GLS 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 2019 Krisztian Nemeth* 11 7 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 1996 Preki 32 18 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 16 *Minimum 5 goal

AVG 0.71 0.67 0.64 0.63 0.56 0.48

Sporting KC Game Notes | May 26, 2019 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: 71 Preki Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) Game: 3 9 times Half: 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) Half: 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 2nd) Half: 3 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/2017 vs. SEA, 2nd) ASSISTS Career: 98 Preki Season: 17 Preki (1997) Season: 17 Preki (2003) Game: 4 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET) Half: 3 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET, 1st) Half: 3 Preki (06/21/2003 vs. CHI, 1st) SHOTS Career: 693 Preki Season: 140 Preki (1996) Game: 12 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB) Half: 8 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB, 2nd) Half: 8 Onandi Lowe (08/12/2001 at COL, 2nd) Half: 8 Preki (07/06/2002 vs. DAL, 2nd)

SHOTS ON GOAL Career: 283 Preki Season: 61 Preki (1996) Game: 6 Preki (05/19/1996 at LA) Game: 6 Eddie Johnson (06/02/007 vs. NY) Half: 4 9 times

CORNER KICKS Career: 791 Graham Zusi Season: 150 Graham Zusi (2012) Game: 12 Alex Zotinca (07/22/2006 at NY) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (04/10/1999 vs. SJ, 2nd) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (05/20/2000 vs. SJ, 1st)

FOULS COMMITTED Career: 373 Roger Espinoza Season: 79 Chris Henderson (2000) Game: 8 Davy Arnaud (05/29/2010 at RSL) Game: 8 Oriol Rosell (07/27/2013 at MTL) Half: 7 Scott Uderitz (05/11/1996 vs. DAL, 1st)

GOALS ALLOWED Career: 154 Tony Meola Season: 45 Mike Ammann (1997) Season: 45 Kevin Hartman (2007) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/2001 vs. CHI) Half: 4 6 times

FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY) Half: 6 7 times

SAVES Career: 507 Tony Meola Season: 129 Tony Meola (2000) Game: 10 Tim Melia (04/08/2018 at LA) Half: 7 4 times

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Season: 65 Game: 7 2-Tms: 10 Half: 5 Half: 5

in 2018 03/30/2019 vs. MTL 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd) 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd)

ASSISTS Season: 69 Game: 10 2-Tms: 12 Half: 8

in 2018 06/20/1999 vs. MET 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st)

SHOTS Season: 583 Game: 34 Game: 34 Game: 34 2-Tms: 44 2-Tms: 44 2-Tms: 44 Half: 23

in 2018 05/15/2016 vs. ORL 04/20/2018 vs. VAN 10/06/2018 vs. LA 08/14/1999 at MET 08/05/2000 vs. LA 06/09/2001 at MIA 04/20/2018 vs. VAN (2nd)

SHOTS ON GOAL Season: 250 in 1996 Game: 14 08/23/1998 vs. MIA Game: 14 06/21/2003 vs. CHI Game: 14 04/20/2018 vs. VAN 2-Tms: 22 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 2-Tms: 22 04/18/1997 vs. DAL Half: 11 08/23/1998 vs. MIA (1st) FOULS COMMITTED Season: 511 in 2013 Game: 27 07/04/1997 at CLB 2-Tms: 52 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 16 04/05/1997 vs. LA (1st) Half: 16 07/04/1997 at CLB (2nd) Half: 16 03/08/2014 at SEA (1st) FOULS SUFFERED Season: 541 in 2000 Game: 30 08/16/2003 at DAL 2-Tms: 51 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 20 07/27/1996 vs. NE (2nd)

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CORNER KICKS Season: 206 in 2018 Game: 15 04/10/1999 vs. SJ 2-Tms: 22 08/14/1999 at MET Half: 10 04/10/1999 vs. SJ (2nd) GOALS ALLOWED Season: 63 in 1996 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 4 7 times SAVES Season: Game: 2-Tms: 2-Tms: Half:

133 in 1999 10 04/08/2018 at LA 18 04/18/1997 vs. DAL 18 09/02/2000 vs. TB 7 4 times

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81F 68M 12 9 90F 33 90D

20 90F

90D 90D 90M 64F 90D 80F 26 10 90F 17 90D

12 87F

90D 90M 90F 90D 89F 1

56D 90D 90M 90F 90D 64F

90D 90M 22

90D 90D 90M 66F 90D 73F

90D 90D 90M 90F 90D 82F

SF2 MTRY 2-5 34

SF1 MTRY 0-5

CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE R161 R162 QF1 QF2 TOLC TOLC INDC INDC 3-0 2-0 1-2 3-0 90G 90D 90D

CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE R161 02/21/2019 KC 3 vs TOLUCA 0 R162 02/28/2019 KC 2 at TOLUCA 0 QF1 03/06/2019 KC 1 at INDCHO 2 QF2 03/14/2019 KC 3 vs INDCHO 0 SF1 04/04/2019 KC 0 at MNTREY 5 SF2 04/11/2019 KC 2 vs MNTREY 5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 26 29 75 94

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY

MATCH INFORMATION

MATCH PREVIEW

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

Following a scoreless road draw last weekend at Philadelphia, Sounders FC (7-1-5, 26 points) continues its four-match road swing this Sunday, May 26 against Sporting Kansas City (2-4-5, 11 points) at Children’s Mercy Park (3:00 p.m. PT / FS1, YouTube TV, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM).

AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY Kickoff: May 26, 2019 | 3:00 p.m. PT Location: Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Referee: Christopher Penso Assistants: CJ Morgante, Andrew Bigelow Fourth Official: Elvis Osmanovic VAR: Jon Freemon BROADCAST INFORMATION Local TV: FS1 Regional TV: YouTube TV Talent: John Strong, Danielle Slaton and Katie Witham Local Radio (Simulcast): 950 KJR AM Talent: Matt Johnson and Kasey Keller

With 26 points in 2019, Sounders FC is tied for its best start through the first 13 games of a season in club history. The Rave Green also earned 26 points though 13 games in 2014 and 2015, recording an 8-3-2 record in each season. Seattle’s one loss through 13 games is two fewer than any other season in club history.

Following Sunday’s match, Brian Schmetzer’s side continues its fourmatch road swing on Saturday, June 1 at FC Dallas (5:00 p.m. PT / JOEtv, YouTube TV, Univision-Seattle, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM).

Table of Contents Page 2019 Schedule 2 This Week at Sporting Kansas City 3 Sounders FC Weekly Notes 4 Season Splits 9 Sounders FC History 11 2019 Roster 12 2019 Statistics and Box Scores 13 Sounders FC Mini-Bios 15

PROJECTED LINEUP

Pre-Match, Halftime and Post-Match Radio Talent: Jackson Felts, Pete Fewing and Danny Jackson

17 Bruin

Local Radio (Spanish): El Rey 1360 AM

10

Talent: Mario Rodriguez, Felipe Maqueda and Carlos Tapia

Lodeiro

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MEDIA SERVICES

A. Roldan

A variety of media resources - including player and coach interviews,

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archived press releases, PR contacts, photos for editorial use, game

Nouhou

guides and credential request forms - can be found via SoundersFC. com/Media.

7 C. Roldan

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12

Delem 3

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20

Campbell

Torres

Kim

Abdul-Salaam

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Audio files - including post-match media scrums with players and Head Coach Brian Schmetzer’s press conferences - can be found via SoundCloud.com/SoundersFC.

INJURY REPORT QUESTIONABLE

OUT

Rodríguez (L hamstring strain) Svensson (L hamstring strain)

Morris (R hamstring strain)

Frei

2019 SNAPSHOT SEATTLE Overall Record 7-1-5 Goals Scored 22 Goals Allowed 14

SPORTING KC 2-4-5 20 20

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Goals Morris/Ruidíaz (4) Nemeth (7) Assists Lodeiro (7) Russell (3) Goalkeeper Frei (1.08) Melia (1.90) 1

SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KANSAS CITY | MAY 26, 2019 - 3:00 P.M. PT

2019 SOUNDERS FC SCHEDULE DAY

Wed.

MLS REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 7-1-5 (HOME: 6-0-2; AWAY: 1-1-3) 2019 ALL COMPETITIONS RECORD: 7-1-5 (HOME: 6-0-2; AWAY: 1-1-3)

DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) FEBRUARY (0-0-0, 0 GF, 0 GA) 2/20 Club Nacional L, 0-2

TV/ATT. W-L-D 32,233

POS

Friendly

GOAL SCORERS

SEA: None; NAC: Bergessio (19), Rodriguez (53)

MARCH (3-0-1, 10 GF, 3 GA) Sat. 3/2 FC Cincinnati W, 4-1 39,011 1-0-0 T-1 SEA: Leerdam (27), Morris (33, 43), Ruidíaz (87); CIN: Bertone (13) Sat. 3/9 Colorado W, 2-0 37,725 2-0-0 T-1 SEA: Leerdam (5), Ruidíaz (8); COL: None Sat. 3/16 at Chicago W, 4-2 10,032 3-0-0 2 SEA: Rodriguez (8), Morris (15), Lodeiro (49), Ruidíaz (88) CHI: Edwards (56), Herbers (84) Sat. 3/30 at Vancouver D, 0-0 24,803 3-0-1 T-2 None

APRIL (2-1-2, 8 GF, 9 GA) Sat. 4/6 Real Salt Lake W, 1-0 37,722 4-0-1 2 SEA: Lodeiro (18); RSL: None

Sat. 4/13 Toronto FC W, 3-2 37,722 5-0-1 2 SEA: Bruin (24, 66), C. Roldan (68); TOR: Altidore (11) Sun. 4/21 at Los Angeles FC L, 1-4 22,221 5-1-1 3 SEA: Shipp (51); LAFC: Vela (12, 55), Atuesta (39), Ramirez (61) Wed. 4/24 San Jose D, 2-2 37,722 5-1-2 3 SEA: Leerdam (65), Shipp (67); SJ: Salinas (34, 53) Sun. 4/28 Los Angeles FC D, 1-1 38,581 5-1-3 3 SEA: Morris (1); LAFC: Vela (4)

MAY (2-0-2, 4 GF, 2 GA) Sat. 5/4 at Minnesota D, 1-1 19,832 5-1-4 T-3 SEA: C. Roldan (42); MIN: Opara (26) Sat. 5/11 Houston W, 1-0 39,232 6-1-4 T-3 SEA: C. Roldan (5); HOU: None Wed. 5/15 Orlando City SC W, 2-1 37,722 7-1-4 2 SEA: Ruidíaz (19), Bwana (68); ORL: Mueller (75) Sat. 5/18 at Philadelphia D, 0-0 18,540 7-1-5 2 None Sun. 5/26 at Sporting KC 3:00 p.m.

FS1

Sat. Wed. Sat.

JUNE (0-0-0, 0 GF, 0 GA) 6/1 at FC Dallas 6/5 at Montreal 6/29 Vancouver

5:00 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

JOEtv JOEtv JOEtv

Wed. Sat. Sun. Wed. Sun. Sat.

JULY (0-0-0, 0 GF, 0 GA) 7/3 at New York City 4:00 p.m.

7/6 at Columbus 4:30 p.m.

7/14 Atlanta 1:00 p.m.

7/17 Borussia Dortmund 7:30 p.m.

7/21 Portland 6:30 p.m.

7/27 at Houston 5:00 p.m.

JOEtv JOEtv ESPN JOEtv FS1 JOEtv

Sun. Sat. Wed. Sat. Fri.

AUGUST (0-0-0, 0 GF, 0 GA) 8/4 Sporting KC 8/10 New England 8/14 at Real Salt Lake 8/17 at LA Galaxy 8/23 at Portland

FS1 JOEtv JOEtv ESPN2 ESPN

Sun. Sat. Sun. Wed. Sun. Sun.

SEPTEMBER (0-0-0, 0 GF, 0 GA) 9/1 LA Galaxy 3:00 p.m.

9/7 at Colorado 6:00 p.m.

9/15 NY Red Bulls 12:30 p.m.

9/18 FC Dallas 7:30 p.m.

9/22 at D.C. 5:00 p.m.

9/29 at San Jose 4:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

­­OCTOBER (0-0-0, 0 GF, 0 GA) Sun. 10/6 Minnesota 1:00 p.m.

FS1 JOEtv ESPN JOEtv JOEtv JOEtv

JOEtv

*International Friendly

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SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KANSAS CITY | MAY 26, 2019 - 3:00 P.M. PT

THIS WEEK AT SPORTING KANSAS CITY SOUNDERS LATE HEROICS VS. SKC

MLS SERIES SNAPSHOT

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

SOUNDERS FC 1 2 Total 6 13 19 84 96 180 26 36 62 95 87 182 29 25 54 36 33 69

SPORTING KC 1 2 Total 6 12 18 103 126 229 40 39 79 122 125 247 7 13 20 48 46 94

Goals Scored in 15-Minute Intervals:

1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 Total SEA 2 1 3 2 3 8 19 SKC 2 2 2 4 2 6 18

ALL-TIME MLS SERIES LEADERS Sounders FC’s all-time series against Sporting Kansas City has been riddled with late-match heroics by the Rave Green. On eight different occasions (including postseason), Sounders FC has scored a game-winner after the 75th minute, including six goals overall in the 90th minute or later (five game-winners).

DATE

RESULT

SEA GOALS AFTER 75

10/17/09 4/17/10 10/9/10 5/21/11 8/6/11 5/8/13 3/8/14 10/27/16*

W, 3-2 W, 1-0 W, 2-1 W, 1-0 W, 2-1 W, 1-0 W, 1-0 W, 1-0

Nate Jaqua (76’) Brad Evans (90+2’) Alvaro Fernandez (78’) Jeff Parke (90+3’) Mauro Rosales (90’), Lamar Neagle (90+2’) Djimi Traore (90+4) Chad Barrett (90+4’) Nelson Valdez (88’)

* 2016 Western Conference Knockout Round

HOT START TO 2019 With 26 points (7-1-5) so far in 2019, Sounders FC is tied for its best start through 13 games in club history. Seattle’s 2014 and 2015 campaigns also recorded 26 points through 13 matches, both with an 8-3-2 record. This season marks the first time in club history that the Rave Green have lost just once in their first 13 games of a season.

It’s also the first time since 2016 that the Rave Green have earned more than 16 points through their first 13 games of a season. Seattle earned 16 points through its first 13 games of 2016 and 2017, with the club reaching MLS Cup each of those two seasons, and just 11 points (3-8-2) last season, despite finishing the campaign second in the Western Conference.

POINTS THROUGH FIRST 13 GAMES - CLUB HISTORY YEAR

PTS. (W-L-D) (THROUGH 13 GP)

PTS. (W-L-D) (SEASON)

POSTSEASON FINISH

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

20 (5-3-5) 15 (4-6-3) 17 (4-4-5) 24 (7-3-3) 21 (6-4-3) 26 (8-3-2) 26 (8-3-2) 16 (5-7-1) 16 (4-5-4) 11 (3-8-2) 26 (7-1-5)

47 (12-7-11) 48 (14-10-6) 63 (18-7-9) 56 (15-8-11) 52 (15-12-7) 64 (20-10-4) 51 (15-13-6) 48 (14-14-6) 53 (14-9-11) 59 (18-11-5) TBD

Conference Semifinals Conference Semifinals Conference Semifinals Conferenc Finals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals* Conference Semifinals Won MLS Cup Lost MLS Cup Conference Semifinals TBD

*Won Supporters’ Shield

SOUNDERS FC Goals 1 18 players tied Assists 2 3 players tied Shots 19 Montero Shots on Goal 8 Montero Fouls Committed 24 Alonso Fouls Suffered 36 Alonso

SPORTING KC 3 Dwyer/Fernandes 2 Zusi 18 Dwyer 8 Dwyer 24 Espinoza 16 Espinoza

Wins 5 Keller Shutouts 3 Frei Saves 37 Frei Goals Allowed 12 Frei

4 Melia 5 Melia 20 Melia 8 Nielsen

ALL-TIME MLS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

SOUNDERS FC 1 18 players tied 2 Ljungberg/Jaqua 6 Montero (4/11/09) 3 Montero (4/11/09) 4 Cooper/Alonso 7 Alonso (3/8/14)

SPORTING KC 3 Fernandes (5/17/17) 1 16 players tied 6 4 players tied 4 Fernandes (5/17/17) 6 Collin (twice) 4 3 players tied

Saves Goals Allowed

6 Frei (twice) 3 Frei (twice)

6 Melia (6/6/15) 3 Hartman/Melia

ALL-TIME MLS SERIES RESULTS

Seattle Sounders FC Record: 9-5-4

Home Games: 5-2-2 Road Games: 4-3-2 DATE RESULT W/L/D LOCATION 04/11/2009 SEA 0 vs KC 1 L CenturyLink Field 10/17/2009 SEA 3 at KC 2 W CommunityAmerica Ballpark 04/17/2010 SEA 1 vs KC 0 W CenturyLink Field 10/09/2010 SEA 2 at KC 1 W CommunityAmerica Ballpark 05/21/2011 SEA 1 vs KC 0 W CenturyLink Field 08/06/2011 SEA 2 at KC 1 W Livestrong Sporting Park 06/20/2012 SEA 1 vs KC 1 D CenturyLink Field 05/08/2013 SEA 1 at KC 0 W Sporting Park 03/08/2014 SEA 1 vs KC 0 W CenturyLink Field 05/23/2015 SEA 0 vs KC 0 D CenturyLink Field 06/06/2015 SEA 0 at KC 1 L Sporting Park 09/27/2015 SEA 1 at KC 1 D Sporting Park 03/06/2016 SEA 0 vs KC 1 L CenturyLink Field 07/24/2016 SEA 0 at KC 3 L Children’s Mercy Park 05/17/2017 SEA 0 at KC 3 L Children’s Mercy Park 08/12/2017 SEA 1 vs KC 0 W CenturyLink Field 04/15/2018 SEA 2 at KC 2 D Children’s Mercy Park 09/01/2018 SEA 3 vs KC 1 W CenturyLink Field POSTSEASON RESULTS 10/27/2016

SEA 1 vs KC 0

W

CenturyLink Field

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SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KANSAS CITY | MAY 26, 2019 - 3:00 P.M. PT

SOUNDERS FC WEEKLY NOTES SOUNDERS FC ADD PAIR AT DEADLINE

MATCH NOTES: SEA-PHI (5/18/19)

Sounders FC announced that it signed defender Xavier Arreaga and defender / midfielder Joevin Jones prior to the 10:00 p.m. Pacific Time deadline on Tuesday, May 7 for Major League Soccer’s primary transfer window. Arreaga, a 24-year-old centerback, joins Sounders FC from Ecuadorian side Barcelona SC, where he spent the last four seasons. Jones returns to Seattle from SV Darmstadt 98 of Germany, where he has played since leaving Sounders FC following the 2017 season. Arreaga is being added to Seattle’s roster as a Designated Player, while Jones is being signed with Targeted Allocation Money (TAM). Both additions are pending receipt of the players’ respective P-1 Visas and International Transfer Certificates. Arreaga joined Sounders FC this week and is eligible to play at Sporting Kansas City on Sunday, May 26.

• With last weekend’s result, Sounders FC is now 7-1-5 on the season, good for 26 points through 13 matches so far in 2019. The Rave Green are currently second place in the Western Conference, four points shy of first-place Los Angeles FC. • Seattle is now 4-5-3 all-time against the Union in MLS regular season play, including a 0-3-3 record at Talen Energy Stadium.

• With 26 points, Sounders FC is tied for its best start through the first 13 games of the season in club history. The Rave Green also earned 26 points though 13 games in 2014 and 2015, recording an 8-3-2 record in each season.

Seattle’s one loss through 12 games is two fewer than any other season in club history.

• Sounders FC finishes its stretch of three games in eight days with seven points (2-0-1), following home wins over the Houston Dynamo (May 11) and Orlando City SC (May 15).

• The Rave Green are now 1-1-3 on the road in 2019, with three more home matches on the horizon against Sporting Kansas City, FC Dallas and the Montreal Impact before returning to CenturyLink Field on June 29 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. • Brian Schmetzer organized his team in a 5-3-2 formation, with Jonathan Campbell making his Sounders FC debut as a third centerback alongside Román Torres and Kim Kee-hee. Saad Abdul-Salaam and Nouhou started in place of regular fullbacks Kelvin Leerdam and Brad Smith, while Alex Roldan made his first start of 2019 in midfield alongside Cristian Roldan and Jordy Delem.

• Stefan Frei made six saves en route to his fourth shutout of the season and 71st in his MLS career, good for seventh all-time. He currently sits second in league-wide with 45 saves on the season.

Arreaga, 24, played 6,787 minutes across four seasons for Barcelona of Guayaquil in the Ecuadorian topflight, starting 78 of his 79 appearances. The defender tallied eight goals with the Ecuadorian club, including three each in the 2017 and 2018 seasons. Arreaga started all 10 of his appearances in 2019, registering 887 minutes played. He previously spent two seasons to start his pro career with Manta FC of Ecuador, scoring four goals in 2015. He earned his first international cap for Ecuador in a 2-1 friendly win over Panama on November 20, 2018. In order to add Arreaga to the club’s First Team roster as a Designated Player, Targeted Allocation Money was used to buy down the contract of Seattle winger Víctor Rodríguez.

STREAKING SOUNDERS Sounders FC is currently amidst an 11-match home unbeaten streak (9-0-2) dating back to September 29 of last season. The current streak is tied for the third-longest in club history and just three shy of the franchise record of 14 (100-4) set in 2013. Brian Schmetzer’s side matched the third-longest streak in Seattle’s MLS history on Wednesday’s matchup vs. Orlando City SC, equaling the home run of 7-0-4 from July 13, 2016-May 6, 2017.

Following Wednesday’s match vs. Orlando, the Rave Green have four consecutive away matches before returning home vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday, June 29.

MOST CONSECUTIVE HOME GAMES UNBEATEN - CLUB HISTORY (MLS) STREAK RECORD 14 10-0-4 13 10-0-3 11 9-0-2 11 7-0-4 8 4-0-4

DATES 3/16 - 9/29/2013 5/2/2017 - 3/4/2018 9/29/2018 - present 7/13/2016 - 5/6/2017 4/25 - 7/25/2009

THE RUIDÍAZ IMPACT Jones, 27, returns to Seattle after spending the past two seasons with SV Darmstadt 98, where he recorded 44 appearances with six goals over two seasons in 2. Bundesliga, the German second division. Prior to Darmstadt, Jones spent the 2016 and 2017 seasons with Seattle, helping the club to backto-back MLS Cup appearances and the 2016 title. Jones recorded three goals and 14 assists in two seasons with Sounders FC, including a career-high 11 helpers in 2017. He also added five assists in 11 postseason appearances in 2016 and 2017. Jones is a mainstay for the Trinidad & Tobago National Team, where he has 71 career caps and eight goals.

Sounders FC striker Raúl Ruidíaz has 17 goals in 24 appearances across all competitions since coming to Seattle last Summer, including a team-high 10 goals in 14 MLS regular-season appearances in 2018 and three goals in two postseason fixtures. Ruidíaz also established a new club record by scoring in eight consecutive appearances (including postseason) from September 29, 2018 - March 16, 2019. Despite missing all of April with a heel contusion, he is currently tied with Jordan Morris for first on the team with four goals this season.

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SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KANSAS CITY | MAY 26, 2019 - 3:00 P.M. PT

SOUNDERS FC WEEKLY NOTES CHAD MARSHALL ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM PROFESSIONAL SOCCER Seattle Sounders FC defender Chad Marshall on Wednesday, May 22 announced his retirement from professional soccer due to injury. The 34-year-old concludes a historic 16-year Major League Soccer career with Sounders FC and Columbus Crew SC, in which he became the only player in league history to win MLS Defender of the Year three times. Marshall finishes his career with seven major trophies and ranks second all-time among field players in all participation categories (appearances, starts and minutes played).

“After more than 15 years of living my childhood dream, the time has come for me to hang up the boots,” said Marshall. “I’d like to thank everyone that has played a part in my career. To my teammates, support staff and coaches: you’ve been my second family. The locker room is what I’ll miss the most. Thank you to the fans of Seattle and Columbus for supporting me throughout the years, as well as the Sounders FC and Columbus Crew SC organizations for giving me a chance to represent them on the field. Most importantly, I’d like to thank my family. I’m forever indebted to them for the sacrifices they’ve made in allowing me to pursue this dream. From heartbreaking losses to MLS Cup wins, own goals to cartwheels, it’s been a blast.”

The second overall selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft, Marshall’s accolades across his 16-year career include three MLS Defender of the Year honors (2008, 2009, 2014), four MLS Best XI selections (2008, 2009, 2014, 2018) and four MLS All-Star appearances (2009, 2010, 2014, 2015). On the team side, he is a twotime MLS Cup Champion (2008 with Columbus; 2016 with Seattle) and a four-time Supporters’ Shield winner (2004, 2008 and 2009 with Columbus; 2014 with Seattle), in addition to winning the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with Sounders FC. He ranks fourth overall and second among field players in MLS history with 409 appearances, 404 starts and 35,843 minutes played (regular season only), recording 26 goals and 16 assists. He also has 30 career appearances and three goals in the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs.

Playing his final professional match on May 4 at Minnesota United, Marshall has been listed on the club’s injury report with right knee inflammation in recent weeks.

“When we traded for Chad back in December of 2013, Head Coach Sigi Schmid really believed in him, and he challenged us to go and get one of the best defenders in league history,” said Sounders FC Owner Adrian Hanauer. “Despite being a known commodity across MLS, Chad still exceeded all of our expectations during his time in Seattle. On top of his exceptional play on the field, Chad brought a level of veteran stability and leadership to the locker room and was an excellent member of the Seattle community. On behalf of the club, I extend my heartfelt thanks for his service and consider it an honor to have watched him in Rave Green.”

Marshall came to Sounders FC via trade prior to the 2014 season after 10 years with Columbus Crew SC. In his five-plus seasons with Seattle, the reliable centerback started 154 of his 156 career regular-season appearances (fourth in club history in both categories), recording 10 goals and six assists. In his first season in Rave Green, Marshall started all 31 of his appearances and helped the club to its first Supporters’ Shield and fourth U.S. Open Cup title, in addition to starting all four postseason matches and earning MLS Defender of the Year and Best XI honors. He helped Seattle to back-to-back MLS Cup appearances in 2016 and 2017, starting all 11 of the club’s postseason matches in those seasons. In his last full season in 2018, Marshall finished runner-up for MLS Defender of the Year and earned his fourth Best XI selection. He appeared in 19 of Sounders FC’s 20 postseason matches during his time in Seattle, and scored a 90th-minute goal in the second leg of the 2015 Western Conference Semifinals against FC Dallas. For his contributions, Marshall was voted by his teammates as Sounders FC Defender of the Year four times (2014, 2016-2018) in his five full seasons with the club.

“Thank you, Chad. It was a privilege to have such a smart, humble player as part of the Sounders for so long, one of the greatest careers for any domestic player in MLS history,” said Sounders FC General Manager & President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey. “We really enjoyed having Chad as part of this organization, from his wickedly funny personality to everything he brought on and off the field. Chad is going to be successful with whatever comes next, and he will always be part of the Sounders family.”

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SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KANSAS CITY | MAY 26, 2019 - 3:00 P.M. PT

SOUNDERS FC WEEKLY NOTES CHAD MARSHALL ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM PROFESSIONAL SOCCER After being selected by Columbus Crew SC second overall out of Stanford, Marshall spent 10 seasons for the Ohio side and is the club’s all-time leader in appearances (253), starts (250) and minutes played (22,220), recording 16 goals and 10 assists in regular-season action. He also scored twice in 11 postseason appearances, including tallies in the 2008 Eastern Conference Championship and the game-winning goal in the 2008 MLS Cup Final. He helped Columbus capture the Supporters’ Shield in 2004, 2008 and 2009, and earned MLS Defender of the Year and Best XI honors in 2008 and 2009. On the club side, he took home the team’s 2011 MVP award, Defender of the Year honor four times (20082010, 2013) and was awarded the first Breakout Performance of the Year honor in 2004.

“Ever since he came to Seattle, Chad has been a massive influence on our franchise, whether it was his play on the field or his impact off of it, he is a true champion,” said Sounders FC Head Coach Brian Schmetzer. “It’s hard to put into words all of the positive things he has brought to the club and his teammates. It has been an honor to coach such a fantastic American player, arguably one the best defenders in MLS history. I’d like to thank him for what he’s done in the Sounders community and wish him the best in whatever he decides to do next. We, the players and staff will miss him, and our league has lost a great player.”

Marshall earned 12 international caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team in his career, including five appearances in a runner-up finish at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He scored his lone international goal in his first match with the USMNT, a 3-0 friendly win over Colombia on March 9, 2005 in Fullerton, California. After nearly seven years of absence from the national team, Marshall started and played 90 minutes in a scoreless draw with Serbia on January 29, 2017 in San Diego.

“Chad is one of the best athletes I ever played with or helped bring to a club in a management role,” said Sounders FC Vice President of Soccer & Sporting Director Chris Henderson. “He won championships on multiple teams and his longevity and consistency are a testament to the measure of his value in this league. We were fortunate to have him contribute to our success for so many years here in Seattle.”

A standout at Stanford from 2002 through 2003, Marshall started 39 of his 40 appearances, registering three goals with two assists. He was named to the 2002 NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team after helping the Cardinal reach the championship match, and he earned All-Pac-10 honors both seasons.

Prior to Stanford, he was a standout at Rubidoux High School in Riverside, California, where he earned NCSAA All-American honors as a senior in 2002, in addition to being named a Parade All-American in 2001 and 2002, as well as Parade’s Best Defender in 2002.

CHAD MARSHALL: MR. 400 Chad Marshall became just the second field player in league history to record 400 career starts in March 30’s scoreless draw at Vancouver (Jeff Larentowicz became the third on May 12).

Marshall, the only three-time MLS Defender of the Year, currently ranks second all-time among outfield players in career appearances (409), starts (404) and minutes played (35,843), trailing only Kyle Beckerman in all categories (including goalkeepers, he ranks fourth in those categories. Marshall began his MLS career in 2004 with Columbus Crew SC and spent 10 years with the Black & Gold before moving to Seattle.

Marshall also ranks fourth in Sounders FC club history with 156 appearances, 154 starts and 13,623 minutes played in MLS regular-season play with Seattle. He has been voted Sounders FC Defender of the Year in each of the past three seasons, and four of the last five overall.

CAREER MLS APPEARANCES (REGULAR SEASON) TEAM Nick Rimando Kyle Beckerman Kevin Hartman Chad Marshall Jeff Larentowicz

GP GS 493 493 472 441 416 411 409 404 402 378

MIN 44,446 39,431 37,260 35,843 33,682

CAREER SOUNDERS FC APPEARANCES (MLS REGULAR SEASON) TEAM Osvaldo Alonso Brad Evans Stefan Frei Chad Marshall Leo Gonzalez

GP GS 277 266 200 179 177 177 156 154 137 120

MIN 23,380 15,487 15,884 13,623 10,638

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SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KANSAS CITY | MAY 26, 2019 - 3:00 P.M. PT

SOUNDERS FC WEEKLY NOTES

BY THE NUMBERS

4: Goals scored this season by Jordan Morris and Raúl Ruidíaz, tied for the club lead.

6: Current unbeten streak for Sounders FC (2-0-4).

7: Assists recorded by Nico Lodeiro this season, tied for first in MLS. 11: Current home unbeaten streak for Sounders FC (9-0-2).

10: Consecutive postseason berths for Sounders FC, the longest current streak in MLS and tied for the longest in league history.

13: Homegrown Player signings in club history, with Danny Leyva and Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez as the latest additions.

25: Jersey number for new Sounders FC defender Xavier Arreaga.

45: Saves recorded this season by Stefan Frei, second in MLS. 49: Fouls suffered by Nico Lodeiro this season, leading MLS. He is third in MLS with 27 fouls caused.

70: Career MLS regular-season goals for forward Will Bruin, tied for fifth alltime among active players.

U-17’S WIN GA CUP FINAL

Sounders FC Academy U-17s won the 2019 Generation adidas Cup Champions Division, defeating Spanish side Valencia CF 1-0 in the final last month in Frisco, Texas. As the reigning champs of the GA Cup Premier Division and the only MLS club to even advance to the tournament’s title match in the Champions Division, the Rave Green have etched their names in history as the first North American side to win the event. Sounders FC had to go through Brazilian side Flamengo, Argentine powerhouse River Plate and England’s West Ham United to even reach the Champions Division final.

With the match seeming destined for penalties, Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez’s cross found the head of Ray Serrano, who guided his shot past the goalkeeper with only seconds remaining in the second period of extra time.

Extra time was a nervy affair, with both teams vacillating between cautiously playing for penalties and pushing numbers forward to find a winner. But in the dying embers of the match, Ocampo-Chavez, who won the Golden Boot with six goals and one assist in six matches, whipped in a cross that Serrano calmly redirected past the goalkeeper for a historic victory.

Josh Atencio put in a man-of-the-match performance at center back against Valencia. During the Sounders’ run to the Premier Division title in 2018, Atencio played mostly as a defensive midfielder.

Ocampo-Chavez finished the tournament tied atop the Champions Division Golden Boot leaderboard with River Plate’s Daniel Lucero. Danny Leyva won the Golden Ball, an award reserved for the best player in the Champions Division.

71: Career regular-season shutouts for Sounders FC goalkeeper Stefan Frei, good for seventh in league history.

83: Corner kicks taken by Lodeiro this season, leading MLS and 26 ahead of second place.

567:

Regular-season points recorded by Sounders FC since joining MLS in 2009, the most among all teams.

TRANSACTION TRACKER PLAYERS IN

PLAYERS OUT

Xavier Arreaga - May 7

Chad Marshall - May 22

Joevin Jones - May 7

Jordan McCrary - February 26

Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez - May 1

Waylon Francis - February 5

Danny Leyva - April 9

Contract options not exercised on four players - November 19

Saad Abdul-Salaam - February 26 Trey Muse - January 15 Jonathan Campbell - December 28

SOUNDERS #29 IN WORLD ATTENDANCE Seattle Sounders FC is the 29th-most attended club in world football, according to a report from the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES), an independent study center located in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

From 2013-2018, the Sounders averaged 42,797 fans per match, more than international giants Club América, AC Milan, Chelsea, Tottenham and Juventus.The CIES Football Observatory specializes in the statistical analysis of football. It was created in 2005 by Dr. Raffaele Poli and Dr. Loïc Ravenel.

CIES’ mission is to “advance the frontiers of knowledge for the sustainable development of football worldwide.”

Seattle is second in MLS, behind only Atlanta United (10th). German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund tops the list with over 80,000 fans per match. MLS is the eighth-most attended league in the world in the last five years, with an average attendance of 21,358. Since 2003, only the Polish first division has seen larger attendance growth than MLS. 7

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SOUNDERS FC WEEKLY NOTES DORTMUND FRIENDLY ON JULY 17

2019 CASCADIA CUP Seattle’s scoreless draw at Vancouver on March 30 marked the first Cascadia Cup fixture of the season. Last season, Seattle captured its fifth Cascadia Cup title (third in MLS) after earning nine points from four matches, including a 2-1 win at Vancouver to clinch the trophy.

The Cascadia Cup formally started in 2004 by the biggest supporters groups for each of the three clubs - Emerald City Supporters, Timbers Army and Vancouver Southsiders. The competition began when all three teams were members of the USL First Division and involves all three clubs, save for 2009 and 2010, when it was between the Timbers and the Whitecaps due to Seattle moving to MLS. In 2011, all three sides were in the MLS for the first time and the competition has existed in top division since.

2019 CASCADIA CUP STANDINGS TEAM

PTS. (W-L-D)

GF/GA

Vancouver Seattle Portland

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

1/0 0/0 0/1

The winner is determined by total points earned within those matches, with the following tiebreakers below: Seattle Sounders FC announced that it is hosting Bundesliga power Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday, July 17 at CenturyLink Field. The match against Dortmund - currently ranked second in the Bundesliga and battling for the top spot with Bayern Munich - marks Sounders FC’s second-ever competition against a German club, following a friendly draw with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2017. Kickoff for this year’s contest is slated for 7:30 p.m. PT, with television coverage on JOEtv and YouTube TV. The leader in global football attendance and one of the most decorated sides in Europe, Dortmund has 15 major titles to its name since 1963.

Founded in 1909, Borussia Dortmund is one of the largest clubs not only in Germany, but all of Europe. Since 1974, Die Schwarzgelben(The Black and Yellows) have played at Signal Iduna Park, formerly known as Westfalenstadion, the largest stadium in Germany and seventh largest in Europe. With a capacity of 81,365, Signal Iduna Park is renowned for its legendary matchday atmosphere. Dortmund routinely leads the world in professional club football attendance, including a global-best 80,230 fans per game this season, besting second-place Manchester United and third-place Barcelona.

One of the original 16 teams of the Bundesliga in 1963, Dortmund has eight German league championships, four DFB-Pokal titles, one UEFA Champions League (1996-1997) and one UEFA Winners’ Cup (1965-1966), the latter being the first-ever European championship by a German club. Just six years ago, Dortmund made it all the way to the 2012-2013 UEFA Champions League Final, falling 2-1 to German rival Bayern Munich thanks to a late Bavarian winner.

1. Head-to-head points (tied teams) 2. Goal difference (tied teams) 3. Goals scored (tied teams) 4. Re-apply 1-3 if 2+ teams still tied

5. Goal difference (all matches) 6. Goals scored (all matches) 7. Lowest disciplinary points

2019 CASCADIA CUP MATCHES DATE MATCHUP 3/30 VAN 0 vs. SEA 0 5/10 VAN 1 vs. POR 0 6/29 SEA vs. VAN 7/21 SEA vs. POR 8/10 POR vs. VAN 8/23 POR vs. SEA

THE RETURN OF SAMMY THE SOUNDER

In the 2018-2019 campaign, Dortmund currently sits second in the Bundesliga table with a record of 21-3-6, one point behind first-place Bayern Munich. After advancing out of the Group Stage of the 2018-2019 UEFA Champions League, Dortmund fell in the Round of 16 to Tottenham Hotspur, who just recently ousted Manchester City to advance to the Champions League Semifinals.

Dortmund performs under the direction of first-year Manager Lucien Favre, a former Swiss international and longtime playmaking midfielder in Switzerland and France. Favre previously coached at OGC Nice, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hertha BSC, FC Zürich, and other Swiss sides.

Back challenging for the league title this year after a fourth-place finish one season ago, Dortmund is led by German National Team forward Marco Reus, who has been with the club since 2012 and has recorded 16 goals and 11 assists this season. Leading scorer Paco Alcácer has 17 goals this season, and recently completed a full transfer from FC Barcelona after previously joining Dortmund on loan. Winger Jadon Sancho, a 19-year-old Englishmen, leads the club with 17 assists to go along with 11 goals in his breakout season after joining Dortmund in 2017 following playing at the youth levels with Manchester City. The current squad also includes American playmaker Christian Pulisic, a 20-year-old attacker who signed with the German club in 2015 and became one of the most exciting prospects in Europe after impressing for both Dortmund and the U.S. National Team. Earlier this year, Pulisic signed with English giant Chelsea on a deal that would see him remain at Dortmund through the 2018-2019 campaign.

Seattle Sounders FC has a new addition: Sammy the Sounder, a reboot of the club’s USL-era mascot. Sammy made his first appearance on Monday afternoon at Seattle Children’s Museum for a Forever Green Kids Club event presented by Delta Dental and debuted to the public at Seattle’s Kids May match on April 13 Sammy the Sounder joins the Rave Green as a descendant of the USL Sammy, and, having spent time traveling with his pod, has returned to the Puget Sound. He is set to serve as a primary ambassador for Sounders FC’s youth programming, with a special focus on sustainability, a guiding tenet of the club.

As a young orca himself, Sammy enjoys being around children and is a bit too shy to appear in front of crowds in-match, preferring to spend his time in his matchday habitat, which will be located outside Section 139 in Soccer Celebration as part of the new Forever Green Kids Club presented by Delta Dental.

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SOUNDERS FC WEEKLY NOTES CLUB INKS TRAINING JERSEY PARTNER

MOST POINTS SINCE 2009 TEAM POINTS* W-L-D GOALS

567

162-102-81

505

547

151-100-94

548

540

151-107-87

542

Seattle Sounders FC is expanding its partnership with CHI Franciscan - already the team’s Official Partner in Health since 2016 - to make the healthcare provider the official training jersey partner of the Rave Green through 2020.

The partnership furthers the Northwest Healthy lifestyle principles rooted in both organizations.

515

144-117-83

493

“We’re happy to welcome CHI Franciscan as our official training jersey partner,” said Sounders FC Owner Adrian Hanauer. “Sounders FC and CHI Franciscan both share Washington roots and community-minded principles and have worked well together over the past few years. We’re looking forward to further developing our relationship with these additional training ground elements.”

510

139-110-93

470

Through its Northwest Healthy campaign, CHI Franciscan is helping to build healthy communities by increasing awareness of important health issues, including promoting age-appropriate cancer screenings, identifying stroke symptoms early and providing suggestions to improve heart health. The training jersey partnership furthers awareness of CHI Franciscan and its programs that promote the importance of health and wellness throughout the region, encouraging Sounders FC fans to cultivate healthy lifestyle practices - just like their favorite players.

“CHI Franciscan is excited to further our partnership with Seattle Sounders FC and together engage thousands of fans about the importance of living an active and healthy lifestyle,” said Ketul J. Patel, CEO of CHI Franciscan. “The Sounders are role models in our communities and have been exceptional partners in health.”

This season, fans and spectators will see the partnership represented on the Sounders FC First Team, USL and Academy training tops, as all the club’s athletes hone their skills on the training ground. The new CHI Franciscan partnership is also being symbolized in the signage and media backdrop at Starfire Sports, the club’s training facility in Tukwila. These elements will debut tomorrow, Thursday, March 28, at Sounders FC’s training session.

Additionally, CHI Franciscan is set to return in 2019 as the presenting partner of the Rave Green Run, Sounders FC and RAVE Foundation’s annual 5K run and walk. The popular event provides runners and walkers with an authentic Sounders FC experience through the trails at the Starfire Sports campus.

The funds raised benefit RAVE’s mission of building small fields for free play and investing in programs that use soccer as a vehicle to inspire youth and strengthen communities.

*Through games of May 23, 2019

ALL ABOUT TROPHIES In addition to the standout results in the regular season, Sounders FC has six major trophies since joining MLS, including one MLS Cup (2016), one Supporters’ Shield (2014) and four Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups (2009, 2010, 2011, 2014). Seattle has also advanced to the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Knockout Round on three occasions (2011-2012, 2012-2013, 20152016). The Rave Green rank first in MLS with six trophies and are one of just seven clubs to earn more than one piece of hardware since 2009.

MOST TROPHIES SINCE 2009 TEAM Seattle Sounders FC LA Galaxy Sporting Kansas City Toronto FC New York Red Bulls FC Dallas Montreal Impact

MLS CUP 1 3 1 1 0 0 0

SHIELD 1 2 0 1 2 1 0

USOC 4 0 2 0 0 1 2

TOTAL* 6 5 3 2+ 2 2 2

* Includes MLS Cup, Supporters’ Shield and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup titles. + Toronto FC also has four Candian Championship titles

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SOUNDERS FC WEEKLY NOTES SEATTLE UNVEILS SECONDARY KIT Sounders FC unveiled its new secondary kit for the 2019 Major League Soccer season, releasing the design in conjunction with MLS and adidas at a special reveal event at Zulily headquarters in Seattle. Named “Nightfall,” the all-black kit features striking pink accents along the sleeves and sides, as well as a unique jock tag and neck tape. Nightfall replaces the previous Heritage secondary option and will serve primarily as Seattle’s away kit, though it will be worn at a select home game announced later this season.

MATCHDAY THEMES ANNOUNCED Sounders FC announced its collection of themed matchdays for the 2019 season, including dates for the club’s annual Pride match, among others. The theme days also include the continuation of the Sounders FC and Seattle Mariners Doubleheader promotion, scheduled for April 13.

April 13 vs. Toronto FC: Kids Day, Sounders FC and Seattle Mariners Doubleheader April 24 vs. San Jose Earthquakes, presented by Washington Federal: Heritage Match June 29 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, presented by Starbucks: Pride July 14 vs. Atlanta United FC: RAVE Foundation September 18 vs. FC Dallas, presented by Zulily: Kick Childhood Cancer October 6 vs. Minnesota United FC: Fan Appreciation

SOUNDERS GO CARBON NEUTRAL

Seattle Sounders FC announced that as part of its ongoing dedication to leading the way in sustainable, green practices, the club is going carbon neutral in 2019 and beyond, marking it as the first professional soccer team in North America to do so. Through this commitment, Sounders FC pledges that its operations will make no net contribution to atmospheric carbon dioxide, the leading cause of the climate crisis.

In contrast to Seattle’s signature Rave Green primary kit, the new secondary kit’s darker profile evokes a different dimension to the vibrant atmosphere on matchday. The club and adidas drew inspiration for Nightfall from the evening sky over CenturyLink Field during an iconic match in Sounders FC history, as Seattle faced rival Portland in front of 64,207 home fans on July 13, 2014.

The pink sky highlighted an amazing game in which Clint Dempsey and Marco Pappa led the team to victory with a goal apiece.

To begin its path to carbon neutrality, the club worked with Seattle-based Sustainable Business Consulting to calculate its greenhouse gas emissions and develop plans to reduce its impacts where possible. For sources unable to be eliminated - such as team travel for matches, scouting and other business - Sounders FC is offsetting the club’s emissions through the Evergreen Carbon Capture (ECC) program of Forterra, a nonprofit that works for regional sustainability. Using the club’s contribution to ECC, Forterra and its partner DIRT Corps are joining with the team and its fans to plant hundreds of trees in a part of the region that needs added tree cover. This not only reduces carbon dioxide, but enhances air and water quality.

In collaboration with Sustainable Business Consulting, the club first developed plans to reduce emissions where possible. After taking those steps, it looked for ways to mitigate the emission sources that remained, allowing Sounders FC to lower its climate impact beyond what can currently be achieved through internal efforts. By working with Forterra’s Evergreen Carbon Capture program, the Rave Green are able to not only directly impact the Puget Sound region by reducing carbon pollution and improving air and water quality, but to support a local non-profit and the local economy while creating meaningful hands-on projects in which the team and its staff, fans and partners can all participate.

In addition to the distinctive side striping elements, Nightfall features a new jock tag depicting two iconic silhouettes: The CenturyLink Field arches set against the background of Mount Rainier. Additionally, the neck tape proclaims “Cascades to Sea,” echoing the overall theme of the kit that celebrates the unique wild beauty of the region.

Carbon neutrality serves a new step forward for Sounders FC, though the club has been dedicated to following sustainable practices in recent years, including the formation of an internal employee “Green Team” that discusses and implements green practices in the team offices and working closely with local nonprofit Washington Green Schools to find ways to empower youth to adopt sustainable lifestyles. Last season, Sounders FC and Washington Green Schools launched the “Rave Green Certification” program for schools across Washington State as a way to recognize schools that have demonstrated outstanding environmental leadership.

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2019: SOUNDERS FC MLS REGULAR SEASON SPLITS SITUATIONAL SPLITS

Overall

7-1-5

Home 6-0-2 Away 1-1-3 March 3-0-1 April 2-1-2 May 2-0-2 June 0-0-0 July 0-0-0 August 0-0-0 September 0-0-0 October 0-0-0 vs. Eastern Conf. vs. Western Conf.

4-0-1 3-1-4

National TV 1-1-1 Local TV 6-0-4 When leading at half When tied at half When trailing at half

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

When scoring first When conceding first Scoreless draws

5-0-1 2-1-2 (2)

With 0 goals scored With 1 goal scored With 2 goals scored With 3 goals scored With 4+ goals scored

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

Conceding 0 goals ­ Conceding 1 goal Conceding 2 goals Conceding 3 goals Conceding 4+ goals

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

PLAYER SPLITS

When Lodeiro...

Scores 2-0-0 Scores or assists 3-0-1 Starts 7-1-5 When Marshall...

Scores 0-0-0 Scores or assists 0-0-0 Starts 5-0-3 When Morris...

Scores 2-0-1 Scores or assists 2-0-1 Starts 7-1-4 When Rodriguez...

Scores 1-0-0 Scores or assists 2-1-0 Starts 6-1-3

GOAL SPLITS

GOALS SCORED While leading While tied While trailing

(22) 8 8 6

Inside the six-yard box 2 Inside the 18-yard box 18 Outside the area 2 Penalties 0 Run of play Set piece (PK) Own Goals

19 2 (1) 0

Unassisted 8 One assist 7 Two assists 7 Forwards 8 Midfielders 11 Defenders 3 Own Goal 0

When Ruidiaz...

Scores 4-0-0 Scores or assists 4-0-0 Starts 5-0-1

GOALS ALLOWED While leading While tied While trailing

When C. Roldan...

Scores 2-0-1 Scores or assists 3-0-1 Starts 7-1-5

Inside the six-yard box 6 Inside the 18-yard box 6 Outside the area 2 Penalties 0

When Svensson...

Scores 0-0-0 Scores or assists 0-0-0 Starts 5-1-2

Run of play Set piece (PK) Own Goals

(14) 6 5 3

13 1 (0) 0

Unassisted 5 One assist 5 Two assists 4 Forwards 8 Midfielders 5 Defenders 1 Own Goals 0

2019: SOUNDERS FC STARTING XI BY THE NUMBERS (MLS) MIDFIELDER / FORWARD Rodríguez (10) Bwana (1) Shipp (1) A. Roldan (1)

FORWARD Ruidíaz (6) Morris (4) Bruin (3)

MIDFIELDER / FORWARD Morris (8) Shipp (2) Bwana (2)

MIDFIELDER

Lodeiro (13)

MIDFIELDER MIDFIELDER

C. Roldan (13) Svensson (8)

Delem (5)

LEFT BACK CENTER BACK CENTER BACK

Smith (11) Marshall (8) Kim (9)

Nouhou (2) Kim (4) Torres (5)

Campbell (1)

GOALKEEPER

Frei (13)

RIGHT BACK Leerdam (11) Abdul-Salaam (2)

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SOUNDERS FC HISTORY HEAD COACH BRIAN SCHMETZER

After leading Sounders FC to one of the most improbable comebacks in MLS history, Brian Schmetzer was named the club’s second-ever Head Coach on November 2, 2016. Upon assuming the interim manager role on July 26, 2016 following the departure of Sigi Schmid, Seattle sat in ninth place in the Western Conference with a 6-12-2 record. Under Schmetzer, Sounders FC finished the season with an 8-2-4 record and a fourth-place finish, becoming the first team in MLS history to make the MLS Cup Playoffs after having 20 or fewer points through the first 20 matches of the season. He is the first coach in MLS history to lead his team to the MLS Cup title after assuming the Head Coach position midseason.

In his first full season as Sounders FC’s Head Coach, Schmetzer led Sounders FC to another great season in 2017. After finishing tied atop the Western Conference with Portland in the regular season, the Rave Green cruised through the Western Conference playoffs and advanced to the club’s second consecutive MLS Cup, this time falling to Toronto FC 2-0 at BMO Field. In 2018, he led Sounders FC to its record 10th consecutive postseason appearance after going 14-2-1 in the second half of the campaign, good for 2.53 points per game, Previously, he was assistant to former United States National Team defender the highest half-season average in league history, before ultimately falling to Fernando Clavijo with the Seattle SeaDogs from 1996-1997. Seattle won the Contithe Timbers in the Western Conference Semifinals. nental Indoor Soccer League title in 1997.

A longtime Sounders FC assistant and former USL Sounders manager, Schmetzer entered his eighth season as Top Assistant Coach in 2016, a position he retained since December 22, 2008. He is one of the Puget Sound soccer community’s most recognizable and respected figures after playing and coaching for the region’s top professional franchises since 1980.

A Seattle native, Schmetzer was coached by his father, Walt, as a youth. His team won seven out of 10 state youth championships. He signed with the Sounders’ North American Soccer League franchise following his graduation from Seattle’s Nathan Hale High School in 1980. He played three seasons as a midfielder for Seattle before going to Tulsa for the final NASL season in 1984.

Schmetzer served seven seasons as the Head Coach of the Sounders’ United Schmetzer signed with the San Diego Sockers in 1984 and played seven seasons Soccer League’s First Division club from 2002-2008 before making the jump in the Major Indoor Soccer League with San Diego (1984-1988), Tacoma (1988to MLS. He guided Seattle to USL-1 championships in 2005 and 2007, and 1990) and St. Louis (1990-1991). He was a member of San Diego’s MISL chamLamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinal advancements in 2007 and 2008. pionship teams in 1985, 1986 and 1988. He returned to Seattle for the Sounders’ inaugural A-League season in 1994 before completing his playing career with the Schmetzer has 16 years of coaching experience and a 15-year background playing at the professional level. He was a member of six championship teams SeaDogs from 1995-1996. during that span. In addition to the two USL championships, his teams also twice won the Commissioner’s Cup for the league’s best record (2002, 2007), while also qualifying for the playoffs six of seven years. He was chosen USL-1 Coach of the Year in 2002 after going 23-4-1. The Sounders were league runners-up in 2004. His overall regular season record in the USL era was 10057-41.

In 1985, Schmetzer played on loan to FC Seattle, scoring twice in a 2-1 friendly win over Brazil’s Santos. While with Tacoma and FC Seattle, Schmetzer’s teammates included younger brothers Andy and Walter.

Schmetzer and his wife Kristine have six children between them.

SOUNDERS FC ALL-TIME LEADERS (MLS) CAREER GAMES STARTED 277 Alonso 266 Alonso 200 Evans 179 Evans 177 Frei 177 Frei 156 Marshall 154 Marshall 137 Gonzalez 120 Gonzalez 135 C. Roldan 119 C. Roldan

MINUTES GOALS 23,380 Alonso 47 Dempsey 15,884 Frei 47 Montero 15,487 Evans 40 Martins 13,623 Marshall 28 Neagle 10,638 Gonzalez 23 Johnson ASSISTS SHOTS 43 Lodeiro 426 Dempsey 34 Montero 411 Montero

Rosales 301 Alonso 28 Dempsey 190 Neagle 27 Evans 180 Lodeiro SAVES SHUTOUTS 544 Frei 52 Frei 270 Keller 30 Keller 135 Gspurning 18 Gspurning

SINGLE-SEASON

GAMES

STARTED 34 C. Roldan, 2018 34 C. Roldan, 2018

Frei, 2014 Frei, 2014

Keller, 2011 Keller, 2011

Morris, 2016 33 Lodeiro, 2017 33 Lodeiro, 2017 C. Roldan, 2017

C. Roldan, 2017 Frei, 2017

Frei, 2017 3 others

8 others MINUTES GOALS 3,060 Frei, 2014 17 Martins, 2014

Keller, 2011 15 Dempsey, 2014 2,970 Frei, 2017 Martins, 2015 2,965 Lodeiro, 2017 14 Johnson, 2012 2,963 C. Roldan, 2018 13 Montero, 2012 ASSISTS SHOTS 16 Lodeiro, 2018 126 13 Martins, 2014 116

Rosales, 2012 113

Rosales, 2011 108 12 Lodeiro, 2017 91 11 Jones, 2017

Montero, 2012 Dempsey, 2017 Dempsey, 2014 Montero, 201 Montero, 2010

SAVES SHUTOUTS 111 Frei, 2018 13 Frei, 2017

Frei, 2015 11 Keller, 2010 110 Keller, 2011 10 3 times

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2019 SOUNDERS FC ROSTER

No

Name

Pos

Ht

Wt

Birthdate

Hometown

Previous Club

1

Trey Muse

GK

6-4

195

7/26/99

Louisville, KY

Indiana University (NCAA)

3

Jonathan Campbell D

6-2

188

7/27/93

Greensboro, NC

North Carolina (NCAA)

4

Gustav Svensson

M

6-0

155

2/7/87

Gothenburg, Sweden Guangzhou (R&F)

5

Nouhou

D

5-10

175

6/23/97

Douala, Cameroon Sounders FC 2 (USL)

7

Cristian Roldan

M

5-8

165

6/3/95

Pico Rivera, CA Washington (NCAA)

8

Víctor Rodríguez

M

5-7

154

7/23/89

Barcelona, Spain Sporting Gijon (ESP)

9

Raúl Ruidíaz

F

5-7

145

7/25/90

Lima, Peru

10

Nicolás Lodeiro

M

5-7

150

3/21/89

Paysandú, Uruguay Boca Juniors (ARG)

11

Brad Smith

D

5-10

155

4/9/94

Penrith, Australia

AFC Bournemouth (ENG)

12

Saad Abdul-Salaam D

6-4

185

9/8/91

Charlotte, NC

New York City FC

13

Jordan Morris

F

6-0

185

10/26/94

Mercer Island, WA Stanford (NCAA)

16

Alex Roldan

M

5-10

155

7/28/96

Pico Rivera, CA

17

Will Bruin

F

6-2

194

10/24/89

St. Louis, MO Houston Dynamo

18

Kelvin Leerdam

D

5-10

154

6/24/90

Utrecht, Netherlands Vitesse (NED)

19

Harry Shipp

M

5-9

145

11/07/91

Lake Forest, IL Montreal Impact

20

Kim Kee-hee

D

6-2

175

7/13/89

Busan, South Korea

Shanghai Shenua (China)

21

Jordy Delem

M

5-11

156

3/18/93

Fort-de-France, Martinique

Sounders FC 2 (USL)

23

Henry Wingo

M

6-0

170

10/4/95

Seattle, WA Washington (NCAA)

24

Stefan Frei

GK

6-3

195

4/20/86

Altstaetten, Switzerland

Toronto FC

25

Xavier Arreaga

D

6-0

165

9/28/94

Guayaquil, Ecuador

Barcelona S.C. (ECU)

29

Román Torres

D

6-2

195

3/20/86

Panama City, Panama

Milionarios (COL)

33

Joevin Jones

D/M

5-11

160

8/3/91

Carenage, Trinidad & Tobago

SV Darmstadt 98 (GER)

35

Bryan Meredith

GK

6-2

209

8/2/90

Scotch Plains, NJ San Jose Earthquakes

70

Handwalla Bwana

M

5-9

145

6/25/97

Seattle, WA

Washington (NCAA)

75

Danny Leyva

M

5-10

140

5/5/03

Las Vegas, NV

Tacoma Defiance (USL)

87

Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez F

5-10

142

3/25/02

Merced, CA

Tacoma Defiance (USL)

Morelia (MEX)

Seattle University (NCAA)

COACHING STAFF

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

No.

Name

Pos Pronunication

5

Nouhou

D

NEW-hoo

7

Cristian Roldan

M

Roll-dahn

9

Raúl Ruidíaz

F

Roo-ee-DEE-az

10

Nicolás Lodeiro

M

NEEKO-loss lo-DARE-oh

12

Saad Abdul-Salaam

D

sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM

16

Alex Roldan

M

Roll-dahn

18

Kelvin Leerdam

D

Leer-DAHM

24

Stefan Frei

GK

STEF-in FRY

29

Román Torres

D

roe-MAHN

70

Handwalla Bwana

M

HOND-wall-uh BWON-uh

Brian Schmetzer

Head Coach

Gonzalo Pineda

Assistant Coach

Preki

Assistant Coach

Djimi Traore

Assistant Coach

Tom Dutra

Club Director of Goalkeeping

Damian Roden

High Performance Director

TECHNICAL STAFF

Garth Lagerwey

General Manager & President of Soccer

Chris Henderson

VP of Soccer & Sporting Director

Grant Clark

Team Administration Director

Vince Johnson

Team Services Director

Marc Nicholls

Director of Player Development

Chris Cornish

Director of Sports Medicine

Paul Lombardo

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Jake Bronowski

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Hilary Obert

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Nolan Myer

Director of Equipment Operations

Tyler Peeler

First Team Equipment Manager

Andrew Carlin

Assistant Equipment Manager

Ravi Ramineni

Director of Soccer Analytics

Tom Childs

Sports Science Video Analyst

Sean Muldoon

Assistant Strength Coach / Sports Scientist

Amber Rowell

Performance Data Analyst

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2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON STATS UNF POS Player

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC/FS

OFF

CK

C/E

13

F

Jordan Morris

12

12

978

4

1

14

7

9/8

7

0

1/0

9

F

Raul Ruidiaz

8

6

536

4

1

19

8

9/6

3

0

0/0

18

D

Kelvin Leerdam

12

11

1008

3

1

9

1

0

3/1

7

M

Cristian Roldan

13

13

1098

3

1

14

0

3/1

10

M

Nicolas Lodeiro

13

13

1152

2

7

19

M

Harry Shipp

17

F

Will Bruin

8

M

Victor Rodriguez

70

M

Handwalla Bwana

11

D

Brad Smith

20

D

Kim Kee-Hee

4

M

Gustav Svensson

8

12

D

Saad Abdul-Salaam

3

3

D

Jonathan Campbell

1

21

M

Jordy Delem

24

G

Stefan Frei

14

D

Chad Marshall

16

M

Alex Roldan

5

D

Nouhou

29

D

23

M

10

3

17/7

4

11/26

0

27

8

27/49

2

83

4/0

4

4/5

1

0

0/0

5

6/1

7

0

1/0

5

7/19

2

0

1/0

3

396

2

1

10

3

281

2

0

7

10

10

734

1

3

18

6

3

287

1

0

7

4

4/1

1

0

1/0

12

11

1015

0

4

5

1

5/4

2

0

0/0

13

13

1144

0

1

6

1

16/5

0

0

3/0

8

678

0

1

6

1

8/5

0

0

1/0

2

181

0

0

1

0

1/1

0

0

0/0

0

1/0

6

1

90

5

463

13

13

1170

8

8

720

3

1

9

Roman Torres

9

Henry Wingo

3

Team totals

13

13

1170

22

Opponent totals

13

13

1170

14

7

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

6/10

0

0

0

0

0/5

0

0

7

1

114

0

0

1

0

2

197

0

0

2

5

495

0

0

4

0

0

0

0

60

2/0

0

0 0

0

1/0

0

0

0/0

6/2

0

0

0/0

1/1

0

0

0/0

0

7/3

0

1

1/0

0

3/3

0

0

1/0

0

0/0

0

0

0/0

84

22/2

56

21/0

21

158

16

188

52

149/171

26

59

171/149

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GAME-WINNING GOALS: Nicolas Lodeiro 2, Cristian Roldan 2, Jordan Morris 1, Kelvin Leerdam 1, Handwalla Bwana GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Nicolas Lodeiro 2, Cristian Roldan 1, Gustav Svensson 1, Kelvin Leerdam 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Nicolas Lodeiro 1-1

UNF

POS

Player

24

G

Stefan Frei

GP

GS

MIN

SHTS

SV

13

13

1170

59

45

GA

GAA

PG

PA

W-L-D

SO

14

1.08

0

0

7-1-5

5

Team totals

13

13

1170

59

45

14

1.08

0

0

7-1-5

5

Opponent totals 13

13

1170

52

30

22

1.69

1

1

1-7-5

2

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2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES Sounders FC 4 vs. FC Cincinnati 1 March 2, 2019 at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 39,011

Sounders FC 3 vs. Toronto FC 2 April 13, 2019 at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 37,722

SCORING CIN - Leonardo Bertone 13’ SEA - Kelvin Leerdam 27’ SEA - Jordan Morris (Nicolás Lodeiro) 33’ SEA - Jordan Morris (Víctor Rodríguez, Nicolás Lodeiro) 43’ SEA - Raúl Ruidíaz (Víctor Rodríguez) 87’

SCORING TOR - Jozy Altidore (Alejandro Pozuelo) 11’ SEA - Will Bruin 24’ SEA - Will Bruin (Brad Smith, Nicolás Lodeiro) 66’ SEA - Cristian Roldan (Kelvin Leerdam, Gustav Svensson) 68’ TOR - Jozy Altidore (Alejandro Pozuelo, Laurent Ciman) 70’

Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Kee-hee, Marshall, Smith (Nouhou 84’); Svensson (Delem 90’+2’), C. Roldan, Morris (Shipp 77’), Lodeiro, Rodríguez; Ruidíaz

Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Kee-hee, Marshall, Smith; Svensson, C. Roldan, Morris (Shipp 86’), Lodeiro, Rodríguez (Nouhou 90’+1’); Bruin (Torres 79’)

Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Bruin, Torres, Bwana

Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, A. Roldan, Delem, Bwana

Sounders FC 2 vs. Colorado Rapids 0 March 9, 2019 at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 37,725

Sounders FC 1 at LAFC 4 April 21, 2019 at Banc of California Stadium (Los Angeles, CA) Attendance: 22,221

SCORING SEA - Kelvin Leerdam 5’ SEA - Raúl Ruidíaz 8’

SCORING LAFC - Carlos Vela (Mark-Anthony Kaye) 12’ LAFC - Eduard Atuesta (Mark-Anthony Kaye) 39’ SEA - Harry Shipp (Víctor Rodríguez) 51’ LAFC - Carlos Vela (Eduard Atuesta) 55’ LAFC - Christian Ramirez (Mark-Anthony Kaye) 61’

Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Kee-hee, Marshall, Smith; Svensson, C. Roldan, Morris (Torres 85’), Lodeiro, Rodríguez (Shipp 68’); Ruidíaz Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Bruin, Delem, Bwana, Nouhou Sounders FC 4 at Chicago Fire 2 March 16, 2019 at SeatGeek Stadium (Bridgeview, IL) Attendance: 10,032 SCORING SEA - Víctor Rodríguez 8’ SEA - Jordan Morris (Nicolás Lodeiro) 15’ SEA - Nicolás Lodeiro (penalty) 49’ CHI - Raheem Edwards (C.J. Sapong, Przemyslaw Frankowski) 56’ CHI - Fabian Herbers 84’ SEA - Raúl Ruidíaz (Brad Smith) 88’ Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Kee-hee, Marshall, Smith; Svensson, C. Roldan, Morris (Shipp 86’), Lodeiro (Torres 72’), Rodríguez (Nouhou 90’); Ruidíaz Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Delem, Bwana, A. Roldan Sounders FC 0 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 March 30, 2019 at BC Place (Vancouver, BC) Attendance: 24,803 SCORING None Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Kee-hee, Marshall, Smith; Svensson (Bwana 83’), C. Roldan, Morris, Lodeiro, Rodríguez; Ruidíaz (Bruin 87’) Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Torres, Nouhou, Delem, A. Roldan Sounders FC 1 vs. Real Salt Lake 0 April 6, 2019 at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 37,722

Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Torres, Kee-hee (Delem 64’), Smith; Svensson, C. Roldan, Shipp, Lodeiro, Rodríguez (Nouhou 64’); Morris (Wingo 68’) Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Abdul-Salaam, A. Roldan, Bwana Sounders FC 2 vs. San Jose Earthquakes 2 April 24, 2019 at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 37,722 SCORING SJ - Shea Salinas (Magnus Eriksson) 34’ SJ - Shea Salinas (Cristian Espinoza) 53’ SEA - Kelvin Leerdam (Kim Kee-hee, Nicolás Lodeiro) 65’ SEA - Harry Shipp (Nicolás Lodeiro, Brad Smith) 67’ Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Kee-hee, Marshall, Nouhou (Smith 55’); Svensson (Shipp 56’), C. Roldan, Bwana, Lodeiro, Rodríguez (Wingo 63’); Morris Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, A. Roldan, Delem, Torres Sounders FC 1 vs. Los Angeles FC 1 April 28, 2019 at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 38,581 SCORING SEA - Jordan Morris 1’ LAFC - Carlos Vela (Diego Rossi, Jordan Harvey) 4’ Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Torres, Kee-hee, Smith; Delem, C. Roldan, Shipp (A. Roldan 70’), Lodeiro, Bwana (Wingo 79’); Morris (Abdul-Salaam 90’+7’) Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Campbell, Leyva

SCORING SEA - Nicolás Lodeiro (Cristian Roldan) 18’ Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Kee-hee, Marshall, Smith; Svensson, C. Roldan, Morris, Lodeiro, Rodríguez (Nouhou 81’); Bruin (Shipp 73’) Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Torres, Delem, A. Roldan, Bwana

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2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES Sounders FC 1 at Minnesota United FC 1 May 4, 2019 at Allianz Field (St. Paul, MN) Attendance: 19,832 SCORING MIN - Ike Opara (Jan Gregus) 26’ SEA - Cristian Roldan 42’ Lineup: Frei; Abdul-Salaam, Kee-hee, Marshall, Smith; Delem, C. Roldan, Bwana (Bruin 60’), Lodeiro, Rodríguez (Ruidíaz 85’); Morris (Torres 79’) Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Nouhou, Shipp, A. Roldan Sounders FC 1 vs. Houston Dynamo 0 May 11, 2019 at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 39,232 SCORING SEA - Cristian Roldan 5’ Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Torres, Kee-hee, Smith; Delem, C. Roldan, Morris (Nouhou 85’), Lodeiro, Rodríguez (Shipp 15’); Ruidíaz (Bruin 73’) Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Campbell, Abdul-Salaam, Bwana Sounders FC 2 vs. Orlando City SC 1 May 15, 2019 at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 37,722 SCORING SEA - Raúl Ruidíaz (Brad Smith, Harry Shipp) 19’ SEA - Handwalla Bwana (Nicolas Lodeiro) 68’ ORL - Chris Mueller (Dillon Powers) 75’ Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Torres, Kee-hee, Smith (A. Roldan 86’); Delem, C. Roldan, Morris (Bwana 53’), Lodeiro, Shipp (Nouhou 67’); Ruidíaz Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Campbell, Abdul-Salaam, Bruin Sounders FC 0 at Philadelphia Union 0 May 18, 2019 at Talen Energy Stadium (Chester, PA) Attendance: 37,722 SCORING None Lineup: Frei; Abdul-Salaam, Kee-hee, Torres, Campbell, Nouhou (Leerdam 71’); C. Roldan, Delem (Bwana 76’), A. Roldan; Lodeiro - captain, Bruin (Ruidíaz 79’) Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Smith, Shipp, Wingo

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GK

TREY MUSE

3

D

JONATHAN CAMPBELL

Height: 6-4 Weight: 195 Born: July 26, 1999 Hometown: Louisville, KY Citizenship: United States College: Indiana

Height: 6-2 Weight: 188 Born: June 27, 1993 Hometown: Greensboro, NC Citizenship: United States College: North Carolina

HOW ACQUIRED

HOW ACQUIRED

Signed as a Homegrown Player on January 15, 2019.

Acquired via trade from Chicago for natural Fourth Round pick in 2020 MLS SuperDraft on December 28, 2018

CAREER NOTES • Became Sounders FC’s 11th Homegrown Player signing on January 15, 2019 • Named a First Team All-American and Big 10 Goalkeeper of the Year in 2018 • Led Indiana University to the College Cup in both of his collegiate campaigns • Posted a 38-4-7 record with a 0.39 goals against average and 30 shutouts in two seasons at Indiana • Joined the Sounders Academy in 2015 from Derby City Rovers in Louisville, Kentucky.

4

M

GUSTAV SVENSSON

Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 Born: February 7, 1987 Hometown: Gothenburg, Sweden Citizenship: Sweden HOW ACQUIRED Signed to contract on January 30, 2017.

PREVIOUS CLUBS Guangzhou R&F (2016), IFK Goteborg (2014-2015), Tarivya (20122013), Bursaspor (2011-2012), IFK Goteborg (2006-2010).

PREVIOUS CLUBS Chicago Fire (2016-2018) CAREER NOTES • Made 11 starts in 15 appearances with Chicago in 2018 • Recorded one assist, the second of his MLS career, in 2018 • Started 30 of 32 appearances as a rookie with Chicago in 2016

5

D

NOUHOU

Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Born: June 23, 1997 Hometown: Douala, Cameroon Citizenship: Cameroon Pronunciation: NEW-hoo toe-LOW HOW ACQUIRED Signed on January 26, 2017.

PREVIOUS CLUBS Rainbow FC (2015).

CAREER NOTES

CAREER NOTES

• Started 53 of 56 appearances in first two seasons with Sounders FC • Member of Swedish National Team that qualified for 2018 FIFA World Cup • Began pro career with hometown side IFK Göteborg, where he played from 2006-2010, leading the club to the 2008 Svenzka Cupen (Swedish Cup) title and a 2009 second-place finish • Played for Bursaspor of the Turkish Super Lig in 2010, where he made 38 appearances in the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 campaigns • Has six appearances for the Swedish National Team, beginning with two caps in 2009. The midfielder has also appeared in a pair of matches for Sweden in 2015 and 2016.

• Moved to Guangzhou R&F of the Chinese Super League in 2016 and started all 28 of his appearances

• Started 23 of 28 appearances in second MLS season in 2018 • Started both of Seattle’s postseason appearances in 2018 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs • Earned first cap with Cameroon National Team in 2017 • Made MLS debut off the bench against Crew SC (May 31) • Scored first USL goal in 2-1 road win over LA Galaxy II (April 15) • Started all 24 of his appearances for S2 in 2016, leading the team with 2,061 minutes • Joined S2 in April of 2016 from Cameroonian side Rainbow FC

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M

CRISTIAN ROLDAN

8

M

VÍCTOR RODRÍGUEZ

Height: 5-8 Weight: 165 Born: June 3, 1995 Hometown: Pico Rivera, California Citizenship: United States College: Washington Pronunciation: roll-dahn

Height: 5-7 Weight: 154 Born: July 23, 1989 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Citizenship: Spain

HOW ACQUIRED

Signed on August 2, 2017 using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM).

Drafted by Seattle as the 16th pick in the MLS SuperDraft on January 15, 2015.

PREVIOUS CLUBS

CAREER NOTES • Matched a club record by starting all 34 matches in 2018 • Set career highs in assists (9) and minutes (3,053) in 2018 • Named 2017 Sounders FC team MVP after recording six goals and three assists in 33 appearances (all starts) in 2017 • Earned first senior caps for U.S. Men’s National Team in 2017 • Appeared in 22 MLS regular season matches as a rookie, starting 11, which ranks fourth-most games played by a rookie in team history (2015) • Recorded first career MLS assist on a goal by Obafemi Martins in a 3-0 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC (September 19, 2015) • Named NSCAA Third Team All-American as a sophomore at University of Washington • 2013 Gatorade National Player of the Year as a senior at El Racho High School

9

F

RAÚL RUIDÍAZ

HOW ACQUIRED

Sporting Gijón (2016), Getafe CF (Loan, 2015-2016), Elche CF (20142016), Zaragoza (2012-2014), UE Vilajuïga (Loan, 2008-2009), CF Badalona (2008-2012).

CAREER NOTES • Set career highs in games played (19), starts (14), goals (5) and assists (6) in 2018 • Signed with Seattle after nearly a decade of professional experience in Spain, including four of the past five seasons in La Liga • In 2014-2015 while playing for Elche CF, Rodríguez made 36 appearances and scored four goals - a career high in La Liga • Spent four years in FC Barcelona youth system.

10

M

NICOLÁS LODEIRO

Height: 5-7 Weight: 145 Born: July 25, 1990 Hometown: Lima, Peru Citizenship: Peru Pronunciation: Roo-ee-Dee-az

Height: 5-7 Weight: 150 Born: March 21, 1989 Hometown: Paysandú, Uruguay Citizenship: Uruguay Pronunciation: lo-DARE-oh

HOW ACQUIRED

HOW ACQUIRED

Signed on June 29, 2018 as a Designated Player.

Signed on July 27, 2016 as a Designated Player.

PREVIOUS CLUBS

PREVIOUS CLUBS

Morelia (2016-2018), Universitario (2009-2011, 2013-2016), Universidad de Chile (2013), Coritiba (2012).

Boca Juniors (2015-2016), Corinthians (2014-2015), Botafago (20122014), Ajax (2010-2012), Nacional (2007-2010).

CAREER NOTES

CAREER NOTES

• Led Sounders FC with 10 goals in 14 games in his first season with the club • 40 Liga MX goals scored while playing for Morelia from 2016-2018, including Campeón del Goleo titles for the 2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura • Won 2009 Peruvian Primera Division title with Universitario and 2012 Chilean Primera Division title with Universidad de Chile • Scored in six consecutive matches from August 17-September 26, 2017, the first Morelia player to achieve that mark • Part of Peru squad that competed at 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia • 31 career caps for Peruvian National Team • Helped Peru to a third-place finish at the 2011 Copa América and a Quarterfinal run at the 2016 Copa América Centenario

• Set a club record with 16 assists in 2018 • Scored eight goals in 27 regular-season matches last season • Helped Uruguay qualify for 2018 FIFA World Cup • Earned 2016 MLS Newcomer of the Year, a spot on MLS Team of the Week in his first two weeks with club and named Etihad Player of the Month for August • Has 51 caps and four goals for Uruguay National Team • Member of Uruguay’s 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup roster • Previously played for Boca Juniors (Argentina), Corinthians (Brazil), Botafogo (Brazil) and Ajax (Netherlands) • Participated in 2012 Summer Olympics and three Copa America tournaments. Uruguay won the 2011 edition of Copa America

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D

BRAD SMITH

Height: 5-10 Weight: 155 Born: April 8, 1994 Hometown: Penrigh, Australia Citizenship: Australia HOW ACQUIRED Acquired by Sounders FC on loan from AFC Bournemouth on August 8, 2018 using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM).

PREVIOUS CLUBS AFC Bournemouth (2016-2018), Liverpool (2013-2016), Swindon Town (2014-2015).

CAREER NOTES • Started all six appearances in his first season with the club in 2018 • Came up through Liverpool’s youth system after moving to England from Australia at age 14 • Has seen action in English Premier League, F.A. Cup, English League Cup and Europa League play • Scored lone professional goal with Liverpool in 2-2 draw with Exeter City in 2015-2016 F.A. Cup on January 8, 2016 • 19 caps for Australian National Team, including 12 in 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, after representing England at the youth international levels

13

F

JORDAN MORRIS

Height: 6-0 Weight: 185 Born: October 26, 1994 Hometown: Mercer Island, Washington Citizenship: United States College: Stanford HOW ACQUIRED

12

D

SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM

Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 Born: September 8, 1991 Hometown: Gahanna, OH Citizenship: United States College: Akron HOW ACQUIRED Signed with Sounders FC on February 26, 2019 after the club acquired his rights from New York City FC in exchange for $50,000 in Targeted Allocation Money (GAM).

PREVIOUS CLUBS New York City FC (2018), Sporting Kansas City (2015-2017) CAREER NOTES • Named Sporting Kansas City’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2016 • Scored his first MLS goal on June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota • Selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft

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M

ALEX ROLDAN

Height: 5-10 Weight: 155 Born: June 28, 1996 Hometown: Pico Rivera, California Pronunciation: Roll-dahn HOW ACQUIRED

Signed as Homegrown Player on January 21, 2016.

Selected with the 22nd pick of the First Round (22nd overall) in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. Signed to First Team contract on February 13, 2018.

CAREER NOTES

CAREER NOTES

• Missed entire 2018 season after suffering right ACL tear in Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League first leg at Santa Tecla FC (February 22) • Three goals in 23 regular-season appearances before suffering strained hamsting that sidelined him in September, before making two substitute appearances in 2017 • 2016 AT&T Rookie of the Year with American rookie record 12 goals • Has 24 caps and five goals for United States Men’s National Team • Tied MLS rookie record with a goal in four consecutive matches • Became the first college player since 1995 to make senior USMNT appearance (November 2014) • As a senior at Stanford, led Cardinal to National Championship and won the MAC Hermann Trophy • Scored 28 goals in 32 games for Sounders FC Academy in 2012

• Recorded 19 appearances including seven starts in 2018, his first season with the club • Started all 82 games over his four years at Seattle University with 18 goals and 17 assists, including six goals and team-leading eight assists in 2017 • Made Sounders FC debut as substitute in Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League match at Santa Tecla FC on February 22, 2018 • Younger brother of Sounders FC midfielder, Cristian Roldan

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F

WILL BRUIN

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D

KELVIN LEERDAM

Height: 5-10 Weight: 154 Born: June 24, 1990 Hometown: Utrecht, Netherlands Citizenship: Netherlands

Height: 6-2 Weight: 194 Born: October 24, 1989 Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri Citizenship: United States College: Indiana

HOW ACQUIRED

HOW ACQUIRED Acquired via trade from Houston Dynamo for Targeted Allocation Money and General Allocation Money on December 23, 2016.

Signed on July 1, 2017 using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM).

PREVIOUS CLUBS

PREVIOUS CLUBS

Vitesse (2013-2017), Feyenoord (2008-2013).

Houston Dynamo (2011-2016).

CAREER NOTES

CAREER NOTES

• Set career highs in games played (26), starts (24) and assists (5) in 2018.

• Spent nine seasons in Dutch Eredivisie with Feyenoord and Vitesse, amassing 186 career league appearances with 16 goals and eight assists.

• Made 19 appearances for the Netherlands’ U-21 side from 2010-2013 and three appearances the U-19s in 2009.

• Third on Sounders FC with seven goals in 2018 • Scored 50 goals and added 20 assists in his six professional seasons with the Houston Dynamo • Scored career-high 12 tallies in 2012. Also reached double digits in the scoring column with 10 goals in 2014 and 11 in 2015.

• Recorded 33 goals in 66 appearances for the Hoosiers, including a team-high 18 tallies as a junior, when he finished second in the voting for the MAC Hermann Trophy • Two career caps for the U.S. National Team, making his debut in a friendly against Canada in 2013.

19

M

HARRY SHIPP

Height: 5-9 Weight: 145 Born: November 7, 1991 Hometown: Lake Forest, Illinois Citizenship: United States College: Notre Dame HOW ACQUIRED

20

D

KIM KEE-HEE

Height: 6-2 Weight: 175 Born: July 13, 1989 Hometown: Busan, South Korea Citizenship: South Korea HOW ACQUIRED Signed on February 27, 2018 using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM).

Acquired via trade from Montreal for General Allocation Money on December 22, 2016.

PREVIOUS CLUBS

PREVIOUS CLUBS

Shanghai Shenua (2016-2017), Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC (20132016), Al-Sailiya (2012-2013), Daegu FC (2011-2013)

Montreal Impact (2016), Chicago Fire (2014-2015).

CAREER NOTES • Matched his career high with three goals in 2018 • Two assists for Sounders FC in 2017 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs • Spent the 2016 season with Eastern Conference finalist Montreal Impact, starting 20 of his 27 appearances and recording two goals and three assists • Tallied seven goals and six assists in 33 appearances as an AT&T MLS Rookie of the Year finalist in 2014 • Helped lead the Fighting Irish to the first national championship in program history during his senior season, where he was a NSCAA First Team All-American and a MAC Hermann Trophy finalist

CAREER NOTES • Started 28 of 29 games in his first season with the club in 2018 • Made Sounders FC debut at Chivas Guadalajara on March 14, 2018 • Signed with Sounders FC prior to 2018 campaign after nine professional seasons in Korea, China and Qatar • Spent the past two seasons with Shanghai Shenua of the Chinese Super League, starting all 45 of his appearances, including all 30 games of the 2016 campaign • Spent 2013-2015 seasons with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC in Korean topflight, winning league titles in 2014 and 2015 • 23 caps for the South Korean National Team, including six appearances during South Korea’s successful run in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying.

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M

JORDY DELEM

23 M

HENRY WINGO

Height: 5-11 Weight: 156 Born: March 18, 1993 Hometown: Fort-de-France, Martinique Citizenship: Martinique

Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Born: October 4, 1995 Hometown: Seattle, Washington College: Washington

HOW ACQUIRED

HOW ACQUIRED

Signed to a First Team contract on March 2, 2017.

Signed as Homegrown Player on January 18, 2017.

PREVIOUS CLUBS

CAREER NOTES

Club Franciscain (2015), AC Arles-Avignon B (2014).

• Made his first MLS start on March 4, 2018 vs. LAFC • 11 appearances in rookie campaign in 2017 • Made professional debut in 2017 season opener at Houston Dynamo (March 4) • Made 56 appearances and earned All-Pac-12 Second Team honors in 2015 and 2016 at Washington • Played at least 18 matches in each of his three seasons with the Huskies, starting 35 of 37 of his appearances in 2015 and 2016 • Spent the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 campaigns with the Sounders FC Academy

CAREER NOTES • Set career highs in games played (16) and starts (10) in 2018.

• Scored his first MLS goal vs. Minnesota on April 22, 2018.

• Started nine of 14 appearances in first MLS season in 2017, in addition to two appearances (one start) in 2017 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs • Made 19 appearances for S2 in 2016 and recorded an assist in a 1-1 draw against Whitecaps FC 2 (August 6) • Previously played for Club Franciscain of Martinique’s Championnat National League and France’s AC Arles-Avignon B squad • Has 33 caps and five goals for the Martinique National Team

24

GK

STEFAN FREI

25

D

XAVIER ARREAGA

Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 Born: April 20, 1986 Hometown: Altstaetten, Switzerland College: California Pronunciation: STEF-in FRY

Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 Born: September 28, 1994 Hometown: Guayaquil, Ecuador Citizenship: Ecuador

HOW ACQUIRED

HOW ACQUIRED

Acquired via trade from Toronto on December 10, 2013.

Signed on May 7, 2019 as a Designated Player.

PREVIOUS CLUBS

PREVIOUS CLUBS

Toronto FC (2009-2013).

Barcelona SC (2016-2019), Manta FC (2014-2015).

CAREER NOTES

CAREER NOTES

• Set Sounders FC franchise record with 114 saves in 2018.

• Recorded a team-record 11 saves on June 13, 2018 at New York Red Bulls.

• MLS record-holder with current 624-minute individual postseason shutout streak spanning 2016 and 2017 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs • Became first Sounders FC goalkeeper to earn 50th win in 3-0 road shutout at LA Galaxy (April 23) • Named 2016 MLS Cup MVP • First goalkeeper in club history with 300 career saves • Recorded nine shutouts and 99 saves in first season for Seattle (2014) • Became second player in Sounders FC history to play in every minute of a season in 2014 • Four-time Canadian Cup Championship winner with Toronto

• Played 6,787 minutes across four seasons for Barcelona of Guayaquil in the Ecuadorian topflight, starting 78 of his 79 appearances • Tallied eight goals with Barcelona of Guayaquil, including three each in the 2017 and 2018 seasons.

• Started all 10 of his appearances in 2019, registering 887 minutes played • Spent two seasons to start his pro career with Manta FC of Ecuador, scoring four goals in 2015 • Earned his first international cap for Ecuador in a 2-1 friendly win over Panama on November 20, 2018

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ROMÁN TORRES

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JOEVIN JONES

Height: 6-2 Weight: 195 Born: March 20, 1986 Hometown: Panama City, Panama Citizenship: Panama Pronunciation: roe-MAHN

Height: 5-11 Weight: 160 Born: August 3, 1991 Hometown: Carenage, Trinidad & Tobago Citizenship: Trinidad & Tobago

HOW ACQUIRED

HOW ACQUIRED

Signed on August 12, 2015 using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM).

Signed on May 7, 2019 using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM).

PREVIOUS CLUBS

PREVIOUS CLUBS

Millonarios (2012-2015), La Equidad (2008-2009, 2012), Atlètico Nacional (2011), Atlètico Junior (2010), Cortulua (2006-2007), San Francisco FC (2005-2008), Chepo FC (2003-2005).

SV Darmstadt 98 (2018-2019); Sounders FC (2016-2017); Chicago Fire (2015); HJK Helsinki (2014); W Connection (2009-2014).

CAREER NOTES • Captained Panama to 2018 FIFA World Cup berth and scored clinching goal vs. Costa Rica in last match of CONCACAF qualifying • Scored decisive penalty-kick in shootout to win 2016 MLS Cup • Suffered season-ending ACL tear in 1-1 draw at San Jose (September 1, 2015), then underwent successful surgery on September 22, 2015 • Current captain of Panamanian National Team, appearing in 91 international matches and scoring 14 goals • Amassed 331 career appearances and 32 goals in 11 professional seasons of topflight leagues in South and Central America • Five club championships with four different teams in Panama and Colombia

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BRYAN MEREDITH

CAREER NOTES • Spent the past two seasons with SV Darmstadt 98, where he recorded 44 appearances with six goals over two seasons in 2. Bundesliga, the German second division • Spent the 2016 and 2017 seasons with Seattle, helping the club to back-to-back MLS Cup appearances and the 2016 title • Recorded three goals and 14 assists in two seasons with Sounders FC, including a career-high 11 helpers in 2017 • Posted five assists in 11 postseason appearances in 2016 and 2017 • Mainstay for the Trinidad & Tobago National Team, where he has 71 career caps and eight goals

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HANDWALLA BWANA

Height: 6-2 Weight: 195 Born: August 2, 1989 Hometown: Scotch Plains, NJ Citizenship: United States College: Monmouth

Height: 5-9 Weight: 145 Born: June 25, 1997 Hometown: Seattle, Washington Citizenship: United States / Kenya College: Washington

HOW ACQUIRED

HOW ACQUIRED

Selected in Stage One in 2016 Re-Entry Draft on December 16, 2016.

Re-signed on December 14, 2017.

Signed as Homegrown Player on January 11, 2018.

PREVIOUS CLUBS San Jose (2014-16), New York Cosmos (2013), IK Brage (2013), Sounders FC (2011-12), Kitsap Pumas (2011).

CAREER NOTES • Made his first MLS start since 2012 on June 30, 2018 vs. Portland and made three saves • Originally drafted by Seattle in the Second Round of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft • Made his first MLS appearance in the second half against the LA Galaxy on May 2, 2012 • Posted a 3-3-5 mark during the 2012 MLS season with a 1.27 goals against average and three shutouts • Also played for Kitsap Pumas and San Jose Earthquakes

CAREER NOTES • Scored two goals and recorded one assist in 12 games during his rookie season in 2018 • Signed as a Homegrown Player after two seasons at the University of Washington, where recorded 12 goals and 13 assists in 39 appearances • All-Pac-12 First Team selection in 2017 after leading the Huskies with eight goals and ranking second with six assists • Ballard High School graduate earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors in 2016 after tallying four goals and seven assists

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DANNY LEYVA

Height: 5-10 Weight: 140 Born: May 5, 2003 Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada Citizenship: United States

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ALFONSO OCAMPO-CHAVEZ

Height: 5-10 Weight: 142 Born: March 25, 2002 Hometown: Merced, California Citizenship: United States

HOW ACQUIRED Signed as Homegrown Player on April 9, 2019.

CAREER NOTES • Youngest signing in club history at 15 years and 339 days upon signing • Six appearances for Tacoma Defiance in 2018 and 2019 prior to signing with Sounders FC • Member of Sounders FC U-17 squad that won 2017-2018 USSDA National Championship • Has participated with U.S. U-15 and U-16 National Team squad

HOW ACQUIRED Signed as Homegrown Player on May 1, 2019.

PREVIOUS CLUBS Tacoma Defiance (2017-2019) CAREER NOTES • 13th Homegrown Player signing in club history • Led Sounders FC U-17 side in scoring during 2019 Generation adidas Cup Champions Division championship • Seven appearances for Tacoma Defiance from 2017 to 2019 prior to signing with Sounders FC • Member of Sounders FC U-17 squad that won 2017-2018 USSDA National Championship

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Trey Muse Jonathan Campbell Gustav Svensson Nouhou Tolo Cristian Roldan Victor Rodriguez Raul Ruidiaz Nicolas Lodeiro Brad Smith Saad Abdul-Salaam Jordan Morris Chad Marshall Alex Roldan Will Bruin Kelvin Leerdam Harry Shipp Kim Kee-Hee Jordy Delem Henry Wingo Stefan Frei Roman Torres Bryan Meredith Handwalla Bwana Danny Leyva Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez

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"00" = 100 minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position

1 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 29 35 70 75 87

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83M 90M 9 90M 90M 90M 81M 87F 90M 90M 90D 90D

90M 26 90M 64M

90M 90M 90D 90D

90M 1 90M 89M

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3 73F 79F 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 13 22 4 17 4 90M 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 64D 1 26 22 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 5 18 11 90D

77M 85M 86M 90M 90M 86M 68F 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

89M 6 90M 90M 90F 90M 84D

90F 79M 60M

56M 55D 90M 18M 90M 63M 85M 5 90F 90M 90M 35 90D 90D 1 90D 90F 89F 79F 90D 90D 20 30 90D 89D 34 70M 90D 90D 90D 90M 90M 27 11 90G 90G 90G 90D 11 23 71D 90M 90M

90M 79F 90D 19 67M 90D 90D 90M 76M

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90G 90G 90G 90D 90D 90D

17 90D 75 90D 90M

90F 11 90M 90F 86D 90D 85M 53M

5 90M 15M 73F 90M 90D

90D

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 CIN COL CHI VAN RSL TOR LFC SJ LFC MIN HOU ORL PHI 4-1 2-0 4-2 0-0 1-0 3-2 1-4 2-2 1-1 1-1 1-0 2-1 0-0

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vs at at vs vs at vs vs at vs vs at

COL 0 CHI 2 VAN 0 RSL 0 TOR 2 LFC 4 SJ 2 LFC 1 MIN 1 HOU 0 ORL 1 PHI 0

SEA SEA SEA SEA SEA SEA SEA SEA SEA SEA SEA SEA

03/09/2019 03/16/2019 03/30/2019 04/06/2019 04/13/2019 04/21/2019 04/24/2019 04/28/2019 05/04/2019 05/11/2019 05/15/2019 05/18/2019

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#2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13

SEA 4 vs CIN 1

Game log: Game #1 03/02/2019 W W T W W L T T T W W T

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(unassisted) 27; Morris 1 (Lodeiro 1) 33; Morris 2 (Rodriguez 1, Lodeiro 2) 43; (Rodriguez 2) 87 (unassisted) 5; Ruidiaz 2 (unassisted) 8 1 (Morris 1, Ruidiaz 1) 8; Morris 3 (Lodeiro 3) 15; Lodeiro 1 (penalty kick) 49; Ruidiaz 3 (Smith 1)

Lodeiro 2 (C. Roldan 1) 18 Bruin 1 (unassisted) 24; Bruin 2 (Smith 2, Lodeiro 4) 66; C. Roldan 1 (Leerdam 1, Svensson 1) Shipp 1 (Rodriguez 3) 51 Leerdam 3 (Kim 1, Lodeiro 5) 65; Shipp 2 (Lodeiro 6, Smith 3) 67 Morris 4 (unassisted) 1 C. Roldan 2 (unassisted) 42 C. Roldan 3 (unassisted) 5 Ruidiaz 4 (Smith 4, Shipp 1) 19; Bwana 1 (Lodeiro 7) 68

Leerdam 1 Ruidiaz 1 Leerdam 2 Rodriguez

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