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2019 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Kickoff: 7 p.m. CT Allianz Field (St. Paul, Minnesota) Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 4th Round Sporting Kansas City 3-5-7, 16 points (3-2-3 home; 0-3-4 away) 10th in MLS Western Conference Minnesota United FC 6-7-3, 21 points (3-1-3 home; 3-6-0 away) 6th in MLS Western Conference
3-5-7 (16 pts.) 15 10th in West 26 1.73 19 27 1.80 -1 207 (76) 36.7% 184 174 29 2
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Guido Gonzales, Jr. John Krill Nick Balcer Chris Ruska
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
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
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
6-7-3 (21 pts.) 16 7th in West 23 1.44 19 25 1.56 -2 212 (59) 27.8% 194 173 28 2
2019 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
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GEH-dee-on zeh-LAH-lem MEE-lia FAIL-hobber wahn koo-ZANE wahn kuh-MAHL muh-DRAHN-dah
Nemeth, Russell Ilie, Russell Felipe Gutierrez Felipe Gutierrez Three Players Four Players Felipe Gutierrez Gutierrez, Russell Three Players Espinoza, Nemeth
7 GOALS 3 ASSISTS 35 SHOTS 17 SHOTS ON GOAL 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 24 FOULS COMMITTED 19 FOULS SUFFERED 3 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS
Tim Melia 1260 Adrian Zendejas 1.00 Tim Melia 3 Tim Melia 1 Tim Melia 45
2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
5 6 42 14 2 2 27 37 5 1
Darwin Quintero Romain Metanire Darwin Quintero Darwin Quintero Romario Ibarra Romain Metanire Angelo Rodriguez Osvaldo Alonso Romain Metanire Calvo, Gregus
1440 Vito Mannone 1.56 Vito Mannone 6 Vito Mannone 5 Vito Mannone 45 Vito Mannone
COACHES - REGULAR SEASON
Eastern Conference 1. Philadelphia Union 2. Montreal Impact 3. D.C. United 4. Atlanta United FC 5. New York Red Bulls 6. New York City FC 7. Toronto FC 8. Orlando City SC 9. Chicago Fire 10. Columbus Crew SC 11. New England Revolution 12. FC Cincinnati
Pts 31 27 27 26 24 23 19 18 18 17 16 11
W L T 9 4 4 8 7 3 7 4 6 8 5 2 7 6 3 5 1 8 5 6 4 5 7 3 4 6 6 5 9 2 4 8 4 3 11 2
GD GP +11 17 -7 18 +5 17 +8 15 +8 16 +6 14 +1 15 +1 15 +1 16 -8 16 -16 16 -19 16
Western Conference 1. Los Angeles FC 2. LA Galaxy 3. Seattle Sounders FC 4. Houston Dynamo 5. FC Dallas 6. Minnesota United FC 7. Real Salt Lake 8. San Jose Earthquakes 9. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10. Sporting Kansas City 11. Colorado Rapids 12. Portland Timbers
Pts 37 28 26 24 22 21 19 19 18 15 15 13
W L T 11 1 4 9 6 1 7 4 5 7 3 3 6 6 4 6 7 3 6 8 1 5 6 4 4 6 6 3 5 7 4 9 3 4 7 2
GD +26 +3 +5 +7 0 -2 -6 -4 -3 -1 -9 -7
PETER VERMES 11th season 136-104-89 11th season (.549) 136-104-89 (.549)
MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
ADRIAN HEATH 5th season 43-63-28 (.425) 3rd season 27-45-12 (.392)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Monday, June 10
GP 16 16 16 13 16 16 15 15 16 15 16 13
QUESTIONABLE: • Matt Besler (Hamstring Injury) OUT: • Roger Espinoza (PCL Sprain) • Erik Hurtado (Knee Injury) • Jaylin Lindsey (Torn Meniscus) • Rodney Wallace (Hip Injury)
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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC U.S. OPEN CUP HISTORY
ONTO THE OPEN CUP
YEAR OPPONENT 1996 Colorado Rapids
RESULT L 2-3
ROUND Quarterfinal
1997
at San Francisco Bay Seals
L 1-2
Round of 16
1998
at Nashville Metros
L 1-3
Round of 16
2000
at Chicago Sockers
T 0-0 (6-7 PK)
Round of 32
2001
Seattle Sounders Chicago Fire
W 4-0 L 0-1
Round of 32 Round of 16
2002
at Rochester Rhinos at Milwaukee Rampage at Columbus Crew
W 3-2 (AET) W 2-0 L 2-3 (AET)
Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal
2003
at Colorado Rapids
L 2-3
Round of 16
2004
at Atlanta Silverbacks Dallas Burn San Jose Earthquakes Chicago Fire
W 4-1 W 4-0 W 1-0 W 1-0 (AET)
Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
2005
Des Moines Menace Minnesota Thunder
W 6-1 L 1-3
Round of 16 Quarterfinal
2006
Des Moines Menace at Chicago Fire
W 2-1 L 0-2
Round of 32 Round of 16
2007
at Real Salt Lake
L 1-2 (AET)
Qualifying
2008
Colorado Rapids at Carolina RailHawks at Seattle Sounders
T 2-2 (5-3 PK) W 4-2 (AET) T 0-0 (5-6 PK)
Qualifying Round of 16 Quarterfinal
2009
at Minnesota Thunder at Seattle Sounders
T 3-3 (4-2 PK) L 0-1
Round of 16 Quarterfinal
2010
Colorado Rapids
L 1-2
Qualifying
2011
at Houston Dynamo New England Revolution Chicago Fire PDL Richmond Kickers
W 1-0 (AET) W 5-0 W 3-0 L 0-2
Qualifying Qualifying Round of 16 Quarterfinal
2012
Orlando City SC Colorado Rapids Dayton Dutch Lions at Philadelphia Union Seattle Sounders
W 3-2 W 2-0 W 3-0 W 2-0 T 1-1 (3-2 PK)
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
2013
Des Moines Menace Orlando City SC
W 2-0 L 0-1
Round of 32 Round of 16
2014
Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers
W 2-0 L 1-3
Round of 32 Round of 16
Louisville City at FC Cincinnati (June 12, 6:30 p.m. CT, Nippert Stadium)
2015
Northern Plains Pool Sporting Kansas City at Minnesota United (June 11, 7 p.m. CT, Allianz Field)
Saint Louis FC FC Dallas Houston Dynamo Real Salt Lake at Philadelphia Union
W 1-0 W 6-2 W 3-1 W 3-1 T 1-1 (7-6 PK)
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
2016
at Minnesota United FC at Houston Dynamo
W 2-1 (AET) L 1-3
Round of 32 Round of 16
2017
Minnesota United FC at Houston Dynamo FC Dallas San Jose Earthquakes New York Red Bulls
W W W T W
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
2018
at Real Salt Lake FC Dallas at Houston Dynamo
W 2-0 W 3-2 L 2-4
Sporting Kansas City will begin their 2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign against fellow MLS club Minnesota United FC, visiting their regional rival in the tournament’s Fourth Round at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the new Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minnesota. Sporting owns four Open Cup titles in team history, tied with the Chicago Fire and Seattle Sounders FC for the most among MLS clubs. Manager Peter Vermes has guided the side to three Open Cup championships over the last seven seasons, hoisting the trophy in 2012, 2015 and 2017 to go with the club’s first title in 2004. Minnesota, meanwhile, have yet to advance past the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 during their time as an MLS club. The 2019 U.S. Open Cup winner will claim $300,000 in prize money, a berth in the 2020 Concacaf Champions League and have its name engraved on the Dewar Challenge Trophy, one of the oldest trophies in American team sports and now on display at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Frisco, Texas. The runner-up will earn $100,000, while the club that advances the furthest from each lower division below Major League Soccer will secure $25,000.
Champions
The U.S. Open Cup has crowned a champion annually since 1914, making it the oldest ongoing soccer competition in the U.S. and the world’s third-longest continuously running soccer tournament. In 1999, the competition was renamed to honor American soccer pioneer Lamar Hunt, who owned Kansas City’s MLS club from its founding until 2006.
2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup - 4th Round Fixtures Northeast Pool New England Revolution at New York Red Bulls (June 11, 6:30 p.m. CT at Montclair State University Soccer Park) North Carolina FC at New York City FC (June 12, 6 p.m. CT at Belson Stadium, St. John’s University) Mid-Atlantic Pool Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Columbus Crew (June 11, 6 p.m. CT at Mapfre Stadium) Philadelphia Union at D.C. United (June 12, 6 p.m. CT at Audi Field) Southeast Pool Atlanta United at Charleston Battery (June 11, 6:30 p.m. CT, MUSC Health Stadium, Charleston)
Champions
Orlando City at Memphis 901 (June 12, 7:30 p.m. CT, Mike Rose Soccer Complex, Memphis) Central Pool Chicago Fire at Saint Louis FC (June 11, 7:30 p.m. CT, World Wide Technology Soccer Park, Fenton, Missouri)
Champions
New Mexico United at Colorado Rapids (June 12, 8 p.m. CT, Dick’s Sporting Goods Park) Southern Plains Pool Austin Bold at Houston Dynamo (June 11, 7 p.m. CT, BBVA Compass Stadium)
Champions
OKC Energy at FC Dallas (June 12, 7 p.m. CT, Westcott Stadium, SMU) West Pool Los Angeles FC at Real Salt Lake (June 11, 9 p.m. CT, Rio Tinto Stadium) Orange County FC at LA Galaxy (June 12, 9:30 p.m. CT, Dignity Health Sports Park)
4-0 2-0 3-0 (AET) 1-1 (5-4 PK) 2-1
SPORTING KC OPEN CUP PERFORMANCE (W-L-T)
Northwest Pool Sacramento Republic at San Jose Earthquakes (June 11, 9:30 p.m. CT, Avaya Stadium)
All-time record: Home record: Away record: vs. MLS teams: vs. non-MLS:
Portland Timbers at Seattle Sounders (June 12, 9:30 p.m. CT, Cheney Stadium, Tacoma, Washington)
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30-16-7 21-7-3 9-9-4 16-11-4 14-5-3
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes LOONY TOONS
SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES
GEDION GETS THE CALL
Sporting KC will begin their 2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign against fellow MLS club Minnesota United FC, visiting their regional rival in the tournament’s Fourth Round at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the new Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Sporting Kansas City midfielder Gedion Zelalem has been named to the United States Under-23 Men’s National Team roster for a training camp in Herriman, Utah, that began Sunday and will continue through June 16, U.S. Soccer announced on Sunday.
U.S. Soccer on May 30 announced all Fourth Round matchups for the 2019 U.S. Open Cup, which will see 21 MLS clubs enter the competition in the round of 32. They are joined by 10 teams from the second-division USL Championship and Orange County FC of the fourth-division National Premier Soccer League.
Zelalem, who signed with Sporting in March after a six-year stint with Arsenal FC of the English Premier League, returns to the United States youth national team system for the first time since suffering an injury in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup and will be part of the U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team for the first time since 2015.
Sporting and Minnesota will meet in the U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round for the fourth time in six years. Manager Peter Vermes’ side prevailed on each of the previous three occasions, cruising on home turf in 2014 and 2017 and claiming an extra-time win at Minnesota in 2016.
Born in Berlin, Zelalem represented Germany at the under-15 through under-17 levels until acquiring U.S. citizenship in 2014. Zelalem has since represented the United States at the 2015 and 2017 editions of the FIFA U-20 World Cup. He debuted with the U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team at age 18 and featured at the 2015 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship.
The trip to Minnesota marks another destination for Sporting during a travel-heavy month of June, which will see the club play four MLS matches away from home before returning to Children’s Mercy Park on July 3 to host LAFC.
In March, Zelalem signed with Sporting Kansas City and has played in three MLS matches for Sporting so far this season in addition to three USL Championship appearances for the Swope Park Rangers.
TWOS IN TORONTO
Sporting Kansas City (3-5-7, 16 points) continued the club’s strong form against Toronto FC (5-6-4, 19 points) last Friday, June 7, with a 2-2 draw at BMO Field. Felipe Gutierrez twice converted penalties, once in the 25th minute and again in the 73rd minute, as Sporting stretched the team’s unbeaten run to 10 games (6-0-4) against Toronto and secured an eighth straight road result (4-0-4) at BMO Field.
The United States Under-23 Men’s National Team, led by head coach Jason Kreis, has convened in preparation for the Concacaf Olympic Qualifying Championship, which will send two countries from the Concacaf region to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Felipe Gutierrez bagged two penalties, both of which were awarded by referee Fotis Bazakos after video reviews, but a 43rd-minute tally from Nick DeLeon and a 95thminute equalizer from Jordan Hamilton denied Sporting their first road win of the season.
Entering his 11th season at the helm of Sporting KC, manager Peter Vermes looks to win more hardware and guide his side to yet another postseason appearance in 2019. Despite elimination from the Concacaf Champions League in early April, Sporting KC will still aim to win another slew of trophies in 2019.
VERMES ENTERS 11th SEASON
INTERNATIONALS IN ACTION
Three Sporting Kansas City players appeared in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers on Saturday as Botond Barath, Nicolas Hasler and Krisztian Nemeth all earned caps for their respective national teams.
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.
Barath and Nemeth helped Hungary to a 3-1 road win over Azerbaijan at Bakcell Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan, to move the Magyars atop Group E after their third of eight match days in the qualification cycle. Barath played the full 90 minutes in central defense and picked up an assist in the 53rd minute during his fifth career cap, while Nemeth came off the bench in the 86th minute for his 36th international appearance.
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.
Hasler, making his 60th career appearance for Liechtenstein, started in a 3-0 road loss against Armenia at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan, playing the full 90 minutes on the right side of midfield in a 4-4-2 formation. The defeat leaves Liechtenstein at the bottom of Group J.
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 Sporting 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.
Sporting Kansas City forward Johnny Russell was an unused substitute for Scotland, who prevailed 2-1 over Cyprus on Saturday at Hampden Park in Glasgow in Steve Clarke’s first match as manager. The victory lifts Scotland into a share of second place in Group I. Barath, Nemeth, Hasler and Russell are unavailable for Wednesday’s Open Cup clash due to national team obligations, with Hungary, Liechtenstein and Scotland all playing UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches on Tuesday.
Vermes has compiled a 171-124-101 record in all competitions with Sporting KC, including a remarkable 20-6-3 mark in U.S. Open Cup contests. Vermes’ 136 wins in MLS regular-season action rank fifth all-time and second among active coaches in MLS, trailing Los Angeles Football Club’s Bob Bradley.
ILIE THE IRONMAN
Since the start of the 2017 season, Sporting Kansas City has played 102 games in all competitions, and midfielder Ilie Sanchez has appeared in 101 of them - starting a remarkable 99. He reached the century mark in a 1-1 draw with Houston on June 1. Ilie’s 101 games consist of 82 regular season contests, eight U.S. Open Cup fixtures, six Concacaf Champions League battles and five games in the MLS Cup Playoffs. During his three-year stint in Kansas City, Ilie has been on the field for an incredible 97.6 percent of Sporting’s minutes and played the entire game 97 times. He has logged 9,036 minutes of a possible 9,270 in all competitions, underscoring his indispensability to the squad as the all-important holding midfielder. In total, Ilie has missed just 234 minutes of action for Sporting over the last three seasons. The lone game he didn’t play was a 1-0 loss at Seattle Sounders FC on Aug. 12, 2017, which came three days after he went 120 minutes in Sporting’s epic U.S. Open Cup semifinal defeat of the San Jose Earthquakes. Since missing the Seattle match 21 months ago, Ilie has appeared in a remarkable 74 straight games across all competitions.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes RECORD-SETTING 2018
SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES VERMES VERBATIM
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.
See below for comments from Sporting KC Manager and Sporting Director Peter Vermes following the 2-2 draw with Toronto FC last Friday, June 7, at BMO Field. Thoughts on the match… It’s very frustrating. We gave up two goals - (one) toward the end of the first half and (one) at the end of the second half. The team worked their tails off for the most part, but a few guys were sleeping in the game. Unfortunately, it has an impact. In the last two games, we should have six points. We don’t. That’s very frustrating, (especially) for the guys who put so much into the game.
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). 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 settling for a draw… The game plan was good. We got our actions. Both penalties I thought were deserving. We played the way we wanted to play. That’s two weeks in a row and unfortunately, we come away with one point (again), which is the sad thing.
Sporting had 16 different goalscorers last year in MLS play - which was tied for the second highest number of goalscorers across a single squad this season. In 2018, SKC found goals from Daniel Salloi (14), Johnny Russell (10), Diego Rubio (10), Felipe Gutierrez (7), Gerso Fernandes (6), Ilie Sanchez (5), Ike Opara (3), Yohan Croizet (3), Roger Espinoza (3), Khiry Shelton (2), Graham Zusi (2), Jimmy Medranda (2), Cristian Lobato (2), Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal (1), Krisztian Nemeth (1) and Gianluca Busio (1).
On the return of Gerso Fernandes… He was fantastic. He was dynamic all over the field. For him to be able to play as long as he did in the game, it’s a testament to that kid. He has definitely come a long way. It’s amazing. I give him all the credit in the world. He put everything out on the field today. On what Sporting expected after taking the 2-1 lead… It’s the same thing you always expect when you play away from home. At that point, we’re up. They’re going to throw everything forward. And that’s what they did. In throwing everything forward, you have to be able to defend. They still had a lot of players behind the ball. For that second goal, we had more than enough guys back to deal with it. And we didn’t, unfortunately. At the end, that’s the difference in the game because if that goal doesn’t go in, we win. We didn’t do a good job of closing out the game.
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.
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 June 13, 2018 by the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow. Kansas City is one of 23 Candidate Host Cities in the United Bid. 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. 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. 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.
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. 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) 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
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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME U.S. OPEN CUP RESULTS
ALL-TIME U.S. OPEN CUP STATISTICS LEADERS
Sporting KC vs. Minnesota United FC in U.S. Open Cup
GAMES PLAYED GOALS PLAYER GP PLAYER GP G 1. Roger Espinoza* 21 1. Dom Dwyer 11 6 2. Matt Besler* 20 2. Daniel Salloi* 7 5 3. Kerry Zavagnin 17 2. Davy Arnaud 12 5 3. Graham Zusi* 17 2. C.J. Sapong 13 5 5. Chance Myers 16 2. Krisztian Nemeth* 4 5 6. Seth Sinovic* 15 2. Igor Simutenkov 5 5 7. Jacob Peterson 14 7. Ryan Pore 6 4 7. Nick Garcia 14 7. Soony Saad 5 4 9. Benny Feilhaber* 13 9. Graham Zusi* 17 3 9. Three Players 13 9. Benny Feilhaber* 13 3 9. Five Players -- 3 GAMES STARTED PLAYER GS ASSISTS 1. Matt Besler* 18 PLAYER GP A 1. Roger Espinoza* 18 1. Benny Feilhaber* 13 9 3. Kerry Zavagnin 17 2. Graham Zusi* 17 6 4. Seth Sinovic* 15 3. Roger Espinoza* 21 3 4. Graham Zusi* 15 3. Davy Arnaud 12 3 6. Chance Myers 13 3. Chris Klein 10 3 6. Nick Garcia 13 3. Jacob Peterson 14 3 8. Benny Feilhaber* 11 3. Josh Wolff 7 3 8. Tim Melia* 11 8. Seth Sinovic* 15 2 9. Three Players 10 8. Gerso Fernandes* 8 2 8. Jimmy Medranda* 7 2 8. Johnny Russell* 3 2 8. Three Players -- 2 MINUTES PLAYED PLAYER MIN SHUTOUTS 1. Roger Espinoza* 1946 PLAYER GP SO 2. Matt Besler* 1684 1. Eric Kronberg 10 5 3. Kerry Zavagnin 1453 2. Tim Melia* 11 4 4. Graham Zusi* 1447 2. Jimmy Nielsen 4 3 5. Nick Garcia 1313 2. Bo Oshoniyi 6 3 6. Seth Sinovic* 1248 5. Tony Meola 5 2 7. Chance Myers 1197 6. Adrian Zendejas* 2 1 8. Michael Harrington 1096 6. Taly Goode 1 1 9. Tim Melia* 1080 6. Andy Gruenebaum 2 1 10. Benny Feilhaber* 1066 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE PLAYER GP GAA GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL 1. Taly Goode 1 0.00 PLAYER GP 2. Jimmy Nielsen 4 0.23 1. Tim Melia* 11 3. Bo Oshoniyi 6 0.72 2. Eric Kronberg 10 4. Eric Kronberg 10 0.73 3. Bo Oshoniyi 6 5. Tim Melia* 11 0.92 4. Tony Meola 5 5. Jimmy Nielsen 4 GOALKEEPER WINS 5. William Hesmer 4 PLAYER GP W 1. Tim Melia* 11 8 2. Eric Kronberg 10 4 2. Tony Meola 5 4 4. Jimmy Nielsen 4 3 *Denotes Player on Current Roster 5. Adrian Zendejas* 2 2 5. Bo Oshoniyi 6 2 5. William Hesmer 4 2
vs. Minnesota United FC (MLS, 2017-present): 1-0-0 (1-0-0 home; 0-0-0 away) vs. Minnesota United FC (NASL, 2010-2016): 2-0-0 (1-0-0 home; 1-0-0 away) vs. Minnesota Thunder (USL, 1990-2009): 0-1-1 (0-1-0 home; 0-0-1 away) Date 08/24/2005 06/30/2009 06/18/2014 06/15/2016 06/14/2017
Score KC 1 vs MIN 3 KC 3 at MIN 3 KC 2 vs MIN 0 KC 2 at MIN 1 KC 4 vs MIN 0
Result Location L Julian Field (Parkville, MO) T (W 4-2 PK) National Sports Center (Blaine, MN) W Children’s Mercy Park W (AET) National Sports Center (Blaine, MN) W Children’s Mercy Park
ALL-TIME U.S. OPEN CUP STATISTICS (ACTIVE PLAYERS) # PLAYER 9 Krisztian Nemeth 20 Daniel Salloi 30 Benny Feilhaber 8 Graham Zusi 12 Gerso Fernandes 7 Johnny Russell 10 Yohan Croizet 17 Roger Espinoza 15 Seth Sinovic 94 Jimmy Medranda 5 Matt Besler 6 Ilie Sanchez 75 Wan Kuzain 29 Tim Melia 26 Jaylin Lindsey 1 Adrian Zendejas 13 Gianluca Busio 16 Graham Smith 21 Felipe Gutierrez 18 Eric Dick 2 Botond Barath 4 Andreu Fontas 23 Tyler Freeman 14 Nicolas Hasler 19 Erik Hurtado 11 Kelyn Rowe 22 Rodney Wallace 24 Gedion Zelalem
POS GP F 4 F 7 M 13 D 17 F 8 F 3 M 2 M 21 D 15 M 7 D 20 M 8 M 2 GK 11 D 3 GK 2 M 1 D 1 M 1 GK 0 D 0 D 0 F 0 D 0 F 0 M 0 D 0 M 0
GS 4 3 11 15 7 2 0 18 15 6 18 8 2 11 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIN 371 405 1066 1447 538 190 24 1946 1248 648 1684 780 173 1080 205 180 90 90 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 1 0 9 6 2 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GS 11 2 0
MIN GA GAA SO REC. 1080 11 0.92 4 8-1-2 180 2 1.00 1 2-0-0 0 0 0.00 0 0-0-0
GOALKEEPING STATISTICS # PLAYER 29 Tim Melia 1 Adrian Zendejas 18 Eric Dick
POS GK GK GK
GP 11 2 0
142
CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS
19,475
TOTAL MLS SELLOUTS in 152 MLS matches played at the stadium (including postseason)
ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 152 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)
SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 144 MLS regular season, 8 MLS postseason, 19 Open Cup, 10 CCL, 5 friendlies
PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 152 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467
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105.4 5
102
SPORTING KC MATCHES WON
not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals
329
SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 186 matches played at the stadium
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United 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)
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Adrian Zendejas (12/2/16)
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United 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
W
3-2
Russell (3)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29
LA GALAXY
MLS
L
0-2
--
Saturday, June 1
at Houston Dynamo
MLS
T
1-1
Croizet
Friday, June 7
at Toronto FC
MLS
T
2-2
Gutierrez (2)
Wednesday, June 12
at Minnesota United FC
USOC
7:00
ESPN+
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 6
at FC Dallas
MLS
3:00
FOX Sports KC
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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 2019 REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) REFEREE
GAMES RECORD
SKC FOULS
OPP. FOULS
SKC YC
OPP. YC
SKC RC
OPP. RC
SKC PK
OPP. PK
Robert Sibiga
3
0-2-1
33
40
9
6
1
1
0
0
Allen Chapman
2
0-1-1
23
21
3
5
0
1
0
0
Chris Penso
2
2-0-0
31
17
4
3
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
Kevin Stott
1
0-0-1
13
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
Fotis Bazakos
1
0-0-1
14
13
1
4
0
0
2
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
June 7 at TOR
Fotis Bazakos
Jose Carlos Rivero
SKC Foul Awarded Outside Box
Overturned, Penalty Awarded
June 7 at TOR
Fotis Bazakos
Jose Carlos Rivero
SKC 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.
Gerso draws a foul on Drew Moor on the edge of the box, prompting Bazakos to award a free kick just outside the area. After reviewing the play, Bazakos awards Sporting a penalty.
Gutierrez is toppled inside the penalty area by Nick DeLeon, but nothing is given. After reviewing the play, Bazakos awards Sporting a penalty.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United 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
3-1-4 0-4-3 3-1-2 0-2-3 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
0-3-0 0-2-4 1-0-2 1-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-0 1-1-4 1-2-2 0-1-0 0-1-1
Wearing Sporting blue Wearing black metallic Wearing Parley
2-3-4 1-1-3 0-1-0
Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’
3-0-2 0-2-2 0-3-3
Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even
2-2-4 0-3-3 1-0-0
With zero subs With one sub With two subs with three subs
0-1-1 1-2-1 2-2-5
Day games (before 5 p.m.) Games 5 p.m. CT or later
2-0-1 1-5-6
With red card for With red card against
0-1-1 1-0-3
Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75
1-0-2 2-5-5
In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone
0-2-0 0-0-1 3-2-4 0-1-2
vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference
1-3-3 2-2-4
On grass On turf
3-5-6 0-0-1
Quickest Goal... Johnny Russell (3/30 vs. MTL) - 10th Minute Quickest Goal Against... Danny Hoesen (4/20 at SJ) - 6th Minute Game-winning goals after 75’...
Regular Season Record By Month March 2019 March all-time April 2019 April all-time May 2019 May all-time June 2019 June all-time July 2019 July all-time Aug. 2019 Aug. all-time Sept. 2019 Sept. all-time Oct. 2019 Oct. all-time
2-1-1 22-11-11 0-1-3 45-38-19 1-3-1 39-49-28 0-0-2 43-30-28 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 Jordan Hamilton (6/7 at TOR - 95+ 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) 7-10-13 (0-0-1) 2-1-0 (0-1-0) 23-25-15 (0-1-0) 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) 6-9-4 (1-0-0) 14-4-8 (0-0-1) 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 Felipe Gutierrez (6/7 at TOR) - Scored on Quentin Westberg Felipe Gutierrez (6/7 at TOR) - Scored on Quentin Westberg
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 Gerso Fernandes (6/7 at TOR) - 22nd Minute Felipe Gutierrez (6/7 at TOR) - 69th 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 1-2-0 On ESPN/ESPN2 On FOX/FS1 On FSKC
SPORTING KC IN 2019 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)
0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 3-3-5
303-275-168 3-2-3 199-96-78 0-3-4 104-179-90
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 (6/7 at TOR) - 34 years and 139 days Benny Feilhaber (6/7 at TOR) - 34 years and 139 days
2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 11 15 26 OPPONENT 8 19 27
SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 98 109 207 OPPONENT 87 107 194
SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 35 40 76 OPPONENT 34 40 74
FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 87 97 184 OPPONENT 83 91 174
OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 13 9 22 OPPONENT 17 11 28
CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 33 38 71 OPPONENT 31 37 68
CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 15 14 29 OPPONENT 11 23 34
EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0 2 2 OPPONENT 0 5 5
PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 2/3 3/3 5/6 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 303 275 168 18 22 10 30 16 7 13 15 9 364 328 194
HOME GF GA 1053 988 66 67 108 63 50 57 1277 1175
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 199 96 78 15 4 3 21 7 3 8 5 5 243 112 89
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AWAY GF GA 635 440 41 20 72 30 28 18 776 508
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 104 179 90 2 17 7 9 9 4 5 10 3 120 215 104
GF GA 418 548 22 44 36 33 22 39 498 664
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 | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United 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 | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United 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 1 2 F 1 0 1 0 1 1
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+)
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’)
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
May 26, 2019: Sporting KC 3-2 Seattle Sounders FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,882 Weather: Sunny and 79 degrees Sporting KC (3-4-5, 14 points) Seattle Sounders (7-2-5, 26 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Hasler D Barath D Besler (C) (Smith 79’) D Sinovic M Ilie M Gutierrez M Feilhaber (Busio 75’) F Russell F Croizet (Medranda 89’) F Rowe
1 2 F 2 1 3 0 2 2
Seattle Sounders GK Frei D Leerdam D Torres D Kee-Hee (Arreaga 38’) D Smith M Delem (Bruin 78’) M Roldan M Shipp M Lodeiro (C) M Bwana (Tolo 60’) F Ruidiaz
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) MacMath (GK) Smith Levis Harris Sutter Bair
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Meredith (GK) Zelalem Abdul-Salaam Roldan Svensson
Scoring Summary: SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 7 (Unassisted) 37’ VAN - Derek Cornelius 1 (Ali Adnan 2) 94+
Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 5 (Yohan Croizet 1, Nico Hasler 1) 29’ SKC - Johnny Russell 6 (Ilie Sanchez 2) 46+ SEA - Raul Ruidiaz 6 (Kelvin Leerdam 2, Harry Shipp 2) 63’ SKC - Johnny Russell 7 (Kelyn Rowe 2, Yohan Croizet 2) 68’ SEA - Kelvin Leerdam 4 (Nicolas Lodeiro 8) 71’
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
Misconduct Summary: SEA - Roman Torres (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 13’ SKC - Benny Feilhaber (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 26’ SKC - Yohan Croizet (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 34’ SEA - Nicolas Lodeiro (Yellow Card; Persistent Infringement) 60’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 12 (7) 4 17 2 1
SEA 12 (6) 4 7 1 2
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) May 29, 2019: Sporting KC 0-2 LA Galaxy MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,979 Weather: Cloudy and 69 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 2 2
Sporting KC (3-5-5, 14 points) LA Galaxy (9-5-1, 28 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi (C) D Barath (Besler 46’) D Fontas D Sinovic (Medranda 77’) M Ilie M Gutierrez M Feilhaber F Russell F Croizet F Rowe (Salloi 65’)
LA Galaxy GK Bingham D Romney D Steres D Gonzalez D Skjelvik M Lletget (Pontius 88’) M dos Santos M Kitchen F F. Alvarez (Corona 72’) F Ibrahimovic (C) F Antuna (Boateng 91+)
June 1, 2019: Houston Dynamo 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BBVA Compass Stadium | Houston, TX Attendance: 15,710 Weather: Cloudy and 87 degrees Sporting KC (3-5-6, 15 points) Houston Dynamo (7-3-3, 24 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Hasler D Barath D Smith (Fontas 61’) D Sinovic M Ilie (C) M Busio (Feilhaber 61’) M Gutierrez F Croizet F Nemeth F Salloi (Zusi 75’)
1 2 F 0 1 1 0 1 1
Houston Dynamo GK Willis D DeLaGarza D Struna D Figueroa D Lundkvist M Vera M Boniek Garcia (C) M Martinez (McNamara 77’) F Elis F Manotas (Hairston 87’) F Quioto (Rodriguez 74’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Lampson (GK) Hasler Hilliard-Arce Smith E. Alvarez Busio Cuello
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Deric (GK) Medranda Beasley Rowe K. Garcia Ceren
Scoring Summary: LA - Favio Alvarez 1 (Zlatan Ibrahimovic 3, Perry Kitchen 1) 55’ LA - Zlatan Ibrahimovic 10 (Uriel Antuna 2, Perry Kitchen 2) 86’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Yohan Croizet 1 (Ilie Sanchez 3) 63’ HOU - Alberth Elis 5 (A.J. DeLaGarza 1, Maynor Figueroa 2) 69’
Misconduct Summary: LA - Giancarlo Gonzalez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 33’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Dissent) 59’
Misconduct Summary: None
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 18 (5) 3 6 3 12
LA 9 (5) 5 13 3 5
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 5 (1) 3 13 0 0
12
HOU 15 (5) 0 13 1 6
June 7, 2019: Toronto FC 2-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BMO Field | Toronto, ON Attendance: 24,748 Weather: Sunny and 75 degrees 1 2 F 1 1 2 1 1 2
Sporting KC (3-5-7, 16 points) Toronto FC (5-6-4, 19 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Smith D Sinovic M Ilie (C) M Gutierrez M Feilhaber F Gerso (Busio 87’) F Croizet F Salloi (Rowe 46’)
Toronto FC GK Westberg D Laryea (Telfer 87’) D Zavaleta (Chapman 74’) D Moor D Ciman D Morrow M Delgado M Fraser M DeLeon F Pozuelo F Boyd (Hamilton 58’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Bono (GK) Zelalem Dorsey Kuzain Endoh Medranda Scoring Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 3 (penalty kick) 25’ TOR - Nick DeLeon 3 (Justin Morrow 3, Alejandro Pozuelo 7) 43’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 4 (penalty kick) 73’ TOR - Jordan Hamilton (Ryan Telfer 1, Alejandro Pozuelo 8) 95+ Misconduct Summary: TOR - Richie Laryea (Yellow Card; Dissent) 57’ TOR - Nick DeLeon (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 74’ TOR - Liam Fraser (Yellow Card; Dissent) 89’ TOR - Laurent Ciman (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 5 (1) 3 13 0 0
TOR 15 (5) 0 13 1 6
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United 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
13
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 | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United 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 11 Yohan Croizet 4
Left forward
Right forward
Gerso Fernandes 7 Kelyn Rowe 4 Daniel Salloi 4
Johnny Russell 12 Yohan Croizet 1 Gerso Fernandes 1 Kelyn Rowe 1
Left-center midfielder
Right-center midfielder
Felipe Gutierrez 11 Kelyn Rowe 2 Benny Feilhaber 1 Gedion Zelalem 1
Gianluca Busio 5 Roger Espinoza 4 Benny Feilhaber 4 Yohan Croizet 1 Felipe Gutierrez 1
Defensive midfielder Ilie 13 Felipe Gutierrez 2
Left back
Seth Sinovic 11 Yohan Croizet 3 Rodney Wallace 1
Left center back
Right center back
Matt Besler 8 Graham Smith 4 Andreu Fontas 3
Botond Barath 10 Andreu Fontas 4 Abdul Rwatubyaye 1
Goalkeeper
Tim Melia 14 Adrian Zendejas 1
14
Right back
Graham Zusi 10 Nicolas Hasler 5
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United 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 W L T T
SCORE 1-2 2-0 1-1 7-1 1-1 2-2 1-4 4-4 0-3 0-1 1-1 3-2 0-2 1-1 2-2
ATTEND. 22,099 18,738 11,037 18,632 26,023 17,897 15,777 18.511 18,518 12,521 18,691 19,882 19,979 15,710 24,748
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 3-4-5 3-5-5 3-5-6 3-5-7
T-10 T-7 T-6 6 7 7 9 T-7 T-8 T-10 11 T-10 T-10 10 10
0 3 4 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 14 14 15 16
Nemeth Ilie, Own Goal Russell Russell (2), Nemeth (3), Gutierrez, Busio Busio Russell, Busio Gutierrez Nemeth (2), Gutierrez (2) --Nemeth Russell (3) -Croizet Gutierrez (2)
SPORTING KC 2019 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2019 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (3-5-7, 16 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF JUNE 7, 2019 UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN 7 F Johnny Russell 13 12 1091 9 F Krisztian Nemeth 12 11 971 21 M Felipe Gutierrez 15 14 1230 13 M Gianluca Busio 10 5 419 30 M Benny Feilhaber (TOT) 15 12 1084 30 M Benny Feilhaber (KC) 6 5 464 6 M Ilie Sanchez 15 13 1206 10 M Yohan Croizet 14 9 831 17 M Roger Espinoza 4 4 284 12 F Gerso Fernandes 8 8 658 11 M Kelyn Rowe 14 7 690 8 D Graham Zusi 11 10 915 14 D Nicolas Hasler (TOT) 9 6 524 14 D Nicolas Hasler (KC) 6 5 451 2 D Botond Barath 11 10 877 5 D Matt Besler 9 8 679 4 D Andreu Fontas 8 7 637 94 D Jimmy Medranda 2 0 14 29 GK Tim Melia 14 14 1260 3 D *Abdul Rwatubyaye 2 1 164 20 F Daniel Salloi 10 4 383 15 D Seth Sinovic 12 11 1040 16 D Graham Smith 5 4 342 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 Own-goals received Team totals 15 15 1350 Opponent totals 15 15 1350
G 7 7 6 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 27
A 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 31 33 35 10 14 5 11 12 4 6 20 15 2 1 3 0 2 2 0 2 7 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SOG 15 13 17 7 3 1 1 7 1 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FC 7 21 24 8 24 9 12 12 10 12 14 8 2 2 13 3 4 0 0 3 9 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FS 19 10 19 9 29 9 11 11 7 18 11 10 5 3 1 1 4 0 1 0 9 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OFF 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CK 46 0 10 1 17 9 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 0 3 3 1 4 1 3 3 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
E 0 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
19 30
207 194
76 77
184 174
174 184
22 28
71 68
29 34
2 5
GAA 1.86 1.00 1.80 1.73
PG 0 1 1 5
PA 2 1 3 6
W 3 0 3 5
L 5 0 5 3
T 6 1 7 7
SO 1 0 1 3
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Krisztian Nemeth 1, Johnny Russell 1, Ilie Sanchez 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Yohan Croizet 1, Felipe Gutierrez 1, Gerso Fernandes 1, Kelyn Rowe 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Felipe Gutierrez 4-4, 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 14 1 15 15
GS 14 1 15 15
MIN 1260 90 1350 1350
SH 72 4 76 77
SV 45 3 48 50 15
GA 26 1 27 26
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United 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 171 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 136 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 396 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 3-5-7 0-0-0 TOTAL 136-104-89 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 6-8-7 171-124-101
16
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #2 | D | BOTOND BARATH SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
11
10
877
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
14
13
1091
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 June 1, 2019, KC at HOU Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 2-4-4 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
11
10
877
0
0
4
1
13
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
11
10
877
0
0
4
1
13
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
#5 | D | MATT BESLER | @MattBesler SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
266
259
23255
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
320
311
28104
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 29, 2019, KC vs. LA Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assist Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN 2019 Record when: he starts 3-2-3 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 320 appearances across all competitions and is the club’s leader in regular-season appearances (266), starts (259) & minutes (23,255). A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 277 of 284 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
266
259
23255
3
18
42
10
221
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
284
277
24995
3
18
46
10
241
138
11
1
32
2
2
7
17
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #13 | M | GIANLUCA BUSIO | @gbusio13 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
17
6
572
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
21
7
721
4
1
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 3, May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Fouls Suffered 3, June 1, 2019, KC at HOU Last Regular Season... Appearance June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Goal April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Assist Aug. 4, 2018, KC at HOU 2019 Record when: he starts 1-1-3 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
17
6
572
4
1
19
8
9
11
0
3
1
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
17
6
572
4
1
19
8
9
11
0
3
1
0
0
1
#10 | M | YOHAN CROIZET | @Yohancroizet SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
46
28
2425
4
5
MLS Postseason
4
1
105
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
0
24
2
0
International
3
1
108
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
55
30
2662
6
5
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, 4 times, last: June 1, 2019, KC at HOU Assists 2, May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA 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, 9 times, last: June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Last Regular Season... Appearance June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Goal June 1, 2019, KC at HOU Assist May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA 2019 Record when: he starts 1-3-5 he scores 0-0-1
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
46
28
2425
4
5
61
21
37
27
8
2
5
0
1
2
KC - Postseason
4
1
105
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
50
29
2530
4
5
61
21
38
28
8
3
5
0
1
2
18
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #18 | GK | ERIC DICK | @DaBrickWall00 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: 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
19
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #30 | M | BENNY FEILHABER | @b_feilhaber22 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
156
139
12408
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
186
166
14861
33
56
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) Last Regular Season... Appearance June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Goal April 13, 2019, COL vs. DC (w/ COL) Assist April 13, 2019, COL vs. DC (w/ COL) 2019 Record when: he starts 1-2-2 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
156
139
12408
29
41
242
75
190
296
4
278
26
1
7
12
MLS - Regular Season
251
224
20,025
39
58
367
116
318
532
6
382
42
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
260
233
20893
39
61
389
120
334
556
8
384
44
3
7
15
#12 | F | GERSO FERNANDES | @ge7fe SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
71
51
4487
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
88
63
5546
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 June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Goal Sept. 15, 2018, KC at SJ Assist March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL 2019 Record when: he starts 2-2-4 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
71
51
4487
13
9
106
47
75
84
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
74
52
4570
14
9
111
50
77
87
19
13
6
0
4
2
20
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #4 | D | ANDREU FONTAS | @AFontas3 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
10
8
729
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
14
12
1,055
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 June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 1-2-4 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
10
8
729
0
0
2
1
5
6
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
10
8
729
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
21
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #21 | M | FELIPE GUTIERREZ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
35
32
2752
13
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
45
41
3544
13
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, 3 times, last: June 7, 2019, KC at TOR 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 5, June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Last Regular Season... Appearance June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Goal June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Assist March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL 2019 Record when: he starts 3-5-6 he scores 1-1-2
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
35
32
2752
13
3
75
34
63
44
1
30
6
0
4
2
KC - Postseason
4
4
360
0
3
9
4
9
11
1
11
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
39
36
3112
13
6
84
38
72
55
2
41
6
0
4
2
#14 | D | NICOLAS HASLER SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
6
5
451
0
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
6
5
451
0
1
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, 5 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA 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 June 1, 2019, KC at HOU Goal Sept. 23, 2017, TOR at NE (w/ TOR) Assist May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA 2019 Record when: he starts 1-1-3 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
6
5
451
0
1
1
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
43
34
3001
3
5
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
45
35
3108
3
5
23
9
22
19
4
0
1
0
1
1
22
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United 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
A
MLS Regular Season
7
6
555
0
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
3
2
205
0
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
11
9
850
0
1
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, July 14, 2018, KC at NY Shots on Goal 1, July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Shots 2, 2 times, last: July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Fouls Committed 1, 5 times, last: July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Fouls Suffered 1, 2 times, last: July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Last Regular Season... Appearance July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Goal N/A Assist July 14, 2018, KC at NY 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 155 Birthday: 3/27/2000 Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/1/2018 Sporting Kansas City signed Jaylin Lindsey as a Homegrown Player in September 2017, with his contract starting on Jan. 1, 2018. He made his MLS debut on June 3 in a 4-1 win over Minnesota United FC. A product of the Sporting KC Academy, Lindsey is the third-youngest signing in club history. The defender has featured for the Sporting KC U-16s and U-18s and made more than 25 appearances for the United States U-17 Men’s National Team from 2016-2017. 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
23
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #94 | D | JIMMY MEDRANDA | @jimmymedranda SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
88
62
5325
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
99
70
6191
5
6
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 99 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 missed just over a year starting on May 20, 2018 after undergoing knee surgery before returning on May 26, 2019.
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Assists 1, 4 times, last: April 15, 2018, KC vs. SEA Shots on Goal 3, June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Shots 4, 5 times, last: June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Fouls Suffered 4, March 15, 2014, KC vs. FCD Last Regular Season... Appearance May 29, 2019, KC vs. LA 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
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
88
62
5325
5
4
111
23
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
90
63
5446
5
4
112
23
82
50
6
19
12
1
1
2
#29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
129
129
11579
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
152
152
13733
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 Last Regular Season... Appearance June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Shutout March 10, 2019, KC vs. PHI 2019 Record when: he starts 3-5-6
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
129
129
11579
540
386
40
148
1.15
12
21
9
0
55
39
34
MLS - Regular Season
135
134
12018
576
408
40
162
1.21
13
22
9
1
55
43
35
KC - Postseason
6
6
534
24
15
1
8
1.35
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
MLS - TOTAL
141
140
12552
600
423
41
170
1.21
13
22
9
1
56
45
37
24
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #9 | F | KRISZTIAN NEMETH | @KNemeth_Nemo SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
49
38
3394
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
60
48
4283
28
9
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 Last Regular Season... Appearance June 1, 2019, KC at HOU Goal May 18, 2019, KC vs. VAN Assist April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY 2019 Record when: he starts 2-4-5 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
49
38
3394
18
8
110
41
45
52
20
0
6
1
6
1
MLS - Regular Season
70
45
4037
19
11
128
46
61
61
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
72
46
4266
20
11
132
48
64
61
21
0
8
2
6
1
#11 | M | KELYN ROWE | @Krowe210 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
14
7
690
0
2
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
4
1
110
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
18
8
800
0
2
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) Last Regular Season... Appearance June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Goal Oct. 18, 2018, NE at RSL (w/ NE) Assist May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA 2019 Record when: he starts 1-2-4 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
14
7
690
0
2
20
4
14
11
0
3
2
0
0
1
MLS - Regular Season
220
168
15294
29
42
380
127
238
272
26
198
22
0
6
10
MLS - Postseason
8
7
647
1
2
15
5
11
8
1
7
0
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
228
175
15941
30
44
395
132
249
280
27
205
22
0
7
10
25
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
43
36
3274
17
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
56
47
4231
19
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, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 4, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA 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 29, 2019, KC vs. LA Goal May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Assist April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE 2019 Record when: he starts 3-5-5 he scores 2-0-2
Birthday: 4/8/1990
Sporting KC acquired Scottish winger Johnny Russell in a transfer from English club Derby County FC in January 2018. Russell has tallied 19 goals and 18 assists in 56 appearances for Sporting KC since the start of 2018, including two hat tricks.
League. He added 14 more goals in all comps during the 2011-12 campaign to pace another fourth-place finish. Russell’s final season at Dundee saw him produce a team-best 20 goals in 38 competitive appearances. Russell reached new heights in June 2013 when he joined Derby County. He marked his debut for the outfit with his first of nine Russell previously scored 93 goals during a 12-year professional career in England and goals in the 2013-14 English Championship as the Rams fell just short of promotion to the his native Scotland. Russell developed in the Dundee United Academy in Scotland before EPL. He totaled 18 goals over the next two seasons. making his professional debut for the top-flight Scottish Premiership club in May 2007 at age 17. He spent most of the following two seasons on loan at Scottish side Forfar Russell has 11 career caps for Scotland and scored his first international goal during a Athletic and marked his first career Dundee United start with a goal in the 2009 Scottish European Championshop Qualifier in San Marino on March 24, 2019. Russell made his FA Cup. After being loaned to Raith Rovers in 2009-10, Russell enjoyed a breakout year debut in 2014 and recently helped Scotland gain promotion to League B in the UEFA at Dundee United with nine goals as the Tangerines finished fourth in the Scottish Premier Nations League in 2018. He has also represented Scotland at the U-19 and U-21 levels. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
43
36
3274
17
13
101
45
22
56
7
120
3
0
2
3
KC - Postseason
4
4
345
0
1
8
2
6
6
1
13
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
47
40
3619
17
14
109
47
28
62
8
133
3
0
2
3
#20 | F | DANIEL SALLOI | @danielsalloi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
61
42
3846
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
78
51
4800
22
9
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 4, June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: May 12, 2019, KC at DC Last Regular Season... Appearance June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Goal Oct. 28, 2018, KC vs. LAFC Assist Aug. 18, 2018, KC vs. POR 2019 Record when: he starts 0-2-2 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
61
42
3846
14
9
127
50
31
53
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
66
46
4243
17
9
142
55
34
61
16
1
6
1
6
4
26
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
82
80
7236
5
9
MLS Postseason
5
5
480
1
0
U.S. Open Cup
8
8
780
0
1
International
6
6
540
2
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
101
99
9036
8
10
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 Last Regular Season... Appearance June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Goal March 10, 2019, KC vs. PHI Assist May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA 2019 Record when: he starts 3-4-7 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 101 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
82
80
7236
5
9
75
17
62
82
1
13
15
0
1
2
KC - Postseason
5
5
480
1
0
5
2
4
4
0
0
1
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
87
85
7716
6
9
80
19
66
86
1
13
16
0
2
2
#15 | D | SETH SINOVIC | @ssinovic SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
200
190
16867
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
246
235
20905
4
15
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 Last Regular Season... Appearance June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Goal April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Assist Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN 2019 Record when: he starts 3-4-4 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 235 of 246 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
200
190
16867
1
11
101
26
205
124
10
0
32
1
0
5
MLS - Regular Season
220
208
18447
1
11
108
27
218
135
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
235
223
19851
3
11
115
31
241
151
11
0
38
1
2
5
27
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #16 | D | GRAHAM SMITH | @grahamsmith161 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
7
6
522
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
8
7
612
0
0
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 1, June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Last Regular Season... Appearance June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-2-2 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
7
6
522
0
0
3
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
7
6
522
0
0
3
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
#22 | D | RODNEY WALLACE | @rodwallace22 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
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
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) 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
28
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United 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
29
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United 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
A
MLS Regular Season
263
222
20415
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
311
268
24741
31
80
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 Last Regular Season... Appearance June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Goal April 15, 2018, KC vs. SEA Assist April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE 2019 Record when: he starts 2-4-4 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 311 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 postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi recently made four appearances as the U.S. won the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
263
222
20415
28
65
398
126
210
303
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
281
240
22154
28
71
429
129
235
333
32
860
24
1
8
30
30
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United 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 CB-90 CB-45 CB-90 INTL Besler CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 UNAV CB-90 CB-15 INJ INJ INJ CB-90 CB-79 SUB-45 UNAV UNAV Busio INJ CM-78 SUB-18 SUB-28 CM-90 SUB-24 CM-57 CM-45 INTL INTL INTL SUB-15 DNP CM-61 SUB-3 Croizet DNP SUB-6 SUB-9 SUB-19 CF-70 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 CM-65 SUB-25 SUB-8 CF-89 CF-90 RW-90 CF-90 Dick SPR SPR UNAV UNAV DNP UNAV SPR DNP UNAV DNP UNAV DNP UNAV UNAV DNP Espinoza CM-84 SUS CM-72 CM-62 UNAV CM-66 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Feilhaber -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- CM-90 CM-90 CM-75 CM-90 SUB-29 CM-90 Fernandes LW-73 LW-90 LW-90 LW-71 DNP LW-82 LW-90 LW-75 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ LW-87 Fontas CB-69 INJ INJ CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 INJ CB-90 INJ INJ INJ INJ CB-90 SUB-29 CB-90 Freeman SPR SPR UNAV UNAV DNP ACD ACD INTL INTL INTL INTL SPR UNAV UNAV UNAV Gutierrez CM-62 CM-90 CM-81 CM-74 SUB-64 CM-85 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-84 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 Harris -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- DNP -- -- -- -- Hasler -- -- -- -- RB-90 DNP DNP SUB-1 DNP RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 DNP RB-90 INTL Hurtado DNP DNP INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Lindsey DNP SPR DNP INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Medranda INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ SUB-1 SUB-13 DNP DNP Melia GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 UNAV GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 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 SUS SUS CF-90 INTL Rowe SUB-28 SUB-12 RW-61 SUB-16 LW-90 SUB-5 SUB-28 CM-90 CM-65 SUB-6 LW-89 LW-90 LW-65 DNP SUB-45 Russell RW-90 RW-80 SUB-29 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-82 RW-90 RW-90 INJ INTL 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 INJ SUB-25 LW-75 LW-45 Sanchez CM-90 CM-84 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-62 SUB-45 SUB-25 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 Sinovic LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 SUB-63 DNP DNP DNP LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-77 LB-90 LB-90 Smith SPR SPR UNAV UNAV SPR UNAV SPR SPR CB-90 CB-90 DNP SUB-11 DNP CB-61 CB-90 Wallace DNP DNP UNAV DNP LB-27 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Wan Kuzain SPR SPR UNAV UNAV SPR UNAV SPR SPR INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ UNAV DNP Zelalem -- -- UNAV DNP CM-56 UNAV INJ DNP SUB-25 DNP SUB-1 DNP UNAV UNAV DNP Zendejas DNP DNP DNP DNP GK-90 DNP DNP SPR DNP SPR DNP SPR DNP DNP UNAV Zusi RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 UNAV RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 INJ INJ INJ RB-90 SUB-15 RB-90 7/3 7/6 7/13 7/20 7/26 8/4 8/10 8/14 8/17 8/22 8/31 9/7 9/15 9/21 9/25 9/29 10/6 PLAYER LAFC CHI @VAN FCD @NYC @SEA RSL @ORL SJ MIN HOU @POR @LA COL @MIN POR @FCD Barath Besler Busio Croizet Dick Espinoza 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
31
SPR - Swope Park Rangers (USL) INTL - International Duty ACD - Sporting KC Academy
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United 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*
266
Minutes
Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)
3060
Minutes
Matt Besler*
23,255
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
Tim Melia*
129
Minutes
Tim Melia*
11579
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
Year
#
Stat
Player
#
Goals
2018
65
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), Johnny Russell (2019)
3
Assists
2018
69
Shots
2018
583
Shots on goal
1996
250
4
Fouls Committed
2013
511
2000
541
Assists
Chris Henderson (1999)
Shots
Preki (1997)
12
Fouls Suffered
Shots on goal
Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)
6
Offsides
1997
117
2018
206
Fouls Committed
Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)
8
Corner Kicks
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud (2006)
10
Cautions
2013
67
2011
8
Offsides
Alex Bunbury (1999)
7
Ejections
Corner Kicks
Alex Zotinca (2006)
12
Points
2012
63
Wins
1997
21
Losses
1999
24
Ties
2017
13
Shutouts
2000
17
Goals Allowed
1996
63
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat
Player
#
Goals Allowed
Bo Oshoniyi (2001)
7
Saves
Tim Melia (2018)
10
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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Matt Besler* 266 2. Graham Zusi* 263 3. Davy Arnaud 240 4. Kerry Zavagnin 237 5. Roger Espinoza* 226 6. Nick Garcia 224 7. Preki 218 8. Jimmy Conrad 204 9. Seth Sinovic* 200 9. Chris Klein 200 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Matt Besler* 259 2. Kerry Zavagnin 228 3. Nick Garcia 224 4. Graham Zusi* 222 5. Davy Arnaud 213 6. Roger Espinoza* 206 7. Jimmy Conrad 203 8. Preki 199 9. Seth Sinovic* 190 10. Chris Klein 183 MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Matt Besler* 23,255 2. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 3. Graham Zusi* 20,415 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* 16,867 10. Chris Klein 16,380 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Tim Melia* 129 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 3. Tony Meola 125 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 5. Kevin Hartman 90 6. Mike Ammann 60 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 SAVES Player GP SV 1. Tony Meola 125 507 2. Tim Melia* 129 390 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* 129 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* 129 55 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* 156 29 9. Graham Zusi* 263 28 9. Scott Sealy 88 28 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 263 65 2. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber* 156 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* 263 398 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* 156 242 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. Graham Zusi* 263 126 7. Kei Kamara 113 126 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* 266 221 9. Graham Zusi* 263 210 9. Jimmy Conrad 204 210 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* 263 303 6. Benny Feilhaber* 156 295 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* 200 32 6. Matt Besler* 266 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 33
CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 263 791 2. Preki 218 452 3. Benny Feilhaber* 156 280 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* 43 120 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* 263 8 7. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 9. Benny Feilhaber* 156 7 9. C.J. Sapong 110 7 9. Scott Sealy 88 7 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Graham Zusi* 263 27 2. Preki 218 23 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber* 156 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. Johnny Russell* 43 3 9. Graham Zusi* 263 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* 156 12 3. Dom Dwyer 128 7 4. Ilie Sanchez* 82 5 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 6. Felipe Gutierrez* 35 4 6. Claudio Lopez 57 4 8. Claudio Bieler 41 3 8. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 8. Jack Jewsbury 195 3 8. 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* 156 *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 | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United 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 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 2019 Krisztian Nemeth* 12 7 1996 Preki 32 18 *Minimum 5 goals
AVG 0.71 0.67 0.63 0.58 0.56
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 12, 2019 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: 71 Preki Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) Game: 3 10 times Half: 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) Half: 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 2nd) Half: 3 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/2017 vs. SEA, 2nd) ASSISTS Career: 98 Preki Season: 17 Preki (1997) Season: 17 Preki (2003) Game: 4 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET) Half: 3 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET, 1st) Half: 3 Preki (06/21/2003 vs. CHI, 1st) SHOTS Career: 693 Preki Season: 140 Preki (1996) Game: 12 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB) Half: 8 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB, 2nd) Half: 8 Onandi Lowe (08/12/2001 at COL, 2nd) Half: 8 Preki (07/06/2002 vs. DAL, 2nd)
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