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2022 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Sunday, June 19, 2022 Kickoff: 5:00 p.m. CT GEODIS Park (Nashville, TN) MLS Regular Season Game 17 Sporting Kansas City 3-9-4, 13 points (3-3-2 home; 0-6-2 away) 14th in MLS Western Conference Nashville SC 6-4-5, 23 points (2-0-3 home; 4-4-2 away) T-5th in MLS Western Conference
3-9-4 (13 pts.) 0.81 16 14th in West 14 0.88 10 28 1.75 -14 169 (50) 29.6% 200 207 35 4
English TV: FS1 English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:
Victor Rivas Chris Elliott Jeffrey Greeson Adam Kilpatrick Jose Carlos Rivero
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 27 28 29 48 54
Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF FWD MID FWD DEF DEF MID DEF FWD FWD MID GK DEF FWD FWD MID GK DEF MID
Name John Pulskamp Ben Sweat Andreu Fontas Robert Voloder Nicolas Isimat-Mirin Uri Rosell Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Gadi Kinda Khiry Shelton Kortne Ford Roger Espinoza Jake Davis Logan Ndenbe Nikola Vujnovic Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Kendall McIntosh Kayden Pierre Ozzie Cisneros Marinos Tzionis Cam Duke Tim Melia Kaveh Rad Remi Walter
Pronunciation
NASHVILLE SC
RECORD POINTS PER GAME GAMES PLAYED CONFERENCE POSITION GOALS GOALS/GAME ASSISTS GOALS ALLOWED ALLOWED/GAME GOAL DIFFERENTIAL SHOTS (ON GOAL) ON GOAL % FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS
6-4-5 (23 pts.) 1.53 15 T-5th in West 18 1.20 22 16 1.07 +2 172 (69) 40.1% 182 160 32 1
2022 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY Johnny Russell Duke, Hernandez Daniel Salloi Daniel Salloi Three Players N/A Roger Espinoza Johnny Russell Roger Espinoza Four Players
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5 GOALS 3 ASSISTS 32 SHOTS 15 SHOTS ON GOAL 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 0 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 25 FOULS COMMITTED 31 FOULS SUFFERED 6 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS
Tim Melia 1440 Tim Melia 1.75 Tim Melia 3 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 32
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NASHVILLE SC
GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
6 5 55 31 2 1 26 25 5 1
Hany Mukhtar Hany Mukhtar Hany Mukhtar Hany Mukhtar Hany Mukhtar Seven Players CJ Sapong Hany Mukhtar Alex Muyl Dax McCarty
1260 1.07 5 4 42
Joe Willis Joe Willis Joe Willis Joe Willis Joe Willis
COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES
2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference Pts 1. New York City FC 26 2. Philadelphia Union 25 3. CF Montreal 23 4. New York Red Bulls 23 5. Orlando City SC 21 6. Charlotte FC 19 7. FC Cincinnati 19 8. New England Revolution 19 9. Inter Miami CF 18 10. Columbus Crew 16 11. Atlanta United FC 16 12. Toronto FC 15 13. D.C. United 14 14. Chicago Fire FC 11
W 8 6 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 2
L 3 1 5 4 5 8 7 5 6 5 5 7 7 7
T 2 7 2 5 3 1 1 4 3 4 4 3 2 5
GD +15 +9 +2 +7 -3 -3 -4 0 -7 +1 0 -6 -6 -7
GP 13 14 14 15 14 15 14 14 14 13 13 14 13 14
Western Conference Pts 1. Los Angeles FC 29 2. FC Dallas 25 3. Real Salt Lake 25 4. Austin FC 24 5. LA Galaxy 23 6. Nashville SC 23 7. Seattle Sounders FC 19 8. Houston Dynamo FC 18 9. Minnesota United FC 18 10. Colorado Rapids 18 11. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 12. Portland Timbers 15 13. San Jose Earthquakes 15 14. Sporting Kansas City 13
W 9 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
L 3 3 4 4 5 4 6 6 6 6 8 6 6 9
T 2 4 4 3 2 5 1 3 3 3 2 6 6 4
GD +13 +11 -1 +10 +2 +2 +3 0 0 -1 -12 -4 -7 -14
GP 14 14 15 14 14 15 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 16
14th season 175-140-104 14th season (.542) 175-140-104 (.542)
GARY SMITH
MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
7th season 65-46-66 (.554) 3rd season 26-15-31 (.576)
PLAYER AVAILABILITY REPORT As of Wednesday, June 15 QUESTIONABLE • MID - Jake Davis (Adductor Injury) • MID - Remi Walter (Ankle Injury) • FWD - Nikola Vujnovic (Calf Injury) OUT • • • •
MID - Ozzie Cisneros (Hamstring Injury) MID - Gadi Kinda (Knee Surgery) MID - Uri Rosell (One-Game Suspension - Red Card) FWD - Alan Pulido (Knee Surgery)
Health & Safety Protocols A player may be listed as “Questionable” or “Out” due to Health and Safety Protocols for the following reasons: Quarantine due to participating in high risk behavior. Quarantine related to being a high risk close contact. Pending COVID-19 test results. An inconclusive COVID-19 test result. A positive COVID-19 test or a confirmed case of COVID-19. Other illness not related to COVID-19. 1
Sporting On Road
GP 16 8
Nashville At Home
15 5
2022 SEASON RECORDS W-L-T 3-9-4 0-6-2
PTS 13 2
GF 14 6
GA 28 20
6-4-5 2-0-3
23 9
18 6
16 3
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD
REFEREES
REFEREE: Victor Rivas AR1 (bench): Chris Elliott; AR2 (opposite): Jeffrey Greeson 4th: Adam Kilpatrick; VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero; AVAR: Tom Supple
TEAM NEWS
Warnings: none Fined Next Yellow: Suspended: SKC: Uri Rosell
All-Time: Sporting 1 win, 3 goals... Nashville 1 win, 3 goals ... Ties: 0
Injured List: SKC: OUT: Gadi Kinda (surgery), Alan Pulido (surgery) International Absences:
AT Nashville: Sporting 0 wins, 0 goals... Nashville 0 wins, 0 goals ... Ties: 0
LAST LEAGUE MATCHES
LAST MEETING: Date: 04/09/2022: SKC 1 (Remi Walter 25’), NSH 2 (Dave Romney 51’, CJ Sapong 68’)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY: 1 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION: 2 Scoring Summary: NE - Gustavo Bou 2 (Dylan Borrero 1) 30’ SKC - Johnny Russell 5 (unassisted) 52’ NE - Emmanuel Boateng 1 (unassisted) 87’
UPCOMING MATCHES SPORTING NASHVILLE Sat. June 25 at Seattle Sat. June 25 at D.C. United Sun. July 3 vs. New York Sun. July 3 vs. Portland Sat. July 9 at Montreal Sat. July 9 at Charlotte Wed. July 13 at Minnesota wed. July 13 vs. Seattle
SPORTING KANSAS CITY - Tim Melia; Graham Zusi (Kayden Pierre 90’), Kortne Ford (Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 46’), Robert Voloder (Andreu Fontas 46’), Logan Ndenbe; Uri Rosell, Remi Walter (Khiry Shelton 33’), Roger Espinoza; Johnny Russell (C), Felipe Hernandez, Cam Duke
WHERE THE GOALS CAME FROM
SPORTING F A GOALS SCORED 14 28 103 51 MINUTES PER GOAL
HOW SCORED RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER
NASHVILLE F A 18 16 75 84
6 7 1 0
12 12 4 0
8 1 0 1 1 2 1
OPEN PLAY 19 CORNER 1 REBOUND 1 PENALTIES 2 DIRECT FREE KICK 1 4 FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOAL 0
3 10 1
4 INSIDE GOAL AREA 9 22 INSIDE PENALTY AREA 9 2 OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA 0
TYPE OF PLAY
8 5 5 0
8 7 1 0
11 0 0 1 0 6 0
8 0 0 2 2 4 0
DISTANCE
NASHVILLE SC: 0 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES: 0 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION - Joe Willis; Alex Muyl, Eric Miller, Jack Maher, Daniel Lovitz; Luke Haakenson (Aké Loba 60’), Dax McCarty (Tah Brian Anunga 70’), Sean Davis, Taylor Washington; Hany Mukhtar, CJ Sapong
5 9 2
GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED
Sporting: LWLLWLLLDDDLWLL Nashville: WTTLLWWTLWLWTWT
RECORD AT HALFTIME
(W-L-T) LEAD SKC 0-1-1 NSH 3-0-3
Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Draw Shutout for Shutout vs.
TIED 3-2-2 2-4-1
TRAIL 0-6-1 1-0-1
RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL TEAM LEADERS SCORE 3-2-2 5-0-3
THE LAST TIME
SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 5/18/2022 SKC 2, COL 1 (2) 10/23/2021 SKC 2, SEA 1 (10) 6/12/2022 SKC 1, NE 1 (0) 4/17/2022 SKC 2, POR 7 (2) 5/22/2022 SKC 1, SJ 1 (2) 5/7/2022 SKC 0, NYC 0 (5) 5/28/2022 SKC 0, VAN 1 (1)
ALLOW 0-7-0 1-4-1
SPORTING G: 5 Russell A: 3 Duke, Hernandez SHT: 32 Salloi SOG: 15 Salloi FC: 25 Espinoza FS: 31 Russell NASHVILLE C: 6 Espinoza Date Score (Gms since) E: 4 three players tied NASHVILLE 5/18/2022 NSH 2, MTL 1 (2) 5/28/2022 NSH 3, COL 1 (0) G: 6 Mukhtar A: 5 Mukhtar 11/4/2020 NSH 0, DAL 1 (22) SHT: 55 Mukhtar 5/14/2022 NSH 0, HOU 2 (1) SOG: 31Mukhtar 6/11/2022 NSH 0, SJ 0 (0) FC: 26 Sapong 6/11/2022 NSH 0, SJ 0 (0) FS: 25 Mukhtar C: 5 Muyl 6/11/2022 NSH 0, SJ 0 (0) E: 1 McCarty 2
GOALSCORING RECORD
GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 SKC 16 5 8 3 NSH 15 4 5 5
3 0 1
4+ 0 0
TOT 14 18
AVG 0.88 1.20
GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 SKC 16 4 4 4 3 NSH 15 4 6 5 0
4+ 1 0
TOT 28 16
AVG 1.75 1.07
GOALS BY INTERVALS
GOALS SCORED TOT 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 3 2 5 1 3 SKC 14 0 5 2 2 3 3 NSH 18 3 GOALS ALLOWED TOT 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 5 5 7 4 6 SKC 28 1 NSH 16 1 3 0 4 3 5
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2022 ROSTER (NUMERICAL) NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 27 28 29 48 54
PLAYER PRONUNCIATION John Pulskamp Ben Sweat Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo Robert Voloder VOLO-derr Nicolas Isimat-Mirin EE-see-mat me-REEN Uri Rosell OO-ree rohz-EL Johnny Russell Graham Zusi ZOO-see Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah Khiry Shelton KY-ree Kortne Ford COURT-knee Roger Espinoza Jake Davis Logan Ndenbe en-DEN-bay Nikola Vujnovic VOYN-uh-VITCH Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay Kendall McIntosh Kayden Pierre Ozzie Cisneros sis-NAIR-oce Marinos Tzionis ma-REE-noss JOHN-eese Cam Duke Tim Melia MEE-lia Kaveh Rad KAH-vay RAHD Remi Walter vault-AIR
POS. GK DEF DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF FWD MID FWD DEF MID MID DEF FWD FWD MID GK DEF FWD FWD MID GK DEF MID
HT. 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-2 5-10 5-9 5-10 5-10 5-8 6-3 6-2 5-10 5-9 5-7 5-10 6-1 5-7 5-11 5-9 5-5 5-7 5-6 6-1 6-0 5-8
WT. 210 170 200 175 180 155 175 160 180 145 190 185 185 155 160 160 155 145 185 155 130 145 135 210 175 160
BIRTHDATE (AGE) 04/19/2001 (21) 09/04/1991 (31) 11/14/1989 (32) 05/09/2001 (21) 11/15/1991 (30) 07/07/1992 (29) 04/08/1990 (32) 08/18/1986 (35) 03/08/1991 (31) 03/23/1994 (28) 06/26/1993 (28) 01/26/1996 (26) 10/25/1986 (35) 01/03/2002 (20) 02/09/2000 (22) 01/11/1997 (25) 07/19/1996 (25) 06/08/1998 (24) 01/24/1994 (28) 02/16/2003 (19) 03/13/2004 (18) 07/16/2001 (20) 02/13/2001 (21) 05/15/1986 (36) 06/13/2001 (21) 04/26/1995 (27)
HOMETOWN Bakersfield, CA Palm Harbor, FL Banyoles, Spain Frankfurt, Germany Meudon, France Puig Reig, Spain Glasgow, Scotland Longwood, FL Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Ashdod, Israel Leander, TX Greeley, CO Aurora, CO Rochester, MI La Louviere, Belgium Cetinje, Montenegro Budapest, Hungary Nashville, TN Santa Rosa, CA Bloomfield Hills, MI Omaha, NE Nicosia, Cyprus Overland Park, KS East Islip, NY Durham, NC Essey-les-Nancy, France
LAST CLUB Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Austin FC (MLS) Celta Vigo (Spain) NK Maribor (Slovenia) Besiktas (Turkey) Orlando City SC (MLS) Derby County FC (England) Chivas de Guadalajara (Mexico) Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) Colorado Rapids (MLS) Wigan Athletic (England) Sporting KC II (USL Championship) EA Guingamp (France) FK Vozdovac (Serbia) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC II (USL Championship) New York Red Bulls (MLS) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus) Sporting KC Academy Chivas USA (MLS) Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Yeni Malatyaspor (Turkey)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2022 ROSTER (ALPHABETICAL) NO. 25 17 28 15 3 12 21 5 10 22 29 18 24 9 1 48 6 7 20 11 2 27 4 19 54 8
PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Ozzie Cisneros sis-NAIR-oce Jake Davis Cam Duke Roger Espinoza Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo Kortne Ford COURT-knee Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay Nicolas Isimat-Mirin EE-see-mat me-REEN Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah Kendall McIntosh Tim Melia MEE-lia Logan Ndenbe en-DEN-bay Kayden Pierre Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh John Pulskamp Kaveh Rad KAH-vay RAHD Uri Rosell OO-ree rohz-EL Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Khiry Shelton KY-ree Ben Sweat Marinos Tzionis ma-REE-noss JOHN-eese Robert Voloder VOLO-derr Nikola Vujnovic VOYN-uh-VITCH Remi Walter vault-AIR Graham Zusi ZOO-see
POS. FWD MID MID MID DEF DEF MID DEF MID GK GK DEF DEF FWD GK DEF MID FWD FWD FWD DEF FWD DEF FWD MID DEF
HT. 5-5 5-9 5-6 5-10 6-2 6-2 5-7 6-2 5-8 5-11 6-1 5-7 5-9 5-10 6-4 6-0 5-10 5-9 6-1 6-3 6-1 5-7 6-0 5-10 5-8 5-10
WT. 130 155 130 185 200 185 145 180 145 185 210 160 155 180 210 175 155 175 155 190 170 145 175 160 160 160
BIRTHDATE (AGE) 03/13/2004 (18) 01/03/2002 (20) 02/13/2001 (21) 10/25/1986 (35) 11/14/1989 (32) 01/26/1996 (26) 06/08/1998 (24) 11/15/1991 (30) 03/23/1994 (28) 01/24/1994 (28) 05/15/1986 (36) 02/09/2000 (22) 02/16/2003 (19) 03/08/1991 (31) 04/19/2001 (21) 06/13/2001 (21) 07/07/1992 (29) 04/08/1990 (32) 07/19/1996 (25) 06/26/1993 (28) 09/04/1991 (30) 07/16/2001 (20) 05/09/2001 (21) 01/11/1997 (25) 04/26/1995 (27) 08/18/1986 (35) 3
BIRTHPLACE COLLEGE Omaha, NE Rochester, MI Overland Park, KS Puerto Cortes, Honduras Ohio State University Banyoles, Spain Olathe, KS University of Denver Ibague, Colombia Meudon, France Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Oakland, CA Santa Clara University Great River, NY Lynn University (Florida) La Louviere, Belgium Rochester Hills, MI Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Bakersfield, CA Chapel Hill, NC Puig Reig, Spain Glasgow, Scotland Siofok, Hungary Fort Carson, CO Oregon State University Palm Harbor, FL University of South Florida Nicosia, Cyprus Frankfurt, Germany Cetinje, Montenegro Essey-les-Nancy, France Orlando, FL University of Maryland
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #NSHvSKC: BY THE NUMBERS
#NSHvSKC: HEAD-TO-HEAD Sporting Kansas City (3-8-4, 13 pts.) hits the road this weekend for a first-ever trip to Nashville and GEODIS Park to take on Nashville SC (6-4-5, 23 pts.) on Sunday afternoon. Nashville are in the midst of a 25-game home unbeaten streak at both Nissan Stadium and GEODIS Park, with Nashville going 2-0-3 in their new digs in 2022. Sporting and Nashville have only met twice in the past, with Nashville visiting Children’s Mercy Park for a pair of contests in 2020 and 2022. The most recent meeting came on April 9, 2022 with Nashville returning to Tennessee with all three points following a comeback win. Remi Walter gave Sporting the lead in the first half but goals from Dave Romney and former Sporting forward CJ Sapong earned Nashville a 2-1 victory on the night. The only other previous match came in front of a limited-capacity crowd in Kansas City due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Sporting coming from behind themselves to earn a 2-1 victory on Oct. 11, 2020. Walker Zimmerman headed Nashville into a first half lead before Johnny Russell set up Gerso Fernandes to equalize early in the second half. Late on, Erik Hurtado scored a stunning volley from the edge of the area off Amadou Dia’s long ball, giving Sporting all three points. Nashville also faced a Sporting KC team before their time in MLS, namely Sporting Kansas City II, in the USL Championship in 2019. Nashville won both games that year, cruising to a 5-1 win at home in May - with current Sporting KC Homegrown player Felipe Hernandez scoring the lone goal for SKC II - before earning a 2-0 victory at Children’s Mercy Park in August. Date
Sporting KC Team Notes • Sporting occupy last place in the Western Conference but remain alive in the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, having booked a quarterfinal home match against USL League One side Union Omaha on Wednesday, June 22. • Sporting are 0-6-2 on the road this season and 0-8-2 in their last 10 MLS road matches dating back to last year. Sporting’s last road win came at Seattle on Oct. 23, 2021. • Sporting have conceded a league-high 20 goals on the road this season and own a league-worst away goal differential of -14. • Sporting rank last in MLS in goal differential (-14) and goals per match (0.88). • Sporting have gained one point from losing positions and dropped 10 points from winning positions this season. • Sporting have lost two consecutive regular season home matches for the first time since September 2020. Sporting KC Player Notes • Forward Johnny Russell has four goals in his last four matches and leads the team with seven goals this season in all competitions. Since the start of 2019, Russell’s five direct free kick goals are the second most in MLS regular season play behind Lucas Zelarayan (seven). • Forward Johnny Russell ranks fourth in MLS in touches inside the opponent’s box (73) as well as eighth in duels won (101). His 76 combined goals (45) and assists (31) in the regular season are third most in MLS since the start of 2018. • Sporting KC Academy products Cam Duke and Felipe Hernandez are tied for the team lead with three assists this season. • Midfielder Remi Walter leads MLS in distance covered (108.4 miles) and had played every minute of the 2022 regular season before exiting with an injury in last Sunday’s 2-1 home loss to New England. His two goals this year have equaled his career-high for a single league season dating back to 2013. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza, who ranks third in MLS with 17 possessions won in the attacking third, has become the third active MLS player to record an assist in 13 different MLS seasons alongside Kei Kamara and Dax McCarty.
#NSHvSKC: Recent Meetings (Series tied 1-1-0 in regular season)
04/09/2022 10/11/2020
Score
KC 1 vs NSH 2 KC 2 vs NSH 1
Result Details L W
Walter opens scoring but Romney & Sapong turn the tide Gerso and Hurtado score as SKC comes back to win at home
Nashville SC Team Notes • Nashville are unbeaten in 25 home matches across all competitions. The club’s last home defeat was a 1-0 loss to FC Dallas on Nov. 4, 2020. • Nashville have outscored opponents 51-25 during their 25-game home unbeaten streak. • Nashville are 16-2-17 in 35 competitive home matches dating back to the club’s inaugural season in 2020. • Nashville are unbeaten in their first five regular season home matches at the new GEODIS Park, posting a 2-0-3 record. • Since the start of 2021, Nashville’s eight regular season losses are the fewest in MLS and their 23 draws are the most (18-8-23 record). • Since the start of 2021, Nashville rank second in MLS in regular season goal differential (+24) and third in goals against average (1.00). • Nashville are 3-0-2 in their last five matches across all competitions and have joined Sporting in the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal field, where they will visit Orlando City SC on June 29. • Nashville rank third in MLS in shooting accuracy at 53.5%.
#NSHvSKC: PLAYER HISTORY • • • • •
Midfielder Remi Walter has one goal against Nashville SC, opening the scoring in the 2-1 home loss on April 9, 2022. Forward Daniel Salloi has recorded one assist versus Nashville, setting up Remi Walter’s opener in the 2-1 home loss on April 9, 2022. Defender Ben Sweat has one assist against Nashville, coming in the 2-1 home loss on April 9, 2022. Winger Johnny Russell has one assist against Nashville, setting up Gerso Fernandes’ goal in the 2-1 home win on Oct. 11, 2020. Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 1-1-0 against Nashville SC with a 1.50 goals against average.
Nashville SC Player Notes • Playmaker Hany Mukhtar leads Nashville in goals (six), assists (five), shots (55), chances created (23), successful dribbles (27) and minutes (1,272). Since the start of 2021, Mukhtar leads MLS with 39 combined goals (22) and assists (17) in the MLS regular season. • Midfielder Hany Mukhtar is 2nd in MLS with 83 touches in the opponent’s box. • Forward CJ Sapong, who is second on the team with five goals, ranks third in MLS in duels won (111). • Defender Walker Zimmerman ranks sixth in MLS in clearances (64) and fifth in possessions won in the defensive third (57). Zimmerman was the 2021 MLS Defender of the Year after anchoring a Nashville defense that led MLS with a 0.97 goals against average last season.
#NSHvSKC: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS • • •
• • • • • • • •
Nashville General Manager Mike Jacobs worked at Sporting KC as an assistant technical director from 2015-2017. Nashville Chief Scout Chance Myers played for Sporting KC from 2008-2016, recording four goals and 19 assists in 175 appearances across all competitions. Nashville forward Teal Bunbury was drafted by Sporting KC in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft and went on to tally 24 goals and eight assists across 105 appearances for the club in all competitions before being traded to New England ahead of the 2014 season. Nashville forward CJ Sapong was drafted by Sporting KC in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft and recorded 27 goals and 12 assists in 143 games for the club in all competitions from 2011-2014. Defender Graham Zusi played alongside Nashville’s Dax McCarty, CJ Sapong and Walker Zimmerman on the U.S. National Team from 2012-2017. Defender Kortne Ford was teammates with Nashville’s Eric Miller at the Colorado Rapids from 2017-2018, while Miller also played with Sporting left back Ben Sweat at New York City FC in 2019. Goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh was teammates with Nashville winger Alex Muyl and midfielder Sean Davis at the New York Red Bulls in 2020. Sporting KC Academy product Felipe Hernandez grew up in Nashville before moving to Kansas City to join the SKC Academy in 2014. Goalkeeper John Pulskamp was in the LA Galaxy Academy from 2017-2019 while Nashville center back Dave Romney was a member of the first team and Nashville forward Ethan Zubak was on the reserve team. Sporting KC Goalkeeper Coach Alec Dufty was the goalkeeper coach at Toronto FC II in 2015 when Nashville left back Daniel Lovitz was playing for the first team. Nashville’s Head Athletic Trainer Jake Brownback is a Kansas City native and was an Assistant Athletic Trainer for Sporting KC from 2012-2019.
NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • •
Manager Peter Vermes has coached more than half of Sporting’s regular season matches (419 of 836) and matches in all competitions (496 of 986). Forward Johnny Russell became just the fourth player in Sporting KC history with 50 goals in all competitions following his goal against New England on June 12.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes BALANCING MLS AND OPEN CUP
SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES
SUSPENSIONS & INJURIES CONTINUE TO PILE UP
Sporting Kansas City returned to action following a 15-day break when the team suffered a 2-1 loss at the hands of the New England Revolution at Children’s Mercy Park on Sunday afternoon, and will now face a grueling schedule for the remainder of the month of June.
Just when Sporting Kansas City thought the team’s injuries and suspensions were beginning to subside, the team was dealt another pair of blows during last Sunday’s 2-1 loss to the New England Revolution at Children’s Mercy Park. First, stalwart midfielder Remi Walter - who had played every minute this season and covered the most ground in the league - exited the game in the 33rd minute with an ankle injury following a rough challenge earlier in the game from New England star Gustavo Bou.
Starting this Sunday, Sporting will face off against Nashville at the newly minted GEODIS Park in Tennessee, with Nashville riding a 25-game home unbeaten run stretching back to their time at Nissan Stadium. From there, Sporting will have a Wednesday match against USL League One side Union Omaha in the U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals before jetting off to the Pacific Northwest to take on a resurgent Seattle Sounders FC at Lumen Field on Saturday afternoon.
To compound the team’s midfield issues, Uri Rosell was given his marching orders just three minutes into the second half after receiving his second yellow card and was sent off. Sporting will now be without Uri for Sunday’s clash against Nashville at GEODIS Park, while Walter is questionable for the match with his ankle injury.
Manager Peter Vermes has always given the U.S. Open Cup the utmost respect during his tenure at Sporting Kansas City and that is no different in 2022. The pressure is building on Sporting as the team looks to pick up points in difficult road environments to rescue their MLS season while also trying to advance to the U.S. Open Cup Semifinals for the first time since winning the tournament in 2017.
On the positive side, forwards Daniel Salloi and Marinos Tzionis have each returned from international duty this week and are available to play in Sunday’s nationallytelevised contest on FS1. Salloi served a two-game suspension prior to the international break and is now cleared to play in MLS regular-season action for the first time since May 18.
Sporting’s road record has been dire over the last 10 matches, with the team going 0-8-2 since a dramatic 2-1 victory over Seattle on Oct. 23, 2021. That includes a 0-6-2 mark in 2022 as Sporting is still searching for their first road win of the season.
SALLOI & TZIONIS RETURN FROM INTERNATIONAL DUTY
Sporting Kansas City forwards Daniel Salloi and Marinos Tzionis have returned to Kansas City following their exploits in Europe representing the Hungary and Cyprus Men’s National Team, respectively, for their opening matches of the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League group stage.
As a positive omen, Sporting has consistently snapped other team’s long streaks when opening new stadiums throughout the club’s history. Sporting has delivered first-ever losses at newly opened stadiums to Toronto FC in 2007, Seattle Sounders FC in 2009, Real Salt Lake in 2009, Houston Dynamo FC in 2013, New York City FC in 2015 and Los Angeles FC in 2018.
After making his debut for Hungary’s senior national team last September, Salloi joined the Magyars once again for four group stage matches in June. Hungary was drawn into Group 3 in the top-flight League A of the Nations League after earning promotion from League B last season. Hungary opened their Nations League campaign by earning a historic 1-0 victory over England at Puskas Arena in Budapest on Saturday, June 4 before falling to Italy on the road 2-1 on June 7. Hungary then drew 1-1 with Germany on June 11 before thrashing England away from home 4-0 on June 14. Salloi linked up with Hungary for a trio of World Cup qualifiers last September, earning his first senior national team minutes against future group stage opponent England. He earned his first national team start a month later on Oct. 9 in a 1-0 loss to Albania.
FIRST VISIT TO MUSIC CITY
Sporting Kansas City hits the road this weekend for a first-ever visit to Nashville when the team takes on Nashville SC at GEODIS Park on Sunday afternoon in a nationally televised contest on FS1. Nashville SC joined MLS as an expansion team in 2020 and Sporting has faced NSC twice since then, with both games coming at Children’s Mercy Park. The most recent clash came earlier this season on April 9, 2022. Sporting took a firsthalf lead through Remi Walter’s well-taken finish, but Nashville found a way back into the game in the second half and equalized through Dave Romney before former Sporting striker CJ Sapong fired home the eventual winner in the 68th minute - condemning Sporting to their first home loss of the season.
Tzionis and Cyprus opened their schedule in UEFA Nations League C during FIFA’s two-week international window, falling 2-0 to Kosovo at home on June 2 before playing to a 0-0 draw with Northern Ireland on June 5 at AEK Arena in Larnaca, Cyprus. Tzionis then fell 3-0 to Greece on June 9 before playing to a 2-2 draw Northern Ireland on June 12 - with Tzionis bagging an assist in his . One of Cyprus’ best young players, Tzionis scored his first senior international goal on March 29 to spark a 2-0 win over Estonia as the Cypriots avoided relegation to UEFA Nations League D for the 2022-23 cycle. The 20-year-old has now earned 18 caps at the senior level.
The only other match between the two sides in MLS history was on Oct. 11, 2020 when Sporting defeated Nashville 2-1 in front of a reduced-capacity crowd due to the COVID-19 panedmic. Walker Zimmerman gave Nashville the lead with a thunderous header, but Sporting fought back and equalized early in the second half through Gerso Fernandes before Erik Hurtado scored a goal of the season candidate with a stunning volley in the 79th minute to earn Sporting all three points.
#SKCvNE QUOTES
Manager & Sporting Director Peter Vermes...
Nashville are unbeaten in their last 25 home matches stretching back to their time at Nissan Stadium before moving into GEODIS Park on May 1, 2022. Since moving into their new home, Nashville are 2-0-3 across five matches.
On why he switched centerbacks at halftime: “Because I didn’t like the way the goal got scored in the first half and I also didn’t like the way we were coming out of the back with the ball. So I made the change and I thought those guys actually did a really good job. We were back in the game and then unfortunately we get the second yellow so early in the half that we couldn’t even take advantage of it. I thought the guys did a good job in the second half when we went down a man. The fact that you missed that call that leads to the goal and it’s a simple foul. He’s already put us in the hole with a second yellow. But the fact that he misses that, it’s unacceptable to me.”
RUSSELL REACHES HALF-CENTURY
Sporting Kansas City captain and talisman Johnny Russell continued to write his name in the club’s record books when he scored another stunning free kick in Sunday’s 2-1 loss to the New England Revolution at Children’s Mercy Park. Just minutes after Uri Rosell had been sent off after receiving a second yellow card, Russell stepped up to curl home a brilliant effort from 25 yards out and equalize for Sporting KC. The goal was Russell’s team-leading fifth of the season in MLS play and seventh of the year in all competitions. The strike also brought Russell to 50 goals in all competitions for Sporting KC, becoming just the fourth player in club history to reach that mark. joining Preki (71), Dom Dwyer (57) and Davy Arnaud (52) - who was inducted into the Sporting Legends Hall of Honor during Sunday’s match.
On SKC rallying after the red card: “I thought we played very, very well. We definitely did not get what we deserved in the game in regards to leaving the game with a point. We didn’t get it. And I put the blame on missing that foul. I really do. I put the blame on that because our guys are playing. They’re playing the game. That’s fair. You’ve already set the tone of what a foul is and what isn’t. Taking both his legs out right there. It leads to the goal. It changes everything. I’m sad for the guys because it’s exactly on the 86th minute that it happens.”
The Scotsman now has four goals in his last four games across all competitions, while his five free kick goals since the start of 2019 are the second most in the MLS regular season behind Columbus Crew star Lucas Zelarayan (7).
On missing Daniel Salloi and Marinos Tzionis on international duty: “It changes us immensely, for sure. We have guys that play in the positions where we need help right now. We’re moving too many guys around. Cam Duke’s doing a great job. Everywhere he gets put on the field, he’s working and he’s dangerous. But for me to have to play Roger (Espinoza) 90 minutes today is too much. Graham played 80 some odd minutes. It’s too much time.”
Russell has battled through knee and hamstring issues in 2022 but has only missed 121 minutes of action in MLS regular-season play all season. With the team dealing with season-ending injuries to fellow Designated Players Gadi Kinda and Alan Pulido, Russell’s durability and high pain threshold has been vital for Sporting to keep in touching distance of the MLS Cup Playoffs, as the team is still just six points out of a postseason berth.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS
Sporting KC MLS record vs. Nashville SC: 1-1-0 Home games: 1-1-0 (3 GF, 3 GA) Road games: 0-0-0 (0 GF, 0 GA) Date 10/11/2020 04/09/2020
Score KC 2 vs NSH 1 KC 1 vs NSH 2
Result W L
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Location Children’s Mercy Park Children’s Mercy Park
1 1 9 2 5 4
Three Players Four Players Johnny Russell Russell, Salloi Roger Espinoza Russell, Zusi
1 1 0 8 3
Tim Melia Tim Melia N/A Tim Melia Tim Melia
NASHVILLE SC
GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED
Three Players Randall Leal Randall Leal Randall Leal CJ Sapong Randall Leal
1 2 7 3 6 8
Joe Willis Joe Willis N/A Joe Willis Joe Willis
1 1 0 8 3
WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 1 5 2 4 4
Three Players Four Players Johnny Russell (04/09/22) Johnny Russell (10/11/20) Roger Espinoza (04/09/22) Graham Zusi (04/09/22)
4 2
Tim Melia (twice) Tim Melia (04/09/22)
NASHVILLE SC
GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED
Three Players Five Players (04/09/22) Randall Leal Three Players (04/09/22) CJ Sapong (twice) Randall Leal
SAVES GOALS ALLOWED
(twice) Joe (10/11/20) Joe
Willis Willis
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 1 10 5 12 0 2
2 2 24 6 11 2 4
OT 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 34 11 23 2 6
NASHVILLE SC Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 1 18 5 15 2 6
2 2 10 6 14 2 2
OT 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 28 11 29 4 8
GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC NSH
236
SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 187 MLS regular season, 12 MLS postseason, 21 Open Cup, 11 International, 5 friendlies
19,347
ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 186 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 (including postseason)
1-15
0 1
16-30
1 0
31-45
0 0
CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS
126
SPORTING KC MATCHES WON
not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals
ATTENDANCE RECORDS (full capacity games only)
104.8
PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 186 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467 6
46-60
1 1
61-75
0 1
76-90
1 0
OT
0 0
Total
3 3
412
SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 236 matches played at the stadium
166
TOTAL MLS SELLOUTS 186 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 (including postseason)
1 1 5 2 6 4 4 2
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In
Players Out
DEF - Ben Sweat (Signed as Free Agent - Dec. 20, 2021)
GK - Brooks Thompson (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2021)
MID - Uri Rosell (Signed as Free Agent - Dec. 21, 2021)
DEF - Amadou Dia (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2021)
DEF - Logan Ndenbe (Acquired from EA Guingamp - Jan. 14, 2022)
DEF - Luis Martins (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2021)
DEF - Kortne Ford (Signed as Free Agent - Jan. 14, 2022)
DEF - Roberto Puncec (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2021)
DEF - Robert Voloder (Acquired from NK Maribor - Jan. 19, 2022)
DEF - Graham Smith (Out of Contract - Nov. 30, 2021)
FWD - Marinos Tzionis (Acquired from Omonia Nicosia - Jan. 24, 2022)
MID - Ilie Sanchez (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2021)
FWD - Nikola Vujnovic (Signed on loan from FK Vozdovac - Feb. 15, 2022)
FWD - Wilson Harris (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2021)
DEF - Spencer Glass (Short-Term Loan - May 9, 2022)
DEF - Jaylin Lindsey (Traded to Charlotte FC - Dec. 12, 2021)
FWD - Julian Vazquez (Short-Term Loan - May 17, 2022)
FWD - Grayson Barber (Waived - Feb. 14, 2022)
FWD - Julian Vazquez (Short-Term Loan - June 10, 2022)
FWD - Tyler Freeman (Waived - Feb. 14, 2022) MID - Jose Mauri (Contract Mutually Terminated - April 12, 2022) DEF - Spencer Glass (End of Short-Term Loan - May 11, 2022) FWD - Julian Vazquez (End of Short-Term Loan - May 23, 2022) FWD - Julian Vazquez (End of Short-Term Loan - June 13, 2022)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT Nov. 30: OUT Dec. 12: IN/OUT Dec. 13: IN Dec. 20: IN Dec. 21: IN Jan. 13: IN Jan. 14: IN Jan. 14: IN Jan. 19: IN Jan. 24: IN Feb. 14: OUT Feb. 15: IN April 12: OUT May 9: IN May 11: OUT May 17: IN May 23: OUT June 10: IN June 13: OUT
DETAILS Sporting KC declines options on GK Brooks Thompson, D Amadou Dia, D Luis Martins, D Roberto Puncec, M Ilie Sanchez and F Wilson Harris. In addition, D Graham Smith is out of contract. Sporting KC acquires up to $325,000 in allocation money from Charlotte FC in exchange for D Jaylin Lindsey. Sporting KC re-signs GK Kendall McIntosh. Sporting KC signs free agent D Ben Sweat, most recently at Austin FC (MLS). Sporting KC signs free agent M Uri Rosell, most recently at Orlando City SC (MLS). Sporting KC re-signs D Graham Zusi and M Roger Espinoza. Sporting KC acquires D Logan Ndenbe in transfer from EA Guingamp (France). Sporting KC signs free agent D Kortne Ford, most recently at the Colorado Rapids (MLS). Sporting KC acquires D Robert Voloder in transfer from NK Maribor (Slovenia). Sporting KC acquires F Marinos Tzionis in transfer from Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus). Sporting KC waives F Grayson Barber and F Tyler Freeman. Sporting KC acquires F Nikola Vujnovic from FK Vozdovac (Serbia) on a one-year loan. Sporting KC mutually agrees to terminate the contract of M Jose Mauri. Sporting KC signs Sporting KC II D Spencer Glass on a short-term loan ahead of U.S. Open Cup match against FC Dallas on May 10. Sporting KC ends short-term loan of Sporting KC II D Spencer Glass. Sporting KC signs Sporting KC II F Julian Vazquez on a short-term loan. Sporting KC ends short-term loan of Sporting KC II F Julian Vazquez. Sporting KC signs Sporting KC II F Julian Vazquez on a short-term loan. Sporting KC ends short-term loan of Sporting KC II F Julian Vazquez.
CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year
MLS SuperDraft
2009
Graham Zusi (23rd)
2015
Overseas Signings
Domestic/Free Agents
Roger Espinoza (1/6/15)
Tim Melia (12/23/14)
2016 2018
Homegrown Players
Re-Entry Draft
Daniel Salloi (1/13/16) Johnny Russell (1/31/18) Andreu Fontas (8/8/18)
2019
Cam Duke (7/18/19) Felipe Hernandez (8/30/19)
2020
Khiry Shelton (12/9/19) Alan Pulido (12/10/19) Gadi Kinda (1/23/20)
John Pulskamp (2/24/20)
2021
Remi Walter (12/22/20) Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (2/3/21)
Ozzie Cisneros (1/20/21) Kaveh Rad (4/5/21) Kayden Pierre (5/4/21) Jake Davis (8/19/21)
2022
Logan Ndenbe (1/14/22) Robert Voloder (1/19/22) Marinos Tzionis (1/24/22) Nikola Vujnovic (2/15/22)
Ben Sweat (12/20/21) Uri Rosell (12/21/21) Kortne Ford (1/14/22)
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Kendall McIntosh (12/17/20)
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2022 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE
OPPONENT
COMPETITION
TIME (CT) / RESULT TV / SCORERS
Sunday, February 27
at Atlanta United FC
MLS
L
1-3
Salloi
SATURDAY, MARCH 5
HOUSTON DYNAMO FC
MLS
W
1-0
WALTER
Saturday, March 12
at Colorado Rapids
MLS
L
0-2
--
Saturday, March 19
at Chicago Fire FC
MLS
L
1-3
Espinoza
SATURDAY, MARCH 26
REAL SALT LAKE
MLS
W
1-0
RUSSELL
Saturday, April 2
at Vancouver Whitecaps FC
MLS
L
0-1
--
SATURDAY, APRIL 9
NASHVILLE SC
MLS
L
1-2
WALTER
Sunday, April 17
at Los Angeles FC
MLS
L
1-3
Own Goal
SATURDAY, APRIL 23
COLUMBUS CREW
MLS
T
0-0
--
SATURDAY, APRIL 30
FC DALLAS
MLS
T
2-2
RUSSELL, SALLOI
Saturday, May 7
at New York City FC
MLS
T
0-0
--
TUESDAY, MAY 10
FC DALLAS
U.S. OPEN CUP
W
4-2
VUJNOVIC, TZIONIS, OWN GOAL, SHELTON
Saturday, May 14
at Portland Timbers
MLS
L
2-7
Russell, Tzionis
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18
COLORADO RAPIDS
MLS
W
2-1
SALLOI (2)
Sunday, May 22
at San Jose Earthquakes
MLS
T
1-1
Russell
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25
HOUSTON DYNAMO FC
U.S. OPEN CUP
W
2-1
RUSSELL (2)
SATURDAY, MAY 28
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
MLS
L
0-1
--
SUNDAY, JUNE 12
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
MLS
L
1-2
RUSSELL
Sunday, June 19
at Nashville SC
MLS
5:00 P.M.
FS1 / FOX Deportes
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22
UNION OMAHA
U.S. OPEN CUP
7:30 P.M.
ESPN+
Saturday, June 25
at Seattle Sounders FC
MLS
2:00 P.M.
ABC
SUNDAY, JULY 3
NEW YORK RED BULLS
MLS
7:00 P.M.
38 THE SPOT
Saturday, July 9
at CF Montreal
MLS
6:30 P.M.
38 The Spot
Wednesday, July 13
at Minnesota United FC
MLS
7:00 P.M.
ESPN
Sunday, July 17
at Real Salt Lake
MLS
8:30 P.M.
38 The Spot
SATURDAY, JULY 23
LOS ANGELES FC
MLS
7:30 P.M.
38 THE SPOT
SATURDAY, JULY 30
AUSTIN FC
MLS
7:30 P.M.
38 THE SPOT
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6
LA GALAXY
MLS
7:30 P.M.
38 THE SPOT
Saturday, August 13
at Austin FC
MLS
8:00 P.M.
38 The Spot
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21
PORTLAND TIMBERS
MLS
7:00 P.M.
FS1
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
MLS
7:30 P.M.
38 THE SPOT
Sunday, September 4
at LA Galaxy
MLS
7:00 P.M.
38 The Spot / UniMas / TUDN
Saturday, September 10
at Houston Dynamo FC
MLS
7:30 P.M.
38 The Spot
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
D.C. UNITED
MLS
7:30 P.M.
38 THE SPOT
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
MLS
7:30 P.M.
38 THE SPOT
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
MLS
4:00 P.M.
FS1
Sunday, October 9
at FC Dallas
MLS
4:00 P.M.
38 The Spot
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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 2022 REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) REFEREE
GAMES RECORD
SKC FOULS
OPP. FOULS
SKC YC
OPP. YC
SKC RC
OPP. RC
SKC PK
OPP. PK
Fotis Bazakos
2
0-1-1
22
25
1
6
0
0
0
0
Tim Ford
2
0-1-1
33
27
4
3
0
0
0
1
Victor Rivas
2
1-1-0
16
32
4
6
1
1
0
0
Ted Unkel
2
0-2-0
26
19
5
5
0
0
0
1
Alex Chilowicz
1
0-1-0
11
12
2
1
0
0
0
0
Joe Dickerson
1
1-0-0
14
8
4
2
0
0
0
0
Ismail Elfath
1
0-1-0
12
16
3
1
0
0
0
1
Armando Villarreal
1
0-1-0
17
19
3
4
0
0
0
0
Nima Saghafi
1
0-0-1
15
16
3
6
0
1
1
0
Drew Fischer
1
1-0-0
19
13
2
5
2
2
0
0
Pierre-Luc Lauziere 1
0-0-1
7
11
2
1
0
0
0
0
Chris Penso
0-1-0
9
10
2
4
1
0
0
0
1
2022 VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) DATE
May 18, 2022 vs. Colorado
REFEREE
Drew Fischer
VAR
INCIDENT
Daniel Radford
SKC - Salloi Yellow Card
DECISION
Overturned, Red Card
Daniel Salloi fouls Nicolas Mezquida in midfield and is shown a yellow card. After reviewing the play, referee Drew Fischer overturns his original decision and shows Salloi a straight red card for serious foul play.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS
SPORTING KC IN 2022 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)
2022 Regular-Season Record When...
Regular Season Record By Month
Quickest Goal...
Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime
3-2-2 0-7-0 0-1-1 3-2-2 0-6-1
Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goals Allowing 0 goals Allowing 1 goal Allowing 2 goals Allowing 3 goals Allowing 4+ goals
0-3-2 2-5-1 1-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-2 1-2-1 0-3-1 0-3-0 0-1-0
Wearing Sporting blue Wearing dark indigo Wearing Parley
1-5-2 2-3-2 0-1-0
Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’
2-0-0 1-1-3 0-8-1
Feb. 2022 Feb. all-time March 2022 March all-time April 2022 April all-time May 2022 May all-time June 2022 June all-time July 2022 July all-time Aug. 2022 Aug. all-time Sept. 2022 Sept. all-time Oct. 2022 Oct. all-time Nov. 2022 Nov. all-time
Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even
2-3-1 1-5-3 0-1-0
Shutouts One-goal games
2-3-2 3-4-0
On ABC/ESPN On FS1 On Univision On 38 The Spot
0-2-0 0-1-0 2-0-0 1-6-4
Day games (before 5 p.m.) Games 5 p.m. CT or later
1-3-0 2-6-4
With red card for With red card against
1-1-1 1-2-0
Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75
1-2-1 2-7-3
In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone
0-3-1 0-1-0 3-4-2 0-1-1
vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference
3-6-2 0-3-2
On grass On turf
3-6-4 0-3-0
With zero subs With one sub With two subs With three subs With four subs With five subs
0-0-0 0-0-1 2-0-0 1-3-3 0-4-0 0-2-0
0-1-0 1-1-0 2-2-0 25-13-11 0-3-2 46-41-22 1-2-2 44-53-30 0-1-0 46-33-29 0-0-0 57-43-29 0-0-0 52-54-22 0-0-0 38-50-21 0-0-0 31-20-19 0-0-0 1-2-0
Johnny Russell (4/30 vs. DAL) - 22nd Minute
Quickest Goal Against...
Bill Tuiloma (5/14 at POR) - 12th Minute
Game-winning goals after 75’...
Johnny Russell (3/26 vs. RSL) - 81st Minute
Game-tying goals after 75’...
Daniel Salloi (4/30 vs. DAL) - 77th Minute
Game-winning goals against after 75’...
Emmanuel Boateng (6/12 vs .NE) - 87th Minute
Game-tying goals against after 75’...
None
Red Cards...
Robert Voloder (5/14 at POR) - 78th Minute Andreu Fontas (5/18 vs. COL) - 96th Minute
Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2022) vs. Atlanta United FC vs. Austin FC vs. Charlotte FC vs. Chicago Fire FC vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew vs. D.C. United vs. FC Cincinnati vs. FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo FC vs. Inter Miami CF vs. Los Angeles FC vs. LA Galaxy vs. Minnesota United FC vs. CF Montreal vs. Nashville SC vs. NE Revolution vs. New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls vs. Orlando City SC vs. Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake vs. SJ Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Toronto FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps
Daniel Salloi (5/18 vs. COL) - 99th Minute
1-2-1 (0-1-0) 1-1-1 (0-0-0) 0-0-0 (0-0-0) 19-27-12 (0-1-0) 29-25-18 (1-1-0) 26-22-9 (0-0-1) 21-22-13 (0-0-0) 1-0-1 (0-0-0) 27-28-14 (0-0-1) 13-13-13 (1-0-0) 0-0-0 (0-0-0) 4-4-0 (0-1-0) 25-26-15 (0-0-0) 7-4-3 (0-0-0) 7-4-3 (0-0-0) 1-1-0 (0-1-0) 25-19-12 (0-1-0) 2-3-1 (0-0-1) 22-21-14 (0-0-0) 2-3-2 (0-0-0) 6-6-5 (0-0-0) 7-6-6 (0-1-0) 12-15-8 (1-0-0) 28-25-10 (0-0-1) 9-10-4 (0-0-0) 14-4-8 (0-0-0) 11-6-4 (0-2-0)
Uri Rosell (6/12 vs. NE) - 48th Minute Red Cards Against...
Auston Trusty (5/18 vs. COL) - 91st Minute Lucas Esteves (5/18 vs. COL) - 96th Minute Penalty Kicks...
GOALS 1 SPORTING KC 5 OPPONENT 11
2 9 17
TOTAL 14 28
FOULS 1 SPORTING KC 89 OPPONENT 97
2 112 111
CAUTIONS 1 SPORTING KC 17 OPPONENT 17
2 18 27
Johnny Russell (4/30 vs. DAL) - Scored on Maarten Paes
Penalty Kicks Against...
Xherdan Shaqiri (3/19 at CHI) - Scored on Tim Melia Hany Mukhtar (4/9 vs. NSH) - Saved by Tim Melia Lucas Cavallini (5/28 vs. VAN) - Scored on Tim Melia
Regular Season Home, Away & Neutral Overall All-time 2022 at home All-time at home 2022 on road All-time on road 2022 neutral All-time neutral
Brandon Servania (4/30 vs. DAL) - 67th Minute Josecarlos Van Rankin (5/14 at POR) - 74th Minute
342-311-183 3-3-2 220-109-87 0-6-2 120-201-96 0-0-0 2-1-0
Penalty Kicks Earned...
Foul on Daniel Salloi (4/30 vs. DAL) - 22nd Minute
Youngest Goalscorer...
Marinos Tzionis (5/14 at POR) - 20 years and 302 days
Oldest Goalscorer...
Roger Espinoza (3/19 at CHI) - 35 years and 145 days
Youngest Starter...
Marinos Tzionis (3/12 at COL) - 20 years and 239 days
Youngest to play in a game...
Kayden Pierre (3/12 at COL) - 19 years and 24 days
Oldest Starter...
Tim Melia (6/12 vs. NE) - 36 years and 28 days
Oldest to play in a game...
Tim Melia (6/12 vs. NE) - 36 years and 28 days
2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SHOTS 1 SPORTING KC 68 OPPONENT 85
2 101 100
TOTAL 169 185
SHOTS ON GOAL SPORTING KC OPPONENT
1 15 24
2 35 36
TOTAL 50 60
TOTAL 201 208
OFFSIDES 1 SPORTING KC 8 OPPONENT 24
2 7 18
TOTAL 15 42
CORNER KICKS SPORTING KC OPPONENT
1 22 27
2 29 33
TOTAL 51 60
TOTAL 35 44
EJECTIONS SPORTING KC OPPONENT
2 4 4
TOTAL 4 4
PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 SPORTING KC 1/1 OPPONENT 1/2
2 0/0 1/1
TOTAL 1/1 2/3
1 0 0
SPORTING KC ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORDS IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES OVERALL
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs MLS is Back KO U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W 342 19 0 32 13 406
HOME Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W 220 16 23 8 267
L 109 6 7 6 128
L 311 24 1 17 16 369
T 183 11 1 7 9 211
GF 1186 73 1 115 51 1426
GA 1121 76 3 70 63 1333
AWAY T 87 4 3 5 99
GF 704 48 78 29 859
GA 492 29 33 24 578
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W 120 2 9 5 136
L 201 17 10 10 238 10
NEUTRAL T 96 7 4 3 110
GF 476 22 37 22 557
GA 625 44 37 39 745
Competition MIB Reg. Season MIB KO Stage MLS Cup SuperLiga TOTAL
W 2 0 1 0 3
L 1 1 1 0 3
T 0 1 0 1 2
GF 6 1 3 0 10
GA 4 3 3 0 10
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES Feb. 27, 2022: Atlanta United FC 3-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta, GA Attendance: 67,523 Weather: Indoors Sporting KC (0-1-0, 0 points) Atlanta United FC (1-0-0, 3 points)
1 0 2
2 1 1
F 1 3
March 5, 2022: Sporting KC 1-0 Houston Dynamo FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,872 Weather: Partly cloudy and 69 degrees Sporting KC (1-1-0, 3 points) Houston Dynamo FC (0-1-1, 1 point)
1 0 0
2 1 0
F 1 0
March 12, 2022: Colorado Rapids 2-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dick’s Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, CO Attendance: 12,387 Weather: Clear and 51 degrees Sporting KC (1-2-0, 3 points) Colorado Rapids (2-1-0, 6 points)
1 0 1
2 0 1
F 0 2
Sporting KC Atlanta United FC GK Melia GK Guzan (C) D Zusi D Hernandez D Isimat D Campbell D Fontas D Robinson D Ndenbe D Gutman M Uri (Mauri 50’ (Tzionis 77’)) M Alonso M Walter M Rossetto M Espinoza (Hernandez 67’) M Sejdic (Moreno 75’) F Russell (C) F Araujo (Dwyer 26’) F Shelton F Martinez (Wiley 75’) F Salloi F Wolff (Lennon 64’)
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas D Ndenbe M Walter M Espinoza M Hernandez (Duke 82’) F Russell (C) F Shelton (Tzionis 77’) F Salloi
Houston Dynamo FC GK Clark D Valentin (Zeca 86’) D Parker (C) D Steres D Lundkvist M Ceren (Carrasquilla 66’) M Vera M Rodriguez (Quintero 66’) F Baird (Pasher 76’) F Ferreira (Ulfarsson 76’) F Picault
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas (Ford 81’) D Ndenbe (Sweat 81’) M Walter M Espinoza (Davis 81’) M Hernandez (Duke 28’) F Russell (C) (Pierre 83’) F Vujnovic F Tzionis
Colorado Rapids GK Yarbrough D Beitashour (Anderson 89’) D Rosenberry D Abubakar D Trusty D Esteves (Moor 67’) M Barrios (Yapi 88’) M Price (C) M Kaye M Lewis (Max 89’) F Rubio (Shinyashiki 73’)
Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Ford Sweat Voloder Duke Cisneros
Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Ford Pierre Sweat Voloder Davis Cisneros
Subs not used: Nelson (GK) Hadebe Junqua Jones
Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Rad Voloder Cisneros
Subs not used: Irwin (GK) Acosta Mezquida Warner
Subs not used: Castanheira (GK) Shuttleworth (GK) De John Ambrose Conway
Scoring Summary: ATL - Luiz Araujo 1 (Josef Martinez 1, Tyler Wolff 1) 20’ ATL - Dom Dwyer 1 (Josef Martinez 2) 48+ SKC - Daniel Salloi 1 (Unassisted) 85’ ATL - Caleb Wiley 1 (Marcelino Moreno 1) 89’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Remi Walter 1 (Unassisted) 60’
Misconduct Summary: ATL - Miles Robinson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 3’ ATL - Ozzie Alonso (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 11’ ATL - Andrew Gutman (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 22’ SKC - Jose Mauri (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’ SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 14 (2) 3 15 1 4
ATL 12 (6) 0 6 5 4
March 19, 2022: Chicago Fire FC 3-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Soldier Field | Chicago, IL Attendance: 9,352 Weather: Rain and 41 degrees Sporting KC (1-3-0, 3 points) Chicago Fire FC (2-0-2, 8 points)
1 0 1
2 1 2
Scoring Summary: COL - Diego Rubio 2 (Lucas Esteves 2, Michael Barrios 2) 21’ COL - Mark-Anthony Kaye 1 (Steven Beitashour 1, Jack Price 1) 51’
F 1 3
Misconduct Summary: HOU - Darwin Ceren (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 55’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ HOU - Darwin Quintero (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ HOU - Matias Vera (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (5) 3 9 0 4
HOU 5 (3) 4 17 1 2
March 26, 2022: Sporting KC 1-0 Real Salt Lake MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,107 Weather: Sunny and 54 degrees 1 0 0
Sporting KC (2-3-0, 6 points) Real Salt Lake (3-1-1, 10 points)
2 1 0
F 1 0
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 29’ SKC - Cam Duke (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ COL - Keegan Rosenberry (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 62’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 13 (3) 1 11 2 7
COL 9 (3) 4 12 2 5
April 2, 2022: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BC Place | Vancouver, Canada Attendance: 16,772 Weather: Indoors Sporting KC (2-4-0, 6 points) Vancouver Whitecaps (1-3-1, 4 points)
1 0 0
2 0 1
F 0 1
Sporting KC GK Melia D Ford D Fontas D Isimat M Zusi M Espinoza (C) (Davis 86’) M Walter M Hernandez M Sweat (Ndenbe 77’) F Duke (Tzionis 62’) F Vujnovic
Chicago Fire FC GK Slonina D Sekulic D Omsberg D Czichos (C) D M. Navarro M Pineda (F. Navarro 73’) M Gimenez M Ivanov (Gutierrez 63’) M Shaqiri M Herbers (Bornstein 73’) F Przybylko
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas D Sweat M Walter M Espinoza M Hernandez (Duke 74’) F Russell (C) (Ford 85’) F Vujnovic (Shelton 62’) F Salloi
Real Salt Lake GK MacMath D Brody D Holt (Orozco 46’) D Silva (C) D Schmitt M Loffelsend (Garcia 88’) M Caldwell (Everton 62’) M Ruiz F Menendez (Kreilach 88’) F Cordova F Chang (Rubin 79’)
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas D Sweat M Uri (Espinoza 46’) M Walter M Hernandez (Duke 77’) F Russell (C) (Tzionis 77’) F Shelton (Vujnovic 80’) F Salloi
Vancouver Whitecaps GK Hasal D Blackmon (Jungwirth 99+) D Veselinovic D Nerwinski M Brown M Teibert (C) M Berhalter (Baldisimo 69’) M Raposo (Godinho 79’) M Gauld (Vite 69’) F Caicedo (Ricketts 79’) F White (Cavallini 58’)
Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Pierre Rad Voloder Cisneros
Subs not used: Richey (GK) Burks Espinoza Casas Bezerra Offor
Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Pierre Rad Voloder Davis Cisneros
Subs not used: Gomez (GK)
Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Ndenbe Voloder Davis
Subs not used: Cropper (GK) Gutierrez Dajome
Scoring Summary: CHI - Kacper Przybylko 1 (Fabian Herbers 1, Xherdan Shaqiri 1) 30’ CHI - Xherdan Shaqiri 1 (Penalty Kick) 50’ SKC - Roger Espinoza 1 (Felipe Hernandez 1, Cam Duke 1) 56’ CHI - Kacper Przybylko 2 (Brian Gutierrez 1, Xherdan Shaqiri 2) 82’
Scoring Summary: VAN - Ryan Raposo 1 (Unassisted) 73’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 1 (Unassisted) 81’
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ CHI - Fabian Herbers (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 37’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Dissent) 53’ CHI - Xherdan Shaqiri (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 74’
Misconduct Summary: RSL - Jasper Loffelsend (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 7’ RSL - Andrew Brody (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 29’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 40’ SKC - Ben Sweat (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 46+ SKC - Remi Walter (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ SKC - Cam Duke (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 7 (2) 0 17 2 1
CHI 10 (3) 1 15 5 4
SKC 11 (4) 2 14 2 4
RSL 9 (2) 3 8 5 6
11
Misconduct Summary: VAN - Russell Teibert (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 37’ VAN - Sebastian Berhalter (Yellow Card; Dissent) 45’ VAN - Lucas Cavallini (Yellow Card; Dissent) 60’ VAN - Marcus Godinho (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 94+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 11 (4) 2 11 0 3
VAN 12 (3) 4 12 1 1
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) April 9, 2022: Sporting KC 1-2 Nashville SC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,852 Weather: Clear and 59 degrees 1 1 0
Sporting KC (2-5-0, 6 points) Nashville SC (3-2-1, 10 points)
2 0 2
F 1 2
April 17, 2022: Los Angeles FC 3-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Banc of California Stadium | Los Angeles, CA Attendance: 22,097 Weather: Sunny and 65 degrees Sporting KC (2-6-0, 6 points) Los Angeles FC (5-1-1, 16 points)
1 1 1
2 0 2
F 1 3
April 23, 2022: Sporting KC 0-0 Columbus Crew MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,483 Weather: Rainy and 69 degrees Sporting KC (2-6-1, 7 points) Columbus Crew (2-3-3, 9 points)
1 0 0
2 0 0
F 0 0
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas D Sweat (Ndenbe 84’) M Espinoza (Tzionis 76’) M Walter M Duke (Hernandez 46’) F Russell (C) F Shelton (Vujnovic 76’) F Salloi
Nashville SC GK Willis D Maher D Zimmerman (C) D Romney M Muyl M Anunga (Godoy 77’) M Davis M Washington F Leal (Haakenson 91+) F Sapong (Loba 91+) F Mukhtar (Zubak 92+)
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas (Voloder 86’) D Ndenbe M Walter M Espinoza (Hernandez 66’) M Tzionis (Duke 77’) F Russell (C) F Shelton (Vujnovic 77’) F Salloi
Los Angeles FC GK Crepeau D Hollingshead D Murillo D Fall D Palacios M Ilie M Blessing (Cifuentes 66’) M Acosta (Ginella 81’) F Vela (C) F Arango (Musovski 74’) F Opouku (Tajouri-Shradi 66’)
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Ford D Isimat (Voloder 5’) D Ndenbe M Uri (Tzionis 56’) M Walter M Espinoza (Hernandez 84’) F Russell (C) F Shelton F Salloi
Columbus Crew GK Room D Moreira D Mensah (C) D Degenek (Williams 87’) D Santos M Nagbe M Artur M Morris F Yeboah (Etienne Jr. 60’) F Berry F Igbekeme
Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Ford Voloder
Subs not used: Meredith (GK) Bauer Lovitz Miller Bwana
Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Ford Sweat
Subs not used: McCarthy (GK) Escobar Henry Ibeagha
Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Fontas Sweat Duke Vujnovic
Subs not used: Bush (GK) Anibaba Sands Hairston Matan Parente Fuson
Scoring Summary: SKC - Remi Walter 2 (Ben Sweat 1, Daniel Salloi 1) 25’ NSH - Dave Romney 1 (Randall Leal 2, Hany Mukhtar 4) 51’ NSH - C.J. Sapong 2 (Alex Muyl 1, Sean Davis 1) 68’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Cam Duke (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 17’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 52’ SKC - Felipe Hernandez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 63’ NSH - Taylor Washington (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 11 (4) 2 11 0 3
NSH 12 (3) 4 12 1 1
1 1 2
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 6’ LAFC - Jesus Murillo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 8’ LAFC - Mamadou Fall (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ SKC - Johnny Russell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 43’ LAFC - Steve Cherundolo (Yellow Card; Dissent) 49’ LAFC - Diego Palacios (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ SKC - Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 80’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
April 30, 2022: Sporting KC 2-2 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 17,334 Weather: Cloudy and 57 degrees Sporting KC (2-6-2, 8 points) FC Dallas (4-1-4, 16 points)
Scoring Summary: SKC - Own Goal (Diego Palacios) 38’ LAFC - Cristian Arango 2 (Mamadou Fall 1, Diego Palacios 1) 44’ LAFC - Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 2 (Diego Palacios 2) 70’ LAFC - Jose Cifuentes 1 (Jesus Murillo 2) 78’
2 1 0
F 2 2
SKC 10 (2) 0 17 0 1
LAFC 15 (3) 2 19 2 7
May 7, 2022: New York City FC 0-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Citi Field | New York, NY Attendance: 15,031 Weather: Rainy and 47 degrees Sporting KC (2-6-3, 9 points) New York City FC (4-3-2, 14 points)
1 0 0
2 0 0
F 0 0
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi (Duke 23’) D Ford D Voloder D Ndenbe M Uri (Hernanez 63’) M Walter M Espinoza (Tzionis 80’) F Russell (C) F Shelton F Salloi
FC Dallas GK Paes D Twumasi D Tafari D Martinez D Farfan (Nanu 85’) M Ntsabeleng (Servania 60’) M Quignon M Pomykal F Arriola (Cerrillo 81’) F Ferreira (Jara 85’) F Velasco (Quinonez 81’)
Sporting KC GK Melia D Duke D Ford D Voloder D Ndenbe M Uri M Espinoza (Hernandez 73’) M Walter M Russell (C) F Shelton (Vujnovic 78’) F Salloi (Tzionis 82’)
New York City FC GK Johnson (C) D Gray D Martins D Callens D Gloster (Chanot 85’) M Parks M Acevedo (Morales 68’) M Thiago (Moralez 56’) M Rodriguez M Magno F Heber (Pereira 68’)
Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Fontas Rad Sweat Davis Vujnovic
Subs not used: Maurer (GK) Bartlett Obrian Schon
Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Fontas Pierre Rad Sweat Davis
Subs not used: Barraza (GK) Haak Jasson Zelalem O’Toole
Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 2 (Penalty Kick) 22’ DAL - Alan Velasco 2 (Unassisted) 36’ DAL - Jesus Ferreira 6 (Paul Arriola 2) 42’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 2 (Cam Duke 2) 77’ Misconduct Summary: DAL - Tsiki Ntsabeleng (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ SKC - Remi Walter (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 27’ SKC - Kortne Ford (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 34’ DAL - Ema Twumasi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 44’ SKC - Johnny Russell (Yellow Card; Dissent) 50’ DAL - Alan Velasco (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’ DAL - Jesus Ferreira (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 62’ DAL - Brandon Servania (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 63’ DAL - Brandon Servania (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 67’ DAL - Maarten Paes (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 94+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (5) 2 15 0 1
DAL 9 (4) 2 16 2 0
Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: SKC - Logan Ndenbe (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 45’ NYC - Nicolas Acevedo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 64’ SKC - Kortne Ford (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 5 (3) 3 16 2 1
NYC 11 (3) 3 12 3 4
12
Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: CLB - Pedro Santos (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 46+ SKC - Uri Rosell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48+ CLB - Jonathan Mensah (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 3 (3) 1 11 1 2
CLB 9 (1) 3 12 4 2
May 14, 2022: Portland Timbers 7-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Providence Park | Portland, OR Attendance: 23,503 Weather: Partly cloudy and 66 degrees Sporting KC (2-7-3, 9 points) Portland Timbers (3-3-6, 15 points)
1 0 1
2 2 6
F 2 7
Sporting KC Portland Timbers GK Melia GK Ivacic D Duke (Pierre 84’) D Van Rankin D Ford D Zuparic D Voloder D Tuiloma (McGraw 82’) D Ndenbe D Rasmussen M Uri (Tzionis 58’) M Blanco (Bonilla 77’) M Espinoza (Hernandez 46’) M Williamson (Moreno 70’) M Walter M D. Chara (Loria 83’) M Russell (C) (Vujnovid 84’) M Paredes F Shelton (Davis 89’) M Y. Chara F Salloi F Fogaca (Ikoba 70’) Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Bingham (GK) Fontas Asprilla Rad Sweat Scoring Summary: POR - Bill Tuiloma 3 (Eryk Williamson 1) 12’ POR - Sebastian Blanco 1 (Cristhian Paredes 1) 46’ POR - Sebastian Blanco 2 (Yimmi Chara 4) 52’ POR - Nathan Fogaca 1 (Sebastian Blanco 3) 46’ SKC - Johnny Russell 3 (Felipe Hernandez 2) 57’ POR - Nathan Fogaca 2 (Sebastian Blanco 4, Eryk Williamson 2) 69’ SKC - Marinos Tzionis 1 (Felipe Hernandez 3) 75’ POR - Marvin Loria 1 (Cristhian Paredes 2) 88’ POR - Santiago Moreno 1 (Diego Chara 1) 92+ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 18’ SKC - Robert Voloder (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ POR - Josecarlos Van Rankin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 64’ POR - Bill Tuiloma (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ POR - Josecarlos Van Rankin (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 74’ SKC - Robert Voloder (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 78’ SKC - Peter Vermes (Yellow Card; Dissent) 80’ POR - Diego CHara (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ Stats Summary SKC POR Shots (on goal) 11 (4) 11 (8) Saves 1 2 Fouls 7 15 Offside 1 1 Corner Kicks 3 1
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) May 18, 2022: Sporting KC 2-1 Colorado Rapids MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 17,233 Weather: Sunny and 80 degrees 1 1 1
Sporting KC (3-7-3, 12 points) Colorado Rapids (4-5-3, 15 points)
2 1 0
F 2 1
May 22, 2022: San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | PayPal Park | San Jose, CA Attendance: 14,233 Weather: Partly Cloudy and 80 degrees Sporting KC (3-7-4, 13 points) San Jose Earthquakes (3-5-5, 14 points)
1 1 0
2 0 1
F 1 1
May 28, 2022: Sporting KC 0-1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,206 Weather: Sunny and 79 degrees Sporting KC (3-8-4, 13 points) Vancouver Whitecaps (4-7-2, 14 points)
1 0 1
2 0 0
F 0 1
Sporting KC Colorado Rapids GK Melia GK Yarbrough D Sweat D Abubakar D Ford D Wilson D Fontas D Trusty D Ndenbe M Rosenberry M Uri M Price (C) (Kaye 46’) M Walter M Acosta (Mezquida 82’) M Hernandez M Esteves F Russell (C) M Rubio F Vujnovic (Tzionis 34’ (Duke 100+)) F Zardes (Barrios 64’) F Salloi F Lewis
Sporting KC GK Melia D Sweat D Ford D Voloder D Ndenbe M Uri M Hernandez M Espinoza (Tzionis 64’) F Walter F Russell (C) F Duke
San Jose Earthquakes GK Marcinkowski D Marie D Agren D Calvo D Beason M Remedi (Judson 80’) M Yueill (Gregus 68’) M Monteiro (Chofis 68’) F Espinoza F Ebobisse F Cowell
Sporting KC GK Melia D Sweat (Pierre 46’) D Ford D Fontas (Isimat 69’) D Ndenbe M Uri (Tzionis 46’) M Hernandez M Espinoza F Walter F Russell (C) F Duke
Vancouver Whitecaps FC GK Cropper D Godinho (Martins 79’) D Brown D Veselinovic D Nerwinski D Gutierrez (Godoy 60’) M Jungwirth M Berhalter (Raposo 79’) M Owusu (Baldisimo 46’) F Dajome (C) (Caicedo 27’) F Cavallini
Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Pierre Rad Davis Vazquez
Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Pierre Rad Davis Vazquez
Subs not used: Bersano (GK) Salinas Skahan Thompson Bouda Kikanovic
Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Rad Voloder Davis
Subs not used: Boehmer (GK) Alexandre Vite Ricketts
Subs not used: Irwin (GK) Beitashour Markanich Vallecilla Max Warner
Scoring Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi 3 (Uri Rosell 1) 24’ COL - Lucas Esteves 1 (Gyasi Zardes 1) 29’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 4 (Unassisted) 50’ Misconduct Summary: COL - Bryan Acosta (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 3’ SKC - Felipe Hernandez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’ COL - Auston Trusty (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 78’ SKC - Logan Ndenbe (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ COL - Lalas Abubakar (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 90’ COL - Auston Trusty (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 91+ COL - Diego Rubio (Yellow Card; Dissent) 91+ COL - Lucas Esteves (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+ COL - Lucas Esteves (Red Card; Violent Conduct) 96+ SKC - Andreu Fontas (Red Card; Violent Conduct) 96+ SKC - Daniel Salloi (Red Card; Serious Foul Play) 99+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 6 (2) 3 19 0 1
COL 15 (4) 0 13 2 5
Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 4 (Cam Duke 3, Roger Espinoza 1) 45’ SJ - Jackson Yueill 3 (Jamiro Monteiro 4, Francisco Calvo 1) 46’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’ SKC - Uri Rosell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 74’ SJ - Paul Marie (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 80’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 6 (2) 4 7 0 4
SJ 18 (5) 1 11 3 4
June 12, 2022: Sporting KC 1-2 New England Revolution MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,703 Weather: Partly Cloudy and 91 degrees 1 Sporting KC (3-9-4, 13 points) 0 New England Revolution (5-5-4, 19 points) 1
2 1 1
F 1 2
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi (Pierre 90’) D Ford (Isimat 46’) D Voloder (Fontas 46’) D Ndenbe M Uri M Walter (Shelton 33’) M Espinoza F Russell (C) F Hernandez F Duke
New England Revolution GK Petrovic D Bye D Farrell D Gonzalez (Bell 55’) D Jones M Kaptoum (Altidore 64’) M Polster M McNamara (Traustason 72’) M Gil (C) M Borrero (Boateng 73’) F Bou (Maciel 90’)
Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Rad Sweat Vazquez
Subs not used: Knighton (GK) DeLaGarza Rivera Rennicks
Scoring Summary: NE - Gustavo Bou 2 (Dylan Borrero 1) 30’ SKC - Johnny Russell 5 (Unassisted) 52’ NE - Emmanuel Boateng 1 (Unassisted) 87’ Misconduct Summary: NE - Gustavo Bou (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 7’ NE - Matt Polster (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 24’ SKC - Kortne Ford (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 34’ SKC - Uri Rosell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 47+ SKC - Uri Rosell (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48’ NE - Andrew Farrell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 50’ NE - DeJuan Jones (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 55’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 9 (2) 3 9 1 6
NE 12 (5) 1 10 2 5
13
Scoring Summary: VAN - Lucas Cavallini 4 (Penalty Kick) 24’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Kortne Ford (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 13’ VAN - Sebastian Berhalter (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 27’ SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 44’ VAN - Cristian Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 52’ SKC - Johnny Russell (Yellow Card; Dissent) 58’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (2) 0 11 2 4
VAN 9 (1) 1 13 1 5
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2022 U.S. OPEN CUP BOX SCORES May 10, 2022: Sporting KC 4-2 FC Dallas U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 14,922 Weather: Sunny and 87 degrees 1 0 2
Sporting KC FC Dallas
2 2 0
ET1 1 0
ET2 1 0
F 4 2
May 25, 2022: Sporting KC 2-1 Houston Dynamo FC U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 14,913 Weather: Cloudy and 60 degrees 1 0 1
Sporting KC Houston Dynamo FC
2 2 0
F 2 1
Sporting KC GK Pulskamp D Rad (Voloder 100’) D Fontas (C) D Sweat M Pierre (Russell 74’) M Hernandez M Davis (Walter 61’) M Cisneros (Duke 18’) M Glass (Salloi 61’) F Vujnovic (Shelton 61’) F Tzionis
FC Dallas GK Maurer D Bartlett (Martinez 64’) D Tafari D Quononez (Roberts 85’) M Nanu M Servania (Redzic 91’) M Cerrillo M Munjoma F Obrian (Velasco 77’) F Jara (Ferreira 76’) F Schon (Elmedkhar 64’)
Sporting KC GK Pulskamp D Sweat (Shelton 46’) D Ford D Fontas (Isimat 76’) D Ndenbe (Pierre 64’) M Uri (Espinoza 46’) M Walter M Hernandez F Russell (C) F Salloi F Duke
Houston Dynamo FC GK Nelson D Dorsey D Bartlow D Steres D Junqua M Quintero M Ceren (C) M Raines (Vera 57’) F Baird (Pasher 72’) F Avila (Carrasquilla 57’) F Rodriguez (Picault 72’)
Subs not used: McIntosh (GK)
Subs not used: Paes (GK)
Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Voloder Davis
Subs not used: Valdez (GK) Parker Zeca
Scoring Summary: DAL - Franco Jara 2 (Unassisted) 8’ DAL - Eddie Munjoma 1 (Jader Obrian 1) 34’ SKC - Nikola Vujnovic 1 (Unassisted) 60’ SKC - Marinos Tzionis 1 (Remi Walter 1) 98+ SKC - Edwin Cerrillo (Own Goal) 94’ SKC - Khiry Shelton 1 (Unassisted) 113’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Jake Davis (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 26’ DAL - Jimmy Maurer (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 36’ SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 42’ DAL - Jader Obrian (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 43’ DAL - Lucas Bartlett (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 63’ DAL - Jesus Ferreira (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 95+ DAL - Jose Antonio Martinez (Red Card; DOGSO) 97+ SKC - Felipe Hernandez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 107+ SKC - Johnny Russell (Yellow Card; Dissent) 120’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 23 (7) 2 15 3 10
DAL 12 (5) 3 17 4 6
Scoring Summary: HOU - Corey Baird 1 (Darwin Quintero 1) 41’ SKC - Johnny Russell 1 (Unassisted) 52’ SKC - Johnny Russell 2 (Penalty Kick) 73’ Misconduct Summary: HOU - Darwin Ceren (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 18’ SKC - Uri Rosell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 29’ HOU - Darwin Quintero (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ HOU - Griffin Dorsey (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 68’ SKC - Kortne Ford (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 88’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 18 (4) 2 8 1 3
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HOU 7 (3) 2 8 2 4
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2022 REGULAR SEASON)
Formation: 4-3-3 (13 games) Left forward
Center forward
Right forward
Khiry Shelton 7 Nikola Vujnovic 3 Johnny Russell 2 Felipe Hernandez 1
Daniel Salloi 9 Cam Duke 3 Marinos Tzionis 1
Left-center midfielder Felipe Hernandez 7 Roger Espinoza 5 Cam Duke 1
Johnny Russell 11 Remi Walter 2
Right-center midfielder Remi Walter 8 Roger Espinoza 5
Defensive midfielder Uri Rosell 9 Remi Walter 3 Roger Espinoza 1
Left back
Logan Ndenbe 10 Ben Sweat 3
Left center back
Right center back
Andreu Fontas 8 Robert Voloder 4 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 1
Kortne Ford 7 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 6
Right back Graham Zusi 9 Ben Sweat 3 Cam Duke 1
Goalkeeper Tim Melia 13
Formation: 3-5-2 (1 game) Center forward Nikola Vujnovic 1
Second Striker Cam Duke 1
Left-center midfielder Felipe Hernandez 1
Right-center midfielder Center midfielder
Roger Espinoza 1
Remi Walter 1
Left wing back
Right wing back
Ben Sweat 1
Graham Zusi 1
Left center back Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 1
Center back Andreu Fontas 1
Goalkeeper Tim Melia 1
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Right center back Kortne Ford 1
NOTE: Charts do not account for players interchanging and/ or switching positions over the course of a match. Substitute players are not listed.
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2022 REGULAR SEASON)
Formation: 4-2-3-1 (1 game)
Center forward
Left forward
Right forward
Khiry Shelton 1
Daniel Salloi 1
Johnny Russell 1
Attacking midfielder Marinos Tzionis 1
Right defensive midfielder
Left defensive midfielder
Remi Walter 1
Roger Espinoza 1
Left back
Logan Ndenbe 1
Left center back
Right center back
Andreu Fontas 1
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 1
Right back Graham Zusi 1
Goalkeeper Tim Melia 1
Formation: 4-3-1-2 (1 game)
Center forward
Left forward
Khiry Shelton 1
Daniel Salloi 1
Attacking midfielder Johnny Russell 1
Left midfielder
Right midfielder
Remi Walter 1
Roger Espinoza 1
Defensive midfielder Uri Rosell 1
Left back
Logan Ndenbe 1
Left center back
Right center back
Robert Voloder 1
Kortne Ford 1
Goalkeeper Tim Melia 1
16
Right back Cam Duke 1
NOTE: Charts do not account for players interchanging and/ or switching positions over the course of a match. Substitute players are not listed.
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2022 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE
February 27 March 5 March 12 March 19 March 26 April 2 April 9 April 17 April 23 April 30 May 7 May 14 May 18 May 22 May 28 June 12 June 19 June 25 July 3 July 9 July 13 July 17 July 23 July 30 August 6 August 13 August 21 August 27 September 4 September 10 September 13 September 17 October 2 October 9
OPPONENT
at Atlanta Untied FC vs. Houston Dynamo FC at Colorado Rapids at Chicago Fire FC vs. Real Salt Lake at Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Nashville SC at Los Angeles FC vs. Columbus Crew vs. FC Dallas at New York City FC at Portland Timbers vs. Colorado Rapids at San Jose Earthquakes vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. New England Revolution at Nashville SC at Seattle Sounders FC vs. New York Red Bulls at CF Montreal at Minnesota United FC at Real Salt Lake vs. Los Angeles FC vs. Austin FC vs. LA Galaxy at Austin FC vs. Portland Timbers vs. San Jose Earthquakes at LA Galaxy at Houston Dynamo FC vs. D.C. United vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Seattle Sounders FC at FC Dallas
RESULT L W L L W L L L T T T L W T L L
SCORE 1-3 1-0 0-2 1-3 1-0 0-1 1-2 1-3 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-7 2-1 1-1 0-1 1-2
ATT.
67,523 18,872 12,387 9,352 19,107 16,772 18,852 22,097 18,483 17,334 15,031 23,503 17,233 14,233 19,206 18,703
RECORD 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-0 1-3-0 2-3-0 2-4-0 2-5-0 2-6-0 2-6-1 2-6-2 2-6-3 2-7-3 3-7-3 3-7-4 3-8-4 3-9-4
PTS. 0 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 12 13 13 13
PLACE T-10 T-6 T-11 12 T-6 T-11 12 12 T-11 11 T-11 13 13 T-12 14 14
GOALSCORERS Salloi Walter -Espinoza Russell -Walter Own Goal -Russell, Salloi -Russell, Tzionis Salloi (2) Russell -Russell
SPORTING KC 2022 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2022 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (3-9-4, 13 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF JUNE 12, 2022 UNF 7 20 54 15 27 28 21 6 2 17 3 12 5 32 29 18 24 11 4 19 8 25 22 9 1 48
POS F F M M F M M M D M D D D M GK D D F D F D F GK F GK D
PLAYER Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi Remi Walter Roger Espinoza Marinos Tzionis Cam Duke Felipe Hernandez Oriol Rosell Ben Sweat Jake Davis Andreu Fontas Kortne Ford Nicolas Isimat-Mirin Jose Mauri Tim Melia Logan Ndenbe Kayden Pierre Khiry Shelton Robert Voloder Nikola Vujnovic Graham Zusi Ozzie Cisneros Kendall McIntosh Alan Pulido John Pulskamp Kaveh Rad Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals
GP 15 11 16 15 14 14 16 10 8 3 11 11 11 1 16 14 4 11 7 9 11 0 0 0 0 0 16 16
GS MIN 15 1319 11 981 16 1383 14 1127 2 458 7 731 9 897 10 635 7 574 0 15 10 910 9 779 9 791 0 27 16 1440 12 1091 0 59 9 832 5 482 4 331 11 922 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1440 16 1440
G 5 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 28
A 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 31 32 9 23 9 7 15 3 3 0 5 2 3 0 0 5 0 11 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 0
SOG 9 15 2 7 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
FC 15 8 10 25 4 12 14 18 12 3 10 11 13 1 0 16 0 11 4 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
FS 31 18 7 9 19 22 21 4 5 0 6 6 3 0 2 20 0 8 4 4 14 0 0 0 0 0
OFF 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
CK 8 2 19 0 4 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
C 3 0 2 6 0 3 2 3 1 0 3 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
E 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 33
169 185
50 60
200 207
207 200
15 43
51 60
35 44
4 4
SH 60 60 50
SV 32 32 34
GA 28 28 14
GAA 1.75 1.75 0.88
PG 2 2 1
PA 3 3 1
W 3 3 9
L 9 9 3
T 4 4 4
SO 4 4 5
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Johnny Russell 1, Daniel Salloi 1, Remi Walter 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Johnny Russell 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF 29
POS GK
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals
GP 16 16 16
GS 16 16 16
MIN 1440 1440 1440
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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Manager & Sporting Director | Peter Vermes
Assistant Coach | Kerry Zavagnin Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin first joined Kansas City in 2000 as a holding midfielder and was an integral part of the club’s midfield for the next nine seasons, during which time he helped lead the Wizards to MLS Cup (2000) and U.S. Open Cup (2004) Championships. He was named to the MLS All-Star team and the Best XI in 2004. Zavagnin’s primary duties as an assistant include scouting, developing Sporting Kansas City’s younger players, breaking down film and assisting with training sessions, among others.
Peter Vermes is in his 14th season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2022 and is the longest-tenured active head coach in MLS. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 213 coaching victories in all competitions are the most club history. During his tenure, he has won four major trophies – the 2012, 2015 and 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – and finished atop the Eastern Conference regularseason standings in 2011 and 2012, as well as the Western Conference in 2018 and 2020. His three U.S. Open Cup championships are the third most in Open Cup history. He is the first coach in club history to lead Sporting KC to eight straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team. His 175 regular-season wins top the club’s all-time chart and rank fifth most in MLS history. He passed his former coach Bob Gansler as the winningest manager in team history with a 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Aug. 12, 2015, his 109th victory in all competitions.
He started his professional career with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, where he played in 39 games over two seasons. After spending one season with the Lehigh Valley Steam (USL-1), Zavagnin came to Kansas City in 2000. He played 237 games (228 starts) and logged 20,516 minutes for Kansas City, setting team records in both categories before both were overtaken by Matt Besler early in 2018. He scored eight goals and added 22 assists in his nine seasons in Kansas City blue. Zavagnin was named Team Defender of the Year in 2001.
On August 4, 2018, Vermes coached his 302nd MLS regular-season game with Sporting KC, becoming the league’s all-time leader in games coached for one club. He was named the first-ever MLS Sporting Executive of the Year by his peers in 2018. Vermes has coached 496 total games during his Kansas City coaching career, most in club history.
On top of his club success in Kansas City, Zavagnin also appeared 21 times for the United States Men’s National Team. He recorded one assist for the U.S., who went 15-2-4 when Zavagnin featured. He married his wife Mirriam prior to the 2009 season, when he became an assistant coach at the club.
With over 14 years of service at Sporting KC, Vermes is one of the longest serving managers in world soccer. Among all 18 leagues with an average attendance of 10,000+, Vermes ranks second, only behind 2. Bundesliga side FC Heidenheim’s Frank Schmidt (Sept. 17, 2007 – present). Among the top 126 leagues in the world as denoted by the CIES Football Observatory, Vermes’ tenure at Sporting KC ranks as the sixth longest active run.
Assistant Coach | Zoran Savic Assistant Coach Zoran Savic joined Sporting Kansas City late in the 2009 season after a 30-year career at all levels of the game in the United States. A native of Gornji Milanovac, Yugoslavia, Savic began his journey through American soccer with the Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League in 1980. Savic would go on to star for several MISL teams, with his most prosperous period coming with the Kansas City Comets, with whom he scored 70 goals in just over 100 appearances from 1982-1984.
Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting KC, including the active roster, Sporting Kansas City II (MLS NEXT Pro) and the Sporting KC Academy. Vermes entered MLS ahead of its inaugural season in 1996 and retired from the league in 2002, closing out his playing career in Kansas City after stints with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and Colorado Rapids.
After retiring as a player in 1991, Savic turned his attention to coaching in the indoor game. Savic led the Kansas City Attack from 1992-1996, winning Coach of the Year honors for the 1994-1995 season while also serving as the team’s General Manager. Savic later coached the Kansas City Comets from 2000-2005.
Following a standout high school career in which he was named New Jersey Player of the Year, Vermes was a star forward and All-American at Rutgers University. After college, Vermes represented the United States in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, and was named 1988 Chevrolet U.S. Male Soccer Athlete of the Year for his efforts.
In 2007 Savic switched to the outdoor game, joining Chivas USA as an assistant to then-head coach Preki before moving into the commentary booth for Kansas City matches in 2008 and 2009. Savic’s career as a commentator was cut short, however, when newly installed Manager Peter Vermes tabbed Savic to be part of his coaching staff late in the 2009 season.
Vermes was an integral part of a young U.S. team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he nearly scored against the host Azzurri. It was the first time the U.S. had qualified for the World Cup in 40 years and set the stage for the progress of the U.S. National Team. In 1989 and 1990, Vermes became the first American to play in the Hungarian and Dutch First Divisions, playing for Raba ETO and FC Volendam, respectively. He later spent five years with Figueres of the Spanish Second Division.
Goalkeeper Coach | Alec Dufty Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty is in his sixth season with Sporting Kansas City having been introduced to the organization as the Sporting KC II goalkeeper coach in the side’s inaugural season in 2016. In his first season working with Sporting KC’s goalkeepers, starting goalkeeper Tim Melia enjoyed a record-breaking season where he was named the 2017 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year.
For MLS’s inaugural season in 1996, Vermes served as captain of the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. In 1997, he was traded to the Colorado Rapids for current Sporting KC Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin and played in Denver through the 1999 season, leading the Rapids to the 1997 MLS Cup Final. Vermes joined Kansas City in 2000 for what would be the most successful season of his MLS career. During his first year in Kansas City, he anchored one of the best defenses in league history and won MLS Defender of the Year honors in helping lead the Wizards to the 2000 MLS Cup Championship. He retired in 2002 after appearing in 209 MLS matches (including playoffs) and playing more than 18,000 minutes. In 2013, Vermes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Year
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 TOTAL
A former MLS player, Dufty began his playing career with the New York Red Bulls in 2009, making one appearance before joining the MLS reserve goalkeeper pool. In 2010, Dufty joined USSF D2 Pro League side AC St. Louis, making 30 appearances before returning to MLS with the Chicago Fire in late 2010. He announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2011 season. Dufty then took to coaching, first working with Florida Gulf Coast University and then the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2015, Dufty served as goalkeeper coach for Toronto FC II in their inaugural USL season.
PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC MLS Playoffs MIB KO Open Cup Intl. Total 3-6-3 11-13-6 13-9-12 18-7-9 17-10-7 14-13-7 14-11-9 13-13-8 12-9-13 18-8-8 10-16-8 12-6-3 17-10-7 3-9-4 175-140-104
----2-1-0 1-1-0 2-1-2 0-1-0 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-1-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-1-0 0-0-0 7-9-6
----------------------0-1-1 ----0-1-1
--0-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 4-0-1 2-1-0 0-1-0 ----2-0-0 22-7-3
--------2-0-2 3-2-1 --1-2-1 ----3-3-0 --0-1-0 0-0-0 9-8-4
3-6-3 11-14-6 18-11-12 23-8-10 22-12-11 18-17-8 18-11-11 15-17-9 16-10-14 21-10-10 13-20-8 12-8-5 18-12-7 5-9-4 213-165-118
Director of Sports Performance & Science | Joey Harty Joey Harty was named Sporting Kansas City’s Director of Sports Performance and Science ahead of the 2020 season, stepping up from his role as assistant fitness coach which he held from 2018-2019. Harty manages all aspects of the club’s performance department from the academy to the senior team. He also oversees day-to-day training plans on and off the field, including work in the weight room, soccer session planning, on-field movement training, data analysis and more, aiming to optimize player health and performance. Harty joined Sporting’s organization in January 2016, serving as a fitness coach for the Sporting Kansas City Academy. He spent the 2017 season as head fitness coach for Sporting KC II The Colorado native then transitioned to assistant fitness coach for Sporting’s first team in January 2018 before landing his current role with the club. Prior to arriving in Kansas City, Harty worked for Phoenix Rising FC and Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. Harty attended Grand Canyon from 2010-2014, played for the men’s soccer team from 20102012 and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science. In addition to holding several professional licenses and certifications in athletic performance, Harty is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #25 | M | OZZIE CISNEROS | @OzzieCisner10 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
18
0
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
2
2
108
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-5 Weight: 130 Birthday: 3/13/2004 Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 1/20/2021 Midfielder Ozzie Cisneros, who has competed for the Sporting KC Academy at the U-13 through U-19 levels, became the fourth-youngest signing in club history when he inked an MLS contract at age 16 in early 2021. He scored his first professional goal for Sporting KC II against Louisville City FC on July 28, 2021 before making his debut for Sporting KC in a Leagues Cup match against Club Leon on Aug. 10, 2021.
he scores 0-0-0
U-19 ranks by the time he was 15. He helped the U-17s reach the 2019 Development Academy Playoffs and split time between the U-17s and U-19s during the first half of the 2019-20 campaign. Cisneros and the SKC Academy returned to action in September 2020 in MLS Next play, with Cisneros striking twice during the abbreviated fall season - once for the U-17s and once for the U-19s.
A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Cisneros joined the Sporting KC Academy as a 12-year-old On the international stage, Cisneros notably starred at the 2019 Concacaf U-15 in 2016. That summer, he led Sporting to a fourth-place finish at the Concacaf U-13 Championship in Bradenton, Florida, scoring both goals in a 2-0 quarterfinal win over Champions League in Mexico City. Cisneros went on to play almost 70 matches for Costa Rica, and also found the back of the net at the 2019 Torneo delle Nazioni in Italy. Sporting in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, scoring 15 goals and climbing to the MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
#17 | M | JAKE DAVIS | @jdavis_3211 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
4
0
15
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
61
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
5
1
76
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 2, March 12, 2022, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance May 14, 2022, KC at POR Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-9 Weight: 155 Birthday: 1/3/2002 Hometown: Rochester, Michigan Last Club: Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 8/19/2021 Sporting Kansas City signed midfielder Jake Davis as a Homegrown Player in August 2021 as the 19th Homegrown Player to emerge from the Sporting Kansas City Academy. He made his first-team debut in the 4-0 victory over Minnesota United on Sept. 15, 2021.
A native of Rochester, Michigan, Davis moved to Kansas City in 2017 at age 15 to join the Sporting KC Academy. He represented Sporting at the U-17 and U-19 levels, amassing eight goals across 54 appearances in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.
A hard-nosed midfielder who can also play at right back, Davis started 28 of 37 appearances for Sporting Kansas City II across the 2019-2021 USL Championship seasons, adding seven assists in over 2,500 minutes played under head coach Paulo Nagamura. The 2021 campaign has seen Davis tally a team-high four assists in 17 matches, including the game-winner in a 3-2 victory at Memphis 901 FC on June 26. He also leads the club with 20 chances created and 47 tackles.
Davis earned international recognition for the first time in November 2019 when he was selected to the United States U-17 national team roster for the 19th annual Nike International Friendlies at the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
4
0
15
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
4
0
15
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #28 | M | CAM DUKE | @camduke20 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
37
14
1516
2
3
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
1
0
6
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
1
192
0
0
International
1
0
45
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
41
15
1759
3
3
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 15, 2021, KC vs. MIN Assists 1, 3 times, last: May 22, 2022, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 1, 6 times, last: May 22, 2022, KC at SJ Shots 2, 3 times, last: May 28, 2022, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 4, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 8, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance May 28, 2022, KC vs. VAN Goal Sept. 15, 2021, KC vs. MIN Assist May 22, 2022, KC at SJ 2022 Record when: he starts 0-4-2 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-6 Weight: 130 Birthday: 2/13/2001 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 7/18/2019 Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of midfielder Cam Duke as a Homegrown Player midway through the 2019 season. The Overland Park, Kansas native was in the club’s Academy from 2012-2019, advancing from the Under-12 side to the Under-19s. He made his professional debut in the MLS is Back Quarterfinals against the Philadelphia Union on July 30, 2020 and scored his first goal in a 3-1 road win over Seattle on July 25, 2021 before scoring again in a Leagues Cup match vs. Club Leon on Aug. 10, 2021.
spearheaded a first-place finish in the group stage with a goal and an assist. Duke was the No. 1 prospect in the Heartland Region and the 20th-ranked player nationally at TopDrawerSoccer.com. Duke is the younger brother of former Sporting midfielder and SKC II captain Christian Duke, while his father, Chris Duke, played for the Kansas City Comets and Kansas City Attack in the early 1990s. Duke represented the United States at the U-14 and U-15 level before guiding the U.S. U-16s to a third-place finish at the Val-de-Marne Tournament in France in 2016. Duke earned his first of several calls to the U.S. U-18s in November 2017 before returning to the team in 2018.
Duke capped an impressive Academy career by helping the SKC Academy U-19s reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs in June 2019. After the U-19s secured the No. 4 overall seed with a 16-4-3 regular-season record, Duke MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
37
14
1516
2
3
16
6
24
49
0
0
5
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
37
14
1516
2
3
16
6
24
49
0
0
5
0
0
0
#15 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
300
266
23148
11
40
MLS Postseason
17
14
1208
1
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
151
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
22
18
1991
0
3
International
9
8
727
1
1
ALL COMPETITIONS
350
308
27225
13
44
Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 11 times, last: March 19, 2022, KC at CHI Assists 2, 3 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 2, 15 times, last: April 2, 2022, KC at VAN Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, 6 times, last: Nov. 7, 2021, KC vs. RSL Fouls Suffered 6, 3 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance May 28, 2022, KC vs. VAN Goal March 19, 2022, KC at CHI Assist May 22, 2022, KC at SJ 2022 Record when: he starts 2-7-4 he scores 0-1-0
Birthday: 10/25/1986
Roger Espinoza played five seasons in Kansas City from 2008-12 before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. After a two-year stint in the English Premier League and English Championship, Espinoza returned to Sporting KC in 2015 and tallied one goal and four MLS assists. His 2015 campaign was cut short due to a left foot injury sustained in early August, but returned to the fold as a regular starter in 2016. Espinoza set new careerhighs in both goals (3) and assists (9) in 2018.
competitions, tallying 13 goals and 44 assists over 13 seasons. He is both the club’s all-time leader and the all-time MLS leader with 12 red cards. In two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances, including eight in the UEFA Europa League, and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City. Espinoza earned 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team after debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics before retiring from international play in 2019.
Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 350 appearances for the club in all MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
300
266
23148
11
40
339
91
483
382
17
16
70
12
2
11
KC - Postseason
17
14
1208
1
0
13
6
22
24
3
0
6
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
317
280
24356
12
40
352
97
505
406
20
16
76
12
2
11
20
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #3 | D | ANDREU FONTAS | @AFontas3 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
61
57
5161
1
1
MLS Postseason
2
2
180
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
3
3
286
0
0
International
4
4
326
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
70
66
5953
1
1
Height: 6-2 Weight: 200 Hometown: Banyoles, Spain Last Club: Celta Vigo (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 8/8/2018
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Assists 1, June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 1, 6 times, last: Feb. 27, 2022, KC at ATL Shots 2, 5 times, last: March 5, 2022, KC vs. HOU Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: March 26, 2022, KC vs. RSL Fouls Suffered 2, 6 times, last: April 9, 2022, KC vs. NSH Last Regular Season... Appearance May 28, 2022, KC vs. VAN Goal Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL 2022 Record when: he starts 3-7-0 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 11/14/1989
Sporting Kansas City signed center back Andreu Fontas, a 10-year professional with more than 200 appearances in his native Spain, on Aug. 8, 2018. Fontas underwent Achilles surgery in late 2019, keeping him out for the majority of the 2020 season before making his return with three starts late in the campaign.
Masia youth academy alongside current Sporting KC midfielder Uri Rosell, playing nearly 100 matches combined for FC Barcelona B and FC Barcelona from 2008-2012. Fontas advanced through from the B team to the first team in 2009 and played in 16 games for the Spanish giants, including a sub appearance in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final that Barca won 4-0 over Santos. Fontas spent the 2012-13 season on loan at Mallorca before signing with Celta Vigo in June 2013, where he made 139 appearances over five years. Internationally, Fontas has represented Spain at the Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 levels and has also played for the Catalonia National Team.
Fontas spent five seasons from 2013-2018 with Celta Vigo in Spain’s top-flight La Liga, where he started 100 of 105 league appearances and helped the club to the semifinals of the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League. The defender developed in FC Barcelona’s famed La MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
61
57
5161
1
1
23
6
38
26
0
0
7
1
0
1
KC - Postseason
2
2
180
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
63
59
5341
1
1
23
6
41
26
0
0
7
1
0
1
#12 | D | KORTNE FORD | @KortFord SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
10
8
734
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
11
9
824
0
0
Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 Birthday: 1/26/1996 Hometown: Greeley, Colorado College: University of Denver Last Club: Colorado Rapids (MLS) Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 1/14/2022
Sporting Kansas City signed free agent center back Kortne Ford ahead of the 2022 season. Ford began his professional career in 2017 with the Colorado Rapids, where he started 33 of 35 MLS appearances as a Homegrown Player. Following a five-year stint in Colorado, Ford spent the last three months of 2021 on loan with San Antonio FC in the USL Championship. Ford made his first MLS appearance since 2018 in Sporting’s match at the Colorado Rapids on March 12, 2022.
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, May 27, 2017, COL vs. SKC (w/ COL) Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, May 27, 2017, COL vs. SKC (w/ COL) Shots 3, Sept. 9, 2017, COL at HOU (w/ COL) Fouls Committed 3, 10 times, last: May 28, 2022, KC vs. VAN Fouls Suffered 3, Aug. 11, 2018, COL vs. SJ (w/ COL) Last Regular Season... Appearance May 28, 2022, KC vs. VAN Goal May 27, 2017, COL vs. SKC (w/ COL) Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 1-3-4 he scores 0-0-0
scoring account against the same opponent in a 1-0 home win on May 27. Born in Olathe, Kansas, Ford played youth soccer in the Kansas City area before moving with his family to Colorado at age 12. He joined the Colorado Rapids Academy in 2012 and represented the club at the U-16 and U-18 levels.
In three standout seasons at the University of Denver, Ford was a two-time All-Summit League First Team selection and a Top Drawer Soccer Second Team All-America honoree Ford signed for the Rapids as a Homegrown Player in 2017 and enjoyed a strong rookie in 2016. He started in all 62 college appearances, notching five goals and three assists, campaign, starting 19 of 20 MLS appearances. He earned his MLS debut in a road loss to and led the Pioneers to their first NCAA Men’s College Cup appearance as a junior in Sporting Kansas City on April 9 at Children’s Mercy Park and opened his professional 2016. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
10
8
734
0
0
2
0
10
7
1
0
3
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
45
41
3602
1
0
17
4
51
24
1
0
14
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
45
41
3602
1
0
17
4
51
24
1
0
14
0
1
0
21
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #21 | M | FELIPE HERNANDEZ | @Fe1ipe98 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
39
21
2087
1
6
MLS Postseason
2
0
42
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
1
0
26
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
210
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
44
23
2365
1
6
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Assists 2, May 14, 2022, KC at POR Shots on Goal 1, 4 times, last: April 9, 2022, KC vs. NSH Shots 4, June 12, 2021, KC vs. ATX Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: April 17, 2022, KC at LAFC Fouls Suffered 4, July 4, 2021, KC at LA Last Regular Season... Appearance May 28, 2022, KC vs. VAN Goal June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Assist May 14, 2022, KC at POR 2022 Record when: he starts 3-4-1 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-7 Weight: 145 Birthday: 6/8/1998 Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 8/30/2019 Sporting Kansas City signed Felipe Hernandez as a Homegrown Player in late August 2019, making him the 12th Homegrown Player in club history and one of eight on the current roster, joining Cam Duke, Daniel Salloi, John Pulskamp, Ozzie Cisneros, Kaveh Rad, Kayden Pierre and Jake Davis.
Born in Ibague, Colombia, Hernandez grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, and played for Sporting Nashville Heroes, a former Academy Affiliate. He moved to Kansas City in the summer of 2014 to join the Academy. At age 16, Hernandez earned a preseason training stint with Sporting KC in January 2015, before signing an Academy contract with Sporting KC II in August 2016, two months prior to earning Bob Gansler Academy Player of the Year honors that then led to a professional SKC II contract in early 2017.
Hernandez is the first Sporting player to progress from an Academy Affiliate club to the SKC Academy to Sporting KC II before signing with the senior team. His acquisition follows a breakout season in the USL Championship, where he started 24 of 26 appearances, scored a team-best eight goals and recorded four assists. In three seasons with SPR, Hernandez amassed 13 goals and 12 assists across 85 matches.
On the international stage, Hernandez played for the U.S. U-19 National Team for the first time in August 2016 for the Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament in Serbia. The following April, he ventured to London for his first training camp with the U.S. U-20s.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
39
21
2087
1
6
34
4
31
35
2
20
2
0
0
1
KC - Postseason
2
0
42
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
41
21
2129
1
6
34
4
31
38
2
20
2
0
0
1
#5 | D | NICOLAS ISIMAT-MIRIN | @nicoisimat SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
23
20
1695
0
0
MLS Postseason
2
2
180
1
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
0
14
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
26
22
1889
1
0
Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Hometown: Meudon, France Last Club: Besiktas J.K. (Turkey) Acquired: Signed on 2/3/2021
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: May 28, 2022, KC vs. VAN Shots 1, 3 times, last: May 28, 2022, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 4, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: March 12, 2022, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance May 28, 2022, KC vs. VAN Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 2-6-1 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 11/15/1991
Sporting Kansas City signed French center back Nicolas Isimat-Mirin ahead of the 2021 MLS season. Isimat has played over 250 professional matches since 2010, featuring in the top divisions of France, the Netherlands and Turkey. He has logged 93 appearances each in France’s Ligue 1 and the Dutch Eredivisie, where he won three league titles as an integral member of PSV Eindhoven. Born in the Paris suburb of Meudon, Isimat competed in the famous Clairefontaine youth academy from 2004-2007 before continuing his development at Rennes and Valenciennes. He began his professional career as an 18-year-old in 2010 and spent the next three seasons as a regular starter for Valenciennes. Isimat-Mirin landed a transfer to French title contender Monaco, where he played 11 matches for the club in all competitions during the 2013-14 season.
In 2014, Isimat was loaned from Monaco to PSV Eindhoven. In his first Eredivisie season, he helped PSV win the league title by a 17-point margin, leading to PSV acquiring the defender on a permanent transfer ahead of the 2015-16 campaign. He appeared in 26 matches as PSV captured another Eredivisie title. Isimat and PSV won their third title in four years in 2017-2018. In early 2019, Isimat joined Besiktas in Turkey, starting 14 matches during the latter half of the season. For the 2019-20 campaign, the defender was loaned back to Ligue 1 for a stint with Toulouse, making 16 starts. Isimat represented France as a U-20 and U-21 youth international and notably featured during 2013 UEFA European U-21 Championship qualifying. He struck a center back partnership alongside future World Cup winner Raphael Varane as France finished atop their qualifying group.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
23
20
1695
0
0
3
3
27
9
2
0
6
0
0
0
KC - Postseason
2
2
180
1
0
2
1
4
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
25
22
1875
1
0
5
4
31
13
2
0
6
0
1
0
22
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #10 | M | GADI KINDA SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
44
40
3429
11
12
MLS Postseason
4
2
214
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
1
135
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
1
0
45
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
51
43
3823
11
12
Height: 5-8 Weight: 145 Birthday: 3/23/1994 Hometown: Ashdod, Israel Last Club: Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) Acquired: Acquired in loan/transfer on 1/23/2020
Sporting Kansas City announced in January 2020 that the club had acquired central midfielder Gadi Kinda on a one-year loan from Israeli Premier League side Beitar Jerusalem. Sporting made the loan move permanent ahead of the 2021 season. Kinda has played over 200 matches in Israel since turning professional in 2011 at age 17. He starred as one of the Israeli Premier League’s best players during the first half of the 2019-20 season.
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 11 times, last: Oct. 3, 2021, KC vs. HOU Assists 2, Oct. 27, 2021, KC vs. LA Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 3, 2021, KC vs. HOU Shots 5, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 4, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 5, Oct. 17, 2021, KC at VAN Last Regular Season... Appearance Nov. 3, 2021, KC at ATX Goal Oct. 3, 2021, KC vs. HOU Assist Nov. 3, 2021, KC at ATX 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
He became a regular starter for Ashdod during the 2013-2014 campaign, notably scoring his first top-fight goal in a 3-2 defeat of Israeli giants Maccabi Haifa in September 2013. Ashdod spent the 2015-16 season in Israel’s second division, but a strong bounce-back culminated with a Liga Leumit title as Kinda earned 27 appearances and helped his team finish atop the standings. Ashdod’s promotion saw Kinda tally seven goals and seven assists over the next two and a half seasons before his transfer to Beitar Jerusalem.
Born in Ethiopia and raised in Israel, Kinda joined Beitar Jerusalem in February 2019 and started 30 of 31 appearances in all competitions. Kinda spent the first seven and a half years of his professional career at FC Ashdod. He developed as a youth in his hometown club’s academy prior to landing an top-flight debut in September 2011 as a 17-year-old.
Kinda has five caps for the senior Israeli National Team, making his debut on June 5, 2021 when he scored the final goal in a 3-1 friendly win over Montenegro. He previously represented Israel at the U-18, U-19 and U-21 levels.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
44
40
3429
11
12
86
36
70
82
8
41
10
1
4
5
KC - Postseason
4
2
214
0
0
2
0
5
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
48
42
3643
11
12
88
36
75
88
8
41
10
1
4
5
#22 | GK | KENDALL MCINTOSH | @McIntoshKendall 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 Allowed N/A Saves N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Shutout N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 Birthday: 1/24/1994 Hometown: Santa Rosa, California College: Santa Clara Last Club: New York Red Bulls (MLS) Acquired: Acquired in Re-Entry Draft on 12/17/2020 Sporting Kansas City acquired goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh in Stage 1 of the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Process. McIntosh boasts five years of professional experience across Major League Soccer and the USL Championship. He spent the 2020 MLS campaign with the New York Red Bulls following a four-year stint in the Portland Timbers organization from 2016-2019.
Born in Oakland and raised in Santa Rosa, California, McIntosh was a member of the San Jose Earthquakes Academy as a youth before embarking on a four-year collegiate career at Santa Clara University. He made 53 appearances for the Broncos from 2012-2015 and was named the 2015 West Coast Conference Goalkeeper of the Year as a senior, leading Santa Clara to the WCC Championship.
As a rookie in 2016, McIntosh competed for Timbers 2 of the USL Championship prior to signing his first MLS contract with Portland in January 2017. He played most of the next three years on loan with Timbers 2, making 60 total USL Championship appearances for the club across four seasons. In his lone appearance for Portland’s first team, McIntosh secured a 2-0 shutout victory over San Jose in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 in 2018.
On the international stage, McIntosh notably featured for the U.S. U-20 National Team at the 2012 Northern Ireland Milk Cup. Earlier, he was part of the U.S. U-14 National Development Program and the U-15’ National Team prior to his residency with the U-17s in Bradenton, Florida. At the 2011 Concacaf U-17 Championship, McIntosh recorded two shutouts in three winning appearances - including a 3-0 defeat of Canada in the final.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
210
210
18853
0
0
MLS Postseason
10
10
924
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
180
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
11
11
1080
0
0
International
6
6
540
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
239
239
21577
0
0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 210 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA (MLS) Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 7, 2 times, last: May 14, 2022, KC at POR Saves 10, April 8, 2018, KC at LA Last Regular Season... Appearance May 28, 2022, KC vs. VAN Shutout May 7, 2022, KC at NYC 2022 Record when: he starts 3-8-4
Birthday: 5/15/1986
Tim Melia has the most regular-season wins (90), shutouts (63) and saves (608) in club history, and has also played the most games (210) of any Sporting goalkeeper. Melia claimed the 2017 Goalkeeper of the Year crown with career-highs in wins (12), shutouts (10), saves (91), starts (31) and minutes (2,759). Melia surpassed each of those numbers in 2018, posting 18 wins, 13 shutouts, 106 saves, 34 starts and 3060 minutes.
saves in a 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy. During his breakout campaign in 2015, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 precent save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against average. He was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year. After a four-year college career with NCAA Division III program Lynn University (New York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United.
Melia was also named the club’s 2017 Most Valuable Player. Among goalkeepers with at least 15 regular-season appearances in 2017, he led MLS with a 0.78 goals against average, 78.4 save percentage and 69.2-percent passing accuracy. He also ranked second in shutouts. On April 8, 2018, Melia set a new club record and career-high with 10 MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
210
210
18853
876
608
63
262
1.25
17
30
15
1
90
70
48
MLS - Regular Season
216
215
19292
909
626
63
276
1.29
18
31
15
2
90
74
49
KC - Postseason
10
10
924
49
31
1
17
1.66
1
1
0
0
2
4
3
MLS - TOTAL
226
225
20216
958
657
64
293
1.30
19
32
15
2
92
78
52
#18 | D | LOGAN NDENBE | @Ndenbe22 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
13
11
1000
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
64
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
14
12
1064
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 3, April 30, 2022, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 3, May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL Fouls Suffered 4, May 14, 2022, KC at POR Last Regular Season... Appearance May 28, 2022, KC vs. VAN Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 2-5-4 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-7 Weight: 160 Birthday: 2/9/2000 Hometown: La Louviere, Belgium Last Club: EA Guingamp (France) Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 1/14/2022 Sporting Kansas City acquired left back Logan Ndenbe in a transfer from EA Guingamp in the French second division in January 2022. Ndenbe arrives in Kansas City after spending his first five professional seasons in Europe with Belgian top-flight side KV Oostende and French club Guingamp. He has logged nearly 50 professional appearances since 2017 and represented Belgium at the U-17 through U-21 levels.
Ndenbe left Belgium in July 2020, signing for Guingamp to mark the start of a successful stint in the French Ligue 2. He made 16 appearances for the club during the 2020-21 campaign and took another step forward during the first half of the 2021-2022 season, playing every minute in 12 league starts while adding one assist.
On the youth international stage, Ndenbe rose through the Belgian U-17 and U-18 teams A native of Mouscron, Belgium, Ndenbe developed in the Royal Excel Mouscron academy before earning his Belgium U-21 debut in June 2021 for his first of six matches in 2023 before joining KV Oostende as a 17-year-old in 2017. He played 15 matches in three UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying. He has started in each of the team’s seasons with the club, featuring in the Belgian First Division A as well as the league’s last four games since Oct. 12, helping the team go 3-0-1. playoff competition for the UEFA Europa League. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
13
11
1000
0
0
5
0
15
20
1
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
13
11
1000
0
0
5
0
15
20
1
0
2
0
0
0
24
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #24 | D | KAYDEN PIERRE | @KaydenPierre5 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
3
0
58
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
1
100
0
0
International
1
0
75
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
6
1
233
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance May 28, 2022, KC vs. VAN Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-9 Weight: 155 Birthday: 2/16/2003 Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 5/4/2021 Sporting Kansas City signed outside back Kayden Pierre to a Homegrown contract early in the 2021 season after impressing at preseason camp in Arizona with the Sporting KC first team. Pierre is the 18th Homegrown Player to emerge from the Sporting Kansas City Academy. He made his debut for the club against Leon in the Leagues Cup on Aug. 10, 2021 before making his MLS debut at Colorado on March 12, 2022.
Academy Playoffs in 2019. Capable of playing at left back and right back, Pierre gained his first professional experience in 2020 when he signed an amateur academy contract with Sporting Kansas City II. He started two of three USL Championship appearances in 2020, including a 90-minute outing in a dramatic 2-1 road victory over Indy Eleven on Sept. 30.
Born and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Pierre joined the Sporting KC Academy in 2018 from Vardar SC in his native state. He has represented Sporting at the U-15, U-17 and U-19 levels since then, and helped guide the U-17s to the U.S. Soccer Development
On the international stage, Pierre has competed for the United States U-14 and U-16 national teams over the last five years. He participated in multiple U-14 training camps from 2016-2017 before jumping to the U-16s for training camps from 2018-2019.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
3
0
58
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
3
0
58
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#9 | F | ALAN PULIDO | @alanpulido SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
33
26
2414
14
8
MLS Postseason
1
1
73
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
180
1
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
36
29
2667
15
8
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: May 16, 2021, KC vs. VAN Assists 2, July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Shots on Goal 6, Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots 8, May 22, 2021, KC at SJ Fouls Committed 3, June 19, 2021, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 3, 2021, KC vs. HOU Goal Aug. 14, 2021, KC at DAL Assist Aug. 18, 2021, KC vs. POR 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 180 Birthday: 3/8/1991 Hometown: Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Last Club: C.D. Guadalajara (Mexico) Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 12/10/2019 Sporting Kansas City acquired Mexican striker Alan Pulido as a Designated Player on a club-record transfer fee from C.D. Guadalajara in December 2019. Pulido has scored over 100 combined goals for club and country during a decorated career highlighted by five domestic championships and the 2018 Concacaf Champions League title. He joined Sporting after finishing atop the Liga MX scoring charts with 12 goals for C.D. Guadalajara in the 2019 Apertura season. Pulido is set to miss the 2022 MLS season after undergoing offseason knee surgery.
Clausura Final to finish as the tournament’s top scorer. Pulido then signed for Greek outfit Levadiakos and scored on his debut before heading to Greek powerhouse Olympiacos. He notched six goals throughout the 2015-16 campaign as Olympiacos claimed the Super League title, with Pulido also competing in the Europa League and Champions League qualifying during his time with the club. Pulido returned to Liga MX in August 2016, joining Guadalajara on a club-record transfer fee. His first full season with Chivas yielded 14 goals, helping his side to a double-winning campaign that ended with his first Liga MX Best XI selection. In 2018, he led Chivas to the Concacaf Champions League title and the Pulido developed in the Tigres UANL youth academy before breaking into the first team in club’s first continental championship in 56 years. 2009 as an 18-year-old. He helped Tigres to the 2009 SuperLiga title and two years later, Pulido scored in the second leg of the 2011 Liga MX Apertura Final as Tigres won its first At the international level, Pulido has bagged five goals in 20 caps for Mexico’s senior league championship since 1982. Pulido enjoyed a breakout 2013-14 campaign with 25 team and was part of the El Tri squad at the 2011 Copa America and the 2014 FIFA World goals in all competitions during his final season at Tigres, scoring in the 2014 Copa MX Cup. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
33
26
2414
14
8
96
34
20
67
11
0
4
0
5
2
KC - Postseason
1
1
73
0
0
2
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
34
27
2487
14
8
98
35
20
69
11
0
4
0
5
2
25
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #1 | GK | JOHN PULSKAMP | @john_pulskamp SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
6
6
540
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
210
0
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
9
9
840
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 3, May 1, 2021, KC at RSL Saves 5, May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 27, 2021, KC vs. LA Shutout Oct. 27, 2021, KC vs. LA 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 6-4 Weight: 210 Birthday: 4/19/2001 Hometown: Bakersfield, California Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown Player on 2/24/2020 Sporting Kansas City signed goalkeeper John Pulskamp as a Homegrown Player ahead of the 2020 season after acquiring his Homegrown rights from the LA Galaxy where he spent two seasons in the club’s Academy. He made his MLS debut in the 2021 season opener, helping the side to a 2-1 victory at the New York Red Bulls. He became the youngest goalkeeper in Sporting KC history to record a shutout following a 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy on Oct. 27, 2021 at the age of 20 years and 191 days.
Louisville City on May 6 and four saves in a defeat of rivals Saint Louis FC on June 30. He later shut out North Carolina FC in a 1-0 win on Sept. 14 and posted six saves in a 3-0 road triumph over Charlotte Independence on Sept. 21. Pulskamp arrived in Kansas City in April 2019 after a two-year stint in the LA Galaxy Academy, where he competed at the U-17 and U-19 levels in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. He also spent time on trial with English Premier League outfit AFC Bournemouth in the summer of 2018. Prior to joining the Galaxy, he represented youth sides Real So Cal and Central California Aztecs.
A native of Bakersfield, California, Pulskamp joined the MLS ranks on the heels of a 2019 USL Championship season in which he led Sporting KC II goalkeepers in starts (14), minutes (1,260), wins (four) and saves (45). He enjoyed several standout performances throughout the year, making five saves in a victory over reigning league champion
At the youth international level, Pulskamp debuted for the U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team in a friendly against regional rivals Mexico in early 2020. He also competed at a U.S. U-18 training camp in June 2018 at Pinnacle in Kansas City, Kansas.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
6
6
540
20
13
1
7
1.17
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
MLS - TOTAL
6
6
540
20
13
1
7
1.17
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
#48 | D | KAVEH RAD | @KavehRad11 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
5
2
244
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
100
0
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
7
4
434
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 1, Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 Birthday: 6/13/2001 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 4/5/2021 Sporting Kansas City signed center back Kaveh Rad as a Homegrown Player in April 2021, becoming the 16th player to emerge from the Sporting KC Academy to the first team. He made his MLS debut at Real Salt Lake on May 1, 2021. A native of North Carolina, Rad started 34 of 36 matches for Sporting Kansas City II in the USL Championship in 2019 and 2020. He enjoyed a breakout year for the club in 2019, signing an academy contract and making 22 appearances. Rad started 14 matches for Sporting KC II during a shortened 2020 campaign, leading the team in minutes (1,260) and passes (871) while starting in four of the club’s five wins.
Rad and his twin brother Jahon - who is under contract with Sporting KC II - moved from Durham, North Carolina, to Kansas City to join the Sporting KC Academy in 2016. He recorded seven goals and 65 league appearances in the U.S Soccer Development Academy from 2016-2019, representing Sporting at the U-15 through U-19 levels. During his time in the academy, Rad helped lead the Sporting KC U-19s to consecutive appearances at the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs in 2018 and 2019, including a dramatic run to the quarterfinals in the summer of 2019. Prior to arriving in Kansas City, the Rad brothers competed for North Carolina academy club Capital Area RailHawks Academy.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
5
2
244
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
5
2
244
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #6 | M | URI ROSELL | @Urirosell SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
52
48
3999
2
3
MLS Postseason
6
6
488
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
3
2
149
0
0
International
6
6
540
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
67
62
5176
2
3
Height: 5-10 Weight: 155 Birthday: 7/7/1992 Hometown: Puig Reig, Spain Last Club: Orlando City SC (MLS) Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 12/21/2021
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: March 2, 2013, KC at PHI Assists 1, 5 times, last: May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 1, 15 times, last: Oct. 6, 2019, ORL vs. CHI (w/ ORL) Shots 3, 4 times, last: Oct. 6, 2019, ORL vs. CHI (w/ ORL) Fouls Committed 8, July 27, 2013, KC at MTL Fouls Suffered 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 9, 2013, KC at HOU Last Regular Season... Appearance May 28, 2022, KC vs. VAN Goal March 2, 2013, KC at PHI Assist May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL 2022 Record when: he starts 1-4-4 he scores 0-0-0
Sporting Kansas City signed free agent midfielder Oriol “Uri” Rosell ahead of the 2022 season. Rosell returns to Kansas City after helping the club to the 2013 MLS Cup title. The Spanish midfielder played three seasons under Manager Peter Vermes from 2012-2014 before transferring to Portuguese powerhouse Sporting Lisbon. Rosell has spent the last four years in MLS with Orlando City SC, where he logged 73 appearances across all competitions. Born and raised in Puig Reig, Catalonia, Spain, Rosell joined FC Barcelona’s famous La Masia academy as a 14-year-old in 2006 before debuting professionally for FC Barcelona B in January 2012.
following year, Rosell started 41 of 42 matches in all competitions, led MLS with 130 interceptions during the regular season and finished as the team’s leader in successful passes and tackles won as Sporting won the 2013 MLS Cup.
Rosell began his first stint at Sporting KC in August 2012, making six MLS appearances during the final stretch of a campaign that saw Vermes’ side win the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and finish atop the Eastern Conference regular season standings. The
Over the next three seasons, Rosell was loaned to Portuguese clubs Vitoria Guimaraes, Belenenses and Portimonense, respectively. Rosell signed for Orlando in January 2018 and went on to appear in 70 MLS matches during his four-year stay in Orlando.
Rosell was transferred to Sporting Lisbon in Portugal in June 2014 where he earned debuts in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. He ended the 2014-15 campaign with 22 total appearances as Sporting Lisbon won the prestigious domestic cup title.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
52
48
3999
2
3
35
7
95
42
0
7
12
1
2
0
MLS - Regular Season
116
96
8259
2
5
69
15
175
67
0
10
28
1
2
1
KC - Postseason
6
6
488
0
0
7
1
9
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
8
8
637
0
0
9
1
12
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
124
104
8896
2
5
78
16
187
73
0
10
28
1
2
1
#7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
123
105
9277
44
31
MLS Postseason
8
8
735
1
2
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
157
0
1
U.S. Open Cup
5
3
326
4
2
International
6
5
422
0
2
ALL COMPETITIONS
144
123
10917
49
38
Height: 5-9 Weight: 175 Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland Last Club: Derby County FC (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/31/2018
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 15, 2021, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 4, 4 times, last: Aug. 28, 2021, KC vs. COL Shots 8, Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 5, April 30, 2022, KC vs. DAL Fouls Suffered 5, 3 times, last: April 17, 2022, KC at LAFC Last Regular Season... Appearance May 28, 2022, KC vs. VAN Goal May 22, 2022, KC at SJ Assist Oct. 31, 2021, KC at MIN 2022 Record when: he starts 3-7-4 he scores 1-1-1
Birthday: 4/8/1990
Sporting KC acquired Scottish winger Johnny Russell in a transfer from English club Derby County FC in January 2018. Russell has tallied 49 goals and 38 assists in 144 appearances for Sporting KC since the start of 2018, including two hat tricks.
League. He added 14 more goals in all comps during the 2011-12 campaign to pace another fourth-place finish. Russell’s final season at Dundee saw him produce a team-best 20 goals in 38 competitive appearances. Russell reached new heights in June 2013 when he joined Derby County. He marked his debut for the outfit with his first of nine Russell previously scored 93 goals during a 12-year professional career in England and goals in the 2013-14 English Championship as the Rams fell just short of promotion to the his native Scotland. Russell developed in the Dundee United Academy in Scotland before EPL. He totaled 18 goals over the next two seasons. making his professional debut for the top-flight Scottish Premiership club in May 2007 at age 17. He spent most of the following two seasons on loan at Scottish side Forfar Russell has 13 career caps for Scotland and scored his first international goal during a Athletic and marked his first career Dundee United start with a goal in the 2009 Scottish European Championshop Qualifier in San Marino on March 24, 2019. Russell made his FA Cup. After being loaned to Raith Rovers in 2009-10, Russell enjoyed a breakout year debut in 2014 and recently helped Scotland gain promotion to League B in the UEFA at Dundee United with nine goals as the Tangerines finished fourth in the Scottish Premier Nations League in 2018. He has also represented Scotland at the U-19 and U-21 levels. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
123
105
9277
44
31
274
109
81
176
16
330
11
0
10
5
KC - Postseason
8
8
735
1
2
16
6
10
19
1
25
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
131
113
10012
45
33
290
115
91
195
17
355
12
0
10
5
27
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #20 | F | DANIEL SALLOI | @danielsalloi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
127
92
8603
35
19
MLS Postseason
7
6
577
3
2
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
1
74
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
10
5
644
5
0
International
6
3
197
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
152
107
10095
43
21
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 4 times, last: May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL Assists 2, 2 times, last: June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 4, 3 times, last: July 13, 2019, KC at VAN Shots 8, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 5, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL Goal May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL Assist April 9, 2022, KC vs. NSH 2022 Record when: he starts 3-5-3 he scores 1-1-1
Height: 6-1 Weight: 155 Birthday: 7/19/1996 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Gyirmot SE (Hungary) - Loan Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 1/13/2016 Sporting Kansas City signed forward Daniel Salloi as the fourth Homegrown Player in club history in early 2016 and made his Sporting KC debut on April 9, 2017 against the Colorado Rapids. Salloi was an MLS MVP finalist in 2021 after tallying 16 goals and 10 assists in all competitions, tying the club record for most non-penalty goals in a single MLS regular season. Across all competitions, Salloi has recorded 43 goals and 21 assists in 151 appearances.
in Hungary for the remainder of the season. Salloi moved to the U.S. in August 2014 as an AFS exchange student and attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas, joining the SKC Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season.
After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to his former Academy side Ujpest FC in July 2015 to sign an amateur contract for senior team, a 20-time champion in Hungary’s first division. He made his professional debut in the top-tier OTP He scored on his first start for the club - a 4-0 win over Minnesota United in the U.S. Open Bank Liga on July 18, 2015 the day before his 19th birthday. Salloi has four caps for the Cup on June 14, 2017 - and added his first MLS goal vs. Portland on July 1. Salloi scored senior Hungary National Team, having made his debut in a World Cup Qualifier against the winning goal in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Final. Salloi made 10 appearances for SKC England on Sept. 2, 2021. He previously played for the Hungary Under-21 National Team. II in 2016, scoring four goals and adding three assists before being loaned to Gyirmot SE MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
127
92
8603
35
19
293
122
65
118
27
17
9
3
12
8
KC - Postseason
7
6
577
3
2
18
6
5
10
2
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
134
98
9180
38
21
311
128
70
128
29
17
10
3
12
8
#11 | F | KHIRY SHELTON | @KhiryShelton SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
81
66
5821
10
12
MLS Postseason
7
5
489
1
1
MLS is Back KO Stage
1
1
80
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
3
0
119
1
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
92
72
6509
12
13
Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 Hometown: Leander, Texas College: Oregon State Last Club: SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) Acquired: Signed on 12/9/2019
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 16 times, last: Oct. 31, 2021, KC at MIN Assists 3, Sept. 23, 2016, NYC vs. CHI (w/ NYC) Shots on Goal 4, July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Fouls Suffered 4, April 11, 2015, NYC at PHI (w/ NYC) Last Regular Season... Appearance May 14, 2022, KC at POR Goal Oct. 31, 2021, KC at MIN Assist Sept. 15, 2021, KC vs. MIN 2022 Record when: he starts 1-5-3 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 6/26/1993
After spending 2019 with German club SC Paderborn 07, Shelton returned to Kansas City for his second stint at Sporting in 2020 after helping the club to first place in the Western Conference and a record-breaking scoring season in 2018. Shelton started 17 of 24 appearances for Sporting in all competitions during a 2018 campaign that saw the club set regular season club records in goals, assists and goal differential. He tallied two goals and five assists in MLS play as Sporting finished atop the West with 62 points and an 18-8-8 record, including a 12-3-5 mark in regular-season matches that Shelton played.
He was NYCFC’s first-ever SuperDraft pick and played a total of 54 regular-season games for the club, notching six goals and 10 assists across just 23 starts.
Shelton was selected second overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft on Jan.15, 2015 by expansion side New York City FC and spent three seasons with the club.
Shelton was a member of the U.S. U-18 National Team for the Lisbon International Tournament in 2011. Selected to the U18 squad for its trip to Israel in 2010.
In college, Shelton recorded 10 goals and 12 assists at Oregon State University his senior season. He was an NSCAA All-America Second Team; Pac-12 Player of the Year; All-Far West Region First Team as he helped lead the Beavers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2003.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
81
66
5821
10
12
104
38
72
76
17
1
6
0
3
7
MLS - Regular Season
135
89
8306
16
22
140
50
96
107
20
1
6
0
3
10
KC - Postseason
7
5
489
1
1
6
2
8
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
9
5
546
1
1
6
2
8
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
144
94
8856
17
23
146
52
104
112
22
1
6
0
3
10
28
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #2 | D | BEN SWEAT SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
8
7
575
0
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
165
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
10
9
740
0
1
Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 Birthday: 9/4/1991 Hometown: Palm Harbor, Florida College: University of South Florida Last Club: Austin FC (MLS) Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 12/20/2021
Sporting Kansas City signed free agent defender Ben Sweat ahead of the 2022 campaign. Prior to arriving at Sporting, Sweat eclipsed 150 total appearances during a professional career that began in 2014 and includes previous MLS stints with the Columbus Crew, New York City FC, Inter Miami CF and Austin FC.
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 24, 2017, NYC at NY (w/ NYC) Assists 1, 12 times, last: April 9, 2022, KC vs. NSH Shots on Goal 2, Sept. 16, 2017, NYC at COL (w/ NYC) Shots 2, 9 times, last: Sept. 27, 2020, MIA at PHI (w/ MIA) Fouls Committed 3, 6 times, last: April 2, 2022, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 2, 8 times, last: April 2, 2022, KC at VAN Last Regular Season... Appearance May 28, 2022, KC vs. VAN Goal June 24, 2017, NYC at NY (w/ NYC) Assist April 9, 2022, KC vs. NSH 2022 Record when: he starts 2-4-1 he scores 0-0-0
three seasons, helping the team qualify for the postseason each year. Sweat was selected by Inter Miami CF with the first pick in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft and appeared in 22 matches during Miami’s maiden MLS campaign in 2020. In December 2020, Sweat was traded to another MLS newcomer, Austin FC. He started the first two matches in club history last April before missing the remainder of 2021 through injury.
Sweat began his professional journey as a 2014 MLS SuperDraft first-round selection, joining the Columbus Crew and spending most of his rookie campaign on loan with second-division side Dayton Dutch Lions. He would spend each of the next two seasons in the North American Soccer League with the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Sweat made his jump to MLS with New York City FC in 2017. He made 77 appearances for NYCFC across
On the international stage, Sweat represented the U.S. at the U-20 level in 2010 and earned his first call-up to the USMNT in October 2018. He made his senior debut as a late substitute in a friendly loss to Chile on Oct. 11 and five days later went the full 90 minutes in a 1-1 friendly draw against Peru.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
8
7
575
0
1
3
1
12
5
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
104
91
7981
1
12
50
17
96
39
11
0
17
0
0
4
MLS - Postseason
6
5
437
0
0
1
0
6
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
110
96
8418
1
12
51
17
102
41
12
0
17
0
0
4
#27 | F | MARINOS TZIONIS SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
14
2
458
1
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
120
1
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
15
3
578
2
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, May 14, 2022, KC at POR Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: May 14, 2022, KC at POR Shots 2, March 12, 2022, KC at COL Fouls Committed 1, 4 times, last: May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL Fouls Suffered 5, April 17, 2022, KC at LAFC Last Regular Season... Appearance May 28, 2022, KC vs. VAN Goal May 14, 2022, KC at POR Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-2-0 he scores 0-1-0
Height: 5-7 Weight: 145 Birthday: 7/16/2001 Hometown: Nicosia, Cyprus Last Club: Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus) Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 1/24/2022 Sporting Kansas City acquired winger Marinos Tzionis in a transfer from Omonia Nicosia in Cyprus in late January 2022. Tzionis, an emerging talent who was born and raised in Nicosia, Cyprus, scored 15 goals in 88 appearances for hometown club Omonia Nicosia since turning professional as a 15-year-old in 2017. The left winger also featured in 18 matches across Europe’s three most prestigious club tournaments: the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League.
In a breakout 2020-21 campaign, Tzionis guided Omonia to the club’s first league title in 11 years by tallying seven goals in 43 games across all competitions. He appeared in 32 of the club’s 36 league matches, landed his UEFA Champions League debut in the qualifying rounds and started all six of Omonia’s games in the UEFA Europa League group stage. Prior to his arrival at Sporting, Tzionis tallied three goals and two assists in 24 competitive matches for Omonia during the 2021-22 season.
Tzionis developed in Omonia Nicosia’s academy, signed for the first team in 2017 and made his senior debut for the club in May 2018. Over the next two years, he scored three goals across 18 matches in the Cypriot First Division and struck twice in the Cypriot Cup.
Tzionis represented Cyprus at the U-17 and U-19 youth levels, before breaking into the senior national team in September 2020. To date, Tzionis has one goal in 18 caps for the Cyprus National Team, scoring his first goal in a 2-0 win over Estonia on March 29, 2022.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
14
2
458
1
0
9
2
4
19
1
4
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
14
2
458
1
0
9
2
4
19
1
4
0
0
0
0
29
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #4 | D | ROBERT VOLODER SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
6
4
437
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
0
20
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
7
4
457
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 2, May 14, 2022, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 2, April 30, 2022, KC vs. DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance May 22, 2022, KC at SJ Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-1-3 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 Birthday: 5/9/2001 Hometown: Frankfurt, Germany Last Club: NK Maribor (Slovenia) Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 1/19/2022 Sporting Kansas City acquired Robert Voloder in a transfer from NK Maribor in the Slovenian first division ahead of the 2022 MLS season. A left-footed center back, Voloder played every minute for Slovenian powerhouse NK Maribor since the 2021-22 PrvaLiga season began in July, guiding the team to the top of the table through 20 matches. In addition to scoring two goals and helping Maribor post 10 shutouts in league play, the German-born defender started four qualifying matches in the inaugural 2021-22 UEFA Europa Conference League last summer. Prior to joining Maribor, Voloder began his professional career at heralded German side FC Cologne. He developed in the club’s academy from 2016-2020 and captained the
U-19s during the 2019-20 season. Voloder was also selected to Cologne’s first team squad for three German Bundesliga matches at the end of the 2019-20 campaign. Voloder featured regularly for FC Cologne II in 2020-21, starting all 26 appearances. On the youth international stage, Voloder represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the U-17 through U-19 levels from 2017-2019 before switching his national team allegiance to Germany in September 2019, debuting for the country’s U-19s in a friendly against England. He played his first of five matches for the German U-20s in the fall of 2020 and recently captained the team in an Under 20 Elite League matchup against Norway on Sept. 6, 2021.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
6
4
437
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
1
1
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
6
4
437
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
1
1
0
0
#19 | F | NIKOLA VUJNOVIC | @VujnovicN19 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
9
4
331
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
61
1
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
10
5
392
1
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: April 17, 2022, KC at LAFC Shots 2, April 17, 2022, KC at LAFC Fouls Committed 2, March 19, 2022, KC at CHI Fouls Suffered 2, May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL Last Regular Season... Appearance May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 2-2-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 1/11/1997 Hometown: Cetinje, Montenegro Last Club: FK Vozdovac (Serbia) Acquired: Acquired on loan on 2/15/2022 In February 2022, Sporting Kansas City acquired striker Nikola Vujnovic on loan from Serbian side FK Vozdovac with an option to buy the player at the end of the 2022 MLS season. Vujnovic, one of the Serbian SuperLiga’s top scorers and a member of the Montenegro Men’s National Team, will join Sporting on the heels of a career season at Vozdovac, where he tallied 10 goals and an assist during the 2021-22 campaign.
and making his Serbian SuperLiga debut on loan at FK Rad as a 17-year-old in November 2014. He joined Spanish La Liga side Villarreal in early 2015 and featured regularly for Villarreal C from 2015-2018 and Villarreal B from 2018-2019, recording 12 goals in 64 appearances across both teams.
A native of Cetinje, Montenegro, Vujnovic has bagged 16 goals and added three assists for Vozdovac over the last two seasons. He previously spent the 2019-20 campaign with FK Podgorica in the top-flight Montenegrin First League, where he notched seven goals. Vujnovic began his professional career by signing for Serbian club Radnicki Obrenovac
On the international stage, Vujnovic represented Montenegro at the U-17 through U-21 levels from 2013-2017 before landing his senior debut on Oct. 7, 2020, in a friendly against Latvia. He has five senior caps, including three in qualifying matches for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, including a 2-2 draw against the Netherlands on Nov. 13, 2021, where Vujnovic opened his Montenegro scoring account with an 86th-minute equalizer.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
9
4
331
0
0
5
3
3
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
9
4
331
0
0
5
3
3
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
30
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #54 | M | REMI WALTER | @remi_walter SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
43
38
3246
3
1
MLS Postseason
2
2
180
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
1
149
0
1
International
1
1
45
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
48
42
3620
3
2
Height: 5-8 Weight: 160 Hometown: Essey-les-Nancy, France Last Club: Yeni Malatyaspor (Turkey) Acquired: Signed on 12/22/2020
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: April 9, 2022, KC vs. NSH Assists 1, Sept. 11, 2021, KC vs. CHI Shots on Goal 1, 9 times, last: April 9, 2022, KC vs. NSH Shots 3, 2 times, last: Nov. 3, 2021, KC at ATX Fouls Committed 3, March 5, 2022, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 3, Nov. 7, 2021, KC vs. RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance May 28, 2022, KC vs. VAN Goal April 9, 2022, KC vs. NSH Assist Sept. 11, 2021, KC vs. CHI 2022 Record when: he starts 3-8-4 he scores 1-1-0
Birthday: 4/26/1995
Central midfielder Remi Walter signed with Sporting KC in December 2020, having amassed nearly 200 professional appearances since 2012, spanning seven full seasons in his native France and one season in Turkey. He boasts experience in several prestigious European competitions, including the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Champions League qualifying, French Ligue 1 and the Turkish Super Lig. A native of Essey-les-Nancy, Walter developed in Nancy’s youth academy before joining the first team as an 18-year-old in 2013. He became a regular starter in the early stages of the 2013-14 season and spent the next two and a half years as an integral midfield contributor for the side before being transferred to French title contender Nice in early
2016. Walter helped the club to a fourth-place finish as well as qualification to the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League. The following season, he made 26 appearances as Nice took another step forward by placing third in Ligue 1 and booking a spot in the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League. Walter split the 2017-18 campaign between Nice and Troyes on loan, before returning to Nice in the summer of 2018. Walter transferred to Turkish first division outfit Yeni Malatyaspor in January of 2020 before departing later that summer. On the international stage, Walter was a French youth international who participated in a number of high-profile tournaments, namely the 2012 UEFA U-17 Championship in Slovenia and qualifying for the 2017 UEFA U-21 Championship in Poland.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
43
38
3246
3
1
30
9
29
32
0
34
5
1
1
0
KC - Postseason
2
2
180
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
45
40
3426
3
1
32
9
31
32
0
35
5
1
1
0
#8 | D | GRAHAM ZUSI SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
330
286
26037
29
71
MLS Postseason
20
20
1919
1
7
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
180
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
18
16
1537
3
6
International
13
13
1140
0
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
383
337
30813
33
87
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 8 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Shots on Goal 3, 5 times, last: Aug. 18, 2018, KC vs. POR Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: March 30, 2013, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last Regular Season... Appearance April 30, 2022, KC vs. DAL Goal July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist Oct. 3, 2021, KC vs. HOU 2022 Record when: he starts 2-6-2 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) Sporting’s all-time appearance and minutes leader, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15, 2017-19), MLS Best XI (2012-13) & MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in every All-Star Game from 2011-2014. Zusi has recorded 33 goals and 87 assists in 383 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2009 out of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in club history with 87 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist
against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi reached 50 regular-season assists and later moved into first in club history with 24 game-winning assists on Aug. 19, 2017 versus FC Dallas. Zusi earned 55 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team after debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and seven assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in his first CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2015, starting two matches, and scored in a World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on March 29, 2016. He played five games for the U.S. at the 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica. He made four appearances as the U.S. won the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
330
286
26037
29
71
467
140
271
367
34
799
32
1
9
28
KC - Postseason
20
20
1919
1
7
32
4
26
30
1
69
2
0
0
3
MLS - TOTAL
350
306
27956
30
78
499
144
297
397
35
868
34
1
9
31
31
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | 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
Graham Zusi*
331
Minutes
Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)
3060
Minutes
Graham Zusi*
26,126
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*
483
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*
799
Cautions
Aurelien Collin (2013)
13
Cautions
Roger Espinoza*
70
Ejections
Davy Arnaud (2010), Roger Espinoza (2019)
3
Ejections
Roger Espinoza*
12
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
Tim Melia (2019)
56
Saves
Tony Meola (2000)
129
Stat
Player
#
Games
Tim Melia*
211
Minutes
Tim Melia*
18,943
Wins
Tim Melia*
90
Losses
Tim Melia*
71
Draws
Tim Melia*
48
Shutouts
Tim Melia*
63
Goals Allowed
Tim Melia*
264
Saves
Tim Melia*
611
Goals Against Avg.
Jimmy Nielsen
0.99
SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
Stat
Year
#
Stat
Player
#
Points Per Game
2020
1.857
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
Goals
2018
65
Assists
2018
69
Shots
2018
583
4
Shots on goal
1996
250
2013
511
Assists
Chris Henderson (1999)
Shots
Preki (1997)
12
Fouls Committed
Shots on goal
Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)
6
Fouls Suffered
2000
541
1997
117
Fouls Committed
Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)
8
Offsides
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud (2006)
10
Corner Kicks
2021
207
2019
74
Offsides
Alex Bunbury (1999)
7
Cautions
Corner Kicks
Alex Zotinca (2006)
12
Ejections
2011
8
Points
2012
63
Wins
1997
21
Losses
1999
24
Ties
2017
13
Shutouts
2000
17
Goals Allowed
2019
67
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat
Player
#
Goals Allowed
Bo Oshoniyi (2001), Tim Melia (2019), Tim Melia (2022)
7
Tim Melia (2018)
10
Saves
32
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Graham Zusi* 331 2. Roger Espinoza* 301 3. Matt Besler 294 4. Davy Arnaud 240 5. Kerry Zavagnin 237 6. Nick Garcia 224 7. Preki 218 8. Tim Melia* 211 9. Seth Sinovic 210 10. Jimmy Conrad 204
GOALS Player GP 1. Preki 218 2. Dom Dwyer 128 3. Johnny Russell* 124 4. Davy Arnaud 240 4. Josh Wolff 144 6. Chris Klein 200 7. Kei Kamara 113 8. Daniel Salloi* 127 9. Benny Feilhaber 167 9. Mo Johnston 149
G 71 57 45 43 43 39 38 35 31 31
GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Graham Zusi* 287 2. Matt Besler 285 3. Roger Espinoza* 267 4. Kerry Zavagnin 228 5. Nick Garcia 224 6. Davy Arnaud 213 7. Tim Melia* 211 8. Jimmy Conrad 203 9. Seth Sinovic 200 10. Preki 199
ASSISTS Player GP 1. Preki 218 2. Graham Zusi* 331 3. Chris Klein 200 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 5. Roger Espinoza* 301 6. Davy Arnaud 240 7. Johnny Russell* 124 8. Mo Johnston 149 9. Josh Wolff 144 10. Mark Chung 94
A 98 71 45 43 40 35 31 28 26 25
MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Graham Zusi* 26,126 2. Matt Besler 25,501 3. Roger Espinoza* 23,238 4. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 5. Nick Garcia 20,157 6. Davy Arnaud 19,399 7. Tim Melia* 18,943 8. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 9. Preki 17,817 10. Seth Sinovic 17,738 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Tim Melia* 211 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 3. Tony Meola 125 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 5. Kevin Hartman 90 6. Mike Ammann 60 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 SAVES Player GP 1. Tim Melia* 211 2. Tony Meola 125 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 4. Kevin Hartman 90 5. Jimmy Nielsen 128 6. Mike Amman 60 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 9. Eric Kronberg 25 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 SHUTOUTS Player GP 1. Tim Melia* 211 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 3. Tony Meola 125 4. Kevin Hartman 90 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 6. Mike Ammann 60 7. Eric Kronberg 25 8. Luis Marin 8 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 8. Chris Snitko 26
SHOTS Player GP 1. Preki 218 2. Graham Zusi* 331 3. Davy Arnaud 240 4. Dom Dwyer 128 5. Kei Kamara 113 6. Roger Espinoza* 301 7. Chris Klein 200 8. Daniel Salloi* 127 9. Johnny Russell* 124 10. Mo Johnston 149
SH 693 467 452 401 370 342 312 293 276 274
SHOTS ON GOAL Player GP 1. Preki 218 2. Davy Arnaud 240 3. Dom Dwyer 128 4. Graham Zusi* 331 5. Mo Johnston 149 5. Chris Klein 200 5. Josh Wolff 144 8. Kei Kamara 113 9. Daniel Salloi* 127 10. Johnny Russell* 124
SOG 283 176 161 140 138 138 138 126 122 111
FOULS COMMITTED Player GP 1. Roger Espinoza* 301 2. Davy Arnaud 240 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 4. Matt McKeon 144 5. Graham Zusi* 331 6. Matt Besler 294 7. Dom Dwyer 128 8. Nick Garcia 224 9. Mo Johnston 149 10. Seth Sinovic 210
FC 483 329 326 309 271 241 239 234 226 217
GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP 1. Tim Melia* 211 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 3. Tony Meola 125 4. Mike Ammann 60 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 6. Kevin Hartman 90 7. Garth Lagerwey 23 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 10. Chris Snitko 26
SV 611 507 354 332 304 206 95 83 58 34 SO 63 45 37 22 22 10 8 3 3 3 3 GW 90 57 49 33 33 30 12 9 6 5
FOULS SUFFERED Player GP 1. Davy Arnaud 240 2. Roger Espinoza* 301 3. Graham Zusi* 331 4. Preki 218 5. Kerry Zavagnin 237 6. Benny Feilhaber 167 7. Dom Dwyer 128 8. Nick Garcia 224 9. Mark Chung 94 10. Diego Gutierrez 119 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Player GP 1. Roger Espinoza* 301 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 3. Davy Arnaud 240 4. Nick Garcia 224 5. Matt Besler 294 5. Seth Sinovic 210 7. Graham Zusi* 331 8. Aurelien Collin 107 9. Diego Gutierrez 119 9. Matt McKeon 144
33
FS 528 383 367 362 354 299 273 250 204 196 YC 70 44 43 37 35 35 32 31 30 30
CORNER KICKS Player GP 1. Graham Zusi* 331 2. Preki 218 3. Johnny Russell* 124 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 5. Claudio Lopez 57 6. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 7. Francisco Gomez 114 8. Chris Henderson 61 9. Chris Klein 200 10. Davy Arnaud 240 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP 1. Dom Dwyer 128 1. Preki 218 3. Daniel Salloi* 127 3. Chris Klein 200 5. Kei Kamara 113 5. Josh Wolff 144 7. Johnny Russell* 124 7. Davy Arnaud 240 9. Graham Zusi* 331 10. Vitalis Takawira 103
CK 799 452 332 287 188 175 157 154 152 144 GWG 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 8
GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP 1. Graham Zusi* 331 2. Preki 218 3. Chris Klein 200 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 5. Roger Espinoza* 301 6. Davy Arnaud 240 6. Josh Wolff 144 8. Daniel Salloi* 127 8. Jack Jewsbury 195 8. Mo Johnston 149 8. Kei Kamara 113 8. Chance Myers 147 8. Kerry Zavagnin 237
GWA 28 23 16 13 11 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8
MULTI-GOAL GAMES Player GP 1. Dom Dwyer 128 2. Vitalis Takawira 103 3. Preki 218 4. Johnny Russell* 124 5. Felipe Gutierrez 52 5. Kei Kamara 113 5. Scott Sealy 88 5. Josh Wolff 144 9. Daniel Salloi* 127 9. Mo Johnston 149 9. Chris Klein 200
MGG 10 8 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP 1. Preki 218 2. Benny Feilhaber 167 3. Dom Dwyer 128 4. Johnny Russell* 124 4. Ilie Sanchez 144 4. Felipe Gutierrez 52 4. Kei Kamara 113 8. Claudio Lopez 57 9. Alan Pulido* 32 9. Claudio Bieler 41 9. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 9. Josh Wolff 144
PKG 21 12 7 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3
Player 1. Dom Dwyer 2. Johnny Russell* 3. Kei Kamara 4. Preki 5. Scott Sealy 6. Josh Wolff 7. Daniel Salloi* 8. Vitalis Takawira 9. Mark Chung 9. Mo Johnston *Minimum 20 goals
GOALS PER GAME GP 128 124 113 218 88 144 127 103 94 149
GLS 57 45 38 71 28 43 35 28 20 31
AVG 0.45 0.36 0.34 0.33 0.32 0.30 0.28 0.27 0.21 0.21
BOLD * - denotes player on current roster
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) Year 2011 2012 2013 2018 2018 2018 2021
GAMES PLAYED Player GP C.J. Sapong 34 Jimmy Nielsen 34 Jimmy Nielsen 34 Tim Melia 34 Ilie Sanchez 34 Graham Zusi 34 Luis Martins 34
Year 2012 2013 2018 2018 2018
GAMES STARTED Player GS Jimmy Nielsen 34 Jimmy Nielsen 34 Tim Melia 34 Ilie Sanchez 34 Graham Zusi 34
Year 2012 2013 2018 2018 2018 2017 2000 2000
MINUTES PLAYED Player MIN Jimmy Nielsen 3060 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 Tim Melia 3060 Ilie Sanchez 3060 Graham Zusi 3060 Ilie Sanchez 2970 Nick Garcia 2915 Peter Vermes 2915
Year 2012 2013 2018 2005 2019
GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP Jimmy Nielsen 34 Jimmy Nielsen 34 Tim Melia 34 Bo Oshoniyi 32 Tim Melia 32
Year 2000 2003 2008 2005 2019
Player Tony Meola Tony Meola Kevin Hartman Bo Oshoniyi Tim Melia
SAVES GP 31 30 30 32 32
SV 129 121 117 112 111
Year 2000 2012 2013 2018 2008 2010 2017
Player Tony Meola Jimmy Nielsen Jimmy Nielsen Tim Melia Kevin Hartman Jimmy Nielsen Tim Melia
SHUTOUTS GP 31 34 34 34 30 29 31
SO 16 15 13 13 10 10 10
Year 1997 2012 2018 2013 2000 1996 2011 2017
GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP GW Mike Ammann 29 21 Jimmy Nielsen 34 18 Tim Melia 34 18 Jimmy Nielsen 34 17 Tony Meola 31 15 Garth Lagerwey 23 12 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12 Tim Melia 31 12
GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Year Player GP GA 2017 Tim Melia 31 24 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 2000 Tony Meola 31 29 2004 Tony Meola 21 22 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played
Player Dom Dwyer Preki Daniel Salloi Dom Dwyer Johnny Russell Eddie Johnson
GOALS GP 33 32 30 33 30 24
Year 1997 2003 2000 2012 2015
Player Preki Preki Preki Graham Zusi Benny Feilhaber
ASSISTS GP 27 30 31 32 32
Year 1996 2012 2016 2014 1999
Player Preki Kei Kamara Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Preki
Year 1996 2012 1996 2014 1997 2002 2016
SHOTS ON GOAL Player GP SOG Preki 32 61 Kei Kamara 33 49 Vitalis Takawira 28 48 Dom Dwyer 33 48 Preki 27 44 Preki 25 44 Dom Dwyer 33 44
Year 2000 2001 1997 2000 2013 2016 2018
FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC Chris Henderson 31 79 Matt McKeon 26 76 Matt McKeon 31 75 Matt McKeon 30 75 Oriol Rosell 31 66 Dom Dwyer 33 66 Roger Espinoza 32 66
Year 2004 2005 2015 1999 2006
Player Davy Arnaud Davy Arnaud Dom Dwyer Preki Davy Arnaud
Year 2013 2019 2011 2013 2016 1997 2005 2017 2018
CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Player GP YC Aurelien Collin 29 13 Felipe Gutierrez 32 11 Aurelien Collin 23 10 Oriol Rosell 31 10 Roger Espinoza 30 10 Mo Johnston 29 9 Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 9 Roger Espinoza 30 9 Roger Espinoza 32 9
Year 2014 1996 2021 2016 2021 2007
GAA 0.78 0.79 0.88 0.92 1.05
Year 2010 2019
SHOTS GP 32 33 33 33 30
GOALS 22 18 16 16 15 15 ASSISTS 17 17 15 15 15 SHOTS 140 134 119 113 97
FOULS SUFFERED GP FS 30 111 31 85 30 81 30 77 32 76
EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Player GP RC Davy Arnaud 27 3 Roger Espinoza 16 3 nine players tied with 2
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Year 2012 2013 2014 2009 2019
CORNER KICKS Player GP Graham Zusi 32 Graham Zusi 27 Graham Zusi 25 Claudio Lopez 29 Johnny Russell 28
Year 2007 1996 1997 2014 2000
Player Eddie Johnson Vitalis Takawira Vitalis Takawira Dom Dwyer Chris Henderson
Year 2000 2007 2014 2018 1997 2012 2015 2021
GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG Miklos Molnar 17 6 Eddie Johnson 24 6 Dom Dwyer 33 6 Daniel Salloi 29 6 Preki 27 5 C.J. Sapong 31 5 Krisztian Nemeth 27 5 Daniel Salloi 30 5
Year 2000 2000 2003 2004 2004 2012 2013 2015
GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA Chris Henderson 31 5 Matt McKeon 30 5 Preki 30 5 Davy Arnaud 30 5 Josh Wolff 26 5 Graham Zusi 32 5 Graham Zusi 27 5 Benny Feilhaber 30 5
Year 1996 2014 2003 2015 2016 2019
PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG Preki 32 7 Dom Dwyer 33 7 Preki 30 5 Benny Feilhaber 32 5 Benny Feilhaber 29 5 Felipe Gutierrez 32 5
OFFSIDES GP 24 28 28 33 31
CK 150 128 125 123 109 OFF 50 44 43 38 36
GOALS PER GAME Year Player GP GLS 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 1996 Preki 32 18 2021 Daniel Salloi 30 16 *Minimum 5 goals
AVG 0.71 0.67 0.63 0.56 0.53
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 19, 2022 at Nashville SC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: Season: Game: Half: Half: Half: ASSISTS Career: Season: Season: Game: Half: Half: SHOTS Career: Season: Game: Half: Half: Half:
71 Preki 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) 3 10 times 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 2nd) 3 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/2017 vs. SEA, 2nd)
SHOTS ON GOAL Career: 283 Preki Season: 61 Preki (1996) Game: 6 Preki (05/19/1996 at LA) Game: 6 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY) Game: 6 Alan Pulido (10/24/2020 vs. COL) Half: 4 10 times
CORNER KICKS Career: 799 Graham Zusi Season: 150 Graham Zusi (2012) Game: 12 Alex Zotinca (07/22/2006 at NY) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (04/10/1999 vs. SJ, 2nd) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (05/20/2000 vs. SJ, 1st) Half: 8 Johnny Russell (08/14/2019 at ORL, 2nd)
98 Preki 17 Preki (1997) 17 Preki (2003) 4 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET) 3 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET, 1st) 3 Preki (06/21/2003 vs. CHI, 1st)
FOULS COMMITTED Career: 483 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: 264 Tim Melia Season: 60 Tim Melia (2019) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/2001 vs. CHI) Game: 7 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA) Game: 7 Tim Melia (05/14/2022 at POR) Half: 6 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA, 2nd) Half: 6 Tim Melia (05/14/2022 at POR, 2nd)
693 Preki 140 Preki (1996) 12 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB) 8 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB, 2nd) 8 Onandi Lowe (08/12/2001 at COL, 2nd) 8 Preki (07/06/2002 vs. DAL, 2nd)
FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY) Half: 6 8 times
SAVES Career: Season: Game: Half:
611 Tim Melia 129 Tony Meola (2000) 10 Tim Melia (04/08/2018 at LA) 7 4 times
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Season: Game: 2-Tms: Half: Half:
65 7 10 5 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: Game: 2-Tms: Half:
69 10 12 8
in 2018 06/20/1999 vs. MET 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st)
SHOTS Season: Game: Game: Game: 2-Tms: Half:
583 34 34 34 44 23
in 2018 05/15/2016 vs. ORL 04/20/2018 vs. VAN 10/06/2018 vs. LA 4 times 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: 207 in 2021 Game: 15 04/10/1999 vs. SJ 2-Tms: 22 08/14/1999 at MET Half: 10 04/10/1999 vs. SJ (2nd) GOALS ALLOWED Season: 67 in 2019 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI Game: 7 09/15/2019 at LA Game: 7 05/14/2022 at POR 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 6 09/15/2019 at LA (2nd) Half: 6 05/14/2022 at POR (2nd) SAVES Season: 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