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Open Cup, 11 International, 5 friendlies
#15 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 305 269 23416 12 40 MLS Postseason 17 14 1208 1 0 MLS is Back KO Stage 2 2 151 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 24 19 2139 0 3 International 9 8 727 1 1 ALL COMPETITIONS 357 313 27641 14 44
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Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 Birthday: 10/25/1986 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015
Regular Season Game Highs:
Goals 1, 12 times, last: July 9, 2022, KC at MTL Assists 2, 3 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 2, 15 times, last: April 2, 2022, KC at VAN Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, 7 times, last: July 9, 2022, KC at MTL Fouls Suffered 6, 3 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ
Last Regular Season...
Appearance July 17, 2022, KC at RSL Goal July 9, 2022, KC at MTL Assist May 22, 2022, KC at SJ 2022 Record when: he starts 3-9-4 he scores 1-1-0
Roger Espinoza played five seasons in Kansas City from 2008-12 before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. After a two-year stint in the English Premier League and English Championship, Espinoza returned to Sporting KC in 2015 and tallied one goal and four MLS assists. His 2015 campaign was cut short due to a left foot injury sustained in early August, but returned to the fold as a regular starter in 2016. Espinoza set new careerhighs in both goals (3) and assists (9) in 2018. Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 357 appearances for the club in all competitions, tallying 14 goals and 44 assists over 13 seasons. He is both the club’s all-time leader and the all-time MLS leader with 13 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.
MLS CAREER STATS
KC - Regular Season
KC - Postseason
MLS - TOTAL
GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
305 269 23416 12 40 343 92 491 385 18 16 73 13 2 11
17 14 1208 1 0 13 6 22 24 3 0 6 0 0 0
322 283 24624 13 40 356 98 513 409 21 16 79 13 2 11
#3 | D | ANDREU FONTAS | @AFontas3
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 68 63 5746 1 1 MLS Postseason 2 2 180 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 5 5 474 0 0 International 4 4 326 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 79 74 6726 1 1
Height: 6-2 Weight: 200 Birthday: 11/14/1989 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, 6 times, last: June 25, 2022, KC at SEA 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 July 23, 2022, KC vs. LAFC Goal Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL 2022 Record when: he starts 5-10-1 he scores 0-0-0
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.
Fontas spent five seasons from 2013-2018 with Celta Vigo in Spain’s top-flight La Liga, where he started 100 of 105 league appearances and helped the club to the semifinals of the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League. The defender developed in FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth academy alongside current Sporting KC midfielder 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.
MLS CAREER STATS
KC - Regular Season
KC - Postseason
MLS - TOTAL
GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
68 63 5746 1 1 26 6 45 27 0 0 9 1 0 1
2 2 180 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 65 5926 1 1 26 6 48 27 0 0 9 1 0 1
