Match Notes: Sporting vs. Colorado Rapids | July 17, 2020

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. COLORADO RAPIDS MLS is BACK TOURNAMENT | GAME 20 8 p.m. ET (ESPN / ESPN Deportes / TSN)

Friday, July 17, 2020 (Group D – Match Round 2)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-3 185 04/05/1994 Mission Hills, CA 1 0 0 0 28 26 0 0 1 Richard Sanchez DF 6-1 190 11/14/1989 Banyoles, Spain 0 0 0 0 15 11 0 0 3 Andreu Fontas 4 Roberto Puncec DF 6-1 170 10/27/1991 Varazdin, Croatia 3 3 0 1 3 3 0 1 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 175 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 3 3 0 0 287 279 3 18 MF 5-11 165 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 3 3 0 0 102 97 6 11 6 Ilie Sanchez 7 Johnny Russell FW 5-10 168 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 3 2 0 1 61 50 19 20 MF 5-10 155 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 3 3 0 0 282 241 28 65 8 Graham Zusi FW 5-10 170 03/08/1991 Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 9 Alan Pulido 10 Felipe Gutierrez MF 5-9 170 10/08/1990 Quintero, Chile 0 0 0 0 52 49 19 5 11 Khiry Shelton FW 6-3 180 06/26/1993 Carson, CO 3 3 2 1 77 41 10 16 12 Gerso Fernandes FW 5-8 140 02/23/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 3 1 0 1 91 64 15 14 13 Amadou Dia DF 5-10 150 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 0 0 0 0 33 23 0 1 15 Roger Espinoza MF 5-10 180 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 3 3 1 0 241 220 9 35 Graham Smith DF 6-3 190 11/25/1995 Highlands Ranch, CO 0 0 0 0 13 12 1 1 16 17 Gadi Kinda MF 5-8 145 03/23/1994 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 3 3 2 1 3 3 2 1 18 Eric Dick GK 6-4 220 10/03/1994 Roeland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19 Erik Hurtado FW 5-9 185 11/15/1990 Fredricksburg, VA 3 0 1 0 121 55 15 10 20 Daniel Salloi FW 6-2 155 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 1 0 0 0 80 54 15 10 21 Felipe Hernandez MF 5-8 135 06/08/1998 Ibague, Colombia 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 22 Winston Reid DF 6-3 190 07/03/1988 Auckland, New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Tyler Freeman FW 5-11 155 01/09/2003 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 John Pulskamp GK 6-2 190 04/19/2001 Bakersfield, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jaylin Lindsey DF 5-10 195 03/27/2000 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 8 7 0 1 26 27 Gianluca Busio MF 5-7 135 05/28/2002 Greensboro, NC 3 0 0 0 32 11 4 2 28 Cameron Duke MF 5-6 130 02/13/2001 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Tim Melia GK 6-0 205 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 3 3 0 0 156 155 0 0 36 Luis Martins DF 5-8 160 06/10/1992 Lamego, Portugal 3 3 0 1 13 12 0 1 75 Wan Kuzain MF 5-10 140 09/14/1998 Carbondale, IL 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 0 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W145 L116 T90

COLORADO RAPIDS 2020 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-3 195 04/01/1989 Charlotte, NC 3 3 0 0 135 131 0 0 1 Clint Irwin 2 Keegan Rosenberry DF 5-9 164 12/11/1993 Harrisburg, PA 2 2 0 2 116 112 4 11 DF 6-0 165 01/15/1984 Dallas, TX 3 3 1 0 385 367 28 8 3 Drew Moor 4 Danny Wilson DF 6-2 174 12/27/1991 Livingston, Scotland 0 0 0 0 43 37 2 2 5 Auston Trusty DF 6-3 187 08/12/1998 Media, PA 0 0 0 0 56 56 2 1 6 Lalas Abubakar DF 6-0 180 12/25/1994 Kumasi, Ghana 3 3 0 0 56 52 2 0 FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 3 0 0 1 80 48 26 14 7 Diego Rubio 9 Nicolas Benezet FW 5-5 132 02/24/1991 Montpellier, France 1 1 0 0 9 6 2 0 Kellyn Acosta MF 5-10 150 07/24/1995 Plano, TX 3 3 0 0 163 136 13 17 10 11 Jonathan Lewis FW 5-7 150 06/04/1997 Plantation, FL 3 0 1 0 50 16 9 8 12 Niki Jackson FW 6-1 175 08/25/1995 Vicksburg, MS 0 0 0 0 19 1 3 0 13 Sam Vines DF 5-10 150 05/31/1999 Colorado Springs, CO 3 3 0 0 30 26 0 0 14 Abdul Rwatubyaye DF 6-1 175 10/23/1996 Kigali, Rwanda 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 15 Andre Rawls GK 6-2 182 12/20/1991 San Ramon, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Will Vint MF 6-2 172 10/12/2001 Colorado Springs, CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Jeremy Kelly DF 5-10 145 10/21/1997 Prague, Czech Republic 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Jack Price MF 5-7 152 12/19/1992 Shrewsbury, England 3 3 0 2 61 59 2 17 19 20 Nicolas Mezquida FW 5-6 150 01/21/1992 Paysandu, Uruguay 3 0 0 0 136 61 16 10 21 Younes Namli MF 5-11 154 06/20/1994 Copenhagen, Denmark 3 3 1 0 3 3 1 0 22 Sebastian Anderson DF 5-9 140 08/08/2002 Sacramento, CA 0 0 0 0 6 5 1 0 FW 6-3 190 09/01/1984 Kenema, Sierra Leone 3 3 1 0 346 291 127 45 23 Kei Kamara 24 Kortne Ford DF 6-2 185 01/26/1996 Olathe, KS 0 0 0 0 35 33 1 0 26 Cole Bassett MF 5-11 148 07/28/2001 Littleton, CO 0 0 0 0 26 17 3 2 27 Deklan Wynne DF 5-10 165 03/20/1995 Johannesburg, South Africa 0 0 0 0 36 33 0 0 29 Matt Hundley FW 5-10 160 05/11/2000 Littleton, CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Abraham Rodriguez GK 5-9 165 07/19/2002 Broomfield, CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 William Yarbrough GK 6-2 161 03/20/1989 Aguascalientes, Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 52 Braian Galvan MF 5-5 141 10/06/2000 San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 Andre Shinyashiki FW 5-9 150 06/11/1997 Sao Paulo, Brazil 3 3 0 0 34 21 7 3 HEAD COACH : Robin Fraser

12/17/1966 W22 L35 T21

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. COLORADO RAPIDS Friday, July 17, 2020; ESPN Wide World of Sports, Bay Lake, Fla., 8 p.m. ET REFEREES

2020 SEASON RECORDS

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA

REFEREE: David Gantar.

AR1 (bench): Nick Uranga; AR2 (opposite): Apolinar Mariscal; 4th: Fotis Bazakos; VAR: Rubiel Vazquez; AVAR: Benjamin Hall-Volpenheim

Sporting KC 3 2-1-0 6 8 3 Rapids

TEAM NEWS

3 2-1-0 6 4 4

SUSPENDED: KC: Tim Melia (through July 17) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: none

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: Sporting 25 wins (1 shootout), 103 goals …

Rapids 24 wins (3 shootout), 86 goals … Ties 15

DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

LAST YEAR (MLS): 3/17: COL 1, KC 1 (Rubio 54 -- Russell 88) 9/21: KC 2, COL 3 (Fernandes 3; own goal 14 -- Kamara 42; Rubio 76; Smith 85)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 MINNESOTA UNITED 2 Scoring Summary: KC--Shelton 2 (Pulido 2) 43 MIN--own goal (Shelton) 92+ MIN--Molino 3 (Edwards 1, Metanire 1) 97+

UPCOMING MATCHES RAPIDS SPORTING Wed. July 22 Minnesota Wed. July 22 Real Salt Lake

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia (Ejected 74), Graham Zusi, Roberto Puncec, Matt Besler, Luis Martins, Roger Espinoza, Ilie Sanchez (Gianluca Busio 94+), Gadi Kinda (Richard Sanchez 76), Khiry Shelton (Daniel Salloi 94+), Alan Pulido (Erik Hurtado 94+), Gerso Fernandes (Johnny Russell 73).

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM RAPIDS

SPORTING

F 8 34

A 3 90

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 4 68

A 4 68

1 1 2 0

2 1 1 0

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

1 2 1

1 2 1

HOW SCORED

4 3 1 0

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

1 1 0 1

TYPE OF PLAY

5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

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

2 6 0

1 2 0

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

REAL SALT LAKE 2 COLORADO RAPIDS 0 Scoring Summary: RSL--Rusnak 1 (unassisted) 27 RSL--Kreilach 2 (Baird 1) 76 COLORADO RAPIDS--Clint Irwin, Jeremy Kelly (Diego Rubio 74), Lalas Abubakar, Drew Moor, Sam Vines, Andre Shinyashiki (Jonathan Lewis 74), Jack Price, Younes Namli, Nicolas Benezet (Nicolas Mezquida 83), Kellyn Acosta, Kei Kamara.

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC COL

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

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

THE LAST TIME

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 3/07/2020 KC 4, HOU 0 2/29/2020 KC 3, VAN 1 7/12/2020 KC 1, MIN 2 10/06/2019 KC 0, DAL 6 9/29/2019 KC 2, POR 2 3/07/2020 KC 4, HOU 0 10/06/2019 KC 0, DAL 6

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC WWL Rapids WWL

(1) (0) (0) (1) (4) (1) (3)

COLORADO RAPIDS Date Score (Gms since) 3/07/2020 COL 2, ORL 1 2/29/2020 COL 2, DC 1 7/20/2019 COL 1, NYC 2 7/12/2020 COL 0, RSL 2 8/17/2019 COL 2, HOU 2 9/29/2019 COL 3, DAL 0 7/12/2020 COL 0, RSL 2

(0) (1) (6) (0) (11) (4) (0)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 2 3 players tied A: 2 Pulido SHT: 9 Kinda SOG: 3 Kinda/Shelton FC: 5 Kinda/Sanchez FS: 8 Kinda OF: 2 Pulido C: 2 Kinda/Sanchez E: 1 Melia RAPIDS G: 1 4 players tied A: 2 Price/Rosenberry SHT: 7 Kamara/Shinyashiki SOG: 4 Shinyashiki FC: 5 Kamara/Price FS: 6 Younes Namli OF: 2 Nicholson/Shinyashiki C: 1 7 players tied E: 0

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 3 0 1 0 1 1 8 2.67 COL 3 1 0 2 0 0 4 1.33 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1.00 COL 3 0 2 1 0 0 4 1.33 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 8 0 3 2 0 1 2 COL 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 GOALS ALLOWED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 COL 4 0 1 0 1 0 2

2020 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (2-1-0, 6 pts.)

UNF 9 17 11 19 15 12 7 36 4 20 27 8 6 5 1 29

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

PLAYER Alan Pulido Gadi Kinda Khiry Shelton Erik Hurtado Roger Espinoza Gerso Fernandes Johnny Russell Luis Martins Roberto Puncec Daniel Salloi Gianluca Busio Graham Zusi Ilie Sanchez Matt Besler Richard Sanchez Tim Melia Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 1 3

GS 3 3 3 0 3 1 2 3 3 0 0 3 3 3 0 3

MIN 262 240 269 8 270 111 159 270 270 1 17 270 269 270 14 254

3 3

3 3

270 270

G 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3

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

SHT 8 9 4 2 5 2 4 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0

SOG 2 3 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

FC 2 6 2 1 2 2 1 3 6 0 1 3 7 2 0 1

FS 3 8 2 0 4 3 3 1 2 0 2 1 3 3 0 0

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

CK 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

8 3

41 27

14 8

39 35

35 39

4 4

17 14

6 9

1 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Alan Pulido 1, Gadi Kinda 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Khiry Shelton 1, Luis Martins 1, Gadi Kinda 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29 1

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

GP 3 1 3 3

GS 3 0 3 3

MIN SHTS 254 7 14 1 268 8 270 14

SV 6 0 6 6

GA GAA 1 0.35 2 12.86 3 1.01 8 2.67

PG 0 0 0 0

PA 0 0 0 0

W 2 0 2 1

L 0 1 1 2

T 0 0 0 0

SO 1 0 1 0

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2020 COLORADO RAPIDS STATISTICS (2-1-0, 6 pts.)

UNF 3 11 23 21 19 2 7 99 1 18 10 6 9 20 28 13

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

PLAYER Drew Moor Jonathan Lewis Kei Kamara Younes Namli Jack Price Keegan Rosenberry Diego Rubio Andre Shinyashiki Clint Irwin Jeremy Kelly Kellyn Acosta Lalas Abubakar Nicolas Benezet Nicolas Mezquida Sam Nicholson Sam Vines Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 2 3

GS 3 0 3 3 3 2 0 3 3 1 3 3 1 0 2 3

MIN 270 22 270 226 270 180 54 216 270 74 270 270 83 51 174 270

3 3

3 3

270 270

G 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4

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

SHT 4 2 9 4 1 3 0 9 0 0 6 0 0 2 3 1

SOG 2 1 2 2 1 1 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

FC 2 0 5 4 5 1 1 2 1 1 4 3 0 1 2 0

FS 4 0 3 6 1 2 1 3 0 2 3 0 5 0 3 1

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

CK 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 4

44 36

16 15

32 36

36 32

6 3

16 8

7 8

0 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Drew Moor 1, Jonathan Lewis 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Diego Rubio 1, Jack Price 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None COLORADO RAPIDS GOALKEEPING UNF 1

POS G

GOALKEEPER Clint Irwin Team totals Opponent totals

GP 3 3 3

GS 3 3 3

MIN SHTS 270 15 270 15 270 16

SV 11 11 12

GA 4 4 4

GAA 1.33 1.33 1.33

PG 0 0 0

PA 1 1 0

W 2 2 1

L 1 1 2

T 0 0 0

SO 0 0 1

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Feb.

OPPONENT 29 at Vancouver

RESULT W 3-1

ATT 22120

W-L-T 1-0-0

Sat. Sun. Fri. Wed.

7 Houston 12 Minnesota 17 Colorado 22 at Real Salt Lake

W 4-0 L 1-2

21188 0

2-0-0 2-1-0

Mar. July July July

POS PTS NOTES: 1 3 KC: Pulido (17) Kinda (39) Hurtado (95+); VAN: Nerwinski (28) 1 6 KC: Pulido (16) Espinoza (26) Kinda (65) Shelton (77); 2 6 KC: Shelton (43); MIN: own goal (92+) Molino (97+)

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COLORADO RAPIDS 2020 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Feb. Sat. Mar. Sun. July Fri. July Wed. July

OPPONENT RESULT 29 at D.C. United W 2-1 7 Orlando City SC W 2-1 12 at Real Salt L 0-2 Lake 17 at Sporting KC 22 Minnesota

ATT 16932 13062 0

W-L-T 1-0-0 2-0-0 2-1-0

POS PTS NOTES: 3 3 COL: Kamara (67) Lewis (92+); DC: Canouse (60) 3 6 COL: Namli (64) Moor (90); ORL: Mueller (82) 3 6 RSL: Rusnak (27) Kreilach (76)

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SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2020)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2020)

Goals 1 8 times Assists 1 8 times Shots 3 6 times Shots on Goal 2 Khiry Shelton 2 Gadi Kinda Fouls Committed 5 Ilie Sanchez Fouls Suffered 4 Gadi Kinda Offside 2 Alan Pulido Saves 4 Tim Melia Shots Faced 5 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 2 Richard Sanchez

Goals 4 03/07/2020 vs Assists 4 03/07/2020 vs Shots 17 03/07/2020 vs Shots on Goal 7 03/07/2020 vs Fouls Committed 14 07/12/2020 vs Fouls Suffered 13 03/07/2020 vs Corner Kicks 9 07/12/2020 vs Offside 3 03/07/2020 vs Saves 4 02/29/2020 vs Shots Faced 5 02/29/2020 vs Goals Allowed 2 07/12/2020 vs

02/29/2020 vs VAN

W 3-1

02/29/2020 vs VAN

W 3-1

02/29/2020 vs VAN

W 3-1

03/07/2020 vs HOU 03/07/2020 vs HOU

W 4-0 W 4-0

07/12/2020 vs MIN

L 1-2

02/29/2020 vs VAN

W 3-1

03/07/2020 vs HOU

W 4-0

02/29/2020 vs VAN

W 3-1

02/29/2020 vs VAN

W 3-1

07/12/2020 vs MIN

L 1-2

HOU

W 4-0

HOU

W 4-0

HOU

W 4-0

HOU

W 4-0

MIN

L 1-2

HOU

W 4-0

MIN

L 1-2

HOU

W 4-0

VAN

W 3-1

VAN

W 3-1

MIN

L 1-2

RAPIDS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2020)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2020)

Goals 1 4 times Assists 1 5 times Shots 5 Kei Kamara Shots on Goal 2 Kellyn Acosta 2 Andre Shinyashiki 2 Andre Shinyashiki Fouls Committed 3 Lalas Abubakar Fouls Suffered 5 Nicolas Benezet Offside 1 6 times Saves 4 Clint Irwin 4 Clint Irwin Shots Faced 6 Clint Irwin Goals Allowed 2 Clint Irwin

Goals 2 02/29/2020 at 2 03/07/2020 at Assists 3 02/29/2020 at Shots 21 02/29/2020 at Shots on Goal 7 02/29/2020 at Fouls Committed 14 02/29/2020 at Fouls Suffered 14 02/29/2020 at 14 07/12/2020 at Corner Kicks 8 02/29/2020 at Offside 3 02/29/2020 at Saves 4 03/07/2020 at 4 07/12/2020 at Shots Faced 6 07/12/2020 at Goals Allowed 2 07/12/2020 at

02/29/2020 at DC

W 2-1

02/29/2020 at DC

W 2-1

02/29/2020 at DC

W 2-1

02/29/2020 at DC 02/29/2020 at DC 03/07/2020 at ORL

W 2-1 W 2-1 W 2-1

02/29/2020 at DC

W 2-1

07/12/2020 at RSL

L 0-2

02/29/2020 at DC

W 2-1

03/07/2020 at ORL 07/12/2020 at RSL

W 2-1 L 0-2

07/12/2020 at RSL

L 0-2

07/12/2020 at RSL

L 0-2

TEAM LOW GAMES (2020) Shots 11 02/29/2020 vs Shots on Goal 3 07/12/2020 vs Fouls Committed 12 03/07/2020 vs Fouls Suffered 10 02/29/2020 vs Corner Kicks 3 02/29/2020 vs Offside 0 02/29/2020 vs Saves 1 03/07/2020 vs 1 07/12/2020 vs Shots Faced 1 03/07/2020 vs

VAN

W 3-1

MIN

L 1-2

HOU

W 4-0

VAN

W 3-1

VAN

W 3-1

VAN

W 3-1

HOU MIN

W 4-0 L 1-2

HOU

W 4-0

TEAM LOW GAMES (2020)

DC ORL

W 2-1 W 2-1

DC

W 2-1

DC

W 2-1

DC

W 2-1

DC

W 2-1

DC RSL

W 2-1 L 0-2

DC

W 2-1

DC

W 2-1

ORL RSL

W 2-1 L 0-2

RSL

L 0-2

RSL

L 0-2

Shots 11 07/12/2020 at Shots on Goal 4 07/12/2020 at Fouls Committed 8 07/12/2020 at Fouls Suffered 8 03/07/2020 at Corner Kicks 4 03/07/2020 at 4 07/12/2020 at Offside 1 07/12/2020 at Saves 3 02/29/2020 at Shots Faced 4 02/29/2020 at

RSL

L 0-2

RSL

L 0-2

RSL

L 0-2

ORL

W 2-1

ORL RSL

W 2-1 L 0-2

RSL

L 0-2

DC

W 2-1

DC

W 2-1

RAPIDS VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS Sporting KC 25 wins, 104 goals Rapids 24 wins, 89 goals 15 ties 4/13/1996 5/5/1996 7/10/1996 8/7/1996 6/28/1997 8/28/1997 9/6/1997 9/26/1997 10/4/1997 10/8/1997 5/31/1998 7/19/1998

KC 3 vs COL COL 4 vs KC KC 2 vs COL COL 4 vs KC KC 4 at COL KC 1 vs COL KC 2 at COL KC 5 vs COL COL 3 at KC COL 3 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 4 vs COL

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

KC SOW

(KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC)

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8/8/1998 9/2/1998 4/17/1999 7/7/1999 9/10/1999 9/25/1999 4/1/2000 4/29/2000 8/2/2000 8/26/2000 9/16/2000 9/20/2000 9/24/2000 7/18/2001 8/12/2001 8/19/2001 3/23/2002 5/11/2002 9/14/2002 9/20/2002 7/4/2003 8/22/2003 9/13/2003 10/4/2003 11/4/2003 11/8/2003 5/1/2004 6/9/2004 9/10/2004 9/25/2004 4/2/2005 7/4/2005 7/8/2006 9/9/2006 5/19/2007 7/22/2007 4/5/2008 8/16/2008 3/28/2009 9/26/2009 4/10/2010 7/17/2010 5/28/2011 7/6/2011 10/30/2011 11/2/2011 5/19/2012 8/31/2013 3/29/2014 5/16/2015 6/27/2015 8/29/2015 10/21/2015 4/13/2016 5/11/2016 7/16/2016 4/9/2017 5/27/2017 3/24/2018 5/5/2018 3/17/2019 9/21/2019

KC 3 vs COL COL 3 vs KC COL 2 vs KC COL 2 at KC COL 1 vs KC COL 1 at KC KC 3 vs COL KC 5 at COL KC 3 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 1 vs COL COL 0 vs KC KC 3 vs COL COL 0 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 3 vs COL KC 1 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 2 at KC COL 1 vs KC COL 3 vs KC KC 2 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 4 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 2 vs COL KC 2 vs COL KC 1 at COL COL 3 vs KC KC 1 vs COL KC 3 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 1 vs KC KC 4 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 2 vs COL KC 3 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 0 vs COL KC 1 vs COL COL 1 vs KC COL 1 vs KC KC 1 vs COL KC 2 at COL KC 2 vs COL COL 2 vs KC KC 2 vs COL KC 3 at COL KC 0 vs COL KC 2 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 2 at KC COL 2 at KC COL 1 vs KC COL 1 vs KC KC 3 vs COL COL 1 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 1 vs COL COL 1 vs KC COL 3 at KC

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

COL SOW COL SOW COL SOW

(2OT) (2OT) (2OT) (2OT) (2OT)

(2OT) (2OT)

(KC) (D) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (DS) (KC) (CA) (DS) (DS) (CA) (CA) (DS) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (SP) (DS) (SP) (SP) (DS) (DS) (SP) (DS) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP)

HEAD-TO-HEAD Rapids Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 33 343 132 450 95 151

2 53 426 160 500 81 155

Sporting KC

OT 0 5 2 2 1 0

Tot 86 774 294 952 177 306

1 38 382 150 409 88 144

2 65 506 215 415 87 174

OT 0 4 1 9 0 1

Tot 103 892 366 833 175 319

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: COL KC

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

OT

Total

11 10

10 13

11 14

16 25

10 10

28 31

0 0

86 103

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes Robin Fraser

vs. COL vs. KC

6-7-7 1-2-1

(1.19 pts./game) (1 pts./game)

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

9 16 83 35 34 47 7 7 6 65 18

Sporting KC Klein/Radosavljevic Preki Preki Preki McKeon/Zavagnin Kerry Zavagnin Tony Meola Tim Melia Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola

Rapids John Spencer Chris Henderson John Spencer John Spencer Pablo Mastroeni Chris Henderson 5 times Cannon/Hahnemann Scott Garlick Marcus Hahnemann Marcus Hahnemann

8 7 53 29 35 36 3 5 3 44 17

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed

2 3 9 5 7

Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

7 1 9 4

Sporting KC 9 players tied Preki (10/04/03) Onandi Lowe (08/12/01) Dom Dwyer (08/29/15) Chris Henderson (08/26/00) 3 players tied 14 players tied Bo Oshoniyi (09/10/04) Mike Ammann (08/07/96)

Rapids 8 players tied 7 players tied Mark Chung (09/14/02) John Spencer (08/22/03) Chris Martinez (08/02/00) Kevin Doyle (05/11/16) 12 players tied 4 players tied Grafer/Kramer

2 2 8 5 7 7 1 9 5

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

Streak (started)

Colorado Rapids W-L-T

Streak (started)

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

1 Ls 1 Ts 1 Ls

(07/12/2020) (09/29/2019) (10/06/2019)

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

3 Ws (08/31/2019) 3 Ws (09/11/2019) 2 Ls (10/06/2019)

0-0-0 2-1-0

1 Ls 1 Ls

(10/06/2019) (07/12/2020)

1-1-0 1-0-0

1 Ls (07/12/2020) 5 Ws (08/31/2019)

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

7 Ls 3 Ls 1 Ts 4 Ws 1 Ws

(05/05/2019) (09/07/2019) (09/29/2019) (05/26/2019) (03/07/2020)

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

4 4 2 4 1

Ls Ls Ws Ws Ws

(04/27/2019) (07/04/2019) (02/29/2020) (05/25/2019) (08/03/2019)

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

7 Ws 2 Ws 1 Ls 3 Ls 3 Ls

(03/10/2019) (08/17/2019) (07/12/2020) (05/05/2019) (07/03/2019)

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

6 3 1 2 3

Ws Ws Ls Ls Ls

(05/19/2019) (09/11/2019) (07/12/2020) (09/15/2019) (03/30/2019)

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. RAPIDS (25-24-15) PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

Preki Chris Klein Vitalis Takawira Mo Johnston Davy Arnaud Josh Wolff Dom Dwyer Graham Zusi Jimmy Conrad Frank Klopas Gary Glasgow Matt McKeon Teal Bunbury Benny Feilhaber Gerso Fernandes Francisco Gomez Eddie Johnson Miklos Molnar Roy Lassiter Scott Sealy Paul Wright Mark Chung Kerry Zavagnin Chris Henderson Brian Johnson Seth Sinovic Chris Brown Jack Jewsbury Krisztian Nemeth Igor Simutenkov Ryan Smith Ryan Tinsley Stephen Armstrong Alex Bunbury Felipe Gutierrez Michael Harrington Kei Kamara Michael Kraus Alexi Lalas Uche Okafor Diego Rubio Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi Mike Sorber Dave van den Bergh Eric Quill Jose Burciaga Jr. Mike Burns Carlos Marinelli Chance Myers Sasha Victorine Sal Zizzo Saad Abdul-Salaam Peter Byaruhanga Bobby Convey Eric Eichmann Roger Espinoza Diego Gutierrez Connor Hallisey Tony Meola Soni Mustivar Paulo Nagamura Bo Oshoniyi Ryan Pore Craig Rocastle CJ Sapong Khiry Shelton Scott Uderitz Team totals Opponent totals

26 21 14 18 18 13 9 17 18 8 7 19 6 8 6 11 3 2 5 5 9 12 27 8 8 11 14 14 5 6 3 8 6 4 3 10 6 1 4 16 3 4 3 3 1 6 9 5 3 8 6 1 6 1 1 2 14 15 3 17 5 5 8 5 3 3 2 6 64 64

24 21 10 17 15 11 7 16 18 5 5 17 3 7 4 4 3 2 4 2 5 12 26 8 3 10 6 12 5 4 2 8 6 3 3 10 5 0 4 15 1 3 1 3 1 5 9 3 2 7 6 1 4 1 1 1 13 14 1 17 4 5 8 2 2 1 2 4 64 64

2175 1840 889 1534 1442 925 643 1405 1579 492 486 1563 307 669 391 508 244 158 319 225 483 1080 2399 730 342 788 833 1052 415 385 196 684 433 287 261 879 456 23 360 1338 70 279 113 267 83 432 774 281 217 582 491 90 438 45 59 102 1169 1257 152 1580 364 437 730 112 161 94 180 352 5760 5760

G

A

9 16 9 3 8 3 7 7 5 2 4 3 4 2 3 2 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 8 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 104 103 89 82

SHT GOALKEEPER

GP

MIN

83 43 32 38 37 20 27 25 12 15 11 26 9 21 4 18 6 7 3 6 10 34 10 11 1 3 12 17 9 7 8 2 7 8 11 1 12 1 6 5 6 5 8 3 4 5 10 1 2 7 10 2 2 0 0 2 13 10 2 0 1 9 0 1 0 3 8 1 895 778

2 2 6 17 12 8 6 9 2 1 1 64 64

135 100 540 1580 1080 730 540 800 135 90 90 5760 5760

Garth Lagerwey Chris Snitko Jimmy Nielsen Tony Meola Tim Melia Bo Oshoniyi Kevin Hartman Mike Ammann Pat Harrington Eric Kronberg David Winner Team totals Opponent totals

SHT

GAA

PG

7 5 0.67 5 4 0.90 20 14 1.00 85 65 1.03 43 26 1.33 44 31 1.36 31 22 1.50 46 29 1.91 5 1 2.00 6 3 2.00 2 0 2.00 294 200 1.33 368 252 1.59

SV

0 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 12 6

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RAPIDS CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (24-25-15) PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

John Spencer Chris Henderson Mark Chung Wolde Harris Conor Casey Ross Paule Paul Bravo Marcelo Balboa Terry Cooke Vicente Sanchez Steve Trittschuh Kyle Beckerman Kevin Doyle Sean Henderson Jovan Kirovski Diego Rubio Shaun Bartlett Chris Carrieri Wes Hart Tommy Smith Scott Benedetti Omar Cummings Shkelzen Gashi Zach Kingsley Tyrone Marshall Alain Nkong Dillon Powers Dominique Badji Edson Buddle Jose Burciaga Jr. Jordan Cila Jeff Cunningham John DiRaimondo Facundo Erpen Maynor Figueroa Kortne Ford Marlon Hairston Jean Harbor Kei Kamara Kosuke Kimura Joe Mason Clint Mathis David Patino Zizi Roberts Marcelo Sarvas Dillon Serna Richard Sharpe Luis Solignac Chris Martinez Adrian Paz Jack Price Carlos Valderrama Colin Clark Juan Ramirez Seth Trembly Peter Vermes Mehdi Ballouchy Nat Borchers Jason Boyce Edgar Castillo Eric Denton Robin Fraser Denis Hamlett Nicolas Hernandez Peguero Jean Philippe Ritchie Kotschau Jeff Larentowicz Thiago Martins Pablo Mastroeni Marco Pappa Jacob Peterson Martin Rivero Jamie Smith Roy Wegerle

13 24 11 12 8 11 15 19 7 4 11 14 7 6 4 2 4 10 11 3 4 7 4 6 3 3 9 8 2 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 6 4 2 8 2 2 4 3 3 5 2 5 13 8 4 7 5 2 8 11 6 10 1 2 3 9 3 4 4 16 5 1 22 2 5 2 2 5

12 21 10 7 8 10 14 19 5 3 11 9 6 5 4 2 4 9 9 3 4 6 4 4 3 1 6 7 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 4 4 2 8 1 1 4 2 2 3 0 4 11 7 4 7 5 1 3 10 6 10 1 2 3 9 3 4 4 14 5 0 21 2 3 1 0 3

1172 2006 959 663 696 935 1192 1732 515 273 990 913 561 428 296 171 325 774 778 270 347 538 334 291 270 159 560 636 102 179 154 127 90 270 180 173 386 324 180 712 109 96 338 212 187 274 15 346 954 599 360 670 375 78 317 914 456 910 40 180 270 850 270 344 260 1277 450 33 1841 131 218 123 73 213

8 6 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 7 2 2 1 3 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

53 32 30 18 22 18 33 35 10 3 14 14 13 4 8 5 7 17 6 4 4 13 8 4 1 4 5 12 3 3 4 7 2 2 1 2 4 9 6 3 2 2 9 9 3 3 2 9 3 11 2 4 5 2 3 4 8 1 1 1 3 1 0 6 8 6 4 0 11 3 7 4 0 4

GOALKEEPER

GP

Ian Feuer Zac MacMath Preston Burpo Tim Howard Matt Pickens Scott Garlick Dusty Hudock Joe Cannon Clint Irwin Scott Vallow Bouna Coundoul Chris Woods David Kramer Marcus Hahnemann John Berner Adin Brown Paul Grafer Team totals Opponent totals

3 3 2 6 6 8 2 8 4 1 3 2 5 8 1 1 1 64 64

MIN SHTS 270 270 180 540 540 750 180 720 360 100 270 180 470 720 90 90 90 5760 5760

GAA

PG

12 11 0.33 8 5 0.33 9 7 0.50 31 21 1.17 28 21 1.17 45 32 1.44 16 13 1.50 54 39 1.62 14 9 1.75 5 3 1.80 14 7 2.00 18 14 2.00 25 12 2.11 64 44 2.12 4 1 3.00 10 7 3.00 11 6 5.00 368 252 1.59 294 200 1.33

SV

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 12

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Team totals Opponent totals

64 64

64 64

5760 5760

89 82 104 103

778 895

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CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. RAPIDS (25-24-15) PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

Graham Zusi Gerso Fernandes Erik Hurtado Felipe Gutierrez Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi Roger Espinoza Khiry Shelton Matt Besler Gianluca Busio Amadou Dia Luis Martins Tim Melia Ilie Sanchez Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

17 6 10 3 4 3 14 4 17 2 3 1 13 6 1 64 64

16 4 2 3 3 1 13 3 16 0 1 1 13 6 1 64 64

1405 391 298 261 279 113 1169 281 1373 21 122 90 1170 540 90 5760 5760

GOALKEEPER

GP

MIN

Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

13 1 64 64

1170 90 5760 5760

SHT

G

CURRENT RAPIDS VS. SPORTING KC (24-25-15) A

SHT

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 103 89 82

25 4 7 11 5 8 13 8 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 895 778

Kei Kamara Diego Rubio Kortne Ford Jack Price Kellyn Acosta Auston Trusty Lalas Abubakar Cole Bassett Clint Irwin Niki Jackson Jonathan Lewis Nicolas Mezquida Drew Moor Keegan Rosenberry Andre Shinyashiki Sam Vines Danny Wilson Deklan Wynne Team totals Opponent totals

13 2 2 4 9 2 2 1 6 1 2 7 17 4 2 1 2 3 64 64

10 2 2 4 7 2 2 0 6 0 2 5 17 3 0 1 2 3 64 64

950 171 173 360 669 180 180 14 490 26 100 396 1530 275 51 90 180 270 5760 5760

GAA

PG

GOALKEEPER

GP

49 30 1.38 6 4 2.00 294 200 1.33 368 252 1.59

SV

1 0 12 6

Clint Irwin Team totals Opponent totals

6 64 64

MIN SHTS 490 5760 5760

G

A

SHT

4 5 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 82 104 103

28 5 2 2 10 1 2 0 0 1 1 7 7 2 3 0 0 0 778 895

GAA

PG

18 12 1.47 368 252 1.59 294 200 1.33

SV

0 6 12

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WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. COLORADO RAPIDS

2020 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Friday, July 17, 2020 Kickoff: 7 p.m. CT ESPN Wide World of Sports (Orlando, FL) MLS Is Back: Group D, Game 2 Sporting Kansas City 2-1-0, 6 points (1-0-0 home; 1-0-0 away; 0-1-0 neutral) T-2nd in MLS Western Conference Colorado Rapids 2-1-0, 6 points (1-0-0 home; 1-0-0 away; 0-1-0 neutral) T-2nd in MLS Western Conference

2-1-0 (6 pts.)

3 T-2nd in West 8 2.67 8 3 1.00 +5 41 (14) 34.1% 39 35 6 1

English TV: ESPN2 English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:

Dave Gantar Nick Uranga Apolinar Mariscal Fotis Bazakos Rubiel Vazquez

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

No. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 36 75

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

Name Richard Sanchez Andreu Fontas Roberto Puncec Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Felipe Gutierrez Khiry Shelton Gerso Fernandes Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda Eric Dick (loaned out) Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Winston Reid Tyler Freeman John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Gianluca Busio Cameron Duke Tim Melia Luis Martins Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal

Pronunciation

ahn-DRAY-oo PUHN-chetz BEEZ-ler ILL-ee-eh

COLORADO RAPIDS

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

2-1-0 (6 pts.)

3 T-2nd in West 4 1.33 5 4 1.33 0 44 (16) 36.4% 32 36 7 0

2020 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

gram ZOO-see AH-lahn poo-LEE-dough feh-LEE-pay KY-ree JER-soh GAH-dee KINN-dah her-TAH-doh shallow-EE feh-LEE-pay

jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh

Three Players Alan Pulido Gadi Kinda Kinda, Shelton Kinda, Pulido Three Players Kinda, Ilie Gadi Kinda Kinda, Ilie Tim Melia

Pts 7 7 7 7 6 5 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0

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

GD +5 +2 +2 0 +1 +1 0 0 0 0 -2 -4 -5 -6

GP 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 4 4 3

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

Pts 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 1

W L T 3 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 2 1

GD +6 +5 0 0 +2 +1 0 +2 -1 -3 -4 -2

GP 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 2 3 3 3

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

2 Four Players 2 Price, Rosenberry 9 Kamara, Shinyashiki 4 Andre Shinyashiki 1 Lewis, Moor 1 Price, Rubio 5 Kamara, Price 6 Younes Namli 1 Seven Players 0 N/A 270 Clint Irwin 1.33 Clint Irwin 2 Clint Irwin 0 N/A 11 Clint Irwin

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS (as of 7/14/20) Eastern Conference 1. Columbus Crew SC 2. Orlando City SC 3. New York Red Bulls 4. Philadelphia Union 5. Atlanta United FC 6. Toronto FC 7. D.C. United 8. Montreal Impact 9. Chicago Fire

10. New England Revolution 11. Nashville SC 12. Inter Miami CF 13. New York City FC 14. FC Cincinnati

2 GOALS 2 ASSISTS 9 SHOTS 3 SHOTS ON GOAL 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 7 FOULS COMMITTED 8 FOULS SUFFERED 2 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 254 Tim Melia 0.35 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia 1 Tim Melia 7

MEE-lia lou-EESE mar-TEENS wahn koo-ZANE wahn kuh-MAHL

COLORADO RAPIDS

PETER VERMES 12th season 145-116-90 12th season (.541) 145-116-90 (.541)

ROBIN FRASER

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

4th season 22-35-21 (.417) 2nd season 7-3-0 (.700)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Wednesday, July 15 QUESTIONABLE: • None OUT: • DEF - Andreu Fontas (Quad Strain) OUT FOR SEASON: • MID - Felipe Gutierrez (Knee Surgery)

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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT: JULY 8 - AUG. 11

MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT: STANDINGS (as of 7/14/20) GROUP A Club Pts. W L T GF GA GD 1. Orlando City SC 6 2 0 0 5 2 +3 2. Philadelphia Union 6 2 0 0 3 1 +2 3. Inter Miami CF 0 0 2 0 2 4 -2 4. New York City FC 0 0 2 0 1 4 -3

For the first time since match play was suspended March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Major League Soccer action resumed July 8 with the historic and unprecedented MLS is Back Tournament. This one-of-a-kind competition will see 24 of the 26 MLS clubs compete at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, marking the emphatic return of men’s professional soccer in the United States after a near four-month hiatus. Sporting Kansas City kicked off their Group D campaign on July 12 against Minnesota United FC and are now set to face the Colorado Rapids on July 17 and Real Salt Lake on July 22, with all three games shown live nationally on ESPN channels, ESPN Deportes and the ESPN app.

GROUP B Club Pts. W L T GF GA GD 1. Chicago Fire 3 1 0 0 2 1 +1 2. San Jose Earthquakes 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3. Seattle Sounders FC 1 0 1 1 1 2 -1 4. Vancouver Whitecaps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS is Back Tournament: Sporting KC Group Stage Schedule Sunday, July 12 | Sporting 1-2 Minnesota United FC Friday, July 17 | Sporting vs. Colorado Rapids | 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT | ESPN Wednesday, July 22 | Sporting vs. Real Salt Lake | 9 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. CT | ESPN Sporting’s group stage schedule features 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT matchups versus Minnesota and Colorado followed by a 9 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. CT meeting with Real Salt Lake, marking the earliest kickoff to a competitive game in club history. Group stage matches will count toward the 2020 regular season standings.

Running from July 8 to Aug. 11, the one-of-a-kind MLS is Back Tournament consists of 24 clubs divided into six groups. FC Dallas and Nashville SC were withdrawn from the competition due to a number of positive COVID-19 tests within each club. Sixteen teams will progress to the Knockout Stage presented by Audi, as follows: • Top two finishers in Groups A through F • Four best third-place finishers in Groups A through F A single-elimination bracket will play out from the Round of 16 onward to decide the tournament champion. Matches tied at the end of regulation in the Knockout Stage presented by Audi will proceed directly to a penalty kick shootout.

Group stage play will begin July 8 with the tournament opener between Orlando City SC and Inter Miami CF. The Round of 16 will run from July 25-28, followed by the Quarterfinals from July 30 – Aug. 1, Semifinals on Aug. 5-6 and Championship on Aug. 11.

MLS is Back Tournament: What’s At Stake 1. Regular season points in the group stage Each MLS club will play three group stage matches in Orlando that count toward the 2020 regular season standings. For Sporting, those fixtures come against Western Conference foes Real Salt Lake, Minnesota United FC and the Colorado Rapids.

GROUP C Club 1. New England Revolution 2. Toronto FC 3. D.C. United 4. Montreal Impact

Pts. W L T GF GA GD 3 1 0 0 1 0 +1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 -1

GROUP D Club 1. Real Salt Lake 2. Minnesota United FC 3. Sporting Kansas City 4. Colorado Rapids

Pts. W L T GF GA GD 3 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 1 0 1 2 -1 0 0 1 0 0 2 -2

GROUP E Club 1. Columbus Crew SC 2. New York Red Bulls 3. Atlanta United FC 4. FC Cincinnati

Pts. W L T GF GA GD 3 1 0 0 4 0 +4 3 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 1 -1 0 0 1 0 0 4 -4

GROUP F Club 1. Portland Timbers 2. Houston Dynamo 3. Los Angeles FC 4. LA Galaxy

Pts. W L T GF GA GD 3 1 0 0 2 1 +1 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 -1

HOW #MLSISBACK WORKS What is the tournament format?

• The 24 participating clubs have been divided into six groups of four teams each.

• All clubs will play three group matches that count toward the regular season.

• The top 16 teams from the group stage will advance to the knockout rounds. That field will include the top half of each group as well as the four best third-place finishers in Groups A through F. • A single-elimination bracket will unfold from the Round of 16 to the Championship. These single-leg matches will go straight to penalty kicks if tied after 90 minutes.

• The tournament will feature a continuous schedule of matches nearly every day, with games beginning at 8 a.m., 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. CT. Most matches will be played in the evening. The group stage will see 16 consecutive days of MLS action from July 8-23.

2. A berth in the Concacaf Champions League Once the 26-team field is whittled to 16 teams for the knockout rounds, matches no longer count toward the regular season table. However, clubs will still be battling for the 2021 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League berth that goes to the champion.

Furthermore, this single-elimination bracket will give teams valuable experience in winor-go-home situations ahead of the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs further down the road.

3. Prize money The MLS is Back Tournament will dole out a total of $1.1 million in prize money to participating teams. The further Sporting advances in the competition, the more money players and coaches will bring back to Kansas City.

What are the important dates to know?

• July 8-23: Group Stage • July 25-28: Round of 16 • July 30- Aug. 1: Quarterfinals • Aug. 5-6: Semifinals • Aug.11: Championship

Neutral-Site Matches Sporting will be the designated home team for its first two group stage games against Minnesota and Colorado before facing Real Salt Lake as the away side. But for all intents and purposes, these are neutral-site contests.

Incredibly enough, Sporting has played just two true neutral-site matches in the club’s 906-game history across all competitions: the 2000 and 2004 MLS Cups. Kansas City defeated the Chicago Fire 1-0 in MLS Cup 2000 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. prior to falling 3-2 to D.C. United in MLS Cup 2004 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.

Are there any other special tournament rules?

• The substitution limit for the tournament will follow the new protocol set by the IFAB and allow five substitutions per match, up from the standard three.

• Teams can name a matchday roster of 23 players, up from the standard 18.

• As is the case during regular MLS play, the Professional Referees Organization (PRO) will have access to Video Review for all games.

On June 21, 2009, Kansas City faced Mexican side Atlas in a faux-neutral-site game at Hermann Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. The Wizards were technically the home team but chose to play the SuperLiga matchup four hours east of Kansas City to give St. Louis soccer fans the opportunity to catch a game between two top-flight North American clubs.

What will happen after the tournament ends?

• MLS plans to continue its regular season later this summer with a revised schedule in home markets.

• The regular season will be followed by the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs and the 25th MLS Cup. The revised regular season schedule will be released at a later date.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvCOL: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvCOL: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City will look to bounce back in Group D play in the MLS is Back Tournament this Friday night when the side faces off against the Colorado Rapids.

Sporting KC holds a slender 25-24-15 lead in the all-time regular-season series against Colorado, but dropped the 2019 series 0-1-1.

The two sides met on March 17, 2019 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park with Sporting clawing a draw out of the jaws of defeat when Johnny Russell’s late free kick cancelled out former SKC striker Diego Rubio’s opener.

The return fixture at Children’s Mercy Park was one of frustration, as Sporting raced into a 2-0 lead following an own goal and a strike from Gerso, only for captain Matt Besler to be sent off following a second yellow card. The Rapids rallied with goals from Kei Kamara, Rubio and Tommy Smith to snatch all three points.

Sporting and Colorado each dropped their opening games in the MLS is Back Tournament, as SKC fell to a late 2-1 defeat against Minnesota United while Colorado were soundly beaten 2-0 by Real Salt Lake on Sunday night.

Date

Sporting KC Team Notes • Sporting held Minnesota to a single shot attempt through the first 60 minutes of Sunday’s match, but surrendered a second-half stoppage time lead for the first time in club regular season history to lose 2-1.

• Sporting ranks second in MLS with eight goal scored through three matches.

• Sporting leads MLS with 141 passes per game in the attacking third.

• Sporting has outshot each of its first three opponents this season.

• Sporting scored seven total goals through their first two MLS matches for the second time ever (2000).

Sporting KC Player Notes • Forward Khiry Shelton has scored in consecutive regular season appearances for the first time in his MLS career. Shelton also leads MLS forwards with 25 duels won.

• Forward Alan Pulido has scored or assisted in each of his first three appearances for Sporting. He has two goals and two assists on the season.

• On Sunday, goalkeeper Tim Melia received his first red card since 2014 when he was a member of now-defunct Chivas USA. • Left back Luis Martins leads MLS defenders with 53 successful passes in the attacking third.

#SKCvCOL: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 25-24-15 in regular season)

09/21/2019 03/17/2019 05/05/2018 03/24/2018 05/27/2017

Score

KC 2 vs COL 3 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 2 at COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1

Result Details L T W T L

SKC surrenders two-goal lead to fall 3-2 late on Russell’s free kick cancels out Rubio opener in second half Salloi scores early on to give SKC shutout win Gutierrez and Rubio strike in second half to salvage road point Ford scores early as Rapids frustrate Sporting KC

Colorado Rapids Team Notes • Sunday’s 2-0 loss to Real Salt Lake marked the first time Colorado has failed to score in Robin Fraser’s 10-game tenure as head coach.

• Fraser has a 7-3-0 record as Colorado’s head coach since taking over last August.

• This year marked the first time Colorado had started a regular season 2-0-0 since 2012.

• Colorado began the 2019 season 0-9-2 but has gone 14-8-4 since then.

#SKCvCOL: PLAYER HISTORY • Sporting KC defender Graham Zusi has scored three goals and added two assists against the Colorado Rapids, including a one goal and two assist performance in a 3-2 victory on the road on March 29, 2014. His other goals came at home on July 6, 2011 and Aug. 31, 2013.

• Winger Gerso Fernandes has two goals and an assist against Colorado, scoring his first goal for the club with the game-winner on April 9, 2017 before adding an assist on Diego Rubio’s late equalizer in the 2-2 road draw on March 24, 2018. He also scored in the 3-2 home loss on Sept. 21, 2019.

• Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez has one goal against the Rapids, scoring the first goal of an eventual 2-2 road draw on March 24, 2018.

• Forward Daniel Salloi has scored once against Colorado, notching the gamewinner in the 1-0 home win on May 5, 2018.

• Winger Johnny Russell has one goal against the Rapids, netting a free kick late on in the 1-1 road draw on March 17, 2019.

• Midfielder Roger Espinoza has one assist against the Colorado Rapids, coming on Fernandes’ game-winning goal on April 9, 2017.

• Forward Khiry Shelton has one assist against the Rapids, setting up Diego Rubio’s late equalizer in the 2-2 road draw on March 24, 2018.

• Forward Erik Hurtado has one goal and one assist against the Rapids, both coming in the same game - a 3-3 home draw for Vancouver on Sept. 24, 2016.

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 3-8-2 all-time against Colorado, posting a 1.38 goals against average with two shutouts. His shutouts came in a 2-0 home victory on June 27, 2015 and a 1-0 home win on May 5, 2018.

• Goalkeeper Richard Sanchez has faced Colorado once while with the Chicago Fire, resulting in a 2-2 road draw on June 13, 2018.

Colorado Rapids Player Notes • Colorado scored 58 goals during the 2019 regular season, the second-most in club history. A pair of former Sporting forwards were largely responsible, as Kei Kamara (14 goals) and Diego Rubio (11 goals) combined to score 25 times.

• Colorado’s four goals this season have come from four different players: Kei Kamara, Jonathan Lewis, Younes Namli and Drew Moor.

• Striker Kei Kamara has bagged at least 12 goals in each of the last five seasons, all of which have come in his 30s.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES

#SKCvCOL: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS

• Goalkeeper Richard Sanchez is in line to make his first start for Sporting KC with Tim Melia suspended.

• Colorado duo Kei Kamara (2009-2013) and Diego Rubio (2016-2018) both played for Sporting KC. • Colorado defender Abdul Rwatubyaye spent the early portion of the 2019 season with Sporting before being traded to Colorado.

• Sporting KC Manager and Sporting Director Peter Vermes played for the Colorado Rapids from 1997-1999 before joining Kansas City.

• Peter Vermes was teammates with Rapids head coach Robin Fraser on the U.S. National Team from 1988-1997.

• Defenders Graham Zusi and Matt Besler both played on the U.S. National Team alongside Colorado midfielder Kellyn Acosta.

• Forward Johnny Russell has played with Colorado defender Danny Wilson on the Scotland Under-21 National Team from 2011-2012.

• Forward Khiry Shelton was teammates with Colorado’s Jonathan Lewis at New York City FC from 2017-2018.

• Forward Erik Hurtado played with Colorado’s Nicolas Mezquida at Vancouver Whitecaps FC from 2014-2018.

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia played alongside Rapids midfielder Collen Warner at Real Salt Lake from 2010-2011.

• Colorado defender Kortne Ford is born in Olathe, Kansas - a suburb of Kansas City. He also played with Sporting KC defender Graham Smith at the University of Denver in 2016. Smith also played with Andre Shinyashiki at Denver.

• Sporting KC’s Amadou Dia, Roger Espinoza and Graham Smith all grew up in Colorado.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes TIME TO REBOUND

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

ZUSI REACHES 300 LANDMARK

Sporting Kansas City will look to rebound this Friday night when the side continues Group D play in the MLS is Back Tournament with a matchup against the Colorado Rapids at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports in Orlando. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. CT on ESPN2.

Sporting will close out Group D play next Wednesday, July 22 against longtime rivals Real Salt Lake in a rare early-morning matchup at 8 a.m. CT.

In an otherwise forgetful matchup on Sunday night for Sporting KC, defender Graham Zusi hit a memorable landmark as the 33-year-old reached 300 MLS appearances (including postseason) during the 2-1 loss to Minnesota United FC. Zusi is the 12th active player in the league to have logged 300 appearances in MLS play - a list that includes teammate Matt Besler who reached 300 in the latter stages of the 2019 campaign.

Sporting dropped a frustrating opener 2-1 to Minnesota United FC despite dominating much of proceedings, conceding twice in second-half stoppage time after influential goalkeeper Tim Melia had been shown a straight red card for denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity. Sporting held a halftime lead after Khiry Shelton had finished from Alan Pulido’s brilliant assist just before the interval.

Zusi and Besler are also two of five active players that have reached at least 300 appearances with one club, joining Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes) and Minnesota’s Osvaldo Alonso who reached that mark with the Seattle Sounders.

The opposition on Friday, the Rapids, also dropped their Group D opener by a 2-0 scoreline against Real Salt Lake on Sunday night. Albert Rusnak and Damir Kreilach scored either side of halftime for the Utes to condemn Colorado to just their third defeat since head coach Robin Fraser took the reigns at the club last August (7-3-0).

In all competitions, Zusi has made 331 appearances for the club, tallying 31 goals and 80 assists since being selected in the second round of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. His 80 assists place him second on the club’s all-time rankings, trailing club legend Preki’s 104.

The top two teams of each group advance, as well as the four best third-place teams.

In Group A, the Philadelphia Union and Orlando City SC have both already advanced to the knockout stages after winning each of their first two games against Inter Miami CF and New York City FC.

Sporting Kansas City were dealt a blow in the 74th minute of Sunday night’s contest against Minnesota United FC when goalkeeper Tim Melia was shown a straight red card for denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity when he took down Aaron Schoenfeld on the edge of the area. With Sporting hanging on with 10 men, the side was unable to hold out during second-half stoppage time and conceded in the 92nd and 97th minute to drop their Group D opener 2-1.

MELIA DEALT RARE SUSPENSION

SCOUTING THE RAPIDS

It was a tale of two seasons for Colorado in 2019. The Rapids went a woeful 0-9-2 to start the year, prompting the dismissal of manager Anthony Hudson. From that point onward, Colorado posted a 12-7-4 record and saw its offense explode. Fraser, appointed on Aug. 25, went 5-2-0 to finish the campaign with the Rapids scoring 15 goals during that stretch.

In addition to the frustrating result, Sporting will now be without the ever-reliant Melia during Friday’s clash with the Colorado Rapids as he serves a one-game suspension.

Richard Sanchez, who arrived in the offseason from the Chicago Fire, replaced Melia in goal on Sunday night and could be set for his full debut when SKC faces the Rapids.

By the end of 2019, Colorado had racked up 58 goals in the regular season, the secondmost in club history and almost as many as the previous two seasons combined. A pair of former Sporting forwards were largely responsible, as Kei Kamara and Diego Rubio combined for 25 goals. Andre Shinyashiki (seven goals) and U.S. international Jonathan Lewis (five goals) also made notable contributions.

Sanchez has made 28 MLS appearances, primarily with the Fire, while the MexicanAmerican also spent time with FC Dallas and Tigres in Mexico. As a youth player, Sanchez was a member of the Atletico Madrid Academy in Spain and helped Mexico win the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2011.

Melia’s red card was just the second he’s received in his MLS career, having been sent off once during his days with the now defunct Chivas USA. In what would be his final game with the LA-based side, Melia was shown a red card in the 67th minute of an eventual 4-1 defeat to the Houston Dynamo on May 3, 2014 at Dignity Health Sports Park.

Amazingly enough, all three Western Conference teams that began 2020 with perfect 2-0-0 records have been placed in Group D. That trio includes Sporting, Minnesota United FC and the Rapids. Colorado left it late in both victories to kick off the campaign, earning a 2-1 road win at D.C. United before ousting Orlando City SC on home turf.

In the nation’s capital, Kamara headed home a 67th-minute equalizer before Lewis notched a dramatic winner in the second minute of stoppage time. A week later, veteran defender Drew Moor scored in the 90th minute after Colorado’s Younes Namli and Orlando’s Chris Mueller traded earlier goals. All in all, the Rapids appear to be in better shape now than they have been for most of the previous decade.

SUNSHINE STATE

However, the same fortune didn’t transpire in the team’s Group D opener as the Rapids were soundly beaten 2-0 by Real Salt Lake. Albert Rusnak gave his side the lead in the first half and, after Clint Irwin had denied Rusnak from the spot, Damir Kreilach made the points safe in the 76th minute.

Sporting has a 4-12-3 record in Florida across all competitions, with all four wins coming against the Mutiny between 1997 and 2001. Kansas City never beat the Fusion in Miami and has yet to defeat Orlando in three previous trips to Central Florida.

Sporting made frequent trips to the Sunshine State during the early years of MLS when the Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion competed in the East. Since both clubs folded at the end of the 2001 season, Sporting has played just four competitive matches in Florida, three coming against Orlando City SC within the last five years.

And what about the other three teams in Group D? The Colorado Rapids are 5-14-0 alltime in Florida, most recently prevailing in the 2012 U.S. Open Cup against the seconddivision Tampa Bay Rowdies. Colorado claimed four road wins over the Mutiny but never won at Miami and have lost all three MLS matches at Orlando.

SHELTON DOESN’T MISS A BEAT

Sporting Kansas City striker Khiry Shelton continued his fine run of form, despite his last two appearances coming four months apart. Back on March 7, Shelton marked his first home game at Children’s Mercy Park since a Nov. 11, 2018 MLS Cup Playoff victory over Real Salt Lake with the final goal in the 4-0 thumping of the Houston Dynamo in the 2020 home opener.

As for Real Salt Lake and Minnesota, the sample sizes are small. RSL are 1-1-2 in four visits to Florida, while the Loons are 2-0-0 after a trip to the Lions resulted in a 2-1 regular season victory in March 2018 and their Group D opener on Sunday.

Shelton, who spent 2019 in Germany helping SC Paderborn 07 achieve promotion to the Bundesliga, then tallied Sporting’s opening goal in the MLS is Back Tournament, firing home a low shot after being set up by a brilliant turn from fellow offseason arrival, Mexican forward Alan Pulido.

WHAT HE’S SAYING: PETER VERMES

With that strike on Sunday night, Shelton has now scored in back-to-back MLS games for the first time in his career. The 27-year-old has 10 goals and 16 assists across 77 MLS games since entering the league as the second overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft for New York City FC, including four goals and six assists in 23 MLS regularseason games for Sporting KC when combining his 2018 and 2020 seasons.

On how much of a letdown it was to control so much of the game and still lose: “We had control of the game, we had some good chances – we should’ve probably put a second, maybe even a third away – we didn’t. We allowed them in the game, we made some bad decisions. Unfortunately what happens is you lose a goalkeeper, you now have to take a player off to replace a goalkeeper, it changes things around quite a bit. It just changed the game. There’s a lot of good stuff from the game for us, but at the same time unfortunately we didn’t close it out. We can get better from this game, we’ve got to learn from it and move on to the next one.”

Shelton has started on the right wing in each of Sporting’s three MLS matches in 2020, having played exclusively as a center forward during his stint with the club in 2018.

While Shelton only scored twice in that first go around, his value to the team was undeniable as Sporting went 12-3-5 when he played which led the team to finish atop the Western Conference. Sporting went 6-5-3 in the games that Shelton did not feature in during the 2018 campaign.

On conceding twice in stoppage time: I was just was a little bit disappointed in the fact that we couldn’t finish off the chances and get a second goal. We had chances, but we didn’t take them well enough.

Obviously, it came back to haunt us at the end of the game. That’s what happens in games like this sometimes. You play well. You own the game. All of a sudden, you have a couple moments and the game is against you.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC MLS record vs. Colorado Rapids: 25-24-15 Home games: 20-6-5 (64 GF, 33 GA) Road games: 5-18-10 (39 GF, 53 GA) Date 04/13/1996 05/05/1996 07/10/1996 08/07/1996 06/28/1997 08/28/1997 09/06/1997 09/26/1997 05/31/1998 07/19/1998 08/08/1998 09/02/1998 04/17/1999 07/07/1999 09/10/1999 09/25/1999 04/01/2000 04/29/2000 08/02/2000 08/26/2000 07/18/2001 08/12/2001 08/19/2001 03/23/2002 05/11/2002 09/14/2002 09/20/2002 07/04/2003 08/22/2003 09/13/2003 10/04/2003 05/01/2004 06/09/2004 09/10/2004 09/25/2004 04/02/2005 07/04/2005 07/08/2006 09/09/2006 05/19/2007 07/22/2007 04/05/2008 08/16/2008 03/28/2009 09/26/2009 04/10/2010 07/17/2010 05/28/2011 07/06/2011 05/19/2012 08/31/2013 03/29/2014 06/27/2015 08/29/2015 10/21/2015 04/13/2016 05/11/2016 07/16/2016 04/09/2017 05/27/2017 03/24/2018 05/05/2018 03/17/2019 09/21/2019

Score KC 3 vs COL 0 KC 0 at COL 4 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 2 at COL 4 KC 3 at COL 3 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 2 at COL 1 KC 5 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 4 vs COL 1 KC 3 vs COL 1 KC 2 at COL 3 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 0 KC 0 vs COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 0 KC 5 at COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 0 at COL 0 KC 2 at COL 2 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 1 KC 0 at COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 2 at COL 3 KC 2 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 4 vs COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 0 KC 1 at COL 3 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 4 vs COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 2 vs COL 2 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 vs COL 0 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 vs COL 1 KC 2 at COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 1 KC 3 at COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 vs COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 3 vs COL 1 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 2 at COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 2 vs COL 3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 9 Klein, Preki 16 Preki 83 Preki 35 Preki 34 McKeon, Zavagnin 47 Kerry Zavagnin

Result Location W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium SOW Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium SOL Mile High Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium SOL Mile High Stadium SOL Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Mile High Stadium T (2OT) Mile High Stadium T (2OT) Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Arrowhead Stadium L Invesco Field at Mile High L Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Invesco Field at Mile High L Invesco Field at Mile High T (2OT) Arrowhead Stadium L Invesco Field at Mile High W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Invesco Field at Mile High L Invesco Field at Mile High W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Invesco Field at Mile High L Invesco Field at Mile High W Arrowhead Stadium T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Arrowhead Stadium W CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T CommunityAmerica Ballpark W CommunityAmerica Ballpark T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Livestrong Sporting Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Sporting Park W Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Sporting Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Sporting Park L Children’s Mercy Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Children’s Mercy Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Children’s Mercy Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Children’s Mercy Park

148

7 7 6 65 18

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

John Spencer Chris Henderson John Spencer John Spencer Pablo Mastroeni Chris Henderson

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

Five Players 3 Cannon, Hahnemann 5 Scott Garlick 3 Marcus Hahnemann 44 Marcus Hahnemann 17

Tony Meola Tim Melia Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola

8 7 53 29 35 36

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

COLORADO RAPIDS

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

2 Nine Players 3 Preki (10/4/03) 9 Onandi Lowe (8/12/01) 5 Dom Dwyer (8/29/15) 7 Chris Henderson (8/26/00) 7 Three Players

Eight Players Seven Players (9/14/02) Mark Chung (8/22/03) John Spencer (8/2/00) Chris Martinez (5/11/16) Kevin Doyle

2 2 8 5 7 7

Four Players Grafer, Kramer

9 5

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

9 Bo Oshoniyi (9/10/04) 4 Mike Ammann (8/7/96)

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

1 2 OT 38 65 0 382 506 7 150 215 3 409 415 12 88 87 0 144 174 3

Total 103 895 368 836 175 321

COLORADO RAPIDS Category Goals

Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides

Corner Kicks

1 2 OT 33 53 0 343 426 9 132 160 2 450 500 8 95 81 2 151 155 8

Total 86 778 294 958 178 314

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

OT

Total

KC 10 12 16 24 11 30 0 103 COL 11 10 12 17 10 26 0 86

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,425

TOTAL MLS SELLOUTS in 162 MLS matches played at the stadium (including postseason)

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 162 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 154 MLS regular season, 8 MLS postseason, 19 Open Cup, 10 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 162 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

196

COLORADO RAPIDS

105.2 5

107

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

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

344

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 196 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Richard Sanchez (Re-Entry Draft - Nov. 26, 2019)

Adrian Zendejas (Trade - Nov. 19, 2019)

Roberto Puncec (Signing - Dec. 4, 2019)

Jimmy Medranda (Expansion Draft - Nov. 19, 2019)

Khiry Shelton (Signing - Dec. 9, 2019)

Benny Feilhaber (Option Declined - Nov. 21, 2019)

Alan Pulido (Signing - Dec. 10, 2019)

Seth Sinovic (Option Declined - Nov. 21, 2019)

Amadou Dia (Signing - Jan. 10, 2020)

Gedion Zelalem (Option Declined - Nov. 21, 2019)

Gadi Kinda (Loan - Jan. 23, 2020)

Nico Hasler (Out of Contract - Nov. 21, 2019)

Winston Reid (Loan - Feb. 14, 2020)

Krisztian Nemeth (Out of Contract - Nov. 21, 2019)

John Pulskamp (Signed as Homegrown - Feb. 24, 2020)

Rodney Wallace (Out of Contract - Nov. 21, 2019) Eric Dick (Loan - Feb. 4, 2020) Botond Barath (Transfer - July 11, 2020)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Nov. 19: OUT Sporting KC acquires $175,000 in allocation money and an international roster spot from Nashville SC (MLS) in exchange for GK Adrian Zendejas.

Nov. 19: OUT Sporting KC D Jimmy Medranda selected by Nashville SC (MLS) in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft.

Nov. 21: OUT Sporting KC declines options on M Benny Feilhaber, D Seth Sinovic and M Gedion Zelalem. In addition, D Nico Hasler, F Krisztian Nemeth and D Rodney

Wallace are out of contract.

Nov. 26: IN Sporting KC selects GK Richard Sanchez in Stage 1 (4th Overall) of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft.

Dec. 4: IN Sporting KC signs D Robert Puncec, most recently with HNK Rijeka (Croatia).

Dec. 9: IN Sporting KC signs F Khiry Shelton from SC Paderborn 07 (Germany).

Dec. 10: IN Sporting KC acquires F Alan Pulido on a club-record transfer fee from C.D. Guadalajara (Mexico).

Jan. 10: IN Sporting KC signs D Amadou Dia, most recently with Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship).

Jan 23: IN Sporting KC acquires M Gadi Kinda on a one-year loan with an option to buy from Beitar Jerusalem (Israel).

Feb. 4: OUT Sporting KC loans GK Eric Dick to Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship) for the 2020 season.

Feb. 14: IN Sporting KC acquires D Winston Reid on loan from West Ham United (England).

Feb. 24: IN Sporting KC signs GK John Pulskamp as a Homegrown Player after acquiring his Homegrown rights from the LA Galaxy (MLS).

July 11: OUT Sporting KC transfers D Botond Barath to his former club, Budapest Honved FC (Hungary).

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2009

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

2015

Signings

Trades

Homegrown Players

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

2016

Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)

2017 2018

Eric Dick (13th) Graham Smith (18th)

Gerso Fernandes (1/4/17) Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17)

Gianluca Busio (8/25/17)

Johnny Russell (1/31/18) Felipe Gutierrez (2/6/18) Andreu Fontas (8/8/18)

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

2019

Luis Martins (8/1/19)

2020

Richard Sanchez (11/25/19) Robert Puncec (12/4/19) Khiry Shelton (12/9/19) Alan Pulido (12/10/19) Amadou Dia (1/10/20) Gadi Kinda (1/23/20) Winston Reid (2/14/20)

Erik Hurtado (12/14/18)

Tyler Freeman (1/1/19) Cameron Duke (7/18/19) Felipe Hernandez (8/30/19) John Pulskamp (2/24/20)

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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT

TV / SCORERS

Saturday, February 29

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

MLS

W

3-1

Pulido, Kinda, Hurtado

SATURDAY, MARCH 7

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

W

4-0

Pulido, Espinoza, Kinda, Shelton

SUNDAY, JULY 12

MINNESOTA UNITED

MLS IS BACK

L

1-2

Shelton

FRIDAY, JULY 17

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS IS BACK

7:00 P.M.

ESPN2

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS IS BACK

8:00 A.M.

ESPN

MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT

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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 2020 REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) REFEREE

GAMES RECORD

SKC FOULS

OPP. FOULS

SKC YC

OPP. YC

SKC RC

OPP. RC

SKC PK

OPP. PK

Ted Unkel

1

1-0-0

13

10

2

1

0

0

0

0

Allen Chapman

1

1-0-0

12

13

2

5

0

0

0

0

Joe Dickerson

1

0-1-0

14

12

2

3

1

0

0

0

2020 VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) DATE REFEREE VAR July 12, 2020 vs. MIN

Joe Dickerson

Armando Villarreal

INCIDENT MIN Goal

DECISION Overturned, No Goal

After MIN’s Ethan Finlay puts the ball into the back of the net from close range, Dickerson consults with his VAR Villarreal who flags that Kevin Molino was offside and screening SKC goalkeeper Tim Melia in the lead-up to the goal.

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SPORTING KC IN 2020 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

Regular Season Record By Month

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

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

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

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

Wearing Sporting blue Wearing dark indigo

1-0-0 1-1-0

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

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

Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even

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

Feb. 2020 Feb. all-time March 2020 March all-time April 2020 April all-time May 2020 May all-time June 2020 June all-time July 2020 July all-time Aug. 2020 Aug. all-time Sept. 2020 Sept. all-time Oct. 2020 Oct. all-time

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

Day games (before 5 p.m.)

Games 5 p.m. CT or later

0-0-0 2-1-0

With red card for With red card against

0-0-0 0-1-0

Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75

0-1-0 2-0-0

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

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

vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference

2-1-0 0-0-0

On grass On turf

1-1-0 1-0-0

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

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

1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 23-11-11 0-0-0 45-38-19 0-0-0 39-49-28 0-0-0 44-31-28 0-1-0 53-42-28 0-0-0 49-53-17 0-0-0 34-45-20 0-0-0 24-18-18

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

vs. FC Cincinnati vs. FC Dallas

vs. Houston Dynamo vs. Inter Miamo CF vs. Los Angeles FC vs. LA Galaxy vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Montreal Impact 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

Game-winning goals after 75’...

None

Game-tying goals after 75’...

None

Game-winning goals against after 75’...

Kevin Molino (7/12 vs. MIN) - 97+ Minute

Game-tying goals against after 75’...

None

Red Cards...

Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2020)

Shutouts 1-0-0 One-goal games 0-1-0 On ABC/ESPN On FS1 On Univision On FSKC

Quickest Goal...

Alan Pulido (3/7 vs. HOU) - 16th Minute

Quickest Goal Against...

Jake Nerwinski (2/29 at VAN) - 28th Minute

1-1-1 (0-0-0) 17-26-11 (0-0-0) 25-24-15 (0-0-0) 26-22-8 (0-0-0) 21-22-13 (0-0-0) 0-0-1 (0-0-0) 25-25-12 (0-0-0) 9-10-13 (1-0-0) 0-0-0 (0-0-0) 2-2-0 (0-0-0) 23-26-15 (0-0-0) 4-3-2 (0-1-0) 7-4-3 (0-0-0) 0-0-0 (0-0-0) 25-18-12 (0-0-0) 2-3-0 (0-0-0) 21-21-14 (0-0-0) 2-2-1 (0-0-0) 6-6-5 (0-0-0) 7-4-5 (0-0-0) 9-13-8 (0-0-0) 27-25-8 (0-0-0) 7-9-4 (0-0-0) 14-4-8 (0-0-0) 10-3-4 (1-0-0)

Tim Melia (7/12 vs. MIN) - 74th Minute

Red Cards Against...

None

Penalty Kicks...

None

Penalty Kicks Against...

None

Penalty Kicks Earned... None Youngest Goalscorer...

Oldest Goalscorer...

Youngest Starter...

Youngest to play in a game...

Oldest Starter...

Oldest to play in a game...

Gadi Kinda (2/29 at VAN) - 25 years and 343 days Roger Espinoza (3/7 vs. HOU) - 33 years and 134 days Gadi Kinda (2/29 at VAN) - 25 years and 343 days Gianluca Busio (2/29 at VAN) - 17 years and 277 days Tim Melia (7/12 vs. MIN) - 34 years and 58 days Tim Melia (7/12 vs. MIN) - 34 years and 58 days

Regular Season Home and Away Overall All-time 2020 at home All-time at home 2020 on road All-time on road 2020 neutral All-time neutral

312-287-169 1-0-0 204-100-79 1-0-0 108-186-90 0-1-0 0-1-0

2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 5 3 8 OPPONENT 1 2 3

SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 22 19 41 OPPONENT 9 18 27

SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 6 8 14 OPPONENT 4 4 8

FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 20 19 39 OPPONENT 22 13 35

OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 1 3 4 OPPONENT 2 2 4

CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 9 8 17 OPPONENT 4 10 14

CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 2 4 6 OPPONENT 6 3 9

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

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

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

W L T 312 287 169 18 22 10 30 17 7 13 15 9 373 341 195

HOME GF GA 1084 1031 66 67 109 67 50 57 1309 1222

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

W L T 204 100 79 15 4 3 21 7 3 8 5 5 248 116 90

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AWAY GF GA 650 455 41 20 72 30 28 18 791 523

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

Neutral site MLS Regular Season MLS Cup Playoffs International TOTAL

W L T 108 186 90 2 17 7 9 10 4 5 10 3 124 223 104

W L T 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1

GF GA 433 574 22 44 37 37 22 39 514 694

GF GA 1 2 3 3 0 0 4 5

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES Feb. 29, 2020: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-3 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BC Place | Vancouver, BC Attendance: 22,120 Weather: Indoors and 53 degrees

Sporting KC (1-0-0, 3 points) Vancouver Whitecaps (0-1-0, 0 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins M Ilie M Espinoza M Kinda (Busio 90’) F Shelton F Pulido (Hurtado 90’) F Russell (Gerso 71’)

1 2 F 2 1 3 1 0 1

Vancouver Whitecaps GK Crepeau D Nerwinski D Khmiri D Cornelius D Adnan M Dajome (Ricketts 80’) M Inbeom M Teibert (C) M Milinkovic (Montero 70’) F Cavallini F Reyna

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Meredith (GK) Barath Gutierrez Lindsey Metcalf Salloi Rose Bair Scoring Summary: SKC - Alan Pulido 1 (Roberto Puncec 1) 17’ VAN - Jake Nerwinski 1 (David Milinkovic 1) 28’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 1 (Luis Martins 1) 39’ SKC - Erik Hurtado 1 (Gerso Fernandes 1) 95+ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 3’ VAN - Derek Cornelius (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 23’ SKC - Khiry Shelton (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 11 (4) 4 13 0 3

VAN 9 (5) 1 10 0 4

March 7, 2020: Sporting KC 4-0 Houston Dynamo MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 21,188 Weather: Clear and 57 degrees

Sporting KC (2-0-0, 6 points) Houston Dynamo (0-1-1, 1 point) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins M Ilie M Espinoza M Kinda (Busio 75’) F Shelton F Pulido (Hurtado 84’) F Russell (Gerso 71’)

1 2 F 2 2 4 0 0 0

Houston Dynamo GK Maric D Valentin D Struna D Figueroa D Lundkvist M Martinez (Quintero 57’) M Vera M Boniek Garcia (C) M McNamara (Ramirez 73’) M Rodriguez (Salazar 78’) F Manotas

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Cropper (GK) Barath Fuenmayor Lindsey Ceren Salloi Hansen Scoring Summary: SKC - Alan Pulido 2 (Khiry Shelton 1, Gadi Kinda 1) 16’ SKC - Roger Espinoza 1 (Unassisted) 26’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 2 (Alan Pulido 1, Johnny Russell 1) 65’ SKC - Khiry Shelton 1 (Unassisted) 77’ Misconduct Summary: HOU - Aljaz Struna (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 14’ HOU - Maynor Figueroa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 30’ HOU - Matias Vera (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’ HOU - Adam Lundkvist (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) HOU - Michael Salazar (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 17 (7) 1 12 3 5

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HOU 9 (1) 3 13 1 7

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 MLS IS BACK BOX SCORES July 12, 2020: Sporting KC 1-2 Minnesota United FC MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Attendance: 0 Weather: Partly cloudy and 86 degrees

Sporting KC (2-1-0, 6 points) Minnesota United (3-0-0, 9 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins M Ilie (Busio 94+) M Espinoza M Kinda (Sanchez 76’) F Shelton (Salloi 94+) F Pulido (Hurtado 94+) F Gerso (Russell 73’)

1 2 F 1 0 1 0 2 2

Minnesota United GK Miller D Metanire D Boxall (C) D Aja D Gasper M Gregus M Dotson M Finlay M Molino (Musa 98+) M Lod (Edwards 77’) F Toye (Schoenfeld 59’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dia Emmings (GK) Lindsey Ranjitsingh (GK) Reid Alonso Smith Hayes Duke Hairson Hernandez Chacon Kuzain Scoring Summary: SKC - Khiry Shelton 2 (Alan Pulido 2) 43’ MIN - Own Goal (Khiry Shelton) 92+ MIN - Kevin Molino 3 (Raheem Edwards 1, Romain Metanire 1) 97+ Misconduct Summary: MIN - Chase Gasper (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 34’ MIN - Jose Aja (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 60’ MIN - Jan Gregus (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 70’ SKC - Tim Melia (Red Card; DOGSO) 74’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 91+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 13 (3) 1 14 1 9

MIN 9 (2) 2 12 3 3

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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2020 REGULAR SEASON)

Formation: 4-3-3

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

Substitute players are not listed.

Center forward Alan Pulido 3

Left forward

Right forward

Johnny Russell 2 Gerso Fernandes 1

Khiry Shelton 3

Left-center midfielder

Right-center midfielder

Gadi Kinda 3

Roger Espinoza 3

Defensive midfielder Ilie Sanchez 3

Left back

Luis Martins 3

Left center back

Right center back

Matt Besler 3

Robreto Puncec 3

Goalkeeper Tim Melia 3

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Right back Graham Zusi 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE Feb. 29 March 7 July 12 July 17 July 22

OPPONENT

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Houston Dynamo Minnesota United Colorado Rapids Real Salt Lake

RESULT W W L

SCORE 3-1 4-0 1-2

ATTEND. 22,120 21,188 0

RECORD PLACE PTS. GOALSCORERS 1-0-0 2-0-0 2-1-0

T-1 T-1 T-2

3 6 6

Pulido, Kinda, Hurtado Pulido, Espinoza, Kinda, Shelton Shelton

SPORTING KC 2020 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2020 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (2-1-0, 6 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF JULY 12, 2020 UNF POS PLAYER 9 F Alan Pulido 17 M Gadi Kinda 11 F Khiry Shelton 15 M Roger Espinoza 19 F Erik Hurtado 12 F Gerso Fernandes 36 D Luis Martins 4 D Roberto Puncec 7 F Johnny Russell 5 D Matt Besler 27 M Gianluca Busio 29 GK Tim Melia 20 F Daniel Salloi 6 M Ilie Sanchez 1 GK Richard Sanchez 8 D Graham Zusi 13 D Amadou Dia 18 GK Eric Dick 28 M Cameron Duke 3 D Andreu Fontas 23 F Tyler Freeman 10 M Felipe Gutierrez 21 M Felipe Hernandez 75 M Wan Kuzain 26 D Jaylin Lindsey 24 GK John Pulskamp 22 D Winston Reid 16 D Graham Smith

Team totals

Opponent totals

GP 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3

GS 3 3 3 3 0 1 3 3 2 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3

MIN 262 240 269 270 8 111 270 270 159 270 17 254 1 269 14 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 270 270

G 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3

A 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3

SHT 8 9 4 5 2 2 2 0 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 27

SOG 2 3 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 8

FC 2 7 2 2 1 1 3 6 1 2 1 1 0 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 35

FS 3 8 2 4 0 3 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 39

OFF 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4

CK 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 14

C 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 9

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

SH 7 1 8 14

SV 6 0 6 6

GA 1 2 3 8

GAA 0.35 12.86 1.00 2.67

PG 0 0 0 0

PA 0 0 0 0

W 2 0 2 1

L 0 1 1 2

T 0 0 0 0

SO 1 0 1 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Gadi Kinda 1, Alan Pulido 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Gadi Kinda 1, Luis Martins 1, Khiry Shelton 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS 29 GK 1 GK

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

GP 3 1 3 3

GS 3 0 3 3

MIN 254 14 270 270

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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | 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 12th season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2020 and is the longest-tenured active head coach in MLS. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 180 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. 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 145 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 419 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 10 years of service at Sporting KC, Vermes is one of the longest serving managers in world soccer. Among all 18 leagues with an average attendance of 10,000+, Vermes ranks second, only behind 2. Bundesliga side FC Heidenheim’s Frank Schmidt (Sept. 17, 2007 – present). Among the top 51 leagues in the world as denoted by the CIES Football Observatory, Vermes’ tenure at Sporting KC ranks as the fourth 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 (USL Championship) and the Sporting KC Academy. Vermes entered MLS ahead of its inaugural season in 1996 and retired from the league in 2002, closing out his playing career in Kansas City after stints with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and Colorado Rapids.

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

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

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

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

Goalkeeper Coach | Alec Dufty Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty enters his third season with Sporting Kansas City having been introduced to the organization as the 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

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

He announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2011 season. Dufty then took to coaching, first working with Florida Gulf Coast University and then the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2015, Dufty served as goalkeeper coach for Toronto FC II in their inaugural USL season.

PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC MLS Playoffs Open Cup International Total

2009 3-6-3 --- 2010 11-13-6 --- 2011 13-9-12 2-1-0 2012 18-7-9 1-1-0 2013 17-10-7 2-1-2 2014 14-13-7 0-1-0 2015 14-11-9 0-0-1 2016 13-13-8 0-1-0 2017 12-9-13 0-1-0 2018 18-8-8 1-1-2 2019 10-16-8 0-0-0 2020 2-1-0 0-0-0 TOTAL 145-116-91 6-7-5

--- 0-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 4-0-1 2-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 20-8-3

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

3-6-3 11-14-6 18-11-12 23-8-10 22-12-11 18-17-8 18-11-11 15-17-9 16-9-13 21-10-10 13-20-8 2-1-0 180-138-103

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 | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #5 | D | MATT BESLER | @MattBesler SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

287

279

24961

3

18

MLS Postseason

18

18

1740

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

20

18

1684

0

1

International

16

16

1425

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

341

331

29810

3

19

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

Appearance July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assist Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN 2020 Record when: he starts 2-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Birthday: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8) Sporting KC’s Matt Besler is in his 12th season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012-13), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-16), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors since being selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Notre Dame.

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

Besler is first in SKC history with 341 appearances across all competitions and is the club’s leader in regular-season appearances (287), starts (279) & minutes (24,961). A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 297 of 305 MLS matches (including playoffs) and landed club Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, 2015).

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

287

279

24961

3

18

44

10

233

134

8

1

34

3

2

7

KC - Postseason

18

18

1740

0

0

4

0

20

16

3

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

305

297

26701

3

18

47

10

253

150

11

1

35

3

2

7

#27 | M | GIANLUCA BUSIO | @gbusio13 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

32

11

1093

4

2

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

1

120

0

0

International

3

0

59

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

37

12

1273

4

2

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 4 times, last: April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Assists 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Shots on Goal 3, Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN Shots 6, Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN Fouls Committed 3, May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Goal April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Assist Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

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

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

32

11

1093

4

2

37

13

13

21

0

15

1

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

32

11

1093

4

2

37

13

13

21

0

15

1

0

0

1

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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #13 | D | AMADOU DIA | @Amadou_iT11 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

32

22

2134

0

1

MLS Postseason

1

1

120

0

1

U.S. Open Cup

4

4

351

0

1

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

37

27

2605

0

3

Height: 5-10 Weight: 150 Birthday: 6/8/1993 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: Clemson University Last Club: Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed on 1/10/2020

Amadou Dia began his professional career with Sporting as the 20th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft out of Clemson University. He made 37 appearances for the club in all competitions during a two-year stint highlighted by a U.S. Open Cup title and consecutive playoff appearances. Dia spent three seasons with perennial USL Championship contender Phoenix Rising FC, where he was named the team’s Defender of the Year in 2018 and 2019, before returning to Sporting ahead of the 2020 campaign.

Dia was a leading contributor at Rising FC from 2017-2019. He started 87 of 90 USL Championship matches at the club - notching four goals and eight assists - and guided Phoenix to three straight playoff berths, winning the 2018 Western Conference

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs. SEA Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: June 6, 2015, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, March 8, 2015, KC vs. NY Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 1, 2015, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: March 12, 2016, KC vs. VAN Last Regular Season...

Appearance Sept. 7, 2016, MTL vs. ORL Goal N/A Assist Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs. SEA 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Championship and helping the side to a historically dominant 2019 campaign. Phoenix reached the 2018 USL Championship Final and ended 2019 with a 24-4-6 mark, setting an all-time American professional soccer record with 20 straight league wins.

The left back appeared in 70 games during a four-year collegiate career at Clemson, contributing four goals and six assists. As a senior in 2014, he led the Tigers to the school’s first ACC soccer championship since 2001 en route to reaching the Round of 16 in the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship. Dia represented the U.S. at the U-14, U-18 and U-20 levels and also holds dual citizenship in his native France.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

32

22

2134

0

1

6

3

42

21

5

0

3

0

0

0

MLS - Regular Season

33

23

2224

0

1

6

3

46

21

5

0

3

0

0

0

KC - Postseason

1

1

120

0

1

0

0

2

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

34

24

2344

0

2

6

3

48

22

6

0

4

0

0

0

#18 | GK | ERIC DICK | @DaBrickWall00 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 6, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Saves 3, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL

A

MLS Regular Season

1

1

90

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

1

1

90

0

0

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Shutout N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 6-5 Weight: 205 Birthday: 10/3/1994 Hometown: Carmel, Indiana College: Butler University Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#13) - signed on 2/15/18 Sporting KC selected goalkeeper Eric Dick with the 13th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. He officially signed an MLS contract for the club in February 2018. Dick made his MLS debut on Oct. 6, 2019 at FC Dallas. He was loaned to Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship for the 2020 season.

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

He compiled a 27-10-4 record over his junior and senior campaigns, landing First Team All-Big East Conference accolades in 2017.

Dick was a four-year starter at Butler University in Indianapolis. As a senior, he was At the youth level, Dick played for the Indiana Fire Academy and attended Carmel High named the 2017 Big East Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and received United Soccer School in Carmel, Indiana, where he was a two-time All-District and All-County performer.

Coaches First Team All-American honors. He ended his college career with 28 shutouts and a 0.96 goals against average across 71 starts. *Currently on loan at Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

1

1

90

9

3

0

6

6.00

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

1

1

90

9

3

0

6

6.00

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

16

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #28 | M | CAMERON DUKE | @camduke20 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

0

0

0

0

0

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

Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 2/13/2001 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 7/18/2019

he scores 0-0-0

Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of midfielder Cameron Duke as a Homegrown Player midway through the 2019 season. The Overland Park, Kansas native spent seven years in the club’s Academy from 2012-2019, advancing from the Under-12 side to the Under-19s.

Duke is 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 Rangers captain Christian Duke, while his father, Chris Duke, played for the Kansas City Comets and Kansas City Attack in the early 1990s.

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 spearheaded a first-place finish in the group stage with a goal and an assist.

On the international stage, Duke represented the United States at the U-14 and U-15 level before guiding the U.S. U-16’ National Team to a third-place finish at the Val-deMarne Tournament in France in 2016. Duke earned his first of several calls to the U.S. U-18 Men’s National Team in November 2017 before returning to the team in 2018.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

#15 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

241

220

19334

9

35

MLS Postseason

13

12

1019

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

21

18

1946

0

3

International

9

8

727

1

1

ALL COMPETITIONS

284

258

22936

10

39

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

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 9 times, last: March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assists 2, 3 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 2, 10 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, 4 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 6, 3 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Goal March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assist Sept. 29, 2019, KC vs. POR 2020 Record when: he starts 2-1-0 he scores 1-0-0

Birthday: 10/25/1986

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

competitions, tallying 10 goals and 39 assists over nine seasons. He is both the club’s all-time leader and the all-time MLS leader with 11 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 has earned 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team since debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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 284 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

241

220

19334

9

35

278

71

392

338

15

16

55

11

1

8

KC - Postseason

13

12

1019

0

0

9

4

17

19

2

0

5

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

254

232

20353

9

35

287

75

409

357

17

16

60

11

1

8

17

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #12 | F | GERSO FERNANDES | @ge7fe SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

91

64

5689

15

14

MLS Postseason

3

1

83

1

0

U.S. Open Cup

9

8

628

3

2

International

6

4

438

4

2

ALL COMPETITIONS

109

77

6838

23

18

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 2 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 4, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Shots 6, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: July 20, 2019, KC vs. FCD Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Goal Sept. 21, 2019, KC vs. COL Assist Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN 2020 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

91

64

5689

15

14

142

59

101

116

22

18

10

0

4

4

KC - Postseason

3

1

83

1

0

5

3

2

3

0

1

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

94

65

5772

16

14

147

62

103

119

22

19

10

0

4

4

#3 | D | ANDREU FONTAS | @AFontas3 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

15

11

1056

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

90

0

0

International

4

4

326

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

20

16

1472

0

0

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

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

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 10, 2019, KC vs. RSL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 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. Sporting KC used Targeted Allocation Money to sign Fontas, who was a free agent after being released from his contract with La Liga side Celta Vigo following the 2017-18 season.

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

15

11

1056

0

0

3

1

8

7

0

0

2

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

15

11

1056

0

0

3

1

8

7

0

0

2

0

0

0

18

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #23 | F | TYLER FREEMAN | @tylerfreeman23 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

0

0

0

0

0

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

Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

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

he scores 0-0-0

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

#10 | M | FELIPE GUTIERREZ SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

52

49

4244

19

5

MLS Postseason

4

4

360

0

3

U.S. Open Cup

2

1

109

0

1

International

5

5

413

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

63

59

5126

19

9

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

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Goal Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Assist Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 10/8/1990

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

MLS CAREER STATS

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 5 times, last: Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Assists 2, Sept. 15, 2018, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 4, Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Shots 6, 2 times, last: April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE Fouls Committed 4, 8 times, last: Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: June 29, 2019, KC at RSL

GP

GS

MIN

G

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

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

52

49

4244

19

5

105

46

96

82

1

58

14

0

5

4

KC - Postseason

4

4

360

0

3

9

4

9

11

1

11

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

56

53

4604

19

8

114

50

105

93

2

69

14

0

5

4

19

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #21 | M | FELIPE HERNANDEZ | @Fe1ipe98 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

2

1

95

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

2

1

95

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Fouls Committed 3, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Fouls Suffered 2, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 6/8/1998 Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown 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 the seventh on the current roster, joining Gianluca Busio, Cameron Duke, Tyler Freeman, Jaylin Lindsey, Daniel Salloi and Wan Kuzain.

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 the Rangers in August 2016, two months prior to earning Bob Gansler Academy Player of the Year honors that then lead to a professional SPR 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

2

1

95

0

0

1

0

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

2

1

95

0

0

1

0

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

#19 | F | ERIK HURTADO SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

16

8

823

3

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

3

1

115

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

19

9

938

3

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 15 times, last: Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Assists 1, 10 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, VAN at LAFC (w/ VAN) Shots on Goal 3, Aug. 22, 2019, KC vs. MIN Shots 7, Sept. 3, 2016, VAN vs. NY (w/ VAN) Fouls Committed 7, Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 5, Aug. 27, 2016, VAN at LA (w/ VAN) Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Goal Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Assist Oct. 21, 2018, VAN at LAFC (w/ VAN) 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 1-0-0

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

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

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

16

8

823

3

0

22

10

23

12

5

0

1

0

2

0

MLS - Regular Season

121

55

5536

15

10

148

53

124

83

51

6

4

0

3

3

MLS - Postseason

1

1

78

1

0

2

2

3

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

122

56

5614

16

10

150

55

127

86

51

6

4

0

3

3

20

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #17 | M | GADI KINDA SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

3

3

240

2

1

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

3

3

240

2

1

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

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assists 1, March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 2, March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Shots 3, 3 times, last: July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 4, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 4, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Goal March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assist March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 2-1-0 he scores 2-0-0

Birthday: 3/23/1994

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. 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. Before his move to Sporting, the playmaker ranked fourth in the league with a team-best seven goals while also leading the side with four assists.

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.

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.

On the international stage, Kinda has represented Israel at the U-18, U-19 and U-21 levels. Kinda has yet to earn his first cap for the Israeli Men’s National Team but was selected to the senior squad for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying in fall 2019.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

3

3

240

2

1

9

3

7

8

0

1

2

0

1

1

MLS - TOTAL

3

3

240

2

1

9

3

7

8

0

1

2

0

1

1

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

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

8

7

645

0

1

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

3

2

205

0

0

International

1

1

90

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

12

10

940

0

1

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

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Goal N/A Assist July 14, 2018, KC at NY 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

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

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

Lindsey signed an Academy contract with Sporting KC II on May 6, 2016. A day later, he became the first American player born in 2000 or later to appear in a professional match.

Lindsey would feature once more for the Rangers before joining the U.S. U-17 Residency Program in August 2016.

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

8

7

645

0

1

5

1

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

8

7

645

0

1

5

1

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

21

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #36 | D | LUIS MARTINS SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

13

12

1099

0

1

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

13

12

1099

0

1

Height: 5-9 Weight: 150 Hometown: Lamego, Portugal Last Club: G.D. Chaves (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 8/1/2019

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Shots on Goal 2, Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR Shots 2, Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR Fouls Committed 2, Sept. 21, 2019, KC vs. COL Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Goal N/A Assist Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN 2020 Record when: he starts 2-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 6/10/1992

Sporting Kansas City signed Portuguese left back Luis Martins in early August 2019.

Martins boasts eight years of professional experience, including stints in the top-flight Portuguese Primeira Liga and Spanish La Liga.

Granada in La Liga. His debut saw him face eventual UEFA Champions League winners FC Barcelona in the Camp Nou. Martins was loaned to fellow Spanish side Osasuna in 2015-16 and to Portuguese outfit Maritimo from 2016-2018. Martins spent the 2018-19 campaign with G.D. Chaves in the Portuguese top flight, scoring once in 20 matches.

Born and raised in Lamego, Portugal, Martins came through the Benfica Academy and earned his first team debut with a start in the UEFA Champions League, helping the side to a 1-1 draw against FC Basel on Nov. 2, 2011, before spending most of 2012 with Benfica B. Martins transferred to Gil Vicente in 2013 and amassed 40 Primeira Liga appearances over the next two years. In 2014, Martins headed to Spain and signed with

As a youth, Martins represented Portugal’s U-16s, U-17s and U-18s from 2008-2009. He then featured at the 2010 UEFA Under-19 Championship before helping Portugal to a second-place finish at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. He also started four qualifying matches for the 2015 UEFA Under-21 Championship.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

13

12

1099

0

1

8

4

10

8

0

5

2

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

13

12

1099

0

1

8

4

10

8

0

5

2

0

0

1

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

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

150

150

13453

0

0

MLS Postseason

6

6

534

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

11

11

1080

0

0

International

6

6

540

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

173

173

15607

0

0

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

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 7, Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Saves 10, April 8, 2018, KC at LA

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Shutout March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 2-1-0

Birthday: 5/15/1986

Tim Melia has the most regular-season wins (64) and shutouts (46) in club history, and has also played the most games (150) 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.

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

150

150

13453

652

462

46

183

1.22

12

22

11

1

64

49

35

MLS - Regular Season

156

155

13892

684

480

46

197

1.28

13

23

11

2

64

53

36

KC - Postseason

6

6

534

24

15

1

8

1.35

0

0

0

0

1

2

2

MLS - TOTAL

162

161

14426

708

495

47

205

1.28

13

23

11

2

65

55

38

22

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #9 | F | ALAN PULIDO | @alanpulido SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

3

3

262

2

2

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

3

3

262

2

2

Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Last Club: C.D. Guadalajara (Mexico) Acquired: Signed on 12/10/2019

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assists 1, 2 times, last: July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Shots 3, 2 times, last: July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 2, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 2, July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Goal March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assist July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN 2020 Record when: he starts 2-1-0 he scores 2-0-0

Birthday: 3/8/1991

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 Pulido developed in the Tigres UANL youth academy before breaking into the first team in Champions League title and the 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, At the international level, Pulido has bagged five goals for Mexico’s senior team and was Pulido scored in the decisive second leg of the 2011 Liga MX Apertura Final as Tigres part of the El Tri squad at the 2011 Copa America and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He also won its first league championship since 1982. Pulido enjoyed a breakout 2013-14 campaign with 25 goals in all competitions during his final season at Tigres, scoring in the led the Mexico U-23s to the 2012 Concacaf Olympic Qualifying Tournament championship 2014 Copa MX Clausura Final to finish as the tournament’s golden boot winner. at Children’s Mercy Park as the top scorer of the competition.

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, the 2018 Concacaf Champions League title and 13 caps for the Mexico Men’s National Team. He joins Sporting after finishing atop the Liga MX scoring charts with 12 goals for C.D. Guadalajara in the 2019 Apertura season.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

3

3

262

2

2

8

2

2

3

2

0

0

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

3

3

262

2

2

8

2

2

3

2

0

0

0

1

0

#24 | GK | JOHN PULSKAMP | @john_pulskamp 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 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 Birthday: 4/19/2001 Hometown: Bakersfield, California Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 2/24/2020 Sporting Kansas City signed 18-year-old 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.

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 joins 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 At the youth international level, Pulskamp debuted for the U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team throughout the year, making five saves in a victory over reigning league champion in a friendly against regional rivals Mexico in early 2020. He also competed at a U.S. U-18 Louisville City on May 6 and four saves in a defeat of rivals Saint Louis FC on June 30. training camp in June 2018 at Pinnacle in Kansas City, Kansas.

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.

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 | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #4 | D | ROBERTO PUNCEC SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

3

3

270

0

1

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

3

3

270

0

1

Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 Hometown: Varazdin, Croatia Last Club: HNK Rijeka (Croatia) Acquired: Signed on 12/4/2019

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 3, March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 1, 2 times, last: July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Goal N/A Assist Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN 2020 Record when: he starts 2-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 10/27/1991

Sporting Kansas City signed Croatian defender Roberto Puncec in December 2019. The center back has amassed almost 300 professional appearances across 12 professional seasons in Croatia, Israel and Germany. He arrives at Sporting after spending two and a half seasons with Croatian first-division club HNK Rijeka, where he won the 2019 Croatian Cup. A native of Varazdin, Croatia, Puncec developed in the NK Varazdin academy and signed his first senior team contract in 2008 at age 16. He became a regular starter in 2009 and helped his hometown club secure a spot in 2011-12 UEFA Europa League qualifying before joining Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv in August 2011. His lone season in Israel yielded 23 total appearances.

In 2012, Puncec began a five-year stint with German side Union Berlin of the seconddivision 2. Bundesliga. He featured regularly during his time in the German capital, starting 118 of 128 appearances in all competitions as Union Berlin finished in the top half of the table in each of his five seasons with the club. Puncec returned to his native Croatia in 2017, signing for HNK Rijeka. He anchored the club’s defense from 2017-2019, guiding Rijeka to consecutive second-place finishes in the Croatian First Football League and propelled his side to silverware in May 2019 as the Whites won the Croatian Cup. As a youth, Puncec represented Croatia at the U-14 through U-21 levels. He made five appearances at the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, leading Croatia to the semifinals, then played all three games at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

3

3

270

0

1

0

0

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

3

3

270

0

1

0

0

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

#22 | D | WINSTON REID | @WinstonReid2 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

Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand Last Club: West Ham United (England) Acquired: Loaned in on 2/14/2020

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 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Birthday: 7/3/1988

Winston Reid arrives in Kansas City after logging over 300 club appearances in Denmark and England, including 166 Premier League matches with West Ham. The 6-foot-3 center back has also earned 25 caps for the New Zealand Men’s National Team, including three starts at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Reid moved to Denmark from New Zealand at age 10 and began his professional career with FC Midtjylland in 2005. He made his Midtjylland debut at age 17 and played 92 matches for Midtjylland in all competitions before his transfer to West Ham in 2010.

Reid made his first of 222 competitive appearances for the Hammers on Aug. 14, 2010 and opened his West Ham scoring account in an FA Cup win over Burnley the following February. Starting a career-high 36 Premier League matches in 2012-13, Reid was named West Ham’s player of the year as the Hammers secured a top-half finish in the

he scores 0-0-0

table. He bagged his first Premier League goal in a London derby defeat of Fulham on Sept. 1, 2012. Reid played a vital role during the Hammers’ breakout 2015-16 campaign, which culminated in a seventh-place league finish and a berth in UEFA Europa League qualifying. Reid’s crowning moment in East London came on May 10, 2016, when he scored the final goal in Upton Park history to seal a dramatic 3-2 triumph over English giants Manchester United in West Ham’s last home game at the iconic venue.

Reid represented Denmark at the U-19, U-20 and U-21 levels before committing his senior international career to New Zealand and was selected to the All Whites squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, playing every minute and scoring his only international goal to date with a stoppage-time equalizer in a 1-1 draw with Slovakia. Reid has 25 caps with New Zealand, with his most recent appearance coming in November 2019.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

24

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

61

50

4457

19

20

MLS Postseason

4

4

345

0

1

U.S. Open Cup

3

2

190

2

2

International

6

5

422

0

2

ALL COMPETITIONS

74

61

5414

21

25

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

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 4, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Shots 6, 2 times, last: Oct. 6, 2018, KC vs. LA Fouls Committed 4, Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 5, May 12, 2019, KC at DC Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Goal Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU Assist March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 2-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

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 21 goals and 25 assists in 74 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

61

50

4457

19

20

130

53

32

81

9

192

4

0

3

4

KC - Postseason

4

4

345

0

1

8

2

6

6

1

13

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

65

54

4802

19

21

138

55

38

87

10

205

4

0

3

4

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

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN Assists 2, 2 times, last: June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 4, 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 4, 2 times, last: May 12, 2019, KC at DC

A

MLS Regular Season

80

54

5005

15

10

MLS Postseason

5

4

397

3

0

U.S. Open Cup

8

4

495

5

0

International

5

2

152

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

98

64

6049

23

10

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Goal Sept. 29, 2019, KC vs. POR Assist Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

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

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

After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to his former Academy side Ujpest FC in July 2015 to sign an amateur contract for senior team, a 20-time He scored on his first start for the club - a 4-0 win over Minnesota United FC in the U.S. champion in Hungary’s first division. He made his professional debut in the top-tier OTP Open Cup on June 14, 2017 - before adding his first MLS goal vs. Portland on July 1.

Bank Liga on July 18, the day before his 19th birthday. Salloi received his first call-up to Salloi scored the winning goal in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Final. Salloi made 10 the Hungary National Team in August 2018. He previously played for the Hungary appearances for Sporting KC’s USL affiliate, Sporting KC II, in 2016 and scored four goals Under-21 National Team after debuting in 2017 and earned four caps. and added three assists before being loaned to Gyirmot SE in Hungary for the remainder MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

80

54

5005

15

10

170

66

42

65

18

1

5

2

6

4

KC - Postseason

5

4

397

3

0

15

5

3

8

2

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

85

58

5402

18

10

185

71

45

73

20

1

6

2

6

4

25

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

102

97

8808

6

11

MLS Postseason

5

5

480

1

0

U.S. Open Cup

9

9

870

0

1

International

6

6

540

2

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

122

117

10698

9

12

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

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 6 times, last: July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Assists 2, May 9, 2018, KC at ATL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Shots 5, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Fouls Suffered 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Goal July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Assist July 3, 2019, KC vs. LAFC 2020 Record when: he starts 2-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 11/21/1990

Ilie, a product of FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth academy, has eight years of professional experience in Spain and Germany. The defensive midfielder featured extensively for FC Barcelona B from 2009-2014 and most recently played for Elche CF during the 2015-16 season. He joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season and has made 122 appearances in all competitions, earning SKC Newcomer of the Year honors in 2017 before being named an MLS All-Star and the club’s Most Valuable Player in 2018.

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

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

Barcelona B finished third in Spain’s second tier.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

102

97

8808

6

11

85

20

84

90

2

14

21

1

1

3

KC - Postseason

5

5

480

1

0

5

2

4

4

0

0

1

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

107

102

9288

7

11

90

22

88

94

2

14

22

1

2

3

#1 | GK | RICHARD SANCHEZ | @richsanz45 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

1

0

14

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

1

0

14

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 4, 2 times, last: July 11, 2018, CHI vs. PHI Saves 9, April 21, 2018, CHI at NY Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Shutout Sept. 16, 2018, CHI vs. ORL 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Birthday: 4/5/1994 Hometown: Little Elm, Texas Last Club: Chicago Fire (MLS) Acquired: Acquired in Re-Entry Draft on 11/26/2019 Sporting Kansas City selected Richard Sanchez in Stage 1 of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft in November 2019. Sanchez already has nine seasons of professional experience under his belt after developing in the FC Dallas Academy and competing in the United States and Mexico. He spent the last three seasons in MLS with the Chicago Fire, where he totaled 90 saves across 27 league appearances.

FC Dallas loaned Sanchez to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in 2013, where he made his professional debut in the NASL. He was sold to Liga MX powerhouse Tigres UANL a year later and went on loan to both FC Dallas (2014) and Mexican side Tampico Madero (2016-2017) during his time with the Los Tigres. After a three-year spell in Mexico, Sanchez returned to MLS in August 2017 when he joined the Chicago Fire.

Born in Mission Hills, California before moving to Little Elm, Texas, Sanchez joined the prestigious Atletico Madrid Academy in Spain in 2008. He moved back to Texas the following year and developed in the FC Dallas Academy, signing as an MLS Homegrown Player in February 2011.

On the international stage, Sanchez was the starting goalkeeper and played all seven matches for Mexico as El Tri captured the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup title on home soil.

Sanchez posted two shutouts in the tournament, including a clean sheet in the final - a 2-0 victory over Uruguay. He was also Mexico’s starting keeper at the 2013 U-20 World Cup two years later, helping his side reach the Round of 16.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

1

0

14

1

0

0

2

12.86

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

MLS - Regular Season

28

26

2401

144

90

3

53

1.99

4

4

3

0

7

15

6

MLS - TOTAL

28

26

2401

144

90

3

53

1.99

4

4

3

0

7

15

6

26

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #11 | F | KHIRY SHELTON | @KhiryShelton SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

23

18

1639

4

6

MLS Postseason

3

2

172

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

0

15

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

27

20

1826

4

6

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, 10 times, last: July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Assists 3, Sept. 23, 2016, NYC vs. CHI (w/ NYC) Shots on Goal 3, May 20, 2018, KC at MIN 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 July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Goal July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Assist March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 2-1-0 he scores 1-1-0

Birthday: 6/26/1993

Shelton spent 2019 with German club SC Paderborn 07 and returns to Kansas City for his second stint at Sporting 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

23

18

1639

4

6

41

13

22

20

1

1

3

0

1

4

MLS - Regular Season

77

41

4124

10

16

77

25

46

51

4

1

3

0

1

7

KC - Postseason

3

2

172

0

0

2

1

4

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Postseason

5

2

229

0

0

2

1

4

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

82

43

4353

10

16

79

26

50

52

6

1

3

0

1

7

#16 | D | GRAHAM SMITH | @grahamsmith161 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Assists 1, Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Shots 3, Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Fouls Committed 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 2, Aug. 22, 2019, KC vs. MIN

A

MLS Regular Season

13

12

1062

1

1

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

180

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

15

14

1242

1

1

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Goal Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Assist Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

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

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

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

Academic All-American.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

13

12

1062

1

1

8

3

10

5

0

0

1

0

1

1

MLS - TOTAL

13

12

1062

1

1

8

3

10

5

0

0

1

0

1

1

27

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #75 | M | WAN KUZAIN WAN KAMAL | @LeKuz7 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

6

3

307

1

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

173

0

1

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

8

5

480

1

1

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

Appearance July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Goal June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

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

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

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

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

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

6

3

307

1

0

5

2

4

6

0

0

1

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

6

3

307

1

0

5

2

4

6

0

0

1

0

1

0

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

GP

GS

MIN

G

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

A

MLS Regular Season

282

241

22121

28

65

MLS Postseason

18

18

1739

0

6

U.S. Open Cup

18

16

1537

3

6

International

13

13

1140

0

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

331

288

26537

31

80

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Goal April 15, 2018, KC vs. SEA Assist April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE 2020 Record when: he starts 2-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) A 10-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15, 2017-19), 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.

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

Zusi has earned 55 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and seven assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA Zusi re-signed with Sporting KC in late 2018. He has recorded 31 goals and 80 assists in World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in 331 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2009 out his first CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2015, starting two matches, and scored in a World Cup of the University of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in qualifier against Guatemala on March 29, 2016. He played five games for the U.S. at the club history with 80 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica. He recently made four appearances as the U.S. won the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

282

241

22121

28

65

423

132

225

327

32

794

25

1

8

27

KC - Postseason

18

18

1739

0

6

31

3

25

30

1

69

2

0

0

3

MLS - TOTAL

300

259

23860

28

71

454

135

250

357

33

863

27

1

8

30

28

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

Stat

Player

#

Stat

Player

#

Games

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

34

Games

Matt Besler*

287

Minutes

Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)

3060

Minutes

Matt Besler*

24,961

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*

392

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*

794

Cautions

Aurelien Collin (2013)

13

Cautions

Roger Espinoza*

55

Ejections

Davy Arnaud (2010), Roger Espinoza (2019)

3

Ejections

Roger Espinoza*

11

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*

150

Minutes

Tim Melia*

13,453

Wins

Tim Melia*

64

Losses

Tim Melia*

49

Draws

Tim Melia*

35

Shutouts

Tim Melia*

46

Goals Allowed

Tim Melia*

183

Saves

Tony Meola

507

Goals Against Avg.

Jimmy Nielsen

0.99

SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

Stat

Year

#

Stat

Player

#

Goals

2018

65

Goals

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

3

Assists

2018

69

Shots

2018

583

Shots on goal

1996

250

4

Fouls Committed

2013

511

2000

541

Assists

Chris Henderson (1999)

Shots

Preki (1997)

12

Fouls Suffered

Shots on goal

Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)

6

Offsides

1997

117

2018

206

Fouls Committed

Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)

8

Corner Kicks

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2006)

10

Cautions

2019

74

2011

8

Offsides

Alex Bunbury (1999)

7

Ejections

Corner Kicks

Alex Zotinca (2006)

12

Points

2012

63

Wins

1997

21

Losses

1999

24

Ties

2017

13

Shutouts

2000

17

Goals Allowed

2019

67

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat

Player

#

Goals Allowed

Bo Oshoniyi (2001), Tim Melia (2019)

7

Saves

Tim Melia (2018)

10

29

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Matt Besler* 287 2. Graham Zusi* 282 3. Roger Espinoza* 241 4. Davy Arnaud 240 5. Kerry Zavagnin 237 6. Nick Garcia 224 7. Preki 218 8. Seth Sinovic 210 9. Jimmy Conrad 204 10. Chris Klein 200 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Matt Besler* 279 2. Graham Zusi* 241 3. Kerry Zavagnin 228 4. Nick Garcia 224 5. Roger Espinoza* 220 6. Davy Arnaud 213 7. Jimmy Conrad 203 8. Seth Sinovic 200 9. Preki 199 10. Chris Klein 183 MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Matt Besler* 24,961 2. Graham Zusi* 22,121 3. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 4. Nick Garcia 20,157 5. Davy Arnaud 19,399 6. Roger Espinoza* 19,334 7. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 8. Preki 17,817 9. Seth Sinovic 17,738 10. Chris Klein 16,380 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Tim Melia* 150 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 SV 1. Tony Meola 125 507 2. Tim Melia* 150 462 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 354 4. Kevin Hartman 90 332 5. Jimmy Nielsen 128 304 6. Mike Amman 60 206 7. Chris Snitko 26 95 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 83 9. Eric Kronberg 25 58 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 34 SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 1. Tim Melia* 150 46 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 45 3. Tony Meola 125 37 4. Kevin Hartman 90 22 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 22 6. Mike Ammann 60 10 7. Eric Kronberg 25 8 8. Luis Marin 8 3 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 3 8. Chris Snitko 26 3 GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP GW 1. Tim Melia* 150 64 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 57 3. Tony Meola 125 49 4. Mike Ammann 60 33 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 33 6. Kevin Hartman 90 30 7. Garth Lagerwey 23 12 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 6 10. Chris Snitko 26 5

GOALS Player GP G 1. Preki 218 71 2. Dom Dwyer 128 57 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Josh Wolff 144 43 5. Chris Klein 200 39 6. Kei Kamara 113 38 7. Benny Feilhaber 167 31 7. Mo Johnston 149 31 9. Graham Zusi* 282 28 9. Scott Sealy 88 28 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 282 65 3. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 43 5. Roger Espinoza* 241 35 5. Davy Arnaud 240 35 7. Mo Johnston 149 28 8. Josh Wolff 144 26 9. Mark Chung 94 25 10. Kerry Zavagnin 237 22 SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Davy Arnaud 240 452 3. Graham Zusi* 282 422 4. Dom Dwyer 128 401 5. Kei Kamara 113 370 6. Chris Klein 200 312 7. Roger Espinoza* 241 279 8. Mo Johnston 149 274 9. Josh Wolff 144 265 10. Benny Feilhaber 167 256 SHOTS ON GOAL Player GP SOG 1. Preki 218 283 2. Davy Arnaud 240 176 3. Dom Dwyer 128 161 4. Mo Johnston 149 138 4. Chris Klein 200 138 4. Josh Wolff 144 138 7. Graham Zusi* 282 131 8. Kei Kamara 113 126 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 10. Mark Chung 94 95 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Roger Espinoza* 241 392 2. Davy Arnaud 240 329 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 4. Matt McKeon 144 309 5. Dom Dwyer 128 239 6. Nick Garcia 224 234 7. Matt Besler* 287 233 8. Graham Zusi* 282 227 9. Mo Johnston 149 226 10. Seth Sinovic 210 217 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Preki 218 362 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 4. Roger Espinoza* 241 338 5. Graham Zusi* 282 327 6. Benny Feilhaber 167 299 7. Dom Dwyer 128 273 8. Nick Garcia 224 250 9. Mark Chung 94 204 10. Diego Gutierrez 119 196 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Player GP YC 1. Roger Espinoza* 241 55 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 4. Nick Garcia 224 37 5. Seth Sinovic 210 35 6. Matt Besler* 287 34 7. Aurelien Collin 107 31 8. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 8. Matt McKeon 144 30 10. Benny Feilhaber 167 28 10. Jack Jewsbury 195 28 10. Mo Johnston 149 28

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CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 282 794 2. Preki 218 452 3. Benny Feilhaber 167 287 4. Johnny Russell* 61 192 5. Claudio Lopez 57 188 6. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 175 7. Francisco Gomez 114 157 8. Chris Henderson 61 154 9. Chris Klein 200 152 10. Davy Arnaud 240 144 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 13 1. Preki 218 13 3. Chris Klein 200 12 3. Kei Kamara 113 11 3. Josh Wolff 144 11 6. Davy Arnaud 240 10 7. Graham Zusi* 282 8 7. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 9. Benny Feilhaber 167 7 9. C.J. Sapong 110 7 9. Scott Sealy 88 7 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Graham Zusi* 282 27 2. Preki 218 23 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 13 5. Davy Arnaud 240 10 5. Josh Wolff 144 10 7. Roger Espinoza* 241 8 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 7. Mo Johnston 149 8 7. Kei Kamara 113 8 7. Chance Myers 147 8 7. Kerry Zavagnin 237 8 MULTI-GOAL GAMES Player GP MGG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 10 2. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 3. Preki 218 7 4. Felipe Gutierrez* 52 5 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 4. Scott Sealy 88 5 4. Josh Wolff 144 5 8. Mo Johnston 149 4 8. Chris Klein 200 4 10. Johnny Russell* 61 3 10. Graham Zusi* 282 3 10. Davy Arnaud 240 3 10. Teal Bunbury 89 3 10. Eddie Johnson 43 3 PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG 1. Preki 218 21 2. Benny Feilhaber 167 12 3. Dom Dwyer 128 7 4. Ilie Sanchez* 102 5 4. Felipe Gutierrez* 52 5 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 7. Claudio Lopez 57 4 8. Claudio Bieler 41 3 8. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 8. Jack Jewsbury 195 3 8. Josh Wolff 144 3 Player 1. Dom Dwyer 2. Kei Kamara 3. Preki 4. Scott Sealy 5. Josh Wolff 6. Vitalis Takawira 7. Mark Chung 7. Mo Johnston 9. Chris Klein 10. Benny Feilhaber *Minimum 20 goals

GOALS PER GAME GP 128 113 218 88 144 103 94 149 200 167

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

BOLD * - denotes player on current roster

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Year Player GP 2011 C.J. Sapong 34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2018 Ilie Sanchez 34 2018 Graham Zusi 34

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

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

CORNER KICKS Year Player GP CK 2012 Graham Zusi 32 150 2013 Graham Zusi 27 128 2014 Graham Zusi 25 125 2009 Claudio Lopez 29 123 2019 Johnny Russell 28 109

GAMES STARTED Year Player GS 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2018 Ilie Sanchez 34 2018 Graham Zusi 34

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

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

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

MINUTES PLAYED Year Player MIN 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2018 Tim Melia 3060 2018 Ilie Sanchez 3060 2018 Graham Zusi 3060 2017 Ilie Sanchez 2970 2000 Nick Garcia 2915 2000 Peter Vermes 2915

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

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

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

GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Year Player GP 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 2019 Tim Melia 32 Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2003 Tony Meola 2008 Kevin Hartman 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2019 Tim Melia

SAVES GP SV 31 129 30 121 30 117 32 112 32 111

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

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

GOALKEEPER WINS Year Player GP GW 1997 Mike Ammann 29 21 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 18 2018 Tim Melia 34 18 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 17 2000 Tony Meola 31 15 1996 Garth Lagerwey 23 12 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12 2017 Tim Melia 31 12 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Year Player GP GA GAA 2017 Tim Melia 31 24 0.78 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 0.79 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 0.88 2000 Tony Meola 31 29 0.92 2004 Tony Meola 21 22 1.05 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played

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

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

CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 2019 Felipe Gutierrez 32 11 2011 Aurelien Collin 23 10 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 10 2016 Roger Espinoza 30 10 1997 Mo Johnston 29 9 2005 Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 9 2017 Roger Espinoza 30 9 2018 Roger Espinoza 32 9 EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3 2019 Roger Espinoza 16 3

nine players tied with 2

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GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Year Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 5 2000 Matt McKeon 30 5 2003 Preki 30 5 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 5 2004 Josh Wolff 26 5 2012 Graham Zusi 32 5 2013 Graham Zusi 27 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 30 5 PENALTY KICK GOALS Year Player GP PKG 1996 Preki 32 7 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 7 2003 Preki 30 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 5 2016 Benny Feilhaber 29 5 2019 Felipe Gutierrez 32 5 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 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 16 *Minimum 5 goal

AVG 0.71 0.67 0.63 0.56 0.48

Sporting KC Game Notes | July 17, 2020 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: 71 Preki Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) Game: 3 10 times Half: 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) Half: 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 2nd) Half: 3 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/2017 vs. SEA, 2nd) ASSISTS Career: 98 Preki Season: 17 Preki (1997) Season: 17 Preki (2003) Game: 4 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET) Half: 3 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET, 1st) Half: 3 Preki (06/21/2003 vs. CHI, 1st) SHOTS Career: 693 Preki Season: 140 Preki (1996) Game: 12 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB) Half: 8 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB, 2nd) Half: 8 Onandi Lowe (08/12/2001 at COL, 2nd) Half: 8 Preki (07/06/2002 vs. DAL, 2nd)

SHOTS ON GOAL Career: 283 Preki Season: 61 Preki (1996) Game: 6 Preki (05/19/1996 at LA) Game: 6 Eddie Johnson (06/02/007 vs. NY) Half: 4 9 times FOULS COMMITTED Career: 392 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) FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY) Half: 6 7 times

CORNER KICKS Career: 794 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) GOALS ALLOWED Career: 183 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) Half: 6 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA, 2nd) SAVES Career: 507 Tony Meola Season: 129 Tony Meola (2000) Game: 10 Tim Melia (04/08/2018 at LA) Half: 7 4 times

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

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

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

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

SHOTS Season: 583 Game: 34 Game: 34 Game: 34 2-Tms: 44 Half: 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: 206 in 2018 Game: 15 04/10/1999 vs. SJ 2-Tms: 22 08/14/1999 at MET Half: 10 04/10/1999 vs. SJ (2nd) GOALS ALLOWED Season: 67 in 2019 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI Game: 7 09/15/2019 at LA 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 6 09/15/2019 at LA (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

Richard Sanchez Botond Barath Andreu Fontas Roberto Puncec Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Felipe Gutierrez Khiry Shelton Gerso Fernandes Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda Eric Dick Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Winston Reid Tyler Freeman John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Gianluca Busio Cameron Duke Tim Melia Luis Martins Wan Kuzain

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1 2 VAN HOU 3-1 4-0

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Game log: Game #1 02/29/2020 Game #2 03/07/2020

KC 3 at VAN 1 KC 4 vs HOU 0

W W

Pulido 1 (Puncec 1) 17; Kinda 1 (Martins 1) 39; Hurtado 1 (Fernandes 1) 95+ Pulido 2 (Shelton 1, Kinda 1) 16; Espinoza 1 (unassisted) 26; Kinda 2 (Pulido 1, Russell 1) Shelton 1 (unassisted) 77

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 65;

GAME NOTES MATCH INFORMATION

MLS IS BACK SCHEDULE DATE

OPPONENT

7/12 7/17 7/22

Real Salt Lake Sporting Kansas City Minnesota United FC

TIME/RESULT 2-1, Loss 6:00pm MT 8:30pm MT

vs COLORADO RAPIDS

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

(2-0-1) 6 pts

(2-0-1) 6 pts

Group D Real Salt Lake

MLS is Back Tournament – Group D, Matchday 10 ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Friday, July 17 – 8:00 PM MT

Sporting Kansas City Colorado Rapids Minnesota United FC

BROADCAST INFORMATION

TV: ESPN 2, ESPN Deportes; TSN 1 in Canada Local Radio: Altitude 92.5 FM Radio Streaming: ESPN App in USA; TSN App in Canada

INJURY REPORT SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS Facebook: www.facebook.com/coloradorapids Twitter (EN): @ColoradoRapids | #Rapids96 Instagram: @coloradorapids Youtube: www.youtube.com/coloradorapids

RAPIDS COMMUNICATIONS Omar Gonzalez

Director, Communications (303) 513-4234 Omar.Gonzalez@coloradorapids.com RapidsCommunications@coloradorapids.com www.coloradorapids.com/club/media

Out: Kortne Ford (left knee)

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ROSTER & PRONUNCIATIONS

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2020 PLAYER STATS NO. PLAYER 1 15 31 50

Clint Irwin Andre Rawls Abraham Rodriguez* William Yarbrough

NO. PLAYER 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 29 32 52 99

Keegan Rosenberry Drew Moor Danny Wilson Auston Trusty Lalas Abubakar Jonathan Lewis Nicolas Benezet Kellyn Acosta Diego Rubio Niki Jackson* Sam Vines Abdul Rwatubyaye* Will Vint* Jeremy Kelly Jack Price Nicolás Mezquida Younes Namli Sebastian Anderson Kei Kamara Kortne Ford Cole Bassett Deklan Wynne Matt Hundley Collen Warner Braian Galván Andre Shinyashiki

POS. GP/GS GK GK GK GK

POS. D D D D D F F M F F D D M D M M/F M D F D M D F M M/F F

3/3 0/0 0/0 0/0

GP/GS 2/2 3/3 0/0 0/0 3/3 3/0 1/1 3/3 3/0 0/0 3/3 0/0 0/0 1/1 3/3 3/0 3/3 0/0 3/3 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/3

MINS

SHO

SV

270 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

11 0 0 0

G 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

A

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

GA PKG/PKA RECORD 4 0 0 0

MINS SHTS/SOG FC 180 270 0 0 270 22 83 270 54 0 270 0 0 74 270 51 226 0 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 216

3/1 4/2 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/1 0/0 6/3 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 2/0 4/2 0/0 9/2 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 9/4

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

0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0

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

OFF Y/R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0

* On loan

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NEWS & NOTES Best Coaching Start in Rapids History

Despite Sunday's loss to RSL, Rapids Head Coach Robin Fraser has accumulated the best record out of all head coaches in club history in their first 10 matches with the team: 7-3-0 (W-L-D); 21 pts.

Oscar Pareja (5-5-0; 15 pts) and Conor Casey (5-3-2; 17 pts) are tied for the second-best coaching record in terms of wins at the start of their tenures.

Fraser was named the Rapids' 10th head coach in club history (12th including interim head coaches) on August 24, 2019.

Familiar Faces Current Rapids forwards Kei Kamara and Diego Rubio have both spent time with Sporting KC. Kamara was a member of SKC from 2009-2013, where he not only scored 38 goals in 113 appearances, but he also helped the team win the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup by scoring a penalty in the 83rd minute, as well as scoring the opening penalty in the shootout.

Rubio scored one goal in 13 appearances while on loan from La Liga's Real Valladolid before signing a permanent deal that would see him spend three seasons with the club from 2016-2018, scoring 14 goals in 38 appearances.

Rubio scored for the Rapids in both of their matches against SKC last season.

Potential Rapids / MLS Debuts

Goalkeeper William Yarbrough, who arrived to the club days before the MLS season was suspended due to COVID-19, is looking to not only make his Rapids debut on Sunday, but his MLS debut as well. He joined the club from Liga MXside Club León, where he was a central figure—198 appearances with 48 shutouts—and helped "La Fiera" win two league championships.

Yarbrough is joined by 19-year old Argentine winger Braian Galván as another player looking to make his Rapids and MLS debut. Galván, who signed a pre-contract with the Rapids in the offseason from CA Colón in the Argentine Primera Division, joined his new teammates ahead of the MLS is Back Tournament. “He’s an energetic young player who is clearly talented and understands how to move around the field,” Fraser said. “His positioning is good, he’s a dynamic player who I really think is going to add something to us.”

Other Rapids players awaiting their club debut include defender Auston Trusty and veteran midfielder Collen Warner.

Kamara Keeps Climbing

Kei Kamara is the fifth all-time leading goalscorer in MLS history with 127 goals. The Sierra Leone native is 6 goals away from tying MLS legend Jaime Moreno (133) for the fourth most goals in league history; Kamara is 7 goals away from tying Jeff Cunningham (134) for third all-time.

1,000 Club

The Rapids are now just three goals away from reaching 1,000 goals in all-time regular season play.

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ALL-TIME STATS All-Time Records MLS Regular Season Consecutive Wins (Overall) Consecutive Wins (Home) Consecutive Wins (Away) Consecutive Matches Unbeaten (Overall) Consecutive Matches Unbeaten (Home) Consecutive Matches Unbeaten (Away) Consecutive Losses (Overall) Consecutive Losses (Home) Consecutive Losses (Away Consecutive Clean Sheets (Overall) Consecutive Clean Sheets (Home) Consecutive Clean Sheets (Away) Consecutive Matches with Goals Scored (Overall) Consecutive Matches with Goal Scored (Home) Consecutive Matches with Goal Scored (Away) Consecutive Matches without a Goal (Overall) Consecutive Matches without a Goal (Home) Consecutive Matches without a Goal (Away) Largest Margin of Victory Largest Margin of Defeat Most Goals Scored in a Match Most Goals Conceded in a Match

7 6 3 15 19 6 8, (x2) 4, (x3) 9 4 5 3 15 18 19 4 3, (x4) 4, twice 4, (x7) 6, (x2) 6 7

April 10, 1999 - May 27, 1999 March 12, 2016 - May 11, 2016 May 5, 1999 - May 16, 1999 April 13, 2016 - July 23, 2016 March 12, 2016 - March 17, 2017 April 13, 2016 - July 23, 2016 last: March 23, 2019 - May 11, 2019 Last: March 30, 2019 - May 11, 2019 July 18 2014 - October 25 2014 July 9, 2003 - August 13, 2003 July 4, 2004 - September 4, 2004 March 7, 2015 - April 10, 20015 May 3, 2019 - August 10, 2019 August 29, 1996 - September 17, 1997 June 18, 1998 - July 31, 1999 August 19, 2018 - September 15, 2018 Last: August 25, 2018 - October 6, 2018 April 21, 2018 - June 9, 2018 Last: April 10, 2015 Last: August 25, 2018 Last: August 3, 2019 May 6, 1998

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SITUATIONAL SPLITS Regular Season Record by Month March 2020 March all-time April 2020 April all-time May 2020 May all-time June 2020 June all-time July 2020 July all-time August 2020 August all-time September 2020 September all-time October 2020 October all-time

2-0-0 15-17-12 0-0-0 33-48-17 0-0-0 49-49-23 0-0-0 36-48-21 0-1-0 47-44-31 0-0-0 40-58-18 0-0-0 38-42-19 0-0-0 20-25-16

Regular Season Home and Away Overall all-time 2020 at home All-time home 2020 on road All-time road

279-331-157 1-0-0 192-105-86 1-0-0 87-225-71

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

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

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

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

Day games (before 5 p.m.) 1-0-0 Games 5 p.m. MT or later 1-1-0

Wearing Burgundy 1-1-0 Wearing Black Diamond 1-0-0 Wearing Parley 0-0-0

With red card for 0-0-0 With red card against 0-0-0

Leading at 75’ 1-0-0 Tied at 75’ 1-0-0 Trailing at 75’ 0-1-0

Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even Shutouts One-goal games

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

With red card for 0-0-0 With red card against 0-0-0 In Pacific time-zone In Mountain time-zone In Central time-zone In Eastern time-zone

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

Vs. Western Conference 0-1-0 Vs. Eastern Conference 2-0-0 On grass 2-1-0 On turf 0-0-0

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SUBSTITUTE STATS Substitute Appearances Lalas Abubakar - 0 Kellyn Acosta - 0 Sebastian Anderson - 0 Cole Bassett - 0 Nicolas Benezet - 0 Kortne Ford - 0 Matt Hundley - 0 Clint Irwin - 0 Niki Jackson - 0 Kei Kamara - 0 Jeremy Kelly - 0 Jonathan Lewis - 3 Nicolás Mezquida - 3 Drew Moor - 0

Substitute Goals

Younes Namli - 0 Sam Nicholson - 0 Jack Price - 0 Andre Rawls - 0 Keegan Rosenberry - 0 Diego Rubio - 3 Abdul Rwatubyaye - 0 Andre Shinyashiki - 0 Auston Trusty - 0 Sam Vines - 0 Will Vint - 0 Danny Wilson - 0 Deklan Wynne - 0

Jonathan Lewis (2/29 @ DCU) – 90+2 minute

Substitute Assists

Diego Rubio (2/29 @ DCU) – 90+2 minute

Consecutive Games with an Assist in 2020 2 Keegan Rosenberry 2 Jack Price

COL 02/29/2020 -- 03/07/2020 COL 02/29/2020 -- 03/07/2020

Oldest to Score a goal in MLS Drew Moor, COL

36 yrs., 52 days

03/07/2020 COL vs ORL

Largest Deficit Overcome in 2020 02/29/2020

COL 2 at DC 1

Fewest Goals Against in 2020 03/07/2020

COL 2 vs ORL 1

Longest Shutout Streak in 2020

Clint Irwin, COL 112 minutes 2/29/2020 -- 3/07/2020

TEAM LEADERBOARD 2020 Season Leaders Goals Assists Shots on Goal Game-winning Goals Game-winning Assists Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Cautions Ejections

1 Kamara, Lewis, Moor, Namli 2 Price, Rosenberry 4 Shinyashiki 1 Lewis, Moor 1 Price, Rubio 5 Kamara, Price 6 Namli 1 Acosta, Kamara, Moor, Namli, Price, Shinyashiki n/a

GK Minutes Played Goals Against Average Shutouts Saves

270 Irwin 1.33 Irwin 0 11 Irwin

2020 Misc. Stats Quickest Goal…

Quickest Goal Against…

Game-winning goals after 75’…

MLS Team of The Week…

Younes Namli (3/7 vs. ORL) – 64th minute Albert Rusnák (7/12 @ RSL) – 27th minute Jonathan Lewis (2/29 @ DCU) – 90+2 minute Drew Moor (3/7 vs. ORL) – 90th minute Robin Fraser (Week 1) Jack Price (Week 1) Keegan Rosenberry (Week 2)

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Kamara Lewis Namli Moor

Date Opponent Min How 2/29 2/29 3/7 3/7

D.C. D.C. ORL ORL

67' H 90+2' RF 64' LF 90' H

H-Header| RF-Right Foot| LF-Left foot| Pk- penalty kick| ^-Corner kick| *-Free kick | T-Thigh

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TECHNICAL STAFF Robin Fraser is entering his first full season as Rapids head coach after being named the club's ninth permanent manager on August 25, 2019. Fraser spent the previous four seasons serving as an assistant coach for Toronto FC, during which time the club won their first domestic treble in MLS history (MLS Cup, Supporters’ Shield and the Canadian Championship). Toronto FC reached two MLS Cup Finals, won three consecutive Canadian Championships, and qualified for the playoffs in three out of the four seasons that Fraser spent with the club.

Robin Fraser Head Coach

All-Time Record with Team

7-3-0 (W-L-D) 2019 with Team

5-2-0 (W-L-D) 2020 with Team

2-1-0 (W-L-D)

A native of Kingston, Jamaica, Fraser began his MLS coaching career in 2007 as an assistant with Real Salt Lake. Fraser was a member of RSL's coaching staff from 2007-2010, helping the club bring home their first MLS Cup in 2009. On January 4, 2011, Fraser was named Head Coach of Chivas USA, his first .

Following a two-year stint with the club, Fraser took up a role as an assistant coach with the New York Red Bulls in 2012, and would then go on to play a key role in their 2013 season that resulted in the Red Bulls winning the Supporters’ Shield.

In total, Fraser brings over 12 years of MLS coaching experience, three Canadian Championships, two MLS Supporters’ Shields, and two MLS Cups to the club. As an assistant coach, Fraser has also reached the CONCACAF Champions League Final, has competed in three MLS Cup Finals and has made eight MLS Cup Playoff berths.

As a player, Fraser began his professional career in the American Professional Soccer League, playing for the Colorado Foxes from 1990-1995, and was named an APSL All-Star for four straight years ('92, '93, '94, and '95). Fraser would then join Major League Soccer in its 1996 inaugural season when he was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 1996 MLS Player Draft by the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Fraser was a member of the Galaxy from 1996-2000 and was named MLS Defender of the Year in 1999, as well as being named to the MLS Best XI a total of four times ('96, '98, '99, and '00). Fraser would then be traded to the Colorado Rapids where he would spend the next three years before joining the Columbus Crew in 2004 where he would be named MLS Defender of the Year for the second time in his career in the same season that Crew SC won the MLS Supporters' Shield. Fraser recorded 27 caps with the USMNT during his playing career.

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TECHNICAL STAFF Assistant coach Neil Emblen joined the Rapids in February of 2018. As a coach, Emblen managed New Zealand based club Waitakere United from 2009-2012. During those three years he would lead Waitakere United to three consecutive national league titles. In 2012, Emblen managed the New Zealand national team at the London Olympics and served two games as the New Zealand interim head coach prior to the arrival of Anthony Hudson to the All Whites. A native of Bromley, England, Emblen began his playing career as a youth player for Tonbridge Angels from 19871990. The central defender/midfielder's career spanned clubs such as Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he made over 230 appearances, Millwall, Crystal Palace, Norwich City, Walsall, New Zealand Knights and Waitakere United.

Neil Emblen Assistant Coach

Chris Sharpe was named an Assistant Coach at the start of the 2014 season, after having served as a player from 2008-2012 and joining the technical staff as an Assistant Goalkeeping coach in 2013. In his current capacity, Chris prepares the first team’s goalkeepers and assists the staff in scouting opponents, planning practices and organizing set pieces. The Australian native has also been the Rapids Academy Director of Goalkeeping since 2008, working with Rapids youth goalkeepers of all ages, levels and abilities. In addition to his coaching duties with the Rapids, Chris is also the Goalkeeper Coach for Colorado’s U.S. Soccer Training Center sessions and is the Director of the Core Goalkeeper Academy.

Chris Sharpe Assistant and Goalkeeper Coach

Rapids First Team Analyst Jase Kim arrived to Colorado after working as part of the technical staff of the New Zealand National Team.Kim joined the All Whites in 2014 as the team’s performance analyst after the appointment of Anthony Hudson as Head Coach of the New Zealand National Team. In 2015, Kim would become Head of Men’s Performance Analyst for the All Whites.

Additionally, Kim worked under Darren Bazeley during the 2015 U-20 World Cup.

Jase Kim Team Analyst

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PLAYER BIOS CLINT IRWIN

KEEGAN ROSENBERRY

1 - Goalkeeper

2 - Defender

Age: 31 (04/01/1989) HT: 6-2 WT: 195 Birthplace: Charlotte, NC Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Age: 26 (12/11/1993) HT: 5-8 WT: 160 Birthplace: Harrisburg, PA Hometown: Ronks, PA

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed via a trade with Toronto FC on Dec. 14, 2018.

HOW ACQUIRED: Traded to Colorado from Philadelphia on Dec. 19, 2018.

A talented goalkeeper who took a winding road to MLS, Irwin spent three seasons with the Rapids before joining Toronto. Playing a crucial role in the TFC's 2016 playoff run, he was moved to a backup role and for most of 2017 and 2018. After playing behind Tim Howard in his return to Colorado, Irwin should be in line for regular minutes in 2020.

The Ronks, Pa. native spent time in the Union academy program before attending Georgetown.

A skillful fullback, Rosenberry locked down his spot in the Rapids' XI, starting all 34 games in his first season in Colorado.

DREW MOOR

DANNY WILSON

3 - Defender

4 - Defender

Age: 36 (01/15/1984) HT: 6-0 WT: 165 Birthplace: Dallas, TX Hometown: Dallas, TX

Age: 28 (12/27/1991) HT: 6-2 WT: 174 Birthplace: Livingston, Scotland Hometown: Livingston, Scotland

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent on November 27, 2019.

HOW ACQUIRED: Transferred from Rangers FC and signed on Jan. 29, 2018.

A Generation adidas signing when he turned pro, Moor has made over 400 combined appearances (league and playoffs) and scored 27 goals along with 8 assists, while logging over 30,000 match minutes during his 16 seasons. Has won two MLS Cups—including the 2010 MLS Cup with the Rapids— a Supporters’ Shield and three Canadian Championships.

The former Rangers FC center back is entering his third full season with the Rapids after appearing in 20 games for the club in 2019.

Wilson adds experience to a young locker room and brings a sense of calm to the field, whether featuring in central defense or midfield.

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PLAYER BIOS AUSTON TRUSTY

LALAS ABUBAKAR

5 - Defender

6 - Defender

Age: 21 (08/12/1998) HT: 6-3 WT: 187 Birthplace: Media, PA Hometown: Media, PA

Age: 25 (12/25/1994) HT: 6-1 WT: 185 Birthplace: Kumasi, Ghana Hometown: Kumasi, Ghana

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed via a trade with Philadelphia on November 20, 2019.

A product of the Union's academy, Trusty started 56 matches over his last two seasons with Philadelphia. He was the only Union player to start every regular season game for the club during his rookie year in 2018, which set an MLS record for the youngest field player to achieve that feat over a 34-game regular season at 20 years old.

HOW ACQUIRED: Selected No. 5 overall by Columbus in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. Loaned to the Colorado Rapids for the 2019 season.

Traded to Colorado permanently on November 19, 2019.

The physically-imposing 25-year-old center back made 22 league appearances for Colorado last year, helping take the Rapids defense from woeful to solid and was one of the biggest intraleague loan success stories in MLS history.

JONATHAN LEWIS

NICOLAS BENEZET

7 - Forward

9 - Forward

Age: 23 (06/04/1997) HT: 5-7 WT: 150 Birthplace: Atlanta, GA Hometown: Plantation, FL

Age: 29 (02/24/1991) HT: 5-5 WT: 132 Birthplace: Montpellier, France Hometown: Montpellier, France

HOW ACQUIRED: Traded to Colorado on May 7, 2019. NYCFC’s first pick, third overall, in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.

A speedy winger who is entering his first full season with the Rapids after arriving via trade last year. The 22-year-old made an immediate impact on the wing with his pace, scoring five goals and adding three assists in 10 starts. Lewis has previously featured for the US Men’s National Team and recently featured against Costa Rica on 2/1/20.

HOW ACQUIRED: Transferred from Guingamp and signed on January 14, 2020.

Benezet joins the Rapids after helping Toronto FC reach MLS Cup in 2019. He is an experienced winger that can play multiple attacking positions but most comfortably likes cutting in on his right foot from the left wing.

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PLAYER BIOS KELLYN ACOSTA

DIEGO RUBIO

10 - Midfielder

11 - Forward

Age: 24 (07/25/1995) HT: 5-10 WT: 150 Birthplace: Plano, TX Hometown: Plano, TX

Age: 27 (05/15/1993) HT: 5-11 WT: 170 Birthplace: Santiago, Chile Hometown: Santiago, Chile

HOW ACQUIRED: Traded from FC Dallas on July 23, 2018. Signed a three-year extension with the Rapids on Feb. 21, 2019.

One of the prized products of FC Dallas' prolific academy, Acosta logged three full seasons as a professional before his 21st birthday. A longtime US international, the Homegrown is a rangy, twofooted player. He anchored the Rapids midfield and made a career-high 30 starts and logged a career-best 2,619 minutes in 2019.

HOW ACQUIRED: Acquired via trade with Sporting Kansas City on Dec. 18, 2018.

A young striker who has begun to be regularly called up by the Chilean national team, Rubio turned into one of the most efficient finishers in MLS after returning from injury in 2018. He thrived in his first season with the Rapids, scoring 11 goals and setting up five others.

NIKI JACKSON

SAM VINES

12 - Forward

13 - Defender

Age: 24 (08/25/1995) HT: 6-1 WT: 175 Birthplace: Vicksburg, MS Hometown: Memphis, TN

Age: 21 (05/31/1999) HT: 5-10 WT: 150 Birthplace: Colorado Springs, CO

HOW ACQUIRED: Selected No. 73 overall in 2018 SuperDraft. Signed to a one-year contract on Feb. 20, 2018 with three additional option years for the club.

Jackson was drafted by the Rapids ahead of the 2018 season and featured in 19 games for the club, scoring three goals over two seasons. The 24-year-old spent the majority of 2019 on loan with Charlotte Independence, scoring five goals for the USL side. He is currently on loan with Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.

Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed a three-year Homegrown Player contract on Feb. 23, 2018.

A Rapids Youth Academy product, Vines is a talented, young defender who emerged as a regular starter at left back in his second season as a professional with 23 starts in 26 appearances.The 20-year-old Homegrown was named to the MLS 22 Under 22 list in Dec. 2019 and was recently made his U.S. Men’s National Team debut as a starter in their friendly against Costa Rica on Feb. 1.

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PLAYER BIOS ABDUL RWATUBYAYE

ANDRE RAWLS

14 - Defender

15 - Goalkeeper

Age: 23 (10/23/1996) HT: 6-1 WT: 175 Birthplace: Kigali, Rwanda Hometown: Kigali, Rwanda

Age: 28 (12/20/1991) HT: 6-2 WT: 182 Birthplace: San Ramon, CA Hometown: San Ramon, CA

HOW ACQUIRED: Traded from Sporting KC on May 8, 2019.

HOW ACQUIRED: Selected in the 2018 Re-Entry Draft. Re-signed on November 25, 2019.

The Rwandan international center back was acquired via trade in May of 2019 and spent time on loan with the Rapids' USL affiliate, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, for the remainder of the season. The 23-year-old appeared in 21 matches for Switchbacks FC but has yet to appear for the Rapids.

Originally drafted by New York City FC in the third round (44th overall) of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, Rawls spent last season in the USL Championship with Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. He is entering his second season with the Rapids.

WILL VINT

JEREMY KELLY

16 - Midfielder

18 - Defender

Age: 18 (10/12/2001) HT: 6-2 WT: 172

Age: 22 (10/21/1997) HT: 5-10 WT: 145

Birthplace: Colorado Springs, CO Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO

Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic

Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed a Homegrown contract after the club acquired his Homegrown rights from Atlanta United in exchange for a 2022 MLS SuperDraft fourth round pick on March 4, 2020.

HOW ACQUIRED: Selected No. 9 overall in 2020 SuperDraft by Montreal. Immediately traded to Colorado. Signed to a one-year contract, with options for future years, on Feb. 25, 2020.

The central midfielder, who grew up in Colorado Springs, made 16 appearances for Atlanta United 2, recorded a goal and an assist after spending last season with Atlanta United 2 while part of the MLS side’s youth academy. Prior to joining Atlanta United’s academy, Vint spent two years with Manchester United’s youth academy.

A right back from the University of North Carolina, Kelly is a former US youth international player who started every game during his two seasons with the Tar Heels and was a key part of UNC’s run to back-to-back NCAA Men’s College Cups.

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PLAYER BIOS JACK PRICE

NICOLAS MEZQUIDA

19 - Midfielder

20 - Midfielder/Forward

Age: 27 (12/19/1992) HT: 5-7 WT: 152

Age: 28 (01/21/1992) HT: 5-6 WT: 150 Birthplace: PaysandĂş, Uruguay Hometown: Montevideo, Uruguay

Birthplace: Shrewsbury, England Hometown: Shrewsbury, England

HOW ACQUIRED: Transferred and signed using Targeted Allocation Money from Wolverhampton on Jan. 12, 2018.

Entering his second year with the Rapids, Price is a central midfielder with acute vision, passing range and tactical awareness. He is coming off a season in which he led the club with 11 assists.

Price spent 16 years with the Wolverhampton Wanderers organization prior to joining the Rapids, appearing in 162 games across all national leagues.

HOW ACQUIRED: Traded from Vancouver on Dec. 9, 2018. Re-signed on November 25, 2019.

Mezquida is a positionally versatile attacker who has slotted into a number of roles since joining MLS. A secondary option on set pieces, Mezquida is proficient at both setting up teammates and taking the final shot on a build-up of play. Since arriving in 2014, he's scored 16 goals and added 10 assists in over 5,800 minutes of regular season play, including four goals and six assists across 32 appearances in his first season with the Rapids in 2019.

YOUNES NAMLI

SEBASTIAN ANDERSON

21 - Midfielder

22 - Defender

Age: 26 (06/20/1994) HT: 5-11 WT: 154

Age: 17 (08/08/2002) HT: 5-9 WT: 182 Birthplace: Sacramento, CA

Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark Hometown: Copenhagen, Denmark

Hometown: Highlands Ranch, CO

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed on a two-year loan from FC Krasnodar, with an option to buy, on Jan. 15, 2020.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a Homegrown Player to a five-year contract, plus an option for 2024, on April 3, 2019.

An attacking midfielder and the Rapids’ new Designated Player, Namli is a talented and technically gifted playmaker the club has had its sights on for the past two years. Namli spent the bulk of his professional career in the Dutch Eredivisie, and most recently, with FC Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League where he featured in UEFA Europa League matches while helping the club to second in the domestic standings.

The right back and Colorado native was signed to a Homegrown contract in April of 2019 and made his debut later that month as the youngest player in club history (16). He also set a club record as the youngest player to score a goal during the Rapids' 7/20/19 match against Atlanta United. Anderson spent part of the offseason with the US U-17 squad at the World Cup in Brazil.

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PLAYER BIOS KEI KAMARA

KORTNE FORD

23 - Forward

24 - Defender

Age: 35 (09/01/1984) HT: 6-3 WT: 190

Age: 24 (01/26/1996) HT: 6-2 WT: 185 Birthplace: Olathe, KS Hometown: Greeley, CO

Birthplace: Kenema, Sierra Leone Hometown: Kenema, Sierra Leone

HOW ACQUIRED: Selected No. 2 overall in the 2018 Expansion Draft and traded to the Colorado Rapids on Dec. 11, 2018.

Kamara is a center forward who has terrorized MLS defenses with elite athleticism, dominant aerial ability and superlative one-touch finishing since entering the league in 2006 (126 goals, 45 assists in 343 appearances). He is coming off his second consecutive 14-goal season and is only nine goals from surpassing Jeff Cunningham who is currently third in the MLS all-time leading scorers list.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a Homegrown Player on Jan. 6, 2017.

Homegrown central defender entering his fourth season with the Rapids. Ford had season-ending knee surgery in June and will hope to regain form that saw him feature in 33 MLS matches during his first two seasons. A product of the Rapids Academy, Ford became the first Homegrown player in club history to earn a spot in the Starting XI on their professional debut when given the nod at Western Conference rival Sporting Kansas City on April 9, 2017.

COLE BASSETT

DEKLAN WYNNE

26 - Midfielder

27 - Defender

Age: 18 (07/28/2001) HT: 5-11 WT: 148 Birthplace: Littleton, CO Hometown: Littleton, CO

Age: 25 (03/20/1995) HT: 5-10 WT: 165 Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa

Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed on a four-and-a-half year Homegrown contract on Aug. 10, 2018.

HOW ACQUIRED: Acquired via trade from Vancouver Whitecaps on Dec. 21, 2017.

Bassett, who became the youngest signing in club history at the time, followed an impressive late 2018 with 14 starts in 20 appearances in his first full MLS season. The 18-year-old had two goals and two assists. A year after spending 10 days training with Freiburg in the German Bundesliga, Bassett was with Arsenal this offseason.

A young New Zealand international wingback who previously starred in the USL for Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Wynne played in 11 matches for the Rapids during his second season with the club, but missed the majority of the season due to a foot injury. The 24-year-old enters the 2020 season looking to push for time at his preferred left back position.

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PLAYER BIOS MATT HUNDLEY

ABE RODRIGUEZ

29 - Forward

30 - Goalkeeper

Age: 20 (05/11/2000) HT: 5-10 WT: 160 Birthplace: Littleton, CO Hometown: Littleton, CO

Age: 17 (07/19/2002) HT: 5-9 WT: 165 Birthplace: Thornton, CO Hometown: Broomfield, CO

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a Homegrown Player on Jan. 15, 2019.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a Homegrown Player on February 20, 2020.

A Homegrown player from Littleton, Colo., Hundley spent the majority of 2019 on loan with Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC where he appeared in 29 matches for the club's USL affiliate. He is currently on loan with USL Championship side Memphis 901 FC where he has reunited with former Rapids teammate Tim Howard, now the sporting director at Memphis.

Rodriguez has been turning heads since he made his debut in the USL Championship last year as a 16-year-old and was named to the league's 20 Under 20 list. A product of the Rapids Youth Academy, Rodriguez is the first Homegrown goalkeeper signing for the club. He is currently on loan with Colorado Switchbacks FC for the 2020 season.

COLLEN WARNER 32 - Midfielder

WILLIAM YARBROUGH

Age: 32 (06/24/1988) HT: 5-10 WT: 178 Birthplace: Denver, CO Hometown: Denver, CO

Age: 31 (03/20/1989) HT: 6-2 WT: 161 Birthplace: Aguascalientes, Mexico

50 - Goalkeeper

Hometown: Aguascalientes, Mexico

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed a one-year contract with a club option on June 29, 2020.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed to a one-year loan from Liga MX’s Club León.

Warner joins the Rapids as a free agent after previously spending the 2017 and 2018 seasons with Minnesota United FC. The Denver, Colorado, native has made 204 appearances and recorded four goals and 12 assists across his nine seasons in the league, which in addition to Minnesota have included stints with Houston Dynamo, Toronto FC, Montreal Impact and Real Salt Lake.

Yarbrough joins the Rapids after spending his entire professional career in Mexico’s Liga MX with Club León. The 30-year-old goalkeeper made 193 appearances and recorded 48 shutouts for La Fiera (The Wild Beast), helping the club win two Liga MX titles during his eight years in Guanajuato.

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PLAYER BIOS BRAIAN GALVÁN

ANDRE SHINYASHIKI

52 - Midfielder/Forward

99 - Forward

Age: 19 (10/06/2000) HT: 5-5 WT: 141

Age: 23 (06/11/1997) HT: 5-9 WT: 150 Birthplace: Sao Paulo, Brazil Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil

Birthplace: San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina Hometown: San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed on January 16, 2020, and he joined the Rapids on July 1, 2020.

Made his professional debut at age 17 with Colón de Santa Fe in the Argentine first division. On November 26, 2019, he scored his first senior goal, helping Colón earn three points against Estudiantes. Overall, Galván made nine appearances during his time with Colón. Galván has been called up to the Argentina U-20 men’s national team and trained against the senior side during their preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

HOW ACQUIRED: Selected No. 5 overall in 2019 SuperDraft.

Shinyashiki had seven goals and three assists across 31 appearances (18 starts) en route to winning 2019 AT&T MLS Rookie of the Year. Colorado compiled an unbeaten 6-0-3 record in regular season matches where he recorded either a goal or an assist. The Brazilian's presence grew as the season wore on, starting 17 of the club's final 21 matches.

Clint Irwin Keegan Rosenberry Drew Moor Danny Wilson Auston Trusty Lalas Abubakar Diego Rubio Nicolas Benezet Kellyn Acosta Jonathan Lewis Niki Jackson Sam Vines Abdul Rwatubyaye Andre Rawls Jeremy Kelly Jack Price Nicolas Mezquida Younes Namli Sebastian Anderson Kei Kamara Kortne Ford Cole Bassett Deklan Wynne Sam Nicholson Matt Hundley Abraham Rodriguez Andre Shinyashiki

Player

"00" = 100 minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position

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2 ORL 2-1 90G 90D 90D

80M 62M

85M 89M

90F 90F

90M 90M 26 18 64M 72M

90D 90D

90M 90M 5 1

90D 90D 10 28

1 DC 2-1 90G 90D 90D

COLORADO RAPIDS

Game log: Game #1 02/29/2020 Game #2 03/07/2020

COL 2 at DC 1 COL 2 vs ORL 1

W W

Kamara 1 (Price 1, Rosenberry 1) 67; Lewis 1 (Rubio 1) Namli 1 (Rosenberry 2) 64; Moor 1 (Price 2) 90

COLORADO RAPIDS 92+