Leagues Cup Match Notes: Sporting vs. Club Leon | Aug. 10, 2021 by Sporting Kansas City

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. CLUB LEON

Player POS GP GS MIN Ilie Sanchez M 6 6 540 Roger Espinoza M 9 8 727 Graham Zusi D 13 13 1140 Johnny Russell F 6 5 422 Tim Melia GK 6 6 540 Daniel Salloi F 5 2 152 Andreu Fontas D 4 4 326 Jaylin Lindsey D 1 1 90 Grayson Barber F 0 0 0 Ozzie Cisneros M 0 0 0 Amadou Dia D 0 0 0 Cam Duke M 0 0 0 Tyler Freeman F 0 0 0 Wilson Harris F 0 0 0 Felipe Hernandez M 0 0 0 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin D 0 0 0 Gadi Kinda M 0 0 0 Luis Martins D 0 0 0 Jose Mauri M 0 0 0 Kendall McIntosh GK 0 0 0 Kayden Pierre D 0 0 0 Alan Pulido F 0 0 0 John Pulskamp GK 0 0 0 Roberto Puncec D 0 0 0 Kaveh Rad D 0 0 0 Khiry Shelton F 0 0 0 Graham Smith D 0 0 0 Brooks Thompson GK 0 0 0 Remi Walter M 0 0 0

Tuesday, August 10, 2021 Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) Leagues Cup Quarterfinals English TV: ESPN2 Spanish TV: TUDN English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB

Sporting Kansas City (MLS) 10-4-4, 34 points (5-1-3 home; 5-3-1 away) 1st in MLS Western Conference Club Leon (Liga MX) 2-1-0, 6 points (1-0-0 home; 1-1-0 away) 5th in Liga MX Apertura

Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:

Juan Gabriel Calderon Juan Carlos Mora William Arrieta Keylor Herrera Benjamin Pineda

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 13 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 31 32 36 48 54 96

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

Name John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Andreu Fontas Roberto Puncec Nicolas Isimat-Mirin Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Khiry Shelton Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda Grayson Barber Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Kendall McIntosh Tyler Freeman (loaned out) Kayden Pierre Ozzie Cisneros Cameron Duke Tim Melia Brooks Thompson Jose Mauri Luis Martins Kaveh Rad Remi Walter Wilson Harris

Pronunciation

ahn-DRAY-oo PUHN-chetz EE-see-mat me-REEN ILL-ee-ay gram ZOO-see AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh KY-ree AH-mah-doo DEE-uh GAH-dee KINN-dah shallow-EE feh-LEE-pay

MEE-lia

Goalkeeper Stats Player Tim Melia Kendall McIntosh John Pulskamp Brooks Thompson

lou-EESE mar-TEENS KAH-vay RAHD

ALL-TIME SPORTING KC INTERNATIONAL LEADERS GOALS Player GP 1. Chris Brown 11 1. Gerso Fernandes 6 1. Krisztian Nemeth 5 4. Antonio Dovale 4 4. Roy Lassiter 8 6. Ilie Sanchez* 6 6. Kevin Ellis 6 6. Claudio Bieler 7 6. Soony Saad 4 6. Dom Dwyer 9 6. Onandi Lowe 3 12. 18 Players

G 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1

ASSISTS Player GP 1. Gary Glasgow 9 2. Benny Feilhaber 9 2. Graham Zusi* 13 4. Johnny Russell* 6 4. Francisco Gomez 12 4. Gerso Fernandes 6 4. Chris Klein 9 4. Preki 5 4. Seth Sinovic 16 10. 14 Players

A 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1

GAMES PLAYED Player 1. Matt Besler 1. Seth Sinovic 3. Kerry Zavagnin 4. Graham Zusi* 5. Nick Garcia 5. Francisco Gomez 5. Matt McKeon 8. Chris Brown 8. Mike Burns 10. Tony Meola MINUTES PLAYED Player 1. Matt Besler 2. Seth Sinovic 3. Kerry Zavagnin 4. Graham Zusi* 5 Nick Garcia 6. Matt McKeon 7. Mike Burns SHUTOUTS Player 1. Eric Kronberg 2. Tim Melia 2. Tony Meola 4. Kevin Hartman 4. Bo Oshoniyi

GP 6 0 0 0

GS 6 0 0 0

MIN 540 0 0 0

GA 12 0 0 0

GAA SO REC 2.00 3 3-3-0 0.00 0 0-0-0 0.00 0 0-0-0 0.00 0 0-0-0

CAREER INTERNATIONAL HISTORY

GP 16 16 14 13 12 12 12 11 11 10

Player GP Competition Participation Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 22 UEFA Champions League, Europa League Alan Pulido 22 UEFA Champions League, Europa League, FIFA Club World Cup, Concacaf Champions League, SuperLiga, Copa Libertadores Roberto Puncec 16 UEFA Europa League Andreu Fontas 15 UEFA Champions League, Europa League, FIFA Club World Cup, Concacaf Champions League Graham Zusi 13 Concacaf Champions League Roger Espinoza 10 UEFA Europa League, Concacaf Champions League Johnny Russell 10 UEFA Europa League, Concacaf Champions League Remi Walter 9 UEFA Champions League, Europa League Jose Mauri 8 UEFA Europa League, Copa Sudamericana Tim Melia 6 Concacaf Champions League Ilie Sanchez 6 Concacaf Champions League Luis Martins 5 UEFA Champions League, Europa League Daniel Salloi 5 Concacaf Champions League Jaylin Lindsey 1 Concacaf Champions League

MIN 1,425 1,386 1,245 1,140 1,110 1,000 945 GP 8 5 10 3 4

POS GK GK GK GK

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

SO 5 3 3 1 1 1

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2021 ROSTER (NUMERICAL) NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 13 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 31 32 36 48 54 96

PLAYER PRONUNCIATION John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo Roberto Puncec PUHN-chetz Nicolas Isimat-Mirin EE-see-mat me-REEN Ilie Sanchez ILL-ee-ay Johnny Russell Graham Zusi ZOO-see Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh Khiry Shelton KY-ree Amadou Dia AH-mah-doo DEE-uh Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah Grayson Barber Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay Kendall McIntosh Tyler Freeman (loaned out) Kayden Pierre Ozzie Cisneros Cam Duke Tim Melia MEE-lia Brooks Thompson Jose Mauri Luis Martins lou-EESE mar-TEENS Kaveh Rad KAH-vay RAHD Remi Walter Wilson Harris

NO. 19 25 13 28 15 3 23 96 21 5 17 2 36 32 22 29 24 9 1 4 48 7 20 6 11 16 31 54 8

PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Grayson Barber Ozzie Cisneros Amadou Dia AH-mah-doo DEE-uh Cam Duke Roger Espinoza Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo Tyler Freeman (loaned out) Wilson Harris Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay Nicolas Isimat-Mirin EE-see-mat me-REEN Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah Jaylin Lindsey Luis Martins lou-EESE mar-TEENS Jose Mauri Kendall McIntosh Tim Melia MEE-lia Kayden Pierre Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh John Pulskamp Roberto Puncec PUHN-chetz Kaveh Rad KAH-vay RAHD Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Ilie Sanchez ILL-ee-ay Khiry Shelton KY-ree Graham Smith Brooks Thompson Remi Walter Graham Zusi ZOO-see

POS. HT. GK 6-4 DEF 5-11 DEF 6-2 DEF 6-1 DEF 6-2 MID 6-0 FWD 5-9 DEF 5-10 FWD 5-10 FWD 6-3 DEF 5-9 MID 5-10 DEF 6-4 MID 5-8 FWD 5-8 FWD 6-1 MID 5-7 GK 5-11 FWD 6-0 DEF 5-10 FWD 5-5 MID 5-6 GK 6-0 GK 6-4 MID 5-6 DEF 5-8 DEF 5-11 MID 5-8 FWD 5-10

WT. 215 180 200 175 180 170 175 155 175 185 155 185 190 145 170 160 145 185 165 140 130 135 205 185 145 165 165 170 175

BIRTHDATE (AGE) HOMETOWN 04/19/2001 (20) Bakersfield, CA 03/27/2000 (21) Charlotte, NC 11/14/1989 (31) Banyoles, Spain 10/27/1991 (29) Varazdin, Croatia 11/15/1991 (29) Meudon, France 11/21/1990 (30) Barcelona, Spain 04/08/1990 (31) Glasgow, Scotland 08/18/1986 (34) Longwood, FL 03/08/1991 (30) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 06/26/1993 (28) Leander, TX 06/08/1993 (28) Highlands Ranch, CO 10/25/1986 (34) Aurora, CO 11/25/1995 (25) Highlands Ranch, CO 03/23/1994 (27) Ashdod, Israel 05/03/2000 (21) Elgin, South Carolina 07/19/1996 (25) Budapest, Hungary 06/08/1998 (23) Nashville, TN 01/24/1994 (27) Santa Rosa, CA 01/09/2003 (18) Shawnee, KS 02/16/2003 (18) Bloomfield Hills, MI 03/13/2004 (17) Omaha, NE 02/13/2001 (20) Overland Park, KS 05/15/1986 (35) East Islip, NY 05/28/2002 (19) Floyds Knobs, IN 05/16/1996 (25) Realico, Argentina 06/10/1992 (29) Lamego, Portugal 06/13/2001 (20) Durham, NC 04/26/1995 (26) Essey-les-Nancy, France 11/28/1999 (21) Los Angeles, CA

LAST CLUB Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Sporting KC Academy Celta Vigo (Spain) HNK Rijeka (Croatia) Besiktas (Turkey) Elche CF (Spain) Derby County FC (England) Chivas de Guadalajara (Mexico) SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) Phoenix Rising FC (USL) Wigan Athletic (England) Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC II (USL Championship) New York Red Bulls (MLS) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Chivas USA (MLS) Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Club Atletico Talleres (Argentina) G.D. Chaves (Portugal) Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Yeni Malatyaspor (Turkey) Sporting KC II (USL Championship)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2021 ROSTER (ALPHABETICAL) POS. HT. FWD 5-8 FWD 5-5 DEF 5-9 MID 5-6 MID 5-10 DEF 6-2 FWD 6-0 FWD 5-10 MID 5-7 DEF 6-2 MID 5-8 DEF 5-11 DEF 5-8 MID 5-6 GK 5-11 GK 6-0 DEF 5-10 FWD 5-10 GK 6-4 DEF 6-1 DEF 5-11 FWD 5-9 FWD 6-1 MID 6-0 FWD 6-3 DEF 6-4 GK 6-4 MID 5-8 DEF 5-10

WT. 170 130 155 135 185 200 165 175 145 180 145 180 165 145 185 205 140 175 215 175 165 175 160 170 185 190 185 170 155

BIRTHDATE (AGE) BIRTHPLACE COLLEGE 05/03/2000 (21) Columbia, SC Clemson University 03/13/2004 (17) Omaha, NE 06/08/1993 (28) Nantes, France Clemson University 02/13/2001 (20) Overland Park, KS 10/25/1986 (34) Puerto Cortes, Honduras Ohio State University 11/14/1989 (31) Banyoles, Spain 01/09/2003 (18) Overland Park, KS 11/28/1999 (21) Los Angeles, CA 06/08/1998 (23) Ibague, Colombia 11/15/1991 (29) Meudon, France 03/23/1994 (27) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 03/27/2000 (21) Charlotte, NC 06/10/1992 (29) Lamego, Portugal 05/16/1996 (25) Realico, Argentina 01/24/1994 (27) Oakland, CA 05/15/1986 (35) Great River, NY Lynn University (Florida) 02/16/2003 (18) Rochester Hills, MI 03/08/1991 (30) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 04/19/2001 (20) Bakersfield, CA 10/27/1991 (29) Varazdin, Croatia 06/13/2001 (20) Chapel Hill, NC 04/08/1990 (31) Glasgow, Scotland 07/19/1996 (25) Siofok, Hungary 11/21/1990 (30) Barcelona, Spain 06/26/1993 (28) Fort Carson, CO Oregon State University 11/25/1995 (25) Highlands Ranch, CO University of Denver 05/28/2002 (19) Jeffersonville, IN 04/26/1995 (26) Essey-les-Nancy, France 08/18/1986 (34) Orlando, FL University of Maryland

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LEAGUES CUP RUNDOWN

Sporting KC International Record: 13-15-9 Home games: 8-5-6 (28 GF, 18 GA) Road games: 5-10-3 (22 GF, 39 GA) Date Score 2001 Copa Merconorte 08/01/2001 KC 1 vs Sporting Cristal 2 08/08/2001 KC 2 at Santos Laguna 4 08/29/2001 KC 3 at Barcelona SC 2 09/12/2001 KC 1 at Sporting Cristal 2 10/17/2001 KC 1 vs Barcelona SC 1 11/21/2001 KC 0 vs Santos Laguna 1

The Leagues Cup is a single-elimination tournament involving top clubs from both MLS and Liga MX. The inaugural edition in 2019 concluded with current Liga MX champions Cruz Azul defeating Tigres in the final.

Result Location L L W L T L

Arrowhead Stadium Estadio Corona Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha San Martin de Porres Arrowhead Stadium Arrowhead Stadium

2002 Champions Cup 03/03/2002 KC 1 at W Connection 0 03/16/2002 KC 2 vs W Connection 0 04/10/2002 KC 1 at Santos Laguna 2 04/24/2002 KC 2 vs Santos Laguna 0 08/07/2002 KC 1 at Monarcas Morelia 6 08/28/2002 KC 1 vs Monarcas Morelia 1

W W L W L T

Manny Ramjohn Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Estadio Corona Arrowhead Stadium Estadio Morelos Arrowhead Stadium

2005 Champions Cup 03/09/2005 KC 0 vs Saprissa 0 03/17/2005 KC 1 at Saprissa 2

T L

Arrowhead Stadium Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Ayma

2009 SuperLiga 06/21/2009 KC 0 vs FC Atlas 0 06/24/2009 KC 1 at New England 0 06/28/2009 KC 1 vs Santos Laguna 3

T T L

Robert R. Hermann Stadium Gillette Stadium CommunityAmerica Ballpark

2013-14 Champions League 08/07/2013 KC 3 at Real Esteli 0 08/27/2013 KC 2 at CD Olimpia 0 09/17/2013 KC 1 vs Real Esteli 1 10/23/2013 KC 0 vs CD Olimpia 0 03/12/2014 KC 1 vs Cruz Azul 0 03/19/2014 KC 1 at Cruz Azul 5

W W T T W L

Estadio Independencia Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Children’s Mercy Park Children’s Mercy Park Children’s Mercy Park Estadio Azul

2014-15 Champions League 08/19/2014 KC 1 at Real Esteli 1 09/18/2014 KC 3 vs Saprissa 1 09/23/2014 KC 3 vs Real Esteli 0 10/23/2014 KC 0 at Saprissa 2

T W W L

Estadio Independencia Children’s Mercy Park Children’s Mercy Park Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Ayma

2016-17 Champions League 08/16/2016 KC 2 at Central FC 2 08/23/2016 KC 0 at Vancouver 3 09/13/2016 KC 1 vs Vancouver 2 10/19/2016 KC 3 vs Central FC 1

T L L W

Ato Boldon Stadium BC Place Children’s Mercy Park Children’s Mercy Park

2019 Champions League 02/21/2019 KC 3 vs Toluca 0 02/28/2019 KC 2 at Toluca 0 03/06/2019 KC 1 at Independiente 2 03/14/2019 KC 3 vs Independiente 0 04/04/2019 KC 0 at Monterrey 5 04/11/2019 KC 2 vs Monterrey 5

W W L W L L

Children’s Mercy Park Estadio Nemesio Diez Estadio Agustin Sanchez Children’s Mercy Park Estadio BBVA Bancomer Children’s Mercy Park

2021 Leagues Cup 08/10/2021 KC vs Leon

TBD

Children’s Mercy Park

215

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 171 MLS regular season, 10 MLS postseason, 19 Open Cup, 10 CCL, 5 friendlies

19,418

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 168 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 (including postseason)

After taking a pause in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition returns this year with four teams each from MLS and Liga MX facing off with the hopes of lifting the trophy in the final in Las Vegas on Sept. 22, 2021. QUALIFICATION Qualification for the 2021 Leagues Cup was based on performances during each league’s regular season. MLS • NYCFC • Orlando City SC • Sporting Kansas City • Seattle Sounders FC Liga MX • Tigres UANL • Pumas UNAM • Club León • Santos Laguna DRAW AND KNOCKOUT FORMAT The bracket features an MLS side against a Liga MX side in four pairings, with quarterfinal winners graduating to a semifinal, and then those winners facing off in the final. The MLS teams will host each of the quarterfinal matches. The four quarterfinal matches will get underway on Aug. 10: • • • •

Sporting KC vs. Leon | Tuesday, Aug. 10, 7 p.m. CT (ESPN2, TUDN, TSN) Seattle Sounders vs. Tigres | Tuesday, Aug. 10, 9 p.m. CT (ESPN2, TUDN, TSN) NYCFC vs. Pumas | Wednesday, Aug. 11, 7 p.m. CT (ESPN+, TUDN, TSN) Orlando City vs. Santos | Thursday, Aug. 12, 6 p.m. CT (ESPN+, TUDN, TSN)

The semifinals will take place on Sept. 14 and 15, and the final is booked at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium on Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 10 p.m. ET (ESPN2, UniMas, TUDN, TSN, TVA Sports). WHAT’S AT STAKE The eight teams will be battling for a chance to lift the imposing Leagues Cup trophy, which weighs in at 22 pounds and measures approximately 16.5 inches in height. The trophy features stars, maple leaves and pre-Hispanic motifs, symbols representing the United States, Canada and Mexico respectively. It was designed by both leagues and produced by Mexican artisans. But perhaps even bigger than the trophy itself, the teams will be playing for bragging rights between MLS and Liga MX as the rivalry between the two top North American leagues continues to grow. Each MLS team taking part in the 2021 tournament will feature a player who previously competed for a Liga MX club.

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

116

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

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

ATTENDANCE RECORDS (full capacity games only)

105.1

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 168 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467 3

378

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 213 matches played at the stadium

153

TOTAL MLS SELLOUTS 168 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 (including postseason)

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 10, 2021 vs. Club Leon | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SOLID WEEK ON THE ROAD

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

HEAVY ROTATION IN COLORADO

Sporting KC concluded a solid road swing this past week, picking up four points after defeating LAFC 4-1 on Wednesday night before grinding out a 0-0 draw with the Colorado Rapids on Saturday evening. Next on the horizon for Sporting (10-4-4, 34 pts.) is a return to international play for the first time since April 2019 when the team hosts to Liga MX outfit Club Leon at Children’s Mercy Park on Tuesday night.

Sporting KC rotated heavily in the past weekend’s 0-0 draw on the road against the Colorado Rapids. Rolling with a 3-5-2 formation that was implemented just hours before the match, several players saw their first significant minutes of the season. At wing-back, Jaylin Lindsey stepped in having played scarce minutes since suffering a hamstring injury in late June, while Roberto Puncec made his second start as one of the team’s three center backs. Left wing back Amadou Dia also made his first start of 2021.

Sporting’s ability to keep a clean sheet at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday night was particularly impressive, seeing as the Rapids, who trail first-place Sporting by only six points in the standings with two games in hand, had scored in each of their previous 32 regular season home matches. That was the longest active streak in MLS and the fifth longest in league history.

The midfield was familiar, as veteran trio Roger Espinoza, Gadi Kinda and Remi Walter patrolled the field. Up front, a pair of SKC Academy products earned a runout, as Wilson Harris started for the second time this year, while Grayson Barber made his MLS debut.

SPORTING KC SIGNS 25-YEAR-OLD MIDFIELDER JOSE MAURI

The longest active home scoring streak in MLS now belongs to Sporting Kansas City. Vermes’ side has scored in 24 consecutive regular season home games dating back to Aug. 10, 2019. LAFC ranks second on the list with 18, followed by New York City FC with 14. No other clubs are on active home scoring streaks longer than eight matches.

Last Thursday, Sporting Kansas City announced that the club has signed 25-year-old Argentine-Italian midfielder Jose Mauri. Mauri has signed an MLS contract through the 2022 season with an option for 2023. He will occupy an international spot on Sporting’s roster pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate and P1 visa.

The 0-0 draw on Saturday also marked Sporting’s first goalless draw in the regular season since June 9, 2018 - a period of well over three years. From June 23, 2018, to Aug. 4, 2021, Sporting went 91 straight regular season matches without a 0-0 tie. That’s the longest run in club history since the dawn of Major League Soccer’s non-shootout era in 2000. The second longest was a period of 48 straight games from May 7, 2005, to July 29, 2006.

Mauri, who holds dual citizenship in Argentina and Italy, boasts six seasons of top-flight experience in the Italian Serie A, where he competed for Parma, Empoli and European giants AC Milan from 2013-2019. He arrives in Kansas City after a two-year stint with Argentine Primera Division club Talleres de Cordoba. A versatile central midfielder, Mauri moved from his native Argentina to Italy in 2012 to join Parma’s youth ranks and earned his senior team debut for the club at age 17 before enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2014-15. Mauri’s standout performances with Parma prompted AC Milan to sign the player ahead of the 2015-16 season. The 2016-17 campaign saw Mauri join Empoli on loan before returning to Milan shortly after his 21st birthday and spent each of the next two seasons with the Rossoneri. Following his spell at Milan, Mauri joined Argentine first division side Talleres in September 2019.

BACK IN THE SWING OF INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

Sporting Kansas City is set to play in their first continental competition since April 2019 when the team plays host to Liga MX side Club Leon at Children’s Mercy Park in the Leagues Cup Quarterfinals on Tuesday night. Sporting last partook in international play in the 2019 Concacaf Champions League, advancing all the way to the Semifinals before suffering an unceremonious 10-2 aggregate defeat to eventual champions C.F. Monterrey over two legs.

Born and raised in Realico, Argentina, Mauri is of Italian descent and represented Italy at the U-16, U-17 and U-21 youth international levels. He featured in 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying and was later selected to Italy’s squad for 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying.

The result against Monterrey soured what was a positive tournament for Sporting KC, who had dominated Liga MX team Toluca in the Round of 16, winning 5-0 on aggregate, before dumping Panamanian Cinderella story CA Independiente out of the tournament by a 5-2 aggregate scoreline in the Quarterfinals.

SKC TRANSFERS BUSIO TO VENEZIA FC IN SERIE A

Sporting Kansas City announced on last Thursday that the club has transferred 19-yearold midfielder Gianluca Busio to Venezia FC in the Italian Serie A, pending a physical and personal terms. Busio has joined Venezia in a club-record deal after spending five seasons in Kansas City.

Sporting has seen a lot of change since that fateful 2019 CCL run, highlighted by the fact that only 10 of the 28 players on Sporting’s roster for the Semifinal defeat still remain on the team (goalkeeper Tim Melia, defenders Andreu Fontas, Jaylin Lindsey, Graham Smith and Graham Zusi, midfielders Roger Espinoza and Ilie Sanchez, and forwards Tyler Freeman, Johnny Russell and Daniel Salloi).

Busio has recorded eight goals and nine assists in 70 appearances for Sporting across all competitions as one of the top teenagers in American soccer. The Greensboro, North Carolina, native joined the Sporting Kansas City Academy in 2016 and signed a Homegrown Player contract with the club at age 15 in August 2017. He earned his MLS debut as a 16-year-old in July 2018 and went on to become the second youngest player in MLS history to notch an assist and score a goal in his first full season.

Club Leon began their 2021 Apertura campaign in late July and has posted a 2-1-0 record to date, winning twice on the bounce to rebound from a 4-0 thrashing by Pachuca in their season opener on July 24. Leon are eight-time Liga MX champions, winning the competition in 1948, 1949, 1952, 1956, 1992, the Apertura in 2013, the Clausura in 2014, and the Apertura in 2020.

Busio was named to the United States Men’s National Team for the first time this summer, featuring in all six Concacaf Gold Cup matches and starting four as the Americans claimed their seventh tournament title. Busio previously represented the United States at the U-15 through U-20 levels and was named a finalist for U.S. Soccer Young Player of the Year in 2019 after taking Best XI honors with five goals at the 2019 Concacaf U-17 Championship and scoring at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.

MELIA HEROICS PRESERVES POINT ON THE ROAD

While the stat sheet might not make for the most glamorous reading, Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia’s three saves on Saturday night against the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park were worth their weight in gold as Sporting grinded out a result with a much-rotated lineup.

POSTGAME PV

Melia denied Mark-Anthony Kaye midway through the first half before producing a splendid save with his feet to prevent Jack Price from giving the hosts the lead on the stroke of halftime. Melia produced another brilliant stop to tip Diego Rubio’s header over the bar in the second half, but his best contribution went unnoticed by the referees as a goal kick was awarded despite Melia getting the slightest touch on Jonathan Lewis’ goal-bound effort in the 73rd minute.

On the road result in Colorado: “A massive, massive point. We kind of invoked the game plan that played itself out. We were trying to steal one in the second half but, honestly, we didn’t have the legs to be able to do it. Alan (Pulido) almost put that one away. It was actually a very inventive and creative play with the shot that he got off. It’s a massive point for us. I think everybody who came on the field left their heart on the field and gave everything they had. From that perspective, it’s great. That’s a big point for us on the road. It’s not easy to get points on the road and that’s another good point on the road.”

Despite the result marking just Melia’s third shutout of the season, his 1.00 goals against average is tied for the fifth-best in MLS among goalkeepers to have made at least 10 appearances in 2021.

On the team’s defensive performance: “Timmy was awesome. Timmy made some (great saves), which you hope that your goalkeeper can do in a game like this where we were banged up and not necessarily on in different aspects of our game. Timmy came up with some incredible saves to really keep us in the game. It’s one of those things where sometimes we play at home and the goalkeeper on the other team is just on fire. Timmy was on fire. That was huge for us. I thought the guys fought for every ball in the box. They really did. They were alert. They were throwing their bodies. They were throwing whatever they could in front of it. And if it didn’t happen, Timmy was there to make the save.”

Lowest goals against average - 10 appearances minimum Goalkeeper Bill Hamid Joe Willis Tyler Miller Andre Blake Tim Melia

Club D.C. United Nashville SC Minnesota United Philadelphia Union Sporting KC

GP GA GAA 10 7 0.70 18 15 0.83 13 11 0.85 15 13 0.87 13 13 1.00

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 10, 2021 vs. Club Leon | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

GK - Kendall McIntosh (Re-Entry Process - Dec. 17, 2020)

GK - Eric Dick (Option Declined - Dec. 9, 2020)

MID - Remi Walter (Signing - Dec. 22, 2020)

MID - Wan Kuzain (Option Declined - Dec. 9, 2020)

FWD - Grayson Barber (Signed as Homegrown - Jan. 20, 2021)

DEF - Winston Reid (Option Declined - Dec. 9, 2020)

FWD - Ozzie Cisneros (Signed as Homegrown - Jan. 20, 2021)

GK - Richard Sanchez (Option Declined - Dec. 9, 2020)

GK - Brooks Thompson (Signed as Homegrown - Jan. 20, 2021)

DEF - Matt Besler (Out of Contract - Dec. 9, 2020)

DEF - Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Signing - Feb. 3, 2021)

FWD - Gerso Fernandes (Out of Contract - Dec. 9, 2020)

DEF - Kaveh Rad (Signed as Homegrown - April 5, 2021)

FWD - Erik Hurtado (Out of Contract - Dec. 9, 2020)

GK - Parker Siegfried (Signed on loan - April 15, 2021)

MID - Felipe Gutierrez (Out of Contract - Dec. 9, 2020)

DEF - Kayden Pierre (Signed as Homegrown - May 4, 2021)

GK - Parker Siegfried (Waived - April 28, 2021)

MID - Jose Mauri (Signing - Aug. 5, 2021)

FWD - Tyler Freeman (Loaned to Karlsruher SC - Aug. 3, 2021) MID - Gianluca Busio (Transferred to Venezia FC - Aug. 5, 2021)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Dec. 9: OUT Sporting KC declines options on GK Eric Dick, GK Richard Sanchez, D Winston Reid, M Felipe Gutierrez and M Wan Kuzain. In addition, D Matt Besler, F Gerso Fernandes and F Erik Hurtado are out of contract. Dec. 17: IN Sporting KC selects GK Kendall McIntosh in Stage 1 of the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Process. Dec. 22: IN Sporting KC signs M Remi Walter, most recently with Yeni Malatyaspor (Turkey). Jan. 7: IN Sporting KC re-signs M Roger Espinoza to a one-year contract. Jan. 20: IN Sporting KC signs GK Brooks Thompson, F Grayson Barber and F Ozzie Cisneros as Homegrown Players. Thompson comes from Sporting KC II (USL Championship), Barber from Clemon University and Cisneros from the Sporting KC Academy. Feb. 3: IN Sporting KC signs D Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, most recently with Besiktas (Turkey). April 5: IN Sporting KC signs D Kaveh Rad as a Homegrown Player from Sporting KC II (USL Championship). April 15: IN Sporting KC signs GK Parker Siegfried on loan from Louisville City FC (USL Championship) after acquiring Siegfried’s college protected rights from New York City FC (MLS) in exchange for a natural 2023 MLS SuperDraft third round pick. April 21: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires $200,000 in General Allocation Money for the 2021 season from the Philadelphia Union (MLS) in exchange for a 2021 international roster slot. April 28: OUT Sporting KC waives GK Parker Siegfried. May 4: IN Sporting KC signs D Kayden Pierre as a Homegrown Player from the Sporting KC Academy. Aug. 3: OUT Sporting KC loans F Tyler Freeman to Karlsruher SC (Germany) for the 2021-22 German 2. Bundesliga season with an option to recall the player. Aug. 5: IN Sporting KC signs M Jose Mauri, most recently with Club Atletico Telleres (Argentina). Aug. 5: OUT Sporting KC transfers M Gianluca Busio to Venezia FC (Italy) in club-record deal.

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2009

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

Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17) Graham Smith (18th)

Johnny Russell (1/31/18) Andreu Fontas (8/8/18)

Jaylin Lindsey (1/1/18)

2019

Luis Martins (8/1/19)

Tyler Freeman (1/1/19) Cameron Duke (7/18/19) Felipe Hernandez (8/30/19)

2020

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)

John Pulskamp (2/24/20) Wilson Harris (10/21/20)

2021

Kendall McIntosh (12/17/20) Remi Walter (12/22/20) Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (2/3/21) Jose Mauri (8/5/21)

Grayson Barber (1/20/21) Ozzie Cisneros (1/20/21) Brooks Thompson (1/20/21) Kaveh Rad (4/5/21) Kayden Pierre (5/4/21) 5

Sporting Kansas City II

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 10, 2021 vs. Club Leon | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2021 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT TV / SCORERS

Saturday, April 17

at New York Red Bulls

MLS

2-1

Kinda, Salloi

FRIDAY, APRIL 23

ORLANDO CITY SC

MLS

1-1

Busio

Saturday, May 1

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

1-3

Pulido

SUNDAY, MAY 9

AUSTIN FC

MLS

2-1

Ilie, Kinda

Wednesday, May 12

at Houston Dynamo FC

MLS

0-1

SUNDAY, MAY 16

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

MLS

3-0

Salloi, Pulido (2)

Saturday, May 22

at San Jose Earthquakes

MLS

3-1

Lindsey, Pulido, Salloi

SATURDAY, MAY 29

HOUSTON DYNAMO FC

MLS

3-2

Busio, Pulido, Kinda

SATURDAY, JUNE 12

AUSTIN FC

MLS

1-1

Salloi

Saturday, June 19

at Portland Timbers

MLS

1-2

Lindsey

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

3-1

Salloi (2), Hernandez

SATURDAY, JUNE 26

LOS ANGELES FC

MLS

2-1

Pulido, Salloi

Sunday, July 4

at LA Galaxy

MLS

2-0

Russell, Shelton

WEDNESDAY, JULY 21

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

MLS

1-1

Salloi

Sunday, July 25

at Seattle Sounders FC

MLS

3-1

Russell, Salloi, Duke

SATURDAY, JULY 31

FC DALLAS

MLS

1-2

Russell

Wednesday, August 4

at Los Angeles FC

MLS

4-1

Pulido, Martins, Salloi, Kinda

Saturday, August 7

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

0-0

TUESDAY, AUGUST 10

CLUB LEON

LEAGUES CUP

7:00 P.M.

ESPN2 / TUDN

Saturday, August 14

at FC Dallas

MLS

7:30 P.M.

Bally Sports KC Plus

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18

PORTLAND TIMBERS

MLS

7:30 P.M.

BALLY SPORTS KC PLUS

Saturday, August 21

at Minnesota United FC

MLS

2:30 P.M.

ESPN / ESPN Deportes

SATURDAY, AUGUST 28

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

8:00 P.M.

BALLY SPORTS KC PLUS

Friday, September 3

at Los Angeles FC

MLS

9:00 P.M.

UniMas / Bally Sports KC Plus

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

CHICAGO FIRE

MLS

7:30 P.M.

BALLY SPORTS KC PLUS

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMEBR 15 MINNESOTA UNITED FC

MLS

7:30 P.M.

BALLY SPORTS KC PLUS

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS

6:00 P.M.

FS1 / FOX DEPORTES

Wednesday, September 29

at FC Dallas

MLS

7:00 P.M.

Bally Sports KC Plus

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3

HOUSTON DYNAMO FC

MLS

3:00 P.M.

BALLY SPORTS KC PLUS

Sunday, October 17

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

MLS

9:00 P.M.

Bally Sports KC

Saturday, October 23

at Seattle Sounders FC

MLS

8:00 P.M.

Bally Sports KC

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27

LA GALAXY

MLS

7:30 P.M.

BALLY SPORTS KC

Sunday, October 31

at Minnesota United FC

MLS

12:00 P.M.

ESPN / ESPN Deportes

Wednesday, November 3

at Austin FC

MLS

8:00 P.M.

Bally Sports KC

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

5:00 P.M.

BALLY SPORTS KC

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 10, 2021 vs. Club Leon | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2021 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES April 17, 2021: New York Red Bulls 1-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Red Bull Arena | Harrison, NJ Weather: Cloudy and 53 degrees Sporting KC (1-0-0, 3 points) New York Red Bulls (0-1-0, 0 points)

1 2 F 0 2 2 0 1 1

April 23, 2021: Sporting KC 1-1 Orlando City SC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Cloudy and 55 degrees 1 2 F 1 0 1 0 1 1

Sporting KC (1-0-1, 4 points) Orlando City SC (0-0-2, 2 points)

Orlando City SC GK Gallese D Ruan D Carlos D Schlegel D Smith M Perea M Mendez M Urso (Alvarado 77’) F Michel (Mueller 57’) F Akindele (Aias 77’) F Nani (C) (Dezart 89’)

May 1, 2021: Real Salt Lake 3-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Rio Tinto Stadium | Sandy, UT Weather: Mostly Cloudy and 73 degrees 1 2 F 1 0 1 1 2 3

Sporting KC (1-1-1, 4 points) Real Salt Lake (2-0-0, 6 points)

Sporting KC New York Red Bulls GK Pulskamp GK Coronel D Lindsey D Duncan D Isimat-Mirin D Nealis D Fontas D Long D Martins D Gutman M Walter M Diarra (Valot 54’) M Kinda (Pulido 77’) M Davis (C) M Espinoza (C) (Hernandez 90’) M Casseres Jr. (Carmona 72’) F Shelton M Clark F Busio F White (Barlow 61’) F Salloi (Russell 77’) F Fabio (Royer 72’)

Sporting KC GK Pulskamp D Lindsey D Isimat-Mirin (Puncec 63’) D Fontas D Martins M Walter M Kinda (Pulido 46’) M Espinoza (C) F Shelton F Busio F Salloi (Russell 74’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Siegfried (GK) Meara (GK) Puncec Reyes Rad Tarek Duke Tolkin Barber Harper Harris

Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Austin (GK) Rad Halliday Duke Hope-Gund Hernandez Moutinho Barber Bender Harris

Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) MacMath (GK) Dia Holt Puncec Morgan Smith Powder Duke Portillo Harris

Scoring Summary: NY - Caden Clark 1 (Unassisted) 48’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 1 (Penalty Kick) 59’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 1 (Unassisted) 60’

Scoring Summary: SKC - Gianluca Busio 1 (Daniel Salloi 1) 45’ ORL - Nani 1 (Chris Mueller 1) 78’

Scoring Summary: SKC - Alan Pulido 1 (Khiry Shelton 1) 17’ RSL - Damir Kreilach 1 (Andrew Brody 1, Pablo Ruiz 1) 35’ RSL - Rubio Rubin 1 (Damir Kreilach 1) 52’ RSL - Rubio Rubin 2 (Damir Kreilach 2) 77’

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 9’ NY - Youba Diarra (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 41’

Misconduct Summary: ORL - Kyle Smith (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 12’ ORL - Sebastian Mendez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 61’ SKC - Roberto Puncec (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’

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

SKC 8 (3) 2 6 0 8

NY 12 (3) 1 10 5 3

May 9, 2021: Sporting KC 2-1 Austin FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Cloudy and 52 degrees Sporting KC (2-1-1, 7 points) Austin FC (2-2-0, 6 points)

1 2 F 0 2 2 1 0 1

SKC 9 (5) 3 16 3 3

ORL 11 (4) 4 12 4 4

May 12, 2021: Houston Dynamo FC 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BBVA Stadium | Houston, TX Weather: Cloudy and 68 degrees Sporting KC (2-2-1, 7 points) Houston Dynamo (2-1-2, 8 points)

1 2 F 0 0 0 0 1 1

Sporting KC Austin FC GK Pulskamp GK Stuver D Zusi (Lindsey 54’) D Lima D Puncec (Rad 58’ (Shelton 85’)) D Romana D Fontas D Besler D Martins D Kolmanic M Ilie M Pochettino (Jimenez 85’) M Busio M Ring (C) M Espinoza (Kinda 54’) M Fagundez (Pereira 61’) F Russell (C) F Stroud (Redes 61’) F Pulido F Gallagher (Berhalter 71’) F Salloi (Walter 85’) F Dominguez (Cascante 71’)

Sporting KC GK Pulskamp D Lindsey D Ilie D Fontas D Martins M Walter (Espinoza 69’) M Busio M Kinda F Russell (C) (Salloi 20’) F Pulido (Harris 81’) F Shelton

Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Tarbell (GK) Dia Kleemann Barber Hoesen Harris Manneh

Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Nelson (GK) Dia Bizama Rad Fuenmayor Smith Quintero Duke Bajamich Barber Lassiter

Scoring Summary: ATX - Jon Gallagher 1 (Jared Stroud 2) 7’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez 1 (Johnny Russell 1) 82’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 2 (Khiry Shelton 2, Luis Martins 1) 90’ Misconduct Summary: ATX - Jhohan Romana (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 42’ ATX - Alexander Ring (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 45’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 56’ SKC - Luis Martins (Yellow Card; Dissent) 59’ ATX - Alexander Ring (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 67’ ATX - Daniel Pereira (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 87’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 25 (8) 5 7 1 14

ATX 11 (6) 6 10 1 3

Houston Dynamo FC GK Maric D Valentin D Parker D Garcia (C) (Figueroa 46’) D Lundkvist M Vera M Jones M Corona F Picault F Urruti (Ramirez 69’) F Rodriguez (Ceren 69’)

Scoring Summary: HOU - Maxi Urruti 2 (Derrick Jones 1) 56’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 70’ HOU - Fafa Picault (Yellow Card; Dissent) 96+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 16 (4) 0 10 1 8

HOU 5 (1) 4 7 7 3

Sporting KC GK Pulskamp D Lindsey D Rad D Fontas D Martins M Ilie M Busio (Kinda 72’) M Walter (Espinoza 64’) F Shelton F Pulido F Russell (C) (Salloi 55’)

Real Salt Lake GK Ochoa D Herrera (Brody 30’) D Glad D Silva D Toia M Besler M Ruiz (Martinez 79’) M Rusnak (C) M Kreilach M Julio (Meram 57’) F Rubin (Chang 79’)

Misconduct Summary: RSL - Pablo Ruiz (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’ RSL - Maikel Chang (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 79’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 6 (1) 1 7 3 5

RSL 10 (4) 0 10 3 3

May 16, 2021: Sporting KC 3-0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Cloudy and 60 degrees Sporting KC (3-2-1, 10 points) Vancouver Whitecaps (2-3-1, 7 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi (Lindsey 75’) D Ilie D Fontas D Martins M Busio M Espinoza (C) (Duke 88’) M Kinda (Walter 67’) F Shelton F Pulido (Harris 88’) F Salloi

1 2 F 2 1 3 0 0 0

Vancouver Whitecaps GK Crepeau (C) D Nerwinski (Brown 61’) D Veselinovic (Godoy 80’) D Cornelius D Gutierrez M Raposo (Baldisimo 36’) M Bikel M Alexandre (Habibullah 61’) M Caicedo F Dajome (Bair 80’) F Cavallini

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Hasal (GK) Dia Newton (GK) Rad Owusu Smith Teibert Barber Scoring Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi 2 (Unassisted) 28’ SKC - Alan Pulido 2 (Penalty Kick) 32’ SKC - Alan Pulido 3 (Gadi Kinda 1) 58’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 9’ SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 36’ VAN - Derek Cornelius (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 55’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 27 (7) 2 13 1 8

VAN 9 (2) 4 19 2 2

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 10, 2021 vs. Club Leon | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2021 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) May 22, 2021: San Jose Earthquakes 1-3 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | PayPal Park | San Jose, CA Weather: Sunny and 66 degrees Sporting KC (4-2-1, 13 points) San Jose Earthquakes (3-4-0, 9 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Lindsey D Ilie D Rad D Martins M Busio M Espinoza (C) (Walter 63’) M Kinda F Shelton F Pulido (Russell 92+) F Salloi

1 2 F 1 2 3 1 0 1

San Jose Earthquakes GK J.T. Marcinkowski D Thompson (Salinas 66’) D Jungwirth D Alanis D Marie (Abecasis 74’) M Yueill (C) M Remedi M Espinoza M Chofis (Fierro 65’) M Cowell (Kikanovic 82’) F Rios (Wondolowski 65’)

May 29, 2021: Sporting KC 3-2 Houston Dynamo FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Sunny and 65 degrees Sporting KC (5-2-1, 16 points) Houston Dynamo FC (3-3-2, 11 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Ilie D Fontas D Martins M Busio M Espinoza (C) (Walter 77’) M Kinda F Shelton (Russell 74’) F Pulido F Salloi

1 2 F 0 3 3 1 1 2

Houston Dynamo FC GK Maric D Valentin D Parker D Garcia (C) D Lundkvist M Vera (Bajamich 80’) M Jones (Ceren 67’) M Corona F Picault F Urruti F Rodriguez (Lassiter 67’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Vega (GK) Dia Beason Puncec Judson Smith Skahan Duke Hernandez Harris

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Nelson (GK) Dia Bizama Lindsey Figueroa Puncec Fuenmayor Rad Lemoine Hernandez Ramirez Harris

Scoring Summary: SJ - Eduardo Lopez 2 (Cristian Espinoza 4) 4’ SKC - Jaylin Lindsey 1 (Alan Pulido 1) 15’ SKC - Alan Pulido 4 (Daniel Salloi 2) 60’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 3 (Unassisted) 75’

Scoring Summary: HOU - Matias Vera 1 (Maxi Urruti 1, Fafa Picault 2) 13’ SKC - Gianluca Busio 2 (Unassisted) 51’ SKC - Alan Pulido 5 (Penalty Kick) 61’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 3 (Gianluca Busio 1, Khiry Shelton 3) 65’ HOU - Maxi Urruti 4 (Mateo Bajamich 1, Darwin Ceren 1) 93+

Misconduct Summary: SJ - Cristian Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 9’ SJ - Andy Rios (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 49’ SKC - Jaylin Lindsey (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 90’

Misconduct Summary: HOU - Cristian Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 4’ HOU - Matias Vera (Yellow Card; Persistent Infringement) 42’ HOU - Boniek Garcia (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 82’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 91+

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

SKC 15 (7) 4 8 1 2

SJ 16 (5) 4 8 1 8

June 19, 2021: Portland Timbers 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Providence Park | Portland, OR Weather: Sunny and 77 degrees Sporting KC (5-3-2, 17 points) Portland Timbers (4-4-0, 12 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Lindsey D Ilie D Fontas D Martins M Busio M Espinoza (Shelton 80’) M Hernandez F Russell (C) F Pulido F Salloi

1 2 F 1 0 1 2 0 2

Portland Timbers GK Clark D Van Rankin D Tuiloma D Zuparic D Bravo M Chara M Williamson M Asprilla (Zambrano 59’) M Valeri (C) (Blanco 80’) M Loria (Mabiala 70’) F Ebobisse

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Ivacic (GK) Dia Sulte (GK) Puncec Bonilla Rad McGraw Duke Bodily Barber Fochive Harris Scoring Summary: SKC - Jaylin Lindsey 2 (Unassisted) 28’ POR - Dairon Asprilla 2 (Unassisted) 36’ POR - Marvin Loria 2 (Unassisted) 46+ Misconduct Summary: POR - Dario Zuparic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’ SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 74’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ POR - Renzo Zambrano (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 87’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 19 (3) 1 10 1 10

POR 7 (3) 2 6 2 2

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

SKC 21 (9) 2 10 0 11

HOU 10 (4) 5 15 0 2

June 23, 2021: Sporting KC 3-1 Colorado Rapids MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Sunny and 85 degrees Sporting KC (6-3-2, 20 points) Colorado Rapids (5-3-1, 16 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Lindsey D Ilie (Rad 82’) D Fontas D Martins (Dia 56’) M Busio M Espinoza (Duke 67’) M Hernandez F Russell (C) (Pulido 46’) F Shelton F Salloi

1 2 F 2 1 3 0 1 1

Colorado Rapids GK Yarbrough D Rosenberry D Abubakar D Wilson (Galvan 87’) D Trusty D Vines M Price (C) (Lewis 46’) M Acosta M Bassett (Mezquida 66’) F Rubio (Benezet 66’) F Barrios (Shinyashiki 82’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Irwin (GK) Puncec Moor Barber Larraz Harris Warner Scoring Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi 5 (Johnny Russell 3, Jaylin Lindsey 1) 14’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 6 (Felipe Hernandez 1, Andreu Fontas 1) 38’ SKC - Felipe Hernandez 1 (Daniel Salloi 3) 64’ COL - Keegan Rosenberry 2 (Unassisted) 84’ Misconduct Summary: None Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 14 (6) 2 5 4 2

COL 9 (3) 3 7 3 1

June 12, 2021: Sporting KC 1-1 Austin FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Sunny and 86 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 1 0 1

Sporting KC (5-2-2, 17 points) Austin FC (2-4-2, 8 points)

Sporting KC Austin FC GK Melia GK Stuver D Zusi (Lindsey 42’) D Lima D Ilie D Cascante D Fontas D Besler D Martins D Kolmanic M Busio M Pochettino (Berhalter 59’) M Espinoza M Ring (C) M Walter (Hernandez 41’ (Harris 87’)) M Fagundez (Romana 79’) F Russell (C) F Stroud (Redes 70’) F Shelton F Dominguez (Manneh 70’) F Salloi F Gallagher (Perez 59’) Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Pulisic (GK) Dia Tarbell Puncec Kleeman Rad Stanley Duke Barber Scoring Summary: ATX - Cecilio Dominguez 3 (Zan Kolmanic 2) 26’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 4 (Johnny Russell 2) 71’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Remi Walter (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 32’ ATX - Matt Besler (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ ATX - Nick Lima (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 90’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 32 (11) 1 8 2 13

ATX 9 (2) 9 6 2 2

June 26, 2021: Sporting KC 2-1 Los Angeles FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Mostly Sunny and 81 degrees Sporting KC (7-3-2, 23 points) Los Angeles FC (3-4-3, 12 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Lindsey (Zusi 40’) D Ilie D Fontas D Martins (Dia 76’) M Busio M Espinoza (Harris 85’) M Hernandez F Russell (C) F Pulido (Shelton 76’) F Salloi

1 2 F 0 2 2 1 0 1

Los Angeles FC GK Romero D Moon-Hwan (Fall 82’) D Blackmon D Murillo D Segura D Farfan M Atuesta (C) M Blessing (Vela 57’) M Cifuentes (Kaye 46’) F Musovski (Baird 46’) F Rossi (Duke 82’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Sisniega (GK) Isimat-Mirin Edwards Puncec Harvey Rad Ginella Duke Scoring Summary: LAFC - Kim Moon-Hwan 1 (Jose Cifuentes 1) 24’ SKC - Alan Pulido 6 (Unassisted) 61’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 7 (Felipe Hernandez 2, Gianluca Busio 2) 87’ Misconduct Summary: LAFC - Tristan Blackmon (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 12’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 44’ LAFC - Tristan Blackmon (Red Card; DOGSO) 58’ LAFC - Tomas Romero (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 64’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 15 (3) 2 11 0 8

LAFC 6 (3) 1 8 1 1

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 10, 2021 vs. Club Leon | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2021 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) July 4, 2021: LA Galaxy 0-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dignity Health Sports Park | Carson, CA Weather: Sunny and 69 degrees 1 2 F 0 2 2 0 0 0

Sporting KC (8-3-2, 26 points) LA Galaxy (7-4-0, 21 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Ilie D Fontas D Martins M Busio M Espinoza M Hernandez F Russell (C) (Isimat 92+) F Shelton F Salloi

LA Galaxy GK Bond D Araujo (Perez 86’) D Coulibaly (Saldana 40’) D DePuy D Villafana M Lletget M Raveloson M Vazquez (C) F Grandsir (Kljestan 86’) F Zubak (Dunbar 68’) F Cabral

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Klinsmann (GK) Dia Williams Puncec Rad Duke Barber Harris Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 1 (Unassisted) 81’ SKC - Khiry Shelton 1 (Gianluca Busio 3) 95+ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 32’ LA - Jorge Villafana (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 12 (6) 7 14 2 3

LA 18 (7) 4 11 0 4

July 31, 2021: Sporting KC 1-2 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Cloudy and 77 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 1 1 2

Sporting KC (9-4-3, 30 points) FC Dallas (4-7-5, 17 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas D Martins M Walter (Ilie 61’) M Espinoza M Kinda F Russell (C) F Shelton (Harris 77’) F Salloi

FC Dallas GK Maurer D Twumasi D Tafari D Bressan (C) (Hedges 81’) D Hollingshead M Cerrillo M Quignon M Pomykal (Servania 77’) F Ferreira (Nelson 77’) F Pepi (Jara 81’) F Schon (Obrian 72’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Phelipe (GK) Lindsey Munjoma Pierre Vargas Puncec Elmedkhar Rad Smith Cisneros Scoring Summary: DAL - Paxton Pomykal 1 (Ryan Hollingshead 4) 3’ DAL - Jesus Ferreira 1 (Szabolcs Schon 2, Ricardo Pepi 1) 51’ SKC - Johnny Russell 3 (Daniel Salloi 4, Graham Zusi 2) 85’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Simulation) 68’ DAL - Ema Twumasi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 73’ DAL - Bressan (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 84’ DAL - Franco Jara (Yellow Card; Not Retreating) 84’ DAL - Matt Hedges (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 91+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 20 (4) 3 12 2 7

DAL 12 (5) 3 14 2 2

July 21, 2021: Sporting KC 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Sunny and 84 degrees

July 25, 2021: Seattle Sounders FC 1-3 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Lumen Field | Seattle, WA Weather: Sunny and 81 degrees

1 2 F Sporting KC (8-3-3, 27 points) 0 1 1 San Jose Earthquakes (3-7-4, 13 points) 0 1 1

Sporting KC (9-3-3, 30 points) Seattle Sounders FC (9-2-5, 32 points)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas D Martins M Walter (Lindsey 46’) M Duke M Kinda (Espinoza 60’) F Russell (C) F Harris (Shelton 60’) F Salloi

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas D Martins M Walter M Espinoza (Ilie 64’) M Kinda (Duke 70’) F Russell (C) F Shelton F Salloi

San Jose Earthquakes GK Marcinkowski D Nathan D Alanis D Beason M Salinas M Remedi M Judson M Lopez (Abecasis 64’) F Chofis (Fierro 76’) F Wondolowski (C) (Rios 69’) F Espinoza

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Vega (GK) Dia Akanyirige Pierre Jungwirth Rad Marie Smith Skahan Barber Haji Scoring Summary: SJ - Nathan 1 (Cristian Espinoza 4) 53’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 8 (Unassisted) 94+ Misconduct Summary: SJ - Chofis (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 40’ SJ - Judson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 49’ SKC - Jaylin Lindsey (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ SJ - Cristian Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Dissent) 85’ SJ - Nathan (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ SJ - Judson (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 95+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 18 (8) 2 16 1 6

SJ 13 (3) 6 19 4 9

Aug. 4, 2021: Los Angeles FC 1-4 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Banc of California Stadium | Los Angeles, CA Weather: Sunny and 78 degrees Sporting KC (10-4-3, 33 points) Los Angeles FC (6-6-5, 23 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas D Martins M Ilie M Walter (Espinoza 71’) M Kinda (Lindsey 78’) F Shelton F Pulido (Harris 71’) F Salloi

1 2 F 3 1 4 0 1 1

Los Angeles FC GK Romero D Farfan (Fall 46’) D Blackmon D Palacios M Moon (Quezada 68’) M Atuesta M Cifuentes (Duke 68’) M Edwards (Ginella 46’) F Vela (C) F Rossi F Rodriguez (Musovski 63’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Sisniega (GK) Dia Harvey Puncec Duenas Rad Crisostomo Barber Russell Scoring Summary: SKC - Alan Pulido 7 (Unassisted) 20’ SKC - Luis Martins 1 (Daniel Salloi 5) 28’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 10 (Graham Zusi 3, Khiry Shelton 5) 36’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 4 (Graham Zusi 4) 58’ LAFC - Danny Musovski 1 (Diego Palacios 2) 82’ Misconduct Summary: LAFC - Tomas Romero (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 20’ SKC - Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ LAFC - Jose Cifuentes (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 41’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ LAFC - Francisco Ginella (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 62’ LAFC - Bryce Duke (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 85’ SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 96+ LAFC - Eduard Atuesta (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 97+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 9 (5) 0 13 1 4

LAFC 21 (1) 1 15 1 5

1 2 F 2 1 3 0 1 1

Seattle Sounders FC GK Cleveland D Rowe D Yeimar D Arreaga (Dobbelaere 74’) D Cissoko (Baker-Whiting 34’) D Medranda (Smith 64’) M Paulo (C) M Atencio M Leyva (O’Neill 64’) F Montero F Ruidiaz

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Richey (GK) Lindsey Thomas Pierre Villanueva Puncec Vargas Rad Smith Harris Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 2 (Unassisted) 31’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 9 (Gadi Kinda 2, Khiry Shelton 4) 42’ SEA - Fredy Montero 3 (Unassisted) 51’ SKC - Cam Duke 1 (Graham Zusi 1, Johnny Russell 4) 72’ Misconduct Summary: SEA - Danny Leyva (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 29’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ SEA - Joao Paulo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 84’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 7 (4) 5 16 2 3

SEA 13 (6) 1 12 1 6

Aug. 7, 2021: Colorado Rapids 0-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dick’s Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, CO Weather: Hazy and 83 degrees Sporting KC (10-4-4, 34 points) Colorado Rapids (8-4-4, 28 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Isimat (Rad 61’) D Fontas D Puncec (Duke 46’) M Lindsey M Espinoza (C) M Walter M Kinda M Dia (Martins 46’) F Barber (Zusi 72’) F Harris (Pulido 59’)

1 2 F 0 0 0 0 0 0

Colorado Rapids GK Yarbrough D Rosenberry D Abubakar D Trusty M Beitashour (Shinyashiki 87’) M Warner (Lewis 67’) M Price (C) M Galvan M Bassett M Kaye F Barrios (Rubio 67’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Irwin (GK) Cisneros Kelly Russell Moor Wilson Mezquida Badji Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: SKC - Roberto Puncec (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 10’ COL - Collen Warner (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 28’ COL - Steven Beitashour (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 63’ SKC - Jaylin Lindsey (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 6 (0) 3 11 0 3

COL 13 (3) 0 14 1 6

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 10, 2021 vs. Club Leon | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2021 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE

April 17 April 23 May 1 May 9 May 12 May 16 May 22 May 29 June 12 June 19 June 23 June 26 July 4 July 21 July 25 July 31 August 4 August 7 August 14 August 18 August 21 August 28 September 3 September 11 September 15 September 26 September 29 October 3 October 17 October 23 October 27 October 31 November 3 November 7

OPPONENT

at New York Red Bulls vs. Orlando City SC at Real Salt Lake vs. Austin FC at Houston Dynamo vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC at San Jose Earthquakes vs. Houston Dynamo vs. Austin FC at Portland Timbers vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Los Angeles FC at LA Galaxy vs. San Jose Earthquakes at Seattle Sounders FC vs. FC Dallas at Los Angeles FC at Colorado Rapids at FC Dallas vs. Portland Timbers at Minnesota United FC vs. Colorado Rapids at Los Angeles FC vs. Chicago Fire vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Seattle Sounders FC at FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo at Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Seattle Sounders FC vs. LA Galaxy at Minnesota United FC at Austin FC vs. Real Salt Lake

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

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

RECORD 1-0-0 1-0-1 1-1-1 2-1-1 2-2-1 3-2-1 4-2-1 5-2-1 5-2-2 5-3-2 6-3-2 7-3-2 8-3-2 8-3-3 9-3-3 9-4-3 10-4-3 10-4-4

PTS. 3 4 4 7 7 10 13 16 17 17 20 23 26 27 30 30 33 34

PLACE GOALSCORERS T-1st T-2nd T-7th T-4th T-5th T-3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd T-1st 2nd 2nd 2nd T-1st 1st

Kinda, Salloi Busio Pulido Ilie, Kinda -Salloi, Pulido (2) Lindsey, Pulido, Salloi Busio, Pulido, Kinda Salloi Lindsey Salloi (2), Hernandez Pulido, Salloi Russell, Shelton Salloi Russell, Salloi, Duke Russell Pulido, Martins, Salloi, Kinda --

SPORTING KC 2021 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2021 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (10-4-4, 34 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF AUGUST 7, 2021 UNF POS PLAYER 20 F Daniel Salloi 9 F Alan Pulido 17 M Gadi Kinda 7 F Johnny Russell 10 M Gianluca Busio 2 D Jaylin Lindsey 11 F Khiry Shelton 21 M Felipe Hernandez 36 D Luis Martins 28 M Cameron Duke 6 M Ilie Sanchez 8 D Graham Zusi 3 D Andreu Fontas 19 F Grayson Barber 13 D Amadou Dia 15 M Roger Espinoza 96 F Wilson Harris 5 D Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 29 GK Tim Melia 1 GK John Pulskamp 4 D Roberto Puncec 48 D Kaveh Rad 54 M Remi Walter 25 M Ozzie Cisneros 23 F Tyler Freeman 32 M Jose Mauri 22 GK Kendall McIntosh 24 D Kayden Pierre 16 D Graham Smith 31 GK Brooks Thompson Team totals Opponent totals

GP 17 13 13 15 13 14 17 6 18 5 14 11 17 1 3 18 8 8 13 5 3 5 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 18

GS 15 9 11 11 13 9 13 4 17 1 12 9 17 1 1 14 2 7 13 5 2 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 18

MIN 1421 899 900 885 1152 917 1200 407 1527 180 1127 779 1530 72 93 1212 171 575 1170 450 130 244 779 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1620 1620

G 10 7 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 20

A 5 1 2 4 3 1 5 2 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 19

SHT 50 44 22 31 27 4 19 14 8 2 6 7 10 2 0 18 3 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 278 205

SOG 19 11 12 10 7 2 7 3 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 65

FC 5 9 22 8 13 9 15 2 14 7 11 12 13 1 2 25 3 8 0 0 2 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 193 203

FS 22 22 17 18 15 5 13 7 9 11 5 5 5 1 0 13 1 5 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 203 193

OFF 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 40

CK 1 0 7 38 57 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118 66

C 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 39

E 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 0 0 0 0 0 4

W 8 2 10 4

L 2 2 4 10

T 3 1 4 4

SO 3 0 3 2

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Daniel Salloi 5, Gadi Kinda 2, Luis Martins, Alan Pulido 1, Johnny Russell 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Khiry Shelton 3, Gianluca Busio 2, Felipe Hernandez 2, Daniel Salloi 2, Andreu Fontas 1, Gadi Kinda 1, Luis Martins 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Alan Pulido 2-2, Gadi Kinda 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS 29 GK 1 GK

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia John Pulskamp Team totals Opponent totals

GP 13 5 18 18

GS 13 5 18 18

MIN 1170 450 1620 1620

SH 47 18 65 94

SV 34 11 45 59 10

GA 13 7 20 33

GAA 1.00 1.40 1.11 1.83

PG 0 0 0 3

PA 0 0 0 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 10, 2021 vs. Club Leon | 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 13th season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2021 and is the longest-tenured active head coach in MLS. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 200 coaching victories in all competitions are the most club history. During his tenure, he has won four major trophies – the 2012, 2015 and 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – and finished atop the Eastern Conference regularseason standings in 2011 and 2012, as well as the Western Conference in 2018 and 2020. His three U.S. Open Cup championships are the third most in Open Cup history. He is the first coach in club history to lead Sporting KC to eight straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team. His 165 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 459 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 13 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 eighth 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 is in his fifth 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 MIB KO Open Cup Intl. 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 12-6-3 0-1-1 0-1-1 2021 10-4-4 0-0-0 --- TOTAL 165-125-97 6-8-6 0-1-1

--- --- 3-6-3 0-1-0 --- 11-14-6 3-1-0 --- 18-11-12 4-0-1 --- 23-8-10 1-1-0 2-0-2 22-12-11 1-1-0 3-2-1 18-17-8 4-0-1 --- 18-11-11 1-1-0 1-2-1 15-17-9 4-0-1 --- 16-10-14 2-1-0 --- 21-10-10 0-1-0 3-3-0 13-20-8 0-0-0 --- 12-8-5 0-0-0 0-0-0 10-4-4 20-7-3 9-7-4 200-148-111

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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ALL COMPETITIONS

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 2, Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Fouls Committed 1, Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 1, Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-8 Weight: 170 Birthday: 5/3/2000 Hometown: Elgin, South Carolina College: Clemson University Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/20/2021 Sporting KC signed forward Grayson Barber, a member of the Sporting KC Academy from 2015-2017, to a Homegrown contract ahead of the 2021 season. Barber enjoyed a standout collegiate career at Clemson University from 2018-2020, amassing 13 goals and 18 assists in 49 appearances across three seasons, leading Clemson to the 2019 NCAA Tournament quarterfinals and the 2020 ACC Championship.

also featured for the United States at the youth international level, training with the U-17s in 2016 and joining the U.S. U-17 Residency Program the following spring in Bradenton, Florida. Born and raised in central South Carolina, Barber broke out in his sophomore season at Clemson, tallying 10 goals and nine assists en route to All-ACC Second Team honors as the Tigers posted an 18-2-2 record and finished one game short of the College Cup. As a junior in 2020, Barber and Clemson were crowned winners of the ACC Championship. Barber bagged two goals and led the nation with seven assists, helping Clemson to a No. 1 ranking in the final United Soccer Coaches poll of the season.

Barber starred for the Sporting KC Academy and was named to the United Soccer Coaches Youth Boys All-America Team at the end of 2017. He moved from South Carolina to Kansas City to begin his Academy journey in 2015 and made nearly 60 appearances in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy over the next three seasons. He MLS CAREER STATS

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#25 | M | OZZIE CISNEROS | @OzzieCisner10 SPORTING KC STATS

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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 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 5-5 Weight: 130 Birthday: 3/13/2004 Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/20/2021 Midfielder Ozzie Cisneros, who has competed for the Sporting KC Academy at the U-13 through U-19 levels, became the fourth-youngest signing in club history when he inked an MLS contract at age 16 in early 2021. The versatile midfielder is one of the brightest American prospects in his age group and represented the U.S. U-15 Boys’ National Team throughout 2018 and 2019. He scored his first professional goal for Sporting KC II against Louisville City FC on July 28, 2021.

he scores 0-0-0

Sporting in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, scoring 15 goals and climbing to the U-19 ranks by the time he was 15. He helped the U-17s reach the 2019 Development Academy Playoffs and split time between the U-17s and U-19s during the first half of the 2019-20 campaign. Cisneros and the SKC Academy returned to action in September 2020 in MLS Next play, with Cisneros striking twice during the abbreviated fall season - once for the U-17s and once for the U-19s.

A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Cisneros joined the Sporting KC Academy as a 12-year-old On the international stage, Cisneros notably starred at the 2019 Concacaf U-15 in 2016. That summer, he led Sporting to a fourth-place finish at the Concacaf U-13 Championship in Bradenton, Florida, scoring both goals in a 2-0 quarterfinal win over Champions League in Mexico City. Cisneros went on to play almost 70 matches for Costa Rica, and also found the back of the net at the 2019 Torneo delle Nazioni in Italy. MLS CAREER STATS

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MIN

MLS Regular Season

3074

MLS Postseason

296

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

351

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

3766

Height: 5-9 Weight: 155 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, 2 times, last: Oct. 11, 2020, KC vs. NSH 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 Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist Oct. 11, 2020, KC vs. NSH 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 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

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SOG

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GWA

KC - Regular Season

3074

MLS - Regular Season

3164

KC - Postseason

296

MLS - TOTAL

3460

#28 | M | CAM DUKE | @camduke20 SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

398

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

404

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, July 25, 2021, KC at SEA Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: July 25, 2021, KC at SEA Shots 1, 4 times, last: July 25, 2021, KC at SEA Fouls Committed 4, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 8, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal July 25, 2021, KC at SEA Assist N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 1-0-0

Height: 5-6 Weight: 135 Birthday: 2/13/2001 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 7/18/2019 Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of midfielder Cam Duke as a Homegrown Player midway through the 2019 season. The Overland Park, Kansas native spent seven years in the club’s Academy from 2012-2019, advancing from the Under-12 side to the Under-19s. He made his professional debut in the MLS is Back Quarterfinals against the Philadelphia Union on July 30, 2020 and scored his first goal in a 3-1 road win over Seattle on July 25, 2021. 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. Duke was the No. 1 prospect in the Heartland Region and the 20th-ranked player nationally at TopDrawerSoccer.com. Duke is the younger brother of former Sporting midfielder and Rangers captain Christian Duke, while his father, Chris Duke, played for the Kansas City Comets and Kansas City Attack in the early 1990s. Duke represented the United States at the U-14 and U-15 level before guiding the U.S. U-16s to a third-place finish at the Val-de-Marne Tournament in France in 2016. Duke earned his first of several calls to the U.S. U-18s in November 2017 before returning to the team in 2018.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

398

MLS - TOTAL

398

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 10, 2021 vs. Club Leon | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #15 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

272

243

21226

MLS Postseason

1186

MLS is Back KO Stage

151

U.S. Open Cup

1946

International

727

ALL COMPETITIONS

319

285

25236

Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 10 times, last: Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Assists 2, 3 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 2, 13 times, last: June 12, 2021, KC vs. ATX Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, 5 times, last: April 23, 2021, KC vs. ORL Fouls Suffered 6, 3 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Assist Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL 2021 Record when: he starts 9-2-3 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 10/25/1986

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

competitions, tallying 12 goals and 41 assists over 12 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 earned 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team after debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics before retiring from international play in 2019.

Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 319 appearances for the club in all MLS CAREER STATS

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SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

272

243

21226

311

435

357

KC - Postseason

1186

MLS - TOTAL

287

258

22412

324

456

379

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

MIN

MLS Regular Season

2856

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

326

ALL COMPETITIONS

3272

Height: 6-2 Weight: 200 Hometown: Banyoles, Spain Last Club: Celta Vigo (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 8/8/2018

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Assists 1, June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 1, 4 times, last: July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Shots 2, 2 times, last: July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Fouls Committed 3, March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: July 4, 2021, KC at LA Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL 2021 Record when: he starts 9-4-4 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 11/14/1989

Sporting Kansas City signed center back Andreu Fontas, a 10-year professional with more than 200 appearances in his native Spain, on Aug. 8, 2018. Fontas underwent Achilles surgery in late 2019, keeping him out for the majority of the 2020 season before making his return with three starts late in the campaign. Fontas spent five seasons from 2013-2018 with Celta Vigo in Spain’s top-flight La Liga, where he started 100 of 105 league appearances and helped the club to the semifinals of the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League. The defender developed in FC Barcelona’s famed La

Masia youth academy alongside current Sporting KC midfielder 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

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SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

2856

MLS - TOTAL

2856

MIN

MLS Regular Season

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 Birthday: 1/9/2003 Hometown: Shawnee, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 10/2/2018

he scores 0-0-0

and 2016 with the U-13s. In August 2016, Freeman propelled the Sporting KC U-13s to a 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 loan with Karlsruher SC for the 2021-22 2. Bundesliga Season

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.

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, Croatia, he led the U.S. U-14s with a team-best four goals across three friendlies. In Freeman made an immediate impact upon joining Sporting KC’s youth ranks, leading the 2018, Freeman competed for the U.S. U-16s in April at the Torneo Delle Nazioni in Italy U-12s at the 2015 Generation adidas Cup before winning Kansas State Cup titles in 2015 before receiving his first call to the U.S. U-17s in August for a Costa Rica training camp. MLS CAREER STATS

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#96 | F | WILSON HARRIS | @Nosliwharris SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

170

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

170

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Shots 2, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Fouls Committed 2, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 1, Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-2 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Birthday: 11/28/1999 Hometown: Los Angeles, California Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 10/21/2020 Sporting Kansas City signed striker Wilson Harris as a Homegrown Player in October 2020 after he spent two and a half seasons with Sporting KC II in the USL Championship, scoring 23 goals in that time. Harris becomes the 13th Homegrown Player to emerge from the Sporting Academy, and the eighth on the current roster. He made his MLS debut on May 12, 2021 in a narrow loss at Houston Dynamo FC. Harris became the youngest USL Championship player to eclipse 20 career goals in 2020. In three USL Championship seasons with Sporting II, Harris has started 39 of 56 appearances and averaged 0.64 goals per 90 minutes played. The forward bagged a team-leading eight goals under head coach and longtime Sporting midfielder Paulo Nagamura in 2020 while playing in every game of the abbreviated 16-game season.

Harris was the top-scoring teenager in American professional soccer in 2019, finishing the year with 12 goals in 25 USL Championship appearances. His dozen goals - which included a run of 10 strikes in his final 11 appearances - equaled the league’s singleseason record for a teenager. After joining the SKC Academy in 2017, Harris inked his first professional contract for Sporting KC II the following year and ended the 2018 USL Championship campaign with three goals in 15 games. A native of Los Angeles, Harris had prolific stints in the Seattle Sounders FC Academy and Real SoCal Academy before moving to Kansas City. During the 2017-18 season, he led the Sporting KC U-19s with 18 goals in 17 league appearances. On the international stage, Harris has represented the United States at the U-16, U-18 and U-20 levels.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

170

MLS - TOTAL

170

MIN

MLS Regular Season

1280

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

1348

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Assists 1, 3 times, last: June 26, 2021, KC vs. LAFC Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: June 26, 2021, KC vs. LAFC Shots 4, June 12, 2021, KC vs. ATX Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 14, 2020, KC at DAL Fouls Suffered 4, July 4, 2021, KC at LA Last Regular Season... Appearance July 4, 2021, KC at LA Goal June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Assist June 26, 2021, KC vs. LAFC 2021 Record when: he starts 3-1-0 he scores 1-0-0

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 one of 13 on the current roster, joining Gianluca Busio, Cam Duke, Tyler Freeman, Jaylin Lindsey, Daniel Salloi, Wilson Harris, John Pulskamp, Ozzie Cisneros, Grayson Barber, Brooks Thompson, Kaveh Rad and Kayden Pierre.

Born in Ibague, Colombia, Hernandez grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, and played for Sporting Nashville Heroes, a former Academy Affiliate. He moved to Kansas City in the summer of 2014 to join the Academy. At age 16, Hernandez earned a preseason training stint with Sporting KC in January 2015, before signing an Academy contract with Sporting KC II in August 2016, two months prior to earning Bob Gansler Academy Player of the Year honors that then led to a professional SKC II contract in early 2017.

Hernandez is the first Sporting player to progress from an Academy Affiliate club to the SKC Academy to Sporting KC II before signing with the senior team. His acquisition follows a breakout season in the USL Championship, where he started 24 of 26 appearances, scored a team-best eight goals and recorded four assists. In three seasons with SPR, Hernandez amassed 13 goals and 12 assists across 85 matches.

On the international stage, Hernandez played for the U.S. U-19 National Team for the first time in August 2016 for the Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament in Serbia. The following April, he ventured to London for his first training camp with the U.S. U-20s.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1280

KC - Postseason

MLS - TOTAL

1322

#5 | D | NICOLAS ISIMAT-MIRIN | @nicoisimat SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

575

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

575

Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Hometown: Meudon, France Last Club: Besiktas J.K. (Turkey) Acquired: Signed on 2/3/2021

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 4, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Fouls Suffered 2, Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 3-1-3 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 11/15/1991

Sporting Kansas City signed French center back Nicolas Isimat-Mirin ahead of the 2021 MLS season. Isimat has played over 250 professional matches since 2010, featuring in the top divisions of France, the Netherlands and Turkey. He has logged 93 appearances each in France’s Ligue 1 and the Dutch Eredivisie, where he won three league titles as an integral member of PSV Eindhoven. Born in the Paris suburb of Meudon, Isimat competed in the famous Clairefontaine youth academy from 2004-2007 before continuing his development at Rennes and Valenciennes. He began his professional career as an 18-year-old in 2010 and spent the next three seasons as a regular starter for Valenciennes. Isimat-Mirin landed a transfer to French title contender Monaco, where he played 11 matches for the club in all competitions during the 2013-14 season.

In 2014, Isimat was loaned from Monaco to PSV Eindhoven. In his first Eredivisie season, he helped PSV win the league title by a 17-point margin, leading to PSV acquiring the defender on a permanent transfer ahead of the 2015-16 campaign. He appeared in 26 matches as PSV captured another Eredivisie title. Isimat and PSV won their third title in four years in 2017-2018. In early 2019, Isimat joined Besiktas in Turkey, starting 14 matches during the latter half of the season. For the 2019-20 campaign, the defender was loaned back to Ligue 1 for a stint with Toulouse, making 16 starts. Isimat represented France as a U-20 and U-21 youth international and notably featured during 2013 UEFA European U-21 Championship qualifying. He struck a center back partnership alongside future World Cup winner Raphael Varane as France finished atop their qualifying group.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

575

MLS - TOTAL

575

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 10, 2021 vs. Club Leon | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #17 | M | GADI KINDA SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

2295

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

135

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

2486

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, 10 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Assists 1, 6 times, last: July 25, 2021, KC at SEA Shots on Goal 3, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Shots 5, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 4, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 4, 3 times, last: May 29, 2021, KC vs. HOU Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Assist July 25, 2021, KC at SEA 2021 Record when: he starts 6-2-3 he scores 4-0-0

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. Sporting made the loan move permanent ahead of the 2021 season. Kinda has played over 200 matches in Israel since turning professional in 2011 at age 17. He starred as one of the Israeli Premier League’s best players during the first half of the 2019-20 season.

He became a regular starter for Ashdod during the 2013-2014 campaign, notably scoring his first top-fight goal in a 3-2 defeat of Israeli giants Maccabi Haifa in September 2013. Ashdod spent the 2015-16 season in Israel’s second division, but a strong bounce-back culminated with a Liga Leumit title as Kinda earned 27 appearances and helped his team finish atop the standings. Ashdod’s promotion saw Kinda tally seven goals and seven assists over the next two and a half seasons before his transfer to Beitar Jerusalem.

Born in Ethiopia and raised in Israel, Kinda joined Beitar Jerusalem in February 2019 and started 30 of 31 appearances in all competitions. Kinda spent the first seven and a half years of his professional career at FC Ashdod. He developed as a youth in his hometown club’s academy prior to landing an top-flight debut in September 2011 as a 17-year-old.

Kinda has two caps for the senior Israeli National Team, making his debut on June 5, 2021 when he scored the final goal in a 3-1 friendly win over Montenegro. He previously represented Israel at the U-18, U-19 and U-21 levels.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

2295

KC - Postseason

MLS - TOTAL

2356

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

MIN

MLS Regular Season

2620

MLS Postseason

210

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

205

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

3125

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: June 19, 2021, KC at POR Assists 1, 4 times, last: June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: May 22, 2021, KC at SJ Shots 2, 3 times, last: Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Fouls Committed 3, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 3, Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal June 19, 2021, KC at POR Assist June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL 2021 Record when: he starts 4-3-2 he scores 1-1-0

Height: 5-11 Weight: 180 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 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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

2620

KC - Postseason

210

MLS - TOTAL

2830

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 10, 2021 vs. Club Leon | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #36 | D | LUIS MARTINS SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

3129

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

135

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

3298

Height: 5-8 Weight: 165 Hometown: Lamego, Portugal Last Club: G.D. Chaves (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 8/1/2019

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Assists 1, 3 times, last: May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX Shots on Goal 2, Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR Shots 2, 6 times, last: May 29, 2021, KC vs. HOU Fouls Committed 4, May 1, 2021, KC at RSL Fouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Assist May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX 2021 Record when: he starts 10-4-3 he scores 1-0-0

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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

3129

KC - Postseason

MLS - TOTAL

3163

#32 | M | JOSE MAURI | @maurijose5 SPORTING KC STATS

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MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

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ALL COMPETITIONS

Height: 5-6 Weight: 145 Birthday: 5/16/1996 Hometown: Realico, Argentina Last Club: Club Atletico Talleres (Argentina) Acquired: Signed on 8/5/2021 Sporting Kansas City signed Argentine-Italian midfielder Jose Mauri in early August 2021. Mauri, who holds dual citizenship in Argentina and Italy, boasts six seasons of top-flight experience in the Italian Serie A, where he competed for Parma, Empoli and European giants AC Milan from 2013-2019. He arrives in Kansas City after a two-year stint with Argentine Primera Division club Club Atletico Talleres. A versatile central midfielder, Mauri moved from his native Argentina to Italy in 2012 to join Parma’s youth ranks and earned his senior team debut for the club in a Coppa Italia victory over Varese on Dec. 3, 2013 at age 17. He made his first Serie A appearance the following month in a 1-0 win against Udinese. Mauri enjoyed a fantastic breakthrough season in 2014-15 by starting 29 of 33 Serie A matches for Parma and scoring twice, including the lone goal in a 1-0 upset win over Juventus on April 11, 2015. His 2,549

he scores 0-0-0

minutes played during the 2014-15 campaign were the most among Serie A teenagers. Mauri’s standout performances with Parma prompted AC Milan to sign the player ahead of the 2015-16 season. Mauri featured as a substitute in the match as Milan fell 1-0 in extra time to Juventus. The 2016-17 campaign saw Mauri join Empoli on loan, where he played 14 additional Serie A matches. He returned to Milan shortly after his 21st birthday where he spent each the next two seasons. Following his spell at Milan, Mauri joined Argentine first division side Talleres in September 2019. Born and raised in Realico, Argentina, Mauri is of Italian descent and represented Italy at the U-16, U-17 and U-21 youth international levels. He featured in 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying and was later selected to Italy’s squad for 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying.

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Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed N/A Saves N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Shutout N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 Birthday: 1/24/1994 Hometown: Santa Rosa, California College: Santa Clara Last Club: New York Red Bulls (MLS) Acquired: Acquired in Re-Entry Draft on 12/17/2020 Sporting Kansas City acquired goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh in Stage 1 of the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Process. McIntosh boasts five years of professional experience across Major League Soccer and the USL Championship. He spent the 2020 MLS campaign with the New York Red Bulls following a four-year stint in the Portland Timbers organization from 2016-2019.

Born in Oakland and raised in Santa Rosa, California, McIntosh was a member of the San Jose Earthquakes Academy as a youth before embarking on a four-year collegiate career at Santa Clara University. He made 53 appearances for the Broncos from 2012-2015 and was named the 2015 West Coast Conference Goalkeeper of the Year as a senior, leading Santa Clara to the WCC Championship.

As a rookie in 2016, McIntosh competed for Timbers 2 of the USL Championship prior to signing his first MLS contract with Portland in January 2017. He played most of the next three years on loan with Timbers 2, making 60 total USL Championship appearances for the club across four seasons. In his lone appearance for Portland’s first team, McIntosh secured a 2-0 shutout victory over San Jose in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 in 2018.

On the international stage, McIntosh notably featured for the U.S. U-20 National Team at the 2012 Northern Ireland Milk Cup. Earlier, he was part of the U.S. U-14 National Development Program and the U-15’ National Team prior to his residency with the U-17s in Bradenton, Florida. At the 2011 Concacaf U-17 Championship, McIntosh recorded two shutouts in three winning appearances - including a 3-0 defeat of Canada in the final.

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KC - Regular Season

0.00

MLS - TOTAL

0.00

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

MIN

MLS Regular Season

180

16153

MLS Postseason

744

MLS is Back KO Stage

180

U.S. Open Cup

1080

International

540

ALL COMPETITIONS

207

18697

Height: 6-0 Weight: 205 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 Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Shutout Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL 2021 Record when: he starts 8-2-3

Birthday: 5/15/1986

Tim Melia has the most regular-season wins (81), shutouts (55) and saves (546) in club history, and has also played the most games (180) 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. 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. During his breakout campaign in 2015, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 precent save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against average. He was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year. After a four-year college career with NCAA Division III program Lynn University (New York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Regular Season

180

16153

769

546

216

1.20

MLS - Regular Season

186

185

16592

801

564

230

1.25

KC - Postseason

744

1.69

MLS - TOTAL

194

193

17336

841

589

244

1.27

MIN

MLS Regular Season

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

Height: 5-10 Weight: 140 Birthday: 2/16/2003 Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 5/4/2021

he scores 0-0-0

Sporting Kansas City signed outside back Kayden Pierre to a Homegrown contract early in the 2021 season after impressing at preseason camp in Arizona with the Sporting KC first team. Pierre is the 18th Homegrown Player to emerge from the Sporting Kansas City Academy and one of 12 on the current roster.

Capable of playing at left back and right back, Pierre gained his first professional experience in 2020 when he signed an amateur academy contract with Sporting Kansas City II. He started two of three USL Championship appearances in 2020, including a 90-minute outing in a dramatic 2-1 road victory over Indy Eleven on Sept. 30.

Born and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Pierre joined the Sporting KC Academy in 2018 from Vardar SC in his native state. He has represented Sporting at the U-15, U-17 and U-19 levels since then, and helped guide the U-17s to the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs in 2019.

On the international stage, Pierre has competed for the United States U-14 and U-16 national teams over the last five years. He participated in multiple U-14 training camps from 2016-2017 before jumping to the U-16s for training camps from 2018-2019.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

MLS - TOTAL

#9 | F | ALAN PULIDO | @alanpulido SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

1860

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

180

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

2040

Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Hometown: Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Last Club: C.D. Guadalajara (Mexico) Acquired: Signed on 12/10/2019

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: May 16, 2021, KC vs. VAN Assists 2, July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Shots on Goal 6, Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots 8, May 22, 2021, KC at SJ Fouls Committed 3, June 19, 2021, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Assist May 22, 2021, KC at SJ 2021 Record when: he starts 6-3-0 he scores 5-1-0

Birthday: 3/8/1991

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.

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, Pulido scored in the decisive second leg of the 2011 Liga MX Apertura Final as Tigres At the international level, Pulido has bagged five goals in 20 caps for Mexico’s senior won its first league championship since 1982. Pulido enjoyed a breakout 2013-14 team and was part of the El Tri squad at the 2011 Copa America and the 2014 FIFA World campaign with 25 goals in all competitions during his final season at Tigres, scoring in the Cup. He also led the Mexico U-23s to the 2012 Concacaf Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2014 Copa MX Clausura Final to finish as the tournament’s golden boot winner. championship at Children’s Mercy Park as the top scorer of the competition. MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1860

MLS - TOTAL

1860

MIN

MLS Regular Season

450

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

450

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 3, May 1, 2021, KC at RSL Saves 5, May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX Last Regular Season... Appearance May 12, 2021, KC at HOU Shutout N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 2-2-1

Height: 6-4 Weight: 215 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 goalkeeper John Pulskamp as a Homegrown Player ahead of the 2020 season after acquiring his Homegrown rights from the LA Galaxy where he spent two seasons in the club’s Academy. He made his MLS debut in the 2021 season opener, helping the side to a 2-1 victory at the New York Red Bulls.

road triumph over Charlotte Independence on Sept. 21. Pulskamp arrived in Kansas City in April 2019 after a two-year stint in the LA Galaxy Academy, where he competed at the U-17 and U-19 levels in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. He also spent time on trial with English Premier League outfit AFC Bournemouth in the summer of 2018. Prior to joining the Galaxy, he represented youth sides Real So Cal and Central California Aztecs.

A native of Bakersfield, California, Pulskamp joined the MLS ranks on the heels of a 2019 USL Championship season in which he led Sporting KC II goalkeepers in starts (14), At the youth international level, Pulskamp debuted for the U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team minutes (1,260), wins (four) and saves (45). He enjoyed several standout performances in a friendly against regional rivals Mexico in early 2020. He also competed at a U.S. U-18 throughout the year, making five saves in a victory over reigning league champion training camp in June 2018 at Pinnacle in Kansas City, Kansas. Louisville City on May 6 and four saves in a defeat of rivals Saint Louis FC on June 30. He later shut out North Carolina FC in a 1-0 win on Sept. 14 and posted six saves in a 3-0 MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Regular Season

450

1.40

MLS - TOTAL

450

1.40

#4 | D | ROBERTO PUNCEC SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

1805

MLS Postseason

210

MLS is Back KO Stage

180

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

2195

Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 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 1, 2 times, last: May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX Shots 2, May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Fouls Suffered 1, 6 times, last: Oct. 14, 2020, KC at DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN 2021 Record when: he starts 1-0-1 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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1805

KC - Postseason

210

MLS - TOTAL

2015

MIN

MLS Regular Season

244

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

244

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 1, Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 1-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 Birthday: 6/13/2001 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 4/5/2021 Sporting Kansas City signed center back Kaveh Rad as a Homegrown Player in April 2021, becoming the 12th active Homegrown player on the roster and the 16th player to emerge from the Sporting KC Academy to the first team. He made his MLS debut at Real Salt Lake on May 1, 2021.

Rad and his twin brother Jahon - who is under contract with Sporting KC II - moved from Durham, North Carolina, to Kansas City to join the Sporting KC Academy in 2016. He recorded seven goals and 65 league appearances in the U.S Soccer Development Academy from 2016-2019, representing Sporting at the U-15 through U-19 levels.

A native of North Carolina, Rad started 34 of 36 matches for Sporting Kansas City II in the USL Championship in 2019 and 2020. He enjoyed a breakout year for the club in 2019, signing an academy contract and making 22 appearances. Rad started 14 matches for Sporting KC II during a shortened 2020 campaign, leading the team in minutes (1,260) and passes (871) while starting in four of the club’s five wins.

During his time in the academy, Rad helped lead the Sporting KC U-19s to consecutive appearances at the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs in 2018 and 2019, including a dramatic run to the quarterfinals in the summer of 2019. Prior to arriving in Kansas City, the Rad brothers competed for North Carolina academy club Capital Area RailHawks Academy.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

244

MLS - TOTAL

244

#7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

6712

MLS Postseason

555

MLS is Back KO Stage

157

U.S. Open Cup

190

International

422

ALL COMPETITIONS

111

8036

Height: 5-9 Weight: 175 Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland Last Club: Derby County FC (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/31/2018

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 4, 3 times, last: Sept. 19, 2020, KC vs. DAL Shots 8, Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: July 4, 2021, KC at LA Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Last Regular Season... Appearance July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Goal July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Assist July 25, 2021, KC at SEA 2021 Record when: he starts 5-4-2 he scores 2-1-0

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 30 goals and 34 assists in 111 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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

6712

207

124

278

KC - Postseason

555

MLS - TOTAL

100

7267

220

138

298

MIN

MLS Regular Season

103

6590

MLS Postseason

397

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

495

International

152

ALL COMPETITIONS

123

7708

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Assists 2, 2 times, last: June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 4, 3 times, last: July 13, 2019, KC at VAN Shots 8, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 5, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Goal Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Assist Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC 2021 Record when: he starts 10-2-3 he scores 7-0-2

Height: 6-1 Weight: 160 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 12 Homegrown Players to come through the SKC Academy on the current roster, alongside Gianluca Busio (2017), Jaylin Lindsey (2018), Tyler Freeman (2019), Cameron Duke (2019), Felipe Hernandez (2019), Wilson Harris (2020), Grayson Barber (2021), Ozzie Cisneros (2021), Brooks Thompson (2021), Kaveh Rad (2021) and Kayden Pierre (2021).

II in 2016, scoring four goals and adding three assists before being loaned to Gyirmot SE in Hungary for the remainder of the season. Salloi moved to the U.S. in August 2014 as an AFS exchange student and attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas, joining the SKC Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season.

After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to his former Academy side Ujpest FC in July 2015 to sign an amateur contract for senior team, a 20-time champion in Hungary’s first division. He made his professional debut in the top-tier OTP He scored on his first start for the club - a 4-0 win over Minnesota United in the U.S. Open Bank Liga on July 18, the day before his 19th birthday. Salloi received his first call-up to Cup on June 14, 2017 - and added his first MLS goal vs. Portland on July 1. Salloi scored the Hungary National Team in August 2018. He previously played for the Hungary the winning goal in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Final. Salloi made 10 appearances for SKC Under-21 National Team after debuting in 2017 and earned four caps. MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

103

6590

225

KC - Postseason

397

MLS - TOTAL

108

6987

240

#6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

128

119

10925

MLS Postseason

690

MLS is Back KO Stage

154

U.S. Open Cup

870

International

540

ALL COMPETITIONS

152

143

13179

Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Last Club: Elche CF (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 1/13/2017

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 7 times, last: May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX 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 Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Goal May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX Assist Oct. 17, 2020, KC at CHI 2021 Record when: he starts 8-3-1 he scores 1-0-0

Birthday: 11/21/1990

Ilie, a product of FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth academy, has eight years of professional experience in Spain and Germany. The defensive midfielder featured extensively for FC Barcelona B from 2009-2014 and most recently played for Elche CF during the 2015-16 season. He joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season and has made 152 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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

128

119

10925

102

101

KC - Postseason

690

MLS - TOTAL

135

126

11615

104

108

109

MIN

MLS Regular Season

4017

MLS Postseason

382

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

4494

Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Hometown: Leander, Texas College: Oregon State Last Club: SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) Acquired: Signed on 12/9/2019

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 14 times, last: July 4, 2021, KC at LA Assists 3, Sept. 23, 2016, NYC vs. CHI (w/ NYC) Shots on Goal 4, July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Fouls Suffered 4, April 11, 2015, NYC at PHI (w/ NYC) Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Goal July 4, 2021, KC at LA Assist Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC 2021 Record when: he starts 8-3-2 he scores 1-0-0

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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

4017

MLS - Regular Season

111

6538

121

KC - Postseason

382

MLS - Postseason

439

MLS - TOTAL

118

6941

125

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

MIN

MLS Regular Season

1377

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

180

U.S. Open Cup

180

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

1737

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, 4 times, last: Aug. 29, 2020, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 2, Aug. 22, 2019, KC vs. MIN Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Goal Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Assist Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-4 Weight: 190 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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1377

MLS - TOTAL

1377

MIN

MLS Regular Season

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed N/A Saves N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Shutout N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 Birthday: 5/28/2002 Hometown: Floyds Knobs, Indiana Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 1/20/2021 Goalkeeper Brooks Thompson signed a Homegrown contract with Sporting Kansas City in early 2021 and is one of 12 active Homegrown players on the current roster. Thompson has two seasons of professional experience with Sporting Kansas City II in the USL Championship. He led Sporting KC II goalkeepers during the shortened 2020 campaign with 26 saves and a 1.17 goals against average in six matches.

Thompson, who grew up in Floyds Knobs, Indiana, joined the Sporting KC Academy in the summer of 2018 following a two-year stint with the IMG Academy in Florida. He played a leading role for the U-19s during the 2018-19 Development Academy campaign, posting a 7-2-3 record with four clean sheets while also featuring in the Generation adidas Cup.

Thompson exploded for a career-high nine saves in his 2020 debut on July 18 at Indy Eleven, including one that placed second in USL Championship Save of the Year voting. He earned his first professional clean sheet two weeks later against the same team, saving four shots in a 1-0 win to land USL Championship Team of the Week honors.

After logging two preseason appearances for the Sporting KC first team in early 2019, Thompson made his jump to the USL Championship in March of that year. At 16, he became the youngest professional signing in Sporting KC II history and claimed victory in his pro debut against Hartford Athletic on July 17, 2019, at Children’s Mercy Park.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Regular Season

0.00

MLS - TOTAL

0.00

#54 | M | REMI WALTER | @remi_walter SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

779

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

779

Height: 5-8 Weight: 170 Hometown: Essey-les-Nancy, France Last Club: Yeni Malatyaspor (Turkey) Acquired: Signed on 12/22/2020

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 5 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Shots 2, May 16, 2021, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 2, 3 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Fouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 3-3-4 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 4/26/1995

Central midfielder Remi Walter signed with Sporting KC in December 2020, having amassed nearly 200 professional appearances since 2012, spanning seven full seasons in his native France and one season in Turkey. He boasts experience in several prestigious European competitions, including the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Champions League qualifying, French Ligue 1 and the Turkish Super Lig. A native of Essey-les-Nancy, Walter developed in Nancy’s youth academy before joining the first team as an 18-year-old in 2013. He became a regular starter in the early stages of the 2013-14 season and spent the next two and a half years as an integral midfield contributor for the side before being transferred to French title contender Nice in early

2016. Walter helped the club to a fourth-place finish as well as qualification to the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League. The following season, he made 26 appearances as Nice took another step forward by placing third in Ligue 1 and booking a spot in the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League. Walter split the 2017-18 campaign between Nice and Troyes on loan, before returning to Nice in the summer of 2018. Walter transferred to Turkish first division outfit Yeni Malatyaspor in January of 2020 before departing later that summer. On the international stage, Walter was a French youth international who participated in a number of high-profile tournaments, namely the 2012 UEFA U-17 Championship in Slovenia and qualifying for the 2017 UEFA U-21 Championship in Poland.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

779

MLS - TOTAL

779

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 10, 2021 vs. Club Leon | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #8 | D | GRAHAM ZUSI SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

305

261

23854

MLS Postseason

1739

MLS is Back KO Stage

180

U.S. Open Cup

1537

International

1140

ALL COMPETITIONS

356

310

28450

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 8 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Shots on Goal 3, 5 times, last: Aug. 18, 2018, KC vs. POR Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: March 30, 2013, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC 2021 Record when: he starts 6-1-2 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) Sporting’s all-time appearance leader, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15, 2017-19), MLS Best XI (2012-13) & MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in every All-Star Game from 2011-2014.

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 32 goals and 85 assists in World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in 356 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 83 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica. He postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi recently made four appearances as the U.S. won the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

305

261

23854

448

137

250

340

798

KC - Postseason

1739

MLS - TOTAL

323

279

25593

479

140

275

370

867

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