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Darlington Nagbe
#8 | D | GRAHAM ZUSI
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 337 292 26526 30 71 MLS Postseason 20 20 1919 1 7 MLS is Back KO Stage 2 2 180 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 19 17 1657 3 6 International 13 13 1140 0 3 ALL COMPETITIONS 391 344 31422 34 87
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Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23)
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. 13, 2022, KC at ATX Goal June 19, 2022, KC at NSH Assist Oct. 3, 2021, KC vs. HOU 2022 Record when: he starts 4-10-2 he scores 1-0-0
Sporting’s all-time appearance and minutes leader, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15, 2017-19), MLS Best XI (2012-13) & MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in every All-Star Game from 2011-2014.
Zusi has recorded 34 goals and 87 assists in 391 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2009 out of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in club history with 87 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi reached 50 regular-season assists and later moved into first in club history with 24 game-winning assists on Aug. 19, 2017 versus FC Dallas. Zusi earned 55 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team after debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and seven assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in his first CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2015, starting two matches, and scored in a World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on March 29, 2016. He played five games for the U.S. at the 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica. He made four appearances as the U.S. won the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
MLS CAREER STATS
KC - Regular Season
KC - Postseason
MLS - TOTAL
GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
337 292 26526 30 71 471 141 274 371 34 800 32 1 10 28
20 20 1919 1 7 32 4 26 30 1 69 2 0 0 3
357 312 28445 31 78 503 145 300 401 35 869 34 1 10 31