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#7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 134 115 10139 47 31 MLS Postseason 8 8 735 1 2 MLS is Back KO Stage 2 2 157 0 1 U.S. Open Cup 7 5 508 4 2 International 6 5 422 0 2 ALL COMPETITIONS 157 136 11961 52 38
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Height: 5-9 Weight: 175 Birthday: 4/8/1990 Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland Last Club: Derby County FC (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/31/2018
Regular Season Game Highs:
Goals 3, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 15, 2021, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 4, 4 times, last: Aug. 28, 2021, KC vs. COL Shots 8, Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 5, April 30, 2022, KC vs. DAL Fouls Suffered 6, July 23, 2022, KC vs. LAFC
Last Regular Season...
Appearance Aug. 13, 2022, KC at ATX Goal Aug. 13, 2022, KC at ATX Assist Oct. 31, 2021, KC at MIN 2022 Record when: he starts 6-14-4 he scores 1-3-2
Sporting KC acquired Scottish winger Johnny Russell in a transfer from English club Derby County FC in January 2018. Russell has tallied 52 goals and 38 assists in 157 appearances for Sporting KC since the start of 2018, including two hat tricks. Russell previously scored 93 goals during a 12-year professional career in England and his native Scotland. Russell developed in the Dundee United Academy in Scotland before 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 Athletic and marked his first career Dundee United start with a goal in the 2009 Scottish FA Cup. After being loaned to Raith Rovers in 2009-10, Russell enjoyed a breakout year at Dundee United with nine goals as the Tangerines finished fourth in the Scottish Premier 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 goals in the 2013-14 English Championship as the Rams fell just short of promotion to the EPL. He totaled 18 goals over the next two seasons.
Russell has 13 career caps for Scotland and scored his first international goal during a European Championshop Qualifier in San Marino on March 24, 2019. Russell made his debut in 2014 and recently helped Scotland gain promotion to League B in the UEFA Nations League in 2018. He has also represented Scotland at the U-19 and U-21 levels.
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
134 115 10139 47 31 299 120 86 194 17 336 12 0 10 5
8 8 735 1 2 16 6 10 19 1 25 1 0 0 0
142 123 10874 48 33 315 126 96 213 18 361 13 0 10 5
#20 | F | DANIEL SALLOI | @danielsalloi
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 137 101 9452 36 21 MLS Postseason 7 6 577 3 2 MLS is Back KO Stage 2 1 74 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 12 7 838 7 0 International 6 3 197 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 164 118 11138 46 23
Height: 6-1 Weight: 155 Birthday: 7/19/1996 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Gyirmot SE (Hungary) - Loan Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 1/13/2016
Regular Season Game Highs:
Goals 2, 4 times, last: May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL Assists 2, 3 times, last: Aug. 6, 2022, KC vs. LA 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. 13, 2022, KC at ATX Goal Aug. 6, 2022, KC vs. LA Assist Aug. 6, 2022, KC vs. LA 2022 Record when: he starts 6-10-4 he scores 2-1-1
Sporting Kansas City signed forward Daniel Salloi as the fourth Homegrown Player in club history in early 2016 and made his Sporting KC debut on April 9, 2017 against the Colorado Rapids. Salloi was an MLS MVP finalist in 2021 after tallying 16 goals and 10 assists in all competitions, tying the club record for most non-penalty goals in a single MLS regular season. Across all competitions, Salloi has recorded 46 goals and 23 assists in 164 appearances.
He scored on his first start for the club - a 4-0 win over Minnesota United in the U.S. Open Cup on June 14, 2017 - and added his first MLS goal vs. Portland on July 1. Salloi scored the winning goal in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Final. Salloi made 10 appearances for SKC 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 Bank Liga on July 18, 2015 the day before his 19th birthday. Salloi has four caps for the senior Hungary National Team, having made his debut in a World Cup Qualifier against England on Sept. 2, 2021. He previously played for the Hungary Under-21 National Team.
MLS CAREER STATS
KC - Regular Season
KC - Postseason
MLS - TOTAL
GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA
137 101 9452 36 21 315 127 72 130 28 19 10 3 12 9
7 6 577 3 2 18 6 5 10 2 0 1 0 0 0
144 107 10029 39 23 333 133 77 140 30 19 11 3 12 9