1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE No. Pos. Name Pronunciation 1 GK John Pulskamp 2 DEF Ben Sweat 3 DEF Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo 4 DEF Robert Voloder VOLO-derr 5 DEF Nicolas Isimat-Mirin EE-see-mat me-REEN 6 MID Uri Rosell OO-ree rohz-EL 7 FWD Johnny Russell 8 DEF Graham Zusi gram ZOO-see 9 FWD Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh 10 MID Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah 11 FWD Khiry Shelton KY-ree 12 DEF Kortne Ford COURT-knee 15 DEF Roger Espinoza 17 MID Jake Davis 18 DEF Logan Ndenbe en-DEN-bay 20 FWD Daniel Salloi shallow-EE 21 MID Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay 22 GK Kendall McIntosh 23 FWD William Agada ah-GAH-dah 24 DEF Kayden Pierre 25 FWD Ozzie Cisneros sis-NAIR-oce 26 MID Erik Thommy tommy 27 FWD Marinos Tzionis ma-REE-noss JOHN-eese 28 MID Cam Duke 29 GK Tim Melia MEE-lia 48 DEF Kaveh Rad KAH-vay RAHD 54 MID Remi Walter vault-AIR SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER Saturday, August 27, 2022 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 28 Sporting Kansas City 7-15-5, 26 points (5-6-2 home; 2-9-3 away) T-13th in MLS Western Conference San Jose Earthquakes 6-11-9, 27 points (5-3-5 home; 1-8-4 away) 12th in MLS Western Conference English TV: 38 The Spot English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. Assistant ref: Diego Blas Assistant ref: Tyler Wyrostek 4th official: Malik Badawi VAR: Jorge Gonzalez As of Wednesday, August 24 QUESTIONABLE • MID - Ozzie Cisneros (Hamstring Injury) OUT • GK - Tim Melia (Hamstring Injury) • DEF - Kortne Ford (Suspended Through Sept. 10) • MID - Gadi Kinda (Knee Surgery) • FWD - Alan Pulido (Knee Surgery) Health & Safety Protocols A player may be listed as “Questionable” or “Out” due to Health and Safety Protocols for the following reasons: Quarantine due to participating in high risk behavior. Quaran tine related to being a high risk close contact. Pending COVID-19 test results. An inconclusive COVID-19 test result. A positive COVID-19 test or a confirmed case of COVID-19. Other illness not related to COVID-19. PLAYER AVAILABILITY REPORT 2022 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 6-11-9 (27 pts.) 12th261.04 in West 25238628233.8%349-122.0854381.6242(118)CONFERENCEPOINTSRECORDPERGAMEGAMESPLAYEDPOSITIONGOALSGOALS/GAMEASSISTSGOALSALLOWEDALLOWED/GAMEGOALDIFFERENTIALSHOTS(ONGOAL)ONGOAL%FOULSCOMMITTEDFOULSSUFFEREDCAUTIONSEJECTIONS7-15-5 (26 0.96pts.)27 T-13th in West301.1122491.81-19 29633.8%(100)309337526 2022 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 14 Jeremy Ebobisse 11 Cristian Espinoza 80 Jeremy Ebobisse 38 Jeremy Ebobisse 1 Six Players 2 Cristian Espinoza 35 Jamiro Monteiro 56 Jamiro Monteiro 7 Eric Remedi 1 Lopez, Monteiro 2205 JT Marcinkowski 2.08 JT Marcinkowski 6 JT Marcinkowski 2 JT Marcinkowski 85 JT MarcinkowskiGAME-WINNINGGAME-WINNINGSHOTSASSISTSGOALSSHOTSONGOALGOALSASSISTSFOULSCOMMITTEDFOULSSUFFEREDCAUTIONSEJECTIONSGKMINUTESPLAYEDGOALSAGAINSTAVG.WINSSHUTOUTSSAVESJohnny Russell 7 Four Players 3 Russell, Salloi 55 Daniel Salloi 21 Remi Walter 2 Three Players 1 Roger Espinoza 36 Johnny Russell 48 Roger Espinoza 10 Six Players 1 Tim Melia 1853 Tim Melia 1.65 Tim Melia 5 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 45 COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES ALEX COVELO 1st 6-7-61st6-7-6season(.474)season(.474)MLS RECORDYEARMLSEXPERIENCERECORDWITHTEAMWITHTEAM14th season (.538) 179-146-10514thseason (.538) 179-146-105 Eastern Conference Pts W L T GD GP 1. Philadelphia Union 51 14 4 9 +31 27 2. CF Montreal 46 14 8 4 +6 26 3. New York City FC 45 13 7 6 +18 26 4. New York Red Bulls 41 11 8 8 +8 27 5. Orlando City SC 36 10 10 6 -7 26 6. Inter Miami CF 36 10 10 6 -8 26 7. Columbus Crew 35 8 6 11 +5 25 8. New England Revolution 34 8 8 10 -2 26 9. FC Cincinnati 34 8 8 10 -3 26 10. Charlotte FC 32 10 15 2 -8 27 11. Toronto FC 30 8 13 6 -7 27 12. Chicago Fire FC 30 8 12 6 -8 26 13. Atlanta United FC 30 7 10 9 -4 26 14. D.C. United 22 6 16 4 -27 26 Western Conference Pts W L T GD GP 1. Los Angeles FC - x 57 18 5 3 +29 26 2. Austin FC 48 14 6 6 +19 26 3. FC Dallas 42 11 8 9 +7 28 4. Minnesota United FC 41 12 9 5 +6 26 5. Real Salt Lake 38 10 8 8 -1 26 6. Nashville SC 36 9 9 9 +2 27 7. LA Galaxy 34 10 11 4 +3 25 8. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 9 11 7 -14 27 9. Seattle Sounders FC 33 10 13 3 +1 26 10. Portland Timbers 33 7 8 12 -1 27 11. Colorado Rapids 32 8 10 8 -3 26 12. San Jose Earthquakes 27 6 11 9 -12 26 13. Houston Dynamo FC 26 7 14 5 -11 26 14. Sporting Kansas City 26 7 15 5 -19 27 2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
2 TEAMREFEREESNEWS LAST LEAGUE MATCHESGOALSCORING RECORDRECORD AT HALFTIME RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL GOALS BY INTERVALS (W-L-D) LEAD TIED TRAIL SKC 3-2-1 4-5-2 0-8-2 SJ 3-1-1 2-4-4 1-6-4 SCORE ALLOW 6-3-2 1-12-1 4-2-3 2-9-5 TEAMSPORTINGLEADERS G: 7 Russell A: 3 four players tied SHT: 55 Russell, Salloi SOG: 21 Salloi FC: 36 Espinoza FS: 48 Russell C: 10 Espinoza E: 1 six players tied SAN JOSE G: 14 Ebobisse A: 11 Espinoza SHT: 80 Ebobisse SOG: 38 Ebobisse FC: 35 Monteiro FS: 56 Monteiro C: 7 Remedi E: 1 Lopez, Moteiro GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG SKC 27 10 9 5 1 2 30 1.11 SJ 26 6 6 7 6 1 42 1.62 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG SKC 27 4 9 7 5 2 49 1.81 SJ 26 2 5 10 7 2 54 2.08 Caution Accumulation Warning: SKC: Roger Espinoza ... SJ: Jackson Yueill, Eric Remedi Suspended: SKC: Kortne Ford (through Sept. 10) ... SJ: Nathan (through Aug. 27) Season-Ending Injury: SKC: Gadi Kinda (knee surgery) International Absences: none REFEREE: Guido Gonzales Jr. AR1 (bench): Diego Blas; AR2 (opposite): Tyler Wyrostek 4th: Malik Badawi; VAR: Jorge Gonzalez; AVAR: Mike Kampmeinert THE LAST TIME Home win Road ShutoutShutoutDrawRoadHomewinlosslossforvs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES Date Score (Gms since) Date Score (Gms since) 8/21/2022 SKC 4, POR 1 (0) 8/20/2022 SJ 2, LAFC 1 (0) 7/10/2022 SKC 2, MTL 1 (3) 7/13/2022 SJ 3, LA 2 (3) 7/30/2022 SKC 0, ATX 2 (2) 8/3/2022 SJ 0, MIA 1 (1) 8/13/2022 SKC 3, ATX 4 (0) 8/13/2022 SJ 1, DAL 4 (0) 7/13/2022 SKC 1, MIN 1 (6) 8/6/2022 SJ 3, ATX 3 (2) 5/7/2022 SKC 0, NYC 0 (16) 6/11/2022 SJ 0, NSH 0 (11) 7/30/2022 SKC 0, ATX 2 (3) 8/3/2022 SJ 0, MIA 1 (1) 2022 SEASON RECORDS LEAGUE WHEREUPCOMINGHEAD-TO-HEADMATCHESTHEGOALSCAMEFROMHOWSCOREDTYPEOFPLAYDISTANCEAll-Time: Sporting: 28 wins, 81 goals... San Jose: 25 wins, 78 goals ... Ties: 10 AT Sporting: Sporting 21 wins, 50 goals... San Jose: 8 wins, 33 goals ... Ties: 2 LAST MEETING: Date: 5/22/2022 SKC: 1 (Russell 45’) SJ: 1 (Yueill 46’) GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Sporting 27 7-15-5 26 30 49 At Home 13 5-6-2 17 16 16 San Jose 26 6-11-9 27 42 54 On Road 13 1-8-4 7 18 31 SPORTING Sun. Sept. 4 at LA Galaxy Sat. Sept. 10 at Houston Tues. Sept. 13 vs. D.C. United Sat. Sept. 17 vs. Minnesota SAN JOSE Sun. Sept. 4 vs. Vancouver Sat. Sept. 10 at Cincinnati Wed. Sept. 14 at Colorado Sat. Sept. 17 vs. Dallas FSPORTINGA 30 49 81 50 11 22 18 15 1 11 0 1 20 35 2 4 0 1 2 3 2 1 3 4 1 1 7 11 18 34 5 4 SAN JOSE F A 42 54 56 42 22 30 12 19 8 5 0 0 25 39 7 8 0 0 5 4 1 1 4 2 0 0 7 11 30 36 5 7 GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL RIGHT FOOT LEFT GAME-BY-GAME:OUTSIDEINSIDEFREEDIRECTOPENHEADERSFOOTOTHERPLAYCORNERREBOUNDPENALTIESFREEKICKKICK(INDIRECT)OWNGOALINSIDEGOALAREAPENALTYAREAPENALTYAREAWON/LOST/TIED Sporting: LWLLWLLLDDDLWDLLWLLWDLLLWLW San Jose: LDLLDLDWLWDWDLDLWDWLLDLDLW GOALS SCORED SJSKC GOALS ALLOWED SJSKC TOT 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 30 2 5 9 6 4 4 42 6 5 6 5 10 10 TOT 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 49 3 6 7 10 9 14 54 8 7 8 11 9 11 SPORTING KANSAS CITY: 3 PORTLAND TIMBERS: 1 Scoring Summary: SKC – Willy Agada 4 (Graham Zusi 1) 31’ SKC – Andreu Fontas 2 (unassisted) 40’ SKC – Erik Thommy 2 (Willy Agada 1) 42’ SKC – Willy Agada 5 (Ben Sweat 1) 75’ POR – Sebastian Blanco 6 (Dairon Asprilla 1) 90’ SPORTING KANSAS CITY - John Pulskamp; Graham Zusi, Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Andreu Fontas, Ben Sweat; Remi Walter, Roger Espinoza (Felipe Hernandez 66’), Erik Thommy (Cam Duke 89’); Johnny Russell (Marinos Tzionis 77’), Willy Agada (Khiry Shelton 77’), Daniel Salloi SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES: 2 LAFC: 1 Scoring Summary: SJ – Benji Kikanovic 5 (Tommy Thompson 1) 14’ LAFC – Kwadwo Opoku 7 (Kellyn Acosta 2) 54’ SJ – Cade Cowell 2 (Tommy Thompson 2) 77’ SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES - JT Marcinkowski; Tommy Thompson, Nathan, Tanner Beason, Paul Marie; Jan Gregus (Eric Remedi 69’), Jackson Yueill, Cristian Espinoza, Jamiro Monteiro, Benji Kikanovic (Cade Cowell 69’); Jeremy Ebobisse
3 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes NO. PLAYER PRONUNCIATION POS. HT. WT. BIRTHDATE (AGE) HOMETOWN LAST CLUB 1 John Pulskamp GK 6-4 210 04/19/2001 (21) Bakersfield, CA Sporting KC II (USL Championship) 2 Ben Sweat DEF 6-1 170 09/04/1991 (31) Palm Harbor, FL Austin FC (MLS) 3 Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo DEF 6-2 200 11/14/1989 (32) Banyoles, Spain Celta Vigo (Spain) 4 Robert Voloder VOLO-derr DEF 6-0 175 05/09/2001 (21) Frankfurt, Germany NK Maribor (Slovenia) 5 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin EE-see-mat me-REEN DEF 6-2 180 11/15/1991 (30) Meudon, France Besiktas (Turkey) 6 Uri Rosell OO-ree rohz-EL MID 5-10 155 07/07/1992 (30) Puig Reig, Spain Orlando City SC (MLS) 7 Johnny Russell FWD 5-9 175 04/08/1990 (32) Glasgow, Scotland Derby County FC (England) 8 Graham Zusi ZOO-see DEF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 (36) Longwood, FL 9 Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh FWD 5-10 180 03/08/1991 (31) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Chivas de Guadalajara (Mexico) 10 Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah MID 5-8 145 03/23/1994 (28) Ashdod, Israel Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) 11 Khiry Shelton KY-ree FWD 6-3 190 06/26/1993 (29) Leander, TX SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) 12 Kortne Ford COURT-knee DEF 6-2 185 01/26/1996 (26) Greeley, CO Colorado Rapids (MLS) 15 Roger Espinoza MID 5-10 185 10/25/1986 (35) Aurora, CO Wigan Athletic (England) 17 Jake Davis MID 5-9 155 01/03/2002 (20) Rochester, MI Sporting KC II (USL Championship) 18 Logan Ndenbe en-DEN-bay DEF 5-7 160 02/09/2000 (22) La Louviere, Belgium EA Guingamp (France) 20 Daniel Salloi shallow-EE FWD 6-1 155 07/19/1996 (26) Budapest, Hungary Sporting KC Academy 21 Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay MID 5-7 145 06/08/1998 (24) Nashville, TN Sporting KC II (USL Championship) 22 Kendall McIntosh GK 5-11 185 01/24/1994 (28) Santa Rosa, CA New York Red Bulls (MLS) 23 William Agada ah-GAH-dah FWD 5-9 165 09/17/1999 (22) Bauchi, Nigeria Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel) 24 Kayden Pierre DEF 5-9 155 02/16/2003 (19) Bloomfield Hills, MI Sporting KC Academy 25 Ozzie Cisneros sis-NAIR-oce FWD 5-5 130 03/13/2004 (18) Omaha, NE Sporting KC Academy 26 Erik Thommy tommy MID 5-9 160 08/20/1994 (28) Ulm, Germany VfB Stuttgart (Germany) 27 Marinos Tzionis ma-REE-noss JOHN-eese FWD 5-7 145 07/16/2001 (21) Nicosia, Cyprus Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus) 28 Cam Duke MID 5-6 135 02/13/2001 (21) Overland Park, KS Sporting KC Academy 29 Tim Melia MEE-lia GK 6-1 210 05/15/1986 (36) East Islip, NY Chivas USA (MLS) 48 Kaveh Rad KAH-vay RAHD DEF 6-0 175 06/13/2001 (21) Durham, NC Sporting KC II (USL Championship) 54 Remi Walter vault-AIR MID 5-8 160 04/26/1995 (27) Essey-les-Nancy, France Yeni Malatyaspor (Turkey) SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2022 ROSTER (NUMERICAL) NO. PLAYER PRONUNCIATION POS. HT. WT. BIRTHDATE (AGE) BIRTHPLACE COLLEGE 23 William Agada ah-GAH-dah FWD 5-9 165 09/17/1999 (22) Bauchi, Nigeria 25 Ozzie Cisneros sis-NAIR-oce FWD 5-5 130 03/13/2004 (18) Omaha, NE 17 Jake Davis MID 5-9 155 01/03/2002 (20) Rochester, MI 28 Cam Duke MID 5-6 130 02/13/2001 (21) Overland Park, KS 15 Roger Espinoza MID 5-10 185 10/25/1986 (35) Puerto Cortes, Honduras Ohio State University 3 Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo DEF 6-2 200 11/14/1989 (32) Banyoles, Spain 12 Kortne Ford COURT-knee DEF 6-2 185 01/26/1996 (26) Olathe, KS University of Denver 21 Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay MID 5-7 145 06/08/1998 (24) Ibague, Colombia 5 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin EE-see-mat me-REEN DEF 6-2 180 11/15/1991 (30) Meudon, France 10 Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah MID 5-8 145 03/23/1994 (28) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 22 Kendall McIntosh GK 5-11 185 01/24/1994 (28) Oakland, CA Santa Clara University 29 Tim Melia MEE-lia GK 6-1 210 05/15/1986 (36) Great River, NY Lynn University (Florida) 18 Logan Ndenbe en-DEN-bay DEF 5-7 160 02/09/2000 (22) La Louviere, Belgium 24 Kayden Pierre DEF 5-9 155 02/16/2003 (19) Rochester Hills, MI 9 Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh FWD 5-10 180 03/08/1991 (31) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 1 John Pulskamp GK 6-4 210 04/19/2001 (21) Bakersfield, CA 48 Kaveh Rad KAH-vay RAHD DEF 6-0 175 06/13/2001 (21) Chapel Hill, NC 6 Uri Rosell OO-ree rohz-EL MID 5-10 155 07/07/1992 (30) Puig Reig, Spain 7 Johnny Russell FWD 5-9 175 04/08/1990 (32) Glasgow, Scotland 20 Daniel Salloi shallow-EE FWD 6-1 155 07/19/1996 (26) Siofok, Hungary 11 Khiry Shelton KY-ree FWD 6-3 190 06/26/1993 (29) Fort Carson, CO Oregon State University 2 Ben Sweat DEF 6-1 170 09/04/1991 (30) Palm Harbor, FL University of South Florida 26 Erik Thommy tommy MID 5-9 160 08/20/1994 (28) Ulm, Germany 27 Marinos Tzionis ma-REE-noss JOHN-eese FWD 5-7 145 07/16/2001 (21) Nicosia, Cyprus 4 Robert Voloder VOLO-derr DEF 6-0 175 05/09/2001 (21) Frankfurt, Germany 54 Remi Walter vault-AIR MID 5-8 160 04/26/1995 (27) Essey-les-Nancy, France 8 Graham Zusi ZOO-see DEF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 (36) Orlando, FL University of Maryland SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2022 ROSTER (ALPHABETICAL)
Sporting has scored 11 goals in their last three regular season matches, equaling a feat that has been accomplished just once previously in club history during the inaugural 1996 MLS campaign.
• San Jose are the only MLS club with at least 40 goals scored (42) and 50 goals conceded (54) this season. Games involving San Jose have averaged 3.69 goals per match, the highest average in MLS this season (league average is 2.95 goals per game).
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Forward Jeremy Ebobisse ranks fifth in MLS with a team-leading 14 goals, good for his MLS career-high. He also ranks second in the league with 38 shots on target and is tied for the MLS lead with four multi-goal games this season.
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• Sporting leads MLS in goals per match (3.67), shots on goal per match (8.3) and fewest minutes per goal (24.5) during the month of August.
#SKCvSJ: HEAD-TO-HEAD
• Sporting have scored four goals in back-to-back regular season home matches for the first time since May 2015.
• Defender Andreu Fontas scored Sporting’s second goal in the win over Portland and has bagged goals in consecutive league matches for the first time in his professional career. Fontas’ goal on Sunday was the 1,200th goal in Sporting’s regular season history.
Sporting KC Player Notes
• Midfielder Cam Duke has one assist against San Jose, coming in the 1-1 road draw on May 22, 2022.
• Forward Johnny Russell has a goal and two assists against San Jose. He had two assists coming on the game-winner in the 3-2 home win on March 17, 2018 and the equalizer in the 2-1 home win on Aug. 17, 2019, before scoring in the 1-1 road draw on May 22, 2022.
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Forward Willy Agada struck twice in the 4-1 win over Portland on Sunday, becoming the second player in Sporting history to score five goals in the span of three regular season appearances (Eddie Johnson back-to-back hat tricks in 2007) and the third Kansas City player to bag five goals in his first five MLS appearances for the club (Miklos Molnar in 2000, Felipe Gutierrez in 2018).
• Winger Cristian Espinoza is tied for third in MLS with 11 assists.
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• Goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski is tied for third in MLS with 85 saves. SOCIAL Sporting will play their 1,000th competitive match in club history on Saturday. Manager Peter Vermes will participate in his 662nd MLS match as a player or a coach, tying Jason Kreis for the all-time league record. MILESTONES
4 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
Forward Daniel Salloi has two goals and two assists against the Earthquakes, scoring and setting up the game-winner in the 3-1 road victory on May 22, 2021 before helping set up Felipe Gutierrez’s game-winner in the 3-2 home win on March 17, 2018. He also scored a late equalizer in the 1-1 home draw on July 21, 2021.
#SKCvSJ: PLAYER HISTORY
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• Goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh was in the San Jose Earthquakes Academy as a youth player. McIntosh also played with San Jose striker Jeremy Ebobisse at the Portland Timbers from 2017-2019.
• Entering this weekend, no other MLS club has scored more goals in their last three regular season matches.
Sporting Kansas City remains at home this weekend when the team takes on the San Jose Earthquakes at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday night. Sporting have found a scoring groove in the month of August and are 2-1-0 over their last three games, scoring 11 goals in the process after scoring just 19 in their first 24 games. San Jose are coming off their biggest win of the season - a 2-1 home victory over California rivals and Supporters’ Shield leaders LAFC last Saturday. Since late 2016, Sporting has gone 7-1-3 against San Jose. All-time, Sporting is 28-25-10 against the Earthquakes, including a 21-8-2 mark at home. Sporting is 4-0-1 against San Jose at Children’s Mercy Park since the start of 2016. Sportinv visited PayPal Park on May 22, 2022, picking up a point following a hardfought 1-1 draw. Johnny Russell, playing in an unfamiliar center forward position, gave the visitors the lead late in the first half before Jackson Yeuill equalized just seconds into the second half. San Jose last played at Children’s Mercy Park in a spicy affair on July 21, 2021. Sporting fell behind in the second half as Nathan converted a corner kick to give the visitors the lead. With Sporting poised to fall to defeat, Russell’s free kick deep into stoppage time ricocheted off the bar and Salloi was fastest to react, racing to tap the loose ball home and salvage a 1-1 draw. Recent Meetings (SKC leads 28-25-10 in regular season) Score Result Details 05/22/2022 KC 1 at SJ 1 T Russell opener cancelled out by Yueill equalizer 07/21/2021 KC 1 vs SJ 1 T Salloi equalizes in stoppage time after Nathan opener 05/22/2021 KC 3 at SJ 1 W Lindsey, Pulido and Salloi tally in impressive comeback 08/17/2019 KC 2 vs SJ 1 W Feilhaber and Smith score in second half of comeback win 04/20/2019 KC 1 at SJ 4 L Gutierrez nets penalty in second half for consolation goal
• Sporting have scored three or more goals in their last three matches after scoring two or fewer in their first 24 games of the regular season.
Forward Johnny Russell leads Sporting with nine goals in all competitions, while fellow winger Daniel Salloi ranks second with seven.
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• San Jose snapped a six-game winless skid with their biggest win of the season last Saturday, topping Supporters’ Shield leaders LAFC 2-1 at home with goals from Benji Kikanovic and Cade Cowell.
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• Defender Graham Zusi has been a teammate of Earthquakes assistant coach Chris Wondolowski for the U.S. Men’s National Team in the early-to-mid2010s.
• Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty played alongside and was coached by San Jose assistant coach Steve Ralston at former USSF D2 club AC St. Louis in 2010.
• Sporting have scored eight goals in their last two home matches after scoring eight in their first 11 home matches.
Forward Alan Pulido has one goal and one assist against San Jose, both coming in the 2-1 road win on May 22, 2021.
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Forward Willy Agada is tied for the MLS lead with five goals during the month of August and on Sunday became the fifth Sporting player since 2010 with two goals and three chances created in an MLS match.
Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 7-4-3 all-time against the San Jose Earthquakes in the regular season, posting a 1.42 goals against average and two shutouts.
• San Jose rank seventh in MLS with 1.62 goals per match but have conceded 2.08 goals per game, second most in MLS behind only D.C. United (2.12).
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• Midfielder Roger Espinoza has tallied two assists against the Earthquakes, setting up Graham Zusi’s strike in the 3-2 home win on March 17, 2018 and Johnny Russell’s goal in the 1-1 road draw on May 22, 2022.
• Midfielder Erik Thommy scored a long-range stunner on Sunday to make the score 3-0 just before halftime. Thommy led all players in the match with 10 duels won, 11 recoveries, 40 passes in the attacking half and 88 touches.
• San Jose have conceded 11 goals in the opening 15 minutes of the second half, the second most in MLS.
• San Jose are 1-8-4 on the road this season. They have conceded a league-high 2.4 goals per road match (31 in 13 games).
• Defender Graham Zusi has two goals and three assists against San Jose. He scored the second goal in a 2-0 victory at Children’s Mercy Park on Oct. 23, 2016 which clinched a berth in the MLS Cup Playoffs for Sporting KC, before adding another goal in the 3-2 home win on March 17, 2018. He provided the game-winning assist in a 1-0 home win on June 17, 2011 and recorded another in a 2-1 win at Children’s Mercy Park on May 27, 2012. His most recent assist came in the 2-1 home win on March 18, 2017.
Sporting has become the first team in MLS history to score three first-half goals in three consecutive regular season matches, doing so against the LA Galaxy (4-2 win on Aug. 6), Austin FC (4-3 loss on Aug. 13) and Portland Timbers (4-1 win on Aug. 21).
On the importance of the first goal: “I think we were knocking on the door. We were close, we were close, we were close. And that’s the game. Sometimes the game is very unfair and other times, like tonight, we finished some really good chances. I also think that we could have finished some more. They dodged some bullets as well. It’s not as if we scored a couple of goals and then the game was over. I just think that we actually did what we needed to do. And then at the end, I think getting the fourth call was a really important aspect.”
Sporting Kansas City bounced right back to winning ways this past Sunday night when the team comfortably dispatched the Portland Timbers 4-1 at Children’s Mercy Park. It was the perfect way to put the heartbreaking 4-3 defeat at Austin FC in the rearview mirror heading into the final stretch of the season.
Sporting has work to do this season not only to stand a chance of making the post season, but inversely to avoid finishing dead last in the league for the first time in club history. Sporting is currently in second-to-last place in the Supporters’ Shield standings, four points ahead of a D.C. United team that has a game in hand. Sporting is second-tolast in MLS in points per match at 0.96, ahead of D.C.’s 0.85.
#SKCvPOR QUOTES Manager & Sporting Director Peter Vermes...
Just four of the 11 starters from that draw started in Sporting’s last match against Portland: Ben Sweat, Roger Espinoza, Remi Walter and Johnny Russell - though only Espinoza was playing in his natural position that night, with Sweat playing at right back, Walter on the right wing and Russell at center foward.
After an injury ravaged first two-and-a-half seasons with the club, Fontas has become a key contributor over the last two years and has now tallied three goals and an assist in 83 appearances across all competitions.
On the second-half saves from John Pulskamp: “The saves were very good, especially the one early that kind of deflected and he caught it underneath him. That was the big one and that was the important one because if they get that, maybe they get a little momentum. I’m being honest when I say this. At times our psyche is a little fragile, which is normal sometimes in this state. We’re trying to find ourselves. We’re trying to get to a place where we feel comfortable in those situations. If you look at the last three games, we scored four goals, three goals and four goals. That part is excellent. It’s just about us now trying to finish off the game and I think in the second half we were much better. We were getting out, not letting the other team play as much. They also changed their formation. I think one of the things in this game is that when you can get the other team to change the way that they play, you’ve won something. I think the first half proved that. I thought we played very well. I would finish off by just saying I think that we didn’t hold back though. Scoring the fourth goal in the second half was also a really important aspect.”
SPORTING KC STARTERS AT CENTER FORWARD SINCE START OF 2020 CENTER FORWARD GS GLS AST Khiry Shelton 31 3 6 Alan Pulido 26 14 8 Willy Agada 4 5 1 Gadi Kinda 4 0 3 Nikola Vujnovic 4 0 0 Erik Hurtado 3 2 0 Gianluca Busio 2 1 0 Johnny Russell 2 1 0 Daniel Salloi 2 0 0 Wilson Harris 1 0 0 Felipe Hernandez 1 0 0
The two sides met at PayPal Park in San Jose earlier this year on May 22, 2022. With a host of injuries plauging the team at the time, it was Johnny Russell that gave Sporting the lead when he struck from an unconventional center forward position late in the first half to give his side the lead. However, Jackson Yeuill equalized within the first minute of the second half to leave the final score at 1-1.
Sporting currently sits eight points out of the seventh and final spot for a berth in the postseason, with LA and Vancouver sitting seventh and eighth with 34 points.
THOMMY PROVING TO BE A FORCE IN MIDFIELD
On Willy Agada’s start with the team: “Goal scorers can score goals in all different ways. I thought his second goal was excellent and it was his movement to get the defender to step with him as he went back to the ball and then he created the space underneath. An excellent finish for him to get on the end of that. And then I also thought that the ball that gets played into him and he lays it off to Thommy, holding off the defender, and the first-time finish from Thommy is world class. It’s like I said before, if you look at the two guys that we added in the summertime, it was the two positions that we have two guys that are out at the moment. Hopefully for the future, it also makes us incredibly strong going forward.”
FREE-SCORING SPORTING LEADING THE WAY IN AUGUST
The goals continued to flow on Sunday night, continuing a trend that has lasted through out August for Sporting KC. Buoyed by newcomers Willy Agada and Erik Thommy, Sporting have scored 11 goals in their last three games - equaling a feat that has been accomplished just once previously in club history during the inaugural 1996 MLS cam paign - having only scored 19 across their first 24.
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The club now has seven matches left to try to make any noise in the Playoff picture.
Sporting leads MLS in goals per match (3.67), shots on goal per match (8.3) and fewest minutes per goal (24.5) during the month of August. SKC has also become the first team in MLS history to score three first-half goals in three straight regular-season matches.
Sporting last hosted San Jose on July 21, 2021 and were forced to salvage a point late on when Daniel Salloi crashed home the rebound after Russell’s free kick had struck the bar following Nathan’s opener earlier in the second half for San Jose. Sporting leads the regular-season series with San Jose 28-25-10, including a 21-8-2 mark at home. Sporting is also 7-1-3 against the ‘Quakes since late 2016.
AGADA’S RECORD-SETTING START
Sporting Kansas City midfielder Erik Thommy continued his fine start to life in Sporting blue with another goal in last Sunday’s 4-1 thrashing of the Portland Timbers at Children’s Mercy Park. Just before halftime, Thommy raced from midfield to meet fellow newcomer Willy Agada’s lay-off and stroked a brilliant first-time effort beyond Aljaz Ivacic and into the back of the net to make the score 3-0 at halftime.
Thommy now has two goals since joining Sporting in late July, having also scored a welltaken volley against the LA Galaxy on Aug. 6. The team had scored just 19 goals over the team’s first 24 MLS matches in 2022, but have now scored 11 in their last three - with Thommy and Agada accounting for seven of those goals.
German-born Thommy isn’t only contributing on the scoresheet, as he also led all players in the match with 10 duels won, 11 recoveries, 40 passes in the attacking half and 88 touches during the rout against Portland on Sunday.
Sporting Kansas City forward Willy Agada continued his red-hot start with the club, tallying his fourth and fifth goals of the season during last Sunday’s 4-1 victory over the Portland Timbers at Children’s Mercy Park. All five of Agada’s goals have come in the last three games, with the Nigerian currently averaging 1.29 goals per 90 minutes. Agada, along with fellow newcomer Erik Thommy, has breathed new life into Sporting KC’s offense. The team had scored just 19 goals over the team’s first 24 MLS matches in 2022, but have now scored 11 in their last three - with Agada and Thommy accounting for seven of those goals. Agada is one of 11 different players to start at the center forward position for Sporting KC since the start of 2020.
Arriving as a free agent this summer after spending his entire career in Germany with FC Augsburg (2014), FC Kaiserslautern (2014-2016), Jahn Regensburg (2016-2017), VfB Stuttgart (2016-2022) and Fortuna Dusseldorf (2019-2020), Thommy recorded 42 goals and 33 assists across nine seasons - including nine goals and 14 assists in 96 appearances in the Bundesliga, one of the top leagues in the world.
FONTAS SCORES IN BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
OPPORTUNITY TO LEAPFROG SAN JOSE After enduring a club-record five-game home losing streak over the summer, Sporting Kansas City have now won back-to-back games at Childrens’ Mercy Park by a combined scoreline of 8-3 following a 4-2 win over the LA Galaxy on Aug. 6 and a 4-1 victory over the Portland Timbers on Aug. 21. Sporting will now look to keep that going when the team hosts the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.
Sporting KC center back Andreu Fontas followed up his first goal of the season in the 4-3 defeat to Austin FC at Q2 Stadium on Aug. 13 with another goal in last Sunday’s 4-1 victory over the Portland Timbers at Children’s Mercy Park, stroking a composed finish into the top corner after a corner kick had been sent back into the box by Graham Zusi.
The pair of goals over the last two weeks are just the second and third that Fontas has scored in Sporting blue, adding on to his strike against the Colorado Rapids on Oct. 24, 2020. In fact, it marks the first time in Fontas’ 12-year career that he has scored in consecutive games, having previously represented FC Barcelona, RCD Mallorca and Celta de Vigo in Spain’s La Liga.
6 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS TOTAL MLS 168SELLOUTS 191 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 (including postseason) SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED SPORTING KC MATCHES WON 242 129 192 MLS regular season, 12 MLS postseason, 22 Open Cup, 11 International, 5 friendlies not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS 19,322ATTENDANCE 191 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 (including postseason) PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS 104.7MATCHES 191 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467 SPORTING KC GOALS 426SCORED in 242 matches played at the stadium ATTENDANCE RECORDS (full capacity games only) Sporting KC record vs. San Jose Earthquakes: 28-25-10 Home games: 21-8-2 (50 GF, 33 GA) Road games: 7-17-8 (31 GF, 45 GA) Date Score Result Location 04/21/1996 KC 2 at SJ 2 SOW Spartan Stadium 05/29/1996 KC 1 at SJ 2 L Spartan Stadium 08/15/1996 KC 4 vs SJ 1 W Arrowhead Stadium 09/21/1996 KC 0 vs SJ 0 SOL Arrowhead Stadium 03/29/1997 KC 2 vs SJ 2 SOW Arrowhead Stadium 06/08/1997 KC 3 at SJ 2 W Spartan Stadium 06/15/1997 KC 1 vs SJ 3 L Arrowhead Stadium 08/24/1997 KC 2 at SJ 2 SOW Spartan Stadium 05/23/1998 KC 0 vs SJ 1 L Arrowhead Stadium 07/25/1998 KC 1 at SJ 1 SOL Spartan Stadium 09/05/1998 KC 5 vs SJ 1 W Arrowhead Stadium 09/27/1998 KC 0 at SJ 2 L Spartan Stadium 04/10/1999 KC 1 vs SJ 1 SOL Arrowhead Stadium 07/31/1999 KC 2 vs SJ 2 SOW Arrowhead Stadium 09/04/1999 KC 0 at SJ 2 L Spartan Stadium 10/06/1999 KC 0 at SJ 1 L Spartan Stadium 04/15/2000 KC 2 vs SJ 0 W Arrowhead Stadium 05/20/2000 KC 2 vs SJ 0 W Arrowhead Stadium 07/04/2000 KC 0 at SJ 0 T (2OT) Spartan Stadium 08/16/2000 KC 3 at SJ 0 W Spartan Stadium 04/28/2001 KC 0 vs SJ 0 T (2OT) Arrowhead Stadium 06/23/2001 KC 0 at SJ 2 L Spartan Stadium 09/01/2001 KC 0 at SJ 3 L Spartan Stadium 09/08/2001 KC 1 vs SJ 0 W Arrowhead Stadium 04/13/2002 KC 2 vs SJ 0 W Arrowhead Stadium 06/08/2002 KC 0 at SJ 3 L Spartan Stadium 06/29/2002 KC 1 at SJ 2 L Spartan Stadium 07/27/2002 KC 2 vs SJ 1 W Arrowhead Stadium 04/19/2003 KC 1 at SJ 1 T (2OT) Spartan Stadium 06/28/2003 KC 0 at SJ 0 T (2OT) Spartan Stadium 08/08/2003 KC 0 vs SJ 1 L Arrowhead Stadium 09/20/2003 KC 1 vs SJ 4 L Arrowhead Stadium 06/26/2004 KC 1 at SJ 1 T Spartan Stadium 08/14/2004 KC 0 vs SJ 2 L Arrowhead Stadium 09/18/2004 KC 1 vs SJ 0 W Arrowhead Stadium 10/09/2004 KC 0 at SJ 0 T Spartan Stadium 04/23/2005 KC 2 at SJ 3 L Spartan Stadium 05/28/2005 KC 1 vs SJ 0 W Arrowhead Stadium 08/30/2008 KC 1 at SJ 2 L Buck Shaw Stadium 10/18/2008 KC 3 vs SJ 2 W CommunityAmerica Ballpark 04/05/2009 KC 2 vs SJ 0 W CommunityAmerica Ballpark 08/22/2009 KC 0 at SJ 1 L Buck Shaw Stadium 08/14/2010 KC 0 at SJ 1 L Buck Shaw Stadium 10/23/2010 KC 4 vs SJ 1 W CommunityAmerica Ballpark 06/17/2011 KC 1 vs SJ 0 W Livestrong Sporting Park 10/01/2011 KC 1 at SJ 1 T Buck Shaw Stadium 05/27/2012 KC 2 vs SJ 1 W Livestrong Sporting Park 08/18/2013 KC 0 at SJ 1 L Buck Shaw Stadium 03/22/2014 KC 1 vs SJ 0 W Sporting Park 08/19/2015 KC 0 vs SJ 5 L Sporting Park 10/16/2015 KC 0 at SJ 1 L Avaya Stadium 04/24/2016 KC 0 at SJ 1 L Avaya Stadium 09/24/2016 KC 2 at SJ 1 W Avaya Stadium 10/23/2016 KC 2 vs SJ 0 W Children’s Mercy Park 03/18/2017 KC 2 vs SJ 1 W Children’s Mercy Park 06/17/2017 KC 0 at SJ 0 T Avaya Stadium 03/17/2018 KC 3 vs SJ 2 W Children’s Mercy Park 09/15/2018 KC 5 at SJ 1 W Avaya Stadium 04/20/2019 KC 1 at SJ 4 L Avaya Stadium 08/17/2019 KC 2 vs SJ 1 W Children’s Mercy Park 05/22/2021 KC 3 at SJ 1 W PayPal Park 07/21/2021 KC 1 vs SJ 1 T Children’s Mercy Park 05/22/2022 KC 1 at SJ 1 T PayPal Park ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 33 45 0 78 Shots 372 405 10 787 Shots on Goal 149 161 4 314 Fouls 466 442 5 913 Offsides 95 73 1 169 Corner Kicks 155 171 3 329 Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 35 46 0 81 Shots 394 420 7 821 Shots on Goal 167 180 3 350 Fouls 412 423 4 839 Offsides 76 81 0 157 Corner Kicks 158 162 1 321 ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES Cerritos, Wondolowski 10 Corrales, Mulrooney 5 Ronald Cerritos 47 Ronald Cerritos 25 Ramiro Corrales 36 Richard Mulrooney 45 Joe Cannon 8 Joe Cannon 6 Joe Cannon 9 Joe Cannon 73 Joe Cannon 14FOULSSHOTSASSISTSGOALSSHOTSONGOALCOMMITTEDFOULSSUFFEREDWINSLOSSESSHUTOUTSSAVESGOALSALLOWED10 Preki 9 Preki 80 Preki 37 Preki 43 Matt McKeon 50 Preki 7 Tim Melia 7 Tony Meola 7 Tony Meola 74 Tony Meola 20 Tim Melia ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (9/20/03) Landon Donovan 3 (6/15/97) Eric Wynalda 3 (8/14/04) Landon Donovan 8 Three Players 4 Mullan, Godoy 6 (10/6/99) Eddie Lewis 8 (10/18/08) Joe Cannon 10 Kirk, Tarbell 5FOULSSHOTSASSISTSGOALSSHOTSONGOALCOMMITTEDFOULSSUFFEREDSAVESGOALSALLOWED3 Diop, Preki 2 Nine Players 8 Preki, Pulido 4 Six Players 6 Three Players 8 Cam Duke (7/21/21) 9 Ammann, Meola 5 Tim Melia (8/19/15) 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total KC 7 14 14 14 10 22 0 81 SJ 10 11 12 15 9 21 0 78 GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL
FWD - Grayson Barber (Waived - Feb. 14, 2022)
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MID - Uri Rosell (Signed as Free Agent - Dec. 21, 2021)
Dec. 13: IN Sporting KC re-signs GK Kendall McIntosh.
Jan. 14: IN Sporting KC acquires D Logan Ndenbe in transfer from EA Guingamp (France).
MID - Erik Thommy (Signed as Free Agent - June 23, 2022)
May 9: IN Sporting KC signs Sporting KC II D Spencer Glass on a short-term loan ahead of U.S. Open Cup match against FC Dallas on May 10.
2018
DEF - Robert Voloder (Acquired from NK Maribor - Jan. 19, 2022)
FWD - Julian Vazquez (Short-Term Loan - May 17, 2022)
2021
Dec. 12: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires up to $325,000 in allocation money from Charlotte FC in exchange for D Jaylin Lindsey.
Jan. 14: IN Sporting KC signs free agent D Kortne Ford, most recently at the Colorado Rapids (MLS).
FWD - Tyler Freeman (Waived - Feb. 14, 2022)
SPORTING KANSAS TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In Players Out
July 8: OUT Sporting KC mutually agrees to terminate the loan contract of F Nikola Vujnovic.
DEF - Spencer Glass (Short-Term Loan - May 9, 2022)
DEF - Amadou Dia (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2021)
DEF - Spencer Glass (End of Short-Term Loan - May 11, 2022)
DEF - Jaylin Lindsey (Traded to Charlotte FC - Dec. 12, 2021)
2020
Nov. 30: OUT Sporting KC declines options on GK Brooks Thompson, D Amadou Dia, D Luis Martins, D Roberto Puncec, M Ilie Sanchez and F Wilson Harris. In addition, D Graham Smith is out of contract.
2019
DATE IN/OUT DETAILS
FWD - Julian Vazquez (End of Short-Term Loan - May 23, 2022)
2016
May 23: OUT Sporting KC ends short-term loan of Sporting KC II F Julian Vazquez.
FWD - Nikola Vujnovic (Loan Contract Mutually Terminated - July 8, 2022)
Jan. 13: IN Sporting KC re-signs D Graham Zusi and M Roger Espinoza.
FWD - Nikola Vujnovic (Signed on loan from FK Vozdovac - Feb. 15, 2022)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE Signings Domestic/Free Agents Homegrown Players Re-Entry Draft Zusi (23rd) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15) Tim Melia (12/23/14) Daniel Salloi (1/13/16) Johnny Russell (1/31/18) Andreu Fontas (8/8/18) Cam Duke (7/18/19) Felipe Hernandez (8/30/19) Khiry Shelton (12/9/19) Alan Pulido (12/10/19) Gadi Kinda (1/23/20) John Pulskamp (2/24/20) Remi Walter (12/22/20) Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (2/3/21) Ozzie Cisneros (1/20/21) Kaveh Rad (4/5/21) Kayden Pierre (5/4/21) Jake Davis (8/19/21) Kendall McIntosh (12/17/20) Logan Ndenbe (1/14/22) Robert Voloder (1/19/22) Marinos Tzionis (1/24/22) William Agada (6/23/22) Erik Thommy (6/23/22) Ben Sweat (12/20/21) Uri Rosell (12/21/21) Kortne Ford (1/14/22) CITY
FWD - William Agada (Acquired from Hapoel Jerusalem - June 23, 2022)
FWD - Julian Vazquez (End of Short-Term Loan - June 13, 2022)
Dec. 20: IN Sporting KC signs free agent D Ben Sweat, most recently at Austin FC (MLS).
MID - Jose Mauri (Contract Mutually Terminated - April 12, 2022)
May 17: IN Sporting KC signs Sporting KC II F Julian Vazquez on a short-term loan.
CITY
CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS
April 12: OUT Sporting KC mutually agrees to terminate the contract of M Jose Mauri.
MID - Ilie Sanchez (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2021)
Jan. 19: IN Sporting KC acquires D Robert Voloder in transfer from NK Maribor (Slovenia).
Jan. 24: IN Sporting KC acquires F Marinos Tzionis in transfer from Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus).
2009 Graham
2015
June 23: IN Sporting KC signs free agent M Erik Thommy, most recently with VfB Stuttgart (Germany)
DEF - Graham Smith (Out of Contract - Nov. 30, 2021)
Year MLS SuperDraft Overseas
GK - Brooks Thompson (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2021)
May 11: OUT Sporting KC ends short-term loan of Sporting KC II D Spencer Glass.
DEF - Logan Ndenbe (Acquired from EA Guingamp - Jan. 14, 2022)
DEF - Kortne Ford (Signed as Free Agent - Jan. 14, 2022)
June 10: IN Sporting KC signs Sporting KC II F Julian Vazquez on a short-term loan.
June 13: OUT Sporting KC ends short-term loan of Sporting KC II F Julian Vazquez.
DEF - Roberto Puncec (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2021)
Feb. 14: OUT Sporting KC waives F Grayson Barber and F Tyler Freeman.
FWD - Wilson Harris (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2021)
Dec. 21: IN Sporting KC signs free agent M Uri Rosell, most recently at Orlando City SC (MLS).
FWD - Marinos Tzionis (Acquired from Omonia Nicosia - Jan. 24, 2022)
DEF - Ben Sweat (Signed as Free Agent - Dec. 20, 2021)
June 23: IN Sporting KC acquires F William Agada in transfer from Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel).
DEF - Luis Martins (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2021)
Feb. 15: IN Sporting KC acquires F Nikola Vujnovic from FK Vozdovac (Serbia) on a one-year loan.
2022
FWD - Julian Vazquez (Short-Term Loan - June 10, 2022)
8 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes DATE OPPONENT COMPETITION TIME (CT) / RESULT TV / SCORERS Sunday, February 27 at Atlanta United FC MLS L 1-3 Salloi SATURDAY, MARCH 5 HOUSTON DYNAMO FC MLS W 1-0 WALTER Saturday, March 12 at Colorado Rapids MLS L 0-2 Saturday, March 19 at Chicago Fire FC MLS L 1-3 Espinoza SATURDAY, MARCH 26 REAL SALT LAKE MLS W 1-0 RUSSELL Saturday, April 2 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS L 0-1 SATURDAY, APRIL 9 NASHVILLE SC MLS L 1-2 WALTER Sunday, April 17 at Los Angeles FC MLS L 1-3 Own Goal SATURDAY, APRIL 23 COLUMBUS CREW MLS T 0-0 -SATURDAY, APRIL 30 FC DALLAS MLS T 2-2 RUSSELL, SALLOI Saturday, May 7 at New York City FC MLS T 0-0 TUESDAY, MAY 10 FC DALLAS U.S. OPEN CUP W 4-2 VUJNOVIC, TZIONIS, OWN GOAL, SHELTON Saturday, May 14 at Portland Timbers MLS L 2-7 Russell, Tzionis WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 COLORADO RAPIDS MLS W 2-1 SALLOI (2) Sunday, May 22 at San Jose Earthquakes MLS T 1-1 Russell WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 HOUSTON DYNAMO FC U.S. OPEN CUP W 2-1 RUSSELL (2) SATURDAY, MAY 28 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC MLS L 0-1 -SUNDAY, JUNE 12 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION MLS L 1-2 RUSSELL Sunday, June 19 at Nashville SC MLS W 2-1 Hernandez, Zusi WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22 UNION OMAHA U.S. OPEN CUP W 6-0 SALLOI (2), FORD, SHELTON, HERNANDEZ (2) Saturday, June 25 at Seattle Sounders FC MLS L 0-3 SUNDAY, JULY 3 NEW YORK RED BULLS MLS L 0-1 -Saturday, July 9 at CF Montreal MLS W 2-1 Espinoza, Walter Wednesday, July 13 at Minnesota United FC MLS T 1-1 Russell Sunday, July 17 at Real Salt Lake MLS L 0-3 SATURDAY, JULY 23 LOS ANGELES FC MLS L 0-2 Wednesday, July 27 at Sacramento Republic FC U.S. Open Cup T 0-0 (4-5 PK) SATURDAY, JULY 30 AUSTIN FC MLS L 0-2 -SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 LA GALAXY MLS W 4-2 THOMMY, AGADA (2), SALLOI Saturday, August 13 at Austin FC MLS L 3-4 Fontas, Agada, Russell SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 PORTLAND TIMBERS MLS W 4-1 AGADA (2), FONTAS, THOMMY SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES MLS 7:30 P.M. 38 THE SPOT Sunday, September 4 at LA Galaxy MLS 7:00 P.M. 38 The Spot / UniMas / TUDN Saturday, September 10 at Houston Dynamo FC MLS 7:30 P.M. 38 The Spot TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 D.C. UNITED MLS 7:30 P.M. 38 THE SPOT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 MINNESOTA UNITED FC MLS 7:30 P.M. 38 THE SPOT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC MLS 4:00 P.M. FS1 / FOX DEPORTES Sunday, October 9 at FC Dallas MLS 4:00 P.M. 38 The Spot SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2022 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
July 30, 2022 vs. Austin Fotis Bazakos Daniel Radford SKC - Penalty Not Awarded Overturned, Penalty Awarded Daniel Salloi attempts to flick the ball into the box but it’s blocked by the hand of Felipe Martins. After reviewing the play, referee Fotis Bazakos overturns his original decision and awards Sporting a penalty kick.
August 6, 2022 vs. LA Michael Radchuk Geoff Gamble SKC - Agada Goal Not Awarded Overturned, Goal Awarded Willy Agada fires a shot on goal that appears to be saved by Jonathan Bond in the Galaxy goal. After reviewing the play, referee Michael Radchuk overturns his original decision since the ball had crossed the line.
(MLS REGULAR SEASON) REFEREE GAMES RECORD SKC FOULS OPP. FOULS SKC YC OPP. YC SKC RC OPP. RC SKC PK OPP. PK Victor Rivas 3 2-1-0 30 41 7 7 1 1 0 0 Fotis Bazakos 3 0-2-1 34 37 3 9 1 0 1 0 Tim Ford 2 0-1-1 33 27 4 3 0 0 0 1 Ted Unkel 2 0-2-0 26 19 5 5 0 0 0 1 Alex Chilowicz 2 0-2-0 20 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 Joe Dickerson 2 1-1-0 22 21 6 5 1 0 0 0 Pierre-Luc Lauziere 2 0-1-1 16 19 5 3 0 0 1 0 Armando Villarreal 2 1-1-0 25 28 4 6 0 0 0 0 Ismail Elfath 1 0-1-0 12 16 3 1 0 0 0 1 Nima Saghafi 1 0-0-1 15 16 3 6 0 1 1 0 Drew Fischer 1 1-0-0 19 13 2 5 2 2 0 0 Chris Penso 1 0-1-0 9 10 2 4 1 0 0 0 Marcos DeOliveira 1 0-1-0 10 20 1 3 0 1 0 0 Ismir Pekmic 1 1-0-0 16 12 3 1 0 0 0 0 Guido Gonzales Jr. 1 0-0-1 3 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 Lukasz Szpala 1 0-1-0 11 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 Michael Radchuk 1 1-0-0 9 12 1 3 0 0 1 1 2022 REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON)
May 18, 2022 vs. Colorado Drew Fischer Daniel Radford SKC - Salloi Yellow Card Overturned, Red Card Daniel Salloi fouls Nicolas Mezquida in midfield and is shown a yellow card. After reviewing the play, referee Drew Fischer overturns his original decision and shows Salloi a straight red card for serious foul play.
July 30, 2022 vs. Austin Fotis Bazakos Daniel Radford ATX - Fagundez Goal Awarded Overturned, No Goal Diego Fagundez taps home from close range after John Pulskamp had saved a shot. After reviewing the play, referee Fotis Bzakos overturns his original decision due to an offside infraction by Fagundez.
July 3, 2022 vs. New York Marcos DeOliveira Jorge Gonzalez NY - S. Nealis Yellow Card Overturned, Red Card Sean Nealis commits a handball offense by slapping the ball away from Cam Duke on the edge of the area. After reviewing the play, referee Marcos DeOliveira overturns his original decision and shows Nealis a red card for the Denial of an Obvious Goalscoring Opportunity
August 6, 2022 vs. LA Michael Radchuk Geoff Gamble LA - Chicharito Goal Not Awarded Overturned, Goal Awarded Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez slots home from close range, but the flag goes up for offside. After reviewing the play, referee Michael Radchuk overturns the original decision since Chicharito was deemed to be onside when the ball was played.
August 21, 2022 vs. POR Armando Villarreal Carol Anne Chenard POR - Blanco Goal Not Awarded Overturned, Goal Awarded Sebastian Blanco fires home from close range late in the game, but the flag goes up for offside. After reviewing the play, referee Armando Villarreal overturns the original decision since Blanco was deemed to be onside when the ball was played. ASSISTANT REFEREE LOG
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DATE REFEREE VAR INCIDENT DECISION
June 19, 2022 at Nashville Victor Rivas Jose Carlos Rivero NSH - Penalty Awarded Overturned, No Penalty Alex Muyl goes down in the penalty area under a challenge from Logan Ndenbe and a penalty is awarded. After reviewing the play, referee Victor Rivas overturns his original decision due to an offside infraction by Muyl in the build-up.
2022 VIDEO
Red Cards Against... Brandon Servania (4/30 vs. DAL) - 67th Minute
Quickest Goal... Erik Thommy (8/6 vs. LA) - 10th Minute
Game-winning goals against after 75’... Emmanuel Boateng (6/12 vs. NE) - 87th Minute Sebastian Driussi (8/13 at ATX) - 94th Minute
Quickest Goal Against... Will Bruin (6/25 at SEA) - 8th Minute Game-winning goals after 75’... Johnny Russell (3/26 vs. RSL) - 81st Minute Game-tying goals after 75’... Daniel Salloi (4/30 vs. DAL) - 77th Minute
Red Cards... Robert Voloder (5/14 at POR) - 78th Minute
Penalty Kicks Against... Xherdan Shaqiri (3/19 at CHI) - Scored on Tim Melia Hany Mukhtar (4/9 vs. NSH) - Saved by Tim Melia Lucas Cavallini (5/28 vs. VAN) - Scored on Tim Melia Chicharito (8/6 vs. LA) - Scored on John Pulskamp
NY) - 19 years and 137 days Youngest to play in a game... Kayden Pierre (3/12 at COL) - 19 years and 24 days Oldest Starter... Tim Melia (7/23 vs. LAFC) - 36 years and 69 days Oldest to play in a game... Tim Melia (7/23 vs. LAFC) - 36 years and 69 days SPORTING KC IN 2022 (MLS REGULAR SEASON) Competition W L T GF GA MLS Reg. Season 346 317 184 1202 1142 MLS Playoffs 19 24 11 73 76 MLS is Back KO 0 1 1 1 3 U.S. Open Cup 33 17 8 121 70 International 13 16 9 51 63 TOTAL 411 375 213 1448 1354 OVERALL Competition W L T GF GA MLS Reg. Season 222 112 87 712 500 MLS Playoffs 16 6 4 48 29 U.S. Open Cup 24 7 3 84 33 International 8 6 5 29 24 TOTAL 270 131 99 873 586 HOME 2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 2/3 0/1 2/4 OPPONENT 1/2 2/2 3/4 CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 49 52 101 OPPONENT 46 59 105 OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 11 8 19 OPPONENT 42 39 81 FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 141 169 310 OPPONENT 163 175 338 CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 20 32 52 OPPONENT 27 42 69 EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 1 5 6 OPPONENT 0 5 5 GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 16 14 30 OPPONENT 16 33 49 SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 139 158 297 OPPONENT 135 181 316 SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 45 55 100 OPPONENT 45 70 115 SPORTING KC ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORDS IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES Competition W L T GF GA MLS Reg. Season 122 204 97 484 638 MLS Playoffs 2 17 7 22 44 U.S. Open Cup 9 10 5 37 37 International 5 10 3 22 39 TOTAL 138 241 112 565 758 AWAY Competition W L T GF GA MIB Reg. Season 2 1 0 6 4 MIB KO Stage 0 1 1 1 3 MLS Cup 1 1 0 3 3 SuperLiga 0 0 1 0 0 TOTAL 3 3 2 10 10 NEUTRAL
Cam Duke (7/30 vs. ATX) - 43rd Minute
Earned... Foul on Daniel Salloi (4/30 vs. DAL) - 22nd Minute Handball on Felipe Martins (7/30 vs. ATX) - 63rd Minute Handball on Derrick Williams (8/6 vs. LA) - 25th Minute Foul on Erik Thommy (8/13 at ATX) - 40th Minute
Penalty Kicks
Youngest Marinos Tzionis (5/14 at POR) - 20 years and 302 days Zusi (6/19 at NSH) - 35 years and 305 days vs.
Daniel Salloi (5/18 vs. COL) - 99th Minute Uri Rosell (6/12 vs. NE) - 48th Minute Roger Espinoza (7/17 at RSL) - 62nd Minute
Josecarlos Van Rankin (5/14 at POR) - 74th Minute Auston Trusty (5/18 vs. COL) - 91st Minute Lucas Esteves (5/18 vs. COL) - 96th Minute Sean Nealis (7/3 vs. NY) - 73rd Minute
Penalty Kicks... Johnny Russell (4/30 vs. DAL) - Scored on Maarten Paes
Johnny Russell (8/6 vs. LA) - Saved by Jonathan Bond Johnny Russell (8/13 at ATX) - Scored on Brad Stuver
Youngest Starter... Kayden Pierre (7/3
Goalscorer...
Game-tying goals against after 75’... None
10 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 2022 Regular-Season Record When... Scoring first goal 6-3-2 Conceding first goal 1-12-1 Leading at halftime 3-2-1 Tied at halftime 4-5-2 Trailing at halftime 0-8-2 Scoring 0 goals 0-8-2 Scoring 1 goal 2-5-2 Scoring 2 goals 3-1-1 Scoring 3 goals 0-1-0 Scoring 4+ goals 2-0-0 Allowing 0 goals 2-0-2 Allowing 1 goal 4-3-2 Allowing 2 goals 1-5-1 Allowing 3 goals 0-5-0 Allowing 4+ goals 0-2-0 Wearing Sporting blue 3-10-3 Wearing dark indigo 4-4-2 Wearing Parley 0-1-0 Leading at 75’ 6-1-0 Tied at 75’ 1-1-4 Trailing at 75’ 0-13-1 Outshooting opponent 4-5-2 Outshot by opponent 3-8-3 Shots even 0-2-0 Shutouts 2-8-2 One-goal games 5-6-0 On ABC/ESPN 0-3-1 On FS1 2-1-0 On Univision 3-0-0 On 38 The Spot 2-11-4 Day games (before 5 p.m.) 1-4-0 Games 5 p.m. CT or later 6-11-5 Temperature 75 & up 4-7-2 Temperature below 75 3-8-3 With SKC red card 1-4-0 With opponent red card 1-2-1 In Pacific time zone 0-4-1 In Mountain time zone 0-2-0 In Central time zone 6-8-3 In Eastern time zone 1-1-1 vs. Western Conference 6-11-3 vs. Eastern Conference 1-4-2 On grass 7-11-5 On turf 0-4-0 With zero subs 0-0-0 With one sub 0-1-1 With two subs 2-0-1 With three subs 4-5-3 With four subs 1-5-0 With five subs 0-3-0 With six subs 0-1-0 Regular Season Record By Month Feb. 2022 0-1-0 Feb. all-time 1-1-0 March 2022 2-2-0 March all-time 25-13-11 April 2022 0-3-2 April all-time 46-41-22 May 2022 1-2-2 May all-time 44-53-30 June 2022 1-2-0 June all-time 47-34-29 July 2022 1-4-1 July all-time 58-47-30 Aug. 2022 2-1-0 Aug. all-time 54-55-22 Sept. 2022 0-0-0 Sept. all-time 38-50-21 Oct. 2022 0-0-0 Oct. all-time 31-20-19 Nov. 2022 0-0-0 Nov. all-time 1-2-0 Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2022) vs. Atlanta United FC 1-2-1 (0-1-0) vs. Austin FC 1-3-1 (0-2-0) vs. Charlotte FC 0-0-0 (0-0-0) vs. Chicago Fire FC 19-27-12 (0-1-0) vs. Colorado Rapids 29-25-18 (1-1-0) vs. Columbus Crew 26-22-9 (0-0-1) vs. D.C. United 21-22-13 (0-0-0) vs. FC Cincinnati 1-0-1 (0-0-0) vs. FC Dallas 27-28-14 (0-0-1) vs. Houston Dynamo FC 13-13-13 (1-0-0) vs. Inter Miami CF 0-0-0 (0-0-0) vs. Los Angeles FC 4-5-0 (0-2-0) vs. LA Galaxy 26-26-15 (1-0-0) vs. Minnesota United FC 7-4-4 (0-0-1) vs. CF Montreal 8-4-3 (1-0-0) vs. Nashville SC 2-1-0 (1-1-0) vs. NE Revolution 25-19-12 (0-1-0) vs. New York City FC 2-3-1 (0-0-1) vs. New York Red Bulls 22-22-14 (0-1-0) vs. Orlando City SC 2-3-2 (0-0-0) vs. Philadelphia Union 6-6-5 (0-0-0) vs. Portland Timbers 8-6-6 (1-1-0) vs. Real Salt Lake 12-16-8 (1-1-0) vs. SJ Earthquakes 28-25-10 (0-0-1) vs. Seattle Sounders FC 9-11-4 (0-1-0) vs. Toronto FC 14-4-8 (0-0-0) vs. Vancouver Whitecaps 11-6-4 (0-2-0) Regular Season Home, Away & Neutral Overall All-time 346-317-184 2022 at home 5-6-2 All-time at home 222-112-87 2022 on road 2-9-3 All-time on road 122-204-97 2022 neutral 0-0-0 All-time neutral 2-1-0 SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS
Andreu Fontas (5/18 vs. COL) - 96th Minute
Oldest Goalscorer... Graham
Daniel Salloi (7/30 vs. ATX) - Saved by Brad Stuver
11 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES Feb. 27, 2022: Atlanta United FC 3-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta, GA Attendance: 67,523 Weather: Indoors 1 2 F Sporting KC (0-1-0, 0 points) 0 1 1 Atlanta United FC (1-0-0, 3 points) 2 1 3 Sporting KC Atlanta United FC GK Melia GK Guzan (C) D Zusi D Hernandez D Isimat D Campbell D Fontas D Robinson D Ndenbe D Gutman M Uri (Mauri 50’ (Tzionis 77’)) M Alonso M Walter M Rossetto M Espinoza (Hernandez 67’) M Sejdic (Moreno 75’) F Russell (C) F Araujo (Dwyer 26’) F Shelton F Martinez (Wiley 75’) F Salloi F Wolff (Lennon 64’) Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Castanheira (GK) Ford Shuttleworth (GK) Sweat De John Voloder Ambrose Duke Conway Cisneros Scoring Summary: ATL - Luiz Araujo 1 (Josef Martinez 1, Tyler Wolff 1) 20’ ATL - Dom Dwyer 1 (Josef Martinez 2) 48+ SKC - Daniel Salloi 1 (Unassisted) 85’ ATL - Caleb Wiley 1 (Marcelino Moreno 1) 89’ Misconduct Summary: ATL - Miles Robinson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 3’ ATL - Ozzie Alonso (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 11’ ATL - Andrew Gutman (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 22’ SKC - Jose Mauri (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’ SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ Stats Summary SKC ATL Shots (on goal) 14 (2) 12 (6)Saves 3 0 Fouls 15 6 Offside 1 5 Corner Kicks 4 4 March 5, 2022: Sporting KC 1-0 Houston Dynamo FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,872 Weather: Partly cloudy and 69 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (1-1-0, 3 points) 0 1 1 Houston Dynamo FC (0-1-1, 1 point) 0 0 0 Sporting KC Houston Dynamo FC GK Melia GK Clark D Zusi D Valentin (Zeca 86’) D Isimat D Parker (C) D Fontas D Steres D Ndenbe D Lundkvist M Walter M Ceren (Carrasquilla 66’) M Espinoza M Vera M Hernandez (Duke 82’) M Rodriguez (Quintero 66’) F Russell (C) F Baird (Pasher 76’) F Shelton (Tzionis 77’) F Ferreira (Ulfarsson 76’) F Salloi F Picault Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Nelson (GK) Ford Hadebe Pierre Junqua Sweat Jones CisnerosDavisVoloder Scoring Summary: SKC - Remi Walter 1 (Unassisted) 60’ Misconduct Summary: HOU - Darwin Ceren (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 55’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ HOU - Darwin Quintero (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ HOU - Matias Vera (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ Stats Summary SKC HOU Shots (on goal) 15 (5) 5 (3) Saves 3 4 Fouls 9 17 Offside 0 1 Corner Kicks 4 2 March 12, 2022: Colorado Rapids 2-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dick’s Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, CO Attendance: 12,387 Weather: Clear and 51 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (1-2-0, 3 points) 0 0 0 Colorado Rapids (2-1-0, 6 points) 1 1 2 Sporting KC Colorado Rapids GK Melia GK Yarbrough D Zusi D Beitashour (Anderson 89’) D Isimat D Rosenberry D Fontas (Ford 81’) D Abubakar D Ndenbe (Sweat 81’) D Trusty M Walter D Esteves (Moor 67’) M Espinoza (Davis 81’) M Barrios (Yapi 88’) M Hernandez (Duke 28’) M Price (C) F Russell (C) (Pierre 83’) M Kaye F Vujnovic M Lewis (Max 89’) F Tzionis F Rubio (Shinyashiki 73’) Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Irwin (GK) Rad Acosta Voloder Mezquida Cisneros Warner Scoring Summary: COL - Diego Rubio 2 (Lucas Esteves 2, Michael Barrios 2) 21’ COL - Mark-Anthony Kaye 1 (Steven Beitashour 1, Jack Price 1) 51’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 29’ SKC - Cam Duke (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ COL - Keegan Rosenberry (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 62’ Stats Summary SKC COL Shots (on goal) 13 (3) 9 (3) Saves 1 4 Fouls 11 12 Offside 2 2 Corner Kicks 7 5 March 19, 2022: Chicago Fire FC 3-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Soldier Field | Chicago, IL Attendance: 9,352 Weather: Rain and 41 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (1-3-0, 3 points) 0 1 1 Chicago Fire FC (2-0-2, 8 points) 1 2 3 Sporting KC Chicago Fire FC GK Melia GK Slonina D Ford D Sekulic D Fontas D Omsberg D Isimat D Czichos (C) M Zusi D M. Navarro M Espinoza (C) (Davis 86’) M Pineda (F. Navarro 73’) M Walter M Gimenez M Hernandez M Ivanov (Gutierrez 63’) M Sweat (Ndenbe 77’) M Shaqiri F Duke (Tzionis 62’) M Herbers (Bornstein 73’) F Vujnovic F Przybylko Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Richey (GK) Pierre Burks Rad Espinoza Voloder Casas Cisneros OfforBezerra Scoring Summary: CHI - Kacper Przybylko 1 (Fabian Herbers 1, Xherdan Shaqiri 1) 30’ CHI - Xherdan Shaqiri 1 (Penalty Kick) 50’ SKC - Roger Espinoza 1 (Felipe Hernandez 1, Cam Duke 1) 56’ CHI - Kacper Przybylko 2 (Brian Gutierrez 1, Xherdan Shaqiri 2) 82’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ CHI - Fabian Herbers (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 37’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Dissent) 53’ CHI - Xherdan Shaqiri (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 74’ Stats Summary SKC CHI Shots (on goal) 7 (2) 10 (3) Saves 0 1 Fouls 17 15 Offside 2 5 Corner Kicks 1 4 March 26, 2022: Sporting KC 1-0 Real Salt Lake MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,107 Weather: Sunny and 54 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (2-3-0, 6 points) 0 1 1 Real Salt Lake (3-1-1, 10 points) 0 0 0 Sporting KC Real Salt Lake GK Melia GK MacMath D Zusi D Brody D Isimat D Holt (Orozco 46’) D Fontas D Silva (C) D Sweat D Schmitt M Walter M Loffelsend (Garcia 88’) M Espinoza M Caldwell (Everton 62’) M Hernandez (Duke 74’) M Ruiz F Russell (C) (Ford 85’) F Menendez (Kreilach 88’) F Vujnovic (Shelton 62’) F Cordova F Salloi F Chang (Rubin 79’) Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Gomez (GK) CisnerosDavisVoloderRadPierre Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 1 (Unassisted) 81’ Misconduct Summary: RSL - Jasper Loffelsend (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 7’ RSL - Andrew Brody (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 29’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 40’ SKC - Ben Sweat (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 46+ SKC - Remi Walter (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ SKC - Cam Duke (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ Stats Summary SKC RSL Shots (on goal) 11 (4) 9 (2) Saves 2 3 Fouls 14 8 Offside 2 5 Corner Kicks 4 6 April 2, 2022: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BC Place | Vancouver, Canada Attendance: 16,772 Weather: Indoors 1 2 F Sporting KC (2-4-0, 6 points) 0 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps (1-3-1, 4 points) 0 1 1 Sporting KC Vancouver Whitecaps GK Melia GK Hasal D Zusi D Blackmon (Jungwirth 99+) D Isimat D Veselinovic D Fontas D Nerwinski D Sweat M Brown M Uri (Espinoza 46’) M Teibert (C) M Walter M Berhalter (Baldisimo 69’) M Hernandez (Duke 77’) M Raposo (Godinho 79’) F Russell (C) (Tzionis 77’) M Gauld (Vite 69’) F Shelton (Vujnovic 80’) F Caicedo (Ricketts 79’) F Salloi F White (Cavallini 58’) Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Cropper (GK) Ndenbe Gutierrez Voloder Dajome Davis Scoring Summary: VAN - Ryan Raposo 1 (Unassisted) 73’ Misconduct Summary: VAN - Russell Teibert (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 37’ VAN - Sebastian Berhalter (Yellow Card; Dissent) 45’ VAN - Lucas Cavallini (Yellow Card; Dissent) 60’ VAN - Marcus Godinho (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 94+ Stats Summary SKC VAN Shots (on goal) 11 (4) 12 (3) Saves 2 4 Fouls 11 12 Offside 0 1 Corner Kicks 3 1
12 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) April 9, 2022: Sporting KC 1-2 Nashville SC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,852 Weather: Clear and 59 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (2-5-0, 6 points) 1 0 1 Nashville SC (3-2-1, 10 points) 0 2 2 Sporting KC Nashville SC GK Melia GK Willis D Zusi D Maher D Isimat D Zimmerman (C) D Fontas D Romney D Sweat (Ndenbe 84’) M Muyl M Espinoza (Tzionis 76’) M Anunga (Godoy 77’) M Walter M Davis M Duke (Hernandez 46’) M Washington F Russell (C) F Leal (Haakenson 91+) F Shelton (Vujnovic 76’) F Sapong (Loba 91+) F Salloi F Mukhtar (Zubak 92+) Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Meredith (GK) Ford Bauer Voloder BwanaMillerLovitz Scoring Summary: SKC - Remi Walter 2 (Ben Sweat 1, Daniel Salloi 1) 25’ NSH - Dave Romney 1 (Randall Leal 2, Hany Mukhtar 4) 51’ NSH - C.J. Sapong 2 (Alex Muyl 1, Sean Davis 1) 68’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Cam Duke (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 17’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 52’ SKC - Felipe Hernandez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 63’ NSH - Taylor Washington (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ Stats Summary SKC NSH Shots (on goal) 11 (4) 12 (3) Saves 2 4 Fouls 11 12 Offside 0 1 Corner Kicks 3 1 April 17, 2022: Los Angeles FC 3-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Banc of California Stadium | Los Angeles, CA Attendance: 22,097 Weather: Sunny and 65 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (2-6-0, 6 points) 1 0 1 Los Angeles FC (5-1-1, 16 points) 1 2 3 Sporting KC Los Angeles FC GK Melia GK Crepeau D Zusi D Hollingshead D Isimat D Murillo D Fontas (Voloder 86’) D Fall D Ndenbe D Palacios M Walter M Ilie M Espinoza (Hernandez 66’) M Blessing (Cifuentes 66’) M Tzionis (Duke 77’) M Acosta (Ginella 81’) F Russell (C) F Vela (C) F Shelton (Vujnovic 77’) F Arango (Musovski 74’) F Salloi F Opouku (Tajouri-Shradi 66’) Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) McCarthy (GK) Ford Escobar Sweat IbeaghaHenry Scoring Summary: SKC - Own Goal (Diego Palacios) 38’ LAFC - Cristian Arango 2 (Mamadou Fall 1, Diego Palacios 1) 44’ LAFC - Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 2 (Diego Palacios 2) 70’ LAFC - Jose Cifuentes 1 (Jesus Murillo 2) 78’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 6’ LAFC - Jesus Murillo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 8’ LAFC - Mamadou Fall (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ SKC - Johnny Russell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 43’ LAFC - Steve Cherundolo (Yellow Card; Dissent) 49’ LAFC - Diego Palacios (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ SKC - Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 80’ Stats Summary SKC LAFC Shots (on goal) 10 (2) 15 (3) Saves 0 2 Fouls 17 19 Offside 0 2 Corner Kicks 1 7 April 23, 2022: Sporting KC 0-0 Columbus Crew MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,483 Weather: Rainy and 69 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (2-6-1, 7 points) 0 0 0 Columbus Crew (2-3-3, 9 points) 0 0 0 Sporting KC Columbus Crew GK Melia GK Room D Zusi D Moreira D Ford D Mensah (C) D Isimat (Voloder 5’) D Degenek (Williams 87’) D Ndenbe D Santos M Uri (Tzionis 56’) M Nagbe M Walter M Artur M Espinoza (Hernandez 84’) M Morris F Russell (C) F Yeboah (Etienne Jr. 60’) F Shelton F Berry F Salloi F Igbekeme Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Bush (GK) Fontas Anibaba Sweat Sands Duke Hairston Vujnovic FusonParenteMatan Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: CLB - Pedro Santos (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 46+ SKC - Uri Rosell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48+ CLB - Jonathan Mensah (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ Stats Summary SKC CLB Shots (on goal) 3 (3) 9 (1) Saves 1 3 Fouls 11 12 Offside 1 4 Corner Kicks 2 2 April 30, 2022: Sporting KC 2-2 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 17,334 Weather: Cloudy and 57 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (2-6-2, 8 points) 1 1 2 FC Dallas (4-1-4, 16 points) 2 0 2 Sporting KC FC Dallas GK Melia GK Paes D Zusi (Duke 23’) D Twumasi D Ford D Tafari D Voloder D Martinez D Ndenbe D Farfan (Nanu 85’) M Uri (Hernanez 63’) M Ntsabeleng (Servania 60’) M Walter M Quignon M Espinoza (Tzionis 80’) M Pomykal F Russell (C) F Arriola (Cerrillo 81’) F Shelton F Ferreira (Jara 85’) F Salloi F Velasco (Quinonez 81’) Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Maurer (GK)Fontas Bartlett Rad Obrian Sweat Schon VujnovicDavis Scoring Summary:SKC - Johnny Russell 2 (Penalty Kick) 22’DAL - Alan Velasco 2 (Unassisted) 36’DAL - Jesus Ferreira 6 (Paul Arriola 2) 42’SKC - Daniel Salloi 2 (Cam Duke 2) 77’ Misconduct Summary:DAL - Tsiki Ntsabeleng (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’SKC - Remi Walter (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 27’SKC - Kortne Ford (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 34’DAL - Ema Twumasi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 44’SKC - Johnny Russell (Yellow Card; Dissent) 50’DAL - Alan Velasco (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’DAL - Jesus Ferreira (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 62’DAL - Brandon Servania (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 63’DAL - Brandon Servania (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 67’DAL - Maarten Paes (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 94+ Stats Summary SKC DAL Shots (on goal) 15 (5) 9 (4)Saves 2 2 Fouls 15 16 Offside 0 2 Corner Kicks 1 0 May 7, 2022: New York City FC 0-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Citi Field | New York, NY Attendance: 15,031 Weather: Rainy and 47 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (2-6-3, 9 points) 0 0 0 New York City FC (4-3-2, 14 points) 0 0 0 Sporting KC New York City FC GK Melia GK Johnson (C) D Duke D Gray D Ford D Martins D Voloder D Callens D Ndenbe D Gloster (Chanot 85’) M Uri M Parks M Espinoza (Hernandez 73’) M Acevedo (Morales 68’) M Walter M Thiago (Moralez 56’) M Russell (C) M Rodriguez F Shelton (Vujnovic 78’) M Magno F Salloi (Tzionis 82’) F Heber (Pereira 68’) Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Barraza (GK) Fontas Haak Pierre Jasson Rad Zelalem Sweat O’Toole Davis Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: SKC - Logan Ndenbe (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 45’ NYC - Nicolas Acevedo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 64’ SKC - Kortne Ford (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ Stats Summary SKC NYC Shots (on goal) 5 (3) 11 (3) Saves 3 3 Fouls 16 12 Offside 2 3 Corner Kicks 1 4 May 14, 2022: Portland Timbers 7-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Providence Park | Portland, OR Attendance: 23,503 Weather: Partly cloudy and 66 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (2-7-3, 9 points) 0 2 2 Portland Timbers (3-3-6, 15 points) 1 6 7 Sporting KC Portland Timbers GK Melia GK Ivacic D Duke (Pierre 84’) D Van Rankin D Ford D Zuparic D Voloder D Tuiloma (McGraw 82’) D Ndenbe D Rasmussen M Uri (Tzionis 58’) M Blanco (Bonilla 77’) M Espinoza (Hernandez 46’) M Williamson (Moreno 70’) M Walter M D. Chara (Loria 83’) M Russell (C) (Vujnovid 84’) M Paredes F Shelton (Davis 89’) M Y. Chara F Salloi F Fogaca (Ikoba 70’) Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Bingham (GK)Fontas AsprillaSweatRad Scoring Summary:POR - Bill Tuiloma 3 (Eryk Williamson 1) 12’POR - Sebastian Blanco 1 (Cristhian Paredes 1) 46’POR - Sebastian Blanco 2 (Yimmi Chara 4) 52’POR - Nathan Fogaca 1 (Sebastian Blanco 3) 46’SKC - Johnny Russell 3 (Felipe Hernandez 2) 57’POR - Nathan Fogaca 2 (Sebastian Blanco 4, Eryk Williamson 2) 69’SKC - Marinos Tzionis 1 (Felipe Hernandez 3) 75’POR - Marvin Loria 1 (Cristhian Paredes 2) 88’POR - Santiago Moreno 1 (Diego Chara 1) 92+ Misconduct Summary:SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 18’SKC - Robert Voloder (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’POR - Josecarlos Van Rankin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 64’POR - Bill Tuiloma (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’POR - Josecarlos Van Rankin (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 74’SKC - Robert Voloder (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 78’SKC - Peter Vermes (Yellow Card; Dissent) 80’POR - Diego CHara (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ Stats Summary SKC POR Shots (on goal) 11 (4) 11 (8)Saves 1 2 Fouls 7 15 Offside 1 1 Corner Kicks 3 1
13 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) May 18, 2022: Sporting KC 2-1 Colorado Rapids MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 17,233 Weather: Sunny and 80 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (3-7-3, 12 points) 1 1 2 Colorado Rapids (4-5-3, 15 points) 1 0 1 Sporting KC Colorado Rapids GK Melia GK Yarbrough D Sweat D Abubakar D Ford D Wilson D Fontas D Trusty D Ndenbe M Rosenberry M Uri M Price (C) (Kaye 46’) M Walter M Acosta (Mezquida 82’) M Hernandez M Esteves F Russell (C) M Rubio F Vujnovic (Tzionis 34’ (Duke 100+)) F Zardes (Barrios 64’) F Salloi F Lewis Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Irwin (GK)Pierre Beitashour Rad Markanich Davis Vallecilla Vazquez MaxWarner Scoring Summary:SKC - Daniel Salloi 3 (Uri Rosell 1) 24’COL - Lucas Esteves 1 (Gyasi Zardes 1) 29’SKC - Daniel Salloi 4 (Unassisted) 50’ Misconduct Summary:COL - Bryan Acosta (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 3’SKC - Felipe Hernandez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’COL - Auston Trusty (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 78’SKC - Logan Ndenbe (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’COL - Lalas Abubakar (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 90’COL - Auston Trusty (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 91+COL - Diego Rubio (Yellow Card; Dissent) 91+COL - Lucas Esteves (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+COL - Lucas Esteves (Red Card; Violent Conduct) 96+SKC - Andreu Fontas (Red Card; Violent Conduct) 96+SKC - Daniel Salloi (Red Card; Serious Foul Play) 99+ Stats Summary SKC COL Shots (on goal) 6 (2) 15 (4)Saves 3 0 Fouls 19 13 Offside 0 2 Corner Kicks 1 5 May 22, 2022: San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | PayPal Park | San Jose, CA Attendance: 14,233 Weather: Partly Cloudy and 80 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (3-7-4, 13 points) 1 0 1 San Jose Earthquakes (3-5-5, 14 points) 0 1 1 Sporting KC San Jose Earthquakes GK Melia GK Marcinkowski D Sweat D Marie D Ford D Agren D Voloder D Calvo D Ndenbe D Beason M Uri M Remedi (Judson 80’) M Hernandez M Yueill (Gregus 68’) M Espinoza (Tzionis 64’) M Monteiro (Chofis 68’) F Walter F Espinoza F Russell (C) F Ebobisse F Duke F Cowell Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Bersano (GK) Pierre Salinas Rad Skahan Davis Thompson Vazquez BoudaKikanovic Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 4 (Cam Duke 3, Roger Espinoza 1) 45’ SJ - Jackson Yueill 3 (Jamiro Monteiro 4, Francisco Calvo 1) 46’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’ SKC - Uri Rosell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 74’ SJ - Paul Marie (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 80’ Stats Summary SKC SJ Shots (on goal) 6 (2) 18 (5) Saves 4 1 Fouls 7 11 Offside 0 3 Corner Kicks 4 4 May 28, 2022: Sporting KC 0-1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,206 Weather: Sunny and 79 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (3-8-4, 13 points) 0 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps (4-7-2, 14 points) 1 0 1 Sporting KC Vancouver Whitecaps FC GK Melia GK Cropper D Sweat (Pierre 46’) D Godinho (Martins 79’) D Ford D Brown D Fontas (Isimat 69’) D Veselinovic D Ndenbe D Nerwinski M Uri (Tzionis 46’) D Gutierrez (Godoy 60’) M Hernandez M Jungwirth M Espinoza M Berhalter (Raposo 79’) F Walter M Owusu (Baldisimo 46’) F Russell (C) F Dajome (C) (Caicedo 27’) F Duke F Cavallini Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Boehmer (GK) Rad Alexandre Voloder Vite Davis Ricketts Scoring Summary: VAN - Lucas Cavallini 4 (Penalty Kick) 24’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Kortne Ford (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 13’ VAN - Sebastian Berhalter (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 27’ SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 44’ VAN - Cristian Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 52’ SKC - Johnny Russell (Yellow Card; Dissent) 58’ Stats Summary SKC VAN Shots (on goal) 15 (2) 9 (1) Saves 0 1 Fouls 11 13 Offside 2 1 Corner Kicks 4 5 June 12, 2022: Sporting KC 1-2 New England Revolution MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,703 Weather: Partly Cloudy and 91 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (3-9-4, 13 points) 0 1 1 New England Revolution (5-5-4, 19 points) 1 1 2 Sporting KC New England Revolution GK Melia GK Petrovic D Zusi (Pierre 90’) D Bye D Ford (Isimat 46’) D Farrell D Voloder (Fontas 46’) D Gonzalez (Bell 55’) D Ndenbe D Jones M Uri M Kaptoum (Altidore 64’) M Walter (Shelton 33’) M Polster M Espinoza M McNamara (Traustason 72’) F Russell (C) M Gil (C) F Hernandez M Borrero (Boateng 73’) F Duke F Bou (Maciel 90’) Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Knighton (GK) Rad DeLaGarza Sweat Rivera Vazquez Rennicks Scoring Summary: NE - Gustavo Bou 2 (Dylan Borrero 1) 30’ SKC - Johnny Russell 5 (Unassisted) 52’ NE - Emmanuel Boateng 1 (Unassisted) 87’ Misconduct Summary: NE - Gustavo Bou (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 7’ NE - Matt Polster (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 24’ SKC - Kortne Ford (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 34’ SKC - Uri Rosell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 47+ SKC - Uri Rosell (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48’ NE - Andrew Farrell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 50’ NE - DeJuan Jones (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 55’ Stats Summary SKC NE Shots (on goal) 9 (2) 12 (5) Saves 3 1 Fouls 9 10 Offside 1 2 Corner Kicks 6 5 June 19, 2022: Nashville SC 1-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | GEODIS Park | Nashville, TN Attendance: 29,269 Weather: Sunny and 87 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (4-9-4, 16 points) 1 1 2 Nashville SC (6-5-5, 23 points) 0 1 1 Sporting KC Nashville SC GK Melia GK Willis D Zusi D Muyl D Isimat D Miller (Leal 76’) D Fontas D Maher D Ndenbe D Romney (Washington 64’) M Walter (Ford 80’) D Lovitz M Hernandez M Davis M Duke (Espinoza 74’) M Godoy (C) (McCarty 64’) F Russell (C) (Pierre 97+) M Anunga (Loba 46’) F Shelton F Sapong F Salloi F Mukhtar Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Meyer (GK) Rad Panicco (GK) Sweat Bauer Voloder Haakenson Davis Zubak Tzionis Scoring Summary: SKC - Felipe Hernandez 1 (Unassisted) 41’ SKC - Graham Zusi 1 (Remi Walter 1) 51’ NSH - Ake Loba 1 (Unassisted) 63’ Misconduct Summary: NSH - Anibal Godoy (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 40’ SKC - Tim Melia (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 81’ SKC - Johnny Russell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Dissent) 89’ Stats Summary SKC NSH Shots (on goal) 8 (4) 9 (2) Saves 1 2 Fouls 14 9 Offside 1 4 Corner Kicks 4 4 June 25, 2022: Seattle Sounders FC 3-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Lumen Field | Seattle, WA Attendance: 33,380 Weather: Sunny and 77 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (4-10-4, 16 points) 0 0 0 Seattle Sounders FC (7-6-2, 23 points) 1 2 3 Sporting KC Seattle Sounders FC GK Melia GK Frei D Zusi (Pierre 74’) D A. Roldan D Isimat D Yeimar (Cissoko 80’) D Fontas D Ragen D Ndenbe (Sweat 86’) D Nouhou M Walter M Rowe (Medranda 80’) M Hernandez (Espinoza 74’) M Rusnak (Leyva 84’) M Duke M C. Roldan F Russell (C) (Tzionis 86’) M Lodeiro (C) (Montero 80’) F Shelton M Morris F Salloi F Bruin (Chu 74’) Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Cleveland (GK) Rad Teves UriDavisVoloder Scoring Summary: SEA - Will Bruin 2 (Cristian Roldan 4, Alex Roldan 4) 8’ SEA - Jordan Morris 4 (Nouhou 1, Nicolas Lodeiro 4) 71’ SEA - Cristian Roldan 3 (Jordan Morris 3, Leo Chu 2) 76’ Misconduct Summary: SEA - Jordan Morris (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 65’ Stats Summary SKC SEA Shots (on goal) 9 (1) 15 (8) Saves 5 1 Fouls 9 10 Offside 1 3 Corner Kicks 7 2
14 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) July 3, 2022: Sporting KC 0-1 New York Red Bulls MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,065 Weather: Cloudy and 86 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (4-11-4, 16 points) 0 0 0 New York Red Bulls (9-5-5, 32 points) 0 1 1 Sporting KC New York Red Bulls GK Melia GK Coronel D Pierre D D. Nealis D Isimat D S. Nealis D Fontas D Long (C) D Ndenbe D Tolkin M Walter M Amaya M Hernandez (Tzionis 85’) M Casseres Jr. M Duke M Luquinhas F Russell (C) M Fernandez (Harper 26’) F Shelton M Morgan (Ngoma 66’) F Salloi F Barlow (Klimala 57’) Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Meara (GK) Rad Castillo Sweat Sserwadda Voloder Yearwood UriEspinozaDavis Scoring Summary: NY - Aaron Long 3 (Lewis Morgan 3) 53’ Misconduct Summary: NY - Cameron Harper (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ NY - Sean Nealis (Red Card; DOGSO) 73’ NY - John Tolkin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ NY - Frankie Amaya (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 90’ Stats Summary SKC NY Shots (on goal) 17 (4) 7 (2) Saves 1 3 Fouls 10 20 Offside 0 3 Corner Kicks 9 1 July 9, 2022: CF Montreal 1-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Stade Saputo | Montreal, Quebec Attendance: 14,127 Weather: Sunny and 71 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (5-11-4, 19 points) 1 1 2 CF Montreal (9-8-2, 29 points) 1 0 1 Sporting KC CF Montreal GK Melia GK Breza D Pierre D Johnston D Isimat D Camacho D Fontas D Miller D Sweat M Lappalainen (Brault-Guillard 80’) M Uri (Hernandez 72’) M Kone M Espinoza (Duke 82’) M Piette (C) (Hamdi 80’) M Walter M Kwizera (Choiniere 46’) F Russell (C) (Voloder 88’) F Quioto F Shelton F Toye (Kamara 72’) F Salloi F Miljevic (Torres 71’) Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Pantemis (GK) Ndenbe Corbo Rad Waterman Davis Thorkelsson Tzionis Scoring Summary: MTL - Romell Quioto 7 (Lassi Lappalainen 4, Ismael Kone 3) 13’ SKC - Roger Espinoza 2 (Unassisted) 29’ SKC - Remi Walter 3 (Khiry Shelton 1) 63’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Uri Rosell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 27’ MTL - Jojea Kwizera (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 32’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 61’ SKC - Kayden Pierre (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 77’ Stats Summary SKC MTL Shots (on goal) 6 (3) 16 (5) Saves 4 1 Fouls 16 12 Offside 0 3 Corner Kicks 1 12 July 13, 2022: Minnesota United FC 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Allianz Field | St. Paul, MN Attendance: 19,657 Weather: Sunny and 76 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (5-11-5, 20 points) 0 1 1 Minnesota United (8-8-4, 28 points) 1 0 1 Sporting KC Minnesota United GK Pulskamp GK St. Clair D Pierre D Taylor D Isimat D Boxall D Fontas (C) D Dibassy D Ndenbe D Lawrence M Uri (Russell 57’) M Trapp (C) (Hayes 83’) M Walter M Lod M Hernandez M Hlongwane (Rosales 46’) F Duke M Reynoso F Salloi M Fragapane F Tzionis (Shelton 75’) F Amarilla Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Miller (GK) Rad Fisher Sweat Kallman Voloder Montgomery Davis KibunguchyDanladiMcMaster Scoring Summary: MIN - Own Goal (John Pulskamp) 43’ SKC - Johnny Russell 6 (Kayden Pierre 1) 63’ Misconduct Summary: MIN - Wil Trapp (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 16’ SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 47’ MIN - DJ Taylor (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’ MIN - Emanuel Reynoso (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 32’ Stats Summary SKC MIN Shots (on goal) 12 (5) 10 (3) Saves 4 4 Fouls 3 10 Offside 0 8 Corner Kicks 3 5 July 17, 2022: Real Salt Lake 3-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Rio Tinto Stadium | Sandy, UT Attendance: 20,132 Weather: Cloudy and 81 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (5-12-5, 20 points) 0 0 0 Real Salt Lake (9-6-6, 33 points) 0 3 3 Sporting KC Real Salt Lake GK Pulskamp GK MacMath D Pierre D Herrera D Isimat D Glad (Holt 82’) D Voloder D Silva (C) D Ndenbe D Brody M Uri (Hernandez 57’) M Ruiz M Walter M Loffelsend (Besler 72’) M Espinoza M Chang F Russell (C) (Duke 79’) M Savarino (Luna 82’) F Salloi M Meram (Hidalgo 87’) F Tzionis (Shelton 66’) F Cordova (Julio 72’) Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Gomez (GK) Rad Kappelhof Sweat Rubin AgadaDavis Scoring Summary: RSL - Sergio Cordova 4 (Andrew Brody 2, Maikel Chang 6) 50’ RSL – Pablo Ruiz 2 (Jefferson Savarino 3, Justin Meram 5) 64’ RSL – Jefferson Savarino 4 (Justin Meram 6, Aaron Herrera 1) 71’ Misconduct Summary: SKC – Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 24’ RSL – Justen Glad (Yellow Card; Persistent Infringement) 34’ RSL – Sergio Cordova (Yellow Card; Excessive Celebration) 50’ SKC – Roger Espinoza (Red Card; Serious Foul Play) 62’ SKC – Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 85’ RSL – Anderson Julio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+ Stats Summary SKC RSL Shots (on goal) 6 (1) 19 (10) Saves 8 1 Fouls 3 13 Offside 0 6 Corner Kicks 4 5 July 23, 2022: Sporting KC 0-2 Los Angeles FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,142 Weather: Sunny and 98 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (5-13-5, 20 points) 0 0 0 Los Angeles FC (14-4-3, 45 points) 0 2 2 Sporting KC Los Angeles FC GK Melia (Pulskamp 53’) GK Crepeau D Zusi (Pierre 46’) D Escobar (Hollingshead 65’) D Isimat D Murillo D Fontas D Chiellini (Segura 46’) D Ndenbe D Palacios M Walter M Ilie M Hernandez (Uri 65’) M Cifuentes M Thommy (Duke 61’) M Acosta F Russell (C) F Vela (C) (Blessing 78’) F Shelton (Agada 84’) F Arango (Mendez 86’) F Salloi (Tzionis 84’) F Opoku (Bale 65’) Subs not used: Subs not used: Sweat McCarthy (GK) Voloder FallIbeagha Scoring Summary: LAFC - Cristian Arango 9 (Kwadwo Opoku 2) 56’ LAFC - Gareth Bale 1 (Cristian Arango 3) 83’ Misconduct Summary: LAFC – Kellyn Acosta (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 5’ LAFC - Carlos Vela (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 71’ LAFC - Ryan Hollingshead (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 96+ Stats Summary SKC LAFC Shots (on goal) 11 (3) 13 (5) Saves 2 3 Fouls 11 15 Offside 0 2 Corner Kicks 7 6 July 30, 2022: Sporting KC 0-2 Austin FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 17,287 Weather: Partly Cloudy and 74 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (5-14-5, 20 points) 0 0 0 Austin FC (13-5-5, 44 points) 1 1 2 Sporting KC Austin FC GK Pulskamp GK Stuver D Pierre (Zusi 78’) D Lima D Isimat D Cascante (Romana 46’) D Fontas D Gabrielsen D Sweat D Gallagher M Walter M Ring (C) (Wolff 58’) M Duke M Pereira (Martins 46’) M Hernandez (Espinoza 78’) M Driussi F Russell (C) (Salloi 46’) F Finlay (Redes 82’) F Agada (Uri 92+) F Urruti (Hoesen 84’) F Tzionis (Thommy 46’) F Fagundez Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Tarbell (GK) Rad Kolmanic Voloder CorozoDjitte Scoring Summary: ATX - Alex Ring 4 (Jon Gallagher 4) 46+ ATX - Sebastian Driussi 14 (Diego Fagundez 9) 90’ Misconduct Summary: ATX - Julio Cascante (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ ATX - Daniel Pereira (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’ SKC - Cam Duke (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 39’ ATX - Maxi Urruti (Yellow Card; Dissent) 42’ SKC - Cam Duke (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 43’ SKC - Ben Sweat (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 73’ Stats Summary SKC ATX Shots (on goal) 11 (4) 9 (3) Saves 1 4 Fouls 12 12 Offside 0 5 Corner Kicks 6 1
15 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2022 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) August 6, 2022: Sporting KC 4-2 LA Galaxy MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,101 Weather: Sunny and 94 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (6-14-5, 23 points) 3 1 4 LA Galaxy (9-11-3, 30 points) 0 2 2 Sporting KC LA Galaxy GK Pulskamp GK Bond D Zusi D Leerdam (Araujo 46’) D Isimat D Coulibaly D Fontas D Williams D Sweat D Gasper (Edwards 46’) M Walter M Costa (Alvarez 59’) M Espinoza (Hernandez 59’) M Delgado M Thommy (Uri 67’) M Brugman (Saldana 81’) F Russell (C) M Cabral (Grandsir 59’) F Agada (Tzionis 88’) F Chicharito (C) F Salloi F Joveljic Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Klinsmann (GK) Pierre Zavaleta Rad Kljestan Voloder Perez Scoring Summary: SKC - Erik Thommy 1 (Roger Espinoza 2, Daniel Salloi 2) 10’ SKC - Willy Agada 1 (Unassisted) 40’ SKC - Willy Agada 2 (Daniel Salloi 3) 50+ LA - Chicharito 8 (Alvarez 4) 83’ LA - Chicharito 9 (Penalty Kick) 92+ SKC - Daniel Salloi 5 (Unassisted) 95+ Misconduct Summary: LA - Derrick Williams (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 24’ LA - Chase Gasper (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 26’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 56’ LA - Chicharito (Yellow Card; Simulation) 63’ Stats Summary SKC LA Shots (on goal) 16 (9) 6 (3) Saves 1 4 Fouls 9 12 Offside 2 4 Corner Kicks 5 3 August 13, 2022: Austin FC 4-3 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Q2 Stadium | Austin, TX Attendance: 20,738 Weather: Partly cloudy and 95 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (6-15-5, 23 points) 3 0 3 Austin FC (14-5-6, 48 points) 1 3 4 Sporting KC Austin FC GK Pulskamp GK Stuver D Zusi D Lima (Kolmanic 77’) D Isimat D Cascante D Fontas D Gabrielsen (Romana 85’) D Sweat D Gallagher M Walter M Pereira (Corozo 58’) M Espinoza (Hernandez 73’) M Ring (C) M Thommy M Driussi F Russell (C) (Pierre 82’) F Finlay F Agada (Tzionis 91+) F Urruti (Hoesen 59’) F Salloi F Fagundez (Felipe 85’) Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Tarbell (GK)Ndenbe Valencia Rad Redes Voloder Wolff UriDuke Scoring Summary:SKC - Andreu Fontas 1 (Unassisted) 12’SKC - Willy Agada 3 (Unassisted) 23’ATX - Jon Gallagher 1 (Unassisted) 27’SKC - Johnny Russell 7 (Penalty Kick) 40’ATX - Julio Cascante 3 (Unassisted) 63’ATX - Danny Hoesen 3 (Felipe Martins 2) 85’ATX - Sebastian Driussi 17 (Unassisted) 94+ Misconduct Summary:ATX - Ruben Gabrielsen (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 68’SKC - Willy Agada (Yellow Card; Delaying a Resart) 86’SKC - Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Dissent) 88’ATX - Sebastian Driussi (Yellow Card; Excessive Celebration) 95+SKC - Peter Vermes (Yellow Card; Dissent) 99+ Stats Summary SKC ATX Shots (on goal) 14 (7) 14 (9)Saves 4 4 Fouls 9 8 Offside 0 2 Corner Kicks 2 5 August 21, 2022: Sporting KC 4-1 Portland Timbers MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 17,348 Weather: Sunny and 81 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (7-15-5, 26 points) 3 1 4 Portland Timbers (7-8-12, 33 points) 0 1 1 Sporting KC Portland Timbers GK Pulskamp GK Ivacic D Zusi D Van Rankin (Tuiloma 46’) D Isimat D Mabiala (McGraw 46’) D Fontas D Zuparic D Sweat D Bravo (Loria 64’) M Walter M Williamson (Paredes 80’) M Espinoza (Hernandez 66’) M D. Chara (C) M Thommy (Duke 89’) M Moreno F Russell (C) (Tzionis 77’) M Blanco F Agada (Shelton 77’) M Y. Chara F Salloi F Niezgoda (Asprilla 46’) Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Bingham (GK) Ndenbe Bonilla Pierre Rasmussen Voloder Ayala Uri Scoring Summary: SKC - Willy Agada 4 (Graham Zusi 1, Roger Espinoza 3) 31’ SKC - Andreu Fontas 2 (Unassisted) 40’ SKC - Erik Thommy 2 (Willy Agada 1, Graham Zusi 2) 42’ SKC - Willy Agada 5 (Ben Sweat 2, Remi Walter 2) 75’ POR - Sebastian Blanco 6 (Dairon Asprilla 1) 90’ Misconduct Summary: POR - Zac McGraw (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ SKC - Ben Sweat (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 78’ POR - Diego Chara (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ Stats Summary SKC POR Shots (on goal) 18 (9) 12 (5) Saves 4 5 Fouls 8 9 Offside 0 0 Corner Kicks 2 1
16 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2022 U.S. OPEN CUP BOX SCORES May 10, 2022: Sporting KC 4-2 FC Dallas U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 14,922 Weather: Sunny and 87 degrees 1 2 ET1 ET2 F Sporting KC 0 2 1 1 4 FC Dallas 2 0 0 0 2 Sporting KC FC Dallas GK Pulskamp GK Maurer D Rad (Voloder 100’) D Bartlett (Martinez 64’) D Fontas (C) D Tafari D Sweat D Quononez (Roberts 85’) M Pierre (Russell 74’) M Nanu M Hernandez M Servania (Redzic 91’) M Davis (Walter 61’) M Cerrillo M Cisneros (Duke 18’) M Munjoma M Glass (Salloi 61’) F Obrian (Velasco 77’) F Vujnovic (Shelton 61’) F Jara (Ferreira 76’) F Tzionis F Schon (Elmedkhar 64’) Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Paes (GK) Scoring Summary: DAL - Franco Jara 2 (Unassisted) 8’ DAL - Eddie Munjoma 1 (Jader Obrian 1) 34’ SKC - Nikola Vujnovic 1 (Unassisted) 60’ SKC - Marinos Tzionis 1 (Remi Walter 1) 98+ SKC - Edwin Cerrillo (Own Goal) 94’ SKC - Khiry Shelton 1 (Unassisted) 113’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Jake Davis (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 26’ DAL - Jimmy Maurer (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 36’ SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 42’ DAL - Jader Obrian (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 43’ DAL - Lucas Bartlett (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 63’ DAL - Jesus Ferreira (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 95+ DAL - Jose Antonio Martinez (Red Card; DOGSO) 97+ SKC - Felipe Hernandez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 107+ SKC - Johnny Russell (Yellow Card; Dissent) 120’ Stats Summary SKC DAL Shots (on goal) 23 (7) 12 (5)Saves 2 3 Fouls 15 17 Offside 3 4 Corner Kicks 10 6 May 25, 2022: Sporting KC 2-1 Houston Dynamo FC U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 14,913 Weather: Cloudy and 60 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC 0 2 2 Houston Dynamo FC 1 0 1 Sporting KC Houston Dynamo FC GK Pulskamp GK Nelson D Sweat (Shelton 46’) D Dorsey D Ford D Bartlow D Fontas (Isimat 76’) D Steres D Ndenbe (Pierre 64’) D Junqua M Uri (Espinoza 46’) M Quintero M Walter M Ceren (C) M Hernandez M Raines (Vera 57’) F Russell (C) F Baird (Pasher 72’) F Salloi F Avila (Carrasquilla 57’) F Duke F Rodriguez (Picault 72’) Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Valdez (GK) Voloder Parker Davis Zeca Scoring Summary: HOU - Corey Baird 1 (Darwin Quintero 1) 41’ SKC - Johnny Russell 1 (Unassisted) 52’ SKC - Johnny Russell 2 (Penalty Kick) 73’ Misconduct Summary: HOU - Darwin Ceren (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 18’ SKC - Uri Rosell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 29’ HOU - Darwin Quintero (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ HOU - Griffin Dorsey (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 68’ SKC - Kortne Ford (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 88’ Stats Summary SKC HOU Shots (on goal) 18 (4) 7 (3) Saves 2 2 Fouls 8 8 Offside 1 2 Corner Kicks 3 4 June 22, 2022: Sporting KC 6-0 Union Omaha U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinal | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,552 Weather: Partly cloudy and 82 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC 2 4 6 Union Omaha 0 0 0 Sporting KC Union Omaha GK Pulskamp GK Nuhu D Pierre D Alihodzic (Gordon 63’) D Ford (Isimat 48+) D Claudio D Fontas (Voloder 68’) D Knutson (Touche 72’) D Sweat D Jiba M Walter (Uri 62’) M Meza (Acoff 63’) M Hernandez M Scearce M Duke M Doyle (C) (Willis 72’) F Russell (C) (Tzionis 62’) M Brito F Shelton (Espinoza 62’) F Malcolm (Bawa 46’) F Salloi (Ndenbe 74’) F Kametani (Bruce 63’) Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Piedrahita (GK) Scoring Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi 1 (Khiry Shelton 1) 10’ SKC - Kortne Ford 1 (Felipe Hernandez 1) 37’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 2 (Khiry Shelton 2) 53’ SKC - Khiry Shelton 2 (Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 1) 56’ SKC - Felipe Hernandez 1 (Unassisted) 66’ SKC - Felipe Hernandez 2 (Logan Ndenbe 1) 81’ Misconduct Summary: OMA - Isaac Bawa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 71’ Stats Summary SKC OMA Shots (on goal) 17 (12) 5 (1) Saves 1 6 Fouls 12 12 Offside 1 2 Corner Kicks 8 2 July 27, 2022: Sacramento Republic FC 0-0 (5-4) Sporting KC U.S. Open Cup Semifinal | Heart Health Park | Sacramento, CA Attendance: 11,500 Weather: Sunny and 86 degrees 1 2 ET1 ET2 PK F Sporting KC 0 0 0 0 4 0 (4) Sacramento Republic 0 0 0 0 5 0 (5) Sporting KC Sacramento Republic FC GK Pulskamp GK Vitiello D Zusi D Viader D Isimat D Casey D Fontas D Donovan D Sweat (Ndenbe 116’) D Desmond M Walter D Gurr (Sousa 90’) M Espinoza M Gontan (Foster 69’) M Thommy (Hernandez 83’) M Felipe F Russell (C) M Lopez (C) F Shelton (Agada 61’) M LaGrassa (Ross 69’) F Salloi F Martinez (Archimede 118’) Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Saldana (GK) Pierre Lacroix Voloder Jauregi Tzionis Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ben Sweat (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 37’ SAC - Luis Felipe (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’ SAC - Nick Ross (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 94’ SKC - Felipe Hernandez (Yellow Card; Dissent) 120+ Stats Summary SKC SAC Shots (on goal) 31 (8) 13 (2) Saves 2 8 Fouls 14 14 Offside 2 1 Corner Kicks 12 3
17 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Center forward Khiry Shelton 12 Willy Agada 4 Nikola Vujnovic 3 Johnny Russell 2 Daniel Salloi 2 Felipe Hernandez 1 Defensive midfielder Uri Rosell 12 Remi Walter 11 Roger Espinoza 1 Left back Logan Ndenbe 16 Ben Sweat 8 Right back Graham Zusi 15 Kayden Pierre 5 Ben Sweat 3 Cam Duke 1 Left center back Andreu Fontas 18 Robert Voloder 5 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 1 Goalkeeper Tim Melia 18 John Pulskamp 6 Right center back Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 17 Kortne Ford 7 Left-center midfielder Felipe Hernandez 12 Roger Espinoza 7 Erik Thommy 4 Cam Duke 1 Right-center midfielder Remi Walter 11 Roger Espinoza 8 Cam Duke 4 Felipe Hernandez 1 Right forward Johnny Russell 21 Remi Walter 2 Cam Duke 1 Left forward Daniel Salloi 17 Marinos Tzionis 4 Cam Duke 3 Formation: 4-3-3 (24 games) NOTE: Charts do not account for interchangingplayersand/ or switching positions over the course of a match. Substitute players are not listed. SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2022 REGULAR SEASON) Center back Andreu Fontas 1 Center midfielder Remi Walter 1 Left wing back Ben Sweat 1 Right wing back Graham Zusi 1 Left center back Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 1 Goalkeeper Tim Melia 1 Right center back Kortne Ford 1 Left-center midfielder Felipe Hernandez 1 Right-center midfielder Roger Espinoza 1 Second Striker Cam Duke 1 Center forward Nikola Vujnovic 1 Formation: 3-5-2 (1 game)
18 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Center forward Khiry Shelton 1 Left defensive midfielder Roger Espinoza 1 Left back Logan Ndenbe 1 Right back Graham Zusi 1 Left center back Andreu Fontas 1 Goalkeeper Tim Melia 1 Right center back Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 1 Attacking midfielder Marinos Tzionis 1 Right defensive midfielder Remi Walter 1 Right forward Johnny Russell 1 Left forward Daniel Salloi 1 Formation: 4-2-3-1 (1 game) NOTE: Charts do not account for interchangingplayersand/ or switching positions over the course of a match. Substitute players are not listed. SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2022 REGULAR SEASON) Center forward Khiry Shelton 1 Left midfielder Remi Walter 1 Left back Logan Ndenbe 1 Right back Cam Duke 1 Left center back Robert Voloder 1 Goalkeeper Tim Melia 1 Right center back Kortne Ford 1 Attacking midfielder Johnny Russell 1 Right midfielder Roger Espinoza 1 Defensive midfielder Uri Rosell 1 Left forward Daniel Salloi 1 Formation: 4-3-1-2 (1 game)
19 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2022 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE ATT. RECORD PTS. PLACE GOALSCORERS February 27 at Atlanta Untied FC L 1-3 67,523 0-1-0 0 T-10 Salloi March 5 vs. Houston Dynamo FC W 1-0 18,872 1-1-0 3 T-6 Walter March 12 at Colorado Rapids L 0-2 12,387 1-2-0 3 T-11 March 19 at Chicago Fire FC L 1-3 9,352 1-3-0 3 12 Espinoza March 26 vs. Real Salt Lake W 1-0 19,107 2-3-0 6 T-6 Russell April 2 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 0-1 16,772 2-4-0 6 T-11 April 9 vs. Nashville SC L 1-2 18,852 2-5-0 6 12 Walter April 17 at Los Angeles FC L 1-3 22,097 2-6-0 6 12 Own Goal April 23 vs. Columbus Crew T 0-0 18,483 2-6-1 7 T-11 April 30 vs. FC Dallas T 2-2 17,334 2-6-2 8 11 Russell, Salloi May 7 at New York City FC T 0-0 15,031 2-6-3 9 T-11 May 14 at Portland Timbers L 2-7 23,503 2-7-3 9 13 Russell, Tzionis May 18 vs. Colorado Rapids W 2-1 17,233 3-7-3 12 13 Salloi (2) May 22 at San Jose Earthquakes T 1-1 14,233 3-7-4 13 T-12 Russell May 28 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 0-1 19,206 3-8-4 13 14 June 12 vs. New England Revolution L 1-2 18,703 3-9-4 13 14 Russell June 19 at Nashville SC W 2-1 29,269 4-9-4 16 T-12 Hernandez, Zusi June 25 at Seattle Sounders FC L 0-3 33,380 4-10-4 16 13 July 3 vs. New York Red Bulls L 0-1 19,065 4-11-4 16 14 July 9 at CF Montreal W 2-1 14,127 5-11-4 19 T-14 Espinoza, Walter July 13 at Minnesota United FC T 1-1 19,657 5-11-5 20 14 Russell July 17 at Real Salt Lake L 0-3 20,132 5-12-5 20 14 July 23 vs. Los Angeles FC L 0-2 20,142 5-13-5 20 14 July 30 vs. Austin FC L 0-2 17,287 5-14-5 20 14 August 6 vs. LA Galaxy W 4-2 18,101 6-14-5 23 14 Thommy, Agada (2), Salloi August 13 at Austin FC L 3-4 20,738 6-15-5 23 14 Fontas, Agada, Russell August 21 vs. Portland Timbers W 4-1 17,348 7-15-5 26 T-13 Agada (2), Fontas, Thommy August 27 vs. San Jose Earthquakes September 4 at LA Galaxy September 10 at Houston Dynamo FC September 13 vs. D.C. United September 17 vs. Minnesota United FC October 2 vs. Seattle Sounders FC October 9 at FC Dallas SPORTING KC 2022 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2022 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (7-15-5, 26 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF AUGUST 21, 2022 UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 7 F Johnny Russell 26 25 2168 7 0 55 19 20 48 4 12 4 0 20 F Daniel Salloi 22 21 1920 5 3 55 21 15 32 3 4 1 1 23 F William Agada 5 4 349 5 1 13 9 12 5 0 0 1 0 54 M Remi Walter 27 27 2363 3 2 11 4 15 14 0 23 2 0 15 M Roger Espinoza 23 19 1515 2 3 26 10 36 13 1 0 10 1 3 D Andreu Fontas 21 20 1810 2 0 12 3 17 7 0 0 5 1 26 M Erik Thommy 5 4 352 2 0 15 7 4 11 0 13 0 0 21 M Felipe Hernandez 27 15 1501 1 3 23 2 23 31 1 41 2 0 8 D Graham Zusi 18 17 1412 1 2 12 3 14 18 0 2 1 0 27 F Marinos Tzionis 23 5 675 1 0 17 6 9 26 1 6 0 0 28 M Cam Duke 23 12 1166 0 3 10 2 23 30 0 0 4 1 2 D Ben Sweat 14 12 1028 0 2 8 2 15 7 1 0 3 0 24 D Kayden Pierre 13 5 568 0 1 0 0 1 13 0 0 1 0 6 M Oriol Rosell 16 13 870 0 1 3 0 22 7 0 0 4 1 11 F Khiry Shelton 19 14 1328 0 1 17 5 19 15 3 0 0 0 17 M Jake Davis 3 0 15 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 D Kortne Ford 12 9 789 0 0 2 0 11 6 1 0 4 0 5 D Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 22 20 1781 0 0 6 4 19 3 1 0 3 0 32 M Jose Mauri 1 0 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 29 GK Tim Melia 21 21 1853 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 18 D Logan Ndenbe 20 18 1627 0 0 6 0 22 28 1 0 2 0 1 GK John Pulskamp 7 6 577 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 D Robert Voloder 9 6 574 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 1 1 19 F Nikola Vujnovic 9 4 331 0 0 5 3 3 4 2 0 0 0 25 F Ozzie Cisneros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 GK Kendall McIntosh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 F Alan Pulido 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 D Kaveh Rad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Own-goals received 1 Team totals 27 27 2430 30 22 296 100 309 337 19 101 52 6 Opponent totals 27 27 2430 49 55 316 115 337 309 83 105 70 5 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Remi Walter 2, Willy Agada 1, Andreu Fontas 1, Johnny Russell 1, Daniel Salloi 1, Graham Zusi 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Daniel Salloi 1, Khiry Shelton 1, Remi Walter 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Johnny Russell 2-3, Daniel Salloi 0-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 29 GK Tim Melia 21 21 1853 80 45 34 1.65 2 3 5 11 4 4 1 GK John Pulskamp 7 6 577 35 20 15 2.34 1 1 2 4 1 0 Team totals 27 27 2430 115 65 49 1.81 3 4 7 15 5 4 Opponent totals 27 27 2430 100 66 30 1.11 2 4 15 7 5 10
2012
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.
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. 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. 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.
Director of Sports Performance & Science | Joey Harty
20 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
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.
4-0-1 23-8-10 2013 17-10-7 2-1-2 1-1-0 2-0-2 22-12-11 2014 14-13-7 0-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-1 18-17-8 2015 14-11-9 0-0-1 4-0-1 18-11-11 2016 13-13-8 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-1 15-17-9 2017 12-9-13 0-1-0 4-0-1 16-10-14 2018 18-8-8 1-1-2 2-1-0 21-10-10 2019 10-16-8 0-0-0 0-1-0 3-3-0 13-20-8 2020 12-6-3 0-1-1 0-1-1 12-8-5 2021 17-10-7 1-1-0 0-1-0 18-12-7 2022 7-15-5 0-0-0 3-0-1 10-15-6 TOTAL 179-146-105 7-9-6 0-1-1 23-7-4 9-8-4 218-171-120 Manager & Sporting Director | Peter Vermes
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 509 total games during his Kansas City coaching career, most in club history. With over 14 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 126 leagues in the world as denoted by the CIES Football Observatory, Vermes’ tenure at Sporting KC ranks as the sixth longest active run. Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting KC, including the active roster, Sporting Kansas City II (MLS NEXT Pro) 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 FollowingRapids. 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. 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.
PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC Year MLS Playoffs MIB KO Open Cup Intl. Total 2009 3-6-3 3-6-3 2010 11-13-6 0-1-0 11-14-6 2011 13-9-12 2-1-0 3-1-0 18-11-12 18-7-9 1-1-0
Assistant Coach | Zoran Savic Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty is in his sixth 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. 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.
Goalkeeper Coach | Alec Dufty 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.
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 Heothers.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 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.
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.
Peter Vermes is in his 14th season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2022 and is the longest-tenured active head coach in MLS. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 218 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 179 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.
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.
Assistant Coach | Kerry Zavagnin
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 5 4 349 5 1 13 9 12 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 MLS - TOTAL 5 4 349 5 1 13 9 12 5 0 0 1 0 1 0
21 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Height: 5-5 Weight: 130 Birthday: 3/13/2004 Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 1/20/2021 #25 | M | OZZIE CISNEROS | @OzzieCisner10RegularSeason 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 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 0 0 0 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 1 1 18 0 0 International 1 1 90 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 2 2 108 0 0
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. He scored his first professional goal for Sporting KC II against Louisville City FC on July 28, 2021 before making his debut for Sporting KC in a Leagues Cup match against Club Leon on Aug. 10, 2021. A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Cisneros joined the Sporting KC Academy as a 12-year-old in 2016. That summer, he led Sporting to a fourth-place finish at the Concacaf U-13 Champions League in Mexico City. Cisneros went on to play almost 70 matches for 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.
On the international stage, Cisneros notably starred at the 2019 Concacaf U-15 Championship in Bradenton, Florida, scoring both goals in a 2-0 quarterfinal win over Costa Rica, and also found the back of the net at the 2019 Torneo delle Nazioni in Italy.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 Height: 5-9 Weight: 165 Birthday: 9/17/1999 Hometown: Bauchi, Nigeria Last Club: Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel) Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 6/23/2022 #23 | F | WILLIAM AGADARegular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Assists 1, Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Shots 4, Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 6, 2022, KC vs. LA Fouls Suffered 3, July 30, 2022, KC vs. ATX Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Goal Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Assist Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR 2022 Record when: he starts 2-2-0 he scores 2-1-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 5 4 349 5 1 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 1 0 59 0 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 6 4 408 5 1
Sporting Kansas City acquired striker William Agada in a transfer from Israeli side Hapoel Jerusalem in June 2022. A native of Nigeria, Agada follows midfielder Gadi Kinda as the second Israeli Premier League star to join Sporting since 2020. The striker scored 37 goals across four seasons in Israel. Agada scored his first goals for Sporting with a brace in the 4-2 victory over the LA Galaxy on Aug. 6, 2022. Agada turned professional as an 18-year-old and bagged eight goals during his first season with Hapoel Jerusalem in 2018-2019. He doubled his goal haul the following year, scoring a team-best 15 times across 36 appearances in the Israeli second division. Agada’s excellent 2019-2020 campaign paved the way for a loan to Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Premier League. He was second on the team with six goals in 2020-2021 and scored twice in the relegation round, helping the club avoid a drop to the second tier. The 2021-2022 season saw Agada return to Hapoel Jerusalem, which had gained promotion to the Premier League after posting a second-place finish in the Liga Leumit the previous year. He led the team with eight goals, including five since the start of 2022, and accounted for 42 percent of Hapoel Jerusalem’s goal scoring over the course of the campaign.
22 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Height: 5-6 Weight: 130 Birthday: 2/13/2001 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 7/18/2019 #28 | M | CAM DUKE | @camduke20Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 15, 2021, KC vs. MIN Assists 1, 3 times, last: May 22, 2022, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 1, 7 times, last: July 13, 2022, KC at MIN Shots 2, 4 times, last: July 13, 2022, KC at MIN Fouls Committed 5, June 19, 2022, KC at NSH Fouls Suffered 8, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Goal Sept. 15, 2021, KC vs. MIN Assist May 22, 2022, KC at SJ 2022 Record when: he starts 1-8-3 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 47 20 2041 2 3 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 MLS is Back KO Stage 1 0 6 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 3 2 282 0 0 International 1 0 45 1 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 52 22 2374 3 3
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 GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 4 0 15 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 4 0 15 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A native of Rochester, Michigan, Davis moved to Kansas City in 2017 at age 15 to join the Sporting KC Academy. He represented Sporting at the U-17 and U-19 levels, amassing eight goals across 54 appearances in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.
Sporting Kansas City signed midfielder Jake Davis as a Homegrown Player in August 2021 as the 19th Homegrown Player to emerge from the Sporting Kansas City Academy. He made his first-team debut in the 4-0 victory over Minnesota United on Sept. 15, 2021. A hard-nosed midfielder who can also play at right back, Davis started 28 of 37 appearances for Sporting Kansas City II across the 2019-2021 USL Championship seasons, adding seven assists in over 2,500 minutes played under head coach Paulo Nagamura. The 2021 campaign has seen Davis tally a team-high four assists in 17 matches, including the game-winner in a 3-2 victory at Memphis 901 FC on June 26. He also leads the club with 20 chances created and 47 tackles.
Davis earned international recognition for the first time in November 2019 when he was selected to the United States U-17 national team roster for the 19th annual Nike International Friendlies at the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.
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 SKC II captain Christian Duke, while his father, Chris Duke, played for the Kansas City Comets and Kansas City Attack in the early 1990s.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 47 20 2041 2 3 19 7 38 60 0 0 6 1 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 47 20 2041 2 3 19 7 38 60 0 0 6 1 0 0 Height: 5-9 Weight: 155 Birthday: 1/3/2002 Hometown: Rochester, Michigan Last Club: Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 8/19/2021 #17 | M | JAKE DAVIS | @jdavis_3211Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 2, March 12, 2022, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance May 14, 2022, KC at POR Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 4 0 15 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 1 1 61 0 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 5 1 76 0 0
Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of midfielder Cam Duke as a Homegrown Player midway through the 2019 season. The Overland Park, Kansas native was 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 before scoring again in a Leagues Cup match vs. Club Leon on Aug. 10, 2021.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 309 272 23626 12 42 345 94 494 387 18 16 74 13 2 11 KC - Postseason 17 14 1208 1 0 13 6 22 24 3 0 6 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 326 286 24834 13 42 358 100 516 411 21 16 80 13 2 11
Sporting Kansas City signed center back Andreu Fontas, a 10-year professional with more than 200 appearances in his native Spain, on Aug. 8, 2018. Fontas underwent Achilles surgery in late 2019, keeping him out for the majority of the 2020 season before making his return with three starts late in the campaign. Fontas spent five seasons from 2013-2018 with Celta Vigo in Spain’s top-flight La Liga, where he started 100 of 105 league appearances and helped the club to the semifinals of the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League. The defender developed in FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth academy alongside current Sporting KC midfielder Uri Rosell, playing nearly 100 matches combined for FC Barcelona B and FC Barcelona from 2008-2012. Fontas advanced through from the B team to the first team in 2009 and played in 16 games for the Spanish giants, including a sub appearance in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final that Barca won 4-0 over Santos. Fontas spent the 2012-13 season on loan at Mallorca before signing with Celta Vigo in June 2013, where he made 139 appearances over five years. Internationally, Fontas has represented Spain at the Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 levels and has also played for the Catalonia National Team.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 72 67 6106 3 1 30 8 45 27 0 0 9 1 1 1 KC - Postseason 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 74 69 6286 3 1 30 8 48 27 0 0 9 1 1 1 Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 Birthday: 10/25/1986 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015 #15 | M | ROGER ESPINOZARegular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 12 times, last: July 9, 2022, KC at MTL Assists 2, 3 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 2, 15 times, last: April 2, 2022, KC at VAN Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, 7 times, last: July 9, 2022, KC at MTL Fouls Suffered 6, 3 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Goal July 9, 2022, KC at MTL Assist Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR 2022 Record when: he starts 5-10-4 he scores 1-1-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 309 272 23626 12 42 MLS Postseason 17 14 1208 1 0 MLS is Back KO Stage 2 2 151 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 24 19 2139 0 3 International 9 8 727 1 1 ALL COMPETITIONS 361 316 27851 14 46
23 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Height: 6-2 Weight: 200 Birthday: 11/14/1989 Hometown: Banyoles, Spain Last Club: Celta Vigo (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 8/8/2018 #3 | D | ANDREU FONTAS | @AFontas3Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Assists 1, June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 1, 8 times, last: Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Shots 2, 7 times, last: Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: March 26, 2022, KC vs. RSL Fouls Suffered 2, 6 times, last: April 9, 2022, KC vs. NSH Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Goal Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Assist June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL 2022 Record when: he starts 7-12-1 he scores 1-1-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 72 67 6106 3 1 MLS Postseason 2 2 180 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 5 5 474 0 0 International 4 4 326 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 83 78 7086 3 1
Roger Espinoza played five seasons in Kansas City from 2008-12 before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. After a two-year stint in the English Premier League and English Championship, Espinoza returned to Sporting KC in 2015 and tallied one goal and four MLS assists. His 2015 campaign was cut short due to a left foot injury sustained in early August, but returned to the fold as a regular starter in 2016. Espinoza set new careerhighs in both goals (3) and assists (9) in 2018. Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 361 appearances for the club in all competitions, tallying 14 goals and 46 assists over 13 seasons. He is both the club’s all-time leader and the all-time MLS leader with 13 red cards. In two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances, including eight in the UEFA Europa League, and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City. Espinoza earned 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team after debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics before retiring from international play in 2019.
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 eight on the current roster, joining Cam Duke, Daniel Salloi, John Pulskamp, Ozzie Cisneros, Kaveh Rad, Kayden Pierre and Jake Davis.
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.
24 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Height: 5-7 Weight: 145 Birthday: 6/8/1998 Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 8/30/2019 #21 | M | FELIPE HERNANDEZ | @Fe1ipe98RegularSeason Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: June 19, 2022, KC at NSH Assists 2, May 14, 2022, KC at POR Shots on Goal 1, 5 times, last: June 19, 2022, KC at NSH Shots 4, 3 times, last: July 3, 2022, KC vs. NY Fouls Committed 3, 4 times, last: July 23, 2022, KC vs. LAFC Fouls Suffered 4, July 4, 2021, KC at LA Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Goal June 19, 2022, KC at NSH Assist May 14, 2022, KC at POR 2022 Record when: he starts 4-9-2 he scores 1-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 51 28 2782 2 6 MLS Postseason 2 0 42 0 0 MLS is Back KO Stage 1 0 26 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 4 3 337 2 1 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 58 31 3187 4 7
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. 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.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 51 28 2782 2 6 46 5 40 48 2 48 2 0 0 1 KC - Postseason 2 0 42 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 53 28 2824 2 6 46 5 41 51 2 48 2 0 0 1 Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 Birthday: 1/26/1996 Hometown: Greeley, Colorado College: University of Denver Last Club: Colorado Rapids (MLS) Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 1/14/2022 #12 | D | KORTNE FORD | @KortFordRegular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, May 27, 2017, COL vs. SKC (w/ COL) Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, May 27, 2017, COL vs. SKC (w/ COL) Shots 3, Sept. 9, 2017, COL at HOU (w/ COL) Fouls Committed 3, 10 times, last: May 28, 2022, KC vs. VAN Fouls Suffered 3, Aug. 11, 2018, COL vs. SJ (w/ COL) Last Regular Season... Appearance June 19, 2022, KC at NSH Goal May 27, 2017, COL vs. SKC (w/ COL) Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 1-4-4 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 12 9 789 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 2 2 134 1 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 14 11 923 1 0
Sporting Kansas City signed free agent center back Kortne Ford ahead of the 2022 season. Ford began his professional career in 2017 with the Colorado Rapids, where he started 33 of 35 MLS appearances as a Homegrown Player. Following a five-year stint in Colorado, Ford spent the last three months of 2021 on loan with San Antonio FC in the USL Championship. Ford made his first MLS appearance since 2018 in Sporting’s match at the Colorado Rapids on March 12, 2022. Ford signed for the Rapids as a Homegrown Player in 2017 and enjoyed a strong rookie campaign, starting 19 of 20 MLS appearances. He earned his MLS debut in a road loss to Sporting Kansas City on April 9 at Children’s Mercy Park and opened his professional scoring account against the same opponent in a 1-0 home win on May 27. Born in Olathe, Kansas, Ford played youth soccer in the Kansas City area before moving with his family to Colorado at age 12. He joined the Colorado Rapids Academy in 2012 and represented the club at the U-16 and U-18 levels. In three standout seasons at the University of Denver, Ford was a two-time All-Summit League First Team selection and a Top Drawer Soccer Second Team All-America honoree in 2016. He started in all 62 college appearances, notching five goals and three assists, and led the Pioneers to their first NCAA Men’s College Cup appearance as a junior in 2016.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 12 9 789 0 0 2 0 11 7 1 0 4 0 0 0 MLS - Regular Season 47 42 3657 1 0 17 4 52 24 1 0 15 0 1 0 MLS - TOTAL 47 42 3657 1 0 17 4 52 24 1 0 15 0 1 0
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.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 44 40 3429 11 12 86 36 70 82 8 41 10 1 4 5 KC - Postseason 4 2 214 0 0 2 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 48 42 3643 11 12 88 36 75 88 8 41 10 1 4 5 Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Birthday: 11/15/1991 Hometown: Meudon, France Last Club: Besiktas J.K. (Turkey) Acquired: Signed on 2/3/2021 #5 | D | NICOLAS ISIMAT-MIRIN | @nicoisimatRegularSeason Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 4 times, last: July 3, 2022, KC vs. NY Shots 2, July 3, 2022, KC vs. NY Fouls Committed 4, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: March 12, 2022, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 6-12-2 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 35 31 2730 0 0 MLS Postseason 2 2 180 1 0 U.S. Open Cup 3 1 180 0 1 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 40 34 3090 1 1
25 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Height: 5-8 Weight: 145 Birthday: 3/23/1994 Hometown: Ashdod, Israel Last Club: Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) Acquired: Acquired in loan/transfer on 1/23/2020 #10 | M | GADI KINDA Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 11 times, last: Oct. 3, 2021, KC vs. HOU Assists 2, Oct. 27, 2021, KC vs. LA Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 3, 2021, KC vs. HOU Shots 5, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 4, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 5, Oct. 17, 2021, KC at VAN Last Regular Season... Appearance Nov. 3, 2021, KC at ATX Goal Oct. 3, 2021, KC vs. HOU Assist Nov. 3, 2021, KC at ATX 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 44 40 3429 11 12 MLS Postseason 4 2 214 0 0 MLS is Back KO Stage 2 1 135 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0 International 1 0 45 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 51 43 3823 11 12 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 earned Sporting KC Newcomer of the Year honors in his first MLS season, and has contributed 11 goals and 12 assists in 51 appearances across all competitions for Sporting. He is set to miss the entire 2022 season after undergoing knee surgery. Born in Ethiopia and raised in Israel, Kinda joined Beitar Jerusalem in February 2019 and started 30 of 31 appearances in all competitions. Kinda spent the first seven and a half years of his professional career at FC Ashdod. He developed as a youth in his hometown club’s academy prior to landing an top-flight debut in September 2011 as a 17-year-old. He became a regular starter for Ashdod during the 2013-2014 campaign, notably scoring his first top-fight goal in a 3-2 defeat of Israeli giants Maccabi Haifa in September 2013.
Kinda has five 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.
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.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 35 31 2730 0 0 6 4 33 9 2 0 7 0 0 0 KC - Postseason 2 2 180 1 0 2 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 MLS - TOTAL 37 33 2910 1 0 8 5 37 13 2 0 7 0 1 0
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.
26 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Height: 6-1 Weight: 210 Birthday: 5/15/1986 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA (MLS) Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014 #29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 7, 2 times, last: May 14, 2022, KC at POR Saves 10, April 8, 2018, KC at LA Last Regular Season... Appearance July 23, 2022, KC vs. LAFC Shutout May 7, 2022, KC at NYC 2022 Record when: he starts 5-12-4 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 216 216 19356 0 0 MLS Postseason 10 10 924 0 0 MLS is Back KO Stage 2 2 180 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 11 11 1080 0 0 International 6 6 540 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 245 245 22080 0 0
Tim Melia has the most and has also played claimed the 2017 Goalkeeper Melia surpassed in 2018, posting 18 wins, 13 shutouts, 106 saves, 34 starts and 3060 minutes.
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 As2016-2019.arookie 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. 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. 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.
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 AfterYear.afour-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.
each of those numbers
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA C E W L T KC - Regular Season 216 216 19356 901 624 63 270 1.26 17 30 16 1 92 73 48 MLS - Regular Season 222 221 19795 934 642 63 284 1.29 18 31 16 2 92 77 49 KC - Postseason 10 10 924 49 31 1 17 1.66 1 1 0 0 2 4 3 MLS - TOTAL 232 231 20719 983 673 64 301 1.31 19 32 16 2 94 81 52 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 #22 | GK | KENDALL MCINTOSH | @McIntoshKendallRegularSeasonGame Highs: Goals Allowed N/A Saves N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Shutout N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 0 0 0 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 0 0 0 0 0
the most games (216) of any Sporting goalkeeper. Melia
regular-season wins (92), shutouts (63) and saves (624) in club history,
of the Year crown with career-highs in wins (12), shutouts (10), saves (91), starts (31) and minutes (2,759).
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA C E W L T KC - Regular Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sporting Kansas City acquired left back Logan Ndenbe in a transfer from EA Guingamp in the French second division in January 2022. Ndenbe arrives in Kansas City after spending his first five professional seasons in Europe with Belgian top-flight side KV Oostende and French club Guingamp. He has logged nearly 50 professional appearances since 2017 and represented Belgium at the U-17 through U-21 levels. A native of Mouscron, Belgium, Ndenbe developed in the Royal Excel Mouscron academy before joining KV Oostende as a 17-year-old in 2017. He played 15 matches in three seasons with the club, featuring in the Belgian First Division A as well as the league’s playoff competition for the UEFA Europa League.
Ndenbe left Belgium in July 2020, signing for Guingamp to mark the start of a successful stint in the French Ligue 2. He made 16 appearances for the club during the 2020-21 campaign and took another step forward during the first half of the 2021-2022 season, playing every minute in 12 league starts while adding one assist. On the youth international stage, Ndenbe rose through the Belgian U-17 and U-18 teams before earning his Belgium U-21 debut in June 2021 for his first of six matches in 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying. He has started in each of the team’s last four games since Oct. 12, helping the team go 3-0-1.
27 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Height: 5-9 Weight: 155 Birthday: 2/16/2003 Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 5/4/2021 #24 | D | KAYDEN PIERRE | @KaydenPierre5RegularSeason Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, July 13, 2022, KC at MIN Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 1, July 17, 2022, KC at RSL Fouls Suffered 4, July 3, 2022, KC vs. NY Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 13, 2022, KC at ATX Goal N/A Assist July 13, 2022, KC at MIN 2022 Record when: he starts 1-3-1 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 13 5 568 0 1 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 3 2 190 0 0 International 1 0 75 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 17 7 833 0 1
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 20 18 1626 0 0 6 0 22 28 1 0 2 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 20 18 1626 0 0 6 0 22 28 1 0 2 0 0 0
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 13 5 568 0 1 0 0 1 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 13 5 568 0 1 0 0 1 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 Height: 5-7 Weight: 160 Birthday: 2/9/2000 Hometown: La Louviere, Belgium Last Club: EA Guingamp (France) Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 1/14/2022 #18 | D | LOGAN NDENBE | @Ndenbe22RegularSeason Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 3, April 30, 2022, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 3, May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: July 3, 2022, KC vs. NY Last Regular Season... Appearance July 23, 2022, KC vs. LAFC Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 3-10-5 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 20 18 1626 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 3 1 84 0 1 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 23 19 1710 0 1
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. He made his debut for the club against Leon in the Leagues Cup on Aug. 10, 2021 before making his MLS debut at Colorado on March 12, 2022. 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. 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. 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.
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 and the 2018 Concacaf Champions League title. He joined Sporting after finishing atop the Liga MX scoring charts with 12 goals for C.D. Guadalajara in the 2019 Apertura season. Pulido is set to miss the 2022 MLS season after undergoing offseason knee surgery. Pulido developed in the Tigres UANL youth academy before breaking into the first team in 2009 as an 18-year-old. He helped Tigres to the 2009 SuperLiga title and two years later, Pulido scored in the second leg of the 2011 Liga MX Apertura Final as Tigres won its first league championship since 1982. Pulido enjoyed a breakout 2013-14 campaign with 25 goals in all competitions during his final season at Tigres, scoring in the 2014 Copa MX Clausura Final to finish as the tournament’s top scorer. 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 Champions League title and the club’s first continental championship in 56 years. At the international level, Pulido has bagged five goals in 20 caps for Mexico’s senior team and was part of the El Tri squad at the 2011 Copa America and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA C E W L T KC - Regular Season 13 12 1117 55 33 1 22 1.77 1 1 0 0 5 6 2 MLS - TOTAL 13 12 1117 55 33 1 22 1.77 1 1 0 0 5 6 2 Height: 5-10 Weight: 180 Birthday:
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), minutes (1,260), wins (four) and saves (45). He enjoyed several standout performances throughout the year, making five saves in a victory over reigning league champion
Hometown: Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Last Club: C.D. Guadalajara (Mexico) Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 12/10/2019 #9 | F | ALAN PULIDO | @alanpulidoRegular 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 Oct. 3, 2021, KC vs. HOU Goal Aug. 14, 2021, KC at DAL Assist Aug. 18, 2021, KC vs. POR 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 33 26 2414 14 8 MLS Postseason 1 1 73 0 0 MLS is Back KO Stage 2 2 180 1 0 U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 36 29 2667 15 8
28 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Height: 6-4 Weight: 210 Birthday: 4/19/2001 Hometown: Bakersfield, California Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown Player on 2/24/2020 #1 | GK | JOHN PULSKAMP | @john_pulskampRegularSeason Game Highs: Goals Allowed 4, Aug. 13, 2022, KC at ATX Saves 7, July 17, 2022, KC at RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Shutout Oct. 27, 2021, KC vs. LA 2022 Record when: he starts 2-3-1 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 13 12 1117 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 4 4 420 0 0 International 1 1 90 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 18 17 1627 0 0
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 33 26 2414 14 8 96 34 20 67 11 0 4 0 5 2 KC - Postseason 1 1 73 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 34 27 2487 14 8 98 35 20 69 11 0 4 0 5 2
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 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.
At the youth international level, Pulskamp debuted for the U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team in a friendly against regional rivals Mexico in early 2020. He also competed at a U.S. U-18 training camp in June 2018 at Pinnacle in Kansas City, Kansas. 3/8/1991
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. He became the youngest goalkeeper in Sporting KC history to record a shutout following a 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy on Oct. 27, 2021 at the age of 20 years and 191 days.
Sporting Kansas City signed center back Kaveh Rad as a Homegrown Player in April 2021, becoming 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. 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. 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. 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.
29 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Height: 5-10 Weight: 155 Birthday: 7/7/1992 Hometown: Puig Reig, Spain Last Club: Orlando City SC (MLS) Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 12/21/2021 #6 | M | URI ROSELL | @UrirosellRegular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: March 2, 2013, KC at PHI Assists 1, 5 times, last: May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 1, 15 times, last: Oct. 6, 2019, ORL vs. CHI (w/ ORL) Shots 3, 4 times, last: Oct. 6, 2019, ORL vs. CHI (w/ ORL) Fouls Committed 8, July 27, 2013, KC at MTL Fouls Suffered 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 9, 2013, KC at HOU Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 6, 2022, KC vs. LA Goal March 2, 2013, KC at PHI Assist May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL 2022 Record when: he starts 2-6-5 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 59 52 4282 2 3 MLS Postseason 6 6 488 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 4 2 177 0 0 International 6 6 540 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 75 66 5487 2 3
Sporting Kansas City signed free agent midfielder Oriol “Uri” Rosell ahead of the 2022 season. Rosell returns to Kansas City after helping the club to the 2013 MLS Cup title. The Spanish midfielder played three seasons under Manager Peter Vermes from 2012-2014 before transferring to Portuguese powerhouse Sporting Lisbon. Rosell has spent the last four years in MLS with Orlando City SC, where he logged 73 appearances across all competitions. Born and raised in Puig Reig, Catalonia, Spain, Rosell joined FC Barcelona’s famous La Masia academy as a 14-year-old in 2006 before debuting professionally for FC Barcelona B in January 2012. Rosell began his first stint at Sporting KC in August 2012, making six MLS appearances during the final stretch of a campaign that saw Vermes’ side win the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and finish atop the Eastern Conference regular season standings. The following year, Rosell started 41 of 42 matches in all competitions, led MLS with 130 interceptions during the regular season and finished as the team’s leader in successful passes and tackles won as Sporting won the 2013 MLS Cup. Rosell was transferred to Sporting Lisbon in Portugal in June 2014 where he earned debuts in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. He ended the 2014-15 campaign with 22 total appearances as Sporting Lisbon won the prestigious domestic cup title. Over the next three seasons, Rosell was loaned to Portuguese clubs Vitoria Guimaraes, Belenenses and Portimonense, respectively. Rosell signed for Orlando in January 2018 and went on to appear in 70 MLS matches during his four-year stay in Orlando.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 5 2 244 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 5 2 244 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 59 52 4282 2 3 35 7 102 45 0 7 14 2 2 0 MLS - Regular Season 123 100 8542 2 5 69 15 182 70 0 10 30 2 2 1 KC - Postseason 6 6 488 0 0 7 1 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - Postseason 8 8 637 0 0 9 1 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 131 108 9179 2 5 78 16 194 76 0 10 30 2 2 1 Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 Birthday: 6/13/2001 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 4/5/2021 #48 | D | KAVEH RAD | @KavehRad11Regular 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 2022 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 5 2 244 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 1 1 100 0 0 International 1 1 90 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 7 4 434 0 0
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.
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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.
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MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 138 102 9542 36 21 316 128 72 132 28 19 10 3 12 9 KC - Postseason 7 6 577 3 2 18 6 5 10 2 0 1 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 145 108 10119 39 23 334 134 77 142 30 19 11 3 12 9 Height: 5-9 Weight: 175 Birthday: 4/8/1990 Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland Last Club: Derby County FC (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/31/2018 #7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELLRegular 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. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Goal Aug. 13, 2022, KC at ATX Assist Oct. 31, 2021, KC at MIN 2022 Record when: he starts 7-14-4 he scores 1-3-2 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 135 116 10216 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 158 137 12038 52 38
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30 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 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 #20 | F | DANIEL SALLOI | @danielsalloiRegularSeason 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. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Goal Aug. 6, 2022, KC vs. LA Assist Aug. 6, 2022, KC vs. LA 2022 Record when: he starts 7-10-4 he scores 2-1-1 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 138 102 9542 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 165 119 11228 46 23
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 158 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.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 135 116 10216 47 31 301 121 86 194 17 336 12 0 10 5 KC - Postseason 8 8 735 1 2 16 6 10 19 1 25 1 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 143 124 10951 48 33 317 127 96 213 18 361 13 0 10 5
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.
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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 and 10 assists in competitions, tying the club record for most goals in a single MLS regular season. Across Salloi has recorded 46 23 in 165 appearances.
Sporting Kansas City signed free agent defender Ben Sweat ahead of the 2022 campaign. Prior to arriving at Sporting, Sweat eclipsed 150 total appearances during a professional career that began in 2014 and includes previous MLS stints with the Columbus Crew, New York City FC, Inter Miami CF and Austin FC.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 90 71 6374 10 13 110 40 81 85 18 1 6 0 3 8 MLS - Regular Season 144 95 8859 16 23 146 52 105 116 21 1 6 0 3 11 KC - Postseason 7 5 489 1 1 6 2 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - Postseason 9 5 546 1 1 6 2 8 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 153 99 9409 17 24 152 54 113 121 23 1 6 0 3 11 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
31 Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 Birthday: 9/4/1991 Hometown: Palm Harbor, Florida College: University of South Florida Last Club: Austin FC (MLS) Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 12/20/2021 #2 | D | BEN SWEAT Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 24, 2017, NYC at NY (w/ NYC) Assists 1, 13 times, last: Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Shots on Goal 2, Sept. 16, 2017, NYC at COL (w/ NYC) Shots 2, 11 times, last: Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Fouls Committed 3, 6 times, last: April 2, 2022, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 2, 8 times, last: April 2, 2022, KC at VAN Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Goal June 24, 2017, NYC at NY (w/ NYC) Assist Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR 2022 Record when: he starts 5-6-1 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 14 12 1029 0 2 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 4 4 371 0 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 18 16 1400 0 2
On the international stage, Sweat represented the U.S. at the U-20 level in 2010 and earned his first call-up to the USMNT in October 2018. He made his senior debut as a late substitute in a friendly loss to Chile on Oct. 11 and five days later went the full 90 minutes in a 1-1 friendly draw against Peru.
Sweat began his professional journey as a 2014 MLS SuperDraft first-round selection, joining the Columbus Crew and spending most of his rookie campaign on loan with second-division side Dayton Dutch Lions. He would spend each of the next two seasons in the North American Soccer League with the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Sweat made his jump to MLS with New York City FC in 2017. He made 77 appearances for NYCFC across three seasons, helping the team qualify for the postseason each year. Sweat was selected by Inter Miami CF with the first pick in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft and appeared in 22 matches during Miami’s maiden MLS campaign in 2020. In December 2020, Sweat was traded to another MLS newcomer, Austin FC. He started the first two matches in club history last April before missing the remainder of 2021 through injury.
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. 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. In college, Shelton recorded 10 goals and 12 assists at Oregon State University his senior season. He was an NSCAA All-America Second Team; Pac-12 Player of the Year; All-Far West Region First Team as he helped lead the Beavers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2003.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 14 12 1029 0 2 8 2 15 7 1 0 3 0 0 0 MLS - Regular Season 110 96 8435 1 13 55 18 99 41 12 0 19 0 0 4 MLS - Postseason 6 5 437 0 0 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 116 101 8872 1 13 56 18 105 43 13 0 19 0 0 4 Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 Birthday: 6/26/1993 Hometown: Leander, Texas College: Oregon State Last Club: SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) Acquired: Signed on 12/9/2019 #11 | F | KHIRY SHELTON | @KhirySheltonRegularSeason Game Highs: Goals 1, 16 times, last: Oct. 31, 2021, KC at MIN 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. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Goal Oct. 31, 2021, KC at MIN Assist July 9, 2022, KC at MTL 2022 Record when: he starts 3-8-3 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 90 71 6374 10 13 MLS Postseason 7 5 489 1 1 MLS is Back KO Stage 1 1 80 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 5 2 242 2 2 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 103 79 7185 13 16
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.
After spending 2019 with German club SC Paderborn 07, Shelton returned to Kansas City for his second stint at Sporting in 2020 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.
Sporting Kansas City signed Erik Thommy, an attacking midfielder and German Bundesliga veteran in June 2022. Thommy has recorded 42 goals and 33 assists across nine seasons in his native Germany - including nine goals, 14 assists and 96 appearances in the Bundesliga, one of the top leagues in the world. He scored his first for Sporting in the 4-2 victory over the LA Galaxy on Aug. 6, 2022. Capable of playing in an advanced midfield role or on the wing, Thommy launched his professional career with FC Augsburg in 2014 before going on loan to FC Kaiserslautern (2014-2016) and Jahn Regensburg (2016-2017). Thommy joined VfB Stuttgart in 2017, starred for Fortuna Dusseldorf during a successful loan spell in 2019-2020, and ended his time at Stuttgart this spring by appearing in each of the club’s last six matches of the 2021-2022 campaign.
32 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Height: 5-7 Weight: 145 Birthday: 7/16/2001 Hometown: Nicosia, Cyprus Last Club: Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus) Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 1/24/2022 #27 | F | MARINOS TZIONISRegular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, May 14, 2022, KC at POR Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, July 30, 2022, KC vs. ATX Shots 2, 4 times, last: July 30, 2022, KC vs. ATX Fouls Committed 2, 2 times, last: July 17, 2022, KC at RSL Fouls Suffered 5, April 17, 2022, KC at LAFC Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Goal May 14, 2022, KC at POR Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-4-1 he scores 0-1-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 23 5 675 1 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 2 1 148 1 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 25 6 823 2 0
Tzionis represented Cyprus at the U-17 and U-19 youth levels, before breaking into the senior national team in September 2020. To date, Tzionis has one goal in 18 caps for the Cyprus National Team, scoring his first goal in a 2-0 win over Estonia on March 29, 2022.
As a youth player, Thommy developed in academies at SV Kleinbeuren (2000-2002), SSV Ulm (2002-2009) and TSG Thannhausen (2009-2010) before moving to FC Augsburg. He signed for FC Augsburg II in 2013 and punctuated his debut professional season by notching 18 goals and five assists in the fourth-division Regionalliga, also making his Bundesliga debut with Augsburg’s senior team as a 19-year-old in February 2014.
Tzionis developed in Omonia Nicosia’s academy, signed for the first team in 2017 and made his senior debut for the club in May 2018. Over the next two years, he scored three goals across 18 matches in the Cypriot First Division and struck twice in the Cypriot Cup.
In a breakout 2020-21 campaign, Tzionis guided Omonia to the club’s first league title in 11 years by tallying seven goals in 43 games across all competitions. He appeared in 32 of the club’s 36 league matches, landed his UEFA Champions League debut in the qualifying rounds and started all six of Omonia’s games in the UEFA Europa League group stage. Prior to his arrival at Sporting, Tzionis tallied three goals and two assists in 24 competitive matches for Omonia during the 2021-22 season.
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 23 5 675 1 0 17 6 9 26 1 6 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 23 5 675 1 0 17 6 9 26 1 6 0 0 0 0 Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/20/1994 Hometown: Ulm, Germany Last Club: VfB Stuttgart (Germany) Acquired: Signed on 6/23/2022 #26 | M | ERIK THOMMY Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Shots 4, 2 times, last: Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Fouls Committed 2, Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Fouls Suffered 4, Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Goal Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 2-2-0 he scores 2-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 5 4 352 2 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 1 1 83 0 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 6 5 435 2 0
Sporting Kansas City acquired Tzionis in a transfer from Omonia Nicosia in Cyprus in late January 2022. Tzionis, an emerging talent who was born and raised in Nicosia, Cyprus, scored 15 goals in 88 appearances for hometown club Omonia Nicosia since turning professional as a 15-year-old in 2017. The left winger also featured in 18 matches across Europe’s three most prestigious club tournaments: the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League.
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MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 5 4 352 2 0 15 7 4 11 0 13 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 5 4 352 2 0 15 7 4 11 0 13 0 0 0 0
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MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 55 50 4259 4 3 32 11 34 39 0 38 5 1 2 1 KC - Postseason 2 2 180 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 57 52 4439 4 3 34 11 36 39 0 39 5 1 2 1
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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.
Sporting Kansas City acquired Robert Voloder in a transfer from NK Maribor in the Slovenian first division ahead of the 2022 MLS season. A left-footed center back, Voloder played every minute for Slovenian powerhouse NK Maribor since the 2021-22 PrvaLiga season began in July, guiding the team to the top of the table through 20 matches. In addition to scoring two goals and helping Maribor post 10 shutouts in league play, the German-born defender started four qualifying matches in the inaugural 2021-22 UEFA Europa Conference League last summer. Prior to joining Maribor, Voloder began his professional career at heralded German side FC Cologne. He developed in the club’s academy from 2016-2020 and captained the U-19s during the 2019-20 season. Voloder was also selected to Cologne’s first team squad for three German Bundesliga matches at the end of the 2019-20 campaign. Voloder featured regularly for FC Cologne II in 2020-21, starting all 26 appearances. On the youth international stage, Voloder represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the U-17 through U-19 levels from 2017-2019 before switching his national team allegiance to Germany in September 2019, debuting for the country’s U-19s in a friendly against England. He played his first of five matches for the German U-20s in the fall of 2020 and recently captained the team in an Under 20 Elite League matchup against Norway on Sept. 6, 2021. midfielder Remi Walter signed with Sporting KC in December 2020, nearly 200 2012, in his native France and one season in Turkey. He boasts experience several prestigious European competitions, the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Champions League 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.
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MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 9 6 574 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 9 6 574 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 Height: 5-8 Weight: 160 Birthday: 4/26/1995 Hometown: Essey-les-Nancy, France Last Club: Yeni Malatyaspor (Turkey) Acquired: Signed on 12/22/2020 #54 | M | REMI WALTER | @remi_walterRegular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 4 times, last: July 9, 2022, KC at MTL Assists 1, 3 times, last: Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Shots on Goal 1, 11 times, last: Aug. 6, 2022, KC vs. LA Shots 3, 2 times, last: Nov. 3, 2021, KC at ATX Fouls Committed 3, March 5, 2022, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 3, Nov. 7, 2021, KC vs. RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Goal July 9, 2022, KC at MTL Assist Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR 2022 Record when: he starts 7-15-5 he scores 2-1-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 55 50 4259 4 3 MLS Postseason 2 2 180 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 4 3 331 0 1 International 1 1 45 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 62 56 4815 4 4 Central
33 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 Birthday: 5/9/2001 Hometown: Frankfurt, Germany Last Club: NK Maribor (Slovenia) Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 1/19/2022 #4 | D | ROBERT VOLODERRegular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 2, May 14, 2022, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 2, April 30, 2022, KC vs. DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance July 17, 2022, KC at RSL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2022 Record when: he starts 0-3-3 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 9 6 574 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 2 0 42 0 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 11 6 616 0 0
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34 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) #8 | D | GRAHAM ZUSI Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 9 times, last: Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR 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. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Goal June 19, 2022, KC at NSH Assist Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR 2022 Record when: he starts 5-10-2 he scores 1-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 338 293 26616 30 73 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 392 345 31512 34 89
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 89 assists in 392 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 GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 338 293 26616 30 73 473 141 275 371 34 800 32 1 10 28 KC - Postseason 20 20 1919 1 7 32 4 26 30 1 69 2 0 0 3 MLS - TOTAL 358 313 28535 31 80 505 145 301 401 35 869 34 1 10 31
35 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS) SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS) SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS) Stat Player # Games C.J. Sapong (2011), Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018) 34 Minutes Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018) 3060 Goals Dom Dwyer (2014) 22 Assists Preki (1997 & 2003) 17 Shots Preki (1996) 140 Shots on goal Preki (1996) 61 Fouls Committed Chris Henderson (2000) 79 Fouls Suffered Davy Arnaud (2004) 111 Offsides Eddie Johnson (2007) 50 Corner Kicks Graham Zusi (2012) 150 Cautions Aurelien Collin (2013) 13 Ejections Davy Arnaud (2010), Roger Espinoza (2019) 3 Stat Player # Games Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013), Tim Melia (2018) 34 Minutes Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013), Tim Melia (2018) 3060 Wins Mike Ammann (1997) 21 Losses Mike Amman (1998) 16 Draws Bo Oshoniyi (2005) 12 Shutouts Tony Meola (2000) 16 Goals Against Average Tim Melia (2017) 0.78 Goals Allowed Tim Melia (2019) 56 Saves Tony Meola (2000) 129 Stat Player # Goals Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010), Gerso Fernandes (2017), Johnny Russell (2018), Krisztian Nemeth (2019), Johnny Russell (2019) 3 Assists Chris Henderson (1999) 4 Shots Preki (1997) 12 Shots on goal Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007) 6 Fouls Committed Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013) 8 Fouls Suffered Davy Arnaud (2006) 10 Offsides Alex Bunbury (1999) 7 Corner Kicks Alex Zotinca (2006) 12 Stat Year # Points Per Game 2020 1.857 Goals 2018 65 Assists 2018 69 Shots 2018 583 Shots on goal 1996 250 Fouls Committed 2013 511 Fouls Suffered 2000 541 Offsides 1997 117 Corner Kicks 2021 207 Cautions 2019 74 Ejections 2011 8 Points 2012 63 Wins 1997 21 Losses 1999 24 Ties 2017 13 Shutouts 2000 17 Goals Allowed 2019 67 Stat Player # Goals Allowed Bo Oshoniyi (2001), Tim Melia (2019), Tim Melia (2022) 7 Saves Tim Melia (2018) 10 Stat Player # Games Tim Melia* 216 Minutes Tim Melia* 19,356 Wins Tim Melia* 92 Losses Tim Melia* 73 Draws Tim Melia* 48 Shutouts Tim Melia* 63 Goals Allowed Tim Melia* 270 Saves Tim Melia* 624 Goals Against Avg. Jimmy Nielsen 0.99 Stat Player # Games Graham Zusi* 338 Minutes Graham Zusi* 26,616 Goals Preki 71 Assists Preki 98 Shots Preki 693 Shots on goal Preki 283 Fouls Committed Roger Espinoza* 494 Fouls Suffered Davy Arnaud 528 Offsides Vitalis Takawira 126 Corner Kicks Graham Zusi* 800 Cautions Roger Espinoza* 74 Ejections Roger Espinoza* 13
36 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON)BOLD* - denotes player on current roster GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Graham Zusi* 338 2. Roger Espinoza* 309 3. Matt Besler 294 4. Davy Arnaud 240 5. Kerry Zavagnin 237 6. Nick Garcia 224 7. Preki 218 8. Tim Melia* 216 9. Seth Sinovic 210 10. Jimmy Conrad 204 GOALS Player GP G 1. Preki 218 71 2. Dom Dwyer 128 57 3. Johnny Russell* 135 47 4. Davy Arnaud 240 43 4. Josh Wolff 144 43 6. Chris Klein 200 39 7. Kei Kamara 113 38 8. Daniel Salloi* 138 36 9. Benny Feilhaber 167 31 9. Mo Johnston 149 31 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 13 1. Preki 218 13 3. Daniel Salloi* 138 12 3. Chris Klein 200 12 5. Kei Kamara 113 11 5. Josh Wolff 144 11 7. Johnny Russell* 135 10 7. Graham Zusi* 338 10 7. Davy Arnaud 240 10 10. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Graham Zusi* 338 28 2. Preki 218 23 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 13 5. Roger Espinoza* 309 11 6. Davy Arnaud 240 10 6. Josh Wolff 144 10 8. Daniel Salloi* 138 9 9. Khiry Shelton* 90 8 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 9. Mo Johnston 149 8 9. Kei Kamara 113 8 9. Chance Myers 147 8 9. Kerry Zavagnin 237 8 MULTI-GOAL GAMES Player GP MGG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 10 2. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 3. Preki 218 7 4. Johnny Russell* 135 6 5. Felipe Gutierrez 52 5 5. Kei Kamara 113 5 5. Scott Sealy 88 5 5. Josh Wolff 144 5 9. Daniel Salloi* 138 4 9. Mo Johnston 149 4 9. Chris Klein 200 4 PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG 1. Preki 218 21 2. Benny Feilhaber 167 12 3. Dom Dwyer 128 7 4. Johnny Russell* 135 6 5. Ilie Sanchez 144 5 5. Felipe Gutierrez 52 5 5. Kei Kamara 113 5 8. Claudio Lopez 57 4 9. Alan Pulido* 32 3 9. Claudio Bieler 41 3 9. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 3 9. Josh Wolff 144 3 GOALS PER GAME Player GP GLS AVG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 57 0.45 2. Johnny Russell* 135 47 0.35 3. Kei Kamara 113 38 0.34 4. Preki 218 71 0.33 5. Scott Sealy 88 28 0.32 6. Josh Wolff 144 43 0.30 7. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 0.27 8. Daniel Salloi* 138 36 0.26 9. Mark Chung 94 20 0.21 9. Mo Johnston 149 31 0.21 *Minimum 20 goals ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 338 73 3. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 43 5. Roger Espinoza* 309 42 6. Davy Arnaud 240 35 7. Johnny Russell* 135 31 8. Mo Johnston 149 28 9. Josh Wolff 144 26 10. Mark Chung 94 25 SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Graham Zusi* 338 473 3. Davy Arnaud 240 452 4. Dom Dwyer 128 401 5. Kei Kamara 113 370 6. Roger Espinoza* 309 345 7. Daniel Salloi* 138 316 8. Chris Klein 200 312 9. Johnny Russell* 135 300 10. Mo Johnston 149 274 SHOTS ON GOAL Player GP SOG 1. Preki 218 283 2. Davy Arnaud 240 176 3. Dom Dwyer 128 161 4. Graham Zusi* 338 141 5. Mo Johnston 149 138 5. Chris Klein 200 138 5. Josh Wolff 144 138 8. Daniel Salloi* 138 128 9. Kei Kamara 113 126 10. Johnny Russell* 135 121 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Roger Espinoza* 309 494 2. Davy Arnaud 240 329 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 4. Matt McKeon 144 309 5. Graham Zusi* 338 275 6. Matt Besler 294 241 7. Dom Dwyer 128 239 8. Nick Garcia 224 234 9. Mo Johnston 149 226 10. Seth Sinovic 210 217 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Roger Espinoza* 309 387 3. Graham Zusi* 338 371 4. Preki 218 362 5. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 6. Benny Feilhaber 167 299 7. Dom Dwyer 128 273 8. Nick Garcia 224 250 9. Mark Chung 94 204 10. Diego Gutierrez 119 196 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Player GP YC 1. Roger Espinoza* 309 74 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 4. Nick Garcia 224 37 5. Matt Besler 294 35 5. Seth Sinovic 210 35 7. Graham Zusi* 338 32 8. Aurelien Collin 107 31 9. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 9. Matt McKeon 144 30 CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 338 800 2. Preki 218 452 3. Johnny Russell* 135 336 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 287 5. Claudio Lopez 57 188 6. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 175 7. Francisco Gomez 114 157 8. Chris Henderson 61 154 9. Chris Klein 200 152 10. Davy Arnaud 240 144 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Graham Zusi* 293 2. Matt Besler 285 3. Roger Espinoza* 272 4. Kerry Zavagnin 228 5. Nick Garcia 224 6. Tim Melia* 216 7. Davy Arnaud 213 8. Jimmy Conrad 203 9. Seth Sinovic 200 10. Preki 199 MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Graham Zusi* 26,616 2. Matt Besler 25,501 3. Roger Espinoza* 23,626 4. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 5. Nick Garcia 20,157 6. Davy Arnaud 19,399 7. Tim Melia* 19,356 8. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 9. Preki 17,817 10. Seth Sinovic 17,738 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Tim Melia* 216 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 3. Tony Meola 125 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 5. Kevin Hartman 90 6. Mike Ammann 60 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 10. John Pulskamp* 13 SAVES Player GP SV 1. Tim Melia* 216 624 2. Tony Meola 125 507 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 354 4. Kevin Hartman 90 332 5. Jimmy Nielsen 128 304 6. Mike Amman 60 206 7. Chris Snitko 26 95 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 83 9. Eric Kronberg 25 58 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 34 GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP GW 1. Tim Melia* 216 92 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 57 3. Tony Meola 125 49 4. Mike Ammann 60 33 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 33 6. Kevin Hartman 90 30 7. Garth Lagerwey 23 12 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 6 10. John Pulskamp* 13 5 10. Chris Snitko 26 5 SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 1. Tim Melia* 216 63 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 45 3. Tony Meola 125 37 4. Kevin Hartman 90 22 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 22 6. Mike Ammann 60 10 7. Eric Kronberg 25 8 8. Luis Marin 8 3 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 3 8. Chris Snitko 26 3
37 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 27, 2022 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Year Player GP 2011 C.J. Sapong 34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2018 Ilie Sanchez 34 2018 Graham Zusi 34 2021 Luis Martins 34 GAMES STARTED Year Player GS 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2018 Ilie Sanchez 34 2018 Graham Zusi 34 MINUTES PLAYED Year Player MIN 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2018 Tim Melia 3060 2018 Ilie Sanchez 3060 2018 Graham Zusi 3060 2017 Ilie Sanchez 2970 2000 Nick Garcia 2915 2000 Peter Vermes 2915 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Year Player GP 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 2019 Tim Melia 32 GOALS Year Player GP GOALS 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 1996 Preki 32 18 2021 Daniel Salloi 30 16 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 16 2021 Johnny Russell 30 15 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 ASSISTS Year Player GP ASSISTS 1997 Preki 27 17 2003 Preki 30 17 2000 Preki 31 15 2012 Graham Zusi 32 15 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 15 SHOTS Year Player GP SHOTS 1996 Preki 32 140 2012 Kei Kamara 33 134 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 119 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 113 1999 Preki 30 97 SHOTS ON GOAL Year Player GP SOG 1996 Preki 32 61 2012 Kei Kamara 33 49 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 48 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 48 1997 Preki 27 44 2002 Preki 25 44 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 44 FOULS COMMITTED Year Player GP FC 2000 Chris Henderson 31 79 2001 Matt McKeon 26 76 1997 Matt McKeon 31 75 2000 Matt McKeon 30 75 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 66 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 66 2018 Roger Espinoza 32 66 FOULS SUFFERED Year Player GP FS 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 111 2005 Davy Arnaud 31 85 2015 Dom Dwyer 30 81 1999 Preki 30 77 2006 Davy Arnaud 32 76 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 2019 Felipe Gutierrez 32 11 2011 Aurelien Collin 23 10 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 10 2016 Roger Espinoza 30 10 2022 Roger Espinoza* 23 10 1997 Mo Johnston 29 9 2005 Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 9 2017 Roger Espinoza 30 9 2018 Roger Espinoza 32 9 EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3 2019 Roger Espinoza 16 3 nine players tied with 2 CORNER KICKS Year Player GP CK 2012 Graham Zusi 32 150 2013 Graham Zusi 27 128 2014 Graham Zusi 25 125 2009 Claudio Lopez 29 123 2019 Johnny Russell 28 109 OFFSIDES Year Player GP OFF 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 50 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 44 1997 Vitalis Takawira 28 43 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 38 2000 Chris Henderson 31 36 GAME-WINNING GOALS Year Player GP GWG 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 6 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 6 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 6 2018 Daniel Salloi 29 6 1997 Preki 27 5 2012 C.J. Sapong 31 5 2015 Krisztian Nemeth 27 5 2021 Daniel Salloi 30 5 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Year Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 5 2000 Matt McKeon 30 5 2003 Preki 30 5 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 5 2004 Josh Wolff 26 5 2012 Graham Zusi 32 5 2013 Graham Zusi 27 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 30 5 PENALTY KICK GOALS Year Player GP PKG 1996 Preki 32 7 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 7 2003 Preki 30 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 5 2016 Benny Feilhaber 29 5 2019 Felipe Gutierrez 32 5 GOALS PER GAME Year Player GP GLS AVG 2022 William Agada* 5 5 1.00 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 0.71 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 0.67 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 0.63 1996 Preki 32 18 0.56 2021 Daniel Salloi 30 16 0.53 *Minimum 5 goals SAVES Year Player GP SV 2000 Tony Meola 31 129 2003 Tony Meola 30 121 2008 Kevin Hartman 30 117 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 112 2019 Tim Melia 32 111 SHUTOUTS Year Player GP SO 2000 Tony Meola 31 16 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 15 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 13 2018 Tim Melia 34 13 2008 Kevin Hartman 30 10 2010 Jimmy Nielsen 29 10 2017 Tim Melia 31 10 GOALKEEPER WINS Year Player GP GW 1997 Mike Ammann 29 21 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 18 2018 Tim Melia 34 18 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 17 2000 Tony Meola 31 15 1996 Garth Lagerwey 23 12 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12 2017 Tim Melia 31 12 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Year Player GP GA GAA 2017 Tim Melia 31 24 0.78 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 0.79 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 0.88 2000 Tony Meola 31 29 0.92 2004 Tony Meola 21 22 1.05 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played
SHOTS ON GOAL Career: 283 Preki Season: 61 Preki (1996) Game: 6 Preki (05/19/1996 at LA) Game: 6 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY) Game: 6 Alan Pulido (10/24/2020 vs. COL)
SAVES Career: 624 Tim Melia Season: 129 Tony Meola (2000) Game: 10 Tim Melia (04/08/2018 at LA)
GOALS Career: 71 Preki Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) Game: 3 10 times Half: 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) Half: 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 2nd) Half: 3 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/2017 vs. SEA, 2nd)
FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY)
Half: 7 Scott Uderitz (05/11/1996 vs. DAL, 1st)
Half: 8 Chris Henderson (04/10/1999 vs. SJ, 2nd)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON)
SHOTS Career: 693 Preki Season: 140 Preki (1996) Game: 12 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB) Half: 8 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB, 2nd) Half: 8 Onandi Lowe (08/12/2001 at COL, 2nd) Half: 8 Preki (07/06/2002 vs. DAL, 2nd)
Half: 6 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA, 2nd)
GOALS ALLOWED Season: 67 in 2019 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI Game: 7 09/15/2019 at LA Game: 7 05/14/2022 at POR 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 6 09/15/2019 at LA (2nd) Half: 6 05/14/2022 at POR (2nd) SAVES Season: 133 in 1999 Game: 10 04/08/2018 at LA 2-Tms: 18 04/18/1997 vs. DAL 2-Tms: 18 09/02/2000 vs. TB Half: 7 4 times
GOALS Season: 65 in 2018 Game: 7 03/30/2019 vs. MTL 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 5 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd) Half: 5 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd) SHOTS Season: 583 in 2018 Game: 34 05/15/2016 vs. ORL Game: 34 04/20/2018 vs. VAN Game: 34 10/06/2018 vs. LA 2-Tms: 44 4 times Half: 23 04/20/2018 vs. VAN (2nd)
ASSISTS Career: 98 Preki Season: 17 Preki (1997) Season: 17 Preki (2003) Game: 4 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET) Half: 3 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET, 1st)
CORNER KICKS Career: 800 Graham Zusi Season: 150 Graham Zusi (2012) Game: 12 Alex Zotinca (07/22/2006 at NY)
Half: 6 Tim Melia (05/14/2022 at POR, 2nd)
Half: 8 Chris Henderson (05/20/2000 vs. SJ, 1st)
Half: 7 4 times
SHOTS ON GOAL Season: 250 in 1996 Game: 14 08/23/1998 vs. MIA Game: 14 06/21/2003 vs. CHI Game: 14 04/20/2018 vs. VAN 2-Tms: 22 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 2-Tms: 22 04/18/1997 vs. DAL Half: 11 08/23/1998 vs. MIA (1st)
FOULS COMMITTED Season: 511 in 2013 Game: 27 07/04/1997 at CLB 2-Tms: 52 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 16 04/05/1997 vs. LA (1st) Half: 16 07/04/1997 at CLB (2nd) Half: 16 03/08/2014 at SEA (1st)
GOALS ALLOWED Career: 270 Tim Melia Season: 60 Tim Melia (2019) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/2001 vs. CHI) Game: 7 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA) Game: 7 Tim Melia (05/14/2022 at POR)
ASSISTS Season: 69 in 2018 Game: 10 06/20/1999 vs. MET 2-Tms: 12 07/04/2001 vs. CHI Half: 8 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st)
Half: 6 8 times
SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON)
CORNER KICKS Season: 207 in 2021 Game: 15 04/10/1999 vs. SJ 2-Tms: 22 08/14/1999 at MET Half: 10 04/10/1999 vs. SJ (2nd)
FOULS SUFFERED Season: 541 in 2000 Game: 30 08/16/2003 at DAL 2-Tms: 51 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 20 07/27/1996 vs. NE (2nd)
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COMMITTED Career: 494 Roger Espinoza Season: 79 Chris Henderson (2000) Game: 8 Davy Arnaud (05/29/2010 at RSL) Game: 8 Oriol Rosell (07/27/2013 at MTL)
Half: 3 Preki (06/21/2003 vs. CHI, 1st)
Half: 8 Johnny Russell (08/14/2019 at ORL, 2nd)
Half: 4 10 times FOULS