SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY CENTURYLINK FIELD, Seattle, Wash. 7 p.m. PT (FS1 / FOX Deportes)
Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019 (Week 22, MLS Game #285)
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2019 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-4 195 07/26/1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Trey Muse DF 6-2 188 06/27/1993 Greensboro, NC 2 2 0 0 74 51 1 2 3 Jonathan Campbell 4 Gustav Svensson MF 6-0 155 02/07/1987 Gothenberg, Sweden 13 13 0 1 69 66 4 6 5 Nouhou Tolo DF 5-10 175 06/23/1997 Douala, Cameroon 16 5 0 0 63 38 0 2 7 Cristian Roldan MF 5-8 165 06/03/1995 Artesia, CA 18 18 3 2 140 124 17 18 8 Victor Rodriguez MF 5-7 154 07/23/1989 Sabadell, Spain 13 12 2 3 39 31 9 10 9 Raul Ruidiaz FW 5-7 145 07/25/1990 Lima, Peru 12 10 8 1 26 23 18 2 MF 5-7 150 03/21/1989 Paysandu, Uruguay 18 18 4 9 91 91 23 45 10 Nicolas Lodeiro 11 Brad Smith DF 5-10 155 04/09/1994 Penrith, Austrailia 19 18 0 5 25 24 0 6 12 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 10 6 0 0 78 55 1 10 13 Jordan Morris FW 6-0 185 10/26/1994 Seattle, WA 15 15 5 2 72 69 20 7 16 Alex Roldan MF 5-10 155 07/28/1996 Artesia, CA 7 5 0 1 26 12 0 2 17 Will Bruin FW 6-2 194 10/24/1989 St. Louis, MO 9 4 2 1 247 195 70 28 DF 5-10 154 06/24/1990 Paramaribo, Suriname 20 18 5 2 61 56 6 9 18 Kelvin Leerdam 19 Harry Shipp MF 5-9 145 11/07/1991 Lake Forest, IL 19 10 3 2 149 111 20 23 20 Kim Kee-Hee DF 6-2 175 07/13/1989 Busan, South Korea 19 19 0 1 48 47 0 1 MF 5-11 156 03/18/1993 Le Francois, Martinique 13 10 0 0 43 29 1 1 21 Jordy Delem 23 Henry Wingo MF 6-0 170 10/04/1995 Seattle, WA 6 2 0 0 22 3 0 0 24 Stefan Frei GK 6-3 195 04/20/1986 Altstaetten, Switzerland 22 22 0 0 268 268 0 3 25 Xavier Arreaga DF 6-0 165 09/28/1994 Guayaquil, Ecuador 5 3 0 0 5 3 0 0 29 Roman Torres DF 6-2 195 03/20/1986 Panama City, Panama 15 11 0 0 64 51 0 3 33 Joevin Jones DF 5-11 160 08/03/1991 Carenage, Trinidad & Tobago 6 2 0 0 97 85 4 15 Bryan Meredith GK 6-2 209 08/02/1989 Scotch Plains, NJ 0 0 0 0 13 11 0 0 35 70 Handwalla Bwana MF 5-9 145 06/25/1997 Mombasa, Kenya 10 5 1 0 22 11 3 1 75 Danny Leyva MF 5-10 140 05/05/2003 Las Vegas, NV 4 3 0 0 4 3 0 0 87 Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez FW 5-10 142 03/25/2002 Fresno, CA 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 99 Justin Dhillon FW 6-3 185 06/06/1995 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 HEAD COACH : Brian Schmetzer
08/18/1962 W50 L28 T25
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-5 185 08/30/1995 Chula Vista, CA 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Adrian Zendejas 2 Botond Barath DF 6-2 165 04/21/1992 Budapest, Hungary 17 16 0 0 17 16 0 0 DF 6-1 190 11/14/1989 Banyoles, Spain 11 8 0 0 13 9 0 0 4 Andreu Fontas 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 16 15 0 0 273 266 3 18 MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 21 19 2 4 88 86 6 10 6 Ilie Sanchez 7 Johnny Russell FW 5-10 170 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 17 14 7 5 47 38 17 15 Graham Zusi MF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 16 15 0 2 268 227 28 65 8 9 Krisztian Nemeth FW 5-11 165 01/05/1989 Gyor, Hungary 19 15 7 2 77 49 19 12 MF 5-10 170 02/15/1992 Sarrebourg, France 20 12 3 2 52 31 6 5 10 Yohan Croizet 11 Kelyn Rowe MF 5-8 150 12/02/1991 Federal Way, WA 14 7 0 2 220 167 29 42 FW 5-8 140 02/23/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 15 15 1 4 78 58 14 11 12 Gerso Fernandes 13 Gianluca Busio MF 5-7 135 05/28/2002 Greensboro, NC 13 6 3 0 20 7 4 1 14 Nicolas Hasler DF 5-9 174 05/04/1991 Vaduz, Liechtenstein 12 8 0 1 46 36 3 5 15 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 19 18 0 0 227 215 1 11 16 Graham Smith DF 6-3 185 11/25/1995 Highlands Ranch, CO 5 4 0 0 7 6 0 0 17 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 6 5 0 2 228 207 8 34 Eric Dick GK 6-5 205 10/03/1994 Roeland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 Erik Hurtado FW 5-10 185 11/15/1990 Fredricksburg, VA 1 0 0 0 106 47 12 10 20 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 17 9 0 0 68 47 14 9 21 Felipe Gutierrez MF 5-7 145 10/08/1990 Quintero, Chile 21 20 8 2 41 38 15 4 DF 6-0 165 06/17/1988 San Jose, Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 204 161 24 29 22 Rodney Wallace 23 Tyler Freeman FW 5-10 150 01/09/2003 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Gedion Zelalem MF 5-11 155 01/26/1997 Berlin, Germany 9 5 0 0 9 5 0 0 26 Jaylin Lindsey DF 5-8 155 03/27/2000 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 1 28 Cameron Duke MF 5-7 135 02/13/2001 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 21 21 0 0 142 141 0 0 MF 5-9 163 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20 15 2 4 256 227 39 60 30 Benny Feilhaber 36 Luis Martins DF 5-9 150 06/10/1992 Lamego, Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 Wan Kuzain MF 5-10 160 09/14/1998 Carbondale, IL 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 0 94 Jimmy Medranda DF 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 2 0 0 0 88 62 5 4 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes
11/21/1966 W139 L108 T89
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019; CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Wash., 7 p.m. PT REFEREES
2019 SEASON RECORDS GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Sounders FC 22 11-6-5 38 33 28 at home 11 8-1-2 26 20 10 Sporting on road
REFEREE: Ismail Elfath. AR1 (bench): Frank Anderson; AR2 (opposite): Mike Rottersman; 4th: Baldomero Toledo; VAR: Kevin Stott; AVAR: Rene Parra TEAM NEWS
22 6-9-7 25 33 39 11 2-5-4 10 12 17
ALL-TIME: Sporting 5 wins, 18 goals … Sounders FC 9 wins, 19 goals … Ties 4
SUSPENDED: SEA: Roman Torres (SABH violation) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: SEA: Kelvin Leerdam, Kim Kee-Hee ... KC: Benny Feilhaber SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: SEA: Nicolas Lodeiro, Nouhou Tolo ... KC: Yohan Croizet, Ilie Sanchez
AT KC: Sporting 3 wins, 14 goals … Sounders FC 4 wins, 11 goals … Ties 2
INJURED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD
2019 (MLS): 5/26: KC 3, SEA 2 (Russell 29, 46+, 68 -- Ruidiaz 63; Leerdam 71)
LAST LEAGUE MATCHES HOUSTON DYNAMO 0 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 1 Scoring Summary: SEA--Morris 5 (unassisted) 59
UPCOMING MATCHES SPORTING SOUNDERS FC Sat. Aug. 10 Real Salt Lake Sat. Aug. 10 New England Wed. Aug. 14 at Real Salt Lake Wed. Aug. 14 at Orlando City Sat. Aug. 17 San Jose Sat. Aug. 17 at LA Galaxy Thu. Aug. 22 Minnesota Fri. Aug. 23 at Portland
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC--Stefan Frei, Saad AbdulSalaam, Roman Torres, Kim Kee-Hee, Nouhou Tolo, Jordy Delem (Xavier Arreaga 80), Cristian Roldan, Nicolas Lodeiro, Danny Leyva, Brad Smith (Harry Shipp 31), Jordan Morris (Joevin Jones 73).
WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM SPORTING
SOUNDERS FC
F 33 60
A 28 71
GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL
F 33 60
A 39 51
9 20 4 0
27 9 3 0
19 2 3 1 5 1 0 2
29 4 2 2 1 1 0 0
8 20 5
8 26 5
HOW SCORED
18 10 5 0
RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER
9 14 5 0
TYPE OF PLAY
23 3 3 1 3 0 0 0
19 1 1 2 2 0 1 2
OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS
3 27 3
5 19 4
INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA
NEW YORK CITY FC 3 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 Scoring Summary: NYC--Tinnerholm 1 (Ring 3, Mitrita 2) 41 NYC--Heber 9 (Ring 4) 54 KC--Sanchez 2 (Feilhaber 4, Russell 5) 73 NYC--Ring 3 (Mackay-Steven 1) 77 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Botond Barath, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic (Yohan Croizet 88), Roger Espinoza (Ejected 62), Ilie Sanchez, Benny Feilhaber, Johnny Russell, Krisztian Nemeth (Erik Hurtado 58), Gerso Fernandes (Daniel Salloi 82).
DISTANCE
(W-L-T) SEA KC
RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 6-0-0 4-2-4 1-4-1 5-1-2 1-2-3 0-6-2
RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 8-1-1 3-5-2 6-1-4 0-8-3
THE LAST TIME Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC Date Score (Gms since) 7/14/2019 SEA 2, ATL 1 7/27/2019 SEA 1, HOU 0 7/21/2019 SEA 1, POR 2 7/03/2019 SEA 0, NYC 3 5/18/2019 SEA 0, PHI 0 7/27/2019 SEA 1, HOU 0 7/03/2019 SEA 0, NYC 3
(1) (0) (0) (2) (9) (0) (4)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 7/06/2019 KC 1, CHI 0 7/13/2019 KC 3, VAN 0 7/20/2019 KC 0, DAL 2 7/26/2019 KC 1, NYC 3 6/07/2019 KC 2, TOR 2 7/13/2019 KC 3, VAN 0 7/20/2019 KC 0, DAL 2
GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sounders FC Sporting KC
WWWTWWLTTTWWTLLLWLWWLW LWTWTTLTLLTWLTTWLLWWLL
(1) (1) (0) (0) (7) (2) (1)
TEAM LEADERS SOUNDERS FC G: 8 Ruidiaz A: 9 Lodeiro SHT: 38 Lodeiro SOG: 16 Ruidiaz FC: 37 Lodeiro FS: 71 Lodeiro OF: 8 Bruin C: 6 Lodeiro E: 1 Leerdam/Roldan SPORTING G: 8 Gutierrez A: 5 Russell SHT: 47 Gutierrez SOG: 22 Gutierrez FC: 39 Gutierrez FS: 36 Fernandes/Gutierrez OF: 11 Nemeth C: 6 Gutierrez/Sanchez E: 2 Espinoza
GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG SEA 22 3 10 6 1 2 33 1.50 KC 22 5 10 3 2 2 33 1.50 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG SEA 22 7 6 6 2 1 28 1.27 KC 22 4 6 7 2 3 39 1.77 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 SEA 33 6 4 3 6 10 4 KC 33 3 5 5 4 8 8 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 SEA 28 5 3 5 5 6 4 KC 39 3 4 6 9 7 10
2019 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC STATISTICS (11-6-5, 38 pts.) UNF 9 13 18 10 7 19 8 17 70 11 16 4 20 87 14 75 23 33 3 21 99 5 29 12 24 25
POS F F D M M M M F M D M M D F D M M D D M F D D D G D
PLAYER Raul Ruidiaz Jordan Morris Kelvin Leerdam Nicolas Lodeiro Cristian Roldan Harry Shipp Victor Rodriguez Will Bruin Handwalla Bwana Brad Smith Alex Roldan Gustav Svensson Kim Kee-Hee Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez Chad Marshall Danny Leyva Henry Wingo Joevin Jones Jonathan Campbell Jordy Delem Justin Dhillon Nouhou Tolo Roman Torres Saad Abdul-Salaam Stefan Frei Xavier Arreaga Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals
GP 12 15 20 18 18 19 13 9 10 19 7 13 19 3 8 4 6 6 2 13 3 16 15 10 22 5
GS 10 15 18 18 18 10 12 4 5 18 5 13 19 1 8 3 2 2 2 10 2 5 11 6 22 3
MIN 896 1228 1621 1602 1548 1032 940 428 445 1583 431 1083 1632 82 720 278 200 270 180 894 175 499 1035 593 1980 332
22 22
22 22
1980 1980
G 8 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 28
A 1 2 2 9 2 2 3 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 38 20 16 33 15 26 21 8 9 8 3 8 12 1 7 4 3 8 0 3 5 4 12 1 0 3
SOG 16 10 5 11 5 10 8 5 4 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 1
30 28
268 306
92 95
FC 12 12 27 37 17 8 8 11 4 8 3 10 19 2 6 2 1 1 3 13 5 10 4 6 0 2
FS 8 8 8 71 40 18 23 8 2 9 6 9 7 2 2 4 0 8 0 17 2 8 4 1 5 5
OFF 4 7 1 2 0 1 2 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0
CK 0 0 0 102 0 3 5 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
C 0 1 5 6 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 3 2 0 0 0
E 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
231 286 286 231
34 32
129 96
34 43
2 0
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Nicolas Lodeiro 3, Cristian Roldan 2, Jordan Morris 2, Kelvin Leerdam 2, Handwalla Bwana 1, Harry Shipp 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Nicolas Lodeiro 3, Cristian Roldan 1, Jordan Morris 1, Kelvin Leerdam 1, Brad Smith 1, Gustav Svensson 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Nicolas Lodeiro 2-2, Victor Rodriguez 1-1 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC GOALKEEPING UNF 24
POS G
GOALKEEPER Stefan Frei Team totals Opponent totals
GP 22 22 22
GS 22 22 22
MIN SHTS 1980 95 1980 95 1980 92
SV 69 69 59
GA 28 28 33
GAA 1.27 1.27 1.5
PG 2 2 3
PA 2 2 3
W L 11 6 11 6 6 11
T 5 5 5
SO 7 7 3
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2019 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (6-9-7, 25 pts.) UNF 21 7 9 10 13 6 12 30 30 8 11 17 14 14 3 1 4 2 20 19 24 16 94 5 22 15 29
POS M F F M M M F M M M M M D D D G D D F F M D D D D D G
PLAYER Felipe Gutierrez Johnny Russell Krisztian Nemeth Yohan Croizet Gianluca Busio Ilie Sanchez Gerso Fernandes Benny Feilhaber (KC) Benny Feilhaber (TOT) Graham Zusi Kelyn Rowe Roger Espinoza Nicolas Hasler (KC) Nicolas Hasler (TOT) Abdul Rwatubyaye Adrian Zendejas Andreu Fontas Botond Barath Daniel Salloi Erik Hurtado Gedion Zelalem Graham Smith Jimmy Medranda Matt Besler Rodney Wallace Seth Sinovic Tim Melia Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals
GP 21 17 19 20 13 21 15 11 20 16 14 6 9 12 2 1 11 17 17 1 9 5 2 16 1 19 21
GS 20 14 15 12 6 19 15 8 15 15 7 5 7 8 1 1 8 16 9 0 5 4 0 15 1 18 21
MIN 1749 1270 1317 1091 530 1727 1280 728 1348 1361 690 371 635 708 164 90 784 1389 842 32 436 342 14 1280 27 1668 1890
22 22
22 22
1980 1980
G 8 7 7 3 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 39 33
A 2 5 2 2 0 4 4 2 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 47 36 45 24 15 16 26 11 20 22 20 5 2 3 2 0 3 5 27 0 3 3 2 0 0 8 0
SOG 22 15 16 12 8 4 11 1 3 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0
44 28
274 322
113 113
FC 39 9 24 17 9 16 23 13 28 13 14 15 3 3 3 0 5 21 12 1 6 1 0 7 1 19 0
FS 36 23 21 16 10 13 36 11 31 20 11 8 5 7 0 0 5 6 16 0 1 1 0 7 1 10 2
OFF 0 5 11 8 0 2 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CK 28 53 0 2 5 0 4 14 22 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 6 0 3 4 1 6 2 2 5 3 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 2
E 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
281 271 271 281
49 39
93 110
52 47
6 3
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Krisztian Nemeth 1, Felipe Gutierrez 1, Ilie Sanchez 1, Yohan Croizet 1, Johnny Russell 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Felipe Gutierrez 2, Gerso Fernandes 2, Yohan Croizet 1, Benny Feilhaber 1, Kelyn Rowe 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Felipe Gutierrez 4-4, Ilie Sanchez 1-1, Krisztian Nemeth 0-1, Daniel Salloi 0-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29 1
POS G G
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Adrian Zendejas Team totals Opponent totals
GP 21 1 22 22
GS 21 1 22 22
MIN SHTS 1890 109 90 4 1980 113 1980 113
SV 70 3 73 79
GA 38 1 39 33
GAA 1.81 1 1.77 1.5
PG 0 1 1 5
PA 2 1 3 7
W 6 0 6 9
L 9 0 9 6
T 6 1 7 7
SO 4 0 4 5
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SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2019 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Mar.
OPPONENT 2 FC Cincinnati
RESULT W 4-1
ATT 39011
W-L-T 1-0-0
Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar.
9 Colorado 16 at Chicago
W 2-0 W 4-2
37725 10032
2-0-0 3-0-0
Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sun.
Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr.
T 0-0 W 1-0 W 3-2 L 1-4
24803 37722 0 37722 22221
3-0-1 4-0-1 4-0-1 5-0-1 5-1-1
Wed. Sun. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sun.
Apr. Apr. May May May May May
30 at Vancouver 6 Real Salt Lake 10 at Colorado 13 Toronto FC 21 at Los Angeles FC 24 San Jose 28 Los Angeles FC 4 at Minnesota 11 Houston 15 Orlando City SC 18 at Philadelphia 26 at Sporting KC
T T T W W T L
2-2 1-1 1-1 1-0 2-1 0-0 2-3
37722 38581 19832 39232 37722 18540 19882
5-1-2 5-1-3 5-1-4 6-1-4 7-1-4 7-1-5 7-2-5
Sat. Wed. Sat. Wed.
June June June July
L L W L
1-2 1-2 1-0 0-3
14327 13037 44489 18217
7-3-5 7-4-5 8-4-5 8-5-5
Sat. Sun. Sun. Sat. Sun. Sat. Wed.
July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug.
W W L W
2-1 2-1 1-2 1-0
14183 38232 50072 15138
9-5-5 10-5-5 10-6-5 11-6-5
Sat. Fri. Sun. Sat. Sun.
Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep.
Wed. Sun. Sun. Sun.
Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct.
1 at FC Dallas 5 at Montreal 29 Vancouver 3 at New York City FC 6 at Columbus 14 Atlanta 21 Portland 27 at Houston 4 Sporting KC 10 New England 14 at Real Salt Lake 17 at Los Angeles 23 at Portland 1 Los Angeles 7 at Colorado 15 New York Red Bulls 18 FC Dallas 22 at D.C. United 29 at San Jose 6 Minnesota
POS PTS NOTES: 1 3 SEA: Leerdam (27) Morris (33,43) Ruidiaz (87); CIN: Bertone (13) 1 6 SEA: Leerdam (5) Ruidiaz (8); 1 9 SEA: Rodriguez (8) Morris (15) Lodeiro (49) Ruidiaz (88); CHI: Edwards (57) Herbers (84) 2 10 2 13 SEA: Lodeiro (18); 2 13 2 16 SEA: Bruin (24,66) Roldan (68); TOR: Altidore (11,70) 3 16 SEA: Shipp (51); LFC: Vela (12,55) Atuesta (39) Ramirez (61) 3 17 SEA: Leerdam (65) Shipp (67); SJ: Salinas (34,53) 3 18 SEA: Morris (1); LFC: Vela (4) 4 19 SEA: Roldan (42); MIN: Opara (26) 3 22 SEA: Roldan (5); 2 25 SEA: Ruidiaz (19) Bwana (68); ORL: Mueller (75) 2 26 2 26 SEA: Ruidiaz (63) Leerdam (71); KC: Russell (29,46+,68) 3 26 SEA: Ruidiaz (65); DAL: own goal (33,38) 3 26 SEA: Rodriguez (64); MTL: Taider (74,78) 3 29 SEA: Leerdam (96+); 3 29 NYC: Moralez (58) Medina (77) Ofori (87) 3 2 3 2
32 SEA: 35 SEA: 35 SEA: 38 SEA:
Lodeiro (56,96+); CLB: Santos (14) Ruidiaz (58) Shipp (71); ATL: Martinez (65) Ruidiaz (50); POR: Fernandez (20,51) Morris (59);
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sun. Mar.
RESULT L 1-2
ATT 22099
W-L-T 0-1-0
W 2-0 T 1-1 W 7-1
18738 11037 18632
1-1-0 1-1-1 2-1-1
7 6 5
T 1-1
26023
2-1-2
7
T 2-2
17897
2-1-3
7
Sat. Apr.
7 at FC Cincinnati 14 New York Red Bulls 20 at San Jose
L 1-4
15777
2-2-3
8
Sat. Apr.
27 New England
T 4-4
18511
2-2-4
8
Sun. Sun. Sat. Sun.
May May May May
5 Atlanta 12 at D.C. United 18 Vancouver 26 Seattle
L L T W
0-3 0-1 1-1 3-2
18518 12521 18691 19882
2-3-4 2-4-4 2-4-5 3-4-5
10 11 11 11
Wed. Sat. Fri. Sun. Sat.
May June June June June
29 Los Angeles 1 at Houston 7 at Toronto FC 23 at Columbus 29 at Real Salt Lake 3 Los Angeles FC
L T T W L
0-2 1-1 2-2 1-0 0-2
19979 15710 24748 14015 18933
3-5-5 3-5-6 3-5-7 4-5-7 4-6-7
11 10 10 9 11
L 1-5
19754
4-7-7
12
6 Chicago 13 at Vancouver 20 FC Dallas 26 at New York City FC 4 at Seattle 10 Real Salt Lake 14 at Orlando City SC 17 San Jose 22 Minnesota 31 Houston 7 at Portland 15 at Los Angeles 21 Colorado 25 at Minnesota 29 Portland 6 at FC Dallas
W W L L
18570 18700 18736 20178
5-7-7 6-7-7 6-8-7 6-9-7
9 9 10 10
Sun. Mar. Sun. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sun. Apr. Sun. Apr.
Wed. July Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri.
July July July July
Sun. Aug. Sat. Aug. Wed. Aug. Sat. Thu. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sun.
Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct.
OPPONENT 3 at Los Angeles FC 10 Philadelphia 17 at Colorado 30 Montreal
1-0 3-0 0-2 1-3
POS PTS NOTES: 12 0 KC: Nemeth (16); LFC: Rossi (47) Diomande (94+) 3 KC: Sanchez (11) own goal (80); 4 KC: Russell (88); COL: Rubio (54) 7 KC: Russell (10,50) Nemeth (43,68,84) Gutierrez (47+) Busio (78); MTL: Taider (89) 8 KC: Busio (62); CIN: Mattocks (19) 9 KC: Russell (24) Busio (88); NYR: Royer (52) White (75) 9 KC: Gutierrez (66); SJ: Hoesen (6,12) Salinas (46) Eriksson (61) 10 KC: Nemeth (33,83) Gutierrez (60,70); NE: Caicedo (18,35) Agudelo (42) Jones (66) 10 ATL: Martinez (39,76) Barco (47) 10 DC: Arriola (78) 11 KC: Nemeth (37); VAN: Cornelius (94+) 14 KC: Russell (29,46+,68); SEA: Ruidiaz (63) Leerdam (71) 14 LA: Alvarez (56) Ibrahimovic (86) 15 KC: Croizet (63); HOU: Elis (69) 16 KC: Gutierrez (25,73); TOR: DeLeon (43) Hamilton (95+) 19 KC: Gutierrez (48); 19 RSL: Johnson (15,29) 19 KC: Croizet (85); LFC: Ramirez (28) Rossi (50) Vela (63) Zelaya (89) El-Munir (91+) 22 KC: Croizet (14); 25 KC: own goal (24) Gutierrez (56) Fernandes (90); 25 DAL: Badji (37) Ferreira (57) 25 KC: Sanchez (73); NYC: Tinnerholm (41) dos Santos (54) Ring (77)
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SOUNDERS FC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2019)
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2019)
Goals 2 Jordan Morris 2 Will Bruin 2 Nicolas Lodeiro Assists 2 Victor Rodriguez 2 Nicolas Lodeiro 2 Nicolas Lodeiro Shots 8 Victor Rodriguez Shots on Goal 3 5 times Fouls Committed 5 Nicolas Lodeiro 5 Nicolas Lodeiro Fouls Suffered 7 Nicolas Lodeiro 7 Nicolas Lodeiro 7 Nicolas Lodeiro Offside 5 Jordan Morris Saves 10 Stefan Frei Shots Faced 12 Stefan Frei Goals Allowed 4 Stefan Frei
Goals 4 03/02/2019 vs 4 03/16/2019 vs Assists 4 03/02/2019 vs 4 03/16/2019 vs 4 04/13/2019 vs 4 04/24/2019 vs Shots 24 03/02/2019 vs 24 06/29/2019 vs Shots on Goal 9 03/02/2019 vs Fouls Committed 19 04/21/2019 vs Fouls Suffered 19 06/05/2019 vs Corner Kicks 12 04/24/2019 vs Offside 6 04/13/2019 vs 6 05/04/2019 vs Saves 10 03/16/2019 vs Shots Faced 12 03/16/2019 vs Goals Allowed 4 04/21/2019 vs
03/02/2019 vs CIN 04/13/2019 vs TOR 07/06/2019 vs CLB
W 4-1 W 3-2 W 2-1
03/02/2019 vs CIN 03/02/2019 vs CIN 04/24/2019 vs SJ
W 4-1 W 4-1 T 2-2
03/02/2019 vs CIN
W 4-1
03/02/2019 vs CIN
W 4-1
04/21/2019 vs LFC 04/28/2019 vs LFC
L 1-4 T 1-1
04/24/2019 vs SJ 05/26/2019 vs KC 07/06/2019 vs CLB
T 2-2 L 2-3 W 2-1
05/04/2019 vs MIN
T 1-1
03/16/2019 vs CHI
W 4-2
03/16/2019 vs CHI
W 4-2
04/21/2019 vs LFC
L 1-4
CIN CHI
W 4-1 W 4-2
CIN CHI TOR SJ
W W W T
CIN VAN
W 4-1 W 1-0
CIN
W 4-1
LFC
L 1-4
MTL
L 1-2
SJ
T 2-2
TOR MIN
W 3-2 T 1-1
CHI
W 4-2
CHI
W 4-2
LFC
L 1-4
SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2019)
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2019)
Goals 3 Krisztian Nemeth 3 Johnny Russell Assists 2 Roger Espinoza 2 Gerso Fernandes 2 Yohan Croizet Shots 7 Krisztian Nemeth Shots on Goal 4 Johnny Russell 4 Daniel Salloi Fouls Committed 5 Roger Espinoza Fouls Suffered 5 5 times Offside 3 Krisztian Nemeth Saves 6 Tim Melia Shots Faced 8 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 5 Tim Melia
Goals 7 03/30/2019 at Assists 7 03/30/2019 at Shots 21 07/03/2019 at Shots on Goal 10 07/06/2019 at 10 07/13/2019 at Fouls Committed 17 03/03/2019 at 17 05/26/2019 at Fouls Suffered 18 06/29/2019 at Corner Kicks 12 05/29/2019 at Offside 8 07/26/2019 at Saves 6 07/13/2019 at Shots Faced 8 05/05/2019 at Goals Allowed 5 07/03/2019 at
03/30/2019 at MTL 05/26/2019 at SEA
W 7-1 W 3-2
03/30/2019 at MTL 03/30/2019 at MTL 05/26/2019 at SEA
W 7-1 W 7-1 W 3-2
04/27/2019 at NE
T 4-4
05/26/2019 at SEA 07/13/2019 at VAN
W 3-2 W 3-0
03/03/2019 at LFC
L 1-2
03/30/2019 at MTL
W 7-1
07/26/2019 at NYC
L 1-3
07/13/2019 at VAN
W 3-0
05/05/2019 at ATL
L 0-3
07/03/2019 at LFC
L 1-5
TEAM LOW GAMES (2019)
4-1 4-2 3-2 2-2
Shots 2 06/05/2019 vs Shots on Goal 1 05/04/2019 vs 1 05/18/2019 vs 1 06/05/2019 vs 1 07/27/2019 vs Fouls Committed 5 05/15/2019 vs Fouls Suffered 7 04/28/2019 vs Corner Kicks 1 07/06/2019 vs 1 07/27/2019 vs Offside 0 03/02/2019 vs 0 04/24/2019 vs 0 04/28/2019 vs 0 05/11/2019 vs 0 06/05/2019 vs 0 07/06/2019 vs 0 07/14/2019 vs 0 07/27/2019 vs Saves 0 05/15/2019 vs Shots Faced 1 05/11/2019 vs 1 05/15/2019 vs 1 06/01/2019 vs
MTL
L 1-2
MIN PHI MTL HOU
T T L W
ORL
W 2-1
LFC
T 1-1
CLB HOU
W 2-1 W 1-0
CIN SJ LFC HOU MTL CLB ATL HOU
W T T W L W W W
ORL
W 2-1
HOU ORL DAL
W 1-0 W 2-1 L 1-2
1-1 0-0 1-2 1-0
4-1 2-2 1-1 1-0 1-2 2-1 2-1 1-0
TEAM LOW GAMES (2019)
MTL
W 7-1
MTL
W 7-1
LFC
L 1-5
CHI VAN
W 1-0 W 3-0
LFC SEA
L 1-2 W 3-2
RSL
L 0-2
LA
L 0-2
NYC
L 1-3
VAN
W 3-0
ATL
L 0-3
LFC
L 1-5
Shots 5 06/01/2019 at Shots on Goal 1 06/01/2019 at Fouls Committed 6 05/29/2019 at Fouls Suffered 5 05/05/2019 at Corner Kicks 0 03/03/2019 at 0 06/01/2019 at Offside 0 04/20/2019 at 0 05/12/2019 at 0 06/01/2019 at Saves 1 03/17/2019 at 1 03/30/2019 at Shots Faced 2 03/17/2019 at 2 03/30/2019 at 2 07/06/2019 at
HOU
T 1-1
HOU
T 1-1
LA
L 0-2
ATL
L 0-3
LFC HOU
L 1-2 T 1-1
SJ DC HOU
L 1-4 L 0-1 T 1-1
COL MTL
T 1-1 W 7-1
COL MTL CHI
T 1-1 W 7-1 W 1-0
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2019 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (0-1-0) UNF 18 9 10 19 29 24 17 7 5 21 70 20 11 25
POS D F M M D G F M D M M D D D
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
CP
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1
90 90 90 90 90 90 12 90 30 78 60 38 90 52 90 90
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5
1 7 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12
1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7
0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 17
1 0 7 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 17 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kelvin Leerdam Raul Ruidiaz Nicolas Lodeiro Harry Shipp Roman Torres Stefan Frei Will Bruin Cristian Roldan Nouhou Tolo Jordy Delem Handwalla Bwana Kim Kee-Hee Brad Smith Xavier Arreaga Team totals Opponent totals
GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None
UNF 24
POS G
GOALKEEPER Stefan Frei Team totals Opponent totals
GP
GS
1 1 1
1 1 1
MIN SHT 90 90 90
7 7 6
SV
GA
GAA
PG
PA
W
L
T
SO
O'TIME
4 4 4
3 3 2
3.00 3.00 2.00
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 1
1 1 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
2019 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC (1-0-0) UNF 7 10 11 14 6 30 5 29 15 21 94 13 16 2
POS F M M D M M D G D M D M D D
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
CP
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
90 89 90 90 90 75 79 90 90 90 1 15 11 90 90 90
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 12 12
4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 6
1 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 17 7
0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 17
0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Russell Yohan Croizet Kelyn Rowe Nicolas Hasler Ilie Sanchez Benny Feilhaber Matt Besler Tim Melia Seth Sinovic Felipe Gutierrez Jimmy Medranda Gianluca Busio Graham Smith Botond Barath Team totals Opponent totals
GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None
UNF 29
POS G
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals
GP
GS
1 1 1
1 1 1
MIN SHT 90 90 90
6 6 7
SV
GA
GAA
PG
PA
W
L
T
SO
O'TIME
4 4 4
2 2 3
2.00 2.00 3.00
0 0 0
0 0 0
1 1 0
0 0 1
0 0 0
0 0 0
0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
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HEAD-TO-HEAD
SPORTING KC VS SOUNDERS FC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS
Sounders FC
Sporting KC
Sounders FC 9 wins, 21 goals Sporting KC 6 wins, 21 goals 4 ties 4/11/2009 10/17/2009 4/17/2010 10/9/2010 5/21/2011 8/6/2011 6/20/2012 5/8/2013 3/8/2014 5/23/2015 6/6/2015 9/27/2015 3/6/2016 7/24/2016 10/27/2016 5/17/2017 8/12/2017 4/15/2018 9/1/2018 5/26/2019
KC 1 at SEA SEA 3 at KC SEA 1 vs KC SEA 2 at KC SEA 1 vs KC SEA 2 at KC SEA 1 vs KC SEA 1 at KC SEA 1 vs KC SEA 0 vs KC KC 1 vs SEA KC 1 vs SEA KC 1 at SEA KC 3 vs SEA SEA 1 vs KC KC 3 vs SEA SEA 1 vs KC KC 2 vs SEA SEA 3 vs KC KC 3 vs SEA
0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2
(Q) (CA) (Q) (CA) (Q) (SP) (Q) (SP) (Q) (Q) (SP) (SP) (Q) (SP) (Q) (SP) (Q) (SP) (Q) (SP)
Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 6 88 27 98 30 37
2 15 104 41 91 25 35
OT 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tot 21 192 68 189 55 72
1 8 110 44 128 8 50
2 13 131 42 136 14 47
OT 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tot 21 241 86 264 22 97
GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC SEA
1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
OT
Total
2 2
3 1
1 2
6 3
3 5
6 8
0 0
21 21
CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Brian Schmetzer Peter Vermes
vs. KC
2-2-1
(1.4 pts./game)
vs. SEA
5-9-4
(1.06 pts./game)
ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed
2 2 19 8 24 36 5 5 3 41 15
Sounders FC Raul Ruidiaz 4 times Fredy Montero Fredy Montero Osvaldo Alonso Osvaldo Alonso Kasey Keller Stefan Frei Stefan Frei Stefan Frei Stefan Frei
3 2 18 8 24 16 5 5 5 24 8
Sporting KC 3 times Zusi/Croizet Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Jimmy Nielsen Tim Melia Tim Melia Melia/Nielsen
ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Sounders FC 1 20 players tied 2 Jaqua/Ljungberg
Goals Assists Shots
7 Raul Ruidiaz (05/26/19) 3 Fredy Montero (04/11/09) 4 Cooper/Alonso 7 Alonso/Lodeiro 1 6 players tied 6 Stefan Frei (twice) 3 Stefan Frei (3 times)
Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed
Sporting KC 3 Fernandes/Russell 2 Yohan Croizet (05/26/19) 6 4 players tied 4 Fernandes/Russell 6 4 1 6 3
Aurelien Collin (twice) 3 players tied 6 players tied Tim Melia (06/06/15) Hartman/Melia
W-L-T Breakdowns: Seattle Sounders FC W-L-T At Halftime: Leading Tied Trailing First Goal: Allowed Scored Goals Scored: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals Goals Allowed: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals
Streak (started)
Sporting Kansas City W-L-T
Streak (started)
6-0-0 4-2-4 1-4-1
15 Ws 2 Ws 1 Ls
(07/21/2018) (07/14/2019) (07/21/2019)
5-1-2 1-2-3 0-6-2
3 Ws (05/26/2019) 1 Ws (06/23/2019) 5 Ls (05/05/2019)
3-5-2 8-1-1
1 Ls 3 Ws
(07/21/2019) (06/29/2019)
0-8-3 6-1-4
7 Ls (05/05/2019) 3 Ws (06/23/2019)
0-1-2 4-4-2 4-1-1 1-0-0 2-0-0
1 Ls 1 Ws 2 Ws 5 Ws 5 Ws
(07/03/2019) (07/27/2019) (07/06/2019) (04/22/2018) (08/18/2018)
0-5-0 2-4-4 1-0-2 2-0-0 1-0-1
7 1 2 6 1
5-0-2 4-0-2 2-3-1 0-2-0 0-1-0
2 Ws 3 Ws 3 Ls 5 Ls 1 Ls
(06/29/2019) (05/15/2019) (06/01/2019) (03/18/2018) (04/21/2019)
4-0-0 10 Ws (08/04/2018) 1-1-4 2 Ts (05/18/2019) 1-4-2 2 Ls (06/29/2019) 0-2-0 5 Ls (07/14/2018) 0-2-1 1 Ls (07/03/2019)
Ls Ls Ts Ws Ts
(06/30/2018) (07/26/2019) (04/14/2019) (03/17/2018) (04/27/2019)
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SOUNDERS FC CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (9-6-4) PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
Raul Ruidiaz Nate Jaqua Nicolas Lodeiro Mauro Rosales Will Bruin Clint Dempsey Mike Fucito Kelvin Leerdam Tyrone Marshall Cristian Roldan Chad Barrett Alvaro Fernandez Patrick Ianni Roger Levesque Obafemi Martins Lamar Neagle Sanna Nyassi Jeff Parke Djimi Traore Freddie Ljungberg Osvaldo Alonso Brad Evans Chad Marshall Jordan Morris Gonzalo Pineda Alex Roldan Harry Shipp Brad Smith Tyson Wahl Team totals Opponent totals
2 4 5 4 5 6 3 3 4 9 2 5 4 3 2 6 2 4 2 3 15 11 9 4 3 1 3 2 2 19 19
2 2 5 3 3 5 0 3 3 8 1 3 2 2 2 3 1 4 2 3 13 9 9 4 3 1 2 2 2 19 19
179 240 449 245 252 480 61 270 271 724 96 259 182 186 180 269 93 360 180 260 1206 823 801 339 270 88 193 180 180 1710 1710
2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 21
0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 23 21
SHT GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN
SHT
SV
GAA
PG
11 5 8 3 7 15 5 2 1 7 5 7 2 2 2 11 3 2 1 2 10 8 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 192 241
1 6 1 11 1 19 19
90 479 90 990 61 1710 1710
3 20 4 56 3 86 68
3 15 3 41 2 64 46
0.00 0.75 1.00 1.36 1.48 1.11 1.11
0 1 0 2 0 3 1
Michael Gspurning Kasey Keller Andrew Weber Stefan Frei Ben Dragavon Team totals Opponent totals
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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. SOUNDERS FC (6-9-4) PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
GOALKEEPER
GP
Gerso Fernandes Dom Dwyer Johnny Russell Davy Arnaud Jacob Peterson Graham Zusi Benny Feilhaber Ilie Sanchez Nuno Andre Coelho Zoltan Hercegfalvi Kei Kamara Diego Rubio Josh Wolff Yohan Croizet Saad Abdul-Salaam Matt Besler Aurelien Collin Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Michael Harrington Nicolas Hasler Jack Jewsbury Jimmy Medranda Ike Opara Jordi Quintilla Kelyn Rowe Team totals Opponent totals
4 6 3 5 6 14 8 4 1 1 7 1 4 3 5 15 4 4 12 7 1 4 7 6 2 1 19 19
3 4 2 5 6 10 7 4 1 1 4 1 3 2 2 14 4 4 10 6 1 4 5 5 2 1 19 19
250 408 203 450 419 935 616 360 90 70 413 75 284 167 236 1296 360 360 919 553 90 343 416 451 180 90 1710 1710
3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 21
1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 21 23
8 18 8 12 11 15 7 3 3 1 13 4 4 0 3 5 2 1 16 0 0 2 6 3 5 4 241 192
Tim Melia Jon Kempin Eric Kronberg Jimmy Nielsen Kevin Hartman Team totals Opponent totals
9 1 1 6 2 19 19
MIN SHTS 810 90 90 540 180 1710 1710
31 3 5 17 12 68 86
SV
GAA
PG
24 2 4 9 7 46 64
0.89 1.00 1.00 1.33 1.50 1.11 1.11
1 0 0 0 0 1 3
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CURRENT SOUNDERS FC VS. SPORTING KC (9-6-4)
CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. SOUNDERS FC (6-9-4)
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
Will Bruin Raul Ruidiaz Nicolas Lodeiro Kelvin Leerdam Cristian Roldan Jordan Morris Alex Roldan Harry Shipp Brad Smith Xavier Arreaga Handwalla Bwana Jonathan Campbell Jordy Delem Stefan Frei Joevin Jones Kim Kee-Hee Gustav Svensson Nouhou Tolo Roman Torres Team totals Opponent totals
18 2 5 3 9 4 1 7 2 1 2 2 2 17 4 2 4 4 4 19 19
14 2 5 3 8 4 1 6 2 0 2 1 2 17 4 2 4 1 3 19 19
1136 179 449 270 724 339 88 546 180 52 128 91 168 1530 360 128 342 124 275 1710 1710
4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 21
3 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 21
31 11 8 2 7 3 1 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 192 241
Rodney Wallace Gerso Fernandes Johnny Russell Benny Feilhaber Graham Zusi Ilie Sanchez Erik Hurtado Yohan Croizet Kelyn Rowe Matt Besler Roger Espinoza Nicolas Hasler Jimmy Medranda Botond Barath Gianluca Busio Felipe Gutierrez Tim Melia Krisztian Nemeth Daniel Salloi Seth Sinovic Graham Smith Team totals Opponent totals
14 4 3 14 14 4 7 3 8 15 12 2 7 1 1 2 9 2 4 8 1 19 19
8 3 2 13 10 4 5 2 6 14 10 2 5 1 0 2 9 1 3 6 0 19 19
820 250 203 1156 935 360 455 167 573 1296 919 125 416 90 15 180 810 105 243 556 11 1710 1710
4 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 21
2 1 0 3 2 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 23
17 8 8 16 15 3 15 0 13 5 16 1 6 0 1 4 0 5 4 2 0 241 192
GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN
SHT
SV
GAA
PG
GAA
PG
Stefan Frei Team totals Opponent totals
17 19 19
1530 1710 1710
85 86 68
61 1.29 64 1.11 46 1.11
2 3 1
24 0.89 46 1.11 64 1.11
1 1 3
GOALKEEPER
GP
Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals
9 19 19
MIN SHTS 810 1710 1710
31 68 86
SV
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MATCH PREVIEW
MATCH INFORMATION SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY Kickoff: August 4, 2019 | 7:00 p.m. PT Location: CenturyLink Field | Seattle, WA Referee: Ismael Elfath Assistants: Frank Anderson, Mike Rottersman Fourth Official: Baldomero Toledo VAR: Kevin Stott BROADCAST INFORMATION National TV: FS1 Regional TV: YouTube TV Talent: Keith Costigan, Brian Dunseth and Jackie Montgomery Local Radio: 950 KJR AM
Following a 1-0 road win at Houston on Saturday, Sounders FC (11-6-5, 38 points) hosts rival Sporting Kansas City (6-9-7, 25 points) on Sunday evening at CenturyLink Field (7:00 p.m. PT / FS1, YouTube TV, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM). Jordan Morris scored the lone goal in Houston as the Rave Green jumped back into second place in the Western Conference, one point ahead of the LA Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes and 11 points shy of Supporters’ Shield-leading LAFC. Following Sunday’s match, Brian Schmetzer’s side returns home to CenturyLink Field to take on the New England Revolution on Saturday, August 10 (1:00 p.m. PT / JOEtv, YouTube TV, Univision-Seattle, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM). Table of Contents Page 2019 Schedule 2 This Week vs. Sporting Kansas City 3 Sounders FC Weekly Notes 4 Season Splits 9 Sounders FC History 11 2019 Roster 12 2019 Statistics and Box Scores 13 Sounders FC Mini Bios 15
Talent: Matt Johnson and Kasey Keller Pre-Match, Halftime and Post-Match Radio Talent: Jackson Felts,
PREVIOUS MATCH LINEUP
Pete Fewing and Wade Webber
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Local Radio (Spanish): El Rey 1360 AM Talent: Mario Rodriguez, Felipe Maqueda and Carlos Tapia
Morris 11
MEDIA SERVICES A variety of media resources - including player and coach interviews, archived press releases, PR contacts, photos for editorial use, game
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guides and credential request forms - can be found via SoundersFC.
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C. Roldan
Lodeiro 75
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Leyva
Delem
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12 Abdul-Salaam
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Audio files - including post-match media scrums with players and Head Coach Brian Schmetzer’s press conferences - can be found via SoundCloud.com/SoundersFC.
INJURY REPORT QUESTIONABLE
OUT
Ruidíaz (concussion) Rodríguez (L hamstring strain) Smith (R adductor pain)
Bruin (R ACL tear) Svensson (L hamstring strain)
Frei
2019 SNAPSHOT SEATTLE Overall Record 11-6-5 Goals Scored 33 Goals Allowed 28
SPORTING KC 6-9-7 33 39
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Goals Assists Goalkeeper
Gutierrez (8) Russell (5) Melia (1.81)
Ruidíaz (8) Lodeiro (9) Frei (1.27)
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SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | AUGUST 4, 2019 - 7:00 P.M. PT
2019 SOUNDERS FC SCHEDULE DAY Wed.
MLS REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 11-5-5 (HOME: 8-0-2; AWAY: 3-5-3) 2019 ALL COMPETITIONS RECORD: 11-6-5 (HOME: 8-1-2; AWAY: 3-5-3)
DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) FEBRUARY (0-0-0, 0 GF, 0 GA) 2/20 Club Nacional L, 0-2
TV/ATT. W-L-D 32,233
POS
Friendly
GOAL SCORERS
SEA: None; NAC: Bergessio (19), Rodriguez (53)
MARCH (3-0-1, 10 GF, 3 GA) Sat. 3/2 FC Cincinnati W, 4-1 39,011 1-0-0 T-1 SEA: Leerdam (27), Morris (33, 43), Ruidíaz (87); CIN: Bertone (13) Sat. 3/9 Colorado W, 2-0 37,725 2-0-0 T-1 SEA: Leerdam (5), Ruidíaz (8); COL: None Sat. 3/16 at Chicago W, 4-2 10,032 3-0-0 2 SEA: Rodriguez (8), Morris (15), Lodeiro (49), Ruidíaz (88) CHI: Edwards (56), Herbers (84) Sat. 3/30 at Vancouver D, 0-0 24,803 3-0-1 T-2 None APRIL (2-1-2, 8 GF, 9 GA) Sat. 4/6 Real Salt Lake W, 1-0 37,722 4-0-1 2 SEA: Lodeiro (18); RSL: None Sat. 4/13 Toronto FC W, 3-2 37,722 5-0-1 2 SEA: Bruin (24, 66), C. Roldan (68); TOR: Altidore (11) Sun. 4/21 at Los Angeles FC L, 1-4 22,221 5-1-1 3 SEA: Shipp (51); LAFC: Vela (12, 55), Atuesta (39), Ramirez (61) Wed. 4/24 San Jose D, 2-2 37,722 5-1-2 3 SEA: Leerdam (65), Shipp (67); SJ: Salinas (34, 53) Sun. 4/28 Los Angeles FC D, 1-1 38,581 5-1-3 3 SEA: Morris (1); LAFC: Vela (4) MAY (2-1-2, 6 GF, 5 GA) Sat. 5/4 at Minnesota D, 1-1 19,832 5-1-4 T-3 SEA: C. Roldan (42); MIN: Opara (26) Sat. 5/11 Houston W, 1-0 39,232 6-1-4 T-3 SEA: C. Roldan (5); HOU: None Wed. 5/15 Orlando City SC W, 2-1 37,722 7-1-4 2 SEA: Ruidíaz (19), Bwana (68); ORL: Mueller (75) Sat. 5/18 at Philadelphia D, 0-0 18,540 7-1-5 2 None Sun. 5/26 at Sporting KC L, 2-3 19,882 7-2-5 2 SEA: Ruidíaz (63), Leerdam (71); SKC: Russell (29, 45+1, 68) Sat. Wed. Wed. Sat.
JUNE (1-2-0, 3 GF, 4 GA) 6/1 at FC Dallas 6/5 at Montreal 6/12 Portland 6/29 Vancouver
L, 1-2 L, 1-2 L, 1-2 W, 1-0
14,327 13,037 6,280 44,489
7-3-5 3 7-4-5 3 Fourth Round 8-4-5 3
SEA: Ruidíaz (65); DAL: Own goal (33, 38) SEA: Rodriguez (64); MTL: Taider (74, 78) SEA: Rodriguez (44); POR: Fernandez (6, 50) SEA: Leerdam (90+6); VAN: None
Wed. Sat. Sun. Wed. Sun. Sat.
JULY (3-2-0, 6 GF, 7 GA) 7/3 at New York City L, 0-3 7/6 at Columbus W, 2-1 7/14 Atlanta W, 2-1 7/17 Borussia Dortmund L, 1-3 7/21 Portland L, 1-2 7/27 at Houston W, 1-0
18,217 14,183 38,232 37,722 50,072 15,138
8-5-5 9-5-5 10-5-5 Friendly 10-6-5 11-6-5
SEA: None; NYC: Moralez (58), Medina (77), Ofori (87) SEA: Lodeiro (56, 90+6); CLB: Santos (13) SEA: Ruidíaz (58), Shipp (71); ATL: J. Martinez (65) SEA: Campbell (54); BVB: Wolf (37), Alcacer (50), Sancho (77) SEA: Ruidíaz (50); POR: Fernandez (20, 51) SEA: Morris (59); HOU: None
Sun. Sat. Wed. Sat. Fri.
AUGUST (0-0-0, 0 GF, 0 GA) 8/4 Sporting KC 8/10 New England 8/14 at Real Salt Lake 8/17 at LA Galaxy 8/23 at Portland
FS1 JOEtv JOEtv ESPN2 ESPN
Sun. Sat. Sun. Wed. Sun. Sun.
SEPTEMBER (0-0-0, 0 GF, 0 GA) 9/1 LA Galaxy 3:00 p.m. 9/7 at Colorado 6:00 p.m. 9/15 NY Red Bulls 12:30 p.m. 9/18 FC Dallas 7:30 p.m. 9/22 at D.C. 5:00 p.m. 9/29 at San Jose 4:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
OCTOBER (0-0-0, 0 GF, 0 GA) Sun. 10/6 Minnesota 1:00 p.m.
3 3 2 2 3 2
FS1 JOEtv ESPN JOEtv JOEtv JOEtv
JOEtv
*International Friendly 2
SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | AUGUST 4, 2019 - 7:00 P.M. PT
THIS WEEK VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY MORRIS WINS GOAL OF THE WEEK Sounders FC forward Jordan Morris won AT&T Goal of the Week for Week 21 for his strike in a 1-0 road win over the Houston Dynamo last weekend. Morris earned 39.74% of the vote, edging Portland’s Diego Valeri (21.16%), Toronto’s Jozy Altidore (16.91%). After nearly an hour of scoreless play, Morris scored the game’s lone goal in the 59th minute. The play began when Harry Shipp sent a long ball from the right side that was mis-cleared by the Dynamo defense. The bouncing ball in the 18-yard-box fell to Morris, who shrugged off a Houston challenge and played to himself with a couple of deft touches, before poking a slow-rolling shot that hit the far post and went into the net. It marked the fifth goal of the season and 20th career strike for Morris, who is now tied with Kelvin Leerdam for second on the team in 2019.
MLS SERIES SNAPSHOT Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
SOUNDERS FC 1 2 Total 6 15 21 88 104 192 27 41 68 98 91 189 30 25 55 36 35 71
SPORTING KC 1 2 Total 8 13 21 110 131 241 44 42 86 128 136 264 8 14 22 49 46 95
Goals Scored in 15-Minute Intervals: 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 Total SEA 2 1 3 2 5 8 21 KC 2 3 3 4 3 6 21
ALL-TIME MLS SERIES LEADERS SOUNDERS LATE HEROICS VS. SKC
SOUNDERS FC Goals 2 Ruidiaz Assists 2 4 players tied Shots 19 Montero Shots on Goal 8 Montero Fouls Committed 24 Alonso Fouls Suffered 36 Alonso
SPORTING KC 3 3 players tied 2 Croizet/Zusi 18 Dwyer 8 Dwyer 24 Espinoza 16 Espinoza
Wins 5 Keller Shutouts 3 Frei Saves 41 Frei Goals Allowed 15 Frei
5 Melia 5 Melia 24 Melia 8 Melia/Nielsen
ALL-TIME MLS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Sounders FC’s all-time series against Sporting Kansas City has been riddled with late-match heroics by the Rave Green. On eight different occasions (including postseason), Sounders FC has scored a game-winner after the 75th minute, including six goals overall in the 90th minute or later (five game-winners). DATE
RESULT
SEA GOALS AFTER 75
10/17/09 4/17/10 10/9/10 5/21/11 8/6/11 5/8/13 3/8/14 10/27/16*
W, 3-2 W, 1-0 W, 2-1 W, 1-0 W, 2-1 W, 1-0 W, 1-0 W, 1-0
Nate Jaqua (76’) Brad Evans (90+2’) Alvaro Fernandez (78’) Jeff Parke (90+3’) Mauro Rosales (90’), Lamar Neagle (90+2’) Djimi Traore (90+4) Chad Barrett (90+4’) Nelson Valdez (88’)
* 2016 Western Conference Knockout Round
STREAKING SOUNDERS Sounders FC saw its 13-match home unbeaten streak (11-0-2) snapped on July 21 vs. Portland, dating back to September 29 of last season. The streak tied for the second-longest in club history and fell just one shy of the franchise record of 14 (10-0-4) set in 2013. MOST CONSECUTIVE HOME GAMES UNBEATEN - CLUB HISTORY (MLS) STREAK RECORD 14 10-0-4 13 11-0-2 13 10-0-3 11 7-0-4 8 4-0-4
Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered
SOUNDERS FC SPORTING KC 1 20 players tied 3 Fernandes/Russell 2 Ljungberg/Jaqua 2 Croizet (5/26/19) 7 Ruidiaz (5/26/19) 6 4 players tied 3 Montero (4/11/09) 4 Fernandes/Russell 4 Cooper/Alonso 6 Collin (twice) 7 Alonso/Lodeiro 4 3 players tied
Saves Goals Allowed
6 3
Frei (twice) 3 players tied
6 3
Melia (6/6/15) Hartman/Melia
ALL-TIME MLS SERIES RESULTS Seattle Sounders FC Record: 9-6-4 Home Games: 5-2-2 Road Games: 4-4-2 DATE 04/11/2009 10/17/2009 04/17/2010 10/09/2010 05/21/2011 08/06/2011 06/20/2012 05/08/2013 03/08/2014 05/23/2015 06/06/2015 09/27/2015 03/06/2016 07/24/2016 05/17/2017 08/12/2017 04/15/2018 09/01/2018 05/26/2019
RESULT SEA 0 vs KC 1 SEA 3 at KC 2 SEA 1 vs KC 0 SEA 2 at KC 1 SEA 1 vs KC 0 SEA 2 at KC 1 SEA 1 vs KC 1 SEA 1 at KC 0 SEA 1 vs KC 0 SEA 0 vs KC 0 SEA 0 at KC 1 SEA 1 at KC 1 SEA 0 vs KC 1 SEA 0 at KC 3 SEA 0 at KC 3 SEA 1 vs KC 0 SEA 2 at KC 2 SEA 3 vs KC 1 SEA 2 at KC 3
W/L/D L W W W W W D W W D L D L L L W D W L
LOCATION CenturyLink Field CommunityAmerica Ballpark CenturyLink Field CommunityAmerica Ballpark CenturyLink Field Livestrong Sporting Park CenturyLink Field Sporting Park CenturyLink Field CenturyLink Field Sporting Park Sporting Park CenturyLink Field Children’s Mercy Park Children’s Mercy Park CenturyLink Field Children’s Mercy Park CenturyLink Field Children’s Mercy Park
POSTSEASON RESULTS 10/27/2016
SEA 1 vs KC 0
W
CenturyLink Field
DATES 3/16 - 9/29/2013 9/29/2018 - 7/21/2019 5/2/2017 - 3/4/2018 7/13/2016 - 5/6/2017 4/25 - 7/25/2009
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SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | AUGUST 4, 2019 - 7:00 P.M. PT
SOUNDERS FC WEEKLY NOTES JULY 27 AT HOUSTON RECAP
MOST POINTS SINCE 2009 TEAM POINTS* W-L-D GOALS 579 166-107-81 516
Jordan Morris scored his fifth goal of the season as Sounders FC (11-6-5, 38 points) earned 1-0 road win over the Houston Dynamo (9-10-3, 30 points) last Saturday evening at BBVA Stadium. The result marked the second consecutive road win for Seattle and the seventh straight victory over the Dynamo (including postseason), as Stefan Frei recorded his seventh shutout of the season. The win propels Seattle to second place in the Western Conference, 11 points shy of Supporters’ Shield-leading Los Angeles FC and one point above the LA Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes. The Rave Green now return home to face Sporting Kansas City next Sunday, August 4 in a nationally televised fixture at CenturyLink Field (7:00 p.m. PT / FS1, YouTube TV, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM). After nearly an hour of scoreless play, Morris scored the game’s lone goal in the 59th minute. The play began when Harry Shipp sent a long ball from the right side that was mis-cleared by the Dynamo defense. The bouncing ball in the 18-yard-box fell to Morris, who shrugged off a Houston challenge and played to himself with a couple of deft touches, before poking a slow-rolling shot that hit the far post and went into the net. It marked the fifth goal of the season and 20th career strike for Morris, who is now tied with Kelvin Leerdam for second on the team in 2019. Frei made three saves en route to his seventh shutout of the season, tied for third in MLS. The veteran goalkeeper now has 73 career clean sheets, good for seventh in league history.
562
156-103-94
559
556
156-111-88
562
530
148-120-86
505
524
143-115-95
483
*Through games of July 30, 2019
ALL ABOUT TROPHIES In addition to the standout results in the regular season, Sounders FC has six major trophies since joining MLS, including one MLS Cup (2016), one Supporters’ Shield (2014) and four Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups (2009, 2010, 2011, 2014). Seattle has also advanced to the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Knockout Round on three occasions (2011-2012, 2012-2013, 20152016). The Rave Green rank first in MLS with six trophies and are one of just seven clubs to earn more than one piece of hardware since 2009. MOST TROPHIES SINCE 2009
Saturday marked the second consecutive road win for Seattle after a winning just once away from home prior. Sounders FC has now won seven straight games against the Dynamo (including postseason), with the last loss to Houston coming on March 4, 2017. • Sounders FC is 10-4-5 all-time against the Dynamo in MLS regular-season play, including a 2-4-4 record in Houston. Seattle has now won seven straight games against the Dynamo (including postseason), with the last loss to Houston coming on March 4, 2017. • Morris scored his fifth goal of the season, tied for second on the squad with Kelvin Leerdam. It was also the 20th career goal for Morris in 72 regular season appearances.
TEAM Seattle Sounders FC LA Galaxy Sporting Kansas City Toronto FC New York Red Bulls FC Dallas Montreal Impact
MLS CUP 1 3 1 1 0 0 0
SHIELD 1 2 0 1 2 1 0
USOC 4 0 2 0 0 1 2
TOTAL* 6 5 3 2+ 2 2 2
* Includes MLS Cup, Supporters’ Shield and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup titles. + Toronto FC also has four Candian Championship titles
• Goalkeeper Stefan Frei made three saves en route to his seventh shutout of the season, tied for third in MLS. The veteran goalkeeper now has 73 career clean sheets, good for seventh in league history. • Forward Raúl Ruidíaz and midfielder Gustav Svensson remained in Seattle due to injuries suffered against Portland, paving the way for Jordy Delem and Danny Leyva to start at central midfield. Cristian Roldan and Jordan Morris each moved up a line to right wing and forward, respectively. Saad Abdul-Salaam started at right back for Kelvin Leerdam, who is dealing with right ankle impingement, while Nouhou started at left back and Brad Smith slid up to the left wing.
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SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | AUGUST 4, 2019 - 7:00 P.M. PT
SOUNDERS FC WEEKLY NOTES ALL-STAR LODEIRO
SMITH STAYING THROUGH 2019 SEASON
Sounders FC midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro logged 45 minutes as a halftime substitute as the MLS All-Stars fell 3-0 to Atlético Madrid on Wednesday evening in Orlando. Lodeiro was named to the 26-man roster that faced the Spanish giants in the 2019 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target. This marks the first MLS All-Star selection for Lodeiro and the 24th all-time selection for Sounders FC since entering the league in 2009.
Sounders FC today announced that it has reached an agreement with AFC Bournemouth to extend the loan of defender Brad Smith through the end of the 2019 Major League Soccer campaign. The Australian defender ranks second on the team with five assists in 19 appearances this season, as Seattle sits second in the Western Conference with 38 points (11-6-5). The Rave Green return home to CenturyLink Field to take on Sporting Kansas City on Sunday, August 4 (7:00 p.m. PT / FS1, YouTube TV, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM).
Lodeiro has started all 18 of his appearances this season and is currently tied for fourth in MLS with nine assists, to go along with four goals. His 71 fouls suffered and his 102 corner kicks lead MLS for the 2019 season. Last season, Lodeiro established a new single-season club record with 16 assists, in addition to a career-high eight goals. His 45 career MLS assists are the most in club history and rank first in MLS since Lodeiro entered the league in July of 2016. Atletico’s scored first in the 43rd minute, after Rodrigo Riquelme pulled off a backheel that found Marcos Llorente, who finished underneath Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Andre Blake. Boosted by wholesale substitutes in the 56th minute, Atletico then made it 2-0 in the 85th minute via a knuckling shot from Portuguese teenage sensation Joao Felix. His effort bent every which way past Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando, who’s in his 20th and final MLS season. Diego Simeone’s team added their third and final goal in the third minute of second-half stoppage time, as Diego Costa collected a Felix long ball over the top. The Spanish striker calmly finished past Rimando. While the MLS All-Stars were outshot 19-10, several quality chances arose from high-profile stars around the league. The roster featured rising talents, dynamic competitors and highly accomplished superstars includes 12 previous MLS All-Stars and 14 debutants, including Lodeiro. On the international scene, 14 countries were represented by this roster - the second most in MLS All-Star history - with 11 FIFA World Cup participants and eight players currently on national team duty. Among teams contributing multiple players, Atlanta United led all MLS clubs with five All-Stars, while LAFC comes in a close second with four.
Smith, 25, has started 24 of his 25 appearances with six assists for Sounders FC since signing on August 8 of last season. After recording one assist in six matches during the homestretch of the 2018 campaign, Smith ranks second on the team with five assists this year in 19 appearances (18 starts). Despite his short stint in Seattle, Smith was voted to the bench on Sounders FC’s Best XI campaign earlier this year. Prior to coming to Seattle, Smith spent the previous two seasons with AFC Bournemouth, where he made 11 appearances across all competitions, including five in Premier League play. Before Bournemouth, Smith played for storied English club Liverpool, where he came up through the youth ranks after moving from Penrith, Australia as a teenager. He made his first team debut in a 2-1 loss to Chelsea on December 23, 2013 in Premiership action. After being loaned to League One side Swindon Town in 2014-2015, Smith returned to Liverpool for the 2015-2016 campaign, making 10 appearances across all competitions and scoring his first professional goal for Liverpool in a 2-2 draw with Exeter City in the FA Cup on January 8, 2016. Smith also made an appearance in Europa League play, a scoreless draw with FC Sion on December 10, 2015.
2019 MLS ALL-STAR GAME ROSTER BY POSITION
Smith has 20 caps for the Australian National Team, most recently appearing as a substitute in a 1-0 friendly loss to South Korea on June 7. After making his senior debut in a 2-0 loss to Belgium on September 4, 2014, Smith made 12 appearances for the Socceroos in 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying. The son of English parents, Smith played extensively at the youth levels for England, including representing the England U-17 side at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
GOALKEEPERS: Andre Blake* (Philadelphia Union), Brad Guzan^ (Atlanta United), Nick Rimando# (Real Salt Lake)
BWANA SELECTED TO HOMEGROWN GAME
DEFENDERS: Matt Hedges* (FC Dallas), Kemar Lawrence* (New York Red Bulls), Romain Métanire* (Minnesota United FC), Leandro González Pírez^ (Atlanta United), Bastian Schweinsteiger* (Chicago Fire), Walker Zimmerman^ (Los Angeles Football Club), Graham Zusi^ (Sporting Kansas City) MIDFIELDERS: Ezequiel Barco^ (Atlanta United), Diego Chara* (Portland Timbers), Jonathan dos Santos^ (LA Galaxy), Mark-Anthony Kaye* (Los Angeles Football Club), Nicolás Lodeiro* (Seattle Sounders FC), Gonzalo “Pity” Martínez^ (Atlanta United), Maxi Moralez* (NYCFC), Nani^ (Orlando City SC), Paxton Pomykal# (FC Dallas), Alejandro Pozuelo* (Toronto FC), Diego Rossi* (Los Angeles Football Club) FORWARDS: Zlatan Ibrahimović^ (LA Galaxy - EA SPORTS™ “More Than a Vote” Challenge), Josef Martínez* (Atlanta United), Wayne Rooney^ (D.C. United), Chris Wondolowski* (San Jose Earthquakes), Carlos Vela^ (Los Angeles Football Club) ^Fan XI selection *James O’Connor selection #Commissioner Don Garber selection
Sounders FC winger Handwalla Bwana logged 29 minutes on Tuesday in the 2019 MLS Homegrown Game presented by Energizer®. Coached by Orlando City SC Academy Director Marcelo Neveleff, the MLS Homegrown squad defeated Chivas de Guadalajara’s U-20 via penalty kicks at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida. Bwana has earned his first Homegrown Game selection. He joined Sounders FC academy in 2015 before signing a Homegrown Player contract with the club on January 11, 2018. The Kenya-born forward played two seasons at the University of Washington before signing a professional contract. Bwana scored two goals and notched one assist in 12 appearances during his debut MLS season in 2018. Thus far in 2019, Bwana has totaled one goal in 10 appearances for the club in regular season action. Omir Fernandez of the New York Red Bulls and Noble Okello of Toronto FC scored for the MLS squad, while San Jose goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski made two penalty saves as the Homegrowns won their first victory in the annual game since it was first contested in 2014.
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SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | AUGUST 4, 2019 - 7:00 P.M. PT
SOUNDERS FC WEEKLY NOTES MATCHDAY ACTIVITIES
NEW TURF AT CENTURYLINK FIELD Sounders FC, the Seattle Seahawks and First & Goal Inc. jointly announced on June 27 that the installation of a new FieldTurf Revolution 360 playing surface has been completed inside CenturyLink Field. The new surface replaces the previous FieldTurf pitch that was installed in 2016, allowing both Sounders and Seahawks players to utilize the state-of-the-art field effective immediately.
As Sounders FC faces Sporting Kansas City this Sunday in a Western Conference battle nationally televised on FS1 (7:00 p.m. PT / YouTube TV, 950 KJR FM, El Rey 1360 AM), fans can look forward to several special elements, headlined by the team wearing its popular Nightfall secondary kits for only the second time at home this season. Stadium graphics for the evening’s game will be tailored to the Nightfall theme and the first 10,000 guests to enter CenturyLink Field will receive exclusive Nightfall-themed socks courtesy of matchday sponsor CHI Franciscan. Nightfall gear is currently available at the club’s retail Pro Shop locations and online, and will be featured in the CenturyLink Field Pro Shop on Sunday. From 12:00-6:30 p.m. on matchday, RAVE Foundation is hosting a pre-match celebration at Flatstick Pub in Pioneer Square with activities, raffles and giveaways. In turn, Flatstick is donating $2 to RAVE Foundation for every beer sold, not only this Sunday, but each Sunday throughout August. Fans are encouraged to stop by for a drink and a chance to win exclusive prizes before taking part in the March to the Match and heading to the stadium. Young fans can take advantage of the RAVE octagon - an enclosed setup for futsal play - outside the northwest corner of the stadium before heading inside. Along with the octagon, there will be a booth for information and registration for the annual Rave Green Run. Fans registering on Sunday will be able to do so at a discounted rate. Sounders FC alum Roger Levesque will also appear at the Rave Green Run booth from 6:15-6:45 p.m. PT to sign autographs and meet fans. Seattle SuperSonics legend Jack Sikma, whose #43 jersey is retired in the rafters at KeyArena and is a 2019 inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, will join Sounders FC to lead the crowd in Scarves Up immediately prior to kickoff. Later, at halftime, Levesque will join RAVE Foundation for a special on-field surprise presentation to kids from underserved communities, all thanks to Rave Green Run presenting sponsor, CHI Franciscan.
TRANSACTION TRACKER PLAYERS IN
PLAYERS OUT
Justin Dhillon - June 28
Chad Marshall - May 22
Xavier Arreaga - May 7
Jordan McCrary - February 26
Joevin Jones - May 7
Waylon Francis - February 5
Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez - May 1
Contract options not exercised on four players - November 19
Danny Leyva - April 9 Saad Abdul-Salaam - February 26 Trey Muse - January 15
“Because of our strong partnerships with the Seattle Seahawks, First & Goal Inc. and FieldTurf, we are pleased to announce this new surface for our players half a season ahead of schedule,” said Sounders FC Owner Adrian Hanauer. “The close relationships between all four organizations allow for this type of proactive collaboration, and we are excited for our players to take the field on their new surface this weekend. FieldTurf is a global leader in this space, and we are proud to have played on their surfaces for all 11 of our MLS seasons.” FieldTurf systems offers unmatched performance and safety characteristics, delivering a premier experience to athletes and field owners. The company continues to find new ways to reduce the risk and severity of injuries, and its focus on safety has led to numerous injury-reducing innovations and improvements. Independent multi-year research validates their mission and execution of providing the safest playing fields possible for the athletes who use them. Revolution 360 uses a leading monofilament fiber, providing optimal playability for football and soccer. Revolution 360 achieved a score of 83 on the Fiber Performance Index (FPI) and showed no signs of wear after 150,000 Lisport cycles in Fiber Wear testing conducted by Penn State’s Center for Sports Surface Research - an unprecedented score. “FieldTurf has been a great partner for years and continues to set the standard in turf technology,” said David Young, Seahawks Senior Vice President of Business Operations and General Manager of CenturyLink Field. “It is imperative that we continue to provide the best playing surface for both the Seahawks and Sounders FC and we are proud to work with FieldTurf once again.” “FieldTurf is thrilled to continue our long-standing relationship with the Seahawks and Sounders FC,” said FieldTurf President Eric Daliere. “We share a commitment to player safety and it is a testimony to the quality of our products that such prestigious organizations continue to put their trust in our company.” CenturyLink Field is one of four NFL stadiums to utilize FieldTurf, along with Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Detroit’s Ford Field and New England’s Gillette Stadium. There are three MLS stadiums in addition to CenturyLink Field that use FieldTurf (Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, New England’s Gillette Stadium and Portland’s Providence Park). The two Seattle organizations have a long history with FieldTurf. In 2000, when the Seahawks played at the University of Washington’s Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium, they became the first NFL team to play their home games on FieldTurf. The partnership has continued at CenturyLink Field and at both the Seahawks and Sounders FCtraining facilities (VMAC and Starfire Sports). Sounders FC has played on FieldTurf since its inaugural 2009 season in Major League Soccer.
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SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | AUGUST 4, 2019 - 7:00 P.M. PT
SOUNDERS FC WEEKLY NOTES CHAD MARSHALL ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM PROFESSIONAL SOCCER Seattle Sounders FC defender Chad Marshall on Wednesday, May 22 announced his retirement from professional soccer due to injury. The 34-year-old concludes a historic 16-year Major League Soccer career with Sounders FC and Columbus Crew SC, in which he became the only player in league history to win MLS Defender of the Year three times. Marshall finishes his career with seven major trophies and ranks second all-time among field players in all participation categories (appearances, starts and minutes played).
“After more than 15 years of living my childhood dream, the time has come for me to hang up the boots,” said Marshall. “I’d like to thank everyone that has played a part in my career. To my teammates, support staff and coaches: you’ve been my second family. The locker room is what I’ll miss the most. Thank you to the fans of Seattle and Columbus for supporting me throughout the years, as well as the Sounders FC and Columbus Crew SC organizations for giving me a chance to represent them on the field. Most importantly, I’d like to thank my family. I’m forever indebted to them for the sacrifices they’ve made in allowing me to pursue this dream. From heartbreaking losses to MLS Cup wins, own goals to cartwheels, it’s been a blast.” The second overall selection in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft, Marshall’s accolades across his 16-year career include three MLS Defender of the Year honors (2008, 2009, 2014), four MLS Best XI selections (2008, 2009, 2014, 2018) and four MLS All-Star appearances (2009, 2010, 2014, 2015). On the team side, he is a twotime MLS Cup Champion (2008 with Columbus; 2016 with Seattle) and a four-time Supporters’ Shield winner (2004, 2008 and 2009 with Columbus; 2014 with Seattle), in addition to winning the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with Sounders FC. He ranks fourth overall and second among field players in MLS history with 409 appearances, 404 starts and 35,843 minutes played (regular season only), recording 26 goals and 16 assists. He also has 30 career appearances and three goals in the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs. Playing his final professional match on May 4 at Minnesota United, Marshall has been listed on the club’s injury report with right knee inflammation in recent weeks. “When we traded for Chad back in December of 2013, Head Coach Sigi Schmid really believed in him, and he challenged us to go and get one of the best defenders in league history,” said Sounders FC Owner Adrian Hanauer. “Despite being a known commodity across MLS, Chad still exceeded all of our expectations during his time in Seattle. On top of his exceptional play on the field, Chad brought a level of veteran stability and leadership to the locker room and was an excellent member of the Seattle community. On behalf of the club, I extend my heartfelt thanks for his service and consider it an honor to have watched him in Rave Green.” Marshall came to Sounders FC via trade prior to the 2014 season after 10 years with Columbus Crew SC. In his five-plus seasons with Seattle, the reliable centerback started 154 of his 156 career regular-season appearances (fourth in club history in both categories), recording 10 goals and six assists. In his first season in Rave Green, Marshall started all 31 of his appearances and helped the club to its first Supporters’ Shield and fourth U.S. Open Cup title, in addition to starting all four postseason matches and earning MLS Defender of the Year and Best XI honors. He helped Seattle to back-to-back MLS Cup appearances in 2016 and 2017, starting all 11 of the club’s postseason matches in those seasons. In his last full season in 2018, Marshall finished runner-up for MLS Defender of the Year and earned his fourth Best XI selection. He appeared in 19 of Sounders FC’s 20 postseason matches during his time in Seattle, and scored a 90th-minute goal in the second leg of the 2015 Western Conference Semifinals against FC Dallas. For his contributions, Marshall was voted by his teammates as Sounders FC Defender of the Year four times (2014, 2016-2018) in his five full seasons with the club. “Thank you, Chad. It was a privilege to have such a smart, humble player as part of the Sounders for so long, one of the greatest careers for any domestic player in MLS history,” said Sounders FC General Manager & President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey. “We really enjoyed having Chad as part of this organization, from his wickedly funny personality to everything he brought on and off the field. Chad is going to be successful with whatever comes next, and he will always be part of the Sounders family.” 7
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SOUNDERS FC WEEKLY NOTES CHAD MARSHALL ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM PROFESSIONAL SOCCER After being selected by Columbus Crew SC second overall out of Stanford, Marshall spent 10 seasons for the Ohio side and is the club’s all-time leader in appearances (253), starts (250) and minutes played (22,220), recording 16 goals and 10 assists in regular-season action. He also scored twice in 11 postseason appearances, including tallies in the 2008 Eastern Conference Championship and the game-winning goal in the 2008 MLS Cup Final. He helped Columbus capture the Supporters’ Shield in 2004, 2008 and 2009, and earned MLS Defender of the Year and Best XI honors in 2008 and 2009. On the club side, he took home the team’s 2011 MVP award, Defender of the Year honor four times (20082010, 2013) and was awarded the first Breakout Performance of the Year honor in 2004. “Ever since he came to Seattle, Chad has been a massive influence on our franchise, whether it was his play on the field or his impact off of it, he is a true champion,” said Sounders FC Head Coach Brian Schmetzer. “It’s hard to put into words all of the positive things he has brought to the club and his teammates. It has been an honor to coach such a fantastic American player, arguably one the best defenders in MLS history. I’d like to thank him for what he’s done in the Sounders community and wish him the best in whatever he decides to do next. We, the players and staff will miss him, and our league has lost a great player.” Marshall earned 12 international caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team in his career, including five appearances in a runner-up finish at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He scored his lone international goal in his first match with the USMNT, a 3-0 friendly win over Colombia on March 9, 2005 in Fullerton, California. After nearly seven years of absence from the national team, Marshall started and played 90 minutes in a scoreless draw with Serbia on January 29, 2017 in San Diego. “Chad is one of the best athletes I ever played with or helped bring to a club in a management role,” said Sounders FC Vice President of Soccer & Sporting Director Chris Henderson. “He won championships on multiple teams and his longevity and consistency are a testament to the measure of his value in this league. We were fortunate to have him contribute to our success for so many years here in Seattle.” A standout at Stanford from 2002 through 2003, Marshall started 39 of his 40 appearances, registering three goals with two assists. He was named to the 2002 NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team after helping the Cardinal reach the championship match, and he earned All-Pac-10 honors both seasons. Prior to Stanford, he was a standout at Rubidoux High School in Riverside, California, where he earned NCSAA All-American honors as a senior in 2002, in addition to being named a Parade All-American in 2001 and 2002, as well as Parade’s Best Defender in 2002.
CHAD MARSHALL: MR. 400 Chad Marshall became just the second field player in league history to record 400 career starts in March 30’s scoreless draw at Vancouver (Jeff Larentowicz became the third on May 12). Marshall, the only three-time MLS Defender of the Year, currently ranks second all-time among outfield players in starts (404) and minutes played (35,843) and third in career appearances (409), trailing only Kyle Beckerman in all categories (including goalkeepers, he ranks fourth in those categories) and Jeff Larentowicz in games played. Marshall began his MLS career in 2004 with Columbus Crew SC and spent 10 years with the Black & Gold before moving to Seattle. Marshall also ranks fourth in Sounders FC club history with 156 appearances, 154 starts and 13,623 minutes played in MLS regular-season play with Seattle. He has been voted Sounders FC Defender of the Year in each of the past three seasons, and four of the last five overall. CAREER MLS APPEARANCES (REGULAR SEASON) TEAM Nick Rimando Kyle Beckerman Kevin Hartman Jeff Larentowicz Chad Marshall
GP GS 503 503 479 447 416 411 411 381 409 404
MIN 45,346 40,002 37,260 33,971 35,843
CAREER SOUNDERS FC APPEARANCES (MLS REGULAR SEASON) TEAM Osvaldo Alonso Brad Evans Stefan Frei Chad Marshall Cristian Roldan
GP GS 277 266 200 179 186 186 156 154 139 123
MIN 23,380 15,487 16,694 13,623 11,217
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SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | AUGUST 4, 2019 - 7:00 P.M. PT
2019: SOUNDERS FC MLS REGULAR SEASON SPLITS SITUATIONAL SPLITS Overall 11-6-5 Home 8-1-2 Away 3-5-3 March 3-0-1 April 2-1-2 May 2-1-2 June 1-2-0 July 3-2-0 August 0-0-0 September 0-0-0 October 0-0-0 vs. Eastern Conf. vs. Western Conf.
6-2-1 5-4-4
National TV 2-3-1 Local TV 9-3-4 When leading at half When tied at half When trailing at half
5-0-0 5-2-4 1-4-1
When scoring first When conceding first Scoreless draws
8-1-1 3-5-2 (2)
With 0 goals scored With 1 goal scored With 2 goals scored With 3 goals scored With 4+ goals scored
0-1-2 4-4-2 4-1-1 1-0-0 2-0-0
Conceding 0 goals Conceding 1 goal Conceding 2 goals Conceding 3 goals Conceding 4+ goals
5-0-2 4-0-2 2-3-1 0-2-0 0-1-0
PLAYER SPLITS
GOAL SPLITS
When Lodeiro... Scores 3-0-0 Scores or assists 5-1-1 Starts 10-3-5
GOALS SCORED While leading While tied While trailing
When Morris... Scores 3-0-1 Scores or assists 4-0-1 Starts 9-2-4
Inside the six-yard box 3 Inside the 18-yard box 26 Outside the area 3 Penalties 1 Run of play Set piece (PK) Own Goals
When Rodriguez... Scores 1-1-0 Scores or assists 2-2-0 Starts 7-2-3
(33) 8 14 11
26 4 (3) 0
Unassisted 13 One assist 10 Two assists 10
When Ruidiaz... Scores 5-3-0 Scores or assists 5-3-0 Starts 6-3-1
Forwards 13 Midfielders 15 Defenders 5 Own Goal 0
When C. Roldan... Scores 2-0-1 Scores or assists 4-0-1 Starts 9-4-5
GOALS ALLOWED While leading While tied While trailing
When Svensson... Scores 0-0-0 Scores or assists 0-0-0 Starts 8-3-2
Inside the six-yard box 7 Inside the 18-yard box 16 Outside the area 4 Penalties 1 Run of play Set piece (PK) Own Goals
(28) 9 12 7
22 2 (2) 2
Unassisted 10 One assist 11 Two assists 7 Forwards 16 Midfielders 9 Defenders 1 Own Goals 2
2019: SOUNDERS FC STARTING XI BY THE NUMBERS (MLS)
MIDFIELDER / FORWARD FORWARD Rodríguez (11) Ruidíaz (10) Shipp (4) Morris (5) Bwana (3) Bruin (4) Jones (2) Dhillon (2) A. Roldan (1) Ocampo-Chavez (1) Smith (1) MIDFIELDER Lodeiro (18) Shipp (2) MIDFIELDER C. Roldan (1) C. Roldan (16) Rodriguez (1) Delem (3) Shipp (1) Svensson (1) A. Roldan (1) LEFT BACK Smith (17) Nouhou (5)
MIDFIELDER / FORWARD Morris (10) Shipp (3) A. Roldan (3) Bwana (2) Wingo (2) C. Roldan (1)
MIDFIELDER Svensson (12) Delem (8) Leyva (2)
CENTER BACK CENTER BACK Kim (9) Torres (11) Marshall (8) Kim (10) Arreaga (3) Abdul-Salaam (2) Campbell (2) GOALKEEPER Frei (22)
RIGHT BACK Leerdam (18) Abdul-Salaam (4)
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SOUNDERS FC HISTORY HEAD COACH BRIAN SCHMETZER After leading Sounders FC to one of the most improbable comebacks in MLS history, Brian Schmetzer was named the club’s second-ever Head Coach on November 2, 2016. Upon assuming the interim manager role on July 26, 2016 following the departure of Sigi Schmid, Seattle sat in ninth place in the Western Conference with a 6-12-2 record. Under Schmetzer, Sounders FC finished the season with an 8-2-4 record and a fourth-place finish, becoming the first team in MLS history to make the MLS Cup Playoffs after having 20 or fewer points through the first 20 matches of the season. He is the first coach in MLS history to lead his team to the MLS Cup title after assuming the Head Coach position midseason. In his first full season as Sounders FC’s Head Coach, Schmetzer led Sounders FC to another great season in 2017. After finishing tied atop the Western Conference with Portland in the regular season, the Rave Green cruised through the Western Conference playoffs and advanced to the club’s second consecutive MLS Cup, this time falling to Toronto FC 2-0 at BMO Field. In 2018, he led Sounders FC to its record 10th consecutive postseason appearance after going 14-2-1 in the second half of the campaign, good for 2.53 points per game, Previously, he was assistant to former United States National Team defender the highest half-season average in league history, before ultimately falling to Fernando Clavijo with the Seattle SeaDogs from 1996-1997. Seattle won the Contithe Timbers in the Western Conference Semifinals. nental Indoor Soccer League title in 1997. A longtime Sounders FC assistant and former USL Sounders manager, Schmetzer entered his eighth season as Top Assistant Coach in 2016, a position he retained since December 22, 2008. He is one of the Puget Sound soccer community’s most recognizable and respected figures after playing and coaching for the region’s top professional franchises since 1980.
A Seattle native, Schmetzer was coached by his father, Walt, as a youth. His team won seven out of 10 state youth championships. He signed with the Sounders’ North American Soccer League franchise following his graduation from Seattle’s Nathan Hale High School in 1980. He played three seasons as a midfielder for Seattle before going to Tulsa for the final NASL season in 1984.
Schmetzer served seven seasons as the Head Coach of the Sounders’ United Schmetzer signed with the San Diego Sockers in 1984 and played seven seasons Soccer League’s First Division club from 2002-2008 before making the jump in the Major Indoor Soccer League with San Diego (1984-1988), Tacoma (1988to MLS. He guided Seattle to USL-1 championships in 2005 and 2007, and 1990) and St. Louis (1990-1991). He was a member of San Diego’s MISL chamLamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinal advancements in 2007 and 2008. pionship teams in 1985, 1986 and 1988. He returned to Seattle for the Sounders’ inaugural A-League season in 1994 before completing his playing career with the Schmetzer has 16 years of coaching experience and a 15-year background playing at the professional level. He was a member of six championship teams SeaDogs from 1995-1996. during that span. In addition to the two USL championships, his teams also twice won the Commissioner’s Cup for the league’s best record (2002, 2007), while also qualifying for the playoffs six of seven years. He was chosen USL-1 Coach of the Year in 2002 after going 23-4-1. The Sounders were league runners-up in 2004. His overall regular season record in the USL era was 10057-41.
In 1985, Schmetzer played on loan to FC Seattle, scoring twice in a 2-1 friendly win over Brazil’s Santos. While with Tacoma and FC Seattle, Schmetzer’s teammates included younger brothers Andy and Walter. Schmetzer and his wife Kristine have six children between them.
SOUNDERS FC ALL-TIME LEADERS (MLS) CAREER GAMES STARTED 277 Alonso 266 Alonso 200 Evans 186 Frei 186 Frei 179 Evans 156 Marshall 154 Marshall 140 C. Roldan 124 C. Roldan MINUTES GOALS 23,380 Alonso 47 Dempsey 16,694 Frei 47 Montero 15,487 Evans 40 Martins 13,623 Marshall 28 Neagle 10,638 Gonzalez 23 Johnson ASSISTS SHOTS 44 Lodeiro 426 Dempsey 34 Montero 411 Montero Rosales 301 Alonso 28 Dempsey 190 Neagle 27 Evans 186 Lodeiro SAVES SHUTOUTS 568 Frei 54 Frei 270 Keller 30 Keller 135 Gspurning 18 Gspurning
SINGLE-SEASON
GAMES STARTED 34 C. Roldan, 2018 34 C. Roldan, 2018 Frei, 2014 Frei, 2014 Keller, 2011 Keller, 2011 Morris, 2016 33 Lodeiro, 2017 33 Lodeiro, 2017 C. Roldan, 2017 C. Roldan, 2017 Frei, 2017 Frei, 2017 3 others 8 others MINUTES GOALS 3,060 Frei, 2014 17 Martins, 2014 Keller, 2011 15 Dempsey, 2014 2,970 Frei, 2017 Martins, 2015 2,965 Lodeiro, 2017 14 Johnson, 2012 2,963 C. Roldan, 2018 13 Montero, 2012 ASSISTS SHOTS 16 Lodeiro, 2018 126 13 Martins, 2014 116 Rosales, 2012 113 Rosales, 2011 108 12 Lodeiro, 2017 91 11 Jones, 2017
Montero, 2012 Dempsey, 2017 Dempsey, 2014 Montero, 201 Montero, 2010
SAVES SHUTOUTS 111 Frei, 2018 13 Frei, 2017 Frei, 2015 11 Keller, 2010 110 Keller, 2011 10 3 times
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SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | AUGUST 4, 2019 - 7:00 P.M. PT
2019 SOUNDERS FC ROSTER No
Name
Pos
Ht
Wt
Birthdate
Hometown
Previous Club
1
Trey Muse
GK
6-4
195
7/26/99
Louisville, KY
Indiana University (NCAA)
3
Jonathan Campbell D
6-2
188
7/27/93
Greensboro, NC
North Carolina (NCAA)
4
Gustav Svensson
M
6-0
155
2/7/87
Gothenburg, Sweden Guangzhou (R&F)
5
Nouhou
D
5-10
175
6/23/97
Douala, Cameroon Sounders FC 2 (USL)
7
Cristian Roldan
M
5-8
165
6/3/95
Pico Rivera, CA Washington (NCAA)
8
Víctor Rodríguez
M
5-7
154
7/23/89
Barcelona, Spain Sporting Gijon (ESP)
9
Raúl Ruidíaz
F
5-7
145
7/25/90
Lima, Peru
10
Nicolás Lodeiro
M
5-7
150
3/21/89
Paysandú, Uruguay Boca Juniors (ARG)
11
Brad Smith
D
5-10
155
4/9/94
Penrith, Australia
AFC Bournemouth (ENG)
12
Saad Abdul-Salaam D
6-4
185
9/8/91
Charlotte, NC
New York City FC
13
Jordan Morris
F
6-0
185
10/26/94
Mercer Island, WA Stanford (NCAA)
16
Alex Roldan
M
5-10
155
7/28/96
Pico Rivera, CA
17
Will Bruin
F
6-2
194
10/24/89
St. Louis, MO Houston Dynamo
18
Kelvin Leerdam
D
5-10
154
6/24/90
Utrecht, Netherlands Vitesse (NED)
19
Harry Shipp
M
5-9
145
11/07/91
Lake Forest, IL Montreal Impact
20
Kim Kee-hee
D
6-2
175
7/13/89
Busan, South Korea
Shanghai Shenua (China)
21
Jordy Delem
M
5-11
156
3/18/93
Fort-de-France, Martinique
Sounders FC 2 (USL)
23
Henry Wingo
M
6-0
170
10/4/95
Seattle, WA Washington (NCAA)
24
Stefan Frei
GK
6-3
195
4/20/86
Altstaetten, Switzerland
Toronto FC
25
Xavier Arreaga
D
6-0
165
9/28/94
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Barcelona S.C. (ECU)
29
Román Torres
D
6-2
195
3/20/86
Panama City, Panama
Milionarios (COL)
33
Joevin Jones
D/M
5-11
160
8/3/91
Carenage, Trinidad & Tobago
SV Darmstadt 98 (GER)
35
Bryan Meredith
GK
6-2
209
8/2/90
Scotch Plains, NJ San Jose Earthquakes
70
Handwalla Bwana
M
5-9
145
6/25/97
Seattle, WA
Washington (NCAA)
75
Danny Leyva
M
5-10
140
5/5/03
Las Vegas, NV
Tacoma Defiance (USL)
87
Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez F
5-10
142
3/25/02
Merced, CA
Tacoma Defiance (USL)
99
Justin Dhillon
6-3
185
6/6/95
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Tacoma Defiance (USL)
F
Morelia (MEX)
Seattle University (NCAA)
COACHING STAFF
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
No.
Name
Pos
Pronunication
5
Nouhou
D
NEW-hoo
Brian Schmetzer
Head Coach
Gonzalo Pineda
Assistant Coach
Preki
Assistant Coach
Djimi Traore
Assistant Coach
Tom Dutra
Club Director of Goalkeeping
Damian Roden
High Performance Director
7
Cristian Roldan
M
Roll-dahn
9
Raúl Ruidíaz
F
Roo-ee-DEE-az
10
Nicolás Lodeiro
M
NEEKO-loss lo-DARE-oh
12
Saad Abdul-Salaam
D
sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM
16
Alex Roldan
M
Roll-dahn
18
Kelvin Leerdam
D
Leer-DAHM
24
Stefan Frei
GK
STEF-in FRY
Garth Lagerwey
General Manager & President of Soccer
25
Xavier Arreaga
D
JAVI-ayer
Chris Henderson
VP of Soccer & Sporting Director
29
Román Torres
D
roe-MAHN
Grant Clark
Team Administration Director
70
Handwalla Bwana
M
HOND-wall-uh BWON-uh
Vince Johnson
Team Services Director
99
Justin Dhillon
F
Dylan
Marc Nicholls
Director of Player Development
Chris Cornish
Director of Sports Medicine
Paul Lombardo
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Jake Bronowski
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Hilary Obert
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Nolan Myer
Director of Equipment Operations
Tyler Peeler
First Team Equipment Manager
Andrew Carlin
Assistant Equipment Manager
Ravi Ramineni
Director of Soccer Analytics
Tom Childs
Sports Science Video Analyst
Sean Muldoon
Assistant Strength Coach / Sports Scientist
Amber Rowell
Performance Data Analyst
TECHNICAL STAFF
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SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | AUGUST 4, 2019 - 7:00 P.M. PT
2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON STATS UNF POS Player 9
F
Raul Ruidiaz
18
D
Kelvin Leerdam
13
F
10
GP
GS
12
MIN
10
G
896
A
SHT
SOG
FC/FS
OFF
CK
C/E
12/8
4
0
0/0
27/8
1
0
5/1
12/8
7
0
1/0
8
1
38
16
20
18
1621
5
2
16
5
Jordan Morris
15
15
1228
5
2
20
10
M
Nicolas Lodeiro
18
18
1602
4
9
33
11
37/71
2
102
6/0
7
M
Cristian Roldan
18
18
1548
3
2
15
5
17/40
0
0
3/1
19
M
Harry Shipp
1032
3
2
26
10
8
M
Victor Rodriguez
17
F
Will Bruin
70
M
Handwalla Bwana
11
D
Brad Smith
20
D
16
19
10
13
9
8
8/23
2
5
1/0
4
428
2
1
8
5
11/8
8
0
1/0
5
445
1
0
9
4
4/2
2
9
1/0
2
8/9
2
0
0/0
0
0
4/0
0
0
0/0
0
0
1/0
5
8
Kim Kee-Hee
19
19
1632
0
1
12
M
Alex Roldan
7
5
431
0
1
3
4
M
Gustav Svensson
13
13
1083
0
1
12
D
Saad Abdul-Salaam
10
6
593
0
0
3
332
0
0
M
Jordy Delem
99
F
Justin Dhillon
24
G
Stefan Frei
33
D
Joevin Jones
6
75
M
Danny Leyva
14
D
Chad Marshall
2 13 3
1/0
21
0
21
3
3
Jonathan Campbell
1583
D
1
2
18
3
5
8/18
940
19
Xavier Arreaga
12
10
25 D
22
1
19/7
0
3/6
8
2
10/9
1
0
6/1
1
0
0/0
3
1
2/5
0
0
0/0
0
1/0
0
0
180
10
894
0
0
3
0
13/17
2
175
0
0
5
2
5/2
0
0
0
0
3/0
0
0
0
3/0
3
0
0/0
0/5
0
0
0/0
22
1980
2
270
0
0
8
4
1/8
0
8
0/0
4
3
278
0
0
4
0
2/4
0
0
1/0
8
8
720
0
0
7
1
6/2
0
0
0/0
87 F
Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 3
1
0
0
1
1
2/2
0
0
0/0
5
D
Nouhou
0
0
4
1
10/8
0
1
3/0
29
D
0
0
12
3
4/4
1
0
2/0
23
M
0
0
3
0
1/0
0
1
0/0
129
34/2
96
43/0
82
0
2
0
16
5
499
Roman Torres
15
11
1035
Henry Wingo
6
2
200
Team totals
22
22
1980
33
Opponent totals
22
22
1980
28
30
268
28
306
92
231/286
34
95
286/231
32
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Nicolas Lodeiro 3, Cristian Roldan 2, Kelvin Leerdam 2, Jordan Morris 2, Handwalla Bwana 1, Harry Shipp 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Nicolas Lodeiro 3, Cristian Roldan 1, Gustav Svensson 1, Kelvin Leerdam 1, Brad Smith 1, Jordan Morris 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Nicolas Lodeiro 2-2, Victor Rodriguez 1-1
UNF
POS
Player
24
G
Stefan Frei
GP
GS
MIN
SHTS
SV
22
22
1980
95
69
GA
GAA
PG
PA
W-L-D
SO
28
1.27
2
2
11-6-5 7
Team totals
22
22
1980
95
69
28
1.27
2
2
11-6-5 7
Opponent totals 22
22
1980
92
59
33
1.50
3
3
6-11-5 3
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SOUNDERS FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY | AUGUST 4, 2019 - 7:00 P.M. PT
2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES Sounders FC 4 vs. FC Cincinnati 1 March 2, 2019 at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 39,011
Sounders FC 3 vs. Toronto FC 2 April 13, 2019 at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 37,722
SCORING CIN - Leonardo Bertone 13’ SEA - Kelvin Leerdam 27’ SEA - Jordan Morris (Nicolás Lodeiro) 33’ SEA - Jordan Morris (Víctor Rodríguez, Nicolás Lodeiro) 43’ SEA - Raúl Ruidíaz (Víctor Rodríguez) 87’
SCORING TOR - Jozy Altidore (Alejandro Pozuelo) 11’ SEA - Will Bruin 24’ SEA - Will Bruin (Brad Smith, Nicolás Lodeiro) 66’ SEA - Cristian Roldan (Kelvin Leerdam, Gustav Svensson) 68’ TOR - Jozy Altidore (Alejandro Pozuelo, Laurent Ciman) 70’
Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Kee-hee, Marshall, Smith (Nouhou 84’); Svensson (Delem 90’+2’), C. Roldan, Morris (Shipp 77’), Lodeiro, Rodríguez; Ruidíaz
Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Kee-hee, Marshall, Smith; Svensson, C. Roldan, Morris (Shipp 86’), Lodeiro, Rodríguez (Nouhou 90’+1’); Bruin (Torres 79’)
Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Bruin, Torres, Bwana
Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, A. Roldan, Delem, Bwana
Sounders FC 2 vs. Colorado Rapids 0 March 9, 2019 at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 37,725
Sounders FC 1 at LAFC 4 April 21, 2019 at Banc of California Stadium (Los Angeles, CA) Attendance: 22,221
SCORING SEA - Kelvin Leerdam 5’ SEA - Raúl Ruidíaz 8’
SCORING LAFC - Carlos Vela (Mark-Anthony Kaye) 12’ LAFC - Eduard Atuesta (Mark-Anthony Kaye) 39’ SEA - Harry Shipp (Víctor Rodríguez) 51’ LAFC - Carlos Vela (Eduard Atuesta) 55’ LAFC - Christian Ramirez (Mark-Anthony Kaye) 61’
Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Kee-hee, Marshall, Smith; Svensson, C. Roldan, Morris (Torres 85’), Lodeiro, Rodríguez (Shipp 68’); Ruidíaz Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Bruin, Delem, Bwana, Nouhou Sounders FC 4 at Chicago Fire 2 March 16, 2019 at SeatGeek Stadium (Bridgeview, IL) Attendance: 10,032 SCORING SEA - Víctor Rodríguez 8’ SEA - Jordan Morris (Nicolás Lodeiro) 15’ SEA - Nicolás Lodeiro (penalty) 49’ CHI - Raheem Edwards (C.J. Sapong, Przemyslaw Frankowski) 56’ CHI - Fabian Herbers 84’ SEA - Raúl Ruidíaz (Brad Smith) 88’ Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Kee-hee, Marshall, Smith; Svensson, C. Roldan, Morris (Shipp 86’), Lodeiro (Torres 72’), Rodríguez (Nouhou 90’); Ruidíaz Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Delem, Bwana, A. Roldan Sounders FC 0 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 March 30, 2019 at BC Place (Vancouver, BC) Attendance: 24,803 SCORING None Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Kee-hee, Marshall, Smith; Svensson (Bwana 83’), C. Roldan, Morris, Lodeiro, Rodríguez; Ruidíaz (Bruin 87’) Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Torres, Nouhou, Delem, A. Roldan Sounders FC 1 vs. Real Salt Lake 0 April 6, 2019 at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 37,722
Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Torres, Kee-hee (Delem 64’), Smith; Svensson, C. Roldan, Shipp, Lodeiro, Rodríguez (Nouhou 64’); Morris (Wingo 68’) Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Abdul-Salaam, A. Roldan, Bwana Sounders FC 2 vs. San Jose Earthquakes 2 April 24, 2019 at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 37,722 SCORING SJ - Shea Salinas (Magnus Eriksson) 34’ SJ - Shea Salinas (Cristian Espinoza) 53’ SEA - Kelvin Leerdam (Kim Kee-hee, Nicolás Lodeiro) 65’ SEA - Harry Shipp (Nicolás Lodeiro, Brad Smith) 67’ Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Kee-hee, Marshall, Nouhou (Smith 55’); Svensson (Shipp 56’), C. Roldan, Bwana, Lodeiro, Rodríguez (Wingo 63’); Morris Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, A. Roldan, Delem, Torres Sounders FC 1 vs. Los Angeles FC 1 April 28, 2019 at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 38,581 SCORING SEA - Jordan Morris 1’ LAFC - Carlos Vela (Diego Rossi, Jordan Harvey) 4’ Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Torres, Kee-hee, Smith; Delem, C. Roldan, Shipp (A. Roldan 70’), Lodeiro, Bwana (Wingo 79’); Morris (Abdul-Salaam 90’+7’) Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Campbell, Leyva
SCORING SEA - Nicolás Lodeiro (Cristian Roldan) 18’ Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Kee-hee, Marshall, Smith; Svensson, C. Roldan, Morris, Lodeiro, Rodríguez (Nouhou 81’); Bruin (Shipp 73’) Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Torres, Delem, A. Roldan, Bwana
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2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES Sounders FC 1 at Minnesota United FC 1 May 4, 2019 at Allianz Field (St. Paul, MN) Attendance: 19,832
Sounders FC 1 at FC Dallas 2 June 1, 2019 at Toyota Stadium (Frisco, TX) Attendance: 14,327
SCORING MIN - Ike Opara (Jan Gregus) 26’ SEA - Cristian Roldan 42’
SCORING DAL - Xavier Arreaga (OG) 33’ DAL - Brad Smith (OG) 38’ SEA - Raúl Ruidíaz (Will Bruin, Alex Roldan) 65’
Lineup: Frei; Abdul-Salaam, Kee-hee, Marshall, Smith; Delem, C. Roldan, Bwana (Bruin 60’), Lodeiro, Rodríguez (Ruidíaz 85’); Morris (Torres 79’)
Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Torres, Arreaga, Smith; Svensson (Bruin HT), Delem, A. Roldan (Jones 77’), C. Roldan, Shipp (Bwana 56’), Ruidíaz
Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Nouhou, Shipp, A. Roldan
Substitutes Not Used: Muse, Campbell, Abdul-Salaam, Nouhou
Sounders FC 1 vs. Houston Dynamo 0 May 11, 2019 at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 39,232
Sounders FC 1 at Montreal Impact 2 June 5, 2019 at Stade Saputo (Montreal, QC) Attendance: 13,037
SCORING SEA - Cristian Roldan 5’
SCORING SEA - Víctor Rodríguez (penalty) 64’ MTL - Saphir Taïder (penalty) 74’ MTL - Saphir Taïder (Omar Browne) 78’
Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Torres, Kee-hee, Smith; Delem, C. Roldan, Morris (Nouhou 85’), Lodeiro, Rodríguez (Shipp 15’); Ruidíaz (Bruin 73’) Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Campbell, Abdul-Salaam, Bwana Sounders FC 2 vs. Orlando City SC 1 May 15, 2019 at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 37,722 SCORING SEA - Raúl Ruidíaz (Brad Smith, Harry Shipp) 19’ SEA - Handwalla Bwana (Nicolas Lodeiro) 68’ ORL - Chris Mueller (Dillon Powers) 75’ Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Torres, Kee-hee, Smith (A. Roldan 86’); Delem, C. Roldan, Morris (Bwana 53’), Lodeiro, Shipp (Nouhou 67’); Ruidíaz Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Campbell, Abdul-Salaam, Bruin Sounders FC 0 at Philadelphia Union 0 May 18, 2019 at Talen Energy Stadium (Chester, PA) Attendance: 37,722 SCORING None Lineup: Frei; Abdul-Salaam, Kee-hee, Torres, Campbell, Nouhou (Leerdam 71’); C. Roldan, Delem (Bwana 76’), A. Roldan; Lodeiro - captain, Bruin (Ruidíaz 79’) Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Smith, Shipp, Wingo Sounders FC 2 at Sporting Kansas City 3 May 26, 2019 at Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) Attendance: 19,882 SCORING SKC - Johnny Russell (Yohan Croizet, Nicolas Hasler) 29’ SKC - Johnny Russell (Ilie Sanchez) 45’+1’ SEA - Raúl Ruidíaz (Kelvin Leerdam, Harry Shipp) 63’ SKC - Johnny Russell (Kelyn Rowe, Yohan Croizet) 68’ SEA - Kelvin Leerdam (Nicolás Lodeiro) 71’ Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Torres, Kim (Arreaga 38’), Smith; Delem (Bruin 78’), C. Roldan, Shipp, Lodeiro, Bwana (Nouhou 60’), Ruidíaz Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Abdul-Salaam, A. Roldan, Svensson
Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Abdul-Salaam, Campbell, Nouhou; Delem, Shipp, A. Roldan (Leyva 82’), Rodriguez (Wingo 85’), Bwana (Jones 54’), Bruin Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Muse, Ocampo-Chavez Sounders FC 1 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 June 29, 2019 at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 44,489 SCORING SEA - Kelvin Leerdam (Brad Smith) 90’+6’ Lineup: Frei - captain; Leerdam, Abdul-Salaam, Kee-hee, Smith; Leyva, Svensson, Wingo (Bwana 80’), Shipp, Jones (Nouhou 86’); Dhillon (Ocampo-Chavez 90’) Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Campbell, A. Roldan, Delem Sounders FC 0 at New York City FC 3 July 3, 2019 at Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY) Attendance: 18,217 SCORING NYC - Maximiliano Moralez (Jesus Medina) 58’ NYC - Jesus Medina (Valentin Castellanos) 77’ NYC - Ebenezer Ofori (Alexander Ring) 87’ Lineup: Frei; Abdul-Salaam, Kee-hee, Arreaga, Nouhou (Leerdam 72’); Delem, A. Roldan, Wingo (Rodriguez 55’), Shipp, Jones; Dhillon (Ocampo-Chavez 82’) Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Torres, Smith, Svensson Sounders FC 2 at Columbus Crew SC 1 July 6, 2019 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Attendance: 14,183 SCORING CLB - Pedro Santos (penalty) 13’ SEA - Nicolás Lodeiro (penalty) 56’ SEA - Nicolás Lodeiro 90’+6’ Lineup: Frei; Leerdam, Torres, Arreaga, Smith; Svensson, Leyva, A. Roldan (Shipp 68’), Lodeiro, Rodríguez (Dhillon 86’); Ocampo-Chavez (Abdul-Salaam 73’) Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Kee-hee, Nouhou, Delem
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2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES Sounders FC 2 vs. Atlanta United FC 1 July 14, 2019 at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 38,232 SCORING SEA - Raúl Ruidíaz (Cristian Roldan) 58’ ATL - Josef Martínez (Gonzalo Martínez) 65’ SEA - Harry Shipp (Jordan Morris, Nicolás Lodeiro) 71’ Lineup: Frei; Leerdam (Abdul-Salaam 73’), Torres, Kee-hee, Smith; Svensson, C. Roldan; Morris (Delem 87’), Lodeiro, Shipp (Nouhou 77’); Ruidíaz Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Arreaga, Leyva, Dhillon Sounders FC 1 vs. Portland Timbers 2 July 21, 2019 at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 50,072 SCORING POR - Brian Fernández 20’ SEA - Raúl Ruidíaz 50’ POR - Brian Fernández (Sebastián Blanco, Diego Valeri) 51’ Lineup: Frei; Leerdam (Abdul-Salaam 72’), Torres, Kee-hee, Smith (Nouhou 87’); Svensson, C. Roldan; Morris, Lodeiro, Shipp (Jones 62’); Ruidíaz Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Arreaga, Leyva, Delem Sounders FC 1 at Houston Dynamo 0 July 27, 2019 at BBVA Stadium (Houston, TX) Attendance: 15,138 SCORING SEA - Jordan Morris 59’ Lineup: Frei; Abdul-Salaam, Torres, Kee-hee, Nouhou; Delem (Arreaga 80’), Leyva, C. Roldan, Lodeiro, Smith (Shipp 31’); Morris (Jones 73’) Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Leerdam, A. Roldan, Dhillon
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TREY MUSE
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JONATHAN CAMPBELL
Height: 6-4 Weight: 195 Born: July 26, 1999 Hometown: Louisville, KY Citizenship: United States College: Indiana
Height: 6-2 Weight: 188 Born: June 27, 1993 Hometown: Greensboro, NC Citizenship: United States College: North Carolina
HOW ACQUIRED
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed as a Homegrown Player on January 15, 2019.
Acquired via trade from Chicago for natural Fourth Round pick in 2020 MLS SuperDraft on December 28, 2018
CAREER NOTES PREVIOUS CLUBS • Became Sounders FC’s 11th Homegrown Player signing on January 15, 2019 • Named a First Team All-American and Big 10 Goalkeeper of the Year in 2018 • Led Indiana University to the College Cup in both of his collegiate campaigns • Posted a 38-4-7 record with a 0.39 goals against average and 30 shutouts in two seasons at Indiana • Joined the Sounders Academy in 2015 from Derby City Rovers in Louisville, Kentucky.
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GUSTAV SVENSSON
Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 Born: February 7, 1987 Hometown: Gothenburg, Sweden Citizenship: Sweden
Chicago Fire (2016-2018) CAREER NOTES • Made 11 starts in 15 appearances with Chicago in 2018 • Recorded one assist, the second of his MLS career, in 2018 • Started 30 of 32 appearances as a rookie with Chicago in 2016
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NOUHOU
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Born: June 23, 1997 Hometown: Douala, Cameroon Citizenship: Cameroon Pronunciation: NEW-hoo toe-LOW
HOW ACQUIRED HOW ACQUIRED Signed to contract on January 30, 2017. Signed on January 26, 2017. PREVIOUS CLUBS PREVIOUS CLUBS Guangzhou R&F (2016), IFK Goteborg (2014-2015), Tarivya (20122013), Bursaspor (2011-2012), IFK Goteborg (2006-2010).
Rainbow FC (2015).
CAREER NOTES
CAREER NOTES
• Started 53 of 56 appearances in first two seasons with Sounders FC • Member of Swedish National Team that qualified for 2018 FIFA World Cup • Began pro career with hometown side IFK Göteborg, where he played from 2006-2010, leading the club to the 2008 Svenzka Cupen (Swedish Cup) title and a 2009 second-place finish • Played for Bursaspor of the Turkish Super Lig in 2010, where he made 38 appearances in the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 campaigns • Has six appearances for the Swedish National Team, beginning with two caps in 2009. The midfielder has also appeared in a pair of matches for Sweden in 2015 and 2016. • Moved to Guangzhou R&F of the Chinese Super League in 2016 and started all 28 of his appearances
• Started 23 of 28 appearances in second MLS season in 2018 • Started both of Seattle’s postseason appearances in 2018 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs • Earned first cap with Cameroon National Team in 2017 • Made MLS debut off the bench against Crew SC (May 31) • Scored first USL goal in 2-1 road win over LA Galaxy II (April 15) • Started all 24 of his appearances for S2 in 2016, leading the team with 2,061 minutes • Joined S2 in April of 2016 from Cameroonian side Rainbow FC
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CRISTIAN ROLDAN
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VÍCTOR RODRÍGUEZ
Height: 5-8 Weight: 165 Born: June 3, 1995 Hometown: Pico Rivera, California Citizenship: United States College: Washington Pronunciation: roll-dahn
Height: 5-7 Weight: 154 Born: July 23, 1989 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Citizenship: Spain
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed on August 2, 2017 using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM).
Drafted by Seattle as the 16th pick in the MLS SuperDraft on January 15, 2015.
PREVIOUS CLUBS Sporting Gijón (2016), Getafe CF (Loan, 2015-2016), Elche CF (20142016), Zaragoza (2012-2014), UE Vilajuïga (Loan, 2008-2009), CF Badalona (2008-2012).
CAREER NOTES • Matched a club record by starting all 34 matches in 2018 • Set career highs in assists (9) and minutes (3,053) in 2018 • Named 2017 Sounders FC team MVP after recording six goals and three assists in 33 appearances (all starts) in 2017 • Earned first senior caps for U.S. Men’s National Team in 2017 • Appeared in 22 MLS regular season matches as a rookie, starting 11, which ranks fourth-most games played by a rookie in team history (2015) • Recorded first career MLS assist on a goal by Obafemi Martins in a 3-0 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC (September 19, 2015) • Named NSCAA Third Team All-American as a sophomore at University of Washington • 2013 Gatorade National Player of the Year as a senior at El Racho High School
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HOW ACQUIRED
RAÚL RUIDÍAZ
CAREER NOTES • Set career highs in games played (19), starts (14), goals (5) and assists (6) in 2018 • Signed with Seattle after nearly a decade of professional experience in Spain, including four of the past five seasons in La Liga • In 2014-2015 while playing for Elche CF, Rodríguez made 36 appearances and scored four goals - a career high in La Liga • Spent four years in FC Barcelona youth system.
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NICOLÁS LODEIRO
Height: 5-7 Weight: 145 Born: July 25, 1990 Hometown: Lima, Peru Citizenship: Peru Pronunciation: Roo-ee-Dee-az
Height: 5-7 Weight: 150 Born: March 21, 1989 Hometown: Paysandú, Uruguay Citizenship: Uruguay Pronunciation: lo-DARE-oh
HOW ACQUIRED
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed on June 29, 2018 as a Designated Player.
Signed on July 27, 2016 as a Designated Player.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Morelia (2016-2018), Universitario (2009-2011, 2013-2016), Universidad de Chile (2013), Coritiba (2012).
Boca Juniors (2015-2016), Corinthians (2014-2015), Botafago (20122014), Ajax (2010-2012), Nacional (2007-2010).
CAREER NOTES
CAREER NOTES
• Led Sounders FC with 10 goals in 14 games in his first season with the club • 40 Liga MX goals scored while playing for Morelia from 2016-2018, including Campeón del Goleo titles for the 2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura • Won 2009 Peruvian Primera Division title with Universitario and 2012 Chilean Primera Division title with Universidad de Chile • Scored in six consecutive matches from August 17-September 26, 2017, the first Morelia player to achieve that mark • Part of Peru squad that competed at 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia • 31 career caps for Peruvian National Team • Helped Peru to a third-place finish at the 2011 Copa América and a Quarterfinal run at the 2016 Copa América Centenario
• Set a club record with 16 assists in 2018 • Scored eight goals in 27 regular-season matches last season • Helped Uruguay qualify for 2018 FIFA World Cup • Earned 2016 MLS Newcomer of the Year, a spot on MLS Team of the Week in his first two weeks with club and named Etihad Player of the Month for August • Has 51 caps and four goals for Uruguay National Team • Member of Uruguay’s 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup roster • Previously played for Boca Juniors (Argentina), Corinthians (Brazil), Botafogo (Brazil) and Ajax (Netherlands) • Participated in 2012 Summer Olympics and three Copa America tournaments. Uruguay won the 2011 edition of Copa America
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BRAD SMITH
Height: 5-10 Weight: 155 Born: April 8, 1994 Hometown: Penrigh, Australia Citizenship: Australia
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SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM
Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 Born: September 8, 1991 Hometown: Gahanna, OH Citizenship: United States College: Akron
HOW ACQUIRED HOW ACQUIRED Acquired by Sounders FC on loan from AFC Bournemouth on August 8, 2018 using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM). PREVIOUS CLUBS AFC Bournemouth (2016-2018), Liverpool (2013-2016), Swindon Town (2014-2015).
Signed with Sounders FC on February 26, 2019 after the club acquired his rights from New York City FC in exchange for $50,000 in Targeted Allocation Money (GAM). PREVIOUS CLUBS New York City FC (2018), Sporting Kansas City (2015-2017)
CAREER NOTES CAREER NOTES • Started all six appearances in his first season with the club in 2018 • Came up through Liverpool’s youth system after moving to England from Australia at age 14 • Has seen action in English Premier League, F.A. Cup, English League Cup and Europa League play • Scored lone professional goal with Liverpool in 2-2 draw with Exeter City in 2015-2016 F.A. Cup on January 8, 2016 • 19 caps for Australian National Team, including 12 in 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, after representing England at the youth international levels
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JORDAN MORRIS
Height: 6-0 Weight: 185 Born: October 26, 1994 Hometown: Mercer Island, Washington Citizenship: United States College: Stanford
• Named Sporting Kansas City’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2016 • Scored his first MLS goal on June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota • Selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft
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ALEX ROLDAN
Height: 5-10 Weight: 155 Born: June 28, 1996 Hometown: Pico Rivera, California Pronunciation: Roll-dahn HOW ACQUIRED
HOW ACQUIRED Signed as Homegrown Player on January 21, 2016.
Selected with the 22nd pick of the First Round (22nd overall) in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. Signed to First Team contract on February 13, 2018.
CAREER NOTES
CAREER NOTES
• Missed entire 2018 season after suffering right ACL tear in Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League first leg at Santa Tecla FC (February 22) • Three goals in 23 regular-season appearances before suffering strained hamsting that sidelined him in September, before making two substitute appearances in 2017 • 2016 AT&T Rookie of the Year with American rookie record 12 goals • Has 24 caps and five goals for United States Men’s National Team • Tied MLS rookie record with a goal in four consecutive matches • Became the first college player since 1995 to make senior USMNT appearance (November 2014) • As a senior at Stanford, led Cardinal to National Championship and won the MAC Hermann Trophy • Scored 28 goals in 32 games for Sounders FC Academy in 2012
• Recorded 19 appearances including seven starts in 2018, his first season with the club • Started all 82 games over his four years at Seattle University with 18 goals and 17 assists, including six goals and team-leading eight assists in 2017 • Made Sounders FC debut as substitute in Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League match at Santa Tecla FC on February 22, 2018 • Younger brother of Sounders FC midfielder, Cristian Roldan
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WILL BRUIN
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KELVIN LEERDAM
Height: 5-10 Weight: 154 Born: June 24, 1990 Hometown: Utrecht, Netherlands Citizenship: Netherlands
Height: 6-2 Weight: 194 Born: October 24, 1989 Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri Citizenship: United States College: Indiana
HOW ACQUIRED HOW ACQUIRED Signed on July 1, 2017 using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM). Acquired via trade from Houston Dynamo for Targeted Allocation Money and General Allocation Money on December 23, 2016.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Vitesse (2013-2017), Feyenoord (2008-2013).
Houston Dynamo (2011-2016).
CAREER NOTES
CAREER NOTES
• Set career highs in games played (26), starts (24) and assists (5) in 2018. • Spent nine seasons in Dutch Eredivisie with Feyenoord and Vitesse, amassing 186 career league appearances with 16 goals and eight assists. • Made 19 appearances for the Netherlands’ U-21 side from 2010-2013 and three appearances the U-19s in 2009.
• Third on Sounders FC with seven goals in 2018 • Scored 50 goals and added 20 assists in his six professional seasons with the Houston Dynamo • Scored career-high 12 tallies in 2012. Also reached double digits in the scoring column with 10 goals in 2014 and 11 in 2015. • Recorded 33 goals in 66 appearances for the Hoosiers, including a team-high 18 tallies as a junior, when he finished second in the voting for the MAC Hermann Trophy • Two career caps for the U.S. National Team, making his debut in a friendly against Canada in 2013.
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HARRY SHIPP
Height: 5-9 Weight: 145 Born: November 7, 1991 Hometown: Lake Forest, Illinois Citizenship: United States College: Notre Dame
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KIM KEE-HEE
Height: 6-2 Weight: 175 Born: July 13, 1989 Hometown: Busan, South Korea Citizenship: South Korea HOW ACQUIRED
HOW ACQUIRED Signed on February 27, 2018 using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM). Acquired via trade from Montreal for General Allocation Money on December 22, 2016.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Shanghai Shenua (2016-2017), Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC (20132016), Al-Sailiya (2012-2013), Daegu FC (2011-2013)
Montreal Impact (2016), Chicago Fire (2014-2015). CAREER NOTES CAREER NOTES • Matched his career high with three goals in 2018 • Two assists for Sounders FC in 2017 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs • Spent the 2016 season with Eastern Conference finalist Montreal Impact, starting 20 of his 27 appearances and recording two goals and three assists • Tallied seven goals and six assists in 33 appearances as an AT&T MLS Rookie of the Year finalist in 2014 • Helped lead the Fighting Irish to the first national championship in program history during his senior season, where he was a NSCAA First Team All-American and a MAC Hermann Trophy finalist
• Started 28 of 29 games in his first season with the club in 2018 • Made Sounders FC debut at Chivas Guadalajara on March 14, 2018 • Signed with Sounders FC prior to 2018 campaign after nine professional seasons in Korea, China and Qatar • Spent the past two seasons with Shanghai Shenua of the Chinese Super League, starting all 45 of his appearances, including all 30 games of the 2016 campaign • Spent 2013-2015 seasons with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC in Korean topflight, winning league titles in 2014 and 2015 • 23 caps for the South Korean National Team, including six appearances during South Korea’s successful run in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying.
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JORDY DELEM
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HENRY WINGO
Height: 5-11 Weight: 156 Born: March 18, 1993 Hometown: Fort-de-France, Martinique Citizenship: Martinique
Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Born: October 4, 1995 Hometown: Seattle, Washington College: Washington
HOW ACQUIRED
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed to a First Team contract on March 2, 2017.
Signed as Homegrown Player on January 18, 2017.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
CAREER NOTES
Club Franciscain (2015), AC Arles-Avignon B (2014). CAREER NOTES • Set career highs in games played (16) and starts (10) in 2018. • Scored his first MLS goal vs. Minnesota on April 22, 2018. • Started nine of 14 appearances in first MLS season in 2017, in addition to two appearances (one start) in 2017 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs • Made 19 appearances for S2 in 2016 and recorded an assist in a 1-1 draw against Whitecaps FC 2 (August 6) • Previously played for Club Franciscain of Martinique’s Championnat National League and France’s AC Arles-Avignon B squad • Has 33 caps and five goals for the Martinique National Team
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STEFAN FREI
• Made his first MLS start on March 4, 2018 vs. LAFC • 11 appearances in rookie campaign in 2017 • Made professional debut in 2017 season opener at Houston Dynamo (March 4) • Made 56 appearances and earned All-Pac-12 Second Team honors in 2015 and 2016 at Washington • Played at least 18 matches in each of his three seasons with the Huskies, starting 35 of 37 of his appearances in 2015 and 2016 • Spent the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 campaigns with the Sounders FC Academy
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XAVIER ARREAGA
Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 Born: April 20, 1986 Hometown: Altstaetten, Switzerland College: California Pronunciation: STEF-in FRY
Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 Born: September 28, 1994 Hometown: Guayaquil, Ecuador Citizenship: Ecuador Pronunciation: JAVI-ayer
HOW ACQUIRED
HOW ACQUIRED
Acquired via trade from Toronto on December 10, 2013.
Signed on May 7, 2019 as a Designated Player.
PREVIOUS CLUBS
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Toronto FC (2009-2013).
Barcelona SC (2016-2019), Manta FC (2014-2015).
CAREER NOTES
CAREER NOTES
• Set Sounders FC franchise record with 114 saves in 2018. • Recorded a team-record 11 saves on June 13, 2018 at New York Red Bulls. • MLS record-holder with current 624-minute individual postseason shutout streak spanning 2016 and 2017 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs • Became first Sounders FC goalkeeper to earn 50th win in 3-0 road shutout at LA Galaxy (April 23) • Named 2016 MLS Cup MVP • First goalkeeper in club history with 300 career saves • Recorded nine shutouts and 99 saves in first season for Seattle (2014) • Became second player in Sounders FC history to play in every minute of a season in 2014 • Four-time Canadian Cup Championship winner with Toronto
• Played 6,787 minutes across four seasons for Barcelona of Guayaquil in the Ecuadorian topflight, starting 78 of his 79 appearances • Tallied eight goals with Barcelona of Guayaquil, including three each in the 2017 and 2018 seasons. • Started all 10 of his appearances in 2019, registering 887 minutes played • Spent two seasons to start his pro career with Manta FC of Ecuador, scoring four goals in 2015 • Earned his first international cap for Ecuador in a 2-1 friendly win over Panama on November 20, 2018
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ROMÁN TORRES
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JOEVIN JONES
Height: 6-2 Weight: 195 Born: March 20, 1986 Hometown: Panama City, Panama Citizenship: Panama Pronunciation: roe-MAHN
Height: 5-11 Weight: 160 Born: August 3, 1991 Hometown: Carenage, Trinidad & Tobago Citizenship: Trinidad & Tobago
HOW ACQUIRED
HOW ACQUIRED
Signed on August 12, 2015 using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM).
Signed on May 7, 2019 using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM).
PREVIOUS CLUBS
PREVIOUS CLUBS
Millonarios (2012-2015), La Equidad (2008-2009, 2012), Atlètico Nacional (2011), Atlètico Junior (2010), Cortulua (2006-2007), San Francisco FC (2005-2008), Chepo FC (2003-2005).
SV Darmstadt 98 (2018-2019); Sounders FC (2016-2017); Chicago Fire (2015); HJK Helsinki (2014); W Connection (2009-2014). CAREER NOTES
CAREER NOTES • Captained Panama to 2018 FIFA World Cup berth and scored clinching goal vs. Costa Rica in last match of CONCACAF qualifying • Scored decisive penalty-kick in shootout to win 2016 MLS Cup • Suffered season-ending ACL tear in 1-1 draw at San Jose (September 1, 2015), then underwent successful surgery on September 22, 2015 • Current captain of Panamanian National Team, appearing in 91 international matches and scoring 14 goals • Amassed 331 career appearances and 32 goals in 11 professional seasons of topflight leagues in South and Central America • Five club championships with four different teams in Panama and Colombia
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BRYAN MEREDITH
• Spent the past two seasons with SV Darmstadt 98, where he recorded 44 appearances with six goals over two seasons in 2. Bundesliga, the German second division • Spent the 2016 and 2017 seasons with Seattle, helping the club to back-to-back MLS Cup appearances and the 2016 title • Recorded three goals and 14 assists in two seasons with Sounders FC, including a career-high 11 helpers in 2017 • Posted five assists in 11 postseason appearances in 2016 and 2017 • Mainstay for the Trinidad & Tobago National Team, where he has 71 career caps and eight goals
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HANDWALLA BWANA
Height: 6-2 Weight: 195 Born: August 2, 1989 Hometown: Scotch Plains, NJ Citizenship: United States College: Monmouth
Height: 5-9 Weight: 145 Born: June 25, 1997 Hometown: Seattle, Washington Citizenship: United States / Kenya College: Washington
HOW ACQUIRED
HOW ACQUIRED
Selected in Stage One in 2016 Re-Entry Draft on December 16, 2016. Re-signed on December 14, 2017.
Signed as Homegrown Player on January 11, 2018. CAREER NOTES
PREVIOUS CLUBS San Jose (2014-16), New York Cosmos (2013), IK Brage (2013), Sounders FC (2011-12), Kitsap Pumas (2011). CAREER NOTES • Made his first MLS start since 2012 on June 30, 2018 vs. Portland and made three saves • Originally drafted by Seattle in the Second Round of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft • Made his first MLS appearance in the second half against the LA Galaxy on May 2, 2012 • Posted a 3-3-5 mark during the 2012 MLS season with a 1.27 goals against average and three shutouts • Also played for Kitsap Pumas and San Jose Earthquakes
• Scored two goals and recorded one assist in 12 games during his rookie season in 2018 • Signed as a Homegrown Player after two seasons at the University of Washington, where recorded 12 goals and 13 assists in 39 appearances • All-Pac-12 First Team selection in 2017 after leading the Huskies with eight goals and ranking second with six assists • Ballard High School graduate earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors in 2016 after tallying four goals and seven assists
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DANNY LEYVA
Height: 5-10 Weight: 140 Born: May 5, 2003 Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada Citizenship: United States
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ALFONSO OCAMPO-CHAVEZ
Height: 5-10 Weight: 142 Born: March 25, 2002 Hometown: Merced, California Citizenship: United States
HOW ACQUIRED Signed as Homegrown Player on April 9, 2019.
Signed as Homegrown Player on May 1, 2019.
CAREER NOTES • Youngest signing in club history at 15 years and 339 days upon signing • Six appearances for Tacoma Defiance in 2018 and 2019 prior to signing with Sounders FC • Member of Sounders FC U-17 squad that won 2017-2018 USSDA National Championship • Has participated with U.S. U-15 and U-16 National Team squad
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HOW ACQUIRED
PREVIOUS CLUBS Tacoma Defiance (2017-2019) CAREER NOTES • 13th Homegrown Player signing in club history • Led Sounders FC U-17 side in scoring during 2019 Generation adidas Cup Champions Division championship • Seven appearances for Tacoma Defiance from 2017 to 2019 prior to signing with Sounders FC • Member of Sounders FC U-17 squad that won 2017-2018 USSDA National Championship
JUSTIN DHILLON
Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Born: June 6, 1995 Hometown: Rancho Santa Margarita, California Citizenship: United States College: Cal Poly
HOW ACQUIRED Signed to First Team on June 28, 2019. PREVIOUS CLUBS Tacoma Defiance (2019), LA Galaxy II (2017-2018) CAREER NOTES • Led Tacoma Defiance with six goals in 14 appearances in 2019 before signing with First Team • Recorded five-match scoring streak for Defiance from May 12-June 8 • Scored fastest goal in USL Championship history with strike nine seconds into 1-1 draw with Reno 1868 FC on May 18
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Trey Muse Jonathan Campbell Gustav Svensson Nouhou Tolo Cristian Roldan Victor Rodriguez Raul Ruidiaz Nicolas Lodeiro Brad Smith Saad Abdul-Salaam Jordan Morris Chad Marshall Alex Roldan Will Bruin Kelvin Leerdam Harry Shipp Kim Kee-Hee Jordy Delem Henry Wingo Stefan Frei Xavier Arreaga Roman Torres Joevin Jones Bryan Meredith Handwalla Bwana Danny Leyva Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez Justin Dhillon
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2019 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Sunday, August 4, 2019 Kickoff: 9 p.m. CT CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) MLS Regular Season Game 23 Sporting Kansas City 6-9-7, 25 points (4-4-3 home; 2-5-4 away) 10th in MLS Western Conference Seattle Sounders FC 11-6-5, 38 points (8-1-2 home; 3-5-3 away) 2nd in MLS Western Conference
6-9-7 (25 pts.) 22 10th in West 33 1.50 28 39 1.77 -6 322 (113) 35.1% 271 281 47 3
English TV: FOX Sports 1 English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: ESPN Deportes 1480 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:
Ismail Elfath Frank Anderson Mike Rottersman Baldomero Toledo Kevin Stott
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER
No. 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 28 29 30 36 75 94
Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF FWD MID MID FWD MID DEF DEF DEF MID GK FWD FWD MID DEF FWD MID DEF MID GK MID DEF MID MID
Name Adrian Zendejas Botond Barath Andreu Fontas Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Krisztian Nemeth Yohan Croizet Kelyn Rowe Gerso Fernandes Gianluca Busio Nicolas Hasler Seth Sinovic Graham Smith Roger Espinoza Eric Dick Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Felipe Gutierrez Rodney Wallace Tyler Freeman Gedion Zelalem Jaylin Lindsey Cameron Duke Tim Melia Benny Feilhaber Luis Martins Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal Jimmy Medranda
Pronunciation zen-DAY-haas BOH-tond buh-RAT ahn-DRAY-oo BEEZ-ler ILL-ee-eh
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RECORD GAMES PLAYED CONFERENCE POSITION GOALS GOALS/GAME ASSISTS GOALS ALLOWED ALLOWED/GAME GOAL DIFFERENTIAL SHOTS (ON GOAL) ON GOAL % FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS
11-6-5 (38 pts.) 22 2nd in West 33 1.50 30 28 1.27 +5 268 (92) 34.3% 231 286 34 2
2019 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
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Felipe Gutierrez Johnny Russell Felipe Gutierrez Felipe Gutierrez Five Players Gerso, Gutierrez Felipe Gutierrez Gerso, Gutierrez Gutierrez, Ilie Roger Espinoza
8 GOALS 5 ASSISTS 47 SHOTS 22 SHOTS ON GOAL 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 39 FOULS COMMITTED 36 FOULS SUFFERED 6 CAUTIONS 2 EJECTIONS
Tim Melia 1890 Tim Melia 1.81 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 70
2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
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GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
8 9 38 16 3 3 37 71 6 1
Raul Ruidiaz Nicolas Lodeiro Raul Ruidiaz Raul Ruidiaz Nicolas Lodeiro Nicolas Lodeiro Nicolas Lodeiro Nicolas Lodeiro Nicolas Lodeiro Leerdam, Roldan
1980 Stefan Frei 1.27 Stefan Frei 11 Stefan Frei 7 Stefan Frei 69 Stefan Frei
COACHES - REGULAR SEASON
Eastern Conference 1. Philadelphia Union 2. Atlanta United FC 3. D.C. United 4. New York City FC 5. New York Red Bulls 6. Montreal Impact 7. New England Revolution 8. Toronto FC 9. Orlando City SC 10. Columbus Crew SC 11. Chicago Fire 12. FC Cincinnati
Pts 39 36 36 35 34 33 33 32 26 24 24 17
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GD +5 +9 +5 +12 +5 -7 -5 0 -3 -12 -1 -31
GP 24 23 24 20 23 24 23 23 23 24 24 23
Western Conference 1. Los Angeles FC 2. Seattle Sounders FC 3. LA Galaxy 4. San Jose Earthquakes 5. Minnesota United FC 6. FC Dallas 7. Portland Timbers 8. Real Salt Lake 9. Houston Dynamo 10. Sporting Kansas City 11. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 12. Colorado Rapids
Pts 49 38 37 37 35 33 31 31 30 25 21 20
W L T 15 3 4 11 6 5 12 9 1 11 7 4 10 7 5 9 8 6 9 8 4 9 9 4 9 10 3 6 9 7 4 11 9 5 12 5
GD +36 +5 -1 +6 +8 +5 +3 0 -3 -6 -18 -12
GP 22 22 22 22 22 23 21 22 22 22 24 22
PETER VERMES 11th season 139-108-89 11th season (.546) 139-108-89 (.546)
BRIAN SCHMETZER
MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
4th season 51-28-25 (.611) 4th season 51-28-25 (.611)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, August 1 QUESTIONABLE: • Botond Barath (Back Injury) • Krisztian Nemeth (Abdominal Injury) OUT: • Cameron Duke (Hamstring Injury) • Rodney Wallace (Hip Injury)
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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SEAvSKC: HEAD-TO-HEAD
#SEAvSKC: BY THE NUMBERS
Sporting Kansas City remains on the road this weekend as the side prepares to take on Seattle Sounders FC at CenturyLink Field on Sunday night. It’s the second and final regular-season meeting between the two sides in 2019, with Sporting winning the first contest back in May. Sporting KC has a strong record against the Sounders since the start of the 2015 season, losing just twice and going 5-2-3 in the nine meetings since. Sporting KC last visited CenturyLink Field on Sept. 1, 2018 and took the lead early through Diego Rubio, only for Seattle to fight back and claim all three points behind a strike from Raul Ruidiaz, a Graham Zusi own goal and a Nicolas Lodeiro penalty. The clash earlier this season took place on May 26, with Sporting running out 3-2 winners in an enthralling game at Children’s Mercy Park. Johnny Russell scored twice late in the first half before Raul Ruidiaz reduced the deficit early in the second period. Russell completed his hat trick only for Kelvin Leerdam to net another just moments later and ensure a nervy finish as Sporting held on to take all three points. #SEAvSKC: Recent Meetings (SEA leads 9-6-4 in regular season) Date
05/26/2019 09/01/2018 04/15/2018 08/12/2017 05/17/2017
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KC 3 vs SEA 2 KC 1 at SEA 3 KC 2 vs SEA 2 KC 0 at SEA 1 KC 3 vs SEA 0
Result W L T L W
Sporting KC Team Notes • Sporting sit six points below the seventh and final playoff spot in the West with 12 matches still to play. • Sporting are tied for the MLS lead with five goals from the penalty spot. • Sporting have already suffered more regular season defeats this year (nine) as they did in all of 2018 (eight). • Sporting are 0-8-3 this season when conceding the first goal of the match and 0-6-2 when trailing at halftime. Sporting KC Player Notes • Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez leads Sporting with eight goals and ranks sixth in MLS with 39 tackles won. • Sporting are one of two MLS clubs (LAFC) to have three players with at least seven goals. Gutierrez is joined by Krisztian Nemeth and Johnny Russell, who have scored seven each. • Sporting are 4-2-1 with four shutouts when the back line of Matt Besler, Botond Barath, Graham Zusi and Seth Sinovic start in defense.
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Russell bags hat trick; Ruidiaz & Leerdam net for visitors Rubio scores early before Ruidiaz, Zusi OG and Lodeiro net Ilie & Zusi score to cancel out Bruin & Roldan strikes Clint Dempsey heads home winner in first half Fernandes scores first SKC hat trick in since 2010 in rout
Seattle Sounders Team Notes • Seattle’s eight home wins (8-1-2) are tied for the second-most in MLS. • After opening the season with five wins and a draw, the Sounders have gone a pedestrian 6-6-4 in their last 16 matches. • Seattle leads MLS with eight wins by a one-goal margin. • Seattle has scored four goals in the final 15 minutes of matches this season, tied for the second-fewest in MLS. • Seattle’s three wins when allowing the first goal (3-5-2 record) are tied for the second-most in MLS. • Seattle is a perfect 6-0-0 this season when leading at halftime.
#SEAvSKC: PLAYER HISTORY • Winger Gerso Fernandes leads the team with three goals and one assist against Seattle Sounders FC. All three goals coming in a 3-0 home victory on May 17, 2017 as Fernandes netted the first Sporting KC hat trick since 2010 in the match, while his assist came in a 3-1 road defeat on Sept. 1, 2018. • Winger Johnny Russell has three goals against Seattle, all coming when he scored a hat trick in the 3-2 home win on May 26, 2019. • Midfielder Benny Feilhaber has one goal and three assists all-time against the Sounders. His goal stood as the game-winner in a 1-0 home win on June 6, 2015, while he had one assist for Sporting against Seattle, coming in the 3-0 home win on May 17, 2017. His other two assists came with the Revs in 2011. • Defender Graham Zusi has one goal and two assists against Seattle. He scored his lone goal in the 2-2 home draw on April 15, 2018, while also helping set up Dom Dwyer’s opener in a 3-0 win on July 24, 2016 and Fernandes’ third goal on May 17, 2017. • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez has one goal against the Sounders, scoring a penalty kick to open the scoring in the 2-2 home draw on April 15, 2018. • Midfielder Yohan Croizet has two assists against Seattle, both coming in the 3-2 home win on May 26, 2019. • Midfielder Kelyn Rowe has two assists against his hometown team Seattle. The first came in a 3-3 road draw for New England on April 29, 2017, before setting up Johnny Russell’s game-winner in the 3-2 home win on May 26, 2019. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has one assist against the Sounders, with his cross setting up Dom Dwyer’s game winner on July 24, 2016. • Defender Matt Besler has one assist all-time against Seattle, coming on Kei Kamara’s goal in a 2-1 home defeat on Aug. 6, 2011. • Defender Jimmy Medranda has recorded one assist against Seattle, setting up Graham Zusi’s equalizer in the 2-2 home draw on April 15, 2018. • Defender Nico Hasler has one assist against the Sounders, helping set up the first goal in the 3-2 home win on May 26, 2019. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 5-2-2 against Seattle Sounders FC, posting shutouts in five of his nine games. • Defender Rodney Wallace has four goals and two assists against Seattle, with one goal coming with D.C. in 2009, while the other three goals and two assists all came with the Portland Timbers between 2012 and 2015. • Forward Erik Hurtado has one goal against the Seattle Sounders, coming in a 2-2 home draw for Vancouver Whitecaps FC on May 24, 2014.
Seattle Sounders Player Notes • Midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro is tied for fourth in MLS with nine assists and leads MLS in both fouls suffered (71) and corner kicks (102). • Forward Raul Ruidiaz leads Seattle with eight goals despite making just 12 MLS appearances this season. • Goalkeeper Stefan Frei is one shy of the league lead with 11 wins and ranks third with seven shutouts.
NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Winger Johnny Russell is one start shy of reaching 50 in all competitions for Sporting KC. • Sporting KC is one goal shy of scoring their 250th at Children’s Mercy Park in MLS regular season play.
#SEAvSKC: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS • Defenders Graham Zusi and Matt Besler and midfielder Kelyn Rowe have all been teammates with Seattle midfielder Cristian Roldan and forward Jordan Morris on the U.S. National Team over the last decade. • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez played alongside Sounders midfielder Victor Rodriguez at Elche in Spain from 2015-2016. Rodriguez has also represented the Catalonia National Team alongside Sporting KC’s Andreu Fontas. • Defender Nico Hasler played with Seattle’s Jonathan Campbell at the Chicago Fire in 2018. • Midfielder Gianluca Busio and forward Tyler Freeman played with the U.S. U-17 National Team at the 2019 Concacaf U-17 Championship alongside Seattle’s Danny Leyva and Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez. • Seattle defender Saad Abdul-Salaam spent the first three years of his professional career with Sporting KC, tallying one goal and nine assists in 78 games across all competitions. • Sounders assistant coach Preki spent nine seasons with the Kansas City Wizards across two stints from 1996-2000 & 2002-2005. He’s the team’s all-time leading scorer with 71 goals and 98 assists in 218 MLS regular-season games. • Seattle General Manager Garth Lagerway played for the Kansas City Wiz in 1996.
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES
ESPINOZA EARNS RECORD-SETTING SUSPENSION
Having seemingly steadied the ship midway through July with back-to-back victories against the Chicago Fire and Vancouver Whitecaps on July 6 and July 13, respectively, Sporting Kansas City have now suffered consecutive defeats to FC Dallas and New York City FC on July 20 and July 26, respectively. Last Friday, Sporting succumbed to a 3-1 defeat in NYC as Anton Tinnerholm, Heber and Alex Ring cancelled out Ilie Sanchez’s second-half header.
Sporting Kansas City midfielder Roger Espinoza made his long-awaited return to the starting lineup in last Friday’s 3-1 road loss to New York City FC, earning his first start since April 14 after returning from a PCL sprain. However, his comeback was short-lived as Espinoza was sent off for a challenge on Maxime Chanot in the 62nd minute. Espinoza received a yellow card late in the first half following an off-the-ball skirmish with Anton Tinnerholm, and was initially shown a second yellow card for his tackle on Chanot. After consulting with his VAR, referee David Gantar reversed his decision and produced a straight red for the Honduran midfielder.
Sporting will play four of their next six MLS fixtures on home soil between now and the end of August. This stretch of the schedule affords Peter Vermes’ men a chance to climb the Western Conference table, while looking to pick up points on the road. Sporting will take on Seattle Sounders FC at CenturyLink Field on Sunday night before returning home for a clash with Real Salt Lake on August 10.
It was the 10th red card that Espinoza has been shown during his 10-year MLS career, placing him in a tie for the all-time lead with former Real Salt Lake and Red Bulls center back Jamison Olave. It’s Espinoza’s second red card of the year, having also been sent off in the season opener against LAFC on March 3. Espinoza has never received more than two red cards in a season, also suffering two ejections in 2008 and 2016.
Sporting will be missing an influential midfielder due to suspension for the third straight game this weekend. After Ilie Sanchez missed the 2-0 loss to Dallas on July 20 and Felipe Gutierrez sat out the 3-1 defeat to NYC last Friday - both through yellow card accumulation - Roger Espinoza will now miss Sunday’s match after being shown a straight red card in the loss to NYC.
HEY ZUS, YOU’RE AN ALL-STAR
Sporting Kansas City defender Graham Zusi made his record-tying seventh career AllStar appearance as a member of the club on Wednesday, playing the first 45 minutes of a 3-0 defeat to Spanish side Atletico Madrid in the 2019 MLS All-Star Game.
Sporting has gone 5-2-3 against the Seattle Sounders since the start of the 2015 season, but fell to defeat in their last two visits to CenturyLink Field on Sept. 1, 2018 and Aug. 12, 2017. All-time, Sporting trails the Sounders 6-9-4, including a 2-5-2 mark in road games played in Seattle.
Zusi, who matches longtime legend Preki with seven All-Star Game nods as a Kansas City player, earned the start at right back on Wednesday at rain-soaked Exploria Stadium in his hometown of Orlando, Florida. The backline kept an impressive Atletico Madrid side at bay until the 43rd minute Rodrigo Riquelme’s clever backheel pass found Marcos Llorente, who finished underneath Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Andre Blake.
SUNDAY IN SEATTLE
Sporting Kansas City remains on the road this weekend to take on Seattle Sounders FC on Sunday night at CenturyLink Field. Sporting followed up their first back-to-back MLS wins earlier this month against Chicago and Vancouver with back-to-back defeats at the hands of Dallas and New York City. Sporting has a 2-5-4 mark on the road this season, while Seattle boasts a 8-1-2 mark at home.
Boosted by wholesale substitutes in the 56th minute, Atletico doubled their lead on 85 minutes on a knuckling shot from Joao Felix and added their third and final goal in second-half stoppage time as striker Diego Costa collected a Felix long ball over the top and fired past Nick Rimando.
Despite Sporting KC’s position in 10th place and Seattle’s lofty spot in second in the MLS Western Conference, it was Sporting that won the earlier meeting between the two sides this season 3-2. Winger Johnny Russell put on a show when Seattle visited Children’s Mercy Park on May 26, scoring his second hat trick for the club. Raul Ruidiaz and Kelvin Leerdam each tallied in the second half to make it a nervy finish, though Sporting held on for all three points - snapping a nine-game winless streak in all competitions.
MLS is now 8-5-3 versus international opposition in the MLS All-Star Game. Zusi has now appeared in the last three MLS All-Star Games, having competed in four straight from 2012-2015 before a rare absence in 2016. His seven All-Star Games played since 2012 are the most in Major League Soccer.
BUSIO REPRESENTS MLS HOMEGROWN TEAM
Midfielder Gianluca Busio became the fifth player to represent Sporting Kansas City in the MLS Homegrown Game on Tuesday, starting and playing 45 minutes as the MLS Homegrown Team prevailed 3-0 on penalty kicks following a 2-2 draw with the Chivas de Guadalajara U-20s at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida.
The last time Sporting visited CenturyLink Field, Seattle took all three points with a 3-1 win. Diego Rubio opened the scoring early for the visitors, but the Sounders hit back through Ruidiaz, a Graham Zusi own goal and a Nicolas Lodeiro penalty on Sept. 1, 2018.
Busio was part of a formidable starting XI that took a 1-1 tie into halftime after both sides struck within the first three minutes. Chivas opened the scoring inside 40 seconds on a goal from Irving Marquez, but a well-worked attack involving George Campbell and Efrain Alvarez allowed New York Red Bulls midfielder Omir Fernandez to restore parity.
Since the start of 2015, Sporting has gone 5-2-3 against the Sounders, with the only two losses coming in Sporting’s last two visits to Seattle - on Sept. 1, 2018 and Aug. 12, 2017.
WELCOME TO KC, LUIS MARTINS
Sebastian Martinez hammered home to put Chivas in front in the 70th minute, but Toronto FC midfielder Noble Okello salvaged a last-gasp equalizer in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to force penalty kicks. San Jose Earthquakes goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski stood tall in the decisive shootouts, saving a pair of spot kicks while Sam Vines, Thomas Roberts and Cole Bassett all converted their attempts to seal the Homegrown Team’s first win in the annual fixture.
Sporting Kansas City has signed 27-year-old Portuguese left back Luis Martins, the club announced on Thursday. Martins has signed a contract through 2021 with an option for 2022. He will occupy an international spot on Sporting’s roster pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate and P1 visa, joining the club during Major League Soccer’s Secondary Transfer Window. Martins boasts eight years of professional experience, including stints in the top-flight Portuguese Primeira Liga and Spanish La Liga. On the international stage, the left back represented Portugal at the U-16 through U-21 levels from 2008-2014.
The previous four Sporting players to appear in the MLS Homegrown Game include current teammates Jaylin Lindsey and Wan Kuzain, both of home featured last summer. Former SKC players Jon Kempin and Erik Palmer-Brown appeared in the inaugural Homegrown Game in 2014, with Palmer-Brown also competing in 2015 and 2017.
Born and raised in Lamego, Portugal, Martins developed as a youth player in the S.L. Benfica Academy and earned his first-team debut with a start in the UEFA Champions League group stage on Nov. 2, 2011, before spending most of 2012 with Benfica B in the Portuguese second division. Martins transferred to first-division club Gil Vicente in 2013 and amassed 40 Primeira Liga appearances over the next two years.
FREEMAN LINKS UP WITH U.S. U-17s
Sporting Kansas City forward Tyler Freeman is currently off with the U.S. U-17 National Team for a 26-player training camp that runs from July 26 - August 7 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
In September 2014, Martins signed with Granada CF in La Liga. His debut for the club came that month when he featured against eventual UEFA Champions League winners FC Barcelona in the renowned Camp Nou. While with Granada, Martins was loaned to fellow Spanish side Osasuna in 2015-16 and to Portuguese outfit C.S. Maritimo from 2016-2018. Martins spent the 2018-19 campaign with G.D. Chaves in the Portuguese top flight, where he played 20 matches in all competitions and scored one goal.
Assembled by U-17 head coach Raphael Wicky, the roster features 14 players including Freeman - who were part of the USA’s Concacaf U-17 Championship squad in May. Earlier this month, the U.S. was drawn into Group D for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil alongside Senegal, Japan and the Netherlands. The U.S. U-17s are scheduled to face two USL Championship teams during their training camp in Southern California. The U-17s already topped Orange County SC 2-0 on Wednesday, July 31 at the Championship Soccer Stadium in Irvine, California, and are now set to take on fellow USL Championship outfit LA Galaxy II on Aug. 6 at 1 p.m. CT at Dignity Health Sports Park.
As a youth, Martins competed for the Portugal U-16s, U-17s and U-18s from 2008-2009. He then featured at the 2010 UEFA Under-19 Championship before competingat the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. He also started four qualifying matches for the 2015 UEFA Under-21 Championship.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES
SPORTING SALUTES SET FOR AUGUST 10
2026 WORLD CUP HEADING TO NORTH AMERICA
Held in partnership with Hallmark and military units from Kansas and Missouri including the Kansas National Guard and the U.S. Air Force’s 303rd Fighter Squadron, Sporting Salutes is an immersive military appreciation night recognizing past and present service personnel and their families across all branches of the United States Armed Forces.
The vote, which occurred a day before the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, also marks the first time three nations have been selected to co-host a FIFA World Cup and the first time the FIFA World Cup will be played in North America in 32 years. The United Bid offers FIFA and its 211 Member Associations unity, certainty, and opportunity as they prepare to host the largest FIFA World Cup in history.
Sporting Kansas City will honor the service and sacrifice of military service members and their families on Saturday, Aug. 10, when the club hosts the third annual Sporting Salutes at Children’s Mercy Park as rivals Real Salt Lake comes to town.
The United Bid of Canada, Mexico, and the United States was selected to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 by the 68th FIFA Congress in Moscow. Kansas City is one of 23 Candidate Host Cities in the United Bid.
This year, Sporting Salutes will welcome 12 Purple Heart recipients to Children’s Mercy Park, all of whom were wounded during wartime. The venerated Purple Heart has been awarded since 1917 and remains a timeless symbol of service to the country. The 12 Purple Heart recipients include local servicemen and servicewomen who were wounded during combat operations spanning from the Korean War to the present.
With the FIFA Congress decision to award the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to the federations of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, the three nations will jointly manage preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup until FIFA establishes their operations to manage the competition. Among other decisions, FIFA will make the final selection of host cities for the 2026 competition from the 23 candidates proposed in the United Bid.
With over 30,000 military veterans living in the KC metro area, the event gives SKC and its supporters the opportunity to express gratitude to those who have served the country.
Each of the United Bid’s 23 proposed stadiums are fully built, occupied and operational, ensuring long-term use following the 2026 World Cup. The United Bid has 150 existing world-class training facilities, millions of hotel rooms, and advanced infrastructure. The United Bid is expected to generate more than $14 billion in revenue and $11 billion in profits for FIFA, which will be shared with the 211 FIFA Member Associations, helping further develop and expand the game of football across the globe.
VERMES ENTERS 11th SEASON
Entering his 11th season at the helm of Sporting KC, manager Peter Vermes looks to win more hardware and guide his side to yet another postseason appearance in 2019. Despite elimination from the Concacaf Champions League and the U.S. Open Cup, Sporting KC will still aim to win the MLS Cup.
PLAYOFF STREAK REACHES EIGHT SEASONS
Vermes is the longest tenured coach that is currently in charge of a team in MLS, having led Sporting KC since 2009 - one year longer than Ben Olsen has been at the helm at D.C. United. Vermes became the longest tenured coach in MLS when then LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena took the U.S. National Team job in late 2016.
In 2018, Sporting KC continued its impressive streak of postseason appearances, becoming just the sixth club in MLS history to make at least eight straight trips to the MLS Cup Playoffs, while Manager Peter Vermes is now just the third coach to lead the same team to eight straight playoff appearances. LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS Club Seasons LA Galaxy 10 (1996-2005) Seattle Sounders FC 10 (2009-2018) *active New York Red Bulls 9 (2010-2018) *active Sporting KC 8 (2011-2018) *active LA Galaxy 8 (2009-2016) NE Revolution 8 (2002-2009) Real Salt Lake 7 (2008-2014)
With almost 10 years of service at Sporting KC, Vermes is one of the longest serving managers in world soccer. Among all 18 leagues with an average attendance of 10,000+, Vermes ranks second, only behind 2. Bundesliga side FC Heidenheim’s Frank Schmidt (Sept. 17, 2007 - present). Among the top 51 leagues in the world as denoted by the CIES Football Observatory, Vermes’ tenure at Sporting KC ranks as the fifth longest active run. Vermes has guided Sporting KC to four titles under his watch, winning three Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups in 2012, 2015 and 2017, and the MLS Cup in 2013. His trophy haul ranks as the second highest among active MLS coaches - only trailing Toronto FC’s Greg Vanney’s five championships. On a local level, Vermes’ 11 years with SKC is the second longest tenure by a head coach in the history of major KC professional sports behind Super Bowl champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer Hank Stram, who was Chiefs head coach from 1963-1974.
LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS BY A COACH WITH THE SAME TEAM Coach Club Years Seasons Peter Vermes Sporting KC 8 2011-2018 (active) Bruce Arena LA Galaxy 8 2009-2016 Steve Nicol NE Revolution 8 2002-2009 Sigi Schmid Seattle Sounders 7 2009-2015 LA Galaxy 6 1999-2004 Jason Kreis Real Salt Lake 6 2008-2013
Vermes has compiled a 174-129-101 record in all competitions with Sporting KC, including a remarkable 20-7-3 mark in U.S. Open Cup contests. Vermes’ 139 wins in MLS regular-season action ranks fifth all-time and second among active coaches in MLS, trailing Los Angeles FC’s Bob Bradley.
VERMES VERBATIM
RECORD-SETTING 2018
See below for comments from Sporting KC Manager and Sporting Director Peter Vermes following the 3-1 loss against New York City FC at Yankee Stadium on July 26.
Sporting Kansas City enjoyed a historic 2018 season that saw the club set new records in multiple attacking categories. Most notably, the club shattered the franchise’s all-time goalscoring record by tallying 65 goals in 34 games, eclipsing the 61 goals the then Kansas City Wizards tallied in their inaugural season in 1996.
On how the team responded after going down a man: “Our guys fought. We gave a good effort in the game. The guys fought until the end so from that perspective it was good. Our guys fought. I’ll give them a lot of credit. It’s unfortunate about the red card. Obviously, it put us into a hole at that point. But the guys did a good job of fighting back to make it 2-1.”
As well as their overall goalscoring exploits, Sporting Kansas City also set new club records in five other offensive categories: Road Goals (31), Goal Difference (+25), Assists (69), Shots (583) and Corner Kicks (206).
On the matchup with NYCFC: “They’re a very good team. They’re very organized and they defend really well. Their back four or five – whatever they’re playing – those guys defend really hard. They’re not an easy team to break down, especially on this field when it’s so small. That was a big difference. They defended really well and you’ve got to give them credit.”
Peter Vermes’ side also found multiple goals in 25 of the club’s 40 matches in all competitions last season and was only shutout seven times. Sporting KC finished the regular season as the fourth highest scoring team in MLS with 65 goals, while the side scored 79 goals when including the MLS Cup Playoffs and U.S. Open Cup play. Sporting had 16 different goalscorers last year in MLS play - which was tied for the second highest number of goalscorers across a single squad this season. In 2018, SKC found goals from Daniel Salloi (14), Johnny Russell (10), Diego Rubio (10), Felipe Gutierrez (7), Gerso Fernandes (6), Ilie Sanchez (5), Ike Opara (3), Yohan Croizet (3), Roger Espinoza (3), Khiry Shelton (2), Graham Zusi (2), Jimmy Medranda (2), Cristian Lobato (2), Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal (1), Krisztian Nemeth (1) and Gianluca Busio (1). The 6-0 triumph over Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 20, 2018 tied club records for largest margin of victory and most goals scored in a competitive match. Sporting KC finished the year with 65 goals in 34 regular-season matches, having scored 40 in all of 2017. The last time Sporting KC hit six goals in an MLS match was on June 20, 1999.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS
Sporting KC MLS record vs. Seattle Sounders FC: 6-9-4 Home games: 4-4-2 (17 GF, 13 GA) Road games: 2-5-2 (4 GF, 8 GA) Date 04/11/2009 10/17/2009 04/17/2010 10/09/2010 05/21/2011 08/06/2011 06/20/2012 05/08/2013 03/08/2014 05/23/2015 06/06/2015 09/27/2015 03/06/2016 07/24/2016 05/17/2017 08/12/2017 04/15/2018 09/01/2018 05/26/2019
Score KC 1 at SEA 0 KC 2 vs SEA 3 KC 0 at SEA 1 KC 1 vs SEA 2 KC 0 at SEA 1 KC 1 vs SEA 2 KC 1 at SEA 1 KC 0 vs SEA 1 KC 0 at SEA 1 KC 0 at SEA 0 KC 1 vs SEA 0 KC 1 vs SEA 1 KC 1 at SEA 0 KC 3 vs SEA 0 KC 3 vs SEA 0 KC 0 at SEA 1 KC 2 vs SEA 2 KC 1 at SEA 3 KC 3 vs SEA 2
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Result Location W Qwest Field L CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Qwest Field L CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Qwest Field L Livestrong Sporting Park T CenturyLink Field L Sporting Park L CenturyLink Field T CenturyLink Field W Sporting Park T Sporting Park W CenturyLink Field W Children’s Mercy Park W Children’s Mercy Park L CenturyLink Field T Children’s Mercy Park L CenturyLink Field W Children’s Mercy Park
SEATTLE SOUNDERS
3 2 18 8 24 16
Three Players Croizet, Zusi Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza
GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED
5 5 5 24 8
Tim Melia Jimmy Nielsen Tim Melia Tim Melia Melia, Nielsen
WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED
Raul Ruidiaz 2 Four Players 2 Fredy Montero 19 Fredy Montero 8 Osvaldo Alonso 24 Osvaldo Alonso 36 Kasey Keller 5 Stefan Frei 5 Stefan Frei 3 Stefan Frei 41 Stefan Frei 15
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY 3 2 6 4 6 4
SEATTLE SOUNDERS
GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED
Gerso, Russell Yohan Croizet (5/26/19) Four Players Gerso, Russell Aurelien Collin (twice) Three Players
20 Players Jaqua, Ljungberg (5/26/19) Raul Ruidiaz (4/11/09) Fredy Montero Alonso, Cooper Alonso, Lodeiro
SAVES GOALS ALLOWED
6 Tim Melia (6/6/15) 3 Hartman, Melia
(twice) Stefan (three times) Stefan
Frei Frei
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 2 OT Total 8 13 0 21 110 131 0 241 44 42 0 86 128 136 0 264 8 14 0 22 49 46 0 95
SEATTLE SOUNDERS Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 6 15 0 21 Shots 88 104 0 192 Shots on Goal 27 41 0 68 Fouls 98 91 0 189 Offsides 30 25 0 55 Corner Kicks 36 35 0 71
GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC SEA
145
1-15
2 2
16-30
31-45
3 3
CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS
19,467
TOTAL MLS SELLOUTS in 155 MLS matches played at the stadium (including postseason)
ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 155 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)
SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 147 MLS regular season, 8 MLS postseason, 19 Open Cup, 10 CCL, 5 friendlies
PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 155 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467
189
3 1
105.4 5
46-60
4 2
61-75
3 5
76-90
6 8
OT
0 0
Total
21 21
103
SPORTING KC MATCHES WON
not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals
331
SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 189 matches played at the stadium
1 2 7 3 4 7 6 3
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In
Players Out
Tyler Freeman (Signed as Homegrown Player - Oct. 2, 2018)
Kharlton Belmar (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2018)
Rodney Wallace (Signed as Free Agent - Dec. 14, 2018)
Amer Didic (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2018)
Erik Hurtado (Trade - Dec. 14, 2018)
Brad Evans (Option Declined/Retired - Nov. 30, 2018)
Botond Barath (Signing - Dec. 18, 2018)
Cristian Lobato (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2018)
Kelyn Rowe (Trade - Dec. 18, 2018)
Colton Storm (Option Declined - Nov. 30, 2018)
Abdul Rwatubyaye (Signing - Feb. 5, 2019)
Diego Rubio (Trade - Dec. 14, 2018)
Gedion Zelalem (Signing - March 11, 2019)
Ike Opara (Trade - Jan. 28, 2019)
Nicolas Hasler (Signing - April 2, 2019)
Abdul Rwatubyaye (Trade - May 8, 2019)
Benny Feilhaber (Trade - May 8, 2019) Wilson Harris (Short-Term Agreement - May 17, 2019) Felipe Hernandez (Short-Term Agreement - June 11, 2019) Camden Riley (Short-Term Agreement - June 11, 2019) Cameron Duke (Signed as Homegrown Player - July 18, 2019) Luis Martins (Signing - Aug. 1, 2019)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Oct. 2: IN Sporting KC signs F Tyler Freeman as a Homegrown player from the Sporting KC Academy. Nov. 30: OUT Sporting KC declines options for D Amer Didic, D Brad Evans, D Colton Storm, M Cristian Lobato and F Kharlton Belmar. Dec. 14: IN Sporting KC signs D Rodney Wallace as a free agent. Dec. 14: IN Sporting KC acquires F Erik Hurtado from Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) in exchange for the club’s natural second-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft and natural first-riund pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. Dec. 18: IN Sporting KC signs D Botond Barath, most recently at Budapest Honved FC (Hungary). Dec. 18: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires M Kelyn Rowe and $300,000 in allocation money from the Colorado Rapids (MLS) in exchange for F Diego Rubio. Jan. 28: OUT Sporting KC acquires up to $1,000,000 in allocation money from Minnesota United FC (MLS) in exchange for D Ike Opara. Feb. 5: IN Sporting KC acquires D Abdul Rwatubyaye in a transfer from Rayon Sports FC (Rwanda). March 11: IN Sporting KC acquires M Gedion Zelalem in a transfer from Arsenal FC (England). April 2: IN Sporting KC signs D Nicolas Hasler, most recently at the Chicago Fire (MLS). May 8: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires M Benny Feilhaber in a trade with the Colorado Rapids (MLS) in exchange for D Abdul Rwatubyaye, a 2019 International Roster Slot, $50,000 in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM), and a natural second-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. As part of the trade, Sporting has swapped positions with Colorado in the Waiver Order. Feilhaber serves as Sporting’sseason-ending injury replacement player for Rodney Wallace. Colorado will retain the player’s 2019 salary budget charge less the $250,000 of salary budget relief afforded to SKC for a season-ending injury replacement player. May 17: IN Sporting KC signs F Wilson Harris to a short-term agreement from the Swope Park Rangers (USL Championship) prompted by Extreme Hardship (less than 14 outfield players available) June 11: IN Sporting KC signs D/M Camden Riley and M Felipe Hernandez to short-term agreements from the Swope Park Rangers (USL Championship) ahead of U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round. July 18: IN Sporting KC signs M Cameron Duke as a Homegrown player from the Sporting KC Academy. Aug. 1: IN Sporting KC signs D Luis Martins, most recently at G.D. Chaves (Portugal).
CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year
MLS SuperDraft
2009
Matt Besler (8th) Graham Zusi (23rd)
Signings
2011
Trades
Homegrown Players
Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)
2013
Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13)
2015
Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15)
2016
Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)
2017 2018
2019
Swope Park Rangers
Gerso Fernandes (1/4/17) Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17) Eric Dick (13th) Graham Smith (18th)
Gianluca Busio (8/25/17)
Yohan Croizet (12/15/17) Johnny Russell (1/31/18) Felipe Gutierrez (2/6/18) Andreu Fontas (8/8/18)
Krisztian Nemeth (8/6/18)
Jaylin Lindsey (1/1/18) Wan Kuzain (4/13/18)
Rodney Wallace (12/14/18) Botond Barath (12/18/18) Gedion Zelalem (3/11/19) Nicolas Hasler (4/2/19) Luis Martins (8/1/19)
Erik Hurtado (12/14/18) Kelyn Rowe (12/18/18) Benny Feilhaber (5/8/19)
Tyler Freeman (1/1/19) Cameron Duke (7/18/19)
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Adrian Zendejas (12/2/16)
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2019 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE
OPPONENT
COMPETITION
TIME (CT) / RESULT
TV / SCORERS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21
DEPORTIVO TOLUCA
CCL
W
3-0
Nemeth, Gerso, Ilie
Thursday, February 28
at Deportivo Toluca
CCL
W
2-0
Gerso, Nemeth
Sunday, March 3
at Los Angeles FC
MLS
L
1-2
Nemeth
Wednesday, March 6
at Club Atletico Independiente
CCL
L
1-2
Ilie
SUNDAY, MARCH 10
PHILADELPHIA UNION
MLS
W
2-0
Ilie, Own Goal
THURSDAY, MARCH 14
CLUB ATLETICO INDEPENDIENTE CCL
W
3-0
Nemeth (2), Espinoza
Sunday, March 17
at Colorado Rapids
MLS
T
1-1
Russell
SATURDAY, MARCH 30
MONTREAL IMPACT
MLS
W
7-1
Russell (2), Nemeth (3), Gutierrez, Busio
Thursday, April 4
at C.F. Monterrey
CCL
L
0-5
--
Sunday, April 7
at FC Cincinnati
MLS
T
1-1
Busio
THURSDAY, APRIL 11
C.F. MONTERREY
CCL
L
2-5
Gerso (2)
SUNDAY, APRIL 14
NEW YORK RED BULLS
MLS
T
2-2
Russell, Busio
Saturday, April 20
at San Jose Earthquakes
MLS
L
1-4
Gutierrez
SATURDAY, APRIL 27
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
MLS
T
4-4
Nemeth (2), Gutierrez (2)
SUNDAY, MAY 5
ATLANTA UNITED FC
MLS
L
0-3
--
Sunday, May 12
at D.C. United
MLS
L
0-1
--
SATURDAY, MAY 18
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
MLS
T
1-1
Nemeth
SUNDAY, MAY 26
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
MLS
W
3-2
Russell (3)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29
LA GALAXY
MLS
L
0-2
--
Saturday, June 1
at Houston Dynamo
MLS
T
1-1
Croizet
Friday, June 7
at Toronto FC
MLS
T
2-2
Gutierrez (2)
Wednesday, June 12
at Minnesota United FC
USOC
L
1-4
Gerso
Sunday, June 23
at Columbus Crew SC
MLS
W
1-0
Gutierrez
Saturday, June 29
at Real Salt Lake
MLS
L
0-2
--
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3
LOS ANGELES FC
MLS
L
1-5
Croizet
SATURDAY, JULY 6
CHICAGO FIRE
MLS
W
1-0
Croizet
Saturday, July 13
at Vancouver Whitecaps FC
MLS
W
3-0
Own Goal, Gutierrez, Gerso
SATURDAY, JULY 20
FC DALLAS
MLS
L
0-2
--
Friday, July 26
at New York City FC
MLS
L
1-3
Ilie
Sunday, August 4
at Seattle Sounders FC
MLS
9:00
FOX Sports 1
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10
REAL SALT LAKE
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC
Wednesday, August 14
at Orlando City SC
MLS
6:30
FOX Sports KC Plus
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
MLS
8:30
ESPN
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31
HOUSTON DYNAMO
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
Saturday, September 7
at Portland Timbers
MLS
9:30
FOX Sports KC
Sunday, September 15
at LA Galaxy
MLS
9:00
FOX Sports KC
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
COLORADO RAPIDS
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
Wednesday, September 25
at Minnesota United FC
MLS
7:00
FOX Sports KC Plus
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
PORTLAND TIMBERS
MLS
6:30
FOX SPORTS KC
Sunday, October 8
at FC Dallas
MLS
3:00
FOX Sports KC
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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 2019 REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) REFEREE
GAMES RECORD
SKC FOULS
OPP. FOULS
SKC YC
OPP. YC
SKC RC
OPP. RC
SKC PK
OPP. PK
Robert Sibiga
3
0-2-1
33
40
9
6
1
1
0
0
Allen Chapman
3
1-1-1
36
38
5
7
0
2
0
0
Chris Penso
2
2-0-0
31
17
4
3
0
1
1
1
Nima Saghafi
2
1-1-0
25
28
2
4
0
0
0
0
Kevin Stott
2
0-1-1
26
27
5
3
0
0
1
0
Alan Kelly
2
0-2-0
21
29
3
3
0
0
0
0
Ismail Elfath
1
0-0-1
11
13
4
2
0
0
0
1
Rubiel Vazquez
1
0-1-0
12
9
2
3
0
0
2
0
Baldomero Toledo
1
0-0-1
14
16
3
5
0
2
1
1
Tim Ford
1
0-0-1
12
8
2
3
1
0
0
0
Fotis Bazakos
1
0-0-1
14
13
1
4
0
0
2
0
Joseph Dickerson
1
1-0-0
12
17
2
4
0
0
0
0
Ramy Touchan
1
1-0-0
13
15
2
4
0
0
0
0
Dave Gantar
1
0-1-0
11
11
3
1
1
0
0
0
2019 VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) DATE REFEREE VAR March 3 at LAFC Robert Sibiga Tim Ford
INCIDENT LAFC Penalty Not Awarded
DECISION Confirmed, No Penalty
March 10 vs. PHI
Chris Penso
Chico Grajeda
PHI Penalty Not Awarded
Overturned, Penalty Awarded
March 30 vs. MTL
Nima Saghafi
Christina Unkel
SKC Goal Allowed
Overturned, Goal Disallowed
April 7 at CIN
Ismail Elfath
Jon Freemon
SKC Mistaken Identity
Overturned, Yellow Card Changed
April 14 vs. NY
Robert Sibiga
Kevin Terry Jr.
SKC & NY Brawl
Additional Yellow Cards Shown
April 20 at SJ
Rubiel Vazquez
Kevin Stott
SJ Goal Disallowed
Overturned, Goal Allowed
April 27 vs. NE
Baldomero Toledo
Daniel Radford
NE Penalty Not Awarded
Overturned, Penalty Awarded
June 7 at TOR
Fotis Bazakos
Jose Carlos Rivero
SKC Penalty Not Awarded
Overturned, Penalty Awarded
June 7 at TOR
Fotis Bazakos
Jose Carlos Rivero
SKC Penalty Not Awarded
Overturned, Penalty Awarded
July 26 at NYC
Dave Gantar
Jon Freemon
SKC Two Yellows Shown
Overturned, Straight Red
Vela’s shot hits Fontas in the midriff and Sibiga waves away the appeal. After reviewing the play, Sibiga confirms that no penalty will be given.
The ball strikes Sinovic’s arm in the box following a corner and Penso signals for another corner. After reviewing the play, Penso awards Philadelphia a penalty.
Gerso pokes the ball into the back of the net off Nemeth’s flick on and a goal is awarded. After reviewing the play, Saghafi deems Gerso was offside and disallows the goal.
Elfath awards a penalty after Mattocks is taken down in the box by Fontas, but Ilie is shown a yellow card. After consulting his VAR, Elfath changes yellow card to Fontas.
After Kaku kicks the ball into the crowd and is shown a red card, a melee ensues between both sides. After reviewing the scuffle, Sibiga shows yellow cards to Robles and Nemeth.
Hoesen scores his second of the game before the flag goes up for offside. After reviewing the play, Vazquez reverses his decision and allows the goal.
The ball strikes Russell’s arm that was by his side from point blank range, and nothing is given. After reviewing the play, Toledo awards New England a penalty.
Gerso is fouled by Moor on the edge of the area, and Bazakos gives a free kick. After reviewing the play, Bazakos determines that Gerso was inside the area and awards a penalty.
Gutierrez is brought down by DeLeon while through on goal and Bazakos waves play on. After reviewing the play, Bazakos awards Sporting KC a penalty.
Espinoza is called for a foul on Chanot and is given a second yellow card and sent off by Gantar. After reviewing the play, Gantar shows Espinoza a straight red card instead.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS (2019) 2019 Record When... Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime
6-1-4 0-8-3 5-1-2 1-2-3 0-5-2
Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goals Allowing 0 goals Allowing 1 goal Allowing 2 goals Allowing 3 goals Allowing 4+ goals
0-5-0 2-4-4 1-0-2 2-0-0 1-0-1 4-0-0 1-1-4 1-4-2 0-2-0 0-2-1
Wearing Sporting blue Wearing black metallic Wearing Parley
4-6-4 2-2-3 0-1-0
Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’
6-0-2 0-2-2 0-7-3
Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even
5-5-4 0-4-3 1-0-0
With zero subs With one sub With two subs with three subs
0-1-1 1-2-1 5-6-5
Day games (before 5 p.m.) Games 5 p.m. CT or later
2-0-1 4-9-6
With red card for With red card against
0-2-1 2-0-3
Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75
3-4-2 3-5-5
In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone
1-2-0 0-1-1 4-4-4 1-2-2
vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference
2-6-3 4-3-4
On grass On turf
5-9-6 1-0-1
Quickest Goal... Johnny Russell (3/30 vs. MTL) - 10th Minute Quickest Goal Against... Danny Hoesen (4/20 at SJ) - 6th Minute Game-winning goals after 75’...
Regular Season Record By Month March 2019 March all-time April 2019 April all-time May 2019 May all-time June 2019 June all-time July 2019 July all-time Aug. 2019 Aug. all-time Sept. 2019 Sept. all-time Oct. 2019 Oct. all-time
2-1-1 22-11-11 0-1-3 45-38-19 1-3-1 39-49-28 1-1-2 44-31-28 2-3-0 53-41-28 0-0-0 45-51-17 0-0-0 34-41-19 0-0-0 24-17-18
vs. Atlanta United FC vs. Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew SC vs. D.C. United vs. FC Cincinnati vs. FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo vs. Los Angeles FC vs. LA Galaxy vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Montreal Impact vs. NE Revolution vs. New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls vs. Orlando City SC vs. Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake vs. SJ Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Toronto FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps
Game-tying goals after 75’...
Johnny Russell (3/17 at COL) - 88th Minute Gianluca Busio (4/14 vs. NY) - 88th Minute Krisztian Nemeth (4/27 vs. NE) - 83rd Minute
Game-winning goals against after 75’...
Adama Diomande (3/3 at LAFC) - 94+ Minute Paul Arriola (5/12 at DC) - 78th Minute Derek Cornelius (5/18 vs. VAN) - 94+ Minute Jordan Hamilton (6/7 at TOR) - 95+ Minute
Red Cards...
Roger Espinoza (3/3 at LAFC) - 84th Minute Krisztian Nemeth (5/18 vs. VAN) - 51st Minute Roger Espinoza (7/26 at NYC) - 62nd Minute
Red Cards Against...
1-1-1 (0-1-0) 17-26-11 (1-0-0) 25-23-15 (0-0-1) 26-22-8 (1-0-0) 21-22-13 (0-1-0) 0-0-1 (0-0-1) 25-24-12 (0-1-0) 7-10-13 (0-0-1) 2-2-0 (0-2-0) 23-25-15 (0-1-0) 3-1-2 (0-0-0) 7-4-3 (1-0-0) 25-18-12 (0-0-1) 2-3-0 (0-1-0) 21-21-14 (0-0-1) 2-1-1 (0-0-0) 6-6-5 (1-0-0) 7-3-4 (0-0-0) 9-12-8 (0-1-0) 26-25-8 (0-1-0) 6-9-4 (1-0-0) 14-4-8 (0-0-1) 9-3-4 (1-0-1)
Marco Fabian (3/10 vs. PHI) - 60th Minute Johan Blomberg (3/17 at COL) - 87th Minute Kaku (4/14 vs. NY) - 94+ Minute Brandon Bye (4/27 vs. NE) - 55th Minute Jalil Anibaba (4/27 vs. NE) - 89th Minute Harrison Afful (6/23 at CLB) - 74th Minute
Penalty Kicks...
Regular Season Home and Away Overall All-time 2019 at home All-time at home 2019 on road All-time on road
None
Game-tying goals against after 75’...
Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2019)
Shutouts 4-0-0 One-goal games 1-2-0 On ESPN/ESPN2 On FOX/FS1 On FSKC
SPORTING KC IN 2019 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)
0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 6-7-5
306-279-168 4-4-3 200-98-78 2-5-4 106-181-90
Ilie Sanchez (3/10 vs. PHI) - Scored on Andre Blake Krisztian Nemeth (4/20 at SJ) - Missed on Daniel Vega Felipe Gutierrez (4/20 at SJ) - Scored on Daniel Vega Felipe Gutierrez (4/27 vs. NE) - Scored on Cody Cropper Felipe Gutierrez (6/7 at TOR) - Scored on Quentin Westberg Felipe Gutierrez (6/7 at TOR) - Scored on Quentin Westberg Daniel Salloi (7/3 vs. LAFC) - Saved by Pablo Sisniega
Penalty Kicks Against...
Marco Fabian (3/10 vs. PHI) - Saved by Tim Melia Darren Mattocks (4/7 at CIN) - Scored on Adrian Zendejas Carles Gil (4/27 vs. NE) - Saved by Tim Melia
Penalty Kicks Earned...
Gianluca Busio (3/10 vs. PHI) - 11th Minute Gianluca Busio (4/20 at SJ) - 26th Minute Krisztian Nemeth (4/20 at SJ) - 66th Minute Gerso Fernandes (4/27 vs. NE) - 60th Minute Gerso Fernandes (6/7 at TOR) - 25th Minute Felipe Gutierrez (6/7 at TOR) - 73rd Minute Steven Beitashour Handball (7/3 vs. LAFC) - 82nd Minute
Youngest Goalscorer... Oldest Goalscorer... Youngest Starter... Youngest to play in a game... Oldest Starter... Oldest to play in a game...
Gianluca Busio (3/30 vs. MTL) - 16 years and 306 days Krisztian Nemeth (5/18 vs. VAN) - 30 years and 133 days Gianluca Busio (3/10 vs. PHI) - 16 years and 286 days Gianluca Busio (3/10 vs. PHI) - 16 years and 286 days Benny Feilhaber (7/26 at NYC) - 34 years and 188 days Benny Feilhaber (7/26 at NYC) - 34 years and 188 days
2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 13 20 33 OPPONENT 13 26 39
SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 145 177 322 OPPONENT 120 154 274
SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 48 64 112 OPPONENT 48 64 112
FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 129 142 271 OPPONENT 131 150 281
OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 25 14 39 OPPONENT 28 21 49
CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 51 59 110 OPPONENT 46 47 93
CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 23 24 47 OPPONENT 16 36 52
EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0 3 3 OPPONENT 0 6 6
PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 2/3 3/4 5/7 OPPONENT 1/1 0/2 1/3
SPORTING KC ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORDS IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES OVERALL Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 306 279 168 18 22 10 30 17 7 13 15 9 367 333 194
HOME GF GA 1060 1000 66 67 109 67 50 57 1285 1191
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 200 98 78 15 4 3 21 7 3 8 5 5 244 114 89
9
AWAY GF GA 637 447 41 20 72 30 28 18 778 515
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 106 181 90 2 17 7 9 10 4 5 10 3 122 218 104
GF GA 423 553 22 44 37 37 22 39 504 673
Neutral site MLS Cup Playoffs International TOTAL
W L T 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
GF GA 3 3 0 0 3 3
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES March 3, 2019: Los Angeles FC 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Banc of California Stadium | Los Angeles, CA Attendance: 22,099 Weather: Cloudy and 59 degrees Sporting KC (0-1-0, 0 points) Los Angeles FC (1-0-0, 3 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas (Barath 69’) D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez (Rowe 62’) F Russell F Nemeth F Gerso (Salloi 73’)
1 2 F 1 0 0 0 2 2
Los Angeles FC GK Miller D Beitashour D Zimmerman D Segura D Harvey M Kaye M Atuesta M Nguyen (Blessing 72’) F Vela (C) F Ramirez (Diomande 59’) F Rossi (Vassell 85’)
March 10, 2019: Sporting KC 2-0 Philadelphia Union MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,738 Weather: Sunny and 43 degrees 1 2 F 1 1 2 0 0 0
Sporting KC (1-1-0, 3 points) Philadelphia Union (0-2-0, 0 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie (Croizet 84’) M Busio (Rowe 78’) M Gutierrez F Russell (Salloi 80’) F Nemeth F Gerso
Philadelphia Union GK Blake D Gaddis D Elliott D Trusty D Wagner M Creavalle (Jones 78’) M Medunjanin M Bedoya (C) M Fabian F Picault (Santos 73’) F Burke (Ilsinho 79’)
March 17, 2019: Colorado Rapids 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dick’s Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, CO Attendance: 11,037 Weather: Cloudy and 46 degrees Sporting KC (1-1-1, 4 points) Colorado Rapids (0-1-2, 2 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Busio 72’) M Gutierrez (Croizet 81’) F Rowe (Russell 61’) F Nemeth F Gerso
1 2 F 0 1 1 0 1 1
Colorado Rapids GK Howard (C) D Rosenberry D Sjoberg D Wynne D Serna M Feilhaber (Bassett 76’) M Price M Acosta (Blomberg 79’) M Mezquida F Rubio (Shinyashiki 84’) F Kamara
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Sisniega (GK) Wallace El-Munir Croizet Silva Hurtado Brewer
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Carlos (GK) Rwatubyaye Collin Wallace Mbaizo Hurtado Aaronson
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Rawls (GK) Rwatubyaye Smith Lindsey Wilson Jackson
Scoring Summary: SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 1 (Johnny Russell 1) 16’ LAFC - Diego Rossi 1 (Eduard Atuesta 1) 47’ LAFC - Adama Diomande 1 (Jordan Harvey 1) 94+
Scoring Summary: SKC - Ilie Sanchez 1 (Penalty Kick) 11’ SKC - Own Goal (Jack Elliott) 80’
Scoring Summary: COL - Diego Rubio 1 (Unassisted) 54’ SKC - Johnny Russell 1 (Unassisted) 88’
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 10’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes (Yellow Card; Dissent) 17’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 27’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 42’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ LAFC - Jordan Harvey (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 66’ LAFC - Latif Blessing (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 84’ LAFC - Eduard Atuesta (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 22’ PHI - Marco Fabian (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’ SKC - Gianluca Busio (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 37’ PHI - Marco Fabian (Red Card; Serious Foul) 60’
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 41’ COL - Kei Kamara (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’ COL - Benny Feilhaber (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 60’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 64’ COL - Diego Rubio (Yellow Card; Simulation) 72’ SKC - Botond Barath (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 75’ COL - Johan Blomberg (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 80’ COL - Johan Blomberg (Yellow Card/Red Card; Time Wasting) 87’
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 11 (5) 4 17 1 0
LAFC 14 (6) 4 11 4 7
March 30, 2019: Sporting KC 7-1 Montreal Impact MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,632 Weather: Cloudy and 42 degrees Sporting KC (2-1-1, 7 points) Montreal Impact (2-2-0, 6 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Busio 62’) M Gutierrez (Rowe 74’) F Russell F Nemeth F Gerso (Croizet 71’)
1 2 F 3 4 7 0 1 1
Montreal Impact GK Bush D Sagna D Cabrera D Camacho D Lovitz M Azira M Piette (C) M Shome (Bayiha 54’) F Okwonkwo (Raitala 76’) F Urruti (Jackson-Hamel 91+) F Taider
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 16 (4) 4 14 3 6
PHI 15 (4) 2 10 2 5
April 7, 2019: FC Cincinnati 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Nippert Stadium | Cincinnati, OH Attendance: 26,023 Weather: Cloudy and 72 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 1 0 1
Sporting KC (2-1-2, 8 points) FC Cincinnati (2-2-2, 8 points) Sporting KC GK Zendejas D Hasler D Barath D Fontas D Wallace (Sinovic 27’) M Ilie (C) M Busio M Zelalem (Gutierrez 56’) F Russell F Croizet (Nemeth 70’) F Rowe
FC Cincinnati GK Richey D Deplagne D Hagglund D Waston (C) D Garza M Cruz M Bertone M Ulloa M Lamah (Manneh 46’) F Mattocks (Stanko 82’) F Saief (Alexander 77’)
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 9 (3) 1 11 1 4
COL 13 (2) 2 16 3 1
April 14, 2019: Sporting KC 2-2 New York Red Bulls MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 17,897 Weather: Sunny and 57 degrees Sporting KC (2-1-3, 9 points) New York Red Bulls (1-3-2, 5 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Besler (C) D Croizet M Ilie M Espinoza (Busio 66’) M Gutierrez (Rowe 85’) F Russell F Nemeth F Gerso (Salloi 82’)
1 2 F 1 1 2 0 2 2
New York Red Bulls GK Robles (C) D Murillo D Parker D Long D Lade M Davis M Rzatkowski (Tarek 97+) M Casseres Jr. M Kaku F Royer (Bezecourt 86’) F Wright-Phillips (White 72’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Diop (GK) Barath Brault-Guillard Wallace Sejdic Zelalem Choiniere
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Hague (GK) Rwatubyaye Hoyte Freeman Powell Gerso Amaya
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Meara (GK) Barath Duncan Hasler Etienne Jr. Sinovic Ivan
Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 2 (Unassisted) 10’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 2 (Gerso Fernandes 1, Felipe Gutierrez 1) 43’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 1 (Gerso Fernandes 2, Roger Espinoza 1) 47+ SKC - Johnny Russell 3 (Roger Espinoza 2) 50’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 3 (Johnny Russell 2) 68’ SKC - Gianluca Busio 1 (Unassisted) 78’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 4 (Ilie Sanchez 1) 84’ MTL - Saphir Taider 3 (Maxi Urruti 2, Daniel Lovitz 1) 89’
Scoring Summary: CIN - Darren Mattocks 1 (Penalty Kick) 19’ SKC - Gianluca Busio 2 (Unassisted) 62’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 4 (Krisztian Nemeth 1, Graham Zusi 1) 24’ NY - Daniel Royer 2 (Cristian Casseres Jr. 1, Bradley Wright-Phillips 1) 52’ NY - Brian White 1 (Kaku 1, Aaron Long 1) 75’ SKC - Gianluca Busio 3 (Unassisted) 88’
Misconduct Summary: MTL - Daniel Lovitz (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 19’ MTL - Samuel Piette (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 22’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 17 (9) 1 11 2 8
MTL 13 (2) 2 10 0 4
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 18’ SKC - Yohan Croizet (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ SKC - Gedion Zelalem (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’ CIN - Greg Garza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 78’ CIN - Leonardo Bertone (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 88’ SKC - Botond Barath (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 18 (4) 3 11 3 6
10
CIN 10 (4) 3 13 2 5
Misconduct Summary: NY - Tim Parker (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’ SKC - Kelyn Rowe (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ NY - Kaku (Red Card; Violent Conduct) 38’ NY - Luis Robles (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 97+ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 97+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 18 (4) 3 11 3 6
NY 10 (4) 3 13 2 5
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) April 20, 2019: San Jose Earthquakes 4-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Avaya Stadium | San Jose, CA Attendance: 15,777 Weather: Cloudy and 56 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 2 2 4
Sporting KC (2-2-3, 9 points) San Jose Earthquakes (2-5-0, 6 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) (Abdul 15’) D Croizet M Ilie (Rowe 62’) M Busio (Salloi 57’) M Gutierrez F Russell F Nemeth F Gerso
San Jose Earthquakes GK Vega D Thompson (Judson 70’) D Cummings D Jungwirth D Lima M Godoy M Yueill M Espinoza (Marie 80’) M Eriksson M Salinas (C) F Hoesen (Wondolowski 80’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Tarbell (GK) Hasler Affolter Sinovic Vako Calvillo Scoring Summary: SJ - Danny Hoesen 2 (Anibal Godoy 2) 6’ SJ - Danny Hoesen 3 (Jackson Yueill 1) 12’ SJ - Shea Salinas 2 (Magnus Eriksson 2) 46’ SJ - Magnus Eriksson 2 (Unassisted) 61’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Penalty Kick) 66’ Misconduct Summary: SJ - Cristian Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 47+ SJ - Anibal Godoy (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 50+ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48’ SKC - Yohan Croizet (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 54’ SJ - Tommy Thompson (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 54’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 17 (7) 3 12 0 5
SJ 14 (7) 6 9 0 4
May 12, 2019: D.C. United 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Audi Field | Washington, D.C. Attendance: 12,521 Weather: Cloudy and 53 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 1 1
Sporting KC (2-4-4, 10 points) D.C. United (7-3-2, 23 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Hasler D Barath D Smith D Sinovic M Ilie (C) M Gutierrez (Rowe 84’) M Feilhaber F Russell F Nemeth F Salloi (Croizet 65’)
D.C. United GK Hamid D Jara D Brillant D Birnbaum D Pedroso M Canouse M Moreno M Arriola (Durkin 92+) M Acosta M Rodriguez (Segura 75’) F Rooney (C)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Seitz (GK) Zelalem Robinson McCann Stieber Amarikwa Scoring Summary: DC - Paul Arriola 3 (Wayne Rooney 4) 78’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 11’ DC - Frederic Brillant (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 45’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 11 (4) 3 10 0 3
DC 15 (4) 4 14 0 10
April 27, 2019: Sporting KC 4-4 New England Revolution MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,511 Weather: Sunny and 48 degrees
May 5, 2019: Sporting KC 0-3 Atlanta United FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,518 Weather: Clear and 69 degrees
1 2 F Sporting KC (2-2-4, 10 points) 1 3 4 New England Revolution (2-6-2, 8 points) 3 1 4
Sporting KC (2-3-4, 10 points) Atlanta United FC (3-3-2, 11 points)
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi (C) D Abdul (Hasler 91+) D Fontas D Croizet M Gutierrez M Busio (Ilie 46’) M Rowe F Russell F Nemeth F Gerso (Salloi 75’)
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi (C) D Barath D Smith D Sinovic M Gutierrez M Croizet (Ilie 65’) M Rowe (Zelalem 65’) F Russell F Nemeth F Salloi
New England Revolution GK Cropper D Farrell D Anibaba D Castillo D Bye M Buchanan (Bunbury 76’) M Caldwell (C) M Gil M Jones (Wright 88’) F Agudelo F J. Caicedo (L. Caicedo 65’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Turner (GK) Barath Fagundez Sinovic Zahibo Zelalem Penilla Scoring Summary: NE - Juan Fernando Caicedo 1 (Juan Agudelo 1, Scott Caldwell 1) 18’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 2 (Graham Zusi 2, Kelyn Rowe 1) 33’ NE - Juan Fernando Caicedo 2 (Tajon Buchanan 1) 35’ NE - Juan Agudelo 1 (Unassisted) 42’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 3 (Penalty Kick) 60’ NE - DeJuan Jones 1 (Unassisted) 66’ SKC - Felipem Gutierrez 4 (Unassisted) 70’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 6 (Johnny Russell 3) 83’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Abdul Rwatubyaye (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 41’ NE - Jalil Anibaba (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 43’ NE - Brandon Bye (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 46+ NE - Carles Gil (Yellow Card; Dissent) 49’ NE - Brandon Bye (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 55’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth (Yellow Card; Dissent) 67’ NE - Jalil Anibaba (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+ NE - Cody Cropper (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 96+ Stats Summary SKC NE Shots (on goal) 19 (6) 10 (7) Saves 3 2 Fouls 14 16 Offside 1 2 Corner Kicks 9 0 May 18, 2019: Sporting KC 1-1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,691 Weather: Cloudy and 65 degrees 1 2 F 1 0 1 0 1 1
Sporting KC (2-4-5, 11 points) Vancouver Whitecaps (3-6-4, 13 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Hasler D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Gutierrez M Feilhaber F Russell (Croizet 82’) F Nemeth F Rowe (Zelalem 92+)
Vancouver Whitecaps GK Crepeau D Nerwinski (Ardaiz 72’) D Godoy D Henry D Adnan M Rose M Felipe (Hwang 53’) M Teibert F Venuto F Montero (C) F PC Giro (Cornelius 46’)
1 2 F 0 0 0 1 2 3
Atlanta United FC GK Guzan D Escobar D Robinson D Gonzalez Pirez D Parkhurst (C) M Remedi (Larentowicz 71’) M Nagbe M Gressel M G. Martinez (Villalba 71’) M Barco F J. Martinez (Shea 81’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Kann (GK) Hasler Pogba Abdul Pereira Gallagher Scoring Summary: ATL - Josef Martinez 3 (Unassisted) 39’ ATL - Ezequiel Barco (Unassisted) 47’ ATL - Josef Martinez 4 (Ezequiel Barco 1) 76’ Misconduct Summary: ATL - Eric Remedi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 66’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 10 (3) 5 12 2 4
ATL 19 (8) 3 5 1 5
May 26, 2019: Sporting KC 3-2 Seattle Sounders FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,882 Weather: Sunny and 79 degrees Sporting KC (3-4-5, 14 points) Seattle Sounders (7-2-5, 26 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Hasler D Barath D Besler (C) (Smith 79’) D Sinovic M Ilie M Gutierrez M Feilhaber (Busio 75’) F Russell F Croizet (Medranda 89’) F Rowe
1 2 F 2 1 3 0 2 2
Seattle Sounders GK Frei D Leerdam D Torres D Kee-Hee (Arreaga 38’) D Smith M Delem (Bruin 78’) M Roldan M Shipp M Lodeiro (C) M Bwana (Tolo 60’) F Ruidiaz
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) MacMath (GK) Smith Levis Harris Sutter Bair
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Meredith (GK) Zelalem Abdul-Salaam Roldan Svensson
Scoring Summary: SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 7 (Unassisted) 37’ VAN - Derek Cornelius 1 (Ali Adnan 2) 94+
Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 5 (Yohan Croizet 1, Nico Hasler 1) 29’ SKC - Johnny Russell 6 (Ilie Sanchez 2) 46+ SEA - Raul Ruidiaz 6 (Kelvin Leerdam 2, Harry Shipp 2) 63’ SKC - Johnny Russell 7 (Kelyn Rowe 2, Yohan Croizet 2) 68’ SEA - Kelvin Leerdam 4 (Nicolas Lodeiro 8) 71’
Misconduct Summary: VAN - Felipe Martins (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 8’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth (Red Card; Serious Foul Play) 51’ VAN - Inbeom Hwang (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 56’ SKC - Kelyn Rowe (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 62’ SKC - Tim Melia (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 87’ VAN - Lucas Venuto (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 95+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (7) 2 12 1 3
11
VAN 11 (3) 6 8 1 3
Misconduct Summary: SEA - Roman Torres (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 13’ SKC - Benny Feilhaber (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 26’ SKC - Yohan Croizet (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 34’ SEA - Nicolas Lodeiro (Yellow Card; Persistent Infringement) 60’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 12 (7) 4 17 2 1
SEA 12 (6) 4 7 1 2
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) May 29, 2019: Sporting KC 0-2 LA Galaxy MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,979 Weather: Cloudy and 69 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 2 2
Sporting KC (3-5-5, 14 points) LA Galaxy (9-5-1, 28 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi (C) D Barath (Besler 46’) D Fontas D Sinovic (Medranda 77’) M Ilie M Gutierrez M Feilhaber F Russell F Croizet F Rowe (Salloi 65’)
LA Galaxy GK Bingham D Romney D Steres D Gonzalez D Skjelvik M Lletget (Pontius 88’) M dos Santos M Kitchen F F. Alvarez (Corona 72’) F Ibrahimovic (C) F Antuna (Boateng 91+)
June 1, 2019: Houston Dynamo 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BBVA Compass Stadium | Houston, TX Attendance: 15,710 Weather: Cloudy and 87 degrees Sporting KC (3-5-6, 15 points) Houston Dynamo (7-3-3, 24 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Hasler D Barath D Smith (Fontas 61’) D Sinovic M Ilie (C) M Busio (Feilhaber 61’) M Gutierrez F Croizet F Nemeth F Salloi (Zusi 75’)
1 2 F 0 1 1 0 1 1
Houston Dynamo GK Willis D DeLaGarza D Struna D Figueroa D Lundkvist M Vera M Boniek Garcia (C) M Martinez (McNamara 77’) F Elis F Manotas (Hairston 87’) F Quioto (Rodriguez 74’)
June 7, 2019: Toronto FC 2-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BMO Field | Toronto, ON Attendance: 24,748 Weather: Sunny and 75 degrees 1 2 F 1 1 2 1 1 2
Sporting KC (3-5-7, 16 points) Toronto FC (5-6-4, 19 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Smith D Sinovic M Ilie (C) M Gutierrez M Feilhaber F Gerso (Busio 87’) F Croizet F Salloi (Rowe 46’)
Toronto FC GK Westberg D Laryea (Telfer 87’) D Zavaleta (Chapman 74’) D Moor (C) D Ciman D Morrow M Delgado M Fraser M DeLeon F Pozuelo F Boyd (Hamilton 58’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Lampson (GK) Hasler Hilliard-Arce Smith E. Alvarez Busio Cuello
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Deric (GK) Medranda Beasley Rowe K. Garcia Ceren
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Bono (GK) Medranda Dorsey Kuzain Endoh Zelalem
Scoring Summary: LA - Favio Alvarez 1 (Zlatan Ibrahimovic 3, Perry Kitchen 1) 55’ LA - Zlatan Ibrahimovic 10 (Uriel Antuna 2, Perry Kitchen 2) 86’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Yohan Croizet 1 (Ilie Sanchez 3) 63’ HOU - Alberth Elis 5 (A.J. DeLaGarza 1, Maynor Figueroa 2) 69’
Misconduct Summary: LA - Giancarlo Gonzalez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 33’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Dissent) 59’
Misconduct Summary: None
Scoring Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 5 (Penalty Kick) 25’ TOR - Nick DeLeon 3 (Justin Morrow 3, Alejandro Pozuelo 7) 43’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 6 (Penalty Kick) 73’ TOR - Jordan Hamilton 4 (Ryan Telfer 1, Alejandro Pozuelo 8) 95+
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 18 (5) 3 6 3 12
LA 9 (5) 5 13 3 5
June 23, 2019: Columbus Crew SC 0-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | MAPFRE Stadium | Columbus, OH Attendance: 14,015 Weather: Sunny and 83 degrees Sporting KC (4-5-7, 19 points) Columbus Crew (5-10-2, 17 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi (Hasler 86’) D Barath D Besler (C) (Fontas 61’) D Sinovic M Ilie M Gutierrez M Feilhaber (Zelalem 65’) F Gerso F Nemeth F Salloi
1 2 F 0 1 1 0 0 0
Columbus Crew GK Kempin D Afful D Crognale D Sauro D Francis (Robinho 61’) M Guzman M Artur M Jimenez M Santos M Accam (Argudo 16’) F Mullins (Williams 71’)
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 5 (1) 3 13 0 0
HOU 15 (5) 0 13 1 6
June 29, 2019: Real Salt Lake 2-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Rio Tinto Stadium | Sandy, UT Attendance: 18,933 Weather: Cloudy and 89 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 2 0 2
Sporting KC (4-6-7, 19 points) Real Salt Lake (7-8-2, 23 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Hasler D Barath (Fontas 62’) D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie (Feilhaber 71’) M Gutierrez M Zelalem F Gerso F Nemeth (Croizet 46’) F Salloi
Real Salt Lake GK Rimando D Herrera D Glad D Onouha D Toia M Beckerman (C) M Luiz M Rusnak (Schmitt 91+) M Kreilach M Saucedo (Lennon 61’) F Johnson (Baird 67’)
Misconduct Summary: TOR - Richie Laryea (Yellow Card; Dissent) 57’ TOR - Nick DeLeon (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 74’ TOR - Liam Fraser (Yellow Card; Dissent) 89’ TOR - Laurent Ciman (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 9 (4) 3 14 1 4
TOR 14 (5) 2 13 4 5
July 3, 2019: Sporting KC 1-5 Los Angeles FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,754 Weather: Cloudy and 82 degrees Sporting KC (4-7-7, 19 points) Los Angeles FC (12-2-4, 40 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Hasler D Fontas D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Gutierrez (Croizet 69’) M Feilhaber (Zelalem 65’) F Gerso F Nemeth (Busio 75’) F Salloi
1 2 F 0 1 1 1 4 5
Los Angeles FC GK Sisniega D Beitashour D Blackmon D Segura D Harvey (El-Munir 83’) M Kaye M Atuesta (Nguyen 66’) M Blessing F Vela (C) F Ramirez (Zelaya 78’) F Rossi
Subs not used: Subs not used: Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Bendik (GK) Zendejas (GK) Putna (GK) Croizet Keita Smith Besler Rowe Clark Rowe Silva Sosa Kuzain Plata
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Ejimandu (GK) Barath Jakovic Smith Diomande Rowe Perez
Scoring Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 7 (Gerso Fernandes 3, Benny Feilhaber 3) 48’
Scoring Summary: LAFC - Christian Ramirez 4 (Unassisted) 28’ LAFC - Diego Rossi 9 (Christian Ramirez 2) 50’ LAFC - Carlos Vela 17 (Diego Rossi 4) 63’ SKC - Yohan Croizet 2 (Ilie Sanchez 4) 85’ LAFC - Rodolfo Zelaya 1 (Carlos Vela 11, Diego Rossi 5) 89’ LAFC - Mohamed El-Munir 1 (Lee Nguyen 1) 91+
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Matt Besler (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 46+ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’ CLB - Harrison Afful (Red Card; DOGSO) 74’ CLB - Alex Crognale (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 76’ CLB - Gaston Sauro (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 13 (2) 4 13 2 5
CLB 10 (4) 0 17 3 8
Scoring Summary: RSL - Sam Johnson 6 (Kyle Beckerman 1, Damir Kreilach 2) 15’ RSL - Sam Johnson 7 (Damir Kreilach 3, Albert Rusnak 3) 29’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’ RSL - Kyle Beckerman (Yellow Card; Persistent Infringement) 47+ SKC - Benny Feilhaber (Yellow Card; Illegal Entry) 66’ RSL - Everton Luiz (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 11 (3) 5 14 1 7
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RSL 10 (6) 3 18 2 1
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Matt Besler (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 14’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Persistent Infringement) 34’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’ LAFC - Latif Blessing (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 45’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48’ LAFC - Mark-Anthony Kaye (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ LAFC - Steven Beitashour (Yellow Card; Handball) 80’ SKC - Tim Melia (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 21 (7) 2 13 1 3
LAFC 11 (7) 5 14 8 1
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) July 6, 2019: Sporting KC 1-0 Chicago Fire MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,570 Weather: Cloudy and 86 degrees 1 2 F 1 0 1 0 0 0
Sporting KC (5-7-7, 22 points) Chicago Fire (5-8-7, 22 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Gutierrez M Zelalem (Busio 84’) F Gerso F Croizet (Nemeth 66’) F Salloi (Russell 73’)
Chicago Fire GK Kronholm D Bronico D Schweinsteiger D Calvo D Lillard (Marcelo 67’) M McCarty (C) M Katai (Nikolic 59’) M Herbers (Campos 80’) M Gaitan M Frankowski F C.J. Sapong
July 13, 2019: Vancouver Whitecaps 0-3 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BC Place | Vancouver, BC Attendance: 18,700 Weather: Cloudy and 86 degrees Sporting KC (6-7-7, 25 points) Vancouver Whitecaps (4-9-8, 20 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Gutierrez M Zelalem (Feilhaber 65’) F Gerso F Croizet (Nemeth 71’) F Salloi (Russell 89’)
1 2 F 1 2 3 0 0 0
Vancouver Whitecaps GK MacMath D Godoy D Henry D Rose M Nerwinski (Adraiz 90’) M In-Beom M Erice (C) (Venuto 60’) M PC (Teibert 60’) M Adnan F Reyna F Bair
July 20, 2019: Sporting KC 0-2 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,736 Weather: Sunny and 95 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 1 1 2
Sporting KC (6-8-7, 25 points) FC Dallas (9-8-5, 32 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Zelalem (Espinoza 65’) M Gutierrez M Busio F Russell (Salloi 71’) F Croizet (Nemeth 55’) F Gerso
FC Dallas GK Gonzalez D Cannon (Bressan 64’) D Hedges D Ziegler (C) D Hollingshead M Acosta M Servania M Barrios M Ferreira M Mosquera (Reynolds 74’) F Badji (Hayes 84’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Sanchez (GK) Hasler Reynolds Smith Moreno Feilhaber Martinez
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Crepeau (GK) Smith Cornelius Busio Sutter Medranda Felipe
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Mauer (GK) Fontas Gyasi Feilhaber Roberts Medranda Atuahene
Scoring Summary: SKC - Yohan Croizet 3 (Felipe Gutierrez 2) 14’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Ali Adnan (Own Goal) 24’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 8 (Gerso Fernandes 4) 56’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes 1 (Krisztian Nemeth 2, Johnny Russell 4) 90’
Scoring Summary: FCD - Dominique Badji 6 (Michael Barrios 8) 37’ FCD - Jesus Ferreira 6 (Unassisted) 57’
Misconduct Summary: CHI - Fabian Herbers (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 44’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 67’ CHI - Dax McCarty (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’ CHI - Diego Campos (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ SKC - Botond Barath (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 88’ CHI - Bastian Schweinsteiger (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 90’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 17 (10) 2 12 2 4
CHI 6 (2) 8 17 0 1
Misconduct Summary: VAN - PC Giro (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 68’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 75’ VAN - Doneil Henry (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ VAN - Erik Godoy (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 90’ VAN - Ali Adnan (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 94+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 20 (10) 6 13 1 8
July 26, 2019: New York City FC 3-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Yankee Stadium | The Bronx, NY Attendance: 20,178 Weather: Sunny and 95 degrees Sporting KC (6-9-7, 25 points) New York City FC (9-3-8, 35 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic (Croizet 88’) M Ilie M Espinoza M Feilhaber F Russell F Nemeth (Hurtado 58’) F Gerso (Salloi 82’)
1 2 F 0 1 1 1 2 3
New York City FC GK Johnson D Chanot D Sands D Callens M Tinnerholm M Parks M Moralez (Ofori 52’) M Ring (C) M Matarrita F Heber (Castellanos 82’) F Mitrita (Mackay-Steven 70’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Stuver (GK) Fontas Sweat Medranda Rocha Zelalem Medina Scoring Summary: NYC - Anton Tinnerholm 1 (Alex Ring 3, Alexandru Mitrita 2) 41’ NYC - Heber 9 (Alex Ring 4) 54’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez 2 (Benny Feilhaber 4, Johnny Russell 5) 73’ NYC - Alex Ring 3 (Gary Mackay-Steven 1) 77’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 45’ NYC - Maxime Chanot (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 45’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Red Card; Serious Foul Play) 62’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 80’ SKC - Botond Barath (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 94+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (3) 4 11 8 5
NYC 17 (7) 2 11 5 5
13
VAN 13 (6) 8 15 2 5
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Yohan Croizet (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 29’ FCD - Reggie Cannon (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 43’ FCD - Bryan Acosta (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 68’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 18 (2) 4 11 2 7
FCD 13 (6) 2 15 1 4
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BOX SCORES February 21, 2019: Sporting KC 3-0 Deportivo Toluca Concacaf Champions League | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 13,927 Weather: Clear and 36 degrees 1 2 F 1 2 3 0 0 0
Sporting KC (1-0-0) Deportivo Toluca (0-1-0) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Rowe 78’) M Gutierrez F Russell F Nemeth (Hurtado 82) F Gerso (Salloi 87’)
Deportivo Toluca GK Talavera (C) D Salinas D Maidana D Tobio D Gonzalez M Pardo M Rios (Acero 76’) M Mancuello M Barrientos (Lopez 62’) M Mendoza F Triverio (Gigliotti 21’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) L. Garcia (GK) Barath S. Garcia Wallace Mora Busio Esquivel Scoring Summary: SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 1 (Gerso Fernandes 1) 35’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes 1 (Unassisted) 52’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez 1 (Unassisted) 72’ Misconduct Summary: TOL - Rodrigo Salinas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 39’ TOL - Osvaldo Gonzalez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 13 (4) 3 21 2 4
TOL 9 (3) 1 18 2 1
February 28, 2019: Deportivo Toluca 0-2 Sporting KC (0-5 agg.) Concacaf Champions League | Estadio Nemesio Diez | Toluca, Mexico Attendance: 14,519 Weather: Clear and 57 degrees 1 2 F 1 1 2 0 0 0
Sporting KC (2-0-0) Deportivo Toluca (0-2-0) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez (Rowe 70’) F Russell (Salloi 66’) F Nemeth (Hurtado 73) F Gerso
Deportivo Toluca GK Talavera (C) D Salinas D Mora D Maidana D Gonzalez M Barrientos (Rubio 72’) M Rios M Medina M Acero F Gigliotti (Garcia 64’) F Abella (Mendoza 46’)
March 6, 2019: Independiente 2-1 Sporting KC Concacaf Champions League | Estadio Agustin Sanchez | Chorrera, Panama Attendance: N/A Weather: Clear and 82 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 1 1 2
Sporting KC (2-1-0) CA Independiente (2-0-1) Sporting KC GK Zendejas D Lindsey D Barath D Besler (C) D Wallace M Ilie M Espinoza M Rowe (Russell 68’) F Croizet (Busio 81’) F Hurtado F Salloi (Gerso 78’)
CA Independiente GK Guerra D Cordoba D Negrete D Torres (C) D Avila M Browne M Ayarza M Bolivar M Ivey (Navarro 92+) F Gonzalez F Barrow (Corpas 56’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Melia (GK) Roberts (GK) Sinovic Rosales Smith Bellino Nemeth Piedrahita Soraca Scoring Summary: CAI - Romeesh Ivey 3 (Omar Browne 2) 39’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez 2 (Penalty Kick) 51’ CAI - Alexis Corpas 1 (Gustavo Bolivar 1) 59’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Argument) 63’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 11 (4) 5 13 0 5
CAI 18 (7) 3 14 2 6
March 14, 2019: Sporting KC 3-0 Independiente (4-2 agg.) Concacaf Champions League | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 13,212 Weather: Rainy and 40 degrees 1 2 F 0 3 3 0 0 0
Sporting KC (3-1-0) CA Independiente (2-1-1) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Barath D Besler (C) D Sinovic (Wallace 92+) M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez F Russell F Nemeth (Croizet 89’) F Salloi (Gerso 21’)
CA Independiente GK Guerra D Cordoba (Bellino 84’) D Negrete D Torres (C) M Gonzalez M Ayarza (Barrow 78’) M Vence M Ivey F Aguilar F Bolivar (Corpas 64’) F Browne
April 4, 2019: C.F. Monterrey 5-0 Sporting KC Concacaf Champions League | Estadio BBVA Bancomer | Monterrey, Mexico Attendance: 44,582 Weather: Clear and 78 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 2 3 5
Sporting KC (3-2-0) C.F. Monterrey (3-1-1) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez (Busio 73’) F Russell (Croizet 64’) F Nemeth (Rowe 80’) F Gerso
C.F. Monterrey GK Barovero D Medina D Montes (Layun 73’) D Sanchez D Gallardo (Vangioni 83’) M Pabon (C) (Meza 79’) M Rodriguez M Gonzalez M Hurtado F Pizarro F Funes Mori
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Resendez (GK) Barath Ortiz Wallace Bareiro Zelalem Zaldivar Scoring Summary: MTY - Dorlan Pabon 2 (Rogelio Funes Mori 1) 7’ MTY - Aviles Hurtado 1 (Unassisted) 14’ MTY - Jesus Gallardo 2 (Unassisted) 55’ MTY - Nicolas Sanchez (Penalty Kick) 70’ MTY - Dorlan Pabon 3 (Rodlofo Pizarro 1) 76’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 30’ MTY - Nicolas Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 49’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’ MTY - Cesar Montes (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 67’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 6 (2) 6 16 2 3
MTY 18 (11) 2 12 2 5
April 11, 2019: Sporting KC 2-5 C.F. Monterrey (2-10 agg.) Concacaf Champions League | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,467 Weather: Clear and 48 degrees 1 2 F 2 0 2 2 3 5
Sporting KC (3-3-0) C.F. Monterrey (4-1-1) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Fontas (Barath 56’) D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Busio 57’) M Gutierrez F Russell F Nemeth (Salloi 64’) F Gerso
C.F. Monterrey GK Barovero (C) D Medina D Montes D Vasquez (Vangioni 60’) M Layun M Ortiz M Rodriguez M Gallardo (Meza 64’) F Hurtado F Funes Mori F Pizarro (Pabon 61’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) L. Garcia (GK) Barath Castaneda Wallace Lopez Croizet Mancuello
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Roberts (GK) Rwatubyaye Avila Busio Navarro Rowe Piedrahita
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Cardenas (GK) Hasler Gutierrez Croizet Cantu Rowe Bareiro
Scoring Summary: SKC - Gerso Fernandes 2 (Roger Espinoza 1) 8’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 2 (Penalty Kick) 62’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 3 (Botond Barath 1) 74’ SKC - Roger Espinoza 1 (Johnny Russell 1) 81’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth 4 (Gerso Fernandes 2) 86’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Gerso Fernandes 3 (Johnny Russell 2) 6’ MTY - Rogelio Funes Mori 1 (Rodolfo Pizarro 2) 20’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes 4 (Unassisted) 29’ MTY - Rodolfo Pizarro 1 (Jesus Gallardo 1) 45’ MTY - Miguel Layun 1 (Unassisted) 61’ MTY - Aviles Hurtado 2 (Maximiliano Meza 1) 82’ MTY - Rogelio Funes Mori 2 (Dorlan Pabon 1) 91+
Misconduct Summary: TOL - Pablo Barrientos (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 11’ TOL - Adrian Mora (Red Card; DOGSO) 62’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 11 (6) 0 14 3 1
TOL 10 (0) 4 10 0 5
Misconduct Summary: CAI - Francisco Vence (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 29’ CAI - Abdiel Ayarza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ CAI - Jose Guerra (Yellowm Card; Time Wasting) 64’ SKC - Krisztian Nemeth (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 27 (13) 3 17 2 13
14
CAI 5 (3) 10 9 1 1
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 26’ MTY - Cesar Montes (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 36’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 60’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 17 (4) 0 20 5 3
MTY 10 (5) 2 15 1 0
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 U.S. OPEN CUP BOX SCORES June 12, 2019: Minnesota United 4-1 Sporting KC U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round | Allianz Field | St. Paul, MN Attendance: 7,211 Weather: Cloudy and 66 degrees 1 2 F 1 0 1 1 3 4
Sporting KC Minnesota United Sporting KC GK Zendejas D Zusi D Smith D Fontas D Medranda (Sinovic 75’) M Ilie M Gutierrez M Feilhaber (C) (Busio 60’) F Gerso F Salloi F Croizet (Rowe 75’)
Minnesota United GK Mannone D Miller (Manley 82’) D Boxall D Omsberg D Dotson M Olum M Martin M Finlay M Quintero (C) M Gasper F Rodriguez (Toye 75’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) St. Clair (GK) Riley Ibarra Hernandez Kuzain Scoring Summary: MIN - Angelo Rodriguez 1 (Darwin Quintero 1) 2’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes 1 (Jimmy Medranda 1, Felipe Gutierrez 1) 27’ MIN - Ethan Finlay 1 (Hassani Dotson 1) 46’ MIN - Darwin Quintero 1 (Angelo Rodriguez 1) 55’ MIN - Darwin Quintero 2 (Angelo Rodriguez 2) 67’ Misconduct Summary: MIN - Lawrence Olum (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 39’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 43’ MIN - Collin Martin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ MIN - Hassani Dotson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 85’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (6) 1 14 1 9
MIN 14 (5) 5 10 3 4
15
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2019 REGULAR SEASON)
Formation: 4-3-3
NOTE: Chart does not account for players interchanging and/or switching positions over the course of a match. Substitute players are not listed.
Center forward Krisztian Nemeth 15 Yohan Croizet 7
Left forward
Right forward
Gerso Fernandes 9 Daniel Salloi 9 Kelyn Rowe 4
Johnny Russell 14 Gerso Fernandes 6 Yohan Croizet 1 Kelyn Rowe 1
Left-center midfielder
Right-center midfielder
Felipe Gutierrez 18 Kelyn Rowe 2 Benny Feilhaber 1 Gedion Zelalem 1
Benny Feilhaber 7 Gianluca Busio 6 Roger Espinoza 5 Gedion Zelalem 3 Yohan Croizet 1
Defensive midfielder Ilie 19 Felipe Gutierrez 2 Gedion Zelalem 1
Left back
Seth Sinovic 18 Yohan Croizet 3 Rodney Wallace 1
Left center back
Right center back
Matt Besler 15 Graham Smith 4 Andreu Fontas 3
Botond Barath 16 Andreu Fontas 5 Abdul Rwatubyaye 1
Goalkeeper
Tim Melia 21 Adrian Zendejas 1
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Right back
Graham Zusi 15 Nicolas Hasler 7
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE
March 3 March 10 March 17 March 30 April 7 April 14 April 20 April 27 May 5 May 12 May 18 May 26 May 29 June 1 June 7 June 23 June 29 July 3 July 6 July 13 July 20 July 26 Aug. 4 Aug. 10 Aug. 14 Aug. 17 Aug. 22 Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 15 Sept. 21 Sept. 25 Sept. 29 Oct. 6
OPPONENT
at Los Angeles FC vs. Philadelphia Union at Colorado Rapids vs. Montreal Impact at FC Cincinnati vs. New York Red Bulls at San Jose Earthquakes vs. New England Revolution vs. Atlanta United FC at D.C. United vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. LA Galaxy at Houston Dynamo at Toronto FC at Columbus Crew SC at Real Salt Lake vs. Los Angeles FC vs. Chicago Fire at Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. FC Dallas at New York City FC at Seattle Sounders FC vs. Real Salt Lake at Orlando City SC vs. San Jose Earthquakes vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Houston Dynamo at Portland Timbers at LA Galaxy vs. Colorado Rapids at Minnesota United FC vs. Portland Timbers at FC Dallas
RESULT L W T W T T L T L L T W L T T W L L W W L L
SCORE 1-2 2-0 1-1 7-1 1-1 2-2 1-4 4-4 0-3 0-1 1-1 3-2 0-2 1-1 2-2 1-0 0-2 1-5 1-0 3-0 0-2 1-3
ATTEND. 22,099 18,738 11,037 18,632 26,023 17,897 15,777 18.511 18,518 12,521 18,691 19,882 19,979 15,710 24,748 14,015 18,933 19,754 18,570 18,700 18,736 20,178
RECORD PLACE PTS. GOALSCORERS 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-1 2-1-1 2-1-2 2-1-3 2-2-3 2-2-4 2-3-4 2-4-4 2-4-5 3-4-5 3-5-5 3-5-6 3-5-7 4-5-7 4-6-7 4-7-7 5-7-7 6-7-7 6-8-7 6-9-7
T-10 T-7 T-6 6 7 7 9 T-7 T-8 T-10 11 T-10 T-10 10 10 T-8 T-11 T-11 10 9 10 10
0 3 4 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 14 14 15 16 19 19 19 22 25 25 25
Nemeth Ilie, Own Goal Russell Russell (2), Nemeth (3), Gutierrez, Busio Busio Russell, Busio Gutierrez Nemeth (2), Gutierrez (2) --Nemeth Russell (3) -Croizet Gutierrez (2) Gutierrez -Croizet Croizet Own Goal, Gutierrez, Gerso -Ilie
SPORTING KC 2019 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2019 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (6-9-7, 25 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF JULY 26, 2019 UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN 21 M Felipe Gutierrez 21 20 1749 7 F Johnny Russell 17 14 1270 9 F Krisztian Nemeth 19 15 1317 10 M Yohan Croizet 20 12 1091 13 M Gianluca Busio 13 6 530 30 M Benny Feilhaber (TOT) 20 15 1348 30 M Benny Feilhaber (KC) 11 8 728 6 M Ilie Sanchez 21 19 1727 12 F Gerso Fernandes 15 15 1280 17 M Roger Espinoza 6 5 371 11 M Kelyn Rowe 14 7 690 8 D Graham Zusi 16 15 1361 14 D Nicolas Hasler (TOT) 12 8 708 14 D Nicolas Hasler (KC) 9 7 635 2 D Botond Barath 17 16 1389 5 D Matt Besler 16 15 1280 4 D Andreu Fontas 11 8 784 19 F Erik Hurtado 1 0 32 94 D Jimmy Medranda 2 0 14 29 GK Tim Melia 21 21 1890 3 D *Abdul Rwatubyaye 2 1 164 20 F Daniel Salloi 17 9 842 15 D Seth Sinovic 19 18 1668 16 D Graham Smith 5 4 342 22 D Rodney Wallace 1 1 27 24 M Gedion Zelalem 9 5 436 1 GK Adrian Zendejas 1 1 90 18 GK Eric Dick 0 0 0 28 M Cameron Duke 0 0 0 23 F Tyler Freeman 0 0 0 75 M Wan Kuzain 0 0 0 26 D Jaylin Lindsey 0 0 0 Own-goals received Team totals 22 22 1980 Opponent totals 22 22 1980
G 8 7 7 3 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33 39
A 2 5 2 2 0 4 2 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 47 36 45 24 15 20 11 16 26 5 20 22 3 2 5 0 3 0 2 0 2 27 8 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
SOG 22 15 16 12 8 3 1 4 11 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
FC 39 9 24 17 9 28 13 16 23 15 14 13 3 3 21 7 5 1 0 0 3 12 19 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
FS 36 23 21 16 10 31 11 13 36 8 11 20 7 5 6 7 5 0 0 2 0 16 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
OFF 0 5 11 8 0 1 1 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CK 28 53 0 2 5 22 14 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 6 0 3 4 1 5 2 6 2 3 2 3 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
E 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 44
322 274
113 113
271 281
281 271
39 49
110 93
47 52
3 6
PG 0 1 1 5
PA 2 1 3 7
W 6 0 6 9
L 9 0 9 6
T 6 1 7 7
SO 4 0 4 5
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Yohan Croizet 1, Felipe Gutierrez 1, Krisztian Nemeth 1, Johnny Russell 1, Ilie Sanchez 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Felipe Gutierrez 2, Gerso Fernandes 2, Yohan Croizet 1, Benny Feilhaber 1, Kelyn Rowe 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Felipe Gutierrez 4-4, Ilie Sanchez 1-1, Krisztian Nemeth 0-1, Daniel Salloi 0-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS 29 GK 1 GK
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Adrian Zendejas Team totals Opponent totals
GP 21 1 22 22
GS 21 1 22 22
MIN 1890 90 1980 1980
SH 109 4 113 113
SV 70 3 73 79 17
GA 38 1 39 33
GAA 1.81 1.00 1.77 1.50
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Manager | Peter Vermes
Assistant Coach | Kerry Zavagnin Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin first joined Kansas City in 2000 as a holding midfielder and was an integral part of the club’s midfield for the next nine seasons, during which time he helped lead the Wizards to MLS Cup (2000) and U.S. Open Cup (2004) Championships. He was named to the MLS All-Star team and the Best XI in 2004. Zavagnin’s primary duties as an assistant include scouting, developing Sporting Kansas City’s younger players, breaking down film and assisting with training sessions, among others.
Peter Vermes is entering his 11th season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2019 and is the longest-tenured active head coach in MLS. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 174 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 regular-season standings in 2011 and 2012, as well as the Western Conference in 2018. His three U.S. Open Cup championships are the third most in Open Cup history. He is the first coach in club history to lead Sporting KC to eight straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team. His 139 regular-season wins top the club’s all-time chart and rank fifth most in MLS history. He passed his former coach Bob Gansler as the winningest manager in team history with a 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Aug. 12, 2015, his 109th victory in all competitions.
He started his professional career with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, where he played in 39 games over two seasons. After spending one season with the Lehigh Valley Steam (USL-1), Zavagnin came to Kansas City in 2000. He played 237 games (228 starts) and logged 20,516 minutes for Kansas City, setting team records in both categories before both were overtaken by Matt Besler early in 2018. He scored eight goals and added 22 assists in his nine seasons in Kansas City blue. Zavagnin was named Team Defender of the Year in 2001.
On August 4, 2018, Vermes coached his 302nd MLS regular-season game with Sporting KC, becoming the league’s all-time leader in games coached for one club. He was named the first-ever MLS Sporting Executive of the Year by his peers in 2018. Vermes has coached 404 total games during his Kansas City coaching career, most in club history.
On top of his club success in Kansas City, Zavagnin also appeared 21 times for the United States Men’s National Team. He recorded one assist for the U.S., who went 15-2-4 when Zavagnin featured. He married his wife Mirriam prior to the 2009 season, when he became an assistant coach at the club.
With almost 10 years of service at Sporting KC, Vermes is one of the longest serving managers in world soccer. Among all 18 leagues with an average attendance of 10,000+, Vermes ranks second, only behind 2. Bundesliga side FC Heidenheim’s Frank Schmidt (Sept. 17, 2007 – present). Among the top 51 leagues in the world as denoted by the CIES Football Observatory, Vermes’ tenure at Sporting KC ranks as the fifth longest active run.
Assistant Coach | Zoran Savic Assistant Coach Zoran Savic joined Sporting Kansas City late in the 2009 season after a 30-year career at all levels of the game in the United States. A native of Gornji Milanovac, Yugoslavia, Savic began his journey through American soccer with the Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League in 1980. Savic would go on to star for several MISL teams, with his most prosperous period coming with the Kansas City Comets, with whom he scored 70 goals in just over 100 appearances from 1982-1984.
Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting KC, including the active roster, the Swope Park Rangers (USL Championship) and the Sporting KC Academy. Vermes entered MLS ahead of its inaugural season in 1996 and retired from the league in 2002, closing out his playing career in Kansas City after stints with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and Colorado Rapids.
After retiring as a player in 1991, Savic turned his attention to coaching in the indoor game. Savic led the Kansas City Attack from 1992-1996, winning Coach of the Year honors for the 1994-1995 season while also serving as the team’s General Manager. Savic later coached the Kansas City Comets from 2000-2005.
Following a standout high school career in which he was named New Jersey Player of the Year, Vermes was a star forward and All-American at Rutgers University. After college, Vermes represented the United States in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, and was named 1988 Chevrolet U.S. Male Soccer Athlete of the Year for his efforts.
In 2007 Savic switched to the outdoor game, joining Chivas USA as an assistant to then-head coach Preki before moving into the commentary booth for Kansas City matches in 2008 and 2009. Savic’s career as a commentator was cut short, however, when newly installed Manager Peter Vermes tabbed Savic to be part of his coaching staff late in the 2009 season.
Vermes was an integral part of a young U.S. team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he nearly scored against the host Azzurri. It was the first time the U.S. had qualified for the World Cup in 40 years and set the stage for the progress of the U.S. National Team. In 1989 and 1990, Vermes became the first American to play in the Hungarian and Dutch First Divisions, playing for Raba ETO and FC Volendam, respectively. He later spent five years with Figueras of the Spanish Second Division.
Goalkeeper Coach | Alec Dufty Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty enters his third season with Sporting Kansas City having been introduced to the organization as the Swope Park Rangers goalkeeper coach in the side’s inaugural season in 2016. In his first season working with Sporting KC’s goalkeepers, starting goalkeeper Tim Melia enjoyed a record-breaking season where he was named the 2017 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year.
For MLS’s inaugural season in 1996, Vermes served as captain of the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. In 1997, he was traded to the Colorado Rapids for current Sporting KC Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin and played in Denver through the 1999 season, leading the Rapids to the 1997 MLS Cup Final. Vermes joined Kansas City in 2000 for what would be the most successful seasons of his MLS career. During his first year in Kansas City, he anchored one of the best defenses in league history and won MLS Defender of the Year honors in helping lead the Wizards to the 2000 MLS Cup Championship. He retired in 2002 after appearing in 209 MLS matches (including playoffs) and playing more than 18,000 minutes. In 2013, Vermes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Year
A former MLS player, Dufty began his playing career with the New York Red Bulls in 2009, making one appearance before joining the MLS reserve goalkeeper pool. In 2010, Dufty joined USSF D2 Pro League side AC St. Louis, making 30 appearances before returning to MLS with the Chicago Fire in late 2010. He announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2011 season. Dufty then took to coaching, first working with Florida Gulf Coast University and then the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2015, Dufty served as goalkeeper coach for Toronto FC II in their inaugural USL season.
PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC MLS Playoffs Open Cup International Total
2009 3-6-3 --- 2010 11-13-6 --- 2011 13-9-12 2-1-0 2012 18-7-9 1-1-0 2013 17-10-7 2-1-2 2014 14-13-7 0-1-0 2015 14-11-9 0-0-1 2016 13-13-8 0-1-0 2017 12-9-13 0-1-0 2018 18-8-8 1-1-2 2019 6-9-7 0-0-0 TOTAL 139-108-90 6-7-5
--- 0-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 4-0-1 2-1-0 0-1-0 20-8-3
--- --- --- --- 2-0-2 3-2-1 --- 1-2-1 --- --- 3-3-0 9-7-4
3-6-3 11-14-6 18-11-12 23-8-10 22-12-11 18-17-8 18-11-11 15-17-9 16-9-13 21-10-10 9-13-7 174-130-102
18
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #2 | D | BOTOND BARATH SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
17
16
1389
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
3
3
214
0
1
ALL COMPETITIONS
20
19
1603
0
1
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, May 5, 2019, KC vs. ATL Shots 2, May 5, 2019, KC vs. ATL Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: July 13, 2019, KC at VAN Last Regular Season... Appearance July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 5-7-4 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-2 Weight: 165 Birthday: 4/21/1992 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Budapest Honved FC (Hungary) Acquired: Signed on 12/18/18 Sporting Kansas City signed Hungarian international defender Botond Barath entering the 2019 campaign. Born and raised in Budapest, Hungary, Barath has previously spent the entirety of his professional career with hometown club Budapest Honved FC, where he made 213 first-team appearances in all competitions from 2009-2018. The center back helped Honved to the 2016-17 Hungarian first-division title and earned his first of three caps for the Hungary Men’s National Team in October 2018.
debut and scored his first of 12 career goals for the club as Honved finished third in the top-flight Nemzeti Bajnoksag. Barath bagged a career-high four goals during the 2015-16 campaign before helping the club win its 14th first-division championship and its first since 1993 in the 2016-17 season. Honved entered 2017-18 UEFA Champions League qualifying, where Barath scored a goal in an aggregate loss to Israeli club Hapoel Be’er Sheva.
Barath began his professional career in 2009 with Honved II and became a regular starter Barath has six caps for Hungary, including three in UEFA Euro 2020 Qualifying this year. for the first team in 2012. In 2012-13, Barath made his UEFA Europa League qualifying Barath previously represented his country at U-18, U-19 and U-21 levels from 2009-2013. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
17
16
1389
0
0
6
1
21
6
0
0
4
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
17
16
1389
0
0
6
1
21
6
0
0
4
0
0
0
#5 | D | MATT BESLER | @MattBesler SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
273
266
23856
3
18
MLS Postseason
18
18
1740
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
20
18
1684
0
1
International
16
16
1425
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
327
318
28705
3
19
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assists 1, 18 times, last: Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: March 16, 2013, KC vs. CHI Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs. COL Last Regular Season... Appearance July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assist Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN 2019 Record when: he starts 6-6-3 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Birthday: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8) Sporting KC’s Matt Besler is in his 10th season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012-13), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-16), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors since being selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Notre Dame.
Besler has earned 47 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2013. He featured in four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first Kansan to play in the quadrennial tournament, as the U.S. advanced to the Round of 16. He also helped the U.S. win the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, starting all three matches in the knockout stage. He joined the U.S. squad for the 2016 Copa America Centenario, starting two matches, and scored his first international goal at St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Sept. 2, the same day his firstborn daughter Parker Rhea was born in Kansas City. He recently made four appearances for his country as the U.S. claimed the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Besler is first in SKC history with 327 appearances across all competitions and is the club’s leader in regular-season appearances (273), starts (266) & minutes (23,856). A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 283 of 290 MLS matches (including playoffs) and landed club Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, 2015). MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
273
266
23856
3
18
42
10
225
128
8
1
33
2
2
7
KC - Postseason
18
18
1740
0
0
4
0
20
16
3
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
291
284
25596
3
18
46
10
245
144
11
1
34
2
2
7
19
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #13 | M | GIANLUCA BUSIO | @gbusio13 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 4 times, last: April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Assists 1, Aug. 4, 2018, KC at HOU Shots on Goal 2, March 10, 2019, KC vs. PHI Shots 4, 3 times, last: July 20, 2019, KC vs. FCD Fouls Committed 3, May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Fouls Suffered 3, June 1, 2019, KC at HOU
A
MLS Regular Season
20
7
683
4
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
1
120
0
0
International
3
0
59
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
25
8
862
4
1
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 20, 2019, KC vs. FCD Goal April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Assist Aug. 4, 2018, KC at HOU 2019 Record when: he starts 1-2-3 he scores 1-0-2
Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 5/28/2002 Hometown: Greensboro, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/25/2017 Sporting KC signed Gianluca Busio as the club’s fifth Homegrown Player on Aug. 25, 2017, making him the youngest active player in MLS at the time and the second youngest player in MLS history at the age of 15 years and 89 days. Busio made his professional debut for the Swope Park Rangers on April 4, 2018, recording the game-winning assist.
Busio starred for the Sporting KC Academy during the 2016-17 season, stepping up from the U-14s to the U-16 level, where he scored nine goals in the USSDA and earned Central Conference Best XI honors. He led the U-16s to their first appearance in the USSDA quarterfinals. Busio also earned time for the SKC U-18s throughout 2016-17.
He made his MLS debut on July 28, 2018, before earning his first MLS start, recording the game-winning assist in a 1-0 win over Houston on Aug. 4, 2018 while he became the third youngest player to start an MLS game at the age of 16 years and 68 days. Busio scored his first MLS goal in the 4-1 victory over Vancouver on Oct. 17, 2018, becoming the second youngest goalscorer in league history at the age of 16 years and 142 days.
At the international level, Busio is a member of the U.S. U-17 National Team. He previously guided the U.S. to a second-place finish at the Concacaf U-15 Championship in Bradenton, Florida, scoring a team-high five goals in five matches in August 2017. In May 2019, Busio scored five goals as the U.S. U-17s finished second in the Concacaf U-17 Championship, securing a berth for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the process.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
20
7
683
4
1
24
9
10
12
0
7
1
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
20
7
683
4
1
24
9
10
12
0
7
1
0
0
1
#10 | M | YOHAN CROIZET | @Yohancroizet SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
52
31
2685
6
5
MLS Postseason
4
1
105
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
3
1
99
2
0
International
3
1
108
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
62
34
2997
8
5
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Sarrebourg, France Last Club: KV Mechelen (Belgium) Acquired: Signed on 12/15/2017
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 6 times, last: July 6, 2019, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Shots on Goal 4, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Shots 7, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: July 13, 2019, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 2, 9 times, last: June 7, 2019, KC at TOR
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Goal July 6, 2019, KC vs. CHI Assist May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA 2019 Record when: he starts 3-4-5 he scores 1-1-1
Birthday: 2/15/1992
Yohan Croizet has scored 31 goals in more than 200 professional appearances across Europe. He joins Sporting KC after spending each of the last three seasons in the top-flight Belgian First Division A, where he has tallied 12 goals and 11 assists since 2015. He signed as a Designated Player in December 2017.
Prior to joining KV Mechelen, Croizet blossomed during a two-year stint with Belgian outfit OH Leuven. He bagged four goals as OH Leuven won the 2014-15 Belgian Second Division playoffs and earned promotion to the top flight. The following year, Croizet notched a career-high nine goals and added four assists as the team’s top scorer.
In his first season with KV Mechelen in 2016-17, Croizet played 37 matches, tallying three goals and four assists to help KV Mechelen to a seventh-place finish and 14 league wins, their most in the Belgian first division since 1993. Croizet added three assists in 15 appearances during the 2017-18 season.
Croizet began his professional career as a 19-year-old, debuting for French club FC Metz in 2011. The midfielder amassed seven goals in 57 matches for FC Metz II from 2011-13 before moving from his native France to Belgium ahead of the 2013-14 campaign, signing for RE Virton of the Belgian Second Division. His six goals from the midfield paved the way for his subsequent move to OH Leuven.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
52
31
2685
6
5
73
26
42
32
10
3
6
0
2
2
KC - Postseason
4
1
105
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
56
32
2790
6
5
73
26
43
33
10
4
6
0
2
2
20
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #28 | M | CAMERON DUKE | @camduke20 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 2/13/2001 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 7/18/2019
he scores 0-0-0
Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of 18-year-old midfielder Cameron Duke as a Homegrown Player midway through the 2019 season. The Overland Park, Kansas native spent seven years in the club’s Academy from 2012-2019, advancing from the Under-12 side to the Under-19s.
Duke is the No. 1 prospect in the Heartland Region and the 20th-ranked player nationally at TopDrawerSoccer.com. Duke is the younger brother of former Sporting midfielder and Rangers captain Christian Duke, while his father, Chris Duke, played for the Kansas City Comets and Kansas City Attack in the early 1990s.
Duke capped an impressive Academy career by helping the SKC Academy U-19s reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs in June 2019. After the U-19s secured the No. 4 overall seed with a 16-4-3 regular-season record, Duke spearheaded a first-place finish in the group stage with a goal and an assist.
On the international stage, Duke represented the United States at the U-14 and U-15 level before guiding the U.S. U-16’ National Team to a third-place finish at the Val-deMarne Tournament in France in 2016. Duke earned his first of several calls to the U.S. U-18 Men’s National Team in November 2017 before returning to the team in 2018.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#18 | GK | ERIC DICK | @DaBrickWall00 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A
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
Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 6-5 Weight: 205 Birthday: 10/3/1994 Hometown: Carmel, Indiana College: Butler University Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#13) - signed on 2/15/18
he scores 0-0-0
Sporting KC selected goalkeeper Eric Dick with the 13th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. He officially signed an MLS contract for the club in February 2018.
Born in Kansas City suburb Roeland Park, Kansas, Dick led Butler to the 2016 Big East Championship and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances over his last two seasons. He compiled a 27-10-4 record over his junior and senior campaigns, landing First Team Dick, the 13th overall pick in the SuperDraft, was a four-year starter at Butler University in All-Big East Conference accolades in 2017. Indianapolis. As a senior, he was named the 2017 Big East Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and received United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American honors. He ended his At the youth level, Dick played for the Indiana Fire Academy and attended Carmel High college career with 28 shutouts and a 0.96 goals against average across 71 starts. School in Carmel, Indiana, where he was a two-time All-District and All-County performer. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #17 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
228
207
18286
8
34
MLS Postseason
13
12
1019
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
21
18
1946
0
3
International
9
8
727
1
1
ALL COMPETITIONS
271
244
21978
9
38
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 8 times, last: Oct. 28, 2018, KC vs. LAFC Assists 2, 3 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 2, 9 times, last: Oct. 7, 2017, KC at MIN Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, 3 times, last: March 3, 2019, KC at LAFC Fouls Suffered 6, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2016, KC at RSL
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Goal Oct. 28, 2018, KC vs. LAFC Assist March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL 2019 Record when: he starts 1-2-2 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 10/25/1986
Roger Espinoza played five seasons in Kansas City from 2008-12 before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. After a two-year stint in the English Premier League and English Championship, Espinoza returned to Sporting KC in 2015 and tallied one goal and four MLS assists. His 2015 campaign was cut short due to a left foot injury sustained in early August, but returned to the fold as a regular starter in 2016. Espinoza set new careerhighs in both goals (3) and assists (9) in 2018.
competitions, tallying nine goals and 38 assists over nine seasons. He is the club’s all-time leader and tied for the all-time MLS lead with 10 red cards. In two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances, including eight in the UEFA Europa League, and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City. Espinoza has earned 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team since debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 271 appearances for the club in all MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
228
207
18286
8
34
262
65
377
319
14
16
53
10
1
8
KC - Postseason
13
12
1019
0
0
9
4
17
19
2
0
5
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
241
218
19305
8
34
271
69
394
338
16
16
58
10
1
8
#30 | M | BENNY FEILHABER | @b_feilhaber22 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
161
142
12672
29
43
MLS Postseason
8
8
795
0
3
U.S. Open Cup
14
12
1126
3
9
International
9
8
592
1
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
192
170
15185
33
58
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs. FCD Assists 2, 5 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 15, 2017, KC vs. HOU Shots 10, Oct. 15, 2017, KC vs. HOU Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 6, 3 times, last: July 3, 2019, LAFC at HOU (w/ LAFC) Last Regular Season... Appearance July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Goal April 13, 2019, COL vs. DC (w/ COL) Assist July 26, 2019, KC at NYC 2019 Record when: he starts 2-4-2 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-9 Weight: 165 Birthday: 1/19/1985 Hometown: Irvine, California Last Club: Colorado Rapids (MLS) Acquired: Acquired via trade on 5/8/2019 Benny Feilhaber rejoined Sporting Kansas City on the MLS transfer deadline in May 2019, having spent five years with the club from 2013-2017, and has amassed 33 goals and 58 assists across 192 appearances in all competitions across both stints. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and raised in Irvine, California, Feilhaber has played nearly 400 matches in a 14-year professional career that includes stops in Germany, England, Denmark and MLS. After spending his first two MLS seasons with the New England Revolution, Feilhaber first joined Sporting in 2013 and played an integral role in the club’s run to the MLS Cup that year. In 2015, Feilhaber had his best professional season to date, earning 2015 MLS All-Star and MLS Best XI honors as one of three MLS MVP finalists, setting a club record with 20 assists in all competitions and becoming just the third player in club history at the time to reach double-digit goals (10) and assists (15) in a
single regular season. His final season in his first spell with Sporting yielded five goals and another U.S. Open Cup title in 2017. Feilhaber was an ever-present fixture for LAFC in 2018, starting 32 of 34 regular season appearances before spending the first two months of the 2019 campaign with the Colorado Rapids. Following a two-year collegiate career at UCLA, Feilhaber turned professional in 2005 with German club Hamburg. He then moved to the English Premier League for the 2007-08 season with Derby County FC before signing with Danish outfit AGF Aarhus, before heading to MLS in 2011. Feilhaber’s 44 international caps with the United States is highlighted by his match-winning volley in the 2007 Concacaf Gold Cup Final against Mexico and three appearances each at the 2008 Olympics in China and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
161
142
12672
29
43
248
75
194
298
5
283
27
1
7
13
MLS - Regular Season
256
227
20289
39
60
373
116
322
534
7
387
43
3
7
15
KC - Postseason
8
8
795
0
3
21
3
16
23
2
2
2
0
0
1
MLS - Postseason
9
9
868
0
3
22
4
16
24
2
2
2
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
265
236
21157
39
63
395
120
338
558
9
389
45
3
7
16
22
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #12 | F | GERSO FERNANDES | @ge7fe SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 2 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 4, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Shots 6, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Fouls Committed 5, July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: July 20, 2019, KC vs. FCD
A
MLS Regular Season
78
58
5109
14
11
MLS Postseason
3
1
83
1
0
U.S. Open Cup
9
8
628
3
2
International
6
4
438
4
2
ALL COMPETITIONS
96
71
6258
22
15
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Goal July 13, 2019, KC at VAN Assist July 13, 2019, KC at VAN 2019 Record when: he starts 5-6-4 he scores 1-0-0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 140 Birthday: 2/21/1991 Hometown: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Last Club: C.F. Os Belenenses (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 1/4/2017 Gerso Fernandes, a left-footed winger, has played more than 150 matches during a six-year professional career in Portugal. Prior to joining Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season, he spent the previous five seasons in the Portuguese first division, including the 2016-17 Primeira Liga campaign with Belenenses. On May 17, 2017, Fernandes scored the first Sporting KC hat-trick in seven years in a 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC before adding a goal and an assist in his first-ever U.S. Open Cup game against Minnesota United FC on June 14, 2017. He was named the club’s 2017 Offensive Player of the Year.
Fernandes started nine of 14 Primeira Liga appearances for Belenenses in the 2016-17 season prior to joining Sporting KC, recording one goal and four assists. He also contributed one assist in three domestic cup matches, featuring in the 2016-17 Taça de Portugal and the 2016-17 Taça da Liga. Fernandes appeared more than 100 times for Estoril between 2011-2016. He helped clinch promotion to the Primera Liga in his first year with the club before facilitating Estoril’s transition to the top flight over the next two seasons, recording four assists in 43 Primera Liga appearances and playing six games in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League group stage.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
78
58
5109
14
11
126
55
86
102
21
15
7
0
4
3
KC - Postseason
3
1
83
1
0
5
3
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
81
59
5192
15
11
131
58
88
105
21
16
7
0
4
3
#4 | D | ANDREU FONTAS | @AFontas3 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
13
9
876
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
90
0
0
International
4
4
326
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
18
14
1292
0
0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Banyoles, Spain Last Club: Celta Vigo (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 8/8/2018
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Shots 2, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Fouls Committed 3, March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 2, 3 times, last: April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Last Regular Season... Appearance July 3, 2019, KC vs. LAFC Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 1-3-4 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 11/14/1989
Sporting Kansas City signed center back Andreu Fontas, a 10-year professional with more than 200 appearances in his native Spain, on Aug. 8, 2018. Sporting KC used Targeted Allocation Money to sign Fontas, who was a free agent after being released from his contract with La Liga side Celta Vigo following the 2017-18 season. Fontas spent five seasons from 2013-2018 with Celta Vigo in Spain’s top-flight La Liga, where he started 100 of 105 league appearances and helped the club to the semifinals of the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League. The defender developed in FC Barcelona’s famed La
Masia youth academy alongside current Sporting KC midfielder Ilie Sanchez, playing nearly 100 matches combined for FC Barcelona B and FC Barcelona from 2008-2012. Fontas advanced through from the B team to the first team in 2009 and played in 16 games for the Spanish giants, including a sub appearance in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final that Barca won 4-0 over Santos. Fontas spent the 2012-13 season on loan at Mallorca before signing with Celta Vigo in June 2013, where he made 139 appearances over five years. Internationally, Fontas has represented Spain at the Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 levels and has also played for the Catalonia National Team.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
13
9
876
0
0
3
1
6
7
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
13
9
876
0
0
3
1
6
7
0
0
1
0
0
0
23
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #23 | F | TYLER FREEMAN | @tylerfreeman23 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 150 Birthday: 1/9/2003 Hometown: Shawnee, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 10/2/2018 Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of 16-year-old forward Tyler Freeman as a Homegrown Player late in the 2018 season. A native of Shawnee, Kansas, Freeman is the second-youngest player in club history behind current teammate Gianluca Busio. He entered the Sporting KC Academy in 2014 at age 11 and has represented his hometown club at the U-12 through U-19 levels.
he scores 0-0-0
fourth-place finish at the CONCACAF U-13 Champions League in Mexico City, scoring three goals at the tournament. He featured extensively for both the U-17s and U-19s in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 Development Academy season.
On the international stage, Freeman earned his first selection to the U.S. U-14 Boys’ National Team for a training camp in November 2016. The following June in Zagreb, Freeman made an immediate impact upon joining Sporting KC’s youth ranks, leading the Croatia, he led the U.S. U-14s with a team-best four goals across three friendlies. In U-12s at the 2015 Generation adidas Cup before winning Kansas State Cup titles in 2015 2018, Freeman competed for the U.S. U-16s in April at the Torneo Delle Nazioni in Italy and 2016 with the U-13s. In August 2016, Freeman propelled the Sporting KC U-13s to a before receiving his first call to the U.S. U-17s in August for a Costa Rica training camp. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#21 | M | FELIPE GUTIERREZ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
41
38
3271
15
4
MLS Postseason
4
4
360
0
3
U.S. Open Cup
2
1
109
0
1
International
5
5
413
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
52
48
4153
15
8
Height: 5-7 Weight: 145 Hometown: Quintero, Chile Last Club: Real Betis (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 2/6/2018
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Assists 2, Sept. 15, 2018, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: March 24, 2018, KC at COL Shots 6, 2 times, last: April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE Fouls Committed 4, 7 times, last: July 3, 2019, KC vs. LAFC Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: June 29, 2019, KC at RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance July 20, 2019, KC vs. FCD Goal July 13, 2019, KC at VAN Assist July 6, 2019, KC vs. CHI 2019 Record when: he starts 6-8-6 he scores 3-1-2
Birthday: 10/8/1990
Gutierrez joined 12-time Chilean Primera Division champion CD Universidad Catolica in 2009. He enjoyed a breakout season for the club in 2011, scoring 10 goals in the top-flight Primera Division as Universidad Catolica finished atop the spring Apertura standings and won the 2011 Copa Chile. Gutierrez landed a transfer to FC Twente ahead of the 2012-13 Eredivisie season, debuting for the Dutch side in a UEFA Europa League qualifier. In his sophomore season at FC Twente, Gutierrez reached new heights as the midfielder started 33 league matches and was named the 2013-14 Eredivisie Most Valuable Player for his instrumental role in propelling the Tukkers to a third-place finish in the table.
Gutierrez moved from Netherlands to Spain in 2016-17, signing for Spanish La Liga side Real Betis. His first La Liga goal was a stoppage-time winner as Real Betis beat Osasuna 2-1 in October 2016. Gutierrez spent most of 2017 on loan at Internacional in Brazil, where he played 16 games and helped the club gain promotion to the top-flight Serie A. A native of Quintero, Chile, Gutierrez has represented his country 35 times at the senior international level. He’s competed on a global stage at the sport’s highest level, featuring at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and helping Chile lift the 2015 Copa America title as champions of South America.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
41
38
3271
15
4
87
39
78
61
1
48
9
0
5
3
KC - Postseason
4
4
360
0
3
9
4
9
11
1
11
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
45
42
3631
15
7
96
43
87
72
2
59
9
0
5
3
24
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #14 | D | NICOLAS HASLER SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
9
7
635
0
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
9
7
635
0
1
Height: 5-9 Weight: 175 Hometown: Vaduz, Liechtenstein Last Club: Chicago Fire (MLS) Acquired: Signed on 4/2/2019
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 23, 2017, TOR at NE (w/ TOR) Assists 1, 5 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Shots on Goal 2, Aug. 19, 2017, TOR at CHI (w/ TOR) Shots 2, 6 times, last: Oct. 28, 2018, CHI vs. DC (w/ CHI) Fouls Committed 2, 3 times, last: Oct. 28, 2018, CHI vs. DC (w/ CHI) Fouls Suffered 4, April 14, 2018, TOR at COL (w/ TOR)
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 3, 2019, KC vs. LAFC Goal Sept. 23, 2017, TOR at NE (w/ TOR) Assist May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA 2019 Record when: he starts 1-3-3 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 5/4/1991
Sporting Kansas City signed defender Nicolas Hasler in April 2019. He has made more than 200 club appearances since turning professional in 2009, including 39 MLS matches split between Toronto FC and the Chicago Fire. The versatile player spent the first eight years of his career in his native Liechtenstein, where he starred for FC Vaduz and won six major trophies with the club.
spell with Vaduz, Hasler appeared in five separate editions of the UEFA Europa League, won five consecutive Liechtensteiner Cups from 2013-2017 and scored 15 goals in 158 competitive matches. Hasler moved to Toronto in 2017, helping the side to a historic treble consisting of the Canadian Championship, MLS Supporters’ Shield and MLS Cup. Hasler was traded to the Chicago Fire in July 2018, where he started nine of 13 matches.
After rising through the ranks and starting his pro career with FC Balzers in 2009, Hasler joined fellow Liechtensteiner club USV Eschen/Mauren for the 2010-11 season. He then moved to FC Vaduz, a club that competes in the Swiss Football League. In a six-year
As one of the country’s most decorated players this decade, Hasler has scored three goals in 61 caps for the Liechtenstein Men’s National Team since 2010 and was named Liechtensteiner Footballer of the Year in 2015, 2017 and 2018.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
9
7
635
0
1
2
0
3
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
46
36
3185
3
5
23
9
23
21
5
0
1
0
1
1
MLS - Postseason
2
1
107
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
48
37
3293
3
5
24
9
23
21
5
0
1
0
1
1
#19 | F | ERIK HURTADO | @Etado19 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 12 times, last: Aug. 4, 2018, VAN at NYC (w/ VAN) Assists 1, 10 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, VAN at LAFC (w/ VAN) Shots on Goal 2, 9 times, last: Sept. 30, 2018, VAN at KC (w/ VAN) Shots 7, Sept. 3, 2016, VAN vs. NY (w/ VAN) Fouls Committed 5, Sept. 3, 2017, VAN vs. NY (w/ VAN) Fouls Suffered 5, Aug. 27, 2016, VAN at LA (w/ VAN)
A
MLS Regular Season
1
0
32
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
3
1
115
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
4
1
147
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Goal Aug. 4, 2018, VAN at NYC (w/ VAN) Assist Oct. 21, 2018, VAN at LAFC (w/ VAN) 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 Birthday: 11/15/1990 Hometown: Beaverton, Oregon Last Club: Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) Acquired: Acquired via trade on 12/14/2018 Sporting KC acquired forward Erik Hurtado in late 2018 from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. In six seasons with the Whitecaps, Hurtado contributed 17 goals and 13 assists in 123 matches (47 MLS starts) across all competitions since being selected fifth overall in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.
Norwegian first division. Hurtado made 12 appearances during the five-month loan spell. Hurtado had two goals and two assists in the 2016-17 Concacaf Champions League with Vancouver, scoring in both CCL fixtures against Sporting KC, as the Whitecaps advanced from the group stage and advanced all the way to the semifinals.
The former U.S. youth international and Santa Clara product recorded seven goals and five assists in his first two professional seasons, before helping the Whitecaps to their lone Canadian Championship title in 2015 with an 87th-minute game-tying assist in the semifinal series before garnering European experience on loan with Mjondalen in the
More recently, Hurtado has compiled six goals and three assists since the start of the 2017 season, including his game-winning goal in Vancouver’s 1-0 victory over Sporting KC at Children’s Mercy Park that snapped Sporting’s 24-game home unbeaten streakon Sept. 30, 2017.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
1
0
32
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
106
47
4745
12
10
126
43
102
71
46
6
3
0
2
3
MLS - Postseason
1
1
78
1
0
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
107
48
4823
13
10
128
45
105
74
46
6
3
0
2
3
25
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #26 | D | JAYLIN LINDSEY | @JaylinLindsey SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, July 14, 2018, KC at NY Shots on Goal 1, July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Shots 2, 2 times, last: July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Fouls Committed 1, 5 times, last: July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Fouls Suffered 1, 2 times, last: July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD
A
MLS Regular Season
7
6
555
0
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
3
2
205
0
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
11
9
850
0
1
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Goal N/A Assist July 14, 2018, KC at NY 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 155 Birthday: 3/27/2000 Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/1/2018 Sporting Kansas City signed Jaylin Lindsey as a Homegrown Player in September 2017, with his contract starting on Jan. 1, 2018. He made his MLS debut on June 3 in a 4-1 win over Minnesota United FC. A product of the Sporting KC Academy, Lindsey is the third-youngest signing in club history. The defender has featured for the Sporting KC U-16s and U-18s and made more than 25 appearances for the United States U-17 Men’s National Team from 2016-2017.
Lindsey signed an Academy contract with the Swope Park Rangers on May 6, 2016. A day later, he became the first American player born in 2000 or later to appear in a professional match. Lindsey would feature once more for the Rangers before joining the U.S. U-17 Residency Program in August 2016. Lindsey has featured regularly for the U.S. U-17s and received his first call-up to the U.S. U-20s in September 2018. He was named to the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Best XI in May after helping the U.S. to a second-place finish. That allowed Lindsey to represent the U.S. at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Lindsey has been a youth international since 2013, representing the U-14s, U-15s and U-17s.
Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, Lindsey joined the Sporting KC Academy in January 2015. He has made more than 30 combined appearances for the U-16s and U-18s. After impressing throughout his first full Academy season with Sporting KC, MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
7
6
555
0
1
5
1
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
7
6
555
0
1
5
1
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
#36 | D | LUIS MARTINS SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Height: 5-9 Weight: 150 Hometown: Lamego, Portugal Last Club: G.D. Chaves (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 8/1/2019
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Birthday: 6/10/1992
Sporting Kansas City signed Portuguese left back Luis Martins in early August 2019. Martins boasts eight years of professional experience, including stints in the top-flight Portuguese Primeira Liga and Spanish La Liga. Born and raised in Lamego, Portugal, Martins came through the Benfica Academy and earned his first team debut with a start in the UEFA Champions League, helping the side to a 1-1 draw against FC Basel on Nov. 2, 2011, before spending most of 2012 with Benfica B. Martins transferred to Gil Vicente in 2013 and amassed 40 Primeira Liga appearances over the next two years. In 2014, Martins headed to Spain and signed with
he scores 0-0-0
Granada in La Liga. His debut saw him face eventual UEFA Champions League winners FC Barcelona in the Camp Nou. Martins was loaned to fellow Spanish side Osasuna in 2015-16 and to Portuguese outfit Maritimo from 2016-2018. Martins spent the 2018-19 campaign with G.D. Chaves in the Portuguese top flight, scoring once in 20 matches. As a youth, Martins represented Portugal’s U-16s, U-17s and U-18s from 2008-2009. He then featured at the 2010 UEFA Under-19 Championship before helping Portugal to a second-place finish at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. He also started four qualifying matches for the 2015 UEFA Under-21 Championship.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #94 | D | JIMMY MEDRANDA | @jimmymedranda SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Assists 1, 4 times, last: April 15, 2018, KC vs. SEA Shots on Goal 3, June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Shots 4, 5 times, last: June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Fouls Suffered 4, March 15, 2014, KC vs. FCD
A
MLS Regular Season
88
62
5325
5
4
MLS Postseason
2
1
121
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
8
7
723
0
3
International
2
1
96
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
100
71
6266
5
7
Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 Birthday: 2/7/1994 Hometown: Mosquera, Nariño, Colombia Last Club: Deportivo Pereira (Colombia) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2014
Jimmy Medranda joined Sporting KC in August 2013 on loan from Colombian club Deportivo Pereira, making his MLS debut a month later. He signed permanently for Sporting KC in February 2014 and has played 100 games for the club across all competitions. He set career highs for appearances (39), starts (29), minutes (2,619) and goals (2) in 2017. Medranda missed just over a year starting on May 20, 2018 after undergoing knee surgery before returning on May 26, 2019.
Last Regular Season... Appearance May 29, 2019, KC vs. LA Goal April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Assist April 15, 2018, KC vs. SEA 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Medranda has scored five goals and added seven assists since the start of 2016, his first for the club. He joined Deportivo Pereira’s youth system at age 12 before climbing the ladder to the senior team by age 17. He made 16 first team appearances for the club in two seasons, scoring twice.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
88
62
5325
5
4
111
23
81
49
6
19
12
1
1
2
KC - Postseason
2
1
121
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
90
63
5446
5
4
112
23
82
50
6
19
12
1
1
2
#29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
136
136
12209
0
0
MLS Postseason
6
6
534
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
11
11
1080
0
0
International
6
6
540
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
159
159
14363
0
0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA (MLS) Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 5, 3 times, last: July 3, 2019, KC vs. LAFC Saves 10, April 8, 2018, KC at LA
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Shutout July 13, 2019, KC at VAN 2019 Record when: he starts 6-9-6
Birthday: 5/15/1986
Tim Melia, the winningest goalkeeper in club history with 58 MLS regular-season wins, became recognized as one of the league’s top goalkeepers in 2017. Melia claimed the 2017 Goalkeeper of the Year crown with career-highs in wins (12), shutouts (10), saves (91), starts (31) and minutes (2,759). Melia surpassed each of those numbers in 2018, posting 18 wins, 13 shutouts, 106 saves, 34 starts and 3060 minutes.
During his breakout campaign in 2015, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 precent save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against average. He was a six-time member of the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week and became the first goalkeeper in MLS history to record six shutouts in his first nine league matches for a new team. He was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year.
Melia was also named the club’s 2017 Most Valuable Player. Among goalkeepers with at least 15 regular-season appearances in 2017, he led MLS with a 0.78 goals against average, 78.4 save percentage and 69.2-percent passing accuracy. He also ranked second in shutouts. On April 8, 2018, Melia set a new club record and career-high with 10 saves in a 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy.
After a four-year college career with NCAA Division III program Lynn University (New York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
136
136
12209
576
410
43
160
1.18
11
20
10
0
58
43
34
MLS - Regular Season
142
141
12649
612
433
43
174
1.24
12
21
10
1
58
47
35
KC - Postseason
6
6
534
24
15
1
8
1.35
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
MLS - TOTAL
148
147
13182
636
448
44
182
1.24
12
21
10
1
59
49
37
27
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #9 | F | KRISZTIAN NEMETH | @KNemeth_Nemo SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
56
42
3740
18
9
MLS Postseason
2
1
130
1
0
U.S. Open Cup
4
4
371
5
1
International
5
5
388
4
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
67
52
4629
28
10
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Assists 1, 12 times, last: July 13, 2019, KC at VAN Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE Shots 7, April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: May 18, 2019, KC vs. VAN Fouls Suffered 7, May 29, 2015, KC vs. FCD Last Regular Season... Appearance July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Goal May 18, 2019, KC vs. VAN Assist July 13, 2019, KC at VAN 2019 Record when: he starts 3-7-5 he scores 1-1-2
Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 Birthday: 1/5/1989 Hometown: Gyor, Hungary Last Club: New England Revolution (MLS) Acquired: Acquired via trade with New England Revolution on 8/6/2018 Sporting Kansas City acquired forward Krisztian Nemeth from the New England Revolution in August 2018. Nemeth returns to Sporting KC after recording 16 goals and seven assists in 33 competitive matches for the club in 2015. The forward joined Al-Gharafa SC in Qatar in 2016 and has spent the last 12 months in MLS with the Revs.
Nemeth also played a pivotal role in Sporting KC’s run to the 2015 U.S. Open Cup title, finishing as the tournament’s joint-top scorer with five goals, including a second-half equalizer in the final as Sporting KC defeated the Philadelphia Union on penalties. Nemeth began his career with MTK Budapest in Hungary before signing with Liverpool FC in 2007. He had loan stints at Blackpool and AEK Athens before signing permanently in Greece with Olympiacos in 2010. Nemeth endured further loan spells at Olympiacos Volos, MTK Budapest and RKC Waalwijk before signing permanently in the Netherlands with Roda JC in 2012, where he spent two years prior to joining SKC in 2015.
In his first stint with SKC, Nemeth was named the club’s newcomer of the year and became Kansas City’s first MLS Goal of the Year winner for his stunning solo effort in a 1-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on Oct. 3, 2015. The Hungarian scored 10 goals throughout the 2015 regular season, earning MLS Player of the Month honors in May. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
56
42
3740
18
9
122
44
48
63
24
0
6
1
6
1
MLS - Regular Season
77
49
4383
19
12
140
49
64
72
25
0
7
2
6
1
KC - Postseason
2
1
130
1
0
4
2
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
79
50
4612
20
12
144
51
67
72
25
0
8
2
6
1
#11 | M | KELYN ROWE | @Krowe210 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
14
7
690
0
2
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
0
15
0
0
International
4
1
110
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
19
8
815
0
2
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 17, 2016, NE at MTL (w/ NE) Assists 2, 2 times, last: April 6, 2018, NE vs. MTL (w/ NE) Shots on Goal 5, March 28, 2016, NE vs. SJ (w/ NE) Shots 7, March 28, 2016, NE vs. SJ (w/ NE) Fouls Committed 5, March 10, 2018, NE vs. COL (w/ NE) Fouls Suffered 5, 3 times, last: May 27, 2017, NE at NY (w/ NE) Last Regular Season... Appearance June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Goal Oct. 18, 2018, NE at RSL (w/ NE) Assist May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA 2019 Record when: he starts 1-2-4 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 Birthday: 12/02/1991 Hometown: Federal Way, Washington Last Club: New England Revolution (MLS) Acquired: Acquired via trade with the Colorado Rapids on 12/18/2018
Kelyn Rowe joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2019 season having made 214 appearances England to their first MLS Cup appearance since 2007. Rowe combined for 12 goals and for the New England Revolution in MLS action since being selected out of UCLA as the 13 assists in 2015 and 2016, playing 33 of the side’s 34 MLS regular season games in third overall pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, recording 30 goals and 42 assists over the each campaign, while also aiding the Revs’ run to the U.S. Open Cup Final in 2016. past seven seasons. Rowe has earned four caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team, helping the side win the During his rookie year, Rowe bagged three goals and five assists in 30 appearances 2017 Concacaf Gold Cup. Rowe made his debut on July 1, 2017 in a friendly against before breaking out in 2013 as the Revs reached the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time in Ghana before appearing in two group stage games at the Gold Cup – recording an assist four attempts, notching eight goals and nine assists on the season. Rowe followed that up on the game-winner against Panama before netting his first international goal in the win with another solid season in 2014, as his five goals and six assists helped propel New vs. Nicaragua. He won his fourth cap against Bosnia & Herzegovina in January 2018. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
14
7
690
0
2
20
3
14
11
0
3
2
0
0
1
MLS - Regular Season
220
168
15294
29
42
380
126
238
272
26
198
22
0
6
10
MLS - Postseason
8
7
647
1
2
15
5
11
8
1
7
0
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
226
174
15848
30
44
392
130
248
280
27
205
22
0
7
10
28
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
47
38
3453
17
15
MLS Postseason
4
4
345
0
1
U.S. Open Cup
3
2
190
2
2
International
6
5
422
0
2
ALL COMPETITIONS
60
49
4410
19
20
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland Last Club: Derby County FC (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/31/2018
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 4, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Shots 6, 2 times, last: Oct. 6, 2018, KC vs. LA Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 5, May 12, 2019, KC at DC Last Regular Season... Appearance July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Goal May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Assist July 26, 2019, KC at NYC 2019 Record when: he starts 3-7-5 he scores 2-0-2
Birthday: 4/8/1990
Sporting KC acquired Scottish winger Johnny Russell in a transfer from English club Derby County FC in January 2018. Russell has tallied 19 goals and 20 assists in 60 appearances for Sporting KC since the start of 2018, including two hat tricks.
League. He added 14 more goals in all comps during the 2011-12 campaign to pace another fourth-place finish. Russell’s final season at Dundee saw him produce a team-best 20 goals in 38 competitive appearances. Russell reached new heights in June 2013 when he joined Derby County. He marked his debut for the outfit with his first of nine Russell previously scored 93 goals during a 12-year professional career in England and goals in the 2013-14 English Championship as the Rams fell just short of promotion to the his native Scotland. Russell developed in the Dundee United Academy in Scotland before EPL. He totaled 18 goals over the next two seasons. making his professional debut for the top-flight Scottish Premiership club in May 2007 at age 17. He spent most of the following two seasons on loan at Scottish side Forfar Russell has 12 career caps for Scotland and scored his first international goal during a Athletic and marked his first career Dundee United start with a goal in the 2009 Scottish European Championshop Qualifier in San Marino on March 24, 2019. Russell made his FA Cup. After being loaned to Raith Rovers in 2009-10, Russell enjoyed a breakout year debut in 2014 and recently helped Scotland gain promotion to League B in the UEFA at Dundee United with nine goals as the Tangerines finished fourth in the Scottish Premier Nations League in 2018. He has also represented Scotland at the U-19 and U-21 levels. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
47
38
3453
17
15
106
45
24
60
9
127
3
0
2
3
KC - Postseason
4
4
345
0
1
8
2
6
6
1
13
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
51
42
3798
17
16
114
47
30
66
10
140
3
0
2
3
#20 | F | DANIEL SALLOI | @danielsalloi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN Assists 2, 2 times, last: June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 4, 3 times, last: July 13, 2019, KC at VAN Shots 8, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: May 12, 2019, KC at DC
A
MLS Regular Season
68
47
4305
14
9
MLS Postseason
5
4
397
3
0
U.S. Open Cup
8
4
495
5
0
International
5
2
152
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
86
57
5349
22
9
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Goal Oct. 28, 2018, KC vs. LAFC Assist Aug. 18, 2018, KC vs. POR 2019 Record when: he starts 3-4-2 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 150 Birthday: 7/19/1996 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Gyirmot SE (Hungary) - Loan Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 1/13/2016 Sporting Kansas City signed forward Daniel Salloi as the fourth Homegrown Player in club history in early 2016 and made his Sporting KC debut on April 9, 2017 against the Colorado Rapids. Salloi is one of six Homegrown Players on Sporting Kansas City’s current roster, alongside Gianluca Busio (2017), Jaylin Lindsey (2018), Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal (2018), Tyler Freeman (2019) and Cameron Duke (2019). He scored on his first start for the club - a 4-0 win over Minnesota United FC in the U.S. Open Cup on June 14, 2017 - before adding 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 Sporting KC’s USL affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers, in 2016 and scored four goals and added three assists before being loaned to Gyirmot SE in Hungary
for the remainder of the season. Salloi moved to the United States in August 2014 as an AFS exchange student and attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas, joining joined the Sporting Kansas City Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season. After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to his former Academy side Ujpest FC in July 2015 to sign an amateur contract for senior team, a 20-time champion in Hungary’s first division. He made his professional debut in the top-tier OTP Bank Liga on July 18, the day before his 19th birthday. Salloi received his first call-up to the Hungary National Team in August 2018. He previously played for the Hungary Under-21 National Team after debuting in 2017 and earned four caps.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
68
47
4305
14
9
147
57
34
60
17
1
5
1
6
4
KC - Postseason
5
4
397
3
0
15
5
3
8
2
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
73
51
4702
17
9
162
62
37
68
19
1
6
1
6
4
29
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
88
86
7757
6
10
MLS Postseason
5
5
480
1
0
U.S. Open Cup
9
9
870
0
1
International
6
6
540
2
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
108
106
9647
9
11
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Last Club: Elche CF (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 1/13/2017
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 6 times, last: July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Assists 2, May 9, 2018, KC at ATL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Shots 5, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 5, March 10, 2018, KC at CHI Fouls Suffered 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Goal July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Assist July 3, 2019, KC vs. LAFC 2019 Record when: he starts 6-7-7 he scores 1-1-0
Birthday: 11/21/1990
Ilie, a product of FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth academy, has eight years of professional experience in Spain and Germany. The defensive midfielder featured extensively for FC Barcelona B from 2009-2014 and most recently played for Elche CF during the 2015-16 season. He joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season and has made 108 appearances in all competitions, earning SKC Newcomer of the Year honors in 2017 before being named an MLS All-Star and the club’s Most Valuable Player in 2018.
After missing most of 2011-12 through injury, Sánchez claimed a regular spot in Barcelona B’s midfield over the next two seasons. He played 29 league matches in 2012-13 and started 36 of 38 appearances in 2013-14, guiding Barcelona B to another third-place finish in the Segunda Division. Sánchez appeared in 114 league games during his five-year spell at FC Barcelona B.
Sánchez moved to Germany’s second division in 2014, making 26 appearances in all Born and raised in Barcelona, Sánchez jumped from La Masia to FC Barcelona B ahead competitions for 1860 Munich of the 2. Bundesliga. He was then loaned back to his native of the 2009-10 campaign. He helped the club earn promotion to the Spanish Segunda Spain for the 2015-16 campaign, where he played 28 games for CF Elche in the Segunda Division in his first professional season. He played 24 more matches the following year as Division. Barcelona B finished third in Spain’s second tier. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
88
86
7757
6
10
80
20
66
84
2
13
18
0
1
2
KC - Postseason
5
5
480
1
0
5
2
4
4
0
0
1
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
93
91
8237
7
10
85
22
70
88
2
13
19
0
2
2
#15 | D | SETH SINOVIC | @ssinovic SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Assists 1, 11 times, last: Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 11, 2017, KC at HOU Shots 3, 5 times, last: Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: April 20, 2013, KC at LA
A
MLS Regular Season
207
197
17495
1
11
MLS Postseason
15
15
1404
2
0
U.S. Open Cup
16
15
1263
0
2
International
16
15
1386
1
2
ALL COMPETITIONS
254
242
21548
4
15
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Goal April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Assist Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN 2019 Record when: he starts 6-8-4 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Birthday: 1/28/1987 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas College: Creighton Last Club: New England Revolution (MLS) Acquired: Signed on 5/10/2011 A nine-year MLS veteran, Seth Sinovic has started 242 of 254 appearances in all competitions since joining Sporting KC from the New England Revolution in 2011. The left back played at least 30 regular season matches every year from 2012-2014, during which time Sporting KC conceded the fewest combined goals in MLS. He scored his first MLS regular-season goal on his 150th MLS appearance for Sporting KC against the Colorado Rapids on April 9, 2017.
A native of Leawood, Kansas, Sinovic scored his first professional goal in the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs and notched the second of his career in the 2013 postseason as Sporting KC won MLS Cup. He was named the club’s Defender of the Year in 2014. After a four-year college career at Creighton University, Sinovic was selected by New England with the 25th pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. He made 20 MLS appearances as a rookie before moving to Sporting KC in 2011.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
207
197
17495
1
11
104
26
214
127
10
0
34
1
0
5
MLS - Regular Season
227
215
19075
1
11
111
27
227
138
11
0
37
1
0
5
KC - Postseason
15
15
1404
2
0
7
4
23
16
0
0
3
0
2
0
MLS - TOTAL
242
230
20479
3
11
118
31
250
154
11
0
40
1
2
5
30
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #16 | D | GRAHAM SMITH | @grahamsmith161 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, May 12, 2019, KC at DC Shots 2, May 12, 2019, KC at DC Fouls Committed 2, July 14, 2018, KC at NY Fouls Suffered 1, June 7, 2019, KC at TOR
A
MLS Regular Season
7
6
522
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
180
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
9
8
702
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-2-2 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Birthday: 4/8/1990 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: University of Denver Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#18) - signed on 2/15/18 Sporting Kansas City selected center back Graham Smith with the 18th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft before officially sigining him in February 2018. He made his debut and first start for the club in the 3-2 victory over Houston on June 23, 2018, going the full 90 minutes at center back in the thrilling win.
A native of Highlands Ranch, Colo., Smith was teammates with current SKC forward Khiry Shelton during his freshman year at Oregon State. He assisted three goals in 38 matches for the Beavers, helping the side reach the NCAA Tournament in 2014. Upon transferring to Denver in 2016, Smith helped the Pioneers reach the Men’s College Cup for the first time in program history. He split time between the holding midfield and Smith split his four-year college career between Oregon State University (2014-15) and center back positions, serving as the anchor of a defense that notched a 0.52 goals the University of Denver (2016-17). The defender started all 80 appearances at the NCAA against average in 2016 and a 0.71 goals against average in 2017. As a senior, Smith Division I level, registering six goals and seven assists in his final two seasons with the was a United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Second Team selection and a CoSIDA Pioneers. Academic All-American. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
7
6
522
0
0
3
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
7
6
522
0
0
3
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
#22 | D | RODNEY WALLACE | @rodwallace22 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
1
1
27
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
2
1
91
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
3
2
118
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Oct. 4, 2014, POR at SJ (w/ POR) Assists 3, June 23, 2013, POR vs. COL (w/ POR) Shots on Goal 5, May 7, 2017, NYC vs. ATL (w/ NYC) Shots 6, Sept. 27, 2017, NYC at MTL (w/ NYC) Fouls Committed 6, May 30, 2009, DC vs. NY (w/ DC) Fouls Suffered 3, 5 times, last: Sept. 27, 2017, NYC at MTL (w/ NYC) Last Regular Season... Appearance April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Goal Sept. 29, 2018, NYC at MIN (w/ NYC) Assist May 19, 2018, NYC vs. COL (w/ NYC) 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 Birthday: 6/17/1988 Hometown: Rockville, Maryland College: University of Maryland Acquired: Signed as a Free Agent on 12/14/18 Sporting Kansas City signed free agent defender and Costa Rican international Rodney Wallace in December 2018. Wallace has recorded 26 goals and 33 assists in 214 MLS appearances (including playoffs) since beginning his professional career in 2009. The versatile veteran, who was a 2013 MLS All-Star and a 2015 MLS Cup champion with with the Portland Timbers, arrives in Kansas City after a two-year stint with New York City FC. Selected as the sixth overall pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, Wallace had three goals and three assists as a rookie with D.C. United before joining the Timbers ahead of their inaugural 2011 campaign. As a left-sided midfielder and defender, Wallace experienced a breakout year in 2013 when he scored a career-high seven goals with six assists and propelled Portland to the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time.
Wallace bounced back from a knee injury to record five goals and one assist in 17 games in 2014, resulting in 2014 MLS Comeback Player of the Year honors. He made a career-high 32 regular-season appearances in 2015 for a Portland side that finished third in the Western Conference before bagging the game-winner in the 2015 MLS Cup. In 2016, Wallace continued his career abroad in the top divisions of Portugal and Brazil, first with FC Arouca and then Sport Recife. Wallace made 46 MLS appearances for NYCFC from 2017-2018, where he notched five goals and eight assists. Wallace has earned 32 caps for the Costa Rica Men’s National Team, tallying four goals and notably featuring at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia after competing at the Concacaf Gold Cup in 2013 and 2017.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
1
1
27
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
204
161
14174
24
29
262
91
275
123
51
0
35
0
8
9
MLS - Postseason
11
11
891
2
4
21
7
27
7
3
0
4
0
1
2
MLS - TOTAL
215
172
15065
26
33
283
98
302
130
54
0
39
0
9
11
31
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #75 | M | WAN KUZAIN WAN KAMAL | @LeKuz7 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots 3, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 2, July 4, 2018, KC at RSL Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR
A
MLS Regular Season
6
3
307
1
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
173
0
1
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
8
5
480
1
1
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Goal June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 9/14/1998 Hometown: Carbondale, Illinois Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 4/13/2018 Sporting Kansas City signed holding midfielder Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal to an MLS contract on April 13, 2018, becoming the ninth Homegrown player in club history and one of six on the current roster. Kuzain is the first Sporting KC Homegrown signing to progress from the Sporting KC Academy to the Swope Park Rangers to the senior team. Kuzain made his Sporting KC debut on May 27, 2018 before scoring his first goal in his second appearance with the game-winner against Minnesota United on June 3, 2018. Born and raised in Carbondale, Illinois, Kuzain spent several years with St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club before joining the Sporting Kansas City Academy in August 2016. He signed an Academy contract with the Rangers later that month.
Kuzain continued to develop in 2017 with the Swope Park Rangers, where he helped them to a second straight Western Conference championship. He debuted for the club last March and signed his first professional contract with the club in July, ending the campaign with 13 games played. His 91.3-percent passing accuracy last season ranked first in the USL among players with at least five appearances. As a youth, Kuzain previously trained with the United States U-17 Men’s National Team in 2013 and 2014 as well as Dutch club Feyenoord in late 2015.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
6
3
307
1
0
5
2
4
6
0
0
1
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
6
3
307
1
0
5
2
4
6
0
0
1
0
1
0
#24 | M | GEDION ZELALEM SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: July 6, 2019, KC vs. CHI Shots 1, 3 times, last: July 13, 2019, KC at VAN Fouls Committed 2, July 13, 2019, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 1, July 6, 2019, KC vs. CHI
A
MLS Regular Season
9
5
436
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
9
5
436
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 20, 2019, KC vs. FCD Goal N/A Assist N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 2-2-1 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-11 Weight: 155 Birthday: 1/26/1997 Hometown: Berlin, Germany Last Club: Arsenal FC (England) Acquired: Acquired from Arsenal FC on 3/11/2019 Sporting Kansas City announced that the club had acquired midfielder Gedion Zelalem in a transfer from English Premier League side Arsenal FC in March 2019. A dual citizen of Germany and the United States, Zelalem arrives in Kansas City after a six-year stint with Arsenal’s youth and senior teams. On the international stage, the holding midfielder represented Germany at the U-15 through U-17 levels before gaining U.S. citizenship in 2014 and competing for the United States U-20s and U-23s.
24, 2014. The following December, Zelalem earned his UEFA Champions League debut against Turkish giants Galatasaray. Zelalem had two loan stints with Rangers FC in Scotland and VVV Venlo in the Netherlands over the next two years. Zelalem most recently competed for the Arsenal U-23s, returning from an injury in November 2018.
Zelalem began his youth international career with Germany, reaching the U-17 level, but became a U.S. citizen in 2014. His first competitive action with the U.S. U-20 National Zelalem moved from the U.S. to London in early 2013 to join Arsenal’s prestigious Team came at the 2015 U-20 FIFA World Cup in New Zealand before gaining experience academy, rising from the U-16s to the U-21s in his first year with the Gunners. He was with the U.S. U-23s at the 2015 Concacaf Olympic Qualifying Championship. He later part of Arsenal’s senior squad during a July 2013 preseason tour of Asia and made his returned to the U-20 side for the 2016 Four Nations Tournament in England and the 2017 first-team debut as a substitute in Arsenal’s 4-0 FA Cup victory over Coventry City on Jan. U-20 World Cup in South Korea, but his involvement was cut short by a knee injury. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
9
5
436
0
0
3
2
6
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
9
5
436
0
0
3
2
6
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
32
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #1 | GK | ADRIAN ZENDEJAS | @MrZ3ND SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
1
1
90
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
3
3
270
0
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
5
5
450
0
0
Height: 6-5 Weight: 185 Hometown: Chula Vista, California Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 12/2/2016
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 1, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Saves 3, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Shutout N/A 2019 Record when: he starts 0-0-1
Birthday: 8/30/1995
Goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas signed an MLS contract for Sporting KC in December 2016 after playing for the Swope Park Rangers during the club’s inaugural 2016 campaign. He made his MLS debut on April 7, 2019 in a 1-1 draw with FC Cincinnati. Zendejas spent the 2017 and 2018 seasons primarily on loan with the Swope Park Rangers, making 37 starts for the club and posting a 1.11 goals against average with 14 shutouts. Zendejas was one of the top goalkeepers in the USL, cementing his pedigree by saving four penalties and scoring the game-winning spot kick in the shootout of the Western Conference Final against OKC Energy FC in November 2017. Zendajas joined the Rangers in June 2016 and debuted in a 2-1 win over LA Galaxy II on Aug. 27 before
starting five of the team’s final seven regular season matches, amassing a perfect 5-0-0 record with three shutouts, 13 saves and a 0.40 goals against average. Zendejas carried his great form into the postseason, earning two more clean sheets as the Rangers rattled off three straight victories en route to the USL Cup Final. The Chula Vista, California native joined Club Tijuana in 2014 and made his debut for the Under-20 team in February 2015. He made 31 total appearances for the U-20 team while helping the Xolos reach the 2015 Apertura final and the 2016 Clausura final. He made his first-team debut in a preseason friendly against Club Leon on July 3, 2015 and played all four preseason games for the Xolos in July 2015.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
1
1
90
4
3
0
1
1.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
1
1
90
4
3
0
1
1.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
#8 | M | GRAHAM ZUSI | @gzusi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
268
227
20861
28
65
MLS Postseason
18
18
1739
0
6
U.S. Open Cup
18
16
1537
3
6
International
13
13
1140
0
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
317
274
25277
31
80
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 7 times, last: July 14, 2018, KC at NY Shots on Goal 3, 5 times, last: Aug. 18, 2018, KC vs. POR Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: March 30, 2013, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last Regular Season... Appearance July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Goal April 15, 2018, KC vs. SEA Assist April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE 2019 Record when: he starts 5-6-4 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) A 10-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15, 2017-19), MLS Best XI (2012-13) & MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in every All-Star Game from 2011-2014.
reached 50 regular-season assists and later moved into first in club history with 24 game-winning assists on Aug. 19, 2017 versus FC Dallas.
Zusi has earned 55 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and seven assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA Zusi re-signed with Sporting KC in late 2018. He has recorded 31 goals and 80 assists in World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in 317 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2009 out his first CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2015, starting two matches, and scored in a World Cup of the University of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in qualifier against Guatemala on March 29, 2016. He played five games for the U.S. at the club history with 80 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica. He recently made four appearances as the U.S. won the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
268
227
20861
28
65
406
129
213
313
31
791
23
1
8
27
KC - Postseason
18
18
1739
0
6
31
3
25
30
1
69
2
0
0
3
MLS - TOTAL
286
245
22600
28
71
437
132
238
343
32
860
25
1
8
30
33
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2019 PARTICIPATION CHART (MLS REGULAR SEASON) 3/3 3/10 3/17 3/30 4/7 4/14 4/20 4/27 5/5 5/12 5/18 5/26 5/29 6/1 6/7 6/23 6/29 PLAYER @LAFC PHI @COL MTL @CIN NY @SJ NE ATL @DC VAN SEA LA @HOU @TOR @CLB @RSL Barath SUB-21 CB-90 CB-90 DNP CB-90 DNP CB-90 DNP CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-45 CB-90 INTL CB-90 CB-62 Besler CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 UNAV CB-90 CB-15 INJ INJ INJ CB-90 CB-79 SUB-45 INJ INJ CB-61 CB-90 Busio INJ CM-78 SUB-18 SUB-28 CM-90 SUB-24 CM-57 CM-45 INTL INTL INTL SUB-15 DNP CM-61 SUB-3 INJ INJ Croizet DNP SUB-6 SUB-9 SUB-19 CF-70 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 CM-65 SUB-25 SUB-8 CF-89 CF-90 RW-90 CF-90 DNP SUB-45 Dick SPR SPR UNAV UNAV DNP UNAV SPR DNP UNAV DNP UNAV DNP UNAV UNAV DNP DNP LOAN Duke -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Espinoza CM-84 SUS CM-72 CM-62 UNAV CM-66 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Feilhaber -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- CM-90 CM-90 CM-75 CM-90 SUB-29 CM-90 CM-65 SUB-19 Fernandes LW-73 LW-90 LW-90 LW-71 DNP LW-82 LW-90 LW-75 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ RW-87 RW-90 RW-90 Fontas CB-69 INJ INJ CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 INJ CB-90 INJ INJ INJ INJ CB-90 SUB-29 CB-90 SUB-29 SUB-28 Freeman SPR SPR UNAV UNAV DNP ACD ACD INTL INTL INTL INTL SPR UNAV UNAV UNAV ACD SPR Gutierrez CM-62 CM-90 CM-81 CM-74 SUB-64 CM-85 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-84 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 Harris -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- DNP -- -- -- -- -- -- Hasler -- -- -- -- RB-90 DNP DNP SUB-1 DNP RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 DNP RB-90 INTL SUB-4 RB-90 Hurtado DNP DNP INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Lindsey DNP SPR DNP INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Martins -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Medranda INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ SUB-1 SUB-13 DNP DNP INJ INJ Melia GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 UNAV GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 Nemeth CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 SUB-20 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-51 SUS SUS CF-90 INTL CF-90 CF-45 Rowe SUB-28 SUB-12 RW-61 SUB-16 LW-90 SUB-5 SUB-28 CM-90 CM-65 SUB-6 LW-89 LW-90 LW-65 DNP SUB-45 DNP DNP Russell RW-90 RW-80 SUB-29 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-82 RW-90 RW-90 INJ INTL INJ INJ Rwatubyaye UNAV DNP DNP UNAV DNP UNAV SUB-75 CB-89 DNP -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Salloi SUB-17 SUB-10 INJ INJ INJ SUB-8 SUB-33 SUB-15 LW-90 LW-65 INJ INJ SUB-25 LW-75 LW-45 LW-90 LW-90 Sanchez CM-90 CM-84 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-62 SUB-45 SUB-25 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-71 Sinovic LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 SUB-63 DNP DNP DNP LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-77 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 Smith SPR SPR UNAV UNAV SPR UNAV SPR SPR CB-90 CB-90 DNP SUB-11 DNP CB-61 CB-90 SPR DNP Wallace DNP DNP UNAV DNP LB-27 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Wan Kuzain SPR SPR UNAV UNAV SPR UNAV SPR SPR INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ UNAV DNP SPR DNP Zelalem -- -- UNAV DNP CM-56 UNAV INJ DNP SUB-25 DNP SUB-1 DNP UNAV UNAV DNP SUB-25 CM-90 Zendejas DNP DNP DNP DNP GK-90 DNP DNP SPR DNP SPR DNP SPR DNP DNP SPR SPR DNP Zusi RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 UNAV RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 INJ INJ INJ RB-90 SUB-15 RB-90 RB-86 INJ 7/3 7/6 7/13 7/20 7/26 8/4 8/10 8/14 8/17 8/22 8/31 9/7 9/15 9/21 9/25 9/29 10/6 PLAYER LAFC CHI @VAN FCD @NYC @SEA RSL @ORL SJ MIN HOU @POR @LA COL @MIN POR @FCD Barath DNP CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 Besler CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 Busio SUB-15 SUB-6 DNP CM-90 UNAV Croizet SUB-21 CF-66 CF-71 CF-55 SUB-2 Dick UNAV SPR UNAV UNAV DNP Duke -- -- -- UNAV INJ Espinoza INJ INJ INJ SUB-25 CM-62 Feilhaber CM-65 DNP SUB-25 DNP CM-90 Fernandes RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 LW-90 LW-82 Fontas CB-90 UNAV UNAV DNP DNP Freeman UNAV SPR UNAV SPR INTL Gutierrez CM-69 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 SUS Hasler RB-90 DNP UNAV UNAV UNAV Hurtado INJ INJ INJ UNAV SUB-32 Lindsey INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Martins -- -- -- -- -- Medranda INJ INJ DNP DNP DNP Melia GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 Nemeth CF-75 SUB-24 SUB-19 SUB-35 CF-58 Rowe DNP UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV Russell INJ SUB-17 SUB-1 RW-71 RW-90 Salloi LW-90 LW-73 LW-89 SUB-19 SUB-8 Sanchez CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 SUS CM-90 Sinovic LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-88 Smith DNP DNP DNP SPR UNAV Wallace INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Wan Kuzain UNAV SPR UNAV SPR UNAV Zelalem SUB-25 CM-84 CM-65 CM-65 DNP Zendejas DNP DNP DNP DNP UNAV Zusi INJ RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 KEY Position-Minutes - Starting Position-Minutes Played DNP - Did Not Play/Unused Substitute SUB-Minutes - Substitute-Minutes played UNAV - Unavailable For Selection
34
INJ - Injured SUS - Suspended LOAN - Out on Loan
SPR - Swope Park Rangers (USL) INTL - International Duty ACD - Sporting KC Academy
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
Stat
Player
#
Stat
Player
#
Games
C.J. Sapong (2011), Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)
34
Games
Matt Besler*
273
Minutes
Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)
3060
Minutes
Matt Besler*
23,856
Goals
Dom Dwyer (2014)
22
Goals
Preki
71
Assists
Preki (1997 & 2003)
17
Assists
Preki
98
Shots
Preki (1996)
140
Shots
Preki
693
Shots on goal
Preki (1996)
61
Shots on goal
Preki
283
Fouls Committed
Chris Henderson (2000)
79
Fouls Committed
Roger Espinoza*
378
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud (2004)
111
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud
528
Offsides
Eddie Johnson (2007)
50
Offsides
Vitalis Takawira
126
Corner Kicks
Graham Zusi (2012)
150
Corner Kicks
Graham Zusi*
791
Cautions
Aurelien Collin (2013)
13
Cautions
Roger Espinoza*
53
Ejections
Davy Arnaud (2010)
3
Ejections
Roger Espinoza*
10
ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)
SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat
Player
#
Games
Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013), Tim Melia (2018)
34
Minutes
Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013), Tim Melia (2018)
3060
Wins
Mike Ammann (1997)
21
Losses
Mike Amman (1998)
16
Draws
Bo Oshoniyi (2005)
12
Shutouts
Tony Meola (2000)
16
Goals Against Average
Tim Melia (2017)
0.78
Goals Allowed
Mike Amman (1997) & Kevin Hartman (2007)
45
Saves
Tony Meola (2000)
129
Stat
Player
#
Games
Tim Melia*
136
Minutes
Tim Melia*
12,209
Wins
Tim Melia*
58
Losses
Tony Meola
45
Draws
Tim Melia*
34
Shutouts
Jimmy Nielsen
45
Goals Allowed
Tim Melia*
160
Saves
Tony Meola
507
Goals Against Avg.
Jimmy Nielsen
0.99
SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
Stat
Year
#
Stat
Player
#
Goals
2018
65
Goals
Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010), Gerso Fernandes (2017), Johnny Russell (2018), Krisztian Nemeth (2019), Johnny Russell (2019)
3
Assists
2018
69
Shots
2018
583
Shots on goal
1996
250
4
Fouls Committed
2013
511
2000
541
Assists
Chris Henderson (1999)
Shots
Preki (1997)
12
Fouls Suffered
Shots on goal
Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)
6
Offsides
1997
117
2018
206
Fouls Committed
Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)
8
Corner Kicks
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud (2006)
10
Cautions
2013
67
2011
8
Offsides
Alex Bunbury (1999)
7
Ejections
Corner Kicks
Alex Zotinca (2006)
12
Points
2012
63
Wins
1997
21
Losses
1999
24
Ties
2017
13
Shutouts
2000
17
Goals Allowed
1996
63
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat
Player
#
Goals Allowed
Bo Oshoniyi (2001)
7
Saves
Tim Melia (2018)
10
35
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Matt Besler* 273 2. Graham Zusi* 268 3. Davy Arnaud 240 4. Kerry Zavagnin 237 5. Roger Espinoza* 228 6. Nick Garcia 224 7. Preki 218 8. Seth Sinovic* 207 9. Jimmy Conrad 204 10. Chris Klein 200 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Matt Besler* 266 2. Kerry Zavagnin 228 3. Graham Zusi* 227 4. Nick Garcia 224 5. Davy Arnaud 213 6. Roger Espinoza* 207 7. Jimmy Conrad 203 8. Preki 199 9. Seth Sinovic* 197 10. Chris Klein 183 MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Matt Besler* 23,856 2. Graham Zusi* 20,861 3. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 4. Nick Garcia 20,157 5. Davy Arnaud 19,399 6. Roger Espinoza* 18,286 7. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 8. Preki 17,817 9. Seth Sinovic* 17,495 10. Chris Klein 16,380 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Tim Melia* 136 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 3. Tony Meola 125 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 5. Kevin Hartman 90 6. Mike Ammann 60 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 SAVES Player GP SV 1. Tony Meola 125 507 2. Tim Melia* 136 415 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 354 4. Kevin Hartman 90 332 5. Jimmy Nielsen 128 304 6. Mike Amman 60 206 7. Chris Snitko 26 95 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 83 9. Eric Kronberg 25 58 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 34 SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 45 2. Tim Melia* 136 43 3. Tony Meola 125 37 4. Kevin Hartman 90 22 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 22 6. Mike Ammann 60 10 7. Eric Kronberg 25 8 8. Luis Marin 8 3 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 3 8. Chris Snitko 26 3 GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP GW 1. Tim Melia* 136 58 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 57 3. Tony Meola 125 49 4. Mike Ammann 60 33 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 33 6. Kevin Hartman 90 30 7. Garth Lagerwey 23 12 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 6 10. Chris Snitko 26 5
GOALS Player GP G 1. Preki 218 71 2. Dom Dwyer 128 57 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Josh Wolff 144 43 5. Chris Klein 200 39 6. Kei Kamara 113 38 7. Mo Johnston 149 31 8. Benny Feilhaber* 161 29 9. Graham Zusi* 268 28 9. Scott Sealy 88 28 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 268 65 3. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber* 161 43 5. Davy Arnaud 240 35 6. Roger Espinoza* 228 34 7. Mo Johnston 149 28 8. Josh Wolff 144 26 9. Mark Chung 94 25 10. Kerry Zavagnin 237 22 SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Davy Arnaud 240 452 3. Graham Zusi* 268 405 4. Dom Dwyer 128 401 5. Kei Kamara 113 370 6. Chris Klein 200 312 7. Mo Johnston 149 274 8. Josh Wolff 144 265 9. Roger Espinoza* 228 263 10. Benny Feilhaber* 161 248 SHOTS ON GOAL Player GP SOG 1. Preki 218 283 2. Davy Arnaud 240 176 3. Dom Dwyer 128 161 4. Mo Johnston 149 138 4. Chris Klein 200 138 4. Josh Wolff 144 138 7. Graham Zusi* 268 128 8. Kei Kamara 113 126 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 10. Mark Chung 94 95 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Roger Espinoza* 228 378 2. Davy Arnaud 240 329 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 4. Matt McKeon 144 309 5. Dom Dwyer 128 239 6. Nick Garcia 224 234 7. Mo Johnston 149 226 8. Matt Besler* 273 225 9. Graham Zusi* 268 215 10. Seth Sinovic* 207 214 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Preki 218 362 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 4. Roger Espinoza* 228 319 5. Graham Zusi* 268 313 6. Benny Feilhaber* 161 297 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* 228 53 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 4. Nick Garcia 224 37 5. Seth Sinovic* 207 34 6. Matt Besler* 273 33 7. Aurelien Collin 107 31 8. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 8. Matt McKeon 144 30 10. Jack Jewsbury 195 28 10. Mo Johnston 149 28 36
CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 268 791 2. Preki 218 452 3. Benny Feilhaber* 161 285 4. Claudio Lopez 57 188 5. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 175 6. Francisco Gomez 114 157 7. Chris Henderson 61 154 8. Chris Klein 200 152 9. Davy Arnaud 240 144 10. Johnny Russell* 47 127 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 13 1. Preki 218 13 3. Chris Klein 200 12 3. Kei Kamara 113 11 3. Josh Wolff 144 11 6. Davy Arnaud 240 10 7. Graham Zusi* 268 8 7. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 9. Benny Feilhaber* 161 7 9. C.J. Sapong 110 7 9. Scott Sealy 88 7 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Graham Zusi* 268 27 2. Preki 218 23 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber* 161 13 5. Davy Arnaud 240 10 5. Josh Wolff 144 10 7. Roger Espinoza* 228 8 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 7. Mo Johnston 149 8 7. Kei Kamara 113 8 7. Chance Myers 147 8 7. Kerry Zavagnin 237 8 MULTI-GOAL GAMES Player GP MGG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 10 2. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 3. Preki 218 7 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 4. Scott Sealy 88 5 4. Josh Wolff 144 5 7. Mo Johnston 149 4 7. Chris Klein 200 4 9. Felipe Gutierrez* 41 3 9. Johnny Russell* 47 3 9. Graham Zusi* 268 3 9. Davy Arnaud 240 3 9. Teal Bunbury 89 3 9. Eddie Johnson 43 3 PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG 1. Preki 218 21 2. Benny Feilhaber* 161 12 3. Dom Dwyer 128 7 4. Ilie Sanchez* 88 5 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 6. Felipe Gutierrez* 41 4 6. Claudio Lopez 57 4 7. Claudio Bieler 41 3 7. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 3 7. Josh Wolff 144 3 Player 1. Dom Dwyer 2. Kei Kamara 3. Preki 4. Scott Sealy 5. Josh Wolff 6. Vitalis Takawira 7. Mark Chung 7. Mo Johnston 9. Chris Klein 10. CJ Sapong *Minimum 20 goals
GOALS PER GAME GP 128 113 218 88 144 103 94 149 200 110
GLS AVG 57 0.45 38 0.34 71 0.33 28 0.32 43 0.30 28 0.27 20 0.21 31 0.21 39 0.20 20 0.18
BOLD * - denotes player on current roster
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | 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 2012 Kei Kamara 33 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 2017 Jimmy Medranda 33 2017 Ilie Sanchez 33 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 2017 Ilie Sanchez 33 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 2000 Tony Meola 31 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 2017 Tim Melia 31 Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2003 Tony Meola 2008 Kevin Hartman 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2007 Kevin Hartman
SAVES GP SV 31 129 30 121 30 117 32 112 30 110
Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 2018 Tim Melia 2008 Kevin Hartman 2010 Jimmy Nielsen 2017 Tim Melia
SHUTOUTS GP SO 31 16 34 15 34 13 34 13 30 10 29 10 31 10
GOALKEEPER WINS Year Player GP GW 1997 Mike Ammann 29 21 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 18 2018 Tim Melia 34 18 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 17 2000 Tony Meola 31 15 1996 Garth Lagerwey 23 12 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12 2017 Tim Melia 31 12
Year Player 2014 Dom Dwyer 1996 Preki 2016 Dom Dwyer 2007 Eddie Johnson 1996 Vitalis Takawira
GOALS GP GOALS 33 22 32 18 33 16 24 15 28 13
CORNER KICKS Year Player GP CK 2012 Graham Zusi 32 150 2013 Graham Zusi 27 128 2014 Graham Zusi 25 125 2009 Claudio Lopez 29 123 2018 Graham Zusi 34 100
Year Player 1997 Preki 2003 Preki 2000 Preki 2012 Graham Zusi 2015 Benny Feilhaber
ASSISTS GP ASSISTS 27 17 30 17 31 15 32 15 32 15
OFFSIDES Year Player GP OFF 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 50 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 44 1997 Vitalis Takawira 28 43 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 38 2000 Chris Henderson 31 36
SHOTS GP SHOTS 32 140 33 134 33 119 33 113 30 97
GAME-WINNING GOALS Year Player GP GWG 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 6 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 6 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 6 2018 Daniel Salloi 29 6 1997 Preki 27 5 2012 C.J. Sapong 31 5 2015 Krisztian Nemeth 27 5
Year Player 1996 Preki 2012 Kei Kamara 2016 Dom Dwyer 2014 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki
SHOTS ON GOAL Year Player GP SOG 1996 Preki 32 61 2012 Kei Kamara 33 49 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 48 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 48 1997 Preki 27 44 2002 Preki 25 44 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 44 FOULS COMMITTED Year Player GP FC 2000 Chris Henderson 31 79 2001 Matt McKeon 26 76 1997 Matt McKeon 31 75 2000 Matt McKeon 30 75 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 66 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 66 2018 Roger Espinoza 32 66 Year Player 2004 Davy Arnaud 2005 Davy Arnaud 2015 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki 2006 Davy Arnaud
FOULS SUFFERED GP FS 30 111 31 85 30 81 30 77 32 76
CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 2011 Aurelien Collin 23 10 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 10 2016 Roger Espinoza 30 10 1997 Mo Johnston 29 9 2005 Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 9 2017 Roger Espinoza 30 9 2018 Roger Espinoza 32 9 EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3 eight players tied with 2
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
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GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Year Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 5 2000 Matt McKeon 30 5 2003 Preki 30 5 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 5 2004 Josh Wolff 26 5 2012 Graham Zusi 32 5 2013 Graham Zusi 27 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 30 5 PENALTY KICK GOALS Year Player GP PKG 1996 Preki 32 7 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 7 2003 Preki 30 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 5 2016 Benny Feilhaber 29 5 GOALS PER GAME Year Player GP GLS 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 1996 Preki 32 18 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 16 *Minimum 5 goal
AVG 0.71 0.67 0.63 0.56 0.48
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 4, 2019 at Seattle Sounders FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: 71 Preki Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) Game: 3 10 times Half: 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) Half: 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 2nd) Half: 3 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/2017 vs. SEA, 2nd) ASSISTS Career: 98 Preki Season: 17 Preki (1997) Season: 17 Preki (2003) Game: 4 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET) Half: 3 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET, 1st) Half: 3 Preki (06/21/2003 vs. CHI, 1st) SHOTS Career: 693 Preki Season: 140 Preki (1996) Game: 12 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB) Half: 8 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB, 2nd) Half: 8 Onandi Lowe (08/12/2001 at COL, 2nd) Half: 8 Preki (07/06/2002 vs. DAL, 2nd)
SHOTS ON GOAL Career: 283 Preki Season: 61 Preki (1996) Game: 6 Preki (05/19/1996 at LA) Game: 6 Eddie Johnson (06/02/007 vs. NY) Half: 4 9 times
CORNER KICKS Career: 791 Graham Zusi Season: 150 Graham Zusi (2012) Game: 12 Alex Zotinca (07/22/2006 at NY) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (04/10/1999 vs. SJ, 2nd) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (05/20/2000 vs. SJ, 1st)
FOULS COMMITTED Career: 378 Roger Espinoza Season: 79 Chris Henderson (2000) Game: 8 Davy Arnaud (05/29/2010 at RSL) Game: 8 Oriol Rosell (07/27/2013 at MTL) Half: 7 Scott Uderitz (05/11/1996 vs. DAL, 1st)
GOALS ALLOWED Career: 160 Tim Melia Season: 45 Mike Ammann (1997) Season: 45 Kevin Hartman (2007) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/2001 vs. CHI) Half: 4 7 times
FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY) Half: 6 7 times
SAVES Career: 507 Tony Meola Season: 129 Tony Meola (2000) Game: 10 Tim Melia (04/08/2018 at LA) Half: 7 4 times
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Season: 65 Game: 7 2-Tms: 10 Half: 5 Half: 5
in 2018 03/30/2019 vs. MTL 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd) 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd)
ASSISTS Season: 69 Game: 10 2-Tms: 12 Half: 8
in 2018 06/20/1999 vs. MET 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st)
SHOTS Season: 583 Game: 34 Game: 34 Game: 34 2-Tms: 44 2-Tms: 44 2-Tms: 44 Half: 23
in 2018 05/15/2016 vs. ORL 04/20/2018 vs. VAN 10/06/2018 vs. LA 08/14/1999 at MET 08/05/2000 vs. LA 06/09/2001 at MIA 04/20/2018 vs. VAN (2nd)
SHOTS ON GOAL Season: 250 in 1996 Game: 14 08/23/1998 vs. MIA Game: 14 06/21/2003 vs. CHI Game: 14 04/20/2018 vs. VAN 2-Tms: 22 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 2-Tms: 22 04/18/1997 vs. DAL Half: 11 08/23/1998 vs. MIA (1st) FOULS COMMITTED Season: 511 in 2013 Game: 27 07/04/1997 at CLB 2-Tms: 52 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 16 04/05/1997 vs. LA (1st) Half: 16 07/04/1997 at CLB (2nd) Half: 16 03/08/2014 at SEA (1st) FOULS SUFFERED Season: 541 in 2000 Game: 30 08/16/2003 at DAL 2-Tms: 51 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 20 07/27/1996 vs. NE (2nd)
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CORNER KICKS Season: 206 in 2018 Game: 15 04/10/1999 vs. SJ 2-Tms: 22 08/14/1999 at MET Half: 10 04/10/1999 vs. SJ (2nd) GOALS ALLOWED Season: 63 in 1996 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 4 8 times SAVES Season: Game: 2-Tms: 2-Tms: Half:
133 in 1999 10 04/08/2018 at LA 18 04/18/1997 vs. DAL 18 09/02/2000 vs. TB 7 4 times
Adrian Zendejas Botond Barath Abdul Rwatubyaye Andreu Fontas Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Krisztian Nemeth Yohan Croizet Kelyn Rowe Gerso Fernandes Gianluca Busio Nicolas Hasler Seth Sinovic Graham Smith Roger Espinoza Eric Dick Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Felipe Gutierrez Rodney Wallace Tyler Freeman Gedion Zelalem Jaylin Lindsey Cameron Duke Tim Melia Benny Feilhaber Wan Kuzain Jimmy Medranda
Player
72M 62M
66M
"00" = 100 minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position
45 90F 90D 90F 90D 90M 75F 45M 1
89D 90D 29
90D 62D
25
90G 90G 90G 90G
56M
1
25
90M 25
84M 65M 65M
1
13
90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90M 90M 75M 90M 29 90M 65M 19 65M 25 90M
25
32 8
62M
90D 88D
90F 82F 90M
90D 90D 90M 71F 90F 90D 90D 35 58F 55F 2
90D 90D 90D 90D
90D 29 28 90D 61D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 90M 90M 71M 90M 90M 90M 17 1 15 90D 86D 90D 90D 90F 90F 45F 75F 24 19 90F 90F 45 21 66F 71F 45 87F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 15 61M 3 15 6 90D 90D 90D 90D 4 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 77D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 11 61D 90D
90D 90D 79D 45 25 90M 90M 90M 90M 90F 90F 82F 90F 90F 90D 90D 90F 90F 51F 65M 25 8 89F 90F 65M 6 89F 90F 65F
90D 90D 90D 90D 45D 90D
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 NE ATL DC VAN SEA LA HOU TOR CLB RSL LFC CHI VAN DAL NYC 4-4 0-3 0-1 1-1 3-2 0-2 1-1 2-2 1-0 0-2 1-5 1-0 3-0 0-2 1-3
17 10 8 33 15 90F 65F 25 75F 45F 90F 90F 90F 73F 89F 19 62M 90M 81M 74M 34 85M 90M 90M 90M 84M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 69M 90M 90M 90M 27D
84M
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LFC PHI COL MTL CIN NYR SJ 1-2 2-0 1-1 7-1 1-1 2-2 1-4 90G 22 90D 90D 90D 90D 75 68D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 15D 90M 84M 90M 90M 90M 90M 62M 90F 80F 29 90F 90F 90F 90M 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90F 90F 90F 90F 20 90F 90F 6 9 19 70F 90D 90D 28 12 61F 16 90F 5 28 73F 90F 90F 71F 82F 90M 78M 18 28 90M 24 57M 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 63
Played for other teams: Nicolas Hasler played 73 minutes for CHI Benny Feilhaber played 620 minutes for COL
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CIN 1 NYR 2 SJ 4 NE 4 ATL 3 DC 1 VAN 1 SEA 2 LA 2 HOU 1 TOR 2 CLB 0 RSL 2 LFC 5 CHI 0 VAN 0 DAL 2 NYC 3
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29; Russell 6 (Sanchez 2)
Sanchez 2 (Feilhaber 4, Russell 5)
73
Croizet 2 (Sanchez 4) 85 Croizet 3 (Gutierrez 2) 14 own goal (Adnan) 24; Gutierrez 8 (Fernandes 4)
73
90
46+; Russell 7 (Rowe 2, Croizet 2)
56; Fernandes 1 (Nemeth 2, Russell 4)
Croizet 1 (Sanchez 3) 63 Gutierrez 5 (penalty kick) 25; Gutierrez 6 (penalty kick) Gutierrez 7 (Fernandes 3, Feilhaber 3) 48
Nemeth 7 (unassisted) 37 Russell 5 (Croizet 1, Hasler 1)
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Nemeth 1 (Russell 1) 16 Sanchez 1 (penalty kick) 11; own goal (Elliott) 80 Russell 1 (free kick) 88 Russell 2 (unassisted) 10; Nemeth 2 (Fernandes 1, Gutierrez 1) 43; Gutierrez 1 (Fernandes 2, Espinoza 1) 47+; Russell 3 (Espinoza 2) 50; Nemeth 3 (Russell 2) 68; Busio 1 (unassisted) 78; Nemeth 4 (Sanchez 1) 84 Busio 2 (unassisted) 62 Russell 4 (Nemeth 1, Zusi 1) 24; Busio 3 (unassisted) 88 Gutierrez 2 (penalty kick) 66 Nemeth 5 (Zusi 2, Rowe 1) 33; Gutierrez 3 (penalty kick) 60; Gutierrez 4 (unassisted) 70; Nemeth 6 (Russell 3)
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TOLUCA TOLUCA INDCHO INDCHO MNTREY MNTREY
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90G
90G
90D
90D
90G
73M
90M
90G
26 90M
57M
75D
60M
90F 90M
90F 15 90F 30 15 90D
90D
90M
90D
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Fernandes (Medranda) 27
Fernandes (Russell) 6; Fernandes (unassisted) 29
Nemeth (Fernandes) 35; Fernandes (unassisted) 52; Sanchez (unassisted) 72 Fernandes (Espinoza ) 8; Nemeth (penalty kick) 62 Sanchez (penalty kick) 51 Nemeth (Barath) 74; Espinoza (Russell) 81; Nemeth (Fernandes) 86
90G
21F 90M 1
17 24 70M
8 3 90M
90F 78F
90M
90M
78M
90M
89D
69
90D
81F 68M 12 9 90F 33 90D
20 90F
90D 90D 90M 64F 90D 80F 26 10 90F 17 90D
12 87F
90D 90M 90F 90D 89F 1
56D 90D 90M 90F 90D 64F
90D 90M 22
90D 90D 90M 66F 90D 73F
90D 90D 90M 90F 90D 82F
SF2 MTRY 2-5 34
SF1 MTRY 0-5
CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE R161 R162 QF1 QF2 TOLC TOLC INDC INDC 3-0 2-0 1-2 3-0 90G 90D 90D
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Player
CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE R161 02/21/2019 KC 3 R162 02/28/2019 KC 2 QF1 03/06/2019 KC 1 QF2 03/14/2019 KC 3 SF1 04/04/2019 KC 0 SF2 04/11/2019 KC 2
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