COLORADO RAPIDS vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY
DICK’S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City, Colo. Sat., August 7, 2021 (Week 18, MLS Game #234) 7 p.m. MT (Altitude; Bally Sports KC+)
COLORADO RAPIDS 2021 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-3 195 04/01/1989 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 136 132 0 0 1 Clint Irwin 2 Keegan Rosenberry DF 5-8 160 12/11/1993 Harrisburg, PA 15 15 2 1 146 141 7 12 DF 6-0 165 01/15/1984 Dallas, TX 7 0 0 0 397 369 28 8 3 Drew Moor 4 Danny Wilson DF 6-2 174 12/27/1991 Livingston, Scotland 14 14 1 1 66 60 3 3 5 Auston Trusty DF 6-3 187 08/12/1998 Media, PA 15 15 0 1 79 76 2 3 6 Lalas Abubakar DF 6-1 185 12/25/1994 Kumasi, Ghana 8 8 1 0 78 74 4 0 7 Jonathan Lewis FW 5-7 150 06/04/1997 Atlanta, FL 9 2 1 0 74 25 14 8 8 Dominique Badji MF 6-0 170 10/16/1992 Dakar, Senegal 5 2 0 1 146 115 33 18 Andre Shinyashiki FW 5-9 150 06/11/1997 Sao Paulo, Brazil 14 10 3 0 60 41 14 4 9 11 Diego Rubio FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 12 12 3 3 105 72 32 20 MF 5-4 132 04/21/1991 Barranquilla, Colombia 15 15 4 4 194 171 35 48 12 Michael Barrios 13 Sam Vines DF 5-10 150 05/31/1999 Colorado Springs, CO 8 8 1 1 53 49 2 4 MF 6-1 170 12/02/1994 Toronto, ON, Canada 10 9 0 1 77 71 9 18 14 Mark-Anthony Kaye 15 Andre Rawls GK 6-2 182 12/20/1991 San Ramon, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Philip Mayaka MF 5-7 135 11/30/2000 Nairobi, Kenya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 18 Jeremy Kelly DF 5-10 145 10/21/1997 Prague, Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 1 MF 5-7 152 12/19/1992 Shrewsbury, England 13 13 0 5 87 83 2 25 19 Jack Price 20 Nicolas Mezquida MF 5-6 150 01/21/1992 Paysandu, Uruguay 11 4 0 1 161 67 17 12 21 Younes Namli MF 5-11 154 06/20/1994 Copenhagen, Denmark 4 4 0 0 21 20 2 4 22 William Yarbrough GK 6-2 161 03/20/1989 Aguascalientes, Mexico 15 15 0 1 29 29 0 1 DF 5-10 150 07/24/1995 Plano, TX 10 10 1 1 185 157 16 19 23 Kellyn Acosta 24 Kortne Ford DF 6-2 185 01/26/1996 Olathe, KS 0 0 0 0 35 33 1 0 MF 5-11 148 07/28/2001 Littleton, CO 15 13 3 1 55 42 11 8 26 Cole Bassett 27 Sebastian Anderson DF 5-9 140 08/08/2002 Sacramento, CA 1 0 0 0 7 5 1 0 28 Abraham Rodriguez GK 5-9 165 07/19/2002 Thornton, CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Matt Hundley FW 5-10 160 05/11/2000 Littleton, CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oliver Larraz MF 5-10 140 09/16/2001 Denver, CO 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 30 32 Collen Warner MF 5-10 178 06/24/1988 Denver, CO 5 2 0 0 219 159 4 12 DF 5-10 170 02/01/1987 San Jose, CA 3 1 0 0 250 241 5 36 33 Steven Beitashour 34 Michael Edwards DF 6-3 176 11/27/2000 Woodbridge, VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yaya Toure FW 5-8 148 06/12/2004 Conakry, Guinea 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 37 52 Braian Galvan MF 5-5 141 10/06/2000 San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina 8 3 1 0 17 5 2 1 Darren Yapi FW 6-1 175 11/19/2004 Denver, CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 HEAD COACH : Robin Fraser
12/17/1966 W36 L44 T28
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2021 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-4 215 04/19/2001 Bakersfield, CA 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 1 John Pulskamp 2 Jaylin Lindsey DF 5-11 185 03/27/2000 Charlotte, NC 13 8 2 1 33 26 2 4 DF 6-2 200 11/14/1989 Banyoles, Spain 16 16 0 1 34 30 1 1 3 Andreu Fontas 4 Roberto Puncec DF 6-1 175 10/27/1991 Varazdin, Croatia 2 1 0 0 22 19 0 1 5 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin DF 6-2 180 11/15/1991 Meudon, France 7 6 0 0 7 6 0 0 6 Ilie Sanchez MF 6-0 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 14 12 1 0 128 119 7 12 FW 5-9 175 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 15 11 3 4 94 76 28 27 7 Johnny Russell 8 Graham Zusi MF 5-10 155 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 10 9 0 4 304 261 29 70 Alan Pulido FW 5-10 175 03/08/1991 Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 12 9 7 1 24 20 13 6 9 11 Khiry Shelton FW 6-3 185 06/26/1993 Carson, CO 17 13 1 5 111 68 14 21 13 Amadou Dia DF 5-9 155 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 2 0 0 0 47 32 0 2 15 Roger Espinoza MF 5-10 185 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 17 13 0 0 271 242 10 37 Graham Smith DF 6-4 190 11/25/1995 Highlands Ranch, CO 0 0 0 0 17 16 1 1 16 17 Gadi Kinda MF 5-8 145 03/23/1994 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 12 10 4 2 30 26 10 6 Grayson Barber MF 5-8 170 05/03/2000 Columbia, SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 20 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 160 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 17 15 10 5 103 70 25 15 Felipe Hernandez MF 5-7 145 06/08/1998 Ibague, Colombia 6 4 1 2 24 13 1 3 21 22 Kendall McIntosh GK 5-11 185 01/24/1994 Santa Rosa, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Tyler Freeman FW 6-0 165 01/09/2003 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Kayden Pierre DF 5-10 140 02/16/2003 Rochester Hills, MI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ozzie Cisneros FW 5-5 130 03/13/2004 Omaha, NE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 28 Cameron Duke MF 5-6 135 02/13/2001 Overland Park, KS 4 1 1 0 12 3 1 0 29 Tim Melia GK 6-0 205 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 12 12 0 0 185 184 0 0 31 Brooks Thompson GK 6-4 185 05/28/2002 Jeffersonville, IN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 Luis Martins DF 5-8 165 06/10/1992 Lamego, Portugal 17 17 1 1 38 35 1 3 48 Kaveh Rad DF 5-11 165 06/13/2001 Chapel Hill, NC 4 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 Remi Walter MF 5-8 170 04/26/1995 Essey-les-Nancy, France 13 9 0 0 13 9 0 0 54 96 Wilson Harris FW 5-10 175 11/28/1999 Los Angeles, CA 7 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 Jose Mauri MF 5-6 143 05/16/1996 Realico, Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes
11/21/1966 W165 L125 T96
COLORADO RAPIDS vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Saturday, August 7, 2021; Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colo., 7 p.m. MT REFEREES
2021 SEASON RECORDS Rapids at home
GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 15 8-4-3 27 22 16 8 5-1-2 17 16 8
REFEREE: Ted Unkel. AR1 (bench): Corey Rockwell; AR2 (opposite): Jeremy Kieso; 4th: Alyssa Nichols; VAR: Hilario Grajeda; AVAR: Mike Kampmeinert TEAM NEWS
Sporting 17 10-4-3 33 33 20 on road 8 5-3-0 15 16 10 LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: Rapids 24 wins (3 shootout), 90 goals … Sporting 28 wins (1 shootout), 114 goals … Ties 16
SUSPENDED: KC: Ilie Sanchez (caution accumulation; through Aug. 8) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: COL: Jack Price SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: COL: Diego Rubio ... KC: Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza
AT COLORADO: Rapids 18 wins (2 shootout), 54 goals … Sporting 5 wins (1 shootout), 40 goals … Ties 11
INJURED LIST: COL: Younes Namli INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
2021 (MLS): 6/23: KC 3, COL 1 (Salloi 14, 38; Hernandez 64 -- Rosenberry 84)
LAST LEAGUE MATCHES AUSTIN FC 0 COLORADO RAPIDS 1 Scoring Summary: COL--Shinyashiki 3 (unassisted) 29
UPCOMING MATCHES SPORTING RAPIDS Sat. Aug. 14 at Dallas Sat. Aug. 14 at Houston Wed. Aug. 18 Portland Tue. Aug. 17 at LA Galaxy Sat. Aug. 21 at Minnesota Sat. Aug. 21 Real Salt Lake Sat. Aug. 28 Colorado Sat. Aug. 28 at Sporting KC
COLORADO RAPIDS--William Yarbrough, Keegan Rosenberry, Auston Trusty, Lalas Abubakar, Steven Beitashour (Drew Moor 71), Jack Price, Andre Shinyashiki (Nicolas Mezquida 72), Collen Warner (Oliver Larraz 84), Cole Bassett, Braian Galvan (Sebastian Anderson 59), Michael Barrios.
WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM SPORTING RAPIDS F A F A 22 16 GOALS SCORED 33 20 61 84 MINUTES PER GOAL 46 77 HOW SCORED
11 6 4 1
RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER
11 5 0 0
26 2 5 0
11 7 2 0
19 5 1 1 3 2 2 0
14 2 3 0 0 0 1 0
4 24 5
3 14 3
TYPE OF PLAY
11 3 4 1 0 1 1 1
13 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS
5 13 5
2 12 2
INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA
DISTANCE
RECORD AT HALFTIME (W-L-T) LEAD TIED TRAIL COL 6-1-0 1-0-1 1-3-2 KC 4-0-1 3-2-1 3-2-1
LOS ANGELES FC 1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 4 Scoring Summary: KC--Pulido 7 (unassisted) 20 KC--Martins 1 (Salloi 5) 28 KC--Salloi 10 (Zusi 3, Shelton 5) 36 KC--Kinda 4 (Zusi 4) 58 LFC--Musovski 1 (Palacios 2) 82 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Andreu Fontas, Luis Martins, Remi Walter (Roger Espinoza 71), Ilie Sanchez, Gadi Kinda (Jaylin Lindsey 78), Khiry Shelton, Alan Pulido (Wilson Harris 71), Daniel Salloi.
RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL
SCORE ALLOW 7-1-0 1-3-2 5-2-1 5-2-2
THE LAST TIME Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.
COLORADO RAPIDS Date Score (Gms since) 7/21/2021 COL 2, DAL 0 7/31/2021 COL 1, ATX 0 4/24/2021 COL 1, ATX 3 7/24/2021 COL 0, RSL 3 7/17/2021 COL 1, SJ 1 7/31/2021 COL 1, ATX 0 7/24/2021 COL 0, RSL 3
(0) (0) (7) (1) (3) (0) (1)
GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Rapids TLWWWLWWLTWTWLW WTLWLWWWTLWWWTWLW Sporting KC
SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 6/26/2021 KC 2, LFC 1 8/04/2021 KC 4, LFC 1 7/31/2021 KC 1, DAL 2 6/19/2021 KC 1, POR 2 7/21/2021 KC 1, SJ 1 7/04/2021 KC 2, LA 0 5/12/2021 KC 0, HOU 1
(2) (0) (0) (3) (3) (4) (12)
TEAM LEADERS
RAPIDS G: 4 Barrios A: 5 Price SHT: 31 Barrios SOG: 11 Barrios FC: 27 Acosta FS: 27 Rubio OF: 7 Barrios C: 5 Wilson E: 0 SPORTING G: 10 Salloi A: 5 Salloi/Shelton SHT: 50 Salloi SOG: 19 Salloi FC: 23 Espinoza FS: 22 Salloi OF: 4 Pulido/Salloi C: 5 Sanchez E: 0
GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG COL 15 2 7 3 3 0 22 1.47 KC 17 1 6 4 5 1 33 1.94 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG COL 15 7 3 2 3 0 16 1.07 KC 17 2 11 3 1 0 20 1.18 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 COL 22 1 4 5 6 3 3 KC 33 2 5 6 6 7 7 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 COL 16 4 3 4 1 3 1 KC 20 4 2 3 6 0 5
2021 COLORADO RAPIDS STATISTICS (8-4-3, 27 pts.) UNF 12 11 26 9 2 4 23 13 52 7 6 19 5 10 20 22 32 3 30 27 33 37 21
POS M F M F D D D D M F D M D F M G M D M D D F M
PLAYER Michael Barrios Diego Rubio Cole Bassett Andre Shinyashiki Keegan Rosenberry Danny Wilson Kellyn Acosta Sam Vines Braian Galvan Jonathan Lewis Lalas Abubakar Jack Price Auston Trusty Nicolas Benezet Nicolas Mezquida William Yarbrough Collen Warner Drew Moor Oliver Larraz Sebastian Anderson Steven Beitashour Yaya Toure Younes Namli Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals
GP 15 12 15 14 15 14 10 8 8 9 8 13 15 11 11 15 5 7 4 1 3 1 4
GS 15 12 13 10 15 14 10 8 3 2 8 13 15 1 4 15 2 0 0 0 1 0 4
MIN 1145 976 1200 787 1350 1202 900 719 272 371 684 1077 1350 284 413 1350 199 84 21 31 142 3 290
15 15
15 15
1350 1350
G 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 16
A 4 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 31 26 25 22 5 11 10 6 3 13 6 5 6 5 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 3
SOG 11 9 7 10 2 3 1 3 1 7 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
21 18
186 171
61 58
FC 16 12 17 13 12 23 27 5 0 5 7 18 20 1 12 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 0
FS 11 27 19 11 2 5 8 5 6 2 4 9 2 4 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
OFF 7 6 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CK 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 1 3 2 3 1 5 2 1 1 0 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
195 138 138 195
25 25
71 57
32 22
0 1
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Diego Rubio 3, Lalas Abubakar 1, Andre Shinyashiki 1, Braian Galvan 1, Danny Wilson 1, Keegan Rosenberry 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Michael Barrios 3, Jack Price 3, Danny Wilson 1, Keegan Rosenberry 1, Diego Rubio 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Diego Rubio 0-1 COLORADO RAPIDS GOALKEEPING UNF 22
POS G
GOALKEEPER William Yarbrough Team totals Opponent totals
GP 15 15 15
GS 15 15 15
MIN SHTS 1350 58 1350 58 1350 61
SV 40 40 39
GA 16 16 22
GAA 1.07 1.07 1.47
PG 0 0 0
PA 0 0 1
W 8 8 4
L 4 4 8
T 3 3 3
SO 7 7 2
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2021 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (10-4-3, 33 pts.) UNF 20 9 17 7 10 2 11 21 36 28 6 8 3 13 1 48 5 54 4 15 29 96
POS F F M F F D F M D M M M D D G D D M D M G F
PLAYER Daniel Salloi Alan Pulido Gadi Kinda Johnny Russell Gianluca Busio Jaylin Lindsey Khiry Shelton Felipe Hernandez Luis Martins Cameron Duke Ilie Sanchez Graham Zusi Andreu Fontas Amadou Dia John Pulskamp Kaveh Rad Nicolas Isimat-Mirin Remi Walter Roberto Puncec Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Wilson Harris Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals
GP 17 12 12 15 13 13 17 6 17 4 14 10 16 2 5 4 7 13 2 17 12 7
GS 15 9 10 11 13 8 13 4 17 1 12 9 16 0 5 2 6 9 1 13 12 1
MIN 1421 868 811 885 1152 826 1200 407 1482 135 1127 761 1440 48 450 215 514 689 85 1122 1080 112
17 17
17 17
1530 1530
G 10 7 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 20
A 5 1 2 4 3 1 5 2 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 50 43 22 31 27 4 19 14 8 2 6 7 10 0 0 0 0 8 2 17 0 2
SOG 19 11 12 10 7 2 7 3 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 5 0 2
29 19
272 192
94 62
FC 5 9 21 8 13 8 15 2 14 6 11 12 12 0 0 1 8 10 1 23 0 3
FS 22 21 16 18 15 2 13 7 9 9 5 5 5 0 0 0 3 8 0 13 0 0
OFF 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
CK 1 0 6 38 57 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0
C 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
182 189 189 182
25 39
115 60
25 37
0 4
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Daniel Salloi 5, Gadi Kinda 2, Alan Pulido 1, Johnny Russell 1, Luis Martins 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Khiry Shelton 3, Daniel Salloi 2, Gianluca Busio 2, Felipe Hernandez 2, Gadi Kinda 1, Andreu Fontas 1, Luis Martins 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Alan Pulido 2-2, Gadi Kinda 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29 1
POS G G
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia John Pulskamp Team totals Opponent totals
GP 12 5 17 17
GS 12 5 17 17
MIN SHTS 1080 44 450 18 1530 62 1530 94
SV 31 11 42 59
GA 13 7 20 33
GAA 1.08 1.4 1.18 1.94
PG 0 0 0 3
PA 0 0 0 3
W L 8 2 2 2 10 4 4 10
T 2 1 3 3
SO 2 0 2 1
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COLORADO RAPIDS 2021 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Apr. Sat. Apr. Sun. May Sat. May
OPPONENT 17 at FC Dallas 24 Austin FC
RESULT T 0-0 L 1-3
ATT 8621 0
W-L-T 0-0-1 0-1-1
2 at Vancouver 8 Minnesota
W 1-0 W 3-2
0 0
1-1-1 2-1-1
POS PTS NOTES: 5 1 11 1 COL: Shinyashiki (36); ATX: Fagundez (60) Dominguez (67,71) 11 4 COL: Rubio (26); 5 7 COL: Acosta (57) Bassett (71) Wilson (82); MIN: Reynoso (17) Dotson (24) 3 10 COL: Vines (29) Rubio (36) Bassett (42); HOU: Ramirez (39) 5 10 COL: Barrios (50); LFC: Rossi (14,33)
Sat. May
15 Houston
W 3-1
0
3-1-1
Sat. May
22 at Los Angeles FC 29 FC Dallas 19 at FC Cincinnati 23 at Sporting KC
L 1-2
10483
3-2-1
W 3-0 W 2-0
0 25054
4-2-1 5-2-1
4 3
13 COL: Rosenberry (13) own goal (41) Barrios (71); 16 COL: Rubio (21) Lewis (72);
L 1-3
18690
5-3-1
4
4 Seattle 7 Minnesota 17 San Jose 21 FC Dallas 24 at Real Salt Lake 31 at Austin FC 7 Sporting KC 14 at Houston 17 at Los Angeles 21 Real Salt Lake 28 at Sporting KC 4 at San Jose 11 Los Angeles 15 at Portland 19 Vancouver 25 Toronto FC 29 Austin FC 3 at Seattle 9 at Minnesota 16 at Real Salt Lake 20 Seattle 23 Portland 27 at New England 31 at Houston 7 Los Angeles FC
T W T W L
1-1 2-0 1-1 2-0 0-3
17104 0 14664 8321 17325
5-3-2 6-3-2 6-3-3 7-3-3 7-4-3
4 4 4 4 4
16 COL: (64) 17 COL: 20 COL: 21 COL: 24 COL: 24 RSL:
W 1-0
20738
8-4-3
4
27 COL: Shinyashiki (29);
Sat. May Sat. June Wed. June Sun. Wed. Sat. Wed. Sat.
July July July July July
Sat. Sat. Sat. Tue. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sat. Sat.
July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct.
Wed. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sun.
Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov.
Rosenberry (84); KC: Salloi (14,38) Hernandez Barrios (58); SEA: Roldan (41) Galvan (45) Shinyashiki (81); Bassett (53); SJ: Lopez (11) Abubakar (48) Barrios (55); own goal (14) Wood (30) Rubin (76)
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2021 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Apr. Fri. Apr. Sat. May Sun. Wed. Sun. Sat.
May May May May
OPPONENT RESULT 17 at New York W 2-1 23 Orlando City SC T 1-1 1 at Real Salt L 1-3 Lake 9 Austin FC W 2-1 12 at Houston L 0-1 16 Vancouver W 3-0 22 at San Jose W 3-1
ATT 0 0 0
W-L-T 1-0-0 1-0-1 1-1-1
POS PTS NOTES: 4 3 KC: Kinda (59) Salloi (60); NYR: Clark (48) 1 4 KC: Busio (45); ORL: Almeida (78) 10 4 KC: Pulido (17); RSL: Kreilach (35) Rubin (52,77)
0 7054 0 0
2-1-1 2-2-1 3-2-1 4-2-1
5 7 3 2
Sat. May
29 Houston
W 3-2
20086
5-2-1
2
Sat. June Sat. June Wed. June
12 Austin FC 19 at Portland 23 Colorado
T 1-1 L 1-2 W 3-1
18519 0 18690
5-2-2 5-3-2 6-3-2
2 2 2
Sat. Sun. Wed. Sun.
June July July July
26 Los Angeles FC 4 at Los Angeles 21 San Jose 25 at Seattle
W W T W
2-1 2-0 1-1 3-1
20213 23556 17872 32790
7-3-2 8-3-2 8-3-3 9-3-3
2 1 2 2
Sat. July Wed. Aug.
31 FC Dallas 4 at Los Angeles FC 7 at Colorado 14 at FC Dallas 18 Portland 21 at Minnesota 28 Colorado 3 at Los Angeles FC 11 Chicago 15 Minnesota 26 Seattle 29 at FC Dallas 3 Houston 17 at Vancouver 23 at Seattle 27 Los Angeles 31 at Minnesota 3 at Austin FC 7 Real Salt Lake
L 1-2 W 4-1
19975 22114
9-4-3 10-4-3
2 1
Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Fri.
Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep.
Sat. Wed. Sun. Wed. Sun. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sun. Wed. Sun.
Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov.
7 KC: Sanchez (82) Kinda (90); ATX: Gallagher (7) 7 HOU: Urruti (56) 10 KC: Salloi (28) Pulido (32,58); 13 KC: Lindsey (15) Pulido (60) Salloi (75); SJ: Lopez (4) 16 KC: Busio (51) Pulido (61) Kinda (65); HOU: Vera (14) Urruti (94+) 17 KC: Salloi (71); ATX: Dominguez (26) 17 KC: Lindsey (28); POR: Asprilla (36) Loria (46+) 20 KC: Salloi (14,38) Hernandez (64); COL: Rosenberry (84) 23 KC: Pulido (61) Salloi (87); LFC: Kim (24) 26 KC: Russell (81) Shelton (95+); 27 KC: Salloi (94+); SJ: Cardoso (53) 30 KC: Russell (31) Salloi (42) Duke (72); SEA: Montero (51) 30 KC: Russell (85); DAL: Pomykal (3) Ferreira (51) 33 KC: Pulido (20) Martins (28) Salloi (36) Kinda (58); LFC: Musovski (82)
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RAPIDS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2021)
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2021)
Goals 1 21 times Assists 2 Michael Barrios Shots 5 Michael Barrios 5 Diego Rubio 5 Michael Barrios Shots on Goal 3 Michael Barrios 3 Andre Shinyashiki Fouls Committed 5 Kellyn Acosta 5 Kellyn Acosta Fouls Suffered 5 Diego Rubio Offside 2 Michael Barrios 2 Jonathan Lewis 2 Jonathan Lewis Saves 7 William Yarbrough Shots Faced 7 William Yarbrough 7 William Yarbrough Goals Allowed 3 William Yarbrough 3 William Yarbrough 3 William Yarbrough
Goals 3 05/08/2021 vs 3 05/15/2021 vs 3 05/29/2021 vs Assists 4 05/15/2021 vs Shots 19 04/24/2021 vs Shots on Goal 6 04/17/2021 vs 6 04/24/2021 vs 6 05/02/2021 vs 6 07/31/2021 vs Fouls Committed 18 05/29/2021 vs 18 07/17/2021 vs Fouls Suffered 12 04/17/2021 vs 12 05/15/2021 vs 12 05/22/2021 vs 12 07/21/2021 vs Corner Kicks 11 04/24/2021 vs Offside 4 05/08/2021 vs Saves 7 06/19/2021 vs Shots Faced 7 04/24/2021 vs 7 06/19/2021 vs Goals Allowed 3 04/24/2021 vs 3 06/23/2021 vs 3 07/24/2021 vs
04/24/2021 vs ATX
L 1-3
05/15/2021 vs HOU
W 3-1
04/17/2021 vs DAL 04/24/2021 vs ATX 07/31/2021 vs ATX
T 0-0 L 1-3 W 1-0
04/17/2021 vs DAL 05/02/2021 vs VAN
T 0-0 W 1-0
05/02/2021 vs VAN 06/19/2021 vs CIN
W 1-0 W 2-0
05/22/2021 vs LFC
L 1-2
04/17/2021 vs DAL 05/08/2021 vs MIN 06/19/2021 vs CIN
T 0-0 W 3-2 W 2-0
06/19/2021 vs CIN
W 2-0
04/24/2021 vs ATX 06/19/2021 vs CIN
L 1-3 W 2-0
04/24/2021 vs ATX 06/23/2021 vs KC 07/24/2021 vs RSL
L 1-3 L 1-3 L 0-3
MIN HOU DAL
W 3-2 W 3-1 W 3-0
HOU
W 3-1
ATX
L 1-3
DAL ATX VAN ATX
T L W W
DAL SJ
W 3-0 T 1-1
DAL HOU LFC DAL
T W L W
ATX
L 1-3
MIN
W 3-2
CIN
W 2-0
ATX CIN
L 1-3 W 2-0
ATX KC RSL
L 1-3 L 1-3 L 0-3
SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2021)
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2021)
Goals 2 Alan Pulido 2 Daniel Salloi Assists 2 Graham Zusi Shots 8 Alan Pulido Shots on Goal 3 5 times Fouls Committed 5 Roger Espinoza Fouls Suffered 8 Cameron Duke Offside 2 Alan Pulido 2 Daniel Salloi Saves 7 Tim Melia Shots Faced 7 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 3 John Pulskamp
Goals 4 08/04/2021 at Assists 5 06/23/2021 at Shots 32 06/12/2021 at Shots on Goal 11 06/12/2021 at Fouls Committed 16 04/23/2021 at 16 07/21/2021 at 16 07/25/2021 at Fouls Suffered 19 05/16/2021 at 19 07/21/2021 at Corner Kicks 14 05/09/2021 at Offside 4 06/23/2021 at Saves 7 07/04/2021 at Shots Faced 7 07/04/2021 at Goals Allowed 3 05/01/2021 at
05/16/2021 at VAN 06/23/2021 at COL
W 3-0 W 3-1
08/04/2021 at LFC
W 4-1
05/22/2021 at SJ
W 3-1
05/22/2021 at SJ
W 3-1
04/23/2021 at ORL
T 1-1
07/21/2021 at SJ
T 1-1
05/01/2021 at RSL 06/23/2021 at COL
L 1-3 W 3-1
07/04/2021 at LA
W 2-0
07/04/2021 at LA
W 2-0
05/01/2021 at RSL
L 1-3
TEAM LOW GAMES (2021)
0-0 1-3 1-0 1-0
0-0 3-1 1-2 2-0
Shots 7 06/19/2021 vs Shots on Goal 2 05/22/2021 vs 2 06/19/2021 vs 2 07/17/2021 vs 2 07/24/2021 vs Fouls Committed 6 07/31/2021 vs Fouls Suffered 5 06/23/2021 vs Corner Kicks 1 06/23/2021 vs Offside 0 05/02/2021 vs 0 05/15/2021 vs 0 07/21/2021 vs Saves 0 07/04/2021 vs 0 07/24/2021 vs Shots Faced 1 07/04/2021 vs
CIN
W 2-0
LFC CIN SJ RSL
L W T L
ATX
W 1-0
KC
L 1-3
KC
L 1-3
VAN HOU DAL
W 1-0 W 3-1 W 2-0
SEA RSL
T 1-1 L 0-3
SEA
T 1-1
1-2 2-0 1-1 0-3
TEAM LOW GAMES (2021)
LFC
W 4-1
COL
W 3-1
ATX
T 1-1
ATX
T 1-1
ORL SJ SEA
T 1-1 T 1-1 W 3-1
VAN SJ
W 3-0 T 1-1
ATX
W 2-1
COL
W 3-1
LA
W 2-0
LA
W 2-0
RSL
L 1-3
Shots 6 05/01/2021 at Shots on Goal 1 05/01/2021 at Fouls Committed 5 06/23/2021 at Fouls Suffered 6 06/12/2021 at 6 06/19/2021 at Corner Kicks 2 05/22/2021 at 2 06/23/2021 at Offside 0 04/17/2021 at 0 05/29/2021 at 0 06/26/2021 at Saves 0 05/12/2021 at 0 08/04/2021 at Shots Faced 1 05/12/2021 at 1 08/04/2021 at
RSL
L 1-3
RSL
L 1-3
COL
W 3-1
ATX POR
T 1-1 L 1-2
SJ COL
W 3-1 W 3-1
NYR HOU LFC
W 2-1 W 3-2 W 2-1
HOU LFC
L 0-1 W 4-1
HOU LFC
L 0-1 W 4-1
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2021 COLORADO RAPIDS VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (0-1-0) UNF 2 4 23 20 12 11 5 6 7 19 13 26 9 10 22 52
POS D D D M M F D D F M D M F F G M
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 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
90 87 90 24 82 66 90 90 45 45 90 66 8 24 90 3 90 90
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 9 14
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6
0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 7
0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Keegan Rosenberry Danny Wilson Kellyn Acosta Nicolas Mezquida Michael Barrios Diego Rubio Auston Trusty Lalas Abubakar Jonathan Lewis Jack Price Sam Vines Cole Bassett Andre Shinyashiki Nicolas Benezet William Yarbrough Braian Galvan Team totals Opponent totals
GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None
UNF 22
POS G
GOALKEEPER William Yarbrough Team totals Opponent totals
GP
GS
1 1 1
1 1 1
MIN SHT 90 90 90
6 6 3
SV
GA
GAA
PG
PA
W
L
T
SO
O'TIME
3 3 2
3 3 1
3.00 3.00 1.00
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
2021 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. COLORADO RAPIDS (1-0-0) UNF 20 21 7 2 3 15 29 9 11 13 6 10 28 36 48
POS F M F D D M G F F D M F 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 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1
90 90 45 90 90 67 90 45 90 34 82 90 23 56 8 90 90
2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
4 3 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 9
3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 3
0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 7
0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 5
2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 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 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
Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Johnny Russell Jaylin Lindsey Andreu Fontas Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Alan Pulido Khiry Shelton Amadou Dia Ilie Sanchez Gianluca Busio Cameron Duke Luis Martins Kaveh Rad 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
3 3 6
SV
GA
GAA
PG
PA
W
L
T
SO
O'TIME
2 2 3
1 1 3
1.00 1.00 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 RAPIDS ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS
Rapids
Sporting KC
Rapids 24 wins, 93 goals Sporting KC 28 wins, 115 goals 16 ties 4/13/1996 5/5/1996 7/10/1996 8/7/1996 6/28/1997 8/28/1997 9/6/1997 9/26/1997 5/31/1998 7/19/1998 8/8/1998 9/2/1998 4/17/1999 7/7/1999 9/10/1999 9/25/1999 4/1/2000 4/29/2000 8/2/2000 8/26/2000 7/18/2001 8/12/2001 8/19/2001 3/23/2002 5/11/2002 9/14/2002 9/20/2002 7/4/2003 8/22/2003 9/13/2003 10/4/2003 5/1/2004 6/9/2004 9/10/2004 9/25/2004 4/2/2005 7/4/2005 7/8/2006 9/9/2006 5/19/2007 7/22/2007 4/5/2008 8/16/2008 3/28/2009 9/26/2009 4/10/2010 7/17/2010 5/28/2011 7/6/2011 5/19/2012 8/31/2013 3/29/2014 5/16/2015 6/27/2015 8/29/2015 10/21/2015 4/13/2016 5/11/2016 7/16/2016 4/9/2017 5/27/2017 3/24/2018 5/5/2018 3/17/2019 9/21/2019 7/17/2020 8/29/2020
KC 3 vs COL COL 4 vs KC KC 2 vs COL COL 4 vs KC KC 4 at COL KC 1 vs COL KC 2 at COL KC 5 vs COL COL 2 vs KC KC 4 vs COL KC 3 vs COL COL 3 vs KC COL 2 vs KC COL 2 at KC COL 1 vs KC COL 1 at KC KC 3 vs COL KC 5 at COL KC 3 vs COL COL 1 vs KC COL 0 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 3 vs COL KC 1 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 2 at KC COL 1 vs KC COL 3 vs KC KC 2 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 4 vs COL KC 2 vs COL KC 1 at COL COL 3 vs KC KC 1 vs COL KC 3 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 1 vs KC KC 4 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 2 vs COL KC 3 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 0 vs COL KC 1 vs COL COL 1 vs KC COL 1 vs KC KC 1 vs COL COL 2 vs KC KC 2 vs COL KC 3 at COL KC 0 vs COL KC 2 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 2 at KC COL 2 at KC COL 1 vs KC COL 1 vs KC KC 3 vs COL COL 1 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 1 vs COL COL 1 vs KC COL 3 at KC KC 3 vs COL COL 1 vs KC
0 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 2 1
KC SOW
COL SOW COL SOW COL SOW
(2OT) (2OT) (2OT) (2OT)
(2OT) (2OT)
(KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (DS) (KC) (CA) (DS) (DS) (CA) (CA) (DS) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (SP) (DS) (SP) (SP) (DS) (DS) (SP) (DS) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (WD) (DS)
Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 34 352 135 470 99 152
2 56 449 170 520 86 157
OT 0 5 2 2 1 0
Tot 90 806 307 992 186 309
1 40 414 162 431 93 154
2 74 543 233 435 89 187
OT 0 4 1 9 0 1
Tot 114 961 396 875 182 342
GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: COL KC
1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
OT
Total
12 11
10 13
11 15
17 26
10 15
30 34
0 0
90 114
CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes Robin Fraser
vs. COL vs. KC
9-7-8 1-5-2
(1.3 pts./game) (0.5 pts./game)
ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed
8 7 53 29 35 36 3 5 3 44 17
Rapids John Spencer Chris Henderson John Spencer John Spencer Pablo Mastroeni Chris Henderson 5 times Cannon/Hahnemann Scott Garlick Marcus Hahnemann Marcus Hahnemann
9 16 83 35 34 47 7 7 6 65 18
Sporting KC Klein/Radosavljevic Preki Preki Preki McKeon/Zavagnin Kerry Zavagnin Tony Meola Tim Melia Tony Meola Tony Meola Meola/Melia
ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal
2 2 8 5
Fouls Committed
7
Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed
7 1 9 5
Rapids 8 players tied 7 players tied Mark Chung (09/14/02) John Spencer (08/22/03) Chris Martinez (08/02/00) Kevin Doyle (05/11/16) 12 players tied 4 players tied Grafer/Kramer
2 3 9 6
Sporting KC 10 players tied Preki (10/04/03) Onandi Lowe (08/12/01) Alan Pulido (10/24/20)
7 Chris Henderson (08/26/00) 7 3 players tied 1 15 players tied 9 Bo Oshoniyi (09/10/04) 4 Mike Ammann (08/07/96)
W-L-T Breakdowns: Colorado Rapids 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)
6-1-0 1-0-1 1-3-2
6 Ws 1 Ws 1 Ls
(05/02/2021) (07/21/2021) (07/24/2021)
4-0-1 3-2-1 3-2-1
4 Ws (05/16/2021) 1 Ts (07/21/2021) 1 Ls (07/31/2021)
1-3-2 7-1-0
1 Ls 7 Ws
(07/24/2021) (05/02/2021)
5-2-2 5-2-1
1 Ls (07/31/2021) 4 Ws (06/23/2021)
0-1-1 2-3-2 3-0-0 3-0-0 0-0-0
1 Ls 1 Ws 5 Ws 4 Ws 2 Ws
(07/24/2021) (07/31/2021) (09/19/2020) (11/01/2020) (09/12/2020)
0-1-0 0-3-3 4-0-0 5-0-0 1-0-0
1 1 5 7 3
Ls Ls Ws Ws Ws
(05/12/2021) (07/31/2021) (11/08/2020) (02/29/2020) (03/07/2020)
6-0-1 1-0-2 1-1-0 0-3-0 0-0-0
6 Ws 2 Ts 1 Ls 4 Ls 3 Ls
(05/02/2021) (07/04/2021) (05/22/2021) (07/17/2020) (08/22/2020)
2-0-0 7-1-3 1-2-0 0-1-0 0-0-0
3 2 2 2 1
Ws Ws Ls Ls Ls
(11/08/2020) (07/25/2021) (06/19/2021) (09/19/2020) (08/25/2020)
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9/27/2020 10/21/2020 10/24/2020 6/23/2021
COL 0 vs KC COL 0 vs KC KC 4 vs COL KC 3 vs COL
0 0 0 1
(DS) (DS) (SP) (SP)
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RAPIDS CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (24-28-16) PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
John Spencer Chris Henderson Mark Chung Wolde Harris Conor Casey Ross Paule Paul Bravo Marcelo Balboa Terry Cooke Vicente Sanchez Steve Trittschuh Kyle Beckerman Kevin Doyle Sean Henderson Jovan Kirovski Diego Rubio Shaun Bartlett Chris Carrieri Wes Hart Tommy Smith Cole Bassett Scott Benedetti Omar Cummings Shkelzen Gashi Kei Kamara Zach Kingsley Tyrone Marshall Alain Nkong Dillon Powers Kellyn Acosta Dominique Badji Edson Buddle Jose Burciaga Jr. Jordan Cila Jeff Cunningham John DiRaimondo Facundo Erpen Maynor Figueroa Kortne Ford Marlon Hairston Jean Harbor Kosuke Kimura Jonathan Lewis Joe Mason Clint Mathis David Patino Zizi Roberts Keegan Rosenberry Marcelo Sarvas Dillon Serna Richard Sharpe Luis Solignac Chris Martinez Adrian Paz Jack Price Carlos Valderrama Colin Clark Juan Ramirez Seth Trembly Peter Vermes Mehdi Ballouchy Nicolas Benezet Nat Borchers Jason Boyce Edgar Castillo Eric Denton Robin Fraser Denis Hamlett Nicolas Hernandez Peguero Jean Philippe Ritchie Kotschau Jeff Larentowicz Thiago Martins
13 24 11 12 8 11 15 19 7 4 11 14 7 6 4 6 4 10 11 3 5 4 7 4 4 6 3 3 9 5 8 2 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 6 4 8 5 2 2 4 3 6 3 5 2 5 13 8 8 7 5 2 8 11 6 3 10 1 2 3 9 3 4 4 16 5 1
12 21 10 7 8 10 14 19 5 3 11 9 6 5 4 6 4 9 9 3 4 4 6 4 2 4 3 1 6 5 7 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 4 4 8 1 1 1 4 2 6 2 3 0 4 11 7 8 7 5 1 3 10 6 1 10 1 2 3 9 3 4 4 14 5 0
1172 2006 959 663 696 935 1192 1732 515 273 990 913 561 428 296 490 325 774 778 270 292 347 538 334 219 291 270 159 560 391 636 102 179 154 127 90 270 180 173 386 324 712 153 109 96 338 212 525 187 274 15 346 954 599 658 670 375 78 317 914 456 110 910 40 180 270 850 270 344 260 1277 450 33
8 6 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 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 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 7 2 2 1 3 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SHT GOALKEEPER 53 32 30 18 22 18 33 35 10 3 14 14 13 4 8 9 7 17 6 4 2 4 13 8 7 4 1 4 5 6 12 3 3 4 7 2 2 1 2 4 9 3 7 2 2 9 9 4 3 3 2 9 3 11 4 4 5 2 3 4 8 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 6 8 6 4 0
Ian Feuer Zac MacMath Preston Burpo Tim Howard Matt Pickens Scott Garlick Dusty Hudock Joe Cannon Clint Irwin Scott Vallow Bouna Coundoul Chris Woods David Kramer Marcus Hahnemann William Yarbrough John Berner Adin Brown Paul Grafer Team totals Opponent totals
GP
MIN
3 3 2 6 6 8 2 8 4 1 3 2 5 8 4 1 1 1 68 68
270 270 180 540 540 750 180 720 360 100 270 180 470 720 360 90 90 90 6120 6120
SHT
GAA
PG
12 11 0.33 8 5 0.33 9 7 0.50 31 21 1.17 28 21 1.17 45 32 1.44 16 13 1.50 54 39 1.62 14 9 1.75 5 3 1.80 14 7 2.00 18 14 2.00 25 12 2.11 64 44 2.12 30 18 2.75 4 1 3.00 10 7 3.00 11 6 5.00 398 270 1.66 307 209 1.31
SV
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7 12
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PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
Pablo Mastroeni Younes Namli Marco Pappa Jacob Peterson Martin Rivero Jamie Smith Roy Wegerle Team totals Opponent totals
22 3 2 5 2 2 5 68 68
21 3 2 3 1 0 3 68 68
1841 237 131 218 123 73 213 6120 6120
G
A
SHT
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 93 86 115 111
11 1 3 7 4 0 4 810 964
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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. RAPIDS (28-24-16) PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
Preki Chris Klein Vitalis Takawira Mo Johnston Davy Arnaud Josh Wolff Dom Dwyer Graham Zusi Gerso Fernandes Daniel Salloi Jimmy Conrad Frank Klopas Gary Glasgow Matt McKeon Teal Bunbury Benny Feilhaber Francisco Gomez Eddie Johnson Miklos Molnar Roy Lassiter Alan Pulido Scott Sealy Paul Wright Mark Chung Kerry Zavagnin Chris Henderson Brian Johnson Seth Sinovic Chris Brown Andreu Fontas Felipe Hernandez Jack Jewsbury Gadi Kinda Krisztian Nemeth Johnny Russell Khiry Shelton Igor Simutenkov Ryan Smith Ryan Tinsley Stephen Armstrong Alex Bunbury Gianluca Busio Felipe Gutierrez Michael Harrington Kei Kamara Michael Kraus Alexi Lalas Uche Okafor Diego Rubio Mike Sorber Dave van den Bergh Eric Quill Jose Burciaga Jr. Mike Burns Roger Espinoza Carlos Marinelli Chance Myers Sasha Victorine Sal Zizzo Saad Abdul-Salaam Peter Byaruhanga Bobby Convey Eric Eichmann Diego Gutierrez Connor Hallisey Jaylin Lindsey Luis Martins Tony Meola Soni Mustivar Paulo Nagamura Bo Oshoniyi Ryan Pore
26 21 14 18 18 13 9 19 9 4 18 8 7 19 6 8 11 3 2 5 4 5 9 12 27 8 8 11 14 2 3 14 3 5 8 6 6 3 8 6 4 6 3 10 6 1 4 16 3 3 1 6 9 5 18 3 8 6 1 6 1 1 2 15 3 3 3 17 5 5 8 5
24 21 10 17 15 11 7 18 5 2 18 5 5 17 3 7 4 3 2 4 3 2 5 12 26 8 3 10 6 2 1 12 3 5 6 5 4 2 8 6 3 3 3 10 5 0 4 15 1 3 1 5 9 3 17 2 7 6 1 4 1 1 1 14 1 3 3 17 4 5 8 2
2175 1840 889 1534 1442 925 643 1585 492 203 1579 492 486 1563 307 669 508 244 158 319 306 225 483 1080 2399 730 342 788 833 180 173 1052 249 415 493 470 385 196 684 433 287 279 261 879 456 23 360 1338 70 267 83 432 774 281 1423 217 582 491 90 438 45 59 102 1257 152 270 235 1580 364 437 730 112
9 9 8 7 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 3 3 7 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
83 43 32 38 37 20 27 30 7 12 12 15 11 26 9 21 18 6 7 3 17 6 10 34 10 11 1 3 12 1 3 17 4 9 14 13 7 8 2 7 8 11 11 1 12 1 6 5 6 3 4 5 10 1 20 2 7 10 2 2 0 0 2 10 2 0 0 0 1 9 0 1
GOALKEEPER
GP
Garth Lagerwey Chris Snitko Jimmy Nielsen Tony Meola Tim Melia Bo Oshoniyi Kevin Hartman Mike Ammann Pat Harrington Eric Kronberg Richard Sanchez David Winner Team totals Opponent totals
2 2 6 17 15 8 6 9 2 1 1 1 68 68
MIN SHTS 135 100 540 1580 1350 730 540 800 135 90 90 90 6120 6120
GAA
PG
7 5 0.67 5 4 0.90 20 14 1.00 85 65 1.03 52 33 1.20 44 31 1.36 31 22 1.50 46 29 1.91 5 1 2.00 6 3 2.00 4 2 2.00 2 0 2.00 307 209 1.31 398 270 1.66
SV
0 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 12 7
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PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
Craig Rocastle CJ Sapong Scott Uderitz Team totals Opponent totals
3 3 6 68 68
2 1 4 68 68
161 94 352 6120 6120
G
A
SHT
0 1 0 1 0 1 115 111 93 86
0 3 1 964 810
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CURRENT RAPIDS VS. SPORTING KC (24-28-16) PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
Michael Barrios Dominique Badji Diego Rubio Collen Warner Kellyn Acosta Cole Bassett Kortne Ford Jonathan Lewis Keegan Rosenberry Steven Beitashour Jack Price Nicolas Benezet Younes Namli Auston Trusty Lalas Abubakar Braian Galvan Clint Irwin Mark-Anthony Kaye Jeremy Kelly Nicolas Mezquida Drew Moor Andre Shinyashiki Sam Vines Danny Wilson William Yarbrough Team totals Opponent totals
16 10 6 17 12 5 2 6 8 12 8 3 3 5 6 2 6 3 1 11 17 5 5 6 4 68 68
12 9 6 14 10 4 2 2 7 12 8 1 3 3 6 0 6 2 0 5 17 2 5 6 4 68 68
1100 789 490 1129 891 292 173 208 620 1074 658 110 237 313 525 4 490 225 15 549 1530 184 450 508 360 6120 6120
GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN
Clint Irwin William Yarbrough Team totals Opponent totals
6 4 68 68
490 360 6120 6120
SHT
G
CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. RAPIDS (28-24-16) A
SHT
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
5 4 2 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 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 0 93 86 115 111
19 17 9 7 12 2 2 7 5 4 4 2 1 1 4 0 0 3 0 9 7 5 2 1 0 810 964
Graham Zusi Daniel Salloi Alan Pulido Andreu Fontas Felipe Hernandez Gadi Kinda Johnny Russell Khiry Shelton Gianluca Busio Roger Espinoza Jaylin Lindsey Luis Martins Amadou Dia Cameron Duke Tim Melia Roberto Puncec Kaveh Rad Ilie Sanchez Graham Smith Team totals Opponent totals
19 4 4 2 3 3 8 8 6 18 3 3 6 2 16 3 1 9 1 68 68
18 2 3 2 1 3 6 6 3 17 3 3 2 0 16 2 0 9 1 68 68
1585 203 306 180 173 249 493 571 279 1423 270 235 247 24 1440 230 8 802 90 6120 6120
GAA
PG
GOALKEEPER
GP
18 12 1.47 30 18 2.75 398 270 1.66 307 209 1.31
SV
0 1 7 12
Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals
16 68 68
MIN SHTS 1440 6120 6120
G
A
SHT
4 2 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 111 93 86
30 12 17 1 3 4 14 13 11 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 964 810
GAA
PG
58 37 1.25 307 209 1.31 398 270 1.66
SV
1 12 7
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MATCH INFORMATION
vs
Colorado Rapids (8-4-3, 27 points) 22 GF, 16 GA
Sporting KC (10-4-3, 33 points) 33 GF, 20 GA
2021 MLS Regular Season – Week 18 DICK’S Sporting Goods Park – Commerce City, CO Saturday, Aug. 7 – 7 p.m. MT Referee: Ted Unkel Assistants: Corey Rockwell, Jeremy Kieso 4th Official: Alyssa Nichols VAR: Chico Grajeda BROADCAST INFORMATION Local TV: Altitude Sports National Stream: ESPN+ Local Radio: Altitude Sports 92.5 FM
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RAPIDS COMMUNICATIONS Omar Gonzalez Director, Communications (303) 513-4234 Omar.Gonzalez@coloradorapids.com Lucas Casás Manager, Communications (720) 469-3264 Lucas.Casas@coloradorapids.com
2021 COLORADO RAPIDS SCHEDULE Date
Home: 5-1-2 | Away: 3-3-1 Opponent
Time/Result
April 17 April 24 May 2 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 June 19 June 23 July 4 July 7 July 17 July 21 July 24 July 31 Aug. 7 Aug. 14 Aug. 17 Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 15 Sept. 19 Sept. 25 Sept. 29 Oct. 3 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 20 Oct. 23 Oct. 27 Oct. 31 Nov. 7
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D, 0-0 L, 1-3 W, 1-0 W, 3-2 W, 3-1 L, 1-2 W, 3-0 W, 2-0 L, 1-3 D, 1-1 W, 2-0 D, 1-1 W, 2-0 L, 0-3 W, 1-0 7 p.m. MT 6:30 p.m. MT 8:30 p.m. MT 7 p.m. MT 7 p.m. MT 8 p.m. MT 1:30 p.m. MT 8 p.m. MT 7 p.m. MT 6 p.m. MT 7 p.m. MT 8 p.m. MT 6 p.m. MT 7:30 p.m. MT 7 p.m. MT 7 p.m. MT 5 p.m. MT 1 p.m. MT 4 p.m. MT
Player Availability Report Out - Younes Namli (Injury)
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NEWS & NOTES REINFORCEMENTS HAVE ARRIVED The Rapids bolstered their squad last week with the acquisitions of M Mark-Anthony Kaye and F Dominique Badji from Los Angeles FC and Nashville SC, respectively. Kaye joined the club after a successful run with the Canada Men’s National Team at the Concacaf Gold Cup, helping the North Americans reach the semifinal for the first time since 2007. The 26-year-old had one assist in nine starts among 10 appearances for LAFC this season. Badji, meanwhile, rejoins the Rapids after making 12 starts in 17 appearances for Nashville, adding one goal and two assists. The 28-year-old was originally drafted by Colorado 67th overall (round 4) at the 2015 MLS SuperDraft and made 70 starts among 91 MLS appearances, adding 24 goals and 12 assists during his time in Colorado between 2015 and 2018. Fresh off winning the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup on Sunday, M Kellyn Acosta and F Jonathan Lewis are back with the club. Acosta leads MLS with 2.6 tackles won per game among players with at least 10 games played. Acosta is six tackles off the league lead despite having playedat least five fewer games than any player with more tackles won than him.
BACK IN FRIENDLY CONFINES After two games on the road, the Rapids return to DICK’S Sporting Goods Park, where they have a 5-1-2 (W-L-D) record this season, the second-best home record in the Western Conference (LA Galaxy, 7-2-0). Sporting KC, meanwhile, boasts the third-best road record in MLS at 5-3-0. The Rapids are undefeated in their last seven matches against Sporting KC at DSGP. They drew the three most recent meetings after the Rapids won the previous four; Sporting hasn’t won in Colorado since 2014. The Burgundy Boys are also undefeated in their last seven matches at DSGP.
FOREVER A RAPID On Thursday, the Rapids bid farewell to D Sam Vines, who was transferred to Belgian side Royal Antwerp FC. Vines departs as one of the club’s most successful Academy alumni ever. Vines’ 53 MLS appearances are third-most by a Rapids Academy product, and his 49 starts are second. The Colorado Springs native was the first Rapids Academy product to start a match for the USMNT, score a goal for the USMNT at a senior international tournament and to win the Concacaf Gold Cup.
NOTES & MILESTONES • Colorado boasts the highest shot conversion rate (inc. blocks) at home in MLS, at 14.81 percent. The Rapids have scored 16 goals on 108 shots at DICK’S Sporting Goods Park this season. • F Michael Barrios has five goals and four assists in 16 career games against Sporting KC. • F Dominique Badji has two goals in 10 career appearances against Sporting KC, including one with the Rapids in March 2018, a 2-2 draw at DICK’S Sporting Goods Park. F Diego Rubio scored the equalizer for Sporting in stoppage time in that match. • The club’s next home win will be its 200th all-time in the regular season. The club reached 200 all-time regular season clean sheets on Saturday in Austin. • F Dominique Badji’s next goal will be his 25th with Colorado, which would pass D Marcelo Balboa for sole possession of eighth on the club’s all-time scoring list. • M Mark-Anthony Kaye’s next goal will be his first with Colorado and the 10th of his career. Kaye is two assists away from 20 in his career. • F Michael Barrios is two assists away from the 50th of his MLS career. Barrios would be the 11th active player to reach the milestone. • M Jack Price’s next assist will be his 26th in MLS, tying M Dillon Powers for fifth-most in club history. • D Auston Trusty’s next appearance will be the 80th of his MLS career. • M Collen Warner’s next start will be the 160th of his MLS career. • GK William Yarbrough is tied for second in MLS with seven clean sheets.
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ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. 6 23 27 8 12 26 33 34 24 52 29 1 14 18 30 7 16 20 3 21 19 16 28 2 11 9 37 5 32 4 77 22
Pos. D M D F F M D D D M/F F GK M D M F M M/F D M M GK GK D F F F D M D F GK
NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 37 52 77
Pos. GK D D D D D F F F F F M GK M D M M/F M GK M D M D GK F M M D D F M/F F
Name
DOB
H
W
Pronunciation
Hometown
Name
DOB
H
W
Pronunciation
Last Club
Lalas Abubakar Kellyn Acosta Sebastian Anderson Dominique Badji Michael Barrios Cole Bassett Steven Beitashour *Michael Edwards Kortne Ford Braian Galván *Matt Hundley Clint Irwin Mark-Anthony Kaye Jeremy Kelly *Oliver Larraz Jonathan Lewis *Philip Mayaka Nicolás Mezquida Drew Moor Younes Namli Jack Price *Andre Rawls *Abraham Rodriguez Keegan Rosenberry Diego Rubio Andre Shinyashiki Yaya Toure Auston Trusty Collen Warner Danny Wilson *Darren Yapi William Yarbrough
Clint Irwin Keegan Rosenberry Drew Moor Danny Wilson Auston Trusty Lalas Abubakar Jonathan Lewis Dominique Badji Andre Shinyashiki Diego Rubio Michael Barrios Mark-Anthony Kaye *Andre Rawls *Philip Mayaka Jeremy Kelly Jack Price Nicolás Mezquida Younes Namli William Yarbrough Kellyn Acosta Kortne Ford Cole Bassett Sebastian Anderson *Abraham Rodriguez *Matt Hundley *Oliver Larraz Collen Warner Steven Beitashour *Michael Edwards Yaya Toure Braian Galván *Darren Yapi
12-25-1994 07-24-1995 08-08-2002 10-16-1992 04-21-1991 07-28-2001 02-01-1987 11-27-2000 01-26-1996 10-06-2000 05-11-2000 04-01-1989 12-02-1994 10-21-1997 09-16-2001 06-04-1997 11-30-2000 01-21-1992 01-15-1984 06-20-1994 12-19-1992 12-20-1991 07-15-2002 12-11-1993 05-15-1993 06-11-1997 06-12-2004 08-12-1998 06-24-1988 12-27-1991 11-19-2004 03-20-1989
04-01-1989 12-11-1993 01-15-1984 12-27-1991 08-12-1998 12-25-1994 06-04-1997 10-16-1992 06-11-1997 05-15-1993 04-21-1991 12-02-1994 12-20-1991 11-30-2000 10-21-1997 12-19-1992 01-21-1992 06-20-1994 03-20-1989 07-24-1995 01-26-1996 07-28-2001 08-08-2002 07-15-2002 05-11-2000 09-16-2001 06-24-1988 02-01-1987 11-27-2000 06-12-2004 10-06-2000 11-19-2004
6-1 5-10 5-9 6-0 5-4 5-11 5-10 6-4 6-2 5-5 5-10 6-3 6-1 5-9 5-10 5-7 5-7 5-7 6-0 5-11 5-7 6-2 5-8 5-8 5-11 5-9 5-9 6-3 5-10 6-2 6-1 6-2
6-3 5-8 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-1 5-7 6-0 5-9 5-11 5-4 6-1 6-2 5-7 5-9 5-7 5-7 5-11 6-2 5-10 6-2 5-11 5-9 5-8 5-10 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-4 5-9 5-5 6-1
181 150 154 170 135 150 172 176 185 141 163 194 170 150 139 150 135 152 165 154 152 190 165 161 170 152 150 185 179 174 174 161
194 161 165 174 185 181 150 170 152 170 135 170 190 135 150 152 152 154 161 150 185 150 140 165 163 139 179 172 176 150 141 174
LAH-las ah-BOO-bah-car KEL-in uh-KOST-uh AN-der-suhn dom-uh-NEEK BAH-gee BAH-ree-ohs kohl BAS-it BAY-ta-shoor ED-werdz KORT-nee ford BRAHY-uhn (Brian) gal-VAHN HUHND-lee ur-win kay JER-uh-mee KEL-ee lah-RAHZ LOO-is mah-YAH-kah mez-KEE-dah mohr YOU-nes NAHM-lee price AHN-drey RAWLS EY-bruh-ham ruh-DREE-gehs KEE-guhn ROH-zuhn-ber-ee DEE-eh-go ROO-bee-oh AHN-drey shin-yah-SHEE-kee YAH-yah TOUR-ey AW-stuhn TRUHS-tee WAWR-ner WIL-suhn YAH-pee YARH-bro
ur-win KEE-guhn ROH-zuhn-ber-ee mohr WIL-suhn AW-stuhn TRUHS-tee LAH-las ah-BOO-bah-car LOO-is dom-uh-NEEK BAH-gee AHN-drey shin-yah-SHEE-kee DEE-eh-go ROO-bee-oh BAH-ree-ohs kay AHN-drey RAWLS mah-YAH-kah JER-uh-mee KEL-ee price mez-KEE-dah YOU-nes NAHM-lee YARH-bro KEL-in uh-KOST-uh KORT-nee ford kohl BAS-it AN-der-suhn EY-bruh-ham ruh-DREE-gehs HUHND-lee lah-RAHZ WAWR-ner BAY-ta-shoor ED-werdz YAH-yah TOUR-ey BRAHY-uhn (Brian) gal-VAHN YAH-pee
Kumasi, Ghana Plano, TX Highlands Ranch, CO Dakar, Senegal Barranquilla, Colombia Littleton, CO San Jose, CA Woodbridge, VA Greeley, CO San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina Littleton, CO Charlotte, NC Toronto, Canada Chapel Hill, NC Denver, CO Plantation, FL Nairobi, Kenya Montevideo, Uruguay Dallas, TX Copenhagen, Denmark Shrewsbury, England San Ramon, CA Thornton, CO Ronks, PA Santiago, Chile Sao Paulo, Brazil Conakry, Guinea Media, PA Denver, CO Livingston, Scotland Denver, CO Aguascalientes, Mexico
Toronto FC Philadelphia Union Toronto FC Rangers (Scotland) Philadelphia Union Columbus Crew SC New York City FC Nashville SC Denver (NCAA) Sporting Kansas City FC Dallas Los Angeles FC New York City FC Clemson (NCAA) North Carolina (NCAA) Wolves (England) Vancouver Whitecaps FC FC Krasnodar (Russia) Club León (Mexico) FC Dallas Rapids Academy Rapids Academy Rapids Academy Rapids Academy Rapids Academy Rapids Academy FC Helsingør (Denmark) Los Angeles FC VfL Wolfsburg (Germany) New York Red Bulls II C.A. Colón (Argentina) Rapids Academy *On loan
SOCCER OPERATIONS Pádraig Smith, Executive VP & General Manager Fran Taylor, Assistant General Manager Robin Fraser, Head Coach
Neil Emblen, Assistant Coach Wolde Harris, Assistant Coach Chris Little, Assistant Coach Chris Sharpe, Assistant & Goalkeeper Coach
Jase Kim, First Team Analyst Courtney Intara, Director of Soccer Operations Alyne Moor, Team Operations Manager Hayden Andrews, Sr. Equipment Manager
Dr. John Spittler, Chief Medical Officer Rick Guter, Head Athletic Trainer Ahron Thode, Head of Sport Science & Performance Peter Gorka, Strength & Conditioning Coach
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STATISTICS GP
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
0
0
0
0
0
15
1350
2
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
12
2
1
0
1
0
84
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
14
1202
1
0
1
11
3
23
5
1
0
5
0
Auston Trusty
15
15
1350
Lalas Abubakar
8
8
684
0
1
6
2
20
2
0
0
2
0
1
0
6
1
7
4
0
0
2
F
Jonathan Lewis
9
2
0
371
1
0
13
7
5
2
4
0
0
8
F
Dominique Badji
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
F
Andre Shinyashiki
10
F
Nicolas Benezet
14
10
787
3
0
22
10
13
11
3
0
3
0
11
1
284
0
1
5
1
1
4
0
2
0
11
F
0
Diego Rubio
12
12
976
3
3
26
9
12
27
6
0
3
12
0
F
Michael Barrios
15
15
1145
4
4
31
11
16
11
7
0
1
0
13
D
Sam Vines
8
8
719
1
1
6
3
5
5
0
0
1
0
14
M
Mark-Anthony Kaye
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
GK
*Andre Rawls
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
NO.
POS
NAME
1
GK
Clint Irwin
0
2
D
Keegan Rosenberry
15
3
D
Drew Moor
7
4
D
Danny Wilson
5
D
6
D
7
0 16 M *Philip Mayaka
GS
18
D
Jeremy Kelly
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
M
Jack Price
13
13
1077
0
5
5
1
18
9
0
55
4
0
20
M/F
Nicolás Mezquida
11
4
413
0
1
5
1
12
9
1
4
1
0
21
M
Younes Namli
4
4
290
0
0
3
1
0
3
0
0
1
0
22
GK
William Yarbrough
15
15
1350
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
23
M
Kellyn Acosta
10
10
900
1
1
10
1
27
8
0
0
2
0
24
D
Kortne Ford
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
M
Cole Bassett
15
13
1200
3
1
25
7
17
19
1
10
2
0
27
D
Sebastian Anderson
1
0
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
GK
*Abraham Rodriguez
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
F
*Matt Hundley
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
M
*Oliver Larraz
4
0
21
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
32
M
Collen Warner
5
2
199
0
0
2
0
5
1
0
0
1
0
33
D
Steven Beitashour
3
1
142
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
34
D
*Michael Edwards
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
F
Yaya Toure
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
52
M/F
Braian Galván
8
3
272
1
0
3
1
0
6
0
0
1
0
77
F
*Darren Yapi
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SV
GA
GAA
PA
PG
W
L
D
SO
GOALKEEPERS NO. POS
NAME
1
GK
Clint Irwin
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
GK
*Andre Rawls
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
GK
William Yarbrough
15
15
1350
58
40
16
1.07
0
0
8
4
3
7
28
GK
*Abraham Rodriguez
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
Game-Winning Goals: Diego Rubio 3, Danny Wilson 1, Keegan Rosenberry 1, Braian Galván 1, Lalas Abubakar 1, Andre Shinyashiki 1 Game-Winning Assists: Michael Barrios 3, Jack Price 3, Keegan Rosenberry 1, Danny Wilson 1, Diego Rubio 1 Penalty Kick Goals/Attempts: Diego Rubio 0-1
Only Rapids 2021 statistics shown *On loan
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STATISTICS 2021 LEADERS
Games Played Games Started Minutes Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Tackles Won Interceptions Dribbles Completed Offsides Corner Kicks Cautions Ejections Shots Faced Saves Clean Sheets
15 15 1350 4 5 31 11 27 27 26 32 20 7 55 5 0 58 40 7
5 players tied 4 players tied 3 players tied Michael Barrios Jack Price Michael Barrios Michael Barrios Kellyn Acosa Diego Rubio Kellyn Acosta Keegan Rosenberry Michael Barrios Michael Barrios Jack Price Danny Wilson William Yarbrough William Yarbrough William Yarbrough
GAME-WINNING GOALS (ASSISTS) Diego Rubio Danny Wilson (Jack Price) Diego Rubio (Barrios, Rosenberry) Keegan Rosenberry (Jack Price) Diego Rubio (Price, Wilson) Braian Galván (Rubio, Barrios) Lalas Abubakar (Price) Andre Shinyashiki
26’ 82’ 36’ 13’ 21’ 45’ 48’ 29’
MLS TEAM OF THE WEEK Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 7 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 16
Diego Rubio* GWG @ VAN William Yarbrough* 4 saves @ VAN Cole Bassett Equalizer vs MIN Danny Wilson GWG vs MIN Michael Barrios 2 assists, inc. GWA vs HOU Keegan Rosenberry GWG vs DAL Cole Bassett* 1 assist vs DAL Kellyn Acosta 1 assist, 4 tackles vs MIN Cole Bassett 4 shots, equalizer vs SJ Lalas Abubakar GWG, 90% passing vs DAL Michael Barrios* 90 mins, 5 drib. comp. @ ATX
*MLS Team of the Week Bench
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Earliest goal scored Latest goal scored Earliest goal conceded Latest goal conceded
13’ 84’ 11’ 76’
GOALS BY SUBSTITUTES
May 2 @ VAN May 8 vs MIN May 15 vs HOU May 29 vs DAL June 19 @ CIN July 7 vs MIN July 21 vs DAL July 31 @ ATX
Cole Bassett Jonathan Lewis Andre Shinyashiki
Keegan Rosenberry May 29 vs DAL Keegan Rosenberry June 23 @ SKC Eduardo Lopez July 17 vs SJ Rubio Rubin July 24 @ RSL
71’ 72’ 81’
May 8 vs MIN June 19 @ CIN July 7 vs MIN
ASSISTS BY SUBSTITUTES None.
WINNING STREAKS 3 2
May 2 - May 15 May 29 - June 19
HOME UNDEFEATED STREAKS
7
INDIVIDUAL GAME-HIGHS Goals Assists Shots SOG Saves
1 2 5 5 5 3 3 7
11 players tied Michael Barrios Michael Barrios Diego Rubio Michael Barrios Michael Barrios Andre Shinyashiki William Yarbrough
13x May 15 vs MIN April 17 @ DAL April 24 vs ATX April 17 @ DAL July 31 @ ATX May 2 @ VAN June 19 @ CIN
May 8 - Present
ROAD UNDEFEATED STREAKS
2
April 17 - May 2
CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A GOAL (INDIVIDUAL) 2 2
Cole Bassett Michael Barrios
May 8 - May 15 May 22 - May 29
CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH AN ASSIST (INDIVIDUAL) 2
Jack Price
May 29 - June 19
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2021 STARTING XIs DATE
OPPONENT
RESULT
STARTING XI (back to front, right to left)
April 17
@ FC Dallas
D, 0-0
GK Yarbrough, D Rosenberry, Wilson, Trusty, Acosta, M © Price, Namli, Bassett, F Shinyashiki, Rubio, Barrios
April 24
vs Austin FC
L, 1-3
GK Yarbrough, D Rosenberry, Wilson, Trusty, Acosta, M © Price, Namli, Bassett, F Shinyashiki, Rubio, Barrios
May 2
@ Vancouver Whitecaps FC
W, 1-0
GK Yarbrough, D Rosenberry, Wilson, Trusty, Vines, M © Price, Acosta, Namli, F Shinyashiki, Rubio, Barrios
May 8
vs Minnesota United FC
W, 3-2
GK Yarbrough, D Rosenberry, Wilson, Trusty, Vines, M © Price, Acosta, Namli, F Barrios, Rubio, Shinyashiki
May 15
vs Houston Dynamo FC
W, 3-1
GK Yarbrough, D Rosenberry, Wilson, Trusty, Vines, M © Price, Acosta, Bassett, F Barrios, Rubio, Shinyashiki
May 22
@ Los Angeles FC
L, 1-2
GK Yarbrough, D Rosenberry, Abubakar, Wilson, Trusty, Vines, M © Price, Acosta, Bassett, F Barrios, Rubio
May 29
vs FC Dallas
W, 3-0
GK Yarbrough, D Rosenberry, Wilson, Trusty, Vines, M © Price, Bassett, Mezquida, F Barrios, Rubio, Lewis
June 19
@ FC Cincinnati
W, 2-0
GK Yarbrough, D Rosenberry, Abubakar, Wilson, Trusty, Vines, M © Price, Acosta, Bassett, F Rubio, Barrios
June 23
@ Sporting Kansas City
L, 1-3
GK Yarbrough, D Rosenberry, Abubakar, Wilson, Trusty, Vines, M © Price, Acosta, Bassett, F Rubio, Barrios
July 4
vs Seattle Sounders FC
D, 1-1
GK Yarbrough, D Rosenberry, Wilson, Trusty, Vines, M Acosta, Bassett, Shinyashiki, F Barrios, © Rubio, Lewis
July 7
vs Minnesota United FC
W, 2-0
GK Yarbrough, D Rosenberry, Abubakar, Wilson, Trusty, M Acosta, Mezquida, Bassett, F Barrios, © Rubio, Galván
July 17
vs San Jose Earthquakes
D, 1-1
GK Yarbrough, D Rosenberry, Abubakar, Wilson, Trusty, M © Price, Mezquida, Bassett, F Barrios, Shinyashiki, Benezet
July 21
vs FC Dallas
W, 2-0
GK Yarbrough, D Rosenberry, Abubakar, Wilson, Trusty, M © Price, Shinyashiki, Bassett, F Galván, Rubio, Barrios
July 24
@ Real Salt Lake
L, 0-3
GK Yarbrough, D Rosenberry, Abubakar, Wilson, Trusty, M © Price, Warner, Bassett, F Barrios, Shinyashiki, Mezquida
July 31
@ Austin FC
W, 1-0
GK Yarbrough, D Beitashour, Rosenberry, Abubakar, Trusty, Galván, M © Price, Warner, Bassett, F Barrios, Shinyashiki
Aug. 7
vs Sporting Kansas City
Aug. 14
@ Houston Dynamo FC
Aug. 17
@ LA Galaxy
Aug. 21
vs Real Salt Lake
Aug. 28
@ Sporting Kansas City
Sept. 4
@ San Jose Earthquakes
Sept. 11
vs LA Galaxy
Sept. 15
@ Portland Timbers
Sept. 19
vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sept. 25
vs Toronto FC
Sept. 29
vs Austin FC
Oct. 3
@ Seattle Sounders FC
Oct. 9
@ Minnesota United FC
Oct. 16
@ Real Salt Lake
Oct. 20
vs Seattle Sounders FC
Oct. 23
vs Portland Timbers
Oct. 27
@ New England Revolution
Oct. 31
@ Houston Dynamo
Nov. 7
vs Los Angeles FC
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GOAL MAP
8 4
14
11 20 15 22
16
1
5 13 7 18 12
9
17
6 19
21 2
3 10
NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
SCORED BY
ASSISTED BY
Jack Price Andre Shinyashiki Diego Rubio Kellyn Acosta Cole Bassett Jack Price Danny Wilson Michael Barrios, William Yarbrough Sam Vines Michael Barrios, Keegan Rosenberry Diego Rubio Cole Bassett Diego Rubio Michael Barrios Jack Price Keegan Rosenberry Tanner Tessman Cole Bassett Michael Barrios Michael Barrios, Danny Wilson Diego Rubio Jack Price Jonathan Lewis Keegan Rosenberry Sam Vines, Auston Trusty Michael Barrios Diego Rubio, Michael Barrios Braian Galván Kellyn Acosta Andre Shinyashiki Nicolas Benezet, Nicolás Mezquida Cole Bassett Jack Price Lalas Abubakar Diego Rubio Michael Barrios Andre Shinyashiki
DATE
OPP
April 24 May 2 May 8 May 8 May 8 May 15 May 15 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 29 May 29 June 19 June 19 June 23 July 4 July 7 July 7 July 17 July 21 July 21 July 31
vs ATX @ VAN vs MIN vs MIN vs MIN vs HOU vs HOU vs HOU @ LAFC vs DAL vs DAL vs DAL @ CIN @ CIN @ SKC vs SEA vs MIN vs MIN vs SJ vs DAL vs DAL @ ATX
MIN SCORE HOW 36’ 26’ 57’ 71’ 82’ 29’ 36’ 42’ 50’ 13’ 41’ 71’ 21’ 72’ 84’ 58’ 45’ 81’ 53’ 48’ 55’ 29’
1-0 1-0 1-2 2-2 3-2 1-0 2-0 3-1 1-2 1-0 2-0 3-0 1-0 2-0 1-3 1-1 1-0 2-0 1-1 1-0 2-0 1-0
^H *WRF ^RF LF *WH LF WH RF RF WRF OG RF WRF LF ^RF LF WLF RF LF ^WH RF WLF
H: Header LF: Left Foot RF: Right Foot PK: Penalty Kick OG: Own Goal ^Corner Kick *Free Kick WGame-Winner
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SITUATIONAL SPLITS Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime
7-1-0 1-3-2 6-1-0 1-0-1 1-3-2
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 Wearing Nine-Six Wearing Class 5 Wearing PRIMEBLUE
0-1-1 2-3-2 3-0-0 3-0-0 0-0-0 6-0-1 1-0-2 1-1-0 0-3-0 0-0-0
Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’
7-0-0 1-0-3 0-4-0
5-2-2 2-2-1 1-0-0
Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even One-goal games
5-2-2 3-2-0 0-0-1 3-1-0
Day games (before 5 p.m. local) Night games (after 5 p.m. local)
0-0-0 8-4-3
Rapids shown red card Opponent shown red card
0-0-0 1-0-0
In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone
0-1-0 6-2-2 1-1-1 1-0-0
vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference
7-4-3 1-0-0
On grass 8-4-3 On turf 0-0-0
*W-L-D
REGULAR SEASON HOME AND AWAY
REGULAR SEASON BY MONTH
Overall all-time 293-340-164* Home all-time 199-107-90 Away all-time 93-231-73
February 2021 February all-time
0-0-0 1-0-0
July 2021 July all-time
3-1-2 50-46-34
*includes 3 matches at MLS is Back Tournament
March 2021 March all-time
0-0-0 15-17-2
August 2021 August all-time
0-0-0 40-59-19
2021 Home 5-1-2 2021 Away 3-3-1
April 2021 April all-time
0-1-1 33-49-8
September 2021 0-0-0 September all-time 41-43-21
May 2021 May all-time
4-1-0 53-50-23
October 2021 October all-time
June 2021 June all-time
1-1-0 37-49-21
November 2021 0-0-0 November all-time 3-0-0
0-0-0 20-27-16
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STATISTICS RAPIDS ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS Consecutive Wins (Overall)
7
April 10, 1999 – May 27, 1999
Consecutive Wins (Home)
9
Sept. 2, 1998 – June 26, 1999
Consecutive Wins (Away)
4
June 12, 1999 – July 31, 1999
Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Overall)
15
April 13, 2016 – July 23, 2016
Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Home)
19
March 12, 2016 – March 18, 2017
Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Away)
6
April 13, 2016 – July 9, 2016
Consecutive Losses (Overall)
8 (x2)
Last: March 23, 2019 – May 11, 2019
Consecutive Losses (Home)
4 (x3)
Last: March 30, 2019 – May 11, 2019
Consecutive Losses (Away)
9 (x2)
Last: July 18, 2014 – Oct. 25, 2014
Consecutive Clean Sheets (Overall)
4
July 9, 2003 – Aug. 9, 2003
Consecutive Clean Sheets (Home)
5
July 4, 2004 – Aug. 21, 2004
Consecutive Clean Sheets (Away)
3
March 7, 2015 – April 10, 2015
Consecutive Games with a Goal Scored
19
Aug. 29, 1998 – June 26, 1999
Consecutive Home Games with a Goal Scored 32
Oct. 28, 2018 – Present
Consecutive Road Games with a Goal Scored
19
June 18, 1998 – July 31, 1999
Consecutive Games without a Goal
6
Oct. 18, 2014 – April 4, 2015
Consecutive Home Games without a Goal
4
Aug. 6, 1999 – Sept. 10, 1999
Consecutive Road Games without a Goal
4 (x2)
Last: April 21, 2018 – June 9, 2018
Largest Margin of Victory
5 (x2)
Last: Sept. 23, 2020 (W, 5-0 vs. SJ)
Largest Margin of Defeat
6 (x2)
Last: Aug. 25, 2018 (L, 6-0 vs. RSL)
Most Goals Scored in a Game
6
Aug. 3, 2019 (W, 6-3 vs. MTL)
Most Goals Conceded in a Game
7
May 6, 1998 (L, 7-4 at LAG)
Largest Deficit Overcome to Win
2 (x4)
Last: May 8, 2021 (W, 3-2 vs. MIN)
COLORADO RAPIDS ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON LEADERS Games Started
Appearances
Goals
Assists
Pablo Mastroeni
225
Pablo Mastroeni
217
Conor Casey
50
Chris Henderson
53
Drew Moor (active)
196
Drew Moor (active)
185
Omar Cummings
39
Terry Cooke
34
Chris Henderson
178
Chris Henderson
170
Paul Bravo
39
Ross Paule
29
Marcelo Balboa
151
Marcelo Balboa
146
John Spencer
37
Omar Cummings
27
Omar Cummings
148
Marvel Wynne
137
Chris Henderson
31
Dillon Powers
26
Appearances (GK)
Wins (GK)
Saves
Clean Sheets
Matt Pickens
116
Matt Pickens
41
Joe Cannon
349
Matt Pickens
29
Clint Irwin (active)
104
Marcus Hahnemann
39
Tim Howard
330
Clint Irwin (active)
26
Tim Howard
100
Clint Irwin (active)
35
Marcus Hahnemann
317
Joe Cannon
25
Joe Cannon
86
Joe Cannon
29
Matt Pickens
312
Tim Howard
23
Marcus Hahnemann
66
Tim Howard
29
Clint Irwin (active)
308
Bouna Coundoul
16
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THE RAPIDS WAY
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“Who are we? What do we stand for? What do we want to achieve? These are perhaps the most important questions that any organization can ask itself, in large part because answering them truthfully requires complete honesty. It also requires committing to a strong set of values, acknowledging shortcomings, and perhaps most importantly, it requires looking ahead to the future.”
Read “The Rapids Way”
“We want to be a high-intensity team that is willing to take calculated risks in the right areas of the field — but all the while maintaining the defensive discipline that is part and parcel to who we are, and always have been.” “In short, we’ll hold tight to the things that this club stands for, but we must find evolution in the areas that we aspire to improve.”
Pádraig Smith and Wayne Brant
Denver Post, August 2017
PÁDRAIG SMITH, RAPIDS EXECUTIVE VP & GM
THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING • • •
Colorado scored 58 goals in 2019, 3rd-most in MLS Colorado scored 1.73 goals per game in 2019 and 2020, 4th-most in MLS Colorado created 9.44 chances per game in 2020, 4th-most in MLS
In their first 25 games under head coach Robin Fraser, the Rapids... • • •
Won 13 games Scored 47 goals Picked up 43 points
…all the most by a Rapids head coach through his first 25 games since the 2000 season
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BUILDING THE RAPIDS WAY ACQUIRED VIA... SuperDraft 2017
Signing
Rapids Academy
Trade
Loan
#Kortne Ford Jan. 6
#Cole Bassett Aug. 10
2018
^Jack Price Jan. 9 ^Danny Wilson Jan. 29 Re-signed Dec. 14 Andre Rawls Dec. 14
Kellyn Acosta July 23 ^Nicolás Mezquida Dec. 9 Clint Irwin Dec. 14 Diego Rubio Dec. 18 Keegan Rosenberry Dec. 19
2019
^Andre Shinyashiki R1 – 5
#Matt Hundley Jan. 15 #Sebastian Anderson April 3
Drew Moor Nov. 27 Re-signed Dec. 14, 2020
Jonathan Lewis May 7 Re-signed Dec. 17, 2020 Lalas Abubakar Nov. 20 Re-signed Dec. 15, 2020 Auston Trusty Nov. 20 Re-signed Dec. 16, 2020
#>Abraham Rodriguez Feb. 20
2020
^Braian Galván Jan. 16
Jeremy Kelly Jan. 9
Collen Warner June 29
*^Younes Namli Jan. 15 William Yarbrough March 20
Re-signed Dec. 14
Signed Feb. 2, 2021
Steven Beitashour Sept. 19 Re-signed Dec. 14
2021
@^Philip Mayaka R1 – 3
#Darren Yapi March 3 #Oliver Larraz March 3
#Michael Edwards March 4 #Yaya Toure March 4
Michael Barrios Jan. 13 Mark-Anthony Kaye July 27 Dominique Badji July 29
*Designated Player
#Homegrown @generation adidas
^International
Recent Transactions Colorado Rapids… • Loan M Oliver Larraz to San Diego Loyal SC on Aug. 6 • Acquire $50k GAM from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for F Nicolas Benezet on Aug. 5 • Transfer D Sam Vines to Royal Antwerp FC (Belgium) on Aug. 5 • Acquire F Dominique Badji from Nashville SC in exchange for $50k GAM on July 29 • Acquire M Mark-Anthony Kaye, 2022 first-round SuperDraft pick from Los Angeles FC in exchange for $1 million GAM on July 27 • Recall F Dantouma “Yaya” Toure on July 17 • Recall D Jeremy Kelly on July 1 • Loan F Darren Yapi to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on June 15 • Loan F Dantouma “Yaya” Toure to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on May 13 • Recall D Sebastian Anderson on April 24 • Loan GK Abraham Rodriguez, D Sebastian Anderson, D Michael Edwards, M Philip Mayaka, F Matt Hundley to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on March 29 • Loan GK Andre Rawls, D Jeremy Kelly to Phoenix Rising FC on March 24
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DRIVE TO YOUTH Rapids Signed From the Academy D | Sam Vines | Colorado Springs, CO • Transferred to Royal Antwerp FC (Belgium) on Aug. 5, 2021 • First Rapids Academy product to be named to USMNT for senior competition (2021 Gold Cup) • Tallied 1 goal and 3 assists while playing every minute in 2020 regular season • First Rapids Academy product to start a match for the U.S. Men’s National Team • Named to MLS 22 Under 22 in 2019 and 2020
M | Cole Bassett | Littleton, CO • Led Colorado with 5 goals and 5 assists in 2020 • Scored 4 goals in 4 games with U.S. U-20s in 2020 and was called up to USMNT December camp • Named to MLS 22 Under 22 in 2019 and 2020 Pos. Player *Homegrown
Date Signed
Age When Signed
MLS Debut
Age at Debut
GP
GS Mins
20 years, 359 days
3
0
0
0
48 4,376
1
0
105
54 5,302
9
7
21 years, 73 days
35
33 2,868
1
0
M
Davy Armstrong*
Aug. 16, 2010
18 years, 286 days
Oct. 27, 2012 vs HOU
M
Steven Emory
March 1, 2011
21 years, 182 days
Did not appear
D
Shane O’Neill*
June 29, 2012
8 years, 291 days
Sept. 5, 2012 vs POR
19 years, 3 days
52
Jan. 14, 2013
18 years, 295 days
Oct. 27, 2013 vs. VAN
19 years, 216 days
M/D Dillon Serna*
Goals Assists
61
D
Kortne Ford*
Jan. 6, 2017
20 years, 346 days
April 9, 2017 vs. SKC
M
Ricardo Perez*
Jan. 6, 2017
21 years, 221 days
Did not appear
D
Sam Vines*
Feb. 23, 2018
18 years, 268 days
Oct. 21, 2018 vs. SJ
19 years, 143 days
53
49 4,533
2
4
M
Cole Bassett*
Aug. 10, 2018
17 years, 13 days
April 8, 2018 vs. POR
17 years, 42 days
55
42 3,552
11
8
D
Sam Raben*
Jan. 15, 2019
21 years, 238 days
Did not appear
F
Matt Hundley*
Jan. 15, 2019
18 years, 249 days
Yet to appear
D
Sebastian Anderson*
April 3, 2019
16 years, 238 days
April 27, 2019 vs. ATL
16 years, 262 days
7
5
348
1
0
GK
Abraham Rodriguez*
Feb. 20, 2020
17 years, 216 days
Yet to appear
M
Oliver Larraz*
March 3, 2021
19 years, 168 days
May 15, 2021 vs. HOU
19 years, 241 days
4
0
21
0
0
F
Darren Yapi*
March 3, 2021
16 years, 104 days
Yet to appear All figures with Rapids in MLS regular season
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RED, WHITE & BURGUNDY KELLYN ACOSTA - 37 USMNT CAPS, 2 GOALS • • • • • •
2021 Nations League champion 2021, 2017 Gold Cup champion Assisted on championship-winning goal in 1-0 win over Mexico in Gold Cup Final in Las Vegas Only MLS player to play 120 minutes in 3-2 win over Mexico in Nations League Final in Denver Played 31 minutes in 6-0 friendly win over El Salvador on Dec. 9, 2020, in first USMNT appearance in 2 years Assist on Jonathan Lewis’ second goal in 7-0 friendly win over Trinidad & Tobago on Jan. 31, 2021
JONATHAN LEWIS - 8 USMNT CAPS, 2 GOALS • • •
2021 Gold Cup champion Scored 2 goals in 7-0 friendly win over Trinidad & Tobago on Jan. 31, 2021 Became first MNT player to record assists in two consecutive matches as a substitute since 2014 in January 2019
SAM VINES - 8 USMNT CAPS, 1 GOAL • • • • •
2021 Gold Cup champion Scored first USMNT goal in 1-0 win over Haiti in Group B at 2021 Gold Cup First Rapids Academy product to be named to USMNT for senior competition (2021 Gold Cup) First Rapids Academy product to start a match for USMNT in 1-0 friendly win over Costa Rica on Feb. 1, 2020 Assisted on Jesus Ferreira’s game-winning goal vs. Costa Rica in U-23 Concacaf Olympic Qualifying
COLE BASSETT •
Scored 4 goals in 4 games for U.S. U-20s
NATIONAL TEAMS •
Mark-Anthony Kaye, Canada (23 caps, 2 goals)
•
Nicolas Benezet, France U-20 (3 caps, 2 goals)
•
Diego Rubio, Chile (9 caps)
•
Braian Galván, Argentina U-20
•
Steven Beitashour, Iran (6 caps)
•
Lalas Abubakar, Ghana U-20
•
Danny Wilson, Scotland (5 caps, 1 goal)
•
Matt Hundley, U.S. U-19
•
Drew Moor, USMNT (5 caps)
•
Sebastian Anderson, U.S. U-17
•
William Yarbrough, USMNT (3 caps)
•
Darren Yapi, U.S. U-17
•
Keegan Rosenberry, USMNT
•
Yaya Toure, U.S. U-17
•
Michael Edwards, U.S. U-17
•
Nicolás Mezquida, Uruguay U-17
•
Oliver Larraz, U.S. U-14
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DICK’S SPORTING GOODS PARK DICK’S Sporting Goods Park has hosted some iconic games since it opened on April 7, 2007. Herculez Gomez scored the first MLS goal in the stadium as the Rapids defeated D.C. United, 2-1. DSGP hosted the MLS All-Star Game in 2007, against Celtic FC of Scotland, and again in 2015 against English giants Tottenham Hotspur FC. The U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams have enjoyed great success in Commerce City, with both the men and women boasting undefeated records. On March 22, 2013, the USMNT hosted Costa Rica in a 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier, known today as “Snow Clasico,” a 1-0 U.S. victory played in a blizzard. The Rapids have played in two Snow Clasicos; first in a 2-1 win over New York Red Bulls in 2016. Then in March 2019, Colorado hosted Portland Timbers in the coldest match in MLS history, regular season or playoffs, with a kickoff temperature of just 18o F. The Rapids have scored in 32 consecutive MLS matches at DICK’S Sporting Goods Park since Oct. 28, 2018, the longest active home scoring streak in the league.
CREDENTIALS & MEDIA ACCESS Media members interested in covering Rapids matches at DICK’S Sporting Goods Park should visit coloradorapids.com/club/media-resources for interviews, photography and video, as well as information on applying for a credential.
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2021 MLS BOX SCORES FC DALLAS (0-0-1) vs COLORADO RAPIDS (0-0-1) April 17, 2021 -- Toyota Stadium Attendance: 8,621. Temperature: 60 and Cloudy Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Referee: Nima Saghafi FC Dallas 0 0 0 RAs: Nick Uranga, Eric Weisbrod Colorado Rapids 0 0 0 4th Official: Elton Garcia
COLORADO RAPIDS (0-1-1) vs AUSTIN FC (1-1-0) April 24, 2021 -- DICK’S Sporting Goods Park Temperature: 63 and Cloudy Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Referee: Marcos de Oliveira Colorado Rapids 1 0 1 RAs: Jose da Silva, Andrew Bigelow Austin FC 0 3 3 4th Official: Rosendo Mendoza
Scoring Summary: None.
Scoring Summary: COL--Andre Shinyashiki 1 (Price 1) 36’ ATX--Fagundez 1 (unassisted) 59’ ATX--Dominguez 1 (Gallagher 1) 67’ ATX--Dominguez 2 (Redes 1, Kolmanic 1) 71’
DALLAS-Maurer, Bressan, Hedges, Martinez, Hollingshead, Obrian, Ricuarte (Pomykal 69’), Vargas, Acosta, Nelson, Jara (Pepi 81’). SHOTS: 11 (Jara 3, Vargas 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (Obrian 2); FOULS: 12 (4 tied with 2); OFFSIDE: 1; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: Maurer 6; CAUTIONS: None; EJECTIONS: None.
COLORADO--Yarbrough, Rosenberry, Wilson, Trusty, Acosta, Barrios (Lewis 66’), Namli, Price, Bassett (Mezquida 72’), Shinyashiki (Benezet 72’), Rubio.
SHOTS: 19 (Rubio 5); SOG: 6 (Rubio 2); FOULS: 12 (Acosta 3); OFFSIDE: 2; CORNERS: 11; SAVES: Yarbrough 4; CAUTIONS: Shinyashiki 40’, Price 47’; COLORADO-Yarbrough, Rosenberry, Trusty, Wilson, Acosta, Barrios (Benezet 81’), EJECTIONS: None. Price, Bassett, Namli, Shinyashiki (Lewis 62’), Rubio. AUSTIN--Stuver, Lima, Romana, Cascante, Sweat (Kolmanic 23’), Fagundez SHOTS: 11 (Barrios 5); SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Barrios 3); FOULS: 16 (Trusty 4); (Berhalter 84’), Ring, Pereira, Stroud (Redes 67’), Hoesen (Gallagher 66’), OFFSIDE: 2; CORNER KICKS: 8; SAVES: Yarbrough 4; CAUTIONS: Bassett 87’; Dominguez (Manneh 85’). EJECTIONS: None. SHOTS: 14 (Dominguez 4); SOG: 7 (Dominguez 3); FOULS: 9 (3 tied with 2); OFFSIDE: 2; CORNERS: 3; SAVES: Stuver 5; CAUTIONS: Pereira 73’; EJECTIONS: None. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC (1-1-1) vs COLORADO RAPIDS (1-1-1) May 2, 2021 -- Rio Tinto Stadium Temperature: 59 and Partly Cloudy Goals by Period Vancouver Whitecaps FC Colorado Rapids
1 2 Tot Referee: Baldomero Toledo 0 0 0 RAs: Jeremy Hanson, TJ Zablocki 1 0 1 4th Official: Alex Chilowicz
Scoring Summary: COL--Rubio 1 (free kick) 26’ VANCOUVER--Crepeau, Nerwinski (Gaspar 70’), Veselinovic, Rose, Gutierrez, Dajome, Bikel (Baldisimo 66’), Teibert (Raposo 70’), Caicedo, Alexandre (Habibullah 89’), Cavallini. TOTAL SHOTS: 9 (Dajome 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (4 tied with 1); FOULS: 11 (Cavallini 3); OFFSIDE: 2; CORNERS: 6; SAVES: Crepeau 5; CAUTIONS: Cavallini 27’; EJECTIONS: None. COLORADO--Yarbrough, Rosenberry, Wilson, Trusty, Vines, Shinyashiki (Lewis 66’), Namli (Moor 83’), Acosta, Price (Bassett 64’), Barrios (Warner 83’), Rubio. TOTAL SHOTS: 16 (Rubio 4, Shinyashiki 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Shinyashiki 3); FOULS: 17 (Acosta 5); OFFSIDE: 0; CORNERS: 4; SAVES: Yarbrough 3; CAUTIONS: Namli 17’, Rosenberry 37’; EJECTIONS: None.
COLORADO RAPIDS (2-1-1) vs MINNESOTA UNITED (0-4-0) May 8, 2021 -- DICK’S Sporting Goods Park Temperature: 51 and Cloudy Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Referee: Timothy Ford Colorado Rapids 0 3 3 RAs: Jason White, Chris Elliott Minnesota United FC 2 0 2 4th Official: JC Griggs Scoring Summary: MIN--Reynoso 1 (free kick) 17’ MIN--Dotson 1 (Lod 1, Reynoso 1) 24’ COL--Acosta 1 (unassisted) 57’ COL--Bassett 1 (unassisted) 71’ COL--Wilson 1 (Price 2) 82’ MINNESOTA--St. Clair, Metanire (Finlay 67’), Boxall, Raitala (Abila 83’), Gasper, Trapp, Dotson, Gregus, Reynoso (Kallman 79’), Alonso, Lod (Agudelo 83’) TOTAL SHOTS: 8 (Dotson 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (3 tied with 1); FOULS: 8 (3 tied with 2); OFFSIDE: 1; CORNERS: 5; SAVES: St. Clair 1; CAUTIONS: Gregus 48+’, Gasper 81’; EJECTIONS: None. COLORADO--Yarbrough, Rosenberry, Wilson, Trusty, Vines, Acosta, Shinyashiki (Lewis 58’), Namli (Bassett 27’), Price, Barrios (Moor 87’), Rubio. TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (3 tied with 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (4 tied with 1); FOULS: 8 (Acosta 3); OFFSIDE: 4; CORNERS: 5; SAVES: Yarbrough 1; CAUTIONS: Acosta 28’, Rubio 35’, Vines 91’+; EJECTIONS: None.
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2021 MLS BOX SCORES COLORADO RAPIDS (3-1-1) vs HOUSTON DYNAMO FC (2-2-2) May 15, 2021 -- DICK’S Sporting Goods Park Temperature: 60 and Cloudy. Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Referee: Victor Rivas Colorado Rapids 3 0 3 ARs: Eric Weisbrod, Jeffrey Swartzel Houston Dynamo FC 1 0 1 4th Official: Baldomero Toledo
LOS ANGELES FC (2-2-2) vs COLORADO RAPIDS (3-2-1) May 22, 2021 -- Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 10,483. Temperature: 63 and Fair. Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Referee: Ismail Elfath Los Angeles FC 2 0 2 RAs: Corey Parker, Kyle Atkins Colorado Rapids 0 1 1 4th Official: Brandon Stevis
Scoring Summary: COL--Vines 1 (Barrios 1, Yarbrough 1) 29’ COL--Rubio 2 (Barrios 2, Rosenberry 1) 36’ HOU--Ramirez 1 (Lundkvist 2, Rodriguez 1) 39’ COL--Bassett 2 (unassisted) 42’
Scoring Summary: LFC--Rossi 2 (Baird 2, Atuesta 1) 14’ LFC--Rossi 3 (Vela 1) 33’ COL--Barrios 1 (Rubio 1) 50’
COLORADO--Yarbrough, Rosenberry, Wilson, Trusty, Vines, Price (Larraz 90’), Acosta, Bassett, Barrios (Mezquida 74’), Rubio, Shinyashiki (Benezet 69’). TOTAL SHOTS: 13 (Rubio 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Bassett 2, Rubio 2); FOULS: 12 (3 tied with 2); OFFSIDE: 0; CORNERS: 5; SAVES: Yarbrough 3; CAUTIONS: Mezquida 85’; EJECTIONS: None. HOUSTON--Maric, Fuenmayor, Parker, Figueroa, Bizama, Ceren, Jones (Corona 60’), Lundkvist (Garcia 79’), Rodriguez (Picault 60’), Lemoine (Bajamich 60’), Ramirez (Urruti 60’). TOTAL SHOTS: 8 (3 tied with 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (4 tied with 1); FOULS: 12 (Ceren 3); OFFSIDE: 4; CORNERS: 0; SAVES: Maric 3; CAUTIONS: Corona 67’, Figueroa 86’; EJECTIONS: None.
LAFC--Sisniega, Blackmon, Murillo, Segura, Palacios (Farfan 88’), Cifuentes (Blessing 75’), Atuesta, Kaye, Baird (Moon-Hwan 75’), Rossi, Vela (Musovski 59’). TOTAL SHOTS: 17 (Rossi 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Rossi 2); FOULS: 12 (3 tied with 2); OFFSIDE: 3; CORNERS: 7; SAVES: Sisniega 1; CAUTIONS: Cifuentes 60’; EJECTIONS: None. COLORADO--Yarbrough, Rosenberry, Abubakar (Shinyashiki 74’), Wilson, Trusty, Vines, Acosta, Price, Bassett (Benezet 80’), Barrios (Lewis 63’), Rubio. TOTAL SHOTS: 10 (Barrios 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Barrios 2); FOULS: 15 (Acosta 4); OFFSIDE: 2; CORNERS: 2; SAVES: Yarbrough 2; CAUTIONS: Rubio 69’; EJECTIONS: None.
COLORADO RAPIDS (4-2-1) vs FC DALLAS (1-3-3) May 29, 2021 -- DICK’S Sporting Goods Park Temperature: 60 and Cloudy. Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. FC Dallas 0 0 0 RAs: Andrew Bigelow, Claudiu Badea Colorado Rapids 2 1 3 4th Official: Michael Radchuk.
FC CINCINNATI (1-5-1) vs COLORADO RAPIDS (5-2-1) June 19, 2021 -- TQL Stadium Temperature: 80 and Cloudy. Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Referee: Baldomero Toledo FC Cincinnati 0 0 0 RAs: Eric Boria, Adam Wienckowski Colorado Rapids 1 1 2 4th Official: Danielle Chesky.
Scoring Summary: COL--Rosenberry 1 (Price 3) 13’ COL--Own Goal (Tessmann) 41’ COL--Barrios 2 (Bassett 1) 71’
Scoring Summary: COL--Rubio 3 (Barrios 3, Wilson 1) 21’ COL--Lewis 1 (Price 4) 72’
COLORADO--Yarbrough, Rosenberry, Wilson, Trusty, Vines, Lewis (Shinyashiki 57’), Mezquida (Benezet 74’), Bassett, Barrios (Moor 74’), Price, Rubio (Larraz 80’). TOTAL SHOTS: 13 (Rubio 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (5 tied with 1); FOULS: 18 (3 tied with 3); OFFSIDE: 1; CORNERS: 2; SAVES: Yarbrough 6; CAUTIONS: Wilson 59’, Barrios 68’, Price 80’, Yarbrough 83’; EJECTIONS: None. DALLAS--Maurer, Munjoma (Nelson 45’), Bressan, Martinez (Twumasi 79’), Hollingshead, Obrian (ElMedkhar 77’), Tessmann (Pepi 68’), Ricuarte, Acosta, Vargas (Pomykal 45’), Jara. TOTAL SHOTS: 21 (Jara 8); SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Jara 3); FOULS: 9 (Acosta 2, Obrian 2); OFFSIDE: 1; CORNERS: 8; SAVES: Maurer 3; CAUTIONS: Bressanelli 39’, Jara 59’; EJECTIONS: None.
FC CINCINNATI--Vermeer, Gyau, Cameron, Vallecilla (Hagglund 45’), Castillo (Vazquez 77’), Kubo (Medunjanin 77’), Cruz, Acosta, Barreal, Brenner (Kovacevic 82’), Atanga (Locadia 63’). TOTAL SHOTS: 22 (Barreal 6); SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (Atanga 2, Sousa 2); FOULS: 8 (Vallecilla 2); OFFSIDE: 1; CORNERS: 6; SAVES: None; CAUTIONS: Sousa 45’, Castillo 51’+; EJECTIONS: None. COLORADO--Yarbrough, Rosenberry, Abubakar (Moor 70’), Wilson, Trusty, Vines (Galvan 90’), Price, Acosta, Bassett (Mezquida 84’), Rubio (Lewis 45’), Barrios (Benezet 45’). TOTAL SHOTS: 7 (Vines 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Lewis 1, Rubio 1); FOULS: 16 (Acosta 5); OFFSIDE: 2; CORNERS: 4; SAVES: Yarbrough 7; CAUTIONS: Acosta 23’, Abubakar 51’+, Price 61’, Wilson 92’+; EJECTIONS: None.
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2021 MLS BOX SCORES SPORTING KANSAS CITY (6-3-2) vs COLORADO RAPIDS (5-3-1) June 23, 2021 -- Children’s Mercy Park Attendance: 18,690. Temperature: 85 and Fair. Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Referee: David Gantar Sporting KC 2 1 3 RAs: Brian Poeschel, Diego Blas Colorado Rapids 0 1 1 4th Official: Nima Saghafi.
COLORADO RAPIDS (5-3-2) vs SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC (7-0-5) July 4, 2021 -- DICK’S Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,104. Temperature: 79 and Partly Cloudy. Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Referee: Kevin Stott Colorado Rapids 0 1 1 RAs: Jeremy Hanson, Brian Poeschel Seattle Sounders FC 1 0 1 4th Official: Natalie Simon.
Scoring Summary: KC--Salloi 5 (Russell 3, Lindsey 1) 14’ KC--Salloi 6 (Hernandez 1, Fontas 1) 38’ KC--Hernandez 1 (Salloi 3) 64’ COL--Rosenberry 2 (unassisted) 84’
Scoring Summary: SEA--A. Roldan 1 (unassisted) 41’ COL--Barrios 3 (Vines 1, Trusty 1) 58’
SPORTING KC--Melia, Lindsey, Ilie (Rad 82’), Fontas, Martins (Dia 56’), Espinoza (Duke 67’), Busio, Hernandez, Russell (Pulido 45’), Shelton, Salloi. TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Salloi 4);SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Salloi 3);FOULS: 5 (Espinoza 2);OFFSIDE: 4;CORNER KICKS: 2;SAVES: Melia 2;CAUTIONS: None;EJECTIONS: None. COLORADO--Yarbrough, Rosenberry, Abubakar, Wilson (Galvan 87’), Trusty, Vines, Acosta, Price (Lewis 45’), Bassett (Mezquida 66’), Barrios (Shinyashiki 82’), Rubio (Benezet 66’). TOTAL SHOTS: 9 (Abubakar 2, Vines 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (3 tied with 1); FOULS: 7 (Wilson 2); OFFSIDE: 3; CORNERS: 1; SAVES: Yarbrough 3; CAUTIONS: None; EJECTIONS: None.
COLORADO--Yarbrough, Rosenberry, Wilson, Trusty, Vines, Bassett, Acosta, Shinyashiki (Galvan 73’), Barrios (Mezquida 84’), Rubio, Lewis TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Lewis 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (3 tied with 1); FOULS: 14 (Acosta 3, Wilson 3); OFFSIDE: 1; CORNERS: 7; SAVES: None; CAUTIONS: Rubio 21’, Wilson 26’;EJECTIONS: None. SEATTLE--Cleveland, Andrade, O’Neill, Cissoko, Roldan, Paulo, Atencio (Leyva 73’), Roldan, Medranda (Rowe 56’), Smith (Dobbelaere 84’), Ruidiaz. TOTAL SHOTS: 7 (Smith 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 1 (A. Roldan 1); FOULS: 7 (O’Neill 2); OFFSIDE: 0; CORNERS: 0; SAVES: Cleveland 2; CAUTIONS: Andrade 34’, O’Neill 47+’; EJECTIONS: None.
COLORADO RAPIDS (6-3-2) vs MINNESOTA UNITED (4-5-3) July 7, 2021 -- DICK’S Sporting Goods Park Temperature: 87 and Fair. Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Referee: Ted Unkel Colorado Rapids 1 1 2 RAs: Nick Uranga, Ryan Graves Minnesota United FC 0 0 0 4th Official: Matthew Corrigan.
COLORADO RAPIDS (6-3-3) vs SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (3-7-3) July 17, 2021 -- DICK’S Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,664. Temperature: 72 and Cloudy. Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Referee: Rosendo Mendoza Colorado Rapids 0 1 1 RAs: B. Poeschel, J. Swartzel San Jose Earthquakes 1 0 1 4th Official: Elton Garcia.
Scoring Summary: COL--Galvan 1 (Rubio 2, Barrios 4) 45’ COL--Shinyashiki 2 (Acosta 1) 81’
Scoring Summary: SJ--E. Lopez 3 (Cowell 4) 11’ COL--Bassett 3 (Benezet 1, Mezquida 1) 53’
MINNESOTA--Miller, Taylor (Hayes 92’+), Kallman, Raitala, Gasper, Lod (Hansen 76’), Gregus, Alonso (Dotson 77’), Fragapane (Finlay 76’), Hunou (Abila 65’, Ejected 86’), Reynoso.
COLORADO--Yarbrough, Rosenberry, Abubakar, Wilson, Trusty, Barrios (Toure 87’), Bassett, Mezquida, Benezet (Galvan 66’), Price, Shinyashiki.
TOTAL SHOTS: 7 (Hunou 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Hunou 2); FOULS: 8 (Reynoso 2); OFFSIDE: 0; CORNERS 3; SAVES: Miller 3; CAUTIONS: Alonso 36’; EJECTIONS: Abila 86’.
TOTAL SHOTS: 14 (Bassett 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Bassett 1, Mezquida 1); FOULS: 18 (Price 4); OFFSIDE: 1; CORNERS: 3; SAVES: Yarbrough 1; CAUTIONS: Shinyashiki 38’, Toure 88’, Trusty 92’+, Price 95’+; EJECTIONS: None.
COLORADO--Yarbrough, Rosenberry, Abubakar, Wilson, Trusty, Galvan (Benezet 67’), Barrios (Shinyashiki 67’), Acosta, Mezquida (Moor 80’), Rubio, Bassett (Warner 90’).
SAN JOSE--Marcinkowski, Salinas, Nathan, Alanis (Haji 84’), Beason, Lopez (Rios 84’), Espinoza (Abecasis 66’), Remedi, Lopez (Skahan 75’), Cowell, Kikanovic (Wondolowski 45’)
TOTAL SHOTS: 13 (Bassett 3, Shinyashiki 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Bassett 2); FOULS: 11 (Bassett 2, Wilson 2); OFFSIDE: 3; CORNERS: 4; SAVES: Yarbrough 2; CAUTIONS: Bassett 36’, Galvan 46’+, Wilson 83’; EJECTIONS: None.
TOTAL SHOTS: 7 (E. Lopez 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (E. Lopez 2); FOULS: 7 (Remedi 3); OFFSIDE: 1; CORNERS: 1; SAVES: Marcinkowski 1; CAUTIONS: Espinoza 55’; EJECTIONS: None.
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2021 MLS BOX SCORES COLORADO RAPIDS (7-3-3) vs FC DALLAS (2-7-5) July 21, 2021 -- DICK’S Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 8,321. Temperature: 87 and Fair. Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Referee: Jon Freemon Colorado Rapids 0 2 2 RAs: Ian Anderson, Cory Richardson FC Dallas 0 0 0 4th Official: Alyssa Nichols.
REAL SALT LAKE (5-4-5) vs COLORADO RAPIDS (7-4-3) July 24, 2021 -- Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,325. Temperature: 95 and Fair. Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Referee: Fotis Bazakos Real Salt Lake 2 1 3 RAs: Corey Rockwell, TJ Zablocki Colorado Rapids 0 0 0 4th Official: Brandon Stevis.
Scoring Summary: COL--Abubakar 1 (Price 5) 48’ COL--Barrios 4 (Rubio 3) 55’
Scoring Summary: RSL--own goal (Yarbrough) 14’ RSL--Wood 1 (Rusnak 3) 30’ RSL--Rubin 5 (Kreilach 5) 76’
COLORADO--Yarbrough, Rosenberry, Abubakar, Wilson (Moor 82’), Trusty, Galvan (Beitashour 65’), Bassett, Price (Warner 74’), Shinyashiki, Barrios (Benezet 73’), Rubio (Mezquida 65’).
RSL--Ochoa, Herrera, Glad, Silva, Morgan (Toia 72’), Chang (Menendez 72’), Besler, Rusnak (Luiz 83’), Kreilach, Meram (Julio 83’), Wood (Rubin 55’).
TOTAL SHOTS: 9 (Bassett 2, Shinyashiki 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 4 (4 tied with 1); FOULS: 15 (Shinyashiki 4); OFFSIDE: 0; CORNERS: 5; SAVES: Yarbrough 2; CAUTIONS: Trusty 20’, Warner 92’+; EJECTIONS: None.
TOTAL SHOTS: 5 (5 tied with 1); SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Rubin 1, Wood 1); FOULS: 9 (Silva 2, Wood 2); OFFSIDE: 1; CORNERS: 2; SAVES: Ochoa 1; CAUTIONS: Morgan 61’, Kreilach 88’; EJECTIONS: None.
DALLAS--Maurer, Che, Burgess, Bressan, Hollingshead, Cerrillo (Servania 55’), Pepi (Obrian 64’), Ferreira (Sealy 82’), Pomykal (Schon 56’), Quignon, Jara (Ricuarte 63’).
COLORADO--Yarbrough, Abubakar, Wilson (Beitashour 46’+), Trusty, Rosenberry, Warner, Barrios, Bassett, Price (Larraz 86’), Mezquida (Galvan 55’), Shinyashiki (Benezet 55’).
TOTAL SHOTS: 10 (Quignon 2, Schon 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Hollingshead 1, Obrian 1); FOULS: 12 (Quignon 4); OFFSIDE: 1; CORNERS: 2; SAVES: Maurer 2; CAUTIONS: Cerrillo 34’, Quignon 43’; EJECTIONS: None.
TOTAL SHOTS: 9 (Abubakar 2, Barrios 2); SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Shinyashiki 1, Trusty 1); FOULS: 10 (Bassett 3); OFFSIDE: 1; CORNERS: 6; SAVES: None; CAUTIONS: Wilson 23’, Shinyashiki 47’+, Abubakar 65’; EJECTIONS: None.
AUSTIN FC (3-8-4) vs COLORADO RAPIDS (8-4-3) July 31, 2021 -- Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738. Temperature: 89 and Partly Cloudy. Goals by Period 1 2 Tot Referee: Marcos de Oliveira Austin FC 0 0 0 RAs: Andrew Bigelow, Jose da Silva Colorado Rapids 1 0 1 4th Official: Alyssa Nichols. Scoring Summary: COL--Andre Shinyashiki 3 (unassisted) 29’ AUSTIN--Stuver, Jimenez (Stanley 79’), Cascante, Besler, Kolmanic (Lima 79’), Redes (Stroud 45’), Pochettino, Ring, Fagundez, Dominguez (Manneh 92’+), Perez (Gallagher 61’). TOTAL SHOTS: 11 (Pochettino 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Dominguez 1, Jimenez 1); FOULS: 9 (3 tied with 2); OFFSIDE: 3; CORNERS: 6; SAVES: Stuver 5; CAUTIONS: Fagundez 25’, Stanley 95’+; EJECTIONS: None. COLORADO--Yarbrough, Rosenberry, Trusty, Abubakar, Beitashour (Moor 71’), Price, Shinyashiki (Mezquida 72’), Warner (Larraz 84’), Bassett, Galvan (Anderson 59’), Barrios. TOTAL SHOTS: 16 (Barrios 5); SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Barrios 2, Shinyashiki 2); FOULS: 6 (Barrios 2, Mezquida 2); OFFSIDE: 3; CORNERS: 4; SAVES: Yarbrough 2; CAUTIONS: None; EJECTIONS: None.
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COACHING STAFF Robin Fraser is in his second full season as Colorado Rapids head coach after being named the club’s ninth permanent manager on Aug. 25, 2019. The Rapids won five of their last seven games to close out the season, and Fraser quickly become one of the most successful head coaches in recent club history. Through Fraser’s first 25 games at the helm, Colorado scored 47 goals, won 13 matches and picked up 43 points – all the most by a Rapids head coach through his first 25 games in charge since the introduction of draws to MLS in 2000. In 2020, Fraser led the Rapids to a fifth-place finish in the Western Conference and their first MLS Cup Playoffs appearance in four years.
Robin Fraser Head Coach Regular Season (W-L-D) 2021 8-4-3 2020 8-6-4 2019 5-2-0 Overall 21-12-7 Home 11-2-4* Road 10-8-2* MLS Cup Playoffs (W-L-D) 2020 0-1-0 *Does not include MLS is Back Tournament
Fraser has fostered the development of a young roster and overseen the emergence of some of the league’s rising stars. Midfielder Cole Bassett and defender Sam Vines, each signed from the Academy, burst onto the international stage since Fraser’s arrival. Midfielder Kellyn Acosta reestablished himself with the USMNT, earning three starts in four caps since the end of the 2020 MLS season. In January 2021, forward Jonathan Lewis joined Acosta and Vines as starters for the USMNT in a 7-0 friendly win against Trinidad & Tobago in which Acosta assisted Lewis on one of two goals, and Vines also picked up an assist. Prior to joining Colorado, Fraser, 54, spent five seasons as an assistant coach for Toronto FC from 2015 to 2019, helping the club win the first domestic treble in MLS history by winning the Canadian Championship, the MLS Supporters’ Shield and MLS Cup in 2017. During Fraser’s tenure, Toronto won three consecutive Canadian Championships and reached MLS Cup Final in 2016 and the Concacaf Champions League Final in 2018. A native of Kingston, Jamaica, Fraser started his coaching career as an assistant coach with Real Salt Lake from 2007-10, helping the club win its first MLS Cup in 2009. In January 2011, Fraser was named head coach of Chivas USA. In January 2013, Fraser joined New York Red Bulls as an assistant coach, helping the club win its first Supporters’ Shield that year. Fraser began an illustrious playing career with the Miami Sharks of the American Soccer League in 1988 before joining the Colorado Foxes of the American Professional Soccer League from 1990-95. Fraser earned APSL All-Star honors in four consecutive years from 1992-95 and was selected fourth overall by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the 1996 MLS Player Draft ahead of the league’s inaugural season. Fraser played 10 years in MLS with the Los Angeles Galaxy, Colorado Rapids and Columbus Crew, winning the Supporters’ Shield in 1998 and 2004. Fraser, who became a U.S. citizen in 1986, represented the U.S. 27 times on the international stage. Fraser earned MLS Defender of the Year honors in 1999 and 2004 and was named to the MLS Best XI five times (1996, ’98,’99,’00, ’04). In December 2020, in celebration of the league’s 25th season, Fraser was named among the 25 Greatest players in MLS history.
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COACHIING STAFF Neil Emblen | Assistant Coach Neil Emblen is in his fourth season as a Rapids assistant coach. Prior to joining Colorado, Emblen served as assistant coach for the New Zealand national team from 2011-14 and again from 2015-17 after a brief spell as interim head coach. Emblen also led the New Zealand U-23s at the 2012 London Olympics. Emblen started his coaching career with Waitakere United from 2009-12, leading United to three consecutive New Zealand league titles. A native of Bromley, England, Emblen played professionally as a central defender/ midfielder for clubs including Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he made over 230 appearances, as well as Millwall, Crystal Palace, Norwich City, Walsall, New Zealand Knights and Waitakere United.
Chris Sharpe | Assistant & Goalkeeper Coach Chris Sharpe is in his ninth season as Rapids assistant and goalkeeper coach. Sharpe originally joined the club as an MLS pool goalkeeper from 2008 to 2012, and was with the club when it captured the 2010 MLS Cup. After retiring as a player, Sharpe became Rapids assistant goalkeeper coach in 2013. Sharpe’s duties include preparing the First Team’s goalkeepers and organizing set pieces, as well as scouting opponents. The Australian has been the Rapids Academy Director of Goalkeeping since 2008, overseeing the development of several top prospects, including Rapids Homegrown goalkeeper Abraham Rodriguez. Additionally, Sharpe is also the goalkeeper coach for Colorado’s U.S. Soccer Training Center sessions and is the director of the Core Goalkeeper Academy.
Wolde Harris | Assistant Coach Wolde Harris enters his first season with the club as a coach after spending six years as an assistant with Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC in the USL Championship, including a brief spell as interim head coach in 2019. The Kingston, Jamaica, native holds a USSF ‘A’ License and started his coaching career in 2010 with Kingston College in Jamaica before becoming an assistant at Clemson University, his alma mater, in 2011. Harris was inducted into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017. As a player, Harris started a 14-year professional career in 1996 with the Colorado Foxes of the APSL. He later spent four years with the Rapids, also playing for the New England Revolution and Sporting Kansas City. Harris also made 28 appearances for the Jamaica National Team, scoring seven goals for the “Reggae Boyz.”
Chris Little | Assistant Coach Chris Little enters his first year with the club asiop assistant coach on Feb. 26, 2021, with a focus on developing and integrating young players from the Rapids Academy. Little previously served as head coach of the Tacoma Defiance of the USL Championship, as well as Director of Coaching for the Seattle Sounders FC Academy. The Edinburgh, Scotland, native played soccer at UNC Pembroke before going into coaching. Little holds a USSF ‘A’ License and also served as Director of Coaching and Player Development for the North Carolina Youth Soccer Association and as head coach at Elon University.
Jase Kim | First Team Analyst Jase Kim is in his fourth season as Head of Analysis. Kim joined the club after several years with New Zealand Football as an analyst for the U-20s ahead of the 2015 U-20 World Cup. Kim then became the Head of Men’s Performance Analysis for the “All Whites” in November 2015. Kim started his coaching career as an assistant with East Coast Bay AFC and as a performance analyst for Sunshine Coast Wanderers.
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PLAYER BIOS Height: 6-3 Weight: 194 Pronunciation: ur-win Born: April 1, 1989 Hometown: Charlotte, NC College: Elon SuperDraft: N/A Last Club: Toronto FC Acquired: via trade on Dec. 14, 2018 Citizenship: USA Speaks: English
GK
Clint Irwin
MLS Career
Years
Club
GP
GP
2019-20 2016-18 2013-15
COL TOR COL TOT
15 32 89 136
13 32 87 132
Years
Club
GP
GP
2020 2017 2016 2013
COL TOR TOR COL TOT
0 0 6 1 7
0 0 6 1 7
Years
Club
2019-20 2016-18
COL PHI TOT
Years
Club
GP
GS
2020 2018 2016
COL PHI PHI TOT
1 1 1 3
1 1 1 3
Years
Club
2020 2016-19 2009-15 2005-09
COL TOR COL DAL TOT
Years
Club
GP
GS
2020 2019 2017 2016 2013 2011 2010 2007 2006 2005
COL TOR TOR TOR COL COL COL DAL DAL DAL TOT
0 1 5 6 1 2 4 2 2 1 24
0 0 5 6 1 2 4 2 2 0 22
Wins SV 6 8 29 43
SO
56 90 252 398
1 8 25 34
Wins SV
SO
MLS Cup Playoffs
0 0 4 0 4
0 0 13 2 15
0 0 3 0 3
Achievements • • • • • •
2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto) 2017 MLS Cup (Toronto) 2017 Supporters’ Shield (Toronto) 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto) 2016 Canadian Championship (Toronto) 2015 MLS All-Star (Colorado)
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@ClintIrwin @clintirwin
D Keegan Rosenberry 2
Height: 5-8 Weight: 161 Pronunciation: KEE-guhn ROH-zuhnber-ee Born: Dec. 11, 1993 Hometown: Ronks, PA College: Georgetown SuperDraft: 2016, PHI, 3rd (R-1) Last Club: Philadelphia Union Acquired: via trade on Dec. 19, 2018 Citizenship: USA Speaks: English
MLS Career GP
GS
Mins
G
A
51 80 131
50 76 126
4,421 6,884 11,305
2 3 5
5 6 11
Mins
G
A
90 71 84 245
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
MLS Cup Playoffs
Achievements • 2020: MLS Team of the Week in Week 2… Scored MLS Goal of the Week on Nov. 1 vs. Sounders • 2019: Played all 3,060 minutes... MLS Team of the Week in Weeks 23, 27, 28 • 2016: Played all 3,060 minutes International Career • Called up to USMNT for camp in January 2019
@K_J_Rose @kjroze
Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 Pronunciation: mohr Born: Jan. 15, 1984 Hometown: Dallas, TX College: Indiana SuperDraft: 2006, DAL, 6th (R-1) Last Club: Toronto FC Acquired: signed on Nov. 27, 2019 Citizenship: USA Speaks: English
D
Drew Moor @DrewMoor @dremoor03
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MLS Career GP
GS
Mins
G
A
8 78 181 123 390
5 73 180 111 369
487 5,624 16,127 10,029 33,289
1 5 14 8 28
0 1 5 2 8
Mins
G
A
0 31 405 600 90 149 420 209 210 9 2,123
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLS Cup Playoffs
Achievements • Active leader with 392 career MLS appearances • 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto) • 2017 MLS Cup (Toronto) • 2017 Supporters’ Shield (Toronto) • 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto) • 2016 Canadian Championship (Toronto) • 2015 MLS All-Star (Colorado) • 2010 MLS Cup (Colorado)
International Career • Earned 5 caps for USMNT • Played 2 matches at 2007 Copa América
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PLAYER BIOS Height: 6-2 Weight: 174 Pronunciation: WIL-suhn Born: Dec. 27, 1991 Hometown: Livingston, Scotland Last Club: Rangers FC (Scotland) Acquired: signed on Jan. 29, 2018 Citizenship: Scotland Speaks: English *International
D
Danny Wilson
MLS Career
Years
Club
GP
GS
Mins
G
A
2018-20
COL TOT
52 52
46 46
4,006 4,006
2 2
2 2
Years
Club
GP
GS
2020
COL TOT
1 1
1 1
Mins
G
A
90 90
0 0
0 0
MLS Cup Playoffs
Achievements • • • • •
2020: MLS Team of the Week in Week 23 2015/16 Scottish Challenge Cup (Rangers) 2012 English League Cup (Liverpool) 2009/10 Scottish Premier League (Rangers) 2009/10 Scottish League Cup (Rangers)
International Career • Scored 1 goal in 5 caps for Scotland
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@d27wilson
Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Pronunciation: AW-stuhn TRUHS-tee Born: Aug. 12, 1998 Hometown: Media, PA Last Club: Philadelphia Union Acquired: via trade on Nov. 20, 2019 Citizenship: USA Speaks: English
D
Auston Trusty
MLS Career
Years
Club
2020 2018-19
COL PHI TOT
GP
GS
Mins
G
A
8 56 64
5 56 61
525 5,026 5,551
0 2 2
1 1 2
Years
Club
GP
GS
2020 2019 2018
COL PHI PHI TOT
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
Mins
G
A
0 0 90 90
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
MLS Cup Playoffs
5
@austheboss3 @austontrusty3
Height: 6-1 Weight: 181 Years Pronunciation: LAH-las ah-BOO-bah-car 2019-20
D
Lalas Abubakar
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Born: Dec. 25, 1994 Hometown: Kumasi, Ghana College: Dayton SuperDraft: 2017, CLB, 5th (R-1) Last Club: Columbus Crew Acquired: permanently via trade on Nov. 19, 2019 Citizenship: Ghana, USA (GC) Speaks: Twi, English
Club
MLS Career GP
GS
Mins
G
A
39 31 70
39 27 66
3,495 2,389 5,884
1 2 3
0 0 0
2017-19
COL CLB TOT
Years
Club
GP
GS
Mins
G
A
2020 2018 2017
COL CLB CLB TOT
1 1 3 5
1 0 1 2
90 3 89 182
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
MLS Cup Playoffs
Achievements • 2018: Became youngest player in MLS history to play all 3,060 minutes in a season at 20 years old • First Union Academy graduate to sign Homegrown Player contract
International Career • Called up to USMNT camp in January 2019 • Was on bench for USMNT friendlies vs. Panama and Costa Rica in 2019 • Scored 1 goal in 17 caps with U.S. youth national teams
Achievements • Named club’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2019 and 2020 • 2020: Finished 2nd in MLS with 27 blocks... Named to MLS Team of the Week in Week 11 • 2019: Named to MLS Team of the Week in Weeks 15, 16
International Career • Former Ghana U-20 player
@LALASABUBAKAR @lalasabubakar
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PLAYER BIOS Height: 5-7 Weight: 150 Pronunciation: LOO-is Born: June 4, 1997 Hometown: Plantation, FL College: Akron SuperDraft: 2017, NYC, 3rd (R-1) Last Club: New York City FC Acquired: via trade on May 7, 2019 Citizenship: USA, Jamaica, England Speaks: English
F
Jonathan Lewis
MLS Career
Years
Club
GP
GS
Mins
G
A
2019-20 2017-19
COL NYC TOT
34 31 65
17 6 23
1,604 775 2,379
10 3 13
3 5 8
Years
Club
GP
GS
2020 2017
COL NYC TOT
1 1 2
1 0 1
Mins
G
A
45 1 46
0 0 0
0 0 0
MLS Cup Playoffs
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@Jon_lewis710 @jon_lewis7
Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Pronunciation: dom-uh-NEEK BAH-gee Born: Oct. 16, 1992 Hometown: Dakar, Senegal College: Boston SuperDraft: 2015, COL, 67th (R-4) Last Club: Nashville SC Acquired: via trade on July 29, 2021 Citizenship: Senegal, USA (GC) Speaks: French, English
F
Dominique Badji
MLS Career
Years
Club
2020-21 2018-19 2015-18
NSH DAL COL TOT
GP
GS
Mins
G
A
17 38 91 146
12 33 70 115
2,660 937 6,266 9,863
1 8 24 33
12 4 2 18
Years
Club
GP
GS
2020 2019 2018 2016
NSH DAL DAL COL TOT
0 0 1 4 5
0 0 1 3 4
Mins
G
A
0 0 90 277 367
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
Years
Club
2019-20
COL TOT
Years
Club
GP
GS
2020
COL TOT
1 1
1 1
MLS Cup Playoffs
Achievements • 2020: Presented club’s Golden Boot after scoring 5 goals... Named to MLS Team of the Week in Round 1 of MLS is Back • 2019: Named to MLS Team of the Week in Weeks 12, 26
International Career • 2021 Gold Cup (USMNT) • Tallied 2 goals, 2 assists in 8 caps for USMNT • Became first USMNT player since 2014 to assist in both of his first USMNT appearances as a substitute
Achievements • 2018: Scored hat-trick on March 31 vs. Philadelphia... MLS Team of the Week in Week 5 • 2017: MLS Team of the Week in Week 18
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@dbadji14 @badji14
Height: 5-9 Weight: 152 Pronunciation: AHN-drey shin-yahSHEE-kee Born: June 11, 1997 Hometown: São Paolo, Brazil College: Denver SuperDraft: 2019, COL, 5th (R-1) Last Club: Denver (NCAA) Acquired: via SuperDraft
F
Andre Shinyashiki @AShinyashiki9 @andrebava99
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MLS Career GP
GS
Mins
G
A
46 46
31 31
2,704 2,704
11 11
4 4
Mins
G
A
81 81
0 0
0 0
MLS Cup Playoffs
Achievements • 2020: MLS Team of the Week in Week 22 • 2019: Named AT&T MLS Rookie of the Year... MLS Team of the Week in Weeks 14, 27... Scored MLS Goal of the Week in Week 1, a stoppage-time equalizer vs. Portland in a blizzard
Citizenship: Brazil, Italy Speaks: Portuguese, English, Spanish *International
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PLAYER BIOS Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Pronunciation: DEE-eh-go ROO-bee-oh Born: May 15, 1993 Hometown: Santiago, Chile Last Club: Sporting Kansas City Acquired: via trade on Dec. 18, 2018 Citizenship: Chile, Germany, USA (GC) Speaks: Spanish, English
F
Diego Rubio
MLS Career
Years
Club
GP
GS
Mins
G
A
2019-20 2016-18
COL SKC TOT
42 51 93
37 23 60
3,105 2,121 5,226
14 15 29
9 8 17
Years
Club
GP
GS
2020 2018 2017
COL SKC SKC TOT
1 3 1 5
1 2 1 4
Mins
G
A
90 168 120 378
0 2 0 2
0 1 0 1
MLS Cup Playoffs
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Achievements • 2020: MLS Team of the Week in Weeks 11, 14 • 2019: MLS Team of the Week in Weeks 23, 24 • 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting KC) International Career • Earned 1 assist in 9 caps for Chile • Called up for 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in November 2020, but was released due to COVID-19 precautions
@DiegoRubio_ @diegorubiok
Height: 5-4 Weight: 135 Pronunciation: BAH-ree-ohs Born: April 21, 1991 Hometown: Barranquilla, Colombia Last Club: FC Dallas Acquired: via trade on Jan. 13, 2021 Citizenship: Colombia, USA (GC) Speaks: Spanish
F
Michael Barrios
MLS Career
Years
Club
2015-20
DAL TOT
GP
GS
Mins
G
A
179 179
156 156
13,713 13,713
31 31
44 44
Years
Club
GP
GS
2020 2019 2018 2016 2015
DAL DAL DAL DAL DAL TOT
2 1 1 2 4 10
0 1 1 2 4 8
Mins
G
A
66 120 90 164 385 825
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 0 1 0 2
Years
Club
2018-21
LAFC TOT
Years
Club
GP
GS
2020 2019 2018
LAFC LAFC LAFC TOT
1 1 0 2
1 0 0 1
MLS Cup Playoffs
Achievements • 1 of 5 players in MLS to total at least 30 goals and 40 assists since 2015 • FC Dallas 2nd all-time leader in combined goals and assists (75) • 2019: MLS Team of the Week in Weeks 4, 8, 14, 23, 31 • 2017 FC Dallas club MVP • 2016 Supporters’ Shield (FC Dallas) • 2016 U.S. Open Cup (FC Dallas)
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@michael_barrios_21
Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 Pronunciation: kay Born: Dec. 2, 1994 Hometown: Toronto, Canada College: York (Canada) SuperDraft: N/A Last Club: Los Angeles FC Acquired: via trade on July 27, 2021 Citizenship: Canada Speaks: English, French
M Mark-Anthony Kaye 14 @MarkThEwizz @markthewizzz
MLS Career GP
GS
Mins
G
A
77 77
71 71
5,936 5,936
9 9
18 18
Mins
G
A
90 46 0 136
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
MLS Cup Playoffs
Achievements • • • • •
2019 Supporters’ Shield (LAFC) 2019 MLS All-Star 2017 USL Cup (Louisville City FC) 2020: MLS Team of the Week in Week 11 2019: MLS Team of the Week in Weeks 8, 11, 12, 18
International Career • 2 goals, 6 assists in 23 caps with Canada • Canada Soccer Player of the Month in July 2019 • Canada Soccer 2019 Male Athlete of the Year finalist
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PLAYER BIOS
GK
Andre Rawls
15
@AndreRawls15 @andremrawlsy
M
Philip Mayaka
16
@philipmayaka @mayaka-4
Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 Pronunciation: AHN-drey RAWLS Born: Dec. 20, 1991 Hometown: San Ramon, CA College: Saint Mary’s SuperDraft: 2015, NYC, 44th (R-3) Last Club: New York City FC Acquired: via Re-Entry on Dec. 14, 2018 Citizenship: USA Speaks: English *On loan to Phoenix Rising FC (USLC)
Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Pronunciation: mah-YAH-kah Born: Nov. 30, 2000 Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya College: Clemson SuperDraft: 2021, COL, 3rd (R-1) Last Club: Clemson (NCAA) Acquired: via SuperDraft Citizenship: Kenya Speaks: Swahili, English *Generation adidas *International *On loan to Colorado Springs (USLC)
Height: 5-9 Weight: 150 Pronunciation: JER-uh-mee KEL-ee Born: Oct. 21, 1997 Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC College: North Carolina SuperDraft: 2019, MTL, 9th (R-1) Last Club: North Carolina (NCAA) Acquired: via trade on Jan. 9, 2020 Citizenship: USA Speaks: English
D
Jeremy Kelly
MLS Career
Years
Club
GP
GP
2019-20 2016-18
COL NYC TOT
0 0 0
0 0 0
Years
Club
GP
GP
2020 2017 2016
COL NYC NYC TOT
0 0 0
0 0 0
Wins SV 0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
MLS Cup Playoffs
Wins SV 0 0 0
College Career
0 0 0
Club
GP
GS
G
A
2020 2019
Clemson Clemson TOT
10 22 32
9 20 29
0 2 2
0 8 8
MLS Career
Club
2020
COL TOT
Years
Club
GP
GS
2020
COL TOT
0 0
0 0
SO 0 0 0
Years
Years
SO
• 2020: On bench for Rapids first 2 matches and 3 matches at MLS is Back • 2019: Posted 6 clean sheets in 15 appearances with Colorado Springs (USLC) • 2015: Posted 4 clean sheets in 22 appearances with Wilmington Hammerheads (USLC) • 2014 WCC Goalkeeper of the Year
Achievements • • • • • •
GP
GS
Mins
G
A
8 8
2 2
246 246
0 0
1 1
Mins
G
A
0 0
0 0
0 0
MLS Cup Playoffs
Achievements
2020 ACC Tournament (Clemson) 2020 ACC All-Tournament Team 2019 MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist 2019 Second Team All-America 2019 ACC Freshman of the Year 2019 First Team All-ACC
Achievements • 2020: Made professional debut vs. RSL at MLS is Back... Assisted on M Cole Bassett’s goal in 5-0 win vs. RSL
International Career • Named to U.S. U-20 squad for friendlies vs. New York Cosmos and New York Red Bulls II... Scored in stoppage time to defeat RBNYII
18
@jeje_k4 @jejekelly
25
PLAYER BIOS Height: 5-7 Weight: 152 Pronunciation: price Born: Dec. 19, 1992 Hometown: Shrewsbury, England Last Club: Wolves (England) Acquired: signed on Jan. 12, 2018 Citizenship: England Speaks: English *International
D
© Jack Price
MLS Career
Years
Club
GP
GS
Mins
G
A
2018-20
COL TOT
74 74
70 70
6,301 6,301
2 2
20 20
Years
Club
GP
GS
2020
COL TOT
1 1
1 1
Mins
G
A
90 90
0 0
0 0
MLS Cup Playoffs
Achievements • 2020: Named Team MVP... MLS Team of the Week on Week 1, 13... Named Team Captain following retirement of GK Tim Howard • 2019: Earned 10 assists off set pieces, passing M David Beckham and M Graham Zusi for the most in MLS since 2010... MLS Team of the Week in Weeks 15, 22, 29
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@jacko_8 @pricey_19
Height: 5-7 Weight: 152 Pronunciation: mez-KEE-dah Born: Jan. 21, 1992 Hometown: Montevideo, Uruguay Last Club: Vancouver Whitecaps FC Acquired: via trade on Dec. 9, 2018 Citizenship: Uruguay, Italy Speaks: Spanish, English *International
MLS Career
Years
Club
2019-20 2014-18
COL VAN TOT
GP
GS
Mins
G
A
49 101 150
13 50 63
1,868 4,397 6,265
5 12 17
7 4 11
Years
Club
GP
GS
2020 2017 2014
COL VAN VAN TOT
1 2 1 4
0 0 0 0
Mins
G
A
9 23 3 35
0 2 0 0
0 0 0 0
Years
Club
2020
COL TOT
Years
Club
GP
GS
2020
COL TOT
1 1
1 1
MLS Cup Playoffs
Achievements • 2015 Canadian Championship (Vancouver) • 2012 Uruguay Primera División Apertura (Peñarol)
International Career • Top scorer at 2007 U-15 South American Championship for Uruguay • Appeared for Uruguay U-17s
M Nicolás Mezquida 20 @nico_mezquida @nicolas_mezquida
M
Younes Namli
21
Height: 5-11 Weight: 154 Pronunciation: YOU-nes NAHM-lee Born: June 20, 1994 Hometown: Copenhagen, Denmark Last Club: FC Krasnodar (Russia) Acquired: on 2-year loan with option to buy on Jan. 15, 2020 Citizenship: Denmark, Morocco Speaks: Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English *Designated Player *International
MLS Career GP
GS
Mins
G
A
17 17
16 16
1,272 1,272
2 2
4 4
Mins
G
A
72 72
0 0
0 0
MLS Cup Playoffs
Achievements • 2020: Completed 66 dribbles, 2nd-most in MLS... MLS Team of the Week in Week 11 • 2017 U-21 Eredivisie (SC Heerenveen) • 2016 U-21 Eredivisie (SC Heerenveen)
@younesnamli
26
PLAYER BIOS Height: 6-2 Weight: 161 Pronunciation: YARH-bro Born: March 20, 1989 Hometown: Aguascalientes, Mexico Last Club: Club León (Mexico) Acquired: permanently on Feb. 2, 2021 Citizenship: USA, Mexico Speaks: English, Spanish
MLS Career
Years
Club
GP
GP
2020
COL TOT
14 14
14 14
Years
Club
GP
GP
2020
COL TOT
1 1
1 1
Wins SV 6 6
48 48
MLS Cup Playoffs
Wins SV 0 0
5 5
SO 4 4
SO 0 0
Achievements • 2020: Posted 368-minute shutout streak from Sept. 9 to Oct. 24, the 3rd-longest in club history • 2014 LigaMX Clausura (Club León) • 2013 LigaMX Apertura (Club León)
International Career • Earned 3 caps with USMNT
GK William Yarbrough 22 @william_yarbro @williampyarbrough
Height: 5-10 Weight: 150 Pronunciation: KEL-in uh-KOST-uh Born: July 25, 1995 Hometown: Plano, TX Last Club: FC Dallas Acquired: via trade on July 23, 2018 Citizenship: USA Speaks: English
M
Kellyn Acosta
MLS Career
Years
Club
2018-20 2013-18
COL DAL TOT
GP
GS
Mins
G
A
58 117 175
56 91 147
4,809 8,350 13,159
6 9 15
6 12 18
Years
Club
GP
GS
2020 2016 2015 2014
COL DAL DAL DAL TOT
1 2 3 1 7
1 2 3 0 6
Mins
G
A
81 180 300 14 575
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
Years
Club
2017-20
COL TOT
Years
Club
GP
GS
2020
COL TOT
0 0
0 0
MLS Cup Playoffs
23
@KellynAcosta @kellynacosta
D
Kortne Ford
24
Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 Pronunciation: KORT-nee ford Born: Jan. 26, 1996 Hometown: Greeley, CO College: Denver SuperDraft: N/A Last Club: Denver (NCAA) Acquired: signed on Jan. 6, 2017 Citizenship: USA Speaks: English *Homegrown Player
MLS Career GP
GS
Mins
G
A
35 35
33 33
2,868 2,868
1 1
0 0
Mins
G
A
0 0
0 0
0 0
MLS Cup Playoffs
Achievements • 2020: Scored playoff-clinching goal at Portland on Nov. 4 • 2019: Made 30 starts and played 2,619 minutes, both career-highs • 2016 Supporters’ Shield (Dallas) • 2016 U.S. Open Cup (Dallas)
International Career • • • •
2021 Gold Cup (USMNT) 2021 Nations League (USMNT) 2017 Gold Cup (USMNT) Scored 2 goals in 34 caps for USMNT
Achievements • • • •
Longest tenured player on roster 2020: Missed with injury 2019: Missed with injury 2017: 2nd among Rapids defenders with 10 shots and 1,727 minutes played
@KortFord @kortford_24
27
PLAYER BIOS Height: 5-11 Weight: 150 Pronunciation: kohl BAS-it Born: July 28, 2001 Hometown: Littleton, CO Last Club: Colorado Rapids Academy Acquired: signed on Aug. 10, 2018 Citizenship: USA Speaks: English *Homegrown Player
M
Cole Bassett
MLS Career
Years
Club
GP
GS
Mins
G
A
2018-20
COL TOT
40 40
29 29
2,352 2,352
8 8
7 7
Years
Club
GP
GS
2020
COL TOT
1 1
1 1
Mins
G
A
90 90
0 0
0 0
MLS Cup Playoffs
Achievements • 2020: Led Rapids with 5 goals, 5 assists... No. 7 on MLS 22 Under 22... Named Centennial 38 MVP, Young Player of the Year and presented Golden Boot • 2019: No. 20 on MLS 22 Under 22
International Career • Scored 4 goals in 4 games for U.S. U-20s • Called up to USMNT camp for first time in December 2020
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@colebassett19 @colebassett_
Height: 5-9 Weight: 140 Pronunciation: AN-der-suhn Born: Aug. 8, 2002 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, CO Last Club: Colorado Rapids Academy Acquired: signed on April 3, 2019 Citizenship: USA Speaks: English *Homegrown Player *On loan to Colorado Springs (USLC)
MLS Career
Years
Club
2019-20
COL TOT
GP
GS
Mins
G
A
6 6
5 5
317 317
1 1
0 0
Years
Club
GP
GS
2020
COL TOT
0 0
0 0
Mins
G
A
0 0
0 0
0 0
Years
Club
2020
COL TOT
Years
Club
GP
GP
2020
COL TOT
0 0
0 0
MLS Cup Playoffs
Achievements • Youngest Rapids player to play in a game (16 years, 262 days), start a game (16 years, 262 days) and score a goal (16 years, 346 days)
D Sebastian Anderson 27 .
@seb_anderson6 @seb_anderson_
GK Abraham Rodriguez 28
Height: 5-8 Weight: 165 Pronunciation: EY-bruh-ham ruhDREE-gehs Born: July 19, 2002 Hometown: Thornton, CO Last Club: Colorado Rapids Academy Acquired: signed on Feb. 20, 2020 Citizenship: USA Speaks: English, Spanish *Homegrown Player *On loan to Colorado Springs (USLC)
MLS Career GP
GP
Wins
SV
SO
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
Wins
SV
SO
0 0
0 0
0 0
MLS Cup Playoffs
Achievements • 2020: 1 clean sheet in 5 starts with Colorado Springs (USLC) • 2019: USL 20 Under 20
@rodriguezabraham1
28
PLAYER BIOS
F
Matt Hundley
29
@matthundley @matthundley
Height: 5-10 Weight: 163 Pronunciation: HUHND-lee Born: May 11, 2000 Hometown: Littleton, CO College: UCLA SuperDraft: N/A Last Club: UCLA (NCAA) Acquired: signed on Jan. 15, 2019 Citizenship: USA Speaks: English *Homegrown Player *On loan to Colorado Springs (USLC)
MLS Career
Years
Club
GP
GS
Mins
G
A
2019-20
COL TOT
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
Years
Club
GP
GS
2020
COL TOT
0 0
0 0
Mins
G
A
0 0
0 0
0 0
MLS Cup Playoffs
Oliver Larraz
• 2020: Scored 2 goals in 10 appearances with Memphis 901 (USLC) • 10th Rapids Academy product to sign with First Team
International Career • Called up to U.S. U-19 camp in January 2019
Achievements
Height: 5-10 Weight: 139 Pronunciation: lah-RAHZ Born: Sept. 16, 2001 Hometown: Denver, CO Last Club: Colorado Rapids Academy Acquired: signed on March 3, 2021 Citizenship: USA Speaks: English *Homegrown Player *On loan to San Diego Loyal SC (USLC)
M
Achievements
• 2019: Made 4 appearances for Duisburg U-19s (Germany) • 2015 Rapids Academy Player of the Year • 13th Rapids Academy player to sign with First Team and the 9th since 2017
International Career • Played with U.S. U-14s
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@olilarraz @oli.larraz
Height: 5-10 Weight: 179 Pronunciation: WAWR-ner Born: June 24, 1988 Hometown: Denver, CO Last Club: FC Helsingør (Denmark) Acquired: signed on June 30, 2020 Citizenship: USA Speaks: English
M
Collen Warner
MLS Career
Years
Club
GP
GS
Mins
G
A
2020 2017-18 2016 2014-15 2012-14 2010-11
COL MIN HOU TOR MTL RSL TOT
7 42 24 49 55 37 214
4 26 24 39 45 19 157
263 2,522 1,979 3,364 3,985 1,532 13,645
0 1 0 2 1 0 4
0 1 1 4 1 5 12
Years
Club
GP
GS
2020 2013 2010
COL MTL RSL TOT
0 1 1 0
0 1 0 0
Mins
G
A
0 62 34 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
MLS Cup Playoffs
Achievements • 2014 Canadian Championship (Montreal) • 2013 Canadian Championship (Montreal)
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@collenwarner @youngboulder
29
PLAYER BIOS Height: 5-10 Weight: 172 Pronunciation: BAY-ta-shoor Born: Feb. 1, 1987 Hometown: San Jose, CA College: San Diego State SuperDraft: 2010, SJ, 30th (R-2) Last Club: Los Angeles FC Acquired: signed on Sept. 19, 2020 Citizenship: USA, Iran Speaks: English, Farsi
D Steven Beitashour 33 @stbeita33 @sbeita33
D
MLS Career
Years
Club
GP
GS
Mins
G
A
2020 2018-19 2016-17 2014-15 2010-13
COL LAFC TOR VAN SJ TOT
0 55 51 54 87 247
0 54 46 54 86 240
0 4,525 4,125 4,987 7,675 21,147
0 3 0 0 2 5
0 6 6 8 16 36
Years
Club
GP
GS
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2012
COL LAFC LAFC TOR TOR VAN SJ TOT
0 1 1 5 6 2 2 17
0 1 1 5 6 2 2 17
Mins
G
A
0 59 90 424 574 172 163 1,482
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
MLS Cup Playoffs
Achievements • • • • • • • •
2019 Supporters’ Shield (LAFC) 2017 MLS Cup (Toronto) 2017 Supporters’ Shield (Toronto) 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto) 2016 Canadian Championship (Toronto) 2015 Canadian Championship (Toronto) 2012 Supporters’ Shield (San Jose) 2012 MLS All-Star (San Jose)
International Career • Earned 6 caps for Iran • Named to 23-man roster for 2014 FIFA World Cup in Russia
Height: 6-4 Weight: 176 Pronunciation: ED-werdz Born: Nov. 27, 2000 Hometown: Woodbridge, VA Last Club: VfL Wolfsburg (Germany) Acquired: signed on March 4, 2021 Citizenship: USA Speaks: English *Homegrown *On loan to Colorado Springs (USLC)
Achievements
Height: 5-9 Weight: 150 Pronunciation: YAH-yah TOUR-ey Born: June 12, 2004 Hometown: Conakry, Guinea Last Club: New York Red Bulls II (USLC) Acquired: signed on March 4, 2021 Citizenship: USA, Guinea Speaks: English, French *Homegrown
Achievements
• Joined VfL Wolfsburg (Germany) U-19s in October 2018 at 17 years old • Joined Wolfsburg II in July 2019, making 17 appearances
International Career • With U.S. U-17s at 2016 Aegean Cup in Turkey
Michael Edwards 34 @Edwardsmichael8 @michael_edwardsss
• 2020: Tallied 3 goals, 3 assists in 13 appearances, 6 of them starts, with RBNYII (USLC)
International Career • 2020: Was with U.S. U-17s at UEFA Development Tournament in England
F Dantouma “Yaya” Toure 37 @kingyaya37 @_yaya377
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PLAYER BIOS
M
Braian Galván
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Height: 5-5 Weight: 141 Pronunciation: BRAHY-uhn (Brian) gal-VAHN Born: Oct. 6, 2000 Hometown: San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina Last Club: C.A. Colon (Argentina) Acquired: signed on Jan. 15, 2020 Citizenship: Argentina Speaks: Spanish *International
MLS Career
Years
Club
GP
GS
Mins
G
A
2020
COL TOT
9 9
2 2
244 244
1 1
1 1
Years
Club
GP
GS
2020
COL TOT
1 1
0 0
Mins
G
A
9 9
0 0
0 0
MLS Cup Playoffs
Achievements • 2020: Scored game-winning goal in 5-0 win over RSL to reclaim Rocky Mountain Cup on Sept. 12... Earned first Rapids assist on F Jonathan Lewis’ goal in 2-0 win @ LA Galaxy on Sept. 19
International Career • Called up to Argentina U-20s in Russia to train against senior team ahead of 2018 FIFA World Cup
@galvan.braian10
Height: 6-1 Weight: 174 Pronunciation: YAH-pee Born: Nov. 19, 2004 Hometown: Denver, CO Last Club: Colorado Rapids Academy Acquired: signed on Jan. 15, 2020 Citizenship: USA Speaks: English *Homegrown *On loan to Colorado Springs (USLC)
F
Darren Yapi
Achievements • Youngest player ever to sign professional contract with the Rapids at 16 years, 104 days • 2020 Rapids Academy Player of the Year • 14th Rapids Academy product to sign with the First Team and the 10th since 2017
International Career • 2020: Earned 3 caps for U.S. U-17s in UEFA Development Tournament in England
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@darrenyapi_
31
Clint Irwin Keegan Rosenberry Drew Moor Danny Wilson Auston Trusty Lalas Abubakar Jonathan Lewis Dominique Badji Andre Shinyashiki Nicolas Benezet Diego Rubio Michael Barrios Sam Vines Mark-Anthony Kaye Philip Mayaka Andre Rawls Will Vint Jeremy Kelly Jack Price Nicolas Mezquida Younes Namli William Yarbrough Kellyn Acosta Kortne Ford Cole Bassett Sebastian Anderson Abraham Rodriguez Matt Hundley Oliver Larraz Collen Warner Steven Beitashour Michael Edwards Yaya Toure Braian Galvan Darren Yapi
Player
"00" = 100 minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position
8 24 66F 82F 90D
90D 90D 9 90D 81D 90D 90D 90D 90D
90M 90D 19 44D 90D 90D 90D 90D
72M 23 90F 90M 55F 72M 23 66M 17 35 90F 90F 65F 83F 67M 87M 73M 90M 90F 90D
90D 90D 90D 10 87D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 45 90F
7
63
1
10
1
3
18
3 67D 24
1
59M
4 6 90M 84M 46 71M
65M 35
17 25
90F 80M 90M 84M 66M 90M 89F 90M 90M 90M 90M 31
64M 90M 89M 90M 90M 90M 45M 90M 73M 86M 90M 16 74M 6 24 7 80M 90M 25 55M 18 83M 27M 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M
90M 72M 26
90M 90M 18 90M 90M 90G 90G 90D 90D
45 45F 45F 89D
34 16 80F 74M 90D
62M 9 90F 81M
16 10 90F 63F 90D
90D 20 90D 90D 70D 56M 45
72M 66M 58M 69M 18 21 90F 90F 90F 90F 66M 83M 87M 74M 90D 90D 90D
90D 16 90D 90D
90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 7 3 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 74D 28 24 24 32 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DAL ATX VAN MIN HOU LFC DAL CIN KC SEA MIN SJ DAL RSL ATX 0-0 1-3 1-0 3-2 3-1 1-2 3-0 2-0 1-3 1-1 2-0 1-1 2-0 0-3 1-0
Played for other teams: Mark-Anthony Kaye played 758 minutes for LFC Dominique Badji played 187 minutes for NSH
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COL COL COL COL COL COL COL COL COL COL COL COL COL COL COL
0 1 1 3 3 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 0 1
at vs at vs vs at vs at at vs vs vs vs at at
DAL 0 ATX 3 VAN 0 MIN 2 HOU 1 LFC 2 DAL 0 CIN 0 KC 3 SEA 1 MIN 0 SJ 1 DAL 0 RSL 3 ATX 0
T L W W W L W W L T W T W L W Shinyashiki 3 (unassisted)
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Shinyashiki 1 (Price 1) 36 Rubio 1 (free kick) 26 Acosta 1 (unassisted) 57; Bassett 1 (unassisted) 71; Wilson 1 (Price 2) 82 Vines 1 (Barrios 1, Yarbrough 1) 29; Rubio 2 (Barrios 2, Rosenberry 1) 36; Bassett 2 (unassisted) Barrios 1 (Rubio 1) 50 Rosenberry 1 (Price 3) 13; own goal (Tessmann) 41; Barrios 2 (Bassett 1) 71 Rubio 3 (Barrios 3, Wilson 1) 21; Lewis 1 (Price 4) 72 Rosenberry 2 (unassisted) 84 Barrios 3 (Vines 1, Trusty 1) 58 Galvan 1 (Rubio 2, Barrios 4) 45; Shinyashiki 2 (Acosta 1) 81 Bassett 3 (Benezet 1, Mezquida 1) 53 Abubakar 1 (Price 5) 48; Barrios 4 (Rubio 3) 55
COLORADO RAPIDS 42
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2021 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Saturday, August 7, 2021 Kickoff: 8:00 p.m. CT Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City, CO) MLS Regular Season Game 18 Sporting Kansas City 10-4-3, 33 points (5-1-3 home; 5-3-0 away) T-1st in MLS Western Conference Colorado Rapids 8-4-3, 27 points (5-1-2 home; 3-3-1 away) 4th in MLS Western Conference
10-4-3 (33 pts.) 1.94 17 T-1st in West 33 1.94 29 20 1.18 +13 272 (94) 34.6% 182 189 25 0
English TV: Bally Sports KC Plus English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:
Ted Unkel Corey Rockwell Jeremy Kieso Alyssa Nichols Chico Grajeda
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 13 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 31 36 48 54 96
Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF FWD FWD DEF DEF DEF MID FWD FWD MID GK FWD DEF FWD MID GK GK DEF DEF MID FWD MID
Name John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Andreu Fontas Roberto Puncec Nicolas Isimat-Mirin Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Khiry Shelton Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda Grayson Barber Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Kendall McIntosh Tyler Freeman (loaned out) Kayden Pierre Ozzie Cisneros Cameron Duke Tim Melia Brooks Thompson Luis Martins Kaveh Rad Remi Walter Wilson Harris Jose Mauri
Pronunciation
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
gram ZOO-see AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh KY-ree AH-mah-doo DEE-uh GAH-dee KINN-dah shallow-EE feh-LEE-pay MEE-lia lou-EESE mar-TEENS KAH-vay RAHD
L 3 3 6 4 6 5 5 8 7 7 5 8 7
T 4 6 1 3 5 5 6 2 6 6 9 4 6
GD +13 +12 +1 +6 0 -2 +7 -7 -4 -7 -4 -5 -9
8-4-3 (27 pts.) 1.80 15 4th in West 22 1.47 21 16 1.07 +6 186 (61) 32.8% 195 138 32 0
Daniel Salloi Salloi, Shelton Daniel Salloi Daniel Salloi Daniel Salloi Khiry Shelton Roger Espinoza Daniel Salloi Ilie Sanchez N/A
COLORADO RAPIDS
10 GOALS 5 ASSISTS 50 SHOTS 19 SHOTS ON GOAL 5 GAME-WINNING GOALS 3 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 23 FOULS COMMITTED 22 FOULS SUFFERED 5 CAUTIONS 0 EJECTIONS
Tim Melia 1080 Tim Melia 1.08 Tim Melia 8 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia 31
GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
4 Michael Barrios 5 Jack Price 31 Michael Barrios 11 Michael Barrios 3 Diego Rubio 3 Barrios, Price 27 Kellyn Acosta 27 Diego Rubio 5 Danny Wilson 0 N/A 1350 William Yarbrough 1.07 William Yarbrough 8 William Yarbrough 7 William Yarbrough 40 William Yarbrough
COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES
Eastern Conference Pts W L T GD GP 1. New England Revolution 37 11 3 4 +12 18 2. Orlando City SC 29 8 4 5 +5 17 3. Philadelphia Union 28 7 4 7 +7 18 4. Nashville SC 28 6 1 10 +10 17 5. New York City FC 27 8 5 3 +14 16 6. D.C. United 24 7 7 3 +5 17 7. Columbus Crew 24 6 5 6 -1 17 8. CF Montreal 23 6 6 5 +1 17 9. New York Red Bulls 19 5 7 4 0 16 10. FC Cincinnati 15 3 7 6 -12 16 11. Atlanta United FC 15 2 6 9 -5 17 12. Chicago Fire 14 3 9 5 -10 17 13. Toronto FC 14 3 9 5 -15 17 14. Inter Miami CF 13 3 8 4 -12 15 W 10 9 10 8 6 6 5 6 4 4 3 4 3
RECORD POINTS PER GAME 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
2021 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
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2021 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
Western Conference Pts 1. Sporting Kansas City 33 2. Seattle Sounders FC 33 3. LA Galaxy 31 4. Colorado Rapids 27 5. Los Angeles FC 23 6. Minnesota United FC 23 7. Real Salt Lake 21 8. Portland Timbers 20 9. FC Dallas 18 10. San Jose Earthquakes 18 11. Houston Dynamo FC 18 12. Austin FC 16 13. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 15
COLORADO RAPIDS
13th season 165-125-96 13th season (.552) 165-125-96 (.552)
ROBIN FRASER
MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
5th season 36-44-28 (.463) 3rd season 21-12-7 (.613)
PLAYER AVAILABILITY REPORT As of Thursday, August 5 QUESTIONABLE • MID - Cam Duke (Hamstring) • FWD - Khiry Shelton (Abdomen)
GP 17 18 17 15 17 16 16 16 17 17 17 16 16
OUT • MID - Felipe Hernandez (Personal Reasons) • MID - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card Accumulation) Health & Safety Protocols A player may be listed as “Questionable” or “Out” due to Health and Safety Protocols for the following reasons: Quarantine due to participating in high risk behavior. Quarantine related to being a high risk close contact. Pending COVID-19 test results. An inconclusive COVID-19 test result. A positive COVID-19 test or a confirmed case of COVID-19. Other illness not related to COVID-19. 1
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2021 ROSTER (NUMERICAL) NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 13 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 31 36 48 54 96
PLAYER PRONUNCIATION John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo Roberto Puncec PUHN-chetz Nicolas Isimat-Mirin EE-see-mat me-REEN Ilie Sanchez ILL-ee-ay Johnny Russell Graham Zusi ZOO-see Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh Khiry Shelton KY-ree Amadou Dia AH-mah-doo DEE-uh Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah Grayson Barber Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay Kendall McIntosh Tyler Freeman (loaned out) Kayden Pierre Ozzie Cisneros Cam Duke Tim Melia MEE-lia Brooks Thompson Luis Martins lou-EESE mar-TEENS Kaveh Rad KAH-vay RAHD Remi Walter Wilson Harris Jose Mauri
NO. 19 25 13 28 15 3 23 96 21 5 17 2 36 22 29 24 9 1 4 48 7 20 6 11 16 31 54 8
PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Grayson Barber Ozzie Cisneros Amadou Dia AH-mah-doo DEE-uh Cam Duke Roger Espinoza Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo Tyler Freeman Wilson Harris Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay Nicolas Isimat-Mirin EE-see-mat me-REEN Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah Jaylin Lindsey Luis Martins lou-EESE mar-TEENS Jose Mauri Kendall McIntosh Tim Melia MEE-lia Kayden Pierre Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh John Pulskamp Roberto Puncec PUHN-chetz Kaveh Rad KAH-vay RAHD Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Ilie Sanchez ILL-ee-ay Khiry Shelton KY-ree Graham Smith Brooks Thompson Remi Walter Graham Zusi ZOO-see
POS. HT. GK 6-4 DEF 5-11 DEF 6-2 DEF 6-1 DEF 6-2 MID 6-0 FWD 5-9 DEF 5-10 FWD 5-10 FWD 6-3 DEF 5-9 MID 5-10 DEF 6-4 MID 5-8 FWD 5-8 FWD 6-1 MID 5-7 GK 5-11 FWD 6-0 DEF 5-10 FWD 5-5 MID 5-6 GK 6-0 GK 6-4 DEF 5-8 DEF 5-11 MID 5-8 FWD 5-10 MID 5-6
WT. 215 180 200 175 180 170 175 155 175 185 155 185 190 145 170 160 145 185 165 140 130 135 205 185 165 165 170 175 145
BIRTHDATE (AGE) HOMETOWN 04/19/2001 (20) Bakersfield, CA 03/27/2000 (21) Charlotte, NC 11/14/1989 (31) Banyoles, Spain 10/27/1991 (29) Varazdin, Croatia 11/15/1991 (29) Meudon, France 11/21/1990 (30) Barcelona, Spain 04/08/1990 (31) Glasgow, Scotland 08/18/1986 (34) Longwood, FL 03/08/1991 (30) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 06/26/1993 (28) Leander, TX 06/08/1993 (28) Highlands Ranch, CO 10/25/1986 (34) Aurora, CO 11/25/1995 (25) Highlands Ranch, CO 03/23/1994 (27) Ashdod, Israel 05/03/2000 (21) Elgin, South Carolina 07/19/1996 (25) Budapest, Hungary 06/08/1998 (23) Nashville, TN 01/24/1994 (27) Santa Rosa, CA 01/09/2003 (18) Shawnee, KS 02/16/2003 (18) Bloomfield Hills, MI 03/13/2004 (17) Omaha, NE 02/13/2001 (20) Overland Park, KS 05/15/1986 (35) East Islip, NY 05/28/2002 (19) Floyds Knobs, IN 06/10/1992 (29) Lamego, Portugal 06/13/2001 (20) Durham, NC 04/26/1995 (26) Essey-les-Nancy, France 11/28/1999 (21) Los Angeles, CA 05/16/1996 (25) Realico, Argentina
LAST CLUB Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Sporting KC Academy Celta Vigo (Spain) HNK Rijeka (Croatia) Besiktas (Turkey) Elche CF (Spain) Derby County FC (England) Chivas de Guadalajara (Mexico) SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) Phoenix Rising FC (USL) Wigan Athletic (England) Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC II (USL Championship) New York Red Bulls (MLS) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Chivas USA (MLS) Sporting KC II (USL Championship) G.D. Chaves (Portugal) Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Yeni Malatyaspor (Turkey) Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Club Atletico Talleres (Argentina)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2021 ROSTER (ALPHABETICAL) POS. HT. FWD 5-8 FWD 5-5 DEF 5-9 MID 5-6 MID 5-10 DEF 6-2 FWD 6-0 FWD 5-10 MID 5-7 DEF 6-2 MID 5-8 DEF 5-11 DEF 5-8 MID 5-6 GK 5-11 GK 6-0 DEF 5-10 FWD 5-10 GK 6-4 DEF 6-1 DEF 5-11 FWD 5-9 FWD 6-1 MID 6-0 FWD 6-3 DEF 6-4 GK 6-4 MID 5-8 DEF 5-10
WT. 170 130 155 135 185 200 165 175 145 180 145 180 165 145 185 205 140 175 215 175 165 175 160 170 185 190 185 170 155
BIRTHDATE (AGE) BIRTHPLACE COLLEGE 05/03/2000 (21) Columbia, SC Clemson University 03/13/2004 (17) Omaha, NE 06/08/1993 (28) Nantes, France Clemson University 02/13/2001 (20) Overland Park, KS 10/25/1986 (34) Puerto Cortes, Honduras Ohio State University 11/14/1989 (31) Banyoles, Spain 01/09/2003 (18) Overland Park, KS 11/28/1999 (21) Los Angeles, CA 06/08/1998 (23) Ibague, Colombia 11/15/1991 (29) Meudon, France 03/23/1994 (27) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 03/27/2000 (21) Charlotte, NC 06/10/1992 (29) Lamego, Portugal 05/16/1996 (25) Realico, Argentina 01/24/1994 (27) Oakland, CA 05/15/1986 (35) Great River, NY Lynn University (Florida) 02/16/2003 (18) Rochester Hills, MI 03/08/1991 (30) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 04/19/2001 (20) Bakersfield, CA 10/27/1991 (29) Varazdin, Croatia 06/13/2001 (20) Chapel Hill, NC 04/08/1990 (31) Glasgow, Scotland 07/19/1996 (25) Siofok, Hungary 11/21/1990 (30) Barcelona, Spain 06/26/1993 (28) Fort Carson, CO Oregon State University 11/25/1995 (25) Highlands Ranch, CO University of Denver 05/28/2002 (19) Jeffersonville, IN 04/26/1995 (26) Essey-les-Nancy, France 08/18/1986 (34) Orlando, FL University of Maryland
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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #COLvSKC: HEAD-TO-HEAD
#COLvSKC: BY THE NUMBERS
Sporting Kansas City (10-4-3, 33 pts.) continues their road swing this week as the team heads West to take on the Colorado Rapids (8-4-3, 27 pts.) at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado on Saturday night. Sporting faced the Rapids on June 23, 2021 at Children’s Mercy Park, cruising to a 3-1 victory. MLS All-Star Daniel Salloi scored a first-half brace to put his side in a commanding position before Felipe Hernandez bagged his first-ever MLS goal in the second half. Lalas Abubakar headed home a late consolation for the visiting Rapids. In their last visit to Colorado on Aug. 29, 2020 Sporting and the Rapids traded second half goals with Cole Bassett giving the hosts the lead before Gianluca Busio rifled home from long range to salvage a point for Sporting KC. SKC leads the all-time series 28-24-16, though have typically had a tough time on the road in Colorado, posting a 5-18-11 record. Date
Sporting KC Team Notes • Sporting have won three straight road matches by multiple goals for the first time in club history. Their three-game road winning streak is tied for the second longest in team history since the dawn of the non-shootout era in 2000. • Since the start of 2020, Sporting’s .647 regular season road winning percentage (10-5-2 record) and plus-11 road goal differential are the best in MLS. • Sporting are tied for the MLS lead with five away wins this season (5-3-0 record). • Sporting leads MLS in goals (33) and goals per match (1.94). They have been shut out just once this season. • Sporting are 8-2-2 in their last 12 matches since May 16. • Sporting are on pace for 66 points in the regular season, which would eclipse the club record of 63 set in 2012. • Sporting rank second in MLS in shots per match (16.0) and chances created per match (11.7). • Sporting lead MLS with 17 points and five wins from losing positions this season. No other club has more than nine points and two wins from losing positions. • Sporting rank second in MLS in passing accuracy at 85.3% and third in possession at 54.7%. • Sporting KC Academy products have scored or assisted in Sporting’s last 12 matches. • Sporting KC Academy products have accounted for 16 of 33 goals and 11 of 29 assists this season.
#COLvSKC: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 28-24-16 in regular season)
06/23/2021 10/24/2020 08/29/2020 07/17/2020 09/21/2019
Score
KC 3 vs COL 1 KC 4 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 3
Result Details W W T W L
Salloi scores brace before Hernandez adds first MLS goal Pulido, Fontas, Kinda and Gerso score in home rout Busio equalizes from distance after Bassett opener Shelton, Pulido and Zusi tally in comeback win at MIB SKC surrenders two-goal lead to fall 3-2 late on
#COLvSKC: PLAYER HISTORY • Sporting KC defender Graham Zusi has scored four goals and added two assists against the Colorado Rapids, including a one goal and two assist performance in a 3-2 victory on the road on March 29, 2014. His other goals came at home on July 6, 2011 and Aug. 31, 2013, and in the MLS is Back Tournament on July 17, 2020. • Forward Daniel Salloi has three goals and one assist against Colorado, notching the game-winner in the 1-0 home win on May 5, 2018 before adding a brace and recording an assist in the 3-1 home win on June 23, 2021. • Forward Alan Pulido has scored twice versus Colorado, scoring a penalty kick in the 3-2 win at the MLS is Back Tournament on July 17, 2020 before netting the game-winner in the 4-0 home win on Oct. 24, 2020. • Forward Khiry Shelton has one goal and one assist against the Rapids, with his goal coming in the 3-2 victory at the MLS is Back Tournament on July 17, 2020, while his assist set up Diego Rubio’s late equalizer in the 2-2 road draw on March 24, 2018. • Midfielder Gadi Kinda has a goal and an assist against Colorado, setting up a goal in the 3-2 win at the MLS is Back Tournament on July 17, 2020 before adding a goal in the 4-0 home win on Oct. 24, 2020. • Winger Johnny Russell has one goal one assist against the Rapids, netting a free kick late on in the 1-1 road draw on March 17, 2019 before assisting in the 3-1 home win on June 23, 2021. • Defender Andreu Fontas scored his first MLS goal for Sporting KC in the 4-0 home win over the Rapids on Oct. 24, 2020. He added an assist in the 3-1 home win on June 23, 2021. • Midfielder Felipe Hernandez scored his first MLS goal and also added an assist in the 3-1 home win over Colorado on June 23, 2021. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has two assists against the Colorado Rapids, coming game-winners on April 9, 2017 and Oct. 24, 2020. • Defender Luis Martins has tallied one assist vs. the Rapids, coming in the 3-2 win at the MLS is Back Tournament on July 17, 2020. • Defender Jaylin Lindsey has one assist against Colorado, coming on Daniel Salloi’s first goal in the 3-1 home win on June 23, 2021. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 5-8-3 all-time against Colorado, posting a 1.25 goals against average with three shutouts. His shutouts came in a 2-0 home victory on June 27, 2015, a 1-0 home win on May 5, 2018 and a 4-0 home win on Oct. 24, 2020.
Sporting KC Player Notes • Forward Daniel Salloi leads MLS with 15 combined goals (10) and primary assists (five). He also leads the league with five game-winning goals. • Defender Graham Zusi has four assists in his last three matches. He has recorded assists in three straight regular season games for the first time since August 2012. • Forward Johnny Russell has scored in three of his last four appearances. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has a 10-2-2 record as a starter this season and an 18-5-5 record as a starter since the beginning of 2020. • Defender Andreu Fontas leads MLS by a wide margin in passes (1,334) and passes completed (1,198) while also ranking second in touches (1,524). • Defender Luis Martins is the only SKC player to start all 17 matches in 2021. He opened his MLS scoring account in Wednesday’s 4-1 win over LAFC. Colorado Rapids Team Notes • Colorado are 5-0-2 in their last seven home matches with 15 goals scored and five conceded. • Colorado owns a 21-12-7 regular season record since head coach Robin Fraser was appointed in May 2019. • Colorado’s 8-4-3 record is its best through 15 matches of a regular season since 2016 (9-2-4). Colorado Rapids Player Notes • Midfielders Jack Price and Michael Barrios are tied for second in MLS with three game-winning assists each. • Goalkeeper William Yarbrough ranks second in MLS in shutouts (seven) and goalkeeping wins (eight). • Forward Michael Barrios, goalkeeper William Yarbrough and defenders Keegan Rosenberry and Auston Trusty have started all 15 matches for Colorado this season. • Forward Michael Barrios leads Colorado with four goals and ranks second on the team with four assists. • Forwards Diego Rubio, Cole Bassett and Andre Shinyashiki have scored three goals each.
#COLvSKC: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS
NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES
• Colorado striker Diego Rubio (2016-2018) played for Sporting KC. • Sporting KC Manager and Sporting Director Peter Vermes played for the Colorado Rapids from 1997-1999 before joining Kansas City. • Manager Peter Vermes was teammates with Rapids head coach Robin Fraser on the U.S. National Team from 1988-1997. • Defender Graham Zusi played on the U.S. National Team alongside Colorado midfielder Kellyn Acosta. • Forward Johnny Russell has played with Colorado defender Danny Wilson on the Scotland Under-21 National Team from 2011-2012. • Forward Khiry Shelton was teammates with Colorado’s Jonathan Lewis at New York City FC from 2017-2018. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia played alongside Rapids midfielder Collen Warner at Real Salt Lake from 2010-2011. • Colorado defender Kortne Ford is born in Olathe, Kansas - a suburb of Kansas City. He also played with Sporting KC defender Graham Smith at the University of Denver in 2016. Smith also played with Andre Shinyashiki at Denver. • Sporting KC’s Amadou Dia, Roger Espinoza and Graham Smith all grew up in Colorado. • Sporting KC winger Grayson Barber played alongside Colorado midfielder Philip Mayaka at Clemson University from 2019-2020.
• Forward Johnny Russell is one shy of tying Graham Zusi for ninth place on Sporting’s all-time regular season goals chart with 29. • Sporting are one shy of their fourth straight regular season road win, which would pull closer to the club record of five straight set in 2014..
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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SKC DOMINATES WEST COAST
SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES
SPORTING KC SIGNS 25-YEAR-OLD JOSE MAURI
Sporting Kansas City bounced back quickly from last weekend’s loss to Dallas when the team traveled to LA and claimed a 4-1 victory over Los Angeles FC at Banc of California Stadium on Wednesday night. The result vaulted Sporting (10-4-3, 33 pts.) into first place in the Western Conference, edging Seattle on the wins tiebreaker. Sporting has won their last three games on the road - all against teams in playoff positions (LA Galaxy, Seattle & LAFC) - and will now look to continue that streak against the fourth-place Colorado Rapids (8-4-3, 27 pts.) at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday night.
On Thursday, Sporting Kansas City announced that the club has signed 25-year-old Argentine-Italian midfielder Jose Mauri. Mauri has signed an MLS contract through the 2022 season with an option for 2023. He will occupy an international spot on Sporting’s roster pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate and P1 visa. Mauri, who holds dual citizenship in Argentina and Italy, boasts six seasons of top-flight experience in the Italian Serie A, where he competed for Parma, Empoli and European giants AC Milan from 2013-2019. He arrives in Kansas City after a two-year stint with Argentine Primera Division club Talleres de Cordoba.
Wednesday’s result also marked Manager Peter Vermes’ 200th win in all competitions at the helm of the club. There was much to take from the performance, not least that for only the third time in the club’s 26-year existence, Sporting entered halftime with a three-goal cushion in a regular season road match. For LAFC, the side has taken four multi-goal home losses since entering MLS in 2018, two of which at the hands of Vermes and Sporting.
A versatile central midfielder, Mauri moved from his native Argentina to Italy in 2012 to join Parma’s youth ranks and earned his senior team debut for the club at age 17 before enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2014-15. Mauri’s standout performances with Parma prompted AC Milan to sign the player ahead of the 2015-16 season. The 2016-17 campaign saw Mauri join Empoli on loan before returning to Milan shortly after his 21st birthday and spent each of the next two seasons with the Rossoneri. Following his spell at Milan, Mauri joined Argentine first division side Talleres in September 2019.
Sporting KC has enjoyed their trips to the West Coast in 2021, winning four of their five matches in the Pacific Time Zone this season - all of which by two or more goals - beating San Jose, the LA Galaxy, Seattle and now LAFC and outscoring their opponents 13-5 and recording 2.6 goals per game. No other MLS club has a better road winning percentage over the last two seasons than Sporting KC. Peter Vermes’ side boasts a 10-5-2 regular season record away from home since the start of 2020, good for a .647 winning percentage.
Born and raised in Realico, Argentina, Mauri is of Italian descent and represented Italy at the U-16, U-17 and U-21 youth international levels. He featured in 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying and was later selected to Italy’s squad for 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying.
ROAD SWING CONTINUES IN COLORADO
SKC TRANSFERS BUSIO TO VENEZIA FC IN SERIE A
Sporting Kansas City continues their two-game road swing this week when the side looks to build on Wednesday’s 4-1 victory over Los Angeles FC when the team heads to Colorado to take on the Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday night.
Sporting Kansas City announced on Thursday that the club has transferred 19-yearold midfielder Gianluca Busio to Venezia FC in the Italian Serie A, pending a physical and personal terms. Busio has joined Venezia in a club-record deal after spending five seasons in Kansas City.
Sporting claimed the only meeting between the two sides earlier this season by a 3-1 scoreline at Children’s Mercy Park on June 23, 2021. Sporting raced into a two-goal lead thanks to a brace from Daniel Salloi before Felipe Hernandez made the points safe with his first MLS goal shortly after the halftime interval. Lalas Abubakar scored a late consolation for the Rapids.
Busio has recorded eight goals and nine assists in 70 appearances for Sporting across all competitions as one of the top teenagers in American soccer. The Greensboro, North Carolina, native joined the Sporting Kansas City Academy in 2016 and signed a Homegrown Player contract with the club at age 15 in August 2017. He earned his MLS debut as a 16-year-old in July 2018 and went on to become the second youngest player in MLS history to notch an assist (Aug. 4, 2018) and score a goal (Oct. 17, 2018) in his first full season.
The last time Sporting visited Dick’s Sporting Goods Park was on Aug. 29, 2020, shortly after league play had resumed in local markets following the MLS is Back Tournament. Cole Bassett gave Colorado the lead early in the second half before Gianluca Busio struck from distance in the 67th minute to ensure both sides left with a point.
Busio was named to the United States Men’s National Team for the first time this summer, featuring in all six Concacaf Gold Cup matches and starting four as the Americans claimed their seventh tournament title. Busio previously represented the United States at the U-15 through U-20 levels and was named a finalist for U.S. Soccer Young Player of the Year in 2019 after taking Best XI honors with five goals at the 2019 Concacaf U-17 Championship and scoring at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.
Sporting leads the all-time regular-season series with Colorado 28-24-16, but has historically struggled in road matches in Colorado, posting a 5-18-11 record. Sporting last tasted victory at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on March 29, 2014 when Graham Zusi, Benny Feilhaber and Dom Dwyer got on the scoresheet in a dramatic 3-2 victory. Since then, Sporting has gone 0-4-3 in their seven visits to Colorado, though the side has drawn their last two.
ZUSI ROLLING BACK THE YEARS
SALLOI NAMED AN MLS ALL-STAR
Sporting Kansas City defender Graham Zusi has been in fine form in recent games, tallying four assists in his last three appearances for the club - including a pair of assists during Wednesday night’s 4-1 thumping of Los Angeles FC.
On Wednesday morning, Sporting Kansas City Homegrown forward Daniel Salloi was named to the 2021 MLS All-Star Team that will take on the Liga MX All-Stars at Banc of California Stadium on Aug. 25. Salloi is the first Sporting KC Academy product to be named an MLS All-Star.
It was the fourth time since the dawn of the Opta era in 2010 that a Sporting defender recorded two primary assists in a regular season match. Zusi has done the deed three times since 2017, while Michael Harrington was the first to accomplish the feat in September 2010. Incredibly enough, the 34-year-old has tallied assists in three consecutive regular season games for the first time since August 2012.
Salloi didn’t have to wait long to get a taste of the environment as Sporting took on LAFC at the very same stadium on Wednesday night, with Salloi a key protagonist as Sporting cruised to a 4-1 victory on the road. Salloi set up the eventual game-winner with an incisive cutback to Luis Martins, before adding the third goal on the night with a brilliant near-post volley for Graham Zusi’s cross.
Now a 13-year veteran of MLS, Zusi’s 355 appearances in all competitions are the most in club history, while he’s added 32 goals and 85 assists in that time.
Salloi has enjoyed the greatest season of his young career, blossoming into one of the league’s most prolific attacking players. Look no further than the fact that Salloi stands alone at the top of the MLS charts in combined goals (10) and primary assists (five).
POSTGAME PV
On the keys to the win over LAFC: “A really good start to the game. We had courage in the way we came out and played. Our pressure on the ball was excellent. It’s not easy because this team is very good with the ball, as you could see at the end. They create a lot of chances but that’s part of the game when you’re playing away from home. When you’re up like we were, at some point we’re going to not expose ourselves. In the first half, we played with a lot of courage and we were also excellent when we turned the ball over. I thought Alan (Pulido) was great in between the lines. He brought a lot of guys into the game and gave us a pause to get people forward. At the end, I think it was a really good team performance.”
Most combined goals and primary assists in 2021 MLS regular season Player Club Goals Assists G+A Daniel Salloi Sporting KC 10 5 15 Nani Orlando City 8 6 14 Carles Gil New England 2 11 13 Gustavo Bou New England 10 2 12 Four Players Tied 11
On scoring four goals on the road: “Good movement off the ball. That was it. You’re playing with instincts at that moment so everybody is moving off the ball and their movement created a lot of great opportunities. (Graham) Zusi could have had one coming from right back. It was good.”
Salloi hit the 10-goal marker on Wednesday in Sporting’s 17th match of the regular season. That’s the fourth quickest run to 10 regular season goals in club history after Dom Dwyer (12 games in 2014), Preki (15 in 1996) and Eddie Johnson (16 in 2007). 4
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS
Sporting KC MLS record vs. Colorado Rapids: 28-24-16 Home games: 22-6-5 (71 GF, 34 GA) Road games: 5-18-11 (40 GF, 54 GA) Neutral Site: 1-0-0 (3 GF, 2 GA) Date 04/13/1996 05/05/1996 07/10/1996 08/07/1996 06/28/1997 08/28/1997 09/06/1997 09/26/1997 05/31/1998 07/19/1998 08/08/1998 09/02/1998 04/17/1999 07/07/1999 09/10/1999 09/25/1999 04/01/2000 04/29/2000 08/02/2000 08/26/2000 07/18/2001 08/12/2001 08/19/2001 03/23/2002 05/11/2002 09/14/2002 09/20/2002 07/04/2003 08/22/2003 09/13/2003 10/04/2003 05/01/2004 06/09/2004 09/10/2004 09/25/2004 04/02/2005 07/04/2005 07/08/2006 09/09/2006 05/19/2007 07/22/2007 04/05/2008 08/16/2008 03/28/2009 09/26/2009 04/10/2010 07/17/2010 05/28/2011 07/06/2011 05/19/2012 08/31/2013 03/29/2014 06/27/2015 08/29/2015 10/21/2015 04/13/2016 05/11/2016 07/16/2016 04/09/2017 05/27/2017 03/24/2018 05/05/2018 03/17/2019 09/21/2019 07/17/2020 08/29/2020 10/24/2020 06/23/2021
Score KC 3 vs COL 0 KC 0 at COL 4 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 2 at COL 4 KC 3 at COL 3 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 2 at COL 1 KC 5 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 4 vs COL 1 KC 3 vs COL 1 KC 2 at COL 3 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 0 KC 0 vs COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 0 KC 5 at COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 0 at COL 0 KC 2 at COL 2 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 1 KC 0 at COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 2 at COL 3 KC 2 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 4 vs COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 0 KC 1 at COL 3 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 4 vs COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 2 vs COL 2 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 vs COL 0 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 vs COL 1 KC 2 at COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 1 KC 3 at COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 vs COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 3 vs COL 1 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 2 at COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 2 vs COL 3 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 4 vs COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 1
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 9 Klein, Preki 16 Preki 83 Preki 35 Preki 34 McKeon, Zavagnin 47 Kerry Zavagnin
Result Location W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium SOW Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium SOL Mile High Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium SOL Mile High Stadium SOL Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Mile High Stadium T (2OT) Mile High Stadium T (2OT) Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Arrowhead Stadium L Invesco Field at Mile High L Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Invesco Field at Mile High L Invesco Field at Mile High T (2OT) Arrowhead Stadium L Invesco Field at Mile High W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Invesco Field at Mile High L Invesco Field at Mile High W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Invesco Field at Mile High L Invesco Field at Mile High W Arrowhead Stadium T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Arrowhead Stadium W CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T CommunityAmerica Ballpark W CommunityAmerica Ballpark T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Livestrong Sporting Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Sporting Park W Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Sporting Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Sporting Park L Children’s Mercy Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Children’s Mercy Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Children’s Mercy Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Children’s Mercy Park W Marathon Sports Field T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Children’s Mercy Park W Children’s Mercy Park
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SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 171 MLS regular season, 10 MLS postseason, 19 Open Cup, 10 CCL, 5 friendlies
19,418
ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 168 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 (including postseason)
7 7 6 65 18
COLORADO RAPIDS
GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED
John Spencer Chris Henderson John Spencer John Spencer Pablo Mastroeni Chris Henderson
WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED
Five Players 3 Cannon, Hahnemann 5 Scott Garlick 3 Marcus Hahnemann 44 Marcus Hahnemann 17
Tony Meola Tim Melia Tony Meola Tony Meola Melia, Meola
8 7 53 29 35 36
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
COLORADO RAPIDS
GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED
2 10 Players 3 Preki (10/4/03) 9 Onandi Lowe (8/12/01) 6 Alan Pulido (10/24/20) 7 Chris Henderson (8/26/00) 7 Three Players
Eight Players Seven Players (9/14/02) Mark Chung (8/22/03) John Spencer (8/2/00) Chris Martinez (5/11/16) Kevin Doyle
2 2 8 5 7 7
Four Players Grafer, Kramer
9 5
SAVES GOALS ALLOWED
9 Bo Oshoniyi (9/10/04) 4 Mike Ammann (8/7/96)
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 2 OT 40 74 0 414 543 7 162 233 3 431 435 12 93 89 0 154 187 3
Total 114 964 398 878 182 344
COLORADO RAPIDS Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 2 OT 34 56 0 352 449 9 135 170 2 470 520 8 99 86 2 152 157 8
Total 90 810 307 998 187 317
GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
OT
Total
KC 11 12 17 25 16 33 0 114 COL 12 10 12 18 10 28 0 90
CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS
116
SPORTING KC MATCHES WON
not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals
ATTENDANCE RECORDS (full capacity games only)
105.1
PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 168 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467 5
378
SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 213 matches played at the stadium
153
TOTAL MLS SELLOUTS 168 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 (including postseason)
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In
Players Out
GK - Kendall McIntosh (Re-Entry Process - Dec. 17, 2020)
GK - Eric Dick (Option Declined - Dec. 9, 2020)
MID - Remi Walter (Signing - Dec. 22, 2020)
MID - Wan Kuzain (Option Declined - Dec. 9, 2020)
FWD - Grayson Barber (Signed as Homegrown - Jan. 20, 2021)
DEF - Winston Reid (Option Declined - Dec. 9, 2020)
FWD - Ozzie Cisneros (Signed as Homegrown - Jan. 20, 2021)
GK - Richard Sanchez (Option Declined - Dec. 9, 2020)
GK - Brooks Thompson (Signed as Homegrown - Jan. 20, 2021)
DEF - Matt Besler (Out of Contract - Dec. 9, 2020)
DEF - Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Signing - Feb. 3, 2021)
FWD - Gerso Fernandes (Out of Contract - Dec. 9, 2020)
DEF - Kaveh Rad (Signed as Homegrown - April 5, 2021)
FWD - Erik Hurtado (Out of Contract - Dec. 9, 2020)
GK - Parker Siegfried (Signed on loan - April 15, 2021)
MID - Felipe Gutierrez (Out of Contract - Dec. 9, 2020)
DEF - Kayden Pierre (Signed as Homegrown - May 4, 2021)
GK - Parker Siegfried (Waived - April 28, 2021)
MID - Jose Mauri (Signing - Aug. 5, 2021)
FWD - Tyler Freeman (Loaned to Karlsruher SC - Aug. 3, 2021) MID - Gianluca Busio (Transfered to Venezia FC - Aug. 5, 2021)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Dec. 9: OUT Sporting KC declines options on GK Eric Dick, GK Richard Sanchez, D Winston Reid, M Felipe Gutierrez and M Wan Kuzain. In addition, D Matt Besler, F Gerso Fernandes and F Erik Hurtado are out of contract. Dec. 17: IN Sporting KC selects GK Kendall McIntosh in Stage 1 of the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Process. Dec. 22: IN Sporting KC signs M Remi Walter, most recently with Yeni Malatyaspor (Turkey). Jan. 7: IN Sporting KC re-signs M Roger Espinoza to a one-year contract. Jan. 20: IN Sporting KC signs GK Brooks Thompson, F Grayson Barber and F Ozzie Cisneros as Homegrown Players. Thompson comes from Sporting KC II (USL Championship), Barber from Clemon University and Cisneros from the Sporting KC Academy. Feb. 3: IN Sporting KC signs D Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, most recently with Besiktas (Turkey). April 5: IN Sporting KC signs D Kaveh Rad as a Homegrown Player from Sporting KC II (USL Championship). April 15: IN Sporting KC signs GK Parker Siegfried on loan from Louisville City FC (USL Championship) after acquiring Siegfried’s college protected rights from New York City FC (MLS) in exchange for a natural 2023 MLS SuperDraft third round pick. April 21: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires $200,000 in General Allocation Money for the 2021 season from the Philadelphia Union (MLS) in exchange for a 2021 international roster slot. April 28: OUT Sporting KC waives GK Parker Siegfried. May 4: IN Sporting KC signs D Kayden Pierre as a Homegrown Player from the Sporting KC Academy. Aug. 3: OUT Sporting KC loans F Tyler Freeman to Karlsruher SC (Germany) for the 2021-22 German 2. Bundesliga season with an option to recall the player. Aug. 5: IN Sporting KC signs M Jose Mauri, most recently with Club Atletico Telleres (Argentina). Aug. 5: OUT Sporting KC transfers M Gianluca Busio to Venezia FC (Italy) in club-record deal.
CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year
MLS SuperDraft
2009
Graham Zusi (23rd)
2015
Signings
Trades
Homegrown Players
Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15)
2016
Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)
2017 2018
Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17) Graham Smith (18th)
Johnny Russell (1/31/18) Andreu Fontas (8/8/18)
Jaylin Lindsey (1/1/18)
2019
Luis Martins (8/1/19)
Tyler Freeman (1/1/19) Cameron Duke (7/18/19) Felipe Hernandez (8/30/19)
2020
Robert Puncec (12/4/19) Khiry Shelton (12/9/19) Alan Pulido (12/10/19) Amadou Dia (1/10/20) Gadi Kinda (1/23/20)
John Pulskamp (2/24/20) Wilson Harris (10/21/20)
2021
Kendall McIntosh (12/17/20) Remi Walter (12/22/20) Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (2/3/21) Jose Mauri (8/5/21)
Grayson Barber (1/20/21) Ozzie Cisneros (1/20/21) Brooks Thompson (1/20/21) Kaveh Rad (4/5/21) Kayden Pierre (5/4/21) 6
Sporting Kansas City II
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2021 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE
OPPONENT
COMPETITION
TIME (CT) / RESULT TV / SCORERS
Saturday, April 17
at New York Red Bulls
MLS
W
2-1
Kinda, Salloi
FRIDAY, APRIL 23
ORLANDO CITY SC
MLS
T
1-1
Busio
Saturday, May 1
at Real Salt Lake
MLS
L
1-3
Pulido
SUNDAY, MAY 9
AUSTIN FC
MLS
W
2-1
Ilie, Kinda
Wednesday, May 12
at Houston Dynamo FC
MLS
L
0-1
--
SUNDAY, MAY 16
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
MLS
W
3-0
Salloi, Pulido (2)
Saturday, May 22
at San Jose Earthquakes
MLS
W
3-1
Lindsey, Pulido, Salloi
SATURDAY, MAY 29
HOUSTON DYNAMO FC
MLS
W
3-2
Busio, Pulido, Kinda
SATURDAY, JUNE 12
AUSTIN FC
MLS
T
1-1
Salloi
Saturday, June 19
at Portland Timbers
MLS
L
1-2
Lindsey
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23
COLORADO RAPIDS
MLS
W
3-1
Salloi (2), Hernandez
SATURDAY, JUNE 26
LOS ANGELES FC
MLS
W
2-1
Pulido, Salloi
Sunday, July 4
at LA Galaxy
MLS
W
2-0
Russell, Shelton
WEDNESDAY, JULY 21
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
MLS
T
1-1
Salloi
Sunday, July 25
at Seattle Sounders FC
MLS
W
3-1
Russell, Salloi, Duke
SATURDAY, JULY 31
FC DALLAS
MLS
L
1-2
Russell
Wednesday, August 4
at Los Angeles FC
MLS
W
4-1
Pulido, Martins, Salloi, Kinda
Saturday, August 7
at Colorado Rapids
MLS
8:00 P.M.
Bally Sports KC Plus
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10
CLUB LEON
LEAGUES CUP
7:00 P.M.
ESPN2 / TUDN
Saturday, August 14
at FC Dallas
MLS
7:30 P.M.
Bally Sports KC Plus
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18
PORTLAND TIMBERS
MLS
7:30 P.M.
BALLY SPORTS KC PLUS
Saturday, August 21
at Minnesota United FC
MLS
2:30 P.M.
ESPN / ESPN Deportes
SATURDAY, AUGUST 28
COLORADO RAPIDS
MLS
8:00 P.M.
BALLY SPORTS KC PLUS
Friday, September 3
at Los Angeles FC
MLS
9:00 P.M.
UniMas / Bally Sports KC Plus
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
CHICAGO FIRE
MLS
7:30 P.M.
BALLY SPORTS KC PLUS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMEBR 15 MINNESOTA UNITED FC
MLS
7:30 P.M.
BALLY SPORTS KC PLUS
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
MLS
6:00 P.M.
FS1 / FOX DEPORTES
Wednesday, September 29
at FC Dallas
MLS
7:00 P.M.
Bally Sports KC Plus
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3
HOUSTON DYNAMO FC
MLS
3:00 P.M.
BALLY SPORTS KC PLUS
Sunday, October 17
at Vancouver Whitecaps FC
MLS
9:00 P.M.
Bally Sports KC
Saturday, October 23
at Seattle Sounders FC
MLS
8:00 P.M.
Bally Sports KC
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27
LA GALAXY
MLS
7:30 P.M.
BALLY SPORTS KC
Sunday, October 31
at Minnesota United FC
MLS
12:00 P.M.
ESPN / ESPN Deportes
Wednesday, November 3
at Austin FC
MLS
8:00 P.M.
Bally Sports KC
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7
REAL SALT LAKE
MLS
5:00 P.M.
BALLY SPORTS KC
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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 2021 REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) REFEREE
GAMES RECORD
SKC FOULS
OPP. FOULS
SKC YC
OPP. YC
SKC RC
OPP. RC
SKC PK
OPP. PK
Alan Kelly
3
2-1-0
36
40
11
8
0
0
1
0
Roberto Sibiga
2
1-0-1
14
16
2
3
0
0
1
0
Dave Gantar
2
1-1-0
12
17
0
2
0
0
0
0
Chris Penso
2
1-1-0
21
15
2
3
0
1
0
0
Joe Dickerson
2
0-0-2
32
31
3
6
0
1
0
0
Alex Chilowicz
2
1-1-0
26
25
2
5
0
0
0
0
Ted Unkel
1
1-0-0
7
10
2
3
0
1
0
0
Allen Chapman
1
1-0-0
8
8
1
2
0
0
0
0
Drew Fischer
1
1-0-0
10
15
1
3
0
0
1
0
Ramy Touchan
1
1-0-0
16
12
1
2
0
0
0
0
2021 VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) DATE REFEREE VAR
INCIDENT
DECISION
April 23 vs. ORL Joe Dickerson Chris Penso SKC goal Overturned, no goal Nicolas Isimat-Mirin fires home the rebound after Remi Walter’s free kick was saved. After reviewing the play, referee Joe Dickerson overturns his original decision as Isimat was in an offside position. April 23 vs. ORL Joe Dickerson Chris Penso ORL goal Overturned, no goal Andres Perea latches onto a loose ball in the box and strikes the ball into the net off the crossbar. After reviewing the play, referee Joe Dickerson overturns his original decision as Perea was in an offside position. April 23 vs. ORL Joe Dickerson Chris Penso ORL disallowed goal Overturned, goal Nani scores a late equalizer for Orlando with a back-heel into an empty net, but the flag comes up for offside. After reviewing the play, referee Joe Dickerson overturns his original decision as there was no offside infraction leading to the goal. July 21 vs. SJ Joe Dickerson Jorge Gonzalez SKC penalty awarded Overturned, no penalty Johnny Russell is brought down in the San Jose penalty area by Shea Salinas and a penalty is awarded. After reviewing the play, referee Joe Dickerson overturns his original decision after determining there was no foul and awarded San Jose a drop ball. Aug. 4 at LAFC Alan Kelly Tim Ford LAFC penalty awarded Overturned, no penalty Mamadou Fall is brought down on the edge of the penalty area by Andreu Fontas and a penalty is awarded. After reviewing the play, referee Alan Kelly overturns his original decision after determining that the foul occured outside of the penalty area.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2021 Record When... Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime
5-2-1 5-2-2 4-0-1 3-2-1 3-2-1
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
0-1-0 0-3-3 4-0-0 5-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 7-1-3 1-2-0 0-1-0 0-0-0
Wearing Sporting blue Wearing dark indigo Wearing Parley
7-4-2 2-0-1 1-0-0
Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’
7-0-1 2-0-1 1-4-1
Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even
5-3-2 5-1-1 0-0-0
1-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 8-4-2
Day games (before 5 p.m.) Games 5 p.m. CT or later
2-1-1 8-3-2
With red card for With red card against
0-0-0 2-0-1
Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75
4-2-2 6-2-1
In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone
4-1-0 0-1-0 5-2-3 1-0-0
vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference
9-4-2 1-0-1
On grass On turf
9-3-3 1-1-0
With zero subs With one sub With two subs With three subs With four subs With five subs
0-0-0 1-1-0 3-1-0 2-2-3 3-0-0 1-0-0
Quickest Goal...
Feb. 2021 Feb. all-time March 2021 March all-time April 2021 April all-time May 2021 May all-time June 2021 June all-time July 2021 July all-time Aug. 2021 Aug. all-time Sept. 2021 Sept. all-time Oct. 2021 Oct. all-time Nov. 2021 Nov. all-time
0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 23-11-11 1-0-1 46-38-20 4-2-0 43-51-28 2-1-1 46-32-29 2-1-1 57-43-29 1-0-0 51-54-18 0-0-0 35-48-21 0-0-0 28-19-19 0-0-0 1-0-0
vs. Atlanta United FC vs. Austin 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. Inter Miami CF vs. Los Angeles FC vs. LA Galaxy vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Montreal Impact vs. Nashville SC 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
GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 13 20 33 OPPONENT 9 11 20
Paxton Pomykal (7/31 vs. DAL) - 3rd Minute
Game-winning goals after 75’...
Gadi Kinda (5/9 vs. ATX) - 90th Minute
Daniel Salloi (6/26 vs. LAFC) - 87th Minute
Johnny Russell (7/4 at LA) - 81st Minute
Game-tying goals after 75’...
Daniel Salloi (7/21 vs. SJ) - 94th Minute
Game-winning goals against after 75’...
None
Game-tying goals against after 75’...
1-1-1 (0-0-0) 1-0-1 (1-0-1) 18-26-12 (0-0-0) 28-24-16 (1-0-0) 26-22-8 (0-0-0) 21-22-13 (0-0-0) 1-0-1 (0-0-0) 25-28-13 (0-1-0) 11-13-13 (1-1-0) 0-0-0 (0-0-0) 4-2-0 (2-0-0) 24-26-15 (1-0-0) 6-3-2 (0-0-0) 7-4-3 (0-0-0) 1-0-0 (0-0-0) 25-18-12 (0-0-0) 2-3-0 (0-0-0) 22-21-14 (1-0-0) 2-3-2 (0-0-1) 6-6-5 (0-0-0) 7-5-5 (0-1-0) 11-14-8 (0-1-0) 28-25-9 (1-0-1) 8-9-4 (1-0-0) 14-4-8 (0-0-0) 11-3-4 (1-0-0)
Nani (4/23 vs. ORL) - 78th Minute
Red Cards...
None
Red Cards Against...
Alex Ring (5/9 vs. ATX) - Second Yellow Card - 67th Minute
Tristan Blackmon (6/26 vs. LAFC) - DOGSO - 58th Minute
Judson (7/21 vs. SJ) - Second Yellow Card - 95th Minute
Penalty Kicks...
Regular Season Home, Away & Neutral Overall All-time 2021 at home All-time at home 2021 on road All-time on road 2021 neutral All-time neutral
Daniel Salloi (6/23 vs. COL) - 14th Minute
Quickest Goal Against...
Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2021)
Shutouts 2-0-0 One-goal games 4-3-0 On ABC/ESPN On FS1 On Univision On BSKC
SPORTING KC IN 2021 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)
Regular Season Record By Month
332-296-175 5-1-3 213-104-83 5-3-0 117-191-92 0-0-0 2-1-0
Gadi Kinda (4/17 at NY) - Scored on Carlos Coronel
Alan Pulido (5/16 vs. VAN) - Scored on Maxime Crepeau
Alan Pulido (5/29 vs. HOU) - Scored on Marko Maric
Penalty Kicks Against...
None
Penalty Kicks Earned...
Andrew Gutman Handball (4/17 at NY) - 59th Minute
Foul on Daniel Salloi (5/16 vs. VAN) - 32nd Minute
Foul on Alan Pulido (5/29 vs. HOU) - 61st Minute
Youngest Goalscorer...
Gianluca Busio (4/23 vs. ORL) - 18 years and 330 days
Oldest Goalscorer...
Johnny Russell (7/31 vs. DAL) - 31 years and 114 days
Youngest Starter...
Gianluca Busio (4/17 at NY) - 18 years and 324 days
Youngest to play in a game...
Gianluca Busio (4/17 at NY) - 18 years and 324 days
Oldest Starter...
Tim Melia (8/4 at LAFC) - 35 years and 81 days
Oldest to play in a game...
Tim Melia (8/4 at LAFC) - 35 years and 81 days
2021 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 112 161 273 OPPONENT 80 112 192
SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 38 56 94 OPPONENT 29 33 62
FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 85 97 182 OPPONENT 88 101 189
OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 14 11 25 OPPONENT 25 14 39
CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 46 69 115 OPPONENT 32 28 60
CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 8 17 25 OPPONENT 15 22 37
EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0 0 0 OPPONENT 0 3 3
PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 1/1 2/2 3/3 OPPONENT 0/0 0/0 0/0
SPORTING KC ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORDS IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES OVERALL
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs MLS is Back KO U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
HOME Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 213 104 83 15 5 4 21 7 3 8 5 5 257 121 95
W L T 332 296 175 18 23 11 0 1 1 30 17 7 13 15 9 393 352 202
GF GA 1147 1073 69 73 1 3 109 67 50 57 1373 1270
AWAY GF GA 681 477 44 26 72 30 28 18 825 551
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 117 191 92 2 17 7 9 10 4 5 10 3 133 228 106 9
NEUTRAL GF GA 460 592 22 44 37 37 22 39 541 712
Competition MIB Reg. Season MIB KO Stage MLS Cup SuperLiga TOTAL
W L T 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 2
GF GA 6 4 1 3 3 3 0 0 10 10
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2021 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES April 17, 2021: New York Red Bulls 1-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Red Bull Arena | Harrison, NJ Weather: Cloudy and 53 degrees Sporting KC (1-0-0, 3 points) New York Red Bulls (0-1-0, 0 points)
1 2 F 0 2 2 0 1 1
April 23, 2021: Sporting KC 1-1 Orlando City SC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Cloudy and 55 degrees 1 2 F 1 0 1 0 1 1
Sporting KC (1-0-1, 4 points) Orlando City SC (0-0-2, 2 points)
Orlando City SC GK Gallese D Ruan D Carlos D Schlegel D Smith M Perea M Mendez M Urso (Alvarado 77’) F Michel (Mueller 57’) F Akindele (Aias 77’) F Nani (C) (Dezart 89’)
May 1, 2021: Real Salt Lake 3-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Rio Tinto Stadium | Sandy, UT Weather: Mostly Cloudy and 73 degrees 1 2 F 1 0 1 1 2 3
Sporting KC (1-1-1, 4 points) Real Salt Lake (2-0-0, 6 points)
Sporting KC New York Red Bulls GK Pulskamp GK Coronel D Lindsey D Duncan D Isimat-Mirin D Nealis D Fontas D Long D Martins D Gutman M Walter M Diarra (Valot 54’) M Kinda (Pulido 77’) M Davis (C) M Espinoza (C) (Hernandez 90’) M Casseres Jr. (Carmona 72’) F Shelton M Clark F Busio F White (Barlow 61’) F Salloi (Russell 77’) F Fabio (Royer 72’)
Sporting KC GK Pulskamp D Lindsey D Isimat-Mirin (Puncec 63’) D Fontas D Martins M Walter M Kinda (Pulido 46’) M Espinoza (C) F Shelton F Busio F Salloi (Russell 74’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Siegfried (GK) Meara (GK) Puncec Reyes Rad Tarek Duke Tolkin Barber Harper Harris
Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Austin (GK) Rad Halliday Duke Hope-Gund Hernandez Moutinho Barber Bender Harris
Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) MacMath (GK) Dia Holt Puncec Morgan Smith Powder Duke Portillo Harris
Scoring Summary: NY - Caden Clark 1 (Unassisted) 48’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 1 (Penalty Kick) 59’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 1 (Unassisted) 60’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Gianluca Busio 1 (Daniel Salloi 1) 45’ ORL - Nani 1 (Chris Mueller 1) 78’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Alan Pulido 1 (Khiry Shelton 1) 17’ RSL - Damir Kreilach 1 (Andrew Brody 1, Pablo Ruiz 1) 35’ RSL - Rubio Rubin 1 (Damir Kreilach 1) 52’ RSL - Rubio Rubin 2 (Damir Kreilach 2) 77’
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 9’ NY - Youba Diarra (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 41’
Misconduct Summary: ORL - Kyle Smith (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 12’ ORL - Sebastian Mendez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 61’ SKC - Roberto Puncec (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 8 (3) 2 6 0 8
NY 12 (3) 1 10 5 3
May 9, 2021: Sporting KC 2-1 Austin FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Cloudy and 52 degrees Sporting KC (2-1-1, 7 points) Austin FC (2-2-0, 6 points)
1 2 F 0 2 2 1 0 1
SKC 9 (5) 3 16 3 3
ORL 11 (4) 4 12 4 4
May 12, 2021: Houston Dynamo FC 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BBVA Stadium | Houston, TX Weather: Cloudy and 68 degrees Sporting KC (2-2-1, 7 points) Houston Dynamo (2-1-2, 8 points)
1 2 F 0 0 0 0 1 1
Sporting KC Austin FC GK Pulskamp GK Stuver D Zusi (Lindsey 54’) D Lima D Puncec (Rad 58’ (Shelton 85’)) D Romana D Fontas D Besler D Martins D Kolmanic M Ilie M Pochettino (Jimenez 85’) M Busio M Ring (C) M Espinoza (Kinda 54’) M Fagundez (Pereira 61’) F Russell (C) F Stroud (Redes 61’) F Pulido F Gallagher (Berhalter 71’) F Salloi (Walter 85’) F Dominguez (Cascante 71’)
Sporting KC GK Pulskamp D Lindsey D Ilie D Fontas D Martins M Walter (Espinoza 69’) M Busio M Kinda F Russell (C) (Salloi 20’) F Pulido (Harris 81’) F Shelton
Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Tarbell (GK) Dia Kleemann Barber Hoesen Harris Manneh
Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Nelson (GK) Dia Bizama Rad Fuenmayor Smith Quintero Duke Bajamich Barber Lassiter
Scoring Summary: ATX - Jon Gallagher 1 (Jared Stroud 2) 7’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez 1 (Johnny Russell 1) 82’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 2 (Khiry Shelton 2, Luis Martins 1) 90’ Misconduct Summary: ATX - Jhohan Romana (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 42’ ATX - Alexander Ring (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 45’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 56’ SKC - Luis Martins (Yellow Card; Dissent) 59’ ATX - Alexander Ring (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 67’ ATX - Daniel Pereira (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 87’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 25 (8) 5 7 1 14
ATX 11 (6) 6 10 1 3
Houston Dynamo FC GK Maric D Valentin D Parker D Garcia (C) (Figueroa 46’) D Lundkvist M Vera M Jones M Corona F Picault F Urruti (Ramirez 69’) F Rodriguez (Ceren 69’)
Scoring Summary: HOU - Maxi Urruti 2 (Derrick Jones 1) 56’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 70’ HOU - Fafa Picault (Yellow Card; Dissent) 96+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 16 (4) 0 10 1 8
10
HOU 5 (1) 4 7 7 3
Sporting KC GK Pulskamp D Lindsey D Rad D Fontas D Martins M Ilie M Busio (Kinda 72’) M Walter (Espinoza 64’) F Shelton F Pulido F Russell (C) (Salloi 55’)
Real Salt Lake GK Ochoa D Herrera (Brody 30’) D Glad D Silva D Toia M Besler M Ruiz (Martinez 79’) M Rusnak (C) M Kreilach M Julio (Meram 57’) F Rubin (Chang 79’)
Misconduct Summary: RSL - Pablo Ruiz (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’ RSL - Maikel Chang (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 79’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 6 (1) 1 7 3 5
RSL 10 (4) 0 10 3 3
May 16, 2021: Sporting KC 3-0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Cloudy and 60 degrees Sporting KC (3-2-1, 10 points) Vancouver Whitecaps (2-3-1, 7 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi (Lindsey 75’) D Ilie D Fontas D Martins M Busio M Espinoza (C) (Duke 88’) M Kinda (Walter 67’) F Shelton F Pulido (Harris 88’) F Salloi
1 2 F 2 1 3 0 0 0
Vancouver Whitecaps GK Crepeau (C) D Nerwinski (Brown 61’) D Veselinovic (Godoy 80’) D Cornelius D Gutierrez M Raposo (Baldisimo 36’) M Bikel M Alexandre (Habibullah 61’) M Caicedo F Dajome (Bair 80’) F Cavallini
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Hasal (GK) Dia Newton (GK) Rad Owusu Smith Teibert Barber Scoring Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi 2 (Unassisted) 28’ SKC - Alan Pulido 2 (Penalty Kick) 32’ SKC - Alan Pulido 3 (Gadi Kinda 1) 58’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 9’ SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 36’ VAN - Derek Cornelius (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 55’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 27 (7) 2 13 1 8
VAN 9 (2) 4 19 2 2
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2021 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) May 22, 2021: San Jose Earthquakes 1-3 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | PayPal Park | San Jose, CA Weather: Sunny and 66 degrees Sporting KC (4-2-1, 13 points) San Jose Earthquakes (3-4-0, 9 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Lindsey D Ilie D Rad D Martins M Busio M Espinoza (C) (Walter 63’) M Kinda F Shelton F Pulido (Russell 92+) F Salloi
1 2 F 1 2 3 1 0 1
San Jose Earthquakes GK J.T. Marcinkowski D Thompson (Salinas 66’) D Jungwirth D Alanis D Marie (Abecasis 74’) M Yueill (C) M Remedi M Espinoza M Chofis (Fierro 65’) M Cowell (Kikanovic 82’) F Rios (Wondolowski 65’)
May 29, 2021: Sporting KC 3-2 Houston Dynamo FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Sunny and 65 degrees Sporting KC (5-2-1, 16 points) Houston Dynamo FC (3-3-2, 11 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Ilie D Fontas D Martins M Busio M Espinoza (C) (Walter 77’) M Kinda F Shelton (Russell 74’) F Pulido F Salloi
1 2 F 0 3 3 1 1 2
Houston Dynamo FC GK Maric D Valentin D Parker D Garcia (C) D Lundkvist M Vera (Bajamich 80’) M Jones (Ceren 67’) M Corona F Picault F Urruti F Rodriguez (Lassiter 67’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Vega (GK) Dia Beason Puncec Judson Smith Skahan Duke Hernandez Harris
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Nelson (GK) Dia Bizama Lindsey Figueroa Puncec Fuenmayor Rad Lemoine Hernandez Ramirez Harris
Scoring Summary: SJ - Eduardo Lopez 2 (Cristian Espinoza 4) 4’ SKC - Jaylin Lindsey 1 (Alan Pulido 1) 15’ SKC - Alan Pulido 4 (Daniel Salloi 2) 60’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 3 (Unassisted) 75’
Scoring Summary: HOU - Matias Vera 1 (Maxi Urruti 1, Fafa Picault 2) 13’ SKC - Gianluca Busio 2 (Unassisted) 51’ SKC - Alan Pulido 5 (Penalty Kick) 61’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 3 (Gianluca Busio 1, Khiry Shelton 3) 65’ HOU - Maxi Urruti 4 (Mateo Bajamich 1, Darwin Ceren 1) 93+
Misconduct Summary: SJ - Cristian Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 9’ SJ - Andy Rios (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 49’ SKC - Jaylin Lindsey (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 90’
Misconduct Summary: HOU - Cristian Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 4’ HOU - Matias Vera (Yellow Card; Persistent Infringement) 42’ HOU - Boniek Garcia (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 82’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 91+
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (7) 4 8 1 2
SJ 16 (5) 4 8 1 8
June 19, 2021: Portland Timbers 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Providence Park | Portland, OR Weather: Sunny and 77 degrees Sporting KC (5-3-2, 17 points) Portland Timbers (4-4-0, 12 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Lindsey D Ilie D Fontas D Martins M Busio M Espinoza (Shelton 80’) M Hernandez F Russell (C) F Pulido F Salloi
1 2 F 1 0 1 2 0 2
Portland Timbers GK Clark D Van Rankin D Tuiloma D Zuparic D Bravo M Chara M Williamson M Asprilla (Zambrano 59’) M Valeri (C) (Blanco 80’) M Loria (Mabiala 70’) F Ebobisse
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Ivacic (GK) Dia Sulte (GK) Puncec Bonilla Rad McGraw Duke Bodily Barber Fochive Harris Scoring Summary: SKC - Jaylin Lindsey 2 (Unassisted) 28’ POR - Dairon Asprilla 2 (Unassisted) 36’ POR - Marvin Loria 2 (Unassisted) 46+ Misconduct Summary: POR - Dario Zuparic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’ SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 74’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ POR - Renzo Zambrano (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 87’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 19 (3) 1 10 1 10
POR 7 (3) 2 6 2 2
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 21 (9) 2 10 0 11
HOU 10 (4) 5 15 0 2
June 23, 2021: Sporting KC 3-1 Colorado Rapids MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Sunny and 85 degrees Sporting KC (6-3-2, 20 points) Colorado Rapids (5-3-1, 16 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Lindsey D Ilie (Rad 82’) D Fontas D Martins (Dia 56’) M Busio M Espinoza (Duke 67’) M Hernandez F Russell (C) (Pulido 46’) F Shelton F Salloi
1 2 F 2 1 3 0 1 1
Colorado Rapids GK Yarbrough D Rosenberry D Abubakar D Wilson (Galvan 87’) D Trusty D Vines M Price (C) (Lewis 46’) M Acosta M Bassett (Mezquida 66’) F Rubio (Benezet 66’) F Barrios (Shinyashiki 82’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Irwin (GK) Puncec Moor Barber Larraz Harris Warner Scoring Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi 5 (Johnny Russell 3, Jaylin Lindsey 1) 14’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 6 (Felipe Hernandez 1, Andreu Fontas 1) 38’ SKC - Felipe Hernandez 1 (Daniel Salloi 3) 64’ COL - Keegan Rosenberry 2 (Unassisted) 84’ Misconduct Summary: None Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 14 (6) 2 5 4 2
11
COL 9 (3) 3 7 3 1
June 12, 2021: Sporting KC 1-1 Austin FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Sunny and 86 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 1 0 1
Sporting KC (5-2-2, 17 points) Austin FC (2-4-2, 8 points)
Sporting KC Austin FC GK Melia GK Stuver D Zusi (Lindsey 42’) D Lima D Ilie D Cascante D Fontas D Besler D Martins D Kolmanic M Busio M Pochettino (Berhalter 59’) M Espinoza M Ring (C) M Walter (Hernandez 41’ (Harris 87’)) M Fagundez (Romana 79’) F Russell (C) F Stroud (Redes 70’) F Shelton F Dominguez (Manneh 70’) F Salloi F Gallagher (Perez 59’) Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Pulisic (GK) Dia Tarbell Puncec Kleeman Rad Stanley Duke Barber Scoring Summary: ATX - Cecilio Dominguez 3 (Zan Kolmanic 2) 26’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 4 (Johnny Russell 2) 71’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Remi Walter (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 32’ ATX - Matt Besler (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ ATX - Nick Lima (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 90’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 32 (11) 1 8 2 13
ATX 9 (2) 9 6 2 2
June 26, 2021: Sporting KC 2-1 Los Angeles FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Mostly Sunny and 81 degrees Sporting KC (7-3-2, 23 points) Los Angeles FC (3-4-3, 12 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Lindsey (Zusi 40’) D Ilie D Fontas D Martins (Dia 76’) M Busio M Espinoza (Harris 85’) M Hernandez F Russell (C) F Pulido (Shelton 76’) F Salloi
1 2 F 0 2 2 1 0 1
Los Angeles FC GK Romero D Moon-Hwan (Fall 82’) D Blackmon D Murillo D Segura D Farfan M Atuesta (C) M Blessing (Vela 57’) M Cifuentes (Kaye 46’) F Musovski (Baird 46’) F Rossi (Duke 82’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Sisniega (GK) Isimat-Mirin Edwards Puncec Harvey Rad Ginella Duke Scoring Summary: LAFC - Kim Moon-Hwan 1 (Jose Cifuentes 1) 24’ SKC - Alan Pulido 6 (Unassisted) 61’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 7 (Felipe Hernandez 2, Gianluca Busio 2) 87’ Misconduct Summary: LAFC - Tristan Blackmon (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 12’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 44’ LAFC - Tristan Blackmon (Red Card; DOGSO) 58’ LAFC - Tomas Romero (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 64’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (3) 2 11 0 8
LAFC 6 (3) 1 8 1 1
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2021 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) July 4, 2021: LA Galaxy 0-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dignity Health Sports Park | Carson, CA Weather: Sunny and 69 degrees 1 2 F 0 2 2 0 0 0
Sporting KC (8-3-2, 26 points) LA Galaxy (7-4-0, 21 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Ilie D Fontas D Martins M Busio M Espinoza M Hernandez F Russell (C) (Isimat 92+) F Shelton F Salloi
LA Galaxy GK Bond D Araujo (Perez 86’) D Coulibaly (Saldana 40’) D DePuy D Villafana M Lletget M Raveloson M Vazquez (C) F Grandsir (Kljestan 86’) F Zubak (Dunbar 68’) F Cabral
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Klinsmann (GK) Dia Williams Puncec Rad Duke Barber Harris Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 1 (Unassisted) 81’ SKC - Khiry Shelton 1 (Gianluca Busio 3) 95+ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 32’ LA - Jorge Villafana (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 12 (6) 7 14 2 3
LA 18 (7) 4 11 0 4
July 31, 2021: Sporting KC 1-2 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Cloudy and 77 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 1 1 2
Sporting KC (9-4-3, 30 points) FC Dallas (4-7-5, 17 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas D Martins M Walter (Ilie 61’) M Espinoza M Kinda F Russell (C) F Shelton (Harris 77’) F Salloi
FC Dallas GK Maurer D Twumasi D Tafari D Bressan (C) (Hedges 81’) D Hollingshead M Cerrillo M Quignon M Pomykal (Servania 77’) F Ferreira (Nelson 77’) F Pepi (Jara 81’) F Schon (Obrian 72’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Phelipe (GK) Lindsey Munjoma Pierre Vargas Puncec Elmedkhar Rad Smith Cisneros Scoring Summary: DAL - Paxton Pomykal 1 (Ryan Hollingshead 4) 3’ DAL - Jesus Ferreira 1 (Szabolcs Schon 2, Ricardo Pepi 1) 51’ SKC - Johnny Russell 3 (Daniel Salloi 4, Graham Zusi 2) 85’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Simulation) 68’ DAL - Ema Twumasi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 73’ DAL - Bressan (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 84’ DAL - Franco Jara (Yellow Card; Not Retreating) 84’ DAL - Matt Hedges (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 91+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 20 (4) 3 12 2 7
DAL 12 (5) 3 14 2 2
July 21, 2021: Sporting KC 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Sunny and 84 degrees
July 25, 2021: Seattle Sounders FC 1-3 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Lumen Field | Seattle, WA Weather: Sunny and 81 degrees
1 2 F Sporting KC (8-3-3, 27 points) 0 1 1 San Jose Earthquakes (3-7-4, 13 points) 0 1 1
Sporting KC (9-3-3, 30 points) Seattle Sounders FC (9-2-5, 32 points)
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas D Martins M Walter (Lindsey 46’) M Duke M Kinda (Espinoza 60’) F Russell (C) F Harris (Shelton 60’) F Salloi
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas D Martins M Walter M Espinoza (Ilie 64’) M Kinda (Duke 70’) F Russell (C) F Shelton F Salloi
San Jose Earthquakes GK Marcinkowski D Nathan D Alanis D Beason M Salinas M Remedi M Judson M Lopez (Abecasis 64’) F Chofis (Fierro 76’) F Wondolowski (C) (Rios 69’) F Espinoza
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Vega (GK) Dia Akanyirige Pierre Jungwirth Rad Marie Smith Skahan Barber Haji Scoring Summary: SJ - Nathan 1 (Cristian Espinoza 4) 53’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 8 (Unassisted) 94+ Misconduct Summary: SJ - Chofis (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 40’ SJ - Judson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 49’ SKC - Jaylin Lindsey (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ SJ - Cristian Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Dissent) 85’ SJ - Nathan (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ SJ - Judson (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 95+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 18 (8) 2 16 1 6
SJ 13 (3) 6 19 4 9
Aug. 4, 2021: Los Angeles FC 1-4 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Banc of California Stadium | Los Angeles, CA Weather: Sunny and 78 degrees Sporting KC (10-4-3, 33 points) Los Angeles FC (6-6-5, 23 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas D Martins M Ilie M Walter (Espinoza 71’) M Kinda (Lindsey 78’) F Shelton F Pulido (Harris 71’) F Salloi
1 2 F 3 1 4 0 1 1
Los Angeles FC GK Romero D Farfan (Fall 46’) D Blackmon D Palacios M Moon (Quezada 68’) M Atuesta M Cifuentes (Duke 68’) M Edwards (Ginella 46’) F Vela (C) F Rossi F Rodriguez (Musovski 63’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Sisniega (GK) Dia Harvey Puncec Duenas Rad Crisostomo Barber Russell Scoring Summary: SKC - Alan Pulido 7 (Unassisted) 20’ SKC - Luis Martins 1 (Daniel Salloi 5) 28’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 10 (Graham Zusi 3, Khiry Shelton 5) 36’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 4 (Graham Zusi 4) 58’ LAFC - Danny Musovski 1 (Diego Palacios 2) 82’ Misconduct Summary: LAFC - Tomas Romero (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 20’ SKC - Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ LAFC - Jose Cifuentes (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 41’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ LAFC - Francisco Ginella (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 62’ LAFC - Bryce Duke (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 85’ SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 96+ LAFC - Eduard Atuesta (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 97+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 20 (4) 3 12 2 7
12
DAL 12 (5) 3 14 2 2
1 2 F 2 1 3 0 1 1
Seattle Sounders FC GK Cleveland D Rowe D Yeimar D Arreaga (Dobbelaere 74’) D Cissoko (Baker-Whiting 34’) D Medranda (Smith 64’) M Paulo (C) M Atencio M Leyva (O’Neill 64’) F Montero F Ruidiaz
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Richey (GK) Lindsey Thomas Pierre Villanueva Puncec Vargas Rad Smith Harris Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 2 (Unassisted) 31’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 9 (Gadi Kinda 2, Khiry Shelton 4) 42’ SEA - Fredy Montero 3 (Unassisted) 51’ SKC - Cam Duke 1 (Graham Zusi 1, Johnny Russell 4) 72’ Misconduct Summary: SEA - Danny Leyva (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 29’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ SEA - Joao Paulo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 84’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 7 (4) 5 16 2 3
SEA 13 (6) 1 12 1 6
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2021 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 Alan Pulido 9 Khiry Shelton 5 Gianluca Busio 2 Wilson Harris 1
Left forward Daniel Salloi 15 Johnny Russell 1 Khiry Shelton 1
Left-center midfielder
Right forward Johnny Russell 10 Khiry Shelton 7
Right-center midfielder
Gadi Kinda 8 Felipe Hernandez 4 Roger Espinoza 3 Remi Walter 2
Roger Espinoza 10 Gianluca Busio 3 Gadi Kinda 2 Cam Duke 1 Remi Walter 1
Defensive midfielder Gianluca Busio 8 Remi Walter 6 Ilie Sanchez 3
Left back
Luis Martins 17
Left center back
Right center back
Andreu Fontas 16 Kaveh Rad 1
Ilie Sanchez 9 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 6 Roberto Puncec 1 Kaveh Rad 1
Goalkeeper
Tim Melia 12 John Pulskamp 5
13
Right back
Graham Zusi 9 Jaylin Lindsey 8
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2021 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE
April 17 April 23 May 1 May 9 May 12 May 16 May 22 May 29 June 12 June 19 June 23 June 26 July 4 July 21 July 25 July 31 August 4 August 7 August 14 August 18 August 21 August 28 September 3 September 11 September 15 September 26 September 29 October 3 October 17 October 23 October 27 October 31 November 3 November 7
OPPONENT
at New York Red Bulls vs. Orlando City SC at Real Salt Lake vs. Austin FC at Houston Dynamo vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC at San Jose Earthquakes vs. Houston Dynamo vs. Austin FC at Portland Timbers vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Los Angeles FC at LA Galaxy vs. San Jose Earthquakes at Seattle Sounders FC vs. FC Dallas at Los Angeles FC at Colorado Rapids at FC Dallas vs. Portland Timbers at Minnesota United FC vs. Colorado Rapids at Los Angeles FC vs. Chicago Fire vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Seattle Sounders FC at FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo at Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Seattle Sounders FC vs. LA Galaxy at Minnesota United FC at Austin FC vs. Real Salt Lake
RESULT W T L W L W W W T L W W W T W L W
SCORE 2-1 1-1 1-3 2-1 0-1 3-0 3-1 3-2 1-1 1-2 3-1 2-1 2-0 1-1 3-1 1-2 4-1
RECORD 1-0-0 1-0-1 1-1-1 2-1-1 2-2-1 3-2-1 4-2-1 5-2-1 5-2-2 5-3-2 6-3-2 7-3-2 8-3-2 8-3-3 9-3-3 9-4-3 10-4-3
PTS. 3 4 4 7 7 10 13 16 17 17 20 23 26 27 30 30 33
PLACE GOALSCORERS T-1st T-2nd T-7th T-4th T-5th T-3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd T-1st 2nd 2nd 2nd T-1st
Kinda, Salloi Busio Pulido Ilie, Kinda -Salloi, Pulido (2) Lindsey, Pulido, Salloi Busio, Pulido, Kinda Salloi Lindsey Salloi (2), Hernandez Pulido, Salloi Russell, Shelton Salloi Russell, Salloi, Duke Russell Pulido, Martins, Salloi, Kinda
SPORTING KC 2021 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2021 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (10-4-3, 33 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF AUGUST 4, 2021 UNF POS PLAYER 20 F Daniel Salloi 9 F Alan Pulido 17 M Gadi Kinda 7 F Johnny Russell 10 M Gianluca Busio 2 D Jaylin Lindsey 11 F Khiry Shelton 21 M Felipe Hernandez 36 D Luis Martins 28 M Cameron Duke 6 M Ilie Sanchez 8 D Graham Zusi 3 D Andreu Fontas 13 D Amadou Dia 15 M Roger Espinoza 96 F Wilson Harris 5 D Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 29 GK Tim Melia 1 GK John Pulskamp 4 D Roberto Puncec 48 D Kaveh Rad 54 M Remi Walter 19 F Grayson Barber 25 M Ozzie Cisneros 23 F Tyler Freeman 22 GK Kendall McIntosh 24 D Kayden Pierre 16 D Graham Smith 31 GK Brooks Thompson Team totals Opponent totals
GP 17 12 12 15 13 13 17 6 17 4 14 10 16 2 17 7 7 12 5 2 4 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 17
GS 15 9 10 11 13 8 13 4 17 1 12 9 16 0 13 1 6 12 5 1 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 17
MIN 1421 868 811 885 1152 826 1200 407 1482 135 1127 761 1440 48 1122 112 514 1080 450 85 215 689 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1530 1530
G 10 7 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 20
A 5 1 2 4 3 1 5 2 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 19
SHT 50 43 22 31 27 4 19 14 8 2 6 7 10 0 17 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 272 192
SOG 19 11 12 10 7 2 7 3 1 2 3 2 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 62
FC 5 9 21 8 13 8 15 2 14 6 11 12 12 0 23 3 8 0 0 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 182 189
FS 22 21 16 18 15 2 13 7 9 9 5 5 5 0 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 189 182
OFF 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 39
CK 1 0 6 38 57 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 60
C 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 5 3 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 37
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
W 8 2 10 4
L 2 2 4 10
T 2 1 3 3
SO 2 0 2 1
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Daniel Salloi 5, Gadi Kinda 2, Luis Martins, Alan Pulido 1, Johnny Russell 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Khiry Shelton 3, Gianluca Busio 2, Felipe Hernandez 2, Daniel Salloi 2, Andreu Fontas 1, Gadi Kinda 1, Luis Martins 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Alan Pulido 2-2, Gadi Kinda 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS 29 GK 1 GK
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia John Pulskamp Team totals Opponent totals
GP 12 5 17 17
GS 12 5 17 17
MIN 1080 450 1530 1530
SH 44 18 62 94
SV 31 11 42 59 14
GA 13 7 20 33
GAA 1.08 1.40 1.18 1.94
PG 0 0 0 3
PA 0 0 0 3
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Manager & Sporting Director | Peter Vermes
Assistant Coach | Kerry Zavagnin Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin first joined Kansas City in 2000 as a holding midfielder and was an integral part of the club’s midfield for the next nine seasons, during which time he helped lead the Wizards to MLS Cup (2000) and U.S. Open Cup (2004) Championships. He was named to the MLS All-Star team and the Best XI in 2004. Zavagnin’s primary duties as an assistant include scouting, developing Sporting Kansas City’s younger players, breaking down film and assisting with training sessions, among others.
Peter Vermes is in his 13th season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2021 and is the longest-tenured active head coach in MLS. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 200 coaching victories in all competitions are the most club history. During his tenure, he has won four major trophies – the 2012, 2015 and 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – and finished atop the Eastern Conference regularseason standings in 2011 and 2012, as well as the Western Conference in 2018 and 2020. His three U.S. Open Cup championships are the third most in Open Cup history. He is the first coach in club history to lead Sporting KC to eight straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team. His 165 regular-season wins top the club’s all-time chart and rank fifth most in MLS history. He passed his former coach Bob Gansler as the winningest manager in team history with a 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Aug. 12, 2015, his 109th victory in all competitions.
He started his professional career with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, where he played in 39 games over two seasons. After spending one season with the Lehigh Valley Steam (USL-1), Zavagnin came to Kansas City in 2000. He played 237 games (228 starts) and logged 20,516 minutes for Kansas City, setting team records in both categories before both were overtaken by Matt Besler early in 2018. He scored eight goals and added 22 assists in his nine seasons in Kansas City blue. Zavagnin was named Team Defender of the Year in 2001.
On August 4, 2018, Vermes coached his 302nd MLS regular-season game with Sporting KC, becoming the league’s all-time leader in games coached for one club. He was named the first-ever MLS Sporting Executive of the Year by his peers in 2018. Vermes has coached 458 total games during his Kansas City coaching career, most in club history.
On top of his club success in Kansas City, Zavagnin also appeared 21 times for the United States Men’s National Team. He recorded one assist for the U.S., who went 15-2-4 when Zavagnin featured. He married his wife Mirriam prior to the 2009 season, when he became an assistant coach at the club.
With over 13 years of service at Sporting KC, Vermes is one of the longest serving managers in world soccer. Among all 18 leagues with an average attendance of 10,000+, Vermes ranks second, only behind 2. Bundesliga side FC Heidenheim’s Frank Schmidt (Sept. 17, 2007 – present). Among the top 51 leagues in the world as denoted by the CIES Football Observatory, Vermes’ tenure at Sporting KC ranks as the eighth longest active run.
Assistant Coach | Zoran Savic Assistant Coach Zoran Savic joined Sporting Kansas City late in the 2009 season after a 30-year career at all levels of the game in the United States. A native of Gornji Milanovac, Yugoslavia, Savic began his journey through American soccer with the Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League in 1980. Savic would go on to star for several MISL teams, with his most prosperous period coming with the Kansas City Comets, with whom he scored 70 goals in just over 100 appearances from 1982-1984.
Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting KC, including the active roster, Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) and the Sporting KC Academy. Vermes entered MLS ahead of its inaugural season in 1996 and retired from the league in 2002, closing out his playing career in Kansas City after stints with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and Colorado Rapids.
After retiring as a player in 1991, Savic turned his attention to coaching in the indoor game. Savic led the Kansas City Attack from 1992-1996, winning Coach of the Year honors for the 1994-1995 season while also serving as the team’s General Manager. Savic later coached the Kansas City Comets from 2000-2005.
Following a standout high school career in which he was named New Jersey Player of the Year, Vermes was a star forward and All-American at Rutgers University. After college, Vermes represented the United States in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, and was named 1988 Chevrolet U.S. Male Soccer Athlete of the Year for his efforts.
In 2007 Savic switched to the outdoor game, joining Chivas USA as an assistant to then-head coach Preki before moving into the commentary booth for Kansas City matches in 2008 and 2009. Savic’s career as a commentator was cut short, however, when newly installed Manager Peter Vermes tabbed Savic to be part of his coaching staff late in the 2009 season.
Vermes was an integral part of a young U.S. team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he nearly scored against the host Azzurri. It was the first time the U.S. had qualified for the World Cup in 40 years and set the stage for the progress of the U.S. National Team. In 1989 and 1990, Vermes became the first American to play in the Hungarian and Dutch First Divisions, playing for Raba ETO and FC Volendam, respectively. He later spent five years with Figueres of the Spanish Second Division.
Goalkeeper Coach | Alec Dufty Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty is in his fifth season with Sporting Kansas City having been introduced to the organization as the Sporting KC II goalkeeper coach in the side’s inaugural season in 2016. In his first season working with Sporting KC’s goalkeepers, starting goalkeeper Tim Melia enjoyed a record-breaking season where he was named the 2017 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year.
For MLS’s inaugural season in 1996, Vermes served as captain of the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. In 1997, he was traded to the Colorado Rapids for current Sporting KC Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin and played in Denver through the 1999 season, leading the Rapids to the 1997 MLS Cup Final. Vermes joined Kansas City in 2000 for what would be the most successful season of his MLS career. During his first year in Kansas City, he anchored one of the best defenses in league history and won MLS Defender of the Year honors in helping lead the Wizards to the 2000 MLS Cup Championship. He retired in 2002 after appearing in 209 MLS matches (including playoffs) and playing more than 18,000 minutes. In 2013, Vermes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Year
A former MLS player, Dufty began his playing career with the New York Red Bulls in 2009, making one appearance before joining the MLS reserve goalkeeper pool. In 2010, Dufty joined USSF D2 Pro League side AC St. Louis, making 30 appearances before returning to MLS with the Chicago Fire in late 2010. He announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2011 season. Dufty then took to coaching, first working with Florida Gulf Coast University and then the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2015, Dufty served as goalkeeper coach for Toronto FC II in their inaugural USL season.
PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC MLS Playoffs MIB KO Open Cup Intl. Total
2009 3-6-3 --- --- 2010 11-13-6 --- --- 2011 13-9-12 2-1-0 --- 2012 18-7-9 1-1-0 --- 2013 17-10-7 2-1-2 --- 2014 14-13-7 0-1-0 --- 2015 14-11-9 0-0-1 --- 2016 13-13-8 0-1-0 --- 2017 12-9-13 0-1-0 --- 2018 18-8-8 1-1-2 --- 2019 10-16-8 0-0-0 --- 2020 12-6-3 0-1-1 0-1-1 2021 10-4-3 0-0-0 --- TOTAL 165-125-96 6-8-6 0-1-1
--- --- 3-6-3 0-1-0 --- 11-14-6 3-1-0 --- 18-11-12 4-0-1 --- 23-8-10 1-1-0 2-0-2 22-12-11 1-1-0 3-2-1 18-17-8 4-0-1 --- 18-11-11 1-1-0 1-2-1 15-17-9 4-0-1 --- 16-10-14 2-1-0 --- 21-10-10 0-1-0 3-3-0 13-20-8 0-0-0 --- 12-8-5 0-0-0 0-0-0 10-4-3 20-7-3 9-7-4 200-148-110
Director of Sports Performance & Science | Joey Harty Joey Harty was named Sporting Kansas City’s Director of Sports Performance and Science ahead of the 2020 season, stepping up from his role as assistant fitness coach which he held from 2018-2019. Harty manages all aspects of the club’s performance department from the academy to the senior team. He also oversees day-to-day training plans on and off the field, including work in the weight room, soccer session planning, on-field movement training, data analysis and more, aiming to optimize player health and performance. Harty joined Sporting’s organization in January 2016, serving as a fitness coach for the Sporting Kansas City Academy. He spent the 2017 season as head fitness coach for Sporting KC II The Colorado native then transitioned to assistant fitness coach for Sporting’s first team in January 2018 before landing his current role with the club. Prior to arriving in Kansas City, Harty worked for Phoenix Rising FC and Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. Harty attended Grand Canyon from 2010-2014, played for the men’s soccer team from 20102012 and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science. In addition to holding several professional licenses and certifications in athletic performance, Harty is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #19 | F | GRAYSON BARBER | @Grayson_Barber5 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
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 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 170 Birthday: 5/3/2000 Hometown: Elgin, South Carolina College: Clemson University Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/20/2021 Sporting KC signed forward Grayson Barber, a member of the Sporting KC Academy from 2015-2017, to a Homegrown contract ahead of the 2021 season. Barber enjoyed a standout collegiate career at Clemson University from 2018-2020, amassing 13 goals and 18 assists in 49 appearances across three seasons, leading Clemson to the 2019 NCAA Tournament quarterfinals and the 2020 ACC Championship.
he scores 0-0-0
also featured for the United States at the youth international level, training with the U-17s in 2016 and joining the U.S. U-17 Residency Program the following spring in Bradenton, Florida. Born and raised in central South Carolina, Barber broke out in his sophomore season at Clemson, tallying 10 goals and nine assists en route to All-ACC Second Team honors as the Tigers posted an 18-2-2 record and finished one game short of the College Cup. As a junior in 2020, Barber and Clemson were crowned winners of the ACC Championship. Barber bagged two goals and led the nation with seven assists, helping Clemson to a No. 1 ranking in the final United Soccer Coaches poll of the season.
Barber starred for the Sporting KC Academy and was named to the United Soccer Coaches Youth Boys All-America Team at the end of 2017. He moved from South Carolina to Kansas City to begin his Academy journey in 2015 and made nearly 60 appearances in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy over the next three seasons. He MLS CAREER STATS
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
#25 | M | OZZIE CISNEROS | @OzzieCisner10 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
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 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-5 Weight: 130 Birthday: 3/13/2004 Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/20/2021 Midfielder Ozzie Cisneros, who has competed for the Sporting KC Academy at the U-13 through U-19 levels, became the fourth-youngest signing in club history when he inked an MLS contract at age 16 in early 2021. The versatile midfielder is one of the brightest American prospects in his age group and represented the U.S. U-15 Boys’ National Team throughout 2018 and 2019. He scored his first professional goal for Sporting KC II against Louisville City FC on July 28, 2021.
he scores 0-0-0
Sporting in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, scoring 15 goals and climbing to the U-19 ranks by the time he was 15. He helped the U-17s reach the 2019 Development Academy Playoffs and split time between the U-17s and U-19s during the first half of the 2019-20 campaign. Cisneros and the SKC Academy returned to action in September 2020 in MLS Next play, with Cisneros striking twice during the abbreviated fall season - once for the U-17s and once for the U-19s.
A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Cisneros joined the Sporting KC Academy as a 12-year-old On the international stage, Cisneros notably starred at the 2019 Concacaf U-15 in 2016. That summer, he led Sporting to a fourth-place finish at the Concacaf U-13 Championship in Bradenton, Florida, scoring both goals in a 2-0 quarterfinal win over Champions League in Mexico City. Cisneros went on to play almost 70 matches for Costa Rica, and also found the back of the net at the 2019 Torneo delle Nazioni in Italy. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
16
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #13 | D | AMADOU DIA | @Amadou_iT11 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
46
31
3029
0
2
MLS Postseason
3
3
296
0
1
MLS is Back KO Stage
1
0
45
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
4
4
351
0
1
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
54
38
3721
0
4
Height: 5-9 Weight: 155 Birthday: 6/8/1993 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: Clemson University Last Club: Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed on 1/10/2020
Amadou Dia began his professional career with Sporting as the 20th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft out of Clemson University. He made 37 appearances for the club in all competitions during a two-year stint highlighted by a U.S. Open Cup title and consecutive playoff appearances. Dia spent three seasons with perennial USL Championship contender Phoenix Rising FC, where he was named the team’s Defender of the Year in 2018 and 2019, before returning to Sporting ahead of the 2020 campaign. Dia was a leading contributor at Rising FC from 2017-2019. He started 87 of 90 USL Championship matches at the club - notching four goals and eight assists - and guided Phoenix to three straight playoff berths, winning the 2018 Western Conference
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 11, 2020, KC vs. NSH Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: June 6, 2015, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, March 8, 2015, KC vs. NY Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 1, 2015, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: March 12, 2016, KC vs. VAN
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance June 26, 2021, KC vs. LAFC Goal N/A Assist Oct. 11, 2020, KC vs. NSH 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Championship and helping the side to a historically dominant 2019 campaign. Phoenix reached the 2018 USL Championship Final and ended 2019 with a 24-4-6 mark, setting an all-time American professional soccer record with 20 straight league wins. The left back appeared in 70 games during a four-year collegiate career at Clemson, contributing four goals and six assists. As a senior in 2014, he led the Tigers to the school’s first ACC soccer championship since 2001 en route to reaching the Round of 16 in the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship. Dia represented the U.S. at the U-14, U-18 and U-20 levels and also holds dual citizenship in his native France.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
46
31
3029
0
2
7
3
52
28
6
0
6
0
0
1
MLS - Regular Season
47
32
3119
0
2
7
3
56
28
6
0
6
0
0
1
KC - Postseason
3
3
296
0
1
0
0
5
3
1
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
50
35
3415
0
3
7
3
61
31
7
0
8
0
0
1
#28 | M | CAM DUKE | @camduke20 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
12
3
353
1
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
1
0
6
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
13
3
359
1
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, July 25, 2021, KC at SEA Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: July 25, 2021, KC at SEA Shots 1, 4 times, last: July 25, 2021, KC at SEA Fouls Committed 4, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 8, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance July 25, 2021, KC at SEA Goal July 25, 2021, KC at SEA Assist N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 1-0-0
Height: 5-6 Weight: 135 Birthday: 2/13/2001 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 7/18/2019 Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of midfielder Cam Duke as a Homegrown Player midway through the 2019 season. The Overland Park, Kansas native spent seven years in the club’s Academy from 2012-2019, advancing from the Under-12 side to the Under-19s. He made his professional debut in the MLS is Back Quarterfinals against the Philadelphia Union on July 30, 2020 and scored his first goal in a 3-1 road win over Seattle on July 25, 2021. Duke capped an impressive Academy career by helping the SKC Academy U-19s reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs in June 2019. After the U-19s secured the No. 4 overall seed with a 16-4-3 regular-season record, Duke
spearheaded a first-place finish in the group stage with a goal and an assist. Duke was the No. 1 prospect in the Heartland Region and the 20th-ranked player nationally at TopDrawerSoccer.com. Duke is the younger brother of former Sporting midfielder and Rangers captain Christian Duke, while his father, Chris Duke, played for the Kansas City Comets and Kansas City Attack in the early 1990s. Duke represented the United States at the U-14 and U-15 level before guiding the U.S. U-16s to a third-place finish at the Val-de-Marne Tournament in France in 2016. Duke earned his first of several calls to the U.S. U-18s in November 2017 before returning to the team in 2018.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
11
3
333
0
0
3
2
9
14
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
11
3
333
0
0
3
2
9
14
0
0
1
0
0
0
17
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #15 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
271
242
21136
10
37
MLS Postseason
15
14
1186
1
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
151
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
21
18
1946
0
3
International
9
8
727
1
1
ALL COMPETITIONS
318
284
25146
12
41
Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 10 times, last: Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Assists 2, 3 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 2, 13 times, last: June 12, 2021, KC vs. ATX Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, 5 times, last: April 23, 2021, KC vs. ORL Fouls Suffered 6, 3 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Goal Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Assist Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL 2021 Record when: he starts 9-2-2 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 12 goals and 41 assists over 12 seasons. He is both the club’s all-time leader and the all-time MLS leader with 11 red cards. In two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances, including eight in the UEFA Europa League, and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City. Espinoza earned 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team after debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics before retiring from international play in 2019.
Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 318 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
271
242
21136
10
37
310
83
433
357
16
16
61
11
2
10
KC - Postseason
15
14
1186
1
0
13
6
21
22
3
0
6
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
286
257
22322
11
37
323
89
454
379
19
16
67
11
2
10
#3 | D | ANDREU FONTAS | @AFontas3 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
34
30
2766
1
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
90
0
0
International
4
4
326
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
39
35
3182
1
1
Height: 6-2 Weight: 200 Hometown: Banyoles, Spain Last Club: Celta Vigo (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 8/8/2018
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Assists 1, June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 1, 4 times, last: July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Shots 2, 2 times, last: July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Fouls Committed 3, March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: July 4, 2021, KC at LA Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Goal Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL 2021 Record when: he starts 9-4-3 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 11/14/1989
Sporting Kansas City signed center back Andreu Fontas, a 10-year professional with more than 200 appearances in his native Spain, on Aug. 8, 2018. Fontas underwent Achilles surgery in late 2019, keeping him out for the majority of the 2020 season before making his return with three starts late in the campaign. Fontas spent five seasons from 2013-2018 with Celta Vigo in Spain’s top-flight La Liga, where he started 100 of 105 league appearances and helped the club to the semifinals of the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League. The defender developed in FC Barcelona’s famed La
Masia youth academy alongside current Sporting KC midfielder Ilie Sanchez, playing nearly 100 matches combined for FC Barcelona B and FC Barcelona from 2008-2012. Fontas advanced through from the B team to the first team in 2009 and played in 16 games for the Spanish giants, including a sub appearance in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final that Barca won 4-0 over Santos. Fontas spent the 2012-13 season on loan at Mallorca before signing with Celta Vigo in June 2013, where he made 139 appearances over five years. Internationally, Fontas has represented Spain at the Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 levels and has also played for the Catalonia National Team.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
34
30
2766
1
1
14
4
20
14
0
0
4
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
34
30
2766
1
1
14
4
20
14
0
0
4
0
0
1
18
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #23 | F | TYLER FREEMAN | @tylerfreeman23 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
MLS is Back KO Stage
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: 6-0 Weight: 165 Birthday: 1/9/2003 Hometown: Shawnee, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 10/2/2018
Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
he scores 0-0-0
and 2016 with the U-13s. In August 2016, Freeman propelled the Sporting KC U-13s to a fourth-place finish at the CONCACAF U-13 Champions League in Mexico City, scoring three goals at the tournament. He featured extensively for both the U-17s and U-19s in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 Development Academy season.
*On loan with Karlsruher SC for the 2021-22 2. Bundesliga Season
Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of forward Tyler Freeman as a Homegrown Player late in the 2018 season. A native of Shawnee, Kansas, Freeman is the secondyoungest player in club history behind current teammate Gianluca Busio. He entered the Sporting KC Academy in 2014 at age 11 and has represented his hometown club at the U-12 through U-19 levels.
On the international stage, Freeman earned his first selection to the U.S. U-14 Boys’ National Team for a training camp in November 2016. The following June in Zagreb, Croatia, he led the U.S. U-14s with a team-best four goals across three friendlies. In Freeman made an immediate impact upon joining Sporting KC’s youth ranks, leading the 2018, Freeman competed for the U.S. U-16s in April at the Torneo Delle Nazioni in Italy U-12s at the 2015 Generation adidas Cup before winning Kansas State Cup titles in 2015 before receiving his first call to the U.S. U-17s in August for a Costa Rica training camp. MLS CAREER STATS
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
#96 | F | WILSON HARRIS | @Nosliwharris SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Shots 2, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Fouls Committed 2, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 0
A
MLS Regular Season
7
1
111
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
7
1
111
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Goal N/A Assist N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Birthday: 11/28/1999 Hometown: Los Angeles, California Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 10/21/2020 Sporting Kansas City signed striker Wilson Harris as a Homegrown Player in October 2020 after he spent two and a half seasons with Sporting KC II in the USL Championship, scoring 23 goals in that time. Harris becomes the 13th Homegrown Player to emerge from the Sporting Academy, and the eighth on the current roster. He made his MLS debut on May 12, 2021 in a narrow loss at Houston Dynamo FC. Harris became the youngest USL Championship player to eclipse 20 career goals in 2020. In three USL Championship seasons with Sporting II, Harris has started 39 of 56 appearances and averaged 0.64 goals per 90 minutes played. The forward bagged a team-leading eight goals under head coach and longtime Sporting midfielder Paulo Nagamura in 2020 while playing in every game of the abbreviated 16-game season.
Harris was the top-scoring teenager in American professional soccer in 2019, finishing the year with 12 goals in 25 USL Championship appearances. His dozen goals - which included a run of 10 strikes in his final 11 appearances - equaled the league’s singleseason record for a teenager. After joining the SKC Academy in 2017, Harris inked his first professional contract for Sporting KC II the following year and ended the 2018 USL Championship campaign with three goals in 15 games. A native of Los Angeles, Harris had prolific stints in the Seattle Sounders FC Academy and Real SoCal Academy before moving to Kansas City. During the 2017-18 season, he led the Sporting KC U-19s with 18 goals in 17 league appearances. On the international stage, Harris has represented the United States at the U-16, U-18 and U-20 levels.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
7
1
111
0
0
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
7
1
111
0
0
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #21 | M | FELIPE HERNANDEZ | @Fe1ipe98 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Assists 1, 3 times, last: June 26, 2021, KC vs. LAFC Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: June 26, 2021, KC vs. LAFC Shots 4, June 12, 2021, KC vs. ATX Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 14, 2020, KC at DAL Fouls Suffered 4, July 4, 2021, KC at LA
A
MLS Regular Season
24
13
1280
1
3
MLS Postseason
2
0
42
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
1
0
26
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
27
13
1348
1
3
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 4, 2021, KC at LA Goal June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Assist June 26, 2021, KC vs. LAFC 2021 Record when: he starts 3-1-0 he scores 1-0-0
Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 6/8/1998 Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/30/2019 Sporting Kansas City signed Felipe Hernandez as a Homegrown Player in late August 2019, making him the 12th Homegrown Player in club history and one of 13 on the current roster, joining Gianluca Busio, Cam Duke, Tyler Freeman, Jaylin Lindsey, Daniel Salloi, Wilson Harris, John Pulskamp, Ozzie Cisneros, Grayson Barber, Brooks Thompson, Kaveh Rad and Kayden Pierre.
Born in Ibague, Colombia, Hernandez grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, and played for Sporting Nashville Heroes, a former Academy Affiliate. He moved to Kansas City in the summer of 2014 to join the Academy. At age 16, Hernandez earned a preseason training stint with Sporting KC in January 2015, before signing an Academy contract with Sporting KC II in August 2016, two months prior to earning Bob Gansler Academy Player of the Year honors that then led to a professional SKC II contract in early 2017.
Hernandez is the first Sporting player to progress from an Academy Affiliate club to the SKC Academy to Sporting KC II before signing with the senior team. His acquisition follows a breakout season in the USL Championship, where he started 24 of 26 appearances, scored a team-best eight goals and recorded four assists. In three seasons with SPR, Hernandez amassed 13 goals and 12 assists across 85 matches.
On the international stage, Hernandez played for the U.S. U-19 National Team for the first time in August 2016 for the Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament in Serbia. The following April, he ventured to London for his first training camp with the U.S. U-20s.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
24
13
1280
1
3
23
3
17
16
1
7
0
0
0
1
KC - Postseason
2
0
42
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
26
13
1322
1
3
23
3
18
19
1
7
0
0
0
1
#5 | D | NICOLAS ISIMAT-MIRIN | @nicoisimat SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
7
6
514
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
7
6
514
0
0
Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Hometown: Meudon, France Last Club: Besiktas J.K. (Turkey) Acquired: Signed on 2/3/2021
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 4, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Fouls Suffered 1, 3 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Goal N/A Assist N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 3-1-2 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 11/15/1991
Sporting Kansas City signed French center back Nicolas Isimat-Mirin ahead of the 2021 MLS season. Isimat has played over 250 professional matches since 2010, featuring in the top divisions of France, the Netherlands and Turkey. He has logged 93 appearances each in France’s Ligue 1 and the Dutch Eredivisie, where he won three league titles as an integral member of PSV Eindhoven. Born in the Paris suburb of Meudon, Isimat competed in the famous Clairefontaine youth academy from 2004-2007 before continuing his development at Rennes and Valenciennes. He began his professional career as an 18-year-old in 2010 and spent the next three seasons as a regular starter for Valenciennes. Isimat-Mirin landed a transfer to French title contender Monaco, where he played 11 matches for the club in all competitions during the 2013-14 season.
In 2014, Isimat was loaned from Monaco to PSV Eindhoven. In his first Eredivisie season, he helped PSV win the league title by a 17-point margin, leading to PSV acquiring the defender on a permanent transfer ahead of the 2015-16 campaign. He appeared in 26 matches as PSV captured another Eredivisie title. Isimat and PSV won their third title in four years in 2017-2018. In early 2019, Isimat joined Besiktas in Turkey, starting 14 matches during the latter half of the season. For the 2019-20 campaign, the defender was loaned back to Ligue 1 for a stint with Toulouse, making 16 starts. Isimat represented France as a U-20 and U-21 youth international and notably featured during 2013 UEFA European U-21 Championship qualifying. He struck a center back partnership alongside future World Cup winner Raphael Varane as France finished atop their qualifying group.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
7
6
514
0
0
0
0
8
3
1
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
7
6
514
0
0
0
0
8
3
1
0
2
0
0
0
20
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #17 | M | GADI KINDA SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
30
26
2205
10
6
MLS Postseason
2
0
56
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
1
135
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
34
27
2396
10
6
Height: 5-8 Weight: 145 Hometown: Ashdod, Israel Last Club: Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) Acquired: Loaned in on 1/23/2020
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 10 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Assists 1, 6 times, last: July 25, 2021, KC at SEA Shots on Goal 3, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Shots 5, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 4, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 4, 3 times, last: May 29, 2021, KC vs. HOU
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Goal Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Assist July 25, 2021, KC at SEA 2021 Record when: he starts 6-2-2 he scores 4-0-0
Birthday: 3/23/1994
Sporting Kansas City announced in January 2020 that the club had acquired central midfielder Gadi Kinda on a one-year loan from Israeli Premier League side Beitar Jerusalem. Sporting made the loan move permanent ahead of the 2021 season. Kinda has played over 200 matches in Israel since turning professional in 2011 at age 17. He starred as one of the Israeli Premier League’s best players during the first half of the 2019-20 season.
He became a regular starter for Ashdod during the 2013-2014 campaign, notably scoring his first top-fight goal in a 3-2 defeat of Israeli giants Maccabi Haifa in September 2013. Ashdod spent the 2015-16 season in Israel’s second division, but a strong bounce-back culminated with a Liga Leumit title as Kinda earned 27 appearances and helped his team finish atop the standings. Ashdod’s promotion saw Kinda tally seven goals and seven assists over the next two and a half seasons before his transfer to Beitar Jerusalem.
Born in Ethiopia and raised in Israel, Kinda joined Beitar Jerusalem in February 2019 and started 30 of 31 appearances in all competitions. Kinda spent the first seven and a half years of his professional career at FC Ashdod. He developed as a youth in his hometown club’s academy prior to landing an top-flight debut in September 2011 as a 17-year-old.
Kinda has two caps for the senior Israeli National Team, making his debut on June 5, 2021 when he scored the final goal in a 3-1 friendly win over Montenegro. He previously represented Israel at the U-18, U-19 and U-21 levels.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
30
26
2205
10
6
57
23
51
41
5
11
6
1
3
3
KC - Postseason
2
0
61
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
32
26
2266
10
6
57
23
51
43
5
11
6
1
3
3
#2 | D | JAYLIN LINDSEY | @JaylinLindsey SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
33
26
2530
2
4
MLS Postseason
2
2
210
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
3
2
205
0
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
39
31
3035
2
4
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: June 19, 2021, KC at POR Assists 1, 4 times, last: June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: May 22, 2021, KC at SJ Shots 2, 3 times, last: Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Fouls Committed 3, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Goal June 19, 2021, KC at POR Assist June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL 2021 Record when: he starts 4-3-1 he scores 1-1-0
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180 Birthday: 3/27/2000 Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/1/2018 Sporting Kansas City signed Jaylin Lindsey as a Homegrown Player in September 2017, with his contract starting on Jan. 1, 2018. He made his MLS debut on June 3 in a 4-1 win over Minnesota United FC. A product of the Sporting KC Academy, Lindsey is the third-youngest signing in club history. The defender has featured for the Sporting KC U-16s and U-18s and made more than 25 appearances for the United States U-17 Men’s National Team from 2016-2017. Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, Lindsey joined the Sporting KC Academy in January 2015. He has made more than 30 combined appearances for the U-16s and U-18s. After impressing throughout his first full Academy season with Sporting KC,
Lindsey signed an Academy contract with Sporting KC II on May 6, 2016. A day later, he became the first American player born in 2000 or later to appear in a professional match. Lindsey would feature once more for the Rangers before joining the U.S. U-17 Residency Program in August 2016. Lindsey featured regularly for the U.S. U-17s and received his first call-up to the U.S. U-20s in September 2018. He was named to the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Best XI in May after helping the U.S. to a second-place finish. That allowed Lindsey to represent the U.S. at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Lindsey has been a youth international since 2013, representing the U-14s, U-15s and U-17s.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
33
26
2530
2
4
15
3
20
13
3
0
3
0
0
0
KC - Postseason
2
2
210
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
35
28
2740
2
4
15
3
24
13
3
0
3
0
0
0
21
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #36 | D | LUIS MARTINS SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
38
35
3084
1
3
MLS Postseason
1
0
34
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
135
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
41
37
3253
0
3
Height: 5-8 Weight: 165 Hometown: Lamego, Portugal Last Club: G.D. Chaves (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 8/1/2019
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Assists 1, 3 times, last: May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX Shots on Goal 2, Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR Shots 2, 6 times, last: May 29, 2021, KC vs. HOU Fouls Committed 4, May 1, 2021, KC at RSL Fouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Goal Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Assist May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX 2021 Record when: he starts 10-4-3 he scores 1-0-0
Birthday: 6/10/1992
Sporting Kansas City signed Portuguese left back Luis Martins in early August 2019. Martins boasts eight years of professional experience, including stints in the top-flight Portuguese Primeira Liga and Spanish La Liga.
Granada in La Liga. His debut saw him face eventual UEFA Champions League winners FC Barcelona in the Camp Nou. Martins was loaned to fellow Spanish side Osasuna in 2015-16 and to Portuguese outfit Maritimo from 2016-2018. Martins spent the 2018-19 campaign with G.D. Chaves in the Portuguese top flight, scoring once in 20 matches.
Born and raised in Lamego, Portugal, Martins came through the Benfica Academy and earned his first team debut with a start in the UEFA Champions League, helping the side to a 1-1 draw against FC Basel on Nov. 2, 2011, before spending most of 2012 with Benfica B. Martins transferred to Gil Vicente in 2013 and amassed 40 Primeira Liga appearances over the next two years. In 2014, Martins headed to Spain and signed with
As a youth, Martins represented Portugal’s U-16s, U-17s and U-18s from 2008-2009. He then featured at the 2010 UEFA Under-19 Championship before helping Portugal to a second-place finish at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. He also started four qualifying matches for the 2015 UEFA Under-21 Championship.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
38
35
3084
1
3
20
7
32
19
3
7
4
0
1
2
KC - Postseason
1
0
34
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
39
35
3118
1
3
22
7
33
19
3
7
4
0
1
2
# | M | JOSE MAURI 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
MLS is Back KO Stage
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 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-6 Weight: 145 Birthday: 5/16/1996 Hometown: Realico, Argentina Last Club: Club Atletico Talleres (Argentina) Acquired: Signed on 8/5/2021 Sporting Kansas City signed Argentine-Italian midfielder Jose Mauri in early August 2021. Mauri, who holds dual citizenship in Argentina and Italy, boasts six seasons of top-flight experience in the Italian Serie A, where he competed for Parma, Empoli and European giants AC Milan from 2013-2019. He arrives in Kansas City after a two-year stint with Argentine Primera Division club Club Atletico Talleres. A versatile central midfielder, Mauri moved from his native Argentina to Italy in 2012 to join Parma’s youth ranks and earned his senior team debut for the club in a Coppa Italia victory over Varese on Dec. 3, 2013 at age 17. He made his first Serie A appearance the following month in a 1-0 win against Udinese. Mauri enjoyed a fantastic breakthrough season in 2014-15 by starting 29 of 33 Serie A matches for Parma and scoring twice, including the lone goal in a 1-0 upset win over Juventus on April 11, 2015. His 2,549
he scores 0-0-0
minutes played during the 2014-15 campaign were the most among Serie A teenagers. Mauri’s standout performances with Parma prompted AC Milan to sign the player ahead of the 2015-16 season. Mauri featured as a substitute in the match as Milan fell 1-0 in extra time to Juventus. The 2016-17 campaign saw Mauri join Empoli on loan, where he played 14 additional Serie A matches. He returned to Milan shortly after his 21st birthday where he spent each the next two seasons. Following his spell at Milan, Mauri joined Argentine first division side Talleres in September 2019. Born and raised in Realico, Argentina, Mauri is of Italian descent and represented Italy at the U-16, U-17 and U-21 youth international levels. He featured in 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying and was later selected to Italy’s squad for 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying.
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
22
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #22 | GK | KENDALL MCINTOSH | @McIntoshKendall SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
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 Allowed N/A Saves N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Shutout N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 Birthday: 1/24/1994 Hometown: Santa Rosa, California College: Santa Clara Last Club: New York Red Bulls (MLS) Acquired: Acquired in Re-Entry Draft on 12/17/2020 Sporting Kansas City acquired goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh in Stage 1 of the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Process. McIntosh boasts five years of professional experience across Major League Soccer and the USL Championship. He spent the 2020 MLS campaign with the New York Red Bulls following a four-year stint in the Portland Timbers organization from 2016-2019.
Born in Oakland and raised in Santa Rosa, California, McIntosh was a member of the San Jose Earthquakes Academy as a youth before embarking on a four-year collegiate career at Santa Clara University. He made 53 appearances for the Broncos from 2012-2015 and was named the 2015 West Coast Conference Goalkeeper of the Year as a senior, leading Santa Clara to the WCC Championship.
As a rookie in 2016, McIntosh competed for Timbers 2 of the USL Championship prior to signing his first MLS contract with Portland in January 2017. He played most of the next three years on loan with Timbers 2, making 60 total USL Championship appearances for the club across four seasons. In his lone appearance for Portland’s first team, McIntosh secured a 2-0 shutout victory over San Jose in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 in 2018.
On the international stage, McIntosh notably featured for the U.S. U-20 National Team at the 2012 Northern Ireland Milk Cup. Earlier, he was part of the U.S. U-14 National Development Program and the U-15’ National Team prior to his residency with the U-17s in Bradenton, Florida. At the 2011 Concacaf U-17 Championship, McIntosh recorded two shutouts in three winning appearances - including a 3-0 defeat of Canada in the final.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
179
179
16063
0
0
MLS Postseason
8
8
744
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
180
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
11
11
1080
0
0
International
6
6
540
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
206
206
18607
0
0
Height: 6-0 Weight: 205 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA (MLS) Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 7, Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Saves 10, April 8, 2018, KC at LA
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Shutout July 4, 2021, KC at LA 2021 Record when: he starts 8-2-2
Birthday: 5/15/1986
Tim Melia has the most regular-season wins (81), shutouts (54) and saves (543) in club history, and has also played the most games (179) of any Sporting goalkeeper. Melia claimed the 2017 Goalkeeper of the Year crown with career-highs in wins (12), shutouts (10), saves (91), starts (31) and minutes (2,759). Melia surpassed each of those numbers in 2018, posting 18 wins, 13 shutouts, 106 saves, 34 starts and 3060 minutes. Melia was also named the club’s 2017 Most Valuable Player. Among goalkeepers with at least 15 regular-season appearances in 2017, he led MLS with a 0.78 goals against average, 78.4 save percentage and 69.2-percent passing accuracy. He also ranked second in shutouts. On April 8, 2018, Melia set a new club record and career-high with 10
saves in a 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy. During his breakout campaign in 2015, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 precent save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against average. He was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year. After a four-year college career with NCAA Division III program Lynn University (New York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
179
179
16063
766
543
54
216
1.21
13
25
13
1
81
56
40
MLS - Regular Season
185
184
16502
798
561
54
230
1.25
14
26
13
2
81
60
41
KC - Postseason
8
8
744
40
25
1
14
1.69
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
MLS - TOTAL
193
192
17246
838
586
55
244
1.27
14
26
13
2
82
63
44
23
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #24 | D | KAYDEN PIERRE | @KaydenPierre5 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
MLS is Back KO Stage
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 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 140 Birthday: 2/16/2003 Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 5/4/2021
he scores 0-0-0
Sporting Kansas City signed outside back Kayden Pierre to a Homegrown contract early in the 2021 season after impressing at preseason camp in Arizona with the Sporting KC first team. Pierre is the 18th Homegrown Player to emerge from the Sporting Kansas City Academy and one of 12 on the current roster.
Capable of playing at left back and right back, Pierre gained his first professional experience in 2020 when he signed an amateur academy contract with Sporting Kansas City II. He started two of three USL Championship appearances in 2020, including a 90-minute outing in a dramatic 2-1 road victory over Indy Eleven on Sept. 30.
Born and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Pierre joined the Sporting KC Academy in 2018 from Vardar SC in his native state. He has represented Sporting at the U-15, U-17 and U-19 levels since then, and helped guide the U-17s to the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs in 2019.
On the international stage, Pierre has competed for the United States U-14 and U-16 national teams over the last five years. He participated in multiple U-14 training camps from 2016-2017 before jumping to the U-16s for training camps from 2018-2019.
MLS CAREER STATS
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
#9 | F | ALAN PULIDO | @alanpulido SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
24
20
1829
13
6
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
180
1
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
26
22
2009
14
6
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Hometown: Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Last Club: C.D. Guadalajara (Mexico) Acquired: Signed on 12/10/2019
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: May 16, 2021, KC vs. VAN Assists 2, July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Shots on Goal 6, Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots 8, May 22, 2021, KC at SJ Fouls Committed 3, June 19, 2021, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Goal Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Assist May 22, 2021, KC at SJ 2021 Record when: he starts 6-3-0 he scores 5-1-0
Birthday: 3/8/1991
Pulido then signed for Greek outfit Levadiakos and scored on his debut before heading to Greek powerhouse Olympiacos. He notched six goals throughout the 2015-16 campaign as Olympiacos claimed the Super League title, with Pulido also competing in the Europa League and Champions League qualifying during his time with the club. Pulido returned to Liga MX in August 2016, joining Guadalajara on a club-record transfer fee. His first full season with Chivas yielded 14 goals, helping his side to a double-winning campaign that ended with his first Liga MX Best XI selection. In 2018, he led Chivas to the Concacaf Pulido developed in the Tigres UANL youth academy before breaking into the first team in Champions League title and the club’s first continental championship in 56 years. 2009 as an 18-year-old. He helped Tigres to the 2009 SuperLiga title and two years later, At the international level, Pulido has bagged five goals in 20 caps for Mexico’s senior Pulido scored in the decisive second leg of the 2011 Liga MX Apertura Final as Tigres team and was part of the El Tri squad at the 2011 Copa America and the 2014 FIFA World won its first league championship since 1982. Pulido enjoyed a breakout 2013-14 campaign with 25 goals in all competitions during his final season at Tigres, scoring in the Cup. He also led the Mexico U-23s to the 2012 Concacaf Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2014 Copa MX Clausura Final to finish as the tournament’s golden boot winner. championship at Children’s Mercy Park as the top scorer of the competition. Sporting Kansas City acquired Mexican striker Alan Pulido as a Designated Player on a club-record transfer fee from C.D. Guadalajara in December 2019. Pulido has scored over 100 combined goals for club and country during a decorated career highlighted by five domestic championships, the 2018 Concacaf Champions League title and 13 caps for the Mexico Men’s National Team. He joins Sporting after finishing atop the Liga MX scoring charts with 12 goals for C.D. Guadalajara in the 2019 Apertura season.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
24
20
1829
13
6
80
29
17
51
10
0
3
0
4
2
MLS - TOTAL
24
20
1829
13
6
80
29
17
51
10
0
3
0
4
2
24
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #1 | GK | JOHN PULSKAMP | @john_pulskamp SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 3, May 1, 2021, KC at RSL Saves 5, May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX
A
MLS Regular Season
5
5
450
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
5
5
450
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance May 12, 2021, KC at HOU Shutout N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 2-2-1
Height: 6-4 Weight: 215 Birthday: 4/19/2001 Hometown: Bakersfield, California Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 2/24/2020 Sporting Kansas City signed goalkeeper John Pulskamp as a Homegrown Player ahead of the 2020 season after acquiring his Homegrown rights from the LA Galaxy where he spent two seasons in the club’s Academy. He made his MLS debut in the 2021 season opener, helping the side to a 2-1 victory at the New York Red Bulls.
road triumph over Charlotte Independence on Sept. 21. Pulskamp arrived in Kansas City in April 2019 after a two-year stint in the LA Galaxy Academy, where he competed at the U-17 and U-19 levels in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. He also spent time on trial with English Premier League outfit AFC Bournemouth in the summer of 2018. Prior to joining the Galaxy, he represented youth sides Real So Cal and Central California Aztecs.
A native of Bakersfield, California, Pulskamp joined the MLS ranks on the heels of a 2019 USL Championship season in which he led Sporting KC II goalkeepers in starts (14), At the youth international level, Pulskamp debuted for the U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team minutes (1,260), wins (four) and saves (45). He enjoyed several standout performances in a friendly against regional rivals Mexico in early 2020. He also competed at a U.S. U-18 throughout the year, making five saves in a victory over reigning league champion training camp in June 2018 at Pinnacle in Kansas City, Kansas. Louisville City on May 6 and four saves in a defeat of rivals Saint Louis FC on June 30. He later shut out North Carolina FC in a 1-0 win on Sept. 14 and posted six saves in a 3-0 MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
5
5
450
18
11
0
7
1.40
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
MLS - TOTAL
5
5
450
18
11
0
7
1.40
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
#4 | D | ROBERTO PUNCEC SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
22
19
1760
0
1
MLS Postseason
2
2
210
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
180
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
26
23
2150
0
1
Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 Hometown: Varazdin, Croatia Last Club: HNK Rijeka (Croatia) Acquired: Signed on 12/4/2019
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX Shots 2, May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Fouls Suffered 1, 6 times, last: Oct. 14, 2020, KC at DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX Goal N/A Assist Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN 2021 Record when: he starts 1-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 10/27/1991
Sporting Kansas City signed Croatian defender Roberto Puncec in December 2019. The center back has amassed almost 300 professional appearances across 12 professional seasons in Croatia, Israel and Germany. He arrives at Sporting after spending two and a half seasons with Croatian first-division club HNK Rijeka, where he won the 2019 Croatian Cup. A native of Varazdin, Croatia, Puncec developed in the NK Varazdin academy and signed his first senior team contract in 2008 at age 16. He became a regular starter in 2009 and helped his hometown club secure a spot in 2011-12 UEFA Europa League qualifying before joining Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv in August 2011. His lone season in Israel yielded 23 total appearances.
In 2012, Puncec began a five-year stint with German side Union Berlin of the seconddivision 2. Bundesliga. He featured regularly during his time in the German capital, starting 118 of 128 appearances in all competitions as Union Berlin finished in the top half of the table in each of his five seasons with the club. Puncec returned to his native Croatia in 2017, signing for HNK Rijeka. He anchored the club’s defense from 2017-2019, guiding Rijeka to consecutive second-place finishes in the Croatian First Football League and propelled his side to silverware in May 2019 as the Whites won the Croatian Cup. As a youth, Puncec represented Croatia at the U-14 through U-21 levels. He made five appearances at the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, leading Croatia to the semifinals, then played all three games at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
22
19
1760
0
1
5
2
30
6
0
0
3
0
0
0
KC - Postseason
2
2
210
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
24
21
1970
0
1
6
3
30
7
0
0
3
0
0
0
25
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #48 | D | KAVEH RAD | @KavehRad11 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
4
2
215
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
4
2
215
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 1, May 22, 2021, KC at SJ Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 1-1-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 Birthday: 6/13/2001 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 4/5/2021 Sporting Kansas City signed center back Kaveh Rad as a Homegrown Player in April 2021, becoming the 12th active Homegrown player on the roster and the 16th player to emerge from the Sporting KC Academy to the first team. He made his MLS debut at Real Salt Lake on May 1, 2021.
Rad and his twin brother Jahon - who is under contract with Sporting KC II - moved from Durham, North Carolina, to Kansas City to join the Sporting KC Academy in 2016. He recorded seven goals and 65 league appearances in the U.S Soccer Development Academy from 2016-2019, representing Sporting at the U-15 through U-19 levels.
A native of North Carolina, Rad started 34 of 36 matches for Sporting Kansas City II in the USL Championship in 2019 and 2020. He enjoyed a breakout year for the club in 2019, signing an academy contract and making 22 appearances. Rad started 14 matches for Sporting KC II during a shortened 2020 campaign, leading the team in minutes (1,260) and passes (871) while starting in four of the club’s five wins.
During his time in the academy, Rad helped lead the Sporting KC U-19s to consecutive appearances at the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs in 2018 and 2019, including a dramatic run to the quarterfinals in the summer of 2019. Prior to arriving in Kansas City, the Rad brothers competed for North Carolina academy club Capital Area RailHawks Academy.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
4
2
215
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
4
2
215
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
94
76
6712
28
27
MLS Postseason
6
6
555
0
2
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
157
0
1
U.S. Open Cup
3
2
190
2
2
International
6
5
422
0
2
ALL COMPETITIONS
111
92
8036
30
34
Height: 5-9 Weight: 175 Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland Last Club: Derby County FC (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/31/2018
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 4, 3 times, last: Sept. 19, 2020, KC vs. DAL Shots 8, Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: July 4, 2021, KC at LA Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Last Regular Season... Appearance July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Goal July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Assist July 25, 2021, KC at SEA 2021 Record when: he starts 5-4-2 he scores 2-1-0
Birthday: 4/8/1990
Sporting KC acquired Scottish winger Johnny Russell in a transfer from English club Derby County FC in January 2018. Russell has tallied 30 goals and 34 assists in 111 appearances for Sporting KC since the start of 2018, including two hat tricks.
League. He added 14 more goals in all comps during the 2011-12 campaign to pace another fourth-place finish. Russell’s final season at Dundee saw him produce a team-best 20 goals in 38 competitive appearances. Russell reached new heights in June 2013 when he joined Derby County. He marked his debut for the outfit with his first of nine Russell previously scored 93 goals during a 12-year professional career in England and goals in the 2013-14 English Championship as the Rams fell just short of promotion to the his native Scotland. Russell developed in the Dundee United Academy in Scotland before EPL. He totaled 18 goals over the next two seasons. making his professional debut for the top-flight Scottish Premiership club in May 2007 at age 17. He spent most of the following two seasons on loan at Scottish side Forfar Russell has 13 career caps for Scotland and scored his first international goal during a Athletic and marked his first career Dundee United start with a goal in the 2009 Scottish European Championshop Qualifier in San Marino on March 24, 2019. Russell made his FA Cup. After being loaned to Raith Rovers in 2009-10, Russell enjoyed a breakout year debut in 2014 and recently helped Scotland gain promotion to League B in the UEFA at Dundee United with nine goals as the Tangerines finished fourth in the Scottish Premier Nations League in 2018. He has also represented Scotland at the U-19 and U-21 levels. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
94
76
6712
28
27
207
79
53
124
11
278
7
0
6
5
KC - Postseason
6
6
555
0
2
13
4
8
14
1
20
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
100
82
7267
28
29
220
83
61
138
12
298
8
0
6
5
26
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #20 | F | DANIEL SALLOI | @danielsalloi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Assists 2, 2 times, last: June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 4, 3 times, last: July 13, 2019, KC at VAN Shots 8, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 5, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL
A
MLS Regular Season
103
70
6590
25
15
MLS Postseason
5
4
397
3
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
1
74
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
8
4
495
5
0
International
5
2
152
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
123
81
7708
33
15
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Goal Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Assist Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC 2021 Record when: he starts 10-2-3 he scores 7-0-2
Height: 6-1 Weight: 160 Birthday: 7/19/1996 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Gyirmot SE (Hungary) - Loan Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 1/13/2016 Sporting Kansas City signed forward Daniel Salloi as the fourth Homegrown Player in club history in early 2016 and made his Sporting KC debut on April 9, 2017 against the Colorado Rapids. Salloi is one of 12 Homegrown Players to come through the SKC Academy on the current roster, alongside Gianluca Busio (2017), Jaylin Lindsey (2018), Tyler Freeman (2019), Cameron Duke (2019), Felipe Hernandez (2019), Wilson Harris (2020), Grayson Barber (2021), Ozzie Cisneros (2021), Brooks Thompson (2021), Kaveh Rad (2021) and Kayden Pierre (2021).
II in 2016, scoring four goals and adding three assists before being loaned to Gyirmot SE in Hungary for the remainder of the season. Salloi moved to the U.S. in August 2014 as an AFS exchange student and attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas, joining the SKC Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season.
After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to his former Academy side Ujpest FC in July 2015 to sign an amateur contract for senior team, a 20-time champion in Hungary’s first division. He made his professional debut in the top-tier OTP He scored on his first start for the club - a 4-0 win over Minnesota United in the U.S. Open Bank Liga on July 18, the day before his 19th birthday. Salloi received his first call-up to Cup on June 14, 2017 - and added his first MLS goal vs. Portland on July 1. Salloi scored the Hungary National Team in August 2018. He previously played for the Hungary the winning goal in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Final. Salloi made 10 appearances for SKC Under-21 National Team after debuting in 2017 and earned four caps. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
103
70
6590
25
15
225
88
47
87
23
2
7
2
11
6
KC - Postseason
5
4
397
3
0
15
5
3
8
2
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
108
74
6987
28
15
240
93
50
95
25
2
8
2
11
6
#6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
128
119
10925
7
12
MLS Postseason
7
7
690
2
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
154
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
9
9
870
0
1
International
6
6
540
2
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
152
143
13179
11
13
Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Last Club: Elche CF (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 1/13/2017
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 7 times, last: May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX Assists 2, May 9, 2018, KC at ATL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Shots 5, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Fouls Suffered 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Goal May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX Assist Oct. 17, 2020, KC at CHI 2021 Record when: he starts 8-3-1 he scores 1-0-0
Birthday: 11/21/1990
Ilie, a product of FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth academy, has eight years of professional experience in Spain and Germany. The defensive midfielder featured extensively for FC Barcelona B from 2009-2014 and most recently played for Elche CF during the 2015-16 season. He joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season and has made 152 appearances in all competitions, earning SKC Newcomer of the Year honors in 2017 before being named an MLS All-Star and the club’s Most Valuable Player in 2018.
After missing most of 2011-12 through injury, Sánchez claimed a regular spot in Barcelona B’s midfield over the next two seasons. He played 29 league matches in 2012-13 and started 36 of 38 appearances in 2013-14, guiding Barcelona B to another third-place finish in the Segunda Division. Sánchez appeared in 114 league games during his five-year spell at FC Barcelona B.
Sánchez moved to Germany’s second division in 2014, making 26 appearances in all Born and raised in Barcelona, Sánchez jumped from La Masia to FC Barcelona B ahead competitions for 1860 Munich of the 2. Bundesliga. He was then loaned back to his native of the 2009-10 campaign. He helped the club earn promotion to the Spanish Segunda Spain for the 2015-16 campaign, where he played 28 games for CF Elche in the Segunda Division in his first professional season. He played 24 more matches the following year as Division. Barcelona B finished third in Spain’s second tier. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
128
119
10925
7
12
97
24
102
101
3
15
28
1
1
3
KC - Postseason
7
7
690
2
0
7
4
6
8
0
0
1
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
135
126
11615
9
12
104
28
108
109
3
15
29
1
2
3
27
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #11 | F | KHIRY SHELTON | @KhiryShelton SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
57
45
4017
8
11
MLS Postseason
5
4
382
0
1
MLS is Back KO Stage
1
1
80
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
0
15
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
64
49
4494
8
12
Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Hometown: Leander, Texas College: Oregon State Last Club: SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) Acquired: Signed on 12/9/2019
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 14 times, last: July 4, 2021, KC at LA Assists 3, Sept. 23, 2016, NYC vs. CHI (w/ NYC) Shots on Goal 4, July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Fouls Suffered 4, April 11, 2015, NYC at PHI (w/ NYC)
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Goal July 4, 2021, KC at LA Assist Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC 2021 Record when: he starts 8-3-2 he scores 1-0-0
Birthday: 6/26/1993
Shelton spent 2019 with German club SC Paderborn 07 and returns to Kansas City for his second stint at Sporting after helping the club to first place in the Western Conference and a record-breaking scoring season in 2018. Shelton started 17 of 24 appearances for Sporting in all competitions during a 2018 campaign that saw the club set regular season club records in goals, assists and goal differential. He tallied two goals and five assists in MLS play as Sporting finished atop the West with 62 points and an 18-8-8 record, including a 12-3-5 mark in regular-season matches that Shelton played.
He was NYCFC’s first-ever SuperDraft pick and played a total of 54 regular-season games for the club, notching six goals and 10 assists across just 23 starts.
Shelton was selected second overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft on Jan. 15, 2015 by expansion side New York City FC and spent three seasons with the club.
Shelton was a member of the U.S. U-18 National Team for the Lisbon International Tournament in 2011. Selected to the U18 squad for its trip to Israel in 2010.
In college, Shelton recorded 10 goals and 12 assists at Oregon State University his senior season. He was an NSCAA All-America Second Team; Pac-12 Player of the Year; All-Far West Region First Team as he helped lead the Beavers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2003.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
57
45
4017
8
11
85
31
53
48
12
1
6
0
2
7
MLS - Regular Season
111
67
6538
14
21
121
43
77
79
15
1
6
0
2
10
KC - Postseason
5
4
382
0
1
4
1
9
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
7
4
439
0
1
4
1
9
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
118
72
6941
14
22
125
44
86
82
17
1
6
0
2
10
#16 | D | GRAHAM SMITH | @grahamsmith161 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Assists 1, Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Shots 3, Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Fouls Committed 2, 4 times, last: Aug. 29, 2020, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 2, Aug. 22, 2019, KC vs. MIN
A
MLS Regular Season
17
16
1377
1
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
180
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
180
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
21
20
1737
1
1
Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Goal Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Assist Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-4 Weight: 190 Birthday: 4/8/1990 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: University of Denver Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#18) - signed on 2/15/18 Sporting Kansas City selected center back Graham Smith with the 18th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft before officially sigining him in February 2018. He made his debut and first start for the club in the 3-2 victory over Houston on June 23, 2018, going the full 90 minutes at center back in the thrilling win.
A native of Highlands Ranch, Colo., Smith was teammates with current SKC forward Khiry Shelton during his freshman year at Oregon State. He assisted three goals in 38 matches for the Beavers, helping the side reach the NCAA Tournament in 2014. Upon transferring to Denver in 2016, Smith helped the Pioneers reach the Men’s College Cup for the first time in program history. He split time between the holding midfield and Smith split his four-year college career between Oregon State University (2014-15) and center back positions, serving as the anchor of a defense that notched a 0.52 goals the University of Denver (2016-17). The defender started all 80 appearances at the NCAA against average in 2016 and a 0.71 goals against average in 2017. As a senior, Smith Division I level, registering six goals and seven assists in his final two seasons with the was a United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Second Team selection and a CoSIDA Pioneers. Academic All-American. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
17
16
1377
1
1
9
3
14
7
0
0
3
0
1
1
MLS - TOTAL
17
16
1377
1
1
9
3
14
7
0
0
3
0
1
1
28
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #31 | GK | BROOKS THOMPSON | @BrooksThompson0 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed N/A Saves N/A
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
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 Shutout N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 Birthday: 5/28/2002 Hometown: Floyds Knobs, Indiana Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 1/20/2021 Goalkeeper Brooks Thompson signed a Homegrown contract with Sporting Kansas City in early 2021 and is one of 12 active Homegrown players on the current roster. Thompson has two seasons of professional experience with Sporting Kansas City II in the USL Championship. He led Sporting KC II goalkeepers during the shortened 2020 campaign with 26 saves and a 1.17 goals against average in six matches.
Thompson, who grew up in Floyds Knobs, Indiana, joined the Sporting KC Academy in the summer of 2018 following a two-year stint with the IMG Academy in Florida. He played a leading role for the U-19s during the 2018-19 Development Academy campaign, posting a 7-2-3 record with four clean sheets while also featuring in the Generation adidas Cup.
Thompson exploded for a career-high nine saves in his 2020 debut on July 18 at Indy Eleven, including one that placed second in USL Championship Save of the Year voting. He earned his first professional clean sheet two weeks later against the same team, saving four shots in a 1-0 win to land USL Championship Team of the Week honors.
After logging two preseason appearances for the Sporting KC first team in early 2019, Thompson made his jump to the USL Championship in March of that year. At 16, he became the youngest professional signing in Sporting KC II history and claimed victory in his pro debut against Hartford Athletic on July 17, 2019, at Children’s Mercy Park.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#54 | M | REMI WALTER | @remi_walter SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
13
9
689
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
13
9
689
0
0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 170 Hometown: Essey-les-Nancy, France Last Club: Yeni Malatyaspor (Turkey) Acquired: Signed on 12/22/2020
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 5 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Shots 2, May 16, 2021, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 2, 3 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Fouls Suffered 2, 3 times, last: July 25, 2021, KC at SEA Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Goal N/A Assist N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 3-3-3 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 4/26/1995
Central midfielder Remi Walter signed with Sporting KC in December 2020, having amassed nearly 200 professional appearances since 2012, spanning seven full seasons in his native France and one season in Turkey. He boasts experience in several prestigious European competitions, including the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Champions League qualifying, French Ligue 1 and the Turkish Super Lig. A native of Essey-les-Nancy, Walter developed in Nancy’s youth academy before joining the first team as an 18-year-old in 2013. He became a regular starter in the early stages of the 2013-14 season and spent the next two and a half years as an integral midfield contributor for the side before being transferred to French title contender Nice in early
2016. Walter helped the club to a fourth-place finish as well as qualification to the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League. The following season, he made 26 appearances as Nice took another step forward by placing third in Ligue 1 and booking a spot in the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League. Walter split the 2017-18 campaign between Nice and Troyes on loan, before returning to Nice in the summer of 2018. Walter transferred to Turkish first division outfit Yeni Malatyaspor in January of 2020 before departing later that summer. On the international stage, Walter was a French youth international who participated in a number of high-profile tournaments, namely the 2012 UEFA U-17 Championship in Slovenia and qualifying for the 2017 UEFA U-21 Championship in Poland.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
13
9
689
0
0
8
5
10
8
0
12
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
12
8
618
0
0
7
4
8
8
0
10
1
0
0
0
29
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #8 | D | GRAHAM ZUSI SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
304
261
23836
29
70
MLS Postseason
18
18
1739
0
6
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
180
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
18
16
1537
3
6
International
13
13
1140
0
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
355
310
28432
32
85
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 8 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Shots on Goal 3, 5 times, last: Aug. 18, 2018, KC vs. POR Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: March 30, 2013, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Goal July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC 2021 Record when: he starts 6-1-2 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) Sporting’s all-time appearance leader, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15, 2017-19), MLS Best XI (2012-13) & MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in every All-Star Game from 2011-2014.
reached 50 regular-season assists and later moved into first in club history with 24 game-winning assists on Aug. 19, 2017 versus FC Dallas.
Zusi has earned 55 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and seven assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA Zusi re-signed with Sporting KC in late 2018. He has recorded 32 goals and 85 assists in World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in 355 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2009 out his first CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2015, starting two matches, and scored in a World Cup of the University of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in qualifier against Guatemala on March 29, 2016. He played five games for the U.S. at the club history with 83 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica. He 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
304
261
23836
29
70
448
137
250
340
34
798
29
1
9
28
KC - Postseason
18
18
1739
0
6
31
3
25
30
1
69
2
0
0
3
MLS - TOTAL
322
279
25575
29
76
479
140
275
370
35
867
31
1
9
31
30
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | 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
Graham Zusi*
304
Minutes
Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)
3060
Minutes
Matt Besler
25,501
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*
433
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*
798
Cautions
Aurelien Collin (2013)
13
Cautions
Roger Espinoza*
61
Ejections
Davy Arnaud (2010), Roger Espinoza (2019)
3
Ejections
Roger Espinoza*
11
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
Tim Melia (2019)
56
Saves
Tony Meola (2000)
129
Stat
Player
#
Games
Tim Melia*
179
Minutes
Tim Melia*
16,063
Wins
Tim Melia*
81
Losses
Tim Melia*
56
Draws
Tim Melia*
40
Shutouts
Tim Melia*
54
Goals Allowed
Tim Melia*
216
Saves
Tim Melia*
543
Goals Against Avg.
Jimmy Nielsen
0.99
SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
Stat
Year
#
Stat
Player
#
Points Per Game
2020
1.857
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
Goals
2018
65
Assists
2018
69
Shots
2018
583
4
Shots on goal
1996
250
2013
511
Assists
Chris Henderson (1999)
Shots
Preki (1997)
12
Fouls Committed
Shots on goal
Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)
6
Fouls Suffered
2000
541
1997
117
Fouls Committed
Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)
8
Offsides
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud (2006)
10
Corner Kicks
2018
206
2019
74
Offsides
Alex Bunbury (1999)
7
Cautions
Corner Kicks
Alex Zotinca (2006)
12
Ejections
2011
8
Points
2012
63
Wins
1997
21
Losses
1999
24
Ties
2017
13
Shutouts
2000
17
Goals Allowed
2019
67
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat
Player
#
Goals Allowed
Bo Oshoniyi (2001), Tim Melia (2019)
7
Saves
Tim Melia (2018)
10
31
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Graham Zusi* 304 2. Matt Besler 294 3. Roger Espinoza* 271 4. Davy Arnaud 240 5. Kerry Zavagnin 237 6. Nick Garcia 224 7. Preki 218 8. Seth Sinovic 210 9. Jimmy Conrad 204 10. Chris Klein 200 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Matt Besler 285 2. Graham Zusi* 261 3. Roger Espinoza* 242 4. Kerry Zavagnin 228 5. Nick Garcia 224 6. Davy Arnaud 213 7. Jimmy Conrad 203 8. Seth Sinovic 200 9. Preki 199 10. Chris Klein 183 MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Matt Besler 25,501 2. Graham Zusi* 23,836 3. Roger Espinoza* 21,136 4. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 5. Nick Garcia 20,157 6. Davy Arnaud 19,399 7. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 8. Preki 17,817 9. Seth Sinovic 17,738 10. Chris Klein 16,380 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Tim Melia* 179 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. Tim Melia* 179 543 2. Tony Meola 125 507 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 354 4. Kevin Hartman 90 332 5. Jimmy Nielsen 128 304 6. Mike Amman 60 206 7. Chris Snitko 26 95 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 83 9. Eric Kronberg 25 58 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 34 SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 1. Tim Melia* 179 54 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 45 3. Tony Meola 125 37 4. Kevin Hartman 90 22 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 22 6. Mike Ammann 60 10 7. Eric Kronberg 25 8 8. Luis Marin 8 3 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 3 8. Chris Snitko 26 3 GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP GW 1. Tim Melia* 179 81 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. Benny Feilhaber 167 31 7. Mo Johnston 149 31 9. Graham Zusi* 304 29 10. Johnny Russell* 94 28 10. Scott Sealy 88 28 10. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 304 70 3. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 43 5. Roger Espinoza* 271 37 6. Davy Arnaud 240 35 7. Mo Johnston 149 28 8. Johnny Russell* 94 27 9. Josh Wolff 144 26 10. Mark Chung 94 25 SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Davy Arnaud 240 452 3. Graham Zusi* 304 448 4. Dom Dwyer 128 401 5. Kei Kamara 113 370 6. Chris Klein 200 312 7. Roger Espinoza* 271 310 8. Mo Johnston 149 274 9. Josh Wolff 144 265 10. Benny Feilhaber 167 256 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* 304 137 8. Kei Kamara 113 126 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 10. Mark Chung 94 95 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Roger Espinoza* 271 433 2. Davy Arnaud 240 329 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 4. Matt McKeon 144 309 5. Graham Zusi* 304 250 6. Matt Besler 294 241 7. Dom Dwyer 128 239 8. Nick Garcia 224 234 9. Mo Johnston 149 226 10. Seth Sinovic 210 217 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Preki 218 362 3. Roger Espinoza* 271 357 4. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 5. Graham Zusi* 304 340 6. Benny Feilhaber 167 299 7. Dom Dwyer 128 273 8. Nick Garcia 224 250 9. Mark Chung 94 204 10. Diego Gutierrez 119 196 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Player GP YC 1. Roger Espinoza* 271 61 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 4. Nick Garcia 224 37 5. Matt Besler 294 35 5. Seth Sinovic 210 35 7. Aurelien Collin 107 31 8. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 8. Matt McKeon 144 30 10. Graham Zusi* 304 29
32
CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 304 798 2. Preki 218 452 3. Benny Feilhaber 167 287 4. Johnny Russell* 94 279 5. Claudio Lopez 57 188 6. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 175 7. Francisco Gomez 114 157 8. Chris Henderson 61 154 9. Chris Klein 200 152 10. Davy Arnaud 240 144 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 13 1. Preki 218 13 3. Chris Klein 200 12 4. Daniel Salloi* 103 11 4. Kei Kamara 113 11 4. Josh Wolff 144 11 6. Davy Arnaud 240 10 8. Graham Zusi* 304 9 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 10. Benny Feilhaber 167 7 10. C.J. Sapong 110 7 10. Scott Sealy 88 7 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Graham Zusi* 304 28 2. Preki 218 23 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 13 5. Roger Espinoza* 271 10 5. Davy Arnaud 240 10 5. Josh Wolff 144 10 8. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 8. Mo Johnston 149 8 8. Kei Kamara 113 8 8. Chance Myers 147 8 8. 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. Felipe Gutierrez 52 5 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 4. Scott Sealy 88 5 4. Josh Wolff 144 5 8. Johnny Russell* 94 4 8. Mo Johnston 149 4 8. Chris Klein 200 4 PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG 1. Preki 218 21 2. Benny Feilhaber 167 12 3. Dom Dwyer 128 7 4. Ilie Sanchez* 128 5 4. Felipe Gutierrez 52 5 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 7. Claudio Lopez 57 4 8. Alan Pulido* 24 3 8. Claudio Bieler 41 3 8. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 8. Jack Jewsbury 195 3 8. Josh Wolff 144 3 Player 1. Dom Dwyer 2. Kei Kamara 3. Preki 4. Scott Sealy 5. Johnny Russell* 5. Josh Wolff 7. Vitalis Takawira 8. Daniel Salloi* 9. Mark Chung 9. Mo Johnston *Minimum 20 goals
GOALS PER GAME GP 128 113 218 88 94 144 103 103 94 149
GLS AVG 57 0.45 38 0.34 71 0.33 28 0.32 28 0.30 43 0.30 28 0.27 25 0.24 20 0.21 31 0.21
BOLD * - denotes player on current roster
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | 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
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 2019 Johnny Russell 28 109
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
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
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
Year Player 1996 Preki 2012 Kei Kamara 2016 Dom Dwyer 2014 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki
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
GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Year Player GP 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 2019 Tim Melia 32 Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2003 Tony Meola 2008 Kevin Hartman 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2019 Tim Melia
SAVES GP SV 31 129 30 121 30 117 32 112 32 111
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 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Year Player GP GA GAA 2017 Tim Melia 31 24 0.78 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 0.79 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 0.88 2000 Tony Meola 31 29 0.92 2004 Tony Meola 21 22 1.05 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played
SHOTS ON GOAL 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 2019 Felipe Gutierrez 32 11 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 2019 Roger Espinoza 16 3 nine players tied with 2
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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 2019 Felipe Gutierrez 32 5 GOALS PER GAME Year Player GP GLS 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 2021 Daniel Salloi* 17 10 2021 Alan Pulido* 12 7 *Minimum 5 goal
AVG 0.71 0.67 0.63 0.59 0.58
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 7, 2021 at Colorado Rapids | 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 (06/02/2007 vs. NY) Game: 6 Alan Pulido (10/24/2020 vs. COL) Half: 4 10 times
CORNER KICKS Career: 798 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) Half: 8 Johnny Russell (08/14/2019 at ORL, 2nd)
FOULS COMMITTED Career: 433 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: 216 Tim Melia Season: 60 Tim Melia (2019) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/2001 vs. CHI) Game: 7 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA) Half: 6 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA, 2nd)
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: 543 Tim Melia 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 Half: 23
in 2018 05/15/2016 vs. ORL 04/20/2018 vs. VAN 10/06/2018 vs. LA 4 times 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: 67 in 2019 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI Game: 7 09/15/2019 at LA 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 6 09/15/2019 at LA (2nd) 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
John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Andreu Fontas Roberto Puncec Nicolas Isimat-Mirin Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Gianluca Busio Khiry Shelton Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda Grayson Barber Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Kendall McIntosh Tyler Freeman Kayden Pierre Ozzie Cisneros Cameron Duke Tim Melia Brooks Thompson Luis Martins Parker Siegfried Kaveh Rad Remi Walter Wilson Harris
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6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 VAN SJ HOU ATX POR COL LFC LA SJ SEA DAL LFC 3-0 3-1 3-2 1-1 1-2 3-1 2-1 2-0 1-1 3-1 1-2 4-1
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2 ORL 1-1 90G 90D 90D 27 90D 63D
1 NYR 2-1 90G 90D 90D
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Salloi 2 (unassisted) 28; Pulido 2 (penalty kick) 32; Pulido 3 (Kinda 1) 58 Lindsey 1 (Pulido 1) 15; Pulido 4 (Salloi 2) 60; Salloi 3 (unassisted) 75 Busio 2 (free kick) 51; Pulido 5 (penalty kick) 61; Kinda 3 (Busio 1, Shelton 3) 65 Salloi 4 (Russell 2) 71 Lindsey 2 (unassisted) 28 Salloi 5 (Russell 3, Lindsey 1) 14; Salloi 6 (Hernandez 1, Fontas 1) 38; Hernandez 1 (Salloi 3) 64 Pulido 6 (unassisted) 61; Salloi 7 (Hernandez 2, Busio 2) 87 Russell 1 (unassisted) 81; Shelton 1 (Busio 3) 95+ Salloi 8 (unassisted) 94+ Russell 2 (free kick) 31; Salloi 9 (Kinda 2, Shelton 4) 42; Duke 1 (Zusi 1, Russell 4) 72 Russell 3 (Salloi 4, Zusi 2) 85 Pulido 7 (unassisted) 20; Martins 1 (Salloi 5) 28; Salloi 10 (Zusi 3, Shelton 5) 36; Kinda 4 (Zusi 4)
Kinda 1 (penalty kick) 59; Salloi 1 (unassisted) 60 Busio 1 (Salloi 1) 45 Pulido 1 (Shelton 1) 17 Sanchez 1 (Russell 1) 82; Kinda 2 (Shelton 2, Martins 1)
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