Match Notes: Sporting at Minnesota United FC | Aug. 21, 2020

MINNESOTA UNITED FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALLIANZ FIELD, St. Paul, Minn.

6:30 p.m. CT (FS-North+; FS-KC+)

Friday, August 21, 2020 (Week 6, MLS Game #70)

MINNESOTA UNITED FC 2020 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-4 195 03/12/1993 Woodbury, NJ 5 5 0 0 68 68 0 0 1 Tyler Miller DF 6-2 185 08/06/1997 Wellington, New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Noah Billingsley 3 Ike Opara DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 2 2 2 0 180 153 20 6 4 Jose Aja DF 6-4 185 05/10/1993 Montevideo, Uruguay 3 3 0 0 45 44 1 0 5 Jacori Hayes MF 5-7 150 06/28/1995 Andrews Air Force Base, MD 0 0 0 0 38 20 1 3 6 Osvaldo Alonso MF 5-11 155 11/11/1985 San Cristobal, Cuba 4 4 0 0 308 297 12 25 MF 5-8 155 06/17/1990 Carenage, Diego Martin, Trinidad 4 4 3 1 90 80 26 24 7 Kevin Molino MF 6-3 170 01/29/1991 Nitra, Slovakia 5 5 1 4 35 35 2 16 8 Jan Gregus 9 Luis Amarilla FW 6-0 163 08/25/1995 Aregua, Paraguay 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 11 Thomas Chacon MF 5-5 128 08/17/2000 Palmitas, Uruguay 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 12 Aaron Schoenfeld FW 6-4 190 04/17/1990 Knoxville, TN 5 1 0 0 56 15 5 3 13 Ethan Finlay MF 5-9 165 08/06/1990 Duluth, MN 5 5 2 2 206 147 44 39 Brent Kallman DF 6-2 190 10/04/1990 Omaha, NE 0 0 0 0 63 59 2 1 14 Michael Boxall DF 6-2 200 08/18/1988 Auckland, New Zealand 5 5 0 0 97 96 4 0 15 17 Robin Lod MF 5-11 168 04/17/1993 Helsinki, Finland 5 5 1 0 15 11 1 0 18 Greg Ranjitsingh GK 6-3 195 07/18/1993 Pickering, ON, Canada 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 19 Romain Metanire DF 5-10 159 03/28/1990 Metz, France 5 5 0 2 32 32 1 9 23 Mason Toye FW 6-3 180 10/16/1998 South Orange, NJ 1 1 0 0 35 12 6 4 31 Hassani Dotson MF 5-11 170 08/06/1997 Federal Way, WA 5 2 0 0 29 17 4 0 41 James Musa DF 5-5 170 04/01/1992 Plymouth, England 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 44 Raheem Edwards MF 5-9 148 07/15/1995 Toronto, ON, Canada 4 0 0 1 57 31 5 9 77 Chase Gasper DF 6-0 185 01/25/1996 Alexandria, VA 5 5 0 0 20 19 0 0 Marlon Hairston MF 6-0 157 03/23/1994 Jackson, MS 1 0 0 0 108 73 7 13 94 97 Dayne St. Clair GK 6-3 165 05/09/1997 Pickering, ON, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 Fred Emmings GK 6-5 210 02/08/2004 Saint Paul, MN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEAD COACH : Adrian Heath

01/11/1961 W55 L67 T35

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-3 185 04/05/1994 Mission Hills, CA 2 1 0 0 29 27 0 0 1 Richard Sanchez 3 Andreu Fontas DF 6-1 190 11/14/1989 Banyoles, Spain 0 0 0 0 15 11 0 0 DF 6-1 170 10/27/1991 Varazdin, Croatia 5 5 0 1 5 5 0 1 4 Roberto Puncec 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 175 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 4 4 0 0 288 280 3 18 MF 5-11 165 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 5 5 0 0 104 99 6 11 6 Ilie Sanchez 7 Johnny Russell FW 5-10 168 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 5 4 1 1 63 52 20 20 MF 5-10 155 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 5 5 1 0 284 243 29 65 8 Graham Zusi 9 Alan Pulido FW 5-10 170 03/08/1991 Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 5 5 3 4 5 5 3 4 MF 5-9 170 10/08/1990 Quintero, Chile 0 0 0 0 52 49 19 5 10 Felipe Gutierrez 11 Khiry Shelton FW 6-3 180 06/26/1993 Carson, CO 5 5 3 1 79 43 11 16 FW 5-8 140 02/23/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 5 1 1 1 93 64 16 14 12 Gerso Fernandes 13 Amadou Dia DF 5-10 150 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 2 0 0 0 35 23 0 1 15 Roger Espinoza MF 5-10 180 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 5 5 1 0 243 222 9 35 16 Graham Smith DF 6-3 190 11/25/1995 Highlands Ranch, CO 1 1 0 0 14 13 1 1 17 Gadi Kinda MF 5-8 145 03/23/1994 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 5 4 2 2 5 4 2 2 18 Eric Dick GK 6-4 220 10/03/1994 Roeland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 FW 5-9 185 11/15/1990 Fredricksburg, VA 3 0 1 0 121 55 15 10 19 Erik Hurtado 20 Daniel Salloi FW 6-2 155 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 2 0 0 0 81 54 15 10 21 Felipe Hernandez MF 5-8 135 06/08/1998 Ibague, Colombia 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 22 Winston Reid DF 6-3 190 07/03/1988 Auckland, New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tyler Freeman FW 5-11 155 01/09/2003 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 24 John Pulskamp GK 6-2 190 04/19/2001 Bakersfield, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Jaylin Lindsey DF 5-10 195 03/27/2000 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 8 7 0 1 27 Gianluca Busio MF 5-7 135 05/28/2002 Greensboro, NC 5 1 0 0 34 12 4 2 28 Cameron Duke MF 5-6 130 02/13/2001 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Tim Melia GK 6-0 205 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 4 4 0 0 157 156 0 0 Luis Martins DF 5-8 160 06/10/1992 Lamego, Portugal 5 5 0 2 15 14 0 2 36 75 Wan Kuzain MF 5-10 140 09/14/1998 Carbondale, IL 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 0 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W147 L116 T90

MINNESOTA UNITED FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY Friday, August 21, 2020; Allianz Field, St. Paul, Minn., 6:30 p.m. CT REFEREES

2020 SEASON RECORDS

MNUFC at home Sporting on road

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 5 3-0-2 11 12 6 0 0-0-0 0 0 0

REFEREE: Ramy Touchan.

AR1 (bench): Eric Weisbrod; AR2 (opposite): Kathryn Nesbitt; 4th: Ismir Pekmic; VAR: Nima Saghafi; AVAR: Jose da Silva TEAM NEWS

5 4-1-0 12 13 5 1 1-0-0 3 3 1

SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Ilie Sanchez, Gadi Kinda

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: MNUFC 3 wins, 9 goals …

Sporting 4 wins, 13 goals … Ties 2

DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

AT MINNESOTA: MNUFC 2 wins, 6 goals …

Sporting 0 wins, 3 goals … Ties 2 2020 (MLS): 7/12: MIN 2, KC 1 (own goal 92+; Molino 97+ -- Shelton 43)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES COLORADO RAPIDS 2 MINNESOTA UNITED 2 Scoring Summary: COL--Kamara 2 (Benezet 2) 19 MIN--Finlay 1 (Gregus 3) 36 MIN--Finlay 2 (Metanire 2, Gregus 4) 43 COL--Lewis 3 (unassisted) 59

UPCOMING MATCHES SPORTING MNUFC Tue. Aug. 25 Houston Sat. Aug. 29 at FC Dallas Sat. Aug. 29 at Colorado Wed. Sep. 2 at Houston Wed. Sep. 2 FC Dallas Sun. Sep. 6 Real Salt Lake Sat. Sep. 5 at Houston Wed. Sep. 9 FC Dallas

MINNESOTA UNITED--Tyler Miller, Romain Metanire, Jose Aja, Michael Boxall, Chase Gasper, Ethan Finlay (Marlon Hairston 86), Jan Gregus, Hassani Dotson, Osvaldo Alonso, Robin Lod (Raheem Edwards 86), Luis Amarilla (Aaron Schoenfeld 74).

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM SPORTING

MNUFC

F 12 38

A 6 75

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 13 35

A 5 90

7 5 1 0

2 2 0 1

7 0 3 0 1 0 2 0

3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

3 9 1

1 3 1

HOW SCORED

5 2 4 1

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

4 2 0 0

TYPE OF PLAY

4 3 2 1 0 0 1 1

2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0

OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS

3 8 1

0 6 0

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

REAL SALT LAKE 0 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2 Scoring Summary: KC--Russell 1 (Pulido 3) 0:49 KC--Fernandes 1 (Pulido 4) 86 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Graham Smith, Roberto Puncec, Luis Martins (Amadou Dia 67), Roger Espinoza (Felipe Hernandez 58), Ilie Sanchez, Gianluca Busio (Gadi Kinda 67), Johnny Russell (Gerso Fernandes 84), Alan Pulido, Khiry Shelton (Daniel Salloi 84).

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) MIN KC

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 1-0-1 1-0-1 1-0-0 3-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 2-0-0 1-0-1 3-1-0 1-0-0

THE LAST TIME

Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.

MINNESOTA UNITED Date Score (Gms since) 9/25/2019 MIN 2, KC 1 3/07/2020 MIN 5, SJ 2 6/02/2019 MIN 2, PHI 3 10/06/2019 MIN 0, SEA 1 7/22/2020 MIN 2, COL 2 7/17/2020 MIN 0, RSL 0 7/17/2020 MIN 0, RSL 0

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED MNUFC WWWTT WWLWW Sporting KC

(1) (0) (10) (2) (0) (1) (1)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 3/07/2020 KC 4, HOU 0 (0) 2/29/2020 KC 3, VAN 1 (0) 9/21/2019 KC 2, COL 3 (2) 10/06/2019 KC 0, DAL 6 (1) 9/29/2019 KC 2, POR 2 (6) 7/22/2020 KC 2, RSL 0 (0) 10/06/2019 KC 0, DAL 6 (5)

TEAM LEADERS MNUFC G: 3 Molino A: 4 Gregus SHT: 14 Amarilla SOG: 5 Amarilla FC: 12 Lod FS: 14 Molino OF: 2 Amarilla/Finlay C: 2 4 players tied E: 0 SPORTING G: 3 Pulido/Shelton A: 4 Pulido SHT: 15 Pulido SOG: 8 Shelton FC: 9 Puncec FS: 10 Pulido OF: 5 Pulido C: 3 Kinda/Sanchez E: 1 Melia

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG MIN 5 1 0 2 1 1 12 2.40 KC 5 0 1 1 2 1 13 2.60 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG MIN 5 1 2 2 0 0 6 1.20 KC 5 2 1 2 0 0 5 1.00 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 MIN 12 1 1 4 1 1 4 KC 13 1 3 2 0 3 4 GOALS ALLOWED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 MIN 6 0 2 1 3 0 0 KC 5 1 1 0 0 0 3

2020 MINNESOTA UNITED STATISTICS (3-0-2, 11 pts.)

UNF 7 13 9 3 8 17 19 44 12 77 31 41 4 94 23 15 6 11 1

POS M M F D M M D M F D M D D M F D M M G

PLAYER Kevin Molino Ethan Finlay Luis Amarilla Ike Opara Jan Gregus Robin Lod Romain Metanire Raheem Edwards Aaron Schoenfeld Chase Gasper Hassani Dotson James Musa Jose Aja Marlon Hairston Mason Toye Michael Boxall Osvaldo Alonso Thomas Chacon Tyler Miller Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 4 5 4 2 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 1 3 1 1 5 4 1 5

GS 4 5 3 2 5 5 5 0 1 5 2 0 3 0 1 5 4 0 5

MIN 257 421 267 180 450 422 450 28 124 450 262 1 270 4 59 450 360 45 450

5 5

5 5

450 450

G 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 6

A 1 2 1 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 6 4 14 2 9 10 1 1 2 1 6 0 2 1 0 2 3 1 0

SOG 3 3 5 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0

FC 2 7 3 6 8 12 5 2 1 2 1 0 5 0 1 4 7 2 0

FS 14 5 5 2 4 2 5 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 6 1 0

OFF 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

CK 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

11 2

65 71

27 19

68 61

61 68

7 6

24 25

13 11

0 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Luis Amarilla 2, Kevin Molino 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Ethan Finlay 1, Kevin Molino 1, Raheem Edwards 1, Romain Metanire 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Luis Amarilla 0-1 MINNESOTA UNITED GOALKEEPING UNF 1

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tyler Miller Team totals Opponent totals

GP 5 5 5

GS 5 5 5

MIN SHTS 450 19 450 19 448 27

SV 13 13 16

GA 6 6 12

GAA 1.2 1.2 2.41

PG 2 2 0

PA 2 2 1

W 3 3 0

L 0 0 3

T 2 2 2

SO 1 1 1

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2020 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (4-1-0, 12 pts.)

UNF 9 11 17 12 7 19 8 15 36 4 13 20 21 27 16 6 5 1 29

POS F F M F F F M M D D D F M M D M D G G

PLAYER Alan Pulido Khiry Shelton Gadi Kinda Gerso Fernandes Johnny Russell Erik Hurtado Graham Zusi Roger Espinoza Luis Martins Roberto Puncec Amadou Dia Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Gianluca Busio Graham Smith Ilie Sanchez Matt Besler Richard Sanchez Tim Melia Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 2 2 1 5 1 5 4 2 4

GS 5 5 4 1 4 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 1 1 5 4 1 4

MIN 442 443 345 153 297 8 450 418 426 450 24 7 32 92 90 449 360 104 344

5 5

5 5

450 450

G 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 5

A 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 15 11 10 4 7 2 5 8 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0

SOG 5 8 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

FC 3 4 8 2 4 1 6 4 6 9 0 0 0 3 1 8 5 0 1

FS 10 3 9 4 4 0 3 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 3 4 1 0

OFF 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 0 0 1 0 13 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0

C 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

12 6

70 40

27 13

65 57

57 65

7 8

25 17

11 17

1 2

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Graham Zusi 1, Alan Pulido 1, Johnny Russell 1, Gadi Kinda 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Alan Pulido 1, Khiry Shelton 1, Luis Martins 1, Gadi Kinda 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Alan Pulido 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29 1

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

GP 4 2 5 5

GS 4 1 5 5

MIN SHTS 344 8 104 5 448 13 450 27

SV 7 2 9 13

GA 1 4 5 13

GAA 0.26 3.46 1 2.6

PG 0 0 0 1

PA 0 0 0 1

W 3 1 4 1

L 0 1 1 4

T 0 0 0 0

SO 2 0 2 0

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MINNESOTA UNITED 2020 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sun. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sun. July Fri. July Wed. Fri. Sat. Wed. Sun. Wed. Sun.

July Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep.

OPPONENT 1 at Portland 7 at San Jose 12 at Sporting KC 17 at Real Salt Lake 22 at Colorado 21 Sporting KC 29 at FC Dallas 2 at Houston 6 Real Salt Lake 9 FC Dallas 13 at Sporting KC

RESULT W 3-1 W 5-2

ATT 25218 12223

W-L-T 1-0-0 2-0-0

W 2-1 T 0-0

0 0

3-0-0 3-0-1

T 2-2

0

3-0-2

POS PTS NOTES: 1 3 MIN: Molino (51,79) Amarilla (76); POR: Valeri (56) 2 6 MIN: Opara (12,71) Gregus (26) Amarilla (32) Lod (48+); SJ: Eriksson (19) Qazaishvili (53) 1 9 MIN: own goal (92+) Molino (97+); KC: Shelton (43) 1 10 2

11 MIN: Finlay (36,43); COL: Kamara (19) Lewis (59)

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Feb.

OPPONENT 29 at Vancouver

Sat. Mar. Sun. July Fri. July Wed. July Fri. Tue. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sun.

Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep.

RESULT W 3-1

ATT 22120

W-L-T 1-0-0

7 Houston 12 Minnesota 17 Colorado

W 4-0 L 1-2 W 3-2

21188 0 0

2-0-0 2-1-0 3-1-0

22 at Real Salt Lake 21 at Minnesota 25 Houston 29 at Colorado 2 FC Dallas 5 at Houston 13 Minnesota

W 2-0

0

4-1-0

POS PTS NOTES: 1 3 KC: Pulido (17) Kinda (39) Hurtado (95+); VAN: Nerwinski (28) 1 6 KC: Pulido (16) Espinoza (26) Kinda (65) Shelton (77); 2 6 KC: Shelton (43); MIN: own goal (92+) Molino (97+) 2 9 KC: Shelton (65) Pulido (72) Zusi (91+); COL: Acosta (6) Lewis (84) 1 12 KC: Russell (1) Fernandes (86);

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UNITED INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2020)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2020)

Goals 2 Kevin Molino 2 Ike Opara 2 Ethan Finlay Assists 2 Ethan Finlay 2 Jan Gregus 2 Jan Gregus Shots 6 Luis Amarilla Shots on Goal 2 7 times Fouls Committed 6 Ethan Finlay 6 Robin Lod Fouls Suffered 6 Kevin Molino Offside 1 7 times Saves 4 Tyler Miller Shots Faced 6 Tyler Miller Goals Allowed 2 Tyler Miller 2 Tyler Miller

Goals 5 03/07/2020 vs Assists 4 03/07/2020 vs Shots 18 03/07/2020 vs 18 07/22/2020 vs Shots on Goal 10 03/07/2020 vs Fouls Committed 22 03/01/2020 vs Fouls Suffered 14 03/01/2020 vs 14 07/12/2020 vs Corner Kicks 8 03/07/2020 vs Offside 3 07/12/2020 vs Saves 4 03/07/2020 vs Shots Faced 6 03/07/2020 vs Goals Allowed 2 03/07/2020 vs 2 07/22/2020 vs

03/01/2020 vs POR 03/07/2020 vs SJ 07/22/2020 vs COL

W 3-1 W 5-2 T 2-2

03/01/2020 vs POR 03/07/2020 vs SJ 07/22/2020 vs COL

W 3-1 W 5-2 T 2-2

03/07/2020 vs SJ 03/01/2020 vs POR

W 5-2 W 3-1

03/01/2020 vs POR 07/22/2020 vs COL

W 3-1 T 2-2

07/12/2020 vs KC

W 2-1

03/01/2020 vs POR

W 3-1

03/07/2020 vs SJ

W 5-2

03/07/2020 vs SJ

W 5-2

03/07/2020 vs SJ 07/22/2020 vs COL

W 5-2 T 2-2

SJ

W 5-2

SJ

W 5-2

SJ COL

W 5-2 T 2-2

SJ

W 5-2

POR

W 3-1

POR KC

W 3-1 W 2-1

SJ

W 5-2

KC

W 2-1

SJ

W 5-2

SJ

W 5-2

SJ COL

W 5-2 T 2-2

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2020)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2020)

Goals 1 13 times Assists 2 Alan Pulido Shots 5 Alan Pulido 5 Khiry Shelton Shots on Goal 4 Khiry Shelton Fouls Committed 5 Ilie Sanchez Fouls Suffered 4 Gadi Kinda 4 Alan Pulido Offside 2 Alan Pulido 2 Alan Pulido Saves 4 Tim Melia Shots Faced 5 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 2 Richard Sanchez 2 Richard Sanchez

Goals 4 03/07/2020 at Assists 4 03/07/2020 at Shots 19 07/17/2020 at Shots on Goal 9 07/17/2020 at Fouls Committed 15 07/17/2020 at Fouls Suffered 13 03/07/2020 at Corner Kicks 9 07/12/2020 at Offside 3 03/07/2020 at Saves 4 02/29/2020 at Shots Faced 5 02/29/2020 at Goals Allowed 2 07/12/2020 at 2 07/17/2020 at

02/29/2020 at VAN

W 3-1

07/22/2020 at RSL

W 2-0

07/17/2020 at COL 07/17/2020 at COL

W 3-2 W 3-2

07/17/2020 at COL

W 3-2

07/12/2020 at MIN

L 1-2

02/29/2020 at VAN 07/17/2020 at COL

W 3-1 W 3-2

03/07/2020 at HOU 07/22/2020 at RSL

W 4-0 W 2-0

02/29/2020 at VAN

W 3-1

02/29/2020 at VAN

W 3-1

07/12/2020 at MIN 07/17/2020 at COL

L 1-2 W 3-2

TEAM LOW GAMES (2020) Shots 9 07/12/2020 vs Shots on Goal 2 07/12/2020 vs Fouls Committed 9 07/17/2020 vs Fouls Suffered 7 03/07/2020 vs Corner Kicks 1 07/17/2020 vs Offside 0 07/22/2020 vs Saves 2 03/01/2020 vs 2 07/12/2020 vs 2 07/17/2020 vs Shots Faced 2 07/17/2020 vs

KC

W 2-1

KC

W 2-1

RSL

T 0-0

SJ

W 5-2

RSL

T 0-0

COL

T 2-2

POR KC RSL

W 3-1 W 2-1 T 0-0

RSL

T 0-0

TEAM LOW GAMES (2020)

HOU

W 4-0

HOU

W 4-0

COL

W 3-2

COL

W 3-2

COL

W 3-2

HOU

W 4-0

MIN

L 1-2

HOU

W 4-0

VAN

W 3-1

VAN

W 3-1

MIN COL

L 1-2 W 3-2

Shots 10 07/22/2020 at Shots on Goal 3 07/12/2020 at Fouls Committed 11 07/22/2020 at Fouls Suffered 10 02/29/2020 at Corner Kicks 3 02/29/2020 at 3 07/22/2020 at Offside 0 02/29/2020 at Saves 1 03/07/2020 at 1 07/12/2020 at 1 07/22/2020 at Shots Faced 1 03/07/2020 at 1 07/22/2020 at

RSL

W 2-0

MIN

L 1-2

RSL

W 2-0

VAN

W 3-1

VAN RSL

W 3-1 W 2-0

VAN

W 3-1

HOU MIN RSL

W 4-0 L 1-2 W 2-0

HOU RSL

W 4-0 W 2-0

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2020 MINNESOTA UNITED VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-0-0) UNF 7 44 19 15 13 12 1 4 41 23 8 77 31 17

POS M M D D M F G D D F M D M 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 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

89 13 90 90 90 31 90 90 1 59 90 90 90 77 90 90

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 9 13

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 1 0 1 12 14

6 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 14 12

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 9

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kevin Molino Raheem Edwards Romain Metanire Michael Boxall Ethan Finlay Aaron Schoenfeld Tyler Miller Jose Aja James Musa Mason Toye Jan Gregus Chase Gasper Hassani Dotson Robin Lod Team totals Opponent totals

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Kevin Molino 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Raheem Edwards 1, Romain Metanire 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

UNF 1

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tyler Miller Team totals Opponent totals

GP

GS

1 1 1

1 1 1

MIN SHT 90 90 90

3 3 2

SV

GA

GAA

PG

PA

W

L

T

SO

O'TIME

2 2 1

1 1 2

1.00 1.00 2.05

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

2020 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. MINNESOTA UNITED (0-1-0) UNF 11 9 15 5 8 29 1 19 20 6 12 27 7 36 4 17

POS F F M D M G G F F M F M F D D 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 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1

89 89 90 90 90 74 14 1 1 89 73 1 17 90 90 76 90 90

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 13 9

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2

1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 1 1 14 12

1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 12 14

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 1 9 3

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Khiry Shelton Alan Pulido Roger Espinoza Matt Besler Graham Zusi Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Ilie Sanchez Gerso Fernandes Gianluca Busio Johnny Russell Luis Martins Roberto Puncec Gadi Kinda Team totals Opponent totals

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Kevin Molino 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Raheem Edwards 1, Romain Metanire 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

UNF 29 1

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

GP

GS

1 1 1 1

1 0 1 1

MIN SHT 74 14 90 90

1 1 2 3

SV 1 0 1 2

GA

GAA

PG

PA

W

L

T

SO

O'TIME

0 0.00 2 12.86 2 2.05 1 1.00

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 1

0 1 1 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

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SPORTING KC VS UNITED ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Sporting KC

United

United 3 wins, 9 goals Sporting KC 4 wins, 14 goals 2 ties 5/7/2017 6/3/2017 10/7/2017 5/20/2018 6/3/2018 8/25/2018 8/22/2019 9/25/2019 7/12/2020

MIN 2 vs KC KC 3 vs MIN MIN 1 vs KC MIN 1 vs KC KC 4 vs MIN KC 2 vs MIN KC 1 vs MIN MIN 2 vs KC MIN 2 at KC

0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1

() (SP) () () (SP) (SP) (SP) () ()

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 8 95 32 50 5 32

2 6 88 27 51 2 37

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 14 183 59 101 7 69

1 4 36 17 47 9 11

2 5 54 20 57 13 20

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 9 90 37 104 22 31

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC MIN

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

OT

Total

3 1

0 2

3 1

4 0

1 1

3 4

0 0

14 9

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Adrian Heath Peter Vermes

vs. KC vs. MIN

4-5-2 4-3-2

(1.27 pts./game) (1.56 pts./game)

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

1 3 12 5 11 14 1 3 1 32 11

United 8 times Abu Danladi Christian Ramirez 3 times Abu Danladi Ibson 3 times Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth

3 5 17 5 12 13 4 2 3 28 6

Sporting KC Diego Rubio Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi Espinoza/Russell Roger Espinoza Gerso Fernandes Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Goals Assists

United 1 8 players tied 2 Ibarra/Gregus

Shots

4 3 players tied

Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Shutouts

3 4 6 1

Quintero/Rodriguez 3 players tied Molino/Barreto Bobby Shuttleworth (05/07/17) 9 Bobby Shuttleworth (05/20/18) 4 Bobby Shuttleworth (06/03/18)

Saves Goals Allowed

Sporting KC 1 14 players tied 2 Johnny Russell (08/25/18) 6 Gianluca Busio (09/25/19) 3 5 players tied 5 Espinoza/Sanchez 4 Rubio/Russell 1 Tim Melia (3 times) 8 Tim Melia (08/25/18) 2 3 players tied

W-L-T Breakdowns: Minnesota United 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)

1-0-1 1-0-1 1-0-0

1 Ts 1 Ts 1 Ws

(07/22/2020) (07/17/2020) (07/12/2020)

3-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0

1 Ws (07/22/2020) 1 Ts (09/29/2019) 1 Ws (07/17/2020)

1-0-1 2-0-0

1 Ts 4 Ws

(07/22/2020) (08/14/2019)

1-0-0 3-1-0

1 Ws (07/17/2020) 1 Ws (07/22/2020)

0-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-0 1-0-0

1 Ts 2 Ts 1 Ts 2 Ws 2 Ws

(07/17/2020) (08/17/2019) (07/22/2020) (09/15/2019) (06/29/2019)

0-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0

7 3 1 5 1

Ls Ls Ws Ws Ws

(05/05/2019) (09/07/2019) (07/22/2020) (05/26/2019) (03/07/2020)

0-0-1 2-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0

2 Ts 2 Ws 1 Ts 2 Ls 2 Ls

(09/22/2019) (03/01/2020) (07/22/2020) (05/29/2019) (04/19/2019)

2-0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

8 2 1 3 3

Ws Ws Ws Ls Ls

(03/10/2019) (08/17/2019) (07/17/2020) (05/05/2019) (07/03/2019)

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UNITED CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (3-4-2) PLAYER Abu Danladi Osvaldo Alonso Hassani Dotson Brent Kallman Tyrone Mears Kevin Molino Darwin Quintero Christian Ramirez Jan Gregus Miguel Ibarra Ibson Raheem Edwards Romain Metanire Rasmus Schuller Team totals Opponent totals

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

7 1 3 6 1 4 4 5 3 6 5 1 3 4 9 9

2 1 2 5 1 4 3 5 3 6 5 0 3 3 9 9

263 90 209 454 90 330 276 422 270 434 450 13 270 349 810 810

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 14

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 11 14

SHT GOALKEEPER 7 1 3 4 1 6 9 12 6 2 4 0 1 0 90 183

Vito Mannone Tyler Miller Bobby Shuttleworth Team totals Opponent totals

GP

MIN

SHT

SV

GAA

PG

2 1 6 9 9

180 90 540 810 810

13 3 43 59 37

11 2 32 45 29

1.00 1.00 1.83 1.56 1.00

0 0 0 0 0

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. UNITED (4-3-2) PLAYER Diego Rubio Khiry Shelton Yohan Croizet Saad Abdul-Salaam Botond Barath Erik Hurtado Wan Kuzain Cristian Lobato Jimmy Medranda Ike Opara Daniel Salloi Johnny Russell Matt Besler Latif Blessing Roger Espinoza Gerso Fernandes Alan Pulido Ilie Sanchez Seth Sinovic Team totals Opponent totals

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

GOALKEEPER

MIN SHTS

SV

GAA

PG

3 2 3 2 1 3 1 1 6 5 7 5 7 2 8 8 1 9 6 9 9

2 2 2 2 1 2 0 1 3 5 4 4 7 2 8 6 1 8 5 9 9

174 179 153 180 90 162 72 78 230 450 373 358 630 165 707 545 89 738 473 810 810

3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 9

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 11

8 6 6 2 1 7 3 2 8 4 17 10 2 7 16 14 3 10 8 183 90

Tim Melia Andrew Dykstra Richard Sanchez

GP 9 1 1

763 31 14

34 2 1

0 0 0

Team totals Opponent totals

9 9

810 810

37 59

28 0.71 1 2.90 0 12.8 6 29 1.00 45 1.56

0 0

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CURRENT UNITED VS. SPORTING KC (3-4-2)

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. UNITED (4-3-2)

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

PLAYER

Osvaldo Alonso Ethan Finlay Hassani Dotson Marlon Hairston Brent Kallman Kevin Molino Jan Gregus Raheem Edwards Romain Metanire Jose Aja Michael Boxall Thomas Chacon Chase Gasper Jacori Hayes Robin Lod Tyler Miller James Musa Ike Opara Aaron Schoenfeld Mason Toye Team totals Opponent totals

16 10 3 7 6 5 3 3 3 4 8 1 3 3 3 3 1 3 2 4 9 9

14 7 2 4 5 5 3 1 3 4 8 0 3 1 3 3 0 2 0 4 9 9

1296 621 209 389 454 420 270 104 270 360 720 24 269 85 226 270 1 205 32 266 810 810

1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 14

1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 14

11 5 3 5 4 7 6 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 7 90 183

Erik Hurtado Khiry Shelton Wan Kuzain Daniel Salloi Johnny Russell Matt Besler Roger Espinoza Gerso Fernandes Alan Pulido Ilie Sanchez Gianluca Busio Felipe Gutierrez Gadi Kinda Jaylin Lindsey Luis Martins Tim Melia Roberto Puncec Richard Sanchez Graham Smith Graham Zusi Team totals Opponent totals

GOALKEEPER

GP

MIN

SHT

SV

GAA

PG

3 9 9

270 810 810

15 59 37

11 1.33 45 1.56 29 1.00

0 0 0

Tyler Miller Team totals Opponent totals

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

4 2 1 7 5 7 8 8 1 9 3 3 1 1 3 9 1 2 1 7 9 9

3 2 0 4 4 7 8 6 1 8 1 3 1 0 3 9 1 1 1 6 9 9

234 179 72 373 358 630 707 545 89 738 97 225 76 31 270 763 90 104 90 585 810 810

2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 9

0 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 11

10 6 3 17 10 2 16 14 3 10 6 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 183 90

GP 9 2 9 9

MIN SHTS

SV

GAA

PG

763 104 810 810

28 3 29 45

0.71 3.46 1.00 1.56

0 0 0 0

34 6 37 59

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MINNESOTA UNITED FC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MN | Friday, August 21 Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. CT | TV: FOX Sports North+ | Radio: SKOR North | @MNUFC | @MNUFCes | @MNUFCmatch

2020 MLS Record (W-L-D):........................ 3-0-2 Western Conference Standings:.....................2nd

2020 MLS Record (W-L-D):........................ 4-1-0 Western Conference Standings:...................... 1st

Head Coach:.................Adrian Heath (56-68-36) Asst. Coach:........................................... Ian Fuller Asst. Coach:................................... Sean McAuley GK Coach:..........................................Stewart Kerr

Head Coach:..............Peter Vermes (147-116-90) Asst. Coach:................................. Kerry Zavagnin Asst. Coach:........................................Zoran Savic GK Coach::........................................... Alec Dufty

MINNESOTA UNITED FC ROSTER 1

Tyler Miller

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER Goalkeeper

1

Richard Sanchez

Goalkeeper

2

Noah Billingsley*

Defender

3

Andreu Fontas

Defender

3

Ike Opara

Defender

4

Roberto Puncec

Defender

4

Jose Aja

Defender

5

Matt Besler

Defender

5

Jacori Hayes

Midfielder

6

Ilie Sanchez

Midfielder

6

Osvaldo Alonso

Midfielder

7

Johnny Russell

Forward

7

Kevin Molino

Midfielder

8

Graham Zusi

Defender

8

Jan Gregus

Midfielder

9

Alan Pulido

Forward

9

Luis Amarilla

Forward

10

Felipe Gutierrez

Midfielder

11

Thomas Chacon

Midfielder

11

Khiry Shelton

Forward

12

Aaron Schoenfeld

Forward

12

Gerso Fernandes

Forward

13

Ethan Finlay

Midfielder

13

Amadou Dia

Defender

14

Brent Kallman*

Defender

15

Roger Espinoza

Midfielder

15

Michael Boxall

Defender

16

Graham Smith

Defender

17

Robin Lod

Midfielder

17

Gadi Kinda

Midfielder

18

Gregory Ranjitsingh

Goalkeeper

18

Eric Dick

Goalkeeper

19

Romain Metanire

Defender

19

Erik Hurtado

Forward

23

Mason Toye

Forward

20

Daniel Salloi

Forward

31

Hassani Dotson

Midfielder

21

Felipe Hernandez

Midfielder

41

James Musa

Defender/Midfielder

22

Winston Reid

Defender

44

Raheem Edwards

Midfielder

23

Tyler Freeman

Forward

77

Chase Gasper

Defender

24

John Pulskamp

Goalkeeper

94

Marlon Hairston

Midfielder

26

Jaylin Lindsey

Defender

97

Dayne St. Clair

Goalkeeper

27

Gianluca Busio

Midfielder/Forward

99

Fred Emmings

Goalkeeper

28

Cameron Duke

Midfielder

Bakaye Dibassy

Defender

29

Tim Melia

Goalkeeper

36

Luis Martins

Defender

75

Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal

Midfielder

INDEX 2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP 2 - Last Time Out, Game Preview, How the Teams Compare, Team Leaders 3 - Series Information 4 - About Opponent, Quick Facts 5 - News and Notes

6-7 - Standings 8 - This Week in MLS, Last Week in MLS 9 - MLS Stats Leaders, Media Resources 10 - Schedule, Record When..., Scoring Frequency, vs. Opponent

INDEX 11 - Player Statistics, Individual Honors 12 - Goal Map 13 - Team Records 14 - Recent Achievements, Team Firsts 15-18 - All-Time History vs Opposition

19-20 - Past Starting Lineups 21 - Roster and Pronunciation Guide 22-26 - Player Bios 27 - Construction MNUFC 28 - Coaching Staff Bios

MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MN | Friday, August 21

LAST TIME OUT | Minnesota United FC vs Orlando City SC | Aug. 6, 2020 | ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, FL | Nani Capitalizes, Loons Defeated After a lengthy delay thanks to thunderstorms rumbling through the area, Minnesota United faced Orlando City SC in the penultimate game of the MLS Is Back Tournament to see who would get the chance to face Portland Timbers in the Final on Tuesday. While the Loons came out strong and looked dangerous most of the night, it only took two beautiful moves from Nani — a feathery first touch on a long ball and a wicked curve on a shot from distance — to end Minnesota United’s strong run through the MLS Is Back Tournament. Although Mason Toye would pull the Loons within one late, a stoppage time goal on the counterattack guaranteed Orlando’s 3-1 victory.

MIN Starting XI vs. ORL

MIN

GREGUS

58’ – Schoenfeld IN, Amarilla OUT 58’ - Toye IN, Hayes OUT

HAYES

71’ - Edwards IN, Finlay OUT

ALONSO GASPER

BOXALL

AJA

DOTSON

Unused Subs GK – Ranjitsingh, Emmings, D - Kallman, Metanire, M Musa, Hairston

MILLER

2020 MLS Regular Season

Series History

Minnesota United Absences

MIN all-time W-L-D: 3 - 4 - 2 | 9 GF, 14 GA

Suspended

MIN home W-L-D: 2 - 0 - 2 | 6 GF, 3 GA MIN away W-L-D: 0 - 4 - 0 | 1 GF, 10 GA

HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Out

T. Miller - Hip (out for season)

I. Opara - undisclosed

Questionable

J. Hayes - L Hamstring

International Duty N/A

Game Officials Referee: TBD

ARs: TBD, TBD 4th: TBD VAR: TBD

MLS Record (W-L-D)

4-1-0

W-W-W-D-D

Form (Last 5 Games)

W-W-L-W-W

Points

Goals

12

2nd West

MLS Position

1st West

5

Games Played

5

12

Goals Scored

13

6

Goals Against

5

11

Assists

12

65

Shots

70

27

SOG

27

68

Fouls Conceded

65

61

Fouls Suffered

7

Offsides

24

Corner Kicks

25

0

PK Scored

1

1

PK Attempts

1

1

Clean sheets

2

MLS stats only | 2020 MLS Regular Season | Does not include MLS is Back Knockouts

AVAR: TBD

MINNESOTA UNITED TEAM LEADERS

SKC

3-0-1 11

58’ – Molino IN, Lod OUT

FINLAY

UP NEXT | Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Aug. 21, 2020 | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MN | Hello Again, Kansas City It’s only fitting that MNUFC would face Sporting Kansas City in the first game of MLS’s regular season restart.

After all, the teams have faced each other 13 times across all competitions since 2017, with the Loons coming out on top in the teams’ last two meetings. MNUFC will still be without Ike Opara and will also add a new name to the injury list: Tyler Miller, who had successful but seasonending hip surgery earlier this week. Greg Ranjitsingh will step up between the pipes as the Loons aim to continue an unbeaten streak in regular season results with three wins and two draws so far in 2020. A win would vault Minnesota past SKC to the top of the Western Conference standings, while Sporting will have their sights firmly set on holding onto that top spot after a deflating end to their tournament run.

MIN Substitutes

AMARILLA LOD

MLS is Back

Assists Saves

#7 Kevin Molino

3

Three players tied

2

#8 Jan Gregus

4

#13 Ethan Finlay

2

#19 Romain Metanire

2

#1 Tyler Miller

13

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM LEADERS #9 Alan Pulido

3

#11 Khiry Shelton

3

57

#17 Gadi Kinda

2

7

#9 Alan Pulido

4

#17 Gadi Kinda

2

Three players tied

1

#29 Tim Melia

7

Goals

Assists Saves

* Player no longer with the club.

2

MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MN | Friday, August 21

ALL-TIME MLS RESULTS AGAINST SPORTING KANSAS CITY

MINNESOTA CONNECTIONS

Date

Score

05/07/2017

MIN 2 vs SKC 0

W

TCF Bank Stadium

06/03/2017

MIN 0 at SKC 3

L

Children’s Mercy Park

Ike Opara spent six seasons with Sporting Kansas City, representing the club from 2013 through 2018. He made 127 regular season appearances for SKC, scoring 13 goals and providing five assists.

10/07/2017

MIN 1 vs SKC 1

D

TCF Bank Stadium

05/20/2018

MIN 1 vs SKC 1

D

TCF Bank Stadium

06/03/2018

MIN 1 at SKC 4

L

Children’s Mercy Park

08/25/2018

MIN 0 at SKC 2

L

Children’s Mercy Park

08/22/2019

MIN 0 at SKC 1

L

Children’s Mercy Park

09/25/2019

MIN 2 vs SKC 1

W

Allianz Field

07/12/2020

MIN 2 at SKC 1

W

Marathon Sports Field

Result

Location

Peter Vermes and Manny Lagos were teammates on the New York/New Jersey MetroStars for the inaugural MLS season in 1996. Lagos played the 1997 season on the MetroStars with current Sporting KC Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin.

Graham Smith and Hassani Dotson both played for Oregon State in 2015.

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL MIN SKC

0-15 1 3

16-30 2 0

31-45 1 5

46-60 0 2

61-75 1 1

76-90 4 3

Total 9 14

ET 0 0

Aaron Schoenfeld played against SKC’s Gadi Kinda for five minutes in the Israeli Premier League when Schoenfeld’s Maccabi Tel Aviv faced Kinda’s FC Ashdod on December 2, 2017. Schoenfeld came on in the 77th minute while Kinda was subbed off in the 83rd minute of a 1-1 draw.

CURRENT TEAM STREAKS* Team Minnesota United FC

Sporting Kansas City

Type

Player

# of Games

Goals

None

Assists

None

Points

None

Shutouts

None

Goals

None

Assists

None

Points

Alan Pulido

5

Shutouts

Tim Melia

5

*Streak considered 2+ games in a row.

DISCIPLINARY REPORT Suspended: Suspended after next caution: N/A

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS MIN

SKC

1 Eight players tied

GOALS

Diego Rubio 3

ASSISTS

3 Abu Danladi* 5 Three players tied

Johnny Russell 5

SHOTS ON GOAL

Two players tied 2

WINS

Tim Melia 4

3 Bobby Shuttleworth*

LOSSES

Tim Melia 2

1 Bobby Shuttleworth*

CLEAN SHEETS

Tim Melia 3

1 Three players tied

ALL-TIME SERIES SINGLE-GAME HIGHS MIN

SKC

9 Eight players tied

GOALS

14 players tied 1

2 Two players tied

ASSISTS

Johnny Russell 2

9 Bobby Shuttleworth*

SAVES

4 Bobby Shuttleworth*

GOALS ALLOWED

Tim Melia 8 Three players tied 2

* Player no longer with the club.

3

MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MN | Friday, August 21

OPPONENT FACTS

MATCHUP QUICK FACTS

Game Abbreviation:.............................................................................................SKC Colors:...........................................................Sporting Blue, Dark Indigo and LEad Founded:................................................................................................................. 1995 First MLS Season:...............................................................................................1996 MLS Titles:.........................................................................................2 (2000, 2013) City, State:.................................................................................Kansas City, Kansas Stadium:................................................................................. Children’s Mercy Park Capacity (Built):..................................................................................21,000 (2011)

• Minnesota has already claimed a win against Sporting KC in 2020, coming from behind to take a 2-1 result on July 12. The game was part of the MLS Is Back Group Stage and counted toward the 2020 regular season.

• Kevin Molino scored the game-winning goal against SKC in the 97th minute. The tally was Molino’s third of the season.

• Raheem Edwards provided the assist to the deciding goal, his first since joining MNUFC.

PREVIOUS MEETING - 7/12/2020

• No MNUFC player has scored multiple goals in the all-time MLS series between the clubs.

vs

1

• This will be the 10th league meeting between the teams since 2017 and the 14th in all competitions since 2014.

2 1ST HALF 34’

G: K. Shelton

YC: C. Gasper

43’ 2ND HALF

RC: T. Melia

60’

YC: J. Aja

70’

TC: J. Gregus

74’

YC: R. Espinoza

83’

YC: I. Sanchez

90’+1

• Sporting KC sits on top of the Western Conference, with just one point separating them from the second-place Loons.

• Minnesota’s last game that counted toward the regular season was on July 22 against the Colorado Rapids. After the Loons took a 2-1 lead in the first half, the Rapids scored in the 59th minute to split the points.

• Ethan Finlay scored both of the Loons’ goals just seven minutes apart in the first half.

• The Loons reached the semifinals of the MLS is Back Tournament, falling to the unofficial host Orlando City SC by a 2-1 margin.

• This game begins a stretch of six games in 23 days as part of the first phase in the return to regular season play in home markets.

• The Loons will face SKC again on Sunday, September 13 at Children’s Mercy Park.

90’+2

G: Own goal

90’+7

G: K. Molino

• Jan Gregus is tied for second in MLS with four assists this season. and tops the league leaderboard with 24 corner kicks served up in 2020.

• Luis Amarilla is in a four-way tie for the most game-winning goals in the league with two.

• Molino is currently averaging 1.05 goals per 90 minutes played.

• Ike Opara has scored on both of the shots he has taken this season. He is one of three players in the league with a perfect conversion rate this year.

• Tyler Miller is tied for the league lead with three wins on the season.

• The Loons are third in MLS with 12 goals to their credit.

• Minnesota has scored multiple goals in four of its five regular season games this year.

• MNUFC and SKC have the best scoring percentages in the league, finding the back of the net on 18.5% and 18.6% of their shots respectively.

4

MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MN | Friday, August 21

MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED NEWS AND NOTES 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAP MLS is Back: MNUFC Falls to Orlando City in Semifinals After a lengthy delay thanks to thunderstorms rumbling through the area, Minnesota United faced Orlando City SC in the penultimate game of the MLS Is Back Tournament to see who would get the chance to face Portland Timbers in the Final on Tuesday. While the Loons came out strong and looked dangerous most of the night, it only took two beautiful moves from Nani — a feathery first touch on a long ball and a wicked curve on a shot from distance — to end Minnesota United’s strong run through the MLS Is Back Tournament. Although Mason Toye would pull the Loons within one late, a stoppage time goal on the counterattack guaranteed Orlando’s 3-1 victory.

MNUFC Returns Home Major League Soccer and Minnesota United today announced that following the conclusion of the MLS is Back Tournament, the league will continue its 25th season in the home markets of the league’s 26 clubs.

Minnesota United will return to play at Allianz Field Friday, August 21 against Sporting Kansas City at 6:30 p.m. CT. The return to play in home markets will feature comprehensive health and safety protocols, including regular testing of players, coaches and essential staff for COVID-19.

Minnesota United’s 2020 season is presented by Allianz, Allina Health, Bell Bank, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MN, Federated Insurance and M Health Fairview.

Each club will play 18 additional regular season games in a phased approach, culminating with Decision Day on Sunday, November 8.

MNUFC has decided the following Phase 1 games will be played behind closed doors to ensure the safety of our players, staff and fans. All MNUFC games will be broadcast on Fox Sports North and SKOR North.

Fri. 8.21 vs. Sporting Kansas City, 6:30 p.m. CT Sat. 8.29 @ FC Dallas, 7:30 p.m. CT Wed. 9.02 @ Houston Dynamo, 7:00 p.m. CT Sun. 9.06 vs. Real Salt Lake, 7:00 p.m. CT Wed. 9.09 vs. FC Dallas, 7:00 p.m. CT Sun. 9.13 @ Sporting Kansas City, 7:30 p.m. CT Tyler Miller Undergoes Successful Hip Surgery Minnesota United announced that goalkeeper Tyler Miller has undergone successful hip surgery and will miss the remainder of the 2020 season.

Additionally, MNUFC has recalled goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair from USL Championship side San Antonio FC.

national team debut with the U20s in 2015, earning six caps and scoring the U20s’ first World Cup goal in New Zealand history in a 5-1 win over Myanmar that same year. He was the youngest player on that World Cup team. He made his senior national team debut in 2018 coming on as a sub in the 62nd minute versus Kenya in the 2018 Hero Intercontinental Cup on June 2, 2018.

Brent Kallman Loaned to El Paso Minnesota United announced today that the club will loan defender Brent Kallman to El Paso Locomotive FC of the USL Championship for the remainder 2020 season with the right to recall Kallman at any time throughout the duration of the loan.

Woodbury native Kallman has spent his entire professional career with Minnesota since first joining the club in 2013. With his signing in January 2017, he became the first Minnesotan to join the Loons in MLS. He made 23 appearances (23 starts) during the inaugural season, contributing two goals and captaining the side on a number of occasions. He was a mainstay in Minnesota’s defense in 2016 and 2017, using his speed and strength to take down attackers. His height is a huge asset on both ends of the pitch, clearing lofted balls out of the MNUFC penalty area and nodding crosses into the opponent’s net. Throughout four MLS seasons with MNUFC, Kallman has played 63 games, starting 59 with two goals and one assist.

Head Coach Adrian Heath on being back at Allianz Field “You look around, great facility, the field is in absolutely magnificent condition. There’s a little spring in everybody’s step this morning and I think everybody is glad to be back here. We’ve got a lot of good memories of this place. It’ll be nice to get back in here on Friday and for the start of, what we know, will be a difficult few weeks. The training has been excellent, the attitude of the players has been terrific. As I said, it’s great to get back and we’re looking forward to Friday.”

Defender Chase Gasper on playing Sporting Kansas City two times in the next several weeks “It’s always tough to play the same team, especially Kansas City because they’re such a good team. Down in the bubble, although we won, we got lucky in that game. We scored two in the last five or seven minutes in the game. They’re a great opponent, great team and we’re just going to have to focus at practice, stay disciplined in the game. Each guy does their individual job and if the collective unit does their individual jobs then I think we’ll have good chances at winning the game.”

Noah Billingsley Loaned To Las Vegas Minnesota United announced today that the club will loan defender Noah Billingsley to Las Vegas Lights FC of the USL Championship for the remainder 2020 season with the right to recall Billingsley at any time throughout the duration of the loan.

Billingsley was drafted 18th by Minnesota United in the first round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. The 22-year-old New Zealand international, originally a forward, made the move to defense in his junior year at University of California, Santa Barbara and started the last 36 games for the Gauchos, with one goal — a game-winner — and six assists in 2019.

Billingsley was named to the 2018 All-Big West First Team, the 2018 All-Far West Region Team and the 2016 Big West All-Freshman Team.

Internationally, Billingsley currently plays with the New Zealand National Team alongside current Loon and centerback Michael Boxall. He made his

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MLS BACK COMPETITION FORMAT 2015ISMINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP Major League Soccer returns with all 26 MLS clubs competing in the MLS is Back Tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida beginning July 8. Group stage games will count in the MLS regular season standings and the tournament winner will earn a spot in the 2021 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League, replacing the berth previously awarded to the MLS regular season points leader in the conference opposite of the 2020 Supporters’ Shield winner.

Group assignments for each of the 26 teams were determined through a live draw on June 11, with Minnesota United being drawn into Group D alongside Real Salt Lake, Sporting Kansas City and the Colorado Rapids.

Similar to a FIFA World Cup format, the tournament will feature a continuous schedule of games nearly every day, with games beginning at 8 a.m., 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. CDT. The majority of the games will be played in the evening. Each team will play three group stage games, with those results counting in the 2020 MLS regular season standings.

After 16 consecutive days of group stage games, the top two teams from each group along with the four best third-place finishers will move on to the knockout stage. The knockout stage will include Round-of-16, Quarterfinals, and Semifinals rounds, as well as the Championship match on August 11. Games tied at the end of regulation in the knockout phase will proceed directly to a penalty kick shootout.

In addition to games that count in the regular season standings and the Champions League berth, players will have the opportunity to earn additional bonuses as part of a $1.1 million prize pool.

The substitution limit for the tournament will follow the new protocol set by the IFAB and allow five substitutions per game. In addition, teams may name up to 23 players on each official gameday roster. Also, the Professional Referees Organization (PRO) will have access to video review for all games.

Upon completion of the MLS is Back Tournament, MLS plans to continue its regular season with a revised schedule in home markets, followed by the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs and the 25th MLS Cup. The schedule will be developed at a later date. The final number of games and the schedule for the remainder of the 2020 MLS regular season will be announced in the coming weeks.

The MLS medical department and the league’s infectious disease experts have developed a comprehensive COVID-19 testing plan which will be implemented for the entire MLS is Back Tournament. In addition, MLS will make a contribution of serology (antibody) tests to Central Florida residents beginning June 18.

MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT – July 8 – August 11 Number of Matches: 54 (39 group; 15 knockout) No. of matchdays: 26 Format: Group Stage, followed by Round-of-16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals & Championship match Minimum Matches: Three (per club) Maximum Matches: Seven (per club)

KEY DATES June 24: Teams begin arriving in Florida July 8: MLS is Back Tournament group stage begins July 25-28: Round-of-16 July 30- Aug. 1: Quarterfinals August 5-6: Semifinals August 11: MLS is Back Tournament Final

GROUP A

GROUP B

GROUP C

GROUP D

GROUP E

GROUP F

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Orlando City Inter Miami NYCFC Philadelphia Union

Seattle Sounders Chicago Fire Whitecaps FC SJ Earthquakes

Toronto FC NE Revolution Montreal Impact D.C. United

Real Salt Lake Sporting KC Colorado Rapids MNUFC

Atlanta United Cincinnati NYRB Columbus Crew

LAFC LA Galaxy Houston Dynamo Portland Timbers

*Withdrawn from tournament FC Dallas Nashville SC

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GROUP A STANDINGS 2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP TEAM Orlando City SC* Philadelphia Union* New York City FC* Inter Miami CF

GP 3 3 3 3

W 2 2 1 0

L 0 0 2 3

T 1 1 0 0

PTS 7 7 3 0

GF 6 4 2 2

GA 3 2 4 5

W 2 1 1 1

L 0 1 2 2

T 1 1 0 0

PTS 7 4 3 3

GF 6 4 5 2

GA 3 2 7 5

W 1 1 1 0

L 0 0 2 1

T 2 2 0 2

PTS 5 5 3 2

GF 6 2 4 3

GA 5 1 5 4

W 2 1 1 0

L 1 0 1 2

T 0 2 1 1

PTS 6 5 4 1

GF 6 4 2 4

GA 4 3 2 7

W 3 2 1 0

L 0 1 2 3

T 0 0 0 0

PTS 9 6 3 0

GF 7 3 1 0

GA 0 4 4 3

W 2 1 0 0

L 0 0 1 2

T 1 2 2 1

PTS 7 5 2 1

GF 6 11 5 4

GA 4 7 6 9

GROUP B STANDINGS 2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP TEAM San Jose Earthquakes* Seattle Sounders FC* Vacouver Whitecaps FC* Chicago Fire FC

GP 3 3 3 3

GROUP C STANDINGS 2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP TEAM Toronto FC* New England Revolution* Montreal Impact* DC United

GP 3 3 3 3

GROUP D STANDINGS 2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP TEAM Sporting Kansas City* Minnesota United FC* Real Salt Lake* Colorado Rapids

GP 3 3 3 3

GROUP E STANDINGS 2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP TEAM Columbus Crew SC* FC Cincinnati* New York Red Bulls Atlanta United FC

GP 3 3 3 3

GROUP F STANDINGS 2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP TEAM Portland Timbers* Los Angeles Football Club* Houston Dynamo LA Galaxy

GP 3 3 3 3

* - Clinched spot in Round of 16 |

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MLS BACK COMPETITION FORMAT 2015ISMINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP For the first time since play was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 12, MLS teams will take to the field in official competition beginning on July 8 for a unique tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports at Disney World Resort in Florida.

Here’s everything you need to know about the MLS is Back Tournament: Quick Facts July 8–August 11 54 games (39 group stage; 15 knockout round) 26 gamedays Format: Group Stage, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Championship Minimum Games: Three per club Maximum Games: Seven per finalist Key Dates June 24: Teams begin arriving in Florida July 8: MLS is Back Tournament group stage begins July 25–28: Round of 16 begins July 30–Aug. 1: Tournament Quarterfinals August 5–6: Tournament Semifinals August 11: MLS is Back Tournament Final

How will the tournament work?

Similar to a FIFA World Cup, the tournament will feature a continuous schedule of games nearly every day, with games beginning at 8 a.m., 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. CDT, with the majority of the games to be played in the evening.

Group Stage: The 26 teams will be split into six groups.

The Eastern Conference will have three groups, one of six teams and two with four teams each. The Western Conference will have three groups, each consisting of four teams. Each team will play three group stage games over the course of 16 consecutive days. The top two teams from each group along with the four best third-place finishers will move on to the knockout stage, beginning with the Round of 16. If two or more clubs are tied on points in the group stage, MLS regular season tiebreaking procedures are used. The tiebreakers for determining the four third-place clubs are: (1) points, (2) goal differential, (3) goals scored, (4) fewest disciplinary points.

ROUND OF 16

ROUND OF 16 QUARTERFINAL

QUARTERFINAL

SEMIFINAL

SEMIFINAL

FINAL VS

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2020 WESTERN CONFERENCE 2015MLS MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOALSTANDINGS MAP TEAM Sporting Kansas City Minnesota United Portland Timbers Los Angeles FC Seattle Sounders San Jose Earthquakes Colorado Rapids Vancouver Whitecaps Real Salt Lake FC Dallas Houston Dynamo LA Galaxy

GP 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 4 5 5

W 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0

L 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 3

T 0 2 1 3 2 2 1 0 3 2 3 2

PTS 12 11 10 9 8 8 7 6 6 5 3 2

GF 13 12 8 15 7 10 8 7 3 4 6 5

GA 5 6 7 10 4 10 9 13 3 3 11 11

L 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 3 4 5

T 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0

PTS 13 12 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 0

GF 9 12 7 7 8 5 4 6 4 6 2 4 2 3

GA 1 7 5 7 8 7 5 9 4 7 3 8 6 8

2020 EASTERNUNITED CONFERENCE 2015MLS MINNESOTA FC GOALSTANDINGS MAP TEAM Columbus Crew SC Toronto FC Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Montreal Impact New York Red Bulls Atlanta United FC Cincinnati New England Revolution D.C. United Nashville SC Chicago Fire FC New York City FC Inter Miami CF

GP 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5

W 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0

x - Clinched playoff spot | y - Clinched No. 1 seed in Conference | s - Clinched Supporters’ Shield

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2020 SUPPORTERS’ SHIELD STANDINGS 2015MLS MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP TEAM Columbus Crew Sporting Kansas City Toronto FC Minnesota United Portland Timbers Los Angeles FC Seattle Sounders Orlando City SC San Jose Earthquakes Philadelphia Union Montreal Impact Colorado Rapids New York Red Bulls Atlanta United FC Cincinnati Vancouver Whitecaps New England Revolution Real Salt Lake FC Dallas D.C. United Nashville SC Chicago Fire FC New York City FC Houston Dynamo LA Galaxy Inter Miami CF

GP 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5

W 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

L 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 2 3 5

T 1 0 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0

PTS 13 12 12 11 10 10 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 0

x - Clinched playoff spot | y - Clinched No. 1 seed in Conference | s - Clinched Supporters’ Shield

GF 9 13 12 12 8 8 7 7 10 7 8 8 5 4 6 7 4 3 4 6 2 4 2 6 5 3

GA 1 5 7 6 7 7 4 5 10 7 8 9 7 5 9 13 4 3 3 7 3 8 6 11 11 8

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THIS WEEK IN MLS

LAST TIME IN MLS

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11 PORTLAND TIMBERS

NEW YORK RED BULLS

COLUMBUS CREW SC

vs | 6:00 p.m. CT

vs | 6:30 p.m. CT

2-1

NEW YORK CITY FC

CHICAGO FIRE FC

ORLANDO CITY SC

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12

FRIDAY AUGUST 21 FC CINCINNATI

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

vs | 6:30 p.m. CT

vs | 6:30 p.m. CT

0-1

D.C. UNITED

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

NASHVILLE SC

HOUSTON DYNAMO

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

vs | 7:00 p.m. CT

vs | 7:00 p.m. CT

FC DALLAS

PHILADELPHIA UNION

FC DALLAS

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16 FC DALLAS

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22

0-0 NASHVILLE SC

LOS ANGELES FC

ATLANTA UNITED FC

vs | 5:00 p.m. CT

vs | 6:00 p.m. CT

LA GALAXY

NASHVILLE SC

INTER MIAMI CF

COLORADO RAPIDS

3-0

vs | 7:00 p.m. CT

vs | 8:00 p.m. CT

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

ORLANDO CITY SC

REAL SALT LAKE

TUESDAY, AUGUST 18 TORONTO FC

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 PORTLAND TIMBERS

vs | 9:00 p.m. CT SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

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2020 MLS STATS LEADERS

2019 MLS AWARD WINNERS

GOALS: Diego Rossi, Los Angeles Football Club (6)

MIN: Kevin Molino (3)

Landon Donovan MLS MVP: Carlos Vela, LAFC

ASSISTS: Alejandro Pozuelo, Toronto FC (5)

MIN: Jan Gregus (4) SHOTS: Gustavo Bou, New England Revolution (22)

MIN: Luis Amarilla (14) SOG: Diego Rossi, Los Angeles Football Club (13)

MIN: Luis Amarilla (5) YELLOW CARDS: Fabian Herbers, Chicago Fire (4)

MIN: Four players tied (2) RED CARDS: Thirteen players tied (1)

MIN: N/A

Defender of the Year: Ike Opara, Minnesota United FC Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year: Vito Mannone, Minnesota United FC Newcomer of the Year: Carles Gil, New England Revolution AT&T Rookie of the Year: Andre Shinyashiki, Colorado Rapids Coach of the Year: Bob Bradley, LAFC Comeback Player of the Year: Jordan Morris, Seattle Sounders FC Humanitarian of the Year: Matt Lampson, LA Galaxy

SAVES: Andre Blake (27)

MIN: Tyler Miller (13) CLEAN SHEETS: Two players tied (3)

MIN: Tyler Miller (1)

ABOUT MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER Minnesota United FC plays in North America’s top professional soccer league, Major League Soccer (MLS). The league features 26 teams from across the United States and Canada.

After a successful bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 1994, the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) founded MLS to bring a top-level soccer league back to the country for the first time since 1984, when the original NASL folded. The league was set to begin play in 1996 with 10 teams: Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew (SC), D.C. United, Dallas Burn (FC Dallas), Kansas City Wiz (Sporting Kansas City), Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, NY/NJ MetroStars (New York Red Bulls), San Jose Clash (Earthquakes) and Tampa Bay Mutiny.

The league’s first game was played on April 6, 1996 as the San Jose Clash played D.C. United in front of 31,000 fans at Spartan Stadium. The league drew large crowds in its opening season, pulling star power from around North America and building on the excitement of the 1994 FIFA World Cup. As MLS has continued to grow, clubs have begun moving out of shared American football venues and into soccer-specific stadium, led by Columbus Crew (SC), who moved into the soccer-specific MAPFRE Stadium in 1999. Currently, 20 teams play in soccer-specific venues.

The league is split into the Eastern and Western Conferences. Each team plays 34 games during the season. Teams play all conference opponents twice, once at home and once on the road, and teams in the other conference once, with an even balance of home and away games.

The top seven teams in each conference at the end of the year qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Starting in 2019, the league adopted a new single-elimination format for the entirety of the MLS Cup Playoffs. The top seven teams in each conference qualify for postseason, with the regular-season conference champions receiving a first-round bye. The second through seventh seeds will play the opening round games, with the highest seed hosting games throughout the tournament. The winners will move on to join the oneseed teams in the conference semifinals. The winner of each conference championship will move on to the MLS Cup Final. The team with the best regular season record will host the final.

MINNESOTA UNITED MEDIA CONTACTS ERIC DURKEE Sr. Director of Public Relations eric.d@mnufc.com 763.231.9865

GABRIELA LOZADA Public Relations Manager

gabriela.l@mnufc.com 952.649.0405

MNUFC DIGITAL PROPERTIES MNUFC.COM MNUFC.COM/news/media-guide facebook.com/mnunitedfc youtube.com/user/MNUnitedFC

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MINNESOTA UNITED 2020 SCHEDULE DATE

OPPONENT

MLS RECORD (W-L-D) WHEN...

RESULT/TIME (CT) LOCATION

3/01

at Portland Timbers

3-1 W

Providence Park

3/07

at San Jose Earthquakes

5-2 W

Earthquakes Stadium

7/12

vs Sporting Kansas City †

2-1 W

Wide World of Sports

7/17

vs Real Salt Lake †

0-0 D

Wide World of Sports

7/22

vs Colorado Rapids †

2-2 D

Wide World of Sports

7/28

vs Columbus Crew †

1 (5) - 1 (3) W

Wide World of Sports

8/1

vs San Jose Earthquakes †

4-1 W

Wide World of Sports

8/6

vs Orlando City †

1-3 L

Wide World of Sports

8/21

vs Sporting Kansas City

6:30 p.m.

Allianz Field

8/29

at FC Dallas

7:30 p.m.

Toyota Stadium

9/02

at Houston Dynamo

7:00 p..m.

BBVA Stadium

9/06

vs Real Salt Lake

7:00 p.m.

Allianz Field

9/09

vs FC Dallas

7:00 p.m.

Allianz Field

9/13

at Sporting Kansas City

7:30 p.m.

Children’s Mercy Park

Playing at home Playing on the road Playing on grass Playing on artificial turf Wearing primary kit Wearing secondary kit Wearing alternate kit vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference Scoring first Allowing first Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3+ goals Allowing 0 goals Allowing 1 goal Allowing 2 goals Allowing 3+ goals Scoring in the 1st half Scoreless 1st half Scoring in the 2nd half Scoreless 2nd half Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Leading after 60 minutes Trailing after 60 minutes Tied after 60 minutes Leading after 75 minutes Trailing after 75 minutes Tied after 75 minutes

2020 0-0-0 2-0-0 4-1-3 1-0-0 1-1-2 3-0-1 0-0-0 4-0-2 0-1-1 3-0-1 1-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-1 1-0-1 3-0-0 0-0-1 3-0-1 1-1-1 0-0-0 2-0-2 2-1-1 4-1-0 0-0-3 2-0-2 1-1-0 1-0-1 2-0-2 1-1-0 1-0-2 2-0-1 1-1-0 2-0-3

2019 TOTAL 10-1-6 27-13-11 5-10-2 11-37-6 14-8-7 21-28-13 1-3-1 20-22-6 7-4-4 24-22-11 8-6-4 16-26-9 0-1-0 0-2-0 10-6-6 24-33-16 5-5-2 16-17-4 11-2-3 32-7-4 4-9-2 9-43-11 0-6-3 0-23-5 6-1-4 9-15-9 3-2-0 12-10-5 6-2-1 19-2-1 8-0-3 14-0-5 5-3-4 16-8-9 2-3-0 9-14-5 0-5-1 1-28-1 9-4-2 25-13-6 6-7-6 15-37-14 12-4-3 31-20-9 3-7-5 8-30-11 5-0-1 15-2-3 1-9-0 2-34-6 9-2-7 2-14-11 9-0-2 26-2-4 1-7-0 2-39-4 5-4-6 12-9-14 11-1-0 31-2-1 0-8-1 2-42-4 4-2-7 8-6-16

2020 TEAM STATS VS OPPONENTS

MINNESOTA UNITED SCORING FREQUENCY - MLS ONLY Range For 2020 Against For 2019 Against For TOTAL Against

0-15 1 1 4 5 14 30

16-30 1 1 13 11 26 28

31-45 2 1 6 9 31 30

45+ 1 0 1 1 4 4

46-60 1 3 8 1 35 31

61-75 1 0 11 6 29 24

76-90 2 0 6 7 25 26

90+/ET 2 0 4 3 9 17

Total 12 6 52 43 160 187

Shots Shots on Goal Accuracy

MIN 65 27 41%

OPP 71 19 26%

Goals Fouls Offside Corners Yellow Cards Red Cards Saves Clean Sheets

12 68 7 24 13 0 13 1

6 61 6 25 11 1 16 1

^ U.S. Open Cup | * Friendly | † MLS is Back

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MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED 2020 FIELD PLAYER 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAPSTATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON No. 4 6 9 2 15 11 31 44 13 77 8 94 5 14 17 19 7 41 3 12 23

Pos. D M F D D M M M M D M M M D M D M D/M D F F

Name (JERSEY NAME) AJA, Jose ALONSO, Osvaldo AMARILLA, Luis BILLINGSLEY, Noah BOXALL, Michael Chacon, THOMAS DOTSON, Hassani EDWARDS, Raheem FINLAY, Ethan GASPER, Chase GREGUS, Jan HAIRSTON, Marlon HAYES, Jacori KALLMAN, Brent LOD, Robin METANIRE, Romain MOLINO, Kevin MUSA, James OPARA, Ike SCHOENFELD, Aaron TOYE, Mason

GP ST MIN 3 3 270 4 4 360 4 3 267 0 0 0 5 5 450 1 0 45 5 2 262 4 0 28 5 5 421 5 5 450 5 5 450 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 422 5 5 450 4 4 257 1 0 1 2 2 180 5 1 124 1 1 59 MIN TOTALS^

G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 12

A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 11

SHT 2 3 14 0 2 1 6 1 4 1 9 1 0 0 10 1 6 0 2 2 0 65

SOG 0 0 5 0 2 1 2 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 2 0 0 27

FC 5 7 3 0 4 2 1 2 7 2 8 0 0 0 12 5 2 0 6 1 1 68

FS 0 6 5 0 0 1 4 1 5 4 4 0 0 0 2 5 14 0 2 2 2 61

OFF 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7

CK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24

C 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED 2020 GOALKEEPING 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAP STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON No.

Name (JERSEY NAME)

GP

ST

MIN

SHT

SV

GA

GAA

PG

PA

W

L

T

SO

99

EMMINGS, Fred

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

MILLER, Tyler

5

5

450

19

13

6

1.2

2

2

3

0

2

1

18

RANJITSINGH, Gregory

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

97

ST. CLAIR, Dayne

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

13

6

1.2

2

2

3

0

2

1

MIN TOTALS

MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED 2020 INDIVIDUAL HONORS 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAP Osvaldo Alonso (M) MLS TEAM OF THE WEEK Kevin Molino (M) Week 1 Ethan Finlay (M) Week 1 Ike Opara (D) Week 2 Jan Gregus (M) Week 2 Kevin Molino (M) MLS is Back Round 1 Ethan Finlay (M) MLS is Back Round 3 Osvaldo Alonso (M)* MLS is Back Round 3 Adrian Heath (HC) MLS is Back Round of 16

* On bench

MLS is Back Round of 16 Hassani Dotson (M)* MLS is Back Round of 16

MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Ike Opara (D) Week 2

^ Includes own goals and players transferred out

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MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED 2020 FIELD PLAYER 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAPSTATISTICS - MLS IS BACK No. 4 6 9 2 15 11 31 44 13 77 8 94 5 14 17 19 7 41 3 12 23

Pos. D M F D D M M M M D M M M D M D M D/M D F F

Name (JERSEY NAME) AJA, Jose ALONSO, Osvaldo AMARILLA, Luis BILLINGSLEY, Noah BOXALL, Michael Chacon, THOMAS DOTSON, Hassani EDWARDS, Raheem FINLAY, Ethan GASPER, Chase GREGUS, Jan HAIRSTON, Marlon HAYES, Jacori KALLMAN, Brent LOD, Robin METANIRE, Romain MOLINO, Kevin MUSA, James OPARA, Ike SCHOENFELD, Aaron TOYE, Mason

GP ST MIN 6 6 540 5 5 450 5 4 295 0 0 0 6 6 540 1 0 45 6 6 449 6 0 70 6 6 492 6 6 540 6 6 540 3 0 45 3 2 151 0 0 0 6 6 457 4 4 342 3 2 166 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 186 2 1 91 MIN TOTALS^

G 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 10

A 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 11

SHT 3 3 8 0 2 1 10 3 10 3 16 3 2 0 10 1 4 0 0 6 1 86

SOG 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 1 5 1 5 1 2 0 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 33

FC 9 11 1 0 5 2 3 1 2 1 7 0 3 0 11 4 0 0 0 2 1 63

FS 0 6 8 0 0 1 6 3 6 3 6 1 3 0 2 3 14 0 0 3 2 71

OFF 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 8

CK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 31

C 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GAA

PG

PA

W

L

T

SO

MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED 2020 GOALKEEPING 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAP STATISTICS - MLS IS BACK No.

Name (JERSEY NAME)

99

GP

ST

MIN

SHT

SV

GA

EMMINGS, Fred

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

MILLER, Tyler

6

6

540

23

15

8

1.33

1

2

2

1

3

1

18

RANJITSINGH, Gregory

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

97

ST. CLAIR, Dayne

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

15

8

1.33

1

2

2

1

3

1

MIN TOTALS

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2020 MAPMAP - REGULAR SEASON 2015MINNESOTA MINNESOTAUNITED UNITEDGOAL FC GOAL

2 11 2

77

12 44 9 88

10 11

9

66

33

5 5

PENALTY KICKS

Does not include goals from MLS Is Back Tournament Knockout Stages.

GOAL 2015INFORMATION MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Player Kevin Molino Luis Amarilla Kevin Molino Ike Opara Jan Gregus Luis Amarilla Robin Lod Ike Opara Own goal Kevin Molino Ethan Finlay Ethan Finlay

+ - Free Kick

Date March 1 March 1 March 2 March 7 March 7 March 7 March 7 March 7 July 12 July 12 July 22 July 22

Opponent Portland Portland Portland San Jose San Jose San Jose San Jose San Jose Kansas City Kansas City Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids

* - Corner Kick

Min 51 76 78 13 * 26 32 45 45 * 91 + 98 36 * 43

# Player

^ - Penalty Kick

Date

Opponent

# - Throw In

Min

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MINNESOTA UNITED MLS TEAM RECORDS Consecutive Wins (Overall)

4

Consecutive Wins (Home) Consecutive Wins (Away)

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Away)

1

9/22/2019

7/22/2018

Consecutive Games with Goals Scored (Overall)

9

10/21/2018

-

4/19/2019

3/7/2020

Consecutive Games with Goals Scored (Home)

7

7/4/2018

-

9/29/2018

6/29/2019

-

7/13/2019

4

7/4/2018

-

2

3/7/2020

-

Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Overall)

7

3/1/2020

-

Present

Consecutive Games with Goals Scored (Away)

10

9/12/2018

-

4/19/2019

Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Home)

10

6/29/2019

-

Present

Consecutive Games without a Goal (Overall)

3

7/4/2017

-

7/22/2017

Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Away)

2

3/1/2020

-

3/7/2020

Consecutive Games without a Goal (Home)

3

7/4/2017

-

7/22/2017

Consecutive Losses (Overall)

4

3/24/2018

-

4/22/2018

Consecutive Games without a Goal (Away)

3

5/11/2019

-

6/8/2019

Consecutive Losses (Home)

2

10/13/2018

-

10/21/2018

Largest Margin of Victory

6

6/29/2019

vs.

Cincinnati

Consecutive Losses (Away)

8

3/24/2018

-

7/28/2018

Largest Margin of Defeat

5

3/12/2017

vs.

Atlanta

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Overall)

2

7/27/2019

-

8/4/2019

Most Goals Scored in a Game

7

6/29/2019

vs.

Cincinnati

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Home)

4

7/13/2019

-

8/14/2019

Most Goals Conceded in a Game

6

3/12/2017

vs.

Atlanta

REGULAR SEASON TEAM RECORDS

ALL-TIME STATS ALL COMPETITIONS

Stat

Year

#

Stat

#

Goals

2019

52

Wins

44

Assists

2018 & 2019

46

Losses

55

Yellow Cards

2018

72

Draws

20

Red Cards

2018

7

Points

152

Points

2019

53

Goals

182

Wins

2019

15

Assists

159

Losses

2018

20

Shutouts

20

Draws

2019

8

Yellow Cards

222

Shutouts

2019

11

Red Cards

14

Goals Allowed

2018

71

Goals Allowed

208

ALL-TIME INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (MLS ONLY) Game 3 Goals Darwin Quintero, 7/4/18 3 Assists Jan Gregus, 6/29/19 7 Shots Angelo Rodriguez, 9/12/18 Darwin Quintero, 6/2/19 4 Shots on Goal Three times 11 Saves Vito Mannone, 9/22/12

Season MNUFC Career 14 Goals 21 Goals Christian Ramirez, 2017 Christian Ramirez, Darwin Quintero 15 Assists 20 Assists Darwin Quintero, 2018 Darwin Quintero 81 Shots 159 Shots Darwin Quintero, 2019 Darwin Quintero

34 Shots on Goal Christian Ramirez, 2017 129 Saves Vito Mannone, 2019 3060 Minutes Vito Mannone, 2019 15 Wins Vito Mannone, 2019 11 Clean Sheets Vito Mannone, 2019 34 Appearances Vito Mannone, 2019

59 Shots on Goal Darwin Quintero 219 Saves Bobby Shuttleworth 6627 Minutes Michael Boxall 19 Wins Bobby Shuttleworth 11 Clean Sheets Vito Mannone 84 Appearances Miguel Ibarra

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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MN | Friday, August 21

Last home win Last home loss Last home draw

2-1 vs. Sporting Kansas City 1-2 vs. LA Galaxy^ 1-1 vs. LAFC

9/25/2019 10/20/2019 9/29/2019

Last away win Last away loss Last away draw

5-2 @ San Jose Earthquakes 0-1 @ Seattle Sounders FC 0-0 @ Portland Timbers

3/7/2020 10/6/2019 9/22/2019

Held scoreless Scored 1 goal Scored 2 goals Scored 3+ goals

0-0 D @ Real Salt Lake 1-2 L vs. Orlando City SC^ 2-2 D vs. Colorado Rapids 4-1 W vs San Jose Earthquakes

7/17/2020 8/06/2020 7/22/2020 8/1/2020

Clean sheet Allowed 1 goal Allowed 2 goals Allowed 3+ goals

0-0 D @ Real Salt Lake 4-1 W vs San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 L vs. Orlando City SC^ 3-5 L @ FC Dallas

7/17/2020 8/1/2020 8/06/2020 8/10/2019

Minnesota United

MOST RECENT INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS Scored hat trick Multi-goal game Multi-assist game Multi-point game Sent off Successful PK Unsuccessful PK GK penalty save

Angelo Rodriguez, vs. NM* Ethan Finlay (2G), vs. COL Jan Gregus (2A), vs. COL Jan Gregus (2A) vs. COL Chase Gasper, vs. SKC Darwin Quintero, vs. POR* Luis Amarilla, @. SJE Tyler Miller, vs. CLB

7/10/2019 7/22/2020 7/22/2020 7/22/2020 9/25/2019 8/7/2019 3/7/2020 7/28/2020

Opposition

MOST RECENT TEAM ACHIEVEMENTS

Scored hat trick Multi-goal game Multi-assist game Multi-point game Sent off Successful PK Unsuccessful PK GK penalty save

Josef Martinez, ATL Nani (2G), ORL Barrios, Pomykal (3A), FCD Mauro Manotas (1G/1A), HOU Tim Melia, SKC Magnus Eriksson, SJ Gysai Zardes, CLB Daniel Vega, SJ

3/12/2017 8/06/2020 8/10/2019 9/11/2019 7/12/2020 8/1/2020 7/28/2020 3/7/2020

* Indicates a game in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. ^ Indicates a game in the MLS Cup Playoffs or MLS is Back Knockouts.

All other achievements reflect league play. Current as of 8/17/2020.

MINNESOTA UNITED FIRSTS

First game

1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First clean sheet

Bobby Shuttleworth in 1-0 win against Colorado, Minneapolis, MN, 4/23/2017

First win

4-2 win against Real Salt Lake Minneapolis, MN, 4/1/2017

First caution

Johan Venegas against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First home game

1-6 loss against Atlanta, Minneapolis, MN, 3/12/2017

First ejection

Justin Davis against Colorado Commerce City, CO, 3/18/2017

First draw

2-2 against Colorado, Commerce City, CO, 3/18/2017

First Playoff Game 1-2 loss against LA,

Saint Paul, MN, 10/20/2019

First goal

Christian Ramirez in 1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First Playoff Goal Jan Gregus in 1-2 loss against LA,

Saint Paul, MN, 10/20/2019

First home goal

Kevin Molino in 1-6 loss against Atlanta, Minneapolis, MN, 3/12/2017

First Playoff Assist Darwin Quintero in 1-2 loss against LA,

Saint Paul, MN, 10/20/2019

First assist

Johan Venegas to Christian Ramirez in 1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First Playoff caution Osvaldo Alonso in 1-2 loss against LA,

Saint Paul, MN, 10/20/2019

MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME INDIVIDUAL HONORS MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Kevin Molino (M) Week 31, 2017 Darwin Quintero (M) Week 19, 2018 Mason Toye (F) Week 26, 2019 Ike Opara (D) Week 2, 2020

MLS SAVE OF THE WEEK Bobby Shuttleworth (GK) Week 5, 2017

MLS ALL-STAR

Francisco Calvo (D) 2018 Darwin Quintero (M) 2018 Romain Metanire (D) 2019

MLS DEFENDER OF THE YEAR Ike Opara (D) 2019

MLS GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR Vito Mannone (GK) 2019

HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR Matt Lampson (GK) 2018

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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MN | Friday, August 21

MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS ATLANTA

2020 Games:

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF 2017 2 1 1 0 4 8 1 0 1 0 1 2018 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2019 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 4 1 3 0 4 12 2 0 2 0 1 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Kevin Molino (2); ATL – Josef Martinez (5)

GA 6 1 0 0 7

GP 1 0 1 0 2

W 1 0 0 0 1

Away L D 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

GF 3 0 0 0 3

GA 2 0 3 0 5

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D 2017 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2018 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2019 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 3 2 1 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Abu Danladi (2); CHI – Four players tied (1)

GF 0 2 0 0 2

GA 0 1 0 0 1

GP 1 0 1 0 2

W 1 0 0 0 1

Away L D 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

GF 2 0 0 0 2

GA 1 0 2 0 3

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D 2019 1 1 0 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 1 1 0 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Ike Opara (2); CIN – Emmanuel Ledesma (1)

GF 7 0 7

GA 1 0 1

GP 0 0 0

W 0 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0 0

GA 0 0 0

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP 2017 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2018 2 0 2 0 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2019 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2020 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 6 2 4 2 8 10 3 2 1 0 2 2 3 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Miguel Ibarra (2); COL – Eight players tied (1)

W 0 0 0 0 0

Away L D 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1

GF 2 2 0 0 4

GA 2 3 1 0 6

GP 0 1 0 0 1

W 0 0 0 0 0

Away L D 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

GF 0 2 0 0 2

GA 0 3 0 0 3

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP 2017 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 7:30 p.m. 2018 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 7:00 p.m. 2019 2 1 1 0 4 5 1 !

0 0 1 0 1 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 6 2 4 0 8 11 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Ethan Finlay (2); FCD – Michael Barrios, Brandon Servania (2)

W 0 0 0 0 0

Away L D 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0

GF 0 0 3 0 3

GA 2 2 5 0 9

TBD

CINCINNATI

CHICAGO

2020 Games: TBD

2020 Games: TBD

COLUMBUS

COLORADO

2020 Games: 7/22 MLS is Back

2-2 D

2020 Games:

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF 2017 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 (5)-1 (3). 2018 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2019 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2020 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 4 1 2 0 4 5 1 1 1 0 1 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Francisco Calvo (2); CLB –Gyasi Zardes (3)

7/28 MLS is Back

FC DALLAS

2020 Games: 8/29 @ Dallas 9/09 vs. Dallas

D.C. UNITED

2020 Games: TBD

HOUSTON

2020 Games: 9/02 @ Houston

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF 2017 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 2018 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2019 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 5 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Angelo Rodriguez (2); DC – Two players tied (1) Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D 2017 3 0 1 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 7:00 p.m. 2018 2 1 1 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 2019 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 7 2 3 2 6 10 3 2 0 1 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Six players tied (1); HOU – Alberth Elis (4)

GF 0 2 1 0 3

GA 1 0 0 0 1

GA 0 0 0 0 0

GP 0 1 0 0 1

W 0 0 0 0 0

Away L D 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

GF 0 1 0 0 1

GA 0 2 0 0 2

GA 0 1 0 0 1

GP 2 1 1 0 4

W 0 0 0 0 0

Away L D 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1

GF 3 0 0 0 3

GA 4 3 2 0 9

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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MN | Friday, August 21

MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS

LAFC

2020 Games: TBD

LA GALAXY

2020 Games: TBD

MIAMI

2020 Games: TBD

NEW YORK CITY

NEW ENGLAND

NASHVILLE

MONTREAL

2020 Games: TBD

2020 Games: TBD

2019 Games: TBD

2020 Games: TBD

NYRB

2020 Games: TBD

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP 2018 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 2019 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 4 2 1 1 8 4 2 1 0 1 6 2 2 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Mason Toye (2); LAFC – Four players tied (1)

W 0 1 0 1

Away L D 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

GF 0 2 0 2

GA 2 0 0 2

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF 2017 2 0 2 0 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 2018 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 2019 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 6 0 4 2 6 13 3 0 2 1 2 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Angelo Rodriguez (2); Romain Alessandrini (4)

GA 2 3 0 0 5

GP 1 1 1 0 3

W 0 0 0 0 0

Away L D 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1

GF 0 2 2 0 4

GA 3 2 3 0 8

Total Season GP W L D 2020 0 0 0 0 All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: N/A

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA 2017 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2019 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 3 3 0 0 8 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Mason Toye (2); MTL – Four players tied(1)

GP 1 0 1 0 2

W 1 0 1 0 2

Away L D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GF 3 0 3 0 6

GA 2 0 2 0 4

Total Season GP W L D 2020 0 0 0 0 All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: N/A

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GF 0 2 0 0 2

GA 0 1 0 0 1

GP 1 0 1 0 2

W 0 0 0 0 0

Away L D 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0

GF 2 0 1 0 3

GA 5 0 2 0 8

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA 2017 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 2019 1 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 3 3 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 3 1 1 1 6 7 2 0 0 1 5 4 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Angelo Rodriguez (3); NYC – Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (2)

GP 1 0 0 0 1

W 0 0 0 0 0

Away L D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

GF 1 0 0 0 1

GA 3 0 0 0 3

W 0 0 0 0 0

Away L D 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

GF 0 0 0 0 0

GA 0 3 0 0 3

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D 2017 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 2018 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2019 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 3 1 2 0 5 8 1 1 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Darwin Quintero (2); NE – Juan Agudelo (2)

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP 2017 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2018 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 2 0 2 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Angelo Rodriguez, Abu Danladi (1); NY – Bradley Wright-Phillips (3)

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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MN | Friday, August 21

MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS

PHILADELPHIA

ORLANDO

2020 Games: 8/6 MLS is Back

1-2 L

2020 Games: TBD

PORTLAND REAL SALT LAKE SAN JOSE

GF 1 0 1 0 2

GA 0 0 1 0 1

GP 0 1 0 0 1

W 0 1 0 0 1

Away L D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GF 0 2 0 0 2

GA 0 1 0 0 1

GF 1 0 2 0 3

GA 1 0 3 0 4

GP 0 1 0 0 1

W 0 0 0 0 0

Away L D 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

GF 0 1 0 0 1

GA 0 5 0 0 5

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF 2017 2 1 1 0 4 7 1 1 0 0 3 2018 2 1 1 0 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 2019 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2020 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 7 4 2 1 13 13 3 3 0 0 7 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Three players tied (2); POR – Diego Valeri (5)

GA 2 2 0 0 4

GP 1 1 1 1 4

W 0 0 0 1 1

Away L D 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1

GF 1 2 0 3 6

GA 5 3 0 1 9

GP 1 1 1 0 3

W 0 0 0 0 0

Away L D 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2

GF 0 1 1 0 2

GA 1 1 1 0 3

GP 1 1 1 1 4

W 0 0 1 1 2

Away L D 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

GF 2 2 3 5 12

GA 3 3 0 2 9

GP 1 1 1 0 3

W 0 0 0 0 0

Away L D 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0

GF 1 1 0 0 2

GA 2 3 1 0 6

GP 1 2 1 0 4

W 0 0 0 0 0

Away L D 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0

GF 0 1 1 0 1

GA 3 6 0 0 10

3/1 @ Portland

3-1 W

2020 Games:

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA 2017 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 2 0-0 D 2018 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 7:00 p.m. 2019 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 2020 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 7 3 1 3 12 8 3 3 0 0 10 5 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Darwin Quintero (4); RSL – Yura Movsisyan, Joao Plata (2)

7/17 MLS Is Back 9/06 vs RSL

2020 Games: 3/7 @ San Jose 8/1 MLS is Back

2020 Games:

SEATTLE

Home L D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D 2017 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2018 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 2019 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 3 0 2 1 4 9 2 0 1 1 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Four players tied (1); PHI – Fafa Picault (2)

2020 Games:

TBD

2020 Games:

SPORTING KC

Total Season GP W L D GF GA GP W 2017 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2018 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2019 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2020 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 All Time 4 2 1 1 5 4 2 1 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Ethan Finlay (2); ORL – Nani (2)

7/12 MLS Is Back 8/21 vs SKC 9/13 @ SKC

5-2 W 4-1 W

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D 2017 2 0 2 0 2 4 1 0 1 0 2018 2 0 2 0 3 6 1 0 1 0 2019 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 2020 2 2 0 0 9 3 0 0 0 0 All Time 10 4 4 0 25 16 3 1 2 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Kevin Molino (3); SJ – Danny Hoesen (4)

GF 0 1 3 0 4

GA 1 3 1 0 5

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA 2017 2 0 2 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 4 2018 2 0 2 0 2 5 1 0 1 0 1 2 2019 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 6 0 5 1 4 13 3 0 2 1 2 7 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Four players tied (1); SEA – Clint Dempsey, Will Bruin (3) Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF 2017 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 2-1 W 2018 3 0 2 1 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 6:30 p.m. 2019 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 7:00 p.m. 2020 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 9 3 4 2 9 14 4 2 0 2 6 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Seven players tied (1); SKC – Diego Rubio (3)

GA 1 1 1 0 3

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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MN | Friday, August 21

MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS TORONTO FC

2020 Games: TBD

VANCOUVER

2019 Games: TBD

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA 2017 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 2019 1 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 3 1 2 0 9 10 1 1 0 0 4 3 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Darwin Quintero (5); TOR – Jordan Hamilton (3)

GP 1 0 1 0 2

W 0 0 0 0 0

Away L D 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0

GF 2 0 3 0 5

GA 3 0 4 0 7

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF 2017 2 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 2018 2 1 1 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 1 2019 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 6 2 2 2 8 11 3 1 0 2 3 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Francisco Calvo (2); VAN – Alphonso Davies (4)

GP 1 1 1 0 3

W 0 0 1 0 1

Away L D 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

GF 0 2 3 0 4

GA 3 4 2 0 9

GA 2 0 0 0 2

22

MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MN | Friday, August 21

2020 MINNESOTA UNITED STARTING LINEUPS - ALL COMPETITIONS POR 3/1

GK Miller

LB Gasper

CB Boxall

CB Opara

RB Metanire

DM Alonso

DM Gregus

LM Lod

RM Finlay

CM Molino

CF Amarilla

DM Alonso

DM Gregus

LM Lod

RM Finlay

CM Molino

CF Amarilla

DM Dotson

DM Gregus

LM Lod

RM Finlay

CM Molino

CF Toye

DM Alonso

DM Gregus

LM Lod

RM Finlay

CM Molino

CF Schoenfeld

DM Alonso

DM Gregus

DM Dotson

LM Lod

RM Finlay

CF Amarilla

DM Alonso

DM Gregus

DM Dotson

LM Lod

RM Finlay

CF Amarilla

DM Alonso

DM Gregus

DM Hayes

LM Lod

RM Finlay

CF Amarilla

DM Alonso

DM Gregus

DM Hayes

LM Lod

RM Finlay

CF Amarilla

Score: MIN 3-1 POR Attendance: 25,128 Venue: Providence Park, Portland, Oregon SJE 3/7

GK Miller

LB Gasper

CB Boxall

CB Opara

RB Metanire

Score: MIN 5-2 SJE Attendance: 12,223 Venue: Earthquakes Stadium, San Jose, California SKC 7/12

GK Miller

LB Gasper

CB Boxall

CB Aja

RB Metanire

Score: MIN 2-1 SKC Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida RSL 7/17

GK Miller

LB Gasper

CB Boxall

CB Aja

RB Metanire

Score: MIN 0-0 RSL Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida COL 7/22

GK Miller

LB Gasper

CB Boxall

CB Aja

RB Metanire

Score: MIN 2-2 COL Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida CLB 7/28

GK Miller

LB Gasper

CB Boxall

CB Aja

RB Metanire

Score: MIN1 (5) 1 (3) CLB Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida SJE 8/1

GK Miller

LB Gasper

CB Boxall

CB Aja

RB Dotson

Score: MIN4 -1 SJE Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida ORL 8/6

GK Miller

LB Gasper

CB Boxall

CB Aja

RB Dotson

Score: MIN 1 - 2 ORL Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida

= Home

= Away

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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MN | Friday, August 21

MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED NUMERICAL ROSTER 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAP AND PRONUNCIATIONS No. Name

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Hometown

1

Tyler Miller

GK

6’4”

195

Woodbury, New Jersey

2

Noah Billingsley

D

6’2”

185

Wellington, New Zealand

3

Ike Opara

D

6’2”

180

Durham, North Carolina

4

Jose Aja

D

6’3”

187

Montevideo, Uruguay

ho-ZAY juh-COR-e

5

Jacori Hayes

M

5’7”

150

Bowie, Maryland

6

Osvaldo Alonso

M

5’11”

155

San Cristobal, Cuba

First Name

Last Name

oh-PAR-uh AH-hah ah-LAHN-soh

7

Kevin Molino

M

5'8"

155

Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago

8

Jan Gregus

M

6’3”

170

Nitra, Slovakia

YAHN

GREY-goosh

9

Luis Amarilla

F

6’0”

163

Aregua, Paraguay

loo-EES

ah-mar-EE-uh

128

Palmitas, Uruguay

toe-MAHS

11 Thomas Chacon

M

5’5”

12 Aaron Schoenfeld

F

6’4”

moh-LEE-no

1900 Knoxville, Tennessee

cha-COHN sho-EHN-fehld

13 Ethan Finlay

M

5’9”

165

Marshfield, Wisconsin

FIN-lay

14 Brent Kallman

D

6'2"

190

Woodbury, Minnesota

CALL-man

15 Michael Boxall

D

6’2”

200

Auckland, New Zealand

17 Robin Lod

M

5’11”

168

Helsinki, Finland

LUHD

18 Gregory Ranjitsingh

GK

6’3”

195

Pickering, Ontario

RAN-jiht-sing

19 Romain Metanire

D

5’10”

159

Metz, France

23 Mason Toye

F

6’3”

180

South Orange, New Jersey

31 Hassani Dotson

M

5’11”

170

Federal Way, Washington

41 James Musa

D/M

5’5”

170

Plymouth, England

M

5’9”

148

Toronto, Ontario

44 Raheem Edwards 77 Chase Gasper

D

6’0”

185

Alexandria, Virginia

94 Marlon Hairston

M

6’0”

157

Jackson, Mississippi

97 Dayne St. Clair

GK

6’3”

165

Pickering, Ontario

99 Fred Emmings

GK

6’5”

210

Saint Paul, Minnesota

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MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED TECHNICAL STAFF 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAPAND PRONUNCIATIONS Position

Name

Head Coach

Adrian Heath

Yrs. w/ Club Hometown 4

Newcastle-under-Lyme, England

Assistant Coach

Ian Fuller

5

Ellensburg, Washington

Assistant Coach

Sean McAuley

1

Sheffield, England

Goalkeeper Coach

Stewart Kerr

2

Bellshill, Scotland

Head Athletic Trainer

Stacey Hardin

4

Fairfield, California

Chief Soccer Officer

Manny Lagos

10

Saint Paul, Minn.

Technical Director

Mark Watson

4

Vancouver, British Columbia

Dir. of Player Personnel

Amos Magee

4

Saint Paul, Minn.

First Name

Last Name

LAH-gohs AY-mos

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MINNESOTA UNITED PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES #4 JOSE AJA | DEFENDER

Height: 6’3” Weight: 187 Birthdate: 5/10/1993 Hometown: Montevideo, Uruguay Previous Club: Union Española Acquired: Signed 2/14/2020 Aja joined the Loons from Chile’s Primera División, where he made 30 appearances since 2019. Aja played with Orlando City SC from 2016-2017 and Vancouver Whitecaps FC in 2018. His professional career began with Club Nacional de Futbol of Uruguay’s Primera División in 2014 and he made his professional debut with 45-time First Division and three-time Copa Libertadores champion Club Nacional de Football on Aug. 30, 2014, against Tanque Sisley. While with Nacional, he spent time on loan at Racing Club de Montevideo of Uruguay’s second division from 2015-2016 and Orlando City SC in 2016.

#6 OSVALDO ALONSO | MIDFIELDER

Height: 5’11” Weight: 155 Birthdate: 11/11/1985 Hometown: San Cristobal, Cuba Previous Club: Seattle Sounders FC Acquired: Signed 1/10/2019 Cuban midfielder, Alonso joined MNUFC January 10, 2019 after spending 10 seasons with the Seattle Sounders. A proven leader, MLS Cup Champion and four-time MLS All-Star, the “Honey Badger” brings a wealth of MLS experience and tenacity to the Loons’ midfield. In 2019, he started in each of his 27 appearances, provided one assist and scored two goals which included the first-ever goal at Allianz Field. Alonso also made his seventh U.S. Open Cup Final appearance, a modern-day record in the competition.

#9 LUIS AMARILLA | FORWARD

Height: 6’0” Weight: 163 Birthdate: 8/25/1995 Hometown: Aregua, Paraguay Previous Club: Club Atletico Velez Sarsfield Acquired: Loaned on 1/28/2020 Amarilla joined the Loons after spending the 2019 season with Universidad Católica of Ecuador’s Liga PRO where he scored 19 goals in 24 game appearances to lead the league. Prior to being loaned out, Amarilla spent the 2017 and 2018 season with Argentina’s Vélez Sarsfield, where he made a total of 12 game appearances over two seasons. The former Paraguayan international began his professional career in Paraguay at Club Libertad of the first division in 2013-2016, making 13 game appearances, but was on loan during the 2014 and 2016 seasons to Club 3 de Febrero and Sol de America, respectively.

#2 NOAH BILLINGSLEY | DEFENDER

Height: 6’2” Weight: 185 Birthdate: 8/6/1997 Hometown: Wellington, New Zealand Previous Club: UCSB Acquired: SuperDraft (Pick #18) 1/9/2020 The New Zealand international, originally a forward, made the move to defense in his junior year and has since started the last 36 games for UCSB, with one goal and six assists in 2019. Billingsley was named to the 2018 All-Big West First Team, the 2018 All-Far West Region Team and the 2016 Big West All-Freshman Team. Internationally, Billingsley currently plays with the New Zealand national team alongside current Loon and centerback Michael Boxall. He made his senior national team debut in 2018 coming on as a sub in the 62nd minute versus Kenya on June 2, 2018.

#15 MICHAEL BOXALL | DEFENDER

Height: 6’2” Weight: 200 Birthdate: 8/18/1988 Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand Previous Club: SuperSport United Acquired: Signed 7/12/2017 New Zealand international Boxall joined MNUFC on July 12, 2017 after representing his country at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. In his first full season with MNUFC, Boxall started all 32 games of 2018 and scored his first goal with the club on Aug. 11 against LA Galaxy and his second – the winner – in a 3-2 result over Portland on Sept. 22. He made 29 appearances for the Loons in 2019 playing a role in nine shutouts and scored two goals.

#11 THOMAS CHACON | MIDFIELDER

Height: 5’5” Weight: 128 Birthdate: 8/17/2000 Hometown: Palmitas, Uruguay Previous Club: Danubio FC Acquired: Transfer 8/7/2019 The young attacking midfielder joined MNUFC after spending his first two professional seasons with Uruguay’s first division team Danubio FC, helping lead them to finish fifth in the league during the 2018–19 season, in 20 game appearances across 1114 minutes. Internationally, Chacon has played for the Uruguay National Team at every level, making a total of 48 game appearances and scoring two goals for the U17 team, including one in the U17 2017 South American Championship against the Bolivia U17 team on March 2, 2017.

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MINNESOTA UNITED PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUED #31 HASSANI DOTSON | MIDFIELDER

Height: 5’11” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 8/6/1997 Hometown: Federal Way, Washington Previous Club: Oregon State Acquired: SuperDraft (#31 Pick) 1/11/2018 Dotson was selected 31st overall in the second round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. The versatile player was a revelation in his rookie year, contributing to the Loons as both a midfielder and a defender. He scored four times in league play, all while playing as a defender, and was a finalist for the MLS Rookie of the Year. He received multiple callups to the U.S. U23 national team in 2019 to prepare for Olympic Qualifying.

#44 RAHEEM EDWARDS | MIDFIELDER

Height: 5’9” Weight: 148 Birthdate: 7/17/1995 Hometown: Toronto, Ontario Previous Club: Chicago Fire FC Acquired: Trade 2/11/2020 The 24-year-old midfielder joins the Loons after spending the last two seasons with Chicago Fire FC, where he made 17 total appearances with one goal and two assists. Edwards began his professional career as a member of Toronto FC II in 2015 before joining the first team in 2016. He scored one goal and tallied six assists in 21 league appearances during Toronto’s MLS Cup-winning campaign in 2017. Edwards was selected by LAFC in the 2017 Expansion Draft, traded to the Montreal Impact soon after and made his debut in the season opener against the Vancouver Whitecaps.

#99 FRED EMMINGS | GOALKEEPER

Height: 6’5” Weight: 210 Birthdate: 2/8/2004 Hometown: Saint Paul, Minnesota Previous Club: MNUFC Development Academy Acquired: Signed 1/22/1010 Emmings was signed as Minnesota United’s first Homegrown Player in club history. The Saint Paul native is a product of the MNUFC Academy and currently plays with the U15 MNUFC squad. He began his soccer career as a striker but as he grew, his size gave his coaches a reason to move him to goalkeeper. At 6’5” and with a dynamic style of play, Emmings earned a spot on the Development Academy in the summer of 2017 and spent the majority of the summer of 2019 training with the first team.

#13 ETHAN FINLAY | MIDFIELDER

Height: 5’9” Weight: 165 Birthdate: 8/6/1990 Hometown: Marshfield, Wisconsin Previous Club: Columbus Crew SC Acquired: Trade 8/9/2017 Duluth-native Finlay joined MNUFC on August 9, 2017 and debuted with the club on August 20 at SEA, scoring his first goal in a 2-1 defeat. Finley started seven games in 2018 and scored his first two goals of the season, March 10 at Orlando and his first assist March 17 against Chicago. He suffered an ACL injury and missed the 2018 season, but returned in 2019 to play in all but one regular season game. He contributed to 10 goals that season, scoring seven of his own and assisting three.

#77 CHASE GASPER | DEFENDER

Height: 6’0” Weight: 185 Birthdate: 1/25/1996 Hometown: Alexandria, Virginia Previous Club: Univeristy of Maryland Acquired: SuperDraft (Pick #15) 1/11/2019 Gasper was selected 15th overall in the first round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft from Maryland where he helped lead the Terrapins to the 2018 NCAA National Championship. The fullback developed into a vital part of the Minnesota backline and made 15 appearances his rookie season. His performances earned him a call to the U.S. Men’s National Team and he made his debut on February 1, 2020 against Costa Rica.

#8 JAN GREGUS | MIDFIELDER

Height: 6’3” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 1/29/1991 Hometown: Nitra, Slovakia Previous Club: FC Copenhagen Acquired: Signed 12/20/2018 The Slovakia international joined MNUFC as the club’s third Designated Player. He was a mainstay in the Loons’ midfield in 2019, making 30 appearances, scored one goal and led the team with 12 assists in the regular season. He scored the club’s first-ever MLS Cup Playoff goal in a 1-2 loss to LA Galaxy in Round One of the postseason last year. Gregus debuted with the Slovakia national team on March 31, 2015 against Czech Republic. He has since been capped 22 times for the Slovakia senior team, scoring two goals.

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MINNESOTA UNITED PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUED #94 MARLON HAIRSTON | MIDFIELDER

Height: 6’0” Weight: 157 Birthdate: 3/23/1994 Hometown: Jackson, Mississippi Previous Club: Houston Dynamo Acquired: Trade 11/12/2019 Hairston joined the Loons after one season with Houston Dynamo where he appeared in 12 games. The multi-faceted winger began his MLS career with the Colorado Rapids, where he was selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. In his rookie season, Hairston made 22 appearances with one goal and one assist. In his five seasons in Colorado, Hairston played 95 games, with seven goals and 11 assists. 2016 was Hairston’s breakout year with Colorado, with the midfielder scoring three goals with a career-high six assists.

#5 JACORI HAYES | MIDFIELDER

Height: 5’7” Weight: 150 Birthdate: 6/28/1995 Hometown: Bowie, Maryland Previous Club: FC Dallas Acquired: Trade 1/17/2020 Hayes joined Minnesota after three seasons with FC Dallas. The 24-year-old midfielder was selected 18th in the first round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas and has since made 39 game appearances, including 31 minutes in the first round of the MLS Cup Playoffs at Seattle Sounders. He made his MLS debut against Sporting Kansas City on March 11, 2017, recorded his first MLS assist in March 2018 versus Portland Timbers and first MLS goal in April of 2018 against New England Revolution.

#14 BRENT KALLMAN | DEFENDER

Height: 6’2” Weight: 190 Birthdate: 10/4/1990 Hometown: Woodbury, Minnesota Previous Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 1/23/2017 Kallman has spent his entire pro career with MNUFC after first joining the club in 2013. With his signing in January 2017, he became the first Minnesotan to join the Loons in MLS. He made 63 appearances in his first three MLS seasons, with two goals and an assist to his credit. The defender has played a major role in the club’s transition into MLS and has captained the squad on multiple occasions over his career.

#17 ROBIN LOD | MIDFIELDER

Height: 5’11” Weight: 168 Birthdate: 4/17/1993 Hometown: Helsinki, Finland Previous Club: Sporting de Gijon Acquired: Signed 7/16/2019 Lod joins MNUFC after playing with Spain’s Sporting de Gijon during the 2018-19 season. Lod currently represents Finland on the Finland National Team and made his international debut in 2013 at age 20 and has since had more than 30 caps for the national team, including an appearance in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He made his club debut on August 4, 2019 and made 10 appearances in his first year. He also scored the first-ever goal for Minnesota in a U.S. Open Cup Final.

#19 ROMAIN METANIRE | DEFENDER

Height: 5’10” Weight: 159 Birthdate: 3/28/1990 Hometown: Metz, France Previous Club: Stade Reims Acquired: Signed 1/25/2019 Metanire joined MNUFC from Ligue 1’s Reims on January 25, 2019. He was a major factor on both ends of the field for MNUFC, locking down the right side while also being an attacking threat, nabbing six assists in the first three months of the season. The defender joined his previous club in 2017, helping them win Ligue 2 in 2017–18 and earn promotion to Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season. Metanire was called up to the Madagascar national team in 2018 and helped the team to its first-ever African Cup of Nations appearance and guided the team to the quarterfinals.

#1 TYLER MILLER | GOALKEEPER

Height: 6’4” Weight: 195 Birthdate: 3/11/1993 Hometown: Woodbury, New Jersey Previous Club: LAFC Acquired: Trade 1/16/2020 Miller joined the Loons after two seasons with Supporters’ Shield winners LAFC. In 2018, the goalkeeper was named to MLS Team of the Week three times, started all four U.S. Open Cup games and the first MLS Cup Playoff game in club history.

During LAFC’s historic 2019 season, Miller remained a mainstay between the pipes, starting 28 of 34 regular season games and both of LAFC’s playoff games, with nine shutouts and 72 saves. Miller was drafted by the Seattle Sounders in the second round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. He spent three seasons with Seattle, mainly playing for Seattle FC 2 in the USL. 27

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MINNESOTA UNITED PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUED #7 KEVIN MOLINO | MIDFIELDER

Height: 5’8” Weight: 155 Birthdate: 6/17/1990 Hometown: Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago Previous Club: Orlando City SC Acquired: Trade 1/26/2017 Molino rejoined forces with Adrian Heath when he moved to MNUFC in a major intraleague trade in January 2017. After suffering a season-ending knee injury in 2018, Molino bounced back into the rotation in mid-2019. Playing both on the wings and as a central midfielder, Molino contributed to seven goals and made 17 appearances. He has 20 goals in 48 appearances for the Trinidad and Tobago national team, including two hat tricks, both in Caribbean Cup qualifying.

#41 JAMES MUSA | DEFENDER

Height: 5’5” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 4/1/1992 Hometown: Plymouth, England Previous Club: Phoenix Rising FC Acquired: Signed 1/17/2020 Musa joined the Loons after playing two seasons for USL Championship team Phoenix Rising. The midfielder started 20 games for Phoenix in 2019 and was a regular during the club’s 20-game win and unbeaten streak in 2019 and during the club’s playoff run, which ended in the semifinals against eventual USL Championship winner Real Monarchs. During his two seasons with Phoenix Rising, Musa played 54 games across almost 4,000 minutes with three assists and two goals scored.

#3 IKE OPARA | DEFENDER

Height: 6’2” Weight: 180 Birthdate: 2/21/1989 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina Previous Club: Sporting Kansas City Acquired: Trade 1/28/2019 Opara joined the Loons after six seasons with Sporting Kansas City. The 2017 MLS Defender of the Year made 31 starts in 2018, playing 2,773 minutes, contributing to 11 shutouts with three goals and two assists with SKC. He had similar success in his first season with MNUFC, anchoring the backline in 30 appearances that included 10 shutouts, three goals and an assist en route to his second MLS Defender of the Year Award. Opara represented the U.S. multiple times at the youth level, and made his senior international debut in January 2018 against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

#18 GREGORY RANJITSINGH | GOALKEEPER

Height: 6’3” Weight: 195 Birthdate: 7/18/1993 Hometown: Pickering, Ontario Previous Club: Orlando City SC Acquired: Waiver Draft (16th) 11/18/2019 Ranjitsingh was selected by the Loons in the 2019 MLS Waiver Draft. He played four years of collegiate soccer at Mercer University from 2011–14, earning the Southern Conference’s Goalkeeper of the Year award during his senior year. Following his college career, Ranjitsingh was signed by Louisville City in the United Soccer League in 2015. He made 81 appearances in goal and recorded 33 shutouts for Louisville while helping the club to consecutive USL Cup titles in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, Ranjitsingh was signed by Orlando City SC where he made two appearances.

#12 AARON SCHOENFELD | FORWARD

Height: 6’4” Weight: 190 Birthdate: 4/17/1990 Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee Previous Club: Maccabi Tel Aviv Acquired: Signed 2/6/2018 Schoenfeld has spent the last four seasons in the Israeli Premier League and three with Maccabi Tel Aviv where he’s made 46 appearances with four goals. The forward joins the Loons with some MLS experience, having been drafted by Montreal Impact in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft and acquired by Columbus Crew the next year. Schoenfeld would make 51 appearances for Columbus, knocking in five goals, including a brace against the New York Red Bulls.

#97 DAYNE ST. CLAIR | GOALKEEPER

Height: 6’3” Weight: 155 Birthdate: 5/9/1997 Hometown: Pickering, Ontario Previous Club: University of Maryland Acquired: SuperDraft (Pick #7) 1/11/2018 St. Clair was selected 7th overall by MNUFC from Maryland, where he led the Terrapins to the 2018 NCAA National Championship, not allowing a goal in the final 500 minutes of the season. At 6-foot-3-inches and 165 lbs, St. Clair brings length to the position and is a modern keeper who wants to play with the ball at his feet and be a distributor. The native of Pickering, Ontario, was named to the USC Third Team All-North Region. He has been loaned to San Antonio FC for the 2020 season

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MINNESOTA UNITED PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUED #23 MASON TOYE | FORWARD

Height: 6’3” Weight: 180 Birthdate: 10/16/1998 Hometown: South Orange, New Jersey Previous Club: Indiana University Acquired: SuperDraft (#7 Pick) 1/19/2018 Toye was selected seventh overall by MNUFC in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft from Indiana University. The Generation adidas forward earned tremendous accolades during his freshman year with the Hoosiers, leading the Big Ten with 10 goals, winning Big Ten Freshman of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten. He made his MLS debut in the 2-1 win over ORL on March 10, 2018, assisting Ethan Finlay’s winner. Toye had a breakout 2019 season, scoring six goals and assisting three more in his 17 appearances, including a brace against LAFC on September 1.

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CONSTRUCTING MINNESOTA UNITED Year

Signing

Trade

SuperDraft (Pick)

Loan

2017

Brent Kallman (1/23) Michael Boxall (7/12)

Kevin Molino (1/26) Ethan Finlay (8/9)

2018

Jan Gregus (12/20)

2019

Osvaldo Alonso (1/10) Romain Metanire (1/25) Robin Lod (7/16) Thomás Chacón (8/7)

Ike Opara (1/28) Marlon Hairston (11/13)

Dayne St. Clair (7th) Chase Gasper (15th) Hassani Dotson (31st)

Tyler Miller (1/16) Jacori Hayes (1/21) Raheem Edwards (2/11)

Noah Billingsley (18th)

2020

James Musa (1/17) Fred Emmings (1/22) Aaron Schoenfeld (2/6) Jose Aja (2/14) Bakaye Dibassy (8/3)

Waiver Draft

Mason Toye (7th) Gregory Ranjitsingh (16th)

Luis Amarilla (1/28)

MINNESOTA UNITED 2019-2020 TRANSACTION TRACKER (SINCE 08/03/2020) Players In

Players Out

Marlon Hairston

Traded from HOU on 11/13/19

Romario Ibarra

Loaned to Pachuca on 5/21/19

Gregory Ranjitsingh

Drafted on 11/18/19

Rasmus Schuller

Out of Contract

Noah Billingsley

Drafted on 1/9

Collin Martin

Out of Contract

Tyler Miller

Traded from LAFC on 1/16

Carter Manley

Out of Contract

James Musa

Signed on 1/17

Wilfried Moimbe-Tahrat

Out of Contract

Jacori Hayes

Traded from FCD on 1/21

Ally Hamis Ng’anzi

Loan Ended

Fred Emmings

Homegrown Signing on 1/22

Vito Mannone

Loan Ended

Luis Amarilla

Loaned from Atletico Velez on 1/28

Miguel Ibarra

Option Declined

Aaron Schoenfeld

Signed on 2/6

Lawrence Olum

Option Declined

Raheem Edwards

Traded from CHI on 2/11

Bobby Shuttleworth

Option Declined

Jose Aja

Signed on 2/14

Darwin Quintero

Traded to HOU on 11/13/19

Bakaye Dibassy

Signed on 8/3

Abu Danladi

Taken in Expansion Draft on 11/19/19

Angelo Rodriguez

Bought Out Contract on 1/21

Wyatt Omsberg

Traded to CHI on 2/11

Dayne St. Clair

Loaned to San Antonio FC on 2/12

Romario Ibarra

Transfer to Pachuca on 7/1

Noah Billingsley

Loaned to Las Vegas Lighs on 8/11

Brent Kallman

Loaned to El Paso Locomotive 8/14

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MINNESOTA UNITED FC COACHING STAFF BIOGRAPHIES ADRIAN HEATH | HEAD COACH Heath was appointed Head Coach of MNUFC in November 2016. In 2019, Heath led the Loons to their first MLS Cup Playoffs appearance, first U.S. Open Cup Final and set a new club record with 15 wins in a season. After a playing career of over 18 years in Europe, he spent 11 years coaching in England for clubs like Burnley, Sheffield United and Coventry City before coming to the United States in 2008 to join USL expansion side Austin Aztex as Head Coach. The club spent two years in Austin before relocating to Orlando in 2010, to become Orlando City SC. In just four years under Heath, ORL won two USL Pro championships and three Commissioner’s Cups.

RECORD WITH MINNESOTA UNITED YEAR

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS/MLS IS BACK

OPEN CUP

TOTAL

2017

10 - 18 - 6

0-0-0

0-1-0

10 - 19 - 6

2018

11 - 20 - 3

0-0-0

0-1-1

11 - 21 - 4

2019

15 - 11 - 8

0-1-0

4-1-0

19 - 12 - 8

2020

3-0-2

1-1-1

0-0-0

4-1-3

39 - 49 - 19

1- 2 - 1

4-3-1

44- 54 - 20

TOTAL

IAN FULLER | ASSISTANT COACH Fuller is heading into his fifth season as an assistant coach for Minnesota United. In 2010, his first year as a player-assistant coach, he helped lead the Charleston Battery to become regular season and playoff champions in USL-2. Fuller joined Orlando City of USL PRO the following year, winning two championships and two Commissioner’s Cups in three years. He transitioned to being a full-time coach in 2014 and remained with the club during its first MLS season in 2015. Fuller first joined MNUFC’s coaching staff in 2016 as an assistant and was reunited with Heath for the 2017 MLS season.

SEAN MCAULEY | ASSISTANT COACH McAuley joins MNUFC after two seasons with Orlando City SC as an assistant coach and six with Portland Timbers, where he helped guide the Timbers to the 2015 MLS Cup championship. The Englishman began his coaching career in 2006 at for the academy at English side Sheffield Wednesday F.C. for seven years. Wednesday’s academy developed several players that went on to sign for the first team under his guidance. Before becoming a coach, McAuley enjoyed a 15-year professional playing career. A Manchester United youth product, McAuley made his professional debut for St. Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership. McAuley played 16 games for the Timbers in 2002 while the club was in the lower division before retiring in 2005.

STEWART KERR | GOALKEEPER COACH Kerr joins MNUFC after spending two seasons with Western Conference side Vancouver Whitecaps and four seasons of additional MLS coaching experience. The native of Bellshill, Scotland, began his coaching career in his home country, working with Airdrie United during the 2008-09 Scottish First Division season, then moved to Motherwell FC in the Scottish Premier League from 2009 to 2011. As a player, Kerr began playing professionally at 18-years-old with Scottish Premier League giants Celtic FC, later going on to play with English clubs Swindon Town, Brighton & Hove Albion and Wigan Athletic.

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Tyler Miller Noah Billingsley Ike Opara Jose Aja Jacori Hayes Osvaldo Alonso Kevin Molino Jan Gregus Luis Amarilla Thomas Chacon Aaron Schoenfeld Ethan Finlay Brent Kallman Michael Boxall Robin Lod Greg Ranjitsingh Romain Metanire Mason Toye Hassani Dotson James Musa Raheem Edwards Chase Gasper Marlon Hairston Dayne St. Clair Fred Emmings

Player

"00" = 100 minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 23 31 41 44 77 94 97 99

#

90D 90D 90D

90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 59F 9 48 90M 25 90M 1 2 13 9 4 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 4

90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 88M 77M 81M 86M

90M 90M 90M 42M 89M 45M 90M 90M 90M 90M 81F 25 74F 45 3 9 31 65F 16 90M 90M 90M 65M 86M

90M 81M 90M 87F

90D 90D

1 2 3 4 5 POR SJ KC RSL COL 3-1 5-2 2-1 0-0 2-2 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

MIN 2 at KC 1 MIN 0 at RSL 0 MIN 2 at COL 2

Game #3 Game #4 Game #5

07/12/2020 07/17/2020 07/22/2020

MIN 3 at POR 1 MIN 5 at SJ 2

Game log: Game #1 03/01/2020 Game #2 03/07/2020 W T T

W W

Finlay 1 (Gregus 3)

36; Finlay 2 (Metanire 2, Gregus 4)

43

Molino 1 (unassisted) 51; Amarilla 1 (Finlay 1) 76; Molino 2 (Finlay 2) 78 Opara 1 (Gregus 1) 13; Gregus 1 (Amarilla 1) 26; Amarilla 2 (Molino 1) 32; Lod 1 (unassisted) Opara 2 (Gregus 2) 71 own goal (Shelton) 92+; Molino 3 (Edwards 1, Metanire 1) 97+

MINNESOTA UNITED FC 48+

Tyler Miller Noah Billingsley Ike Opara Jose Aja Jacori Hayes Osvaldo Alonso Kevin Molino Jan Gregus Luis Amarilla Thomas Chacon Aaron Schoenfeld Ethan Finlay Brent Kallman Michael Boxall Robin Lod Greg Ranjitsingh Romain Metanire Mason Toye Hassani Dotson James Musa Raheem Edwards Chase Gasper Marlon Hairston Dayne St. Clair Fred Emmings

Player

90M 61F 29 90M 90D 78M

90M 77F

13 90M

90D 78M

12 90D 23

12 90D 18

19 90D

32 90D

90D 58M

32 71M

90D 58M 90M 32 90M 58M

T (5-3 pens) W L

90D

64M

72D

90D 67M 90M

90D 26 90M

MLS IS BACK KNOCKOUT R16 QF SF CLB SJ ORL 1-1 4-1 1-3 90G 90G 90G

MLS IS BACK KNOCKOUT STAGE R16 07/28/2020 MIN 1 vs CLB 1 QF 08/01/2020 MIN 4 vs SJ 1 SF 08/06/2020 MIN 1 vs ORL 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 23 31 41 44 77 94 97 99

#

Lod 1 (Aja 1) 18 Lod 2 (Aja 2, Dotson 1) Toye 1 (Molino 1) 83

20; Hayes 1 (unassisted)

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

21; Amarilla 1 (Lod 1)

56; Hairston 1 (Dotson 2)

86

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2020 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Friday, August 21, 2020 Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. CT Allianz Field (St. Paul, MN) MLS Regular Season Game 6 Sporting Kansas City 4-1-0, 12 points (1-0-0 home; 1-0-0 away; 2-1-0 neutral) 1st in MLS Western Conference Minnesota United FC 3-0-2, 11 points (0-0-0 home; 2-0-0 away; 1-0-2 neutral) 2nd in MLS Western Conference

4-1-0 (12 pts.)

5 1st in West 13 2.60 12 5 1.00 +8 70 (27) 38.6% 65 57 11 1

English TV: FOX Sports KC Plus English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:

Ramy Touchan Eric Weisbrod Kathryn Nesbitt Ismir Pekmic Nima Saghafi

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

No. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 36 75

Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF FWD MID FWD FWD DEF DEF DEF MID GK FWD FWD MID DEF FWD GK DEF MID MID GK DEF MID

Name Richard Sanchez Andreu Fontas Roberto Puncec Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Felipe Gutierrez Khiry Shelton Gerso Fernandes Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda Eric Dick (loaned out) Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Winston Reid Tyler Freeman John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Gianluca Busio Cameron Duke Tim Melia Luis Martins Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal

Pronunciation

ahn-DRAY-oo PUHN-chetz BEEZ-ler ILL-ee-eh

MINNESOTA UNITED

RECORD GAMES PLAYED CONFERENCE POSITION GOALS GOALS/GAME ASSISTS GOALS ALLOWED ALLOWED/GAME GOAL DIFFERENTIAL SHOTS (ON GOAL) ON GOAL % FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS

3-0-2 (11 pts.)

5 2nd in West 12 2.40 11 6 1.20 +6 65 (27) 41.5% 68 61 13 0

2020 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

gram ZOO-see AH-lahn poo-LEE-dough feh-LEE-pay KY-ree JER-soh GAH-dee KINN-dah her-TAH-doh shallow-EE feh-LEE-pay

jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh

Pulido, Shelton Alan Pulido Alan Pulido Khiry Shelton Four Players Four Players Roberto Puncec Alan Pulido Ilie, Kinda Tim Melia

Pts 13 12 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 0

W L T 4 0 1 3 0 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 0 2 3 0 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 4 0 0 5 0

GD +8 +5 +2 0 0 -2 -1 -3 0 -1 -1 -4 -4 -5

GP 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5

Western Conference 1. Sporting Kansas City 2. Minnesota United FC 3. Portland Timbers 4. Los Angeles FC 5. Seattle Sounders FC 6. San Jose Earthquakes 7. Colorado Rapids 8. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 9. Real Salt Lake 10. FC Dallas 11. Houston Dynamo 12. LA Galaxy

Pts 12 11 10 9 8 8 7 6 6 5 3 2

W L T 4 1 0 3 0 2 3 1 1 2 0 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 4 0 1 1 3 1 1 2 0 2 3 0 3 2

GD +8 +6 +1 +5 +3 0 -1 -6 0 +1 -5 -6

GP 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 4 5 5

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

3 Kevin Molino 4 Jan Gregus 14 Luis Amarilla 5 Luis Amarilla 2 Luis Amarilla 1 Four Players 12 Robin Lod 14 Kevin Molino 2 Four Players 0 N/A 450 1.20 3 1 13

Tyler Miller Tyler Miller Tyler Miller Tyler Miller Tyler Miller

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference 1. Columbus Crew SC 2. Toronto FC 3. Orlando City SC 4. Philadelphia Union 5. Montreal Impact 6. New York Red Bulls 7. Atlanta United FC 8. FC Cincinnati 9. New England Revolution

10. D.C. United 11. Nashville SC 12. Chicago Fire 13. New York City FC 14. Inter Miami CF

3 GOALS 4 ASSISTS 15 SHOTS 8 SHOTS ON GOAL 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 9 FOULS COMMITTED 10 FOULS SUFFERED 3 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 344 Tim Melia 0.26 Tim Melia 3 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia 7

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MINNESOTA UNITED

PETER VERMES

ADRIAN HEATH

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

12th season 147-116-90 12th season (.544) 147-116-90 (.544)

6th season 55-67-35 (.462) 4th season 39-49-19 (.453)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY MEDICAL REPORT As of Wednesday, August 19 NOT MEDICALLY CLEARED • MID - Felipe Gutierrez

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 ROSTER (NUMERICAL) NO. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 36 75

PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Richard Sanchez Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo Roberto Puncec PUHN-chetz Matt Besler BEEZ-ler Ilie Sanchez ILL-ee-eh SAHN-chez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi ZOO-see Alan Pulido AH-lahn poo-LEE-dough Felipe Gutierrez feh-LEE-pay Khiry Shelton KY-ree Gerso Fernandes JER-soh Amadou Dia AH-mah-doo DEE-uh Roger Espinoza

Graham Smith Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah Eric Dick (loaned out) Erik Hurtado her-TAH-doh Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay Winston Reid Tyler Freeman John Pulskamp

Jaylin Lindsey Gianluca Busio jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh Cameron Duke Tim Melia MEE-lia Luis Martins lou-EESE mar-TEENS Wan Kuzain koo-ZANE

NO. 5 27 13 18 28 15 12 3 23 10 21 19 17 26 36 29 9 24 4 22 7 20 6 1 11 16 75 8

PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Matt Besler BEEZ-ler Gianluca Busio jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh Amadou Dia AH-mah-doo DEE-uh Eric Dick (loaned out) Cameron Duke Roger Espinoza

Gerso Fernandes JER-soh Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo Tyler Freeman Felipe Gutierrez feh-LEE-pay Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay Erik Hurtado her-TAH-doh Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah Jaylin Lindsey Luis Martins lou-EESE mar-TEENS Tim Melia MEE-lia Alan Pulido AH-lahn poo-LEE-dough John Pulskamp

Roberto Puncec PUHN-chetz Winston Reid Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Ilie Sanchez ILL-ee-eh SAHN-chez Richard Sanchez Khiry Shelton KY-ree Graham Smith Wan Kuzain koo-ZANE Graham Zusi ZOO-see

POS. HT. GK 6-3 DEF 6-1 DEF 6-1 DEF 6-0 MID 5-11 FWD 5-10 DEF 5-10 FWD 5-10 MID 5-9 FWD 6-3 FWD 5-8 DEF 5-10 MID 5-10 DEF 6-3 MID 5-8 GK 6-4 FWD 5-9 FWD 6-2 MID 5-8 DEF 6-3 FWD 5-11 GK 6-2 DEF 5-10 MID 5-7 MID 5-6 GK 6-0 DEF 5-8 MID 5-10

WT. 185 190 170 175 165 168 155 170 170 180 140 150 180 190 145 220 185 155 135 190 155 190 195 135 130 205 160 140

BIRTHDATE (AGE) HOMETOWN

04/05/1994 (26) Little Elm, TX 11/14/1989 (30) Banyoles, Spain 10/27/1991 (28) Varazdin, Croatia 02/11/1987 (33) Overland Park, KS 11/21/1990 (29) Barcelona, Spain 04/08/1990 (30) Glasgow, Scotland 08/18/1986 (34) Longwood, FL 03/08/1991 (29) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 10/08/1990 (29) Quintero, Chile 06/26/1993 (27) Leander, TX

02/23/1991 (29) Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 06/08/1993 (27) Highlands Ranch, CO 10/25/1986 (33) Aurora, CO 11/25/1995 (24) Highlands Ranch, CO 03/23/1994 (26) Ashdod, Israel 10/03/1994 (25) Carmel, IN 11/15/1990 (29) Beaverton, OR 07/19/1996 (24) Budapest, Hungary 06/08/1998 (22) Nashville, TN 07/03/1988 (32) Auckland, New Zealand 01/09/2003 (17) Shawnee, KS 04/19/2001 (19) Bakersfield, CA 03/27/2000 (20) Charlotte, NC 05/28/2002 (18) Greensboro, NC 02/13/2001 (19) Overland Park, KS 05/15/1986 (34) East Islip, NY

06/10/1992 (28) Lamego, Portugal 09/14/1998 (21) Carbondale, IL

LAST CLUB Chicago Fire FC (MLS) Celta Vigo (Spain) HNK Rijeka (Croatia) Elche CF (Spain) Derby County FC (England) Chivas de Guadalajara (Mexico) Real Betis (Spain) SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) C.F. Os Belenenses (Portugal) Phoenix Rising FC (USL) Wigan Athletic (England) Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC II (USL Championship) West Ham United (England) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Chivas USA (MLS) G.D. Chaves (Portugal) Sporting KC II (USL Championship)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 ROSTER (ALPHABETICAL) POS. HT. DEF 6-0 MID 5-7 DEF 5-10 GK 6-4 MID 5-6 MID 5-10 FWD 5-8 DEF 6-1 FWD 5-11 MID 5-9 MID 5-8 FWD 5-9 MID 5-8 DEF 5-10 DEF 5-8 GK 6-0 FWD 5-10 GK 6-2 DEF 6-1 DEF 6-3 FWD 5-10 FWD 6-2 MID 5-11 GK 6-3 FWD 6-3 DEF 6-3 MID 5-10 DEF 5-10

WT. 175 135 150 220 130 180 140 190 155 170 135 185 145 195 160 205 170 190 170 190 168 155 165 185 180 190 140 155

BIRTHDATE (AGE) BIRTHPLACE

COLLEGE 02/11/1987 (33) Kansas City, MO University of Notre Dame 05/28/2002 (18) Greensboro, NC 06/08/1993 (27) Nantes, France Clemson University 10/03/1994 (25) Roeland Park, KS Butler University 02/13/2001 (19) Overland Park, KS 10/25/1986 (33) Puerto Cortes, Honduras Ohio State University 02/23/1991 (29) Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 11/14/1989 (30) Banyoles, Spain 01/09/2003 (17) Overland Park, KS 10/08/1990 (29) Quintero, Chile 06/08/1998 (22) Ibague, Colombia 11/15/1990 (29) Fredricksburg, VA Santa Clara University 03/23/1994 (26) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 03/27/2000 (20) Charlotte, NC 06/10/1992 (28) Lamego, Portugal 05/15/1986 (34) Great River, NY

Lynn University (Florida) 03/08/1991 (29) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 04/19/2001 (19) Bakersfield, CA 10/27/1991 (28) Varazdin, Croatia 07/03/1988 (32) Auckland, New Zealand 04/08/1990 (30) Glasgow, Scotland 07/19/1996 (24) Siofok, Hungary 11/21/1990 (29) Barcelona, Spain 04/05/1994 (26) Mission Hills, CA 06/26/1993 (27) Fort Carson, CO Oregon State University 11/25/1995 (24) Highlands Ranch, CO University of Denver 09/14/1998 (21) Carbondale, IL 08/18/1986 (34) Orlando, FL University of Maryland

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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #MINvSKC: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#MINvSKC: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City returns to MLS action on Friday night when the side heads north to take on Minnesota United at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minn. It’s the first of six games Sporting has scheduled in Phase 1 of the league’s return to play.

Sporting resumes the regular season sitting atop of the Western Conference and one point off first place in the Supporters’ Shield standings with a 4-1-0 record. The only team to beat SKC in regular-season play this season is Minnesota, who scored twice in second-half stoppage time in the MLS is Back Tournament opener on July 12 to claim a 2-1 victory. In that game, Khiry Shelton gave Sporting the lead late in the first half before Tim Melia was sent off for DOGSO midway through the second period. An own goal from Shelton and a late winner from Kevin Molino earned Minnesota all three points.

In 2019, Sporting went 1-2-0 in all competitions against the Loons, first falling to a 4-1 road defeat in the U.S. Open Cup in mid June where Gerso Fernandes scored for the visitors, before exacting some revenge with a late 1-0 win at Children’s Mercy Park on August 22 when Erik Hurtado scored the game’s only goal in the 88th minute.

The third game took place at Allianz Field, with Sporting suffering a 2-1 defeat.

Botond Barath gave SKC an early lead but the Loons came back strong in the second period through Ozzie Alonso and Hassani Dotson.

Sporting KC Team Notes • SKC’s 12 points are tied for the third-most through the first five matches of a season in club history (15 points in 2012, 13 points in 2000).

• SKC’s 13 goals are second-most in MLS and the most through the first five matches of a season in club history.

• SKC’s plus-8 goal differential is tied for the best in MLS and tied for the best through the first five matches of a season in club history.

• Eight different SKC players have scored a goal this season, the most in MLS. • SKC has led at the 91-minute mark of all five regular season games this season.

• SKC leads MLS with a 57.5% shooting accuracy and a 18.6% shot conversion.

• SKC has outshot all five opponents this season, recording 70 shot attempts and facing 40.

• SKC has faced just 8.0 shots per game, the fewest in MLS.

Date

Sporting KC Player Notes • Forward Alan Pulido is second in MLS with seven combined goals (three) and assists (four). Pulido is the only player to score a goal or record an assist in all five regular season appearances this year.

• Forwards Alan Pulido and Khiry Shelton are the only MLS players with at least three goals scored, five chances created and 30 duels won this season.

• Forward Johnny Russell has become one of five MLS players with 20 goals and 20 assists in the regular season since the start of 2018.

• Defenders Graham Zusi and Roberto Puncec are the only Sporting players to play all 450 minutes of the regular season.

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia’s 316-minute regular season shutout streak dating back to Feb. 29 is the longest active streak in MLS. Melia has a 3-0-0 record and a 0.26 goals against average in regular season play.

#MINvSKC: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 4-3-2 in regular season)

07/12/2020 09/25/2019 08/22/2019 08/25/2018 06/03/2018

Score

KC 1 vs MIN 2 KC 1 at MIN 2 KC 1 vs MIN 0 KC 2 vs MIN 0 KC 4 vs MIN 1

Result L L W W W

Details

Shelton tallies at MIB before own goal and Molino win it late Barath opener overturned by Alonso and Dotson Hurtado tallies late game-winner to seal all three points Croizet and Rubio net in the second half of home win Salloi, Kuzain, Lobato and Rubio net in comfortable win

#MINvSKC: PLAYER HISTORY • Forward Khiry Shelton has scored twice against the Loons, tallying his first goal for Sporting KC in a 1-1 road draw on May 20, 2018 before adding another in SKC’s MLS is Back opener - a 2-1 loss on July 12, 2020.

• Forward Erik Hurtado has scored twice against the Loons, notching a late game-winner in the 1-0 home win on Aug. 22, 2019 for Sporting KC and another coming as a member of the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2017.

• Forward Daniel Salloi has one goal against Minnesota, netting the opening goal in a 4-1 home win on June 3, 2018.

• Midfielder Wan Kuzain has one goal against MNUFC, scoring his first MLS goal with the game-winner on June 3, 2018.

• Defender Botond Barath has scored once against Minnesota, opening the scoring in a 2-1 road loss on Sept. 25, 2019.

• Forward Johnny Russell has five assists against Minnesota, setting up Khiry Shelton’s goal in the 1-1 draw on May 20, 2018 before setting up both goals in the 2-0 home win on Aug. 25, 2018. Russell tallied the game-winning assist on Erik Hurtado’s goal in the 1-0 home win on Aug. 22, 2019 before setting up Botond Barath’s opener in the 2-1 road loss on Sept. 25, 2019.

• Forward Alan Pulido has one assist against the Loons, setting up Khiry Shelton’s opener in the 2-1 loss at the MLS is Back Tournament on July 12, 2020.

• Forward Gerso Fernandes has tallied one assist versus Minnesota, coming on Diego Rubio’s goal in the 4-1 home win on June 3, 2018.

• Midfielder Roger Espinoza has recorded one assist against Minnesota, helping set up Cristian Lobato’s strike in the 4-1 home win on June 3, 2018.

• Midfielder Ilie Sanchez has one assist against Minneosta United, coming on Erik Hurtado’s late game-winner in the 1-0 home win on Aug. 22, 2019.

• Defender Matt Besler has one assist against Minnesota, coming on Ike Opara’s game-winning goal on June 3, 2017.

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 4-2-1 all-time against Minnesota United FC, with the four wins coming in a 3-0 shutout at home on June 3, 2017, a 4-1 home win a year later on June 3, 2018, a 2-0 home win on Aug. 25, 2018 and a 1-0 home win on Aug. 22, 2019. He has three shutouts and a 0.60 goals against average against the Loons all-time.

• Goalkeeper Richard Sanchez is 0-2-0 against the Loons, suffering a 2-1 road defeat with the Chicago Fire on March 17, 2018 and a 2-1 loss at the MIB Tournament on July 12, 2020 after subbing in following a red card.

Minnesota United Team Notes • MIN is off to its best five-game start to a regular season in club history.

• MIN is one of four remaining unbeaten clubs in MLS (CLB, TOR and LAFC).

• MIN ranks third in MLS with 2.4 goals per game and has scored at least twice in four of its first five regular season matches.

• MIN has outscored opponents 5-0 after the 70th minute in five regular season matches this season.

• MIN ranks second in MLS (behind SKC) with a shot conversion rate of 18.5%.

• MIN leads MLS with 15.6 interceptions per game.

Minnesota United Player Notes • Midfielder Jan Gregus is tied for second in MLS with four assists and leads Minnesota with nine chances created.

• Midfielder Kevin Molino leads Minnesota with three goals, while midfielder Ethan Finlay is the MIN’s only player with multiple goals (two) and assists (two).

• Defender Chase Gasper is tied for third in MLS with 14 interceptions and leads Minnesota in duels won (31) and tackles won (9).

• Defender Michael Boxall has played every minute of the regular season and is tied for fourth in MLS with 27 clearances.

• Defender Ike Opara, a former Sporting center back and the reigning MLS Defender of the Year, will miss Friday’s match through injury. Starting goalkeeper Tyler Miller will also miss the rest of the season after undergoing hip surgery.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Defender Matt Besler is 100 minutes away from reaching 30,000 minutes played for Sporting KC in all competitions.

• Midfielder Ilie Sanchez is one shy of his 100th career regular season start for Sporting.

#MINvSKC: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS • Minnesota defender Ike Opara spent six years with Sporting KC from 20132018, scoring 15 goals and adding six assists across 136 appearances in all competitions.

• Minnesota midfielder James Musa made one appearance for Sporting KC in 2017, while he made 24 appearances with Sporting II that season.

• Forward Erik Hurtado played alongside Minnesota defender Jose Aja at the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2018.

• Defender Winston Reid has played alongside Minnesota defender Michael Boxall and midfielder James Musa on the New Zealand National Team from 2017 onwards.

• Goalkeeper Richard Sanchez was teammates with Minnesota’s Raheem Edwards at the Chicago Fire from 2018-2019.

• Midfielder Gadi Kinda played against Minnesota striker Aaron Schoenfeld in the Israeli Premier League from 2016-2020.

• Manager Peter Vermes played with Minnesota Sporting Director Manny Lagos at the New York Metrostars in 1996.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

PULIDO CONTINUES TO SHINE

After another three-week layoff following their elimination from the MLS is Back Tournament at the Quarterfinal stage, Sporting Kansas City is back in action this Friday night when the side travels north to take on Minnesota United at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minn. starting at 6:30 p.m. CT.

Sporting Kansas City Designated Player Alan Pulido has hit the ground running in MLS, one could say. The 29-year-old has met the high expectations placed on him following a club-record transfer in December, quickly becoming a key cog in the Sporting KC attack.

Pulido has three goals and four assists in his first five regular season appearances, not to mention a goal in Sporting’s quarterfinal loss to the Philadelphia Union in the MLS is Back Tournament last month in Walt Disney World. His seven combined goals and assists are the second-most in MLS, behind Diego Rossi’s eight, and while his nine chances created from open play rank sixth on the league charts.

Sporting re-enters the regular season sitting pretty on the Western Conference summit, and trails Columbus Crew SC by one point for first place in the Supporters’ Shield standings. Sporting has gone 4-1-0 (12 pts.) in regular-season games this season, with the only team to beat Peter Vermes’ side being Friday’s opponents, Minnesota United, in the MLS is Back Tournament opener on July 12. Minnesota currently sit second in the West with a 3-0-2 (11 pts.) record.

Any lingering questions about whether Pulido would need time settling in with Sporting were promptly answered 17 minutes into his MLS debut on Feb. 29, when his pinpoint header spurred a season-opening 3-1 win at Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Seven days later, he endeared himself to the Children’s Mercy Park faithful with a goal and an assist in a 4-0 demolition of the Houston Dynamo.

With MLS leaving decisions on allowing fans to individual teams as they consult with their local government and health officials, Minnesota will not have fans in attendance on Friday, but Sporting intends to allow 14 percent capacity at Children’s Mercy Park upon return to their home stadium next Tuesday, Aug. 25. Sporting will play six games in a 24 day period during Phase One of the league’s return-to-play in home markets, with the remainder of the 2020 schedule set to be announced in the coming weeks.

Following a four-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pulido picked up where he left of by landing a nomination for the MLS is Back Tournament Best XI. He tallied two goals and three assists in the historic competition as Sporting finished atop Group D.

During that July 12 encounter with Minnesota, Sporting took the lead through Khiry Shelton late in the first half before Tim Melia was shown a straight red card midway through the second period. The Loons capitalized in stoppage time and equalized through a Shelton own goal before claiming all three points through Kevin Molino’s winner in the 95th minute.

SHUTOUT STREAK INTACT

Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Tim Melia heads back into regular-season play still riding an impressive run of form in the 2020 campaign. Despite conceding three goals in the first half during a disjointed Sporting KC performance in the MLS is Back Tournament Quarterfinals against the Philadelphia Union in July 30, Melia’s league-high shutout streak in the regular season remains intact.

Heading into Friday’s game, MNUFC will be without influential former Sporting KC center back Ike Opara who continues to deal with injury, while starting goalkeeper Tyler Miller is out for the season following hip surgery.

Melia is riding a 316-minute shutout streak in regular-seasson play, having not conceded a goal since the first half of the season opener against Vancouver on Feb. 29, when Jake Nerwinski fired home from close range. Since then, Melia has recorded shutouts against the Houston Dynamo (March 7) and Real Salt Lake (July 22), while he also posted a clean sheet in the MIB Round of 16 clash against Vancouver (July 26), though that game did not count toward the regular season. He also did not concede prior to being sent off against Minnesota United on July 12, as Richard Sanchez allowed the two late Loons goals in that match.

FAMILIAR MINNESOTA AWAITS

Sporting Kansas City is set to face off against one it’s most familiar foes in recent years when the team resumes regular-season play on Friday night, as Minnesota United FC play host to Peter Vermes’ side at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minn.

Minnesota are the only side to take points off Sporting KC in the 2020 regular season, completing a late comeback to claim a 2-1 victory in the opening game of the MLS is Back Tournament on July 12. Khiry Shelton fired Sporting into the lead late in the first half, but, after Tim Melia was sent off, Minnesota tallied twice in second-half stoppage time through a Shelton own goal and a Kevin Molino strike to steal all three points.

The 34-year-old gloveman is the club’s all-time regular-season leader among goalkeepers for shutouts (47), wins (65) and games played (151), ranking above legendary goalkeepers Tony Meola and Jimmy Nielsen in those categories. The only records the latter ‘keepers still hold are saves (Meola with 507) and goals against average (Nielsen with 0.99).

Sporting’s only prior visit to Allianz Field on Sept. 25, 2019 was almost a mirror image, with the visitors taking an early lead through Botond Barath, only for the Loons to surge back in the second half with Ozzie Alonso equalizing and Hassani Dotson netting a 90thminute winner for the home side.

SKC LAUNCHES “THE ACADEMY” WITH B/R & AUDI

On Tuesday morning, Sporting KC, in partnership with Bleacher Report, Audi and MLS, announced the launch of a new all-access digital series named “The Academy” that will air on Bleacher Report’s channels through the remainder of 2020.

However, Sporting did claim victory over the Loons last season on Aug. 22, 2019 at Children’s Mercy Park. After a tight Thursday-night affair looked to be ending without a winner, Sporting forward Erik Hurtado latched onto Johnny Russell’s through ball and rounded the goalkeeper before finishing into an empty net to send the home crowd into raptures.

Episode 1 debuted on Wednesday morning as the docuseries provides a detailed look at tactical meetings, closed training sessions, and how Sporting Kansas City’s Academy managed the transition to remote and virtual trainings, as well as season delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sporting still holds the lead in the all-time regular-season series, going 4-3-2 since the Loons entered MLS as an expansion side in 2017. While SKC has a perfect 4-0-0 record at home, the side is a winless 0-2-2 in games played in Minnesota - either at Allianz Field or TCF Bank Stadium.

COACH SPEAK: PETER VERMES

On getting back to work after the MLS is Back Tournament: “I can tell you we got back to work for sure. It’s been good, the training’s been good, the intensity has been fantastic with the group, very focused so it’s been a good few weeks of training.”

MLS IS BACK REFRESHER

With the outbreak of COVID-19 putting the 2020 MLS season to a halt, the league introduced a novel idea to resume play in this most unique of campaigns. From July 5 through August 11, 24 of 26 teams took part in the MLS is Back Tournament - a World Cup-style tournament held in a bubble in Orlando at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex.

DATE OPPONENT July 12 Minnesota United July 17 Colorado Rapids July 22 Real Salt Lake July 26 Vancouver Whitecaps July 30 Philadelphia Union

SCORE L 1-2 W 3-2 W 2-0 T 0-0 (3-1 PK) L 1-3

On the progression of the team’s younger players: “I think all of our young guys have taken a big step forward this year. Since preseason - I think it has a lot to do with the offseason for a lot of those guys - they prepared really well and they’ve continued to kind of push the team a little bit which is a good thing that the young guys are doing that so they’ve been a pleasant surprise I would say. I’d continue to say that you’ll see more and more of those guys getting chances to play.”

STAGE Group Stage Group Stage Group Stage Round of 16 Quarterfinals

On dealing with all the breaks in the schedule throughout the year: “You lose a little bit of the rhythm of play, 90-minute games, but we also needed a break after Orlando so it was good that first week to have kind of a - easy is the wrong word just to have a week where we weren’t under pressure to play a game so I think that first week was good to just have that break. But these last two weeks have been really good training and it was good preparation going into this six games we have in 24 days. As much as we were off for a really long period of time when things shut down and prior to the MLS is Back Tournament started, this is a short break. I foresee us being into it pretty quickly. I’m sure there’ll be some cobwebs here or there in the first game but we have six games in 24 days, we’re going to get back into it pretty quickly.”

Despite a disappointing start to the group stage, Sporting ended up emerging as winners of Group D with six points and a 2-1-0 record - which also applies to the regular-season standings. A dominant performance against Vancouver followed in the Round of 16, but SKC required penalties to find a way through against a determined ‘Caps side, before falling to a resounding 3-1 defeat to the Union in the quarterfinals.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC MLS record vs. Minnesota United FC: 4-3-2 Home games: 4-0-0 (10 GF, 1 GA) Road games: 0-2-2 (3 GF, 6 GA) Neutral site: 0-1-0 (1 GF, 2 GA) Date 05/07/2017 06/03/2017 10/07/2017 05/20/2018 06/03/2018 08/25/2018 08/22/2019 09/25/2019 07/12/2020

Score KC 0 at MIN 2 KC 3 vs MIN 0 KC 1 at MIN 1 KC 1 at MIN 1 KC 4 vs MIN 1 KC 2 vs MIN 0 KC 1 vs MIN 0 KC 1 at MIN 2 KC 1 vs MIN 2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Result Location L TCF Bank Stadium W Children’s Mercy Park T TCF Bank Stadium T TCF Bank Stadium W Children’s Mercy Park W Children’s Mercy Park W Children’s Mercy Park L Allianz Field L Marathon Sports Field

3 5 17 5 12 13

Diego Rubio Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi Espinoza, Russell Roger Espinoza Gerso Fernandes

4 2 3 28 6

Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia

MINNESOTA UNITED

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

Eight Players 1 Abu Danladi 3 Christian Ramirez 12 Three Players 5 Abu Danladi 11 Ibson 14

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

Three Players 1 Bobby Shuttleworth 3 Bobby Shuttleworth 1 Bobby Shuttleworth 32 Bobby Shuttleworth 11

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 2 6 3 5 4

MINNESOTA UNITED

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

14 Players Johnny Russell (8/25/18) Gianluca Busio (9/25/19) Five Players Espinoza, Ilie Rubio, Russell

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

8 Tim Melia (8/25/18) 2 Three Players

Eight Players Gregus, Ibarra Three Players Quintero, Rodriguez Three Players Ibson, Molino (5/20/18) Bobby (6/3/18) Bobby

Shuttleworth 9 Shuttleworth 4

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 2 OT Total 8 6 0 14 95 88 0 183 32 27 0 59 50 51 0 101 5 2 0 7 32 37 0 69

MINNESOTA UNITED Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 4 5 0 9 Shots 36 54 0 90 Shots on Goal 17 20 0 37 Fouls 47 57 0 104 Offsides 9 13 0 22 Corner Kicks 11 20 0 31

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC MIN

148

1-15

3 1

16-30

31-45

5 1

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,425

TOTAL MLS SELLOUTS in 162 MLS matches played at the stadium (including postseason)

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 162 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 154 MLS regular season, 8 MLS postseason, 19 Open Cup, 10 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 162 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

196

0 2

105.2 5

46-60

2 0

61-75

1 1

76-90

3 4

OT

0 0

Total

14 9

107

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals

344

1 2 4 3 4 6

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 196 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Richard Sanchez (Re-Entry Draft - Nov. 26, 2019)

Adrian Zendejas (Trade - Nov. 19, 2019)

Roberto Puncec (Signing - Dec. 4, 2019)

Jimmy Medranda (Expansion Draft - Nov. 19, 2019)

Khiry Shelton (Signing - Dec. 9, 2019)

Benny Feilhaber (Option Declined - Nov. 21, 2019)

Alan Pulido (Signing - Dec. 10, 2019)

Seth Sinovic (Option Declined - Nov. 21, 2019)

Amadou Dia (Signing - Jan. 10, 2020)

Gedion Zelalem (Option Declined - Nov. 21, 2019)

Gadi Kinda (Loan - Jan. 23, 2020)

Nico Hasler (Out of Contract - Nov. 21, 2019)

Winston Reid (Loan - Feb. 14, 2020)

Krisztian Nemeth (Out of Contract - Nov. 21, 2019)

John Pulskamp (Signed as Homegrown - Feb. 24, 2020)

Rodney Wallace (Out of Contract - Nov. 21, 2019)

Charlie Lyon (Added as League Pool Goalkeeper - July 17, 2020)

Eric Dick (Loan - Feb. 4, 2020) Botond Barath (Transfer - July 11, 2020) Charlie Lyon (Released as League Pool Goalkeeper - July 18, 2020)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Nov. 19: OUT Sporting KC acquires $175,000 in allocation money and an international roster spot from Nashville SC (MLS) in exchange for GK Adrian Zendejas.

Nov. 19: OUT Sporting KC D Jimmy Medranda selected by Nashville SC (MLS) in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft.

Nov. 21: OUT Sporting KC declines options on M Benny Feilhaber, D Seth Sinovic and M Gedion Zelalem. In addition, D Nico Hasler, F Krisztian Nemeth and D Rodney

Wallace are out of contract.

Nov. 26: IN Sporting KC selects GK Richard Sanchez in Stage 1 (4th Overall) of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft.

Dec. 4: IN Sporting KC signs D Robert Puncec, most recently with HNK Rijeka (Croatia).

Dec. 9: IN Sporting KC signs F Khiry Shelton from SC Paderborn 07 (Germany).

Dec. 10: IN Sporting KC acquires F Alan Pulido on a club-record transfer fee from C.D. Guadalajara (Mexico).

Jan. 10: IN Sporting KC signs D Amadou Dia, most recently with Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship).

Jan 23: IN Sporting KC acquires M Gadi Kinda on a one-year loan with an option to buy from Beitar Jerusalem (Israel).

Feb. 4: OUT Sporting KC loans GK Eric Dick to Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship) for the 2020 season.

Feb. 14: IN Sporting KC acquires D Winston Reid on loan from West Ham United (England).

Feb. 24: IN Sporting KC signs GK John Pulskamp as a Homegrown Player after acquiring his Homegrown rights from the LA Galaxy (MLS).

July 11: OUT Sporting KC transfers D Botond Barath to his former club, Budapest Honved FC (Hungary).

July 17: IN/OUT Sporting KC added GK Charlie Lyon as a League Pool Goalkeeper for July 17 match vs. Colorado Rapids. Lyon was released following the game.

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2009

Matt Besler (8th) 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

Eric Dick (13th) Graham Smith (18th)

Gerso Fernandes (1/4/17) Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17)

Gianluca Busio (8/25/17)

Johnny Russell (1/31/18) Felipe Gutierrez (2/6/18) Andreu Fontas (8/8/18)

Jaylin Lindsey (1/1/18) Wan Kuzain (4/13/18)

2019

Luis Martins (8/1/19)

2020

Richard Sanchez (11/25/19) 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) Winston Reid (2/14/20)

Erik Hurtado (12/14/18)

Tyler Freeman (1/1/19) Cameron Duke (7/18/19) Felipe Hernandez (8/30/19) John Pulskamp (2/24/20)

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Sporting Kansas City II

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT

TV / SCORERS

Saturday, February 29

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

MLS

W

3-1

Pulido, Kinda, Hurtado

SATURDAY, MARCH 7

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

W

4-0

Pulido, Espinoza, Kinda, Shelton

SUNDAY, JULY 12

MINNESOTA UNITED

GROUP STAGE

L

1-2

Shelton

FRIDAY, JULY 17

COLORADO RAPIDS

GROUP STAGE

W

3-2

Shelton, Pulido, Zusi

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22

REAL SALT LAKE

GROUP STAGE

W

2-0

Russell, Gerso

SUNDAY, JULY 26

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

ROUND OF 16

T

0-0 (3-1 PK)

--

THURSDAY, JULY 30

PHILADELPHIA UNION

QUARTERFINAL

L

1-3

Pulido

Friday, August 21

at Minnesota United FC

MLS

6:30 P.M.

FOX Sports KC Plus

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

7:30 P.M.

FOX SPORTS KC PLUS

Saturday, August 29

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

8:00 P.M.

FOX Sports KC

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

FC DALLAS

MLS

7:30 P.M.

FOX SPORTS KC PLUS

Saturday, September 5

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

7:00 P.M.

FOX Sports KC Plus

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

MLS

7:30 P.M.

FOX SPORTS KC

REGULAR SEASON

MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT

REGULAR SEASON

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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 2020 REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) REFEREE

GAMES RECORD

SKC FOULS

OPP. FOULS

SKC YC

OPP. YC

SKC RC

OPP. RC

SKC PK

OPP. PK

Ted Unkel

1

1-0-0

13

10

2

1

0

0

0

0

Allen Chapman

1

1-0-0

12

13

2

5

0

0

0

0

Joe Dickerson

1

0-1-0

14

12

2

3

1

0

0

0

Dave Gantar

1

1-0-0

15

11

2

2

0

2

1

0

Fotis Bazakos

1

1-0-0

11

11

3

4

0

0

0

0

2020 VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) DATE REFEREE VAR

INCIDENT

DECISION

July 12, 2020 vs. MIN Joe Dickerson Armando Villarreal MIN Goal Overturned, No Goal After MIN’s Ethan Finlay puts the ball into the back of the net from close range, Dickerson consults with his VAR Villarreal who flags that Kevin Molino was offside and screening SKC goalkeeper Tim Melia in the lead-up to the goal.

July 17, 2020 vs. COL Dave Gantar Rubiel Vazquez COL Yellow Card Overturned, Red Card SKC’s Khiry Shelton is brought down by COL’s Danny Wilson while through on goal. Referee Dave Gantar initially shows Wilson a yellow card, but after consulting with his VAR, changes his decision to a red card for denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity.

July 17, 2020 vs. COL Dave Gantar Rubiel Vazquez SKC No Penalty Overturned, Penalty SKC’s Graham Zusi whips in a cross from the right that deflects off COL’s Diego Rubio’s elbow and out for a corner. After consulting with his VAR, referee Dave Gantar awards SKC a penalty for handball.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2020 Record When...

SPORTING KC IN 2020 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

Regular Season Record By Month

Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime

3-1-0 1-0-0 3-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0

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

0-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Wearing Sporting blue Wearing dark indigo

2-0-0 2-1-0

Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’

4-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even

4-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Feb. 2020 Feb. all-time March 2020 March all-time April 2020 April all-time May 2020 May all-time June 2020 June all-time July 2020 July all-time Aug. 2020 Aug. all-time Sept. 2020 Sept. all-time Oct. 2020 Oct. all-time

2-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0

Day games (before 5 p.m.)

Games 5 p.m. CT or later

1-0-0 3-1-0

With red card for With red card against

1-0-0 0-1-0

Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75

2-1-0 2-0-0

In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone

1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 2-1-0

vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference

4-1-0 0-0-0

On grass On turf

3-1-0 1-0-0

With zero subs With one sub With two subs With three subs With four subs With five subs

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0

1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 23-11-11 0-0-0 45-38-19 0-0-0 39-49-28 0-0-0 44-31-28 2-1-0 55-42-28 0-0-0 49-53-17 0-0-0 34-45-20 0-0-0 24-18-18

Game-winning goals after 75’...

vs. Atlanta United FC vs. Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew SC vs. D.C. United

vs. FC Cincinnati vs. FC Dallas

vs. Houston Dynamo vs. Inter Miamo 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

Graham Zusi (7/17 vs. COL) - 91+ Minute

Game-tying goals after 75’...

None

Game-winning goals against after 75’...

Kevin Molino (7/12 vs. MIN) - 97+ Minute

Game-tying goals against after 75’...

Red Cards...

Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2020)

Shutouts 2-0-0 One-goal games 1-1-0 On ABC/ESPN On FS1 On Univision On FSKC

Quickest Goal...

Johnny Russell (7/22 at RSL) - 49 seconds

Quickest Goal Against...

Jake Nerwinski (2/29 at VAN) - 28th Minute

1-1-1 (0-0-0) 17-26-11 (0-0-0) 26-24-15 (1-0-0) 26-22-8 (0-0-0) 21-22-13 (0-0-0) 0-0-1 (0-0-0) 25-25-12 (0-0-0) 9-10-13 (1-0-0) 0-0-0 (0-0-0) 2-2-0 (0-0-0) 23-26-15 (0-0-0) 4-3-2 (0-1-0) 7-4-3 (0-0-0) 0-0-0 (0-0-0) 25-18-12 (0-0-0) 2-3-0 (0-0-0) 21-21-14 (0-0-0) 2-2-1 (0-0-0) 6-6-5 (0-0-0) 7-4-5 (0-0-0) 10-13-8 (1-0-0) 27-25-8 (0-0-0) 7-9-4 (0-0-0) 14-4-8 (0-0-0) 10-3-4 (1-0-0)

None Tim Melia (7/12 vs. MIN) - DOGSO - 74th Minute

Red Cards Against...

Danny Wilson (7/17 vs. COL) - DOGSO - 61st Minute Jack Price (7/17 vs. COL) - Foul & Abusive Language - 73rd Minute

Penalty Kicks...

Alan Pulido (7/17 vs. COL) - Scored on William Yarbrough

Penalty Kicks Against...

None

Penalty Kicks Earned...

Diego Rubio Handball (7/17 vs. COL) - 72nd Minute

Youngest Goalscorer...

Oldest Goalscorer...

Youngest Starter...

Youngest to play in a game...

Oldest Starter...

Oldest to play in a game...

Gadi Kinda (2/29 at VAN) - 25 years and 343 days Graham Zusi (7/17 vs. COL) - 33 years and 334 days Gianluca Busio (7/22 at RSL) - 18 years and 55 days Gianluca Busio (2/29 at VAN) - 17 years and 277 days Tim Melia (7/22 at RSL) - 34 years and 68 days Tim Melia (7/22 at RSL) - 34 years and 68 days

Regular Season Home, Away & Neutral Overall All-time 2020 at home All-time at home 2020 on road All-time on road 2020 neutral All-time neutral

GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 6 7 13 OPPONENT 2 3 5

314-287-169 1-0-0 204-100-79 1-0-0 108-186-90 2-1-0 2-1-0

2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 32 38 70 OPPONENT 18 22 40

SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 11 16 27 OPPONENT 7 6 13

FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 35 30 65 OPPONENT 32 25 57

OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 3 4 7 OPPONENT 4 4 8

CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 14 11 25 OPPONENT 6 11 17

CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 4 7 11 OPPONENT 10 5 15

EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0 1 1 OPPONENT 0 2 2

PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0/0 1/1 1/1 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 204 100 79 15 4 3 21 7 3 8 5 5 248 116 90

W L T 314 287 169 18 22 10 0 1 1 30 17 7 13 15 9 375 342 196

GF GA 1089 1033 66 67 1 3 109 67 50 57 1315 1227

AWAY GF GA 650 455 41 20 72 30 28 18 791 523

Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL

W L T 108 186 90 2 17 7 9 10 4 5 10 3 124 223 104 9

NEUTRAL GF GA 433 574 22 44 37 37 22 39 514 694

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 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES Feb. 29, 2020: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-3 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BC Place | Vancouver, BC Attendance: 22,120 Weather: Indoors and 53 degrees

Sporting KC (1-0-0, 3 points) Vancouver Whitecaps (0-1-0, 0 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins M Ilie M Espinoza M Kinda (Busio 90’) F Shelton F Pulido (Hurtado 90’) F Russell (Gerso 71’)

1 2 F 2 1 3 1 0 1

Vancouver Whitecaps GK Crepeau D Nerwinski D Khmiri D Cornelius D Adnan M Dajome (Ricketts 80’) M Inbeom M Teibert (C) M Milinkovic (Montero 70’) F Cavallini F Reyna

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Meredith (GK) Barath Gutierrez Lindsey Metcalf Salloi Rose Bair Scoring Summary: SKC - Alan Pulido 1 (Roberto Puncec 1) 17’ VAN - Jake Nerwinski 1 (David Milinkovic 1) 28’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 1 (Luis Martins 1) 39’ SKC - Erik Hurtado 1 (Gerso Fernandes 1) 95+ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 3’ VAN - Derek Cornelius (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 23’ SKC - Khiry Shelton (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 11 (4) 4 13 0 3

VAN 9 (5) 1 10 0 4

March 7, 2020: Sporting KC 4-0 Houston Dynamo MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 21,188 Weather: Clear and 57 degrees

Sporting KC (2-0-0, 6 points) Houston Dynamo (0-1-1, 1 point) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins M Ilie M Espinoza M Kinda (Busio 75’) F Shelton F Pulido (Hurtado 84’) F Russell (Gerso 71’)

1 2 F 2 2 4 0 0 0

Houston Dynamo GK Maric D Valentin D Struna D Figueroa D Lundkvist M Martinez (Quintero 57’) M Vera M Boniek Garcia (C) M McNamara (Ramirez 73’) M Rodriguez (Salazar 78’) F Manotas

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Cropper (GK) Barath Fuenmayor Lindsey Ceren Salloi Hansen Scoring Summary: SKC - Alan Pulido 2 (Khiry Shelton 1, Gadi Kinda 1) 16’ SKC - Roger Espinoza 1 (Unassisted) 26’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 2 (Alan Pulido 1, Johnny Russell 1) 65’ SKC - Khiry Shelton 1 (Unassisted) 77’ Misconduct Summary: HOU - Aljaz Struna (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 14’ HOU - Maynor Figueroa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 30’ HOU - Matias Vera (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’ HOU - Adam Lundkvist (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) HOU - Michael Salazar (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 17 (7) 1 12 3 5

10

HOU 9 (1) 3 13 1 7

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE BOX SCORES (REGULAR SEASON) July 12, 2020: Sporting KC 1-2 Minnesota United FC MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Attendance: 0 Weather: Partly cloudy and 86 degrees

Sporting KC (2-1-0, 6 points) Minnesota United (3-0-0, 9 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins M Ilie (Busio 94+) M Espinoza M Kinda (Sanchez 76’) F Shelton (Salloi 94+) F Pulido (Hurtado 94+) F Gerso (Russell 73’)

1 2 F 1 0 1 0 2 2

Minnesota United GK Miller D Metanire D Boxall (C) D Aja D Gasper M Gregus M Dotson M Finlay M Molino (Musa 98+) M Lod (Edwards 77’) F Toye (Schoenfeld 59’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dia Emmings (GK) Lindsey Ranjitsingh (GK) Reid Alonso Smith Hayes Duke Hairson Hernandez Chacon Kuzain Scoring Summary: SKC - Khiry Shelton 2 (Alan Pulido 2) 43’ MIN - Own Goal (Khiry Shelton) 92+ MIN - Kevin Molino 3 (Raheem Edwards 1, Romain Metanire 1) 97+ Misconduct Summary: MIN - Chase Gasper (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 34’ MIN - Jose Aja (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 60’ MIN - Jan Gregus (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 70’ SKC - Tim Melia (Red Card; DOGSO) 74’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 91+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 13 (3) 1 14 1 9

MIN 9 (2) 2 12 3 3

July 17, 2020: Sporting KC 3-2 Colorado Rapids MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Attendance: 0 Weather: Mostly Sunny and 84 degrees

Sporting KC (3-1-0, 9 points) Colorado Rapids (2-2-0, 6 points) Sporting KC GK Sanchez D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins (Dia 100+) M Ilie M Espinoza M Kinda (Busio 82’) F Shelton F Pulido F Russell (Gerso 54’)

1 2 F 0 3 3 1 1 2

Colorado Rapids GK Yarbrough D Rosenberry D Abubakar D Wilson D Vines M Price (C) M Acosta (Warner 73’) M Bassett (Mezquida 54’) F Namli (Lewis 73’) F Rubio (Kamara 73’) F Benezet (Trusty 62’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Lyon (GK) Rawls (GK) Lindsey Kelly Reid Moor Smith Wynne Duke Galvan Hernandez Shinyashiki Kuzain Hurtado Salloi Scoring Summary: COL - Kellyn Acosta 1 (Cole Bassett 1, Nicolas Benezet 1) 6’ SKC - Khiry Shelton 3 (Gadi Kinda 2, Luis Martins 2) 65’ SKC - Alan Pulido 3 (Penalty Kick) 72’ COL - Jonathan Lewis 2 (Kei Kamara 1) 84’ SKC - Graham Zusi 1 (Unassisted) 91+ Misconduct Summary: COL - Diego Rubio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 22’ COL - Nicolas Benezet (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 41’ SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48+ COL - Danny Wilson (Red Card; DOGSO) 61’ COL - Jack Price (Red Card; Foul & Abusive Language) 73’ SKC - Alan Pulido (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 88’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 19 (9) 2 15 1 5

11

COL 8 (4) 5 11 3 1

July 22, 2020: Sporting KC 2-0 Real Salt Lake MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Attendance: 0 Weather: Mostly Cloudy and 83 degrees

Sporting KC (4-1-0, 12 points) Real Salt Lake (1-1-3, 6 points)

1 2 F 1 1 2 0 0 0

Sporting KC Real Salt Lake GK Melia GK MacMath D Zusi D Herrera D Smith D Glad D Puncec D Holt D Martins (Dia 67’) D Toia M Ilie M Luiz M Espinoza (Hernandez 58’) M Beckerman (C) (Ruiz 64’) M Busio (Kinda 67’) M Meram (Chang 64’) F Russell (Gerso 84’) M Kreilach (Rossi 72’) F Pulido (C) M Baird (Ramirez 77’) F Shelton (Salloi 84’) F Johnson (Martinez 46’) Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Putna (GK) Besler Silva Lindsey Besler Reid Mulholland Duke Portillo Kuzain Iloski Hurtado Schmitt Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 1 (Alan Pulido 3) 1’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes 1 (Alan Pulido 4) 86’ Misconduct Summary: RSL - Erik Holt (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 20’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 36’ RSL - Sam Johnson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 40’ RSL - Kyle Beckerman (Yellow Card; Dissent) 55’ SKC - Gianluca Busio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 56’ SKC - Graham Smith (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 62’ RSL - Justen Glad (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 71’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 10 (4) 1 11 2 3

RSL 5 (1) 3 11 1 2

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 MLS IS BACK KNOCKOUT STAGE BOX SCORES July 26, 2020: Sporting KC 0-0 (3-1) Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Attendance: 0 Weather: Mostly clear and 78 degrees 1 2 F PK 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1

Sporting KC Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Smith D Puncec D Martins M Ilie M Espinoza (Busio 67’) M Kinda F Shelton (Salloi 80’) F Pulido (C) F Russell (Gerso 67’)

Vancouver Whitecaps GK Hasal D Nerwinski D Veselinovic D Cornelius D Gutierrez M Dajome M Owusu M Teibert (C) M Adnan F Inbeom (Reyna 72’) F Bair

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Baldisimo Besler Khmiri Dia Colyn Lindsey Metcalfe Reid Pecile Duke Raposo Hernandez Kuzain Hurtado Scoring Summary: None Penalty Kick Summary: VAN - Cristian Dajome (missed) SKC - Alan Pulido (scored) VAN - Leonard Owusu (scored) SKC - Ilie Sanchez (scored) VAN - Derek Cornelius (saved) SKC - Daniel Salloi (saved) VAN - Yordy Reyna (saved) SKC - Gianluca Busio (scored)

SKC 36 (8) 5 10 2 12

1 2 F 1 0 1 3 0 3

Sporting KC Philadelphia Union Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Smith D Puncec D Martins (Dia 46’) M Ilie (Hernandez 64’) M Espinoza (Duke 84’) M Busio (Kinda 46’) F Russell F Pulido (C) F Salloi (Gerso 64’)

Philadelphia Union GK Blake D Gaddis D Elliott D McKenzie D Wagner M Martinez M Bedoya (C) M Monteiro (Fontana 86’) M Aaronson (Real 86’) F Przybylko (Wooten 71’) F Santos (Ilsinho 53’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Bendik Besler Collin Lindsey Glesnes Reid Mbaizo Kuzain De Vries Hurtado Oravec Freeman Turner Ngalina Scoring Summary: PHI - Jamiro Monteiro 1 (Alejandro Bedoya 1, Sergio Santos 1) 24’ PHI - Sergio Santos 2 (Unassisted) 26’ PHI - Sergio Santos 3 (Brenden Aaronson 1) 39’ SKC - Alan Pulido 1 (Johnny Russell 1) 46+ Misconduct Summary: PHI - Jose Martinez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ PHI - Jack Elliott (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 71’

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 9’ VAN - Leonard Owusu (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 47’ VAN - Cristian Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 59’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

July 30, 2020: Sporting KC 1-3 Philadelphia Union MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Attendance: 0 Weather: Partly cloudy and 86 degrees

Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 16 (7) 0 16 3 7

VAN 8 (5) 8 8 2 4

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PHI 7 (3) 6 18 2 1

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2020 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 5

Left forward

Right forward

Johnny Russell 3 Gerso Fernandes 1 Khiry Shelton 1

Khiry Shelton 4 Johnny Russell 1

Left-center midfielder

Right-center midfielder

Gadi Kinda 4 Gianluca Busio 1

Roger Espinoza 5

Defensive midfielder Ilie Sanchez 5

Left back

Luis Martins 5

Left center back

Right center back

Matt Besler 4 Roberto Puncec 1

Robreto Puncec 4 Graham Smith 1

Goalkeeper

Tim Melia 4 Richard Sanchez 1

13

Right back Graham Zusi 5

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE Feb. 29 March 7 July 12 July 17 July 22 Aug. 21 Aug. 25 Aug. 29 Sept. 2 Sept. 5 Sept. 13

OPPONENT

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Houston Dynamo Minnesota United Colorado Rapids Real Salt Lake at Minnesota United FC vs. Houston Dynamo at Colorado Rapids vs. FC Dallas at Houston Dynamo vs. Minnesota United FC

RESULT W W L W W

SCORE 3-1 4-0 1-2 3-2 2-0

ATTEND. 22,120 21,188 0 0 0

RECORD PLACE PTS. GOALSCORERS 1-0-0 2-0-0 2-1-0 3-1-0 4-1-0

T-1 T-1 T-2 T-2 1

3 6 6 9 12

Pulido, Kinda, Hurtado Pulido, Espinoza, Kinda, Shelton Shelton Shelton, Pulido, Zusi Russell, Gerso

SPORTING KC 2020 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2020 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (4-1-0, 12 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF JULY 22, 2020 UNF POS PLAYER 9 F Alan Pulido 11 F Khiry Shelton 17 M Gadi Kinda 12 F Gerso Fernandes 7 F Johnny Russell 15 M Roger Espinoza 19 F Erik Hurtado 8 D Graham Zusi 36 D Luis Martins 4 D Roberto Puncec 5 D Matt Besler 27 M Gianluca Busio 13 D Amadou Dia 21 M Felipe Hernandez 29 GK Tim Melia 20 F Daniel Salloi 6 M Ilie Sanchez 1 G Richard Sanchez 16 D Graham Smith 18 GK Eric Dick 28 M Cameron Duke 3 D Andreu Fontas 23 F Tyler Freeman 10 M Felipe Gutierrez 75 M Wan Kuzain 26 D Jaylin Lindsey 24 GK John Pulskamp 22 D Winston Reid

Team totals

Opponent totals

GP 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 4 5 2 1 4 2 5 2 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5

GS 5 5 4 1 4 5 0 5 5 5 4 1 0 0 4 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5

MIN 442 443 345 153 297 418 8 450 426 450 360 92 24 32 344 7 449 104 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450 450

G 3 3 2 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 13 5

A 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 6

SHT 15 11 10 4 7 8 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 40

SOG 5 8 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 13

FC 3 4 8 2 4 4 1 6 6 9 5 3 0 0 1 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 57

FS 10 3 9 4 4 5 0 3 2 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 65

OFF 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 8

CK 0 0 1 0 13 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 17

C 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 17

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

GA 1 4 5 13

GAA 0.26 3.46 1.00 2.60

PG 0 0 0 1

PA 0 0 0 1

W 3 1 4 1

L 0 1 1 4

T 0 0 0 0

SO 2 0 2 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Gadi Kinda 1, Alan Pulido 1, Johnny Russell 1, Graham Zusi 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Gadi Kinda 1, Luis Martins 1, Alan Pulido 1, Khiry Shelton 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Alan Pulido 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS 29 GK 1 GK

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

GP 4 2 5 5

GS 4 1 5 5

MIN 344 104 450 450

SH 8 5 13 27

SV 7 2 9 13

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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | 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 12th season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2020 and is the longest-tenured active head coach in MLS. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 182 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. 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 147 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 423 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 10 years of service at Sporting KC, Vermes is one of the longest serving managers in world soccer. Among all 18 leagues with an average attendance of 10,000+, Vermes ranks second, only behind 2. Bundesliga side FC Heidenheim’s Frank Schmidt (Sept. 17, 2007 – present). Among the top 51 leagues in the world as denoted by the CIES Football Observatory, Vermes’ tenure at Sporting KC ranks as the fourth 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 enters his third 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 4-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 TOTAL 147-116-91 6-7-5 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 --- 16-9-13 2-1-0 --- 21-10-10 0-1-0 3-3-0 13-20-8 0-0-0 --- 4-2-1 20-8-3 9-7-4 182-139-104

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 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #5 | D | MATT BESLER | @MattBesler SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

288

280

25051

3

18

MLS Postseason

18

18

1740

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

20

18

1684

0

1

International

16

16

1425

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

342

332

29900

3

19

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assists 1, 18 times, last: Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: March 16, 2013, KC vs. CHI Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs. COL Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assist Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN 2020 Record when: he starts 3-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Birthday: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8)

Besler has earned 47 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2013. He featured in four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first Kansan to play in the quadrennial tournament, as the U.S. advanced to the Round of 16. He also helped the U.S. win the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, starting all three matches in the knockout stage. He joined the U.S. squad for the 2016 Copa America Centenario, starting two matches, and scored his first international goal at St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Sept. 2, the same day his firstborn daughter Parker Rhea was born in Kansas City. He recently made four appearances for his country as the U.S. claimed the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Sporting KC’s Matt Besler is in his 12th season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012-13), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-16), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors since being selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Notre Dame.

Besler is first in SKC history with 342 appearances across all competitions and is the club’s leader in regular-season appearances (288), starts (280) & minutes (25,051). A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 298 of 306 MLS matches (including playoffs) and landed club Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, 2015).

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

288

280

25051

3

18

44

10

236

135

8

1

34

3

2

7

KC - Postseason

18

18

1740

0

0

4

0

20

16

3

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

306

298

26791

3

18

47

10

256

151

11

1

35

3

2

7

#27 | M | GIANLUCA BUSIO | @gbusio13 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 4 times, last: April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Assists 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Shots on Goal 3, Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN Shots 6, Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN Fouls Committed 3, May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL

A

MLS Regular Season

34

12

1168

4

2

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

1

68

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

1

120

0

0

International

3

0

59

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

41

14

1416

4

2

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Goal April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY Assist Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA 2020 Record when: he starts 1-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 5/28/2002 Hometown: Greensboro, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/25/2017 Sporting KC signed Gianluca Busio as the club’s fifth Homegrown Player on Aug. 25, 2017, making him the youngest active player in MLS at the time and the second youngest player in MLS history at the age of 15 years and 89 days. Busio made his professional debut for the Sporting KC II on April 4, 2018, recording the game-winning assist.

Busio starred for the Sporting KC Academy during the 2016-17 season, stepping up from the U-14s to the U-16 level, where he scored nine goals in the USSDA and earned Central Conference Best XI honors. He led the U-16s to their first appearance in the USSDA quarterfinals. Busio also earned time for the SKC U-18s throughout 2016-17.

He made his MLS debut on July 28, 2018, before earning his first MLS start, recording the game-winning assist in a 1-0 win over Houston on Aug. 4, 2018 while he became the third youngest player to start an MLS game at the age of 16 years and 68 days. Busio scored his first MLS goal in the 4-1 victory over Vancouver on Oct. 17, 2018, becoming the second youngest goalscorer in league history at the age of 16 years and 142 days.

At the international level, Busio is a member of the U.S. U-17 National Team. He previously guided the U.S. to a second-place finish at the Concacaf U-15 Championship in Bradenton, Florida, scoring a team-high five goals in five matches in August 2017. In May 2019, Busio scored five goals as the U.S. U-17s finished second in the Concacaf U-17 Championship, securing a berth for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the process.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

34

12

1168

4

2

37

13

15

22

0

17

2

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

34

12

1168

4

2

37

13

15

22

0

17

2

0

0

1

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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #13 | D | AMADOU DIA | @Amadou_iT11 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

34

22

2158

0

1

MLS Postseason

1

1

120

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

40

27

2674

0

3

Height: 5-10 Weight: 150 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 MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs. SEA 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 Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Goal N/A Assist Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs. SEA 2020 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.

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

34

22

2158

0

1

6

3

42

22

5

0

3

0

0

0

MLS - Regular Season

35

23

2248

0

1

6

3

46

22

5

0

3

0

0

0

KC - Postseason

1

1

120

0

1

0

0

2

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

36

24

2368

0

2

6

3

48

23

6

0

4

0

0

0

#18 | GK | ERIC DICK | @DaBrickWall00 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

1

1

90

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

1

1

90

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 6, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Saves 3, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Shutout N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 6-5 Weight: 205 Birthday: 10/3/1994 Hometown: Carmel, Indiana College: Butler University Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#13) - signed on 2/15/18 Sporting KC selected goalkeeper Eric Dick with the 13th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. He officially signed an MLS contract for the club in February 2018. Dick made his MLS debut on Oct. 6, 2019 at FC Dallas. He was loaned to Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship for the 2020 season.

Born in Kansas City suburb Roeland Park, Kansas, Dick led Butler to the 2016 Big East Championship and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances over his last two seasons.

He compiled a 27-10-4 record over his junior and senior campaigns, landing First Team All-Big East Conference accolades in 2017.

Dick was a four-year starter at Butler University in Indianapolis. As a senior, he was At the youth level, Dick played for the Indiana Fire Academy and attended Carmel High named the 2017 Big East Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and received United Soccer School in Carmel, Indiana, where he was a two-time All-District and All-County performer.

Coaches First Team All-American honors. He ended his college career with 28 shutouts and a 0.96 goals against average across 71 starts. *Currently on loan at Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

1

1

90

9

3

0

6

6.00

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

1

1

90

9

3

0

6

6.00

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #28 | M | CAMERON DUKE | @camduke20 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

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

1

0

6

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 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 2/13/2001 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 7/18/2019 Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of midfielder Cameron Duke as a Homegrown Player midway through the 2019 season. The Overland Park, Kansas native spent seven years in the club’s Academy from 2012-2019, advancing from the Under-12 side to the Under-19s. He made his pro debut in the MLS is Back Quarterfinals against the Philadelphia Union on July 30, 2020.

he scores 0-0-0

Duke is the No. 1 prospect in the Heartland Region and the 20th-ranked player nationally at TopDrawerSoccer.com. Duke is the younger brother of former Sporting midfielder and Rangers captain Christian Duke, while his father, Chris Duke, played for the Kansas City Comets and Kansas City Attack in the early 1990s.

Duke 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.

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.

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

#15 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

243

222

19482

9

35

MLS Postseason

13

12

1019

0

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

288

262

23235

10

39

Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 9 times, last: March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assists 2, 3 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 2, 10 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, 4 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 6, 3 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Goal March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assist Sept. 29, 2019, KC vs. POR 2020 Record when: he starts 4-1-0 he scores 1-0-0

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 10 goals and 39 assists over nine 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 has earned 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team since debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 288 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

243

222

19482

9

35

281

71

394

339

15

16

55

11

1

8

KC - Postseason

13

12

1019

0

0

9

4

17

19

2

0

5

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

256

234

20501

9

35

290

75

411

358

17

16

60

11

1

8

18

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #12 | F | GERSO FERNANDES | @ge7fe SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

93

64

5731

16

14

MLS Postseason

3

1

83

1

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

2

0

49

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

9

8

628

3

2

International

6

4

438

4

2

ALL COMPETITIONS

113

77

6929

24

18

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 2 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 4, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Shots 6, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: July 20, 2019, KC vs. FCD Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Goal July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Assist Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN 2020 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 1-0-0

Height: 5-8 Weight: 140 Birthday: 2/21/1991 Hometown: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Last Club: C.F. Os Belenenses (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 1/4/2017

Fernandes started nine of 14 Primeira Liga appearances for Belenenses in the 2016-17 season prior to joining Sporting KC, recording one goal and four assists. He also contributed one assist in three domestic cup matches, featuring in the 2016-17 Taça de Portugal and the 2016-17 Taça da Liga. Fernandes appeared more than 100 times for Estoril between 2011-2016. He helped clinch promotion to the Primera Liga in his first year with the club before facilitating Estoril’s transition to the top flight over the next two seasons, recording four assists in 43 Primera Liga appearances and playing six games in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League group stage.

Gerso Fernandes, a left-footed winger, has played more than 150 matches during a six-year professional career in Portugal. Prior to joining Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season, he spent the previous five seasons in the Portuguese first division, including the 2016-17 Primeira Liga campaign with Belenenses. On May 17, 2017, Fernandes scored the first Sporting KC hat-trick in seven years in a 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC before adding a goal and an assist in his first-ever U.S. Open Cup game against Minnesota United FC on June 14, 2017. He was named the club’s 2017 Offensive Player of the Year.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

93

64

5731

16

14

144

61

101

117

22

18

10

0

4

4

KC - Postseason

3

1

83

1

0

5

3

2

3

0

1

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

96

65

5814

17

14

149

64

103

120

22

19

10

0

4

4

#3 | D | ANDREU FONTAS | @AFontas3 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

15

11

1056

0

0

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

20

16

1472

0

0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Banyoles, Spain Last Club: Celta Vigo (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 8/8/2018

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Shots 2, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Fouls Committed 3, March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 2, 3 times, last: April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Aug. 10, 2019, KC vs. RSL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 11/14/1989

Sporting Kansas City signed center back Andreu Fontas, a 10-year professional with more than 200 appearances in his native Spain, on Aug. 8, 2018. Sporting KC used Targeted Allocation Money to sign Fontas, who was a free agent after being released from his contract with La Liga side Celta Vigo following the 2017-18 season.

Fontas spent five seasons from 2013-2018 with Celta Vigo in Spain’s top-flight La Liga, where he started 100 of 105 league appearances and helped the club to the semifinals of the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League. The defender developed in FC Barcelona’s famed La

Masia youth academy alongside current Sporting KC midfielder Ilie Sanchez, playing nearly 100 matches combined for FC Barcelona B and FC Barcelona from 2008-2012.

Fontas advanced through from the B team to the first team in 2009 and played in 16 games for the Spanish giants, including a sub appearance in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final that Barca won 4-0 over Santos. Fontas spent the 2012-13 season on loan at Mallorca before signing with Celta Vigo in June 2013, where he made 139 appearances over five years. Internationally, Fontas has represented Spain at the Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 levels and has also played for the Catalonia National Team.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

15

11

1056

0

0

3

1

8

7

0

0

2

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

15

11

1056

0

0

3

1

8

7

0

0

2

0

0

0

19

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #23 | F | TYLER FREEMAN | @tylerfreeman23 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

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 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 150 Birthday: 1/9/2003 Hometown: Shawnee, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 10/2/2018 Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of 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.

he scores 0-0-0

fourth-place finish at the CONCACAF U-13 Champions League in Mexico City, scoring three goals at the tournament. He featured extensively for both the U-17s and U-19s in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 Development Academy season.

On the international stage, Freeman earned his first selection to the U.S. U-14 Boys’ National Team for a training camp in November 2016. The following June in Zagreb, Freeman made an immediate impact upon joining Sporting KC’s youth ranks, leading the Croatia, he led the U.S. U-14s with a team-best four goals across three friendlies. In U-12s at the 2015 Generation adidas Cup before winning Kansas State Cup titles in 2015 2018, Freeman competed for the U.S. U-16s in April at the Torneo Delle Nazioni in Italy and 2016 with the U-13s. In August 2016, Freeman propelled the Sporting KC U-13s to a before receiving his first call to the U.S. U-17s in August for a Costa Rica training camp.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

#10 | M | FELIPE GUTIERREZ SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

52

49

4244

19

5

MLS Postseason

4

4

360

0

3

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

1

109

0

1

International

5

5

413

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

63

59

5126

19

9

Height: 5-7 Weight: 145 Hometown: Quintero, Chile Last Club: Real Betis (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 2/6/2018

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Goal Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Assist Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 10/8/1990

Gutierrez joined 12-time Chilean Primera Division champion CD Universidad Catolica in 2009. He enjoyed a breakout season for the club in 2011, scoring 10 goals in the top-flight Primera Division as Universidad Catolica finished atop the spring Apertura standings and won the 2011 Copa Chile. Gutierrez landed a transfer to FC Twente ahead of the 2012-13 Eredivisie season, debuting for the Dutch side in a UEFA Europa League qualifier. In his sophomore season at FC Twente, Gutierrez reached new heights as the midfielder started 33 league matches and was named the 2013-14 Eredivisie Most Valuable Player for his instrumental role in propelling the Tukkers to a third-place finish in the table.

MLS CAREER STATS

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 5 times, last: Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Assists 2, Sept. 15, 2018, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 4, Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Shots 6, 2 times, last: April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE Fouls Committed 4, 8 times, last: Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: June 29, 2019, KC at RSL

GP

GS

MIN

G

Gutierrez moved from Netherlands to Spain in 2016-17, signing for Spanish La Liga side Real Betis. His first La Liga goal was a stoppage-time winner as Real Betis beat Osasuna 2-1 in October 2016. Gutierrez spent most of 2017 on loan at Internacional in Brazil, where he played 16 games and helped the club gain promotion to the top-flight Serie A. A native of Quintero, Chile, Gutierrez has represented his country 35 times at the senior international level. He’s competed on a global stage at the sport’s highest level, featuring at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and helping Chile lift the 2015 Copa America title as champions of South America.

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

52

49

4244

19

5

105

46

96

82

1

58

14

0

5

4

KC - Postseason

4

4

360

0

3

9

4

9

11

1

11

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

56

53

4604

19

8

114

50

105

93

2

69

14

0

5

4

20

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #21 | M | FELIPE HERNANDEZ | @Fe1ipe98 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

3

1

127

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

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

4

1

153

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, 2 times, last: July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Fouls Committed 3, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Fouls Suffered 2, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

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

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 the Rangers in August 2016, two months prior to earning Bob Gansler Academy Player of the Year honors that then lead to a professional SPR contract in early 2017.

Sporting Kansas City signed Felipe Hernandez as a Homegrown Player in late August 2019, making him the 12th Homegrown Player in club history and the seventh on the current roster, joining Gianluca Busio, Cameron Duke, Tyler Freeman, Jaylin Lindsey, Daniel Salloi and Wan Kuzain.

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

3

1

127

0

0

2

0

3

2

0

1

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

3

1

127

0

0

2

0

3

2

0

1

0

0

0

0

#19 | F | ERIK HURTADO SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

16

8

823

3

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

3

1

115

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

19

9

938

3

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 15 times, last: Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Assists 1, 10 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, VAN at LAFC (w/ VAN) Shots on Goal 3, Aug. 22, 2019, KC vs. MIN Shots 7, Sept. 3, 2016, VAN vs. NY (w/ VAN) Fouls Committed 7, Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 5, Aug. 27, 2016, VAN at LA (w/ VAN) Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Goal Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Assist Oct. 21, 2018, VAN at LAFC (w/ VAN) 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 1-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 Birthday: 11/15/1990 Hometown: Beaverton, Oregon College: Santa Clara University Last Club: Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) Acquired: Acquired via trade on 12/14/2018 Sporting KC acquired forward Erik Hurtado in late 2018 from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. In six seasons with the Whitecaps, Hurtado contributed 17 goals and 13 assists in 123 matches (47 MLS starts) across all competitions since being selected fifth overall in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.

Norwegian first division. Hurtado made 12 appearances during the five-month loan spell.

Hurtado had two goals and two assists in the 2016-17 Concacaf Champions League with Vancouver, scoring in both CCL fixtures against Sporting KC, as the Whitecaps advanced from the group stage and advanced all the way to the semifinals.

The former U.S. youth international and Santa Clara product recorded seven goals and five assists in his first two professional seasons, before helping the Whitecaps to their lone Canadian Championship title in 2015 with an 87th-minute game-tying assist in the semifinal series before garnering European experience on loan with Mjondalen in the

More recently, Hurtado has compiled six goals and three assists since the start of the 2017 season, including his game-winning goal in Vancouver’s 1-0 victory over Sporting KC at Children’s Mercy Park that snapped Sporting’s 24-game home unbeaten streak on Sept. 30, 2017.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

16

8

823

3

0

22

10

23

12

5

0

1

0

2

0

MLS - Regular Season

121

55

5536

15

10

148

53

124

83

51

6

4

0

3

3

MLS - Postseason

1

1

78

1

0

2

2

3

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

122

56

5614

16

10

150

55

127

86

51

6

4

0

3

3

21

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #17 | M | GADI KINDA SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

5

4

345

2

2

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

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

7

5

480

2

2

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, 2 times, last: March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assists 1, 2 times, last: July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 2, March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Shots 3, 3 times, last: July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 4, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 4, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Goal March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assist July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL 2020 Record when: he starts 3-1-0 he scores 2-0-0

Birthday: 3/23/1994

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.

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. 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. Before his move to Sporting, the playmaker ranked fourth in the league with a team-best seven goals while also leading the side with four assists.

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.

On the international stage, Kinda has represented Israel at the U-18, U-19 and U-21 levels. Kinda has yet to earn his first cap for the Israeli Men’s National Team but was selected to the senior squad for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying in fall 2019.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

5

4

345

2

2

10

3

9

9

0

1

3

0

1

1

MLS - TOTAL

5

4

345

2

2

10

3

9

9

0

1

3

0

1

1

#26 | D | JAYLIN LINDSEY | @JaylinLindsey SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, July 14, 2018, KC at NY Shots on Goal 1, July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Shots 2, 2 times, last: July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Fouls Committed 1, 5 times, last: July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Fouls Suffered 1, 2 times, last: July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD

A

MLS Regular Season

8

7

645

0

1

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

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

12

10

940

0

1

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Goal N/A Assist July 14, 2018, KC at NY 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-8 Weight: 155 Birthday: 3/27/2000 Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/1/2018 Sporting Kansas City signed Jaylin Lindsey as a Homegrown Player in September 2017, with his contract starting on Jan. 1, 2018. He made his MLS debut on June 3 in a 4-1 win over Minnesota United FC. A product of the Sporting KC Academy, Lindsey is the third-youngest signing in club history. The defender has featured for the Sporting KC U-16s and U-18s and made more than 25 appearances for the United States U-17 Men’s National Team from 2016-2017.

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 has featured regularly for the U.S. U-17s and received his first call-up to the U.S. U-20s in September 2018. He was named to the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Best XI in May after helping the U.S. to a second-place finish. That allowed Lindsey to represent the U.S. at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Lindsey has been a youth international since 2013, representing the U-14s, U-15s and U-17s.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

8

7

645

0

1

5

1

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

8

7

645

0

1

5

1

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

22

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #36 | D | LUIS MARTINS SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

15

14

1255

0

2

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

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

17

16

1390

0

2

Height: 5-9 Weight: 150 Hometown: Lamego, Portugal Last Club: G.D. Chaves (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 8/1/2019

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 2 times, last: July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 2, Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR Shots 2, Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR Fouls Committed 2, 2 times, last: July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Goal N/A Assist July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL 2020 Record when: he starts 4-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 6/10/1992

Sporting Kansas City signed Portuguese left back Luis Martins in early August 2019.

Martins boasts eight years of professional experience, including stints in the top-flight Portuguese Primeira Liga and Spanish La Liga.

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

15

14

1255

0

2

8

4

13

9

0

6

2

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

15

14

1255

0

2

8

4

13

9

0

6

2

0

0

1

#29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

151

151

13543

0

0

MLS Postseason

6

6

534

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

176

176

15877

0

0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA (MLS) Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 7, Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Saves 10, April 8, 2018, KC at LA Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Shutout July 22, 2020, KC at RSL 2020 Record when: he starts 3-1-0

Birthday: 5/15/1986

Tim Melia has the most regular-season wins (65) and shutouts (47) in club history, and has also played the most games (151) 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.

During his breakout campaign in 2015, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 precent save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against average. He was a six-time member of the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week and became the first goalkeeper in MLS history to record six shutouts in his first nine league matches for a new team. He was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year.

Melia was also named the club’s 2017 Most Valuable Player. Among goalkeepers with at least 15 regular-season appearances in 2017, he led MLS with a 0.78 goals against average, 78.4 save percentage and 69.2-percent passing accuracy. He also ranked second in shutouts. On April 8, 2018, Melia set a new club record and career-high with 10 saves in a 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy.

After a four-year college career with NCAA Division III program Lynn University (New York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

151

151

13543

653

463

47

183

1.22

12

22

11

1

65

49

35

MLS - Regular Season

157

156

13982

685

481

47

197

1.27

13

23

11

2

65

53

36

KC - Postseason

6

6

534

24

15

1

8

1.35

0

0

0

0

1

2

2

MLS - TOTAL

163

162

14516

709

496

48

205

1.27

13

23

11

2

66

55

38

23

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #9 | F | ALAN PULIDO | @alanpulido SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

5

5

442

3

4

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

7

7

622

4

4

Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Last Club: C.D. Guadalajara (Mexico) Acquired: Signed on 12/10/2019

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assists 2, July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Shots on Goal 2, July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots 5, July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 2, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 4, July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Goal July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist July 22, 2020, KC at RSL 2020 Record when: he starts 4-1-0 he scores 3-0-0

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, Pulido scored in the decisive second leg of the 2011 Liga MX Apertura Final as Tigres At the international level, Pulido has bagged five goals for Mexico’s senior team and was won its first league championship since 1982. Pulido enjoyed a breakout 2013-14 part of the El Tri squad at the 2011 Copa America and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He also campaign with 25 goals in all competitions during his final season at Tigres, scoring in the led the Mexico U-23s to the 2012 Concacaf Olympic Qualifying Tournament championship 2014 Copa MX Clausura Final to finish as the tournament’s golden boot winner. 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

5

5

442

3

4

15

5

3

10

5

0

1

0

1

1

MLS - TOTAL

5

5

442

3

4

15

5

3

10

5

0

1

0

1

1

#24 | GK | JOHN PULSKAMP | @john_pulskamp 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 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 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 18-year-old 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.

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 joins the MLS ranks on the heels of a 2019 USL Championship season in which he led Sporting KC II goalkeepers in starts (14), minutes (1,260), wins (four) and saves (45). He enjoyed several standout performances At the youth international level, Pulskamp debuted for the U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team throughout the year, making five saves in a victory over reigning league champion in a friendly against regional rivals Mexico in early 2020. He also competed at a U.S. U-18 Louisville City on May 6 and four saves in a defeat of rivals Saint Louis FC on June 30. training camp in June 2018 at Pinnacle in Kansas City, Kansas.

He later shut out North Carolina FC in a 1-0 win on Sept. 14 and posted six saves in a 3-0 road triumph over Charlotte Independence on Sept. 21.

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

24

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #4 | D | ROBERTO PUNCEC SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

5

5

450

0

1

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

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

7

7

630

0

1

Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 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 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 3, March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 1, 3 times, last: July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Goal N/A Assist Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN 2020 Record when: he starts 4-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 10/27/1991

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.

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.

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

5

5

450

0

1

0

0

8

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

5

5

450

0

1

0

0

8

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

#22 | D | WINSTON REID | @WinstonReid2 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

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: 6-3 Weight: 190 Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand Last Club: West Ham United (England) Acquired: Loaned in on 2/14/2020

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

Last Regular Season...

Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Birthday: 7/3/1988

Winston Reid arrives in Kansas City after logging over 300 club appearances in Denmark and England, including 166 Premier League matches with West Ham. The 6-foot-3 center back has also earned 25 caps for the New Zealand Men’s National Team, including three starts at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Reid moved to Denmark from New Zealand at age 10 and began his professional career with FC Midtjylland in 2005. He made his Midtjylland debut at age 17 and played 92 matches for Midtjylland in all competitions before his transfer to West Ham in 2010.

Reid made his first of 222 competitive appearances for the Hammers on Aug. 14, 2010 and opened his West Ham scoring account in an FA Cup win over Burnley the following February. Starting a career-high 36 Premier League matches in 2012-13, Reid was named West Ham’s player of the year as the Hammers secured a top-half finish in the

he scores 0-0-0

table. He bagged his first Premier League goal in a London derby defeat of Fulham on Sept. 1, 2012. Reid played a vital role during the Hammers’ breakout 2015-16 campaign, which culminated in a seventh-place league finish and a berth in UEFA Europa League qualifying. Reid’s crowning moment in East London came on May 10, 2016, when he scored the final goal in Upton Park history to seal a dramatic 3-2 triumph over English giants Manchester United in West Ham’s last home game at the iconic venue.

Reid represented Denmark at the U-19, U-20 and U-21 levels before committing his senior international career to New Zealand and was selected to the All Whites squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, playing every minute and scoring his only international goal to date with a stoppage-time equalizer in a 1-1 draw with Slovakia. Reid has 25 caps with New Zealand, with his most recent appearance coming in November 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

25

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

63

52

4595

20

20

MLS Postseason

4

4

345

0

1

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

78

65

5709

22

26

Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland Last Club: Derby County FC (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/31/2018

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 4, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Shots 6, 2 times, last: Oct. 6, 2018, KC vs. LA Fouls Committed 4, Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 5, May 12, 2019, KC at DC Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Goal July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Assist March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 4-0-0 he scores 1-0-0

Birthday: 4/8/1990

League. He added 14 more goals in all comps during the 2011-12 campaign to pace another fourth-place finish. Russell’s final season at Dundee saw him produce a team-best 20 goals in 38 competitive appearances. Russell reached new heights in June 2013 when he joined Derby County. He marked his debut for the outfit with his first of nine goals in the 2013-14 English Championship as the Rams fell just short of promotion to the Russell previously scored 93 goals during a 12-year professional career in England and his native Scotland. Russell developed in the Dundee United Academy in Scotland before 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.

Sporting KC acquired Scottish winger Johnny Russell in a transfer from English club Derby County FC in January 2018. Russell has tallied 22 goals and 26 assists in 78 appearances for Sporting KC since the start of 2018, including two hat tricks.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

63

52

4595

20

20

133

54

35

82

9

196

4

0

4

4

KC - Postseason

4

4

345

0

1

8

2

6

6

1

13

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

67

56

4940

20

21

141

56

41

88

10

209

4

0

4

4

#20 | F | DANIEL SALLOI | @danielsalloi SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

81

54

5011

15

10

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

101

65

6129

23

10

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN Assists 2, 2 times, last: June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 4, 3 times, last: July 13, 2019, KC at VAN Shots 8, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: May 12, 2019, KC at DC Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Goal Sept. 29, 2019, KC vs. POR Assist Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 150 Birthday: 7/19/1996 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Gyirmot SE (Hungary) - Loan Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 1/13/2016 Sporting Kansas City signed forward Daniel Salloi as the fourth Homegrown Player in club history in early 2016 and made his Sporting KC debut on April 9, 2017 against the Colorado Rapids. Salloi is one of seven Homegrown Players on Sporting Kansas City’s current roster, alongside Gianluca Busio (2017), Jaylin Lindsey (2018), Wan Kuzain (2018), Tyler Freeman (2019), Cameron Duke (2019) and Felipe Hernandez (2019).

of the season. Salloi moved to the United States in August 2014 as an AFS exchange student and attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas, joining joined the Sporting Kansas City Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season.

After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to his former Academy side Ujpest FC in July 2015 to sign an amateur contract for senior team, a 20-time He scored on his first start for the club - a 4-0 win over Minnesota United FC in the U.S. champion in Hungary’s first division. He made his professional debut in the top-tier OTP Open Cup on June 14, 2017 - before adding his first MLS goal vs. Portland on July 1.

Bank Liga on July 18, the day before his 19th birthday. Salloi received his first call-up to Salloi scored the winning goal in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Final. Salloi made 10 the Hungary National Team in August 2018. He previously played for the Hungary appearances for Sporting KC’s USL affiliate, Sporting KC II, in 2016 and scored four goals Under-21 National Team after debuting in 2017 and earned four caps. and added three assists before being loaned to Gyirmot SE in Hungary for the remainder MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

81

54

5011

15

10

170

66

42

65

18

1

5

2

6

4

KC - Postseason

5

4

397

3

0

15

5

3

8

2

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

86

58

5408

18

10

185

71

45

73

20

1

6

2

6

4

26

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

104

99

8988

6

11

MLS Postseason

5

5

480

1

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

126

121

11032

9

12

Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Last Club: Elche CF (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 1/13/2017

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 6 times, last: July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Assists 2, May 9, 2018, KC at ATL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Shots 5, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Fouls Suffered 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Goal July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Assist July 3, 2019, KC vs. LAFC 2020 Record when: he starts 4-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 11/21/1990

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.

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 126 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.

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

104

99

8988

6

11

86

20

85

90

2

14

22

1

1

3

KC - Postseason

5

5

480

1

0

5

2

4

4

0

0

1

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

109

104

9468

7

11

91

22

89

94

2

14

23

1

2

3

#1 | GK | RICHARD SANCHEZ | @richsanz45 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 4, 2 times, last: July 11, 2018, CHI vs. PHI Saves 9, April 21, 2018, CHI at NY

A

MLS Regular Season

2

1

104

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

2

1

104

0

0

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shutout Sept. 16, 2018, CHI vs. ORL 2020 Record when: he starts 1-0-0

Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Birthday: 4/5/1994 Hometown: Little Elm, Texas Last Club: Chicago Fire (MLS) Acquired: Acquired in Re-Entry Draft on 11/26/2019 Sporting Kansas City selected Richard Sanchez in Stage 1 of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft in November 2019. Sanchez already has nine seasons of professional experience under his belt after developing in the FC Dallas Academy and competing in the United States and Mexico. He spent the last three seasons in MLS with the Chicago Fire, where he totaled 90 saves across 27 league appearances.

FC Dallas loaned Sanchez to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in 2013, where he made his professional debut in the NASL. He was sold to Liga MX powerhouse Tigres UANL a year later and went on loan to both FC Dallas (2014) and Mexican side Tampico Madero (2016-2017) during his time with the Los Tigres. After a three-year spell in Mexico, Sanchez returned to MLS in August 2017 when he joined the Chicago Fire.

Born in Mission Hills, California before moving to Little Elm, Texas, Sanchez joined the prestigious Atletico Madrid Academy in Spain in 2008. He moved back to Texas the following year and developed in the FC Dallas Academy, signing as an MLS Homegrown Player in February 2011.

On the international stage, Sanchez was the starting goalkeeper and played all seven matches for Mexico as El Tri captured the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup title on home soil.

Sanchez posted two shutouts in the tournament, including a clean sheet in the final - a 2-0 victory over Uruguay. He was also Mexico’s starting keeper at the 2013 U-20 World Cup two years later, helping his side reach the Round of 16.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

2

1

104

5

2

0

4

3.46

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

MLS - Regular Season

29

27

2491

148

92

3

55

1.99

4

4

3

0

8

15

6

MLS - TOTAL

29

27

2491

148

92

3

55

1.99

4

4

3

0

8

15

6

27

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #11 | F | KHIRY SHELTON | @KhiryShelton SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

25

20

1813

5

6

MLS Postseason

3

2

172

0

0

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

30

23

2080

5

6

Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 Hometown: Leander, Texas College: Oregon State Last Club: SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) Acquired: Signed on 12/9/2019

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 11 times, last: July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assists 3, Sept. 23, 2016, NYC vs. CHI (w/ NYC) Shots on Goal 4, July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Fouls Suffered 4, April 11, 2015, NYC at PHI (w/ NYC) Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Goal July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 4-1-0 he scores 2-1-0

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

25

20

1813

5

6

48

18

24

21

1

1

3

0

1

4

MLS - Regular Season

79

43

4298

11

16

84

30

48

52

4

1

3

0

1

7

KC - Postseason

3

2

172

0

0

2

1

4

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Postseason

5

2

229

0

0

2

1

4

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

84

45

4527

11

16

86

31

52

53

6

1

3

0

1

7

#16 | D | GRAHAM SMITH | @grahamsmith161 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

14

13

1152

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

18

17

1512

1

1

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, 3 times, last: Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 2, Aug. 22, 2019, KC vs. MIN Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Goal Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Assist Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 1-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Birthday: 4/8/1990 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: University of Denver Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#18) - signed on 2/15/18

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.

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.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

14

13

1152

1

1

9

3

11

5

0

0

2

0

1

1

MLS - TOTAL

14

13

1152

1

1

9

3

11

5

0

0

2

0

1

1

28

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #75 | M | WAN KUZAIN WAN KAMAL | @LeKuz7 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

6

3

307

1

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

MLS is Back KO Stage

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

173

0

1

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

8

5

480

1

1

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots 3, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 2, July 4, 2018, KC at RSL Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Goal June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 9/14/1998 Hometown: Carbondale, Illinois Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 4/13/2018 Sporting Kansas City signed holding midfielder Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal to an MLS contract on April 13, 2018, becoming the ninth Homegrown player in club history and one of six on the current roster. Kuzain is the first Sporting KC Homegrown signing to progress from the Sporting KC Academy to Sporting KC II to the senior team. Kuzain made his Sporting KC debut on May 27, 2018 before scoring his first goal in his second appearance with the game-winner against Minnesota United on June 3, 2018.

Kuzain continued to develop in 2017 with Sporting II, where he helped them to a second straight Western Conference championship. He debuted for the club last March and signed his first professional contract with the club in July, ending the campaign with 13 games played. His 91.3-percent passing accuracy last season ranked first in the USL among players with at least five appearances.

As a youth, Kuzain previously trained with the United States U-17 Men’s National Team in 2013 and 2014 as well as Dutch club Feyenoord in late 2015.

Born and raised in Carbondale, Illinois, Kuzain spent several years with St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club before joining the Sporting Kansas City Academy in August 2016.

He signed an Academy contract with the Rangers later that month.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

6

3

307

1

0

5

2

4

6

0

0

1

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

6

3

307

1

0

5

2

4

6

0

0

1

0

1

0

#8 | D | GRAHAM ZUSI | @gzusi SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 7 times, last: July 14, 2018, KC at NY Shots on Goal 3, 5 times, last: Aug. 18, 2018, KC vs. POR Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: March 30, 2013, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI

A

MLS Regular Season

284

243

22301

29

65

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

335

292

26897

32

80

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Goal July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE 2020 Record when: he starts 4-1-0 he scores 1-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) A 10-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15, 2017-19), MLS Best XI (2012-13) & MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in every All-Star Game from 2011-2014.

reached 50 regular-season assists and later moved into first in club history with 24 game-winning assists on Aug. 19, 2017 versus FC Dallas.

Zusi has earned 55 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and seven assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA Zusi re-signed with Sporting KC in late 2018. He has recorded 32 goals and 80 assists in World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in 334 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2009 out his first CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2015, starting two matches, and scored in a World Cup of the University of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in qualifier against Guatemala on March 29, 2016. He played five games for the U.S. at the club history with 80 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica. He recently made four appearances as the U.S. won the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

284

243

22301

29

65

426

134

228

329

32

794

25

1

9

27

KC - Postseason

18

18

1739

0

6

31

3

25

30

1

69

2

0

0

3

MLS - TOTAL

302

261

24040

29

71

457

137

253

359

33

863

27

1

9

30

29

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

Stat

Player

#

Stat

Player

#

Games

C.J. Sapong (2011), Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)

34

Games

Matt Besler*

288

Minutes

Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)

3060

Minutes

Matt Besler*

25,051

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*

394

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*

794

Cautions

Aurelien Collin (2013)

13

Cautions

Roger Espinoza*

55

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*

151

Minutes

Tim Melia*

13,543

Wins

Tim Melia*

65

Losses

Tim Melia*

49

Draws

Tim Melia*

35

Shutouts

Tim Melia*

47

Goals Allowed

Tim Melia*

183

Saves

Tony Meola

507

Goals Against Avg.

Jimmy Nielsen

0.99

SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

Stat

Year

#

Stat

Player

#

Goals

2018

65

Goals

Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010), Gerso Fernandes (2017), Johnny Russell (2018), Krisztian Nemeth (2019), Johnny Russell (2019)

3

Assists

2018

69

Shots

2018

583

Shots on goal

1996

250

4

Fouls Committed

2013

511

2000

541

Assists

Chris Henderson (1999)

Shots

Preki (1997)

12

Fouls Suffered

Shots on goal

Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)

6

Offsides

1997

117

2018

206

Fouls Committed

Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)

8

Corner Kicks

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2006)

10

Cautions

2019

74

2011

8

Offsides

Alex Bunbury (1999)

7

Ejections

Corner Kicks

Alex Zotinca (2006)

12

Points

2012

63

Wins

1997

21

Losses

1999

24

Ties

2017

13

Shutouts

2000

17

Goals Allowed

2019

67

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat

Player

#

Goals Allowed

Bo Oshoniyi (2001), Tim Melia (2019)

7

Saves

Tim Melia (2018)

10

30

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Matt Besler* 288 2. Graham Zusi* 284 3. Roger Espinoza* 243 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* 280 2. Graham Zusi* 243 3. Kerry Zavagnin 228 4. Nick Garcia 224 5. Roger Espinoza* 222 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* 25,051 2. Graham Zusi* 22,301 3. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 4. Nick Garcia 20,157 5. Roger Espinoza* 19,482 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* 151 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 3. Tony Meola 125 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 5. Kevin Hartman 90 6. Mike Ammann 60 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 SAVES Player GP SV 1. Tony Meola 125 507 2. Tim Melia* 151 463 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* 151 47 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* 151 65 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* 284 29 10. Scott Sealy 88 28 10. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 284 65 3. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 43 5. Roger Espinoza* 243 35 5. Davy Arnaud 240 35 7. Mo Johnston 149 28 8. Josh Wolff 144 26 9. Mark Chung 94 25 10. Kerry Zavagnin 237 22 SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Davy Arnaud 240 452 3. Graham Zusi* 284 425 4. Dom Dwyer 128 401 5. Kei Kamara 113 370 6. Chris Klein 200 312 7. Roger Espinoza* 243 282 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* 284 133 8. Kei Kamara 113 126 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 10. Mark Chung 94 95 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Roger Espinoza* 243 394 2. Davy Arnaud 240 329 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 4. Matt McKeon 144 309 5. Dom Dwyer 128 239 6. Matt Besler* 288 236 7. Nick Garcia 224 234 8. Graham Zusi* 284 230 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. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 4. Roger Espinoza* 243 339 5. Graham Zusi* 284 329 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* 243 55 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 4. Nick Garcia 224 37 5. Seth Sinovic 210 35 6. Matt Besler* 288 34 7. Aurelien Collin 107 31 8. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 8. Matt McKeon 144 30 10. Benny Feilhaber 167 28 10. Jack Jewsbury 195 28 10. Mo Johnston 149 28

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CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 284 794 2. Preki 218 452 3. Benny Feilhaber 167 287 4. Johnny Russell* 63 196 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 3. Kei Kamara 113 11 3. Josh Wolff 144 11 6. Davy Arnaud 240 10 7. Graham Zusi* 284 9 8. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 9. Benny Feilhaber 167 7 9. C.J. Sapong 110 7 9. Scott Sealy 88 7 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Graham Zusi* 284 27 2. Preki 218 23 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 13 5. Davy Arnaud 240 10 5. Josh Wolff 144 10 7. Roger Espinoza* 243 8 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 7. Mo Johnston 149 8 7. Kei Kamara 113 8 7. Chance Myers 147 8 7. Kerry Zavagnin 237 8 MULTI-GOAL GAMES Player GP MGG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 10 2. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 3. Preki 218 7 4. Felipe Gutierrez* 52 5 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 4. Scott Sealy 88 5 4. Josh Wolff 144 5 8. Mo Johnston 149 4 8. Chris Klein 200 4 10. Johnny Russell* 63 3 10. Graham Zusi* 284 3 10. Davy Arnaud 240 3 10. Teal Bunbury 89 3 10. Eddie Johnson 43 3 PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG 1. Preki 218 21 2. Benny Feilhaber 167 12 3. Dom Dwyer 128 7 4. Ilie Sanchez* 104 5 4. Felipe Gutierrez* 52 5 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 7. Claudio Lopez 57 4 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. Johnny Russell* 4. Scott Sealy 6. Josh Wolff 7. Vitalis Takawira 8. Mark Chung 8. Mo Johnston 10. Chris Klein *Minimum 20 goals

GOALS PER GAME GP 128 113 218 63 88 144 103 94 149 200

GLS AVG 57 0.45 38 0.34 71 0.33 20 0.32 28 0.32 43 0.30 28 0.27 20 0.21 31 0.21 39 0.20

BOLD * - denotes player on current roster

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Year Player GP 2011 C.J. Sapong 34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2018 Ilie Sanchez 34 2018 Graham Zusi 34

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

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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 1996 Preki 32 18 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 16 *Minimum 5 goal

AVG 0.71 0.67 0.63 0.56 0.48

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2020 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: 71 Preki Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) Game: 3 10 times Half: 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) Half: 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 2nd) Half: 3 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/2017 vs. SEA, 2nd) ASSISTS Career: 98 Preki Season: 17 Preki (1997) Season: 17 Preki (2003) Game: 4 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET) Half: 3 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET, 1st) Half: 3 Preki (06/21/2003 vs. CHI, 1st) SHOTS Career: 693 Preki Season: 140 Preki (1996) Game: 12 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB) Half: 8 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB, 2nd) Half: 8 Onandi Lowe (08/12/2001 at COL, 2nd) Half: 8 Preki (07/06/2002 vs. DAL, 2nd)

SHOTS ON GOAL Career: 283 Preki Season: 61 Preki (1996) Game: 6 Preki (05/19/1996 at LA) Game: 6 Eddie Johnson (06/02/007 vs. NY) Half: 4 9 times FOULS COMMITTED Career: 394 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) FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY) Half: 6 7 times

CORNER KICKS Career: 794 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) GOALS ALLOWED Career: 183 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) SAVES Career: 507 Tony Meola Season: 129 Tony Meola (2000) Game: 10 Tim Melia (04/08/2018 at LA) Half: 7 4 times

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Season: 65 Game: 7 2-Tms: 10 Half: 5 Half: 5

in 2018 03/30/2019 vs. MTL 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd) 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd)

ASSISTS Season: 69 Game: 10 2-Tms: 12 Half: 8

in 2018 06/20/1999 vs. MET 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st)

SHOTS Season: 583 Game: 34 Game: 34 Game: 34 2-Tms: 44 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

Richard Sanchez Botond Barath Andreu Fontas Roberto Puncec Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Felipe Gutierrez Khiry Shelton Gerso Fernandes Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda Eric Dick Erik Hurtado Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Winston Reid Tyler Freeman John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Gianluca Busio Cameron Duke Tim Melia Luis Martins Wan Kuzain

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