MINNESOTA UNITED FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY
ALLIANZ FIELD, St. Paul, Minn. Saturday, August 21, 2021 (Week 21, MLS Game #269) 2:30 p.m. CT (ESPN / ESPN Deportes)
MINNESOTA UNITED FC 2021 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 15 15 0 0 83 83 0 0 1 Tyler Miller DF 6-2 185 08/06/1997 Wellington, New Zealand 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Noah Billingsley 4 Callum Montgomery DF 6-3 185 05/14/1997 Nanaimo, BC, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jacori Hayes MF 5-7 150 06/28/1995 Andrews Air Force Base, MD 9 4 0 0 58 30 2 4 6 Osvaldo Alonso MF 5-11 155 11/11/1985 San Cristobal, Cuba 12 4 0 1 326 306 12 26 7 Franco Fragapane FW 5-5 145 02/06/1993 Las Heras, Argentina 6 6 2 3 6 6 2 3 8 Jan Gregus MF 6-3 170 01/29/1991 Nitra, Slovakia 14 9 0 1 62 57 2 19 MF 5-7 150 11/16/1995 Cordoba, Argentina 18 17 2 6 31 26 3 13 10 Emanuel Reynoso 11 Niko Hansen MF 5-10 170 09/14/1994 Randers, Denmark 9 5 1 1 75 29 7 7 12 Bakaye Dibassy DF 6-0 163 08/11/1989 Paris, France 12 12 0 0 23 22 0 0 MF 5-9 165 08/06/1990 Duluth, MN 15 9 1 1 230 163 47 40 13 Ethan Finlay 14 Brent Kallman DF 6-2 190 10/04/1990 Omaha, NE 13 10 2 0 80 72 4 1 DF 6-2 200 08/18/1988 Auckland, New Zealand 11 11 0 0 122 121 4 0 15 Michael Boxall MF 5-11 168 04/17/1993 Helsinki, Finland 12 12 6 4 42 36 13 9 17 Robin Lod 18 Joseph Rosales MF 5-11 11/06/2000 Honduras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Romain Metanire DF 5-10 159 03/28/1990 Metz, France 16 16 0 1 63 63 1 12 MF 5-8 150 01/15/1993 Columbus, OH 18 18 1 1 224 213 3 20 20 Wil Trapp 21 Juan Agudelo FW 6-1 183 11/23/1992 Manizales, Colombia 10 1 0 0 239 142 49 22 22 Jukka Raitala DF 5-11 174 09/15/1988 Helsinki, Finland 7 6 0 0 104 89 1 4 23 Adrien Hunou FW 5-10 01/19/1994 Evry, France 12 11 2 1 12 11 2 1 Justin McMaster MF 5-9 165 06/30/1999 Kingston, Jamaica 6 0 0 1 6 0 0 1 24 25 Aziel Jackson MF 5-9 10/25/2001 New York, NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D.J. Taylor DF 5-9 165 08/26/1997 Raleigh, NC 6 4 0 0 6 4 0 0 26 29 Patrick Weah FW 6-1 180 05/15/2003 Minneapolis, MN 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 30 Adrian Zendejas GK 6-5 185 08/30/1995 Chula Vista, CA 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 31 Hassani Dotson M 5-11 170 08/06/1997 Federal Way, WA 19 17 2 2 61 44 7 3 Nabi Kibunguchy DF 6-3 190 01/05/1998 Elk Grove, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 77 Chase Gasper DF 6-0 185 01/25/1996 Alexandria, VA 17 17 1 0 50 47 2 1 GK 6-3 165 05/09/1997 Pickering, ON, Canada 4 4 0 0 17 17 0 0 97 Dayne St. Clair 99 Fred Emmings GK 6-5 210 02/08/2004 Saint Paul, MN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ON LOAN Thomas Chacon MF 5-5 128 08/17/2000 Palmitas, Uruguay 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 HEAD COACH : Adrian Heath
01/11/1961 W68 L77 T46
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2021 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-4 215 04/19/2001 Bakersfield, CA 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 1 John Pulskamp 2 Jaylin Lindsey DF 5-11 185 03/27/2000 Charlotte, NC 14 9 2 1 34 27 2 4 DF 6-2 200 11/14/1989 Banyoles, Spain 19 19 0 1 37 33 1 1 3 Andreu Fontas 4 Roberto Puncec DF 6-1 175 10/27/1991 Varazdin, Croatia 3 2 0 0 23 20 0 1 5 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin DF 6-2 180 11/15/1991 Meudon, France 8 7 0 0 8 7 0 0 6 Ilie Sanchez MF 6-0 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 16 14 1 0 130 121 7 12 FW 5-9 175 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 17 13 3 5 96 78 28 28 7 Johnny Russell 8 Graham Zusi MF 5-10 155 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 13 11 0 4 307 263 29 70 Alan Pulido FW 5-10 175 03/08/1991 Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 15 11 8 3 27 22 14 8 9 11 Khiry Shelton FW 6-3 185 06/26/1993 Carson, CO 18 13 1 5 112 68 14 21 13 Amadou Dia DF 5-9 155 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 3 1 0 0 48 33 0 2 15 Roger Espinoza MF 5-10 185 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 20 16 0 0 274 245 10 37 Graham Smith DF 6-4 190 11/25/1995 Highlands Ranch, CO 0 0 0 0 17 16 1 1 16 17 Gadi Kinda MF 5-8 145 03/23/1994 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 15 13 4 3 33 29 10 7 Grayson Barber MF 5-8 170 05/03/2000 Columbia, SC 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 19 20 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 160 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 19 17 12 6 105 72 27 16 Felipe Hernandez MF 5-7 145 06/08/1998 Ibague, Colombia 6 4 1 2 24 13 1 3 21 22 Kendall McIntosh GK 5-11 185 01/24/1994 Santa Rosa, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Tyler Freeman FW 6-0 165 01/09/2003 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Kayden Pierre DF 5-10 140 02/16/2003 Rochester Hills, MI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ozzie Cisneros FW 5-5 130 03/13/2004 Omaha, NE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 28 Cameron Duke MF 5-6 135 02/13/2001 Overland Park, KS 5 1 1 0 13 3 1 0 29 Tim Melia GK 6-0 205 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 15 15 0 0 188 187 0 0 31 Brooks Thompson GK 6-4 185 05/28/2002 Jeffersonville, IN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 Jose Mauri MF 5-6 143 05/16/1996 Realico, Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 Luis Martins DF 5-8 165 06/10/1992 Lamego, Portugal 20 19 1 1 41 37 1 3 Jake Davis MF 5-10 150 01/03/2002 Rochester, MI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 48 Kaveh Rad DF 5-11 165 06/13/2001 Chapel Hill, NC 5 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 54 Remi Walter MF 5-8 170 04/26/1995 Essey-les-Nancy, France 16 12 0 0 16 12 0 0 96 Wilson Harris FW 5-10 175 11/28/1999 Los Angeles, CA 8 2 0 0 8 2 0 0 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes
11/21/1966 W166 L125 T98
MINNESOTA UNITED FC vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY Saturday, August 21, 2021; Allianz Field, St. Paul, Minn., 2:30 p.m. CT REFEREES
2021 SEASON RECORDS MNUFC at home
GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 19 7-6-6 27 22 23 10 6-3-1 19 12 7
Sporting on road
20 11-4-5 38 36 21 10 6-3-1 19 18 10
REFEREE: Marcos de Oliveira. AR1 (bench): Brian Dunn; AR2 (opposite): Eduardo Jeff; 4th: Ramy Touchan; VAR: Kevin Terry Jr.; AVAR: Philippe Briere TEAM NEWS
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: MNUFC 3 wins, 10 goals … Sporting 6 wins, 17 goals … Ties 2
SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: MIN: Osvaldo Alonso, Chase Gasper, Bakaye Dibassy SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: MIN: Michael Boxall ... KC: Jaylin Lindsey, Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza, Daniel Salloi
AT MINNESOTA: MNUFC 2 wins, 7 goals … Sporting 1 win, 5 goals … Ties 2
INJURED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
LAST YEAR (MLS) 7/12: MIN 2, KC 1 (Shelton 43 -- own goal 92+; Molino 97+) 8/21: MIN 1, KC 2 (own goal 32 -- Kinda 12; own goal 55) 9/13: KC 1, MIN 0 (Russell 80)
LAST LEAGUE MATCHES SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 1 MINNESOTA UNITED 1 Scoring Summary: SJ--own goal (Dibassy) 12 MIN--Trapp 1 (Hunou 1, Finlay 1) 22
UPCOMING MATCHES SPORTING MNUFC Sat. Aug. 28 Colorado Sat. Aug. 28 at Houston Fri. Sept. 3 at LAFC Sat. Sept. 11 at Seattle Sat. Sept. 11 Chicago Wed. Sept. 15 at Sporting KC Wed. Sept. 15 Minnesota Sat. Sept. 18 LA Galaxy
MINNESOTA UNITED--Tyler Miller, Romain Metanire, Brent Kallman, Bakaye Dibassy, D.J. Taylor, Ethan Finlay, Jan Gregus (Justin McMaster 64), Emanuel Reynoso, Hassani Dotson, Wil Trapp, Adrien Hunou (Juan Agudelo 79).
WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM SPORTING MNUFC F A F A 22 23 GOALS SCORED 36 21 78 74 MINUTES PER GOAL 50 86 HOW SCORED
7 10 4 1
RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER
15 5 3 0
28 3 5 0
11 7 3 0
22 5 1 1 3 2 2 0
14 3 3 0 0 0 1 0
4 27 5
3 15 3
TYPE OF PLAY
11 2 5 3 0 1 0 0
14 3 2 0 1 0 2 1
OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS
5 15 2
3 18 2
INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 PORTLAND TIMBERS 1 Scoring Summary: POR--Mora 7 (Loria 5) 17 KC--Salloi 12 (Pulido 3) 91+ SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Ilie Sanchez, Andreu Fontas, Luis Martins, Remi Walter, Roger Espinoza (Khiry Shelton 80), Gadi Kinda, Johnny Russell, Alan Pulido, Daniel Salloi.
DISTANCE
RECORD AT HALFTIME (W-L-T) LEAD TIED TRAIL MIN 3-1-1 3-1-3 1-4-2 KC 5-0-1 3-2-2 3-2-2
RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL
SCORE ALLOW 6-1-1 1-5-5 6-2-1 5-2-3
THE LAST TIME Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.
MINNESOTA UNITED Date Score (Gms since) 8/07/2021 MIN 2, HOU 0 6/26/2021 MIN 1, POR 0 8/14/2021 MIN 0, LA 1 7/07/2021 MIN 0, COL 2 8/17/2021 MIN 1, SJ 1 8/07/2021 MIN 2, HOU 0 8/14/2021 MIN 0, LA 1
(1) (4) (0) (3) (0) (2) (1)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 6/26/2021 KC 2, LFC 1 (3) 8/14/2021 KC 2, DAL 0 (0) 7/31/2021 KC 1, DAL 2 (1) 6/19/2021 KC 1, POR 2 (5) 8/18/2021 KC 1, POR 1 (0) 8/14/2021 KC 2, DAL 0 (1) 8/07/2021 KC 0, COL 0 (2)
GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED MNUFC LLLLWWTTWWTLWWTTWLT WTLWLWWWTLWWWTWLWTWT Sporting KC
TEAM LEADERS
MNUFC G: 6 Lod A: 6 Reynoso SHT: 57 Reynoso SOG: 13 Lod FC: 33 Reynoso FS: 56 Reynoso OF: 7 Lod C: 5 Gasper E: 1 Abila SPORTING G: 12 Salloi A: 6 Salloi SHT: 53 Salloi SOG: 22 Salloi FC: 28 Espinoza FS: 26 Pulido/Salloi OF: 5 Pulido C: 5 Sanchez E: 0
GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG MIN 19 4 8 7 0 0 22 1.16 KC 20 2 7 5 5 1 36 1.80 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG MIN 19 6 6 5 1 1 23 1.21 KC 20 4 12 3 1 0 21 1.05 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 MIN 22 3 4 3 1 5 6 KC 36 3 5 6 6 8 8 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 MIN 23 4 1 6 2 4 6 KC 21 4 3 3 6 0 5
2021 MINNESOTA UNITED STATISTICS (7-6-6, 27 pts.) UNF 17 10 7 31 23 14 9 9 13 11 20 77 8 24 6 19 12 26 97 27 5 21 22 15 29 1
POS M M F M F D F F M M M D M M M D D D G F M F D D F G
PLAYER Robin Lod Emanuel Reynoso Franco Fragapane Hassani Dotson Adrien Hunou Brent Kallman Ramon Abila (MIN) Ramon Abila (TOT) Ethan Finlay Niko Hansen Wil Trapp Chase Gasper Jan Gregus Justin McMaster Osvaldo Alonso Romain Metanire Bakaye Dibassy D.J. Taylor Dayne St. Clair Foster Langsdorf Jacori Hayes Juan Agudelo Jukka Raitala Michael Boxall Patrick Weah Tyler Miller Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals
GP 12 18 6 19 12 13 10 12 15 9 18 17 14 6 12 16 12 6 4 1 9 10 7 11 1 15
GS 12 17 6 17 11 10 1 1 9 5 18 17 9 0 4 16 12 4 4 0 4 1 6 11 0 15
MIN 1032 1459 499 1559 827 962 263 302 854 391 1601 1458 754 127 423 1403 1080 476 360 32 277 182 499 929 9 1350
19 19
19 19
1710 1710
G 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 22
A 4 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 40 57 10 34 30 9 13 15 11 10 5 14 12 4 6 10 8 2 1 1 2 7 1 2 2 0
SOG 13 12 2 7 12 5 6 7 4 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
23 23
224 291
70 79
FC 13 33 2 24 9 6 2 3 7 7 32 21 12 3 9 10 15 7 0 0 11 7 9 9 1 0
FS 11 56 7 29 11 11 5 5 9 4 15 12 7 2 6 9 4 6 0 1 4 3 1 2 0 1
OFF 7 0 0 0 5 0 2 2 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
CK 0 81 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 5 1 0 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
223 249 249 223
39 24
84 105
42 28
1 1
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Robin Lod 4, Ramon Abila 1, Adrien Hunou 1, Franco Fragapane 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Emanuel Reynoso 3, Franco Fragapane 1, Osvaldo Alonso 1, Niko Hansen 1, Romain Metanire 1, Hassani Dotson 1, Robin Lod 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Ramon Abila 0-1 MINNESOTA UNITED GOALKEEPING UNF 1 97
POS G G
GOALKEEPER Tyler Miller Dayne St. Clair Team totals Opponent totals
GP 15 4 19 19
GS 15 4 19 19
MIN SHTS 1350 49 360 21 1710 70 1710 79
SV 36 11 47 55
GA 13 10 23 22
GAA 0.87 2.5 1.21 1.16
PG 1 0 1 0
PA 1 1 2 1
W 7 0 7 6
L 2 4 6 7
T 6 0 6 6
SO 6 0 6 4
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2021 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (11-4-5, 38 pts.) UNF 20 9 17 7 10 2 11 21 36 28 6 8 3 13 19 1 48 5 54 4 15 29 96
POS F F M F F D F M D M M M D D M G D D M D M G F
PLAYER Daniel Salloi Alan Pulido Gadi Kinda Johnny Russell Gianluca Busio Jaylin Lindsey Khiry Shelton Felipe Hernandez Luis Martins Cameron Duke Ilie Sanchez Graham Zusi Andreu Fontas Amadou Dia Grayson Barber John Pulskamp Kaveh Rad Nicolas Isimat-Mirin Remi Walter Roberto Puncec Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Wilson Harris Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals
GP 19 15 15 17 13 14 18 6 20 5 16 13 19 3 2 5 5 8 16 3 20 15 8
GS 17 11 13 13 13 9 13 4 19 1 14 11 19 1 1 5 2 7 12 2 16 15 2
MIN 1600 1079 1080 1065 1152 917 1210 407 1707 180 1307 959 1710 93 73 450 244 575 959 130 1382 1350 171
20 20
20 20
1800 1800
G 12 8 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 21
A 6 3 3 5 3 1 5 2 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 53 47 29 35 27 4 20 14 8 2 6 10 12 0 2 0 0 0 9 2 19 0 3
SOG 22 13 15 12 7 2 7 3 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 5 0 2
34 20
302 229
104 68
FC 7 11 25 9 13 9 15 2 16 7 14 13 13 2 1 0 2 8 10 2 28 0 3
FS 26 26 20 22 15 5 14 7 9 11 5 8 5 0 1 0 1 5 14 0 18 0 1
OFF 4 5 3 3 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
CK 1 0 18 44 57 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0
C 3 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 0 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
210 231 231 210
27 43
135 72
30 49
0 4
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Daniel Salloi 5, Alan Pulido 2, Gadi Kinda 2, Johnny Russell 1, Luis Martins 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Khiry Shelton 3, Daniel Salloi 3, Gianluca Busio 2, Felipe Hernandez 2, Gadi Kinda 2, Andreu Fontas 1, Luis Martins 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Alan Pulido 2-2, Gadi Kinda 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29 1
POS G G
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia John Pulskamp Team totals Opponent totals
GP 15 5 20 20
GS 15 5 20 20
MIN SHTS 1350 50 450 18 1800 68 1800 104
SV 36 11 47 66
GA 14 7 21 36
GAA 0.93 1.4 1.05 1.8
PG 0 0 0 3
PA 0 0 0 3
W L 9 2 2 2 11 4 4 11
T 4 1 5 5
SO 4 0 4 2
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MINNESOTA UNITED 2021 SCHEDULE DAY Fri. Sat. Sat. Sat.
DATE Apr. Apr. May May
Wed. May Sat. May Sat. May Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat.
June June June July
Wed. Sun. Sat. Wed.
July July July July
Sat. Sat. Sat. Tue. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sun.
July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov.
OPPONENT 16 at Seattle 24 Real Salt Lake 1 Austin FC 8 at Colorado
RESULT L 0-4 L 1-2 L 0-1 L 2-3
ATT 7042 4100 0 0
W-L-T 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-3-0 0-4-0
POS PTS NOTES: 4 0 SEA: Paulo (49) Ruidiaz (70,73) Montero (86) 13 0 MIN: Lod (86); RSL: Julio (31,41) 13 0 ATX: Fagundez (17) 13 0 MIN: Reynoso (17) Dotson (24); COL: Acosta (57) Bassett (71) Wilson (82) 13 3 MIN: Abila (72); 11 6 MIN: Lod (94+); 11 7 MIN: Hansen (78); RSL: Kreilach (13)
12 Vancouver 15 FC Dallas 29 at Real Salt Lake 19 at FC Dallas 23 Austin FC 26 at Portland 3 San Jose
W 1-0 W 1-0 T 1-1
4100 4100 10853
1-4-0 2-4-0 2-4-1
T W W T
1-1 2-0 1-0 2-2
16455 19209 0 19687
2-4-2 3-4-2 4-4-2 4-4-3
11 9 5 6
7 at Colorado 18 Seattle 24 Portland 28 at Los Angeles FC 31 at Vancouver 7 Houston 14 Los Angeles 17 at San Jose 21 Sporting KC 28 at Houston 11 at Seattle 15 at Sporting KC 18 Los Angeles 25 Houston 29 at D.C. United 2 at FC Dallas 9 Colorado 16 at Austin FC 20 Philadelphia 23 Los Angeles FC 27 at Vancouver 31 Sporting KC 7 at Los Angeles
L W W T
0-2 1-0 2-1 2-2
0 19679 19691 22003
4-5-3 5-5-3 6-5-3 6-5-4
7 6 6 6
T W L T
2-2 2-0 0-1 1-1
0 19625 0 10353
6-5-5 7-5-5 7-6-5 7-6-6
6 5 5 5
8 MIN: Fragapane (36); DAL: Pepi (68) 11 MIN: Fragapane (10) Hunou (18); 14 MIN: Hunou (2); 15 MIN: Kallman (49+) Abila (69); SJ: Cowell (15) Kikanovic (82) 15 COL: Galvan (45) Shinyashiki (81) 18 MIN: Lod (81); 21 MIN: Gasper (74) Lod (85); POR: Mora (10) 22 MIN: Reynoso (49) Dotson (95+); LFC: Vela (40) Blackmon (77) 23 MIN: Finlay (45) Lod (75); VAN: Dajome (36,94+) 26 MIN: Lod (14) Kallman (71); 26 LA: Cabral (43) 27 MIN: Trapp (22); SJ: own goal (12)
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2021 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Apr. Fri. Apr. Sat. May Sun. Wed. Sun. Sat.
May May May May
OPPONENT RESULT 17 at New York W 2-1 23 Orlando City SC T 1-1 1 at Real Salt L 1-3 Lake 9 Austin FC W 2-1 12 at Houston L 0-1 16 Vancouver W 3-0 22 at San Jose W 3-1
ATT 0 0 0
W-L-T 1-0-0 1-0-1 1-1-1
POS PTS NOTES: 4 3 KC: Kinda (59) Salloi (60); NYR: Clark (48) 1 4 KC: Busio (45); ORL: Almeida (78) 10 4 KC: Pulido (17); RSL: Kreilach (35) Rubin (52,77)
0 7054 0 0
2-1-1 2-2-1 3-2-1 4-2-1
5 7 3 2
Sat. May
29 Houston
W 3-2
20086
5-2-1
2
Sat. June Sat. June Wed. June
12 Austin FC 19 at Portland 23 Colorado
T 1-1 L 1-2 W 3-1
18519 0 18690
5-2-2 5-3-2 6-3-2
2 2 2
Sat. Sun. Wed. Sun.
June July July July
26 Los Angeles FC 4 at Los Angeles 21 San Jose 25 at Seattle
W W T W
2-1 2-0 1-1 3-1
20213 23556 17872 32790
7-3-2 8-3-2 8-3-3 9-3-3
2 1 2 2
Sat. July Wed. Aug.
31 FC Dallas 4 at Los Angeles FC 7 at Colorado 14 at FC Dallas 18 Portland 21 at Minnesota 28 Colorado 3 at Los Angeles FC 11 Chicago 15 Minnesota 26 Seattle 29 at FC Dallas 3 Houston 17 at Vancouver 23 at Seattle 27 Los Angeles 31 at Minnesota 3 at Austin FC 7 Real Salt Lake
L 1-2 W 4-1
19975 22114
9-4-3 10-4-3
2 1
T 0-0 W 2-0 T 1-1
11753 14133 17081
10-4-4 11-4-4 11-4-5
1 1 2
Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Fri.
Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep.
Sat. Wed. Sun. Wed. Sun. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sun. Wed. Sun.
Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov.
7 KC: Sanchez (82) Kinda (90); ATX: Gallagher (7) 7 HOU: Urruti (56) 10 KC: Salloi (28) Pulido (32,58); 13 KC: Lindsey (15) Pulido (60) Salloi (75); SJ: Lopez (4) 16 KC: Busio (51) Pulido (61) Kinda (65); HOU: Vera (14) Urruti (94+) 17 KC: Salloi (71); ATX: Dominguez (26) 17 KC: Lindsey (28); POR: Asprilla (36) Loria (46+) 20 KC: Salloi (14,38) Hernandez (64); COL: Rosenberry (84) 23 KC: Pulido (61) Salloi (87); LFC: Kim (24) 26 KC: Russell (81) Shelton (95+); 27 KC: Salloi (94+); SJ: Cardoso (53) 30 KC: Russell (31) Salloi (42) Duke (72); SEA: Montero (51) 30 KC: Russell (85); DAL: Pomykal (3) Ferreira (51) 33 KC: Pulido (20) Martins (28) Salloi (36) Kinda (58); LFC: Musovski (82) 34 37 KC: Pulido (12) Salloi (63); 38 KC: Salloi (92+); POR: Mora (17)
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UNITED INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2021)
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2021)
Goals 1 22 times Assists 1 23 times Shots 8 Robin Lod Shots on Goal 5 Adrien Hunou Fouls Committed 5 Robin Lod 5 Jacori Hayes Fouls Suffered 7 Emanuel Reynoso Offside 3 Ethan Finlay Saves 5 Dayne St. Clair 5 Tyler Miller Shots Faced 9 Dayne St. Clair Goals Allowed 4 Dayne St. Clair
Goals 2 05/08/2021 vs 2 06/23/2021 vs 2 07/03/2021 vs 2 07/24/2021 vs 2 07/28/2021 vs 2 07/31/2021 vs 2 08/07/2021 vs Assists 3 06/23/2021 vs 3 07/31/2021 vs Shots 28 07/24/2021 vs Shots on Goal 8 06/19/2021 vs Fouls Committed 19 04/16/2021 vs 19 05/12/2021 vs 19 07/24/2021 vs Fouls Suffered 18 05/12/2021 vs 18 07/03/2021 vs Corner Kicks 10 07/24/2021 vs 10 08/07/2021 vs 10 08/14/2021 vs Offside 4 04/16/2021 vs Saves 5 04/16/2021 vs 5 05/12/2021 vs Shots Faced 9 04/16/2021 vs Goals Allowed 4 04/16/2021 vs
04/24/2021 vs RSL
L 1-2
04/24/2021 vs RSL
L 1-2
07/24/2021 vs POR
W 2-1
06/19/2021 vs DAL
T 1-1
05/12/2021 vs VAN 07/28/2021 vs LFC
W 1-0 T 2-2
05/12/2021 vs VAN
W 1-0
04/16/2021 vs SEA
L 0-4
04/16/2021 vs SEA 05/12/2021 vs VAN
L 0-4 W 1-0
04/16/2021 vs SEA
L 0-4
04/16/2021 vs SEA
L 0-4
COL ATX SJ POR LFC VAN HOU
L W T W T T W
ATX VAN
W 2-0 T 2-2
POR
W 2-1
DAL
T 1-1
SEA VAN POR
L 0-4 W 1-0 W 2-1
VAN SJ
W 1-0 T 2-2
POR HOU LA
W 2-1 W 2-0 L 0-1
SEA
L 0-4
SEA VAN
L 0-4 W 1-0
SEA
L 0-4
SEA
L 0-4
SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2021)
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2021)
Goals 2 Alan Pulido 2 Daniel Salloi Assists 2 Graham Zusi Shots 8 Alan Pulido Shots on Goal 3 5 times Fouls Committed 5 Roger Espinoza Fouls Suffered 8 Cameron Duke Offside 2 Alan Pulido 2 Daniel Salloi Saves 7 Tim Melia Shots Faced 7 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 3 John Pulskamp
Goals 4 08/04/2021 at Assists 5 06/23/2021 at Shots 32 06/12/2021 at Shots on Goal 11 06/12/2021 at Fouls Committed 16 04/23/2021 at 16 07/21/2021 at 16 07/25/2021 at Fouls Suffered 19 05/16/2021 at 19 07/21/2021 at Corner Kicks 14 05/09/2021 at Offside 4 06/23/2021 at Saves 7 07/04/2021 at Shots Faced 7 07/04/2021 at Goals Allowed 3 05/01/2021 at
05/16/2021 at VAN 06/23/2021 at COL
W 3-0 W 3-1
08/04/2021 at LFC
W 4-1
05/22/2021 at SJ 05/22/2021 at SJ
W 3-1 W 3-1
04/23/2021 at ORL
T 1-1
07/21/2021 at SJ
T 1-1
05/01/2021 at RSL 06/23/2021 at COL
L 1-3 W 3-1
07/04/2021 at LA
W 2-0
07/04/2021 at LA
W 2-0
05/01/2021 at RSL
L 1-3
TEAM LOW GAMES (2021) 2-3 2-0 2-2 2-1 2-2 2-2 2-0
Shots 7 07/07/2021 vs 7 07/28/2021 vs Shots on Goal 1 05/29/2021 vs Fouls Committed 8 05/08/2021 vs 8 07/07/2021 vs Fouls Suffered 6 05/29/2021 vs 6 06/23/2021 vs Corner Kicks 2 07/28/2021 vs Offside 0 05/01/2021 vs 0 05/15/2021 vs 0 06/19/2021 vs 0 07/07/2021 vs 0 07/24/2021 vs Saves 0 08/14/2021 vs Shots Faced 1 08/14/2021 vs 1 08/17/2021 vs
COL LFC
L 0-2 T 2-2
RSL
T 1-1
COL COL
L 2-3 L 0-2
RSL ATX
T 1-1 W 2-0
LFC
T 2-2
ATX DAL DAL COL POR
L W T L W
LA
L 0-1
LA SJ
L 0-1 T 1-1
0-1 1-0 1-1 0-2 2-1
TEAM LOW GAMES (2021)
LFC
W 4-1
COL
W 3-1
ATX
T 1-1
ATX
T 1-1
ORL SJ SEA
T 1-1 T 1-1 W 3-1
VAN SJ
W 3-0 T 1-1
ATX
W 2-1
COL
W 3-1
LA
W 2-0
LA
W 2-0
RSL
L 1-3
Shots 6 05/01/2021 at 6 08/07/2021 at Shots on Goal 0 08/07/2021 at Fouls Committed 5 06/23/2021 at Fouls Suffered 6 06/12/2021 at 6 06/19/2021 at Corner Kicks 2 05/22/2021 at 2 06/23/2021 at Offside 0 04/17/2021 at 0 05/29/2021 at 0 06/26/2021 at 0 08/07/2021 at Saves 0 05/12/2021 at 0 08/04/2021 at 0 08/18/2021 at Shots Faced 1 05/12/2021 at 1 08/04/2021 at 1 08/18/2021 at
RSL COL
L 1-3 T 0-0
COL
T 0-0
COL
W 3-1
ATX POR
T 1-1 L 1-2
SJ COL
W 3-1 W 3-1
NYR HOU LFC COL
W W W T
HOU LFC POR
L 0-1 W 4-1 T 1-1
HOU LFC POR
L 0-1 W 4-1 T 1-1
2-1 3-2 2-1 0-0
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HEAD-TO-HEAD
SPORTING KC VS UNITED ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS
Sporting KC
United 3 wins, 10 goals Sporting KC 6 wins, 17 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 8/21/2020 9/13/2020 11/1/2020
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 KC 2 at MIN KC 1 vs MIN KC 0 vs MIN
0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
(MU) (SP) (MU) (MU) (SP) (SP) (SP) (MN) (WD) (MN) (SP) (SP)
Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 9 117 40 61 7 37
2 8 98 30 65 4 44
OT 0 0 0 0 0 0
United Tot 17 215 70 126 11 81
1 5 42 19 62 9 14
2 5 66 21 70 14 25
OT 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tot 10 108 40 132 23 39
GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC MIN
1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
OT
Total
4 1
0 2
3 2
5 0
1 1
4 4
0 0
17 10
CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Adrian Heath Peter Vermes
vs. KC vs. MIN
4-7-2 6-3-2
(1 pts./game) (1.67 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 15 1 3 1 32 11
United 8 times Abu Danladi Christian Ramirez 3 times Abu Danladi Kevin Molino 3 times Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth
3 5 20 7 16 13 6 2 4 31 7
Sporting KC Diego Rubio Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Johnny Russell Roger Espinoza Espinoza/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
Saves
9 Bobby Shuttleworth (05/20/18) 4 Bobby Shuttleworth (06/03/18)
Goals Allowed
Quintero/Rodriguez 3 players tied Molino/Barreto Bobby Shuttleworth (05/07/17)
Sporting KC 1 16 players tied 2 Johnny Russell (08/25/18) 6 Gianluca Busio (09/25/19) 3 5 players tied 5 Espinoza/Sanchez 5 Alan Pulido (08/21/20) 1 Tim Melia/Tim Melia/Tim Melia/Tim Melia (09/13/20) 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)
3-1-1 3-1-3 1-4-2
3 Ws 2 Ts 1 Ls
(06/23/2021) (07/31/2021) (08/14/2021)
5-0-1 3-2-2 3-2-2
5 Ws (05/16/2021) 2 Ts (07/21/2021) 1 Ts (08/18/2021)
1-5-5 6-1-1
1 Ts 4 Ws
(08/17/2021) (06/23/2021)
5-2-3 6-2-1
1 Ts (08/18/2021) 5 Ws (06/23/2021)
0-4-0 4-1-3 3-1-3 0-0-0 0-0-0
4 Ls 1 Ts 1 Ws 3 Ws 2 Ws
(04/16/2021) (08/17/2021) (08/07/2021) (03/01/2020) (03/07/2020)
0-1-1 0-3-4 5-0-0 5-0-0 1-0-0
1 1 6 7 3
Ts Ts Ws Ws Ws
(08/07/2021) (08/18/2021) (11/08/2020) (02/29/2020) (03/07/2020)
6-0-0 1-2-3 0-2-3 0-1-0 0-1-0
7 Ws 1 Ts 2 Ts 3 Ls 1 Ls
(11/08/2020) (08/17/2021) (07/28/2021) (08/29/2020) (04/16/2021)
3-0-1 7-1-4 1-2-0 0-1-0 0-0-0
1 1 2 2 1
Ws Ts Ls Ls Ls
(08/14/2021) (08/18/2021) (06/19/2021) (09/19/2020) (08/25/2020)
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UNITED CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (3-6-2) PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
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
7 2 5 6 1 6 4 5 5 6 5 3 4 4 11 11
2 2 4 5 1 5 3 5 5 6 5 1 4 3 11 11
263 180 381 454 90 440 276 422 450 434 450 83 360 349 990 990
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 17
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 11 16
SHT GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN
SHT
SV
GAA
PG
7 1 6 4 1 7 9 12 8 2 4 0 1 0 108 215
2 1 1 6 1 11 11
180 90 90 540 90 990 990
13 3 7 43 4 70 40
11 2 5 32 3 53 32
1.00 1.00 1.00 1.83 2.00 1.55 0.91
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vito Mannone Tyler Miller Dayne St. Clair Bobby Shuttleworth Greg Ranjitsingh Team totals Opponent totals
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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. UNITED (6-3-2) PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN SHTS
SV
GAA
PG
Diego Rubio Khiry Shelton Johnny Russell Yohan Croizet Saad Abdul-Salaam Botond Barath Erik Hurtado Gadi Kinda Wan Kuzain Cristian Lobato Jimmy Medranda Ike Opara Daniel Salloi Matt Besler Latif Blessing Roger Espinoza Gerso Fernandes Jaylin Lindsey Alan Pulido Ilie Sanchez Seth Sinovic Graham Zusi Team totals Opponent totals
3 4 7 3 2 1 3 3 1 1 6 5 7 8 2 9 10 2 2 9 6 9 11 11
2 4 6 2 2 1 2 3 0 1 3 5 4 8 2 9 7 1 2 8 5 8 11 11
174 305 533 153 180 90 162 238 72 78 230 450 373 720 165 782 653 121 179 738 473 765 990 990
3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 10
1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 11
8 10 15 6 2 1 7 9 3 2 8 4 17 2 7 17 17 0 5 10 8 20 215 108
Tim Melia Andrew Dykstra Richard Sanchez
11 1 1
943 31 14
37 2 1
0 0 0
Team totals Opponent totals
11 11
990 990
40 70
31 0.67 1 2.90 0 12.8 6 32 0.91 53 1.55
0 0
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CURRENT UNITED VS. SPORTING KC (3-6-2)
CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. UNITED (6-3-2)
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
Juan Agudelo Osvaldo Alonso Ethan Finlay Niko Hansen Hassani Dotson Brent Kallman Jan Gregus Romain Metanire Michael Boxall Thomas Chacon Bakaye Dibassy Chase Gasper Jacori Hayes Robin Lod Tyler Miller Jukka Raitala Emanuel Reynoso Dayne St. Clair Wil Trapp Team totals Opponent totals
7 17 11 4 5 6 5 4 10 2 1 5 4 5 3 3 1 1 8 11 11
4 15 8 1 4 5 5 4 10 0 1 4 2 3 3 1 0 1 8 11 11
413 1386 687 144 381 454 450 360 900 38 90 404 161 295 270 134 23 90 692 990 990
3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 17
2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 16
11 11 7 4 6 4 8 1 2 1 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 108 215
Khiry Shelton Johnny Russell Gadi Kinda Daniel Salloi Roger Espinoza Jaylin Lindsey Alan Pulido Ilie Sanchez Graham Zusi Cameron Duke Felipe Hernandez Luis Martins Tim Melia Roberto Puncec Graham Smith Team totals Opponent totals
4 7 3 7 9 2 2 9 9 2 2 4 11 3 2 11 11
4 6 3 4 9 1 2 8 8 0 1 4 11 2 2 11 11
305 533 238 373 782 121 179 738 765 54 105 360 943 185 180 990 990
2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 10
0 5 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 11
10 15 9 17 17 0 5 10 20 0 1 4 0 1 0 215 108
GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN
SHT
SV
GAA
PG
Dayne St. Clair Tyler Miller Team totals Opponent totals
1 3 11 11
90 270 990 990
7 15 70 40
5 11 53 32
1.00 1.33 1.55 0.91
0 0 0 0
GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN SHTS
SV
GAA
PG
Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals
11 11 11
943 990 990
31 0.67 32 0.91 53 1.55
0 0 0
37 40 70
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MINNESOTA UNITED FC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota | August 21, 2021 Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. CT | TV: ESPN | Radio: SKOR North | @MNUFC | @MNUFCes | @MNUFCmatch
2021 MLS Record (W-L-D):......................... 7-6-6 Western Conference Standings:..................... 6th
2021 MLS Record (W-L-D):........................ 11-4-5 Western Conference Standings:.....................2nd
Head Coach:.................Adrian Heath (70-79-46) Asst. Coach:........................................... Ian Fuller Asst. Coach:................................... Sean McAuley GK Coach:..........................................Stewart Kerr
Head Coach:............ Peter Vermes (166-125-98) Asst. Coach:................................. Kerry Zavagnin Asst. Coach:........................................Zoran Savic Goalkeeper Coach:............................... Alec Dufty
MINNESOTA UNITED FC ROSTER
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER
1
Tyler Miller
Goalkeeper
1
John Pulskamp
Goalkeeper
2
Noah Billingsley*
Defender
2
Jaylin Lindsey
Defender
4
Callum Montgomery*
Defender
3
Andreu Fontàs
Defender
5
Jacori Hayes
Midfielder
4
Roberto Puncec
Defender
6
Osvaldo Alonso
Midfielder
5
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin
Defender
8
Jan Gregus
Midfielder
6
Ilie Sánchez
Midfielder
10
Emanuel Reynoso
Midfielder
7
Johnny Russell
Forward
11
Niko Hansen
Midfielder
8
Graham Zusi
Defender
12
Bakaye Dibassy
Defender
9
Alan Pulido
Forward
13
Ethan Finlay
Midfielder
11
Khiry Shelton
Forward
14
Brent Kallman
Defender
13
Amadou Dia
Defender
15
Michael Boxall
Midfielder
15
Roger Espinoza
Midfielder
17
Robin Lod
Midfielder
16
Graham Smith
Defender
18
Joseph Rosales
Midfielder
17
Gadi Kinda
Midfielder
19
Romain Metanire
Defender
19
Grayson Barber
Midfielder
20
Wil Trapp
Midfielder
20
Dániel Sallói
Forward
21
Juan Agudelo
Forward
21
Felipe Hernandez
Midfielder
22
Jukka Raitala
Defender
22
Kendall McIntosh
Goalkeeper
23
Adrien Hunou
Forward
23
Tyler Freeman*
Forward
24
Justin McMaster
Midfielder
24
Kayden Pierre
Defender
25
Aziel Jackson
Midfielder
25
Osvaldo Cisneros
Forward
26
DJ Taylor
Defender
28
Cameron Duke
Midfielder
29
Patrick Weah
Forward
29
Tim Melia
Goalkeeper
30
Adrian Zendejas
Goalkeeper
31
Brooks Thompson
Goalkeeper
31
Hassani Dotson
Midfielder
32
José Mauri
Midfielder
36
Nabilai Kibunguchy*
Defender
36
Luis Martins
Defender
77
Chase Gasper
Defender
46
Jake Davis
Midfielder
97
Dayne St. Clair
Goalkeeper
48
Kaveh Rad
Defender
99
Fred Emmings
Goalkeeper
54
Rémi Walter
Midfielder
Thomas Chacon*
Midfielder
96
Wilson Harris
Forward
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
* Player on loan
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
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, Minnesota | August 21, 2021
LAST TIME OUT | Minnesota United FC @ San Jose Earthquakes | August 17, 2021 | PayPal Park, San Jose, California | MLS Regular Season MIN Starting XI vs. SJ
No Luck in San Jose A little over 76 hours after facing the LA Galaxy at Allianz Field, Minnesota United headed to San Jose to square up against the Quakes. Lacking Robin Lod, Franco Fragapane and Niko Hansen, Head Coach Adrian Heath found it difficult to rotate the squad much. While the Loons would go up a man following a red card for San Jose defender Nathan in the 21st minute and capitalize with a goal from Wil Trapp in the 22nd, the Quakes stood tall and Minnesota’s energy flagged, leading to a 1-1 draw following an early own goal from the visitors.
MIN Substitutes 64’ - Gregus OUT, McMaster IN
HUNOU FINLAY
REYNOSO
79’ Hunou OUT, Agudelo IN
GREGUS
DOTSON
Unused Subs
TRAPP TAYLOR
METANIRE DIBASSY
KALLMAN
GK - Zendejas, Emmings; D - Boxall, Raitala; M - Alonso; F - Weah
MILLER
UP NEXT | Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City | August 21, 2021 | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota | MLS Regular Season It’s Time for the Nicest Rivalry in Sports Minnesota’s 1-1 draw on Tuesday left a bitter taste in their mouths, but back in the Midwest on Wednesday, striker Dániel Sallói again showcased his incredible form at the moment. His 92nd minute goal against the Timbers at home gave him 12 on the year and earned SKC a late 1-1 draw that felt a world apart from the Loons’. Kansas City remain in a knifefight with Seattle for the top spot in the West. MNUFC will be hoping the combination of homefield advantage and an extra day of rest can give the boys the boost they need to topple Head Coach Peter Vermes’ squad.
Minnesota United Absences
Series History
Suspended
MIN all-time W-L-D: 4 - 6 - 2 | 10 GF, 16 GA MIN home W-L-D: 2 - 1 - 2 | 7 GF, 5 GA MIN away W-L-D: 1 - 5 - 0 | 4 GF, 11 GA
Out
Franco Fragapane
Niko Hansen
Joseph Rosales
Dayne St. Clair
Questionable
Jan Gregus
Jacori Hayes
International Duty Other
MIN
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE
MINNESOTA UNITED TEAM LEADERS
SKC
7-6-6
MLS Record (W-L-D)
11-4-5
D-D-W-L-D
Form (Last 5 Games)
D-W-L-D-W
27
Points
38
6th West
MLS Position
2nd West
19
Games Played
20
22
Goals Scored
36
23
Goals Against
21
23
Assists
34
291
Shots
302
79
SOG
104
249
Fouls Conceded
210
223
Fouls Suffered
231
24
Offsides
27
105
Corner Kicks
135
0
PK Scored
3
1
PK Attempts
3
6
Clean sheets
4
MLS stats only | 2021 MLS Regular Season | Does not include MLS Playoffs
Goals
#17 Robin Lod
6
Five players tied
2
Four players tied
1
#10 Emanuel Reynoso
6
Assists
#17 Robin Lod
4
Saves
#7 Franco Fragapane #1 Tyler Miller
3 36
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM LEADERS #20 Daniel Salloi
12
#9 Alan Pulido
8
#17 Gadi Kinda
4
#20 Daniel Salloi
6
Assists
Two players tied
5
Saves
#8 Graham Zusi #29 Tim Melia
4 36
Goals
* Player no longer with the club | MLS Regular Season Stats
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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota | August 21, 2021
ALL-TIME MLS RESULTS AGAINST SPORTING KANSAS CITY
MINNESOTA CONNECTIONS
Date
Score
05/07/2017
MIN 2 vs KC 0
W
TCF Bank Stadium
Franco Fragapane and José Mauri were both members of Talleres in Argentina from 2019–2021 before coming to MLS.
06/03/2017
MIN 0 at KC 3
L
Children’s Mercy Park
10/07/2017
MIN 1 vs KC 1
D
TCF Bank Stadium
05/20/2018
MIN 1 vs KC 1
D
TCF Bank Stadium
06/03/2018
MIN 1 at KC 4
L
Children’s Mercy Park
08/25/2018
MIN 0 at KC 2
L
Children’s Mercy Park
08/22/2019
MIN 0 at KC 1
L
Children’s Mercy Park
09/25/2019
MIN 2 vs KC 1
W
Allianz Field
07/12/2020
MIN 2 at KC 1
W
Marathon Sports Field
08/21/2020
MIN 1 vs KC 2
L
Allianz Field
09/13/2020
MIN 0 at KC 1
L
Children’s Mercy Park
12/03/2020* MIN 3 at KC 0
W
Children’s Mercy Park
Result
Location
Although they did not overlap, defender Nicolas IsimatMarin and forward Adrien Hunou both came up through the renowned academy Clairefontaine and the Rennes youth system. 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.
*Postseason Result
GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL MIN KC
0-15 1 4
16-30 2 0
31-45 2 5
46-60 0 3
61-75 1 1
76-90 4 4
Total 10 17
ET 0 0
CURRENT TEAM STREAKS* Team Minnesota United FC
Type
Player
# of Games
Goals
Robin Lod
2
Robin Lod
5
Assists
Alan Pulido
2
Points
Daniel Salloi Alan Pulido
6 2
Assists Points Shutouts Goals
Sporting Kansas City
Shutouts
ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS MIN
KC
1 Eight players tied
*Streak considered 2+ games in a row.
DISCIPLINARY REPORT Suspended: Suspended after next caution: Osvaldo Alonso, Bakaye Dibassy, Chase Gasper (MIN)
3 Abu Danladi* 5 Three players tied 1 Three players tied
GOALS
Diego Rubio 3
ASSISTS
Johnny Russell 5
SHOTS ON GOAL
Johnny Russell 7
WINS
Tim Melia 6
3 Bobby Shuttleworth*
LOSSES
Tim Melia 2
1 Bobby Shuttleworth*
CLEAN SHEETS
Tim Melia 4
ALL-TIME SERIES SINGLE-GAME HIGHS MIN
KC
1 Eight players tied
GOALS
16 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.
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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota | August 21, 2021
OPPONENT FACTS
MATCHUP QUICK FACTS
Game Abbreviation:.............................................................................................SKC Colors:...........................................................Sporting Blue, Dark Indigo and Lead Founded:..................................................................................................................1975 First MLS Season:...............................................................................................1996 MLS Titles:.........................................................................................2 (2000, 2013) City, State:.................................................................................Kansas City, Kansas Stadium:................................................................................. Children’s Mercy Park Capacity (Built):..................................................................................2011 (21,000)
• Minnesota United’s last game ended in a 1-1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes at PayPal Park.
PREVIOUS MEETING - 12/3/2020
• Reynoso’s 58 key passes is second in the league behind New England’s Carles Gil.
• Midfielder and captain Wil Trapp scored his first goal in Black and Blue in the 22nd minute off an assist from forward Adrien Hunou. • Emanuel Reynoso led the team in xG+xA with 0.59, with Hunou ranking second with 0.46.
• Minnesota United last faced Sporting KC in the Western Conference Semifinals in 2020, winning 3-0 to secure a spot in the Conference Final and take their first victory at Children’s Mercy Park.
vs
• In the all-time series, Sporting KC have nearly doubled Minnesota’s total shots, 215 to 108.
0
3 1ST HALF 27’
G: K. Molino
35’
G: K. Molino
39’
G: B. Dibassy
42’
YC: E. Reynoso
• SKC have also more than doubled the Loons’ corner kicks, 81 to 39. • Almost a third of the goals in the all-time series (eight of 27) have been scored in the final 15 minutes. • No player on either team has had a multi-goal game in the regular season. Kevin Molino had a brace in Minnesota’s playoff win last year. • Dániel Sallói is tied with New England’s Gustavo Bou for second in the Golden Boot race with 12 goals. • Sallói is also tied for second in game-winning goals with five so far. Robin Lod is right behind him with four.
2ND HALF 57’
YC: J. Gregus
80’
YC: C. Gasper
82’
YC: B. Dibassy
84’
YC: M. Hairston
• Khiry Shelton and Sallói each have three game-winning assists, as does Emanuel Reynoso. • SKC have two players in the top 10 of goals per game. Sallói is scoring 0.63 per game while Alan Pulido is scoring 0.53 per game. Lod scores 0.5 per game. • Tyler Miller is second in goals against average, allowing only 0.87 goals per game. Tim Melia is fourth, allowing 0.93.
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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota | August 21, 2021
MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED NEWS AND NOTES 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAP Will Trapp Team of the Week In Minnesota’s 1-1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes, midfielder and captain Wil Trapp notched his first goal as a Loon and earned a spot on the Week 20 MLS Team of the Week presented by Audi. Trapp’s goal in the 22nd minute was the equalizer on Tuesday. From the start, Trapp was controlling the midfield, racking up the third highest pass percentage (87.1%) of any of the starters and winning 80% of his duels.
will come in the area where the U.S. Women’s National Team basically started with domestic games in the mid-1980s,” said USWNT legend Carli Lloyd. “Minnesota has really embraced their MLS team and fans deserve such a beautiful soccer stadium. I’m looking forward to playing my last game at Allianz Field and to experiencing the awesome fans there one more time.”
Head Coach Adrian Heath on facing a top Sporting Kansas City team and what’s so difficult about them “Incredibly well-organized. Got good players. Really good coach who’s got them really well-drilled. They’ve not changed an awful lot, they tweak it little bits each year. The likes of Johnny Russell, [Daniel] Salloi is having, probably, his best year of his career and then [Alan] Pulido, you know, is a top-draw player. Attacking wise, they’ve got different threats. Midfield, well organized and they try to stretch you out. We’ve done well against them at home but we’re going to need another big performance to try and get a result this weekend, for sure.” Goalkeeper Tyler Miller on getting a point on the road in San Jose “Most people were disappointed, given that we were playing 11 v 10 for 70 minutes. But those games are always, sometimes, the trickiest because that team knows what their job is for that whole game and that is to hang on and counter and get one in if they can and win the game. But they were, I think, content to get a point out of that whereas we were trying to push, trying to push, all the pressure is on us at that moment to really win the game. So it’s a really difficult mentality to have in that moment. At the end of the day, we got a point and we can only look forward now, to our next game.” MNUFC Host USWNT at Allianz Field in October Minnesota United announced the U.S. Women’s National Team will play at Allianz Field on Tuesday, October 26. The match will be broadcast starting at 6:30 p.m. CT for a pre-game show on FS1 and 7 p.m. CT on TUDN. The USWNT will play two matches in September against Paraguay and two matches in October against Korea Republic to finish its 2021 domestic schedule. Both sets of matches will take place during their respective FIFA international match windows and will feature the players from the bronze-medal winning 2020 Olympic Team. “It’s a privilege to be able to host the U.S. Women’s National team once again in front of our fans at Allianz Field,” said MNUFC CEO Chris Wright. “It’s wonderful that U.S. Soccer recognizes what an incredible venue we have for hosting our national teams for international competitions. What an incredible honor it will be to provide Carli Lloyd a memorable sendoff in front of such a passionate and adoring crowd in our home stadium. It’s yet another landmark event for our club and our community.” Minnesota United and Allianz Field have previously hosted the USWNT. Fresh off their 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Championship, the USWNT played an international friendly as part of their 2019 Victory Tour on September 3, 2019 against Portugal, a 3-0 win in which Carli Lloyd scored a brace in front of a sold-out crowd. “Over the past 17 years, I’ve played in stadiums all over the world and all over the United States, but it seems appropriate that my last game
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2021 WESTERNUNITED CONFERENCE 2015MLS MINNESOTA FC GOALSTANDINGS MAP TEAM Seattle Sounders Sporting Kansas City LA Galaxy Colorado Rapids Real Salt Lake Minnesota United Portland Timbers Los Angeles FC San Jose Earthquakes FC Dallas Vancouver Whitecaps Houston Dynamo Austin FC
GP 20 20 20 18 19 19 19 19 20 20 19 20 19
W 11 11 11 10 7 7 7 6 5 5 4 3 4
L 3 4 7 4 6 6 9 8 7 9 7 8 11
T 6 5 2 4 6 6 3 5 8 6 8 9 4
PTS 39 38 35 34 27 27 24 23 23 21 20 18 16
GF 33 36 31 27 29 22 26 24 22 23 21 21 14
GA 16 21 30 18 21 23 36 26 28 28 29 30 23
T 4 11 4 7 7 3 6 6 9 4 5 4 8 6
PTS 46 32 31 31 31 27 27 24 24 22 20 19 17 15
GF 40 20 34 26 29 31 26 21 23 23 23 18 18 25
GA 25 12 19 19 24 29 25 25 25 24 32 30 30 41
2021 EASTERNUNITED CONFERENCE STANDINGS 2015MLS MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAP TEAM New England Revolution Nashville SC New York City FC Philadelphia Union Orlando City SC D.C. United CF Montreal Columbus SC Atlanta United New York Red Bulls Chicago Fire FC Inter Miami CF FC Cincinnati Toronto FC
GP 21 20 19 20 19 20 20 20 20 19 20 18 18 20
W 14 7 9 8 8 8 7 6 5 6 5 5 3 3
L 3 2 6 5 4 9 7 8 6 9 10 9 7 11
x - Clinched playoff spot | y - Clinched No. 1 seed in Conference | s - Clinched Supporters’ Shield
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2021 OVERALLUNITED STANDINGS 2015MLS MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAP TEAM New England Revolution Seattle Sounders Sporting Kansas City LA Galaxy Colorado Rapids Nashville SC New York City FC Philadelphia Union Orlando City SC D.C. United Real Salt Lake CF Montreal Minnesota United Portland Timbers Columbus SC Atlanta United Los Angeles FC San Jose Earthquakes New York Red Bulls FC Dallas Chicago Fire FC Vancouver Whitecaps Inter Miami CF Houston Dynamo FC Cincinnati Austin FC Toronto FC
GP 21 20 20 20 18 20 19 20 19 20 19 20 19 19 20 20 19 20 19 20 20 19 18 20 18 19 20
W 14 11 11 11 10 7 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 5 6 5 6 5 5 4 5 3 3 4 3
L 3 3 4 7 4 2 6 5 4 9 6 7 6 9 8 6 8 7 9 9 10 7 9 8 7 11 11
T 4 6 5 2 4 11 4 7 7 3 6 6 6 3 6 9 5 8 4 6 5 8 4 9 8 4 6
PTS 46 39 38 35 34 32 31 31 31 27 27 27 27 24 24 24 23 23 22 21 20 20 19 18 17 16 15
x - Clinched playoff spot | y - Clinched No. 1 seed in Conference | s - Clinched Supporters’ Shield
GF 40 33 36 31 27 20 34 26 29 31 29 26 22 26 21 23 24 22 23 23 23 21 18 21 18 14 25
GA 25 16 21 30 18 12 19 19 24 29 21 25 23 36 25 25 26 28 24 28 32 29 30 30 30 23 41
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THIS WEEK IN MLS
LAST TIME IN MLS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20
THURSDAY, AUGUST 17 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
LA GALAXY
LA GALAXY
vs | 9:30 p.m. CT
1-2
1-1
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
COLORADO RAPIDS
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
SATURDAY, AUGUST 21
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
COLUMBUS CREW SC
ATLANTA UNITED FC
vs | 2:30 p.m. CT
vs | 4:30 p.m. CT
1-0
3-2
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
TORONTO FC
D.C. UNITED INTER MIAMI CF
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
D.C. UNITED
INTER MIAMI CF
FC CINCINNATI
vs | 7:00 p.m. CT
vs | 7:00 p.m. CT
0-0
3-2
ATLANTA UNITED FC
TORONTO FC
CF MONTREAL
CHICAGO FIRE FC
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
NEW YORK RED BULLS
PHILADELPHIA UNION
NEW YORK RED BULLS
vs | 7:00 p.m. CT
vs | 7:00 p.m. CT
1-0
1-0
FC CINCINNATI
NEW YORK CITY FC
NEW YORK CITY FC
COLUMBUS CREW SC
ORLANDO CITY SC
PHILADELPHIA UNION
FC DALLAS
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
vs | 7:00 p.m. CT
vs | 7:00 p.m. CT
CHICAGO FIRE FC
CF MONTREAL
0-1 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
PORTLAND TIMBERS
HOUSTON DYNAMO
COLORADO RAPIDS
NASHVILLE SC
AUSTIN FC
vs | 7:30 p.m. CT
vs | 8:00 p.m. CT
1-1
1-2
FC DALLAS
REAL SALT LAKE
ORLANDO CITY SC
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
1-1
REAL SALT LAKE
vs | 9:00 p.m. CT
2-1
LOS ANGELES FOOTBALL CLUB
HOUSTON DYNAMO
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2021 MLS STATS LEADERS
2020 MLS AWARD WINNERS
GOALS: Raul Ruidiaz, Seattle Sounders (14) MIN: Robin Lod (6)
Landon Donovan MLS MVP: Alejandro Pozuelo, Toronto FC
ASSISTS: Carles Gil, New England Revolution (15) MIN: Emanuel Reynoso (6) SHOTS: Valentin Castellanos, New York City FC (86) MIN: Emanuel Reynoso (57) SOG: Valentin Castellanos, New York City FC (38) MIN: Robin Lod (13) YELLOW CARDS: Leandro Gonzalez Pirez, Club de Foot Montreal (9) MIN: Chase Gasper (5) RED CARDS: 32 players tied (1) MIN: N/A
Defender of the Year: Walker Zimmerman, Nashville SC Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year: Andre Blake, Philadelphia Union Newcomer of the Year: Lucas Zelarayan, Columbus Crew AT&T Young Player of the Year: Diego Rossi, Los Angeles FC Coach of the Year: Jim Curtin, Philadelphia Union Comeback Player of the Year: Bradley Wright Phillips, Los Angeles FC Humanitarian of the Year: Black Players for Change
SAVES: Brad Stuver, Austin FC (82) MIN: Tyler MIller (36) CLEAN SHEETS: Three players tied (8) MIN: Tyler Miller (6)
ABOUT MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER Minnesota United FC plays in North America’s top professional soccer league, Major League Soccer (MLS). The league features 27 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.
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MINNESOTA UNITED 2021 SCHEDULE DATE
OPPONENT
4/16
Seattle Sounders
4/24 5/1
MLS RECORD (W-L-D) WHEN...
RESULT/TIME (CT) LOCATION 0-4 L
Lumen Field
Real Salt Lake
1-2 L
Allianz Field
Austin FC
0-1 L
Allianz Field
5/8
Colorado Rapids
2-3 L
Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
5/12
Vancouver Whitecaps
1-0 W
Allianz Field
5/15
FC Dallas
1-0 W
5/29
Real Salt Lake
Allianz Field
1-1 D
Rio Tinto Stadium
6/19
FC Dallas
1-1 D
6/23
Austin FC
2-0 W
Toyota Stadium
6/26
Portland Timbers
1-0 W
Providence Park
7/3
San Jose Earthquakes
2-2 D
Allianz Field
7/7
Colorado Rapids
0-2 L
Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
7/18
Seattle Sounders
1-0 W
Allianz Field
7/24
Portland Timbers
2-1 W
Allianz Field
7/28
Los Angeles FC
2-2 D
Banc of California
Allianz Field
7/31
Vancouver Whitecaps
2-2 D
Rio Tinto Stadium
8/7
Houston Dynamo
2-0 W
Allianz Field
8/14
LA Galaxy
0-1 L
Allianz Field
8/17
San Jose Earthquakes
1-1 D
Earthquakes Stadium
8/21
Sporting Kansas City
2:30 p.m.
8/21
Houston Dynamo
7:30 p.m.
BBVA Stadium
9/11
Seattle Sounders
5:00 p.m.
Lumen Field
9/15
Sporting Kansas City
7:30 p.m.
Children’s Mercy Park
9/18
LA Galaxy
7:00 p.m.
Allianz Field
9/25
Houston Dynamo
7:00 p.m.
Allianz Field
9/29
DC United
7:00 p.m.
Audi Field
10/2
FC Dallas
7:00 p.m.
Toyota Stadium
10/9
Colorado Rapids
7:00 p.m.
Allianz Field
10/16
Austin FC
8:00 p.m.
Q2 Stadium
10/20
Philadelphia Union
7:00 p.m.
Allianz Field
10/23
Los Angeles FC
7:00 p.m.
Allianz Field
10/27
Vancouver Whitecaps
9:00 p.m.
BC Place
10/31
Sporting Kansas City
12:00 p.m.
Allianz Field
11/7
LA Galaxy
5:00 p.m.
Dignity Health Sports Park
Allianz Field
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
2021 6-3-1 1-3-5 6-5-5 1-1-1 3-2-2 4-3-3 0-1-1 7-6-6 0-0-0 6-1-1 1-5-5 0-4-0 4-1-3 3-1-3 0-0-0 6-0-0 1-2-3 0-2-3 0-2-0 3-1-3 4-5-3 4-0-5 2-4-1 3-1-1 1-4-3 3-1-2 3-1-1 1-5-1 3-0-4 4-0-2 0-5-2 3-1-2
2020 6-1-3 4-5-2 11-6-8 2-1-0 7-2-6 5-5-2 0-0-0 10-5-5 2-2-3 11-1-3 1-6-2 0-2-3 1-4-1 3-1-4 8-0-0 6-0-3 4-1-1 2-3-4 0-3-0 8-2-4 4-5-5 10-4-1 1-3-6 8-1-4 1-4-1 3-2-3 9-1-4 1-5-1 2-1-4 8-1-1 2-6-1 3-0-7
TOTAL 40-17-15 15-45-7 33-38-23 22-24-7 33-25-17 22-34-13 0-3-1 37-44-25 18-18-6 46-9-7 10-49-17 0-29-7 14-19-12 17-12-11 24-2-1 26-0-7 18-11-12 10-18-11 1-33-1 34-16-11 21-46-21 41-23-15 11-37-15 24-4-6 3-41-10 7-17-15 36-4-7 3-48-6 16-10-20 41-3-3 3-52-7 12-7-22
2021 TEAM STATS VS OPPONENTS
^ U.S. Open Cup | * MLS Playoffs
MINNESOTA UNITED SCORING FREQUENCY - MLS ONLY Range For 2021 Against For 2020 Against For TOTAL Against
0-15 3 4 4 4 20 35
16-30 4 1 5 3 34 34
31-45 1 6 4 3 29 42
45+ 1 0 2 0 6 4
46-60 2 2 4 7 39 36
61-75 4 5 6 4 39 34
Does not include MLS Playoffs
76-90 5 4 7 4 43 51
90+/ET 2 1 3 1 12 19
Total 22 23 36 26 206 236
Shots Shots on Goal Accuracy
MIN 291 79 27%
OPP 224 70 31%
Goals Fouls Offside Corner Kicks Yellow Cards Red Cards Saves Clean Sheets
22 223 24 105 28 1 47 6
23 249 39 84 42 1 55 4 10
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MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED 2021 FIELD PLAYER 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAPSTATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON No. 21 6 2 15 21 31 13 7 77 8 11 5 23 25 14 17 24 19 4 22 10 26 20 29
Pos. F M D D D M M M D M M M F M D M M D D D M D M F M
Name (JERSEY NAME) AGUDELO, Juan ALONSO, Osvaldo BILLINGSLEY, Noah BOXALL, Michael DIBASSY, Bakaye DOTSON, Hassani FINLAY, Ethan FRAGAPANE, Franco GASPER, Chase GREGUS, Jan HANSEN, Niko HAYES, Jacori HUNOU, Adrien JACKSON, Aziel KALLMAN, Brent LOD, Robin MCMASTER, Justin METANIRE, Romain MONTGOMERY, Callum RAITALA, Jukka REYNOSO, Emanuel TAYLOR, DJ TRAPP, Wil WEAH, Patrick Chacon, THOMAS
GP ST MIN 10 1 182 12 4 423 0 0 0 11 11 929 12 12 1080 19 17 1559 15 9 854 6 6 499 17 17 1458 14 9 754 9 5 391 9 4 277 12 11 827 0 0 0 13 10 962 12 12 1032 6 0 127 16 16 1403 0 0 0 7 6 499 18 17 1459 6 4 476 18 18 1601 1 0 9 0 0 0 MIN TOTALS^
G 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 22
A 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 23
SHT 7 6 0 2 8 34 11 10 14 12 10 2 30 0 9 40 4 10 0 1 57 2 5 2 0 291
SOG 1 0 0 0 4 7 4 2 2 1 4 0 12 0 5 13 1 2 0 0 12 0 2 1 0 79
FC 7 9 0 9 15 24 7 2 21 12 7 11 9 0 6 13 3 10 0 9 33 7 32 1 0 249
FS 3 6 0 2 4 29 9 7 12 7 4 4 11 0 11 11 2 9 0 1 56 6 15 0 0 223
OFF 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
CK 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 0 0 0 0 105
C 0 4 0 3 4 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 28
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED 2021 GOALKEEPING 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAPSTATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON No.
Name (JERSEY NAME)
99 1
GP
ST
MIN
SHT
SV
GA
GAA
PG
PA
W
L
T
SO
EMMINGS, Fred
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MILLER, Tyler
15
15
1350
49
36
13
0.87
1
1
7
2
6
6
97
ST. CLAIR, Dayne
4
4
360
21
11
10
2.5
0
1
0
4
0
0
30
ZENDEJAS, Adrian
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
70
47
23
1.21
1
2
7
6
6
6
MIN TOTALS
MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED 2021 INDIVIDUAL HONORS 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAP MLS TEAM OF THE WEEK Robin Lod (M) Week 5, Week 13* Tyler Miller (GK) Week 5* Franco Fragapane (M) Week 8, Week 9 Romain Metanire (D) Week 9 Adrien Hunou (F) Week 10*
* On bench
Adrian Heath (Coach) Week 13 Emanuel Reynoso (M) Week 15, Week 16, Week 18* Chase Gasper (D) Week 15* Brent Kallman (D) Week 18* Wil Trapp (M) Week 20*
^ Includes own goals and players transferred out
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2021 MAPMAP - REGULAR SEASON 2015MINNESOTA MINNESOTAUNITED UNITEDGOAL FC GOAL
11
6
5 7
4
910
13 20 16 15
21 3 12 18 14 19 1 8 22 17 2
PENALTY KICKS
GOAL 2015INFORMATION MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Player Robin Lod Emanuel Reynoso Hassani Dotson Ramon Abila Robin Lod Niko Hansen Franco Fragapane Franco Fragapane Adrien Hunou Adrien Hunou Brent Kallman Ramon Abila Robin Lod Chase Gasper Robin Lod Emanuel Reynoso Hassani Dotson Ethan Finlay Robin Lod Robin Lod Brent Kallman Wil Trapp
+ - Free Kick
Date 4/24/2021 5/8/2021 5/8/2021 5/12/2021 5/15/2021 5/29/2021 6/19/21 6/23/21 6/23/21 6/26/21 7/7/2021 7/7/2021 7/18/2021 7/24/2021 7/24/2021 7/28/2021 7/28/2021 7/31/2021 7/31/2021 8/7/2021 8/7/2021 8/17/2021
Opponent Min Real Salt Lake 86’ Colorado Rapids 17’ + Colorado Rapids 24’ Vancouver Whitecaps72’ FC Dallas 94’ * Real Salt Lake 78’ FC Dallas 36’ Austin FC 10’ Austin FC 18’ * Portland Timbers 2’ San Jose Earthquakes 49’ San Jose Earthquakes 69’ Seattle Sounders 81’ Portland Timbers 74’ Portland Timbers 85’ Los Angeles FC 49’ Los Angeles FC 95’ Vancouver Whitecaps45’ Vancouver Whitecaps75’ Houston Dynamo 14’ Houston Dynamo 71’ * San Jose Earthquakes 22’
* - Corner Kick
# 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
6/26/2021
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
12/7/2020
Consecutive Games with Goals Scored (Away)
10
9/12/2018
-
4/19/2019
10/20/2019
Consecutive Games without a Goal (Overall)
3
7/4/2017
-
7/22/2017
7/7/2021
Consecutive Games without a Goal (Home)
3
7/4/2017
-
7/22/2017
-
5/8/2021
Consecutive Games without a Goal (Away)
3
5/11/2019
-
6/8/2019
-
5/1/2021
Largest Margin of Victory
6
6/29/2019
vs.
Cincinnati
-
7/28/2018
Largest Margin of Defeat
5
3/12/2017
vs.
Atlanta
-
12/7/2020
Most Goals Scored in a Game
7
6/29/2019
vs.
Cincinnati
-
8/14/2019
Most Goals Conceded in a Game
6
3/12/2017
vs.
Atlanta
6/29/2019
-
7/13/2019
4
7/4/2018
-
2
3/1/2020
-
Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Overall)
10
9/27/2020
-
Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Home)
10
6/29/2019
-
Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Away)
2
5/29/2021
-
Consecutive Losses (Overall)
4
4/16/2021
Consecutive Losses (Home)
2
4/24/2021
Consecutive Losses (Away)
8
3/24/2018
Consecutive Clean Sheets (Overall)
3
11/8/2020
Consecutive Clean Sheets (Home)
4
7/13/2019
REGULAR SEASON TEAM RECORDS
ALL-TIME STATS ALL COMPETITIONS
Stat
Year
#
Stat
#
Goals
2019
52
Wins
59
Assists
2018 & 2019
46
Losses
65
Yellow Cards
2018
72
Draws
31
Red Cards
2018
7
Points
208
Points
2019
53
Goals
236
Wins
2019
15
Assists
217
Losses
2018
20
Shutouts
34
Draws
2019
8
Yellow Cards
283
Shutouts
2019
11
Red Cards
17
Goals Allowed
2018
71
Goals Allowed
253
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, 9/22/19
Season MNUFC Career 14 Goals 25 Goals Christian Ramirez, 2017 Kevin Molino, 2020 15 Assists Darwin Quintero, 2018 81 Shots Darwin Quintero, 2019
20 Assists Darwin Quintero 159 Shots 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 9,536 Minutes Michael Boxall 19 Wins Bobby Shuttleworth 11 Clean Sheets Vito Mannone 107 Appearances Michael Boxall
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Last home win Last home loss Last home draw
2-0 vs. Houston Dynamo 0-1 vs. LA Galaxy 2-2 vs. San Jose Earthquakes
8/7/2021 8/14/2021 7/3/2021
Last away win Last away loss Last away draw
1-0 @ Portland Timbers 0-2 @ Colorado Rapids 1-1 @ San Jose Earthquakes
6/26/2021 7/7/2021 8/17/2021
Held scoreless Scored 1 goal Scored 2 goals Scored 3+ goals
0-1 L vs. LA Galaxy 1-1 D @ San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 W vs. Houston Dynamo 3-0 W @ Sporting Kansas City^
8/14/2021 8/17/2021 8/7/2021 12/3/2020
Clean sheet Allowed 1 goal Allowed 2 goals Allowed 3+ goals
2-0 W vs. Houston Dynamo 1-1 D @ San Jose Earthquakes 2-2 D @ Vancouver Whitecaps 2-3 L @ Colorado Rapids
8/7/2021 8/17/2021 7/31/2021 5/8/2021
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* Molino (2G) vs. SKC^ Emanuel Reynoso (2A) @ SEA^ Fragapane (1G, 1A) vs ATX Ramon Abila @ COL Kei Kamara vs. FCC Ramon Abila vs. SJE Dayne St. Clair @ SEA
7/10/2019 12/3/2020 12/7/2020 6/23/2021 7/7/2021 10/3/2020 7/3/2021 4/16/2021
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 Anderson Julio (2G), RSL Rubio Rubin (2A), RSL Mauro Manotas (1G/1A), HOU Tim Melia, SKC Cristian Dajome, VAN Raul Ruidiaz, SEA Daniel Vega, SJ
3/12/2017 4/23/2021 4/23/2021 9/11/2019 7/12/2020 7/31/2021 4/16/2021 7/3/2021
* Indicates a game in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. ^ Indicates a game in the MLS Cup Playoffs. All other achievements reflect league play.
MINNESOTA UNITED FIRSTS First game
1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017
First win
4-2 win against Real Salt Lake Minneapolis, MN, 4/1/2017
First home game
1-6 loss against Atlanta, Minneapolis, MN, 3/12/2017
First draw
2-2 against Colorado, Commerce City, CO, 3/18/2017
First goal
Christian Ramirez in 1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017
First home goal
Kevin Molino in 1-6 loss against Atlanta, Minneapolis, MN, 3/12/2017
First assist
Johan Venegas to Christian Ramirez in 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 caution
Johan Venegas against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017
First ejection
Justin Davis against Colorado Commerce City, CO, 3/18/2017
First Playoff Game 1-2 loss against LA, Saint Paul, MN, 10/20/2019 First Playoff Goal Jan Gregus in 1-2 loss against LA, Saint Paul, MN, 10/20/2019 First Playoff Assist Darwin Quintero in 1-2 loss against LA, Saint Paul, MN, 10/20/2019 First Playoff caution Osvaldo Alonso in 1-2 loss against LA, Saint Paul, MN, 10/20/2019 First Playoff Win
3-0 win against COL Saint Paul, MN, 11/22/2020
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 Kevin Molino (M) Week 23
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 Emanuel Reynoso (M) 2021
HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR Matt Lampson (GK) 2018
MLS DEFENDER OF THE YEAR Ike Opara (D) 2019
MLS GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR Vito Mannone (GK) 2019
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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota | August 21, 2021
MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS
2021 Games: Sat. 5/1 @ MIN Wed. 7/23 @ MIN Sat. 10/16 @ ATX
0-1 L 2-0 W
CINCINNATI COLORADO
GA 6 1 0 0 0 7
GP 1 0 1 0 0 2
W 1 0 0 0 0 1
Away L D 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GF 3 0 0 0 0 3
GA 2 0 3 0 0 5
Total Season GP W L D 2021 2 1 1 0 All Time 2 1 1 0 Leading Scorers in series: N/A
GF 2 2
GA 1 1
GP 0 0
W 0 0
Away L D 0 0 0 0
GF 0 0
GA 0 0
GF 2 2
GA 1 1
GP 2 2
W 1 1
Home L D 1 0 1 0
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 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 4 2 1 1 6 6 2 1 0 1 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Abu Danladi (2); CHI – Four players tied (1)
GF 0 2 0 2 0 4
GA 0 1 0 2 0 3
GP 1 0 1 0 0 2
W 1 0 0 0 0 1
Away L D 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GF 2 0 0 0 0 2
GA 1 0 2 0 0 3
2021 Games:
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 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 3 3 0 0 10 1 2 2 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Ike Opara (2); CIN – Emmanuel Ledesma (1)
GF 7 2 0 9
GA 1 0 0 1
GP 0 1 0 1
W 0 1 0 1
Away L D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GF 0 1 0 1
GA 0 0 0 0
2021 Games:
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 3 2 0 1 7 3 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 2021 2 0 2 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 All Time 10 4 6 2 15 16 5 4 1 0 7 2 5 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Miguel Ibarra (2); COL – Eight players tied (1)
W 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 1
GF 2 2 0 0 2 6
GA 2 3 1 0 5 11
2021 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 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 2 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 5 1 3 0 6 7 1 1 1 0 1 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Francisco Calvo (2); CLB –Gyasi Zardes (3)
GP 0 1 0 1 0 2
W 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
GF 0 2 0 1 0 3
GA 0 3 0 2 0 5
2021 Games:
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 2018 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2019 2 1 1 0 4 5 1 ! 0 0 1 0 1 2020 3 2 1 0 7 5 2 2 0 0 6 2 0 2021 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 All Time 10 5 5 1 16 14 6 5 1 0 12 4 4 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Ethan Finlay (2); FCD – Michael Barrios, Brandon Servania (2)
W 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 1
GF 0 0 3 1 1 5
GA 2 2 5 3 1 13
Sat. 5/8 @ COL Wed. 7/7 @ COL Sat. 10/9 @ MIN
2-3 L 0-2 L
COLUMBUS FC DALLAS
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 2021 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)
2021 Games:
CHICAGO
AUSTIN
ATLANTA
2021 Games:
Sat. 5/15 @ MIN Sat. 6/19 @ FCD Sat. 10/2 @ FCD
1-0 W 1-1 D
GA 1 0 0 0 0 1
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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota | August 21, 2021
MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS D.C. UNITED
2021 Games:
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 2021 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)
GA 0 0 0 0
GP 0 1 0 0
W 0 0 0 0
Away L D 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
0
1
0
1
GA 0 1 0 2 0 3
GP 2 1 1 2 0 6
W 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 2021 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 All Time 5 2 1 2 10 6 2 1 0 1 6 2 3 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Mason Toye (2); LAFC – Four players tied (1) 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 2021 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 All Time 7 0 5 2 6 14 4 0 3 1 2 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Angelo Rodriguez (2); Romain Alessandrini (4)
GA 2 3 0 0 1 6
2021 Games:
Total Season GP W L D 2020 0 0 0 0 2021 0 0 0 0 All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: N/A
GA 0 0 0
2021 Games:
2021 Games:
Wed. 9/29 @ DC
HOUSTON
2021 Games: Sat. 8/7 @ MIN Sat. 8/28 @ HOU Sat. 9/25 @ MIN
2-0 W
LAFC
2021 Games: Wed. 7/28 @ LAFC Sat. 10/23 @ MIN
2-2 D
Sat. 8/14 @ MIN Sat. 9/18 @ MIN Sun. 11/7 @ LA
NASHVILLE
MONTREAL
MIAMI
LA GALAXY
2021 Games: 0-1 L
GF 0 1 0 0
GA 0 2 0 0
1
2
Away L D 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 2
GF 3 0 0 2 0 5
GA 4 3 2 5 0 14
W 0 1 0 0 1
Away L D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
GF 0 2 0 2 4
GA 2 0 0 2 4
GP 1 1 1 0 0 3
W 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
GF 0 2 2 0 0 4
GA 3 2 3 0 0 8
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 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 2021 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 0 2
W 1 0 1 0 0 2
Away L D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GF 3 0 3 0 0 6
GA 2 0 2 0 0 4
Total Season GP W L D 2020 1 0 0 1 2021 0 0 0 0 All Time 1 0 0 1 Leading Scorers in series: N/A
GP 1 0 1
W 0 0 0
Away L D 0 1 0 0 0 1
GF 0 0 0
GA 0 0 0
Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D 2017 3 0 1 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 2018 2 1 1 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 2019 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2020 3 0 1 2 4 7 1 0 0 1 2021 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 All Time 11 3 4 4 12 17 5 3 0 2 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Six players tied (1); HOU – Alberth Elis (4)
GF 0 0 0
GF 0 0 0
GA 0 0 0
GA 0 0 0
GP 0 0 0
GP 0 0 0
W 0 0 0
W 0 0 0
Home L D 0 0 0 0 0 0
Home L D 0 0 0 0 0 0
GF 0 2 1 2 2 7
GF 0 0 0
GF 0 0 0
GA 0 0 0
0
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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota | August 21, 2021
MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS 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 2021 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)
GA 0 1 0 0 0 1
GP 1 0 1 0 0 2
W 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
GF 2 0 1 0 0 3
GA 5 0 2 0 0 8
2021 Games:
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 2021 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 0 1
W 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GF 1 0 0 0 0 1
GA 3 0 0 0 0 3
2021 Games:
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 2021 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)
W 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GF 0 0 0 0 0 0
GA 0 3 0 0 0 3
2021 Games:
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 2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 4 2 1 1 5 4 2 1 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Ethan Finlay (2); ORL – Nani (2)
2021 Games:
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 2021 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)
PHILADELPHIA
ORLANDO
NYRB
NEW YORK CITY
NEW ENGLAND
2021 Games:
Wed. 10/20 @ MIN
PORTLAND
2021 Games:
Sun. 6/26 @ POR Sat. 7/24 @ MIN
1-0 W 2-1 W
Home L D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
GF 0 2 0 0 0 2
GF 1 0 1 0 0 2
GA 0 0 1 0 0 1
GP 0 1 0 0 0 1
W 0 1 0 0 0 1
Away L D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GF 0 2 0 0 0 2
GA 0 1 0 0 0 1
GF 1 0 2 0 0 3
GA 1 0 3 0 0 4
GP 0 1 0 0 0 1
W 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GF 0 1 0 0 0 1
GA 0 5 0 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 2021 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 All Time 9 6 2 1 16 14 4 4 0 0 9 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Three players tied (2); POR – Diego Valeri (5)
GA 2 2 0 0 1 5
GP 1 1 1 1 1 5
W 0 0 0 1 1 2
Away L D 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
GF 1 2 0 3 1 7
GA 5 3 0 1 0 9
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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota | August 21, 2021
MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS REAL SALT LAKE
2021 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 2018 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 2019 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 2020 3 1 0 2 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 0 2021 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 2 All Time 11 4 2 5 18 11 6 4 1 1 15 7 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Darwin Quintero (4); RSL – Yura Movsisyan, Joao Plata (2)
GP 1 1 1 0 1 4
W 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3
GF 0 1 1 0 1 3
GA 1 1 1 0 1 4
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 2021 2 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 1 All Time 12 4 4 2 28 19 4 1 2 1 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Kevin Molino (3); SJ – Danny Hoesen (4)
GP 1 1 1 1 1 5
W 0 0 1 1 0 2
Away L D 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
GF 2 2 3 5 1 13
GA 3 3 0 2 1 10
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 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2021 2 1 1 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 All Time 9 1 7 1 7 20 4 1 2 1 3 7 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Four players tied (1); SEA – Clint Dempsey, Will Bruin (3)
GP 1 1 1 1 1 5
W 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
GF 1 1 0 2 0 4
GA 2 3 1 3 4 13
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 2018 3 0 2 1 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 2019 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 2020 4 2 2 0 6 4 1 0 1 0 1 2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 12 4 6 2 13 17 5 2 1 2 7 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Seven players tied (1); SKC – Diego Rubio (3)
GA 1 1 1 2 0 5
GP 1 2 1 2 0 6
W 0 0 0 1 0 1
Away L D 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
GF 0 1 1 3 0 4
GA 3 6 0 1 0 11
2021 Games:
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 2021 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 0 2
W 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away L D 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
GF 2 0 3 0 0 5
GA 3 0 4 0 0 7
20121Games:
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 2021 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 All Time 8 3 2 3 11 13 4 2 0 2 4 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Francisco Calvo (2); VAN – Alphonso Davies (4)
GP 1 1 1 0 1 4
W 0 0 1 0 0 1
Away L D 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
GF 0 2 3 0 2 6
GA 3 4 2 0 2 11
Sat. 4/24 @ MIN Sat. 5/29 @ RSL
1-2 L 1-1 D
SAN JOSE
2021 Games: Sat. 7/3 @ MIN Tues. 8/17 @ SJ
2-2 D 1-1 D
SEATTLE
2021 Games: Fri. 4/16 @ SEA Sun. 7/18 @ MIN Sat. 9/11 @ SEA
0-4 L 1-0 W
Sat. 8/21 @ MIN Wed. 9/15 @ SKC Sun. 10/31 @ MIN
VANCOUVER
TORONTO FC
SPORTING KC
2021 Games:
Wed. 5/17 @ MIN Sat. 7/31 @ VAN Wed. 10/27 @ VAN
1-0 W 2-2 D
GF 0 1 3 0 2 6
GA 1 3 1 0 2 7
GA 2 0 0 0 0 2
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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota | August 21, 2021
2021 MINNESOTA UNITED STARTING LINEUPS - ALL COMPETITIONS SEA 4/16
GK St. Clair
LB Gasper
CB Boxall
CB Kallman
RB Metanire
DM Trapp
DM Gregus
LM Dotson
RM Finlay
CM Reynoso
CF Lod
RB Metanire
DM Trapp
DM Gregus
LM Finlay
RM Lod
CM Reynoso
CF Agudelo
DM Trapp
DM Alonso
LM Dotson
RM Finlay
CM Reynoso
CF Abila
DM Trapp
DM Alonso
DM Gregus
RM Dotson
LM Reynoso
CF Lod
DM Trapp
DM Alonso
DM Gregus
RM Dotson
LM Reynoso
CF Lod
DM Trapp
DM Gregus
LM Dotson
CM Reynoso
RM Finlay
CF Lod
RB Metanire
DM Trapp
DM Gregus
LM Dotson
CM Hayes
RM Lod
CF Hunou
RB Metanire
DM Trapp
DM Dotson
DM Hayes
LM Fragapane
RM Hansen
CF Hunou
RB Metanire
DM Trapp
DM Dotson
CM Reynoso
LM Fragapane
RM Hansen
CF Hunou
RB Metanire
DM Trapp
DM Dotson
CM Reynoso
LM Fragapane
RM Hansen
CF Hunou
RB Raitala
DM Trapp
DM Dotson
CM Reynoso
LM Fragapane
RM Hansen
CF Hunou
DM Gregus
DM Alonso
CM Reynoso
LM Fragapane
RM Lod
CF Hunou
DM Trapp
DM Dotson
CM Reynoso
LM Fragapane
RM Lod
CF Hunou
DM Trapp
DM Dotson
CM Reynoso
LM Hansen
RM Lod
CF Hunou
DM Trapp
DM Dotson
DM Hayes
LM Reynoso
CM Lod
RM Finlay
RB Metanire
DM Trapp
DM Dotson
DM Hayes
LM Reynoso
CM Lod
RM Finlay
RB Metanire
DM Trapp
DM Dotson
LM Finlay
CM Reynoso
RM Lod
CF Hunou
DM Trapp
DM Gregus
LM Dotson
CM Reynoso
RM Finlay
CF Hunou
DM Trapp
DM Gregus
LM Dotson
CM Reynoso
RM Finlay
CF Hunou
Score: MIN 0-4 SEA Venue: Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington RSL 4/24
GK St. Clair
LB Gasper
CB Raitala
CB Boxall
Score: MIN 1-2 RSL Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota Attendance: 4,100 ATX 5/1
GK St. Clair
LB Gasper
CB Raitala
CB Boxall
RB Metanire
Score: MIN 0-1 ATX Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota Attendance: 4,100 5/8 COL
GK St. Clair
LB Gasper
CB Raitala
CB Boxall
RB Metanire
Score: MIN 2-3 COL Venue: Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado 5/12 VAN
GK Miller
LB Gasper
CB Raitala
CB Boxall
RB Metanire
Score: MIN 1-0 VAN Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota Attendance: 4,100 5/15 DAL
GK Miller
LB Gasper
CB Kallman
CB Boxall
RB Metanire
Score: MIN 1-0 DAL Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota Attendance: 4,100 5/29 RSL
GK Miller
LB Gasper
CB Dibassy
CB Boxall
Score: MIN 1-1 RSL Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah 6/19 DAL
GK Miller
LB Gasper
CB Dibassy
CB Boxall
Score: MIN 1-1 DAL Venue: Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas 6/23 ATX
GK Miller
LB Gasper
CB Dibassy
CB Boxall
Score: MIN 2-0 ATX Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota Attendance: 19,209 6/26 POR
GK Miller
LB Gasper
CB Dibassy
CB Boxall
Score: MIN 1-0 POR Venue: Providence Park, Portland, Oregon 7/3 SJ
GK Miller
LB Gasper
CB Dibassy
CB Boxall
Score: MIN 2-2 SJ Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota; Attendance: 19,691 7/7 COL
GK Miller
LB Gasper
CB Raitala
CB Kallman
RB Taylor
Score: MIN 0-2 COL Venue: Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado 7/18 SEA
GK Miller
LB Gasper
CB Dibassy
CB Kallman
RB Taylor
Score: MIN 1-0 SEA Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota Attendance: 19,679 7/24 POR
GK Miller
LB Gasper
CB Dibassy
CB Kallman
RB Metanire
Score: MIN 2-1 POR Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota Attendance: 19,691 7/28 LFC
GK Miller
LB Gasper
CB Dibassy
CB Kallman
RB Metanire
Score: MIN 2-2 LFC Venue: Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, California 7/31 VAN
GK Miller
LB Taylor
CB Dibassy
CB Kallman
Score: MIN 2-2 LFC Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah 8/7
GK Miller
LB Gasper
CB Dibassy
CB Kallman
Score: MIN: 2-0 HOU Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota Attendand: 19,625 8/14
GK Miller
LB Gasper
CB Dibassy
CB Kallman
RB Metanire
Score: MIN: 0-1 LA Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota Attendand: 19,787 8/17
GK Miller
LB Taylor
CB Dibassy
CB Kallman
RB Metanire
Score: MIN: 1-1 SJ Venue: PayPal Park, San Jose, California
= Home
= Away
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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota | August 21, 2021
MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED NUMERICAL ROSTER 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAP AND PRONUNCIATIONS No. Name
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Hometown
First Name
1
Tyler Miller
GK
6'4"
195
Woodbury, New Jersey
2
Noah Billingsley
D
6'2"
185
Wellington, New Zealand
4
Callum Montgomery
D
6'3"
185
Victoria, British Columbia
Last Name
5
Jacori Hayes
M
5'7"
150
Bowie, Maryland
6
Osvaldo Alonso
M
5'11"
155
San Cristobal, Cuba
juh-COR-e ah-LAHN-soh
7
Franco Fragapane
M
5’5
Las Heras, Argentina
frah-gah-PAH-nay
8
Jan Gregus
M
6'3"
170
Nitra, Slovakia
YAHN
10 Emanuel Reynoso
M
5'7"
150
Cordoba, Argentina
eh-MAN-uehl
GREY-goosh
11 Niko Hansen
M
5'10"
170
Randers, Denmark
12 Bakaye Dibassy
D
6'10"
163
Paris, France
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
168
bah-KYE
dee-BAHSS-ee
17 Robin Lod
M
5'11"
18 Joseph Rosales
M
5’11”
19 Romain Metanire
D
5'10"
159
20 Wil Trapp
M
5'8"
150
Columbus, Ohio
21 Juan Agudelo
F
6'1"
183
Manizales, Colombia
22 Jukka Raitala
D
5'11"
174
Kerava, Finland
yuh-KAH
23 Adrien Hunou
F
5’11”
Evry, Finland
AH-dree-EN
24 Justin McMaster
M
5'9"
25 Aziel Jackson
M
5’9”
26 DJ Taylor
D
5'9"
165
Raleigh, North Carolina
29 Patrick Weah
165
Helsinki, Finland
LUHD
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
YO-seph
Metz, France
row-MAHN
meht-AH-neer
oo-NEW
Kingston, Jamaica New York City, New York
F
6'1"
180
Monrovia, Liberia
way-UH
30 Adrian Zendejas
GK
6'5"
185
Chula Vista, California
zen-DAY-hahss
31 Hassani Dotson
M
5'11"
170
Federal Way, Washington
hah-SAH-nee
Elk Grove, California
nah-BEE-lahee
185
Alexandria, Virginia
36 Nabilai Kibunguchy
D
6'3"
77 Chase Gasper
D
6'0"
97 Dayne St. Clair
GK
6'3"
167
Pickering, Ontario
99 Fred Emmings
GK
6'5"
210
Saint Paul, Minnesota
MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED TECHNICAL STAFF 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAPAND PRONUNCIATIONS Position
Name
Yrs. w/ Club Hometown
Head Coach
Adrian Heath
5
Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Assistant Coach
Ian Fuller
6
Ellensburg, Washington
Assistant Coach
Sean McAuley
2
Sheffield, England
Goalkeeper Coach
Stewart Kerr
3
Bellshill, Scotland
Sr. Director of Sports Science
Damien Roden
0
Wrexham, Wales
Director of Sports Medicine
Hilary Obert
0
Quincy, Illinois
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 #21 JUAN AGUDELO | FORWARD
Height: 6’1” Weight: 183 Birthdate: 11/23/1992 Hometown: Manizales, Colombia Previous Club: Inter Miami FC Acquired: Signed 3/2/2021 Agudelo joins Minnesota United after playing the 2020 season with Inter Miami CF, where he played 14 games and scored three goals. Prior to joining Miami, Agudelo played the bulk of his MLS career with the New England Revolution, making 156 regular season appearances, scoring 35 goals and registering 16 assists over the course of six seasons. He helped guide the club to the playoffs in 2013, 2015 and 2019. The Colombian-American forward began his professional career in 2010 as a Homegrown Player for New York Red Bulls.
#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. Since joining Minnesota ahead of 2019, Alonso has led by example. He scored the first ever goal at Allianz Field and led them to the U.S. Open Cup Final in 2019, his seventh Open Cup Final of his career, a new modern-day record. Additionally, he has extended his playoff appearance streak to 12 straight seasons, helping to lead the Loons to their first ever Western Conference Final appearance in the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs.
#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 spent the majority of the 2020 season on loan with the Las Vegas Lights FC of the USL Championship. He made his MLS and MNUFC debut in the final game of the 2020 regular season, November 8, against FC Dallas. 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. A key piece in the Minnesota backline, Boxall has made the most appearances for the Loons since they joined MLS. Boxall has scored all four of his MLS goals with MNUFC, his last coming in the final home game of the 2019 season to tie Supporters’ Shield winners LAFC. On September 19, 2020, Boxall surpassed Miguel Ibarra on the club all-time appearance list, finishing the season with 95 career Minnesota appearances.
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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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota | August 21, 2021
MINNESOTA UNITED PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUED #21 BAKAYE DIBASSY | DEFENDER
Height: 6’0” Weight: 163 Birthdate: 8/11/1989 Hometown: Paris, France Previous Club: Amiens Acquired: Signed 8/3/2020 The centerback joined MNUFC after four seasons with Amiens. Dibassy made an immediate impact upon arriving in Minnesota, making his first MLS appearance on September 9 against FC Dallas and first start at Sporting Kansas City the following game. He was a key component of a backline that helped the Loons to its first Western Conference Final appearance in the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs and scored his first two MNUFC goals in the playoffs.
#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) 1/11/2019 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. Dotson continued on the success in 2020, becoming a must-have in the gameday roster, stepping up all over the field, starting in 12 games and a total of 18 game appearances. He has been named to the US23 Olympic Qualifying team. Dotson made his USYNT scoring debut with a pair of goals only five minutes apart in the USYNT 4-0 win over the Dominican Republic.
#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. In 2020, Finlay was a key factor of an electric attacking quartet that included Emanuel Reynoso and Robin Lod. Despite being sidelined by a knee injury, Finlay made 17 appearances in a tight 2020 schedule, including all three 2020 MLS Cup Playoff games, and contributed four goals and two assists.
#7 FRANCO FRAGAPANE | MIDFIELDER
Height: 5’5” Birthdate: 2.6.1993 Hometown: Las Heras, Argentina Previous Club: Club Atlético Talleres Acquired: Signed 5/19/2021 Fragapane joins Minnesota United after two seasons with Talleres where he made appearances in the Copa Superliga, Copa Maradona, Copa Argentina, Copa Sudamericana and Copa de la Liga. He has 32 career goals, including four in the last month. The winger is a product of the Boca Juniors youth system, and made his pro debut with Boca in 2012. Fragapane was loaned out to Elche CF Ilicitano of the Spanish second division in 2014 and made his La Liga debut with the main squad against Atletico Madrid. He played one additional season in Spain with Celta B before returning to Argentina and signing with Arsenal de Sarandi.
#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. 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. In 2020, Gasper continued the success of his rookie season, maintaining stability on the left side of the backline. He made 18 game appearances, including starting all three 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs games, and scored his first MLS goal in a 4-0 win over RSL at Allianz Field. 22
MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota | August 21, 2021
MINNESOTA UNITED PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUED #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. In 2020, Gregus helped maintain stability in the center midfield through a compacted 2020 season and injuries by starting 18 games, all three 2020 MLS Cup playoff games, only missing time for international duty. He finished the season second in team assists with six. Gregus has been a consistent member of a Slovakia side that has qualified for the 2020 UEFA Euro.
#11 NIKO HANSEN | MIDFIELDER
Height: 5’9” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 9/13/1994 Hometown: Randers, Denmark Previous Club: Houston Dynamo Acquired: Trade 3/7/2021 Hansen joins the Loons after spending just under two seasons with Houston Dynamo, making 21 game appearances, with two goals and one assist. The speedy winger arrived in Houston via trade from Columbus Crew in August of 2019. Hansen was selected 9th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by the Crew and was a part of the Crew’s MLS Cup Playoff runs in 2017 and 2018.
#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 midfielder made his MNUFC debut against Columbus Crew in the Round of 16 of the MLS is Back Tournament, followed by his first MNUFC start in the quarterfinals in a 4-1 win over San Jose, where Hayes scored his first goal for the club. Hayes was a revelation for Minnesota, providing much needed depth in the center-midfield during a compacted season. He started six games out of 11 appearances. Hayes suffered a late season injury, but made a quick recovery to be available for Minnesota in their 2020 MLS Cup Playoff run.
#23 ADRIEN HUNOU | FORWARD
Height: 5’10” Birthdate: 1/19/1994 Previous Club: Stade Rennais
Hometown: Evry, France Acquired: Signed 4/23/2021
Hunou joined Minnesota United after spending almost his entire professional career in the Stade Rennais system, where he scored 38 goals in seven seasons. He was signed by Rennais in 2012 and made 49 appearances with Rennais II and made his Ligue 1 debut in 2012 with the Rennais first team. In his final season with Rennais, Hunou had four goals in 577 minutes. Hunou was loaned out to Cleremont Foot 63, of the French second division, for the 2014–2016 seasons where he scored 11 goals in 47 game appearances. In his career, Hunou has made appearances in Champions League, Coupe de France, Coupe de Ligue and Europa League. Internationally, Hunou has played for the French youth national teams. He has appearances in the U18, U19 and U20 teams. Hunou is of Polish descent and is still eligible to play for the Poland National Team.
#25 AZIEL JACKSON | MIDFIELDER
Height: 5’9” Birthdate: 10/25/2001 Hometown: New York City, New York Previous Club: Red Bulls Academy Acquired: Signed 4/30/2021 Jackson joins MNUFC as Homegrown Player with Minnesota having traded for his homegrown rights from New York Red Bulls. Jackson is a product of the New York Red Bull Academy, where he joined in 2014 at age 13. At age 16, he moved to France with his family and played with Toulouse FC for two seasons, he was the first American signed by the team. He played with amateur team Crossfire FC when he returned to the U.S. from 2019-2020 and trained with Seattle Sounders in 2020. Jackson joined the Minnesota United training camp ahead of the 2021 season.
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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota | August 21, 2021
MINNESOTA UNITED PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUED #14 BRENT KALLMAN | DEFENDER
Height: 6’2” Weight: 190 Birthdate: 10/4/1990 Hometown: Woodbury, Minnesota Previous Club: Minnesota United FC (NASL) Acquired: Signed with MNUFC on 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.
#36 NABILAI KIBUNGUCHY | DEFENDER
Height: 6’3” Weight: Birthdate: 1/5/1998 Hometown: Elk Grove, California Previous Club: UC Davis Acquired: SuperDraft (#18 Pick) 1/21/2021 Nabilai Kibunguchy was selected with the 18th pick of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United. The defender from California had 52 game appearances across four seasons at UC Davis, including starting all 20 games in the 2019 season. In 2019, Kibunguchy was named 2019 All-Big West Conference First Team and Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Week. Internationally, Kibunguchy was selected for the U.S. U-19 Men’s National Team for the Slovakia Cup, helping the U.S. to the title with a 2-1 win over Russia in the finals
#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 The attacking midfielder joined the Loons in the middle of the 2019 season. 2020 was a breakout season for Lod, starting 18 games and scoring seven goals, second in the team for the season. He was a key component of an electric attacking quartet that included Ethan Finlay, Kevin Molino and Emanuel Reysono. Lod notched his first brace as a Loon in a 4-0 win over Real Salt Lake on September 6 and recorded a “Gentlemen’s Hat Trick,” in the regular season final game, providing three assists in a 3-0 win over FC Dallas. The Finnish winger converted to a false-nine in the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs and scored his first playoff goal in the first round against Colorado Rapids.
#24 JUSTIN MCMASTER | MIDFIELDER
Height: 5’9” Weight: 165 Birthdate: 6/30/1999 Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica Previous Club: Wake Forest Acquired: SuperDraft (#17 Pick) 1/21/2021 Justin McMaster was selected 17th overall by Minnesota United in the 2021 MLS Draft. MNUFC moved up in the draft to select McMaster, trading NYCFC for the pick. McMaster made 58 game appearances across four seasons at Wake Forest with 12 goals and eight assists. The Jamaican international has represented Jamaica at the youth national team level, most recently joining the 2016 U-18 National Team Camp and participating in the 2013 and 2015 CONCACAF U-15 and U-18 Championships, respectively.
#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. The goalkeeper started the 2020 season between the pipes, helping keep the Loons undefeated through the first five games, including the group stage of the MLS is Back Tournament. Miller made the game-winning penalty kick save in the Round of 16 against Columbus Crew. His season was cut short after the MLS is Back Tournament, due to season-ending hip surgery.
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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota | August 21, 2021
MINNESOTA UNITED PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUED #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. 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. Success continued in 2020 season, providing stability to the backline. Played and started 22 games, including the Western Conference Semifinal and Final of the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs.
#4 CALLUM MONTGOMERY | DEFENDER
Height: 6’5” Weight: 185 Birthdate: 5/14/1997 Hometown: Victoria, British Columbia Previous Club: FC Dallas Acquired: Trade 12/14/20 Minnesota traded for Callum Montgomery with FC Dallas in December 2020. Montgomery was selected No. 4 overall by FC Dallas in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. He started in 22 regular season matches for North Texas Soccer Club, scoring three goals in 1,958 minutes. In 2020 Montgomery was a teammate of current Loon Dayne St. Clair while on loan at San Antonio FC.
#22 JUKKA RAITALA | DEFENDER
Height: 5’11” Weight: 174 Birthdate: 9/15/1988 Hometown: Kerava, Finland Previous Club: Club de Foot Montreal Acquired: Trade 1/28/2021 The Finnish National Team left back joined MNUFC in January of 2020 with four years of MLS experience, having spent the previous three seasons with Montreal where he made 69 appearances across 5,723 minutes. Raitala first joined MLS with the Columbus Crew in 2017, playing 20 games with the Crew, including two MLS Cup Playoff games. The left back has over 50 appearances with the senior team and helped lead Finland to the 2020 UEFA European Championships, the nation’s first appearance in the tournament.
#10 EMANUEL REYNOSO | MIDFIELDER
Height: 5’7” Weight: 150 Birthdate: 11/16/1995 Hometown: Cordoba, Argentina Previous Club: Boca Juniors Acquired: Signed 9/1/2020 Reynoso joins Minnesota United from legendary club Boca Juniors. Reynoso was immediately invaluable to Minnesota, providing creativity in the offense and a willingness to defend. Having only played 13 games regular season games, Reynoso provided seven assists, one goal, and only played in one loss. The Argentine made MLS history in the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs, providing three assists in back-to-back playoffs games for the first time in MLS Cup history. Reynoso played a role in all eight goals the Loons scored in the postseason, assisting in seven and scoring one off a free kick against Seattle in the Western Conference Final.
#26 DJ TAYLOR | DEFENDER
Height: 5’9” Weight: 165 Birthdate: 8/26/1997 Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina Previous Club: North Carolina FC Acquired: Signed 2/6/2021 Taylor joined the Loons in 2021 after four seasons with former USL Championship side North Carolina FC. He began his professional career in 2015 with CF Torre Levante of the Spanish Tercera Division but returned to North Carolina during the 2017 season. Taylor established himself as the starting right back for North Carolina FC in 2018 and was named Defensive Player of the Year in 2019. Internationally, Taylor represented the U.S U18 National Team in 2015, appearing in two matches and scoring a goal at the Copa Chivas Tournament
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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota | August 21, 2021
#20 WIL TRAPP | MIDFIELDER
Height: 5’8” Weight: 150 Birthdate: 1/15/1993 Hometown: Columbus, Ohio Previous Club: Inter Miami CF Acquired: Signed 1/5/2021 Minnesota United signed midfielder Wil Trapp as a free agent in January of 2021 following a single season with expansion club, Inter Miami. The deep-lying midfielder represented Columbus Crew SC for seven seasons. He made his professional debut for the club in 2013 at 20 years old. In total, Trapp made 204 appearances for the team, registering two goals and 13 assists. In his seven seasons with Columbus, he helped guide the team to the playoffs four times.
#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. In 2020, St. Clair began the season on loan to San Antonio FC, gaining much needed experience as a second-year professional. He was recalled in September to provide depth and made his MLS debut, earned his first win and shutout in a 4-0 win over Real Salt Lake. A revelation, he maintained the starting goalkeeper role through the remainder of the season, earning six wins and six shutouts, and 12 goals allowed. St. Clair started all three 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs games for the Loons, maintaining back-to-back clean sheets against Colorado Rapids and Sporting Kansas City.
#29 PATRICK WEAH | FORWARD
Height: 6’1” Weight: 180 Birthdate: 15/5/2003 Hometown: Monrovia, Liberia Previous Club: St. Louis University Acquired: Homegrown Player 3/4/2021 The 17-year-old is a product of the former MNUFC Academy and Wayzata High School and currently plays for Saint Louis University. Weah is a 2017 Minnesota Soccer State Champion and 2016 runner-up, and he was named as 2017 Minnesota State Player of the Year, 2016 All-State and All-State Tournament Team and 2016 All-Conference. He led Wayzata High School in goals and assists as a freshman and sophomore, and was a leading scorer for the MNUFC Academy.
#30 ADRIAN ZENDEJAS | GOALKEEPER
Height: 6’5” Weight: 185 Birthdate: 8/3/1995 Hometown: Chula Vista, California Previous Club: Nashville SC Acquired: Trade 9/17/2020 25-year-old Zendejas joins the Loons from Nashville SC after the expansion side acquired him from Sporting Kansas City ahead of the 2020 season. Zendejas has spent most of his professional career in the USL Championship, playing 50 games for the Park Swope Rangers from 2016-2019, including 17 shutouts. The goalkeeper made his MLS debut in 2019 for SKC in a 1-1 draw against FC Cincinnati on April 7 and started in Kansas City’s 2-1 Concacaf Champions League loss at Independiente on March 6.
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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota | August 21, 2021
CONSTRUCTING MINNESOTA UNITED Year
Signing
Trade
SuperDraft (Pick)
Loan
2017
Brent Kallman (1/23) Michael Boxall (7/12)
Ethan Finlay (8/9)
2018
Jan Gregus (12/20) Ike Opara (1/28)
2019
Osvaldo Alonso (1/10) Romain Metanire (1/25) Robin Lod (7/16) Thomás Chacón (8/7)
2020
Fred Emmings (1/22) Bakaye Dibassy (8/3) Emanuel Reynoso (9/1) Foster Langsdorf (10/29)
Noah Billingsley (18th) Tyler Miller (1/16) Jacori Hayes (1/21) Adrian Zendejas (9/17) Callum Montgomery (12/14) Jukka Raitala (1/27) Niko Hansen (3/18)
2021
Wil Trapp (1/4) DJ Taylor (2/15) Juan Agudelo (3/2) Patrick Weah (3/4) Adrien Hunou (4/25) Aziel Jackson (4/30) Franco Fragapane (5/19)
Waiver Draft
Dayne St. Clair (7th) Chase Gasper (15th) Hassani Dotson (31st)
Justin McMaster (17th) Joseph Rosales (8/5) Nabilai Kibunguchy (18th)
MINNESOTA UNITED 2020-2021 TRANSACTION TRACKER (SINCE 8/16/2021) Players In
Players Out
Callum Montgomery
Traded from FCD on 12/14
Marlon Hairston
Out of Contract
Wil Trapp
Signed on 1/4
Kevin Molino
Out of Contract
Justin McMaster
Drafted on 1/21
Kei Kamara
Out of Contract
Nabilai Kibunguchy
Drafted on 1/21
Raheem Edwards
Out of Contract
Jukka Raitala
Traded from MTL on 1/27
Luis Amarilla
Loan Ended
DJ Taylor
Signed on 2/15
Aaron Schoenfeld
Option Declined
Juan Agudelo
Signed on 3/2
James Musa
Option Declined
Patrick Weah
Signed as a Homegrown Player 3/4
Greg Ranjitsingh
Option Declined
Niko Hansen
Traded from HOU on 3/18
Kevin Partida
Option Declined
Adrien Hunou
Signed from Rennais on 4/25
Thomas Chacon
Loaned to Liverpool FC of Uruguay
Aziel Jackson
Signed as Homegrown Player 4/30
Noah Billinglsey
Loaned to Phoenix Rising
Franco Fragapane
Signed from Talleres 5/19
Adrian Zendejas
Loaned to El Paso Locomotive
Joseph Rosales
Acquired on Loan 8/5
Nabilai Kibunguvhy
Loaned to Sacramento Republic
Callum Montgomery
Loaned to San Diego Loyal
Foster Langsdorf
Retired
Ramon Abila
Waived
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MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota | August 21, 2021
MINNESOTA UNITED FC COACHING STAFF BIOGRAPHIES ADRIAN HEATH | HEAD COACH Heath was appointed Head Coach of MNUFC in November 2016. In 2019, Heath led Minnesota United to its first MLS Cup Playoff appearance, the final of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and continued that success with semifinal appearances in 2020 in the MLS is Back tournament and MLS Cup Playoffs. 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
9-5-7
3-1-1
0-0-0
13 - 6 - 8
2021
7-6-6
0-0-0
0-0-0
7-6-6
52- 60 - 30
3- 2 - 1
4-3-1
59 - 65- 32
TOTAL
IAN FULLER | ASSISTANT COACH Fuller is heading into his sixth 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 heads into his second season with 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 heads into his second season with 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-yearsold 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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2021 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Saturday, August 21, 2021 Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. CT Allianz Field (St. Paul, MN) MLS Regular Season Game 21 Sporting Kansas City 11-4-5, 38 points (5-1-4 home; 6-3-1 away) 2nd in MLS Western Conference Minnesota United FC 7-6-6, 27 points (6-3-1 home; 1-3-5 away) T-5th in MLS Western Conference
11-4-5 (38 pts.) 1.90 20 2nd in West 35 1.80 34 21 1.05 +15 302 (104) 34.4% 210 231 30 0
English TV: ESPN English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:
Marcos DeOliveira Brian Dunn Eduardo Jeff Ramy Touchan Kevin Terry Jr.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 13 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 31 32 36 46 48 54 96
Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF FWD FWD DEF DEF DEF MID FWD FWD MID GK FWD DEF FWD MID GK GK MID DEF MID DEF MID FWD
Name John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Andreu Fontas Roberto Puncec Nicolas Isimat-Mirin Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Khiry Shelton Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda Grayson Barber Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Kendall McIntosh Tyler Freeman (loaned out) Kayden Pierre Ozzie Cisneros Cameron Duke Tim Melia Brooks Thompson Jose Mauri Luis Martins Jake Davis Kaveh Rad Remi Walter Wilson Harris
Pronunciation
RECORD POINTS PER GAME GAMES PLAYED CONFERENCE POSITION GOALS GOALS/GAME ASSISTS GOALS ALLOWED ALLOWED/GAME GOAL DIFFERENTIAL SHOTS (ON GOAL) ON GOAL % FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS
7-6-6 (27 pts.) 1.42 19 T-5th in West 22 1.16 23 23 1.21 -1 291 (79) 27.1% 249 223 28 1
2021 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
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Daniel Salloi Daniel Salloi Daniel Salloi Daniel Salloi Daniel Salloi Salloi, Shelton Roger Espinoza Pulido, Salloi Ilie Sanchez N/A
MINNESOTA UNITED
12 GOALS 6 ASSISTS 53 SHOTS 22 SHOTS ON GOAL 5 GAME-WINNING GOALS 3 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 28 FOULS COMMITTED 26 FOULS SUFFERED 5 CAUTIONS 0 EJECTIONS
Tim Melia 1350 Tim Melia 0.93 Tim Melia 9 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 36
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1350 Tyler Miller 0.87 Tyler Miller 7 Tyler Miller 6 Tyler Miller 36 Tyler Miller
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2021 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference Pts W L T GD 1. New England Revolution 46 14 3 4 +15 2. Nashville SC 32 7 2 11 +12 3. New York City FC 31 9 6 4 +15 4. Philadelphia Union 31 8 5 7 +7 5. Orlando City SC 31 8 4 7 +5 6. D.C. United 27 8 9 3 +2 7. CF Montreal 27 7 7 6 +1 8. Columbus Crew 24 6 8 6 -4 9. Atlanta United FC 24 5 6 9 -2 10. New York Red Bulls 22 6 9 4 -1 11. Chicago Fire 20 5 10 5 -9 12. Inter Miami CF 19 5 9 4 -12 13. FC Cincinnati 17 3 7 8 -12 14. Toronto FC 15 3 11 6 -17
GP 21 20 19 20 19 20 20 20 20 19 20 18 18 20
Western Conference Pts 1. Seattle Sounders FC 39 2. Sporting Kansas City 38 3. LA Galaxy 35 4. Colorado Rapids 34 5. Real Salt Lake 27 6. Minnesota United FC 27 7. Portland Timbers 24 8. Los Angeles FC 23 9. San Jose Earthquakes 23 10. FC Dallas 21 11. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 20 12. Houston Dynamo FC 18 13. Austin FC 16
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MINNESOTA UNITED
L 3 4 7 4 6 6 9 8 7 9 7 8 11
T 6 5 2 4 6 6 3 5 8 6 8 9 4
GD +17 +15 +1 +9 +8 -1 -10 -2 -6 -5 -8 -9 -9
PETER VERMES 13th season 166-125-98 13th season (.553) 166-125-98 (.553)
ADRIAN HEATH
MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
7th season 68-78-46 (.474) 5th season 52-60-30 (.472)
PLAYER AVAILABILITY REPORT As of Thursday, August 19 QUESTIONABLE • None OUT • DEF - Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Hamstring) • DEF - Jaylin Lindsey (Hamstring) • MID - Felipe Hernandez (Personal Reasons) Health & Safety Protocols A player may be listed as “Questionable” or “Out” due to Health and Safety Protocols for the following reasons: Quarantine due to participating in high risk behavior. Quarantine related to being a high risk close contact. Pending COVID-19 test results. An inconclusive COVID-19 test result. A positive COVID-19 test or a confirmed case of COVID-19. Other illness not related to COVID-19. 1
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2021 ROSTER (NUMERICAL) NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 13 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 31 32 36 46 48 54 96
PLAYER PRONUNCIATION John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo Roberto Puncec PUHN-chetz Nicolas Isimat-Mirin EE-see-mat me-REEN Ilie Sanchez ILL-ee-ay Johnny Russell Graham Zusi ZOO-see Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh Khiry Shelton KY-ree Amadou Dia AH-mah-doo DEE-uh Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah Grayson Barber Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay Kendall McIntosh Tyler Freeman (loaned out) Kayden Pierre Ozzie Cisneros Cam Duke Tim Melia MEE-lia Brooks Thompson Jose Mauri Luis Martins lou-EESE mar-TEENS Jake Davis Kaveh Rad KAH-vay RAHD Remi Walter Wilson Harris
NO. 19 25 46 13 28 15 3 23 96 21 5 17 2 36 32 22 29 24 9 1 4 48 7 20 6 11 16 31 54 8
PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Grayson Barber Ozzie Cisneros Jake Davis Amadou Dia AH-mah-doo DEE-uh Cam Duke Roger Espinoza Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo Tyler Freeman Wilson Harris Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay Nicolas Isimat-Mirin EE-see-mat me-REEN Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah Jaylin Lindsey Luis Martins lou-EESE mar-TEENS Jose Mauri Kendall McIntosh Tim Melia MEE-lia Kayden Pierre Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh John Pulskamp Roberto Puncec PUHN-chetz Kaveh Rad KAH-vay RAHD Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Ilie Sanchez ILL-ee-ay Khiry Shelton KY-ree Graham Smith Brooks Thompson Remi Walter Graham Zusi ZOO-see
POS. HT. GK 6-4 DEF 5-11 DEF 6-2 DEF 6-1 DEF 6-2 MID 6-0 FWD 5-9 DEF 5-10 FWD 5-10 FWD 6-3 DEF 5-9 MID 5-10 DEF 6-4 MID 5-8 FWD 5-8 FWD 6-1 MID 5-7 GK 5-11 FWD 6-0 DEF 5-10 FWD 5-5 MID 5-6 GK 6-0 GK 6-4 MID 5-6 DEF 5-8 MID 5-10 DEF 5-11 MID 5-8 FWD 5-10
WT. 215 180 200 175 180 170 175 155 175 185 155 185 190 145 170 160 145 185 165 140 130 135 205 185 145 165 150 165 170 175
BIRTHDATE (AGE) HOMETOWN 04/19/2001 (20) Bakersfield, CA 03/27/2000 (21) Charlotte, NC 11/14/1989 (31) Banyoles, Spain 10/27/1991 (29) Varazdin, Croatia 11/15/1991 (29) Meudon, France 11/21/1990 (30) Barcelona, Spain 04/08/1990 (31) Glasgow, Scotland 08/18/1986 (35) Longwood, FL 03/08/1991 (30) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 06/26/1993 (28) Leander, TX 06/08/1993 (28) Highlands Ranch, CO 10/25/1986 (34) Aurora, CO 11/25/1995 (25) Highlands Ranch, CO 03/23/1994 (27) Ashdod, Israel 05/03/2000 (21) Elgin, South Carolina 07/19/1996 (25) Budapest, Hungary 06/08/1998 (23) Nashville, TN 01/24/1994 (27) Santa Rosa, CA 01/09/2003 (18) Shawnee, KS 02/16/2003 (18) Bloomfield Hills, MI 03/13/2004 (17) Omaha, NE 02/13/2001 (20) Overland Park, KS 05/15/1986 (35) East Islip, NY 05/28/2002 (19) Floyds Knobs, IN 05/16/1996 (25) Realico, Argentina 06/10/1992 (29) Lamego, Portugal 01/03/2002 (19) Rochester, MI 06/13/2001 (20) Durham, NC 04/26/1995 (26) Essey-les-Nancy, France 11/28/1999 (21) Los Angeles, CA
LAST CLUB Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Sporting KC Academy Celta Vigo (Spain) HNK Rijeka (Croatia) Besiktas (Turkey) Elche CF (Spain) Derby County FC (England) Chivas de Guadalajara (Mexico) SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) Phoenix Rising FC (USL) Wigan Athletic (England) Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC II (USL Championship) New York Red Bulls (MLS) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Chivas USA (MLS) Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Club Atletico Talleres (Argentina) G.D. Chaves (Portugal) Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Yeni Malatyaspor (Turkey) Sporting KC II (USL Championship)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2021 ROSTER (ALPHABETICAL) POS. HT. FWD 5-8 FWD 5-5 MID 5-10 DEF 5-9 MID 5-6 MID 5-10 DEF 6-2 FWD 6-0 FWD 5-10 MID 5-7 DEF 6-2 MID 5-8 DEF 5-11 DEF 5-8 MID 5-6 GK 5-11 GK 6-0 DEF 5-10 FWD 5-10 GK 6-4 DEF 6-1 DEF 5-11 FWD 5-9 FWD 6-1 MID 6-0 FWD 6-3 DEF 6-4 GK 6-4 MID 5-8 DEF 5-10
WT. 170 130 150 155 135 185 200 165 175 145 180 145 180 165 145 185 205 140 175 215 175 165 175 160 170 185 190 185 170 155
BIRTHDATE (AGE) BIRTHPLACE COLLEGE 05/03/2000 (21) Columbia, SC Clemson University 03/13/2004 (17) Omaha, NE 01/03/2002 (19) Rochester, MI 06/08/1993 (28) Nantes, France Clemson University 02/13/2001 (20) Overland Park, KS 10/25/1986 (34) Puerto Cortes, Honduras Ohio State University 11/14/1989 (31) Banyoles, Spain 01/09/2003 (18) Overland Park, KS 11/28/1999 (21) Los Angeles, CA 06/08/1998 (23) Ibague, Colombia 11/15/1991 (29) Meudon, France 03/23/1994 (27) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 03/27/2000 (21) Charlotte, NC 06/10/1992 (29) Lamego, Portugal 05/16/1996 (25) Realico, Argentina 01/24/1994 (27) Oakland, CA 05/15/1986 (35) Great River, NY Lynn University (Florida) 02/16/2003 (18) Rochester Hills, MI 03/08/1991 (30) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 04/19/2001 (20) Bakersfield, CA 10/27/1991 (29) Varazdin, Croatia 06/13/2001 (20) Chapel Hill, NC 04/08/1990 (31) Glasgow, Scotland 07/19/1996 (25) Siofok, Hungary 11/21/1990 (30) Barcelona, Spain 06/26/1993 (28) Fort Carson, CO Oregon State University 11/25/1995 (25) Highlands Ranch, CO University of Denver 05/28/2002 (19) Jeffersonville, IN 04/26/1995 (26) Essey-les-Nancy, France 08/18/1986 (35) Orlando, FL University of Maryland 2
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #MINvSKC: HEAD-TO-HEAD
#MINvSKC: BY THE NUMBERS
Sporting Kansas City (11-4-5, 38 pts.) hits the road this weekend for a nationally televised contest with Minnesota United FC (7-6-6, 27 pts.) at Allianz Field with the game broadcast on ESPN. Sporting relinquished their grip on top spot in the West following Wednesday night’s draw with the Portland Timbers at Children’s Mercy Park, while Minnesota is also coming off a 1-1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes in California, despite playing up a man for 69 minutes. The two sides met four times in 2020 - three in the regular season and once in the MLS Cup Playoffs. Minnesota inflicted SKC’s first defeat of 2020 in the MLS is Back Tournament opener on July 12, scoring twice in second-half stoppage time 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. Sporting then faced off against the Loons at Allianz Field to open the next phase of the season on Aug. 21, claiming a 2-1 win. Gadi Kinda gave Sporting the lead before the two sides traded own goals from Jaylin Lindsey and Michael Boxall as Peter Vermes’ side took home all three points. The final regular season meeting took place on Sept. 13 at Children’s Mercy Park, with Sporting earning a tight 1-0 victory. Johnny Russell scored the only goal of the game late on after being played in by Graham Zusi. The final and most consequential match was on Dec. 3, 2020 in the Western Conference Semifinals. Sporting spurned some early opportunities before Minnesota raced into a 3-0 lead at halftime which is how the game would finish. Sporting holds a 6-3-2 record against the Loons in MLS regular-season play, including a 1-2-2 mark on the road.
Sporting KC Team Notes • Sporting is tied for the MLS lead with six road wins this season (6-3-1 record). • Sporting’s 11-5-3 regular season road record since the start of 2020 is the best in MLS. During that time, they have outscored opponents 32-19. • Sporting is 4-0-1 in their last five away matches, scoring 11 goals and conceding two. • Sporting have taken 13 points during a five-game away stretch for only the third time ever. • Sporting’s club record for longest road unbeaten run in a single regular season is six matches, a mark that can be equaled with a win or a draw on Saturday. • Sporting rank second in MLS in goals (36) and goals per match (1.80). They have been shut out just twice this season. • Sporting rank second in MLS with a plus-15 goal differential (36 scored, 21 conceded). • Sporting are 9-2-4 in their last 15 matches since May 16. • Sporting are on pace for 65 points in the regular season, which would eclipse the club record of 63 set in 2012. • Sporting rank third in MLS in shots per match (15.1) and chances created per match (11.1). • Sporting lead MLS with 18 points and five wins from losing positions this season. • Sporting rank second in MLS in passing accuracy (85.5%) and third in possession (54.3%). • Sporting KC Academy products have accounted for 18 of 36 goals and 12 of 34 assists this season.
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Sporting KC Player Notes • Forward Daniel Salloi leads MLS with 18 combined goals (12) and assists (6). • Salloi has become the third player in Sporting history to record 12 goals and six assists in a single regular season for the club (Preki in 1996, 1997 and 2003; Eddie Johnson in 2007). • Forward Daniel Salloi has scored or assisted in six straight MLS matches, two shy of tying the club record set by Diego Rubio in 2018. • Forward Alan Pulido leads MLS with 0.97 combined goals and assists per 90 minutes since the start of 2020 (regular season). • Forward Alan Pulido has tallied eight goals and three assists in just 11 starts this season. He has scored or assisted in each of his last four starts. • Midfielder Remi Walter has started Sporting’s last eight matches since July 21. During that time, he has completed 94% of his passes (300 of 319) while winning 62% of his duels (32 of 52) and 71% of his tackles (12 of 17). • Defender Andreu Fontas leads MLS by a wide margin in passes (1,610) and passes completed (1,446) while also ranking second in touches (1,832). • Midfielder Roger Espinoza and defender Luis Martins are the only Sporting players to feature in all 20 MLS matches this season. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia has posted shutouts in each of his last two away appearances (Aug. 7 at Colorado and Aug. 14 at FC Dallas). He ranks fourth in MLS with a 0.93 goals against average.
#MINvSKC: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 6-3-2 in regular season)
09/13/2020 08/21/2020 07/12/2020 09/25/2019 08/22/2019
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KC 1 vs MIN 0 KC 2 at MIN 1 KC 1 vs MIN 2 KC 1 at MIN 2 KC 1 vs MIN 0
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Russell scores late to punctuate dominant SKC performance Kinda and a Boxall own goal secure three points for SKC 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
#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 Johnny Russell has one goal and five assists against Minnesota. His goal came in the 1-0 home win on Sept. 13, 2020. Russell set up Khiry Shelton’s goal in the 1-1 draw on May 20, 2018 before assisting 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 Daniel Salloi has one goal against Minnesota, netting the opening goal in a 4-1 home win on June 3, 2018. • Midfielder Gadi Kinda has scored once against Minnesota, opening the scoring in the 2-1 road win on Aug. 21, 2020. • Forward Alan Pulido has one assist against the Loons, setting up Khiry Shelton’s opener in the 2-1 loss at MLS is Back on July 12, 2020. • 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 Jaylin Lindsey has tallied one assist against the Loons, coming in the 2-1 road win on Aug. 21, 2020. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 6-2-1 all-time against Minnesota United FC, with four shutouts and a 0.67 goals against average.
Minnesota United Team Notes • Minnesota began the season 0-4-0 but have gone 7-2-6 since then to climb from 13th to sixth in the West. • Minnesota have allowed just seven goals in 10 home matches this season, posting five shutouts at Allianz Field. • Minnesota rank second in MLS in both chances created per match (11.3) and shots per match (15.3). • Fifteen of Minnesota’s 19 matches this season have been decided by one goal or less. • Minnesota have avoided defeat in six of the 11 matches that they have conceded first, going 1-5-5 in those games. Minnesota United Player Notes • Midfielder Robin Lod ranks fifth in MLS with four game-winning goals. He also leads Minnesota with six goals and has scored in four of his last five appearances. No other Minnesota player has more than two goals this season. • Midfielder Emanuel Reynoso ranks fourth in MLS with 57 shots but has just two goals on the season. He also ranks second in MLS in duels won (166) and third in fouls suffered (56). • Midfielder Emanuel Reynoso leads Minnesota with six assists this season. He notably had seven assists during the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs, including three in the Loons’ 3-0 win over Sporting in the conference semifinals. Reynoso ranks second in MLS with 60 chances created. No other Minnesota player has more than 19. • In 15 starts this season, goalkeeper Tyler Miller has a 7-2-6 record and six shutouts. He ranks second in MLS with a 0.87 goals against average.
NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Forward Johnny Russell is one shy of tying Graham Zusi for ninth place on Sporting’s all-time regular season goals chart with 29.
#MINvSKC: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS • Minnesota goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas spent three seasons with Sporting KC from 2017-2019, making five appearances in all competitions. • Newly signed midfielder Jose Mauri played alongside Minnesota’s Franco Fragapane at Talleres in Argentina from 2019-2021. • Minnesota goalkeeper Tyler Miller was teammates with current Sporting KC Director of Technical Operations Benny Feilhaber at LAFC in 2018. • Defender Graham Zusi has been teammates with Minnesota’s Juan Agudelo on the U.S. Men’s National Team in the past. Agudelo was also teammates with goalkeeper Tim Melia at Chivas USA from 2012-2013. • Manager Peter Vermes played with Minnesota Sporting Director Manny Lagos at the New York Metrostars in 1996.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES
GRUELING SCHEDULE SET TO SLOW DOWN
SPORTING SIGNS ACADEMY PRODUCT JAKE DAVIS
Second-place Sporting Kansas City (11-4-5, 38 pts.) hits the road this weekend to take on Minnesota United FC (7-6-6, 27 pts.) at Allianz Field, looking to regain their spot at the summit of the Western Conference. Sporting is in the midst of a 4-0-1 stretch on the road, while the team has earned an equal amount of points at home and on the road in 2021 (19).
Sporting Kansas City has signed 19-year-old midfielder Jake Davis as a Homegrown Player, the club announced on Thursday. Davis is the 19th Homegrown Player to emerge from the Sporting Kansas City Academy and the 12th Academy product on the club’s current roster. A hard-nosed midfielder who can also play at right back, Davis has started 28 of 37 appearances for Sporting Kansas City II over the last three USL Championship seasons, adding seven assists in over 2,500 minutes played under head coach Paulo Nagamura. The 2021 campaign has seen Davis tally a team-high four assists in 17 matches, including the game-winner in a 3-2 victory at Memphis 901 FC on June 26. He also leads the club with 20 chances created and 47 tackles, 22 more than any other player.
Sporting’s five-game road unbeaten streak in a single MLS regular season is tied for the second longest in club history. The team has taken 13 points during a five-match away stretch for only the third time ever. Sporting’s ability to take points from some of the toughest stadiums in the country has been remarkable, as the recent 4-0-1 stretch against the LA Galaxy, Seattle Sounders FC, LAFC, Colorado Rapids and Dallas has come against teams that have lost just 19 of their 89 regular season home matches since the start of 2020.
Davis gained his first professional experience in 2019, inking an academy contract with Sporting KC II and starting two of five appearances in his first USL Championship season. A native of Rochester, Michigan, Davis moved to Kansas City in 2017 at age 15 to join the Sporting KC Academy. He represented Sporting at the U-17 and U-19 levels, amassing eight goals across 54 appearances in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.
Those five aforementioned teams have posted a combined record of 53-19-27 since the start of the 2020 campaign - a winning percentage of 67.2%, while Sporting marched into those buildings and posted a 90% winning percentage. Putting a bow on Wednesday’s draw with Portland, Sporting’s ability to preserve a point in stoppage time kept alive a longstanding home scoring streak that Sporting began over two years ago. With goals in 25 straight regular season home matches, Vermes’ side owns the longest active home scoring run in MLS by a wide margin. In addition, the point was the league-leading 18th that Sporting has earned from losing positions in 2021.
Davis earned international recognition for the first time in November 2019 when he was selected to the United States U-17 national team roster for the 19th annual Nike International Friendlies at the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.
PULIDO CONTINUES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Sporting Kansas City striker Alan Pulido found himself on the scoresheet once again during Wednesday night’s 1-1 draw with the Portland Timbers at Children’s Mercy Park. Pulido flicked a pass with the outside of his foot into the path of Daniel Salloi who dribbled in on goal before rifling home a late equalizer in the 92nd minute.
VISITING THE LOONS
Sporting Kansas City heads north this weekend to take on Minnesota United FC at Allianz Field for the first of three meetings this season between the two sides. Sporting will host Minnesota on Sept. 15 at Children’s Mercy Park before heading back to St. Paul for another nationally televised match on ESPN on Oct. 31.
Since the start of 2020, the 30-year-old forward leads MLS with 0.97 goals per 90 minutes in the regular season (minimum 1,000 minutes played). Pulido now has eight goals and three assists in the 2021 campaign, and has tallied either a goal or assist in each of his three starts since returning from the Concacaf Gold Cup.
The two sides met four times in 2020, three times in the MLS regular season and once in the MLS Cup Playoffs - splitting the season series 2-2-0. Minnesota won the first meeting in the MLS is Back Tournament by a 2-1 scoreline, scoring twice late to peg back 10-man Sporting after Khiry Shelton had given his side a 1-0 halftime lead.
Pulido signed with Sporting in late 2019 in a club-record transfer from C.D. Guadalajara in Liga MX. Pulido has bagged 15 goals and eight assists across 29 appearances (24 starts) in all competitions, while also spending significant time away from the team to represent the Mexico National Team.
The next meeting was each side’s first match back in home markets, as Sporting claimed a 2-1 victory at an empty Allianz Field following a goal from Gadi Kinda and a Michael Boxall own goal. In mid-September, Minnesota visited KC for the first time in over a year, with Sporting claiming a 1-0 victory following Johnny Russell’s late winner.
ZUSI REACHES MAJOR MILESTONE
During Wednesday night’s 1-1 draw with the Portland Timbers at Children’s Mercy Park, Sporting Kansas City defender Graham Zusi reached a major milestone - another in a career full of record-setting moments.
The final and most consequential match took place on Dec. 3, 2020 at Children’s Mercy Park in the MLS Cup Playoffs Western Conference Semifinal. Sporting spurned multiple gilt-edged opportunities early on before Minnesota found a foot-hold and powered their way into a 3-0 halftime lead after a brace from Kevin Molino and Bakaye Dibassy header which would be enough to send the Loons through.
The club legend logged his 307th regular season appearance in a Kansas City uniform. Among one-club players, no other player has more appearances in MLS history. Most appearances among one-club players - MLS regular season, all-time
Sporting still leads the all-time regular-season series 6-3-2, though are 1-2-2 in Minnesota.
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SALLOI SHOWS NO SIGNS OF SLOWING DOWN
Sporting Kansas City forward Daniel Salloi continued his MVP push earlier this week, bagging a late equalizer in the 1-1 draw with Portland at Children’s Mercy Park on Wednesday night. The goal was Salloi’s 12th of the season to go along with six assists. Facing a 1-0 deficit in the 92nd minute, striker Alan Pulido found Salloi in a pocket of space on the left channel. The 25-year-old Sporting KC Academy product carried the ball 20 yards, squared up a pair of Portland defenders and unleashed a quick-trigger shot inside the near post to earn Sporting a point. In doing so, Salloi became just the third player in Sporting history - joining Eddie Johnson and the legendary Preki - to record 12 goals and six assists for the club in a single regular season.
307 | Graham Zusi, SKC (2009-present) 306 | Cobi Jones, LA (1996-2007) 296 | C.J. Brown, CHI (1998-2010) 296 | Diego Chara, POR (2011-present) 286 | Logan Pause, CHI (2003-2014) 274 | Roger Espinoza, SKC (2008-2012, 2015-present)
POSTGAME PV
On if the draw against Portland was a fair result: “Probably. In the first half, I think we were sluggish. I thought we were slow. We weren’t sharp. In the second half, we brought a lot more. The one thing you have to admit is it’s always difficult when a team has to break another team down all game long in a low block. We found chances. Shoot, we could have won it at the end obviously with (Andreu) Fontas. I give the guys credit for the second half. It’s not always going to be perfect. It’s not always going to be the way I think it should be or the way that I want to write it up. It’s just not always going to be that way. Sometimes you have to adapt and adjust from maybe not playing well or not being sharp on that day or being a little bit fatigued. Probably it was some of that. I would say that they probably had some of that as well. Our sharpness wasn’t there in the first half. The second half was better.”
Not surprisingly, Salloi’s dozen goals and half-dozen assists stack up rather favorably when compared to the rest of Major League Soccer in 2021. His 18 combined goals and assists are the most in the league, while Salloi has now scored or assisted in six consecutive MLS appearances dating back to July 21, two shy of tying the club record set by Diego Rubio in 2018. Most goals and assists in 2021 MLS regular season
On the team’s schedule congestion: “We’ve played a lot of games. We’re still trying to get healthy. He won’t say it but Johnny (Russell) is not even fit yet from when he was out. He was out for over 10 days. He’s got to get back to 90 minutes fit and he’s just played two 90-minute games in the last five days. We’ve got to keep working towards that. We can get ourselves past this next game and give ourselves a little bit of a breath and hopefully get a new player in as well. We can start moving the team around a little bit.”
• 18 | Daniel Salloi, SKC (12 goals, 6 assists) • 17 | Carles Gil, NE (2 goals, 15 assists) • 15 | Raul Ruidiaz, SEA (14 goals, 1 assist) • 15 | Gustavo Bou, NE (12 goals, 3 assists) • 15 | Nani, ORL (9 goals, 6 assists) • 15 | Hany Mukhtar, NSH (8 goals, 7 assists)
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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 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: 6-3-2 Home games: 5-0-0 (11 GF, 1 GA) Road games: 1-2-2 (5 GF, 7 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 08/21/2020 09/13/2020
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 KC 2 at MIN 1 KC 1 vs MIN 0
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 W Allianz Field W Children’s Mercy Park
3 5 20 7 16 13
Diego Rubio Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Johnny Russell Roger Espinoza Espinoza, Gerso
6 2 4 31 7
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 Kevin Molino 15
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 5
MINNESOTA UNITED
GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED
16 Players Johnny Russell (8/25/18) Gianluca Busio (9/25/19) Five Players Espinoza, Ilie Alan Pulido (8/21/20)
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 9 8 0 17 117 98 0 215 40 30 0 70 61 65 0 126 7 4 0 11 37 44 0 81
MINNESOTA UNITED Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 5 5 0 10 Shots 42 66 0 108 Shots on Goal 19 21 0 40 Fouls 62 70 0 132 Offsides 9 14 0 23 Corner Kicks 14 25 0 39
GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC MIN
217
SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 172 MLS regular season, 10 MLS postseason, 19 Open Cup, 11 International, 5 friendlies
19,404
ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 169 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 (including postseason)
1-15
4 1
16-30
0 2
31-45
5 2
CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS
116
SPORTING KC MATCHES WON
not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals
ATTENDANCE RECORDS (full capacity games only)
105.1
PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 169 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467 5
46-60
3 0
61-75
1 1
76-90
4 4
OT
0 0
Total
17 10
380
SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 217 matches played at the stadium
153
1 2 4 3 4 6
TOTAL MLS SELLOUTS 169 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 (including postseason)
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In
Players Out
GK - Kendall McIntosh (Re-Entry Process - Dec. 17, 2020)
GK - Eric Dick (Option Declined - Dec. 9, 2020)
MID - Remi Walter (Signing - Dec. 22, 2020)
MID - Wan Kuzain (Option Declined - Dec. 9, 2020)
FWD - Grayson Barber (Signed as Homegrown - Jan. 20, 2021)
DEF - Winston Reid (Option Declined - Dec. 9, 2020)
FWD - Ozzie Cisneros (Signed as Homegrown - Jan. 20, 2021)
GK - Richard Sanchez (Option Declined - Dec. 9, 2020)
GK - Brooks Thompson (Signed as Homegrown - Jan. 20, 2021)
DEF - Matt Besler (Out of Contract - Dec. 9, 2020)
DEF - Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Signing - Feb. 3, 2021)
FWD - Gerso Fernandes (Out of Contract - Dec. 9, 2020)
DEF - Kaveh Rad (Signed as Homegrown - April 5, 2021)
FWD - Erik Hurtado (Out of Contract - Dec. 9, 2020)
GK - Parker Siegfried (Signed on loan - April 15, 2021)
MID - Felipe Gutierrez (Out of Contract - Dec. 9, 2020)
DEF - Kayden Pierre (Signed as Homegrown - May 4, 2021)
GK - Parker Siegfried (Waived - April 28, 2021)
MID - Jose Mauri (Signing - Aug. 5, 2021)
FWD - Tyler Freeman (Loaned to Karlsruher SC - Aug. 3, 2021)
MID - Jake Davis (Signed as Homegrown - Aug. 19, 2021)
MID - Gianluca Busio (Transfered to Venezia FC - Aug. 5, 2021)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Dec. 9: OUT Sporting KC declines options on GK Eric Dick, GK Richard Sanchez, D Winston Reid, M Felipe Gutierrez and M Wan Kuzain. In addition, D Matt Besler, F Gerso Fernandes and F Erik Hurtado are out of contract. Dec. 17: IN Sporting KC selects GK Kendall McIntosh in Stage 1 of the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Process. Dec. 22: IN Sporting KC signs M Remi Walter, most recently with Yeni Malatyaspor (Turkey). Jan. 7: IN Sporting KC re-signs M Roger Espinoza to a one-year contract. Jan. 20: IN Sporting KC signs GK Brooks Thompson, F Grayson Barber and F Ozzie Cisneros as Homegrown Players. Thompson comes from Sporting KC II (USL Championship), Barber from Clemon University and Cisneros from the Sporting KC Academy. Feb. 3: IN Sporting KC signs D Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, most recently with Besiktas (Turkey). April 5: IN Sporting KC signs D Kaveh Rad as a Homegrown Player from Sporting KC II (USL Championship). April 15: IN Sporting KC signs GK Parker Siegfried on loan from Louisville City FC (USL Championship) after acquiring Siegfried’s college protected rights from New York City FC (MLS) in exchange for a natural 2023 MLS SuperDraft third round pick. April 21: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires $200,000 in General Allocation Money for the 2021 season from the Philadelphia Union (MLS) in exchange for a 2021 international roster slot. April 28: OUT Sporting KC waives GK Parker Siegfried. May 4: IN Sporting KC signs D Kayden Pierre as a Homegrown Player from the Sporting KC Academy. Aug. 3: OUT Sporting KC loans F Tyler Freeman to Karlsruher SC (Germany) for the 2021-22 German 2. Bundesliga season with an option to recall the player. Aug. 5: IN Sporting KC signs M Jose Mauri, most recently with Club Atletico Telleres (Argentina). Aug. 5: OUT Sporting KC transfers M Gianluca Busio to Venezia FC (Italy) in club-record deal. Aug. 19: IN Sporting KC signs M Jake Davis as a Homegrown Player from Sporting KC II (USL Championship).
CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year
MLS SuperDraft
2009
Graham Zusi (23rd)
2015
Signings
Trades
Homegrown Players
Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15)
2016
Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)
2017 2018
Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17) Graham Smith (18th)
Johnny Russell (1/31/18) Andreu Fontas (8/8/18)
Jaylin Lindsey (1/1/18)
2019
Luis Martins (8/1/19)
Tyler Freeman (1/1/19) Cameron Duke (7/18/19) Felipe Hernandez (8/30/19)
2020
Robert Puncec (12/4/19) Khiry Shelton (12/9/19) Alan Pulido (12/10/19) Amadou Dia (1/10/20) Gadi Kinda (1/23/20)
John Pulskamp (2/24/20) Wilson Harris (10/21/20)
2021
Kendall McIntosh (12/17/20) Remi Walter (12/22/20) Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (2/3/21) Jose Mauri (8/5/21)
Grayson Barber (1/20/21) Ozzie Cisneros (1/20/21) Brooks Thompson (1/20/21) Kaveh Rad (4/5/21) Kayden Pierre (5/4/21) Jake Davis (8/19/21)
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Sporting Kansas City II
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2021 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE
OPPONENT
COMPETITION
TIME (CT) / RESULT TV / SCORERS
Saturday, April 17
at New York Red Bulls
MLS
W
2-1
Kinda, Salloi
FRIDAY, APRIL 23
ORLANDO CITY SC
MLS
T
1-1
Busio
Saturday, May 1
at Real Salt Lake
MLS
L
1-3
Pulido
SUNDAY, MAY 9
AUSTIN FC
MLS
W
2-1
Ilie, Kinda
Wednesday, May 12
at Houston Dynamo FC
MLS
L
0-1
--
SUNDAY, MAY 16
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
MLS
W
3-0
Salloi, Pulido (2)
Saturday, May 22
at San Jose Earthquakes
MLS
W
3-1
Lindsey, Pulido, Salloi
SATURDAY, MAY 29
HOUSTON DYNAMO FC
MLS
W
3-2
Busio, Pulido, Kinda
SATURDAY, JUNE 12
AUSTIN FC
MLS
T
1-1
Salloi
Saturday, June 19
at Portland Timbers
MLS
L
1-2
Lindsey
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23
COLORADO RAPIDS
MLS
W
3-1
Salloi (2), Hernandez
SATURDAY, JUNE 26
LOS ANGELES FC
MLS
W
2-1
Pulido, Salloi
Sunday, July 4
at LA Galaxy
MLS
W
2-0
Russell, Shelton
WEDNESDAY, JULY 21
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
MLS
T
1-1
Salloi
Sunday, July 25
at Seattle Sounders FC
MLS
W
3-1
Russell, Salloi, Duke
SATURDAY, JULY 31
FC DALLAS
MLS
L
1-2
Russell
Wednesday, August 4
at Los Angeles FC
MLS
W
4-1
Pulido, Martins, Salloi, Kinda
Saturday, August 7
at Colorado Rapids
MLS
T
0-0
--
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10
CLUB LEON
LEAGUES CUP
L
1-6
Duke
Saturday, August 14
at FC Dallas
MLS
W
2-0
Pulido, Salloi
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18
PORTLAND TIMBERS
MLS
T
1-1
Salloi
Saturday, August 21
at Minnesota United FC
MLS
2:30 P.M.
ESPN / ESPN Deportes
SATURDAY, AUGUST 28
COLORADO RAPIDS
MLS
8:00 P.M.
BALLY SPORTS KC PLUS
Friday, September 3
at Los Angeles FC
MLS
9:00 P.M.
UniMas / Bally Sports KC Plus
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
CHICAGO FIRE
MLS
7:30 P.M.
BALLY SPORTS KC PLUS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMEBR 15 MINNESOTA UNITED FC
MLS
7:30 P.M.
BALLY SPORTS KC PLUS
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
MLS
6:00 P.M.
FS1 / FOX DEPORTES
Wednesday, September 29
at FC Dallas
MLS
7:00 P.M.
Bally Sports KC Plus
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3
HOUSTON DYNAMO FC
MLS
3:00 P.M.
BALLY SPORTS KC PLUS
Sunday, October 17
at Vancouver Whitecaps FC
MLS
9:00 P.M.
Bally Sports KC
Saturday, October 23
at Seattle Sounders FC
MLS
8:00 P.M.
Bally Sports KC
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27
LA GALAXY
MLS
7:30 P.M.
BALLY SPORTS KC
Sunday, October 31
at Minnesota United FC
MLS
12:00 P.M.
ESPN / ESPN Deportes
Wednesday, November 3
at Austin FC
MLS
8:00 P.M.
Bally Sports KC
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7
REAL SALT LAKE
MLS
5:00 P.M.
BALLY SPORTS KC
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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 2021 REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) REFEREE
GAMES RECORD
SKC FOULS
OPP. FOULS
SKC YC
OPP. YC
SKC RC
OPP. RC
SKC PK
OPP. PK
Alan Kelly
3
2-1-0
36
40
11
8
0
0
1
0
Roberto Sibiga
2
1-0-1
14
16
2
3
0
0
1
0
Dave Gantar
2
1-1-0
12
17
0
2
0
0
0
0
Chris Penso
2
1-1-0
21
15
2
3
0
1
0
0
Joe Dickerson
2
0-0-2
32
31
3
6
0
1
0
0
Alex Chilowicz
2
1-1-0
26
25
2
5
0
0
0
0
Ted Unkel
2
1-0-1
18
24
4
5
0
1
0
0
Allen Chapman
1
1-0-0
8
8
1
2
0
0
0
0
Drew Fischer
1
1-0-0
10
15
1
3
0
0
1
0
Ramy Touchan
1
1-0-0
16
12
1
2
0
0
0
0
Armando Villarreal
1
1-0-0
9
14
1
6
0
0
0
0
Ismail Elfath
1
0-0-1
8
14
2
4
0
0
0
0
2021 VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) DATE REFEREE VAR
INCIDENT
DECISION
April 23 vs. ORL Joe Dickerson Chris Penso SKC goal Overturned, no goal Nicolas Isimat-Mirin fires home the rebound after Remi Walter’s free kick was saved. After reviewing the play, referee Joe Dickerson overturns his original decision as Isimat was in an offside position. April 23 vs. ORL Joe Dickerson Chris Penso ORL goal Overturned, no goal Andres Perea latches onto a loose ball in the box and strikes the ball into the net off the crossbar. After reviewing the play, referee Joe Dickerson overturns his original decision as Perea was in an offside position. April 23 vs. ORL Joe Dickerson Chris Penso ORL disallowed goal Overturned, goal Nani scores a late equalizer for Orlando with a back-heel into an empty net, but the flag comes up for offside. After reviewing the play, referee Joe Dickerson overturns his original decision as there was no offside infraction leading to the goal. July 21 vs. SJ Joe Dickerson Jorge Gonzalez SKC penalty awarded Overturned, no penalty Johnny Russell is brought down in the San Jose penalty area by Shea Salinas and a penalty is awarded. After reviewing the play, referee Joe Dickerson overturns his original decision after determining there was no foul and awarded San Jose a drop ball. Aug. 4 at LAFC Alan Kelly Tim Ford LAFC penalty awarded Overturned, no penalty Mamadou Fall is brought down on the edge of the penalty area by Andreu Fontas and a penalty is awarded. After reviewing the play, referee Alan Kelly overturns his original decision after determining that the foul occured outside of the penalty area.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2021 Record When...
SPORTING KC IN 2021 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)
Regular Season Record By Month
Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime
6-2-1 5-2-3 5-0-1 3-2-2 3-2-2
Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goals Allowing 0 goals Allowing 1 goal Allowing 2 goals Allowing 3 goals Allowing 4+ goals
0-1-1 0-3-4 5-0-0 5-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-1 7-1-4 1-2-0 0-1-0 0-0-0
Wearing Sporting blue Wearing dark indigo Wearing Parley
8-4-3 2-0-2 1-0-0
Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’
8-0-1 2-0-2 1-4-2
Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even
5-3-3 6-1-2 0-0-0
Feb. 2021 Feb. all-time March 2021 March all-time April 2021 April all-time May 2021 May all-time June 2021 June all-time July 2021 July all-time Aug. 2021 Aug. all-time Sept. 2021 Sept. all-time Oct. 2021 Oct. all-time Nov. 2021 Nov. all-time
Quickest Goal... Alan Pulido (8/14 at DAL) - 12th Minute Quickest Goal Against... Paxton Pomykal (7/31 vs. DAL) - 3rd Minute
0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 23-11-11 1-0-1 46-38-20 4-2-0 43-51-28 2-1-1 46-32-29 2-1-1 57-43-29 2-0-2 52-54-20 0-0-0 35-48-21 0-0-0 28-19-19 0-0-0 1-0-0
Shutouts 3-0-1 One-goal games 4-3-0 On ABC/ESPN On FS1 On Univision On BSKC
1-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 9-4-4
Day games (before 5 p.m.) Games 5 p.m. CT or later
2-1-1 9-3-4
With red card for With red card against
0-0-0 2-0-1
Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75
5-2-4 6-2-1
In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone
4-1-0 0-1-1 6-2-4 1-0-0
vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference
10-4-4 1-0-1
On grass On turf
10-3-5 1-1-0
With zero subs With one sub With two subs With three subs With four subs With five subs
0-0-0 2-1-1 3-1-0 2-2-3 3-0-0 1-0-1
GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 14 22 36 OPPONENT 10 11 21
Game-tying goals after 75’...
Daniel Salloi (7/21 vs. SJ) - 94th Minute Daniel Salloi (8/18 vs. POR) - 92nd Minute None
Game-tying goals against after 75’...
1-1-1 (0-0-0) 1-0-1 (1-0-1) 18-26-12 (0-0-0) 28-24-17 (1-0-1) 26-22-8 (0-0-0) 21-22-13 (0-0-0) 1-0-1 (0-0-0) 26-28-13 (1-1-0) 11-13-13 (1-1-0) 0-0-0 (0-0-0) 4-2-0 (2-0-0) 24-26-15 (1-0-0) 6-3-2 (0-0-0) 7-4-3 (0-0-0) 1-0-0 (0-0-0) 25-18-12 (0-0-0) 2-3-0 (0-0-0) 22-21-14 (1-0-0) 2-3-2 (0-0-1) 6-6-5 (0-0-0) 7-5-6 (0-1-1) 11-14-8 (0-1-0) 28-25-9 (1-0-1) 8-9-4 (1-0-0) 14-4-8 (0-0-0) 11-3-4 (1-0-0)
Nani (4/23 vs. ORL) - 78th Minute
Red Cards...
None
Red Cards Against...
Alex Ring (5/9 vs. ATX) - Second Yellow Card - 67th Minute Tristan Blackmon (6/26 vs. LAFC) - DOGSO - 58th Minute Judson (7/21 vs. SJ) - Second Yellow Card - 95th Minute
Penalty Kicks...
Regular Season Home, Away & Neutral Overall All-time 2021 at home All-time at home 2021 on road All-time on road 2021 neutral All-time neutral
Gadi Kinda (5/9 vs. ATX) - 90th Minute Daniel Salloi (6/26 vs. LAFC) - 87th Minute Johnny Russell (7/4 at LA) - 81st Minute
Game-winning goals against after 75’...
Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2021) vs. Atlanta United FC vs. Austin FC vs. Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew SC vs. D.C. United vs. FC Cincinnati vs. FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo vs. Inter Miami CF vs. Los Angeles FC vs. LA Galaxy vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Montreal Impact vs. Nashville SC vs. NE Revolution vs. New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls vs. Orlando City SC vs. Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake vs. SJ Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Toronto FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps
Game-winning goals after 75’...
333-296-177 5-1-4 213-104-84 6-3-1 118-191-93 0-0-0 2-1-0
Gadi Kinda (4/17 at NY) - Scored on Carlos Coronel Alan Pulido (5/16 vs. VAN) - Scored on Maxime Crepeau Alan Pulido (5/29 vs. HOU) - Scored on Marko Maric
Penalty Kicks Against...
None
Penalty Kicks Earned...
Andrew Gutman Handball (4/17 at NY) - 59th Minute Foul on Daniel Salloi (5/16 vs. VAN) - 32nd Minute Foul on Alan Pulido (5/29 vs. HOU) - 61st Minute
Youngest Goalscorer... Oldest Goalscorer... Youngest Starter... Youngest to play in a game... Oldest Starter... Oldest to play in a game...
Gianluca Busio (4/23 vs. ORL) - 18 years and 330 days Johnny Russell (7/31 vs. DAL) - 31 years and 114 days Gianluca Busio (4/17 at NY) - 18 years and 324 days Gianluca Busio (4/17 at NY) - 18 years and 324 days Tim Melia (8/18 vs. POR) - 35 years and 95 days Tim Melia (8/18 vs. POR) - 35 years and 95 days
2021 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 127 176 303 OPPONENT 98 131 229
SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 43 61 104 OPPONENT 33 35 68
FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 102 108 210 OPPONENT 106 125 231
OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 16 11 27 OPPONENT 28 15 43
CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 58 77 135 OPPONENT 38 34 72
CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 10 20 30 OPPONENT 19 30 49
EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0 0 0 OPPONENT 0 3 3
PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 1/1 2/2 3/3 OPPONENT 0/0 0/0 0/0
SPORTING KC ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORDS IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES OVERALL
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs MLS is Back KO U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
HOME Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 213 104 84 15 5 4 21 7 3 8 6 5 257 122 96
W L T 333 296 177 18 23 11 0 1 1 30 17 7 13 16 9 394 353 204
GF GA 1150 1074 69 73 1 3 109 67 51 63 1377 1277
AWAY GF GA 682 478 44 26 72 30 29 24 827 558
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 118 191 93 2 17 7 9 10 4 5 10 3 134 228 107 9
NEUTRAL GF GA 462 592 22 44 37 37 22 39 543 712
Competition MIB Reg. Season MIB KO Stage MLS Cup SuperLiga TOTAL
W L T 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 2
GF GA 6 4 1 3 3 3 0 0 10 10
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2021 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES April 17, 2021: New York Red Bulls 1-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Red Bull Arena | Harrison, NJ Weather: Cloudy and 53 degrees Sporting KC (1-0-0, 3 points) New York Red Bulls (0-1-0, 0 points)
1 2 F 0 2 2 0 1 1
April 23, 2021: Sporting KC 1-1 Orlando City SC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Cloudy and 55 degrees 1 2 F 1 0 1 0 1 1
Sporting KC (1-0-1, 4 points) Orlando City SC (0-0-2, 2 points)
Orlando City SC GK Gallese D Ruan D Carlos D Schlegel D Smith M Perea M Mendez M Urso (Alvarado 77’) F Michel (Mueller 57’) F Akindele (Aias 77’) F Nani (C) (Dezart 89’)
May 1, 2021: Real Salt Lake 3-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Rio Tinto Stadium | Sandy, UT Weather: Mostly Cloudy and 73 degrees 1 2 F 1 0 1 1 2 3
Sporting KC (1-1-1, 4 points) Real Salt Lake (2-0-0, 6 points)
Sporting KC New York Red Bulls GK Pulskamp GK Coronel D Lindsey D Duncan D Isimat-Mirin D Nealis D Fontas D Long D Martins D Gutman M Walter M Diarra (Valot 54’) M Kinda (Pulido 77’) M Davis (C) M Espinoza (C) (Hernandez 90’) M Casseres Jr. (Carmona 72’) F Shelton M Clark F Busio F White (Barlow 61’) F Salloi (Russell 77’) F Fabio (Royer 72’)
Sporting KC GK Pulskamp D Lindsey D Isimat-Mirin (Puncec 63’) D Fontas D Martins M Walter M Kinda (Pulido 46’) M Espinoza (C) F Shelton F Busio F Salloi (Russell 74’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Siegfried (GK) Meara (GK) Puncec Reyes Rad Tarek Duke Tolkin Barber Harper Harris
Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Austin (GK) Rad Halliday Duke Hope-Gund Hernandez Moutinho Barber Bender Harris
Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) MacMath (GK) Dia Holt Puncec Morgan Smith Powder Duke Portillo Harris
Scoring Summary: NY - Caden Clark 1 (Unassisted) 48’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 1 (Penalty Kick) 59’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 1 (Unassisted) 60’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Gianluca Busio 1 (Daniel Salloi 1) 45’ ORL - Nani 1 (Chris Mueller 1) 78’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Alan Pulido 1 (Khiry Shelton 1) 17’ RSL - Damir Kreilach 1 (Andrew Brody 1, Pablo Ruiz 1) 35’ RSL - Rubio Rubin 1 (Damir Kreilach 1) 52’ RSL - Rubio Rubin 2 (Damir Kreilach 2) 77’
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 9’ NY - Youba Diarra (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 41’
Misconduct Summary: ORL - Kyle Smith (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 12’ ORL - Sebastian Mendez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 61’ SKC - Roberto Puncec (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 8 (3) 2 6 0 8
NY 12 (3) 1 10 5 3
May 9, 2021: Sporting KC 2-1 Austin FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Cloudy and 52 degrees Sporting KC (2-1-1, 7 points) Austin FC (2-2-0, 6 points)
1 2 F 0 2 2 1 0 1
SKC 9 (5) 3 16 3 3
ORL 11 (4) 4 12 4 4
May 12, 2021: Houston Dynamo FC 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BBVA Stadium | Houston, TX Weather: Cloudy and 68 degrees Sporting KC (2-2-1, 7 points) Houston Dynamo (2-1-2, 8 points)
1 2 F 0 0 0 0 1 1
Sporting KC Austin FC GK Pulskamp GK Stuver D Zusi (Lindsey 54’) D Lima D Puncec (Rad 58’ (Shelton 85’)) D Romana D Fontas D Besler D Martins D Kolmanic M Ilie M Pochettino (Jimenez 85’) M Busio M Ring (C) M Espinoza (Kinda 54’) M Fagundez (Pereira 61’) F Russell (C) F Stroud (Redes 61’) F Pulido F Gallagher (Berhalter 71’) F Salloi (Walter 85’) F Dominguez (Cascante 71’)
Sporting KC GK Pulskamp D Lindsey D Ilie D Fontas D Martins M Walter (Espinoza 69’) M Busio M Kinda F Russell (C) (Salloi 20’) F Pulido (Harris 81’) F Shelton
Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Tarbell (GK) Dia Kleemann Barber Hoesen Harris Manneh
Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Nelson (GK) Dia Bizama Rad Fuenmayor Smith Quintero Duke Bajamich Barber Lassiter
Scoring Summary: ATX - Jon Gallagher 1 (Jared Stroud 2) 7’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez 1 (Johnny Russell 1) 82’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 2 (Khiry Shelton 2, Luis Martins 1) 90’ Misconduct Summary: ATX - Jhohan Romana (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 42’ ATX - Alexander Ring (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 45’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 56’ SKC - Luis Martins (Yellow Card; Dissent) 59’ ATX - Alexander Ring (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 67’ ATX - Daniel Pereira (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 87’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 25 (8) 5 7 1 14
ATX 11 (6) 6 10 1 3
Houston Dynamo FC GK Maric D Valentin D Parker D Garcia (C) (Figueroa 46’) D Lundkvist M Vera M Jones M Corona F Picault F Urruti (Ramirez 69’) F Rodriguez (Ceren 69’)
Scoring Summary: HOU - Maxi Urruti 2 (Derrick Jones 1) 56’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 70’ HOU - Fafa Picault (Yellow Card; Dissent) 96+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 16 (4) 0 10 1 8
10
HOU 5 (1) 4 7 7 3
Sporting KC GK Pulskamp D Lindsey D Rad D Fontas D Martins M Ilie M Busio (Kinda 72’) M Walter (Espinoza 64’) F Shelton F Pulido F Russell (C) (Salloi 55’)
Real Salt Lake GK Ochoa D Herrera (Brody 30’) D Glad D Silva D Toia M Besler M Ruiz (Martinez 79’) M Rusnak (C) M Kreilach M Julio (Meram 57’) F Rubin (Chang 79’)
Misconduct Summary: RSL - Pablo Ruiz (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’ RSL - Maikel Chang (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 79’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 6 (1) 1 7 3 5
RSL 10 (4) 0 10 3 3
May 16, 2021: Sporting KC 3-0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Cloudy and 60 degrees Sporting KC (3-2-1, 10 points) Vancouver Whitecaps (2-3-1, 7 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi (Lindsey 75’) D Ilie D Fontas D Martins M Busio M Espinoza (C) (Duke 88’) M Kinda (Walter 67’) F Shelton F Pulido (Harris 88’) F Salloi
1 2 F 2 1 3 0 0 0
Vancouver Whitecaps GK Crepeau (C) D Nerwinski (Brown 61’) D Veselinovic (Godoy 80’) D Cornelius D Gutierrez M Raposo (Baldisimo 36’) M Bikel M Alexandre (Habibullah 61’) M Caicedo F Dajome (Bair 80’) F Cavallini
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Hasal (GK) Dia Newton (GK) Rad Owusu Smith Teibert Barber Scoring Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi 2 (Unassisted) 28’ SKC - Alan Pulido 2 (Penalty Kick) 32’ SKC - Alan Pulido 3 (Gadi Kinda 1) 58’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 9’ SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 36’ VAN - Derek Cornelius (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 55’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 27 (7) 2 13 1 8
VAN 9 (2) 4 19 2 2
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2021 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) May 22, 2021: San Jose Earthquakes 1-3 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | PayPal Park | San Jose, CA Weather: Sunny and 66 degrees Sporting KC (4-2-1, 13 points) San Jose Earthquakes (3-4-0, 9 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Lindsey D Ilie D Rad D Martins M Busio M Espinoza (C) (Walter 63’) M Kinda F Shelton F Pulido (Russell 92+) F Salloi
1 2 F 1 2 3 1 0 1
San Jose Earthquakes GK J.T. Marcinkowski D Thompson (Salinas 66’) D Jungwirth D Alanis D Marie (Abecasis 74’) M Yueill (C) M Remedi M Espinoza M Chofis (Fierro 65’) M Cowell (Kikanovic 82’) F Rios (Wondolowski 65’)
May 29, 2021: Sporting KC 3-2 Houston Dynamo FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Sunny and 65 degrees Sporting KC (5-2-1, 16 points) Houston Dynamo FC (3-3-2, 11 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Ilie D Fontas D Martins M Busio M Espinoza (C) (Walter 77’) M Kinda F Shelton (Russell 74’) F Pulido F Salloi
1 2 F 0 3 3 1 1 2
Houston Dynamo FC GK Maric D Valentin D Parker D Garcia (C) D Lundkvist M Vera (Bajamich 80’) M Jones (Ceren 67’) M Corona F Picault F Urruti F Rodriguez (Lassiter 67’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Vega (GK) Dia Beason Puncec Judson Smith Skahan Duke Hernandez Harris
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Nelson (GK) Dia Bizama Lindsey Figueroa Puncec Fuenmayor Rad Lemoine Hernandez Ramirez Harris
Scoring Summary: SJ - Eduardo Lopez 2 (Cristian Espinoza 4) 4’ SKC - Jaylin Lindsey 1 (Alan Pulido 1) 15’ SKC - Alan Pulido 4 (Daniel Salloi 2) 60’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 3 (Unassisted) 75’
Scoring Summary: HOU - Matias Vera 1 (Maxi Urruti 1, Fafa Picault 2) 13’ SKC - Gianluca Busio 2 (Unassisted) 51’ SKC - Alan Pulido 5 (Penalty Kick) 61’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 3 (Gianluca Busio 1, Khiry Shelton 3) 65’ HOU - Maxi Urruti 4 (Mateo Bajamich 1, Darwin Ceren 1) 93+
Misconduct Summary: SJ - Cristian Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 9’ SJ - Andy Rios (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 49’ SKC - Jaylin Lindsey (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 90’
Misconduct Summary: HOU - Cristian Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 4’ HOU - Matias Vera (Yellow Card; Persistent Infringement) 42’ HOU - Boniek Garcia (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 82’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 91+
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (7) 4 8 1 2
SJ 16 (5) 4 8 1 8
June 19, 2021: Portland Timbers 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Providence Park | Portland, OR Weather: Sunny and 77 degrees Sporting KC (5-3-2, 17 points) Portland Timbers (4-4-0, 12 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Lindsey D Ilie D Fontas D Martins M Busio M Espinoza (Shelton 80’) M Hernandez F Russell (C) F Pulido F Salloi
1 2 F 1 0 1 2 0 2
Portland Timbers GK Clark D Van Rankin D Tuiloma D Zuparic D Bravo M Chara M Williamson M Asprilla (Zambrano 59’) M Valeri (C) (Blanco 80’) M Loria (Mabiala 70’) F Ebobisse
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Ivacic (GK) Dia Sulte (GK) Puncec Bonilla Rad McGraw Duke Bodily Barber Fochive Harris Scoring Summary: SKC - Jaylin Lindsey 2 (Unassisted) 28’ POR - Dairon Asprilla 2 (Unassisted) 36’ POR - Marvin Loria 2 (Unassisted) 46+ Misconduct Summary: POR - Dario Zuparic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’ SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 74’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ POR - Renzo Zambrano (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 87’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 19 (3) 1 10 1 10
POR 7 (3) 2 6 2 2
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 21 (9) 2 10 0 11
HOU 10 (4) 5 15 0 2
June 23, 2021: Sporting KC 3-1 Colorado Rapids MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Sunny and 85 degrees Sporting KC (6-3-2, 20 points) Colorado Rapids (5-3-1, 16 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Lindsey D Ilie (Rad 82’) D Fontas D Martins (Dia 56’) M Busio M Espinoza (Duke 67’) M Hernandez F Russell (C) (Pulido 46’) F Shelton F Salloi
1 2 F 2 1 3 0 1 1
Colorado Rapids GK Yarbrough D Rosenberry D Abubakar D Wilson (Galvan 87’) D Trusty D Vines M Price (C) (Lewis 46’) M Acosta M Bassett (Mezquida 66’) F Rubio (Benezet 66’) F Barrios (Shinyashiki 82’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Irwin (GK) Puncec Moor Barber Larraz Harris Warner Scoring Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi 5 (Johnny Russell 3, Jaylin Lindsey 1) 14’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 6 (Felipe Hernandez 1, Andreu Fontas 1) 38’ SKC - Felipe Hernandez 1 (Daniel Salloi 3) 64’ COL - Keegan Rosenberry 2 (Unassisted) 84’ Misconduct Summary: None Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 14 (6) 2 5 4 2
11
COL 9 (3) 3 7 3 1
June 12, 2021: Sporting KC 1-1 Austin FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Sunny and 86 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 1 0 1
Sporting KC (5-2-2, 17 points) Austin FC (2-4-2, 8 points)
Sporting KC Austin FC GK Melia GK Stuver D Zusi (Lindsey 42’) D Lima D Ilie D Cascante D Fontas D Besler D Martins D Kolmanic M Busio M Pochettino (Berhalter 59’) M Espinoza M Ring (C) M Walter (Hernandez 41’ (Harris 87’)) M Fagundez (Romana 79’) F Russell (C) F Stroud (Redes 70’) F Shelton F Dominguez (Manneh 70’) F Salloi F Gallagher (Perez 59’) Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Pulisic (GK) Dia Tarbell Puncec Kleeman Rad Stanley Duke Barber Scoring Summary: ATX - Cecilio Dominguez 3 (Zan Kolmanic 2) 26’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 4 (Johnny Russell 2) 71’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Remi Walter (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 32’ ATX - Matt Besler (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ ATX - Nick Lima (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 90’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 32 (11) 1 8 2 13
ATX 9 (2) 9 6 2 2
June 26, 2021: Sporting KC 2-1 Los Angeles FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Mostly Sunny and 81 degrees Sporting KC (7-3-2, 23 points) Los Angeles FC (3-4-3, 12 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Lindsey (Zusi 40’) D Ilie D Fontas D Martins (Dia 76’) M Busio M Espinoza (Harris 85’) M Hernandez F Russell (C) F Pulido (Shelton 76’) F Salloi
1 2 F 0 2 2 1 0 1
Los Angeles FC GK Romero D Moon-Hwan (Fall 82’) D Blackmon D Murillo D Segura D Farfan M Atuesta (C) M Blessing (Vela 57’) M Cifuentes (Kaye 46’) F Musovski (Baird 46’) F Rossi (Duke 82’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Sisniega (GK) Isimat-Mirin Edwards Puncec Harvey Rad Ginella Duke Scoring Summary: LAFC - Kim Moon-Hwan 1 (Jose Cifuentes 1) 24’ SKC - Alan Pulido 6 (Unassisted) 61’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 7 (Felipe Hernandez 2, Gianluca Busio 2) 87’ Misconduct Summary: LAFC - Tristan Blackmon (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 12’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 44’ LAFC - Tristan Blackmon (Red Card; DOGSO) 58’ LAFC - Tomas Romero (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 64’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (3) 2 11 0 8
LAFC 6 (3) 1 8 1 1
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2021 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) July 4, 2021: LA Galaxy 0-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dignity Health Sports Park | Carson, CA Weather: Sunny and 69 degrees 1 2 F 0 2 2 0 0 0
Sporting KC (8-3-2, 26 points) LA Galaxy (7-4-0, 21 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Ilie D Fontas D Martins M Busio M Espinoza M Hernandez F Russell (C) (Isimat 92+) F Shelton F Salloi
LA Galaxy GK Bond D Araujo (Perez 86’) D Coulibaly (Saldana 40’) D DePuy D Villafana M Lletget M Raveloson M Vazquez (C) F Grandsir (Kljestan 86’) F Zubak (Dunbar 68’) F Cabral
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Klinsmann (GK) Dia Williams Puncec Rad Duke Barber Harris Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 1 (Unassisted) 81’ SKC - Khiry Shelton 1 (Gianluca Busio 3) 95+ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 32’ LA - Jorge Villafana (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 12 (6) 7 14 2 3
LA 18 (7) 4 11 0 4
July 31, 2021: Sporting KC 1-2 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Cloudy and 77 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 1 1 2
Sporting KC (9-4-3, 30 points) FC Dallas (4-7-5, 17 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas D Martins M Walter (Ilie 61’) M Espinoza M Kinda F Russell (C) F Shelton (Harris 77’) F Salloi
FC Dallas GK Maurer D Twumasi D Tafari D Bressan (C) (Hedges 81’) D Hollingshead M Cerrillo M Quignon M Pomykal (Servania 77’) F Ferreira (Nelson 77’) F Pepi (Jara 81’) F Schon (Obrian 72’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Phelipe (GK) Lindsey Munjoma Pierre Vargas Puncec Elmedkhar Rad Smith Cisneros Scoring Summary: DAL - Paxton Pomykal 1 (Ryan Hollingshead 4) 3’ DAL - Jesus Ferreira 1 (Szabolcs Schon 2, Ricardo Pepi 1) 51’ SKC - Johnny Russell 3 (Daniel Salloi 4, Graham Zusi 2) 85’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Simulation) 68’ DAL - Ema Twumasi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 73’ DAL - Bressan (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 84’ DAL - Franco Jara (Yellow Card; Not Retreating) 84’ DAL - Matt Hedges (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 91+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 20 (4) 3 12 2 7
DAL 12 (5) 3 14 2 2
July 21, 2021: Sporting KC 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Sunny and 84 degrees
July 25, 2021: Seattle Sounders FC 1-3 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Lumen Field | Seattle, WA Weather: Sunny and 81 degrees
1 2 F Sporting KC (8-3-3, 27 points) 0 1 1 San Jose Earthquakes (3-7-4, 13 points) 0 1 1
Sporting KC (9-3-3, 30 points) Seattle Sounders FC (9-2-5, 32 points)
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas D Martins M Walter (Lindsey 46’) M Duke M Kinda (Espinoza 60’) F Russell (C) F Harris (Shelton 60’) F Salloi
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas D Martins M Walter M Espinoza (Ilie 64’) M Kinda (Duke 70’) F Russell (C) F Shelton F Salloi
San Jose Earthquakes GK Marcinkowski D Nathan D Alanis D Beason M Salinas M Remedi M Judson M Lopez (Abecasis 64’) F Chofis (Fierro 76’) F Wondolowski (C) (Rios 69’) F Espinoza
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Vega (GK) Dia Akanyirige Pierre Jungwirth Rad Marie Smith Skahan Barber Haji Scoring Summary: SJ - Nathan 1 (Cristian Espinoza 4) 53’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 8 (Unassisted) 94+ Misconduct Summary: SJ - Chofis (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 40’ SJ - Judson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 49’ SKC - Jaylin Lindsey (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ SJ - Cristian Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Dissent) 85’ SJ - Nathan (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ SJ - Judson (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 95+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 18 (8) 2 16 1 6
SJ 13 (3) 6 19 4 9
Aug. 4, 2021: Los Angeles FC 1-4 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Banc of California Stadium | Los Angeles, CA Weather: Sunny and 78 degrees Sporting KC (10-4-3, 33 points) Los Angeles FC (6-6-5, 23 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Isimat D Fontas D Martins M Ilie M Walter (Espinoza 71’) M Kinda (Lindsey 78’) F Shelton F Pulido (Harris 71’) F Salloi
1 2 F 3 1 4 0 1 1
Los Angeles FC GK Romero D Farfan (Fall 46’) D Blackmon D Palacios M Moon (Quezada 68’) M Atuesta M Cifuentes (Duke 68’) M Edwards (Ginella 46’) F Vela (C) F Rossi F Rodriguez (Musovski 63’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Sisniega (GK) Dia Harvey Puncec Duenas Rad Crisostomo Barber Russell Scoring Summary: SKC - Alan Pulido 7 (Unassisted) 20’ SKC - Luis Martins 1 (Daniel Salloi 5) 28’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 10 (Graham Zusi 3, Khiry Shelton 5) 36’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 4 (Graham Zusi 4) 58’ LAFC - Danny Musovski 1 (Diego Palacios 2) 82’ Misconduct Summary: LAFC - Tomas Romero (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 20’ SKC - Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ LAFC - Jose Cifuentes (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 41’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’ LAFC - Francisco Ginella (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 62’ LAFC - Bryce Duke (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 85’ SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 96+ LAFC - Eduard Atuesta (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 97+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 9 (5) 0 13 1 4
12
LAFC 21 (1) 1 15 1 5
1 2 F 2 1 3 0 1 1
Seattle Sounders FC GK Cleveland D Rowe D Yeimar D Arreaga (Dobbelaere 74’) D Cissoko (Baker-Whiting 34’) D Medranda (Smith 64’) M Paulo (C) M Atencio M Leyva (O’Neill 64’) F Montero F Ruidiaz
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Richey (GK) Lindsey Thomas Pierre Villanueva Puncec Vargas Rad Smith Harris Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 2 (Unassisted) 31’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 9 (Gadi Kinda 2, Khiry Shelton 4) 42’ SEA - Fredy Montero 3 (Unassisted) 51’ SKC - Cam Duke 1 (Graham Zusi 1, Johnny Russell 4) 72’ Misconduct Summary: SEA - Danny Leyva (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 29’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ SEA - Joao Paulo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 84’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 7 (4) 5 16 2 3
SEA 13 (6) 1 12 1 6
Aug. 7, 2021: Colorado Rapids 0-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dick’s Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, CO Weather: Hazy and 83 degrees Sporting KC (10-4-4, 34 points) Colorado Rapids (8-4-4, 28 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Isimat (Rad 61’) D Fontas D Puncec (Duke 46’) M Lindsey M Espinoza (C) M Walter M Kinda M Dia (Martins 46’) F Barber (Zusi 72’) F Harris (Pulido 59’)
1 2 F 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colorado Rapids GK Yarbrough D Rosenberry D Abubakar D Trusty M Beitashour (Shinyashiki 87’) M Warner (Lewis 67’) M Price (C) M Galvan M Bassett M Kaye F Barrios (Rubio 67’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Irwin (GK) Cisneros Kelly Russell Moor Wilson Mezquida Badji Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: SKC - Roberto Puncec (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 10’ COL - Collen Warner (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 28’ COL - Steven Beitashour (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 63’ SKC - Jaylin Lindsey (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 6 (0) 3 11 0 3
COL 13 (3) 0 14 1 6
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2021 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) Aug. 14, 2021: FC Dallas 0-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Toyota Stadium | Frisco, TX Weather: Mostly cloudy and 85 degrees 1 2 F 1 1 2 0 0 0
Sporting KC (11-4-4, 37 points) FC Dallas (5-8-6, 21 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Ilie D Fontas D Martins M Walter M Espinoza M Kinda F Russell (C) F Pulido F Salloi (Barber 93+)
FC Dallas GK Maurer D Twumasi D Tafari D Hedges (C) D Hollingshead M Cerrillo (Acosta 46’) M Quignon (Ricaurte 83’) M Pomykal (Obrian 62’) M Ferreira (Jara 73’) M Schon (Vargas 73’) F Pepi
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Phelipe (GK) Dia Martinez Pierre Munjoma Puncec Servania Rad Duke Harris Scoring Summary: SKC - Alan Pulido 8 (Gadi Kinda 3, Daniel Salloi 6) 12’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 11 (Johnny Russell 5, Alan Pulido 2) 63’ Misconduct Summary: DAL - Jesus Ferreira (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’ DAL - Matt Hedges (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 49’ DAL - Jader Obrian (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 67’ DAL - Szabolcs Schon (Yellow Card; Dissent) 68’ DAL - Freddy Vargas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 76’ DAL - Ema Twumasi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 91+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 11 (6) 2 9 1 6
DAL 16 (2) 4 14 1 5
Aug. 18, 2021: Sporting KC 1-1 Portland Timbers MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Sunny and 84 degrees Sporting KC (11-4-5, 38 points) Portland Timbers (7-9-3, 24 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Ilie D Fontas D Martins M Walter M Espinoza (Shelton 80’) M Kinda F Russell (C) F Pulido F Salloi
1 2 F 0 1 1 1 0 1
Portland Timbers GK Clark D Van Rankin (Bonilla 46’) D Tuiloma D Zuparic D Bravo M Zambrano (Valeri 71’) M D. Chara (C) M Paredes F Loria (Blanco 64’) F Mora (Fochive 64’) F Asprilla (Y. Chara 46’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Ivacic (GK) Dia Mabiala Pierre Bodily Puncec Niezgoda Rad Duke Barber Harris Scoring Summary: POR - Felipe Mora 7 (Marvin Loria 5) 17’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 12 (Alan Pulido 3) 92+ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ POR - Diego Chara (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 28’ POR - Josecarlos Van Rankin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 43’ SKC - Alan Pulido (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 62’ POR - Pablo Bonilla (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’ POR - Diego Valeri (Yellow Card; Not Retreating) 84’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 13 (4) 0 8 1 11
13
POR 8 (1) 3 14 2 1
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2021 LEAGUES CUP BOX SCORES Aug. 10, 2021: Sporting KC 1-6 Club Leon Leagues Cup Quarterfinal | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Mostly cloudy and 89 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 3 3 6
Sporting KC Club Leon Sporting KC GK Pulskamp D Lindsey (Pierre 15’) D Puncec D Rad D Lindsey M Ilie (C) M Walter (Kinda 46’) M Cisneros F Barber F Harris F Salloi (Duke 46’)
Club Leon GK Cota (C) D Ramirez D Mosquera D Gonzalez D Tesillo (O. Rodriguez 66’) M I. Rodriguez M Colombatto (Ambriz 87’) M Fernandez (Zamudio 88’) M Hernandez (Meneses 66’) F Mena F Davila (Gigliotti 79’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Vazquez (GK) Martins Buron Smith Rangel Zusi Leon Espinoza Ormeno Pulido Scoring Summary: LEO - Santiago Colombatto 1 (Unassisted) 16’ LEO - Omar Fernandez 1 (Angel Mena 1) 27’ LEO - Omar Fernandez 2 (Victor Davila 1) 44’ SKC - Cam Duke 1 (Grayson Barber 1) 61’ LEO - Angel Mena 1 (Elias Hernandez 1, Ivan Rodriguez 1) 62’ LEO - Jean Meneses 1 (Angel Mena 2, Omar Fernandez 1) 72’ LEO - Victor Davila 1 (Angel Mena 3) 78’ Misconduct Summary: None Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 11 (4) 2 11 1 5
LEO 11 (8) 3 11 3 2
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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2021 REGULAR SEASON)
Formation: 4-3-3 (19 games)
Center forward
Left forward
Right forward
Alan Pulido 11 Khiry Shelton 5 Gianluca Busio 2 Wilson Harris 1
Daniel Salloi 17 Johnny Russell 1 Khiry Shelton 1
Johnny Russell 12 Khiry Shelton 7
Left-center midfielder Gadi Kinda 10 Felipe Hernandez 4 Roger Espinoza 3 Remi Walter 2
Right-center midfielder
Defensive midfielder
Roger Espinoza 12 Gianluca Busio 3 Gadi Kinda 2 Cam Duke 1 Remi Walter 1
Gianluca Busio 8 Remi Walter 8 Ilie Sanchez 3
Left back
Luis Martins 19
Left center back
Right center back
Andreu Fontas 18 Kaveh Rad 1
Ilie Sanchez 11 Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 6 Roberto Puncec 1 Kaveh Rad 1
Right back
Graham Zusi 11 Jaylin Lindsey 8
Goalkeeper
Tim Melia 14 John Pulskamp 5
Formation: 3-5-2 (1 game) Left center forward
Right center forward
Wilson Harris 1
Grayson Barber 1
Left-center midfielder Remi Walter 1
Right-center midfielder Center midfielder
Gadi Kinda 1
Roger Espinoza 1
Left wing back
Right wing back
Amadou Dia 1
Jaylin Lindsey 1
Left center back Roberto Puncec 1
Center back Andre Fontas 1
Goalkeeper Tim Melia 1
15
Right center back Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 1
NOTE: Charts do not account for players interchanging and/ or switching positions over the course of a match. Substitute players are not listed.
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2021 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE
April 17 April 23 May 1 May 9 May 12 May 16 May 22 May 29 June 12 June 19 June 23 June 26 July 4 July 21 July 25 July 31 August 4 August 7 August 14 August 18 August 21 August 28 September 3 September 11 September 15 September 26 September 29 October 3 October 17 October 23 October 27 October 31 November 3 November 7
OPPONENT
at New York Red Bulls vs. Orlando City SC at Real Salt Lake vs. Austin FC at Houston Dynamo vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC at San Jose Earthquakes vs. Houston Dynamo vs. Austin FC at Portland Timbers vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Los Angeles FC at LA Galaxy vs. San Jose Earthquakes at Seattle Sounders FC vs. FC Dallas at Los Angeles FC at Colorado Rapids at FC Dallas vs. Portland Timbers at Minnesota United FC vs. Colorado Rapids at Los Angeles FC vs. Chicago Fire vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Seattle Sounders FC at FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo at Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Seattle Sounders FC vs. LA Galaxy at Minnesota United FC at Austin FC vs. Real Salt Lake
RESULT W T L W L W W W T L W W W T W L W T W T
SCORE 2-1 1-1 1-3 2-1 0-1 3-0 3-1 3-2 1-1 1-2 3-1 2-1 2-0 1-1 3-1 1-2 4-1 0-0 2-0 1-1
RECORD 1-0-0 1-0-1 1-1-1 2-1-1 2-2-1 3-2-1 4-2-1 5-2-1 5-2-2 5-3-2 6-3-2 7-3-2 8-3-2 8-3-3 9-3-3 9-4-3 10-4-3 10-4-4 11-4-4 11-4-5
PTS. 3 4 4 7 7 10 13 16 17 17 20 23 26 27 30 30 33 34 37 38
PLACE GOALSCORERS T-1st T-2nd T-7th T-4th T-5th T-3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd T-1st 2nd 2nd 2nd T-1st 1st 1st 2nd
Kinda, Salloi Busio Pulido Ilie, Kinda -Salloi, Pulido (2) Lindsey, Pulido, Salloi Busio, Pulido, Kinda Salloi Lindsey Salloi (2), Hernandez Pulido, Salloi Russell, Shelton Salloi Russell, Salloi, Duke Russell Pulido, Martins, Salloi, Kinda -Pulido, Salloi Salloi
SPORTING KC 2021 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2021 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (11-4-5, 38 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF AUGUST 18, 2021 UNF POS PLAYER 20 F Daniel Salloi 9 F Alan Pulido 17 M Gadi Kinda 7 F Johnny Russell 10 M Gianluca Busio 2 D Jaylin Lindsey 11 F Khiry Shelton 21 M Felipe Hernandez 36 D Luis Martins 28 M Cameron Duke 6 M Ilie Sanchez 8 D Graham Zusi 3 D Andreu Fontas 19 F Grayson Barber 13 D Amadou Dia 15 M Roger Espinoza 96 F Wilson Harris 5 D Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 29 GK Tim Melia 1 GK John Pulskamp 4 D Roberto Puncec 48 D Kaveh Rad 54 M Remi Walter 25 M Ozzie Cisneros 46 M Jake Davis 23 F Tyler Freeman 32 M Jose Mauri 22 GK Kendall McIntosh 24 D Kayden Pierre 16 D Graham Smith 31 GK Brooks Thompson Team totals Opponent totals
GP 19 15 15 17 13 14 18 6 20 5 16 13 19 2 3 20 8 8 15 5 3 5 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20
GS 17 11 13 13 13 9 13 4 19 1 14 11 19 1 1 16 2 7 15 5 2 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20
MIN 1600 1079 1080 1065 1152 917 1210 407 1707 180 1307 959 1710 73 93 1382 171 575 1350 450 130 244 959 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1800 1800
G 12 8 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 21
A 6 3 3 5 3 1 5 2 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 20
SHT 53 47 29 35 27 4 20 14 8 2 6 10 12 2 0 19 3 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 302 229
SOG 22 13 15 12 7 2 7 3 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 68
FC 7 11 25 9 13 9 15 2 16 7 14 13 13 1 2 28 3 8 0 0 2 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 210 231
FS 26 26 20 22 15 5 14 7 9 11 5 8 5 1 0 18 1 5 0 0 0 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 231 210
OFF 4 5 3 3 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 43
CK 1 0 18 44 57 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135 72
C 3 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 49
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
W 9 2 11 4
L 2 2 4 11
T 4 1 5 5
SO 4 0 4 2
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Daniel Salloi 5, Gadi Kinda 2, Alan Pulido 2, Luis Martins 1, Johnny Russell 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Daniel Salloi 3, Khiry Shelton 3, Gianluca Busio 2, Felipe Hernandez 2, Gadi Kinda 2, Andreu Fontas 1, Luis Martins 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Alan Pulido 2-2, Gadi Kinda 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS 29 GK 1 GK
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia John Pulskamp Team totals Opponent totals
GP 15 5 20 20
GS 15 5 20 20
MIN 1350 450 1800 1800
SH 50 18 68 104
SV 36 11 47 66 16
GA 14 7 21 36
GAA 0.93 1.40 1.05 1.80
PG 0 0 0 3
PA 0 0 0 3
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 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 13th season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2021 and is the longest-tenured active head coach in MLS. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 201 coaching victories in all competitions are the most club history. During his tenure, he has won four major trophies – the 2012, 2015 and 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – and finished atop the Eastern Conference regularseason standings in 2011 and 2012, as well as the Western Conference in 2018 and 2020. His three U.S. Open Cup championships are the third most in Open Cup history. He is the first coach in club history to lead Sporting KC to eight straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team. His 166 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 462 total games during his Kansas City coaching career, most in club history.
On top of his club success in Kansas City, Zavagnin also appeared 21 times for the United States Men’s National Team. He recorded one assist for the U.S., who went 15-2-4 when Zavagnin featured. He married his wife Mirriam prior to the 2009 season, when he became an assistant coach at the club.
With over 13 years of service at Sporting KC, Vermes is one of the longest serving managers in world soccer. Among all 18 leagues with an average attendance of 10,000+, Vermes ranks second, only behind 2. Bundesliga side FC Heidenheim’s Frank Schmidt (Sept. 17, 2007 – present). Among the top 51 leagues in the world as denoted by the CIES Football Observatory, Vermes’ tenure at Sporting KC ranks as the eighth longest active run.
Assistant Coach | Zoran Savic Assistant Coach Zoran Savic joined Sporting Kansas City late in the 2009 season after a 30-year career at all levels of the game in the United States. A native of Gornji Milanovac, Yugoslavia, Savic began his journey through American soccer with the Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League in 1980. Savic would go on to star for several MISL teams, with his most prosperous period coming with the Kansas City Comets, with whom he scored 70 goals in just over 100 appearances from 1982-1984.
Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting KC, including the active roster, Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) and the Sporting KC Academy. Vermes entered MLS ahead of its inaugural season in 1996 and retired from the league in 2002, closing out his playing career in Kansas City after stints with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and Colorado Rapids.
After retiring as a player in 1991, Savic turned his attention to coaching in the indoor game. Savic led the Kansas City Attack from 1992-1996, winning Coach of the Year honors for the 1994-1995 season while also serving as the team’s General Manager. Savic later coached the Kansas City Comets from 2000-2005.
Following a standout high school career in which he was named New Jersey Player of the Year, Vermes was a star forward and All-American at Rutgers University. After college, Vermes represented the United States in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, and was named 1988 Chevrolet U.S. Male Soccer Athlete of the Year for his efforts.
In 2007 Savic switched to the outdoor game, joining Chivas USA as an assistant to then-head coach Preki before moving into the commentary booth for Kansas City matches in 2008 and 2009. Savic’s career as a commentator was cut short, however, when newly installed Manager Peter Vermes tabbed Savic to be part of his coaching staff late in the 2009 season.
Vermes was an integral part of a young U.S. team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he nearly scored against the host Azzurri. It was the first time the U.S. had qualified for the World Cup in 40 years and set the stage for the progress of the U.S. National Team. In 1989 and 1990, Vermes became the first American to play in the Hungarian and Dutch First Divisions, playing for Raba ETO and FC Volendam, respectively. He later spent five years with Figueres of the Spanish Second Division.
Goalkeeper Coach | Alec Dufty Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty is in his fifth season with Sporting Kansas City having been introduced to the organization as the Sporting KC II goalkeeper coach in the side’s inaugural season in 2016. In his first season working with Sporting KC’s goalkeepers, starting goalkeeper Tim Melia enjoyed a record-breaking season where he was named the 2017 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year.
For MLS’s inaugural season in 1996, Vermes served as captain of the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. In 1997, he was traded to the Colorado Rapids for current Sporting KC Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin and played in Denver through the 1999 season, leading the Rapids to the 1997 MLS Cup Final. Vermes joined Kansas City in 2000 for what would be the most successful season of his MLS career. During his first year in Kansas City, he anchored one of the best defenses in league history and won MLS Defender of the Year honors in helping lead the Wizards to the 2000 MLS Cup Championship. He retired in 2002 after appearing in 209 MLS matches (including playoffs) and playing more than 18,000 minutes. In 2013, Vermes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Year
A former MLS player, Dufty began his playing career with the New York Red Bulls in 2009, making one appearance before joining the MLS reserve goalkeeper pool. In 2010, Dufty joined USSF D2 Pro League side AC St. Louis, making 30 appearances before returning to MLS with the Chicago Fire in late 2010. He announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2011 season. Dufty then took to coaching, first working with Florida Gulf Coast University and then the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2015, Dufty served as goalkeeper coach for Toronto FC II in their inaugural USL season.
PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC MLS Playoffs MIB KO Open Cup Intl. Total
2009 3-6-3 --- --- 2010 11-13-6 --- --- 2011 13-9-12 2-1-0 --- 2012 18-7-9 1-1-0 --- 2013 17-10-7 2-1-2 --- 2014 14-13-7 0-1-0 --- 2015 14-11-9 0-0-1 --- 2016 13-13-8 0-1-0 --- 2017 12-9-13 0-1-0 --- 2018 18-8-8 1-1-2 --- 2019 10-16-8 0-0-0 --- 2020 12-6-3 0-1-1 0-1-1 2021 11-4-5 0-0-0 --- TOTAL 166-125-98 6-8-6 0-1-1
--- --- 3-6-3 0-1-0 --- 11-14-6 3-1-0 --- 18-11-12 4-0-1 --- 23-8-10 1-1-0 2-0-2 22-12-11 1-1-0 3-2-1 18-17-8 4-0-1 --- 18-11-11 1-1-0 1-2-1 15-17-9 4-0-1 --- 16-10-14 2-1-0 --- 21-10-10 0-1-0 3-3-0 13-20-8 --- --- 12-8-5 --- 0-1-0 11-5-5 20-7-3 9-8-4 201-149-112
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, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #19 | F | GRAYSON BARBER | @Grayson_Barber5 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
2
1
73
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
1
1
90
0
1
ALL COMPETITIONS
3
2
163
0
1
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 2, Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Fouls Committed 1, Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 1, Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 14, 2021, KC at DAL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 170 Birthday: 5/3/2000 Hometown: Elgin, South Carolina College: Clemson University Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/20/2021 Sporting KC signed forward Grayson Barber, a member of the Sporting KC Academy from 2015-2017, to a Homegrown contract ahead of the 2021 season. Barber made his debut for the club on Aug. 7, 2021 in Colorado before recording his first assist in a Leagues Cup match against Club Leon on Aug. 10, 2021.
appearances in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy over the next three seasons. He also featured for the United States at the youth international level, training with the U-17s in 2016 and joining the U.S. U-17 Residency Program the following spring in Bradenton, Florida.
Barber enjoyed a standout collegiate career at Clemson University from 2018-2020, amassing 13 goals and 18 assists in 49 appearances across three seasons, leading Clemson to the 2019 NCAA Tournament quarterfinals and the 2020 ACC Championship. Barber starred for the Sporting KC Academy and was named to the United Soccer Coaches Youth Boys All-America Team at the end of 2017. He moved from South Carolina to Kansas City to begin his Academy journey in 2015 and made nearly 60
Born and raised in central South Carolina, Barber broke out in his sophomore season at Clemson, tallying 10 goals and nine assists en route to All-ACC Second Team honors. As a junior in 2020, Barber and Clemson were crowned winners of the ACC Championship. Barber bagged two goals and led the nation with seven assists, helping Clemson to a No. 1 ranking in the final United Soccer Coaches poll of the season.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
2
1
73
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
2
1
73
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
#25 | M | OZZIE CISNEROS | @OzzieCisner10 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
1
1
90
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-5 Weight: 130 Birthday: 3/13/2004 Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/20/2021 Midfielder Ozzie Cisneros, who has competed for the Sporting KC Academy at the U-13 through U-19 levels, became the fourth-youngest signing in club history when he inked an MLS contract at age 16 in early 2021. He scored his first professional goal for Sporting KC II against Louisville City FC on July 28, 2021 before making his debut for Sporting KC in a Leagues Cup match against Club Leon on Aug. 10, 2021.
he scores 0-0-0
U-19 ranks by the time he was 15. He helped the U-17s reach the 2019 Development Academy Playoffs and split time between the U-17s and U-19s during the first half of the 2019-20 campaign. Cisneros and the SKC Academy returned to action in September 2020 in MLS Next play, with Cisneros striking twice during the abbreviated fall season - once for the U-17s and once for the U-19s.
A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Cisneros joined the Sporting KC Academy as a 12-year-old On the international stage, Cisneros notably starred at the 2019 Concacaf U-15 in 2016. That summer, he led Sporting to a fourth-place finish at the Concacaf U-13 Championship in Bradenton, Florida, scoring both goals in a 2-0 quarterfinal win over Champions League in Mexico City. Cisneros went on to play almost 70 matches for Costa Rica, and also found the back of the net at the 2019 Torneo delle Nazioni in Italy. Sporting in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, scoring 15 goals and climbing to the MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
18
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #46 | M | JAKE DAVIS | @jdavis3211 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 150 Birthday: 1/3/2002 Hometown: Rochester, Michigan Last Club: Sporting KC II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/19/2021
he scores 0-0-0
Sporting Kansas City has signed midfielder Jake Davis as a Homegrown Player in August A native of Rochester, Michigan, Davis moved to Kansas City in 2017 at age 15 to join the 2021 as the 19th Homegrown Player to emerge from the Sporting Kansas City Academy Sporting KC Academy. He represented Sporting at the U-17 and U-19 levels, amassing and the 12th Academy product on the club’s current roster. eight goals across 54 appearances in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. A hard-nosed midfielder who can also play at right back, Davis started 28 of 37 appearances for Sporting Kansas City II across the 2019-2021 USL Championship seasons, adding seven assists in over 2,500 minutes played under head coach Paulo Nagamura. The 2021 campaign has seen Davis tally a team-high four assists in 17 matches, including the game-winner in a 3-2 victory at Memphis 901 FC on June 26. He also leads the club with 20 chances created and 47 tackles.
Davis earned international recognition for the first time in November 2019 when he was selected to the United States U-17 national team roster for the 19th annual Nike International Friendlies at the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.
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
#13 | D | AMADOU DIA | @Amadou_iT11 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
47
32
3074
0
2
MLS Postseason
3
3
296
0
1
MLS is Back KO Stage
1
0
45
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
4
4
351
0
1
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
56
40
3856
0
4
Height: 5-9 Weight: 155 Birthday: 6/8/1993 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: Clemson University Last Club: Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed on 1/10/2020
Amadou Dia began his professional career with Sporting as the 20th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft out of Clemson University. He made 37 appearances for the club in all competitions during a two-year stint highlighted by a U.S. Open Cup title and consecutive playoff appearances. Dia spent three seasons with perennial USL Championship contender Phoenix Rising FC, where he was named the team’s Defender of the Year in 2018 and 2019, before returning to Sporting ahead of the 2020 campaign. Dia was a leading contributor at Rising FC from 2017-2019. He started 87 of 90 USL Championship matches at the club - notching four goals and eight assists - and guided Phoenix to three straight playoff berths, winning the 2018 Western Conference MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 11, 2020, KC vs. NSH Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: June 6, 2015, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, March 8, 2015, KC vs. NY Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 1, 2015, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: March 12, 2016, KC vs. VAN Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist Oct. 11, 2020, KC vs. NSH 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 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
47
32
3074
0
2
7
3
54
28
6
0
6
0
0
1
MLS - Regular Season
48
33
3164
0
2
7
3
58
28
6
0
6
0
0
1
KC - Postseason
3
3
296
0
1
0
0
5
3
1
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
51
36
3460
0
3
7
3
63
31
7
0
8
0
0
1
19
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #28 | M | CAM DUKE | @camduke20 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
13
3
398
1
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
1
0
6
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
1
0
45
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
15
3
449
2
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, July 25, 2021, KC at SEA Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: July 25, 2021, KC at SEA Shots 1, 4 times, last: July 25, 2021, KC at SEA Fouls Committed 4, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 8, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal July 25, 2021, KC at SEA Assist N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 1-0-0
Height: 5-6 Weight: 135 Birthday: 2/13/2001 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 7/18/2019 Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of midfielder Cam Duke as a Homegrown Player midway through the 2019 season. The Overland Park, Kansas native was in the club’s Academy from 2012-2019, advancing from the Under-12 side to the Under-19s. He made his professional debut in the MLS is Back Quarterfinals against the Philadelphia Union on July 30, 2020 and scored his first goal in a 3-1 road win over Seattle on July 25, 2021 before scoring again in a Leagues Cup match vs. Club Leon on Aug. 10, 2021.
spearheaded a first-place finish in the group stage with a goal and an assist. Duke was the No. 1 prospect in the Heartland Region and the 20th-ranked player nationally at TopDrawerSoccer.com. Duke is the younger brother of former Sporting midfielder and Rangers captain Christian Duke, while his father, Chris Duke, played for the Kansas City Comets and Kansas City Attack in the early 1990s. Duke represented the United States at the U-14 and U-15 level before guiding the U.S. U-16s to a third-place finish at the Val-de-Marne Tournament in France in 2016. Duke earned his first of several calls to the U.S. U-18s in November 2017 before returning to the team in 2018.
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 MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
13
3
398
1
0
4
3
11
16
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
13
3
398
1
0
4
3
11
16
0
0
1
0
0
0
#15 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
274
245
21396
10
37
MLS Postseason
15
14
1186
1
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
151
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
21
18
1946
0
3
International
9
8
727
1
1
ALL COMPETITIONS
321
287
25406
12
41
Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 10 times, last: Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Assists 2, 3 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 2, 13 times, last: June 12, 2021, KC vs. ATX Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, 5 times, last: April 23, 2021, KC vs. ORL Fouls Suffered 6, 3 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 18, 2021, KC vs. POR Goal Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Assist Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL 2021 Record when: he starts 10-2-4 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 10/25/1986
Roger Espinoza played five seasons in Kansas City from 2008-12 before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. After a two-year stint in the English Premier League and English Championship, Espinoza returned to Sporting KC in 2015 and tallied one goal and four MLS assists. His 2015 campaign was cut short due to a left foot injury sustained in early August, but returned to the fold as a regular starter in 2016. Espinoza set new careerhighs in both goals (3) and assists (9) in 2018.
competitions, tallying 12 goals and 41 assists over 12 seasons. He is both the club’s all-time leader and the all-time MLS leader with 11 red cards. In two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances, including eight in the UEFA Europa League, and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City. Espinoza earned 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team after debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics before retiring from international play in 2019.
Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 321 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
274
245
21396
10
37
312
83
438
362
16
16
61
11
2
10
KC - Postseason
15
14
1186
1
0
13
6
21
22
3
0
6
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
289
260
22582
11
37
325
89
459
384
19
16
67
11
2
10
20
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #3 | D | ANDREU FONTAS | @AFontas3 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
37
33
3036
1
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
90
0
0
International
4
4
326
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
42
38
3452
1
1
Height: 6-2 Weight: 200 Hometown: Banyoles, Spain Last Club: Celta Vigo (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 8/8/2018
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Assists 1, June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 1, 4 times, last: July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Shots 2, 3 times, last: Aug. 18, 2021, KC vs. POR Fouls Committed 3, March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: July 4, 2021, KC at LA
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 18, 2021, KC vs. POR Goal Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL 2021 Record when: he starts 10-4-5 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 11/14/1989
Sporting Kansas City signed center back Andreu Fontas, a 10-year professional with more than 200 appearances in his native Spain, on Aug. 8, 2018. Fontas underwent Achilles surgery in late 2019, keeping him out for the majority of the 2020 season before making his return with three starts late in the campaign.
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.
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 MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
37
33
3036
1
1
16
4
21
14
0
0
4
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
37
33
3036
1
1
16
4
21
14
0
0
4
0
0
1
#23 | F | TYLER FREEMAN | @tylerfreeman23 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: 6-0 Weight: 165 Birthday: 1/9/2003 Hometown: Shawnee, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 10/2/2018 *On loan with Karlsruher SC for the 2021-22 2. Bundesliga Season
Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of forward Tyler Freeman as a Homegrown Player late in the 2018 season. A native of Shawnee, Kansas, Freeman is the secondyoungest player in club history behind current teammate Gianluca Busio. He entered the Sporting KC Academy in 2014 at age 11 and has represented his hometown club at the U-12 through U-19 levels.
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 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
he scores 0-0-0
and 2016 with the U-13s. In August 2016, Freeman propelled the Sporting KC U-13s to a fourth-place finish at the CONCACAF U-13 Champions League in Mexico City, scoring three goals at the tournament. He featured extensively for both the U-17s and U-19s in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 Development Academy season.
On the international stage, Freeman earned his first selection to the U.S. U-14 Boys’ National Team for a training camp in November 2016. The following June in Zagreb, Croatia, he led the U.S. U-14s with a team-best four goals across three friendlies. In Freeman made an immediate impact upon joining Sporting KC’s youth ranks, leading the 2018, Freeman competed for the U.S. U-16s in April at the Torneo Delle Nazioni in Italy U-12s at the 2015 Generation adidas Cup before winning Kansas State Cup titles in 2015 before receiving his first call to the U.S. U-17s in August for a Costa Rica training camp. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #96 | F | WILSON HARRIS | @Nosliwharris SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Shots 2, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Fouls Committed 2, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 1, Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL
A
MLS Regular Season
8
2
170
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
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
9
3
260
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-2 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Birthday: 11/28/1999 Hometown: Los Angeles, California Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 10/21/2020 Sporting Kansas City signed striker Wilson Harris as a Homegrown Player in October 2020 after he spent two and a half seasons with Sporting KC II in the USL Championship, scoring 23 goals in that time. Harris was the 13th Homegrown Player to emerge from the Sporting Academy. He made his MLS debut on May 12, 2021 in a narrow loss at Houston Dynamo FC before earning his first start on July 21, 2021 at home vs. San Jose.
Harris was the top-scoring teenager in American professional soccer in 2019, finishing the year with 12 goals in 25 USL Championship appearances. His dozen goals - which included a run of 10 strikes in his final 11 appearances - equaled the league’s singleseason record for a teenager. After joining the SKC Academy in 2017, Harris inked his first professional contract for Sporting KC II the following year and ended the 2018 USL Championship campaign with three goals in 15 games.
Harris became the youngest USL Championship player to eclipse 20 career goals in 2020. In three USL Championship seasons with Sporting II, Harris has started 39 of 56 appearances and averaged 0.64 goals per 90 minutes played. The forward bagged a team-leading eight goals under head coach and longtime Sporting midfielder Paulo Nagamura in 2020 while playing in every game of the abbreviated 16-game season.
A native of Los Angeles, Harris had prolific stints in the Seattle Sounders FC Academy and Real SoCal Academy before moving to Kansas City. During the 2017-18 season, he led the Sporting KC U-19s with 18 goals in 17 league appearances. On the international stage, Harris has represented the United States at the U-16, U-18 and U-20 levels.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
8
2
170
0
0
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
8
2
170
0
0
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
#21 | M | FELIPE HERNANDEZ | @Fe1ipe98 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Assists 1, 3 times, last: June 26, 2021, KC vs. LAFC Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: June 26, 2021, KC vs. LAFC Shots 4, June 12, 2021, KC vs. ATX Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 14, 2020, KC at DAL Fouls Suffered 4, July 4, 2021, KC at LA
A
MLS Regular Season
24
13
1280
1
3
MLS Postseason
2
0
42
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
1
0
26
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
27
13
1348
1
3
Last Regular Season... Appearance July 4, 2021, KC at LA Goal June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Assist June 26, 2021, KC vs. LAFC 2021 Record when: he starts 3-1-0 he scores 1-0-0
Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 6/8/1998 Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/30/2019 Sporting Kansas City signed Felipe Hernandez as a Homegrown Player in late August 2019, making him the 12th Homegrown Player in club history and one of 12 on the current roster, joining Cam Duke, Tyler Freeman, Jaylin Lindsey, Daniel Salloi, Wilson Harris, John Pulskamp, Ozzie Cisneros, Grayson Barber, Brooks Thompson, Kaveh Rad and Kayden Pierre. Hernandez is the first Sporting player to progress from an Academy Affiliate club to the SKC Academy to Sporting KC II before signing with the senior team. His acquisition follows a breakout season in the USL Championship, where he started 24 of 26 appearances, scored a team-best eight goals and recorded four assists. In three seasons with SPR, Hernandez amassed 13 goals and 12 assists across 85 matches.
Born in Ibague, Colombia, Hernandez grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, and played for Sporting Nashville Heroes, a former Academy Affiliate. He moved to Kansas City in the summer of 2014 to join the Academy. At age 16, Hernandez earned a preseason training stint with Sporting KC in January 2015, before signing an Academy contract with Sporting KC II in August 2016, two months prior to earning Bob Gansler Academy Player of the Year honors that then led to a professional SKC II contract in early 2017. On the international stage, Hernandez played for the U.S. U-19 National Team for the first time in August 2016 for the Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament in Serbia. The following April, he ventured to London for his first training camp with the U.S. U-20s.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
24
13
1280
1
3
23
3
17
16
1
7
0
0
0
1
KC - Postseason
2
0
42
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
26
13
1322
1
3
23
3
18
19
1
7
0
0
0
1
22
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #5 | D | NICOLAS ISIMAT-MIRIN | @nicoisimat SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
8
7
575
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
8
7
575
0
0
Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Hometown: Meudon, France Last Club: Besiktas J.K. (Turkey) Acquired: Signed on 2/3/2021
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 4, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Fouls Suffered 2, Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 3-1-3 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 11/15/1991
Sporting Kansas City signed French center back Nicolas Isimat-Mirin ahead of the 2021 MLS season. Isimat has played over 250 professional matches since 2010, featuring in the top divisions of France, the Netherlands and Turkey. He has logged 93 appearances each in France’s Ligue 1 and the Dutch Eredivisie, where he won three league titles as an integral member of PSV Eindhoven.
In 2014, Isimat was loaned from Monaco to PSV Eindhoven. In his first Eredivisie season, he helped PSV win the league title by a 17-point margin, leading to PSV acquiring the defender on a permanent transfer ahead of the 2015-16 campaign. He appeared in 26 matches as PSV captured another Eredivisie title. Isimat and PSV won their third title in four years in 2017-2018. In early 2019, Isimat joined Besiktas in Turkey, starting 14 matches during the latter half of the season. For the 2019-20 campaign, the defender was loaned back to Ligue 1 for a stint with Toulouse, making 16 starts.
Born in the Paris suburb of Meudon, Isimat competed in the famous Clairefontaine youth academy from 2004-2007 before continuing his development at Rennes and Valenciennes. He began his professional career as an 18-year-old in 2010 and spent the next three seasons as a regular starter for Valenciennes. Isimat-Mirin landed a transfer to French title contender Monaco, where he played 11 matches for the club in all competitions during the 2013-14 season.
Isimat represented France as a U-20 and U-21 youth international and notably featured during 2013 UEFA European U-21 Championship qualifying. He struck a center back partnership alongside future World Cup winner Raphael Varane as France finished atop their qualifying group.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
8
7
575
0
0
0
0
8
5
1
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
8
7
575
0
0
0
0
8
5
1
0
2
0
0
0
#17 | M | GADI KINDA SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
33
29
2475
10
7
MLS Postseason
2
0
56
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
1
135
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
1
0
45
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
38
30
2711
10
7
Height: 5-8 Weight: 145 Hometown: Ashdod, Israel Last Club: Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) Acquired: Loaned in on 1/23/2020
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 10 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Assists 1, 7 times, last: Aug. 14, 2021, KC at DAL Shots on Goal 3, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Shots 5, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 4, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 4, 3 times, last: May 29, 2021, KC vs. HOU
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 18, 2021, KC vs. POR Goal Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Assist Aug. 14, 2021, KC at DAL 2021 Record when: he starts 7-2-4 he scores 4-0-0
Birthday: 3/23/1994
Sporting Kansas City announced in January 2020 that the club had acquired central midfielder Gadi Kinda on a one-year loan from Israeli Premier League side Beitar Jerusalem. Sporting made the loan move permanent ahead of the 2021 season. Kinda has played over 200 matches in Israel since turning professional in 2011 at age 17. He starred as one of the Israeli Premier League’s best players during the first half of the 2019-20 season.
He became a regular starter for Ashdod during the 2013-2014 campaign, notably scoring his first top-fight goal in a 3-2 defeat of Israeli giants Maccabi Haifa in September 2013.
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.
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. Kinda has two caps for the senior Israeli National Team, making his debut on June 5, 2021 when he scored the final goal in a 3-1 friendly win over Montenegro. He previously represented Israel at the U-18, U-19 and U-21 levels.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
33
29
2475
10
7
64
26
55
45
5
23
7
1
3
4
KC - Postseason
2
0
61
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
35
29
2536
10
7
64
26
55
47
5
23
7
1
3
4
23
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #2 | D | JAYLIN LINDSEY | @JaylinLindsey SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
34
27
2620
2
4
MLS Postseason
2
2
210
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
3
2
205
0
0
International
2
2
105
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
41
33
3140
2
4
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: June 19, 2021, KC at POR Assists 1, 4 times, last: June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: May 22, 2021, KC at SJ Shots 2, 3 times, last: Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Fouls Committed 3, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 3, Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal June 19, 2021, KC at POR Assist June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL 2021 Record when: he starts 4-3-2 he scores 1-1-0
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180 Birthday: 3/27/2000 Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/1/2018 Sporting Kansas City signed Jaylin Lindsey as a Homegrown Player in September 2017, with his contract starting on Jan. 1, 2018. He made his MLS debut on June 3 in a 4-1 win over Minnesota United FC. A product of the Sporting KC Academy, Lindsey is the third-youngest signing in club history. The defender has featured for the Sporting KC U-16s and U-18s and made more than 25 appearances for the United States U-17 Men’s National Team from 2016-2017.
Lindsey signed an Academy contract with Sporting KC II on May 6, 2016. A day later, he became the first American player born in 2000 or later to appear in a professional match. Lindsey would feature once more for the Rangers before joining the U.S. U-17 Residency Program in August 2016. Lindsey featured regularly for the U.S. U-17s and received his first call-up to the U.S. U-20s in September 2018. He was named to the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Best XI in May after helping the U.S. to a second-place finish. That allowed Lindsey to represent the U.S. at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Lindsey has been a youth international since 2013, representing the U-14s, U-15s and U-17s.
Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, Lindsey joined the Sporting KC Academy in January 2015. He has made more than 30 combined appearances for the U-16s and U-18s. After impressing throughout his first full Academy season with Sporting KC, MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
34
27
2620
2
4
15
3
21
16
3
0
4
0
0
0
KC - Postseason
2
2
210
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
36
29
2830
2
4
15
3
25
16
3
0
4
0
0
0
#36 | D | LUIS MARTINS SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
41
37
3309
1
3
MLS Postseason
1
0
34
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
135
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
44
39
3478
1
3
Height: 5-8 Weight: 165 Hometown: Lamego, Portugal Last Club: G.D. Chaves (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 8/1/2019
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Assists 1, 3 times, last: May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX Shots on Goal 2, Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR Shots 2, 6 times, last: May 29, 2021, KC vs. HOU Fouls Committed 4, May 1, 2021, KC at RSL Fouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 18, 2021, KC vs. POR Goal Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Assist May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX 2021 Record when: he starts 11-4-4 he scores 1-0-0
Birthday: 6/10/1992
Sporting Kansas City signed Portuguese left back Luis Martins in early August 2019. Martins boasts eight years of professional experience, including stints in the top-flight Portuguese Primeira Liga and Spanish La Liga. 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
Granada in La Liga. His debut saw him face eventual UEFA Champions League winners FC Barcelona in the Camp Nou. Martins was loaned to fellow Spanish side Osasuna in 2015-16 and to Portuguese outfit Maritimo from 2016-2018. Martins spent the 2018-19 campaign with G.D. Chaves in the Portuguese top flight, scoring once in 20 matches. As a youth, Martins represented Portugal’s U-16s, U-17s and U-18s from 2008-2009. He then featured at the 2010 UEFA Under-19 Championship before helping Portugal to a second-place finish at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. He also started four qualifying matches for the 2015 UEFA Under-21 Championship.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
41
37
3309
1
3
20
7
34
19
3
7
4
0
1
2
KC - Postseason
1
0
34
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
42
37
3343
1
3
22
7
35
19
3
7
4
0
1
2
24
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #32 | M | JOSE MAURI | @maurijose5 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-6 Weight: 145 Birthday: 5/16/1996 Hometown: Realico, Argentina Last Club: Club Atletico Talleres (Argentina) Acquired: Signed on 8/5/2021 Sporting Kansas City signed Argentine-Italian midfielder Jose Mauri in early August 2021. Mauri, who holds dual citizenship in Argentina and Italy, boasts six seasons of top-flight experience in the Italian Serie A, where he competed for Parma, Empoli and European giants AC Milan from 2013-2019. He arrives in Kansas City after a two-year stint with Argentine Primera Division club Club Atletico Talleres.
he scores 0-0-0
minutes played during the 2014-15 campaign were the most among Serie A teenagers. Mauri’s standout performances with Parma prompted AC Milan to sign the player ahead of the 2015-16 season. Mauri featured as a substitute in the match as Milan fell 1-0 in extra time to Juventus. The 2016-17 campaign saw Mauri join Empoli on loan, where he played 14 additional Serie A matches. He returned to Milan shortly after his 21st birthday where he spent each the next two seasons.
A versatile central midfielder, Mauri moved from his native Argentina to Italy in 2012 to join Parma’s youth ranks and earned his senior team debut for the club in a Coppa Italia victory over Varese on Dec. 3, 2013 at age 17. He made his first Serie A appearance the following month in a 1-0 win against Udinese. Mauri enjoyed a fantastic breakthrough season in 2014-15 by starting 29 of 33 Serie A matches for Parma and scoring twice, including the lone goal in a 1-0 upset win over Juventus on April 11, 2015. His 2,549
Following his spell at Milan, Mauri joined Argentine first division side Talleres in September 2019. Born and raised in Realico, Argentina, Mauri is of Italian descent and represented Italy at the U-16, U-17 and U-21 youth international levels. He featured in 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying and was later selected to Italy’s squad for 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#22 | GK | KENDALL MCINTOSH | @McIntoshKendall SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed N/A Saves N/A
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Shutout N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 Birthday: 1/24/1994 Hometown: Santa Rosa, California College: Santa Clara Last Club: New York Red Bulls (MLS) Acquired: Acquired in Re-Entry Draft on 12/17/2020 Sporting Kansas City acquired goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh in Stage 1 of the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Process. McIntosh boasts five years of professional experience across Major League Soccer and the USL Championship. He spent the 2020 MLS campaign with the New York Red Bulls following a four-year stint in the Portland Timbers organization from 2016-2019.
Born in Oakland and raised in Santa Rosa, California, McIntosh was a member of the San Jose Earthquakes Academy as a youth before embarking on a four-year collegiate career at Santa Clara University. He made 53 appearances for the Broncos from 2012-2015 and was named the 2015 West Coast Conference Goalkeeper of the Year as a senior, leading Santa Clara to the WCC Championship.
As a rookie in 2016, McIntosh competed for Timbers 2 of the USL Championship prior to signing his first MLS contract with Portland in January 2017. He played most of the next three years on loan with Timbers 2, making 60 total USL Championship appearances for the club across four seasons. In his lone appearance for Portland’s first team, McIntosh secured a 2-0 shutout victory over San Jose in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 in 2018.
On the international stage, McIntosh notably featured for the U.S. U-20 National Team at the 2012 Northern Ireland Milk Cup. Earlier, he was part of the U.S. U-14 National Development Program and the U-15’ National Team prior to his residency with the U-17s in Bradenton, Florida. At the 2011 Concacaf U-17 Championship, McIntosh recorded two shutouts in three winning appearances - including a 3-0 defeat of Canada in the final.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
182
182
16333
0
0
MLS Postseason
8
8
744
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
180
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
11
11
1080
0
0
International
6
6
540
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
209
209
18877
0
0
Height: 6-0 Weight: 205 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA (MLS) Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 7, Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Saves 10, April 8, 2018, KC at LA
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 18, 2021, KC vs. POR Shutout Aug. 14, 2021, KC at DAL 2021 Record when: he starts 9-2-4
Birthday: 5/15/1986
Tim Melia has the most regular-season wins (82), shutouts (56) and saves (548) in club history, and has also played the most games (182) 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.
saves in a 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy. During his breakout campaign in 2015, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 precent save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against average. He was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year. After a four-year college career with NCAA Division III program Lynn University (New York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United.
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 MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
182
182
16333
772
548
56
217
1.20
13
25
13
1
82
56
42
MLS - Regular Season
188
187
16772
804
567
56
231
1.24
14
26
13
2
82
60
43
KC - Postseason
8
8
744
40
25
1
14
1.69
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
MLS - TOTAL
196
195
17516
844
592
57
245
1.26
14
26
13
2
83
63
46
#24 | D | KAYDEN PIERRE | @KaydenPierre5 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
1
0
75
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
1
0
75
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 140 Birthday: 2/16/2003 Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 5/4/2021
he scores 0-0-0
Sporting Kansas City signed outside back Kayden Pierre to a Homegrown contract early in the 2021 season after impressing at preseason camp in Arizona with the Sporting KC first team. Pierre is the 18th Homegrown Player to emerge from the Sporting Kansas City Academy and one of 11 on the current roster.
Capable of playing at left back and right back, Pierre gained his first professional experience in 2020 when he signed an amateur academy contract with Sporting Kansas City II. He started two of three USL Championship appearances in 2020, including a 90-minute outing in a dramatic 2-1 road victory over Indy Eleven on Sept. 30.
Born and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Pierre joined the Sporting KC Academy in 2018 from Vardar SC in his native state. He has represented Sporting at the U-15, U-17 and U-19 levels since then, and helped guide the U-17s to the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs in 2019.
On the international stage, Pierre has competed for the United States U-14 and U-16 national teams over the last five years. He participated in multiple U-14 training camps from 2016-2017 before jumping to the U-16s for training camps from 2018-2019.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #9 | F | ALAN PULIDO | @alanpulido SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
27
22
2040
14
8
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
29
24
2220
15
8
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Hometown: Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Last Club: C.D. Guadalajara (Mexico) Acquired: Signed on 12/10/2019
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: May 16, 2021, KC vs. VAN Assists 2, July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Shots on Goal 6, Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots 8, May 22, 2021, KC at SJ Fouls Committed 3, June 19, 2021, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 18, 2021, KC vs. POR Goal Aug. 14, 2021, KC at DAL Assist Aug. 18, 2021, KC vs. POR 2021 Record when: he starts 7-3-1 he scores 6-1-0
Birthday: 3/8/1991
Pulido then signed for Greek outfit Levadiakos and scored on his debut before heading to Greek powerhouse Olympiacos. He notched six goals throughout the 2015-16 campaign as Olympiacos claimed the Super League title, with Pulido also competing in the Europa League and Champions League qualifying during his time with the club. Pulido returned to Liga MX in August 2016, joining Guadalajara on a club-record transfer fee. His first full season with Chivas yielded 14 goals, helping his side to a double-winning campaign that ended with his first Liga MX Best XI selection. In 2018, he led Chivas to the Concacaf Pulido developed in the Tigres UANL youth academy before breaking into the first team in Champions League title and the club’s first continental championship in 56 years. 2009 as an 18-year-old. He helped Tigres to the 2009 SuperLiga title and two years later, At the international level, Pulido has bagged five goals in 20 caps for Mexico’s senior Pulido scored in the decisive second leg of the 2011 Liga MX Apertura Final as Tigres team and was part of the El Tri squad at the 2011 Copa America and the 2014 FIFA World won its first league championship since 1982. Pulido enjoyed a breakout 2013-14 campaign with 25 goals in all competitions during his final season at Tigres, scoring in the Cup. He also led the Mexico U-23s to the 2012 Concacaf Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2014 Copa MX Clausura Final to finish as the tournament’s golden boot winner. championship at Children’s Mercy Park as the top scorer of the competition. Sporting Kansas City acquired Mexican striker Alan Pulido as a Designated Player on a club-record transfer fee from C.D. Guadalajara in December 2019. Pulido has scored over 100 combined goals for club and country during a decorated career highlighted by five domestic championships, the 2018 Concacaf Champions League title and 13 caps for the Mexico Men’s National Team. He joins Sporting after finishing atop the Liga MX scoring charts with 12 goals for C.D. Guadalajara in the 2019 Apertura season.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
27
22
2040
14
8
84
31
19
56
11
0
4
0
5
2
MLS - TOTAL
27
22
2040
14
8
84
31
19
56
11
0
4
0
5
2
#1 | GK | JOHN PULSKAMP | @john_pulskamp SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 3, May 1, 2021, KC at RSL Saves 5, May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX
A
MLS Regular Season
5
5
450
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
6
6
540
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance May 12, 2021, KC at HOU Shutout N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 2-2-1
Height: 6-4 Weight: 215 Birthday: 4/19/2001 Hometown: Bakersfield, California Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 2/24/2020 Sporting Kansas City signed goalkeeper John Pulskamp as a Homegrown Player ahead of the 2020 season after acquiring his Homegrown rights from the LA Galaxy where he spent two seasons in the club’s Academy. He made his MLS debut in the 2021 season opener, helping the side to a 2-1 victory at the New York Red Bulls.
road triumph over Charlotte Independence on Sept. 21. Pulskamp arrived in Kansas City in April 2019 after a two-year stint in the LA Galaxy Academy, where he competed at the U-17 and U-19 levels in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. He also spent time on trial with English Premier League outfit AFC Bournemouth in the summer of 2018. Prior to joining the Galaxy, he represented youth sides Real So Cal and Central California Aztecs.
A native of Bakersfield, California, Pulskamp joined the MLS ranks on the heels of a 2019 USL Championship season in which he led Sporting KC II goalkeepers in starts (14), At the youth international level, Pulskamp debuted for the U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team minutes (1,260), wins (four) and saves (45). He enjoyed several standout performances in a friendly against regional rivals Mexico in early 2020. He also competed at a U.S. U-18 throughout the year, making five saves in a victory over reigning league champion training camp in June 2018 at Pinnacle in Kansas City, Kansas. Louisville City on May 6 and four saves in a defeat of rivals Saint Louis FC on June 30. He later shut out North Carolina FC in a 1-0 win on Sept. 14 and posted six saves in a 3-0 MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
5
5
450
18
11
0
7
1.40
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
MLS - TOTAL
5
5
450
18
11
0
7
1.40
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
27
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #4 | D | ROBERTO PUNCEC SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
23
20
1805
0
1
MLS Postseason
2
2
210
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
180
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
28
25
2285
0
1
Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 Hometown: Varazdin, Croatia Last Club: HNK Rijeka (Croatia) Acquired: Signed on 12/4/2019
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX Shots 2, May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 28, 2020, KC at CIN Fouls Suffered 1, 6 times, last: Oct. 14, 2020, KC at DAL
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN 2021 Record when: he starts 1-0-1 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 10/27/1991
Sporting Kansas City signed Croatian defender Roberto Puncec in December 2019. The center back has amassed almost 300 professional appearances across 12 professional seasons in Croatia, Israel and Germany. He arrives at Sporting after spending two and a half seasons with Croatian first-division club HNK Rijeka, where he won the 2019 Croatian Cup.
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.
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
23
20
1805
0
1
5
2
31
6
0
0
4
0
0
0
KC - Postseason
2
2
210
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
25
22
2015
0
1
6
3
31
7
0
0
4
0
0
0
#48 | D | KAVEH RAD | @KavehRad11 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 1, Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL
A
MLS Regular Season
5
2
244
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
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
6
3
334
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 7, 2021, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 1-1-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 Birthday: 6/13/2001 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 4/5/2021 Sporting Kansas City signed center back Kaveh Rad as a Homegrown Player in April 2021, becoming the 16th player to emerge from the Sporting KC Academy to the first team. He made his MLS debut at Real Salt Lake on May 1, 2021. A native of North Carolina, Rad started 34 of 36 matches for Sporting Kansas City II in the USL Championship in 2019 and 2020. He enjoyed a breakout year for the club in 2019, signing an academy contract and making 22 appearances. Rad started 14 matches for Sporting KC II during a shortened 2020 campaign, leading the team in minutes (1,260) and passes (871) while starting in four of the club’s five wins.
Rad and his twin brother Jahon - who is under contract with Sporting KC II - moved from Durham, North Carolina, to Kansas City to join the Sporting KC Academy in 2016. He recorded seven goals and 65 league appearances in the U.S Soccer Development Academy from 2016-2019, representing Sporting at the U-15 through U-19 levels. During his time in the academy, Rad helped lead the Sporting KC U-19s to consecutive appearances at the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs in 2018 and 2019, including a dramatic run to the quarterfinals in the summer of 2019. Prior to arriving in Kansas City, the Rad brothers competed for North Carolina academy club Capital Area RailHawks Academy.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
5
2
244
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
5
2
244
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
96
78
6892
28
28
MLS Postseason
6
6
555
0
2
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
157
0
1
U.S. Open Cup
3
2
190
2
2
International
6
5
422
0
2
ALL COMPETITIONS
113
94
8216
30
35
Height: 5-9 Weight: 175 Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland Last Club: Derby County FC (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/31/2018
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 4, 3 times, last: Sept. 19, 2020, KC vs. DAL Shots 8, Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: July 4, 2021, KC at LA Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: Oct. 7, 2020, KC vs. CHI Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 18, 2021, KC vs. POR Goal July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL Assist Aug. 14, 2021, KC at DAL 2021 Record when: he starts 6-4-3 he scores 2-1-0
Birthday: 4/8/1990
Sporting KC acquired Scottish winger Johnny Russell in a transfer from English club Derby County FC in January 2018. Russell has tallied 30 goals and 35 assists in 113 appearances for Sporting KC since the start of 2018, including two hat tricks.
League. He added 14 more goals in all comps during the 2011-12 campaign to pace another fourth-place finish. Russell’s final season at Dundee saw him produce a team-best 20 goals in 38 competitive appearances. Russell reached new heights in June 2013 when he joined Derby County. He marked his debut for the outfit with his first of nine Russell previously scored 93 goals during a 12-year professional career in England and goals in the 2013-14 English Championship as the Rams fell just short of promotion to the his native Scotland. Russell developed in the Dundee United Academy in Scotland before EPL. He totaled 18 goals over the next two seasons. making his professional debut for the top-flight Scottish Premiership club in May 2007 at age 17. He spent most of the following two seasons on loan at Scottish side Forfar Russell has 13 career caps for Scotland and scored his first international goal during a Athletic and marked his first career Dundee United start with a goal in the 2009 Scottish European Championshop Qualifier in San Marino on March 24, 2019. Russell made his FA Cup. After being loaned to Raith Rovers in 2009-10, Russell enjoyed a breakout year debut in 2014 and recently helped Scotland gain promotion to League B in the UEFA at Dundee United with nine goals as the Tangerines finished fourth in the Scottish Premier Nations League in 2018. He has also represented Scotland at the U-19 and U-21 levels. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
96
78
6892
28
28
211
81
54
128
12
284
7
0
6
5
KC - Postseason
6
6
555
0
2
13
4
8
14
1
20
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
102
84
7447
28
30
224
85
62
142
13
304
8
0
6
5
#20 | F | DANIEL SALLOI | @danielsalloi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: June 23, 2021, KC vs. COL Assists 2, 2 times, last: June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 4, 3 times, last: July 13, 2019, KC at VAN Shots 8, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 5, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL
A
MLS Regular Season
105
72
6769
27
16
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
6
3
197
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
126
84
7932
35
16
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 18, 2021, KC vs. POR Goal Aug. 18, 2021, KC vs. POR Assist Aug. 14, 2021, KC at DAL 2021 Record when: he starts 11-2-4 he scores 8-0-3
Height: 6-1 Weight: 160 Birthday: 7/19/1996 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Gyirmot SE (Hungary) - Loan Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 1/13/2016 Sporting Kansas City signed forward Daniel Salloi as the fourth Homegrown Player in club history in early 2016 and made his Sporting KC debut on April 9, 2017 against the Colorado Rapids. Salloi is one of 12 Homegrown Players to come through the SKC Academy on the current roster, alongside Jaylin Lindsey (2018), Tyler Freeman (2019), Cameron Duke (2019), Felipe Hernandez (2019), Wilson Harris (2020), Grayson Barber (2021), Ozzie Cisneros (2021), Brooks Thompson (2021), Kaveh Rad (2021), Kayden Pierre (2021) and Jake Davis (2021).
II in 2016, scoring four goals and adding three assists before being loaned to Gyirmot SE in Hungary for the remainder of the season. Salloi moved to the U.S. in August 2014 as an AFS exchange student and attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas, joining the SKC Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season.
After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to his former Academy side Ujpest FC in July 2015 to sign an amateur contract for senior team, a 20-time champion in Hungary’s first division. He made his professional debut in the top-tier OTP He scored on his first start for the club - a 4-0 win over Minnesota United in the U.S. Open Bank Liga on July 18, the day before his 19th birthday. Salloi received his first call-up to Cup on June 14, 2017 - and added his first MLS goal vs. Portland on July 1. Salloi scored the Hungary National Team in August 2018. He previously played for the Hungary the winning goal in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Final. Salloi made 10 appearances for SKC Under-21 National Team after debuting in 2017 and earned four caps. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
105
72
6769
27
16
228
91
49
91
23
2
8
2
11
7
KC - Postseason
5
4
397
3
0
15
5
3
8
2
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
110
76
7166
30
16
243
96
52
99
25
2
9
2
11
7
29
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
130
121
11105
7
12
MLS Postseason
7
7
690
2
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
154
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
9
9
870
0
1
International
7
7
630
2
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
155
146
13449
11
13
Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Last Club: Elche CF (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 1/13/2017
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 7 times, last: May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX Assists 2, May 9, 2018, KC at ATL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Shots 5, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Fouls Suffered 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 18, 2021, KC vs. POR Goal May 9, 2021, KC vs. ATX Assist Oct. 17, 2020, KC at CHI 2021 Record when: he starts 9-3-2 he scores 1-0-0
Birthday: 11/21/1990
Ilie, a product of FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth academy, has eight years of professional experience in Spain and Germany. The defensive midfielder featured extensively for FC Barcelona B from 2009-2014 and most recently played for Elche CF during the 2015-16 season. He joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season and has made 155 appearances in all competitions, earning SKC Newcomer of the Year honors in 2017 before being named an MLS All-Star and the club’s Most Valuable Player in 2018.
After missing most of 2011-12 through injury, Sánchez claimed a regular spot in Barcelona B’s midfield over the next two seasons. He played 29 league matches in 2012-13 and started 36 of 38 appearances in 2013-14, guiding Barcelona B to another third-place finish in the Segunda Division. Sánchez appeared in 114 league games during his five-year spell at FC Barcelona B.
Sánchez moved to Germany’s second division in 2014, making 26 appearances in all Born and raised in Barcelona, Sánchez jumped from La Masia to FC Barcelona B ahead competitions for 1860 Munich of the 2. Bundesliga. He was then loaned back to his native of the 2009-10 campaign. He helped the club earn promotion to the Spanish Segunda Spain for the 2015-16 campaign, where he played 28 games for CF Elche in the Segunda Division in his first professional season. He played 24 more matches the following year as Division. Barcelona B finished third in Spain’s second tier. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
130
121
11105
7
12
97
24
105
101
3
15
28
1
1
3
KC - Postseason
7
7
690
2
0
7
4
6
8
0
0
1
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
137
128
11795
9
12
104
28
111
109
3
15
29
1
2
3
#11 | F | KHIRY SHELTON | @KhiryShelton SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
58
45
4027
8
11
MLS Postseason
5
4
382
0
1
MLS is Back KO Stage
1
1
80
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
0
15
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
65
49
4504
8
12
Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Hometown: Leander, Texas College: Oregon State Last Club: SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) Acquired: Signed on 12/9/2019
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 14 times, last: July 4, 2021, KC at LA Assists 3, Sept. 23, 2016, NYC vs. CHI (w/ NYC) Shots on Goal 4, July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Fouls Suffered 4, April 11, 2015, NYC at PHI (w/ NYC) Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 18, 2021, KC vs. POR Goal July 4, 2021, KC at LA Assist Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC 2021 Record when: he starts 8-3-2 he scores 1-0-0
Birthday: 6/26/1993
Shelton spent 2019 with German club SC Paderborn 07 and returns to Kansas City for his second stint at Sporting after helping the club to first place in the Western Conference and a record-breaking scoring season in 2018. Shelton started 17 of 24 appearances for Sporting in all competitions during a 2018 campaign that saw the club set regular season club records in goals, assists and goal differential. He tallied two goals and five assists in MLS play as Sporting finished atop the West with 62 points and an 18-8-8 record, including a 12-3-5 mark in regular-season matches that Shelton played.
He was NYCFC’s first-ever SuperDraft pick and played a total of 54 regular-season games for the club, notching six goals and 10 assists across just 23 starts.
Shelton was selected second overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft on Jan. 15, 2015 by expansion side New York City FC and spent three seasons with the club.
Shelton was a member of the U.S. U-18 National Team for the Lisbon International Tournament in 2011. Selected to the U18 squad for its trip to Israel in 2010.
In college, Shelton recorded 10 goals and 12 assists at Oregon State University his senior season. He was an NSCAA All-America Second Team; Pac-12 Player of the Year; All-Far West Region First Team as he helped lead the Beavers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2003.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
58
45
4027
8
11
86
31
53
49
12
1
6
0
2
7
MLS - Regular Season
112
67
6548
14
21
122
43
77
80
15
1
6
0
2
10
KC - Postseason
5
4
382
0
1
4
1
9
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
7
4
439
0
1
4
1
9
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
119
72
6951
14
22
126
44
86
83
17
1
6
0
2
10
30
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #16 | D | GRAHAM SMITH | @grahamsmith161 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Assists 1, Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Shots 3, Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Fouls Committed 2, 4 times, last: Aug. 29, 2020, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 2, Aug. 22, 2019, KC vs. MIN
A
MLS Regular Season
17
16
1377
1
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
180
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
180
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
21
20
1737
1
1
Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Goal Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Assist Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-4 Weight: 190 Birthday: 4/8/1990 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: University of Denver Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#18) - signed on 2/15/18 Sporting Kansas City selected center back Graham Smith with the 18th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft before officially sigining him in February 2018. He made his debut and first start for the club in the 3-2 victory over Houston on June 23, 2018, going the full 90 minutes at center back in the thrilling win.
A native of Highlands Ranch, Colo., Smith was teammates with current SKC forward Khiry Shelton during his freshman year at Oregon State. He assisted three goals in 38 matches for the Beavers, helping the side reach the NCAA Tournament in 2014. Upon transferring to Denver in 2016, Smith helped the Pioneers reach the Men’s College Cup for the first time in program history. He split time between the holding midfield and Smith split his four-year college career between Oregon State University (2014-15) and center back positions, serving as the anchor of a defense that notched a 0.52 goals the University of Denver (2016-17). The defender started all 80 appearances at the NCAA against average in 2016 and a 0.71 goals against average in 2017. As a senior, Smith Division I level, registering six goals and seven assists in his final two seasons with the was a United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Second Team selection and a CoSIDA Pioneers. Academic All-American. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
17
16
1377
1
1
9
3
14
7
0
0
3
0
1
1
MLS - TOTAL
17
16
1377
1
1
9
3
14
7
0
0
3
0
1
1
#31 | GK | BROOKS THOMPSON | @BrooksThompson0 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
MLS is Back KO Stage
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed N/A Saves N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Shutout N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 Birthday: 5/28/2002 Hometown: Floyds Knobs, Indiana Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 1/20/2021 Goalkeeper Brooks Thompson signed a Homegrown contract with Sporting Kansas City in early 2021 and is one of 12 active Homegrown players on the current roster. Thompson has two seasons of professional experience with Sporting Kansas City II in the USL Championship. He led Sporting KC II goalkeepers during the shortened 2020 campaign with 26 saves and a 1.17 goals against average in six matches.
Thompson, who grew up in Floyds Knobs, Indiana, joined the Sporting KC Academy in the summer of 2018 following a two-year stint with the IMG Academy in Florida. He played a leading role for the U-19s during the 2018-19 Development Academy campaign, posting a 7-2-3 record with four clean sheets while also featuring in the Generation adidas Cup.
Thompson exploded for a career-high nine saves in his 2020 debut on July 18 at Indy Eleven, including one that placed second in USL Championship Save of the Year voting. He earned his first professional clean sheet two weeks later against the same team, saving four shots in a 1-0 win to land USL Championship Team of the Week honors.
After logging two preseason appearances for the Sporting KC first team in early 2019, Thompson made his jump to the USL Championship in March of that year. At 16, he became the youngest professional signing in Sporting KC II history and claimed victory in his pro debut against Hartford Athletic on July 17, 2019, at Children’s Mercy Park.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #54 | M | REMI WALTER | @remi_walter SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
16
12
959
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
1
1
45
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
17
13
1004
0
0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 170 Hometown: Essey-les-Nancy, France Last Club: Yeni Malatyaspor (Turkey) Acquired: Signed on 12/22/2020
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 5 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Shots 2, May 16, 2021, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 2, 3 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Fouls Suffered 2, 6 times, last: Aug. 18, 2021, KC vs. POR Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 18, 2021, KC vs. POR Goal N/A Assist N/A 2021 Record when: he starts 4-3-5 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 4/26/1995
Central midfielder Remi Walter signed with Sporting KC in December 2020, having amassed nearly 200 professional appearances since 2012, spanning seven full seasons in his native France and one season in Turkey. He boasts experience in several prestigious European competitions, including the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Champions League qualifying, French Ligue 1 and the Turkish Super Lig. A native of Essey-les-Nancy, Walter developed in Nancy’s youth academy before joining the first team as an 18-year-old in 2013. He became a regular starter in the early stages of the 2013-14 season and spent the next two and a half years as an integral midfield contributor for the side before being transferred to French title contender Nice in early
2016. Walter helped the club to a fourth-place finish as well as qualification to the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League. The following season, he made 26 appearances as Nice took another step forward by placing third in Ligue 1 and booking a spot in the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League. Walter split the 2017-18 campaign between Nice and Troyes on loan, before returning to Nice in the summer of 2018. Walter transferred to Turkish first division outfit Yeni Malatyaspor in January of 2020 before departing later that summer. On the international stage, Walter was a French youth international who participated in a number of high-profile tournaments, namely the 2012 UEFA U-17 Championship in Slovenia and qualifying for the 2017 UEFA U-21 Championship in Poland.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
16
12
959
0
0
9
5
10
14
0
14
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
16
12
959
0
0
9
5
10
14
0
14
1
0
0
0
#8 | D | GRAHAM ZUSI SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 8 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC Shots on Goal 3, 5 times, last: Aug. 18, 2018, KC vs. POR Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: March 30, 2013, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI
A
MLS Regular Season
307
263
24034
29
70
MLS Postseason
18
18
1739
0
6
MLS is Back KO Stage
2
2
180
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
18
16
1537
3
6
International
13
13
1140
0
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
358
312
28630
32
85
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 18, 2021, KC vs. POR Goal July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC 2021 Record when: he starts 7-1-3 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) Sporting’s all-time appearance leader, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15, 2017-19), MLS Best XI (2012-13) & MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in every All-Star Game from 2011-2014.
reached 50 regular-season assists and later moved into first in club history with 24 game-winning assists on Aug. 19, 2017 versus FC Dallas.
Zusi has earned 55 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and seven assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA Zusi re-signed with Sporting KC in late 2018. He has recorded 32 goals and 85 assists in World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in 358 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 85 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
307
263
24034
29
70
451
137
251
343
34
798
29
1
9
28
KC - Postseason
18
18
1739
0
6
31
3
25
30
1
69
2
0
0
3
MLS - TOTAL
325
281
25773
29
76
482
140
276
373
35
867
31
1
9
31
32
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 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
Graham Zusi*
307
Minutes
Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)
3060
Minutes
Matt Besler
25,501
Goals
Dom Dwyer (2014)
22
Goals
Preki
71
Assists
Preki (1997 & 2003)
17
Assists
Preki
98
Shots
Preki (1996)
140
Shots
Preki
693
Shots on goal
Preki (1996)
61
Shots on goal
Preki
283
Fouls Committed
Chris Henderson (2000)
79
Fouls Committed
Roger Espinoza*
438
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud (2004)
111
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud
528
Offsides
Eddie Johnson (2007)
50
Offsides
Vitalis Takawira
126
Corner Kicks
Graham Zusi (2012)
150
Corner Kicks
Graham Zusi*
798
Cautions
Aurelien Collin (2013)
13
Cautions
Roger Espinoza*
61
Ejections
Davy Arnaud (2010), Roger Espinoza (2019)
3
Ejections
Roger Espinoza*
11
ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)
SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat
Player
#
Games
Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013), Tim Melia (2018)
34
Minutes
Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013), Tim Melia (2018)
3060
Wins
Mike Ammann (1997)
21
Losses
Mike Amman (1998)
16
Draws
Bo Oshoniyi (2005)
12
Shutouts
Tony Meola (2000)
16
Goals Against Average
Tim Melia (2017)
0.78
Goals Allowed
Tim Melia (2019)
56
Saves
Tony Meola (2000)
129
Stat
Player
#
Games
Tim Melia*
182
Minutes
Tim Melia*
16,333
Wins
Tim Melia*
82
Losses
Tim Melia*
56
Draws
Tim Melia*
42
Shutouts
Tim Melia*
56
Goals Allowed
Tim Melia*
217
Saves
Tim Melia*
548
Goals Against Avg.
Jimmy Nielsen
0.99
SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
Stat
Year
#
Stat
Player
#
Points Per Game
2020
1.857
Goals
Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010), Gerso Fernandes (2017), Johnny Russell (2018), Krisztian Nemeth (2019), Johnny Russell (2019)
3
Goals
2018
65
Assists
2018
69
Shots
2018
583
4
Shots on goal
1996
250
2013
511
Assists
Chris Henderson (1999)
Shots
Preki (1997)
12
Fouls Committed
Shots on goal
Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)
6
Fouls Suffered
2000
541
1997
117
Fouls Committed
Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)
8
Offsides
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud (2006)
10
Corner Kicks
2018
206
2019
74
Offsides
Alex Bunbury (1999)
7
Cautions
Corner Kicks
Alex Zotinca (2006)
12
Ejections
2011
8
Points
2012
63
Wins
1997
21
Losses
1999
24
Ties
2017
13
Shutouts
2000
17
Goals Allowed
2019
67
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat
Player
#
Goals Allowed
Bo Oshoniyi (2001), Tim Melia (2019)
7
Saves
Tim Melia (2018)
10
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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 at Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Graham Zusi* 307 2. Matt Besler 294 3. Roger Espinoza* 274 4. Davy Arnaud 240 5. Kerry Zavagnin 237 6. Nick Garcia 224 7. Preki 218 8. Seth Sinovic 210 9. Jimmy Conrad 204 10. Chris Klein 200 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Matt Besler 285 2. Graham Zusi* 263 3. Roger Espinoza* 245 4. Kerry Zavagnin 228 5. Nick Garcia 224 6. Davy Arnaud 213 7. Jimmy Conrad 203 8. Seth Sinovic 200 9. Preki 199 10. Chris Klein 183 MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Matt Besler 25,501 2. Graham Zusi* 24,034 3. Roger Espinoza* 21,396 4. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 5. Nick Garcia 20,157 6. Davy Arnaud 19,399 7. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 8. Preki 17,817 9. Seth Sinovic 17,738 10. Chris Klein 16,380 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Tim Melia* 182 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 3. Tony Meola 125 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 5. Kevin Hartman 90 6. Mike Ammann 60 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 SAVES Player GP SV 1. Tim Melia* 182 548 2. Tony Meola 125 507 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 354 4. Kevin Hartman 90 332 5. Jimmy Nielsen 128 304 6. Mike Amman 60 206 7. Chris Snitko 26 95 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 83 9. Eric Kronberg 25 58 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 34 SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 1. Tim Melia* 182 56 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* 182 82 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* 307 29 10. Johnny Russell* 96 28 10. Scott Sealy 88 28 10. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 307 70 3. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 43 5. Roger Espinoza* 274 37 6. Davy Arnaud 240 35 7. Johnny Russell* 96 28 7. Mo Johnston 149 28 9. Josh Wolff 144 26 10. Mark Chung 94 25 SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Davy Arnaud 240 452 3. Graham Zusi* 307 451 4. Dom Dwyer 128 401 5. Kei Kamara 113 370 6. Roger Espinoza* 274 312 6. Chris Klein 200 312 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* 307 137 8. Kei Kamara 113 126 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 10. Mark Chung 94 95 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Roger Espinoza* 274 438 2. Davy Arnaud 240 329 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 4. Matt McKeon 144 309 5. Graham Zusi* 307 251 6. Matt Besler 294 241 7. Dom Dwyer 128 239 8. Nick Garcia 224 234 9. Mo Johnston 149 226 10. Seth Sinovic 210 217 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Roger Espinoza* 274 362 2. Preki 218 362 4. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 5. Graham Zusi* 307 343 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* 274 61 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 4. Nick Garcia 224 37 5. Matt Besler 294 35 5. Seth Sinovic 210 35 7. Aurelien Collin 107 31 8. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 8. Matt McKeon 144 30 10. Five Players 28
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CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 307 798 2. Preki 218 452 3. Benny Feilhaber 167 287 4. Johnny Russell* 96 285 5. Claudio Lopez 57 188 6. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 175 7. Francisco Gomez 114 157 8. Chris Henderson 61 154 9. Chris Klein 200 152 10. Davy Arnaud 240 144 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 13 1. Preki 218 13 3. Chris Klein 200 12 4. Daniel Salloi* 105 11 4. Kei Kamara 113 11 4. Josh Wolff 144 11 6. Davy Arnaud 240 10 8. Graham Zusi* 307 9 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 10. Benny Feilhaber 167 7 10. C.J. Sapong 110 7 10. Scott Sealy 88 7 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Graham Zusi* 307 28 2. Preki 218 23 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 13 5. Roger Espinoza* 274 10 5. Davy Arnaud 240 10 5. Josh Wolff 144 10 8. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 8. Mo Johnston 149 8 8. Kei Kamara 113 8 8. Chance Myers 147 8 8. Kerry Zavagnin 237 8 MULTI-GOAL GAMES Player GP MGG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 10 2. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 3. Preki 218 7 4. Felipe Gutierrez 52 5 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 4. Scott Sealy 88 5 4. Josh Wolff 144 5 8. Johnny Russell* 96 4 8. Mo Johnston 149 4 8. Chris Klein 200 4 PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG 1. Preki 218 21 2. Benny Feilhaber 167 12 3. Dom Dwyer 128 7 4. Ilie Sanchez* 130 5 4. Felipe Gutierrez 52 5 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 7. Claudio Lopez 57 4 8. Alan Pulido* 27 3 8. Claudio Bieler 41 3 8. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 8. Jack Jewsbury 195 3 8. Josh Wolff 144 3 Player 1. Dom Dwyer 2. Kei Kamara 3. Preki 4. Scott Sealy 5. Josh Wolff 6. Johnny Russell* 7. Vitalis Takawira 8. Daniel Salloi* 9. Mark Chung 9. Mo Johnston *Minimum 20 goals
GOALS PER GAME GP 128 113 218 88 144 96 103 105 94 149
GLS AVG 57 0.45 38 0.34 71 0.33 28 0.32 43 0.30 28 0.29 28 0.27 27 0.26 20 0.21 31 0.21
BOLD * - denotes player on current roster
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 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 2021 Tim Melia* 15 14 0.93 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played
SHOTS ON GOAL Year Player GP SOG 1996 Preki 32 61 2012 Kei Kamara 33 49 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 48 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 48 1997 Preki 27 44 2002 Preki 25 44 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 44 FOULS COMMITTED Year Player GP FC 2000 Chris Henderson 31 79 2001 Matt McKeon 26 76 1997 Matt McKeon 31 75 2000 Matt McKeon 30 75 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 66 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 66 2018 Roger Espinoza 32 66 Year Player 2004 Davy Arnaud 2005 Davy Arnaud 2015 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki 2006 Davy Arnaud
FOULS SUFFERED GP FS 30 111 31 85 30 81 30 77 32 76
CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 2019 Felipe Gutierrez 32 11 2011 Aurelien Collin 23 10 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 10 2016 Roger Espinoza 30 10 1997 Mo Johnston 29 9 2005 Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 9 2017 Roger Espinoza 30 9 2018 Roger Espinoza 32 9 EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3 2019 Roger Espinoza 16 3 nine players tied with 2
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GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Year Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 5 2000 Matt McKeon 30 5 2003 Preki 30 5 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 5 2004 Josh Wolff 26 5 2012 Graham Zusi 32 5 2013 Graham Zusi 27 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 30 5 PENALTY KICK GOALS Year Player GP PKG 1996 Preki 32 7 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 7 2003 Preki 30 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 5 2016 Benny Feilhaber 29 5 2019 Felipe Gutierrez 32 5 GOALS PER GAME Year Player GP GLS 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 2021 Daniel Salloi* 19 12 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 1996 Preki 32 18 *Minimum 5 goals
AVG 0.71 0.67 0.63 0.63 0.56
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 21, 2021 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 (06/02/2007 vs. NY) Game: 6 Alan Pulido (10/24/2020 vs. COL) Half: 4 10 times
CORNER KICKS Career: 798 Graham Zusi Season: 150 Graham Zusi (2012) Game: 12 Alex Zotinca (07/22/2006 at NY) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (04/10/1999 vs. SJ, 2nd) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (05/20/2000 vs. SJ, 1st) Half: 8 Johnny Russell (08/14/2019 at ORL, 2nd)
FOULS COMMITTED Career: 438 Roger Espinoza Season: 79 Chris Henderson (2000) Game: 8 Davy Arnaud (05/29/2010 at RSL) Game: 8 Oriol Rosell (07/27/2013 at MTL) Half: 7 Scott Uderitz (05/11/1996 vs. DAL, 1st)
GOALS ALLOWED Career: 217 Tim Melia Season: 60 Tim Melia (2019) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/2001 vs. CHI) Game: 7 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA) Half: 6 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA, 2nd)
FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY) Half: 6 7 times
SAVES Career: 548 Tim Melia Season: 129 Tony Meola (2000) Game: 10 Tim Melia (04/08/2018 at LA) Half: 7 4 times
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Season: 65 Game: 7 2-Tms: 10 Half: 5 Half: 5
in 2018 03/30/2019 vs. MTL 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd) 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd)
ASSISTS Season: 69 Game: 10 2-Tms: 12 Half: 8
in 2018 06/20/1999 vs. MET 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st)
SHOTS Season: 583 Game: 34 Game: 34 Game: 34 2-Tms: 44 Half: 23
in 2018 05/15/2016 vs. ORL 04/20/2018 vs. VAN 10/06/2018 vs. LA 4 times 04/20/2018 vs. VAN (2nd)
SHOTS ON GOAL Season: 250 in 1996 Game: 14 08/23/1998 vs. MIA Game: 14 06/21/2003 vs. CHI Game: 14 04/20/2018 vs. VAN 2-Tms: 22 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 2-Tms: 22 04/18/1997 vs. DAL Half: 11 08/23/1998 vs. MIA (1st) FOULS COMMITTED Season: 511 in 2013 Game: 27 07/04/1997 at CLB 2-Tms: 52 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 16 04/05/1997 vs. LA (1st) Half: 16 07/04/1997 at CLB (2nd) Half: 16 03/08/2014 at SEA (1st) FOULS SUFFERED Season: 541 in 2000 Game: 30 08/16/2003 at DAL 2-Tms: 51 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 20 07/27/1996 vs. NE (2nd)
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CORNER KICKS Season: 206 in 2018 Game: 15 04/10/1999 vs. SJ 2-Tms: 22 08/14/1999 at MET Half: 10 04/10/1999 vs. SJ (2nd) GOALS ALLOWED Season: 67 in 2019 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI Game: 7 09/15/2019 at LA 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 6 09/15/2019 at LA (2nd) SAVES Season: Game: 2-Tms: 2-Tms: Half:
133 in 1999 10 04/08/2018 at LA 18 04/18/1997 vs. DAL 18 09/02/2000 vs. TB 7 4 times
John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Andreu Fontas Roberto Puncec Nicolas Isimat-Mirin Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Gianluca Busio Khiry Shelton Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda Grayson Barber Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Kendall McIntosh Tyler Freeman Kayden Pierre Ozzie Cisneros Cameron Duke Tim Melia Brooks Thompson Jose Mauri Luis Martins Parker Siegfried Jake Davis Kaveh Rad Remi Walter Wilson Harris
Player
"00" = 100 minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 31 32 36 41 46 48 54 96
#
3 RSL 1-3 90G 90D 90D
4 ATX 2-1 90G 36 90D 58D
5 HOU 0-1 90G 90D 90D
36 85F 70
77M 45M 18
77F 74F 35 1
69M 23 9 2
90D 27 13 41M 3
8 6
29 45M 90M 61M 71M 90F 90M 90M 60F 13 19 59F
90D 90D
2 23 90M 20 45 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G
90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 56D 76D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 45
90D 27 90M 90M 64M 5
80M
10
90D 90F 90D 90F
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60M 70M 90M 77M 90M 90M 90M 72F 1 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 89F 90F 46 90M 90M 90M 90M
15 90D 48 90D 90D 40D 45 13 90M 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 45D 1 90D 90D 90D 90D 61D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 82D 90D 90D 26 29 90M 90D 1 16 90F 90F 45F 90F 89F 90F 90F 90F 90F 75D 90D 42D 50 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 18 90D 88F 89F 90F 90F 45 76F 71F 31 90F 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90F 90F 74F 90F 10 90F 14 90F 30 90F 77F 90F 34 14 45M 88M 63M 77M 90M 80M 67M 84M 90M 30 64M 90M 19 90M 90M
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 VAN SJ HOU ATX POR COL LFC LA SJ SEA DAL LFC COL DAL POR 3-0 3-1 3-2 1-1 1-2 3-1 2-1 2-0 1-1 3-1 1-2 4-1 0-0 2-0 1-1
90M 67M 90M 90M
54M 21
16
89M 90M 26
13
90M 90M 90D 55F 90F 20M 54D 13 45 90F 90F 81F 90F 90F 72M 90M 90M 90F 90F 90F 5 90M
2 ORL 1-1 90G 90D 90D 27 90D 63D
1 NYR 2-1 90G 90D 90D
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04/17/2021 04/23/2021 05/01/2021 05/09/2021 05/12/2021 05/16/2021 05/22/2021 05/29/2021 06/12/2021 06/19/2021 06/23/2021 06/26/2021 07/04/2021 07/21/2021 07/25/2021 07/31/2021 08/04/2021 08/07/2021 08/14/2021 08/18/2021
KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC
2 1 1 2 0 3 3 3 1 1 3 2 2 1 3 1 4 0 2 1
at vs at vs at vs at vs vs at vs vs at vs at vs at at at vs
NYR 1 ORL 1 RSL 3 ATX 1 HOU 1 VAN 0 SJ 1 HOU 2 ATX 1 POR 2 COL 1 LFC 1 LA 0 SJ 1 SEA 1 DAL 2 LFC 1 COL 0 DAL 0 POR 1
W T L W L W W W T L W W W T W L W T W T 90
Pulido 8 (Kinda 3, Salloi 6) Salloi 12 (Pulido 3) 91+
12; Salloi 11 (Russell 5, Pulido 2)
63
Salloi 2 (unassisted) 28; Pulido 2 (penalty kick) 32; Pulido 3 (Kinda 1) 58 Lindsey 1 (Pulido 1) 15; Pulido 4 (Salloi 2) 60; Salloi 3 (unassisted) 75 Busio 2 (free kick) 51; Pulido 5 (penalty kick) 61; Kinda 3 (Busio 1, Shelton 3) 65 Salloi 4 (Russell 2) 71 Lindsey 2 (unassisted) 28 Salloi 5 (Russell 3, Lindsey 1) 14; Salloi 6 (Hernandez 1, Fontas 1) 38; Hernandez 1 (Salloi 3) 64 Pulido 6 (unassisted) 61; Salloi 7 (Hernandez 2, Busio 2) 87 Russell 1 (unassisted) 81; Shelton 1 (Busio 3) 95+ Salloi 8 (unassisted) 94+ Russell 2 (free kick) 31; Salloi 9 (Kinda 2, Shelton 4) 42; Duke 1 (Zusi 1, Russell 4) 72 Russell 3 (Salloi 4, Zusi 2) 85 Pulido 7 (unassisted) 20; Martins 1 (Salloi 5) 28; Salloi 10 (Zusi 3, Shelton 5) 36; Kinda 4 (Zusi 4)
Kinda 1 (penalty kick) 59; Salloi 1 (unassisted) 60 Busio 1 (Salloi 1) 45 Pulido 1 (Shelton 1) 17 Sanchez 1 (Russell 1) 82; Kinda 2 (Shelton 2, Martins 1)
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58
KC
90D 45M 90F
75 90M 45
45 90F 45F
90D
90M
90D
6
LEAGUES CUP QF LEON 1-6 90G 15D
1 vs LEON
John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Andreu Fontas Roberto Puncec Nicolas Isimat-Mirin Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Gianluca Busio Khiry Shelton Amadou Dia Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda Grayson Barber Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Kendall McIntosh Tyler Freeman Kayden Pierre Ozzie Cisneros Cameron Duke Tim Melia Brooks Thompson Jose Mauri Luis Martins Parker Siegfried Kaveh Rad Remi Walter Wilson Harris
Player
LEAGUES CUP QF 08/10/2021
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 31 32 36 41 48 54 96
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L
Duke (Barber)
61
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