Match Notes: Sporting vs. Minnesota United FC | Sept. 13, 2020 by Sporting Kansas City

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. MINNESOTA UNITED FC CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. 7:30 p.m. CT (FS-KC; FS-North

Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020 (Week 11, MLS Game #137)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-3 185 04/05/1994 Mission Hills, CA 2 1 0 0 29 27 0 0 1 Richard Sanchez DF 6-1 190 11/14/1989 Banyoles, Spain 0 0 0 0 15 11 0 0 3 Andreu Fontas 4 Roberto Puncec DF 6-1 170 10/27/1991 Varazdin, Croatia 9 7 0 1 9 7 0 1 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 175 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 7 6 0 0 291 282 3 18 MF 5-11 165 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 5 5 0 0 104 99 6 11 6 Ilie Sanchez 7 Johnny Russell FW 5-10 168 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 10 7 2 1 68 55 21 20 8 Graham Zusi MF 5-10 155 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 10 9 1 0 289 247 29 65 FW 5-10 170 03/08/1991 Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 8 8 3 4 8 8 3 4 9 Alan Pulido 10 Felipe Gutierrez MF 5-9 170 10/08/1990 Quintero, Chile 0 0 0 0 52 49 19 5 11 Khiry Shelton FW 6-3 180 06/26/1993 Carson, CO 10 9 4 1 84 47 12 16 12 Gerso Fernandes FW 5-8 140 02/23/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 10 4 1 2 98 67 16 15 13 Amadou Dia DF 5-10 150 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 3 1 0 0 36 24 0 1 15 Roger Espinoza MF 5-10 180 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 8 8 1 0 246 225 9 35 Graham Smith DF 6-3 190 11/25/1995 Highlands Ranch, CO 4 4 0 0 17 16 1 1 16 17 Gadi Kinda MF 5-8 145 03/23/1994 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 9 8 4 2 9 8 4 2 18 Eric Dick GK 6-4 220 10/03/1994 Roeland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19 Erik Hurtado FW 5-9 185 11/15/1990 Fredricksburg, VA 6 1 2 0 124 56 16 10 20 Daniel Salloi FW 6-2 155 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 4 0 0 0 83 54 15 10 21 Felipe Hernandez MF 5-8 135 06/08/1998 Ibague, Colombia 6 2 0 1 8 3 0 1 22 Winston Reid DF 6-3 190 07/03/1988 Auckland, New Zealand 4 3 0 0 4 3 0 0 23 Tyler Freeman FW 5-11 155 01/09/2003 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 John Pulskamp GK 6-2 190 04/19/2001 Bakersfield, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jaylin Lindsey DF 5-10 195 03/27/2000 Charlotte, NC 5 5 0 1 13 12 0 2 26 27 Gianluca Busio MF 5-7 135 05/28/2002 Greensboro, NC 10 6 1 0 39 17 5 2 28 Cameron Duke MF 5-6 130 02/13/2001 Overland Park, KS 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 29 Tim Melia GK 6-0 205 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 9 9 0 0 162 161 0 0 36 Luis Martins DF 5-8 160 06/10/1992 Lamego, Portugal 6 6 0 2 16 15 0 2 75 Wan Kuzain MF 5-10 140 09/14/1998 Carbondale, IL 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 0 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W148 L118 T92

MINNESOTA UNITED FC 2020 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-4 195 03/12/1993 Woodbury, NJ 5 5 0 0 68 68 0 0 1 Tyler Miller 2 Noah Billingsley DF 6-2 185 08/06/1997 Wellington, New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 2 2 2 0 180 153 20 6 3 Ike Opara 4 Jose Aja DF 6-4 185 05/10/1993 Montevideo, Uruguay 7 7 0 0 49 48 1 0 5 Jacori Hayes MF 5-7 150 06/28/1995 Andrews Air Force Base, MD 3 0 1 0 41 20 2 3 6 Osvaldo Alonso MF 5-11 155 11/11/1985 San Cristobal, Cuba 7 7 0 0 311 300 12 25 MF 5-8 155 06/17/1990 Carenage, Diego Martin, Trinidad 9 8 5 3 95 84 28 26 7 Kevin Molino 8 Jan Gregus MF 6-3 170 01/29/1991 Nitra, Slovakia 10 10 1 5 40 40 2 17 FW 6-0 163 08/25/1995 Aregua, Paraguay 7 5 2 1 7 5 2 1 9 Luis Amarilla 10 Emanuel Reynoso MF 5-7 150 11/16/1995 Cordoba, Argentina 3 2 0 2 3 2 0 2 11 Thomas Chacon MF 5-5 128 08/17/2000 Palmitas, Uruguay 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 12 Aaron Schoenfeld FW 6-4 190 04/17/1990 Knoxville, TN 6 1 0 0 57 15 5 3 13 Ethan Finlay MF 5-9 165 08/06/1990 Duluth, MN 8 7 2 2 209 149 44 39 14 Brent Kallman DF 6-2 190 10/04/1990 Omaha, NE 0 0 0 0 63 59 2 1 15 Michael Boxall DF 6-2 200 08/18/1988 Auckland, New Zealand 10 10 0 0 102 101 4 0 17 Robin Lod MF 5-11 168 04/17/1993 Helsinki, Finland 10 9 3 1 20 15 3 1 Greg Ranjitsingh GK 6-3 195 07/18/1993 Pickering, ON, Canada 3 3 0 0 5 5 0 0 18 19 Romain Metanire DF 5-10 159 03/28/1990 Metz, France 10 10 0 3 37 37 1 10 Bakaye Dibassy DF 6-0 163 08/11/1989 Paris, France 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 23 Mason Toye FW 6-3 180 10/16/1998 South Orange, NJ 6 4 1 0 40 15 7 4 MF 5-11 170 08/06/1997 Federal Way, WA 10 5 1 1 34 20 5 1 31 Hassani Dotson 41 James Musa DF 5-5 170 04/01/1992 Plymouth, England 3 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 44 Raheem Edwards MF 5-9 148 07/15/1995 Toronto, ON, Canada 9 1 0 2 62 32 5 10 77 Chase Gasper DF 6-0 185 01/25/1996 Alexandria, VA 10 10 1 0 25 24 1 0 Marlon Hairston MF 6-0 157 03/23/1994 Jackson, MS 2 1 0 0 109 74 7 13 94 97 Dayne St. Clair GK 6-3 165 05/09/1997 Pickering, ON, Canada 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 Fred Emmings GK 6-5 210 02/08/2004 Saint Paul, MN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 HEAD COACH : Adrian Heath

01/11/1961 W57 L70 T35

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. MINNESOTA UNITED FC Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020; Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan., 7:30 p.m. CT REFEREES

2020 SEASON RECORDS Sporting at home

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 10 5-3-2 17 20 15 3 1-1-1 4 7 6

MNUFC on road

10 5-3-2 17 21 16 4 2-2-0 6 9 9

REFEREE: Kevin Stott. AR1 (bench): Kyle Atkins; AR2 (opposite): Brian Poeschel; 4th: Malik Badawi; VAR: Jorge Gonzalez; AVAR: Fabio Tovar TEAM NEWS

ALL-TIME: Sporting 5 wins, 15 goals … MNUFC 3 wins, 10 goals … Ties 2

SUSPENDED: MIN: Romain Metanire (through Sept. 13) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: KC: Gadi Kinda ... MIN: Jose Aja SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Gianluca Busio, Ilie Sanchez ... MIN: Osvaldo Alonso, Michael Boxall, Chase Gasper

AT KC: Sporting 4 wins, 10 goals … MNUFC 0 wins, 1 goal … Ties 0

DISABLED LIST: KC: Felipe Gutierrez (SEI) ... MIN: Tyler Miller (SEI) INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

2020 (MLS): 7/12: MIN 2, KC 1 (own goal 92+; Molino 97+ -- Shelton 43) 8/21: MIN 1, KC 2 (own goal 32 -- Kinda 12; own goal 55)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES HOUSTON DYNAMO 2 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 Scoring Summary: KC--Hurtado 2 (unassisted) 30 HOU--Elis 4 (Ceren 3, Quintero 5) 59 HOU--Manotas 2 (Valentin 3, Quintero 6) 85

UPCOMING MATCHES MNUFC SPORTING Sat. Sep. 19 at Houston Sat. Sep. 19 FC Dallas Wed. Sep. 23 at Columbus Wed. Sep. 23 Orlando City Sun. Sep. 27 Real Salt Lake Sun. Sep. 27 at Colorado

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Jaylin Lindsey, Roberto Puncec, Matt Besler, Amadou Dia, Felipe Hernandez (Gerso Fernandes 62), Gianluca Busio, Gadi Kinda (Winston Reid 77), Graham Zusi, Erik Hurtado (Johnny Russell 62), Khiry Shelton.

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM MNUFC

SPORTING

F 20 45

A 15 60

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 21 43

A 16 56

8 8 4 1

11 5 0 0

12 3 2 1 1 0 1 1

9 0 2 0 3 0 1 1

4 15 2

3 11 2

HOW SCORED

13 6 1 0

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

9 4 1 1

TYPE OF PLAY

11 0 4 1 1 0 2 1

12 2 0 0 0 0 0 1

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

6 11 3

2 11 2

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC MIN

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 3-2-0 1-0-2 1-1-0 2-0-1 2-1-1 1-2-0

MINNESOTA UNITED 3 FC DALLAS 2 Scoring Summary: MIN--Toye 1 (Lod 1) 11 MIN--Molino 4 (Metanire 3, Reynoso 2) 28 DAL--Pepi 2 (Reynolds 1, Barrios 1) 42 MIN--Molino 5 (penalty kick) 70 DAL--Mosquera 1 (Bressan 1, Ricuarte 1) 77 MINNESOTA UNITED--Dayne St. Clair, Romain Metanire (Ejected 82), Jose Aja, Michael Boxall, Chase Gasper, Jan Gregus, Robin Lod, Emanuel Reynoso (Jacori Hayes 73), Hassani Dotson, Kevin Molino (Bakaye Dibassy 87), Mason Toye (Raheem Edwards 81).

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 4-2-0 1-1-2 4-0-0 1-3-1

THE LAST TIME Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 3/07/2020 KC 4, HOU 0 8/21/2020 KC 2, MIN 1 8/25/2020 KC 2, HOU 5 9/05/2020 KC 1, HOU 2 9/02/2020 KC 1, DAL 1 7/22/2020 KC 2, RSL 0 10/06/2019 KC 0, DAL 6

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC WWLWWWLTTL MNUFC WWWTTLLLWW

(2) (2) (1) (0) (1) (5) (10)

MINNESOTA UNITED Date Score (Gms since) 9/09/2020 MIN 3, DAL 2 (0) 3/07/2020 MIN 5, SJ 2 (2) 8/21/2020 MIN 1, KC 2 (2) 9/02/2020 MIN 0, HOU 3 (0) 7/22/2020 MIN 2, COL 2 (5) 9/06/2020 MIN 4, RSL 0 (1) 9/02/2020 MIN 0, HOU 3 (2)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 4 Kinda/Shelton A: 4 Pulido SHT: 22 Pulido SOG: 10 Shelton FC: 14 Kinda/Puncec FS: 18 Kinda OF: 6 Pulido C: 4 Kinda E: 1 Kinda/Melia MNUFC G: 5 Molino A: 5 Gregus SHT: 18 Gregus SOG: 7 Molino FC: 15 Aja FS: 27 Molino OF: 3 Toye C: 4 Aja E: 1 Metanire

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 10 0 4 3 2 1 20 2.00 MIN 10 2 2 2 2 2 21 2.10 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 10 2 4 3 0 1 15 1.50 MIN 10 2 2 4 2 0 16 1.60 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 20 2 5 3 2 4 4 MIN 21 2 2 5 3 4 5 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 15 2 2 2 4 1 4 MIN 16 3 3 2 4 2 2

2020 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (5-3-2, 17 pts.) UNF 17 11 9 7 19 12 27 8 15 36 21 26 4 13 28 20 16 6 5 1 29 22

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

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

GP 9 10 8 10 6 10 10 10 8 6 6 5 9 3 3 4 4 5 7 2 9 4

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

MIN 644 817 686 590 97 379 542 843 567 516 303 450 685 114 93 66 315 449 585 104 794 233

10 10

900 900

G 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 15

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

SHT 17 19 22 21 7 8 10 13 10 2 4 3 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 1

SOG 6 10 9 4 3 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

15 20

144 88

45 39

FC 14 10 6 4 1 5 13 11 9 8 5 3 14 0 2 0 4 8 8 0 1 2

FS 18 6 17 7 1 9 7 6 6 2 2 3 4 1 1 0 2 3 4 1 1 2

OFF 0 2 6 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 1 0 0 25 0 0 22 4 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0

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

128 112 112 128

14 18

60 33

18 27

2 2

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

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

GP 9 2 10 10

GS 9 1 10 10

MIN SHTS 794 34 104 5 898 39 900 45

SV 24 2 26 23

GA 11 4 15 20

GAA 1.25 3.46 1.5 2

PG 0 0 0 1

PA 0 0 0 1

W 4 1 5 3

L 2 1 3 5

T 2 0 2 2

SO 2 0 2 0

2020 MINNESOTA UNITED STATISTICS (5-3-2, 17 pts.) UNF 7 17 13 9 3 8 31 77 5 23 19 10 44 12 21 97 18 41 4 94 15 6 11 1

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

PLAYER Kevin Molino Robin Lod Ethan Finlay Luis Amarilla Ike Opara Jan Gregus Hassani Dotson Chase Gasper Jacori Hayes Mason Toye Romain Metanire Emanuel Reynoso Raheem Edwards Aaron Schoenfeld Bakaye Dibassy Dayne St. Clair Greg Ranjitsingh James Musa Jose Aja Marlon Hairston Michael Boxall Osvaldo Alonso Thomas Chacon Tyler Miller Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 9 10 8 7 2 10 10 10 3 6 10 3 9 6 1 2 3 3 7 2 10 7 2 5

GS 8 9 7 5 2 10 5 10 0 4 10 2 1 1 0 2 3 1 7 1 10 7 0 5

MIN 575 730 563 425 180 881 641 900 63 315 892 164 184 132 3 180 270 100 621 75 900 558 90 450

10 10

900 900

G 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 16

A 3 1 2 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 16 17 7 16 2 18 14 12 1 7 1 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 5 1 0

SOG 7 6 4 5 2 4 6 5 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0

20 13

137 134

50 47

FC 8 14 9 5 6 10 6 6 0 5 9 8 7 1 0 0 0 3 15 1 11 10 3 0

FS 27 4 6 9 2 7 10 11 3 2 14 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 7 3 0

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

CK 1 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 3 1 0

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

137 131 131 137

10 13

48 43

23 19

1 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Kevin Molino 2, Luis Amarilla 2, Chase Gasper 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Kevin Molino 2, Raheem Edwards 1, Romain Metanire 1, Ethan Finlay 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Kevin Molino 1-1, Luis Amarilla 0-1 MINNESOTA UNITED GOALKEEPING UNF 1 18 97

POS G G G

GOALKEEPER Tyler Miller Greg Ranjitsingh Dayne St. Clair Team totals Opponent totals

GP 5 3 2 10 10

GS 5 3 2 10 10

MIN SHTS 450 19 270 22 180 6 900 47 898 50

SV 13 15 3 31 31

GA 6 8 2 16 21

GAA 1.2 2.67 1 1.6 2.1

PG 2 1 0 3 1

PA 2 1 0 3 2

W 3 0 2 5 3

L 0 3 0 3 5

T 2 0 0 2 2

SO 1 0 1 2 2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Feb.

OPPONENT 29 at Vancouver

RESULT W 3-1

ATT 22120

W-L-T 1-0-0

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

7 Houston 12 Minnesota 17 Colorado

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

21188 0 0

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

W 2-0

4-1-0

Fri. Aug. Tue. Aug.

22 at Real Salt Lake 21 at Minnesota 25 Houston

W 2-1 L 2-5

0 0

5-1-0 5-2-0

1 1

Sat. Wed. Sat. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sun.

29 at Colorado 2 FC Dallas 5 at Houston 13 Minnesota 19 FC Dallas 23 Orlando City SC 27 at Colorado

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

0 0 0

5-2-1 5-2-2 5-3-2

1 1 1

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

POS PTS NOTES: 1 3 KC: Pulido (17) Kinda (39) Hurtado (95+); VAN: Nerwinski (28) 1 6 KC: Pulido (16) Espinoza (26) Kinda (65) Shelton (77); 2 6 KC: Shelton (43); MIN: own goal (92+) Molino (97+) 2 9 KC: Shelton (65) Pulido (72) Zusi (91+); COL: Acosta (6) Lewis (84) 1 12 KC: Russell (1) Fernandes (86); 15 KC: Kinda (12); MIN: own goal (32) 15 KC: Russell (26) Kinda (49); HOU: Elis (17) Ramirez (44) Hansen (48) Quintero (57,61) 16 KC: Busio (67); COL: Bassett (57) 17 KC: Shelton (48+); DAL: Jara (9) 17 KC: Hurtado (30); HOU: Elis (59) Manotas (85)

MINNESOTA UNITED 2020 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sun. Mar. Sat. Mar.

RESULT W 3-1 W 5-2

ATT 25218 12223

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

W 2-1 T 0-0

0 0

3-0-0 3-0-1

Wed. July Fri. Aug. Sat. Aug.

12 at Sporting KC 17 at Real Salt Lake 22 at Colorado 21 Sporting KC 29 at FC Dallas

T 2-2 L 1-2 L 1-3

0 0 0

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

2 2 3

Wed. Sep. Sun. Sep. Wed. Sep.

2 at Houston 6 Real Salt Lake 9 FC Dallas

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

0 0 0

3-3-2 4-3-2 5-3-2

4 3 1

Sun. July Fri. July

Sun. Sat. Wed. Sun.

Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep.

OPPONENT 1 at Portland 7 at San Jose

POS PTS NOTES: 1 3 MIN: Molino (51,79) Amarilla (76); POR: Valeri (56) 2 6 MIN: Opara (12,71) Gregus (26) Amarilla (32) Lod (48+); SJ: Eriksson (19) Qazaishvili (53) 1 9 MIN: own goal (92+) Molino (97+); KC: Shelton (43) 1 10 11 MIN: Finlay (36,43); COL: Kamara (19) Lewis (59) 11 MIN: own goal (32); KC: Kinda (12) 11 MIN: Dotson (55); DAL: Picault (11) Ferreira (12) Ziegler (96+) 11 HOU: Quintero (28) Lassiter (65,70) 14 MIN: Gasper (53) Lod (62,90) Hayes (75); 17 MIN: Toye (11) Molino (28,70); DAL: Pepi (42) Mosquera (77)

13 at Sporting KC 19 at Houston 23 at Columbus 27 Real Salt Lake

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2020)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2020)

Goals 1 19 times Assists 2 Alan Pulido Shots 8 Johnny Russell Shots on Goal 4 Khiry Shelton Fouls Committed 5 Ilie Sanchez Fouls Suffered 5 Alan Pulido Offside 2 Alan Pulido 2 Alan Pulido 2 Jaylin Lindsey Saves 4 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia Shots Faced 8 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 5 Tim Melia

Goals 4 03/07/2020 vs Assists 4 03/07/2020 vs Shots 22 09/02/2020 vs Shots on Goal 9 07/17/2020 vs Fouls Committed 16 08/21/2020 vs Fouls Suffered 17 08/21/2020 vs Corner Kicks 10 08/25/2020 vs Offside 3 03/07/2020 vs 3 08/21/2020 vs 3 08/25/2020 vs Saves 4 02/29/2020 vs 4 09/02/2020 vs 4 09/05/2020 vs Shots Faced 8 08/25/2020 vs Goals Allowed 5 08/25/2020 vs

02/29/2020 vs VAN

W 3-1

07/22/2020 vs RSL

W 2-0

09/02/2020 vs DAL

T 1-1

07/17/2020 vs COL

W 3-2

07/12/2020 vs MIN

L 1-2

08/21/2020 vs MIN

W 2-1

03/07/2020 vs HOU 07/22/2020 vs RSL 08/25/2020 vs HOU

W 4-0 W 2-0 L 2-5

02/29/2020 vs VAN 09/02/2020 vs DAL 09/05/2020 vs HOU

W 3-1 T 1-1 L 1-2

08/25/2020 vs HOU

L 2-5

08/25/2020 vs HOU

L 2-5

HOU

W 4-0

HOU

W 4-0

DAL

T 1-1

COL

W 3-2

MIN

W 2-1

MIN

W 2-1

HOU

L 2-5

HOU MIN HOU

W 4-0 W 2-1 L 2-5

VAN DAL HOU

W 3-1 T 1-1 L 1-2

HOU

L 2-5

HOU

L 2-5

UNITED INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2020)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2020)

Goals 2 5 times Assists 2 4 times Shots 6 Luis Amarilla Shots on Goal 3 Kevin Molino Fouls Committed 6 Ethan Finlay 6 Robin Lod 6 Emanuel Reynoso Fouls Suffered 6 Kevin Molino Offside 1 10 times Saves 8 Greg Ranjitsingh Shots Faced 11 Greg Ranjitsingh Goals Allowed 3 Greg Ranjitsingh 3 Greg Ranjitsingh

Goals 5 03/07/2020 at Assists 5 09/06/2020 at Shots 19 09/09/2020 at Shots on Goal 10 03/07/2020 at Fouls Committed 22 03/01/2020 at Fouls Suffered 21 09/06/2020 at Corner Kicks 8 03/07/2020 at Offside 3 07/12/2020 at Saves 8 09/02/2020 at Shots Faced 11 09/02/2020 at Goals Allowed 3 08/29/2020 at 3 09/02/2020 at

03/01/2020 at POR

W 3-1

03/01/2020 at POR

W 3-1

03/07/2020 at SJ

W 5-2

09/09/2020 at DAL

W 3-2

03/01/2020 at POR 07/22/2020 at COL 09/06/2020 at RSL

W 3-1 T 2-2 W 4-0

07/12/2020 at KC

W 2-1

03/01/2020 at POR

W 3-1

09/02/2020 at HOU

L 0-3

09/02/2020 at HOU

L 0-3

08/29/2020 at DAL 09/02/2020 at HOU

L 1-3 L 0-3

TEAM LOW GAMES (2020) Shots 10 07/22/2020 vs Shots on Goal 3 07/12/2020 vs 3 08/29/2020 vs 3 09/02/2020 vs 3 09/05/2020 vs Fouls Committed 10 08/29/2020 vs Fouls Suffered 7 09/05/2020 vs Corner Kicks 3 02/29/2020 vs 3 07/22/2020 vs 3 08/21/2020 vs Offside 0 02/29/2020 vs 0 08/29/2020 vs 0 09/02/2020 vs Saves 1 03/07/2020 vs 1 07/12/2020 vs 1 07/22/2020 vs Shots Faced 1 03/07/2020 vs 1 07/22/2020 vs

RSL

W 2-0

MIN COL DAL HOU

L T T L

COL

T 1-1

HOU

L 1-2

VAN RSL MIN

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

VAN COL DAL

W 3-1 T 1-1 T 1-1

HOU MIN RSL

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

HOU RSL

W 4-0 W 2-0

1-2 1-1 1-1 1-2

TEAM LOW GAMES (2020)

W 5-2

RSL

W 4-0

DAL

W 3-2

W 5-2

POR

W 3-1

RSL

W 4-0

W 5-2

W 2-1

HOU

L 0-3

HOU

L 0-3

DAL HOU

L 1-3 L 0-3

Shots 9 07/12/2020 at Shots on Goal 2 07/12/2020 at Fouls Committed 8 09/02/2020 at Fouls Suffered 4 09/02/2020 at Corner Kicks 1 07/17/2020 at Offside 0 07/22/2020 at 0 08/21/2020 at 0 09/02/2020 at Saves 0 09/09/2020 at Shots Faced 2 07/17/2020 at 2 09/09/2020 at

W 2-1

HOU

L 0-3

HOU

L 0-3

RSL

T 0-0

COL KC HOU

T 2-2 L 1-2 L 0-3

DAL

W 3-2

RSL DAL

T 0-0 W 3-2

2020 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. MINNESOTA UNITED (1-1-0) UNF 11 17 9 26 15 5 8 29 1 22 19 20 6 12 27 7 16 28 36 21 4

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

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2

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

161 148 179 90 165 90 180 164 14 90 1 1 89 91 91 102 90 18 90 15 95 180 180

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

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

3 5 5 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 24 21

1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 5

1 2 2 1 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 30 29

2 4 7 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 29 30

1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 1 0 12 9

0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 5

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

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

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

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

UNF 29 1

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

2 1 2 2

2 0 2 2

MIN SHT 164 14 180 180

4 1 5 7

4 0 4 5

GAA

O'TIME

1 0.55 2 12.86 3 1.52 3 1.50

0 0 0 0

1 0 1 1

0 1 1 1

0 0 0 0

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

2020 MINNESOTA UNITED VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-1-0) UNF 7 44 19 6 15 13 12 1 4 41 23 8 18 77 31 17 9

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

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2

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

154 38 180 90 180 156 39 90 180 1 67 180 90 180 172 101 82 180 180

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

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

2 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 3 0 2 21 24

1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 7

1 2 1 3 3 1 0 0 6 0 1 4 0 1 2 2 2 29 30

9 1 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 3 0 2 30 29

1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 12

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 5

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

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

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

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

UNF 1 18

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Tyler Miller Greg Ranjitsingh Team totals Opponent totals

1 1 2 2

MIN SHT 90 90 180 180

3 4 7 5

GAA

O'TIME

2 3 5 4

1 2 3 3

1.00 2.00 1.50 1.52

0 0 0 0

1 0 1 1

0 1 1 1

0 0 0 0

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

HEAD-TO-HEAD

UNITED VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Sporting KC

United

Sporting KC 5 wins, 16 goals United 3 wins, 10 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

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

0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1

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

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 9 102 35 56 7 33

2 7 92 28 61 3 39

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 16 194 63 117 10 72

1 5 41 19 55 9 14

2 5 61 21 66 13 23

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 10 102 40 121 22 37

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC MIN

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

Total

4 1

0 2

3 2

5 0

1 1

3 4

0 0

16 10

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Adrian Heath Peter Vermes

vs. KC vs. MIN

4-6-2 5-3-2

(1.17 pts./game) (1.7 pts./game)

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

3 5 18 5 16 13 5 2 3 31 7

Sporting KC Diego Rubio Johnny Russell Graham Zusi 3 times Roger Espinoza Espinoza/Fernandes Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia Tim Melia

United 8 times Abu Danladi Christian Ramirez 3 times Abu Danladi Molino/Barreto 3 times Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth

1 3 12 5 11 14 1 3 1 32 11

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS:

Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Shutouts

Sporting KC 1 15 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 (3 times)

Saves

8 Tim Melia (08/25/18)

Goals Allowed

2 3 players tied

Goals Assists Shots

United 1 8 players tied 2 Ibarra/Gregus 4 3 players tied 3 4 6 1

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

W-L-T Breakdowns: Sporting Kansas City 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)

Minnesota United W-L-T

Streak (started)

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

1 Ls 2 Ts 1 Ls

(09/05/2020) (08/29/2020) (08/25/2020)

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

1 Ws (09/09/2020) 1 Ws (09/06/2020) 2 Ls (08/29/2020)

1-1-2 4-2-0

2 Ts 1 Ls

(08/29/2020) (09/05/2020)

1-3-1 4-0-0

3 Ls (08/21/2020) 6 Ws (08/14/2019)

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

7 Ls 1 Ls 1 Ls 5 Ws 1 Ws

(05/05/2019) (09/05/2020) (08/25/2020) (05/26/2019) (03/07/2020)

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

1 2 1 3 3

Ls Ls Ts Ws Ws

(09/02/2020) (08/21/2020) (07/22/2020) (09/15/2019) (06/29/2019)

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

8 Ws 2 Ts 1 Ls 3 Ls 4 Ls

(03/10/2019) (08/29/2020) (09/05/2020) (05/05/2019) (07/03/2019)

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

1 2 1 4 2

Ws Ws Ws Ls Ls

(09/06/2020) (03/01/2020) (09/09/2020) (05/29/2019) (04/19/2019)

SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. UNITED (5-3-2) PLAYER

MIN

Diego Rubio Khiry Shelton Yohan Croizet Saad Abdul-Salaam Botond Barath Erik Hurtado Gadi Kinda Wan Kuzain Cristian Lobato Jimmy Medranda Ike Opara Daniel Salloi Johnny Russell Matt Besler Latif Blessing Roger Espinoza Gerso Fernandes Jaylin Lindsey Alan Pulido Ilie Sanchez Seth Sinovic Team totals Opponent totals

3 3 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 6 5 7 6 7 2 9 9 2 2 9 6 10 10

2 3 2 2 1 2 2 0 1 3 5 4 5 7 2 9 6 1 2 8 5 10 10

174 251 153 180 90 162 148 72 78 230 450 373 443 630 165 782 563 121 179 738 473 900 900

3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 10

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15 11

SHT GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

8 7 6 2 1 7 5 3 2 8 4 17 12 2 7 17 14 0 5 10 8 194 102

Tim Melia Andrew Dykstra Richard Sanchez

10 1 1

853 31 14

37 2 1

Team totals Opponent totals

10 10

900 900

40 63

GAA

31 0.74 1 2.90 0 12.8 6 32 1.00 48 1.60

0 0 0 0 0

UNITED CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (3-5-2) PLAYER

MIN

SHT

GOALKEEPER

MIN SHTS

GAA

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 4 6 1 5 4 5 4 6 5 2 4 4 10 10

2 2 3 5 1 5 3 5 4 6 5 0 4 3 10 10

263 180 291 454 90 395 276 422 360 434 450 38 360 349 900 900

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 16

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 11 15

7 1 5 4 1 6 9 12 7 2 4 0 1 0 102 194

Vito Mannone Tyler Miller Bobby Shuttleworth Greg Ranjitsingh Team totals Opponent totals

2 1 6 1 10 10

180 90 540 90 900 900

11 2 32 3 48 32

1.00 1.00 1.83 2.00 1.60 1.00

0 0 0 0 0 0

13 3 43 4 63 40

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. UNITED (5-3-2)

CURRENT UNITED VS. SPORTING KC (3-5-2)

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

PLAYER

MIN

SHT

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

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

3 3 2 0 4 5 7 9 6 1 2 8 2 0 3 0 3 10 1 1 1 2 7 10 10

234 251 148 72 373 443 630 782 563 121 179 738 187 18 225 15 270 853 95 90 104 180 675 900 900

2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 10

0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 11

10 7 5 3 17 12 2 17 14 0 5 10 7 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 194 102

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

17 11 4 7 6 6 4 4 4 5 1 9 1 4 3 4 3 1 3 1 3 5 10 10

15 8 3 4 5 6 4 1 4 5 1 9 0 4 1 3 3 0 2 1 0 4 10 10

1386 687 291 389 454 485 360 129 360 450 82 810 24 359 85 250 270 1 205 90 40 274 900 900

1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 16

1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 15

11 7 5 5 4 7 7 2 1 2 2 2 1 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 7 102 194

GOALKEEPER

MIN

SHT

GAA

Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

10 2 10 10

853 104 900 900

37 6 40 63

31 3 32 48

0.74 3.46 1.00 1.60

0 0 0 0

GOALKEEPER

MIN SHTS

GAA

Tyler Miller Greg Ranjitsingh Team totals Opponent totals

3 1 10 10

270 90 900 900

11 3 48 32

1.33 2.00 1.60 1.00

0 0 0 0

15 4 63 40

WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. MINNESOTA UNITED FC

2020 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Sunday, September 13, 2020 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 11 Sporting Kansas City 5-3-2, 17 points (1-1-1 home; 2-1-1 away; 2-1-0 neutral) T-2nd in MLS Western Conference Minnesota United FC 5-3-2, 17 points (2-1-0 home; 2-2-0 away; 1-0-2 neutral) T-2nd in MLS Western Conference

5-3-2 (17 pts.) 10 T-2nd in West 20 2.00 15 15 1.50 +5 144 (45) 31.3% 128 112 18 2

English TV: FOX Sports KC English Radio: ESPN 94.5 FM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR: AVAR:

Kevin Stott Kyle Atkins Brian Poeschel Malik Badawi Jorge Gonzalez Fabio Tovar

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

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

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

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

Pronunciation

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

MINNESOTA UNITED

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

5-3-2 (17 pts.) 10 T-2nd in West 21 2.10 20 16 1.60 +5 137 (50) 36.5% 137 131 23 1

2020 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

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

jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh

Kinda, Shelton Alan Pulido Alan Pulido Khiry Shelton Four Players Four Players Kinda, Puncec Gadi Kinda Gadi Kinda Kinda, Melia

Pts 23 21 18 16 14 13 13 11 11 10 9 9 8 8

W L T 7 1 2 6 2 3 5 2 3 4 2 4 3 2 5 4 4 1 4 5 1 3 5 2 3 5 2 2 4 4 2 4 3 2 5 3 2 6 2 2 6 2

GD +14 +6 +6 +5 0 +1 0 -2 -6 -4 -4 -9 -4 -7

GP 10 11 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10

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

Pts 18 17 17 14 14 14 14 12 10 10 9 9

W L T 5 2 3 5 3 2 5 3 2 4 3 2 4 3 2 3 2 5 3 2 5 3 4 3 2 2 4 2 3 4 3 6 0 2 4 3

GD +13 +5 +5 +1 -2 +2 +2 -1 +2 -4 -8 -11

GP 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 8 9 9 9

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

5 5 18 7 2 2 15 27 4 1

Kevin Molino Jan Gregus Jan Gregus Kevin Molino Amarilla, Molino Kevin Molino Jose Aja Kevin Molino Jose Aja Romain Metanire

450 1.00 3 1 15

Tyler Miller Dayne St. Clair Tyler Miller Miller, St. Clair Greg Ranjitsingh

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference 1. Columbus Crew SC 2. Toronto FC 3. Philadelphia Union 4. Orlando City SC 5. New England Revolution 6. Montreal Impact 7. New York City FC 8. Atlanta United FC 9. New York Red Bulls 10. D.C. United 11. Nashville SC 12. FC Cincinnati 13. Inter Miami CF 14. Chicago Fire

4 GOALS 4 ASSISTS 22 SHOTS 10 SHOTS ON GOAL 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 14 FOULS COMMITTED 18 FOULS SUFFERED 4 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 794 Tim Melia 1.25 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia 24

MEE-lia lou-EESE mar-TEENS wahn koo-ZANE wahn kuh-MAHL

MINNESOTA UNITED

PETER VERMES

ADRIAN HEATH

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

12th season 148-118-92 12th season (.542) 148-118-92 (.542)

6th season 57-70-35 (.460) 4th season 41-52-19 (.451)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY MEDICAL REPORT As of Friday, September 11 NOT MEDICALLY CLEARED • DEF - Winston Reid • MID - Roger Espinoza • MID - Felipe Gutierrez • FWD - Erik Hurtado • FWD - Alan Pulido • FWD - Daniel Salloi

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

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

PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Richard Sanchez Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo Roberto Puncec PUHN-chetz Matt Besler BEEZ-ler Ilie Sanchez ILL-ee-eh SAHN-chez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi ZOO-see Alan Pulido AH-lahn poo-LEE-dough Felipe Gutierrez feh-LEE-pay Khiry Shelton KY-ree Gerso Fernandes JER-soh Amadou Dia AH-mah-doo DEE-uh Roger Espinoza Graham Smith Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah Eric Dick (loaned out) Erik Hurtado her-TAH-doh Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay Winston Reid Tyler Freeman John Pulskamp Jaylin Lindsey Gianluca Busio jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh Cameron Duke Tim Melia MEE-lia Luis Martins lou-EESE mar-TEENS Wan Kuzain koo-ZANE

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

PLAYER PRONUNCIATION Matt Besler BEEZ-ler Gianluca Busio jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh Amadou Dia AH-mah-doo DEE-uh Eric Dick (loaned out) Cameron Duke Roger Espinoza Gerso Fernandes JER-soh Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo Tyler Freeman Felipe Gutierrez feh-LEE-pay Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay Erik Hurtado her-TAH-doh Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah Jaylin Lindsey Luis Martins lou-EESE mar-TEENS Tim Melia MEE-lia Alan Pulido AH-lahn poo-LEE-dough John Pulskamp Roberto Puncec PUHN-chetz Winston Reid Johnny Russell Daniel Salloi shallow-EE Ilie Sanchez ILL-ee-eh SAHN-chez Richard Sanchez Khiry Shelton KY-ree Graham Smith Wan Kuzain koo-ZANE Graham Zusi ZOO-see

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

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

BIRTHDATE (AGE) HOMETOWN 04/05/1994 (26) Little Elm, TX 11/14/1989 (30) Banyoles, Spain 10/27/1991 (28) Varazdin, Croatia 02/11/1987 (33) Overland Park, KS 11/21/1990 (29) Barcelona, Spain 04/08/1990 (30) Glasgow, Scotland 08/18/1986 (34) Longwood, FL 03/08/1991 (29) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 10/08/1990 (29) Quintero, Chile 06/26/1993 (27) Leander, TX 02/23/1991 (29) Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 06/08/1993 (27) Highlands Ranch, CO 10/25/1986 (33) Aurora, CO 11/25/1995 (24) Highlands Ranch, CO 03/23/1994 (26) Ashdod, Israel 10/03/1994 (25) Carmel, IN 11/15/1990 (29) Beaverton, OR 07/19/1996 (24) Budapest, Hungary 06/08/1998 (22) Nashville, TN 07/03/1988 (32) Auckland, New Zealand 01/09/2003 (17) Shawnee, KS 04/19/2001 (19) Bakersfield, CA 03/27/2000 (20) Charlotte, NC 05/28/2002 (18) Greensboro, NC 02/13/2001 (19) Overland Park, KS 05/15/1986 (34) East Islip, NY 06/10/1992 (28) Lamego, Portugal 09/14/1998 (21) Carbondale, IL

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

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

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

BIRTHDATE (AGE) BIRTHPLACE COLLEGE 02/11/1987 (33) Kansas City, MO University of Notre Dame 05/28/2002 (18) Greensboro, NC 06/08/1993 (27) Nantes, France Clemson University 10/03/1994 (25) Roeland Park, KS Butler University 02/13/2001 (19) Overland Park, KS 10/25/1986 (33) Puerto Cortes, Honduras Ohio State University 02/23/1991 (29) Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 11/14/1989 (30) Banyoles, Spain 01/09/2003 (17) Overland Park, KS 10/08/1990 (29) Quintero, Chile 06/08/1998 (22) Ibague, Colombia 11/15/1990 (29) Fredricksburg, VA Santa Clara University 03/23/1994 (26) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 03/27/2000 (20) Charlotte, NC 06/10/1992 (28) Lamego, Portugal 05/15/1986 (34) Great River, NY Lynn University (Florida) 03/08/1991 (29) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 04/19/2001 (19) Bakersfield, CA 10/27/1991 (28) Varazdin, Croatia 07/03/1988 (32) Auckland, New Zealand 04/08/1990 (30) Glasgow, Scotland 07/19/1996 (24) Siofok, Hungary 11/21/1990 (29) Barcelona, Spain 04/05/1994 (26) Mission Hills, CA 06/26/1993 (27) Fort Carson, CO Oregon State University 11/25/1995 (24) Highlands Ranch, CO University of Denver 09/14/1998 (21) Carbondale, IL 08/18/1986 (34) Orlando, FL University of Maryland

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvMIN: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvMIN: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City closes out Phase 1 of the league’s return to play in home markets schedule this Sunday night when the side plays host to Minnesota United at Children’s Mercy Park. It’ll be the third meeting of the 2020 MLS regular season between Sporting KC and Minnesota, with the sides splitting the first two games. 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. In 2019, Sporting went 1-2-0 in all competitions against the Loons, first falling to a 4-1 road defeat in the U.S. Open Cup in mid June, before exacting some revenge with a late 1-0 win at Children’s Mercy Park on Aug. 22 when Erik Hurtado scored an 88thminute winner. The third game took place at Allianz Field, with Sporting suffering a 2-1 defeat. Botond Barath gave SKC an early lead but the Loons came back strong in the second period through Ozzie Alonso and Hassani Dotson. Date

Sporting KC Team Notes • Sporting ranks third in MLS in total goals scored (20) and goals per game (2.00), behind only LAFC and Minnesota. • Sporting is the only MLS team yet to be shut out in the regular season. They have scored in each of their first 10 matches of a regular season campaign for the first time in 2007 and are two games shy of tying the club record of 12 set in 2003 and 2008. • Sporting’s 8.8 shots faced per game are the second-fewest in MLS. • Nine different Sporting players have scored a goal this season, the most in MLS. • Sporting has lost just once in the four matches where it has conceded the first goal (1-1-2 record). • Sporting’s Homegrown Players have combined to make 17 appearances over the last four matches. • Sporting has lost twice when scoring the first goal (4-2-0) and leading at halftime (3-2-0 this season, both tied for the most in MLS. Sporting KC Player Notes • Since the regular season resumed in home markets in mid-August, midfielder Gianluca Busio ranks third in MLS in tackles won (12) and has completed 88.6% of his passes. • Among MLS players to score twice and log 90 minutes this season, forward Erik Hurtado leads the league with 1.86 goals per 90 minutes. • Midfielder Gadi Kinda and forward Khiry Shelton are tied for the team lead with four goals apiece, while forward Alan Pulido has added three goals and a team-leading four assists. Pulido has missed the last two games with a knock.

#SKCvMIN: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 5-3-2 in regular season)

08/21/2020 07/12/2020 09/25/2019 08/22/2019 08/25/2018

Score

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

Result W L L W W

Details

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 Croizet and Rubio net in the second half of home win

Minnesota United Team Notes • Minnesota is tied for first in MLS with 2.1 goals per game, including seven in their last two home victories against Real Salt Lake (W 4-0 on Sept. 6) and FC Dallas (W 3-2 on Sept. 9). • Minnesota has scored a league-leading nine goals in four true road matches this season (2-2-0 record). • Minnesota has lost each of its last two road games by a combined 6-1 scoreline (L 1-3 at Dallas on Aug. 9; L 0-3 at Houston on Sept. 2). • Minnesota has conceded two or more goals in five of the team’s last six regular season matches dating back to July 22. • Minnesota went winless in five regular season matches from July 17 to Sept. 2 (0-3-2) before posting two straight home wins over the past week. • Minnesota ranks second in MLS in duels won per game (55.8) and fourth in interceptions per game (13.4). • Minnesota is a perfect 4-0-0 when scoring the first goal this season and 1-3-1 when allowing the first goal.

#SKCvMIN: PLAYER HISTORY • Forward Khiry Shelton has scored twice against the Loons, tallying his first goal for Sporting KC in a 1-1 road draw on May 20, 2018 before adding another in SKC’s MLS is Back opener - a 2-1 loss on July 12, 2020. • Forward Erik Hurtado has scored twice against the Loons, notching a late game-winner in the 1-0 home win on Aug. 22, 2019 for Sporting KC and another coming as a member of the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2017. • Forward Daniel Salloi has one goal against Minnesota, netting the opening goal in a 4-1 home win on June 3, 2018. • Midfielder Wan Kuzain has one goal against MNUFC, scoring his first MLS goal with the game-winner on June 3, 2018. • Midfielder Gadi Kinda has scored once against Minnesota, opening the scoring in the 2-1 road win on Aug. 21, 2020. • Forward Johnny Russell has five assists against Minnesota, setting up Khiry Shelton’s goal in the 1-1 draw on May 20, 2018 before setting up both goals in the 2-0 home win on Aug. 25, 2018. Russell tallied the game-winning assist on Erik Hurtado’s goal in the 1-0 home win on Aug. 22, 2019 before setting up Botond Barath’s opener in the 2-1 road loss on Sept. 25, 2019. • Forward Alan Pulido has one assist against the Loons, setting up Khiry Shelton’s opener in the 2-1 loss at the MLS is Back Tournament on July 12, 2020. • Forward Gerso Fernandes has tallied one assist versus Minnesota, coming on Diego Rubio’s goal in the 4-1 home win on June 3, 2018. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has recorded one assist against Minnesota, helping set up Cristian Lobato’s strike in the 4-1 home win on June 3, 2018. • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez has one assist against Minneosta United, coming on Erik Hurtado’s late game-winner in the 1-0 home win on Aug. 22, 2019. • Defender Matt Besler has one assist against Minnesota, coming on Ike Opara’s game-winning goal on June 3, 2017. • 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 5-2-1 all-time against Minnesota United FC, with three shutouts and a 0.74 goals against average. • Goalkeeper Richard Sanchez is 0-2-0 against the Loons, suffering a 2-1 road defeat with the Chicago Fire on March 17, 2018 and a 2-1 loss at the MIB Tournament on July 12, 2020 after subbing in following a red card.

Minnesota United Player Notes • Midfielder Kevin Molino is tied for fifth in MLS with a team-leading five goals, having scored twice in Wednesday’s 3-2 home win over FC Dallas. • Midfielder Jan Gregus is tied for third in MLS with five assists and tied for ninth with 18 chances created, both of which are team-highs. • Defender Michael Boxall ranks third in MLS in both interceptions (22) and clearances (50). • Defenders Michael Boxall, Chase Gasper and Romain Metanire have started all 10 regular season matches this season. Metanire will miss Sunday’s match through red card suspension.

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

#SKCvMIN: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS • Minnesota defender Ike Opara spent six years with Sporting KC from 20132018, scoring 15 goals and adding six assists across 136 appearances in all competitions. • Minnesota midfielder James Musa made one appearance for Sporting KC in 2017, while he made 24 appearances with Sporting II that season. • Forward Erik Hurtado played alongside Minnesota defender Jose Aja at the Vancouver Whitecaps in 2018. • Defender Winston Reid has played alongside Minnesota defender Michael Boxall and midfielder James Musa on the New Zealand National Team from 2017 onwards. • Goalkeeper Richard Sanchez was teammates with Minnesota’s Raheem Edwards at the Chicago Fire from 2018-2019. • Midfielder Gadi Kinda played against Minnesota striker Aaron Schoenfeld in the Israeli Premier League from 2016-2020. • Manager Peter Vermes played with Minnesota Sporting Director Manny Lagos at the New York Metrostars in 1996.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes CLOSING OUT PHASE ONE

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES

SCHEDULE RELEASED THROUGH SEPTEMBER

Sporting Kansas City is set to close out Phase One of the league’s return to local markets schedule when the side plays host to Minnesota United FC at Children’s Mercy Park on Sunday night. On Friday, MLS announced three additional games for each team, taking them through the end of September. Following Sunday’s match, Sporting will host FC Dallas (Sept. 19) and Orlando City SC (Sept. 23) before another trip to Dick’s Sporting Goods Park to take on the Colorado Rapids (Sept. 27).

On Friday morning, Sporting Kansas City announced an additional three matches to the club’s 2020 MLS regular season schedule through the end of September, including two nationally televised contests at Children’s Mercy Park. After hosting rivals Minnesota United FC in a battle for first place on Sunday, Sporting will begin the second phase of the continued regular season campaign with home matches against FC Dallas on Sept. 19 and Orlando City SC on Sept. 23 followed by a trip to the Colorado Rapids on Sept. 27.

Sporting KC has slipped to second place in the Western Conference following a 0-2-2 run in their last four games, with the side holding on to top spot until late on Thursday night when Seattle Sounders FC jumped above them following a 7-1 demolition of the San Jose Earthquakes. Sporting and Minnesota have identical 5-3-2 (17 pts.) records and a +5 goal difference, although MNUFC holds the tie-breaker having scored one more goal than SKC.

From the beginning of October through Decision Day on Nov. 8, SKC will play an additional nine matches to round out the 23-game regular season. Additional 2020 MLS matches will be announced pending further developments regarding travel protocols. DATE Sept. 13 Sept. 19 Sept. 23 Sept. 27

Sunday night’s match represents the first of three consecutive home games at Children’s Mercy Park for Sporting KC, with FC Dallas and Orlando set to visit before the end of the month. Sporting is 1-1-1 at home this season, but will look to improve on that in front of an 18-precent capacity crowd in the coming weeks. After an insane schedule during Phase One that saw Sporting play five games in the space of 16 days, Peter Vermes finally had the opportunity for a full week of training heading into Sunday’s game. The recent schedule marked the club’s busiest five-game stretch in the regular season since 2007, and just the 11th time in which Sporting played five regular season matches in 16 days or less.

OPPONENT vs. Minnesota United FC vs. FC Dallas vs. Orlando City SC at Colorado Rapids

TIME BROADCAST 7:30 p.m. FOX Sports KC 2:30 p.m. Univision, UniMas, FSKC 6:30 p.m. FS1, FOX Deportes 8:00 p.m. FOX Sports KC

Sporting’s home date with FC Dallas on Sept. 19 will serve as a rematch of the 1-1 draw between the sides on Sept. 2 at Children’s Mercy Park, which saw forward Khiry Shelton bag his fourth goal of the season. Eastern Conference contenders Orlando City SC will visit Children’s Mercy Park on Sept. 23. The Lions reached the final of the MLS is Back Tournament in August. Sporting has won each of its previous two home meetings against Orlando by a one-goal margin.

BRAGGING RIGHTS

Sporting Kansas City are set to take on Minnesota United FC for the third time in the 2020 MLS regular season when the two sides meet at Children’s Mercy Park on Sunday night. The season series is currently split, with Minnesota claiming a 2-1 win at the MLS is Back Tournament on July 12 before Sporting responded with a 2-1 win of their own at Allianz Field to begin the resumption of league play in local markets on Aug. 21. The winner of the game has the chance to leapfrog the Seattle Sounders into first place in the Western Conference.

Sporting will close out the month of September with another trip to Colorado, where they recently played the Rapids to a 1-1 draw on Aug. 29. Gianluca Busio’s equalizer in the second half helped the visitors emerge with a point following Cole Bassett’s opener.

SPORTING SCORING IN EVERY GAME

When striker Erik Hurtado struck the opening goal during Sporting Kansas City’s eventual 2-1 defeat against the Houston Dynamo at BBVA Stadium last Saturday, it kept alive Sporting’s streak of scoring in every regular-season match in 2020.

Sporting were 2-0-0 in the regular season heading into the MLS is Back Tournament opener in mid-July, and they looked to be cruising to a third straight win on the night against Minnesota United after Khiry Shelton’s strike late in the first half gave his side the lead at the halftime interval. However, goalkeeper Tim Melia was shown a red card with 15 minutes remaining, and the Loons rallied to score twice in second-half stoppage time through a Shelton own goal and a Kevin Molino strike to claim all three points.

Sporting KC is the only team in MLS yet to be shut out and have now scored in their first 10 matches of a regular season for the first time since 2007. Sporting have moved within two games of equaling the club record for consecutive matches with a goal to start a campaign. Sporting struck in each of the first dozen matches to open 2003 and 2008. Sporting’s nine different goalscorers in 2020 are tied for the seocnd most in MLS, only trailing Sunday’s opponents Minnesota United who have seen 10 different players bag a goal in 2020. Hurtado’s goal last Saturday night means that the only time Sporting KC has been shut out in 2020 remains the 0-0 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps in the Round of 16 of the MLS is Back Tournament - a game that Sporting won on penalties by a 3-1 scoreline.

Five weeks later, Sporting flipped the script and claimed a 2-1 victory at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minnesota. Gadi Kinda gave SKC an early lead before Jaylin Lindsey’s own goal restored parity for Minnesota heading into halftime. A second own goal of the game in the second half, this time from Loons defender Michael Boxall, gave Sporting a valuable road win - their first road win against Minnesota in MLS play. Sporting KC last played host to Minnesota United on Aug. 22, 2019, securing a dramatic 1-0 victory. After a tightly contested game seemed to be petering out toward a goalless draw, Johnny Russell slipped Erik Hurtado in behind the Minnesota backline and the striker took his chance with aplomb after rounding MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Vito Mannone.

COACH SPEAK: PETER VERMES

Thoughts on the match: “I thought for 60 minutes of the game, we were pretty organized. Obviously, we got the goal and that took a little pressure off. I would state that we started to probably get a little tired. I tried to make some subs. I tried to change the team around. We went to five in the back to try to deal with (Houston’s attack). We knew what was going to happen. We knew they were going to come forward with a lot of people. We couldn’t close the game out unfortunately.”

Heading into this weekend, Sporting holds a 5-3-2 record against Minnesota in the alltime MLS regular-season series - which is actually identical to Sporting’s current record in the 2020 season. Sporting is 4-0-0 against Minnesota at Children’s Mercy Park, outscoring the Loons 10-1. Peter Vermes’ side has also topped Minnesota at home twice in the U.S. Open Cup through the years, claiming 2-0 and 4-0 wins in 2014 and 2017, respectively.

On the play of Amadou Dia: “On that first goal, he did get drawn inside. I thought for the majority of the game though he was pretty good defensively against those guys. I thought he was pretty good. That’s the number one priority of his position and his role is to make sure he defends well and he did a good job there.”

HURTADO MAKES MOST OF HIS MINUTES

Sporting Kansas City striker Erik Hurtado made the most of a rare start during last weekend’s 2-1 loss to the Houston Dynamo at BBVA Stadium, showing predatory instincts to fire home a difficult finish after Khiry Shelton’s initial effort had been saved.

On the play of Erik Hurtado: “We had some ideas about how he could get in behind them on some of the counters. I think they do a good job defensively. They fight for every ball. They compete. I think Erik was opportunistic on the goal. It was good for him to get the goal for us. It’s unfortunate that it couldn’t hold up.”

The goal is Hurtado’s second of the 2020 season, having also scored a sumptuous volley in the 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps to open the 2020 season on Feb. 29 at BC Place. Among players with at least two goals scored and 90 minutes played this season, Hurtado ranks first with 1.86 goals per 90 minutes. The Sporting striker ranks ahead of Chris Wondolowski (1.35), Ayo Akinola (1.23), Jonathan Lewis (1.22) and Diego Rossi (1.14).

On playing with five in the back: “We just wanted to get more pressure on their wingers outside late in the game. That was the big thing for us so that’s why we went to five in the back. That was really it.”

Hurtado, who matched his goals total from 2019 with his goal last Saturday, now has 16 goals in his MLS career - 12 coming with the Vancouver Whitecaps from 2013-2018, and four with SKC since joining the club ahead of the 2019 campaign.

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. 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: 5-3-2 Home games: 4-0-0 (10 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

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

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

3 5 18 5 16 13

Diego Rubio Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Three Players Roger Espinoza Espinoza, Gerso

5 2 3 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 Ibson, Molino 14

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

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

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

MINNESOTA UNITED

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

15 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 7 0 16 102 92 0 194 35 28 0 63 56 61 0 117 7 3 0 10 33 39 0 72

MINNESOTA UNITED Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 5 5 0 10 Shots 41 61 0 102 Shots on Goal 19 21 0 40 Fouls 55 66 0 121 Offsides 9 13 0 22 Corner Kicks 14 23 0 37

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC MIN

148

1-15

4 1

16-30

31-45

5 2

46-60

3 0

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS (through March 7, 2020)

19,425

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

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

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

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

196

0 2

105.2 5

61-75

1 1

76-90

3 4

0 0

Total

16 10

107

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

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

344

1 2 4 3 4 6

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 196 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

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

Adrian Zendejas (Trade - Nov. 19, 2019)

Roberto Puncec (Signing - Dec. 4, 2019)

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

Khiry Shelton (Signing - Dec. 9, 2019)

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

Alan Pulido (Signing - Dec. 10, 2019)

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

Amadou Dia (Signing - Jan. 10, 2020)

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

Gadi Kinda (Loan - Jan. 23, 2020)

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

Winston Reid (Loan - Feb. 14, 2020)

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

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

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

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

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Nov. 19: OUT Sporting KC acquires $175,000 in allocation money and an international roster spot from Nashville SC (MLS) in exchange for GK Adrian Zendejas. Nov. 19: OUT Sporting KC D Jimmy Medranda selected by Nashville SC (MLS) in the 2019 MLS Expansion Draft. Nov. 21: OUT Sporting KC declines options on M Benny Feilhaber, D Seth Sinovic and M Gedion Zelalem. In addition, D Nico Hasler, F Krisztian Nemeth and D Rodney Wallace are out of contract. Nov. 26: IN Sporting KC selects GK Richard Sanchez in Stage 1 (4th Overall) of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Dec. 4: IN Sporting KC signs D Robert Puncec, most recently with HNK Rijeka (Croatia). Dec. 9: IN Sporting KC signs F Khiry Shelton from SC Paderborn 07 (Germany). Dec. 10: IN Sporting KC acquires F Alan Pulido on a club-record transfer fee from C.D. Guadalajara (Mexico). Jan. 10: IN Sporting KC signs D Amadou Dia, most recently with Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship). Jan 23: IN Sporting KC acquires M Gadi Kinda on a one-year loan with an option to buy from Beitar Jerusalem (Israel). Feb. 4: OUT Sporting KC loans GK Eric Dick to Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship) for the 2020 season. Feb. 14: IN Sporting KC acquires D Winston Reid on loan from West Ham United (England). Feb. 24: IN Sporting KC signs GK John Pulskamp as a Homegrown Player after acquiring his Homegrown rights from the LA Galaxy (MLS). July 11: OUT Sporting KC transfers D Botond Barath to his former club, Budapest Honved FC (Hungary). July 17: IN/OUT Sporting KC added GK Charlie Lyon as a League Pool Goalkeeper for July 17 match vs. Colorado Rapids. Lyon was released following the game.

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2009

Matt Besler (8th) Graham Zusi (23rd)

2015

Signings

Trades

Homegrown Players

Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15)

2016

Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)

2017 2018

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

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

Gianluca Busio (8/25/17)

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

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

2019

Luis Martins (8/1/19)

2020

Richard Sanchez (11/25/19) Robert Puncec (12/4/19) Khiry Shelton (12/9/19) Alan Pulido (12/10/19) Amadou Dia (1/10/20) Gadi Kinda (1/23/20) Winston Reid (2/14/20)

Erik Hurtado (12/14/18)

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

Sporting Kansas City II

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2020 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT

TV / SCORERS

Saturday, February 29

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

MLS

3-1

Pulido, Kinda, Hurtado

SATURDAY, MARCH 7

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

4-0

Pulido, Espinoza, Kinda, Shelton

SUNDAY, JULY 12

MINNESOTA UNITED

GROUP STAGE

1-2

Shelton

FRIDAY, JULY 17

COLORADO RAPIDS

GROUP STAGE

3-2

Shelton, Pulido, Zusi

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22

REAL SALT LAKE

GROUP STAGE

2-0

Russell, Gerso

SUNDAY, JULY 26

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

ROUND OF 16

0-0 (3-1 PK)

THURSDAY, JULY 30

PHILADELPHIA UNION

QUARTERFINAL

1-3

Pulido

Friday, August 21

at Minnesota United FC

MLS

2-1

Kinda, Own Goal

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

2-5

Russell, Kinda

Saturday, August 29

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

1-1

Busio

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

FC DALLAS

MLS

1-1

Shelton

Saturday, September 5

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

1-2

Hurtado

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

MLS

7:30 P.M.

FOX SPORTS KC

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

FC DALLAS

MLS

2:30 P.M.

UNIVISION / UNIMAS / FSKC

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 ORLANDO CITY SC

MLS

6:30 P.M.

FS1

Sunday, September 27

MLS

8:00 P.M.

FOX Sports KC

REGULAR SEASON

MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT

REGULAR SEASON

at Colorado Rapids

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 2020 REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) REFEREE

GAMES RECORD

SKC FOULS

OPP. FOULS

SKC YC

OPP. YC

SKC RC

OPP. RC

SKC PK

OPP. PK

Ted Unkel

1-0-0

Allen Chapman

1-0-0

Joe Dickerson

0-2-0

Dave Gantar

1-0-0

Fotis Bazakos

1-0-0

Ramy Touchan

1-0-1

Armando Villarreal

0-0-1

Tim Ford

0-1-0

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

INCIDENT

DECISION

July 12, 2020 vs. MIN Joe Dickerson Armando Villarreal MIN Goal Overturned, No Goal After MIN’s Ethan Finlay puts the ball into the back of the net from close range, Dickerson consults with his VAR Villarreal who flags that Kevin Molino was offside and screening SKC goalkeeper Tim Melia in the lead-up to the goal. July 17, 2020 vs. COL Dave Gantar Rubiel Vazquez COL Yellow Card Overturned, Red Card SKC’s Khiry Shelton is brought down by COL’s Danny Wilson while through on goal. Referee Dave Gantar initially shows Wilson a yellow card, but after consulting with his VAR, changes his decision to a red card for denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity. July 17, 2020 vs. COL Dave Gantar Rubiel Vazquez SKC No Penalty Overturned, Penalty SKC’s Graham Zusi whips in a cross from the right that deflects off COL’s Diego Rubio’s elbow and out for a corner. After consulting with his VAR, referee Dave Gantar awards SKC a penalty for handball.

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2020 Record When...

SPORTING KC IN 2020 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

Regular Season Record By Month

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

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

Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goals Allowing 0 goals Allowing 1 goal Allowing 2 goals Allowing 3 goals Allowing 4+ goals

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

Wearing Sporting blue Wearing dark indigo

2-2-1 3-1-1

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

5-1-0 0-1-2 0-1-0

Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even

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

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

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

Day games (before 5 p.m.) Games 5 p.m. CT or later

1-0-0 4-3-2

With red card for With red card against

1-0-0 0-1-1

Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75

3-3-1 2-0-1

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

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

vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference

5-3-2 0-0-0

On grass On turf

4-3-2 1-0-0

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

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

1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 23-11-11 0-0-0 45-38-19 0-0-0 39-49-28 0-0-0 44-31-28 2-1-0 55-42-28 1-1-1 50-54-18 0-1-1 34-46-21 0-0-0 24-18-18

Game-winning goals after 75’...

vs. Atlanta United FC vs. Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew SC vs. D.C. United vs. FC Cincinnati vs. FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo vs. Inter Miamo CF vs. Los Angeles FC vs. LA Galaxy vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Montreal Impact vs. Nashville SC vs. NE Revolution vs. New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls vs. Orlando City SC vs. Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake vs. SJ Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Toronto FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps

GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 10 10 20 OPPONENT 6 9 15

None

Game-winning goals against after 75’...

Kevin Molino (7/12 vs. MIN) - 97+ Minute Mauro Manotas (9/5 at HOU) - 85th Minute

Game-tying goals against after 75’... Red Cards...

1-1-1 (0-0-0) 17-26-11 (0-0-0) 26-24-16 (1-0-1) 26-22-8 (0-0-0) 21-22-13 (0-0-0) 0-0-1 (0-0-0) 25-25-13 (0-0-1) 9-12-13 (1-2-0) 0-0-0 (0-0-0) 2-2-0 (0-0-0) 23-26-15 (0-0-0) 5-3-2 (1-1-0) 7-4-3 (0-0-0) 0-0-0 (0-0-0) 25-18-12 (0-0-0) 2-3-0 (0-0-0) 21-21-14 (0-0-0) 2-2-1 (0-0-0) 6-6-5 (0-0-0) 7-4-5 (0-0-0) 10-13-8 (1-0-0) 27-25-8 (0-0-0) 7-9-4 (0-0-0) 14-4-8 (0-0-0) 10-3-4 (1-0-0)

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

Penalty Kicks...

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

Penalty Kicks Against...

None

Penalty Kicks Earned...

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

Youngest Goalscorer... Oldest Goalscorer... Youngest Starter... Youngest to play in a game... Oldest Starter... Oldest to play in a game...

315-289-171 1-1-1 204-101-80 2-1-1 109-187-91 2-1-0 2-1-0

None

Tim Melia (7/12 vs. MIN) - DOGSO - 74th Minute Gadi Kinda (8/29 at COL) - Second Yellow Card - 78th Minute

Red Cards Against...

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

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

Game-tying goals after 75’...

Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2020)

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

Quickest Goal... Johnny Russell (7/22 at RSL) - 49 seconds Quickest Goal Against... Kellyn Acosta (7/17 vs. COL) - 6th Minute

Gianluca Busio (8/29 at COL) - 18 years and 93 days Graham Zusi (7/17 vs. COL) - 33 years and 334 days Gianluca Busio (7/22 at RSL) - 18 years and 55 days Gianluca Busio (2/29 at VAN) - 17 years and 277 days Tim Melia (9/5 at HOU) - 34 years and 113 days Tim Melia (9/5 at HOU) - 34 years and 113 days

2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 69 75 144 OPPONENT 35 53 88

SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 22 23 45 OPPONENT 17 22 39

FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 64 64 128 OPPONENT 60 52 112

OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 7 7 14 OPPONENT 8 10 18

CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 31 29 60 OPPONENT 13 20 33

CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 5 13 18 OPPONENT 13 12 25

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

PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0/0 1/1 1/1 OPPONENT 0/0 0/0 0/0

SPORTING KC ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORDS IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES OVERALL

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

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

W L T 204 101 80 15 4 3 21 7 3 8 5 5 248 117 91

W L T 315 289 171 18 22 10 0 1 1 30 17 7 13 15 9 376 344 198

GF GA 1096 1043 66 67 1 3 109 67 50 57 1322 1237

AWAY GF GA 653 461 41 20 72 30 28 18 794 529

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

W L T 109 187 91 2 17 7 9 10 4 5 10 3 125 224 105 9

NEUTRAL GF GA 437 578 22 44 37 37 22 39 518 698

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 | September 13, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES Feb. 29, 2020: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-3 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BC Place | Vancouver, BC Attendance: 22,120 Weather: Indoors and 53 degrees Sporting KC (1-0-0, 3 points) Vancouver Whitecaps (0-1-0, 0 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins M Ilie M Espinoza M Kinda (Busio 90’) F Shelton F Pulido (Hurtado 90’) F Russell (Gerso 71’)

1 2 F 2 1 3 1 0 1

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

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

SKC 11 (4) 4 13 0 3

VAN 9 (5) 1 10 0 4

Aug. 25, 2020: Sporting KC 2-5 Houston Dynamo MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Sunny and 90 degrees Sporting KC (5-2-0, 15 points) Houston Dynamo (1-2-4, 7 points)

1 2 F 1 1 2 2 3 5

March 7, 2020: Sporting KC 4-0 Houston Dynamo MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 21,188 Weather: Clear and 57 degrees 1 2 F 2 2 4 0 0 0

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

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

Aug. 21, 2020: Minnesota United 1-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Allianz Field | St. Paul, MN Weather: Mostly sunny and 85 degrees Sporting KC (5-1-0, 15 points) Minnesota United (3-1-2, 11 points)

1 2 F 1 1 2 1 0 1

Sporting KC Minnesota United GK Melia GK Ranjitsingh D Zusi D Metanire D Smith D Aja D Reid D Boxall D Lindsey D Gasper M Busio M Gregus M Espinoza (Hernandez 75’) M Alonso (C) M Kinda (Duke 72’) M Dotson (Schoenfeld 82’) F Russell (Puncec 85’) F Finlay (Lod 65’) F Pulido (C) F Amarilla (Toye 82’) F Shelton (Gerso 72’) F Molino (Edwards 65’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Cropper (GK) Barath Fuenmayor Lindsey Ceren Salloi Hansen

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Emmings (GK) Besler Chacon Dia Hairston Hurtado Musa Salloi

Scoring Summary: SKC - Alan Pulido 2 (Khiry Shelton 1, Gadi Kinda 1) 16’ SKC - Roger Espinoza 1 (Unassisted) 26’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 2 (Alan Pulido 1, Johnny Russell 1) 65’ SKC - Khiry Shelton 1 (Unassisted) 77’

Scoring Summary: SKC - Gadi Kinda 3 (Jaylin Lindsey 1) 12’ MIN - Own Goal (Jaylin Lindsey) 32’ SKC - Own Goal (Michael Boxall) 55’

Misconduct Summary: HOU - Aljaz Struna (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 14’ HOU - Maynor Figueroa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 30’ HOU - Matias Vera (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’ HOU - Adam Lundkvist (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’ SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) HOU - Michael Salazar (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’

Misconduct Summary: MIN - Jose Aja (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 24’ SKC - Gianluca Busio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 46’ SKC - Alan Pulido (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’ MIN - Ozzie Alonso (Yellow Card; Dissent) 93+ SKC - Cameron Duke (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 95+

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

SKC 17 (7) 1 12 3 5

HOU 9 (1) 3 13 1 7

Aug. 29, 2020: Colorado Rapids 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dick’ Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, CO Weather: Partly cloudy and 72 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 0 1 1

Sporting KC (5-2-1, 16 points) Colorado Rapids (2-3-2, 8 points)

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

SKC 11 (4) 3 16 3 3

MIN 12 (3) 3 17 0 6

Sept. 2, 2020: Sporting KC 1-1 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Weather: Partly cloudy and 72 degrees 1 2 F 1 0 1 1 0 1

Sporting KC (5-2-2, 17 points) FC Dallas (2-1-4, 10 points)

Sporting KC Houston Dynamo GK Melia GK Maric D Zusi D Valentin D Reid D Struna D Besler D Figueroa D Lindsey D Lundkvist M Busio M Ceren (Lemoine 91+) M Espinoza (Hernandez 58’) M Vera (C) M Kinda (Duke 72’) M Rodriguez (Martinez 80’) F Russell (Salloi 64’) F Elis (Hansen 46’) F Pulido (C) (Hurtado 64’) F Ramirez (Manotas 66’) F Gerso (Shelton 58’) F Quintero (Garcia 66’)

Sporting KC Colorado Rapids GK Melia GK Yarbrough D Zusi D Rosenberry D Smith D Abubakar D Reid (Puncec 40’) D Wilson D Lindsey D Vines M Busio M Price (C) M Espinoza (Hernandez 16’) M Acosta (Mezquida 59’) M Kinda M Shinyashiki (Lewis 59’) F Shelton M Namli (Galvan 89’) F Pulido (C) M Bassett (Kamara 68’) F Gerso (Russell 64’) F Rubio

Sporting KC GK Melia D Lindsey D Smith (Besler 46’) D Puncec D Martins M Busio M Hernandez (Hurtado 93+) M Duke (Zusi 57’) F Russell (C) F Shelton F Gerso (Salloi 57’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Cropper (GK) Dia Bizama Puncec Fuenmayor Smith Junqua

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Irwin (GK) Besler Kelly Martins Moor Duke Trusty Hurtado Warner Salloi

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Cerillo (GK) Dia Velez Fontas Ondrasek Kuzain Pepi

Scoring Summary: HOU - Alberth Elis 3 (Darwin Quintero 3, Memo Rodriguez 1) 17’ SKC - Johnny Russell 2 (Unassisted) 26’ HOU - Christian Ramirez 1 (Alberth Elis 1, Darwin Quintero 4) 44’ HOU - Niko Hansen 1 (Christian Ramirez 1, Zarek Valentin 2) 48’ SKC - Gadi Kinda 4 (Unassisted) 49’ HOU - Darwin Quintero 2 (Darwin Ceren 1) 57’ HOU - Darwin Quintero 3 (Niko Hansen 1) 61’

Scoring Summary: COL - Cole Bassett 1 (Younes Namli 1) 57’ SKC - Gianluca Busio 1 (Unassisted) 67’

Misconduct Summary: HOU - Matias Vera (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 25’ SKC - Gianluca Busio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’

Misconduct Summary: COL - Jack Price (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 47’ COL - Kellyn Acosta (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 52’ SKC - Graham Smith (Yellow Card; Handball) 63’ SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 65’ SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 78’ COL - Diego Rubio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 82’

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

SKC 14 (5) 3 11 3 10

HOU 12 (8) 1 9 3 1

SKC 13 (3) 3 10 0 8

COL 10 (4) 2 11 0 0

FC Dallas GK Maurer (Zobeck 42’) D Hollingshead D Hedges (Bressan 46’) D Ziegler (C) D Nelson M Santos M Acosta (Tessman 19’) M Servania (Mosquera 64’) F Barrios F Jara F Ferreira (Reynolds 64’)

Scoring Summary: DAL - Franco Jara 1 (Bryan Acosta 1) 9’ SKC - Khiry Shelton 4 (Gerso Fernandes 2, Felipe Hernandez 1) 48+ Misconduct Summary: DAL - Brandon Servania (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’ DAL - Michael Barrios (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 54’ SKC - Peter Vermes (Yellow Card; Dissent) 58’ DAL - Thiago Santos (Yellow Card; Dissent) 84’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 22 (3) 4 14 0 7

DAL 5 (5) 2 11 2 5

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES (cont.) Sept. 5, 2020: Houston Dynamo 2-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BBVA Stadium | Houston, TX Weather: Partly cloudy and 88 degrees Sporting KC (5-3-2, 17 points) Houston Dynamo (3-2-4, 13 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Lindsey D Puncec D Besler (C) D Dia M Busio M Hernandez (Gerso 62’) M Kinda (Reid 77’) F Zusi F Hurtado (Russell 62’) F Shelton

1 2 F 1 0 1 0 2 2

Houston Dynamo GK Maric D Valentin D Fuenmayor (Struna 80’) D Figueroa D Lundkvist M Vera (C) M Rodriguez (Manotas 80’) M Ceren F Hansen (Elis 58’) F Ramirez (Lassiter 58’) F Quintero (Garcia 87’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Sanchez (GK) Cropper (GK) Martins Junqua Smith Lemoine Duke Zahibo Kuzain Salloi Scoring Summary: SKC - Erik Hurtado 2 (Unassisted) 30’ HOU - Alberth Elis 2 (Darwin Ceren 3, Darwin Quintero 5) 59’ HOU - Mauro Manotas 2 (Zarek Valentin 3, Darwin Quintero 6) 85’ Misconduct Summary: HOU - Maynor Figueroa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 91+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 14 (3) 4 12 1 7

HOU 9 (6) 2 7 5 4

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE BOX SCORES (REGULAR SEASON) July 12, 2020: Sporting KC 1-2 Minnesota United FC MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Weather: Partly cloudy and 86 degrees Sporting KC (2-1-0, 6 points) Minnesota United (3-0-0, 9 points) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins M Ilie (Busio 94+) M Espinoza M Kinda (Sanchez 76’) F Shelton (Salloi 94+) F Pulido (Hurtado 94+) F Gerso (Russell 73’)

1 2 F 1 0 1 0 2 2

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

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

SKC 13 (3) 1 14 1 9

MIN 9 (2) 2 12 3 3

July 17, 2020: Sporting KC 3-2 Colorado Rapids MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Weather: Mostly Sunny and 84 degrees Sporting KC (3-1-0, 9 points) Colorado Rapids (2-2-0, 6 points) Sporting KC GK Sanchez D Zusi D Puncec D Besler (C) D Martins (Dia 100+) M Ilie M Espinoza M Kinda (Busio 82’) F Shelton F Pulido F Russell (Gerso 54’)

1 2 F 0 3 3 1 1 2

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

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

SKC 19 (9) 2 15 1 5

COL 8 (4) 5 11 3 1

July 22, 2020: Sporting KC 2-0 Real Salt Lake MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Weather: Mostly Cloudy and 83 degrees Sporting KC (4-1-0, 12 points) Real Salt Lake (1-1-3, 6 points)

1 2 F 1 1 2 0 0 0

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

SKC 10 (4) 1 11 2 3

RSL 5 (1) 3 11 1 2

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 MLS IS BACK KNOCKOUT STAGE BOX SCORES July 26, 2020: Sporting KC 0-0 (3-1) Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS is Back | ESPN Wide World of Sports | Orlando, FL Weather: Mostly clear and 78 degrees 1 2 F PK 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1

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

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

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

SKC 36 (8) 5 10 2 12

1 2 F 1 0 1 3 0 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

SKC 16 (7) 0 16 3 7

VAN 8 (5) 8 8 2 4

PHI 7 (3) 6 18 2 1

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2020 REGULAR SEASON)

Formation: 4-3-3

NOTE: Chart does not account for players interchanging and/or switching positions over the course of a match. Substitute players are not listed.

Center forward Alan Pulido 8 Khiry Shelton 1 Erik Hurtado 1

Left forward

Gerso Fernandes 4 Johnny Russell 3 Khiry Shelton 3

Right forward Khiry Shelton 5 Johnny Russell 4 Graham Zusi 1

Left-center midfielder

Right-center midfielder

Gadi Kinda 8 Gianluca Busio 1 Cameron Duke 1

Roger Espinoza 8 Felipe Hernandez 2

Defensive midfielder Ilie Sanchez 5 Gianluca Busio 5

Left back

Luis Martins 6 Jaylin Lindsey 3 Amadou Dia 1

Left center back

Right center back

Matt Besler 6 Winston Reid 2 Roberto Puncec 2

Robreto Puncec 5 Graham Smith 4 Winston Reid 1

Goalkeeper

Tim Melia 9 Richard Sanchez 1

Right back

Graham Zusi 8 Jaylin Lindsey 2

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2020 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE Feb. 29 March 7 July 12 July 17 July 22 Aug. 21 Aug. 25 Aug. 29 Sept. 2 Sept. 5 Sept. 13 Sept. 19 Sept. 23 Sept. 27

OPPONENT

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

RESULT W W L W W W L T T L

SCORE 3-1 4-0 1-2 3-2 2-0 2-1 2-5 1-1 1-1 1-2

ATTEND. 22,120 21,188 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

RECORD PLACE PTS. GOALSCORERS 1-0-0 2-0-0 2-1-0 3-1-0 4-1-0 5-1-0 5-2-0 5-2-1 5-2-2 5-3-2

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

3 6 6 9 12 15 15 16 17 17

Pulido, Kinda, Hurtado Pulido, Espinoza, Kinda, Shelton Shelton Shelton, Pulido, Zusi Russell, Gerso Kinda, Own Goal Russell, Kinda Busio Shelton Hurtado

SPORTING KC 2020 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2020 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (5-3-2, 17 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2020 UNF POS PLAYER 17 M Gadi Kinda 11 F Khiry Shelton 9 F Alan Pulido 7 F Johnny Russell 19 F Erik Hurtado 12 F Gerso Fernandes 27 M Gianluca Busio 15 M Roger Espinoza 8 D Graham Zusi 36 D Luis Martins 21 M Felipe Hernandez 26 D Jaylin Lindsey 4 D Roberto Puncec 5 D Matt Besler 13 D Amadou Dia 28 M Cameron Duke 29 GK Tim Melia 22 D Winston Reid 20 F Daniel Salloi 6 M Ilie Sanchez 1 GK Richard Sanchez 16 D Graham Smith 18 GK Eric Dick 3 D Andreu Fontas 23 F Tyler Freeman 10 M Felipe Gutierrez 75 M Wan Kuzain 24 GK John Pulskamp Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 9 10 8 10 6 10 10 8 10 6 6 5 9 7 3 3 9 4 4 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 10

GS MIN 8 644 9 817 8 686 7 590 1 97 4 378 6 542 8 567 9 843 6 516 2 304 5 450 7 685 6 585 1 114 1 93 9 794 3 233 0 66 5 449 1 104 4 315 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 900 10 900

G 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 15

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

SHT 17 19 22 21 6 8 10 10 13 2 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

SOG 6 10 9 4 3 2 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FC 14 10 6 4 1 5 13 9 11 8 5 3 14 8 0 2 1 2 0 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

FS 18 6 17 7 1 9 7 6 6 2 2 3 4 4 1 1 1 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

OFF 0 2 6 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 1 0 0 25 0 0 22 0 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

15 20

144 88

45 39

128 112

112 128

14 18

60 33

18 27

2 2

GA 11 4 15 20

GAA 1.25 3.46 1.50 2.00

PG 0 0 0 1

PA 0 0 0 1

W 4 1 5 3

L 2 1 3 5

T 2 0 2 2

SO 2 0 2 0

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

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Richard Sanchez Team totals Opponent totals

GP 9 2 10 10

GS 9 1 10 10

MIN 794 104 900 900

SH 34 5 39 45

SV 24 2 26 23 15

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Manager & Sporting Director | Peter Vermes

Assistant Coach | Kerry Zavagnin Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin first joined Kansas City in 2000 as a holding midfielder and was an integral part of the club’s midfield for the next nine seasons, during which time he helped lead the Wizards to MLS Cup (2000) and U.S. Open Cup (2004) Championships. He was named to the MLS All-Star team and the Best XI in 2004. Zavagnin’s primary duties as an assistant include scouting, developing Sporting Kansas City’s younger players, breaking down film and assisting with training sessions, among others.

Peter Vermes is in his 12th season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2020 and is the longest-tenured active head coach in MLS. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 183 coaching victories in all competitions are the most club history. During his tenure, he has won four major trophies – the 2012, 2015 and 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – and finished atop the Eastern Conference regularseason standings in 2011 and 2012, as well as the Western Conference in 2018. His three U.S. Open Cup championships are the third most in Open Cup history. He is the first coach in club history to lead Sporting KC to eight straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team. His 148 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 428 total games during his Kansas City coaching career, most in club history.

On top of his club success in Kansas City, Zavagnin also appeared 21 times for the United States Men’s National Team. He recorded one assist for the U.S., who went 15-2-4 when Zavagnin featured. He married his wife Mirriam prior to the 2009 season, when he became an assistant coach at the club.

With over 10 years of service at Sporting KC, Vermes is one of the longest serving managers in world soccer. Among all 18 leagues with an average attendance of 10,000+, Vermes ranks second, only behind 2. Bundesliga side FC Heidenheim’s Frank Schmidt (Sept. 17, 2007 – present). Among the top 51 leagues in the world as denoted by the CIES Football Observatory, Vermes’ tenure at Sporting KC ranks as the fourth longest active run.

Assistant Coach | Zoran Savic Assistant Coach Zoran Savic joined Sporting Kansas City late in the 2009 season after a 30-year career at all levels of the game in the United States. A native of Gornji Milanovac, Yugoslavia, Savic began his journey through American soccer with the Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League in 1980. Savic would go on to star for several MISL teams, with his most prosperous period coming with the Kansas City Comets, with whom he scored 70 goals in just over 100 appearances from 1982-1984.

Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting KC, including the active roster, Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) and the Sporting KC Academy. Vermes entered MLS ahead of its inaugural season in 1996 and retired from the league in 2002, closing out his playing career in Kansas City after stints with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and Colorado Rapids.

After retiring as a player in 1991, Savic turned his attention to coaching in the indoor game. Savic led the Kansas City Attack from 1992-1996, winning Coach of the Year honors for the 1994-1995 season while also serving as the team’s General Manager. Savic later coached the Kansas City Comets from 2000-2005.

Following a standout high school career in which he was named New Jersey Player of the Year, Vermes was a star forward and All-American at Rutgers University. After college, Vermes represented the United States in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, and was named 1988 Chevrolet U.S. Male Soccer Athlete of the Year for his efforts.

In 2007 Savic switched to the outdoor game, joining Chivas USA as an assistant to then-head coach Preki before moving into the commentary booth for Kansas City matches in 2008 and 2009. Savic’s career as a commentator was cut short, however, when newly installed Manager Peter Vermes tabbed Savic to be part of his coaching staff late in the 2009 season.

Vermes was an integral part of a young U.S. team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he nearly scored against the host Azzurri. It was the first time the U.S. had qualified for the World Cup in 40 years and set the stage for the progress of the U.S. National Team. In 1989 and 1990, Vermes became the first American to play in the Hungarian and Dutch First Divisions, playing for Raba ETO and FC Volendam, respectively. He later spent five years with Figueres of the Spanish Second Division.

Goalkeeper Coach | Alec Dufty Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty enters his third season with Sporting Kansas City having been introduced to the organization as the Sporting KC II goalkeeper coach in the side’s inaugural season in 2016. In his first season working with Sporting KC’s goalkeepers, starting goalkeeper Tim Melia enjoyed a record-breaking season where he was named the 2017 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year.

For MLS’s inaugural season in 1996, Vermes served as captain of the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. In 1997, he was traded to the Colorado Rapids for current Sporting KC Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin and played in Denver through the 1999 season, leading the Rapids to the 1997 MLS Cup Final. Vermes joined Kansas City in 2000 for what would be the most successful season of his MLS career. During his first year in Kansas City, he anchored one of the best defenses in league history and won MLS Defender of the Year honors in helping lead the Wizards to the 2000 MLS Cup Championship. He retired in 2002 after appearing in 209 MLS matches (including playoffs) and playing more than 18,000 minutes. In 2013, Vermes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Year

A former MLS player, Dufty began his playing career with the New York Red Bulls in 2009, making one appearance before joining the MLS reserve goalkeeper pool. In 2010, Dufty joined USSF D2 Pro League side AC St. Louis, making 30 appearances before returning to MLS with the Chicago Fire in late 2010. He announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2011 season. Dufty then took to coaching, first working with Florida Gulf Coast University and then the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2015, Dufty served as goalkeeper coach for Toronto FC II in their inaugural USL season.

PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC MLS Playoffs MIB KO Open Cup Intl. Total

2009 3-6-3 --- --- 2010 11-13-6 --- --- 2011 13-9-12 2-1-0 --- 2012 18-7-9 1-1-0 --- 2013 17-10-7 2-1-2 --- 2014 14-13-7 0-1-0 --- 2015 14-11-9 0-0-1 --- 2016 13-13-8 0-1-0 --- 2017 12-9-13 0-1-0 --- 2018 18-8-8 1-1-2 --- 2019 10-16-8 0-0-0 --- 2020 5-3-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 TOTAL 148-118-92 6-7-5 0-1-1

--- --- 3-6-3 0-1-0 --- 11-14-6 3-1-0 --- 18-11-12 4-0-1 --- 23-8-10 1-1-0 2-0-2 22-12-11 1-1-0 3-2-1 18-17-8 4-0-1 --- 18-11-11 1-1-0 1-2-1 15-17-9 4-0-1 --- 16-10-14 2-1-0 --- 21-10-10 0-1-0 3-3-0 13-20-8 0-0-0 --- 5-4-3 20-7-3 9-7-4 183-140-105

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.

MIN

MLS Regular Season

291

282

25276

MLS Postseason

1740

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

1730

International

1425

ALL COMPETITIONS

345

334

30171

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assists 1, 18 times, last: Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: March 16, 2013, KC vs. CHI Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs. COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 5, 2020, KC at HOU Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assist Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN 2020 Record when: he starts 3-3-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Birthday: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8) Sporting KC’s Matt Besler is in his 12th season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012-13), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-16), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors since being selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Notre Dame.

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

Besler is first in SKC history with 345 appearances across all competitions and is the club’s leader in regular-season appearances (291), starts (282) & minutes (25,276). A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 300 of 309 MLS matches (including playoffs) and landed club Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, 2015). MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

291

282

25276

239

135

KC - Postseason

1740

MLS - TOTAL

309

300

27016

259

151

#27 | M | GIANLUCA BUSIO | @gbusio13 SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: Aug. 29, 2020, KC at COL Assists 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Shots on Goal 3, Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN Shots 6, Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL

MLS Regular Season

1618

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

120

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

1866

Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 5, 2020, KC at HOU Goal Aug. 29, 2020, KC at COL Assist Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA 2020 Record when: he starts 2-2-2 he scores 0-0-1

Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 5/28/2002 Hometown: Greensboro, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/25/2017 Sporting KC signed Gianluca Busio as the club’s fifth Homegrown Player on Aug. 25, 2017, making him the youngest active player in MLS at the time and the second youngest player in MLS history at the age of 15 years and 89 days. Busio made his professional debut for the Sporting KC II on April 4, 2018, recording the game-winning assist.

Busio starred for the Sporting KC Academy during the 2016-17 season, stepping up from the U-14s to the U-16 level, where he scored nine goals in the USSDA and earned Central Conference Best XI honors. He led the U-16s to their first appearance in the USSDA quarterfinals. Busio also earned time for the SKC U-18s throughout 2016-17.

He made his MLS debut on July 28, 2018, before earning his first MLS start, recording the game-winning assist in a 1-0 win over Houston on Aug. 4, 2018 while he became the third youngest player to start an MLS game at the age of 16 years and 68 days. Busio scored his first MLS goal in the 4-1 victory over Vancouver on Oct. 17, 2018, becoming the second youngest goalscorer in league history at the age of 16 years and 142 days.

At the international level, Busio is a member of the U.S. U-17 National Team. He previously guided the U.S. to a second-place finish at the Concacaf U-15 Championship in Bradenton, Florida, scoring a team-high five goals in five matches in August 2017. In May 2019, Busio scored five goals as the U.S. U-17s finished second in the Concacaf U-17 Championship, securing a berth for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the process.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1618

MLS - TOTAL

1618

MIN

MLS Regular Season

2248

MLS Postseason

120

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

351

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

2764

Height: 5-10 Weight: 150 Birthday: 6/8/1993 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: Clemson University Last Club: Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed on 1/10/2020

Amadou Dia began his professional career with Sporting as the 20th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft out of Clemson University. He made 37 appearances for the club in all competitions during a two-year stint highlighted by a U.S. Open Cup title and consecutive playoff appearances. Dia spent three seasons with perennial USL Championship contender Phoenix Rising FC, where he was named the team’s Defender of the Year in 2018 and 2019, before returning to Sporting ahead of the 2020 campaign. Dia was a leading contributor at Rising FC from 2017-2019. He started 87 of 90 USL Championship matches at the club - notching four goals and eight assists - and guided Phoenix to three straight playoff berths, winning the 2018 Western Conference MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs. SEA Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: June 6, 2015, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, March 8, 2015, KC vs. NY Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 1, 2015, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: March 12, 2016, KC vs. VAN Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 5, 2020, KC at HOU Goal N/A Assist Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs. SEA 2020 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Championship and helping the side to a historically dominant 2019 campaign. Phoenix reached the 2018 USL Championship Final and ended 2019 with a 24-4-6 mark, setting an all-time American professional soccer record with 20 straight league wins. The left back appeared in 70 games during a four-year collegiate career at Clemson, contributing four goals and six assists. As a senior in 2014, he led the Tigers to the school’s first ACC soccer championship since 2001 en route to reaching the Round of 16 in the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship. Dia represented the U.S. at the U-14, U-18 and U-20 levels and also holds dual citizenship in his native France.

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

2248

MLS - Regular Season

2338

KC - Postseason

120

MLS - TOTAL

2458

#18 | GK | ERIC DICK | @DaBrickWall00 SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 6, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Saves 3, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Shutout N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 6-5 Weight: 205 Birthday: 10/3/1994 Hometown: Carmel, Indiana College: Butler University Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#13) - signed on 2/15/18 Sporting KC selected goalkeeper Eric Dick with the 13th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. He officially signed an MLS contract for the club in February 2018. Dick made his MLS debut on Oct. 6, 2019 at FC Dallas. He was loaned to Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship for the 2020 season.

Born in Kansas City suburb Roeland Park, Kansas, Dick led Butler to the 2016 Big East Championship and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances over his last two seasons. He compiled a 27-10-4 record over his junior and senior campaigns, landing First Team All-Big East Conference accolades in 2017.

Dick was a four-year starter at Butler University in Indianapolis. As a senior, he was At the youth level, Dick played for the Indiana Fire Academy and attended Carmel High named the 2017 Big East Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and received United Soccer School in Carmel, Indiana, where he was a two-time All-District and All-County performer. Coaches First Team All-American honors. He ended his college career with 28 shutouts and a 0.96 goals against average across 71 starts. *Currently on loan at Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship. MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Regular Season

6.00

MLS - TOTAL

6.00

MIN

MLS Regular Season

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 1, Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 2/13/2001 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 7/18/2019 Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of midfielder Cameron Duke as a Homegrown Player midway through the 2019 season. The Overland Park, Kansas native spent seven years in the club’s Academy from 2012-2019, advancing from the Under-12 side to the Under-19s. He made his pro debut in the MLS is Back Quarterfinals against the Philadelphia Union on July 30, 2020.

Duke is the No. 1 prospect in the Heartland Region and the 20th-ranked player nationally at TopDrawerSoccer.com. Duke is the younger brother of former Sporting midfielder and Rangers captain Christian Duke, while his father, Chris Duke, played for the Kansas City Comets and Kansas City Attack in the early 1990s. Duke represented the United States at the U-14 and U-15 level before guiding the U.S. U-16s to a third-place finish at the Val-de-Marne Tournament in France in 2016. Duke earned his first of several calls to the U.S. U-18s in November 2017 before returning to the team in 2018.

Duke capped an impressive Academy career by helping the SKC Academy U-19s reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs in June 2019. After the U-19s secured the No. 4 overall seed with a 16-4-3 regular-season record, Duke spearheaded a first-place finish in the group stage with a goal and an assist. MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

MLS - TOTAL

#15 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

246

225

19631

MLS Postseason

1019

MLS is Back KO Stage

151

U.S. Open Cup

1946

International

727

ALL COMPETITIONS

291

265

23384

Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 9 times, last: March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assists 2, 3 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 2, 10 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, 4 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 6, 3 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 29, 2020, KC at COL Goal March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assist Sept. 29, 2019, KC vs. POR 2020 Record when: he starts 5-2-1 he scores 1-0-0

Birthday: 10/25/1986

Roger Espinoza played five seasons in Kansas City from 2008-12 before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. After a two-year stint in the English Premier League and English Championship, Espinoza returned to Sporting KC in 2015 and tallied one goal and four MLS assists. His 2015 campaign was cut short due to a left foot injury sustained in early August, but returned to the fold as a regular starter in 2016. Espinoza set new careerhighs in both goals (3) and assists (9) in 2018.

competitions, tallying 10 goals and 39 assists over nine seasons. He is both the club’s all-time leader and the all-time MLS leader with 11 red cards. In two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances, including eight in the UEFA Europa League, and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City. Espinoza has earned 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team since debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 291 appearances for the club in all MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

246

225

19631

283

399

340

KC - Postseason

1019

MLS - TOTAL

259

237

20650

292

416

359

MIN

MLS Regular Season

5957

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

628

International

438

ALL COMPETITIONS

118

7155

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 2 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 4, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Shots 6, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: July 20, 2019, KC vs. FCD Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 5, 2020, KC at HOU Goal July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Assist Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL 2020 Record when: he starts 0-2-2 he scores 1-0-0

Height: 5-8 Weight: 140 Birthday: 2/21/1991 Hometown: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Last Club: C.F. Os Belenenses (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 1/4/2017 Gerso Fernandes, a left-footed winger, has played more than 150 matches during a six-year professional career in Portugal. Prior to joining Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season, he spent the previous five seasons in the Portuguese first division, including the 2016-17 Primeira Liga campaign with Belenenses. On May 17, 2017, Fernandes scored the first Sporting KC hat-trick in seven years in a 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC before adding a goal and an assist in his first-ever U.S. Open Cup game against Minnesota United FC on June 14, 2017. He was named the club’s 2017 Offensive Player of the Year.

Fernandes started nine of 14 Primeira Liga appearances for Belenenses in the 2016-17 season prior to joining Sporting KC, recording one goal and four assists. He also contributed one assist in three domestic cup matches, featuring in the 2016-17 Taça de Portugal and the 2016-17 Taça da Liga. Fernandes appeared more than 100 times for Estoril between 2011-2016. He helped clinch promotion to the Primera Liga in his first year with the club before facilitating Estoril’s transition to the top flight over the next two seasons, recording four assists in 43 Primera Liga appearances and playing six games in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League group stage.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

5957

148

104

122

KC - Postseason

MLS - TOTAL

101

6040

153

106

125

#3 | D | ANDREU FONTAS | @AFontas3 SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

1056

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

326

ALL COMPETITIONS

1472

Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Banyoles, Spain Last Club: Celta Vigo (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 8/8/2018

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Shots 2, April 7, 2019, KC at CIN Fouls Committed 3, March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 2, 3 times, last: April 14, 2019, KC vs. NY

Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 10, 2019, KC vs. RSL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 11/14/1989

Sporting Kansas City signed center back Andreu Fontas, a 10-year professional with more than 200 appearances in his native Spain, on Aug. 8, 2018. Sporting KC used Targeted Allocation Money to sign Fontas, who was a free agent after being released from his contract with La Liga side Celta Vigo following the 2017-18 season. Fontas spent five seasons from 2013-2018 with Celta Vigo in Spain’s top-flight La Liga, where he started 100 of 105 league appearances and helped the club to the semifinals of the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League. The defender developed in FC Barcelona’s famed La

Masia youth academy alongside current Sporting KC midfielder Ilie Sanchez, playing nearly 100 matches combined for FC Barcelona B and FC Barcelona from 2008-2012. Fontas advanced through from the B team to the first team in 2009 and played in 16 games for the Spanish giants, including a sub appearance in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final that Barca won 4-0 over Santos. Fontas spent the 2012-13 season on loan at Mallorca before signing with Celta Vigo in June 2013, where he made 139 appearances over five years. Internationally, Fontas has represented Spain at the Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 levels and has also played for the Catalonia National Team.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1056

MLS - TOTAL

1056

MIN

MLS Regular Season

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 150 Birthday: 1/9/2003 Hometown: Shawnee, Kansas Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 10/2/2018 Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of forward Tyler Freeman as a Homegrown Player late in the 2018 season. A native of Shawnee, Kansas, Freeman is the secondyoungest player in club history behind current teammate Gianluca Busio. He entered the Sporting KC Academy in 2014 at age 11 and has represented his hometown club at the U-12 through U-19 levels.

he scores 0-0-0

fourth-place finish at the CONCACAF U-13 Champions League in Mexico City, scoring three goals at the tournament. He featured extensively for both the U-17s and U-19s in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 Development Academy season.

On the international stage, Freeman earned his first selection to the U.S. U-14 Boys’ National Team for a training camp in November 2016. The following June in Zagreb, Freeman made an immediate impact upon joining Sporting KC’s youth ranks, leading the Croatia, he led the U.S. U-14s with a team-best four goals across three friendlies. In U-12s at the 2015 Generation adidas Cup before winning Kansas State Cup titles in 2015 2018, Freeman competed for the U.S. U-16s in April at the Torneo Delle Nazioni in Italy and 2016 with the U-13s. In August 2016, Freeman propelled the Sporting KC U-13s to a before receiving his first call to the U.S. U-17s in August for a Costa Rica training camp. MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

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#10 | M | FELIPE GUTIERREZ SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

4244

MLS Postseason

360

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

109

International

413

ALL COMPETITIONS

5126

Height: 5-7 Weight: 145 Hometown: Quintero, Chile Last Club: Real Betis (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 2/6/2018

Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Goal Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Assist Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 10/8/1990

Gutierrez joined 12-time Chilean Primera Division champion CD Universidad Catolica in 2009. He enjoyed a breakout season for the club in 2011, scoring 10 goals in the top-flight Primera Division as Universidad Catolica finished atop the spring Apertura standings and won the 2011 Copa Chile. Gutierrez landed a transfer to FC Twente ahead of the 2012-13 Eredivisie season, debuting for the Dutch side in a UEFA Europa League qualifier. In his sophomore season at FC Twente, Gutierrez reached new heights as the midfielder started 33 league matches and was named the 2013-14 Eredivisie Most Valuable Player for his instrumental role in propelling the Tukkers to a third-place finish in the table. MLS CAREER STATS

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 5 times, last: Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Assists 2, Sept. 15, 2018, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 4, Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Shots 6, 2 times, last: April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE Fouls Committed 4, 8 times, last: Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: June 29, 2019, KC at RSL

MIN

Gutierrez moved from Netherlands to Spain in 2016-17, signing for Spanish La Liga side Real Betis. His first La Liga goal was a stoppage-time winner as Real Betis beat Osasuna 2-1 in October 2016. Gutierrez spent most of 2017 on loan at Internacional in Brazil, where he played 16 games and helped the club gain promotion to the top-flight Serie A. A native of Quintero, Chile, Gutierrez has represented his country 35 times at the senior international level. He’s competed on a global stage at the sport’s highest level, featuring at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and helping Chile lift the 2015 Copa America title as champions of South America.

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

4244

105

KC - Postseason

360

MLS - TOTAL

4604

114

105

MIN

MLS Regular Season

398

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

424

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Shots on Goal 0 Shots 2, Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 3, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Fouls Suffered 2, Oct. 6, 2019, KC at DAL Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 5, 2020, KC at HOU Goal N/A Assist Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL 2020 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 6/8/1998 Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/30/2019 Sporting Kansas City signed Felipe Hernandez as a Homegrown Player in late August 2019, making him the 12th Homegrown Player in club history and the seventh on the current roster, joining Gianluca Busio, Cameron Duke, Tyler Freeman, Jaylin Lindsey, Daniel Salloi and Wan Kuzain.

Born in Ibague, Colombia, Hernandez grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, and played for Sporting Nashville Heroes, a former Academy Affiliate. He moved to Kansas City in the summer of 2014 to join the Academy. At age 16, Hernandez earned a preseason training stint with Sporting KC in January 2015, before signing an Academy contract with the Rangers in August 2016, two months prior to earning Bob Gansler Academy Player of the Year honors that then lead to a professional SPR contract in early 2017.

Hernandez is the first Sporting player to progress from an Academy Affiliate club to the SKC Academy to Sporting KC II before signing with the senior team. His acquisition follows a breakout season in the USL Championship, where he started 24 of 26 appearances, scored a team-best eight goals and recorded four assists. In three seasons with SPR, Hernandez amassed 13 goals and 12 assists across 85 matches.

On the international stage, Hernandez played for the U.S. U-19 National Team for the first time in August 2016 for the Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament in Serbia. The following April, he ventured to London for his first training camp with the U.S. U-20s.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

398

MLS - TOTAL

398

#19 | F | ERIK HURTADO SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

912

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

115

ALL COMPETITIONS

1027

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 16 times, last: Sept. 5, 2020, KC at HOU Assists 1, 10 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, VAN at LAFC (w/ VAN) Shots on Goal 3, Aug. 22, 2019, KC vs. MIN Shots 7, Sept. 3, 2016, VAN vs. NY (w/ VAN) Fouls Committed 7, Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 5, Aug. 27, 2016, VAN at LA (w/ VAN) Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 5, 2020, KC at HOU Goal Sept. 5, 2020, KC at HOU Assist Oct. 21, 2018, VAN at LAFC (w/ VAN) 2020 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 1-1-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 Birthday: 11/15/1990 Hometown: Beaverton, Oregon College: Santa Clara University Last Club: Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) Acquired: Acquired via trade on 12/14/2018 Sporting KC acquired forward Erik Hurtado in late 2018 from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. In six seasons with the Whitecaps, Hurtado contributed 17 goals and 13 assists in 123 matches (47 MLS starts) across all competitions since being selected fifth overall in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.

Norwegian first division. Hurtado made 12 appearances during the five-month loan spell. Hurtado had two goals and two assists in the 2016-17 Concacaf Champions League with Vancouver, scoring in both CCL fixtures against Sporting KC, as the Whitecaps advanced from the group stage and advanced all the way to the semifinals.

The former U.S. youth international and Santa Clara product recorded seven goals and five assists in his first two professional seasons, before helping the Whitecaps to their lone Canadian Championship title in 2015 with an 87th-minute game-tying assist in the semifinal series before garnering European experience on loan with Mjondalen in the

More recently, Hurtado has compiled six goals and three assists since the start of the 2017 season, including his game-winning goal in Vancouver’s 1-0 victory over Sporting KC at Children’s Mercy Park that snapped Sporting’s 24-game home unbeaten streak on Sept. 30, 2017.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

912

MLS - Regular Season

124

5625

153

124

MLS - Postseason

MLS - TOTAL

125

5703

155

127

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #17 | M | GADI KINDA SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

644

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

135

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

779

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, 4 times, last: Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assists 1, 2 times, last: July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN Shots 3, 4 times, last: Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Fouls Committed 4, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: Aug. 29, 2020, KC at COL

Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 5, 2020, KC at HOU Goal Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assist July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL 2020 Record when: he starts 4-3-1 he scores 3-1-0

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. Kinda has played over 200 matches in Israel since turning professional in 2011 at age 17. He starred as one of the Israeli Premier League’s best players during the first half of the 2019-20 season. Before his move to Sporting, the playmaker ranked fourth in the league with a team-best seven goals while also leading the side with four assists.

He became a regular starter for Ashdod during the 2013-2014 campaign, notably scoring his first top-fight goal in a 3-2 defeat of Israeli giants Maccabi Haifa in September 2013. Ashdod spent the 2015-16 season in Israel’s second division, but a strong bounce-back culminated with a Liga Leumit title as Kinda earned 27 appearances and helped his team finish atop the standings. Ashdod’s promotion saw Kinda tally seven goals and seven assists over the next two and a half seasons before his transfer to Beitar Jerusalem.

Born in Ethiopia and raised in Israel, Kinda joined Beitar Jerusalem in February 2019 and started 30 of 31 appearances in all competitions. Kinda spent the first seven and a half years of his professional career at FC Ashdod. He developed as a youth in his hometown club’s academy prior to landing an top-flight debut in September 2011 as a 17-year-old.

On the international stage, Kinda has represented Israel at the U-18, U-19 and U-21 levels. Kinda has yet to earn his first cap for the Israeli Men’s National Team but was selected to the senior squad for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying in fall 2019.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

644

MLS - TOTAL

644

#26 | D | JAYLIN LINDSEY | @JaylinLindsey SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN Shots on Goal 1, July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Shots 2, 2 times, last: July 28, 2018, KC vs. FCD Fouls Committed 1, 8 times, last: Sept. 5, 2020, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 2, Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN

MLS Regular Season

1095

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

205

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

1390

Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 5, 2020, KC at HOU Goal N/A Assist Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN 2020 Record when: he starts 1-2-2 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-8 Weight: 155 Birthday: 3/27/2000 Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/1/2018 Sporting Kansas City signed Jaylin Lindsey as a Homegrown Player in September 2017, with his contract starting on Jan. 1, 2018. He made his MLS debut on June 3 in a 4-1 win over Minnesota United FC. A product of the Sporting KC Academy, Lindsey is the third-youngest signing in club history. The defender has featured for the Sporting KC U-16s and U-18s and made more than 25 appearances for the United States U-17 Men’s National Team from 2016-2017. Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, Lindsey joined the Sporting KC Academy in January 2015. He has made more than 30 combined appearances for the U-16s and U-18s. After impressing throughout his first full Academy season with Sporting KC,

Lindsey signed an Academy contract with Sporting KC II on May 6, 2016. A day later, he became the first American player born in 2000 or later to appear in a professional match. Lindsey would feature once more for the Rangers before joining the U.S. U-17 Residency Program in August 2016. Lindsey has featured regularly for the U.S. U-17s and received his first call-up to the U.S. U-20s in September 2018. He was named to the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Best XI in May after helping the U.S. to a second-place finish. That allowed Lindsey to represent the U.S. at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Lindsey has been a youth international since 2013, representing the U-14s, U-15s and U-17s.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1095

MLS - TOTAL

1095

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #36 | D | LUIS MARTINS SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

1345

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

135

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

1480

Height: 5-9 Weight: 150 Hometown: Lamego, Portugal Last Club: G.D. Chaves (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 8/1/2019

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 2 times, last: July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 2, Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR Shots 2, Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR Fouls Committed 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 25, 2019, KC at MIN Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Goal N/A Assist July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL 2020 Record when: he starts 4-1-1 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 6/10/1992

Sporting Kansas City signed Portuguese left back Luis Martins in early August 2019. Martins boasts eight years of professional experience, including stints in the top-flight Portuguese Primeira Liga and Spanish La Liga.

Granada in La Liga. His debut saw him face eventual UEFA Champions League winners FC Barcelona in the Camp Nou. Martins was loaned to fellow Spanish side Osasuna in 2015-16 and to Portuguese outfit Maritimo from 2016-2018. Martins spent the 2018-19 campaign with G.D. Chaves in the Portuguese top flight, scoring once in 20 matches.

Born and raised in Lamego, Portugal, Martins came through the Benfica Academy and earned his first team debut with a start in the UEFA Champions League, helping the side to a 1-1 draw against FC Basel on Nov. 2, 2011, before spending most of 2012 with Benfica B. Martins transferred to Gil Vicente in 2013 and amassed 40 Primeira Liga appearances over the next two years. In 2014, Martins headed to Spain and signed with

As a youth, Martins represented Portugalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1345

MLS - TOTAL

1345

#29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

156

13993

MLS Postseason

534

MLS is Back KO Stage

180

U.S. Open Cup

1080

International

540

ALL COMPETITIONS

181

16327

Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA (MLS) Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 7, Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA Saves 10, April 8, 2018, KC at LA Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 5, 2020, KC at HOU Shutout July 22, 2020, KC at RSL 2020 Record when: he starts 4-3-2

Birthday: 5/15/1986

Tim Melia has the most regular-season wins (66) and shutouts (47) in club history, and has also played the most games (156) of any Sporting goalkeeper. Melia claimed the 2017 Goalkeeper of the Year crown with career-highs in wins (12), shutouts (10), saves (91), starts (31) and minutes (2,759). Melia surpassed each of those numbers in 2018, posting 18 wins, 13 shutouts, 106 saves, 34 starts and 3060 minutes.

During his breakout campaign in 2015, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 precent save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against average. He was a six-time member of the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week and became the first goalkeeper in MLS history to record six shutouts in his first nine league matches for a new team. He was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year.

Melia was also named the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2017 Most Valuable Player. Among goalkeepers with at least 15 regular-season appearances in 2017, he led MLS with a 0.78 goals against average, 78.4 save percentage and 69.2-percent passing accuracy. He also ranked second in shutouts. On April 8, 2018, Melia set a new club record and career-high with 10 saves in a 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy.

After a four-year college career with NCAA Division III program Lynn University (New York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Regular Season

156

13993

679

480

193

1.24

MLS - Regular Season

162

161

14432

711

498

207

1.29

KC - Postseason

534

1.35

MLS - TOTAL

168

167

14966

735

513

215

1.29

MIN

MLS Regular Season

686

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

180

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

866

Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Last Club: C.D. Guadalajara (Mexico) Acquired: Signed on 12/10/2019

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assists 2, July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 29, 2020, KC at COL Shots 5, July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN Fouls Suffered 5, Aug. 21, 2020, KC at MIN Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 29, 2020, KC at COL Goal July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist July 22, 2020, KC at RSL 2020 Record when: he starts 5-2-1 he scores 3-0-0

Birthday: 3/8/1991

Pulido then signed for Greek outfit Levadiakos and scored on his debut before heading to Greek powerhouse Olympiacos. He notched six goals throughout the 2015-16 campaign as Olympiacos claimed the Super League title, with Pulido also competing in the Europa League and Champions League qualifying during his time with the club. Pulido returned to Liga MX in August 2016, joining Guadalajara on a club-record transfer fee. His first full season with Chivas yielded 14 goals, helping his side to a double-winning campaign that ended with his first Liga MX Best XI selection. In 2018, he led Chivas to the Concacaf Pulido developed in the Tigres UANL youth academy before breaking into the first team in Champions League title and the club’s first continental championship in 56 years. 2009 as an 18-year-old. He helped Tigres to the 2009 SuperLiga title and two years later, At the international level, Pulido has bagged five goals for Mexico’s senior team and was Pulido scored in the decisive second leg of the 2011 Liga MX Apertura Final as Tigres part of the El Tri squad at the 2011 Copa America and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He also 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 led the Mexico U-23s to the 2012 Concacaf Olympic Qualifying Tournament championship 2014 Copa MX Clausura Final to finish as the tournament’s golden boot winner. at Children’s Mercy Park as the top scorer of the competition. Sporting Kansas City acquired Mexican striker Alan Pulido as a Designated Player on a club-record transfer fee from C.D. Guadalajara in December 2019. Pulido has scored over 100 combined goals for club and country during a decorated career highlighted by five domestic championships, the 2018 Concacaf Champions League title and 13 caps for the Mexico Men’s National Team. He joins Sporting after finishing atop the Liga MX scoring charts with 12 goals for C.D. Guadalajara in the 2019 Apertura season.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

686

MLS - TOTAL

686

#24 | GK | JOHN PULSKAMP | @john_pulskamp SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed N/A Saves N/A

MLS Regular Season

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Shutout N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 Birthday: 4/19/2001 Hometown: Bakersfield, California Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship) Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 2/24/2020 Sporting Kansas City signed 18-year-old goalkeeper John Pulskamp as a Homegrown Player ahead of the 2020 season after acquiring his Homegrown rights from the LA Galaxy where he spent two seasons in the club’s Academy.

Pulskamp arrived in Kansas City in April 2019 after a two-year stint in the LA Galaxy Academy, where he competed at the U-17 and U-19 levels in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. He also spent time on trial with English Premier League outfit AFC Bournemouth in the summer of 2018. Prior to joining the Galaxy, he represented youth sides Real So Cal and Central California Aztecs.

A native of Bakersfield, California, Pulskamp joins the MLS ranks on the heels of a 2019 USL Championship season in which he led Sporting KC II goalkeepers in starts (14), minutes (1,260), wins (four) and saves (45). He enjoyed several standout performances At the youth international level, Pulskamp debuted for the U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team throughout the year, making five saves in a victory over reigning league champion in a friendly against regional rivals Mexico in early 2020. He also competed at a U.S. U-18 Louisville City on May 6 and four saves in a defeat of rivals Saint Louis FC on June 30. training camp in June 2018 at Pinnacle in Kansas City, Kansas. He later shut out North Carolina FC in a 1-0 win on Sept. 14 and posted six saves in a 3-0 road triumph over Charlotte Independence on Sept. 21. MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Regular Season

0.00

MLS - TOTAL

0.00

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #4 | D | ROBERTO PUNCEC SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

685

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

180

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

865

Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 Hometown: Varazdin, Croatia Last Club: HNK Rijeka (Croatia) Acquired: Signed on 12/4/2019

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Suffered 1, 4 times, last: Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL

Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 5, 2020, KC at HOU Goal N/A Assist Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN 2020 Record when: he starts 4-2-1 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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

685

MLS - TOTAL

685

#22 | D | WINSTON REID | @WinstonReid2 SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

233

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

233

Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand Last Club: West Ham United (England) Acquired: Loaned in on 2/14/2020

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Shots 1, Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Fouls Committed 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 29, 2020, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 29, 2020, KC at COL

Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 5, 2020, KC at HOU Goal N/A Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 1-1-1 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 7/3/1988

Winston Reid arrives in Kansas City after logging over 300 club appearances in Denmark and England, including 166 Premier League matches with West Ham. The 6-foot-3 center back has also earned 25 caps for the New Zealand Men’s National Team, including three starts at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Reid moved to Denmark from New Zealand at age 10 and began his professional career with FC Midtjylland in 2005. He made his Midtjylland debut at age 17 and played 92 matches for Midtjylland in all competitions before his transfer to West Ham in 2010. Reid made his first of 222 competitive appearances for the Hammers on Aug. 14, 2010 and opened his West Ham scoring account in an FA Cup win over Burnley the following February. Starting a career-high 36 Premier League matches in 2012-13, Reid was named West Ham’s player of the year as the Hammers secured a top-half finish in the

table. He bagged his first Premier League goal in a London derby defeat of Fulham on Sept. 1, 2012. Reid played a vital role during the Hammers’ breakout 2015-16 campaign, which culminated in a seventh-place league finish and a berth in UEFA Europa League qualifying. Reid’s crowning moment in East London came on May 10, 2016, when he scored the final goal in Upton Park history to seal a dramatic 3-2 triumph over English giants Manchester United in West Ham’s last home game at the iconic venue. Reid represented Denmark at the U-19, U-20 and U-21 levels before committing his senior international career to New Zealand and was selected to the All Whites squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, playing every minute and scoring his only international goal to date with a stoppage-time equalizer in a 1-1 draw with Slovakia. Reid has 25 caps with New Zealand, with his most recent appearance coming in November 2019.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

233

MLS - TOTAL

233

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

4888

MLS Postseason

345

MLS is Back KO Stage

157

U.S. Open Cup

190

International

422

ALL COMPETITIONS

6002

Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland Last Club: Derby County FC (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/31/2018

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 25, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 4, 2 times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Shots 8, Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed 4, Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Fouls Suffered 5, May 12, 2019, KC at DC Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 5, 2020, KC at HOU Goal Aug. 25, 2020, KC vs. HOU Assist March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 5-1-1 he scores 1-1-0

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 23 goals and 26 assists in 83 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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

4888

147

208

KC - Postseason

345

MLS - TOTAL

5233

155

221

#20 | F | DANIEL SALLOI | @danielsalloi SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

5070

MLS Postseason

397

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

495

International

152

ALL COMPETITIONS

103

6188

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Oct. 17, 2018, KC at VAN Assists 2, 2 times, last: June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 4, 3 times, last: July 13, 2019, KC at VAN Shots 8, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, June 7, 2019, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: May 12, 2019, KC at DC Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Goal Sept. 29, 2019, KC vs. POR Assist Sept. 7, 2019, KC at POR 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 150 Birthday: 7/19/1996 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Gyirmot SE (Hungary) - Loan Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 1/13/2016 Sporting Kansas City signed forward Daniel Salloi as the fourth Homegrown Player in club history in early 2016 and made his Sporting KC debut on April 9, 2017 against the Colorado Rapids. Salloi is one of seven Homegrown Players on Sporting Kansas City’s current roster, alongside Gianluca Busio (2017), Jaylin Lindsey (2018), Wan Kuzain (2018), Tyler Freeman (2019), Cameron Duke (2019) and Felipe Hernandez (2019).

of the season. Salloi moved to the United States in August 2014 as an AFS exchange student and attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas, joining joined the Sporting Kansas City Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season.

After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to his former Academy side Ujpest FC in July 2015 to sign an amateur contract for senior team, a 20-time He scored on his first start for the club - a 4-0 win over Minnesota United FC in the U.S. champion in Hungary’s first division. He made his professional debut in the top-tier OTP Open Cup on June 14, 2017 - before adding his first MLS goal vs. Portland on July 1. Bank Liga on July 18, the day before his 19th birthday. Salloi received his first call-up to Salloi scored the winning goal in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Final. Salloi made 10 the Hungary National Team in August 2018. He previously played for the Hungary appearances for Sporting KC’s USL affiliate, Sporting KC II, in 2016 and scored four goals Under-21 National Team after debuting in 2017 and earned four caps. and added three assists before being loaned to Gyirmot SE in Hungary for the remainder MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

5070

172

KC - Postseason

397

MLS - TOTAL

5467

187

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

104

8988

MLS Postseason

480

MLS is Back KO Stage

154

U.S. Open Cup

870

International

540

ALL COMPETITIONS

126

121

11032

Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Last Club: Elche CF (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 1/13/2017

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 6 times, last: July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Assists 2, May 9, 2018, KC at ATL Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Shots 5, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: July 12, 2020, KC vs. MIN Fouls Suffered 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL

Last Regular Season... Appearance July 22, 2020, KC at RSL Goal July 26, 2019, KC at NYC Assist July 3, 2019, KC vs. LAFC 2020 Record when: he starts 4-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 11/21/1990

Ilie, a product of FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth academy, has eight years of professional experience in Spain and Germany. The defensive midfielder featured extensively for FC Barcelona B from 2009-2014 and most recently played for Elche CF during the 2015-16 season. He joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season and has made 126 appearances in all competitions, earning SKC Newcomer of the Year honors in 2017 before being named an MLS All-Star and the club’s Most Valuable Player in 2018.

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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

104

8988

KC - Postseason

480

MLS - TOTAL

109

104

9468

#1 | GK | RICHARD SANCHEZ | @richsanz45 SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 4, 2 times, last: July 11, 2018, CHI vs. PHI Saves 9, April 21, 2018, CHI at NY

MLS Regular Season

104

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

104

Last Regular Season... Appearance July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Shutout Sept. 16, 2018, CHI vs. ORL 2020 Record when: he starts 1-0-0

Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Birthday: 4/5/1994 Hometown: Little Elm, Texas Last Club: Chicago Fire (MLS) Acquired: Acquired in Re-Entry Draft on 11/26/2019 Sporting Kansas City selected Richard Sanchez in Stage 1 of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft in November 2019. Sanchez already has nine seasons of professional experience under his belt after developing in the FC Dallas Academy and competing in the United States and Mexico. He spent the last three seasons in MLS with the Chicago Fire, where he totaled 90 saves across 27 league appearances.

FC Dallas loaned Sanchez to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in 2013, where he made his professional debut in the NASL. He was sold to Liga MX powerhouse Tigres UANL a year later and went on loan to both FC Dallas (2014) and Mexican side Tampico Madero (2016-2017) during his time with the Los Tigres. After a three-year spell in Mexico, Sanchez returned to MLS in August 2017 when he joined the Chicago Fire.

Born in Mission Hills, California before moving to Little Elm, Texas, Sanchez joined the prestigious Atletico Madrid Academy in Spain in 2008. He moved back to Texas the following year and developed in the FC Dallas Academy, signing as an MLS Homegrown Player in February 2011.

On the international stage, Sanchez was the starting goalkeeper and played all seven matches for Mexico as El Tri captured the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup title on home soil. Sanchez posted two shutouts in the tournament, including a clean sheet in the final - a 2-0 victory over Uruguay. He was also Mexico’s starting keeper at the 2013 U-20 World Cup two years later, helping his side reach the Round of 16.

MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SVS

GAA

KC - Regular Season

104

3.46

MLS - Regular Season

2491

148

1.99

MLS - TOTAL

2491

148

1.99

MIN

MLS Regular Season

2187

MLS Postseason

172

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

2454

Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 Hometown: Leander, Texas College: Oregon State Last Club: SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) Acquired: Signed on 12/9/2019

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 12 times, last: Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL 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 Sept. 5, 2020, KC at HOU Goal Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Assist March 7, 2020, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 5-2-2 he scores 2-1-1

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

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

2187

MLS - Regular Season

4672

KC - Postseason

172

MLS - Postseason

229

MLS - TOTAL

4901

#16 | D | GRAHAM SMITH | @grahamsmith161 SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

MLS Regular Season

1377

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

180

U.S. Open Cup

180

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

1737

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 Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Goal Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ Assist Aug. 31, 2019, KC vs. HOU 2020 Record when: he starts 2-0-2 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Birthday: 4/8/1990 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: University of Denver Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#18) - signed on 2/15/18 Sporting Kansas City selected center back Graham Smith with the 18th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft before officially sigining him in February 2018. He made his debut and first start for the club in the 3-2 victory over Houston on June 23, 2018, going the full 90 minutes at center back in the thrilling win.

A native of Highlands Ranch, Colo., Smith was teammates with current SKC forward Khiry Shelton during his freshman year at Oregon State. He assisted three goals in 38 matches for the Beavers, helping the side reach the NCAA Tournament in 2014. Upon transferring to Denver in 2016, Smith helped the Pioneers reach the Men’s College Cup for the first time in program history. He split time between the holding midfield and Smith split his four-year college career between Oregon State University (2014-15) and center back positions, serving as the anchor of a defense that notched a 0.52 goals the University of Denver (2016-17). The defender started all 80 appearances at the NCAA against average in 2016 and a 0.71 goals against average in 2017. As a senior, Smith Division I level, registering six goals and seven assists in his final two seasons with the was a United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Second Team selection and a CoSIDA Pioneers. Academic All-American. MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1377

MLS - TOTAL

1377

MIN

MLS Regular Season

307

MLS Postseason

MLS is Back KO Stage

U.S. Open Cup

173

International

ALL COMPETITIONS

480

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots 3, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 2, July 4, 2018, KC at RSL Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Last Regular Season... Appearance July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Goal June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assist N/A 2020 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 9/14/1998 Hometown: Carbondale, Illinois Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 4/13/2018 Sporting Kansas City signed holding midfielder Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal to an MLS contract on April 13, 2018, becoming the ninth Homegrown player in club history and one of six on the current roster. Kuzain is the first Sporting KC Homegrown signing to progress from the Sporting KC Academy to Sporting KC II to the senior team. Kuzain made his Sporting KC debut on May 27, 2018 before scoring his first goal in his second appearance with the game-winner against Minnesota United on June 3, 2018.

Kuzain continued to develop in 2017 with Sporting II, where he helped them to a second straight Western Conference championship. He debuted for the club last March and signed his first professional contract with the club in July, ending the campaign with 13 games played. His 91.3-percent passing accuracy last season ranked first in the USL among players with at least five appearances. As a youth, Kuzain previously trained with the United States U-17 Men’s National Team in 2013 and 2014 as well as Dutch club Feyenoord in late 2015.

Born and raised in Carbondale, Illinois, Kuzain spent several years with St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club before joining the Sporting Kansas City Academy in August 2016. He signed an Academy contract with the Rangers later that month. MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

307

MLS - TOTAL

307

#8 | D | GRAHAM ZUSI | @gzusi SPORTING KC STATS

MIN

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 7 times, last: July 14, 2018, KC at NY Shots on Goal 3, 5 times, last: Aug. 18, 2018, KC vs. POR Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: March 30, 2013, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI

MLS Regular Season

289

246

22694

MLS Postseason

1739

MLS is Back KO Stage

180

U.S. Open Cup

1537

International

1140

ALL COMPETITIONS

340

296

27290

Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 5, 2020, KC at HOU Goal July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL Assist April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE 2020 Record when: he starts 5-3-1 he scores 1-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) A 10-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15, 2017-19), MLS Best XI (2012-13) & MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in every All-Star Game from 2011-2014.

reached 50 regular-season assists and later moved into first in club history with 24 game-winning assists on Aug. 19, 2017 versus FC Dallas.

Zusi has earned 55 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and seven assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA Zusi re-signed with Sporting KC in late 2018. He has recorded 32 goals and 80 assists in World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in 340 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2009 out his first CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2015, starting two matches, and scored in a World Cup of the University of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in qualifier against Guatemala on March 29, 2016. He played five games for the U.S. at the club history with 80 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica. He recently made four appearances as the U.S. won the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi MLS CAREER STATS

MIN

SHT

SOG

OFF

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

289

247

22694

433

134

235

332

798

KC - Postseason

1739

MLS - TOTAL

307

265

24433

464

137

260

362

867

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. 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)

Games

Matt Besler*

291

Minutes

Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018)

3060

Minutes

Matt Besler*

25,276

Goals

Dom Dwyer (2014)

Goals

Preki

Assists

Preki (1997 & 2003)

Assists

Preki

Shots

Preki (1996)

140

Shots

Preki

693

Shots on goal

Preki (1996)

Shots on goal

Preki

283

Fouls Committed

Chris Henderson (2000)

Fouls Committed

Roger Espinoza*

399

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2004)

111

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud

528

Offsides

Eddie Johnson (2007)

Offsides

Vitalis Takawira

126

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi (2012)

150

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi*

798

Cautions

Aurelien Collin (2013)

Cautions

Roger Espinoza*

Ejections

Davy Arnaud (2010), Roger Espinoza (2019)

Ejections

Roger Espinoza*

ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat

Player

Games

Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013), Tim Melia (2018)

Minutes

Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013), Tim Melia (2018)

3060

Wins

Mike Ammann (1997)

Losses

Mike Amman (1998)

Draws

Bo Oshoniyi (2005)

Shutouts

Tony Meola (2000)

Goals Against Average

Tim Melia (2017)

0.78

Goals Allowed

Tim Melia (2019)

Saves

Tony Meola (2000)

129

Stat

Player

Games

Tim Melia*

156

Minutes

Tim Melia*

13,993

Wins

Tim Melia*

Losses

Tim Melia*

Draws

Tim Melia*

Shutouts

Tim Melia*

Goals Allowed

Tim Melia*

193

Saves

Tony Meola

507

Goals Against Avg.

Jimmy Nielsen

0.99

SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

Stat

Year

Stat

Player

Goals

2018

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)

Assists

2018

Shots

2018

583

Shots on goal

1996

250

Fouls Committed

2013

511

2000

541

Assists

Chris Henderson (1999)

Shots

Preki (1997)

Fouls Suffered

Shots on goal

Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)

Offsides

1997

117

2018

206

Fouls Committed

Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)

Corner Kicks

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2006)

Cautions

2019

2011

Offsides

Alex Bunbury (1999)

Ejections

Corner Kicks

Alex Zotinca (2006)

Points

2012

Wins

1997

Losses

1999

Ties

2017

Shutouts

2000

Goals Allowed

2019

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat

Player

Goals Allowed

Bo Oshoniyi (2001), Tim Melia (2019)

Saves

Tim Melia (2018)

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Matt Besler* 291 2. Graham Zusi* 289 3. Roger Espinoza* 246 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* 282 2. Graham Zusi* 247 3. Kerry Zavagnin 228 4. Roger Espinoza* 225 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* 25,276 2. Graham Zusi* 22,694 3. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 4. Nick Garcia 20,157 5. Roger Espinoza* 19,631 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* 156 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 3. Tony Meola 125 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 5. Kevin Hartman 90 6. Mike Ammann 60 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 SAVES Player GP SV 1. Tony Meola 125 507 2. Tim Melia* 156 480 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* 156 47 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 45 3. Tony Meola 125 37 4. Kevin Hartman 90 22 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 22 6. Mike Ammann 60 10 7. Eric Kronberg 25 8 8. Luis Marin 8 3 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 3 8. Chris Snitko 26 3 GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP GW 1. Tim Melia* 156 66 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* 289 29 10. Scott Sealy 88 28 10. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 289 65 3. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 43 5. Roger Espinoza* 246 35 5. Davy Arnaud 240 35 7. Mo Johnston 149 28 8. Josh Wolff 144 26 9. Mark Chung 94 25 10. Kerry Zavagnin 237 22 SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Davy Arnaud 240 452 3. Graham Zusi* 289 433 4. Dom Dwyer 128 401 5. Kei Kamara 113 370 6. Chris Klein 200 312 7. Roger Espinoza* 246 284 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* 289 134 8. Kei Kamara 113 126 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 10. Mark Chung 94 95 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Roger Espinoza* 246 399 2. Davy Arnaud 240 329 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 4. Matt McKeon 144 309 5. Matt Besler* 291 239 5. Dom Dwyer 128 239 7. Graham Zusi* 289 235 8. Nick Garcia 224 234 9. Mo Johnston 149 226 10. Seth Sinovic 210 217 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Preki 218 362 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 4. Roger Espinoza* 246 340 5. Graham Zusi* 289 332 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* 246 55 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 4. Nick Garcia 224 37 5. Seth Sinovic 210 35 6. Matt Besler* 291 34 7. Aurelien Collin 107 31 8. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 8. Matt McKeon 144 30 10. Benny Feilhaber 167 28 10. Jack Jewsbury 195 28 10. Mo Johnston 149 28

CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 289 798 2. Preki 218 452 3. Benny Feilhaber 167 287 4. Johnny Russell* 68 208 5. Claudio Lopez 57 188 6. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 175 7. Francisco Gomez 114 157 8. Chris Henderson 61 154 9. Chris Klein 200 152 10. Davy Arnaud 240 144 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 13 1. Preki 218 13 3. Chris Klein 200 12 3. Kei Kamara 113 11 3. Josh Wolff 144 11 6. Davy Arnaud 240 10 7. Graham Zusi* 289 9 8. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 9. Benny Feilhaber 167 7 9. C.J. Sapong 110 7 9. Scott Sealy 88 7 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Graham Zusi* 289 27 2. Preki 218 23 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 13 5. Davy Arnaud 240 10 5. Josh Wolff 144 10 7. Roger Espinoza* 245 8 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 7. Mo Johnston 149 8 7. Kei Kamara 113 8 7. Chance Myers 147 8 7. Kerry Zavagnin 237 8 MULTI-GOAL GAMES Player GP MGG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 10 2. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 3. Preki 218 7 4. Felipe Gutierrez* 52 5 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 4. Scott Sealy 88 5 4. Josh Wolff 144 5 8. Mo Johnston 149 4 8. Chris Klein 200 4 10. Johnny Russell* 68 3 10. Graham Zusi* 289 3 10. Davy Arnaud 240 3 10. Teal Bunbury 89 3 10. Eddie Johnson 43 3 PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG 1. Preki 218 21 2. Benny Feilhaber 167 12 3. Dom Dwyer 128 7 4. Ilie Sanchez* 104 5 4. Felipe Gutierrez* 52 5 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 7. Claudio Lopez 57 4 8. Claudio Bieler 41 3 8. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 8. Jack Jewsbury 195 3 8. Josh Wolff 144 3 Player 1. Dom Dwyer 2. Kei Kamara 3. Preki 4. Scott Sealy 5. Johnny Russell* 6. Josh Wolff 7. Vitalis Takawira 8. Mark Chung 8. Mo Johnston 10. Chris Klein *Minimum 20 goals

GOALS PER GAME GP 128 113 218 88 68 144 103 94 149 200

GLS AVG 57 0.45 38 0.34 71 0.33 28 0.32 21 0.31 43 0.30 28 0.27 20 0.21 31 0.21 39 0.20

BOLD * - denotes player on current roster

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Year Player GP 2011 C.J. Sapong 34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2018 Ilie Sanchez 34 2018 Graham Zusi 34

Year Player 2014 Dom Dwyer 1996 Preki 2016 Dom Dwyer 2007 Eddie Johnson 1996 Vitalis Takawira

GOALS GP GOALS 33 22 32 18 33 16 24 15 28 13

CORNER KICKS Year Player GP CK 2012 Graham Zusi 32 150 2013 Graham Zusi 27 128 2014 Graham Zusi 25 125 2009 Claudio Lopez 29 123 2019 Johnny Russell 28 109

GAMES STARTED Year Player GS 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2018 Ilie Sanchez 34 2018 Graham Zusi 34

Year Player 1997 Preki 2003 Preki 2000 Preki 2012 Graham Zusi 2015 Benny Feilhaber

ASSISTS GP ASSISTS 27 17 30 17 31 15 32 15 32 15

OFFSIDES Year Player GP OFF 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 50 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 44 1997 Vitalis Takawira 28 43 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 38 2000 Chris Henderson 31 36

MINUTES PLAYED Year Player MIN 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2018 Tim Melia 3060 2018 Ilie Sanchez 3060 2018 Graham Zusi 3060 2017 Ilie Sanchez 2970 2000 Nick Garcia 2915 2000 Peter Vermes 2915

Year Player 1996 Preki 2012 Kei Kamara 2016 Dom Dwyer 2014 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki

SHOTS GP SHOTS 32 140 33 134 33 119 33 113 30 97

GAME-WINNING GOALS Year Player GP GWG 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 6 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 6 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 6 2018 Daniel Salloi 29 6 1997 Preki 27 5 2012 C.J. Sapong 31 5 2015 Krisztian Nemeth 27 5

GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Year Player GP 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 2019 Tim Melia 32 Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2003 Tony Meola 2008 Kevin Hartman 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2019 Tim Melia

SAVES GP SV 31 129 30 121 30 117 32 112 32 111

Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 2018 Tim Melia 2008 Kevin Hartman 2010 Jimmy Nielsen 2017 Tim Melia

SHUTOUTS GP SO 31 16 34 15 34 13 34 13 30 10 29 10 31 10

GOALKEEPER WINS Year Player GP GW 1997 Mike Ammann 29 21 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 18 2018 Tim Melia 34 18 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 17 2000 Tony Meola 31 15 1996 Garth Lagerwey 23 12 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12 2017 Tim Melia 31 12 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Year Player GP GA GAA 2017 Tim Melia 31 24 0.78 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 0.79 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 0.88 2000 Tony Meola 31 29 0.92 2004 Tony Meola 21 22 1.05 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played

SHOTS ON GOAL Year Player GP SOG 1996 Preki 32 61 2012 Kei Kamara 33 49 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 48 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 48 1997 Preki 27 44 2002 Preki 25 44 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 44 FOULS COMMITTED Year Player GP FC 2000 Chris Henderson 31 79 2001 Matt McKeon 26 76 1997 Matt McKeon 31 75 2000 Matt McKeon 30 75 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 66 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 66 2018 Roger Espinoza 32 66 Year Player 2004 Davy Arnaud 2005 Davy Arnaud 2015 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki 2006 Davy Arnaud

FOULS SUFFERED GP FS 30 111 31 85 30 81 30 77 32 76

CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 2019 Felipe Gutierrez 32 11 2011 Aurelien Collin 23 10 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 10 2016 Roger Espinoza 30 10 1997 Mo Johnston 29 9 2005 Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 9 2017 Roger Espinoza 30 9 2018 Roger Espinoza 32 9 EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3 2019 Roger Espinoza 16 3 nine players tied with 2

GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Year Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 5 2000 Matt McKeon 30 5 2003 Preki 30 5 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 5 2004 Josh Wolff 26 5 2012 Graham Zusi 32 5 2013 Graham Zusi 27 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 30 5 PENALTY KICK GOALS Year Player GP PKG 1996 Preki 32 7 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 7 2003 Preki 30 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 5 2016 Benny Feilhaber 29 5 2019 Felipe Gutierrez 32 5 GOALS PER GAME Year Player GP GLS 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 1996 Preki 32 18 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 16 *Minimum 5 goal

AVG 0.71 0.67 0.63 0.56 0.48

Sporting KC Game Notes | September 13, 2020 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: 71 Preki Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) Game: 3 10 times Half: 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) Half: 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 2nd) Half: 3 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/2017 vs. SEA, 2nd) ASSISTS Career: 98 Preki Season: 17 Preki (1997) Season: 17 Preki (2003) Game: 4 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET) Half: 3 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET, 1st) Half: 3 Preki (06/21/2003 vs. CHI, 1st) SHOTS Career: 693 Preki Season: 140 Preki (1996) Game: 12 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB) Half: 8 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB, 2nd) Half: 8 Onandi Lowe (08/12/2001 at COL, 2nd) Half: 8 Preki (07/06/2002 vs. DAL, 2nd)

SHOTS ON GOAL Career: 283 Preki Season: 61 Preki (1996) Game: 6 Preki (05/19/1996 at LA) Game: 6 Eddie Johnson (06/02/007 vs. NY) Half: 4 9 times FOULS COMMITTED Career: 399 Roger Espinoza Season: 79 Chris Henderson (2000) Game: 8 Davy Arnaud (05/29/2010 at RSL) Game: 8 Oriol Rosell (07/27/2013 at MTL) Half: 7 Scott Uderitz (05/11/1996 vs. DAL, 1st) FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY) Half: 6 7 times

CORNER KICKS Career: 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) GOALS ALLOWED Career: 193 Tim Melia Season: 60 Tim Melia (2019) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/2001 vs. CHI) Game: 7 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA) Half: 6 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA, 2nd) SAVES Career: 507 Tony Meola Season: 129 Tony Meola (2000) Game: 10 Tim Melia (04/08/2018 at LA) Half: 7 4 times

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Season: 65 Game: 7 2-Tms: 10 Half: 5 Half: 5

in 2018 03/30/2019 vs. MTL 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd) 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd)

ASSISTS Season: 69 Game: 10 2-Tms: 12 Half: 8

in 2018 06/20/1999 vs. MET 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st)

SHOTS Season: 583 Game: 34 Game: 34 Game: 34 2-Tms: 44 Half: 23

in 2018 05/15/2016 vs. ORL 04/20/2018 vs. VAN 10/06/2018 vs. LA 4 times 04/20/2018 vs. VAN (2nd)

SHOTS ON GOAL Season: 250 in 1996 Game: 14 08/23/1998 vs. MIA Game: 14 06/21/2003 vs. CHI Game: 14 04/20/2018 vs. VAN 2-Tms: 22 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 2-Tms: 22 04/18/1997 vs. DAL Half: 11 08/23/1998 vs. MIA (1st) FOULS COMMITTED Season: 511 in 2013 Game: 27 07/04/1997 at CLB 2-Tms: 52 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 16 04/05/1997 vs. LA (1st) Half: 16 07/04/1997 at CLB (2nd) Half: 16 03/08/2014 at SEA (1st) FOULS SUFFERED Season: 541 in 2000 Game: 30 08/16/2003 at DAL 2-Tms: 51 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 20 07/27/1996 vs. NE (2nd)

CORNER KICKS Season: 206 in 2018 Game: 15 04/10/1999 vs. SJ 2-Tms: 22 08/14/1999 at MET Half: 10 04/10/1999 vs. SJ (2nd) GOALS ALLOWED Season: 67 in 2019 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI Game: 7 09/15/2019 at LA 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 6 09/15/2019 at LA (2nd) SAVES Season: Game: 2-Tms: 2-Tms: Half:

133 in 1999 10 04/08/2018 at LA 18 04/18/1997 vs. DAL 18 09/02/2000 vs. TB 7 4 times

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

Player

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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 36 75

90D 90D 90M 71F 90D 84F

90D 90D 89M 17 90D 89F

90D 90D 90M 54M 90D 90F

1 1

6 32

90D 90D 45 90D

32 90M 90F 90F 58M 64M 57M 29 90D 58M 16M 90D 45D 72M 78M 77M

90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 90M 90M 90M 18 57M 90G 90G 90G 90G 90D

26 1 62F 26 33 15 32 74 89M 61M 90D 90D 40D 13

90D 67M 90M 18 90G 90G 74G 90G 90G 90D 90D 90D 89D 67D

90D 90M 84F 85F 64M 26 90M 28 90D 90D 90D 90D 33 90F 90F 90F 64F 90F

90D

90F 90F 89F 90M 84F 72F 19 19 73F 36 6 18 1 23 90M 90M 90M 90M 58M 75M 90D 90D 89M 75M 76M 82F 23 72M

90D 90D 90M 71F 90D 89F

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 VAN HOU MIN COL RSL MIN HOU COL DAL HOU 3-1 4-0 1-2 3-2 2-0 2-1 2-5 1-1 1-1 1-2 14 90G

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

1 3 2 2 2 1 1 1

vs vs at at vs at vs at

MIN COL RSL MIN HOU COL DAL HOU

2 2 0 1 5 1 1 2

KC KC KC KC KC KC KC KC

07/12/2020 07/17/2020 07/22/2020 08/21/2020 08/25/2020 08/29/2020 09/02/2020 09/05/2020

Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game

#3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10

KC 3 at VAN 1 KC 4 vs HOU 0

Game log: Game #1 02/29/2020 Game #2 03/07/2020 L W W W L T T L

W W

Pulido 1 (Puncec 1) 17; Kinda 1 (Martins 1) 39; Hurtado 1 (Fernandes 1) 95+ Pulido 2 (Shelton 1, Kinda 1) 16; Espinoza 1 (unassisted) 26; Kinda 2 (Pulido 1, Russell 1) Shelton 1 (unassisted) 77 Shelton 2 (Pulido 2) 43 Shelton 3 (Kinda 2, Martins 2) 65; Pulido 3 (penalty kick) 72; Zusi 1 (unassisted) 91+ Russell 1 (Pulido 3) 0:49; Fernandes 1 (Pulido 4) 86 Kinda 3 (Lindsey 1) 12; own goal (Boxall) 55 Russell 2 (unassisted) 26; Kinda 4 (unassisted) 49 Busio 1 (unassisted) 67 Shelton 4 (Fernandes 2, Hernandez 1) 48+ Hurtado 2 (unassisted) 30

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 65;

Player

T (3-1 pens) L

45M 6 90G 45D

90G 90D

64M 26

67M 90D 90M

26 45 84M 90D 45

64M 90M 90D 90F

90M 67M 90D 90F

80M 23

90D

MLS IS BACK KNOCKOUT R16 QF VAN PHI 0-0 1-3

MLS IS BACK KNOCKOUT STAGE R16 07/26/2020 KC 0 vs VAN 0 QF 07/30/2020 KC 1 vs PHI 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 36 75

Pulido 2 (Russell 1)

46+

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

2020 MLS Record (W-L-D):.........................5-3-2 Western Conference Standings:.....................2nd

2020 MLS Record (W-L-D):......................(5-3-2) Western Conference Standings:..................... 3rd

Head Coach:..................Adrian Heath (58-71-36) Asst. Coach:........................................... Ian Fuller Asst. Coach:................................... Sean McAuley GK Coach:..........................................Stewart Kerr

Head Coach:............. Peter Vermes (148-118-92) Asst. Coach:................................. Kerry Zavagnin Asst. Coach:........................................Zoran Savic GK Coach::........................................... Alec Dufty

MINNESOTA UNITED FC ROSTER 1

Tyler Miller

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER Goalkeeper

Richard Sanchez

Goalkeeper

Noah Billingsley*

Defender

Botond Barath

Defender

Ike Opara

Defender

Andreu Fontas

Defender

Jose Aja

Defender

Roberto Puncec

Defender

Jacori Hayes

Midfielder

Matt Besler

Defender

Osvaldo Alonso

Midfielder

Ilie Sanchez

Midfielder

Kevin Molino

Midfielder

Johnny Russell

Forward

Jan Gregus

Midfielder

Graham Zusi

Defender

Luis Amarilla

Forward

Alan Pulido

Forward

Emanuel Reynoso

Midfielder

Felipe Gutierrez

Midfielder

Thomas Chacon

Midfielder

Khiry Shelton

Forward

Aaron Schoenfeld

Forward

Gerso Fernandes

Forward

Ethan Finlay

Midfielder

Amadou Dia

Defender

Brent Kallman*

Defender

Roger Espinoza

Midfielder

Michael Boxall

Defender

Graham Smith

Defender

Robin Lod

Midfielder

Gadi Kinda

Midfielder

Gregory Ranjitsingh

Goalkeeper

Eric Dick

Goalkeeper

Romain Metanire

Defender

Erik Hurtado

Forward

Bakaye Dibassy

Defender

Daniel Salloi

Forward

Mason Toye

Forward

Felipe Hernandez

Midfielder

Hassani Dotson

Midfielder

Winston Reid

Defender

James Musa

Defender/Midfielder

Tyler Freeman

Forward

Raheem Edwards

Midfielder

John Pulskamp

Goalkeeper

Chase Gasper

Defender

Jaylin Lindsey

Defender

Marlon Hairston

Midfielder

Gianluca Busio

Midfielder/Forward

Dayne St. Clair

Goalkeeper

Cameron Duke

Midfielder

Fred Emmings

Goalkeeper

Tim Melia

Goalkeeper

Luis Martins

Defender

Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal

Midfielder

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

* 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

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

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

MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS | Sunday, Setpember 13

LAST TIME OUT | Minnesota United FC vs. FC Dallas | Sept. 09, 2020 | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MN | Loons Seek Revenge Successfully Just 11 days after their last meeting, Minnesota United and FC Dallas came into the game as much different teams, ravaged by injuries that saw five players on each side.In Texas, it was Dallas who were the aggressors, but this time, it was Minnesota opening the scoring in the 11th minute on a goal by Mason Toye. After a beauty of a goal from Kevin Molino, FC Dallas would claw back within one shortly before the break. A penalty kick goal by the home side would again put daylight between the sides but another Dallas goal followed by a red card for Romain Metanire forced MNUFC to endure a sustained shelling by the visitors in the last 10 minutes. In the end, it was the Loons who were left standing with all three points and above their next opponent, Sporting Kansas City.

2020 MLS Regular Season

MIN Starting XI vs. FCD

MIN Substitutes 73’ - Hayes IN, Reynoso OUT

TOYE MOLINO DOTSON

87’ - Dibassy IN, Molino OUT

GREGUS

GASPER

MIN

BOXALL

GK – Ranjitsingh; D - Musa; M - Hairston, Chacon

AJA ST. CLAIR

2020 MLS Regular Season

Series History

Minnesota United Absences

MIN all-time W-L-D: 3 - 5 - 2 | 8 GF, 15 GA

Suspended

MIN home W-L-D: 2 - 1 - 2 | 7 GF, 5 GA MIN away W-L-D: 0 - 4 - 0 | 1 GF, 10 GA

HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Out

O. Alonso

L. Amarilla E. Finlay

T. Miller - hip (out for season)

I. Opara

A. Schoenfeld

G. Ranjitsingh

Questionable International Duty N/A

MINNESOTA UNITED TEAM LEADERS

SKC

5-3-2

MLS Record (W-L-D)

5-3-2

L-L-L-W-W

Form (Last 5 Games)

L-D-D-L-W

Points

Unused Subs

METANIRE

UP NEXT | Minnesota United FC @ Sporting Kansas City | Sept. 13, 2020 | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS | Sights Set on Another Three The Loons head to Kansas City with their sights set on claiming another three points as well as another helping of revenge. Minnesota United fell to SKC in its previous meeting three weeks ago, and will look to give the home team the same gift FC Dallas left Minnesota with — a loss. Kansas City is coming off a 2-1 loss against Houston – its first road loss of the season – despite taking the lead at the half. The Houston frontline got the best of the backline and SKC wasn’t able to equalize before the final whistle. The Loons have looked lethal in the final third. The chemistry and urgency to capitalize among the front men set the tone for the game and prompted lots of involvement from fullbacks Chase Gasper and Romain Metanire. If MNUFC can keep up the momentum, they’ll keep challenging for that No. 1 spot in the Western Conference.

81’ - Edwards IN, Toye OUT

LOD

REYNOSO

Goals

2nd West

MLS Position

3rd West

Games Played

Goals Scored

Goals Against

Assists

137

Shots

144

SOG

137

Fouls Conceded

128

131

Fouls Suffered

Offsides

Corner Kicks

Saves

#17 Robin Lod

Three players tied

#8 Jan Gregus

Two player tied

Three players tied

#18 Greg Ranjitsingh

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM LEADERS #17 Gadi Kinda

#11 Khiry Shelton

112

#9 Alan Pulido

124

#9 Alan Pulido

Three players tied

Five players tied

#29 Tim Melia

PK Scored

PK Attempts

Clean sheets

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

Assists

#7 Kevin Molino

Goals

Assists Saves

* Player no longer with the club.

MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS | Sunday, Setpember 13

ALL-TIME MLS RESULTS AGAINST FC DALLAS

MINNESOTA CONNECTIONS

Date

Score

05/07/2017

MIN 2 vs SKC 0

TCF Bank Stadium

06/03/2017

MIN 0 at SKC 3

Children’s Mercy Park

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

10/07/2017

MIN 1 vs SKC 1

TCF Bank Stadium

05/20/2018

MIN 1 vs SKC 1

TCF Bank Stadium

06/03/2018

MIN 1 at SKC 4

Children’s Mercy Park

08/25/2018

MIN 0 at SKC 2

Children’s Mercy Park

08/22/2019

MIN 0 at SKC 1

Children’s Mercy Park

09/25/2019

MIN 2 vs SKC 1

Allianz Field

07/12/2020

MIN 2 at SKC 1

Marathon Sports Field

08/21/2020

MIN 1 vs SKC 2

Allianz Field

Result

Location

Peter Vermes and Manny Lagos were teammates on the New York/New Jersey MetroStars for the inaugural MLS season in 1996. Lagos played the 1997 season on the MetroStars with current Sporting KC Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin. Graham Smith and Hassani Dotson both played for Oregon State in 2015.

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL MIN SKC

0-15 1 4

16-30 2 0

31-45 2 5

46-60 0 3

61-75 1 1

76-90 4 3

Total 10 16

ET 0 0

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

CURRENT TEAM STREAKS* Team

Minnesota United FC

Sporting Kansas City

Type

Player

Goals

None

Assists

Emanuel Reynoso

Points

Robin Lod Emanuel Reynoso Kevin Molino

Shutouts

None

Goals

None

Assists

None

Points

None

Shutouts

None

# of Games

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS *Streak considered 2+ games in a row.

DISCIPLINARY REPORT Suspended: Metanire (MIN) Suspended after next caution: Aja (MIN), Kinda (SKC)

MIN

SKC

1 Eight players tied

GOALS

Diego Rubio* 3

ASSISTS

3 Abu Danladi* 5 Three players tied 1 Three players tied 3 Bobby Shuttleworth* 1 Bobby Shuttlworth*

SHOTS ON GOAL

Johnny Russell 5 Three players tied 5

WINS

Tim Melia 5

LOSSES

Tim Melia 2

CLEAN SHEETS

Tim Melai 3

ALL-TIME SERIES SINGLE-GAME HIGHS MIN

SKC

1 Eight players tied

GOALS

2 Two players tied

ASSISTS

Johnny Russell 2

3 Two players tied

SAVES

Two players tied 2

4 Bobby Shuttleworth*

GOALS ALLOWED

Fifteen players tied 1

Three players tied 3

* Player no longer with the club.

MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS | Sunday, Setpember 13

OPPONENT FACTS

MATCHUP QUICK FACTS

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

• Kevin Molino scored twice for MNUFC in Wednesday’s win and leads the team with five goals this season.

1 1ST HALF 12’ 24’

YC: J. Aja

32’

G: Own Goal

2ND HALF YC:G. Busio

46’

G: Own Goal

55’

YC: A. Pulido

77’ 90’+3’

YC: C. Duke

90’+5’

• This is the first time Minnesota has played Sporting Kansas City three times in a season since 2018.

• With the 3-2 over FC Dallas on Wednesday, the Loons have won consecutive regular season games for the first time since the first round of the MLS is Back Tournament Group Stage.

G: G. Kinda

• The Loons last faced SKC on August 21 at Allianz Field, falling 2-1.

• MNUFC and Sporting KC have played all of their meetings while occupying a top-three spot in the Western Conference.

PREVIOUS MEETING - 8/21/2020

• This will be the 11th league meeting between the teams since 2017 and the 15th in all competitions since 2014.

• Molino (2G/2A), Robin Lod (2G/1A) and Emanuel Reynoso (2A) are all on two-game point streaks. • Molino is one of 11 players, along with Luis Amarilla, that have multiple game-winning goals in 2020. • Molino is one of five players in the league with two multi-goal games. • With 21 goals, Minnesota is tied for the second-most in MLS. • Fourteen of the 26 goals in the all-time series between these teams have come in the final 15 minutes of a half. • The Loons are averaging 5 shots on goal per game in 2020.

YC: O. Alonso

• Romain Metanire will be unavailable due to receiving a red card against FC Dallas. • Minnesota has been caught offside just 10 times, tied for the secondfewest in MLS. • The Loons are tied for the league by scoring three or more goals four times. • Both Minnesota and Sporting KC are involved in a five-way tie for most multigoal games in the league, scoring two or more goals six times. • Molino’s penalty kick goal was Minnesota’s first successful penalty kick this season. • Both teams are averaging more than two goals a game.

MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS | Sunday, Setpember 13

MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED NEWS AND NOTES 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAP Recap: Molino Brace Propels Loons to 3-2 Victory Over FC Dallas Just 11 days after their last meeting, Minnesota United and FC Dallas came into tonight’s tilt as much different teams, ravaged by injuries that saw five players on each side ruled out. In Texas, it was Dallas who were the aggressors, making MNUFC look flat and unprepared but tonight, it was Minnesota’s chance to turn the screws, opening the scoring in the 11th minute on a goal by Mason Toye. After a beauty of a goal from Kevin Molino, FC Dallas would claw back within one on a goal by Ricardo Pepi shortly before the break. A penalty kick goal by the home side would once again put daylight between the sides but another Dallas goal off a corner followed by a red card for Romain Metanire force MNUFC to endure a sustained shelling by the visitors over the last 10 minutes of play. When the smoke cleared, though, it was the Loons who were left standing with all three points and a share of first place in the Western Conference alongside their next opponent, Sporting Kansas City.

about tactics, but at the end of the day you just need to go out and win games and that’s what we need to continue to do.”

Midfielders Kevin Molino and Robin Lod in Week 10 Team of the Week The LA Galaxy made it two wins in a row against their El Trafico rivals with a 3-0 victory over LAFC on Sunday night, and have been rewarded with three Starting XI places in the MLS Team of the Week presented by Audi for Week 10.

Sat. 9/19 @ Houston Dynamo, 7:00 p.m. CT Wed. 9/23 @ Columbus Crew, 6:30 p.m. CT Sun. 9/27 vs. Real Salt Lake, 7:00 p.m. CT

Sebastian Lletget scored a brace, Cristian Pavon had a goal and an assist and David Bingham made seven saves in his second clean sheet of the season for the Galaxy, who have won four in a row overall. Elsewhere, the Vancouver Whitecaps were also rewarded with three selections for their resilient victory over Toronto FC, with fullback Ali Adanan making the first team after contributing a pair of assists. Minnesota United also got two starting XI nods after Kevin Molino made two assists and Robin Lod scored twice in a 4-0 win against Real Salt Lake. And the Philadelphia Union were rewarded with two player selections — plus a nod to Jim Curtin as coach — for their 3-0 win over the New York Red Bulls. Week 10 consisted of the 12 matches played on Saturday, Sept. 5 and Sunday, Sept. 6. Head Coach Adrian Heath on how much more Minnesota United and Sporting KC have to learn about each other “Not a lot. Obviously, there’s probably a few faces that will change. But, you know, Peter [Vermes] has got a great system there. He buys players and his players know the system. So, we know it’s going to be tough. Never easy for us there in Kansas. And, I don’t expect anything different at the weekend. It’ll be interesting. We’ll see how we are tomorrow and the next day. To see if we need to change things, if we need to freshen it up. But, I would think there might be one or two areas that we might have to freshen one or two things up.” Forward Mason Toye on how the team continues its form heading into the game this weekend “In the beginning we only had one game at home, and you play against Dallas and Houston away, those are tough games. We knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but we knew the last game [Real Salt Lake] was going to be really difficult for us and we really needed to get a win and we did and we needed to get another one tonight. We are just trying to continue to keep it rolling and not overthink the next game in Kansas City at all and we are trying to continue to just win the games and it’s that plain and simple. That’s what Adrian Heath has been talking about, you can talk

MNUFC Announces Regular Season Schedule Through September Major League Soccer announced the 2020 regular season schedule and national broadcast details through the end of September, as well as Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs qualification and competition format. As with the MLS is Back Tournament and Phase I of return-to-play in local markets, each team will adhere to comprehensive health and safety protocols, including regular testing of players, coaches and essential staff for COVID-19. From Sept. 18–27, each MLS club will compete in three regular season matches. Minnesota United’s next three games are:

For the safety of our players, staff and fans, Minnesota United has made the decision to play games behind closed doors for the foreseeable future. We continue to monitor and evaluate the situation with the input of government and health officials. As in Phase I, fans will be able to catch MNUFC games through our partners FOX Sports North and SKOR North or through national broadcasts. MNUFC + Partners Deliver Food to Midway When Allianz Field was constructed in the Midway neighborhood, a big part of the club’s mission was to serve the community around the stadium. With hardship felt throughout the country and especially in this area over the past three months, Minnesota United teamed up with Allianz Life and Keystone Community Services to provide the Midwayarea with fresh produce, dairy items and meat. “We are so thrilled with Minnesota United and with Allianz to use this beautiful facility,” said the President of Keystone Community Services, Mary McKeown. “It’s right in the heart of Midway and it’s a great location to have cars come through and make an easy, safe pickup.”

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MLS BACK COMPETITION FORMAT 2015ISMINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP Major League Soccer returns with all 26 MLS clubs competing in the MLS is Back Tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida beginning July 8. Group stage games will count in the MLS regular season standings and the tournament winner will earn a spot in the 2021 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League, replacing the berth previously awarded to the MLS regular season points leader in the conference opposite of the 2020 Supporters’ Shield winner. Group assignments for each of the 26 teams were determined through a live draw on June 11, with Minnesota United being drawn into Group D alongside Real Salt Lake, Sporting Kansas City and the Colorado Rapids. Similar to a FIFA World Cup format, the tournament will feature a continuous schedule of games nearly every day, with games beginning at 8 a.m., 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. CDT. The majority of the games will be played in the evening. Each team will play three group stage games, with those results counting in the 2020 MLS regular season standings. After 16 consecutive days of group stage games, the top two teams from each group along with the four best third-place finishers will move on to the knockout stage. The knockout stage will include Round-of-16, Quarterfinals, and Semifinals rounds, as well as the Championship match on August 11. Games tied at the end of regulation in the knockout phase will proceed directly to a penalty kick shootout.

In addition to games that count in the regular season standings and the Champions League berth, players will have the opportunity to earn additional bonuses as part of a $1.1 million prize pool. The substitution limit for the tournament will follow the new protocol set by the IFAB and allow five substitutions per game. In addition, teams may name up to 23 players on each official gameday roster. Also, the Professional Referees Organization (PRO) will have access to video review for all games. Upon completion of the MLS is Back Tournament, MLS plans to continue its regular season with a revised schedule in home markets, followed by the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs and the 25th MLS Cup. The schedule will be developed at a later date. The final number of games and the schedule for the remainder of the 2020 MLS regular season will be announced in the coming weeks. The MLS medical department and the league’s infectious disease experts have developed a comprehensive COVID-19 testing plan which will be implemented for the entire MLS is Back Tournament. In addition, MLS will make a contribution of serology (antibody) tests to Central Florida residents beginning June 18. MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT – July 8 – August 11 Number of Matches: 54 (39 group; 15 knockout) No. of matchdays: 26 Format: Group Stage, followed by Round-of-16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals & Championship match Minimum Matches: Three (per club) Maximum Matches: Seven (per club)

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

GROUP A

GROUP B

GROUP C

GROUP D

GROUP E

GROUP F

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Orlando City Inter Miami NYCFC Philadelphia Union

Seattle Sounders Chicago Fire Whitecaps FC SJ Earthquakes

Toronto FC NE Revolution Montreal Impact D.C. United

Real Salt Lake Sporting KC Colorado Rapids MNUFC

Atlanta United Cincinnati NYRB Columbus Crew

LAFC LA Galaxy Houston Dynamo Portland Timbers

*Withdrawn from tournament FC Dallas Nashville SC

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

GP 3 3 3 3

W 2 2 1 0

L 0 0 2 3

T 1 1 0 0

PTS 7 7 3 0

GF 6 4 2 2

GA 3 2 4 5

W 2 1 1 1

L 0 1 2 2

T 1 1 0 0

PTS 7 4 3 3

GF 6 4 5 2

GA 3 2 7 5

W 1 1 1 0

L 0 0 2 1

T 2 2 0 2

PTS 5 5 3 2

GF 6 2 4 3

GA 5 1 5 4

W 2 1 1 0

L 1 0 1 2

T 0 2 1 1

PTS 6 5 4 1

GF 6 4 2 4

GA 4 3 2 7

W 3 2 1 0

L 0 1 2 3

T 0 0 0 0

PTS 9 6 3 0

GF 7 3 1 0

GA 0 4 4 3

W 2 1 0 0

L 0 0 1 2

T 1 2 2 1

PTS 7 5 2 1

GF 6 11 5 4

GA 4 7 6 9

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

GP 3 3 3 3

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

GP 3 3 3 3

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

GP 3 3 3 3

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

GP 3 3 3 3

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

GP 3 3 3 3

* - Clinched spot in Round of 16 |

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MLS BACK COMPETITION FORMAT 2015ISMINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP For the first time since play was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 12, MLS teams will take to the field in official competition beginning on July 8 for a unique tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports at Disney World Resort in Florida. Here’s everything you need to know about the MLS is Back Tournament: Quick Facts July 8–August 11 54 games (39 group stage; 15 knockout round) 26 gamedays Format: Group Stage, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Championship Minimum Games: Three per club Maximum Games: Seven per finalist Key Dates June 24: Teams begin arriving in Florida July 8: MLS is Back Tournament group stage begins July 25–28: Round of 16 begins July 30–Aug. 1: Tournament Quarterfinals August 5–6: Tournament Semifinals August 11: MLS is Back Tournament Final

How will the tournament work? Similar to a FIFA World Cup, the tournament will feature a continuous schedule of games nearly every day, with games beginning at 8 a.m., 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. CDT, with the majority of the games to be played in the evening. Group Stage: The 26 teams will be split into six groups. The Eastern Conference will have three groups, one of six teams and two with four teams each. The Western Conference will have three groups, each consisting of four teams. Each team will play three group stage games over the course of 16 consecutive days. The top two teams from each group along with the four best third-place finishers will move on to the knockout stage, beginning with the Round of 16. If two or more clubs are tied on points in the group stage, MLS regular season tiebreaking procedures are used. The tiebreakers for determining the four third-place clubs are: (1) points, (2) goal differential, (3) goals scored, (4) fewest disciplinary points.

ROUND OF 16

ROUND OF 16 QUARTERFINAL

QUARTERFINAL

SEMIFINAL

FINAL VS

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

GP 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 8 9 9 9

W 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 2

L 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 4 2 3 6 4

T 3 2 2 2 2 5 5 3 4 4 0 3

PTS 18 17 17 14 14 14 14 12 10 10 9 9

GF 23 21 20 16 16 17 16 21 10 12 10 15

GA 10 16 15 15 18 15 14 22 8 16 18 26

L 1 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 6

T 2 3 3 4 5 1 1 2 2 4 3 3 2 2

PTS 23 21 18 16 14 13 13 11 11 10 9 9 8 8

GF 16 18 15 17 9 12 8 9 7 9 5 6 8 9

GA 2 12 9 12 9 11 8 11 13 13 9 15 12 16

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

GP 10 11 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10

W 7 6 5 4 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2

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

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

GP 10 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 8 9 10 9 9 10 9 10 10

W 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2

L 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 4 5 4 5 5 2 3 4 6 4 5 4 6 6

T 2 3 3 3 2 2 4 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 3 2 2 4 4 4 0 3 3 3 2 2

PTS 23 21 18 18 17 17 16 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8

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

GF 16 18 23 15 21 20 17 16 16 17 16 9 12 8 21 9 7 10 12 9 10 5 6 15 8 9

GA 2 12 10 9 16 15 12 15 18 15 14 9 11 8 22 11 13 8 16 13 18 9 15 26 12 16

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THIS WEEK IN MLS

LAST TIME IN MLS

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

CHICAGO FIRE FC

D.C. UNITED

INTER MIAMI CF

vs | 2:30 p.m. CT

vs | 6:00 p.m. CT

2-1

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

3-2

COLUMBUS CREW SC

NEW YORK RED BULLS

ATLANTA UNITED FC

FC DALLAS

NEW YORK CITY FC

ORLANDO CITY SC

MONTREAL IMPACT

COLORADO RAPIDS

vs | 6:00 p.m. CT

vs | 6:30 p.m. CT

1-2

1-1

FC CINCINNATI

INTER MIAMI CF

TORONTO FC

HOUSTON DYNAMO REAL SALT LAKE

PHILADELPHIA UNION

NASHVILLE SC

vs | 6:30 p.m. CT

vs | 7:30 p.m. CT

3-0

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

ATLANTA UNITED FC

LOS ANGELES FOOTBALL CLUB

FC DALLAS

REAL SALT LAKE

vs | 7:30 p.m. CT

vs | 8:30 p.m. CT

HOUSTON DYNAMO

COLORADO RAPIDS

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 SPORTING KANSAS CITY

7-1 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

vs | 7:30 p.m. CT

vs | 8:30 p.m. CT

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

MONTREAL IMPACT

LOS ANGELES FOOTBALL CLUB

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

vs | 10:00 p.m. CT

PORTLAND TIMBERS

LA GALAXY

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2020 MLS STATS LEADERS

2019 MLS AWARD WINNERS

GOALS: Diego Rossi, Los Angeles Football Club (9) MIN: Kevin Molino (5)

Landon Donovan MLS MVP: Carlos Vela, LAFC

ASSISTS: Alejandro Pozuelo, Toronto FC (8) MIN: Jan Gregus (5) SHOTS: Gustavo Bou, New England Revolution (41) MIN: Jan Gregus (18) SOG: Diego Rossi, Los Angeles Football Club (23) MIN: Kevin Molino (7) YELLOW CARDS: Frankie Amaya, FC Cincinnati (5) MIN: Jose Aja (4) RED CARDS: Eighteen players tied (1) MIN: Romain Metanire (1)

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

SAVES: Sean Johnson, New York City FC (38) MIN: Greg Ranjitsingh (15) CLEAN SHEETS: Eloy Room, Columbus Crew (6) MIN: Tyler Miller, Dayne St. Clair (1)

ABOUT MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER Minnesota United FC plays in North America’s top professional soccer league, Major League Soccer (MLS). The league features 26 teams from across the United States and Canada. After a successful bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 1994, the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) founded MLS to bring a top-level soccer league back to the country for the first time since 1984, when the original NASL folded. The league was set to begin play in 1996 with 10 teams: Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew (SC), D.C. United, Dallas Burn (FC Dallas), Kansas City Wiz (Sporting Kansas City), Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, NY/NJ MetroStars (New York Red Bulls), San Jose Clash (Earthquakes) and Tampa Bay Mutiny. The league’s first game was played on April 6, 1996 as the San Jose Clash played D.C. United in front of 31,000 fans at Spartan Stadium. The league drew large crowds in its opening season, pulling star power from around North America and building on the excitement of the 1994 FIFA World Cup. As MLS has continued to grow, clubs have begun moving out of shared American football venues and into soccer-specific stadium, led by Columbus Crew (SC), who moved into the soccer-specific MAPFRE Stadium in 1999. Currently, 20 teams play in soccer-specific venues. The league is split into the Eastern and Western Conferences. Each team plays 34 games during the season. Teams play all conference opponents twice, once at home and once on the road, and teams in the other conference once, with an even balance of home and away games. The top seven teams in each conference at the end of the year qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs. Starting in 2019, the league adopted a new single-elimination format for the entirety of the MLS Cup Playoffs. The top seven teams in each conference qualify for postseason, with the regular-season conference champions receiving a first-round bye. The second through seventh seeds will play the opening round games, with the highest seed hosting games throughout the tournament. The winners will move on to join the oneseed teams in the conference semifinals. The winner of each conference championship will move on to the MLS Cup Final. The team with the best regular season record will host the final.

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MINNESOTA UNITED 2020 SCHEDULE DATE

OPPONENT

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

RESULT/TIME (CT) LOCATION

3/01

at Portland Timbers

3-1 W

Providence Park

3/07

at San Jose Earthquakes

5-2 W

Earthquakes Stadium

7/12

vs Sporting Kansas City †

2-1 W

Wide World of Sports

7/17

vs Real Salt Lake †

0-0 D

Wide World of Sports

7/22

vs Colorado Rapids †

2-2 D

Wide World of Sports

7/28

vs Columbus Crew †

1 (5) - 1 (3) W

Wide World of Sports

8/1

vs San Jose Earthquakes †

4-1 W

Wide World of Sports

8/6

vs Orlando City †

1-3 L

Wide World of Sports

8/21

vs Sporting Kansas City

1-2 L

Allianz Field

8/29

at FC Dallas

1-3 L

Toyota Stadium

9/02

at Houston Dynamo

0-3 L

BBVA Stadium

9/06

vs Real Salt Lake

9/09

vs FC Dallas

9/13

at Sporting Kansas City

4-0 W

Allianz Field

3-2 W

Allianz Field

7:30 p.m.

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

Children’s Mercy Park

2020 2-1-0 2-2-0 6-4-3 1-0-0 3-2-2 3-2-1 0-0-0 6-3-2 0-1-1 5-0-1 1-4-1 0-1-1 0-3-1 1-0-1 5-0-0 1-0-1 3-0-1 2-2-1 0-2-0 3-1-2 3-3-1 6-2-0 0-2-3 3-0-2 1-3-0 2-1-1 4-0-2 1-4-0 1-0-2 4-0-1 1-4-0 2-0-3

2019 TOTAL 10-1-6 29-14-11 5-10-2 11-39-6 14-8-7 23-31-13 1-3-1 20-22-6 7-4-4 26-23-11 8-6-4 16-28-9 0-1-0 0-2-0 10-6-6 26-36-16 5-5-2 16-17-4 11-2-3 34-7-4 4-9-2 9-46-11 0-6-3 0-24-5 6-1-4 9-17-9 3-2-0 12-10-5 6-2-1 21-2-1 8-0-3 15-0-5 5-3-4 16-8-9 2-3-0 10-15-5 0-5-1 1-30-1 9-4-2 26-14-6 6-7-6 16-39-14 12-4-3 33-21-9 3-7-5 8-32-11 5-0-1 16-2-3 1-9-0 2-36-6 9-2-7 3-15-11 9-0-2 28-2-4 1-7-0 2-42-4 5-4-6 12-9-14 11-1-0 33-2-1 0-8-1 2-45-4 4-2-7 8-6-16

2020 TEAM STATS VS OPPONENTS

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

0-15 2 4 4 5 15 33

16-30 2 2 13 11 27 29

31-45 3 2 6 9 32 31

45+ 1 0 1 1 4 4

46-60 3 4 8 1 37 32

61-75 4 2 11 6 32 26

76-90 3 1 6 7 26 27

90+/ET 2 1 4 3 9 18

Total 21 16 52 43 169 197

Shots Shots on Goal Accuracy

MIN 137 50 36%

OPP 134 47 35%

Goals Fouls Offside Corners Yellow Cards Red Cards Saves Clean Sheets

21 137 10 48 23 1 31 2

16 131 13 43 19 1 31 2

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

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MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED 2020 FIELD PLAYER 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAPSTATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON No. 4 6 9 2 15 11 21 31 44 13 77 8 94 5 14 17 19 7 41 3 10 12 23

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

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

GP ST MIN 7 7 621 7 7 558 7 5 425 0 0 0 10 10 900 2 0 90 1 0 3 10 5 641 9 1 184 8 7 563 10 10 900 10 10 881 2 1 76 3 0 63 0 0 0 10 9 730 10 10 892 9 8 575 3 1 100 2 2 180 3 2 164 6 1 132 6 4 315 MIN TOTALS^

G 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 2 0 0 1 21

A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 20

SHT 4 5 16 0 4 1 0 14 5 7 12 18 1 1 0 17 1 16 0 2 3 3 7 137

SOG 0 1 5 0 2 1 0 6 0 4 5 4 0 1 0 6 1 7 0 2 1 0 4 50

FC 15 10 5 0 11 3 0 6 7 9 6 10 1 0 0 14 9 8 3 6 8 1 5 137

FS 3 7 9 0 0 3 0 10 4 6 11 7 1 3 0 4 14 27 0 2 7 2 2 131

OFF 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 10

CK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 48

C 4 3 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 23

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

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

Name (JERSEY NAME)

MIN

SHT

GAA

EMMINGS, Fred

MILLER, Tyler

450

1.2

RANJITSINGH, Gregory

270

2.67

ST. CLAIR, Dayne

180

1.6

MIN TOTALS

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

* On bench

MLS is Back Round of 16 Hassani Dotson (M)* MLS is Back Round of 16 Kevin Molino (M) Week 8 Robin Lod (M) Week 8

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

^ Includes own goals and players transferred out

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GAA

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

Name (JERSEY NAME)

MIN

SHT

EMMINGS, Fred

MILLER, Tyler

540

1.33

RANJITSINGH, Gregory

ST. CLAIR, Dayne

1.33

MIN TOTALS

MNUFC GAME NOTES

Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS | Sunday, Setpember 13

2020 MAPMAP - REGULAR SEASON 2015MINNESOTA MINNESOTAUNITED UNITEDGOAL FC GOAL

2 11 2

44 12 17 9 10 88

139 15 16

3 3

20 14 55

PENALTY KICKS

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

GOAL 2015INFORMATION MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Player Kevin Molino Luis Amarilla Kevin Molino Ike Opara Jan Gregus Luis Amarilla Robin Lod Ike Opara Own goal Kevin Molino Ethan Finlay Ethan Finlay Own goal Hassani Dotson Chase Gasper Robin Lod Jacori Hayes Robin Lod Mason Toye Kevin Molino Kevin Molino

+ - Free Kick

Date March 1 March 1 March 2 March 7 March 7 March 7 March 7 March 7 July 12 July 12 July 22 July 22 August 21 August 29 September 6 September 6 September 6 September 6 September 9 September 9 September 9

Opponent Portland Portland Portland San Jose San Jose San Jose San Jose San Jose Kansas City Kansas City Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids Kansas City FC Dallas Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake FC Dallas FC Dallas FC Dallas

* - Corner Kick

Min 51’ 76’ 78’ 13’ * 26’ 32’ 45’ 45’ * 91’ + 98’ 36 * 43’ 31’ 55’ 52’ 61’ 74’ 90’ 11’ 28’ 70’ ^

# Player

^ - Penalty Kick

Date

Opponent

# - Throw In

Min

MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS | Sunday, Setpember 13

MINNESOTA UNITED MLS TEAM RECORDS Consecutive Wins (Overall)

Consecutive Wins (Home) Consecutive Wins (Away)

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Away)

9/22/2019

7/22/2018

Consecutive Games with Goals Scored (Overall)

10/21/2018

4/19/2019

3/7/2020

Consecutive Games with Goals Scored (Home)

7/4/2018

9/29/2018

6/29/2019

7/13/2019

7/4/2018

3/7/2020

Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Overall)

3/1/2020

Present

Consecutive Games with Goals Scored (Away)

9/12/2018

4/19/2019

Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Home)

6/29/2019

8/21/2020

Consecutive Games without a Goal (Overall)

7/4/2017

7/22/2017

Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Away)

3/1/2020

3/7/2020

Consecutive Games without a Goal (Home)

7/4/2017

7/22/2017

Consecutive Losses (Overall)

8/6/2020

9/2/2020

Consecutive Games without a Goal (Away)

5/11/2019

6/8/2019

Consecutive Losses (Home)

10/13/2018

10/21/2018

Largest Margin of Victory

6/29/2019

vs.

Cincinnati

Consecutive Losses (Away)

3/24/2018

7/28/2018

Largest Margin of Defeat

3/12/2017

vs.

Atlanta

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Overall)

7/27/2019

8/4/2019

Most Goals Scored in a Game

6/29/2019

vs.

Cincinnati

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Home)

7/13/2019

8/14/2019

Most Goals Conceded in a Game

3/12/2017

vs.

Atlanta

REGULAR SEASON TEAM RECORDS

ALL-TIME STATS ALL COMPETITIONS

Stat

Year

Stat

Goals

2019

Wins

Assists

2018 & 2019

Losses

Yellow Cards

2018

Draws

Red Cards

2018

Points

158

Points

2019

Goals

191

Wins

2019

Assists

167

Losses

2018

Shutouts

Draws

2019

Yellow Cards

231

Shutouts

2019

Red Cards

Goals Allowed

2018

Goals Allowed

217

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

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

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

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

MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS | Sunday, Setpember 13

Last home win Last home loss Last home draw

3-2 vs. FC Dallas 1-2 vs. Sporting Kansas City 1-1 vs. LAFC

9/9/2020 8/21/2020 9/29/2019

Last away win Last away loss Last away draw

5-2 @ San Jose Earthquakes 0-3 @ Houston Dynamo 0-0 @ Portland Timbers

3/7/2020 9/2/2020 9/22/2019

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

0-3 L @ Houston Dynamo 1-3 L vs. FC Dallas 2-2 D vs. Colorado Rapids 3-2 vs. FC Dallas

9/2/2020 8/29/2020 7/22/2020 9/9/2020

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

4-0 D vs. Real Salt Lake 4-1 W vs San Jose Earthquakes 3-2 vs. FC Dallas 0-3 L @ Houston Dynamo

9/6/2020 8/1/2020 9/9/2020 9/2/2020

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* Kevin Molino (2G), vs. FCD Kevin Molino (2A), vs. RSL Kevin Molino (2G) vs. FCD Romain Metanire vs. FCD Kevin Molino vs. FCD Luis Amarilla, @. SJE Tyler Miller, vs. CLB

7/10/2019 9/9/2020 9/6/2020 9/9/2020 9/9/2020 9/9/2020 3/7/2020 7/28/2020

Opposition

MOST RECENT TEAM ACHIEVEMENTS

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

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

3/12/2017 8/06/2020 8/10/2019 9/11/2019 7/12/2020 8/29/2020 7/28/2020 3/7/2020

* Indicates a game in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. ^ Indicates a game in the MLS Cup Playoffs or MLS is Back Knockouts. All other achievements reflect league play. Current as of 8/17/2020.

MINNESOTA UNITED FIRSTS

First game

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

First clean sheet

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

First win

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

First caution

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

First home game

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

First ejection

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

First draw

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

First Playoff Game 1-2 loss against LA, Saint Paul, MN, 10/20/2019

First goal

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

First Playoff Goal Jan Gregus in 1-2 loss against LA, Saint Paul, MN, 10/20/2019

First home goal

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

First Playoff Assist Darwin Quintero in 1-2 loss against LA, Saint Paul, MN, 10/20/2019

First assist

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

First Playoff caution Osvaldo Alonso in 1-2 loss against LA, Saint Paul, MN, 10/20/2019

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

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

MLS ALL-STAR

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

MLS DEFENDER OF THE YEAR Ike Opara (D) 2019

MLS GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR Vito Mannone (GK) 2019

HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR Matt Lampson (GK) 2018

MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS | Sunday, Setpember 13

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

2020 Games: TBD

CINCINNATI

CHICAGO

2020 Games: TBD

COLUMBUS

COLORADO

2020 Games:

FC DALLAS

GP 1 0 1 0 2

W 1 0 0 0 1

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

GF 3 0 0 0 3

GA 2 0 3 0 5

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

GF 0 2 0 0 2

GA 0 1 0 0 1

GP 1 0 1 0 2

W 1 0 0 0 1

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

GF 2 0 0 0 2

GA 1 0 2 0 3

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

GF 7 0 7

GA 1 0 1

GP 0 0 0

W 0 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0 0

GA 0 0 0

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

W 0 0 0 0 0

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

GF 2 2 0 0 4

GA 2 3 1 0 6

GP 0 1 0 0 1

W 0 0 0 0 0

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

GF 0 2 0 0 2

GA 0 3 0 0 3

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP 2017 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 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 1 1 1 0 4 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 All Time 7 3 5 0 11 13 4 3 1 0 8 4 3 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Ethan Finlay (2); FCD – Michael Barrios, Brandon Servania (2)

W 0 0 0 0 0

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

GF 0 0 3 1 4

GA 2 2 5 3 12

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

GA 0 0 0 0 0

GP 0 1 0 0 1

W 0 0 0 0 0

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

GF 0 1 0 0 1

GA 0 2 0 0 2

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 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 All Time 8 2 4 2 6 13 3 2 0 1 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Six players tied (1); HOU – Alberth Elis (4)

GA 0 1 0 0 1

GP 2 1 1 1 5

W 0 0 0 0 0

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

GF 3 0 0 0 3

GA 4 3 2 3 12

2-2 D

2020 Games:

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

7/28 MLS is Back

8/29 @ Dallas 9/09 vs. Dallas

1-3 L 3-2 W

2020 Games:

D.C. UNITED

GA 6 1 0 0 7

7/22 MLS is Back

2020 Games:

TBD

2020 Games:

HOUSTON

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

9/02 @ Houston

0-3 L

GF 0 2 1 0 3

GA 1 0 0 0 1

MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS | Sunday, Setpember 13

MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS

LAFC

2020 Games: TBD

LA GALAXY

2020 Games: TBD

MIAMI

2020 Games: TBD

NEW YORK CITY

NEW ENGLAND

NASHVILLE

MONTREAL

2020 Games: TBD

2019 Games: TBD

2020 Games: TBD

NYRB

2020 Games: TBD

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

W 0 1 0 1

Away L D 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

GF 0 2 0 2

GA 2 0 0 2

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

GA 2 3 0 0 5

GP 1 1 1 0 3

W 0 0 0 0 0

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

GF 0 2 2 0 4

GA 3 2 3 0 8

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

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

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

GP 1 0 1 0 2

W 1 0 1 0 2

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

GF 3 0 3 0 6

GA 2 0 2 0 4

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

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GF 0 2 0 0 2

GA 0 1 0 0 1

GP 1 0 1 0 2

W 0 0 0 0 0

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

GF 2 0 1 0 3

GA 5 0 2 0 8

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

GP 1 0 0 0 1

W 0 0 0 0 0

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

GF 1 0 0 0 1

GA 3 0 0 0 3

W 0 0 0 0 0

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

GF 0 0 0 0 0

GA 0 3 0 0 3

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

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

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

MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS | Sunday, Setpember 13

MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS

PHILADELPHIA

ORLANDO

2020 Games: 8/6 MLS is Back

GF 1 0 1 0 2

GA 0 0 1 0 1

GP 0 1 0 0 1

W 0 1 0 0 1

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

GF 0 2 0 0 2

GA 0 1 0 0 1

GF 1 0 2 0 3

GA 1 0 3 0 4

GP 0 1 0 0 1

W 0 0 0 0 0

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

GF 0 1 0 0 1

GA 0 5 0 0 5

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

GA 2 2 0 0 4

GP 1 1 1 1 4

W 0 0 0 1 1

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

GF 1 2 0 3 6

GA 5 3 0 1 9

0-0 D 4-0 W

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 2 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 All Time 8 4 1 3 16 8 4 4 0 0 14 5 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Darwin Quintero (4); RSL – Yura Movsisyan, Joao Plata (2)

GP 1 1 1 0 3

W 0 0 0 0 0

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

GF 0 1 1 0 2

GA 1 1 1 0 3

5-2 W 4-1 W

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

GP 1 1 1 1 4

W 0 0 1 1 2

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

GF 2 2 3 5 12

GA 3 3 0 2 9

GP 1 1 1 0 3

W 0 0 0 0 0

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

GF 1 1 0 0 2

GA 2 3 1 0 6

GP 1 2 1 0 4

W 0 0 0 0 0

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

GF 0 1 1 0 1

GA 3 6 0 0 10

1-2 L

2020 Games:

REAL SALT LAKE

PORTLAND

2020 Games: 3-1 W

2020 Games: 7/17 MLS Is Back 9/06 vs RSL

SAN JOSE

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

SEATTLE

2020 Games:

TBD

SPORTING KC

2020 Games: 7/12 MLS Is Back 8/21 vs SKC 9/13 @ SKC

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

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

TBD

3/1 @ Portland

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

GF 0 1 3 0 4

GA 1 3 1 0 5

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA 2017 2 0 2 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 4 2018 2 0 2 0 2 5 1 0 1 0 1 2 2019 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 6 0 5 1 4 13 3 0 2 1 2 7 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Four players tied (1); SEA – Clint Dempsey, Will Bruin (3) Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF 2017 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 2-1 W 2018 3 0 2 1 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 1-2 L 2019 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 7:00 p.m. 2020 2 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 10 3 5 2 10 16 4 2 0 2 6 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Seven players tied (1); SKC – Diego Rubio (3)

GA 1 1 1 0 3

MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS | Sunday, Setpember 13

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

2020 Games: TBD

VANCOUVER

2019 Games: TBD

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

GP 1 0 1 0 2

W 0 0 0 0 0

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

GF 2 0 3 0 5

GA 3 0 4 0 7

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

GP 1 1 1 0 3

W 0 0 1 0 1

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

GF 0 2 3 0 4

GA 3 4 2 0 9

GA 2 0 0 0 2

MNUFC GAME NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City | Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS | Sunday, Setpember 13

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

GK Miller

LB Gasper

CB Boxall

CB Opara

RB Metanire

DM Alonso

DM Gregus

LM Lod

RM Finlay

CM Molino

CF Amarilla

DM Alonso

DM Gregus

LM Lod

RM Finlay

CM Molino

CF Amarilla

DM Dotson

DM Gregus

LM Lod

RM Finlay

CM Molino

CF Toye

DM Alonso

DM Gregus

LM Lod

RM Finlay

CM Molino

CF Schoenfeld

DM Alonso

DM Gregus

DM Dotson

LM Lod

RM Finlay

CF Amarilla

DM Alonso

DM Gregus

DM Dotson

LM Lod

RM Finlay

CF Amarilla

DM Alonso

DM Gregus

DM Hayes

LM Lod

RM Finlay

CF Amarilla

DM Alonso

DM Gregus

DM Hayes

LM Lod

RM Finlay

CF Amarilla

RB Metanire

DM Alonso

DM Gregus

DM Dotson

LM Molino

RM Finlay

CF Amarilla

RB Metanire

DM Alonso

DM Gregus

LM Lod

CM Molino

RM Finlay

CF Amarilla

RB Metanire

DM Dotson

DM Gregus

DM Hairston

LM Edwards

RM Lod

CF Toye

RB Metanire

DM Alonso

DM Gregus

LM Molino

CM Reynoso

RM Lod

CF Toye

RB Metanire

DM Dotson

DM Gregus

LM Molino

CM Reynoso

RM Lod

CF Toye

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

GK Miller

LB Gasper

CB Boxall

CB Opara

RB Metanire

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

GK Miller

LB Gasper

CB Boxall

CB Aja

RB Metanire

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

GK Miller

LB Gasper

CB Boxall

CB Aja

RB Metanire

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

GK Miller

LB Gasper

CB Boxall

CB Aja

RB Metanire

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

GK Miller

LB Gasper

CB Boxall

CB Aja

RB Metanire

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

GK Miller

LB Gasper

CB Boxall

CB Aja

RB Dotson

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

GK Miller

LB Gasper

CB Boxall

CB Aja

RB Dotson

Score: MIN 1 - 2 ORL Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida SKC 8/21

GK Ranjitsingh

LB Gasper

CB Boxall

CB Aja

Score: MIN 1 - 2 SKC Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota FCD 8/29

GK Ranjitsingh

LB Gasper

CB Boxall

CB Aja

Score: MIN 1 - 3 FCD Venue: Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas HOU 9/2

GK Ranjitsingh

LB Gasper

CB Musa

CB Boxall

Score: MIN 0-3 HOU Venue: BBVA Stadium, Houston, Texas RSL 9/6

GK St. Clair

LB Gasper

CB Boxal

CB Aja

Score: MIN 4-0 RSL Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota FCD 9/9

GK St. Clair

LB Gasper

CB Boxal

CB Aja

Score: MIN 3-2 FCD Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

= Home

= Away

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

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Hometown

195

Woodbury, New Jersey

Tyler Miller

6’4”

Noah Billingsley

6’2”

185

Wellington, New Zealand

Ike Opara

6’2”

180

Durham, North Carolina

First Name

Last Name

oh-PAR-uh

Jose Aja

6’3”

187

Montevideo, Uruguay

ho-ZAY

Jacori Hayes

5’7”

150

Bowie, Maryland

juh-COR-e

Osvaldo Alonso

5’11”

155

San Cristobal, Cuba

AH-hah ah-LAHN-soh

Kevin Molino

5'8"

155

Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago

Jan Gregus

6’3”

170

Nitra, Slovakia

YAHN

GREY-goosh

loo-EES

ah-mar-EE-uh

toe-MAHS

cha-COHN

Luis Amarilla

6’0”

163

Aregua, Paraguay

10 Emanuel Reynoso

5’7”

150

Cordoba, Argentina

11 Thomas Chacon

5’5”

128

Palmitas, Uruguay

12 Aaron Schoenfeld

6’4”

13 Ethan Finlay

5’9”

14 Brent Kallman

15 Michael Boxall

17 Robin Lod

18 Gregory Ranjitsingh 19 Romain Metanire

1900 Knoxville, Tennessee Marshfield, Wisconsin

FIN-lay

6'2"

190

Woodbury, Minnesota

CALL-man

6’2”

200

Auckland, New Zealand

5’11”

168

Helsinki, Finland

6’3”

195

Pickering, Ontario

5’10”

159

Metz, France

21 Bakaye Dibassy

6’10”

163

Paris, France

6’3”

180

South Orange, New Jersey

31 Hassani Dotson

5’11”

170

Federal Way, Washington

41 James Musa

sho-EHN-fehld

165

23 Mason Toye

D/M

5’5”

170

Plymouth, England

5’9”

148

Toronto, Ontario

44 Raheem Edwards

moh-LEE-no

77 Chase Gasper

6’0”

185

Alexandria, Virginia

94 Marlon Hairston

6’0”

157

Jackson, Mississippi

97 Dayne St. Clair

6’3”

165

Pickering, Ontario

99 Fred Emmings

6’5”

210

Saint Paul, Minnesota

LUHD RAN-jiht-sing row-MAHN

meht-AH-neer TOY moo-SAH

rah-HEEM MAR-lin

MINNESOTA UNITEDUNITED TECHNICAL STAFF 2015 MINNESOTA FC GOAL MAPAND PRONUNCIATIONS Position

Name

Head Coach

Adrian Heath

Yrs. w/ Club Hometown 4

Newcastle-under-Lyme, England

Assistant Coach

Ian Fuller

Ellensburg, Washington

Assistant Coach

Sean McAuley

Sheffield, England

Goalkeeper Coach

Stewart Kerr

Bellshill, Scotland

Head Athletic Trainer

Stacey Hardin

Fairfield, California

Chief Soccer Officer

Manny Lagos

Saint Paul, Minn.

Technical Director

Mark Watson

Vancouver, British Columbia

Dir. of Player Personnel

Amos Magee

Saint Paul, Minn.

First Name

Last Name

LAH-gohs AY-mos

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MINNESOTA UNITED PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES #4 JOSE AJA | DEFENDER

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

#6 OSVALDO ALONSO | MIDFIELDER

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

#9 LUIS AMARILLA | FORWARD

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

#2 NOAH BILLINGSLEY | DEFENDER

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

#15 MICHAEL BOXALL | DEFENDER

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

#11 THOMAS CHACON | MIDFIELDER

Height: 5’5” Weight: 128 Birthdate: 8/17/2000 Hometown: Palmitas, Uruguay Previous Club: Danubio FC Acquired: Transfer 8/7/2019 The young attacking midfielder joined MNUFC after spending his first two professional seasons with Uruguay’s first division team Danubio FC, helping lead them to finish fifth in the league during the 2018–19 season, in 20 game appearances across 1114 minutes. Internationally, Chacon has played for the Uruguay National Team at every level, making a total of 48 game appearances and scoring two goals for the U17 team, including one in the U17 2017 South American Championship against the Bolivia U17 team on March 2, 2017. 25

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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. Since joining Les Licornes in 2016 on a free transfer from CS Sedan, Dibassy made more than 130 appearances, tallying nine goals, two during the 2019–20 season. Dibassy began his career at Olympique Nosiy-le-Sec before joining Bergerac in 2010. Three years later, he signed with Stade Montois and left for CS Sedan a year later. Born in Paris, France, Dibassy is of Mali decent and represents the Mali national team. The Mali international has four caps with the national team since making his debut in 2017 in a World Cup Qualifier against Morocco.

#31 HASSANI DOTSON | MIDFIELDER

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

#44 RAHEEM EDWARDS | MIDFIELDER

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

#99 FRED EMMINGS | GOALKEEPER

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

#13 ETHAN FINLAY | MIDFIELDER

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

#77 CHASE GASPER | DEFENDER

Height: 6’0” Weight: 185 Birthdate: 1/25/1996 Hometown: Alexandria, Virginia Previous Club: Univeristy of Maryland Acquired: SuperDraft (Pick #15) 1/11/2019 Gasper was selected 15th overall in the first round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft from Maryland where he helped lead the Terrapins to the 2018 NCAA National Championship. The fullback developed into a vital part of the Minnesota backline and made 15 appearances his rookie season. His performances earned him a call to the U.S. Men’s National Team and he made his debut on February 1, 2020 against Costa Rica. 26

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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. Gregus debuted with the Slovakia national team on March 31, 2015 against Czech Republic. He has since been capped 22 times for the Slovakia senior team, scoring two goals.

#94 MARLON HAIRSTON | MIDFIELDER

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

#5 JACORI HAYES | MIDFIELDER

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

#14 BRENT KALLMAN | DEFENDER

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

#17 ROBIN LOD | MIDFIELDER

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

#19 ROMAIN METANIRE | DEFENDER

Height: 5’10” Weight: 159 Birthdate: 3/28/1990 Hometown: Metz, France Previous Club: Stade Reims Acquired: Signed 1/25/2019 Metanire joined MNUFC from Ligue 1’s Reims on January 25, 2019. He was a major factor on both ends of the field for MNUFC, locking down the right side while also being an attacking threat, nabbing six assists in the first three months of the season. The defender joined his previous club in 2017, helping them win Ligue 2 in 2017–18 and earn promotion to Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season. Metanire was called up to the Madagascar national team in 2018 and helped the team to its first-ever African Cup of Nations appearance and guided the team to the quarterfinals. 27

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MINNESOTA UNITED PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUED #1 TYLER MILLER | GOALKEEPER

Height: 6’4” Weight: 195 Birthdate: 3/11/1993 Hometown: Woodbury, New Jersey Previous Club: LAFC Acquired: Trade 1/16/2020 Miller joined the Loons after two seasons with Supporters’ Shield winners LAFC. In 2018, the goalkeeper was named to MLS Team of the Week three times, started all four U.S. Open Cup games and the first MLS Cup Playoff game in club history. During LAFC’s historic 2019 season, Miller remained a mainstay between the pipes, starting 28 of 34 regular season games and both of LAFC’s playoff games, with nine shutouts and 72 saves. Miller was drafted by the Seattle Sounders in the second round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. He spent three seasons with Seattle, mainly playing for Seattle FC 2 in the USL.

#7 KEVIN MOLINO | MIDFIELDER

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

#41 JAMES MUSA | DEFENDER

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

#3 IKE OPARA | DEFENDER

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

#18 GREGORY RANJITSINGH | GOALKEEPER

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

#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 after spending his entire career playing in Argentina. Bebelo began his professional career with his hometown team Club Atletico Talleres in Cordoba in 2014, and joined Boca ahead of the 2017-18 season where he’s scored seven goals and 12 assists across all competitions, including currently three in Libertadores and two with eight assists in Superliga play. Across his career, Reynoso has made key appearances in major competitions such as Copa Libertadores, Copa Argentina and Copa Superliga. 28

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MINNESOTA UNITED PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUED #12 AARON SCHOENFELD | FORWARD

Height: 6’4” Weight: 190 Birthdate: 4/17/1990 Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee Previous Club: Maccabi Tel Aviv Acquired: Signed 2/6/2020 Schoenfeld has spent the last four seasons in the Israeli Premier League and three with Maccabi Tel Aviv where he’s made 46 appearances with four goals. The forward joins the Loons with some MLS experience, having been drafted by Montreal Impact in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft and acquired by Columbus Crew the next year. Schoenfeld would make 51 appearances for Columbus, knocking in five goals, including a brace against the New York Red Bulls.

#97 DAYNE ST. CLAIR | GOALKEEPER

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

#23 MASON TOYE | FORWARD

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

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CONSTRUCTING MINNESOTA UNITED Year

Signing

Trade

SuperDraft (Pick)

Loan

2017

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

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

2018

Jan Gregus (12/20)

2019

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

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

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

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

Noah Billingsley (18th)

2020

James Musa (1/17) Fred Emmings (1/22) Aaron Schoenfeld (2/6) Jose Aja (2/14) Bakaye Dibassy (8/3) Emanuel Reynoso (9/1)

Waiver Draft

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

Luis Amarilla (1/28)

MINNESOTA UNITED 2019-2020 TRANSACTION TRACKER (SINCE 09/01/2020) Players In

Players Out

Marlon Hairston

Traded from HOU on 11/13/19

Romario Ibarra

Loaned to Pachuca on 5/21/19

Gregory Ranjitsingh

Drafted on 11/18/19

Rasmus Schuller

Out of Contract

Noah Billingsley

Drafted on 1/9

Collin Martin

Out of Contract

Tyler Miller

Traded from LAFC on 1/16

Carter Manley

Out of Contract

James Musa

Signed on 1/17

Wilfried Moimbe-Tahrat

Out of Contract

Jacori Hayes

Traded from FCD on 1/21

Ally Hamis Ng’anzi

Loan Ended

Fred Emmings

Homegrown Signing on 1/22

Vito Mannone

Loan Ended

Luis Amarilla

Loaned from Atletico Velez on 1/28

Miguel Ibarra

Option Declined

Aaron Schoenfeld

Signed on 2/6

Lawrence Olum

Option Declined

Raheem Edwards

Traded from CHI on 2/11

Bobby Shuttleworth

Option Declined

Jose Aja

Signed on 2/14

Darwin Quintero

Traded to HOU on 11/13/19

Bakaye Dibassy

Signed on 8/3

Abu Danladi

Taken in Expansion Draft on 11/19/19

Emanuel Reynoso

Signed on 9/1

Angelo Rodriguez

Bought Out Contract on 1/21

Wyatt Omsberg

Traded to CHI on 2/11

Romario Ibarra

Transfer to Pachuca on 7/1

Noah Billingsley

Loaned to Las Vegas Lighs on 8/11

Brent Kallman

Loaned to El Paso Locomotive 8/14

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

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS/MLS IS BACK

OPEN CUP

TOTAL

2017

10 - 18 - 6

0-0-0

0-1-0

10 - 19 - 6

2018

11 - 20 - 3

0-0-0

0-1-1

11 - 21 - 4

2019

15 - 11 - 8

0-1-0

4-1-0

19 - 12 - 8

2020

5-3-2

1-1-1

0-0-0

7-4-3

41 - 52 - 19

1- 2 - 1

4-3-1

46- 57 - 20

TOTAL

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

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

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

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

Player

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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 21 23 31 41 44 77 94 97 99

90M 90M 90M 42M 89M 45M 90M 90M 90M 90M 81F 25 74F

90M 65F 90M 82F

90M 45M 90M 45F

90D 90D 90D 90D 81D

90D 27 18M 31 90M 71M 90M 31 19 72M 19

73M

87M 90M

90D 17

90D 90D 90D 59M 90M 90M 90G 90D 90D 82D 3 59F 8 45 59F 63F 81F 9 48 90M 25 90M 82M 45 90M 72 90M 1 9 90D 2 13 9 4 25 45 59M 18 9 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 4 71M 90G 90G

90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90M 88M 77M 81M 86M 24 45M 90G 90G 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D

45 45 3 9 31 65F 16 8 90M 90M 90M 65M 86M 66F 45M 31

90M 81M 90M 87F

90D 90D

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 POR SJ KC RSL COL KC DAL HOU RSL DAL 3-1 5-2 2-1 0-0 2-2 1-2 1-3 0-3 4-0 3-2 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G

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2 0 2 1 1 0 4 3

at at at vs at at vs vs

KC 1 RSL 0 COL 2 KC 2 DAL 3 HOU 3 RSL 0 DAL 2

MIN MIN MIN MIN MIN MIN MIN MIN

07/12/2020 07/17/2020 07/22/2020 08/21/2020 08/29/2020 09/02/2020 09/06/2020 09/09/2020

Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game

#3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10

MIN 3 at POR 1 MIN 5 at SJ 2

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

W W

48+

Gasper 1 (Molino 2) 53; Lod 2 (Reynoso 1) 62; Hayes 1 (Edwards 2, Molino 3) 75; Lod 3 (Dotson 1) Toye 1 (Lod 1) 11; Molino 4 (Metanire 3, Reynoso 2) 28; Molino 5 (penalty kick) 70

Finlay 1 (Gregus 3) 36; Finlay 2 (Metanire 2, Gregus 4) own goal (Lindsey) 32 Dotson 1 (Gregus 5) 55

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

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

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

Player

90M 61F 29 90M 90D 78M

90M 77F

13 90M

90D 78M

12 90D 23

12 90D 18

19 90D

32 90D

90D 58M

32 71M

90D 58M 90M 32 90M 58M

T (5-3 pens) W L

90D

64M

72D

90D 67M 90M

90D 26 90M

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

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

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

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

20; Hayes 1 (unassisted)

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21; Amarilla 1 (Lod 1)

56; Hairston 1 (Dotson 2)