SWOPE PARK RANGERS SCHEDULE 2016 USL Record: 885, 29 pts.
VS. GAME INFORMATION Home Team: Tulsa Roughnecks FC (5133, 18 pts.) Away Team: Swope Park Rangers (885, 29 pts.) Date: Saturday, August 6, 2016 Time: 7:30 p.m. CT Venue: ONEOK Field (Tulsa, Okla.) Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic Assistant Referees: Edwin Zunun and Truman Berghall Fourth Official: Curtis Mayo BROADCAST INFORMATION Game to be live streamed on SportingKC.com PlaybyPlay: Jeremie Poplin Color: David Saunders COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS Swope Park Rangers: Patrik Bergabo pbergabo@sportingkc.com (203) 3009927 Tulsa Roughnecks FC: Brian Carroll brian@tulsaroughnecksfc.com (918) 5748304 Wesley Leander wesley@tulsaroughnecksfc.com (918) 5748350
DATE
OPPONENT
TIME (CT) VENUE
Sat., March 26
Portland Timbers 2
W 21
Children's Mercy Park
Sat., April 2
Tulsa Roughnecks FC
W 21
ONEOK Field
Sat., April 9
San Antonio FC
T
11
Toyota Field
Sat., April 23
OKC Energy FC
L
01
Taft Stadium
Wed., April 27
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
L
12
Children's Mercy Victory Field
Sat., May 7
Saint Louis FC
L
03
WWT Soccer Park
Sat., May 14
Tulsa Roughnecks FC
W 21
Children's Mercy Victory Field
Sat., May 21
Rio Grande Valley FC
L
14
UTRGV Soccer & Track Complex
Sat., May 28
Sacramento Republic FC
T
11
Bonney Field
Sat., June 4
Portland Timbers 2
L
12
Rocky Mountain High School
Wed., June 8
Rio Grande Valley FC
W 40
Children's Mercy Victory Field
Sun., June 12
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
L
23
UBC Thunderbird Stadium
Sat., June 18
OKC Energy FC
L
13
Children's Mercy Victory Field
Sun., June 26
Seattle Sounders FC 2
W 20
Starfire Stadium
Sat., July 2
Saint Louis FC
W 10
Children's Mercy Victory Field
Sat., July 9
Arizona United SC
T
11
Peoria Sports Complex
Tues., July 12
OKC Energy FC
L
02
Children's Mercy Victory Field
Wed., July 20
Colo. Springs Switchbacks
T
11
Switchbacks Stadium
Sat. July 23
Orange County Blues FC
W 30
Children's Mercy Victory Field
Sat., July 30
San Antonio FC
W 21
Children's Mercy Victory Field
Wed., Aug. 3
Saint Louis FC
T
WWT Soccer Park
Sat., Aug. 6
Tulsa Roughnecks FC
7:30
ONEOK Field
Sat., Aug. 13
Real Monarchs
8:00
Rio Tinto Stadium
Sun., Aug. 21
Saint Louis FC
6:00
Children's Mercy Park
Sat., Aug. 27
LA Galaxy II
7:30
Children's Mercy Victory Field
Wed., Aug. 31
San Antonio FC
7:30
Children's Mercy Victory Field
Sat., Sept. 3
Rio Grande Valley FC
7:30
Children's Mercy Victory Field
Sat. Sept. 10
Tulsa Roughnecks FC
7:30
Children's Mercy Victory Field
Sun., Sept. 18
OKC Energy FC
6:00
Taft Stadium
Sat., Sept. 24
Seattle Sounders FC 2
7:00
Children's Mercy Victory Field
WESTERN CONF. STANDINGS POS. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
TEAM Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 LA Galaxy II Colo. Springs Switchbacks Sacramento Republic FC OKC Energy FC Swope Park Rangers Rio Grande Valley FC Orange County Blues FC Saint Louis FC Seattle Sounders FC 2 San Antonio FC Arizona United SC Real Monarchs SLC Portland Timbers 2 Tulsa Roughnecks FC
GP 21 20 21 21 19 21 20 21 22 21 19 20 21 20 21
RECORD 1056 938 966 966 838 885 758 894 787 795 676 686 6114 5114 5133
PTS. 36 35 33 33 32 29 29 28 28 26 24 24 22 19 18
11
EASTERN CONF. STANDINGS GD +3 +13 +8 +5 +9 0 +5 5 +4 7 +3 3 10 9 19
POS. TEAM 1 New York Red Bulls II 2 Louisville City FC 3 FC Cincinnati 4 Charleston Battery 5 Richmond Kickers 6 Charlotte Independence 7 Rochester Rhinos 8 Orlando City B 9 Bethlehem Steel FC 10 Wilmington Hammerheads 11 Toronto FC II 12 Harrisburg City Islanders 13 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 14 FC Montreal
GP 21 21 21 21 21 20 21 20 21 20 23 23 19 20
RECORD 1335 1236 1245 1047 1065 965 858 767 687 686 6125 6143 3124 2171
PTS. 44 42 41 37 35 32 32 28 25 24 23 21 13 7
GD +22 +17 +12 +7 +10 +7 +5 1 3 7 14 17 13 22
SWOPE PARK RANGERS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # 56 45 81 55 32 47 44 90 99 67 49 28 26 92 88 77 31 98 50 35 95
PLAYER Ezra Armstrong Ayrton Oumar Ballo Amer Didic Christian Duke Mark Anthony Gonzalez Tomas Granitto Johnny Grant Dane Kelly Jaylin Lindsey Will Little Zac Lubin Tommy Meyer Alex Molano Kevin Oliveira Tyler Pasher Nansel Selbol Steven Tekesky Kris Tyrpak Ualefi Adrian Zendejas
POS. D M D D D F M D F D M GK D M M M F GK F M GK
BORN 12/15/98 (17) 05/06/94 (22) 04/02/91 (25) 12/28/94 (21) 06/05/91 (25) 09/09/94 (21) 06/12/93 (23) 10/15/93 (22) 02/09/91 (25) 03/27/00 (16) 04/09/98 (18) 08/19/89 (26) 03/20/90 (26) 04/10/92 (24) 06/08/96 (20) 04/27/94 (22) 05/31/97 (19) 01/20/98 (18) 03/19/92 (24) 01/26/94 (22) 08/30/95 (20)
HOMETOWN Nashville, Tenn. Sao Paulo, Brazil Baltimore, Md. Edmonton, Alberta Overland Park, Kan. Bolton, Ontario Weston, Fla. Toronto, Ontario St. Catherine Parish, Jamaica Charlotte, N.C. Johnson City, Tenn. Bozeman, Mont. St. Louis, Mo. Dallas, Texas Sao Vicente, Cape Verde Elmira, Ontario Jos, Nigeria Raymore, Mo. Dripping Springs, Texas Sao Paulo, Brazil Chula Vista, Calif.
COLLEGE Univ. of Md. Baltimore County Baker University University of San Diego University of Evansville Florida Gulf Coast University St. Martin's University Indiana University Houston Baptist University
SWOPE PARK RANGERS NUMERICAL ROSTER # 26 28 31 32 35 44 45 47 49 50 55 56 67 77 81 88 90 92 95 98 99
PLAYER Tommy Meyer Zac Lubin Nansel Selbol Christian Duke Ualefi Tomas Granitto Ayrton Mark Anthony Gonzalez Will Little Kris Tyrpak Amer Didic Ezra Armstrong Jaylin Lindsey Tyler Pasher Oumar Ballo Kevin Oliveira Johnny Grant Alex Molano Adrian Zendejas Steven Tekesky Dane Kelly
*On Loan from Sporting KC
POS. D GK F D M M M F M F D D D M D M D M GK GK F
BIRTHPLACE St. Louis, Mo. Steamboat Springs, Colo. Jos, Nigeria Overland Park, Kan. Sao Paulo, Brazil San Salvador, El Salvador Sao Paulo, Brazil Toronto, Ontario Johnson City, Tenn. Austin, Texas Zenica, Bosnia Gastonia, N.C. Charlotte, N.C. Elmira, Ontario Bamako, Mali Sao Vicente, Cape Verde Toronto, Ontario Dallas, Texas Chula Vista, Calif. San Bernadino, Calif. St. Catherine Parish, Jamaica
LAST CLUB LA Galaxy Tulsa Roughnecks FC SKC Academy OKC Energy FC Corinthians FC Edmonton Corinthians SKC Academy San Antonio Scorpions SKC Academy SKC Academy Pittsburgh Riverhounds Houston Dynamo Benfica B FC Montreal Dallas City FC Club Tijuana SKC Academy Charleston Battery
PRONUNCIATION myer LOObin NAHNsul WAHlefee TOEmas GRANEEtoe EYEEARtun TEERpak UHmeer JIHditch OHmar BAHLoh OLLEEvayrah ZENDAYhaas
2016 SWOPE PARK RANGERS STATS PLAYER STATS PLAYER Mark Anthony Gonzalez Daniel Salloi* Kris Tyrpak Kevin Oliveira Dane Kelly Tyler Pasher Ayrton Johnny Grant Alex Molano Nansel Selbol Diego Rubio* Ualefi Oumar Ballo Tommy Meyer Amer Didic Christian Duke Tomas Granitto Jimmy Mulligan Jacob VanCompernolle Ever Alvarado* Will Little Amadou Dia* Emmanuel Appiah* Kevin Ellis* Ezra Armstrong Jaylin Lindsey Jimmy Medranda* Chance Myers* Jordi Quintilla*
GP 18 10 21 13 12 17 9 13 11 17 1 21 13 17 21 21 18 17 9 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
GS 10 6 14 12 6 15 3 2 6 6 1 21 8 16 14 21 10 16 8 5 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 1
MIN 1000 474 1285 1084 647 1283 317 233 429 640 81 1843 700 1443 1339 1857 774 1434 650 429 71 270 137 180 1 5 70 90 89
G 7 4 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 2 3 1 4 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SH 25 14 29 31 29 24 13 1 14 15 4 5 4 1 9 2 9 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
SOG 16 8 12 13 14 13 7 1 7 6 1 2 2 0 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
TEAM TOTALS OPPONENT TOTALS
21 21
21 21
1890 1890
29 29
21 22
241 202
115 83
PLAYER Jon Kempin* Zac Lubin Alec Kann* Steven Tekesky Adrian Zendejas
GP 11 7 2 0 0
GS 11 7 2 0 0
MIN 990 630 180 0 0
GA 12 15 1 0 0
GAA 1.09 2.14 0.50 0.00 0.00
SO 3 0 1 0 0
SVS 28 20 1 0 0
TEAM TOTALS OPPONENT TOTALS
21 21
21 21
1890 1890
29 29
1.38 1.38
4 3
54 87
GOALKEEPER STATS
*Not currently rostered
TEAM NOTES VS. TUL
HEADTOHEAD: #TULvSPR SPR Marc Dos Santos 201611 1 885
HEAD COACH Name Career USL Record Years With Team Record With Team
SPR 21 29 1.38 29 1.38 0 241 115 226 239 54 37 2
TEAM CATEGORIES Games Goals Scored Goals Per Game Goals Allowed GA Per Game Goal Differential Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Suffered Fouls Committed Saves Yellow Cards Red Cards
SPR INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Gonzalez (7) Goals Oliveira (4) Assists Oliveira (31) Shots Gonzalez (16) Shots on Goal Gonzalez, Pasher (2) GameWinning Goals Ualefi (4) Yellow Cards Ayrton, Ballo (1) Red Cards SPR Kempin (1,080) Kempin (1.08) Kempin (3) Kempin (33) Kempin (5)
TUL David Irving 575631 2 16249 TUL 21 23 1.10 42 2.00 19 162 77 169 234 112 43 5 TUL Ochoa (10) Ochoa (5) Ochoa (31) Ochoa (14) Mata (2) Ochoa (7) Ochoa (2)
TUL GOALKEEPER LEADERS Manges (1,170) Minutes Played Mangels (1.31) Goals Against Average Mangels (4) Shutouts Mangels (79) Saves Mangels (3) Wins
• The Swope Park Rangers are 200 alltime against Tulsa Roughnecks FC. The Rangers posted 21 wins over the Roughnecks on April 2 and May 14. • Following Saturday's matchup, the two sides will conclude the season series at Swope Soccer Village on Sept. 10.
PLAYER NOTES VS. TUL • Tyler Pasher and Kris Tyrpak lead the team with two goals against the Roughnecks. Pasher's goals came in the most recent meeting between the sides a 21 SPR win on May 14.Tyrpak's goals both came in a 20 Austin Aztex win on April 5, 2015 at ONEOK Field. • Dane Kelly has one goal against the Roughnecks, coming in the Rangers' 21 win on April 2. That goal was nominated for USL Goal of the Month. • Nansel Selbol is the only other Rangers player to score against Tulsa, notching the gamewinner in stoppage time in the 21 win on April 2. • Daniel Salloi, currently on loan at FC Gyirmot Gyor, has two assists against Tulsa, including one on the gamewinner on April 2. • Kevin Oliveira also has an assist against Tulsa on Dane Kelly's opening goal in the 21 win on April 2. • Christian Duke has six career appearances against the Roughnecks, including two with the Rangers. Of those six games, Duke has started four, compiling a 312 record. • Tommy Meyer is 300 against Tulsa, with two wins coming with the Rangers and the other coming with LA Galaxy II. • Goalkeeper Zac Lubin was a member of the Tulsa Roughnecks in 2015, playing 15 games as club captain before joining the Rangers in the offseason. • SPR's Jon Kempin and Alex Molano spent time with the U.S. Soccer Under17 Residency program alongside Tulsa's Carlos Martinez in 2008 and 2009. • Tulsa's Ray Lee is a Sporting KC Academy product who was drafted by the Philadelphia Union in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Lee made one appearance for the Union, coming against Sporting KC at Children's Mercy Park on April 5, 2015.
LAST MEETING Swope Park Rangers 21 Tulsa Roughnecks FC May 14, 2016 at Swope Soccer Village (Kansas City, Mo.) The Swope Park Rangers earned a 21 win over Tulsa Roughnecks FC at Swope Soccer Village on Saturday, May 14. The Rangers took the lead just after the break when Daniel Salloi played in Tyler Pasher who clipped a finish over the 'keeper. Tulsa responded when leading scorer Sammy Ochoa slammed home a volley from close range in the 79th minute, but SPR hit right back with Pasher knocking home his second two minutes later to claim the three points.
GAME NOTES STAYING ON THE ROAD After playing to a 11 draw with Saint Louis FC at WWT Soccer Park on Wednesday, the Rangers remain on the road this weekend for a matchup with Tulsa Roughnecks FC on Saturday night. The Rangers are 255 on the road this season, including 103 in their last four away contests. The last time the Rangers fell on the road was in a 32 loss at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 on June 12. One of the Rangers two road wins this season came against the Roughnecks at ONEOK Field on April 2 SPR's firstever away game. Tulsa is 281 at home this season, having last claimed all three points at home on July 15 against Saint Louis. UNBEATEN IN FOUR Wednesday's 11 draw with Saint Louis FC pushed the Swope Park Rangers' unbeaten streak to four games, having gone 202 since their last defeat to OKC on July 12. The streak is the longest in the club's short history, having gone three unbeaten to start the season and from June 26 through July 9. In addition, SPR have lost just one of their last eight games (413) a feat only matched in the Western Conference by LA Galaxy II (413) and OKC Energy FC (314). In their last eight games, the Roughnecks have posted a 341 record. RANGERS LOANLESS For the first time this season, the Swope Park Rangers are heading into a USL matchup without any players on loan from Sporting Kansas City. Following Wednesday's 11 draw with Saint Louis FC, Ever Alvarado, Emmanuel Appiah, Jon Kempin and Diego Rubio were all recalled by Sporting KC, leaving SPR without any players on loan from their parent club. The last time the Rangers failed to field a player on loan from Sporting KC in a game this season was on June 18 a 31 loss to OKC Energy FC.
a teambest four assists before seeing his season cut short due to an ACL tear in his left knee in late June. Seattle Sounders FC 2 winger Victor Mansaray was named No. 1 in the 20Under20 list on Friday. DIDIC & GONZALEZ HONORED On Tuesday, the USL announced that Swope Park Rangers defender Amer Didic had been selected on the Team of the Week for Week 19, while forward Mark Anthony Gonzalez was included on the bench. Didic was a defensive stalwart in Saturday's 21 win over San Antonio FC at Swope Soccer Village, limiting the visitors to seasonlows in shots (2) and shots on goal (1). Didic, 21, has now earned Team of the Week honors three times this season. Gonzalez notched the gamewinner in the 84th minute with his teamleading seventh goal of the season, while he was also included in the Team of the Week for Week 12 after scoring twice against RGV on June 8.
RANGERS (ALMOST) ALWAYS SCORE The Swope Park Rangers have been shutout just three times in the 2016 season, having scored at least one goal in 18 of the club's 21 games. No other team has been shutout less than the Rangers in the USL Western Conference. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC and LA Galaxy II are the only other side to have been shutout three times this season, with all 12 other teams in the Western Conference being shutout four or more times this season. Saint Louis FC have been shutout eight times this season. OLIVEIRA'S SEASON FINISHED In July, the Swope Park Rangers announced that midfielder Kevin Oliveira suffered a torn ACL in his left knee in training last week and will miss the remainder of the 2016 USL season. Oliveira made 13 appearances this season, adding three goals and four assists. The 20 yearold joined SPR in February from Benfica B in Portugal after coming through their Academy, while he also has experience with the Cape Verde National Team.
RUBIO STRAIGHT ONTO THE SCORESHEET After joining on loan from Sporting Kansas City earlier in the day, forward Diego Rubio made an immediate impact for the Swope Park Rangers against Saint Louis FC on Wednesday. In the 34th minute, the Chilean raced onto a ball from fellow loanee Emmanuel Appiah and charged down goalkeeper Mark Pais' clearance before tapping home. Rubio is the first YOUTHFUL SQUAD SPR player to score on his debut for the club since Kevin Oliveira and The average age of the Swope Park Rangers squad is 22.2, which is Daniel Salloi scored in the Rangers' inaugural game on March 26. tied for the third lowest in the 29team league. The roster includes five teenagers in Jaylin Lindsey (16), Ezra Armstrong (17), Will Little (18), OLIVEIRA #2 IN USL 20UNDER20 LIST Steven Tekesky (18) and Nansel Selbol (19), while the oldest player on On Thursday, the USL announced that Swope Park Rangers midfielder the squad are Zac Lubin and Tommy Meyer, both 26. The leaguewide Kevin Oliveira was ranked No. 2 in the 20Under20 list highlighting the average age is 24.3, with FC Montreal boasting the youngest team with league's best young talent. The list was comprised through input from a mean of 21.1 while Arizona United SC are the oldest with an average coaches around the USL and insight from TopDrawerSoccer.com. Oliveira age of 26.8. Saturday's opponents Tulsa Roughnecks FC are tied for made 13 appearances for the Rangers this season adding three goals and 10th oldest with an average of 25.5.
GAME NOTES CONT. USL EXPANSION SEASON The 2016 campaign is the Swope Park Rangers' USL expansion season. For the eight MLSowned USL teams that entered the league prior to the Rangers, only three qualified for the postseason in their initial campaign. LA Galaxy II made it to the semifinals in 2014 while New York Red Bulls II advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals and Seattle Sounders FC 2 were eliminated in the Western Conference First Round in 2015. FC Montreal, Portland Timbers 2, Real Monarchs, Toronto FC II and Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 did not qualify for the USL Playoffs in their inaugural season in 2015.
POTENT STRIKEFORCE On Dec. 16, 2015 the Swope Park Rangers announced the signings of Dane Kelly and Kris Tyrpak, who combined for 20 goals in the USL regular season in 2015. Kelly is the USL's alltime leading scorer with 43 goals, 42 with the Charelston Battery, while Kris Tyrpak has scored goals in MLS, NASL, USL and USL PDL. In all competitions last season, Kelly (12) and Tyrpak (11) had 23 goals between them, while Kelly has three and Tyrpak has four so far in 2016. Tulsa Roughnecks FC are led by Sammy Ochoa with 10 goals.
ACADEMY TIES USL EXPERIENCE On March 10, the Swope Park Rangers announced the signings of Of the 23 players on the Swope Park Rangers' current roster, seven have Ezra Armstrong, Will Little and Steven Tekesky to Academy contracts previously played in the USL. Most notably, Dane Kelly is the USL's all ahead of the 2016 USL season. All three players joined the Rangers time leading scorer with 45 goals since joining the league in 2011. directly from the Sporting KC Academy after spending a large portion of Christian Duke spent the last two seasons with OKC Energy FC, helping preseason with the team. Armstrong and Little both relocated to Kansas the side to a playoff berth in 2015. Tommy Meyer was minutes from City within the last few years from Tennessee to join the Sporting KC claiming the 2015 USL Championship as his LA Galaxy II side fell to the Academy, while Tekesky is from Raymore, Mo. Armstrong comes from Rochester Rhinos in extra time. Kris Tyrpak spent the 2015 season with a family with pedigree, with his father, Desmond Armstrong, a National the Austin Aztex, scoring nine goals for his hometown club. Johnny Grant Hall of Famer. Most recently, Jaylin Lindsey was signed to an academy (FC Montreal), Zac Lubin (Tulsa Roughnecks FC) and Tyler Pasher contract on May 6, making his debut the following day against Saint (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) also have USL experience. Louis FC, becoming the first American born in the 2000s to make his professional debut. STRAIGHT OUTTA MLS While there is a significant amount of USL knowhow in the squad, two FIRST TEAM HELP players also boast MLS experience Tommy Meyer and Kris Tyrpak. Throughout the 2016 USL season, the Swope Park Rangers have seen Meyer was drafted in the first round of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft by the several players added on loan from parent club, Sporting Kansas City. LA Galaxy and went on to make 57 appearances in all competitions for See below for a full list of players that have spent time with SPR on the club, winning MLS Cup in 2012 and 2014. Tyrpak was drafted by loan from Sporting KC. Chivas USA in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, tallying one goal against the Colorado Rapids and one assist against FC Dallas before the club folded OUTFIELD PLAYERS at the end of that season. Two further players were also signed by MLS NAME GP GS M G A teams but did not make an appearance: Oumar Ballo was drafted by the Daniel Salloi 10 6 474 4 3 Houston Dynamo in 2015 and Christian Duke spent the 2013 and 2014 Diego Rubio 1 1 81 1 0 seasons with Sporting KC. Ever Alvarado 5 5 429 0 0 Amadou Dia 3 3 270 0 0 INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR Emmanuel Appiah 2 2 137 0 0 There are eight members of the Swope Park Rangers that were born Kevin Ellis 2 2 180 0 0 outside of the U.S. and Canada. Ayrton (Brazil), Oumar Ballo (Mali), Jimmy Medranda 1 1 70 0 0 Amer Didic (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Tomas Granitto (El Salvador), Dane Chance Myers 1 1 90 0 0 Kelly (Jamaica), Kevin Oliveira (Cape Verde), Nansel Selbol (Nigeria) Jordi Quintilla 1 1 89 0 0 and Ualefi (Brazil) were all born outside of North America. Each USL team is permitted seven Foreign Players on their roster, and the Rangers GOALKEEPERS occupy all six spots with Ballo, Didic and Granitto qualifying as domestic NAME GP GS M SO GAA players. Jon Kempin 12 12 1080 3 1.08 Alec Kann 2 2 180 1 0.50
GAME NOTES CONT. CAPTAIN DUKE On Wednesday, March 23, the Swope Park Rangers' firstever signing Christian Duke was named captain of the club ahead of the season opener. Duke is an Overland Park, Kan. native that came through Sporting KC's Academy before enjoying a fouryear college career at the University of San Diego. He was selected by Sporting KC in the 2013 Supplemental Draft but did not make an appearance, instead spending time on loan at OKC Energy FC before joining the club permanently in 2015. So far this season, Duke has started all 21 games for SPR.
Jaylin Lindsey, Will Little and Nansel Selbol all entered the club through the Sporting KC Academy, despite not being natives of the area. In addition, center back Tommy Meyer is from St. Louis, Mo. and returns to his home state after spending eight years away.
CONNECTED TO SWOPE PARK The team name, "Swope Park Rangers", is a moniker that stems from the days of the old MLS Reserve League. Sporting Kansas City's reserve side would play games at Swope Soccer Village at Swope Park and fans who followed the side coined the name Swope Park Rangers in reference to the team. The name was never used through LOCAL PRESENCE IN THE SQUAD official club channels until October 22, 2015, when Sporting Club While there are two players on the Swope Park Rangers roster who are introduced the Swope Park Rangers as the organization's new USL directly from the Kansas City area, four more have connections to the side. The club will play the majority of its home games at Children's city. Christian Duke (Overland Park, Kan.) and Steven Tekesky Mercy Victory Field at Swope Soccer Village. (Raymore, Mo.) were both raised in the region, while Ezra Armstrong,
TEAM HONORS GAMEWEEK Week 1 vs. Portland Timbers 2 Week 2 at Tulsa Roughnecks FC Week 3 at SanAntonio FC Week 4 BYE Week 5 at OKC Energy FC Week 6 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC Week 7 at Saint Louis FC Week 8 vs. Tulsa Roughnecks FC Week 9 at Rio Grande Valley FC Week 10 at Sacramento Republic Week 11 at Portland Timbers 2 Week 12 vs. Rio Grande Valley FC & at Whitecaps FC 2 Week 13 vs. OKC Energy FC Week 14 at Seattle Sounders FC 2 Week 15 vs. Saint Louis FC Week 16 atArizona United SC Week 17 vs. OKC Energy FC Week 18 at Colo Springs Switchbacks & vs. OC Blues FC Week 19 vs. SanAntonio FC Week 20 at Saint Louis FC & at Tulsa Roughnecks FC Week 21 at Real Monarchs Week 22 vs. Saint Louis FC Week 23 vs. LAGalaxy II Week 24 vs. SanAntonio FC & vs. Rio Grande Valley FC Week 25 vs. Tulsa Roughnecks FC Week 26 at OKC Energy FC Week 27 vs. Seattle Sounders FC 2
MAN OF THE MATCH Presented by Courtyard Overland Park Metcalf Kevin Oliveira Dane Kelly Tommy Meyer N/A Tyler Pasher Amer Didic Kevin Oliveira; Kris Tyrpak Tyler Pasher Kris Tyrpak Alex Molano; Dane Kelly Mark Anthony Gonzalez Diego Rubio;
USL TEAM OF THE WEEK *Bench
Kevin Oliveira Jacob VanCompernolle Tommy Meyer; Jon Kempin* N/A Christian Duke* Tyler Pasher Kevin Oliveira, Mark Anthony Gonzalez Amer Didic Amer Didic Oumar Ballo; Alex Molano* Amer Didic; Mark Anthony Gonzalez*
PLAYER BIOS
#1 JON KEMPIN
#4 KEVIN ELLIS
PRONUNCIATION: POSITION: Goalkeeper
PRONUNCIATION: POSITION: Defender
BORN: 4/8/93 (23 years old) HEIGHT: 61 WEIGHT: 170 lbs. HOMETOWN: Leawood, Kan. BIRTHPLACE: Leawood, Kan. COLLEGE: LAST CLUB: SKC Academy (USSDA)
BORN: 6/30/91 (25 years old) HEIGHT: 59 WEIGHT: 160 lbs. HOMETOWN: Kansas City, Mo. BIRTHPLACE: Kansas City, Mo. COLLEGE: Barton County CC LAST CLUB:
LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 8/3/16 at STL Start: 8/3/16 at STL Win: 7/23/16 vs. OC Shutout: 7/23/16 vs. OC Currently with Sporting KC
LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 7/20/16 at COS Assist: Start: 7/20/16 at COS Yellow Card: 5/10/14 vs. OC (w/ OKC) Goal: Red Card: Currently with Sporting KC
Last Game: Started and played the full 90 minutes in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC. Made five saves in the games.
Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC while with Sporting KC.
2016: • Has made 12 appearances, all starts, making 33 saves, posting a 1.08 goals against average and claiming three shutouts. • Was named to the bench of the USL Team of the Week after recording a seasonhigh six saves against San Antonio FC on April 9. • Made his first appearance in over a month against Seattle on June 26 and posted his first shutout of the season in the 20 win. Posted another shutout the following week against Saint Louis FC. • Recorded his third shutout on July 23 against Orange County.
2016: • Has made two starts, playing the full 90 minutes against OKC on July 12 and Colorado Springs on July 20.
#7 CHANCE MYERS
#9 DIEGO RUBIO
PRONUNCIATION: POSITION: Defender BORN: 12/7/87 (28 years old) HEIGHT: 60 WEIGHT: 165 lbs. HOMETOWN: Thousand Oaks, Calif. BIRTHPLACE: Thousand Oaks, Calif. COLLEGE: University of California LA LAST CLUB:
PRONUNCIATION: POSITION: Forward BORN: 5/15/93 (23 years old) HEIGHT: 511 WEIGHT: 170 lbs. HOMETOWN: Santiago, Chile BIRTHPLACE: Santiago, Chile COLLEGE: LAST CLUB: Real Valladolid (Spain)
LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 7/20/16 at COS Start: 7/20/16 at COS Goal: Currently with Sporting KC
Assist: Yellow Card: 7/20/16 at COS Red Card:
Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC while with Sporting KC. 2016: • Has made one start, coming against the Switchbacks on July 20 after joining SPR on loan the previous day.
LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 8/3/16 at STL Start: 8/3/16 at STL Goal: 8/3/16 at STL Currently with Sporting KC
Assist: Yellow Card: Red Card:
Last Game: Started and played the opening 81 minutes before being replaced by Dane Kelly in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC. Scored the opening goal on his debut in the 34th minute. 2016: • Has made one start, coming against Saint Louis FC on Aug. 3 after joining on loan earlier in the day. Scored SPR's goal in the 11 draw.
PLAYER BIOS
#23 EMMANUEL APPIAH
#24 EVER ALVARADO
PRONUNCIATION: AHpeeah POSITION: Midfielder
PRONUNCIATION: POSITION: Defender
BORN: 9/26/93 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 59 WEIGHT: 160 lbs. HOMETOWN: Westerville, Ohio BIRTHPLACE: Sampa, Ghana COLLEGE: University of Cincinnati LAST CLUB: Colorado Rapids (MLS)
BORN: 1/30/92 (24 years old) HEIGHT: 511 WEIGHT: 155 lbs. HOMETOWN: El Negrito, Honduras BIRTHPLACE: El Negrito, Honduras COLLEGE: LAST CLUB: C.D. Olimpia (Honduras)
LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 8/3/16 at STL Start: 8/3/16 at STL Goal: Currently with Sporting KC
Assist: Yellow Card: Red Card:
Last Game: Started and played the opening 73 minutes before being replaced by Mark Anthony Gonzalez. Hit the post early in the first half with a low shot. 2016: • Has made two starts, coming against the Switchbacks on July 20 and Saint Louis FC on Aug. 3. • Had played two USL games for the Charlotte Independence early in the season while on loan from the Colorado Rapids.
#25 ALEC KANN PRONUNCIATION: CAN POSITION: Goalkeeper BORN: 8/8/90 (25 years old) HEIGHT: 64 WEIGHT: 190 lbs. HOMETOWN: Decatur, Ga. BIRTHPLACE: Decatur, Ga. COLLEGE: Furman University LAST CLUB: Chicago Fire (MLS) LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 7/20/16 at COS Start: 7/20/16 at COS Win: 6/8/16 vs. RGV Shutout: 6/8/16 vs. RGV Currently with Sporting KC Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC while with Sporting KC. 2016: • Has made two appearances for the Rangers after being loaned for games against RGV on June 8 and the Switchbacks on July 20. • Made his debut against RGV and guided the defense to their first shutout of the season in the 40 win.
LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 8/3/16 at STL Start: 8/3/16 at STL Goal: Currently with Sporting KC
Assist: Yellow Card: 7/30/16 vs. SA Red Card:
Last Game: Started and played the full 90 minutes at left back in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC. 2016: • Has made five starts since joining the Rangers on loan on July 12. • Was shown yellow cards in three straight games on July 20, 23 and 30.
#26 TOMMY MEYER PRONUNCIATION: myer POSITION: Defender BORN: 3/20/90 (26 years old) HEIGHT: 62 WEIGHT: 175 lbs. HOMETOWN: St. Louis, Mo. BIRTHPLACE: St. Louis, Mo. COLLEGE: Indiana University LAST CLUB: LA Galaxy (MLS) LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 8/3/16 at STL Start: 8/3/16 at STL Goal:
Assist: 6/12/16 at. VAN Yellow Card: 8/3/16 at STL Red Card:
Last Game: Started and played the full 90 minutes at right back in the 1 1 road draw with Saint Louis FC. Was shown his second yellow card of the season in the 20th minute. 2016: • Has made 17 appearances, starting 16 games. • Was named to the USL Team of the Week after a standout defensive performance vs. San Antonio on April 9. • Recorded his first USL assist against Whitecaps FC 2 on June 12. • Played every minutes until June 26 when he was on the bench vs. Seattle.
PLAYER BIOS
#28 ZAC LUBIN
#30 DANIEL SALLOI
BORN: 8/19/89 (26 years old) HEIGHT: 65 WEIGHT: 215 lbs. HOMETOWN: Bozeman, Mont. BIRTHPLACE: Steamboat Springs, Colo. COLLEGE: St. Martin's University LAST CLUB: Tulsa Roughnecks FC (USL)
BORN: 7/19/96 (19 years old) HEIGHT: 61 WEIGHT: 150 lbs. HOMETOWN: Budapest, Hungary BIRTHPLACE: Siofok, Hungary COLLEGE: LAST CLUB: Ujpest FC (Hungary)
PRONUNCIATION: LOObin POSITION: Goalkeeper
PRONUNCIATION: shallowEE POSITION: Forward
LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 7/30/16 vs. SA Start: 7/30/16 vs. SA Win: 7/30/16 vs. SA Shutout: 5/24/15 vs. AUS (w/ TUL)
LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 6/8/16 vs. RGV Start: 6/4/16 at POR Goal: 6/8/16 vs. RGV Currently with Gyirmot FC Gyor
Last Game: Was an unused substitute in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC.
Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC while with Gyirmot FC Gyor.
2016: • Has made seven appearances, making 20 saves and posting a 2.14 goals against average. • Made a seasonhigh five saves in the 11 draw with Sac Republic on May 28. • Made four straight starts from May 14June 4 before dropping out of the 18 on June 8. • Started for the first time since June 18 vs. San Antonio on July 30.
2016: • Has made 10 appearances, including six starts. Has four goals and three assists on the season. • Has a goal or assist every 68 minutes this season. • His first goal was a gamewinner against Timbers 2 on March 26 while he also had the gamewinning assist against Tulsa on April 2 • Scored 22 seconds after coming on against RGV on June 8. • Loaned to Vasas SC in Hungary on June 15 then to Gyirmot FC Gyor on July 20.
#31 NANSEL SELBOL PRONUNCIATION: NAHNsul POSITION: Forward BORN: 5/31/97 (19 years old) HEIGHT: 54 WEIGHT: 140 lbs. HOMETOWN: Jos, Nigeria BIRTHPLACE: Jos, Nigeria COLLEGE: LAST CLUB: SKC Academy (USSDA)
LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 7/30/16 vs. SA Start: 7/30/16 vs. SA Goal: 4/2/16 at TUL
Assist: 6/18/16 vs. OKC Yellow Card: 4/23/16 at OKC Red Card:
Last Game: Was an unused substitute in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC. 2016: • Has made 17 appearances, including six starts, scoring one goal and adding one assist. • Played in his firstever professional game in the club's seasonopening victory over Timbers 2 on March 26. • Scored his first goal with the gamewinner against Tulsa on April 2. • Made his first professional start against San Antonio on April 9 • Recorded his first career assist vs. OKC on June 18.
Assist: 5/14/16 vs. TUL Yellow Card: Red Card:
#32 CHRISTIAN DUKE PRONUNCIATION: POSITION: Defender BORN: 6/5/91 (25 years old) HEIGHT: 58 WEIGHT: 160 lbs. HOMETOWN: Overland Park, Kan. BIRTHPLACE: Overland Park, Kan. COLLEGE: University of San Diego LAST CLUB: OKC Energy FC (USL) LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 8/3/16 at STL Start: 8/3/16 at STL Goal: 8/5/13 vs. TAM (w/ ORL)
Assist: 8/29/15 vs. AUS (w/ OKC) Yellow Card: 7/12/16 vs. OKC Red Card:
Last Game: Started and played the opening 89 minutes before being replaced by Tomas Granitto in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC. 2016: • Has made 21 appearances, starting every game this season. • Played in the midfield for the first time on May 28 against Sac Republic and shifted to left wing against RGV on June 8. • Was named club captain in the week leading up to the season opener.
PLAYER BIOS #33 JACOB VANCOMPERNOLLE
#35 UALEFI
PRONUNCIATION: POSITION: Defender
PRONUNCIATION: WAHlefee POSITION: Midfielder
BORN: 8/2/93 (23 years old) HEIGHT: 511 WEIGHT: 185 lbs. HOMETOWN: Dallas, Texas BIRTHPLACE: Dallas, Texas COLLEGE: UNC Wilmington LAST CLUB: OKC Energy FC (USL)
BORN: 1/26/94 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 58 WEIGHT: 155 lbs. HOMETOWN: Sao Paulo, Brazil BIRTHPLACE: Sao Paulo, Brazil COLLEGE: LAST CLUB: Corinthians (Brazil)
LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 6/12/16 at. VAN Assist: Start: 6/12/16 at. VAN Yellow Card: 6/27/15 vs. LOU (w/ OKC) Goal: Red Card: Currently with OKC Energy FC Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC while on loan at OKC Energy FC. 2016: • Has made nine appearance, starting eight. • Was named to the USL Team of the Week for Week 2 after his performance against Tulsa on April 2. • Was loaned to OKC Energy FC on June 28.
#44 TOMAS GRANITTO PRONUNCIATION: TOEmas GRANEEtoe POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 6/12/93 (23 years old) HEIGHT: 511 WEIGHT: 165 lbs. HOMETOWN: Weston, Fla. BIRTHPLACE: San Salvador, El Salvador COLLEGE: Florida Gulf Coast University LAST CLUB: FC Edmonton (NASL) LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 8/3/16 at STL Start: 6/18/16 vs. OKC Goal:
Assist: Yellow Card: Red Card:
Last Game: Played the final minute after replacing Christian Duke in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC. 2016: • Has made 18 appearances, starting 10. • The 21 loss to Whitecaps FC 2 on April 27 was the first game he failed to start or appear in.
LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 8/3/16 at STL Start: 8/3/16 at STL Goal:
Assist: 6/26/16 at SEA Yellow Card: 7/30/16 vs. SA Red Card:
Last Game: Started and played the full 90 minutes in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC. 2016: • Has made 21 appearances, starting every game this season. Is tied for second on the team with three assists. • Notched his first assist of the season against RGV on June 8, and added his second four days later against Whitecaps FC 2. Recroded his third assist on June 26 against Seattle.
#45 AYRTON
PRONUNCIATION: EYEEARtun POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 5/6/94 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 60 WEIGHT: 170 lbs. HOMETOWN: Sao Paulo, Brazil BIRTHPLACE: Sao Paulo, Brazil COLLEGE: LAST CLUB: Corinthians (Brazil) LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 8/3/16 at STL Start: 8/3/16 at STL Goal: 6/18/16 vs. OKC
Assist: 7/30/16 vs. SA Yellow Card: 6/18/16 vs. OKC Red Card: 7/9/16 at AZ
Last Game: Started and played the opening 78 minutes before being replaced by Alex Molano in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC. Tied for the teamlead with four shots, including two on goal. 2016: • Has made nine appearances, including three starts, scoring one goal and adding three assists. • Made his debut against RGV on June 8 and earned his first start vs. Whitecaps FC 2 on June 12. • Scored his first goal for the club against OKC on June 18. • Was shown a red card while on the bench in the July 9 game with Arizona. Missed the July 12 game vs. OKC while serving his suspension. • Recorded two assists in three minutes against OC on July 23 before adding a third against San Antonio on July 30.
PLAYER BIOS #47 MARK ANTHONY GONZALEZ
#49 WILL LITTLE
PRONUNCIATION: POSITION: Forward
PRONUNCIATION: POSITION: Midfielder
BORN: 9/9/94 (21 years old) HEIGHT: 60 WEIGHT: 155 lbs. HOMETOWN: Bolton, Ontario BIRTHPLACE: Toronto, Ontario COLLEGE: University of Evansville LAST CLUB:
BORN: 4/9/98 (18 years old) HEIGHT: 57 WEIGHT: 135 lbs. HOMETOWN: Johnson City, Tenn. BIRTHPLACE: Johnson City, Tenn. COLLEGE: LAST CLUB: SKC Academy (USSDA)
LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 8/3/16 at STL Start: 7/30/16 vs. SA Goal: 7/30/16 vs. SA
Assist: 5/28/16 at SAC Yellow Card: Red Card:
Last Game: Played the final 17 minutes after replacing Emmanuel Appiah in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC. 2016: • Has made 18 appearances this season, including 10 starts. Leads the team with seven goals and also has two assists. • Tallied the assist on Daniel Salloi's gamewinner vs. Timbers 2 on March 26 and added another assist on May 28 vs. Sac Republic. • Scored his first professional goal against T2 on June 4 and added another two goals the following week against RGV on June 8, before scoring his fourth against Whitecaps FC 2 on June 12. • Was named to the USL Team of the Week for Week 12 after those two performances. • Scored his fifth goal against Seattle on June 26, meaning he finished the month with five goals the most in the USL. • Added his sixth and seventh goals of the season against the Blues on July 23 and San Antonio on July 30.
#50 KRIS TYRPAK
PRONUNCIATION: TEERpak POSITION: Forward BORN: 3/19/92 (24 years old) HEIGHT: 511 WEIGHT: 150 lbs. HOMETOWN: Dripping Springs, Texas BIRTHPLACE: Austin, Texas COLLEGE: Houston Baptist University LAST CLUB: San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 8/3/16 at STL Assist: 5/21/16 at RGV Start: 7/30/16 vs. SA Yellow Card: 7/20/16 at COS Goal: 7/9/16 at AZ Red Card: Last Game: Played the final 24 minutes after replacing Tyler Pasher in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC. 2016: • Has made 21 appearances, including 14 starts, scoring four goals placing him in a tie for second on the team. • Tied for second on the team in shots (29). • Scored his first goal for the club on April 27 against Whitecaps FC 2. • Recorded his first assist on May 21 vs. Rio Grande Valley FC. • Scored in three consecutive road games from June 12July 9 coming against Whitecaps FC 2 (June 12), Sounders 2 (June 26) and Arizona (July 9).
LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 5/7/16 at STL Assist: Start: Yellow Card: Goal: Red Card: Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC. 2016: • Has made four appearances, all coming as a substitute. • Came off the bench on his birthday to make his professional debut against San Antonio FC on April 9.
#55 AMER DIDIC
PRONUNCIATION: UHmeer JEEditch POSITION: Defender BORN: 12/28/94 (21 years old) HEIGHT: 64 WEIGHT: 195 lbs. HOMETOWN: Edmonton, Alberta BIRTHPLACE: Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina COLLEGE: Baker University LAST CLUB: LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 8/3/16 at STL Start: 8/3/16 at STL Goal:
Assist: Yellow Card: 8/3/16 at STL Red Card:
Last Game: Started and played the full 90 minutes in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC. Was shown his second yellow card of the season in the 64th minute. 2016: • Has made 21 appearances, starting 14 times this season. • His appearance off the bench against Timbers 2 on March 26 was his professional debut. • Earned his first professional start against the Roughnecks on May 14. • Was named to the USL Team of the Week for Week 14 after his performance in the 20 win over Seattle on June 26. Followed that up with another Team of the Week appearance in Week 15 after shutting out Saint Louis FC on July 2. Added a third Team of the Week appearance in Week 19 after beating SAFC on July 30.
PLAYER BIOS
#56 EZRA ARMSTRONG
#67 JAYLIN LINDSEY
BORN: 12/15/98 (17 years old) HEIGHT: 58 WEIGHT: 155 lbs. HOMETOWN: Nashville, Tenn. BIRTHPLACE: Gastonia, N.C. COLLEGE: LAST CLUB: SKC Academy (USSDA)
BORN: 3/27/00 (16 years old) HEIGHT: 58 WEIGHT: 155 lbs. HOMETOWN: Charlotte, N.C. BIRTHPLACE: Charlotte, N.C. COLLEGE: LAST CLUB: SKC Academy (USSDA)
PRONUNCIATION: POSITION: Defender
LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 5/14/16 vs. TUL Assist: Start: Yellow Card: Goal: Red Card: Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC. 2016: • Has made one appearance, coming off the bench to make his professional debut against the Roughnecks on May 14.
#74 JIMMY MULLIGAN PRONUNCIATION: POSITION: Defender BORN: 8/12/91 (24 years old) HEIGHT: 58 WEIGHT: 160 lbs. HOMETOWN: Medford, N.Y. BIRTHPLACE: Medford, N.Y. COLLEGE: St. John's University LAST CLUB: New York Cosmos (NASL)
LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 7/12/16 vs. OKC Start: 7/12/16 vs. OKC Goal: Currently with New York Cosmos
Assist: Yellow Card: 6/12/16 at. VAN Red Card:
Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC while with the New York Cosmos. 2016: • Has made 17 appearances, including 16 starts. • Started the opening 11 games of the season before being named on the bench against Whitecaps FC 2 on June 12. • Recalled from his loan by the New York Cosmos on July 22.
PRONUNCIATION: POSITION: Defender
LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 5/7/16 at STL Assist: Start: Yellow Card: Goal: Red Card: Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC. 2016: • Has made one appearance, coming off the bench against Saint Louis FC on May 7. • Signed with the club on May 6 and made his debut the following day, becoming the first American player born in the 2000s to make his professional debut. • Was called in to the U.S. Under17 National Team for the AIFF Youth Cup in India on May 11.
#77 TYLER PASHER PRONUNCIATION: POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 4/27/94 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 511 WEIGHT: 160 lbs. HOMETOWN: Elmira, Ontario BIRTHPLACE: Elmira, Ontario COLLEGE: LAST CLUB: Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 8/3/16 at STL Start: 8/3/16 at STL Goal: 7/2/16 vs. STL
Assist: Yellow Card: 7/9/16 at AZ Red Card:
Last Game: Started and played the opening 66 minutes before being replaced by Kris Tyrpak in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC. Hit the post with a chip late in the first half. 2016: • Has made 17 appearances, including 15 starts, scoring three goals. • Missed the 11 draw with San Antonio on April 9 after suffering an ankle injury. • Scored both goals in the 21 win over the Roughnecks on May 14, which were his first goals of the season • Missed three games from June 1226 through injury. • Scored his third goal of the season and teamleading second game winner in the 10 win over STL on July 2.
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#81 OUMAR BALLO
#88 KEVIN OLIVEIRA
PRONUNCIATION: OHmar BAHLoh POSITION: Defender
PRONUNCIATION: OLLEEvayrah POSITION: Midfielder
BORN: 4/2/91 (25 years old) HEIGHT: 62 WEIGHT: 190 lbs. HOMETOWN: Baltimore, Md. BIRTHPLACE: Bamako, Mali COLLEGE: University of Md. Baltimore County LAST CLUB: Houston Dynamo (MLS)
BORN: 6/8/96 (19 years old) HEIGHT: 57 WEIGHT: 145 lbs. HOMETOWN: Sao Vicente, Cape Verde BIRTHPLACE: Sao Vicente, Cape Verde COLLEGE: LAST CLUB: Benfica B (Portugal)
LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 8/3/16 at STL Start: 8/3/16 at STL Goal:
Assist: 6/4/16 at POR Yellow Card: 7/9/16 at AZ Red Card: 5/7/16 at STL
Last Game: Started and played the full 90 minutes in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC. 2016: • Has made 13 appearances, including eight starts, adding one assist. • Made his first start at Saint Louis FC on May 7 and was sent off late in the first half after being shown two yellow cards. Missed the May 14 game vs. the Roughnecks while serving his onegame suspension. • Notched his first career assist against Timbers 2 on June 4. • Named to the USL Team of the Week for Week 18 after his performance in the 30 win over Orange County on July 23.
#90 JOHNNY GRANT PRONUNCIATION: POSITION: Defender BORN: 10/15/93 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 62 WEIGHT: 170 lbs. HOMETOWN: Toronto, Ontario BIRTHPLACE: Toronto, Ontario COLLEGE: LAST CLUB: FC Montreal (USL)
LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 7/23/16 vs. OC Start: 6/12/16 at. VAN Goal: 7/23/16 vs. OC
Assist: 6/26/16 at SEA Yellow Card: 6/26/16 at SEA Red Card:
LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 6/18/16 vs. OKC Start: 6/18/16 vs. OKC Goal: 6/8/16 vs. RGV
Assist: 6/8/16 vs. RGV Yellow Card: 5/21/16 at RGV Red Card:
Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC after being ruled out for the season with an ACL tear. 2016: • Has made 13 appearances, including 12 starts. He has scored three goals and added four assists which leads the league. • Leads the team in shots (31) and shots on goal (13). • Made history by scoring the team's firstever goal from the penalty spot against Timbers 2 on March 26. Scored again on May 28 vs. Sac Republic. • Was named to the USL Team of the Week for Week 1 on March 29. • Recorded his first assist on Dane Kelly's goal against Tulsa on April 2. • Had a goal and three assists against RGV on June 8, becoming the first player this season in MLS, NASL or USL to have three assists in a game. Was named USL Player of the Week for Week 12 after that game. • Tore his left ACL in training heading into the Seattle game on June 26.
#92 ALEX MOLANO
PRONUNCIATION: POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 4/10/92 (24 years old) HEIGHT: 510 WEIGHT: 175 lbs. HOMETOWN: Dallas, Texas BIRTHPLACE: Dallas, Texas COLLEGE: LAST CLUB: Dallas City FC (NPSL)
LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 8/3/16 at STL Start: 7/30/16 vs. SA Goal: 7/20/16 at COS
Assist: 7/23/16 vs. OC Yellow Card: 7/20/16 at COS Red Card:
Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC.
Last Game: Played the final 12 minutes after replacing Ayrton in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC. Had a volley well saved shortly after coming on.
2016: • Has made 13 appearances, including three starts, scoring once and adding one assist. • Recorded his first assist against Seattle on June 26. • Scored his first goal for the club against Orange County on July 23.
2016: • Has made 11 appearances, including six starts, adding one goal and one assist. • The Rangers are 411 when he starts. • Made his firstever start for the club against Seattle on June 26. • Scored his firstever goal for the Rangers on July 20 against the Switchbacks with a 95thminute free kick to make the score 11. • Added the gamewinning assist the next match against OC on July 23. • Was named to the bench of the USL Team of the Week for Week 18.
PLAYER BIOS
#94 JIMMY MEDRANDA
#95 ADRIAN ZENDEJAS
PRONUNCIATION: POSITION: Midfielder
PRONUNCIATION: ZENDAYhaas POSITION: Goalkeeper
BORN: 2/7/94 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 58 WEIGHT: 150 lbs. HOMETOWN: Mosquera, Colombia BIRTHPLACE: Mosquera, Colombia COLLEGE: LAST CLUB: Deportivo Pereira (Colombia)
BORN: 8/30/95 (20 years old) HEIGHT: 65 WEIGHT: 185 lbs. HOMETOWN: Chula Vista, Calif. BIRTHPLACE: Chula Vista, Calif. COLLEGE: LAST CLUB: Club Tijuana (Mexico)
LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 3/26/16 vs. POR Start: 3/26/16 vs. POR Goal: Currently with Sporting KC
Assist: Yellow Card: Red Card:
LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: Start: Win: Shutout:
Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC while with Sporting KC.
Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC.
2016: • Has made one appearance, starting in the club's season opener vs. Timbers 2 on March 26. • Was recalled to Sporting KC ahead of their game against Real Salt Lake on April 2.
2016: • Signed by the Rangers on June 30. • Included in the gameday squad for the first time in the 11 draw against Colorado Springs on July 20.
#98 STEVEN TEKESKY
PRONUNCIATION: POSITION: Goalkeeper BORN: 1/20/98 (18 years old) HEIGHT: 59 WEIGHT: 165 lbs. HOMETOWN: Raymore, Mo. BIRTHPLACE: San Bernadino, Calif. COLLEGE: LAST CLUB: SKC Academy (USSDA) LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: Start: Win: Shutout:
Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC. 2016: • Has yet to be included in the 18man squad.
#99 DANE KELLY
PRONUNCIATION: POSITION: Forward BORN: 2/9/91 (25 years old) HEIGHT: 511 WEIGHT: 160 lbs. HOMETOWN: St. Catherine Parish, Jamaica BIRTHPLACE: St. Catherine Parish, Jamaica COLLEGE: LAST CLUB: Charleston Battery (USL) LAST USL REGULARSEASON... Appearance: 8/3/16 at STL Start: 7/30/16 vs. SA Goal: 7/30/16 vs. SA
Assist: 7/8/15 vs. CLT (w/ CHS) Yellow Card: 6/26/16 at SEA Red Card: 6/6/15 vs. WIL (w/ CHS)
Last Game: Played the final nine minutes after replacing Diego Rubio in the 11 road draw with Saint Louis FC. Had two chances late but was unable to score a winning goal. 2016: • Has made 12 appearances, incuding six starts, scoring three goals. • Earned a penalty in the season opener vs. Timbers 2 on March 26 and scored his first goal of the season the following weekend against Tulsa. • Missed nine games from April 9June 8 while recovering from a hamstring injury before returning against Whitecaps FC 2 on June 12. • Scored his second goal of the season with the gamewinner against OC Blues on July 23. Added his third a week later against San Antonio FC.
TECHNICAL STAFF MARC DOS SANTOS Head Coach Marc Dos Santos is entering his 10th year of coaching in 2016, having most recently taken Ottawa Fury FC to the 2015 NASL Soccer Bowl, culminating in being named 2015 NASL Coach of the Year. Dos Santos began his career with the Montreal Impact's reserve team, TroisRivieres Attak FC of the Canadian Soccer League in 2007. After several titles, Dos Santos became the Impact head coach in 2009 and led Montreal to CONCACAF Champions League qualification and a USL First Division title before transitioning to USSF Division 2 in 2010 and the NASL the following year. In 2012, Dos Santos moved to Brazil to focus on youth development with FC Primeira Camisa U20s and SE Palmeiras U15s, winning a Copa do Brasil U15 championship with the latter. Dos Santos returned to Canada in 2013 to take charge of the Ottawa Fury ahead of their NASL expansion season.
NIKOLA POPOVIC Assistant Coach Nikola Popovic has extensive experience coaching in Europe, having most recently been an assistant coach at Benfica B. A dual citizen of Portugal and Serbia who was born in Belgrade, Popovic has coached in Portugal with CD Olivais e Moscavide (200507), Varzim SC (200710), Sertanese FC (201314) and Benfica B (201516). He also coached in Bulgaria with FC Vihren Sandanski (2007) and Chernomorets Burgas (201011). Popovic made further stops with the Cape Verde National Team (2010), Spanish side AD Ceuta (2010) and Qatari sides Al Dahfra (201112) and Aspire Academy (2014). Popovic holds a UEFA Pro coaching license the highest UEFA license available and also spent time studying at Inter Milan, Portugal Under21s and Serbia & Montenegro Under21s.
ALEC DUFTY Goalkeeper Coach Alec Dufty spent the 2015 season in the USL with Toronto FC II. While with the club, the TFC II goalkeeping corps finished third in the USL with 125 saves and starting goalkeeper Quillan Roberts placed second in the league in save percentage (.766) and third in saves per game (4.80). Dufty had previously coached collegiately at Florida Gulf Coast University and the University of Illinois at Chicago. A former MLS player, Dufty began his career with the New York Red Bulls in 2009 before joining the MLS reserve goalkeeper pool. In 2010, Dufty joined USSF D2 Pro League side AC St. Louis, before returning to MLS with the Chicago Fire later that same year. He announced his retirement and focused on coaching at the conclusion of the 2011 season.
JOSH MCALLISTER Fitness Coach Josh McAllister joined the Sporting KC organization in early 2015 as the Academy fitness coach, and has now transitioned into a new role with the Swope Park Rangers. While with the Academy, McAllister assisted Mateus Manoel with the first team, but his primary focus was developing fitness regimens and strength programs for each Academy age group. A Marshalltown, Iowa native, McAllister graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 2008 and coached with Heartland Soccer Club, West Des Moines Soccer Club and Sporting Iowa before completing a yearlong internship with MLS side the Portland Timbers in 2014. Immediately prior to joining Sporting KC, McAllister enjoyed a successful spell as an assistant coach for the Drake University Men's Soccer Team.
STAFF Head Trainer: Jacob Brownback Equipment Manager: Andy Garay
General Manager: Kurt Austin Team Administrator: Jon Farrell
2016 SWOPE PARK RANGERS LINEUPS vs. Portland Timbers 2 W, 21 March 26 GK Kempin D Mulligan D Meyer D VanCompernolle D Duke © M Ualefi (Didic 90+) M Granitto (Salloi 85' 1) M Oliveira 1 F Tyrpak (Pasher 62') F Kelly (Gonzalez 90+) F Medranda (Selbol 70')
at Tulsa Roughnecks FC W, 21 April 2 GK Kempin D Mulligan D Meyer D VanCompernolle D Duke © M Ualefi M Granitto (Didic 88') M Oliveira (Molano 89') F Tyrpak (Selbol 80' 1) F Kelly 1 (Gonzalez 76') F Pasher (Salloi 84')
at San Antonio FC T, 11 April 9 GK Kempin D Mulligan D Meyer D VanCompernolle D Duke © M Ualefi M Granitto (Didic 85') M Oliveira F Selbol (Grant 88') F Salloi 2 (Gonzalez 61') F Tyrpak (Little 69')
at OKC Energy FC L, 01 April 23 GK Kempin D Mulligan D Meyer D VanCompernolle (Little 84') D Duke © M Ualefi M Granitto (Didic 76') M Oliveira F Selbol (Tyrpak 66') F Gonzalez (Salloi 82') F Pasher
vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 L, 12 April 27 GK Kempin D Mulligan D Meyer D VanCompernolle D Duke © M Ualefi M Quintilla (Didic 89') M Oliveira (Little 68') F Tyrpak 1 (Ballo 90+) F Salloi (Selbol 72') F Pasher
at Saint Louis FC L, 03 May 7 GK Kempin D Mulligan (Didic 46') D Meyer D Ballo (Sent Off 46+) D Duke © M Ualefi (Lindsey 85') M Granitto (Selbol 68') M Oliveira F Grant (Little 68') F Tyrpak (Molano 78') F Pasher
vs. Tulsa Roughnecks FC at Rio Grande Valley FC W, 21 May 14 L, 14 May 21 GK Lubin GK Lubin D Mulligan D Mulligan D Meyer D Meyer D Didic D Didic D Duke © D Duke © M Ualefi M Ualefi M Granitto M Granitto (Selbol 62') M Oliveira (Selbol 84') M Oliveira F Tyrpak (Grant 72') F Tyrpak (Grant 70') F Salloi (VanCompernolle 90+) F Salloi 3 (Gonzalez 68') F Pasher 1,2 (Armstrong 90+) F Pasher
at Sacramento Republic FC T, 11 May 28 GK Lubin D Mulligan D Meyer D Didic (Ballo 90+) D VanCompernolle M Ualefi M Duke © (Granitto 81') M Oliveira 2 (Molano 90+) F Pasher (Tyrpak 69') F Gonzalez F Salloi (Selbol 85')
at Portland Timbers 2 L, 12 June 4 GK Lubin D Mulligan (Grant 87') D Meyer D Didic D VanCompernolle (Selbol 70') M Ualefi (Ballo 74') M Duke © M Oliveira (Granitto 83') F Pasher F Gonzalez 1 F Salloi (Tyrpak 59')
vs. Rio Grande Valley FC W, 40 June 8 GK Kann D Mulligan D Meyer D Didic D Pasher M Ualefi M Granitto (Ayrton 72') M Oliveira 3 (Ballo 86') F Selbol (Tyrpak 68') F Gonzalez 2,3 (Salloi 69' 4) F Duke © (Grant 80')
at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 L, 23 June 12 GK Lubin D Grant (Mulligan 46') D Meyer D Didic D VanCompernolle (Tyrpak 46' 2) M Ualefi M Granitto (Kelly 46') M Ayrton (Oliveira 46') F Selbol F Gonzalez 4 F Duke ©
vs. OKC Energy FC L, 13 June 18 GK Lubin D Mulligan D Meyer D Ballo D Duke © M Ualefi (Didic 78') M Granitto (Gonzalez 65') M Oliveira F Selbol F Kelly F Ayrton 1 (Tyrpak 59')
at Seattle Sounders FC 2 W, 20 June 26 GK Kempin D Mulligan D Didic D Ballo D Dia M Ualefi (Meyer 87') M Duke © M Molano (Granitto 90') F Tyrpak 3 (Grant 79') F Kelly (Ayrton 72') F Gonzalez 5
vs. Saint Louis FC W, 10 July 2 GK Kempin D Mulligan D Didic D Ballo D Dia M Ualefi M Duke © M Molano (Kelly 55') F Tyrpak (Grant 86') F Gonzalez (Ayrton 72') F Pasher 3 (Selbol 83')
at Arizona United SC T, 11 July 9 GK Kempin D Mulligan D Didic D Ballo D Dia M Ualefi M Duke © M Molano (Kelly 54') F Tyrpak 4 F Gonzalez (Granitto 86') F Pasher (Grant 82')
2016 SWOPE PARK RANGERS LINEUPS vs. OKC Energy FC L, 02 July 12 GK Kempin D Mulligan (Ballo 87') D Didic D Ellis D Alvarado M Ualefi (Granitto 80') M Duke © M Molano (Selbol 72') F Tyrpak F Kelly (Gonzalez 69') F Pasher (Grant 82') at Saint Louis FC T, 11 August 3 GK Kempin D Meyer D Didic D Ballo D Alvarado M Ualefi M Duke © (Granitto 89') M Appiah (Gonzalez 73') F Ayrton (Molano 78') F Rubio 1 (Kelly 81') F Pasher (Tyrpak 66')
at Colo. Springs Switchbacks FC T, 11 July 20 GK Kann D Myers D Didic D Ellis D Alvarado (Grant 69') M Ualefi M Duke © (Molano 82' 1) M Appiah (Ayrton 64') F Tyrpak F Gonzalez (Kelly 60') F Pasher
vs. Orange County Blues FC W, 30 July 23 GK Kempin D Meyer D Didic D Ballo D Alvarado M Ualefi M Duke © (Granitto 85') M Molano (Ayrton 72') F Tyrpak (Grant 75' 1) F Kelly 2 (Selbol 69') F Pasher (Gonzalez 37' 6)
vs. San Antonio FC W, 21 July 30 GK Lubin D Meyer D Didic D Ballo D Alvarado M Ualefi M Duke © M Molano (Ayrton 53') F Tyrpak (Pasher 57') F Gonzalez 7 (Granitto 90+) F Selbol (Kelly 63' 3)
2016 SWOPE PARK RANGERS BOX SCORES Portland Timbers 2 1 at Swope Park Rangers 2 Att. 6,812 March 26, 2016 at Children's Mercy Park (Kansas City, Kan.) Scoring SPR Kevin Oliveira 1 (Penalty Kick) 48', Daniel Salloi 1 (Mark Anthony Gonzalez 1) 90+ POR Nick Besler 1 (Kharlton Belmar 1) 90+ Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides SPR 15 2 4 8 2 POR 5 6 3 11 3
Swope Park Rangers 0 at Saint Louis FC 3 Att. 5,023 May 7, 2016 at WWT Soccer Park (Fenton, Mo.) Scoring STL Schillo Tshuma 1 (Richard Dixon 1) 11', Chad Bond 1 (Unassisted) 39', Irvin Herrera 1 (Chad Bond 2) 52' SPR None Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides STL 8 5 5 7 1 SPR 12 0 8 8 1
Swope Park Rangers 2 at Tulsa Roughnecks FC 1 Att. 4,103 April 2, 2016 at ONEOK Field (Tulsa, Okla.) Scoring TUL Taylor Morgan 1 (Sammy Ochoa 1) 90+ SPR Dane Kelly 1 (Kevin Oliveira 1) 11', Nansel Selbol 1 (Daniel Salloi 1) 90+ Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides TUL 7 5 3 10 8 SPR 15 2 6 11 2
Tulsa Roughnecks FC 1 at Swope Park Rangers 2 Att. 1,163 May 14, 2016 at Swope Soccer Village (Kansas City, Mo.) Scoring SPR Tyler Pasher 1 (Daniel Salloi 3) 47', Tyler Pasher 2 (Unassisted) 81' TUL Sammy Ochoa 5 (Brady Ballew 1) 79' Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides
SPR TUL
14 9
4 6
9 1
10 19
6 1
Swope Park Rangers 1 at Rio Grande Valley FC 4 Att. 2,065 May 21, 2016 at UTRGV Soccer and Track Complex (Edinburg, Texas) Scoring RGV Memo Rodriguez 1 (Jose Escalante 1) 13', Memo Rodriguez 2 (TJ Casner 4) 26', Rob Lovejoy 3 (Christian Lucatero 1) 89', Emilio Garcia 2 (Christian Lucatero 2) 90+ SPR Daniel Salloi 3 (Kris Tyrpak 1) 40' Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides RGV 12 2 4 11 3 8 3 6 10 1 Att. 5,690 SPR
Swope Park Rangers 1 at San Antonio FC 1 Att. 8,466 April 9, 2016 at Toyota Field (San Antonio, Texas) Scoring SA Danny Garcia 1 (Carlos Alvarez 1) 42' SPR Daniel Salloi 2 (Unassisted) 2' Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides SA 17 0 4 10 4 SPR 7 6 2 12 0 Swope Park Rangers 0 at OKC Energy FC 1 April 23, 2016 at Taft Stadium (Oklahoma City, Okla.) Scoring OKC Kalen Ryden 1 (Sebastian Dalgaard 1) 79' SPR None Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides OKC 15 3 4 8 7 SPR 10 5 3 14 3
Swope Park Rangers 1 at Sacramento Republic FC 1 Att. 11,569 May 28, 2016 at Bonney Field (Sacramento, Calif.) Scoring SAC Cameron Iwasa 2 (Thomas Stewart 2) 76' SPR Kevin Oliveira 2 (Mark Anthony Gonzalez 2) 73' Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides SAC 15 3 6 13 1 10 5 5 14 3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 2 at Swope Park Rangers 1 Att. 1,524 SPR April 27, 2016 at Swope Soccer Village (Kansas City, Mo.) Swope Park Rangers 1 at Portland Timbers 2 2 Att. 4,352 Scoring SPR Kris Tyrpak 1 (Daniel Salloi 2) 15' June 4, 2016 at Rocky Mountain High School (Meridian, Idaho) VAN Kyle Greig 4 (Penalty Kick) 30', Ben McKendry 1 (Daniel Haber Scoring POR Neco Brett 4 (Unassisted) 27', Victor Arboleda 2 1) 55' (Neco Brett 1) 70' Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides SPR Mark Anthony Gonzalez 1 (Oumar Ballo 1) 85' SPR 10 2 5 13 3 Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides VAN 8 4 3 10 4 POR 8 3 5 8 1 SPR 9 1 1 6 1
BOX SCORES CONT. Rio Grande Valley FC 0 at Swope Park Rangers 4 Att. 926 June 8, 2016 at Swope Soccer Village (Kansas City, Mo.) Scoring SPR Mark Anthony Gonzalez 2 (Kevin Oliveira 2) 23', Mark Anthony Gonzalez 3 (Kevin Oliveira 3) 27', Kevin Oliveira 3 (Ualefi 1) 43', Daniel Salloi 4 (Kevin Oliveira 4) 70' RGV None Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides SPR 16 0 4 9 4 RGV 4 4 3 6 1 Swope Park Rangers 2 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 3 Att. 1,494 June 12, 2016 at UBC Thunderbird Stadium (Vancouver, British Columbia) Scoring VAN Marco Bustos 1 (Brett Levis 2) 5', Marco Bustos 2 (Unassisted) 23', Alphonso Davies 2 (Daniel Haber 2) 80' SPR Mark Anthony Gonzalez 4 (Ualefi 2) 86', Kris Tyrpak 2 (Tommy Meyer 1) 88' Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides VAN 10 2 3 17 3 SPR 15 4 3 19 2 OKC Energy FC 3 at Swope Park Rangers 1 Att. 1,314 June 18, 2016 at Swope Soccer Village (Kansas City, Mo.) Scoring SPR Ayrton 1 (Nansel Selbol 1) 7' OKC Michael Thomas 1 (Sebastian Dalgaard 4) 45+, Wojciech Wojcik 2 (Michael Harris 2) 64', Daniel Gonzalez 2 (Unassisted) 74' Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides SPR 5 3 3 11 1 OKC 12 3 4 8 2 Swope Park Rangers 2 at Seattle Sounders FC 2 0 Att. 1,309 June 26, 2016 at Starfire Stadium (Tukwila, Wash.) Scoring SEA None SPR Kris Tyrpak 3 (Ualefi 3) 65', Mark Anthony Gonzalez 5 (Johnny Grant 1) 88' Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides SEA 8 6 4 14 0 SPR 12 2 3 14 3 Saint Louis FC 0 at Swope Park Rangers 1 Att. 933 July 2, 2016 at Swope Soccer Village (Kansas City, Mo.) Scoring SPR Pasher 3 (Unassisted) 2' STL None Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides SPR 9 4 2 12 3 STL 8 1 6 5 2
Swope Park Rangers 1 at Arizona United SC 1 Att. 1,012 July 9, 2016 at Peoria Sports Complex (Peoria, Ariz.) Scoring AZ Long Tan 5 (Penalty Kick) 27' SPR Kris Tyrpak 4 (Penalty Kick) 30' Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides AZ 9 1 5 11 2 SPR 8 1 6 15 4 OKC Energy FC 2 at Swope Park Rangers 0 Att. 1,223 July 12, 2016 at Swope Soccer Village (Kansas City, Mo.) Scoring SPR None OKC Coy Craft 3 (Timo Pitter 1) 84', Timo Pitter 1 (Luis Martinez 1) 89' Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides SPR 14 2 7 7 3 OKC 10 7 1 10 1 Swope Park Rangers 1 at Colo. Springs Switchbacks FC 1Att. 2,212 July 20, 2016 at Switchbacks (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Scoring COS Mike Seth 5 (Miguel Gonzalez 2) 61' SPR Alex Molano 1 (Unassisted) 95+ Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides COS 12 3 4 8 2 SPR 10 1 1 8 0 Orange County Blues FC 0 at Swope Park Rangers 3 Att. 1,068 July 23, 2016 at Swope Soccer Village (Kansas City, Mo.) Scoring SPR Dane Kelly 2 (Alex Molano 1) 43', Mark Anthony Gonzalez 6 (Ayrton 1) 78', Johnny Grant 1 (Ayrton 2) 81' OC None Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides SPR 16 2 5 13 3 OC 7 8 6 15 3 San Antonio FC 1 at Swope Park Rangers 2 Att. 1,448 July 30, 2016 at Swope Soccer Village (Kansas City, Mo.) Scoring SPR Dane Kelly 3 (Ayrton 3) 71', Mark Anthony Gonzalez 7 (Unassisted) 84' SA Michael Reed 3 (Danny Garcia 1) 30' Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides SPR 14 0 3 15 3 SA 2 9 5 16 3
BOX SCORES CONT. Swope Park Rangers 1 at Saint Louis FC 1 Att. 4,582 August 3, 2016 at World Wide Technology Soccer Park (Fenton, Mo.) Scoring STL Irvin Herrera 11 (Penalty Kick) 65' SPR Diego Rubio 1 (Unassisted) 34' Shots Saves Corners Fouls Offsides STL 16 5 4 9 3 SPR 13 5 5 10 3
PARTICIPATION CHART 3/26 4/2 4/9 4/23 POR TUL SA OKC UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP DNP DNP DNP SKC SKC SKC SKC SUB1 SUB2 SUB5 SUB14 LB90 LB90 LB90 LB90 SKC SKC SKC SKC SUB1 SUB14 SUB29 CF82 CM85 CM88 CM85 CM76 UNAV UNAV SUB2 DNP SKC SKC SKC SKC CF89 CF76 INJ INJ GK90 GK90 GK90 GK90 UNAV UNAV SUB21 SUB6 DNP DNP DNP DNP LW70 SKC SKC SKC CB90 CB90 CB90 CB90 UNAV SUB1 DNP UNAV RB90 RB90 RB90 RB90 SKC SKC SKC SKC CM90 CM89 CM90 CM90 SUB28 LW84 INJ LW90 SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SUB5 SUB6 CF61 SUB8 SUB20 SUB10 RW88 RW66 UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV RW62 RW80 LW69 SUB24 CM89 CM90 CM90 CM90 CB90 CB90 CB90 CB84 7/9 7/12 7/20 7/23 PLAYER AZ OKC COS OC Alvarado SKC LB90 LB69 LB90 Appiah SKC CM64 SKC Armstrong UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV Ayrton DNP SUS SUB26 SUB18 Ballo CB90 SUB3 UNAV CB90 Dia LB90 Didic CB90 CB90 CB90 CB90 Duke CM90 CM90 CM82 CM85 Ellis SKC CB90 CB90 SKC Gonzalez CF86 SUB21 CF60 SUB53 Granitto SUB4 SUB10 UNAV SUB5 Grant SUB8 SUB8 SUB21 SUB15 Kann SKC SKC GK90 SKC Kelly SUB36 CF69 SUB30 CF69 Kempin GK90 GK90 UNAV GK90 Lindsey UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV Little UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV Lubin DNP DNP UNAV DNP Medranda SKC SKC SKC SKC Meyer DNP DNP DNP RB90 Molano CM54 CM72 SUB8 CM77 Mulligan RB90 RB87 UNAV Myers SKC SKC RB90 SKC Oliveira INJ INJ INJ INJ Pasher LW82 LW82 LW90 LW37 Quintilla Rubio SKC SKC SKC SKC Salloi LOAN LOAN LOAN LOAN Selbol UNAV SUB18 UNAV SUB21 Tekesky UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV Tyrpak RW90 RW90 RW90 RW75 Ualefi CM90 CM80 CM90 CM90 VanCompernolle LOAN LOAN LOAN LOAN Zendejas UNAV UNAV DNP UNAV Positionminutes starting positionmin played SUBminutes substitutemin played LOAN Out on loan PLAYER Alvarado Appiah Armstrong Ayrton Ballo Dia Didic Duke Ellis Gonzalez Granitto Grant Kann Kelly Kempin Lindsey Little Lubin Medranda Meyer Molano Mulligan Myers Oliveira Pasher Quintilla Rubio Salloi Selbol Tekesky Tyrpak Ualefi VanCompernolle Zendejas
4/27 5/7 5/14 5/21 5/28 6/4 6/8 6/12 VAN STL TUL RGV SAC POR RGV VAN UNAV UNAV SUB1 UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV SUB18 CM45 SUB1 CB45 SUS DNP SUB1 SUB16 SUB4 UNAV SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SUB1 SUB45 CB90 CB90 CB89 CB90 CB90 CB90 LB90 LB90 LB90 LB90 CM81 CM90 LW80 LW90 SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC INJ INJ INJ SUB22 CF90 CF90 CF69 CF90 DNP CM68 CM90 CM62 SUB9 SUB7 CM72 CM45 DNP RW68 SUB18 SUB20 DNP SUB3 SUB10 RB45 SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC GK90 UNAV INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ SUB45 GK90 GK90 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP SUB5 INTL INTL UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP SUB22 SUB22 UNAV DNP UNAV DNP UNAV UNAV DNP DNP GK90 GK90 GK90 GK90 UNAV GK90 SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC CB90 CB90 CB90 CB90 CB90 CB90 CB90 CB90 UNAV SUB12 INJ UNAV SUB1 UNAV UNAV UNAV RB90 RB45 RB90 RB90 RB90 RB87 RB90 SUB45 SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC CM68 CM90 CM84 CM90 CM89 CM83 CM86 SUB45 LW90 LW90 LW89 LW90 RW69 RW90 LB90 INJ CM89 UNAV UNAV UNAV SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC SKC CF72 UNAV CF89 CF68 LW85 LW59 SUB21 UNAV SUB18 SUB22 SUB6 SUB28 SUB5 SUB20 RW68 RW90 UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV RW89 CF78 RW72 RW70 SUB21 SUB31 SUB22 SUB45 CM90 CM85 CM90 CM90 CM90 CM74 CM90 CM90 CB90 DNP SUB1 DNP LB90 LB70 DNP LB45 7/30 8/3 8/6 8/13 8/21 8/27 8/31 9/3 SA STL TUL SLC STL LA SA RGV LB90 LB90 SKC CM73 UNAV UNAV SUB37 RW78 CB90 CB90 CB90 CB90 CM90 CM89 SKC SKC CF89 SUB17 SUB1 SUB1 DNP UNAV SKC SKC SUB27 SUB9 UNAV GK90 UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV GK90 DNP SKC SKC RB90 RB90 CM53 SUB12 SKC SKC INJ INJ SUB33 LW66 SKC CF81 LOAN LOAN LW63 DNP UNAV UNAV RW57 SUB24 CM90 CM90 LOAN LOAN DNP UNAV DNP unused substitute INJ injured (DL Disabled List) UNAV unavailable for selection SUS suspended
6/18 OKC UNAV LW59 CB90 SKC SUB12 LB90 SKC SUB25 CM65 DNP SKC CF90 DNP UNAV UNAV GK90 SKC CB90 DNP RB90 SKC CM90 INJ SKC SKC LOAN RW90 UNAV SUB31 CM78 DNP 9/10 TUL
6/26 SEA SKC UNAV SUB18 CB90 LB90 CB90 CM90 SKC LW90 SUB1 SUB11 SKC CF72 GK90 UNAV UNAV DNP SKC SUB3 CM89 RB90 SKC INJ INJ SKC LOAN UNAV UNAV RW79 CM87 UNAV 9/18 OKC
7/2 STL SKC UNAV SUB18 CB90 LB90 CB90 CM90 SKC CF72 DNP SUB4 SKC SUB35 GK90 UNAV UNAV DNP SKC DNP CM55 RB90 SKC INJ LW83 SKC LOAN SUB7 UNAV RW86 CM90 LOAN UNAV 9/24 SEA
SKC with Sporting KC INTL International Duty
2016 USL RESULTS DATE March 26 April 2 April 9 April 23 April 27 May 7 May 14 May 21 May 28 June 4 June 8 June 12 June 18 June 26 July 2 July 9 July 12 July 20 July 23 July 30 Aug. 3 Aug. 6 Aug. 13 Aug. 21 Aug. 27 Aug. 31 Sept. 3 Sept.10 Sept. 18 Sept. 24
OPPONENT vs. Portland Timbers 2 at Tulsa Roughnecks FC at San Antonio FC at OKC Energy FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 at Saint Louis FC vs. Tulsa Roughnecks FC at Rio Grande Valley FC at Sacramento Republic FC at Portland Timbers 2 vs. Rio Grande Valley FC at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 vs. OKC Energy FC at Seattle Sounders FC 2 vs. Saint Louis FC at Arizona United SC vs. OKC Energy FC at Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC vs. Orange County Blues FC vs. San Antonio FC at Saint Louis FC at Tulsa Roughnecks FC at Real Monarchs vs. Saint Louis FC vs. LA Galaxy II vs. San Antonio FC vs. Rio Grande Valley FC vs. Tulsa Roughnecks FC at OKC Energy FC vs. Seattle Sounders FC 2
RESULT W W T L L L W L T L W L L W W T L T W W T
SCORE 21 21 11 01 12 03 21 14 11 12 40 23 13 20 10 11 02 11 30 21 11
ATTEND. 6,812 4,103 8,466 5,690 1,524 5,023 1,163 2,065 11,569 4,352 926 1,494 1,314 1,309 933 1,012 1,223 2,212 1,068 1,448 4,582
RECORD 100 200 201 211 221 231 331 341 342 352 452 462 472 572 672 673 683 684 784 884 885
PLACE T1 T2 T2 T5 T6 T12 T8 T9 11 11 11 11 T12 T10 T9 T10 T10 T9 8 7 T6
PTS. 3 6 7 7 7 7 10 10 11 11 14 14 14 17 20 21 21 22 25 28 29
GOALSCORERS Oliveira, Salloi Kelly, Selbol Salloi Tyrpak Pasher (2) Salloi Oliveira Gonzalez Gonzalez (2), Oliveira, Salloi Gonzalez, Tyrpak Ayrton Tyrpak, Gonzalez Pasher Tyrpak Molano Kelly, Gonzalez, Grant Kelly, Gonzalez Rubio
RANGERS' RECORD WHEN... Overall Alvarado 212 Appiah 002 Armstrong 000 Ayrton 021 Ballo 422 Dia 201 Didic 644 Duke 885 Ellis 011 Gonzalez 433 Granitto 451 Grant 020 Kann 101 Kelly 420 Kempin 543 Lindsey 000 Little 000 Lubin 241 Medranda 100 Meyer 673 Molano 411 Mulligan 673 Myers 001 Oliveira 462 Pasher 564 Quintilla 010 Rubio 001 Salloi 132 Selbol 231 Tekesky 000 Tyrpak 743 Ualefi 885 VanCompernolle 242 Zendejas 000
STARTS Home Away 210 002 000 002 000 000 010 011 310 112 100 101 510 134 630 255 010 001 300 133 310 141 000 020 100 001 220 200 420 123 000 000 000 000 210 031 100 000 520 153 310 101 430 243 000 001 320 142 420 144 010 000 000 001 110 022 200 031 000 000 520 223 630 255 110 132 000 000
OFF THE BENCH Overall Home Away 100 100 000 000 000 000 100 100 000 501 400 101 131 120 011 000 000 000 241 120 121 000 000 000 100 100 000 332 220 112 323 210 113 533 410 123 000 000 000 213 200 013 000 000 000 010 000 010 031 010 021 000 000 000 000 000 000 100 000 100 113 000 113 010 000 010 000 000 000 010 000 010 200 200 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 310 200 110 551 420 131 000 000 000 142 110 032 000 000 000 100 100 000 000 000 000
SCORES Overall Home 000 000 000 000 000 000 010 010 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 420 300 000 000 100 100 000 000 300 200 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 001 000 000 000 000 000 201 200 200 200 000 000 001 000 211 200 100 000 000 000 121 010 000 000 000 000 000 000
Away 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 120 000 000 000 100 000 000 000 000 000 000 001 000 000 001 000 000 001 011 100 000 111 000 000 000
ASSISTS Overall Home 000 000 000 000 000 000 200 200 010 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 101 100 000 000 100 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 010 000 100 100 000 000 000 000 200 100 000 000 000 000 000 000 210 110 010 010 000 000 010 000 210 100 000 000 000 000
Away 000 000 000 000 010 000 000 000 000 001 000 100 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 010 000 000 000 100 000 000 000 100 000 000 010 110 000 000
CATEGORICAL WINLOSS
MISCELLANEOUS STATS Quickest Goal
Salloi at SA (4/9) 2'
Overall
Overall Home 885 630
Away 255
At Children's Mercy Victory Field At Children's Mercy Park
530 100
530 100
000 000
Scoring First Opp. Scoring First
723 162
520 110
203 052
Leading at Half Trailing at Half Tied at Half
401 140 344
300 100 230
101 040 114
Leading at 75' Trailing at 75' Tied at 75'
701 061 123
500 020 110
201 041 013
OutShooting Opp. OutShot by Opp. Shots Even
850 035 000
620 010 000
230 025 000
In Shutouts
430
310
120
In Primary Kits In Secondary Kits
652 233
530 100
122 133
In March In April In May In June In July In August In September
100 121 121 230 312 001 000
100 010 100 110 310 000 000
000 111 021 120 002 001 000
MultiGoal Games Against
On Tuesdays On Wednesdays On Saturdays On Sundays
010 112 653 110
010 110 510 000
000 002 143 110
Red Cards
In Clear Weather In Cloudy Weather In Rain In Snow
541 244 100 000
310 220 100 000
231 024 000 000
Below 30 at Kickoff 3049 at Kickoff 5059 at Kickoff 6069 at Kickoff 7079 at Kickoff 8089 at Kickoff 90+ at Kickoff
000 000 200 120 221 223 121
000 000 200 110 000 220 100
000 000 000 010 221 003 021
Using No Subs Using 1 Sub Using 2 Subs Using 3 Subs Using 4 Subs Using 5 Subs
000 000 000 021 432 432
000 000 000 010 310 310
000 000 000 011 122 122
On Artificial Surface On Natural Grass
141 744
000 630
141 114
Pasher vs. STL (7/2) 2' Quickest Goal Against
Bustos at VAN (6/12) 5'
GameWinning Goals after 75'
Salloi vs. POR (3/26) 90+ Selbol at TUL (4/2) 90+ Pasher vs. TUL (5/14) 81' Gonzalez vs. SA (7/30) 84'
GameTying Goals after 75' GameWinning Goals Against after 75'
Molano at COS (7/20) 90+ Ryden at OKC (4/23) 79' Davies at VAN (6/12) 80' Craft vs. OKC (7/12) 84'
GameTying Goals Against after 75'
Iwasa at SAC (5/28) 76'
MultiGoal Games
Pasher vs. TUL (5/14) 2 Gonzalez vs. RGV (6/8) 2 Rodriguez at RGV (5/21) 2 Bustos at VAN (6/12) 2
Own Goals For
None
Own Goals Against
None Ballo at STL (5/7) 45+ Ayrton at AZ (7/9) 63'
Opponent's Red Cards
Bond at STL (5/7) 79' Silva at AZ (7/9) 63'
PENALTY KICKS FOR SPR Player Kevin Oliveira Kris Tyrpak
Goalkeeper, Team Wade Hamilton, POR Carl Wosczcynski, AZ
Date 3/26 7/9
Result Goal Goal
PENALTY KICKS AGAINST Player, Team Kyle Greig, VAN Long Tan, AZ Irvin Herrera, STL
SPR Goalkeeper Jon Kempin Jon Kempin Jon Kempin
Date 4/27 7/9 8/3
Result Goal Goal Goal