Game Notes: Swope Park Rangers at Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC - September 23, 2017

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COMPETITION: Colorado Switchbacks FC vs Swope Park Rangers DATE: Saturday, September23rd KICKOFF: 7:00 PM CT LOCATION: Weidner Field REFEREE: Lukas Szpala ARS: Jacob Herald and Lauren Parliament FOURTH OFFICIAL: Brean Roman STREAM: Game to be streamed live on SportingKC.com

MATCH PREVIEW The Rangers are 1-0-1 against the Colorado Switchbacks all time, with the last meeting ending in a 2-1 victory for the Swope Park Rangers.

Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met the Colorado Switchbacks would take an early lead and hold it all the way into the second half. The Rangers would show great heart in coming back with goals from Liam Doyle and Christian Duke to snatch the three points away from the Switchbacks.

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INJURY REPORT

2017 USL SCHEDULE Sat., March 25 OKC Energy FC W 3-1 Wed., March 29 Portland Timbers 2 W 1-0 Sat., April 15 Sacramento Republic FC W 1-0 Sun., April 23 Phoenix Rising FC L 3-4 Sat., April 28 Real Monarchs SLC L 1-2 Fri., May 5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 W 3-1 Sat., May 13 Rio Grande Valley FC L 0-1 Fri., May 26 San Antonio FC L 0-1 Sat., June 3 San Antonio FC T 0-0 Sun., June 11 Tulsa Roughnecks FC W 3-1 Sun., June 18 Phoneix Rising FC T 2-2 Wed., June 21 Colo. Springs Switchbacks W 2-1 Tues., June 27 Tulsa Roughnecks FC W 2-1 Fri., June 30 LA Galaxy II W 1-0 Sat., July 8 Rio Grande Valley FC W 4-0 Wed., July 12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 W 1-0 Sun., July 16 Portland Timbers 2 W 1- 0 Thurs., July 20 Seattle Sounders FC 2 W 2-0 Sun. July 30 Reno 1868 FC L 4-1 Sat., Aug. 5 Saint Louis FC T 0-0 Sat., Aug. 12 Orange County SC T 1-1 Fri., Aug. 18 Real Monarchs SLC T 2-2 Wed., Aug. 23 Sacramento Republic FC T 2-2 Sat., Aug. 26 Reno 1868 FC L 1-0 Sat., Sept. 2 OKC Energy FC W 2-0 Sat., Sept. 9 Orange County SC L 2-1 Sun., Sept. 17 San Antonio FC W 5-2 Sat. Sept. 23 Colo. Springs Switchbacks 7:00 Wed., Sept. 27 LA Galaxy II 7:30 Sat., Sept. 30 Rio Grande Valley FC 7:30 Sun., Oct. 8 OKC Energy FC 7:30 Wed., Oct. 11 Seattle Sounders FC 2 7:30

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HEAD COACH Nikola Popovic was named Swope Park Rangers head coach ahead of the 2017 season after serving as an assistant in the club’s inaugural campaign in 2016. Popovic arrived in Kansas City following a stint as an assistant coach with Benfica B in Portugal. A dual citizen of Portugal and Serbia who was born in Belgrade, Popovic began his coaching career in Portugal with CD Olivais e Moscavide in the Segunda Division, initially with an internship in the 2005-06 season where the side won the title and gained promotion to the Segunda Liga, before being hired as an assistant for the following season. After leaving CD Olivais e Moscavide at the conclusion of the 2006-07 season, Popovic headed to FC Vihren Sandanski in the Bulgarian A Football Group as an assistant but returned to Portugal later that same year with Segunda Liga side Varzim SC, where he won the Liga Intercalar. In 2010, the 43-year-old enjoyed a stint as an assistant coach with the Cape Verde National Team, before joining Spanish Segunda Division B side AD Ceuta. Popovic’s next stop was with Al Dahfra in the United Arab Emirates for the 2011-12 season, where he was an assistant to Baltemar Brito – Jose Mourinho’s former assistant coach – winning the Vice President Cup. Popovic earned his first head coaching job the following season, taking charge of Sertanense FC in the Portuguese Second Division. Popovic then joined Qatar’s Aspire Academy in 2014, before returning to Portugal and Benfica B in 2015.

ASSISTANT COACH Paulo Nagamura is in his first season of coaching with the Swope Park Rangers, having announced his retirement from professional soccer at the conclusion of the 2016 MLS season with Sporting Kansas City. Nagamura, 33, enjoyed a 12-year MLS career that saw him win two MLS Cup championships and three Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup titles. He made 269 appearances in MLS, including 240 starts, recording 15 goals and 21 assists. In five seasons with Sporting Kansas City, Nagamura tallied seven goals and eight assists in 119 appearances across all competitions. He played a vital role in some of Sporting Kansas City’s biggest moments in club history, converting penalty kicks in shootouts of the 2012 and 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups as well as the 2013 MLS Cup. A native of Brazil, Nagamura began his youth career with hometown club Sao Paulo FC in 1994 before moving to Arsenal FC of the English Premier League in 2001. He signed for the LA Galaxy in 2005, where he won the MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup in his first professional season at the senior level.

GOALKEEPER COACH Gavin McInerney is in his first season with the Swope Park Rangers, having joined the club from fellow USL side the Rochester Rhinos ahead of the 2017 season. McInerney served as an assistant and goalkeeper coach for the Rhinos in the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Last season, McInerney oversaw Rochester’s starting goalkeeper Tomas Gomez, who posted the lowest goals against average in the league with 0.55 – earning him the USL Golden Glove award. The 32-year-old was a key member of the Rhinos’ coaching staff as the side claimed the USL Regular-Season Championship and the USL Cup in 2015, setting a league record by conceding just 15 goals in 28 regular-season games and only losing one game all season. Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, McInerney moved to the U.S. to play college soccer at the University of Memphis in 2004 before returning to Ireland after the 2005 NCAA season to sign a professional contract with St. Patrick’s Athletic FC of the League of Ireland. A move to fellow top-flight side Bray Wanderers followed in 2008 before returning to the U.S. in 2009.

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NEWS AND NOTES

Rugova’s First Swope Park Ranger Max Rugova scored the first goal of his professional goal against San Antonio FC on Sunday. His goal put the cherry on top of the Rangers rout of San Antonio. Rugova’s goal makes him the fourth youngest goal scorer in the USL this year. Max Rugova will look to continue to make the most of his match time as the season continues.

Swope Signed Sporting Kansas City chose to sign two Swope Park Ranger players to full MLS contracts this past week. Kevin Oliveira and Kharlton Belmar are now Sporting Kansas City players, both of these players have been incredibly influential in the Swope Park Rangers success with Oliveira leading the team in assists despite missing an extended period of time with an injury and Kharlton Belmar leading the squad with 11 goals.

Kevin’s Debut Kevin Oliveira continued a whirlwind week of being signed by the senior team by making his debut against the New England Revolution on Saturday. Oliveira entered the match with the game already decided with Sporting KC holding a 3-1 lead and being a man up. However, Kevin managed to impress in his debut showing some of his signature elusiveness avoiding three Revolution defenders before being dragged down at midfield. Oliveira also appeared in the closing minutes of Sporting Kansas City’s Open Cup final match on Wednesday night.

Rampaging Rangers The Swope Park Rangers put together one of their best performances of the season against San Antonio FC. Earning a 5-2 result against the second-place team in the Western Conference. The Swope Park Rangers opened the scoring in the 6th minute through a Nansel Selbol penalty. The penalty came through excellent work from captain Christian Duke who was taken down in the area.

San Antonio would bring the game back to level in the 20th minute after an extended phase of pressure on the Swope Park goal, the match was looking to head into halftime with both team’s equal until Swope Park youngster Felipe Hernandez buried a free kick into the bottom right corner right before the halftime whistle.

The Rangers would put their foot on the gas in the second half, Nansel Selbol would score in the 62nd minute. Just three minutes after newly signed Sporting KC striker Kharlton Belmar would put another ball into the back of the net. The Rangers final goal would come from excellent work by Mark Anthony Gonzalez who squared the ball perfectly for Max Rugova for his first professional goal.

With this result the Rangers move close to securing a playoff berth, The Rangers will clinch a berth with a win on Saturday, or an Orange County loss on Friday, or if Orange County and Swope Park draw their matches.

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NEWS AND NOTES

Academy Production The Rangers domination of San Antonio can be attributed to the Sporting Kansas City Academy system. 4 of the Rangers 5 goals scored were scored by academy products, with Nansel Selbol scoring a brace, Felipe Hernandez scoring an excellent free kick and 17-year-old Max Rugova scoring his first goal of the year. The Rangers penalty that Nansel Selbol scored was earned by another Academy product Christian Duke.

Balling Belmar Kharlton Belmar has been a scoring machine this season, which only continued against San Antonio FC, Belmar scored his 11th goal of the season in the second half giving the Rangers a 4-1 lead. The goal pushes Belmar in the middle of an incredibly packed race for the USL golden boot with the leader being at 16 goals and 4 players tied for 5th with 11 goals. Belmar will look to continue finding the back of the net against the Colorado Switchbacks on Saturday.

Selbol’s Double In his return to the Swope Park starting lineup Nansel Selbol made an immediate debut, scoring in the 6th and 62nd minute. Nansel has been having a break out season of sorts scoring 3 straight goals of the month in the USL and consistently finding the back of the net for the Swope Park Rangers. As the season pushes closer and closer to the postseason, Selbol’s magic touch will be needed for the Rangers.

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NANSEL SELBOL 31 PRONUNCIATION: NAHN-­sul POSITION: Forward BORN: 5/31/97 (20 years old) HEIGHT: 5-­4 WEIGHT: 140 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Jos, Nigeria BIRTHPLACE: Jos, Nigeria COLLEGE: ­­-LAST CLUB: SKC Academy (USSDA) Last Game: Started and played the first 63 minutes in the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC. Scored twice for the Rangers, the first coming in the 6th minute and the scond coming in the 62nd minute.

CHRISTIAN DUKE

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PRONUNCIATION: ­­-POSITION: Defender BORN: 6/5/91 (26 years old) HEIGHT: 5­-8 WEIGHT: 160 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Overland Park, Kan. BIRTHPLACE: Overland Park, Kan. COLLEGE: University of San Diego LAST CLUB: OKC Energy FC (USL) Last Game: Started and played the full 90 minutes in the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC. 2017: Has made 27 appearances, including 27 starts, tallying 5 assists and 2 goals.

2017: Has made 22 appearances, inlcluding fifteen starts , recording seven goals and two assists. Recorded his first goal of the season on May 5th against Whitecaps 2, and his second goal on June 18th against Phoenix Rising FC.

JOE AMICO 33 PRONUNCIATION: uh-MEE-co POSITION: Defender BORN: 4/17/95 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 165 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Indianapolis, Ind. BIRTHPLACE: Indianapolis, Ind. COLLEGE: ­­Jacksonville University LAST CLUB: -Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC..

College : Amico spent his freshman season at the University of Central Florida, making 15 appearances in the 2013 season before transferring to Jacksonville University. He then made 50 appearances in three seasons with the Dolphins, including 43 starts, adding a goal and an assist from the backline

He started all four games for the Rangers in the USL Cup Playoffs, meaning he was the only SPR player to appear in all 34 games in 2016.

JAMES MUSA 41 PRONUNCIATION: MOO-suh POSITION: Defender/Midfielder BORN: 4/1/92 (25 years old) HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 170 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Plymouth, United Kingdom BIRTHPLACE: Plymouth, United Kingdom COLLEGE: ­­-LAST CLUB: Saint Louis FC Last Game: Started and played the full 90 minutes in the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC. 2017: Has made nineteen appearances, including nineteen starts, playing the full 90 minutes in each. Named to USL Team of the Week for Week 2.

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LEBO MOLOTO 42 PRONUNCIATION: muh-LOE-toe POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 5/21/90 (27 years old) HEIGHT: 5-­11 WEIGHT: 165 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Polokwane, South Africa BIRTHPLACE: Polokwane, South Africa COLLEGE: ­­Lindsey Wilson College LAST CLUB: Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL) Last Game: Started and played the full 90 minutes in the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC.

ROBERT MIROSAVIC 43 PRONUNCIATION: mirro-SAV-itch POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 2/6/95 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 5-­8 WEIGHT: 165 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Ängelholm, Sweden BIRTHPLACE: Ängelholm, Sweden COLLEGE: ­­-LAST CLUB: Högaborgs BK (Sweden) Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC. 2017: Has appeared in ten games, including five starts.

2017: Has appeared in 24 games, including twenty starts, recording five goals and 4 assists. Named to USL Team of the Week for Week 7.

PARKER MAHER 44 PRONUNCIATION: Marr POSITION: Defender/Midfielder BORN: 7/12/93 (23 years old) HEIGHT: 5-­11 WEIGHT: 170 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Joplin, Missouri BIRTHPLACE: Fort Smith, Ark. COLLEGE: ­­Missouri State University LAST CLUB: Saint Louis FC (USL) Last Game: Was unavailable for selectionin the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC. 2017: Has appeared in twenty one games earning fifteen starts. His first start with the Rangers was against OKC in their season opener, where he also tallied his first assist of the season.

After scoring 49 goals in 45 games for the club’s youth sides, Mirosavic spent time on trial at Arsenal in 2011 before joining Portuguese side Benfica in 2012 amid interest from Real Madrid

MARK ANTHONY GONZALEZ

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PRONUNCIATION: ­­-POSITION: Forward BORN: 9/9/94 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 155 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Bolton, Ontario BIRTHPLACE: Toronto, Ontario COLLEGE: University of Evansville LAST CLUB: --­­ Last Game: Came in as a substitute for Nansel Selbol in the 63rd minutein the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC. Assisted Max Rugova’s goal in the 80th minute 2017: Has appeared in eighteen games, including 10 starts, recording 5 goals.

Gonzalez was named Swope Park Rangers Offensive Player of the Year in 2016.

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WILL LITTLE 49 PRONUNCIATION: -POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 4/9/98 (19 years old) HEIGHT: 5-­7 WEIGHT: 135 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Johnson City, Tenn.

BIRTHPLACE: Johnson City, Tenn.

COLLEGE: ­­-LAST CLUB: SKC Academy (USSDA)

LEROY ENZUGUSI 50

Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC.

PRONUNCIATION: EN-zuh-GOO-see POSITION: Forward BORN: 6/13/99 (18 years old) HEIGHT: 5-­10 WEIGHT: 155 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Marion, Iowa BIRTHPLACE: Nairobi, Kenya COLLEGE: ­­-LAST CLUB: SKC Academy (USSDA) Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC.

2016 : Made eight appearances in the regular season, all as a substitute, totaling 92 minutes

2016 : Joined the Sporting KC Academy in August 2016 and has plundered home nine goals in 12 games for the Under-18s in his first Development Academy season.

Made his debut for the Rangers against San Antonio FC on his 18th birthday on April 9, 2016.

He was previously named the 2016 Gatorade High School Player of the Year for Iowa and is a former member of the Iowa Olympic Development Program.

AMER DIDIC 55 PRONUNCIATION: UH-meer JIH-ditch POSITION: Defender BORN: 12/28/94 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 6-­4 WEIGHT: 195 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Edmonton, Alberta BIRTHPLACE: Zenica, Bosnia COLLEGE: ­­Baker University LAST CLUB: -Last Game: Started and played the full 90 minutes iin the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC. 2017: Has made nineteen appearances, including eighteen starts. Didic signed with Sporting Kansas City in May.

EZRA ARMSTRONG 56 PRONUNCIATION: -POSITION: Defender BORN: 12/15/98 (18 years old) HEIGHT: 5-­8 WEIGHT: 155 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Nashville, Tenn.

BIRTHPLACE: Gastonia, N.C. COLLEGE: ­­-LAST CLUB: SKC Academy (USSDA) Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC.

2016 : Signed with the Swope Park Rangers as an Academy signing on March 10

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DAKOTA BARNATHAN 58 PRONUNCIATION: -POSITION: Defender/Midfielder BORN: 11/9/94 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 195 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Massapequa, N.Y. BIRTHPLACE: Massapequa, N.Y. COLLEGE: ­­Virginia Commonwealth University LAST CLUB: --

PATRICK WILKINSON 60 PRONUNCIATION: -POSITION: Defender BORN: 5/19/99 (18 years old) HEIGHT: 5-­11 WEIGHT: 145 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Overland Park, Kan. BIRTHPLACE: Overland Park, Kan. COLLEGE: ­­-LAST CLUB: SKC Academy (USSDA)

Last Game: Was an unused substitute in the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC.

Last Game: Was unavailable for selectionin the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC.

2017: Has made eight appearances, including seven starts.

2016 : Signed by the Swope Park Rangers as an Academy signing on Aug. 18. Wilkinson made his debut for the club on Aug. 21 in the 1-1 draw with Saint Louis FC

College: Made 80 appearances at VCU, tallying nine goals and eight assists for the Rams. He captained the side during his junior and senior seasons, helping guide the Rams to the A-10 Conference Championship match in 2015 and 2016

LOUIS BENNETT II

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LIAM DOYLE 66

PRONUNCIATION: LOO-ee POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 5/19/95 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 5-­4 WEIGHT: 140 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Shorewood, Wis. BIRTHPLACE: Shorewood, Wis. COLLEGE: ­­Marquette University LAST CLUB: Anorthosis Famagusta FC (Cyprus) Last Game: Was unavailable for selectionin the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC.

PRONUNCIATION: -POSITION: Defender BORN: 7/1/92 (24 years old) HEIGHT: 6-­4 WEIGHT: 200 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Isle of Man, United Kingdom BIRTHPLACE: Isle of Man, United Kingdom COLLEGE: ­­Ohio State University LAST CLUB: Harrisburg City Islanders (USL) Last Game: Was an unused substitute in the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC.

2017: Made his first appearance with the Swope Park Rangers off the bench in the 2-2 tie against Phoenix Rising FC.

2017: Has made sixteen appearances, including sixteen starts, recording four yellow cards. Scored his first goal of the year against Colorado Springs on 6/21.

Bennett has previously trained with FC Cologne in Germany and AIK Stockholm in Sweden.

International: Doyle has represented the Isle of Man four times since making his debut in 2010 and has since earned 12 caps for the Ellan Vannin National Team

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DARRIN MACLEOD 70 PRONUNCIATION: muh-CLOUD POSITION: GK BORN: 3/4/94 (23 years old) HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 180 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Waterloo, Ontario BIRTHPLACE: Waterloo, Ontario COLLEGE: ­­Drake University LAST CLUB: --

DAVID GRECZEK 71 PRONUNCIATION: GREH-check POSITION: GK BORN: 10/29/94 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 185 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Fairfield, N.J. BIRTHPLACE: Fairfield, N.J. COLLEGE: ­­Rutgers University LAST CLUB: --

Last Game: Was an unused substitute in the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC.

Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC.

College: MacLeod attended Drake University and left the program as the all-time leader in saves (308), shutouts (19), wins (33) and games played (76)

2017: Has made three appearances, including three starts, recording six saves.

He was named Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week on four occasions throughout his college career

WAN KUZAIN WAN KAMAL

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PRONUNCIATION: COO-zane KUH-mahl POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 9/14/98 (18 years old) HEIGHT: 5-­10 WEIGHT: 160 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Carbondale, Ill. BIRTHPLACE: Carbondale, Ill. COLLEGE: ­­-LAST CLUB: SKC Academy (USSDA) Last Game: Was an unused substitute in the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC.

Greczek was a member of the New York Red Bulls Academy and spent two weeks training with New York City FC in 2015

MAX RUGOVA 79 PRONUNCIATION: ruh-GO-vuh POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 2/17/00 (17 years old) HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 165 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Overland Park, Kan. BIRTHPLACE: Overland Park, Kan. COLLEGE: ­­-LAST CLUB: SKC Academy (USSDA) Last Game: Came in as a substitute for Kharlton Belmar in the 77th minute in the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC. Scored his first professional goal in the 80th minute.

2017: Has made 9 appearances including 6 starts 2017: Has made four appearances, playing 71 minutes and scoring one goal 2016 : Signed by the Swope Park Rangers as an Academy signing on Aug. 18. Wan Kamal was included on the gameday roster against Saint Louis FC on Aug. 21 but did not make an appearance

SKC Academy: Rugova joined the Academy ahead of the 2013-14 season and has played for both the Under-16 and Under-18 age groups. Rugova had 14 goals in 27 games while splitting time between the two teams in the 2015-16 season

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OUMAR BALLO 81 PRONUNCIATION: OH-mar BAHL-oh POSITION: Defender BORN: 4/2/91 (26 years old) HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 190 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Baltimore, Md. BIRTHPLACE: Bamako, Mali COLLEGE: ­­Univ. of Maryland - Baltimore County LAST CLUB: Houston Dynamo (MLS)

FELIPE HERNANDEZ 85 PRONUNCIATION: -POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 6/8/98 (19 years old) HEIGHT: 5-­7 WEIGHT: 135 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Nashville, Tenn.

BIRTHPLACE: Ibague, Colombia COLLEGE: ­­-LAST CLUB: SKC Academy (USSDA)

Last Game: Started and played the full 90 minutes in the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC.

Last Game: Started and played the first 58 minutes in the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC. Scored the Rangers second goal right before halftime.

2017: Has made fifteen appearances, including eleven starts. Named to USL Team of the Week for week 11.

2017: Has appeared in eighteen games including thirteen starts and two goals.

International: A constant in the U.S. Under-19 National Team, Hernandez was recently called in to the U.S. Under-20 National Team for a camp in London, England.

KEVIN OLIVEIRA 88 PRONUNCIATION: OLL-EE-vay-rah POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 6/8/96 (21 years old) HEIGHT: 5-­7 WEIGHT: 145 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Sao Vincente, Cape Verde BIRTHPLACE: Sao Vincente, Cape Verde COLLEGE: ­­-LAST CLUB: Benfica (Portugal)

KHARLTON BELMAR 90 PRONUNCIATION: -POSITION: Forward BORN: 12/1/92 (24 years old) HEIGHT: 5-­11 WEIGHT: 160 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Virginia Beach, Va. BIRTHPLACE: Virginia Beach, Va. COLLEGE: ­­Virginia Commonwealth University LAST CLUB: Portland Timbers 2 (USL)

Last Game: Came in as a substitute for Felipe Hernandez in the 58th minute in the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC.

Last Game: Started and played the first 77 minutes in the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC. Scored his 11th goal of the season in the 65th minute

2017: Has made sixteen appearances, including twelve starts, recording three goals and five assists. Oliveira Signed with Sporting KC in September

2017: Has made 25 appearances, including eighteen starts and recording 11 goals.

Belmar signed with Sporting KC in September

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STEVEN TEKESKY 98 PRONUNCIATION: -POSITION: GK BORN: 1/20/98 (19 years old) HEIGHT: 5-­9 WEIGHT: 165 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Raymore, Mo. BIRTHPLACE: San Bernadino, Calif.

COLLEGE: ­­-LAST CLUB: SKC Academy (USSDA)

CHASE BROMSTEDT 99 PRONUNCIATION: -POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 5/26/98 (19 years old) HEIGHT: 5-­9 WEIGHT: 130 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Parkville, Mo. BIRTHPLACE: Sioux City, Iowa COLLEGE: ­­-LAST CLUB: SKC Academy (USSDA)

Last Game: Was unavailable for selection in the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC.

Last Game: Was unavailable for selection iin the 5-2 win against San Antonio FC.

SKC Academy: Tekesky joined the Sporting KC Academy in 2010 and advanced through the age groups to the Under-18s. In the 2015-16 Development Academy season, Tekesky made 16 starts, posting six shutouts and recording a 1.29 goals against average

SKC Academy: Bromstedt joined the Sporting KC Academy ahead of the 2010-11 season, advancing through the age groups to the Under-18s. In the 2016-17 season, Bromstedt has started 13 of the side’s 14 games, adding two goals from the midfield

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SWOPE PARK RANGERS 2017 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE # PLAYER POS. 31 Nansel Selbol F 32 Christian Duke D/M 33 Joe Amico D 41 James Musa D/M 42 Lebo Moloto M 43 Robert Mirosavic M 44 Parker Maher D/M 47 Mark Anthony Gonzalez F 49 Will Little M 50 Leroy Enzugusi F 55 Amer Didic D 56 Ezra Armstrong D 58 Dakota Barnathan D/M 60 Patrick Wilkinson D 63 Louis Bennett II M 66 Liam Doyle D 70 Darrin MacLeod GK 71 David Greczek GK 75 Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal M 79 Max Rugova M 81 Oumar Ballo D 85 Felipe Hernandez M 88 Kevin Oliveira M 90 Kharlton Belmar F 98 Steven Tekesky GK 99 Chase Bromstedt M

BIRTHPLACE Jos, Nigeria Overland Park, Kan. Indianapolis, Ind. Plymouth, UK Polokwane, South Africa ร ngelholm, Sweden Fort Smith, Ark. Toronto, Ontario Johnson City, Tenn.

Nairobi, Kenya Zenica, Bosnia Gastonia, N.C. Massapequa, N.Y. Overland Park, Kan. Shorewood, Wis, Douglas, Isle of Man, UK Waterloo, Ontario Fairfield, N.J. Carbondale, Ill. Overland Park, Kan. Bamako, Mali Ibague, Colombia Sao Vicente, Cape Verde Virginia Beach, Va. San Bernadino, Calif.

Sioux City, Iowa

LAST CLUB SKC Academy OKC Energy FC -- Saint Louis FC Pittsburgh Riverhounds Hรถgaborgs BK Saint Louis FC -- SKC Academy SKC Academy -- SKC Academy -- SKC Academy Anorthosis Famagusta FC Harrisburg City Islanders - -- SKC Academy SKC Academy Houston Dynamo SKC Academy Benfica Portland Timbers 2 SKC Academy

SKC Academy

PRONUNCIATION NAHN-sul -uh-MEE-co MOO-suh muh-LOE-toe mirro-SAV-itch Marr --EN-zuh-GOO-see UH-meer JEE-ditch -BAR-nuh-thun -LOO-ee -muh-CLOUD GREH-check COO-zane KUH-mahl ruh-GO-vuh OH-mar BAHL-oh -OLL-EE-vay-rah ----

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SWOPE PARK RANGERS 2017 PLAYER STATS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A Adrián Zendejas 20 20 - 1800 0 0 Amer Didic 19 18 - 1631 0 0 Andrew Dykstra 3 3 - 270 0 0 Cameron Iwasa 20 7 - 802 2 1 Christian Duke 27 27 - 2430 2 5 Colton Storm 21 20 - 1788 1 2 Dakota Barnathan 8 7 - 657 0 0 Daniel Salloi 3 3 - 210 1 1 David Greczek 3 3 - 270 0 0 Darrin MacLeod 1 1 90 0 0 Diego Rubio 2 1 92 1 0 Erik Palmer-Brown 5 5 - 405 0 0 Felipe Hernandez 18 13 - 938 2 1 James Musa 19 19 - 1710 0 0 Kevin Ellis 1 1 - 90 0 0 Kharlton Belmar 25 18 - 1814 11 1 Kévin Oliveira 16 12 - 1130 3 5 Latif Blessing 1 1 - 90 1 0 Lebo Moloto 24 20 - 1739 5 4 Liam Doyle 16 16 - 1418 1 0 Louis Bennett 2 - - 25 0 0 Mark González 18 10 - 952 5 2 Max Rugova 4 - - 71 1 0 Nansel Selbol 22 15 - 1248 7 2 Oumar Ballo 15 11 - 1030 0 1 Parker Maher 21 15 - 1418 0 2 Robert Mirosavic 10 5 - 346 0 0 Soony Saad 2 2 179 1 0 Tyler Pasher 20 18 - 1530 0 3 Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal 9 6 - 552 0 0

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SWOPE PARK RANGERS 2017 GOALKEEPER STATS PLAYER GP GS MINUTES GA GAA SO SAV David Greczek 3 3 270 6 2.00 1 6 Darrin MacLeod 1 1 90 0 0.00 1 2 Steven Tekesky 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 Adrian Zendejas 20 20 1800 20 1.00 7 43 Andrew Dykstra 3 3 270 3 1.00 1 7