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2019 RECORD: 0-1-0
2019 RECORD: 0-1-0
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Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Saturday, March 23, 2019 4 PM CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) Guido Gonzales Jr. Matthew Seem & Justin Mack Luis Fernando Tribaldo ESPN+
MATCH PREVIEW The inaugural meeting between the Swope Park Rangers and Pittsburgh Riverhounds FC will take place Saturday afternoon at Children’s Mercy Park. Both sides are looking to enter the win column for the first time in 2019, as the Rangers took a 3-1 loss at New York Red Bulls II on March 9 before Pittsburgh fell 2-0 at the Tampa Bay Rowdies last Saturday, March 16. Led by second-year head coach Paulo Nagamura, the Rangers are opening the home portion of their 2019 USL Championship schedule. SPR are 32-10-9 all-time as the host, having used a decisive homefield advantage to their benefit with consecutive Western Conference Championship titles in 2016 and 2017 that consisted of three home wins each.
OPPONENT
Sat., March 9 Sat., March 23 Sat,. April 6 Mon., April 15 Sat., April 20 Sat., April 27 Mon., May 6 Sat., May 11 Sun., May 19 Wed., May 22 Sat., May 25 Wed., June 5 Sat., June 8 Sat., June 15 Sat., June 22 Sun., June 30 Sun., July 7 Wed., July 17 Sat., July 20 Sat., July 27 Sat., Aug. 3 Sat., Aug. 10 Fri., Aug. 16 Sat., Aug. 24 Sun., Sept. 1 Sat., Sept. 7 Sat., Sept. 14 Sat., Sept. 21 Wed., Sept. 25 Mon., Sept. 30 Sat., Oct. 5 Tue., Oct. 8 Sat., Oct. 12 Sat., Oct. 19
TIME (CT)
at New York Red Bulls II 12:00 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS FC 4:00 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC 4:00 INDY ELEVEN 7:00 at Birmingham Legion FC 4:00 at Saint Louis FC 7:30 LOUISVILLE CITY FC 7:00 at Nashville SC 7:00 ATLANTA UNITED 2 4:00 MEMPHIS 901 FC 7:00 at Tampa Bay Rowdies 6:30 LOUDOUN UNITED FC 7:00 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE 4:00 at North Carolina FC 6:00 at Charleston Battery 6:30 SAINT LOUIS FC 4:00 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES 4:00 HARTFORD ATHLETIC 7:00 at Ottawa Fury FC 6:00 CHARLESTON BATTERY 7:00 NASHVILLE SC 7:00 at Pittsburgh Riverhounds FC 6:00 at Atlanta United 2 6:30 NEW YORK RED BULLS II 7:00 at Bethlehem Steel FC 5:00 at Memphis 901 FC 7:00 NORTH CAROLINA FC 4:00 at Charlotte Independence 6:00 at Loudoun United FC 6:30 BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC 7:00 at Hartford Athletic 6:00 OTTAWA FURY FC 7:00 at Louisville City FC 6:00 at Indy Eleven 6:00
RESULT
L 1-3
SPR INJURY REPORT as of 3/20/19
The Rangers have transitioned to the Eastern Conference in 2019, prompting their first-ever matchup with Pittsburgh. Under the guidance of veteran head coach Bob Lilley, the Riverhounds earned a third-place finish in the East last season with a 15-5-14 record. Their five regular-season losses were second-fewest in the league.
OUT: M Camilo Benitez (left hip) OUT: D Justin Bilyeu (concussion)
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SPR All-time Records
The Rangers kicked off their 2019 USL Championship campaign on March 9 with a 3-1 road loss to New York Red Bulls II at MSU Soccer Park in Montclair, New Jersey. Sporting KC Academy product Felipe Hernandez unleashed an excellent volley in the 44th minute to pull the Rangers level, but Red Bulls II rode to victory behind a Tom Barlow brace and a long-range strike from Marcus Epps. Sporting KC loanee Eric Dick was busy between the posts throughout the day, finishing with a career-high 12 saves. Paulo Nagamura gave six players their SPR debuts, namely 16-year-old Sporting KC loanee Tyler Freeman, Alexsander, Ayyoub Allach, Jerome Ngom Mbekeli, Killian Colombie and Mark Segbers.
Leaders & Superlatives SPR All-Time Goal Leaders 1. Kharlton Belmar (25) 2. Hadji Barry (19) 3. Mark-Anthony Gonzalez (17) SPR All-Time Assist Leaders 1. Kharlton Belmar (9) Kevin Oliveira (9) 3. Christian Duke (8) Colton Storm (8) 5. Ayerton (7) Felipe Hernandez (7) Tyler Pasher (7)
2019 Record All-Time Record
Overall 0-1-0 48-33-23
Home 0-0-0 32-10-9
Away 0-1-0 16-23-14
2019 Scoring First All-Time Scoring First 2019 Conceding First All-Time Conceding First
0-0-0 38-5-11 0-1-0 10-28-7
0-0-0 24-3-4 0-0-0 8-7-3
0-0-0 14-2-7 0-1-0 2-21-4
2019 Leading at Half All-Time Leading at Half 2019 Trailing at Half All-Time Trailing at Half 2019 Tied at Half All-Time Tied at Half
0-0-0 28-1-6 0-0-0 4-22-2 0-1-0 16-10-15
0-0-0 19-0-4 0-0-0 3-6-1 0-0-0 10-4-4
0-0-0 9-1-2 0-0-0 1-16-1 0-1-0 6-6-11
2019 Leading at 75’ All-Time Leading at 75’ 2019 Trailing at 75’ All-Time Trailing at 75’ 2019 Tied at 75’ All-Time Tied at 75’
0-0-0 42-0-4 0-1-0 0-28-3 0-0-0 6-5-16
0-0-0 28-0-2 0-0-0 0-9-1 0-0-0 4-1-6
0-0-0 14-0-2 0-1-0 0-19-2 0-0-0 2-4-10
Young Guns The Swope Park Rangers have signed defender Mo Abualnadi, midfielder Jake Davis and winger Sean Karani to Academy contracts, the club announced earlier this month.
Biggest win: 5-1 vs LA Galaxy II (10/14/18) 4-0 (two times)
Abualnadi joined the Sporting KC Academy in 2017 and has made nearly 40 combined appearances between the U-17 and U-19 sides. The 18-year-old also spent significant time with the Sporting KC first team during preseason. Internationally, the Kansas native made his debut for the Jordan U-19 National Team earlier this year.
Worst loss: 5-1 at New York (10/24/2016) 4-0 vs Orange County SC (7/18/18)
Davis also joined the Sporting KC Academy in 2017 and has made more than 30 appearances for the U-17s over the last two seasons, tallying nine goals. The 17-year old has developed a reputation as a set-piece specialist, tallying five goals off direct free kicks in the 2018-19 Academy campaign alone.
Top crowd: 14,456 at Louisville (11/13/17) Low crowd: 458 vs Tulsa Roughnecks FC (8/29/18) Fastest goal: 2’ (three times) Fastest goal against: 1’ vs Reno (7/30/17) Latest goal: 109’ vs Phoenix (10/22/17) Latest goal against: 99’ vs Phoenix (10/22/17) Most goals in a game by an SPR player: 2 (12 times)
Wichita, Kansas native Karani has been a part of the Sporting KC Academy for the last five years, rising through the ranks to make four appearances for the Rangers in 2018 while on an Academy contract, recording one assist. In the Academy, Karani has advanced from the U-16s to the U-19s, recording 20 goals in almost 60 total games.
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Swope Park Rangers www.SportingKC.com/Rangers SWOPE PARK RANGERS 2019 ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. 60 95 98 92 77 42 53 64 96 85 80 49 39 79 44 43 31 91
Player Pos. Mohammed Abualnadi D Rassambek Akhmatov M Ayyoub Allach M Alexsander D/M Camilo Benitez M Justin Bilyeu D Killian Colombie F Jake Davis M Wilson Harris F Felipe Hernandez M Sean Karani F Will Little M Jerome Ngom Mbekeli M William Opoku Mensah F Camden Riley D/M Mark Segbers D Brooks Thompson GK Ethan Vanacore-Decker F
Ht. 6-1 5-7 5-11 5-7 5-7 6-1 5-9 5-10 5-11 5-7 5-8 5-7 5-9 5-8 6-1 5-9 6-3 5-11
Wt. 165 150 145 135 150 175 155 150 165 135 155 135 155 165 175 160 170 165
Birthdate (age) 02/08/2001 (18) 05/31/1996 (22) 01/28/1998 (21) 09/06/1998 (20) 08/16/1999 (19) 02/03/1994 (25) 11/02/1995 (23) 01/03/2002 (17) 11/28/1999 (19) 06/08/1998 (20) 12/14/2000 (18) 04/09/1998 (20) 09/30/1998 (20) 01/03/1996 (23) 08/20/1996 (22) 04/18/1996 (22) 06/13/2002 (16) 10/06/1994 (24)
Hometown Leawood, KS Strasbourg, France Mechelen, Belgium Uberlandia, Brazil Ibarra, Ecuador St. Louis, MO Paris, France Rochester, MI Los Angeles, CA Nashville, TN Wichita, KS Johnson City, TN Cameroon Sekondi, Ghana Dallas, TX St. Louis, MO Floyds Knobs, IN Manahawkin, NJ
College -----Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Iona University -------University of the Pacific University of Wisconsin -Rutgers University
NUMERICAL ROSTER WITH PRONUNCIATION No. 31 39 42 43 44 49 53 60 64 77 79 80 85 91 92 95 96 98
Player Pos. Pronunciation Brooks Thompson GK -- Jerome Ngom Mbekeli M EN-gahm EM-buh-KAY-lee Justin Bilyeu D BILL-you Mark Segbers D -- Camden Riley D/M -- Will Little M -- Killian Colombie F coh-LOHM-bee Mohammed Abualnadi D AH-boo-ahl-NAH-dee Jake Davis M Camilo Benitez M -- William Opoku Mensah F uh-POE-koo MEN-suh Sean Karani F kuh-RAH-nee Felipe Hernandez M -- Ethan Vanacore-Decker F -- Alexsander D/M -- Rassambek Akhmatov M RAH-sahm-beck AHK-mah-tov Wilson Harris F -- Ayyoub Allach M EYE-oob AH-lahck
Birthplace Jefferson, IN Cameroon St. Louis, MO St. Louis, MO Dallas, TX Johnson City, TN Paris, France Overland Park, KS Rochester, MI Ibarra, Ecuador Sekondi, Ghana Wichita, KS Ibague, Colombia Boca Raton, FL Uberlandia, Brazil Atchkhoi-Martan, Chechnya Los Angeles, CA Mechelen, Belgium
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Last Club Sporting KC Academy MFK Vyskov (Czech Republic) Rio Grande Valley FC (USL Championship) New England Revolution (MLS) -Sporting KC Academy Albion Hurricanes FC Royals (USL League Two) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy Karela United (Ghana) Sporting KC Academy Sporting KC Academy North County United (USL League Two) Athletico Paranaense (Brazil) FC Miami City (USL League Two) Sporting KC Academy Lierse SK (Belgium)
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SWOPE PARK RANGERS 2019 PLAYER STATS Player Mohammed Abualnadi Rassambek Akhmatov Ayyoub Allach Alexsander Camilo Benitez Justin Bilyeu Gianluca Busio * Killian Colombie Jake Davis Eric Dick * Tyler Freeman * Wilson Harris Felipe Hernandez Sean Karani Jaylin Lindsey * Will Little Jerome Ngom Mbekeli William Opoku Mensah Camden Riley Mark Segbers Graham Smith * Brooks Thompson Ethan Vanacore-Decker Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal * Adrian Zendejas *
GP GS 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
MIN 0 0 90 73 0 90 0 23 0 90 67 67 90 0 90 0 90 0 0 17 90 0 23 90 0
GLS AST * Sporting KC loanee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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SWOPE PARK RANGERS 2019 GOALKEEPER STATS Player Eric Dick * Brooks Thompson Adrian Zendejas *
GP GS MIN 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0
GA GAA SO SV 3 3.00 0 12 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 * Sporting KC loanee
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SWOPE PARK RANGERS 2019 LINEUPS at New York Red Bulls II Saturday, March 9, 2019 GK Eric Dick RB Jaylin Lindsey CB Graham Smith (C) CB Justin Bilyeu LB Alexsander (Mark Segbers 73’) CDM Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal RCM Felipe Hernandes LCM Ayyoub Allach RF Jerome Ngom Mbekeli CF Wilson Harris (Ethan Vanacore-Decker 67’) LF Tyler Freeman (Killian Colombie 67’)
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HEAD COACH PAULO NAGAMURA Paulo Nagamura is in his second season as head coach of the Rangers, having served as the assistant coach in the club’s run to the USL Cup Final in 2017 before taking the helm for a 2018 campaign that ended with a loss to Phoenix Rising FC in the Western Conference Semifinals. Nagamura, 36, 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. After two years in LA, Nagamura continued his MLS journey with Toronto FC (2007) and Chivas USA (2007-2011), becoming an MLS All-Star in 2009. Nagamura and his wife Monique have two children, Alice and Clara.
ASSISTANT COACH CHRIS MARTINEZ Assistant coach Chris Martinez is in his second season with the Rangers after joining the club from the Colorado Rapids, where he served as their Development Academy Program Director. Martinez, 48, also coached the Rapids Under-18 and Under-19 squads, as well as their USL Premier Development League U-23 side. He also has experience coaching with the U.S. Under-15 National Team and as the Director of Player Development at U.S. Soccer Development Academy club Real Colorado. The former MLS defender enjoyed a stellar playing career for the Colorado Rapids, making 119 appearances in five seasons of MLS play. Martinez played collegiate soccer at Clemson from 1989-1992 before joining American Professional Soccer League side the Colorado Foxes in 1993, winning the APSL title in his first season. Martinez then joined the Wichita Wings, who played in the National Professional Soccer League, and was named to the NPSL All-Rookie team in 1994.
GOALKEEPER COACH ROSS CAIN Cain, 35, enjoyed a four-year collegiate career as a goalkeeper at the University of Illinois-Chicago from 2002-2005 before joining the program’s staff as an assistant and director of soccer operations for four seasons. He returned to UIC as a goalkeeper coach for three seasons from 2015-2017. Prior to arriving to Kansas City, he served as the goalkeeper coach at Northern Illinois University in 2018. Away from the college game, Cain was a staff coach at youth club Chicago United FC from 2006-2010 and launched the Chicago Goalkeeping Academy in 2010. As the academy’s owner and operator, he trained several professional goalkeepers including Real Salt Lake’s Andrew Putna, Chicago Fire duo Stefan Cleveland and Richard Sanchez, Charlie Lyon, Mitch Hildebrandt, Tim Dobrowolski and former SPR keeper Zac Lubin.
TECHNICAL STAFF Sporting Director: Peter Vermes Fitness Coach: Mike Steidle Technical Director / VP of Player Personnel: Brian Bliss Head Trainer: Jake Brownback
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Equipment Manager: Andy Garay Team Administrator: Wan Kuzac Wan Kamal
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MOHAMMED ABUALNADI
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RASSAMBEK AKHMATOV
POSITION: Defender BORN: 02/09/01 (18 years old) HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 165 lbs. HOMETOWN: Leawood, KS BIRTHPLACE: Overland Park, KS COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy
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PRONUNCIATION: RAH-sahm-beck AHK-mah-tov POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 05/31/96 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 150 lbs. HOMETOWN: Strasbourg, France BIRTHPLACE: Atchkoi-Martan, Chechnya COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: FC Miami City
2019: Signed an Academy contract with the Rangers after starring for the Sporting KC Academy. Debuted for the Jordan U-19 Men’s National Team in January.
2018: Started 10 of 13 appearances for the Rangers, tallying two assists. 2017-18: Competed for French club ASP Vauban Strasbourg, also featuring for FC Miami City in USL Leage Two during the 2017 and 2018 summers.
2017-19: Has featured regularly for the Sporting KC U-17s and U-19s.
2015-16: Competed for French club Obernai.
AYYOUB ALLACH
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ALEXSANDER 92
PRONUNCIATION: EYE-oob AH-lahck POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 01/28/98 (21 years old) HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 145 lbs. HOMETOWN: Mechelen, Belgium BIRTHPLACE: Mechelen, Belgium COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Lierse SK (Belgium)
POSITION: Defender/Midfielder BORN: 09/06/98 (20 years old) HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 135 lbs. HOMETOWN: Uberlandia, Brazil BIRTHPLACE: Uberlandia, Brazil COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Athletico Paranaense (Brazil)
2014-18: Made 56 appearances for Lierse SK in all competitions, tallying two goals and three assists from midfield. Debuted for the club in 2014 at age 16.
2016-18: Spent three years with Brazilian club Atletico Paranaense, rising through the youth ranks and representing the club at the U-20 and U-23 level in 2018. Prior to joining Athletico Paranaense, he played for Esporte Clube Jacuipense in 2016.
2013: Joined the Lierse SK U-19s from JMG Academie in Belgium.
2014-16: Had two separate spells at Salvador Futebol Clube from 2014-2015 and 2015-2016, having also represented Cruzeiro Esporte Clube for a brief stint in 2015.
International: Has represented Morocco at the U-20 level, making his debut in 2015 at the age of 17.
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CAMILO BENITEZ 77
PRONUNCIATION: BILL-you POSITION: Defender BORN: 02/03/94 (25 years old) HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 175 lbs. HOMETOWN: St. Louis, MO BIRTHPLACE: St. Louis, MO COLLEGE: S IU-Edwardsville LAST CLUB: Rio Grande Valley FC
POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 08/16/1999 (19 years old) HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 150 lbs. HOMETOWN: Ibarra, Ecuador BIRTHPLACE: Ibarra, Ecuador COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy
2018: Started 10 of 12 appearances for the Rangers, adding one assist.
2018: Made eight appearances in his first professional season with the Rangers, having developed in the Sporting KC Academy since 2014.
2017: Began the season with the New York Red Bulls before joining Rio Grande Valley FC in the USL Championship.
2014-17: Competed for the Sporting KC Academy at the U-16 and U-18 levels.
2016: Spent his rookie season with the New York Red Bulls and spent the majority of the campaign on loan with New York Red Bulls II, where he was crowned a USL Cup champion. College: Played collegiate soccer at SIU Edwardsville from 2012-2015, appearing in 59 games for the Cougars with five goals and seven assists.
KILLIAN COLOMBIE
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JAKE DAVIS 64
PRONUNCIATION: coh-LOHM-bee POSITION: Forward BORN: 11/02/95 (23 years old) HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 155 lbs. HOMETOWN: Paris, France BIRTHPLACE: Paris, France COLLEGE: I ona University LAST CLUB: Albion Hurricanes FC Royals
POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 01/03/2002 (17 years old) HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 150 lbs. HOMETOWN: Rochester, MI BIRTHPLACE: Rochester, MI COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy
College: Spent four years at Iona College in New York, tallying 15 goals and six assists in 72 appearances for the Gaels from 2015-2018, also featuring for Texas-based Albion Hurricanes FC Royals in USL League Two in 2018.
2019: Signed an Academy contract with the Rangers after starring for the Sporting KC Academy. 2017-19: Has featured regularly for the Sporting KC U-17s, developing the reputation as a set piece specialist and a dynamic midfield player.
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FELIPE HERNANDEZ
POSITION: Forward BORN: 11/28/99 (19 years old) HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 165 lbs. HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, CA BIRTHPLACE: Los Angeles, CA COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy
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POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 06/08/1998 (20 years old) HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 135 lbs. HOMETOWN: Nashville, TN BIRTHPLACE: Ibague, Colombia COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy
2018: Scored three goals in 15 appearances throughout his first professional season with the Rangers, having developed in the Sporting KC Academy since 2017.
2018: Started 31 of 34 appearances for the Rangers, recording three goals and four assists. 2017: Recorded two goals and three assists in his first full professional season for the Rangers. 2016: Joined the Rangers as an Academy signing, having developed in the Sporting KC Academy since joining in 2014.
SEAN KARANI 80
WILL LITTLE 49
POSITION: Forward BORN: 12/14/2000 (18 years old) HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 155 lbs. HOMETOWN: Wichita, KS BIRTHPLACE: Wichita, KS COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy
POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 04/09/98 (20 years old) HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 135 lbs. HOMETOWN: Johnson City, TN BIRTHPLACE: Johnson City, TN COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy
2019: Signed his second Academy contract with the Rangers.
2018: Started one of six appearances for the Rangers.
2018: Signed an Academy contract with the Rangers and made four USL Championship appearances, recording one assist.
2017: Signed his first professional contract for the Rangers but made no appearances for the club.
2014-19: Has competed in the Sporting KC Academy at the U-16 through U-19 levels, scoring more than 20 goals.
2016: Made eight substitute appearances for the Rangers. 2015-16: Developed as a youth in the Sporting KC Academy.
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JEROME NGOM MBEKELI
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WILLIAM OPOKU MENSAH
PRONUNCIATION: EN-gahmEM-buh-KAY-lee POSITION: Midfielder BORN: 09/30/1998 (20 years old) HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 155 lbs. HOMETOWN: Cameroon BIRTHPLACE: Cameroon COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: MFK Vyskov (Czech Republic)
POSITION: Forward BORN: 01/03/96 (23 years old) HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 165 lbs. HOMETOWN: Sekondi, Ghana BIRTHPLACE: Sekondi, Ghana COLLEGE: N one LAST CLUB: Karela United (Ghana)
2018: Played for MFK Vyskov in the Czech Republic before joining the Rangers on a year-long loan for 2019.
2015-18: Featured regularly for Ghanaian club Karela United, notably scoring seven goals in 11 matches as captain in 2018. After joining the side from youth club Sekondi Eleven Wise in 2015, he helped Karela gain promotion to the Ghanaian Premier League in 2017.
2016-17: Competed in his native Cameroon with Apejes FC de Mfou in the country’s top-flight division, MTN Elite One.
CAMDEN RILEY 44
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MARK SEGBERS 43
POSITION: Defender/Midfielder BORN: 08/20/1996 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 175 lbs. HOMETOWN: Dallas, TX BIRTHPLACE: Dallas, TX COLLEGE: U niversity of the Pacific LAST CLUB: N/A
POSITION: Defender BORN: 04/18/1996 (22 years old) HEIGHT: 5-9 WEIGHT: 160 lbs. HOMETOWN: St. Louis, MO BIRTHPLACE: St. Louis, MO COLLEGE: U niversity of Wisconsin LAST CLUB: New England Revolution
2019: Signed his first professional contract with the Swope Park Rangers after being selected in the second round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City.
2018: Was selected by the New England Revolution in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft and made one appearance for the club. Spent the majority of his rookie season on loan to USL Championship side Orange County SC, recording two goals and four assists in 19 matches.
College: Sarted 57 of 66 appearances for the University of the Pacific, recording 19 goals and 10 assists from 2015-2018 as the program’s all-time leading scorer.
College: Was a four-year starter at Wisconsin, tallying 16 goals and 22 assists in 77 appearances from 2014-2017.
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BROOKS THOMPSON
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ETHAN VANACORE-DECKER
POSITION: Goalkeeper BORN: 06/13/2002 (16 years old) HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 170 lbs. HOMETOWN: Floyds Knobs, IN BIRTHPLACE: Jefferson, IN COLLEGE: N足足 one LAST CLUB: Sporting KC Academy
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POSITION: Forward BORN: 10/06/94 (24 years old) HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 165 lbs. HOMETOWN: Manahawkin, NJ BIRTHPLACE: Boca Raton, FL COLLEGE: R足足 utgers University LAST CLUB: North County United
2019: Signed his first professional contract with the Swope Park Rangers, becoming the youngest signing in club history at the age of 16.
2018: Recorded one goal in five appearances for the Rangers. 2016-18: Featured for South Florida Surf (2016-17) and North County United (2018) in USL League Two.
2018-19: Starred for the Sporting KC Academy, featuring at the U-17 and U-19 levels in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.
College: Competed at UConn (2013-14), Louisville (2015) and Rutgers (2016-17) after developing in the New York Red Bulls Academy.
2016-18: Played for IMG Academy in Florida, featuring at the U-14 and U-17 levels.
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