Game Guide: Sporting KC vs Colorado Rapids

2016 GAME GUIDE

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v COLORADO RAPIDS (April 13, Sporting Park, 7:30 p.m. CT) PROBABLE LINEUPS

2016 SEASON RECORDS

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Sporting 5 4-1-0 12 7 3 at home 3 2-1-0 6 4 3 Rapids on road

29

5 2-2-1 7 3 3 3 0-2-1 1 1 3

Melia

17

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD

Abdul-Salaam

ALL-TIME (55 meetings): Sporting 23 wins (1 shootout), 93 goals …

Rapids 19 wins (3 shootout), 74 goals … Ties 13

8

10

27 Espinoza

14 21 Solignac

11

F A 3 3 150 150 1 1 1 0

2 0 1 0

2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

1 2 0

0 3 0

TYPE OF PLAY

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

1 4 2

0 2 1

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

Powers

6

22

Cronin

Azira

3 44

23

Sjoberg

Miller

Burling

18 MacMath

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Pappa

4 Burch

HOW SCORED

4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0

10

8

Gashi

RAPIDS

2 0 1 0

22 Hallisey

Dwyer

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM

2 5 0 0

13 Dia

Feilhaber

Zusi

UPCOMING MATCHES RAPIDS SPORTING Sat. Apr. 16 Red Bulls Sun. Apr. 17 at FC Dallas Sat. Apr. 23 Seattle Sun. Apr. 24 at San Jose Sat. Apr. 30 at Montreal Wed. Apr. 27 at Vancouver Sat. May 7 Real Salt Lake Sun. May 1 Los Angeles

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

3 Opara

16

LAST YEAR (MLS): 6/27: KC 2, COL 0 (Nemeth 32; own goal 64) 8/29: COL 2, KC 1 (Figueroa 53; Doyle 76 – Dwyer 47) 10/21: KC 0, COL 2 (Powers 78; Sarvas 86)

F A 7 3 64 150

12 Coelho

Olum

AT KC (27 meetings): Sporting 18 wins (0 shootout), 57 goals …

Rapids 4 wins (1 shootout), 27 goals … Ties 5

SPORTING

ROSTERS

REFEREE: Robert Sibiga.

AR1 (bench): Sean Hurd; AR2 (opposite): Jason White; 4th: Nima Saghafi DISCIPLINARY SITUATION SUSPENDED: COL: Jermaine Jones (through April 13)

SPORTING KC 1 Jon Kempin (GK) 3 Ike Opara (DF) 4 Kevin Ellis (DF) 5 Matt Besler (DF) 6 Paulo Nagamura (MF) 7 Chance Myers (DF) 8 Graham Zusi (MF) 9 Diego Rubio (FW) 10 Benny Feilhaber (MF) 11 Brad Davis (MF) 12 Nuno Andre Coelho (DF) 13 Amadou Dia (MF) 14 Dom Dwyer (FW) 15 Seth Sinovic (DF) 16 Lawrence Olum (MF) 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam (DF) 21 Justin Mapp (MF) 22 Connor Hallisey (MF) 25 Alec Kann (GK) 27 Roger Espinoza (MF) 29 Tim Melia (GK) 30 Daniel Salloi (FW) 37 Jacob Peterson (FW) 93 Soni Mustivar (MF) 94 Jimmy Medranda (MF) 96 Jordi Quintilla (MF) COLORADO RAPIDS 3 Eric Miller (DF) 4 Marc Burch (DF) 5 Mekeil Williams (DF) 6 Sam Cronin (MF) 8 Dillon Powers (MF) 9 Kevin Doyle (FW) 10 Marco Pappa (MF) 11 Shkelzen Gashi (FW) 12 John Berner (GK) 13 Jermaine Jones (MF) 14 Dominique Badji (FW) 16 Zach Pfeffer (MF) 17 Dillon Serna (MF) 18 Zac MacMath (GK) 19 Conor Doyle (FW) 21 Luis Solignac (FW) 22 Micheal Azira (MF) 23 Bobby Burling (DF) 24 Sean St. Ledger (DF) 29 Caleb Calvert (FW) 30 Chris Froschauer (GK) 33 Jared Watts (DF) 44 Axel Sjoberg (DF) 94 Marlon Hairston (DF)

DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE none

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC COL

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

INTERNATIONAL DUTY none

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

THE LAST TIME

Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 3/20/2016 KC 1, TOR 0 4/09/2016 KC 2, NYR 0 4/02/2016 KC 1, RSL 2 10/16/2015 KC 0, SJ 1 9/27/2015 KC 1, SEA 1 4/09/2016 KC 2, NYR 0 10/21/2015 KC 0, COL 2

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC WWWLW Rapids LWTWL

(1) (0) (0) (2) (9) (0) (6)

COLORADO RAPIDS Date Score (Gms since) 4/02/2016 COL 1, TOR 0 10/21/2015 COL 2, KC 0 10/10/2015 COL 0, MTL 1 4/09/2016 COL 0, RSL 1 3/20/2016 COL 1, DC 1 4/02/2016 COL 1, TOR 0 4/09/2016 COL 0, RSL 1

(0) (4) (2) (0) (2) (1) (0)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 3 Dwyer A: 2 Dwyer/Zusi SHT: 16 Dwyer SOG: 6 Dwyer FC: 12 Dwyer FS: 12 Dwyer OF: 9 Dwyer C: 2 Espinoza E: 1 Espinoza RAPIDS G: 1 3 players tied A: 2 Pappa SHT: 15 Gashi SOG: 5 Pappa FC: 13 Powers FS: 14 Powers OF: 6 Solignac C: 2 5 players tied E: 0

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 5 0 3 2 0 0 7 1.40 COL 5 2 3 0 0 0 3 0.60 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0.60 COL 5 2 3 0 0 0 3 0.60 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 7 1 1 1 1 2 1 COL 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 GOALS ALLOWED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 COL 3 0 0 0 1 1 1

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v COLORADO RAPIDS (April 13, Sporting Park, 7:30 p.m. CT -- MLS Game 53)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2016 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-1 170 04/08/1993 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 1 Jon Kempin DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 1 0 0 0 63 45 8 0 3 Ike Opara 4 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 2 2 0 0 51 45 4 4 DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 3 3 0 0 185 180 2 10 5 Matt Besler 6 Paulo Nagamura MF 5-8 155 03/02/1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil 0 0 0 0 243 218 15 20 7 Chance Myers DF 6-0 165 12/07/1987 Thousand Oaks, CA 5 5 0 1 141 113 2 16 MF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 5 5 0 2 178 142 24 46 8 Graham Zusi FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 Diego Rubio 10 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-10 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2 2 2 0 144 130 24 34 MF 5-11 165 11/08/1981 St. Charles, MO 3 1 1 0 371 326 56 122 11 Brad Davis 12 Nuno Andre Coelho DF 6-4 181 01/07/1986 Penafiel, Portugal 5 5 1 0 5 5 1 0 13 Amadou Dia MF 5-10 150 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 5 5 0 0 27 18 0 1 14 Dom Dwyer FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 5 5 3 2 85 71 39 7 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 0 0 0 0 144 140 0 7 15 Lawrence Olum MF 6-2 185 07/10/1984 Nairobi, Kenya 2 1 0 0 69 41 3 2 16 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 2 0 0 1 24 10 0 2 17 Justin Mapp MF 6-1 160 10/18/1984 Brandon, MS 0 0 0 0 303 243 22 65 21 22 Connor Hallisey MF 5-9 158 02/09/1993 Granite Bay, CA 4 4 0 0 17 10 0 1 25 Alec Kann GK 6-4 190 08/08/1990 Decatur, GA 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 27 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 4 4 0 0 134 114 3 15 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 5 5 0 0 34 33 0 0 29 30 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 Jacob Peterson FW 5-10 165 01/27/1986 Portage, MI 0 0 0 0 225 129 16 16 93 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 4 4 0 0 29 24 0 2 Jimmy Medranda MF 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 4 0 0 0 17 8 0 0 94 96 Jordi Quintilla MF 5-9 154 10/25/1993 Barcelona, Spain 4 4 0 1 12 7 0 1 ON LOAN Erik Palmer-Brown DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 7 4 0 0 10 6 0 0 Bernardo Anor MF 6-1 178 05/24/1988 Caracas, Venezuela 13 4 0 0 84 52 12 3 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

L70 11/21/1966 W94 T53

COLORADO RAPIDS 2016 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A DF 6-0 175 01/15/1993 Woodbury, MN 3 3 0 0 33 27 0 1 3 Eric Miller 4 Marc Burch DF 6-1 180 05/07/1984 Cincinnati, OH 4 4 0 0 186 146 4 20 DF 6-1 180 07/24/1990 Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 Mekeil Williams 6 Sam Cronin MF 5-10 165 12/12/1986 Atlanta, GA 5 5 0 0 204 191 7 17 MF 5-11 170 02/14/1991 Plano, TX 5 5 1 0 97 86 14 21 8 Dillon Powers 9 Kevin Doyle FW 6-0 179 09/18/1983 Adamstown, Ireland 3 3 0 0 23 19 5 2 10 Marco Pappa MF 5-10 155 11/15/1987 Guatemala City, Guatemala 5 3 1 2 166 145 36 29 11 Shkelzen Gashi FW 6-0 165 07/15/1988 Zurich, Switzerland 4 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 12 John Berner GK 6-3 205 02/14/1991 St. Louis, MO 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 13 Jermaine Jones MF 6-0 170 11/03/1981 Frankfurt, West Germany 0 0 0 0 28 24 2 4 14 Dominique Badji FW 6-0 175 10/16/1992 Dakar, Senegal 5 3 0 0 20 12 2 0 16 Zach Pfeffer MF 5-8 145 01/06/1995 Dresher, PA 0 0 0 0 30 14 3 1 17 Dillon Serna MF 5-7 140 03/25/1994 Denver, CO 2 0 0 0 45 26 6 5 18 Zac MacMath GK 6-2 194 08/07/1991 St. Petersburg, FL 5 5 0 0 111 110 0 0 19 Conor Doyle FW 6-2 172 10/13/1991 Mckinney, TX 1 0 0 0 57 19 4 1 21 Luis Solignac FW 6-0 171 02/16/1991 Buenos Aires, Argentina 4 2 1 0 19 16 1 2 22 Micheal Azira MF 5-10 160 08/22/1987 Kampala, Uganda 5 5 0 0 30 19 0 0 23 Bobby Burling DF 6-5 195 10/15/1984 Clear Lake City, TX 2 2 0 0 143 129 4 2 24 Sean St. Ledger DF 6-0 168 12/28/1984 Solihull, England 0 0 0 0 27 26 0 2 29 Caleb Calvert FW 6-2 160 10/22/1996 Wrightwood, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Chris Froschauer GK 6-4 215 02/15/1994 Lexington, KY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Jared Watts DF 6-1 155 02/03/1992 Statesville, NC 3 3 0 0 33 28 1 2 44 Axel Sjoberg DF 6-7 210 03/08/1991 Stockholm, Sweden 5 5 0 0 19 19 0 0 94 Marlon Hairston DF 6-0 157 03/23/1994 Jackson, MS 1 1 0 0 26 13 1 1 ON LOAN Juan Ramirez MF 5-8 150 05/25/1993 Buenos Aires, Argentina 0 0 0 0 27 15 1 3 Emmanuel Appiah MF 5-9 160 09/26/1993 Sampa, Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEAD COACH : Pablo Mastroeni

08/29/1976 W19 L35 T19

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs COLORADO RAPIDS CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. April 13, 2016 (WEEK 7, MLS Game #53) 7:30 p.m. CT (KMCI-38 / SKCTVN; Altitude 2) The league’s top two defenses in the early going this season face off when Sporting Kansas City play host to the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday evening at Children’s Mercy Park. Both clubs have allowed just three goals on the season thus far. Sporting sit atop the Western Conference with four wins in five matches, returning home following a 2-0 win at the New York Red Bulls last weekend. The Rapids saw their undefeated run halted after three matches over the weekend, after a 1-0 loss at Rocky Mountain rival Real Salt Lake on Saturday evening.

REFEREE: Robert Sibiga. AR1 (bench): Sean Hurd; AR2 (opposite): Jason White; 4th: Nima Saghafi MLS Career: 4 games; FC/gm: 26.0; Y/gm: 2.3; R: 1; pens: 1 SUSPENDED: COL: Jermaine Jones (through April 13) DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (55 meetings): Sporting 23 wins (1 shootout), 93 goals … Rapids 19 wins (3 shootout), 74 goals … Ties 13 AT KC (27 meetings): Sporting 18 wins (0 shootout), 57 goals … Rapids 4 wins (1 shootout), 27 goals … Ties 5 RETURN MATCHES: 5/11: Colorado Rapids vs. Sporting Kansas City, 7 p.m. MT; 7/16: Colorado Rapids vs. Sporting Kansas City, 7 p.m. MT LAST YEAR (MLS): 6/27: KC 2, COL 0 (Nemeth 32; own goal 64) 8/29: COL 2, KC 1 (Figueroa 53; Doyle 76 – Dwyer 47) 10/21: KC 0, COL 2 (Powers 78; Sarvas 86)  The Rapids have won the last two meetings between the teams – both ending long winless streak. Colorado’s 2-0 victory last Oct. 21 in the final meeting at Sporting Park was their first win in Kansas City since 2002, a 2-1 win at Arrowhead Stadium. After that, Kansas City went 9-0-4 at home vs. Colorado before the win in the last meeting.  The Rapids ended a nine-game winless streak against Sporting with their 2-1 win Aug. 29 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. After the previous Colorado victory, March 28, 2009 in Commerce City, KC was 4-0-5 vs.

Colorado.  Coaches record: Peter Vermes vs. COL: P12 W4 L2 D6 … Pablo Mastroeni vs. KC: P5 W2 L2 D1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City won for the fourth time in five outings this season, defeating the New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Saturday evening at Red Bull Arena. Sporting are in first place in the Western Conference with 12 points from 5 games.

LAST MATCH  Sporting's opener came on a counter attack in the 17th minute. Graham Zusi sprinted down the right side and delivered a pass to an open Benny Feilhaber at the top of the box, and he put his shot inside the right post to the back of the net.  SKC doubled their lead in the 60th minute. A long throw-in from substitute Saad Abdul-Salaam found Dom Dwyer in the box, and he turned on his defender before lashing home a left-footed shot.  The Red Bulls had a glorious chance to pull one back two minutes later when Ike Opara handled in the box and referee Fotis Bazakos awarded a penalty kick. Bradley Wright-Phillips sent the attempt to the right of SKC 'keeper Tim Melia, but he guessed correctly and made a diving save.  Sporting manager Peter Vermes made three changes to the team that fell 2-1 to Real Salt Lake at Children’s Mercy Park. Lawrence Olum and Roger Espinoza came into the midfield in place of Soni Mustivar and Jordi Quintilla, and Connor Hallisey started out wide in place of Brad Davis.  SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Tim Melia - Chance Myers (Saad Abdul-Salaam 52), Nuno Andre Coelho, Kevin Ellis (Ike Opara 42), Amadou Dia - Lawrence Olum - Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza (Jimmy Medranda 94+) - Connor Hallisey, Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi.

TEAM NEWS  Sporting became the first team to reach four wins in Major League Soccer this season, their fourth victory in five league outings.

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“It was a great game for us in a lot of ways because you've got to be able to play games like that. And we needed to get into a game where the opportunity was to defend and then counter someone,” said SKC manager Peter Vermes. “A lot of teams that we play, they wind up sitting back on us all the time when we're trying to – it's sort of like a puzzle wrapped up in a conundrum and we're trying to figure out how to break it, and tonight it was good for us because it was a different type of game.

Benny Feilhaber scored for a second consecutive game, his first two goals of the season, coming in his first two league appearances of the campaign.

Dom Dwyer scored a goal and added an assist, the first time in his MLS career (in 85 league appearances) he’s had a goal and an assist in the same game. Dwyer has been involved in five of SKC’s seven goals this season, with three goals and two assists.

“We had a couple very good counter attacking actions – one that led to the goal – other than that, we weren't great in the first half. Second half we made a tactical change or two and that really shut them down,” said midfielder Graham Zusi. “Going back to the first half, we were a little lucky to have not have conceded, but it's the way the game goes and in the second half we locked it down.”

Tim Melia saved a penalty kick for the first time in his MLS career, after seeing the first four he faced all hit the back of the net. Melia is tied for the MLS league lead with three shutouts this season (along with Chicago’s Matt Lampson).

“It's almost not surprising to us anymore because he does it so much. He's just a monster back there and game in and game out he makes two or three game-saving saves so no different tonight,” said Zusi. “He was a monster and that PK save was a turning point. That gets them within a goal and a lot of times teams can grab a lot of momentum and really throw the kitchen sink at you so for me that's a game-saving PK save.”

Ike Opara came on as a substitute in the 42nd minute, his first appearance in nearly a year, since April 11, 2015. Opara missed nearly the entirety of the season last year after suffering an Achilles tendon injury. Opara came on for Kevin Ellis, who suffered a groin injury.

“Him coming on to the field, most people don't realize he's been out two years. So this was big for him. I told him that probably over the next two weeks he's probably going to get an introduction into one of the games.

He's got to be ready. He's got to be confident and feel good,” said Vermes.

Sporting were forced into another change on their backline when Chance Myers suffered a hamstring injury early in the second half and was replaced by Saad Abdul-Salaam, who was credited with the second assist of his MLS career on the second goal.

COLORADO RAPIDS The Colorado Rapids had their undefeated run put to an after three games, losing by the game’s only goal in a defeat

by Real Salt Lake on Saturday evening at Rio Tinto Stadium. The Rapids are in a tie for sixth place in the Western Conference with 7 points from 5 games.

LAST MATCH  The game's only goal came in the 72nd minute. Miscommunication in the back between Rapids goalkeeper Zac MacMath and defender Axel Sjoberg led to a looping clearance over MacMath's head near the outside of the box, and RSL attacker Joao Plata ran onto the ball and slotted it into an empty net.  Real goalkeeper Nick Rimando was credited with five saves in keeping the clean sheet, also aided by a goalline clearance by center back Aaron Maund just before halftime.  Rapids head coach Pablo Mastroeni made no changes to the team that got the game’s only goal for a victory against Toronto FC at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.  COLORADO RAPIDS (4-2-3-1): Zac MacMath - Eric Miller, Bobby Burling, Axel Sjoberg, Marc Burch - Sam Cronin, Micheal Azira - Marco Pappa, Dillon Powers (Dominique Badji 79), Shkelzen Gashi - Luis Solignac.

LAST MATCH  The Rapids had their undefeated run put to an end after three games, after two wins and a draw which followed a season-opening defeat.  “Tonight we had more opportunities than we’ve had all season, and to not come away with something in that first half was tough really. And obviously giving up a goal on a tough play like that where there’s a couple decisions that could have been made to prevent that, so it leaves a bad taste in your mouth you know. I think we did enough to win this game,” said Rapids head coach Pablo Mastroeni.  The Rapids have not seen either team score more than a single goal in any of their five games this season.

The Rapids have conceded just three goals for the season – tied for the league-lead with Sporting KC. The Rapids have scored three goals for the season – tied for the fewest in the league, with Columbus Crew SC.  “It’s tough to lose a game when you have kind of quality opportunities that you got in this game. You have more than enough. I think we had more shots on goal, 10 shots inside the 18. That’s worth 2 or 3 goals from a scoring perspective,” said Mastroeni. “Not so much that we defended well, I thought it’s difficult when you create as much as we did in the first half and not come away with something.”

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Said fullback Eric Miller: “Beforehand we identified that if we get me and [Marc Burch] out in wide spaces especially, kind of change the point of attack we would have a lot of space and time. I think we were able to do that. We found wide spaces were pretty dangerous. Obviously in the second half we weren’t able to establish possession as well, so it was kind of tough to expand on those spaces, but yeah, tactically that was our game plan going into it. It worked really well in the first half, but obviously in the second half it didn’t go as well as we would have liked.”

Mastroeni maintained an unchanged team for the first time this season, keeping the group from the home win vs. Toronto FC. The Rapids are also winless away from Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, with two defeats and a draw. They have won their two home games this season – both by 1-0 scorelines.

“This is a three-game week. One of those long ones and take one at a time. Tonight was the first obviously of three and our main objectives was to come in and get three points and we didn’t do that,” said defender Bobby Burling. “But it’s a quick turnaround and another good opponent on the road in a tough environment, so no easy games. We’ve got a home game next Saturday, but our sole focus is on Wednesday going into Kansas City.”

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2016 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (4-1-0, 12 pts.)

UNF 14 10 11 12 8 7 96 17 13 22 9 3 94 4 16 5 27 93 29

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

PLAYER Dom Dwyer Benny Feilhaber Brad Davis Nuno Andre Coelho Graham Zusi Chance Myers Jordi Quintilla Saad Abdul-Salaam Amadou Dia Connor Hallisey Diego Rubio Ike Opara Jimmy Medranda Kevin Ellis Lawrence Olum Matt Besler Roger Espinoza Soni Mustivar Tim Melia Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 5 2 3 5 5 5 4 2 5 4 1 1 4 2 2 3 4 4 5

GS 5 2 1 5 5 5 4 0 5 4 0 0 0 2 1 3 4 4 5

MIN 450 180 138 450 450 405 320 45 450 294 10 48 40 132 99 270 352 360 450

5 5

5 5

450 450

G 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3

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

SHT 16 2 3 5 6 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 3 0

SOG 6 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

FC 12 1 2 1 4 6 3 0 8 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 10 3 1

FS 12 4 7 4 4 4 7 2 5 3 1 0 2 1 0 1 8 3 0

OFF 9 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

CK 1 0 3 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

7 1

52 66

19 24

63 70

70 63

18 15

22 19

6 8

1 2

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Brad Davis 1, Benny Feilhaber 1, Dom Dwyer 1, Nuno Andre Coelho 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Graham Zusi 2, Dom Dwyer 2, Jordi Quintilla 1, Chance Myers 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Benny Feilhaber 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

GP 5 5 5

GS 5 5 5

MIN SHTS 450 24 450 24 450 19

SV 21 21 11

GA 3 3 7

GAA 0.6 0.6 1.4

PG 1 1 1

PA 2 2 1

W 4 4 1

L 1 1 4

T 0 0 0

SO 3 3 0

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2016 COLORADO RAPIDS STATISTICS (2-2-1, 7 pts.)

UNF 10 8 21 44 23 19 17 14 3 33 9 4 94 5 22 6 11 18

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

PLAYER Marco Pappa Dillon Powers Luis Solignac Axel Sjoberg Bobby Burling Conor Doyle Dillon Serna Dominique Badji Eric Miller Jared Watts Kevin Doyle Marc Burch Marlon Hairston Mekeil Williams Micheal Azira Sam Cronin Shkelzen Gashi Zac MacMath Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 5 5 4 5 2 1 2 5 3 3 3 4 1 2 5 5 4 5

GS 3 5 2 5 2 0 0 3 3 3 3 4 1 2 5 5 4 5

MIN 257 439 221 450 180 17 15 287 270 270 270 360 79 180 442 450 313 450

5 5

5 5

450 450

G 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3

A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 10 7 7 5 1 1 1 9 3 1 6 1 0 0 2 8 15 0

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

FC 2 13 3 7 4 2 0 8 4 4 4 5 1 2 12 8 6 0

FS 7 14 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 6 1 0 3 3 5 3 1

OFF 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0

CK 13 7 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

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

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

2 2

57 77

16 28

61 85

85 61

4 16

21 29

10 14

1 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Marco Pappa 1, Luis Solignac 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Marco Pappa 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None COLORADO RAPIDS GOALKEEPING UNF 18

POS G

GOALKEEPER Zac MacMath Team totals Opponent totals

GP 5 5 5

GS 5 5 5

MIN SHTS 450 16 450 16 450 28

SV 12 12 24

GA 3 3 3

GAA 0.6 0.6 0.6

PG 0 0 0

PA 0 0 0

W 2 2 2

L 2 2 2

T 1 1 1

SO 2 2 2

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OPPONENT RESULT 6 at Seattle W 1-0 12 Vancouver W 2-1 20 Toronto FC W 1-0 2 Real Salt Lake L 1-2 9 at New York W 2-0 13 Colorado 17 at FC Dallas 24 at San Jose 27 at Vancouver 1 Los Angeles 7 at Houston 11 at Colorado 15 Orlando City SC 21 Real Salt Lake 27 D.C. United 2 at Los Angeles 19 FC Dallas 25 at Montreal 3 Columbus 10 New York City FC 13 at Chicago 16 at Colorado 24 Seattle 31 Portland 7 at Portland 13 at FC Dallas 20 Vancouver 27 at Philadelphia 9 Houston 18 Los Angeles 24 at San Jose 1 at New England 16 at Real Salt Lake 23 San Jose

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POS PTS NOTES: 5 3 KC: Coelho (73); 1 6 KC: Dwyer (5,41); VAN: Morales (70) 1 9 KC: Davis (70); 2 9 KC: Feilhaber (94+); RSL: Glad (29) Mulholland (79) 1 12 KC: Feilhaber (17) Dwyer (60);

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Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri.

Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug.

Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Thu. Sun. Sun.

Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.

OPPONENT RESULT 6 at San Jose L 0-1 12 Los Angeles W 1-0 20 at D.C. United T 1-1 2 Toronto FC W 1-0 9 at Real Salt L 0-1 Lake 13 at Sporting KC 16 New York 23 Seattle 30 at Montreal 7 Real Salt Lake 11 Sporting KC 14 at Columbus 21 at Seattle 28 Philadelphia 18 Chicago 22 at Los Angeles 4 Portland 9 at Vancouver 16 Sporting KC 23 FC Dallas 30 at New York City FC 6 Vancouver 13 at Los Angeles 20 Orlando City SC 26 at Real Salt Lake 3 at New England 10 at FC Dallas 17 San Jose 24 at Vancouver 1 Portland 8 at Houston 13 San Jose 16 at Portland 23 Houston

ATT 18000 17474 15334 10772 19224

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

POS PTS NOTES: 9 0 SJ: Wondolowski (46) 7 3 COL: Pappa (95+); 8 4 COL: Powers (69); DC: Espindola (80) 5 7 COL: Solignac (18); 6 7 RSL: Plata (72)

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SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2016)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2016)

Goals 2 Dom Dwyer Assists 1 7 times Shots 8 Dom Dwyer Shots on Goal 4 Dom Dwyer Fouls Committed 4 Chance Myers 4 Dom Dwyer Fouls Suffered 4 Roger Espinoza 4 Brad Davis Offside 3 Graham Zusi 3 Dom Dwyer 3 Dom Dwyer Saves 6 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia Shots Faced 8 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 2 Tim Melia

Goals 2 03/12/2016 vs 2 04/09/2016 vs Assists 3 04/09/2016 vs Shots 14 03/06/2016 vs 14 03/12/2016 vs Shots on Goal 6 03/12/2016 vs Fouls Committed 19 03/06/2016 vs Fouls Suffered 20 03/12/2016 vs Corner Kicks 7 04/02/2016 vs Offside 8 04/02/2016 vs Saves 6 04/02/2016 vs 6 04/09/2016 vs Shots Faced 8 04/02/2016 vs Goals Allowed 2 04/02/2016 vs

03/12/2016 vs VAN

W 2-1

03/06/2016 vs SEA

W 1-0

03/12/2016 vs VAN

W 2-1

03/12/2016 vs VAN

W 2-1

03/06/2016 vs SEA 04/02/2016 vs RSL

W 1-0 L 1-2

03/12/2016 vs VAN 04/02/2016 vs RSL

W 2-1 L 1-2

04/02/2016 vs RSL 04/02/2016 vs RSL 04/09/2016 vs NYR

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

04/02/2016 vs RSL 04/09/2016 vs NYR

L 1-2 W 2-0

04/02/2016 vs RSL

L 1-2

04/02/2016 vs RSL

L 1-2

VAN NYR

W 2-1 W 2-0

NYR

W 2-0

SEA VAN

W 1-0 W 2-1

VAN

W 2-1

SEA

W 1-0

VAN

W 2-1

RSL

L 1-2

RSL

L 1-2

RSL NYR

L 1-2 W 2-0

RSL

L 1-2

RSL

L 1-2

RAPIDS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2016)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2016)

Goals 1 Marco Pappa 1 Dillon Powers 1 Luis Solignac Assists 1 Marco Pappa 1 Marco Pappa Shots 5 Shkelzen Gashi 5 Luis Solignac Shots on Goal 3 Marco Pappa Fouls Committed 5 Micheal Azira Fouls Suffered 6 Dillon Powers Offside 3 Luis Solignac Saves 4 Zac MacMath Shots Faced 6 Zac MacMath Goals Allowed 1 Zac MacMath 1 Zac MacMath 1 Zac MacMath

Goals 1 03/12/2016 at 1 03/20/2016 at 1 04/02/2016 at Assists 1 03/20/2016 at 1 04/02/2016 at Shots 23 04/02/2016 at Shots on Goal 8 03/12/2016 at 8 04/02/2016 at Fouls Committed 22 04/02/2016 at Fouls Suffered 17 03/06/2016 at Corner Kicks 8 04/02/2016 at Offside 6 04/09/2016 at Saves 4 03/20/2016 at Shots Faced 6 03/20/2016 at Goals Allowed 1 03/06/2016 at 1 03/20/2016 at 1 04/09/2016 at

03/12/2016 at LA 03/20/2016 at DC 04/02/2016 at TOR

W 1-0 T 1-1 W 1-0

03/20/2016 at DC 04/02/2016 at TOR

T 1-1 W 1-0

04/02/2016 at TOR 04/09/2016 at RSL

W 1-0 L 0-1

03/12/2016 at LA

W 1-0

03/06/2016 at SJ

L 0-1

03/06/2016 at SJ

L 0-1

04/09/2016 at RSL

L 0-1

03/20/2016 at DC

T 1-1

03/20/2016 at DC

T 1-1

03/06/2016 at SJ 03/20/2016 at DC 04/09/2016 at RSL

L 0-1 T 1-1 L 0-1

TEAM LOW GAMES (2016) Shots 7 03/20/2016 vs 7 04/09/2016 vs Shots on Goal 3 03/20/2016 vs 3 04/02/2016 vs 3 04/09/2016 vs Fouls Committed 4 04/09/2016 vs Fouls Suffered 9 03/06/2016 vs Corner Kicks 0 04/09/2016 vs Offside 0 03/20/2016 vs Saves 2 03/06/2016 vs Shots Faced 2 03/06/2016 vs

TOR NYR

W 1-0 W 2-0

TOR RSL NYR

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

NYR

W 2-0

SEA

W 1-0

NYR

W 2-0

TOR

W 1-0

SEA

W 1-0

SEA

W 1-0

TEAM LOW GAMES (2016)

LA DC TOR

W 1-0 T 1-1 W 1-0

DC TOR

T 1-1 W 1-0

TOR

W 1-0

LA TOR

W 1-0 W 1-0

TOR

W 1-0

SJ

L 0-1

TOR

W 1-0

RSL

L 0-1

DC

T 1-1

DC

T 1-1

SJ DC RSL

L 0-1 T 1-1 L 0-1

Shots 8 03/20/2016 at Shots on Goal 1 03/20/2016 at Fouls Committed 13 04/09/2016 at Fouls Suffered 6 04/02/2016 at Corner Kicks 5 03/06/2016 at 5 03/20/2016 at 5 04/09/2016 at Offside 2 03/06/2016 at 2 03/12/2016 at Saves 1 03/12/2016 at Shots Faced 1 03/12/2016 at

DC

T 1-1

DC

T 1-1

RSL

L 0-1

TOR

W 1-0

SJ DC RSL

L 0-1 T 1-1 L 0-1

SJ LA

L 0-1 W 1-0

LA

W 1-0

LA

W 1-0

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

RAPIDS VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Rapids

Sporting KC 23 wins, 94 goals Rapids 19 wins, 77 goals 14 ties 4/13/1996 5/5/1996 7/10/1996 8/7/1996 6/28/1997 8/28/1997 9/6/1997 9/26/1997 10/4/1997 10/8/1997 5/31/1998 7/19/1998 8/8/1998 9/2/1998 4/17/1999 7/7/1999 9/10/1999 9/25/1999 4/1/2000 4/29/2000 8/2/2000 8/26/2000 9/16/2000 9/20/2000 9/24/2000 7/18/2001 8/12/2001 8/19/2001 3/23/2002 5/11/2002 9/14/2002 9/20/2002 7/4/2003 8/22/2003 9/13/2003 10/4/2003 11/4/2003 11/8/2003 5/1/2004 6/9/2004 9/10/2004 9/25/2004 4/2/2005 7/4/2005 7/8/2006 9/9/2006 5/19/2007 7/22/2007 4/5/2008 8/16/2008 3/28/2009 9/26/2009 4/10/2010 7/17/2010 5/28/2011 7/6/2011 10/30/2011 11/2/2011 5/19/2012 8/31/2013 3/29/2014 5/16/2015 6/27/2015 8/29/2015 10/21/2015

KC 3 vs COL COL 4 vs KC KC 2 vs COL COL 4 vs KC KC 4 at COL KC 1 vs COL KC 2 at COL KC 5 vs COL COL 3 at KC COL 3 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 4 vs COL KC 3 vs COL COL 3 vs KC COL 2 vs KC COL 2 at KC COL 1 vs KC COL 1 at KC KC 3 vs COL KC 5 at COL KC 3 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 1 vs COL COL 0 vs KC KC 3 vs COL COL 0 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 3 vs COL KC 1 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 2 at KC COL 1 vs KC COL 3 vs KC KC 2 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 4 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 2 vs COL KC 2 vs COL KC 1 at COL COL 3 vs KC KC 1 vs COL KC 3 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 1 vs KC KC 4 vs COL COL 1 vs KC KC 2 vs COL KC 3 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 2 vs KC KC 0 vs COL KC 1 vs COL COL 1 vs KC COL 1 vs KC KC 1 vs COL KC 2 at COL KC 2 vs COL COL 2 vs KC KC 2 vs COL KC 3 at COL KC 0 vs COL KC 2 vs COL COL 2 vs KC COL 2 at KC

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

KC SOW

COL SOW COL SOW COL SOW

(2OT) (2OT) (2OT) (2OT) (2OT)

(2OT) (2OT)

(KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (KC) (D) (D) (KC) (DS) (KC) (CA) (DS) (DS) (CA) (CA) (DS) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (DS) (SP) (SP) (DS) (SP)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 28 304 120 387 84 143

2 46 369 140 430 69 146

Sporting KC

OT 0 5 2 2 1 0

Tot 74 678 262 819 154 289

1 34 327 139 354 82 125

2 59 425 189 358 82 137

OT 0 4 1 9 0 1

Tot 93 756 329 721 164 263

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: COL KC

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

OT

Total

8 7

10 12

9 14

15 23

10 10

22 27

0 0

74 93

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes Pablo Mastroeni

vs. COL vs. KC

4-2-6 2-2-1

(1.5 pts./game) (1.4 pts./game)

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

9 16 83 35 34 47 7 5 6 65 18

Sporting KC Klein/Radosavljevic Preki Preki Preki McKeon/Zavagnin Kerry Zavagnin Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola

Rapids John Spencer Chris Henderson John Spencer John Spencer Pablo Mastroeni Chris Henderson 4 times Cannon/Hahnemann Scott Garlick Marcus Hahnemann Marcus Hahnemann

8 7 53 29 35 36 3 5 3 44 17

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed

2 3 9 5 7

Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed

7 1 9 4

Sporting KC 9 players tied Preki (10/04/03) Onandi Lowe (08/12/01) Dom Dwyer (08/29/15) Chris Henderson (08/26/00) 3 players tied 13 players tied Bo Oshoniyi (09/10/04) Mike Ammann (08/07/96)

Rapids 8 players tied 6 players tied Mark Chung (09/14/02) John Spencer (08/22/03) Chris Martinez (08/02/00) 3 players tied 9 players tied 4 players tied Grafer/Kramer

2 2 8 5 7 6 1 9 5

W-L-T Breakdowns: Sporting Kansas City W-L-T At Halftime: Leading Tied Trailing First Goal: Allowed Scored Goals Scored: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals Goals Allowed: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals

Streak (started)

Colorado Rapids W-L-T

Streak (started)

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

3 Ws 3 Ws 1 Ls

(08/08/2015) (10/25/2015) (04/02/2016)

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

1 Ws (04/02/2016) 1 Ls (04/09/2016) 7 Ls (05/27/2015)

0-1-0 4-0-0

3 Ls 7 Ws

(10/16/2015) (09/18/2015)

0-2-0 2-0-1

7 Ls (09/09/2015) 1 Ws (04/02/2016)

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

3 Ls 1 Ls 3 Ws 3 Ws 3 Ws

(09/23/2015) (04/02/2016) (10/25/2015) (04/05/2015) (05/20/2015)

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

7 1 1 1 1

Ls Ws Ws Ws Ws

(06/24/2015) (04/02/2016) (10/21/2015) (07/11/2015) (04/10/2015)

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

4 Ws 2 Ws 5 Ls 2 Ls 1 Ls

(10/03/2015) (10/25/2015) (06/21/2015) (08/22/2015) (08/19/2015)

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

5 1 7 4 1

Ws Ls Ls Ls Ls

(07/18/2015) (04/09/2016) (04/04/2015) (04/18/2015) (10/25/2015)

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. RAPIDS (23-19-14) PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

Preki Chris Klein Vitalis Takawira Mo Johnston Davy Arnaud Josh Wolff Graham Zusi Jimmy Conrad Frank Klopas Gary Glasgow Matt McKeon Teal Bunbury Dom Dwyer Benny Feilhaber Francisco Gomez Eddie Johnson Miklos Molnar Roy Lassiter Scott Sealy Paul Wright Mark Chung Kerry Zavagnin Chris Henderson Brian Johnson Chris Brown Jack Jewsbury Krisztian Nemeth Igor Simutenkov Ryan Smith Ryan Tinsley Stephen Armstrong Alex Bunbury Michael Harrington Kei Kamara Michael Kraus Alexi Lalas Uche Okafor Mike Sorber Dave van den Bergh Eric Quill Jose Burciaga Jr. Mike Burns Carlos Marinelli Chance Myers Sasha Victorine Sal Zizzo Peter Byaruhanga Bobby Convey Eric Eichmann Diego Gutierrez Tony Meola Paulo Nagamura Bo Oshoniyi Ryan Pore Craig Rocastle C.J. Sapong Seth Sinovic Scott Uderitz Team totals Opponent totals

26 21 14 18 18 13 10 18 8 7 19 6 5 5 11 3 2 5 5 9 12 27 8 8 14 14 3 6 3 8 6 4 10 6 1 4 16 3 1 6 9 5 3 8 6 1 1 1 2 15 17 5 8 5 3 3 5 6 55 55

24 21 10 17 15 11 9 18 5 5 17 3 4 5 4 3 2 4 2 5 12 26 8 3 6 12 3 4 2 8 6 3 10 5 0 4 15 3 1 5 9 3 2 7 6 1 1 1 1 14 17 5 8 2 2 1 5 4 55 55

2175 1840 889 1534 1442 925 775 1579 492 486 1563 307 351 444 508 244 158 319 225 483 1080 2399 730 342 833 1052 251 385 196 684 433 287 879 456 23 360 1338 267 83 432 774 281 217 582 491 90 45 59 102 1257 1580 437 730 112 161 94 405 352 4950 4950

9 9 8 7 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 77

16 3 3 7 2 3 2 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 8 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 95 73

SHT GOALKEEPER

GP

MIN

83 43 32 38 37 20 10 12 15 11 26 9 16 11 18 6 7 3 6 10 34 10 11 1 12 17 5 7 8 2 7 8 1 12 1 6 5 3 4 5 10 1 2 7 10 2 0 0 2 10 0 9 0 1 0 3 0 1 759 682

2 2 6 17 3 8 6 9 2 1 1 55 55

135 100 540 1580 270 730 540 800 135 90 90 4950 4950

Garth Lagerwey Chris Snitko Jimmy Nielsen Tony Meola Tim Melia Bo Oshoniyi Kevin Hartman Mike Ammann Pat Harrington Eric Kronberg David Winner Team totals Opponent totals

SHT

GAA

PG

7 5 0.67 5 4 0.90 20 14 1.00 85 65 1.03 11 7 1.33 44 31 1.36 31 22 1.50 46 29 1.91 5 1 2.00 6 3 2.00 2 0 2.00 262 181 1.33 331 228 1.67

SV

0 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 11 6

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RAPIDS CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (19-23-14) PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

GOALKEEPER

GP

John Spencer Chris Henderson Mark Chung Wolde Harris Conor Casey Ross Paule Paul Bravo Marcelo Balboa Terry Cooke Vicente Sanchez Steve Trittschuh Kyle Beckerman Sean Henderson Jovan Kirovski Shaun Bartlett Chris Carrieri Wes Hart Scott Benedetti Omar Cummings Kevin Doyle Zach Kingsley Tyrone Marshall Alain Nkong Edson Buddle Jose Burciaga Jr. Jordan Cila Jeff Cunningham John DiRaimondo Facundo Erpen Maynor Figueroa Jean Harbor Kosuke Kimura Clint Mathis David Patino Dillon Powers Zizi Roberts Marcelo Sarvas Richard Sharpe Chris Martinez Adrian Paz Carlos Valderrama Colin Clark Juan Ramirez Seth Trembly Peter Vermes Mehdi Ballouchy Nat Borchers Jason Boyce Eric Denton Robin Fraser Denis Hamlett Nicolas Hernandez Peguero Jean Philippe Ritchie Kotschau Jeff Larentowicz Thiago Martins Pablo Mastroeni Jacob Peterson Martin Rivero Jamie Smith Roy Wegerle Team totals Opponent totals

13 24 11 12 8 11 15 19 7 4 11 14 6 4 4 10 11 4 7 3 6 3 3 2 2 3 2 1 3 2 4 8 2 4 5 3 3 2 13 8 7 5 2 8 11 6 10 1 3 9 3 4 4 16 5 1 22 5 2 2 5 55 55

12 21 10 7 8 10 14 19 5 3 11 9 5 4 4 9 9 4 6 2 4 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 4 8 1 4 4 2 2 0 11 7 7 5 1 3 10 6 10 1 3 9 3 4 4 14 5 0 21 3 1 0 3 55 55

1172 2006 959 663 696 935 1192 1732 515 273 990 913 428 296 325 774 778 347 538 201 291 270 159 102 179 154 127 90 270 180 324 712 96 338 360 212 187 15 954 599 670 375 78 317 914 456 910 40 270 850 270 344 260 1277 450 33 1841 218 123 73 213 4950 4950

8 6 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 94

4 7 2 2 1 3 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 73 95

53 32 30 18 22 18 33 35 10 3 14 14 4 8 7 17 6 4 13 5 4 1 4 3 3 4 7 2 2 1 9 3 2 9 3 9 3 2 3 11 4 5 2 3 4 8 1 1 3 1 0 6 8 6 4 0 11 7 4 0 4 682 759

Zac MacMath Ian Feuer Preston Burpo Matt Pickens Scott Garlick Dusty Hudock Joe Cannon Clint Irwin Scott Vallow Bouna Coundoul Chris Woods David Kramer Marcus Hahnemann John Berner Adin Brown Paul Grafer Team totals Opponent totals

1 3 2 6 8 2 8 3 1 3 2 5 8 1 1 1 55 55

MIN SHTS 90 270 180 540 750 180 720 270 100 270 180 470 720 90 90 90 4950 4950

GAA

PG

4 3 0.00 12 11 0.33 9 7 0.50 28 21 1.17 45 32 1.44 16 13 1.50 54 39 1.62 12 8 1.67 5 3 1.80 14 7 2.00 18 14 2.00 25 12 2.11 64 44 2.12 4 1 3.00 10 7 3.00 11 6 5.00 331 228 1.67 262 181 1.33

SV

0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 11

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CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. RAPIDS (23-19-14)

CURRENT RAPIDS VS. SPORTING KC (19-23-14)

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

Brad Davis Graham Zusi Benny Feilhaber Dom Dwyer Paulo Nagamura Justin Mapp Chance Myers Seth Sinovic Saad Abdul-Salaam Bernardo Anor Matt Besler Amadou Dia Kevin Ellis Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Soni Mustivar Lawrence Olum Ike Opara Jacob Peterson Jordi Quintilla Team totals Opponent totals

28 10 8 5 18 19 8 7 3 3 11 1 4 5 4 2 2 2 6 2 55 55

23 9 8 4 18 15 7 7 1 2 10 0 4 4 4 2 0 2 1 0 55 55

2086 775 714 351 1536 1156 582 559 168 246 903 1 360 381 360 172 32 151 153 21 4950 4950

5 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 77

5 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 73

50 10 16 16 22 16 7 0 1 4 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 759 682

Marco Pappa Kevin Doyle Jermaine Jones Dillon Powers Marc Burch Juan Ramirez Sam Cronin Micheal Azira Dominique Badji John Berner Bobby Burling Conor Doyle Marlon Hairston Zac MacMath Eric Miller Zach Pfeffer Dillon Serna Axel Sjoberg Luis Solignac Sean St. Ledger Jared Watts Team totals Opponent totals

11 3 3 5 9 2 11 1 2 1 8 1 2 10 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 55 55

9 2 3 4 6 1 11 1 1 1 6 1 1 10 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 55 55

742 201 225 360 556 78 887 86 102 90 564 80 92 900 90 28 69 180 177 180 180 4950 4950

2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 94

4 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 95

29 5 2 3 3 2 6 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 682 759

GOALKEEPER

GP

MIN

SV

GAA

PG

GOALKEEPER

GP

GAA

PG

Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

4 55 55

360 4950 4950

17 11 1.50 262 181 1.33 331 228 1.67

0 11 6

Zac MacMath John Berner Team totals Opponent totals

10 1 55 55

46 33 1.10 4 1 3.00 331 228 1.67 262 181 1.33

1 0 6 11

SHT

MIN SHTS 900 90 4950 4950

SV

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. COLORADO RAPIDS

2016 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 6 Sporting Kansas City 4-1-0, 12 points (2-1-0 home; 2-0-0 away) 1st place in Western Conference

4-1-0 (12 pts.)

RECORD 5 GAMES PLAYED 1st in West CONFERENCE POSITION 7 GOALS 1.40 GOALS/GAME 7 ASSISTS 3 GOALS ALLOWED 0.60 ALLOWED/GAME +4 GOAL DIFFERENTIAL 52 (19) SHOTS (ON GOAL) 36.5% ON GOAL % 63 FOULS COMMITTED 70 FOULS SUFFERED 6 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

English TV: KMCI-TV, SKCTV English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM

Colorado Rapids 2-2-1, 7 points (2-0-0 home; 0-2-1 away) 6th place in Western Conference

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER No. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 21 22 25 27 29 30 37 93 94 96

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

Name Jon Kempin Ike Opara Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Paulo Nagamura Chance Myers Graham Zusi Diego Rubio Benny Feilhaber Brad Davis Nuno Andre Coelho Amadou Dia Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic Lawrence Olum Saad Abdul-Salaam Justin Mapp Connor Hallisey Alec Kann Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Daniel Salloi Jacob Peterson Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda Jordi Quintilla

Pronunciation oh-PAR-ah

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

FAIL-hob-ber KWAY-yoh AH-mah-doo DEE-ah sin-OH-vick OH-lum sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM

HAL-iss-see CAN MEE-lia shallow-ee SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var muh-DRAHN-dah JORE-dee kin-TEE-yuh

Montreal Impact Philadelphia Union Orlando City SC New England Revolution New York City FC Chicago Fire D.C. United Toronto FC New York Red Bulls Columbus Crew SC

Western Conference 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Sporting Kansas City Real Salt Lake FC Dallas LA Galaxy San Jose Earthquakes Colorado Rapids Vancouver Whitecaps FC Houston Dynamo Portland Timbers Seattle Sounders FC

Pts 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 5 3 2

Pts 12 11 11 8 8 7 7 5 5 4

W L T 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0

2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 3

0 0 2 4 3 3 3 2 0 2

W L T 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1

1 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 3

0 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1

GD GP

+3 +2 +3 –2 0 0 –2 0 –7 –4

5 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 5 5

GD GP +4 +3 +2 +4 0 0 –4 +3 –3 –2

5 5 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 5

COLORADO RAPIDS

Dom Dwyer 3 GOALS 1 Dwyer/Zusi 2 ASSISTS 2 Dom Dwyer 16 SHOTS 15 Dom Dwyer 6 SHOTS ON GOAL 5 four players tied 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 Dwyer/Zusi 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 1 Dom Dwyer 12 FOULS COMMITTED 13 Dom Dwyer 12 FOULS SUFFERED 14 Roger Espinoza 2 CAUTIONS 2 Roger Espinoza 1 EJECTIONS 0 Tim Melia 450 Tim Melia 0.60 Tim Melia 4 Tim Melia 3 Tim Melia 21

MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

three players tied Marco Pappa Shkelzen Gashi Marco Pappa Pappa/Solignac Marco Pappa Dillon Powers Dillon Powers five players tied

450 Zac MacMath 0.60 Zac MacMath 2 Zac MacMath 2 Zac MacMath 12 Zac MacMath

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES 8th season 94-70-53 8th season (.555) 94-70-53

Top six clubs from each conference advance to MLS Cup Playoffs

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

2-2-1 (7 pts.)

5 6th in West 3 0.60 2 3 0.60 0 77 (28) 36.4% 85 61 14 0

2016 Regular Season INDIVIDUAL LEADERs

BEEZ-ler POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra

ZOO-see

2016 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference

COLORADO RAPIDS

(.555)

PABLO MASTROENI

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

3rd season 19-35-19 (.390) 3rd season 19-35-19 (.390)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Monday, April 11 OUT: • Kevin Ellis (right groin strain) • Justin Mapp (left toe) • Soni Mustivar (left hamstring strain) • Chance Myers (left thigh strain) QUESTIONABLE: • Matt Besler (concussion) • Brad Davis (concussion) • Paulo Nagamura (right calf strain)

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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvCOL: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvCOL: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City and the Colorado Rapids celebrate the 20th anniversary of their inaugural MLS match against each other on April 13, 1996, at Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City claimed a 3-0 win in the first-ever installment of the rivalry, which has since seen the clubs square off 68 more times in all competitions. Sporting KC’s 70th meeting with Colorado on Wednesday makes the Rapids the most frequent opponent in Kansas City history.

Sporting KC leads the all-time series 29-24-16, including a 23-19-13 mark in the regular season. Peter Vermes’ men strung together an 11-game unbeaten streak against the Rapids in all competitions between 2009 and 2015, but the Rapids have won each of the last two fixtures, including a 2-0 result at Children’s Mercy Park on Oct. 21, 2015. Thanks to second-half goals from Dillon Powers and Marcelo Sarvas, Colorado snapped a 15-game winless run in Kansas City dating back to 2002.

The clubs met on two other occasions in 2015, with Sporting KC securing a 2-0 home win on June 27 behind a Krisztian Nemeth strike and a Sam Cronin own goal on either side of halftime. Colorado avenged the setback on Aug. 29 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, notching a 2-1 comeback win. Dom Dwyer fired Sporting KC ahead in the 47th minute, but Maynor Figueroa restored parity six minutes later and Kevin Doyle bagged the winner on 76 minutes.

Nonetheless , Colorado has historically struggled in Kansas City, going 4-18-5 during the regular season with just one win in 16 visits across all competitions (1-11-4) since 2002. With a victory on Wednesday, Colorado would have back-to-back victories in Kansas City for the first time since 1999.

Stats as of Monday, April 11

Sporting KC Team Stats • SKC has conceded three goals, tied with Colorado for fewest in MLS. • SKC (4-1-0) is off to its best five-game start since 2012, when the club won seven straight to open the season.

• SKC’s three goals allowed are tied for their second fewest through five games in club history (allowed one through five games in 2012).

• SKC ranks 18th in MLS with 10.4 shot attempts per game.

Sporting KC Player Stats • Tim Melia is the only MLS goalkeeper with four wins in 2016. He also leads the league in shutouts (three), save percentage (87.5) and goals against average (0.60), while ranking fourth in saves (21).

• Dom Dwyer is one of five MLS players with at least three goals and two assists (Joao Plata, Will Bruin, Ignacio Piatti, Sebastian Giovinco).

• Graham Zusi is tied for sixth in MLS with 14 chances created.

• Zusi and Dwyer lead MLS with two game-winning assists each. No other player has more than one.

• Benny Feilhaber has scored in each of Sporting KC’s last two games. If he scores on Wednesday, it will be the first time in his MLS career that he has scored in three straight matches.

Colorado Rapids Team Stats • Colorado has conceded three goals, tied with SKC for fewest in MLS, but also ranks last in the league with just three goals scored.

• In each of Colorado’s five games this season, neither team has scored more than one goal.

• The lack of goals in Colorado games continues a trend from 2015: the Rapids’ 76 combined goals scored (33) and allowed (43) were the fewest in MLS. Colorado ranked last with 33 goals but ranked a respectable sixth with 43 goals conceded.

• Colorado’s 36 regular season goals since the start of 2015 are at least 11 fewer than any other team.

• Colorado has yet to concede a first-half goal this season and ranks fourth in MLS with 11.4 shots faced per game.

• Colorado leads MLS with 14 yellow cards but is one of eight teams yet to receive a red card. The Rapids also lead the league with 17 fouls per game.

• Despite their goal scoring struggles, the Rapids rank fourth in MLS with 5.6 shots on target per game.

#SKCvCOL: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 23-19-13 in regular season) Date

Score

08/31/2013 03/29/2014 06/27/2015 08/29/2015 10/21/2015

KC 2 vs COL 1 KC 3 at COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 vs COL 2

Result Details W W W L L

Feilhaber opens scoring; Zusi bags 88th-minute winner Zusi tallies goal & 2 assists; Feilhaber and Dwyer score Myers assists Nemeth; Feilhaber cross leads to own goal Dwyer opens scoring; Kevin Doyle wins it in 76th minute Dillon Powers (78’) and Marcelo Sarvas (86’) on target

#SKCvCOL: PLAYER HISTORY • Sporting KC winger Graham Zusi has three goals and four assists in 12 MLS matches played against Colorado (including postseason).

• Sporting KC midfielder Benny Feilhaber has scored three goals in eight MLS matches against Colorado.

• Sporting KC striker Dom Dwyer has two goals in five career appearances against the Rapids. He scored a 92nd-minute winner in a 3-2 win over Colorado in March 2014 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. He also scored in Sporting KC’s 2-1 loss at Colorado in August 2015.

• Sporting KC midfielder Brad Davis has five goals and five assists in 28 career regular season appearances against the Rapids, including two goals in 2015 as a member of the Houston Dynamo. Davis scored a penalty kick in Houston’s 2-1 loss at Colorado on Aug. 26 before notching the game-winner in a 3-2 home triumph on Sept. 26.

• Rapids forward Kevin Doyle scored the game-winning goal in Colorado’s 2-1 home win over Sporting KC on Aug. 29, 2015.

• Rapids midfielder Dillon Powers scored the game-winning goal in Colorado’s 2-0 win over Sporting KC on Oct. 21, 2015, at Children’s Mercy Park.

• Colorado midfielder Marco Pappa has two goals and four assists in 11 career regular season appearances against Sporting KC, all as a member of the Chicago Fire between 2009-2012.

• Colorado goalkeeper Zac MacMath is 5-3-2 vs. Sporting KC in the regular season with a 1.10 goals against average and three clean sheets.

MacMath owns a 3-1-2 record at Children’s Mercy Park, going 3-0-1 in his last four visits to the stadium.

Colorado Rapids Player Stats • Marco Pappa has scored (one) or assisted (two) in all three Colorado goals this season.

• Zac MacMath is tied for the MLS lead with a 0.60 goals against average.

• Axel Sjoberg ranks fifth in MLS with 27 clearances.

• Micheal Azira ranks eighth in MLS with 305 total passes.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Dom Dwyer has 39 regular season goals, one shy of passing Chris Klein for sole possession of fourth place in club history.

• Graham Zusi has 24 game-winning assists (including playoffs), one shy of passing Preki for sole possession of first place in club history.

• Benny Feilhaber has 25 regular season assists for Sporting KC, one shy of tying Josh Wolff for 6th in club history.

• Brad Davis has 40 career game-winning assists in the regular season, one shy of tying Landon Donovan and Steve Ralston for the all-time MLS lead.

SPORTING KC SOCIAL MEDIA PROPERTIES

#SKCvCOL: PLAYER CONNECTIONS

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• Sporting KC forward Jacob Peterson played for Colorado from 20062009, scoring eight goals in 95 MLS appearances (including playoffs).

• Sporting KC midfielder Paulo Nagamura and Colorado defender Bobby Burling were teammates at Chivas USA from 2007-2009.

• Sporting KC winger Graham Zusi and Colorado defender Matt Burch were college teammates at Maryland in 2005, winning the NCAA national championship in their one season together.

• Zusi and Colorado goalkeeper Zac MacMath were teammates at Maryland in 2008, winning another NCAA national championship.

• Sporting KC defender Ike Opara and Colorado midfielder Sam Cronin were college teammates at Wake Forest (2007-2008) and professional teammates at the San Jose Earthquakes (2010-2012).

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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES SPORTING KC TOPS NEW YORK 2-0 ON THE ROAD DWYER AND ZUSI CLIMBING THE CHARTS Sporting KC returned to winning ways on Saturday, moving atop the MLS Supporters’ Shield standings with a 2-0 road victory over the New York Red Bulls. Benny Feilhaber and Dom Dwyer scored on either side of halftime, while goalkeeper Tim Melia enjoyed a brilliant night at Red Bull Arena with six saves, including one from the penalty spot, to post his third shutout of the season.

Exemplary goalkeeping from Tim Melia may have highlighted Saturday’s win in New York, but Sporting KC also managed two goals of their own — and both scoring plays saw a pair of MLS All-Stars continue their rise up the club’s all-time regular season charts. Graham Zusi now ranks second in club history with 46 assists, while Dwyer is tied for fourth with 39 regular season goals.

With the result, Sporting KC (4-1-0, 12 points) snapped a six-game winless run against the Red Bulls and notched consecutive road wins for the first time since July 2014. Despite holding a 22-7 edge in shots, New York (1-4-0, 3 points) suffered their second straight loss and failed to score for the fourth time in 2016.

Dwyer now has 48 career goals for Sporting KC in all competitions, third in club history and four shy of tying Davy Arnaud for second. Zusi, meanwhile, recorded his 24th game-winning assist in MLS on Saturday (including playoffs). That ties Preki for the club’s all-time lead.

KC regular season goal leaders Player Goals 1. Preki 71

2. Davy Arnaud 43

Josh Wolff 43

4. Dom Dwyer 39

Chris Klein 39

MELIA MASTERFUL IN WIN OVER RED BULLS

Tim Melia made the most of his homecoming on Saturday. The Long Island native had returned to the Greater New York area for his long-awaited Red Bull Arena debut, and by the final whistle — when Sporting KC had topped New York 2-0 — Melia had enjoyed arguably the best night of his seven-year MLS career.

Melia made a series of brilliant saves, foiling Bradley Wright-Phillips on multiple occasions — most notably from the penalty spot in the 64th minute.

The performance went into the Sporting KC record books as one of the most comprehensive statistical games from a goalkeeper. In fact, Melia became the first keeper in Sporting KC history to notch at least six saves and one penalty kick save while earning a shutout victory. Five other players have made at least six stops and saved one penalty in a match, but only Tony Meola added a clean sheet, and none posted a shutout win.

KC regular season assist leaders Player Assists 1. Preki

98 2. Graham Zusi 46 3. Chris Klein 45 4. Davy Arnaud 35 5. Mo Johnston 28

DEFENSIVE DEPTH ON DISPLAY

Sporting KC’s defensive depth was put to the test in Saturday’s 2-0 win over New York. Manager Peter Vermes was forced to make two changes on either side of halftime amidst a barrage of attacking pressure from New York.

First Kevin Ellis sustained a groin injury, summoning center back Ike Opara to make his first MLS appearance since April 11, 2015. Opara’s long-awaited return couldn’t have gone much better, as evidenced by this statistic provided by MLSsoccer.com’s Ben Baer: in just 48 minutes of action, Opara became the first MLS player to tally eight clearances, five interceptions and four tackles in 2016.

Sporting KC further showcased their defensive depth with the 52nd-minute introduction of Saad Abdul-Salaam, who replaced Chance Myers after the right back pulled his hamstring. Abdul-Salaam not only contributed to the shutout, but played an integral role in Sporting KC’s second goal. His long throw into the penalty box allowed Dom Dwyer to score his third goal in as many trips to Red Bull Arena.

Opara’s return comes at an opportune time, as captain Matt Besler is day-to-day with a concussion and Kevin Ellis is out with a groin injury. Through the first six weeks of the 2015 season, Opara led MLS with 30 interceptions and 33 aerial duels won while ranking seventh with 42 clearances. He also led Sporting KC with two goals, most among MLS defenders, and was an MLSsoccer.com Player of the Month candidate for March.

ROAD TRIPPIN’

A seven-year MLS veteran, Opara enters his fourth season as a member of Sporting KC. The club’s 2013 Newcomer of the Year appeared in a career-high 18 MLS matches during his first season in Kansas City. He scored four goals in 2013 across all competitions and appeared in three of Sporting KC’s playoff matches en route to winning MLS Cup, but missed most of 2014 with an ankle injury.

Following Wednesday’s match, Sporting KC will play five of its next six MLS fixtures away from home. The club will host the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday before embarking on a three-game road swing, visiting FC Dallas (April 17), San Jose Earthquakes (April 24) and Vancouver Whitecaps FC (April 27). After a home game with LA Galaxy on May 1, Sporting KC goes wheels up again with trips to the Houston Dynamo (May 7) and Colorado Rapids (May 11).

HISTORY AWAITS FOR DAVIS

Saturday’s win at New York saw Peter Vermes’ men earn consecutive road wins for the first time since July 2014. More impressively, Sporting KC became just the second team in MLS history (joining the 2010 LA Galaxy) to secure shutout wins at Red Bull Arena and CenturyLink Field in Seattle in the same season. The feat is all the more impressive given the fact that visiting teams to New York and Seattle have emerged with victories just 19.9 percent of the time (44-132-45) since 2010.

Sporting KC winger Brad Davis will miss Wednesday’s match with a concussion, meaning the two statistical milestones he currently chases will be put on hold.

The 34-year-old is two games shy of 400 MLS appearances, including playoffs.

Only four players in MLS history have reached that mark, two of which are goalkeepers (Kevin Hartman and Nick Rimando). Two of the four, Real Salt Lake’s Nick Rimando and Kyle Beckerman, are still active.

All-time MLS appearances (including playoffs) 1. Kevin Hartman 465 (416 regular season) 2. Nick Rimando 430 (397 regular season) 3. Kyle Beckerman 413 (382 regular season) 4. Steve Ralston 412 (378 regular season) 5. Brad Davis 398 (371 regular season)

Sporting KC’s 24 regular season road wins from 2012-2014 were the most over a three-year span during Major League Soccer’s non-shootout era (2000-present).

Peter Vermes’ men went 24-17-10 over that span, securing at least seven more road wins than any other team. Sporting KC’s travels in 2015 were less successful as the team went 4-9-4, their worst road record since 2008 (2-8-5).

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Davis has recorded 59 goals and 131 assists (including postseason) during a 15year MLS career highlighted by 2006 and 2007 MLS Cup championships, 2011 MLS Best XI honors and six MLS All-Star selections. His 371 appearances and 122 assists in the regular season are both third most in MLS history. A native of Missouri, Davis ended his 10-year stay in Houston as the Dynamo’s all-time leader in regular season games played (271), starts (252) and assists (104). In addition to winning two MLS Cups, Davis led Houston to seven playoff trips from 2006-2015, including MLS Cup appearances in 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2012.

Children’s Mercy Park has sold out 72 consecutive MLS matches dating back to April 2012 (including four playoff games) and 85 of 94 league matches since opening in 2011. The 18,467-seat venue and has averaged 105 percent capacity over the last five MLS seasons, drawing more than 19,400 fans per game.

A 74th straight sellout is expected Wednesday as Sporting KC and Colorado square off exactly 20 years after meeting in their inaugural MLS match in 1996 at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED) STINGY SPORTING OFF TO STRONG START 20TH ANNIVERSARY NIGHT SET FOR WEDNESDAY Sporting KC’s three goals allowed are tied for their second-fewest through five games in club regular season history. The club is also off to its third-best fivegame start to a season, trailing the 2012 and 2000 campaigns and equal with the 2006 season.

Sporting KC will host its 20th Anniversary Night on Wednesday when the Colorado Rapids visit Children’s Mercy Park. The historic occasion will commemorate Sporting KC’s inaugural game, a 3-0 win against Colorado at Arrowhead Stadium on April 13, 1996.

YEAR RECORD OUTCOME 2012 5-0-0 Club-record 63 points in the regular season, won Open Cup 2000 4-0-1 Won Supporters’ Shield and MLS Cup 2006 4-1-0 Ended season 6-13-8 and missed postseason 2015 4-1-0 TBD

Supporters attending 20th Anniversary Night will be treated to a special throwback experience, as Sporting KC players will wear retro training kits during pregame and feature rainbow-colored numbering on their white argyle game jerseys — an homage to the Kansas City Wiz’s original uniforms. Children’s Mercy Park will amplify the throwback theme with video boards showcasing retro graphics throughout the match and 1996 music playing on the sound system during pregame warm-ups and lineup introductions.

THREE STRAIGHT FOR BENNY?

Veteran midfielder Benny Feilhaber marked his 150th career MLS appearance on Saturday with a game-winning goal against the New York Red Bulls. Feilhaber has now scored in each of his two appearances this season, and on Wednesday has the opportunity to score in three straight MLS matches for the first time in his career.

At halftime, Sporting KC will reveal the club’s 20th Anniversary Best XI, presented by Bud Light. Fan voting at SportingKC.com will determine Sporting KC’s all-time best lineup, comprised of one goalkeeper, three defenders, five midfielders and two forwards.

Feilhaber is coming off a career-best campaign in 2015. Last year he set a Sporting KC record with 20 assists in all competitions, while his 32 combined goals and assists in all competitions were second most in team history behind Preki (36 in 1996). His season culminated in Sporting KC MVP honors as well as an MLS MVP nomination alongside winner Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto) and former teammate Kei Kamara (Columbus).

PETER THE GREAT

THREE TITLES IN FOUR YEARS

Vermes’ 94 regular season victories are eighth most in MLS history and fourth most among active coaches behind Sigi Schmid (223), Bruce Arena (192) and Dominic Kinnear (154). Now in his eighth MLS season, Vermes ties Bob Gansler (1999-2006) as the club’s longest-tenured manager.

Last season Peter Vermes passed Bob Gansler as the winningest coach in Sporting KC history, ending 2015 with 90 regular season wins and 113 victories across all competitions. Vermes has coached 258 matches for Kansas City in all competitions with a 117-80-61 record, 12 games shy of tying Gansler’s 270game record.

When Sporting KC lifted the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup last September, it became the fifth MLS club to win three major trophies in a four-year span since 2005, joining Seattle, D.C. United, LA Galaxy and Columbus Crew SC. Should Sporting KC add to its trophy haul in 2016, it would join LA as the only MLS clubs to win four titles in a five-year span since 2005.

Sporting KC Seattle Sounders FC D.C. United LA Galaxy Columbus Crew SC

MLS Cup (2013), Open Cup (2012, 2015) Open Cup (2009, 2010, 2011, 2014), Supporters’ Shield (2014) Open Cup (2008), Supporters’ Shield (2006, 2007) MLS Cup (2011, 2012, 2014), Supporters Shield (2010, 2011) MLS Cup (2008), Supporters’ Shield (2008, 2009)

DEFENDING THE OPEN CUP

Sporting KC enters the 2016 season as defending champions of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Peter Vermes’ side defeated the Philadelphia Union in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw through regulation to win the 2015 final on Sept. 30, effectively securing a spot in the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League.

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup has been held annually since 1914 and is open to all amateur/professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. The knockout-style tournament is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the U.S. and the world’s third-longest running open soccer tournament.

This year’s winner will earn $250,000 and a berth into the 2017-18 CONCACAF Champions League. Sporting KC has won the tournament on three occasions (2004, 2012, 2015), third-most among MLS clubs behind Seattle and Chicago who have four titles apiece. All 17 American MLS clubs will enter the 2016 Open Cup in the round of 32 in June.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ON THE HORIZON

Courtesy of the club’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championship, Sporting KC will compete in the group stage of the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League, set to begin in August. 2016 marks the third time in four years that Sporting KC has featured in the international competition, which involves the top clubs from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The tournament winner will qualify as CONCACAF’s representative at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup.

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Coach

Sigi Schmid Bruce Arena Dominic Kinnear Frank Yallop Bob Bradley Steve Nicol Jason Kreis Peter Vermes Bob Gansler Thomas Rongen

Active in MLS

Yes (SEA) Yes (LA) Yes (SJ) No No No No Yes (SKC) No No

Wins

223 192 154 130 124 112 100 94 86 83

Seasons

(including 2016)

17 14 13 13 9 11 8 8 8 7

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

All-Time Regular Season SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC record vs. Colorado Rapids: 23-19-13 Home games: 18-4-5 (57 GF, 27 GA) Road games: 5-15-8 (36 GF, 47 GA) Date 04/13/1996 05/05/1996 07/10/1996 08/07/1996 06/28/1997 08/28/1997 09/06/1997 09/26/1997 05/31/1998 07/19/1998 08/08/1998 09/02/1998 04/17/1999 07/07/1999 09/10/1999 09/25/1999 04/01/2000 04/29/2000 08/02/2000 08/26/2000 07/18/2001 08/12/2001 08/19/2001 03/23/2002 05/11/2002 09/14/2002 09/20/2002 07/04/2003 08/22/2003 09/13/2003 10/04/2003 05/01/2004 06/09/2004 09/10/2004 09/25/2004 04/02/2005 07/04/2005 07/08/2006 09/09/2006 05/19/2007 07/22/2007 04/05/2008 08/16/2008 03/28/2009 09/26/2009 04/10/2010 07/17/2010 05/28/2011 07/06/2011 05/19/2012 08/31/2013 03/29/2014 06/27/2015 08/29/2015 10/21/2015

Score

KC 3 vs COL 0 KC 0 at COL 4 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 2 at COL 4 KC 3 at COL 3 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 2 at COL 1 KC 5 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 4 vs COL 1 KC 3 vs COL 1 KC 2 at COL 3 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 0 KC 0 vs COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 0 KC 5 at COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 0 at COL 0 KC 2 at COL 2 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 1 KC 0 at COL 2 KC 1 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 2 at COL 3 KC 2 vs COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 4 vs COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 0 KC 1 at COL 3 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 at COL 1 KC 4 vs COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 2 vs COL 2 KC 3 vs COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 vs COL 0 KC 1 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 at COL 1 KC 1 vs COL 1 KC 2 at COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 1 KC 3 at COL 2 KC 2 vs COL 0 KC 1 at COL 2 KC 0 vs COL 2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 9 Klein/Preki 16 Preki 83 Preki 35 Preki 34 McKeon/Zavagnin 47 Kerry Zavagnin

Result Location W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium SOW Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium SOL Mile High Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium SOL Mile High Stadium SOL Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T Mile High Stadium T Mile High Stadium T Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium T Mile High Stadium L Mile High Stadium T Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Mile High Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Mile High Stadium L Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Arrowhead Stadium W CommunityAmerica Ballpark L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T CommunityAmerica Ballpark W CommunityAmerica Ballpark T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park T Children’s Mercy Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Children’s Mercy Park W Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Children’s Mercy Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Children’s Mercy Park

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John Spencer 8 Chris Henderson 7 John Spencer 53 John Spencer 29 Pablo Mastroeni 35 Chris Henderson 36

Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered

7 Tony Meola 5 Tony Meola 6 Tony Meola 65 Tony Meola 18 Tony Meola

four players tied 3 Cannon/Hahnemann 5 Scott Garlick 3 Marcus Hahnemann 44 Marcus Hahnemann 17

Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals alloweD

All-Time Regular Season GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

colorado rapids

2 nine players tied Goals 3 Preki (10/4/03) Assists 9 Onandi Lowe (8/12/01) Shots 5 Dom Dwyer (8/29/15) Shots on Goal 7 Chris Henderson (8/26/00) Fouls Committed 7 three players tied Fouls Suffered 9 Bo Oshoniyi (9/10/04) 4 Mike Ammann (8/7/96)

eight players tied 2 six players tied 2 (9/14/02) Mark Chung 8 (8/22/03) John Spencer 5 (8/2/00) Chris Martinez 7 three players tied 6 four players tied 9 Grafer/Kramer 5

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

All-Time Regular Season SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category Goals

Shots

Shots on Goal Fouls

Offsides Corner Kicks

1 34 327 139 354 82 125

2 59 425 189 358 82 137

OT 9 7 3 12 0 3

Total 93 759 331 724 164 265

colorado rapids Category Goals

Shots

Shots on Goal Fouls

Offsides Corner Kicks

1 28 304 120 387 84 143

2 46 369 140 430 69 146

OT 0 9 2 8 2 8

Total 74 682 262 825 155 297

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15 KC 6 COL 8

16-30

12 10

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,422

CONSECUTIVE MLS SELLOUTS Dating back to April 2012 (including postseason)

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 94 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 88 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 14 Open Cup, 5 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 94 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

118

colorado rapids

105.2 5

31-45

16 10

46-60

22 16

61-75

11 9

76-90

26 21

OT

0 0

Total

93 74

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

189

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 118 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Lawrence Olum (signing - 12/9/15)

Jalil Anibaba (option declined - 11/25/15)

Alec Kann (Re-Entry Draft - 12/11/15)

Mikey Lopez (out of contract - 12/31/15)

Justin Mapp (signing - 12/14/15)

Krisztian Nemeth (transfer - 1/29/16)

Brad Davis (trade - 1/7/16)

Erik Palmer-Brown (loan - 2/1/16)

Daniel Salloi (Homegrown - 1/13/16)

Bernardo Anor (loan - 2/17/16)

Nuno Andre Coelho (signing - 1/26/16)

Amobi Okugo (waived - 2/23/16)

Diego Rubio (loan - 3/8/16)

Marcel de Jong (contract terminated - 3/1/16)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Nov. 25: OUT Sporting KC declines contract option for D Jalil Anibaba Dec. 9: IN Sporting KC signs M Lawrence Olum, re-signs D Seth Sinovic and GK Jon Kempin to new contracts Dec. 11: IN Sporting KC selects GK Alec Kann in first round of MLS Re-Entry Draft Dec. 14: IN Sporting KC signs M Justin Mapp Dec. 31 OUT M Mikey Lopez leaves Sporting KC out of contract Jan. 7: IN Sporting KC acquires M Brad Davis from the Houston Dynamo in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, a third-round

pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft and future considerations Jan. 11: Sporting KC re-signs M Soni Mustivar and M Paulo Nagamura to new contracts Jan. 13: IN Sporting KC signs F Daniel Salloi as Homegrown Player Jan. 26: IN Sporting KC signs D Nuno Andre Coelho Jan. 29: OUT Sporting KC transfers F Krisztian Nemeth to Al-Gharafa SC (Qatar) Feb. 1: OUT Sporting KC loans D Erik Palmer-Brown to FC Porto (Portugal) Feb. 17: OUT Sporting KC loans M Bernardo Anor to Minnesota United FC (NASL) Feb. 23: OUT Sporting KC waives M Amobi Okugo March 1: OUT Sporting KC and D Marcel de Jong mutually agree to terminate contract March 8: IN Sporting KC acquires F Diego Rubio on loan as Young Designated Player March 25: OUT Sporting KC loans GK Jon Kempin, M Jimmy Medranda and F Daniel Salloi to Swope Park Rangers (USL) April 1: IN M Jimmy Medranda returns to Sporting KC from Swope Park Rangers

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2008

Chance Myers (1st)

2009

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

Signings

Trades

Homegrown Players

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)

Kevin Ellis (2/18/11)

2010

Jon Kempin (8/31/10)

2011 2012

MLS Re-Entry Draft

Dom Dwyer (16th)

2013

Jacob Peterson (1/19/12)

Paulo Nagamura (11/29/11)

Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13)

Benny Feilhaber (12/11/12) Ike Opara (12/12/12)

Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15) Soni Mustivar (2/16/15) Jordi Quintilla (8/6/15)

Bernardo Anor (12/8/14) (ON LOAN)

Lawrence Olum (12/9/15) Justin Mapp (12/14/15) Nuno Andre Coelho (1/26/16) Diego Rubio (3/8/16)

Brad Davis (1/7/16)

Erik Palmer-Brown (8/2/13) (ON LOAN)

2014 2015

2016

Connor Hallisey (10th) Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th) Amadou Dia (20th)

6

Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)

Alec Kann (12/11/15)

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2016 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT

TV / SCORERS

Sunday, March 6

at Seattle Sounders FC

MLS

W 1-0

Coelho 73

SATURDAY, MARCH 12

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS

MLS

W 2-1

Dwyer 5, 41

SUNDAY, MARCH 20

TORONTO FC

MLS

W 1-0

Davis 70

SATURDAY, APRIL 2

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

L 1-2

Feilhaber 94+

Saturday, April 9

at New York Red Bulls

MLS

W 2-0

Feilhaber 17; Dwyer 60

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

7:30

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

Sunday, April 17

at FC Dallas

MLS

6:00

FS1

Sunday, April 24

at San Jose Earthquakes

MLS

2:30

ESPN

Wednesday, April 27

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

MLS

9:30

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

SUNDAY, MAY 1

LA GALAXY

MLS

7:00

FS1

Saturday, May 7

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

7:30

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

Wednesday, May 11

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

8:00

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

SUNDAY, MAY 15

ORLANDO CITY SC

MLS

2:30

ESPN

SATURDAY, MAY 21

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

7:30

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

FRIDAY, May 27

D.C. UNITED

MLS

6:00

UniMas, KMCI-TV

Thursday, June 2

at LA Galaxy

MLS

9:30

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

June 14-16

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (Round of 32)

SUNDAY, JUNE 19

FC DALLAS

MLS

4:00

ESPN

Saturday, June 25

at Montreal Impact

MLS

6:30

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

June 28-30

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (Round of 16)

SUNDAY, JULY 3

COLUMBUS CREW SC

MLS

6:00

FS1

SUNDAY, JULY 10

NEW YORK CITY FC

MLS

7:00

FS1

Wednesday, July 13

at Chicago Fire

MLS

7:30

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

Saturday, July 16

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

8:00

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

July 19-21

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (Quarterfinals)

SUNDAY, JULY 24

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS

2:00

ESPN

Thursday, July 28

MLS All-Star Game

San Jose, CA

8:00

ESPN

SUNDAY, JULY 31

PORTLAND TIMBERS

MLS

1:00

FOX

Sunday, Aug. 7

at Portland Timbers

MLS

3:00

ESPN

Wednesday, Aug. 10

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (Semifinals)

Saturday, Aug. 13

at FC Dallas

MLS

8:00

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

SATURDAY, AUG. 20

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

MLS

9:00

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

Saturday, Aug. 27

at Philadelphia Union

MLS

6:00

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

FRIDAY, SEPT. 9

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

7:00

UniMas, KMCI-TV

SUNDAY, SEPT. 18

LA GALAXY

MLS

12:00

ESPN

Wednesday, Sept. 21

TBD

U.S. Open Cup (Final)

Saturday, Sept. 24

at San Jose Earthquakes

MLS

9:30

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

Saturday, Oct. 1

at New England Revolution

MLS

6:30

KMCI-TV, SKCTV

Sunday, Oct. 16

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

6:00

TBD (subject to flex)

SUNDAY, OCT. 23

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

MLS

3:00

TBD (subject to flex)

7

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS

SPORTING KC IN 2016 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

Regular Season Record By Month

2016 Record When...

Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goals Allowing 0 goals Allowing 1 goal Allowing 2 goals Allowing 3 goals Allowing 4+ goals Wearing Sporting blue Wearing dark indigo Wearing white Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’ Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even One-goal games On ESPN/ESPN2 On FOX/FS1 On KMCI-TV Day games (before 5 p.m.)

Games 5 p.m. CT or later With red card for With red card against Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75 In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone vs. Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference On grass On turf With zero subs With one sub With two subs with three subs

March 2016 March all-time April 2016 April all-time May 2016 May all-time June 2016 June all-time July 2016 July all-time Aug. 2016 Aug. all-time Sept. 2016 Sept. all-time Oct. 2016 Oct. all-time

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

Quickest Goals...

3-0-0 16-9-6 1-1-0 40-32-14 0-0-0 33-39-23 0-0-0 38-29-21 0-0-0 46-33-24 0-0-0 39-48-15 0-0-0 29-37-15 0-0-0 20-14-14

5th min, Dom Dwyer, 3/12 vs VAN 17th min, Benny Feilhaber, 4/9 at NY 41st min, Dom Dwyer, 3/12 vs VAN 60th min, Dom Dwyer, 4/9 at NY 70th min, Brad Davis, 3/20 vs TOR

Quickest Goals Against...

29th min, Justen Glad, 4/2 vs RSL 70th min, Pedro Morales, 3/12 vs VAN

79th min, Luke Mulholland, 4/2 vs RSL

Game-winning goals after 75’...

Game-tying goals after 75’...

Game-winning goals against after 75’...

Game-tying goals against after 75’...

79th min, Luke Mulholland, 4/2 vs RSL

Own Goals...

Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2016)

Own Goals Against...

14-25-11 (0-0-0) vs. Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids 23-19-13 (0-0-0) vs. Columbus Crew SC 24-22-6 (0-0-0) vs. D.C. United 20-20-12 (0-0-0) vs. FC Dallas 22-20-10 (0-0-0) vs. Houston Dynamo 5-8-10 (0-0-0) vs. LA Galaxy 20-24-11 (0-0-0) vs. Montreal Impact 6-3-1 (0-0-0) vs. NE Revolution 24-16-11 (0-0-0) vs. New York City FC 1-0-0 (0-0-0) vs. New York Red Bulls 20-20-13 (1-0-0) vs. Orlando City SC 0-1-0 (0-0-0) vs. Philadelphia Union 5-4-4 (0-0-0) vs. Portland Timbers 4-2-2 (0-0-0) vs. Real Salt Lake 8-8-5 (0-1-0) vs. SJ Earthquakes 21-23-7 (0-0-0) vs. Seattle Sounders FC 3-7-3 (1-0-0) vs. Toronto FC 14-4-5 (1-0-0) vs. Vancouver Whitecaps 5-1-2 (1-0-0)

Red Cards...

Red Cards Against...

84th min, Roger Espinoza, 3/20 vs TOR

41st min, Oniel Fisher, 3/6 at SEA 46th min +, Jordan Smith, 3/12 vs VAN

Penalty Kicks...

84th min, Benny Feilhaber, 4/2 vs RSL (goal)

Penalty Kicks Against...

70th min, Pedro Morales, 3/12 vs VAN (goal) 64th min, Bradley Wright-Phillips, 4/9 at NY (saved)

Youngest Goalscorer...

25 yrs., 226 days, Dom Dwyer, 3/12 vs VAN

Oldest Goalscorer...

34 yrs., 133 days, Brad Davis, 3/20 vs TOR

Youngest Starter...

22 yrs., 133 days, Jordi Quintilla, 3/6 at SEA

Youngest to play in a game...

22 yrs., 28 days, Jimmy Medranda, 3/6 at SEA

Oldest Starter...

34 yrs., 146 days, Brad Davis, 4/2 vs RSL

Oldest to play in a game...

34 yrs., 146 days, Brad Davis, 4/2 vs RSL

Regular Season Home and Away Overall All-time 2016 at home All-time at home 2016 on road All-time on road

261-241-132 2-1-0 168-88-61 2-0-0 93-153-71

2016 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS GOALS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 3 4 7 OppONENT 1 2 3

SHOTS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 22 29 51 OppONENT 34 32 66

SHOTS ON GOAL SPORTING KC OppONENT

1 10 11

2 9 13

Total 19 24

FOULS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 30 33 64 OppONENT 39 31 70

OFFSIDES 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 9 9 18 OppONENT 6 9 15

CORNER KICKS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 11 11 22 OppONENT 11 8 19

CAUTIONS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 0 6 6 OppONENT 3 5 8

EJECTIONS 1 2 Total SPORTING KC 0 1 1 OppONENT 2 0 2

PK’S (Made/attempted) 1 SPORTING KC 0/0 OppONENT 0/0

2 1/1 1/2

Total 1/1 1/2

Sporting kc all-time win/loss records IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES overall Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL

W 261 17 23 9 310

L 241 19 14 10 284

T 132 8 6 8 154

home GF 887 59 86 33 1065

GA 854 59 51 37 1001

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

W 168 14 17 5 204

L 88 3 7 3 101

8

away T 61 3 2 5 71

GF 526 35 59 16 636

GA 381 15 26 10 432

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

W 93 2 6 4 105

L 153 15 7 7 182

T 71 5 4 2 82

GF 361 21 27 17 426

GA 473 41 25 27 566

Neutral site MLS Cup Playoffs International TOTAL

W 1 0 1

L 1 0 1

T 0 1 1

GF 3 0 3

GA 3 0 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2015 REGULAR SEASON)

Formation: 4-3-3

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

Substitute players are not listed.

Center forward Dom Dwyer 5

Left forward

Right forward

Graham Zusi 3 Connor Hallisey 2

Connor Hallisey 2 Graham Zusi 2 Brad Davis 1

Left-center midfielder

Right-center midfielder

Roger Espinoza 4 Jordi Quintilla 1

Jordi Quintilla 3 Benny Feilhaber 2

Defensive midfielder Soni Mustivar 4 Lawrence Olum 1

Left back

Amadou Dia 5

Left center back

Right center back

Matt Besler 3 Kevin Ellis 2

Nuno Andre Coelho 5

Goalkeeper Tim Melia 5

9

Right back

Chance Myers 5

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2016 BOX SCORES March 6, 2016: Seattle Sounders FC FC 0-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | CenturyLink Field | Seattle, WA Attendance: 39,525 Weather: 50 degrees and rainy

March 12, 2016: Sporting KC 2-1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,178 (71st straight sellout) Weather: 57 degrees and cloudy

March 20, 2016: Sporting KC 1-0 Toronto FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,867 (72nd straight sellout) Weather: 48 degrees and sunny

1 2 F Sporting KC (1-0-0, 3 pts) 0 1 1 Seattle Sounders FC (0-1-0, 0 pts) 0 0 0

1 2 F Sporting KC (2-0-0, 6 pts) 2 0 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (0-2-0, 0 pts) 0 1 1

1 2 F Sporting KC (3-0-0, 9 pts) 0 1 1 Toronto FC (1-1-1, 4 pts) 0 0 0

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers, Nuno Andre Coelho, Matt Besler, Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Jordi Quintilla, Roger Espinoza; Connor Hallisey (Jimmy Medranda 82), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi Subs not used: Alec Kann, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Kevin Ellis, Lawrence Olum, Jacob Peterson, Daniel Salloi

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers (Saad Abdul-Salaam 83), Nuno Andre Coelho, Matt Besler, Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Jordi Quintilla (Jimmy Medranda 76), Roger Espinoza; Connor Hallisey (Brad Davis 77), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi Subs not used: Alec Kann, Kevin Ellis, Lawrence Olum, Daniel Salloi

Sporting KC: Tim Melia; Chance Myers, Nuno Andre Coelho, Matt Besler, Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Jordi Quintilla (Lawrence Olum 81), Roger Espinoza; Connor Hallisey (Brad Davis 46), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi Subs not used: Alec Kann, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Kevin Ellis, Jimmy Medranda, Daniel Salloi

Seattle Sounders FC: Stefan Frei; Oniel Fisher, Brad Evans (Dylan Remick 90), Chad Marshall, Joevin Jones; Cristian Roldan, Osvaldo Alonso, Andreas Ivanschitz; Jordan Morris (Oalex Anderson 83), Nelson Valdez (Zach Scott 70), Clint Dempsey Subs not used: Tyler Miller, Nathan Sturgis, Aaron Kovar, Darwin Jones Stats Summary SKC SEA Shots (on goal) 14 (4) 8 (2) Saves

2 3 Fouls

19 9 Offside

1 3 Corner Kicks 6 7

Misconduct Summary: SEA -- Oniel Fisher (ejection; serious foul) 41 SKC -- Graham Zusi (caution; unsporting behavior) 76 SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; unsporting behavior) 77 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Nuno Andre Coelho 1 (Jordi Quintilla 1) 73

April 2, 2016: Sporting KC 1-2 Real Salt Lake MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,553 (73rd straight sellout) Weather: 63 degrees and sunny

Vancouver Whitecaps FC: David Ousted; Jordan Smith, Kendall Waston, Tim Parker, Jordan Harvey; Deybi Flores (Kianz Froese 46), Matias Laba (Blas Perez 67), Cristian Techera (Fraser Aird 46), Pedro Morales, Kekuta Manneh; Octavio Rivero Subs not used: Paolo Tornaghi, Pa-Modou Kah, Sam Adekugbe, Masato Kudo Stats Summary SKC VAN Shots (on goal) 14 (6) 9 (4) Saves

3 3 Fouls

14 19 Offside

5 3 Corner Kicks 6 0

Misconduct Summary: VAN -- Octavio Rivero (caution; unsporting behavior) 36 VAN -- Kendall Waston (caution; unsporting behavior) 38 VAN -- Jordan Smith (ejeection; serious foul) 45+1 SKC -- Jordi Quintilla (caution; unsporting behavior) 51 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Dom Dwyer 1 (unassisted) 5 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 2 (Chance Myers 1, Graham Zusi 1) 41 VAN -- Pedro Morales 1 (penalty kick) April 9, 2016: New York Red Bulls 0-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Red Bull Arena | Harrison, NJ Attendance: 21,406 Weather: 40 degrees and cloudy

1 2 F Sporting KC (3-1-0, 9 pts) 0 1 1 Real Salt Lake (2-0-2, 8 pts) 1 1 2

1 2 F Sporting KC (4-1-0, 12 pts) 1 1 2 New York Red Bulls (1-4-0, 3 pts) 0 0 0

Sporting Kansas City: Tim Melia; Chance Myers, Nuno Andre Coelho, Kevin Ellis, Amadou Dia; Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber, Jordi Quintilla (Jimmy Medranda 73); Brad Davis (Diego Rubio 80), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (C) Subs Not Used: Alec Kann, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Seth Sinovic, Lawrence Olum, Jacob Peterson

Sporting Kansas City: Tim Melia; Chance Myers (Saad Abdul-Salaam 52), Nuno Andre Coelho, Kevin Ellis (Ike Opara 42), Amadou Dia; Benny Feilhaber, Lawrence Olum, Roger Espinoza (Jimmy Medranda 94+); Connor Hallisey, Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (C) Subs Not Used: Alec Kann, Jordi Quintilla, Jacob Peterson, Diego Rubio

Real Salt Lake: Jeff Attinella; Tony Beltran, Justen Glad, Aaron Maund, Chris Wingert (Demar Phillips 59); John Stertzer, Sunday Stephen, Luke Mulholland; Jordan Allen, Yura Movsisyan (Devon Sandoval 70), Joao Plata Subs Not Used: Lalo Fernandez, Emilio Orozco, Andrew Brody, Olmes Garcia, Danilo Acosta SKC RSL Stats Summary Shots (on goal) 9 (3) 15 (8) Saves

6 2 Fouls

13 18 Offside

8 2 Corner Kicks 7 3

Misconduct Summary: RSL -- Yura Movsisyan (caution; unsporting behavior) 67 RSL -- Joao Plata (caution; time wasting) 77 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; unsporting behavior) 90 RSL -- Luke Mulholland (caution; argument) 90 Scoring Summary: RSL -- Justen Glad 1 (Joao Plata 3) 29 RSL -- Luke Mulholland 1 (unassisted) 79 SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 1 (penalty kick) 94+

New York Red Bulls: Luis Robles; Sal Zizzo, Chris Duvall, Karl Ouimette, Connor Lade; Sean Davis, Dax McCarty (C) (Alex Muyl 85), Lloyd Sam (Anatole Abang 65), Sacha Kljestan (Shaun Wright-Phillips 75), Mike Grella; Bradley WrightPhillips Subs Not Used: Kyle Reynish, Zach Carroll, Brandon Allen, Tyler Adams Stats Summary SKC NY Shots (on goal) 7 (3) 22 (6) Saves

6 1 Fouls

4 11 Offside

4 4 Corner Kicks 0 7

Misconduct Summary: NY -- Sal Zizzo (caution; dissent) 44 SKC -- Roger Espinoza (caution; unsporting behavior) 74 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Benny Feilhaber 2 (Graham Zusi 2, Dom Dwyer 2) 17 SKC -- Dom Dwyer 3 (Saad Abdul-Salaam 1) 60

10

Toronto FC: Clint Irwin; Steven Beitashour, Damien Perquis, Josh Williams (Jay Chapman 86), Justin Morrow; Marco Delgado, Michael Bradley, Tsubasa Endoh (Mo Babouli 77), Will Johnson, Benoit Cheyrou (Jozy Altidore 77); Sebastian Giovinco Subs not used: Quillan Roberts, Ashtone Morgan, Nick Hagglund, Eriq Zavaleta Stats Summary SKC TOR Shots (on goal) 7 (3) 12 (4) Saves

4 2 Fouls

13 12 Offside

0 3 Corner Kicks 3 2

Misconduct Summary: TOR -- Benoit Cheyrou (caution; unsporting behavior) 60 TOR -- Justin Morrow (caution; dissent) 71 SKC -- Roger Espinoza (ejection; serious foul) 84 SKC -- Tim Melia (caution; time wasting) 87 Scoring Summary: SKC -- Brad Davis 1 (Dom Dwyer 1) 70

Sporting KC Player Bios | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #17 | D | SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM | @Saad_Abdul SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

24

10

1119

0

1

MLS Postseason

1

1

120

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

5

1

206

0

1

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

30

12

1445

0

2

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 2 times, last: Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR Shots 1, 5 times, last: Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR Fouls Committed 3, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Last Regular Season...

Appearance Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY Goal N/A Assist Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 Birthday: 9/8/1991 Hometown: Gahanna, Ohio College: Akron Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#12) Sporting KC selected defender Saad Abdul-Salaam with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. The right back played 28 matches across all competitions during his rookie season, including 22 regular season appearances, all five games in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and one start in the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Abdul-Salaam played three seasons at the University of Akron (2012-14), recording three goals and 12 assists in 54 college games. He helped Akron win MAC regular season titles in each of his three seasons and earned All-MAC First Team honors as a senior in 2014.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

24

10

1119

0

2

5

3

13

18

1

0

1

0

0

0

KC - Postseason

1

1

120

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

25

11

1239

0

2

5

3

15

20

1

0

2

0

0

0

#5 | D | MATT BESLER | @MattBesler SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

185

180

16216

2

10

MLS Postseason

12

12

1170

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

15

13

1204

0

1

International

10

10

885

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

222

215

19475

2

11

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DC Assists 1, 10 times, last: Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: Mar. 16, 2013, KC vs CHI Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs COL Last Regular Season...

Appearance Mar. 20, 2016, KC vs TOR Goal Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DC Assist Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB 2016 Record when: he starts 3-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Birthday: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8)

Sporting KC captain Matt Besler is in his eighth season at his hometown club. He playoffs) and landed club Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, has earned MLS Best XI (2012-13), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-15), MLS Defender 2015). of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors since being selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Notre Dame.

Besler has earned 31 caps or the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2013. He featured in four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Besler, who signed a long-term Designated Player contract in 2014, ranks seventh Cup, becoming the first Kansan to play in the quadrennial tournament, as the U.S. in Sporting KC history with 222 appearances across all competitions. A regular advanced to the Round of 16. He also helped the U.S. win the 2013 CONCACAF staple of the team’s backline, he has started 192 of 197 MLS matches (including Gold Cup, starting all three matches in the knockout stage.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

185

180

16216

2

10

34

8

166

90

6

1

23

2

1

5

KC - Postseason

12

12

1170

0

0

2

0

14

9

1

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

197

192

17,386

2

10

36

8

180

99

7

1

23

2

1

5

11

Sporting KC Player Bios | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #12 | D | NUNO ANDRE COELHO | @nunoacoelho12 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

5

5

450

1

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

5

5

450

1

0

Height: 6-4 Weight: 181 Hometown: Penafiel, Portugal Last Club: Balikesirspor (Turkey) Acquired: Signed on 1/26/2016

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Mar. 6, 2016, KC at SEA Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, Mar. 6, 2016, KC at SEA Shots 3, Mar. 6, 2016, KC at SEA Fouls Committed 1, Apr. 2, 2016, KC vs RSL Fouls Suffered 2, Mar. 12, 2016, KC vs VAN Last Regular Season...

Appearance Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY Goal Mar. 6, 2016, KC at SEA Assist N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 4-1-0 he scores 1-0-0

Birthday: 1/7/1986

Sporting KC signed Nuno André Coelho in January 2016. The center back has played more than 160 matches during a 12-year career in Europe, including seven appearances in the UEFA Champions League with Portuguese clubs SC Braga and FC Porto. Coelho most recently played for Balikesirspor of the Turkish Super Lig during the 2014-15 season. He scored the game-winning goal in his MLS debut as Sporting KC beat Seattle Sounders FC 1-0 on March 6.

spent 2006-07 on loan at Standard Liege of the Belgian first division.

A native of Portugal, Coelho made his professional debut at age 18 with FC Porto B. Between 2006 and 2009, FC Porto loaned Coelho to Portuguese clubs FC Maia (2006), Portimonense SC (2007-08) and CF Estrela da Amadora (2008-09). Coelho

During his final campaign at FC Porto in 2009-10, Coelho helped his club win the Taça de Portugal, the country’s premier knockout competition. After moving to Sporting Clube de Portugal in 2010, he joined SC Braga in 2011 and helped the club finish third in the 2011-12 Primiera Liga. Coelho’s performances earned him a training stint with the Portuguese national team in September 2012. Coelho’s 2012-13 campaign was highlighted by six starts in the UEFA Champions League and a 2013 Taça da Liga title, Braga’s first domestic cup since 1966.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

5

5

450

1

0

5

1

1

4

0

0

0

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

5

5

450

1

0

5

1

1

4

0

0

0

0

1

0

#11 | M | BRAD DAVIS | @Brad_Davis11 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

3

1

138

1

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

3

1

138

1

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, June 21, 2007, HOU vs CHV Assists 3, April 11, 2011, HOU vs VAN Shots on Goal 5, June 21, 2007, HOU vs CHV Shots 6, 2 times, last: June 2, 2010, HOU at NY Fouls Committed 5 Sept. 23, 2006, HOU at CLB Fouls Suffered 5, 4 times, last: May 16, 2009, HOU at NY Last Regular Season...

Appearance Apr. 2, 2016, KC vs RSL Goal Mar. 20, 2016, KC vs TOR Assist Oct. 18, 2015, HOU vs SEA 2016 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 1-0-0

Height: 5-11 Weight: 165 Birthday: 11/8/1981 Hometown: St. Charles, Missouri College: Saint Louis Last Club: Houston Dynamo Acquired: Trade with Houston Dynamo on 1/7/2016 U.S. international midfielder Brad Davis joined Sporting KC in January 2016. He has recorded 59 goals and 131 assists (including postseason) during a 15-year MLS career highlighted by 2006 and 2007 MLS Cup championships, 2011 MLS Best XI honors and six MLS All-Star selections. His 371 appearances and 122 assists in the regular season are both third most in MLS history.

2007, 2011 and 2012. He also featured in four editions of the CONCACAF Champions League (2008-10, 2012-14) and the 2010 North American SuperLiga.

Davis leads active MLS players with 122 regular season assists, 45 more than any other player. The left-footed midfielder has reached double figures in assists in six of the last seven seasons since 2009 and seven times overall, a feat matched only

by Landon Donovan.

A native of St. Charles, Missouri, Davis ends his 10-year stay in Houston as the Dynamo’s all-time leader in regular season games played (271), starts (252) and assists (104). In addition to winning two MLS Cups, Davis led Houston to seven playoff trips between 2006-2015, including four MLS Cup appearances in 2006,

Davis has earned 17 caps with four assists for the U.S. Men’s National Team since debuting in 2005. He made his lone World Cup appearance with a start against eventual champion Germany on June 26, 2014.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

3

1

138

1

0

3

2

2

7

0

3

0

0

1

0

MLS - Regular Season

371

326

28415

56

122

560

234

408

503

59

1216

37

4

14

40

MLS - Postseason

27

26

2376

3

9

36

14

37

44

6

92

2

0

1

3

MLS - TOTAL

398

352

30791

59

131

596

248

445

547

65

1308

39

4

15

43

12

Sporting KC Player Bios | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #13 | D | AMADOU DIA | @Amadou_iT11 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

27

18

1767

0

1

MLS Postseason

1

1

120

0

1

U.S. Open Cup

4

4

351

0

1

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

32

23

2238

0

3

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: June 6, 2015, KC vs SEA Shots 2, Mar. 8, 2015, KC vs NYR Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 1, 2015, KC vs HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: Mar. 12, 2016, KC vs VAN Last Regular Season...

Appearance Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY Goal N/A Assist Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA 2016 Record when: he starts 4-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 150 Birthday: 6/8/1993 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: Clemson Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#20) Sporting KC selected defender Amadou Dia with the 20th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. As a rookie, the left back started 18 of 27 appearances in all competitions and recorded one assist each in the regular season, MLS Cup Playoffs and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

first ACC soccer championship since 2001 and a second straight berth in the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship.

Dia has represented the United States at the U-14 (2007), U-18 (2009-10) and U-20 (2012) levels. He holds dual citizenship in his native France and in 2010 was Dia played in 70 games during a four-year college career at Clemson, contributing an NSCAA All-American and Colorado’s Gatorade Soccer Player of the Year. four goals and six assists. As a senior in 2014, he led the Tigers to the school’s MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

27

18

1767

0

1

5

3

34

21

5

0

2

0

0

0

KC - Postseason

1

1

120

0

1

0

0

2

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

28

19

1887

0

2

5

3

36

22

6

0

3

0

0

0

#14 | F | DOM DWYER | @Ddwyer14 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

85

71

6398

39

7

MLS Postseason

8

5

492

2

0

U.S. Open Cup

8

8

686

5

1

International

9

2

314

2

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

110

86

7890

48

8

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 6 times, last: Mar. 12, 2016, KC vs VAN Assists 1, 7 times, last: Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY Shots on Goal 5, Aug. 29, 2015, KC at COL Shots 8, Mar. 12, 2016, KC vs VAN Fouls Committed 5, 4 times, last: Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Fouls Suffered 9, Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL Last Regular Season...

Appearance Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY Goal Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY Assist Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY 2016 Record when: he starts 4-1-0 he scores 2-0-0

Height: 5-9 Weight: 180 Birthday: 7/30/1990 Hometown: London, England College: South Florida Acquired: 2012 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#16) Dom Dwyer has scored 48 goals for Sporting KC in all competitions, third most in team history, since being taken in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft (16th overall). He set a single-season club record with 22 MLS goals in 2014 and added a team-high 12 last year, earning Sporting KC Offensive Player of the Year honors.

in the tournament, including a single-game club record four goals against FC Dallas in the Round of 16.

Dwyer won national championships at Tyler (Texas) Junior College in 2009 and 2010, earning national junior college player of the year honors after scoring 37 A 2014 MLS All-Star, Dwyer has scored 70 goals in all competitions since the start times as a sophomore. He moved to South Florida in 2011, netting 16 goals in 21 of 2013 — 48 for Sporting KC and 22 for former USL affiliate Orlando City SC. Last games. season he shared Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Golden Boot honors with five goals MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

85

71

6398

39

7

253

101

150

174

75

2

14

1

10

3

KC - Postseason

8

5

492

2

0

23

9

18

14

7

0

1

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

93

76

6890

41

7

276

110

168

188

82

2

15

1

11

3

13

Sporting KC Player Bios | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #4 | D | KEVIN ELLIS | @Kev_Ellis4 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

51

45

4118

4

4

MLS Postseason

2

2

210

1

0

U.S. Open Cup

9

8

777

0

0

International

4

4

360

1

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

66

59

5465

6

4

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 4 times, last: Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Assists 1, 4 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Shots 3, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Fouls Committed 4, Apr 25, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Last Regular Season...

Appearance Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY Goal Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Assist May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL 2016 Record when: he starts 1-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 Birthday: 6/30/1991 Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri College: Barton County Community College Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 2/18/2011 Sporting KC’s second Homegrown Player in club history, Kevin Ellis is coming off a 2015 campaign in which he set regular season career-highs with 27 games played and four goals, the most by any MLS defender last year. He added another goal in the MLS Cup Playoffs and finished 2015 with starts in 32 of 33 appearances across all competitions.

Now in his sixth MLS season, Ellis developed in the Sporting KC Academy while attending Oak Park High School before playing at Barton County Community College from 2009-10. He scored his first goal for the club in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals against eventual champion Cruz Azul (Mexico).

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

51

45

4118

4

4

19

8

58

36

2

0

8

0

1

3

KC - Postseason

2

2

210

1

0

1

1

3

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

53

47

4328

5

4

20

9

61

37

2

0

9

0

1

3

#27 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

134

114

10086

3

15

MLS Postseason

7

6

455

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

11

9

1024

0

2

International

2

1

142

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

154

130

11707

3

17

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

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Assists 1, 15 times, last: July 24, 2015, KC at RSL Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: May 12, 2012, KC at CHI Shots 5, 2 times, last: Mar. 17, 2012, KC vs NE Fouls Committed 4, 6 times, last: Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs POR Fouls Suffered 6, Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSL Last Regular Season...

Appearance Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY Goal Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Assist July 24, 2015, KC at RSL 2016 Record when: he starts 4-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 10/25/1986

Roger Espinoza played five seasons in Kansas City from 2008-12 before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. After a two-year stint in the English Premier League and English Championship, Espinoza returned to Sporting KC in 2015 and tallied a career-high four MLS assists. His 2015 campaign was cut short due to a left foot injury sustained in early August.

competitions, tallying three goals and 17 assists over seven seasons. In two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances, including eight in the UEFA Europa League, and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City.

Espinoza has earned 49 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team since debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt well as the 2012 Summer Olympics.

U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 154 appearances for the club in all MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

134

114

10086

3

15

120

32

194

174

9

14

24

5

1

2

KC - Postseason

7

6

455

0

0

4

1

7

7

1

0

2

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

141

120

10541

3

15

124

33

201

181

10

14

26

5

1

2

14

Sporting KC Player Bios | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #10 | M | BENNY FEILHABER | @b_feilhaber22 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

92

84

7292

19

25

MLS Postseason

6

6

604

0

3

U.S. Open Cup

7

7

600

2

5

International

9

8

592

1

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

114

105

9088

22

36

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL Assists 2, 4 times, last: May 20, 2015, KC vs NE Shots on Goal 3, Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots 5, 2 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 6, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Last Regular Season...

Appearance Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY Goal Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY Assist Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA 2016 Record when: he starts 1-1-0 he scores 1-1-0

Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 Birthday: 1/19/1985 Hometown: Irvine, California College: UCLA Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Trade with New England Revolution on 12/11/2012 A six-year MLS veteran, Benny Feilhaber set professional career-highs in 2015 with 10 goals and 15 assists en route to an MLS MVP nomination. He was named MLS Player of the Month in April, earned MLS All-Star honors for the first time in his career and landed Sporting KC’s 2015 Most Valuable Player award after finishing with a club record 20 assists in all competitions.

Revolution in 2011. He joined Sporting KC prior to the 2013 campaign and has made 114 appearances across all competitions for the club with 22 goals and 36 assists.

Feilhaber has earned 41 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in 2007. He scored the game-winning goal on a volley in the 2007 Gold Cup Final against Mexico before competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He helped lead the U.S. to the final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and also made three appearances at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Feilhaber turned professional in 2005 with German club Hamburg after two seasons at UCLA. He moved to Derby County of the English Premier League in 2007 and Danish side AGF Aarhus in 2008 before signing with the New England MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

92

84

7292

19

25

130

44

115

186

3

104

19

1

5

7

MLS - Regular Season

143

130

11485

24

34

208

71

182

327

5

175

27

3

5

8

KC - Postseason

6

6

604

0

3

15

1

9

17

2

0

1

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

150

136

12089

24

37

223

72

191

344

7

175

28

3

5

9

#22 | M | CONNOR HALLISEY | @c_hallisey SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

17

10

810

0

1

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

4

2

163

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

21

12

973

0

1

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 2, Mar. 12, 2016, KC vs VAN Shots 3, 2 times, last: Mar. 12, 2016, KC vs VAN Fouls Committed 1, 5 times, last: Mar. 20, 2016, KC vs TOR Fouls Suffered 2, Mar. 6, 2016, KC at SEA Last Regular Season...

Appearance Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY Goal N/A Assist May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL 2016 Record when: he starts 4-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-9 Weight: 158 Birthday: 2/9/1993 Hometown: Granite Bay, California College: California Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#10) Sporting KC selected midfielder Connor Hallisey with the 10th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of California. He logged 17 appearances with one assist in all competitions as a rookie last year and has started in each of Sporting KC’s first two victories in 2016.

A former member of the United States U-18 Men’s National Team, Hallisey played four seasons at Cal (2011-14), recording 12 goals and 19 assists in 72 career games. As a senior in 2014, he was an NCAA Division I Men’s Second Team All-American, starting 19 matches with nine goals and 12 assists as a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

17

10

810

0

1

15

7

5

4

2

3

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

17

10

810

0

1

15

7

5

4

2

3

0

0

0

0

15

Sporting KC Player Bios | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #25 | GK | ALEC KANN | @akann90 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

0

0

0

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 2, Oct. 25, 2015, CHI vs NY Saves 6, Oct. 25, 2015, CHI vs NY Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, CHI vs NY Shutout N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 6-4 Weight: 190 Birthday: 8/8/1990 Hometown: Decatur, Georgia College: Furman Last Club: Chicago Fire Acquired: 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft (#11) Sporting KC selected former Chicago Fire goalkeeper Alec Kann in Stage One of the 2015 MLS Re-Entry Draft. He spent most of last season with Chicago’s USL affiliate Saint Louis FC, recording 74 saves in 19 matches during the team’s inaugural campaign. He made six saves in his MLS debut on Oct. 25, 2015, against the New York Red Bulls.

A native of Decatur, Georgia, Kann joined Chicago ahead of the 2013 season from USL side Charleston Battery, where he began his professional career in 2012. The goalkeeper was loaned to the USL’s Charlotte Eagles in 2014 and made 57 saves across 17 appearances for the club. A four-year starter at Furman University, Kann posted a 37-16-10 record with 18 shutouts and a 1.00 goals against average in 65 starts during his college career.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

T 0

MLS - Regular Season

1

1

90

8

6

0

2

2.00

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

1

1

90

8

6

0

2

2.00

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

#1 | GK | JON KEMPIN | @JonKempin21 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

7

6

585

0

0

MLS Postseason

1

0

36

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

90

0

0

International

1

1

90

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

10

8

801

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 3, 3 times, last: Sept. 13, 2015, KC at ORL Saves 3, Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL Last Regular Season...

Appearance Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA Shutout N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 Birthday: 4/8/1993 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas Last Club: Sporting Kansas City Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/31/2010 Currently on loan with the Swope Park Rangers (USL), goalkeeper Jon Kempin has made nine appearances in all competitions for Sporting KC since becoming the club’s first Homegrown Player in 2010. The Overland Park, Kansas, native most recently made his MLS postseason debut in October 2015, making three saves in the longest penalty kick shootout in MLS history against the Portland Timbers.

to former USL affiliate OKC Energy FC before breaking into Sporting KC’s first team for his MLS and CONCACAF Champions League debuts.

At the beginning of 2015, Kempin was named to the United States Men’s National Team roster for the first time in his career to take part in manager Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp. He has also represented the U.S. at the U-14 Kempin played his first match for Sporting KC in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open through U-23 levels, last featuring for the U-23s in a friendly against Brazil in Cup, then spent most of 2013 on loan to Orlando City SC. He began 2014 on loan November 2015.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

7

6

585

24

11

0

12

1.85

0

1

0

0

2

3

1

KC - Postseason

1

0

36

1

0

0

1

2.50

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

8

6

621

25

11

0

12

1.74

0

1

0

0

2

3

2

16

Sporting KC Player Bios | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #21 | M | JUSTIN MAPP | @jmapp21 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

0

0

0

0

0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 160 Hometown: Brandon, Mississippi Last Club: Montreal Impact Acquired: Signed on 12/14/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: May 4, 2013, MTL at SJ Assists 2, 6 times, last: Aug. 24, 2013, MTL vs HOU Shots on Goal 4, Apr. 30, 2005, CHI at CLB Shots 6, Apr. 30, 2005, CHI at CLB Fouls Committed 4, Apr. 22, 2005, CHI at NY Fouls Suffered 8, Sept. 4, 2004, CHI vs DC Last Regular Season...

Appearance Sept. 12, 2015, MTL at LA Goal May 4, 2013, MTL at SJ Assist July 27, 2014, MTL vs POR 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 10/18/1984

Sporting KC signed midfielder Justin Mapp in December 2015, completing the first Free Agent signing in MLS history. A 14-year veteran, Mapp has recorded 23 goals and 70 assists in 318 MLS appearances (including postseason) since beginning his professional career with D.C. United in 2002.

Philadelphia Union from 2010-11, Mapp has played each of the last four seasons with the Montreal Impact. In 2013 and 2014, Mapp tied MLS career-highs with eight assists and helped Montreal win consecutive Canadian Championship titles, landing tournament MVP honors both times.

Mapp played for the Chicago Fire from 2003-10, where he won two Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups (2003, 2006) and a Supporters’ Shield title (2003) to go with MLS All-Star (2005) and MLS Best XI (2006) honors. Following a stint with the

Mapp earned eight caps for the United States Men’s National Team between 2005 and 2007, including three games played at the 2007 Copa America in Venezuela.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Regular Season

303

243

20347

22

65

350

138

178

432

63

378

12

0

7

18

MLS - Postseason

15

8

809

1

5

13

6

13

11

3

23

0

0

1

1

MLS - TOTAL

318

251

21156

23

70

363

144

191

443

66

401

12

0

8

19

#94 | M | JIMMY MEDRANDA | @jimmymedranda SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

17

8

598

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

1

0

6

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

18

8

604

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, Sept. 7, 2013, KC vs CLB Shots 3, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 4, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Last Regular Season...

Appearance Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY Goal N/A Assist N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 Birthday: 2/7/1994 Hometown: Mosquera, Nariño, Colombia Last Club: Deportivo Pereira (Colombia) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2014 Midfielder Jimmy Medranda joined Sporting KC in August 2013 on loan from Colombian club Deportivo Pereira, making his MLS debut a month later. He signed permanently for Sporting KC in February 2014 and has made 14 appearances for the club across all competitions, including a career-high seven MLS starts in 2015.

Medranda has split time in 2016 between Sporting KC and the club’s USL team, the Swope Park Rangers, which began play in the United Soccer League this season. He joined Deportivo Pereira’s youth system at age 12 before climbing the ladder to the senior team by age 17. He made 16 first team appearances for the club in two seasons, scoring twice.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

17

8

598

0

0

10

1

16

10

1

5

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

17

8

598

0

0

10

1

16

10

1

5

1

0

0

0

17

Sporting KC Player Bios | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

28

28

2520

0

0

MLS Postseason

1

1

84

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

5

5

480

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

34

34

3084

0

0

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

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 19, 2015, KC vs SJ Saves 7, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Last Regular Season...

Appearance Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY Shutout Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY 2016 Record when: he starts 4-1-0

Birthday: 5/15/1986

Major League Soccer’s reigning Comeback Player of the Year, Tim Melia was a breakout performer during his sixth MLS season after previously serving as a back-up goalkeeper at Real Salt Lake (2010-11) and Chivas USA (2012-14). He ended 2015 with nine clean sheets and a 15-8-5 record in all competitions as Sporting KC made its fifth straight playoff appearance. He also made two saves in a penalty shootout win over the Philadelphia Union in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final.

average. He was a six-time member of the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week and became the first goalkeeper in MLS history to record six shutouts in his first nine league matches for a new team.

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

Among MLS goalkeepers, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

28

28

2520

137

103

11

31

1.11

3

4

3

0

15

9

4

MLS - Regular Season

34

33

2959

169

121

11

45

1.37

4

5

3

1

15

13

5

KC - Postseason

1

1

84

4

2

0

1

1.07

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

35

34

3043

173

123

11

46

1.31

4

5

3

1

15

13

5

#93 | M | SONI MUSTIVAR | @billydougie SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

29

24

2198

0

2

MLS Postseason

1

1

120

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

5

5

426

1

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

35

30

2744

1

2

Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Aubervilliers, France Last Club: Petrolul Ploiesti (Romania) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 2, Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Shots on Goal 1, Oct. 21, 2015, KC vs COL Shots 2, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Fouls Committed 4, Sept. 13, 2015, KC at ORL Fouls Suffered 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Last Regular Season...

Appearance Apr. 2, 2016, KC vs RSL Goal N/A Assist Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN 2016 Record when: he starts 3-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 2/12/1990

Soni Mustivar’s first season at Sporting KC in 2015 culminated in Co-Defender of the Year honors. The defensive midfielder had a 15-5-6 record as a starter in all competitions and led MLS during the regular season with more than six interceptions per 90 minutes played.

Mustivar began his professional career as a teenager with SC Bastia in France’s Ligue 2 from 2008-10. He then moved to FC Petrolul Ploiesti and played three seasons in Romania’s Liga I, recording 61 league appearances in addition to eight

games in the UEFA Europa League. He started in Petrolul’s triumph in the 2013 Romanian Cup Final.

Mustivar has earned 11 caps for the Haiti Men’s National Team since debuting in 2013. This year he has helped Haiti book a spot in the Copa America Centenario and featured in a pair of 2018 World Cup qualifiers. He was a youth international for France at the U-20 level and holds dual citizenship in both France and Haiti.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

29

24

2198

0

2

6

1

34

26

0

0

5

0

0

1

KC - Postseason

1

1

120

0

0

0

0

2

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

30

25

2318

0

2

6

1

36

29

0

0

5

0

0

1

18

Sporting KC Player Bios | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #7 | D | CHANCE MYERS | @CR_Myers SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

141

113

10365

2

16

MLS Postseason

10

10

960

0

1

U.S. Open Cup

15

13

1176

2

2

International

1

1

90

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

167

137

12591

4

19

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Assists 1, 16 times, last: Mar. 12, 2016, KC vs VAN Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Shots 3, 3 times, last: July 3, 2013, KC vs VAN Fouls Committed 4, 6 times, last: Mar. 6, 2016, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 4, May 12, 2012, KC at CHI Last Regular Season...

Appearance Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY Goal Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs POR Assist Mar. 12, 2016, KC vs VAN 2016 Record when: he starts 4-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-0 Weight: 165 Birthday: 12/7/1987 Hometown: Thousand Oaks, California College: UCLA Acquired: 2008 MLS SuperDraft (#1) Nine-year veteran Chance Myers enters 2016 as Sporting KC’s longest tenured player. The No. 1 overall selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft has played 167 matches for the club in all competitions, recording four goals and 19 assists from the right back position. He is one of four players in Sporting KC history, alongside Davy Arnaud, Kerry Zavagnin and Preki, to play nine seasons at the club.

back on the MLS Castrol Index. He led MLS with 91 successful crosses from open play between 2011 and 2013 before missing most of 2014 and half of 2015 with an Achilles injury.

Myers featured for the United States at the U-18, U-20 and U-23 youth national teams and joined the senior team for the first time as a member of Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp in 2014.

Myers eclipsed 30 MLS appearances in both 2011 and 2012, and after making a career-high 31 MLS starts in 2013 (including playoffs), was the top-rated outside MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

141

113

10365

2

16

92

23

152

101

11

5

12

1

0

8

KC - Postseason

10

10

960

0

1

7

1

9

10

0

1

2

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

151

123

11325

2

17

99

24

161

111

11

6

14

1

0

8

#6 | M | PAULO NAGAMURA | @paulinhonag SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

86

74

6454

6

6

MLS Postseason

6

6

607

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

9

7

713

1

1

International

5

5

413

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

106

92

8187

7

7

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Assists 1, 20 times, last: Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 4, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSL Shots 6, Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Fouls Committed 6, Sept. 13, 2007, CHV vs LA Fouls Suffered 6, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSL Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs LA Goal Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs VAN Assist Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs DAL 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-8 Weight: 155 Birthday: 3/2/1983 Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Trade with Chivas USA on 11/29/2011 A 12-year MLS veteran, Paulo Nagamura joined Sporting Kansas City in 2012 and has since tallied seven goals and seven assists in 106 matches across all competitions. The 32-year-old midfielder has played a pivotal role in Sporting KC’s three major championships over the last four seasons, converting penalty kicks in shootouts of the 2012 and 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups as well as the 2013 MLS Cup and the 2015 Western Conference Knockout Round. Nagamura played 120 minutes in each cup final victory.

A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Nagamura began his career with Sao Paulo FC and English Premier League side Arsenal FC. He moved to the United States in 2005 to play for the LA Galaxy, where he won the MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup in his first season. He also played for Toronto FC (2007) and Chivas USA (2007-11), becoming an MLS All-Star in 2009. A two-time MLS Cup champion and three-time U.S. Open Cup winner, he has started 233 of 259 career MLS appearances (including postseason).

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

86

74

6454

6

6

104

25

112

71

9

3

17

0

2

1

MLS - Regular Season

243

218

19222

15

20

244

76

358

280

13

20

57

2

6

6

KC - Postseason

6

6

607

0

0

11

2

10

7

1

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Postseason

16

15

1516

0

0

20

7

26

31

2

0

4

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

259

233

20738

15

20

264

83

384

311

15

20

61

2

6

6

19

Sporting KC Player Bios | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #16 | M | LAWRENCE OLUM | @OmoshLaw13 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

69

41

3875

3

2

MLS Postseason

2

1

202

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

8

6

619

0

1

International

6

5

451

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

85

53

5147

3

3

Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya College: Missouri Baptist Last Club: Kedah FA (Malaysia) Acquired: Signed on 12/9/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 19, 2014, KC vs LA Assists 1, 2 times, last: Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTL Shots on Goal 1, 6 times, last: July 19, 2014, KC vs LA Shots 3, Sept. 21, 2013, KC at TOR Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Fouls Suffered 2, Oct. 5, 2013, KC at CLB Last Regular Season...

Appearance Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY Goal July 19, 2014, KC vs LA Assist April 19, 2014, KC vs MTL 2016 Record when: he starts 1-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 7/10/1984

Lawrence Olum returns to Sporting KC in 2016 after previously playing for the club from 2011-2014. He has made 85 appearances for the team in all competitions with three goals and three assists. The defensive midfielder played 112 minutes in the 2013 MLS Cup victory over Real Salt Lake and set MLS career-highs in 2014 with 25 appearances and 21 starts. He rejoins Sporting KC after helping Kedah FA win the 2015 Malaysia Premier League title.

the Harambee Stars in May 2014. He most recently played for Kenya in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Zambia on Sept. 6, 2015.

Olum has earned four caps for the Kenya Men’s National Team since debuting for

After a four-year college career at Missouri Baptist University, Olum had lower-division spells at the Portland Timbers (2007-08), Minnesota Thunder (2009), Austin Aztex (2010) and Orlando City SC (2011) before joining Sporting KC in September 2011.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

69

41

3875

3

2

27

6

44

11

4

0

13

0

3

0

KC - Postseason

2

1

202

0

0

3

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

71

42

4077

3

2

30

6

44

12

4

0

13

0

3

0

#3 | D | IKE OPARA | @ikeopara SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

28

23

2131

5

0

MLS Postseason

3

0

16

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

1

90

0

0

International

5

5

450

1

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

37

29

2687

6

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 8 times, last: Mar. 28, 2015, KC at NYC Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJ Shots 3, 2 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJ Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: May 28, 2011, SJ at CHI Fouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: May 19, 2013, KC at DC Last Regular Season...

Appearance Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY Goal Mar. 28, 2015, KC at NYC Assist N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Birthday: 2/21/1989 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina College: Wake Forest Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Trade with San Jose Earthquakes on 12/12/2012 Seventh-year veteran Ike Opara is in his fourth season as a member of Sporting KC. He enjoyed a strong first month of the 2015 campaign, scoring two goals, leading MLS in interceptions and earning an MLS Player of the Month nomination, before suffering a season-ending Achilles rupture in April. He made his 2016 debut on April 9 in a 2-0 win against the New York Red Bulls, his first MLS appearance in nearly a year.

Sporting KC’s 2013 Newcomer of the Year, Opara appeared in a career-high 18 MLS matches during the club’s MLS Cup-winning campaign. He scored four goals in 2013 across all competitions and featured in three of Sporting KC’s playoff matches. A season-ending ankle injury limited him to three MLS appearances in 2014. Opara represented the United States at the U-23 level during the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Qualifying Tournament. The San Jose Earthquakes selected him in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing, and he played 36 MLS matches for the team over three seasons.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

28

23

2131

5

0

24

10

36

10

1

0

3

0

3

0

MLS - Regular Season

63

45

4293

8

0

45

17

65

27

6

1

5

0

4

0

KC - Postseason

3

0

16

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Postseason

4

0

94

0

0

1

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

67

45

4387

8

0

46

17

66

29

6

1

5

0

4

0

20

Sporting KC Player Bios | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #37 | F | JACOB PETERSON | @jacob__peterson SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

87

47

4422

7

6

MLS Postseason

6

3

263

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

13

8

752

1

3

International

6

3

359

1

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

112

61

5796

9

9

Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 Hometown: Portage, Michigan College: Indiana Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Signed on 1/19/2012

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 16 times, last: Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Assists 1, 16 times, last: Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA Shots on Goal 3, June 28, 2007, COL at DC Shots 5, July 21, 2012, KC vs NE Fouls Committed 3, May 12, 2013, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 5, Oct. 16, 2010, TOR vs CLB Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR Goal Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Assist Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 1/27/1986

A 10-year MLS veteran, Jacob Peterson has 16 goals and 16 assists in 225 regular season appearances over the course of his professional career. Now in his four season with Sporting KC, he has contributed nine goals and nine assists in 112 games across all competitions for the club.

NCAA Division I National Championship (2003-04), Canadian Championship (2010-11), U.S. Open Cup (2012) and MLS Cup (2013).

As a youth, Peterson represented the United States at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championships and the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played for MLS clubs Colorado Rapids (2006-09), Toronto FC (2010-11) and the San Jose Earthquakes (2011) before joining Sporting KC in 2012.

Peterson is one of only two players in MLS history, alongside former Kansas City defender Nick Garcia, to be a member of teams that won each of the following: MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

87

47

4422

7

6

86

36

39

46

9

3

4

1

3

2

MLS - Regular Season

225

129

11708

16

16

200

78

84

126

25

63

9

1

6

6

KC - Postseason

6

3

263

0

0

1

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Postseason

9

5

424

0

0

1

0

2

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

234

134

12132

16

16

201

78

86

130

26

63

9

1

6

6

#96 | M | JORDI QUINTILLA | @jordiquintilla SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

12

7

594

0

1

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

1

0

54

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

13

7

648

0

1

Height: 5-9 Weight: 154 Hometown: Lleida, Spain Last Club: AC Ajaccio (France) Acquired: Signed on 8/6/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, Mar. 6, 2016, KC at SEA Shots on Goal 2, Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA Shots 3, Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA Fouls Committed 4, Sept. 27, 2015, KC vs SEA Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 3, 2015, KC at POR Last Regular Season...

Appearance Apr. 2, 2016, KC vs RSL Goal N/A Assist Mar. 6, 2016, KC at SEA 2016 Record when: he starts 3-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 10/25/1993

Sporting KC signed midfielder Jordi Quintilla in August 2015. Currently the youngest Spaniard in Major League Soccer, he made nine appearances in all competitions during the final two months of the season with three starts. He converted the match-winning penalty kick in a shootout that sealed Sporting KC’s 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup triumph over the Philadelphia Union. In the 2016 opener on March 6, he notched his first MLS assist in a 1-0 win at Seattle.

Quintilla developed as a youth at UE Lleida before moving to FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy, where he trained alongside former Sporting KC midfieldr Oriol Rosell. In 2012, he began his professional career as an 18-year-old with Barcelona B in Spain’s second division and later went on laon to CF Badalona and CE L’Hospitalet. He spent the 2014-15 season with AC Ajaccio in French Ligue 2.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

12

7

594

0

1

10

4

14

14

0

3

1

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

12

7

594

0

1

10

4

14

14

0

3

1

0

0

1

21

Sporting KC Player Bios | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #9 | F | DIEGO RUBIO | @DiegoRubo_ SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

1

0

10

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

1

0

10

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 3, Apr. 2, 2016, KC vs RSL Fouls Suffered 1, Apr. 2, 2016, KC vs RSL

Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Birthday: 5/15/1993 Hometown: Santiago, Chile Last Club: Real Valladolid (Spain) Acquired: Signed on loan from Real Valladolid as Young Designated Player on 3/8/2016 Sporting KC acquired 22-year-old Chilean striker Diego Rubio on a loan as a Young Designated Player in March 2016. Rubio has recorded 37 goals and 15 assists during a five-year professional career in South America and Europe. The forward joins Sporting KC from Real Valladolid of the Spanish Segunda Division, where he made 14 appearances during the 2015-16 season. A native of Santiago, Chile, he made his Sporting KC debut on April 2 against Real Salt Lake.

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Apr. 2, 2016, KC vs RSL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

He also made 20 senior team appearances, including six in the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League as he helped the club advance to the tournament semifinals.

Rubio has earned three caps for the Chile Men’s National Team since debuting at age 18 in a friendly against Paraguay in June 2011. He appeared in two additional friendlies against France and Mexico later that year before playing eight matches at the U-20 level in 2012 and 2013, including three starts at the 2013 South Rubio played for 18-time Primeira Liga champion Sporting Clube de Portugal from American Youth Football Championship.

2011-2015, scoring 22 goals in 52 games for the club’s reserve team Sporting B. MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

1

0

10

0

0

0

0

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

1

0

10

0

0

0

0

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

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

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

0

0

0

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

0

0

0

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season...

Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 150 Birthday: 7/19/1996 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Ujpest FC (Hungary) Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/13/2016 Currently on loan with the Swope Park Rangers (USL), Daniel Salloi signd as the fourth Homegrown Player in Sporting KC history on Jan. 13, 2016. A native of Budapest, Hungary, Salloi moved to the United States in August 2014 as an AFS exchange student and attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas. He joined the Sporting KC Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season and scored a team-high 21 goals in 28 appearances, including three hat-tricks in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.

he scores 0-0-0

Prior to his arrival in Kansas City, Salloi played for Hungarian side Ujpest FC in Budapest at the U-16, U-17 and U-21 levels. He earned the club’s U-16 and U-17 academy player of the year honors and joined the Hungary U-18 Men’s National Team in 2013. After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to Hungary in July 2015 to sign an amateur contract for Ujpest FC’s senior team, a 20-time champion in Hungary’s first division. The forward ended his stay at Ujpest FC with seven goals and four assists in 16 matches across all competitions.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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Sporting KC Player Bios | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #15 | D | SETH SINOVIC | @ssinovic SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

124

122

10792

0

7

MLS Postseason

11

11

1045

2

0

U.S. Open Cup

10

10

898

0

2

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 7 times, last: Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY Shots on Goal 2, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DAL Shots 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 3, 2014, KC at NE Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: Apr. 20, 2013, KC at LA

International

9

9

810

0

1

ALL COMPETITIONS

154

152

13545

2

10

Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas College: Creighton Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Signed on 5/10/2011

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Goal N/A Assist Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY 2016 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 1/28/1987

A six-year MLS veteran, Seth Sinovic has started 152 of 154 appearances in all competitions since joining Sporting KC from the New England Revolution in 2011.

The left back played at least 30 regular season matches every year from 2012-2014, during which time Sporting KC conceded the fewest combined goals in MLS.

Sporting KC won MLS Cup. He was named the club’s Defender of the Year in 2014.

After a four-year college career at Creighton University, Sinovic was selected by New England with the 25th pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. He made 20 MLS appearances as a rookie before moving to Sporting KC in 2011.

A native of Leawood, Kansas, Sinovic scored his first professional goal in the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs and notched the second of his career in the 2013 postseason as MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

124

122

10702

0

7

61

17

150

82

3

0

19

0

0

4

MLS - Regular Season

144

140

12368

0

7

68

18

163

92

3

0

22

0

0

4

KC - Postseason

11

11

1045

2

0

4

2

15

11

0

0

1

0

2

0

MLS - TOTAL

155

151

13413

2

7

72

20

178

103

3

0

23

0

2

4

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

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

178

142

13125

24

46

MLS Postseason

12

12

1169

0

6

U.S. Open Cup

11

9

878

3

3

International

8

8

690

0

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

209

171

15862

27

58

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs CHI Assists 2, 5 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs DAL Shots on Goal 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHI Shots 5, 5 times, last: Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHI Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Mar. 30, 2013, KC vs MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last Regular Season...

Appearance Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY Goal Aug. 22, 2015, KC at CLB Assist Apr. 9, 2016, KC at NY 2016 Record when: he starts 4-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

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

Zusi signed a long-term Designated Player contract in 2014. He has recorded 27 goals and 58 assists in 209 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2008 out of the University of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in club history with 58 total assists, while

his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including postseason) ranked third in MLS. Zusi has earned 33 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording four goals and six assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in his first CONCACAF Gold Cup last summer, starting two matches, and most recently scored in a World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on March 29.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

178

142

13125

24

46

266

86

156

227

26

614

15

0

8

21

KC - Postseason

12

12

1169

0

6

21

1

19

23

1

58

1

0

0

3

MLS - TOTAL

190

154

14294

24

52

287

87

175

250

27

672

16

0

8

24

23

Sporting KC Coach Bios | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Manager | Peter Vermes

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

Peter Vermes enters his eighth season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2016. He is tied as the team’s longest-serving manager and his 117 coaching victories in all competitions are the most club history. During his tenure, he has won three major trophies – the 2012 and 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – as well as two MLS Eastern Conference regular season titles (2011, 2012).

He is the second coach to lead Sporting KC to five straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team. His 94 regular season wins top the club’s all-time chart and rank eighth most in MLS history. He passed his former coach Bob Gansler as the winningest manager in team history with a 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Aug. 12, 2015, his 109th victory in all competitions.

He started his professional career with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, where he played in 39 games over two seasons. After spending one season with the Lehigh Valley Steam (USL-1), Zavagnin came to Kansas City in 2000. He played 237 games (228 starts) and logged 20,516 minutes for Kansas City, setting team records in both categories. He scored eight goals and added 22 assists in his nine seasons in Kansas City blue. Zavagnin was named Team Defender of the Year in 2001.

Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting KC, including the active roster and the Sporting KC Academy. Vermes, an original member of Major League Soccer, retired from the League in 2002, closing out his playing career in Kansas City after stints with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and Colorado Rapids.

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

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

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

He later spent five years with Figueras of the Spanish Second Division.

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

For MLS’s inaugural season in 1996, Vermes served as captain of the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. In 1997, he was traded to the Colorado Rapids for current Sporting KC Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin and played in Denver through the 1999 season, leading the Rapids to the 1997 MLS Cup Final.

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

Savic later coached the Kansas City Comets from 2000-2005.

Vermes joined Kansas City in 2000 for what would be the most successful seasons of his MLS career. During his first year in Kansas City, he anchored one of the best defenses in league history and won MLS Defender of the Year honors in helping lead the Wizards to the 2000 MLS Cup Championship. He retired in 2002 after appearing in 184 MLS matches and playing more than 16,000 minutes. He was nominated on the players’ ballot for the National Soccer Hall of Fame from 2007-2012. In 2013, Vermes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Year

PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC MLS Playoffs Open Cup International Total

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 TOTAL

3-6-3 11-13-6 13-9-12 18-7-9 17-10-7 14-13-7 14-11-9 4-1-0 94-70-53

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

--- 0-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 4-0-1 --- 13-4-2

--- --- --- --- 2-0-2 3-2-1 --- --- 5-2-3

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

3-6-3 11-14-6 18-11-12 23-8-10 22-12-11 18-17-8 18-11-11 4-1-0 117-80-61

Assistant Coach | John Pascarella Assistant Coach John Pascarella played professionally for nine seasons before beginning his coaching career in 1998 at the University of Maryland. Pascarella played club soccer with Sporting Kansas City Technical Director Peter Vermes. His playing experience took him to Peru before he returned to the United States to play in the A-League and MLS.

Fitness Coach | Mateus Manoel

Once his playing career was over, Pascarella began coaching as a member of Sasho Cirovski’s staff at Maryland. He then went on to work in Northern Virginia youth soccer circles as a high school coach and Olympic Development Program coach before becoming the Head Coach and Technical Director of the Northern Virginia Royals of the USL’s Premier Development League for two seasons.

Mateus Manoel is in his seventh season with Sporting KC as Head Fitness Coach. His responsibilities cover all aspects of sport performance and science for the team, including strength and conditioning, injury prevention, field practices, nutrition, fitness monitoring (training load and readiness), player re-adaptation following rehab and recovery.

Pascarella joined Kansas City’s technical staff in 2009 and was a goalkeeper and fitness coach until 2011, when he became an assistant.

In the summer of 2010, Manoel was an Assistant Fitness Coach for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team during the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He had formerly served as the Head Fitness Coach for the Mexican Men’s National Team in 2009, working with renowned coach Sven-Goran Eriksson.

During 2007 and 2008, Manoel held a position with Athletes’ Performance in the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, where he worked with professional athletes from a variety of sports, including NFL, NHL, MLB and MLS (Chivas USA and LA Galaxy). Previously, he had assisted with strength and conditioning for D.C. United from the MLS, while concurrently holding the position of Sports Performance Director with Velocity Sports Performance in Alexandria, Virginia.

Manoel holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from George Washington University, where he was also responsible for the strength and conditioning needs of the Colonials Men’s Varsity Soccer Team. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland - College Park and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Manoel was born in Brazil and is fluent in both Portuguese and Spanish.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

Stat

Player

#

Stat

Player

#

Games

C.J. Sapong (2011)

34

Games

Davy Arnaud

240

Minutes

Nick Garcia (2000) & Peter Vermes (2000)

2916

Minutes

Kerry Zavagnin

20515

Goals

Dom Dwyer (2014)

22

Goals

Preki

71

Assists

Preki (1997 & 2003)

17

Assists

Preki

98

Shots

Preki (1996)

140

Shots

Preki

693

Shots on goal

Preki (1996)

61

Shots on goal

Preki

283

Fouls Committed

Chris Henderson (2000)

79

Fouls Committed

Davy Arnaud

329

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2004)

111

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud

528

Offsides

Eddie Johnson (2007)

50

Offsides

Eddie Johnson

126

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi (2012)

150

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi

614

Cautions

Aurelien Collin (2013)

13

Cautions

Kerry Zavagnin

44

Ejections

Davy Arnaud (2010)

3

Ejections

Nick Garcia

5

SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

Stat

Player

#

Stat

Player

#

Games

Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013)

34

Games

Jimmy Nielsen

128

Minutes

Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013)

3060

Minutes

Jimmy Nielsen

11497

Wins

Mike Ammann (1997)

21

Wins

Jimmy Nielsen

57

Losses

Mike Amman (1998)

16

Losses

Tony Meola

45

Draws

Bo Oshoniyi (2005)

12

Draws

Jimmy Nielsen

32

Shutouts

Tony Meola (2000)

16

Shutouts

Jimmy Nielsen

45

Goals Against Avg.

Jimmy Nielsen (2012)

0.79

Goals Allowed

Tony Meola

154

Goals Allowed

Mike Amman (1997) & Kevin Hartman (2007)

45

Saves

Tony Meola

507

Saves

Tony Meola (2000)

129

Goals Against Avg.

Jimmy Nielsen

0.99

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS

Stat

Player

#

Stat

Player

#

Goals

Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010)

3

Goals

1996

61

Assists

2000

67

2012

542

Assists

Chris Henderson (1999)

4

Shots

Shots

Preki (1997)

12

Shots on goal

1996

250

2013

511

Shots on goal

Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)

6

Fouls Committed

Fouls Committed

Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)

8

Fouls Suffered

2000

541

1997

117

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2006)

10

Offsides

Offsides

Alex Bunbury (1999)

7

Corner Kicks

2012

199

12

Cautions

2013

67

Ejections

2011

8

Points

2012

63

Corner Kicks

Alex Zotinca (2006)

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat

Player

#

Wins

1997

21

Goals Allowed

Bo Oshoniyi

7

Losses

1999

24

Saves

Garth Lagerwey (1996), Mike Ammann (1997 & 1998), Tony Meola (2000, three times in 2003), Bo Oshoniyi (2002 & 2004)

9

Ties

2005 & 2011

12

Shutouts

2000

17

Goals Allowed

1996

63

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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player

GP 1. Davy Arnaud

240 2. Kerry Zavagnin

237 3. Nick Garcia

224 4. Preki

218 5. Jimmy Conrad

204 6. Chris Klein

200 7. Jack Jewsbury

195 8. Matt Besler* 185 9. Graham Zusi* 178 10. Michael Harrington 149 10. Mo Johnston

149 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Kerry Zavagnin

228

224 2. Nick Garcia 3. Davy Arnaud

213 4. Jimmy Conrad

203 5. Preki

199 6. Chris Klein

183 180 7. Matt Besler* 8. Jack Jewsbury

142 8. Mo Johnston

142 142 8. Graham Zusi* MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Kerry Zavagnin

20,515

20,157 2. Nick Garcia 3. Davy Arnaud

19,399 4. Jimmy Conrad

18,194 5. Preki

17,817 6. Chris Klein

16,380 16,216 7. Matt Besler*

13,275 8. Jack Jewsbury 9. Graham Zusi* 13,125 10. Mo Johnston

12,599 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Jimmy Nielsen

128

125 2. Tony Meola 3. Bo Oshoniyi

96 4. Kevin Hartman

90 5. Mike Ammann

60 28 6. Tim Melia* 7. Chris Snitko

26 8. Eric Kronberg

25

23 9. Garth Lagerwey 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 SAVES Player GP SV

125 507 1. Tony Meola 2. Bo Oshoniyi

96 354 3. Kevin Hartman

90 332 4. Jimmy Nielsen

128 304 5. Mike Amman

60 206 28 103 6. Tim Melia* 7. Chris Snitko

26 95 8. Garth Lagerwey

23 83 9. Eric Kronberg

25 58 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 34 SHUTOUTS SO Player GP

128 45 1. Jimmy Nielsen 2. Tony Meola

125 37 3. Kevin Hartman

90 22 3. Bo Oshoniyi

96 22 28 11 5. Tim Melia* 5. Mike Ammann

60 10 7. Eric Kronberg

25 8

8 3 8. Luis Marin 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3 8. Garth Lagerwey

23 3

26 3 8. Chris Snitko GOALKEEPER WINS GW Player GP 1. Jimmy Nielsen

128 57

125 49 2. Tony Meola 3. Mike Ammann

60 33 3. Bo Oshoniyi

96 33 5. Kevin Hartman

90 30 28 15 6. Tim Melia* 6. Garth Lagerwey

23 12 8. Eric Kronberg

25 9 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 6 10. Chris Snitko

26 5

GOALS G Player GP 1. Preki

218 71 2. Davy Arnaud

240 43 2. Josh Wolff

144 43 85 39 4. Dom Dwyer* 4. Chris Klein

200 39 5. Kei Kamara

113 38 6. Mo Johnston

149 31 7. Scott Sealy

88 28 7. Vitalis Takawira

103 28 10. Graham Zusi* 178 24 ASSISTS A Player GP 1. Preki

218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 178 46 2. Chris Klein

200 45 4. Davy Arnaud

240 35 5. Mo Johnston

149 28 6. Josh Wolff

144 26 7. Benny Feilhaber* 92 25 7. Mark Chung

94 25 9. Kerry Zavagnin

237 22 10. Jack Jewsbury

195 20 10. Kei Kamara

113 20 SHOTS Player GP SH

218 693 1. Preki 2. Davy Arnaud

240 452 3. Kei Kamara

113 370 4. Chris Klein

200 312

149 274 5. Mo Johnston 6. Graham Zusi* 178 266 7. Josh Wolff

144 265 85 253 8. Dom Dwyer* 9. Jack Jewsbury

195 216 10. Mark Chung

94 203 SHOTS ON GOAL SOG Player GP 1. Preki

218 283 2. Davy Arnaud

240 176

149 138 3. Mo Johnston 3. Chris Klein

200 138 3. Josh Wolff

144 138 6. Kei Kamara

113 126 7. Vitalis Takawira

103 102 8. Dom Dwyer* 85 101 9. Mark Chung

94 95 10. Jack Jewsbury

195 90 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Davy Arnaud

240 329 2. Kerry Zavagnin

237 326 3. Matt McKeon

144 309 4. Nick Garcia

224 234 5. Mo Johnston

149 226 6. Jimmy Conrad

204 210 134 194 7. Roger Espinoza* 8. Aurelien Collin

107 191 9. Diego Gutierrez

119 190 10. Jack Jewsbury

195 175 FOULS SUFFERED FS Player GP 1. Davy Arnaud

240 528 2. Preki

218 362

237 354 3. Kerry Zavagnin 4. Nick Garcia

224 250 178 227 5. Graham Zusi* 6. Mark Chung

94 204 7. Diego Gutierrez

119 196 8. Jack Jewsbury

195 187 9. Benny Feilhaber* 92 186 10. Josh Wolff

144 183 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) YC Player GP 1. Kerry Zavagnin

237 44 2. Davy Arnaud

240 43 3. Nick Garcia

224 37 4. Aurelien Collin

107 31

119 30 5. Diego Gutierrez 5. Matt McKeon

144 30 7. Jack Jewsbury

195 28 7. Mo Johnston

149 28 9. Jimmy Conrad

204 27 10. Roger Espinoza* 134 24

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CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 178 614 2. Preki

218 452 3. Claudio Lopez

57 188 4. Jose Burciaga Jr.

115 175 5. Francisco Gomez

114 157 6. Chris Henderson

61 154 7. Chris Klein

200 152 8. Davy Arnaud

240 144 9. Benny Feilhaber* 92 104 10. Carlos Marinelli

41 91 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG 1. Preki

218 13 2. Chris Klein

200 12 3. Kei Kamara

113 11 3. Josh Wolff

144 11 85 10 5. Dom Dwyer* 5. Davy Arnaud

240 10 7. Graham Zusi* 178 8 7. Vitalis Takawira

103 8

110 7 9. C.J. Sapong 9. Scott Sealy

88 7 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS GWA Player GP 1. Preki

218 23 178 21 2. Graham Zusi* 3. Chris Klein

200 16 4. Davy Arnaud

240 10 4. Josh Wolff

144 10 6. Chance Myers* 141 8 6. Jack Jewsbury

195 8 6. Mo Johnston

149 8 6. Kei Kamara

113 8 6. Kerry Zavagnin

237 8 MULTI-GOAL GAMES MGG Player GP 1. Vitalis Takawira

103 8 2. Preki

218 7 85 6 3. Dom Dwyer* 3. Kei Kamara

113 5 3. Scott Sealy

88 5 3. Josh Wolff

144 5 7. Mo Johnston

149 4 7. Chris Klein

200 4 10. Graham Zusi* 178 3 10. Davy Arnaud

240 3

89 3 10. Teal Bunbury 10. Eddie Johnson

43 3 PENALTY KICK GOALS PKG Player GP 1. Preki

218 21 85 7 2. Dom Dwyer* 3. Benny Feilhaber* 92 6 3. Kei Kamara

113 5 5. Claudio Lopez

57 4 6. Claudio Bieler

41 3 6. Jose Burciaga Jr.

115 3 6. Jack Jewsbury

195 3 6. Josh Wolff

144 3 10. Omar Bravo

27 2 10. Matt McKeon

144 2 Player 1. Dom Dwyer* 2. Kei Kamara 3. Preki 4. Scott Sealy 5. Josh Wolff 6. Vitalis Takawira 7. Mark Chung 8. Mo Johnston 9. Chris Klein 10. C.J. Sapong *Minimum 20 goals

GOALS PER GAME GP 85 113 218 88 144 103 94 149 200 110

GLS AVG 39 0.46 38 0.34 71 0.33 28 0.32 43 0.30 28 0.27 20 0.21 31 0.21 39 0.20 20 0.18

BOLD * - denotes player on current roster

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON / 1996-2015) GAMES PLAYED Year Player GP 2011 C.J. Sapong

34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2012 Kei Kamara

33 2014 Dom Dwyer

33 GAMES STARTED Year Player GS 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34

8 players tied with 32 MINUTES PLAYED MIN Year Player 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2000 Nick Garcia

2915 2000 Peter Vermes 2915 1996 Preki

2880 2005 Bo Oshoniyi

2880 2011 Matt Besler

2880 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Year Player GP 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34

32 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2000 Tony Meola

31 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2003 Tony Meola 2008 Kevin Hartman 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2007 Kevin Hartman

SAVES GP SV 31 129 30 121 30 117 32 112 30 110

Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 2008 Kevin Hartman 2010 Jimmy Nielsen

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

GOALKEEPER WINS Year Player GP GW 1997 Mike Ammann 29 21 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 18 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 17 2000 Tony Meola 31 15 1996 Garth Lagerwey 23 12 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Year Player GP GA GAA 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 0.79 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 0.88 31 29 0.92 2000 Tony Meola 2004 Tony Meola 21 22 1.05 2014 Eric Kronberg 19 20 1.05 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played

Year Player 2014 Dom Dwyer 1996 Preki 2007 Eddie Johnson 1996 Vitalis Takawira 1997 Preki 2000 Miklos Molnar 2003 Preki 2015 Dom Dwyer

GOALS GP GOALS 33 22 32 18 24 15 28 13 27 12 17 12 30 12 30 12

Year Player 1997 Preki 2003 Preki 2000 Preki 2012 Graham Zusi 2015 Benny Feilhaber 1996 Preki 1998 Preki

ASSISTS GP ASSISTS 27 17 30 17 31 15 32 15 32 15 32 13 25 13

Year Player 1996 Preki 2012 Kei Kamara 2014 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki 2015 Dom Dwyer

SHOTS GP SHOTS 32 140 33 134 33 113 30 97 30 96

SHOTS ON GOAL Year Player GP SOG 1996 Preki 32 61 2012 Kei Kamara 33 49 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 48 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 48 1997 Preki 27 44 2002 Preki 25 44 FOULS COMMITTED GP FC Year Player 2000 Chris Henderson 31 79 2001 Matt McKeon 26 76 1997 Matt McKeon 31 75 2000 Matt McKeon 30 75 31 66 2013 Oriol Rosell FOULS SUFFERED Year Player GP FS 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 111 2005 Davy Arnaud 31 85 2015 Dom Dwyer 30 81 1999 Preki 30 77 2006 Davy Arnaud 32 76 2014 Benny Feilhaber 31 73 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) GP YC Year Player 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 2011 Aurelien Collin 23 10 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 10 1997 Mo Johnston 29 9 2005 Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 9 EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3

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CORNER KICKS GP CK Year Player 2012 Graham Zusi 32 150 2013 Graham Zusi 27 128 2014 Graham Zusi 25 125 2009 Claudio Lopez 29 123 2011 Graham Zusi 32 97 OFFSIDES Year Player GP OFF 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 50 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 44 1997 Vitalis Takawira 28 43 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 38 2000 Chris Henderson 31 36 GAME-WINNING GOALS Year Player GP GWG 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 6 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 6 33 6 2014 Dom Dwyer 1997 Preki 27 5 31 5 2012 C.J. Sapong 2015 Krisztian Nemeth 27 5 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Year Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 5 2000 Matt McKeon 30 5 2003 Preki 30 5 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 5 2004 Josh Wolff 26 5 2012 Graham Zusi 32 5 2013 Graham Zusi 27 5 PENALTY KICK GOALS GP PKG Year Player 1996 Preki 32 7 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 7 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 5 2003 Preki 30 5 1997 Preki 27 3 1998 Preki 25 3 2006 Jose Burciaga Jr. 30 3 2013 Claudio Bieler 28 3 GOALS PER GAME GP GLS AVG Year Player 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 0.71 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 0.67 24 15 0.63 2007 Eddie Johnson 1996 Preki 32 18 0.56 2013 Kei Kamara 15 7 0.47 *Minimum 5 goals

BOLD * - denotes current season

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 13, 2016 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: 71 Preki Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) Game: 3 6 times Half: 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) Half: 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 2nd)

SHOTS ON GOAL Career: 283 Preki Season: 61 Preki (1996) Game: 6 Preki (05/19/1996 at LA) Game: 6 Eddie Johnson (06/02/007 vs. NY) Half: 4 6 times

CORNER KICKS Career: 614 Graham Zusi Season: 150 Graham Zusi (2012) Game: 12 Alex Zotinca (07/22/2006 at NY) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (04/10/1999 vs. SJ, 2nd) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (05/20/2000 vs. SJ, 1st)

ASSISTS Career: 98 Preki Season: 17 Preki (1997) Season: 17 Preki (2003) Game: 4 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET) Half: 3 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET, 1st) Half: 3 Preki (06/21/2003 vs. CHI, 1st)

FOULS COMMITTED Career: 329 Davy Arnaud Season: 79 Chris Henderson (2000) Game: 8 Davy Arnaud (05/29/2010 at RSL) Game: 8 Oriol Rosell (07/27/2013 at MTL) Half: 7 Scott Uderitz (05/11/1996 vs. DAL, 1st)

GOALS ALLOWED Career: 154 Tony Meola Season: 45 Mike Ammann (1997) Season: 45 Kevin Hartman (2007) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/201 vs. CHI) Half: 4 6 times

FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY) Half: 6 7 times

SAVES Career: 507 Tony Meola Season: 129 Tony Meola (2000) Game: 9 9 times Half: 7 Tony Meola (08/23/2000 at MET, 1st) Half: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (06/13/2001 at LA, 2nd) Half: 7 Tony Meola (08/08/2003 vs. SJ, 1st)

SHOTS Career: 693 Preki Season: 140 Preki (1996) Game: 12 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB) Half: 8 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB, 2nd) Half: 8 Onandi Lowe (08/12/2001 at COL, 2nd) Half: 8 Preki (07/06/2002 vs. DAL, 2nd)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Season: 61 in 1996 Game: 6 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Game: 6 06/21/1997 vs. DC Game: 6 06/20/1999 vs. MET 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 5 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd) Half: 5 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd) ASSISTS Season: 67 in 2000 Game: 10 06/20/1999 vs. MET 2-Tms: 12 07/04/2001 vs. CHI Half: 8 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st) SHOTS Season: 542 in 2012 Game: 27 8 times 2-Tms: 44 08/14/1999 at MET 2-Tms: 44 08/05/2000 vs. LA 2-Tms: 44 06/09/2001 at MIA Half: 19 07/28/2012 vs. CLB (2nd)

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

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CORNER KICKS Season: 199 in 2012 Game: 15 04/10/1999 vs. SJ 2-Tms: 22 08/14/1999 at MET Half: 10 04/10/1999 vs. SJ (2nd) GOALS ALLOWED Season: 63 in 1996 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 4 7 times SAVES Season: 133 in 1999 Game: 9 10 times 2-Tms: 18 04/18/1997 vs. DAL 2-Tms: 18 09/02/2000 vs. TB Half: 7 08/23/2000 at MET (1st) Half: 7 06/13/2001 at LA (2d) Half: 7 08/08/2003 vs. SJ (1st)

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Player

Jon Kempin Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Paulo Nagamura Chance Myers Graham Zusi Diego Rubio Benny Feilhaber Brad Davis Nuno Andre Coelho Amadou Dia Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic Lawrence Olum Saad Abdul-Salaam Justin Mapp Connor Hallisey Bernardo Anor Alec Kann Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Daniel Salloi Jacob Peterson Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda Jordi Quintilla 48 90D 42D

52D 90F 90M 90D 90D 90F 90M 38

9 7 90F

90M 90M 90M 90M 8 14 17 90M 76M 81M 73M 1

90M 90M 84M 88M 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G

82F 77M 45F

90D 83D 90D 90D 90F 90M 90F 90F 10 90M 13 45 80F 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90F 90F 90F 90F

90D 90D 90D

1 2 3 4 5 SEA VAN TOR RSL NYR 1-0 2-1 1-0 1-2 2-0

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

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

Game Game Game Game Game Game

log: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 03/06/2016 03/12/2016 03/20/2016 04/02/2016 04/09/2016

KC KC KC KC KC

1 2 1 1 2

SEA VAN TOR RSL NYR

0 1 0 2 0

W W W L W

Coelho 1 (Quintilla 1) 73 Dwyer 1 (unassisted) 5; Dwyer 2 (Myers 1, Zusi 1) 41 Davis 1 (Dwyer 1) 70 Feilhaber 1 (penalty kick) 94+ Feilhaber 2 (Zusi 2, Dwyer 2) 17; Dwyer 3 (Abdul-Salaam 1)

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COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES Richard Clarke, Sr. Director Communications & Digital Media - Richard.Clarke@ColoradoRapids.com Diego Garcia, Media Relations & Social Media Coordinator - Diego.Garcia@ColoradoRapids.com

2016 MLS Regular Season Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 6:30 p.m. MT Location: Children’s Mercy Park; Kansas City, KS. Television: Altitude 2 Radio: Altitude Sports Radio - KKSE 950 AM

SPORTING KC Overall: 4-1-0 (12 pts.)

Home: 2-1-0 Away: 2-0-0 GF: 7 GA: 3 GD: 4

COLORADO RAPIDS Overall: 2-2-1 (7 pts.)

Home: 2-0-0 Away: 0-2-1 GF: 3 GA: 3 GD: 0

MATCH PREVIEW Colorado Rapids are back on the road as they face off against Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday, April 13 at Children’s Mercy Park (6:30 p.m. MT – Altitude 2). Rapids and Sporting KC meet 20 years to the day after their first-ever meeting in Major League Soccer.

Director of Soccer at the Rapids, the former Argentine international striker Claudio López was with Colorado during their successful 2010 season, though managing just 11 appearances for a total of 200 minutes. He arrived in MLS from Argentina, signing for the Wizards ahead of the 2008 season. He spent two years in Kansas City, scoring 13 goals in 57 appearances.

Over the weekend, the Rapids slipped to defeat in the opening game of the 2016 Rocky Mountain Cup on Saturday night. The only goal came 18 minutes from time when RSL’s Joao Plata capitalized on a defensive mix-up, raced clear and tapped the ball into the empty net. With the loss, the Rapids fell to 2-2-1 (7 points) and currently sit in sixth place in the Western Conference.

Sporting Kansas City’s head coach, Peter Vermes, joined the Rapids from the Metrostars after the inaugural season. He was a part of the 1997 MLS Cup finalists, and would spend three years in Colorado, making 98 appearances (8 goals). The defender then left for Kansas City, in a trade which brought Scott Vermillion in the other direction. Vermes played 78 times in three seasons for KC, before retiring.

Sporting KC returns home following a 2-0 win over New York Red Bulls on Saturday afternoon. With the victory, SKC remains atop Former players for both teams - Mark Chung, Herculez the Supporters’ Shield table with a 4-1-0 (12 points) record.

Gomez, Michael Harrington, Wolde Harris, Chris Henderson, Tahj Jakins, Matt McKeon, Brandon Prideaux, Scott Vermillion, Last year, Colorado took six of nine points from the three regular Tyson Wahl. season matchups against Kansas City. SKC earned a 2-0 victory in the series opener (06/27) however, the Rapids picked up a 2-1 HISTORY WITH SPORTING KC home win (08/29) and a 2-0 road win (10/21) in the second to last On Wednesday night, Sporting KC and the Rapids will meet exgame of 2015. actly 20 years to the date of the first match for both franchises in the newly-launched Major League Soccer. In 1996, Kansas City Rapids midfielder Jermaine Jones has now served five matches Wiz ruined Colorado’s introduction to Major League Soccer with a of his six-game suspension. The U.S. international midfielder will 3-0 win at Arrowhead Stadium. be available for selection at the weekend, when the Rapids host New York Red Bulls on Saturday, April 16.

In all, the Rapids and Sporting KC have met 55 times. Colorado’s regular season record against Kansas City stands at 19-23-13 INJURY REPORT (74 GF, 93 GA) overall.

Out: Kevin Doyle (leg), Marlon Hairston (hamstring), Sean St. Ledger (knee), Jared Watts (hamstring) In Playoffs, the Rapids have a 2-5-2 record against Sporting KC Doubtful: N/A and haven’t won since the 1997 season.

WHERE TO CATCH THE MATCH Altitude 2 will broadcast Sporting KC vs. Colorado Rapids this Wednesday from Children’s Mercy Park. with Richard Fleming and Marcelo Balboa on the call. There will also be radio coverage on Altitude Sports Radio - KKSE 950 AM. SPORTING KC CONNECTIONS Jacob Peterson (SKC) - now in his fifth season with Sporting Kansas City. He has played 87 regular season matches during that time (7 goals). Peterson began his pro career with the Rapids, having been selected 21st overall in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. In three seasons in Colorado, he made 92 appearances (8 goals).

In U.S. Open Cup, the Rapids have a 4-1-0 record - winning the first four matchups before dropping a 2-0 contest in 2012.

The most recent meeting with Sporting Kansas City came in the second-to-last game of the 2015 regular season. Colorado earned a 2-0 victory at Sporting Park - handing Sporting KC one of two home losses in 2015.

LAST MEETING Sporting KC 0-2 Colorado Rapids Sporting Park; Kansas City, KS Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Last October, goals from Dillon Powers and Marcelo Sarvas se-

cured Colorado Rapids’ first victory in Kansas City since 2002.

March FIFA window.

Pablo Mastroeni’s side started brightly but had to soak up pressure from their Playoff-chasing opponents before grabbing a brace on the counterattack late in the game.

Micheal Azira - Uganda (Home-and-away Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Burkina Faso) Kevin Doyle - Republic of Ireland (Friendlies against Switzerland and Slovakia).

Powers put Rapids ahead in the 78th minute with a cute finish at Shkëlzen Gashi - Albania (Friendlies against Austria and Luxemthe end of a slick breakaway but the visitors lost Sam Cronin bourg) soon afterwards following his second booking.

Eric Miller - USA U-23 (Home-and-away FIFA 2016 Olympic However, Marcelo Sarvas secured the three points four minutes Play-off against Colombia) from time after Juan Ramirez led another counterattack and Marco Pappa - Guatemala (Home-and-away CONCACAF World found the Brazilian at the far post.

Cup qualifiers against USA) Dillon Serna - USA U-23 (Home-and-away FIFA 2016 Olympic The Sporting KC loss was only the second home defeat of the Play-off against Colombia) 2015 regular season.

Mekeil Williams - Trinidad & Tobago (Home-and-away TEN THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SKC CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers against St. Vincent and the 1. Sporting Kansas City's 2016 season marks the club's 21st year Grenadines) in Major League Soccer. Kansas City was introduced as one of KEVIN DOYLE INJURED the 10 charter members of MLS on June 6, 1995. Four months Forward Kevin Doyle received a laceration to his left leg while later, the league unveiled the nicknames, logos and uniform deplaying for the Republic of Ireland against Switzerland last Friday. signs for the franchises, including the Kansas City Wiz. Doyle underwent minor surgery under anesthetic and is now re2. Their first match in MLS took place on April 13, 1996, against cuperating. the Colorado Rapids. Three goals in the final 19 minutes gave the TIM HOWARD ACQUIRED Wiz a comfortable 3-0 victory. The two teams meet for a 56th On Sunday, March 20, 2016, the Colorado Rapids announced the time in the regular season on Wednesday, 20 years to the day acquisition of U.S. international goalkeeper Tim Howard from since the first encounter.

Everton as a Designated Player. Howard will be added to the 3. Kansas City officially extended its name to 'Wizards' following club’s roster upon the opening of the Secondary Transfer Window the 1996 season, ending the short, but memorable, life of the (July 4), 'Wiz' moniker.

OFFSEASON ARRIVALS 4. In 2000, the Wizards became only the third club to win MLS The club had a busy offseason/early season, signing 11 new Cup, which they did by beating 1998 champions Chicago Fire 1- players as the club embarked on a 21st season in Major League 0. They would also win the Supporters’ Shield that year as well.

Soccer. The players to arrive (so far) are: 5. They would suffer disappointment four years later when beaten 3-2 by D.C. United in MLS Cup, before overcoming Real Salt Lake 7-6 on penalties in the 2013 edition, played in their own stadium.

GK - Chris Froschauer (SuperDraft) *GK - Tim Howard (Everton / ENG) DEF - Eric Miller (Montreal Impact) DEF - Mekeil Williams (Antigua GFC / GUA) MID - Emmanuel Appiah (SuperDraft) 6. SKC are also three-times winners of the Lamar Hunt U.S. MID - Micheal Azira (Seattle Sounders FC) Open Cup - in 2004 (Lamar Hunt in attendance), 2012 and 2015.

MID - Jermaine Jones (New England Revolution) Lamar Hunt was the original owner of Kansas City, before selling MID - Marco Pappa (Seattle Sounders FC) the franchise in August, 2006.

MID - Zach Pfeffer (Philadelphia Union) 7. Sporting KC is 4-1-0 to start the 2016 season, and sit top of the FWD - Conor Doyle (D.C. United) Supporters' Shield standings. Their only loss came in their previ- FWD - Shkëlzen Gashi (FC Basel / SWI) ous home game, when they went down 2-1 to Real Salt Lake. *Howard will be added to the club’s roster upon the opening of the Secondary Transfer Window (July 4)

8. Rapids have managed just four victories in Kansas City, from 27 attempts, though the most recent success came in the penulti- RAPIDS BROADCAST Altitude TV will broadcast 32 of the Rapids’ 34 regular season mate match of 2015, when Pablo Mastroeni's side won 2-0. matches throughout 2016, 17 home and 15 away, with the other 9. Following their home game with the Rapids, Sporting then play two picked up on national stations including ESPN2 and UniMas. five of their next six games on the road.

Richard Fleming will call play-by-play, while former Rapids and U.S. international Marcelo Balboa provides color analysis.

10. The teams meet a further two times in the 2016 regular season, and both games are at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, on May Over the airwaves, Mile High Sports Radio will broadcast Colora11 and July 16. do’s matches on AM 1340 and MileHighSports.com.

RAPIDS INTERNATIONAL ROUNDUP Following the 1-1 draw against D.C. United, seven Rapids players were called up by their respective national teams during the

TALE OF THE TAPE Sporting KC

vs.

Rapids

5

Games Played

5

4

Games Won

2

1

Games Lost

2

0

Games Tied

1

7

Goals For

3

3

Goals Against

3

12

Points

7

Dwyer (3 goals)

Top Scorer (s)

Pappa, Powers, Solignac (1 goal)

52

Shots

77

19

Shots On Goal

28

3

Shutouts

2

FOLLOW THE RAPIDS ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK The latest news and information on the Rapids can be found online via social media.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ColoradoRapids Twitter: www.Twitter.com/ColoradoRapids Twitter in Spanish, www.Twitter.com/LosRapids.

Rapids players active on Twitter: Dominique Badji @DBadji14 John Berner @JohnnyB_12_ Marc Burch @Marc_Burch Bobby Burling @BobbyBurling Conor Doyle @ConorDoyle34 Kevin Doyle @KevinDoyle1983 Shkëlzen Gashi @s_gashi11 Marlon Hairston @MARLYG94 Jermaine Jones @Jermainejunior Zac MacMath @ZacMacMath Eric Miller @emillller Zach Pfeffer @ZachPfeffer_27 Dillon Powers @powerhour5 Dillon Serna @SernaDillon Luis Solignac @LuchoSoli Axel Sjöberg @SjöbergAxel Jared Watts @JaredWatts02 Mekeil Williams @MekeilWilliams Club President Tim Hinchey - @tkhinchey3 Play-by-play commentator, Richard Fleming - @FlemingSport Color analyst, Marcelo Balboa - @MarceloBalboa17

News, video, features and a weekly podcast are also available on www.ColoradoRapids.com.

NEXT HOME GAME Tickets are on sale for the Rapids’ next home match against Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday, April 23, with kickoff at 7:00 p.m.

MT. Please visit www.ColoradoRapids.com/tickets or call 303-825GOAL for details.

MARCH FIXTURES 3/6: @ San Jose Earthquakes (L 1-0) 3/12: vs. LA Galaxy (W 1-0) 3/20: @ D.C. United (T 1-1) APRIL FIXTURES 4/2: vs. Toronto FC (W 1-0) 4/9: @ Real Salt Lake (L 1-0) 4/13: @ Sporting Kansas City 4/16: vs. New York Red Bulls 4/23: vs. Seattle Sounders FC 4/30: @ Montreal Impact LOAN WATCH - CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE March 18, 2016 - Rookie midfielder Emmanuel Appiah and forward Caleb Calvert loaned to the Independence.

April 11, 2016 - Goalkeeper John Berner loaned to the Independence.

CHARLOTTE FALLS AT CINCINNATI 2-1 On Saturday night, the Charlotte Independence dropped the first leg of the Queen City Cup Challenge to FC Cincinnati 2-1 at Nippert Stadium in Ohio.

FC Cincinnati was strong in the attack, scoring the first two goals of the game. The Independence seemed to be making an exciting comeback in the late minutes, yet fell just short as they were unable to create enough opportunities to offset the FCC defense.

The Independence (1-2-0) returns home to Ramblewood Stadium on Saturday, April 16 to face the Charleston Battery (2-0-1), kickoff scheduled for 5:00 p.m. MT.

COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES Richard Clarke, Sr. Director Communications & Digital Media - Richard.Clarke@ColoradoRapids.com Diego Garcia, Media Relations & Social Media Coordinator - Diego.Garcia@ColoradoRapids.com

2016 Goal Scorers #8 Dillon Powers - H #10 Marco Pappa - L #21 Luis Solignac - R

8-H 10-L

Key L - Left Footed: 1 R - Right Footed: 1 H - Header: 1 P - Penalty Kick: 0 O - Own Goal: 0

21-R

RAPIDS NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS (as of 04/02/16)

2016 MLS SEASON CATEGORICAL RECORD Overall Home

Road

Overall MLS Games

2-2-1

2-0-0

0-2-1

Against Western Conference Against Eastern Conference Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goals Conceding 0 goals Conceding 1 goal Conceding 2 goals Conceding 3 goals Conceding 4+ goals Scoring first Conceding first Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime On Altitude On Univision On ESPN On Fox In March In April In May In June In July In August In September In October

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

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

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

NAME Azira Cronin Doyle Gashi Jones Pappa St. Ledger Williams

COUNTRY Uganda USA Rep. of Ireland Albania USA Guatemala Rep. of Ireland Trinidad & Tobago

CAPS 3 2 62 12 58 55 37 12

GOALS 0 0 14 3 3 11 3 1

2016 MLS SEASON MISCELLANEOUS STATS Quickest Goal: 18’ Solignac - 4/2 vs. TOR Quickest Goal Against: 46’ Wondolowski - 3/6 @ SJ Game Winning Goals after 75’: 90’+5 Pappa - 3/12 vs. LA Game Tying Goals after 75’: Multi-Goal Games: Hat Tricks: Hat Tricks Against: Own Goals For: Own Goals Against: Red Cards: Opp. Red Cards: Benoit Cheyrou - 4/2 vs. TOR. Penalties for: Penalties against:

2016 RAPIDS AWARD WINNERS MLS Team of the Week: Williams (Week 2), Gashi (Week 5).

COLORADO RAPIDS 2016 SCHEDULE DATE

OPPONENT

TIME/RESULT

SCORERS/TV

Sunday, March 6

at San Jose Earthquakes

L 1-0

SJ: Wondolowski

Saturday, March 12

vs. LA Galaxy

W 1-0

COL: Pappa

Saturday, March 20

at D.C. United

T 1-1

COL: Powers DC: EspĂ­ndola

Saturday, April 2

vs. Toronto FC

W 1-0

COL: Solignac

Saturday, April 9

at Real Salt Lake

L 1-0

RSL: Plata

Wednesday, April 13

at Sporting Kansas City

6:30pm

Altitude 2

Saturday, April 16

vs. New York Red Bulls

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, April 23

vs. Seattle Sounders FC

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, April 30

at Montreal Impact

2:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, May 7

vs. Real Salt Lake

7:00pm

Altitude

Wednesday, May 11

vs. Sporting Kansas City

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, May 14

at Columbus Crew SC

5:30pm

Altitude

Saturday, May 21

at Seattle Sounders FC

8:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, May 28

vs. Philadelphia Union

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, June 18

vs. Chicago Fire

7:00pm

Altitude

Wednesday, June 22

at LA Galaxy

8:30pm

Altitude

Monday, July 4

vs. Portland Timbers

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, July 9

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

8:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, July 16

vs. Sporting Kansas City

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, July 23

vs. FC Dallas

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, July 30

at New York City FC

1:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, August 6

vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, August 13

at LA Galaxy

8:30pm

Altitude

Saturday, August 20

vs. Orlando City SC

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, August 26

at Real Salt Lake

6:00pm

UniMas, Univision Dep.

Saturday, September 3

at New England Revolution

5:30pm

Altitude

Saturday, September 10

at FC Dallas

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, September 17

vs. San Jose Earthquakes

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, September 12

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

5:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, October 1

vs. Portland Timbers

7:00pm

Altitude

Saturday, October 8

at Houston Dynamo

6:30pm

Altitude

Thursday, October 13

vs. San Jose Earthquakes

7:00pm

Altitude

Sunday, October 16

at Portland Timbers

5:00pm

Altitude

Sunday, October 23

vs. Houston Dynamo

2:00pm

Altitude

All kickoff times are Mountain Time (MT)

COLORADO RAPIDS NUMERICAL ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #

Player

Pos.

3

Eric MILLER

4

Ht.

Wt.

Birthdate

Hometown

College

Previous club

Status

DEF

6-0

175

01/15/1993

Woodbury, MN

Creighton

Montreal Impact

Ga

Marc BURCH

DEF

6-1

180

05/07/1984

Cincinnati, OH

Maryland

Seattle Sounders FC

5

Mekeil WILLIAMS

DEF

me-KELL

6-1

180

07/24/1990

Gonzales, T&T

6

Sam CRONIN

MID

Crow-nin

5-10

165

12/12/1986

Atlanta, GA

Wake

San Jose Earthquakes

8

Dillon POWERS

MID

5-11

170

02/14/1991

Plano, TX

Notre

Univ. of Notre Dame

9

Kevin DOYLE

FWD

6-0

165

09/18/1983

10

Marco PAPPA

MID

5-10

155

11/15/1987

Guatemala City, Guatemala

Seattle Sounders FC

GC

11

Shkëlzen GASHI

MID

6-0

165

07/18/1988

Zurich, Switzerland

FC Basel (SWI)

INT/DP

12

John BERNER

GK

6-3

205

02/14/1991

St. Louis, MO

13

Jermaine JONES

MID

6-0

170

11/03/1981

Los Angeles, CA

14

Dominique BADJI

FWD

Baa-zhee

6-0

175

10/16/1992

Dakar, Senegal

16

Zach PFEFFER

MID

Feffer

5-8

145

01/06/1995

Dresher, PA

17

Dillon SERNA

MID

Ser-ner

5-7

140

03/25/1994

Brighton, CO

Akron

Homegrown Player

18

Zac MACMATH

GK

6-2

194

08/07/1991

St. Petersburg, FLA

Maryland

Philadelphia Union

19

Conor DOYLE

FWD

6-2

172

10/13/1991

McKinney, TX

Creighton

D.C. United

21

Luis SOLIGNAC

FWD

Sol-In -Yak

6-0

160

02/16/1991

Buenos Aires, Argentina

22

Micheal AZIRA

MID

Ah-ZEER-ah

5-10

160

08/22/1987

Kampala, Uganda

23

Bobby BURLING

DEF

6-5

195

10/15/1984

Monument, CO

24

Sean ST. LEDGER

DEF

6-0

188

12/28/1984

Solihull, England

Orlando City SC

29

Caleb CALVERT

FWD

6-2

160

10/22/1996

Wrightwood, CA

Chivas USA

30

Chris FROSCHAUER

GK

6-4

215

02/15/1994

Union, KY

OSU

Ohio State University

33

Jared WATTS

DEF

6-1

155

02/03/1992

Statesville, NC

Wake

Wake Forest Univ.

44

Axel SJOBERG

DEF

Hoo-berg

6-7

210

03/08/1991

Stockholm, Sweden

Marquette

Marquette Univ.

INT

94

Marlon HAIRSTON

DEF

Hair-ston

6-0

157

03/23/1994

Jackson, MS

U of L

Univ. of Louisville

Ga

INT - International player DEV - Developmental player

Pronunciation

SH-KELT-zun Gushi

Frosh-hour

Antigua GFC (GUA)

INT

INT/DP

GC - Former foreigner playing as a domestic due to green card status Ga - Generation adidas signing

SIU

SIU, Edwardsville New England Revolution

Boston

Boston University

INT

Philadelphia Union HP

Nueva Chicago (ARG)

INT

Mobile

Seattle Sounders FC

GC

LMU

Chivas USA INT

DP - Designated Player

Technical Director: Paul Bravo Head Coach: Pablo Mastroeni Assistant Coaches: John Spencer, Steve Cooke, Chris Sharpe (Goalkeepers) Head Athletic Trainer: Michael Heitkamp COLORADO RAPIDS TRANSACTIONS December 9, 2015 - selected former Seattle Sounders FC midfielder Micheal Azira 2nd via the Waiver Draft.

December 9, 2015 - defender Sean St. Ledger agrees to new contract.

December 10, 2015 - traded natural 2017 second-round pick to Philadelphia Union in exchange for goalkeeper Zac MacMath.

December 15, 2015 - acquired midfielder Marco Pappa from Seattle Sounders FC in exchange for general allocation money.

January 15, 2016 - traded second overall pick in 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick to Philadelphia Union for midfielder Zach Pfeffer and general allocation money.

January 18, 2016 - traded goalkeeper Clint Irwin to Toronto FC in exchange for targeted allocation money, a 2016 third-round pick and a conditional 2017 first-round pick.

January 20, 2016 - defender Bobby Burling agrees to new contract.

January 21, 2016 - John Spencer joins Coaching Staff as First Team Assistant Coach.

January 22, 2016 - traded defender Maynor Figueroa to FC Dallas in exchange for general allocation money.

January 26, 2016 - loaned midfielder Juan Ramirez to U.D. Almeria (Spain) for period of six months.

February 1, 2016 - signed attacker Shkëlzen Gashi as a Designated Player, formerly with FC Basel (Switzerland).

February 1, 2016 - traded midfielder Marcelo Sarvas to D.C. United for targeted allocation money and a conditional 2018 pick.

February 4, 2016 - signed defender Mekeil Williams from Antigua GFC (Guatemala).

February 9, 2016 - acquired forward Conor Doyle from D.C. United in exchange for a 2017 third-round pick.

February 14, 2016 - acquired defender Eric Miller from Montreal Impact in exchange for general allocation money and natural 2018 first-round pick.

February 25, 2016 - traded general allocation money to San Jose Earthquakes for an international roster slot and targeted allocation money.

March 4, 2016 - acquired midfielder Jermaine Jones from New England Revolution in exchange for general allocation money and natural 2017 first-round pick.

March 20, 2016 - acquired goalkeeper Tim Howard from Everton as a Designated Player via the Allocation Process after securing the #1 spot in the Allocation Ranking Order.

COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES Richard Clarke, Sr. Director Communications & Digital Media - Richard.Clarke@ColoradoRapids.com Diego Garcia, Media Relations & Social Media Coordinator - Diego.Garcia@ColoradoRapids.com

PABLO MASTROENI

CLAUDIO LOPEZ

HEAD COACH

DIRECTOR OF SOCCER Birth date: August 29, 1976 Coaching career: Colorado Rapids (2014-present).

Playing career: Miami Fusion (1998-01); Colorado Rapids (2002-13); LA Galaxy (2013).

Club honors: MLS Eastern Conference Championship (2010); MLS Cup (2010).

International: 65 appearances for USA International honors: CONCACAF Gold Cup (2005, ‘07).

Named the seventh Head Coach in Rapids history on March 8, 2014. Holds club records for most games played (225), games started (217) and minutes played (18,669), and served as the Rapids captain from late 2004 until his trade to the LA Galaxy during the 2013 season. Featured for the USA at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup.

PÁDRAIG SMITH

Joined the Rapids as Director of Soccer in January, 2015, working closely with Head Coach, Pablo Mastroeni and VP of Soccer Operations and Technical Director, Paul Bravo.

Playing career: Racing Club (1992-96); Valencia (96-00); Lazio (00–04); América (04-06); Racing Club (07-08); Kansas City Wizards (08-09); Colorado Rapids (2010).

Club honors: Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Cup (1999); Italian Super Cup (2000); Coppa Italia: (2004); Primera División de México (Clausura 2005); Campeón de Campeones (2005); CONCACAF Champions' Cup (2006); MLS Eastern Conference Championship (2010); MLS Cup (2010).

International: 55 appearances for Argentina. Featured at the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup.

JOHN SPENCER

SPORTING DIRECTOR

ASSISTANT COACH Prior to joining the Rapids in January, 2015, Irishman Smith had spent the last three years with European soccer’s governing body, UEFA, and previously worked for the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). He works in direct support of Paul Bravo, vice president of soccer operations and technical director, and head coach, Pablo Mastroeni.

His primary focus is to introduce a more data analytical approach to player recruitment, player identification, performance analysis and scouting processes.

Returned to Colorado as Assistant Coach in February 2016.

Appeared in 88 games for the Rapids between 2001-04, registering 37 goals.

Spencer earned MLS Best XI honors in 2001 and 2003.

Internationally, Spencer earned 14 caps for the Scotland National Team and was on the 22-man roster at the UEFA EURO 1996.

Smith had been a key player in UEFA’s Financial Analysis Group, which assesses the top professional European clubs in the areas of finance, corporate and sporting structures.

Upon retiring, Spencer joined Houston Dynamo as an assistant coach. During his time with the Dynamo, Spencer won consecutive MLS Cups in 2006-07. Following the 2010 season, he was selected as Portland Timbers’ first ever Head Coach. Spencer finished with a record of 14-19-12 at the Timbers.

STEVE COOKE

CHRIS SHARPE

ASSISTANT COACH

ASSISTANT COACH/GOALKEEPERS Joined the Colorado Rapids coaching staff full-time in February 2010, sharing roles within the first team and academy. Named assistant coach with the appointment of Pablo Mastroeni in March, 2014.

Named an Assistant Coach at the start of the 2014 season, joining Pablo Mastroeni’s technical staff, having served as a player and coach with the team since 2008.

Prior to joining the Rapids, Cooke had enjoyed a 20 year full-time coaching career in England and in the United States.

Sharpe originally arrived in Colorado in 2008 as a player, forming a part of the Rapids squad while serving as an MLS League Pool Goalkeeper, meaning that all MLS clubs could call upon him if their goalkeepers were unavailable.

Arrived in the United States following a six year career with Sheffield Wednesday, then of the English Premier League, where he performed duties as Youth Team Coach and Center of Excellence Coach.

He holds both the UEFA “A” Coaching License and the USSF “A” Coaching License.

In his five years in that MLS role, Sharpe spent nearly all his time in Colorado, but suited up as a reserve for eight other clubs across the league.

Spent time in Australia, Denmark and England. Represented Australia at U-20 level in qualifying for the 2001 FIFA Youth World Cup.

COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES Richard Clarke, Sr. Director Communications & Digital Media - Richard.Clarke@ColoradoRapids.com Diego Garcia, Media Relations & Social Media Coordinator - Diego.Garcia@ColoradoRapids.com

EMMANUEL APPIAH

#22 MICHEAL AZIRA Position: Midfielder Hometown: Kampala, Uganda Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: August 22, 1987 Citizenship: Uganda Acquired: Signed via the Waiver Draft on 12/9.15.

Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): played 90’ at center midfield; registered one shot.

Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A 2016:

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Westerville, OH Height: 5 feet 9 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: September 26, 1993 Citizenship: Ghana Acquired: Selected 15th overall in 2016 MLS SuperDraft.

Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): DNP; not in the 18 (loan).

Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A 2016: Currently on loan at USL affiliate Charlotte Independence.

Quick Facts:  Selected in the first round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft (15th overall).  Other Rapids’ first-round selection in current roster include Axel Sjoberg (2015), Marlon Hairston (2014) and Dillon Powers (2013).  Spent the past five years at the University of Cincinnati, earning Second Team All-American Athletic Conference and Second Team All-Ohio accolades his senior year.  As a Bearcat, he appeared in 65 matches (46 starts), netting seven goals and adding 11 assists.

Quick Facts: Joined the Rapids after spending the last two seasons with Seattle Sounders FC, helping the club to a Supporters’ Shield title and the 2014 U.S. Open Cup trophy in his first season in MLS.  Azira has represented the Uganda national team at the senior and youth levels. Member of the U-23 squad for the Olympics.  During his collegiate career, Azira played for Lindsey Wilson College and University of Mobile (Senior). Named NAIA All-America Honorable Mention in 2009.  He served as Head Coach for Daniel Island Soccer Academy U-16 and U-18 teams in Charleston. In addition, he was an assistant coach at UMS-Wright Preparatory School, winning the Alabama state title in 2011 .

#14 DOMINIQUE BADJI

#12 JOHN BERNER

Position: Forward Hometown: Dakar, Senegal Height: 6 foot Weight: 175 pounds Birth date: October 16, 1992 Citizenship: Senegal Acquired: Selected 67th overall (fourth round) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Signed a contract on March 4, 2015.

Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): came on for Powers in the 79’.

Last MLS Goal: 10/25/15 @ POR. Last MLS Assist: N/A 2016:

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Position: Goalkeeper Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri Height: 6 feet 3 Weight: 205 pounds Birth date: February 14, 1991 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected with the 35th overall selection (second round) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. Signed contract on Feb. 12.

Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): DNP; not in the 18 (wrist).

Last MLS Win: 03/22/14 vs. POR Last MLS Shutout: 06/04/14 vs. CHI 2016:

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  Played in 15 MLS games (9 starts), registering two goals in his rook-  Last season, Berner appeared in 16 matches during his loan spell with USL affiliate Charlotte Independence. ie season with the Rapids.  Started the first three games of the 2014 campaign after a presea Badji added a goal in the Fourth Round of U.S. Open Cup and two son injury to regular keeper Clint Irwin. During that spell, he experigoals in six games during his loan stint with Charlotte Independence. enced a tie, a win and a loss. Finished rookie season with a 1-1-3  In 2014, Badji helped Boston to its first conference championship record. final since 2009 with a personal-best eight goals and four assists.  Berner played four years of college soccer at Southern Illinois Uni Moved with his guardian from Zimbabwe, leaving his father and versity, Edwardsville from 2010-2013. He was named Missouri Valbrother behind, to further his education, enrolling at Episcopal High ley Conference Goalkeeper of the Year for two of those seasons, School, a boarding school in Alexandria, Va.  In high school, he was selected to the all-state first team following  Despite his young age, Badji has had quite a journey from Senegal, his senior season at St. Mary’s High School. to Tanzania, to Zimbabwe, to the USA.

COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES Richard Clarke, Sr. Director Communications & Digital Media - Richard.Clarke@ColoradoRapids.com Diego Garcia, Media Relations & Social Media Coordinator - Diego.Garcia@ColoradoRapids.com

#4 MARC BURCH Position: Defender Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio Height: 6 feet 1 Weight: 180 pounds Birth date: May 7, 1984 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected with the 11th pick in Stage 1 of the 2013 Re-Entry Draft from Seattle Sounders FC. Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): played 90’ at left back.

Last MLS Goal: 08/20/14 vs LA Last MLS Assist: 09/13/14 vs. POR 2016:

#23 BOBBY BURLING Position: Defender Hometown: Monument, Colorado Height: 6 feet 5 Weight: 195 pounds Birth date: October 10, 1984 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected 3rd by the Rapids via the Waiver Draft, on Dec. 10, 2014.

Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): played 90’ at center back.

Last MLS Goal: 09/12/15 vs. DC Last MLS Assist: 08/27/2012 @ TOR (for SJ) 2016:

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  Played 90 minutes in all eight games he saw action for the club in  Part of tallest central defensive pairing in MLS history alongside 2015.

Sjoberg for 2015 season opener; registered two goals in 22 games.  A veteran of ten years in Major League Soccer, Burch is now in his  Bobby Burling joined the Rapids in time for 2015 after nine seasons third season with the Rapids. in MLS, primarily spent with Chivas USA and San Jose.  He split his first year with LA and Columbus before moving to D.C.  Burling played in 48 games, starting 41 with Chivas USA. (2012-14) United in 2007, where he spent the next five years. Then came two and was named to the starting eleven 41 times with San Jose Earthyears in Seattle before arriving in Colorado prior to the 2014 season. quakes (2009-11).  Burch played for the University of Maryland and his 25-yard free kick  Burling was drafted by the LA Galaxy in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft in the championship game against New Mexico gave the Terrapins out of Loyola Marymount University. the national championship.  A native of Colorado, he attended Lewis-Palmer High School in Monument, where he played both soccer and basketball.

#29 CALEB CALVERT Position: Forward Hometown: Wrightwood, California Height: 6 feet 2 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: October 22, 1996 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Joined the Rapids from the Chivas USA dispersal draft in November.

2014.

Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): DNP; not in the 18 (loan).

Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A 2016:

#6 SAM CRONIN Position: Midfielder Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 165 pounds Birth date: December 12, 1986 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Joined via a trade with San Jose Earthquakes, signing on January 19, 2015 for allocation money.

Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): played 90’ at center midfield.

Last MLS Goal: 05/30/15 vs. POR Last MLS Assist: 10/21/15 @ SKC 2016:

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  Spent season 2015 on loan with USL affiliate, Charlotte Independ One of five players to wear captain’s armband in 2015. Appeared in ence; scored two goals in 19 appearances.

26 games (24 starts), earning first-ever MLS All-Star appearance.  Was the youngest player ever signed by Chivas USA when he  In six of his seven seasons, he has started 20 or more games, insigned as a homegrown in July, 2013 at 16 years, eight months. cluding 30 of 31 appearances with San Jose Earthquakes in 2014.  A tall, rangy forward with unlimited potential, he has still to make his  Cronin started his MLS career in Toronto after being the third overall official first team Major League Soccer debut. pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Maryland.  Did make his professional debut (non-MLS game) in Chivas’ 2013  Cronin has seven goals and 17 assists in his seven seasons, with six season-ending exhibition match against FC Tucson. of them coming the last four years. The only game-winning goal of his career came in 2013 against the Colorado Rapids.  He was the leading scorer with 22 goals in the 2012-2013 U.S. SocSam has two caps with the U.S. National team, both coming in cer Development academy regular season, earning him honors as U-  15-16 national player of the year. games against Haiti and Mexico during the 2009 Gold Cup.

COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES Richard Clarke, Sr. Director Communications & Digital Media - Richard.Clarke@ColoradoRapids.com Diego Garcia, Media Relations & Social Media Coordinator - Diego.Garcia@ColoradoRapids.com

#19 CONOR DOYLE

#9 KEVIN DOYLE

Position: Forward Hometown: McKinney, Texas Height: 6 foot 2 Weight: 172 pounds Birth date: October 13, 1991 Citizenship: USA & Ireland Acquired: Joined on February 9, 2016 from D.C. United for a 2017 third-round pick Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): DNP, but in the 18..

Last MLS Goal: 06/24/15 @ CHI (for DC) Last MLS Assist: 08/03/13 vs. MTL (for DC) 2016:

Position: Forward Hometown: Adamstown, Rep. of Ireland Height: 6 foot Weight: 179 pounds Birth date: September 18, 1983 Citizenship: Ireland Acquired: Signed on March 20, 2015, as the club’s third Designated Player Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): DNP; not in the 18 (leg).

Last MLS Goal: 10/04/15 vs. RSL Last MLS Assist: 08/22/15 @ CHI 2016:

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  Joins the Rapids after spending last three seasons in the Eastern  Led the team in goals (5) despite arriving in MLS at end of May. First Conference with D.C. United. four goals ended up being game-winners.  Appeared in 56 matches for DC, scoring four goals and notching one  Joined the Rapids from Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Barclay’s assist. Won the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in his first season Premier League with the club.  Enjoyed a high-caliber career in English football, scoring 92 goals in  After one semester at Creighton University, Doyle signed his first 357 appearances overall. professional contract with Derby County on August 6, 2010.  Previous clubs include: St. Patrick’s Athletic, Cork City, Reading,  Spent three seasons with ‘The Rams’ featuring in 22 Championship Wolverhampton Wanderers, Queens Park Rangers (loan), Crystal games in addition to appearances in the FA Cup and League Cup. Palace (loan)  Also represented the USMNT at the U-20 and U-23 levels, as well  Scored 19 goals in his first season with Reading (2005) as they won as the Irish national team at the U-21 level. promotion to the Premier League .  Has amassed 62 caps and 14 goals for the Republic of Ireland since his debut in 2006.

#30 CHRIS FROSCHAUER

#11 SHKELZEN GASHI

Position: Goalkeeper Hometown: Union, Kentucky Height: 6 foot 4 feet Weight: 215 pounds Birth date: February 15, 1994 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected 43rd overall in 2016 MLS SuperDraft.

Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): DNP, but in the 18.

Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A 2016:

Quick Facts:  Signed with the Rapids on March 4, 2016 after being selected second in the third round (43rd overall) in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft out of Ohio State University.  He was a first team All-Region and All-Big Ten selection and helped guided the Buckeyes to their fourth Big Ten title in school history. .  Was a four-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Weeka and led the conference with a .798 save percentage and 10 shutouts.  His 10 shutouts were tied for third on the OSU single-season shutouts list, while his 0.88 goals-against average ranked ninth all-time in OSU single-season history.

Position: Forward Hometown: Zurich, Switzerland Height: 6 feet Weight: 165 pounds Birth date: July 18, 1988 Citizenship: Albania & Switzerland Acquired: Signed on February 1, 2016, as the club’s fourth Designated Player.

Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): played 90’ at left wing; registered four shots (two on goal).

Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A 2016:

Quick Facts: Joined the Rapids from FC Basel of the Swiss Super League, where he scored 25 goals since his arrival to the club prior to 2014 season.  Gashi earned Swiss Super League Golden Boot honors in his last two full seasons in Europe. In 2014, was named Axpo Player of the Year, awarded to the best player in the Swiss Super League.  Gashi made a combined total of 21 appearances for the Switzerland U-17, U-19 and U-21 squads, notching eight goals.  In 2013, Gashi earned his senior team debut for the Albanian national team after receiving his citizenship on August 18 of that year.  At the senior level, Gashi has scored three goals in 11 appearances for Albania. Expected to represent national side at UEFA Euro 2016.

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COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES Richard Clarke, Sr. Director Communications & Digital Media - Richard.Clarke@ColoradoRapids.com Diego Garcia, Media Relations & Social Media Coordinator - Diego.Garcia@ColoradoRapids.com

#94 MARLON HAIRSTON

#13 JERMAINE JONES

Position: Midfielder/Defender Hometown: Jackson, Mississippi Height: 6 feet Weight: 157 pounds Birth date: March 23, 1994 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected with the 12th pick (first round) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. Member of Generation adidas.

Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): DNP, not in the 18 (hamstring).

Last MLS Goal: 08/20/14 vs. LA Last MLS Assist: 05/24/14 vs. MTL 2016:

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Height: 6 foot Weight: 170 pounds Birth date: November 3, 1981 Citizenship: USA & Germany Acquired: Signed on March 4, 2016 from NE Revolution in exchange for general allocation money and a 2017 first-round pick Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): DNP; not in the 18 (suspension).

Last MLS Goal: 10/04/14 vs. CLB (for NE) Last MLS Assist: 10/16/14 @ HOU (for NE) 2016:

Quick Facts:  Made the move to right back after playing his rookie season at midfield. Appeared in final three games of the season for the Rapids and seven matches (one goal) for Charlotte Independence (USL).  First and only (so far) goal came 8/20 at home against LA Galaxy.

Quick Facts:  Appearances were limited to just 18 (17 starts) in his first full season in MLS, as he underwent surgery to repair two sports hernias.  In 2014, he played the first-half of the 2013-14 European season with Schalke but left the club in January for Besiktas and finished 3rd in the Turkish Super Lig. before joining New England in August.  Became the second U.S. men’s national team player to score in the UEFA Champions League knockout stage (joining DaMarcus Beasley) on February 20, 2013.  Has made 58 appearances for the USMNT, scoring three goals and notching four assists  Born to a German mother and American father, growing up he lived in Chicago and Greenwood, Miss., before moving back to Germany.

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Played collegiate soccer at the University of Louisville where he was named to the all-Big East rookie team in his freshman year.

Hairston’s cousin, LaMarcus Aldridge, is a professional basketball player in the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers.

One of Marlon’s youth soccer teammates was Kellen Gulley of the Chicago Fire. Both players wear No. 94 (their birth year).

#18 ZAC MACMATH

#3 ERIC MILLER

Position: Goalkeeper Hometown: St. Petersburg, Florida Height: 6 feet 2 Weight: 194 pounds Birth date: August 7, 1991 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Joined via a trade with Philadelphia Union on December 10, 2015 in exchange for a 2017 second-round pick Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): played 90’; registered three saves.

Last MLS Win: 03/12/16 vs. LA Last MLS Shutout: 03/12/16 vs. LA 2016:

Quick Facts:  Registered 29th career shutout on 10/21 at Sporting KC; appeared in three regular season matches and both USOC matches during first season with Rapids (loan).  Started 102 games over the four seasons (2011-14) for the Union..

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Joining Philadelphia right after being drafted out of the University of Maryland, In 2014, became the youngest goalkeeper in MLS history to reach 100 career starts.

A product of U.S. Soccer’s U-17 residency program in Bradenton, Fla., he competed for the USA in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2007, starting two games in goal.

Position: Defender Hometown: Woodbury, Minnesota Height: 6 feet 0 Weight: 175 pounds Birth date: January 15, 1993 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Joined from Montreal Impact on February 14, 2016 in exchange for general allocation money and 2018 firstround pick..

Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): played 90’ at right back.

Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 06/29/14 @ HOU (for MTL) 2016: Quick Facts: Appeared in 30 games (24 starts) during his two seasons with Montreal Impact after signing Generation adidas contract on January 2.  Drafted in the first round by the Impact, fifth overall, in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, on January 16.  At international stage, Miller was called into the January camp for the senior USMNT side in 2016.  In 2015, selected to play for the U-23 MNT in the Toulon Tournament in France and the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament.

Also appeared at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.  Played three college seasons for Creighton University, recording four goals and four assists in 63 games (62 starts), while leading his team to the College Cup playoffs in 2011 and 2012.

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COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES Richard Clarke, Sr. Director Communications & Digital Media - Richard.Clarke@ColoradoRapids.com Diego Garcia, Media Relations & Social Media Coordinator - Diego.Garcia@ColoradoRapids.com

#10 MARCO PAPPA

#16 ZACH PFEFFER

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Guatemala City, Guatemala Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 155 pounds Birth date: November 15, 1987 Citizenship: Guatemala Acquired: Joined via a trade with Seattle Sounders FC on December 15, 2015 in exchange for general allocation money.

Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): played 90’ at right wing; registered two shots (both on goal).

Last MLS Goal: 03/12/16 vs. LA Last MLS Assist: 04/04/16 vs. TOR 2016:

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Dresher, Pennsylvania Height: 5 feet 8 Weight: 145 pounds Birth date: January 6, 1995 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Via a trade on Draft Day (January 15, 2016) from Philadelphia Union in exchange for Rapids’ second-overall pick.

Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): DNP, but in the 18.

Last MLS Goal: 05/17/15 vs. DC (for PHI) Last MLS Assist: 07/26/15 @ DC (for PHI) 2016:

Quick Facts:  Scored nine goals and added 11 assists in 49 games (41 starts) in his two seasons (2014-15) for Seattle.  After his 2014 campaign, Pappa earned the Premios Univision Deportes’ MLS Player of the Year Award and FutbolMLS.com’s 2014 Latino del Año award..  Appeared in 112 matches during his first stint in MLS with Chicago Fire (2008-12), with 26 goals and 16 assists.  Two-time MLS All-Star (2010, 2012) and AT&T MLS Goal of the Year in 2010.  Has 55 caps, 11 goals and three assists for Guatemala since his national team debut in 2008. In 2014, he earned Golden Boot and Golden Ball accolades during the 2014 Copa Centroamericana.

Quick Facts: In 2015, Pfeffer featured in 21 of the Union's 34 regular season games, starting 11 of them, for 988 minutes - all career-high numbers.  Scored two goals last season, and played 1,994 minutes. The only other time he has fallen short of 2,000 minutes in a single season was in his rookie season, in 2005 (934mins).  Did not appear in any matches, but spent a year long loan in Germany under the TSG Hoffenheim 1899 youth system..  Reunited with goalkeeper Zac MacMath after the two spent their first four seasons as members of Philadelphia Union.  Pfeffer was the fourth youngest player ever to sign a MLS contract, behind Freddy Adu, Fued Ibrahim, and Diego Fagundez.

#8 DILLON POWERS

#17 DILLON SERNA

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Position: Midfielder Hometown: Plano, Texas Height: 5 feet 11 Weight: 170 pounds Birth date: February 14, 1991 Citizenship: USA & Italy Acquired: Selected with the 11th overall pick (first round) of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.

Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): played 79’ at center midfield.

Last MLS Goal: 10/21/15 @ SKC Last MLS Assist: 09/26/15 @ HOU 2016:

Quick Facts:  Led team in assists (6), clocking-up at least 30 appearances (32) for third straight season and logging 2,235 minutes.  AT&T MLS Rookie of the Year in 2013. Debut season was curtailed by concussion, sustained in the 5-1 home win over SEA on 10/05.  In 2014, Powers appeared in 30 games, starting 27. He scored five goals and contributed nine assists.  Powers made his MLS debut on the opening day of 2013 at FC Dallas (March 2), playing 75 minutes. He scored his first professional goal March 30 against the Portland Timbers.  Son of a former Major Indoor Soccer League professional (Michael Powers played 16 years with the Dallas Sidekicks).

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Brighton, Colorado Height: 5 feet 7 Weight: 140 pounds Birth date: March 25, 1994 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Signed by the Rapids as a Homegrown Player on January 14, 2013 Pronunciation: SARE-nah Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): DNP, but in the 18.

Last MLS Goal: 08/22/15 @ CHI Last MLS Assist: 07/25/14 vs. CHV 2016:

Quick Facts: Appeared in 15 games (eight starts) with three goals and one assist.

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Split time between MLS and national team duties as he featured at the Toulon Tournament and Olympic qualifiers for the U-23s.

Earned MLS Goal of the Week in Week 6 (@ DAL).

Scored one of top goals in 2014 when volleying beyond Bill Hamid at DCU on August 17. Goal was listed in SportsCenter’s daily Top 10.

Scored his first professional goal, and the first scored by a Rapids Homegrown Player, in the loss at Seattle on April 26, 2014.

Made MLS debut against the Vancouver Whitecaps in the 2013 regular season finale on Oct. 27 as a 77th minute substitute.

COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES Richard Clarke, Sr. Director Communications & Digital Media - Richard.Clarke@ColoradoRapids.com Diego Garcia, Media Relations & Social Media Coordinator - Diego.Garcia@ColoradoRapids.com

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#21 LUIS SOLIGNAC

Position: Defender Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden Height: 6 feet 7 Weight: 210 pounds Birth date: March 8, 1991 Citizenship: Sweden Language fluency: English, Swedish, German Acquired: Selected 14th overall in 2015 MLS SuperDraft.

Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): played 90’ at center back; registered two shots.

Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A 2016: Quick Facts:  Played and started 14 games in his first season. Only rookie to play more than 1,000 MLS minutes in 2015.  Was drafted out of Marquette University where he was an all-Big East first team selection and winner of Marquette’s most valuable player award in 2014.  He was selected by the Rapids Selected January 15, 2015 as the 14th pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.  In 2013, Sjöberg was also named Marquette’s most valuable player and a first team all-Big East pick. He was also named to the second team All-America squad and first team all-Big East by College Sports Madness.

#24 SEAN ST. LEDGER

Position: Forward Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina Height: 6 feet 0 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: February 16, 1991 Citizenship: Argentina Acquired: Signed by the Rapids on May 1, 2015.

Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): played 90’ at center forward; registered team -high five shots (two on goal).

Last MLS Goal: 04/02/16 vs. TOR Last MLS Assist: 07/04/15 vs. VAN 2016:

Quick Facts:  Joined Rapids on May 1, 2015 from Argentine First Division, notching two assists in 15 matches played. Dealt with hamstring injury for large portion of season.  Prior to arriving MLS, Solignac scored two goals in 10 appearances for Nueva Chicago in 2015.  Made his professional debut for Club Atlético Platense in 2008.

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#33 JARED WATTS

Position: Defender Hometown: Solihull, England Height: 6 foot 0 Weight: 188 pounds Birth date: December 28, 1984 Citizenship: Ireland Acquired: Off waivers on August 7, 2015.

Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): DNP; not in the 18 (knee).

Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 10/04/15 vs. RSL 2016:

Quick Facts:  Contributed his first assist in MLS on his Rapids’ home debut, 8/26/15 vs. Houston Dynamo, for Kevin Doyle’s winning goal  Before arriving and playing in 12 matches for Colorado, St. Ledger featured in 15 MLS games for Orlando City SC in 2015.  The 31-year-old played in over 300 matches in England for clubs such as Preston North End, Middlesbrough and Leicester City.  St. Ledger has made 37 appearances for the Irish national team, scoring key goals in international competitions, including the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, the 2012 UEFA Euro qualification and the 2012 UEFA Euro.

Has also played in Portugal, Sweden and Finland during a globetrotting career.

During his time with IFK Mariehamn in Finland, Solignac amassed for 23 goals in 47 matches.

Position: Defender Hometown: Statesville, North Carolina Height: 6 feet 1 Weight: 165 pounds Birth date: February 3, 1992 Citizenship: USA Acquired: selected with the 33rd overall pick (second round) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.

Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): DNP; not in the 18 (hamstring).

Last MLS Goal: 07/11/15 vs. RSL Last MLS Assist: 07/18/15 @ SEA 2016:

Quick Facts: Played in 13 matches (12 starts) in his second season in Colorado.

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Scored first professional goal, the game-winner vs. RSL on July 11.

His solitary assist was also key, coming as it did in the historic 1-0 win at Seattle Sounders FC (8/18) - the first win for the Rapids in Seattle.

Can play as a defensive midfielder or central defender.

Watts was selected to the All-ACC first team for three consecutive seasons during his time with Demon Deacons.

Captain of the U.S. U-17 squad at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria.

COLORADO RAPIDS GAME NOTES Richard Clarke, Sr. Director Communications & Digital Media - Richard.Clarke@ColoradoRapids.com Diego Garcia, Media Relations & Social Media Coordinator - Diego.Garcia@ColoradoRapids.com

#5 MEKEIL WILLIAMS Position: Defender Hometown: Gonzales, Trinidad & Tobago Height: 6 feet 1 Weight: 180 pounds Birth date: July 24, 1990 Citizenship: Trinidad and Tobago Acquired: Signed by the Rapids as a Discovery Signing from Antigua GFC (GUA) on February 4, 2016 Rapids’ Last Match (04/09/16 @ RSL): DNP; not in the 18.

Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A 2016: MLS Team of the Week (Week 2)

Quick Facts:  Williams began his professional career with Ma Pau SC of the TT Pro League in 2009 prior to signing with W Connection FC in 2011..  Prior clubs include Pogoń Szczecin (POL) and FC Fyn (DEN).

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Williams has represented Trinidad and Tobago 11 times and scored his only goal on his senior debut in a 3-2 loss against Finland on January 22, 2012.

Also referred to as Mekeil 'Splash' Williams. 'Splash' is a nickname taken from his father, but Mekeil does not know how the moniker came to be.

He is a close friend of Trinidad & Tobago international teammate Joevin Jones, who plays for Seattle Sounders FC.

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