Game Guide: Sporting KC vs Colorado Rapids

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. COLORADO RAPIDS CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. 6 p.m. CT (FS1 / FOX Deportes)

Sunday, April 9 (Week 6, MLS Game #58)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2017 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-5 185 08/30/1995 Chula Vista, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Adrian Zendejas DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 0 0 0 0 10 6 0 0 2 Erik Palmer-Brown 3 Ike Opara DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 4 4 0 0 91 65 9 3 4 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 0 0 0 0 63 53 5 5 DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 4 4 0 0 204 198 3 11 5 Matt Besler 6 Ilie Sanchez MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 4 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 FW 5-8 140 02/21/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 4 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 7 Gerso Fernandes DF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 4 4 0 1 198 159 26 49 8 Graham Zusi 9 Latif Blessing FW 5-7 140 12/30/1996 Accra, Ghana 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-9 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3 3 1 0 175 159 30 47 FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 0 0 0 0 15 3 1 0 11 Diego Rubio 14 Dom Dwyer FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 4 4 0 0 117 101 52 8 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 4 4 0 0 157 150 0 7 15 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 52 36 0 7 17 21 Andrew Dykstra GK 6-4 195 01/02/1986 Honolulu, HI 0 0 0 0 31 31 0 1 22 Soony Saad FW 5-10 165 08/17/1992 Dearborn, MI 2 1 0 0 60 27 8 6 Colton Storm DF 5-10 175 07/06/1994 Mechanicsburg, PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 24 Cameron Iwasa FW 5-10 175 07/07/1993 Sacramento, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 4 4 0 0 164 144 4 20 27 Roger Espinoza 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 4 4 0 0 60 59 0 0 30 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 Cameron Porter FW 6-1 175 05/23/1993 Centerville, OH 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 DF 5-8 145 08/23/1994 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 0 0 0 0 23 23 0 2 40 Igor Juliao 77 Tyler Pasher MF 5-11 160 04/27/1994 Elmira, Ontario, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 2 0 0 0 52 44 0 2 93 Soni Mustivar 94 Jimmy Medranda FW 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 4 4 0 0 45 34 1 2 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W104 L82 T64

COLORADO RAPIDS 2017 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-3 194 03/06/1979 North Brunswick, NJ 2 2 0 0 104 102 0 2 1 Tim Howard 2 Mike Da Fonte DF 6-0 170 04/18/1991 Ossining, NY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF 6-0 175 01/15/1993 Woodbury, MN 2 2 0 0 58 49 0 2 3 Eric Miller 5 Mekeil Williams DF 6-1 180 07/24/1990 Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 1 1 0 0 22 18 0 4 MF 5-11 170 02/14/1991 Plano, TX 2 2 0 0 123 107 14 25 8 Dillon Powers 9 Kevin Doyle FW 6-0 179 09/18/1983 Adamstown, Ireland 2 2 0 0 48 42 11 4 MF 6-0 165 07/15/1988 Zurich, Switzerland 2 1 0 0 28 26 9 4 11 Shkelzen Gashi 12 John Berner GK 6-3 205 02/14/1991 St. Louis, MO 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 MF 6-0 175 10/16/1992 Dakar, Senegal 3 3 2 0 45 29 10 4 14 Dominique Badji 15 Sam Hamilton MF 6-0 185 07/27/1995 Denver, CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW 6-3 190 10/16/1981 Long Beach, CA 2 0 0 0 247 129 52 28 16 Alan Gordon 17 Dillon Serna MF 5-7 140 03/25/1994 Brighton, CO 3 0 0 0 55 29 7 5 Zac MacMath GK 6-2 194 08/07/1991 St. Petersburg, FL 1 1 0 0 124 123 0 0 18 20 Ricardo Perez MF 5-8 160 05/30/1995 Ciudad Juarez, Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bismark Adjei-Boateng MF 5-11 160 05/10/1994 Accra, Ghana 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 22 Micheal Azira MF 5-10 160 08/22/1987 Kampala, Uganda 3 3 0 0 59 45 0 1 Bobby Burling DF 6-5 195 10/15/1984 Clear Lake City, TX 1 1 0 0 158 144 5 2 23 24 Kortne Ford DF 6-2 185 01/26/1996 Olathe, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dennis Castillo DF 5-10 160 04/30/1993 San Jose, Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 26 29 Caleb Calvert FW 6-2 160 10/22/1996 Wrightwood, CA 2 1 0 0 10 2 0 0 Jared Watts DF 6-1 155 02/03/1992 Statesville, NC 3 3 0 1 54 46 1 3 33 44 Axel Sjoberg DF 6-7 210 03/08/1991 Stockholm, Sweden 2 2 0 0 47 47 2 1 Joshua Gatt MF 5-10 165 08/29/1991 Plymouth, MI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 90 Mohammed Saeid MF 5-7 141 12/24/1990 Orebro, Sweden 3 3 0 0 53 45 0 6 Marlon Hairston MF 6-0 157 03/23/1994 Jackson, MS 3 3 1 0 49 29 5 7 94 HEAD COACH : Pablo Mastroeni

08/29/1976 W33 L40 T32

SPORTING KANSAS CITY v COLORADO RAPIDS Sunday, April 9; Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan., 6 p.m. CT REFEREES

2016 SEASON RECORDS

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

REFEREE: Allen Chapman.

AR1 (bench): Peter Manikowski; AR2 (opposite): Nick Uranga; 4th: Caleb Mendez TEAM NEWS

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

SUSPENDED: none

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: Sporting 23 wins (1 shootout), 94 goals …

Rapids 22 wins (3 shootout), 78 goals … Ties 13

WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Seth Sinovic

AT KANSAS CITY: Sporting 18 wins (0 shootout), 58 goals …

Rapids 5 wins (1 shootout), 29 goals … Ties 5

DISABLED LIST: KC: Diego Kostner INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none

LAST YEAR (MLS): 4/13: KC 1, COL 2 (Dwyer 77 - Solignac 41; Gashi 82) 5/11: COL 1, KC 0 (Serna 78) 7/16: COL 1, KC 0 (Hairston 78)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES TORONTO FC 0 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 0 Scoring Summary: None

UPCOMING MATCHES RAPIDS SPORTING Sat. Apr. 15 Real Salt Lake Sat. Apr. 15 at Portland Sun. Apr. 23 at Minnesota Sat. Apr. 22 at FC Dallas Sat. Apr. 29 at Orlando City Sat. Apr. 29 Real Salt Lake Fri. May 5 Vancouver Wed. May 3 Red Bulls

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Roger Espinoza, Ilie Sanchez, Jimmy Medranda (Soni Mustivar 65), Gerso Fernandes, Dom Dwyer, Soony Saad (Latif Blessing 83).

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM RAPIDS

SPORTING

F A 2 1 180 360

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 3 90

A 3 90

1 0 2 0

1 1 1 0

1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

1 2 0

1 2 0

HOW SCORED

1 1 0 0

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

0 1 0 0

TYPE OF PLAY

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

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

1 0 1

1 0 0

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

COLORADO RAPIDS 2 MINNESOTA UNITED 2 Scoring Summary: COL--Badji 2 (unassisted) 17 MIN--Molino 2 (penalty kick) 50 MIN--Ramirez 2 (Theisson 1) 58 COL--Hairston 1 (Burch 1) 59 COLORADO RAPIDS--Tim Howard, Mekeil Williams, Jared Watts, Bobby Burling, Marc Burch, Marlon Hairston (Alan Gordon 74), Sam Cronin (Bismark Adjei-Boateng 82), Kevin Doyle, Shkelzen Gashi (Dillon Serna 61), Micheal Azira, Dominique Badji.

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC COL

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

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

THE LAST TIME

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 3/18/2017 KC 2, SJ 1 9/24/2016 KC 2, SJ 1 5/27/2016 KC 0, DC 1 10/01/2016 KC 1, NE 3 3/31/2017 KC 0, TOR 0 3/31/2017 KC 0, TOR 0 3/31/2017 KC 0, TOR 0

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC TTWT Rapids WLT

(0) (4) (11) (3) (0) (0) (0)

COLORADO RAPIDS Date Score (Gms since) 3/04/2017 COL 1, NE 0 10/08/2016 COL 3, HOU 2 10/10/2015 COL 0, MTL 1 3/11/2017 COL 0, NYR 1 3/18/2017 COL 2, MIN 2 3/04/2017 COL 1, NE 0 3/11/2017 COL 0, NYR 1

(1) (2) (19) (0) (0) (2) (1)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 1 Feilhaber A: 1 Zusi SHT: 14 Gerso SOG: 6 Gerso FC: 8 Dwyer FS: 13 Dwyer OF: 1 4 players tied C: 2 Dwyer/Sinovic E: 0 RAPIDS G: 2 Badji A: 1 Burch/Watts SHT: 7 Badji SOG: 3 Badji FC: 6 Azira FS: 6 Badji OF: 3 Badji C: 2 Cronin E: 0

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 4 3 0 1 0 0 2 0.50 COL 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1.00 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0.25 COL 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1.00 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED

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

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

2017 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (1-0-3, 6 pts.)

UNF 10 8 14 7 3 6 94 9 5 27 15 93 22 29

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

PLAYER Benny Feilhaber Graham Zusi Dom Dwyer Gerso Fernandes Ike Opara Ilie Sanchez Jimmy Medranda Latif Blessing Matt Besler Roger Espinoza Seth Sinovic Soni Mustivar Soony Saad Tim Melia Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 2 2 4

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

MIN 265 360 360 360 360 360 300 30 360 360 360 30 95 360

4 4

4 4

360 360

GP 4 4 4

GS 4 4 4

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

A 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT 6 4 12 14 3 3 9 2 0 1 0 0 5 0

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

FC 6 3 8 4 3 6 3 1 2 7 3 1 1 1

FS 8 1 13 4 3 7 2 6 1 1 2 1 2 0

OFF 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

CK 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

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

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

1 2

59 33

15 15

49 56

56 49

4 3

20 14

8 9

0 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

MIN SHTS 360 15 360 15 360 15

SV 13 13 14

GA 1 1 2

GAA 0.25 0.25 0.5

PG 0 0 0

PA 1 1 0

W 1 1 0

L 0 0 1

T 3 3 3

SO 3 3 3

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2017 COLORADO RAPIDS STATISTICS (1-1-1, 4 pts.)

UNF 14 94 33 4 16 44 21 23 29 8 17 3 9 5 22 6 11 1 18

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

PLAYER Dominique Badji Marlon Hairston Jared Watts Marc Burch Alan Gordon Axel Sjoberg Bismark Adjei-Boateng Bobby Burling Caleb Calvert Dillon Powers Dillon Serna Eric Miller Kevin Doyle Mekeil Williams Micheal Azira Sam Cronin Shkelzen Gashi Tim Howard Zac MacMath Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 1 3 3 2 2 1

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

MIN 264 228 270 270 22 180 8 90 85 151 71 180 180 90 270 262 79 180 90

3 3

3 3

270 270

GP 2 1 3 3

GS 2 1 3 3

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

A 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

FC 5 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 4 0 1 2 2 6 5 1 0 0

FS 6 3 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0

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

CK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0

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

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

2 2

30 22

12 6

31 36

36 31

3 10

6 12

9 6

1 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Dominique Badji 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Jared Watts 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None COLORADO RAPIDS GOALKEEPING UNF 1 18

POS G G

GOALKEEPER Tim Howard Zac MacMath Team totals Opponent totals

MIN SHTS 180 9 90 3 270 12 270 6

SV 7 3 10 3

GA 3 0 3 3

GAA 1.5 0 1 1

PG 1 0 1 0

PA 1 0 1 0

W 0 1 1 1

L 1 0 1 1

T 1 0 1 1

SO 0 1 1 1

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2017 SCHEDULE DAY Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed.

DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May

Sun. May Sat. May Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Thu. Sat.

May May May June June June June July July July

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

July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep.

Sun. Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun.

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

OPPONENT RESULT 4 at D.C. United T 0-0 11 FC Dallas T 0-0 18 San Jose W 2-1 31 at Toronto FC T 0-0 9 Colorado 15 at Portland 22 at FC Dallas 29 Real Salt Lake 3 New York Red Bulls 7 at Minnesota 13 at Orlando City SC 17 Seattle 20 at Vancouver 27 at Colorado 3 Minnesota 10 Montreal 17 at San Jose 24 at Los Angeles 1 Portland 6 Philadelphia 22 at Real Salt Lake 29 Chicago 6 Atlanta 12 at Seattle 19 FC Dallas 26 at Houston 6 at New York City FC 10 at Columbus 16 New England 24 Los Angeles 30 Vancouver 7 at Minnesota 15 Houston 22 at Real Salt Lake

ATT 18268 19117 19282 27909

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

POS PTS NOTES: 7 1 6 2 5 5 KC: Feilhaber (37) own goal (89); SJ: Jungwirth (91+) 5 6

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COLORADO RAPIDS 2017 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sun. Sat. Sun. Sat.

Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr.

Fri. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun. Wed. Sat. Sat. Tue. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat.

May May May May May June June June June July July July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug.

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

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

OPPONENT RESULT 4 New England W 1-0 11 at New York Red L 0-1 Bulls 18 Minnesota T 2-2

ATT 16126 19375

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

14013

1-1-1

POS PTS NOTES: 4 3 COL: Badji (52); 5 3 NYR: own goal (45) 6

4 COL: Badji (17) Hairston (59); MIN: Molino (50) Ramirez (58)

9 at Sporting KC 15 Real Salt Lake 23 at Minnesota 29 at Orlando City SC 5 Vancouver 13 San Jose 17 at Chicago 20 at Philadelphia 27 Sporting KC 3 Columbus 18 Portland 21 Los Angeles 24 at Atlanta 1 Houston 4 Seattle 22 at Toronto FC 29 at San Jose 5 Vancouver 12 at FC Dallas 19 D.C. United 23 at Portland 26 at Real Salt Lake 2 at Los Angeles 9 at Houston 16 New York City FC 23 at Vancouver 27 at FC Dallas 30 Montreal 7 FC Dallas 15 Real Salt Lake 22 at Seattle

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SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2017)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2017)

Goals 1 Benny Feilhaber Assists 1 Graham Zusi Shots 5 Dom Dwyer Shots on Goal 3 Gerso Fernandes Fouls Committed 3 5 times Fouls Suffered 6 Dom Dwyer Offside 1 4 times Saves 5 Tim Melia Shots Faced 6 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 1 Tim Melia

Goals 2 03/18/2017 vs Assists 1 03/18/2017 vs Shots 15 03/04/2017 vs 15 03/18/2017 vs 15 03/31/2017 vs Shots on Goal 5 03/04/2017 vs Fouls Committed 18 03/11/2017 vs Fouls Suffered 22 03/04/2017 vs Corner Kicks 7 03/18/2017 vs Offside 2 03/04/2017 vs Saves 5 03/04/2017 vs Shots Faced 6 03/04/2017 vs Goals Allowed 1 03/18/2017 vs

03/18/2017 vs SJ

W 2-1

03/18/2017 vs SJ

W 2-1

03/11/2017 vs DAL

T 0-0

03/18/2017 vs SJ

W 2-1

03/11/2017 vs DAL

T 0-0

03/04/2017 vs DC

T 0-0

03/04/2017 vs DC

T 0-0

03/04/2017 vs DC

T 0-0

03/04/2017 vs DC

T 0-0

03/18/2017 vs SJ

W 2-1

SJ

W 2-1

SJ

W 2-1

DC SJ TOR

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

DC

T 0-0

DAL

T 0-0

DC

T 0-0

SJ

W 2-1

DC

T 0-0

DC

T 0-0

DC

T 0-0

SJ

W 2-1

RAPIDS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2017)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2017)

Goals 1 Dominique Badji 1 Dominique Badji 1 Marlon Hairston Assists 1 Jared Watts 1 Marc Burch Shots 3 Kevin Doyle 3 Dominique Badji 3 Dominique Badji Shots on Goal 1 6 times Fouls Committed 3 Dominique Badji 3 Micheal Azira Fouls Suffered 3 Dominique Badji 3 Dillon Powers Offside 2 Marlon Hairston 2 Dominique Badji Saves 7 Tim Howard Shots Faced 7 Tim Howard Goals Allowed 2 Tim Howard

Goals 2 03/18/2017 at Assists 1 03/04/2017 at 1 03/18/2017 at Shots 11 03/18/2017 at Shots on Goal 3 03/18/2017 at Fouls Committed 14 03/04/2017 at Fouls Suffered 12 03/11/2017 at Corner Kicks 7 03/18/2017 at Offside 6 03/11/2017 at Saves 7 03/11/2017 at Shots Faced 7 03/11/2017 at Goals Allowed 2 03/18/2017 at

03/04/2017 at NE 03/18/2017 at MIN 03/18/2017 at MIN

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

03/04/2017 at NE 03/18/2017 at MIN

W 1-0 T 2-2

03/04/2017 at NE 03/04/2017 at NE 03/18/2017 at MIN

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

03/04/2017 at NE

W 1-0

03/04/2017 at NE 03/18/2017 at MIN

W 1-0 T 2-2

03/04/2017 at NE 03/11/2017 at NYR

W 1-0 L 0-1

03/11/2017 at NYR 03/18/2017 at MIN

L 0-1 T 2-2

03/11/2017 at NYR

L 0-1

03/11/2017 at NYR

L 0-1

03/18/2017 at MIN

T 2-2

TEAM LOW GAMES (2017) Shots 14 03/11/2017 vs Shots on Goal 2 03/11/2017 vs Fouls Committed 9 03/18/2017 vs Fouls Suffered 10 03/31/2017 vs Corner Kicks 4 03/11/2017 vs 4 03/31/2017 vs Offside 0 03/31/2017 vs Saves 2 03/18/2017 vs 2 03/31/2017 vs Shots Faced 2 03/31/2017 vs

DAL

T 0-0

DAL

T 0-0

SJ

W 2-1

TOR

T 0-0

DAL TOR

T 0-0 T 0-0

TOR

T 0-0

SJ TOR

W 2-1 T 0-0

TOR

T 0-0

TEAM LOW GAMES (2017)

MIN

T 2-2

NE MIN

W 1-0 T 2-2

MIN

T 2-2

MIN

T 2-2

NE

W 1-0

NYR

L 0-1

MIN

T 2-2

NYR

L 0-1

NYR

L 0-1

NYR

L 0-1

MIN

T 2-2

Shots 3 03/11/2017 at Shots on Goal 1 03/11/2017 at Fouls Committed 9 03/18/2017 at Fouls Suffered 9 03/04/2017 at Corner Kicks 2 03/11/2017 at Offside 1 03/04/2017 at Saves 0 03/18/2017 at Shots Faced 2 03/18/2017 at

NYR

L 0-1

NYR

L 0-1

MIN

T 2-2

NE

W 1-0

NYR

L 0-1

NE

W 1-0

MIN

T 2-2

MIN

T 2-2

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

RAPIDS VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Rapids

Sporting KC 23 wins, 95 goals Rapids 22 wins, 81 goals 13 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 4/13/2016 5/11/2016 7/16/2016

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 COL 2 at KC COL 1 vs KC COL 1 vs 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 1 0 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) (SP) (DS) (DS)

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 29 316 123 410 88 146

2 49 389 149 449 74 147

Sporting KC

OT 0 5 2 2 1 0

Tot 78 710 274 861 163 293

1 34 343 141 372 85 135

2 60 447 194 378 85 147

OT 0 4 1 9 0 1

Tot 94 794 336 759 170 283

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

10 14

15 23

10 10

25 28

0 0

78 94

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes Pablo Mastroeni

vs. COL vs. KC

4-5-5 5-2-0

(1.13 pts./game) (1.88 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 Meola/Melia Tony Meola Tony Meola Tony Meola

Rapids John Spencer Chris Henderson John Spencer John Spencer Pablo Mastroeni Chris Henderson 5 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) Kevin Doyle (05/11/16) 11 players tied 4 players tied Grafer/Kramer

2 2 8 5 7 7 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)

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

2 Ws 4 Ts 1 Ls

(10/23/2016) (10/16/2016) (10/01/2016)

0-0-1 1-0-0 0-1-0

1 Ts (03/18/2017) 3 Ws (10/01/2016) 1 Ls (03/11/2017)

0-0-0 1-0-0

1 Ls 3 Ws

(10/01/2016) (09/24/2016)

0-1-0 1-0-1

1 Ls (03/11/2017) 1 Ts (03/18/2017)

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

4 Ts 1 Ls 3 Ws 1 Ts 0-

(10/16/2016) (10/01/2016) (09/24/2016) (09/09/2016) -

0-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0

2 1 1 1 0

Ls Ws Ts Ws -

(10/16/2016) (03/04/2017) (03/18/2017) (10/08/2016) -

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

3 Ts 2 Ws 1 Ts 1 Ls 0-

(03/04/2017) (09/24/2016) (09/18/2016) (10/01/2016) -

1-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0

2 1 1 1 1

Ws Ls Ts Ts Ls

(10/01/2016) (03/11/2017) (03/18/2017) (09/24/2016) (07/30/2016)

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. RAPIDS (23-22-13) PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

Preki Chris Klein Vitalis Takawira Mo Johnston Davy Arnaud Josh Wolff Graham Zusi Dom Dwyer Jimmy Conrad Frank Klopas Gary Glasgow Matt McKeon Teal Bunbury 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 Saad Abdul-Salaam Peter Byaruhanga Bobby Convey Eric Eichmann Diego Gutierrez Connor Hallisey 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 11 8 18 8 7 19 6 7 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 6 1 1 2 15 3 17 5 8 5 3 3 6 6 58 58

24 21 10 17 15 11 10 6 18 5 5 17 3 6 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 4 1 1 1 14 1 17 5 8 2 2 1 6 4 58 58

2175 1840 889 1534 1442 925 865 553 1579 492 486 1563 307 579 508 244 158 319 225 483 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 90 438 45 59 102 1257 152 1580 437 730 112 161 94 464 352 5220 5220

9 9 8 7 5 4 3 3 3 3 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 0 0 95 81

16 3 3 7 2 3 2 1 0 0 2 2 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 1 1 97 75

SHT GOALKEEPER

GP

MIN

83 43 32 38 37 20 12 24 12 15 11 26 9 14 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 2 0 0 2 10 2 0 9 0 1 0 3 0 1 797 714

2 2 6 17 6 8 6 9 2 1 1 58 58

135 100 540 1580 540 730 540 800 135 90 90 5220 5220

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 23 14 1.33 44 31 1.36 31 22 1.50 46 29 1.91 5 1 2.00 6 3 2.00 2 0 2.00 274 188 1.33 338 233 1.60

SV

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

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RAPIDS CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (22-23-13) 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 Dillon Powers Edson Buddle Jose Burciaga Jr. Jordan Cila Jeff Cunningham John DiRaimondo Facundo Erpen Maynor Figueroa Shkelzen Gashi Marlon Hairston Jean Harbor Kosuke Kimura Clint Mathis David Patino Zizi Roberts Marcelo Sarvas Dillon Serna Richard Sharpe Luis Solignac 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 Marco Pappa 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 5 6 3 3 7 2 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 3 4 8 2 4 3 3 3 2 5 13 8 7 5 2 8 11 6 10 1 3 9 3 4 4 16 5 1 22 2 5 2 2 5 58 58

12 21 10 7 8 10 14 19 5 3 11 9 5 4 4 9 9 4 6 4 4 3 1 5 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 4 8 1 4 2 2 2 0 4 11 7 7 5 1 3 10 6 10 1 3 9 3 4 4 14 5 0 21 2 3 1 0 3 58 58

1172 2006 959 663 696 935 1192 1732 515 273 990 913 428 296 325 774 778 347 538 381 291 270 159 453 102 179 154 127 90 270 180 176 120 324 712 96 338 212 187 173 15 346 954 599 670 375 78 317 914 456 910 40 270 850 270 344 260 1277 450 33 1841 131 218 123 73 213 5220 5220

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 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 0 81 95

4 7 2 2 1 3 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 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 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 75 97

53 32 30 18 22 18 33 35 10 3 14 14 4 8 7 17 6 4 13 9 4 1 4 5 3 3 4 7 2 2 1 6 2 9 3 2 9 9 3 2 2 9 3 11 4 5 2 3 4 8 1 1 3 1 0 6 8 6 4 0 11 3 7 4 0 4 714 797

Tim Howard Ian Feuer Zac MacMath 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 3 2 6 8 2 8 3 1 3 2 5 8 1 1 1 58 58

MIN SHTS 90 270 270 180 540 750 180 720 270 100 270 180 470 720 90 90 90 5220 5220

GAA

PG

3 3 0.00 12 11 0.33 8 5 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 5.00 338 233 1.60 274 188 1.33

SV

0 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 (23-22-13)

CURRENT RAPIDS VS. SPORTING KC (22-23-13)

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

Graham Zusi Dom Dwyer Benny Feilhaber Saad Abdul-Salaam Seth Sinovic Matt Besler Andrew Dykstra Kevin Ellis Roger Espinoza Jimmy Medranda Tim Melia Soni Mustivar Ike Opara Diego Rubio Soony Saad Team totals Opponent totals

11 8 10 6 8 11 2 4 8 2 7 4 5 2 1 58 58

10 6 9 4 8 10 2 4 7 2 7 4 5 1 1 58 58

865 553 849 438 618 903 180 360 651 158 630 348 407 68 79 5220 5220

3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 81

2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 75

12 24 19 2 0 3 0 2 6 3 0 1 5 5 4 797 714

Alan Gordon Kevin Doyle Dillon Powers Shkelzen Gashi Marlon Hairston Dillon Serna Micheal Azira Dominique Badji John Berner Bobby Burling Tim Howard Zac MacMath Eric Miller Axel Sjoberg Jared Watts Mekeil Williams Team totals Opponent totals

16 5 7 2 3 3 4 4 1 10 8 12 2 4 3 3 58 58

10 4 5 2 1 2 4 3 1 8 8 12 2 4 3 2 58 58

882 381 453 176 120 173 356 282 90 744 740 1080 180 360 270 201 5220 5220

3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 95

1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 97

23 9 5 6 2 2 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 714 797

GOALKEEPER

GP

MIN

SV

GAA

PG

GOALKEEPER

GP

GAA

PG

Tim Melia Andrew Dykstra Team totals Opponent totals

7 2 58 58

630 180 5220 5220

29 18 1.43 9 5 2.00 274 188 1.33 338 233 1.60

0 1 11 6

Tim Howard Zac MacMath John Berner Team totals Opponent totals

8 12 1 58 58

44 35 0.73 50 35 1.00 4 1 3.00 338 233 1.60 274 188 1.33

0 1 0 6 11

SHT

MIN SHTS 740 1080 90 5220 5220

SV

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. COLORADO RAPIDS

2017 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Sunday, April 9, 2017 Kickoff: 6 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 5 Sporting Kansas City 1-0-3, 6 points (1-0-1 home; 0-0-2 away) T-4th place in Western Conference

English TV: FOX Sports 1 English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB

ESPN 99.3 FM Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM

Colorado Rapids 1-1-1, 4 points (1-0-1 home; 0-1-0 away) T-7th place in Western Conference

Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official:

1-0-3 (6 pts.)

4 T-4th in West 2 0.50 1 1 0.25 +1 59 (16) 27.1% 49 56 8 0

Allen Chapman Peter Manikowski Nick Uranga Caleb Mendez

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 17 21 22 23 24 27 29 30 39 40 77 93 94

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

Name Adrian Zendejas Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Gerso Fernandes Graham Zusi Latif Blessing Benny Feilhaber Diego Rubio Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic Saad Abdul-Salaam Andrew Dykstra Soony Saad Colton Storm Cameron Iwasa Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Daniel Salloi Cameron Porter Igor Juliao Tyler Pasher Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda

Pronunciation zen-DAY-haas

COLORADO RAPIDS

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

1-1-1 (4 pts.)

3 T-7th in West 3 1.00 2 3 1.00 0 22 (6) 27.3% 36 31 6 0

2017 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

oh-PAR-ah

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

BEEZ-ler ILL-ee-eh JER-soh gram ZOO-see FAIL-hob-ber sin-OH-vick sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM SOO-nee sod

EE-wah-sah MEE-lia shallow-EE

Benny Feilhaber Graham Zusi Gerso Fernandes Gerso Fernandes N/A N/A Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Dwyer, Sinovic N/A

COLORADO RAPIDS

1 GOALS 1 ASSISTS 14 SHOTS 6 SHOTS ON GOAL 0 GAME-WINNING GOALS 0 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 8 FOULS COMMITTED 13 FOULS SUFFERED 2 CAUTIONS 0 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 360 Tim Melia 0.25 Tim Melia 1 Tim Melia 3 Tim Melia 13

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

2 Dominique Badji 1 Burch, Watts 7 Dominique Badji 3 Dominique Badji 1 Dominique Badji 1 Jared Watts 6 Michael Azira 6 Dominique Badji 2 Sam Cronin 0 N/A 180 0.00 1 1 7

Tim Howard Zac MacMath Zac MacMath Zac MacMath Tim Howard

EE-gore ZHOO-lee-ow SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var muh-DRAHN-dah

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

2017 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

PETER VERMES

Eastern Conference 1. Columbus Crew SC 2. Atlanta United FC 3. New York City FC 4. New York Red Bulls 5. Orlando City SC 6. Toronto FC 7. Chicago Fire 8. New England Revolution 9. D.C. United 10. Montreal Impact 11. Philadelphia Union

Pts 10 7 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 3 2

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

GD +3 +8 +4 -3 0 +2 -2 +1 –5 –1 –2

GP 5 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 4

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

Pts 10 9 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 2

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

GD +6 +4 +2 0 +1 +1 0 -1 –10 –3 –5

GP 5 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 5

9th season 104-82-64 9th season (.544) 104-82-64 (.544)

PABLO MASTROENI

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

4th season 33-40-32 (.467) 4th season 33-40-32 (.467)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Wednesday, April 5 OUT: • Diego Rubio (Torn ACL) QUESTIONABLE: • Benny Feilhaber (Thigh Strain)

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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvCOL: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvCOL: BY THE NUMBERS

Sporting Kansas City prepares to take on the Colorado Rapids having struggled for form against their Western Conference foe in recent history. While Sporting KC still holds a slender 23-22-13 lead in the all-time regular-season series, Colorado has won each of the last five meetings between the two sides dating back to August 2015, including two wins at Children’s Mercy Park.

Sporting KC faced Colorado three times in 2016, suffering defeat on each occasion.

On April 13 at Children’s Mercy Park, Luis Solignac gave the Rapids the lead before Dom Dwyer equalized midway through the second half, only for Shkelzen Gashi to find the winner moments later. A month later on May 11, Dillon Serna came off the bench to score a 78th-minute winner at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The Rapids claimed the final meeting of the season on July 16, with yet another 78th-minute strike, this time from Marlon Hairston.

Historically, both Sporting KC and the Colorado Rapids are excellent at home against one another, with SKC posting a 18-5-5 record in Kansas City and the Rapids going 17-5-8 in Colorado.

Prior to their current five-game losing streak against Colorado, Sporting KC went unbeaten in nine matchups with the Rapids, going 4-0-5 from late 2009 to mid 2015 while Sporting KC competed in MLS’ Eastern Conference.

Both sides are MLS original teams, having joined the league ahead of its inaugural season in 1996, and both have hoisted the MLS Cup. Sporting KC claimed the league’s highest honor in 2000 and 2013, while the Rapids lifted the prestigious trophy in the 2010 season.

Sporting KC Team Stats • SKC is third in MLS in dribbles attempted with 86, and is sixth in dribbles completed with 40.

• SKC’s one goal conceded through four games in the 2017 MLS season are the least conceded in the league. FC Dallas and Toronto FC have each conceded two apiece.

• SKC has faced the third fewest shots in MLS this season with 33. The only teams with less shots faced (Colorado Rapids - 30, FC Dallas - 31) have each played one fewer game.

• Additionally, SKC ranks fourth in MLS with 59 shots, trailing the Portland Timbers, Minnesota United FC and the New York Red Bulls - who have all played one game more.

• SKC has faced the fewest shots per game (8.25) and has taken the most shots per game (14.75) in MLS this season.

• SKC is one of three remaining unbeaten teams in MLS, joined by FC Dallas and Toronto FC - both of which SKC has played to 0-0 draws with in 2017.

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Sporting KC Player Stats • Midfielder Benny Feilhaber is tied for fifth in MLS with 10 chances created through the opening three games before sitting out SKC’s fourth game through injury, with six created from open play and four from set pieces.

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia has the best goals against average in MLS with 0.25, conceding just one goal this season and posting a league-high three shutouts.

In addition, his 92.86 save percentage leads all goalkeepers to play in at least three games.

• Midfielder Ilie Sanchez ranks fifth in MLS with 289 passes attempted, and is ninth in the league in passes completed with 231.

• Winger Gerso Fernandes is second in MLS with 22 dribbles attempted, and tied for fourth in dribbles completed with 10.

• Defender Ike Opara leads all MLS defenders with 24 aerial duels.

#SKCvCOL: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 23-22-13 in regular season)

07/16/2016 05/11/2016 04/13/2016 10/21/2015 08/29/2015

Score

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

Result Details L L L L L

Marlon Hairston scores winner late for the Rapids Dillon Serna comes off the bench to score late Solignac opens scoring, Dwyer equalizes before Gashi wins it Powers and Sarvas tally late on to take all three points Dwyer opens scoring, Rapids respond with Figueroa and Doyle

Colorado Rapids Team Stats • COL’s 31.58 percent shooting accuracy is second lowest in the league, only ahead of the LA Galaxy (29.41).

• COL’s 18 chances created is lowest in the league, though the side has only played three games. In comparison, SKC has created 40 chances in four games.

• COL has the lowest dribble success rate in all of MLS with 29.03.

• COL ranks fifth in the league in tackle success rate, winning 76.27 percent of their tackles.

#SKCvCOL: PLAYER HISTORY • Sporting KC defender Graham Zusi has scored three goals and added two assists against the Colorado Rapids, including a one goal and two assist performance in a 3-2 victory on the road on March 29, 2014. His other goals came at home on July 6, 2011 and Aug. 31, 2013.

• Forward Dom Dwyer has three goals and one assist in six starts against the Colorado Rapids, recording one assist in 2013 then single goals in 2014, 2015 and 2016. He had the game-winning goal deep into stoppage time of a 3-2 win on March 29, 2014.

• Midfielder Benny Feilhaber also has three goals and one assist against the Rapids. He recorded the game-winning assist on Krisztian Nemeth’s goal on June 27, 2015 while he notched goals on Aug. 31, 2013 and March 29, 2014.

His other goal came as a member of the New England Revolution in 2011.

• Defender Seth Sinovic recorded one of his seven career assists against the Colorado Rapids, coming in a 2-2 road draw on May 19, 2012.

• Defender Saad Abdul-Salaam has one assist against Colorado, coming on Dom Dwyer’s goal on April 13, 2016.

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 1-6-0 all-time against Colorado, posting a 1.43 goals against average with one shutout. His lone win and shutout came in a 2-0 home victory on June 27, 2015.

Colorado Rapids Player Stats • Defender Dillon Serna ranks tied for fourth in MLS in duel success among players to take part in at least five duels, with a 83.33 percent success rate.

• Midfielder Michael Azira is sixth in MLS with 4.33 interceptions made per game.

• Defender Axel Sjoberg ranks sixth in the league with 4.5 headed clearances per game, having played two games before suffering an injury.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Defender Graham Zusi is one regular-season assist shy of his 50th for Sporting KC, making him just the second player in club history to reach that mark alongside Preki who ended his Sporting KC career with 98 assists. He is also two appearances away from reaching 200 in the regular season.

• Defender Seth Sinovic is one appearance away from reaching his 150th in MLS competition for Sporting KC (regular season & postseason).

• Midfielder Benny Feilhaber is two appearances shy of hitting 150 in all competitions for Sporting KC. • Center back Matt Besler is two regular-season starts away from reaching 200 and overtaking Preki in fifth in the club’s all-time standings.

#SKCvCOL: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS • Defenders Graham Zusi and Matt Besler along with midfielder Benny Feilhaber have all played on the U.S. Men’s National Team alongside Colorado goalkeeper Tim Howard.

• Defender Ike Opara was a teammate of forward Alan Gordon at the San Jose Earthquakes from 2011-2012. He was also a teammate of Bobby Burling at the Earthquakes in 2011.

• Defender Saad Abdul-Salaam played with Rapids defender Dillon Serna at the University of Akron in 2012.

• Defender Graham Zusi played collegiate soccer with Colorado goalkeeper Zac MacMath at the University of Maryland in 2008.

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia was a teammate of Bobby Burling at Chivas USA from 2012-2014. He also played with Caleb Calvert at Chivas USA from 2013-2014.

• Forward Cameron Porter played alongside Eric Miller at the Montreal Impact in 2015.

• Forward Cameron Iwasa and Colorado defender Mike Da Fonte played together at USL side Sacramento Republic FC in 2016.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes UNBEATEN START CONTINUES

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES Since a 3-1 defeat to New England on Oct. 1, 2016, Sporting KC has posted five shutouts in the six games that followed, while no other team in the league has recorded more than three. Melia has made 21 saves in those six games, including a remarkable doublestop to deny D.C. United’s Marcelo Sarvas’ penalty and Patrick Mullins’ follow-up in the season opener at RFK Stadium on March 4. Melia’s 21 saves are also tied for the third most in the league in that time period.

Following last Friday’s 0-0 draw with Toronto FC at BMO Field, Sporting Kansas City remains one of three unbeaten teams left in MLS this season. Sporting KC has gone 1-0-3 across their opening four games of the 2017 campaign and are joined in the list of unbeaten teams by FC Dallas (2-0-1, 7 pts.) and Toronto FC (1-0-3, 6 pts.) - both of whom Sporting KC has played to 0-0 draws with to open the season.

OPARA SHOWS AERIAL PROWESS

Sporting KC’s regular-season unbeaten streak now stands at six games, stretching back to last season, while the side has lost just one of its last eight games in all competitions - a controversial 1-0 defeat to eventual MLS Cup champions Seattle Sounders FC in the Western Conference Knockout Round on Oct. 27, 2016.

Sporting Kansas City defender Ike Opara has been an integral part of the side’s defense through the opening four games of the 2017 MLS season, playing every minute to date and leading all defenders in the league with 24 aerial duels attempted. The 28-year-old has won 11 of them, good for eighth among MLS defenders as his presence has been key to Sporting KC’s strong defensive opening to the season that has seen the side post three shutouts in their opening four games.

The six-game undefeated streak - which dates back to a 0-0 draw at Real Salt Lake on Oct. 16, 2016 - is tied for the second longest active run in MLS, joined by Toronto FC whose streak also dates back to Oct. 16, and trailing FC Dallas who have gone eight games unbeaten since Sept. 17, 2016.

In addition, Opara is tied for sixth among MLS defenders with 44 ground duels attempted, winning 27 of them. His Sporting KC teammate Graham Zusi one ahead of him in fifth in the same category, going in to 45 duels since shifting to right back at the start of the 2017 season.

Sporting KC has gone unbeaten for more than six games on 11 occasions in the club’s history, with the longest such streak lasting 14 games from May 28 through Aug. 3, 2011.

The longest unbeaten streak in league history stands at 19 games, a feat performed by Columbus Crew SC (July 3, 2004 - April 2, 2005) and FC Dallas (May 27 - Oct. 9, 2010).

GLIDING GERSO DIFFICULT TO TRACK

Offseason acquisition Gerso Fernandes continues to threaten opposition defenses with his dribbling ability game-after-game. Gerso is tied for second in MLS with 22 dribbles attempted across the opening four games of the season, while his 10 completed dribbles ranks tied for fourth in MLS.

LOOKING TO MAKE CMP HISTORY

Sporting Kansas City enters Sunday’s showdown with the Colorado Rapids knowing that avoiding defeat will see the side equal the longest home unbeaten streak in club history.

Sporting KC is currently riding an 11-game undefeated streak at Children’s Mercy Park - one game shy of matching the 12 games that the side went unbeaten at home from March 8 through Aug. 15, 2015 in the regular season.

Sporting KC has attempted the third most dribbles in the league so far in 2017, recording 86 attempts, while their 10 successful dribbles per game ranks fourth in MLS. Columbus Crew SC leads the league in dribbles attempted with 99 and are in a tie with San Jose for first in successful dribbles with 45, though the Earthquakes lead the league in successful dribbles per game with 11.25.

The streak - which began with a 2-0 victory over FC Dallas on June 19, 2016 - is tied for the third longest active home undefeated streak in MLS, matched by New York City FC who are unbeaten at Yankee Stadium since June 18, 2016. Sunday’s opponents the Colorado Rapids lead the way in that category, having gone 19 home games unbeaten since their opening home game of the 2016 season, while the New York Red Bulls are unbeaten in 16 games at Red Bull Arena since falling 2-0 to Sporting KC on April 9, 2016.

The Colorado Rapids have attempted the fewest dribbles in all of MLS (31) and are the only side with dribbles completed still in single digits (9). They are also second to last in dribbles attempted per game and last in dribbles completed per game. The Rapids are led by midfielder Marlon Hairston with eight dribbles attempted while recently traded defender Marc Burch leads the side with three dribbles completed.

RAPIDS RIVALRY

MAINTAIN POSSESSION, LIMIT CHANCES

Sporting Kansas City has not enjoyed facing the Colorado Rapids in recent history, falling to five consecutive defeats. The five straight defeats represents Sporting KC’s longest active losing streak against any club in MLS, and tied for the second longest losing streak against any one team in club history.

Through the first four games of the season, Sporting Kansas City has attempted the fifth most passes per game in 2017 with 481.5 - with Atlanta United FC leading the way with 557.5 passes per game. Additionally, Sporting KC ranks in the top 10 in the league in possession percentage, keeping the ball for 54.26 percent of their games to date.

Sporting KC suffered a seven-game losing streak to the Chicago Fire from 1998-1999, and have previously fallen to five straight defeats against D.C. United (1997-1999), the LA Galaxy (1997-1998), Seattle Sounders FC (2009-2011) and the now defunct Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996-1997).

Without the ball, Sporting KC has faced the fewest shots per game in the league with 8.25. The Montreal Imapct have allowed the most shots per game in 2017 with 15.75, while Sunday’s opponents Colorado have allowed 10 shots per game - fourth fewest in the league.

Immediately prior to their current five-game losing streak to Colorado, Sporting KC went nine games unbeaten against the Rapids, going 4-0-5 from 2009 through 2015. All-time, Sporting KC still holds a narrow lead in the series between the two teams, going 23-2213 - though each side is dominant at home. Sporting KC has posted a 18-5-5 record in Kansas City against the Rapids, while Colorado are 17-5-8 in their home matchups.

Of the 11 teams with an average possession percentage below 50, nine of them find themselves in the lower half of the league in shots faced per game, while eight are in the lower half of the league in goals conceded. Sporting KC has not only allowed the fewest shots per game (8.25), but has also conceded the fewest goals (1).

STINGY SPORTING

BESLER AND SINOVIC RENEW PARTNERSHIP

Prior to the concession of that goal, goalkeeper Tim Melia had posted a career-high 457 minute shutout streak dating back to last season, while it was the third longest streak in Sporting KC history - trailing only Tony Meola’s league-best 681 minute shutout streak in 2000, and Jimmy Nielsen’s 546 minute streak in 2013.

Since Sinovic made his first appearance for the team on May 28, 2011 after joining the club via a trade with New England, Sporting KC leads all of MLS with 71 shutouts - 11 more than the LA Galaxy in second. Besler and Sinovic have started 109 of the 200 games since the trade, posting 41 of the club’s 71 shutouts alongside one another.

Individually, Besler leads the league in shutouts since the trade with 57, while Sinovic is tied for fourth with 50. Besler and Sinovic have started and played the full 90 minutes in each of Sporting KC’s last six regular-season games, conceding just one goal.

After recording three shutouts in the opening four games on the left side of the defense to open the 2017 MLS season, center back Matt Besler and left back Seth Sinovic have now posted 41 total shutouts in just 109 games where both have started in the regular season.

Sporting Kansas City’s backline boasts the most impressive numbers in MLS this season, with the side conceding just one goal through four games in 2017 when Florian Jungwirth tucked home a consolation goal in stoppage time for Sporting KC’s 2-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes on March 18.

Sporting KC’s one goal against in 2017 is the fewest allowed in MLS, with Toronto FC and FC Dallas next in line having conceded twice - though the latter has played one fewer game. Sporting KC has made no changes to the side’s backline through the opening four games of the season, with Melia behind a defense of Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler and Seth Sinovic.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED)

QUARTET EARN MINUTES IN THE USL

PLAYOFF STREAK

Last Wednesday, Sporting KC loaned goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas and defenders Erik Palmer-Brown, Tyler Pasher and Colton Storm to the side’s USL affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers, ahead of a showdown with Portland Timbers 2 at Swope Soccer Village.

Sporting KC enters the 2017 season looking to become the sixth club in MLS history to make at least seven straight trips to the postseason. In addition, Manager Peter Vermes would be just the fourth coach to lead the same team to seven straight playoff appearances.

All four players started the game, with Zendejas and Storm playing the full 90 minutes, while Palmer-Brown and Pasher went 45 and 65 minutes, respectively. All four players contributed to the Rangers’ first shutout of the 2017 USL season as SPR ran out 1-0 winners over Timbers 2 behind Kharlton Belmar’s early goal that pushed the side’s earlyseason record to 2-0-0.

LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS Club Seasons LA Galaxy 10 (1996-2005) LA Galaxy 9 (2009-2016) *active Seattle Sounders FC 9 (2009-2016) *active New York Red Bulls 8 (2010-2016) *active NE Revolution 8 (2002-2009) Real Salt Lake 7 (2008-2014) Sporting KC 6 (2011-2016) *active

Zendejas made three saves before jetting out to join Sporting KC in Toronto, while Palmer-Brown made four interceptions and one tackle before being subbed off at halftime. Pasher made three interceptions while completing 88.9 percent of his passes and Storm made two tackles, two clearances and two interceptions from right back.

DWYER CLOSING IN ON PREKI

LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS BY A COACH WITH THE SAME TEAM Coach Club Years Seasons Bruce Arena LA Galaxy 8 2009-2016 Steve Nicol NE Revolution 8 2002-2009 Sigi Scmid Seattle Sounders 7 2009-2015

LA Galaxy 6 1999-2004 Peter Vermes Sporting KC 6 2011-2016 (active) Jason Kreis Real Salt Lake 6 2008-2013

After yet another season of rampant goalscoring, forward Dom Dwyer is now within touching distance of Sporting KC legend Preki for the most goals in both MLS and in all competitions.

Dwyer’s 16 goals in the 2016 regular season brought his total to 52, and 61 in all competitions. Dwyer sits just 19 MLS goals and 20 strikes in all competitions shy of Preki’s all-time records of 71 and 81, respectively.

SPORTING KC DROPS CONCESSION PRICES

The 26-year-old has amassed 50 goals in his last three seasons, a rate of just under 17 goals per season. Only Bradley Wright-Phillips has scored more MLS goals in that time period than Dwyer, who took home the MLS Golden Boot titles in 2014 and 2016.

In March, Sporting KC announced that the club is dropping the prices of various food and beverage items at Children’s Mercy Park. Beer, soda and water all saw prices drop anywhere from $0.50 to $3.00, with most items dropping at least $1.50 at an average of 20 percent. The cost of margaritas, hotdogs, bratwursts, chips and grilled cheese sandwiches also dropped anywhere from $0.25 to $1.50 per item, with the new pricing available for the entirity of the 2017 MLS season.

Another factor that comes into play is Dwyer’s longevity. The Londoner is the only Sporting KC player to appear in at least 36 games in all competitions over the last three seasons.

Player Preki Dwyer Arnaud Wolff Klein

Goals (MLS) 71 52 43 43 39

VERMES VERBATIM

Goals (All Competitions) 81 61 52 46 43

On his side’s performance against Toronto FC… “They had a few good chances, we had a few good chances. I thought we started the first 30-35 minutes – we were actually really good – we had the ball and they were a little bit concerned about how we were going to come after them. I thought we moved the ball really well, we were maybe just off the final pass because we missed some opportunities – not opportunities that were on goal, but missed some situations where they were spread out and we could’ve went right through them. The last 10 minutes of the half, they started getting a little bit of the play, they changed some things up, we didn’t adjust as well as we could’ve, because we gave away two good chances before the end of the half. I thought the adjustments we made at halftime really put them under pressure as well. There’s no doubt that when you’re playing at somebody else’s place, especially late in the game when it’s 0-0, they’re going to start throwing numbers forward like they did, but we almost had the one where Dom (Dwyer) was through on the ‘keeper and then Gerso hit the other one that ricochets over and the other one where he hit it and the goalkeeper made a save. There was just some good action that I thought we created and all in all this was not an easy night to play, the conditions were really, really tough with the wind. Not so much the rain, but just the wind was ridiculous, but the players did well and I thought we kept the ball and we gained a point.”

RUBIO REMAINS OUT WITH ACL INJURY

Sporting KC forward Diego Rubio suffered a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his right knee during training on Oct. 14, 2016 and remains sidelined for the foreseeable future. Rubio recorded three goals and one assist in 20 appearances across all competitions in 2016 after joining Sporting KC on loan in March. The 23-year-old Chilean completed his permanent transfer from Spanish side Real Valladolid to Sporting KC in September.

In September, Rubio became the first player in club history to score in the MLS regular season, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League in the same year. He opened his 2016 scoring account in a 1-1 draw at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 27 and notched the game-winner in extra time of a 2-1 U.S. Open Cup victory over Minnesota United FC on June 15. Rubio then tallied his first goal at Children’s Mercy Park in a 2-1 Champions League defeat to Vancouver on Sept. 13.

On the first month of the season...

“I think the fact that we can continue on in this place of being able to keep goals out of the back of the net, it’s a very important thing as we try and accumulate points over the course of the season, so I’m very pleased with that aspect. We created some good chances, especially on the road; I’m feeling very good about the progress that we’ve made. Obviously we’ve got a lot of games ahead of us and we’re racking up points which is important for us.”

A native of Santiago, Chile, Rubio has netted 40 goals and added 16 assists since turning professional in 2011 at age 17. After rising from the youth ranks to the senior team at hometown club Colo-Colo, Rubio moved overseas to Sporting Clube de Portugal, where he scored 22 times for Sporting B from 2011-2015. The striker made 20 first-team appearances for Sporting while also going on loan to Romanian side Pandurii Targu Jiu in 2013 and Norwegian outfit Sandnes Ulf in 2014.

Rubio earned three caps for the Chile Men’s National Team in 2011 at age 18 before playing eight matches at the U-20 level from 2012-2013.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC record vs. Colorado Rapids: 23-22-13 Home games: 18-5-5 (58 GF, 29 GA) Road games: 5-17-8 (36 GF, 49 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 04/13/2016 05/11/2016 07/16/2016

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

89

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

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

7 Tony Meola 5 Melia, Meola 6 Tony Meola 65 Tony Meola 18 Tony Meola

Five Players 3 Cannon, Hahnemann 5 Scott Garlick 3 Marcus Hahnemann 44 Marcus Hahnemann 17

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

COLORADO RAPIDS

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

2 Nine Players 3 Preki (10/4/03) 9 Onandi Lowe (8/12/01) 5 Dom Dwyer (8/29/15) 7 Chris Henderson (8/26/00) 7 Three Players

Eight Players 2 Six Players 2 (9/14/02) Mark Chung 8 (8/22/03) John Spencer 5 (8/2/00) Chris Martinez 7 (5/11/16) Kevin Doyle 7

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

9 Bo Oshoniyi (9/10/04) 4 Mike Ammann (8/7/96)

Four Players 9 Grafer, Kramer 5

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 2 OT 34 60 0 343 447 7 141 194 3 372 378 12 85 85 0 135 147 0

Total 94 797 338 762 170 285

COLORADO RAPIDS Category Goals

Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides

Corner Kicks

1 2 OT 29 49 0 316 389 9 123 149 2 410 449 8 88 74 2 146 147 8

Total 78 714 274 867 164 301

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC COL

1-15

6 8

16-30

12 10

31-45

16 11

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,428

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

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 110 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 104 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 14 Open Cup, 7 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 110 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

136

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

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 (2OT) Mile High Stadium T (2OT) Mile High Stadium T (2OT) Mile High Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Arrowhead Stadium L Invesco Field at Mile High L Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Invesco Field at Mile High L Invesco Field at Mile High T (2OT) Arrowhead Stadium L Invesco Field at Mile High W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Invesco Field at Mile High L Invesco Field at Mile High W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium L Invesco Field at Mile High L Invesco Field at Mile High 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 Livestrong Sporting Park T Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Sporting Park W Dick’s Sporting Goods Park W Sporting Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Sporting Park L Children’s Mercy Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

COLORADO RAPIDS

105.2 5

46-60

22 16

61-75

11 9

76-90

27 24

OT

0 0

Total

94 78

73

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

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

221

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 136 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In

Players Out

Tyler Pasher (signed from SPR - 12/2/16)

Brad Davis (retired - 10/23/16)

Adrian Zendejas (signed from SPR - 12/2/16)

Nuno Coelho (out of contract - 11/23/16)

Igor Juliao (loan - 12/23/16)

Chance Myers (out of contract - 11/23/16)

Gerso Fernandes (transfer - 1/4/17)

Jacob Peterson (out of contract - 11/23/16)

Latif Blessing (transfer - 1/9/17)

Ever Alvarado (option not exercised - 11/23/16)

Christian Volesky (trade - 1/9/17)

Emmanuel Appiah (option not exercised - 11/23/16)

Cameron Iwasa (signing - 1/10/17)

Connor Hallisey (option not exercised - 11/23/16)

Andrew Dykstra (signing - 1/10/17)

Jon Kempin (option not exercised - 11/23/16)

Ilie Sanchez (signing - 1/13/17)

Justin Mapp (option not exercised - 11/23/16)

Soony Saad (trade - 1/30/17)

Paulo Nagamura (retired - 12/12/16)

Colton Storm (SuperDraft - 2/24/17)

Alec Kann (Expansion Draft - 12/13/16) Lawrence Olum (trade - 2/3/17) Benji Joya (waived - 2/27/17) Christian Volesky (waived - 2/27/17)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Oct. 23: OUT Sporting KC midfielder Brad Davis retires Nov. 16: Sporting KC signs M Benny Feilhaber and D Ike Opara to new contracts Nov. 23: OUT D Nuno Coelho, D Chance Myers and F Jacob Peterson leaves Sporting KC out of contract. Sporting KC declines options on D Ever Alvarado, M

Emmanuel Appiah, M Connor Hallisey, GK Jon Kempin and M Justin Mapp Dec. 2: IN Sporting KC signs D/M Tyler Pasher and GK Adrian Zendejas from Swope Park Rangers (USL) Dec. 12: OUT Sporting KC midfielder Paulo Nagamura retires Dec. 13: Sporting KC signs D Kevin Ellis, GK Alec Kann and D/M Jimmy Medranda to new contracts Dec. 13: OUT Sporting KC goalkeeper Alec Kann selected in Expansion Draft by Atlanta United FC (MLS) Dec. 23: IN Sporting KC signs D Igor Juliao on loan from Fluminense FC (Brazil) Jan. 4: IN Sporting KC signs F Gerso Fernandes as a Designated Player Jan. 9: IN Sporting KC signs F Latif Blessing from Ghana Jan. 9: IN Sporting KC signs F Christian Volesky in trade with Portland Timbers (MLS) Jan. 10: IN Sporting KC signs GK Andrew Dykstra and F Cameron Iwasa Jan. 13: IN Sporting KC signs M Ilie Sanchez Jan. 30: IN Sporting KC re-acquires F Soony Saad Feb. 3: OUT Sporting KC trades M Lawrence Olum to the Portland Timbers (MLS) Feb. 24: IN Sporting KC signs SuperDraft selection D Colton Storm Feb. 27: OUT Sporting KC waives M Benji Joya and F Christian Volesky

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year

MLS SuperDraft

2009

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

Signings

2011 2012

Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13) Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th)

2016 2017

Homegrown Players

Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)

Kevin Ellis (2/18/11)

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

Erik Palmer-Brown (8/2/13)

Cameron Porter (7/12/16)

Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)

MLS Re-Entry Draft

Dom Dwyer (16th)

2013 2015

Trades

Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15) Soni Mustivar (2/16/15) Diego Rubio (3/8/16)

Colton Storm (14th)

Tyler Pasher (12/2/16) Adrian Zendejas (12/2/16) Igor Juliao (loan) (12/23/16) Gerso Fernandes (1/4/17) Latif Blessing (1/9/17) Cameron Iwasa (1/10/17) Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17) Soony Saad (1/30/17)

Andrew Dykstra (Second Round)

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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2017 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

COMPETITION

TIME (CT) / RESULT

Saturday, March 4

at D.C. United

MLS

T

0-0 --

SATURDAY, MARCH 11

FC DALLAS

MLS

T

0-0

--

SATURDAY, MARCH 18

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

MLS

W

2-1

Feilhaber, Own Goal

Friday, March 31

at Toronto FC

MLS

T

0-0

--

SUNDAY, APRIL 9

COLORADO RAPIDS

MLS

6:00

FOX SPORTS 1

Saturday, April 15

at Portland Timbers

MLS

9:30

FOX Sports KC Plus

Saturday, April 22

at FC Dallas

MLS

7:00

FOX Sports KC Plus

SATURDAY, APRIL 29

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC PLUS

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3

NEW YORK RED BULLS

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC

Sunday, May 7

at Minnesota United FC

MLS

12:30

FOX Sports 1

Saturday, May 13

at Orlando City SC

MLS

6:30

FOX Sports KC Plus

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC PLUS

Saturday, May 20

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

MLS

6:00

FOX Sports KC

Saturday, May 27

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

7:00

FOX Sports KC

SATURDAY, JUNE 3

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

MLS

4:00

ESPN

SATURDAY, JUNE 10

MONTREAL IMPACT

MLS

7:00

FOX SPORTS KC

Saturday, June 17

at San Jose Earthquakes

MLS

8:00

FOX Sports KC

Saturday, June 24

at LA Galaxy

MLS

9:30

FOX Sports KC

SATURDAY, JULY 1

PORTLAND TIMBERS

MLS

6:00

ESPN

THURSDAY, JULY 6

PHILADELPHIA UNION

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC

Saturday, July 22

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

9:00

FOX Sports KC Plus

SATURDAY, JULY 29

CHICAGO FIRE

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC PLUS

SUNDAY, AUG. 6

ATLANTA UNITED FC

MLS

7:00

FOX SPORTS 1

Saturday, Aug. 12

at Seattle Sounders FC

MLS

3:00

FOX Sports KC

SATURDAY, AUG. 19

FC DALLAS

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC PLUS

Saturday, Aug. 26

at Houston Dynamo

MLS

8:00

FOX Sports KC

Wednesday, Sept. 6

at New York City FC

MLS

6:30

FOX Sports KC

Sunday, Sept. 10

at Columbus Crew SC

MLS

12:00

ESPN

SATURDAY, SEPT. 16

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

MLS

7:30

FOX SPORTS KC

SUNDAY, SEPT. 24

LA GALAXY

MLS

12:00

ESPN

SATURDAY, SEPT. 30

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

MLS

8:00

FOX SPORTS KC PLUS

Saturday, Oct. 7

at Minnesota United FC

MLS

7:00

FOX Sports KC

SUNDAY, OCT. 15

HOUSTON DYNAMO

MLS

4:00

FOX SPORTS KC

Sunday, Oct. 22

at Real Salt Lake

MLS

3:00

FOX Sports KC

7

TV / SCORERS

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2017 Record When...

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

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

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

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

Wearing Sporting blue Wearing dark indigo

0-0-3 1-0-0

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

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

Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even

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

With zero subs With one sub With two subs with three subs

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

Day games (before 5 p.m.)

Games 5 p.m. CT or later

0-0-0 1-0-3

With red card for With red card against

0-0-0 0-0-0

Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75

0-0-0 1-0-3

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

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

vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference

1-0-1 0-0-2

On grass On turf

1-0-3 0-0-0

Quickest Goals...

Benny Feilhaber (3/18 vs. SJ) - 37th Minute

Quickest Goals Against...

Florian Jungwirth (3/18 vs. SJ) - 91+ Minute Game-winning goals after 75’...

Regular Season Record By Month March 2017 March all-time April 2017 April all-time May 2017 May all-time June 2017 June all-time July 2017 July all-time Aug. 2017 Aug. all-time Sept. 2017 Sept. all-time Oct. 2017 Oct. all-time

1-0-3 17-9-9 0-0-0 40-35-15 0-0-0 34-43-24 0-0-0 39-29-23 0-0-0 50-35-24 0-0-0 40-50-16 0-0-0 30-37-17 0-0-0 21-15-15

vs. Atlanta United FC vs. Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew SC vs. D.C. United

vs. FC Dallas

vs. Houston Dynamo vs. LA Galaxy vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Montreal Impact vs. NE Revolution vs. New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls vs. Orlando City SC vs. Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake vs. SJ Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Toronto FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps

None

Game-winning goals against after 75’...

None

Game-tying goals against after 75’...

None

Red Cards...

None

Red Cards Against...

None

Penalty Kicks...

None Marcelo Sarvas (3/4 at DC) - Saved by Tim Melia

Youngest Goalscorer...

Oldest Goalscorer...

Youngest Starter...

Youngest to play in a game...

Oldest Starter...

Oldest to play in a game...

0-0-0 (0-0-0) 14-26-11 (0-0-0) 23-22-13 (0-0-0) 25-22-6 (0-0-0) 20-21-13 (0-0-1) 23-21-12 (0-0-1) 5-9-11 (0-0-0) 20-24-14 (0-0-0) 0-0-0 (0-0-0) 6-3-2 (0-0-0) 24-17-11 (0-0-0) 2-0-0 (0-0-0) 20-20-13 (0-0-0) 1-1-0 (0-0-0) 5-5-4 (0-0-0) 5-3-2 (--0-0) 8-9-6 (0-0-0) 24-24-7 (1-0-0) 4-7-3 (0-0-0) 14-4-6 (0-0-1) 6-1-3 (0-0-0)

Own Goal (3/18 vs. SJ) - 89th Minute

Game-tying goals after 75’...

Penalty Kicks Against...

Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2017)

Shutouts 0-0-3 One-goal games 1-0-0 On ESPN/ESPN2 On FOX/FS1 On FSKC

SPORTING KC IN 2017 (MLS REGULAR SEASON) 0-0-1 0-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0

Benny Feilhaber (3/18 vs. SJ) - 32 years and 58 days Benny Feilhaber (3/18 vs. SJ) - 32 years and 58 days Jimmy Medranda (3/4 at DC) - 23 years and 25 days Latif Blessing (3/11 vs. DAL) - 20 years and 71 days Benny Feilhaber (3/18 vs. SJ) - 32 years and 58 days Benny Feilhaber (3/18 vs. SJ) - 32 years and 58 days

Regular Season Home and Away Overall All-time 2017 at home All-time at home 2017 on road All-time on road

271-253-143 1-0-1 177-91-65 0-0-2 94-162-78

2017 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 1 1 2 OPPONENT 0 1 1

SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 32 27 59 OPPONENT 15 18 33

SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 10 6 16 OPPONENT 6 9 15

FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 23 26 49 OPPONENT 23 33 56

OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 2 2 4 OPPONENT 1 2 3

CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 9 10 19 OPPONENT 5 10 15

CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 2 6 8 OPPONENT 2 7 9

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

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

SPORTING KC ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORDS IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES OVERALL Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL

W L T 271 253 143 17 20 8 24 15 6 10 12 9 322 300 166

HOME GF GA 924 893 59 60 89 55 39 45 1111 1053

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

W L T 177 91 65 14 3 3 17 7 2 6 4 5 214 105 75

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AWAY GF GA 552 397 35 15 59 26 20 13 668 452

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

W L T 94 162 78 2 16 5 7 8 4 4 8 3 107 194 90

GF GA 370 495 21 42 30 29 19 32 440 598

Neutral site MLS Cup Playoffs International TOTAL

W L T 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

GF GA 3 3 0 0 3 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2017 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 4

Left forward

Right forward

Gerso Fernandes 2 Jimmy Medranda 1 Soony Saad 1

Jimmy Medranda 2 Gerso Fernandes 2

Left-center midfielder

Right-center midfielder

Roger Espinoza 3 Jimmy Medranda 1

Benny Feilhaber 3 Roger Espinoza 1

Defensive midfielder Ilie Sanchez 4

Left back

Seth Sinovic 4

Left center back

Right center back

Matt Besler 4

Ike Opara 4

Goalkeeper Tim Melia 4

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Right back Graham Zusi 4

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 BOX SCORES March 4, 2017: D.C. United 0-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | RFK Stadium | Washington, D.C. Attendance: 18,268 Weather: Clear and 37 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sporting KC (0-0-1, 1 pt.)

D.C. United (0-0-1, 1 pt.)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Feilhaber M Espinoza F Medranda F Dwyer F Gerso

D.C. United GK Hamid D DeLeon D Birnbaum (C) D Franklin D Kemp M Sarvas M Sam (Neagle 76’) M Jeffrey M Buscher (Vincent 61’) M Nyarko F Mullins (Ortiz 69’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Worra (GK) Ellis Boswell Abdul-Salaam Harkes Mustivar Le Toux Blessing Saad Salloi Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 37’ DC - Sean Franklin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 54’ DC - Rob Vincent (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 64’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 15 (5) 5 11 2 5

DC 9 (6) 5 22 0 4

March 11, 2017: Sporting KC 0-0 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,117 Weather: Clear and 31 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sporting KC (0-0-2, 2 pts.)

FC Dallas (1-0-1, 4 pts.)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Feilhaber M Espinoza F Medranda (Blessing 67’) F Dwyer F Gerso

FC Dallas GK Gonzalez D Harris D Figueroa D Hedges (C) D Guillen M Cermeno M Gruezo M Pomykal (Barrios 80’) M Hayes (Acosta 46’) M Akindele F Colman (Lamah 63’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Seitz (GK) Ellis Grana Juliao Zimmerman Mustivar Urruti Saad Salloi Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: FCD - Aaron Guillen (Yellow Card; Handball) 4’ FCD - Maynor Figueroa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 29’ FCD - Atiba Harris (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ SKC - Dom Dwyer (Yellow Card; Argument) 81’ FCD - Carlos Gruezo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ FCD - Carlos Cermeno (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ SKC - Gerso (Yellow Card; Dissent) 95+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 14 (2) 4 18 1 4

March 31, 2017: Sporting KC 0-0 Toronto FC MLS Regular Season | BMO Field | Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 27,909 Weather: Rainy and 44 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sporting KC (1-0-3, 6 pts.)

Toronto FC (1-0-3, 6 pts.)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Medranda (Mustivar 65’) F Gerso F Dwyer F Saad (Blessing 83’)

Toronto FC GK Irwin (Bono 40’) D Zavaleta D Moor D Hagglund M Beitashour M Osorio (Cooper 76’) M Bradley (C) M Vazquez M Edwards F Giovinco F Ricketts (Altidore 62’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Mavinga Abdul-Salaam Chapman Ellis Cheyrou Porter Delgado Salloi Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’ TOR - Jozy Altidore (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 15 (5) 2 11 0 4

TOR 13 (2) 5 10 0 6

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FCD 6 (4) 2 13 1 3

March 18, 2017: Sporting KC 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,282 Weather: Sunny and 60 degrees

Sporting KC (1-0-2, 5 pts.)

San Jose Earthquakes (2-1-0, 6 pts.)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Feilhaber (Mustivar 85’) M Espinoza F Gerso F Dwyer F Medranda (Saad 78’)

1 2 F 1 1 2 0 1 1

San Jose Earthquakes GK Bingham D Lima D Bernardez D Jungwirth D Francis M Hyka (Salinas 61’) M Alashe (Thompson 80’) M Godoy M Dawkins F Wondolowski (C) F Urena (Hoesen 68’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Tarbell (GK) Ellis Imperiale Juliao Sarkodie Blessing Ceren Salloi Scoring Summary: SKC - Benny Feilhaber 1 (Graham Zusi 1) 37’ SKC - David Bingham (Own Goal) 89’ SJ - Florian Jungwirth 1 (Danny Hoesen 1, Anibal Godoy 1) 91+ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Dom Dwyer (Yellow Card; Simulation) 16’ SJ - Marco Urena (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 52’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 84’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 15 (4) 2 9 1 7

SJ 5 (3) 3 11 2 2

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE

March 4 March 11 March 18 March 31 April 9 April 15 April 22 April 29 May 3 May 7 May 13 May 17 May 20 May 27 June 3 June 10 June 17 June 24 July 1 July 6 July 22 July 29 Aug. 6 Aug. 12 Aug. 19 Aug. 26 Sept. 6 Sept. 10 Sept. 16 Sept. 24 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 15 Oct. 22

OPPONENT

at D.C. United vs. FC Dallas vs. San Jose Earthquakes at Toronto FC vs. Colorado Rapids at Portland Timbers at FC Dallas vs. Real Salt Lake vs. New York Red Bulls at Minnesota United FC at Orlando City SC vs. Seattle Sounders FC at Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Colorado Rapids vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Montreal Impact at San Jose Earthquakes at LA Galaxy vs. Portland Timbers vs. Philadelphia Union at Real Salt Lake vs. Chicago Fire vs. Atlanta United FC at Seattle Sounders FC vs. FC Dallas at Houston Dynamo at New York City FC at Columbus Crew SC vs. New England Revolution vs. LA Galaxy vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Minnesota United FC vs. Houston Dynamo at Real Salt Lake

RESULT

SCORE

T T W T

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

ATTEND. 18,268 19,117 19,282 27,909

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

T-6 6 5 T-4

1 2 5 6

--Feilhaber, Own Goal --

SPORTING KC 2017 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2017 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (1-0-3, 6 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF MARCH 31, 2017 UNF POS 10 M 8 D 5 D 9 F 14 F 27 M 7 F 94 F 29 GK 93 M 3 D 22 F 6 M 15 D 17 D 21 GK 4 D 24 F 40 D 2 D 77 M 39 F 11 F 30 F 23 D 1 GK

PLAYER Benny Feilhaber Graham Zusi Matt Besler Latif Blessing Dom Dwyer Roger Espinoza Gerso Fernandes Jimmy Medranda Tim Melia Soni Mustivar Ike Opara Soony Saad Ilie Sanchez Seth Sinovic Saad Abdul-Salaam Andrew Dykstra Kevin Ellis Cameron Iwasa Igor Juliao Erik Palmer-Brown Tyler Pasher Cameron Porter Diego Rubio Daniel Salloi Colton Storm Adrian Zendejas Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals

GP GS MIN G 3 3 265 1 4 4 360 0

4 4 360 0

2 0 30 0 4 4 360 0 4 4 360 0 4 4 360 0 4 4 300 0

4 4 360 0

2 0 30 0

4 4 360 0 2 1 95 0

4 4 360 0

4 4 360 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1

4 4 360 2 4 4 360 1

A 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C 6 2 6 8 0 16 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 6 0 0 0 12 4 8 13 1 0 2 1 1 7 1 0 0 1 14 6 4 4 1 0 1 9 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 5 1 1 2 0 3 0 3 0 6 7 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

1 59 16 49 56 4 20 8 0 2 33 15 56 49 3 14 9 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS 29 GK

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

GP GS 4 4

4 4 4 4

MIN SH 360 15 360 15 360 16 11

SV GA 13 1 13 1 15 2

GAA PG 0.25 0 0.25 0 0.50 0

PA 1 1 0

W 1 1 0

L T 0 3 0 3 1 3

SO 3 3 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 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 is in his ninth season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2017. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 129 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 – and finished atop the Eastern Conference regular-season standings in 2011 and 2012. He is the first coach in club history to lead Sporting KC to six 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 104 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 has coached 298 total games during his Kansas City coaching career, most in club history.

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, the Swope Park Rangers (USL) and the Sporting KC Academy. Vermes entered MLS ahead of its inaugural season in 1996 and retired from the league in 2002, closing out his playing career in Kansas City after stints with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and Colorado Rapids.

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.

Assistant Coach | Zoran Savic

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 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 209 MLS matches (including playoffs) and playing more than 18,000 minutes. In 2013, Vermes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Year

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.

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

2009 3-6-3 --- 2010 11-13-6 --- 2011 13-9-12 2-1-0 2012 18-7-9 1-1-0 2013 17-10-7 2-1-2 2014 14-13-7 0-1-0 2015 14-11-9 0-0-1 2016 13-13-8 0-1-0 2017 1-0-2 --- TOTAL 104-82-64 5-5-3

--- 0-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 --- 14-5-2

--- --- --- --- 2-0-2 3-2-1 --- 1-2-1 --- 6-4-4

3-6-3 11-14-6 18-11-12 23-8-10 22-12-11 18-17-8 18-11-11 15-17-9 1-0-2 129-96-73

Goalkeeper Coach | Alec Dufty Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty enters his first season with Sporting Kansas City having been introduced to the organization as Sporting KC’s USL affiliate - the Swope Park Rangers - goalkeeper coach in the side’s inaugural season in 2016.

A former MLS player, Dufty began his playing career with the New York Red Bulls in 2009, going on to make one appearance before joining the MLS reserve goalkeeper pool. In 2010, Dufty joined USSF D2 Pro League side AC St. Louis, making 30 appearances before returning to MLS with the Chicago Fire in late 2010. He announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2011 season.

Fitness Coach | Mateus Manoel Mateus Manoel is in his eighth 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.

Dufty then took to coaching, first working with Florida Gulf Coast University and then the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2015, Dufty served as goalkeeper coach for Toronto FC II in their inaugural USL season.

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, 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 9, 2017 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

52

36

3451

0

7

MLS Postseason

2

2

210

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

6

2

305

0

1

International

2

2

180

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

62

42

4146

0

8

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 7 times, last: Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs. LA Shots on Goal 1, 6 times, last: Oct. 16, 2016, KC at RSL Shots 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2016, KC at RSL Fouls Committed 5, May 21, 2016, KC vs. RSL Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs. SJ Goal N/A Assist Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs. LA 2017 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 Abdul-Salaam played three seasons at the University of Akron (2012-14), recording three MLS SuperDraft. The right back played 28 matches across all competitions during his goals and 12 assists in 54 college games. He helped Akron win MAC regular season titles rookie season, including 22 regular season appearances, all five games in the Lamar in each of his three seasons and earned All-MAC First Team honors as a senior in 2014.

Hunt U.S. Open Cup and one start in the MLS Cup Playoffs. He recorded six assists in 30 MLS appearances in 2016 and once again started in the MLS Cup Playoffs.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

52

36

3451

0

7

20

6

45

35

5

0

2

0

0

1

KC - Postseason

2

2

210

0

0

0

0

5

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

54

38

3661

0

7

20

6

50

37

5

0

3

0

0

1

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

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assists 1, 11 times, last: May 1, 2016, KC vs. LA Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: March 16, 2013, KC vs. CHI Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs. COL

A

MLS Regular Season

204

198

17852

3

11

MLS Postseason

13

13

1260

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

16

14

1294

0

1

International

10

10

885

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

243

235

21291

3

12

Last Regular Season...

Appearance March 31, 2017, KC at TOR Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assist May 1, 2016, KC vs. LA 2017 Record when: he starts 1-0-3 he scores 0-0-0

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

Besler ranks fifth in Sporting KC history with 243 appearances across all competitions. A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 211 of 217 MLS matches (including playoffs) and landed club Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, 2015).

Besler has earned 37 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in

January 2013. He featured in four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first Kansan to play in the quadrennial tournament, as the U.S. advanced to the Round of 16. He also helped the U.S. win the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, starting all three matches in the knockout stage. He joined the U.S. squad for the 2016 Copa America Centenario, starting two matches, and scored his first international goal at St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Sept. 2, the same day his firstborn daughter Parker Rhea was born in Kansas City.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

204

198

17852

3

11

37

9

180

97

7

1

27

2

2

5

KC - Postseason

13

13

1260

0

0

2

0

14

10

2

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

217

211

19112

3

11

39

9

194

107

9

1

27

2

2

5

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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #9 | F | LATIF BLESSING | @latif_blessing SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

2

0

30

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

2

0

30

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, March 31, 2017, KC at TOR Shots 1, 2 times, last: March 31, 2017, KC at TOR Fouls Committed 1, March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Fouls Suffered 4, March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Last Regular Season...

Appearance March 31, 2017, KC at TOR Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-7 Weight: 140 Birthday: 12/30/1996 Hometown: Accra, Ghana Last Club: Liberty Professionals FC (Ghana) Acquired: Signed on 1/9/2017 Sporting Kansas City acquired 20-year-old winger Latif Blessing in a transfer from Liberty Professionals FC of the Ghana Premier League in early 2017.

Allies one week later. He caught fire during the month of April with five goals over a three-game span, including a brace in a 5-1 victory over defending league champions Ashanti Gold.

Born and raised in Accra, Ghana, Blessing was named the 2016 Ghana Premier League player of the year after leading the top flight with 17 goals in his first season on the senior team. He was also a finalist for the 2016 Ghanaian FA Cup most valuable player award, helping Liberty Professionals reach the semifinals of the knockout competition.

Blessing received his first call-up to the Ghana Men’s National Team in December 2016 as a member of the Black Stars’ 30-man provisional squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, but was not selected to the final roster.

Blessing, a product of the Liberty Professionals youth academy, debuted for the first team on Feb. 28, 2016 and opened his scoring account with a game-winning goal against Inter MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

2

0

30

0

0

2

1

1

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

2

0

30

0

0

2

1

1

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

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

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

117

101

9131

52

8

MLS Postseason

9

6

582

2

0

U.S. Open Cup

10

9

810

5

1

International

9

2

314

2

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

145

118

10837

61

9

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 9 times, last: Aug. 13, 2016, KC at FCD Assists 1, 8 times, last: Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs. LA Shots on Goal 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Shots 9, Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Fouls Committed 6, 2 times, last: July 31, 2016, KC vs. POR Fouls Suffered 9, April 19, 2014, KC vs. MTL Last Regular Season...

Appearance March 31, 2017, KC at TOR Goal Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NE Assist Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs. LA 2017 Record when: he starts 1-0-3 he scores 0-0-0

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 61 goals for Sporting KC in all competitions, second most in team tournament, including a single-game club record four goals against FC Dallas in the history, since being taken in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft (16th overall). He set a singleRound of 16. season club record with 22 MLS goals in 2014 and has become the first player in Kansas City history to score at least 12 goals in three straight regular seasons.

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 times as a A 2014 MLS All-Star, Dwyer has scored 83 goals in all competitions since the start of sophomore. He moved to South Florida in 2011, netting 16 goals in 21 games.

2013, 61 for Sporting KC and 22 for former USL affiliate Orlando City SC. In 2015, he claimed Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Golden Boot honors with five goals in the MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

117

101

9131

52

8

368

143

213

249

99

2

24

1

11

3

KC - Postseason

9

6

582

2

0

24

9

20

18

8

0

1

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

126

107

9713

54

8

392

152

233

267

107

2

25

1

12

3

14

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #21 | GK | ANDREW DYKSTRA 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 4, 3 times, last: March 6, 2016, DC at LA (w/ DC) Saves 8, May 15, 2010, CHI at KC (w/ CHI) Last Regular Season...

Appearance March 6, 2016, DC at LA (w/ DC) Shutout April 12, 2014, DC at NY (w/ DC) 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 6-4 Weight: 195 Birthday: 1/2/1986 Hometown: Woodbridge, Virginia College: Virginia Commonwealth University Acquired: Signed on 1/10/2017 after being selected in Stage Two of Re-Entry Draft Dykstra joins Sporting KC having previously played for D.C. United from 2012-2016, where he served as a backup goalkeeper to Bill Hamid. He began his professional career with the Chicago Fire in 2009 and boasts seven years of MLS experience, appearing in 31 regular season matches with seven shutouts and an 11-11-8 record.

Undrafted out of college, Dykstra was signed to the Chicago Fire’s developmental roster in April 2009. He was signed to the senior roster two months later and became Chicago’s starting goalkeeper ahead of the 2010 campaign. He ended the year with a career-high 17 MLS appearances and five shutouts. Dykstra has previously spent time on loan in the USL with the Richmond Kickers and the Charleston Battery.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - Regular Season

31

31

2758

153

104

7

44

1.44

3

5

0

1

11

11

8

MLS - TOTAL

31

31

2758

153

104

7

44

1.44

3

5

0

10

11

11

8

#4 | D | KEVIN ELLIS | @Kev_Ellis4 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Assists 1, 5 times, last: Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NE Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs. LA Shots 3, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs. LA Fouls Committed 4, April 25, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR

A

MLS Regular Season

63

53

4939

5

5

MLS Postseason

3

3

300

1

0

U.S. Open Cup

10

9

867

0

0

International

6

6

540

2

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

82

71

6646

8

5

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs. SJ Goal Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Assist Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NE 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 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 set regular season career-highs with 27 games played and four goals in 2015, the most by any MLS defender that year. He added another goal in the MLS Cup Playoffs and finished 2015 with starts in 32 of 33 appearances across all competitions. On April 2, 2016 he became the first Sporting KC Homegrown Player to reach 50 career regular season appearances.

Now in his seventh 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

63

53

4839

5

5

25

11

65

42

2

0

9

0

2

3

KC - Postseason

3

3

300

1

0

2

2

4

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

66

56

5239

6

5

27

13

69

44

2

0

10

0

2

3

15

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #27 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

164

144

12773

4

20

MLS Postseason

8

7

545

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

13

11

1234

0

2

International

3

2

232

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

188

164

14784

4

22

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, 4 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Assists 1, 20 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 2, 7 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, May 1, 2016, KC vs. LA Fouls Suffered 6, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2016, KC at RSL Last Regular Season...

Appearance March 31, 2017, KC at TOR Goal Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Assist Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU 2017 Record when: he starts 1-0-3 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 one goal and four MLS assists. His 2015 campaign was cut short due to a left foot injury sustained in early August, but returned to the fold as a regular starter in 2016, tallying a career-high five assists.

competitions, tallying four goals and 22 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 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team since debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 188 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

164

144

12773

4

20

164

44

256

221

10

14

33

6

1

4

KC - Postseason

8

7

545

0

0

6

2

10

10

1

0

3

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

172

151

13318

4

20

170

46

266

231

11

14

36

6

1

4

#10 | M | BENNY FEILHABER | @b_feilhaber22 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

123

113

9940

25

38

MLS Postseason

7

7

694

0

3

U.S. Open Cup

9

9

810

3

6

International

9

8

592

1

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

148

137

12036

29

50

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs. FCD Assists 2, 5 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Shots 5, 2 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs. FCD 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 March 18, 2017, KC vs. SJ Goal March 18, 2017, KC vs. SJ Assist Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NE 2017 Record when: he starts 1-0-2 he scores 1-0-0

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 seven-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 of that year, 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.

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 Revolution in 2011. He

joined Sporting KC prior to the 2013 campaign and has made 148 appearances across all competitions for the club with 29 goals and 50 assists.

Feilhaber has earned 43 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. He returned to the National Team after a three year absence in January 2017 under new head coach Bruce Arena.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

123

113

9940

25

38

179

57

153

246

4

200

21

1

6

11

MLS - Regular Season

175

159

14133

30

47

257

84

220

387

6

271

29

3

6

12

KC - Postseason

7

7

694

0

3

17

3

14

17

2

2

2

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

182

166

14827

30

50

274

87

234

404

8

273

31

3

6

13

16

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #7 | F | GERSO FERNANDES | @ge7fe SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 3, March 18, 2017, KC vs. SJ Shots 4, 2 times, last: March 18, 2017, KC vs. SJ Fouls Committed 2, March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Fouls Suffered 2, March 4, 2017, KC at DC

A

MLS Regular Season

4

4

360

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

4

4

360

0

0

Last Regular Season...

Appearance March 31, 2017, KC at TOR Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 1-0-3 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-8 Weight: 140 Birthday: 2/21/1991 Hometown: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Last Club: C.F. Os Belenenses (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 1/4/2017 Gerso Fernandes, a left-footed winger, has played more than 150 matches during a six-year professional career in Portugal. He has spent each of the last five seasons in the Portuguese first division, including the 2016-17 Primeira Liga campaign with Belenenses.

He started nine of 14 Primeira Liga appearances for Belenenses since August, recording four assists as well as the game-winning goal against Maritimo on Dec. 10, 2016. He also contributed one assist in three domestic cup matches, featuring in the 2016-17 Taça de

Portugal and the 2016-17 Taça da Liga. Fernandes appeared more than 100 times for Estoril between 2011-2016. He helped clinch promotion to the Primera Liga in his first year with the club before facilitating Estoril’s transition to the top flight over the next two seasons, recording four assists in 43 Primera Liga appearances and playing six games in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League group stage.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

4

4

360

0

0

14

6

3

4

1

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

4

4

360

0

0

14

6

3

4

1

0

1

0

0

0

#24 | F | CAMERON IWASA | @cam31iwasa SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A

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

Last Regular Season...

Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Birthday: 7/7/1993 Hometown: Sacramento, California Last Club: Sacramento Republic FC (USL) Acquired: Signed on 1/10/2017 Cameron Iwasa was a 2016 USL All-League Second Team honoree, recording 12 goals and three assists in his second year with Sacramento Republic FC. Iwasa’s 12 goals set a regular-season club record and helped Sacramento finish first in the USL Western Conference standings.

Iwasa appeared in all 30 regular season matches for his hometown club in 2016, including a team-record 27 straight starts to end the campaign. His 59 shot attempts and 31 shots on goal were also single-season Sacramento records. Iwasa earned USL Team of the Week honors three times and was named USL Player of the Week in Week 13 after netting a brace in a 3-2 win over Rio Grande Valley FC on June 18.

he scores 0-0-0

The forward inked his first professional contract with Sacramento in 2015 and ended the season with one goal and one assist in 17 regular season appearances as a rookie.

Iwasa totaled 23 goals and 14 assists during a four-year collegiate career at UC Irvine. He was named a 2014 MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist as a senior after recording six goals, six assists and guiding UC Irvine to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship.

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

17

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #40 | D | IGOR JULIAO | @IgorJuliao2 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

23

23

1992

0

2

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

3

3

225

0

1

ALL COMPETITIONS

26

26

2217

0

3

Height: 5-8 Weight: 145 Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Last Club: Fluminense FC Acquired: Signed on loan on 12/23/2016

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 12, 2014, KC at CHV Shots on Goal 1, 4 times, last: Sept. 12, 2014, KC at CHV Shots 3, Sept. 26, 2014, KC vs. NE Fouls Committed 3, Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs. PHI Fouls Suffered 4, 5 times, last: Sept. 12, 2014, KC at CHV

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 18, 2014, KC at PHI Goal N/A Assist Sept. 12, 2014 KC at CHV 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 8/23/1994

Igor Juliao rejoins Sporting KC after spending the 2014 MLS season with the club on loan from Fluminense FC. That year, Juliao earned Co-Newcomer of the Year honors after logging 26 appearances and adding three assists in all competitions. Juliao also notched the game-winning assist on Benny Feilhaber’s goal in the 2-1 victory over Columbus on July 16, 2014.

A product of the Fluminense FC Academy, Juliao spent nine years with the club’s youth teams before making his debut with the senior side as a 17-year-old in August 2012. In

his Fluminense FC youth and professional career, Julião played in a total of 379 games with 76 goals.

Internationally, Juliao was selected to Brazil’s Under-20 Men’s National Team for the 2013 South American Youth Championship in Argentina and made three appearances at the competition.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

23

23

1992

0

3

15

4

25

52

5

0

4

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

23

23

1992

0

3

15

4

25

52

5

0

4

0

0

1

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

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

45

34

2797

1

2

MLS Postseason

1

0

1

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

210

0

0

International

2

1

96

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

50

37

3104

1

2

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Assists 1, 2 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Shots on Goal 2, June 2, 2016, KC at LA Shots 4, 3 times, last: March 4, 2017, KC at DC Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Fouls Suffered 4, March 15, 2014, KC vs. FCD Last Regular Season...

Appearance March 31, 2017, KC at TOR Goal July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Assist July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB 2017 Record when: he starts 1-0-3 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 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 played 50 games for the club across all competitions, including a career-high 32 appearances and 25 starts in 2016.

Medranda scored one goal and added two assists last season, his first for the club. 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

45

34

2797

1

2

60

10

54

26

2

6

9

1

1

1

KC - Postseason

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

46

34

2798

1

2

60

10

54

26

2

6

9

1

1

1

18

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

54

54

4860

0

0

MLS Postseason

2

2

174

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

5

5

480

0

0

International

1

1

90

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

62

62

5604

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 March 31, 2017, KC at TOR Shutout March 31, 2017, KC at TOR 2017 Record when: he starts 1-0-3

Birthday: 5/15/1986

Tim Melia solidified his position as starting goalkeeper in 2016 following his breakout season in 2015 where he earned MLS Comeback Player of the Year honors. Now in his sixth MLS season after previously serving as a back-up goalkeeper at Real Salt Lake (2010-11) and Chivas USA (2012-14), Melia ended 2016 with eight clean sheets and a 1.11 goals against average in the regular season as Sporting KC made its sixth straight playoff appearance.

save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against average. He was a six-time member of the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week and became the first goalkeeper in MLS history to record six shutouts in his first nine league matches for a new team.

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 In 2016, Melia became the first goalkeeper in club history to record at least five saves, First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of one penalty stop and a shutout win in the same match against the New York Red Bulls on 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC April 9 before performing the feat again in the 2017 season opener against D.C. United.

Dallas and D.C. United.

During his breakout campaign in 2015, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 precent MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

54

54

4860

219

157

18

59

1.09

5

7

5

0

22

19

12

MLS - Regular Season

60

59

5299

255

179

19

73

1.24

6

8

5

1

23

23

13

KC - Postseason

2

2

174

5

2

0

2

1.03

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

62

61

5473

260

181

19

75

1.23

6

8

5

1

23

24

13

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

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

52

44

3963

0

2

MLS Postseason

2

2

210

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

7

7

604

1

0

International

2

2

154

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

63

55

4931

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, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 4 times, last: May 11, 2016, KC at COL

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance March 31, 2017, KC at TOR Goal N/A Assist Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs. VAN 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 2/12/1990

Soni Mustivar is entering his third season with Sporting KC having set career-highs in starts (24) and minutes played (2095) in 2016. In his first season at Sporting KC, Mustivar earned Co-Defender of the Year honors after producing 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 12 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. He joined Haiti for the Copa America Centenario but did not appear in a game.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

52

44

3963

0

2

11

1

62

39

0

0

8

1

0

1

KC - Postseason

2

2

210

0

0

0

0

2

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

54

46

4173

0

2

11

1

64

42

0

0

8

1

0

1

19

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #3 | D | IKE OPARA | @ikeopara SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

56

43

3995

6

3

MLS Postseason

3

0

16

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

210

0

0

International

7

7

630

1

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

68

52

4851

7

3

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 9 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Assists 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: March 22, 2014, KC vs. SJ Shots 3, 2 times, last: March 22, 2014, KC vs. SJ Fouls Committed 5, May 11, 2016, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 3, April 13, 2016, KC vs. COL Last Regular Season...

Appearance March 31, 2017, KC at TOR Goal July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Assist Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ 2017 Record when: he starts 1-0-3 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 Eighth-year veteran Ike Opara is in his fifth season as a member of Sporting KC, having set career-highs for appearances (25), starts (15) and assists (3) in 2016. He enjoyed a sensational 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, and has featured regularly along the back line since then.

Sporting KC’s 2013 Newcomer of the Year, Opara appeared in 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

56

43

3995

6

3

42

17

60

24

2

0

7

1

3

2

MLS - Regular Season

91

65

6147

9

3

63

24

89

41

7

1

9

1

4

2

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

95

65

6241

9

3

64

24

90

43

7

1

9

1

4

2

#2 | D | ERIK PALMER-BROWN | @ErikBrown14 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

10

6

611

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

180

0

0

International

1

1

60

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

13

9

851

0

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Fouls Committed 3, May 11, 2016, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs. LA Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 Birthday: 4/24/1997 Hometown: Lee’s Summit, Missouri Last Club: FC Porto (Portugal) - Loan Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 8/2/2013 Homegrown defender Erik Palmer-Brown is the youngest signing in club history. A native of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Palmer-Brown is considered one of the top youth prospects for his age in the country. He was named captain of the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, starting all four games in the tournament so far and scoring the winning goal against Mexico. He previously represented the U.S. U-20s at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, starting the third and final group stage match.

Palmer-Brown made his debut and first MLS start in May 2014, becoming the youngest player in MLS history to start a match as a defender, for the first of six appearances in all

competitions (including debuts in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League). He added seven more competitive appearances in 2015, including four starts.

Palmer-Brown has represented United States youth national teams at the U-15, U-17, U-18 and U-20 levels and captained the U-20s at the Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament in September 2015. Most recently, Palmer-Brown captained the U.S. U-20s to CONCACAF Championship glory on March 5, 2017 and helped the side clinch a berth in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

10

6

611

0

0

2

0

7

3

1

0

4

1

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

10

6

611

0

0

2

0

7

3

7

0

4

1

0

0

20

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #77 | D/M | TYLER PASHER | @typash SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

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

1

1

90

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

1

1

90

0

0

Height: 5-11 Weight: 160 Hometown: Elmira, Ontario Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 12/2/2016

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Birthday: 4/27/1994

Canadian midfielder Tyler Pasher signed an MLS contract for Sporting KC in December 2016 after starring for the Swope Park Rangers during the club’s inaugural 2016 campaign.

he scores 0-0-0

Pasher had previously played for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL and Lansing United of the NPSL. Raised in the Newcastle United Academy in England, Pasher returned to Canada and joined the Toronto FC Academy in 2010 before turning pro and signing with PS Kemi in Finland three years later.

The 22-year-old joined the Rangers in March 2016 after a successful preseason spell and played a leading role throughout the season. He started 26 of 28 USL appearances with Pasher has previously represented the Canadian National Team at the Under-17 and five goals and four assists (including playoffs), tallying three of his assists in the playoffs Under-20 levels, while he was called into the Canadian senior team to train ahead of a as the Rangers were crowned USL Western Conference champions and advanced to the pair of friendlies in March 2015.

USL Cup Final.

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

# 39 | F | CAMERON PORTER | @Cam39Porter SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

2

0

32

0

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

0

0

0

0

0

International

4

3

234

1

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

6

3

266

1

0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 Hometown: Centerville, OH College: Princeton Last Club: Montreal Impact Acquired: Signed on 7/12/2016

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, March 7, 2015, MTL at DC (w/ MTL) Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 2, March 7, 2015, MTL at DC (w/ MTL)

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 31, 2016, KC vs. POR Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 5/23/1993

Sporting KC acquired 23-year-old forward Cameron Porter from the Montreal Impact on July 12, 2016. Montreal selected Porter with the 45th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. He played five matches during his rookie campaign, including three games in the CONCACAF Champions League knockout stage.

Porter scored one of Montreal’s most important goals in club history on March 4, 2015, netting a 94th-minute equalizer against Mexican side CF Pachuca in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. His first professional tally, scored before a crowd of 38,104 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, sent the Impact to the semifinals and allowed the

club to eventually finish runners-up in the tournament. Porter suffered an ACL tear to his left knee two weeks later and missed the remainder of the 2015 season. He made his Sporting KC debut in a 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC on July 24, then scored his first goal for the club in the CONCACAF Champions League on Oct. 19, a 3-1 win over Central FC. Porter played collegiately at Princeton University from 2011-2014, recording 31 goals and 13 assists in 67 appearances. The college star led the NCAA with 15 goals during his final college season.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

2

0

32

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

4

1

71

0

0

1

0

0

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

21

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #11 | F | DIEGO RUBIO | @DiegoRubo_ SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, April 27, 2016, KC at VAN Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 7, 2016, KC at POR Shots 4, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Fouls Suffered 5, July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC

A

MLS Regular Season

15

3

330

1

0

MLS Postseason

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

1

86

1

1

International

3

3

270

1

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

20

7

686

3

1

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 23-year-old Chilean striker Diego Rubio in March 2016 after he recorded 37 goals and 15 assists during a five-year professional stint in South America and Europe. The forward joined Sporting KC initially on loan from Real Valladolid of the Spanish Segunda Division, where he made 14 appearances during the 2015-16 season.

A native of Santiago, Chile, he scored his first goal on April 27 at Vancouver. He scored the game-winner in the 109th minute of Sporting KC’s 2-1 victory over Minnesota United FC in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 on June 15, then opened his CONCACAF Champions League scoring account on Sept. 13 vs. Vancouver. Rubio completed his permanent transfer to Sporting KC in September. Rubio tore his ACL in October 2016 and is currently in rehab from the injury.

Last Regular Season...

Appearance Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NE Goal April 27, 2016, KC at VAN Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Rubio played for 18-time Primeira Liga champion Sporting Clube de Portugal from 2011-2015, scoring 22 goals in 52 games for the club’s reserve team Sporting B. 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 American Youth Football Championship.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

15

3

330

1

0

13

2

13

13

5

0

2

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

15

3

330

1

0

13

2

13

13

5

0

2

0

0

0

#22 | F | SOONY SAAD | @SoonySaad SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

60

27

2698

8

6

MLS Postseason

4

0

47

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

5

4

375

4

1

International

4

4

376

2

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

73

35

3496

14

7

Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 Hometown: Dearborn, Michigan Last Club: Pattaya United (Thailand) Acquired: Signed on 1/30/2017

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, July 13, 2013, KC vs. TOR Assists 2, Aug. 10, 2013, KC vs. NE Shots on Goal 3, 3 times, last: June 6, 2014, KC at HOU Shots 9, June 29, 2013, KC vs. CLB Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: June 27, 2014, KC vs. POR Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance March 31, 2017, KC at TOR Goal Sept. 3, 2014, KC at NE Assist Aug. 16, 2014, KC at TOR 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 8/17/1992

Saad rejoins Sporting KC from Pattaya United of Thailand’s first division, where he scored Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title, scoring two pivotal goals in a 3-2 third-round victory over nine goals across 28 Thai League appearances in 2016. He has also recorded three Orlando City. goals for the Lebanon Men’s National Team since making his senior international debut in 2013.

Saad enjoyed a breakout year in 2013, reaching MLS career-highs with four goals, four assists and 23 games played. He also notched a brace in a 2-0 CONCACAF Champions During his first stint with Sporting KC, Saad tallied 14 goals and seven assists in 71 League win at Honduran side Olimpia and appeared in two playoff games during Sporting appearances across all competitions. He was signed by MLS and allocated to Sporting KC’s run to the 2013 MLS Cup championship. In 2014, Saad scored five goals across all KC via a lottery draft in July 2011. The following month, he scored nine minutes into his competitions and helped the club advance to the MLS Cup Playoffs for a fourth straight MLS debut on his 19th birthday to become the youngest goal scorer in club history. In year. Thai outfit BEC Tero Sasana signed Saad ahead of the 2015 season and loaned 2012, Saad played nine MLS matches and helped Sporting Kansas City capture the him to Pattaya United last year.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

60

27

2698

8

6

103

31

39

53

3

22

2

0

2

2

KC - Postseason

4

0

47

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

64

27

2745

8

6

103

31

42

53

3

22

2

0

2

2

22

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #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 N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season...

Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 6-1 Weight: 150 Birthday: 7/19/1996 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Gyirmot SE (Hungary) - Loan Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 1/13/2016

he scores 0-0-0

Sporting Kansas City signed forward Daniel Salloi as the fourth Homegrown Player in club team-high 21 goals in 28 appearances, including three hat-tricks in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. history in early 2016. Salloi is the third Homegrown Player on Sporting Kansas City’s roster, alongside Kevin Ellis (2011) and Erik Palmer-Brown (2013). In June 2016, he was After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to his former Academy loaned to Hungarian club Gyirmot SE for the remainder of the year. side Ujpest FC in July 2015 to sign an amateur contract for senior team, a 20-time champion in Hungary’s first division. He made his professional debut in the top-tier OTP Prior to his loan to Gyirmot, Salloi made 10 appearances for Sporting KC’s USL affiliate, Bank Liga on July 18, the day before his 19th birthday. the Swope Park Rangers. The forward scored four goals and added three assists in six starts for the team. 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 Kansas City Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season and scored a 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

#6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ | @iliesanchez SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

4

4

360

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

4

4

360

0

0

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

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 2, March 18, 2017, KC vs. SJ Fouls Committed 2, 2 times, last: March 31, 2017, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 4, March 4, 2017, KC at DC

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance March 31, 2017, KC at TOR Goal N/A Assist N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 1-0-3 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 11/21/1990

Sánchez, a product of FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth academy, has eight years of professional experience in Spain and Germany. The defensive midfielder featured extensively for FC Barcelona B from 2009-2014 and most recently played for Spanish side Elche CF during the 2015-16 season.

After missing most of 2011-12 through injury, Sánchez claimed a regular spot in Barcelona B’s midfield over the next two seasons. He played 29 league matches in 2012-13 and started 36 of 38 appearances in 2013-14, guiding Barcelona B to another third-place finish in the Segunda Division. Sánchez appeared in 114 league games during his five-year spell at FC Barcelona B.

Born and raised in Barcelona, Sánchez jumped from La Masia to FC Barcelona B ahead of the 2009-10 campaign. He helped the club earn promotion to the Spanish Segunda Sánchez moved to Germany’s second division in 2014, making 26 appearances in all Division in his first professional season. He played 24 more matches the following year as competitions for 1860 Munich of the 2. Bundesliga. He was then loaned back to his native Barcelona B finished third in Spain’s second tier.

Spain for the 2015-16 campaign, where he played 28 games for CF Elche in the Segunda Division.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

4

4

360

0

0

3

0

6

7

0

1

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

4

4

360

0

0

3

0

6

7

0

1

1

0

0

0

23

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #15 | D | SETH SINOVIC | @ssinovic SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

137

132

11680

0

7

MLS Postseason

12

12

1134

2

0

U.S. Open Cup

10

10

898

0

2

International

11

10

937

1

2

ALL COMPETITIONS

170

164

14649

3

11

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

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 7 times, last: Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY Shots on Goal 2, March 15, 2014, KC vs. FCD 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: April 20, 2013, KC at LA

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance March 31, 2017, KC at TOR Goal N/A Assist Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY 2017 Record when: he starts 1-0-3 he scores 0-0-0

Birthday: 1/28/1987

An eight-year MLS veteran, Seth Sinovic has started 164 of 170 appearances in all After a four-year college career at Creighton University, Sinovic was selected by New competitions since joining Sporting KC from the New England Revolution in 2011. The left England with the 25th pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. He made 20 MLS appearances back played at least 30 regular season matches every year from 2012-2014, during which as a rookie before moving to Sporting KC in 2011. time Sporting KC conceded the fewest combined goals in MLS. 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 Sporting KC won MLS Cup. He was named the club’s Defender of the Year in 2014.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

137

132

11680

0

7

66

18

160

89

3

0

23

0

0

4

MLS - Regular Season

157

150

13260

0

7

73

19

173

99

3

0

26

0

0

4

KC - Postseason

12

12

1134

2

0

5

3

18

12

0

0

2

0

2

0

MLS - TOTAL

169

162

14394

2

7

78

22

191

111

3

0

28

0

2

4

#23 | D | COLTON STORM | @ColtonStorm SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A

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

Last Regular Season...

Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Birthday: 7/6/1994 Hometown: Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania College: University of North Carolina Acquired: 2017 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#14) - signed on 2/24/2017 Rookie defender Colton Storm joined Sporting Kansas City as the No. 14 overall selection in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. Storm, a right back, tallied two goals and eight assists in 69 matches during his four-year career at the University of North Carolina.He capped his senior campaign in 2016 with Second Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference and NSCAA Third Team All-South Region honors. He was also named to the NCAA College Cup Best XI after guiding the Tar Heels to their seventh final four in program history.

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Born and raised in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Storm started 41 straight games for North Carolina from 2015-2016. He captained the team as a senior, leading a defense that posted 12 shutouts in 21 matches. As a youth, Storm competed in the United States U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida. He played club soccer for HMMS Eagle FC in his hometown.

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

24

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #1 | GK | ADRIAN ZENDEJAS | @MrZ3ND 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: 6-5 Weight: 185 Hometown: Chula Vista, California Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 12/2/2016

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

Appearance N/A Shutout N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Birthday: 8/30/1995

Goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas signed an MLS contract for Sporting KC in December 2016 after playing for the Swope Park Rangers during the club’s inaugural 2016 campaign.

Zendajas joined the Rangers in June 2016 and debuted in a 2-1 win over LA Galaxy II on Aug. 27 before starting five of the team’s final seven regular season matches, amassing a perfect 5-0-0 record with three shutouts, 13 saves and a 0.40 goals against average.

Zendejas carried his great form into the postseason, earning two more clean sheets as the Rangers rattled off three straight victories en route to the USL Cup Final.

The Chula Vista, California native joined Club Tijuana in 2014 and made his debut for the Under-20 team in February 2015. He made 31 total appearances for the U-20 team while helping the Xolos reach the 2015 Apertura final and the 2016 Clausura final. He made his first-team debut in a preseason friendly against Club Leon on July 3, 2015 and played all four preseason games for the Xolos in July 2015. His youth career includes a stint at Nomads SC in San Diego, California while he also played for Hilltop High School in Chula Vista.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

SHT

SVS

SO

GA

GAA

PG

PA

C

E

W

L

T

KC - Regular Season

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.00

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.00

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

198

159

14686

26

49

MLS Postseason

13

13

1259

0

6

U.S. Open Cup

12

10

968

3

3

International

8

8

690

0

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

231

190

17603

29

61

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. FCD Shots on Goal 3, 4 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: March 30, 2013, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last Regular Season...

Appearance March 31, 2017, KC at TOR Goal Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs. SJ Assist March 18, 2017, KC vs. SJ 2017 Record when: he starts 1-0-3 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) A nine-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 every All-Star Game from 2011-2014.

Zusi signed a long-term Designated Player contract in 2014. He has recorded 29 goals and 61 assists in 231 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 61 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including postseason) ranked third in MLS.

Zusi has earned 45 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording five 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. He played five games for the U.S. at the 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

198

159

14686

26

49

293

94

168

242

27

650

15

0

8

22

KC - Postseason

13

13

1259

0

6

24

1

20

23

1

61

1

0

0

3

MLS - TOTAL

211

172

15945

26

55

317

95

188

265

28

711

16

0

8

25

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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 PARTICIPATION CHART

3/4 3/11 3/18 3/31 4/9 4/15 4/22 4/29 5/3 5/7 5/13 5/17 5/20 5/27 6/3 6/10 6/17 PLAYER @DC DAL SJ @TOR COL @POR @DAL RSL NY @MIN @ORL SEA @VAN @COL MIN MTL @SJ Abdul-Salaam DNP UNAV INJ DNP Besler CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 Blessing DNP SUB-23 DNP SUB-7 Dwyer CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 Dykstra UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV Ellis DNP DNP DNP DNP Espinoza CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 Feilhaber CM-90 CM-90 CM-85 INJ Gerso LW-90 LW-90 RW-90 RW-90 Iwasa INJ INJ INJ UNAV Juliao UNAV DNP DNP UNAV Medranda RW-90 RW-67 LW-78 CM-65 Melia GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 Mustivar DNP DNP SUB-5 SUB-25 Opara CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 Palmer-Brown INTL INJ INJ SPR Pasher UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR Porter UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP Rubio INJ INJ INJ INJ Saad DNP DNP SUB-12 LW-83 Salloi DNP DNP DNP DNP Ilie CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 Sinovic LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 Storm UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR Zendejas DNP DNP DNP DNP Zusi RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90

6/24 7/1 7/6 7/22 7/29 8/6 8/12 8/19 8/26 9/6 9/10 9/16 9/24 9/30 10/7 10/15 10/22 PLAYER @LA POR PHI @RSL CHI ATL @SEA DAL @HOU @NYC @CLB NE LA VAN @MIN HOU @RSL Abdul-Salaam Besler Blessing Dwyer Dykstra Ellis Espinoza Feilhaber

Gerso Iwasa Juliao Medranda Melia Mustivar Opara Palmer-Brown Pasher Porter Rubio Saad Salloi Ilie Sinovic Storm Zendejas Zusi KEY Position-Minutes - Starting Position-Minutes Played SUB-Minutes - Substitute-Minutes played

DNP - Unused Substitute UNAV - Unavailable For Selection

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INJ - Injured SUS - Suspended

SPR - Swope Park Rangers (USL) INTL - International Duty

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 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

Vitalis Takawira

126

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi (2012)

150

Corner Kicks

Graham Zusi

650

Cautions

Aurelien Collin (2013)

13

Cautions

Kerry Zavagnin

44

Ejections

Davy Arnaud (2010)

3

Ejections

Roger Espinoza

6

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

Assists

Chris Henderson (1999)

4

Shots

2012

542

Shots

Preki (1997)

12

Shots on goal

1996

250

Shots on goal

Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)

6

Fouls Committed

2013

511

2000

541

Fouls Committed

Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)

8

Fouls Suffered

Fouls Suffered

Davy Arnaud (2006)

10

Offsides

1997

117

2012

199

Offsides

Alex Bunbury (1999)

7

Corner Kicks

Corner Kicks

Alex Zotinca (2006)

12

Cautions

2013

67

Ejections

2011

8

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

Points

2012

63

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 9, 2017 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. Matt Besler* 204 5. Jimmy Conrad 204 7. Chris Klein 200 8. Graham Zusi* 198 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 10. Roger Espinoza* 164 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Kerry Zavagnin 228 2. Nick Garcia 224 3. Davy Arnaud 213 4. Jimmy Conrad 203 5. Preki 199 6. Matt Besler* 198 7. Chris Klein 183 8. Graham Zusi* 159 9. Roger Espinoza* 144 10. Jack Jewsbury 142 10. Mo Johnston 142 MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 2. Nick Garcia 20,157 3. Davy Arnaud 19,399 4. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 5. Matt Besler* 17,852 6. Preki 17,817 7. Chris Klein 16,380 8. Graham Zusi* 14,686 9. Jack Jewsbury 13,275 10. Roger Espinoza* 12,773 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 2. Tony Meola 125 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 4. Kevin Hartman 90 5. Mike Ammann 60 6. Tim Melia* 54 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 SAVES Player GP SV 1. Tony Meola 125 507 2. Bo Oshoniyi 96 354 3. Kevin Hartman 90 332 4. Jimmy Nielsen 128 304 5. Mike Amman 60 206 6. Tim Melia* 54 161 7. Chris Snitko 26 95 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 83 9. Eric Kronberg 25 58 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 34 SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 45 2. Tony Meola 125 37 3. Kevin Hartman 90 22 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 22 5. Tim Melia* 54 19 5. Mike Ammann 60 10 7. Eric Kronberg 25 8 8. Luis Marin 8 3 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 3 8. Chris Snitko 26 3 GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP GW 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 57 2. Tony Meola 125 49 3. Mike Ammann 60 33 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 33 5. Kevin Hartman 90 30 6. Tim Melia* 54 23 6. Garth Lagerwey 23 12 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 6 10. Chris Snitko 26 5

GOALS Player GP G 1. Preki 218 71 2. Dom Dwyer* 117 52 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Josh Wolff 144 43 5. Chris Klein 200 39 6. Kei Kamara 113 38 7. Mo Johnston 149 31 8. Scott Sealy 88 28 8. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 10. Graham Zusi* 198 26 ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 198 49 2. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber* 123 38 5. Davy Arnaud 240 35 6. Mo Johnston 149 28 7. Josh Wolff 144 26 8. Mark Chung 94 25 9. Kerry Zavagnin 237 22 10. Roger Espinoza* 164 20 10. Jack Jewsbury 195 20 10. Kei Kamara 113 20 SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Davy Arnaud 240 452 3. Kei Kamara 113 370 4. Dom Dwyer* 117 368 5. Chris Klein 200 312 6. Graham Zusi* 198 293 7. Mo Johnston 149 274 8. Josh Wolff 144 265 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 216 10. Mark Chung 94 203 SHOTS ON GOAL Player GP SOG 1. Preki 218 283 2. Davy Arnaud 240 176 3. Dom Dwyer* 117 143 4. Mo Johnston 149 138 4. Chris Klein 200 138 4. Josh Wolff 144 138 7. Kei Kamara 113 126 8. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 9. Mark Chung 94 95 10. Graham Zusi* 198 94 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Davy Arnaud 240 329 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 3. Matt McKeon 144 309 4. Roger Espinoza* 164 256 5. Nick Garcia 224 234 6. Mo Johnston 149 226 7. Dom Dwyer* 117 212 8. Jimmy Conrad 204 210 9. Aurelien Collin 107 191 10. Diego Gutierrez 119 190 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Preki 218 362 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 4. Nick Garcia 224 250 5. Dom Dwyer* 117 249 6. Benny Feilhaber* 123 246 7. Graham Zusi* 198 242 8. Roger Espinoza* 164 221 9. Mark Chung 94 204 10. Diego Gutierrez 119 196 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Player GP YC 1. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 2. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Nick Garcia 224 37 4. Roger Espinoza* 164 33 5. Aurelien Collin 107 31 6. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 6. Matt McKeon 144 30 8. Jack Jewsbury 195 28 8. Mo Johnston 149 28 10. Matt Besler* 204 27 10. Jimmy Conrad 204 27 28

CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 198 650 2. Preki 218 452 3. Benny Feilhaber* 123 200 4. Claudio Lopez 57 188 5. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 175 6. Francisco Gomez 114 157 7. Chris Henderson 61 154 8. Chris Klein 200 152 9. Davy Arnaud 240 144 10. Carlos Marinelli 41 91 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG 1. Preki 218 13 2. Chris Klein 200 12 3. Dom Dwyer* 117 11 3. Kei Kamara 113 11 3. Josh Wolff 144 11 6. Davy Arnaud 240 10 7. Graham Zusi* 198 8 7. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 9. C.J. Sapong 110 7 9. Scott Sealy 88 7 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Preki 218 23 2. Graham Zusi* 198 22 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber* 123 11 5. Davy Arnaud 240 10 5. Josh Wolff 144 10 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 7. Mo Johnston 149 8 7. Kei Kamara 113 8 7. Chance Myers 147 8 7. Kerry Zavagnin 237 8 MULTI-GOAL GAMES Player GP MGG 1. Dom Dwyer* 117 9 2. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 3. Preki 218 7 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 4. Scott Sealy 88 5 4. Josh Wolff 144 5 7. Mo Johnston 149 4 7. Chris Klein 200 4 9. Graham Zusi* 198 3 9. Davy Arnaud 240 3 9. Teal Bunbury 89 3 9. Eddie Johnson 43 3 PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG 1. Preki 218 21 2. Benny Feilhaber* 123 10 3. Dom Dwyer* 117 7 4. 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. Benny Feilhaber* 9. Chris Klein *Minimum 20 goals

GOALS PER GAME GP 117 113 218 88 144 103 94 149 123 200

GLS AVG 52 0.44 38 0.34 71 0.33 28 0.32 43 0.30 28 0.27 20 0.21 31 0.21 25 0.20 39 0.20

BOLD * - denotes player on current roster

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 vs. Colorado Rapids | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Year Player GP 2011 C.J. Sapong 34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2012 Kei Kamara 33 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 GAMES STARTED Year Player GS 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34

9 players tied with 32 MINUTES PLAYED Year Player MIN 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 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 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 2000 Tony Meola 31 29 0.92 2004 Tony Meola 21 22 1.05 2014 Eric Kronberg 20 22 1.10 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played

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

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

CORNER KICKS Year Player GP CK 2012 Graham Zusi 32 150 2013 Graham Zusi 27 128 2014 Graham Zusi 25 125 2009 Claudio Lopez 29 123 2011 Graham Zusi 32 97

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

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

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

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

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

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

SHOTS ON GOAL Year Player GP SOG 1996 Preki 32 61 2012 Kei Kamara 33 49 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 48 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 48 1997 Preki 27 44 2002 Preki 25 44 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 44 FOULS COMMITTED Year Player GP FC 2000 Chris Henderson 31 79 2001 Matt McKeon 26 76 1997 Matt McKeon 31 75 2000 Matt McKeon 30 75 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 66 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) Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 2011 Aurelien Collin 23 10 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 10 2016 Roger Espinoza 30 10 1997 Mo Johnston 29 9 2005 Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 9 EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3

eight players tied with 2

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

AVG 0.71 0.67 0.63 0.56 0.48

BOLD * - denotes current season

Sporting KC Game Notes | April 9, 2017 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 7 times

CORNER KICKS Career: 650 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 Game: 6 Game: 6 Game: 6 2-Tms: 10 Half: 5 Half: 5

in 1996 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 06/21/1997 vs. DC 06/20/1999 vs. MET 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd) 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd)

ASSISTS Season: 67 Game: 10 2-Tms: 12 Half: 8

in 2000 06/20/1999 vs. MET 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st)

SHOTS Season: 542 Game: 34 2-Tms: 44 2-Tms: 44 2-Tms: 44 Half: 19

in 2012 05/15/2016 vs ORL 08/14/1999 at MET 08/05/2000 vs. LA 06/09/2001 at MIA 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: Game: 2-Tms: 2-Tms: Half: Half: Half:

133 9 18 18 7 7 7

in 1999 10 times 04/18/1997 vs. DAL 09/02/2000 vs. TB 08/23/2000 at MET (1st) 06/13/2001 at LA (2d) 08/08/2003 vs. SJ (1st)

#

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 17 21 22 23 24 27 29 30 39 40 77 93 94

Player

Adrian Zendejas Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Gerso Fernandes Graham Zusi Latif Blessing Benny Feilhaber Diego Rubio Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic Saad Abdul-Salaam Andrew Dykstra Soony Saad Colton Storm Cameron Iwasa Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Daniel Salloi Cameron Porter Igor Juliao Tyler Pasher Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda 90D 90M 90F 90D 85M

90D 90M 90F 90D 7

83F

5 25 90F 67F 78F 65M

90M 90M 90M 90M 90G 90G 90G 90G

12

90F 90F 90F 90F 90D 90D 90D 90D

90D 90D 90M 90M 90F 90F 90D 90D 23 90M 90M

90D 90D 90D 90D

1 2 3 4 DC DAL SJ TOR 0-0 0-0 2-1 0-0

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

Game Game Game Game Game

log: #1 #2 #3 #4 03/04/2017 03/11/2017 03/18/2017 03/31/2017

KC KC KC KC

0 0 2 0

DC 0 DAL 0 SJ 1 TOR 0

T T W T Feilhaber 1 (Zusi 1)

37; own goal (Bingham)

89

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COLORADO RAPIDS GAMEDAY INFORMATION Date: Sunday, April 9, 2017 Time: 5:00 p.m. MT Venue: Children’s Mercy Park Television: FS1 English Radio: Altitude Sports Radio - AM 950 Spanish Radio: La Invasora 87.7 FM Referee: Allen Chapman AR1: Peter Manikowski AR2: Nick Uranga 4TH: Caleb Mendez

LAST MEETING BOX SCORE Colorado Rapids 1-0 Sporting Kansas City July 16, 2016 - Dicks’ Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO Scoring Summary: COL: Marlon Hairston 78’ (Powers) Colorado Rapids: Tim Howard, Mekeil Williams, Jared Watts, Axel Sjöberg, Marc Burch; Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin; Marco Pappa (Marlon Hairston 62’), Dillon Powers, Shkëlzen Gashi (Luis Solignac 87’), Kevin Doyle.

Subs not used: Zac MacMath, Bobby Burling, Dennis Castillo, Dominique Badji, Conor Doyle.

Sporting Kansas City: Tim Melia, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Ike Opara, Lawrence Olum, Jimmy Medranda (Justin Mapp 86’); Roger Espinoza, Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber; Jacob Peterson, Dom Dwyer (Diego Rubio 86’), Brad Davis (Connor Hallisey 50’).

Subs not used: Alec Kann, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Kevin Ellis.

Attendance: 18,461

MLS ACCOLADES MLS TEAM OF THE WEEK Week 1 - Axel Sjoberg Week 2 - Tim Howard

2017 MLS CATECORICAL RECORD Overall MLS Games vs. Western Conference vs. 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 In March In April In May In June In July In August In September In October

Overall Home Road 1-1-1 1-0-1 0-1-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 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 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 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 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-1 1-0-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

4/1 RESCHEDULED to 10/7 Last week, the Rapids announced that the team’s regular season home match against FC Dallas will now take place on Saturday, October 7 at 7:00 p.m. MT. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, April 1 but was rescheduled due to FC Dallas’ Leg 2 of the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals at Pachuca on Tuesday, April 4.

All tickets for the initial April 1 date will be honored on October 7. If fans are unable to attend the new game date, please call the Colorado Rapids Ticket Sales Department at 303-825GOAL.

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COLORADO RAPIDS NEW FACES DEF — Mike da Fonte (Sacramento Republic FC) DEF — Kortne Ford (Homegrown) MID — Nana Boateng (Manchester City) MID — Sam Hamilton (SuperDraft) MID — Ricardo Perez (Homegrown) MID — Mohammed Saeid (Minnesota United FC) M/F —Joshua Gatt (Minnesota United FC) FWD — Alan Gordon (LA Galaxy)

CURRENT FORM Colorado Rapids - DLW  W 1-0 vs. New England Revolution (3/4/17)  L 1-0 @ New York Red Bulls (3/11/17)  D 2-2 vs. Minnesota United FC (3/18/17) Sporting Kansas City - DWDD  D 0-0 @ D.C. United (3/4/17)  D 0-0 vs. FC Dallas (3/11/17)  W 2-1 vs. San Jose Earthquakes (3/18/17)  D 0-0 @ Toronto FC (3/31/17)

INJURY REPORT OUT — John Berner (wrist), Axel Sjoberg (hamstring) QUESTIONABLE — Alan Gordon (hamstring)

DISCIPLINARY REPORT Suspended — n/a Suspended after next yellow — n/a

HOME FORM With the 2-2 draw against Minnesota United FC on March 18, the Colorado Rapids extended their unbeaten regular season home streak to 19 games. Currently, the Rapids have a 1-0-1 record in 2017.

In 2016, the club finished with 11 wins and six ties at home, becoming just the fifth team in MLS history to achieve the feat.

OFFSEASON TRANSACTIONS                 

12/11/16 - Rapids trade D Joe Greenspan to Minnesota United in exchange for 3rd Round Pick in 2017 MLS SuperDraft 12/11/16 - Rapids acquire 2nd Round Pick from Atlanta United FC in exchange for one International Slot 12/12/16 - Rapids exercise options on GK John Berner, D Bobby Burling, D Marc Burch, D Dennis Castillo, D Eric Miller, D Axel Sjöberg, M Dillon Serna, F Dominique Badji, F Caleb Calvert 12/12/16 - Rapids decline options on D Sean St. Ledger, M Marco Pappa, M Zach Pfeffer, F Conor Doyle 12/13/16 - Rapids trade rights to M Jermaine Jones to LA Galaxy in exchange for a 1st Round Pick in 2017 and a 2nd Round Pick in 2018 12/15/16 - Rapids and Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni agree to new three-year contract 01/06/17 - Rapids sign D Kortne Ford and M Ricardo Perez as Homegrown Players 01/13/17 - Rapids select M Sam Hamilton (15th overall) and D Liam Callahan (24th overall) in 2017 MLS SuperDraft 01/17/17 - Rapids select F Jaime Siaj (46th overall) and F Peguy Ngatcha (86th overall) in 2017 MLS SuperDraft 01/23/17 - Rapids sign free agent F Alan Gordon to a one-year contract 01/24/17 - Rapids acquire M Nana Boateng from Manchester City 01/26/17 - Rapids announce Conor Casey as new First Team Assistant Coach 02/10/17 - Rapids acquire $75,000 in GAM from New York City FC in exchange for one International Slot 03/04/17 - Rapids sign 2017 MLS SuperDraft selection M Sam Hamilton 03/14/17 - Rapids sign D Mike da Fonte to a two-year contract from Sacramento Republic FC 03/31/17 - Rapids acquire M Mohammed Saeid, M/F Joshua Gatt and one international slot from Minnesota United FC in exchange for D Marc Burch 03/31/17 - Rapids waive M Sam Cronin, who immediately gets selected by Minnesota United FC off of waivers

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COLORADO RAPIDS MATCHUP TO WATCH Name: Matt Besler No.: 5 Position: Defender Age: 30 Height: 6’0” Weight: 170 lbs.

Nationality: USA Joined MLS: 2009 MLS experience: 9th season Appearances: 204 Goals: 3 Honors: MLS Cup (2013), Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2012, 2015), MLS Best XI (2012, 2013), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-16), MLS Defender of the Year (2012), member of USMNT World Cup roster (2014) - 39 caps.

WINNING STREAK

TALE OF THE TAPE SKC

Name: Dominique Badji No.: 14 Position: Forward Age: 24 Height: 6’0” Weight: 175 lbs.

Nationality: Senegal Joined MLS: 2015 MLS experience: 3rd season Appearances: 45 Goals: 10 Honors: Second on the team with 6 goals in 2016.

RAPIDS

4

Games Played

3

1

Games Won

1

0

Games Lost

1

3

Games Tied

1

2

Goals For

3

1

Goals Against

3

1

Goal Differential

0

6

Points

4

Feilhaber (1 goal)

Top Scorer(s)

Badji (2 goals)

59

Shots

22

15

Shots On Goal

6

3

Shutouts

1

5th (West)

Standings

7th (West)

Currently, the Rapids are riding a five-game winning streak against Sporting KC, including a three-game sweep in 2016.

8/29/15 - COL 2-1 SKC 10/21/15 - SKC 0-2 COL 4/13/16 - SKC 1-2 COL 5/11/16 - COL 1-0 SKC 7/16/16 - COL 1-0 SKC

USMNT TO DSGP In conjunction with U.S. Soccer, the Colorado Rapids Soccer Club announced today that Dick’s Sporting Goods Park will host a FIFA World Cup qualifier between the United States Men’s National Team and Trinidad & Tobago on Thursday, June 8 at 5:50 p.m. MT (FS1, Univision).

Dick’s Sporting Goods Park will host the USMNT for the third consecutive qualifying cycle. The U.S. has posted two shutout victories, including the famous Snow Clasico in 2013 against Costa Rica. Overall, the United States is 4-1-0 in the State of Colorado since 1991.

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COLORADO RAPIDS SJOBERG INJURED Axel Sjöberg underwent successful surgery on his left hamstring on Tuesday, March 14 after picking up an injury in the dying moments of the 1-0 loss at New York Red Bulls.

Sjöberg will be re-evaluated in six to eight weeks at which time a further update will be provided.

Last season, Sjöberg earned Rapids’ Defender of the Year and was one of three nominees for MLS Defender of the Year.

Sjöberg helped guide the league’s best defense to an unbeaten regular season at home, as well as a trip to the Western Conference Championship.

In all, the Rapids’ 2015 MLS SuperDraft first round pick has started all 47 matches he has appeared in for the Rapids, while adding two goals and one assist.

TIME CHANGES Major League Soccer today announced that the Colorado Rapids’ regular season match at San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, July 29, will now kick off at 6:00 p.m. MT at Avaya Stadium. The game was originally slated to start at 8:30 p.m. MT.

ROSTER MOVEMENTS Colorado Rapids Soccer Club announced today the acquisition of midfielder Mohammed Saeid, attacker Joshua Gatt and one international slot from Minnesota United FC in exchange for defender Marc Burch.

In addition, the Rapids waived midfielder Sam Cronin to be immediately selected by Minnesota off of waivers. Per CBA rules, Cronin, who re-signed with Colorado as a Free Agent in 2016, could not be traded to another MLS team.

“We would like to thank Sam and Marc for their contributions during their time in Colorado,” said Rapids Sporting Director Pádraig Smith. “They are both top professionals who always gave everything for the team. As our captain Sam was a leader for our club both on and off the field and his contributions to the club will be long remembered. We wish both Sam and Marc the best of luck in the future.”

Saeid, 26, was selected by Minnesota United FC in the third round of the 2016 MLS Expansion Draft. Prior to joining the Loons, Saeid spent two seasons with Columbus Crew SC, appearing in 50 regular season games, while notching six assists in 3,849 minutes played. He also helped the Crew SC reach the 2015 MLS Cup in his first season with the club.

In addition, the club’s final home match of the 2017 regular season, on Sunday, October 15 against Real Salt Lake, has been rescheduled to 5:30 p.m. MT. All Week 33 Western Conference games were initially scheduled to kick off simultaneously at 3:00 p.m. MT.

The 5-foot-7 midfielder spent seven years in West Bromwich Albion’s youth ranks before returning to his native Sweden to begin his professional career. Saeid spent three seasons with BK Forward, appearing in 56 games while tallying eight goals, and another three seasons with Örebro SK, where he notched seven goals in 68 contests.

CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE

Gatt, 25, joined Minnesota after spending the past five seasons with Molde FK of Norway’s first division. He registered 11 goals in 63 league appearances, while also helping the club to backto-back league championships in his first two years. Prior to his five-year stint in Norway, Gatt played one season with Austrian club SC Rheindorf Altach, in which he scored 5 goals in 14 matches.

Charlotte Independence fell to the Charleston Battery 2-0 on Saturday, April 1 at Transamerica Field on the campus of UNC Charlotte in their 2017 season opener.

On-loan Rapids defender Dennis Castillo came off the bench for the final 14 minutes, to replace Bilal Duckett. Rapids' 17year-old Academy goalkeeper, Kainoa Likewise, was an unused sub, though he did feature - and impress - the following day for Independence Reserves.

Next match - 4/8/17 @ Orlando City B

The Plymouth, Michigan earned his first of two caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team on November 14, 2012 in a friendly contest against Russia. Gatt was also selected to the USMNT preliminary roster for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, but was left out of the final list due to a knee injury.

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COLORADO RAPIDS WESTERN CONFERNCE STANDINGS # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

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

PTS 10 9 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 2

GP 5 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 5

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

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

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

GF 13 11 4 6 2 6 3 6 10 5 3

GA 7 7 2 6 1 5 3 7 20 8 8

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

GF 9 11 7 5 3 4 5 7 2 5 4

GA 6 3 3 8 3 2 7 6 7 6 6

GD 3 8 4 -3 0 2 -2 1 -5 -1 -2

EASTERN CONFERNCE STANDINGS # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

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

PTS 10 7 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 3 2

GP 5 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 4

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

L 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 2

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

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COLORADO RAPIDS MATCH REPORT - COLORADO RAPIDS vs. MINNESOTA UNITED FC (3/18/17) The Colorado Rapids Soccer Club extended their home unbeaten streak in regular season to 19 games after earning a hard-fought 2-2 draw against expansion side Minnesota United FC. Dominique Badji and Marlon Hairston found the next for the Rapids in a wild Saturday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

Pablo Mastroeni made four changes to the starting lineup from last week’s 1-0 road defeat at New York Red Bulls. Bobby Burling and Mekeil Williams stepped into the backline in place of the injured Axel Sjöberg and Eric Miller. In the attack, Kevin Doyle and Shkëlzen Gashi replaced Dillon Powers and Caleb Calvert.

The Rapids dominated most of the possession and were rewarded with the first goal through Badji’s persistent play in the attack.

The Senegalese striker was able to beat Bobby Shuttleworth at the near post after a poor giveaway by Minnesota’s defense.

The lead would last until five minutes into the second half, as Kevin Molino would tie things up from the spot at the 50 minute mark after Williams took down Collen Warner inside the box. Eight minutes later, Christian Martinez flicked in a decently placed cross past Tim Howard, thus giving the Loons their first-ever lead in MLS. Hairston would get the equalizer a minute later, getting on the end of a perfectly served cross from Marc Burch. The Rapids had a few chances to send Minnesota home with their third consecutive loss, but both teams would have to settle for the draw.

BOX SCORE Colorado Rapids 2-2 Minnesota United FC Dick’s Sporting Goods Park; Commerce City, CO Saturday, March 18, 2017 SCORING SUMMARY COL: Dominique Badji (unassisted) 17’ MIN: Kevin Molino (PK) 50' MIN: Christian Ramirez (Jerome Thiesson) 58' COL: Marlon Hairston (Marc Burch) 59’’ MISCONDUCT SUMMARY MIN: Collen Warner (caution) 41' COL: Sam Cronin (caution) 57’ MIN: Jerome Thiesson (caution) 64' MIN: Justin Davis (ejection) 70' COL: Mekeil Williams (caution) 89’ MIN: Bobby Shuttleworth (caution) 90’+4’' MIN: Abu Danladi (ejection) 90’+5’ Rapids: Tim Howard; Mekeil Williams, Jared Watts, Bobby Burling, Marc Burch; Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin (Nana Boateng 82’), Kevin Doyle; Marlon Hairston (Alan Gordon 74’), Shkëlzen Gashi (Dillon Serna 61’), Dominique Badji.

Subs not used: Zac MacMath, Kortne Ford, Dillon Powers, Caleb Calvert.

Minnesota: Bobby Shuttleworth; Justin Davis, Franciso Calvo, Brent Kallman, Jerome Thiessen; Collen Warner, Miguel Ibarra, Rasmus Schüller (Ibson HT), Johan Venegas (Abu Danladi 69’), Kevin Molino (Bashkim Kadrii 69’); Christian Ramirez.

Subs not used: Billy Heavner, Jermaine Taylor, Vadim Demidov, Mohammed Saeid.

ATTENDANCE: 14,013

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COLORADO RAPIDS QUOTE SHEET - COLORADO RAPIDS vs. MINNESOTA UNITED FC (3/18/17) Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni – Colorado Rapids On the team’s performance tonight…

I think we started bright and we were really threatening with good forward play. The start of the second was almost waiting for something to happen. It was going to be a tough match, Minnesota was playing for something greater than three points. Having said that, I think we did enough in this game to find ways to lock it up. The positive is that the guys rallied and found a way to get back in.

On the final twenty minutes playing up a man…

It was pretty good. That’s the mentality that we had last year, we were playing 11v11 but we were going to make it seem like we were playing 11v10 and that’s when you know you’re going to win games. We have the characters in that locker room that go to war every day and what I anticipate is a great response – we have three weeks to really challenge ourselves. It’s going to be difficult when we don’t have games but we’re going to create an environment where we really test each other.

On Marlon Hairston’s performance…

I don’t know his status but I think his performance was really bright. He’s done a good job of threatening behind the backlines, tonight in particular. More importantly, he finished a good chance on goal and credit for him to be in that spot and putting himself in a dangerous position and scoring that goal to bring us back in the game.

Midfielder Nana Boateng – Colorado Rapids On playing at altitude for the first time…

I’m definitely getting used to it. It’s getting there but it’s good now. I’m happy that I got my debut today and I hope that there’s more games for me to play.

On making his Colorado Rapids debut…

It felt great because the fans were so nice. Also feel very frustrated because we didn’t win the game. Overall, it was great for me to work hard on the field because the fans were great. Even though we tied the game, there were some good points to get out of that and we’ll go back to training and work on it.

On the team’s overall performance…

It wasn’t our best game. It was good but it wasn’t our best. That’s why I said that we’ll have things to improve on so that hopefully we can show that in the next game.

Forward Dominique Badji – Colorado Rapids On his second goal in three games…

That’s what we work on – pressing other teams and that’s what we’re supposed to do. The ball fell to me and I was able to score there.

On coming back after going down 2-1…

We’ve definitely got fight. Going down was hard but we knew that we were going to equalize and even score a third one. Unfortunately, we didn’t get that last one but it shows we got fight and that we like playing at home.

On moving forward…

The win would have been great but we’ll take the tie. We’re going to work on a couple of things and next home game we’ll definitely get all three points.

COLORADO RAPIDS 2017 SCHEDULE DATE

OPPONENT

TIME/SCORE

SCORERS/TV

Saturday, March 4

vs. New England Revolution

W 1-0

COL: Badji

Saturday, March 11

@ New York Red Bulls

L 1-0

NY: Miller (OG)

Saturday, March 18

vs. Minnesota United FC

T 2-2

COL: Badji, Hairston MIN: Molino, Ramirez

Sunday, April 9

@ Sporting Kansas City

5:00

Fox Sports 1

Saturday, April 15

vs. Real Salt Lake

7:00

Altitude TV

Sunday, April 23

@ Minnesota United FC

4:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, April 29

@ Orlando City SC

2:00

UniMas

Friday, May 5

vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC

8:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, May 13

vs. San Jose Earthquakes

2:00

UniMas

Wednesday, May 17

@ Chicago Fire

6:30

Altitude TV

Saturday, May 20

@ Philadelphia Union

5:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, May 27

vs. Sporting Kansas City

6:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, June 3

vs. Columbus Crew SC

7:00

Altitude TV

Sunday, June 18

vs. Portland Timbers

7:30

Fox Sports 1

Wednesday, June 21

vs. LA Galaxy

7:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, June 24

@ Atlanta United FC

5:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, July 1

vs. Houston Dynamo

7:00

Altitude TV

Tuesday, July 4

vs. Seattle Sounders FC

7:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, July 22

@ Toronto FC

5:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, July 29

@ San Jose Earthquakes

8:30

Altitude TV

Saturday, August 5

vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC

8:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, August 12

@ FC Dallas

6:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, August 19

vs. DC United

7:00

Altitude TV

Wednesday, August 23

@ Portland Timbers

8:30

Altitude TV

Saturday, August 26

@ Real Salt Lake

8:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, September 2

@ LA Galaxy

9:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, September 9

@ Houston Dynamo

6:30

Altitude TV

Saturday, September 16

vs. New York City FC

7:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, September 23

@ Vancouver Whitecaps FC

8:00

Altitude TV

Wednesday, September 27

@ FC Dallas

6:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, September 30

vs. Montreal Impact

7:00

Altitude TV

Saturday, October 7

vs. FC Dallas

7:00

Altitude TV

Sunday, October 15

vs. Real Salt Lake

3:00

Altitude TV

Sunday, October 22

@ Seattle Sounders FC

2:00

Altitude TV

COLORADO RAPIDS NUMERICAL ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE #

Player

Pos.

1

Tim HOWARD

GK

2

Mike DA FONTE

DEF

3

Eric MILLER

DEF

5

Mekeil WILLIAMS

DEF

8

Dillon POWERS

9

Previous club

Status

North Brunswick, NJ

Everton FC

DP

04/18/1991

Ossining, NY

Sacramento Republic FC

175

01/15/1993

Woodbury, MN

6-1

180

07/24/1990

Gonzales, T&T

MID

5-11

170

02/14/1991

Plano, TX

Kevin DOYLE

FWD

6-0

165

09/18/1983

11

Shkëlzen GASHI

MID

6-0

165

07/18/1988

Zurich, Switzerland

12

John BERNER

GK

6-3

205

02/14/1991

St. Louis, MO

SIU

SIU, Edwardsville

14

Dominique BADJI

FWD

6-0

175

10/16/1992

Dakar, Senegal

Boston

Boston University

15

Sam HAMILTON

MID

6-0

185

07/27/1995

Denver. CO

DU

University of Denver

16

Alan GORDON

FWD

6-3

190

10/16/1981

Long Beach, CA

OSU

LA Galaxy

17

Dillon SERNA

MID

5-7

140

03/25/1994

Brighton, CO

Akron

Homegrown Player

18

Zac MACMATH

GK

6-2

194

08/07/1991

St. Petersburg, FL

Maryland

Philadelphia Union

20

Ricardo PEREZ

MID

5-8

160

05/30/1995

Fort Collins, CO

Creighton

Creighton University

HG

21

Nana BOATENG

MID

Bwah-teng

5-11

160

05/24/1994

Accra, Ghana

Strømsgodset IF (NOR)

INT

22

Micheal AZIRA

MID

Ah-ZEER-ah

5-10

160

08/22/1987

Kampala, Uganda

Mobile

Seattle Sounders FC

GC

23

Bobby BURLING

DEF

6-5

195

10/15/1984

Monument, CO

LMU

Chivas USA

24

Kortne FORD

DEF

CORT-nee

6-2

185

01/26/1996

Greeley, CO

DU

University of Denver

HG

26

Dennis CASTILLO

DEF

CASS-TEE-Yoh

5-10

160

04/30/1993

San Jose, Costa Rica

VCU

Virginia Commonwealth

INT

29

Caleb CALVERT

FWD

6-2

160

10/22/1996

Wrightwood, CA

33

Jared WATTS

D/M

6-1

155

02/03/1992

Statesville, NC

Wake

Wake Forest Univ.

44

Axel SJOBERG

DEF

6-7

210

03/08/1991

Stockholm, Sweden

Marquette

Marquette Univ.

45

Joshua GATT

M/F

5-10

165

08/29/1991

Plymouth, MI

Minnesota United FC

90

Mohammed SAEID

MID

mo-HAHM-ed SIGH-eed

5-7

141

12/24/1990

Orebor, Sweden

Minnesota United FC

94

Marlon HAIRSTON

M/D

Hair-ston

6-0

157

03/23/1994

Jackson, MS

INT - International player DEV - Developmental player

Pronunciation

da-FONT

me-KELL

SH-KELT-zun Gushi

Baa-zhee

Show-berg

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Wt.

Birthdate

Hometown

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03/06/1979

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6-0

Creighton

Notre

Montreal Impact

Ga

Antigua GFC (GUA)

INT

Univ. of Notre Dame INT/DP

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

Sporting Director: Pádraig Smith Head Coach: Pablo Mastroeni Assistant Coaches: Conor Casey, Steve Cooke, Chris Sharpe (Goalkeepers)

College

FC Basel (SWI)

INT/DP

INT

HG

Chivas USA

U of L

Univ. of Louisville

DP - Designated Player HG - Homegrown

INT

Ga

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COLORADO RAPIDS PABLO MASTROENI

CLAUDIO LOPEZ

HEAD COACH

DIRECTOR OF SOCCER

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

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).

Joined the Rapids as Director of Soccer in January, 2015.

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 (18,669), and served as the Rapids captain from late 2004 until his trade to the LA Galaxy in 2013. Featured for the USA at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup.

PÁDRAIG SMITH

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.

CONOR CASEY

SPORTING DIRECTOR

ASSISTANT COACH

Prior to joining the Rapids in January, 2015, had spent three years with European soccer’s governing body, UEFA, and previously worked for the Football Association of Ireland (FAI).

Returned to Colorado as Assistant Coach in January 2017.

Currently tied for 23rd all-time in regular season goals in MLS with 71, scoring 50 for the Rapids from 2007-12, which also ranks him as the club’s all-time leading scorer. In 2009, he made MLS Best XI after notching 16 goals and one assist.

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

After six seasons in Colorado, Casey joined Philadelphia Union prior to the 2012 season. In total, the former USMNT international scored 21 goals in 70 games.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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COLORADO RAPIDS #22 MICHEAL AZIRA

#14 DOMINIQUE BADJI

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.

Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): played 90’ at center midfield Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 10/08/16 @ HOU

Quick Facts:  Started the first 21 games, playing all but 8 minutes of the first 20.

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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.

Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): played 90’ at forward; scored one goal Last MLS Goal: 03/18/17 vs. MIN Last MLS Assist: 10/23/16 vs. HOU

Quick Facts: First goal of 2016 was the game-winner in the Snow Clasico 2, versus New York Red Bulls on April 16.

He was sent off for the first time in his MLS career following two bookable offenses in the team’s 5-1 loss at NYC on July 30.  Badji followed this with an assist in the 3-1 home win over Seattle Sounders FC (4/23), before netting his second of the season in the 2 Azira has played more minutes and had more starts than in his previ-0 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC on August 6. ous two seasons combined when at Seattle Sounders FC.  He started more games in 2016 than in his rookie season (9), and He made his 50th MLS appearance in the 2-0 loss at New England. made more appearances.

Finished the regular season with career-high stats in MLS, in terms  Badji finished the season with six goals and four assists, both career of games played (31), games started (28) and minutes played highs, while also logging more appearances, starts and minutes than (2503). in his rookie season.

Tallied his first-ever assist in the 3-2 win at Houston Dynamo (10/8),  Scored two goals in a MLS game for the first time when netting twice as he provided the pass for the game-winner from Shkëlzen Gashi. in the 3-2 win at Houston Dynamo (10/8).

#12 JOHN BERNER Position: Goalkeeper Hometown: St. Louis, MO 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.

Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): DNP, not in the 18 (wrist) Last MLS Win: 03/22/14 vs. POR Last MLS Shutout: 06/04/14 vs. CHI

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#21 NANA BOATENG Position: Midfielder Hometown: Accra, Ghana Height: 5 feet 11 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: May 10, 1994 Citizenship: Ghana Acquired: Signed from Manchester City on January 24, 2017.

Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): came on for Cronin in 82’; made MLS debut Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  Berner made the 18 for the Rapids just once in 2016, for the 2-0 loss  Nana is only the second Ghanaian to join Colorado, following at New England Revolution on September 3, but swiftly returned to Junior Agogo (2000-01). goalkeeping duties at USL affiliate Charlotte Indpendence, where he  A fast, ball-winning midfielder, Adjei-Boateng has modeled his spent most of the year. game on that of former Manchester City teammate Yaya Toure.  With Charlotte Independence, Berner made 20 appearances and  Spent the past four seasons on loan at Norwegian club, Strømsenjoyed a 0.96 Goals Against Average. godset IF, tallying 18 goals in 101 appearances.  Berner played four years of college soccer at Southern Illinois Uni Nana was initially a member of the Right to Dream Academy versity, Edwardsville from 2010-2013. He was named Missouri Valfrom 2010-11 before signing his first professional contract for ley Conference Goalkeeper of the Year for two of those seasons,

European giants - Manchester City in 2011.

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COLORADO RAPIDS #23 BOBBY BURLING

#29 CALEB CALVERT

Position: Defender Hometown: Monument, CO 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.

Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): played 90’ at center back; registered one shotLast MLS Goal: 04/30/16 @ MTL Last MLS Assist: 08/27/11 @ TOR (for SJ) Quick Facts:  Missed seven games following knee surgery, which he underwent going into the Copa America Centenario break.  His only goal of the season was the second equalizer in a 2-2 tie at Montreal Impact on April 30.  Since joining his hometown team at the start of 2015, Burling has scored more goals than in his previous eight seasons in MLS.  He made his 150th MLS appearance in the 1-0 win at CenturyLink Field against Seattle Sounders FC (5/21).  In total, Burling was out for 13 games due to a combination of injuries, with the Rapids going 6-1-6 in his absence.

#26 DENNIS CASTILLO

Position: Forward Hometown: Wrightwood, CA 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 Nov. 2014.

Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): DNP, but in the 18 Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A

Quick Facts:  Loaned out to USL affiliate Charlotte Independence on 3/18/16.

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Made his MLS debut a day after signing a contract, replacing Eric Miller in the 60th minute of the home game with Seattle Sounders FC (April 23). In that game he provided the cross for Kevin Doyle's first goal of the season.

Castillo made his first start in MLS on June 22 in the 0-0 draw at LA Galaxy, playing the full 90 minutes.

His next appearance in MLS was not until October 8, when he played the final two minutes of the 3-2 win at Houston Dynamo.

Castillo's final appearance of 2016 came in the last minute of the 2-1 home win over San Jose Earthquakes on October 13.

Made a total of seven substitute appearances for a total of 98 minutes.

#2 MIKE DA FONTE Position: Defender Hometown: Ossining, NY Height: 6 foot Weight: 170 pounds Birth date: April 18, 1991 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Signed to two-year contract on March 14, 2017 from Sacramento Republic FC Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): DNP, not in the 18 Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A

Position: Defender Hometown: San Jose, Costa Rica Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: April 30, 1993 Citizenship: Costa Rica Acquired: Selected 37th overall in 2016 MLS SuperDraft.

Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): DNP, not in the 18 (loan) Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 04/23/16 vs. SEA

Quick Facts:  Signed to a MLS contract on April 22.

He was recalled by the Rapids after impressing in Charlotte, netting six goals and two assists in 21 appearances (20 starts).

MLS debut on August 26 in the 2-1 defeat at Real Salt Lake, entering after 61 minutes. He was 19 years, 10 months and five days.

Initially signed a Homegrown contract with Chivas USA on July 5, 2013 when aged 16 years and eight months.

His first start in MLS came at Portland on October 16.

Quick Facts: Joined from Sacramento Republic FC on March 14.

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Made 25 appearances for Republic FC in all competitions, including 19 USL appearances.

Scored four goals on the season, second-most on the club. His four goals were the most by a Republic FC defender in a single season.

Was named to the USL Team of the Week for his performance in Week 15.

In 2015, appeared in 25 matches for New York Red Bulls II in their inaugural season, starting 23.

Led Red Bulls II in minutes (2,003), matches started (23) and was second in matches played (25).

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COLORADO RAPIDS #9 KEVIN DOYLE

#24 KORTNE FORD Position: Defender Hometown: Greeley, CO Height: 6 feet 2 Weight: 185 pounds Birth date: January 26, 1996 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Signed to a Homegrown contract on January 6, 2017 Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): DNP, but in the 18 Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A

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 Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): played 90’ at midfield; registered two shots Last MLS Goal: 07/09/16 @ VAN Last MLS Assist: 07/09/16 @ VAN

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  Missed four games (from April 2) due to a leg injury, sustained while  Signed professional contract as a Homegrown player on January 6. on international duty with the Republic of Ireland.  Made 62 appearances over three seasons with the University of  His first goal of 2016 came as a substitute in the 3-1 win over Seattle Denver, scoring five goals with three assists.

Sounders FC on April 23.  He led a Denver back line that finished third in the country in goals  Added goals in the tie at Columbus Crew SC (May 14), the win over against average (0.52) and third in shutout percentage (0.58), Chicago Fire (June 18) and the 2-0 home victory versus Vancouver  Arrived at the Rapids Academy in 2012 from Colorado Storm North Whitecaps FC (August 6).

Soccer Club. He would go on to play for the U-16 and U-18 teams  He scored six goals and provided two assists in his first full season before joining the Rapids Reserves during the 2013-14 seasons. in MLS.  Made MLS Team of the Week twice (Weeks 18 and 32/33).

#11 SHKELZEN GASHI

#45 JOSHUA GATT

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.

Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): played 61’ at left wing; registered one shot Last MLS Goal: 10/23/16 vs. HOU Last MLS Assist: 07/09/16 @ VAN

Quick Facts:  Gashi missed four games due to commitments with Albania at the European Championship in France.  Scored a team-leading nine goals, two of which were voted AT&T MLS Goal of the Week.  His only goal at Dick's Sporting Goods Park came in the last game of the regular season, a 1-1 tie with Houston Dynamo (10/23).  Gashi made MLS Team of the Week on three occasions (Weeks 5, 9 and 29).  Winner of the Fans' Favorite Award - chosen through social media voting - and the Rapids Golden Boot for 2016.

Position: Defender Hometown: Greeley, CO Height: 6 feet 2 Weight: 185 pounds Birth date: January 26, 1996 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Via trade from Minnesota United FC on March 31, 2017.

Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): N/A Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A

Quick Facts:  Signed with Minnesota United FC on February 15, 2017.

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Turned pro straight out of high school, signing with Austrian club SC Rheindorf Altach aged 18.

Earned a reputation as an effective offensive weapon with Molde in Norway from 2011-16, winning two league cups in 2011 and 2012.

Gatt made his senior international debut for the USA on November 14, 2012 in a friendly match against Russia. His second USMNT appearance came against Canada, in January 2013.

From 2010-16 with Molde and SC Rheindorf Altach, Gatt - a Michigan native - tallied 15 goals and 15 assists in 75 games.

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COLORADO RAPIDS #16 ALAN GORDON

#94 MARLON HAIRSTON Position: Midfielder/Defender Hometown: Jackson, MS 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.

Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): played 74’ at right wing; scored first goal of 2017 Last MLS Goal: 08/06/16 vs. VAN Last MLS Assist: 10/23/16 vs. HOU

Position: Forward Hometown: Long Beach, CA Height: 6 foot 3 Weight: 190 pounds Birth date: October 16, 1981 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Signed to a one-year contract as a free agent on January 23, 2017.

Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): came on for Hairston in the 74’ Last MLS Goal: 10/16/16 @ HOU (for LA) Last MLS Assist: 08/24/16 @ CHI (for LA)

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  Scored a gorgeous curling goal in a 1-0 win over Sporting KC on  His final year with LA Galaxy saw him produce three goals in 22 July 16. regular season appearances.  He bagged an assist in each of his last three appearances of the  Gordon started all three of the Galaxy's postseason games, includregular season, including on the only goal of a 1-0 home win over ing both Western Conference Semifinal encounters against the ColoPortland Timbers, which confirmed the Rapids' place in the playoffs. rado Rapids. He scored in the 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake.  His three goals all came in his last six appearances. The first was in  Hairston, who made MLS Team of the Week on one occasion (Week 22), ended the regular season with more starts, more minutes, more a 4-2 win over Orlando City SC on September 11, and brought him goals and more assists than in any of his first two seasons in the his 50th regular season goal in MLS. league.  He followed this with goals at Sporting Kansas City on September 18  His six assists for the season were a team high.

(2-2) and in the 1-0 win at Houston Dynamo (October 16).

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#1 TIM HOWARD

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Denver. CO Height: 6 foot Weight: 185 pounds Birth date: July 27, 1995 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected in first round (15th overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): DNP, not in the 18 Last MLS Win: N/A Last MLS Shutout: N/A

Quick Facts:  Rookie season, having signed a professional contract on March 4.

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Hamilton helped the University of Denver reach the 2016 College Cup following the program’s second consecutive unbeaten regular season.

The Evergreen, Colorado native served as team captain in his final season, and started all 24 matches for the Pioneers.

In his four collegiate seasons, Hamilton appeared in a total of 83 matches, which ranks him first in DU’s Division I history.

Position: Goalkeeper Hometown: North Brunswick, NJ Height: 6 feet 3 Weight: 193 pounds Birth date: March 6, 1979 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Signed as DP on March 20 from Everton FC. Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): played 90’ in goal Last MLS Win: 10/01/16 vs. POR Last MLS Shutout: 10/01/16 vs. POR

Quick Facts:  Howard made his Rapids' debut and MLS return on July 4 in a 0-0 draw with defending champions Portland Timbers.  Made his 100th MLS appearance on October 13, in the 2-1 home win over San Jose Earthquakes.  Selected to MLS Team of the Week three times (Weeks 25, 27, 28).

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Ended the regular season with a 1.12 Goal Against Average.

Along with Zac MacMath, named Co-MVP for the Rapids for 2016.

Nominee for Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year.

Made two saves in the penalty shootout of the Western Conference Semifinal second leg as the Rapids triumphed over LA 3-1 in PKs.

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COLORADO RAPIDS #18 ZAC MACMATH

#3 ERIC MILLER

Position: Goalkeeper Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL 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 Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): DNP, but in the 18 Last MLS Win: 03/04/17 vs. NE Last MLS Shutout: 03/04/17 vs. NE Quick Facts:  Started first 16 games of the season, during posting a 9-2-5 record.

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Finished the regular season with a franchise-best 0.76 Goals Against Average, improving on the previous record of 1.07 set by Joe Cannon in the 2004 season.

The Rapids went 9-3-5 with MacMath in goal. This record puts MacMath second all-time on the Rapids' list of goalkeepers with regards winning percentage, at 0.676.

Kept six shutouts from just 17 games. His best season came in 2013, when he managed 12 shutouts from 34 games.

Along with Tim Howard, named Co-MVP for the Rapids for 2016.

#20 RICARDO PEREZ Position: Midfielder Hometown: Fort Collins, CO Height: 5 feet 8 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: May 30, 1995 Citizenship: USA & Mexico Acquired: Signed to a Homegrown contract on January 6, 2017.

Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): DNP, not in the 18 Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A

Quick Facts:  Signed professional contract as a Homegrown player on January 6.

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Position: Defender Hometown: Woodbury, MN 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 GAM and 2018 first-round pick..

Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): DNP, not in the 18 (hamstring) Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 06/29/14 @ HOU (for MTL) Quick Facts: After being sent off for the first time in his MLS career, during the dramatic 2-2 tie at Vancouver Whitecaps FC (7/9), Miller did not return to the starting lineup until August 6.  From that game on August 6, Miller started and played the 90 minutes of the remaining 13 games.  He made his 50th appearance in MLS on September 17 and the 0-0 tie at home to San Jose Earthquakes.  Miller ended the regular season with his longest unbroken run of games (13). His previous high was seven, achieved during the 2014 season when at Montreal Impact.

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#8 DILLON POWERS Position: Midfielder Hometown: Plano, TX 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.

Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): DNP, but in the 18 Last MLS Goal: 03/20/16 @ DC Last MLS Assist: 10/08/16 @ HOU

Quick Facts:  He fell just one short of 30 games in one season for the first time in his MLS career.

In his final season at Creighton, Perez earned 2016 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year honors after helping the Bluejays to a 13-7-3 over-  Made his 100th appearance and then his 100th start in MLS. all record.  He also broke into the top 10 of appearances for the club.

Registering four goals and five assists in all 23 contests, Perez was  The only goal of the 2016 regular season came in the 1-1 tie at D.C. also selected to the All-BIG EAST First Team.

United on March 20.

Perez finished his collegiate career with 15 goals and nine assists in  Talllied two assists in the 3-2 win at Houston Dynamo (10/8).

88 games - the third-most matches played in program history..  The club's Humanitarian of the Year for 2016, for his work in the The midfielder joined the Academy in 2008 at the U-14 level and community and with the Special Olympics Unified Team. played with the Rapids U-16 team in each of his first four seasons.

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COLORADO RAPIDS #90 MOHAMMED SAEID

#17 DILLON SERNA

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Orebro, Sweden Height: 5 feet 7 Weight: 141 pounds Birth date: December 24, 1990 Citizenship: Sweden Acquired: Via trade from Minnesota United FC on March 31, 2017.

Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): N/A Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 10/01/16 vs. CHI (for CLB)

Position: Midfielder Hometown: Brighton, CO 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 Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): came on for Gashi in the 61’ Last MLS Goal: 05/11/16 vs. SKC Last MLS Assist: 08/26/15 vs. HOU

Quick Facts: Quick Facts:  Started three of Minnesota's first four games in 2017, playing 243  Managed only nine appearances (three starts) in 2016 in the league, minutes for the Loons. before his season was ended during a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup game at FC Dallas on June 29. He sustained a torn ACL and torn  Upon arriving in Colorado, the midfielder had yet to score in MLS, in lateral meniscus in his right knee.

53 previous appearances (45 starts).  Selected No. 6 overall by Minnesota United FC in the 2016 Expan-  His last MLS appearance of 2016 was as an 85th minute substitute in the 2-1 home win over Chicago Fire on June 18. sion Draft.  In 2016, Saeid made 25 appearances (24 starts) for Columbus Crew  Although six of his nine appearances were as a sub, it was from the bench that Serna bagged his only goal of 2016; the game-winner in SC, registering five assists in 2,016 minutes. a hard-fought 1-0 home victory over Sporting Kansas City on May 11  He made a total of 50 regular season appearances for Columbus Crew SC.

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#33 JARED WATTS Position: Defender Hometown: Statesville, NC Height: 6 feet 1 Weight: 165 pounds Birth date: February 3, 1992 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected with the 33rd overall pick (2nd round) of 2014 MLS SuperDraft.

Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): played 90’ at center back Last MLS Goal: 07/11/15 vs. RSL Last MLS Assist: 03/04/17 vs. NE

Position: Defender Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden Height: 6 feet 7 Weight: 210 pounds Birth date: March 8, 1991 Citizenship: Sweden Acquired: Selected 14th overall (first round) of 2015 MLS SuperDraft.

Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): DNP, not in the 18 (hamstring) Last MLS Goal: 07/09/16 @ VAN Last MLS Assist: 04/30/16 @ MTL

Quick Facts:  He again started every game he played, doubling in all key areas from his rookie season (starts, appearances and minutes).  The second season in MLS also brought Sjöberg his first goals. The first was at Seattle Sounders FC on May 21 and the second was a game-tying goal during 2-2 draw at Vancouver Whitecaps FC (7/9).  Named to the MLS Team of the Week twice (Weeks 12 and 19).

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He missed just three games. Two were due to hamstring tightness (4/13 & 4/16), and the other was to rest him in a busy end to the regular season (10/16).

Rapids' Defender of the Year for 2016.

Nominee for MLS Defender of the Year.

Quick Facts: Granted opportunities in 2016 due to injuries, Watts grabbed them with both hands and established himself within the tightest defense in MLS with career-high numbers.  He made more appearances, more starts and played more minutes than either of his previous two seasons in the league.  With Watts starting, the Rapids were 6-3-9.

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COLORADO RAPIDS #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 as a Discovery Signing from Antigua GFC (GUA) on 02/04/16.

Last Match (03/18/17 vs. MIN): played 90’ at right back Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 04/30/16 @ MTL Quick Facts:  Williams played in every position along the back line, and seemed to be a lucky charm for the Rapids in the first half of the season. The team were 8-0-7 from his first 15 starts, and 9-0-7 from his first 16 appearances.  His first assist in MLS, in the 2-1 home win over New York Red Bulls on April 16, was the first of three in consecutive games. He finished the season with four.  Missed games due to international duty with Trinidad & Tobago.

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