Game Guide: Sporting KC vs Minnesota United FC

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. MINNESOTA UNITED FC CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. 4 p.m. CT (ESPN / ESPN Deportes)

Saturday, June 3 (Week 14, MLS Game #151)

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 12 12 0 0 99 73 9 3 4 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 2 2 0 0 65 55 5 5 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 14 14 0 1 214 208 3 12 6 Ilie Sanchez MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 14 14 0 0 14 14 0 0 7 Gerso Fernandes FW 5-8 140 02/21/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 14 14 5 0 14 14 5 0 Graham Zusi DF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 14 13 0 3 208 168 26 51 8 9 Latif Blessing FW 5-7 140 12/30/1996 Accra, Ghana 7 3 2 0 7 3 2 0 10 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-9 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12 11 2 3 184 167 31 50 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 11 11 5 1 124 108 57 9 DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 14 14 1 1 167 160 1 8 15 Seth Sinovic Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 2 0 0 0 54 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 8 3 0 1 66 29 8 7 23 Colton Storm DF 5-10 175 07/06/1994 Mechanicsburg, PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Cameron Iwasa FW 5-10 175 07/07/1993 Sacramento, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 14 14 0 2 174 154 4 22 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 14 14 0 0 70 69 0 0 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 30 39 Cameron Porter FW 6-1 175 05/23/1993 Centerville, OH 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 DF 5-8 145 08/23/1994 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1 1 0 0 24 24 0 2 40 Igor Juliao 77 Tyler Pasher MF 5-11 160 04/27/1994 Elmira, Ontario, Canada 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 93 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 10 1 0 1 60 45 0 3 94 Jimmy Medranda FW 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 14 12 0 1 55 42 1 3 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes

11/21/1966 W109 L86 T65

MINNESOTA UNITED FC 2017 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-1 194 08/10/1982 Gothenburg, Sweden 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 John Alvbage 2 Justin Davis DF 6-0 175 05/06/1988 Southfield, MI 4 3 0 0 4 3 0 0 DF 5-9 155 08/06/1987 Zurich, Switzerland 12 12 0 1 12 12 0 1 3 Jerome Theisson 4 Jermaine Taylor DF 5-10 195 01/14/1985 Portland, Jamaica 6 2 0 0 135 124 1 7 5 Francisco Calvo DF 5-11 170 07/08/1992 San Jose, Costa Rica 12 12 0 0 12 12 0 0 6 Vadim Demidov DF 6-1 176 10/10/1986 Riga, Latvia, USSR 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 MF 5-10 168 11/07/1983 Sao Goncalo, Brazil 10 8 0 3 10 8 0 3 7 Ibson 8 Marc Burch DF 6-1 180 05/07/1984 Cincinnati, OH 11 11 0 1 221 180 4 24 FW 5-10 170 10/18/1995 Takoradi, Ghana 10 3 1 2 10 3 1 2 9 Abu Danladi 10 Miguel Ibarra MF 5-6 145 03/15/1990 Lancaster, CA 11 8 1 2 11 8 1 2 11 Johan Venegas MF 6-0 168 11/27/1988 Puerto Limon, Costa Rica 12 9 2 3 44 25 4 4 12 Joseph Greenspan DF 6-6 209 09/12/1992 Summit, NJ 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 13 Thomas de Villardi DF 6-1 175 03/27/1994 Nogent sur Marne, France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Brent Kallman DF 6-2 190 10/04/1990 Omaha, NE 11 11 1 0 11 11 1 0 Ismaila Jome MF 6-1 160 11/04/1994 Banjul, Gambia 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 15 16 Bashkim Kadrii MF 5-10 175 07/09/1991 Copenhagen, Denmark 7 4 0 0 7 4 0 0 Collin Martin MF 5-11 150 11/09/1994 Chevy Chase, MD 2 0 0 0 17 7 0 1 17 18 Kevin Molino MF 5-8 155 06/17/1990 Carenage, Diego Martin, Trinidad 11 11 5 3 48 44 16 12 19 Sam Cronin MF 5-10 165 12/12/1986 Atlanta, GA 11 11 0 1 243 230 8 21 20 Rasmus Schuller MF 5-10 148 06/18/1991 Espoo, Finland 5 4 0 0 5 4 0 0 FW 6-2 187 04/04/1991 Garden Grove, CA 13 12 8 1 13 12 8 1 21 Christian Ramirez 22 Kevin Venegas DF 5-10 165 07/29/1989 Lakewood, CA 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 23 Bernardo Anor MF 5-8 158 05/24/1988 Caracas, Venezuela 0 0 0 0 84 52 12 3 24 Patrick McLain GK 6-3 205 08/22/1988 Eau Claire, WI 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 26 Collen Warner MF 5-10 178 06/24/1988 Denver, CO 10 7 1 0 175 134 4 11 33 Bobby Shuttleworth GK 6-2 205 05/13/1987 Tonawanda, NY 12 11 0 0 139 135 0 0 HEAD COACH : Adrian Heath

01/11/1961 W20 L25 T18

SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. MINNESOTA UNITED FC Saturday, June 3; Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan., 4 p.m. CT REFEREES

2017 SEASON RECORDS

Sporting at home

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA 14 6-4-4 22 16 10 6 5-0-1 16 13 2

MNUFC on road

13 4-7-2 14 19 30 6 0-4-2 2 9 19

REFEREE: Jorge Gonzalez.

AR1 (bench): Jeff Hosking; AR2 (opposite): Danny Thornberry; 4th: Allen Chapman TEAM NEWS SUSPENDED: KC: Roger Espinoza (through June 4) ... MIN: Sam Cronin (through June 4) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: KC: Seth Sinovic SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Graham Zusi ... MIN: Kevin Molino, Jerome Thiesson, Francisco Calvo

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: Sporting 0 wins, 0 goals …

MNUFC 1 win, 2 goals … Ties 0

DISABLED LIST: KC: Diego Kostner ... MIN: Bernardo Anor INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: KC: Erik Palmer-Brown (U.S. U-20) ... ORL: Tommy Redding (U.S. U-20)

AT SPORTING: First meeting.

2017 (MLS): 5/7: MIN 2, KC 0 (Danladi 22; Ramirez 39)

LAST LEAGUE MATCHES COLORADO RAPIDS 1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 0 Scoring Summary: COL--Ford 1 (Gashi 1) 11

UPCOMING MATCHES MNUFC SPORTING Sat. June 17 at Real Salt Lake Sat. June 10 Montreal Wed. June 21 Portland Sat. June 17 at San Jose Sat. June 24 Vancouver Sat. June 24 at Los Angeles Thu. June 29 at NYCFC Sat. July 1 Portland

SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic, Roger Espinoza (Ejected 93+), Ilie Sanchez, Benny Feilhaber, Gerso Fernandes, Latif Blessing, Jimmy Medranda (Soony Saad 74).

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM MNUFC

SPORTING

F A 16 10 79 126

GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL

F 19 62

A 30 39

11 3 5 0

18 7 5 0

11 2 2 1 1 0 2 0

15 6 1 0 4 0 2 2

6 11 2

9 20 1

HOW SCORED

8 7 1 0

RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER

3 3 4 0

TYPE OF PLAY

12 1 1 1 0 0 0 1

1 5 0 0 1 0 3 0

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

4 9 3

5 5 0

INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

MINNESOTA UNITED FC 1 ORLANDO CITY SC 0 Scoring Summary: MIN--Ramirez 8 (J. Venegas 3, Ibson 3) 56 MINNESOTA UNITED--Bobby Shuttleworth, Jerome Theisson, Brent Kallman, Francisco Calvo, Marc Burch, Sam Cronin (Collen Warner 77), Miguel Ibarra, Johan Venegas (Jermaine Taylor 86), Ibson, Ismaila Jome (Collin Martin 79), Christian Ramirez.

DISTANCE

(W-L-T) KC MIN

RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 3-0-0 3-1-3 0-3-1 1-0-0 3-1-0 0-6-2

RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 6-0-1 0-4-0 3-0-0 1-7-2

THE LAST TIME

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

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 5/17/2017 KC 3, SEA 0 4/15/2017 KC 1, POR 0 5/27/2016 KC 0, DC 1 5/27/2017 KC 0, COL 1 5/13/2017 KC 2, ORL 2 5/17/2017 KC 3, SEA 0 5/27/2017 KC 0, COL 1

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC TTWTWWLWWLTWLL MNUFC LLTLWLTWLWLLW

(0) (5) (15) (0) (3) (2) (0)

MINNESOTA UNITED Date Score (Gms since) 5/27/2017 MIN 1, ORL 0 (0) 5/21/2017 5/13/2017 4/15/2017 5/27/2017 4/29/2017

MIN MIN MIN MIN MIN

1, LA 2 2, TOR 3 2, HOU 2 1, ORL 0 0, SJ 1

(1) (0) (6) (0) (4)

TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 5 Dwyer/Fernandes A: 3 Feilhaber/Zusi SHT: 35 Dwyer SOG: 18 Dwyer/Fernandes FC: 27 Dwyer FS: 32 Dwyer OF: 7 Dwyer C: 5 Dwyer/Sinovic E: 1 Espinoza MNUFC G: 8 Ramirez A: 3 3 players tied SHT: 37 Ramirez SOG: 19 Ramirez FC: 20 J. Venegas FS: 28 Ibson OF: 8 Ramirez C: 3 4 players tied E: 1 Davis

GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 14 7 1 3 3 0 16 1.14 MIN 13 2 5 5 0 1 19 1.46 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME

GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 14 7 4 3 0 0 10 0.71 MIN 13 3 1 5 1 3 30 2.31 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 16 2 1 1 6 3 3 MIN 19 1 3 1 8 5 1 GOALS ALLOWED

Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 10 1 3 2 0 1 3 MIN 30 6 4 5 7 1 7

2017 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (6-4-4, 22 pts.)

UNF 14 7 10 9 15 8 27 94 5 93 22 39 30 40 3 6 4 17 29 77

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

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

GP 11 14 12 7 14 14 14 14 14 10 8 1 6 1 12 14 2 2 14 1

GS 11 14 11 3 14 13 14 12 14 1 3 0 0 1 12 14 2 0 14 1

MIN 988 1234 993 283 1259 1215 1237 1027 1260 163 265 21 42 45 1080 1260 180 2 1260 45

14 14

14 14

1260 1260

G 5 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 10

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

SHT 35 33 23 11 5 16 17 26 3 0 9 1 4 2 7 8 1 0 0 0

SOG 18 18 6 5 2 4 2 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0

14 15

201 126

66 55

FC 27 18 14 9 9 7 25 6 10 6 3 0 0 1 7 9 3 0 1 1

FS 32 20 21 9 7 8 15 13 8 2 8 0 1 2 6 20 0 0 0 0

OFF 7 3 0 4 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

CK 2 1 50 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0

C 5 2 1 1 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0

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

156 182 182 156

26 34

73 51

27 30

1 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Dom Dwyer 2, Gerso Fernandes 2, Benny Feilhaber 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Roger Espinoza 2, Benny Feilhaber 1, Graham Zusi 1, Dom Dwyer 1, Jimmy Medranda 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

GP 14 14 14

GS 14 14 14

MIN SHTS 1260 55 1260 55 1260 66

SV 43 43 50

GA 10 10 16

GAA 0.71 0.71 1.14

PG 1 1 0

PA 3 3 0

W 6 6 4

L 4 4 6

T 4 4 4

SO 7 7 7

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2017 MINNESOTA UNITED STATISTICS (4-7-2, 14 pts.)

UNF 21 18 11 9 10 14 26 7 3 19 19 16 33 17 5 15 4 1 2 22 8 8 8 8 20 6

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

PLAYER Christian Ramirez Kevin Molino Johan Venegas Abu Danladi Miguel Ibarra Brent Kallman Collen Warner Ibson Jerome Theisson Sam Cronin (MIN) Sam Cronin (TOT) Bashkim Kadrii Bobby Shuttleworth Collin Martin Francisco Calvo Ismaila Jome Jermaine Taylor John Alvbage Justin Davis Kevin Venegas Marc Burch (MIN) Marc Burch (TOT) Mohammed Saeid (MIN) Mohammed Saeid (TOT) Rasmus Schuller Vadim Demidov Own-goals received Opponent totals Team totals

GP 13 11 12 10 11 11 10 10 12 8 11 7 12 2 12 4 6 3 4 1 8 11 3 11 5 3

GS 12 11 9 3 8 11 7 8 12 8 11 4 11 0 12 1 2 2 3 1 8 11 3 10 4 3

MIN 1082 941 824 331 705 966 638 799 1065 707 969 324 948 38 1080 103 268 222 256 90 720 990 243 841 230 270

13 13

13 13

1170 1170

G 8 5 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 19

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

SHT 37 25 23 8 8 4 4 2 3 3 5 8 1 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 4 2

SOG 19 10 8 3 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0

26 16

178 147

FC 6 18 20 6 8 11 9 4 13 8 13 1 0 0 13 2 1 0 2 0 1 2 2 12 3 3

FS 17 16 16 7 3 9 9 28 6 5 8 1 1 3 5 0 0 0 2 2 3 6 11 22 3 2

OFF 8 1 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

CK 0 28 1 0 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 7 10 0 0

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

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

70 56

160 131 131 160

18 19

67 58

19 26

0 1

GAA 4.05 1.9 2.31 1.46

PG 1 3 4 2

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Christian Ramirez 2, Abu Danladi 1, Miguel Ibarra 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Johan Venegas 2, Ibson 2, Miguel Ibarra 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Kevin Molino 2-3 MINNESOTA UNITED GOALKEEPING UNF 1 33

POS G G

GOALKEEPER John Alvbage Bobby Shuttleworth Team totals Opponent totals

GP 3 12 13 13

GS 2 11 13 13

MIN SHTS 222 15 948 55 1170 70 1170 56

SV 5 37 42 32

GA 10 20 30 19

PA 1 3 4 3

W 0 4 4 7

L 2 5 7 4

T 1 1 2 2

SO 0 3 3 2

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

DATE Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr.

OPPONENT 4 at D.C. United 11 FC Dallas 18 San Jose 31 at Toronto FC 9 Colorado

Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed.

Apr. Apr. Apr. May

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

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.

RESULT T 0-0 T 0-0 W 2-1 T 0-0 W 3-1

ATT 18268 19117 19282 27909 19249

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

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

21144 15411 18648 18965

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

L 0-2 T 2-2

17709 25527

5-2-3 5-2-4

2 2

18 MIN: Danladi (22) Ramirez (39) 19 KC: Blessing (9,74); ORL: Larin (16) Santos Leite (26)

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

20139 21020 17648

6-2-4 6-3-4 6-4-4

1 1 1

22 KC: Fernandes (56,58,69); 22 VAN: Techera (40) Parker (67) 22 COL: Ford (11)

W L W W

POS PTS NOTES: 7 1 6 2 5 5 KC: Feilhaber (37) own goal (89); SJ: Jungwirth (91+) 5 6 4 9 KC: Sinovic (6) Fernandes (58) Dwyer (85); COL: Doyle (94+) 2 12 KC: Dwyer (53); 4 12 DAL: Figueroa (77) 2 15 KC: Feilhaber (17) Dwyer (51) Fernandes (95+); 1 18 KC: Dwyer (46,68);

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MINNESOTA UNITED 2017 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Fri. Mar.

OPPONENT 3 at Portland

RESULT L 1-5

ATT 21144

W-L-T 0-1-0

Sun. Mar.

12 Atlanta

L 1-6

35043

0-2-0

Sat. Mar.

18 at Colorado

T 2-2

14013

0-2-1

Sat. Mar.

25 at New England

L 2-5

11571

0-3-1

Sat. Apr.

1 Real Salt Lake

W 4-2

17728

1-3-1

Sat. Apr. Sat. Apr.

8 at FC Dallas 15 at Houston

L 0-2 T 2-2

16048 16125

1-4-1 1-4-2

Sun. Sat. Sun. Sat.

Apr. Apr. May May

23 Colorado 29 San Jose 7 Sporting KC 13 at Toronto FC

W L W L

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

17491 17605 17709 27249

2-4-2 2-5-2 3-5-2 3-6-2

Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat.

May May June June

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

L 1-2 W 1-0

19107 18896

3-7-2 4-7-2

Wed. June Sat. June Thu. June Tue. July Wed. July Sat. July Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun.

July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct.

POS PTS NOTES: 11 0 MIN: Ramirez (79); POR: Olum (14) Valeri (47,82) Adi (91+,93+) 11 0 MIN: Molino (30); ATL: Martinez (3,27,75) Almiron (13,52) Peterson (94+) 11 1 MIN: Molino (50) Ramirez (58); COL: Badji (17) Hairston (59) 11 1 MIN: Warner (15) Kallman (49); NE: Agudelo (4,41) Kamara (21) Nguyen (32) Tierney (53) 9 4 MIN: Molino (16) Ramirez (52,62) Venegas (68); RSL: Mulholland (4) Movsisyan (87) 11 4 DAL: Morales (43) Barrios (49) 10 5 MIN: Ramirez (47) Venegas (59); HOU: Manotas (14) Elis (43) 8 8 MIN: Ibarra (72); 9 8 SJ: Jungwirth (54) 7 11 MIN: Danladi (22) Ramirez (39); 7 11 MIN: Molino (52,62); TOR: Giovinco (20) own goal (54) Ricketts (77) 9 11 MIN: Ramirez (66); LA: dos Santos (38) own goal (84) 9 14 MIN: Ramirez (56);

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SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2017)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2017)

Goals 3 Gerso Fernandes Assists 1 14 times Shots 7 Benny Feilhaber Shots on Goal 4 Gerso Fernandes Fouls Committed 6 Dom Dwyer 6 Latif Blessing Fouls Suffered 6 Dom Dwyer 6 Dom Dwyer Offside 3 Dom Dwyer Saves 5 4 times Shots Faced 7 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 2 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia

Goals 3 04/09/2017 vs 3 04/29/2017 vs 3 05/17/2017 vs Assists 4 04/09/2017 vs Shots 24 05/27/2017 vs Shots on Goal 8 05/03/2017 vs 8 05/13/2017 vs Fouls Committed 18 03/11/2017 vs Fouls Suffered 22 03/04/2017 vs 22 04/15/2017 vs Corner Kicks 10 05/07/2017 vs Offside 5 05/13/2017 vs 5 05/20/2017 vs Saves 5 03/04/2017 vs 5 04/22/2017 vs 5 05/17/2017 vs 5 05/20/2017 vs Shots Faced 7 05/20/2017 vs Goals Allowed 2 05/07/2017 vs 2 05/13/2017 vs 2 05/20/2017 vs

05/17/2017 vs SEA

W 3-0

03/18/2017 vs SJ

W 2-1

05/27/2017 vs COL

L 0-1

05/17/2017 vs SEA

W 3-0

05/03/2017 vs NYR 05/27/2017 vs COL

W 2-0 L 0-1

03/04/2017 vs DC 04/15/2017 vs POR

T 0-0 W 1-0

05/03/2017 vs NYR

W 2-0

03/04/2017 vs DC

T 0-0

05/20/2017 vs VAN

L 0-2

05/07/2017 vs MIN 05/13/2017 vs ORL 05/20/2017 vs VAN

L 0-2 T 2-2 L 0-2

COL RSL SEA

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

COL

W 3-1

COL

L 0-1

NYR ORL

W 2-0 T 2-2

DAL

T 0-0

DC POR

T 0-0 W 1-0

MIN

L 0-2

ORL VAN

T 2-2 L 0-2

DC DAL SEA VAN

T L W L

VAN

L 0-2

MIN ORL VAN

L 0-2 T 2-2 L 0-2

UNITED INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2017)

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2017)

Goals 2 Christian Ramirez 2 Kevin Molino Assists 2 Kevin Molino 2 Miguel Ibarra Shots 6 Christian Ramirez Shots on Goal 4 Christian Ramirez 4 Christian Ramirez Fouls Committed 6 Kevin Molino 6 Johan Venegas Fouls Suffered 7 Mohammed Saeid Offside 3 Christian Ramirez Saves 7 Bobby Shuttleworth 7 Bobby Shuttleworth Shots Faced 7 John Alvbage 7 Bobby Shuttleworth 7 Bobby Shuttleworth Goals Allowed 5 John Alvbage 5 John Alvbage 5 Bobby Shuttleworth

Goals 4 04/01/2017 at Assists 4 05/07/2017 at Shots 22 05/21/2017 at Shots on Goal 9 04/01/2017 at Fouls Committed 18 05/27/2017 at Fouls Suffered 20 04/23/2017 at Corner Kicks 12 05/21/2017 at Offside 3 04/01/2017 at 3 05/07/2017 at 3 05/21/2017 at Saves 7 05/07/2017 at 7 05/27/2017 at Shots Faced 8 03/12/2017 at Goals Allowed 6 03/12/2017 at

04/01/2017 at RSL 05/13/2017 at TOR

W 4-2 L 2-3

04/01/2017 at RSL 05/07/2017 at KC

W 4-2 W 2-0

04/01/2017 at RSL

W 4-2

04/01/2017 at RSL 05/21/2017 at LA

W 4-2 L 1-2

03/12/2017 at ATL 05/27/2017 at ORL

L 1-6 W 1-0

03/12/2017 at ATL

L 1-6

04/01/2017 at RSL

W 4-2

05/07/2017 at KC

W 2-0

05/27/2017 at ORL

W 1-0

03/12/2017 at ATL 05/07/2017 at KC

L 1-6 W 2-0

05/27/2017 at ORL

W 1-0

03/03/2017 at POR 03/12/2017 at ATL 03/25/2017 at NE

L 1-5 L 1-6 L 2-5

TEAM LOW GAMES (2017)

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

Shots 10 04/29/2017 vs Shots on Goal 1 04/22/2017 vs Fouls Committed 5 04/22/2017 vs Fouls Suffered 6 05/17/2017 vs Corner Kicks 3 04/22/2017 vs 3 05/03/2017 vs 3 05/13/2017 vs 3 05/20/2017 vs Offside 0 03/31/2017 vs 0 04/15/2017 vs 0 05/27/2017 vs Saves 2 03/18/2017 vs 2 03/31/2017 vs 2 04/09/2017 vs 2 04/29/2017 vs 2 05/03/2017 vs 2 05/07/2017 vs 2 05/13/2017 vs 2 05/27/2017 vs Shots Faced 2 03/31/2017 vs 2 04/29/2017 vs 2 05/03/2017 vs

RSL

W 3-0

DAL

L 0-1

DAL

L 0-1

SEA

W 3-0

DAL NYR ORL VAN

L W T L

TOR POR COL

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

SJ TOR COL RSL NYR MIN ORL COL

W T W W W L T L

TOR RSL NYR

T 0-0 W 3-0 W 2-0

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

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

TEAM LOW GAMES (2017)

RSL

W 4-2

KC

W 2-0

LA

L 1-2

RSL

W 4-2

ORL

W 1-0

COL

W 1-0

LA

L 1-2

RSL KC LA

W 4-2 W 2-0 L 1-2

KC ORL

W 2-0 W 1-0

ATL

L 1-6

ATL

L 1-6

Shots 5 05/27/2017 at Shots on Goal 2 03/03/2017 at 2 03/18/2017 at 2 04/15/2017 at 2 04/29/2017 at 2 05/27/2017 at Fouls Committed 4 03/25/2017 at Fouls Suffered 8 04/15/2017 at Corner Kicks 0 03/18/2017 at 0 03/25/2017 at Offside 0 04/08/2017 at 0 05/13/2017 at Saves 1 03/03/2017 at 1 03/18/2017 at 1 03/25/2017 at 1 05/13/2017 at Shots Faced 3 03/18/2017 at 3 04/23/2017 at 3 05/13/2017 at

ORL

W 1-0

POR COL HOU SJ ORL

L T T L W

NE

L 2-5

HOU

T 2-2

COL NE

T 2-2 L 2-5

DAL TOR

L 0-2 L 2-3

POR COL NE TOR

L T L L

COL COL TOR

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

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

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

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2017 SPORTING KANSAS CITY VS. MINNESOTA UNITED (0-1-0) UNF 27 10 5 8 29 15 4 22 14 94 40 30 6 7

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

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

CP

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1

90 90 90 45 90 90 90 60 90 30 45 13 90 77 90 90

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

1 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 17 8

0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 7 4

3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 15 10

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 3 1 10 15

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3

0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 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

Roger Espinoza Benny Feilhaber Matt Besler Graham Zusi Tim Melia Seth Sinovic Kevin Ellis Soony Saad Dom Dwyer Jimmy Medranda Igor Juliao Daniel Salloi Ilie Sanchez Gerso Fernandes Team totals Opponent totals

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

UNF 29

POS G

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

GP

GS

1 1 1

1 1 1

MIN SHT 90 90 90

4 4 7

SV

GA

GAA

PG

PA

W

L

T

SO

O'TIME

2 2 7

2 2 0

2.00 2.00 0.00

0 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 1

1 1 0

0 0 0

0 0 1

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

2017 MINNESOTA UNITED VS. SPORTING KANSAS CITY (1-0-0) UNF 9 21 10 7 8 4 19 33 26 18 11 14 5 3

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

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

CP

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1

72 84 90 90 90 15 90 90 18 90 6 90 90 75 90 90

1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 17

1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 7

3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 10 15

1 1 1 6 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 15 10

1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 10

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 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

Abu Danladi Christian Ramirez Miguel Ibarra Ibson Marc Burch Jermaine Taylor Sam Cronin Bobby Shuttleworth Collen Warner Kevin Molino Johan Venegas Brent Kallman Francisco Calvo Jerome Theisson Team totals Opponent totals

GAME-WINNING GOALS: None GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: None PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

UNF 33

POS G

GOALKEEPER Bobby Shuttleworth Team totals Opponent totals

GP

GS

1 1 1

1 1 1

MIN SHT 90 90 90

7 7 4

SV

GA

GAA

PG

PA

W

L

T

SO

O'TIME

7 7 2

0 0 2

0.00 0.00 2.00

0 0 0

0 0 0

1 1 0

0 0 1

0 0 0

1 1 0

0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

UNITED VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Sporting KC

United

Sporting KC 0 wins, 0 goals United 1 wins, 2 goals 0 ties 5/7/2017

MIN 2 vs KC 0

()

Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks

1 0 5 2 8 0 3

2 0 12 5 7 1 7

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 0 17 7 15 1 10

1 2 4 2 6 2 0

2 0 4 2 4 1 2

OT 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tot 2 8 4 10 3 2

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC MIN

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76-90

OT

Total

0 0

0 1

0 1

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 2

CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Adrian Heath Peter Vermes

vs. KC vs. MIN

2-1-0 0-1-0

(2 pts./game) (0 pts./game)

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

0 0 3 2 3 3 0 1 0 2 2

Sporting KC 26 times 26 times Dwyer/Medranda Dom Dwyer Espinoza/Dwyer Ilie Sanchez 26 times Tim Melia 26 times Tim Melia Tim Melia

United Ramirez/Danladi Miguel Ibarra Christian Ramirez Christian Ramirez Abu Danladi Ibson Bobby Shuttleworth 26 times Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth 26 times

1 2 4 2 3 6 1 0 1 7 0

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Sporting KC None None

Goals Assists Shots

3 Dwyer/Medranda

Shots on Goal

2 Dom Dwyer (05/07/17)

Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Shutouts

3 Espinoza/Dwyer 3 Ilie Sanchez (05/07/17) None

Saves

2 Tim Melia (05/07/17)

Goals Allowed

2 Tim Melia (05/07/17)

United 1 Ramirez/Danladi 2 Miguel Ibarra (05/07/17) 4 Christian Ramirez (05/07/17) 2 Christian Ramirez (05/07/17) 3 Abu Danladi (05/07/17) 6 Ibson (05/07/17) 1 Bobby Shuttleworth (05/07/17) 7 Bobby Shuttleworth (05/07/17) None

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)

Minnesota United W-L-T

Streak (started)

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

4 Ws 2 Ws 2 Ls

(10/23/2016) (05/03/2017) (05/20/2017)

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

1 Ws (05/07/2017) 1 Ws (05/27/2017) 2 Ls (05/13/2017)

0-4-0 6-0-1

5 Ls 1 Ws

(10/01/2016) (05/17/2017)

1-7-2 3-0-0

3 Ls (04/29/2017) 3 Ws (04/23/2017)

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

4 Ls 1 Ws 1 Ts 3 Ws 0-

(04/22/2017) (04/15/2017) (05/13/2017) (04/09/2017) -

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

2 1 1 0 1

Ls Ws Ls Ws

(04/08/2017) (05/27/2017) (05/13/2017) (04/01/2017)

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

4 Ws 2 Ls 1 Ls 1 Ls 0-

(04/15/2017) (04/22/2017) (05/20/2017) (10/01/2016) -

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

3 1 1 1 3

Ws Ls Ls Ls Ls

(04/23/2017) (04/29/2017) (05/21/2017) (05/13/2017) (03/03/2017)

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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. UNITED (0-1-0) PLAYER Team totals Opponent totals

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

1 1

1 1

90 90

0 2

0 4

SHT GOALKEEPER 17 8

Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

GP

MIN

SHT

1 1 1

90 90 90

4 4 7

SV

GAA

PG

2 2.00 2 2.00 7 0.00

0 0 0

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UNITED CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (1-0-0) PLAYER Abu Danladi Christian Ramirez Miguel Ibarra Ibson Team totals Opponent totals

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1

72 84 90 90 90 90

1 1 0 0 2 0

1 0 2 1 4 0

2 4 1 0 8 17

GOALKEEPER Bobby Shuttleworth Team totals Opponent totals

GP 1 1 1

MIN SHTS 90 90 90

7 7 4

SV

GAA

PG

7 0.00 7 0.00 2 2.00

0 0 0

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CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. UNITED (0-1-0) PLAYER Matt Besler Dom Dwyer Kevin Ellis Roger Espinoza Benny Feilhaber Gerso Fernandes Igor Juliao Jimmy Medranda Tim Melia Soony Saad Daniel Salloi Ilie Sanchez Seth Sinovic Graham Zusi Team totals Opponent totals

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

CURRENT UNITED VS. SPORTING KC (1-0-0)

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

PLAYER

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1

90 90 90 90 90 77 45 30 90 60 13 90 90 45 90 90

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

0 3 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 2 2 17 8

Collen Warner Abu Danladi Christian Ramirez Marc Burch Miguel Ibarra Ibson Sam Cronin Bernardo Anor Francisco Calvo Joseph Greenspan Brent Kallman Collin Martin Patrick McLain Kevin Molino Bobby Shuttleworth Jermaine Taylor Jerome Theisson Johan Venegas Team totals Opponent totals

12 1 1 13 1 1 15 6 1 1 1 1 1 2 6 12 1 2 1 1

11 1 1 10 1 1 15 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 6 11 1 0 1 1

893 72 84 916 90 90 1247 465 90 90 90 45 34 180 540 902 75 17 90 90

1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

2 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

6 2 4 3 1 0 7 13 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7 0 0 8 17

GP

MIN

SHT

GAA

PG

GOALKEEPER

1 1 1

90 90 90

4 4 7

2 2.00 2 2.00 7 0.00

0 0 0

SV

Bobby Shuttleworth Patrick McLain Team totals Opponent totals

GP 6 1 1 1

MIN SHTS

SV

GAA

PG

540 34 90 90

17 0 7 2

1.00 7.94 0.00 2.00

0 1 0 0

23 3 7 4

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GAME NOTES

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. MINNESOTA UNITED FC

2017 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

Saturday, June 3, 2017 Kickoff: 4 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 15 Sporting Kansas City 6-4-4, 22 points (5-0-1 home; 1-4-3 away) 2nd place in Western Conference

English TV: ESPN Spanish TV: ESPN Deportes English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM

Minnesota United FC 4-7-2, 14 points (4-3-0 home; 0-4-2 away) T-9th place in Western Conference

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

6-4-4 (22 pts.)

14 2nd in West 16 1.14 14 10 0.71 +6 202 (66) 32.7% 156 182 27 1

Jorge Gonzalez Jeff Hosking Danny Thornberry Allen Chapman

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 55 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 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 Amer Didic Tyler Pasher Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda

Pronunciation zen-DAY-haas

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

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

4-7-2 (14 pts.)

13 T-9th in West 19 1.46 16 30 2.31 -11 147 (56) 38.1% 131 160 26 1

2017 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

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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 EE-gore ZHOO-lee-ow uh-MEER JIDD-itch

Dwyer, Gerso Feilhaber, Zusi Dom Dwyer Dwyer, Gerso Dwyer, Gerso Roger Espinoza Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer Dwyer, Sinovic Roger Espinoza

5 GOALS 3 ASSISTS 35 SHOTS 18 SHOTS ON GOAL 2 GAME-WINNING GOALS 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 27 FOULS COMMITTED 32 FOULS SUFFERED 5 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS

Tim Melia 1260 Tim Melia 0.71 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia 7 Tim Melia 43

SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var muh-DRAHN-dah

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES

PETER VERMES

Pts 29 24 23 22 21 20 18 17 16 14 13

W L T 8 1 5 7 3 3 7 5 2 7 7 1 6 5 3 6 6 2 5 4 3 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 7 2 3 4 4

GD GP +14 14 +7 13 -2 14 -1 15 +7 14 -5 14 +10 12 +2 14 +3 13 -11 13 0 11

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

Pts 23 22 20 19 18 17 16 16 14 14 10

W L T 7 5 2 6 4 4 5 2 5 5 5 4 5 5 3 5 5 2 5 6 1 4 6 4 4 7 2 4 9 2 3 8 1

GD +6 +6 +6 -2 +1 0 -2 -5 -11 –16 –7

948 1.90 4 3 37

Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

2017 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference 1. Toronto FC 2. Chicago Fire 3. Orlando City SC 4. Columbus Crew SC 5. New York City FC 6. New York Red Bulls 7. Atlanta United FC 8. New England Revolution 9. Philadelphia Union 10. D.C. United 11. Montreal Impact

8 Christian Ramirez 3 Three Players 37 Christian Ramirez 19 Christian Ramirez 2 Christian Ramirez 2 Johan Venegas 20 Johan Venegas 28 Ibson 3 Five Players 1 Justin Davis

9th season 109-86-65 9th season (.544) 109-86-65 (.544)

MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM

ADRIAN HEATH 3rd season 20-25-18 (.460) 1st season 4-7-2 (.385)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Thursday, June 1 OUT: • Diego Rubio (Torn ACL) • Kevin Ellis (Quad Strain)

GP 14 14 12 14 13 12 12 14 13 15 12

QUESTIONABLE: • Dom Dwyer (Knee)

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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvMIN: HEAD-TO-HEAD

#SKCvMIN: BY THE NUMBERS

For just the second time in their MLS history, Sporting Kansas City will take on Minnesota United FC this Saturday at Children’s Mercy Park. It’s the first MLS matchup between the two clubs in Kansas City, with Minnesota United earning a 2-0 victory in the inaugural game at TCF Bank Stadium on May 7, 2017.

Sporting KC entered that showdown as their third game in an eight-day span, having claimed a 3-0 win over Real Salt Lake on April 29 and a 2-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls on May 3. Peter Vermes made three changes from the previous game as Sporting KC rotated their squad. First-half goals from Abu Danladi and Christian Ramirez - both set up by the left foot of Miguel Ibarra - earned Minnesota a 2-0 victory despite Sporting KC out-shooting their opponents 17-8.

Sporting Kansas City has faced Minnesota United FC twice in the past when the team was in the North American Soccer League (NASL), claiming victories in the 2014 and 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups. On June 18, 2014, goals from current Sporting KC forward Soony Saad and Alex Martinez earned the side a 2-0 win in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup. Last season, Benny Feilhaber and Diego Rubio were on the mark for a 2-1 Fourth Round victory at the National Sports Center Stadium in Blaine, Minnesota.

Sporting KC is 10-3-0 in their first-ever home game against an expansion MLS franchise, only suffering home defeats in the first visits of the Houston Dynamo (2006), Seattle Sounders FC (2009) and the Montreal Impact (2012).

Sporting KC Team Stats • SKC’s 10 goals allowed through 14 games in the 2017 MLS season are the second fewest conceded in the league, trailing FCD’s nine. SKC also has the best goals against average with 0.71, ahead of FCD’s 0.75.

• SKC is second in MLS in dribbles attempted with 289 and leads the league with 138 dribbles completed. SKC is also second in dribble success rate with 47.75 percent.

• SKC has faced the fewest shots this year with 126 and has taken the second most shots with 201, one behind RSL. • SKC has faced the fewest shots per game (9) and has taken the most shots per game (14.36) in MLS this season.

• SKC leads MLS with 144 chances created and chances created from open play with 128.

Date

05/07/2017

Sporting KC Player Stats • Goalkeeper Tim Melia has the second best goals against average in MLS with 0.71, conceding just 10 goals in 14 games this season and posting a leaguehigh seven shutouts. In addition, his 81.13 save percentage leads the league.

Melia is also one of just two goalkeepers to save two penalties this season.

• Midfielder Ilie is second in MLS with 1,027 passes attempted, and is fourth in the league in passes completed with 866. Matt Besler is fifth in passes attempted (968) and in passes completed (831).

• Defender Graham Zusi is fifth in MLS with 23 chances created from open play and leads all defenders with 28 chances created.

• Midfielder Benny Feilhaber is tied for fourth in MLS in chances created with 34 and is tied for third with 24 chances created from open play.

• Winger Gerso is second in MLS with 62 dribbles attempted, and second in dribbles completed with 31, only trailing CLB’s Justin Meram in both categories.

• Forward Dom Dwyer is is tied for seventh in MLS with 18 shots on goal and is also seventh with 27 fouls committed and tied for seventh with 32 fouls suffered.

#SKCvMIN: Recent Meetings (MIN leads 1-0-0 in regular season) Score

KC 0 at MIN 2

Result Details L

Danladi and Ramirez tally off Ibarra assists in the first half

#SKCvMIN: PLAYER HISTORY • Sporting KC midfielder Benny Feilhaber has a goal and an assist against Minnesota United FC in the U.S. Open Cup. Both came in the 2-1 victory in the Fourth Round last season on June 15, 2016, with Feilhaber opening the scoring from the penalty spot before setting up Diego Rubio’s game winner.

• Forward Soony Saad has one goal against Minnesota United FC, tallying the game-winner in the 2-0 victory in the Third Round of the 2014 U.S. Open Cup on June 18, 2014.

• Forward Diego Rubio also has one strike against Minnesota United FC, scoring the game-winning goal in overtime of the U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round matchup on June 15, 2016.

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 0-1-0 all-time against Minnesota United FC, conceding two goals in the 2-0 defeat to the Loons at TCF Bank Stadium on May 7, 2017.

Minnesota United FC Team Stats • MIN has conceded the most goals in MLS this season, allowing 30 through just 13 games - a rate of 2.31 per game. MIN has recovered recently and has only conceded six in their last six games.

• MIN is fourth in MLS with 201 interceptions.

• MIN is second in MLS in clearances with 337, and is tied for second in the league with 157 headed clearances.

• MIN has committed the second fewest fouls in MLS this season with 131.

Minnesota United FC Player Stats • Forward Christian Ramirez is tied for third in MLS with eight goals, three behind CHI’s league-leading Nemanja Nikolic.

• Forward Christian Ramirez is also ninth with 37 shots and tied for fifth with 19 shots on goal.

• Defender Francisco Calvo is fourth in MLS with 79 clearances through 13 games.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES

#SKCvMIN: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS

• Forward Dom Dwyer is one MLS regular-season appearance shy of reaching 125 for Sporting KC. • Defender Ike Opara is one regular-season appearance away from reaching 100 for both Sporting KC and the San Jose Earthquakes.

• Defender Graham Zusi is one start away from reaching 200 in all competitions for Sporting KC. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza is two appearances shy of hitting 200 in all competitions for Sporting KC. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is one shutout away from equaling his total of the 2015 and 2016 seasons (8).

• Sporting KC forward Dom Dwyer and Minnesota United midfielder Kevin Molino played together at Orlando City SC when the side was in the USL in 2013.

• Minnesota forward Bernardo Anor played for Sporting KC from 2015-2016.

• Defender Ike Opara was teammates with Minnesota’s Sam Cronin both at Wake Forest from 2007-2008 and at the San Jose Earthquakes from 2010-2012.

• Midfielder Benny Feilhaber and defender Seth Sinovic were each teammates of Minnesota goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth at the New England Revolution.

Feilhaber from 2011-2012 and Sinovic from 2010-2011.

• Forward Cameron Porter and Minnesota winger Johan Venegas played alongside one another at the Montreal Impact from 2015-2016.

• Defender Seth Sinovic and Minnesota United defender Brent Kallman were teammates at Creighton University in 2009 when Sinovic was a senior and Kallman was a freshman.

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia was a teammate of Minnesota goalkeeper Patrick McLain at Chivas USA from 2012-2013. McClain also played with forward Cameron Iwasa at Sacramento Republic FC in 2015.

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia also played with Minnesota midfielder Collen Warner at Real Salt Lake from 2010-2011.

• Goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra was a teammate of Minnesota’s Collin Martin at D.C. United from 2013-2016.

• Forward Cameron Iwasa and Minnesota United FC midfielder Miguel Ibarra were college teammates at UC Irvine in 2011 - Iwasa’s freshman season and Ibarra’s senior campaign.

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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes HOME COMFORTS

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES from outside the penalty area with 21. That count topped the previous record of 19, tallied by the Philadelphia Union in a match against Sporting KC on June 22, 2011 at Talen Energy Stadium.

Sporting Kansas City returns home this weekend after a two-game road swing to Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the Colorado Rapids the last two Saturdays. Both games resulted in shutout defeats but Sporting KC can now look forward to three straight games at Children’s Mercy Park against Minnesota United FC (June 3) and the Montreal Impact (June 10) before facing Minnesota again in the U.S. Open Cup on June 14.

In addition, Sporting KC made 437 passes in the attacking half during the game, which is the second highest tally of any MLS team in the Opta era - trailing only Atlanta United FC’s total of 530 against the Chicago Fire on March 18, 2017 when the Fire played a man down from the early exchanges. The side’s total of 628 passes were its third most in the Opta era.

Sporting KC currently boasts the longest active home unbeaten streak in MLS and is riding the longest home unbeaten streak in the club’s history. Sporting KC has not suffered defeat at Children’s Mercy Park for 15 games in MLS play, dating back to a 1-0 defeat to D.C. United on May 27, 2016 - over a year ago. Sporting KC is 5-0-1 at home so far this season and is one of five MLS teams just to taste defeat at home in 2017. Sporting KC is also in the midst of a five-game home winning streak, having taken maximum points from each home contest since a goalless draw with FC Dallas in the club’s home opener.

Sporting KC continues to lead Major League Soccer in shots per game this season, taking an average of 14.36 per game so far in 2017. The team is also third in shots on goal per game, finding the target 4.71 times per game, resulting in 16 goals.

WELCOME TO THE BIG SHOW

On Wednesday afternoon, Sporting Kansas City announced that the club had signed central defender Amer Didic from the side’s USL affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers. Didic, 22, made 38 appearances for the Rangers since joining ahead of their inaugural season in 2016, earning USL All-League First Team honors as a USL Defender of the Year finalist last season.

Minnesota United FC have made a recovery after their atrocious start to their inaugural MLS campaign, going 3-3-0 in their last six games after opening the season with a 1-4-2 mark through their opening seven matches in 2017. Minnesota are yet to win a game on the road during their short MLS history, posting a 0-4-2 mark away from home this season. Despite an improved 3-3-0 record in their last six outings, five of those games came at home and fell to a 3-2 defeat in their lone road game during that stretch to Toronto FC at BMO Field.

Didic scored once in 2016 - the game-winner against Seattle Sounders FC 2 on Sept. 24 - and was named to the USL Team of the Week a league-high six times. He started each of the Rangers’ nine shutouts last year on his way to being named Swope Park Rangers Defensive Player of the Year. Didic was the first SPR player to be called up to play with Sporting KC, playing every minute in the opening three CONCACAF Champions League contests for the club last fall.

LOONEY TUNES

Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United have squared off just once in MLS play in the two clubs’ history. The inaugural matchup took place on May 7 at TCF Bank Stadum in Minneapolis, with Sporting KC entering the game as their third in the space of eight days. Minnesota took the lead in the first half with a goal from Abu Danladi on his first start for the club before leading scorer Christian Ramirez added a second before halftime to steer Minnesota United to a 2-0 home victory and condemn Sporting KC to just their second defeat of the campaign.

Born in Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina but raised in Edmonton, Canada, Didic attended Baker University in nearby Baldwin City, Kansas. He scored 28 goals and added six assists in 84 games from central defense, and was a two-time NAIA All-American, a NSCAA All-American and earned Heart of America Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year honors in his final year with Baker in 2015.

Sporting KC had faced Minnesota United FC twice in the U.S. Open Cup prior to that game, in the 2014 and 2016 seasons. Sporting KC claimed a 2-0 win in a Third Round matchup at Children’s Mercy Park on June 18, 2014, with current Sporting KC forward Soony Saad and Alex Martinez on the scoresheet. Last season, Peter Vermes’ men won 2-1 after extra time behind a penalty from Benny Feilhaber and an extra-time strike from Diego Rubio.

ROGER SEES RED

In last Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to the Colorado Rapids, Roger Espinoza was shown Sporting Kansas City’s first red card of the season after receiving his second yellow card of the game late on for a foul on Kevin Doyle.

Only six teams in MLS have yet to receive a red card this season, while Sporting KC and Saturday’s opponents Minnesota United FC are two of seven sides yet to benefit from a red card shown to their opposition in a game. Prior to Saturday’s game, Sporting KC, FC Dallas and Orlando City SC were the only three teams yet to play in a game that saw either side shown a red card. That changed when Espinoza brought down Doyle in the 93rd minute of Saturday’s showdown at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

The two sides will meet twice more in 2017 after Saturday’s game, with Sporting KC hosting Minnesota United for a U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round showdown at Children’s Mercy Park just 11 days later on June 14 before Sporting KC travels back to TCF Bank Stadium on Oct. 7.

STURDY VS. POUROUS

In addition to not yet benefiting from a red card decision, Sporting KC is also one of two teams in MLS who have not been awarded a penalty kick this season, joined by the San Jose Earthquakes. Toronto FC have won the most penalties with seven - though they have only scored four of them - while the New York Red Bulls have faced a league-high six penalties to date. Sporting KC is tied for the third most penalties faced with three, though goalkeeper Tim Melia has saved two of them against D.C. United (March 4) and Vancouver Whitecaps FC (May 20).

Saturday’s match between Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC features Major League Soccer’s most sturdy backline and most pourous defense. Sporting KC has conceded just 10 goals in 14 games this season, seeing the side post a league-best 0.71 goals against average, while Minnesota has allowed 30 goals in 13 matches for a league-worst 2.31 goals against average.

Tim Melia has started every game in goal for Sporting KC this season and his 0.71 goals against average sees him lead all goalkeepers in Sporting KC and MLS history in that category for a single-season at this time. He’s lowered his all-time goals against average to 1.19 this year, placing him in a tie for eighth in the league all-time, alongside Nick Rimando. Former Sporting KC goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen leads the league’s all-time standings with 0.99.

REPORTING FOR DUTY

A host of Sporting Kansas City players have been called up for international duty this week ahead of both World Cup Qualifiers and friendly games. On Sunday, defenders Matt Besler and Graham Zusi were each called up to the U.S. National Team for a pair of World Cup Qualifiers against Trinidad and Tobago on June 8 and Mexico on June 11 preceded by a friendly with Venezuela this Saturday, June 3.

Melia leads the league with seven shutouts this season, just one shy of his singleseason record of eight that he set in 2015 and matched in 2016. In addition, Melia is one of just two goalkeepers to save two penalties this season alongside Real Salt Lake’s Rimando.

Roger Espinoza, who is suspended for Saturday’s clash with Minnesota United FC after receiving two yellow cards against the Colorado Rapids last weekend, has been called in to the Honduras National Team. Espinoza and Honduras will face Mexico on June 8 and Panama on June 13 as they continue their CONCACAF Hexagonal campaign.

Minnesota on the other hand has seen goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth allow 20 goals in his 12 games for a 1.90 goals against average individually. That’s the worst goals against average among goalkeepers to play in at least seven games this season, though his backline has improved after a wretched start. Minnesota have conceded just six goals in their last six games - including three shutouts - after opening the season by allowing 24 goals in seven games with zero shutouts.

Left back Tyler Pasher, who recently made his MLS debut for the club in the defeat at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on May 20, was included in Octavio Zambrano’s 27-man Canada National Team roster on Tuesday. The side will play an intrasquad scrimmage on June 8 before narrowing the squad down to 18-20 players ahead of a friendly against Curacao at Stade Saputo in Montreal on June 13. Both Pasher and Espinoza depart for their respective international sides after Saturday’s game against Minnesota.

UNPRECEDENTED FRUSTRATION

Sporting Kansas City endured a frustrating evening last Saturday as the side fell to a 1-0 defeat to the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Sporting KC dominated proceedings, keeping 73 percent of possession and taking 25 shots compared to Colorado’s six.

Swope Park Rangers attacking midfielder Kevin Oliveira has been called in to the Cape Verde National Team for a Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Uganda on June 10 in Praia, Cape Verde. Oliveira has previously spent time with the senior national team in camp, but never for a competitive match.

Sporting KC were mainly limited to shots from distance though, with the majority failing to find the target. In fact, Sporting KC set an Opta-era record (2010-present) for shots 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED)

CAPTAIN AMERICA

RUBIO STEPPING UP RECOVERY FROM ACL INJURY

Sporting Kansas City Homegrown center back Erik Palmer-Brown is currently in South Korea for the 2017 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, captaining the U.S. Under-20 National Team. The U.S. is off to a flying start in the tournament, advancing as group winners out of Group F with five points before earning an emphatic 6-0 victory over New Zealand in the Round of 16 on Thursday morning. The U.S. advanced out of their group after playing to a dramatic 3-3 draw with Ecuador on Monday, May 22 before topping Senegal 1-0 on Thursday, May 25 and hanging on for a 1-1 draw with Saudi Arabia despite being reduced to 10 men on Sunday, May 28.

Sporting KC forward Diego Rubio is back on the training field as he steps up his rehabilitation from a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his right knee suffered during training on Oct. 14, 2016. Rubio recorded three goals and one assist in 20 appearances across all competitions in 2016 after joining Sporting KC -initially on loan in March.

Last September, the 23-year-old 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, 2016 and notched the game-winner in extra time of a 2-1 U.S. Open Cup victory over Minnesota United FC on June 15, 2016. Rubio then tallied his first goal at Children’s Mercy Park in a 2-1 Champions League defeat to Vancouver on Sept.

13, 2016.

Palmer-Brown has played every minute at center back in all four games, first alongside Orlando City SC defender Tommy Redding in the opener before being partnered with Tottenham Hotspur’s Cameron Carter-Vickers on Thursday and Sunday - though CarterVickers was sent off for receiving two yellow cards in the draw with Saudi Arabia. PalmerBrown was reunited with Redding for Thursday’s thrashing of New Zealand.

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.

In Thursday’s game, the U.S. took a halftime lead after Missouri native Josh Sargent directed Justen Glad’s shot into the back of the net for his fourth goal of the tournament - matching the U.S. U-20s record for goals in a U-20 World Cup. The U-20s added two goals in the space of two minutes from Jeremy Ebobisse and Brooks Lennon in the second half before the U.S. added further strikes from Glad, Auston Trusty and Lagos Kunga while Palmer-Brown helped the side notch a second shutout of the tournament.

The U.S. will face Venezuela in the Quarterfinals on Sunday at 1 a.m. CT.

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.

BENNY, THE CREATOR

PLAYOFF STREAK

Sporting Kansas City midfielder Benny Feilhaber is tied for second on the team with two goals and his three assists place him in a tie for first on the squad. Feilhaber hit 50 regular-season assists on Wednesday, May 17 against Seattle Sounders FC when he helped set up Gerso’s third and final goal of the game - nine for the New England Revolution and 41 for Sporting KC.

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

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

On top of his exploits on the scoresheet, Feilhaber is tied for fourth in MLS with 34 chances created - trailing his childhood friend and New York Red Bulls midfielder Sacha Kljestan’s 43 - and is tied for third with 24 chances created from open play, trailing NYCFC’s David Villa and Maxi Moralez, who both sit on 26 and 25, respectively.

BESLER AND SINOVIC RENEW PARTNERSHIP

After recording seven shutouts in the opening 14 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 45 total shutouts in just 119 games where both have started in the regular season.

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

Since Sinovic made his first appearance for the team on May 28, 2011 after being waived by the New England Revolution earlier in the year, Sporting KC leads all of MLS with 75 shutouts - 13 more than the LA Galaxy in second. Besler and Sinovic have started 119 of the 210 games since the trade, posting 45 of the club’s 75 shutouts alongside one another.

Individually, Besler leads the league in shutouts since Sinovic joined the club with 61, while Sinovic is second with 54. Besler and Sinovic have started in each of Sporting KC’s last 15 regular-season games, conceding just 10 goals - a rate of 0.67 per game.

VERMES VERBATIM

Thoughts on the game against the Colorado Rapids…

We actually dominated every category except scoring a goal. It’s tough to swallow when you play as well as we did and you walk away with zero. I’m disappointed for the guys because the effort, the level of play, and just a class game, but in the end, we couldn’t find the net. Colorado defended well, made some stops.

DWYER CLOSING IN ON PREKI

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.

On what the team can learn from the game…

Sometimes it’s cruel, and this is what happens. Run away from home and dominating a game like this, usually you get more and sometimes a game is cruel. Tonight, it was cruel.

Dwyer has scored five goals in his last seven games to bring his regular-season total to 57, and 66 in all competitions. Dwyer sits just 14 MLS goals and 15 strikes in all competitions shy of Preki’s all-time records of 71 and 81, respectively.

On how tough it is to break Colorado down…

It wasn’t at our place. We obviously scored three goals, so I wouldn’t go that far with that statement. I would say more tonight they were tough to break down. We were in and around their box for 74 percent of the possession of the game.

The 26-year-old has amassed 55 goals since the start of the 2014 season. Only Bradley Wright-Phillips has scored more MLS goals in that time period than Dwyer, and took home the MLS Golden Boot titles in 2014 and 2016.

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 57 43 43 39

Goals (All Competitions) 81 66 52 46 43

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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS

Sporting KC MLS record vs. Minnesota United FC: 0-1-0 Home games: 0-0-0 (0 GF, 0 GA) Road games: 0-1-0 (0 GF, 2 GA) Date 05/07/2017

Score KC 0 at MIN 2

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 0 N/A 0 N/A 3 Dwyer, Medranda 2 Dom Dwyer 3 Dwyer, Espinoza 3 Ilie

Result Location L TCF Bank Stadium

Sporting KC U.S. Open Cup record vs. Minnesota United FC: 2-0-0 Home games: 1-0-0 (2 GF, 0 GA) Road games: 1-0-0 (2 GF, 1 GA) Date 06/18/2014 06/15/2016

Score KC 2 vs MIN 0 KC 2 at MIN 1

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

Danladi, Ramirez Miguel Ibarra Christian Ramirez Christian Ramirez Abu Danladi Ibson

1 2 4 2 3 6

WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

Bobby Shuttleworth N/A Bobby Shuttleworth Bobby Shuttleworth N/A

1 0 1 7 0

0 N/A 1 Tim Melia 0 N/A 2 Tim Melia 2 Tim Melia

Result Location W Children’s Mercy Park W (OT) National Sports Center Stadium

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED

0 N/A 0 N/A 3 Dwyer, Medranda 2 Dom Dwyer (5/7/17) 3 Dwyer, Espinoza 3 Ilie (5/7/17)

SAVES GOALS ALLOWED

2 Tim Melia (5/7/17) 2 Tim Melia (5/7/17)

Danladi, Ramirez

(5/7/17) Miguel Ibarra (5/7/17) Christian Ramirez (5/7/17) Christian Ramirez (5/7/17) Abu Danladi (5/7/17) Ibson (5/7/17) Bobby

Shuttleworth 7 N/A 0

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 0 0 0 0 Shots 5 12 0 17 Shots on Goal 2 5 0 7 Fouls 8 7 0 15 Offsides 0 1 0 1 Corner Kicks 3 7 0 10

MINNESOTA UNITED FC Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 2 0 0 2 Shots 4 4 0 8 Shots on Goal 2 2 0 4 Fouls 6 4 0 10 Offsides 2 1 0 3 Corner Kicks 0 2 0 2

GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL KC COL

93

1-15

0 0

16-30

31-45

0 1

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

19,428

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

ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 114 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)

SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 108 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 14 Open Cup, 7 CCL, 5 friendlies

PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 113 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467

140

0 1

105.2 5

46-60

0 0

61-75

0 0

76-90

0 0

OT

0 0

Total

0 2

77

SPORTING KC MATCHES WON

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

232

1 2 4 2 3 6

SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 140 matches played at the stadium

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | 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 (signing - 1/30/17)

Paulo Nagamura (retired - 12/12/16)

Colton Storm (SuperDraft - 2/24/17)

Alec Kann (Expansion Draft - 12/13/16)

Amer Didic (signed from SPR - 5/31/17)

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 May 31: IN Sporting KC signs D Amer Didic from Swope Park Rangers (USL)

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)

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

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) Amer Didic (5/31/17)

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

Diego Rubio (3/8/16)

Andrew Dykstra (Second Round)

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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | 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

W

3-1

Sinovic, Gerso, Dwyer

Saturday, April 15

at Portland Timbers

MLS

W

1-0

Dwyer

Saturday, April 22

at FC Dallas

MLS

L

0-1

--

SATURDAY, APRIL 29

REAL SALT LAKE

MLS

W

3-0

Feilhaber, Dwyer, Gerso

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3

NEW YORK RED BULLS

MLS

W

2-0

Dwyer (2)

Sunday, May 7

at Minnesota United FC

MLS

L

0-2

--

Saturday, May 13

at Orlando City SC

MLS

T

2-2

Blessing (2)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

MLS

W

3-0

Gerso (3)

Saturday, May 20

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

MLS

L

0-2

--

Saturday, May 27

at Colorado Rapids

MLS

L

0-1

--

SATURDAY, JUNE 3

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

MLS

4:00

ESPN

SATURDAY, JUNE 10

MONTREAL IMPACT

MLS

7:00

FOX SPORTS KC

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

U.S. OPEN CUP

7:30

SPORTINGKC.COM

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 | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | 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

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

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

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

Wearing Sporting blue Wearing dark indigo

4-2-4 2-2-0

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

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

Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even

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

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

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

Day games (before 5 p.m.)

Games 5 p.m. CT or later

0-1-0 6-3-4

With red card for With red card against

0-0-0 0-1-0

Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75

1-0-1 5-4-3

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

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

vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference

6-4-1 0-0-3

On grass On turf

5-2-4 1-2-0

Quickest Goals...

Seth Sinovic (4/9 vs. COL) - 6th Minute

Quickest Goals Against...

Cyle Larin (5/13 at ORL) - 16th Minute

Regular Season Record By Month

Game-winning goals after 75’...

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

Game-tying goals after 75’...

1-0-3 17-9-9 3-1-0 43-36-15 2-3-1 36-46-25 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

Own Goal (3/18 vs. SJ) - 89th Minute None

Game-winning goals against after 75’...

Maynor Figueroa (4/22 at FCD) - 77th Minute

Game-tying goals against after 75’...

None

Red Cards...

Roger Espinoza (5/27 at COL) - 93rd Minute

Red Cards Against...

None

Penalty Kicks...

None

Penalty Kicks Against...

Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2017)

Shutouts 4-0-3 One-goal games 2-2-0 On ESPN/ESPN2 On FOX/FS1 On FSKC

SPORTING KC IN 2017 (MLS REGULAR SEASON) 0-0-1 0-1-1 3-0-1 3-3-1

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

Marcelo Sarvas (3/4 at DC) - Saved by Tim Melia Kevin Doyle (4/9 vs. COL) - Scored on Tim Melia Fredy Montero (5/20 at VAN) - Saved by Tim Melia

Youngest Goalscorer...

Oldest Goalscorer...

Youngest Starter...

Youngest to play in a game...

Oldest Starter...

Oldest to play in a game...

Latif Blessing (5/13 at ORL) - 20 years and 134 days Benny Feilhaber (4/29 vs. RSL) - 32 years and 100 days Latif Blessing (5/13 at ORL) - 20 years and 134 days Latif Blessing (3/11 vs. FCD) - 20 years and 71 days Benny Feilhaber (5/27 at COL) - 32 years and 128 days Benny Feilhaber (5/27 at COL) - 32 years and 128 days

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

276-257-144 5-0-1 181-91-65 1-4-3 95-166-79

2017 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 4 12 16 OPPONENT 5 5 10

SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 91 111 202 OPPONENT 56 69 125

SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 25 42 67 OPPONENT 25 30 55

FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 64 92 156 OPPONENT 84 97 181

OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 17 8 25 OPPONENT 20 14 34

CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 32 40 72 OPPONENT 23 29 52

CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 7 18 25 OPPONENT 8 21 29

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

PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0/0 0/0 0/0 OPPONENT 0/1 1/2 1/3

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 276 257 144 17 20 8 24 15 6 10 12 9 327 304 167

HOME GF GA 938 902 59 60 89 55 39 45 1125 1062

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

W L T 181 91 65 14 3 3 17 7 2 6 4 5 218 105 75

8

AWAY GF GA 563 398 35 15 59 26 20 13 679 453

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

W L T 95 166 79 2 16 5 7 8 4 4 8 3 108 198 91

GF GA 373 503 21 42 30 29 19 32 443 606

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 | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | 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 11 Latif Blessing 3

Left forward

Right forward

Jimmy Medranda 8 Soony Saad 3 Gerso Fernandes 2 Tyler Pasher 1

Gerso 12 Jimmy Medranda 2

Left-center midfielder

Right-center midfielder

Benny Feilhaber 10 Jimmy Medranda 2 Roger Espinoza 1 Soni Mustivar 1

Roger Espinoza 13 Benny Feilhaber 1

Defensive midfielder Ilie 14

Left back

Seth Sinovic 14

Left center back

Right center back

Matt Besler 14

Ike Opara 12 Kevin Ellis 2

Goalkeeper Tim Melia 14

9

Right back

Graham Zusi 13 Igor Juliao 1

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | 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 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’)

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

FCD 6 (4) 2 13 1 3

April 9, 2017: Sporting KC 3-1 Colorado Rapids MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,249 Weather: Partly cloudy and 74 degrees 1 2 F 1 2 3 0 1 1

Sporting KC (2-0-3, 9 pts.)

Colorado Rapids (1-2-1, 4 pts.)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Medranda (Mustivar 74’) F Gerso F Dwyer F Saad (Salloi 83’)

Colorado Rapids GK Howard (C) D Miller D Ford (Burling 83’) D Watts D Williams M Adjei-Boateng (Powers 73’) M Azira M Gashi (Calvert 68’) M Hairston M Badji F Doyle

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

April 15, 2017: Sporting KC 1-0 Portland Timbers MLS Regular Season | Providence Park | Portland, OR Attendance: 21,144 Weather: Sunny and 54 degrees

Sporting KC (3-0-3, 12 pts.)

Portland Timbers (4-2-1, 13 pts.)

1 2 F 0 1 1 0 0 0

Sporting KC Portland Timbers GK Melia GK Gleeson D Zusi D Powell D Opara D Olum D Besler (C) D Miller D Sinovic D Farfan (Asprilla 85’) M Ilie M Guzman (Mattocks 71’) M Espinoza (Abdul-Salaam 90’) M Chara M Feilhaber (Mustivar 83’) M Blanco F Gerso M Valeri (C) F Dwyer M Nagbe F Medranda F Adi

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Mavinga Abdul-Salaam Chapman Ellis Cheyrou Porter Delgado Salloi

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) MacMath (GK) Abdul-Salaam da Fonte Ellis Hamilton Blessing Gatt Porter

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Attinella (GK) Ellis Myers Blessing Vytas Saad Okugo Salloi Barmby

Scoring Summary: None

Scoring Summary: SKC - Seth Sinovic 1 (Unassisted) 6’ SKC - Gerso 1 (Roger Espinoza 1, Dom Dwyer 1) 58’ SKC - Dom Dwyer 1 (Seth Sinovic 1, Soni Mustivar 1) 85’ COL - Kevin Doyle 1 (Penalty Kick) 94+

Scoring Summary: SKC - Dom Dwyer 2 (Jimmy Medranda 1, Benny Feilhaber 1) 53’

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’ TOR - Jozy Altidore (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 15 (5) 2 11 0 4

TOR 13 (2) 5 10 0 6

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’ COL - Eric Miller (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 84’ COL - Jared Watts (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 12 (6) 2 8 1 7

10

COL 8 (3) 3 12 4 1

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ike Opara (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 25’ COL - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 52’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 12 (4) 3 12 0 5

POR 10 (4) 3 22 4 4

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 BOX SCORES (CONT.) April 22, 2017: FC Dallas 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Toyota Stadium | Frisco, TX Attendance: 15,411 Weather: Cloudy and 58 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 1 1

Sporting KC (3-1-3, 12 pts.)

FC Dallas (4-0-2, 14 pts.)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Feilhaber (Mustivar 72’) F Gerso (Blessing 84’) F Dwyer F Medranda (Salloi 81’)

FC Dallas GK Gonzalez D Grana D Zimmerman D Hedges (C) D Figueroa M Acosta M Gruezo M Lamah (Harris 86’) M Morales (Ulloa 85’) M Akindele (Barrios 73’) F Urruti

April 29, 2017: Sporting KC 3-0 Real Salt Lake MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,648 Weather: Rainy and 48 degrees 1 2 F 1 2 3 0 0 0

Sporting KC (4-1-3, 15 pts.)

Real Salt Lake (2-5-2, 8 pts.)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Mustivar 70’) M Feilhaber F Gerso F Dwyer (Saad 91+) F Medranda (Salloi 79’)

Real Salt Lake GK VanOekel D Acosta (Saucedo 71’) D Wingert (C) D Schuler D Phillips M Mulholland (Hernandez 85’) M Sunny M Rusnak M Lennon M Movsisyan (Silva 60’) F Plata

May 3, 2017: Sporting KC 2-0 New York Red Bulls MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,965 Weather: Cloudy and 50 degrees 1 2 F 0 2 2 0 0 0

Sporting KC (5-1-3, 18 pts.)

New York Red Bulls (5-4-1, 16 pts.)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Mustivar 91+) M Feilhaber F Gerso F Dwyer (Saad 93+) F Medranda (Salloi 91+)

New York Red Bulls GK Robles D Murillo D Long D Zizzo D Lade M Davis M Felipe M Muyl M Etienne Jr. (Wright-Phillips 65’) M Veron (Kljestan 57’) F Gulbrandsen (Royer 69’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Lissek (GK) Ellis Hollingshead Abdul-Salaam Cermeno Saad Colman

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Fernandez (GK) Ellis Dunk Abdul-Salaam Schmidt Blessing Holness

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Meara (GK) Ellis Perrinelle Juliao Lawrence Blessing Adams

Scoring Summary: FCD - Maynor Figeuroa 1 (Michael Barrios 2, Hernan Grana 1) 77’

Scoring Summary: SKC - Benny Feilhaber 2 (Graham Zusi 2, Roger Espinoza 2) 17’ SKC - Dom Dwyer 3 (Unassisted) 51’ SKC - Gerso 2 (Soony Saad 1) 95+

Scoring Summary: SKC - Dom Dwyer 4 (Unassisted) 46’ SKC - Dom Dwyer 5 (Benny Feilhaber 2) 68’

Misconduct Summary: RSL - Luke Mulholland (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 39’ SKC - Benny Feilhaber (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 49’ RSL - Demar Phillips (Yellow Card; Dissent) 51’ RSL - Yura Movsisyan (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 55’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 55’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’ SKC - Gerso (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 84’ SKC - Brooks Lennon (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 85’

Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ike Opara (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 30’ SKC - Dom Dwyer (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ NY - Sean Davis (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 62’ NY - Connor Lade (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 76’ NY - Bradley Wright-Phillips (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+

Misconduct Summary: None Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 11 (1) 5 5 1 3

FCD 11 (6) 1 11 6 3

Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks May 7, 2017: Minnesota United FC 2-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | TCF Bank Stadium | Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 17,709 Weather: Cloudy and 60 degrees

Sporting KC (5-2-3, 18 pts.)

Minnesota United FC (3-5-2, 11 pts.)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Juliao (Zusi 46’) D Ellis D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Feilhaber F Gerso (Salloi 77’) F Dwyer F Saad (Medranda 60’)

1 2 F 0 0 0 2 0 2

Minnesota United FC GK Shuttleworth D Thiesson (Taylor 75’) D Kallman D Calvo (C) D Burch M Ibson M Cronin M Molino M Danladi (Warner 72’) M Ibarra F Ramirez (Venegas 84’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Alvbage (GK) Opara Davis Mustivar Kadrii Blessing Jome Scoring Summary: MIN - Abu Danladi 1 (Miguel Ibarra 1, Ibson 2) 22’ MIN - Christian Ramirez 6 (Miguel Ibarra 2, Abu Danladi 1) 39’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Igor Juliao (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 17’ MIN - Christian Ramirez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ MIN - Francisco Calvo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ SKC - Dom Dwyer (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 17 (7) 2 15 1 10

MIN 7 (4) 7 10 3 2

SKC 10 (7) 2 7 4 6

RSL 14 (2) 4 15 3 6

May 13, 2017: Orlando City SC 2-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Orlando City Stadium | Orlando, FL Attendance: 25,527 Weather: Cloudy and 80 degrees 1 2 F 1 1 2 2 0 2

Sporting KC (5-2-4, 19 pts.)

Orlando City SC (6-3-1, 19 pts.)

Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 18 (8) 2 16 4 3

NY 6 (2) 6 10 1 3

May 17, 2017: Sporting KC 3-0 Seattle Sounders FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,139 Weather: Sunny and 77 degrees

Sporting KC (6-2-4, 22 pts.)

Seattle Sounders FC (2-5-4, 10 pts.)

1 2 F 0 3 3 0 0 0

Sporting KC Orlando City SC GK Melia GK Bendik D Zusi D Sutter D Opara D Aja D Besler (C) D Spector D Sinovic (Abdul-Salaam 93+) D Toia M Ilie M Higuita (Gil 65’) M Espinoza M Nocerino M Feilhaber M Kaka (C) F Gerso M Johnson F Blessing (Saad 82’) F Rivas (Barnes 64’) F Medranda (Mustivar 86’) F Larin

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Feilhaber (Salloi 89’) F Gerso (Blessing 83’) F Dwyer F Medranda (Mustivar 79’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Saunders (GK) Ellis Giro Porter Pereira Salloi Garcia Carrasco

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Miller (GK) Abdul-Salaam Tolo Ellis Mathers Porter Dempsey

Scoring Summary: SKC - Latif Blessing 1 (Matt Besler 1) 9’ ORL - Cyle Larin 7 (Carlos Rivas 5, Donny Toia 2) 16’ ORL - Kaka 3 (Scott Sutter 3) 26’ SKC - Latif Blessing (Unassisted) 74’ Misconduct Summary: ORL - Jose Aja (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 11’ ORL - Christian Higuita (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 40’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48’ SKC - Ilie (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ SKC - Latif Blessing (Yellow Card; Simulation) 79’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 14 (8) 2 7 5 3

11

ORL 7 (4) 6 9 2 4

Seattle Sounders FC GK Frei D Delem D Marshall D Alfaro D Fisher (Evans 78’) M Fernandez M Roldan M Svensson (Shipp 72’) M Morris (Adekoya 77’) F Lodeiro (C) F Bruin

Scoring Summary: SKC - Gerso 3 (Unassisted) 56’ SKC - Gerso 4 (Unassisted) 58’ SKC - Gerso 5 (Graham Zusi 3, Benny Feilhaber 3) 69’ Misconduct Summary: SEA - Jordy Delem (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 3’ SEA - Tony Alfaro (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 85’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 12 (6) 5 8 1 5

SEA 10 (5) 3 6 3 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 BOX SCORES (CONT.) May 20, 2017: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BC Place | Vancouver, British Columbia Attendance: 21,020 Weather: Sunny and 67 degrees

May 27, 2017: Colorado Rapids 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dick’s Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, CO Attendance: 17,648 Weather: Partly cloudy and 55 degrees

1 2 F Sporting KC (6-3-4, 22 pts.)

0 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (5-5-1, 16 pts.) 1 1 2

Sporting KC (6-4-4, 22 pts.)

Colorado Rapids (3-8-1, 10 pts.)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Ellis D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Mustivar (Feilhaber 56’) F Gerso F Blessing (Porter 69’) F Pasher (Medranda 46’)

Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Sent Off 93+) M Feilhaber 56’ F Gerso F Blessing F Medranda (Saad 74’)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC GK Ousted D Williams D Waston (C) D Parker D Harvey M Laba M Techera M Jacobson M Tchani (Davies 62’) M Bolanos (Mezquida 78’) F Montero (Shea 85’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Tornaghi (GK) Abdul-Salaam de Jong Opara Rosales Salloi Teibert Scoring Summary: VAN - Cristian Techera 3 (Christian Bolanos 3, Sheanon Williams 2) 40’ VAN - Tim Parker 1 (Christian Bolanos 4) 67’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 66’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’ VAN - Matias Laba (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 12 (2) 5 15 4 3

VAN 13 (7) 2 11 4 8

1 2 F 0 0 0 1 0 1

Vancouver Whitecaps FC GK Howard (C) D Hairston (Williams 86’) D Burling D Ford D Miller (da Fonte 46’) M Azira M Powers M Gashi M Saeid (Gatt 76’) F Badji F Doyle

Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) MacMath (GK) Abdul-Salaam Serna Juliao Hamilton Mustivar Gordon Porter Salloi Scoring Summary: COL - Kortne Ford 1 (Shkelzen Gashi 1) 11’ Misconduct Summary: COL - Bobby Burling (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 19’ COL - Eric Miller (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 22’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 41’ COL - Tim Howard (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 86’ COL - Kevin Doyle (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks

SKC 25 (2) 2 14 0 8

12

VAN 6 (3) 1 19 1 3

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | 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 W W L W W L T W L L

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

ATTEND. 18,268 19,117 19,282 27,909 19,249 21,144 15,411 18,648 18,965 17,709 25,527 20,139 21,020 17,648

RECORD PLACE PTS. GOALSCORERS 0-0-1 0-0-2 1-0-2 1-0-3 2-0-3 3-0-3 3-1-3 4-1-3 5-1-3 5-2-3 5-2-4 6-2-4 6-3-4 6-4-4

T-6 6 5 T-4 T-3 2 4 T-2 T-1 T-1 T-1 1 1 1

1 2 5 6 9 12 12 15 18 18 19 22 22 22

--Feilhaber, Own Goal -Sinovic, Gerso, Dwyer Dwyer -Feilhaber, Dwyer, Gerso Dwyer (2) -Blessing (2) Gerso (3) ---

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

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

GP GS MIN G A 11 11 988 5 1 14 14 1234 5 0 12 11 993 2 3

7 3 283 2 0

14 14 1259 1 1

14 13 1215 0 3 14 14 1237 0 2

14 14 1260 0 1 14 12 1027 0 1

10 1 163 0 1 8 3 265 0 1 2 0 2 0 0

2 2 180 0 0

1 1 45 0 0

14 14 1260 0 0

12 12 1080 0 0

1 1 45 0 0 1 0 21 0 0

6 0 42 0 0

14 14 1260 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

14 14 1260 16 14 14 14 1260 10 15

SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C 35 18 27 32 7 2 5 33 18 18 20 3 1 2 23 6 14 21 0 50 1 11 5 9 9 4 0 1 6 2 9 7 4 0 5 16 4 7 8 0 8 3 17 2 25 15 2 1 4 3 0 10 7 1 0 0 26 4 6 13 2 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 9 3 3 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 2 7 6 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 1 9 21 0 3 3 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

202 66 156 182 26 73 27 1 126 55 182 156 34 51 30 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Gerso Fernandes 2, Dom Dwyer 2, Benny Feilhaber 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Roger Espinoza 2, Graham Zusi 1, Jimmy Medranda 1, Benny Feilhaber 1, Dom Dwyer 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS 29 GK

GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals

GP GS 14 14

14 14 14 14

MIN SH SV 1260 55 43 1260 55 43 1260 66 50 13

GA 10 10 16

GAA PG 0.71 1 0.71 1 1.14 0

PA 3 3 0

W 6 6 4

L T 4 4 4 4 6 4

SO 7 7 7

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | 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 134 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 109 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 308 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 6-4-4 --- TOTAL 109-86-65 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 6-4-4 134-100-74

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 | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #17 | D | SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM | @Saad_Abdul SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

54

36

3453

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

64

42

4148

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 May 13, 2017, KC at ORL 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

54

36

3453

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

56

38

3663

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, 12 times, last: May 13, 2017, KC at ORL 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

214

208

18752

3

12

MLS Postseason

13

13

1260

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

16

14

1294

0

1

International

10

10

885

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

253

245

22191

3

13

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 27, 2017, KC at COL Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assist May 1, 2016, KC vs. LA 2017 Record when: he starts 6-4-4 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 253 appearances across all competitions. A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 221 of 227 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

214

208

18752

3

12

40

9

188

103

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

227

221

20012

3

12

42

9

202

113

9

1

27

2

2

5

15

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #9 | F | LATIF BLESSING | @latif_blessing SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

7

3

284

2

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

7

3

284

2

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Shots 3, 2 times, last: May 27, 2017, KC at COL Fouls Committed 6, May 27, 2017, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 4, March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 27, 2017, KC at COL Goal May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-2-1 he scores 0-0-1

Height: 5-3 Weight: 130 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. Blessing scored two goals on his first start for the club in a 2-2 draw with Orlando City SC on May 13, 2017.

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.

on Feb. 28, 2016 and opened his scoring account with a game-winning goal against Inter 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.

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 MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

7

3

284

2

0

11

5

9

9

4

0

1

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

7

3

284

2

0

11

5

9

9

4

0

1

0

0

0

#55 | D | AMER DIDIC | @amerdidic_ 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

3

3

270

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

3

3

270

0

0

Height: 6-4 Weight: 195 Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 5/31/2017

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: 12/28/1994

Sporting Kansas City signed central defender Amer Didic from the club’s USL affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers, on May 31, 2017. Didic had previously made three appearances for Sporting KC in the CONCACAF Champions League during the 2016 campaign after joining on loan from the Rangers.

Didic was born in Zenica, Bosnia, but raised in Edmonton, Alberta after his parents fled the war-torn Eastern European nation when Didic was a child. He made 32 appearances for the Rangers in their inaugural season in 2016, helping guide the side to the Western Conference championship before falling to defeat in the USL Cup Final against New York Red Bulls II.

he scores 0-0-0

Didic was named to the USL Team of the Week a league-high six times throughout the year before earning a spot on the USL All-League First Team, while also being named a finalist for USL Defender of the Year. In addition, he was named Swope Park Rangers defensive player of the year. Collegiately, Didic played at Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, making 84 appearances and scoring 28 goals from central defense.

Didic represented Canada’s Under-23 National Team for the first time in March 2017 when he took part in a mini-tournament in Qatar, playing the full 90 minutes in two games against Uzbekistan and Qatar without conceding a goal as Canada won the tournament with 1-0 and 2-0 wins, respectively.

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

16

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #14 | F | DOM DWYER | @Ddwyer14 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 10 times, last: May 3, 2017, KC vs. NY Assists 1, 9 times, last: April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Shots 9, Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Fouls Committed 6, 3 times, last: May 3, 2017, KC vs. NY Fouls Suffered 9, April 19, 2014, KC vs. MTL

A

MLS Regular Season

124

108

9759

57

9

MLS Postseason

9

6

582

2

0

U.S. Open Cup

10

9

810

5

1

International

9

2

314

2

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

152

125

11465

66

10

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA Goal May 3, 2017, KC vs. NY Assist April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL 2017 Record when: he starts 6-2-3 he scores 4-0-0

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 66 goals for Sporting KC in all competitions, second most in team Open Cup Golden Boot honors with five goals in the tournament, including a single-game history, since being taken in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft (16th overall). He set a singleclub record four goals against FC Dallas in the Round 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 88 goals in all competitions since the start of sophomore. He moved to South Florida in 2011, netting 16 goals in 21 games.

2013, 66 for Sporting KC and 22 for former USL affiliate Orlando City SC, while he is tied for first in club history with 13 game-winning goals. In 2015, he claimed Lamar Hunt U.S. MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

124

108

9759

57

9

391

157

232

267

105

4

26

1

13

4

KC - Postseason

9

6

582

2

0

24

9

20

18

8

0

1

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

133

114

10341

59

9

415

166

252

285

113

4

27

1

14

4

#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

17

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #4 | D | KEVIN ELLIS | @Kev_Ellis4 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

65

55

5119

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

84

73

6826

8

5

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 Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Goal Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Assist Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NE 2017 Record when: he starts 0-2-0 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

65

55

5119

5

5

26

11

68

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

68

58

5419

6

5

28

13

72

44

2

0

10

0

2

3

#27 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

174

154

13650

4

22

MLS Postseason

8

7

545

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

13

11

1234

0

2

International

3

2

232

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

198

174

15661

4

24

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, 22 times, last: April 29, 2017, KC vs. RSL Shots on Goal 2, 8 times, last: May 13, 2017, KC at ORL 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 May 27, 2017, KC at COL Goal Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Assist April 29, 2017, KC vs. RSL 2017 Record when: he starts 6-4-4 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.

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 198 appearances for the club in all

competitions, tallying four goals and 24 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.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

174

154

13650

4

22

180

46

274

234

12

15

36

7

1

6

KC - Postseason

8

7

545

0

0

6

2

10

10

1

0

3

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

182

161

14195

4

22

186

48

284

244

13

15

39

7

1

6

18

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #10 | M | BENNY FEILHABER | @b_feilhaber22 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

132

121

10668

26

41

MLS Postseason

7

7

694

0

3

U.S. Open Cup

9

9

810

3

6

International

9

8

592

1

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

157

145

12764

29

54

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 7, May 27, 2017, KC at COL 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 May 27, 2017, KC at COL Goal April 29, 2017, KC vs. RSL Assist May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA 2017 Record when: he starts 5-3-3 he scores 2-0-0

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 157 appearances across all competitions for the club with 29 goals and 54 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

132

121

10668

26

41

196

61

161

259

4

233

22

1

7

12

MLS - Regular Season

184

168

14861

31

50

274

88

228

400

6

304

30

3

7

13

KC - Postseason

7

7

694

0

3

17

3

14

17

2

2

2

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

191

174

15555

31

53

291

91

242

417

8

306

32

3

7

14

#7 | F | GERSO FERNANDES | @ge7fe SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

14

14

1234

5

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

14

14

1234

5

0

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA Assists 0 Shots on Goal 4, May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA Shots 6, May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 3, 3 times, last: May 27, 2017, KC at COL Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 27, 2017, KC at COL Goal May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 6-4-4 he scores 3-0-0

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.

On May 17, 2017, Gerso scored the first Sporting KC hat-trick in seven years in a 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC. 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

14

14

1234

5

0

33

18

17

19

3

1

2

0

2

0

MLS - TOTAL

14

14

1234

5

0

33

18

17

19

3

1

2

0

2

0

19

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #24 | F | CAMERON IWASA | @cam31iwasa 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: 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

#40 | D | IGOR JULIAO | @IgorJuliao2 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

24

24

2037

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

27

27

2262

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, 5 times, last: May 7, 2017, KC at MIN 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 May 7, 2017, KC at MIN Goal N/A Assist Sept. 12, 2014 KC at CHV 2017 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 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

24

24

2037

0

3

17

5

26

54

5

0

5

0

0

1

MLS - TOTAL

24

24

2037

0

3

17

5

26

54

5

0

5

0

0

1

20

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #94 | D | JIMMY MEDRANDA | @jimmymedranda SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Assists 1, 3 times, last: April 15, 2017, KC at POR Shots on Goal 2, June 2, 2016, KC at LA Shots 4, 4 times, last: May 27, 2017, KC at COL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Fouls Suffered 4, March 15, 2014, KC vs. FCD

A

MLS Regular Season

55

42

3524

1

3

MLS Postseason

1

0

1

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

2

2

210

0

0

International

2

1

96

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

60

45

3831

1

3

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 27, 2017, KC at COL Goal July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Assist July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB 2017 Record when: he starts 6-2-4 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 60 games for the club across all competitions, including a career-high 32 appearances and 25 starts in 2016.

Medranda has scored one goal and added three assists since the start of 2016, 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

55

42

3524

1

3

77

13

57

38

3

6

9

1

1

2

KC - Postseason

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

56

42

3525

1

3

77

13

57

38

3

6

9

1

1

2

#29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

64

64

5760

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

72

72

6504

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 May 27, 2017, KC at COL Shutout May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA 2017 Record when: he starts 6-4-4

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

64

64

5760

259

187

23

68

1.06

6

9

5

0

27

23

13

MLS - Regular Season

70

69

6199

295

209

23

82

1.19

7

10

5

1

28

27

14

KC - Postseason

2

2

174

5

2

0

2

1.03

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

MLS - TOTAL

72

71

6373

300

211

23

84

1.19

7

10

5

1

28

28

14

21

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #93 | M | SONI MUSTIVAR | @billydougie SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

60

45

4096

0

3

MLS Postseason

2

2

210

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

7

7

604

1

0

International

2

2

154

0

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

71

56

5064

1

3

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 Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Goal N/A Assist April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL 2017 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 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

60

45

4096

0

3

11

1

67

40

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

62

47

4306

0

3

11

1

69

43

0

0

8

1

0

1

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

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

64

51

4715

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

76

60

5571

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 May 27, 2017, KC at COL Goal July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Assist Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ 2017 Record when: he starts 6-2-4 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

64

51

4715

6

3

46

19

64

27

3

0

9

1

3

2

MLS - Regular Season

99

73

6867

9

3

67

26

93

44

8

1

11

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

103

73

6961

9

3

68

26

94

46

8

1

11

1

4

2

22

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #2 | D | ERIK PALMER-BROWN | @ErikBrown14 SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

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

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

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

#77 | D | TYLER PASHER | @typash SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

1

1

45

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

2

2

135

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 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 1, May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 0

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 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 made his MLS debut for Sporting KC at Vancouver on May 20, 2017.

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

1

1

45

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

1

1

45

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes # 39 | F | CAMERON PORTER | @Cam39Porter SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

3

0

53

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

7

3

287

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, 2 times, last: May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 2, March 7, 2015, MTL at DC (w/ MTL)

A

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 20, 2017, KC at VAN 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

3

0

53

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

5

1

92

0

0

2

0

0

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

#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

24

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #22 | F | SOONY SAAD | @SoonySaad SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

66

29

2867

8

7

MLS Postseason

4

0

47

0

0

U.S. Open Cup

5

4

375

4

1

International

4

4

376

2

0

ALL COMPETITIONS

79

37

3665

14

8

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 May 27, 2017, KC at COL Goal Sept. 3, 2014, KC at NE Assist April 29, 2017, KC vs. RSL 2017 Record when: he starts 1-1-1 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

66

29

2867

8

7

107

33

41

59

3

27

2

0

2

2

KC - Postseason

4

0

47

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

70

29

2914

8

7

107

33

44

59

3

27

2

0

2

2

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

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 3, April 22, 2017, KC at FCD Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 1, April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL

A

MLS Regular Season

6

0

42

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

6

0

42

0

0

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 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 Sporting Kansas City signed forward Daniel Salloi as the fourth Homegrown Player in club history in early 2016 and made his Sporting KC debut on April 9, 2017 against the Colorado Rapids. 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 loaned to Hungarian club Gyirmot SE for the remainder of the year.

Prior to his loan to Gyirmot, Salloi made 10 appearances for Sporting KC’s USL affiliate, 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 team-high 21 goals in 28 appearances, including three hat-tricks in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.

After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to his former Academy 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 Bank Liga on July 18, the day before his 19th birthday.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

6

0

42

0

0

4

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

6

0

42

0

0

4

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

25

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ | @iliesanchez SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

MLS Regular Season

14

14

1260

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

14

14

1260

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 1, May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Shots 2, 2 times, last: May 20, 2017, KC at VAN 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 May 27, 2017, KC at COL Goal N/A Assist N/A 2016 Record when: he starts 6-4-4 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

14

14

1260

0

0

8

1

9

21

0

4

3

0

0

0

MLS - TOTAL

14

14

1260

0

0

8

1

9

21

0

4

3

0

0

0

#15 | D | SETH SINOVIC | @ssinovic SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Assists 1, 8 times, last: April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 2, March 15, 2014, KC vs. FCD Shots 3, 3 times, last: May 27, 2017, KC at COL 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

MLS Regular Season

147

142

12579

1

8

MLS Postseason

12

12

1134

2

0

U.S. Open Cup

10

10

898

0

2

International

11

10

937

1

2

ALL COMPETITIONS

180

174

15548

4

12

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

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 27, 2017, KC at COL Goal April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Assist April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL 2017 Record when: he starts 6-4-4 he scores 1-0-0

Birthday: 1/28/1987

An eight-year MLS veteran, Seth Sinovic has started 174 of 180 appearances in all competitions since joining Sporting KC from the New England Revolution in 2011. The left back played at least 30 regular season matches every year from 2012-2014, during which time Sporting KC conceded the fewest combined goals in MLS. He scored his first MLS regular-season goal on his 150th MLS appearance for Sporting KC against the Colorado Rapids on April 9, 2017.

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

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

147

142

12579

1

8

72

20

166

94

6

0

26

0

0

4

MLS - Regular Season

167

160

14159

1

8

79

21

179

104

6

0

29

0

0

4

KC - Postseason

12

12

1134

2

0

5

3

18

12

0

0

2

0

2

0

MLS - TOTAL

179

172

15293

3

8

84

24

197

116

6

0

31

0

2

4

26

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #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.

he scores 0-0-0

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

#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

27

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #8 | M | GRAHAM ZUSI | @gzusi SPORTING KC STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

MLS Regular Season

208

168

15541

26

51

MLS Postseason

13

13

1259

0

6

U.S. Open Cup

12

10

968

3

3

International

8

8

690

0

3

ALL COMPETITIONS

241

199

18458

29

63

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 May 27, 2017, KC at COL Goal Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs. SJ Assist May 17, 2017, KC vs.SEA 2017 Record when: he starts 6-3-4 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), Benny Feilhaber’s goal against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi reached 50 regular-season MLS Best XI (2012-13) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition assists and moved into a tie for first place in club history with 23 game-winning assists. 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 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 Zusi signed a long-term Designated Player contract in 2014. He has recorded 29 goals FIFA World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He and 63 assists in 241 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being played in his first CONCACAF Gold Cup last summer, starting two matches, and most drafted in 2008 out of the University of Maryland, where he won two national recently scored in a World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on March 29. He played five championships. He is second in club history with 63 total assists, while his 410 chances games for the U.S. at the 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win created from 2011-2015 (including postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist on over Costa Rica.

MLS CAREER STATS

GP

GS

MIN

G

A

SHT

SOG

FC

FS

OFF

CK

C

E

GWG

GWA

KC - Regular Season

208

168

15541

26

51

305

98

172

249

27

658

17

0

8

23

KC - Postseason

13

13

1259

0

6

24

1

20

23

1

61

1

0

0

3

MLS - TOTAL

221

181

16800

26

57

329

99

192

272

28

719

18

0

8

26

28

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 PARTICIPATION CHART

PLAYER Abdul-Salaam Besler Blessing Didic Dwyer Dykstra Ellis Espinoza Feilhaber Gerso Iwasa Juliao Medranda Melia Mustivar Opara Palmer-Brown Pasher Porter Rubio Saad Salloi Ilie Sinovic Storm Zendejas Zusi

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 @DC FCD SJ @TOR COL @POR @FCD RSL NY @MIN @ORL SEA @VAN @COL MIN MTL @SJ DNP UNAV INJ DNP DNP SUB-1 DNP DNP UNAV UNAV SUB-1 DNP DNP DNP CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 DNP SUB-23 DNP SUB-7 DNP DNP SUB-6 DNP DNP DNP CF-82 SUB-7 CF-69 CF-90 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-89 CF-89 CF-90 SUS CF-90 INJ INJ UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR UNAV UNAV DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CB-90 DNP DNP CB-90 INJ CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-89 CM-90 CM-70 CM-89 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-89 CM-90 CM-90 CM-85 INJ INJ CM-83 CM-72 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-89 SUB-34 CM-90 LW-90 LW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-84 RW-90 RW-90 RW-77 RW-90 RW-83 RW-90 RW-90 INJ INJ INJ UNAV UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR UNAV DNP DNP UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP RB-45 UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP RW-90 RW-67 LW-78 CM-65 CM-74 LW-90 LW-81 LW-79 LW-89 SUB-30 LW-86 LW-79 SUB-45 LW-74 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 DNP DNP SUB-5 SUB-25 SUB-16 SUB-7 SUB-18 SUB-20 SUB-1 DNP SUB-4 SUB-11 CM-56 DNP CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 DNP CB-90 CB-90 DNP CB-90 INTL INJ INJ SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR INTL INTL INTL INTL UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR LW-45 SPR UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP DNP UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP DNP SUB-21 DNP INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ DNP DNP SUB-12 LW-83 LW-83 DNP DNP SUB-1 SUB-1 LW-60 SUB-8 INJ UNAV SUB-16 DNP DNP DNP DNP SUB-7 DNP SUB-9 SUB-11 SUB-1 SUB-13 DNP SUB-1 DNP DNP CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-89 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP SPR RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 SUB-45 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 FCD @HOU @NYC @CLB NE LA VAN @MIN HOU @RSL Abdul-Salaam Besler Blessing Didic 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 | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS) 1996-2016

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

658

Cautions

Aurelien Collin (2013)

13

Cautions

Kerry Zavagnin

44

Ejections

Davy Arnaud (2010)

3

Ejections

Roger Espinoza

7

SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) 1996-2016

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), Gerso (2017)

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 | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | 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* 214 6. Graham Zusi* 208 7. Jimmy Conrad 204 8. Chris Klein 200 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 10. Roger Espinoza* 174 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Kerry Zavagnin 228 2. Nick Garcia 224 3. Davy Arnaud 213 4. Matt Besler* 208 5. Jimmy Conrad 203 6. Preki 199 7. Chris Klein 183 8. Graham Zusi* 168 9. Roger Espinoza* 154 10. Seth Sinovic* 142 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. Matt Besler* 18,752 5. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 6. Preki 17,817 7. Chris Klein 16,380 8. Graham Zusi* 15,541 9. Roger Espinoza* 13,650 10. Jack Jewsbury 13,275 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 2. Tony Meola 125 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 4. Kevin Hartman 90 5. Tim Melia* 64 6. Mike Ammann 60 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* 64 191 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. Tim Melia* 64 23 4. Kevin Hartman 90 22 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 22 6. 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* 64 28 7. 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* 124 57 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. Benny Feilhaber* 132 26 10. Graham Zusi* 208 26 ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 208 51 2. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber* 132 41 5. Davy Arnaud 240 35 6. Mo Johnston 149 28 7. Josh Wolff 144 26 8. Mark Chung 94 25 9. Roger Espinoza* 174 22 9. Kerry Zavagnin 237 22

CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 208 658 2. Preki 218 452 3. Benny Feilhaber* 132 235 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. Dom Dwyer* 124 13 1. Preki 218 13 3. Chris Klein 200 12 3. Kei Kamara 113 11 3. Josh Wolff 144 11 6. Davy Arnaud 240 10 7. Graham Zusi* 208 8 7. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 9. Benny Feilhaber* 132 7 9. C.J. Sapong 110 7 9. Scott Sealy 88 7

SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Davy Arnaud 240 452 3. Dom Dwyer* 124 391 4. Kei Kamara 113 370 5. Chris Klein 200 312 6. Graham Zusi* 208 305 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* 124 157 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. Graham Zusi* 208 98 10. Mark Chung 94 95 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Davy Arnaud 240 329 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 3. Matt McKeon 144 309 4. Roger Espinoza* 174 274 5. Nick Garcia 224 234 6. Dom Dwyer* 124 231 7. Mo Johnston 149 226 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. Dom Dwyer* 124 267 5. Benny Feilhaber* 131 255 6. Nick Garcia 224 250 7. Graham Zusi* 207 248 8. Roger Espinoza* 173 232 9. Mark Chung 94 204 10. Diego Gutierrez 119 196

GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Graham Zusi* 208 23 1. Preki 218 23 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber* 132 12 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* 124 10 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* 208 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* 132 10 3. Dom Dwyer* 124 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

CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Player GP YC 1. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 2. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Nick Garcia 224 37 4. Roger Espinoza* 174 36 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* 214 27 10. Dom Dwyer* 124 27 10. Jimmy Conrad 204 27 31

Player 1. Dom Dwyer* 2. Kei Kamara 3. Preki 4. Scott Sealy 5. Josh Wolff 6. Vitalis Takawira 7. Mark Chung 7. Mo Johnston 9. Benny Feilhaber* 9. Chris Klein *Minimum 20 goals

GOALS PER GAME GP 124 113 218 88 144 103 94 149 132 200

GLS AVG 57 0.46 38 0.34 71 0.33 28 0.32 43 0.30 28 0.27 20 0.21 31 0.21 26 0.20 39 0.20

BOLD * - denotes player on current roster

Sporting KC Game Notes | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | 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 2016 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 2017 Tim Melia* 14 10 0.71 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 *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 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 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 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 2003 Preki 30 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 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 | June 3, 2017 vs. Minnesota United FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: 71 Preki Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) Game: 3 7 times Half: 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) Half: 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 2nd) Half: 3 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/2017 vs. SEA, 2nd) 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) 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)

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 8 times

CORNER KICKS Career: 658 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)

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)

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)

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

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58; Dwyer 1 (Sinovic 1, Mustivar 1)

58; Fernandes 5 (Zusi 3, Feilhaber 3)

Feilhaber 2 (Zusi 2, Espinoza 2) 17; Dwyer 3 (unassisted) Dwyer 4 (unassisted) 46; Dwyer 5 (Feilhaber 2) 68

Sinovic 1 (unassisted) 6; Fernandes 1 (Espinoza 1, Dwyer 1) Dwyer 2 (Medranda 1, Feilhaber 1) 53

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MINNESOTA UNITED FC MATCH NOTES Minnesota United FC vs Spor ting Kansas Cit y | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas Cit y, KS | Saturday, June 3 Kickoff: 4:00 p.m. CT | TV : ESPN | Radio: 1500 ESPN | @MNUFC | @MNUFCmatch

2017 MLS Record (W-L-D):..........................4-7-2 Western Conference Standings:..................... 9th

2017 MLS Record (W-L-D):.........................6-4-4 Western Conference Standings:.....................2nd

Head Coach:................. Adrian Heath (20-23-18) Asst. Coach:........................................... Ian Fuller Asst. Coach:.................................... Mark Watson GK Coach:........................................Marius Røvde

Head Coach:.............. Peter Vermes (109-86-65) Asst. Coach:................................. Kerry Zavagnin Asst. Coach:........................................ Zorin Savic GK Coach:............................................. Alec Duffy

MINNES OTA U N I T E D FC R OSTE R

SPORT I NG KANSAS CI T Y ROST ER

1

John Alvbage

Goalkeeper

1

Adrian Zendejas

Goalkeeper

2

Justin Davis

Defender

2

Erik Palmer-Brown

Defender

3

Jerome Thiesson

Defender

3

Ike Opara

Defender

4

Jermaine Taylor

Defender

4

Kevin Ellis

Defender

5

Francisco Calvo

Defender

5

Matt Besler

Defender

6

Vadim Demidov

Defender

6

Ilie Sanchez

Midfielder

7

Ibson

Midfielder

7

Gerso Fernandes

Forward

8

Marc Burch

Defender

8

Graham Zusi

Defender

9

Abu Danladi

Forward

9

Latif Blessing

Forward

10

Miguel Ibarra

Midfielder

10

Benny Feilhaber

Midfielder

11

Johan Venegas

Midfielder

11

Diego Rubio

Forward

12

Joseph Greenspan

Defender

14

Dom Dwyer

Forward

13

Thomas de Villardi

Midfielder

15

Seth Sinovic

Defender

14

Brent Kallman

Defender

17

Saad Abdul-Salaam

Defender

15

Ismaila Jome

Midfielder

21

Andrew Dykstra

Goalkeeper

16

Bashkim Kadrii

Midfielder

22

Soony Saad

Forward

17

Collin Martin

Midfielder

23

Colton Storm

Defender

18

Kevin Molino

Midfielder

24

Cameron Iwasa

Forward

19

Sam Cronin

Midfielder

27

Roger Espinoza

Midfielder

20

Rasmus Schuller

Midfielder

29

Tim Melia

Goalkeeper

21

Christian Ramirez

Forward

30

Daniel Salloi

Forward

22

Kevin Venegas

Defender

39

Cameron Porter

Forward

23

Bernardo Añor

Midfielder

40

Igor Juliao

Defender

24

Patrick McLain

Goalkeeper

77

Tyler Pasher

Defender

26

Collen Warner

Midfielder

93

Soni Mustivar

Midfielder

33

Bobby Shuttleworth

Goalkeeper

94

Jimmy Medranda

Defender

I N2015 DE X MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP 2 - Last Time Out, Match Preview, How the Teams Compare, Team Leaders 3 - Series Information 4 - About Opponent, Quick Facts 5 - Standings

INDE X

6 - This Week in MLS, Last Week in MLS 7 - MLS Stats Leaders, About MLS, Media Resources 8 - Schedule, Record When..., Scoring Frequency, vs. Opponent

9 - Player Statistics, Individual Honors 10 - Goal Map 11 - Team Records 12 - Recent Achievements, Team Firsts 13-14 - All-Time History vs Opposition

15 - Past Starting Lineups 16 - Roster and Pronunciation Guide 17-22 - Player and Coach Bios

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LAST TIME OUT |

M i n n e s o t a U n i t e d F C v s O r l a n d o C i t y S C | M a y 2 7, 2 0 1 7 | TC F B a n k S t a d i u m , M i n n e a p o l i s , M N | M L S R e g u l a r S e a s o n

Loons Shutout Lions Minnesota United claimed its fourth win of the year, blanking Orlando City 1-0 at home. It was all Lions in the opening minutes as the visitors laid siege to the Loons’ goal. Luckily for Minnesota, the questionable accuracy of Orlando, a hit post, and some magic from Bobby Shuttleworth kept the visitors off the board. Christian Ramirez nearly opened the scoring in the first half with a great volley off a ball provided by Ismaila Jome, making his first MLS start. Ramirez eventually got the winner in the second half. Johan Venegas flicked on a pass, allowing Ramirez to charge past the Orlando goalkeeper, deke by a sliding defender and slot home his eighth goal of the season.

UP NEXT |

4-7-2 L-W-L-L-4 14 9th West

MIN Substitutes 77’ – Warner IN, Cronin OUT

RAMIREZ

79’ – Martin IN, Jome OUT

J . VENEGAS JOME

86’ – Taylor IN, J. Venegas OUT

IBARRA

CRONIN

Unused Subs

IBSON

BURCH

GK – Alvbage

THIESSON CALVO

D – Davis, Greenspan, K. Venegas

KALLMAN

SHUTTLEWORTH

M i n n e s o t a U n i t e d F C v s S p o r t i n g K a n s a s C i t y | J u n e 3 , 2 0 1 7 | C h i l d r e n ’s M e r c y P a r k , K a n s a s C i t y, K S | M L S R e g u l a r S e a s o n

MNUFC Tries to Double Down Against SKC Nearly a month removed from their last meeting, Minnesota United heads south to face Midwestern rivals Sporting Kansas City. Last time these two clubs met, the Loons ran rampant against Sporting KC, pumping in two goals during the opening half and holding on to a clean sheet. Since stumbling against Minnesota, SKC has gone 1-3-1 in MLS with seven goals for and against. Minnesota’s trip will not be an easy one though with Sporting KC undefeated at home this year. The Loons are still seeking that elusive first away victory, and will need to put together a complete match in a tough environment to do so. MNUFC is threatening to jump above the red line into playoff position, and can help its cause on Saturday.

MIN

MIN Starting XI vs. ORL

HOW THE TEAM S COM PARE MLS Record (W-L-D) Form (Last 5 Matches) Points MLS Position

Series History

Minnesota United Absences

MIN all-time W-L-D: 1 - 0 - 0 | 2 GF, 0 GA

Suspended

Cronin (Disciplinary Committe)

Out

Anor (L Lower Leg Injury), De Villardi (L Achilles) Danladi (Groin)

Questionable

n/a

MIN home W-L-D: 1 - 0 - 0 | 2 GF, 0 GA

International Duty J. Venegas, Calvo (Costa Rica) Match Officials

MIN away W-L-D: 0 - 0 - 0 | 0 GF, 0 GA

Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (Career MIN matches: 0) 2017 MLS Stats: 12 YC / 0 RC / 4 Matches ARs: Jeff Hosking, Danny Thornberry 4th: Allen Chapman

SKC

MI NNESOTA UNI T ED T EAM LEAD E R S

6-4-4 L-D-W-L-L

Goals

20 2nd West

13

Matches Played

14

19

Goals Scored

16

30

Goals Against

10

16

Assists

14

147

Shots

202

56

SOG

66

131

Fouls Conceded

156

160

Fouls Suffered

182

19

Offsides

26

58

Corner Kicks

73

2

PK Scored

0

3

PK Attempts

0

3

Clean sheets

7

Assists

#21 Christian Ramriez

8

#18 Kevin Molino

5

#11 Johan Venegas

2

#18 Kevin Molino

3

#11 Johan Venegas

3

#7 Ibson

3

SPORT I NG KANSAS CI T Y T EAM L E A D E R S Goals

Assists

#14 Dom Dwyer

5

#7 Gerso Fernandes

5

Two players tied

2

#9 Latif Blessing

3

#8 Graham Zusi

3

#27 Roger Espinoza

2

MLS stats only | 2017 Season

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AL L-T IME RES U LTS A G A I NST SPORTING KANSAS CIT Y

MI NNESOTA CONNECT I ONS

Date

Score

5/7/2017

MIN 2 vs 0 SKC

Bernardo Anor played the 2015 season with Sporting KC and was then loaned out to Minnesota in 2016.

Result

Location

W

TCF Bank Stadium

Ike Opara and Sam Cronin were teammates at Wake Forest in 2007 and 2008.

GOA LS SC O RE D I N S E RI ES B Y INTERVAL MIN SKC

0-15 0 0

16-30 1 0

31-45 1 0

45+ 0 0

46-60 61-75 0 0 0 0

75-90 0 0

90+ 0 0

ET 0 0

Total 2 0

CURRENT TEAM STREAKS* Team Minnesota United FC

Sporting Kansas City

Type

Player

# of Matches

Goals

Christian Ramirez

2

Assists

None

Points

Christian Ramriez

Shutouts

None

Goals

None

Assists

None

Points

None

Shutouts

None

2

*Streak considered 2+ matches in a row.

D ISCIP L IN A RY RE P O RT Suspended: Cronin (MIN) Suspended after next caution: Espinoza (SKC) Suspended after 2 more cautions: Molino, Thiesson, Calvo, J. Venegas (MIN);

Zusi, Sanchez (SKC)

Kevin Ellis and Dom Dwyer were loaned from Sporting KC to Orlando City in 2013, where they played with Kevin Molino and were coached by Adrian Heath. Orlando won the USL Championship that season.

Benny Feilhaber played with Bobby Shuttleworth in 2011 and 2012 on the New England Revolution.

Seth Sinovic and Brent Kallman were teammates at Creighton University in 2009. Sinovic later played with Shuttleworth from 2010 to 2011 with the Revolution.

Cameron Iwasa played with Miguel Ibarra in 2011 while attending UC-Irvine. Iwasa then teamed up with Patrick McLain in 2015 with Sacramento Republic.

Tim Melia and McLain tended goal for Chivas USA in 2012 and 2013.

Cameron Porter and Johan Venegas spent 2015 and 2016 as teammates on Montreal Impact.

Peter Vermes and Manny Lagos were teammates on the New York/New Jersey Metrostars for the inaugural MLS season in 1996. Lagos played the 1997 season on the Metrostars with current Sporting KC Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin.

ALL-T I ME SERI ES LEADERS MIN 1 Two players tied 2 Miguel Ibarra 1 Two players tied N/A 1 Bobby Shuttleworth N/A 1 Bobby Shuttleworth

SKC GOALS

N/A

ASSISTS YELLOW CARDS

N/A Two players tied 1

RED CARDS WINS LOSSES CLEAN SHEETS

N/A N/A Tim Melia 1 N/A

ALL-T I ME SERI ES SI NGLE MATCH H I G H S MIN 1 Two players tied

SKC GOALS

2 Miguel Ibarra

ASSISTS

2 May 7, 2017

YELLOW CARDS

7 Bobby Shuttleworth N/A

N/A N/A May 7, 2017 2

SAVES

Tim Melia 2

GOALS ALLOWED

Tim Melia 2

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AB OU T OR L A N D O C I T Y S C

MI N VS SKC QUI CK FACTS

Match Abbreviation:............................................................................................SKC Colors:........................................................Sporting Blue, Dark Indigo and White Founded:....................................................................... 1995 (as Kansas City Wiz) First MLS Season:...............................................................................................1996 MLS Titles:.........................................................................................2 (2000, 2013) City, State:.................................................................................Kansas City, Kansas Stadium:................................................................................. Children’s Mercy Park Capacity (Built):..................................................................................21,000 (2011)

• This is the second of four meetings between the clubs this season. They will meet again next Wednesday for a fourth-round U.S. Open Cup match at Children’s Mercy Park.

PR E V IOU S M E ET I N G - 5 / 7/ 2 01 7

• Prior to facing Minnesota in May, Sporting KC had conceded just three goals in eight matches. Since then, it has allowed seven goals in six matches.

1 ST H ALF 17’

G: Danladi

22’

G: Ramirez

39’

0 YC: Juliao

51’

YC: Calvo

72’ 72’

• Bobby Shuttleworth earned his fourth win and third clean sheet of the year last weekend against Orlando. He made seven saves during the match, the second time he has reached that single match total this year.

• Shuttleworth has the eighth most saves in MLS with a total of 37 in the 2017 season.

• Christian Ramirez scored his eighth goal of the season last week. He is tied for third in MLS. • Ramirez’s 19 shots on goal is fifth in the league rankings.

• Sporting KC leads MLS with a 0.71 goals against average.

2 N D H ALF YC: Ramirez

• Miguel Ibarra provided two assists last time out against SKC.

• Francisco Calvo was named to the Week 13 edition of MLS Team of the Week for his role in Minnesota’s 1-0 win over Orlando.

vs

2

• Sporting KC has not lost at home this season.

YC: Dwyer

• Dom Dwyer has not scored since before Sporting KC played Minnesota United. The last time he was on the scoresheet was for a brace on May 3 win at New York Red Bulls.

• Sporting KC leads MLS with 202 total shots.

• Both teams score a majority of their goals in the first 15 minutes of the second half. Minnesota has eight in that interval while Sporting KC has six.

• While playing at home, Sporting Kansas City has conceded just twice in 2017. They have not been scored on home turf since April 9.

• Minnesota averages 1.5 goals per game on the road. Its nine road goals have it tied for fourth in MLS. • The Loons continue to lead the league with 14 second half goals.

• Neither team has lost when scoring the opening goal of a match.

However, Sporting KC has lost whenever it concedes first.

• Francisco Calvo and Johan Venegas were recently called up to the Costa Rican men’s national team for World Cup Qualifiers in June. The Ticos will face Panama and Trinidad and Tobago on June 8 and 13 respectively.

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2 01 7 MLS W EST E RN C OUNITED N F E RE NCEFCSTANDINGS 2015 MINNESOTA GOAL MAP TEAM Houston Dynamo Sporting Kansas City FC Dallas San Jose Earthquakes Portland Timbers LA Galaxy Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle Sounders FC Minnesota United FC Real Salt Lake Colorado Rapids

GP 14 14 12 14 13 12 12 15 13 15 12

W 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3

L 5 4 2 5 5 5 6 6 7 9 8

T 2 4 5 4 3 2 1 4 2 2 1

GD 6 6 6 -2 1 0 -2 -5 -11 -16 -7

PTS 23 22 20 19 18 17 16 16 14 14 10

Home Record 7-0-1 5-0-1 3-1-3 3-1-3 3-1-2 1-3-2 3-2-1 3-1-2 4-3-0 3-3-1 3-2-1

Road Record 0-5-1 1-4-3 2-1-2 2-4-1 2-4-1 4-2-0 2-4-0 1-5-2 0-4-2 1-6-1 0-6-0

L 1 3 5 7 5 6 4 5 5 7 4

T 5 3 2 1 3 2 3 5 4 2 4

GD 14 7 -2 -1 7 -5 10 2 3 -11 0

PTS 29 24 23 22 21 20 18 17 16 14 13

Home Record 5-0-2 6-0-1 6-1-1 5-2-1 3-1-2 5-1-2 3-2-0 4-0-2 3-2-2 2-4-1 2-2-1

Road Record 3-1-3 1-3-2 1-4-1 2-5-0 3-4-1 1-5-0 2-2-3 0-5-3 1-3-2 2-3-1 1-2-3

T 1 3 5 5 7 4 5 6 2 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 6 7 7 9 4 8

L 5 3 2 2 1 4 3 2 5 4 3 3 2 5 1 4 4 2 2 2 4 1

GD 14 7 6 -2 -1 6 7 -5 6 -2 10 1 0 2 -2 3 -5 -11 -11 -16 0 -7

PTS 29 24 23 23 22 22 21 20 20 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 16 14 14 14 13 10

Home Record 5-0-2 6-0-1 7-0-1 6-1-1 5-2-1 5-0-1 3-1-2 5-1-2 3-1-3 3-1-3 3-2-0 3-1-2 1-3-2 4-0-2 3-2-1 3-2-2 3-1-2 4-3-0 2-4-1 3-3-1 2-2-1 3-2-1

Road Record 3-1-3 1-3-2 0-5-1 1-4-1 2-5-0 1-4-3 3-4-1 1-5-0 2-1-2 2-4-1 2-2-3 2-4-1 4-2-0 0-5-3 2-4-0 1-3-2 1-5-2 0-4-2 2-3-1 1-6-1 1-2-3 0-6-0

2 01 7 MLS E A ST E RN C O UNITED N FE RE NCEFC STANDINGS 2015 MINNESOTA GOAL MAP TEAM Toronto FC Chicago Fire Orlando City SC Columbus Crew SC New York City FC New York Red Bulls Atlanta United FC New England Revolution Philadelphia Union D.C. United Montreal Impact

GP 14 13 14 15 14 14 12 14 13 13 11

W 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 3

202015 1 7 MLS S U P P O RT E RSUNITED ’ SHIELD FC STANDINGS MINNESOTA GOAL MAP TEAM Toronto FC Chicago Fire Houston Dynamo Orlando City SC Columbus Crew SC Sporting Kansas City New York City FC New York Red Bulls FC Dallas San Jose Earthquakes Atlanta United FC Portland Timbers LA Galaxy New England Revolution Vancouver Whitecaps FC Philadelphia Union Seattle Sounders FC Minnesota United FC D.C. United Real Salt Lake Montreal Impact Colorado Rapids

GP 14 13 14 14 15 14 14 14 12 14 12 13 12 14 12 13 15 13 13 15 11 12

W 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3

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TH IS WE E K I N M LS

LAST WEEK I N MLS W E DNESDAY, M AY 31

T HURSDAY, MAY 25

COLUMBUS CREW SC

NEW YORK CITY FC

3-0

2-2

CHICAGO FIRE

2-1

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

FC DALLAS

ORLANDO CITY SC

HOUSTON DYNAMO

2-0

5-1

FRI DAY, MAY 26

D.C. UNITED

REAL SALT LAKE

TORONTO FC

5-0

F RIDAY, JUNE 2

COLUMBUS CREW SC

PORTLAND TIMBERS

SAT URDAY, MAY 27

vs | 10:00 p.m. CT

SEATTLE SOUNDERS

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

S ATURDAY, JUNE 3

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

1-0

0-1

PORTLAND TIMBERS

D.C. UNITED MINNESOTA UNITED FC

NEW YORK CITY FC

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

NEW YORK RED BULLS

vs | 12:00 p.m. CT

vs | 4:00 p.m. CT

2-1

1-0

PHILADELPHIA UNION

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

ORLANDO CITY SC

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

D.C. UNITED

REAL SALT LAKE

COLORADO RAPIDS

vs | 4:30 p.m. CT

vs | 6:00 p.m. CT

1-0

1-0

ATLANTA UNITED FC

LA GALAXY

PHILADELPHIA UNION

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

MONTREAL IMPACT

vs | 6:30 p.m. CT

vs | 6:30 p.m. CT

2-4

TORONTO FC

NEW YORK RED BULLS

LA GALAXY

SUNDAY, MAY 28

FC DALLAS

COLORADO RAPIDS

vs | 7:00 p.m. CT

vs | 8:00 p.m. CT

REAL SALT LAKE

COLUMBUS CREW SC

SUNDAY, JUNE 4 ORLANDO CITY SC

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

ATLANTA UNITED FC

FC DALLAS

3-1

0-0

NEW YORK CITY FC

HOUSTON DYNAMO

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

vs | 6:30 p.m. CT

vs | 9:00 p.m. CT

CHICAGO FIRE

HOUSTON DYNAMO

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2 01 7 MLS STATS L E A D E R S

2 0 1 6 M L S AWA R D W I N N E R S

GOALS: Nemanja Nikolic, Chicago Fire (11)

MIN: Christian Ramirez (8)

Landon Donovan MLS MVP: David Villa, New York City FC

ASSISTS: Victor Vazquez (8)

MIN: Kevin Molino, Ibson, Johan Venegas (3) SHOTS: David Villa, New York City FC (52)

MIN: Christian Ramirez (37) SOG: Nemanja Nikolic, Chicago Fire (24)

MIN: Christian Ramirez (19) YELLOW CARDS: Seven players tied (5)

MIN: Six players tied (3) RED CARDS: 25 players tied (1)

MIN: Justin Davis (1)

Defender of the Year: Matt Hedges, FC Dallas Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year: Andre Blake, Philadelphia Union Newcomer of the Year: Nicolas Lodeiro, Seattle Sounders FC AT&T Rookie of the Year: Jordan Morris, Seattle Sounders FC Coach of the Year: Oscar Pareja, FC Dallas Comeback Player of the Year: Chris Pontius, Philadelphia Union MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Year: Matt Lampson, Chicago Fire MLS Fair Play (Individual): Keegan Rosenberry, Philadelphia Union MLS Fair Play (Team): Columbus Crew SC

SAVES: Bill Hamid, D.C. United (55)

MIN: Bobby Shuttleworth (37) CLEAN SHEETS: Tim Melia, Sporting Kansas City (7)

MIN: Bobby Shuttleworth (3)

ABOUT MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER Minnesota United FC plays in North America’s top professional soccer league, Major League Soccer (MLS). The league features 22 teams from across the United States and Canada.

After a successful bid to host the World Cup in 1994, the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) founded MLS to bring a top level soccer league back to the country for the first time since 1984, when the original NASL folded. The league was set to begin play in 1996 with ten teams: Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew SC, D.C. United, Dallas Burn (FC Dallas), Kansas City Wiz (Sporting Kansas City), Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, NY/NJ MetroStars (New York Red Bulls), San Jose Clash (Earthquakes) and Tampa Bay Mutiny.

The league’s first match was played on April 6, 1996 as the San Jose Clash played D.C. United if front of 31,000 fans at Spartan Stadium. The league drew large crowds in its opening season, pulling star power from around North America and building on the excitement of the 1994 FIFA World Cup. As MLS has continued to grow, clubs have begun moving out of shared American football venues and into soccer-specific stadium, led by the Columbus Crew who moved into the soccer-specific MAPFRE Stadium in 1999. Currently, 14 teams play in soccer-specific venues.

The league is split into the Eastern and Western Conferences. Each team plays 34 matches during the season. Teams play all conference opponents twice, once at home and once on the road, and each team in the other conference once, with an even balance of home and away matches. The remainder of the schedule is filled with matches against conference opponents. The top six teams in each conference at the end of the year qualifying for the MLS Cup Playoffs.

The postseason begins with the third through sixth seeds in each conference playing in a knockout round. The winners advance to the conference semifinals to play the first and second seeds in the conference. In this round, the format switches to a two-match aggregate series, with the team scoring the most goals over the series moving on. The same format is used for the conference finals. The winner of the conference final moves on to face the other conference champion in the MLS Cup Final. The final is a single match, hosted by the team with the best record in the regular season, with the winner being declared MLS Cup Champion.

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M INNES OTA U N I T E D 2 0 1 7 SCHE DULE DATE 3/04

MLS RECORD ( W-L-D) WHEN...

OPPONENT

RESULT

at Portland Timbers

3/12

Atlanta United FC

Providence Park

1-6L

TCF Bank Stadium

3/18

at Colorado Rapids

2-2D

Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

3/25

at New England Revolution

2-5L

4/01

Real Salt Lake

Gillette Stadium

4-2W

TCF Bank Stadium

4/08

at FC Dallas

0-2L

Toyota Stadium

4/15

at Houston Dynamo

2-2D

BBVA Compass Stadium

4/23

Colorado Rapids

1-0W

TCF Bank Stadium

4/29

San Jose Earthquakes

0-1L

TCF Bank Stadium

5/07

Sporting Kansas City

2-0W

TCF Bank Stadium

5/13

at Toronto FC

5/21

LA Galaxy

5/27

Orlando City SC

2-3L

BMO Field

1-2L

TCF Bank Stadium

1-0W

TCF Bank Stadium

6/03

at Sporting Kansas City

4:00 p.m.

Children’s Mercy Park

6/17

at Real Salt Lake

9:00 p.m.

Rio Tinto Stadium

6/21

Portland Timbers

7:00 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

6/24

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

7:00 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

8:00 p.m.

Yankee Stadium

6/29

at New York City FC

7/04

Columbus Crew SC

6:00 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

7/19

Houston Dynamo

7:00 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

7/22

New York Red Bulls

3:00 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

7/29

D.C. United

7:00 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

8/05

Seattle Sounders

7:00 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

TBD

at Atlanta United FC

TBD

8/20

at Seattle Sounders

9:00 p.m.

CenturyLink Field

8/26

at Chicago Fire

7:30 p.m.

Toyota Park

7:00 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

9/09

Philadelphia Union

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

9/13

at Vancouver Whitecaps FC

8:30 p.m.

BC Place

9/16

at Montreal Impact

8:30 p.m.

Stade Saputo

7:00 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

7:30 p.m.

BBVA Compass Stadium

9/23 9/30

FC Dallas at Houston Dynamo

10/07

Sporting Kansas City

7:00 p.m.

TCF Bank Stadium

10/15

at LA Galaxy

4:00 p.m.

StubHub Center

10/22

at San Jose Earthquakes

3:00 p.m.

Avaya Stadium

2017

Playing at home Playing on the road Playing on grass Playing on artificial turf Wearing primary kit Wearing secondary kit Scoring first Allowing first Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3+ goals Allowing 0 goals Allowing 1 goal Allowing 2 goals Allowing 3+ goals Scoring in the 1st half Scoreless 1st half Scoring in the 2nd half Scoreless 2nd half Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Leading after 60 minutes Trailing after 60 minutes Tied after 60 minutes Leading after 75 minutes Trailing after 75 minutes Tied after 75 minutes

2017 T EAM STATS VS OPPONENTS

MINNES OTA U N I T E D S C O RING F RE QUE NC Y - M LS ONLY Range

2017 4-3-0 0-4-2 0-2-2 4-5-0 4-4-1 0-3-1 3-0-0 1-7-2 0-2-0 2-3-0 1-2-2 1-0-0 3-0-0 0-1-0 1-2-2 0-4-0 2-2-0 2-5-2 3-4-2 1-3-0 1-0-0 0-6-2 3-1-0 3-0-0 0-7-0 1-0-2 4-0-0 0-6-0 0-1-2

LOCATION

1-5L

0-15

16-30

31-45

45+

46-60

61-75

76-90

90+/ET

Total

For

1

3

1

0

8

5

1

0

19

Against

7

3

5

0

7

1

4

3

30

Shots Shots on Goal Accuracy

MIN 147 56 38%

OPP 178 70 39%

Goals Fouls Offside Corners Passing Acc. Tackles Yellow Cards Red Cards Possession Saves Clean Sheets

19 131 19 58 77% 162 26 1 49% 42 3

30 160 18 67 77% 204 19 0 51% 32 2 8

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M 2015 INNES MINNESOTA OTA U N I T E D 2 0UNITED 1 7 F IELD FC PLAYGOAL ER STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON MAP No. 23 8 5 19 9 2 5 13 12 10 7 15 16 14 17 18 21 20 4 3 11 22 26

Pos. M D D M F D D M D M M M M D M M F M D D M D M

Name (JERSEY NAME) ANOR, Bernardo BURCH, Marc CALVO, Francisco CRONIN, SAM DANLADI, Abu DAVIS, Justin DEMIDOV, Vadim DE VILLARDI, Thomas GREENSPAN, Joseph IBARRA, Miguel IBSON JOME, Ismaila Kadrii, BASHKIM KALLMAN, Brent MARTIN, Collin MOLINO, Kevin RAMIREZ, Christian SCHULLER, Rasmus TAYLOR, Jermaine THIESSON, Jerome VENEGAS, Johan VENEGAS, Kevin WARNER, Collen

GP ST 0 0 8 8 12 12 8 8 10 3 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 11 8 10 8 4 1 7 4 11 11 2 0 11 11 13 12 5 4 6 2 12 12 12 9 1 1 10 7 MIN TOTALS^

G 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 8 0 0 0 2 0 1 19

A 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 16

SOG 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 2 1 10 19 0 1 0 8 0 1 56

YC 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 3 3 0 2 25

RC 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

MIN 0 720 1080 707 331 256 270 0 0 705 799 103 324 966 38 941 1082 230 268 1065 824 90 638

M 2015 INNES MINNESOTA OTA U N I T E D 2 0UNITED 1 7 GOALKEE STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON FCPING GOAL MAP No.

Name (JERSEY NAME)

GP

ST

SV

CS

YC

RC

GAA

MIN

3

2

5

0

0

0

4.05

222

1

ALVBAGE, John

24

MCLAIN, Patrick

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.00

0

33

SHUTTLEWORTH, Bobby

12

11

37

3

1

0

1.90

948

42

3

1

0

2.31

MIN TOTALS

M 2015 INNES MINNESOTA OTA U N I T E D 2 0UNITED 1 7 INDIVIDUAL HONORS FC GOAL MAP M LS SAVE OF T HE WEEK M LS T E A M O F T H E W E E K Brent Kallman (D) Week 3* Christian Ramirez (F) Week 5 Adrian Heath (Head Coach) Week 5 Kevin Molino (M) Week 7* Bobby Shuttleworth (GK) Week 8*, Week 10* Miguel Ibarra (M) Week 10 Francisco Calvo (D) Week 13 * On bench

Bobby Shuttleworth (GK) Week 5

^ Includes players transferred out

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2 01 7 MIN N ES OTA U N I T UNITED E D GOAL MFC APGOAL - RE GULAR 2015 MINNESOTA MAP SE ASON 9

19

15

13

11

4 6 7 12

18

14

8

17 10

16

1

Penalty Kicks 3

2

5

G OA L INFO RM AT I O N UNITED FC GOAL MAP 2015 MINNESOTA # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Player Christian Ramirez Kevin Molino Kevin Molino Christian Ramirez Collen Warner Brent Kallman Kevin Molino Christian Ramirez Christian Ramirez Johan Venegas Christian Ramirez Johan Venegas Miguel Ibarra Abu Danladi Christian Ramirez Kevin Molino Kevin Molino Christian Ramirez Christian Ramirez

+ - Free Kick

Date Mar 3 Mar 12 Mar 18 Mar 18 Mar 25 Mar 25 Apr 1 Apr 1 Apr 1 Apr 1 Apr 15 Apr 15 Apr 23 May 7 May 7 May 13 May 13 May 21 May 27

Opponent Portland Atlanta Colorado Colorado New England New England Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake Houston Houston Colorado Sporting KC Sporting KC Toronto FC Toronto FC LA Galaxy Orlando City

* - Corner Kick

Min 79 30 ^ 50 ^ 58 15 49 + 16 52 62 68 47 * 59 72 * 22 39 52 62 66 53

# Player

^ - Penalty Kick

Date

Opponent

# - Throw In

Min

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M INNES OTA U N I T E D A L L-TIM E TEAM RE CORDS Consecutive Wins (Overall)

1

5/7/2017 4/1/2017

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Away)

Consecutive Wins (Home)

2

Consecutive Wins (Away)

0

Consecutive Matches Unbeaten (Overall)

2

4/15/2017

-

Consecutive Matches Unbeaten (Home)

2

4/1/2017

-

Consecutive Matches Unbeaten (Away)

1

4/15/2017

-

0

Consecutive Matches with Goals Scored (Overall) 5

3/3/2017

-

4/1/2017

Consecutive Matches with Goals Scored (Home)

3

3/12/2017

-

4/23/2017

4/23/2017

Consecutive Matches with Goals Scored (Away)

3

3/12/2017

-

3/25/2017

4/23/2017

Consecutive Matches without a Goal (Overall)

1

4/29/2017

Consecutive Matches without a Goal (Home)

1

4/29/2017

Consecutive Matches without a Goal (Away)

1

4/8/2017

Largest Margin of Victory

2

5/7/2017

vs

Sporting KC

4/23/2107

Consecutive Losses (Overall)

2

3/3/2017

Consecutive Losses (Home)

1

5/21/2017

Consecutive Losses (Away)

2

3/25/2017

Largest Margin of Defeat

5

3/12/2017

vs.

Atlanta

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Overall)

1

5/7/2017

Most Goals Scored in a Match

4

4/1/2017

vs.

Real Salt Lake

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Home)

1

5/7/2017

Most Goals Conceded in a Match

6

3/12/2017

vs.

Atlanta

-

-

3/12/2017

4/8/2017

SE A SONA L T E A M RE C O RDS

ALL-T I ME STATS ALL COMPET I T I ONS

Stat

Year

#

Stat

#

Goals

2017

19

Wins

4

Assists

2017

16

Losses

7

Yellow Cards

2017

26

Draws

2

Red Cards

2017

1

Points

14

Points

2017

14

Goals

19

Wins

2017

4

Assists

16

Losses

2017

7

Shutouts

3

Ties

2017

2

Yellow Cards

26

Shutouts

2017

3

Red Cards

1

Goals Allowed

2017

30

Goals Allowed

30

ALL-TIME I N D I V I D U A L RECORDS (LEAGUE ONLY ) Match 2 Goals Christian Ramirez, 4/1/2017 Kevin Molino, 5/13/2017 2 Assists Kevin Molino, 4/1/2017; Miguel Ibarra, 5/7/2017 6 Shots Christian Ramirez, 4/1/2017 4 Shots on Goal Christian Ramirez, Two times 7 Saves Bobby Shuttleworth, Two times

Season 8 Goals Christian Ramirez, 2017

Career 8 Goals Christian Ramirez, 2017

3 Assists Kevin Molino, 2017 Johan Venegas, 2017 Ibson, 2017 37 Shots Christian Ramirez, 2017

3 Assists Kevin Molino, 2017 Johan Venegas, 2017 Ibson, 2017 37 Shots Christian Ramirez, 2017

19 Shots on Goal Christian Ramirez, 2017

19 Shots on Goal Christian Ramirez, 2017

37 Saves Bobby Shuttleworth, 2017

37 Saves Bobby Shuttleworth, 2017

1082 Minutes Christian Ramirez, 2017 4 Wins Bobby Shuttleworth, 2017 3 Clean Sheets Bobby Shuttleworth, 2017 13 Appearances Christian Ramirez, 2017 13 Consecutive Apps.

Christian Ramirez, 2017

1082 Minutes Christian Ramirez, 2017 4 Wins Bobby Shuttleworth, 2017 3 Clean Sheets Bobby Shuttleworth, 2017 13 Appearances Christian Ramirez, 2017 13 Consecutive Apps.

Christian Ramirez, 2017

ALL-T I ME I NDI VI DUAL RECORDS ( ALL COMPETI TI O N S ) Match 2 Goals Christian Ramirez, 4/1/2017 Kevin Molino, 5/13/2017 2 Assists Kevin Molino, 4/1/2017; Miguel Ibarra, 5/7/2017 6 Shots Christian Ramirez, 4/1/2017 4 Shots on Goal Christian Ramirez, Two times 7 Saves Bobby Shuttleworth, Two times

Season 8 Goals Christian Ramirez, 2017

Career 8 Goals Christian Ramirez, 2017

3 Assists Kevin Molino, 2017 Johan Venegas, 2017 Ibson, 2017 37 Shots Christian Ramirez, 2017

3 Assists Kevin Molino, 2017 Johan Venegas, 2017 Ibson, 2017 37 Shots Christian Ramirez, 2017

19 Shots on Goal Christian Ramirez, 2017

19 Shots on Goal Christian Ramirez, 2017

37 Saves Bobby Shuttleworth, 2017

37 Saves Bobby Shuttleworth, 2017

1082 Minutes Christian Ramirez, 2017 4 Wins Bobby Shuttleworth, 2017 3 Clean Sheets Bobby Shuttleworth, 2017 13 Appearances Christian Ramirez, 2017 13 Consecutive Apps.

Christian Ramirez, 2017

1082 Minutes Christian Ramirez, 2017 4 Wins Bobby Shuttleworth, 2017 3 Clean Sheets Bobby Shuttleworth, 2017 13 Appearances Christian Ramirez, 2017 13 Consecutive Apps.

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Last away win - Last away loss 2-3 @ Toronto FC Last away draw 2-2 @ Houston Dynamo

5/13/2017 4/15/2017

Held scoreless Scored 1 goal Scored 2 goals Scored 3+ goals

0-1 L vs. San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 W vs. Orlando City SC 2-3 L @ Toronto FC 4-2 W vs. Real Salt Lake

4/29/2017 5/27/2017 5/13/2017 4/1/2017

Clean sheet Allowed 1 goal Allowed 2 goals Allowed 3+ goals

1-0 W vs. Orlando City SC 0-1 L vs. San Jose Earthquakes 1-2 L vs. LA Galaxy 2-3 L @ Toronto FC

5/27/2017 4/29/2017 5/21/2017 5/13/2017

Minnesota United

MOST RECENT I NDI VI DUAL ACHI EVEMENTS 5/27/2017 5/21/2017 -

Scored hat trick - Multi-goal match Kevin Molino (2G), @ TOR Multi-assist match Miguel Ibarra (2A), vs. SKC Multi-point match Kevin Molino (2G), vs. TOR Sent off Justin Davis, @ COL Penalty scored Kevin Molino, @ COL Penalty missed - GK penalty save -

5/13/2017 5/7/2017 5/13/2017 3/18/2017 3/18/2017 -

Opposition

M OST R E C E N T T E A M A C H IEVE M E NTS Last home win 1-0 vs. Orlando City SC Last home loss 1-2 vs. LA Galaxy Last home draw -

Scored hat trick Josef Martinez, ATL Multi-goal match Juan Agudelo (2G), NE Multi-assist match Diego Fagundez (2A), NE Multi-point match Michael Barrios (1G/1A), FCD Sent off - Penalty scored Chris Tierney, NE Penalty missed - GK penalty save Alex Bono, TOR

3/12/2017 3/12/2017 3/25/2017 4/8/2017 3/35/2017 5/13/2017

* Indicates a match in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. All other achievements reflect league play. Current as of 6/1/2017.

M INNES OTA U N I T E D FI RSTS First match

1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First home goal

Kevin Molino in 1-6 loss against Atlanta, Minneapolis, MN, 3/12/2017

First win

4-2 win against Real Salt Lake Minneapolis, MN, 4/1/2017

First assist

Johan Venegas to Christian Ramirez in 1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First home match 1-6 loss against Atlanta,

Minneapolis, MN, 3/12/2017

First clean sheet Bobby Shuttleworth in 1-0 win against Colorado,

Minneapolis, MN, 4/23/2017

First draw

2-2 against Colorado, Commerce City, CO, 3/18/2017

First caution

Johan Venegas against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First goal

Christian Ramirez in 1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First ejection

Justin Davis against Colorado Commerce City, CO, 3/18/2017

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DALLAS

COLUMBUS

C OLOR AD O

C HI C AGO

ATLANTA

M INNES OTA U N I T E D A L L-TIM E HE AD-TO- HEAD RE CORDS 2017 Matches: 3/12 @ Minnesota TBD @ Atlanta

2017 Matches: 8/26 @ Chicago

DC

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

Total Season GP W L D 7:30 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: NONE

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

2017 Matches:

Total Season GP W L D 6:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: NONE

7/04 @ Minnesota

2017 Matches: 4/08 @ Dallas 9/23 @ Minnesota

7/29 @ Minnesota

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

Total Home Away Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA 2017 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 All Time 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Kevin Molino, Christian Ramirez, Miguel Ibarra (1); COL – Dominique Badji, Marlon Hairston (1)

2-2D 1-0W

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF 0-2L 2017 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7:00 p.m. All Time 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – N/A; FCD – Javier Morales, Michael Barrios (1)

GA 0 0

GP 1 1

W 0 0

Away L D 1 0 1 0

GF 0 0

GA 2 2

Total Season GP W L D 7:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: NONE

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GF 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

Total Home Away 2-2D Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D 7:00 p.m. 2017 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7:30 p.m. All Time 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Johan Venegas (1); HOU – Mauro Manotas, Alberth Elis (1)

GF 2 2

GA 2 2

2017 Matches:

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF 1-2L 2017 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 4:00 p.m. All Time 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez (1); Giovani dos Santos (1)

GA 2 2

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

Total Season GP W L D 6:30 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: NONE

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 1 1

W 0 0

Away L D 1 0 1 0

GF 2 2

GA 5 5

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

LA

2017 Matches: 4/15 @ Houston 7/19 @ Minnesota 9/30 @ Houston

MO N T RE A L

H O USTON

GA 6 6

3/18 @ Colorado 4/23 @ Minnesota

5/21 @ Minnesota 10/15 @ Los Angeles

2017 Matches:

NEW ENGLAND

GF 1 1

2017 Matches:

2017 Matches:

N Y C FC

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D 1-6L 2017 1 0 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 5:00 p.m. All Time 1 0 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Kevin Molino (1); ATL – Josef Martinez (3)

9/16 @ Montreal

2017 Matches:

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA 2017 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 All Time 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Brent Kallman, Collen Warner (1); NE – Juan Agudelo (2)

3/25 @ New England

2-5L

2017 Matches:

Total Season GP W L D 6:30 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: NONE

6/29 @ New York

GF 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

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PORT LAND

PHILADEPHIA

OR LAND O

R E D B U LLS

M INNES OTA U N I T E D A L L-TIM E HE AD-TO- HEAD RE CORDS 2017 Matches: 9/22 @ Minnesota

RSL SAN JOSE S EAT T LE SPORTING KC TO RO N TO

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GF 1 1

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 1 1

W 0 0

Away L D 1 0 1 0

GF 1 1

GA 5 5

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP 4 - 2 W 2017 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 9:00 p.m. All Time 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez (2); RSL – Luke Mulholland, Yura Movsisyan (1)

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

Total Season GP W L D GF GA GP W 0-1L 2017 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3:00 p.m. All Time 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – NONE; SJ – Jungwirth (1)

Home L D 1 0 1 0

GF 0 0

GA 1 1

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

Total Season GP W L D 7:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 9:00 p.m. All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: NONE

Home L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GF 2 2

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GF 2 2

GA 3 3

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

2017 Matches: 1-0W

2017 Matches:

Total Season GP W L D 7:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: NONE

9/09 @ Minnesota

2017 Matches: 3/03 @ Portland 6/21 @ Minnesota

4/01 @ Minnesota 6/17 @ Salt Lake

2017 Matches: 4/29 @ Minnesota 10/22 @ San Jose

2017 Matches: 8/05 @ Minnesota 8/20 @ Seattle

2017 Matches: 5/07 @ Minnesota 6/03 @ Kansas City 10/07 @ Minnesota

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA 1-5L 2017 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7:00 p.m. All Time 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez (1); POR – Fanendo Adi, Diego Valeri (2)

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Total Home 2 - 0 W Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D 3:00 p.m. 2017 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 7:00 p.m. All Time 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Abu Danladi (1)

2017 Matches:

Total Home Away Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D 2017 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 All Time 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Kevin Molino (2); TOR – Sebastian Giovinco, Jozy Altidore, Tosaint Ricketts (1)

5/13 @ Toronto

2-3L

2017 Matches:

Total Season GP W L D 7:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 9:00 p.m. All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: NONE

6/24 @ Minnesota 9/13 @ Vancouver

GF 0 0

Total Home Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D 2017 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 All Time 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez (1); ORL – N/A

5/27 @ Minnesota

2017 Matches:

VANCOUVER

Total Season GP W L D 3:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 All Time 0 0 0 0 Leading Scorers in series: NONE

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Home L D 0 0 0 0

GF 0 0

GA 0 0

GP 0 0

W 0 0

Away L D 0 0 0 0

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2 01 7 MIN N ES OTA U N I T E D STARTING LINEUPS - ALL COMPET I T I ONS POR 3/3

GK Alvbage

LD Davis

CD Calvo

CD Demidov

RD Taylor

DM Warner

LM Kadrii

CM Schuller

CM Saeid

RM Molino

CF J. Venegas

RD Thiesson

DM Warner

LM J. Venegas

CM Schuller

CM Saeid

RM Molino

CF Ramirez

DM Warner

LM Ibarra

CM Schuller

CM J. Venegas

RM Molino

CF Ramirez

DM Warner

DM Ibson

LM Ibarra

CM Saeid

RM Kadrii

CF Ramirez

DM Warner

DM Ibson

LM Kadrii

CM J. Venegas

RM Molino

CF Ramirez

RD Thiesson

DM Warner

DM Cronin

LM Kadrii

CM J. Venegas

RM Molino

CF Ramirez

RD Thiesson

DM Warner

DM Cronin

LM Schuller

CM J. Venegas

RM Molino

CF Ramirez

DM Cronin

DM Ibson

LM Ibarra

CM J. Venegas

RM Molino

CF Ramirez

DM Cronin

DM Ibson

LM Ibarra

CM J. Venegas

RM Molino

CF Ramirez

DM Cronin

DM Ibson

LM Ibarra

CM Danladi

RM Molino

CF Ramirez

RD Thiesson

DM Cronin

DM Ibson

LM Danladi

CM Molino

RM Ibarra

CF Ramirez

RD Thiesson

DM Cronin

DM Ibson

LM Ibarra

CM Molino

RM Danladi

CF Ramirez

DM Cronin

DM Ibson

LM Jome

CM J. Venegas

RM Ibarra

CF Ramirez

Score: MIN 1-5 POR Attendance: 21,114 Venue: Providence Park, Portland, OR ATL 3/12

GK Alvbage

LD Taylor

CD Calvo

CD Demidov

Score: MIN 1-6 ATL Attendance: 35,043 Venue: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN COL 3/18

GK Shuttleworth

LD Davis

CD Calvo

CD Kallman

RD Thiesson

Score: MIN 2-2 COL Attendance: 14,013 Venue: Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO NE 3/25

GK Shuttleworth

LD Thiesson

CD Kallman

CD Demidov

RD K. Venegas

Score: MIN 2-5 NE Attendance: 11,571 Venue: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA RSL 4/1

GK Shuttleworth

LD Thiesson

CD Calvo

CD Kallman

RD Davis

Score: MIN 4-2 RSL Attendance: 17,728 Venue: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN FCD 4/08

GK Shuttleworth

LD Burch

CD Calvo

CD Kallman

Score: MIN 0-2 FCD Attendance: 16,048 Venue: Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX HOU 4/15

GK Shuttleworth

LD Burch

CD Calvo

CD Kallman

Score: MIN 2-2 HOU Attendance: 16,125 Venue: BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, TX COL 4/23

GK Shuttleworth

LD Burch

CD Calvo

CD Kallman

RD Thiesson

Score: MIN 1-0 COL Attendance: 17,491 Venue: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN SJ 4/29

GK Shuttleworth

LD Burch

CD Calvo

CD Kallman

RD Thiesson

Score: MIN 0-1 SJ Attendance: 17,605 Venue: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN SKC 5/7

GK Shuttleworth

LD Burch

CD Calvo

CD Kallman

RD Thiesson

Score: MIN 2-0 SKC Attendance: 17,709 Venue: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN TOR 5/13

GK Shuttleworth

LD Burch

CD Calvo

CD Kallman

Score: MIN 2-3 TOR Attendance: 27,249 Venue: BMO Field, Toronto, ON LA 5/21

GK Shuttleworth

LD Burch

CD Calvo

CD Kallman

Score: MIN 1-2 LA Attendance: 19,107 Venue: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN ORL 5/27

GK Shuttleworth

LD Burch

CD Calvo

CD Kallman

RD Thiesson

Score: MIN 1-0 ORL Attendance: 18,896 Venue: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

= Home

= Away

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M INNES U N I T E D N UUNITED MERICAL FC ROSTE R AND PRONUNCI AT I ONS 2015 OTA MINNESOTA GOAL MAP No. Name

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Hometown

1

John Alvbage

GK

6'1"

194

Gothenburg, Sweden

2

Justin Davis

D

6'0"

175

Novi, Michigan

3

Jerome Theisson

D

5'9"

155

Zurich, Switzerland

4

Jermaine Taylor

D

5'10"

195

Portland, Jamaica

5

Francisco Calvo

D

5'11"

170

San Jose, Costa Rica

6

Vadim Demidov

D

6'1"

176

Riga, Latvia

7

Ibson

M

5'10"

168

Sao Goncalo, Brazil

8

Marc Burch

D

6’1”

180

Cincinnati, Ohio

9

Abu Danladi

F

5'10"

170

Takoradi, Ghana

First Name

Last Name ahlv-BOH-geh tee-SOHN KHAL-voh

veh-DEEM

DEH-mih-dahv EEB-son

ah-BOO

dahn-LAH-dee

10 Miguel Ibarra

M

5'6"

145

Lancaster, California

11 Johan Venegas

M

6'0"

168

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

ee-BAR-ah

12 Joseph Greenspan

D

6'6"

209

Westfield, New Jersey

13 Thomas de Villardi

M

6’1”

175

Vincennes, France

14 Brent Kallman

D

6'2"

190

Woodbury, Minnesota

15 Ismaila Jome

M

6’1

160

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

ISH-mail-uh

JOHM

16 Bashkim Kadrii

M

5'10"

175

Copenhagen, Denmark

BASH-keem

KAH-dree

JOE-han

veh-NAY-gus

toe-MAH

duh-vee-YAR-dee CALL-man

17 Collin Martin

M

5'11"

150

Chevy Chase, Maryland

18 Kevin Molino

M

5'8"

155

Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago

moh-LEE-no

19 Sam Cronin

M

5’10

168

Atlanta, Georgia

CROH-nin

20 Rasmus Schüller

M

5'10"

148

Espoo, Finland

21 Christian Ramirez

F

6'2"

187

Garden Grove California

22 Kevin Venegas

D

5'10"

165

Lakewood, California

veh-NAY-gus

23 Bernardo Añor

M

5'8"

158

Caracas, Venezuela

AHN-yor

24 Patrick McLain

GK

6'3"

205

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

26 Collen Warner

M

5'10"

178

Denver, Colorado

33 Bobby Shuttleworth

GK

6'2"

205

Tonawanda, New York

RAHS-mus

SHOO-ler

CALL-in

M2015 INNESMINNESOTA OTA U N I T E D T EUNITED C HNICAL FC STAFGOAL F ANDMAP PRONUNCIAT I ONS Position

Name

Head Coach

Adrian Heath

Yrs. w/ Club Hometown 1

Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK

First Name

Last Name

Assistant Coach

Ian Fuller

2

Ellensburg, Washington

Assistant Coach

Mark Watson

1

Vancouver, British Columbia

Goalkeeper Coach

Marius Røvde

1

Trondheim, Norway

MAR-e-us

ROHV-da

Head Athletic Trainer

Sean Kupiec

1

Utica, New York

KOOP-ee-ek

Sporting Director

Manny Lagos

7

Saint Paul, Minn.

LAH-gohs

Dir. of Player Personnel

Amos Magee

1

Saint Paul, Minn.

AY-mos

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M INNES OTA U N I T E D P L AYER BIOGRAPHIES # 1 JOHN ALVBAGE | GOALKEEPER

Height: 6’1” Weight: 194 Birthdate: 8/10/1982 (34) Hometown: Gothenburg, Sweden Previous Club: IFK Gotenborg Acquired: Loan 1/28/2017 A native of Gothenburg, Alvbage brings 18 years of experience to the Loons and will certainly take a leadership role in the squad. The veteran has been a top goalkeeper in the Allsvenkan, winning the league’s Goalkeeper of the Year award as recently as 2015. In his recent five-year stint with Goteborg, Alvbage has racked up an impressive 53 clean sheets and helped the club to four straight appearances in European competition.

# 1 2 BERNARDO AÑOR | M IDFI ELDER

Height: 5’10” Weight: 158 Birthdate: 5/24/1988 (28) Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela Previous Club: Sporting Kansas City Acquired: Signed 1/24/2017 After playing with Minnesota United on loan last season, midfielder Bernardo Añor has signed with the club ahead of the 2017 Major League Soccer season. The Venezuelan comes to the Loons from Sporting Kansas City, and has played five seasons in MLS. Añor came to Minnesota in 2016 on a season-long loan during preseason training. After a promising start with the Loons, he suffered an ankle injury during training that sidelined him for much of the season.

#8 M ARC BURCH | DEF E NDER

Height: 6’1” Weight: 180 Birthdate: 5/7/1984 (32) Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio Previous Club: Colorado Rapids Acquired: Trade 3/31/2017 Burch is a 12-year MLS veteran with over 200 regular season appearances. He set career highs last season with Colorado Rapids in games started (27) and minutes played (2,443). Most recently, he was named to the MLS Team of the Week for Week 3 after tallying an assist in Colorado’s 2-2 draw with MNUFC. Burch was drafted by LA Galaxy in 2006 and played for Columbus Crew SC, D.C. United and Seattle Sounders before joining the Rapids in 2014.

# 5 F RANCISCO CALVO | DE FENDER

Height: 5’11” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 7/8/1992 (24) Hometown: San Jose, Costa Rica Previous Club: Saprissa Acquired: Signed 12/27/2016 Whether playing at left back or at centerback, Calvo does well to stretch the pitch and create an imbalance in the attack. At just 24 years old, Calvo has potential to be a familiar name in Minnesota for years to come. He does well with teams that possess the ball, but is athletic enough to push up the pitch and stay with his marks when under pressure. Calvo has 17 total appearances with the Costa Rica national team and four with the U20 squad, scoring one goal.

#1 9 SAM CRONIN | M IDF IELDER

Height: 5’10” Weight: 165 Birthdate: 12/12/1986 (30) Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia Previous Club: Colorado Rapids Acquired: Trade 3/31/2017 Cronin brings eight years of experience to Minnesota. He first joined the league in 2009 when he was selected by Toronto FC in the MLS SuperDraft. Cronin signed with the Rapids in 2015, when he would make his first All-Star Game appearance.

He helped lead the Rapids to a second-place finish in the Western Conference and an appearance in the MLS Cup Conference Finals.

# 9 ABU DANLADI | F ORWAR D

Height: 5’10” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 10/18/1995 (21) Hometown: Takoradi, Ghana Previous Club: UCLA Acquired: SuperDraft (#1 Pick) 1/13/2017 Danladi joined Minnesota following a highly successful career at UCLA. While there, Danladi racked up an impressive amount accolades including a handful of Freshman of the Year awards, Pac-12 All-Conference teams, and was in the running for the MAC Hermann Trophy. Despite missing the early part of the 2016 season with injury, Danladi led the Bruins with seven goals to bring his NCAA total to 18 with 54 total points.

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M INNES OTA U N I T E D P L AYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUE D #2 JUSTIN DAVIS | DEF E NDER

Height: 6’0” Weight: 175 Birthdate: 5/6/1988 (28) Hometown: Novi, Michigan Previous Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 12/1/2016 Davis has played for the Loons since 2011 and has spent his entire professional career with the club. He joined the club for 2017 alongside his long-time defensive partner Kevin Venegas. Over the course of six seasons with Minnesota, Davis appeared in a club record 169 matches and has scored 9 goals and provided 12 assists across all competitions. He has been a mainstay in the Loons’ back line his entire career, and helped the club to a NASL Soccer Bowl Championship in 2011.

#5 VADIM DEM IDOV | DE F E NDER

Height: 6’1” Weight: 176 Birthdate: 10/10/1986 (30) Hometown: Riga, Latvia Previous Club: SK Brann Acquired: Signed 1/10/2017 The Norwegian international has had a successful career playing in Europe’s top leagues, as well as on the international stage. The 30-year-old is a strong option at central defense, and is not afraid to throw his weight around to disrupt opponents. He also is an aerial threat off set pieces, using his height to soar above defenders. He has seen the field 16 times for Norway, including some time in European Championship qualifying.

#1 3 THOM AS DE VILLARDI | MI DFI ELDER

Height: 6’1” Weight: 175 Birthdate: 3/27/1994 Hometown: Vincennes, France Previous Club: University of Delaware Acquired: SuperDraft (#42 Pick) 1/13/2017 De Villardi came to Minnesota via the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. He was selected 42nd overall after the Loons acquired the pick from a trade earlier in the draft. The French native had four goals and 16 assists in his college career, split evenly between Duquesne University and the University of Delaware. He was named to the All-CAA First Team his junior year, with nine assists and two goals.

# 1 2 JOSEPH GRE E NSPAN | D EFENDER

Height: 6’6” Weight: 209 Birthdate: 9/12/1992 (24) Hometown: Westfield, New Jersey Previous Club: Colorado Rapids Acquired: Trade 12/11/2016 Born in New Jersey, the six-foot-six-inch 24-year-old center back was selected 26th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the Colorado Rapids. As an active member of the U.S. Navy, Greenspan was granted permission to train and play for the club around the fulfillment of his Naval duties. Greenspan was one of the most decorated players in Navy men’s soccer history, earning All-American honors as both a junior and a senior while leading the team to the school’s first NCAA tournament win in 42 years.

# 1 0 M IGUEL IBARRA | M IDFI ELDER

Height: 5’4” Weight: 145 Birthdate: 3/15/1990 (26) Hometown: Lancaster, California Previous Club: Club Leon Acquired: Transfer 1/7/2017 Ibarra returned to Minnesota after two years with Club Leon in Liga MX. During his tenure with the Loons, he earned several accolades including a pair of NASL Best XI appearances, along with a Golden Ball Award (MVP), and was the first U.S. lower division player to be called up to the U.S. Men’s national team since 2005. He was called up for international duty four consecutive times, making three appearances. Ibarra first signed with the club in 2012 and was transferred to Leon in 2015.

# 7 IBSON | M IDF IE LDE R

Height: 5’10” Weight: 168 Birthdate: 11/7/1983 (33) Hometown: Sao Goncalo, Brazil Previous Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 1/23/2017 Ibson first signed with the Loons in 2015. In his past seasons with MNUFC, he has proven an exceptional possession player with unmatched control in tight spaces. His ability to beat defenders and technical footwork helps open up space for teammates and create chances further down the pitch. Ibson’s distribution has been a critical part of the MNUFC’s quick attacking play, providing eight assists in two seasons with Minnesota United.

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M INNES OTA U N I T E D P L AYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUE D # 1 5 ISM AILA JOM E | M IDF I ELDER

Height: 6’1” Weight: 160 Birthdate: 11/4/1994 (22) Hometown: Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Previous Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 2/24/2017 The Minnesota-native first joined the Loons last season, making nine appearances and scoring in his professional debut.

The Brooklyn Park-native, and former Minnesota Mr. Soccer, winner mainly played the role of a winger while with the Loons, using his rapid acceleration and skilled footwork to beat opponents and create space. He is a clinical, young finisher that can work his way into defensive gaps.

#1 6 BASHKIM KADRII | M IDFI ELDER

Height: 5’10” Weight: 175 Birthdate: 7/9/1991 (25) Hometown: Copenhagen, Denmark Previous Club: FC Copenhagen Acquired: Signed 2/8/2017 A Danish national of Albanian descent, Kadrii came up in the youth system of B.93 in Copenhagen, for whom he made his professional debut in 2008. He grew into a formidable scorer for the club, netting 18 goals in 30 appearances. The 25 year old has represented his country from the U18 to U21 level, and made his senior debut in an international friendly against Scotland.

# 1 4 BRE NT KALLM AN | DE F ENDER

Height: 6’2” Weight: 190 Birthdate: 10/4/1990 (26) Hometown: Woodbury, Minnesota Previous Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 1/23/2017 Woodbury-native and Minnesota United product Brent Kallman returns to Minnesota United in 2017 as part of the club’s inaugural roster in Major League Soccer. The local defender first joined MNUFC in 2013 and has spent his entire professional career with the hometown club. The 26 year old was a mainstay in Minnesota’s defense last season, using his speed and strength to take down attackers.

# 1 7 COLLIN M ARTIN | M IDFI ELDER

Height: 5’11” Weight: 150 Birthdate: 11/9/1994 (22) Hometown: Chevy Chase, Maryland Previous Club: D.C United Acquired: Trade 1/3/2017 A young, creative midfielder, Martin is poised to make an impact in 2017 after not finding much success in D.C. after signing a Homegrown Player contract in 2013. The midfielder was the only high school junior to train with the U.S. Men’s U20 squad in January 2012, having previously represented the United States at the U14, U15 and U17 levels.

# 24 PATRICK M CLAIN | GOA LKEEPER

Height: 6’3” Weight: 205 Birthdate: 8/22/1988 (28) Hometown: Eau Claire, Wisconsin Previous Club: Orlando City SC Acquired: Trade 1/26/2017 McLain has been a bit of a journeyman in his career, getting a majority of his playing time in USL. The Eau Claire native played his college soccer with Cal Poly, where he earned all-conference honors and set a school record with his .835 save percentage. While in college he played for the Portland Timbers U23 team and Orange County Blue Star, where he played with current Loons teammates Christian Ramirez, Miguel Ibarra and Kevin Venegas.

# 1 8 KE VIN M OLINO | M IDF I ELDER

Height: 5’8” Weight: 155 Birthdate: 6/17/1990 Hometown: Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago Previous Club: Orlando City SC Acquired: Trade 1/26/2017 Molino was a huge part of Orlando’s offense, and was the first Major League Soccer signing in their club history. He is a strong player on the wing that can dribble through defenders and create opportunities in front of goal. The Trinidad and Tobago international has worked closely with Minnesota Head Coach Adrian Heath during his career, having played under the Loons’ manager from 2011 through 2016 in Orlando.

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M INNES OTA U N I T E D P L AYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUE D #2 1 CHRISTIAN RAM IRE Z | FORWARD

Height: 6’2” Weight: 187 Birthdate: 4/4/1991 (26) Hometown: Garden Grove, California Previous Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 1/5/2017 Ramirez proved to be one of the most valuable players on the Loons’ roster during his career. He made 92 consecutive appearances across all competitions for Minnesota, missing just one match due to injury in the 2016 season. His consistent contributions to Minnesota United’s success earned him three-straight NASL Best XI awards. He is one of just three players to accomplish that feat, another being teammate Justin Davis.

# 2 0 RASM US SCHULLE R | MI DFI ELDER

Height: 5’10” Weight: 148 Birthdate: 6/18/1991 (25) Hometown: Espoo, Finland Previous Club: BK Hacken Acquired: Signed 1/24/2017 The 25-year-old comes to the Loons after playing the top leagues of both Finland and Sweden, and is an active member of the Finnish National Team. Though he mainly plays in a more defensive role in the midfield, he is not afraid to make a foray into the opposing penalty area. He has a deft touch that has allowed him to net several spectacular goals in his career so far.

# 2 2 B OBB Y SHUTTLEW ORTH | GOALKEEPER

Height: 6’2” Weight: 205 Birthdate: 5/13/1987 (29) Hometown: Tonawanda, New York Previous Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Trade 2/15/2017 Shuttleworth, 29, spent eight seasons with the Revolution from 2009–2016 and totaled 127 appearances, 124 starts, 34 shutouts, 344 saves, and a 46-53-28 regular season record with New England. The Tonawanda, N.Y. native anchored the Revolution during its run to the 2014 MLS Cup, a season in which he tied a club record with 16 wins, and also totaled six postseason starts during the 2014 and 2015 campaigns.

# 4 JERM AINE TAY LOR | DEFENDER

Height: 5’10” Weight: 195 Birthdate: 1/14/1985 (32) Hometown: Portland, Jamaica Previous Club: Portland Timbers Acquired: Signed 1/24/2017 The Jamaican international brings six years of MLS experience to the Loons as the club enters its inaugural MLS season.

Taylor most recently played with the Portland Timbers in 2016, where he started in 21 of his 23 appearances. He is a stalwart defender who is not afraid to lay into his opponents. Although he stands at just 5’10”, he compensates with pure tenacity and athleticism. Taylor has made over 80 appearances for Jamaica since first being called up in 2004.

# 3 JEROM E THIESSON | DEFENDER

Height: 5’9” Weight: 155 Birthdate: 8/6/1987 (29) Hometown: Zurich, Switzerland Previous Club: FC Luzern Acquired: Signed 2/21/2017 The 29-year-old Swiss native has spent the last six seasons in the Swiss Super League, scoring two goals in 222 matches with 204 starts in league play. In 10 cup matches with the club, he recorded one goal. Thiesson joined FC Luzern after spending four years with AC Bellinzona, a lower division Swiss Super League club from the country’s Italian-speaking region.

One of the main qualities Minnesota United prized in going after Thiesson was his ability to play either fullback position.

#1 1 JOHAN VE NE GAS | M IDFI ELDER

Height: 6’0” Weight: 168 Birthdate: 11/27/1988 (28) Hometown: Puerto Limón, Costa Rica Previous Club: Montreal Impact Acquired: Trade 1/13/2016 Venegas often featured on the wing for Montreal, showing pace, flair and technique as one of the club’s most dangerous attacking players off the bench. He could become a central figure for Minnesota United in the club’s 2017 expansion season.

The Costa Rican international has scored seven goals in 30 matches for his country since his senior debut in 2014. He shined in the Copa America Centenario and scored a match-winner against the U.S. in World Cup Qualifying.

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M INNES OTA U N I T E D P L AYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUE D #2 2 KE VIN VENE GAS | DEF ENDER

Height: 5’10” Weight: 165 Birthdate: 7/29/1989 (27) Hometown: Lakewood, California Previous Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 12/1/2016 Venegas has been a star player for Minnesota as both a midfielder and defender in five years with the club. He has been the top playmaker with 17 career assists, a club record, and has found the back of the net himself seven times. Venegas brings a special flair to the field, with a knack to beat defenders with incredible footwork. His box-to-box play as a right back earned him a spot in the 2015 NASL Best XI.

# 2 6 COLLE N WARNE R | M IDFI ELDER

Height: 5’10” Weight: 178 Birthdate: 6/24/1988 (28) Hometown: Denver, Colorado Previous Club: Houston Dynamo Acquired: Expansion Draft (#4 pick) 12/13/2016 Warner is a box to box midfielder who can cover ground and protect his attacking players. He brings great MLS experience to MNUFC. Drafted 15th overall by Real Salt Lake in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft, he appeared off and on with RSL before being taken by Montreal in the 2011 expansion draft. He became a full-time starter with Montreal for two years before being traded to Toronto FC where he started all but one match his first year. He played his 2016 season with the Houston Dynamo.

CONSTR U CT I N G M I N N ESOTA UNITED Year

Signing

Trade

Expansion Draft (Pick)

2016

Justin Davis (12/1/2016) Kevin Venegas (12/1/2016) Francisco Calvo (12/27/2016)

Joseph Greenspan (12/11/2016) Johan Venegas (12/13/2016)

Collen Warner (4th)

2017

Christian Ramirez (1/5/2017) Miguel Ibarra (1/5/2017) Vadim Demidov (1/10/2017) Brent Kallman (1/23/2017) Ibson (1/23/2017) Bernardo Anor (1/24/2017) Jermaine Taylor (1/24/2017) Rasmus Schuller (1/24/2017) Jerome Thiesson (2/21/2017) Ismaila Jome (3/1/2017)

Collin Martin (1/3/2017) Kevin Molino (1/26/2017) Patrick McLain (1/26/2017) Bobby Shuttleworth (2/15/2017) Marc Burch (3/31/2017) Sam Cronin (3/31/2017)

SuperDraft (Pick)

Loan

Abu Danladi (1st) Thomas de Villardi (42nd)

John Alvbage (1/28/2017) Bashkim Kadrii (2/8/2017)

M INNES OTA U N I T E D 2 0 1 7 TRANSACTION TRACKE R (SINCE 3/3/2017 ) Players In

Players Out

Marc Burch

Traded from Colorado

Josh Gatt

Traded to Colorado

Sam Cronin

Traded from Colorado

Mohammed Saeid

Traded to Colorado

Joe Greenspan

Returned from loan on 5/25

Joe Greenspan

Loaned to Pittsburgh (USL) on 4/10

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M INNES OTA U N I T E D FC COACHING STAF F BIOGRAPHIES ADRIAN HEATH | HEAD COACH Heath was appointed head coach in November, 2016. After playing over 18 years in Europe, Heath spent the next 11 years coaching in England for clubs such as Burnley, Sheffield United and Coventry City before coming to the United States in 2008. The Englishman was named head coach of the USL expansion side Austin Aztex. The team spent two years in Austin before relocating to Orlando in 2010, to become Orlando City. In just four years under Heath, Orlando City won two USL Pro championships and three Commissioner’s Cups. The club joined MLS in 2015, and Heath’s influence helped build the club for a very successful inaugural season, narrowly missing out on the playoffs.

RECORD WITH MINNESOTA UNITED YEAR

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

OPEN CUP

TOTAL

2017

4-7-2

0-0-0

0-0-0

4-7-2

TOTAL

4-7-2

0-0-0

0-0-0

4-7-2

IAN F ULLER | ASSISTANT C OACH Fuller joined Minnesota in 2016, following a successful stint with Orlando City SC. He was a player coach with Orlando helping the team to multiple titles in USL during his five years with the Lions. Fuller is a Portland native, and first met Heath when he joined Heath’s Austin Aztex in 2010. He was promoted to player-assistant coach for the club’s USL journey and then was tapped to join the coaching staff full time as an assistant coach when Orlando joined MLS.

M ARK WATSON | ASSISTAN T COACH Watson, a former Canadian national team defender and assistant coach, brings a wealth of MLS experience to MNUFC, having played for teams including the Seattle Sounders, Vancouver Whitecaps and D.C. United. Additionally, Watson managed the San Jose Earthquakes before joining Orlando City as an assistant under Heath in 2014. During his tenure at San Jose, Watson helped guide the team to a playoff berth in 2010 and the club’s second Supporters’ Shield in 2012. He was named interim head coach in June 2013 and closed the season with the best record in MLS at 11-5-3. In addition to his MLS experience, Watson previously served as assistant coach with the Canadian Men’s National U-20 and senior teams, as well as several years as an assistant with the USL PRO Charleston Battery.

M ARIUS RØVDE | GOALKEE PER COACH A Norwegian native, Røvde brings nearly thirty years of playing and coaching experience to Minnesota. As a player, he enjoyed a very successful career, starting with his hometown club Rosenborg BK. He played with teams across Europe, playing in top leagues in Norway and Scotland, as well as League One in England. From 2008 to 2011, he was the head goalkeeping coach of Trinidad and Tobago Professional Football League side Joe Public FC. While working with the club, he also was involved with the Trinidad and Tobago national team program and was part of the coaching staff for several youth national teams, the women’s national team, and was the country’s director of goalkeeping.

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John Alvbage Justin Davis Jerome Theisson Jermaine Taylor Francisco Calvo Vadim Demidov Ibson Marc Burch Mohammed Saeid Abu Danladi Miguel Ibarra Johan Venegas Joseph Greenspan Thomas de Villardi Brent Kallman Ismaila Jome Bashkim Kadrii Collin Martin Kevin Molino Sam Cronin Rasmus Schuller Christian Ramirez Kevin Venegas Bernardo Anor Patrick McLain Collen Warner Bobby Shuttleworth Joshua Gatt

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Ramirez 5 (Molino 3) 47; J. Venegas 2 (unassisted) Ibarra 1 (J. Venegas 2) 72 39

Ramirez 1 (J. Venegas 1) 79 Molino 1 (penalty kick) 30 Molino 2 (penalty kick) 50; Ramirez 2 (Theisson 1, Ibson 1) 58 Warner 1 (Ramirez 1) 15; Kallman 1 (unassisted) 49 Molino 3 (unassisted) 16; Ramirez 3 (Molino 1) 52; Ramirez 4 (unassisted)

MINNESOTA UNITED FC 62; J. Venegas 1 (Molino 2)

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