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2018 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 Kickoff: 9 p.m. CT Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, UT) U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round Sporting Kansas City 8-2-4, 28 points (5-1-2 home; 3-1-2 away) 1st place in Western Conference Real Salt Lake 7-6-1, 22 points (6-1-0 home; 1-5-1 away) 3rd place in Western Conference
8-2-4 (28 pts.) 14 1st in West 28 2.00 25 14 1.00 +14 266 (89) 33.5% 145 144 14 0
Live Stream: USSoccer.com English Radio: None Spanish Radio: None Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official:
Malik Badawi TJ Zablocki John Krill Brad Jensen
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 26 29 75 88 90 94
Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF MID FWD FWD MID FWD DEF DEF MID GK MID FWD MID DEF DEF DEF GK MID DEF FWD MID
Name Adrian Zendejas Amer Didic Ike Opara Brad Evans Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Yohan Croizet Diego Rubio Gerso Fernandes Gianluca Busio Khiry Shelton Seth Sinovic Graham Smith Roger Espinoza Eric Dick Cristian Lobato Daniel Salloi Felipe Gutierrez Emiliano Amor Colton Storm Jaylin Lindsey Tim Melia Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal Matt Lewis Kharlton Belmar Jimmy Medranda
Pronunciation zen-DAY-haas uh-MEER JIDD-itch oh-PAR-ah
REAL SALT LAKE
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
7-6-1 (22 pts.) 14 3rd in West 19 1.36 18 26 1.86 -7 192 (76) 39.5% 139 164 20 0
2018 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
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Gutierrez, Russell Roger Espinoza Daniel Salloi Johnny Russell Gutierrez, Salloi Russell, Salloi Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza Four Players N/A
5 GOALS 6 ASSISTS 43 SHOTS 17 SHOTS ON GOAL 3 GAME-WINNING GOALS 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 24 FOULS COMMITTED 24 FOULS SUFFERED 2 CAUTIONS 0 EJECTIONS
Tim Melia 1260 Tim Melia 1.00 Tim Melia 8 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia 45
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REAL SALT LAKE
GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
4 Corey Baird 4 Damir Kreilach 32 Jefferson Savarino 13 Joao Plata 2 Jefferson Savarino 2 Damir Kreilach 28 Kyle Beckerman 26 Jefferson Savarino 3 Three Players 0 N/A 1260 Nick Rimando 1.86 Nick Rimando 7 Nick Rimando 4 Nick Rimando 50 Nick Rimando
COACHES - REGULAR SEASON
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2018 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference 1. Atlanta United FC 2. New York City FC 3. Columbus Crew SC 4. New York Red Bulls 5. New England Revolution 6. Orlando City SC 7. Philadelphia Union 8. Chicago Fire 9. Montreal Impact 10. Toronto FC 11. D.C. United
Pts 29 27 26 22 22 19 18 17 12 11 9
W L T 9 3 2 8 3 3 7 3 5 7 4 1 6 4 4 6 6 1 5 6 3 5 7 2 4 10 0 3 7 2 2 5 3
GD +12 +10 +8 +13 +4 -1 -3 -5 -14 -6 -4
GP 14 14 15 12 14 13 14 14 14 12 10
Western Conference 1. Sporting Kansas City 2. FC Dallas 3. Real Salt Lake 4. Los Angeles FC 5. Portland Timbers 6. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 7. Houston Dynamo 8. LA Galaxy 9. Minnesota United FC 10. San Jose Earthquakes 11. Seattle Sounders FC 12. Colorado Rapids
Pts 28 26 22 21 21 20 18 17 16 9 8 8
W L T 8 2 4 7 1 5 7 6 1 6 4 3 6 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 7 2 5 8 1 2 8 3 2 7 2 2 8 2
GD +14 +8 -7 +4 +2 -7 +6 -4 -9 -6 -7 -8
GP 14 13 14 13 12 15 13 14 14 13 11 12
PETER VERMES 10th season 123-93-78 10th season (.551) 123-93-78 (.551)
MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
MIKE PETKE 4th season 50-37-24 (.559) 2nd season 20-18-5 (.523)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Monday, June 4 QUESTIONABLE: • Khiry Shelton (Thigh Injury) OUT: • • • • •
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Yohan Croizet (Hamstring Injury) Brad Evans (Thigh Injury) Felipe Gutierrez (Sports Hernia) Jimmy Medranda (Knee Injury) Seth Sinovic (Hamstring Injury)
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #RSLvSKC: HEAD-TO-HEAD
SPORTING KC U.S. OPEN CUP HISTORY
Sporting Kansas City begins its defense of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup this Wednesday with a trip West to take on Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. Sporting KC won the competition for the fourth time in club history in 2017, beating the New York Red Bulls 2-1 in the final on September 20, 2017 at Children’s Mercy Park. Sporting KC has faced Real Salt Lake twice in previous editions of the U.S. Open Cup. First, RSL knocked Sporting KC out of the competition in the qualifying round on April 18, 2007, with Sasha Victorine’s goal for the then Wizards not enough as Salt Lake advanced after extra time at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Utah. In the second and most recent U.S. Open Cup meeting between the sides, Sporting KC emerged as 3-1 winners at Children’s Mercy Park on August 12, 2015 to advance to that year’s U.S. Open Cup Final. Olmes Garcia gave the visitors a shock lead in the 24th minute, only for Sporting midfielder Soni Mustivar to equalize 11 minutes later. Sporting KC took control in the second half and edged in front through Benny Feilhaber’s goal in the 80th minute before Krisztian Nemeth sealed the win in the semifinal five minutes later. Sporting KC would go on to win the 2015 U.S. Open Cup with a win over the Philadelphia Union at Talen Energy Stadium. Sporting KC trails Real Salt Lake in the all-time series in MLS regular-season play, going 9-10-7 since RSL joined the league in 2005. The two sides drew the season series in 2017, going 1-1-1, with Sporting KC claiming a 3-0 win at home on April 29 before tying 1-1 at Rio Tinto Stadium on July 22 and falling 2-1 in the club’s regularseason finale in Utah on October 22. #RSLvSKC: Recent Meetings (RSL leads 10-9-7 in regular season) Date
10/22/2017 07/22/2017 04/29/2017 10/16/2016 05/21/2016
Score
KC 1 at RSL 2 KC 1 at RSL 1 KC 3 vs RSL 0 KC 0 at RSL 0 KC 1 vs RSL 3
RESULT L 2-3
ROUND Quarterfinal
1997
at San Francisco Bay Seals
L 1-2
Round of 16
1998
at Nashville Metros
L 1-3
Round of 16
2000
at Chicago Sockers
T 0-0 (6-7 PK)
Round of 32
2001
Seattle Sounders Chicago Fire
W 4-0 L 0-1
Round of 32 Round of 16
2002
at Rochester Rhinos at Milwaukee Rampage at Columbus Crew
W 3-2 (AET) W 2-0 L 2-3 (AET)
Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal
2003
at Colorado Rapids
L 2-3
Round of 16
2004
at Atlanta Silverbacks Dallas Burn San Jose Earthquakes Chicago Fire
W 4-1 W 4-0 W 1-0 W 1-0 (AET)
Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
2005
Des Moines Menace Minnesota Thunder
W 6-1 L 1-3
Round of 16 Quarterfinal
2006
Des Moines Menace at Chicago Fire
W 2-1 L 0-2
Round of 32 Round of 16
2007
at Real Salt Lake
L 1-2 (AET)
Qualifying
2008
Colorado Rapids at Carolina RailHawks at Seattle Sounders
T 2-2 (5-3 PK) W 4-2 (AET) T 0-0 (5-6 PK)
Qualifying Round of 16 Quarterfinal
2009
at Minnesota Thunder at Seattle Sounders
T 3-3 (4-2 PK) L 0-1
Round of 16 Quarterfinal
2010
Colorado Rapids
L 1-2
Qualifying
2011
at Houston Dynamo New England Revolution Chicago Fire PDL Richmond Kickers
W 1-0 (AET) W 5-0 W 3-0 L 0-2
Qualifying Qualifying Round of 16 Quarterfinal
2012
Orlando City SC Colorado Rapids Dayton Dutch Lions at Philadelphia Union Seattle Sounders
W 3-2 W 2-0 W 3-0 W 2-0 T 1-1 (3-2 PK)
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
2013
Des Moines Menace Orlando City SC
W 2-0 L 0-1
Round of 32 Round of 16
2014
Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers
W 2-0 L 1-3
Round of 32 Round of 16
2015
Saint Louis FC FC Dallas Houston Dynamo Real Salt Lake at Philadelphia Union
W 1-0 W 6-2 W 3-1 W 3-1 T 1-1 (7-6 PK)
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
2016
at Minnesota United FC at Houston Dynamo
W 2-1 (AET) L 1-3
Round of 32 Round of 16
2017
Minnesota United FC at Houston Dynamo FC Dallas San Jose Earthquakes New York Red Bulls
W W W T W
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Champions
Result Details L T W T L
YEAR OPPONENT 1996 Colorado Rapids
Late Opara header not enough after Silva and Lennon goals Silva opens scoring before Feilhaber nets penalty kick Feilhaber, Dwyer and Gerso score in dominant victory Tim Melia makes four saves in scoreless stalemate Dwyer scores, but goals from Movsisyan and Martinez seal win
#RSLvSKC: PLAYER HISTORY • Defender Ike Opara has two goals against Real Salt Lake, the first coming in his maiden season with the club. He scored the game-winning goal in the 97th minute of a 2-1 win on July 20, 2013 at Rio Tinto Stadium, before tallying a late consolation goal in a 2-1 road loss on October 22, 2017. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has one goal and two assists against Real Salt Lake, including the game-winning strike in a 2-0 victory at Children’s Mercy Park on Aug. 3, 2011. He also assisted Feilhaber’s opener in a 3-0 win on April 29, 2017. • Winger Gerso Fernandes scored in his first appearance against RSL, bagging the third goal in a 3-0 win on April 29, 2017. • Defender Graham Zusi has four assists all-time against Real Salt Lake, with three coming on game-winners. The first two were recorded in 2012 and 2013 before he assisted Feilhaber’s opening strike in a 3-0 on April 29, 2017. His most recent assist came on Ike Opara’s late goal in a 2-1 road loss on October 22, 2017. • Midfielder Jimmy Medranda has one assist against RSL, coming on Dom Dwyer’s goal in a 3-1 defeat on May 21, 2016. • Defender Brad Evans has two goals against Real Salt Lake, one coming as a member of Columbus Crew SC and the other with Seattle Sounders FC. He scored the third goal in a 3-0 home win for the Crew on August 23, 2008, before scoring a consolation goal in a 2-1 road loss with Seattle on March 30, 2013.
Champions
Champions
#RSLvSKC: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS • Defender Matt Besler’s brother, Nick Besler, plays for Real Salt Lake. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia played for Real Salt Lake from 2010-2011, but never made an appearance for the club. • Defenders Matt Besler and Graham Zusi both played with RSL midfielder Kyle Beckerman and goalkeeper Nick Rimando with the U.S. Men’s National Team since 2007. Defender Brad Evans has also played alongside Beckerman and Rimando on the USMNT. • Defender Brad Evans played with RSL assistant coach Tyrone Marshall at Seattle Sounders FC on from 2009-2010. Marshall also played alongside SKC manager Peter Vermes at the Colorado Rapids in 1998. • Salt Lake goalkeeper Alex Horwath played for former USL PDL side the Kansas City Brass in 2009. • Salt Lake goalkeeper Connor Sparrow is from St. Louis, Missouri and attended one year of college at the University of Missouri - Kansas City in 2012 before transferring to Creighton University.
Champions
4-0 2-0 3-0 (AET) 1-1 (5-4 PK) 2-1
NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Defender Matt Besler is one regular-season appearance away from hitting 241 and becoming the all-time club leader in that category. • Winger Gerso Fernandes is one appearance shy of reaching 50 in all competitions for the club. • Sporting KC is one road win shy of reaching 100 all-time in MLS regular-season play.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES
U.S. OPEN CUP DEFENSE BEGINS WEDNESDAY
ESPINOZA SETS NEW CAREER-HIGH IN ASSISTS
Sporting KC become the first MLS team to win four major trophies over the last six seasons with that victory. The club also maintained their brilliant record in U.S. Open Cup finals, joining Seattle Sounders FC and the Chicago Fire as the only four-time champions among MLS outfits. In addition, Manager Peter Vermes is just the second coach to win three or more U.S. Open Cups to go along with an MLS Cup - joined by LA Galaxy head coach Sigi Schmid.
The Honduran international’s previous high in assists came in 2016 when he recorded five assists 30 appearances. Espinoza has started the 2018 campaign on fire having set up goals against the Chicago Fire (March 10), the San Jose Earthquakes (March 17), the LA Galaxy (April 8), two against Vancouver Whitecaps FC (April 20) before adding his sixth in Sunday’s win over Minnesota.
Sporting Kansas City midfielder Roger Espinoza set a new career-high in assists during Sunday’s comfortable 4-1 victory over Minnesota United FC at Children’s Mercy Park. Espinoza set up Cristian Lobato’s goal which made it 3-1 late in the first half with a well-weighted through ball, allowing him to record his team-leading sixth assist of the season. Espinoza now has more assists than ever before in a single MLS season, and has accomplished that feat in just 14 matches.
Sporting Kansas City is set to begin its defense of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup this Wednesday when the side takes on Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium on Wednesday night at 9 p.m. CT. Sporting KC lifted their fourth piece of silverware this decade when the club won the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on September 20, 2017. Sporting KC beat the New York Red Bulls 2-1 at Children’s Mercy Park in the midweek contest to hoist the club’s fourth all-time U.S. Open Cup trophy (2004, 2012, 2015, 2017).
Espinoza is in the midst of his ninth season with Sporting KC, having been selected by the then Kansas City Wizards in the first round of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. Despite a two-year hiatus from the club when he played for Wigan Athletic in the English Premier League and Championship from 2013-2014 - winning the FA Cup in the process Espinoza has made 234 appearances for Sporting Kansas City, tallying five goals and 29 assists.
Dealing with MLS opponents in the Open Cup is nothing new for Peter Vermes as Sporting KC saw off five MLS teams on their way to last year’s Final: Minnesota United FC, the Houston Dynamo, FC Dallas, the San Jose Earthquakes and the Red Bulls. The club received $250,000 in prize money and a berth in the 2019 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, the premier club competition in North America.
GOALS GALORE
Sporting KC are third among all MLS clubs in major trophies with seven, having won four U.S. Open Cups (2004, 2012, 2015, 2017), two MLS Cups (2000, 2013) and one Supporters’ Shield (2000). That places the club in rarefied company, as only D.C. United (13) and the LA Galaxy (12) have won more since MLS was founded in 1996.
Sporting Kansas City has had no issues scoring goals so far in the 2018 MLS season. Peter Vermes’ side has found multiple goals in nine of the club’s 14 matches this season and has only been shutout three times. Sporting KC is the third highest scoring team in MLS so far in 2018 with 28 goals, only trailing Atlanta United FC and New York City FC.
RENEWING RSL RIVALRY
Sporting KC has 11 different goalscorers so far this year - which is the most number of different goalscorers across a single squad in the league this season. So far this season, Sporting KC has found goals from Felipe Gutierrez (5), Johnny Russell (5), Daniel Salloi (4), Ilie Sanchez (2), Graham Zusi (2), Jimmy Medranda (2), Diego Rubio (2), Cristian Lobato (2), Yohan Croizet (1), Gerso Fernandes (1), Khiry Shelton (1) and Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal (1).
While Real Salt Lake has had the better of the regular-season series against Sporting KC since joining Major League Soccer as an expansion team in 2005, it’s the Kansas City side that has won on the big occasions. Sporting KC first beat Real Salt Lake in an epic penalty shootout to win the 2013 MLS Cup - the second such honor in club history - before also defeating the Utes in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals in 2015 on their way to lifting their third USOC title.
The 6-0 triumph over Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 20 tied club records for largest margin of victory and most goals scored in a competitive match. Sporting KC has 21 goals through 10 regular-season matches this year, having scored 40 in all of 2017. The last time Sporting KC hit six goals in an MLS match was on June 20, 1999.
Sporting Kansas City heads to Utah this week to face off against long-time rivals Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium on Wednesday night as Peter Vermes’ side begins its defense of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. It’s the first meeting between the two sides this season, as Sporting KC will once again visit the Rio Tinto on July 4 before hosting Salt Lake at Children’s Mercy Park on September 30.
Sporting KC found it difficult to score on the road last season, only scoring 10 times in the club’s 17 away games in 2017 and only winning twice on the road. In just six road games this year, Sporting KC has already surpassed last year’s total in goals with 11 and has already recorded three road wins over the Chicago Fire (March 10), the LA Galaxy (April 8) and Atlanta United FC (May 9). Sporting also only scored multiple goals on the road two times in 2017 but has done so in four of the club’s six away games so far in 2018.
Sporting KC has played Real Salt Lake twice in the U.S. Open Cup, first falling to a narrow 2-1 defeat after extra time in the Qualifying Round on April 18, 2007 with Sasha Victorine on the scoresheet for SKC, before goals from Soni Mustivar, Benny Feilhaber and Krisztian Nemeth saw the club through to the 2015 U.S. Open Cup Final on August 12, 2015.
VERMES VERBATIM
The two sides met three times in the 2017 campaign, splitting the season series 1-1-1. Sporting KC won the first showdown convincingly, taking a 3-0 home victory following goals from Feilhaber, Dom Dwyer and Gerso Fernandes on April 29 before playing to a heated 1-1 draw at Rio Tinto Stadium on July 22 with Feilhaber providing the equalizer from the penalty spot early in the second half. The final meeting came on Decision Day, with Sporting stumbling to a 2-1 defeat despite Ike Opara’s late consolation goal on October 22.
See below for Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes’ comments following the 4-1 victory over Minnesota United FC at Children’s Mercy Park on June 3, 2018: On how the club responded to last week’s draw against Columbus: “I think that one of the things you’re always trying to do is you’re always trying to figure out how your team responds. Every year is different, even if you have all of the same players, it doesn’t matter. You always want to try and figure out how they’re going to respond, in those moments when you might not play well, or when you lose, or maybe my assessment is not one that is very favorable. So, what I would say is that the response was excellent. The first half was probably the best first half of soccer that we’ve played this year. I mean we could have probably easily scored five goals in the first half, we were in and around that box. I think we had 18 shots in the first half. It’s great to see that. It’s great to see the guys respond that way. Like I have always said, one of the biggest things is, especially in this League, when somebody figures out how to be consistent and how they can be a dangerous team. We haven’t had a lot of missteps this season, but the fact is the guys responded well and I’m happy about that. But, at the same time, we need to make sure that we can consistently do it.”
KUZAIN BECOMES SKC’S SECOND YOUNGEST GOALSCORER
On Sunday night, Sporting Kansas City Homegrown midfielder Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal became the second youngest goalscorer in club history when he lashed home the game-winning goal in the 35th minute of the eventual 4-1 victory over Minnesota United FC at Children’s Mercy Park. The goal came during Kuzain’s second appearance for the club, having made his Sporting KC debut as a late substitute in the 0-0 draw with Columbus Crew SC the previous Sunday, May 27. This time, the 19-year-old got extended minutes after replacing the injured Yohan Croizet in the 18th minute of the match. In addition to his goal, Kuzain completed 32 of his 33 passes in 72 minutes of action, mirroring his USLleading 90.4-percent passing accuracy clip for the Swope Park Rangers in 2017.
On Kuzain’s performance: “Kuzain, as I said last week, we all see the potential in the kid. What I am probably most proud of, years ago, I sat with Cliff (Illig) and Michael (Illig) about this idea of the player enterprise and the pro pathway in our club. So Kuz(ain) was obviously in our Academy. We signed him to a Swope Park Rangers contract. He progressed very fast, and we thought he was worthy of a first team contract. He gets a first team contract, and here he is, stepping into his second game in a row. He not only has major minutes, but scores a goal. He has the confidence and ability to play at this level at 19. He was big time. Then you throw (Jaylin) Lindsey in there, and he’s not in the position he usually plays, he’s a right back not a left back, but we had that much confidence in him and I thought he was tremendous. He has great instincts for the game, and it was excellent. Great to see.”
The only player to score an MLS goal for the club at a younger age than Kuzain’s 19 years and 262 days was former striker Soony Saad, who scored on his 19th birthday in a 3-1 win over the Portland Timbers on August 17, 2011 during his first stint with the club. Kuzain wasn’t the only Academy product to make an impact on the match, as fellow graduate Daniel Salloi’s swerving strike opened the scoring with his fourth goal of the season, while 18-year-old defender Jaylin Lindsey made his Sporting KC and MLS debut in the second half when he replaced Seth Sinovic in an unfamiliar left back role in the 60th minute. 3
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
Date 04/18/2007 08/12/2015
ALL-TIME U.S. OPEN CUP RESULTS
ALL-TIME U.S. OPEN CUP STATISTICS LEADERS
Sporting KC U.S. Open Cup record vs. Real Salt Lake: 1-1-0 Home games: 1-0-0 (3 GF, 1 GA) Road games: 0-1-0 (1 GF, 2 GA)
GAMES PLAYED GOALS PLAYER GP PLAYER GP G 1. Matt Besler* 19 1. Dom Dwyer 11 6 2. Roger Espinoza* 18 2. Davy Arnaud 12 5 3. Kerry Zavagnin 17 2. C.J. Sapong 13 5 4. Chance Myers 16 2. Krisztian Nemeth 4 5 5. Graham Zusi* 15 2. Igor Simutenkov 5 5 6. Seth Sinovic* 14 6. Soony Saad 5 4 6. Jacob Peterson 14 6. Ryan Pore 6 4 6. Nick Garcia 14 8. Graham Zusi* 15 3 7. Four Players 13 8. Daniel Salloi* 4 3 8. Five Players -- 3 GAMES STARTED PLAYER GS ASSISTS 1. Matt Besler* 17 PLAYER GP A 1. Kerry Zavagnin 17 1. Benny Feilhaber 13 9 3. Roger Espinoza* 16 2. Graham Zusi* 15 5 4. Seth Sinovic* 14 3. Roger Espinoza* 18 3 5. Graham Zusi* 13 3. Davy Arnaud 12 3 5. Chance Myers 13 3. Chris Klein 10 3 5. Nick Garcia 13 3. Jacob Peterson 14 3 8. Benny Feilhaber 11 3. Josh Wolff 7 3 9. Tim Melia* 10 8. Seth Sinovic* 14 2 9. Three Players 10 8. Jimmy Medranda* 7 2 8. Three Players -- 2 MINUTES PLAYED PLAYER MIN SHUTOUTS 1. Roger Espinoza* 1744 PLAYER GP SO 2. Matt Besler* 1594 1. Eric Kronberg 10 5 3. Kerry Zavagnin 1453 2. Tim Melia* 10 4 4. Nick Garcia 1313 2. Jimmy Nielsen 4 3 5. Graham Zusi* 1267 2. Bo Oshoniyi 6 3 6. Chance Myers 1197 5. Tony Meola 5 2 7. Seth Sinovic* 1183 6. Taly Goode 1 1 8. Michael Harrington 1096 6. Andy Gruenebaum 2 1 9. Benny Feilhaber 1066 10. Tim Melia* 990 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE 10. Eric Kronberg 990 PLAYER GP GAA 1. Taly Goode 1 0.00 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL 2. Jimmy Nielsen 4 0.23 PLAYER GP 3. Tim Melia* 9 0.64 1. Tim Melia* 10 4. Bo Oshoniyi 6 0.72 2. Eric Kronberg 10 5. Eric Kronberg 10 0.73 3. Bo Oshoniyi 6 4. Tony Meola 5 GOALKEEPER WINS 5. Jimmy Nielsen 4 PLAYER GP W 5. William Hesmer 4 1. Tim Melia* 9 8 2. Eric Kronberg 10 4 2. Tony Meola 5 4 4. Jimmy Nielsen 4 3 5. Bo Oshoniyi 6 2 *Denotes Player on Current Roster 5. William Hesmer 4 2
Score KC 1 at RSL 2 KC 3 vs RSL 1
Result Location L Rice-Eccles Stadium W Children’s Mercy Park
ALL-TIME U.S. OPEN CUP STATISTICS (ACTIVE PLAYERS) # PLAYER 8 Graham Zusi 20 Daniel Salloi 12 Gerso Fernandes 11 Diego Rubio 3 Ike Opara 17 Roger Espinoza 15 Seth Sinovic 94 Jimmy Medranda 5 Matt Besler 6 Ilie Sanchez 29 Tim Melia 90 Kharlton Belmar 22 Emiliano Amor 13 Gianluca Busio 10 Yohan Croizet 18 Eric Dick 2 Amer Didic 4 Brad Evans 21 Felipe Gutierrez 26 Jaylin Lindsey 19 Cristian Lobato 7 Johnny Russell 14 Khiry Shelton 16 Graham Smith 23 Colton Storm 75 Wan Kuzain 1 Adrian Zendejas
POS GP D 15 F 4 F 5 F 5 D 7 M 18 D 14 M 7 D 19 M 5 GK 10 F 1 D 0 M 0 M 0 GK 0 D 0 D 0 M 0 D 0 M 0 F 0 F 0 D 0 D 0 M 0 GK 0
GS 13 1 5 4 7 16 14 6 17 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIN 1267 215 385 378 702 1744 1183 648 1594 510 990 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GS 10 0 0
MIN 990 0 0
G 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 5 0 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GOALKEEPING STATISTICS # PLAYER 29 Tim Melia 18 Eric Dick 1 Adrian Zendejas
POS GK GK GK
GP 10 0 0
112
GA GAA SO REC. 7 0.64 4 8-0-2 0 0.00 0 0-0-0 0 0.00 0 0-0-0
CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS
19,462
CONSECUTIVE MLS SELLOUTS Dating back to April 2012 (including postseason)
ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 133 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)
SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 127 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 18 Open Cup, 7 CCL, 5 friendlies
PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 133 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467
163
105.4 4
90
SPORTING KC MATCHES WON
not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals
276
SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 163 matches played at the stadium
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In
Players Out
Kenwyne Jones (Trade - Dec. 10, 2017)
Cameron Iwasa (Option Declined - Nov. 27, 2017)
Alexander Tambakis (Trade - Dec. 10, 2017)
Soni Mustivar (Option Declined - Nov. 27, 2017)
Khiry Shelton (Trade - Dec. 14, 2017)
Erik Palmer-Brown (Out of Contract - Nov. 27, 2017)
Yohan Croizet (Transfer - Dec. 15, 2017)
Cameron Porter (Retired - Nov. 27, 2017)
Zach Wright (Signed as Homegrown Player - Jan. 17, 2018)
Kevin Oliveira (Trade - Dec. 10, 2017)
Emiliano Amor (Loan - Jan. 18, 2018)
Tyler Pasher (Trade - Dec. 10, 2017)
Matt Lewis (Signed as Homegrown Player - Jan. 22, 2018)
Latif Blessing (Expansion Draft - Dec. 12, 2017)
Johnny Russell (Transfer - Jan. 31, 2018)
Saad Abdul-Salaam (Trade - Dec. 14, 2017)
Felipe Gutierrez (Signing - Feb. 6, 2018)
Kenwyne Jones (Retired - Dec. 31, 2017)
Eric Dick (SuperDraft - Feb. 15, 2018)
Alexander Tambakis (Option Declined - Dec. 31, 2017)
Graham Smith (SuperDraft - Feb. 15, 2018)
Benny Feilhaber (Trade - Jan. 3, 2018)
Brad Evans (Signed as Free Agent - Feb. 20, 2018)
Andrew Dykstra (Trade - Feb. 8, 2018)
Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal (Signed as Homegrown Player - April 13, 2018)
Soony Saad (Waived - Feb. 8, 2018) Kevin Ellis (Waived - Feb. 27, 2018) Zach Wright (Waived - Feb. 27, 2018) James Musa (Waived - March 1, 2018)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Nov. 27: OUT Sporting KC declines options on D Tyler Pasher, M Soni Mustivar, M Kevin Oliveira and F Cameron Iwasa. Additionally, D Erik Palmer-Brown and F Cameron Porter (later retires) are out of contract. Dec. 10: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires GK Alexander Tambakis and F Kenwyne Jones from Atlanta United FC (MLS) in exchange for D Tyler Pasher and M Kevin Oliveira. Dec. 12: OUT Sporting KC has F Latif Blessing selected by Los Angeles Football Club (MLS) in the MLS Expansion Draft. Dec. 14: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires F Khiry Shelton from New York City FC (MLS) in exchange for D Saad Abdul-Salaam. Dec. 15: IN Sporting KC signs M Yohan Croizet as a Designated Player in a transfer from KV Mechelen (Belgium). Dec. 31: OUT Sporting KC has F Kenwyne Jones retire and declines option on GK Alexander Tambakis. Jan. 3: OUT Sporting KC acquires $400,000 in Allocation Money from Los Angeles Football Club (MLS) in exchange for M Benny Feilhaber. Jan. 17: IN Sporting KC signs F Zach Wright as a Homegrown Player from the University of North Carolina (NCAA). Jan. 18: IN Sporting KC signs D Emiliano Amor on loan from from Velez Sarsfield (Argentina) Jan. 22: IN Sporting KC signs D Matt Lewis as a Homegrown Player from Fordham University (NCAA). Jan. 31: IN Sporting KC acquires F Johnny Russell in a transfer from Derby County FC (England). Feb. 6: IN Sporting KC signs M Felipe Gutierrez as a Designated Player. Feb. 8: OUT Sporting KC acquires a 2020 MLS SuperDraft Second Round Pick from the Colorado Rapids (MLS) in exchange for GK Andrew Dykstra. Feb. 8: OUT Sporting KC waives F Soony Saad. Feb. 13: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires $100,000 in General Allocation Money from the Colorado Rapids (MLS) in exchange for a 2018 international roster spot. Feb. 15: IN Sporting KC signs MLS SuperDraft First-Round selections GK Eric Dick and D Graham Smith. Feb. 20: IN Sporting KC signs D/M Brad Evans as a free agent. Feb. 27: OUT Sporting KC waives D Kevin Ellis and F Zach Wright. March 1: OUT Sporting KC waives M James Musa. April 13: IN Sporting KC signs M Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal as a Homegrown player from the Swope Park Rangers.
CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year
MLS SuperDraft
2009
Matt Besler (8th) Graham Zusi (23rd)
Signings
2011
Trades
Homegrown Players
Swope Park Rangers
Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)
2013
Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13)
2015
Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15)
2016
Ike Opara (12/12/12)
Diego Rubio (3/8/16)
Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)
2017
Colton Storm (14th)
Gerso Fernandes (1/4/17) Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17) Cristian Lobato (6/29/17)
Gianluca Busio (8/25/17)
2018
Eric Dick (13th) Graham Smith (18th)
Yohan Croizet (12/15/17) Emiliano Amor (1/18/18) Johnny Russell (1/31/18) Felipe Gutierrez (2/6/18) Brad Evans (2/20/18)
Khiry Shelton (12/14/17)
Jaylin Lindsey (1/1/18) Matt Lewis (1/22/18) Kuzain (4/13/18)
5
Adrian Zendejas (12/2/16) Amer Didic (5/31/17) Kharlton Belmar (9/15/17)
MLS Re-Entry Draft
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2018 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE
OPPONENT
COMPETITION
TIME (CT) / RESULT
TV / SCORERS
SUNDAY, MARCH 4
NEW YORK CITY FC
MLS
L
0-2
--
Saturday, March 10
at Chicago Fire
MLS
W
4-3
Gutierrez (2), Russell, Medranda
SATURDAY, MARCH 17
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
MLS
W
3-2
Ilie, Zusi, Gutierrez
Saturday, March 24
at Colorado Rapids
MLS
T
2-2
Gutierrez, Rubio
SATURDAY, MARCH 31
D.C. UNITED
MLS
W
1-0
Gutierrez
Sunday, April 8
at LA Galaxy
MLS
W
2-0
Salloi, Russell
SUNDAY, APRIL 15
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
MLS
T
2-2
Ilie, Zusi
FRIDAY, APRIL 20
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
MLS
W
6-0
Russell (3), Medranda, Lobato, Croizet
Saturday, April 28
at New England Revolution
MLS
L
0-1
--
SATURDAY, MAY 5
COLORADO RAPIDS
MLS
W
1-0
Salloi
Wednesday, May 9
at Atlanta United FC
MLS
W
2-0
Salloi, Fernandes
Sunday, May 20
at Minnesota United FC
MLS
T
1-1
Shelton
SUNDAY, MAY 27
COLUMBUS CREW SC
MLS
T
0-0
--
SUNDAY, JUNE 3
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
MLS
W
4-1
Salloi, Kuzain, Lobato, Rubio
Wednesday, June 6
at Real Salt Lake
U.S. Open Cup
9:00
USSoccer.com
Saturday, June 9
at Portland Timbers
MLS
9:30
FOX Sports KC
SATURDAY, JUNE 23
HOUSTON DYNAMO
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC
Saturday, June 30
at Montreal Impact
MLS
6:00
FOX Sports KC
Wednesday, July 4
at Real Salt Lake
MLS
9:00
FOX Sports KC Plus
SATURDAY, JULY 7
TORONTO FC
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC
Saturday, July 14
at New York Red Bulls
MLS
6:00
FOX Sports KC
SATURDAY, JULY 28
FC DALLAS
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC
Saturday, August 4
at Houston Dynamo
MLS
8:00
FOX Sports KC Plus
Saturday, August 11
at Los Angeles FC
MLS
9:30
FOX Sports KC
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18
PORTLAND TIMBERS
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
Saturday, September 1
at Seattle Sounders FC
MLS
3:00
FOX Sports KC
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
ORLANDO CITY SC
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
Saturday, September 15
at San Jose Earthquakes
MLS
9:30
FOX Sports KC
Sunday, September 23
at Philadelphia Union
MLS
12:00
ESPN
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
REAL SALT LAKE
MLS
4:00
FOX SPORTS 1
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6
LA GALAXY
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC
Wednesday, October 17
at Vancouver Whitecaps FC
MLS
9:00
FOX Sports KC
Sunday, October 21
at FC Dallas
MLS
4:00
TBD
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28
LOS ANGELES FC
MLS
3:30
FOX SPORTS KC
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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 2018 REFEREE LOG REFEREE
RECORD
SKC FOULS
OPP. FOULS
SKC YC
OPP. YC
SKC RC
OPP. RC
SKC PK
OPP. PK
Mark Geiger
1-1-0
21
24
1
4
0
2
0
0
Jose Carlos Rivero 1-0-0
18
9
2
2
0
0
0
0
Allen Chapman
1-0-0
9
8
1
1
0
0
1
0
Sorin Stoica
0-0-1
15
12
1
3
0
0
0
0
Baldomero Toledo
1-0-0
9
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
Robert Sibiga
1-0-1
12
21
2
3
0
1
0
1
Drew Fischer
1-0-1
20
14
2
5
0
1
1
0
Kevin Stott
1-0-0
3
8
1
1
0
2
1
0
Dave Gantar
0-1-0
10
11
1
2
0
0
0
0
Armando Villarreal
1-0-0
15
18
1
3
0
0
0
0
Jair Marrufo
0-0-1
13
13
2
2
0
0
0
0
2018 VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE LOG DATE REFEREE VAR March 4 vs. NYC Mark Geiger Jon Freemon
INCIDENT SKC Penalty Awarded
DECISION Overturned, No Penalty
March 4 vs. NYC
Mark Geiger
Jon Freemon
NYC Foul Not Called
Overturned, Red Card
April 15 vs. SEA
Drew Fischer
Geoff Gamble
SEA Penalty Awarded
Overturned, No Penalty
April 20 vs. VAN
Kevin Stott
Edvin Jurisevic
SKC & VAN Brawl
VAN Shown Two Red Cards
April 28 at NE
Dave Gantar
Geoff Gamble
NE Goal Confusion
NE Goal Awarded
May 9 at ATL
Mark Geiger
Edvin Jurisevic
ATL Goal Awarded
Overturned, No Goal
May 27 vs. CLB
Robert Sibiga
Jorge Gonzalez
CLB Foul Not Called
Overturned, Red Card
SKC’s Salloi fouled in the box by Chanot, Geiger awards a penalty kick. After reviewing the play, the penalty kick is overturned.
SKC’s Fernandes bundled over when through on goal by Chanot, no foul given. After reviewing the play, Chanot is given a straight red card for DOGSO.
SKC’s Medranda is called for a handball in the area, Fischer awards penalty kick. After reviewing the play, the penalty kick is overturned.
Brawl breaks out following Waston tackle on Espinoza. After reviewing the incident, Stott shows red cards to VAN’s Juarez and Reyna.
NE’s Bunbury fires the ball into the net from an offside position. After listening to advice from his VAR, Gantar allows the goal as Espinoza is deemed to have had the last touch.
ATL’s Martinez scores from an offside position after the ball deflects into his path off Medranda. After reviewing the play, Geiger overturns his initial decision and awards an offside.
CLB’s Higuain flies into a challenge high with studs showing on Espinoza, but Sibiga waves play on. After Reviewing the play, Sibiga shows red card to Higuain.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2018 Record When... Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime
8-0-2 0-2-1 5-0-0 3-0-3 0-2-1
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
0-2-1 2-0-1 2-0-2 1-0-0 3-0-0 5-0-1 1-1-1 1-1-2 1-0-0 0-0-0
Wearing Sporting blue Wearing black metallic Wearing Parley
0-1-4 7-1-0 1-0-0
Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’
7-0-0 1-0-2 0-2-2
Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even
7-1-4 1-1-0 0-0-0
With zero subs With one sub With two subs with three subs
0-0-1 2-1-1 6-1-2
Day games (before 5 p.m.) Games 5 p.m. CT or later
0-0-2 8-2-2
With red card for With red card against
0-0-0 3-1-1
Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75
2-0-1 6-2-3
In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone
1-0-0 0-0-1 6-1-3 1-1-0
vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference
5-0-3 3-2-1
On grass On turf
7-1-3 1-1-1
Quickest Goal...
March 2018 March all-time April 2018 April all-time May 2018 May all-time June 2018 June all-time July 2018 July all-time Aug. 2018 Aug. all-time Sept. 2018 Sept. all-time Oct. 2018 Oct. all-time
Felipe Gutierrez (3/31 vs. DC) - 3rd Minute
Regular Season Record By Month
Shutouts 5-0-1 One-goal games 4-1-0 On ESPN/ESPN2 On FOX/FS1 On FSKC
SPORTING KC IN 2018 (MLS REGULAR SEASON) 0-0-0 0-0-1 2-0-1 6-2-2
3-1-1 20-10-10 2-1-1 45-37-16 2-0-2 38-46-27 1-0-0 42-29-25 0-0-0 51-35-27 0-0-0 41-51-17 0-0-0 32-39-18 0-0-0 21-17-17
Quickest Goal Against...
Dominique Badji (3/24 at COL) - 5th Minute
Game-winning goals after 75’...
Felipe Gutierrez (3/10 at CHI) - 86th Minute
Game-tying goals after 75’...
Diego Rubio (3/24 at COL) - 91+ Minute
Graham Zusi (4/15 vs. SEA) - 78th Minute
Game-winning goals against after 75’...
N/A
Game-tying goals against after 75’...
N/A
Red Cards...
N/A
Red Cards Against...
Maxime Chanot (3/4 vs. NYC) - 88th Minute
Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2018)
Efrain Juarez (4/20 vs. VAN) - 40th Minute
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
Yordy Reyna (4/20 vs. VAN) - 40th Minute
1-0-1 (1-0-0) 16-26-11 (1-0-0) 25-23-14 (1-0-1) 25-22-8 (0-0-1) 21-21-13 (1-0-0) 24-22-12 (0-0-0) 5-10-12 (0-0-0) 23-24-14 (1-0-0) 2-1-2 (1-0-1) 6-3-3 (0-0-0) 25-18-11 (0-1-0) 2-2-0 (0-1-0) 21-20-13 (0-0-0) 1-1-1 (0-0-0) 5-5-5 (0-0-0) 6-3-3 (0-0-0) 9-10-7 (0-0-0) 25-24-8 (1-0-0) 5-8-4 (0-0-1) 14-4-6 (0-0-0) 7-3-3 (1-0-0)
Brad Guzan (5/9 at ATL) - 34th Minute
Federico Higuain (5/27 vs. CLB) - 51+ Minute
Maximiano (6/3 vs. MIN) - 63rd Minute
Penalty Kicks...
Ilie Sanchez (3/17 vs. SJ) - Scored on Andrew Tarbell
Ilie Sanchez (4/15 vs. SEA) - Scored on Stefan Frei
Ilie Sanchez (4/20 vs. VAN) - Saved by Stefan Marinovic
Penalty Kicks Against...
Gyasi Zardes (5/27 vs. CLB) - Saved by Tim Melia
Penalty Kicks Earned...
Johnny Russell (4/15 vs. SEA) - 34th Minute
Johnny Russell (4/20 vs. VAN) - 51+ Minute
Regular Season Home and Away
Youngest Goalscorer...
Overall All-time 2018 at home All-time at home 2018 on road All-time on road
Oldest Goalscorer...
290-264-157 5-1-2 191-93-72 3-1-2 99-171-85
Johnny Russell (3/17 vs. SJ) - 25th Minute
Kuzain (6/3 vs. MIN) - 19 years and 262 days Graham Zusi (4/15 vs. SEA) - 31 years and 240 days
Youngest Starter...
Daniel Salloi (3/10 at CHI) - 21 years and 234 days
Youngest to play in a game...
Jaylin Lindsey (6/3 vs. MIN) - 18 years and 68 days
Oldest Starter...
Tim Melia (6/3 vs. MIN) - 32 years and 19 days
Oldest to play in a game...
Tim Melia (6/3 vs. MIN) - 32 years and 19 days
2018 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 13 15 28 OPPONENT 8 6 14
SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 115 153 268 OPPONENT 72 89 161
SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 35 55 90 OPPONENT 29 31 60
FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 62 83 145 OPPONENT 77 67 144
OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 6 10 16 OPPONENT 18 19 37
CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 39 53 92 OPPONENT 21 26 47
CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 4 10 14 OPPONENT 11 15 26
EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0 0 0 OPPONENT 4 2 6
PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 2/3 0/0 2/3 OPPONENT 0/1 0/0 0/1
SPORTING KC ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORDS IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES OVERALL Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 290 264 157 17 21 8 28 15 7 10 12 9 345 312 181
HOME GF GA 990 935 59 61 101 57 39 45 1189 1098
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 191 93 72 14 3 3 20 7 3 6 4 5 231 107 83
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AWAY GF GA 599 415 35 15 69 28 20 13 723 471
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 99 171 85 2 17 5 8 8 4 4 8 3 113 204 97
GF GA 391 520 21 43 32 29 19 32 463 624
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 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2018 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 Khiry Shelton 12 Diego Rubio 1 Daniel Salloi 1
Left forward
Daniel Salloi 11 Johnny Russell 2 Gerso Fernandes 1
Right forward Johnny Russell 11 Yohan Croizet 2 Cristian Lobato 1
Left-center midfielder
Right-center midfielder
Yohan Croizet 7 Felipe Gutierrez 5 Roger Espinoza 1 Jimmy Medranda 1
Roger Espinoza 13 Yohan Croizet 1
Defensive midfielder Ilie 14
Left back
Jimmy Medranda 7 Seth Sinovic 5 Cristian Lobato 2
Left center back
Right center back
Matt Besler 14
Ike Opara 13 Emiliano Amor 1
Goalkeeper Tim Melia 14
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Right back
Graham Zusi 14
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2018 REGULAR-SEASON BOX SCORES March 4, 2018: Sporting KC 0-2 New York City FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,831 Weather: Cloudy and 58 degrees Sporting KC (0-1-0, 0 pts.) New York City FC (1-0-0, 3 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Lobato (Medranda 73’) M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez F Croizet (Fernandes 57’) F Rubio (Salloi 62’) F Russell
1 2 F 0 0 0 1 1 2
New York City FC GK Johnson D Tinnerholm D Chanot D Callens D Sweat M Ring M Herrera M Medina (Tajouri 69’) M Moralez (Ibeagha 89’) M Wallace F Villa (C) (Matarrita 85’)
March 10, 2018: Chicago Fire 3-4 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Toyota Park | Bridgeview, IL Attendance: 14,021 Weather: Partly Cloudy and 37 degrees 1 2 F 2 2 4 0 3 3
Sporting KC (1-1-0, 3 pts.) Chicago Fire (0-1-0, 0 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic (Medranda 69’) M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez F Russell (Croizet 93+) F Shelton (Fernandes 55’) F Salloi
Chicago Fire GK Sanchez D Polster (Corrales 93+) D Kappelhof D Dean (Collier 88’) D Vincent M McCarty (C) M Tchani M Solignac M Schweinsteiger M Katai (Ellis 85’) F Nikolic
March 17, 2018: Sporting KC 3-2 San Jose Earthquakes MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,868 Weather: Partly Cloudy and 46 degrees Sporting KC (2-1-0, 6 pts.) San Jose Earthquakes (1-1-0, 3 pts.)
1 2 F 1 2 3 1 1 2
Sporting KC San Jose Earthquakes GK Melia GK Tarbell D Zusi D Lima D Opara D Quintana D Besler (C) D Cummings D Sinovic D Salinas (Alashe 82’) M Ilie M Eriksson M Espinoza (Medranda 93+) M Godoy M Gutierrez M Jungwirth (Yueill 74’) F Russell M Vako F Shelton (Croizet 82’) F Hoesen (Amarikwa 82’) F Salloi (Fernandes 87’) F Wondolowski (C)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Stuver (GK) Amor Abdul-Salaam Lindsey Awuah Sinovic McNamara
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Cleveland (GK) Amor Adams Lindsey Bronico Lobato Bakero
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Bersano (GK) Amor Affolter Lindsey Ockford Lobato Thompson
Scoring Summary: NYC - Maxi Moralez 1 (David Villa 1, Jesus Medina 1) 32’ NYC - Jesus Medina 1 (Ben Sweat 1, Yangel Herrera 1) 53’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 1 (Unassisted) 9’ SKC - Johnny Russell 1 (Daniel Salloi 1, Roger Espinoza 1) 44’ CHI - Aleksander Katai 1 (Bastian Schweinsteiger 1) 70’ CHI - Nemanja Nikolic 1 (Unassisted) 74’ CHI - Nemanja Nikolic 2 (Brandon Vincent 1, Matt Polster) 82’ SKC - Jimmy Medranda 1 (Unassisted) 83’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 2 (Daniel Salloi 2, Johnny Russell 1) 86’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Ilie 1 (Penalty Kick) 25’ SJ - Vako 1 (Unassisted) 34’ SKC - Graham Zusi 1 (Roger Espinoza 2) 56’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 3 (Daniel Salloi 3, Johnny Russell 2) 68’ SJ - Chris Wondolowski 1 (Magnus Eriksson 1) 91+
Misconduct Summary: NYC - Jesus Medina (Yellow Card; Not Retreating) 23’ NYC - Alexander Ring (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 34’ NYC - Sean Johnson (Yellow Card; Delaying Restart) 59’ NYC - Maxime Chanot (Red Card; DOGSO) 88’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 18 (3) 3 8 3 9
NYC 11 (5) 3 14 2 3
March 24, 2018: Colorado Rapids 2-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dick’s Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, CO Attendance: 17,424 Weather: Cloudy and 61 degrees 1 2 F 0 2 2 2 0 2
Sporting KC (2-1-1, 7 pts.) Colorado Rapids (0-1-1, 1 pt.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic (Meranda 46’) M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez F Croizet (Gerso 61’) F Shelton F Russell (Rubio 88’)
Colorado Rapids GK Howard (C) D Wynne D Wilson D Smith M Hairston M Blomberg (Boateng 58’) M Price M Martinez M Vako F Mason (Jackson 64’) F Badji (McBean 84’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) MacMath (GK) Amor Watts Lindsey Azira Lobato Serna Scoring Summary: COL - Dominique Badji 1 (Edgar Castillo 1, Jack Price 1) 5’ COL - Joe Mason 1 (Tommy Smith 1) 8’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 4 (Unassisted) 57’ SKC - Diego Rubio 1 (Khiry Shelton 1, Gerso Fernandes 1) 91+ Misconduct Summary: COL - Jack Price (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 15’ COL - Niki Jackson (Yellow Card; Delaying Restart) 65’ COL - Tim Howard (Yellow Card; Delaying Restart) 79’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 20 (9) 0 15 1 7
COL 8 (2) 7 12 1 0
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Tim Melia (Yellow Card; Delaying Restart) 33’ CHI - Johan Kappelhof (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 36’ CHI - Bastian Schweinsteiger (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 50’ SKC - Ilie (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 56’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 16 (8) 3 18 1 4
CHI 13 (6) 4 9 4 3
March 31, 2018: Sporting KC 1-0 D.C. United MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,624 Weather: Cloudy and 45 degrees Sporting KC (3-1-1, 10 pts.) D.C. United (0-3-2, 2 pts.)
1 2 F 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Medranda M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez (Croizet 53’) F Russell F Shelton F Salloi (Fernandes 77’)
D.C. United GK Ousted D DeLeon D Brillant D Birnbaum (C) D Mora (Kelly 87’) M Durkin M Segura (Stieber 77’) M Arriola (Mullins 81’) M Acosta M Asad F Mattocks
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 21’ SJ - Yefferson Quintana (Yellow Card; Dissent) 39’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 13 (4) 2 9 0 12
SJ 11 (4) 1 8 4 3
April 8, 2018: LA Galaxy 0-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | StubHub Center | Carson, CA Attendance: 25,846 Weather: Sunny and 70 degrees 1 2 F 0 2 2 0 0 0
Sporting KC (4-1-1, 13 pts.) LA Galaxy (2-2-1, 7 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Medranda M Ilie M Espinoza M Croizet (Sinovic 70’) F Russell (Fernandes 88’) F Shelton F Salloi
LA Galaxy GK Bingham D Feltscher D Steres D Skjelvik D Cole (C) M Kitchen M J. dos Santos M Pontius M Alessandrini (Lletget 67’) M Boateng (Ibrahimovic 62’) F Kamara
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Clark (GK) Didic Odoi-Atsem Lindsey Opare Sinovic Harkes Rubio
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Vom Steeg (GK) Amor Ciani Lindsey Romney Lobato Carrasco Rubio Husidic
Scoring Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 5 (Khiry Shelton 2) 3’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi 1 (Unassisted) 56’ SKC - Johnny Russell 2 (Roger Espinoza 3) 61’
Misconduct Summary: None Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 22 (5) 3 9 3 10
10
DC 13 (3) 4 6 2 5
Misconduct Summary: LA - Daniel Steres (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 55’ LA - Jonathan dos Santos (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 82’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 13 (4) 10 5 1 6
LA 22 (10) 2 11 2 5
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2018 REGULAR-SEASON BOX SCORES April 15, 2018: Sporting KC 2-2 Seattle Sounders FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,508 Weather: Light Snow and 32 degrees Sporting KC (4-1-2, 14 pts.) Seattle Sounders FC (0-3-1, 1 pt.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Medranda M Ilie M Espinoza M Croizet (Lobato 74’) F Russell (Fernandes 85’) F Shelton F Salloi
1 2 F 1 1 2 1 1 2
Seattle Sounders FC GK Frei D McCrary D Torres D Marshall D Tolo M Svensson M C. Roldan M Bwana (Alonso 68’) M Lodeiro (C) M A. Roldan (Eikrem 88’) F Bruin
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Meredith (GK) Amor Alfaro Lindsey Delem Sinovic Wingo Rubio Neagle Scoring Summary: SKC - Ilie Sanchez 2 (Penalty Kick) 34’ SEA - Will Bruin 1 (Chad Marshall 1, Nicolas Lodeiro 1) 48+ SEA - Cristian Roldan 1 (Will Bruin 1, Alex Roldan 1) 73’ SKC - Graham Zusi 2 (Jimmy Medranda 1) 78’ Misconduct Summary: SEA - Jordan McCrary (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 24’ SEA - Cristian Roldan (Yellow Card; Dissent) 44’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’ SEA - Osvaldo Alonso (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 85’ SKC - Jimmy Medranda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 97+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 12 (8) 1 13 0 3
SEA 10 (3) 6 7 5 0
May 5, 2018: Sporting KC 1-0 Colorado Rapids MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,553 Weather: Sunny and 78 degrees 1 2 F 1 0 1 0 0 0
Sporting KC (6-2-2, 20 pts.) Colorado Rapids (2-4-2, 8 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Lobato (Croizet 71’) M Ilie M Espinoza M Medranda (Sinovic 81’) F Russell (Fernandes 88’) F Shelton F Salloi
Colorado Rapids GK Howard (C) D Wynne D Wilson D Smith M Colvey (Serna 79’) M Nicholson (Boli 67’) M Price M Martinez M Castillo F McBean (Mason 76’) F Badji
April 20, 2018: Sporting KC 6-0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,690 Weather: Clear and 56 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (5-1-2, 17 pts.) 3 3 6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (3-4-1, 10 pts.) 0 0 0
Sporting KC (5-2-2, 17 pts.) New England Revoution (4-2-2, 14 pts.)
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Amor D Besler (C) D Medranda M Ilie M Espinoza (Gutierrez 76’) M Croizet F Russell (Lobato 52’) F Shelton (Rubio 71’) F Salloi
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Medranda (Belmar 77’) M Ilie M Espinoza M Croizet (Sinovic 63’) F Russell F Shelton F Salloi (Rubio 82’)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC GK Marinovic D Aja D Waston (C) D de Jong M Juarez M Felipe M Ghazal M Reyna M Davies (Teibert 55’) F Blondell (Franlin 45’) F Shea (Ibini-Isei 72’)
Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 3 (Roger Espinoza 4, Graham Zusi 1) 10’ SKC - Johnny Russell 4 (Roger Espinoza 5) 16’ SKC - Jimmy Medranda 2 (Daniel Salloi 4) 30’ SKC - Johnny Russell 5 (Matt Besler 1) 48’ SKC - Cristian Lobato 1 (Yohan Croizet 1) 54’ SKC - Yohan Croizet 1 (Ilie 1) 77’
Scoring Summary: NE - Teal Bunbury 4 (Unassisted) 44’
Misconduct Summary: VAN - Kendall Waston (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 36’ VAN - Yordy Reyna (Red Card; Violent Conduct) 40’ VAN - Efrain Juarez (Red Card; Foul and Abusive Language) 40’ SKC - Johnny Russell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 40’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 34 (14) 1 3 2 8
VAN 5 (1) 7 8 1 1
May 9, 2018: Atlanta United FC 0-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta, GA Attendance: 44,696 Weather: Indoors and 70 degrees Sporting KC (7-2-2, 23 pts.) Atlanta United FC (7-2-1, 22 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Medranda M Ilie M Espinoza M Croizet (Lobato 71’) F Russell (Fernandes 82’) F Shelton (Rubio 91+) F Salloi
1 2 F 0 2 2 0 0 0
Atlanta United FC GK Guzan D Zizzo D Parkhurst (C) D Gonzalez Pirez D Garza M Nagbe M Larentowicz (Kratz 76’) M Villalba (Christensen 36’) M Almiron M Barco F Martinez (Williams 76’)
Scoring Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi 2 (Unassisted) 16’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi 3 (Ilie 2) 67’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes 1 (Ilie 3) 87’
SKC 24 (7) 2 15 1 4
COL 10 (2) 4 18 2 2
New England Revolution GK Turner D Farrell D Anibaba D Dielna (C) D Somi M Zahibo M Penilla M Caicedo M Fagundez (Caldwell 83’) M Agudelo (Nemeth 72’) F Bunbury (Bye 90’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Knighton (GK) Amor Delamea Storm Tierney Lobato Herivaux
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Robinson Amor Wheeler-Omiunu Lindsey Gressel Sinovic Vazquez
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
1 2 F 0 0 0 1 0 1
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Rowe (GK) Lindsey Mezquida Sinovic Techera Evans Hurtado
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) MacMath (GK) Amor Sjoberg Lindsey Azira Rubio Hamilton
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ike Opara (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 10’ COL - Jack McBean (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 13’ COL - Edgar Castillo (Yellow Card; Dissent) 52’ COL - Dominique Badji (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’
April 28, 2018: New England Revolution 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Gillette Stadium | Foxborough, MA Attendance: 17,015 Weather: Sunny and 62 degrees
Misconduct Summary: ATL - Jeff Larentowicz (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’ ATL - Brad Guzan (Red Card; DOGSO) 34’ SKC - Matt Besler (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 18 (3) 8 13 0 3
11
ATL 17 (8) 1 10 2 9
Misconduct Summary: NE - Diego Fagundez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48+ SKC - Khiry Shelton (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 76’ NE - Gabriel Somi (Yellow Card; Delaying Restart) 77’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 14 (4) 6 10 2 8
NE 16 (7) 4 11 3 8
May 20, 2018: Minnesota United FC 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | TCF Bank Stadium | Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 23,117 Weather: Sunny and 66 degrees 1 2 F 1 0 1 1 0 1
Sporting KC (7-2-3, 24 pts.) Minnesota United FC (4-7-1, 13 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Medranda (Sinovic 36’) M Ilie M Espinoza M Croizet F Russell F Shelton F Salloi
Minnesota United FC GK Shuttleworth D Miller D Boxall D Calvo (C) D Thiesson M Schuller (Kallman 86’) M Martin (Maximiano 66’) M Ibarra M Quintero M Gomez (Danladi 74’) F Ramirez
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Kapp (C) Amor Manley Lindsey Pangop Lobato Toye Fernandes Rubio Scoring Summary: SKC - Khiry Shelton 1 (Johnny Russell 3) 8’ MIN - Darwin Quintero 3 (Unassisted) 20’ Misconduct Summary: MIN - Rasmus Schuller (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’ SKC - Khiry Shelton (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’ MIN - Maximiano (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 71’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 24 (10) 3 13 0 9
MIN 6 (4) 9 13 6 0
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2018 REGULAR-SEASON BOX SCORES May 27, 2018: Sporting KC 0-0 Columbus Crew SC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,697 Weather: Sunny and 94 degrees Sporting KC (7-2-4, 25 pts.) Columbus Crew SC (7-3-4, 25 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic (Lobato 58’) M Ilie M Croizet (Fernandes 71’) M Espinoza (Kuzain 87’) F Russell F Shelton F Salloi
1 2 F 0 0 0 0 0 0
Columbus Crew SC GK Steffen D Afful D Williams D Abubakar D Valenzuela M Trapp (C) M Artur M Martinez (Sauro 76’) M Higuain M Grella (Argudo 67’) F Zardes
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Kempin (GK) Amor Clark Busio Jimenez Belmar Jahn Hansen Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: CLB - Federico Higuain (Red Card; Serious Foul) 51+ CLB - Harrison Afful (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 49’ SKC - Matt Besler (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 94+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (3) 3 7 1 5
CLB 12 (3) 3 10 0 5
June 3, 2018: Sporting KC 4-1 Minnesota United FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,422 Weather: Sunny and 77 degrees Sporting KC (8-2-4, 28 pts.) Minnesota United FC (5-8-1, 16 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic (Lindsey 60’) M Ilie M Espinoza M Croizet (Kuzain 18’) F Lobato (Rubio 78’) F Salloi F Fernandes
1 2 F 3 1 4 1 0 1
Minnesota United FC GK Shuttleworth D Mears D Boxall (C) D Kallman D Miller M Schuller M Ibson M Ibarra M Quintero (Pangop 75’) M Gomez (Maximiano 46’) F Ramirez (Danladi 68’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Lampson (GK) Amor Omsberg Busio Manley Belmar Martin Scoring Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi 4 (Yohan Croizet 2) 9’ MIN - Tyrone Mears 1 (Rasmus Schuller 2) 12’ SKC - Kuzain 1 (Unassisted) 35’ SKC - Cristian Lobato 2 (Roger Espinoza 6) 38’ SKC - Diego Rubio 2 (Gerso Fernandes 2) 81’ Misconduct Summary: MIN - Maximiano (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48’ MIN - Maximiano (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 63’ MIN - Miguel Ibarra (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 25 (8) 1 7 1 5
12
MIN 7 (2) 4 7 3 3
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2018 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE
March 4 March 10 March 17 March 24 March 31 April 8 April 15 April 20 April 28 May 5 May 9 May 20 May 27 June 3 June 9 June 23 June 30 July 4 July 7 July 14 July 28 Aug. 4 Aug. 11 Aug. 18 Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 6 Oct. 17 Oct. 21 Oct. 28
OPPONENT
vs. New York City FC at Chicago Fire vs. San Jose Earthquakes at Colorado Rapids vs. D.C. United at LA Galaxy vs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC at New England Revolution vs. Colorado Rapids at Atlanta United FC at Minnesota United FC vs. Columbus Crew SC vs. Minnesota United FC at Portland Timbers vs. Houston Dynamo at Montreal Impact at Real Salt Lake vs. Toronto FC at New York Red Bulls vs. FC Dallas at Houston Dynamo at Los Angeles FC vs. Portland Timbers vs. Minnesota United FC at Seattle Sounders FC vs. Orlando City SC at San Jose Earthquakes at Philadelphia Union vs. Real Salt Lake vs. LA Galaxy at Vancouver Whitecaps FC at FC Dallas vs. Los Angeles FC
RESULT L W W T W W T W L W W T T W
SCORE 0-2 4-3 3-2 2-2 1-0 2-0 2-2 6-0 0-1 1-0 2-0 1-1 0-0 4-1
ATTEND. 20,831 14,021 18,868 17,424 18,624 25,846 18,508 19,690 17,015 20,553 44,696 23,117 20,697 20,422
RECORD PLACE PTS. GOALSCORERS 0-1-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-1 3-1-1 4-1-1 4-1-2 5-1-2 5-2-2 6-2-2 7-2-2 7-2-3 7-2-4 8-2-4
T-8 T-3 T-1 T-1 T-1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 3 6 7 10 13 14 17 17 20 23 24 25 28
-Gutierrez (2), Russell, Medranda Ilie, Zusi, Gutierrez Gutierrez, Rubio Gutierrez Salloi, Russell Ilie, Zusi Russell (3), Medranda, Lobato, Croizet -Salloi Salloi, Fernandes Shelton -Salloi, Kuzain, Lobato, Rubio
SPORTING KC 2018 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2018 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (8-2-4, 28 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF JUNE 3, 2018 UNF POS PLAYER 7 F Johnny Russell 21 M Felipe Gutierrez 20 F Daniel Salloi 6 M Ilie Sanchez 94 D Jimmy Medranda 8 D Graham Zusi 19 M Cristian Lobato 11 F Diego Rubio 10 M Yohan Croizet 12 F Gerso Fernandes 14 F Khiry Shelton 75 M Wan Kuzain 17 M Roger Espinoza 5 D Matt Besler 22 D Emiliano Amor 90 F Kharlton Belmar 26 D Jaylin Lindsey 29 GK Tim Melia 3 D Ike Opara 15 D Seth Sinovic 13 F Gianluca Busio 18 GK Eric Dick 2 D Amer Didic 4 D Brad Evans 88 D Matt Lewis 16 D Graham Smith 23 D Colton Storm 1 GK Adrian Zendejas Team totals Opponent totals
GP 13 6 13 14 12 14 7 6 14 11 12 2 14 14 1 1 1 14 13 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 14
GS 13 5 12 14 8 14 3 1 10 1 12 0 14 14 1 0 0 14 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 14
MIN 1112 427 1085 1260 728 1260 327 103 730 239 1017 75 1242 1260 90 13 30 1260 1170 432 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1260 1260
G 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 14
A 3 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 16
SHT 40 19 43 19 9 28 6 2 28 7 30 3 17 0 1 1 0 0 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 266 160
SOG 17 10 14 5 3 5 4 2 9 3 9 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 60
FC 8 10 2 21 11 5 3 2 12 7 13 1 24 11 0 0 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 144
FS 19 4 14 17 5 8 2 1 8 4 12 0 24 6 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 144 145
OFF 3 0 6 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 37
CK 35 6 1 0 1 45 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 47
C 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 26
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
PA 1 1 3
W 8 8 2
L 2 2 8
T 4 4 4
SO 6 6 3
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Felipe Gutierrez 3, Daniel Salloi 3, Johnny Russell 1, Wan Kuzain 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Daniel Salloi 2, Johnny Russell 2, Graham Zusi 1, Khiry Shelton 1, Roger Espinoza 1, Ilie Sanchez 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Ilie Sanchez 2-3 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS 29 GK
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals
GP 14 14 14
GS 14 14 14
MIN 1260 1260 1260
SH 60 60 89
SV 45 45 58 13
GA 14 14 28
GAA 1.00 1.00 2.00
PG 0 0 2
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | 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 entering his 10th season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2017 and is the longest-tenured active head coach in MLS. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 152 coaching victories in all competitions are the most club history. During his tenure, he has won four major trophies – the 2012, 2015 and 2017 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 seven 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 123 regular-season wins top the club’s all-time chart and rank sixth 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 348 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 before both were overtaken by Matt Besler early in the 2018 campaign. 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 12-9-13 0-1-0 2018 8-2-4 --- TOTAL 123-93-78 5-6-3
--- 0-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 4-0-1 0-0-0 18-5-3
--- --- --- --- 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 16-9-13 8-2-4 152-108-88
Goalkeeper Coach | Alec Dufty Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty enters his second season with Sporting Kansas City having been introduced to the organization as 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. 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.
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. 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 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #22 | D | EMILIANO AMOR | @LoveEmiliano SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
1
1
90
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
1
1
90
0
0
Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina Last Club: Velez Sarsfield (Argentina) Acquired: Signed on loan on 1/18/2018
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Goal N/A Assist N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 1-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 5/16/1996
Sporting Kansas City added defender Emiliano Amor to the roster on loan from Argentinian side Velez Sarsfield this offseason. A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Amor has spent his first five professional seasons with his hometown club, a 10-time champion of the top-flight Argentine Primera Division. The center back has logged more than 50 first-team appearances since emerging from Velez Sarsfield’s youth system.
the quarterfinals of the 2014-15 Copa Argentina, starting in three clean-sheet victories and scoring in a Round of 32 triumph against Acassuso.
In 2016, Amor helped propel Velez Sarsfield to a sixth-place finish in Zone 1 of the Primera Division. He then guided the team to another Copa Argentina quarterfinal appearance last fall, anchoring a pair of shutout efforts in the 2016-17 edition of the Amor made his Primera Division debut in November 2014 at age 19, featuring in a 2-0 win tournament. Amor played eight games during the 2017-18 Primera Division campaign over Defensa Y Justicia. He became a regular starter the following year, recording three under the guidance of first-year manager Gabriel Heinze, a World Cup veteran and goals in 25 Primera Division matches for El Fortin. He also helped Velez Sarsfield reach longtime defender for the Argentina Men’s National Team. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
1
1
90
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
1
1
90
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#90 | F | KHARLTON BELMAR | @Kharltonbelmar SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
2
0
19
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
0
1
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
3
0
20
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, April 28, 2018, KC at NE Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 1, Oct. 11, 2017, KC at HOU Last Regular Season... Appearance April 28, 2018, KC at NE Goal N/A Assist N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-11 Weight: 160 Birthday: 12/1/1992 Hometown: Virginia Beach, Virginia College: Virginia Commonwealth University Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 9/15/2017 Sporting Kansas City signed forward Kharlton Belmar late in the 2017 season from the club’s USL affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers. Belmar led the Rangers with 15 goals in 2017 - setting a new single-season record for the club. Belmar had two goals and two assists for SPR in the 2018 season opener, becoming the joint top scorer for the club and earning him USL Player of the Week and eventually Player of the Month honors. Belmar was selected in the Second Round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the Portland Timbers, and spent the next two seasons playing with Portland Timbers 2. He scored 12 goals in his rookie year in 2015 on his way to garnering USL Rookie of the Year and USL All-League Second Team honors, before spending the tail-end of the 2015 campaign on loan at NASL club the New York Cosmos.
Belmar added a further three goals and three assists in limited minute during the 2016 season and ended his tenure in Portland with 15 goals and six assists across 53 appearances in the USL. The Virginia Beach, Virginia native attended college close to home at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he had 18 goals and five assists across a four-year career for the Rams. Belmar was named an All-Atlantic 10 First Team selection as a junior and senior and also played for USL Premier Development League sides Mississippi Brilla (2012) and the Portland Timbers U-23s (2014) while at college.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
2
0
19
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
2
0
19
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #5 | D | MATT BESLER | @MattBesler SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
240
234
21091
3
16
MLS Postseason
14
14
1380
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
19
17
1594
0
1
International
10
10
885
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
284
275
24950
3
17
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assists 1, 16 times, last: April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN 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 Last Regular Season... Appearance June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assist April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN 2018 Record when: he starts 8-2-4 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 10th 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 has earned 47 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 Besler is second in Sporting KC history with 284 appearances across all competitions and Centenario, starting two matches, and scored his first international goal at St. Vincent and is the club’s leader in regular-season starts with 234. A regular staple of the team’s the Grenadines on Sept. 2, the same day his firstborn daughter Parker Rhea was born in backline, he has started 248 of 254 MLS matches (including playoffs) and landed club Kansas City. He recently made four appearances for his country as the U.S. claimed the Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, 2015). 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
240
234
21091
3
16
41
9
211
115
8
1
31
2
2
7
KC - Postseason
14
14
1380
0
0
2
0
14
10
3
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
254
248
22471
3
16
43
9
225
125
11
1
31
2
2
7
#13 | M | GIANLUCA BUSIO | @gbusio10 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 2018 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 5/28/2002 Hometown: Greensboro, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/25/2017 Sporting Kansas City signed Gianluca Busio as the club’s fifth Homegrown Player on August 25, 2017, making Busio the youngest active player in MLS and the second youngest player in MLS history at the age of 15 years and 89 days. Busio made his professional deby for the Swope Park Rangers on April 4, 2018, recording the gamewinning assist.
he scores 0-0-0
He led the U-16s to their first appearance in the USSDA quarterfinals. He tallied three goals during Sporting KC’s impressive postseason run from late June to mid-July. Busio also earned playing time for the Sporting KC U-18s throughout 2016-17, scoring in their regular-season finale on June 3.
Busio starred for the Sporting Kansas City Academy during the 2016-17 season as one of the United States’ top youth prospects for his age. He played three matches for the Sporting KC U-14s before stepping up to the U-16 level, where he scored nine goals in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy and earned Central Conference Best XI honors.
At the international level, Busio is a member of the U.S. U-17 National Team. He previously guided the U.S. to a second-place finish at the CONCACAF U-15 Championship in Bradenton, Florida, scoring a team-high five goals in five matches in August 2017. In May 2017 at the Torneo Delle Nazioni in Italy, Busio scored three goals as the American U-17s were crowned tournament champions.
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 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #10 | M | YOHAN CROIZET | @Yohancroizet SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
14
10
730
1
2
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
10
730
1
2
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Sarrebourg, France Last Club: KV Mechelen (Belgium) Acquired: Signed on 12/15/2017
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Assists 1, 2 times, last: June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 4, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Shots 7, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: May 20, 2018, KC at MIN Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: April 15, 2018, KC vs. SEA Last Regular Season... Appearance June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Goal April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Assist June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN 2018 Record when: he starts 4-2-4 he scores 1-0-0
Birthday: 2/15/1992
Yohan Croizet has scored 31 goals in more than 200 professional appearances across Europe. He joins Sporting KC after spending each of the last three seasons in the top-flight Belgian First Division A, where he has tallied 12 goals and 11 assists since 2015. He signed as a Designated Player in December 2017.
Prior to joining KV Mechelen, Croizet blossomed during a two-year stint with Belgian outfit OH Leuven. He bagged four goals as OH Leuven won the 2014-15 Belgian Second Division playoffs and earned promotion to the top flight. The following year, Croizet notched a career-high nine goals and added four assists as the team’s top scorer.
In his first season with KV Mechelen in 2016-17, Croizet played 37 matches, tallying three goals and four assists to help KV Mechelen to a seventh-place finish and 14 league wins, their most in the Belgian first division since 1993. Croizet added three assists in 15 appearances during the 2017-18 season.
Croizet began his professional career as a 19-year-old, debuting for French club FC Metz in 2011. The midfielder amassed seven goals in 57 matches for FC Metz II from 2011-13 before moving from his native France to Belgium ahead of the 2013-14 campaign, signing for RE Virton of the Belgian Second Division. His six goals from the midfield paved the way for his subsequent move to OH Leuven.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
14
10
730
1
2
28
9
12
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
14
10
730
1
2
28
9
12
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
#18 | GK | ERIC DICK | @DaBrickWall00 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 2018 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 6-5 Weight: 205 Birthday: 10/3/1994 Hometown: Carmel, Indiana College: Butler University Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#13) - signed on 2/15/18
he scores 0-0-0
Sporting KC selected goalkeeper Eric Dick with the 13th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. He officially signed an MLS contract for the club in February 2018.
Born in Kansas City suburb Roeland Park, Kansas, Dick led Butler to the 2016 Big East Championship and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances over his last two seasons. He compiled a 27-10-4 record over his junior and senior campaigns, landing First Team Dick, the 13th overall pick in the SuperDraft, was a four-year starter at Butler University in All-Big East Conference accolades in 2017. Indianapolis. As a senior, he was named the 2017 Big East Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and received United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American honors. He ended his At the youth level, Dick played for the Indiana Fire Academy and attended Carmel High college career with 28 shutouts and a 0.96 goals against average across 71 starts. School in Carmel, Indiana, where he was a two-time All-District and All-County performer. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #2 | D | AMER DIDIC | @amerdidic_ 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
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 Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Birthday: 12/28/1994
he scores 0-0-0
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 named to the 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 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.
Didic was called in to the Canada National Team for the first time in August 2017, but did not appear in a friendly against Jamaica on Sept. 2. 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 every minute as Canada won the tournament with 1-0 and 2-0 wins over Uzbekistan and Qatar, 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
#17 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
204
184
16332
5
29
MLS Postseason
9
8
659
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
18
16
1744
0
3
International
3
2
232
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
234
210
18967
5
32
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, 5 times, last: June 24, 2017, KC at LA Assists 2, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Shots on Goal 2, 9 times, last: Oct. 7, 2017, KC at MIN Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Oct. 7, 2017, KC at MIN Fouls Suffered 6, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2016, KC at RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Goal June 24, 2017, KC at LA Assist June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN 2018 Record when: he starts 8-2-4 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 234 appearances for the club in all
competitions, tallying five goals and 32 assists over nine 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
204
184
16332
5
29
228
57
321
287
13
16
43
7
1
7
KC - Postseason
9
8
659
0
0
7
3
12
12
1
0
4
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
213
192
16991
5
29
235
61
333
299
14
16
47
7
1
7
18
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #4 | D/M | BRAD EVANS | @brad_evans3 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 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2012, SEA vs. FCD (w/ SEA) Assists 3, Sept. 3, 2014, SEA at CHV (w/ SEA) Shots on Goal 3, 4 times, last: March 30, 2013, SEA at RSL (w/ SEA) Shots 6, 2 times, last: April 30, 2011, SEA vs. TOR (w/ SEA) Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: March 2, 2013, SEA vs. MTL (w/ SEA) Fouls Suffered 4, 4 times, last: March 8, 2015, SEA vs. NE (w/ SEA) Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 5, 2017, SEA at MIN (w/ SEA) Goal July 19, 2017, SEA vs. DC (w/ SEA) Assist Aug. 21, 2016, SEA vs. POR (w/ SEA) 2018 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 160 Birthday: 4/20/1985 Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona College: University of California - Irvine Last Club: Seattle Sounders FC Acquired: Signed as a Free Agent on 2/20/2018 Brad Evans joins Sporting KC having amassed 28 goals and 31 assists in 255 MLS appearances (including playoffs) since beginning his professional career in 2007. Evans, who lifted his first MLS Cup in 2008 with Columbus Crew SC, spent each of the last nine seasons with Seattle Sounders FC, where he won four Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championships and the 2016 MLS Cup.
Seattle selected Evans in the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft ahead of their inaugural season, and won three consecutive U.S. Open Cups from 2009-2011. In the 2014 campaign as club captain, Evans helped Seattle capture another U.S. Open Cup and win its first Supporters’ Shield. In 2016, Evans scored his penalty kick as Seattle beat Toronto FC to win the MLS Cup.
Evans joined Columbus Crew SC as the No. 15 overall pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft out of UC Irvine. In his second season with the Crew, he scored six goals across 31 league appearances, helping Columbus win the Supporters’ Shield and MLS Cup double.
Evans has earned 27 appearances for the U.S. National Team. He competed at the 2009 and 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cups and started five matches during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying cycle, helping the United States advance to the final tournament in Brazil.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
230
198
17351
25
29
207
71
164
164
20
41
25
4
8
10
KC - Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
25
20
1821
3
2
23
9
14
18
0
4
3
0
2
1
MLS - TOTAL
255
218
19172
28
31
230
80
178
182
20
45
28
4
10
11
#12 | F | GERSO FERNANDES | @ge7fe SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
43
27
2477
9
4
MLS Postseason
1
1
51
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
5
5
385
2
1
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
49
33
2913
11
5
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Assists 1, 4 times, last: June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal 4, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Shots 6, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Fouls Committed 4, June 17, 2017, KC at SJ Fouls Suffered 3, 4 times, last: June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Last Regular Season... Appearance June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Goal May 9, 2018, KC at ATL Assist June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN 2018 Record when: he starts 1-0-0 he scores 1-0-0
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. Prior to joining Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season, he spent the previous five seasons in the Portuguese first division, including the 2016-17 Primeira Liga campaign with Belenenses. On May 17, 2017, Fernandes scored the first Sporting KC hat-trick in seven years in a 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC before adding a goal and an assist in his first-ever U.S. Open Cup game against Minnesota United FC on June 14, 2017. He was named the club’s 2017 Offensive Player of the Year.
Fernandes started nine of 14 Primeira Liga appearances for Belenenses in the 2016-17 season prior to joining Sporting KC, recording one goal and four assists. 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
43
27
2477
9
4
70
28
40
44
8
9
4
0
2
1
KC - Postseason
1
1
51
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
44
28
2528
9
4
72
29
41
45
8
9
4
0
2
1
19
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #21 | M | FELIPE GUTIERREZ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
6
5
427
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
6
5
427
5
0
Height: 5-7 Weight: 145 Hometown: Quintero, Chile Last Club: Real Betis (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 2/6/2018
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, March 10, 2018, KC at CHI Assists 0 Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: March 24, 2018, KC at COL Shots 6, March 24, 2018, KC at COL Fouls Committed 4, March 10, 2018, KC at CHI Fouls Suffered 1, 4 times, last: March 24, 2018, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Goal March 31, 2018, KC vs. DC Assist N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 3-1-1 he scores 3-0-1
Birthday: 10/8/1990
Gutierrez joined 12-time Chilean Primera Division champion CD Universidad Catolica in 2009. He enjoyed a breakout season for the club in 2011, scoring 10 goals in the top-flight Primera Division as Universidad Catolica finished atop the spring Apertura standings and won the 2011 Copa Chile. Gutierrez landed a transfer to FC Twente ahead of the 2012-13 Eredivisie season, debuting for the Dutch side in a UEFA Europa League qualifier. In his sophomore season at FC Twente, Gutierrez reached new heights as the midfielder started 33 league matches and was named the 2013-14 Eredivisie Most Valuable Player for his instrumental role in propelling the Tukkers to a third-place finish in the table.
Gutierrez moved from Netherlands to Spain in 2016-17, signing for Spanish La Liga side Real Betis. His first La Liga goal was a stoppage-time winner as Real Betis beat Osasuna 2-1 in October 2016. Gutierrez spent most of 2017 on loan at Internacional in Brazil, where he played 16 games and helped the club gain promotion to the top-flight Serie A. A native of Quintero, Chile, Gutierrez has represented his country 35 times at the senior international level. He’s competed on a global stage at the sport’s highest level, featuring at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and helping Chile lift the 2015 Copa America title as champions of South America.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
6
5
427
5
0
19
10
10
4
0
6
0
0
3
0
MLS - TOTAL
6
5
427
5
0
19
10
10
4
0
6
0
0
3
0
#88 | D | MATT LEWIS | @mattylew03 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 2018 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 6-2 Weight: 165 Birthday: 8/1/1996 Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri College: Fordham University Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/22/18 Sporting Kansas City signed center back Matt Lewis as a Homegrown player following a four-year career at Fordham University. Lewis started all 84 college appearances from 2014-2017 - becoming Fordham’s career leader in both categories - while also tallying five goals and four assists over his last two seasons. He helped lead the Rams to a pair of Atlantic 10 Championship titles and three NCAA tournament appearances, including a run to the program’s first-ever Elite Eight in 2017. In addition to winning 39 career games at Fordham, Lewis earned multiple individual accolades as a college standout. He was an All-Atlantic 10 Second Team selection as a
he scores 0-0-0
sophomore and junior and received 2017 Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior, guiding Fordham to 11 clean sheets in his final season. Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Lewis attended Rockhurst High School and anchored the Sporting KC U-18 backline throughout the 2013-14 campaign. The center back was named a finalist for Sporting KC Male Youth Player of the Year at the 2014 Kevin Gray Awards.
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
20
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #26 | D | JAYLIN LINDSEY | @JaylinLindsey SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
1
0
30
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
1
0
30
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 1, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Last Regular Season... Appearance June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Goal N/A Assist N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 155 Birthday: 3/27/2000 Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/1/2018 Sporting Kansas City signed Jaylin Lindsey as a Homegrown Player in September 2017, with his contract starting on Jan. 1, 2018. He made his MLS debut on June 3 in a 4-1 win over Minnesota United FC. A product of the Sporting KC Academy, Lindsey is the third-youngest signing in club history. The defender has featured for the Sporting KC U-16s and U-18s and made more than 25 appearances for the United States U-17 Men’s National Team from 2016-2017.
Lindsey signed an Academy contract with the Swope Park Rangers on May 6, 2016. A day later, he became the first American player born in 2000 or later to appear in a professional match. Lindsey would feature once more for the Rangers before joining the U.S. U-17 Residency Program in August 2016. Lindsey has featured regularly for the U.S. U-17s. He was named to the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Best XI in May after helping the U.S. to a second-place finish. That allowed Lindsey to represent the U.S. at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Lindsey has been a youth international since 2013, representing the U-14s, U-15s and U-17s.
Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, Lindsey joined the Sporting KC Academy in January 2015. He has made more than 30 combined appearances for the U-16s and U-18s. After impressing throughout his first full Academy season with Sporting KC, MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
1
0
30
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
1
0
30
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
#19 | M | CRISTIAN LOBATO SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
17
9
874
3
0
MLS Postseason
1
0
20
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
18
9
894
3
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Shots 3, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 2, 2 times, last: May 9, 2018, KC at ATL Fouls Suffered 2, March 4, 2018, KC vs. NYC Last Regular Season... Appearance June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Goal June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assist N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 2-1-0 he scores 2-0-0
Height: 5-11 Weight: 160 Birthday: 3/7/1989 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Last Club: Gimnastic de Tarragona (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 6/29/2017 Cristian Lobato joined Sporting Kansas City in the summer of 2017 after spending two seasons with Gimnastic de Tarragona in the Spanish Second Division. Lobato has made more than 150 professional appearances since 2008, including a two-year stint at FC Barcelona B where he was teammates with Sporting KC midfielder Ilie from 2011-2013. He spent four years at FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy before ending his youth career at Spanish outfit CE L’Hospitalet. Lobato scored his first goal for the club in a 1-1 draw on the road at Columbus Crew SC in September 2017.
Lobato earned his senior team debut for Hospitalet in 2008 and helped the club win a Tercera Division title in 2009-10 and promotion to the Segunda Division B. He then joined Barcelona B of the Segunda Division, scoring eight goals in 57 games. In February 2014, Lobato made his top-flight debut for CA Osasuna and ended the 2013-14 La Liga campaign with 12 appearances. He then left Spain for the first time, helping Asteras Tripoli to a fourth-place finish in the 2014-15 Superleague Greece before returning to join Gimnastic de Tarragona in 2015.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
17
9
874
3
0
13
7
6
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
KC - Postseason
1
0
20
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
18
9
894
3
0
15
8
6
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #94 | D | JIMMY MEDRANDA | @jimmymedranda SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
86
62
5311
5
4
MLS Postseason
2
1
121
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
7
6
648
0
2
International
2
1
96
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
97
70
6177
5
6
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Assists 1, 4 times, last: April 15, 2018, KC vs. SEA Shots on Goal 3, June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Shots 4, 5 times, last: June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Fouls Suffered 4, March 15, 2014, KC vs. FCD Last Regular Season... Appearance May 20, 2018, KC at MIN Goal April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Assist April 15, 2018, KC vs. SEA 2018 Record when: he starts 5-1-2 he scores 2-0-0
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 97 games for the club across all competitions. He set career highs for appearances (39), starts (29), minutes (2,619) and goals (2) in 2017.
Medranda has scored five goals and added six 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
86
62
5311
5
4
109
22
81
50
6
19
12
1
1
2
KC - Postseason
2
1
121
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
88
63
5432
5
4
110
22
82
51
6
19
12
1
1
2
#29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
95
95
8519
0
0
MLS Postseason
2
2
174
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
10
10
990
0
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
108
108
9773
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 10, April 8, 2018, KC at LA Last Regular Season... Appearance June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shutout May 27, 2018, KC vs. CLB 2018 Record when: he starts 8-2-4
Birthday: 5/15/1986
Tim Melia became one of the top goalkeepers in MLS in 2017 following his breakout season in 2015 where he earned MLS Comeback Player of the Year honors. Melia claimed the 2017 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year crown with career-highs in wins (12), shutouts (10), saves (91), starts (31) and minutes (2,759). Melia was named the club’s 2017 Most Valuable Player. Among goalkeepers with at least 15 regular-season appearances in 2017, he led MLS with a 0.78 goals against average, 78.4 save percentage and 69.2-percent passing accuracy. He also ranked second in shutouts. On April 8, 2018, Melia set a new club record and career-high with 10 saves in a 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy.
During his breakout campaign in 2015, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 precent 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 First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
95
95
8519
380
280
32
96
1.01
7
12
7
0
42
28
24
MLS - Regular Season
101
100
8958
416
302
32
110
1.11
8
13
7
1
42
32
25
KC - Postseason
2
2
174
5
2
0
2
1.03
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
103
102
9132
421
304
32
112
1.10
8
13
7
1
42
33
25
22
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #3 | D | IKE OPARA | @ikeopara SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
95
82
7505
9
3
MLS Postseason
4
1
136
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
7
7
703
2
0
International
7
7
630
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
113
97
8974
12
3
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
Ninth-year veteran Ike Opara is in his sixth season as a member of Sporting KC, having set career-highs for appearances (30), starts (30) and equaled his career-high with three goals in 2017. His performances in 2017 earned him the MLS Defender of the Year title. Opara was previously a nominee for MLS Player of the Month in March 2015, before suffering a season-ending Achilles rupture in April. He made his 2016 debut on April 9 in a 2-0 win against the New York Red Bulls, his first MLS appearance in nearly a year. Sporting KC’s 2013 Newcomer of the Year, Opara appeared in 18 MLS matches during the club’s MLS Cup-winning campaign. He scored four goals in 2013 across all
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 12 times, last: Oct. 22, 2017, KC at RSL 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 June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Goal Oct. 22, 2017, KC at RSL Assist Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ 2018 Record when: he starts 7-2-4 he scores 0-0-0
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 has one cap for the U.S. Men’s National Team, coming in a friendly against Bosnia & Herzegovina on January 28, 2018. He previously 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
95
82
7505
9
3
67
24
93
39
3
0
11
1
5
2
MLS - Regular Season
130
104
9657
12
3
88
31
122
56
8
1
13
1
6
2
KC - Postseason
4
1
136
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
5
1
214
0
0
2
0
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
135
105
9871
12
3
90
31
125
60
9
1
13
1
6
2
#11 | F | DIEGO RUBIO | @DiegoRubo_ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
37
15
1444
9
2
MLS Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
5
4
378
2
1
International
3
3
270
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
46
23
2212
12
3
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Assists 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 24, 2017, KC vs. LA Shots on Goal 5, Sept. 30, 2017, KC vs. VAN Shots 7, Sept. 30, 2017, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 4, Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Fouls Suffered 5, July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC
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 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, 2016 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, 2016, then opened his CONCACAF Champions League scoring account on Sept. 13, 2016 vs. Vancouver. Rubio completed his permanent transfer to Sporting KC in September 2016. He tore his ACL that October and made his return to the field on June 17, 2017 in a 0-0 road draw with San Jose before scoring his first goal since returning in a 1-1 draw with Philadelphia on July 6, 2017.
Last Regular Season... Appearance June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Goal June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assist Sept. 24, 2017, KC vs. LA 2018 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 1-0-1
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
37
15
1444
9
2
52
18
38
42
12
0
4
0
3
1
KC - Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
38
16
1564
9
2
52
18
39
43
13
0
5
0
3
1
23
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
13
13
1112
5
3
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
13
13
1112
5
3
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland Last Club: Derby County FC (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/31/2018
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Assists 1, 3 times, last: May 20, 2018, KC at MIN Shots on Goal 4, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Shots 6, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 2, May 27, 2018, KC vs. CLB Fouls Suffered 4, May 20, 2018, KC at MIN Last Regular Season... Appearance May 27, 2018, KC vs. CLB Goal April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Assist May 20, 2018, KC at MIN 2018 Record when: he starts 7-2-4 he scores 3-0-0
Birthday: 4/8/1990
Sporting KC acquired Scottish winger Johnny Russell in a transfer from English club Derby County FC in January 2018. Russell scored 93 goals during a 12-year professional career in England and his native Scotland. Russell developed in the Dundee United FC Academy in Scotland before making his professional debut for the top-flight Scottish Premiership club in May 2007 at age 17. He spent most of the following two seasons on loan at Scottish side Forfar Athletic, recording eight goals, and marked his first career Dundee United start with a goal in a 2009 Scottish FA Cup win over East Sterlingshire. After being loaned to Raith Rovers in 2009-10, Russell enjoyed a breakout year at Dundee United with nine goals as the Tangerines finished fourth in the Scottish Premier League. He added 14 more goals in all
comps during the 2011-12 campaign to pace another fourth-place finish. Russell’s final season at Dundee saw him produce a team-best 20 goals in 38 competitive appearances. Russell reached new heights in June 2013 when he joined Derby County. He marked his debut for the outfit with his first of nine goals in the 2013-14 English Championship as the Rams fell just short of promotion to the EPL. He totaled 18 goals over the next two seasons. Russell has earned five career caps for Scotland, receiving his first call to the senior squad in May 2012 for a friendly against the U.S. but did not feature in the match. Russell made his debut in a 2014 friendly against England and featured in two more friendlies the following year. Russell has also represented Scotland at the U-19 and U-21 levels.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
13
13
1112
5
3
41
18
8
18
3
34
1
0
1
2
MLS - TOTAL
13
13
1112
5
3
41
18
8
18
3
34
1
0
1
2
#20 | F | DANIEL SALLOI | @danielsalloi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
35
24
2256
7
6
MLS Postseason
1
0
69
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
4
1
215
3
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
40
25
2540
10
6
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 7 times, last: June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assists 2, March 10, 2018, KC at CHI Shots on Goal 4, Sept. 24, 2017, KC vs. LA Shots 8, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 22, 2017, KC at RSL Fouls Suffered 4, Oct. 11, 2017, KC at HOU Last Regular Season... Appearance June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Goal June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assist April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN 2018 Record when: he starts 8-1-3 he scores 4-0-0
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 one of five Homegrown Players on Sporting Kansas City’s roster, alongside Gianluca Busio (2017), Jaylin Lindsey (2018), Matt Lewis (2018) and Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal (2018). He scored on his first start for the club - a 4-0 win over Minnesota United FC in the U.S. Open Cup on June 14, 2017 - before adding his first MLS goal vs. Portland on July 1. Salloi scored the winning goal in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Final in September. Salloi made 10 appearances for Sporting KC’s USL affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers, in 2016 and scored four goals and added three assists before being loaned to Gyirmot SE in
Hungary for the remainder of the season. 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, joining joined the Sporting Kansas City Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season. 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. Salloi made his debut for the Hungary Under-21 National Team in late 2017 and has four caps to date.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
35
24
2256
7
6
86
33
13
32
10
1
2
0
3
3
KC - Postseason
1
0
69
0
0
4
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
36
24
2325
7
6
90
34
13
35
10
1
2
0
3
3
24
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ | @iliesanchez SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
47
47
4230
2
5
MLS Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
5
5
510
0
1
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
53
53
4860
2
6
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Last Club: Elche CF (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 1/13/2017
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: April 15, 2018, KC vs. SEA Assists 2, May 9, 2018, KC at ATL Shots on Goal 2, April 15, 2018, KC vs. SEA Shots 5, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 5, March 10, 2018, KC at CHI Fouls Suffered 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Last Regular Season... Appearance June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Goal April 15, 2018, KC vs. SEA Assist May 9, 2018, KC at ATL 2018 Record when: he starts 8-2-4 he scores 1-0-1
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. He joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season and has made 53 appearances in all competitions for the club, earning Sporting KC Newcomer of the Year honors in 2017.
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.
Sánchez moved to Germany’s second division in 2014, making 26 appearances in all Born and raised in Barcelona, Sánchez jumped from La Masia to FC Barcelona B ahead competitions for 1860 Munich of the 2. Bundesliga. He was then loaned back to his native of the 2009-10 campaign. He helped the club earn promotion to the Spanish Segunda Spain for the 2015-16 campaign, where he played 28 games for CF Elche in the Segunda Division in his first professional season. He played 24 more matches the following year as Division. Barcelona B finished third in Spain’s second tier. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
47
47
4230
2
5
38
7
37
54
0
11
8
0
0
2
KC - Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
48
48
4350
2
5
39
7
38
56
0
11
9
0
0
2
#14 | F | KHIRY SHELTON | @KhiryShelton SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
12
12
1017
1
2
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
12
12
1017
1
2
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 7 times, last: May 20, 2018, KC at MIN Assists 3, Sept. 23, 2016, NYC vs. CHI (w/ NYC) Shots on Goal 3, May 20, 2018, KC at MIN Shots 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL Fouls Committed 4, Sept. 27, 2017, NYC at MTL (w/ NYC) Fouls Suffered 4, April 11, 2015, NYC at PHI (w/ NYC) Last Regular Season... Appearance May 27, 2018, KC vs. CLB Goal May 20, 2018, KC at MIN Assist March 31, 2018, KC vs. DC 2018 Record when: he starts 7-1-4 he scores 0-0-1
Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 Birthday: 6/26/1993 Hometown: Leander, Texas College: Oregon State Last Club: New York City FC Acquired: Acquired via trade with New York City FC on 12/14/2017 Shelton was selected second overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft on Jan. 15, 2015 by expansion side New York City FC. After three seasons with the club, Shelton moved to Sporting KC in December 2017 in a trade for Saad Abdul-Salaam. He scored his first goal for the club on May 20, 2018 against Minnesota United FC.
In college, Shelton recorded 10 goals and 12 assists at Oregon State University his senior season. He was an NSCAA All-America Second Team; Pac-12 Player of the Year; All-Far West Region First Team as he helped lead the Beavers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2003.
Shelton was NYCFC’s first-ever SuperDraft pick and played a total of 54 regular-season games for the club, notching six goals and 10 assists across just 23 starts. The Leander, Texas native had his best season in 2016 when he tallied four goals and nine assists.
Shelton was a member of the U.S. U-18 National Team for the Lisbon International Tournament in 2011. Selected to the U18 squad for its trip to Israel in 2010.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
12
12
1017
1
2
31
9
13
12
1
1
2
0
0
1
MLS - Regular Season
66
35
3502
7
12
68
21
37
43
4
1
2
0
0
4
MLS - Postseason
2
0
57
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
68
35
3559
7
12
68
21
37
44
4
1
2
0
0
4
25
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #15 | D | SETH SINOVIC | @ssinovic SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
174
165
14609
1
9
MLS Postseason
12
12
1134
2
0
U.S. Open Cup
14
14
1183
0
2
International
11
10
937
1
2
ALL COMPETITIONS
211
201
17863
4
13
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas College: Creighton Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Signed on 5/10/2011
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Assists 1, 9 times, last: Sept. 24, 2017, KC vs. LA Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 11, 2017, KC at HOU Shots 3, 4 times, last: Oct. 11, 2017, KC at HOU Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: April 20, 2013, KC at LA Last Regular Season... Appearance June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Goal April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Assist Sept. 24, 2017, KC vs. LA 2018 Record when: he starts 3-0-2 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 1/28/1987
An eight-year MLS veteran, Seth Sinovic has started 201 of 211 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
174
165
14609
1
9
85
23
178
106
9
0
28
0
0
5
MLS - Regular Season
193
182
16144
1
9
92
24
191
117
10
0
31
0
0
5
KC - Postseason
12
12
1134
2
0
5
3
18
12
0
0
2
0
2
0
MLS - TOTAL
206
195
17323
3
9
97
27
209
129
9
0
33
0
2
5
#16 | D | GRAHAM SMITH 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 2018 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Birthday: 4/8/1990 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: University of Denver Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#18) - signed on 2/15/18
he scores 0-0-0
Sporting Kansas City selected center back Graham Smith with the 18th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft before officially sigining him in February 2018.
goals in 38 matches for the Beavers, helping the side reach the NCAA Tournament in 2014.
Smith split his four-year college career between Oregon State University (2014-15) and the University of Denver (2016-17). The versatile defender started all 80 appearances at the NCAA Division I level, registering six goals and seven assists in his final two seasons with the Denver Pioneers.
Upon transferring to Denver in 2016, Smith helped the Pioneers reach the Men’s College Cup for the first time in program history. He split time between the holding midfield and center back positions, serving as the anchor of a defense that notched a 0.52 goals against average in 2016 and a 0.71 goals against average in 2017. As a senior, Smith was a United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Second Team selection and a CoSIDA Academic All-American.
A native of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, Smith was teammates with current Sporting KC forward Khiry Shelton during his freshman campaign at Oregon State. He assisted three 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
26
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #23 | D | COLTON STORM | @ColtonStorm 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 2018 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
he scores 0-0-0
Right back Colton Storm joined Sporting Kansas City as the No. 14 overall selection in the also named to the NCAA College Cup Best XI after guiding the Tar Heels to their seventh 2017 MLS SuperDraft. Storm spent the 2017 season on loan with the Swope Park final four in program history. Rangers, tallying one goal and three assists in 30 games as the Rangers won their second consecutive USL Western Conference title. 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 Storm tallied two goals and eight assists in 69 matches during his four-year career at the that posted 12 shutouts in 21 matches. As a youth, Storm competed in the United States University of North Carolina. He capped his senior campaign in 2016 with Second Team U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida. He played club soccer for HMMS Eagle All-Atlantic Coast Conference and NSCAA Third Team All-South Region honors. He was 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
#75 | M | WAN KUZAIN WAN KAMAL | @LeKuz7 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
2
0
75
1
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
2
0
75
1
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Shots 3, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 1, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Goal June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assist N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 1-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 9/14/1998 Hometown: Carbondale, Illinois Last Club: Swope Park Rangers Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 4/13/2018 Sporting Kansas City signed holding midfielder Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal to an MLS contract on April 13, 2018, becoming the ninth Homegrown player in club history and the fifth on the active roster. Kuzain is the first Sporting KC Homegrown signing to progress from the Sporting KC Academy to the Swope Park Rangers to the senior team. Kuzain made his Sporting KC debut on May 27, 2018 before scoring his first goal in his second appearance with the game-winner against Minnesota United on June 3, 2018. Born and raised in Carbondale, Illinois, Kuzain spent several years with St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club before joining the Sporting Kansas City Academy in August 2016. He signed an Academy contract with the Rangers later that month.
Kuzain continued to develop in 2017 with the Swope Park Rangers, where he helped them to a second straight Western Conference championship. He debuted for the club last March and signed his first professional contract with the club in July, ending the campaign with 13 games played. His 91.3-percent passing accuracy last season ranked first in the USL among players with at least five appearances. As a youth, Kuzain previously trained with the United States U-17 Men’s National Team in 2013 and 2014 as well as Dutch club Feyenoord in late 2015.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
2
0
75
1
0
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
2
0
75
1
0
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
27
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #1 | GK | ADRIAN ZENDEJAS | @MrZ3ND SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Height: 6-5 Weight: 185 Hometown: Chula Vista, California Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 12/2/2016
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed N/A Saves N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Shutout N/A 2018 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. He spent the 2017 season primarily on loan with the Swope Park Rangers, making 25 starts for the club and posting a 0.92 goals against average with 10 shutouts. Zendejas was one of the top goalkeepers in the USL, cementing his pedigree by saving four penalties and scoring the game-winning spot kick in the shootout of the Western Conference Final against OKC Energy FC in November 2017. 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.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#8 | M | GRAHAM ZUSI | @gzusi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
232
192
17700
28
57
MLS Postseason
14
14
1379
0
6
U.S. Open Cup
15
13
1267
3
5
International
8
8
690
0
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
269
227
21036
31
71
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 6 times, last: Aug. 19, 2017, 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 June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Goal April 15, 2018, KC vs. SEA Assist April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN 2018 Record when: he starts 8-2-4 he scores 1-0-1
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) A 10-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15, 2017), MLS Best XI (2012-13) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in every All-Star Game from 2011-2014. Zusi signed a long-term Designated Player contract in 2014. He has recorded 31 goals and 71 assists in 269 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2009 out of the University of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in club history with 71 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist
against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi reached 50 regular-season assists and later moved into first in club history with 24 game-winning assists on Aug. 19, 2017 versus FC Dallas. Zusi has earned 55 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and seven assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in his first CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2015, starting two matches, and scored in a World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on March 29, 2016. He played five games for the U.S. at the 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica. He recently made four appearances as the U.S. won the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
232
192
17700
28
57
354
110
186
267
30
736
18
1
8
26
KC - Postseason
14
14
1379
0
6
27
2
21
25
1
69
2
0
0
3
MLS - TOTAL
246
206
19079
28
63
381
112
207
292
31
805
20
1
8
29
28
Sporting KC Game Notes | June 6, 2018 at Real Salt Lake | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2018 PARTICIPATION CHART 3/4 3/10 3/17 3/24 3/31 4/8 4/15 4/20 4/28 5/5 5/9 5/20 5/27 6/3 6/9 6/23 6/30 PLAYER NYC @CHI SJ @COL DC @LA SEA VAN @NE COL @ATL @MIN CLB MIN @POR HOU @MTL Amor DNP DNP DNP DNP SPR DNP DNP CB-90 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Belmar UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR UNAV SPR SUB-13 SPR SPR SPR DNP DNP Besler 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 Busio UNAV SPR INJ ACD ACD SPR INTL INTL SPR SPR SPR SPR DNP DNP Croizet RW-57 SUB-1 SUB-8 RW-66 SUB-37 CM-70 CM-74 CM-90 CM-63 SUB-19 CM-71 CM-90 CM-71 CM-18 Dick UNAV SPR DNP UNAV SPR SPR UNAV DNP DNP DNP DNP SPR DNP DNP Didic UNAV SPR SPR SPR DNP SPR UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Espinoza CM-90 CM-90 CM-89 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-76 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-87 CM-90 Evans INJ INJ INJ UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP SPR UNAV SPR UNAV SPR INJ Fernandes SUB-33 SUB-35 SUB-3 SUB-29 SUB-13 SUB-2 SUB-5 INJ INJ SUB-2 SUB-8 DNP SUB-19 LW-90 Gutierrez CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-53 INJ INJ SUB-14 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Lewis SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Lindsey DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP SPR DNP DNP DNP SPR SUB-30 Lobato LB-73 DNP DNP DNP SPR DNP SUB-16 SUB-38 DNP LB-71 SUB-19 DNP SUB-32 RW-78 Medranda SUB-17 SUB-21 SUB-1 SUB-45 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-77 CM-81 LB-90 LB-36 INJ INJ Melia 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 Opara CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 INJ CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 Rubio CF-62 SPR SPR SUB-2 DNP DNP DNP SUB-19 SUB-8 DNP SUB-1 DNP INJ SUB-12 Russell LW-90 RW-89 RW-90 LW-88 RW-90 RW-88 RW-85 RW-52 RW-90 RW-88 RW-82 RW-90 RW-90 INTL Salloi SUB-28 LW-90 LW-87 INTL LW-77 LW-90 LW-90 LW-90 LW-82 LW-90 LW-90 LW-90 LW-90 CF-90 Ilie 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 Shelton INJ CF-55 CF-82 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-71 CF-90 CF-90 CF-89 CF-90 CF-90 INJ Sinovic DNP LB-69 LB-90 LB-45 DNP SUB-20 DNP DNP SUB-27 SUB-9 DNP SUB-56 LB-58 LB-60 Smith SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Storm UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR UNAV SPR DNP UNAV SPR INJ UNAV SPR Kuzain -- -- -- -- -- -- UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SUB-3 SUB-72 Zendejas DNP DNP SPR DNP DNP DNP DNP SPR INJ INJ SPR DNP SPR SPR Zusi RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 7/4 7/7 7/14 7/28 8/4 8/11 8/18 8/25 9/1 9/8 9/15 9/23 9/30 10/6 10/17 10/21 10/28 PLAYER @RSL TOR @NY FCD @HOU @LFC POR MIN @SEA ORL @SJ @PHI RSL LA @VAN @FCD LFC Amor Belmar Besler Busio Croizet Dick Didic Espinoza Evans Fernandes Gutierrez Lewis Lindsey Lobato Medranda Melia Opara Rubio Russell Salloi Ilie Shelton Sinovic Smith Storm Kuzain Zendejas Zusi KEY Position-Minutes - Starting Position-Minutes Played DNP - Did Not Play/Unused Substitute INJ - Injured SUB-Minutes - Substitute-Minutes played UNAV - Unavailable For Selection SUS - Suspended
29
SPR - Swope Park Rangers (USL) INTL - International Duty ACD - Sporting KC Academy