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2018 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston, TX) U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinal Sporting Kansas City 9-5-6, 33 points (6-1-3 home; 3-4-3 away) 3rd place in Western Conference Houston Dynamo 7-6-5, 26 points (6-2-1 home; 1-4-4 away) T-7th place in Western Conference
9-5-6 (33 pts.) 20 3rd in West 37 1.85 38 27 1.35 +10 345 (117) 33.9% 216 215 27 2
Live Stream: SportingKC.com English Radio: None Spanish Radio: None Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official:
Allen Chapman Adam Garner Jeremy Weed Rosendo Mendoza
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 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 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 Kharlton Belmar Jimmy Medranda
Pronunciation zen-DAY-haas uh-MEER JIDD-itch oh-PAR-ah
HOUSTON DYNAMO
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
7-6-5 (26 pts.) 18 T-7th in West 36 2.00 33 26 1.44 +10 281 (120) 42.7% 215 183 36 2
2018 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
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loh-BAH-toe shallow-EE feh-LEE-pay ah-MORE
Johnny Russell Roger Espinoza Daniel Salloi Johnny Russell Gutierrez, Salloi Daniel Salloi Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza Espinoza, Salloi
HOUSTON DYNAMO
7 GOALS 8 ASSISTS 54 SHOTS 20 SHOTS ON GOAL 3 GAME-WINNING GOALS 3 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 38 FOULS COMMITTED 35 FOULS SUFFERED 5 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS
Tim Melia 1800 Tim Melia 1.35 Tim Melia 9 Tim Melia 7 Tim Melia 63
GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
9 10 68 33 2 2 23 32 5 1
Elis, Manotas Romell Quioto Alberth Elis Alberth Elis Tomas Martinez Elis, Garcia Alberth Elis Alberth Elis Alejandro Fuenmayor Alexander, Beasley
1170 Joe Willis 1.38 Joe Willis 4 Joe Willis 3 Joe Willis 35 Joe Willis
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COACHES - REGULAR SEASON
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2018 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference 1. Atlanta United FC 2. New York City FC 3. New York Red Bulls 4. Columbus Crew SC 5. New England Revolution 6. Montreal Impact 7. Philadelphia Union 8. Chicago Fire 9. Orlando City SC 10. Toronto FC 11. D.C. United
Pts 41 40 35 30 28 27 24 23 22 16 14
W L T 12 4 5 12 4 4 11 5 2 8 7 6 7 5 7 9 12 0 7 9 3 6 10 5 7 11 1 4 11 4 3 7 5
GD +19 +16 +18 -1 +4 -9 -5 -8 -15 -8 -4
Western Conference 1. FC Dallas 2. Los Angeles FC 3. Sporting Kansas City 4. Portland Timbers 5. Real Salt Lake 6. LA Galaxy 7. Houston Dynamo 8. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 9. Minnesota United FC 10. Seattle Sounders FC 11. Colorado Rapids 12. San Jose Earthquakes
Pts 38 35 33 30 29 28 26 26 22 17 16 12
W L T 11 3 5 10 4 5 9 5 6 8 3 6 9 9 2 8 7 4 7 6 5 7 8 5 7 11 1 4 9 5 4 11 4 2 11 6
GD GP +9 19 +13 19 +10 20 +4 17 -8 20 +4 19 +10 18 -10 20 -12 19 -7 18 -10 19 -10 19
PETER VERMES
GP 21 20 18 21 19 21 19 21 19 19 15
10th season 124-96-80 10th season (.547) 124-96-80 (.547)
WILMER CABRERA
MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
3rd season 29-35-22 (.465) 2nd season 20-16-17 (.538)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Monday, July 16 QUESTIONABLE: • Matt Besler (Back Spasm) • Brad Evans (Achilles Injury) • Ike Opara (Hamstring Injury) OUT: • • • •
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Cristian Lobato (Knee Injury) Jimmy Medranda (Knee Injury) Khiry Shelton (Torn Meniscus & MCL) Colton Storm (Hamstring Injury)
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #HOUvSKC: HEAD-TO-HEAD
SPORTING KC U.S. OPEN CUP HISTORY
Sporting Kansas City remains on the road for a midweek U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinal against the Houston Dynamo at BBVA Compass Stadium on Wednesday night. It’s the second meeting of the season between the two sides, with Sporting KC already earning an epic come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Dynamo at Children’s Mercy Park on June 23, 2018. In that match, a brace from Mauro Manotas gave Houston a 2-0 halftime lead, only for Sporting KC to come roaring back in the second period, with Daniel Salloi reducing the deficit early in the half before late goals from Diego Rubio and Khiry Shelton earned Sporting all three points. Wednesday’s match marks the third straight season that Sporting KC has traveled to BBVA Compas Stadium in the U.S. Open Cup. The Dynamo ended SKC’s run in 2016 in the Round of 16 with a 3-1 home win, before Sporting KC claimed a 2-0 win - also in the Round of 16 - on their way to lifting the 2017 U.S. Open Cup. #HOUvSKC: Recent Meetings (HOU leads 10-6-12 in regular season)
YEAR OPPONENT 1996 Colorado Rapids
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
06/23/2018 10/15/2017 10/11/2017 09/09/2016 05/07/2016
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
2018
at Real Salt Lake W 2-0 FC Dallas W 3-2 at Houston Dynamo
Date
Score
KC 3 vs HOU 2 KC 0 vs HOU 0 KC 1 at HOU 2 KC 3 vs HOU 3 KC 0 at HOU 2
Result Details W T L T L
Salloi, Rubio and Shelton score in comeback victory Sporting KC takes 27 shots but is unable to break through Medranda opens scoring before Martinez and EPB own goal Rodriguez tallies late after Peterson, Espinoza & Dwyer score Barnes and Wenger with the goals before halftime
Champions
#HOUvSKC: PLAYER HISTORY • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has one goal and two assists against the Dynamo, with a goal and an assist coming in 2016 and a further assist in 2011. • Forward Daniel Salloi also has one goal and two assists against the Dynamo, with all three coming in the 3-2 comeback home victory on June 23, 2018. • Forward Diego Rubio has scored once and tallied one assist against the Dynamo, scoring the equalizer and setting up the winner in the 3-2 victory on June 23, 2018. • Midfielder Jimmy Medranda has one goal against Houston, netting the opener in a 2-1 road defeat on Oct. 11, 2017. • Forward Khiry Shelton has scored once against the Dynamo, netting the gamewinner in the 3-2 comeback win on June 23, 2018. • Defender Graham Zusi has four assists against the Houston Dynamo, two coming in 2011, one in 2012 and one in 2015. He has an additional assist vs. Houston in the playoffs on Nov. 7, 2012 in a 1-0 home win. • Forward Johnny Russell has two assists against Houston, both coming in the 3-2 home victory on June 23, 2018. • Defender Seth Sinovic has one assist against Houston, setting up Aurelien Collin’s game-winner on May 12, 2013. He also has one goal in the postseason vs. Houston, serving as the game-winner in a 1-0 home win on Nov. 7, 2012. • Defender Brad Evans has one goal against the Houston Dynamo in his MLS career, coming as a member of the Seattle Sounders during a 2-0 home victory on March 23, 2012. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 1-3-1 all-time against the Houston Dynamo, posting a 1.90 goals against average in the regular season.
Champions
#HOUvSKC: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS • Defenders Graham Zusi and Matt Besler played alongside Houston’s Damarcus Beasley on the U.S. National Team. • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has been teammates with Houston’s Alberth Elis, Oscar Boniek Garcia and Romell Quioto on the Honduras National Team in the past. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia played at Chivas USA from 2013-2014 while Houston head coach Wilmer Cabrera was coaching the now-defunct side during their final 2014 campaign. Melia also played for Real Salt Lake in 2011 alongside Houston’s Arturo Alvarez, who was also a teammate of Melia’s at Chivas USA from 2013-2014. In addition, Melia was playing for RSL in 2011 while Houston’s Luis Gil was a teammate. • Defender Graham Zusi was college teammates with Houston’s A.J. DeLaGarza at the University of Maryland from 2005-2008 and goalkeeper Chris Seitz from 2005-2006. • Defender Brad Evans was teammates with Houston’s Dylan Remick at Seattle Sounders FC from 2013-2016. • Forward Kharlton Belmar and Houston’s Eric Bird are both from Virginia Beach, Virginia. • Houston assistant coach Davy Arnaud played for Sporting KC from 2002-2011, making 273 appearances in all competitions for the club, recording 52 goals and 40 assists. • Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty was a teammate of Houston’s Luis Gil at USSF D2 side AC St. Louis in 2010.
Champions
Champions
4-0 2-0 3-0 (AET) 1-1 (5-4 PK) 2-1
SPORTING KC OPEN CUP PERFORMANCE (W-L-T) All-time record: Home record: Away record: vs. MLS teams: vs. non-MLS: 2
30-15-7 21-7-3 9-8-4 16-10-4 14-5-3
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES
ATTENTION TURNS TO THE CUP
HOMEGROWN’S HELPING HAND
Sporting Kansas City continues its defense of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup this Wednesday when the side travels south to take on the Houston Dynamo at BBVA Compass Stadium at the Quarterfinal stage. It’s the third straight season that Sporting will play the Dynamo on the road in the U.S. Open Cup, with Houston ending SKC’s run in the 2016 edition of the tournament before Sporting KC exacted revenge in the club’s 2017 run to winning the title.
Sporting Kansas City defender Jaylin Lindsey recorded his first professional assist in Saturday’s 3-2 defeat to the New York Red Bulls, helping set up Johnny Russell’s eighthminute equalizer at Red Bull Arena. In doing so, Lindsey became the youngest player in club history to record an assist at 18 years and 109 days. Lindsey has started seven of eight appearances for Sporting KC in all competitions since debuting in a 4-1 win over Minnesota United FC on June 3. The defender has seen action at left back and right back and played the full 90 minutes in both of Sporting KC’s victories in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
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). Sporting KC become the first MLS team to win four major trophies over the last six seasons with that victory.
A product of the Sporting KC Academy, Lindsey became the third-youngest player in club history when he signed an MLS contract last September at age 17. He has been a youth international since 2013, representing the United States at the U-14, U-15 and U-17 levels. The Charlotte, North Carolina, native was selected to the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Best XI last summer after guiding the U.S. to a second-place finish at the tournament, then helped the Americans to the quarterfinals of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup before falling to eventual champions England.
Dealing with MLS opponents in the Open Cup is nothing new for Peter Vermes as Sporting KC has already beaten Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas in the 2018 U.S. Open Cup and saw off five MLS teams on their way to winning 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.
GUTIERREZ MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE IN TWO MONTHS
Sporting Kansas City midfielder Felipe Gutierrez returned to action on Saturday night when he appeared as a substitute for the final 12 minutes of the 3-2 loss to the New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena. Gutierrez had spent the last two months sidelined with a sports hernia, with the 27-year-old undergoing surgery to repair the issue on May 1, 2018. Prior to Saturday, his most recent appearance for the club came as a late substitute in the 6-0 thrashing of Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 20.
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.
HOUSTON, ONCE AGAIN
Sporting Kansas City will take on the Houston Dynamo for the second time in quick succession when the two sides face off in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals on Wednesday at BBVA Compass Stadium. Sporting KC produced a stunning comeback to beat Houston 3-2 at Children’s Mercy Park in their last meeting on June 23, 2018 having trailed by two goals at halftime.
Gutierrez was named MLS Player of the Month for March after scoring five goals in five games, including game-winning strikes over Chicago and San Jose on March 10 and 17. On a grander scale, Gutierrez is the second player in club history to score five goals in the first five games of an MLS regular season, joining Miklos Molnar who accomplished the feat in 2000 to help Kansas City capture the MLS Cup and Supporters’ Shield.
In that match, a brace from Mauro Manotas gave Houston the advantage at the break, only for Sporting KC to come roaring back after the interval. Daniel Salloi halved Houston’s lead with an opportunistic strike 59th minute, before substitute Diego Rubio fired home what turned out to be the MLS Goal of the Week to equalize following a beautiful sequence in the 85th minute. Three minutes later, fellow substitute Khiry Shelton turned home Salloi’s low cross from close-range to complete the comeback and give Sporting KC all three points.
Gutierrez, 27, joined Sporting KC in February after leaving Spanish side Real Betis. He had spent the latter half of 2017 playing with Internacional in Brazil on loan from Betis, while he’s also played for Universidad Catolica in his native Chile before moving to FC Twente in the Netherlands where he was named the Most Valuable Player of the Eredivisie in the 2013-14 season.
SHELTON TO MISS 2-3 MONTHS FOLLOWING SURGERY
Sporting Kansas City forward Khiry Shelton will be sidelined for the next two to three months after suffering an MCL tear and a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee during the club’s match against Toronto FC on July 7. Shelton entered the game as a substitute in the 71st minute but was forced out of the match wtih the injury just nine minutes later and was replaced by Kharlton Belmar for the final 10 minutes.
Wednesday’s match marks the third straight season that Sporting KC has faced Houston in the U.S. Open Cup - with the two sides meeting in the Round of 16 in both the 2016 and 2017 versions of the tournament. On June 29, 2016, it was Houston that knocked Sporting KC out of the competition with a comprehensive 3-1 victory at BBVA Compass Stadium. Brad Davis scored for Sporting but it was a mere consolation going up against two goals from Manotas and a further strike from Alex.
Shelton underwent successful surgery to repair the lateral meniscus tear on Thursday, July 12 under the care of Sporting KC’s chief medical officer Dr. Scott Luallin.
Exactly 364 days later, on June 28, 2017, Sporting KC had an opportunity for revenge in the exact same location at the exact same stage of the tournament. This time, it was Sporting KC that cruised to a 2-0 victory, as a second-half header from Ike Opara was punctuated by a late goal on the counter-attack from Gerso Fernandes.
Shelton has recorded two goals and two assists in 16 MLS appearances since joining Sporting KC last December. He spent his first three MLS seasons with New York City FC, where he tallied six goals and 10 assists from 2015-2017.
ROGER ESPI-KNOWS THE WAY
VERMES VERBATIM
Sporting Kansas City midfielder Roger Espinoza is in the midst of a career year offensively as the club’s leading assist man and one of the top chance creators in MLS. The 31-year-old Honduran has notched a career-high and team-leading eight assists in 2018, ranking sixth on the league charts. In addition, Espinoza’s 36 chances created from open play are tied with fellow teammate Ilie for the fifth-most in MLS. YEAR IN MLS 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2015 2016 2017 2018 TOTAL
GLS 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
See below for postgame reaction from Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes following the 3-2 defeat to the New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena on July 14, 2018. Thoughts on the match: “Haven’t seen the first goal. I don’t know if it was offsides or not. I’ve heard different stories. I thought we responded well. We get back in the game. Probably could have stuck a second one in when Salloi gets a breakaway on Robles. You know, come half time, even us getting the second goal is good, but we have so many guys out at the moment that we just don’t have enough on the field to sustain it. Unfortunately it’s kind of been the story of the last, you know, three or four games. It’s been the same thing. But you know, it’s part of the league. It’s part of the season. That’s the way it goes. It will be nice when we get all of our guys back, which is still going to be a little while.”
AST 3 2 1 3 2 4 5 3 8 31
On how to rebound in the next match: “Well, I just think that we have to be much more difficult to play against. I think we gave them too much time and space on the field. They were able to break through us on the lines, and they caused us a lot of problems with movement only because I think that we were reactionary, not anticipating. I just think we’ve got to be a little different in that regard, and the other is that I also think we created some good chances. We just weren’t deadly enough, and they were.”
Espinoza, now in his ninth season with Sporting KC, scored his first goal of 2018 in spectacular fashion on Saturday. The midfielder settled a pass from Graham Zusi and rifled a 25-yard effort into the roof of the net to give his side a 2-1 lead in the 51st minute, recording his sixth career MLS goal in the process.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME U.S. OPEN CUP RESULTS
ALL-TIME U.S. OPEN CUP STATISTICS LEADERS
Sporting KC U.S. Open Cup record vs. Houston Dynamo: 3-1-0
GAMES PLAYED GOALS PLAYER GP PLAYER GP G 1. Matt Besler* 20 1. Dom Dwyer 11 6 1. Roger Espinoza* 20 2. Daniel Salloi* 6 5 3. Kerry Zavagnin 17 2. Davy Arnaud 12 5 4. Graham Zusi* 16 2. C.J. Sapong 13 5 4. Chance Myers 16 2. Krisztian Nemeth 4 5 6. Seth Sinovic* 14 2. Igor Simutenkov 5 5 6. Jacob Peterson 14 7. Ryan Pore 6 4 6. Nick Garcia 14 7. Soony Saad 5 4 7. Four Players 13 9. Graham Zusi* 16 3 9. Five Players -- 3 GAMES STARTED PLAYER GS ASSISTS 1. Matt Besler* 18 PLAYER GP A 2. Roger Espinoza* 17 1. Benny Feilhaber 13 9 2. Kerry Zavagnin 17 2. Graham Zusi* 16 6 4. Seth Sinovic* 14 3. Roger Espinoza* 20 3 4. Graham Zusi* 14 3. Davy Arnaud 12 3 6. Chance Myers 13 3. Chris Klein 10 3 6. 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* 1856 PLAYER GP SO 2. Matt Besler* 1684 1. Eric Kronberg 10 5 3. Kerry Zavagnin 1453 2. Tim Melia* 10 4 4. Graham Zusi* 1357 2. Jimmy Nielsen 4 3 5. Nick Garcia 1313 2. Bo Oshoniyi 6 3 6. Chance Myers 1197 5. Tony Meola 5 2 7. Seth Sinovic* 1183 6. Adrian Zendejas* 2 1 8. Michael Harrington 1096 6. Taly Goode 1 1 9. Benny Feilhaber 1066 6. Andy Gruenebaum 2 1 10. Tim Melia* 990 10. Eric Kronberg 990 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE PLAYER GP GAA GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL 1. Taly Goode 1 0.00 PLAYER GP 1. Jimmy Nielsen 4 0.23 1. Tim Melia* 10 3. Tim Melia* 10 0.64 2. Eric Kronberg 10 4. Bo Oshoniyi 6 0.72 3. Bo Oshoniyi 6 5. Eric Kronberg 10 0.73 4. Tony Meola 5 5. Jimmy Nielsen 4 GOALKEEPER WINS 5. William Hesmer 4 PLAYER GP W 1. Tim Melia* 10 8 2. Eric Kronberg 10 4 2. Tony Meola 5 4 4. Jimmy Nielsen 4 3 *Denotes Player on Current Roster 5. Adrian Zendejas* 2 2 5. Bo Oshoniyi 6 2 5. William Hesmer 4 2
Home games: 1-0-0 (3 GF, 1 GA) Road games: 2-1-0 (4 GF, 3 GA) Date 04/06/2011 07/21/2015 06/29/2016 06/28/2017
Score KC 1 at HOU 0 KC 3 vs HOU 1 KC 1 at HOU 3 KC 2 at HOU 0
Result Location W (ET) Aggie Soccer Stadium W Children’s Mercy Park L BBVA Compass Stadium W BBVA Compass Stadium
ALL-TIME U.S. OPEN CUP STATISTICS (ACTIVE PLAYERS) # PLAYER 20 Daniel Salloi 8 Graham Zusi 3 Ike Opara 12 Gerso Fernandes 11 Diego Rubio 90 Kharlton Belmar 7 Johnny Russell 10 Yohan Croizet 17 Roger Espinoza 15 Seth Sinovic 94 Jimmy Medranda 5 Matt Besler 6 Ilie Sanchez 75 Wan Kuzain 29 Tim Melia 26 Jaylin Lindsey 22 Emiliano Amor 1 Adrian Zendejas 13 Gianluca Busio 2 Amer Didic 19 Cristian Lobato 14 Khiry Shelton 18 Eric Dick 4 Brad Evans 21 Felipe Gutierrez 16 Graham Smith 23 Colton Storm
POS GP F 6 D 16 D 8 F 7 F 6 F 2 F 2 M 1 M 20 D 14 M 7 D 20 M 7 M 2 GK 10 D 2 D 2 GK 2 M 1 D 1 M 1 F 1 GK 0 D 0 M 0 D 0 D 0
GS 2 14 8 6 5 1 1 0 17 14 6 18 7 2 10 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIN 315 1357 792 467 443 91 100 5 1856 1183 648 1684 690 173 990 180 180 180 90 90 68 15 0 0 0 0 0
G 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0 6 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GS 10 2 0
MIN GA GAA SO REC. 990 7 0.64 4 8-0-2 180 2 1.00 1 2-0-0 0 0 0.00 0 0-0-0
GOALKEEPING STATISTICS # PLAYER 29 Tim Melia 1 Adrian Zendejas 18 Eric Dick
POS GK GK GK
GP 10 2 0
114
CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS
19,478
CONSECUTIVE MLS SELLOUTS Dating back to April 2012 (including postseason)
ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 135 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)
SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 129 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 19 Open Cup, 7 CCL, 5 friendlies
PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 135 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467
166
105.5 4
92
SPORTING KC MATCHES WON
not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals
284
SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 166 matches played at the stadium
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | 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) Matt Lewis (Waived - June 27, 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 (USL). June 27: OUT Sporting KC waives D Matt Lewis.
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) Kuzain (4/13/18)
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Adrian Zendejas (12/2/16) Amer Didic (5/31/17) Kharlton Belmar (9/15/17)
MLS Re-Entry Draft
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | 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
W
2-0
Russell, Belmar
Saturday, June 9
at Portland Timbers
MLS
T
0-0
--
SATURDAY, JUNE 16
FC DALLAS
U.S. OPEN CUP
W
3-2
Salloi (2), Croizet
SATURDAY, JUNE 23
HOUSTON DYNAMO
MLS
W
3-2
Salloi, Rubio, Shelton
Saturday, June 30
at Montreal Impact
MLS
L
0-2
--
Wednesday, July 4
at Real Salt Lake
MLS
L
2-4
Salloi, Opara
SATURDAY, JULY 7
TORONTO FC
MLS
T
2-2
Ilie, Russell
Saturday, July 14
at New York Red Bulls
MLS
L
2-3
Russell, Espinoza
Wednesday, July 18
at Houston Dynamo
U.S. Open Cup
7:30
SportingKC.com
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 | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 2018 REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) 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 1-0-1
28
21
4
4
0
0
1
0
Allen Chapman
1-0-0
9
8
1
1
0
0
1
0
Sorin Stoica
0-1-1
32
28
7
5
2
0
0
2
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
1-1-0
17
15
2
2
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
Chris Penso
0-0-1
10
13
1
1
0
0
0
0
Alan Kelly
1-0-0
8
14
1
3
0
1
0
0
Ted Unkel
0-1-0
12
10
2
2
0
0
0
1
2018 VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON) 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
July 14 at NY
Kevin Stott
Matt Franz
NY Goal Disallowed
Overturned, Goal
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.
The flag goes up on NY’s Bradley Wright-Phillips before he puts the ball in the net. After reviewing the play and seeing that Wright-Phillips was not offside, Stott awards the goal.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | 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
8-1-2 1-4-2 5-0-0 3-2-4 1-3-2
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
0-3-2 2-0-1 2-2-3 2-0-0 3-0-0 5-0-2 1-1-1 2-2-3 1-1-0 0-1-0
Wearing Sporting blue Wearing black metallic Wearing Parley
1-3-6 7-2-0 1-0-0
Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’
7-0-0 1-1-4 1-4-2
Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even
8-2-5 1-3-1 0-0-0
With zero subs With one sub With two subs with three subs
0-0-1 2-1-1 7-4-4
Day games (before 5 p.m.) Games 5 p.m. CT or later
0-0-2 9-5-4
With red card for With red card against
0-1-0 4-1-1
Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75
3-3-2 6-2-4
In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone
1-0-1 0-1-1 7-1-4 1-3-0
vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference
6-1-4 3-4-2
On grass On turf
8-4-4 1-1-2
Quickest Goal... Felipe Gutierrez (3/31 vs. DC) - 3rd Minute Quickest Goal Against... Mauro Manotas (6/23 vs. HOU) - 2nd Minute
Regular Season Record By Month 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
Game-winning goals after 75’...
3-1-1 20-10-10 2-1-1 45-37-16 2-0-2 38-46-27 2-1-1 43-30-26 0-2-1 51-37-28 0-0-0 41-51-17 0-0-0 32-39-18 0-0-0 21-17-17
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
Diego Rubio (3/24 at COL) - 91+ Minute Graham Zusi (4/15 vs. SEA) - 78th Minute
Game-winning goals against after 75’...
Marc Rzatkowski (7/14 at NY) - 79th Minute
Game-tying goals against after 75’...
N/A
Red Cards...
Daniel Salloi (7/4 at RSL) - 90th Minute Roger Espinoza (7/4 at RSL) - 94+ Minute
Red Cards Against...
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) 6-10-12 (1-0-0) 23-24-14 (1-0-0) 2-1-2 (1-0-1) 6-4-3 (0-1-0) 25-18-11 (0-1-0) 2-2-0 (0-1-0) 21-21-13 (0-1-0) 1-1-1 (0-0-0) 5-5-5 (0-0-0) 6-3-4 (0-0-1) 9-11-7 (0-1-0) 25-24-8 (1-0-0) 5-8-4 (0-0-1) 14-4-7 (0-0-1) 7-3-3 (1-0-0)
Maxime Chanot (3/4 vs. NYC) - 88th Minute Efrain Juarez (4/20 vs. VAN) - 40th Minute Yordy Reyna (4/20 vs. VAN) - 40th Minute Brad Guzan (5/9 at ATL) - 34th Minute Federico Higuain (5/27 vs. CLB) - 51+ Minute Maximiano (6/3 vs. MIN) - 63rd Minute Eric Alexander (6/23 vs. HOU) - 87th Minute
Penalty Kicks...
Regular Season Home and Away Overall All-time 2018 at home All-time at home 2018 on road All-time on road
Felipe Gutierrez (3/10 at CHI) - 86th Minute Khiry Shelton (6/23 vs. HOU) - 88th Minute
Game-tying goals after 75’...
Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2018)
Shutouts 5-0-2 One-goal games 5-2-0 On ESPN/ESPN2 On FOX/FS1 On FSKC
SPORTING KC IN 2018 (MLS REGULAR SEASON) 0-0-0 0-0-1 3-1-2 6-4-3
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 Ilie Sanchez (7/7 vs. TOR) - Scored on Alex Bono
Penalty Kicks Against...
Gyasi Zardes (5/27 vs. CLB) - Saved by Tim Melia Alejandro Silva (6/30 at MTL) - Scored on Tim Melia Albert Rusnak (7/4 at RSL) - Saved by Tim Melia Luis Silva (7/4 at RSL) - Scored on Tim Melia
Penalty Kicks Earned...
Johnny Russell (3/17 vs. SJ) - 25th Minute Johnny Russell (4/15 vs. SEA) - 34th Minute Johnny Russell (4/20 vs. VAN) - 51+ Minute Gerso Fernandes (7/7 vs. TOR) - 57th Minute
Youngest Goalscorer... Oldest Goalscorer... Youngest Starter... Youngest to play in a game... Oldest Starter... Oldest to play in a game...
291-267-159 6-1-3 192-93-73 3-4-3 99-174-86
Kuzain (6/3 vs. MIN) - 19 years and 262 days Roger Espinoza (7/14 at NY) - 31 years and 262 days Jaylin Lindsey (6/9 at POR) - 18 years and 74 days Jaylin Lindsey (6/3 vs. MIN) - 18 years and 68 days Tim Melia (7/14 at NY) - 32 years and 60 days Tim Melia (7/14 at NY) - 32 years and 60 days
2018 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 15 22 37 OPPONENT 15 12 27
SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 145 202 347 OPPONENT 109 133 242
SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 39 79 118 OPPONENT 42 49 91
FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 95 121 216 OPPONENT 113 102 215
OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 8 13 21 OPPONENT 27 26 53
CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 55 72 127 OPPONENT 31 44 75
CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 7 20 27 OPPONENT 15 22 37
EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0 2 2 OPPONENT 4 3 7
PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 2/3 1/1 3/4 OPPONENT 0/1 2/3 2/4
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 291 267 159 17 21 8 29 15 7 10 12 9 347 315 183
HOME GF GA 999 948 59 61 106 59 39 45 1203 1113
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 192 93 73 14 3 3 21 7 3 6 4 5 233 107 84
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AWAY GF GA 604 419 35 15 72 30 20 13 731 477
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 99 174 86 2 17 5 9 8 4 4 8 3 114 207 98
GF GA 395 529 21 43 34 29 19 32 469 633
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 | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | 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 13 Daniel Salloi 5 Diego Rubio 2
Left forward
Daniel Salloi 12 Gerso Fernandes 6 Johnny Russell 2
Right forward Johnny Russell 16 Yohan Croizet 3 Cristian Lobato 1
Left-center midfielder
Right-center midfielder
Yohan Croizet 10 Felipe Gutierrez 5 Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal 3 Roger Espinoza 1 Jimmy Medranda 1
Roger Espinoza 18 Yohan Croizet 2
Defensive midfielder Ilie 20
Left back
Jimmy Medranda 7 Seth Sinovic 6 Jaylin Lindsey 5 Cristian Lobato 2
Left center back
Right center back
Matt Besler 17 Emiliano Amor 2 Graham Smith 1
Ike Opara 18 Emiliano Amor 1 Graham Smith 1
Goalkeeper Tim Melia 20
9
Right back
Graham Zusi 20
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | 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 | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | 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 | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | 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 23, 2018: Sporting KC 3-2 Houston Dynamo MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,081 Weather: Sunny and 83 degrees Sporting KC (9-2-5, 32 pts.) Houston Dynamo (6-6-3, 21 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Smith D Lindsey M Ilie M Espinoza (C) M Croizet (Rubio 85’) F Russell F Salloi F Fernandes (Shelton 76’)
1 2 F 0 3 3 2 0 2
Houston Dynamo GK Willis D Lundqvist D Fuenmayor D Senderos D Beasley (C) M Alexander M Boniek Garcia M Elis (Leonardo 81’) M Martinez M Quioto (Gil 73’) F Manotas (Rodriguez 91+)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Seitz (GK) Didic Garcia Sinovic Watts Kuzain Alvarez Belmar Scoring Summary: HOU - Mauro Manotas 7 (Tomas Martinez 5) 2’ HOU - Mauro Manotas 8 (DaMarcus Beasley 1, Romell Quioto 7) 45’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 5 (Johnny Russell 4) 59’ SKC - Diego Rubio 3 (Daniel Sallo 5, Johnny Russell 5) 85’ SKC - Khiry Shelton 2 (Daniel Salloi 6, Diego Rubio 1) 88’ Misconduct Summary: HOU - Eric Alexander (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 22’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 27’ HOU - Joe Willis (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 55’ HOU - Eric Alexander (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 87’ HOU - Alejandro Fuenmayor (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 22 (9) 4 8 0 8
HOU 17 (6) 6 14 2 4
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
MIN 7 (2) 4 7 3 3
June 30, 2018: Montreal Impact 2-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Stade Saputo | Montreal, Quebec Attendance: 16,142 Weather: Cloudy and 84 degrees Sporting KC (9-3-5, 32 pts.) Montreal Impact (7-11-0, 21 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Lindsey (Rubio 74’) M Ilie M Espinoza M Croizet (Kuzain 83’) F Russell F Salloi F Fernandes (Shelton 57’)
1 2 F 0 0 0 0 2 2
Montreal Impact GK Bush D Duvall D Fanni D Camacho D Lovitz M Krolicki M Piette (Shome 38’) M Taider F Silva (Edwards 90’) F Mancosu (Raitala 60’) F Piatti (C)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Diop (GK) Amor Cabrera Sinovic Jackson-Hamel Belmar Salazar Scoring Summary: MTL - Ignacio Piatti 9 (Unassisted) 54’ MTL - Alejandro Silva 1 (Penalty Kick) 70’ Misconduct Summary: MTL - Ken Krolicki (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 19’ MTL - Chris Duvall (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 46’ SKC - Yohan Croizet (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 68’ SKC - Ike Opara (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 9 (3) 3 12 0 5
12
MTL 8 (5) 3 10 5 4
June 9, 2018: Portland Timbers 0-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Providence Park | Portland, OR Attendance: 21,144 Weather: Cloudy and 54 degrees Sporting KC (8-2-5, 29 pts.) Portland Timbers (6-3-4, 22 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) (Amor 46’) D Lindsey M Ilie M Espinoza M Kuzain F Russell (Belmar 78’) F Salloi F Fernandes
1 2 F 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portland Timbers GK Attinella D Valentin D Mabiala D Cascante D Farfan (Jadama 63’) M Paredes M Olum M Flores M Valeri (C) (Asprilla 83’) M Blanco F Adi (Armenteros 74’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Gleeson (GK) Storm Vytas Lobato Tuiloma Busio Williamson Rubio Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ike Opara (Yellow Card; Dissent) 93+ POR - Sebastian Blanco (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 10 (4) 4 10 0 8
POR 13 (4) 4 12 2 7
July 4, 2018: Real Salt Lake 4-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Rio Tinto Stadium | Sandy, UT Attendance: 19,206 Weather: Sunny and 93 degrees Sporting KC (9-4-5, 32 pts.) Real Salt Lake (8-8-2, 26 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Amor D Sinovic (Fernandes 86’) M Ilie M Espinoza (C) M Kuzain (Russell 46’) F Croizet F Shelton (Rubio 84’) F Salloi
1 2 F 1 1 2 3 1 4 Real Salt Lake GK Rimando D Lennon D M. Silva D Glad D Acosta M Kreilach M Sunny (Besler 87’) M Rusnak F Saucedo (L. Silva 73’) F Baird (Beckerman 81’) F Savarino
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Putna (GK) Lindsey Herrera Smith Ruiz Belmar Plata Scoring Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi 6 (Seth Sinovic 1, Roger Espinoza 7) 20’ RSL - Jefferson Savarino 3 (Unassisted) 29’ RSL - Corey Baird 5 (Unassisted) 37’ RSL - Sebastian Saucedo 2 (Damir Kreilach 5) 46+ SKC - Ike Opara 1 (Johnny Russell 6, Roger Espinoza 8) 64’ RSL - Luis Silva 4 (Penalty Kick) 100+ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Dissent) 43’ RSL - Sebastian Saucedo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 44’ SKC - Emiliano Amor (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 59’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 60’ SKC - Ike Opara (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 66’ RSL - Damir Kreilach (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 77’ SKC - Daniel Salloi (Red Card; Violent Conduct) 90’ SKC - Gerso Fernandes (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card’Red Card;Unsporting Behavior) 94+ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 99+ Stats Summary SKC RSL Shots (on goal) 8 (3) 18 (7) Saves 3 1 Fouls 17 16 Offside 2 2 Corner Kicks 5 3
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2018 REGULAR-SEASON BOX SCORES July 7, 2018: Sporting KC 2-2 Toronto FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 21,064 Weather: Sunny and 84 degrees Sporting KC (9-4-6, 33 pts.) Toronto FC (4-10-4, 16 pts.)
1 2 F 0 2 2 1 1 2
July 14, 2018: New York Red Bulls 3-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Red Bull Arena | Harrison, NJ Attendance: 16,793 Weather: Sunny and 88 degrees Sporting KC (9-5-6, 33 pts.) New York Red Bulls (11-5-2, 35 pts.)
1 2 F 1 1 2 1 2 3
Sporting KC Toronto FC GK Melia GK Bono D Zusi D van der Wiel D Opara (Amor 73’) D Zavaleta D Besler (C) D Hagglund D Lindsey D Morrow M Ilie D Fraser (Ricketts 67’) M Croizet M Delgado (Hasler 67’) M Kuzain M Bradley (C) F Russell M Osorio F Rubio (Shelton 71’ (Belmar 80’)) F Hamilton (Akinola 88’) F Fernandes F Giovinco
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Smith D Amor D Lindsey M Ilie M Espinoza (C) M Croizet (Gutierrez 78’) F Russell F Salloi F Fernandes (Belmar 60’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Irwin (GK) Sinovic Morgan Smith Telfer Storm Chapman
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Meara (GK) Besler Collin Sinovic Escobar Kuzain Kutler Rubio
Scoring Summary: TOR - Jonathan Osorio 6 (Justin Morrow 2, Sebastian Giovinco 8) 25’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez 3 (Penalty Kick) 57’ SKC - Johnny Russell 6 (Diego Rubio 2) 61’ TOR - Jordan Hamilton 2 (Nicolas Hasler 3) 69’ Misconduct Summary: TOR - Eriq Zavaleta (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 56’ TOR - Liam Fraser (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 59’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ SKC - Wan Kuzain (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 94+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 18 (5) 1 10 2 8
TOR 8 (3) 3 12 3 1
New York Red Bulls GK Robles (C) D Lade (Murillo 71’) D Parker D Long D Lawrence M Adams M Davis M Muyl (Etienne Jr. 59’) M Kaku (Rzatkowski 60’) M Royer F Wright-Phillips
Scoring Summary: NY - Bradley Wright-Phillips 12 (Kaku 11) 4’ SKC - Johnny Russell 7 (Graham Zusi 2, Jaylin Lindsey 1) 8’ SKC - Roger Espinoza 1 (Graham Zusi 3) 51’ NY - Marc Rzatkowski 1 (Tyler Adams 3) 72’ NY - Marc Rzatkowski 2 (Sean Davis 7) 79’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Yohan Croizet (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 17’ NY - Alex Muyl (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 12 (4) 3 14 1 1
13
NY 17 (6) 2 7 2 9
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2018 U.S. OPEN CUP BOX SCORES June 6, 2018: Real Salt Lake 0-2 Sporting KC U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 | Rio Tinto Stadium | Sandy, Utah Attendance: 15,833 Weather: Sunny and 88 degrees 1 2 F 0 2 2 0 0 0
Sporting KC Real Salt Lake Sporting KC GK Zendejas D Lindsey D Didic D Amor D Besler (C) D Lobato (Espinoza 68’) M Ilie M Busio M Kuzain (Fernandes 83’) M Russell (Salloi 75’) F Belmar
Real Salt Lake GK Sparrow D Henley D Peay D Horst D Herrera M Ruiz M Besler M Hernandez F Lopez-Espin (Lennon 71’) F Luis Silva (C) (Ortuno 78’) F Brody
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Leeker (GK) Opara Acosta Storm Gallagher Zusi Saucedo Baird Scoring Summary: SKC - Johnny Russell 1 (Kharlton Belmar 1) 47’ SKC - Kharlton Belmar 1 (Johnny Russell 1) 74’ Misconduct Summary: RSL - Aaron Herrera (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 28’ RSL - Pablo Ruiz (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 47’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 7 (4) 2 5 1 2
RSL 12 (2) 2 8 2 5
June 16, 2018: Sporting KC 3-2 FC Dallas U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 15,238 Weather: Sunny and 89 degrees 1 2 F 1 2 3 1 1 2
Sporting KC FC Dallas Sporting KC GK Zendejas D Zusi D Opara D Amor D Lindsey M Ilie M Espinoza (C) M Kuzain F Fernandes (Russell 75’) F Rubio (Shelton 65’) F Salloi (Croizet 85’)
FC Dallas GK Gonzalez D Cannon D Hedges (C) D Ziegler D Figueroa M Acosta (Hayes 59’) M Ulloa M Gruezo (Akindele 71’) M Lamah F Barrios (Hollingshead 84’) F Urruti
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Mauer (GK) Didic Cano Storm Pomykal Belmar Twumasi Scoring Summary: FCD - Carlos Gruezo 1 (Michael Barrios 1) 18’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 1 (Ike Opara 1, Graham Zusi 1) 43’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 2 (Kuzain 1) 66’ FCD - Roland Lamah (Unassisted) 77’ SKC - Yohan Croizet 1 (Unassisted) 89’ Misconduct Summary: FCD - Roland Lamah (Yellow Card; Argument) 20’ FCD - Michael Barrios (Yellow Card; Not Retreating) 37’ FCD - Jacori Hayes (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ FCD - Victor Ulloa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 74’ SKC - Emiliano Amor (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 83’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 19 (8) 5 15 2 7
14
FCD 13 (7) 5 10 5 5
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | 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 T W L L T L
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 0-0 3-2 0-2 2-4 2-2 2-3
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 21,144 20,081 16,142 19,206 21,064 16,793
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 8-2-5 9-2-5 9-3-5 9-4-5 9-4-6 9-5-6
T-8 T-3 T-1 T-1 T-1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 T-1 1 T-1 2 3 3
0 3 6 7 10 13 14 17 17 20 23 24 25 28 29 32 32 32 33 33
-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 -Salloi, Rubio, Shelton -Salloi, Opara Ilie, Russell Russell, Espinoza
SPORTING KC 2018 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2018 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (9-5-6, 33 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF JULY 14, 2018 UNF POS PLAYER 7 F Johnny Russell 20 F Daniel Salloi 21 M Felipe Gutierrez 6 M Ilie Sanchez 11 F Diego Rubio 8 D Graham Zusi 14 F Khiry Shelton 94 D Jimmy Medranda 19 M Cristian Lobato 17 M Roger Espinoza 10 M Yohan Croizet 12 F Gerso Fernandes 75 M Wan Kuzain 3 D Ike Opara 5 D Matt Besler 26 D Jaylin Lindsey 15 D Seth Sinovic 22 D Emiliano Amor 90 F Kharlton Belmar 29 GK Tim Melia 16 D Graham Smith 13 F Gianluca Busio 18 GK Eric Dick 2 D Amer Didic 4 D Brad Evans 23 D Colton Storm 1 GK Adrian Zendejas Team totals Opponent totals
GP 19 18 7 20 10 20 16 12 7 19 19 17 6 18 17 6 10 5 4 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20
GS 18 17 5 20 2 20 13 8 3 19 15 6 3 18 17 5 6 3 0 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20
MIN 1595 1534 439 1800 201 1800 1157 728 327 1691 1156 616 307 1603 1485 465 517 332 65 1800 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 1800 1800
G 7 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 27
A 6 6 0 3 2 3 2 1 0 8 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 26
SHT 49 54 19 28 3 38 35 9 6 23 37 13 5 15 0 3 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 345 241
SOG 20 18 10 9 3 12 10 3 4 7 10 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 117 91
FC 12 4 12 25 3 11 15 11 3 38 17 17 4 18 12 4 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 216 215
FS 28 20 4 23 4 16 15 5 2 35 13 11 6 6 7 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 215 216
OFF 3 7 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 53
CK 53 1 6 1 0 60 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127 75
C 1 2 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 5 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 37
E 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7
W 9 9 5
L 5 5 9
T 6 6 6
SO 7 7 5
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Daniel Salloi 3, Felipe Gutierrez 3, Khiry Shelton 1, Johnny Russell 1, Wan Kuzain 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Daniel Salloi 3, Johnny Russell 2, Graham Zusi 1, Khiry Shelton 1, Ilie Sanchez 1, Diego Rubio 1, Roger Espinoza 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Ilie Sanchez 3-4 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS 29 GK
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals
GP 20 20 20
GS 20 20 20
MIN 1800 1800 1800
SH 91 91 117
SV 63 63 77
15
GA 27 27 37
GAA 1.35 1.35 1.85
PG 2 2 3
PA 4 4 4
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | 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 155 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 124 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 356 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 9-5-6 --- TOTAL 124-96-80 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 2-0-0 20-5-3
--- --- --- --- 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 11-5-6 155-111-90
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 | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #22 | D | EMILIANO AMOR | @LoveEmiliano SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
5
3
332
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
180
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
7
5
512
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, 2 times, last: June 9, 2018, KC at POR Fouls Committed 2, July 14, 2018, KC at NY Fouls Suffered 1, 2 times, last: July 14, 2018, KC at NY Last Regular Season... Appearance July 14, 2018, KC at NY Goal N/A Assist N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 1-2-0 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
5
3
332
0
0
2
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
5
3
332
0
0
2
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
#90 | F | KHARLTON BELMAR | @Kharltonbelmar SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
5
0
71
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
1
91
1
1
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
7
1
162
1
1
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, 2 times, last: July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Fouls Committed 1, 2 times, last: July 14, 2018, KC at NY Fouls Suffered 1, 2 times, last: July 14, 2018, KC at NY Last Regular Season... Appearance July 14, 2018, KC at NY 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
5
0
71
0
0
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
5
0
71
0
0
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #5 | D | MATT BESLER | @MattBesler SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
243
237
21316
3
16
MLS Postseason
14
14
1380
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
20
18
1684
0
1
International
10
10
885
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
288
279
25265
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 July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assist April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN 2018 Record when: he starts 8-3-6 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 288 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 appearances (243), starts (237) & minutes (21,316). the Grenadines on Sept. 2, the same day his firstborn daughter Parker Rhea was born in A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 251 of 257 MLS matches (including Kansas City. He recently made four appearances for his country as the U.S. claimed the playoffs) and landed club 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
243
237
21316
3
16
41
9
212
116
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
257
251
22696
3
16
43
9
226
126
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
1
1
90
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
1
1
90
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
18
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #10 | M | YOHAN CROIZET | @Yohancroizet SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
19
15
1156
1
2
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
0
5
1
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
20
15
1161
2
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, 3 times, last: June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Last Regular Season... Appearance July 14, 2018, KC at NY Goal April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Assist June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN 2018 Record when: he starts 5-5-5 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
19
15
1156
1
2
37
10
17
13
1
0
2
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
19
15
1156
1
2
37
10
17
13
1
0
2
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
19
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | 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
1
1
90
0
0
International
3
3
270
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
4
4
360
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
209
189
16781
6
31
MLS Postseason
9
8
659
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
20
17
1856
0
3
International
3
2
232
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
241
216
19528
6
34
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, 6 times, last: July 14, 2018, KC at NY Assists 2, 2 times, last: July 4, 2018, KC at RSL 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 July 14, 2018, KC at NY Goal July 14, 2018, KC at NY Assist July 4, 2018, KC at RSL 2018 Record when: he starts 9-5-5 he scores 0-1-0
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. So far in 2018, Espinoza has already recorded a career-high eight 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 241 appearances for the club in all
competitions, tallying six goals and 34 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
209
189
16781
6
31
234
60
335
298
13
16
46
8
1
7
KC - Postseason
9
8
659
0
0
7
3
12
12
1
0
4
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
218
197
17440
6
31
241
63
347
310
14
16
50
8
1
7
20
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | 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
49
32
2854
9
4
MLS Postseason
1
1
51
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
7
6
467
2
1
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
57
39
3372
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 4, July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Last Regular Season... Appearance July 14, 2018, KC at NY Goal May 9, 2018, KC at ATL Assist June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN 2018 Record when: he starts 2-2-2 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
49
32
2854
9
4
75
31
49
51
10
10
5
0
2
1
KC - Postseason
1
1
51
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
50
33
2905
9
4
77
32
50
52
10
10
5
0
2
1
21
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #21 | M | FELIPE GUTIERREZ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
7
5
439
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
7
5
439
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 July 14, 2018, KC at NY 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
7
5
439
5
0
19
10
12
4
0
6
0
0
3
0
MLS - TOTAL
7
5
439
5
0
19
10
12
4
0
6
0
0
3
0
#26 | D | JAYLIN LINDSEY | @JaylinLindsey SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
6
5
464
0
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
180
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
8
7
644
0
1
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, July 14, 2018, KC at NY Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, 2 times, last: July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Fouls Committed 1, 4 times, last: July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Fouls Suffered 1, June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Last Regular Season... Appearance July 14, 2018, KC at NY Goal N/A Assist July 14, 2018, KC at NY 2018 Record when: he starts 1-2-2 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. 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,
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.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
6
5
464
0
1
2
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
6
5
464
0
1
2
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #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
1
1
68
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
19
10
962
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
#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
23
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
101
101
9059
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
114
114
10313
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 July 14, 2018, KC at NY Shutout June 9, 2018, KC at POR 2018 Record when: he starts 9-5-6
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
101
101
9059
411
298
33
109
1.08
9
15
7
0
43
31
26
MLS - Regular Season
107
106
9498
447
320
33
123
1.17
10
16
7
1
43
35
27
KC - Postseason
2
2
174
5
2
0
2
1.03
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
109
108
9672
452
322
33
125
1.16
10
16
7
1
43
36
27
#3 | D | IKE OPARA | @ikeopara SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
100
87
7938
10
3
MLS Postseason
4
1
136
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
8
8
793
2
1
International
7
7
630
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
119
103
9497
13
4
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, 13 times, last: July 4, 2018, 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 July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Goal July 4, 2018, KC at RSL Assist Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ 2018 Record when: he starts 8-4-6 he scores 0-1-0
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
100
87
7938
10
3
71
25
98
41
3
0
13
1
5
2
MLS - Regular Season
135
109
10090
13
3
92
32
127
58
8
1
15
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
140
110
10304
13
3
94
32
130
61
9
1
15
1
6
2
24
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #11 | F | DIEGO RUBIO | @DiegoRubo_ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
41
16
1542
10
4
MLS Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
6
5
443
2
1
International
3
3
270
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
51
25
2375
13
5
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Assists 1, 4 times, last: July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR 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 July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Goal June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Assist July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR 2018 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 2-0-1
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
41
16
1542
10
4
54
19
39
45
13
0
4
0
3
2
KC - Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
42
17
1662
10
4
54
19
40
46
14
0
5
0
3
2
#7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
19
18
1595
7
6
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
1
100
1
1
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
21
19
1695
8
7
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 2, June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Shots on Goal 4, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Shots 6, April 20, 2018, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 3, June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 4, May 20, 2018, KC at MIN Last Regular Season... Appearance July 14, 2018, KC at NY Goal July 14, 2018, KC at NY Assist July 4, 2018, KC at RSL 2018 Record when: he starts 8-4-6 he scores 3-1-1
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
19
18
1595
7
6
49
20
12
28
3
53
1
0
1
2
MLS - TOTAL
19
18
1595
7
6
49
20
12
28
3
53
1
0
1
2
25
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #20 | F | DANIEL SALLOI | @danielsalloi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
40
29
2706
9
8
MLS Postseason
1
0
69
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
6
2
315
5
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
46
31
3090
14
8
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 9 times, last: July 4, 2018, KC at RSL Assists 2, 2 times, last: June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU 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 July 14, 2018, KC at NY Goal July 4, 2018, KC at RSL Assist June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU 2018 Record when: he starts 9-4-4 he scores 5-1-0
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 four Homegrown Players on Sporting Kansas City’s roster, alongside Gianluca Busio (2017), Jaylin Lindsey (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
40
29
2706
9
8
96
37
15
38
11
1
3
1
3
4
KC - Postseason
1
0
69
0
0
4
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
41
29
2775
9
8
100
38
15
41
11
1
3
1
3
4
#6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ | @iliesanchez SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
53
53
4770
3
5
MLS Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
7
7
690
0
1
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
61
61
5580
3
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, 3 times, last: July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR 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 July 14, 2018, KC at NY Goal July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Assist May 9, 2018, KC at ATL 2018 Record when: he starts 9-5-6 he scores 1-0-2
Birthday: 11/21/1990
Ilie, 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 61 appearances in all competitions for the club, earning Sporting KC Newcomer of the Year honors in 2017 before being named an MLS All-Star in 2018.
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
53
53
4770
3
5
47
11
40
61
0
12
9
0
0
2
KC - Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
54
54
4890
3
5
48
11
41
63
0
12
10
0
0
2
26
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #14 | F | KHIRY SHELTON | @KhiryShelton SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
16
13
1157
2
2
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
0
15
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
17
13
1172
2
2
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 8 times, last: June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU 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 July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Goal June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Assist March 31, 2018, KC vs. DC 2018 Record when: he starts 7-2-4 he scores 1-0-1
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
16
13
1157
2
2
36
10
15
15
1
1
2
0
1
1
MLS - Regular Season
70
36
3642
8
12
73
22
39
46
4
1
2
0
1
4
MLS - Postseason
2
0
57
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
72
37
3699
8
12
73
22
39
47
4
1
2
0
1
4
#15 | D | SETH SINOVIC | @ssinovic SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
175
166
14695
1
10
MLS Postseason
12
12
1134
2
0
U.S. Open Cup
14
14
1183
0
2
International
11
10
937
1
2
ALL COMPETITIONS
212
202
17949
4
14
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, 10 times, last: July 4, 2018, KC at RSL 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 July 4, 2018, KC at RSL Goal April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Assist July 4, 2018, KC at RSL 2018 Record when: he starts 3-1-2 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 1/28/1987
An eight-year MLS veteran, Seth Sinovic has started 202 of 212 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
175
166
14695
1
10
86
23
180
106
9
0
28
0
0
5
MLS - Regular Season
194
183
16230
1
10
93
24
193
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
207
196
17409
3
10
98
27
211
129
9
0
33
0
2
5
27
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #16 | D | GRAHAM SMITH SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
2
2
180
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
2
2
180
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, June 23, 2018, KC vs. HOU Fouls Committed 2, July 14, 2018, KC at NY Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance July 14, 2018, KC at NY Goal N/A Assist N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 1-0-0 he scores 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 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. He made his debut and first start for the club in the 3-2 victory over Houston on June 23, 2018, going the full 90 minutes at center back in the thrilling win.
A native of Highlands Ranch, Colo., Smith was teammates with current SKC forward Khiry Shelton during his freshman year at Oregon State. He assisted three goals in 38 matches for the Beavers, helping the side reach the NCAA Tournament in 2014. 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 Smith split his four-year college career between Oregon State University (2014-15) and center back positions, serving as the anchor of a defense that notched a 0.52 goals the University of Denver (2016-17). The defender started all 80 appearances at the NCAA against average in 2016 and a 0.71 goals against average in 2017. As a senior, Smith Division I level, registering six goals and seven assists in his final two seasons with the was a United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Second Team selection and a CoSIDA Pioneers. Academic All-American. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
2
2
180
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
2
2
180
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#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
28
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #75 | M | WAN KUZAIN WAN KAMAL | @LeKuz7 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
6
3
307
1
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
173
0
1
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
8
5
480
1
1
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 2, July 4, 2018, KC at RSL Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Last Regular Season... Appearance July 7, 2018, KC vs. TOR Goal June 3, 2018, KC vs. MIN Assist N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 0-1-2 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 fourth 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
6
3
307
1
0
5
2
4
6
0
0
1
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
6
3
307
1
0
5
2
4
6
0
0
1
0
1
0
#1 | GK | ADRIAN ZENDEJAS | @MrZ3ND SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
2
2
180
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
2
2
180
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
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Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #8 | M | GRAHAM ZUSI | @gzusi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
238
198
18240
28
59
MLS Postseason
14
14
1379
0
6
U.S. Open Cup
16
14
1357
3
6
International
8
8
690
0
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
276
234
21666
31
74
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 7 times, last: July 14, 2018, KC at NY 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 July 14, 2018, KC at NY Goal April 15, 2018, KC vs. SEA Assist July 14, 2018, KC at NY 2018 Record when: he starts 9-5-6 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, 2017-18), MLS Best XI (2012-13) & 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 74 assists in 276 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 72 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
238
198
18240
28
59
364
117
192
274
31
751
19
1
8
26
KC - Postseason
14
14
1379
0
6
27
2
21
25
1
69
2
0
0
3
MLS - TOTAL
252
212
19619
28
65
391
119
213
299
32
820
21
1
8
29
30
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | 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 SUB-45 UNAV DNP Belmar UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR UNAV SPR SUB-13 SPR SPR SPR DNP DNP SUB-12 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 CB-45 INJ CB-90 Busio UNAV SPR INJ ACD ACD SPR INTL INTL SPR SPR SPR SPR DNP DNP DNP INJ INJ 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 INJ CM-85 CM-83 Dick UNAV SPR DNP UNAV SPR SPR UNAV DNP DNP DNP DNP SPR DNP DNP SPR UNAV UNAV Didic UNAV SPR SPR SPR DNP SPR UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR DNP UNAV 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 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 Evans INJ INJ INJ UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP SPR UNAV SPR UNAV SPR INJ INJ INJ UNAV 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 LW-90 LW-76 LW-57 Gutierrez CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-53 INJ INJ SUB-14 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Lewis SPR SPR 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 LB-90 LB-90 LB-74 Lobato LB-73 DNP DNP DNP SPR DNP SUB-16 SUB-38 DNP LB-71 SUB-19 DNP SUB-32 RW-78 DNP INJ INJ 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 INJ 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 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 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 DNP SUB-5 SUB-16 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 RW-78 RW-90 RW-90 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 CF-90 CF-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 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 INJ SUB-14 SUB-33 Sinovic DNP LB-69 LB-90 LB-45 DNP SUB-20 DNP DNP SUB-27 SUB-9 DNP SUB-56 LB-58 LB-60 INJ DNP DNP Smith SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR CB-90 UNAV Storm UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR UNAV SPR DNP UNAV SPR INJ UNAV SPR DNP SPR UNAV Kuzain -- -- -- -- -- -- UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SUB-3 SUB-72 CM-90 DNP SUB-7 Zendejas DNP DNP SPR DNP DNP DNP DNP SPR INJ INJ SPR DNP SPR SPR DNP DNP DNP 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 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 CB-90 SUB-17 CB-90 Belmar DNP SUB-10 SUB-30 Besler UNAV CB-90 INJ Busio INJ INJ UNAV Croizet RW-90 CM-90 CM-78 Dick SPR UNAV DNP Didic INJ INJ INJ Espinoza CM-89 SUS CM-90 Evans UNAV UNAV INJ Fernandes SUB-4 LW-90 LW-60 Gutierrez INJ INJ SUB-12 Lewis -- -- -- Lindsey DNP LB-90 LB-90 Lobato INJ INJ INJ Medranda INJ INJ INJ Melia GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 Opara CB-90 CB-73 INJ Rubio SUB-6 CF-73 DNP Russell SUB-45 RW-90 RW-90 Salloi LW-89 SUS CF-90 Ilie CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 Shelton CF-84 SUB-9 INJ Sinovic LB-86 DNP DNP Smith DNP DNP CB-90 Storm SPR DNP SPR Kuzain CM-45 CM-90 DNP Zendejas DNP DNP SPR Zusi RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 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
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SPR - Swope Park Rangers (USL) INTL - International Duty ACD - Sporting KC Academy
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS) 1996-2017
ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
Stat
Player
#
Stat
Player
#
Games
C.J. Sapong (2011)
34
Games
Matt Besler
243
Minutes
Ilie Sanchez (2017)
2970
Minutes
Matt Besler
21,316
Goals
Dom Dwyer (2014)
22
Goals
Preki
71
Assists
Preki (1997 & 2003)
17
Assists
Preki
98
Shots
Preki (1996)
140
Shots
Preki
693
Shots on goal
Preki (1996)
61
Shots on goal
Preki
283
Fouls Committed
Chris Henderson (2000)
79
Fouls Committed
Roger Espinoza
335
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud (2004)
111
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud
528
Offsides
Eddie Johnson (2007)
50
Offsides
Vitalis Takawira
126
Corner Kicks
Graham Zusi (2012)
150
Corner Kicks
Graham Zusi
751
Cautions
Aurelien Collin (2013)
13
Cautions
Roger Espinoza
46
Ejections
Davy Arnaud (2010)
3
Ejections
Roger Espinoza
8
SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) 1996-2017
ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)
Stat
Player
#
Stat
Player
#
Games
Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013)
34
Games
Jimmy Nielsen
128
Minutes
Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013)
3060
Minutes
Jimmy Nielsen
11497
Wins
Mike Ammann (1997)
21
Wins
Jimmy Nielsen
57
Losses
Mike Amman (1998)
16
Losses
Tony Meola
45
Draws
Bo Oshoniyi (2005)
12
Draws
Jimmy Nielsen
32
Shutouts
Tony Meola (2000)
16
Shutouts
Jimmy Nielsen
45
Goals Against Average
Tim Melia (2017)
0.78
Goals Allowed
Tony Meola
154
Goals Allowed
Mike Amman (1997) & Kevin Hartman (2007)
45
Saves
Tony Meola
507
Saves
Tony Meola (2000)
129
Goals Against Avg.
Jimmy Nielsen
0.99
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS
Stat
Player
#
Stat
Year
#
Goals
Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010), Gerso Fernandes (2017), Johnny Russell (2018)
3
Goals
1996
61
Assists
2000
67
Assists
Chris Henderson (1999)
4
Shots
2012
542
Shots
Preki (1997)
12
Shots on goal
1996
250
Shots on goal
Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)
6
Fouls Committed
2013
511
Fouls Committed
Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)
8
Fouls Suffered
2000
541
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud (2006)
10
Offsides
1997
117
Offsides
Alex Bunbury (1999)
7
Corner Kicks
2012
199
Corner Kicks
Alex Zotinca (2006)
12
Cautions
2013
67
Ejections
2011
8
Points
2012
63
Wins
1997
21
Losses
1999
24
Ties
2017
13
Shutouts
2000
17
Goals Allowed
1996
63
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat
Player
#
Goals Allowed
Bo Oshoniyi (2001)
7
Saves
Tim Melia (2018)
10
32
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Matt Besler* 243 2. Davy Arnaud 240 3. Graham Zusi* 238 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 5. Nick Garcia 224 6. Preki 218 7. Roger Espinoza* 209 8. Jimmy Conrad 204 9. Chris Klein 200 10. Jack Jewsbury 195 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Matt Besler* 237 2. Kerry Zavagnin 228 3. Nick Garcia 224 4. Davy Arnaud 213 5. Jimmy Conrad 203 6. Preki 199 7. Graham Zusi* 198 8. Roger Espinoza* 189 9. Chris Klein 183 10. Seth Sinovic* 166 MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Matt Besler* 21,316 2. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 3. Nick Garcia 20,157 4. Davy Arnaud 19,399 5. Graham Zusi* 18,240 6. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 7. Preki 17,817 8. Roger Espinoza* 16,781 9. Chris Klein 16,380 10. Seth Sinovic* 14,694 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 2. Tony Meola 125 3. Tim Melia* 101 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 5. Kevin Hartman 90 6. Mike Ammann 60 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 SAVES Player GP SV 1. Tony Meola 125 507 2. Bo Oshoniyi 96 354 3. Kevin Hartman 90 332 4. Jimmy Nielsen 128 304 5. Tim Melia* 101 302 6. Mike Amman 60 206 7. Chris Snitko 26 95 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 83 9. Eric Kronberg 25 58 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 34 SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 45 2. Tony Meola 125 37 3. Tim Melia* 101 33 4. Kevin Hartman 90 22 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 22 6. Mike Ammann 60 10 7. Eric Kronberg 25 8 8. Luis Marin 8 3 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 3 8. Chris Snitko 26 3 GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP GW 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 57 2. Tony Meola 125 49 3. Tim Melia* 101 43 4. Mike Ammann 60 33 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 33 6. Kevin Hartman 90 30 7. Garth Lagerwey 23 12 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 6 10. Chris Snitko 26 5
GOALS Player GP G 1. Preki 218 71 2. Dom Dwyer 128 57 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Josh Wolff 144 43 5. Chris Klein 200 39 6. Kei Kamara 113 38 7. Mo Johnston 149 31 8. Benny Feilhaber 150 29 9. Graham Zusi* 238 28 9. Scott Sealy 88 28 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 238 59 2. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber 150 41 5. Davy Arnaud 240 35 6. Roger Espinoza* 209 31 7. Mo Johnston 149 28 8. Josh Wolff 144 26 9. Mark Chung 94 25 10. Kerry Zavagnin 237 22 SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Davy Arnaud 240 452 3. Dom Dwyer 128 401 4. Kei Kamara 113 370 5. Graham Zusi* 238 364 6. Chris Klein 200 312 7. Mo Johnston 149 274 8. Josh Wolff 144 265 9. Benny Feilhaber 150 237 10. Roger Espinoza* 209 234 SHOTS ON GOAL Player GP SOG 1. Preki 218 283 2. Davy Arnaud 240 176 3. Dom Dwyer 128 161 4. Mo Johnston 149 138 4. Chris Klein 200 138 4. Josh Wolff 144 138 7. Kei Kamara 113 126 8. Graham Zusi* 238 117 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 10. Mark Chung 94 95 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Roger Espinoza* 209 335 2. Davy Arnaud 240 329 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 4. Matt McKeon 144 309 5. Dom Dwyer 128 239 6. Nick Garcia 224 234 7. Mo Johnston 149 226 8. Matt Besler* 243 212 8. Jimmy Conrad 204 210 10. Aurelien Collin 107 191 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Preki 218 362 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 4. Roger Espinoza* 209 298 5. Benny Feilhaber 150 286 6. Graham Zusi* 238 274 7. Dom Dwyer 128 273 8. Nick Garcia 224 250 9. Mark Chung 94 204 10. Diego Gutierrez 119 196 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Player GP YC 1. Roger Espinoza* 209 46 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 2. Davy Arnaud 240 43 4. Nick Garcia 224 37 5. Matt Besler* 243 31 5. Aurelien Collin 107 31 6. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 6. Matt McKeon 144 30 9. Seth Sinovic* 175 28 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 28 9. Mo Johnston 149 28 33
CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 238 751 2. Preki 218 452 3. Benny Feilhaber 150 271 4. Claudio Lopez 57 188 5. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 175 6. Francisco Gomez 114 157 7. Chris Henderson 61 154 8. Chris Klein 200 152 9. Davy Arnaud 240 144 10. Carlos Marinelli 41 91 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 13 1. Preki 218 13 3. Chris Klein 200 12 3. Kei Kamara 113 11 3. Josh Wolff 144 11 6. Davy Arnaud 240 10 7. Graham Zusi* 238 8 7. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 9. Benny Feilhaber 150 7 9. C.J. Sapong 110 7 9. Scott Sealy 88 7 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Graham Zusi* 238 26 2. Preki 218 23 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber 150 12 5. Davy Arnaud 240 10 5. Josh Wolff 144 10 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 7. Mo Johnston 149 8 7. Kei Kamara 113 8 7. Chance Myers 147 8 7. Kerry Zavagnin 237 8 MULTI-GOAL GAMES Player GP MGG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 10 2. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 3. Preki 218 7 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 4. Scott Sealy 88 5 4. Josh Wolff 144 5 7. Mo Johnston 149 4 7. Chris Klein 200 4 9. Graham Zusi* 238 3 9. Davy Arnaud 240 3 9. Teal Bunbury 89 3 9. Eddie Johnson 43 3 PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG 1. Preki 218 21 2. Benny Feilhaber 150 12 3. Dom Dwyer 128 7 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 5. Claudio Lopez 57 4 6. Ilie Sanchez* 53 3 6. Claudio Bieler 41 3 6. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 6. Jack Jewsbury 195 3 6. Josh Wolff 144 3
Player 1. Dom Dwyer 2. Kei Kamara 3. Preki 4. Scott Sealy 5. Josh Wolff 6. Vitalis Takawira 7. Mark Chung 7. Mo Johnston 9. Chris Klein 10. Benny Feilhaber *Minimum 20 goals
GOALS PER GAME GP 128 113 218 88 144 103 94 149 200 150
GLS AVG 57 0.45 38 0.34 71 0.33 28 0.32 43 0.30 28 0.27 20 0.21 31 0.21 39 0.20 29 0.19
BOLD * - denotes player on current roster
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Year Player GP 2011 C.J. Sapong 34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2012 Kei Kamara 33 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 2017 Jimmy Medranda 33 2017 Ilie Sanchez 33 GAMES STARTED Year Player GS 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2017 Ilie Sanchez 33 10 players tied with 32 MINUTES PLAYED Year Player MIN 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2017 Ilie Sanchez 2970 2000 Nick Garcia 2915 2000 Peter Vermes 2915 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Year Player GP 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 2000 Tony Meola 31 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 2017 Tim Melia 31 Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2003 Tony Meola 2008 Kevin Hartman 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2007 Kevin Hartman
SAVES GP SV 31 129 30 121 30 117 32 112 30 110
Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 2008 Kevin Hartman 2010 Jimmy Nielsen 2017 Tim Melia
SHUTOUTS GP SO 31 16 34 15 34 13 30 10 29 10 31 10
GOALKEEPER WINS Year Player GP GW 1997 Mike Ammann 29 21 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 18 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 17 2000 Tony Meola 31 15 1996 Garth Lagerwey 23 12 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12 2017 Tim Melia 31 12 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Year Player GP GA GAA 2017 Tim Melia 31 24 0.78 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 0.79 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 0.88 2000 Tony Meola 31 29 0.92 2004 Tony Meola 21 22 1.05 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played
Year Player 2014 Dom Dwyer 1996 Preki 2016 Dom Dwyer 2007 Eddie Johnson 1996 Vitalis Takawira
GOALS GP GOALS 33 22 32 18 33 16 24 15 28 13
CORNER KICKS Year Player GP CK 2012 Graham Zusi 32 150 2013 Graham Zusi 27 128 2014 Graham Zusi 25 125 2009 Claudio Lopez 29 123 2011 Graham Zusi 32 97
Year Player 1997 Preki 2003 Preki 2000 Preki 2012 Graham Zusi 2015 Benny Feilhaber
ASSISTS GP ASSISTS 27 17 30 17 31 15 32 15 32 15
OFFSIDES Year Player GP OFF 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 50 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 44 1997 Vitalis Takawira 28 43 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 38 2000 Chris Henderson 31 36
SHOTS GP SHOTS 32 140 33 134 33 119 33 113 30 97
GAME-WINNING GOALS Year Player GP GWG 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 6 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 6 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 6 1997 Preki 27 5 2012 C.J. Sapong 31 5 2015 Krisztian Nemeth 27 5
Year Player 1996 Preki 2012 Kei Kamara 2016 Dom Dwyer 2014 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki
SHOTS ON GOAL Year Player GP SOG 1996 Preki 32 61 2012 Kei Kamara 33 49 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 48 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 48 1997 Preki 27 44 2002 Preki 25 44 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 44 FOULS COMMITTED Year Player GP FC 2000 Chris Henderson 31 79 2001 Matt McKeon 26 76 1997 Matt McKeon 31 75 2000 Matt McKeon 30 75 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 66 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 66 FOULS SUFFERED Year Player GP FS 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 111 2005 Davy Arnaud 31 85 2015 Dom Dwyer 30 81 1999 Preki 30 77 2006 Davy Arnaud 32 76 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 2011 Aurelien Collin 23 10 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 10 2016 Roger Espinoza 30 10 1997 Mo Johnston 29 9 2005 Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 9 2017 Roger Espinoza 30 9 EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3 eight players tied with 2
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GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Year Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 5 2000 Matt McKeon 30 5 2003 Preki 30 5 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 5 2004 Josh Wolff 26 5 2012 Graham Zusi 32 5 2013 Graham Zusi 27 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 30 5 PENALTY KICK GOALS Year Player GP PKG 1996 Preki 32 7 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 7 2003 Preki 30 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 5 2016 Benny Feilhaber 29 5 GOALS PER GAME Year Player GP GLS 2018 Felipe Gutierrez* 7 5 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 1996 Preki 32 18 *Minimum 5 goal
AVG 0.71 0.71 0.67 0.63
Sporting KC Game Notes | July 18, 2018 at Houston Dynamo | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: 71 Preki Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) Game: 3 8 times Half: 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) Half: 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 2nd) Half: 3 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/2017 vs. SEA, 2nd) ASSISTS Career: 98 Preki Season: 17 Preki (1997) Season: 17 Preki (2003) Game: 4 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET) Half: 3 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET, 1st) Half: 3 Preki (06/21/2003 vs. CHI, 1st) SHOTS Career: 693 Preki Season: 140 Preki (1996) Game: 12 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB) Half: 8 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB, 2nd) Half: 8 Onandi Lowe (08/12/2001 at COL, 2nd) Half: 8 Preki (07/06/2002 vs. DAL, 2nd)
SHOTS ON GOAL Career: 283 Preki Season: 61 Preki (1996) Game: 6 Preki (05/19/1996 at LA) Game: 6 Eddie Johnson (06/02/007 vs. NY) Half: 4 8 times
CORNER KICKS Career: 751 Graham Zusi Season: 150 Graham Zusi (2012) Game: 12 Alex Zotinca (07/22/2006 at NY) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (04/10/1999 vs. SJ, 2nd) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (05/20/2000 vs. SJ, 1st)
FOULS COMMITTED Career: 335 Roger Espinoza Season: 79 Chris Henderson (2000) Game: 8 Davy Arnaud (05/29/2010 at RSL) Game: 8 Oriol Rosell (07/27/2013 at MTL) Half: 7 Scott Uderitz (05/11/1996 vs. DAL, 1st)
GOALS ALLOWED Career: 154 Tony Meola Season: 45 Mike Ammann (1997) Season: 45 Kevin Hartman (2007) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/2001 vs. CHI) Half: 4 6 times
FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY) Half: 6 7 times
SAVES Career: 507 Tony Meola Season: 129 Tony Meola (2000) Game: 10 Tim Melia (04/08/2018 at LA) Half: 7 4 times
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Season: 61 Game: 6 2-Tms: 10 Half: 5 Half: 5
in 1996 4 times 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd) 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd)
ASSISTS Season: 67 Game: 10 2-Tms: 12 Half: 8
in 2000 06/20/1999 vs. MET 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st)
SHOTS Season: 542 Game: 34 Game: 34 2-Tms: 44 2-Tms: 44 2-Tms: 44 Half: 23
in 2012 05/15/2016 vs. ORL 04/20/2018 vs. VAN 08/14/1999 at MET 08/05/2000 vs. LA 06/09/2001 at MIA 04/20/2018 vs. VAN (2nd)
SHOTS ON GOAL Season: 250 in 1996 Game: 14 08/23/1998 vs. MIA Game: 14 06/21/2003 vs. CHI Game: 14 04/20/2018 vs. VAN 2-Tms: 22 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 2-Tms: 22 04/18/1997 vs. DAL Half: 11 08/23/1998 vs. MIA (1st) FOULS COMMITTED Season: 511 in 2013 Game: 27 07/04/1997 at CLB 2-Tms: 52 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 16 04/05/1997 vs. LA (1st) Half: 16 07/04/1997 at CLB (2nd) Half: 16 03/08/2014 at SEA (1st) FOULS SUFFERED Season: 541 in 2000 Game: 30 08/16/2003 at DAL 2-Tms: 51 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 20 07/27/1996 vs. NE (2nd)
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CORNER KICKS Season: 199 in 2012 Game: 15 04/10/1999 vs. SJ 2-Tms: 22 08/14/1999 at MET Half: 10 04/10/1999 vs. SJ (2nd) GOALS ALLOWED Season: 63 in 1996 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 4 7 times SAVES Season: Game: 2-Tms: 2-Tms: Half:
133 in 1999 10 04/08/2018 at LA 18 04/18/1997 vs. DAL 18 09/02/2000 vs. TB 7 4 times