Match Notes: Sporting KC vs. San Jose Earthquakes | Aug. 26, 2023

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

Saturday, August 26, 2023

Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT

Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS)

MLS Regular Season Game 26

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Referee: Pierre-Luc Luaziere

Assistant ref: Lyes Arfa

Assistant ref: Jose Da Silva

4th official: Sergii Boiko

VAR: David Barrie

SPORTING KANSAS CITY PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

2023 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS

2023

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

2023 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

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No. Pos. Name Pronunciation 1 GK John Pulskamp 3 DEF Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo 4 DEF Robert Voloder VOLO-derr 5 DEF Dany Rosero danny roh-CERO 6 MID Nemanja Radoja nem-AHN-ya RAHD-oy-ah 7 FWD Johnny Russell 8 DEF Graham Zusi gram ZOO-see 9 FWD Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh 10 MID Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah 11 FWD Khiry Shelton KY-ree 12 DEF Kortne Ford COURT-knee 13 MID Felipe Gutierrez feh-LEE-pay 14 DEF Tim Leibold LIE-bold 15 DEF Roger Espinoza 17 MID Jake Davis 18 DEF Logan Ndenbe en-DEN-bay 19 DEF Robert Castellanos CASS-tee-YAH-nos 20 FWD Daniel Salloi shallow-EE 21 MID Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay 22 GK Kendall McIntosh MACK-in-tosh 23 FWD Willy Agada ah-GAH-dah 24 DEF Kayden Pierre 25 FWD Ozzie Cisneros sis-NAIR-oce 26 MID Erik Thommy tommy 28 MID Cam Duke 29 GK Tim Melia MEE-lia 30 FWD Stephen Afrifa uh-FREE-fuh 31 MID Danny Flores 54 MID Remi Walter vault-AIR 77 FWD Marinos Tzionis ma-REE-noss JOHN-eese 82 DEF Chris Rindov rin-DOVE
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Kansas City
26 points (5-5-2 home; 1-6-6 away)
in MLS Western Conference
Jose Earthquakes 9-7-8, 35 points (7-1-4 home; 2-6-4 away) 5th in MLS Western Conference
Sporting
6-11-8,
T-11th
San
KANSAS CITY SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 9-7-8 (35 pts.) 1.46 24 5th in West 29 1.21 30 29 1.21 0 269 (75) 27.9% 261 293 56 3 RECORD POINTS PER GAME GAMES PLAYED CONFERENCE POSITION GOALS GOALS/GAME ASSISTS GOALS ALLOWED ALLOWED/GAME
DIFFERENTIAL SHOTS (ON GOAL) ON GOAL % FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS 6-11-8 (26 pts.) 1.04 25 T-11th in West 31 1.24 33 36 1.44 -5 328 (119) 36.3% 239 305 42 3
SPORTING
GOAL
REGULAR
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 12 Cristian Espinoza 7 Cristian Espinoza 41 Cristian Espinoza 25 Cristian Espinoza 6 Cristian Espinoza 2 Three Players 35 Cristian Espinoza 49 Jeremy Ebobisse 6 Beason, Yueill 1 Three Players 1111 JT Marcinkowski 1.20 Daniel 5 JT Marcinkowski 4 Daniel, Marcinkowski 47 Daniel GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL GAME-WINNING GOALS GAME-WINNING ASSISTS FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES Alan Pulido 10 Erik Thommy 6 Erik Thommy 62 Daniel Salloi 24 Daniel Salloi 2 Kinda, Thommy 2 Erik Thommy 24 Erik Thommy 38 Rosero, Thommy 6 Three Players 1 Kendall McIntosh 1191 Tim Melia 1.33 Kendall McIntosh 4 John Pulskamp 2 Kendall McIntosh 38
SEASON
VERMES LUCHI GONZALEZ 4th season 37-36-33 (.505) 1st season 9-7-8 (.542) MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM 15th season (.534) 189-158-115 15th season (.534) 189-158-115 Eastern Conference Pts W L T GD GP 1. FC Cincinnati 51 15 3 6 +11 24 2. New England Revolution 43 12 4 7 +14 23 3. Philadelphia Union 40 12 7 4 +13 23 4. Orlando City SC 40 11 6 7 +8 24 5. Columbus Crew 39 11 7 6 +15 24 6. Nashville SC 38 11 8 5 +9 24 7. Atlanta United FC 38 10 7 8 +5 25 8. CF Montreal 32 10 12 2 -9 24 9. Chicago Fire FC 32 8 8 8 -2 24 10. D.C. United 30 8 11 6 -3 25 11. New York Red Bulls 29 7 9 8 -3 24 12. Charlotte FC 26 6 9 8 -10 23 13. New York City FC 26 5 9 11 -7 25 14. Toronto FC 19 3 12 10 -16 25 15. Inter Miami CF 18 5 14 3 -14 22 Western Conference Pts W L T GD GP 1. st. louis city sc 44 14 8 2 +19 24 2. Los Angeles FC 37 10 6 7 +9 23 3. Real Salt Lake 37 10 7 7 +1 24 4. Seattle Sounders FC 36 10 9 6 +4 25 5. San Jose Earthquakes 35 9 7 8 0 24 6. Houston Dynamo FC 32 9 10 5 0 24 7. Austin FC 32 9 10 5 -3 24 8. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 31 8 8 7 +5 23 9. Minnesota United FC 31 8 8 7 -2 23 10. FC Dallas 30 8 9 6 -1 23 11. Sporting Kansas City 26 6 11 8 -5 25 12. Portland Timbers 26 6 10 8 -12 24 13. LA Galaxy 22 5 10 7 -12 22 14. Colorado Rapids 19 3 10 10 -14 23
PETER
of Wednesday, Aug. 23
DEF - Graham Zusi (Hamstring Injury)
FWD - Stephen Afrifa (Hamstring Injury) OUT
DEF - Kortne Ford (Achilles Surgery)
DEF - Kayden Pierre (Hamstring Injury)
AVAILABILITY REPORT
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QUESTIONABLE •
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2023 NUMERICAL ROSTER

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2023 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

2 NO. PLAYER PRONUNCIATION POS. HT. WT. BIRTHDATE (AGE) HOMETOWN LAST CLUB 1 John Pulskamp GK 6-4 205 04/19/2001 (22) Bakersfield, CA Sporting KC II (USL Championship) 3 Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo DEF 6-2 200 11/14/1989 (33) Banyoles, Spain Celta Vigo (Spain) 4 Robert Voloder VOLO-derr DEF 6-0 175 05/09/2001 (22) Frankfurt, Germany NK Maribor (Slovenia) 5 Dany Rosero danny roh-CERO DEF 6-2 190 10/06/1993 (29) Bogota, Colombia Atletico Junior (Colombia) 6 Nemanja Radoja nem-AHN-ya RAHD-oy-ya MID 6-0 175 02/06/1993 (30) Novi Sad, Serbia Levante (Spain) 7 Johnny Russell FWD 5-9 170 04/08/1990 (33) Glasgow, Scotland Derby County FC (England) 8 Graham Zusi ZOO-see DEF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 (37) Orlando, FL 9 Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh FWD 5-10 180 03/08/1991 (32) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Chivas Guadalajara (Mexico) 10 Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah MID 5-7 155 03/23/1994 (29) Ashdod, Israel Beitar Jerusalem (Israel) 11 Khiry Shelton KY-ree FWD 6-3 180 06/26/1993 (30) Austin, TX SC Paderborn 07 (Germany) 12 Kortne Ford COURT-knee DEF 6-2 180 01/26/1996 (27) Olathe, KS Colorado Rapids (MLS) 13 Felipe Gutierrez feh-LEE-pay MID 5-9 155 10/08/1990 (32) Quintero, Chile Al Wasl FC (United Arab Emirates) 14 Tim Leibold LIE-bold DEF 5-9 165 11/30/1993 (29) Friolzheim, Germany Hamburger SV (Germany) 15 Roger Espinoza MID 5-10 190 10/25/1986 (36) Denver, CO Wigan Athletic (England) 17 Jake Davis MID 5-9 160 01/03/2002 (21) Rochester, MI Sporting KC II (USL Championship) 18 Logan Ndenbe en-DEN-bay DEF 5-8 180 02/09/2000 (23) La Louviere, Belgium EA Guingamp (France) 19 Robert Castellanos CASS-tee-YAH-nos DEF 6-1 190 05/11/1998 (25) Palmdale, CA KuPS (Finland) 20 Daniel Salloi shallow-EE FWD 6-1 165 07/19/1996 (27) Budapest, Hungary Sporting KC Academy 21 Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay MID 5-7 140 06/08/1998 (25) Nashville, TN Sporting KC II (USL Championship) 22 Kendall McIntosh MACK-in-tosh GK 5-11 180 01/24/1994 (29) Santa Rosa, CA New York Red Bulls (MLS) 23 Willy Agada ah-GAH-dah FWD 5-9 180 09/17/1999 (23) Bauchi, Nigeria Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel) 24 Kayden Pierre DEF 5-9 150 02/16/2003 (20) Bloomfield Hills, MI Sporting KC Academy 25 Ozzie Cisneros sis-NAIR-oce FWD 5-5 145 03/13/2004 (19) Omaha, NE Sporting KC Academy 26 Erik Thommy tommy MID 5-8 160 08/20/1994 (29) Wettenhausen, Germany VfB Stuttgart (Germany) 28 Cam Duke MID 5-6 130 02/13/2001 (22) Overland Park, KS Sporting KC Academy 29 Tim Melia MEE-lia GK 6-1 210 05/15/1986 (37) Great River, NY Chivas USA (MLS) 30 Stephen Afrifa uh-FREE-fuh FWD 5-10 150 02/19/2001 (22) Toronto, Canada 31 Danny Flores MID 5-9 145 04/06/2002 (21) Half Moon Bay, CA Oakland Roots (USL Championship) 54 Remi Walter vault-AIR MID 5-8 160 04/26/1995 (28) Essey-les-Nancy, France Yeni Malatyaspor (Turkey) 77 Marinos Tzionis ma-REE-noss JOHN-eese FWD 5-7 150 07/16/2001 (22) Nicosia, Cyprus Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus) 82 Chris Rindov rin-DOVE DEF 6-2 185 10/08/2001 (21) Rockville, MD
NO. PLAYER PRONUNCIATION POS. HT. WT. BIRTHDATE (AGE) BIRTHPLACE COLLEGE 30 Stephen Afrifa uh-FREE-fuh FWD 5-10 150 02/19/2001 (22) Toronto, Canada Florida International University 23 Willy Agada ah-GAH-dah FWD 5-9 180 09/17/1999 (23) Bauchi, Nigeria 19 Robert Castellanos CASS-tee-YAH-nos DEF 6-1 190 05/11/1998 (25) Palmdale, CA 25 Ozzie Cisneros sis-NAIR-oce FWD 5-5 145 03/13/2004 (19) Omaha, NE 17 Jake Davis MID 5-9 160 01/03/2002 (21) Rochester, MI 28 Cam Duke MID 5-6 130 02/13/2001 (22) Overland Park, KS 15 Roger Espinoza MID 5-10 190 10/25/1986 (36) Puerto Cortes, Honduras Ohio State University 31 Danny Flores MID 5-9 145 04/06/2002 (21) Burlingame, CA Virginia Tech 3 Andreu Fontas ahn-DRAY-oo DEF 6-2 200 11/14/1989 (33) Banyoles, Spain 12 Kortne Ford COURT-knee DEF 6-2 180 01/26/1996 (27) Olathe, KS University of Denver 13 Felipe Gutierrez feh-LEE-pay MID 5-9 155 10/08/1990 (32) Quintero, Chile 21 Felipe Hernandez feh-LEE-pay MID 5-7 140 06/08/1998 (25) Ibague, Colombia 10 Gadi Kinda GAH-dee KINN-dah MID 5-7 155 03/23/1994 (29) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 14 Tim Leibold LIE-bold DEF 5-9 165 11/30/1993 (29) Boblingen, Germany 22 Kendall McIntosh MACK-in-tosh GK 5-11 180 01/24/1994 (29) Oakland, CA Santa Clara University 29 Tim Melia MEE-lia GK 6-1 210 05/15/1986 (37) Great River, NY Lynn University 18 Logan Ndenbe en-DEN-bay DEF 5-8 180 02/09/2000 (23) La Louviere, Belgium 24 Kayden Pierre DEF 5-9 150 02/16/2003 (20) Rochester Hills, MI 9 Alan Pulido AH-lahn pooh-LEE-doh FWD 5-10 180 03/08/1991 (32) Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 1 John Pulskamp GK 6-4 205 04/19/2001 (22) Bakersfield, CA 6 Nemanja Radoja nem-AHN-ya RAHD-oy-ya MID 6-0 175 02/06/1993 (30) Novi Sad, Serbia 82 Chris Rindov rin-DOVE DEF 6-2 185 10/08/2001 (21) Silver Spring, MD University of Maryland 5 Dany Rosero danny roh-CERO DEF 6-2 190 10/06/1993 (29) Bogota, Colombia 7 Johnny Russell FWD 5-9 170 04/08/1990 (33) Glasgow, Scotland 20 Daniel Salloi shallow-EE FWD 6-1 165 07/19/1996 (27) Siofok, Hungary 11 Khiry Shelton KY-ree FWD 6-3 180 06/26/1993 (30) Colorado Springs, CO Oregon State University 26 Erik Thommy tommy MID 5-8 160 08/20/1994 (29) Ulm, Germany 77 Marinos Tzionis ma-REE-noss JOHN-eese FWD 5-7 150 07/16/2001 (22) Nicosia, Cyprus 4 Robert Voloder VOLO-derr DEF 6-0 175 05/09/2001 (22) Frankfurt, Germany 54 Remi Walter vault-AIR MID 5-8 160 04/26/1995 (28) Essey-les-Nancy, France 8 Graham Zusi ZOO-see DEF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 (37) Longwood, FL University of Maryland
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 26, 2023 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

#SKCvSJ: HEAD-TO-HEAD

Sporting Kansas City (6-11-8, 26 pts.) returns to MLS action this weekend when the team hosts the San Jose Earthquakes (9-7-8, 35 pts.) at Children’s Mercy Park Park on Saturday night. Sporting has been idle since being eliminated from Leagues Cup 2023 by Toluca FC on Aug. 4, while San Jose returned to the field for the first time since being knocked out during the group stage of the Leagues Cup on July 30 by earning a 1-0 victory on the road over Vancouver Whitecaps FC last Sunday.

Since late 2016, Sporting has gone 8-2-3 against San Jose with a 5-0-1 mark at Children’s Mercy Park. All-time, Sporting is 29-26-10 against the Earthquakes, including a 22-8-2 record at home.

Sporting fell to San Jose in the return fixture between the two sides on April 15, 2023, suffering a 3-0 defeat at PayPal Park. Cristian Espinoza gave the ‘Quakes an early lead before Sporting defender Robert Castellanos was shown a straight red card while conceding a penalty that Jeremy Ebobisse converted late in the first half. Ebobisse added his second and San Jose’s third to complete the scoring just after halftime.

Sporting KC last hosted the Earthquakes at Children’s Mercy Park on Aug. 27, 2022 and claimed a narrow 1-0 victory. Daniel Salloi scored an opportunistic early goal and Sporting saw out the remainder of the game to claim all three points.

#SKCvSJ: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 29-26-10 in regular season)

Date Score Result Details

04/15/2023 KC 0 at SJ 3 L Ebobisse (2) and Espinoza tally vs. 10-man Sporting KC

08/27/2022 KC 1 vs SJ 0 W Salloi scores early as Sporting holds on for narrow victory

05/22/2022 KC 1 at SJ 1 T Russell opener cancelled out by Yueill equalizer

07/21/2021 KC 1 vs SJ 1 T Salloi equalizes in stoppage time after Nathan opener

05/22/2021 KC 3 at SJ 1 W Lindsey, Pulido and Salloi tally in impressive comeback

#SKCvSJ: PLAYER HISTORY

• Forward Daniel Salloi has three goals and two assists against the Earthquakes, scoring and setting up the game-winner in the 3-1 road victory on May 22, 2021 before helping set up Felipe Gutierrez’s game-winner in the 3-2 home win on March 17, 2018. He also scored a late equalizer in the 1-1 home draw on July 21, 2021 and the game-winner in the 1-0 home win on Aug. 27, 2022.

• Defender Graham Zusi has two goals and three assists against San Jose. He scored the second goal in a 2-0 victory at Children’s Mercy Park on Oct. 23, 2016 which clinched a berth in the MLS Cup Playoffs for Sporting KC, before adding another goal in the 3-2 home win on March 17, 2018. He provided the game-winning assist in a 1-0 home win on June 17, 2011 and recorded another in a 2-1 win at Children’s Mercy Park on May 27, 2012. His most recent assist came in the 2-1 home win on March 18, 2017.

• Forward Johnny Russell has a goal and two assists against San Jose. He had two assists coming on the game-winner in the 3-2 home win on March 17, 2018 and the equalizer in the 2-1 home win on Aug. 17, 2019, before scoring in the 1-1 road draw on May 22, 2022.

• Forward Alan Pulido has one goal and one assist against San Jose, both coming in the 2-1 road win on May 22, 2021.

• Midfielder Roger Espinoza has tallied two assists against the Earthquakes, setting up Graham Zusi’s strike in the 3-2 home win on March 17, 2018 and Johnny Russell’s goal in the 1-1 road draw on May 22, 2022.

• Midfielder Cam Duke has one assist against San Jose, coming in the 1-1 road draw on May 22, 2022.

• Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 7-5-3 all-time against the San Jose Earthquakes in the regular season, posting a 1.52 goals against average and two shutouts.

• Goalkeeper John Pulskamp is 1-0-0 all-time against San Jose, posting a shutout in the 1-0 home win on Aug. 27, 2022.

#SKCvSJ: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS

• Defender Graham Zusi has been a teammate of Earthquakes assistant coach Chris Wondolowski for the U.S. Men’s National Team in the early-to-mid2010s.

• Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez played alongside San Jose goalkeeper Daniel at Brazilian club Internacional in 2017.

• Goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh was in the San Jose Earthquakes Academy as a youth player. McIntosh also played with San Jose striker Jeremy Ebobisse at the Portland Timbers from 2017-2019.

• Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty played alongside and was coached by San Jose assistant coach Steve Ralston at former USSF D2 club AC St. Louis in 2010.

Sporting KC Team Notes

• Since the start of May, Sporting rank second in MLS with 28 goals scored (1.87 goals per match). The team scored just three goals in its first 10 league matches through the end of April.

• Sporting rank second in the Western Conference with 12 goals scored in the first 30 minutes of matches this season. Three of their five goals in Leagues Cup also came in the opening 30 minutes.

• Sporting have dropped 17 points from winning positions during the 2023 regular season, tied with Charlotte FC for the most in MLS.

• Sporting have scored first in 10 of their last 13 matches across all competitions, posting a 4-1-5 record in those 10 games.

• Sporting’s 1-0 Leagues Cup win over Chivas Guadalajara on July 31 was the team’s first 1-0 victory of the season. In all competitions this year, Sporting are 7-0-4 when scoring multiple goals and 1-13-5 when scoring one or fewer.

• Sporting have committed 9.6 fouls per match, the fewest in MLS during the 2023 regular season. Conversely, Sporting rank second in MLS with 3.0 fouls suffered in the attacking third per game.

• Since Aug. 14, 2021, Sporting are 5-1-4 in the regular season with all three Designated Players in the starting lineup. Alan Pulido, Johnny Russell and Gadi Kinda were DPs from 2021-2022. Pulido, Kinda and Erik Thommy are DPs in 2023.

Sporting KC Player Notes

• Forward Alan Pulido has a team-high 10 MLS goals and 11 goals in all competitions this season. His 10 league goals (three shy of the MLS lead) and 11 goals in all competitions are his most for Sporting in a single season since joining the club in 2020. Pulido leads Sporting with 14 total goal contributions in all competitions this year (11 goals, three assists). His nine goals since the start of June are the most in MLS and three more than any other player during that time.

• Forward Johnny Russell has scored in two of his last three home appearances at Children’s Mercy Park.

• Among players with at least 600 minutes this season, midfielder Gadi Kinda ranks second in MLS with 0.56 primary assists per 90 minutes (four primary assists in 645 minutes). He also tallied an assist in Leagues Cup.

San Jose Team Notes

• San Jose are coming off a 1-0 road victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC last Sunday. The Earthquakes are looking to secure back-to-back MLS away wins for the first time since July 2019 when they won at LA Galaxy and Vancouver in consecutive road games.

• San Jose are unbeaten in four regular season matches, going 2-0-2 since the start of July.

• Seven of San Jose’s nine wins this season have come by a single goal. Four of their seven losses have also come by a one-goal margin. Of the team’s 24 regular season games played, 19 have been decided by a goal or fewer.

• San Jose have led at halftime in just four of their 24 regular season games this year, posting a 3-1-0 record in such matches.

• San Jose have conceded six penalty kicks during the regular season, tied with Chicago Fire FC for the most in MLS.

San Jose Player Notes

• Winger Cristian Espinoza leads San Jose in both goals (12) and assists (7). His 12 goals are one off the MLS lead and his 19 total goal contributions are tied for third most in the league. Espinoza is tied for the MLS lead with six gamewinning goals, having scored the winner in six of San Jose’s nine league wins this year.

• Winger Cristian Espinoza, forward Jeremy Ebobisse and defender Rodrigues have started all 24 regular season matches for San Jose in 2023.

• Goalkeeper Daniel ranks fifth in MLS with a save percentage of 75.8%.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES

• SKC are one shy of 1,500 goals scored across all competitions in club history.

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#SKCvSJ: BY THE NUMBERS • Defender Andreu Fontas is one shy of his 100th career regular season appearance for Sporting..

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES BACK FOR THE STRETCH RUN

Sporting Kansas City is set to return to MLS regular-season play this weekend for the final stretch run of the 2023 campaign when the team hosts the San Jose Earthquakes at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday night.

Sporting bowed out of Leagues Cup 2023 following a 4-1 defeat to Toluca FC in the Round of 32 on Aug. 4. Sporting surprised many by advancing out of their group in Leagues Cup, having been paired with MLS Supporters’ Shield leaders FC Cincinnati and Liga MX leaders Chivas Guadalajara, but Sporting picked up results in both matches (3-3 at CIN, 1-0 vs. CDG) to advance to the knockout stage.

Peter Vermes’ side now shifts full focus to the business end of the regular season, as Sporting has just nine matches to attempt to claw into the postseason. Sporting has the advantage of playing five of their nine at home so Saturday’s home match with the ‘Quakes will be crucially important to the team’s hopes to qualifying for the postseason.

Since the start of May, Sporting have gone 6-4-5 in MLS play and rank second in MLS with 28 goals scored (1.87 goals per match). The team went 0-7-3 and scored just three goals in its first 10 league matches through the end of April.

CRUCIAL HOME MATCH vs. ‘QUAKES

Sporting Kansas City returns to MLS regular-season action this weekend when the team plays host to the San Jose Earthquakes at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday during Throwback Night where the club will honor the 10-year anniversary of the 2013 MLS Cup championship team.

Sporting and San Jose have already faced off once this season, with Sporting suffering a 3-0 setback at PayPal Park on April 15, 2023. Earthquakes star man Cristian Espinoza gave the hosts an early lead before Sporting center back Robert Castellanos was shown a straight red card for a foul in the box on Jeremy Ebobisse. The San Jose striker converted the spot kick and added a third early in the second half to condemn Sporting to defeat.

The last time the ‘Quakes visited Children’s Mercy Park was on Aug. 27, 2022 with Sporting emerging as narrow 1-0 victors. Daniel Salloi slotted home the only goal of the match early on and Sporting coasted to victory from there.

Sporting leads the all-time regular-season series 29-26-10 against the Earthquakes, including a 22-8-2 mark at home. Sporting is unbeaten in their last six home games against the Earthquakes in the MLS regular season, going 5-0-1 since late in the 2016 campaign.

AGADA’S BACK ON THE FIELD & THE SCORESHEET

Sporting Kansas City forward Willy Agada made his return to action following knee surgery that kept him sidelined for over three months in the club’s most recent match, the 4-1 loss to Toluca FC in the Leagues Cup Round of 32 on Aug. 4 at Children’s Mercy Park.

Agada was an instant threat for Sporting after entering as a substitute in the 71st minute, rattling the crossbar with a well-taken effort before finding the back of the net on his return with a consolation goal in the 88th minute, scoring his own rebound after seeing his header saved by Toluca goalkeeper Tiago Volpi.

The goal is Agada’s second of the campaign having also tallied against Seattle on March 25. It also saw the Nigerian rise to 10 goals across all competitions since joining the club last summer, coming in just 22 appearances (16 starts). Agada averages 0.57 goals per 90 minutes across all competitions, which is the second best mark in club history among players to have made at least 20 appearances, only trailing iconic striker Miklos Molnar’s mark of 0.76 goals per 90.

PULIDO RETURNS FROM SUSPENSION

Sporting Kansas City forward and Designated Player Alan Pulido is set to return to action this weekend after missing Sporting’s final two matches of Leagues Cup 2023 through suspension following his red card against FC Cincinnati on July 23 at TQL Stadium. Pulido missed the club’s 1-0 victory over his former club Chivas Guadalajara and the 4-1 loss to Toluca FC in the Leagues Cup Round of 32.

With Sporting holding a 2-0 lead in the 30th minute of the clash against Cincinnati, Pulido retaliated following a shove from defender Yerson Mosquera and was shown a straight red card. Pulido was hit with an additional match on his suspension.

Pulido has nine goals in the past nine MLS games and also leads MLS with nine goals since the start of June. Pulido leads SKC with 14 goal contributions in all competitions this season (11 goals, three assists). Pulido’s 10 goals in MLS play has him tied for sixth in the Golden Boot race behind only Hany Mukhtar (13), Denis Bouanga (12), Lucho Acosta (12), Cristian Espinoza (12) and Giorgos Giakoumakis (12).

SPORTING TO CELEBRATE THROWBACK NIGHT

Sporting Kansas City will celebrate the club’s 2013 MLS Cup championship season with a special Throwback Night on Saturday, Aug. 26 when the team takes on the San Jose Earthquakes at Children’s Mercy Park.

Held in conjunction with a series of festivities this year to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the memorable 2013 campaign, Throwback Night will kick off a week-long celebration of Kansas City as the Soccer Capital of America that culminates with Sporting’s first home match against st. louis city sc on Saturday, Sept. 2.

Throwback Night will be headlined by the return of numerous players from Sporting Kansas City’s 2013 season with the following individuals anticipated to be in attendance on Aug. 26 for a special on-field recognition at haltime of #SKCvSJ: Matt Besler, Christian Duke, Kevin Ellis, Benny Feilhaber, Josh Gardner, Jon Kempin, Eric Kronberg, Kyle Miller, Chance Myers, Paulo Nagamura, Jimmy Nielsen, Lawrence Olum, Ike Opara, Jacob Peterson, Brendan Ruiz, Seth Sinovic and Graham Zusi.

16 FORMER SKC PLAYERS NAMED ON HALL OF FAME BALLOT

The National Soccer Hall of Fame released the names of all candidates eligible for election in 2024 earlier this week, including 16 former Sporting Kansas City players, two former members of the coaching staff, one current Academy coach as well as former owner Clark Hunt.

Five former players appear among the 40 individuals on the Player Eligibility List, while 14 other past players are among the 96 candidates on the Veteran Eligibility List. Hunt is among 38 other candidates on the Builders List.

Former SKC players on player list: Brad Davis (2016), Brad Evans (2018), Benny Feilhaber (2013-17, 2019), Eddie Johnson (2006-07), Ike Opara (2013-18)

Former SKC players/coaches on veteran list: Chico Borja (Assistant Coach), Sean Bowers (1996-99), Jose Burciaga Jr. (2001-07), Mike Burns (2001-02), Jimmy Conrad (2003-10), Kevin Hartman (2007-09), Chris Henderson (1999-2000), Chris Klein (19982005), Frank Klopas (1996-97), Alan Mayer (Goalkeeper Coach), Mike Sorber (1996), Lee Tschantret (U-19 Head Coach), Josh Wolff (2003-06, 2008-10), Kerry Zavagnin (2000-08)

Builder list: Clark Hunt (Former Owner)

SKC II MARCHING TOWARD MLS NEXT PRO PLAYOFFS

Sporting Kansas City II has continued the club’s fine recent form with a pair of home victories over Portland Timbers 2 and Minnesota United 2 to take the club to an 11-7-5 record (41 pts.) and fourth place in the Western Conference as the team looks to clinch a spot in the MLS NEXT Pro postseason. SKC II has gone 7-3-2 in their last 12 matches, claiming an extra point by winning the shootout following both draws.

Sporting II produced a dominant performance against Timbers 2 on Aug. 13, earning a 6-1 victory before snatching a 1-0 win against Minnesota on Aug. 19. Led by exciting young forward Alenis Vargas, who scored a hat trick in the victory over Portland and the game-winner in the matchup with Minnesota, Sporting II is currently seven points above the playoff line in the West.

The team has just five matches left in the 2023 regular season, including two home games that will be played at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Mo. having played the rest of their home slate at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence, Kan.

POSTGAME: #SKCvTOL

Sporting Kansas City Manager Peter Vermes

Thoughts on the match…

“I think we started fine, started well. We talked about it, they’re good on the counter, and we have to be good with the ball and I think we were. But then we gave it up on three actions in a row when the game opened up and they went in on us. We thwarted the attacks and then there was the Thommy situation when he was in the middle of the park and got pushed from behind and the ref doesn’t call it. We turned the ball over and they go down and that’s where that first goal starts. The second goal, I’ve watched it from a different angle, and I would say he is offside. If they’re calling Khiry [Shelton] offside, I’m thinking their second goal was probably offside as well. I think that at the end of the day, they were better in the important moments of the game.”

On the focus during the time off…

“We have a bunch of guys like Willy [Agada] who need training because we didn’t have Alan [Pulido] again in this game so we were missing our two forwards. We have to get those guys back in. The good thing is Gadi [Kinda] and guys like that are getting fit and hopefully the weather is going to change as well and that will serve us well.”

4 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 26, 2023 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

Sporting KC record vs. San Jose Earthquakes: 29-26-10 Home games: 22-8-2 (51 GF, 33 GA) Road games: 7-17-8 (31 GF, 48 GA)

CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS

ATTENDANCE RECORDS (full capacity games only)

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TOTAL MLS SELLOUTS 177 207 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 (including postseason) SPORTING KC MATCHES
SPORTING KC MATCHES WON 260 140 208 MLS regular season, 12 MLS postseason, 23 Open Cup, 12 International, 5 friendlies not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 19,245 207 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 (including postseason) PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 104.2 207 MLS matches at full capacity since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467
KC GOALS
in 260 matches
PLAYED
SPORTING
SCORED 459
played at the stadium
Date Score Result Location 04/21/1996 KC 2 at SJ 2 SOW Spartan Stadium 05/29/1996 KC 1 at SJ 2 L Spartan Stadium 08/15/1996 KC 4 vs SJ 1 W Arrowhead Stadium 09/21/1996 KC 0 vs SJ 0 SOL Arrowhead Stadium 03/29/1997 KC 2 vs SJ 2 SOW Arrowhead Stadium 06/08/1997 KC 3 at SJ 2 W Spartan Stadium 06/15/1997 KC 1 vs SJ 3 L Arrowhead Stadium 08/24/1997 KC 2 at SJ 2 SOW Spartan Stadium 05/23/1998 KC 0 vs SJ 1 L Arrowhead Stadium 07/25/1998 KC 1 at SJ 1 SOL Spartan Stadium 09/05/1998 KC 5 vs SJ 1 W Arrowhead Stadium 09/27/1998 KC 0 at SJ 2 L Spartan Stadium 04/10/1999 KC 1 vs SJ 1 SOL Arrowhead Stadium 07/31/1999 KC 2 vs SJ 2 SOW Arrowhead Stadium 09/04/1999 KC 0 at SJ 2 L Spartan Stadium 10/06/1999 KC 0 at SJ 1 L Spartan Stadium 04/15/2000 KC 2 vs SJ 0 W Arrowhead Stadium 05/20/2000 KC 2 vs SJ 0 W Arrowhead Stadium 07/04/2000 KC 0 at SJ 0 T (2OT) Spartan Stadium 08/16/2000 KC 3 at SJ 0 W Spartan Stadium 04/28/2001 KC 0 vs SJ 0 T (2OT) Arrowhead Stadium 06/23/2001 KC 0 at SJ 2 L Spartan Stadium 09/01/2001 KC 0 at SJ 3 L Spartan Stadium 09/08/2001 KC 1 vs SJ 0 W Arrowhead Stadium 04/13/2002 KC 2 vs SJ 0 W Arrowhead Stadium 06/08/2002 KC 0 at SJ 3 L Spartan Stadium 06/29/2002 KC 1 at SJ 2 L Spartan Stadium 07/27/2002 KC 2 vs SJ 1 W Arrowhead Stadium 04/19/2003 KC 1 at SJ 1 T (2OT) Spartan Stadium 06/28/2003 KC 0 at SJ 0 T (2OT) Spartan Stadium 08/08/2003 KC 0 vs SJ 1 L Arrowhead Stadium 09/20/2003 KC 1 vs SJ 4 L Arrowhead Stadium 06/26/2004 KC 1 at SJ 1 T Spartan Stadium 08/14/2004 KC 0 vs SJ 2 L Arrowhead Stadium 09/18/2004 KC 1 vs SJ 0 W Arrowhead Stadium 10/09/2004 KC 0 at SJ 0 T Spartan Stadium 04/23/2005 KC 2 at SJ 3 L Spartan Stadium 05/28/2005 KC 1 vs SJ 0 W Arrowhead Stadium 08/30/2008 KC 1 at SJ 2 L Buck Shaw Stadium 10/18/2008 KC 3 vs SJ 2 W CommunityAmerica Ballpark 04/05/2009 KC 2 vs SJ 0 W CommunityAmerica Ballpark 08/22/2009 KC 0 at SJ 1 L Buck Shaw Stadium 08/14/2010 KC 0 at SJ 1 L Buck Shaw Stadium 10/23/2010 KC 4 vs SJ 1 W CommunityAmerica Ballpark 06/17/2011 KC 1 vs SJ 0 W Livestrong Sporting Park 10/01/2011 KC 1 at SJ 1 T Buck Shaw Stadium 05/27/2012 KC 2 vs SJ 1 W Livestrong Sporting Park 08/18/2013 KC 0 at SJ 1 L Buck Shaw Stadium 03/22/2014 KC 1 vs SJ 0 W Sporting Park 08/19/2015 KC 0 vs SJ 5 L Sporting Park 10/16/2015 KC 0 at SJ 1 L Avaya Stadium 04/24/2016 KC 0 at SJ 1 L Avaya Stadium 09/24/2016 KC 2 at SJ 1 W Avaya Stadium 10/23/2016 KC 2 vs SJ 0 W Children’s Mercy Park 03/18/2017 KC 2 vs SJ 1 W Children’s Mercy Park 06/17/2017 KC 0 at SJ 0 T Avaya Stadium 03/17/2018 KC 3 vs SJ 2 W Children’s Mercy Park 09/15/2018 KC 5 at SJ 1 W Avaya Stadium 04/20/2019 KC 1 at SJ 4 L Avaya Stadium 08/17/2019 KC 2 vs SJ 1 W Children’s Mercy Park 05/22/2021 KC 3 at SJ 1 W PayPal Park 07/21/2021 KC 1 vs SJ 1 T Children’s Mercy Park 05/22/2022 KC 1 at SJ 1 T PayPal Park 08/27/2022 KC 1 vs SJ 0 W Children’s Mercy Park 04/15/2023 KC 0 at SJ 3 L PayPal Park
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 35 46 0 81 Shots 385 413 10 808 Shots on Goal 155 165 4 324 Fouls 477 455 5 937 Offsides 96 74 1 171 Corner Kicks 158 174 3 335 Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 36 46 0 82 Shots 406 435 7 848 Shots on Goal 170 188 3 361 Fouls 426 434 4 864 Offsides 77 82 0 159 Corner Kicks 159 168 1 328 ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES Cerritos, Wondolowski 10 Corrales, Mulrooney 5 Cerritos, Wondolowski 47 Ronald Cerritos 25 Ramiro Corrales 36 Richard Mulrooney 45 Joe Cannon 8 Joe Cannon 6 Joe Cannon 9 Joe Cannon 73 Joe Cannon 14 GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED 10 Preki 9 Preki 80 Preki 37 Preki 43 Matt McKeon 50 Preki 7 Tim Melia 7 Tony Meola 7 Tony Meola 74 Tony Meola 23 Tim Melia
REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (9/20/03) Landon Donovan 3 (6/15/97) Eric Wynalda 3 (8/14/04) Landon Donovan 8 Three Players 4 Mullan, Godoy 6 (10/6/99) Eddie Lewis 8 (10/18/08) Joe Cannon 10 Kirk, Tarbell 5 GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED SAVES GOALS ALLOWED 3 Diop, Preki 2 Nine Players 8 Preki, Pulido 4 Six Players 6 Three Players 8 Cam Duke (7/21/21) 9 Ammann, Meola 5 Tim Melia (8/19/15) 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total KC 8 14 14 14 10 22 0 82 SJ 11 11 13 16 9 21 0 81 GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL
ALL-TIME

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER

Players In Players Out

MID - Nemanja Radoja (Signed as Free Agent - Oct. 26, 2022)

DEF - Tim Leibold (Signed as Free Agent - Jan. 12, 2023)

MID - Danny Flores (Signed off Waivers - Jan. 13, 2023)

DEF - Chris Rindov (MLS SuperDraft Selection - Feb. 10, 2023)

DEF - Robert Castellanos (Signed as Free Agent - Feb. 17, 2023)

DEF - Dany Rosero (Acquired from Atletico Junior - March 2, 2023)

DEF - Mo Abualnadi (Short-Term Loan from SKC II - April 24, 2023)

MID - Ethan Bryant (Short-Term Loan from SKC II - April 24, 2023)

MID - Sebastian Cruz (Short-Term Loan from SKC II - April 24, 2023)

FWD - Stephen Afrifa (MLS SuperDraft Selection - April 26, 2023)

MID - Ethan Bryant (Short-Term Loan from SKC II - May 9, 2023)

MID - Sebastian Cruz (Short-Term Loan from SKC II - May 9, 2023)

MID - Felipe Gutierrez (Signed as Free Agent - July 6, 2023)

DEF - Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Option Declined - Nov. 15, 2022)

DEF - Kaveh Rad (Option Declined - Nov. 15, 2022)

MID - Uri Rosell (Waived - Jan. 20, 2023)

DEF - Ben Sweat (Waived - April 4, 2023)

DEF - Mo Abualnadi (End of Short-Term Loan from SKC II - April 26, 2023)

MID - Ethan Bryant (End of Short-Term Loan from SKC II - April 26, 2023)

MID - Sebastian Cruz (End of Short-Term Loan from SKC II - April 26, 2023)

MID - Ethan Bryant (End of Short-Term Loan from SKC II - May 11, 2023)

MID - Sebastian Cruz (End of Short-Term Loan from SKC II - May 11, 2023)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE

DATE IN/OUT DETAILS

Oct. 26: IN Sporting KC signs free agent midfielder Nemanja Radoja, most recently with Levante (Spain).

Nov. 15: OUT Sporting KC declines options on defenders Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Kaveh Rad and Graham Zusi. In addition, defender Andreu Fontas and midfielder Roger Espinoza are out of contract.

Dec. 2: IN Sporting KC re-signs defenders Andreu Fontas and Graham Zusi along with midfielder Roger Espinoza

Jan. 12: IN Sporting KC signs free agent defender Tim Leibold, most recently with Hamburger SV (Germany).

Jan. 13: IN Sporting KC signs midfielder Danny Flores off MLS waivers, having recently departed Virginia Tech.

Jan. 20: OUT Sporting KC waives midfielder Uri Rosell

Feb. 10: IN Sporting KC signs defender Chris Rindov, the club’s second round pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft out of Maryland.

Feb. 17: IN Sporting KC signs free agent defender Robert Castellanos, most recently with KuPS (Finland).

March 2: IN Sporting KC acquires defender Dany Rosero in a transfer from Atletico Junior (Colombia).

April 4: OUT Sporting KC waives defender Ben Sweat

April 24: IN Sporting KC signs defender Mo Abualnadi and midfielders Ethan Bryant and Sebastian Cruz to short-term loans from SKC II ahead of Open Cup match vs. Tulsa Athletic.

April 26: OUT Sporting KC ends short-term loans from SKC II for defender Mo Abualnadi and midfielders Ethan Bryant and Sebastian Cruz

April 26: IN Sporting KC signs forward Stephen Afrifa, the club’s first round pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft out of FIU.

May 9: IN Sporting KC signs midfielders Ethan Bryant and Sebastian Cruz to short-term loans from SKC II ahead of Open Cup match at Houston Dynamo FC.

May 11: OUT Sporting KC ends short-term loans from SKC II for midfielders Ethan Bryant and Sebastian Cruz

July 6: IN Sporting KC signs free agent midfielder Felipe Gutierrez, most recently with Al Wasl FC (United Arab Emirates)

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY

2009 Graham Zusi (2nd Round - #23)

Russell (1/31/18)

Andreu Fontas (8/8/18)

2019

2020 Khiry Shelton (12/9/19)

Alan Pulido (12/10/19)

Gadi Kinda (1/23/20)

2021 Remi Walter (12/22/20)

2022 Logan Ndenbe (1/14/22)

Robert Voloder (1/19/22)

Marinos Tzionis (1/24/22)

Willy Agada (6/23/22)

Erik Thommy (6/23/22)

Kortne Ford (1/14/22)

Cam Duke (7/18/19)

Felipe Hernandez (8/30/19)

John Pulskamp (2/24/20)

Ozzie Cisneros (1/20/21)

Kayden Pierre (5/4/21)

Jake Davis (8/19/21)

Kendall McIntosh (12/17/20)

2023 Stephen Afrifa (1st Round - #8)

Chris Rindov (2nd Round - #37)

Nemanja Radoja (10/26/22)

Tim Leibold (1/12/23)

Robert Castellanos (2/17/23)

Dany Rosero (3/2/23)

Felipe Gutierrez (7/6/23)

Danny Flores (1/13/23)

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Year MLS SuperDraft Overseas Signings Domestic/Free Agents Homegrown Players Re-Entry Draft
2015 Roger
Tim Melia (12/23/14)
Espinoza (1/6/15)
2016 Daniel Salloi (1/13/16) 2018 Johnny

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2023 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

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SportingKC.com/Game-Notes DATE OPPONENT COMPETITION TIME (CT) / RESULT TV / SCORERS Monday, February 27 at Portland Timbers MLS L 0-1 Saturday, March 4 at Colorado Rapids MLS T 0-0 SATURDAY, MARCH 11 LA GALAXY MLS T 0-0 Saturday, March 18 at FC Dallas MLS L 1-2 Salloi SATURDAY, MARCH 25 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC MLS L 1-4 AGADA Saturday, April 1 at Philadelphia Union MLS T 0-0 SATURDAY, APRIL 8 COLORADO RAPIDS MLS L 0-1 Saturday, April 15 at San Jose Earthquakes MLS L 0-3 Saturday, April 22 at New England Revolution MLS L 1-2 Russell TUESDAY, APRIL 25 TULSA ATHLETIC U.S. OPEN CUP W 3-0 SALLOI, PULIDO, TZIONIS SATURDAY, APRIL 29 CF MONTREAL MLS L 0-2 -Sunday, May 7 at Seattle Sounders FC MLS W 2-1 Thommy, Pulido Wednesday, May 10 at Houston Dynamo FC U.S. Open Cup L 0-1 SATURDAY, MAY 13 MINNESOTA UNITED FC MLS W 3-0 ROSERO, SALLOI, KINDA Wednesday, May 17 at Los Angeles FC MLS T 1-1 Russell Saturday, May 20 at st. louis city sc MLS L 0-4 SUNDAY, MAY 28 PORTLAND TIMBERS MLS W 4-1 THOMMY, SALLOI, OWN GOAL, HERNANDEZ WEDNESDAY, MAY 31 FC DALLAS MLS W 2-1 KINDA, SALLOI Saturday, June 3 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS T 1-1 Pulido SATURDAY, JUNE 10 AUSTIN FC MLS W 4-1 PULIDO (2), CASTELLANOS, SHELTON SATURDAY, JUNE 17 LOS ANGELES FC MLS L 1-2 PULIDO Wednesday, June 21 at LA Galaxy MLS T 2-2 Pulido (2) SATURDAY, JUNE 24 CHICAGO FIRE FC MLS L 0-1 -SATURDAY, JULY 1 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC MLS W 3-0 WALTER, PULIDO, THOMMY Saturday, July 8 at Houston Dynamo FC MLS T 2-2 Pulido (2) WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 REAL SALT LAKE MLS T 2-2 SALLOI, RUSSELL Saturday, July 15 at Austin FC MLS L 1-2 Rosero Sunday, July 23 at FC Cincinnati Leagues Cup T 3-3 (2-4 PK) Own Goal, Rosero, Kinda MONDAY, JULY 31 CHIVAS GUADALAJARA LEAGUES CUP W 1-0 RUSSELL FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 TOLUCA FC LEAGUES CUP L 1-4 AGADA SATURDAY, AUGUST 26 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES MLS 7:30 P.M. APPLE TV - FREE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 st. louis city sc MLS 7:30 P.M. APPLE TV - MLS SEASON PASS Saturday, September 9 at Inter Miami CF MLS 6:30 P.M. Apple TV - MLS Season Pass Saturday, September 16 at Minnesota United FC MLS 7:30 P.M. Apple TV - MLS Season Pass WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 NASHVILLE SC MLS 7:30 P.M. APPLE TV - MLS SEASON PASS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 HOUSTON DYNAMO FC MLS 7:30 P.M. APPLE TV - MLS SEASON PASS Saturday, September 30 at st. louis city sc MLS 7:30 P.M. Apple TV - MLS Season Pass Saturday, October 7 at Real Salt Lake MLS 8:30 P.M. Apple TV - MLS Season Pass SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 MINNESOTA UNITED FC MLS 8:00 P.M. APPLE TV - MLS SEASON PASS
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2023 REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

2023 VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE LOG (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

March 4, 2023 at COL Allen Chapman Malik Badawi COL Goal

Overturned - No Goal

Darren Yapi bundles the ball home from close range after a cross is re-directed into his path by Sam Nicholson. After reviewing the play, referee Allen Chapman overturns his original decision and disallows the goal because Yapi was offside.

March 18, 2023 at DAL

Pierre-Luc Lauziere Carol Anne Chenard SKC Penalty Saved

Overturned - Retake Penalty

Willy Agada steps up to take a penalty in the second half of the match but it’s saved by Maarten Paes. After reviewing the play, referee Pierre-Luc Lauziere orders a retake because Paes had encroached on Agada’s attempt.

March 18, 2023 at DAL

Pierre-Luc Lauziere Carol Anne Chenard SKC Penalty/DAL Red Card

Overturned - No Penalty/No Red Card

Felipe Hernandez latches onto a loose ball in the area and is brought down by goalkeeper Maarten Paes, and referee Pierre-Luc Luziere awards Sporting a penalty kick and shows Paes his second yellow card of the match. After reviewing the play, Luziere deems that Hernandez was in an offside position thus negating the penalty and the second yellow card.

April 22, 2023 at NE Nima Saghafi Alejandro Mariscal SKC Second Yellow Card

Overturned - Straight Red Card

Andreu Fontas brings down Giacomo Vrioni on the break and is shown his second yellow card and is sent off. After reviewing the play, referee Nima Saghafi changes his decision from a second yellow card to a straight red card for denial of a goalscoring opportunity.

May 17, 2023 at LAFC Armando Villarreal

Jair Marrufo LAFC Goal

Overturned - No Goal

Ryan Hollingshead receives a pass from Nathan Ordaz and fires home late in the match to give LAFC a 2-1 lead. After reviewing the play, referee Armando Villarreal overturns his original decision and disallows the goal because Ordaz was offside in the build-up.

May 28, 2023 vs. POR Rubiel Vazquez Jorge Gonzalez SKC Goal

Overturned - No Goal

Daniel Salloi scores the rebound after Marinos Tzionis’ header is saved following a corner. After reviewing the play, referee Rubiel Vazquez overturns his original decision and disallows the goal because of a foul by Dany Rosero in the build-up.

June 3, 2023 at VAN Lukasz Szpala Sorin Stoica SKC Yellow Card

Confirmed - Yellow Card

Robert Castellanos is shown a yellow card for pulling down Sergio Cordova after losing the ball near midfield. After reviewing the play for a potential red card for DOGSO, referee Lukasz Szpala confirmed his original decision and sticks with a yellow card.

June 3, 2023 at VAN Lukasz Szpala

Sorin Stoica VAN No Penalty

Overturned - Penalty

Robert Voloder slides in an attempt to tackle Deiber Caicedo in the box and the ball goes out for a corner kick. After reviewing the play, referee Lukasz Szpala overturned his original decision and awarded Vancouver a penalty kick.

June 17, 2023 vs. LAFC Rosendo Mendoza Younes Marrakchi SKC No Penalty

Overturned - Penalty

Denil Maldonado slides into Gadi Kinda and takes him down in the penalty area, but the referee doesn’t award a foul. After reviewing the play, referee Rosendo Mendoza overturned his original decision and awarded Sporting a penalty kick.

June 17, 2023 vs. LAFC Rosendo Mendoza Younes Marrakchi SKC Goal

Overturned

Roger Espinoza heads home what Sporting believe to be a late equalizer off Nemanja Radoja’s cross. After reviewing the play, referee Rosendo Mendoza overturned his original decision for a foul by Khiry Shelton in the build-up.

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REFEREE VAR INCIDENT
DATE
DECISION
-
Goal
No
REFEREE GAMES RECORD SKC FOULS OPP. FOULS SKC YC OPP. YC SKC RC OPP. RC SKC PK OPP. PK Alex Chilowicz 3 1-2-0 30 35 4 5 1 0 0 1 Victor Rivas 2 1-0-1 18 28 5 5 0 0 0 1 Armando Villarreal 2 0-0-2 17 23 1 3 0 0 0 0 Tim Ford 2 0-2-0 19 22 2 5 1 0 0 1 Nima Saghafi 2 0-1-1 22 23 4 3 1 0 1 0 Allen Chapman 1 0-0-1 10 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 Pierre-Luc Lauziere 1 0-1-0 10 9 1 2 0 0 1 0 Joe Dickerson 1 0-1-0 8 17 2 4 0 0 0 0 Ramy Touchan 1 0-1-0 13 12 3 3 0 0 0 0 Chris Penso 1 0-1-0 18 9 2 1 0 0 0 1 Rubiel Vazquez 2 1-0-1 20 24 3 3 0 0 0 0 Guido Gonzales Jr. 1 1-0-0 2 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 Lukasz Szpala 1 0-0-1 7 11 3 5 0 0 0 1 Marcos DeOliveira 1 1-0-0 11 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 Rosendo Mendoza 1 0-1-0 14 17 1 2 0 0 1 0 Filip Dujic 1 0-0-1 11 11 2 1 0 0 1 0 Malik Badawi 1 1-0-0 9 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 Ted Unkel 1 0-1-0 9 8 3 1 0 0 0 0

SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS

2023 Regular-Season Record When...

Regular Season Record By Month

SPORTING KC IN 2023 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

goals against after 75’...

Red Cards...

Ryan Gauld (6/3 at VAN) - 88th Minute

Ivan Franco (7/8 at HOU) - 98+ Minute

Ben Sweat (3/25 vs. SEA) - 63rd Minute

Robert Castellanos (4/15 at SJ) - 38th Minute

Andreu Fontas (4/22 at NE) - 61st Minute

Red Cards Against... N/A

Penalty Kicks...

Erik Thommy (3/18 at DAL) - Saved by Maarten Paes

Alan Pulido (6/17 vs. LAFC) - Scored on John McCarthy

Alan Pulido (6/21 at LA) - Scored on Jonathan Bond

Alan Pulido (7/8 at HOU) - Scored on Steve Clark

Penalty Kicks Earned... Foul on Willy Agada (3/18 at DAL) - 61st Minute

Foul on Gadi Kinda (6/17 vs. LAFC) - 17th Minute

Daniel Aguirre Handball (6/21 at LA) - 91+ Minute

Foul on Gadi Kinda (7/8 at HOU) - 62nd Minute

Penalty Kicks Against...

Jeremy Ebobisse (4/15 at SJ) - Scored on Tim Melia

Nicolas Lodeiro (5/7 at SEA) - Scored on Tim Melia

Sang Bin Jeong (5/13 vs. MIN) - Saved by Tim Melia

Eduard Lowen (5/20 at stl) - Scored on Kendall McIntosh

Ryan Gauld (6/3 at VAN) - Scored on Kendall McIntosh

Youngest Goalscorer...

Oldest Goalscorer...

Youngest Starter...

Youngest to play in a game...

Willy Agada (3/25 vs. SEA) - 23 years and 189 days

Johnny Russell (7/12 vs. RSL) - 33 years and 95 days

Jake Davis (4/29 vs. MTL) - 21 years and 116 days

Kayden Pierre (3/18 at DAL) - 20 years and 30 days

Oldest Starter... Tim Melia (5/13 vs. MIN) - 36 years and 363 days

Oldest to play in a game... Tim Melia (5/13 vs. MIN) - 36 years and 363 days

2023 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS

SPORTING KC ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORDS IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES

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Scoring first goal 5-3-4 Conceding first goal 1-8-1 Leading at halftime 5-2-2 Tied at halftime 1-3-6 Trailing at halftime 0-6-0 Scoring 0 goals 0-6-3 Scoring 1 goal 0-5-2 Scoring 2 goals 2-0-3 Scoring 3 goals 2-0-0 Scoring 4+ goals 2-0-0 Allowing 0 goals 2-0-3 Allowing 1 goal 4-3-2 Allowing 2 goals 0-5-3 Allowing 3 goals 0-1-0 Allowing 4+ goals 0-2-0 Wearing Sporting blue 6-7-5 Wearing dark indigo 0-3-3 Wearing Parley 0-1-0 Leading at 75’ 6-0-2 Tied at 75’ 0-2-5 Trailing at 75’ 0-9-1 Outshooting opponent 5-6-4 Outshot by opponent 0-5-4 Shots even 1-0-0 Shutouts 2-6-3 One-goal games 2-7-0 Day games (before 5 p.m.) 2-0-0 Games 5 p.m. CT or later 4-11-8 Temperature 75 & up 4-3-2 Temperature below 75 2-8-6 With SKC red card 0-3-0 With opponent red card 0-0-0 In Pacific time zone 1-2-3 In Mountain time zone 0-0-1 In Central time zone 5-8-3 In Eastern time zone 0-1-1 vs. Western Conference 6-8-7 vs. Eastern Conference 0-3-1 On grass 5-9-7 On turf 1-2-1 With zero subs 0-0-0 With one sub 0-0-0 With two subs 0-2-2 With three subs 1-3-2 With four subs 2-1-2 With five subs 3-5-2 With six subs 0-0-0
Feb. 2023 0-1-0 Feb. all-time 1-2-0 March 2023 0-2-2 March all-time 25-15-13 April 2023 0-4-1 April all-time 46-45-23 May 2023 4-1-1 May all-time 47-54-31 June 2023 1-2-2 June all-time 48-36-31 July 2023 1-1-2 July all-time 59-48-32 Aug. 2023 0-0-0 Aug. all-time 55-55-22 Sept. 2023 0-0-0 Sept. all-time 40-50-23 Oct. 2023 0-0-0 Oct. all-time 32-21-19 Nov. 2023 0-0-0 Nov. all-time 1-2-0 Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2023) vs. Atlanta United FC 1-2-1 (0-0-0) vs. Austin FC 2-4-1 (1-1-0) vs. Charlotte FC 0-0-0 (0-0-0) vs. Chicago Fire FC 19-28-12 (0-1-0) vs. Colorado Rapids 29-26-19 (0-1-1) vs. Columbus Crew 26-22-9 (0-0-0) vs. D.C. United 22-22-13 (0-0-0) vs. FC Cincinnati 1-0-1 (0-0-0) vs. FC Dallas 28-30-14 (1-1-0) vs. Houston Dynamo FC 13-13-15 (0-0-1) vs. Inter Miami CF 0-0-0 (0-0-0) vs. Los Angeles FC 4-6-1 (0-1-1) vs. LA Galaxy 26-26-18 (0-0-2) vs. Minnesota United FC 9-4-4 (1-0-0) vs. CF Montreal 8-5-3 (0-1-0) vs. Nashville SC 2-1-0 (0-0-0) vs. NE Revolution 25-20-12 (0-1-0) vs. New York City FC 2-3-1 (0-0-0) vs. New York Red Bulls 22-22-14 (0-0-0) vs. Orlando City SC 2-3-2 (0-0-0) vs. Philadelphia Union 6-6-6 (0-0-1) vs. Portland Timbers 9-7-6 (1-1-0) vs. Real Salt Lake 12-16-9 (0-0-1) vs. st. louis city sc 0-1-0 (0-1-0) vs. SJ Earthquakes 29-26-10 (0-1-0) vs. Seattle Sounders FC 11-12-4 (1-1-0) vs. Toronto FC 14-4-8 (0-0-0) vs. Vancouver Whitecaps 12-6-5 (1-0-1) Regular Season Home, Away & Neutral Overall All-time 356-329-194 2023 at home 5-5-2 All-time at home 231-117-89 2023 on road 1-6-6 All-time on road 123-211-105 2023 neutral 0-0-0 All-time neutral 2-1-0
Quickest Goal... Erik Thommy (5/7 at SEA) - 4th Minute Quickest Goal Against... Juan Mosquera (2/27 at POR) - 6th Minute
75’... N/A Game-tying
75’... Alan Pulido (6/21 at LA) - 91+ Minute
Jesus Ferreira (3/18 at DAL) - 84th Minute Carlos Vela (6/17 vs. LAFC) - 90th Minute
Game-winning goals after
goals after
Game-winning goals against after 75’...
Game-tying
Competition W L T GF GA MLS Reg. Season 356 329 194 1245 1183 MLS Playoffs 19 24 11 73 76 MLS is Back KO 0 1 1 1 3 U.S. Open Cup 34 18 8 124 71 International 14 17 10 56 70 TOTAL 423 389 224 1499 1403 OVERALL Competition W L T GF GA MLS Reg. Season 231 117 89 741 516 MLS Playoffs 16 6 4 48 29 U.S. Open Cup 25 7 3 87 33 International 9 7 5 31 28 TOTAL 281 137 101 907 606 HOME
PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 1/1 2/3 3/4 OPPONENT 2/3 2/2 4/5 CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 82 64 146 OPPONENT 46 48 94 OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 18 15 33 OPPONENT 25 29 54 FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 107 132 239 OPPONENT 127 178 305 CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 15 27 42 OPPONENT 14 37 51 EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 1 2 3 OPPONENT 0 0 0 GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 19 12 31 OPPONENT 16 20 36 SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 163 166 329 OPPONENT 127 157 284 SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 58 61 119 OPPONENT 46 63 109
Competition W L T GF GA MLS Reg. Season 123 211 105 498 663 MLS Playoffs 2 17 7 22 44 U.S. Open Cup 9 11 5 37 38 International 5 10 4 25 42 TOTAL 139 249 121 582 787 AWAY Competition W L T GF GA MIB Reg. Season 2 1 0 6 4 MIB KO Stage 0 1 1 1 3 MLS Cup 1 1 0 3 3 SuperLiga 0 0 1 0 0 TOTAL 3 3 2 10 10 NEUTRAL

Sporting KC Game Notes | August 26, 2023 vs. San Jose Earthquakes |

SPORTING KC 2023

Feb. 27, 2023: Portland Timbers 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Providence Park | Portland, OR Attendance: 22,925

Sporting KC Portland Timbers

GK Pulskamp GK Bingham

D Zusi D Mosquera

D Voloder D Zuparic

D Fontas D McGraw

D Sweat (Leibold 73’) D Rasmussen

M Walter M D. Chara (C)

M Espinoza (Hernandez 70’) M Williamson (Paredes 80’)

M Thommy (C) (Tzionis 71’) M Evander

F Shelton F Y. Chara (Moreno 33’)

F Agada F Niezgoda (Fogaca 62’)

F Salloi F Loria (Gutierrez 80’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Ivacic (GK)

Castellanos Bonilla

Pierre Bravo

Rindov Mabiala

Davis Miller

Duke

Scoring Summary:

POR - Juan Mosquera 1 (Yimmi Chara 1) 6’

Misconduct Summary:

SKC - Erik Thommy (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 16’

POR - Dario Zuparic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 26’

POR - Eryk Williamson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 73’

POR - Evander (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’

MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES

March 4, 2023: Colorado Rapids 0-0 Sporting KC

MLS Regular Season | Dick’s Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, CO Attendance: 14,954 Weather: 37 degrees and clear

Rapids (0-1-1, 1 point)

Sporting KC Colorado Rapids

GK Pulskamp GK Yarbrough (C)

D Zusi D Rosenberry

D Voloder D Abubakar

D Fontas D Maxso

D Sweat (Leibold 82’) D Beitashour

M Walter M Priso (Max 46’)

M Espinoza (Hernandez 72’) M Bassett

M Thommy (C) (Duke 88’) M Ronan

F Tzionis (Shelton 72’) F Barrios (Galvan 77’)

F Agada F Yapi

F Salloi F Nicholson (Cabral 63’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Rodriguez (GK)

Castellanos Anderson Pierre Gersbach Rindov Wilson Davis Acosta Harris

Scoring Summary: None

Misconduct Summary:

COL - Lalas Abubakar (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 3’

SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’

COL - Kevin Cabral (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’

Sporting KC LA Galaxy GK Pulskamp GK Bond

D Zusi D Leerdam (Mavinga 67’)

D Voloder D Caceres

D Fontas D Neal

D Leibold (Sweat 77’) D Edwards (Uri 92+)

M Walter M Puig

M Espinoza (Radoja 67’) M Brugman (C)

M Thommy (C) M Delgado

F Shelton (Tzionis 63’) F Rodriguez (Aguirre 81’)

F Agada F Joveljic (Judd 67’)

F Salloi F Alvarez (Boyd 67’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Klinsmann (GK)

Castellanos Zavaleta

Pierre Perez

Rindov Saldana

Duke

March 18, 2023: FC Dallas 2-1 Sporting KC

MLS Regular Season | Toyota Stadium | Frisco, TX

17,467

March 25, 2023: Sporting KC 1-4 Seattle Sounders FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS

18,629

April 1, 2023: Philadelphia Union 0-0 Sporting KC

MLS Regular Season | Subaru Park | Chester, PA Attendance: 18,550

56 degrees and windy 1

Sporting KC (0-3-3, 3 points)

Philadelphia Union (2-3-1, 7 points)

Sporting KC FC Dallas

GK Pulskamp GK Paes

D Zusi D Twumasi (Jesus 82’)

D Voloder D Tafari

D Fontas D Martinez

D Sweat (Pierre 86’) D Farfan

M Walter M Cerrillo

M Espinoza (Hernandez 67’) M Lletget (Jimenez 82’)

M Thommy (C) (Radoja 75’) M Pomykal (Ntsabeleng 59’)

F Shelton (Tzionis 85’) F Arriola (C) (Ibeagha 93+)

F Agada F Ferreira

F Salloi F Velasco (Quignon 92+)

Subs not used: Subs not used:

McIntosh (GK) Maurer (GK)

Castellanos Junqua

Rindov Mulato

Davis Obrian

Duke

Scoring Summary:

SKC - Daniel Salloi 1 (Unassisted) 11’

DAL - Alan Velasco 2 (Sebastian Lletget 1) 55’

DAL - Jesus Ferreira 3 (Unassisted) 84’

Misconduct Summary:

DAL - Maarten Paes (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 61’

DAL - Ema Twumasi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 76’

SKC - Robert Voloder (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 78’ Stats Summary SKC DAL

Sporting KC Seattle Sounders FC

GK Pulskamp GK Frei

D Zusi (Davis 83’) D C. Roldan (Kitahara 87’)

D Voloder D Yeimar

D Fontas D Ragen

D Sweat D Rowe (Dobbelaere 84’)

M Walter M Paulo (Leyva 84’)

M Espinoza (Hernandez 46’) M Atencio

M Thommy (C) (Duke 70’) M Rusnak

F Shelton (Russell 61’) M Lodeiro (C)

F Agada (Flores 84’) M Chu (Montero 78’)

F Salloi F Morris (Teves 84’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Melia (GK) Castro (GK)

Castellanos Cleveland (GK)

Rindov Cissoko Pulido

Scoring Summary:

SKC - Willy Agada 1 (Unassisted) 5’

SEA - Jordan Morris 4 (Leo Chu 1) 23’

SEA - Jordan Morris 5 (Leo Chu 2, Joao Paulo 1) 54’

SEA - Jordan Morris 6 (Nicolas Lodeiro 1) 69’

SEA - Jordan Morris 7 (Leo Chu 3, Albert Rusnak 1) 77’

Misconduct Summary:

SKC - Ben Sweat (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’

SKC - Ben Sweat (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 63’

Stats Summary SKC SEA

(on goal) 7 (3) 13 (7) Saves 3 2

Sporting KC Philadelphia Union

GK Melia GK Blake

D Zusi D Harriel (Mbaizo 85’)

D Rosero D Glesnes

D Castellanos D Elliott

D Voloder D Real

M Radoja (Espinoza 34’) M Martinez (Torres 86’)

M Walter M Bedoya (C)

M Thommy M Flach (McGlynn 62’)

F Russell (C) (Shelton 62’) M Gazdag

F Agada (Pulido 63’) F Carranza

F Salloi F Uhre (Sullivan 72’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Bendik (GK)

Fontas Lowe

Rindov Bueno

Davis Perea

Duke Donovan

Hernandez

Scoring Summary: None

Misconduct Summary:

SKC - Willy Agada (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 16’

PHI - Nathan Harriel (Yellow Card; Handball) 18’

PHI - Daniel Gazdag (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 40’

PHI - Jose Martinez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’

SKC - Remi Walter (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 95+

Stats Summary SKC PHI

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SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
Weather: 39 degrees and rainy 1 2 F Sporting KC (0-1-0, 0 points) 0 0 0 Portland Timbers (1-0-0, 3 points) 1 0 1
Stats Summary SKC POR Shots (on goal) 12 (4) 7 (4) Saves 3 4 Fouls 9 12 Offside 0 1 Corner Kicks 11 3
1 2 F
0 0 0
0 0 0
Sporting KC (0-1-1, 1 point)
Colorado
Stats Summary SKC COL Shots (on goal) 17 (11) 13 (4) Saves 4 11 Fouls 10 9 Offside 3 1 Corner Kicks 7 0
KC 0-0 LA Galaxy MLS Regular Season
Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,612 Weather: 39 degrees and rain 1 2 F Sporting KC
2
0 0 0 LA Galaxy
1 point) 0 0 0
March 11, 2023: Sporting
|
(0-1-2,
points)
(0-1-1,
Hernandez
Summary: None
Summary: None Stats Summary SKC LA Shots (on goal) 30 (11) 8 (2) Saves 2 11 Fouls 9 8 Offside 2 2 Corner Kicks 9 4
Scoring
Misconduct
Attendance:
Weather: 48 degrees and clear 1 2 F Sporting KC (0-2-2, 2 points) 1 0 1 FC Dallas (2-1-1, 7 points) 0 2 2
Shots
goal)
12
1 2 Fouls 10 9 Offside 1 2 Corner Kicks 4 7
(on
11 (3)
(3) Saves
Attendance:
Weather: 54 degrees and clear 1 2 F Sporting KC (0-3-2, 2 points) 1 0 1 Seattle Sounders FC (3-1-1, 10 points) 1 3 4
Shots
Offside 1 5 Corner
3 3
Fouls 10 9
Kicks
Weather:
2 F
0 0 0
0 0 0
Shots
4 4 Fouls 11 13 Offside 0 2 Corner Kicks 8 3
(on goal) 13 (4) 17 (4) Saves

SPORTING KC 2023

April 8, 2023: Sporting KC 0-1 Colorado Rapids

MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,467

Sporting KC Colorado Rapids

GK Melia GK Yarbrough (C)

D Zusi D Abubakar

D Rosero D Maxso (Beitashour 45’)

D Castellanos D Wilson

D Voloder M Rosenberry

M Walter M Acosta

M Hernandez (Tzionis 79’) M Ronan

M Thommy M Nicholson (Markanich 80’)

F Russell (C) F Max (Barrios 60’)

F Pulido (Agada 65’) F Rubio (Cabral 85’)

F Salloi F Lewis (Yapi 60’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Ilic (GK)

Fontas Edwards

Rindov Priso

Davis Harris

Duke

Espinoza

Shelton

Scoring Summary:

COL - Diego Rubio 1 (Darren Yapi 1) 68’

Misconduct Summary:

SKC - Dany Rosero (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 35’

COL - Max (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 37’

COL - Danny Wilson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 58’

COL - Sam Nicholson (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 71’

COL - Bryan Acosta (Yellow Card; Persistent Infringement) 74’

SKC - Erik Thommy (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’

Summary SKC COL

MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES

April 15, 2023: San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | PayPal Park | San Jose, CA Attendance: 14,212 Weather: 56 degrees

Sporting KC San Jose Earthquakes

GK Melia GK Marcinkowski

D Zusi (Duke 70’) D Akapo

D Rosero D Mensah (Beason 89’)

D Castellanos D Rodrigues

D Voloder D Marie

M Walter M Gruezo (Judson 82’)

M Thommy M Yueill (C)

M Hernandez (Agada 46’) M Monteiro (Thompson 73’)

F Russell (C) (Tzionis 70’) F Espinoza

F Pulido (Fontas 41’) F Ebobisse (Bouda 89’)

F Salloi (Shelton 70’) F Cowell (Kikanovic 82’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Ochoa (GK)

Ndenbe Trauco

Rindov Baldisimo

Espinoza Skahan

Scoring Summary:

SJ - Cristian Espinoza 5 (Cade Cowell 1, Jamiro Monteiro 2) 9’

SJ - Jeremy Ebobisse 3 (Penalty Kick) 40’

SJ - Jeremy Ebobisse 4 (Paul Marie 1, Cade Cowell 2) 51’

Misconduct Summary:

SKC - Erik Thommy (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 31’

SKC - Robert Castellanos (Red Card; DOGSO) 38’

SJ - Cristian Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 60’

SJ - Carlos Gruezo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’

April 22, 2023: New England Revolution 2-1 Sporting KC

MLS Regular Season | Gillette Stadium | Foxborough, MA

19,281

(6-1-2, 20

Sporting KC New England Revolution

GK Melia GK Petrovic

D Duke D Bye

D Rosero D Farrell

D Fontas D Romney

D Ndenbe (Shelton 64’) D Makoun (Sweat 74’)

M Walter M Polser

M Espinoza (Hernandez 67’) M Buck

M Thommy (Rindov 86’) M Gil (C)

F Russell (C) F Bajraktarevic (Rennicks 64’)

F Pulido (Voloder 64’) F Vrioni (Panayotou 96+)

F Salloi (Tzionis 86’) F Boateng (Rivera 74’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Edwards Jr. (GK)

Davis Gonzalez

Flores Bolma

Kinda

Scoring Summary:

NE - Giacomo Vrioni 2 (Emmanuel Boateng 1, Carles Gil 4) 31’

NE - Giacomo Vrioni 3 (Unassisted) 35’

SKC - Johnny Russell 1 (Daniel Salloi 1) 50’

Misconduct Summary:

SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 20’

SKC - Andreu Fontas (Red Card; DOGSO) 61’

SKC - Robert Voloder (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’

18,226

KS

May 7, 2023: Seattle Sounders FC 1-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Lumen Field | Seattle, WA Attendance: 31,620

61

May 13, 2023: Sporting KC 3-0 Minnesota United FC

MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS

17,851

D Davis D Corbo

D Rosero D Camacho

D Voloder (Castellanos 46’) D Waterman

D Ndenbe M Herrera

M Walter M Wanyama (C)

M Espinoza M Choiniere

M Thommy (Kinda 62’) M Lassiter (Campbell 83’)

F Russell (C) F Duke (Ibrahim 75’)

F Pulido F Offor (Thorkelsson 95+)

F Salloi F Rea (Saliba 74’)

Subs not used: Subs not used:

Pulskamp (GK) Ketterer (GK)

Rindov Brault-Guillard

Duke Hamdi

Hernandez Jabang

Shelton

Tzionis

Scoring Summary:

MTL - Bryce Duke 1 (Mathieu Choiniere 2, Sean Rea 1) 35’

MTL - Mathieu Choiniere 2 (Aaron Herrera 1, Sean Rea 2) 46+

Misconduct Summary:

MTL - Victor Wanyama (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 27’

SKC - Dany Rosero (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 30’

SKC - Alan Pulido (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 52’

SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’

MTL - Joel Waterman (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 65’

MTL - Mathieu Choiniere (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 96+

Stats Summary SKC MTL

Shots (on goal) 13 (6) 10 (4) Saves

Sporting KC Seattle Sounders FC

GK Melia GK Frei

D Davis D Baker-Whiting (Baker 57’)

D Rosero D Yeimar

D Fontas D Ragen

D Ndenbe D A. Roldan

M Walter M Vargas (Teves 84’)

M Thommy (Espinoza 76’) M Rusnak

M Kinda (Hernandez 46’) M Lodeiro (C)

F Russell (C) M Heber

F Pulido (Zusi 85’) M Chu (Montero 57’)

F Salloi (Shelton 78’) F Morris

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Cleveland (GK)

Castellanos Thomas

Voloder Arreaga

Afrifa Dobbelaere

Tzionis Kitahara

Scoring Summary:

SKC - Erik Thommy 1 (Gadi Kinda1, Daniel Salloi 2) 4’

SKC - Alan Pulido 1 (Erik Thommy 1) 31’

SEA - Nicolas Lodeiro (Penalty Kick) 66’

Misconduct Summary:

SEA - Alex Roldan (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 10’

SKC - Remi Walter (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 12’

SKC - Logan Ndenbe (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 65’

SEA - Albert Rusnak (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’

SKC - Johnny Russell (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 95+

Stats Summary SKC SEA

(on goal) 11 (5) 11 (3)

Sporting KC Minnesota United FC

GK Melia (McIntosh 69’) GK St. Clair

D Davis D Boxall (C)

D Rosero D Kallman (Fragapane 46’)

D Fontas D Tapias

D Ndenbe M Taylor

M Radoja (Kinda 62’) M Lod

M Thommy (Hernandez 86’) M Dotson (Garcia 65’)

M Walter M Arriaga

F Russell (C) (Zusi 86’) M Lawrence (Valentin 82’)

F Pulido F Hlongwane

F Salloi F Jeong

Subs not used: Subs not used: Castellanos Dick (GK)

Rindov Irwin (GK)

Duke Rosales

Afrifa Trapp

Tzionis Dunbar

Scoring Summary:

SKC - Dany Rosero 1 (Daniel Salloi 3) 9’

SKC - Daniel Salloi 2 (Remi Walter 1, Alan Pulido 1) 22’

SKC - Gadi Kinda 1 (Johnny Russell 1, Erik Thommy 2) 84’

Misconduct Summary:

SKC - Dany Rosero (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 21’

MIN - Miguel Tapias (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 36’

MIN - Michael Boxall (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 66’

Stats Summary SKC MIN Shots (on goal) 9 (4) 6 (3)

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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 26, 2023 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
Weather: 61 degrees and clear 1 2 F Sporting KC (0-4-3, 3
0 0 0 Colorado Rapids (1-3-3, 6 points) 0 1 1
points)
Shots
Saves 1 2 Fouls 8 17 Offside 2 2 Corner Kicks 8 4
Stats
(on goal) 18 (2) 8 (2)
clear 1 2 F Sporting KC (0-5-3, 3 points) 0 0 0 San Jose Earthquakes (4-2-2, 14 points) 2 1 3
and
Stats Summary SKC SJ Shots (on goal) 9 (3) 10 (6) Saves 3 2 Fouls 10 10 Offside 0 1 Corner Kicks 3 4
Attendance:
Weather:
degrees and cloudy 1 2 F
3
0 1 1
2 0 2
51
Sporting KC (0-6-3,
points)
New England Revolution
points)
Stats Summary SKC NE Shots (on goal) 8 (3) 16 (9) Saves 7 2 Fouls 12 4 Offside 2 1 Corner Kicks 1 3
0-2 CF Montreal
Season
Attendance:
Weather:
degrees and sunny 1 2 F Sporting KC (0-7-3, 3 points) 0 0 0 CF Montreal (3-6-0, 9 points) 2 0 2
KC CF
April 29, 2023: Sporting KC
MLS Regular
| Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City,
61
Sporting
Montreal GK Melia GK Sirois
2 6 Fouls 13 12 Offside 3 4 Corner Kicks 5 6
Weather:
1 2 F Sporting KC (1-7-3, 6 points) 2 0 2 Seattle Sounders (6-3-2, 20 points) 0 1 1
degrees and partly cloudy
2 3
7 15
2 1 Corner
8 5
Shots
Saves
Fouls
Offside
Kicks
Attendance:
1 2 F Sporting KC (2-7-3, 9 points) 2 1 3 Minnesota United (3-5-3, 12 points) 0 0 0
Weather: 80 degrees and sunny
1 4 Corner Kicks 5 3
Saves 3 1 Fouls 11 15 Offside

SPORTING KC 2023

May 17, 2023: Los Angeles FC 1-1 Sporting KC

MLS Regular Season | BMO Stadium | Los Angeles, CA Attendance: 22,222 Weather:

Sporting KC Los Angeles FC

GK McIntosh GK Jakupovic

D Davis (Zusi 60’) D Palencia

D Rosero D Maldonado

D Fontas D Long (Hollingshead 58’)

D Ndenbe D Palacios

M Radoja M Ilie (Duenas 67’)

M Thommy (Kinda 61’) M Tillman

M Walter M Cifuentes

F Russell (C) (Tzionis 83’) F Opoku (Bogusz 67’)

F Pulido (Afrifa 93+) F Vela (C) (Biuk 67’)

F Salloi F Bouanga (Ordaz 77’)

Subs not used: Subs not used:

Pulskamp (GK) Romero (GK)

Leibold Rosales

Rindov Crisostomo

Espinoza Hernandez

Scoring Summary:

LAFC - Denis Bouanga 10 (Kwadwo Opoku 1, Sergi Palencia 2) 13’

SKC - Johnny Russell 2 (Remi Walter 2, Alan Pulido 2) 20’

Misconduct Summary:

LAFC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 29’

LAFC - Diego Palacios (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 40’

LAFC - Timothy Tillman (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 70’

SKC - Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 94+

MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES

May 20, 2023: st. louis city sc 4-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | citypark | st. louis, MO Attendance: 22,423

Sporting KC st. louis city sc

GK McIntosh GK Burki (C)

D Zusi (Davis 63’) D Nerwinski

D Rosero D Bartlett

D Fontas D Parker

D Leibold (Ndenbe 46’) D Hiebert

M Radoja M Blom (Perez 78’)

M Walter (Espinoza 77’) M Lowen (Klein 78’)

M Kinda (Thommy 46’) M Stroud (Ostrak 69’)

F Russell (C) (Tzionis 77’) F Vassilev

F Pulido F Gioacchini (Jackson 88’)

F Salloi F Pompeu

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Lundt (GK)

Rindov Bell

Hernandez Pidro

Afrifa Yaro Jensen

Scoring Summary:

stl - Eduard Lowen 3 (Penalty Kick) 19’

stl - Indiana Vassilev 1 (Jared Stroud 3) 25’

stl - Niko Gioacchini 4 (Jared Stroud 4) 55’ stl - Indiana Vassilev 2 (Tomas Ostrak 2) 74’

Misconduct Summary:

SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 28’ stl - Jake Nerwinski (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 30’

SKC - Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 42’

May 28, 2023: Sporting KC 4-1 Portland Timbers

MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS

18,514

Sporting KC Portland Timbers

GK McIntosh GK Ivacic

D Davis (Zusi 46’) D Mosquera

D Rosero D Mabiala

D Fontas D McGraw

D Ndenbe (Leibold 62’) D Bravo (Blanco 81’)

M Radoja M Paredes

M Thommy (Hernandez 77’) M D. Chara (C)

M Kinda (Espinoza 62’) M Moreno (Y. Chara 46’ (Loria 53’))

F Tzionis M Evander

F Pulido (C) (Shelton 77’) M Asprilla (Niezgoda 81’)

F Salloi F Boli (Fogaca 81’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Bingham (GK)

Castellanos Miller

Rindov Rasmussen

Afrifa Caliskan

Scoring Summary:

POR - Franck Boli 3 (Unassisted) 8’

SKC - Erik Thommy 2 (Marinos Tzionis 1) 33’

SKC - Daniel Salloi 3 (Graham Zusi 1, Tim Leibold 1) 66’

SKC - Own Goal (Larrys Mabiala) 68’

SKC - Felipe Hernandez 1 (Roger Espinoza 1) 93+

Misconduct Summary:

SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 47’

SKC - Nemanja Radoja (Yellow Card; Handball) 72’

SKC - Khiry Shelton (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 85’

POR - Marvin Loria (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’

May 31, 2023: Sporting KC 2-1 FC Dallas

MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 17,178

Weather: 76 degrees and mostly cloudy 1

Sporting KC (4-8-4, 16 points)

FC Dallas (6-4-5, 23 points)

Sporting KC FC Dallas

GK McIntosh GK Maurer

D Davis (Zusi 46’ (Shelton 71’)) D Smith (Jesus 55’)

D Rosero (Castellanos 63’) D Tafari

D Fontas D Ibeagha

D Ndenbe (Leibold 64’) D Farfan

M Radoja M Obrian (Endeley 83’)

M Thommy M Norris (Quignon 55’)

M Kinda (Walter 63’) M Cerrillo

F Tzionis M Velasco (Kamungo 83’)

F Pulido (C) F Ferreira (C)

F Salloi F Jimenez (Mulato 71’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Paes (GK)

Espinoza Junqua

Hernandez Korca

Afrifa Martinez

Scoring Summary:

SKC - Gadi Kinda 2 (Unassisted) 41’

SKC - Daniel Salloi 4 (Gadi Kinda 2) 60’

DAL - Jesus Ferreira 9 (Facundo Quignon 1) 91+

Misconduct Summary:

SKC - Logan Ndenbe (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 37’

DAL - Edwin Cerrillo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+

Stats Summary SKC DAL

(on goal) 15 (5) 11 (4)

Saves 3 3

Fouls

Offside

June 3, 2023: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BC Place | Vancouver, BC Attendance: 13,739 Weather: 67 degrees and sunny

21 points)

Sporting KC Vancouver Whitecaps

GK McIntosh GK Takaoka

D Davis D Laborda (Schopf 66’)

D Castellanos D Veselinovic

D Fontas (Voloder 46’) D Blackmon

D Ndenbe (Leibold 42’) D Martins

M Radoja M Gressel

M Thommy (Espinoza 91+) M Cubas (Caicedo 76’)

M Walter M Vite (Berhalter 91+)

F Tzionis (Shelton 71’) F Gauld

F Pulido (C) (Kinda 72’) F White

F Salloi F Cordova (Becher 76’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Boehmer (GK)

Duke Brown

Hernandez Campagna

Afrifa Raposo Teibert

Scoring Summary:

SKC - Alan Pulido 2 (Erik Thommy 3) 20’

VAN - Ryan Gauld 2 (Penalty Kick) 88’

Misconduct Summary:

SKC - Robert Castellanos (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 7’

VAN - Brian White (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 39’

VAN - Tristan Blackmon (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 63’

VAN - Andres Cubas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 70’

VAN - Ryan Gauld (Yellow Card; Dissent) 78’

SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’

SKC - Kendall McIntosh (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 95+

Stats Summary SKC VAN

(5)

June 10, 2023: Sporting KC 4-1 Austin FC

MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS

18,885

Sporting KC (5-8-5, 20 points)

FC (5-8-4, 19 points) 0 1 1

Sporting KC Austin FC

GK McIntosh GK Stuver

D Davis D Lima

D Castellanos D Cascante

D Voloder D Radovanovic (Bruin 87’)

D Leibold (Espinoza 93+) M Rigoni (Finlay 58’)

M Radoja M Pereira

M Thommy (Hernandez 92+) M Valencia (Wolff 59’)

M Walter M Gallagher

F Tzionis F Driussi (C)

F Pulido (Shelton 77’) F Zardes (Urruti 68’)

F Salloi (C) F Fagundez (Lundkvist 68’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Bersano (GK)

Rindov Jimenez

Duke Redes

Flores Kinda

Afrifa

Scoring Summary:

SKC - Alan Pulido 3 (Unassisted) 19’

SKC - Robert Castellanos 1 (Alan Pulido 3, Erik Thommy 4) 47’

SKC - Alan Pulido 4 (Tim Leibold 2, Robert Voloder 1) 57’

ATX - Sebastian Driussi 4 (Gyasi Zardes 1) 61’

SKC - Khiry Shelton 1 (Unassisted) 89’

Misconduct Summary:

ATX - Julio Cascante (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 52’

ATX - Gyasi Zardes (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 60’

SKC - Nemanja Radoja (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 61’

SKC - Erik Thommy (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 87’

Stats Summary SKC ATX Shots (on goal) 15 (6) 14 (2)

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degrees and cloudy 1 2 F
10
1 0 1
22 points) 1 0 1
61
Sporting KC (2-7-4,
points)
Los Angeles FC (6-1-4,
Stats Summary SKC LAFC Shots (on goal) 7 (3) 13 (6) Saves 5 2 Fouls 8 15 Offside 2 3 Corner Kicks 3 5
Weather: 65 degrees and clear 1 2 F Sporting KC (2-8-4, 10 points) 0 0 0 st. louis city sc (7-4-1, 22 points) 2 2 4
Stats Summary SKC stl Shots (on goal) 17 (7) 15 (6) Saves 2 6 Fouls 9 18 Offside 2 3 Corner Kicks 11 4
degrees
sunny 1 2 F Sporting KC (3-8-4, 13
1 3 4 Portland Timbers (4-7-4, 16 points) 1 0 1
Attendance:
Weather: 83
and
points)
Stats Summary SKC POR Shots (on goal) 15 (7) 9 (3) Saves 2 4 Fouls 15 13 Offside 2 0 Corner Kicks 8 1
2
F
1
1 2
0 1
1
Shots
2 13
2 Corner
5 2
2
Kicks
1 2 F
1 0 1
0 1 1
Sporting KC (4-8-5, 17 points)
Vancouver Whitecaps (5-5-6,
Shots
15
11
Saves 3 3 Fouls 2 13 Offside 2 2 Corner Kicks 5 2
(on goal)
(4)
1 2 F
Attendance:
Weather: 69 degrees and rainy
1 3 4
Austin
1 2 Fouls 11 12 Offside 2 1 Corner
2 5
Saves
Kicks

SPORTING KC 2023

June 17, 2023: Sporting KC 1-2 Los Angeles FC

MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,410

Sporting KC Los Angeles FC

GK McIntosh GK McCarthy

D Davis (Russell 76’) D Gaines (Murillo 46’)

D Rosero D Maldonado

D Castellanos D Long

D Leibold (Espinoza 59’) D Palacios (Hollingshead 46’)

M Radoja M Duenas

M Walter M Ilie (C) (Vela 46’)

M Kinda (C) (Shelton 58’) M Crisostomo

F Thommy F Bogusz

F Pulido F Ordaz (Subah 77’)

F Salloi F Biuk

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Jakupovic (GK)

Voloder Jaime Flores Torres

Hernandez

Afrifa

Scoring Summary:

SKC - Alan Pulido 5 (Penalty Kick) 17’

LAFC - Denil Maldonado 1 (Mateusz Bogusz 1) 48’

LAFC - Carlos Vela 5 (Aaron Long 1) 90’

Misconduct Summary:

SKC - Dany Rosero (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 50’

LAFC - Mateusz Bogusz (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 59’

LAFC - Stipe Biuk (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 65’

MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES

June 21, 2023: LA Galaxy 2-2 Sporting KC

MLS Regular Season | Dignity Health Sports Park | Carson, CA Attendance: 20,960 Weather: 69 degrees and sunny

Sporting KC LA Galaxy

GK McIntosh GK Bond

D Davis D Calegari

D Rosero D Caceres (Leerdam 85’)

D Fontas D Mavinga

D Leibold D Aude (Edwards 62’)

M Radoja M Brugman (C)

M Thommy (Espinoza 76’) M Delgado

M Walter M Puig

F Shelton (Russell 65’) F Boyd (Cuevas 86’)

F Pulido (C) F Judd (Bibout 76’)

F Salloi F Costa (Aguirre 75’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Klinsmann (GK)

Castellanos Alvarez

Voloder Vivi

Flores Saldana

Hernandez

Afrifa

Scoring Summary:

SKC - Alan Pulido 6 (Erik Thommy 5, Daniel Salloi 4) 12’

LA - Martin Caceres 2 (Douglas Costa 2) 24’

LA - Preston Judd 2 (Riqui Puig 3, Raheem Edwards 1) 64’

SKC - Alan Pulido 7 (Penalty Kick) 91+

Misconduct Summary:

SKC - Erik Thommy (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 17’

SKC - Dany Rosero (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 23’

LA - Daniel Aguirre (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 90’

June 24, 2023: Sporting KC 0-1 Chicago Fire FC

MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS

Sporting KC Chicago Fire

GK McIntosh GK Brady

D Davis (Shelton 84’) D Souquet

D Castellanos D Pineda

D Fontas D Czichos (C)

D Leibold D Aceves (Dean 70’)

M Radoja M Gimenez (Shaqiri 59’)

M Thommy (Kinda 55’) M Navarro

M Walter M Torres (Teran 70’)

F Russell (C) (Tzionis 65’) M Gutierrez (Koutsias 89’)

F Pulido M Herbers (Haile-Selassie 58’)

F Salloi F Kamara

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Richey (GK)

Rindov Burks

Voloder Omsberg

Espinoza Przybylko

Hernandez

Afrifa

Scoring Summary:

CHI - Fabian Herbers 3 (Unassisted) 47’

Misconduct Summary:

CHI - Rafael Czichos (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’

CHI - Mauricio Pineda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 64’

CHI - Arnaud Souquet (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 67’

SKC - Khiry Shelton (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 88’

SKC - Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+

July 1, 2023: Sporting KC 3-0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS

Attendance: 18,867

Weather: 79 degrees and partly cloudy

Sporting KC (6-10-6, 24 points)

Vancouver Whitecaps (6-6-7, 25 points)

1 2 F

Sporting KC Vancouver Whitecaps

GK McIntosh GK Takaoka

D Davis D Laborda

D Rosero D Veselinovic

D Fontas D Martins

D Leibold (Ndenbe 86’) M Raposo (Aguilar 81’)

M Radoja (Thommy 46’) M Vite (Caicedo 61’)

M Walter M Cubas (Berhalter 46’)

M Kinda (Espinoza 78’) M Schopf (Ngando 78’)

F Russell (C) M Gauld (C)

F Pulido (Afrifa 86’) F Cordova

F Salloi (Tzionis 78’) F Becher (Johnson 61’)

Subs not used: Subs not used:

Pulskamp (GK) Hasal (GK)

Castellanos Campagna

Hernandez Yao

Shelton Habibullah

Scoring Summary:

SKC - Remi Walter 1 (Gadi Kinda 3) 33’

SKC - Alan Pulido 8 (Tim Leibold 3, Remi Walter 3) 47+

SKC - Erik Thommy 3 (Unassisted) 53’

Misconduct Summary:

SKC - Erik Thommy (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 57’

VAN - Sebastian Berhalter (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 66’

SKC - Jake Davis (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’

Stats Summary SKC VAN Shots (on goal) 16 (4) 11 (2)

Saves 1 1

July 8, 2023: Houston Dynamo FC 2-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Shell Energy Stadium | Houston, TX Attendance: 16,489 Weather: 90 degrees and sunny

Sporting KC Houston Dynamo

GK McIntosh GK Clark

D Davis D Escobar

D Rosero D Sviachenko

D Fontas D Bartlow

D Leibold (Ndenbe 75’) D Steres (Smith 88’)

M Walter M Artur

M Thommy (Shelton 75’) M Herrera (C)

M Kinda M Baird (Franco 78’)

F Russell (C) (Espinoza 66’) M Bassi

F Pulido (Castellanos 90’) M Quinones (Ulfarsson 68’)

F Salloi (Tzionis 66’) F Aliyu (Ferreira 78’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: Pulskamp (GK) Valdez (GK)

Duke Dorsey

Flores Gasper

Afrifa Caicedo Raines

Scoring Summary:

SKC - Alan Pulido 9 (Gadi Kinda 4, Andreu Fontas 1) 25’

HOU - Ibrahim Aliyu 1 (Hector Herrera 8, Corey Baird 3) 47+

SKC - Alan Pulido 10 (Penalty Kick) 62’

HOU - Ivan Franco 2 (Thor Ulfarsson 1, Hector Herrera 9) 98+

Misconduct Summary:

HOU - Thor Ulfarsson (Yellow Card; Dissent) 49’

HOU - Hector Herrera (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 50’

SKC - Dany Rosero (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 65’

HOU - Sebastian Ferreira (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 100+

SKC - Tim Leibold (Yellow Card; Dissent) 101+

July 12, 2023: Sporting KC 2-2 Real Salt Lake

MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS

17,924 Weather: 90 degrees and partly cloudy

Sporting KC (6-10-8, 26 points)

Real Salt Lake (9-7-7, 33 points)

Sporting KC Real Salt Lake

GK McIntosh GK Beavers

D Davis D Eneli

D Rosero D Glad

D Fontas D Silva

D Leibold D Brody

M Radoja M Gomez (Luna 46’)

M Thommy (Kinda 57’) M Palacio (Ojeda 79’)

M Walter M Loffelsend (Ruiz 46’)

F Russell (C) (Tzionis 57’) M Oviedo

F Pulido F Kreilach (C) (Arango 46’)

F Salloi F Musovski (Julio 69’)

Subs not used: Subs not used:

Pulskamp (GK) MacMath (GK)

Ndenbe Hidalgo

Voloder Jacquesson

Espinoza Vera

Gutierrez

Afrifa

Shelton

Scoring Summary:

SKC - Daniel Salloi 5 (Johnny Russell 2, Nemanja Radoja 1) 30’

SKC - Johnny Russell 3 (Erik Thommy 6, Jake Davis 1) 36’

RSL - Danny Musovski 5 (Cristian Arango 1, Pablo Ruiz 6) 46’

RSL - Anderson Julio 4 (Unassisted) 72’

Misconduct Summary:

RSL - Cristian Arango (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 67’

RSL - Pablo Ruiz (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 87’

Stats Summary SKC RSL

Shots (on goal) 11 (4) 12 (9)

Saves 7 2 Fouls

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Weather: 84 degrees and sunny 1 2 F Sporting KC (5-9-5, 20 points) 1 0 1 Los Angeles FC (8-3-5, 29 points) 0 2 2
Stats Summary SKC LAFC Shots (on goal) 16 (7) 6 (4) Saves 2 6 Fouls 14 17 Offside 0 4 Corner Kicks 8 2
1 2 F Sporting KC (5-9-6, 21 points) 1 1 2 LA Galaxy (3-9-5, 14 points) 1 1 2
Stats Summary SKC LA Shots (on goal) 21 (5) 10 (2) Saves 0 3 Fouls 11 11 Offside 1 0 Corner Kicks 8 6
Attendance: 18,032 Weather: 91 degrees and sunny 1 2 F Sporting KC (5-10-6, 21 points) 0 0 0 Chicago Fire (5-6-8, 23 points) 0 1 1
Stats Summary SKC CHI Shots (on goal) 13 (4) 12 (5) Saves 4 4 Fouls 9 12 Offside 0 2 Corner Kicks 7 1
2 1
3
0 0 0
5
Fouls 9 13 Offside 0
Corner Kicks 7 8
1 2 F Sporting KC (6-10-7, 25 points) 1 1 2 Houston Dynamo (8-9-4, 28 points) 1 1 2
Shots
5
19 (6) Saves 4 1 Fouls 10 19 Offside 1 1 Corner Kicks 4 5
Stats Summary SKC HOU
(on goal)
(3)
Attendance:
1 2 F
2 0 2
0 2 2
5
3 1
4 3
11 Offside
Corner Kicks

SPORTING KC 2023

July 15, 2023: Austin FC 2-1 Sporting KC

MLS Regular Season | Q2 Stadium | Austin, TX Attendance: 20,738 Weather: 94 degrees and clear

Sporting KC (6-11-8, 26 points)

Austin FC (9-9-5, 32 points)

Sporting KC Austin FC

GK McIntosh GK Stuver

D Davis D Lima

D Rosero D Cascante

D Fontas (C) D Keller

D Ndenbe D Gallagher

M Radoja (Gutierrez 66’) M Pereira (Valencia 13’)

M Thommy (Kinda 57’) M Wolff

M Walter M Driussi (C) (Redes 43’)

F Tzionis (Russell 46’) F Finlay

F Afrifa (Pulido 46’) F Zardes (Urruti 46’)

F Salloi (Leibold 81’) F Fagundez (Bruin 84’)

Subs not used: Subs not used:

Pulskamp (GK) Bersano (GK)

Voloder Jimenez

Espinoza Lundkvist

Shelton Craig Djeffal

Scoring Summary:

ATX - Gyasi Zardes 6 (Unassisted) 17’

ATX - Ethan Finlay 4 (Unassisted) 19’

SKC - Dany Rosero 2 (Daniel Salloi 5) 33’

Misconduct Summary:

SKC - Andreu Fontas (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 8’

SKC - Jake Davis (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’

ATX - Julio Cascante (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 59’

SKC - Peter Vermes (Yellow Card; Dissent) 96+

MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES

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| August 26, 2023 vs. San
| SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
Sporting KC Game Notes
Jose Earthquakes
1 2 F
1 0 1
2 0 2
Stats Summary SKC ATX Shots (on goal) 8 (3) 10 (6) Saves 4 3 Fouls 9 8 Offside 1 0 Corner Kicks 2 3

July 23, 2023: FC Cincinnati 3-3 (4-2 PK) Sporting KC

Leagues Cup Group Stage | TQL Stadium | Cincinnati, OH Attendance: 24,524 Weather: 82 degrees and partly cloudy

Sporting KC (0-0-1,

Cincinnati (0-0-1,

Sporting KC FC Cincinnati

GK Pulskamp GK Kann

D Davis D Hagglund (Miazga 46’)

D Rosero D Mosquera (Angulo 85’)

D Fontas D Murphy (Kubo 63’)

D Leibold M Powell

M Walter M Pinto (Nwobodo 46’)

M Gutierrez (Espinoza 59’) M Moreno

M Kinda (Ndenbe 75’) M Acosta (C)

F Shelton M Barreal

F Pulido F Vazquez

F Russell (C) (Thommy 59’) F Boupendza (Santos 63’)

Subs not used: Subs not used:

McIntosh (GK) Celentano (GK)

Castellanos Louro (GK)

Pierre Aghedo

Voloder Gaddis

Flores Jimenez

Afrifa Ordonez

Tzionis

Scoring Summary:

SKC - Own Goal (Nick Hagglund) 9’

SKC - Dany Rosero 1 (Gadi Kinda 1) 12’

CIN - Own Goal (John Pulskamp) 34’

CIN - Brandon Vazquez 1 (Lucho Acosta 1) 56’

SKC - Gadi Kinda 1 (Penalty Kick) 69’

CIN - Lucho Acosta 1 (Penalty Kick) 98+

Misconduct Summary:

CIN - Ian Murphy (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 10’

CIN - Yerson Mosquera (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 11’

SKC - Alan Pulido (Red Card; Violent Conduct) 30’

CIN - Junior Moreno (Yellow Card; Dissent) 48’

CIN - Aaron Boupendza (Yellow Card; Dissent) 50’

SKC - Gadi Kinda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’

CIN - Alvas Powell (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 68’

SKC - John Pulskamp (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 83’

SKC - Erik Thommy (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 92+

SKC - Dany Rosero (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 96+

SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Dissent) 98+

SPORTING KC 2023 LEAGUES CUP BOX SCORES

July 31, 2023: Sporting KC 1-0 Chivas Guadalajara Leagues Cup Group Stage | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,373 Weather: 81 degrees and cloudy

Sporting KC (1-0-1, 4 points)

Chivas Guadalajara (0-2-0, 0 points)

Sporting KC Chivas Guadalajara

GK Pulskamp GK Rangel

D Davis D Mozo (Brizuela 79’)

D Rosero D Briseno

D Fontas D Orozco

D Leibold D Calderon

M Walter M Guzman (C) (Padilla 67’)

M Gutierrez (Espinoza 62’) M Beltran

M Kinda M Gutierrez (Perez 66’)

F Shelton (Salloi 74’) F Alvarado

F Thommy F Marin (Cisneros 79’)

F Russell (C) F Vega (Brigido 57’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Jimenez (GK)

Melia (GK) Whalley (GK)

Castellanos Mayorga

Pierre Martinez

Ndenbe Sanchez

Voloder Gonzalez

Duke Torres

Agada

Tzionis

Scoring Summary:

SKC - Johnny Russell 1 (Erik Thommy 1) 27’

Misconduct Summary:

CHV - Erick Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 56’

CHV - Antonio Briseno (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 67’

CHV - Cristian Calderon (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 85’

Aug. 4, 2023: Sporting KC 1-4 Toluca FC

Leagues Cup Round of 32 | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 15,121

Sporting KC Toluca FC

GK Pulskamp GK Volpi

D Davis (Pierre 57’) D Garcia

D Rosero D Mosquera

D Fontas D Huerta (C)

D Leibold M Dominguez

M Walter M Baeza (Venegas 81’)

M Gutierrez (Espinoza 57’) M Ruiz (Belmonte 69’)

M Kinda (Agada 71’) M Meneses (Angulo 69’)

F Shelton (Salloi 46’) M Araujo (Isais 40’)

F Thommy F Raul

F Russell (C) (Tzionis 71’) F Morales (Lopez 69’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Beltran (GK)

Melia (GK) Garcia (GK)

Castellanos Orrantia Ndenbe Pinuelas

Voloder Villegas

Duke Navarro

Hernandez Violante

Scoring Summary:

TOL - Own Goal (Dany Rosero) 29’

TOL - Pedro Raul 2 (Robert Morales 2) 32’

TOL - Robert Morales 2 (Pedro Raul 1) 54’

TOL - Juan Dominguez (Valber Huerta 1) 63’

SKC - Willy Agada 1 (Unassisted) 88’

Misconduct Summary:

SKC - Felipe Gutierrez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior)

TOL - Pedro Raul (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 61’

TOL - Robert Morales (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 61’

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1 2 F PK
1
2 1 3 2
2
1 2 3 4
point)
FC
points)
Stats Summary SKC CIN Shots (on goal) 11 (4) 21 (8) Saves 6 2 Fouls 12 10 Offside 0 2 Corner Kicks 5 5
2 F
1
1 0 1
0 0 0
Stats Summary SKC CHV Shots (on goal) 14 (3) 7 (1) Saves 1 2 Fouls 9 16 Offside 1 0 Corner Kicks 3 3
Weather: 81 degrees and sunny 1 2 F Sporting
0 1 1 Toluca FC 2 2 4
KC
Stats Summary SKC TOL Shots (on goal) 12 (2) 15 (8) Saves 5 1 Fouls 12 8 Offside 3 0 Corner Kicks 11 3

SPORTING KC 2023 U.S. OPEN CUP BOX SCORES

April 25, 2023: Sporting KC 3-0 Tulsa Athletic

U.S. Open Cup 3rd Round | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 9,912

May 10, 2023: Houston Dynamo FC 1-0 Sporting KC

U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 | Shell Energy Stadium | Houston, TX Attendance: 5,094 Weather: 75 degrees and cloudy

Sporting KC Tulsa Athletic

GK Pulskamp GK Reed

D Davis D Ro. Torres (Reyes 82’)

D Castellanos D Harris

D Fontas D Taylor

D Voloder (Abualnadi 81’) D Chavez

M Walter (Espinoza 60’) M Ugbah

M Hernandez M Garcia (Diallo 66’)

M Kinda (Bryant 31’) M Vinicius (C) (Winters 52’)

F Tzionis M Ruiz

F Pulido (C) (Thommy 60’) M Cashion (Ru. Torres 82’)

F Salloi (Cruz 60’) F Watson (Svetanovic 66’)

Subs not used: Subs not used:

McIntosh (GK) Moody (GK)

Rindov Mello

Scoring Summary:

SKC - Daniel Salloi 1 (Unassisted) 32’

SKC - Alan Pulido 1 (Daniel Salloi 1) 54’

SKC - Marinos Tzionis 1 (Erik Thommy 1) 68’

Misconduct Summary:

TUL - Roman Torres (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 59’

TUL - Aaron Ugbah (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 64’

TUL - Jonathan Harris (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+

Sporting KC Houston Dynamo

GK Pulskamp GK Tarbell (C)

D Zusi D Murana

D Castellanos (Voloder 78’) D Bartlow (Micael 46’)

D Rindov D Gasper

D Espinoza (C) D Smith (van der Kust 65’)

M Radoja M Quinones (Ibrahim 75’)

M Hernandez (Davis 78’) M Caicedo

M Kinda (Bryant 46’) M Raines (Auguste 85’)

F Tzionis M Dorsey

F Afrifa (Salloi 46’) F Ferreira

F Shelton (Walter 60’) F Ulfarsson (Maples 85’)

Subs not used: Subs not used: McIntosh (GK) Moody (GK)

Cruz Gonzalez

Scoring Summary:

HOU - Thor Ulfarsson 1 (Unassisted) 12’

Misconduct Summary:

SKC – Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 10’

HOU – Chase Gasper (Red Card; DOGSO) 35’

HOU – Griffin Dorsey (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 87’

SKC – Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Dissent) 93+

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Sporting KC Game Notes | August 26, 2023 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
Weather: 62 degrees and cloudy 1 2 F Sporting
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Stats Summary SKC TUL Shots (on goal) 39 (10) 4 (2) Saves 2 6 Fouls 19 16 Offside 0 2 Corner Kicks 6 1
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0 0 0 Houston Dynamo FC 1 0 1
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Stats Summary SKC HOU Shots (on goal) 17 (4) 2 (1) Saves 0 4 Fouls 13 12 Offside 0 1 Corner Kicks 10 2

SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2023 REGULAR SEASON)

Formation: 4-3-3 (25 games)

Left forward

Daniel Salloi 25

Center forward

Alan Pulido 18

Willy Agada 6

Stephen Afrifa 1

Left-center midfielder

Erik Thommy 9

Remi Walter 8

Gadi Kinda 7

Felipe Hernandez 1

Defensive midfielder

Nemanja Radoja 14

Remi Walter 11

Right forward

Johnny Russell 13

Marinos Tzionis 6

Khiry Shelton 5

Erik Thommy 1

Right-center midfielder

Erik Thommy 13

Roger Espinoza 7

Remi Walter 4

Felipe Hernandez 1

NOTE: Charts do not account for players interchanging and/ or switching positions over the course of a match. Substitute players are not listed.

Left back Tim Leibold 9 Logan Ndenbe 9

Left center back

Andreu Fontas 19

Robert Castellanos 4

Robert Voloder 2

Right center back

Dany Rosero 17

Robert Voloder 5

Robert Castellanos 3

Goalkeeper

Kendall McIntosh 13

Tim Melia 7

John Pulskamp 5

Right back

Jake Davis 15 Graham Zusi 9

Cam Duke 1

Nationally recognized for delivering high-quality, compassionate pediatric care, Children’s Mercy Kansas City began a 10-year partnership with Sporting KC in 2016 to promote health and fitness among area children and provide specialized sports medicine to a youth athlete market that has experienced a substantial increase in sports-related injuries.

The comprehensive partnership between Sporting KC and Children’s Mercy Kansas City – which includes naming rights to Sporting KC’s world-class stadium, Children’s Mercy Park, as well as the Sporting KC II and Sporting KC Academy complex at Swope Soccer Village – is also at the forefront of Sporting’s state-of-the-art training ground at Compass Minerals National Performance Center. In a first-of-its-kind collaboration between a professional sports team, a national sports federation and a sports medicine provider, the facility opened in 2018 and features the Children’s Mercy Sports Medicine Center alongside Sporting Kansas City and U.S. Soccer.

Children’s Mercy Kansas City is also the official healthcare and sports medicine provider for the Sporting Kansas City Academy and Compass Minerals National Performance Center as part of a multi-faceted partnership that focuses on the following three components to impact the local community:

1. Improving access to pediatric-trained sports medicine

• The Children’s Mercy Sports Medicine Center at Village West is located inside Compass Minerals National Performance Center and offers a full range of sports medicine services, resources and programming for youth athletes. More than two million high-school athletes and 3.5 million children under age 14 are injured each year in the U.S. playing sports. Only a small percentage are treated by pediatric-trained sports medicine specialists who truly understand the youth’s growing body, developing brain and unique psychosocial stressors.

2. Strengthening community

• The partnership directly supports The Victory Project, Sporting’s foundation to help children - including those with cancer and disabilities – through all of life’s challenges.

• Sporting KC players and staff engage with, encourage and inspire Children’s Mercy patients throughout the year during hospital visits and special events.

• REX, an innovative remote experience robot operated on an iPad, regularly attends Sporting KC home matches to provide an all-access interactive experience for patients at Children’s Mercy. Manufactured by Double Robotics, REX allows users to enjoy two-way live audio and video captured from a 150-degree wide-angle lens while navigating the robot to control their own VIP behind-the-scenes journey.

• Launched in 2018, the RED CARD campaign addresses one of the most significant social issues impacting children nationwide by empowering youth and adults to prevent and intervene in bullying. Through school assemblies and community-wide messaging, the RED CARD initiative aims to reach children, parents, teachers and coaches who have daily opportunities to create supportive environments and stop bullying in its tracks.

3. Protecting youth athletes and educating parents and coaches

• The partnership provides soccer-specific curriculum (nutrition, injury prevention, rehabilitation, advanced cardiovascular training, etc.) for the Sporting Club Network, which includes approximately 200,000 players, parents, coaches and administrators across the Midwest.

• The partnership provides sports training, rehabilitation and conditioning programs for the Sporting KC Academy’s six teams at Swope Soccer Village, which hosts Sporting KC II home matches as well as year-round athletic leagues, tournaments and other marquee events.

17 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 26, 2023 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
Ben Sweat 4 Robert Voloder 3
TO IMPACT LOCAL COMMUNITY
SPORTING KC AND CHILDREN’S MERCY KANSAS CITY CONTINUE

September 9 at Inter Miami CF

September 16 at Minnesota United FC

September 20 vs. Nashville SC

September 23 vs. Houston Dynamo FC

September 30 at st. louis city sc

October 7 at Real Salt Lake

STATS

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Daniel Salloi 2, Robert Castellanos 1, Alan Pulido

GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Gadi Kinda 2, Erik Thommy

PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Alan Pulido 3-3, Erik Thommy

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING

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SPORTING KC 2023 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE ATT. RECORD PTS. PLACE GOALSCORERS February 27 at Portland Timbers L 0-1 22,925 0-1-0 0 T-6 March 4 at Colorado Rapids T 0-0 14,954 0-1-1 1 T-10 March 11 vs. LA Galaxy T 0-0 18,612 0-1-2 2 10 March 18 at FC Dallas L 1-2 17,467 0-2-2 2 T-11 Salloi March 25 vs. Seattle Sounders FC L 1-4 18,629 0-3-2 2 T-13 Agada April 1 at Philadelphia Union T 0-0 18,550 0-3-3 3 T-11 April 8 vs. Colorado Rapids L 0-1 18,467 0-4-3 3 T-13 April 15 at San Jose Earthquakes L 0-3 14,212 0-5-3 3 T-13 April 22 at New England Revolution L 1-2 19,281 0-6-3 3 14 Russell April 29 vs. CF Montreal L 0-2 18,226 0-7-3 3 14 May 7 at Seattle Sounders FC W 2-1 30,620 1-7-3 6 T-13 Thommy, Pulido May 13 vs. Minnesota United FC W 3-0 17,851 2-7-3 9 T-13 Rosero, Salloi, Kinda May 17 at Los Angeles FC T 1-1 22,222 2-7-4 10 13 Russell May 20 at st. louis city sc L 0-4 22,423 2-8-4 10 13 May 28 vs. Portland Timbers W 4-1 18,514 3-8-4 13 12 Thommy, Salloi, Own Goal, Hernandez May 31 vs. FC Dallas W 2-1 17,178 4-8-4 16 T-10 Kinda, Salloi June 3 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC T 1-1 13,739 4-8-5 17 T-11 Pulido June 10 vs. Austin FC W 4-1 18,885 5-8-5 20 T-8 Pulido (2), Castellanos, Shelton June 17 vs. Los Angeles FC L 1-2 19,410 5-9-5 20 T-10 Pulido June 21 at LA Galaxy T 2-2 20,960 5-9-6 21 T-10 Pulido (2) June 24 vs. Chicago Fire FC L 0-1 18,032 5-10-6 21 T-11 July 1 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 3-0 18,867 6-10-6 24 T-10 Walter, Pulido, Thommy July 8 at Houston Dynamo FC T 2-2 16,489 6-10-7 25 T-9 Pulido (2) July 12 vs. Real Salt Lake T 2-2 17,924 6-10-8 26 11 Salloi, Russell July 15 at Austin FC L 1-2 20,738 6-11-8 26 T-11 Rosero August 26 vs. San Jose Earthquakes September 2 st.
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 26, 2023 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
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SPORTING KC 2023 REGULAR-SEASON
2023 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (6-11-8, 26 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF JULY 15, 2023 UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 9 F Alan Pulido 20 18 1536 10 3 42 21 5 21 7 0 1 0 20 F Daniel Salloi 25 25 2169 5 5 55 24 17 29 6 53 3 0 26 M Erik Thommy 25 23 1880 3 6 62 22 24 38 1 44 6 0 7 F Johnny Russell 17 13 1120 3 2 21 9 8 29 2 33 1 0 10 M Gadi Kinda 14 7 646 2 4 11 5 11 25 1 8 2 0 5 D Dany Rosero 17 17 1503 2 0 18 6 18 16 0 0 6 0 54 M Remi Walter 24 23 2084 1 3 20 6 18 10 0 1 2 0 23 F Willy Agada 8 6 577 1 0 16 5 11 6 5 0 1 0 19 D Robert Castellanos 10 7 651 1 0 3 1 8 3 0 0 1 1 21 M Felipe Hernandez 11 2 316 1 0 7 3 5 5 1 4 0 0 11 F Khiry Shelton 17 5 586 1 0 4 2 16 9 2 0 2 0 14 D Tim Leibold 15 9 835 0 3 6 2 12 3 2 0 1 0 17 M Jake Davis 17 15 1243 0 1 5 1 17 7 0 0 2 0 15 M Roger Espinoza 17 7 672 0 1 11 5 13 11 1 0 2 0 3 D Andreu Fontas 20 19 1685 0 1 10 1 9 9 0 0 3 1 6 M Nemanja Radoja 16 14 1145 0 1 7 1 10 14 0 0 2 0 77 F Marinos Tzionis 18 6 668 0 1 13 3 9 19 2 3 0 0 4 D Robert Voloder 12 10 926 0 1 2 0 8 8 0 0 2 0 8 D Graham Zusi 14 9 866 0 1 9 2 5 12 0 0 0 0 30 F Stephen Afrifa 3 1 50 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 M Cam Duke 4 1 132 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 31 M Danny Flores 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 M Felipe Gutierrez 1 0 24 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 GK Kendall McIntosh 14 13 1191 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 29 GK Tim Melia 7 7 609 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 18 D Logan Ndenbe 12 9 747 0 0 4 0 8 7 2 0 2 0 24 D Kayden Pierre 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 GK John Pulskamp 5 5 450 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 D Chris Rindov 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 D *Ben Sweat 5 4 316 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 1 25 F Ozzie Cisneros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Own-goals received 1 Team totals 25 25 2250 31 33 328 119 239 305 33 146 42 3 Opponent totals 25 25 2250 36 38 284 108 305 239 55 94 49 0
October 21 vs. Minnesota United FC
1, Dany Rosero 1, Remi Walter 1
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Salloi 1,
Zusi 1
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Alan Pulido
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UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 22 GK Kendall McIntosh 14 13 1191 58 38 20 1.51 2 2 4 4 5 1 29 GK Tim Melia 7 7 609 30 21 9 1.33 2 3 2 4 1 1 1 GK John Pulskamp 5 5 450 20 13 7 1.40 0 0 0 3 2 2 Team totals 25 25 2250 108 72 36 1.44 4 5 6 11 8 5 Opponent totals 25 25 2250 119 87 31 1.24 3 4 11 6 8 9
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2/25 3/4 3/11 3/18 3/25 4/1 4/8 4/15 4/22 4/29 5/7 5/13 5/17 5/20 5/28 5/31 6/3 PLAYER @POR @COL LA @DAL SEA @PHI COL @SJ @NE MTL @SEA MIN @LAFC @STL POR DAL @VAN AFRIFA UNAV DNP DNP SUB-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP AGADA CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-84 CF-63 SUB-25 SUB-45 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ CASTELLANOS DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CB-90 CB-90 CB-38 SUS SUB-45 DNP DNP UNAV SKCII DNP SUB-27 CB-90 CISNEROS UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV SKCII SKCII SKCII SKCII UNAV SKCII SKCII SKCII UNAV SKCII UNAV UNAV SKCII DAVIS DNP DNP UNAV DNP SUB-7 DNP DNP SKCII DNP RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-60 SUB-27 RB-45 RB-45 RB-90 DUKE DNP SUB-2 DNP DNP SUB-20 DNP DNP SUB-20 RB-90 DNP UNAV DNP UNAV SKCII UNAV UNAV DNP ESPINOZA CM-70 CM-72 CM-67 CM-67 CM-45 SUB-56 DNP DNP CM-67 CM-90 SUB-14 UNAV DNP SUB-13 SUB-28 DNP SUB-1 FLORES UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV SUB-6 SKCII SKCII SKCII DNP SKCII SKCII SKCII UNAV SKCII UNAV UNAV SKCII FONTAS CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 DNP DNP CB-49 CB-61 SUS CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-45 FORD INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ HERNANDEZ SUB-20 SUB-18 DNP SUB-23 SUB-45 DNP CM-79 CM-45 SUB-23 DNP SUB-45 SUB-4 DNP DNP SUB-13 DNP DNP KINDA INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ DNP SUB-28 CM-45 SUB-28 SUB-29 CM-45 CM-62 CM-63 SUB-18 LEIBOLD SUB-17 SUB-8 LB-77 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ DNP LB-45 SUB-28 SUB-26 SUB-48 MCINTOSH DNP DNP DNP DNP SKCII UNAV SKCII UNAV UNAV SKCII UNAV SUB-21 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 MELIA UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-69 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ NDENBE INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ DNP LB-64 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 SUB-45 LB-62 LB-64 LB-42 PIERRE DNP DNP DNP SUB-4 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ PULIDO INJ INJ INJ INJ DNP SUB-27 CF-65 CF-41 CF-64 CF-90 CF-85 CF-90 CF-89 CF-90 CF-77 CF-90 CF-72 PULSKAMP GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP UNAV DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP RADOJA UNAV UNAV SUB-23 SUB-15 INJ DM-34 INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ DM-62 DM-90 DM-90 DM-90 DM-90 DM-90 RINDOV DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP SKCII DNP SUB-4 DNP SKCII DNP DNP DNP DNP UNAV SKCII ROSERO UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-63 UNAV RUSSELL INJ INJ INJ INJ SUB-29 RW-62 RW-90 RW-70 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-86 RW-83 RW-77 INJ INJ INJ SALLOI LW-90 LW-90 LW-90 LW-90 LW-90 LW-90 LW-90 LW-70 LW-86 LW-90 LW-79 LW-90 LW-90 LW-90 LW-90 LW-90 LW-90 SHELTON RW-90 SUB-18 RW-63 RW-85 RW-61 SUB-28 DNP SUB-20 SUB-26 DNP SUB-11 INJ INJ INJ SUB-13 SUB-19 SUB-19 SWEAT LB-73 LB-82 SUB-13 LB-86 LB-63 SUS THOMMY CM-71 CM-88 CM-90 CM-75 CM-70 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-86 CM-62 CM-76 CM-86 CM-61 SUB-45 CM-77 CM-90 CM-89 TZIONIS SUB-19 RW-72 SUB-27 SUB-5 INTL UNAV SUB-11 SUB-20 SUB-4 DNP DNP DNP SUB-7 SUB-13 RW-90 RW-90 RW-71 VOLODER CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 SUB-26 CB-45 DNP UNAV UNAV SKCII UNAV UNAV SUB-45 WALTER DM-90 DM-90 DM-90 DM-90 DM-90 CM-90 DM-90 DM-90 DM-90 DM-90 DM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-77 INJ SUB-27 CM-90 ZUSI RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-83 RB-90 RB-90 RB-70 INJ INJ SUB-5 SUB-4 SUB-30 RB-63 SUB-28 SUB-26 INJ 6/10 6/17 6/21 6/24 7/1 7/8 7/12 7/15 8/26 9/2 9/9 9/16 9/20 9/23 9/30 10/7 10/21 PLAYER ATX LAFC @LA CHI VAN @HOU RSL @ATX SJ STL @MIA @MIN NSH HOU @STL @RSL MIN AFRIFA DNP DNP DNP DNP SUB-4 DNP DNP CF-45 AGADA INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ CASTELLANOS CB-90 CB-90 DNP CB-90 DNP SUB-1 UNAV SKCII CISNEROS UNAV SKCII UNAV SKCII SKCII SKCII UNAV SKCII DAVIS RB-90 RB-76 RB-90 RB-84 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 DUKE DNP UNAV INJ INJ SKCII DNP UNAV SKCII ESPINOZA SUB-1 SUB-31SUB-14 DNP SUB-12 SUB-24 DNP DNP FLORES DNP DNP DNP SKCII SKCII DNP UNAV SKCII FONTAS INJ INJ CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 FORD INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ GUTIERREZ UNAV DNP SUB-24 HERNANDEZ SUB-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP SKCII UNAV INJ KINDA DNP CM-58 UNAV SUB-35 CM-78 CM-90 SUB-33 SUB-33 LEIBOLD LB-89 LB-59 LB-90 LB-90 LB-86 LB-75 LB-90 SUB-9 MCINTOSH GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 MELIA INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ NDENBE INJ INJ INJ INJ SUB-4 SUB-15 DNP LB-90 PIERRE INJ INJ INJ INJ SKCII SKCII UNAV SKCII PULIDO CF-77 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-86 CF-89 CF-90 SUB-45 PULSKAMP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP RADOJA DM-90 DM-90 DM-90 DM-90 DM-45 INJ DM-90 DM-66 RINDOV DNP SKCII UNAV DNP SKCII SKCII UNAV SKCII ROSERO INJ CB-90 CB-90 SUS CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 RUSSELL INJ SUB-14SUB-25 RW-55 RW-90 RW-66 RW-57 SUB-45 SALLOI LW-90 LW-90 LW-90 LW-90 LW-78 LW-66 LW-90 LW-81 SHELTON SUB-13 SUB-32 RW-65 SUB-6 DNP SUB-15 DNP DNP THOMMY CM-89 RW-90 CM-76 CM-55 SUB-45 CM-75 CM-57 CM-57 TZIONIS RW-90 INTL INTL SUB-35 SUB-12 SUB-24 SUB-33 RW-45 VOLODER CB-90 DNP DNP DNP SKCII SKCII DNP DNP WALTER CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 DM-90 CM-90 CM-90 ZUSI INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ KEY Position-Minutes - Starting Position-Minutes Played DNP - Unused Substitute INJ - Injured SKCII - Sporting Kansas City II SUB-Minutes - Substitute-Minutes played UNAV - Unavailable For Selection SUS - Suspended INTL - International Duty LOAN - Out on Loan ACD - Sporting KC Academy
Sporting KC Game Notes | August 26, 2023 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2023 PARTICIPATION CHART (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

MANAGER & SPORTING DIRECTOR | PETER VERMES

Peter Vermes is in his 15th season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2023 with a new five-year extension and is the longest-tenured active head coach in MLS. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 230 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, as well as the Western Conference in 2018 and 2020. His three U.S. Open Cup championships are the third most in Open Cup history. He is the first coach in club history to lead Sporting KC to eight 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 189 regularseason wins top the club’s all-time chart and rank fourth 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.

On August 4, 2018, Vermes coached his 302nd MLS regular-season game with Sporting KC, becoming the league’s all-time leader in games coached for one club. He was named the first-ever MLS Sporting Executive of the Year by his peers in 2018. Vermes has coached 546 total games during his Kansas City coaching career, most in club history.

With over 15 years of service at Sporting KC, Vermes is one of the longest serving managers in world soccer. Among all 18 leagues with an average attendance of 10,000+, Vermes ranks second, only behind 2. Bundesliga side FC Heidenheim’s Frank Schmidt (Sept. 17, 2007 – present). Among the top 126 leagues in the world as denoted by the CIES Football Observatory, Vermes’ tenure at Sporting KC ranks as the sixth longest active run.

Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting KC, including the active roster, Sporting Kansas City II (MLS NEXT Pro) 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.

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

Vermes was an integral part of a young U.S. team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he nearly scored 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 Figueres of the Spanish Second Division.

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.

Vermes joined Kansas City in 2000 for what would be the most successful season 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.

PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC

ASSISTANT COACH | KERRY ZAVAGNIN

In 2023, Kerry Zavagnin breaks the MLS record as he enters his 24th season with one club as a player or coach. 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. He started his professional career with the MetroStars, where he played in 39 games over two seasons. After spending one season with the Lehigh Valley Steam (USL-1), Zavagnin came to KC in 2000. He played 237 games and logged 20,516 minutes for Kansas City, setting team records in both categories before being overtaken by Matt Besler early in 2018. He scored eight goals and added 22 assists in his nine seasons in KC. Zavagnin was named Team Defender of the Year in 2001. On top of his club success in Kansas City, Zavagnin also appeared 21 times for the U.S. Men’s National Team. He recorded one assist for the U.S., who went 15-2-4 when Zavagnin featured.

ASSISTANT COACH | ZORAN SAVIC

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. 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. 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.

ASSISTANT COACH | ASH WALLACE

Ash Wallace has served on Sporting Kansas City’s technical staff since 2012, aiding the first team coaching staff in a variety of roles. Wallace, originally from England, helps scout and develop game plans for upcoming opponents, assists in planning and executing training sessions and provides valuable analysis for coaches and players regarding strategy. Wallace holds a U.S. Soccer A License. Wallace’s first involvement with the club came in August 2012 when he was contracted to produce a detailed scouting report on Seattle Sounders FC ahead of the U.S. Open Cup Final, helping Sporting claim their first of four major titles during a trophy-laden decade. Prior to joining Sporting KC, Wallace was a member of the Preston North End coaching staff and also served as an opposition scout for Fleetwood Town in his native England. Earlier in his career, he worked with Preston North End’s women’s academy teams and Penwortham Boys academy teams while earning a Degree in Sports Coaching from the University of Central Lancashire.

GOALKEEPER COACH | ALEC DUFTY

Alec Dufty is in his eighth season with Sporting Kansas City having been introduced to the organization as the Sporting KC II goalkeeper coach in the side’s inaugural season in 2016. In his first season working with the Sporting KC first team, starting goalkeeper Tim Melia enjoyed a recordbreaking season where he was named the 2017 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year. A former MLS player, Dufty began his playing career with the New York Red Bulls in 2009, making 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 Championship season.

DIRECTOR, SPORTS PERFORMANCE & SCIENCE | JOEY HARTY

Joey Harty was named Sporting Kansas City’s Director of Sports Performance and Science ahead of the 2020 season, stepping up from his role as assistant fitness coach which he held from 2018-2019. Harty manages all aspects of the club’s performance department from the academy to the senior team. He oversees day-to-day training plans on and off the field, including work in the weight room, soccer session planning, onfield movement training, data analysis and more, aiming to optimize player health and performance. Harty joined Sporting’s organization in January 2016, serving as a fitness coach for the Sporting Kansas City Academy before spending the 2017 season as head fitness coach for Sporting KC II. The Colorado native then transitioned to assistant fitness coach for Sporting’s first team in January 2018 before landing his current role with the club. Prior to arriving in Kansas City, Harty worked for Phoenix Rising FC and Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona. Harty attended Grand Canyon from 2010-2014, played for the men’s soccer team from 2010-2012 and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science. In addition to holding several professional licenses and certifications in athletic performance, Harty is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

20 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 26, 2023 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
Year MLS Playoffs MIB
Open Cup Intl. Total 2009 3-6-3 3-6-3 2010 11-13-6 0-1-0 11-14-6 2011 13-9-12 2-1-0 3-1-0 18-11-12 2012 18-7-9 1-1-0 4-0-1 23-8-10 2013 17-10-7 2-1-2 1-1-0 2-0-2 22-12-11 2014 14-13-7 0-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-1 18-17-8 2015 14-11-9 0-0-1 4-0-1 18-11-11 2016 13-13-8 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-1 15-17-9 2017 12-9-13 0-1-0 4-0-1 16-10-14 2018 18-8-8 1-1-2 2-1-0 21-10-10 2019 10-16-8 0-0-0 0-1-0 3-3-0 13-20-8 2020 12-6-3 0-1-1 0-1-1 12-8-5 2021 17-10-7 1-1-0 0-1-0 18-12-7 2022 11-16-7 3-0-1 14-16-8 2023 6-11-8 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-1 8-13-9 TOTAL 189-158-115 7-9-6 0-1-1 24-8-4 10-9-5 230-185-131
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Height: 5-10

Weight: 150 Birthday: 2/19/2001

Hometown: Toronto, Canada

College: Florida International University

Acquired: 2023 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8)

Forward Stephen Afrifa was selected by Sporting Kansas City as the eighth overall pick of the 2023 MLS SuperDraft before signing with the team at the conclusion of his senior year. The Canadian forward enjoyed a standout four-year career at Florida International, where he amassed 23 goals and 11 assists in 63 appearances from 2019-2022.

Capable of playing as a striker or a winger, Afrifa begins his professional journey on the heels of a phenomenal campaign last fall that yielded a team-high 10 goals, four assists and United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American honors. He guided the Panthers to the 2022 American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles and was named the AAC Championship Most Outstanding Offensive Player.

Afrifa ended his senior season as a 2022 MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist and a member of the United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Team. Afrifa made an instant impact as a freshman, tallying three goals and three assists, and added two goals and an assist during his COVID-shortened sophomore year in the spring of 2021. As a junior, Afrifa helped FIU make its first of two consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances by scoring a team-best eight goals and recording three assists. He was a member of the United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region First Team and an All-Conference USA First Team honoree. Afrifa competed for USL League Two side One Knoxville SC in 2022, scoring 10 goals and leading the first-year club to a first-place finish in the South Central Division and a run to the national quarterfinals.

#23 | F | WILLY AGADA

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 17, 2022, KC vs. MIN Assists 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 4, 2022, KC at LA Shots on Goal 5, Oct. 2, 2022, KC vs. SEA

Shots 7, Oct. 2, 2022, KC vs. SEA

Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 6, 2022, KC vs. LA

Fouls Suffered 3, 3 times, last: March 18, 2023, KC at DAL

Last Regular Season...

Appearance April 15, 2023, KC at SJ

Goal March 25, 2023, KC vs. SEA

Assist Sept. 4, 2022, KC at LA 2023 Record when: he starts 0-3-3 he scores 0-1-0

Height: 5-9 Weight: 180 Birthday: 9/17/1999

Hometown: Bauchi, Nigeria

Last Club: Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel)

Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 6/23/2022

Willy Agada joined Sporting KC in a transfer from Israeli side Hapoel Jerusalem in June 2022. A native of Nigeria, Agada scored 37 goals across four seasons in Israel before heading to the United States. Agada enjoyed an incredible start to his Sporting KC career, tallying eight goals and two assists in just 12 appearances to close out 2022 - placing him among the best goalscorers by a per-game basis in the league.

Agada turned professional as an 18-year-old and bagged eight goals during his first season with Hapoel Jerusalem in 2018-2019. He doubled his goal haul the following year, scoring a team-best 15 times across 36 appearances in the Israeli second division.

Agada’s excellent 2019-2020 campaign paved the way for a loan to Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Premier League where he finished second on the team with six goals in 20202021. The 2021-2022 season saw Agada return to Hapoel Jerusalem, which had gained promotion to the Premier League and led the team with eight goals.

21 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 26, 2023 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 20 16 1495 9 2 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 1 0 59 0 0 International 1 0 19 1 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 22 16 1573 10 2
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 20 16 1495 9 2 57 27 33 21 9 0 3 0 2 0 MLS - TOTAL 20 16 1495 9 2 57 27 33 21 9 0 3 0 2 0
#30 | F | STEPHEN
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 1, July 15, 2023, KC at ATX Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance July 15, 2023, KC at ATX Goal N/A Assist N/A 2023 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 3 1 50 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 1 1 45 0 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 4 2 95 0 0
AFRIFA
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 3 1 50 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 3 1 50 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

#19 | D | ROBERT CASTELLANOS | @rc4official

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 1, 2 times, last: June 10, 2023, KC vs. ATX

Assists 0

Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: June 10, 2023, KC vs. ATX

Shots 2, Aug. 1, 2021, NSH at TOR (w/ NSH)

Fouls Committed 3, April 1, 2023, KC at PHI

Fouls Suffered 2, June 17, 2023, KC vs. LAFC

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 8, 2023, KC at HOU

Goal June 10, 2023, KC vs. ATX

Assist N/A

2023 Record when: he starts 1-4-2 he scores 1-0-0

Height: 6-1

Weight: 190 Birthday: 5/11/1998

Hometown: Palmdale, California

Last Club: KuPS (Finland)

Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 2/17/2023

Center back Robert Castellanos signed with Sporting Kansas City ahead of the 2023 campaign following a brief stint playing abroad with KuPS in Finland. Castellanos has made 70 club appearances since turning professional in 2017, including stints in the USL Championship, MLS and Finland.

Castellanos developed at the youth level with Nomads SC in San Diego before joining Liga MX club Atlas’ academy in 2016. He launched his professional career in early 2017, signing for LA Galaxy II and started 15 of 16 appearances in his debut USL Championship season. Castellanos spent the next three years at RGVFC, where he played 37 matches

and scored two goals. Castellanos jumped to MLS by signing for Nashville in February 2021. In his lone appearance for the club, Castellanos scored an equalizing goal in a 1-1 draw at Toronto FC. Nashville loaned Castellanos to the Tampa Bay Rowdies for the 2022 season where he played 13 matches, including starts in all three playoff games as the Rowdies reached the Conference Final. Castellanos then ventured abroad by joining KuPS, where he started three matches before leaving the club.

Castellanos is a former U.S. youth international, having made two appearances for the U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team in 2016.

Height: 5-5 Weight: 145 Birthday: 3/13/2004

Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska

Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 1/20/2021

Midfielder Ozzie Cisneros, who has competed for the Sporting KC Academy at the U-13 through U-19 levels, became the fourth-youngest signing in club history when he inked an MLS contract at age 16 in early 2021. He scored his first professional goal for Sporting KC II against Louisville City FC on July 28, 2021 before making his debut for Sporting KC in a Leagues Cup match against Club Leon on Aug. 10, 2021.

A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Cisneros joined the Sporting KC Academy as a 12-year-old in 2016. That summer, he led Sporting to a fourth-place finish at the Concacaf U-13 Champions League in Mexico City. Cisneros went on to play almost 70 matches for Sporting in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, scoring 15 goals and climbing to the

U-19 ranks by the time he was 15. He helped the U-17s reach the 2019 Development Academy Playoffs and split time between the U-17s and U-19s during the first half of the 2019-20 campaign. Cisneros and the SKC Academy returned to action in September 2020 in MLS Next play, with Cisneros striking twice during the abbreviated fall season - once for the U-17s and once for the U-19s.

On the international stage, Cisneros notably starred at the 2019 Concacaf U-15 Championship in Bradenton, Florida, scoring both goals in a 2-0 quarterfinal win over Costa Rica, and also found the back of the net at the 2019 Torneo delle Nazioni in Italy.

22 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 26, 2023 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
#25 | M | OZZIE CISNEROS | @OzzieCisner10 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 2023 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 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 18 0 0 International 1 1 90 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 2 2 108 0 0
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 8 0 0 0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 10 7 651 1 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 2 2 168 0 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 12 9 819 1 0
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 10 7 651 1 0 3 1 8 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 MLS - Regular Season 11 8 741 2 0 5 2 8 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 MLS - TOTAL 11 8 741 2 0 5 2 8 3 0 0 1 1 1 0

#17 | M | JAKE DAVIS | @jdavis_3211

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 0

Assists 1, July 12, 2023, KC vs. RSL

Shots on Goal 1, March 25, 2023, KC vs. SEA

Shots 1, 5 times, last: July 8, 2023, KC at HOU

Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: July 15, 2023, KC at ATX

Fouls Suffered 2, May 20, 2023, KC at STL

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 15, 2023, KC at ATX

Goal N/A

Assist July 12, 2023, KC vs. RSL

2023 Record when: he starts 6-4-5 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-9

Weight: 160 Birthday: 1/3/2002

Hometown: Rochester, Michigan

Last Club: Sporting KC II (USL Championship)

Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 8/19/2021

Sporting Kansas City signed midfielder Jake Davis as a Homegrown Player in August 2021 as the 19th Homegrown Player to emerge from the Sporting Kansas City Academy. He made his first-team debut in the 4-0 victory over Minnesota United on Sept. 15, 2021 and earned his first MLS start on April 29, 2023 in a home match against Montreal.

A hard-nosed midfielder who can also play at right back, Davis has spent significant time developing with Sporting KC II under former Sporting greats Paulo Nagamura and Benny Feilhaber from 2019-2022. Davis moved to Kansas City in 2017 at age 15 to join the

Sporting KC Academy and represented Sporting at the U-17 and U-19 levels. A native of Rochester, Michigan, Davis moved to Kansas City in 2017 at age 15 to join the Sporting KC Academy. He represented Sporting at the U-17 and U-19 levels, amassing eight goals across 54 appearances in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.

Davis earned international recognition in November 2019 when he was selected to the United States U-17 National Team for the 19th annual Nike International Friendlies.

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 15, 2021, KC vs. MIN

Assists 1, 3 times, last: May 22, 2022, KC at SJ

Shots on Goal 1, 7 times, last: July 13, 2022, KC at MIN

Shots 2, 4 times, last: July 13, 2022, KC at MIN

Fouls Committed 5, June 19, 2022, KC at NSH

Fouls Suffered 8, July 21, 2021, KC vs. SJ

Last Regular Season... Appearance April 22, 2023, KC at NE

Goal Sept. 15, 2021, KC vs. MIN

Assist May 22, 2022, KC at SJ

2023 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-6 Weight: 130 Birthday: 2/13/2001

Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas

Last Club: Sporting KC Academy

Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 7/18/2019

Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of midfielder Cam Duke as a Homegrown Player midway through the 2019 season. The Overland Park, Kansas native was in the club’s Academy from 2012-2019, advancing from the Under-12 side to the Under-19s. He made his professional debut in the MLS is Back Quarterfinals against the Philadelphia Union on July 30, 2020 and scored his first goal in a 3-1 road win over Seattle on July 25, 2021 before scoring again in a Leagues Cup match vs. Club Leon on Aug. 10, 2021.

Duke capped an impressive Academy career by helping the SKC Academy U-19s reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs in June 2019. After the U-19s secured the No. 4 overall seed with a 16-4-3 regular-season record, Duke

spearheaded a first-place finish in the group stage with a goal and an assist. Duke was the No. 1 prospect in the Heartland Region and the 20th-ranked player nationally at TopDrawerSoccer.com. Duke is the younger brother of former Sporting midfielder and SKC II captain Christian Duke, while his father, Chris Duke, played for the Kansas City Comets and Kansas City Attack in the early 1990s.

Duke represented the United States at the U-14 and U-15 level before guiding the U.S. U-16s to a third-place finish at the Val-de-Marne Tournament in France in 2016. Duke earned his first of several calls to the U.S. U-18s in November 2017 before returning to the team in 2018.

23 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 26, 2023 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
#28 | M | CAM DUKE | @camduke20
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 54 22 2226 2 3 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 MLS is Back KO Stage 1 0 6 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 3 2 282 0 0 International 1 0 45 1 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 59 24 2559 3 3
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 54 22 2226 2 3 21 7 39 66 0 0 6 1 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 54 22 2226 2 3 21 7 39 66 0 0 6 1 0 0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 21 15 1260 0 1 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 3 2 163 0 0 International 3 3 237 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 27 20 1660 0 1
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 21 15 1260 0 1 5 1 21 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 21 15 1260 0 1 5 1 21 7 0 0 2 0 0 0

#15 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 1, 12 times, last: July 9, 2022, KC at MTL

Assists 2, 3 times, last: March 30, 2019, KC vs. MTL

Shots on Goal 2, 18 times, last: March 11, 2023, KC vs. LA

Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL

Fouls Committed 5, 7 times, last: July 9, 2022, KC at MTL

Fouls Suffered 6, 3 times, last: Aug. 17, 2019, KC vs. SJ

Last Regular Season... Appearance July 8, 2023, KC at HOU

Goal July 9, 2022, KC at MTL

Assist May 28, 2023, KC vs. POR

2023 Record when: he starts 0-5-2 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-10

Weight: 190 Birthday: 10/25/1986

Hometown: Denver, Colorado

College: Ohio State

Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England)

Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 1/6/2015

Roger Espinoza has enjoyed two spells with Sporting Kansas City, first from 2008-12 and again from 2015-present. After a two-year stint in the English Premier League and English Championship with Wigan Athletic, Espinoza returned to Sporting KC in 2015. In his two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City.

Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title that season. While he missed Sporting’s MLS Cup in 2013 while with Wigan in England, Espinoza helped guide the club to further Open Cup triumphs in both

2015 and 2017. Espinoza has made 390 appearances for the club in all competitions across the last 13 seasons, tallying 14 goals and 48 assists. “Red Card Roger”, as he’s affectionately known, is both the club’s all-time leader and the all-time MLS leader with 13 red cards.

Espinoza earned 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team after debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics before retiring from international play in 2019.

Height: 5-9 Weight: 145 Birthday: 4/6/2002

Hometown: Half Moon Bay, CA College: Virginia Tech

Last Club: Oakland Roots (USL Championship)

Acquired: Signed off Waivers on 1/13/2023

Sporting Kansas City added Danny Flores off MLS waivers in January 2023. Flores is set to begin his MLS career after a two-year college stint at Virginia Tech. Prior to his collegiate experience, Flores also boasts three seasons of play in the USL Championship, representing Philadelphia Union II from 2019-2020 and Oakland Roots SC in 2021.

Flores recorded two goals and two assists in 32 USL Championship matches across three seasons. He made his league debut in September 2019 for Union II and was an ever-present fixture for the club the following year by playing in all 16 matches. Flores returned to California in 2021 as he moved cross-country to join Oakland Roots SC for the club’s inaugural USL Championship campaign, starting 10 of 12 matches. Following his

successful spell in Oakland, Flores began his collegiate career in Virginia Tech’s midfield. He started all 19 matches during his first season and was named the No. 3 freshman in the country by Top Drawer Soccer and earned ACC All-Freshman Team accolades. Flores continued to lead the Hokies in 2022, scoring a team-best four goals and adding two assists. He ended his time at Virginia Tech with five goals, five assists and starts in 31 of 33 career appearances.

Flores represented the U.S. U-17 Men’s National Team, where he competed alongside SKC Academy products Gianluca Busio and Tyler Freeman. Flores starred for two clubs at the Academy level, first with Shattuck St. Mary’s and later with the Philadelphia Union.

24 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 26, 2023 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
#31 | M | DANNY FLORES Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance
Goal
Assist
2023
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 1 0 6 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 1 0 6 0 0
March 25, 2023, KC vs. SEA
N/A
N/A
Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 333 285 24667 12 44 MLS Postseason 17 14 1208 1 0 MLS is Back KO Stage 2 2 151 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 26 20 2259 0 3 International 12 8 819 1 1 ALL COMPETITIONS 390 330 29105 14 48
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 333 285 24667 12 44 364 102 514 403 20 16 77 13 2 11 KC - Postseason 17 14 1208 1 0 13 6 22 24 3 0 6 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 350 299 25875 13 44 367 108 536 427 23 16 83 13 2 11

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| ANDREU FONTAS | @AFontas3

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 1, 3 times, last: Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR

Assists 1, 2 times, last: July 8, 2023, KC at HOU

Shots on Goal 1, 9 times, last: July 8, 2023, KC at HOU

Shots 2, 8 times, last: June 21, 2023, KC at LA

Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: March 26, 2022, KC vs. RSL

Fouls Suffered 2, 9 times, last: June 21, 2023, KC at LA

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 15, 2023, KC at ATX

Goal Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR

Assist July 8, 2023, KC at HOU

2023 Record when: he starts 5-6-7 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-2

Weight: 200 Birthday: 11/14/1989

Hometown: Banyoles, Spain

Last Club: Celta Vigo (Spain)

Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 8/8/2018

Andreu Fontas, a 10-year professional with more than 200 appearances in his native Spain, joined Sporting KC midway through the 2018 season. Fontas underwent Achilles surgery in late 2019, keeping him out for the majority of the 2020 season before returning as an MLS Defender of the Year contender in 2021. Fontas has made 114 appearances in all competitions for Sporting KC, tallying three goals and two assists.

Fontas spent five seasons from 2013-2018 with Celta Vigo in Spain’s top-flight La Liga, where he played alongside current Sporting midfielder Nemanja Radoja and started 100 of 105 league appearances, helping the club to the semifinals of the 2016-17 UEFA

Europa League. The defender developed in FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth academy, playing nearly 100 matches combined for FC Barcelona B and FC Barcelona from 2008-2012. Fontas advanced from Barcelona’s B team to the first team in 2009 and played in 16 games for the Spanish giants, including a sub appearance in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final. Fontas spent the 2012-13 season on loan at Mallorca before signing with Celta Vigo in June 2013.

Internationally, Fontas has represented Spain at the Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 levels and has also played for the Catalonia National Team.

Last Regular Season...

Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Birthday: 1/26/1996

Hometown: Olathe, Kansas College: University of Denver

Last Club: Colorado Rapids (MLS)

Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 1/14/2022

Kortne Ford returned to his hometown and signed with Sporting KC as a free agent ahead of the 2022 season. Ford began his professional career in 2017 with the Colorado Rapids, where he started 33 of 35 MLS appearances as a Homegrown Player. Following a five-year stint in Colorado, Ford spent the last three months of 2021 on loan with San Antonio FC in the USL Championship. Having dealt with a host of injury issues in Colorado, Ford made his first MLS appearance since 2018 in Sporting’s match at the Colorado Rapids on March 12, 2022.

Ford enjoyed a strong rookie campaign with the Rapids in 2017, starting 19 of 20 MLS appearances. He earned his MLS debut in a road loss to Sporting KC on April 9 at

Children’s Mercy Park and opened his professional scoring account against SKC in a 1-0 home win on May 27. Born in Olathe, Kansas, Ford played youth soccer in the Kansas City area before moving with his family to Colorado at age 12. He joined the Colorado Rapids Academy in 2012 and represented the club at the U-16 and U-18 levels. In three standout seasons at the University of Denver, Ford was a two-time All-Summit League First Team selection and a Top Drawer Soccer Second Team All-America honoree in 2016. He started in all 62 college appearances, notching five goals and three assists, and led the Pioneers to their first NCAA Men’s College Cup appearance as a junior in 2016.

25 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 26, 2023 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
#12 | D | KORTNE
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, May 27, 2017, COL vs. SKC (w/ COL) Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, May 27, 2017, COL vs. SKC (w/ COL) Shots 3, Sept. 9, 2017, COL at HOU (w/ COL) Fouls Committed 3, 10 times, last: May 28, 2022, KC vs. VAN Fouls Suffered 3, Aug. 11, 2018, COL vs. SJ (w/ COL)
FORD | @KortFord
Appearance Oct. 2, 2022, KC vs. SEA Goal May 27, 2017, COL vs. SKC (w/ COL) Assist N/A 2023 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 14 9 802 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 2 2 134 1 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 16 11 936 1 0
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 14 9 802 0 0 2 0 11 7 1 0 4 0 0 0 MLS - Regular Season 49 42 3670 1 0 17 4 52 24 1 0 15 0 1 0 MLS - TOTAL 49 42 3670 1 0 17 4 52 24 1 0 15 0 1 0
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SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 99 93 8421 3 2 MLS Postseason 2 2 180 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 6 6 564 0 0 International 7 7 596 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 114 108 9761 3 2
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 99 93 8421 3 2 41 9 57 39 0 0 13 2 1 1 KC - Postseason 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 101 95 8601 3 2 41 9 60 39 0 0 13 2 1 1

#13 | M | FELIPE GUTIERREZ

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 2, 5 times, last: Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA

Assists 2, Sept. 15, 2018, KC at SJ

Shots on Goal 4, Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA

Shots 6, 2 times, last: April 27, 2019, KC vs. NE

Fouls Committed 4, 8 times, last: Aug. 4, 2019, KC at SEA

Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: June 29, 2019, KC at RSL

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 15, 2023, KC at ATX

Goal Sept. 15, 2019, KC at LA

Assist Sept. 10, 2022, COL vs. VAN (w/ COL)

2023 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-9

Weight: 155 Birthday: 10/8/1990

Hometown: Quintero, Chile

Last Club: Al Wasl FC (United Arab Emirates)

Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 7/6/2023

Felipe Gutierrez rejoined Sporting KC in July 2023 for a second spell with the club following his three-year stint as a Designated Player from 2018-2020. Gutierrez has enjoyed a heralded playing career across the globe, representing clubs in the Spanish La Liga, Dutch Eredivisie, Brazilian Serie A, Chilean Primera Division and MLS. He returns to Kansas City having tallied 19 goals and nine assists in 63 games during his first stint.

Gutierrez first joined Sporting in 2018 and scored five goals in his first five appearances. His hot start culminated in MLS Player of the Month honors for March. Gutierrez finished the 2018 regular season with seven goals and five assists. In 2019, Gutierrez landed Sporting KC Golden Boot honors by scoring 12 goals and also had four assists and led all Sporting field players in appearances (38), starts (37) and minutes (3,225) across all competitions.

At the end of 2020, he left Sporting and returned to boyhood club Catolica in Chile. He notched six goals and six assists across two seasons for the club before finishing 2022 with Colorado in MLS, where he had two assists in 12 games. Gutierrez spent the first six months of 2023 with Al Wasl in the United Arab Emirates, recording a goal and two assists in nine appearances.

Gutierrez first represented the Chilean National Team in May 2010, debuting in a 1-0 friendly win over Northern Ireland and went on to earn 35 caps for his country. He played all four matches for Chile at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and was a member of the squad that saw Chile win the country’s first Copa America title on home soil in 2015.

FELIPE HERNANDEZ | @Fe1ipe98

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 4 times, last: May 28, 2023, KC vs. POR

Assists 2, May 14, 2022, KC at POR

Shots on Goal 2, May 28, 2023, KC vs. POR

Shots 4, 4 times, last: Sept. 10, 2022, KC at HOU

Fouls Committed 3, 4 times, last: July 23, 2022, KC vs. LAFC

Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: April 8, 2023, KC vs. COL

Last Regular Season... Appearance June 10, 2023, KC vs. ATX

Goal May 28, 2023, KC vs. POR

Assist May 14, 2022, KC at POR

2023 Record when: he starts 0-2-0 he scores 1-0-0

Height: 5-7 Weight: 140 Birthday: 6/8/1998

Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee

Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship)

Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 8/30/2019

Felipe Hernandez signed with Sporting KC as a Homegrown Player in August 2019. Hernandez is the first Sporting player to progress from an Academy Affiliate club to the SKC Academy to Sporting KC II before signing with the senior team. He signed with the first team following a breakout 2019 with SKC II in the USL Championship, where he started 24 of 26 appearances, scored a team-best eight goals and recorded four assists.

Hernandez scored his first MLS goal for the club in a June 23, 2021 victory over the Colorado Rapids and also tallied the opener against his hometown club Nashville SC in a 2-1 Sporting KC victory on June 19, 2022.

Hernandez played for Sporting Nashville Heroes, a former Academy Affiliate, and moved to Kansas City in the summer of 2014 to join the Academy. At age 16, Hernandez earned a preseason training stint with Sporting KC in January 2015, before signing an Academy contract with Sporting KC II in August 2016, two months prior to earning Bob Gansler Academy Player of the Year honors that then led to a professional SKC II contract in early 2017.

On the international stage, Hernandez played for the U.S. U-19 and U-20 National Teams in 2016 and 2017.

26 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 26, 2023 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
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#21
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 69 31 3370 4 6 MLS Postseason 2 0 42 0 0 MLS is Back KO Stage 1 0 26 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 6 5 505 2 1 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 78 36 3943 6 7
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 69 31 3370 4 6 64 13 49 57 3 52 3 0 0 1 KC - Postseason 2 0 42 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 71 31 3412 4 6 64 13 50 60 3 52 3 0 0 1
KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 53 49 4268 19 5 MLS Postseason 4 4 360 0 3 U.S. Open Cup 2 1 109 0 1 International 8 8 591 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 67 62 5328 19 9
SPORTING
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 53 49 4268 19 5 106 46 97 82 1 58 14 0 5 4 KC - Postseason 4 4 360 0 3 9 4 9 11 1 11 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 57 53 4628 19 8 115 50 106 93 2 69 14 0 5 4

SPORTING

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 1, 13 times, last: May 31, 2023, KC vs. DAL

Assists 2, Oct. 27, 2021, KC vs. LA

Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: Oct. 3, 2021, KC vs. HOU

Shots 5, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL

Fouls Committed 4, Feb. 29, 2020, KC at VAN

Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: July 8, 2023, KC at HOU

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 15, 2023, KC at ATX

Goal May 31, 2023, KC vs. DAL

Assist July 8, 2023, KC at HOU

2023 Record when: he starts 4-2-2 he scores 2-0-0

Height: 5-7

Weight: 155 Birthday: 3/23/1994

Hometown: Ashdod, Israel

Last Club: Beitar Jerusalem (Israel)

Acquired: Acquired in loan/transfer on 1/23/2020

Gadi Kinda joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2020 season from Israeli Premier League side Beitar Jerusalem. Kinda earned Sporting KC Newcomer of the Year honors in his first MLS season and has contributed 14 goals and 17 assists in 70 appearances across all competitions for Sporting. Kinda returned to the field in a U.S. Open Cup match on April 25, 2023 after missing the entire 2022 campaign following knee surgery.

Born in Ethiopia and raised in Israel, Kinda joined Beitar Jerusalem in February 2019 and started 30 of 31 appearances in all competitions. Kinda spent the first seven and a half years of his professional career at FC Ashdod. He developed as a youth in his hometown club’s academy prior to landing a top-flight debut in September 2011 as a 17-year-old.

Ashdod spent the 2015-16 season in Israel’s second division, but a strong bounce-back culminated with a Liga Leumit title as Kinda earned 27 appearances and helped his team finish atop the standings. Ashdod’s promotion saw Kinda tally seven goals and seven assists over the next two and a half seasons before his transfer to Beitar Jerusalem.

Kinda has five caps for the senior Israeli National Team, making his debut on June 5, 2021 when he scored the final goal in a 3-1 friendly win over Montenegro. He previously represented Israel at the U-18, U-19 and U-21 levels.

Height: 5-9 Weight: 165 Birthday: 11/30/1993

Hometown: Friolzheim, Germany

Last Club: Hamburger SV (Germany)

Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 1/12/2023

Tim Leibold joined Sporting Kansas City in January 2023 having amassed more than 20 goals and 40 assists in nearly 300 professional appearances in his native Germany. Leibold becomes the third German newcomer at Sporting since the start of 2022, following center back Robert Voloder and midfielder Erik Thommy.

Leibold spent the last eight seasons across Germany’s top two divisions. He starred at Nurnberg from 2015-2019 and has competed since then for Hamburg, including a one-year stint as club captain during the 2020-21 campaign. Leibold developed in youth academies at VfB Stuttgart, TSF Ditzingen and SGV Freiberg before turning professional with Freiberg at age 18 in 2012. Leibold enjoyed a breakthrough in 2015 by joining 2.

Bundesliga side Nurnburg and solidifying his place as a regular starter. The 2018-19 campaign saw Leibold lead Nurnburg with 32 Bundesliga starts while also assisting three goals. Competing in one of the world’s best leagues, he led the team in key passes, tackles, recoveries and touches while placing second in minutes played.

Leibold then returned to the 2. Bundesliga with a move to Hamburg, where he had his best professional season to date in 2019-20. He played every minute of all 34 league matches and led the 2. Bundesliga with 16 assists.

At the international level, Leibold played five matches for the Germany U-20s in 2013.

27 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 26, 2023 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
#14 | D |
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 3 times, last: July 1, 2023, KC vs. VAN Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: June 10, 2023, KC vs. ATX Shots 1, 6 times, last: June 24, 2023, KC vs. CHI Fouls Committed 3, June 21, 2023, KC at LA Fouls Suffered 1, 3 times, last: July 12, 2023, KC vs. RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance July 15, 2023, KC at ATX Goal N/A Assist July 1, 2023, KC vs. VAN 2023 Record when: he starts 2-3-4 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 15 9 837 0 3 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0 International 3 3 270 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 18 12 1107 0 3
TIM LEIBOLD
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 15 9 837 0 3 6 2 12 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 MLS - TOTAL 15 9 837 0 3 6 2 12 3 2 0 1 0 0 1
#10 | M | GADI
KINDA
KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 58 47 4074 13 16 MLS Postseason 4 2 214 0 0 MLS is Back KO Stage 2 1 135 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 2 2 76 0 0 International 4 3 281 1 1 ALL COMPETITIONS 70 55 4780 14 17
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 58 47 4074 13 16 97 41 81 107 9 49 12 1 4 7 KC - Postseason 4 2 214 0 0 2 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 62 49 4288 13 16 99 41 86 113 9 49 12 1 4 7

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals Allowed 4, May 20, 2023, KC at STL

Saves 7, July 12, 2023, KC vs. RSL

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 15, 2023, KC at ATX

Shutout July 1, 2023, KC vs. VAN 2023 Record when: he starts 4-4-5

Height: 5-11

Weight: 180 Birthday: 1/24/1994

Hometown: Santa Rosa, California

College: Santa Clara

Last Club: New York Red Bulls (MLS)

Acquired: Acquired in Re-Entry Draft on 12/17/2020

Sporting KC acquired goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh in Stage 1 of the MLS Re-Entry Process in late 2020. McIntosh spent the previous MLS campaign with the New York Red Bulls following a four-year stint in the Portland Timbers organization from 2016-2019. After seven years in MLS, McIntosh made his MLS debut in Sporting KC’s 3-0 home win over D.C. United on Sept. 13, 2022.

As a rookie in 2016, McIntosh competed for Timbers 2 of the USL Championship prior to signing his first MLS contract with Portland in January 2017. He played most of the next three years on loan with Timbers 2. In his lone appearance for Portland’s first team,

McIntosh secured a 2-0 shutout victory over San Jose in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 in 2018. Born in Oakland and raised in Santa Rosa, California, McIntosh was a member of the San Jose Earthquakes Academy as a youth before embarking on a four-year collegiate career at Santa Clara University. He was named the 2015 West Coast Conference Goalkeeper of the Year as a senior, leading Santa Clara to the WCC Championship.

On the international stage, McIntosh featured for the U.S. U-14, U-15, U-17 and U-20 National Teams, including a stint in residency with the U-17s in Bradenton, Florida.

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals Allowed 7, 2 times, last: May 14, 2022, KC at POR Saves 10, April 8, 2018, KC at LA

Last Regular Season...

Appearance May 13, 2023, KC vs. MIN

Shutout April 1, 2023, KC at PHI 2023 Record when: he starts 2-4-1

Height: 6-1 Weight: 210 Birthday: 5/15/1986

Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University

Last Club: Chivas USA (MLS)

Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 12/23/2014

Tim Melia leads Sporting KC in regular-season wins (94), shutouts (64) and saves (645), and has also played the most games (223) of any goalkeeper in club history. Melia claimed the 2017 Goalkeeper of the Year crown with career-highs in wins (12), shutouts (10), saves (91), starts (31) and minutes (2,759) before surpassing each of those stats in 2018.

Melia has an unbelievable knack for saving penalty kicks, having only conceded 17 of the 30 he has faced for Sporting while also guiding the team to penalty shootout victories in the 2015 U.S. Open Cup Final, the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Semifinal, the 2020 MLS is Back Round of 16 and the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs Quarterfinal.

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, he was named MLS Comeback Player of the Year.

After a four-year college career with NCAA DIII program Lynn University, 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 call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United.

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#29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 223 223 19965 0 0 MLS Postseason 10 10 924 0 0 MLS is Back KO Stage 2 2 180 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 11 11 1080 0 0 International 6 6 540 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 252 252 22689 0 0
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA C E W L T KC - Regular Season 223 223 19965 931 645 64 279 1.26 19 33 16 1 94 77 49 MLS - Regular Season 229 228 20404 964 663 64 293 1.29 20 34 16 2 94 81 50 KC - Postseason 10 10 924 49 31 1 17 1.66 1 1 0 0 2 4 3 MLS - TOTAL 239 238 21328 1013 694 65 310 1.31 21 35 16 2 96 85 53
#22 | GK | KENDALL
MCINTOSH | @McIntoshKendall
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 16 15 1371 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 16 15 1371 0 0
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA C E W L T KC - Regular Season 16 15 1371 69 46 2 22 1.44 2 2 1 0 5 5 5 MLS - TOTAL 16 15 1371 69 46 2 22 1.44 2 2 1 0 5 5 5

April 30, 2022, KC vs. DAL

May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL

15, 2023, KC at ATX

Height: 5-8

Weight: 180 Birthday: 2/9/2000

Hometown: La Louviere, Belgium

Last Club: EA Guingamp (France)

Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 1/14/2022

Logan Ndenbe joined Sporting in a transfer from French team EA Guingamp in January 2022. Ndenbe arrived in Kansas City after spending his first five professional seasons in Europe with Belgian top-flight side KV Oostende and Guingamp. Ndenbe made 25 appearances in all competitions for Sporting KC in his first season with the club, tallying one assist in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

Ndenbe developed in the Royal Excel Mouscron academy before joining KV Oostende as a 17-year-old in 2017. Ndenbe left Belgium in July 2020, signing for Guingamp to mark the start of a successful stint in the French Ligue 2.

On the youth international stage, Ndenbe rose through the Belgian U-17 and U-18 teams before earning his Belgium U-21 debut in June 2021 for his first of six matches in 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying. He started in four games during qualifying, helping the team go 3-0-1.

Last Regular Season...

Height: 5-9 Weight: 150 Birthday: 2/16/2003

Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Last Club: Sporting KC Academy

Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 5/4/2021

Kayden Pierre signed with Sporting as a Homegrown player early in the 2021 season after impressing at preseason camp in Arizona with the Sporting KC first team. He made his debut for the club against Club Leon in the Leagues Cup on Aug. 10, 2021 before making his MLS debut at Colorado on March 12, 2022. He enjoyed a breakout spell over the summer of 2022 with senior right back Graham Zusi sidelined through injury, as Pierre made 12 of his 19 appearances on the season between June 25-Sept. 17.

Pierre joined the Sporting KC Academy in 2018 from Vardar SC in his native Michigan. He represented Sporting at the U-15, U-17 and U-19 levels and helped guide the U-17s to

the Academy Playoffs in 2019. Capable of playing at left back and right back, Pierre gained his first professional experience in 2020 when he signed an amateur academy contract with SKC II. Pierre enjoyed a breakout season for Sporting in 2022, making 22 appearances in all competitions.

On the international stage, Pierre has competed for the U.S. U-14, U-16 and U-20 national teams.

29 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 26, 2023 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, July 13, 2022, KC at MIN Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, Sept. 13, 2022, KC vs. DC Fouls Committed 3, Sept. 4, 2022, KC at LA Fouls Suffered 4, July 3, 2022, KC vs. NY
#24 | D | KAYDEN PIERRE | @KaydenPierre5 Regular
Appearance
Goal N/A Assist July
at
2023 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 20 9 953 0 1 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 3 2 190 0 0 International 2 0 108 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 25 11 1251 0 1
March 18, 2023, KC at DAL
13, 2022, KC
MIN
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 20 9 953 0 1 1 0 5 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 20 9 953 0 1 1 0 5 20 0 0 1 0 0 0
#18 | D | LOGAN NDENBE | @Ndenbe22 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1,
Shots 3,
Fouls Committed 3,
Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times,
Appearance
Goal N/A Assist N/A 2023 Record when: he starts 4-3-2 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 34 28 2499 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 3 1 84 0 1 International 1 0 15 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 38 29 2598 0 1
Aug. 27, 2022, KC vs. SJ
last: July 3, 2022, KC vs. NY Last Regular Season...
July
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 34 28 2499 0 0 11 1 32 35 3 0 4 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 34 28 2499 0 0 11 1 32 35 3 0 4 0 0 0

#9 |

| ALAN PULIDO | @alanpulido

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 2, 5 times, last: July 8, 2023, KC at HOU

Assists 2, July 22, 2020, KC at RSL

Shots on Goal 6, Oct. 24, 2020, KC vs. COL

Shots 8, May 22, 2021, KC at SJ

Fouls Committed 3, June 19, 2021, KC at POR

Fouls Suffered 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 4, 2021, KC at LAFC

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 15, 2023, KC at ATX

Goal July 8, 2023, KC at HOU

Assist June 10, 2023, KC vs. ATX

2023 Record when: he starts 6-7-5 he scores 3-1-3

Height: 5-10

Weight: 180 Birthday: 3/8/1991

Hometown: Ciudad Victoria, Mexico

Last Club: C.D. Guadalajara (Mexico)

Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 12/10/2019

Mexican star Alan Pulido signed with Sporting KC as a Designated Player in a club-record transfer from Chivas Guadalajara in December 2019. Pulido has scored over 100 combined goals for club and country during a decorated career highlighted by five domestic championships and the 2018 Concacaf Champions League title.

Pulido tallied 15 goals and eight assists in 36 appearances in his first two seasons in MLS and was named Sporting’s Offensive Player of the Year in 2020. Pulido missed the entire 2022 season following knee surgery and returned to the field on April 1, 2023. Pulido has tallied 26 goals and 11 assists in 58 appearances across all competitions for the club.

Pulido developed in the Tigres UANL youth academy before breaking into the first team in 2009 as an 18-year-old. He helped Tigres to the 2009 SuperLiga title and two years later, Pulido scored in the second leg of the 2011 Liga MX Apertura Final as Tigres won its first

league championship since 1982. Pulido enjoyed a breakout 2013-14 campaign with 25 goals in all competitions during his final season at Tigres, scoring in the 2014 Copa MX Clausura Final to finish as the tournament’s top scorer. Pulido then signed for Greek outfit Levadiakos and scored on his debut before heading to Greek powerhouse Olympiacos. Pulido returned to Liga MX in August 2016, joining Chivas on a club-record transfer fee. His first full season with Chivas yielded 14 goals, helping his side to a double-winning campaign that ended with his first Liga MX Best XI selection. In 2018, he led Chivas to the Concacaf Champions League title and the club’s first continental championship in 56 years.

At the international level, Pulido has bagged five goals in 20 caps for Mexico’s senior team and was part of the El Tri squad at the 2011 Copa America and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals Allowed 4, 2 times, last: March 25, 2023, KC vs. SEA Saves 7, July 17, 2022, KC at RSL

Last Regular Season...

Appearance March 25, 2023, KC vs. SEA Shutout March 11, 2023, KC vs. LA 2023 Record when: he starts 0-3-2

Height: 6-4 Weight: 205 Birthday: 4/19/2001

Hometown: Bakersfield, California

Last Club: Sporting Kansas City II (USL Championship)

Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown Player on 2/24/2020

John Pulskamp joined Sporting KC as a Homegrown Player ahead of the 2020 season after acquiring his Homegrown rights from the LA Galaxy where he spent two seasons in the club’s Academy. He made his MLS debut in the 2021 season opener, helping the side to a 2-1 victory at the New York Red Bulls.

Pulskamp became the youngest goalkeeper in Sporting KC history to record a shutout following a 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy on Oct. 27, 2021 at the age of 20 years and 191 days. He enjoyed a breakout year in 2022 when he deputized for an injured Tim Melia to make 15 starts in all competitions, posting an 8-3-4 record.

Pulskamp joined the MLS ranks on the heels of a breakout 2019 USL Championship season with SKC II. Pulskamp arrived in Kansas City in April 2019 after a two-year stint in the LA Galaxy Academy. He also spent time on trial with English Premier League outfit AFC Bournemouth in the summer of 2018. Prior to joining the Galaxy, he represented youth sides Real So Cal and Central California Aztecs.

Pulskamp was called in to a U.S. Men’s National Team training camp in December 2021. At the youth international level, Pulskamp has represented the U.S. at the U-18 and U-20 levels.

30 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 26, 2023 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
#1 | GK | JOHN PULSKAMP | @john_pulskamp
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 23 22 2017 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 6 6 600 0 0 International 4 4 360 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 33 32 2977 0 0
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA C E W L T KC - Regular Season 23 22 2017 90 58 6 32 1.43 2 3 0 0 8 9 6 MLS - TOTAL 23 22 2017 90 58 6 32 1.43 2 3 0 0 8 9 6
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SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 53 44 3951 24 11 MLS Postseason 1 1 73 0 0 MLS is Back KO Stage 2 2 180 1 0 U.S. Open Cup 1 1 60 1 0 International 1 1 30 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 58 49 4294 26 11
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 53 44 3951 24 11 138 55 25 88 19 0 5 0 6 3 KC - Postseason 1 1 73 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 54 45 4024 24 11 140 56 25 90 19 0 5 0 6 3

Height: 6-0

Weight: 175 Birthday: 2/6/1993

Hometown: Novi Sad, Serbia

Last Club: Levante (Spain)

Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 10/26/2022

Nemanja Radoja signed with Sporting KC ahead of the 2023 campaign, having spent most of the last decade in the Spanish La Liga with Celta Vigo and Levante. Radoja has played nearly 300 matches across the top divisions of Serbia and Spain and also boasts experience in the UEFA Europa League with Vojvodina and Celta Vigo.

Radoja began his professional career with Serbian club Vojvodina before embarking on an eight-year journey in La Liga. He logged 181 La Liga appearances from 2014-2022, playing alongside Sporting defender Andreu Fontas at Celta Vigo from 2014-2018 and spending each of the last three seasons with Levante. Radoja developed in Vojvodina’s youth academy and joined the club’s senior team in 2011 prior to brief loan spells in Serbia. Celta Vigo acquired Radoja via transfer in August 2014 and he took little time settling in as a key figure for Celta, regularly competing in tandem with Fontas for a team

RADOJA

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 0

Assists 1, July 12, 2023, KC vs. RSL

Shots on Goal 1, May 31, 2023, KC vs. DAL

Shots 2, 3 times, last: June 21, 2023, KC at LA

Fouls Committed 3, June 17, 2023, KC vs. LAFC

that finished eighth in 2014-15. Radoja and Celta improved upon their fortunes in 2015-16 leading to a sixth-place league finish. Celta Vigo’s 2016-17 campaign was highlighted by runs to the semifinals of the Copa del Rey and UEFA Europa League, where they fell to eventual champions Manchester United. Radoja moved to Levante ahead of the 2019-20 campaign. His first year at the club was highlighted by scoring in a 3-1 upset win over European powerhouse FC Barcelona.

On the international stage, Radoja has two caps for the Serbia Men’s National Team. He earned his senior debut in a friendly match at Ukraine in November 2016 and made one appearance in Serbia’s successful qualifying campaign ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. As a youth, Radoja represented Serbia at the U-18 through U-21 levels.

Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 Birthday: 10/8/2001

Hometown: Rockville, Maryland College: Maryland

Acquired: 2023 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#37)

Sporting Kansas City singed center back Chris Rindov ahead of the 2023 season after selecting the defender in the Second Round (37th overall) of the 2023 MLS SuperDraft out of Maryland. Rindov becomes Sporting’s first MLS SuperDraft selection to sign for the first team since 2018 and the second defender on Sporting’s active roster to join as a second-round draft pick out of Maryland, alongside Graham Zusi. Rindov made his MLS debut as a late sub on April 22, 2023 at New England.

Rindov was a defensive mainstay for perennial powerhouse Maryland, starting in each of the program’s 38 matches over his final two seasons and finishing his college career with four goals and five assists in 58 appearances. Rising from freshman walk-on to team

captain as a senior, he had a banner year in 2022 as an All-Big Ten First Team honoree and an MLS College Showcase participant. Rindov played every minute in all 20 matches for the Terrapins in 2022, pushing Maryland to the Big Ten regular season title with an unbeaten 4-0-4 conference record. A two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, Rindov guided the Terps to their 22nd consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance in the fall of 2022.

Rindov won four consecutive state championships at Rockville High School. He also played for youth club OBGC, where he competed at two national championships and won an Eastern Regional title in 2018.

31 Sporting KC Game Notes | August 26, 2023 vs. San Jose Earthquakes | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes
#82 | D | CHRIS RINDOV
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance April 22, 2023, KC at NE Goal N/A Assist N/A 2023 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 1 0 4 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 2 1 94 0 0
| @ChrisRindov
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
#6
| M | NEMANJA
Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: July 15, 2023, KC at ATX
Regular Season... Appearance July 15, 2023, KC at ATX Goal N/A Assist July 12, 2023, KC vs. RSL 2023 Record when: he starts 5-4-5 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 16 14 1145 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 17 15 1235 0 0
Last
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 16 14 1145 0 1 7 1 10 14 0 0 2 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 16 14 1145 0 1 7 1 10 14 0 0 2 0 0 0

#5 | D | DANY ROSERO

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 1, 2 times, last: July 15, 2023, KC at ATX

Assists 0

Shots on Goal 1, 6 times, last: July 15, 2023, KC at

Height: 6-2

Weight: 190 Birthday: 10/6/1993

Hometown: Bogota, Colombia

Last Club: Atletico Junior (Colombia)

Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 3/2/2023

Sporting Kansas City acquired center back Dany Rosero in a transfer from Colombian side Atletico Junior in March 2023. Rosero has eclipsed 300 professional appearances across Argentina and his native Colombia, scoring 20 goals and competing in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. Beginning his career at Argentine club Arsenal de Sarandi as a teenager, the defender has spent the last seven seasons in the Colombian top-flight Categoria Primera A with Patriotas Boyacá, Deportivo Cali and Junior.

Born in Colombia, Rosero moved to Argentina to join Arsenal’s youth academy and began his professional career with the club in 2012. He enjoyed a pair of early breakthroughs by helping Arsenal win the 2013 Copa Argentina and by appearing in the 2014 Copa Libertadores. Rosero returned to his home country in 2016 and made an immediate impact, scoring four goals and starting 35 of 37 league appearances with Patriotas

Boyacá. Strong performances with Patriotas paved the way for Rosero to join Colombian powerhouse Deportivo Cali in 2017. Rosero delivered his most dominant season to date in 2019, scoring seven goals and starting 55 games in all competitions, with Deportivo Cali finishing as Copa Colombia runners-up.

In 2020, Rosero signed for Colombian heavyweights Junior and played in both the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana, making 11 starts across the two tournaments. The following season, Rosero made seven appearances in the Copa Libertadores and one in the Copa Sudamericana while scoring three goals in 33 Primera A matches as Junior finished fifth in the aggregate league table. Rosero remained one of the Colombian first division’s best center backs in 2022, starting 36 league games and propelling Junior to the Copa Colombia finals.

#7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL

Regular

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 15, 2023, KC at ATX

Goal July 12, 2023, KC vs. RSL

Assist July 12, 2023, KC vs. RSL

2023 Record when: he starts 3-6-4 he scores 0-1-2

Height: 5-9 Weight: 170 Birthday: 4/8/1990

Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland

Last Club: Derby County FC (England)

Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 1/31/2018

Scottish winger Johnny Russell joined Sporting KC in a transfer from English club Derby County FC in January 2018. A cult-hero at the club, Russell has tallied 57 goals and 41 assists in 185 appearances for Sporting KC since the start of 2018. He was named club captain ahead of the 2021 season.

In 2021, Russell scored in eight consecutive games as part of a run where he tallied 15 goals in 19 matches over the second half of the campaign. Russell was named the club’s MVP in 2020 and 2022 as well as Offensive Player of the Year in 2018, 2019 and 2021.

Russell previously scored 93 goals during a 12-year professional career in England and his native Scotland. Russell developed in the Dundee United 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 three seasons out on loan and marked his first Dundee United start with a goal in the 2009 Scottish FA Cup. After scoring 23 goals from 2010-2012, Russell’s final season at Dundee saw him produce a team-best 20 goals. Russell joined Derby County in the summer of 2013 and marked his debut for the Rams with his first of nine goals in the 2013-14 English Championship as Derby fell just short of promotion to the EPL. He totaled 18 goals over the next two seasons.

Russell has 13 career caps for Scotland and scored his first international goal during a European Championship Qualifier in San Marino on March 24, 2019. He has also represented Scotland at the U-19 and U-21 levels.

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3, 2
2, 3
4, 4
8,
5,
Season Game Highs: Goals
times, last: May 26, 2019, KC vs. SEA Assists
times, last: Sept. 15, 2021, KC vs. MIN Shots on Goal
times, last: Aug. 28, 2021, KC vs. COL Shots
Sept. 2, 2020, KC vs. DAL Fouls Committed
April 30, 2022, KC vs. DAL Fouls Suffered 6, 2 times, last: April 8, 2023, KC vs. COL
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 159 135 11874 51 34 MLS Postseason 8 8 735 1 2 MLS is Back KO Stage 2 2 157 0 1 U.S. Open Cup 7 5 508 4 2 International 9 8 642 1 2 ALL COMPETITIONS 185 158 13916 57 41
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 159 135 11874 51 34 332 132 96 238 19 369 13 0 10 6 KC - Postseason 8 8 735 1 2 16 6 10 19 1 25 1 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 167 143 12609 52 36 348 138 106 257 20 394 14 0 10 6
ATX Shots 3, April 1, 2023, KC at PHI Fouls Committed 3, June 17, 2023, KC vs. LAFC Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: June 17, 2023, KC vs. LAFC
Regular Season... Appearance July 15, 2023, KC at ATX Goal July 15, 2023, KC at ATX Assist N/A 2023 Record when: he starts 5-7-5 he scores 1-1-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 17 17 1503 2 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0 International 3 3 270 1 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 20 20 1773 3 0
Last
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 17 17 1503 2 0 18 6 18 16 0 0 6 0 1 0 MLS - TOTAL 17 17 1503 2 0 18 6 18 16 0 0 6 0 1 0

#20 | F | DANIEL SALLOI

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 2, 4 times, last: May 18, 2022, KC vs. COL

Assists 2, 3 times, last: Aug. 6, 2022, KC vs. LA

Shots on Goal 4, 3 times, last: July 13, 2019, KC at VAN

Shots 8, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL

Fouls Committed 4, June 7, 2019, KC at TOR

Fouls Suffered 5, July 31, 2021, KC vs. DAL

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 15, 2023, KC at ATX

Goal July 12, 2023, KC vs. RSL

Assist July 15, 2023, KC at ATX

2023 Record when: he starts 6-11-8 he scores 3-1-1

Height: 6-1

Weight: 165 Birthday: 7/19/1996

Hometown: Budapest, Hungary

Last Club: Gyirmot SE (Hungary) - Loan

Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on 1/13/2016

Daniel Salloi signed with Sporting KC as a Homegrown Player in early 2016 and made his Sporting KC debut on April 9, 2017. After enjoying a breakout campaign in 2018 where he tallied 16 goals and seven assists in all competitions, Salloi rebounded from a few lean years to be named an MLS MVP finalist in 2021 after recording 16 goals and 10 assists in all competitions, tying the club record for most non-penalty goals in a single MLS regular season. Salloi’s 13 game-winning goals is tied for most in club history. Salloi, who signed a new four-year contract in late 2022, has recorded 54 goals and 31 assists in 201 appearances across all competitions.

Salloi scored on his first start for the club - a 4-0 win over Minnesota United in the U.S. Open Cup on June 14, 2017 - and added his first MLS goal vs. Portland on July 1, 2017.

Salloi reached even greater heights by scoring the winning goal in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Final against the New York Red Bulls. Salloi moved to the U.S. in 2014 as an AFS exchange student and attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas, joining the SKC Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season.

Salloi returned to his former Hungarian Academy side Ujpest FC in July 2015. He made his pro debut in the OTP Bank Liga on July 18, 2015 the day before his 19th birthday.

Salloi has four caps for the senior Hungary National Team, having made his debut in a World Cup Qualifier against England on Sept. 2, 2021. He previously played for the Hungary Under-21 National Team.

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 1, 18 times, last: June 10, 2023, KC vs. ATX Assists 3, Sept. 23, 2016, NYC vs. CHI (w/ NYC)

Shots on Goal 4, July 17, 2020, KC vs. COL

Shots 6, May 5, 2018, KC vs. COL

Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2018, KC at FCD Fouls Suffered 4, April 11, 2015, NYC at PHI (w/ NYC)

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 8, 2023, KC at HOU

Goal June 10, 2023, KC vs. ATX

Assist July 9, 2022, KC at MTL

2023 Record when: he starts 0-3-2 he scores 1-0-0

Height: 6-3 Weight: 180 Birthday: 6/26/1993

Hometown: Austin, Texas

College: Oregon State

Last Club: SC Paderborn 07 (Germany)

Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 12/9/2019

Khiry Shelton is in the midst of his second stint with Sporting Kansas City, having initially helped the club to a first place in the Western Conference and a record-breaking scoring season in 2018, before departing to play in Germany with SC Paderborn 07 for one season in 2019. He returned to the club ahead of the 2020 season and has tallied 15 goals and 16 assists across 129 appearances for the club.

Shelton was selected second overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by expansion side New York City FC and spent three seasons with the club before initially arriving in KC via trade ahead of the 2018 season.

He 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.

In college, Shelton attended Oregon State University where he was an NSCAA All-America Second Team selection; 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 during his senior year. Shelton was a member of the U.S. U-18 National Team as a youth player.

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#11 | F | KHIRY SHELTON |
@KhiryShelton
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 112 77 7037 12 13 MLS Postseason 7 5 489 1 1 MLS is Back KO Stage 1 1 80 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 6 3 302 2 2 International 3 3 209 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 129 89 8117 15 16
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 112 77 7037 12 13 115 43 100 94 20 1 9 0 4 8 MLS - Regular Season 166 100 9523 18 23 151 55 125 125 23 1 9 0 4 11 KC - Postseason 7 5 489 1 1 6 2 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - Postseason 9 5 546 1 1 6 2 8 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 175 105 10072 19 24 157 57 133 130 25 1 9 0 4 11
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 170 134 12325 43 28 MLS Postseason 7 6 577 3 2 MLS is Back KO Stage 2 1 74 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 14 8 943 8 1 International 8 3 258 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 201 152 14177 54 31
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 170 134 12325 43 28 388 159 93 168 33 73 14 3 15 11 KC - Postseason 7 6 577 3 2 18 6 5 10 2 0 1 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 177 140 13623 46 30 406 165 98 178 35 73 15 3 15 11

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 1, 6 times, last: July 1, 2023, KC vs. VAN

Assists 1, 8 times, last: July 12, 2023, KC vs. RSL

Shots on Goal 4, 2 times, last: March 11, 2023, KC vs. LA

Shots 8, March 11, 2023, KC vs. LA

Fouls Committed 3, April 8, 2023, KC vs. COL

Fouls Suffered 4, 3 times, last: June 3, 2023, KC at VAN

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 15, 2023, KC at ATX

Goal July 1, 2023, KC vs. VAN

Assist June 21, 2023, KC at LA

2023 Record when: he starts 5-10-8 he scores 3-0-0

Height: 5-8

Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/20/1994

Hometown: Wettenhausen, Germany

Last Club: VfB Stuttgart (Germany)

Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 6/23/2022

Erik Thommy, a German Bundesliga veteran, signed with Sporting KC in June 2022. Thommy previously recorded 42 goals and 33 assists across nine seasons in his native Germany - including nine goals, 14 assists and 96 appearances in the Bundesliga, one of the top leagues in the world. He scored his first goal for Sporting in the 4-2 victory over the LA Galaxy on Aug. 6, 2022 and finished the season with an impressive three goals and two assists in 13 appearances.

Capable of playing in an advanced midfield role or on the wing, Thommy launched his professional career with FC Augsburg in 2014 before going on loan to FC Kaiserslautern

(2014-2016) and Jahn Regensburg (2016-2017). Thommy joined VfB Stuttgart in 2017, starred for Fortuna Dusseldorf during a successful loan spell in 2019-2020, and ended his time at Stuttgart in the Spring of 2022 by appearing in each of the club’s last six matches of the 2021-2022 campaign.

Thommy developed in academies at SV Kleinbeuren (2000-2002), SSV Ulm (2002-2009) and TSG Thannhausen (2009-2010) before moving to FC Augsburg. He signed for FC Augsburg II in 2013 and made his Bundesliga debut with Augsburg’s senior team as a 19-year-old in February 2014.

#77 | F | MARINOS TZIONIS

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 1, May 14, 2022, KC at POR

Assists 1, May 28, 2023, KC vs. POR

Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 10, 2022, KC at HOU

Shots 3, 2 times, last: May 31, 2023, KC vs. DAL

Fouls Committed 2, 4 times, last: June 10, 2023, KC vs. ATX

Fouls Suffered 5, April 17, 2022, KC at LAFC

Last Regular Season...

Appearance July 15, 2023, KC at ATX

Goal May 14, 2022, KC at POR

Assist May 28, 2023, KC vs. POR 2023 Record when: he starts 3-1-2 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 5-7 Weight: 150 Birthday: 7/16/2001

Hometown: Nicosia, Cyprus

Last Club: Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus)

Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 1/24/2022

Marinos Tzionis signed with Sporting KC in a transfer from Omonia Nicosia in Cyprus in late January 2022. Tzionis scored 15 goals in 88 appearances for hometown club Omonia Nicosia since turning professional as a 15-year-old in 2017. In his debut season with Sporting KC, Tzionis tallied two goals in 29 appearances across all competitions.

Tzionis scored his first goal for the club with a last-gasp equalizer in the 98th minute of the club’s U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 clash with FC Dallas on May 10, 2022 and scored his first MLS goal four days later in a loss at Portland.

Tzionis developed in Omonia Nicosia’s academy, signed for the first team in 2017 and made his senior debut for the club in May 2018. In a breakout 2020-21 campaign, Tzionis guided Omonia to the club’s first league title in 11 years by tallying seven goals in 43 games. He landed his UEFA Champions League debut in the qualifying rounds and started all six of Omonia’s games in the UEFA Europa League group stage.

Tzionis represented Cyprus at the U-17 and U-19 youth levels, before breaking into the senior national team in September 2020. To date, Tzionis has two goals in 24 caps for the Cyprus National Team, scoring his first goal in a 2-0 win over Estonia on March 29, 2022.

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SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 45 12 1433 1 1 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 4 3 328 2 0 International 1 0 19 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 50 15 1783 3 1
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 45 12 1433 1 1 35 11 18 49 3 16 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 45 12 1433 1 1 35 11 18 49 3 16 0 0 0 0
#26 | M | ERIK
@erikthommy
THOMMY |
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 37 33 2767 6 8 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 2 1 113 0 1 International 3 2 211 0 1 ALL COMPETITIONS 42 36 3091 6 10
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 37 33 2767 6 8 100 40 34 59 2 89 7 0 1 2 MLS - TOTAL 37 33 2767 6 8 100 40 34 59 2 89 7 0 1 2

#4 | D | ROBERT VOLODER

Regular Season Game Highs:

Goals 1, Sept. 13, 2022, KC vs. DC

Assists 1, June 10, 2023, KC vs. ATX

Shots on Goal 1, Sept. 13, 2022, KC vs. DC

Shots 1, 4 times, last: June 3, 2023, KC at VAN

Fouls Committed 2, 2 times, last: June 10, 2023, KC vs. ATX

Fouls Suffered 2, 2 times, last: June 3, 2023, KC at VAN

Last Regular Season...

Appearance June 10, 2023, KC vs. ATX

Goal Sept. 13, 2022, KC vs. DC

Assist June 10, 2023, KC vs. ATX

2023 Record when: he starts 1-6-3 he scores 0-0-0

Height: 6-0

Weight: 175 Birthday: 5/9/2001

Hometown: Frankfurt, Germany

Last Club: NK Maribor (Slovenia)

Acquired: Acquired in transfer on 1/19/2022

Robert Voloder arrived in Kansas City in a transfer from NK Maribor in the Slovenian first division ahead of the 2022 MLS season. Voloder had played every minute for Slovenian powerhouse Maribor during the 2021-22 season, before making 14 appearances for Sporting KC during the 2022 campaign and tallying his first MLS goal against D.C. United on Sept. 13, 2022.

Prior to joining Maribor, Voloder began his professional career at heralded German side FC Cologne. He developed in the club’s academy from 2016-2020 before being selected to Cologne’s first team squad for three German Bundesliga matches at the end of the

2019-20 campaign. Voloder featured regularly for FC Cologne II in 2020-21, starting all 26 appearances.

On the youth international stage, Voloder represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the U-17 through U-19 levels from 2017-2019 before switching his national team allegiance to Germany in September 2019, debuting for the country’s U-19s in a friendly against England. He played his first of five matches for the German U-20s in the fall of 2020 and recently captained the team in an Under 20 Elite League matchup against Norway on Sept. 6, 2021.

Regular

Last Regular Season... Appearance

Height: 5-8 Weight: 160 Birthday: 4/26/1995

Hometown: Essey-les-Nancy, France

Last Club: Yeni Malatyaspor (Turkey)

Acquired: Signed as Free Agent on 12/22/2020

Remi Walter signed with Sporting KC in December 2020, having amassed nearly 200 professional appearances since 2012 while playing in his native France and one season in Turkey. Walter has been an integral part of the Sporting KC squad since 2021, tallying five goals and eight assists in 98 appearances, and was the only Sporting player to start all 34 regular-season matches in 2022.

Walter developed in Nancy’s youth academy before joining the first team as an 18-year-old in 2013. He became a regular starter in the early stages of the 2013-14 season and spent the next two and a half years as an integral midfield contributor for the side before being transferred to French title contender Nice in early 2016. Walter helped

the club to a fourth-place finish as well as qualification to the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League. The following season, Walter and Nice took another step forward by placing third in Ligue 1 and booking a spot in the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League. Walter split the 2017-18 campaign between Nice and Troyes on loan, before returning to Nice in the summer of 2018. Walter transferred to Turkish first division outfit Yeni Malatyaspor in January of 2020 before departing later that summer.

On the international stage, Walter was a French youth international who participated in a number of high-profile tournaments, namely the 2012 UEFA U-17 Championship in Slovenia and qualifying for the 2017 UEFA U-21 Championship in Poland.

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#54 | M | REMI WALTER | @remi_walter
Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: July 1, 2023, KC vs. VAN Assists 1, 7 times, last: July 1, 2023, KC vs. VAN Shots on Goal 2, June 17, 2023, KC vs. LAFC Shots 3, 4 times, last: June 17, 2023, KC vs. LAFC Fouls Committed 3, March 5, 2022, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 3, Nov. 7, 2021, KC vs. RSL
July 15, 2023, KC
Goal July 1, 2023, KC vs. VAN Assist July 1, 2023, KC vs. VAN 2023 Record when: he starts 4-11-8 he scores 1-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 86 80 6955 5 7 MLS Postseason 2 2 180 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 6 4 421 0 1 International 4 4 315 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 98 90 7871 5 8
at ATX
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 86 80 6955 5 7 58 19 55 55 0 39 7 1 3 2 KC - Postseason 2 2 180 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 88 82 7135 5 7 60 19 57 55 0 40 7 1 3 2
SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 24 17 1642 1 1 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 4 1 135 0 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 28 18 1777 1 1
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 24 17 1642 1 1 4 1 13 13 0 0 3 1 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 24 17 1642 1 1 4 1 13 13 0 0 3 1 0 0

Last Regular Season...

Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986

Hometown: Orlando, Florida College: Maryland

Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23)

Sporting’s all-time appearance and minutes leader, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15, 2017-19), 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 has recorded 35 goals and 90 assists in 410 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2009 out of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in club history with 87 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist

May 31, 2023, KC vs. DAL

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 earned 55 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team after 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 made four appearances as the U.S. won the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

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Earthquakes |
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 9 times, last: Aug. 21, 2022, KC vs. POR Shots on Goal 3, 5 times, last: Aug. 18, 2018, KC vs. POR 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
#8 | D | GRAHAM ZUSI
Appearance
Goal
Assist
2023 Record when: he starts 0-6-3 he scores 0-0-0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 355 305 27731 31 74 MLS Postseason 20 20 1919 1 7 MLS is Back KO Stage 2 2 180 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 20 18 1747 3 6 International 13 13 1140 0 3 ALL COMPETITIONS 410 358 32717 35 90
Oct. 9, 2022, KC at DAL
May 28, 2023, KC vs. POR
MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 355 305 27732 31 74 483 144 283 388 34 800 32 1 10 29 KC - Postseason 20 20 1919 1 7 32 4 26 30 1 69 2 0 0 3 MLS - TOTAL 375 325 29651 32 81 515 148 309 418 35 869 34 1 10 32

SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

(2011), Ilie Sanchez (2018), Graham Zusi (2018), Luis Martins (2021), Felipe

(2022), Remi Walter (2022)

ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

ALL-TIME

SINGLE

Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010), Gerso Fernandes (2017), Johnny Russell (2018), Krisztian Nemeth (2019), Johnny

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

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GAME
SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS
RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)
Stat Player # Games C.J.
Hernandez
34 Minutes Ilie Sanchez (2018),
Zusi (2018) 3060 Goals Dom Dwyer (2014) 22 Assists Preki (1997 & 2003) 17 Shots Preki (1996) 140 Shots on goal Preki (1996) 61 Fouls Committed Chris Henderson (2000) 79 Fouls Suffered Davy Arnaud (2004) 111 Offsides Eddie Johnson (2007) 50 Corner Kicks Graham Zusi (2012) 150 Cautions Aurelien Collin (2013) 13 Ejections Davy Arnaud (2010), Roger Espinoza (2019) 3 Stat Player # Games Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013), Tim Melia (2018) 34 Minutes Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013), Tim Melia (2018) 3060 Wins Mike Ammann (1997) 21 Losses Mike Amman (1998) 16 Draws Bo Oshoniyi (2005) 12 Shutouts Tony Meola (2000) 16 Goals Against Average Tim Melia (2017) 0.78 Goals Allowed Tim Melia (2019) 56 Saves Tony Meola (2000) 129 Stat Player # Goals
Russell (2019) 3 Assists Chris Henderson (1999) 4 Shots Preki (1997) 12 Shots on goal Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007) 6 Fouls Committed Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013) 8 Fouls Suffered Davy Arnaud (2006) 10 Offsides Alex Bunbury (1999) 7 Corner Kicks Alex Zotinca (2006) 12 Stat Year # Points Per Game 2020 1.857 Goals 2018 65 Assists 2018 69 Shots 2018 583 Shots on goal 1996 250 Fouls Committed 2013 511 Fouls Suffered 2000 541 Offsides 1997 117 Corner Kicks 2021 207 Cautions 2019 74 Ejections 2011 8 Points 2012 63 Wins 1997 21 Losses 1999 24 Ties 2017 13 Shutouts 2000 17 Goals Allowed 2019 67 Stat Player # Goals Allowed Bo Oshoniyi (2001), Tim Melia (2019), Tim Melia (2022) 7 Saves Tim Melia (2018) 10 Stat Player # Games Tim Melia* 223 Minutes Tim Melia* 19,965 Wins Tim Melia* 94 Losses Tim Melia* 77 Draws Tim Melia* 49 Shutouts Tim Melia* 64 Goals Allowed Tim Melia* 279 Saves Tim Melia* 645 Goals Against Avg. Jimmy Nielsen 0.99 Stat Player # Games Graham Zusi* 355 Minutes Graham Zusi* 27,731 Goals Preki 71 Assists Preki 98 Shots Preki 693 Shots on goal Preki 283 Fouls Committed Roger Espinoza* 514 Fouls Suffered Davy Arnaud 528 Offsides Vitalis Takawira 126 Corner Kicks Graham Zusi* 800 Cautions Roger Espinoza* 77 Ejections Roger Espinoza* 13
Sapong
Graham

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

ASSISTS

GOALKEEPER

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denotes player on current roster GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Graham Zusi* 355 2. Roger Espinoza* 333 3. Matt Besler 294 4. Davy Arnaud 240 5. Kerry Zavagnin 237 6. Nick Garcia 224 7. Tim Melia* 223 8. Preki 218 9. Seth Sinovic 210 10. Jimmy Conrad 204 GOALS Player GP G 1. Preki 218 71 2. Dom Dwyer 128 57 3. Johnny Russell* 159 51 4. Daniel Salloi* 170 43 4. Davy Arnaud 240 43 4. Josh Wolff 144 43 7. Chris Klein 200 39 8. Kei Kamara 113 38 9. Graham Zusi* 355 31 9. Benny Feilhaber 167 31 9. Mo Johnston 149 31 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG 1. Daniel Salloi* 170 15 2. Dom Dwyer 128 13 2. Preki 218 13 4. Chris Klein 200 12 5. Kei Kamara 113 11 5. Josh Wolff 144 11 7. Johnny Russell* 159 10 7. Graham Zusi* 355 10 7. Davy Arnaud 240 10 10. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Graham Zusi* 355 29 2. Preki 218 23 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 13 5. Roger Espinoza* 333 11 5. Daniel Salloi* 170 11 7. Davy Arnaud 240 10 7. Josh Wolff 144 10 9. Khiry Shelton* 112 8 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 9. Mo Johnston 149 8 9. Kei Kamara 113 8 9. Chance Myers 147 8 9. 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. Johnny Russell* 159 6 5. Felipe Gutierrez* 53 5 5. Alan Pulido* 53 5 5. Kei Kamara 113 5 5. Scott Sealy 88 5 5. Josh Wolff 144 5 10. Daniel Salloi* 170 4 10. Mo Johnston 149 4 10. Chris Klein 200 4 PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG 1. Preki 218 21 2. Benny Feilhaber 167 12 3. Johnny Russell* 159 7 3. Dom Dwyer 128 7 5. Alan Pulido* 53 6 6. Ilie Sanchez 144 5 6. Felipe Gutierrez* 53 5 6. Kei Kamara 113 5 9. Claudio Lopez 57 4 10. Claudio Bieler 41 3 10. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 10. Jack Jewsbury 195 3 10. Josh Wolff 144 3 GOALS PER GAME Player GP GLS AVG 1. Alan Pulido* 53 24 0.45 1. Dom Dwyer 128 57 0.45 3. Kei Kamara 113 38 0.34 4. Preki 218 71 0.33 5. Johnny Russell* 159 51 0.32 5. Scott Sealy 88 28 0.32 7. Josh Wolff 144 43 0.30 8. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 0.27 9. Daniel Salloi* 170 43 0.25 10. Mark Chung 94 20 0.21 *Minimum 20 goals
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Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 355 74 3. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Roger Espinoza* 333 44 5. Benny Feilhaber 167 43 6. Davy Arnaud 240 35 7. Johnny Russell* 159 34 8. Daniel Salloi* 170 28 8. Mo Johnston 149 28 10.Josh Wolff 144 26 SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Graham Zusi* 355 483 3. Davy Arnaud 240 452 4. Dom Dwyer 128 401 5. Daniel Salloi* 170 388 6. Kei Kamara 113 370 7. Roger Espinoza* 333 364 8. Johnny Russell* 159 331 9. Chris Klein 200 312 10. Mo Johnston 149 274 SHOTS ON GOAL Player GP SOG 1. Preki 218 283 2. Davy Arnaud 240 176 3. Dom Dwyer 128 161 4. Daniel Salloi* 170 159 5. Graham Zusi* 355 144 6. Mo Johnston 149 138 6. Chris Klein 200 138 6. Josh Wolff 144 138 9. Johnny Russell* 159 132 10. Kei Kamara 113 126 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Roger Espinoza* 333 514 2. Davy Arnaud 240 329 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 4. Matt McKeon 144 309 5. Graham Zusi* 355 283 6. Matt Besler 294 241 7. Dom Dwyer 128 239 8. Nick Garcia 224 234 9. Mo Johnston 149 226 10. Seth Sinovic 210 217 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Roger Espinoza* 333 403 3. Graham Zusi* 355 389 4. Preki 218 362 5. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 6. Benny Feilhaber 167 299 7. Dom Dwyer 128 273 8. Nick Garcia 224 250 9. Johnny Russell* 159 238 10. Mark Chung 94 204 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Player GP YC 1. Roger Espinoza* 333 77 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 4. Nick Garcia 224 37 5. Matt Besler 294 35 5. Seth Sinovic 210 35 7. Graham Zusi* 355 32 8. Aurelien Collin 107 31 9. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 9. Matt McKeon 144 30
KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 355 800 2. Preki 218 452 3. Johnny Russell* 159 369 4. Benny Feilhaber 167 287 5. Claudio Lopez 57 188 6. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 175 7. Francisco Gomez 114 157 8. Chris Henderson 61 154 9. Chris Klein 200 152 10. Davy Arnaud 240 144
STARTED Player GS 1. Graham Zusi* 305 2. Roger Espinoza* 285 2. Matt Besler 285 4. Kerry Zavagnin 228 5. Nick Garcia 224 6. Tim Melia* 223 7. Davy Arnaud 213 8. Jimmy Conrad 203 9. Seth Sinovic 200 10. Preki 199 MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Graham Zusi* 27,731 2. Matt Besler 25,501 3. Roger Espinoza* 24,667 4. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 5. Nick Garcia 20,157 6. Tim Melia* 19,965 7. Davy Arnaud 19,399 8. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 9. Preki 17,817 10. Seth Sinovic 17,738 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Tim Melia* 223 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 3. Tony Meola 125 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 5. Kevin Hartman 90 6. Mike Ammann 60 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. John Pulskamp* 23 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 SAVES Player GP SV 1. Tim Melia* 223 645 2. Tony Meola 125 507 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 354 4. Kevin Hartman 90 332 5. Jimmy Nielsen 128 304 6. Mike Amman 60 206 7. Chris Snitko 26 95 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 83 9. John Pulskamp* 23 58 9. Eric Kronberg 25 58
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GAMES
WINS Player GP GW 1. Tim Melia* 223 94 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 57 3. Tony Meola 125 49 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. John Pulskamp* 23 8 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 6 SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 1. Tim Melia* 223 64 2. Jimmy Nielsen 128 45 3. Tony Meola 125 37 4. Kevin Hartman 90 22 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 22 6. Mike Ammann 60 10 7. Eric Kronberg 25 8 8. John Pulskamp* 23 6 9. Luis Marin 8 3 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 3 9. Chris Snitko 26 3

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

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GAMES PLAYED Year Player GP 2011 C.J. Sapong 34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2018 Ilie Sanchez 34 2018 Graham Zusi 34 2021 Luis Martins 34 2022 Felipe Hernandez 34 2022 Remi Walter 34 GAMES STARTED Year Player GS 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2018 Tim Melia 34 2018 Ilie Sanchez 34 2018 Graham Zusi 34 2022 Remi Walter 34 MINUTES PLAYED Year Player MIN 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2018 Tim Melia 3060 2018 Ilie Sanchez 3060 2018 Graham Zusi 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 2018 Tim Melia 34 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 2019 Tim Melia 32 GOALS Year Player GP GOALS 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 1996 Preki 32 18 2021 Daniel Salloi 30 16 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 16 2021 Johnny Russell 30 15 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 ASSISTS Year Player GP ASSISTS 1997 Preki 27 17 2003 Preki 30 17 2000 Preki 31 15 2012 Graham Zusi 32 15 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 15 SHOTS Year Player GP SHOTS 1996 Preki 32 140 2012 Kei Kamara 33 134 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 119 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 113 1999 Preki 30 97 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 2018 Roger Espinoza 32 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 2019 Felipe Gutierrez 32 11 2022 Roger Espinoza 30 11 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 2018 Roger Espinoza 32 9 EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3 2019 Roger Espinoza 16 3 nine players tied with 2 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 2019 Johnny Russell 28 109 OFFSIDES Year Player GP OFF 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 50 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 44 1997 Vitalis Takawira 28 43 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 38 2000 Chris Henderson 31 36 GAME-WINNING GOALS Year Player GP GWG 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 6 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 6 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 6 2018 Daniel Salloi 29 6 1997 Preki 27 5 2012 C.J. Sapong 31 5 2015 Krisztian Nemeth 27 5 2021 Daniel Salloi 30 5 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Year Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 5 2000 Matt McKeon 30 5 2003 Preki 30 5 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 5 2004 Josh Wolff 26 5 2012 Graham Zusi 32 5 2013 Graham Zusi 27 5 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 2019 Felipe Gutierrez 32 5 GOALS PER GAME Year Player GP GLS AVG 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 0.71 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 0.67 2022 Willy Agada 12 8 0.67 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 0.63 1996 Preki 32 18 0.56 2021 Daniel Salloi 30 16 0.53 *Minimum 5 goals SAVES Year Player GP SV 2000 Tony Meola 31 129 2003 Tony Meola 30 121 2008 Kevin Hartman 30 117 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 112 2019 Tim Melia 32 111 SHUTOUTS Year Player GP SO 2000 Tony Meola 31 16 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 15 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 13 2018 Tim Melia 34 13 2008 Kevin Hartman 30 10 2010 Jimmy Nielsen 29 10 2017 Tim Melia 31 10 GOALKEEPER WINS Year Player GP GW 1997 Mike Ammann 29 21 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 18 2018 Tim Melia 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
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
GOALS

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

GOALS

Career: 71 Preki

Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014)

Game: 3 10 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)

GOALS

Season: 65 in 2018

Game: 7 03/30/2019 vs. MTL

2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB

Half: 5 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd)

Half: 5 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd)

ASSISTS

Season: 69 in 2018

Game: 10 06/20/1999 vs. MET

2-Tms: 12 07/04/2001 vs. CHI

Half: 8 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st)

SHOTS

Game: 34 10/06/2018 vs. LA

2-Tms: 44 4 times

Half: 23 04/20/2018 vs. VAN (2nd)

SHOTS ON GOAL

Career: 283 Preki

Season: 61 Preki (1996)

Game: 6 Preki (05/19/1996 at LA)

Game: 6 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY)

Game: 6 Alan Pulido (10/24/2020 vs. COL)

Half: 4 10 times

FOULS COMMITTED

Career: 514 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)

FOULS SUFFERED

Career: 528 Davy Arnaud

Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004)

Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY)

Half: 6 8 times

CORNER KICKS

Career: 800 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)

Half: 8 Johnny Russell (08/14/2019 at ORL, 2nd)

GOALS ALLOWED

Career: 279 Tim Melia

Season: 60 Tim Melia (2019)

Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/2001 vs. CHI)

Game: 7 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA)

Game: 7 Tim Melia (05/14/2022 at POR)

Half: 6 Tim Melia (09/15/2019 at LA, 2nd)

Half: 6 Tim Melia (05/14/2022 at POR, 2nd)

SAVES

Career: 645 Tim Melia

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)

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)

CORNER KICKS

Season: 207 in 2021

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: 67 in 2019

Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI

Game: 7 09/15/2019 at LA

Game: 7 05/14/2022 at POR

2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB

Half: 6 09/15/2019 at LA (2nd)

Half: 6 05/14/2022 at POR (2nd)

SAVES

Season: 133 in 1999

Game: 10 04/08/2018 at LA

2-Tms: 18 04/18/1997 vs. DAL

2-Tms: 18 09/02/2000 vs. TB

Half: 7 4 times

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Season: 583 in 2018
Game: 34 05/15/2016 vs. ORL
Game: 34 04/20/2018 vs. VAN
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