LA GALAXY vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY STUBHUB CENTER, Carson, Calif. 6 p.m. PT (FS1 / FOX Deportes)
Sunday, April 8, 2018 (Week 6, MLS Game #55)
LA GALAXY 2018 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-2 189 10/19/1989 Castro Valley, CA 4 4 0 0 100 99 0 2 1 David Bingham MF 6-0 160 02/29/1992 Indianapolis, IN 4 4 0 0 162 159 10 10 2 Perry Kitchen 3 Ashley Cole DF 5-9 146 12/20/1980 Stepney, England 3 3 0 1 58 57 2 3 4 David Romney DF 6-2 190 06/12/1993 Irvine, CA 3 1 0 0 47 34 2 2 DF 6-0 175 11/11/1990 Burbank, CA 3 2 0 1 55 52 4 2 5 Daniel Steres 6 Baggio Husidic MF 6-1 160 05/19/1987 Velika Kladusa, Yugoslavia 2 0 0 1 149 100 14 18 MF 5-8 155 04/03/1989 Marseille, France 1 1 1 0 31 28 14 12 7 Romain Alessandrini Jonathan dos Santos MF 5-8 160 04/26/1990 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico 2 2 1 1 14 13 2 2 8 9 Zlatan Ibrahimovic FW 6-5 209 10/03/1981 Malmo, Sweden 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 10 Giovani dos Santos FW 5-10 157 05/11/1989 Monterrey, Mexico 2 2 0 0 65 64 23 20 FW 6-0 181 10/15/1989 Oslo, Norway 3 3 1 0 62 56 35 5 11 Ola Kamara 12 Brian Sylvestre GK 6-5 215 12/19/1992 Hollywood, FL 0 0 0 0 12 12 0 0 Servando Carrasco MF 5-11 165 08/13/1988 Coronado, CA 4 2 0 1 130 79 2 6 14 Ariel Lassiter FW 5-10 155 09/27/1994 Turrialba, Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 19 3 1 0 15 16 Jorgen Skjelvik DF 6-0 170 07/05/1991 Hosle, Norway 4 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 17 Sebastian Lletget MF 5-10 165 09/03/1992 San Francisco, CA 4 3 1 0 58 46 9 10 FW 6-0 170 05/12/1987 West Covina, CA 3 1 1 0 218 186 46 29 19 Chris Pontius 20 Tomas Hilliard-Arce DF 6-1 175 11/22/1995 Hartford, CT 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Hugo Arellano DF 5-11 166 03/05/1998 Norwalk, CA 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 21 22 Emrah Klimenta DF 6-1 181 02/13/1991 Rozaje, Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Emmanuel Boateng MF 5-6 150 01/17/1994 Accra, Ghana 4 4 0 2 64 50 6 9 25 Rolf Feltscher DF 5-11 163 10/06/1990 Bulach, Switzerland 4 4 0 1 4 4 0 1 Efrain Alvarez MF 5-8 150 06/19/2002 Los Angeles, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 28 Michael Ciani DF 6-4 190 04/06/1984 Clichy-sous-Bois, France 2 2 0 0 8 8 1 0 Bradford Jamieson FW 6-3 165 10/18/1996 Los Angeles, CA 0 0 0 0 36 17 4 2 38 41 Justin Vom Steeg GK 6-4 200 04/05/1997 Santa Barbara, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 Joao Pedro MF 5-9 154 04/03/1993 Guimaraes, Portugal 1 0 0 0 29 26 1 2 HEAD COACH : Sigi Schmid
03/20/1953 W232 L174 T118
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2018 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A GK 6-5 185 08/30/1995 Chula Vista, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Adrian Zendejas 2 Amer Didic DF 6-4 195 12/28/1994 Zenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 5 5 0 0 122 96 12 3 3 Ike Opara 4 Brad Evans DF 6-1 160 04/20/1985 Phoenix, AZ 0 0 0 0 230 198 25 29 DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 5 5 0 0 231 225 3 15 5 Matt Besler 6 Ilie Sanchez MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 5 5 1 0 38 38 1 2 FW 5-10 168 04/08/1990 Glasgow, Scotland 5 5 1 2 5 5 1 2 7 Johnny Russell 8 Graham Zusi DF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 5 5 1 0 223 183 27 56 Yohan Croizet MF 5-10 170 02/15/1992 Sarrebourg, France 5 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 10 11 Diego Rubio FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 2 1 1 0 33 15 8 2 Gerso Fernandes FW 5-8 140 02/21/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 5 0 0 1 37 26 8 3 12 13 Gianluca Busio FW 5-7 135 05/28/2002 Greensboro, NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Khiry Shelton FW 6-3 191 06/26/1993 Carson, CO 4 4 0 1 58 27 6 11 14 15 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 3 3 0 0 188 181 1 9 Graham Smith DF 6-3 186 11/25/1995 Highlands Ranch, CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 5 5 0 2 195 175 5 25 Eric Dick GK 6-5 205 10/03/1994 Roeland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 Cristian Lobato MF 5-11 160 03/07/1989 Esparreguera, Spain 1 1 0 0 11 7 1 0 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 4 3 0 3 26 15 3 5 20 21 Felipe Gutierrez MF 5-7 145 10/08/1990 Quintero, Chile 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 0 Emiliano Amor DF 6-0 175 05/16/1995 Buenos Aires, Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 23 Colton Storm DF 5-10 175 07/06/1994 Mechanicsburg, PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jaylin Lindsey DF 5-8 155 03/27/2000 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 5 5 0 0 92 91 0 0 Matt Lewis DF 6-2 165 08/01/1996 Kansas City, MO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 90 Kharlton Belmar FW 5-11 160 12/01/1992 Virginia Beach, VA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Jimmy Medranda DF 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 5 1 1 0 79 55 4 3 94 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes
11/21/1966 W118 L92 T75
LA GALAXY vs. SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sunday, April 8, 2018; StubHub Center, Carson, Calif., 6 p.m. PT REFEREES
2018 SEASON RECORDS GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Galaxy 4 2-1-1 7 7 6 at home 2 2-0-0 6 6 4 Sporting on road
REFEREE: Robert Sibiga. AR1 (bench): Adam Wienckowski; AR2 (opposite): Kathryn Nesbitt; 4th: Alejandro Mariscal; VAR: Ricardo Salazar TEAM NEWS
5 3-1-1 10 10 9 2 1-0-1 4 6 5
SUSPENDED: none WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: none
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: Galaxy 24 wins (0 shootout), 89 goals … Sporting 22 wins (2 shootout), 73 goals … Ties 14
DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
AT LA: Galaxy 16 wins (0 shootout), 49 goals … Sporting 6 wins (1 shootout), 28 goals … Ties 7 LAST YEAR (MLS): 6/24: LA 1, KC 2 (Romney 77 -- Espinoza 22; Opara 35) 9/24: KC 2, LA 1 (Salloi 18; Rubio 35 -- Alessandrini 58)
LAST LEAGUE MATCHES LA GALAXY 4 LOS ANGELES FC 3 Scoring Summary: LFC--Vela 2 (Beitashour 3) 5 LFC--Vela 3 (Rossi 4, Urena 2) 26 LFC--own goal (Steres) 48 LA--Lletget 1 (Carrasco 1) 61 LA--Pontius 1 (Boateng 2) 73 LA--Ibrahimovic 1 (Steres 1) 77 LA--Ibrahimovic 2 (Cole 1, Husidic 1) 91+
UPCOMING MATCHES SPORTING GALAXY Sun. Apr. 15 Seattle Sat. Apr. 14 at Chicago Fri. Apr. 20 Vancouver Sat. Apr. 21 Atlanta Sat. Apr. 28 at New England Sat. Apr. 28 Red Bulls Sat. May 5 Colorado Sat. May 5 at Houston
LA GALAXY--David Bingham, Rolf Feltscher, Daniel Steres, Jorgen Skjelvik, Ashley Cole, Chris Pontius (David Romney 84), Perry Kitchen, Sebastian Lletget (Zlatan Ibrahimovic 71), Servando Carrasco (Baggio Husidic 61), Emmanuel Boateng, Ola Kamara.
WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM SPORTING
GALAXY
F 7 51
A 6 60
GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL
F 10 45
A 9 50
2 7 1 0
5 3 1 0
8 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
0 8 2
4 5 0
HOW SCORED
4 0 2 1
RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER
2 4 0 0
TYPE OF PLAY
2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS
2 4 1
1 4 1
INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 D.C. UNITED 0 Scoring Summary: KC--Gutierrez 5 (unassisted) 3 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Jimmy Medranda, Felipe Gutierrez (Yohan Croizet 53), Ilie Sanchez, Roger Espinoza, Johnny Russell, Khiry Shelton, Daniel Salloi (Gerso Fernandes 77).
DISTANCE
(W-L-T) LA KC
RECORD AT HALFTIME LEAD TIED TRAIL 1-0-0 0-0-1 1-1-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-1
RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL SCORE ALLOW 1-0-0 1-1-0 3-0-0 0-1-1
THE LAST TIME Home win Road win Home loss Road loss Tie game Shutout for Shutout vs.
LA GALAXY Date Score (Gms since) 3/31/2018 LA 4, LFC 3 6/21/2017 LA 3, COL 1 9/16/2017 LA 0, TOR 4 3/11/2018 LA 1, NYC 2 3/24/2018 LA 0, VAN 0 3/24/2018 LA 0, VAN 0 3/24/2018 LA 0, VAN 0
GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Galaxy WLTW LWWTW Sporting KC
(0) (11) (4) (1) (1) (1) (1)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) 3/31/2018 KC 1, DC 0 (0) 3/10/2018 KC 4, CHI 3 (1) 3/04/2018 KC 0, NYC 2 (2) 10/22/2017 KC 1, RSL 2 (2) 3/24/2018 KC 2, COL 2 (1) 3/31/2018 KC 1, DC 0 (0) 3/04/2018 KC 0, NYC 2 (4)
TEAM LEADERS GALAXY G: 2 Ibrahimovic A: 2 Boateng SHT: 2 Boateng SOG: 3 Kamara/Pontius FC: 8 Kitchen FS: 7 Pontius OF: 3 Boateng C: 1 6 players tied E: 1 Cole SPORTING G: 5 Gutierrez A: 3 Salloi SHT: 19 Russell SOG: 9 Gutierrez FC: 11 Sanchez FS: 8 Espinoza OF: 2 Russell C: 2 Sanchez E: 0
GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG LA 4 1 1 1 0 1 7 1.75 KC 5 1 1 1 1 1 10 2.00 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG LA 4 1 1 1 1 0 6 1.50 KC 5 1 0 3 1 0 9 1.80 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 LA 7 0 0 2 1 2 2 KC 10 2 1 1 2 1 3 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 LA 6 1 2 1 1 1 0 KC 9 2 0 2 1 2 2
2018 LA GALAXY STATISTICS (2-1-1, 7 pts.) UNF 9 8 19 11 7 17 24 3 6 5 25 14 15 1 4 10 88 16 28 2 20
POS F M F F M M M D M D D M F G D F M D D M D
PLAYER Zlatan Ibrahimovic Jonathan dos Santos Chris Pontius Ola Kamara Romain Alessandrini Sebastian Lletget Emmanuel Boateng Ashley Cole Baggio Husidic Daniel Steres Rolf Feltscher Servando Carrasco Ariel Lassiter David Bingham David Romney Giovani dos Santos Joao Pedro Jorgen Skjelvik Michael Ciani Perry Kitchen Tomas Hilliard-Arce Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals
GP 1 2 3 3 1 4 4 3 2 3 4 4 1 4 3 2 1 4 2 4 1
GS 0 2 1 3 1 3 4 3 0 2 4 2 1 4 1 2 0 4 2 4 1
MIN 19 180 138 270 61 247 352 265 38 226 360 203 65 360 109 117 1 360 134 360 90
4 4
4 4
360 360
G 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6
A 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 2 1 5 4 5 3 6 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 0
SOG 2 1 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FC 1 3 3 4 1 1 2 6 1 1 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 4 3 8 1
FS 1 2 7 6 3 5 3 1 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 2 0 3 1 1 0
OFF 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
CK 0 3 0 0 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 4
40 61
13 21
47 44
44 47
6 3
18 18
6 1
1 0
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Zlatan Ibrahimovic 1, Romain Alessandrini 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Ashley Cole 1, Baggio Husidic 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None LA GALAXY GOALKEEPING UNF 1
POS G
GOALKEEPER David Bingham Team totals Opponent totals
GP 4 4 4
GS 4 4 4
MIN SHTS 360 21 360 21 360 13
SV 16 16 6
GA 6 6 7
GAA 1.5 1.5 1.75
PG 0 0 0
PA 0 0 0
W 2 2 1
L 1 1 2
T 1 1 1
SO 1 1 1
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2018 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (3-1-1, 10 pts.) UNF 21 7 11 8 6 94 20 17 12 14 19 3 5 15 29 10
POS M F F D M D F M F F M D D D G M
PLAYER Felipe Gutierrez Johnny Russell Diego Rubio Graham Zusi Ilie Sanchez Jimmy Medranda Daniel Salloi Roger Espinoza Gerso Fernandes Khiry Shelton Cristian Lobato Ike Opara Matt Besler Seth Sinovic Tim Melia Yohan Croizet Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals
GP 5 5 2 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 1 5 5 3 5 5
GS 5 5 1 5 5 1 3 5 0 4 1 5 5 3 5 2
MIN 413 447 63 450 450 174 283 449 113 317 73 450 450 204 450 164
5 5
5 5
450 450
G 5 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 9
A 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 17 19 1 9 4 4 5 6 3 8 0 5 0 0 0 8
SOG 10 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 2
FC 10 3 0 2 11 2 2 7 4 5 0 3 5 0 0 5
FS 4 5 1 2 3 3 3 8 2 1 2 2 2 1 0 3
OFF 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
CK 5 13 0 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 11
89 56
29 20
59 49
49 59
8 13
42 14
4 9
0 1
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Felipe Gutierrez 3 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Daniel Salloi 2, Johnny Russell 2 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Ilie Sanchez 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF 29
POS G
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals
GP 5 5 5
GS 5 5 5
MIN SHTS 450 20 450 20 450 29
SV 10 10 19
GA 9 9 10
GAA 1.8 1.8 2
PG 0 0 1
PA 0 0 1
W 3 3 1
L 1 1 3
T 1 1 1
SO 1 1 1
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LA GALAXY 2018 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sun. Mar. Sun. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sat. Mar. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat.
Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr.
Sat. Sat. Mon. Fri. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sat. Sat. Sat. Thu.
May May May May May June June June July July July July July
Sun. Sat. Sat. Tue. Sat. Fri. Sat.
July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Sep.
Sat. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun.
Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct.
OPPONENT 4 Portland 11 at New York City FC 24 at Vancouver 31 Los Angeles FC
RESULT W 2-1 L 1-2
ATT 25462 26221
W-L-T 1-0-0 1-1-0
T 0-0 W 4-3
22120 27068
1-1-1 2-1-1
POS PTS NOTES: 3 3 LA: Kamara (32) Alessandrini (34); POR: Blanco (66) 6 3 LA: dos Santos (60); NYC: Tinnerholm (22) Villa (33) 7 3
4 7 LA: Lletget (61) Pontius (73) Ibrahimovic (77,91+); LFC: Vela (5,26) own goal (48)
8 Sporting KC 14 at Chicago 21 Atlanta 28 New York Red Bulls 5 at Houston 12 at FC Dallas 21 at Montreal 25 San Jose 30 FC Dallas 2 at Portland 9 Real Salt Lake 30 at San Jose 4 D.C. United 7 Columbus 14 at New England 21 at Philadelphia 26 at Los Angeles FC 29 Orlando City SC 4 at Colorado 11 Minnesota 14 Colorado 18 at Seattle 24 Los Angeles FC 1 at Real Salt Lake 15 at Toronto FC 23 Seattle 29 Vancouver 6 at Sporting KC 21 at Minnesota 28 Houston
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2018 SCHEDULE DAY DATE Sun. Mar. Sat. Mar.
OPPONENT 4 New York City FC 10 at Chicago
Sat. Mar.
17 San Jose
W 3-2
18868
2-1-0
3
Sat. Mar.
24 at Colorado
T 2-2
17424
2-1-1
1
Sat. Sun. Sun. Fri. Sat. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sun. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat. Wed.
31 D.C. United 8 at Los Angeles 15 Seattle 20 Vancouver 28 at New England 5 Colorado 9 at Atlanta 20 at Minnesota 27 Columbus 3 Minnesota 9 at Portland 23 Houston 30 at Montreal 4 at Real Salt Lake 7 Toronto FC 14 at New York Red Bulls 28 FC Dallas 4 at Houston 11 at Los Angeles FC 18 Portland 25 Minnesota 1 at Seattle 8 Orlando City SC 15 at San Jose 23 at Philadelphia 30 Real Salt Lake 6 Los Angeles 17 at Vancouver 21 at FC Dallas 28 Los Angeles FC
W 1-0
18624
3-1-1
1
Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May June June June June July
Sat. July Sat. July Sat. July Sat. Aug. Sat. Aug. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sun. Sun. Sat. Wed. Sun. Sun.
Aug. Aug. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Sep. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.
RESULT L 0-2
ATT 20831
W-L-T 0-1-0
POS PTS NOTES: 11 0 NYC: Moralez (32) Medina (53)
W 4-3
14021
1-1-0
7
3 KC: Gutierrez (9,86) Russell (44) Medranda (83); CHI: Katai (70) Nikolic (74,82) 6 KC: Sanchez (25) Zusi (56) Gutierrez (68); SJ: Qazaishvili (34) Wondolowski (91+) 7 KC: Gutierrez (57) Rubio (91+); COL: Badji (5) Mason (8) 10 KC: Gutierrez (3);
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GALAXY INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2018)
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2018)
Goals 2 Zlatan Ibrahimovic Assists 1 8 times Shots 5 Romain Alessandrini 5 Chris Pontius Shots on Goal 3 Chris Pontius Fouls Committed 3 5 times Fouls Suffered 3 6 times Offside 2 Emmanuel Boateng Saves 6 David Bingham Shots Faced 7 David Bingham 7 David Bingham Goals Allowed 3 David Bingham
Goals 4 03/31/2018 vs Assists 5 03/31/2018 vs Shots 14 03/04/2018 vs Shots on Goal 6 03/31/2018 vs Fouls Committed 15 03/04/2018 vs Fouls Suffered 15 03/11/2018 vs Corner Kicks 6 03/11/2018 vs Offside 4 03/11/2018 vs Saves 6 03/04/2018 vs Shots Faced 7 03/04/2018 vs 7 03/11/2018 vs Goals Allowed 3 03/31/2018 vs
03/31/2018 vs LFC
W 4-3
03/04/2018 vs POR
W 2-1
03/04/2018 vs POR
W 2-1
03/31/2018 vs LFC
W 4-3
03/31/2018 vs LFC
W 4-3
03/04/2018 vs POR
W 2-1
03/04/2018 vs POR
W 2-1
03/11/2018 vs NYC
L 1-2
03/04/2018 vs POR
W 2-1
03/04/2018 vs POR 03/11/2018 vs NYC
W 2-1 L 1-2
03/31/2018 vs LFC
W 4-3
LFC
W 4-3
LFC
W 4-3
POR
W 2-1
LFC
W 4-3
POR
W 2-1
NYC
L 1-2
NYC
L 1-2
NYC
L 1-2
POR
W 2-1
POR NYC
W 2-1 L 1-2
LFC
W 4-3
SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2018)
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2018)
Goals 2 Felipe Gutierrez Assists 2 Daniel Salloi Shots 6 Felipe Gutierrez Shots on Goal 3 Felipe Gutierrez 3 Felipe Gutierrez Fouls Committed 5 Ilie Sanchez Fouls Suffered 3 Johnny Russell 3 Roger Espinoza 3 Roger Espinoza Offside 2 Johnny Russell Saves 3 Tim Melia 3 Tim Melia Shots Faced 6 Tim Melia Goals Allowed 3 Tim Melia
Goals 4 03/10/2018 at Assists 4 03/10/2018 at Shots 22 03/31/2018 at Shots on Goal 9 03/24/2018 at Fouls Committed 18 03/10/2018 at Fouls Suffered 14 03/04/2018 at Corner Kicks 12 03/17/2018 at Offside 3 03/04/2018 at 3 03/31/2018 at Saves 3 03/04/2018 at 3 03/31/2018 at Shots Faced 6 03/10/2018 at Goals Allowed 3 03/10/2018 at
03/10/2018 at CHI
W 4-3
03/10/2018 at CHI
W 4-3
03/24/2018 at COL
T 2-2
03/10/2018 at CHI 03/24/2018 at COL
W 4-3 T 2-2
03/10/2018 at CHI
W 4-3
03/04/2018 at NYC 03/10/2018 at CHI 03/24/2018 at COL
L 0-2 W 4-3 T 2-2
03/31/2018 at DC
W 1-0
03/04/2018 at NYC 03/31/2018 at DC
L 0-2 W 1-0
03/10/2018 at CHI
W 4-3
03/10/2018 at CHI
W 4-3
TEAM LOW GAMES (2018) Shots 7 03/11/2018 vs Shots on Goal 1 03/24/2018 vs Fouls Committed 9 03/31/2018 vs Fouls Suffered 5 03/31/2018 vs Corner Kicks 3 03/24/2018 vs Offside 0 03/31/2018 vs Saves 2 03/24/2018 vs Shots Faced 2 03/24/2018 vs
NYC
L 1-2
VAN
T 0-0
LFC
W 4-3
LFC
W 4-3
VAN
T 0-0
LFC
W 4-3
VAN
T 0-0
VAN
T 0-0
TEAM LOW GAMES (2018)
CHI
W 4-3
CHI
W 4-3
DC
W 1-0
COL
T 2-2
CHI
W 4-3
NYC
L 0-2
SJ
W 3-2
NYC DC
L 0-2 W 1-0
NYC DC
L 0-2 W 1-0
CHI
W 4-3
CHI
W 4-3
Shots 13 03/17/2018 at Shots on Goal 3 03/04/2018 at Fouls Committed 8 03/04/2018 at Fouls Suffered 6 03/31/2018 at Corner Kicks 4 03/10/2018 at Offside 0 03/17/2018 at Saves 0 03/24/2018 at Shots Faced 2 03/24/2018 at
SJ
W 3-2
NYC
L 0-2
NYC
L 0-2
DC
W 1-0
CHI
W 4-3
SJ
W 3-2
COL
T 2-2
COL
T 2-2
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HEAD-TO-HEAD
SPORTING KC VS GALAXY ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS
Galaxy
Galaxy 24 wins, 89 goals Sporting KC 22 wins, 75 goals 14 ties 5/19/1996 7/6/1996 8/11/1996 8/21/1996 10/10/1996 10/13/1996 4/5/1997 5/10/1997 5/30/1997 9/28/1997 4/18/1998 4/29/1998 7/4/1998 8/13/1998 5/8/1999 6/6/1999 7/25/1999 10/9/1999 5/6/2000 6/24/2000 8/5/2000 8/12/2000 9/29/2000 10/3/2000 10/6/2000 4/14/2001 5/5/2001 6/13/2001 8/15/2001 5/4/2002 5/18/2002 7/20/2002 8/21/2002 9/25/2002 9/28/2002 10/2/2002 5/24/2003 6/14/2003 9/27/2003 10/11/2003 6/5/2004 7/24/2004 10/2/2004 10/16/2004 11/5/2004 9/17/2005 9/25/2005 7/1/2006 9/2/2006 7/7/2007 9/27/2007 5/24/2008 9/13/2008 5/30/2009 7/25/2009 4/24/2010 8/28/2010 5/14/2011 9/5/2011 4/7/2012 4/20/2013 7/19/2014 4/18/2015 10/25/2015 5/1/2016 6/2/2016 9/18/2016 6/24/2017 9/24/2017
LA KC KC KC LA LA KC KC KC LA LA LA LA LA KC LA LA LA LA KC LA LA KC LA KC KC LA LA LA LA KC LA LA LA KC LA KC LA KC KC KC KC LA KC KC KC LA LA LA LA LA LA KC LA KC KC KC LA KC KC LA KC LA KC KC LA KC KC KC
2 3 3 2 2 2 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 0 2 5 1 0 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 0 2 4 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 2 2 2
vs vs vs at vs at vs vs at vs at at vs vs vs vs vs at vs vs at vs vs vs vs vs vs vs at at vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs at vs at vs vs vs vs vs vs at vs vs at vs vs vs vs vs at vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs at vs
KC LA LA LA KC KC LA LA LA KC KC KC KC KC LA KC KC KC KC LA KC KC LA KC LA LA KC KC KC KC LA KC KC KC LA KC LA KC LA LA LA LA KC LA LA LA KC KC KC KC KC KC LA KC LA LA LA KC LA LA KC LA KC LA LA KC LA LA LA
0 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1
KC SOW KC SOW LA SOW
(2OT)
(2OT) (2OT) (OT) (OT) (2OT) (2OT) (OT) (2OT) (2OT)
(OT)
(RB) (KC) (KC) (RB) (RB) (KC) (KC) (KC) (RB) (RB) (KC) (KC) (RB) (RB) (KC) (RB) (RB) (KC) (RB) (KC) (KC) (RB) (KC) (RB) (KC) (KC) (RB) (RB) (KC) (KC) (KC) (RB) (RB) (RB) (KC) (RB) (KC) (HD) (HD) (KC) (HD) (KC) (HD) (KC) (KC) (KC) (HD) (KC) (HD) (HD) (KC) (HD) (KC) (HD) (CA) (CA) (HD) (HD) (SP) (SP) (HD) (SP) (HD) (SP) (SP) (HD) (SP) (HD) (SP)
Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 33 321 132 422 94 165
2 53 367 178 453 86 178
Sporting KC
OT 1 6 5 5 1 4
Tot 87 694 315 880 181 347
1 33 338 122 393 78 127
2 39 378 160 389 78 145
OT 1 4 1 2 1 1
Tot 73 720 283 784 157 273
GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: KC LA
1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
OT
Total
8 8
12 11
12 13
12 12
15 16
13 26
1 3
73 89
CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Sigi Schmid
vs. KC
Peter Vermes
vs. LA
20-198 6-3-5
(1.45 pts./game) (1.64 pts./game)
ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Wins Losses Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed
8 10 50 22 36 77 12 9 7 79 29
Galaxy Donovan/Jones Cienfuegos/Donovan Cobi Jones Cobi Jones Danny Califf Cobi Jones Kevin Hartman Kevin Hartman Kevin Hartman Kevin Hartman Kevin Hartman
8 9 89 45 41 59 6 6 3 71 22
Sporting KC Preki Preki Preki Preki Matt McKeon Preki Tony Meola Tony Meola Jimmy Nielsen Tony Meola Tony Meola
ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Goals Assists Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Shutouts Saves Goals Allowed
2 2 7 5 7 7 1 8 3
Galaxy 7 players tied 8 players tied 3 players tied Mathis/Quijano Carlos Ruiz (06/14/03) Carlos Ruiz (05/24/03) 14 players tied Kramer/Reis Hartman/Kramer
2 2 8 6 6 8 1 8 5
Sporting KC Chris Klein (09/27/03) 3 players tied Preki (10/11/03) Preki (05/19/96) Diop/Johnston Arnaud/Radosavljevic 9 players tied 3 players tied Tony Meola (08/05/00)
W-L-T Breakdowns: LA Galaxy W-L-T At Halftime: Leading Tied Trailing First Goal: Allowed Scored Goals Scored: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals Goals Allowed: 0 goals 1 goals 2 goals 3 goals 4 goals
Streak (started)
Sporting Kansas City W-L-T
Streak (started)
1-0-0 0-0-1 1-1-0
2 Ws 1 Ts 1 Ws
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2-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-1
2 Ws (03/10/2018) 1 Ws (03/17/2018) 1 Ts (03/24/2018)
1-1-0 1-0-0
1 Ws 1 Ws
(03/31/2018) (03/04/2018)
0-1-1 3-0-0
1 Ts (03/24/2018) 3 Ws (03/10/2018)
0-0-1 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
1 Ts 2 Ls 1 Ws 1 Ws 2 Ws
(03/24/2018) (10/22/2017) (03/04/2018) (10/15/2017) (05/27/2017)
0-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-1 1-0-0 1-0-0
1 1 1 7 1
Ls Ws Ts Ws Ws
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0-0-1 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0
1 Ts 1 Ws 6 Ls 1 Ws 6 Ls
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1-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-1 1-0-0 0-0-0
1 1 1 1 0
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(03/31/2018) (10/07/2017) (03/24/2018) (03/10/2018) -
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GALAXY CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (24-22-14) PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
Landon Donovan Cobi Jones Mauricio Cienfuegos Carlos Ruiz Ezra Hendrickson Sasha Victorine Alan Gordon Clint Mathis David Beckham Greg Vanney Danny Califf Carlos Hermosillo Robbie Keane Edson Buddle Sean Franklin Gavin Glinton Herculez Gomez Eduardo Hurtado Tyrone Marshall Alejandro Moreno Brian Mullan Danny Pena Mark Semioli Paul Caligiuri Luis Hernandez Alexi Lalas Martin Machon Chris Albright Brian Ching Giovani dos Santos Omar Gonzalez Guillermo Jara Harut Karapetyan Marcelo Sarvas Romain Alessandrini Juan Pablo Angel Baggio Husidic Marvin Quijano David Romney Marcelo Saragosa Brian Taylor Jose Vasquez Sebastien Vorbe Simon Elliott Peter Vagenas Chad Barrett Welton Roy Myers Emmanuel Boateng Dan Calichman Adam Frye Juninho Andreas Herzog Bradford Jamieson Quavas Kirk Jovan Kirovski Dema Kovalenko Ricky Lewis Sebastian Lletget Mike Randolph Robbie Rogers Diego Serna Craig Waibel Gyasi Zardes Team totals Opponent totals
18 37 28 11 20 17 12 8 5 24 15 4 5 7 7 7 4 7 13 7 4 10 7 14 3 10 8 13 3 4 9 4 8 3 2 1 5 3 2 5 2 2 3 13 19 3 7 4 5 10 5 8 3 4 2 7 1 4 4 1 5 2 3 6 60 60
16 34 28 9 16 15 7 5 5 21 14 4 5 6 7 2 3 6 10 2 3 10 7 12 3 10 8 12 0 4 8 1 5 2 2 0 4 1 2 4 2 1 1 12 18 2 4 3 4 10 3 8 2 2 1 4 1 3 4 1 4 2 2 5 60 60
1481 2993 2497 843 1513 1317 628 501 450 1982 1324 292 450 495 630 227 227 566 948 218 299 851 626 1108 273 903 697 1029 86 359 732 146 424 193 180 29 370 133 180 405 141 144 101 1167 1577 174 385 291 365 900 252 657 218 200 122 388 90 307 318 90 378 140 200 458 5400 5400
8 8 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 75
10 9 10 0 4 4 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 94 70
SHT GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN
25 50 40 36 21 20 20 18 8 15 13 8 8 13 5 5 10 20 7 4 10 14 6 12 8 5 8 10 3 3 2 6 15 3 9 2 3 6 1 2 3 5 3 27 7 5 9 2 3 1 3 5 12 3 2 10 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 699 721
1 5 8 2 3 4 25 5 2 2 2 1 4 60 60
90 414 659 180 270 331 2205 389 180 180 180 90 283 5400 5400
Carlo Cudicini Jorge Campos Matt Reis Joe Cannon Brian Rowe Josh Saunders Kevin Hartman Donovan Ricketts Steve Cronin Jaime Penedo Clement Diop Josh Wicks David Kramer Team totals Opponent totals
SHT
GAA
PG
2 2 0.00 27 24 0.65 34 26 0.96 6 4 1.00 8 5 1.00 12 9 1.09 111 79 1.18 19 13 1.39 9 6 1.50 8 5 1.50 11 7 2.00 6 4 2.00 30 23 2.23 283 207 1.21 318 218 1.47
SV
0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 7
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SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. GALAXY (22-24-14) PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
GOALKEEPER
GP
Preki Chris Klein Davy Arnaud Josh Wolff Mark Chung Vitalis Takawira Igor Simutenkov Dom Dwyer Diego Gutierrez Claudio Lopez Chris Brown Benny Feilhaber Roger Espinoza Jack Jewsbury Mo Johnston Matt McKeon Paul Wright Kerry Zavagnin Jimmy Conrad Francisco Gomez Kei Kamara Diego Rubio Omar Bravo Alex Bunbury Brad Davis Kevin Ellis Gary Glasgow Alexi Lalas Onandi Lowe Yura Movsisyan Krisztian Nemeth Lawrence Olum Ike Opara Jacob Peterson Paul Rideout Daniel Salloi Julio Cesar Carey Talley Shavar Thomas Scott Uderitz Matt Besler Herculez Gomez Graham Zusi Saad Abdul-Salaam Stephen Armstrong Sean Bowers Jose Burciaga Jr. Mike Burns Bobby Convey Gerso Fernandes Vicente Figueroa Chris Henderson Brandon Prideaux Ilie Sanchez Seth Sinovic Team totals Opponent totals
29 24 21 12 12 15 7 7 14 4 15 9 14 13 18 21 11 24 17 15 4 3 1 3 2 4 4 4 1 3 2 2 4 5 4 2 3 7 5 5 13 3 12 3 7 14 10 7 2 2 4 7 11 2 7 60 60
27 21 16 12 12 10 5 7 12 3 12 7 13 10 16 19 8 24 17 10 4 1 1 3 2 3 2 4 0 0 2 2 4 2 4 1 3 6 4 5 13 3 10 3 3 13 10 4 1 1 1 7 9 2 7 60 60
2427 1965 1463 1050 1077 962 478 628 1160 289 990 659 1135 967 1539 1725 711 2177 1489 819 321 117 90 257 154 277 231 360 51 81 164 180 360 215 360 108 258 547 336 424 1169 230 931 270 336 1102 817 408 83 106 156 632 886 180 630 5400 5400
8 7 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 89
9 8 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 70 94
89 30 28 21 30 21 13 24 9 8 11 15 14 15 23 21 10 10 5 20 8 2 2 6 5 3 5 6 3 3 6 2 4 9 8 5 2 3 1 3 0 9 14 1 8 11 7 1 0 3 2 10 0 0 2 721 699
Jimmy Nielsen Andy Gruenebaum Tim Melia Kevin Hartman Chris Snitko Tony Meola Garth Lagerwey Mike Ammann Bo Oshoniyi Luis Marin Eric Kronberg Team totals Opponent totals
5 1 6 6 5 16 4 7 10 1 1 60 60
MIN SHTS 450 90 540 540 405 1369 360 630 885 90 90 5400 5400
GAA
PG
16 12 0.80 2 1 1.00 16 10 1.00 24 15 1.33 30 22 1.33 96 71 1.45 22 15 1.50 34 19 1.71 62 43 1.83 6 4 2.00 10 6 4.00 318 218 1.47 283 207 1.21
SV
0 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 7 5
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CURRENT GALAXY VS. SPORTING KC (24-22-14)
CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. GALAXY (22-24-14)
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
PLAYER
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
Ola Kamara Giovani dos Santos Perry Kitchen Romain Alessandrini Baggio Husidic David Romney Chris Pontius Emmanuel Boateng Bradford Jamieson Sebastian Lletget David Bingham Servando Carrasco Michael Ciani Ashley Cole Jonathan dos Santos Ariel Lassiter Joao Pedro Daniel Steres Team totals Opponent totals
2 4 10 2 6 2 14 5 4 4 7 6 1 5 1 1 2 3 60 60
2 4 10 2 5 2 13 4 2 4 7 6 1 5 1 0 1 3 60 60
154 359 900 180 460 180 1088 365 200 318 630 505 90 430 90 15 61 270 5400 5400
3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 75
0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 70
9 3 1 9 4 1 14 3 3 3 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 699 721
Roger Espinoza Brad Evans Diego Rubio Ike Opara Daniel Salloi Matt Besler Graham Zusi Gerso Fernandes Ilie Sanchez Seth Sinovic Cristian Lobato Jimmy Medranda Tim Melia Khiry Shelton Team totals Opponent totals
14 19 3 7 2 13 12 2 2 9 1 5 6 1 60 60
13 16 1 6 1 13 10 1 2 9 1 4 6 0 60 60
1135 1406 117 557 108 1169 931 106 180 810 74 351 540 28 5400 5400
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 89
2 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 70 94
14 14 2 7 5 0 14 3 0 2 0 10 0 1 721 699
GOALKEEPER
GP
MIN
SV
GAA
PG
GAA
PG
David Bingham Team totals Opponent totals
7 60 60
630 5400 5400
24 18 0.86 283 207 1.21 318 218 1.47
1 5 7
16 10 1.00 318 218 1.47 283 207 1.21
0 7 5
SHT
GOALKEEPER
GP
Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals
6 60 60
MIN SHTS 540 5400 5400
SV
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Overall: 2-1-1, 7 pts. 3rd in West Home: 2-0-0 Away: 0-1-1 vs. West: 2-0-1 vs. East: 0-1-0 GF: 7 GA: 6 GD: +1
2018 MLS Regular Season LA Galaxy vs. Sporting KC Match #5 – Sunday, April 8 Location: StubHub Center Capacity: 25,462 Kickoff: 6:00 p.m. PT All-time vs. SKC: 24-22-14 All-time @ home vs. SKC: 16-6-7
Overall: 3-1-1, 10 pts. 1st in West Home: 2-1-0 Away: 1-0-1 GF: 10 GA: 9 GD: +1
English Television: FS1 Spanish Television: FOX Deportes English Radio: LAGalaxy.com Spanish Radio: KWKW ESPN 1330 THE MATCH: The LA Galaxy are 24-22-14 all-time against Sporting KC, but suffered two losses to SKC in 2017. Both meetings resulted in 2-1 wins for Kansas City, despite an outstanding free kick goal from Romain Alessandrini in the most recent matchup. MATCH NOTES: • The LA Galaxy earned a 4-3 win over LAFC in the 700th MLS game in LA Galaxy’s 23rd season. In 700 games, the Galaxy are 317-235-148. They are the winningest soccer team in Major League Soccer. • LA Galaxy are 2-0-0 at StubHub Center this season, scoring six goals and allowing four. • In the last match, Sebastian Lletget scored his first goal for the Galaxy since July 31, 2016 in a 1-1 draw at Seattle Sounders FC. It was his first goal at StubHub Center since Aug. 23, 2015 vs. NYCFC in a 5-1 win. • Chris Pontius scored his first goal for the Galaxy in the team’s 4-3 win over LAFC. • Zlatan Ibrahimović’s brace against LAFC took place in just 19 minutes of playing time. There have only been five other instances of a player scoring two goals in a single game with 19 or less minutes of playing time since the start of the 2010 MLS season. • The Galaxy’s 4-3 comeback victory against LAFC last weekend was just the 12th time in league history that a team came back from a three-goal deficit to secure a result, and the second ever to win such a game in regulation (Seattle vs D.C., July 23, 2017). • LA Galaxy were without all three Designated Players in their last fixture: Romain Alessandrini, Giovani dos Santos and Jonathan dos Santos. ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIĆ EARNS ALL THE HONORS IN FIRST WEEK: LA Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimović was named MLS Player of the Week, MLS Team of the Week, FIFA Ultimate Team of the Week and MLS Goal of the Week after playing 29 minutes in his debut for LA Galaxy last Saturday. Ibrahimović notched a brace in 20 minutes of action, including a goal that trended globally, as the Galaxy erased a three-goal deficit to defeat LAFC, 4-3. The 36-year-old’s stat line was incredible: 19 minutes, 11 touches, two shots, and two goals. SIGI SCHMID PROVIDES INJURY UPDATE AHEAD OF SPORTING KANSAS CITY MATCH: LA Galaxy head coach Sigi Schmid offered some positive news on the injury front on his banged-up squad. The Galaxy boss confirmed that Romain Alessandrini, Michael Ciani, and Jonathan dos Santos have returned to full training ahead of this weekend’s match with Sporting Kansas City. However, the prognosis was less positive for forward Giovani dos Santos. “Ciani and Jonathan are training full out. Giovani is not at this stage. Everybody else looks okay,” Schmid said. “Romain is in full as well.” NEXT MATCH: LA Galaxy are on the road, taking on Chicago Fire at 12:30 p.m. PT on Saturday, April 14 at Toyota Field in Bridgeview, Ill.
LA Galaxy Postgame Notes: LA Galaxy 4, LAFC 3 LA Galaxy 4, LAFC 3 Saturday, March 31, 2018 – 12:00 p.m. PT 2018 MLS Regular Season StubHub Center – Los Angeles, California Scoring Summary: LAFC – Carlos Vela (Assisted by Steven Beitashour) 5’ LAFC – Carlos Vela (Assisted by Diego Rossi, Marco Urena) 26’ LAFC – Daniel Steres (own goal) 48’ LA – Sebastian Lletget (Assisted by Servando Carrasco) 61’ LA – Chris Pontius (Assisted by Emmanuel Boateng) 73’ LA – Zlatan Ibrahimović (Assisted by Daniel Steres) 77’ LA – Zlatan Ibrahimović (Assisted by Ashley Cole, Bagio Husidic) 90’+1 Misconduct Summary: LA – Zlatan Ibrahimović (caution) 53’ Lineups: LA Galaxy: David Bingham; Rolf Feltscher, Daniel Steres, Jorgen Skjelvik, Ashley Cole ©; Perry Kitchen, Servando Carrasco (Baggio Husidic 61’); Chris Pontius (Dave Romney 84’), Sebastian Lletget (Zlatan Ibrahimović 71’), Emmanuel Boateng; Ola Kamara. Substitutions not used: Justin Vom Steeg, Tomas Hilliard-Arce, Emrah Klimenta, Ariel Lassiter. TOTAL SHOTS: 11; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 9; OFFSIDE: 0; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 2. LAFC: Tyler Miller; Dejan Jakovic, Steven Beitashour, Laurent Ciman, Joao Moutinho, Latif Blessing (Eduard Atuesta 68’), Carlos Vela, Benny Feilhaber (Tristan Blackmon, 82’), Mark-Anthony Kaye, Diego Rossi, Marco Urena. Substitutions not used: Charlie Lyon, Jordan Harvey, Walker Zimmerman, Aaron Kovar, Rodrigo Pacheco. TOTAL SHOTS: 15; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 5; OFFSIDE: 0; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 1. Referee: Mark Geiger Referee’s Assistants: Frank Anderson and Jeff Hosking 4th Official: Daniel Radford VAR: Kevin Stott Attendance: 27,068 NOTES:
• In their third match of the 2018 MLS Regular Season, the LA Galaxy (2-1-1, 7 points) earned a 4-3 victory • • • •
over LAFC (2-1-0, 6 points). Saturday marked the first-ever contest against LAFC. The Galaxy earned a victory in front of a sold-out crowd at StubHub Center of 27,068 The Galaxy are now 1-0-0 against LAFC all-time. The Galaxy are now 2-0-0 at StubHub Center this season, scoring six goals and conceding four.
• LA Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimović made his MLS debut Saturday, scoring two goals, including the • • • • • • • • • • • •
game-winner in the 91st minute. With four games played, Ibrahimović leads the club with two goals scored on the season. Saturday marked the first time that the Galaxy have scored four goals at StubHub Center since Sept. 11, 2016. LA Galaxy midfielder Chris Pontius scored his first-ever goal as a member of the LA Galaxy. The goal marked Pontius’ 46th goal of his MLS career. LA Galaxy midfielder Sebastian Lletget scored his ninth goal of his MLS career Saturday. He also has 10 assists. The goal marked Lletget’s first goal of the season. Saturday’s match marked the Galaxy’s 700th game all-time in Major League Soccer, cumulating a record of 317-235-148 in the regular season overall. During that span, the Galaxy have now scored 635 goals and recorded 655 assists. The Galaxy were without all three Designated Players on Saturday (Romain Alessandrini, Giovani dos Santos, Jonathan dos Santos) due to injury. In their next match, the Galaxy will host Sporting Kansas City on Sunday, April 8 live on FS1 and Fox Deportes. For a full LA Galaxy schedule from the 2018 season, visit www.lagalaxy.com/schedule. For more information, visit www.lagalaxy.com.
LA Galaxy Postgame Quote Sheet: LA Galaxy 4, LAFC 3 LA Galaxy 4, LAFC 3 Saturday, March 31, 2018 – 12:00 p.m. PT 2018 MLS Regular Season StubHub Center – Los Angeles, Calif. LA GALAXY HEAD COACH SIGI SCHIMD On the LA Galaxy’s second half performance: “I thought our fight and determination was good. In the first half, obviously we were down two to nothing, but it wasn’t like I thought we had played horribly. We had gotten forward, created some chances, but obviously we got caught on the counter, we made a mistake on the first goal, we got caught that way. Then take the early goal in the second half, because we had a good halftime talk, it was a little bit questionable. I thought Baggio Husidic coming into the game helped us a lot, and obviously [Zlatan] Ibrahimović helped us a little bit too. But, the fight for the team to come back to win this game four to three, it’s incredible, for the fans, for this game to be on national TV, how you cannot love this game is beyond me.” On the impact Zlatan Ibrahimović’s presence had on the game: “His presence all of a sudden when the ball comes over the whole defense is focusing on him, and that opens up some space then for Chris [Pontius]. We knew going in that 20 minutes – 25 minutes was max, I sort of wanted to bring him in with 30 to go, but I was told no no no, we can’t do that. Obviously, he came in and rewarded us. His presence on the field obviously draws the attention of the opponents, his ability to hold the ball, all great players like him or a [Lionel] Messi, or [Cristiano] Ronaldo, everybody talks about their offensive progress, but they’re also very good passers of the ball, and you saw that on this play today. There were a couple of good passes from him as well.” On what he told Zlatan Ibrahimović before putting him in the game: “We just told him to play up, and work with Ola [Kamara], and sometimes Ola [Kamara] would drop in. I think obviously as they get to practice together they’ll develop a coordination with each other, I think [Zlatan] Ibrahimović is going to get a lot of assists on playing Ola [Kamara] into the spaces. We were thinking do we go to a 3-5-2, do we bring [Zlatan] Ibrahimović on and stay in a 4-4-2, we decided to go into a 4-4-2 because I felt
keeping four in the back was important, because of the way they cheat on offense, or they cheat on defense to play offense, obviously it all worked out at the end. When it works out you’re a genius, when it doesn’t work out you’re an idiot.” On the absence of Giovani dos Santos, Jonathon dos Santos, and Romain Alessandrini: “I’m just very proud of this group, I don’t want to talk about the guys who weren’t out there, I want to talk about the guys who were out there, because the guys who were out there certainly rolled up their sleeves. We did a much better job in the second half when Rolf [Feltscher] got forward, making sure we slid over and covered that space a little bit between our midfielders and our central defense sliding over, and as a result to that we were much better. I know we can play better, it wasn’t a good first half for us overall, but I’m just proud of the effort and the battle that all those guys put in.” On the post-game huddle that the team had: “I guess sports phycologists call them team building moments, you never know what our defining moments are for our team. But this is the kind of game that becomes a defining moment, there’s a realization within that group that nothing is impossible, you’re three to nothing down and you can still come back. It helps build our character, and our belief in our abilities. Last week in Vancouver was important. That was a hard fought game that we got a zero to zero tie, and a point on the road, and then being able to come back in a game like this which I’m sure, if you would’ve taken a poll of the fans afterwards three to nothing they would’ve said it’s gone, it’s lost. But, then they showed the character and they come back, so those become defining moments for your team, and they really build the character of your team.” On the depth of the LA Galaxy: “That was something that we really tried to improve in the off-season. There were guys that were missing for sure, but guys like [Chris] Pontius step up, [Sebastian] Lletget, who I’ll say again we’re playing way too many minutes right now, we need to get him off the field a little bit so he can recover for us, but you know the depth of [Servando] Carrasco, Baggio Husidic, the guys we’ve added, [Dave] Romney coming off the bench and playing some key minutes for us. I’m very pleased with the improved depth of our team.” On deciding to only play Zlatan Ibrahimović for 25 minutes: “Obviously we talked. I talked to Zlatan, I said how’d you sleep last night, and we talked about that a little bit. Obviously, we knew where he was at in terms of fitness and just the recovery from traveling overseas. So, we wanted to make sure like I said before we didn’t do anything that was going to put him into a situation where he could get injured, because that’s something we don’t want to have happen. So, we were like at 20-25 minutes we felt would be good. And, that’s what we ended up putting him in there.” On the impact that Sebastian Lleget’s goal had on bringing Zlatan Ibrahimović into the game: “We were probably going to bring him on anyway, even if it were to still be three to nothing, we would’ve brought him on. But, obviously momentum is a huge thing in sports. As a basketball coach you can control momentum sometimes, you can call time outs, and you can kill momentum, and you can get momentum back on your side. As a soccer coach, you can’t really do that. Sometimes getting messages to guys, because it was a really loud stadium today, was also very difficult. But certainly, that was a key goal.” On his impression of Zlatan Ibrahimović’s first goal: “I just turned, I turned to Dominick [Kinnear], and my coaches and I said that’s just world class, you can’t teach that. The vision to see that he’s got the goalkeeper off his line. The ability to raise his leg that high and hit the ball is something that I don’t think many of us can do even on our best days. I had a coach that I use to coach with and he use to have a saying he called the “you’ve got to dare to be brilliant.” You can’t do something brilliant unless you dare to be brilliant. And [Zlatan] Ibrahimović is a perfect definition of a guy who always dares to be brilliant, and if you do that, you pull of some things. I mean, that’s got be a goal that’s going to go around the world, I’m sure it’ll be a YouTube sensation. It was fantastic.” On noticing the momentum of his team: “Even when we were at three to nothing, we felt that we were starting to possess the ball and get forward in creating attacks. We wanted to get Emmanuel [Boateng] forward a little bit more in the second half, sometimes his running off the ball needs to be better, because he’s got such great speed. So, we got him involved a little bit more. Rolf [Feltscher] kept getting forward. [Chris] Pontius I thought was having a pretty good game. So we started to put pressure on them, it wasn’t a situation where they were constantly putting pressure on us, they had pressure on us on counters and on quick-play, but on terms of possession you know we dominated that part of it. But, it’s also a matter of playing forward. So, once we started to get those chances, and the when Sebastian [Lletget] scored, I felt hey this is a game we can still get back into, and then obviously at three to three we’re saying hey, can we win this, or can we make something happen here still.”
LA GALAXY FORWARD ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC On his appetite: “I am still hungry. It was a good start. Losing 3-0 is not a good result, obviously, especially at home. I think the first half, we did many simple mistakes, not well organized. But when we got the first goal, we kept going, and then we scored the second and got the third and the fourth… I’m only here two days, and what I see, I’m super happy for them… When everything is new, many new players, to settle in, everything isn’t easy, especially for myself. It was hot. It was hot on the pitch. After 10 minutes, I was asking for sun screen because I was burning. But it went well anyways. So I’m super happy for the win. But this is only one game. We need to continue and bring this confidence to the next level.” On playing 20 minutes: “I felt I played 40 games for my 20 minutes. I was feeling everything, jetlag, didn’t play for a long time. I did a first sprint, and I was starting to breathe immediately. So when the second came, I said this time I shoot, I don’t run with the ball. And that’s the ball that went in. I said I would save strength to play a lot of 15 minutes. I was feeling good, a lot of adrenaline. I didn’t play for a long time. Step by step, you build it up. I need to come in the rhythm and feel the game. But it’s not only about the game, you need to adjust to the weather, the team that plays, you need to have a balance the way you can play to save strength for the whole game. Under these weather conditions, it’s not easy, but I think you also get used to it.” On whether he has done anything like that before: “If you look back, every team I came to in the first official game, I scored. And I said I will not let them down today. I will score also today.” On the match: “It was fantastic. It was the first derby. The derbies that I’ve played in have had many historical moments. This will be one of them. This is the start. Like I said, in the press conference, I just want to be part of the history of the Galaxy and MLS. A new team like LAFC is doing new things and Galaxy has been doing things for many years. This is the first of many games that will come. Hopefully, we put the level for this type of game. Let’s hope it’s more under control next game and not crazy like this.” On his first goal: “Normally as a second striker, you go behind (the play) if the ball would come, just like it came …I saw the goalkeeper (Tyler Miller), he was out and I said I will shoot it over, but it was all depending how do I shoot, do I shoot high or in front to put power on it. I chose the power way and it went in. Then the adrenaline starts, you start, and you don’t want it to finish. You take off your shirt and you just want to celebrate with the fans. You want to feel the energy that is going through the stadium. If I would have more strength, I would have run all over the pitch. I just managed one side of the field.” On influencing the game: “I am demanding a lot from me when I play. I have a lot of pressure coming here from the media, from the fans, from the club, and the players, but nothing is compared to my own pressure. I said many times, I’m not here because I’m Ibrahimovic, I’m here to perform. I’m not here to prove anything. Like I said, you prove when you haven't played on the big stage to see that you can do it. I’ve been doing this for 23 years and I’ve played in the biggest clubs in the world with the best in the world and winning a lot of things out there. It’s only about performing. If you perform good, it’s fantastic, if you don’t, you’re still the same player in different conditions. My vision was good before I came. Every movie has a good ending, yeah? And a good start, remember.” LA GALAXY MIDFIELDER SEBASTIAN LLETGET On the game: “I am still lost for words. I don’t even know what just happened. It’s amazing, I think once we got the first goal, the momentum shifted, and you can feel it but we were still down and it was a long way up but as soon as [Ibrahimović] came in, he made a huge difference. He just landed here two days ago and it’s unbelievable.” On the game’s atmosphere: “I mean you can feel it from the day they got here that this was going to be a big game. The lead up to the game, we could all feel it. I think anybody would be lying to you if they said this was going to be a regular game. It was an incredible atmosphere. It was amazing for our fans. Especially how we showed some resilience and to show that we weren’t going to give up on this.” On when he felt the game turned: “It’s tough to say. Once their third goal went in, I think we could have done two things: we could have just given up and put our heads down, but we actually kept going and kept calm. We knew, our game plan was to get the
first one. We weren’t focused on getting three right away, because you can’t do that in soccer. You have to get one and then go from there. We just didn’t give up.” LA GALAXY FORWARD CHRIS PONTIUS On the comeback: “I’ve never had that happen, at any level that I’ve ever played at, and to have it happen at this big of a game, there’s no words that can describe that feeling. It’s pretty special. To be honest, although it was three to zero, I never felt like we were completely out of the game, I thought we started off the half pretty well, we had a couple, I think maybe two looks, and they came down and that own goal is a bit unlucky. But, I knew that we had started off on the front foot, which is something we didn’t do on the first half. They took it to us pretty good, I think they put a lot of energy into that first half, and we were able to kind of find some pockets, just because they had a bit tired legs, and then we sub in a guy like Zlatan [Ibrahimović] they drop even more because they respect the guy, rightfully so. It’s like a perfect storm, and we were able to finish our chances.” On the atmosphere of the game: “I think the fans got their money’s worth today. Obviously, the first half didn’t go our way. For LAFC, they couldn’t do anything wrong. And then in second half it felt much the opposite. So, Back and forth game, and even saying that they had some chances in the second half that hit the post. It was just one of those games that I’ll go back and watch later, and just enjoy watching it. You know, just an exciting game.” On the impact this game had on the team: “I think it’s rare that you get a game this early in the year that actually feels like a playoff game, and that’s what that felt like today. To win a game like that, especially a cross-town rivalry, all the buildup, it can certainly give us a little boost here. I think you’ll see, even just now in the locker room there’s been more confidence within the guys, and we can take that going forward.” On the depth of the team: “That’s why you build a roster like that. You hope that it doesn’t get tested, but eventually it will. Ours got tested a little bit earlier than most. Vancouver was a good result to. We went up there and got a tie, in a tough place to play, and today we were able to produce. We’ve got competition at every position, and that’s only going to make players better in training. It’s going to push players. So, Sigi [Schmid] has got a good problem on his hands.”
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DATE
OPPONENT
VENUE
TIME (PT)
TV/RESULT
Saturday, Feb 3
Real Salt Lake
Kino Sports Complex
2:00pm
L1–3
Saturday, Feb 10
NYCFC
StubHub Center
7:00pm
W3–0
Thursday, Feb 15
Fresno FC
Harder Stadium
7:00pm
W3–1
Saturday, Feb 17
San Jose Earthquakes
Orange County Great Park
2:00pm
L 2–4
Saturday, Feb 24
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
StubHub Center
7:00pm
L1–2
Sunday, Mar 4 Sunday, Mar 11 Saturday, Mar 24 Saturday, Mar 31 Sunday, Apr 8 Saturday, Apr 14 Saturday, Apr 21 Saturday, Apr 28 Saturday, May 5 Saturday, May 12 Monday, May 21 Friday, May 25 Wednesday, May 30 Saturday, Jun 2 Saturday, Jun 9 Saturday, Jun 30 Wednesday, Jul 4 Saturday, Jul 7 Saturday, Jul 14 Saturday, Jul 21 Thursday, Jul 26 Sunday, Jul 29 Saturday, Aug 4 Saturday, Aug 11 Saturday, Aug 18 Friday, Aug 24 Wednesday, Aug 29 Saturday, Sep 1 Saturday, Sep 15 Sunday, Sep 23 Saturday, Sep 29 Saturday, Oct 6 Sunday, Oct 21 Sunday, Oct 28
Portland Timbers New York City FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC LAFC Sporting Kansas City Chicago Fire Atlanta United FC New York Red Bulls Houston Dynamo FC Dallas Montreal Impact San Jose Earthquakes FC Dallas Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes D.C. United Columbus Crew SC New England Revolution Philadelphia Union LAFC Orlando City SC Colorado Rapids Minnesota United FC Seattle Sounders FC LAFC Colorado Rapids Real Salt Lake Toronto FC Seattle Sounders Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sporting Kansas City Minnesota United FC Houston Dynamo
StubHub Center Yankee Stadium BC Place StubHub Center StubHub Center Toyota Park StubHub Center StubHub Center BBVA Compass Stadium Toyota Stadium Saputo Stadium StubHub Center StubHub Center Providence Park StubHub Center Stanford Stadium StubHub Center StubHub Center Gillette Stadium Talen Energy Stadium Banc of California Stadium StubHub Center Dick’s Sporting Goods Park StubHub Center CenturyLink Field StubHub Center StubHub Center Rio Tinto Stadium BMO Field StubHub Center StubHub Center Children’s Mercy Park TCF Bank Stadium StubHub Center
7:00pm 2:00pm 7:00pm 12:00pm 6:00pm 12:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm TBA 12:30pm 12:00pm 8:00pm 7:30pm 2:00pm 7:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 7:30pm TBA TBA 7:30pm 6:30pm TBA 7:30pm 12:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm TBA 11:00am 4:00pm 7:00pm TBA TBA 1:30pm
W2–1 L1–2 D0–0 W4–3 FS1 UNIV MLS MLS MLS UniMas TVA UniMas MLS ESPN2 MLS UniMas MLS MLS MLS MLS ESPN FS1 MLS MLS ESPN ESPN MLS MLS TSN FS1 TSN MLS MLS MLS
** U.S. Open Cup * International Friendly
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 28 38 41 88
Player David Bingham Perry Kitchen Ashley Cole Dave Romney Daniel Steres Baggio Husidic Romain Alessandrini Jonathan dos Santos Zlatan Ibrahimović Giovani dos Santos Ola Kamara Brian Sylvestre Servando Carrasco Ariel Lassiter Jorgen Skjelvik Sebastian Lletget Chris Pontius Tomas Hilliard-Arce Hugo Arellano Emrah Klimenta Emmanuel Boateng Rolf Feltscher Efrain Alvarez Michael Ciani Bradford Jamieson IV Justin Vom Steeg João Pedro
Pos. GK M D D D M M M F F F GK M F D M M D D D M D M D F GK M
No. 7 21 26 1 24 14 28 3 8 10 25 20 6 9 38 11 2 22 15 17 88 19 4 16 5 12 41
Player Romain Alessandrini Hugo Arellano Efrain Alvarez David Bingham Emmanuel Boateng Servando Carrasco Michael Ciani Ashley Cole Jonathan dos Santos Giovani dos Santos Rolf Feltscher Tomas Hilliard-Arce Baggio Husidic Zlatan Ibrahimović Bradford Jamieson IV Ola Kamara Perry Kitchen Emrah Klimenta Ariel Lassiter Sebastian Lletget João Pedro Chris Pontius Dave Romney Jorgen Skjelvik Daniel Steres Brian Sylvestre Justin Vom Steeg
Pos. M D M GK M M D D M F D D M F F F M D F M M M D D D GK GK
Ht. 6-2 6-0 5-9 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-8 5-8 6-5 5-10 6-0 6-5 5-11 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-1 5-6 5-11 5-8 6-4 6-3 6-4 5-9
Wt. 189 160 146 190 175 160 155 160 209 157 181 215 165 155 170 165 170 175 165 181 150 163 150 190 165 200 154
DOB 10/19/1989 02/29/1992 12/20/1980 06/12/1993 11/11/1990 05/19/1987 04/03/1989 04/26/1990 10/03/1981 05/11/1989 10/15/1989 12/19/1992 08/13/1988 09/27/1994 07/05/1991 09/03/1992 05/12/1987 11/22/1995 03/05/1998 02/13/1991 01/17/1994 10/06/1990 06/19/2002 04/06/1984 10/18/1996 04/05/1997 04/03/1993
Pronunciation Roh-mahn Al-ess-anne-DREE-knee HEW-go ARE-ray-ahn-no EFF-rah-een AL-vuh-rez BING-uhm AH-man-u-elle Boh-ah-teng CUH-rah-SCOE See-ah-nee Ash-lee Cohl Doh-San-tos JEE-oh-von-ee Doh-San-tos Roll-f felt-sher TOE-mas Hill-E-ard AR-say BAH-Gio Who-SID-itch E-bra-HEEM-oh-vich Jame-eh-son OH-la KUH-mar-UH PEAR-ee Em-RUH kli-MEN-TUH ARE-e-ell LASS-it-err Lah-jet Joe-awe-oh PAY-droh Pawn-tee-us Romm-nee YOR-ghen Skee-yel-vick STARE-iss Sill-ves-TREE VAHM steeg
Head Coach: Sigi Schmid Assistant Coach: Dom Kinnear Goalkeeper Coach: Oka Nikolov Assistant Coach: Junior Gonzalez Vice President of Soccer Operations: Peter Vagenas Director of Player Personnel: Kurt Schmid Director of Sports Medicine: Ivan Pierra Director of Sports Performance: Pierre Barrieu *2018 MLS SuperDraft selection **LA Galaxy II
Hometown Castro Valley, Calif. Indianapolis, Indiana London, England Irvine, Calif. Calabasas, Calif. Libertyville, Ill. Marseille, France Monterrey, Mexico Malmö, Sweden Monterrey, Mexico Oslo, Norway Hollywood, Calif. San Diego, Calif. Temecula, Calif. Baerum, Switzerland San Francisco, Calif. Yorba Linda, Calif. Matthews, N.C. Norwalk, Calif. Sacramento, Calif. Accra, Ghana Bülach, Switzerland Los Angeles, Calif. Clichy-sous-Bois Los Angeles, Calif. Santa Barbara, Calif. Guimarães, Portugal
Place of Birth Marseille, France Norwalk, Calif. Los Angeles, Calif. Castro Valley, Calif. Accra, Ghana San Diego, Calif. Clichy-sous-Bois, France London, England Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico Bülach, Switzerland Matthews, N.C. Velika Kladuša, Bosnia Malmö, Sweden Los Angeles, Calif. Oslo, Norway Indianapolis Rožaje, Montenegro Turrialba, Costa Rica San Francisco, Calif. Guimarães, Portugal Yorba Linda, Calif. Irvine, Calif. Baerum, Norway Burbank, Calif. Hollywood, Fla. Santa Barbara, Calif.
College University of California-Berkeley University of Akron -San Francisco San Diego State Illinois-Chicago ------University of California-Berkeley Cal Poly San Luis Obispo --UCSB Stanford --UC Santa Barbara ----UCSB --
Last Club Olympique de Marseille (France) LA Galaxy II (USL) LA Galaxy II (USL) San Jose Earthquakes Helsingborgs IF (Sweden) Orlando City SC FC Lorient (France) AS Roma (Italy) Villarreal CF (Spain) Villarreal CF (Spain) Cardiff City (England) Stanford Hammarby (Sweden) Manchester United LA Galaxy Academy Columbus Crew SC Randers FC (Denmark) Sacramento Republic FC (USL) LA Galaxy II (USL) West Ham United (England) Vitoria Guimaraes (Portugal) Philadelphia Union LA Galaxy II (USL) Rosenborg BK (Norway) LA Galaxy II (USL) North Carolina FC LA Galaxy II (USL)
Team Administrator: Zack Murshedi Technical Director: Jovan Kirovski Director of Soccer Operations: Gordon Kljestan Equipment Manager: Raul Vargas Strength & Conditioning Coach: Adam Waterson Sports Scientist: William Sparks Athletic Assistant: Cesar Roldan
2018 CATERGORICAL WIN-LOSS
MISCELLANEOUS STATS: Quickest Goal: 32’ (Ola Kamara vs. POR, 3/4)
Overall
6
Overall: vs. West vs. East: Scoring First: Opp. Scoring First: Leading at Half: Trailing at Half: Tied at Half: Leading at 75': Trailing at 75': Tied at 75': One-Goal Games: Scoring 0 Goals Scoring 1 Goal Scoring 2 Goals Scoring 3+ Goals Allowing 0 Goals Allowing 1 Goal Allowing 2 Goals Allowing 3+ Goals Day Games (pre 6 p.m.): Night Games (post 6 p.m.): On Weekends: Midweek: In White Jersey/Short: In Blue Jersey/Short: In Third Jersey/Short: In White Jersey/Blue Short: On ESPN/ESPN2: On FOX On Fox Sports: On Univision/UniMas: On Spectrum SportsNet: On Spectrum Deportes: In March: In April: In May: In June: In July: In August: In September: In October:
Quickest Goal Against: 5’ (Vela (LAFC), 3/31) Gm. Winning Goals after 75': 1 (Ibrahimović, 3/31) Gm. Tying Goals after 75': 1 (Ibrahimović, 3/31) Game-Winning Goals Against after 75': Game-Tying Goals Against after 75': Multi-Goal Games: 2 Multi-Goal Games Against: 1 Multi-Assist Games: 2 Multi-Assist Games Against: Hat Tricks: Hat Tricks Against: Own Goals For: Own Goals Against: Red Cards: 1 (Cole, NYC, 3/11) Opp. Red Cards: Shutouts Earned: 1 (VAN, 3/24)
GALAXY NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS
Home
Road
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2018 CATEGORIAL WIIN-LOSS BY REFEREE Referee Jair Marrufo Ismail Elfath Fotis Bazakos Mark Geiger
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Home 1-0-0 --1-0-0
Road -0-1-0 0-0-1 ---
PENALTY KICKS FOR: Date
Min.
Player
Goalkeeper
Result
Totals: 0/0
PENALTY KICKS AGAINST: Date
Min.
Team
Player Totals: 0/0
2018 MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week Zlatan Ibrahimović: Week 5
Goalkeeper
Result
United States NAME CAPS G/A Lletget 3 1/0 México NAME CAPS G/A Dos Santos101 21/Dos Santos 31
GALAXY AWARD WINNERS MLS Player of the Month MLS Player of the Week Week 5: Zlatan Ibrahimović MLS Goal of the Week Week 5: Zlatan Ibrahimović MLS Save of the Week
LA Galaxy 2 | Portland Timbers 1 March 4, 2018, at StubHub Center Attendance: 25,462
NYCFC 2 | LA Galaxy 1 March 11, 2018, at Yankee Stadium Attendance: 26,221
LA – Ola Kamara 32’ (Assisted by Rolf Feltscher, Jonathan dos Santos) LA – Romain Alessandrini 34’ POR – Sebastián Blanco (Assisted by Fanendo Adi) 66’
NYC – Anton Tinnerholm 22’ NYC – David Villa 33’ LA – Jonathan dos Santos 60’ (Assisted by Emmanuel Boateng, Sebastian Lletget)
Lineup: David Bingham; Rolf Feltscher, Michael Ciani, Jorgen Skjelvik, Ashley Cole ©; Jonathan dos Santos, Perry Kitchen; Romain Alessandrini (Chris Pontius 60’), Giovani dos Santos (Sebastian Lletget 72’), Emmanuel Boateng (Servando Carrasco 82’); Ola Kamara.
Lineup: David Bingham; Rolf Feltscher, Michael Ciani (Daniel Steres 45’), Jorgen Skjelvik, Ashley Cole ©; Jonathan dos Santos, Perry Kitchen; Sebastian Lletget (Dave Romney 77’), Giovani dos Santos (Servando Carrasco HT), Emmanuel Boateng; Ola Kamara.
Substitutions not used: Justin Vom Steeg, Dave Romney, Daniel Steres, Baggio Husidic. LA POR
SHT 14 15
SOG 3 7
F 15 14
OFF 1 0
CK 4 6
SV 6 1
Substitutions not used: Justin Vom Steeg, Emrah Klimenta, Baggio Husidic, Ariel Lassiter.
NYC LA
SHT 12 7
SOG 7 3
F 15 11
OFF 2 4
CK 6 5
SV 5 2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 | LA Galaxy 0 March 24, 2018, at BC Place Attendance: 22,120
LA Galaxy 4 | LAFC 3 March 31, 2018, at StubHub Center Attendance: 27, 068
No scoring
LAFC – Carlos Vela (Assisted by Steven Beitashour) 5’ LAFC – Carlos Vela (Assisted by Diego Rossi, Marco Urena) 26’ LAFC – Daniel Steres (own goal) 48’ LA – Sebastian Lletget (Assisted by Servando Carrasco) 61’ LA – Chris Pontius (Assisted by Emmanuel Boateng) 73’ LA – Zlatan Ibrahimović (Assisted by Daniel Steres) 77’ LA – Zlatan Ibrahimović (Assisted by Ashley Cole, Bagio Husidic) 90’+1
Lineup: David Bingham; Daniel Steres, Jorgen Skjelvik, Tomas Hilliard-Arce; Rolf Feltscher, Perry Kitchen, Sebastian Lletget (Baggio Husidic 81’), Servando Carrasco (Joao Pedro 90’+3), David Romney; Emmanuel Boateng, Ariel Lassiter (Chris Pontius 65’). Substitutions not used: Brian Sylvestre, Justin Vom Steeg, Hugo Arellano
VAN LA
SHT 11 8
SOG 2 1
F 12 10
OFF 1 1
CK 3 6
SV 1 2
Lineup: David Bingham; Rolf Feltscher, Daniel Steres, Jorgen Skjelvik, Ashley Cole ©; Perry Kitchen, Servando Carrasco (Baggio Husidic 61’); Chris Pontius (Dave Romney 84’), Sebastian Lletget (Zlatan Ibrahimović 71’), Emmanuel Boateng; Ola Kamara. Substitutions not used: Justin Vom Steeg, Tomas Hilliard-Arce, Emrah Klimenta, Ariel Lassiter. LA LAFC
SHT 11 15
SOG 6 6
F 9 5
OFF 0 0
CK 6 3
SV 2 1
#1 David Bingham Goalkeeper 6-2 189 Castro Valley, Calif University of California Oct. 19, 1989 How Acquired: Signed on Jan. 10, 2018 after acquiring his rights from San Jose Earthquakes on Dec. 18, 2017 in exchange for $100,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) and $100,000 in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) Last Appearance: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Goal Allowed: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Yellow Card: July 4, 2017 vs. ATL (with SJ) Last Red Card: -Last Shutout: March 24, 2018 vs. VAN Last Start: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC 2018 MLS Highs: Saves: 6, March 4, 2018 vs. POR GA: 3, March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC MLS Career Highs: Saves: 7, 3 times, last: Oct. 16, 2016 vs. VAN (with SJ) GA: 5, 2 times, last: July 19, 2017 @ NYR (with SJ) Career stats with the Galaxy: 4/2/2-1-1/1.50 2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 4/2/1.50
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0
#2 Perry Kitchen Midfielder 6-0 189 Indianapolis How Acquired: Signed on Jan. 8, 2018 after acquiring his rights from D.C. United
University of Akron
Feb. 29, 1992
Last Appearance: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Goal: Aug. 1, 2015 vs. RSL (with DC) Last Assist: May 9, 2015 vs. KC (with DC) Last Yellow Card: Sept. 19 vs. CLB (with DC) Last Red Card: Aug. 23, 2017 vs. CLB Last Start: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC 2018 MLS Highs: G: -- A: -MLS Career Highs: G: 2, Apr. 11, 2015, NYR (with DC) A: 1, 10 times, last: May 9, 2015 vs. KC (with DC) LA Galaxy career: 4/4/0/0 MLS career: 162/159/10/10 2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 4/0/0
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0
#3 Ashley Cole Defender 5-9 146 How Acquired: Signed from AS Roma (Italy) on Jan. 27, 2016
London, England
December 20, 1980
Last Appearance: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Goal: July 4, 2017 vs. RSL Last Assist: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Yellow Card: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Red Card: March 11, 2018 vs. NYC Last Start: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC 2018 MLS Highs: G: -- A: 1, March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC MLS Career Highs: G: 1, 2 times, last: July 4, 2017 vs. RSL A: 1, 3 times, last: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC LA Galaxy career: 58/57/2/3
2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 3/0/1
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0
#4 Dave Romney Defender 6-2 175 How Acquired: Signed from LA Galaxy II on Aug. 5, 2015
Irvine, Calif.
San Francisco
June 12, 1993
Last Appearance: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Goal: June 24, 2017 vs. SKC Last Assist: May 6, 2017 vs. CHI Last Yellow Card: July 9, 2016 vs. SEA Last Red Card: -Last Start: March 24, 2018 vs. VAN 2018 MLS Highs: G: -- A: -MLS Career Highs: G: 1, 2 times, last: June 24, 2017, vs. KC A: 1, 2 times, last: May 6, 2017 vs. CHI Career stats with the Galaxy: 47/34/2/2
2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 2/0/0
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0
#5 Daniel Steres Defender 6-0 How Acquired: Signed from LA Galaxy II on Dec. 17, 2015
175
Burbank, Calif.
San Diego State
Last Appearance: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Goal: May 6, 2017 vs. CHI Last Assist: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Yellow Card: May 21, 2017 vs. MIN Last Red Card: -Last Start: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC 2018 MLS Highs: G: -- A: 1, March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC MLS Career Highs: G: 2, July 22, 2017 vs. NE A: 1, 2 times, last: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Career stats with the Galaxy: 55/52/4/12
2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 3/0/1
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0
Nov. 11, 1990
#6 Baggio Husidic Midfielder 6-1 160 Libertyville, Ill. How Acquired: Signed on free transfer from Hammarby (Sweden) on Nov. 14, 2013
Illinois-Chicago
May 19, 1987
Last Appearance: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Goal: Sept. 3, 2016 vs. COL Last Assist: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Yellow Card: Aug. 24, 2016 vs. CHI Last Red Card: -Last Start: May 21, 2017 vs. MIN 2018 MLS Highs: G: -- A: 1, March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC MLS Career Highs: G: 2, Sept. 5, 2014 vs. COL A: 2, 2 times, last: June 20, 2015 vs. PHI Career stats with the Galaxy: 98/68/9/12
2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 1/0/1
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0
#7 Romain Alessandrini Midfielder 5-8 155 Marseille, France How Acquired: Signed as Designated Player from Olympique de Marseille (France) on Jan. 31, 2017
April 3, 1989
Last Appearance: March 4, 2018 vs. POR Last Goal: Oct. 15, 2017 vs. MIN Last Assist: Oct. 15, 2017 vs. MIN Last Yellow Card: March 4, 2018 vs. POR Last Red Card: -Last Start: March 4, 2018 vs. POR 2018 MLS Highs: G: 1, March 4, 2018 vs. POR A: -MLS Career Highs: G: 2, 3 times, last: Oct. 15, 2017 vs. MIN A: 2, 2 times, last: May 6, 2017 vs. CHI Career stats with the Galaxy: 31/28/14/12
2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 1/1/0
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0
#8 Jonathan dos Santos Midfielder 5-8 160 Mexico City, Mexico How Acquired: Signed as Designated Player from Villarreal CF (Spain) on July 27, 2017
April 26, 1990
Last Appearance: March 11, 2018 vs. NYC Last Goal: March 11, 2018 vs. NYC Last Assist: March 4, 2018 vs. POR Last Yellow Card: March 11, 2018 vs. NYC Last Red Card: -Last Start: March 11, 2018 vs. NYC 2018 MLS Highs: G: 1, March 11, 2018 vs. NYC A: 1, March 4, 2018 vs. POR MLS Career Highs: G: 1, 2 times, last: March 4, 2018 vs. NYC A: 1, 2 times, last: March 4, 2018 vs. POR Career stats with the Galaxy: 14/13/2/3
2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 2/1/1
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0
#9 Zlatan Ibrahimoviฤ Forward 6-5 209 Malmรถ, Sweden How Acquired: Signed with Targeted Allocation Money on Friday, March 23
Oct. 3, 1981
Last Appearance: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Goal: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Assist: -Last Yellow Card: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Red Card: -Last Start: -2018 MLS Highs: G: 2, March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC A: -MLS Career Highs: G: 2, March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC A: -Career stats with the Galaxy: 1/0/2/0
2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 1/2/0
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0
#10 Giovani dos Santos Forward 5-10 157 Mexico City, Mexico How Acquired: Signed as Designated Player from Villarreal CF (Spain) on July 15, 2016 Last Appearance: March 11, 2018 vs. NYC Last Goal: May 27, 2017 vs. SJ Last Assist: Oct. 15, 2017 vs. MIN Last Yellow Card: March 11, 2018 vs. NYC Last Red Card: -Last Start: March 4, 2018 vs. POR 2018 MLS Highs: G: -- A: -MLS Career Highs: G: 2, 4 times, last: May 27, 2017 vs. SJ A: 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 11, 2016 vs. ORL Career stats with the Galaxy: 65/64/23/20
2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 2/0/0
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0/0
May 11, 1987
#11 Ola Kamara Forward 6-0 181 How Acquired: Signed as Homegrown player on Dec. 20, 2012
Oslo, Norway
September 2, 1991
Last Appearance: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Goal: March 4, 2018 vs. POR Last Assist: June 24, 2017 vs. MTL Last Yellow Card: -- Last Red Card: -Last Start: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC 2018 MLS Highs: G: 1, March 4, 2018 vs. POR A: -MLS Career Highs: G: 3, May 28, 2016, vs. RSL (with CLB) A: 1, 5 times, last: June 24, 2017 vs. MTL (with CLB) Career stats with the Galaxy: 3/3/1/0
2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 3/1/0
#12 Brian Sylvestre Goalkeeper How Acquired: Signed on Jan. 12, 2018
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0/0 6-5
215
Hollywood, Fla.
December 19, 1992
Last Appearance: July 26, 2015 vs. DC (with PHI) Last Goal Allowed: July 26, 2015 vs. DC (with PHI) Last Yellow Card: -- Last Red Card: -Last Shutout: July 11, 2015 vs. POR (with PHI) Last Start: July 26, 2015 vs. DC (with PHI) 2018 MLS Highs: Saves: -- GA: -MLS Career Highs: Saves: 7, May 9, 2015 vs. VAN (with PHI) GA: 5, June 20, 2015, LA (with PIH) Career stats with the Galaxy: 0/0/0-0-0/0 2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 0/0-0-0/0
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0/0
#14 Servando Carrasco Midfielder 5-11 165 San Diego, Calif. University of California-Berkeley How Acquired: Signed on Jan. 11, 2018 after being selected in Stage 2 of the MLS Re-Entry Draft from Orlando City SC
Aug. 13, 1988
Last Appearance: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Goal: April 9, 2017 vs. NY (with ORL) Last Assist: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Yellow Card: Sept. 9, 2017 vs. DC (with ORL) Last Red Card: Sept. 9, 2017 vs. DC (with ORL) Last Start: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC 2018 MLS Highs: G: -- A: 1, March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC MLS Career Highs: G: 1, 2 times, last: April 9, 2017 vs. NY (with ORL) A: 1, 6 times, last: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC LA Galaxy career: 4/2/0/1 MLS career: 130/79/2/6 2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 3/0/0
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0/0
#15 Ariel Lassiter Forward 5-10 155 Temecula, California How Acquired: Signed by the Galaxy from LA Galaxy II on March 5, 2016
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
September 27, 1994
Last Appearance: March 24, 2018 vs. VAN Last Goal: July 22, 2017 vs. NE Last Assist: -Last Yellow Card: -- Last Red Card: -Last Start: March 24, 2018 vs. VAN 2018 MLS Highs: G: 1, July 22, 2017 vs. NE A: -MLS Career Highs: G: 1, July 22, 2017 vs. NE A: -Career stats with the Galaxy: 18/3/1/0
2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 0/0/0
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0/0
#16 Jorgen Skjelvik Defender 6-0 170 How Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on Dec. 14, 2017
Baerum, Switzerland
Last Appearance: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Goal: -Last Assist: -Last Yellow Card: -- Last Red Card: -Last Start: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC 2018 MLS Highs: G: -- A: -MLS Career Highs: G: -- A: -Career stats with the Galaxy: 4/4/0/0
2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 4/0/0
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0/0
July 4, 1991
#17 Sebastian Lletget Midfielder How Acquired: Signed on May 8, 2015
5-10
165
San Francisco, Calif.
September 3, 1992
Last Appearance: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Goal: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Assist: March 11, 2018 vs. NYC Last Yellow Card: Aug. 24, 2016 vs. CHI Last Red Card: -Last Start: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC 2018 MLS Highs: G: 1, March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC A: 1, March 11, 2018 vs. NYC MLS Career Highs: G: 1, 9 times, last: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC A: 1, 10 times, last: March 11, 2018 vs. NYC Career stats with the Galaxy: 58/46/9/10
2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 4/1/0
#19 Chris Pontius Midfielder How Acquired: Signed on Jan. 22, 2018
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0/0 6-0
170
Yorba Linda, Calif.
May 12, 1987
Last Appearance: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Goal: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Assist: May 17, 2017 vs. HOU (with PHI) Last Yellow Card: Oct. 1, 2016 vs. NY Last Red Card: -Last Start: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC 2018 MLS Highs: G: 1, March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC A: -MLS Career Highs: G: 3, Apr. 22, 2012, DC vs. NY (with DC) A: 3, Sept. 10, 2011, DC at CHV (with DC) Career stats with the Galaxy: 3/1/1/0 MLS Career: 218/186/46/29 2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 3/1/0
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0/0
#20 Tomas Hilliard-Arce Defender 6-1 171 Matthews, N.C. How Acquired: Drafted by LA Galaxy with the 2nd Pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft after signing an MLS contract
Nov. 22, 1995
Last Appearance: March 24, 2018 vs. VAN Last Goal: -- Last Assist: -Last Yellow Card: -- Last Red Card: -Last Start: March 24, 2018 vs. VAN 2018 MLS Highs: G: -- A: -MLS Career Highs: G: -- A: -Career stats with the Galaxy: 1/1/0/0
2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 1/0/0
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0/0
#21 Hugo Arellano Defender 6-0 170 How Acquired: Signed as Homegrown Player on Jan. 13, 2017
Norwalk, Calif.
LA Galaxy II: 1/1/0/0 --
March 5, 1998 How
Last Appearance: Sept. 27, 2017 vs. HOU Last Goal: -Last Assist: -Last Yellow Card: Sept. 27, 2017 vs. HOU Last Red Card: -Last Start: Sept. 27, 2017 vs. HOU 2018 MLS Highs: G: -A: -MLS Career Highs: G: -A: -Career stats with the Galaxy: 4/4/0/0
2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 0/0/0
#22 Emrah Klimenta Defender How Acquired: Signed on March 3, 2017
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0/0 6-1
181
Sacramento, Calif.
Last Appearance: -Last Goal: -- Last Assist: -Last Yellow Card: -- Last Red Card: -Last Start: -2018 MLS Highs: G: -- A: -MLS Career Highs: G: -- A: -Career stats with the Galaxy: 0/0/0/0
2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 0/0/0
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0/0
LA Galaxy II: 1/1/0/0 Feb. 13, 1991
#24 Emmanuel Boateng Midfielder 5-6 How Acquired: Signed as international on Jan. 14, 2016
150
Accra, Ghana
UC Santa Barbara
January 17, 1994
Last Appearance: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Goal: Sept. 2, 2017 vs. COL Last Assist: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Yellow Card: July 22, 2017 vs. NE Last Red Card: -Last Start: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC 2018 MLS Highs: G: -- A: 1, 2 times, last: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC MLS Career Highs: G: 1, 6 times, last: Sept. 2, 2017 vs. COL A: 2, April 23, 2016 vs. RSL Career stats with the Galaxy: 64/50/6/9
2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 4/0/1
#25 Rolf Feltscher Defender 5-11 How Acquired: Signed on Dec. 19, 2017
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0/0 163
Bulach, Switzerland
Oct. 6, 1990
Last Appearance: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC Last Goal: -- Last Assist: March 4, 2018 vs. POR Last Yellow Card: March 24, 2018 vs. VAN Last Red Card: -Last Start: March 31, 2018 vs. LAFC 2018 MLS Highs: G: -- A: 1, March 4, 2018 vs. POR MLS Career Highs: G: -- A: 1, March 4, 2018 vs. POR Career stats with the Galaxy: 4/4/0/1
2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 4/0/1
#26 Efrain Alvarez How Acquired:
Midfielder
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0/0 5-8
150
Los Angeles, Calif.
June 19, 2002
Last Appearance: -Last Goal: -- Last Assist: -Last Yellow Card: -- Last Red Card: -Last Start: -2018 MLS Highs: G: -- A: -MLS Career Highs: G: -- A: -Career stats with the Galaxy: 0/0/0/0
2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 0/0/0
#28 Michael Ciani Defender How Acquired: Signed on Sept. 2, 2017
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0/0 6-1
175
LA Galaxy II: 0/1/0/0
Clichy-sous-Bois, France
April 6, 1984
Last Appearance: March 11, 2018 vs. NYC Last Goal: Oct. 22, 2017 vs. DAL Last Assist: Last Yellow Card: Oct. 22, 2017 vs. DAL Last Red Card: -Last Start: March 11, 2018 vs. NYC 2018 MLS Highs: G: -- A: -MLS Career Highs: G: 1, Oct. 22, 2017, vs. DAL A: -Career stats with the Galaxy: 8/8/1/0
2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 2/0/0
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0/0
#38 Bradford Jameison IV Forward 6-1 165 How Acquired: Signed as Homegrown player on Feb. 20, 2014
Los Angeles, Calif.
Last Appearance: Oct. 22, 2017 vs. MIN Last Goal: Sept. 30, 2017 vs. RSL Last Assist: June 21, 2017 vs. COL Last Yellow Card: Sept. 30, 2017 vs. RSL Last Red Card: -Last Start: Oct. 22, 2017 vs. MIN 2018 MLS Highs: G: -A: -MLS Career Highs: G: 2, Sept. 5, 2014, vs. COL A: 2, 2 times, last: June 20, 2015 vs. PHI Career stats with the Galaxy: 36/17/4/2
2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 0/0/0
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0/0
Oct. 18, 1996
#88 João Pedro Midfielder 5-8 160 How Acquired: Signed from Vitória Guimarães (POR) on Jan. 19, 2017
Vermil, Portugal
Last Appearance: March 24, 2018 vs. VAN Last Goal: May 27, 2017 vs. SJ Last Assist: Aug. 6, 2017 vs. POR Last Yellow Card: Aug. 6, 2017 vs. POR Last Red Card: -Last Start: Sept. 24, 2017 vs. SKC 2018 MLS Highs: G: 1, May 27, 2017 vs. SJ A: 1, 2 times, Aug. 6, 2017 vs. POR MLS Career Highs: G: 1, May 27, 2017 vs. SJ A: 1, 2 times, Aug. 6, 2017 vs. POR Career stats with the Galaxy: 29/26/1/2 2018 Statistics:
Regular Season: 0/0/0
U.S. Open Cup: 0/0/0/0
LA Galaxy II: 1/0/0/0
2018 Statistics – Games Played/Goals/Assists – For Field Players 2018 Statistics – Games Played/Wins/GAA – For Goalkeepers. Career stats with the Galaxy include – Games Played/Games Started/Goals/Assists – For Field Players Career stats with the Galaxy include – Games Played/Games Started/Record/GAA – For Goalkeepers
June 23, 1995
David Bingham Perry Kitchen Ashley Cole David Romney Daniel Steres Baggio Husidic Romain Alessandrini Jonathan dos Santos Zlatan Ibrahimovic Giovani dos Santos Ola Kamara Brian Sylvestre Servando Carrasco Ariel Lassiter Jorgen Skjelvik Sebastian Lletget Chris Pontius Tomas Hilliard-Arce Hugo Arellano Emrah Klimenta Emmanuel Boateng Rolf Feltscher Efrain Alvarez Michael Ciani Bradford Jamieson Justin Vom Steeg Joao Pedro
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"00" = 100 minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 28 38 41 88
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2 NYC 1-2 90G 90M 85D 13 46
90D 71M 84M
61M
90D 44D
1
82M 90M 90F 90M 90D 90D 90M 90D
45
90F
19
4 LFC 4-3 90G 90M 90D 90M 6 90D 90D 9 29
3 VAN 0-0 90G 90M
89M 65F 90D 90D 90D 18 77M 81M 29 25 90D
8
72M 45M 90F 90F
61M 90M 90M
1 POR 2-1 90G 90M 90D
LA GALAXY
Game Game Game Game Game
log: #1 #2 #3 #4
03/04/2018 03/11/2018 03/24/2018 03/31/2018
LA LA LA LA
2 1 0 4
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POR NYC VAN LFC
1 2 0 3
W L T W
32; Alessandrini 1 (unassisted)
34
Lletget 1 (Carrasco 1) 61; Pontius 1 (Boateng 2) 73; Ibrahimovic 1 (Steres 1) 77; Ibrahimovic 2 (Cole 1, Husidic 1) 91+
Kamara 1 (Feltscher 1, J. dos Santos 1) J. dos Santos 1 (Boateng 1) 60
LA GALAXY
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2018 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Sunday, April 8, 2018 Kickoff: 8 p.m. CT StubHub Center (Carson, CA) MLS Regular Season Game 6 Sporting Kansas City 3-1-1, 10 points (2-1-0 home; 1-0-1 away) T-1st place in Western Conference LA Galaxy 2-1-1, 7 points (2-0-0 home; 0-1-1 away) 3rd place in Western Conference
3-1-1 (10 pts.) 5 T-1st in West 10 2.00 9 9 1.80 +1 89 (29) 32.6% 59 49 4 0
English TV: FOX Sports 1 English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: ESPN Deportes 1480 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:
Robert Sibiga Adam Wienckowski Kathryn Nesbitt Alejandro Mariscal Ricardo Salazar
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 26 29 88 90 94
Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF MID FWD FWD MID FWD DEF DEF MID GK MID FWD MID DEF DEF DEF GK DEF FWD MID
Name Adrian Zendejas Amer Didic Ike Opara Brad Evans Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Yohan Croizet Diego Rubio Gerso Fernandes Gianluca Busio Khiry Shelton Seth Sinovic Graham Smith Roger Espinoza Eric Dick Cristian Lobato Daniel Salloi Felipe Gutierrez Emiliano Amor Colton Storm Jaylin Lindsey Tim Melia Matt Lewis Kharlton Belmar Jimmy Medranda
Pronunciation zen-DAY-haas uh-MEER JIDD-itch oh-PAR-ah
RECORD GAMES PLAYED CONFERENCE POSITION GOALS GOALS/GAME ASSISTS GOALS ALLOWED ALLOWED/GAME GOAL DIFFERENTIAL SHOTS (ON GOAL) ON GOAL % FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS
LA GALAXY 2-1-1 (7 pts.) 4 3rd in West 7 1.75 8 6 1.50 +1 40 (13) 32.5% 47 44 6 1
2018 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
BEEZ-ler ILL-ee-eh gram ZOO-see CRAH-zay JER-soh jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh KY-ree sin-OH-vick
loh-BAH-toe shallow-EE feh-LEE-pay ah-MORE
Felipe Gutierrez Daniel Salloi Johnny Russell Felipe Gutierrez Felipe Gutierrez Russell, Salloi Ilie Sanchez Roger Espinoza Ilie Sanchez N/A
5 GOALS 3 ASSISTS 19 SHOTS 10 SHOTS ON GOAL 3 GAME-WINNING GOALS 2 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 11 FOULS COMMITTED 8 FOULS SUFFERED 2 CAUTIONS 0 EJECTIONS
Tim Melia 450 Tim Melia 1.80 Tim Melia 3 Tim Melia 1 Tim Melia 10
GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
LA GALAXY 2 2 6 3 1 1 6 7 1 1
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Emmanuel Boateng Emmanuel Boateng Kamara, Pontius Alessandrini, Ibrahimovic Cole, Husidic Ashley Cole Chris Pontius Six Players Ashley Cole
360 1.50 2 1 16
David Bingham David Bingham David Bingham David Bingham David Bingham
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COACHES - REGULAR SEASON
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2018 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference 1. New York City FC 2. Columbus Crew SC 3. Atlanta United FC 4. New England Revolution 5. New York Red Bulls 6. Montreal Impact 7. Philadelphia Union 8. Orlando City SC 9. Toronto FC 10. D.C. United 11. Chicago Fire
Pts 13 10 9 7 6 6 4 4 3 2 1
W L T 4 0 1 3 1 1 3 1 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 3 2 0 2 1
GD +6 +4 +2 +1 +5 0 -1 -2 -1 -5 -2
GP 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 5 3
Western Conference 1. Sporting Kansas City 2. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3. LA Galaxy 4. Los Angeles FC 5. Minnesota United FC 6. FC Dallas 7. Colorado Rapids 8. Houston Dynamo 9. Real Salt Lake 10. San Jose Earthquakes 11. Portland Timbers 12. Seattle Sounders FC
Pts 10 10 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 2 0
W L T 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 3 0
GD +1 0 +1 +4 -3 +3 +2 +1 -5 -1 -5 -5
GP 5 5 4 3 5 3 3 4 4 3 4 3
PETER VERMES 10th season 118-92-75 10th season (.546) 118-92-75 (.546)
MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
SIGI SCHMID 19th season 232-174-118 (.555) 2nd season (2nd stint) 4-9-5 (.361)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Wednesday, April 4 QUESTIONABLE: • Felipe Gutierrez (Hip Injury) OUT: • None
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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #LAvSKC: HEAD-TO-HEAD
#LAvSKC: BY THE NUMBERS
Sporting Kansas City is set to hit the road and face the LA Galaxy this Sunday night at StubHub Center on FOX Sports 1. The Galaxy currently leads the all-time series between the two sides 24-22-14, though Sporting KC has not lost to LA in six matches, going 3-0-3 since late in the 2015 campaign. Sporting KC swept the Galaxy in 2017, earning back-to-back 2-1 victories. On June 24, 2017, Roger Espinoza and Ike Opara’s stunning bicycle kick earned Sporting KC all three points at StubHub Center before composed finishes from Daniel Salloi and Diego Rubio saw Peter Vermes’ side pick up another victory at Children’s Mercy Park on Sept. 24, 2017. The Galaxy enter Sunday’s match on the back of a dramatic 4-3 comeback victory over new city rivals Los Angeles FC, with star signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic scoring two late goals to earn LA all three points. #LAvSKC: Recent Meetings (LA leads 24-22-14 in regular season)
Sporting KC Team Stats • SKC is tied for the league lead in goals through the opening five weeks of the MLS season, scoring 10. Sporting KC has also conceded the second most goals in the league with nine, tied with MIN, RSL and POR. • SKC leads MLS in shots through four weeks of the 2018 MLS season, taking 89 - 27 ahead of HOU’s 62. SKC is also first with 29 shots on goal. • SKC ranks first so far in the 2018 MLS season in chances created, having produced 66 in the opening five matches. • SKC is fourth in MLS with 548 duels and third with 293 duels won, and is also fourth with 68 interceptions so far this year. • SKC is fourth in MLS this year with 2,445 passes and third with 2,015 successful passes, behind NYC and CLB.
Date
09/24/2017 06/24/2017 09/18/2016 06/02/2016 05/01/2016
Score
KC 2 vs LA 1 KC 2 at LA 1 KC 2 vs LA 2 KC 0 at LA 0 KC 1 vs LA 1
Sporting KC Player Stats • Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez currently leads for the league with five goals to his name, while he’s also second in MLS with 10 shots on goal on his 17 shots taken - which rank in a tie for fifth in MLS. • Forward Daniel Salloi is tied for second in all of MLS with three assists so far this season, with two serving as game-winners versus the Chicago Fire and the San Jose Earthquakes. • Forward Johnny Russell is currently third in all of MLS with 19 shots through five games. Russell is also tied for first with 45 touches in the opponent’s box. • Midfielder Felipe Gutierrez is third in MLS with 22 tackles and tied for second with 16 tackles won over the first five weeks of the MLS season. • Defender Graham Zusi is tied for second in MLS with 17 interceptions through the opening five games of the season. Zusi is also tied for fifth across all players in the league with 11 chances created. • Defender Matt Besler ranks tied for third in MLS with 31 clearances.
Result Details W W T T T
Salloi & Rubio score before the break before Alessandrini goal Espinoza & Opara net in first half before Romney consolation Peterson and Dwyer tally in between Gordon and Donovan SKC outshoots LA 15-1 but settle for scoreless draw Davis scores stunning goal before dos Santos responds for LA
#LAvSKC: PLAYER HISTORY • Midfielder Roger Espinoza has a goal and two assists against LA, with his goal coming in the 2-1 road win on June 24, 2017. His assists came in his first two appearances against the Galaxy on Sept. 13, 2008 and May 30, 2009. • Forward Diego Rubio has one goal and one assist against the Galaxy, both coming in the 2-1 win over LA on Sept. 24, 2017, with his goal serving as the game-winner. • Forward Daniel Salloi has one goal against LA, scoring the opening goal in the 2-1 home win on Sept. 24, 2017. • Defender Ike Opara has one goal against the Galaxy, scoring a stunning bicycle kick that served as the game-winner in the 2-1 road win on June 24, 2017. • Defender Matt Besler has two assists against the Galaxy, helping set up Brad Davis’ wonderstrike in the 1-1 home draw on May 1, 2016 and Ike Opara’s bicycle kick in the 2-1 road win on June 24, 2017. • Defender Graham Zusi has two assists against LA, setting up Brad Davis’ strike in the 1-1 draw at Children’s Mercy Park on May 1, 2016 and helping assist on Daniel Salloi’s goal in the 2-1 home win on Sept. 24, 2017. • Winger Gerso Fernandes has one assist against LA, setting up Roger Espinoza’s opener in the 2-1 road win on June 24, 2017. • Midfielder Ilie Sanchez has one assist against the Galaxy, coming on Diego Rubio’s game-winner on Sept. 24, 2017. • Defender Seth Sinovic has recorded one assist against LA, setting up Diego Rubio’s winning goal on Sept. 24, 2017. • Defender Brad Evans has one goal and two assists against the Galaxy, with the goal coming with Columbus Crew SC and the two assists coming as a member of Seattle Sounders FC. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is an unbeaten 3-0-3 all-time against the LA Galaxy, posting a 1.00 goals against average and one shutout coming in the 0-0 draw at StubHub center on June 2, 2016.
LA Galaxy Team Stats • LA has won both home matches this season after winning just three home games in all of 2017 (3-9-5). • In their 4-3 win over LAFC last Saturday, LA became the second team ever to overcome a three-goal deficit and win in regulation. • LA ranks second-to-last in MLS with 10 shots per game, while their 15.3 shots faced per game are fourth most in the league. • LA is one of four MLS teams yet to score in the first 30 minutes of a match, and four of their seven goals have come after the 60th minute. LA Galaxy Player Stats • In his MLS debut last Saturday, forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic came off the bench to score the game-tying and game-winning goals, landing him MLS Player of the Week honors. • LA midfielder Emmanuel Boateng leads the side with two assists. • LA has played two straight games without the injured Romain Alessandrini, Giovani dos Santos and Jonathan dos Santos. This trio has combined for 22 goals and 17 assists since the start of 2017. • Goalkeeper David Bingham ranks fourth in MLS with 16 saves.
#LAvSKC: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS
NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES
• Midfielder Ilie played alongside LA’s Jonathan dos Santos at Barcelona B from 2009-2012 and was in Barcelona’s Academy while Giovani dos Santos was playing for the first team from 2007-2008. He also played for the cub’s B team from 2009-2011 while Zlatan Ibrahimovic was starring for the first team. • Defenders Graham Zusi and Matt Besler have both spent time playing with LA goalkeeper David Bingham and midfielders Perry Kitchen, Sebastian Lletget and Chris Pontius on the U.S. National Team. • Defender Ike Opara was teammates with LA goalkeeper David Bingham at the San Jose Earthquakes from 2011-2012. • Forward Diego Rubio was a teammate of LA defender Michael Ciani at Sporting Lisbon in 2015. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia was playing for Chivas USA’s first team while LA’s Hugo Arellano and Bradford Jamieson IV were in the club’s Academy from 20132014. • LA Galaxy midfielder Servando Carrasco spent a portion of the 2015 MLS season with Sporting Kansas City. • Defender Amer Didic and Galaxy midfielder Baggio Husidic are both born in present-day Bosnia & Herzegovina. • Manager Peter Vermes was the assistant coach of the U.S. Under-20 National Team in 2005, serving under LA head coach Sigi Schmid. • Defender Brad Evans played for Galaxy head coach Sigi Schmid at Columbus Crew SC from 2007-2008 and at Seattle Sounders FC from 2009-2016. LA assistant Ezra Henrickson was also a teammate of Evans’ at Columbus from 2007-2008. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia played for Chivas USA from 2013-2014 while current LA assistant coach Junior Gonzalez was an assistant at Chivas.
• Goalkeeper Tim Melia is one start away of his 100th in all competitions for the club. • Defender Seth Sinovic is one start away from reaching his 200th in all competitions for the club. • Defender Matt Besler is one appearance shy of his 275th in all competitions for Sporting KC. • Forward Diego Rubio is two starts shy of his 25th in all competitions for Sporting KC.
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES
DEFENSE GETS BACK ON TRACK
After conceding nine goals in the opening four games of the 2018 MLS season, Sporting Kansas City’s backline got back on track this past Saturday, posting its first shutout of the season during the 1-0 victory over D.C. United at Children’s Mercy Park after conceding multiple goals in each of their first four matches.
Sporting Kansas City hits the road once again this weekend when the side travels to Southern California to take on the LA Galaxy at StubHub Center on Sunday evening on FOX Sports 1. Sporting KC is looking to extend its unbeaten streak to five games, having last suffered defeat in the club’s season opener against New York City FC on March 4. Sporting KC is unbeaten this season on the road, going 1-0-1 following a wild 4-3 victory over the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park on March 10 and a come-from-behind 2-2 draw with the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in their last road trip on March 24. In 2017, Sporting KC won just twice on the road in MLS regular-season play, picking up wins over the Portland Timbers on April 15, 2017 and against Sunday’s opponents, the LA Galaxy on June 24, 2017.
The back six of Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Jimmy Medranda and Ilie Sanchez combined to limit D.C. United to just three shots on goal - all in the first half with Melia bringing his season save total up to 10 in the process and recording his first clean sheet since a 2-0 win over FC Dallas on August 19, 2017. Sporting KC has one shutout since that late-summer victory, with Andrew Dykstra posting a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw with the Houston Dynamo at Children’s Mercy Park on October 15, 2017.
Sporting Kansas City is yet to have back-to-back home or away games so far in 2018, alternating home and away games across the first seven games of the year before hosting Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Children’s Mercy Park in consecutive games on April 15 and April 20, respectively.
The shutout was Melia’s 27th in MLS action since joining Sporting KC ahead of the 2015 season. The 31-year-old, who was named MLS Goalkeeper of the Year in 2017, is set to make his 100th start and appearance in all competitions for the club in this weekend’s matchup against the LA Galaxy at StubHub Center. Melia is 3-0-3 all-time against the Galaxy with 1.00 goals against average and one shutout.
Sporting KC is 6-16-7 all-time on the road against the LA Galaxy, but is unbeaten in their last two trips to StubHub Center, earning a 0-0 draw in California on June 2, 2016 and a 2-1 victory on June 24, 2017. Overall, Sporting KC is unbeaten in their last six games against the Galaxy, going 3-0-3 since their last defeat on April 18, 2015 - a 2-1 loss at StubHub Center.
It was also a return to form for the rest of the backline that includes two-time MLS Best XI pick Graham Zusi, 2012 MLS Defender of the Year Matt Besler and 2017 MLS Defender of the Year Ike Opara.
ILIE & OPARA EARN TEAM OF THE WEEK NOD
STARRY EYED
Sporting Kansas City duo Ilie Sanchez and Ike Opara earned MLS Team of the Week honors after impressing in Saturday night’s 1-0 victory over D.C. United at Children’s Mercy Park. Both players had a key role in recording the club’s first shutout of the 2018 MLS season, limiting D.C. United to just three shots on goal throughout the match.
Sporting Kansas City heads to Southern California this weekend to take on the LA Galaxy for the first of two MLS regular-season meetings between the sides in 2018. The return fixture will take place at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday, October 6.
Ilie was as composed as usual in possession, completing 81 of 89 pass attempts while winning a game-high nine duels and making six recoveries. The Spaniard also led all MLS players in Week 5 with four chances created, his most ever in a regular-season match.
Last season, Sporting KC faced off against the Galaxy twice in the regular season, sweeping LA in the season series for the first time in club history. The first meeting took place at StubHub Center on June 24, 2017, with Sporting KC picking up a 2-1 victory behind Roger Espinoza’s long-range effort and Ike Opara’s iconic bicycle kick before halftime. The Galaxy pulled a goal back late through Dave Romney but were unable to muster a full comeback as Sporting took all three points.
Opara, meanwhile, completed 55 of 62 passes, won six duels and made seven clearances as Sporting KC held firm to pick up three points following Felipe Gutierrez’s early deflected strike that saw Sporting KC improve to 3-1-1 with 10 points and a share of the MLS Western Conference summit.
The second encounter took place at Children’s Mercy Park on September 24, 2017 - just four days after Sporting KC had hoisted the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup for the fourth time in club history with a 2-1 win over the New York Red Bulls. Sporting KC took initiative in the first half with Diego Rubio first finding Daniel Salloi to prod home the opening goal before Seth Sinovic squared Ilie’s through ball into the path of Rubio to slot home the second goal of the match moments before the break. Romain Alessandrini curled home a spectacular free kick in the second half to make the final moments nervy, but Sporting KC saw out what would be their final victory of the 2017 campaign.
Ilie has been a revelation since joining Sporting Kansas City ahead of the 2017 MLS season from Spanish side Elche. The former Barcelona B captain has started and played the full 90 minutes in every game but one since the start of the 2017 campaign, and set records in 2017 by becoming the first outfield player in club history to start 33 games in one season. By playing in 2,970 minutes in 2017, Ilie also became the new single-season minutes leader among outfield players. Ilie scored his first goal in Sporting KC colors when he tucked away a penalty kick to open the scoring in the 3-2 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes at Children’s Mercy Park on March 17, 2018.
The LA Galaxy currently holds a narrow 24-22-14 edge in the all-time series between the two clubs, with Sporting KC cutting into that lead substantially over the last few seasons. Sporting KC is unbeaten against LA in the last six games, posting a 3-0-3 record since their last defeat on April 18, 2015. The Galaxy has gone 16-6-7 against Sporting in California since the two sides joined the league in 1996.
Opara, who arrived in Kansas City following a trade with San Jose ahead of the 2013 season, suffered numerous injury issues in his first few years with the club before putting together a full season in 2017 and earning MLS Defender of the Year honors before making his long-awaited U.S. National Team debut in March against Bosnia & Herzegovina.
FIVE IN FIVE FOR GUTIERREZ
Sporting Kansas City Designated Player Felipe Gutierrez found the net for the fifth time in his last four games in the 1-0 victory over D.C. United at Children’s Mercy Park last Saturday night. Gutierrez found the back of the net in just the third minute of the match when his low strike deflected off the legs of D.C. defender Frederic Brillant and ricocheted into the back of the net for his third game-winning goal of the season.
300 DOWN FOR PETER VERMES
Sporting Kansas City manager Peter Vermes is set to take charge of his 300th MLS match, including postseason, this Sunday when Sporting KC takes on the LA Galaxy at StubHub Center on Sunday night. Vermes joins Jason Kreis as only the second individual in MLS history to play in 200 or more MLS matches (including playoffs) and serve as a head coach in 300 or more MLS matches (including playoffs).
After already producing game-winning performances over the Chicago Fire and San Jose Earthquakes on March 10 and 17, respectively, Gutierrez now leads the league in goals with five and in game-winning goals with three. On a grander scale, Gutierrez is the second player in club history to score five goals in the first five games of an MLS regular season, joining one-year wonder Miklos Molnar who accomplished the feat in 2000 to help Kansas City capture the MLS Cup and Supporters’ Shield.
Vermes will be the eighth head coach to manage 300 games in MLS history and the fourth to reach that incredible number with the same club, only alongside Steve Nicol (New England Revolution), Dominic Kinnear (Houston Dynamo) and Bruce Arena (LA Galaxy).
In addition, Gutierrez is the fourth player in club history to score in four consecutive regular season appearances. The other three are Sporting Legend Preki, former U.S. international Eddie Johnson and Dom Dwyer.
Head coaches with 300 career MLS matches (including playoffs) 1. Sigi Schmid - 574 2. Dominic Kinnear - 467 3. Bruce Arena - 461 4. Frank Yallop - 388 5. Steve Nicol - 330 6. Jason Kreis - 324 7. Bob Bradley - 305 8. Peter Vermes - 299
Gutierrez is currently second in MLS with 10 shots on goal on his 17 shots taken - which rank in a tie for fifth in MLS, while he is also third in MLS with 22 tackles and tied for second with 16 tackles won over the first five weeks of the MLS season. Gutierrez missed his first minutes of the season in the win over D.C., coming off in the 53rd minute with Yohan Croizet taking his place on the field.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes GOALS CAP HISTORIC MARCH
SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES
LOOKING TO EXTEND PLAYOFF STREAK
Over the first four matches of the 2018 MLS season, Sporting Kansas City has shown that the club has few issues finding the net, scoring 10 goals across just four games after being shutout in the season opener against New York City FC.
Sporting KC is looking to continue it’s impressive streak of postseason appearances after becoming just the sixth club in MLS history to make at least seven straight trips to the MLS Cup Playoffs, while Manager Peter Vermes is now just the fourth coach to lead the same team to seven straight playoff appearances.
Despite only scoring once in the 1-0 victory over D.C. United at Children’s Mercy Park last Saturday night, it was enough for Sporting KC to take all three points and remain in a tie for first in the MLS Western Conference with Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sporting KC currently leads the league with 10 goals scored - along with New York City FC and the New York Red Bulls - while Peter Vermes’ side is also third with an average of two goals scored per game.
LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS Club Seasons LA Galaxy 10 (1996-2005) Seattle Sounders FC 9 (2009-2017) *active LA Galaxy 8 (2009-2016) New York Red Bulls 8 (2010-2017) *active NE Revolution 8 (2002-2009) Real Salt Lake 7 (2008-2014) Sporting KC 7 (2011-2017) *active
March of 2018 proved to be a historic month as the club scored a record amount of goals in the opening month of the MLS season. Never before has Sporting KC scored more than six in the month of March - until the club found the net 10 times in March 2018. It took the club until May 3, 2017 to reach the same amount of goals scored last season, when Dom Dwyer scored the first goal of a 2-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls.
LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS BY A COACH WITH THE SAME TEAM Coach Club Years Seasons Bruce Arena LA Galaxy 8 2009-2016 Steve Nicol NE Revolution 8 2002-2009 Peter Vermes Sporting KC 7 2011-2017 (active) Sigi Scmid Seattle Sounders 7 2009-2015 LA Galaxy 6 1999-2004 Jason Kreis Real Salt Lake 6 2008-2013
In addition, Sporting KC has now scored six goals across two back-to-back away games for the first time since 2007, marking just the 12th time in club history that has happened. Sporting KC scored just 10 goals in 17 away games last season, and has already bagged six with 15 road matches still to play in 2018. Sporting KC also scored multiple goals in both away games so far this year, having only done that twice in the 2017 season.
VERMES VERBATIM
BESLER & ZUSI ON CUSP OF HISTORY
See below for Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes’ comments following the 1-0 win over D.C. United at Children’s Mercy Park on March 31, 2018:
Sporting Kansas City defendes Matt Besler and Graham Zusi are set to match several records as they play their 10th straight season with the club.
Thoughts on the match: “I thought we were very good in possession for most of the game. We thought they were going to try to counter quite often and I thought we dealt with those really well. I thought we created some great chances. Our counters were really good. I think we were really good. Other than not getting a second goal, we were great.”
By playing in their 10th season with Sporting KC, Besler and Zusi match legendary midfielder Davy Arnaud for most seasons in club history. On a wider scale, only two other pro athletes have longer tenures in Kansas City: Kansas City Royals (MLB) outfielder Alex Gordon and Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) linebacker Tamba Hali. Besler is set to reach some all-time milestones in 2018 as well. With another 10 starts in MLS regular-season play, Besler will become Sporting KC’s all-time appearance leader, overtaking Arnaud who currently sits on 240 appearances in MLS action. In addition, Besler is four starts and 235 minutes shy of overtaking current assistant coach Kerry Zavagnin as the club leader in each of those categories.
On the team’s attack: “We had great possession in the game. I think we moved the ball really well. Our positional allocation all over the field, both in keeping the ball to create chances and also being in great spots when we lost the ball to win it back quickly. It was very good. It takes a lot of work. It takes a lot of concentration by the guys. Also, looking around the field and consistently assessing what’s happening where and when on the field – where the ball is, where the opponent is, all those things are happening and you’re making those decisions. I thought the guys were very good at it.”
Zusi, who is second among all active MLS players in assists, can also rise up the charts this season, as his next assist will tie him for 24th most in MLS history, while his next game-winning assist will tie him with Jaime Moreno for eighth most in MLS history. Additionally, Zusi’s next game winning goal will break tie with Digital Takawira for seventh most in team history.
On securing a clean sheet: “Our decision making was at a higher level today all throughout the game. In those other games, we made some really poor decisions that this group would not make those mistakes at this time anymore. We started getting into a place where we weren’t responding correctly to situations. Tonight, I thought we were locked in. We knew when it was time to step up, when to drop off, when to clear the ball, when to keep possession. It was smart by the group.”
VERMES ERA CONTINUES
Now in the midst of his 10th season at the helm of Sporting Kansas City, manager Peter Vermes is looking to guide his side to yet another postseason appearance and remain firmly in the hunt for silverware in 2018. Vermes is now the longest tenured coach that is actively coaching a team in Major League Soccer, having been in charge of Sporting KC since 2009 - one year longer than Ben Olsen has been running the show at D.C. United. Vermes became the longest tenured coach in MLS when former LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena took the U.S. National Team coaching gig in November 2016, having been in charge of the Galaxy since 2008.
On Felipe Gutierrez’s fifth goal of the year: “I think he is a guy that has an aggressive mindset to go forward. Right now, he’s feeling it and he’s putting the ball away. It doesn’t hurt. I’m not going to say anything negative around it. It’s great. Let it keep going.” On the team’s attack without Felipe Gutierrez on the field: “What always happens is individual players have different qualities. We have very specific role and responsibility in every position. So no doubt there’s going to be a difference in the individual that comes in, but we still expect a lot of the same stuff from the player that does play in that position.”
Vermes has guided Sporting KC to four titles under his watch, winning three Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups in 2012, 2015 and 2017, and the MLS Cup in 2013. His trophy haul ranks as the second highest among active MLS coaches - only trailing the legendary Sigi Schmid, who is currently at the helm of the LA Galaxy.
On the team’s style of play in 2018: “I thought last year we were excellent at our possession of the ball and whether it was local or long distance, I think we were really good. I think one of the things that you’re seeing though is that there is a higher standard in the way that we’re playing at the moment than before. I think that’s all over the field. It’s early and that’s good. Because we still have a lot of work to do. I think we can be a lot better. We’re getting there.”
On a local level, Vermes’ 10 years with Sporting KC is the second longest tenure by a head coach in the history of major KC professional sports behind Super Bowl champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer Hank Stram, who served as Chiefs head coach from 1963-1974. Vermes has compiled a 147-107-85 record in all competitions with Sporting KC, including a remarkable 18-5-3 mark in U.S. Open Cup contests. Vermes’ 118 wins in MLS regular-season action ranks third among all coaches in MLS history, trailing the Galaxy’s Schmid and Los Angeles FC’s Bob Bradley, and two ahead of Orlando City SC head coach Jason Kreis.
On the play of Jimmy Medranda: “At certain times, he does certain things really well. But what always happens to a player when he first gets his start, he needs a string of games to get a rhythm of play. You get into a routine if you get a rhythm of games. I think he was good. I think there’s a lot of room for improvement on both sides of the ball, but he also did some really good things in the game as well. He’s probably a little unlucky on attempts at goal or services he made into the box.”
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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS
Sporting KC MLS record vs. LA Galaxy: 22-24-14 Home games: 16-8-7 (45 GF, 40 GA) Road games: 6-16-7 (28 GF, 49 GA) Date 05/19/1996 07/06/1996 08/11/1996 08/21/1996 04/05/1997 05/10/1997 05/30/1997 09/28/1997 04/18/1998 04/29/1998 07/04/1998 08/13/1998 05/08/1999 06/06/1999 07/25/1999 10/09/1999 05/06/2000 06/24/2000 08/05/2000 08/12/2000 04/14/2001 05/05/2001 06/13/2001 08/15/2001 05/04/2002 05/18/2002 07/20/2002 08/21/2002 05/24/2003 06/14/2003 09/27/2003 10/11/2003 06/05/2004 07/24/2004 10/02/2004 10/16/2004 09/17/2005 09/25/2005 07/01/2006 09/02/2006 07/07/2007 09/27/2007 05/24/2008 09/13/2008 05/30/2009 07/25/2009 04/24/2010 08/28/2010 05/14/2011 09/05/2011 04/07/2012 04/20/2013 07/19/2014 04/18/2015 10/25/2015 05/01/2016 06/02/2016 09/18/2016 06/24/2017 09/24/2017
Score KC 0 at LA 2 KC 3 vs LA 1 KC 2 vs LA 2 KC 1 at LA 1 KC 3 vs LA 2 KC 1 vs LA 0 KC 3 at LA 1 KC 0 at LA 2 KC 1 vs LA 2 KC 0 vs LA 2 KC 0 at LA 2 KC 0 at LA 3 KC 2 vs LA 1 KC 0 at LA 1 KC 1 at LA 2 KC 0 vs LA 1 KC 0 at LA 0 KC 2 vs LA 0 KC 1 vs LA 5 KC 1 at LA 1 KC 2 vs LA 1 KC 1 at LA 2 KC 0 at LA 4 KC 1 vs LA 2 KC 1 vs LA 2 KC 2 vs LA 1 KC 2 at LA 2 KC 1 at LA 2 KC 2 vs LA 1 KC 1 at LA 2 KC 2 at LA 1 KC 2 vs LA 1 KC 2 at LA 1 KC 2 vs LA 2 KC 1 at LA 1 KC 1 vs LA 0 KC 2 vs LA 2 KC 1 at LA 2 KC 0 vs LA 2 KC 1 at LA 2 KC 2 at LA 2 KC 0 vs LA 1 KC 1 at LA 3 KC 2 vs LA 0 KC 1 at LA 1 KC 1 vs LA 1 KC 0 vs LA 0 KC 2 at LA 0 KC 1 at LA 4 KC 2 vs LA 2 KC 1 vs LA 0 KC 0 at LA 2 KC 2 vs LA 1 KC 1 at LA 2 KC 2 vs LA 1 KC 1 vs LA 1 KC 0 at LA 0 KC 2 vs LA 2 KC 2 at LA 1 KC 2 vs LA 1
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
107
6 6 3 71 22
Donovan, Jones Cienfuegos, Donovan Cobi Jones Cobi Jones Danny Califf Cobi Jones
WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED
Tony Meola Tony Meola Jimmy Nielsen Tony Meola Tony Meola
8 10 50 22 36 77
Kevin Hartman 12 Kevin Hartman 9 Kevin Hartman 7 Kevin Hartman 79 Kevin Hartman 29
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
LA GALAXY
2 Chris Klein (9/27/03) 2 Three Players 8 Preki (10/11/03) 6 Preki (5/19/96) 6 Diop, Johnston 8 Arnaud, Preki
GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED
Seven Players Eight Players Three Players Mathis, Quijano (6/14/03) Carlos Ruiz (5/24/03) Carlos Ruiz
2 2 7 5 7 7
8 Three Players 5 Tony Meola (8/5/00)
SAVES GOALS ALLOWED
Kramer, Reis Hartman, Kramer
8 3
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 2 OT 33 39 1 338 378 5 122 160 1 393 389 6 78 78 2 127 144 1
Total 73 721 283 788 158 272
LA GALAXY Category Goals Shots Shots on Goal Fouls Offsides Corner Kicks
1 2 OT 33 53 3 321 367 11 132 178 8 422 453 6 94 86 2 165 177 6
Total 89 699 318 881 182 348
GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
OT
Total
KC 8 12 13 13 14 12 1 73 LA 7 11 15 10 19 24 3 89
CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS
19,442
CONSECUTIVE MLS SELLOUTS Dating back to April 2012 (including postseason)
ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 128 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)
SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 122 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 18 Open Cup, 7 CCL, 5 friendlies
PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 128 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467
158
GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED
8 Preki 9 Preki 89 Preki 45 Preki 41 Matt McKeon 59 Preki
Result Location L Rose Bowl W Arrowhead Stadium SOW Arrowhead Stadium SOW Rose Bowl W Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium W Rose Bowl L Rose Bowl L Arrowhead Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium L Rose Bowl L Rose Bowl W Arrowhead Stadium L Rose Bowl L Rose Bowl L Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Rose Bowl W Arrowhead Stadium L Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Rose Bowl W Arrowhead Stadium L (2OT) Rose Bowl L Rose Bowl L (2OT) Arrowhead Stadium L (OT) Arrowhead Stadium W Arrowhead Stadium T (2OT) Rose Bowl L Rose Bowl W Arrowhead Stadium L The Home Depot Center W The Home Depot Center W (OT) Arrowhead Stadium W The Home Depot Center T Arrowhead Stadium T The Home Depot Center W Arrowhead Stadium T Arrowhead Stadium L The Home Depot Center L Arrowhead Stadium L The Home Depot Center T The Home Depot Center L Arrowhead Stadium L The Home Depot Center W Arrowhead Stadium T The Home Depot Center T CommunityAmerica Ballpark T CommunityAmerica Ballpark W The Home Depot Center L The Home Depot Center T Livestrong Sporting Park W Livestrong Sporting Park L The Home Depot Center W Sporting Park L StubHub Center W Sporting Park T Children’s Mercy Park T StubHub Center T Children’s Mercy Park W StubHub Center W Children’s Mercy Park
LA GALAXY
105.3 5
87
SPORTING KC MATCHES WON
not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals
263
SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 158 matches played at the stadium
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In
Players Out
Kenwyne Jones (Trade - Dec. 10, 2017)
Cameron Iwasa (Option Declined - Nov. 27, 2017)
Alexander Tambakis (Trade - Dec. 10, 2017)
Soni Mustivar (Option Declined - Nov. 27, 2017)
Khiry Shelton (Trade - Dec. 14, 2017)
Erik Palmer-Brown (Out of Contract - Nov. 27, 2017)
Yohan Croizet (Transfer - Dec. 15, 2017)
Cameron Porter (Retired - Nov. 27, 2017)
Zach Wright (Signed as Homegrown Player - Jan. 17, 2018)
Kevin Oliveira (Trade - Dec. 10, 2017)
Emiliano Amor (Loan - Jan. 18, 2018)
Tyler Pasher (Trade - Dec. 10, 2017)
Matt Lewis (Signed as Homegrown Player - Jan. 22, 2018)
Latif Blessing (Expansion Draft - Dec. 12, 2017)
Johnny Russell (Transfer - Jan. 31, 2018)
Saad Abdul-Salaam (Trade - Dec. 14, 2017)
Felipe Gutierrez (Signing - Feb. 6, 2018)
Kenwyne Jones (Retired - Dec. 31, 2017)
Eric Dick (SuperDraft - Feb. 15, 2018)
Alexander Tambakis (Option Declined - Dec. 31, 2017)
Graham Smith (SuperDraft - Feb. 15, 2018)
Benny Feilhaber (Trade - Jan. 3, 2018)
Brad Evans (Signed as Free Agent - Feb. 20, 2018)
Andrew Dykstra (Trade - Feb. 8, 2018) Soony Saad (Waived - Feb. 8, 2018) Kevin Ellis (Waived - Feb. 27, 2018) Zach Wright (Waived - Feb. 27, 2018) James Musa (Waived - March 1, 2018)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Nov. 27: OUT Sporting KC declines options on D Tyler Pasher, M Soni Mustivar, M Kevin Oliveira and F Cameron Iwasa. Additionally, D Erik Palmer-Brown and F Cameron Porter (later retires) are out of contract. Dec. 10: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires GK Alexander Tambakis and F Kenwyne Jones from Atlanta United FC (MLS) in exchange for D Tyler Pasher and M Kevin Oliveira. Dec. 12: OUT Sporting KC has F Latif Blessing selected by Los Angeles Football Club (MLS) in the MLS Expansion Draft. Dec. 14: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires F Khiry Shelton from New York City FC (MLS) in exchange for D Saad Abdul-Salaam. Dec. 15: IN Sporting KC signs M Yohan Croizet as a Designated Player in a transfer from KV Mechelen (Belgium). Dec. 31: OUT Sporting KC has F Kenwyne Jones retire and declines option on GK Alexander Tambakis. Jan. 3: OUT Sporting KC acquires $400,000 in Allocation Money from Los Angeles Football Club (MLS) in exchange for M Benny Feilhaber. Jan. 17: IN Sporting KC signs F Zach Wright as a Homegrown Player from the University of North Carolina (NCAA). Jan. 18: IN Sporting KC signs D Emiliano Amor on loan from from Velez Sarsfield (Argentina) Jan. 22: IN Sporting KC signs D Matt Lewis as a Homegrown Player from Fordham University (NCAA). Jan. 31: IN Sporting KC acquires F Johnny Russell in a transfer from Derby County FC (England). Feb. 6: IN Sporting KC signs M Felipe Gutierrez as a Designated Player. Feb. 8: OUT Sporting KC acquires a 2020 MLS SuperDraft Second Round Pick from the Colorado Rapids (MLS) in exchange for GK Andrew Dykstra. Feb. 8: OUT Sporting KC waives F Soony Saad. Feb. 13: IN/OUT Sporting KC acquires $100,000 in General Allocation Money from the Colorado Rapids (MLS) in exchange for a 2018 international roster spot. Feb. 15: IN Sporting KC signs MLS SuperDraft First-Round selections GK Eric Dick and D Graham Smith. Feb. 20: IN Sporting KC signs D/M Brad Evans as a free agent. Feb. 27: OUT Sporting KC waives D Kevin Ellis and F Zach Wright. March 1: OUT Sporting KC waives M James Musa.
CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year
MLS SuperDraft
2009
Matt Besler (8th) Graham Zusi (23rd)
Signings
2011
Trades
Homegrown Players
MLS Re-Entry Draft
Swope Park Rangers
Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)
2013
Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13)
2015
Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15)
2016
Ike Opara (12/12/12)
Diego Rubio (3/8/16)
Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)
2017
Colton Storm (14th)
Gerso Fernandes (1/4/17) Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17) Cristian Lobato (6/29/17)
Gianluca Busio (8/25/17)
2018
Eric Dick (13th) Graham Smith (18th)
Yohan Croizet (12/15/17) Emiliano Amor (1/18/18) Johnny Russell (1/31/18) Felipe Gutierrez (2/6/18) Brad Evans (2/20/18)
Khiry Shelton (12/14/17)
Jaylin Lindsey (1/1/18) Matt Lewis (1/22/18)
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Adrian Zendejas (12/2/16) Amer Didic (5/31/17) Kharlton Belmar (9/15/17)
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2018 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE
OPPONENT
COMPETITION
TIME (CT) / RESULT
TV / SCORERS
SUNDAY, MARCH 4
NEW YORK CITY FC
MLS
L
0-2
--
Saturday, March 10
at Chicago Fire
MLS
W
4-3
Gutierrez (2), Russell, Medranda
SATURDAY, MARCH 17
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
MLS
W
3-2
Ilie, Zusi, Gutierrez
Saturday, March 24
at Colorado Rapids
MLS
T
2-2
Gutierrez, Rubio
SATURDAY, MARCH 31
D.C. UNITED
MLS
W
1-0
Gutierrez
Sunday, April 8
at LA Galaxy
MLS
8:00
FOX Sports 1
SUNDAY, APRIL 15
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
MLS
3:00
ESPN
FRIDAY, APRIL 20
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
MLS
8:00
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
Saturday, April 28
at New England Revolution
MLS
6:30
FOX Sports KC Plus
SATURDAY, MAY 5
COLORADO RAPIDS
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC
Wednesday, May 9
at Atlanta United FC
MLS
6:30
FOX Sports KC Plus
Sunday, May 20
at Minnesota United FC
MLS
1:00
FOX Sports KC Plus
SUNDAY, MAY 27
COLUMBUS CREW SC
MLS
5:00
FOX SPORTS 1
SUNDAY, JUNE 3
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS 1
Saturday, June 9
at Portland Timbers
MLS
9:30
FOX Sports KC
SATURDAY, JUNE 23
HOUSTON DYNAMO
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC
Saturday, June 30
at Montreal Impact
MLS
6:00
FOX Sports KC
Wednesday, July 4
at Real Salt Lake
MLS
9:00
FOX Sports KC Plus
SATURDAY, JULY 7
TORONTO FC
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC
Saturday, July 14
at New York Red Bulls
MLS
6:00
FOX Sports KC
SATURDAY, JULY 28
FC DALLAS
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC
Saturday, August 4
at Houston Dynamo
MLS
8:00
FOX Sports KC Plus
Saturday, August 11
at Los Angeles FC
MLS
9:30
FOX Sports KC
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18
PORTLAND TIMBERS
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
Saturday, September 1
at Seattle Sounders FC
MLS
3:00
FOX Sports KC
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
ORLANDO CITY SC
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
Saturday, September 15
at San Jose Earthquakes
MLS
9:30
FOX Sports KC
Sunday, September 23
at Philadelphia Union
MLS
12:00
ESPN
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
REAL SALT LAKE
MLS
4:00
FOX SPORTS 1
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6
LA GALAXY
MLS
7:30
FOX SPORTS KC
Wednesday, October 17
at Vancouver Whitecaps FC
MLS
9:00
FOX Sports KC
Sunday, October 21
at FC Dallas
MLS
4:00
TBD
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28
LOS ANGELES FC
MLS
3:30
FOX SPORTS KC
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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 2018 REFEREE LOG REFEREE
RECORD
SKC FOULS
OPP. FOULS
SKC YC
OPP. YC
SKC RC
OPP. RC
SKC PK
OPP. PK
Mark Geiger
0-1-0
8
14
0
3
0
1
0
0
18
9
2
2
0
0
0
0
Jose Carlos Rivero 1-0-0 Allen Chapman
1-0-0
9
8
1
1
0
0
1
0
Sorin Stoica
0-0-1
15
12
1
3
0
0
0
0
Baldomero Toledo
1-0-0
9
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
2018 VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE LOG DATE REFEREE VAR March 4 Mark Geiger Jon Freemon
INCIDENT SKC Penalty Awarded
DECISION Overturned, No Penalty
March 4
NYC Foul Not Called
Overturned, Red Card
Salloi fouled in the box by Chanot, Geiger awards a penalty kick. After reviewing the play, the penalty kick is overturned.
Mark Geiger
Jon Freemon
Fernandes bundled over when through on goal by Chanot, no foul given. After reviewing the play, Chanot is given a straight red card for denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2018 Record When... Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime
3-0-0 0-1-1 2-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-1
Scoring 0 goals Scoring 1 goal Scoring 2 goals Scoring 3 goals Scoring 4+ goals Allowing 0 goals Allowing 1 goal Allowing 2 goals Allowing 3 goals Allowing 4+ goals
0-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-1 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-1 1-0-0 0-0-0
Wearing Sporting blue Wearing black metallic
0-0-1 3-1-0
Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’
2-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-1
Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even
3-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0
With zero subs With one sub With two subs with three subs
0-0-0 0-1-0 3-0-1
Day games (before 5 p.m.) Games 5 p.m. CT or later
0-0-0 3-1-1
With red card for With red card against
0-0-0 0-1-0
Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75
0-0-0 3-1-1
In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone
0-0-0 0-0-1 3-1-0 0-0-0
vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference
1-0-1 2-1-0
On grass On turf
3-1-1 0-0-0
Quickest Goal...
March 2018 March all-time April 2018 April all-time May 2018 May all-time June 2018 June all-time July 2018 July all-time Aug. 2018 Aug. all-time Sept. 2018 Sept. all-time Oct. 2018 Oct. all-time
3-1-1 20-10-10 0-0-0 43-36-15 0-0-0 36-46-25 0-0-0 41-29-25 0-0-0 51-35-27 0-0-0 41-51-17 0-0-0 32-39-18 0-0-0 21-17-17
Quickest Goal Against...
Dominique Badji (3/24 at COL) - 5th Minute
Game-winning goals after 75’...
Felipe Gutierrez (3/10 at CHI) - 86th Minute
Game-tying goals after 75’...
Diego Rubio (3/24 at COL) - 91+ Minute
Game-winning goals against after 75’...
N/A
Game-tying goals against after 75’...
N/A
Red Cards...
N/A
Red Cards Against...
Maxime Chanot (3/4 vs. NYC) - 88th Minute
Penalty Kicks...
Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2018) vs. Atlanta United FC vs. Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew SC vs. D.C. United vs. FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo vs. LA Galaxy vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Montreal Impact vs. NE Revolution vs. New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls vs. Orlando City SC vs. Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake vs. SJ Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Toronto FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps
Felipe Gutierrez (3/31 vs. DC) - 3rd Minute
Regular Season Record By Month
Shutouts 1-0-0 One-goal games 3-0-0 On ESPN/ESPN2 On FOX/FS1 On FSKC
SPORTING KC IN 2018 (MLS REGULAR SEASON) 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 2-1-1
0-0-1 (0-0-0) 16-26-11 (1-0-0) 24-23-14 (0-0-1) 25-22-7 (0-0-0) 21-21-13 (1-0-0) 24-22-12 (0-0-0) 5-10-12 (0-0-0) 22-24-14 (0-0-0) 1-1-1 (0-0-0) 6-3-3 (0-0-0) 25-17-11 (0-0-0) 2-2-0 (0-1-0) 21-20-13 (0-0-0) 1-1-1 (0-0-0) 5-5-5 (0-0-0) 6-3-3 (0-0-0) 9-10-7 (0-0-0) 25-24-8 (1-0-0) 5-8-3 (0-0-0) 14-4-6 (0-0-0) 6-3-3 (0-0-0)
Ilie Sanchez (3/17 vs. SJ) - Scored on Andrew Tarbell
Penalty Kicks Against...
N/A
Youngest Goalscorer...
Jimmy Medranda (3/10 at CHI) - 24 years and 31 days
Oldest Goalscorer...
Graham Zusi (3/17 vs. SJ) - 31 years and 211 days
Youngest Starter...
Daniel Salloi (3/10 at CHI) - 21 years and 234 days
Youngest to play in a game...
Daniel Salloi (3/4 vs. NYC) - 21 years and 228 days
Oldest Starter...
Tim Melia (3/31 vs. DC) - 31 years and 320 days
Oldest to play in a game...
Tim Melia (3/31 vs. DC) - 31 years and 320 days
Regular Season Home and Away Overall All-time 2018 at home All-time at home 2018 on road All-time on road
285-263-154 2-1-0 188-93-70 1-0-1 97-170-84
2018 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 4 6 10 OPPONENT 4 5 9
SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 41 48 89 OPPONENT 20 36 56
SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 12 17 29 OPPONENT 9 11 20
FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 23 36 59 OPPONENT 33 16 49
OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 1 7 8 OPPONENT 5 8 13
CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 16 26 42 OPPONENT 5 9 14
CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 2 2 4 OPPONENT 5 4 9
EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0 0 0 OPPONENT 0 1 1
PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 1/1 0/0 1/1 OPPONENT 0/0 0/0 0/0
SPORTING KC ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORDS IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES OVERALL Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 285 263 154 17 21 8 28 15 7 10 12 9 340 311 178
HOME GF GA 972 930 59 61 101 57 39 45 1171 1093
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 188 93 70 14 3 3 20 7 3 6 4 5 228 107 81
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AWAY GF GA 586 412 35 15 69 28 20 13 710 468
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 97 170 84 2 17 5 8 8 4 4 8 3 111 203 96
GF GA 386 518 21 43 32 29 19 32 458 622
Neutral site MLS Cup Playoffs International TOTAL
W L T 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
GF GA 3 3 0 0 3 3
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2018 REGULAR SEASON)
Formation: 4-3-3
NOTE: Chart does not account for players interchanging and/or switching positions over the course of a match. Substitute players are not listed.
Center forward Khiry Shelton 4 Diego Rubio 1
Left forward
Right forward
Daniel Salloi 3 Johnny Russell 2
Johnny Russell 3 Yohan Croizet 2
Left-center midfielder
Right-center midfielder
Felipe Gutierrez 5
Roger Espinoza 5
Defensive midfielder Ilie 5
Left back
Seth Sinovic 3 Cristian Lobato 1 Jimmy Medranda 1
Left center back
Right center back
Matt Besler 5
Ike Opara 5
Goalkeeper Tim Melia 5
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Right back Graham Zusi 5
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2018 REGULAR-SEASON BOX SCORES March 4, 2018: Sporting KC 0-2 New York City FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,831 Weather: Cloudy and 58 degrees Sporting KC (0-1-0, 0 pts.) New York City FC (1-0-0, 3 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Lobato (Medranda 73’) M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez F Croizet (Fernandes 57’) F Rubio (Salloi 62’) F Russell
1 2 F 0 0 0 1 1 2
New York City FC GK Johnson D Tinnerholm D Chanot D Callens D Sweat M Ring M Herrera M Medina (Tajouri 69’) M Moralez (Ibeagha 89’) M Wallace F Villa (C) (Matarrita 85’)
March 10, 2018: Chicago Fire 3-4 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Toyota Park | Bridgeview, IL Attendance: 14,021 Weather: Partly Cloudy and 37 degrees 1 2 F 2 2 4 0 3 3
Sporting KC (1-1-0, 3 pts.) Chicago Fire (0-1-0, 0 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic (Medranda 69’) M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez F Russell (Croizet 93+) F Shelton (Fernandes 55’) F Salloi
Chicago Fire GK Sanchez D Polster (Corrales 93+) D Kappelhof D Dean (Collier 88’) D Vincent M McCarty (C) M Tchani M Solignac M Schweinsteiger M Katai (Ellis 85’) F Nikolic
March 17, 2018: Sporting KC 3-2 San Jose Earthquakes MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,868 Weather: Partly Cloudy and 46 degrees Sporting KC (2-1-0, 6 pts.) San Jose Earthquakes (1-1-0, 3 pts.)
1 2 F 1 2 3 1 1 2
Sporting KC San Jose Earthquakes GK Melia GK Tarbell D Zusi D Lima D Opara D Quintana D Besler (C) D Cummings D Sinovic D Salinas (Alashe 82’) M Ilie M Eriksson M Espinoza (Medranda 93+) M Godoy M Gutierrez M Jungwirth (Yueill 74’) F Russell M Vako F Shelton (Croizet 82’) F Hoesen (Amarikwa 82’) F Salloi (Fernandes 87’) F Wondolowski (C)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Stuver (GK) Amor Abdul-Salaam Lindsey Awuah Sinovic McNamara
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Cleveland (GK) Amor Adams Lindsey Bronico Lobato Bakero
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dick (GK) Bersano (GK) Amor Affolter Lindsey Ockford Lobato Thompson
Scoring Summary: NYC - Maxi Moralez 1 (David Villa 1, Jesus Medina 1) 32’ NYC - Jesus Medina 1 (Ben Sweat 1, Yangel Herrera 1) 53’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 1 (Unassisted) 9’ SKC - Johnny Russell 1 (Daniel Salloi 1, Roger Espinoza 1) 44’ CHI - Aleksander Katai 1 (Bastian Schweinsteiger 1) 70’ CHI - Nemanja Nikolic 1 (Unassisted) 74’ CHI - Nemanja Nikolic 2 (Brandon Vincent 1, Matt Polster) 82’ SKC - Jimmy Medranda 1 (Unassisted) 83’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 2 (Daniel Salloi 2, Johnny Russell 1) 86’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Ilie 1 (Penalty Kick) 25’ SJ - Vako 1 (Unassisted) 34’ SKC - Graham Zusi 1 (Roger Espinoza 2) 56’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 3 (Daniel Salloi 3, Johnny Russell 2) 68’ SJ - Chris Wondolowski 1 (Magnus Eriksson 1) 91+
Misconduct Summary: NYC - Jesus Medina (Yellow Card; Not Retreating) 23’ NYC - Alexander Ring (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 34’ NYC - Sean Johnson (Yellow Card; Delaying Restart) 59’ NYC - Maxime Chanot (Red Card; DOGSO) 88’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 18 (3) 3 8 3 9
NYC 11 (5) 3 14 2 3
March 24, 2018: Colorado Rapids 2-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dick’s Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, CO Attendance: 17,424 Weather: Cloudy and 61 degrees 1 2 F 0 2 2 2 0 2
Sporting KC (2-1-1, 7 pts.) Colorado Rapids (0-1-1, 1 pt.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic (Meranda 46’) M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez F Croizet (Gerso 61’) F Shelton F Russell (Rubio 88’)
Colorado Rapids GK Howard (C) D Wynne D Wilson D Smith M Hairston M Blomberg (Boateng 58’) M Price M Martinez M Vako F Mason (Jackson 64’) F Badji (McBean 84’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) MacMath (GK) Amor Watts Lindsey Azira Lobato Serna Scoring Summary: COL - Dominique Badji 1 (Edgar Castillo 1, Jack Price 1) 5’ COL - Joe Mason 1 (Tommy Smith 1) 8’ SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 4 (Unassisted) 57’ SKC - Diego Rubio 1 (Khiry Shelton 1, Gerso Fernandes 1) 91+ Misconduct Summary: COL - Jack Price (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 15’ COL - Niki Jackson (Yellow Card; Delaying Restart) 65’ COL - Tim Howard (Yellow Card; Delaying Restart) 79’ SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 20 (9) 0 15 1 7
COL 8 (2) 7 12 1 0
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Tim Melia (Yellow Card; Delaying Restart) 33’ CHI - Johan Kappelhof (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 36’ CHI - Bastian Schweinsteiger (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 50’ SKC - Ilie (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 56’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 16 (8) 3 18 1 4
CHI 13 (6) 4 9 4 3
March 31, 2018: Sporting KC 1-0 D.C. United MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,624 Weather: Cloudy and 45 degrees Sporting KC (3-1-1, 10 pts.) D.C. United (0-3-2, 2 pt.)
1 2 F 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Medranda M Ilie M Espinoza M Gutierrez (Croizet 53’) F Russell F Shelton F Salloi (Fernandes 77’)
D.C. United GK Ousted D DeLeon D Brillant D Birnbaum (C) D Mora (Kelly 87’) M Durkin M Segura (Stieber 77’) M Arriola (Mullins 81’) M Acosta M Asad F Mattocks
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Clark (GK) Didic Odoi-Atsem Lindsey Opare Sinovic Harkes Rubio Scoring Summary: SKC - Felipe Gutierrez 5 (Unassisted) 3’ Misconduct Summary: None Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 22 (5) 3 9 3 10
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DC 13 (3) 4 6 2 5
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 21’ SJ - Yefferson Quintana (Yellow Card; Dissent) 39’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 13 (4) 2 9 0 12
SJ 11 (4) 1 8 4 3
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2018 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE
March 4 March 10 March 17 March 24 March 31 April 8 April 15 April 20 April 28 May 5 May 9 May 20 May 27 June 3 June 9 June 23 June 30 July 4 July 7 July 14 July 28 Aug. 4 Aug. 11 Aug. 18 Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 6 Oct. 17 Oct. 21 Oct. 28
OPPONENT
vs. New York City FC at Chicago Fire vs. San Jose Earthquakes at Colorado Rapids vs. D.C. United at LA Galaxy vs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC at New England Revolution vs. Colorado Rapids at Atlanta United FC at Minnesota United FC vs. Columbus Crew SC vs. Minnesota United FC at Portland Timbers vs. Houston Dynamo at Montreal Impact at Real Salt Lake vs. Toronto FC at New York Red Bulls vs. FC Dallas at Houston Dynamo at Los Angeles FC vs. Portland Timbers vs. Minnesota United FC at Seattle Sounders FC vs. Orlando City SC at San Jose Earthquakes at Philadelphia Union vs. Real Salt Lake vs. LA Galaxy at Vancouver Whitecaps FC at FC Dallas vs. Los Angeles FC
RESULT L W W T W
SCORE 0-2 4-3 3-2 2-2 1-0
ATTEND. 20,831 14,021 18,868 17,424 18,624
RECORD PLACE PTS. GOALSCORERS 0-1-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-1 3-1-1
T-8 T-3 T-1 T-1 T-1
0 3 6 7 10
-Gutierrez (2), Russell, Medranda Ilie, Zusi, Gutierrez Gutierrez, Rubio Gutierrez
SPORTING KC 2018 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2018 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (3-1-1, 10 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF MARCH 31, 2018 UNF POS PLAYER 21 M Felipe Gutierrez 7 F Johnny Russell 94 D Jimmy Medranda 11 F Diego Rubio 6 M Ilie Sanchez 8 D Graham Zusi 20 F Daniel Salloi 17 M Roger Espinoza 12 F Gerso Fernandes 14 F Khiry Shelton 5 D Matt Besler 10 M Yohan Croizet 19 M Cristian Lobato 29 GK Tim Melia 3 D Ike Opara 15 D Seth Sinovic 22 D Emiliano Amor 90 F Kharlton Belmar 13 F Gianluca Busio 18 GK Eric Dick 2 D Amer Didic 4 D Brad Evans 88 D Matt Lewis 26 D Jaylin Lindsey 16 D Graham Smith 23 D Colton Storm 1 GK Adrian Zendejas Team totals Opponent totals
GP 5 5 5 2 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 1 5 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
GS 5 5 1 1 5 5 3 5 0 4 5 2 1 5 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
MIN 413 447 174 63 450 450 283 449 113 317 450 164 73 450 450 204 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450 450
G 5 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 9
A 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 11
SHT 17 19 4 1 4 9 5 6 3 8 0 8 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 56
SOG 10 5 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 20
FC 10 3 2 0 11 2 2 7 4 5 5 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 49
FS 4 5 3 1 3 2 3 8 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 59
OFF 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 13
CK 5 13 0 0 0 22 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 14
C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MIN 450 450 450
SH 20 20 29
SV 10 10 19
GA 9 9 10
GAA 1.80 1.80 2.00
PG 0 0 1
PA 0 0 1
W 3 3 1
L 1 1 3
T 1 1 1
SO 1 1 1
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Felipe Gutierrez 3 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Daniel Salloi 2, Johnny Russell 2 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Ilie Sanchez 1-1 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS 29 GK
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals
GP 5 5 5
GS 5 5 5
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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Manager | Peter Vermes
Assistant Coach | Kerry Zavagnin Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin first joined Kansas City in 2000 as a holding midfielder and was an integral part of the club’s midfield for the next nine seasons, during which time he helped lead the Wizards to MLS Cup (2000) and U.S. Open Cup (2004) Championships. He was named to the MLS All-Star team and the Best XI in 2004. Zavagnin’s primary duties as an assistant include scouting, developing Sporting Kansas City’s younger players, breaking down film and assisting with training sessions, among others.
Peter Vermes is entering his 10th season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2017 and is the longest-tenured active head coach in MLS. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 147 coaching victories in all competitions are the most club history. During his tenure, he has won four major trophies – the 2012, 2015 and 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – and finished atop the Eastern Conference regular-season standings in 2011 and 2012. He is the first coach in club history to lead Sporting KC to seven straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team. His 118 regular-season wins top the club’s all-time chart and rank sixth most in MLS history. He passed his former coach Bob Gansler as the winningest manager in team history with a 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Aug. 12, 2015, his 109th victory in all competitions. He has coached 339 total games during his Kansas City coaching career, most in club history.
He started his professional career with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, where he played in 39 games over two seasons. After spending one season with the Lehigh Valley Steam (USL-1), Zavagnin came to Kansas City in 2000. He played 237 games (228 starts) and logged 20,516 minutes for Kansas City, setting team records in both categories. He scored eight goals and added 22 assists in his nine seasons in Kansas City blue. Zavagnin was named Team Defender of the Year in 2001.
Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting KC, including the active roster, the Swope Park Rangers (USL) and the Sporting KC Academy. Vermes entered MLS ahead of its inaugural season in 1996 and retired from the league in 2002, closing out his playing career in Kansas City after stints with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars and Colorado Rapids.
On top of his club success in Kansas City, Zavagnin also appeared 21 times for the United States Men’s National Team. He recorded one assist for the U.S., who went 15-2-4 when Zavagnin featured. He married his wife Mirriam prior to the 2009 season, when he became an assistant coach at the club.
Following a standout high school career in which he was named New Jersey Player of the Year, Vermes was a star forward and All-American at Rutgers University. After college, Vermes represented the United States in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, and was named 1988 Chevrolet U.S. Male Soccer Athlete of the Year for his efforts.
Assistant Coach | Zoran Savic
Vermes was an integral part of a young U.S. team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he nearly scored a sensational goal against the host Azzurri. It was the first time the U.S. had qualified for the World Cup in 40 years and set the stage for the progress of the U.S. National Team. In 1989 and 1990, Vermes became the first American to play in the Hungarian and Dutch First Divisions, playing for Raba ETO and FC Volendam, respectively. He later spent five years with Figueras of the Spanish Second Division.
Assistant Coach Zoran Savic joined Sporting Kansas City late in the 2009 season after a 30-year career at all levels of the game in the United States. A native of Gornji Milanovac, Yugoslavia, Savic began his journey through American soccer with the Buffalo Stallions of the Major Indoor Soccer League in 1980. Savic would go on to star for several MISL teams, with his most prosperous period coming with the Kansas City Comets, with whom he scored 70 goals in just over 100 appearances from 1982-1984.
For MLS’s inaugural season in 1996, Vermes served as captain of the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. In 1997, he was traded to the Colorado Rapids for current Sporting KC Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin and played in Denver through the 1999 season, leading the Rapids to the 1997 MLS Cup Final.
After retiring as a player in 1991, Savic turned his attention to coaching in the indoor game. Savic led the Kansas City Attack from 1992-1996, winning Coach of the Year honors for the 1994-1995 season while also serving as the team’s General Manager. Savic later coached the Kansas City Comets from 2000-2005.
Vermes joined Kansas City in 2000 for what would be the most successful seasons of his MLS career. During his first year in Kansas City, he anchored one of the best defenses in league history and won MLS Defender of the Year honors in helping lead the Wizards to the 2000 MLS Cup Championship. He retired in 2002 after appearing in 209 MLS matches (including playoffs) and playing more than 18,000 minutes. In 2013, Vermes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Year
In 2007 Savic switched to the outdoor game, joining Chivas USA as an assistant to then-head coach Preki before moving into the commentary booth for Kansas City matches in 2008 and 2009. Savic’s career as a commentator was cut short, however, when newly installed Manager Peter Vermes tabbed Savic to be part of his coaching staff late in the 2009 season.
PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC MLS Playoffs Open Cup International Total
2009 3-6-3 --- 2010 11-13-6 --- 2011 13-9-12 2-1-0 2012 18-7-9 1-1-0 2013 17-10-7 2-1-2 2014 14-13-7 0-1-0 2015 14-11-9 0-0-1 2016 13-13-8 0-1-0 2017 12-9-13 0-1-0 2018 3-1-1 --- TOTAL 118-92-75 5-6-3
--- 0-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 4-0-1 0-0-0 18-5-3
--- --- --- --- 2-0-2 3-2-1 --- 1-2-1 --- --- 6-4-4
3-6-3 11-14-6 18-11-12 23-8-10 22-12-11 18-17-8 18-11-11 15-17-9 16-9-13 3-1-1 147-107-85
Goalkeeper Coach | Alec Dufty Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty enters his second season with Sporting Kansas City having been introduced to the organization as the Swope Park Rangers goalkeeper coach in the side’s inaugural season in 2016. A former MLS player, Dufty began his playing career with the New York Red Bulls in 2009, going on to make one appearance before joining the MLS reserve goalkeeper pool. In 2010, Dufty joined USSF D2 Pro League side AC St. Louis, making 30 appearances before returning to MLS with the Chicago Fire in late 2010. He announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2011 season. Dufty then took to coaching, first working with Florida Gulf Coast University and then the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2015, Dufty served as goalkeeper coach for Toronto FC II in their inaugural USL season.
Fitness Coach | Mateus Manoel Mateus Manoel is in his eighth season with Sporting KC as Head Fitness Coach. His responsibilities cover all aspects of sport performance and science for the team, including strength and conditioning, injury prevention, field practices, nutrition, fitness monitoring (training load and readiness), player re-adaptation following rehab and recovery. In the summer of 2010, Manoel was an Assistant Fitness Coach for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team during the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He had formerly served as the Head Fitness Coach for the Mexican Men’s National Team in 2009, working with renowned coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. During 2007 and 2008, Manoel held a position with Athletes’ Performance in the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, where he worked with professional athletes from a variety of sports, including NFL, NHL, MLB and MLS (Chivas USA and LA Galaxy). Previously, he had assisted with strength and conditioning for D.C. United, while concurrently holding the position of Sports Performance Director with Velocity Sports Performance in Alexandria, Virginia. Manoel holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from George Washington University, where he was also responsible for the strength and conditioning needs of the Colonials Men’s Varsity Soccer Team. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland - College Park and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Manoel was born in Brazil and is fluent in both Portuguese and Spanish.
13
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #22 | D | EMILIANO AMOR | @LoveEmiliano SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina Last Club: Velez Sarsfield (Argentina) Acquired: Signed on loan on 1/18/2018
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Birthday: 5/16/1996
Sporting Kansas City added defender Emiliano Amor to the roster on loan from Argentinian side Velez Sarsfield this offseason. A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Amor has spent his first five professional seasons with his hometown club, a 10-time champion of the top-flight Argentine Primera Division. The center back has logged more than 50 first-team appearances since emerging from Velez Sarsfield’s youth system.
he scores 0-0-0
the quarterfinals of the 2014-15 Copa Argentina, starting in three clean-sheet victories and scoring in a Round of 32 triumph against Acassuso.
In 2016, Amor helped propel Velez Sarsfield to a sixth-place finish in Zone 1 of the Primera Division. He then guided the team to another Copa Argentina quarterfinal appearance last fall, anchoring a pair of shutout efforts in the 2016-17 edition of the Amor made his Primera Division debut in November 2014 at age 19, featuring in a 2-0 win tournament. Amor played eight games during the 2017-18 Primera Division campaign over Defensa Y Justicia. He became a regular starter the following year, recording three under the guidance of first-year manager Gabriel Heinze, a World Cup veteran and goals in 25 Primera Division matches for El Fortin. He also helped Velez Sarsfield reach longtime defender for the Argentina Men’s National Team. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#90 | F | KHARLTON BELMAR | @Kharltonbelmar 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
1
0
1
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
2
0
7
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 1, Oct. 11, 2017, KC at HOU Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 11, 2017, KC at HOU Goal N/A Assist N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-11 Weight: 160 Birthday: 12/1/1992 Hometown: Virginia Beach, Virginia College: Virginia Commonwealth University Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 9/15/2017 Sporting Kansas City signed forward Kharlton Belmar late in the 2017 season from the club’s USL affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers. Belmar led the Rangers with 15 goals in 2017 - setting a new single-season record for the club. Belmar had two goals and two assists for SPR in the 2018 season opener, becoming the joint top scorer for the club and earning him USL Player of the Week honors. Belmar was selected in the Second Round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the Portland Timbers, and spent the next two seasons playing with Portland Timbers 2. He scored 12 goals in his rookie year in 2015 on his way to garnering USL Rookie of the Year and USL All-League Second Team honors, before spending the tail-end of the 2015 campaign on loan at NASL club the New York Cosmos.
Belmar added a further three goals and three assists in limited minute during the 2016 season and ended his tenure in Portland with 15 goals and six assists across 53 appearances in the USL. The Virginia Beach, Virginia native attended college close to home at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he had 18 goals and five assists across a four-year career for the Rams. Belmar was named an All-Atlantic 10 First Team selection as a junior and senior and also played for USL Premier Development League sides Mississippi Brilla (2012) and the Portland Timbers U-23s (2014) while at college.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
1
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
1
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #5 | D | MATT BESLER | @MattBesler SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assists 1, 15 times, last: Sept. 10, 2017, KC at CLB Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs. SEA Shots 2, 4 times, last: March 16, 2013, KC vs. CHI Fouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NE Fouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs. COL
A
MLS Regular Season
231
225
20281
3
15
MLS Postseason
14
14
1380
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
19
17
1594
0
1
International
10
10
885
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
274
266
24140
3
16
Last Regular Season... Appearance March 31, 2018, KC vs. DC Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assist Sept. 10, 2017, KC at CLB 2018 Record when: he starts 3-1-1 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Birthday: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8) Sporting KC’s Matt Besler is in his 10th season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012-13), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-16), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors since being selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Notre Dame.
Besler has earned 47 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2013. He featured in four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first Kansan to play in the quadrennial tournament, as the U.S. advanced to the Round of 16. He also helped the U.S. win the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, starting all three matches in the knockout stage. He joined the U.S. squad for the 2016 Copa America Besler is second in Sporting KC history with 274 appearances across all competitions and Centenario, starting two matches, and scored his first international goal at St. Vincent and second in regular-season starts with 225. A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has the Grenadines on Sept. 2, the same day his firstborn daughter Parker Rhea was born in started 239 of 245 MLS matches (including playoffs) and landed club Defender of the Kansas City. He recently made four appearances for his country as the U.S. claimed the Year honors four times (2011-13, 2015). 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
231
225
20281
3
15
41
9
205
111
8
1
29
2
2
7
KC - Postseason
14
14
1380
0
0
2
0
14
10
3
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
245
239
21661
3
15
43
9
219
121
11
1
29
2
2
7
#13 | M | GIANLUCA BUSIO | @gbusio10 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-7 Weight: 135 Birthday: 5/28/2002 Hometown: Greensboro, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/25/2017
he scores 0-0-0
Sporting Kansas City signed Gianluca Busio as the club’s fifth Homegrown Player on August 25, 2017, making Busio the youngest active player in MLS and the second youngest player in MLS history at the age of 15 years and 89 days.
He tallied three goals during Sporting KC’s impressive postseason run from late June to mid-July. Busio also earned playing time for the Sporting KC U-18s throughout 2016-17, scoring in their regular-season finale on June 3.
Busio starred for the Sporting Kansas City Academy during the 2016-17 season as one of the United States’ top youth prospects for his age. The versatile forward played three matches for the Sporting KC U-14s before stepping up to the U-16 level, where he scored nine goals in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy and earned Central Conference Best XI honors. He led the U-16s to their first appearance in the USSDA quarterfinals.
At the international level, Busio is a member of the U.S. U-17 National Team. He previously guided the U.S. to a second-place finish at the CONCACAF U-15 Championship in Bradenton, Florida, scoring a team-high five goals in five matches in August 2017. In May 2017 at the Torneo Delle Nazioni in Italy, Busio scored three goals as the American U-17s were crowned tournament champions.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #10 | M | YOHAN CROIZET | @Yohancroizet SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
5
2
164
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
5
2
164
0
0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Sarrebourg, France Last Club: KV Mechelen (Belgium) Acquired: Signed on 12/15/2017
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, March 24, 2018, KC at COL Shots 3, March 24, 2018, KC at COL Fouls Committed 3, March 24, 2018, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 2, March 24, 2018, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance March 31, 2018, KC vs. DC Goal N/A Assist N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 2/15/1992
Yohan Croizet has scored 31 goals in more than 200 professional appearances across Europe. He joins Sporting KC after spending each of the last three seasons in the top-flight Belgian First Division A, where he has tallied 12 goals and 11 assists since 2015. He signed as a Designated Player in December 2017.
Prior to joining KV Mechelen, Croizet blossomed during a two-year stint with Belgian outfit OH Leuven. He bagged four goals as OH Leuven won the 2014-15 Belgian Second Division playoffs and earned promotion to the top flight. The following year, Croizet notched a career-high nine goals and added four assists as the team’s top scorer.
In his first season with KV Mechelen in 2016-17, Croizet played 37 matches, tallying three goals and four assists to help KV Mechelen to a seventh-place finish and 14 league wins, their most in the Belgian first division since 1993. Croizet added three assists in 15 appearances during the 2017-18 season.
Croizet began his professional career as a 19-year-old, debuting for French club FC Metz in 2011. The midfielder amassed seven goals in 57 matches for FC Metz II from 2011-13 before moving from his native France to Belgium ahead of the 2013-14 campaign, signing for RE Virton of the Belgian Second Division. His six goals from the midfield paved the way for his subsequent move to OH Leuven.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
5
2
164
0
0
8
2
5
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
5
2
164
0
0
8
2
5
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
#18 | GK | ERIC DICK | @DaBrickWall00 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 6-5 Weight: 205 Birthday: 10/3/1994 Hometown: Carmel, Indiana College: Butler University Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#13) - signed on 2/15/18
he scores 0-0-0
Sporting KC selected goalkeeper Eric Dick with the 13th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. He officially signed an MLS contract for the club in February 2018.
Born in Kansas City suburb Roeland Park, Kansas, Dick led Butler to the 2016 Big East Championship and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances over his last two seasons. He compiled a 27-10-4 record over his junior and senior campaigns, landing First Team Dick, the 13th overall pick in the SuperDraft, was a four-year starter at Butler University in All-Big East Conference accolades in 2017. Indianapolis. As a senior, he was named the 2017 Big East Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and received United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American honors. He ended his At the youth level, Dick played for the Indiana Fire Academy and attended Carmel High college career with 28 shutouts and a 0.96 goals against average across 71 starts. School in Carmel, Indiana, where he was a two-time All-District and All-County performer. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #2 | D | AMER DIDIC | @amerdidic_ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
3
3
270
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
3
3
270
0
0
Height: 6-4 Weight: 195 Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 5/31/2017
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Birthday: 12/28/1994
he scores 0-0-0
Sporting Kansas City signed central defender Amer Didic from the club’s USL affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers, on May 31, 2017. Didic had previously made three appearances for Sporting KC in the CONCACAF Champions League during the 2016 campaign after joining on loan from the Rangers.
Didic was named to the the USL All-League First Team, while also being named a finalist for USL Defender of the Year. In addition, he was named Swope Park Rangers defensive player of the year. Collegiately, Didic played at Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, making 84 appearances and scoring 28 goals from central defense.
Didic was born in Zenica, Bosnia, but raised in Edmonton, Alberta after his parents fled the war-torn Eastern European nation when Didic was a child. He made 32 appearances for the Rangers in their inaugural season in 2016, helping guide the side to the Western Conference championship before falling to defeat in the USL Cup Final against New York Red Bulls II.
Didic was called in to the Canada National Team for the first time in August 2017, but did not appear in a friendly against Jamaica on Sept. 2. Didic represented Canada’s Under-23 National Team for the first time in March 2017 when he took part in a mini-tournament in Qatar, playing every minute as Canada won the tournament with 1-0 and 2-0 wins over Uzbekistan and Qatar, respectively.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#17 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
195
175
15539
5
25
MLS Postseason
9
8
659
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
18
16
1744
0
3
International
3
2
232
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
225
201
18174
5
28
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: June 24, 2017, KC at LA Assists 1, 25 times, last: March 17, 2018, KC vs. SJ Shots on Goal 2, 9 times, last: Oct. 7, 2017, KC at MIN Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Oct. 7, 2017, KC at MIN Fouls Suffered 6, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2016, KC at RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance March 31, 2018, KC vs. DC Goal June 24, 2017, KC at LA Assist March 17, 2018, KC vs. SJ 2018 Record when: he starts 3-1-1 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 10/25/1986
Roger Espinoza played five seasons in Kansas City from 2008-12 before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. After a two-year stint in the English Premier League and English Championship, Espinoza returned to Sporting KC in 2015 and tallied one goal and four MLS assists. His 2015 campaign was cut short due to a left foot injury sustained in early August, but returned to the fold as a regular starter in 2016, tallying a career-high five assists. Espinoza was an MLS All-Star in 2012 and helped lead the club to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title that season. He has made 225 appearances for the club in all
competitions, tallying five goals and 28 assists over nine seasons. In two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances, including eight in the UEFA Europa League, and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City. Espinoza has earned 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team since debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
195
175
15539
5
25
217
55
304
271
13
16
41
7
1
6
KC - Postseason
9
8
659
0
0
7
3
12
12
1
0
4
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
204
183
16198
5
25
224
59
316
283
14
16
45
7
1
6
17
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #4 | D/M | BRAD EVANS | @brad_evans3 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 21, 2012, SEA vs. FCD (w/ SEA) Assists 3, Sept. 3, 2014, SEA at CHV (w/ SEA) Shots on Goal 3, 4 times, last: March 30, 2013, SEA at RSL (w/ SEA) Shots 6, 2 times, last: April 30, 2011, SEA vs. TOR (w/ SEA) Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: March 2, 2013, SEA vs. MTL (w/ SEA) Fouls Suffered 4, 4 times, last: March 8, 2015, SEA vs. NE (w/ SEA)
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 5, 2017, SEA at MIN (w/ SEA) Goal July 19, 2017, SEA vs. DC (w/ SEA) Assist Aug. 21, 2016, SEA vs. POR (w/ SEA) 2018 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 160 Birthday: 4/20/1985 Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona College: University of California - Irvine Last Club: Seattle Sounders FC Acquired: Signed as a Free Agent on 2/20/2018 Brad Evans joins Sporting KC having amassed 28 goals and 31 assists in 255 MLS appearances (including playoffs) since beginning his professional career in 2007. Evans, who lifted his first MLS Cup in 2008 with Columbus Crew SC, spent each of the last nine seasons with Seattle Sounders FC, where he won four Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championships and the 2016 MLS Cup.
Seattle selected Evans in the 2009 MLS Expansion Draft ahead of their inaugural season, and won three consecutive U.S. Open Cups from 2009-2011. In the 2014 campaign as club captain, Evans helped Seattle capture another U.S. Open Cup and win its first Supporters’ Shield. In 2016, Evans scored his penalty kick as Seattle beat Toronto FC to win the MLS Cup.
Evans joined Columbus Crew SC as the No. 15 overall pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft out of UC Irvine. In his second season with the Crew, he scored six goals across 31 league appearances, helping Columbus win the Supporters’ Shield and MLS Cup double.
Evans has earned 27 appearances for the U.S. National Team. He competed at the 2009 and 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cups and started five matches during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying cycle, helping the United States advance to the final tournament in Brazil.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
230
198
17351
25
29
207
71
164
164
20
41
25
4
8
10
KC - Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
25
20
1821
3
2
23
9
14
18
0
4
3
0
2
1
MLS - TOTAL
255
218
19172
28
31
230
80
178
182
20
45
28
4
10
11
#12 | F | GERSO FERNANDES | @ge7fe SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
37
26
2351
8
3
MLS Postseason
1
1
51
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
5
5
385
2
1
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
43
32
2787
10
4
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Assists 1, 3 times, last: March 24, 2018, KC at COL Shots on Goal 4, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Shots 6, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Fouls Committed 4, June 17, 2017, KC at SJ Fouls Suffered 3, 4 times, last: June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Last Regular Season... Appearance March 31, 2018, KC vs. DC Goal Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Assist March 24, 2018, KC at COL 2018 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 140 Birthday: 2/21/1991 Hometown: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Last Club: C.F. Os Belenenses (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 1/4/2017 Gerso Fernandes, a left-footed winger, has played more than 150 matches during a six-year professional career in Portugal. Prior to joining Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season, he spent the previous five seasons in the Portuguese first division, including the 2016-17 Primeira Liga campaign with Belenenses. On May 17, 2017, Fernandes scored the first Sporting KC hat-trick in seven years in a 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC before adding a goal and an assist in his first-ever U.S. Open Cup game against Minnesota United FC on June 14, 2017. He was named the club’s 2017 Offensive Player of the Year.
Fernandes started nine of 14 Primeira Liga appearances for Belenenses in the 2016-17 season prior to joining Sporting KC, recording one goal and four assists. He also contributed one assist in three domestic cup matches, featuring in the 2016-17 Taça de Portugal and the 2016-17 Taça da Liga. Fernandes appeared more than 100 times for Estoril between 2011-2016. He helped clinch promotion to the Primera Liga in his first year with the club before facilitating Estoril’s transition to the top flight over the next two seasons, recording four assists in 43 Primera Liga appearances and playing six games in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League group stage.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
37
26
2351
8
3
66
26
37
42
7
8
4
0
2
1
KC - Postseason
1
1
51
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
38
27
2402
8
3
68
27
38
43
7
8
4
0
2
1
18
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #21 | M | FELIPE GUTIERREZ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
5
5
413
5
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
5
5
413
5
0
Height: 5-7 Weight: 145 Hometown: Quintero, Chile Last Club: Real Betis (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 2/6/2018
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, March 10, 2018, KC at CHI Assists 0 Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: March 24, 2018, KC at COL Shots 6, March 24, 2018, KC at COL Fouls Committed 4, March 10, 2018, KC at CHI Fouls Suffered 1, 4 times, last: March 24, 2018, KC at COL
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance March 31, 2018, KC vs. DC Goal March 31, 2018, KC vs. DC Assist N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 3-1-1 he scores 3-0-1
Birthday: 10/8/1990
Gutierrez joined 12-time Chilean Primera Division champion CD Universidad Catolica in 2009. He enjoyed a breakout season for the club in 2011, scoring 10 goals in the top-flight Primera Division as Universidad Catolica finished atop the spring Apertura standings and won the 2011 Copa Chile. Gutierrez landed a transfer to FC Twente ahead of the 2012-13 Eredivisie season, debuting for the Dutch side in a UEFA Europa League qualifier. In his sophomore season at FC Twente, Gutierrez reached new heights as the midfielder started 33 league matches and was named the 2013-14 Eredivisie Most Valuable Player for his instrumental role in propelling the Tukkers to a third-place finish in the table.
Gutierrez moved from Netherlands to Spain in 2016-17, signing for Spanish La Liga side Real Betis. His first La Liga goal was a stoppage-time winner as Real Betis beat Osasuna 2-1 in October 2016. Gutierrez spent most of 2017 on loan at Internacional in Brazil, where he played 16 games and helped the club gain promotion to the top-flight Serie A. A native of Quintero, Chile, Gutierrez has represented his country 35 times at the senior international level. He’s competed on a global stage at the sport’s highest level, featuring at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and helping Chile lift the 2015 Copa America title as champions of South America.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
5
5
413
5
0
17
10
10
4
0
5
0
0
3
0
MLS - TOTAL
5
5
413
5
0
17
10
10
4
0
5
0
0
3
0
#88 | D | MATT LEWIS | @mattylew03 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 6-2 Weight: 165 Birthday: 8/1/1996 Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri College: Fordham University Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/22/18 Sporting Kansas City signed center back Matt Lewis as a Homegrown player following a four-year career at Fordham University. Lewis started all 84 college appearances from 2014-2017 - becoming Fordham’s career leader in both categories - while also tallying five goals and four assists over his last two seasons. He helped lead the Rams to a pair of Atlantic 10 Championship titles and three NCAA tournament appearances, including a run to the program’s first-ever Elite Eight in 2017. In addition to winning 39 career games at Fordham, Lewis earned multiple individual accolades as a college standout. He was an All-Atlantic 10 Second Team selection as a
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sophomore and junior and received 2017 Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior, guiding Fordham to 11 clean sheets in his final season. Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Lewis attended Rockhurst High School and anchored the Sporting KC U-18 backline throughout the 2013-14 campaign. The center back was named a finalist for Sporting KC Male Youth Player of the Year at the 2014 Kevin Gray Awards.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #26 | D | JAYLIN LINDSEY | @JaylinLindsey SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 155 Birthday: 3/27/2000 Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina Last Club: Sporting KC Academy Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 1/1/2018 Sporting Kansas City signed Jaylin Lindsey as a Homegrown Player in September 2017, with his contract starting on Jan. 1, 2018. A product of the Sporting KC Academy, Lindsey is the third-youngest signing in club history. The defender has featured for the Sporting KC U-16s and U-18s and made more than 25 appearances for the United States U-17 Men’s National Team from 2016-2017.
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day later, he became the first American player born in 2000 or later to appear in a professional match. Lindsey would feature once more for the Rangers before joining the U.S. U-17 Residency Program in August 2016. Lindsey has featured regularly for the U.S. U-17s. He was named to the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Best XI in May after helping the U.S. to a second-place finish. That allowed Lindsey to represent the U.S. at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Lindsey has been a youth international since 2013, representing the U-14s, U-15s and U-17s.
Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, Lindsey joined the Sporting KC Academy in January 2015. He has made more than 30 combined appearances for the U-16s and U-18s. After impressing throughout his first full Academy season with Sporting KC, Lindsey signed an Academy contract with the Swope Park Rangers on May 6, 2016. A MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#19 | M | CRISTIAN LOBATO SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
11
7
620
1
0
MLS Postseason
1
0
20
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
12
7
640
1
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Sept. 10, 2017, KC at CLB Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 30, 2017, KC vs. VAN Shots 2, Sept. 6, 2017, KC at NYC Fouls Committed 2, Oct. 15, 2017, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 2, March 4, 2018, KC vs. NYC Last Regular Season... Appearance March 4, 2018, KC vs. NYC Goal Sept. 10, 2017, KC at CLB Assist N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-11 Weight: 160 Birthday: 3/7/1989 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Last Club: Gimnastic de Tarragona (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 6/29/2017 Cristian Lobato joined Sporting Kansas City in the summer of 2017 after spending two seasons with Gimnastic de Tarragona in the Spanish Second Division. Lobato has made more than 150 professional appearances since 2008, including a two-year stint at FC Barcelona B where he was teammates with Sporting KC midfielder Ilie from 2011-2013. He spent four years at FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy before ending his youth career at Spanish outfit CE L’Hospitalet. Lobato scored his first goal for the club in a 1-1 draw on the road at Columbus Crew SC in September 2017.
Lobato earned his senior team debut for Hospitalet in 2008 and helped the club win a Tercera Division title in 2009-10 and promotion to the Segunda Division B. He then joined Barcelona B of the Segunda Division, scoring eight goals in 57 games. In February 2014, Lobato made his top-flight debut for CA Osasuna and ended the 2013-14 La Liga campaign with 12 appearances. He then left Spain for the first time, helping Asteras Tripoli to a fourth-place finish in the 2014-15 Superleague Greece before returning to join Gimnastic de Tarragona in 2015.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
11
7
620
1
0
7
3
3
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
KC - Postseason
1
0
20
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
12
7
640
1
0
9
4
3
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #94 | D | JIMMY MEDRANDA | @jimmymedranda SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 4 times, last: March 10, 2018, KC at CHI Assists 1, 3 times, last: April 15, 2017, KC at POR Shots on Goal 3, June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Shots 4, 5 times, last: June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Fouls Suffered 4, March 15, 2014, KC vs. FCD
A
MLS Regular Season
79
55
4757
4
3
MLS Postseason
2
1
121
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
7
6
648
0
2
International
2
1
96
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
90
63
5623
4
5
Last Regular Season... Appearance March 31, 2018, KC vs. DC Goal March 10, 2018, KC at CHI Assist April 15, 2017, KC at POR 2018 Record when: he starts 1-0-0 he scores 1-0-0
Height: 5-8 Weight: 150 Birthday: 2/7/1994 Hometown: Mosquera, Nariño, Colombia Last Club: Deportivo Pereira (Colombia) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2014 Jimmy Medranda joined Sporting KC in August 2013 on loan from Colombian club Deportivo Pereira, making his MLS debut a month later. He signed permanently for Sporting KC in February 2014 and has played 90 games for the club across all competitions. He set career highs for appearances (39), starts (29), minutes (2,619) and goals (2) in 2017.
Medranda has scored four goals and added five assists since the start of 2016, his first for the club. He joined Deportivo Pereira’s youth system at age 12 before climbing the ladder to the senior team by age 17. He made 16 first team appearances for the club in two seasons, scoring twice.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
79
55
4757
4
3
104
20
72
48
6
18
11
1
1
2
KC - Postseason
2
1
121
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
81
56
4878
4
3
105
20
73
49
6
18
11
1
1
2
#29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
86
86
7709
0
0
MLS Postseason
2
2
174
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
10
10
990
0
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
99
99
8963
0
0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 5, 2 times, last: Aug. 19, 2015, KC vs. SJ Saves 7, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance March 31, 2018, KC vs. DC Shutout March 31, 2018, KC vs. DC 2018 Record when: he starts 3-1-1
Birthday: 5/15/1986
Tim Melia became one of the top goalkeepers in MLS in 2017 following his breakout season in 2015 where he earned MLS Comeback Player of the Year honors. Melia claimed the 2017 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year crown with career-highs in wins (12), shutouts (10), saves (91), starts (31) and minutes (2,759). Melia was named the club’s 2017 Most Valuable Player. Among goalkeepers with at least 15 regular-season appearances in 2017, he led MLS with a 0.78 goals against average, 78.4 save percentage and 69.2-percent passing accuracy. He also ranked second in shutouts. During his breakout campaign in 2015, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 precent save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against
average. He was a six-time member of the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week and became the first goalkeeper in MLS history to record six shutouts in his first nine league matches for a new team. After a four-year college career with NCAA Division III program Lynn University (New York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
86
86
7709
340
245
27
91
1.06
7
11
7
0
37
27
21
MLS - Regular Season
92
91
8148
376
267
27
105
1.16
8
12
7
1
37
31
22
KC - Postseason
2
2
174
5
2
0
2
1.03
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
94
93
8322
381
269
27
107
1.16
8
12
7
1
37
32
22
21
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #3 | D | IKE OPARA | @ikeopara SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 12 times, last: Oct. 22, 2017, KC at RSL Assists 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: March 22, 2014, KC vs. SJ Shots 3, 2 times, last: March 22, 2014, KC vs. SJ Fouls Committed 5, May 11, 2016, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 3, April 13, 2016, KC vs. COL
A
MLS Regular Season
87
74
6785
9
3
MLS Postseason
4
1
136
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
7
7
703
2
0
International
7
7
630
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
105
89
8254
12
3
Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Birthday: 2/21/1989 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina College: Wake Forest Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Trade with San Jose Earthquakes on 12/12/2012
Ninth-year veteran Ike Opara is in his sixth season as a member of Sporting KC, having set career-highs for appearances (30), starts (30) and equaled his career-high with three goals in 2017. His performances in 2017 earned him the MLS Defender of the Year title. Opara was previously a nominee for MLS Player of the Month in March 2015, before suffering a season-ending Achilles rupture in April. He made his 2016 debut on April 9 in a 2-0 win against the New York Red Bulls, his first MLS appearance in nearly a year. Sporting KC’s 2013 Newcomer of the Year, Opara appeared in 18 MLS matches during the club’s MLS Cup-winning campaign. He scored four goals in 2013 across all
Last Regular Season... Appearance March 31, 2018, KC vs. DC Goal Oct. 22, 2017, KC at RSL Assist Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ 2018 Record when: he starts 3-1-1 he scores 0-0-0
competitions and featured in three of Sporting KC’s playoff matches. A season-ending ankle injury limited him to three MLS appearances in 2014. Opara has one cap for the U.S. Men’s National Team, coming in a friendly against Bosnia & Herzegovina on January 28, 2018. He previously represented the United States at the U-23 level during the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Qualifying Tournament. The San Jose Earthquakes selected him in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing, and he played 36 MLS matches for the team over three seasons.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
87
74
6785
9
3
61
23
83
38
3
0
10
1
5
2
MLS - Regular Season
122
96
8937
12
3
82
30
112
55
8
1
12
1
6
2
KC - Postseason
4
1
136
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
5
1
214
0
0
2
0
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
127
97
9151
12
3
84
30
115
58
9
1
12
1
6
2
#11 | F | DIEGO RUBIO | @DiegoRubo_ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
33
15
1404
8
2
MLS Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
5
4
378
2
1
International
3
3
270
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
42
23
2172
11
3
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Assists 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 24, 2017, KC vs. LA Shots on Goal 5, Sept. 30, 2017, KC vs. VAN Shots 7, Sept. 30, 2017, KC vs. VAN Fouls Committed 4, Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Fouls Suffered 5, July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Birthday: 5/15/1993 Hometown: Santiago, Chile Last Club: Real Valladolid (Spain) Acquired: Signed on loan from Real Valladolid as Young Designated Player on 3/8/2016 Sporting KC acquired Chilean striker Diego Rubio in March 2016 after he recorded 37 goals and 15 assists during a five-year professional stint in South America and Europe. The forward joined Sporting KC initially on loan from Real Valladolid of the Spanish Segunda Division, where he made 14 appearances during the 2015-16 season. A native of Santiago, Chile, he scored his first goal on April 27, 2016 at Vancouver. He scored the game-winner in the 109th minute of Sporting KC’s 2-1 victory over Minnesota United FC in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 on June 15, 2016, then opened his CONCACAF Champions League scoring account on Sept. 13, 2016 vs. Vancouver. Rubio completed his permanent transfer to Sporting KC in September 2016. He tore his ACL that October and made his return to the field on June 17, 2017 in a 0-0 road draw with San Jose before scoring his first goal since returning in a 1-1 draw with Philadelphia on July 6, 2017.
Last Regular Season... Appearance March 24, 2018, KC at COL Goal March 24, 2018, KC at COL Assist Sept. 24, 2017, KC vs. LA 2018 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-1
Rubio played for 18-time Primeira Liga champion Sporting Clube de Portugal from 2011-2015, scoring 22 goals in 52 games for the club’s reserve team Sporting B. He also made 20 senior team appearances, including six in the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League as he helped the club advance to the tournament semifinals. Rubio has earned three caps for the Chile Men’s National Team since debuting at age 18 in a friendly against Paraguay in June 2011. He appeared in two additional friendlies against France and Mexico later that year before playing eight matches at the U-20 level in 2012 and 2013, including three starts at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
33
15
1404
8
2
51
17
36
42
12
0
4
0
3
1
KC - Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
34
16
1524
8
2
51
17
37
42
13
0
5
0
3
1
22
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #7 | F | JOHNNY RUSSELL SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
5
5
447
1
2
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
5
5
447
1
3
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland Last Club: Derby County FC (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/31/2018
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, March 10, 2018, KC at CHI Assists 1, 2 times, last: March 17, 2018, KC vs. SJ Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: March 31, 2018, KC vs. DC Shots 5, 3 times, last: March 31, 2018, KC vs. DC Fouls Committed 1, 3 times, last: March 31, 2018, KC vs. DC Fouls Suffered 3, March 4, 2018, KC vs. NYC Last Regular Season... Appearance March 31, 2018, KC vs. DC Goal March 10, 2018, KC at CHI Assist March 17, 2018, KC vs. SJ 2018 Record when: he starts 3-1-1 he scores 1-0-0
Birthday: 4/8/1990
Sporting KC acquired Scottish winger Johnny Russell in a transfer from English club Derby County FC in January 2018. Russell has scored 94 goals during a 12-year professional career in England and his native Scotland. Russell developed in the Dundee United FC Academy in Scotland before making his professional debut for the top-flight Scottish Premiership club in May 2007 at age 17.
comps during the 2011-12 campaign to pace another fourth-place finish. Russell’s final season at Dundee saw him produce a team-best 20 goals in 38 competitive appearances. Russell reached new heights in June 2013 when he joined Derby County. He marked his debut for the outfit with his first of nine goals in the 2013-14 English Championship as the Rams fell just short of promotion to the EPL. He totaled 18 goals over the next two seasons.
He spent most of the following two seasons on loan at Scottish side Forfar Athletic, recording eight goals, and marked his first career Dundee United start with a goal in a 2009 Scottish FA Cup win over East Sterlingshire. After being loaned to Raith Rovers in 2009-10, Russell enjoyed a breakout year at Dundee United with nine goals as the Tangerines finished fourth in the Scottish Premier League. He added 14 more goals in all
Russell has earned four career caps for Scotland, receiving his first call to the senior squad in May 2012 for a friendly against the U.S. but did not feature in the match. Russell made his debut in a 2014 friendly against England and featured in two more friendlies the following year. Russell has also represented Scotland at the U-19 and U-21 levels.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
5
5
447
1
2
19
5
3
5
2
13
0
0
0
2
MLS - TOTAL
5
5
447
1
2
19
5
3
5
2
13
0
0
0
2
#20 | F | DANIEL SALLOI | @danielsalloi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
26
15
1454
3
5
MLS Postseason
1
0
69
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
4
1
215
3
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
31
16
1738
6
5
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 24, 2017, KC vs. LA Assists 2, March 10, 2018, KC at CHI Shots on Goal 4, Sept. 24, 2017, KC vs. LA Shots 5, Sept. 24, 2017, KC vs. LA Fouls Committed 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 22, 2017, KC at RSL Fouls Suffered 4, Oct. 11, 2017, KC at HOU Last Regular Season... Appearance March 31, 2018, KC vs. DC Goal Sept. 24, 2017, KC vs. LA Assist March 17, 2018, KC vs. SJ 2018 Record when: he starts 3-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 150 Birthday: 7/19/1996 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Gyirmot SE (Hungary) - Loan Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 1/13/2016 Sporting Kansas City signed forward Daniel Salloi as the fourth Homegrown Player in club history in early 2016 and made his Sporting KC debut on April 9, 2017 against the Colorado Rapids. Salloi is one of four Homegrown Players on Sporting Kansas City’s roster, alongside Gianluca Busio (2017), Jaylin Lindsey (2018) and Matt Lewis (2018).
Hungary for the remainder of the season. Salloi moved to the United States in August 2014 as an AFS exchange student and attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas, joining joined the Sporting Kansas City Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season.
He scored on his first start for the club - a 4-0 win over Minnesota United FC in the U.S. Open Cup on June 14, 2017 - before adding his first MLS goal vs. Portland on July 1. Salloi scored the winning goal in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Final in September. Salloi made 10 appearances for Sporting KC’s USL affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers, in 2016 and scored four goals and added three assists before being loaned to Gyirmot SE in
After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to his former Academy side Ujpest FC in July 2015 to sign an amateur contract for senior team, a 20-time champion in Hungary’s first division. He made his professional debut in the top-tier OTP Bank Liga on July 18, the day before his 19th birthday. Salloi made his debut for the Hungary Under-21 National Team in late 2017 and has four caps to date.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
26
15
1454
3
5
48
20
13
21
5
0
2
0
0
3
KC - Postseason
1
0
69
0
0
4
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
27
15
1523
3
5
52
21
13
24
5
0
2
0
0
3
23
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ | @iliesanchez SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
MLS Regular Season
38
38
3420
1
2
MLS Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
5
5
510
0
1
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
44
44
4050
1
3
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Last Club: Elche CF (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 1/13/2017
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, March 17, 2018, KC vs. SJ Assists 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 24, 2017, KC vs. LA Shots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: March 17, 2018, KC vs. SJ Shots 3, Oct. 7, 2017, KC at MIN Fouls Committed 5, March 10, 2018, KC at CHI Fouls Suffered 4, March 4, 2017, KC at DC
A
Last Regular Season... Appearance March 31, 2018, KC vs. DC Goal March 17, 2018, KC vs. SJ Assist Sept. 24, 2017, KC vs. LA 2018 Record when: he starts 3-1-1 he scores 1-0-0
Birthday: 11/21/1990
Sánchez, a product of FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth academy, has eight years of professional experience in Spain and Germany. The defensive midfielder featured extensively for FC Barcelona B from 2009-2014 and most recently played for Spanish side Elche CF during the 2015-16 season. He joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2017 season and has made 44 appearances in all competitions for the club, earning Sporting KC Newcomer of the Year honors in 2017.
After missing most of 2011-12 through injury, Sánchez claimed a regular spot in Barcelona B’s midfield over the next two seasons. He played 29 league matches in 2012-13 and started 36 of 38 appearances in 2013-14, guiding Barcelona B to another third-place finish in the Segunda Division. Sánchez appeared in 114 league games during his five-year spell at FC Barcelona B.
Sánchez moved to Germany’s second division in 2014, making 26 appearances in all Born and raised in Barcelona, Sánchez jumped from La Masia to FC Barcelona B ahead competitions for 1860 Munich of the 2. Bundesliga. He was then loaned back to his native of the 2009-10 campaign. He helped the club earn promotion to the Spanish Segunda Spain for the 2015-16 campaign, where he played 28 games for CF Elche in the Segunda Division in his first professional season. He played 24 more matches the following year as Division. Barcelona B finished third in Spain’s second tier. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
38
38
3420
1
2
23
3
27
40
0
11
8
0
0
1
KC - Postseason
1
1
120
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
39
39
3540
1
2
24
3
28
42
0
11
9
0
0
1
#14 | F | KHIRY SHELTON | @KhiryShelton SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
4
4
317
0
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
4
4
317
0
1
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 6 times, last: Oct. 15, 2017, NYC at NE (w/ NYC) Assists 3, Sept. 23, 2016, NYC vs. CHI (w/ NYC) Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: March 24, 2018, KC at COL Shots 4, March 31, 2018, KC vs. DC Fouls Committed 4, Sept. 27, 2017, NYC at MTL (w/ NYC) Fouls Suffered 4, April 11, 2015, NYC at PHI (w/ NYC) Last Regular Season... Appearance March 31, 2018, KC vs. DC Goal Oct. 15, 2017, NYC at NE (w/ NYC) Assist March 24, 2018, KC at COL 2018 Record when: he starts 3-0-1 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 Birthday: 6/26/1993 Hometown: Leander, Texas College: Oregon State Last Club: New York City FC Acquired: Acquired via trade with New York City FC on 12/14/2017 Shelton was selected second overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft on Jan. 15, 2015 by expansion side New York City FC. After three seasons with the club, Shelton moved to Sporting KC in December 2017 in a trade for Saad Abdul-Salaam.
season. He was an NSCAA All-America Second Team; Pac-12 Player of the Year; All-Far West Region First Team as he helped lead the Beavers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2003.
Shelton was NYCFC’s first-ever SuperDraft pick and played a total of 54 regular-season Shelton was a member of the U.S. U-18 National Team for the Lisbon International games for the club, notching six goals and 10 assists across just 23 starts. The Leander, Tournament in 2011. Selected to the U18 squad for its trip to Israel in 2010. Texas native had his best season in 2016 when he tallied four goals and nine assists. In college, Shelton recorded 10 goals and 12 assists at Oregon State University his senior MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
4
4
317
0
1
8
3
5
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
58
27
2802
6
11
45
15
29
32
4
0
0
0
0
3
MLS - Postseason
2
0
57
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
60
27
2859
6
11
45
15
29
33
4
0
0
0
0
3
24
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #15 | D | SETH SINOVIC | @ssinovic SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
168
163
14381
1
9
MLS Postseason
12
12
1134
2
0
U.S. Open Cup
14
14
1183
0
2
International
11
10
937
1
2
ALL COMPETITIONS
205
199
17635
4
13
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Leawood, Kansas College: Creighton Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Signed on 5/10/2011
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Assists 1, 9 times, last: Sept. 24, 2017, KC vs. LA Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 11, 2017, KC at HOU Shots 3, 4 times, last: Oct. 11, 2017, KC at HOU Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: April 20, 2013, KC at LA Last Regular Season... Appearance March 24, 2018, KC at COL Goal April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Assist Sept. 24, 2017, KC vs. LA 2018 Record when: he starts 2-0-1 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 1/28/1987
An eight-year MLS veteran, Seth Sinovic has started 199 of 205 appearances in all competitions since joining Sporting KC from the New England Revolution in 2011. The left back played at least 30 regular season matches every year from 2012-2014, during which time Sporting KC conceded the fewest combined goals in MLS. He scored his first MLS regular-season goal on his 150th MLS appearance for Sporting KC against the Colorado Rapids on April 9, 2017.
A native of Leawood, Kansas, Sinovic scored his first professional goal in the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs and notched the second of his career in the 2013 postseason as Sporting KC won MLS Cup. He was named the club’s Defender of the Year in 2014. After a four-year college career at Creighton University, Sinovic was selected by New England with the 25th pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. He made 20 MLS appearances as a rookie before moving to Sporting KC in 2011.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
168
163
14381
1
9
83
23
177
105
9
0
27
0
0
5
MLS - Regular Season
187
180
15916
1
9
90
24
190
116
10
0
30
0
0
5
KC - Postseason
12
12
1134
2
0
5
3
18
12
0
0
2
0
2
0
MLS - TOTAL
200
193
17095
3
9
95
27
208
128
9
0
32
0
2
5
#16 | D | GRAHAM SMITH SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 6-3 Weight: 185 Birthday: 4/8/1990 Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado College: University of Denver Acquired: 2018 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#18) - signed on 2/15/18
he scores 0-0-0
Sporting Kansas City selected center back Graham Smith with the 18th overall pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft before officially sigining him in February 2018.
goals in 38 matches for the Beavers, helping the side reach the NCAA Tournament in 2014.
Smith split his four-year college career between Oregon State University (2014-15) and the University of Denver (2016-17). The versatile defender started all 80 appearances at the NCAA Division I level, registering six goals and seven assists in his final two seasons with the Denver Pioneers.
Upon transferring to Denver in 2016, Smith helped the Pioneers reach the Men’s College Cup for the first time in program history. He split time between the holding midfield and center back positions, serving as the anchor of a defense that notched a 0.52 goals against average in 2016 and a 0.71 goals against average in 2017. As a senior, Smith was a United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Second Team selection and a CoSIDA Academic All-American.
A native of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, Smith was teammates with current Sporting KC forward Khiry Shelton during his freshman campaign at Oregon State. He assisted three MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #23 | D | COLTON STORM | @ColtonStorm SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Birthday: 7/6/1994 Hometown: Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania College: University of North Carolina Acquired: 2017 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#14) - signed on 2/24/2017
he scores 0-0-0
Right back Colton Storm joined Sporting Kansas City as the No. 14 overall selection in the also named to the NCAA College Cup Best XI after guiding the Tar Heels to their seventh 2017 MLS SuperDraft. Storm spent the 2017 season on loan with the Swope Park final four in program history. Rangers, tallying one goal and three assists in 30 games as the Rangers won their second consecutive USL Western Conference title. Born and raised in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Storm started 41 straight games for North Carolina from 2015-2016. He captained the team as a senior, leading a defense Storm tallied two goals and eight assists in 69 matches during his four-year career at the that posted 12 shutouts in 21 matches. As a youth, Storm competed in the United States University of North Carolina. He capped his senior campaign in 2016 with Second Team U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida. He played club soccer for HMMS Eagle All-Atlantic Coast Conference and NSCAA Third Team All-South Region honors. He was FC in his hometown. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#1 | GK | ADRIAN ZENDEJAS | @MrZ3ND SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Height: 6-5 Weight: 185 Hometown: Chula Vista, California Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 12/2/2016
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed N/A Saves N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Shutout N/A 2018 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Birthday: 8/30/1995
Goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas signed an MLS contract for Sporting KC in December 2016 after playing for the Swope Park Rangers during the club’s inaugural 2016 campaign. He spent the 2017 season primarily on loan with the Swope Park Rangers, making 25 starts for the club and posting a 0.92 goals against average with 10 shutouts. Zendejas was one of the top goalkeepers in the USL, cementing his pedigree by saving four penalties and scoring the game-winning spot kick in the shootout of the Western Conference Final against OKC Energy FC in November 2017. Zendajas joined the Rangers in June 2016 and debuted in a 2-1 win over LA Galaxy II on Aug. 27 before starting five of the team’s final seven regular season matches, amassing a
perfect 5-0-0 record with three shutouts, 13 saves and a 0.40 goals against average. Zendejas carried his great form into the postseason, earning two more clean sheets as the Rangers rattled off three straight victories en route to the USL Cup Final. The Chula Vista, California native joined Club Tijuana in 2014 and made his debut for the Under-20 team in February 2015. He made 31 total appearances for the U-20 team while helping the Xolos reach the 2015 Apertura final and the 2016 Clausura final. He made his first-team debut in a preseason friendly against Club Leon on July 3, 2015 and played all four preseason games for the Xolos in July 2015.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #8 | M | GRAHAM ZUSI | @gzusi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
223
183
16890
27
56
MLS Postseason
14
14
1379
0
6
U.S. Open Cup
15
13
1267
3
5
International
8
8
690
0
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
260
218
20226
30
70
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 6 times, last: Aug. 19, 2017, KC vs. FCD Shots on Goal 3, 4 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: March 30, 2013, KC vs. MTL Fouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last Regular Season... Appearance March 31, 2018, KC vs. DC Goal March 17, 2018, KC vs. SJ Assist Oct. 15, 2017, KC at RSL 2018 Record when: he starts 3-1-1 he scores 1-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) A 10-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15, 2017), MLS Best XI (2012-13) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) accolades in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. He earned Sporting KC MVP honors from 2012-14 and is the only player to appear in every All-Star Game from 2011-2014. Zusi signed a long-term Designated Player contract in 2014. He has recorded 30 goals and 70 assists in 260 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2009 out of the University of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in club history with 70 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist
against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi reached 50 regular-season assists and later moved into first in club history with 24 game-winning assists on Aug. 19, 2017 versus FC Dallas. Zusi has earned 55 caps for the U.S. Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and seven assists. He played four matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, tallying two assists as the U.S. advanced out of the group stage. He played in his first CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2015, starting two matches, and scored in a World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on March 29, 2016. He played five games for the U.S. at the 2016 Copa America Centenario, scoring on June 7 in a 4-0 win over Costa Rica. He recently made four appearances as the U.S. won the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
223
183
16890
27
56
335
106
183
260
29
713
18
1
8
25
KC - Postseason
14
14
1379
0
6
27
2
21
25
1
69
2
0
0
3
MLS - TOTAL
237
197
18269
27
62
362
108
204
285
30
782
20
1
8
28
27
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2018 PARTICIPATION CHART 3/4 3/10 3/17 3/24 3/31 4/8 4/15 4/20 4/28 5/5 5/9 5/20 5/27 6/3 6/9 6/23 6/30 PLAYER NYC @CHI SJ @COL DC @LA SEA VAN @NE COL @ATL @MIN CLB MIN @POR HOU @MTL Amor DNP DNP DNP DNP SPR Belmar UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR Besler CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 Busio UNAV SPR INJ ACD ACD Croizet RW-57 SUB-1 SUB-8 RW-66 SUB-37 Dick UNAV SPR DNP UNAV SPR Didic UNAV SPR SPR SPR DNP Espinoza CM-90 CM-90 CM-89 CM-90 CM-90 Evans INJ INJ INJ UNAV UNAV Fernandes SUB-33 SUB-35 SUB-3 SUB-29 SUB-13 Gutierrez CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-53 Lewis SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Lindsey DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Lobato LB-73 DNP DNP DNP SPR Medranda SUB-17 SUB-21 SUB-1 SUB-45 LB-90 Melia GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 Opara CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 Rubio CF-62 SPR SPR SUB-2 DNP Russell LW-90 RW-89 RW-90 LW-88 RW-90 Salloi SUB-28 LW-90 LW-87 INTL LW-77 Ilie CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 Shelton INJ CF-55 CF-82 CF-90 CF-90 Sinovic DNP LB-69 LB-90 LB-45 DNP Smith SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Storm UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR Zendejas DNP DNP SPR DNP DNP Zusi RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 7/4 7/7 7/14 7/28 8/4 8/11 8/18 8/25 9/1 9/8 9/15 9/23 9/30 10/6 10/17 10/21 10/28 PLAYER @RSL TOR @NY FCD @HOU @LFC POR MIN @SEA ORL @SJ @PHI RSL LA @VAN @FCD LFC Amor Belmar Besler Busio Croizet Dick Didic Espinoza Evans Fernandes Gutierrez Lewis Lindsey Lobato Medranda Melia Opara Rubio Russell Salloi Ilie Shelton Sinovic Smith Storm Zendejas Zusi KEY Position-Minutes - Starting Position-Minutes Played DNP - Did Not Play/Unused Substitute INJ - Injured SUB-Minutes - Substitute-Minutes played UNAV - Unavailable For Selection SUS - Suspended
28
SPR - Swope Park Rangers (USL) INTL - International Duty ACD - Sporting KC Academy
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS) 1996-2017
ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
Stat
Player
#
Stat
Player
#
Games
C.J. Sapong (2011)
34
Games
Davy Arnaud
240
Minutes
Ilie Sanchez (2017)
2970
Minutes
Kerry Zavagnin
20515
Goals
Dom Dwyer (2014)
22
Goals
Preki
71
Assists
Preki (1997 & 2003)
17
Assists
Preki
98
Shots
Preki (1996)
140
Shots
Preki
693
Shots on goal
Preki (1996)
61
Shots on goal
Preki
283
Fouls Committed
Chris Henderson (2000)
79
Fouls Committed
Davy Arnaud
329
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud (2004)
111
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud
528
Offsides
Eddie Johnson (2007)
50
Offsides
Vitalis Takawira
126
Corner Kicks
Graham Zusi (2012)
150
Corner Kicks
Graham Zusi
713
Cautions
Aurelien Collin (2013)
13
Cautions
Kerry Zavagnin
44
Ejections
Davy Arnaud (2010)
3
Ejections
Roger Espinoza
7
SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) 1996-2017
ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)
Stat
Player
#
Stat
Player
#
Games
Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013)
34
Games
Jimmy Nielsen
128
Minutes
Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013)
3060
Minutes
Jimmy Nielsen
11497
Wins
Mike Ammann (1997)
21
Wins
Jimmy Nielsen
57
Losses
Mike Amman (1998)
16
Losses
Tony Meola
45
Draws
Bo Oshoniyi (2005)
12
Draws
Jimmy Nielsen
32
Shutouts
Tony Meola (2000)
16
Shutouts
Jimmy Nielsen
45
Goals Against Avg.
Tim Melia (2017)
0.78
Goals Allowed
Tony Meola
154
Goals Allowed
Mike Amman (1997) & Kevin Hartman (2007)
45
Saves
Tony Meola
507
Saves
Tony Meola (2000)
129
Goals Against Avg.
Jimmy Nielsen
0.99
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)
SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS
Stat
Player
#
Stat
Year
#
Goals
Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010), Gerso Fernandes (2017)
3
Goals
1996
61
Assists
2000
67
Assists
Chris Henderson (1999)
4
Shots
2012
542
Shots
Preki (1997)
12
Shots on goal
1996
250
Shots on goal
Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007)
6
Fouls Committed
2013
511
2000
541
Fouls Committed
Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013)
8
Fouls Suffered
Fouls Suffered
Davy Arnaud (2006)
10
Offsides
1997
117
2012
199
Offsides
Alex Bunbury (1999)
7
Corner Kicks
Corner Kicks
Alex Zotinca (2006)
12
Cautions
2013
67
Ejections
2011
8
SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)
Points
2012
63
Stat
Player
#
Wins
1997
21
Goals Allowed
Bo Oshoniyi
7
Losses
1999
24
Saves
Garth Lagerwey (1996), Mike Ammann (1997 & 1998), Tony Meola (2000, three times in 2003), Bo Oshoniyi (2002 & 2004)
9
Ties
2017
13
Shutouts
2000
17
Goals Allowed
1996
63
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Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Davy Arnaud 240 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 3. Matt Besler* 231 4. Nick Garcia 224 5. Graham Zusi* 223 6. Preki 218 7. Jimmy Conrad 204 8. Chris Klein 200 9. Roger Espinoza* 195 9. Jack Jewsbury 195
GOALS Player GP G 1. Preki 218 71 2. Dom Dwyer 128 57 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Josh Wolff 144 43 5. Chris Klein 200 39 6. Kei Kamara 113 38 7. Mo Johnston 149 31 8. Benny Feilhaber 150 29 9. Scott Sealy 88 28 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 28
GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Kerry Zavagnin 228 2. Matt Besler* 225 3. Nick Garcia 224 4. Davy Arnaud 213 5. Jimmy Conrad 203 6. Preki 199 7. Graham Zusi* 183 7. Chris Klein 183 9. Roger Espinoza* 175 10. Seth Sinovic* 163
ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 223 56 2. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber 150 41 5. Davy Arnaud 240 35 6. Mo Johnston 149 28 7. Josh Wolff 144 26 8. Roger Espinoza* 195 25 8. Mark Chung 94 25 10. Kerry Zavagnin 237 22
MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 2. Matt Besler* 20,281 3. Nick Garcia 20,157 4. Davy Arnaud 19,399 5. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 6. Preki 17,817 7. Graham Zusi* 16,890 8. Chris Klein 16,380 9. Roger Espinoza* 15,539 10. Seth Sinovic* 14,381
SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Davy Arnaud 240 452 3. Dom Dwyer 128 401 4. Kei Kamara 113 370 5. Graham Zusi* 223 335 6. Chris Klein 200 312 7. Mo Johnston 149 274 8. Josh Wolff 144 265 9. Benny Feilhaber 150 237 10. Roger Espinoza* 195 217
GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 2. Tony Meola 125 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 4. Kevin Hartman 90 5. Tim Melia* 86 6. Mike Ammann 60 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 SAVES Player GP SV 1. Tony Meola 125 507 2. Bo Oshoniyi 96 354 3. Kevin Hartman 90 332 4. Jimmy Nielsen 128 304 5. Tim Melia* 86 249 6. Mike Amman 60 206 7. Chris Snitko 26 95 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 83 9. Eric Kronberg 25 58 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 34 SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 45 2. Tony Meola 125 37 3. Tim Melia* 86 27 4. Kevin Hartman 90 22 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 22 6. Mike Ammann 60 10 7. Eric Kronberg 25 8 8. Luis Marin 8 3 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 3 8. Chris Snitko 26 3 GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP GW 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 57 2. Tony Meola 125 49 3. Tim Melia* 86 37 4. Mike Ammann 60 33 4. Bo Oshoniyi 96 33 6. Kevin Hartman 90 30 7. Garth Lagerwey 23 12 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 6 10. Chris Snitko 26 5
SHOTS ON GOAL Player GP SOG 1. Preki 218 283 2. Davy Arnaud 240 176 3. Dom Dwyer 128 161 4. Mo Johnston 149 138 4. Chris Klein 200 138 4. Josh Wolff 144 138 7. Kei Kamara 113 126 8. Graham Zusi* 223 106 9. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 10. Mark Chung 94 95 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Davy Arnaud 240 329 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 3. Matt McKeon 144 309 4. Roger Espinoza* 195 304 5. Dom Dwyer 128 239 6. Nick Garcia 224 234 7. Mo Johnston 149 226 8. Jimmy Conrad 204 210 9. Matt Besler* 231 205 10. Aurelien Collin 107 191 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Preki 218 362 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 4. Benny Feilhaber 150 286 5. Dom Dwyer 128 273 6. Roger Espinoza* 195 271 7. Graham Zusi* 223 260 8. Nick Garcia 224 250 9. Mark Chung 94 204 10. Diego Gutierrez 119 196 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Player GP YC 1. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 2. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Roger Espinoza* 195 41 4. Nick Garcia 224 37 5. Aurelien Collin 107 31 6. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 6. Matt McKeon 144 30 8. Matt Besler* 231 29 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 28 9. Mo Johnston 149 28
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CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 223 713 2. Preki 218 452 3. Benny Feilhaber 150 271 4. Claudio Lopez 57 188 5. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 175 6. Francisco Gomez 114 157 7. Chris Henderson 61 154 8. Chris Klein 200 152 9. Davy Arnaud 240 144 10. Carlos Marinelli 41 91 GAME-WINNING GOALS Player GP GWG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 13 1. Preki 218 13 3. Chris Klein 200 12 3. Kei Kamara 113 11 3. Josh Wolff 144 11 6. Davy Arnaud 240 10 7. Graham Zusi* 223 8 7. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 9. Benny Feilhaber 150 7 9. C.J. Sapong 110 7 9. Scott Sealy 88 7 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Graham Zusi* 223 25 2. Preki 218 23 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber 150 12 5. Davy Arnaud 240 10 5. Josh Wolff 144 10 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 7. Mo Johnston 149 8 7. Kei Kamara 113 8 7. Chance Myers 147 8 7. Kerry Zavagnin 237 8 MULTI-GOAL GAMES Player GP MGG 1. Dom Dwyer 128 10 2. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 3. Preki 218 7 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 4. Scott Sealy 88 5 4. Josh Wolff 144 5 7. Mo Johnston 149 4 7. Chris Klein 200 4 9. Graham Zusi* 223 3 9. Davy Arnaud 240 3 9. Teal Bunbury 89 3 9. Eddie Johnson 43 3 PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG 1. Preki 218 21 2. Benny Feilhaber 150 12 3. Dom Dwyer 128 7 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 5. Claudio Lopez 57 4 6. Claudio Bieler 41 3 6. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 6. Jack Jewsbury 195 3 6. Josh Wolff 144 3 10. Omar Bravo 27 2 10. Matt McKeon 144 2 Player 1. Dom Dwyer 2. Kei Kamara 3. Preki 4. Scott Sealy 5. Josh Wolff 6. Vitalis Takawira 7. Mark Chung 7. Mo Johnston 9. Chris Klein 10. Benny Feilhaber *Minimum 20 goals
GOALS PER GAME GP 128 113 218 88 144 103 94 149 200 150
GLS AVG 57 0.45 38 0.34 71 0.33 28 0.32 43 0.30 28 0.27 20 0.21 31 0.21 39 0.20 29 0.19
BOLD * - denotes player on current roster
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Year Player GP 2011 C.J. Sapong 34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2012 Kei Kamara 33 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 2017 Jimmy Medranda 33 2017 Ilie Sanchez 33 GAMES STARTED Year Player GS 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2017 Ilie Sanchez 33 10 players tied with 32 MINUTES PLAYED Year Player MIN 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2017 Ilie Sanchez 2970 2000 Nick Garcia 2915 2000 Peter Vermes 2915 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Year Player GP 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 2000 Tony Meola 31 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 2017 Tim Melia 31 Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2003 Tony Meola 2008 Kevin Hartman 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2007 Kevin Hartman
SAVES GP SV 31 129 30 121 30 117 32 112 30 110
Year Player 2000 Tony Meola 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 2008 Kevin Hartman 2010 Jimmy Nielsen 2017 Tim Melia
SHUTOUTS GP SO 31 16 34 15 34 13 30 10 29 10 31 10
GOALKEEPER WINS Year Player GP GW 1997 Mike Ammann 29 21 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 18 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 17 2000 Tony Meola 31 15 1996 Garth Lagerwey 23 12 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12 2017 Tim Melia 31 12 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Year Player GP GA GAA 2017 Tim Melia 31 24 0.78 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 0.79 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 0.88 2000 Tony Meola 31 29 0.92 2004 Tony Meola 21 22 1.05 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played
Year Player 2014 Dom Dwyer 1996 Preki 2016 Dom Dwyer 2007 Eddie Johnson 1996 Vitalis Takawira
GOALS GP GOALS 33 22 32 18 33 16 24 15 28 13
CORNER KICKS Year Player GP CK 2012 Graham Zusi 32 150 2013 Graham Zusi 27 128 2014 Graham Zusi 25 125 2009 Claudio Lopez 29 123 2011 Graham Zusi 32 97
Year Player 1997 Preki 2003 Preki 2000 Preki 2012 Graham Zusi 2015 Benny Feilhaber
ASSISTS GP ASSISTS 27 17 30 17 31 15 32 15 32 15
OFFSIDES Year Player GP OFF 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 50 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 44 1997 Vitalis Takawira 28 43 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 38 2000 Chris Henderson 31 36
SHOTS GP SHOTS 32 140 33 134 33 119 33 113 30 97
GAME-WINNING GOALS Year Player GP GWG 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 6 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 6 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 6 1997 Preki 27 5 2012 C.J. Sapong 31 5 2015 Krisztian Nemeth 27 5
Year Player 1996 Preki 2012 Kei Kamara 2016 Dom Dwyer 2014 Dom Dwyer 1999 Preki
SHOTS ON GOAL Year Player GP SOG 1996 Preki 32 61 2012 Kei Kamara 33 49 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 48 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 48 1997 Preki 27 44 2002 Preki 25 44 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 44 FOULS COMMITTED Year Player GP FC 2000 Chris Henderson 31 79 2001 Matt McKeon 26 76 1997 Matt McKeon 31 75 2000 Matt McKeon 30 75 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 66 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 66 FOULS SUFFERED Year Player GP FS 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 111 2005 Davy Arnaud 31 85 2015 Dom Dwyer 30 81 1999 Preki 30 77 2006 Davy Arnaud 32 76 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 2011 Aurelien Collin 23 10 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 10 2016 Roger Espinoza 30 10 1997 Mo Johnston 29 9 2005 Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 9 2017 Roger Espinoza 30 9 EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3 eight players tied with 2
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GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Year Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 5 2000 Matt McKeon 30 5 2003 Preki 30 5 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 5 2004 Josh Wolff 26 5 2012 Graham Zusi 32 5 2013 Graham Zusi 27 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 30 5 PENALTY KICK GOALS Year Player GP PKG 1996 Preki 32 7 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 7 2003 Preki 30 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 5 2016 Benny Feilhaber 29 5 GOALS PER GAME Year Player GP GLS 2018 Felipe Gutierrez* 5 5 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 1996 Preki 32 18 *Minimum 5 goal
AVG 1.00 0.71 0.67 0.63 0.56
Sporting KC Game Notes | April 8, 2018 at LA Galaxy | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: 71 Preki Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) Game: 3 7 times Half: 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) Half: 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 2nd) Half: 3 Gerso Fernandes (05/17/2017 vs. SEA, 2nd) ASSISTS Career: 98 Preki Season: 17 Preki (1997) Season: 17 Preki (2003) Game: 4 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET) Half: 3 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET, 1st) Half: 3 Preki (06/21/2003 vs. CHI, 1st) SHOTS Career: 693 Preki Season: 140 Preki (1996) Game: 12 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB) Half: 8 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB, 2nd) Half: 8 Onandi Lowe (08/12/2001 at COL, 2nd) Half: 8 Preki (07/06/2002 vs. DAL, 2nd)
SHOTS ON GOAL Career: 283 Preki Season: 61 Preki (1996) Game: 6 Preki (05/19/1996 at LA) Game: 6 Eddie Johnson (06/02/007 vs. NY) Half: 4 8 times
CORNER KICKS Career: 713 Graham Zusi Season: 150 Graham Zusi (2012) Game: 12 Alex Zotinca (07/22/2006 at NY) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (04/10/1999 vs. SJ, 2nd) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (05/20/2000 vs. SJ, 1st)
FOULS COMMITTED Career: 329 Davy Arnaud Season: 79 Chris Henderson (2000) Game: 8 Davy Arnaud (05/29/2010 at RSL) Game: 8 Oriol Rosell (07/27/2013 at MTL) Half: 7 Scott Uderitz (05/11/1996 vs. DAL, 1st)
GOALS ALLOWED Career: 154 Tony Meola Season: 45 Mike Ammann (1997) Season: 45 Kevin Hartman (2007) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/201 vs. CHI) Half: 4 6 times
FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY) Half: 6 7 times
SAVES Career: 507 Tony Meola Season: 129 Tony Meola (2000) Game: 9 9 times Half: 7 Tony Meola (08/23/2000 at MET, 1st) Half: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (06/13/2001 at LA, 2nd) Half: 7 Tony Meola (08/08/2003 vs. SJ, 1st)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Season: 61 Game: 6 Game: 6 Game: 6 2-Tms: 10 Half: 5 Half: 5
in 1996 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 06/21/1997 vs. DC 06/20/1999 vs. MET 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd) 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd)
ASSISTS Season: 67 Game: 10 2-Tms: 12 Half: 8
in 2000 06/20/1999 vs. MET 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st)
SHOTS Season: 542 Game: 34 2-Tms: 44 2-Tms: 44 2-Tms: 44 Half: 19
in 2012 05/15/2016 vs ORL 08/14/1999 at MET 08/05/2000 vs. LA 06/09/2001 at MIA 07/28/2012 vs. CLB (2nd)
SHOTS ON GOAL Season: 250 in 1996 Game: 14 08/23/1998 vs. MIA Game: 14 06/21/2003 vs. CHI 2-Tms: 22 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 2-Tms: 22 04/18/1997 vs. DAL Half: 11 08/23/1998 vs. MIA (1st) FOULS COMMITTED Season: 511 in 2013 Game: 27 07/04/1997 at CLB 2-Tms: 52 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 16 04/05/1997 vs. LA (1st) Half: 16 07/04/1997 at CLB (2nd) Half: 16 03/08/2014 at SEA (1st) FOULS SUFFERED Season: 541 in 2000 Game: 30 08/16/2003 at DAL 2-Tms: 51 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 20 07/27/1996 vs. NE (2nd)
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CORNER KICKS Season: 199 in 2012 Game: 15 04/10/1999 vs. SJ 2-Tms: 22 08/14/1999 at MET Half: 10 04/10/1999 vs. SJ (2nd) GOALS ALLOWED Season: 63 in 1996 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 4 7 times SAVES Season: Game: 2-Tms: 2-Tms: Half: Half: Half:
133 9 18 18 7 7 7
in 1999 10 times 04/18/1997 vs. DAL 09/02/2000 vs. TB 08/23/2000 at MET (1st) 06/13/2001 at LA (2d) 08/08/2003 vs. SJ (1st)
Adrian Zendejas Amer Didic Ike Opara Brad Evans Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Yohan Croizet Diego Rubio Gerso Fernandes Gianluca Busio Khiry Shelton Seth Sinovic Graham Smith Roger Espinoza Eric Dick Cristian Lobato Daniel Salloi Felipe Gutierrez Emiliano Amor Colton Storm Jaylin Lindsey Tim Melia Matt Lewis Kharlton Belmar Jimmy Medranda
Player
"00" = 100 minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 26 29 88 90 94
#
3
35
90D 90M 88F 90D 61F 2 29 13
90D 90M 90F 90D 37
55F 82F 90F 90F 69D 90D 45D
90D 90M 90F 90D 8
90D 90M 89F 90D 1
17
21
1
45
90D
90G 90G 90G 90G 90G
73D 29 90F 87F 77F 90M 90M 90M 90M 53M
90M 90M 89M 90M 90M
90D 90M 90F 90D 57F 61F 33
90D 90D 90D 90D 90D
1 2 3 4 5 NYC CHI SJ COL DC 0-2 4-3 3-2 2-2 1-0
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KC 3 vs SJ 2 KC 2 at COL 2 KC 1 vs DC 0
Game #3 Game #4 Game #5
03/17/2018 03/24/2018 03/31/2018
KC 0 vs NYC 2 KC 4 at CHI 3
Game log: Game #1 03/04/2018 Game #2 03/10/2018 W T W
L W Gutierrez Gutierrez Sanchez 1 Gutierrez Gutierrez
1 (unassisted) 9; Russell 1 (Salloi 1, Espinoza 1) 44; Medranda 1 (unassisted) 83; 2 (Salloi 2, Russell 1) 86 (penalty kick) 25; Zusi 1 (Espinoza 2) 56; Gutierrez 3 (Salloi 3, Russell 2) 68 4 (unassisted) 57; Rubio 1 (Shelton 1, Fernandes 1) 91+ 5 (unassisted) 3
SPORTING KANSAS CITY