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SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. NEW YORK RED BULLS
2017 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 Kickoff: 8 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final Sporting Kansas City 11-6-11, 44 points (9-0-5 home; 2-6-6 away) T-2nd place in Western Conference
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New York Red Bulls 12-10-6, 42 points (8-2-4 home; 4-8-2 away) 6th place in Eastern Conference
Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official:
Hilario Grajeda Jason White Andrew Bigelow Ismail Elfath
11-6-11 (44 pts.) 28 T-2nd in West 35 1.25 27 22 0.79 +13 406 (137) 33.7% 308 352 50 1
SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 15 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 27 29 30 39 41 55 77 88 90 93 94
Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF FWD MID FWD DEF DEF MID FWD GK FWD DEF FWD MID GK FWD FWD MID DEF DEF MID FWD MID MID
Name Adrian Zendejas Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara Kevin Ellis Matt Besler Ilie Sanchez Gerso Fernandes Graham Zusi Latif Blessing Benny Feilhaber Diego Rubio Seth Sinovic Saad Abdul-Salaam Cristian Lobato Gianluca Busio Andrew Dykstra Soony Saad Colton Storm Cameron Iwasa Roger Espinoza Tim Melia Daniel Salloi Cameron Porter James Musa Amer Didic Tyler Pasher Kevin Oliveira Kharlton Belmar Soni Mustivar Jimmy Medranda
Pronunciation zen-DAY-haas
NEW YORK RED BULLS
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
12-10-6 (42 pts.) 28 6th in East 41 1.46 45 36 1.29 +5 369 (132) 35.8% 404 419 62 1
2017 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY
FAIL-hob-ber sin-OH-vick sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM loh-BAH-toe jahn-LUKA BOO-see-oh SOO-nee sod EE-wah-sah
MEE-lia shallow-EE MOO-suh uh-MEER JIDD-itch
Gerso Graham Zusi Gerso Gerso Four Players Graham Zusi Roger Espinoza Benny Feilhaber Roger Espinoza Roger Espinoza
NEW YORK RED BULLS
8 GOALS 6 ASSISTS 58 SHOTS 24 SHOTS ON GOAL 2 GAME-WINNING GOALS 3 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 36 FOULS COMMITTED 41 FOULS SUFFERED 9 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS
Tim Melia 2520 Tim Melia 0.79 Tim Melia 11 Tim Melia 10 Tim Melia 84
GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
15 14 75 32 3 3 49 80 5 1
Bradley Wright-Phillips Sacha Kljestan Bradley Wright-Phillips Bradley Wright-Phillips Daniel Royer Lawrence, Martins Bradley Wright-Phillips Felipe Martins Six Players Sal Zizzo
2520 Luis Robles 1.29 Luis Robles 12 Luis Robles 8 Luis Robles 89 Luis Robles
OLL-EE-vay-rah SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var muh-DRAHN-dah
COACHES - REGULAR SEASON
2017 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
PETER VERMES
Eastern Conference 1. Toronto FC - x 2. New York City FC 3. Chicago Fire 4. Columbus Crew SC 5. Atlanta United FC 6. New York Red Bulls 7. Montreal Impact 8. New England Revolution 9. Orlando City SC 10. Philadelphia Union 11. D.C. United
Pts 62 51 48 44 43 42 36 35 35 33 28
W L T 18 3 8 15 8 6 14 9 6 13 12 5 12 8 7 12 10 6 10 12 6 10 14 5 9 12 8 8 12 9 8 17 4
GD +37 +13 +15 0 +22 +5 -2 -6 -15 -2 -26
GP 29 29 29 30 27 28 28 29 29 29 29
Western Conference 1. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Portland Timbers 3. Sporting Kansas City 4. Seattle Sounders FC 5. San Jose Earthquakes 6. Real Salt Lake 7. Houston Dynamo 8. FC Dallas 9. Minnesota United FC 10. LA Galaxy 11. Colorado Rapids
Pts 45 44 44 44 39 38 38 38 29 27 26
W L T 13 9 6 12 10 8 11 6 11 11 7 11 11 12 6 11 14 5 10 10 8 9 8 11 8 15 5 7 15 6 7 16 5
GD +6 +3 +13 +7 -16 -8 +7 +1 -22 -16 -16
GP 28 30 28 29 29 30 28 28 28 28 28
9th season 114-88-72 9th season (.547) 114-88-72 (.547)
JESSE MARSCH
MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
4th season 58-45-27 (.550) 3rd season 46-29-21 (.589)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Monday, Sept. 18 QUESTIONABLE: • Daniel Salloi (Hip Injury) OUT: • Soni Mustivar (Hamstring Strain) • Cameron Porter (Broken Fibula)
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Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvNY: HEAD-TO-HEAD
SPORTING KC U.S. OPEN CUP HISTORY
Sporting Kansas City will host the New York Red Bulls at Children’s Mercy Park in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final this Wednesday night. The occasion marks Sporting KC’s fourth U.S. Open Cup Final, having previously lifted the trophy in 2004, 2012 and 2015. Sporting KC and New York have never met in the U.S. Open Cup throughout the two clubs’ illustrious 22-year history, though Sporting KC holds a slender 21-20-13 lead in the MLS regular-season series, including a 15-9-5 mark at home against the Red Bulls. The two sides have met once in 2017, with Sporting KC claiming a comfortable 2-0 win at Children’s Mercy Park on May 3 behind a second-half brace from Dom Dwyer. Last season, Sporting KC claimed a rare road victory over the Red Bulls, as goals either side of halftime from Benny Feilhaber and Dwyer catapulted Sporting KC into the lead while Tim Melia made seven saves - including a stop on a penalty from Bradley Wright-Phillips. Prior to those two most recent matches, Sporting KC had gone winless in five against New York. Peter Vermes’ men went 0-3-2 from Aug. 3, 2013 through March 8, 2015 before hitting their current run of form against the Red Bulls. #SKCvNY: Recent Meetings (SKC leads 21-20-13 in regular season) Date
05/03/2017 04/09/2016 03/08/2015 10/26/2014 09/06/2014
Score
KC 2 vs NY 0 KC 2 at NY 0 KC 1 vs NY 1 KC 0 vs NY 2 KC 1 at NY 2
Result Details W W T L L
Dwyer scores twice in the second half for comfortable win Feilhaber and Dwyer score in either half as Melia saves PK Opara opens scoring in 50th minute but Sam equalizes Wright-Phillips scores early and late for Red Bulls Wright-Phillips and Henry tally before Dwyer pulls one back
#SKCvNY: PLAYER HISTORY • Midfielder Benny Feilhaber has one goal and three assists all-time against the Red Bulls. He had the game-winning goal in the last meeting on April 9, 2016, while he had assists in two 1-1 draws on May 27, 2014 and March 8, 2015. He recorded an assist on Dom Dwyer’s second goal in the 2-0 home win on May 3, 2017. Feilhaber has an additional assist in the postseason on Oct. 30, 2014. • Defender Ike Opara has one goal against the Red Bulls, opening the scoring in the 2015 season opener at Children’s Mercy Park that ended in a 1-1 draw on March 8, 2015. • Defender Graham Zusi has six assists against New York, including two gamewinning assists coming on April 17, 2013 on Aurelien Collin’s lone goal in a 1-0 victory, and on Benny Feilhaber’s winner in last seasons’ 2-0 win on April 9, 2016. • Defender Seth Sinovic has recorded one assist against the Red Bulls, setting up Dom Dwyer’s goal in a 2-1 loss on Sept. 6, 2014. • Defender Matt Besler has one assist all-time against New York, coming on C.J. Sapong’s game-winner in a 2-0 victory on Sept. 19, 2012. • Defender Saad Abdul-Salaam has one assist against the Red Bulls, coming straight from a throw-in on Dom Dwyer’s goal in the 2-0 road victory on April 9, 2016. • Goalkeeper Tim Melia is 2-0-0 all-time against New York, producing a six-save shutout performance in the 2-0 victory on April 9, 2016 - where he also saved a penalty. He recorded another shutout in the 2-0 home win on May 3, 2017. • Goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra is 1-1-0 against New York, with the win coming in a 1-0 shutout win for D.C. United on April 12, 2014.
#SKCvNY: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS • New York defenders Aurelien Collin and Sal Zizzo both played for Sporting Kansas City. Collin played for the club from 2011-2014, while Zizzo spent just the 2014 season with Sporting KC. Collin was named MVP of the 2013 MLS Cup Final. • Defenders Matt Besler and Graham Zusi, along with midfielder Benny Feilhaber all played with New York midfielder Sacha Kljestan with the U.S. Men’s National Team since 2007. Feilhaber and Kljestan are long-time friends that first played together with the U.S. U-20 National team at the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup. • Defender Erik Palmer-Brown and New York’s Tyler Adams were teammates during the U.S. Under-20 National Team’s recent run to CONCACAF Championship glory. • Midfielder Soni Mustivar and New York’s Derrick Etienne Jr. have each represented the Haiti National Team. • Forward Latif Blessing is from Accra, Ghana, the same city as New York defender Gideon Baah. • Forward Cameron Porter played alongside New York’s Dilly Duka at the Montreal Impact in 2015. • Forward Cameron Iwasa was a teammate of New York’s Aaron Long at Sacramento Republic FC for a brief period in 2014.
YEAR OPPONENT 1996 Colorado Rapids
RESULT L 2-3
ROUND Quarterfinal
1997
at San Francisco Bay Seals
L 1-2
Round of 16
1998
at Nashville Metros
L 1-3
Round of 16
2000
at Chicago Sockers
T 0-0 (6-7 PK)
Round of 32
2001
Seattle Sounders Chicago Fire
W 4-0 L 0-1
Round of 32 Round of 16
2002
at Rochester Rhinos at Milwaukee Rampage at Columbus Crew
W 3-2 (AET) W 2-0 L 2-3 (AET)
Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal
2003
at Colorado Rapids
L 2-3
Round of 16
2004
at Atlanta Silverbacks Dallas Burn San Jose Earthquakes Chicago Fire
W 4-1 W 4-0 W 1-0 W 1-0 (AET)
Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
2005
Des Moines Menace Minnesota Thunder
W 6-1 L 1-3
Round of 16 Quarterfinal
2006
Des Moines Menace at Chicago Fire
W 2-1 L 0-2
Round of 32 Round of 16
2007
at Real Salt Lake
L 1-2 (AET)
Qualifying
2008
Colorado Rapids at Carolina RailHawks at Seattle Sounders
T 2-2 (5-3 PK) W 4-2 (AET) T 0-0 (5-6 PK)
Qualifying Round of 16 Quarterfinal
2009
at Minnesota Thunder at Seattle Sounders
T 3-3 (4-2 PK) L 0-1
Round of 16 Quarterfinal
2010
Colorado Rapids
L 1-2
Qualifying
2011
at Houston Dynamo New England Revolution Chicago Fire PDL Richmond Kickers
W 1-0 (AET) W 5-0 W 3-0 L 0-2
Qualifying Qualifying Round of 16 Quarterfinal
2012
Orlando City SC Colorado Rapids Dayton Dutch Lions at Philadelphia Union Seattle Sounders
W 3-2 W 2-0 W 3-0 W 2-0 T 1-1 (3-2 PK)
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
2013
Des Moines Menace Orlando City SC
W 2-0 L 0-1
Round of 32 Round of 16
2014
Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers
W 2-0 L 1-3
Round of 32 Round of 16
2015
Saint Louis FC FC Dallas Houston Dynamo Real Salt Lake at Philadelphia Union
W 1-0 W 6-2 W 3-1 W 3-1 T 1-1 (7-6 PK)
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
2016
at Minnesota United FC at Houston Dynamo
W 2-1 (AET) L 1-3
Round of 32 Round of 16
2017
Minnesota United FC at Houston Dynamo FC Dallas San Jose Earthquakes
W W W T
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal
4-0 2-0 3-0 (AET) 1-1 (5-4 PK)
NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES • Defender Graham Zusi is one appearance away from reaching 250 in all competitions for Sporting KC. • Midfielder Benny Feilhaber is one appearance shy of 175 in all competitions for the club. • Defender Matt Besler is two regular-season appearances shy of hitting 225 for the club. • Midfielder Jimmy Medranda is two regular-season starts away from reaching 50 for Sporting KC. 2
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES
U.S. OPEN CUP FINAL TAKES CENTER STAGE
HOME UNBEATEN STREAK HITS 23
Sporting KC’s appearance in the Final will be its third in the last six years, having lifted the trophy at Children’s Mercy Park in 2012 after a penalty shootout against Seattle Sounders FC and at Talen Energy Stadium in 2015 after beating the Philadelphia Union - again on penalties. Wednesday’s Final also represents the fourth Final Sporting KC has participated in this decade, having also won the 2013 MLS Cup on penalties against Real Salt Lake.
Sporting KC’s 23-game home unbeaten streak in MLS action is the longest active streak in MLS and stretches all the way back to last summer. Sporting KC most recently tasted defeat in the regular season at Children’s Mercy Park when the side fell 1-0 to D.C. United on May 27, 2016. Since then, Sporting KC has gone 16-0-7 in regular-season play at Children’s Mercy Park, and is 19-1-8 in all competitions in that time. The lone setback in the last 14 months came in a 2-1 defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the CONCACAF Champions League group stage on Sept. 13, 2016.
Forty-two days after clinching a spot in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final, Sporting Kansas City will finally get the chance to take on the New York Red Bulls this Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. Sporting KC advanced to the Final on Wednesday, August 9 after a thrilling penalty shootout victory over the San Jose Earthquakes, while the Red Bulls overcame a two-goal deficit to top USL side FC Cincinnati 3-2 after extra time the following Tuesday, August 15.
Sporting Kansas City extended the club’s franchise-record home unbeaten streak to 23 games following the 3-1 victory over the New England Revolution at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday. Gerso equalized after Teal Bunbury had given the visitors the lead in the fourth minute, before a Diego Rubio brace sealed all three points and saw Sporting KC move to 9-0-5 at home on the season.
Sporting KC won the right to host the Final after U.S. Soccer held an official draw ahead of the Semifinal stage to determine hosting priorities for both Semifinal matchups as well as the tournament Final. Sporting KC won the right to host it’s Semifinal against San Jose and was also drawn as the top priority to host the Final.
The club’s 23-game home unbeaten streak is the longest in club history and is now tied for the third longest in MLS history. The Houston Dynamo hold the current record for the longest home unbeaten streak, having gone 30 home games without a loss from July 9, 2011 through April 28, 2013 - a streak that was shattered by Sporting KC with a 1-0 win on May 12, 2013.
Sporting Kansas City is seeking the club’s fourth U.S. Open Cup championship, having previously hoisted the title in 2004, 2012 and 2015. The Red Bulls have never won the U.S. Open Cup and are making their first appearance in the Final since 2003. The 2017 U.S. Open Cup winner will receive $250,000 in prize money and a berth in the 2019 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, the premier club competition in North America.
Sporting KC has now gone 5-2-7 in MLS play since the start of June and 3-0-1 in the U.S. Open Cup - with the sole draw resulting in the side’s penalty shootout victory over San Jose on August 9. Sporting KC’s record in all competitions since the start of June now stands at 8-2-8. Sporting KC and Toronto FC are the only two teams remaining in MLS yet to lose a game at home in 2017.
ROAD TO THE FINAL
IMMOVABLE FORCE
Sporting Kansas City has endured multiple dramatic nights and adversity on its way to the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final, which the club is set to host against the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday. Remarkably, Sporting KC has conceded just one goal in its four U.S. Open Cup games in 2017, and goalkeeper Tim Melia has extended his stunning record of never losing an Open Cup encounter in 12 appearances - including three for Chivas USA. Round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal
Opponent Minnesota United FC at Houston Dynamo FC Dallas San Jose Earthquakes
Score 4-0 2-0 3-0 1-1 (5-4 PK)
Sporting Kansas City’s league-best goalkeeper Tim Melia and his league-best backline continue to be on pace for the best defensive season in club history, and the second best defensive campaign in Major League Soccer’s 22-year history. Melia has been an ever-present in 2017, playing every minute behind a rotating backline of Matt Besler, Ike Opara, Graham Zusi, Seth Sinovic, Erik Palmer-Brown, Kevin Ellis, Saad Abdul-Salaam, and Jimmy Medranda.
Goalscorers Opara, Gerso, Dwyer, Salloi Opara, Gerso Blessing (2), Salloi Rubio
Sporting KC has conceded just 22 goals in 28 games - a goals against average of 0.79 - which has only been bettered by the 2010 Real Salt Lake side, who conceded 20 goals in a 30-game season for a goals against average of 0.67. Sporting KC’s record in its previous 21 years of existance was also 0.79 - posted in 2012 when Sporting KC finished atop of the Eastern Conference but fell in the Conference Semifinals in the postseason, though the side did raise the U.S. Open Cup that year - the club’s first silverware since 2004.
Sporting KC cruised in their opening fixture against MLS expansion side Minnesota United FC, claiming a 4-0 victory on June 14 at Children’s Mercy Park. Despite a seemingly straightforward procession through the subsequent rounds, the reality was anything but.
Remarkably, Sporting KC is yet to concede more than two goals in a match this season. Of the 22 goals conceded, eight have come as Sporting KC conceded twice in a win over the Chicago Fire (July 29), a draw with Orlando City SC (May13) and losses to Minnesota United FC (May 7) and Vancouver Whitecaps FC (May 20). The remaining 14 goals conceded have all arrived in single-goal games for Sporting KC’s opposition.
Peter Vermes’ men were next tasked with going on the road to take on a Houston Dynamo side that was unbeaten at home in 2017 when the two sides met on a sweltering 5 p.m. kickoff time at BBVA Compass Stadium on June 28. The heat played an obvious factor in the tempo of the match before Sporting KC found goals from Ike Opara and Gerso to grind out the win.
Sporting KC is the only team in the league yet to concede three or more goals in a match. The club’s closest defensive challenger in 2017, Toronto FC, have conceded three goals twice this season (June 3, 0-3 at NE and July 1, 1-3 at FCD) as part of their 26 goals allowed in 29 games.
The Quarterfinal matchup pitted Sporting KC against the holders of the U.S. Open Cup, FC Dallas. While Sporting KC did enjoy being in the confines of Children’s Mercy Park, the side suffered a massive blow when Seth Sinovic was sent off just 15 minute into the match. Sporting KC held on with 10 men for 86 minutes until Maxi Urruti was ejected in the 101st minute, with the game having gone to extra time. After that, Sporting KC took full control and won 3-0 after a brace from Latif Blessing and an insurance goal from Daniel Salloi.
Should Sporting KC complete the 2017 regular season without conceding three or more goals in a single match, Peter Vermes’ side would become just the fourth team in league history to perform that feat, and the first since 2010. The only teams to also go through an entire season without conceding three or more in a game are the 2003 LA Galaxy (1.12 GAA), 2010 FC Dallas (0.93 GAA) and 2010 Real Salt Lake (0.67 GAA).
RUBIO AT THE DOUBLE
Sporting KC’s Semifinal match saw the side take on the San Jose Earthquakes at Children’s Mercy Park. The Earthquakes caught the home side sleeping and Danny Hoesen gave the visitors the lead in just the fourth minute with what was the first goal Tim Melia had conceded in the tournament.
Sporting Kansas City striker Diego Rubio produced a game-winning performance on Saturday night as he found the net twice to guide his side to a 3-1 victory over the New England Revolution at Children’s Mercy Park. Teal Bunbury had given the Revolution an early lead before former Sporting KC forward Kirsztian Nemeth inexplicably elbowed Graham Zusi in the face, resulting in a straight red card.
Sporting KC found a way back into the game when Diego Rubio turned home Jimmy Medranda’s low cross before halftime and what ensued was an exercise of offense vs. defense as Sporting KC peppered the San Jose goal but was unable to find the goahead goal as the game headed to penalties. Benny Feilhaber and Chris Wondolowski saw their efforts saved in the first round before Rubio, Ilie, Medranda, Salloi and Matt Besler converted - allowing Melia to make the decisive stop on Victor Bernardez in the sixth round and send Sporting KC to their third Open Cup Final in six years.
Gerso found an equalizer five minutes later before Rubio put Sporting KC ahead just mintues before the halftime interval when he slide home Gerso’s low cross at the far post. The Chilean made the points safe early in the second half when he finished calmly after Benny Feilhaber’s bouncing volley had struck the post.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES The brace was Rubio’s first for Sporting KC, and the 24-year-old now has five goals on the season in all competitions, and eight all-time for the club. Two of Rubio’s eight goals have come in crucial moments in the U.S. Open Cup - first scoring the game-winner in extra time against Minnesota United FC in 2016, before netting the equalizing goal against the San Jose Earthquakes in this year’s Semifinal bout on August 9 that sent the game to extra time and eventually penalties.
Since Sinovic made his first appearance for the team on May 28, 2011 after being waived by the New England Revolution earlier in the year, Sporting KC leads all of MLS with 78 shutouts - 11 more than Seattle Sounders FC in second. Besler and Sinovic have started 127 of the 224 games since the trade, posting 47 of the club’s 78 shutouts alongside one another.
Rubio’s first goal of the match on Saturday counted as the game-winning goal - his second game-winner of the season having also netted the opener in the 2-0 win over FC Dallas on August 19. Rubio is now tied for first on the team in that category, alongside Gerso and Ike Opara on the active roster.
Individually, Besler leads the league in shutouts since Sinovic joined the club with 64, while Sinovic is third with 56. Prior to the 1-1 draw with Montreal on Saturday, June 10 where Besler was with the U.S. National Team in Mexico, Besler and Sinovic had started each of Sporting KC’s previous 17 regular-season games, conceding just 10 goals - a rate of 0.59 per game.
BELMAR & OLIVEIRA ADDED FROM SPR
PLAYOFF STREAK
Sporting Kansas City added two fresh faces to the roster right before the MLS roster freeze last Friday, signing forward Kharlton Belmar and midfielder Kevin Oliveira from the club’s USL affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers. The pair became the fifth and sixth signings from the Rangers in 2017, joining goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas, defenders Amer Didic and Tyler Pasher and midfielder James Musa.
Sporting KC is looking to become the sixth club in MLS history to make at least seven straight trips to the postseason, while Manager Peter Vermes would be just the fourth coach to lead the same team to seven straight playoff appearances. LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS Club Seasons LA Galaxy 10 (1996-2005) LA Galaxy 9 (2009-2016) *active Seattle Sounders FC 9 (2009-2016) *active New York Red Bulls 8 (2010-2016) *active NE Revolution 8 (2002-2009) Real Salt Lake 7 (2008-2014) Sporting KC 6 (2011-2016) *active
Belmar, 24, leads the Rangers with 11 goals to date in the USL regular season across just 18 starts, setting a new single-season high for the club with five games remaining in the 2017 schedule. Belmar was selected 34th overall by the Portland Timbers in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft before spending the next two seasons with Timbers 2. The Virginia Beach, Virginia native plundered home 12 goals and three assists on his way to USL Rookie of the Year and USL All-League Second Team honors in 2015, before adding a further three goals and three assists in 2016 before heading to the Midwest to join the Rangers and now Sporting KC. He made his Sporting KC debut in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 win over the Houston Dynamo in June while on a shortterm loan from the Rangers.
LONGEST MLS PLAYOFF STREAKS BY A COACH WITH THE SAME TEAM Coach Club Years Seasons Bruce Arena LA Galaxy 8 2009-2016 Steve Nicol NE Revolution 8 2002-2009 Sigi Scmid Seattle Sounders 7 2009-2015 LA Galaxy 6 1999-2004 Peter Vermes Sporting KC 6 2011-2016 (active) Jason Kreis Real Salt Lake 6 2008-2013
Oliveira joined SPR ahead of the club’s inaugural season in the USL in 2016, signing from Portuguese powerhouse Benfica - where he had spent the previous six seasons, advancing through the ranks at the Academy until reaching the side’s B team. Oliveira, who scored the Rangers’ first goal in club history, had three goals and four assists in 2016 before suffering a torn ACL last June that kept him out until April 2017.
VERMES VERBATIM
The 21-year-old has three goals and a team-best five assists since making his return from injury earlier in 2017, leading to a call-up from the Cape Verde National Team in May for an African Cup of Nations qualifier, though he didn’t appear in the match. Oliveira made his Sporting KC debut on Saturday night against the Revolution, playing the final 11 minutes after replacing Gerso.
Below are Manager Peter Vermes’ remarks on Sporting KC’s 3-1 victory over the New England Revolution at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday, Sept. 16. On the team’s performance playing up a man… “I think we started the game off well and their goal is a fluke. We maintained our composure, we started playing and I think we started getting some really good chances. Unfortunately for them, one of their players lost it and did something that he is not supposed to do. Unfortunately for them, they lost a guy. I’ve said this all along, I think that VAR is a welcomed new technology in our sport. I think it’s important. There are too many things that happen and the referee can’t see everything. I think tonight was a difficult game for the referee but I thought he did a really good job. I say that because from what happened to [New England] in their last game, you knew they are going to come out, fight and be hard and he had to manage some difficult situations. I thought he did a really good job of doing that, kept the game calm, made a good decision on that play and our guys took care of the rest. It was good to get the second goal before the half. That was important to come in 2-1 and then the third goal was obviously the ability for us to close the game out. It helps us, keeping some of our legs going into Wednesday. So that’s where our focus is now.”
LINDSEY SIGNS AS HOMEGROWN PLAYER
Last Thursday, Sporting Kansas City announced that the club has signed 17-year-old defender Jaylin Lindsey as a Homegrown Player from the club’s Academy. Lindsey will officially be added to the Sporting KC roster when his MLS contract begins on January 1, 2018. Lindsey becomes the third-youngest signing in club history, following Gianluca Busio (15) and Erik Palmer-Brown (16). The sixth Homegrown Player in club history, Lindsey has been a member of the Sporting KC Academy since January 2015, featuring regularly for the club’s Under-16 and Under-18 sides. In addition, the Charlotte, N.C. native has made more than 25 appearances for the U.S. Under-17 National Team over the last two years. Lindsey, a defender who can play either center back or right back, made his professional debut in May of 2016 when he appeared off the bench for Sporting KC’s USL affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers, making him the first American player born in the 2000s to play in a professional match. He made one further start for the Rangers in 2016 before joining the U.S. Under-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida.
Keys to the team’s offensive success tonight… “Movement. And then the second goal was big-time from the point of view that when [Graham] Zusi makes a 60-yard run like that, it makes the defense have to make a decision. It’s not only him. You have Gerso on the right, you have [Diego] Rubio coming in on the left and you have Latif [Blessing] coming. All those different runs are making their defense have to make to make decisions and I thought we were really clinical in that situation.”
Lindsey has been a youth international since 2013 and was recently named to the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Best XI in May after guiding the U.S. to a secondplace finish. Lindsey and the U.S. U-17s are currently preparing for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which will take place from Oct. 6-28 in India.
On playing mostly starters tonight with the Open Cup Final on Wednesday… “The fact that we played here tonight on Saturday and are playing here on Wednesday, there is no doubt that we can manage that from a physical perspective. I actually like the fact that we are in the rhythm to play the next game. Tonight wasn’t easy. No matter how you look at it, the final was in the back of their minds and so I thought the guys did a good job of managing this game, getting the points and now understanding that our focus and our preparation has to be on Wednesday.”
BESLER AND SINOVIC RENEW PARTNERSHIP
After helping Sporting KC record nine shutouts in the opening 20 games on the left side of the defense to open the 2017 MLS season, center back Matt Besler and left back Seth Sinovic have now posted 47 total shutouts in just 127 games where both have started in the regular season. Besler and Sinovic have started 22 of the club’s 28 regular-season games together this season, posting nine of the side’s 10 shutouts.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME U.S. OPEN CUP RESULTS
ALL-TIME U.S. OPEN CUP STATISTICS LEADERS
Sporting KC U.S. Open Cup record vs. New York Red Bulls: 0-0-0 Home games: 0-0-0 (0 GF, 0 GA) Road games: 0-0-0 (0 GF, 0 GA)
GAMES PLAYED GOALS PLAYER GP PLAYER GP G 1. Matt Besler* 18 1. Dom Dwyer 11 6 2. Roger Espinoza* 17 2. Davy Arnaud 12 5 2. Kerry Zavagnin 17 2. C.J. Sapong 13 5 4. Chance Myers 16 2. Krisztian Nemeth 4 5 5. Graham Zusi* 14 2. Igor Simutenkov 5 5 5. Jacob Peterson 14 6. Soony Saad* 5 4 5. Nick Garcia 14 6. Ryan Pore 6 4 7. Seth Sinovic* 13 8. Graham Zusi* 14 3 7. Kevin Ellis* 13 8. Benny Feilhaber* 12 3 7. Michael Harrington 13 8. Three Players -- 3 7. C.J. Sapong 13 ASSISTS GAMES STARTED PLAYER GP A PLAYER GS 1. Benny Feilhaber* 12 8 1. Kerry Zavagnin 17 2. Graham Zusi* 14 4 2. Matt Besler* 16 3. Roger Espinoza* 17 3 3. Roger Espinoza* 15 3. Davy Arnaud 12 3 4. Seth Sinovic* 13 3. Chris Klein 10 3 4. Chance Myers 13 3. Jacob Peterson 14 3 4. Nick Garcia 13 7. Josh Wolff 7 3 7. Graham Zusi* 12 7. Seth Sinovic* 13 2 8. Benny Feilhaber* 10 7. Jimmy Medranda* 6 2 8. Kevin Ellis* 10 7. Three Players -- 2 8. Dom Dwyer 10 8. Eric Kronberg 10 SHUTOUTS PLAYER GP SO MINUTES PLAYED 1. Eric Kronberg 10 5 PLAYER MIN 2. Tim Melia* 9 4 1. Roger Espinoza* 1654 2. Jimmy Nielsen 4 3 2. Matt Besler* 1504 2. Bo Oshoniyi 6 3 3. Kerry Zavagnin 1453 5. Tony Meola 5 2 4. Nick Garcia 1313 6. Taly Goode 1 1 5. Chance Myers 1197 6. Andy Gruenebaum 2 1 6. Graham Zusi* 1177 7. Michael Harrington 1096 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE 8. Seth Sinovic 1093 PLAYER GP GAA 9. Eric Kronberg 990 1. Taly Goode 1 0.00 10. Benny Feilhaber* 976 2. Jimmy Nielsen 4 0.23 3. Tim Melia* 9 0.60 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL 4. Bo Oshoniyi 6 0.72 PLAYER GP 5. Eric Kronberg 10 0.73 1. Eric Kronberg 10 2. Tim Melia* 9 GOALKEEPER WINS 3. Bo Oshoniyi 6 PLAYER GP W 4. Tony Meola 5 1. Tim Melia* 9 7 5. Jimmy Nielsen 4 2. Eric Kronberg 10 4 5. William Hesmer 4 2. Tony Meola 5 4 4. Jimmy Nielsen 4 3 5. Bo Oshoniyi 6 2 *Denotes Player on Current Roster 5. William Hesmer 4 2
Date Score Result Location Wednesday’s Final represents the first-ever Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup meeting between Sporting KC and the New York Red Bulls.
ALL-TIME U.S. OPEN CUP STATISTICS (ACTIVE PLAYERS) # PLAYER 22 Soony Saad 10 Benny Feilhaber 8 Graham Zusi 11 Diego Rubio 7 Gerso 9 Latif Blessing 3 Ike Opara 30 Daniel Salloi 93 Soni Mustivar 27 Roger Espinoza 15 Seth Sinovic 94 Jimmy Medranda 5 Matt Besler 4 Kevin Ellis 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam 6 Ilie 29 Tim Melia 2 Erik Palmer-Brown 39 Cameron Porter 90 Kharlton Belmar 20 Gianluca Busio 55 Amer Didic 21 Andrew Dykstra 24 Cameron Iwasa 19 Cristian Lobato 41 James Musa 88 Kevin Oliveira 77 Tyler Pasher 23 Colton Storm 1 Adrian Zendejas
POS GP F 5 M 12 D 14 F 4 F 4 F 4 D 6 F 3 M 8 M 17 D 13 M 6 D 18 D 13 D 9 M 4 GK 9 D 4 F 1 F 1 F 0 D 0 GK 0 F 0 M 0 M 0 M 0 D 0 D 0 GK 0
GS 4 10 12 3 4 3 6 1 7 15 13 6 16 10 4 4 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIN 375 976 1177 296 329 342 612 168 640 1654 1093 614 1504 975 500 420 900 316 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GS 9 0 0
MIN 900 0 0
G 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 1 8 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GOALKEEPING STATISTICS # PLAYER 29 Tim Melia 21 Andrew Dykstra 1 Adrian Zendejas
POS GK GK GK
GP 9 0 0
101
GA GAA SO REC. 6 0.60 4 7-0-2 0 0.00 0 0-0-0 0 0.00 0 0-0-0
CHILDREN’S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS
19,452
CONSECUTIVE MLS SELLOUTS Dating back to April 2012 (including postseason)
ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 122 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason)
SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 116 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 17 Open Cup, 7 CCL, 5 friendlies
PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 122 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467
151
105.3 5
83
SPORTING KC MATCHES WON
not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals
255
SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 151 matches played at the stadium
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER Players In
Players Out
Tyler Pasher (signed from SPR - 12/2/16)
Brad Davis (retired - 10/23/16)
Adrian Zendejas (signed from SPR - 12/2/16)
Nuno Coelho (out of contract - 11/23/16)
Igor Juliao (loan - 12/23/16)
Chance Myers (out of contract - 11/23/16)
Gerso Fernandes (transfer - 1/4/17)
Jacob Peterson (out of contract - 11/23/16)
Latif Blessing (transfer - 1/9/17)
Ever Alvarado (option not exercised - 11/23/16)
Christian Volesky (trade - 1/9/17)
Emmanuel Appiah (option not exercised - 11/23/16)
Cameron Iwasa (signing - 1/10/17)
Connor Hallisey (option not exercised - 11/23/16)
Andrew Dykstra (signing - 1/10/17)
Jon Kempin (option not exercised - 11/23/16)
Ilie Sanchez (signing - 1/13/17)
Justin Mapp (option not exercised - 11/23/16)
Soony Saad (signing - 1/30/17)
Paulo Nagamura (retired - 12/12/16)
Colton Storm (SuperDraft - 2/24/17)
Alec Kann (Expansion Draft - 12/13/16)
Amer Didic (signed from SPR - 5/31/17)
Lawrence Olum (trade - 2/3/17)
Cristian Lobato (signing - 6/29/17)
Benji Joya (waived - 2/27/17)
James Musa (signed from SPR - 8/11/17)
Christian Volesky (waived - 2/27/17)
Gianluca Busio (signed as Homegrown Player - 8/25/17)
Igor Juliao (waived - 6/29/17)
Kharlton Belmar (signed from SPR - 9/15/17)
Dom Dwyer (trade - 7/25/17)
Kevin Oliveira (signed from SPR - 9/15/17)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE DATE IN/OUT DETAILS Oct. 23: OUT Sporting KC midfielder Brad Davis retires Nov. 16: Sporting KC signs M Benny Feilhaber and D Ike Opara to new contracts Nov. 23: OUT D Nuno Coelho, D Chance Myers and F Jacob Peterson leaves Sporting KC out of contract. Sporting KC declines options on D Ever Alvarado, M Emmanuel Appiah, M Connor Hallisey, GK Jon Kempin and M Justin Mapp Dec. 2: IN Sporting KC signs D/M Tyler Pasher and GK Adrian Zendejas from Swope Park Rangers (USL) Dec. 12: OUT Sporting KC midfielder Paulo Nagamura retires Dec. 13: Sporting KC signs D Kevin Ellis, GK Alec Kann and D/M Jimmy Medranda to new contracts Dec. 13: OUT Sporting KC goalkeeper Alec Kann selected in Expansion Draft by Atlanta United FC (MLS) Dec. 23: IN Sporting KC signs D Igor Juliao on loan from Fluminense FC (Brazil) Jan. 4: IN Sporting KC signs F Gerso Fernandes as a Designated Player Jan. 9: IN Sporting KC signs F Latif Blessing from Ghana Jan. 9: IN Sporting KC signs F Christian Volesky in trade with Portland Timbers (MLS) Jan. 10: IN Sporting KC signs GK Andrew Dykstra and F Cameron Iwasa Jan. 13: IN Sporting KC signs M Ilie Sanchez Jan. 30: IN Sporting KC re-acquires F Soony Saad Feb. 3: OUT Sporting KC trades M Lawrence Olum to the Portland Timbers (MLS) Feb. 24: IN Sporting KC signs SuperDraft selection D Colton Storm Feb. 27: OUT Sporting KC waives M Benji Joya and F Christian Volesky May 31: IN Sporting KC signs D Amer Didic from Swope Park Rangers (USL) June 29: IN/OUT Sporting KC signs M Cristian Lobato from Gimnastic de Tarragona (Spain) and waives on-loan D Igor Juliao July 25: OUT Sporting KC acquires up to $1.6 million in allocation money from Orlando City SC in exchange for F Dom Dwyer Aug. 11: IN Sporting KC signs M James Musa from Swope Park Rangers (USL) Aug. 25: IN Sporting KC signs F Gianluca Busio as a Homegrown Player from the Sporting KC Academy Sept. 14: IN Sporting KC signs D Jaylin Lindsey as a Homegrown Player from the Sporting KC Academy starting on Jan. 1, 2018 Sept. 15: IN Sporting KC signs F Kharlton Belmar and M Kevin Oliveira from Swope Park Rangers (USL)
CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY Year
MLS SuperDraft
2009
Matt Besler (8th) Graham Zusi (23rd)
Signings
2011 2013 2015
Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13) Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th)
2016 2017
Homegrown Players
Seth Sinovic (5/10/11)
Kevin Ellis (2/18/11)
Benny Feilhaber (12/11/12) Ike Opara (12/12/12)
Erik Palmer-Brown (8/2/13)
Cameron Porter (7/12/16)
Daniel Salloi (1/13/16)
MLS Re-Entry Draft
Swope Park Rangers
Andrew Dykstra (2nd Rnd)
Tyler Pasher (12/2/16) Adrian Zendejas (12/2/16) Amer Didic (5/31/17) James Musa (8/11/17) Kharlton Belmar (9/15/17) Kevin Oliveira (9/15/17)
Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15) Soni Mustivar (2/16/15) Diego Rubio (3/8/16)
Colton Storm (14th)
Trades
Gerso Fernandes (1/4/17) Latif Blessing (1/9/17) Cameron Iwasa (1/10/17) Ilie Sanchez (1/13/17) Soony Saad (1/30/17) Cristian Lobato (6/29/17)
Gianluca Busio (8/25/17)
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Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2017 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE
OPPONENT
COMPETITION
TIME (CT) / RESULT
TV / SCORERS
Saturday, March 4
at D.C. United
MLS
T
0-0
--
SATURDAY, MARCH 11
FC DALLAS
MLS
T
0-0
--
SATURDAY, MARCH 18
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
MLS
W
2-1
Feilhaber, Own Goal
Friday, March 31
at Toronto FC
MLS
T
0-0
--
SUNDAY, APRIL 9
COLORADO RAPIDS
MLS
W
3-1
Sinovic, Gerso, Dwyer
Saturday, April 15
at Portland Timbers
MLS
W
1-0
Dwyer
Saturday, April 22
at FC Dallas
MLS
L
0-1
--
SATURDAY, APRIL 29
REAL SALT LAKE
MLS
W
3-0
Feilhaber, Dwyer, Gerso
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3
NEW YORK RED BULLS
MLS
W
2-0
Dwyer (2)
Sunday, May 7
at Minnesota United FC
MLS
L
0-2
--
Saturday, May 13
at Orlando City SC
MLS
T
2-2
Blessing (2)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
MLS
W
3-0
Gerso (3)
Saturday, May 20
at Vancouver Whitecaps FC
MLS
L
0-2
--
Saturday, May 27
at Colorado Rapids
MLS
L
0-1
--
SATURDAY, JUNE 3
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
MLS
W
3-0
Opara, Medranda, Abdul-Salaam
SATURDAY, JUNE 10
MONTREAL IMPACT
MLS
T
1-1
Gerso
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
U.S. OPEN CUP
W
4-0
Opara, Gerso, Dwyer, Salloi
Saturday, June 17
at San Jose Earthquakes
MLS
T
0-0
--
Saturday, June 24
at LA Galaxy
MLS
W
2-1
Espinoza, Opara
Wednesday, June 28
at Houston Dynamo
U.S. Open Cup
W
2-0
Opara, Gerso
SATURDAY, JULY 1
PORTLAND TIMBERS
MLS
T
1-1
Salloi
THURSDAY, JULY 6
PHILADELPHIA UNION
MLS
T
1-1
Rubio
TUESDAY, JULY 11
FC DALLAS
U.S. OPEN CUP
W
3-0 (AET)
Blessing (2), Salloi
Saturday, July 22
at Real Salt Lake
MLS
T
1-1
Feilhaber (PK)
SATURDAY, JULY 29
CHICAGO FIRE
MLS
W
3-2
Salloi, Feilhaber, Blessing
SUNDAY, AUG. 6
ATLANTA UNITED FC
MLS
T
1-1
Feilhaber (PK)
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 9
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
U.S. OPEN CUP
T
1-1 (5-4 PK)
Rubio
Saturday, Aug. 12
at Seattle Sounders FC
MLS
L
0-1
--
SATURDAY, AUG. 19
FC DALLAS
MLS
W
2-0
Rubio, Gerso
Wednesday, Sept. 6
at New York City FC
MLS
L
0-1
--
Sunday, Sept. 10
at Columbus Crew SC
MLS
T
1-1
Lobato
SATURDAY, SEPT. 16
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
MLS
W
3-1
Gerso, Rubio (2)
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20
NEW YORK RED BULLS
U.S. OPEN CUP
8:00
ESPN2
SUNDAY, SEPT. 24
LA GALAXY
MLS
1:00
FOX
SATURDAY, SEPT. 30
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
MLS
8:00
FOX SPORTS KC PLUS
Saturday, Oct. 7
at Minnesota United FC
MLS
7:00
FOX Sports KC
Wednesday, Oct. 11
at Houston Dynamo*
MLS
7:00
FOX Sports KC
SUNDAY, OCT. 15
HOUSTON DYNAMO
MLS
4:00
FOX SPORTS KC
Sunday, Oct. 22
at Real Salt Lake
MLS
3:00
FOX Sports KC
*Rescheduled from Aug. 26
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Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2017 Record When... Scoring first goal Conceding first goal Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime
10-0-5 1-6-2 8-0-1 2-2-7 0-4-3
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
0-6-4 1-0-6 4-0-1 6-0-0 0-0-0 6-0-4 4-3-6 1-2-1 0-0-0 0-0-0
Wearing Sporting blue Wearing dark indigo
7-3-8 4-3-3
Leading at 75’ Tied at 75’ Trailing at 75’
11-0-2 0-2-9 0-4-0
Outshooting opponent Outshot by opponent Shots even
9-2-9 2-3-2 0-1-0
Shutouts 6-0-4 One-goal games 4-4-0 On ESPN/ESPN2 On FOX/FS1 On FSKC
1-0-2 1-1-2 9-5-7
Day games (before 5 p.m.) Games 5 p.m. CT or later
1-2-1 10-4-10
With red card for With red card against
0-1-0 1-0-1
Temperature 75 & up Temperature below 75
5-0-6 6-6-5
In Pacific time zone In Mountain time zone In Central time zone In Eastern time zone
2-2-1 0-1-1 9-2-5 0-1-4
vs. Western Conference vs. Eastern Conference
8-5-4 3-1-7
On grass On turf
10-3-11 1-3-0
With zero subs With one sub With two subs with three subs
SPORTING KC IN 2017 (MLS REGULAR SEASON) 0-0-1 0-1-4 3-0-2 8-5-4
Quickest Goal... Seth Sinovic (4/9 vs. COL) - 6th Minute Quickest Goal Against... Teal Bunbury (9/16 vs. NE) - 4th Minute
Regular Season Record By Month March 2017 March all-time April 2017 April all-time May 2017 May all-time June 2017 June all-time July 2017 July all-time Aug. 2017 Aug. all-time Sept. 2017 Sept. all-time Oct. 2017 Oct. all-time
Game-winning goals after 75’...
1-0-3 17-9-9 3-1-0 43-36-15 2-3-1 36-46-25 2-0-2 41-29-25 1-0-3 51-35-27 1-1-1 41-51-17 1-1-1 31-38-18 0-0-0 21-15-15
Game-tying goals after 75’...
None
Game-winning goals against after 75’...
Maynor Figueroa (4/22 at FCD) - 77th Minute Jack Harrison (9/6 at NYC) - 84th Minute
Game-tying goals against after 75’...
Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2017) vs. Atlanta United FC vs. Chicago Fire vs. Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew SC vs. D.C. United vs. FC Dallas vs. Houston Dynamo vs. LA Galaxy vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Montreal Impact vs. NE Revolution vs. New York City FC vs. New York Red Bulls vs. Orlando City SC vs. Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake vs. SJ Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Toronto FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps
Own Goal (3/18 vs. SJ) - 89th Minute
Red Cards...
Roger Espinoza (5/27 at COL) - 93rd Minute
Red Cards Against...
Chris Duvall (6/10 vs. MTL) - 86th Minute Krisztian Nemeth (9/16 vs. NE) - 11th Minute
Penalty Kicks...
0-0-1 (0-0-1) 15-26-11 (1-0-0) 24-23-13 (1-1-0) 25-22-7 (0-0-1) 20-21-13 (0-0-1) 24-22-12 (1-1-1) 5-9-11 (0-0-0) 21-24-14 (1-0-0) 1-1-0 (1-1-0) 6-3-3 (0-0-1) 25-17-11 (1-0-0) 2-1-0 (0-1-0) 21-20-13 (1-0-0) 1-1-1 (0-0-1) 5-5-5 (0-0-1) 6-3-3 (1-0-1) 9-9-7 (1-0-1) 24-24-8 (1-0-1) 5-8-3 (1-1-0) 14-4-6 (0-0-1) 6-2-3 (0-1-0)
Matteo Mancosu (6/10 vs. MTL) - 82nd Minute Jacob Peterson (8/6 vs. ATL) - 91st Minute
Benny Feilhaber (7/22 at RSL) - Scored on Nick Rimando Benny Feilhaber (8/6 vs. ATL) - Scored on Brad Guzan
Penalty Kicks Against...
Marcelo Sarvas (3/4 at DC) - Saved by Tim Melia Kevin Doyle (4/9 vs. COL) - Scored on Tim Melia Fredy Montero (5/20 at VAN) - Saved by Tim Melia Diego Valeri (7/1 vs. POR) - Saved by Tim Melia Roland Alberg (7/6 vs. PHI) - Scored on Tim Melia
Youngest Goalscorer... Oldest Goalscorer... Youngest Starter... Youngest to play in a game... Oldest Starter... Oldest to play in a game...
Latif Blessing (5/13 at ORL) - 20 years and 134 days Benny Feilhaber (8/6 vs. ATL) - 32 years and 198 days Erik Palmer-Brown (7/6 vs. PHI) - 20 years and 73 days Latif Blessing (3/11 vs. FCD) - 20 years and 71 days Benny Feilhaber (9/16 vs. NE) - 32 years and 240 days Benny Feilhaber (9/16 vs. NE) - 32 years and 240 days
Regular Season Home and Away Overall All-time 2017 at home All-time at home 2017 on road All-time on road
281-259-151 9-0-5 185-91-69 2-6-6 96-168-82
2017 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 14 21 35 OPPONENT 11 11 22
SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 201 205 406 OPPONENT 118 151 279
SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 59 77 136 OPPONENT 42 65 107
FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 139 168 307 OPPONENT 165 184 349
OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 31 28 59 OPPONENT 36 36 72
CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 71 61 132 OPPONENT 49 62 111
CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 18 30 48 OPPONENT 19 42 61
EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0 1 1 OPPONENT 1 1 2
PK’S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0/0 2/2 2/2 OPPONENT 0/1 2/4 2/5
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 281 259 151 17 20 8 27 15 7 10 12 9 335 306 175
HOME GF GA 957 914 59 60 99 56 39 45 1154 1075
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 185 91 69 14 3 3 19 7 3 6 4 5 224 105 80
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AWAY GF GA 578 406 35 15 67 27 20 13 702 461
Competition MLS Reg. Season MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup International TOTAL
W L T 96 168 82 2 16 5 8 8 4 4 8 3 110 200 94
GF GA 377 508 21 42 32 29 19 32 449 611
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 | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STARTERS BY POSITION (2017 REGULAR SEASON)
Formation: 4-3-3
NOTE: Chart does not account for players interchanging and/or switching positions over the course of a match. Substitute players are not listed.
Center forward Dom Dwyer 14 Diego Rubio 6 Latif Blessing 5 Soony Saad 3
Left forward
Jimmy Medranda 9 Daniel Salloi 7 Latif Blessing 6 Soony Saad 3 Gerso 2 Tyler Pasher 1
Right forward Gerso 21 Cristian Lobato 3 Latif Blessing 2 Jimmy Medranda 2
Left-center midfielder
Right-center midfielder
Benny Feilhaber 20 Jimmy Medranda 4 Roger Espinoza 1 Cristian Lobato 1 Jimmy Medranda 1 Soni Mustivar 1
Roger Espinoza 23 Benny Feilhaber 3 Jimmy Medranda 1 Soni Mustivar 1
Defensive midfielder Ilie 27 James Musa 1
Left back
Seth Sinovic 27 Jimmy Medranda 1
Left center back
Right center back
Matt Besler 23 Erik Palmer-Brown 3 Kevin Ellis 2
Ike Opara 24 Kevin Ellis 3 Erik Palmer-Brown 1
Goalkeeper Tim Melia 28
9
Right back
Graham Zusi 19 Saad Abdul-Salaam 8 Igor Juliao 1
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 REGULAR-SEASON BOX SCORES March 4, 2017: D.C. United 0-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | RFK Stadium | Washington, D.C. Attendance: 18,268 Weather: Clear and 37 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sporting KC (0-0-1, 1 pt.) D.C. United (0-0-1, 1 pt.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Feilhaber M Espinoza F Medranda F Dwyer F Gerso
D.C. United GK Hamid D DeLeon D Birnbaum (C) D Franklin D Kemp M Sarvas M Sam (Neagle 76’) M Jeffrey M Buscher (Vincent 61’) M Nyarko F Mullins (Ortiz 69’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Worra (GK) Ellis Boswell Abdul-Salaam Harkes Mustivar Le Toux Blessing Saad Salloi Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 37’ DC - Sean Franklin (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 54’ DC - Rob Vincent (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 64’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (5) 5 11 2 5
DC 9 (6) 5 22 0 4
March 31, 2017: Sporting KC 0-0 Toronto FC MLS Regular Season | BMO Field | Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 27,909 Weather: Rainy and 44 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sporting KC (1-0-3, 6 pts.) Toronto FC (1-0-3, 6 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Medranda (Mustivar 65’) F Gerso F Dwyer F Saad (Blessing 83’)
Toronto FC GK Irwin (Bono 40’) D Zavaleta D Moor D Hagglund M Beitashour M Osorio (Cooper 76’) M Bradley (C) M Vazquez M Edwards F Giovinco F Ricketts (Altidore 62’)
March 11, 2017: Sporting KC 0-0 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,117 Weather: Clear and 31 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sporting KC (0-0-2, 2 pts.) FC Dallas (1-0-1, 4 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Feilhaber M Espinoza F Medranda (Blessing 67’) F Dwyer F Gerso
FC Dallas GK Gonzalez D Harris D Figueroa D Hedges (C) D Guillen M Cermeno M Gruezo M Pomykal (Barrios 80’) M Hayes (Acosta 46’) M Akindele F Colman (Lamah 63’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Seitz (GK) Ellis Grana Juliao Zimmerman Mustivar Urruti Saad Salloi Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: FCD - Aaron Guillen (Yellow Card; Handball) 4’ FCD - Maynor Figueroa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 29’ FCD - Atiba Harris (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ SKC - Dom Dwyer (Yellow Card; Argument) 81’ FCD - Carlos Gruezo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ FCD - Carlos Cermeno (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ SKC - Gerso (Yellow Card; Dissent) 95+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 14 (2) 4 18 1 4
FCD 6 (4) 2 13 1 3
April 9, 2017: Sporting KC 3-1 Colorado Rapids MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,249 Weather: Partly cloudy and 74 degrees 1 2 F 1 2 3 0 1 1
Sporting KC (2-0-3, 9 pts.) Colorado Rapids (1-2-1, 4 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Medranda (Mustivar 74’) F Gerso F Dwyer F Saad (Salloi 83’)
Colorado Rapids GK Howard (C) D Miller D Ford (Burling 83’) D Watts D Williams M Adjei-Boateng (Powers 73’) M Azira M Gashi (Calvert 68’) M Hairston M Badji F Doyle
March 18, 2017: Sporting KC 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,282 Weather: Sunny and 60 degrees Sporting KC (1-0-2, 5 pts.) San Jose Earthquakes (2-1-0, 6 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Feilhaber (Mustivar 85’) M Espinoza F Gerso F Dwyer F Medranda (Saad 78’)
1 2 F 1 1 2 0 1 1
San Jose Earthquakes GK Bingham D Lima D Bernardez D Jungwirth D Francis M Hyka (Salinas 61’) M Alashe (Thompson 80’) M Godoy M Dawkins F Wondolowski (C) F Urena (Hoesen 68’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Tarbell (GK) Ellis Imperiale Juliao Sarkodie Blessing Ceren Salloi Scoring Summary: SKC - Benny Feilhaber 1 (Graham Zusi 1) 37’ SKC - David Bingham (Own Goal) 89’ SJ - Florian Jungwirth 1 (Danny Hoesen 1, Anibal Godoy 1) 91+ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Dom Dwyer (Yellow Card; Simulation) 16’ SJ - Marco Urena (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 52’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 84’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (4) 2 9 1 7
SJ 5 (3) 3 11 2 2
April 15, 2017: Sporting KC 1-0 Portland Timbers MLS Regular Season | Providence Park | Portland, OR Attendance: 21,144 Weather: Sunny and 54 degrees Sporting KC (3-0-3, 12 pts.) Portland Timbers (4-2-1, 13 pts.)
1 2 F 0 1 1 0 0 0
Sporting KC Portland Timbers GK Melia GK Gleeson D Zusi D Powell D Opara D Olum D Besler (C) D Miller D Sinovic D Farfan (Asprilla 85’) M Ilie M Guzman (Mattocks 71’) M Espinoza (Abdul-Salaam 90’) M Chara M Feilhaber (Mustivar 83’) M Blanco F Gerso M Valeri (C) F Dwyer M Nagbe F Medranda F Adi
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Mavinga Abdul-Salaam Chapman Ellis Cheyrou Porter Delgado Salloi
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) MacMath (GK) Abdul-Salaam da Fonte Ellis Hamilton Blessing Gatt Porter
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Attinella (GK) Ellis Myers Blessing Vytas Saad Okugo Salloi Barmby
Scoring Summary: None
Scoring Summary: SKC - Seth Sinovic 1 (Unassisted) 6’ SKC - Gerso 1 (Roger Espinoza 1, Dom Dwyer 1) 58’ SKC - Dom Dwyer 1 (Seth Sinovic 1, Soni Mustivar 1) 85’ COL - Kevin Doyle 1 (Penalty Kick) 94+
Scoring Summary: SKC - Dom Dwyer 2 (Jimmy Medranda 1, Benny Feilhaber 1) 53’
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’ TOR - Jozy Altidore (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (5) 2 11 0 4
TOR 13 (2) 5 10 0 6
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ilie Sanchez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’ COL - Eric Miller (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 84’ COL - Jared Watts (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 12 (6) 2 8 1 7
10
COL 8 (3) 3 12 4 1
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ike Opara (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 25’ COL - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 52’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 12 (4) 3 12 0 5
POR 10 (4) 3 22 4 4
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 REGULAR-SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) April 22, 2017: FC Dallas 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Toyota Stadium | Frisco, TX Attendance: 15,411 Weather: Cloudy and 58 degrees 1 2 F 0 0 0 0 1 1
Sporting KC (3-1-3, 12 pts.) FC Dallas (4-0-2, 14 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Feilhaber (Mustivar 72’) F Gerso (Blessing 84’) F Dwyer F Medranda (Salloi 81’)
FC Dallas GK Gonzalez D Grana D Zimmerman D Hedges (C) D Figueroa M Acosta M Gruezo M Lamah (Harris 86’) M Morales (Ulloa 85’) M Akindele (Barrios 73’) F Urruti
April 29, 2017: Sporting KC 3-0 Real Salt Lake MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,648 Weather: Rainy and 48 degrees 1 2 F 1 2 3 0 0 0
Sporting KC (4-1-3, 15 pts.) Real Salt Lake (2-5-2, 8 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Mustivar 70’) M Feilhaber F Gerso F Dwyer (Saad 91+) F Medranda (Salloi 79’)
Real Salt Lake GK VanOekel D Acosta (Saucedo 71’) D Wingert (C) D Schuler D Phillips M Mulholland (Hernandez 85’) M Sunny M Rusnak M Lennon M Movsisyan (Silva 60’) F Plata
May 3, 2017: Sporting KC 2-0 New York Red Bulls MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 18,965 Weather: Cloudy and 50 degrees 1 2 F 0 2 2 0 0 0
Sporting KC (5-1-3, 18 pts.) New York Red Bulls (5-4-1, 16 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (Mustivar 91+) M Feilhaber F Gerso F Dwyer (Saad 93+) F Medranda (Salloi 91+)
New York Red Bulls GK Robles D Murillo D Long D Zizzo D Lade M Davis M Felipe M Muyl M Etienne Jr. (Wright-Phillips 65’) M Veron (Kljestan 57’) F Gulbrandsen (Royer 69’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Lissek (GK) Ellis Hollingshead Abdul-Salaam Cermeno Saad Colman
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Fernandez (GK) Ellis Dunk Abdul-Salaam Schmidt Blessing Holness
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Meara (GK) Ellis Perrinelle Juliao Lawrence Blessing Adams
Scoring Summary: FCD - Maynor Figeuroa 1 (Michael Barrios 2, Hernan Grana 1) 77’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Benny Feilhaber 2 (Graham Zusi 2, Roger Espinoza 2) 17’ SKC - Dom Dwyer 3 (Unassisted) 51’ SKC - Gerso 2 (Soony Saad 1) 95+
Scoring Summary: SKC - Dom Dwyer 4 (Unassisted) 46’ SKC - Dom Dwyer 5 (Benny Feilhaber 2) 68’
Misconduct Summary: RSL - Luke Mulholland (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 39’ SKC - Benny Feilhaber (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 49’ RSL - Demar Phillips (Yellow Card; Dissent) 51’ RSL - Yura Movsisyan (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 55’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 55’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 69’ SKC - Gerso (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 84’ SKC - Brooks Lennon (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 85’
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ike Opara (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 30’ SKC - Dom Dwyer (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ NY - Sean Davis (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 62’ NY - Connor Lade (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 76’ NY - Bradley Wright-Phillips (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+
Misconduct Summary: None Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 11 (1) 5 5 1 3
FCD 11 (6) 1 11 6 3
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks May 7, 2017: Minnesota United FC 2-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | TCF Bank Stadium | Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 17,709 Weather: Cloudy and 60 degrees Sporting KC (5-2-3, 18 pts.) Minnesota United FC (3-5-2, 11 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Juliao (Zusi 46’) D Ellis D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Feilhaber F Gerso (Salloi 77’) F Dwyer F Saad (Medranda 60’)
1 2 F 0 0 0 2 0 2
Minnesota United FC GK Shuttleworth D Thiesson (Taylor 75’) D Kallman D Calvo (C) D Burch M Ibson M Cronin M Molino M Danladi (Warner 72’) M Ibarra F Ramirez (Venegas 84’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Alvbage (GK) Opara Davis Mustivar Kadrii Blessing Jome Scoring Summary: MIN - Abu Danladi 1 (Miguel Ibarra 1, Ibson 2) 22’ MIN - Christian Ramirez 6 (Miguel Ibarra 2, Abu Danladi 1) 39’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Igor Juliao (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 17’ MIN - Christian Ramirez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ MIN - Francisco Calvo (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ SKC - Dom Dwyer (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 72’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 17 (7) 2 15 1 10
MIN 7 (4) 7 10 3 2
SKC 10 (7) 2 7 4 6
RSL 14 (2) 4 15 3 6
May 13, 2017: Orlando City SC 2-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Orlando City Stadium | Orlando, FL Attendance: 25,527 Weather: Cloudy and 80 degrees 1 2 F 1 1 2 2 0 2
Sporting KC (5-2-4, 19 pts.) Orlando City SC (6-3-1, 19 pts.)
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 18 (8) 2 16 4 3
NY 6 (2) 6 10 1 3
May 17, 2017: Sporting KC 3-0 Seattle Sounders FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,139 Weather: Sunny and 77 degrees Sporting KC (6-2-4, 22 pts.) Seattle Sounders FC (2-5-4, 10 pts.)
1 2 F 0 3 3 0 0 0
Sporting KC Orlando City SC GK Melia GK Bendik D Zusi D Sutter D Opara D Aja D Besler (C) D Spector D Sinovic (Abdul-Salaam 93+) D Toia M Ilie M Higuita (Gil 65’) M Espinoza M Nocerino M Feilhaber M Kaka (C) F Gerso M Johnson F Blessing (Saad 81’) F Rivas (Barnes 64’) F Medranda (Mustivar 86’) F Larin
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Feilhaber (Salloi 89’) F Gerso (Blessing 83’) F Dwyer F Medranda (Mustivar 79’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Saunders (GK) Ellis Giro Porter Pereira Salloi Garcia Carrasco
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Miller (GK) Abdul-Salaam Tolo Ellis Mathers Porter Dempsey
Scoring Summary: SKC - Latif Blessing 1 (Matt Besler 1) 9’ ORL - Cyle Larin 7 (Carlos Rivas 5, Donny Toia 2) 16’ ORL - Kaka 3 (Scott Sutter 3) 26’ SKC - Latif Blessing (Unassisted) 74’ Misconduct Summary: ORL - Jose Aja (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 11’ ORL - Christian Higuita (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 40’ SKC - Graham Zusi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48’ SKC - Ilie (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 79’ SKC - Latif Blessing (Yellow Card; Simulation) 79’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 14 (8) 2 7 5 3
11
ORL 7 (4) 6 9 2 4
Seattle Sounders FC GK Frei D Delem D Marshall D Alfaro D Fisher (Evans 78’) M Fernandez M Roldan M Svensson (Shipp 72’) M Morris (Adekoya 77’) F Lodeiro (C) F Bruin
Scoring Summary: SKC - Gerso 3 (Unassisted) 56’ SKC - Gerso 4 (Unassisted) 58’ SKC - Gerso 5 (Graham Zusi 3, Benny Feilhaber 3) 69’ Misconduct Summary: SEA - Jordy Delem (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 3’ SEA - Tony Alfaro (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 85’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 12 (6) 5 8 1 5
SEA 10 (5) 3 6 3 3
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 REGULAR-SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) May 20, 2017: Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | BC Place | Vancouver, British Columbia Attendance: 21,020 Weather: Sunny and 67 degrees
May 27, 2017: Colorado Rapids 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Dick’s Sporting Goods Park | Commerce City, CO Attendance: 17,648 Weather: Partly cloudy and 55 degrees
1 2 F Sporting KC (6-3-4, 22 pts.) 0 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (5-5-1, 16 pts.) 1 1 2
Sporting KC (6-4-4, 22 pts.) Colorado Rapids (3-8-1, 10 pts.)
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Ellis D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Mustivar (Feilhaber 56’) F Gerso F Blessing (Porter 69’) F Pasher (Medranda 46’)
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Feilhaber F Gerso F Blessing F Medranda (Saad 74’)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC GK Ousted D Williams D Waston (C) D Parker D Harvey M Laba M Techera M Jacobson M Tchani (Davies 62’) M Bolanos (Mezquida 78’) F Montero (Shea 85’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Tornaghi (GK) Abdul-Salaam de Jong Opara Rosales Salloi Teibert Scoring Summary: VAN - Cristian Techera 3 (Christian Bolanos 3, Sheanon Williams 2) 40’ VAN - Tim Parker 1 (Christian Bolanos 4) 67’ Misconduct Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 66’ SKC - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’ VAN - Matias Laba (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 12 (2) 5 15 4 3
VAN 13 (7) 2 11 4 8
June 10, 2017: Sporting KC 1-1 Montreal Impact MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,334 Weather: Sunny and 85 degrees Sporting KC (7-4-5, 26 pts.) Montreal Impact (4-4-5, 17 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Abdul-Salaam D Opara D Ellis D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (C) M Feilhaber F Gerso F Dwyer F Medranda (Mustivar 80’)
1 2 F 1 0 1 0 1 1
Montreal Impact GK Bush D Duvall D Cabrera D Camara D Fisher D Lovitz M Oduro (Mancosu 77’) M Mallace M Donadel M Piatti (C) (Salazar 92+) F DePuy (Romero 71’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) Kronberg (GK) Didic Lefevre Juliao Arregui Porter Rubio Salloi Scoring Summary: SKC - Gerso 6 (Ilie 1) 24’ MTL - Matteo Mancosu 3 (Unassisted) 82’ Misconduct Summary: MTL - Ignacio Piatti (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 46+ MTL - Matteo Mancosu (Yellow Card; Dissent) 84’ MTL - Chris Duvall (Red Card; Serious Foul) 86’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 15 (5) 6 3 1 4
MTL 11 (7) 4 11 2 3
1 2 F 0 0 0 1 0 1
Colorado Rapids GK Howard (C) D Hairston (Williams 86’) D Burling D Ford D Miller (da Fonte 46’) M Azira M Powers M Gashi M Saeid (Gatt 76’) F Badji F Doyle
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) MacMath (GK) Abdul-Salaam Serna Juliao Hamilton Mustivar Gordon Porter Salloi Scoring Summary: COL - Kortne Ford 1 (Shkelzen Gashi 1) 11’
June 3, 2017: Sporting KC 3-0 Minnesota United FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,361 Weather: Partly cloudy and 86 degrees Sporting KC (7-4-4, 25 pts.) Minnesota United FC (4-8-2, 14 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Abdul-Salaam D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Medranda (Mustivar 67’) M Feilhaber F Gerso F Saad (Dwyer 62’) F Blessing (Salloi 75’)
1 2 F 1 2 3 0 0 0
Minnesota United FC GK Shuttleworth D Thiesson D Kallman (C) D Taylor D Burch (Davis 63’) M Ibson M Warner M Ibarra (Schuller 8’) M Molino M Jome (Kadrii 55’) F Ramirez
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) Alvbage (GK) Didic Greenspan Juliao Venegas Porter Martin Scoring Summary: SKC - Ike Opara 1 (Matt Besler 2) 47+ SKC - Jimmy Medranda 1 (Unassisted) 54’ SKC - Saad Abdul-Salaam 1 (Unassisted) 87’
Misconduct Summary: COL - Bobby Burling (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 19’ COL - Eric Miller (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 22’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 41’ COL - Tim Howard (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 86’ COL - Kevin Doyle (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+
Misconduct Summary: MIN - Ismaila Jome (Yellow Card; Not Retreating) 7’ SKC - Benny Feilhaber (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 12’ MIN - Collen Warner (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 23’ MIN - Bobby Shuttleworth (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 43’ SKC - Tim Melia (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 44’
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 25 (2) 2 14 0 8
COL 6 (3) 1 19 1 3
June 17, 2017: San Jose Earthquakes 0-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Avaya Stadium | San Jose, CA Attendance: 18,000 Weather: Sunny and 85 degrees Sporting KC (7-4-6, 27 pts.) San Jose Earthquakes (5-6-5, 20 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Feilhaber F Gerso F Dwyer (Rubio 76’) F Blessing (Medranda 69’)
1 2 F 0 0 0 0 0 0
San Jose Earthquakes GK Bingham D Lima D Bernardez D Imperiale D Sarkodie M Cato (Salinas 70’) M Godoy M Thompson (Yueill 75’) M Hyka F Wondolowski (C) F Hoesen
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) Tarbell (GK) Abdul-Salaam Francis Ellis Mfeka Mustivar Salloi Scoring Summary: None Misconduct Summary: SJ - Anibal Godoy (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 73’ SJ - Chris Wondolowski (Yellow Card; Dissent) 74’ SKC - Matt Besler (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 78’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 13 (4) 3 15 3 6
12
SJ 5 (3) 3 7 2 2
SKC 27 (9) 1 13 2 9
MIN 7 (1) 6 14 1 2
June 24, 2017: LA Galaxy 1-2 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | StubHub Center | Carson, CA Attendance: 20,140 Weather: Sunny and 69 degrees 1 2 F 2 0 2 0 1 1
Sporting KC (8-4-6, 30 pts.) LA Galaxy (6-6-4, 22 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Feilhaber (Medranda 61’) F Gerso F Dwyer (Mustivar 92+) F Blessing (Salloi 72’)
LA Galaxy GK Diop D Smith D Romney D Van Damme (C) D Cole M Garcia (Pedro 60’) M Villarreal M Zardes (Jamieson IV 77’) M Alessandrini M Boateng F McBean (Villarreal 62’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) Kempin (GK) Abdul-Salaam Arellano Ellis Lassiter Saad McInerney Scoring Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza 1 (Gerso 1) 22’ SKC - Ike Opara 2 (Matt Besler 3) 35’ LA - Dave Romney 1 (Unassisted) 77’ Misconduct Summary: LA - Jaime Villarreal (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 33’ LA - Nathan Smith (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 59’ SKC - Gerso (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 73’ LA - Jelle Van Damme (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 81’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 10 (5) 4 12 4 2
LA 17 (5) 3 14 0 6
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 REGULAR-SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) July 1, 2017: Sporting KC 1-1 Portland Timbers MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,933 Weather: Sunny and 85 degrees Sporting KC (8-4-7, 31 pts.) Portland Timbers (7-7-5, 26 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Abdul-Salaam D Opara D Ellis D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (C) M Feilhaber (Medranda 80’) F Gerso (Salloi 35’) F Saad (Rubio 59’) F Blessing
1 2 F 0 1 1 1 0 1
Portland Timbers GK Gleeson D Powell (Valentin 76’) D Olum D Miller D Vytas M Nagbe M Zemanski M Asprilla (Mattocks 60’) M Valeri (C) M Blanco (Arboleda 92+) F Adi
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) Attinella (GK) Palmer-Brown Myers Storm Farfan Mustivar Ebobisse Scoring Summary: POR - Diego Valeri 10 (Sebastian Blanco 4) 26’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 1 (Roger Espinoza 3) 60’ Misconduct Summary: POR - Fanendo Adi (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 38’ SKC - Latif Blessing (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 44’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 45’ SKC - Kevin Ellis (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 85’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 7 (1) 2 14 1 0
POR 9 (3) 0 11 3 2
July 29, 2017: Sporting KC 3-2 Chicago Fire MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 20,313 Weather: Sunny and 79 degrees Sporting KC (9-4-9, 36 pts.) Chicago Fire (11-5-5, 38 pts.)
1 2 F 2 1 3 1 1 2
July 6, 2017: Sporting KC 1-1 Philadelphia Union MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,240 Weather: Sunny and 88 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 0 1 1
Sporting KC (8-4-8, 32 pts.) Philadelphia Union (6-7-5, 23 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Abdul-Salaam D Opara D Palmer-Brown D Sinovic M Ilie M Feilhaber (C) M Medranda F Blessing F Rubio (Gerso 80’) F Salloi
Philadelphia Union GK McCarthy D Gaddis D Elliott D Onyewu D Wijnaldum M Jones M Medunjanin (C) M Pontius (Epps 61’) M Ilsinho (Alberg 61’) M Picault (Simpson 92+) F Sapong
July 22, 2017: Real Salt Lake 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Rio Tinto Stadium | Sandy, UT Attendance: 19,316 Weather: Sunny and 92 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 1 0 1
Sporting KC (8-4-9, 33 pts.) Real Salt Lake (7-12-3, 24 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Abdul-Salaam D Ellis D Palmer-Brown D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (C) M Feilhaber F Gerso (Salloi 80’) F Rubio F Blessing
Real Salt Lake GK Rimando (C) D Beltran D Glad D M. Silva D Acosta M Sunny (Lennon 72’) M Mulholland M Savarino M Rusnak M Plata F L. Silva
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) McGuire (GK) Ellis Rosenberry Pasher Yaro Mustivar Carroll Porter Saad
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) Fernandez (GK) Didic Horst Pasher Maund Medranda Wingert Mustivar Saucedo Dwyer Movsisyan
Scoring Summary: SKC - Diego Rubio 1 (Daniel Salloi 1) 49’ PHI - Roland Alberg 4 (Penalty Kick) 69’
Scoring Summary: RSL - Luis Silva 1 (Joao Plata 3, Danilo Acosta 2) 43’ SKC - Benny Feilhaber 3 (Penalty Kick) 59’
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Saad Abdul Salaam (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 64’ SKC - Benny Feilhaber (Yellow Card; Dissent) 68’ PHI - Haris Medunjanin (Yellow Card; Dissent) 68’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 19 (8) 1 9 1 14
PHI 7 (2) 6 12 2 3
August 6, 2017: Sporting KC 1-1 Atlanta United FC MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,418 Weather: Cloudy and 73 degrees 1 2 F 0 1 1 0 1 1
Sporting KC (9-4-10, 37 pts.) Atlanta United FC (10-7-5, 35 pts.)
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 9 (3) 5 9 1 1
RSL 20 (6) 2 15 3 6
August 12, 2017: Seattle Sounders FC 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | CenturyLink Field | Seattle, WA Attendance: 43,530 Weather: Cloudy and 69 degrees Sporting KC (9-5-10, 37 pts.) Seattle Sounders FC (10-7-7, 37 pts.)
Sporting KC GK Melia D Abdul-Salaam D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Lobato (Feilhaber 46’) F Gerso (Medranda 83’) F Blessing F Salloi (Rubio 71’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) Cleveland (GK) Abdul-Salaam Harrington Ellis Mihailovic Saad Conner
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Reynish (GK) Ellis Mears Zusi Kratz Saad Wheeler-Omiunu
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) Miller (GK) Espinoza Alfaro Ilie Delem Rubio Rodriguez
Scoring Summary: SKC - Daniel Salloi 2 (Unassisted) 23’ CHI - Matt Besler (Own Goal) 28’ SKC - Benny Feilhaber 4 (Unassisted) 46+ SKC - Latif Blessing 3 (Diego Rubio 1, Daniel Salloi 2) 51’ CHI - David Accam 12 (Patrick Doody 1, Dax McCarty 4) 78’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Benny Feilhaber 5 (Penalty Kick) 59’ ATL - Jacob Peterson 2 (Unassisted) 91+
Scoring Summary: SEA - Clint Dempsey 10 (Jordan Morris 1, Cristian Roldan 3) 36’
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 19 (9) 2 8 5 5
CHI 10 (3) 6 10 3 5
Misconduct Summary: ATL - Jeff Larentowicz (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 21’ ATL - Carlos Carmona (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 24’ SKC - Ike Opara (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 27’ ATL - Yamil Asad (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 51’ ATL - Leandro Gonzalez Pirez (Yellow Card; Dissent) 61’ ATL - Mikey Ambrose (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 14 (3) 1 10 6 3
13
ATL 7 (2) 2 20 3 1
Sporting KC GK Melia D Abdul-Salaam D Palmer-Brown D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Musa M Mustivar (Feilhaber 63’) M Medranda F Gerso (Lobato 72’) F Saad (Blessing 60’) F Salloi
1 2 F 0 0 0 1 0 1
Sporting KC Chicago Fire GK Melia GK Lampson D Zusi D Polster D Opara D Kappelhof D Besler (C) D Meira D Sinovic D Doody M Ilie M Schweinsteiger (Campbell 91+) M Espinoza M McCarty M Feilhaber (Palmer-Brown 87’) M Juninho (C) (Johnson 77’) F Blessing (Medranda 83’) F Solignac (Accam 55’) F Rubio F Nikolic F Salloi (Lobato 73’) F de Leeuw
Misconduct Summary: CHI - Juninho (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 76’ CHI - Joao Meira (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 90’
Atlanta United FC GK Guzan D Walkes D Parkhurst (C) D Gonzalez Pirez D Ambrose M Larentowicz (McCann 71’) M Carmona M Gressel (Peterson 67’) M Almiron M Asad F Villalba (Vazquez 83’)
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 40’ SKC - Ilie (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 47’ RSL - Sunny (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’ RSL - Danilo Acosta (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 56’ RSL - Tony Beltran (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 71’ SKC - Gerso (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 77’
Seattle Sounders FC GK Frei D Leerdam D Torres D Marshall D Jones M Roldan M Svensson M Lodeiro (C) M Dempsey (Tolo 87’) M Morris (Neagle 91+) F Bruin (Alonso 59’)
Misconduct Summary: SKC - James Musa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 27’ SEA - Nicolas Lodeiro (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 46+ SEA - Roman Torres (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 66’ SKC - Jimmy Medranda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 8 (3) 4 13 1 3
SEA 15 (5) 3 11 6 6
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 REGULAR-SEASON BOX SCORES (CONT.) August 19, 2017: Sporting KC 2-0 FC Dallas MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,869 Weather: Sunny and 86 degrees 1 2 F 1 1 2 0 0 0
Sporting KC (10-5-10, 40 pts.) FC Dallas (9-6-8, 35 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Medranda M Ilie M Espinoza M Feilhaber (Blessing 93+) F Lobato (Gerso 68’) F Rubio F Salloi (Palmer-Brown 83’)
FC Dallas GK Gonzalez D Grana D Zimmerman D Hedges (C) D Figueroa M Barrios (Craft 79’) M Gruezo M Acosta M Lamah (Hollingshead 75’) F Colman (Akindele 65’) F Urruti
September 6, 2017: New York City FC 1-0 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | Yankee Stadium | New York, NY Attendance: 19,353 Weather: Rainy and 66 degrees Sporting KC (10-6-10, 40 pts.) New York City FC (15-7-5, 50 pts.) Sporting KC GK Melia D Abdul-Salaam D Opara D Palmer-Brown D Sinovic (Medranda 68’) M Ilie M Espinoza (C) M Feilhaber F Lobato (Gerso 83’) F Blessing (Rubio 66’) F Salloi
1 2 F 0 0 0 0 1 1
New York City FC GK Johnson D Allen D Brillant D Callens D Sweat M Pirlo M McNamara (C) M Lewis (Shelton 55’) M Moralez M Harrison F Okoli (Stertzer 83’)
September 10, 2017: Columbus Crew SC 1-1 Sporting KC MLS Regular Season | MAPFRE Stadium | Columbus, OH Attendance: 17,089 Weather: Sunny and 72 degrees 1 2 F 1 0 1 1 0 1
Sporting KC (10-6-11, 41 pts.) Columbus Crew SC (13-12-4, 43 pts.)
Sporting KC Columbus Crew SC GK Melia GK Steffen D Zusi D Jimenez (Afful 84’) D Opara D Mensah D Besler (C) D Williams D Sinovic D Raitala M Ilie M Trapp (C) M Espinoza M Abu M Feilhaber (Medranda 93+) M Pedro Santos (Martinez 65’) F Lobato (Gerso 91+) M Higuain F Rubio (Blessing 83’) M Meram F Salloi F Kamara (Jahn 64’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) Seitz (GK) Abdul-Salaam Harris Sinovic Morales Musa Ulloa
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Johansen (GK) Didic Rawls Mustivar Awuah Sands
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Stuver (GK) Abdul-Salaam Abubakar Palmer-Brown Artur Mustivar Manneh
Scoring Summary: SKC - Diego Rubio 2 (Graham Zusi 4) 42’ SKC - Gerso 7 (Graham Zusi 5) 92+
Scoring Summary: NYC - Jack Harrison 9 (R.J. Allen 3) 84’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Cristian Lobato 1 (Matt Besler 4) 19’ CLB - Ola Kamara 15’ (Pedro Santos 2) 46+
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ilie (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48’ FCD - Maynor Figueroa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 80’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 13 (7) 2 3 0 5
FCD 11 (2) 4 10 7 6
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 24’ NYC - Maxi Moralez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 28’ NYC - R.J. Allen (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 89’ SKC - Diego Rubio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 10 (1) 5 10 2 2
September 16, 2017: Sporting KC 3-1 New England Revolution MLS Regular Season | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 19,089 Weather: Partly cloudy and 78 degrees 1 2 F Sporting KC (11-6-11, 44 pts.) 2 1 3 New England Revolution (10-14-5, 35 pts.) 1 0 1 Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Feilhaber M Medranda (Saad 83’) F Gerso (Oliveira 79’) F Rubio (Lobato 65’) F Blessing
New England Revolution GK Knighton D Farrell D Angoua D Dielna D Tierney (C) (Kobayashi 46’) M Koffie M Nguyen (Agudelo 79’) M Caldwell F Bunbury (Fagundez 62’) F Kamara F Nemeth
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) Cropper (GK) Abdul-Salaam Watson Palmer-Brown Woodberry Musa Hollinger-Janzen Scoring Summary: NE - Teal Bunbury 7 (Unassisted) 4’ SKC - Gerso 8 (Unassisted) 16’ SKC - Diego Rubio 3 (Gerso 2, Graham Zusi 6) 45’ SKC - Diego Rubio 4 (Unassisted) 57’ Misconduct Summary: NE - Krisztian Nemeth (Red Card; Violent Conduct) 11’ SKC - Diego Rubio (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 23’ SKC - Jimmy Medranda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 26’ NE - Claude Dielna (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 86’ NE - Diego Fagundez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92+ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 20 (8) 1 18 4 4
NE 6 (2) 5 9 0 4
14
NYC 16 (6) 1 11 2 8
Misconduct Summary: CLB - Jonathan Mensah (Yellow Card; Persistent Infringement) 13’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 15’ SKC - Benny Feilhaber (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 53’ CLB - Josh Williams (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 59’ CLB - Mohammed Abu (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 85’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 20 (4) 4 9 3 3
CLB 12 (5) 3 13 4 5
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 U.S. OPEN CUP BOX SCORES June 14, 2017: Sporting KC 4-0 Minnesota United FC U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 15,260 Weather: Sunny and 86 degrees 1 2 F 2 2 4 0 0 0
Sporting KC Minnesota United FC Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi D Opara (Ellis 88’) D Besler (C) D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza M Medranda (Feilhaber 74’) F Gerso (Blessing 78’) F Dwyer F Salloi
Minnesota United FC GK McLain D Venegas D Greenspan (Burch 67’) D Kallman (C) D Davis D Jome (Thiesson 75’) M Warner M Martin M Schuller (Ibson 46’) F Danladi F Kadrii
June 28, 2017: Houston Dynamo 0-2 Sporting KC U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 | BBVA Compass Stadium | Houston, TX Attendance: 6,095 Weather: Sunny and 83 degrees 1 2 F 0 2 2 0 0 0
Sporting KC Houston Dynamo
July 11, 2017: Sporting KC 3-0 FC Dallas (AET) U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinal | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 15,016 Weather: Sunny and 91 degrees Sporting KC FC Dallas
1 2 ET1 ET2 F 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sporting KC Houston Dynamo GK Melia GK Willis D Abdul-Salaam (Palmer-Brown 74’) D Garcia D Opara D Anibaba D Ellis D Hunter D Sinovic D Remick M Ilie M Ward M Espinoza (C) M Bird (Holland 81’) M Medranda M Wenger (Garcia 62’) F Gerso (Belmar 94+) M Alex (Luna 68’) F Porter (Mustivar 54’) M Rodriguez F Blessing F Sanchez (C)
Sporting KC GK Melia D Abdul-Salaam D Opara (Ellis 110+) D Palmer-Brown D Sinovic M Ilie M Espinoza (C) M Medranda F Gerso (Salloi 85’) F Rubio (Feilhaber 91’) F Blessing
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Alvbage (GK) Abdul-Salaam Cronin Porter Ibarra Ramirez
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) Brown (GK) Maher Greene Hernandez Escalante James
Subs not used: Subs not used: Dykstra (GK) Seitz (GK) Storm Hume Mustivar Guillen Saad Hayes
Scoring Summary: SKC - Ike Opara 1 (Graham Zusi 1) 43’ SKC - Gerso 1 (Unassisted) 46+ SKC - Dom Dwyer 1 (Gerso 1) 72’ SKC - Daniel Salloi 1 (Roger Espinoza 1) 83’
Scoring Summary: SKC - Ike Opara 2 (Kevin Ellis 1, Ilie 1) 61’ SKC - Gerso 2 (Latif Blessing 1) 91+
Scoring Summary: SKC - Latif Blessing 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1) 108+ SKC - Latif Blessing 2 (Jimmy Medranda 1) 113+ SKC - Daniel Salloi 2 (Benny Feilhaber 2) 118’
Misconduct Summary: MIN - Justin Davis (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 90’ MIN - Collen Warner (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 93+
Misconduct Summary: HOU - Eric Bird (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 23’ HOU - Andrew Wenger (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48’ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 49’ HOU - Memo Rodriguez (Yellow Card; Simulation) 64’
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
Misconduct Summary: SKC - Seth Sinovic (Red Card; DOGSO) 15’ FCD - Victor Ulloa (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 47+ SKC - Roger Espinoza (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 48+ FCD - Mauro Diaz (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 62’ SKC - Jimmy Medranda (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 65’ FCD - Maxi Urruti (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 90’ FCD - Maxi Urruti (Yellow Card/Red Card; Unsporting Behavior) 101’ FCD - Javier Morales (Red Card; Violent Conduct) 110+ FCD - Atiba Harris (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 120’
SKC 19 (8) 0 13 1 4
MIN 5 (0) 4 18 3 3
SKC 12 (7) 2 13 5 7
August 9, 2017: Sporting KC 1-1 (5-4) San Jose Earthquakes U.S. Open Cup Semifinal | Children’s Mercy Park | Kansas City, KS Attendance: 16,193 Weather: Cloudy and 76 degrees Sporting KC San Jose Earthquakes
1 2 ET1 ET2 PK F 1 0 0 0 5 1 (5) 1 0 0 0 4 1 (4)
Sporting KC GK Melia D Zusi (Abdul-Salaam 119’) D Opara D Besler (C) D Medranda M Ilie M Espinoza M Feilhaber F Gerso (Salloi 77’) F Rubio F Blessing
San Jose Earthquakes GK Tarbell D Affolter (Bernardez 103’) D Jungwirth D Imperiale M Lima M Yueill M Thompson (Alashe 70’) M Ceren M Salinas (C) F Vako F Hoesen (Wondolowski 73’)
Subs not used: Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Bingham (GK) Ellis Sarkodie Palmer-Brown Colvey Mustivar Amarikwa Saad Scoring Summary: SJ - Danny Hoesen 3 (Vako 1) 4’ SKC - Diego Rubio 1 (Jimmy Medranda 2) 32’ Misconduct Summary: SJ - Darwin Ceren (Yellow Card; Persistent Infringement) 74’ SJ - Francois Affolter (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 92’ SJ - Andres Imperiale (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 111’ Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
SKC 31 (11) 2 10 2 15
SJ 12 (3) 11 15 6 1
15
HOU 10 (2) 5 21 1 6
Stats Summary Shots (on goal) Saves Fouls Offside Corner Kicks
FC Dallas GK Gonzalez D Grana D Zimmerman D Harris D Hollingshead (Morales 88’) M Gruezo M Diaz (C) M Ulloa (Akindele 46’) M Barrios M Lamah (Colman 106’) F Urruti
SKC 22 (9) 6 13 0 1
FCD 23 (6) 5 20 4 10
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE
March 4 March 11 March 18 March 31 April 9 April 15 April 22 April 29 May 3 May 7 May 13 May 17 May 20 May 27 June 3 June 10 June 17 June 24 July 1 July 6 July 22 July 29 Aug. 6 Aug. 12 Aug. 19 Sept. 6 Sept. 10 Sept. 16 Sept. 24 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 11 Oct. 15 Oct. 22
OPPONENT
at D.C. United vs. FC Dallas vs. San Jose Earthquakes at Toronto FC vs. Colorado Rapids at Portland Timbers at FC Dallas vs. Real Salt Lake vs. New York Red Bulls at Minnesota United FC at Orlando City SC vs. Seattle Sounders FC at Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Colorado Rapids vs. Minnesota United FC vs. Montreal Impact at San Jose Earthquakes at LA Galaxy vs. Portland Timbers vs. Philadelphia Union at Real Salt Lake vs. Chicago Fire vs. Atlanta United FC at Seattle Sounders FC vs. FC Dallas at New York City FC at Columbus Crew SC vs. New England Revolution vs. LA Galaxy vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Minnesota United FC at Houston Dynamo vs. Houston Dynamo at Real Salt Lake
RESULT T T W T W W L W W L T W L L W T T W T T T W T L W L T W
SCORE 0-0 0-0 2-1 0-0 3-1 1-0 0-1 3-0 2-0 0-2 2-2 3-0 0-2 0-1 3-0 1-1 0-0 2-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 3-2 1-1 0-1 2-0 0-1 1-1 3-1
ATTEND. 18,268 19,117 19,282 27,909 19,249 21,144 15,411 18,648 18,965 17,709 25,527 20,139 21,020 17,648 20,361 20,334 18,000 20,140 20,933 19,240 19,316 20,313 19,418 43,530 19,869 19,353 17,089 19,089
RECORD PLACE PTS. GOALSCORERS 0-0-1 0-0-2 1-0-2 1-0-3 2-0-3 3-0-3 3-1-3 4-1-3 5-1-3 5-2-3 5-2-4 6-2-4 6-3-4 6-4-4 7-4-4 7-4-5 7-4-6 8-4-6 8-4-7 8-4-8 8-4-9 9-4-9 9-4-10 9-5-10 10-5-10 10-6-10 10-6-11 11-6-11
T-6 6 5 T-4 T-3 2 4 T-2 T-1 T-1 T-1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 T-1 T-1 3 T-3 T-2
1 2 5 6 9 12 12 15 18 18 19 22 22 22 25 26 27 30 31 32 33 36 37 37 40 40 41 44
--Feilhaber, Own Goal -Sinovic, Gerso, Dwyer Dwyer -Feilhaber, Dwyer, Gerso Dwyer (2) -Blessing (2) Gerso (3) --Opara, Medranda, Abdul-Salaam Gerso -Espinoza, Opara Salloi Rubio Feilhaber (PK) Salloi, Feilhaber, Blessing Feilhaber (PK) -Rubio, Gerso -Lobato Gerso, Rubio (2)
SPORTING KC 2017 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2017 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (11-6-11, 44 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2017 UNF POS PLAYER 7 F Gerso Fernandes 10 M Benny Feilhaber 14 F Dom Dwyer* 11 F Diego Rubio 9 F Latif Blessing 30 F Daniel Salloi 3 D Ike Opara 27 M Roger Espinoza 94 F Jimmy Medranda 15 D Seth Sinovic 17 D Saad Abdul-Salaam 19 M Cristian Lobato 8 D Graham Zusi 5 D Matt Besler 93 M Soni Mustivar 22 F Soony Saad 6 M Ilie Sanchez 4 D Kevin Ellis 40 D Igor Juliao 29 GK Tim Melia 41 M James Musa 88 M Kevin Oliveira 2 D Erik Palmer-Brown 77 M Tyler Pasher 39 F Cameron Porter 90 F Kharlton Belmar 20 F Gianluca Busio 55 D Amer Didic 21 GK Andrew Dykstra 24 F Cameron Iwasa 23 D Colton Storm 1 GK Adrian Zendejas Own-goals received Team totals Opponent totals
GP 27 26 15 10 20 17 24 24 27 27 10 7 20 23 14 12 27 5 1 28 1 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 28
GS MIN 23 1983 23 2101 14 1271 6 586 13 1136 7 727 24 2160 24 2137 18 1624 27 2407 8 722 4 345 19 1755 23 2070 2 260 6 453 27 2430 5 450 1 45 28 2520 1 90 0 11 4 370 1 45 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 2520 28 2520
G 8 5 5 4 3 2 2 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 1 35 22
A 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 6 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHT 58 54 45 17 30 26 12 34 40 12 7 6 27 4 0 14 15 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SOG 24 17 22 5 14 10 4 7 8 3 3 2 9 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FC 31 34 35 18 23 7 18 36 13 13 10 1 12 17 7 7 13 4 1 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FS 34 41 37 18 28 12 9 33 17 15 7 2 13 12 4 8 31 2 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OFF 6 0 10 4 20 3 1 3 3 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CK 6 83 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 21 0 0 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 4 4 5 2 2 0 3 9 2 5 1 0 3 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 24
406 280
137 107
308 352
352 308
60 71
133 110
50 63
1 2
T 11 11 11
SO 10 10 10
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Diego Rubio 2, Ike Opara 2, Gerso Fernandes 2, Dom Dwyer 2, Benny Feilhaber 1, Latif Blessing 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Graham Zusi 3, Roger Espinoza 2, Matt Besler 2, Daniel Salloi 1, Diego Rubio 1, Jimmy Medranda 1, Benny Feilhaber 1, Dom Dwyer 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Benny Feilhaber 2-2 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS 29 G
GOALKEEPER Tim Melia Team totals Opponent totals
GP 28 28 28
GS 28 28 28
MIN 2520 2520 2520
SH 107 107 137
SV 84 84 100
* = Played with other teams in 2017. Only Sporting Kansas City statistics listed here. 16
GA 22 22 35
GAA 0.79 0.79 1.25
PG 2 2 2
PA 5 5 2
W 11 11 6
L 6 6 11
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Manager | Peter Vermes
Assistant Coach | Kerry Zavagnin Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin first joined Kansas City in 2000 as a holding midfielder and was an integral part of the club’s midfield for the next nine seasons, during which time he helped lead the Wizards to MLS Cup (2000) and U.S. Open Cup (2004) Championships. He was named to the MLS All-Star team and the Best XI in 2004. Zavagnin’s primary duties as an assistant include scouting, developing Sporting Kansas City’s younger players, breaking down film and assisting with training sessions, among others.
Peter Vermes is in his ninth season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2017. He is the team’s longest-serving manager and his 142 coaching victories in all competitions are the most club history. During his tenure, he has won three major trophies – the 2012 and 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – and finished atop the Eastern Conference regular-season standings in 2011 and 2012. He is the first coach in club history to lead Sporting KC to six straight postseason appearances, as well as the only person to ever win the MLS Cup as both a player and a coach with the same team. His 114 regular-season wins top the club’s all-time chart and rank tied for 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 326 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 11-6-11 --- TOTAL 114-88-72 5-5-3
--- 0-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 4-0-1 1-1-0 3-0-1 17-5-3
--- --- --- --- 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 14-6-11 142-102-82
Goalkeeper Coach | Alec Dufty Goalkeeper coach Alec Dufty enters his first season with Sporting Kansas City having been introduced to the organization as Sporting KC’s USL affiliate - the Swope Park Rangers - goalkeeper coach in the side’s inaugural season in 2016. A former MLS player, Dufty began his playing career with the New York Red Bulls in 2009, going on to make one appearance before joining the MLS reserve goalkeeper pool. In 2010, Dufty joined USSF D2 Pro League side AC St. Louis, making 30 appearances before returning to MLS with the Chicago Fire in late 2010. He announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2011 season.
Fitness Coach | Mateus Manoel Mateus Manoel is in his eighth season with Sporting KC as Head Fitness Coach. His responsibilities cover all aspects of sport performance and science for the team, including strength and conditioning, injury prevention, field practices, nutrition, fitness monitoring (training load and readiness), player re-adaptation following rehab and recovery.
Dufty then took to coaching, first working with Florida Gulf Coast University and then the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2015, Dufty served as goalkeeper coach for Toronto FC II in their inaugural USL season.
In the summer of 2010, Manoel was an Assistant Fitness Coach for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team during the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He had formerly served as the Head Fitness Coach for the Mexican Men’s National Team in 2009, working with renowned coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. During 2007 and 2008, Manoel held a position with Athletes’ Performance in the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, where he worked with professional athletes from a variety of sports, including NFL, NHL, MLB and MLS (Chivas USA and LA Galaxy). Previously, he had assisted with strength and conditioning for D.C. United, while concurrently holding the position of Sports Performance Director with Velocity Sports Performance in Alexandria, Virginia. Manoel holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from George Washington University, where he was also responsible for the strength and conditioning needs of the Colonials Men’s Varsity Soccer Team. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland - College Park and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Manoel was born in Brazil and is fluent in both Portuguese and Spanish.
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Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #17 | D | SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM | @Saad_Abdul SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
62
44
4173
1
7
MLS Postseason
2
2
210
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
9
4
500
0
1
International
2
2
180
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
75
52
5063
1
8
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Assists 1, 7 times, last: Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs. LA Shots on Goal 1, 9 times, last: Aug. 12, 2017, KC at SEA Shots 2, 3 times, last: July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Fouls Committed 5, May 21, 2016, KC vs. RSL Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2015, KC at POR Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 6, 2017, KC at NYC Goal June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Assist Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs. LA 2017 Record when: he starts 1-2-5 he scores 1-0-0
Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 Birthday: 9/8/1991 Hometown: Gahanna, Ohio College: Akron Acquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#12)
Sporting KC selected defender Saad Abdul-Salaam with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 Abdul-Salaam played three seasons at the University of Akron (2012-14), recording three MLS SuperDraft. The right back played 28 matches across all competitions during his goals and 12 assists in 54 college games. He helped Akron win MAC regular season titles rookie season, including 22 regular season appearances, all five games in the Lamar in each of his three seasons and earned All-MAC First Team honors as a senior in 2014. Hunt U.S. Open Cup and one start in the MLS Cup Playoffs. He recorded six assists in 30 MLS appearances in 2016 and once again started in the MLS Cup Playoffs. He scored his first career goal in a 3-0 win over Minnesota United FC on June 3, 2017. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
62
44
4173
1
7
26
9
55
42
5
0
3
0
0
1
KC - Postseason
2
2
210
0
0
0
0
5
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
64
46
4383
1
7
26
9
60
44
5
0
4
0
0
1
#90 | F | KHARLTON BELMAR | @Kharltonbelmar SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
0
1
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
1
0
1
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-11 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
he scores 0-0-0
Sporting Kansas City signed forward Kharlton Belmar prior to the roster freeze from the club’s USL affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers. Belmar currently leads the Rangers with 11 goals in 2017 - setting a new single-season record for the club.
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.
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.
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #5 | D | MATT BESLER | @MattBesler SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
223
217
19562
3
15
MLS Postseason
13
13
1260
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
18
16
1504
0
1
International
10
10
885
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
264
256
23211
3
16
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 Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assist Sept. 10, 2017, KC at CLB 2017 Record when: he starts 11-5-7 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Birthday: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8) Sporting KC’s Matt Besler is in his ninth season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012-13), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013-16), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors since being selected in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Notre Dame.
Besler has earned 45 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 ranks fourth in Sporting KC history with 264 appearances across all competitions. Centenario, starting two matches, and scored his first international goal at St. Vincent and A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 230 of 236 MLS matches (including the Grenadines on Sept. 2, the same day his firstborn daughter Parker Rhea was born in playoffs) and landed club Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, 2015). Kansas City. He recently made four appearances for his country as the U.S. claimed 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
217
19562
3
15
41
9
195
107
8
1
28
2
2
7
KC - Postseason
13
13
1260
0
0
2
0
14
10
2
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
236
230
20822
3
15
43
9
209
117
10
1
28
2
2
7
#9 | F | LATIF BLESSING | @latif_blessing SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
20
13
1136
3
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
4
3
342
2
1
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
24
16
1478
5
1
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Assists 0 Shots on Goal 3, July 6, 2017, KC vs. PHI Shots 4, July 29, 2017, KC vs. CHI Fouls Committed 6, May 27, 2017, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 6, Aug. 6, 2017, KC vs. ATL Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Goal July 29, 2017, KC vs. CHI Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 4-3-6 he scores 1-0-1
Height: 5-3 Weight: 130 Birthday: 12/30/1996 Hometown: Accra, Ghana Last Club: Liberty Professionals FC (Ghana) Acquired: Signed on 1/9/2017 Sporting Kansas City acquired 20-year-old winger Latif Blessing in a transfer from Liberty Professionals FC of the Ghana Premier League in early 2017. Blessing scored two goals on his first start for the club in a 2-2 draw with Orlando City SC on May 13, 2017. Born and raised in Accra, Ghana, Blessing was named the 2016 Ghana Premier League player of the year after leading the top flight with 17 goals in his first season on the senior team. He was also a finalist for the 2016 Ghanaian FA Cup most valuable player award, helping Liberty Professionals reach the semifinals of the knockout competition.
Blessing, a product of the Liberty Professionals youth academy, debuted for the first team on Feb. 28, 2016 and opened his scoring account with a game-winning goal against Inter Allies one week later. He caught fire during the month of April with five goals over a three-game span, including a brace in a 5-1 victory over defending league champions Ashanti Gold. Blessing received his first call-up to the Ghana Men’s National Team in December 2016 as a member of the Black Stars’ 30-man provisional squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, but was not selected to the final roster.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
20
13
1136
3
0
30
14
23
28
20
0
2
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
20
13
1136
3
0
30
14
23
28
20
0
2
0
1
0
19
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #20 | F | 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 2017 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 key contributor for the U.S. U-15 National Team. He 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. He previously represented the U.S. U-15s in May 2017 at the Torneo Delle Nazioni in Italy, where he scored three goals as the Americans 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
#55 | D | AMER DIDIC | @amerdidic_ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
3
3
270
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
3
3
270
0
0
Height: 6-4 Weight: 195 Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 5/31/2017
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 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
20
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #21 | GK | ANDREW DYKSTRA SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 4, 3 times, last: March 6, 2016, DC at LA (w/ DC) Saves 8, May 15, 2010, CHI at KC (w/ CHI) Last Regular Season... Appearance March 6, 2016, DC at LA (w/ DC) Shutout April 12, 2014, DC at NY (w/ DC) 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 6-4 Weight: 195 Birthday: 1/2/1986 Hometown: Woodbridge, Virginia College: Virginia Commonwealth University Acquired: Signed on 1/10/2017 after being selected in Stage Two of Re-Entry Draft Dykstra joins Sporting KC having previously played for D.C. United from 2012-2016, where he served as a backup goalkeeper to Bill Hamid. He began his professional career with the Chicago Fire in 2009 and boasts seven years of MLS experience, appearing in 31 regular season matches with seven shutouts and an 11-11-8 record.
Undrafted out of college, Dykstra was signed to the Chicago Fire’s developmental roster in April 2009. He was signed to the senior roster two months later and became Chicago’s starting goalkeeper ahead of the 2010 campaign. He ended the year with a career-high 17 MLS appearances and five shutouts. Dykstra has previously spent time on loan in the USL with the Richmond Kickers and the Charleston Battery.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Regular Season
31
31
2758
153
104
7
44
1.44
3
5
0
1
11
11
8
MLS - TOTAL
31
31
2758
153
104
7
44
1.44
3
5
0
10
11
11
8
#4 | D | KEVIN ELLIS | @Kev_Ellis4 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
68
58
5389
5
5
MLS Postseason
3
3
300
1
0
U.S. Open Cup
13
10
974
0
1
International
6
6
540
2
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
90
77
7206
8
6
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 5 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Assists 1, 5 times, last: Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NE Shots on Goal 2, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs. LA Shots 3, Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs. LA Fouls Committed 4, April 25, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Last Regular Season... Appearance July 22, 2017, KC at RSL Goal Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Assist Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NE 2017 Record when: he starts 0-2-3 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 Birthday: 6/30/1991 Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri College: Barton County Community College Acquired: Signed as Homegrown on 2/18/2011 Sporting KC’s second Homegrown Player in club history, Kevin Ellis set regular season career-highs with 27 games played and four goals in 2015, the most by any MLS defender that year. He added another goal in the MLS Cup Playoffs and finished 2015 with starts in 32 of 33 appearances across all competitions. On April 2, 2016 he became the first Sporting KC Homegrown Player to reach 50 career regular season appearances.
Now in his seventh MLS season, Ellis developed in the Sporting KC Academy while attending Oak Park High School before playing at Barton County Community College from 2009-10. He scored his first goal for the club in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals against eventual champion Cruz Azul (Mexico).
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
68
58
5389
5
5
26
11
69
43
2
0
10
0
2
3
KC - Postseason
3
3
300
1
0
2
2
4
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
71
61
5689
6
5
28
13
73
45
2
0
11
0
2
3
21
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #27 | M | ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
184
164
14550
5
23
MLS Postseason
8
7
545
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
17
15
1654
0
3
International
3
2
232
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
212
188
16981
5
26
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, 23 times, last: July 1, 2017, KC vs. POR Shots on Goal 2, 8 times, last: May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Shots 6, May 15, 2016, KC vs. ORL Fouls Committed 5, May 1, 2016, KC vs. LA Fouls Suffered 6, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2016, KC at RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 10, 2017, KC at CLB Goal June 24, 2017, KC at LA Assist July 1, 2017, KC vs. POR 2017 Record when: he starts 9-5-10 he scores 1-0-0
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.
competitions, tallying five goals and 26 assists over seven seasons. In two years at Wigan Athletic, he logged 57 appearances, including eight in the UEFA Europa League, and started in the club’s 2013 FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City. Espinoza has earned 51 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team since debuting in 2009. He has competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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 212 appearances for the club in all MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
184
164
14550
5
23
197
50
285
253
13
15
41
7
1
6
KC - Postseason
8
7
545
0
0
6
2
10
10
1
0
3
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
192
171
15095
5
23
203
52
295
263
14
15
44
7
1
6
#10 | M | BENNY FEILHABER | @b_feilhaber22 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
146
133
11776
29
41
MLS Postseason
7
7
694
0
3
U.S. Open Cup
12
10
976
3
8
International
9
8
592
1
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
174
158
14038
33
55
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 18, 2015, KC vs. FCD Assists 2, 5 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Shots 7, 2 times, last: Sept. 10, 2017, KC at CLB Fouls Committed 6, Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 6, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Goal Aug. 6, 2017, KC vs. ATL Assist May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA 2017 Record when: he starts 10-4-9 he scores 3-0-2
Height: 5-9 Weight: 160 Birthday: 1/19/1985 Hometown: Irvine, California College: UCLA Last Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Trade with New England Revolution on 12/11/2012 A seven-year MLS veteran, Benny Feilhaber set professional career-highs in 2015 with 10 goals and 15 assists en route to an MLS MVP nomination. He was named MLS Player of the Month in April of that year, earned MLS All-Star honors for the first time in his career and landed Sporting KC’s 2015 Most Valuable Player award after finishing with a club record 20 assists in all competitions. Feilhaber turned professional in 2005 with German club Hamburg after two seasons at UCLA. He moved to Derby County of the English Premier League in 2007 and Danish side AGF Aarhus in 2008 before signing with the New England Revolution in 2011. He
joined Sporting KC prior to the 2013 campaign and has made 174 appearances across all competitions for the club with 33 goals and 55 assists. Feilhaber has earned 43 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in 2007. He scored the game-winning goal on a volley in the 2007 Gold Cup Final against Mexico before competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He helped lead the U.S. to the final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and also made three appearances at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He returned to the National Team after a three year absence in January 2017 under new head coach Bruce Arena.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
146
133
11776
29
41
227
71
180
280
4
266
25
1
7
12
MLS - Regular Season
198
179
15969
34
50
305
99
248
421
6
339
33
3
7
13
KC - Postseason
7
7
694
0
3
17
3
14
17
2
2
2
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
205
186
16663
34
53
322
102
262
438
8
341
35
3
7
14
22
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #7 | F | GERSO FERNANDES | @ge7fe SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
27
23
1983
8
2
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
4
4
329
2
1
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
31
27
2312
10
3
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 3, May 17, 2017, KC vs. SEA Assists 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE 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 Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Goal Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Assist Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE 2017 Record when: he starts 9-5-9 he scores 5-0-1
Height: 5-8 Weight: 140 Birthday: 2/21/1991 Hometown: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Last Club: C.F. Os Belenenses (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 1/4/2017 Gerso Fernandes, a left-footed winger, has played more than 150 matches during a six-year professional career in Portugal. He has spent each of the last five seasons in the Portuguese first division, including the 2016-17 Primeira Liga campaign with Belenenses. On May 17, 2017, Gerso scored the first Sporting KC hat-trick in seven years in a 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC 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 started nine of 14 Primeira Liga appearances for Belenenses since August, recording four assists as well as the game-winning goal against Maritimo on Dec. 10, 2016. He also contributed one assist in three domestic cup matches, featuring in the 2016-17 Taça de Portugal and the 2016-17 Taça da Liga. Fernandes appeared more than 100 times for Estoril between 2011-2016. He helped clinch promotion to the Primera Liga in his first year with the club before facilitating Estoril’s transition to the top flight over the next two seasons, recording four assists in 43 Primera Liga appearances and playing six games in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League group stage.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
27
23
1983
8
2
58
24
31
34
6
6
4
0
2
1
MLS - TOTAL
27
23
1983
8
2
58
24
31
34
6
6
4
0
2
1
#24 | F | CAMERON IWASA | @cam31iwasa SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals N/A Assists N/A Shots on Goal N/A Shots N/A Fouls Committed N/A Fouls Suffered N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Birthday: 7/7/1993 Hometown: Sacramento, California Last Club: Sacramento Republic FC (USL) Acquired: Signed on 1/10/2017 Cameron Iwasa was a 2016 USL All-League Second Team honoree, recording 12 goals and three assists in his second year with Sacramento Republic FC. Iwasa’s 12 goals set a regular-season club record and helped Sacramento finish first in the USL Western Conference standings. Iwasa appeared in all 30 regular season matches for his hometown club in 2016, including a team-record 27 straight starts to end the campaign. His 59 shot attempts and 31 shots on goal were also single-season Sacramento records. Iwasa earned USL Team of the Week honors three times and was named USL Player of the Week in Week 13 after netting a brace in a 3-2 win over Rio Grande Valley FC on June 18.
he scores 0-0-0
The forward inked his first professional contract with Sacramento in 2015 and ended the season with one goal and one assist in 17 regular season appearances as a rookie. Iwasa totaled 23 goals and 14 assists during a four-year collegiate career at UC Irvine. He was named a 2014 MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist as a senior after recording six goals, six assists and guiding UC Irvine to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #19 | M | CRISTIAN LOBATO SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
7
4
345
1
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
7
4
345
1
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, Sept. 10, 2017, KC at CLB Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 10, 2017, KC at CLB Shots 2, Sept. 6, 2017, KC at NYC Fouls Committed 1, Aug. 19, 2017, KC vs. FCD Fouls Suffered 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 6, 2017, KC vs. ATL Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Goal Sept. 10, 2017, KC at CLB Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 1-1-2 he scores 0-0-1
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 joins Sporting Kansas City after spending the last 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.
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
7
4
345
1
0
6
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
7
4
345
1
0
6
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
#94 | D | JIMMY MEDRANDA | @jimmymedranda SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
68
48
4121
2
3
MLS Postseason
1
0
1
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
6
6
614
0
2
International
2
1
96
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
77
55
4833
2
5
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN 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 Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Goal June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Assist April 15, 2017, KC at POR 2017 Record when: he starts 9-3-6 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 77 games for the club across all competitions, including a career-high 32 appearances and 25 starts in 2016.
Medranda has scored two 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
68
48
4121
2
3
91
17
64
42
4
8
11
1
1
2
KC - Postseason
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
69
48
4122
2
3
91
17
64
42
4
8
11
1
1
2
24
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #29 | GK | TIM MELIA | @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
78
78
7020
0
0
MLS Postseason
2
2
174
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
9
9
900
0
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
90
90
8184
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 Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Shutout Aug. 19, 2017, KC vs. FCD 2017 Record when: he starts 11-6-11
Birthday: 5/15/1986
Tim Melia solidified his position as starting goalkeeper in 2016 following his breakout season in 2015 where he earned MLS Comeback Player of the Year honors. Now in his sixth MLS season after previously serving as a back-up goalkeeper at Real Salt Lake (2010-11) and Chivas USA (2012-14), Melia ended 2016 with eight clean sheets and a 1.11 goals against average in the regular season as Sporting KC made its sixth straight playoff appearance.
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 In 2016, Melia became the first goalkeeper in club history to record at least five saves, York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL one penalty stop and a shutout win in the same match against the New York Red Bulls on First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of April 9 before performing that feat again in the 2017 season opener against D.C. United. 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
78
78
7020
311
228
26
80
1.03
7
11
6
0
32
25
20
MLS - Regular Season
84
83
7459
347
250
26
94
1.13
8
12
6
1
33
29
21
KC - Postseason
2
2
174
5
2
0
2
1.03
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
MLS - TOTAL
86
85
7633
352
252
26
96
1.13
8
12
6
1
33
30
21
#41 | M | JAMES MUSA SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
1
1
90
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
1
1
90
0
0
Height: 6-3 Weight: 170 Hometown: Plymouth, England Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 8/11/2017
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, Aug. 12, 2017, KC at SEA Shots 1, Aug. 12, 2017, KC at SEA Fouls Committed 2, Aug. 12, 2017, KC at SEA Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-1-0
Birthday: 4/1/1992
James Musa signed for Sporting KC in August of 2017 after spending the earlier part of the year with the club’s USL affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers. Musa joined the Swope Park Rangers from fellow USL side Saint Louis FC ahead of the 2017 season. He spent two years in St. Louis, making 51 appearances in the club’s first two years of existence. Musa began his professional career with Wellington Phoenix FC in 2010 before playing for Waitakere City FC and Team Wellington FC. Musa was offered a trial by then English Premier League side Fulham FC and signed with the club in 2012. A loan spell at Hereford United FC in the Conference followed before returning to Team Wellington in
he scores 0-0-0
New Zealand in 2013. He then moved to South Melbourne in 2014 before heading back to Team Wellington after one season in Australia. Musa has earned three caps for the New Zealand National Team, appearing in the side’s two FIFA World Cup Qualifier against the Solomon Islands in September 2017 after making his debut in a friendly against South Africa on May 30, 2014. He previously represented New Zealand at the Under-20 and Under-23 levels, including three appearances at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup and one appearance for the U-23s at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
1
1
90
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
1
1
90
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
25
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #93 | M | SONI MUSTIVAR | @billydougie SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
64
46
4193
0
3
MLS Postseason
2
2
210
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
8
7
640
1
0
International
2
2
154
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
76
57
5197
1
3
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Hometown: Aubervilliers, France Last Club: Petrolul Ploiesti (Romania) Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2015
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 2, Aug. 15, 2015, KC vs. VAN Shots on Goal 1, Oct. 21, 2015, KC vs. COL Shots 2, Aug. 8, 2015, KC at TOR Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 4 times, last: May 11, 2016, KC at COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Aug. 12, 2017, KC at SEA Goal N/A Assist April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL 2017 Record when: he starts 0-2-0 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 2/12/1990
Soni Mustivar is entering his third season with Sporting KC having set career-highs in starts (24) and minutes played (2095) in 2016. In his first season at Sporting KC, Mustivar earned Co-Defender of the Year honors after producing a 15-5-6 record as a starter in all competitions and led MLS during the regular season with more than six interceptions per 90 minutes played. Mustivar began his professional career as a teenager with SC Bastia in France’s Ligue 2 from 2008-10. He then moved to FC Petrolul Ploiesti and played three seasons in
Romania’s Liga I, recording 61 league appearances in addition to eight games in the UEFA Europa League. He started in Petrolul’s triumph in the 2013 Romanian Cup Final. Mustivar has earned 12 caps for the Haiti Men’s National Team since debuting in 2013. This year he has helped Haiti book a spot in the Copa America Centenario and featured in a pair of 2018 World Cup qualifiers. He was a youth international for France at the U-20 level and holds dual citizenship in both France and Haiti. He joined Haiti for the Copa America Centenario but did not appear in a game.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
64
46
4193
0
3
11
1
68
42
0
0
8
1
0
1
KC - Postseason
2
2
210
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
66
48
4403
0
3
11
1
70
45
0
0
8
1
0
1
#88 | M | KEVIN OLIVEIRA | @kprincce SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
1
0
11
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
1
0
11
0
0
Height: 5-7 Weight: 145 Hometown: Sao Vicente, Cape Verde Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 9/15/2017
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 1, Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Fouls Suffered 2, Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 6/8/1996
Kevin Oliveira signed for Sporting Kansas City on Sept. 15, 2017 after spending the previous two seasons with the club’s USL affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers. The creative midfielder had tallied six goals and nine assists in 28 USL appearances at the time of his signing, and made his Sporting KC debut in the 3-1 victory over the New England Revolution on Sept. 16, 2017. Oliveira scored the Rangers’ first goal in club history when he converted from the penalty spot in a 2-1 win over Portland Timbers 2 on March 26, 2016 and went on to record three goals and four assists in 2016 before suffering a torn ACL in June of that year, ruling him
out until the following April. Despite missing half of the 2016 campaign, Oliveira was still named No. 2 in the USL’s 20-Under-20 list, which ranks the league’s best young talent. Prior to joining the Rangers, Oliveira had spent the previous six years in Portugal playing with Benfica’s Academy, eventually rising to the prestigious club’s B team. In the 2015-16 season, Oliveira was loaned to Portuguese Segunda Liga side SC Covilha, where he made nine appearances before joining SPR. The Sao Vicente, Cape Verde native has been called in to the Cape Verde National Team on two occasions, but has yet to make his debut for the senior national team.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
1
0
11
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
1
0
11
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #3 | D | IKE OPARA | @ikeopara SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
76
63
5795
8
3
MLS Postseason
3
0
16
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
6
6
613
2
0
International
7
7
630
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
92
76
7054
11
3
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 11 times, last: June 24, 2017, KC at LA Assists 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: March 22, 2014, KC vs. SJ Shots 3, 2 times, last: March 22, 2014, KC vs. SJ Fouls Committed 5, May 11, 2016, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 3, April 13, 2016, KC vs. COL Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Goal June 24, 2017, KC at LA Assist Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ 2017 Record when: he starts 11-3-10 he scores 2-0-0
Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Birthday: 2/21/1989 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina College: Wake Forest Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Trade with San Jose Earthquakes on 12/12/2012 Eighth-year veteran Ike Opara is in his fifth season as a member of Sporting KC, having set career-highs for appearances (25), starts (15) and assists (3) in 2016. He enjoyed a sensational first month of the 2015 campaign, scoring two goals, leading MLS in interceptions and earning an MLS Player of the Month nomination, before suffering a season-ending Achilles rupture in April. He made his 2016 debut on April 9 in a 2-0 win against the New York Red Bulls, his first MLS appearance in nearly a year, and has featured regularly along the back line since then.
Sporting KC’s 2013 Newcomer of the Year, Opara appeared in 18 MLS matches during the club’s MLS Cup-winning campaign. He scored four goals in 2013 across all competitions and featured in three of Sporting KC’s playoff matches. A season-ending ankle injury limited him to three MLS appearances in 2014. Opara represented the United States at the U-23 level during the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Qualifying Tournament. The San Jose Earthquakes selected him in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing, and he played 36 MLS matches for the team over three seasons.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
76
63
5795
8
3
51
21
75
30
3
0
10
1
5
2
MLS - Regular Season
111
85
7947
11
3
72
28
104
47
8
1
12
1
6
2
KC - Postseason
3
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - Postseason
4
0
94
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
115
85
8041
11
3
73
28
105
49
8
1
12
1
6
2
#2 | D | ERIK PALMER-BROWN | @ErikBrown14 SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
16
10
981
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
4
3
316
0
0
International
1
1
60
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
21
14
1357
0
0
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Fouls Committed 3, May 11, 2016, KC at COL Fouls Suffered 2, Aug. 12, 2017, KC at SEA Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 6, 2017, KC at NYC Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-2-2 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 Birthday: 4/24/1997 Hometown: Lee’s Summit, Missouri Last Club: FC Porto (Portugal) - Loan Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 8/2/2013 Homegrown defender Erik Palmer-Brown was the youngest signing in club history when he signed in 2013. A native of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Palmer-Brown is considered one of the top youth prospects for his age in the country. He was named captain of the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team in 2017 and led the side to a quarterfinal appearance in the FIFA U-20 World Cup. He previously represented the U.S. U-20s at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, starting the third and final group stage match. Palmer-Brown made his debut and first MLS start in May 2014, becoming the youngest player in MLS history to start a match as a defender, for the first of six appearances in all competitions (including debuts in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF
Champions League). He added seven more competitive appearances in 2015, including four starts. He made his first start since late 2015 in a 1-1 draw with Philadelphia on July 6, 2017. Palmer-Brown has represented United States youth national teams at the U-15, U-17, U-18 and U-20 levels and captained the U-20s at the Stevan Vilotic-Cele Tournament in September 2015. Most recently, Palmer-Brown captained the U.S. U-20s in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, guiding the side to a quarterfinal appearance.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
16
10
981
0
0
2
0
9
7
1
0
4
1
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
16
10
981
0
0
2
0
9
7
7
0
4
1
0
0
27
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #77 | D | TYLER PASHER | @typash SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
1
1
45
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
1
1
90
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
2
2
135
0
0
Height: 5-11 Weight: 160 Hometown: Elmira, Ontario Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 12/2/2016
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 0 Fouls Committed 1, May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season... Appearance May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 4/27/1994
Canadian midfielder Tyler Pasher signed an MLS contract for Sporting KC in December 2016 after starring for the Swope Park Rangers during the club’s inaugural 2016 campaign. He made his MLS debut for Sporting KC at Vancouver on May 20, 2017.
Pasher had previously played for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL and Lansing United of the NPSL. Raised in the Newcastle United Academy in England, Pasher returned to Canada and joined the Toronto FC Academy in 2010 before turning pro and signing with PS Kemi in Finland three years later.
The 22-year-old joined the Rangers in March 2016 after a successful preseason spell and played a leading role throughout the season. He started 26 of 28 USL appearances with Pasher has previously represented the Canadian National Team at the Under-17 and five goals and four assists (including playoffs), tallying three of his assists in the playoffs Under-20 levels, while he was called into the Canadian senior team to train ahead of a as the Rangers were crowned USL Western Conference champions and advanced to the pair of friendlies in March 2015. USL Cup Final. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
1
1
45
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
1
1
45
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
# 39 | F | CAMERON PORTER | @Cam39Porter SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
3
0
53
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
1
1
54
0
0
International
4
3
234
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
8
4
341
1
0
Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 Hometown: Centerville, OH College: Princeton Last Club: Montreal Impact Acquired: Signed on 7/12/2016
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, 2 times, last: May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 2, March 7, 2015, MTL at DC (w/ MTL) Last Regular Season... Appearance May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Goal N/A Assist N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 5/23/1993
Sporting KC acquired 24-year-old forward Cameron Porter from the Montreal Impact on July 12, 2016. Montreal selected Porter with the 45th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. He played five matches during his rookie campaign, including three games in the CONCACAF Champions League knockout stage. Porter scored one of Montreal’s most important goals in club history on March 4, 2015, netting a 94th-minute equalizer against Mexican side CF Pachuca in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. His first professional tally, scored before a crowd of 38,104 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, sent the Impact to the semifinals and allowed the
club to eventually finish runners-up in the tournament. Porter suffered an ACL tear to his left knee two weeks later and missed the remainder of the 2015 season. He made his Sporting KC debut in a 3-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC on July 24, then scored his first goal for the club in the CONCACAF Champions League on Oct. 19, a 3-1 win over Central FC. Porter played collegiately at Princeton University from 2011-2014, recording 31 goals and 13 assists in 67 appearances. The college star led the NCAA with 15 goals during his final college season.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
3
0
53
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
5
1
92
0
0
2
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
28
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #11 | F | DIEGO RUBIO | @DiegoRubo_ SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
25
9
916
5
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
4
3
296
2
1
International
3
3
270
1
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
32
15
1482
8
2
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Assists 1, July 29, 2017, KC vs. CHI Shots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Shots 4, 4 times, last: Sept. 10, 2017, KC at CLB 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 at Vancouver. He scored the game-winner in the 109th minute of Sporting KC’s 2-1 victory over Minnesota United FC in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 on June 15, then opened his CONCACAF Champions League scoring account on Sept. 13 vs. Vancouver. Rubio completed his permanent transfer to Sporting KC in September. Rubio tore his ACL in October 2016 and 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 Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Goal Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Assist July 29, 2017, KC vs. CHI 2017 Record when: he starts 3-0-3 he scores 2-0-1
Rubio played for 18-time Primeira Liga champion Sporting Clube de Portugal from 2011-2015, scoring 22 goals in 52 games for the club’s reserve team Sporting B. He also made 20 senior team appearances, including six in the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League as he helped the club advance to the tournament semifinals. Rubio has earned three caps for the Chile Men’s National Team since debuting at age 18 in a friendly against Paraguay in June 2011. He appeared in two additional friendlies against France and Mexico later that year before playing eight matches at the U-20 level in 2012 and 2013, including three starts at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
25
9
916
5
1
30
7
31
31
9
0
4
0
2
1
MLS - TOTAL
25
9
916
5
1
30
7
31
31
9
0
4
0
2
1
#22 | F | SOONY SAAD | @SoonySaad SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
70
32
3055
8
7
MLS Postseason
4
0
47
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
5
4
375
4
1
International
4
4
376
2
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
83
40
3853
14
8
Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 Hometown: Dearborn, Michigan Last Club: Pattaya United (Thailand) Acquired: Signed on 1/30/2017
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, July 13, 2013, KC vs. TOR Assists 2, Aug. 10, 2013, KC vs. NE Shots on Goal 3, 3 times, last: June 6, 2014, KC at HOU Shots 9, June 29, 2013, KC vs. CLB Fouls Committed 3, 3 times, last: June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Goal Sept. 3, 2014, KC at NE Assist April 29, 2017, KC vs. RSL 2017 Record when: he starts 2-2-2 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 8/17/1992
Saad rejoins Sporting KC from Pattaya United of Thailand’s first division, where he scored Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title, scoring two pivotal goals in a 3-2 third-round victory over nine goals across 28 Thai League appearances in 2016. He has also recorded three Orlando City. goals in nine caps for the Lebanon Men’s National Team since making his senior international debut in 2013. Saad enjoyed a breakout year in 2013, reaching MLS career-highs with four goals, four assists and 23 games played. He also notched a brace in a 2-0 CONCACAF Champions During his first stint with Sporting KC, Saad tallied 14 goals and seven assists in 71 League win at Honduran side Olimpia and appeared in two playoff games during Sporting appearances across all competitions. He was signed by MLS and allocated to Sporting KC’s run to the 2013 MLS Cup championship. In 2014, Saad scored five goals across all KC via a lottery draft in July 2011. The following month, he scored nine minutes into his competitions and helped the club advance to the MLS Cup Playoffs for a fourth straight MLS debut on his 19th birthday to become the youngest goal scorer in club history. In year. Thai outfit BEC Tero Sasana signed Saad ahead of the 2015 season and loaned 2012, Saad played nine MLS matches and helped Sporting Kansas City capture the him to Pattaya United last year. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
70
32
3055
8
7
112
34
45
59
3
30
2
0
2
2
KC - Postseason
4
0
47
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
74
32
3102
8
7
112
34
48
59
3
30
2
0
2
2
29
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #30 | F | DANIEL SALLOI | @danielsalloi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
17
7
727
2
2
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
3
1
168
2
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
20
8
895
4
2
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: July 29, 2017, KC vs. CHI Assists 1, 2 times, last: July 29, 2017, KC vs. CHI Shots on Goal 3, July 29, 2017, KC vs. CHI Shots 4, 3 times, last: Aug. 19, 2017, KC vs. FCD Fouls Committed 2, June 3, 2017, KC vs. MIN Fouls Suffered 3, Sept. 10, 2017, KC at CLB Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 10, 2017, KC at CLB Goal July 29, 2017, KC vs. CHI Assist July 29, 2017, KC vs. CHI 2017 Record when: he starts 2-2-3 he scores 1-0-1
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 Kevin Ellis (2011), Erik Palmer-Brown (2013) and Gianluca Busio (2017). 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. In June 2016, he was loaned to Hungarian club Gyirmot SE for the remainder of the year. Prior to his loan to Gyirmot, Salloi made 10 appearances for Sporting KC’s USL affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers. The forward scored four goals and added three assists in six
starts for the team. Salloi moved to the United States in August 2014 as an AFS exchange student and attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas. He joined the Sporting Kansas City Academy U-18s for the 2014-15 season and scored a team-high 21 goals in 28 appearances, including three hat-tricks in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. After a successful spell with the Sporting KC U-18s, Salloi returned to his former Academy side Ujpest FC in July 2015 to sign an amateur contract for senior team, a 20-time champion in Hungary’s first division. He made his professional debut in the top-tier OTP Bank Liga on July 18, the day before his 19th birthday.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
17
7
727
2
2
26
10
7
12
3
0
0
0
0
1
MLS - TOTAL
17
7
727
2
2
26
10
7
12
3
0
0
0
0
1
#6 | M | ILIE SANCHEZ | @iliesanchez SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
27
27
2430
0
1
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
4
4
420
0
1
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
31
31
2850
0
2
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Last Club: Elche CF (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 1/13/2017
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, June 10, 2017, KC vs. MTL Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: Sept. 10, 2017, KC at CLB Shots 2, 2 times, last: May 20, 2017, KC at VAN Fouls Committed 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Fouls Suffered 4, March 4, 2017, KC at DC Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Goal N/A Assist June 10, 2017, KC vs. MTL 2016 Record when: he starts 11-5-11 he scores 0-0-0
Birthday: 11/21/1990
Sánchez, a product of FC Barcelona’s famed La Masia youth academy, has eight years of professional experience in Spain and Germany. The defensive midfielder featured extensively for FC Barcelona B from 2009-2014 and most recently played for Spanish side Elche CF during the 2015-16 season.
After missing most of 2011-12 through injury, Sánchez claimed a regular spot in Barcelona B’s midfield over the next two seasons. He played 29 league matches in 2012-13 and started 36 of 38 appearances in 2013-14, guiding Barcelona B to another third-place finish in the Segunda Division. Sánchez appeared in 114 league games during his five-year spell at FC Barcelona B.
Born and raised in Barcelona, Sánchez jumped from La Masia to FC Barcelona B ahead of the 2009-10 campaign. He helped the club earn promotion to the Spanish Segunda Sánchez moved to Germany’s second division in 2014, making 26 appearances in all Division in his first professional season. He played 24 more matches the following year as competitions for 1860 Munich of the 2. Bundesliga. He was then loaned back to his native Barcelona B finished third in Spain’s second tier. Spain for the 2015-16 campaign, where he played 28 games for CF Elche in the Segunda Division. MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
27
27
2430
0
1
15
2
13
31
0
7
5
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
27
27
2430
0
1
15
2
13
31
0
7
5
0
0
0
30
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #15 | D | SETH SINOVIC | @ssinovic SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
160
155
13727
1
8
MLS Postseason
12
12
1134
2
0
U.S. Open Cup
13
13
1093
0
2
International
11
10
937
1
2
ALL COMPETITIONS
196
190
16891
4
12
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, 8 times, last: April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 2, March 15, 2014, KC vs. FCD Shots 3, 3 times, last: May 27, 2017, KC at COL Fouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 23, 2015, KC at HOU Fouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: April 20, 2013, KC at LA Last Regular Season... Appearance Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Goal April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Assist April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL 2017 Record when: he starts 10-6-11 he scores 1-0-0
Birthday: 1/28/1987
An eight-year MLS veteran, Seth Sinovic has started 190 of 196 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
160
155
13727
1
8
78
21
171
101
8
0
26
0
0
4
MLS - Regular Season
180
173
15307
1
8
85
22
184
111
8
0
29
0
0
4
KC - Postseason
12
12
1134
2
0
5
3
18
12
0
0
2
0
2
0
MLS - TOTAL
192
185
16441
3
8
90
25
202
123
8
0
31
0
2
4
#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 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Birthday: 7/6/1994 Hometown: Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania College: University of North Carolina Acquired: 2017 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#14) - signed on 2/24/2017 Rookie defender Colton Storm joined Sporting Kansas City as the No. 14 overall selection in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. Storm, a right back, tallied two goals and eight assists in 69 matches during his four-year career at the University of North Carolina.He capped his senior campaign in 2016 with Second Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference and NSCAA Third Team All-South Region honors. He was also named to the NCAA College Cup Best XI after guiding the Tar Heels to their seventh final four in program history.
he scores 0-0-0
Born and raised in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Storm started 41 straight games for North Carolina from 2015-2016. He captained the team as a senior, leading a defense that posted 12 shutouts in 21 matches. As a youth, Storm competed in the United States U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida. He played club soccer for HMMS Eagle FC in his hometown.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
SHT
SOG
FC
FS
OFF
CK
C
E
GWG
GWA
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #1 | GK | ADRIAN ZENDEJAS | @MrZ3ND SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
MLS Postseason
0
0
0
0
0
U.S. Open Cup
0
0
0
0
0
International
0
0
0
0
0
ALL COMPETITIONS
0
0
0
0
0
Height: 6-5 Weight: 185 Hometown: Chula Vista, California Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 12/2/2016
Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed N/A Saves N/A Last Regular Season... Appearance N/A Shutout N/A 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0
Birthday: 8/30/1995
Goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas signed an MLS contract for Sporting KC in December 2016 after playing for the Swope Park Rangers during the club’s inaugural 2016 campaign. Zendajas joined the Rangers in June 2016 and debuted in a 2-1 win over LA Galaxy II on Aug. 27 before starting five of the team’s final seven regular season matches, amassing a perfect 5-0-0 record with three shutouts, 13 saves and a 0.40 goals against average. Zendejas carried his great form into the postseason, earning two more clean sheets as the Rangers rattled off three straight victories en route to the USL Cup Final.
The Chula Vista, California native joined Club Tijuana in 2014 and made his debut for the Under-20 team in February 2015. He made 31 total appearances for the U-20 team while helping the Xolos reach the 2015 Apertura final and the 2016 Clausura final. He made his first-team debut in a preseason friendly against Club Leon on July 3, 2015 and played all four preseason games for the Xolos in July 2015. His youth career includes a stint at Nomads SC in San Diego, California while he also played for Hilltop High School in Chula Vista.
MLS CAREER STATS
GP
GS
MIN
SHT
SVS
SO
GA
GAA
PG
PA
C
E
W
L
T
KC - Regular Season
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MLS - TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
#8 | M | GRAHAM ZUSI | @gzusi SPORTING KC STATS
GP
GS
MIN
G
A
MLS Regular Season
214
174
16081
26
54
MLS Postseason
13
13
1259
0
6
U.S. Open Cup
14
12
1177
3
4
International
8
8
690
0
3
ALL COMPETITIONS
249
207
19207
29
67
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 Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE Goal Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs. SJ Assist Sept. 16, 2017, KC vs. NE 2017 Record when: he starts 10-3-6 he scores 0-0-0
Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) A nine-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15, 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 29 goals and 67 assists in 249 appearances for Sporting KC across all competitions since being drafted in 2008 out of the University of Maryland, where he won two national championships. He is second in club history with 67 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist on
Benny Feilhaber’s goal against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi reached 50 regular-season assists & moved into first in club history with 24 game-winning assists on Aug. 19, 2017. 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
214
174
16081
26
54
316
103
177
254
28
671
17
0
8
25
KC - Postseason
13
13
1259
0
6
24
1
20
23
1
61
1
0
0
3
MLS - TOTAL
227
187
17340
26
60
340
104
197
277
29
732
18
0
8
28
32
Sporting KC Game Notes | September 20, 2017 vs. New York Red Bulls | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 PARTICIPATION CHART PLAYER Abdul-Salaam Belmar Besler Blessing Busio Didic Dwyer Dykstra Ellis Espinoza Feilhaber Gerso Iwasa Juliao Lobato Medranda Melia Musa Mustivar Oliveira Opara Palmer-Brown Pasher Porter Rubio Saad Salloi Ilie Sinovic Storm Zendejas Zusi
3/4 3/11 3/18 3/31 4/9 4/15 4/22 4/29 5/3 5/7 5/13 5/17 5/20 5/27 6/3 6/10 6/17 @DC FCD SJ @TOR COL @POR @FCD RSL NY @MIN @ORL SEA @VAN @COL MIN MTL @SJ DNP UNAV INJ DNP DNP SUB-1 DNP DNP UNAV UNAV SUB-1 DNP DNP DNP RB-90 RB-90 DNP -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 INTL CB-90 DNP SUB-23 DNP SUB-7 DNP DNP SUB-6 DNP DNP DNP CF-82 SUB-7 CF-69 CF-90 LW-75 INJ LW-69 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- DNP DNP SPR CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-89 CF-89 CF-90 SUS CF-90 INJ INJ SUB-28 CF-90 CF-76 UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR UNAV UNAV DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CB-90 DNP DNP CB-90 INJ INJ CB-90 DNP CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-89 CM-90 CM-70 CM-89 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-89 SUS CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-85 INJ INJ CM-83 CM-72 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-89 SUB-34 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 LW-90 LW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-84 RW-90 RW-90 RW-77 RW-90 RW-83 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 INJ INJ INJ UNAV UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR UNAV DNP DNP UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP RB-45 UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP DNP DNP UNAV -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW-90 RW-67 LW-78 CM-65 CM-74 LW-90 LW-81 LW-79 LW-89 SUB-30 LW-86 LW-79 SUB-45 LW-74 CM-67 LW-80 SUB-21 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- DNP DNP SUB-5 SUB-25 SUB-16 SUB-7 SUB-18 SUB-20 SUB-1 DNP SUB-4 SUB-11 CM-56 DNP SUB-23 SUB-10 DNP -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 DNP CB-90 CB-90 DNP CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 INTL INJ INJ SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR INTL INTL INTL INTL INTL INJ INJ UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR LW-45 SPR SPR INTL SPR UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP DNP UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP DNP SUB-21 DNP DNP DNP UNAV INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ DNP SUB-14 DNP DNP SUB-12 LW-83 LW-83 DNP DNP SUB-1 SUB-1 LW-60 SUB-8 INJ UNAV SUB-16 CF-62 INTL UNAV DNP DNP DNP DNP SUB-7 DNP SUB-9 SUB-11 SUB-1 SUB-13 DNP SUB-1 DNP DNP SUB-15 DNP DNP CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-89 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR INJ SPR SPR DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP SPR INJ SPR SPR RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 SUB-45 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 INTL INTL RB-90
6/24 7/1 7/6 7/22 7/29 8/6 8/12 8/19 9/6 9/10 9/16 9/24 9/30 10/7 10/11 10/15 10/22 PLAYER @LA POR PHI @RSL CHI ATL @SEA FCD @NYC @CLB NE LA VAN @MIN @HOU HOU @RSL Abdul-Salaam DNP RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 DNP RB-90 RB-90 DNP RB-90 DNP DNP Belmar -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPR Besler CB-90 INTL INTL INTL CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 INTL CB-90 CB-90 Blessing LW-72 LW-90 RW-90 LW-90 RW-83 CF-90 SUB-30 SUB-1 CF-66 SUB-7 LW-90 Busio -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- UNAV UNAV UNAV Didic UNAV SPR SPR DNP SPR SPR UNAV SPR DNP UNAV SPR Dwyer CF-89 INTL INTL DNP -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Dykstra DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP UNAV DNP DNP UNAV SPR DNP Ellis DNP CB-90 DNP CB-90 DNP DNP UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV Espinoza CM-90 CM-90 SUS CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 DNP CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 SUS Feilhaber CM-61 CM-80 CM-90 CM-90 CM-87 SUB-45 SUB-27 CM-89 CM-90 CM-89 CM-90 Gerso RW-90 RW-35 SUB-10 RW-80 SUS RW-83 RW-72 SUB-22 SUB-7 SUB-1 RW-79 Iwasa SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Juliao UNAV -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Lobato -- UNAV UNAV UNAV SUB-17 CM-45 SUB-18 RW-68 RW-83 RW-89 SUB-25 Medranda SUB-29 SUB-10 CM-90 DNP SUB-7 SUB-7 CM-90 LB-90 SUB-22 SUB-1 CM-83 Melia GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 Musa -- -- -- -- -- -- CM-90 DNP INTL UNAV DNP Mustivar SUB-1 DNP DNP DNP UNAV UNAV CM-63 UNAV DNP DNP INJ Oliveira -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SUB-11 Opara CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 INJ CB-90 CB-90 UNAV CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 Palmer-Brown INJ DNP CB-90 CB-90 SUB-3 UNAV CB-90 SUB-7 CB-90 DNP DNP Pasher SPR SPR DNP DNP SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Porter UNAV UNAV DNP UNAV UNAV INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Rubio SPR SUB-31 CF-80 CF-90 CF-90 SUB-19 DNP CF-90 SUB-24 CF-83 CF-65 Saad DNP CF-59 DNP UNAV DNP DNP CF-60 UNAV INTL UNAV SUB-7 Salloi SUB-18 SUB-55 LW-90 SUB-10 LW-73 LW-71 LW-90 LW-83 LW-90 LW-90 INJ Ilie CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 DNP CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 Sinovic LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 DNP LB-68 LB-90 LB-90 Storm SPR DNP SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Zendejas SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR DNP SPR SPR DNP DNP SPR Zusi RB-90 INTL INTL INTL RB-90 DNP UNAV RB-90 INTL RB-90 RB-90 KEY Position-Minutes - Starting Position-Minutes Played SUB-Minutes - Substitute-Minutes played
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INJ - Injured SUS - Suspended
SPR - Swope Park Rangers (USL) INTL - International Duty