MATCH PREVIEW MATCH INFORMATION SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC VS. EINTRACHT FRANKFURT

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1 MATCH INFORMATION SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC VS. EINTRACHT FRANKFURT INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY Kickoff: July 8, :00 p.m. PT Location: CenturyLink Field Seattle, WA Referee: Victor Rivas Assistants: Joshua Haimes, Seth Martin Fourth Official: Chipalo Street BROADCAST INFORMATION Local TV: JOEtv Regional TV (Eastern WA, MT, ID, OR, AK): ROOT SPORTS Talent: Keith Costigan, Kasey Keller and Steve Zakuani Local Radio: KIRO 97.3 FM Talent: Matt Johnson and Wade Webber Halftime and Post-Match Talent: Jason Rantz and Danny Jackson Local Radio (Spanish): El Rey 1360 AM Talent: Mario Rodriguez and Felipe Maqueda MEDIA SERVICES A variety of media resources - including player and coach interviews, archived press releases, PR contacts, photos for editorial use, game guides, credential request forms - can be found via SoundersFC.com/Media. Audio files - including post-match media scrums with players and Head Coach Brian Schmetzer s press conferences - can be found via SoundCloud.com/SoundersFC. SOCIAL MEDIA RESOURCES Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: @SoundersFC SoundersFC MATCH PREVIEW On July 8, Sounders FC is set to host Eintracht Frankfurt in an international friendly on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field. The contest marks the second friendly of the 2017 campaign for the Rave Green, as Seattle drew Mexico s Club Necaxa 1-1 in March at CenturyLink Field. Dating back to 2009, Sounders FC holds a record of in friendly competition. Under Head Coach Niko Kovač, Frankfurt finished 11th in the Bundesliga during the campaign with a record of In May, the club reached the final of the domestic cup (DFB-Pokal), but fell to Borussia Dortmund 2-1. Eintracht is the first Bundesliga club to face Sounders FC in a friendly. Unbeaten in three straight MLS matches, Sounders FC defeated the Colorado Rapids by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. Forward Clint Dempsey recorded a brace and now leads the team with seven goals. Table of Contents Page 2017 Schedule 2 This Week vs. Eintracht Frankfurt 3 Sounders FC Weekly Notes 4 Attendance Report : At a Glance 7 Sounders FC History 8 Awards and Transactions Roster 10 FRIENDLY HISTORY Date Club Result Record 07/18/2009 Chelsea L, /05/2009 FC Barcelona L, /26/2010 Boca Juniors W, /18/2010 Celtic L, /12/2010 C.D. Guadalajara W, /20/2011 Manchester United L, /18/2012 Chelsea L, /19/2014 Tottenham Hotspur D, /24/2015 Club Tijuana D, /05/2016 West Ham United W, /25/2017 Club Necaxa D, SNAPSHOT SEATTLE EINTRACHT Overall Record Goals Scored Goals Allowed Goal Differential -3-8 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Goals Dempsey (7) Fabian (7) Assists Jones/Lodeiro (6) Fabian/Oczipka (4)

2 2017 SOUNDERS FC SCHEDULE MLS REGULAR SEASON RECORD: (HOME: 4-1-3; AWAY: 2-6-3) 2017 ALL COMPETITIONS RECORD: (HOME: 5-1-3; AWAY: 2-7-3) DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) TV/ATT. W-L-D POS GOAL SCORERS MARCH (1-1-2, 6 GF, 5 GA) Sat. 3/4 at Houston L, , T-8 SEA: Dempsey (58); HOU: Torres (20), Quioto (42) Sat. 3/11 at Montreal D, , T-7 SEA: Lodeiro (83), Bruin (90+4); MTL: Mancosu (17), Piatti (51) Sun. 3/19 New York W, , SEA: Dempsey (28), Morris (66), Shipp (79); NY: Wright-Phillips (57) Sat. 3/25 Club Necaxa D, ,045 FRIENDLY SEA: Fernandez (83); NEC: Díaz (90) Fri. 3/31 Atlanta D, , None APRIL (1-1-2, 8 GF, 6 GA) Sat. 4/8 at San Jose D, , SEA: Lodeiro (84); SJ: Wondolowski (90) Fri. 4/14 at Vancouver L, , SEA: Bruin (89); VAN: Montero (65, 80) Sun. 4/23 at LA Galaxy W, , SEA: Dempsey (29), Own Goal (35), Morris (44); LA: None Sat. 4/29 New England D, , T-6 SEA: Lodeiro (75), Bruin (85), Alonso (88); NE: Kobayashi (15), Agudelo (26, 24) MAY (2-4-0, 3 GF, 11 GA) Sat. 5/6 Toronto FC L, , SEA: None; TOR: Altidore (23) Sat. 5/13 at Chicago L, , SEA: Dempsey (28); CHI: Nikolic (25, 76), Accam (60), Solignac (73) Wed. 5/17 at Sporting KC L, , SEA: None; SKC: Gerso (56, 58, 69) Sat. 5/20 Real Salt Lake W, , SEA: Shipp (42); RSL: None Sat. 5/27 Portland W, , T-6 SEA: Roldan (4); POR: None Wed. 5/31 at Columbus L, , T-7 SEA: None; CLB: Higuain (10), Meram (21), Kamara (59) JUNE (1-1-2, 5 GF, 5 GA) Sun. 6/4 Houston W, , T-5 SEA: Bruin (69); HOU: None Tue. 6/13 Portland W, 2-1 USOC FOURTH ROUND SEA: Kovar (3), Mathers (54); POR: Williams (38) Sat. 6/17 at New York City L, , T-7 SEA: Roldan (40); NYC: Villa (52, 77) Wed. 6/21 Orlando City D, , T-6 SEA: Bruin (19); ORL: Sutter (90+4) Sun. 6/25 at Portland D, , T-7 SEA: Jones (27), Dempsey (90+4); POR: Adi (45), Asprilla (45+4) Wed. 6/28 at San Jose L, 1-2 USOC FIFTH ROUND SEA: Kovar (48); SJ: Salinas (6), Hoesen (84) JULY (1-0-0, 3 GF, 1 GA) Tue. 7/4 at Colorado W, , T-6 SEA: Dempsey (6, 85), Bruin (30); COL: Badji (78) Sat. 7/8 Eintracht Frankfurt 12:00 p.m. JOEtv Wed. 7/19 D.C. United 7:30 p.m. Q13 FOX Sun. 7/23 San Jose 7:30 p.m. JOEtv Sat. 7/29 at LA Galaxy 7:00 p.m. ESPN AUGUST (0-0-0, 0 GF, 0 GA) Sat. 8/5 at Minnesota 5:00 p.m. Q13 FOX Sat. 8/12 Sporting KC 1:00 p.m. JOEtv Sun. 8/20 Minnesota 7:00 p.m. FS1 Wed. 8/23 at Vancouver 7:00 p.m. JOEtv Sun. 8/27 Portland 6:30 p.m. FS1 SEPTEMBER (0-0-0, 0 GF, 0 GA) Sat. 9/10 LA Galaxy 6:00 p.m. FS1 Sat. 9/16 at FC Dallas 5:00 p.m. JOEtv Sat. 9/23 at Real Salt Lake 6:30 p.m. JOEtv Wed. 9/27 Vancouver 7:30 p.m. JOEtv OCTOBER (0-0-0, 0 GF, 0 GA) Sun. 10/1 at Philadelphia 10:00 a.m. ESPN Sun. 10/15 FC Dallas 2:00 p.m. JOEtv Sun. 10/22 Colorado 1:00 p.m. JOEtv 154 Consecutive home sellouts since 2009

3 SOUNDERS FC WEEKLY NOTES LAST MATCH REWIND: VS. COL QUICK HITS: VS. EINTRACHT Sounders FC is this season and sits in a tie for sixth place in the Western Conference. The victory moved Seattle to three consecutive matches with a result in league play following draws with Portland on June 25 and Orlando on June 21. Sounders FC improved to against the Colorado Rapids in league play. The Rave Green s 14 wins against Colorado are the most of any opponent in MLS. Forward Clint Dempsey scored his sixth goal of the season in the first half, then added his seventh tally in the 85th minute. His 41 goals in league play with Sounders FC pass Obafemi Martins 40 goals for the second most in club history. Dempsey now just trails Fredy Montero s record of 47 goals. Forward Will Bruin also recorded his sixth goal of the 2017 campaign in the first half. Midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro provided his sixth assist of the season on the goal, which ties Joevin Jones for the team lead. Eintracht Frankfurt is the second friendly of the 2017 campaign for Sounders FC. In March, Sounders FC played to a 1-1 draw against Mexico s Club Necaxa at CenturyLink Field. Sounders FC holds a record of in friendly competition since 2009 and currently rides a four-match unbeaten streak. Eintracht Frankfurt is the first German club to play Sounders FC in an international friendly. Assistant Coach Gonzalo Pineda is set to fill-in for Head Coach Brian Schmetzer on Saturday, as Schmetzer finishes a U.S. Soccer coaching education course in Nashville. With the 3-1 result, Seattle registered its first multi-goal win since April 23 (3-0 at LA Galaxy) and the third of the season. Midfielder Ozzie Alonso (knee) and defender Chad Marshall (foot) each left the match in the first half due to injury. SOUNDERS FC SIGNS LEERDAM Seattle Sounders FC announced the signing of fullback Kelvin Leerdam. The 27-year-old Dutch international comes to Seattle after nine professional seasons in the Eredivisie, and is being added to Sounders FC s roster pending receipt of his P-1 Visa and International Transfer Certificate. Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) was used to acquire Leerdam, and per MLS and club policy, additional terms of the deal are not being disclosed. Leerdam joins the Rave Green following nine professional seasons with Feyenoord and SBV Vitesse in the Eredivisie, the Netherlands top division. The Utrecht native has amassed 186 career league appearances, with 16 goals and 8 assists in the Eredivisie dating back to After starring for Feyenoord s youth club from , Leerdam signed a professional contract with the First Team and went on to become a regular for five seasons, accumulating over 100 appearances across all competitions for the Rotterdam side. He moved to Vitesse in 2013, where he scored a career-high eight goals in the campaign, leading the Arnhem-based club to a fourth-place finish in the table. He went on to make over 100 all-competition appearances across four campaigns for Vitesse. In total, Leerdam s clubs have a record of when the fullback registers a goal or an assist. Leerdam has represented Netherlands on the international stage, making 19 appearances and scoring one goal for the club s U-21 side from He also recorded three appearances for the U-19 side in BY THE NUMBERS 0.67: Goals per 90 minutes scored this season by forward Will Bruin, good for 10th in MLS among players with at least three goals (Bruin has six). 12: Saturday marks the 12th international friendly for Sounders FC since joining MLS in 2009, including the second this season. 14: Regular-season wins for Sounders FC against Colorado, which is the most of any opposing club for the Rave Green. 41: Goals for Sounders FC scored by Clint Dempsey since joining the club in 2013, good for second on the club s all-time scoring list (Montero, 47). FOR CLUB AND COUNTRY Sounders FC forward Jordan Morris and midfielder Cristian Roldan have been named to U.S. Men s National Team Head Coach Bruce Arena s 23-player roster for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Morris, who has six international caps so far in 2017, is joined by teammate Roldan in the latter s first call-up to the senior USMNT. The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the region s official national team tournament, plays this month throughout the United States. Morris, 22, has 16 caps for the U.S. Men s National Team, including six appearances so far in The Mercer Island native scored his second international goal in a 1-0 friendly win over Jamaica in February, following his first USMNT strike against Mexico on April 15, The Sounders FC Homegrown Player has two goals in 15 appearances so far in 2017 MLS regular season action after recording 14 goals in his first professional campaign last year (including postseason), earning 2016 AT&T MLS Rookie of the Year honors. Roldan, 22, earns his first senior team USMNT call-up amidst his third professional season with Sounders FC. The versatile midfielder has played every minute so far this season, recording two goals and two assists, after making 55 appearances across his first two MLS seasons. Prior to the pro ranks, the Pico Rivero native spent two standout seasons at the University of Washington after a decorated high school career in which he was named the 2013 Gatorade National Player of the Year with 54 goals and 31 assists in his senior season. Two additional Sounders FC players have been called into international duty for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, with Oniel Fisher and Jordy Delem joining Jamaica and Martinique, respectively. Both Fisher and Delem recently completed participation the 2017 Caribbean Cup in Martinique. Fisher, 25, has six career caps for the Jamaican National Team, including five so far in The University of Mexico product recently played in both the semifinal and final rounds of the 2017 Caribbean Cup, with Reggae Boyz finishing second to Curaçao. The Portmore native has started six of his eight appearances this season and 17 of his 26 career MLS games played since Seattle selected him in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Delem, 24, has 34 appearances for Martinique and also appeared in both matches - the semifinal and third-place playoff - in the 2017 Caribbean Cup, which Martinique hosted. The Fort-de-France native has 10 appearances and one assist for Sounders FC this season, following a standout season for Sounders FC 2 in The U.S. Men s National Team has won the CONCACAF Gold Cup on five total occasions, coming away with the confederation title in 1991, 2002, 2005, 2007 and Having led the USMNT to the 2002 and 2005 championships, Arena is one of only two managers to win the tournament twice. In 13 previous editions, the USA is all-time, advancing to the final nine times and the semifinals on 12 occasions. In all, there are 10 players who will be working with Arena at the National Team level for the first time, and 13 with less than 10 caps. Four players - including Roldan - are making their first appearance in a senior team camp.

4 SOUNDERS FC WEEKLY NOTES MARSHALL JOINS 400 CLUB DEMPSEY VOTED PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sounders FC defender Chad Marshall hit a career milestone last month when he made his 400th career apearance across all competitions since joining MLS in The league s only three-time MLS Defender of the Year is the 13th player to hit the 400 mark in MLS regular season, postseason, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League play. Seattle Sounders FC forward Clint Dempsey has been voted the Alcatel MLS Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) for Week 19 of the 2017 MLS season. Dempsey recorded two goals and an assist in a 3-1 road win over the Colorado Rapids on Tuesday at Dick s Sporting Goods Park. CHAD MARSHALL CAREER APPEARANCES - ALL COMPETITIONS COMPETITION GP MLS Regular Season 357 MLS Cup Playoffs 24 U.S. Open Cup 13 CONCACAF Champions League 8 TOTALS CAREER APPEARANCES - ALL COMPETITIONS* PLAYER GP Kevin Hartman 507 Nick Rimando 498 Brad Davis 489 Kyle Beckerman 485 Bobby Boswell 455 Steve Ralston 450 Brian Carroll 446 Dwayne DeRosario 434 Landon Donovan 431 Jaime Moreno 427 Jeff Cunningham 416 Chad Marshall 402 Jack Jewsbury 400 *MLS history ALONSO S 300 IN RARE COMPANY Last month s match at NYCFC was a milestone for midfielder Osvaldo Alonso, as the Sounders FC original became the second player to make 300 appearances across all competitions for the Sounders. Alonso joins Zach Scott as the only players in the 43-year history of the club to join the 300 club, after Scott made his 300th appearance back in Scott accumulated his totals with both the USL and MLS Sounders, while Alonso has made all of his appearances since the club joined MLS in Alonso also joins elite company in league history by becoming just the 10th MLS player to make 300 appearances across all competitions with a single team. The 31-year-old is Sounders FC s all-time MLS leader in games played (244), starts (239) and minutes (21,008) OSVALDO ALONSO APPEARANCES FOR SEATTLE - ALL COMPETITIONS COMPETITION GP MLS Regular Season 244 MLS Cup Playoffs 22 U.S. Open Cup 15 CONCACAF Champions League 22 TOTALS GAMES PLAYED WITH ONE TEAM - ALL COMPETITIONS* PLAYER TEAM GP Jaime Moreno D.C. United 426 Cobi Jones LA Galaxy 392 C.J. Brown Chicago Fire 372 Logan Pause Chicago Fire 340 Brad Davis Houston Dynamo 331 Nick Rimando Real Salt Lake 321 Landon Donovan LA Galaxy 317 Kyle Beckerman Real Salt Lake 308 Shalrie Joseph New England Revolution 305 Osvaldo Alonso Seattle Sounders FC 303 Matt Reis New England Revolution 301 *MLS history Dempsey put Seattle up early with a sixth-minute strike, converting cleanly past Rapids goalkeeper and USMNT teammate Tim Howard on an assist from Joevin Jones. He helped Will Bruin make it 2-0 in the 30th minute, taking a deft touch on an over-the-top pass from Nicolás Lodeiro to settle the ball for Bruin inside the area for a strong finish. After Colorado pulled one back in the second half, the Nacogdoches native sealed the match in the 85th minute with a world-class half-volley from 20 yards out that sailed over Howard and into the back of the net. Following Tuesday s match, Dempsey leads Sounders FC with seven goals this season, in addition to a pair of assists. His second goal against Colorado was his 41st with Sounders FC, passing Obafemi Martins for second on the club s all-time list, six behind Fredy Montero s record of 47. The Alcatel MLS Player of the Week is selected each week of the regular season by a panel of journalists from NASR. The group consists of members of print, television, radio and online media. SHORT-TERM AGREEMENTS Sounders FC announced on Friday the signing of seven Sounders FC 2 players to short-term agreements ahead of Saturday s international friendly against German side Eintracht Frankfurt on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (12:00 p.m. PT / JOEtv, ROOT SPORTS, KIRO Radio 97.3 FM, El Rey 1360 AM). S2 players Rodrigue Ele, Shandon Hopeau, Ray Saari, Francisco Narbon, Brian Nana-Sinkam, Sam Rogers and Irvin Parra are all eligible for selection on Saturday. Assistant Coach Gonzalo Pineda is handling head coaching duty for Brian Schmetzer, as the Seattle skipper is away taking part of his continuing U.S. Soccer pro coaching course, which is being held this week in conjunction with the United States Men s National Team match versus Panama on Saturday in Nashville. MLS clubs may sign players from their USL affiliate to short-term agreements (up to four-day contracts) for CONCACAF Champions League, AMWAY Canadian Championship, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and exhibition matches. An MLS club may sign a player to a maximum of four short-term agreements each season (maximum of 16 days). Sounders FC utilized this mechanism to add players to the roster for each of the club s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches earlier this season. S2 UPDATE Seattle Sounders FC 2 (7-7-2, 23 points) secured three points on the road against Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 (4-8-3, 15 points) on Saturday afternoon at McLeod Athletic Park. Midfielders Ray Saari and Zach Mathers provided goals for the Rave Green, while goalkeeper Bryan Meredith earned his second shutout of the season. Now tied for fifth place in the Western Conference, S2 wraps up its three-match road swing at Real Monarchs SLC on Saturday, July 8 (6:00 p.m. PT / Live-Streamed on SoundersFC.com). USL WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS TEAM PTS. W-L-D GD 1. Real Monarchs SLC San Antonio FC Swope Park Rangers Sacramento Republic FC Switchbacks FC Seattle Sounders FC SOUNDERS FC 2 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Goals Mathers (6) Assists Saari (4) Goalkeeper Miller (1.82)

5 2nd Highest Attendance in the Americas SOUNDERS FC vs. EINTRACHT FRANKFURT JULY 8, :00 P.M. PT SOUNDERS FC ATTENDANCE REPORT PACKED HOUSE SEA OF GREEN 154 Consecutive Home MLS Sellouts CURRENT 2017 MLS SEASON AVERAGES TEAM DATES AVERAGE Atlanta United FC 6 46,991 Seattle Sounders FC 8 42,628 Toronto FC 8 26,704 Orlando City SC 10 25,280 LA Galaxy 7 23, REPORTED ATTENDANCE RANKINGS No. Club Attendance 1 FC Barcelona (ESP) 81,677 2 Borussia Dortmund (GER) 81,104 3 Manchester United (ENG) 75,291 4 Bayern Munich (GER) 75,000 5 Real Madrid (ESP) 67,985 6 FC Schalke 04 (GER) 60,490 7 Arsenal FC (ENG) 59,990 8 West Ham United (ENG) 56,966 9 SL Benfica (POR) 55, Celtic FC (SCO) 54, Manchester City (ENG) 54, Liverpool (ENG) 52, Hamburger SV (GER) 51, Bor. Monchengladbach (GER) 51, Newcastle United (ENG) 51, Kerala Blasters (IND) 49, Monterrey (MEX) 49, FC Koln (GER) 49, Rangers FC (SCO) 49, Ajax (NED) 48, Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) 48, Feyenoord (NED) 47, VfB Stuttgart (GER) 47, Hertha BSC (GER) 46, PSG (FRA) 44, Guanzhou Evergrande (CHI) 44, Atletico Madrid (ESP) 43, Sporting CP (POR) 43, Seattle Sounders FC (USA) 42, Athletic Bilbao (ESP) 42, Inter (ITA) 42, Sunderland (ENG) 41, AC Milan (ITA) 41, Chelsea (ENG) 41, RB Leipzig (GER) 41,473 *Attendance figures according to ESPN FC and World- Football.net MLS ATTENDANCE LEADERS SINCE 2009 YEAR TEAM AVERAGE 2016 Seattle Sounders FC 42, Seattle Sounders FC 44, Seattle Sounders FC 43, Seattle Sounders FC 44, Seattle Sounders FC 43, Seattle Sounders FC 38, Seattle Sounders FC 36, Seattle Sounders FC 30,897 PERFORMING FOR THE MASSES SOUNDERS FC RECORD WITH MORE THAN 45,000 FANS Attendance Opponent Result Date 67,385 Portland W, 1-0 8/25/13 66,452 Portland W, /7/12 66,216 LA Galaxy D, /27/13 64,358 Portland W, 2-1 8/30/15 64,207 Portland W, 2-0 7/13/14 64,140 San Jose W, /15/11 60,908 LA Galaxy W, 4-0 8/5/12 57,673 LA Galaxy W, /25/14 56,097 LA Galaxy D, /4/15 55,765 Vancouver L, /10/14 55,718 Vancouver W, 2-0 8/18/12 55,435 Salt Lake W, /25/15 55,107 Salt Lake W, 2-0 9/13/13 53,679 Vancouver W, 3-2 6/8/13 53,302 Portland W, 3-2 8/21/16 53,125 Vancouver L, 0-3 8/1/15 50,276 Houston W, 2-0 8/10/14 50,022 Salt Lake W, /23/16 49,746 San Jose W, 1-0 5/17/14 48,458 LA Galaxy D, 1-1 7/31/16 47,537 NYC FC L, 0-2 6/25/16 47,362 Portland W, 1-0 5/27/17 47,111 Vancouver W, 1-0 9/17/16 46,932 Kansas City D, 1-1 6/20/12 46,758 LA Galaxy W, /30/14 46,065 New York W, 4-2 6/23/11 45,600 New York W, 3-1 3/19/17 In home matches with 45,000+ fans, Seattle s record is

6 2017: SOUNDERS FC MLS REGULAR SEASON SPLITS SITUATIONAL SPLITS PLAYER SPLITS GOAL SPLITS Overall Home Away When Alonso... Scores Scores or assists Starts GOALS SCORED (25) While leading 5 While tied 11 While trailing 9 March April May June July August September October vs. Eastern Conf vs. Western Conf National TV Local TV When leading at half When tied at half When trailing at half When scoring first When conceding first Scoreless draws (1) With 0 goals scored With 1 goal scored With 2 goals scored With 3 goals scored With 4+ goals scored Conceding 0 goals Conceding 1 goal Conceding 2 goals Conceding 3 goals Conceding 4+ goals When Bruin... Scores Scores or assists Starts When Dempsey... Scores Scores or assists Starts When Evans... Scores Scores or assists Starts When Jones... Scores Scores or assists Starts When Lodeiro... Scores Scores or assists Starts When Morris... Scores Scores or assists Starts When Roldan... Scores Scores or assists Starts Inside the six-yard box 8 Inside the 18-yard box 12 Outside the area 3 Penalties 2 Run of play 21 Set piece 3 Own Goals 1 Unassisted 8 One assist 7 Two assists 10 Forwards 15 Midfielders 8 Defenders 1 Own Goals 1 GOALS ALLOWED (28) While leading 5 While tied 11 While trailing 12 Inside the six-yard box 6 Inside the 18-yard box 12 Outside the area 6 Penalties 4 Run of play 19 Set piece 9 Own Goals 0 Unassisted 7 One assist 11 Two assists : SOUNDERS FC STARTING XI BY THE NUMBERS Forwards 20 Midfielders 7 Defenders 1 MIDFIELDER / FORWARD FORWARD MIDFIELDER / FORWARD Shipp (6) Morris (10) Lodeiro (13) Morris (6) Bruin (8) Fernandez (3) Dempsey (3) Adekoya (1) Shipp (3) Jones (2) Lodeiro (1) Fernandez (1) MIDFIELDER Dempsey (11) Lodeiro (5) Roldan (2) Fernandez (1) MIDFIELDER MIDFIELDER Roldan (14) Alonso (18) Svensson (5) Svensson (1) LEFT BACK CENTER BACK CENTER BACK RIGHT BACK Jones (15) Torres (8) Svensson (10) Delem (6) Fisher (2) Alfaro (6) Marshall (9) Fisher (5) Nouhou (2) Marshall (5) Evans (4) Svensson (2) Roldan (2) GOALKEEPER Frei (19)

7 2017 SOUNDERS FC ROSTER No Name Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Hometown Previous Club 1 Tyler Miller GK /12/93 Woodbury, NJ Northwestern (NCAA) 2 Clint Dempsey F /9/83 Nacogdoches, TX Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) 3 Brad Evans M /20/85 Phoenix, AZ Columbus 4 Gustav Svensson M /7/87 Gothenburg, Sweden Guangzhou (R&F) 5 Nouhou Tolo D /23/97 Douala, Cameroon Sounders FC 2 (USL) 6 Osvaldo Alonso M /11/85 San Cristobal, Cuba Charleston (USL) 7 Cristian Roldan M /3/95 Pico Rivera, CA Washington (NCAA) 10 Nicolás Lodeiro M /21/89 Paysandú, Uruguay Boca Juniors (ARG) 11 Aaron Kovar M /14/93 Seattle, WA Stanford (NCAA) 12 Seyi Adekoya F /5/95 Seattle, WA UCLA (NCAA) 13 Jordan Morris F /26/94 Mercer Island, WA Stanford (NCAA) 14 Chad Marshall D /22/84 Riverside, CA Columbus 15 Tony Alfaro D /15/93 Santa Barbara, CA Cal State Dominguez Hills (NCAA) 17 Will Bruin F /24/89 St. Louis, MO Houston 18 Kelvin Leerdam D /24/90` Utrecht, Netherlands Vitesse (NED) 19 Harry Shipp M /07/91 Lake Forest, IL Montreal 21 Jordy Delem M /18/93 Fort-de-France, Martinique Sounders FC 2 (USL) 23 Henry Wingo M /4/95 Seattle, WA Washington (NCAA) 24 Stefan Frei GK /20/86 Altstaetten, Switzerland Toronto FC 29 Román Torres D /20/86 Panama City, Panama Milionarios (COL) 32 Zach Mathers M /14/94 Ft. Worth, TX Sounders FC 2 (USL) 33 Joevin Jones D /3/91 Carenage, Trinidad & Tobago Chicago 35 Bryan Meredith GK /2/90 Scotch Plains, NJ San Jose 80 Victor Mansaray* F /22/97 Fife, WA Sounders FC Academy 91 Oniel Fisher M/D /22/91 Portmore, Jamaica New Mexico (NCAA) *Out on loan PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. Name Pos Pronunication 5 Nouhou Tolo D NEW-hoo toe-low 6 Osvaldo Alonso M ahs-vahl-doe 7 Cristian Roldan M Roll-dahn 10 Nicolás Lodeiro M NEEKO-loss lo-dare-oh 12 Seyi Adekoya F SHAY-ee ad-uh-coy-ah 15 Tony Alfaro D Al-FAR-oh 24 Stefan Frei GK STEF-in FRY 29 Román Torres D roe-mahn 33 Joevin Jones D JOE-vin 80 Victor Mansaray F MAN-sur-AY 91 Oniel Fisher M/D Oh-neel USL SHORT-TERM AGREEMENTS - July 7, 2017 No. Name Pos Pronunication 34 Brian Nana-Sinkam D 37 Shandon Hopeau M HOE-pow 38 Irvin Parra F PAR-uh 53 Sam Rogers D 77 Francisco Narbon M nar-bone 88 Ray Saari M sorry 92 Rodrigue Ele D rod-ree-gay el COACHING STAFF Brian Schmetzer Head Coach Gonzalo Pineda Assistant Coach Djimi Traore Assistant Coach Tom Dutra Club Director of Goalkeeping David Tenney High Performance Director Chad Kolarcik Head Strength & Conditioning Coach TECHNICAL STAFF Garth Lagerwey General Manager & President of Soccer Chris Henderson VP of Soccer & Sporting Director Kurt Schmid Director of Player Personnel Grant Clark Team Administration Director Vince Johnson Team Services Director Chris Cornish Director of Sports Medicine Paul Lombardo Assistant Athletic Trainer Aki Tajima Assistant Athletic Trainer Jake Bronowski Assistant Athletic Trainer Nolan Myer Director of Equipment Operations Scott Tranilla First Team Equipment Manager Ravi Ramineni Sports Science Data Analyst Sean Muldoon Assistant Strength Coach / Sports Scientist Tom Childs Sports Science Video Analyst

8 TRANSACTIONS 2017 WEEKLY AWARDS DATE PLAYER TRANSACTION July 1 Kelvin Leerdam Signed to contract using TAM June 13 Felix Chenkam Signed to short-term agreement Rodrigue Ele Signed to short-term agreement Brian Nana-Sinkam Signed to short-term agreement Francisco Narbon Signed to short-term agreement David Olsen Signed to short-term agreement Irvin Parra Signed to short-term agreement Charles Renken Signed to short-term agreement Sam Rogers Signed to short-term agreement Ray Saari Signed to short-term agreement March 2 Zach Mathers Signed to First Team roster Jordy Delem Signed to First Team roster Feb. 6 Victor Mansaray Loaned to FC Cincinnati Jan. 30 Gustav Svensson Signed to contract Jan. 26 Nouhou Tolo Signed to First Team roster Jan. 24 Tyrone Mears Traded to ATL for GAM WEEK PLAYER AWARD Week 4 Cristian Roldan MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week Week 4 Gustav Svensson MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week Week 6 Nico Lodeiro AT&T Goal of the Week Week 6 Stefan Frei MLS Save of the Week Week 8 Clint Dempsey MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week Week 8 Nico Lodeiro MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week Week 10 Stefan Frei MLS Save of the Week Week 13 Chad Marshall MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week Week 19 Clint Dempsey Alcatel MLS Player of the Week Jan. 18 Seyi Adekoya Signed as a Homegrown Player Jan.18 Henry Wingo Signed as a Homegrown Player Jan. 17 Kyle Bjornethun Selected in 2017 MLS SuperDraft Jan. 17 Doug Goodman Selected in 2017 MLS SuperDraft Jan. 17 Jake Stovall Selected in 2017 MLS SuperDraft 2017 MONTHLY AWARDS MONTH PLAYER AWARD N/A Jan. 13 Brian Nana-Sinkam Selected in 2017 MLS SuperDraft Jan. 13 Dominic Oduro Selected in 2017 MLS SuperDraft Dec. 23 Will Bruin Traded from HOU for GAM and TAM Dec. 22 Harry Shipp Traded from MTL for GAM Dec players Contract options not exercised Dec players Contract options exercised Dec. 8 Bryan Meredith Selected in Re-Entry Draft 2017 SOUNDERS FC ROSTER CONSTRUCTION DRAFT TRADE SIGNING PLAYER Evans Roldan Miller Fisher Alfaro Mathers* YEAR (DRAFT) 2009 (Expansion) 2015 (SuperDraft) 2015 (SuperDraft) 2015 (SuperDraft) 2016 (SuperDraft) 2016 (SuperDraft) PLAYER YEAR (TEAM) Frei 2013 (Toronto) Marshall 2013 (Columbus) J. Jones 2016 (Chicago) Shipp 2016 (Montreal) Bruin 2016 (Houston) PLAYER YEAR (DP / HG) Alonso 2009 Dempsey 2013 (DP) Kovar 2014 (HG) Mansaray 2014 (HG) Torres 2015 Morris 2016 (HG) Lodeiro 2016 (DP) Fernandez 2016 Meredith 2016 Wingo 2017 (HG) Adekoya 2017 (HG) Tolo 2017* Svensson 2017 Delem 2017* Leerdam 2017 *Spent 2016 season with USL affiliate (S2)

9 2017 SOUNDERS FC ROSTER No Name Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Hometown Previous Club 1 Tyler Miller GK /12/93 Woodbury, NJ Northwestern (NCAA) 2 Clint Dempsey F /9/83 Nacogdoches, TX Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) 3 Brad Evans M /20/85 Phoenix, AZ Columbus 4 Gustav Svensson M /7/87 Gothenburg, Sweden Guangzhou (R&F) 5 Nouhou Tolo D /23/97 Douala, Cameroon Sounders FC 2 (USL) 6 Osvaldo Alonso M /11/85 San Cristobal, Cuba Charleston (USL) 7 Cristian Roldan M /3/95 Pico Rivera, CA Washington (NCAA) 10 Nicolás Lodeiro M /21/89 Paysandú, Uruguay Boca Juniors (ARG) 11 Aaron Kovar M /14/93 Seattle, WA Stanford (NCAA) 12 Seyi Adekoya F /5/95 Seattle, WA UCLA (NCAA) 13 Jordan Morris F /26/94 Mercer Island, WA Stanford (NCAA) 14 Chad Marshall D /22/84 Riverside, CA Columbus 15 Tony Alfaro D /15/93 Santa Barbara, CA Cal State Dominguez Hills (NCAA) 17 Will Bruin F /24/89 St. Louis, MO Houston 19 Harry Shipp M /07/91 Lake Forest, IL Montreal 21 Jordy Delem M /18/93 Fort-de-France, Martinique Sounders FC 2 (USL) 23 Henry Wingo M /4/95 Seattle, WA Washington (NCAA) 24 Stefan Frei GK /20/86 Altstaetten, Switzerland Toronto FC 29 Román Torres D /20/86 Panama City, Panama Milionarios (COL) 32 Zach Mathers M /14/94 Ft. Worth, TX Sounders FC 2 (USL) 33 Joevin Jones D /3/91 Carenage, Trinidad & Tobago Chicago 35 Bryan Meredith GK /2/90 Scotch Plains, NJ San Jose 80 Victor Mansaray* F /22/97 Fife, WA Sounders FC Academy 91 Oniel Fisher M/D /22/91 Portmore, Jamaica New Mexico (NCAA) *Out on loan PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. Name Pos Pronunication 5 Nouhou Tolo D NEW-hoo toe-low 6 Osvaldo Alonso M ahs-vahl-doe 7 Cristian Roldan M Roll-dahn 10 Nicolás Lodeiro M NEEKO-loss lo-dare-oh 12 Seyi Adekoya F SHAY-ee ad-uh-coy-ah 15 Tony Alfaro D Al-FAR-oh 24 Stefan Frei GK STEF-in FRY 29 Román Torres D roe-mahn 33 Joevin Jones D JOE-vin 80 Victor Mansaray F MAN-sur-AY 91 Oniel Fisher M/D Oh-neel COACHING STAFF Brian Schmetzer Head Coach Gonzalo Pineda Assistant Coach Djimi Traore Assistant Coach Tom Dutra Club Director of Goalkeeping David Tenney High Performance Director Chad Kolarcik Head Strength & Conditioning Coach TECHNICAL STAFF Garth Lagerwey General Manager & President of Soccer Chris Henderson VP of Soccer & Sporting Director Kurt Schmid Director of Player Personnel Grant Clark Team Administration Director Vince Johnson Team Services Director Chris Cornish Director of Sports Medicine Paul Lombardo Assistant Athletic Trainer Aki Tajima Assistant Athletic Trainer Jake Bronowski Assistant Athletic Trainer Nolan Myer Director of Equipment Operations Scott Tranilla First Team Equipment Manager Ravi Ramineni Sports Science Data Analyst Sean Muldoon Assistant Strength Coach / Sports Scientist Tom Childs Sports Science Video Analyst

10 2017 MLS REGULAR SEASON STATS UNF POS Player GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC/FS OFF CK C/E 2 F Clint Dempsey / /0 17 F Will Bruin / /0 10 M Nicolás Lodeiro / /0 7 M Cristian Roldan / /0 13 F Jordan Morris / /0 19 M Harry Shipp / /0 33 D Joevin Jones / /1 6 M Osvaldo Alonso / /0 4 M Gustav Svensson / /0 24 GK Stefan Frei / /0 14 D Chad Marshall / /0 21 M Jordy Delem / /0 29 D Román Torres / /0 15 D Tony Alfaro / /0 8 M Alvaro Fernandez / /0 91 D Oniel Fisher / /0 3 D Brad Evans / /1 5 D Nouhou / /0 23 M Henry Wingo / /0 12 F Seyi Adekoya / /0 11 M Aaron Kovar / /0 Own Goals 1 Team totals / /2 Opponent totals / /0 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Will Bruin 1, Clint Dempsey 1, Jordan Morris 1, Cristian Roldan 1, Harry Shipp 1, GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Nicolás Lodeiro 3, Joevin Jones 2, Clint Dempsey 1, Gustav Svensson 1, Chad Marshall 1 PENALTY-KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Nicolás Lodeiro 1-1, Clint Dempsey 1-2 UNF POS Player GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W-L-D SO 24 GK Stefan Frei Team totals Opponent totals

11 2017 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES Sounders FC 1 at Houston Dynamo 2 March 4, 2017 at BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston, TX) Attendance: 20,758 SEA - Dempsey 58 HOU - Torres 20, Quioto (De Lima) 42 Lineup: Frei; Svensson (Wingo 85 ), Marshall*, Torres*, Jones; Alonso, Roldan, Fernandez (Bruin 76 ), Dempsey, Lodeiro; Morris Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Alfaro, Fisher, Mathers, Shipp Sounders FC 2 at Montreal Impact 2 March 11, 2017 at Olympic Stadium (Montreal, QC) Attendance: 34,373 SEA - Lodeiro (penalty) 83, Bruin 90+4 MTL - Mancosu (Piatti, Bernier) 17, Piatti (Bernier) 51 Lineup: Frei; Svensson (Fisher 59 ), Torres (Bruin 85 ), Marshall, Jones; Alonso, Roldan, Lodeiro, Dempsey, Shipp (Wingo 72 ); Morris Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Alfaro, Delem, Fernandez Sounders FC 3 vs. New York Red Bulls 1 March 19, 2017 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 45,600 SEA - Dempsey (penalty) 28, Morris (Lodeiro, Jones) 66, Shipp (Jones) 79 NY - Wright-Phillips (Zizzo) 57 Lineup: Frei; Fisher (Fernandez* 65 ), Svensson, Marshall, Jones; Alonso, Roldan, Lodeiro, Dempsey* (Wingo 90 ), Shipp; Morris (Bruin 81 ) Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Alfaro, Adekoya, Mathers Sounders FC 0 vs. Atlanta United FC 0 March 31, 2017 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 40,182 None Lineup: Frei; Delem (Wingo 80 ), Svensson, Alfaro, Jones; Alonso, Roldan, Fernandez (Dempsey 57 ), Shipp (Bruin 89 ), Lodeiro; Morris Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Tolo, Torres, Fisher Sounders FC 1 at San Jose Earthquakes 1 April 8, 2017 at Avaya Stadium (San Jose, CA) Attendance: 18,000 SEA - Lodeiro 84 SJ - Wondolowski (Urena, Cato) 90 Lineup: Frei; Fisher (Fernandez 70 ), Marshall, Torres (Svensson 15 ), Jones; Alonso, Roldan, Lodeiro, Dempsey (Delem 89), Shipp; Morris Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Alfaro, Bruin, Wingo Sounders FC 1 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 April 14, 2017 at BC Place (Vancouver, B.C.) Attendance: 22,120 VAN - Montero (Techera) 65 VAN - Montero (Waston, Bolanos) 80 SEA - Bruin (Lodeiro) 89 Lineup: Frei; Fisher (Wingo 78 ), Marshall, Svensson, Jones; Alonso, Roldan, Lodeiro*, Dempsey, Shipp* (Bruin 68 ); Morris Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Alfaro, Adekoya, Fernandez, Delem Sounders FC 3 at LA Galaxy 0 April 23, 2017 at The StubHub Center (Carson, CA) Attendance: 24,931 SEA - Dempsey (Lodeiro, Jones) 29 SEA - Cole (own goal) 35 SEA - Morris (Dempsey, Delem) 44 Lineup: Frei; Delem, Svensson, Alfaro*, Jones; Alonso, Roldan*, Lodeiro, Dempsey (Wingo 85 ), Morris (Shipp 68 ), Bruin Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Tolo, Mathers, Fernandez, Adekoya Sounders FC 3 vs. New England Revolution 3 April 29, 2017 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 43,230 NE - Kobayashi (Nguyen) 15 NE - Agudelo (Rowe) 26 NE - Agudelo (Fagundez, Kouassi) 54 SEA - Lodeiro (Jones) 75 SEA - Bruin (Jones) 85 SEA - Alonso (Svensson, Lodeiro) 88 Lineup: Frei; Delem (Wingo 55 ), Svensson, Alfaro* (Torres 84 ), Jones; Alonso, Roldan, Lodeiro, Dempsey, Morris (Shipp 68 ); Bruin* Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Adekoya, Fernandez, Mathers Sounders FC 0 vs. Toronto FC 1 May 5, 2017 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 41,468 TOR - Altidore (penalty) 23 Lineup: Frei; Delem* (Shipp 57 ), Svensson, Torres (Alfaro 74 ), Jones; Alonso, Roldan, Lodeiro, Dempsey, Morris (Fernandez 71 ); Bruin Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Adekoya, Evans, Mathers Sounders FC 1 vs. Chicago Fire 4 May 13, 2017 at Toyota Park (Bridgeview, IL) Attendance: 20,153 CHI - Nikolic (penalty) 25 SEA - Dempsey (Roldan) 28 CHI - Accam (de Leeuw, Schweinsteiger) 60 CHI - Solignac (Nikolic, Vincent) 73 CHI - Nikolic (Accam, Kappelhof) 76 Lineup: Frei; Roldan, Marshall, Alfaro, Jones; Alonso (Fernandez 77 ), Svensson, Shipp (Bruin 71 ), Lodeiro, Dempsey (Evans 79 ); Morris Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Adekoya, Fisher, Mathers

12 2017 MLS REGULAR SEASON BOX SCORES Sounders FC 0 at Sporting KC 3 May 17, 2017 at Children s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) Attendance: 20,139 SKC - Gerso 56 SKC - Gerso 58 SKC - Gerso (Zusi, Feilhaber) 69 Lineup: Frei; Delem*, Marshall, Alfaro*, Fisher (Evans 78 ); Roldan, Svensson (Shipp 72 ); Fernandez, Lodeiro, Morris (Adekoya 77 ); Bruin Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Tolo, Mathers, Dempsey Sounders FC 1 at New York City FC 2 June 17, 2017 at Yankee Stadium (New York, NY) Attendance: 25,073 SEA - Roldan 40 NYC - Villa (penalty) 52 NYC - Villa (Harrison) 77 Lineup: Frei; Fisher (Wingo 82 ), Marshall*, Svensson*, Jones (Tolo 81 ); Alonso*, Roldan*, Shipp (Bruin 67 ), Clint Dempsey, Lodeiro; Morris Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Adekoya, Kovar, Torres Sounders FC 1 vs. Real Salt Lake 0 May 20, 2017 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 40,588 SEA - Shipp (Svensson) 42 Lineup: Frei; Evans (Delem 66 ), Marshall, Svensson, Jones; Alonso, Roldan, Shipp (Fernandez 57 ) Lodeiro, Dempsey (Bruin 81 ); Morris Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Adekoya, Fisher, Tolo Sounders FC 1 vs. Portland Timbers 0 May 27, 2017 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 47,362 SEA - Roldan (Marshall, Lodeiro) 4 Lineup: Frei*; Evans, Marshall, Svensson, Jones; Alonso, Roldan, Shipp (Delem 80 ) Lodeiro, Dempsey; Morris (Fisher 89 ) Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Adekoya, Fernandez, Kovar, Tolo Sounders FC 0 at Columbus Crew SC 3 May 31, 2017 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Attendance: 12,773 CLB - Higuaín (Jiménez) 10 CLB - Meram (Trapp) 21 CLB - Kamara (Meram, Higuaín) 59 Lineup: Frei; Delem, Svensson, Alfaro, Fisher (Evans 64 ); Fernandez, Alonso, Roldan, Jones (Torres 74 ), Lodeiro; Adekoya* (Tolo 64 ) Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Mathers, Kovar, Shipp Sounders FC 1 vs. Houston Dynamo 0 June 4, 2017 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 40,258 Sounders FC 1 vs. Orlando City SC 1 June 21, 2017 on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Attendance: 42,333 SEA - Bruin 19 ORL - Sutter (90 +4 ) Lineup: Frei; Roldan, Torres*, Marshall, Nouhou; Alonso, Svensson, Lodeiro, Dempsey* (Alfaro 89 ), Morris (Wingo 87 ); Bruin (Jones 76 ) Sounders FC 2 at Portland Timbers 2 June 25, 2017 at Providence Park (Portland, OR) Attendance: 21,144 SEA - Jones 27 POR - Adi (penalty) 45 POR - Asprilla (Guzman) SEA - Dempsey (Torres, Alonso) Lineup: Frei; Marshall, Torres, Jones (Nouhou 57 ), Evans+; Alonso - captain, Lodeiro, Morris (Dempsey 56 ), Roldan, Svensson; Bruin (Kovar 87 ) Sounders FC 3 at Colorado Rapids 1 July 4, 2017 at Dick s Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City, CO) Attendance: 17,432 SEA - Dempsey (Jones) 6 SEA - Bruin (Dempsey, Lodeiro) 30 COL - Badji (Hairston, Azira) 54 SEA - Dempsey (Bruin, Frei) 85 Lineup: Frei; Delem, Torres, Marshall (Alfaro 22 ), Nouhou; Alonso - captain (Kovar 17 ) (Shipp 84 ), Svensson, Lodeiro, Dempsey, Jones; Bruin SEA - Bruin (Roldan, Alonso) 69 Lineup: Frei; Evans (Kovar 54 ), Torres, Marshall, Jones; Alonso, Svensson, Roldan, Lodeiro, Fernandez (Tolo 75 ); Bruin (Delem 88 ) Substitutes Not Used: Miller, Adekoya, Fisher, Mathers

13 1 GK TYLER MILLER 2 F CLINT DEMPSEY Height: 6-4 Weight: 195 Born: March 12, 1993 Hometown: Woodbury, NJ College: Northwestern Signed to a First Team contract on December 21, Originally signed by Sounders FC 2 to contract on July 9, 2015 after being selected in the Second Round (33rd overall) in 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Made MLS debut and first career start in 2-1 loss at Real Salt Lake (March 12, 2016) Made eight saves in penalty-kick shootout win at Real Salt Lake in Fifth Round of Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (June 28, 2016) A three-time All-Big-10 First Team selection and 2014 Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year Only player to earn both All-America and Scholar All-America honors in 2014 Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 Born: March 9, 1983 Hometown: Nacogdoches, Texas College: Furman Signed as a Designated Player on August 3, Tottenham Hotspur ( ), Fulham ( ), New England ( ). Became first player in club history to record two career hat tricks (August 7, 2016) Former U.S. captain and second all-time with 56 goals for USMNT Only player in MLS to record both 10 goals and 10 assists in both 2014 and 2015 Scored fastest goal in club history (23 seconds) in 3-2 loss vs. SJ (March 14, 2015) Holds American record with 57 goals in EPL with Fulham and Tottenham 25 goals and 14 assists in 71 appearances for New England Revolution from Height: 6-1 Weight: M BRAD EVANS Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 Born: April 20, 1985 Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona College: UC Irvine Selected from Columbus in the MLS Expansion Draft on November 26, Signed multi-year contract on November 20, Columbus ( ). Tied MLS record with three first-half assists at CHV (September 3, 2014) Perfect 9/9 career on penalty kicks (11/11 across all competitions) Scored latest goal in club history (in regulation) with penalty kick seven minutes into stoppage time in 2-1 win against CD Olimpia (August 19, 2015) Set career-high in games played and starts (29) in 2012 Recorded game-winning assist in USMNT s friendly win vs. GER (June 10, 2015) Won 2008 MLS Cup with Columbus, plus four Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups, the 2014 Supporters Shield and the 2016 MLS Cup with Seattle Has earned 25 caps for U.S. National Team with one goal 4 M GUSTAV SVENSSON Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 Born: February 7, 1987 Hometown: Gothenburg, Sweden Citizenship: Sweden Signed to contract on January 30, Guangzhou R&F (2016), IFK Goteborg ( ), Tarivya ( ), Bursaspor ( ), IFK Goteborg ( ). Began pro career with hometown side IFK Göteborg, where he played from , leading the club to the 2008 Svenzka Cupen (Swedish Cup) title and a 2009 second-place finish Played for Bursaspor of the Turkish Super Lig in 2010, where he made 38 appearances in the and campaigns Has six appearances for the Swedish National Team, beginning with two caps in The midfielder has also appeared in a pair of matches for Sweden in 2015 and Moved to Guangzhou R&F of the Chinese Super League in 2016 and started all 28 of his appearances

14 5 D NOUHOU 6 M OSVALDO ALONSO Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Born: June 23, 1997 Hometown: Douala, Cameroon Citizenship: Cameroon Pronunciation: NEW-hoo toe-low Signed on January 26, Rainbow FC (2015). Made MLS debut off the bench against Crew SC (May 31) Scored first USL goal in 2-1 road win over LA Galaxy II (April 15) Started all 24 of his appearances for S2 in 2016, leading the team with 2,061 minutes Joined S2 in April of 2016 from Cameroonian side Rainbow FC Height: 5-11 Weight: 155 Born: November 11, 1985 Hometown: San Cristóbal, Cuba Citizenship: Cuba Pronunciation: ahs-vahl-doe Signed as free agent on January 26, Signed to contract extension on February 17, Signed as a Designated Player on November 19, Charleston Battery (USL, 2008), FC Pinar del Rio ( ). Voted team MVP for fifth time in 2016 Four-time MLS All-Star selection Seattle s all-time leader in games played, starts and minutes Named to the 2012 MLS Best XI for first time in his career Granted full U.S. citizenship on June 16, 2012 Capped 17 times by Cuban National Team and captain of U-23 team during 2008 Olympic qualifying 7 M CRISTIAN ROLDAN Height: 5-8 Weight: 165 Born: June 3, 1995 Hometown: Pico Rivera, California College: Washington Pronunciation: roll-dahn Drafted by Seattle as the 16th pick in the MLS SuperDraft on January 15, Scored first career MLS goal in 5-0 win versus FC Dallas (July 13, 2016) Appeared in 22 MLS regular season matches as a rookie, starting 11, which ranks fourth-most games played by a rookie in team history (2015) Recorded first career MLS assist on a goal by Obafemi Martins in a 3-0 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC (September 19, 2015) Named NSCAA Third Team All-American as a sophomore at University of Washington 2013 Gatorade National Player of the Year as a senior at El Racho High School 10 M NICOLAS LODEIRO Height: 5-7 Weight: 150 Born: March 21, 1989 Hometown: Paysandú, Uruguay Citizenship: Uruguay Pronunciation: lo-dare-oh Signed on July 27, 2016 as a Designated Player. Boca Juniors ( ), Corinthians ( ), Botafago ( ), Ajax ( ), Nacional ( ). Earned 2016 MLS Newcomer of the Year, a spot on MLS Team of the Week in his first two weeks with club and named Etihad Player of the Month for August Has 48 caps and three goals for Uruguay National Team Member of Uruguay s 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup roster Previously played for Boca Juniors (Argentina), Corinthians (Brazil), Botafogo (Brazil) and Ajax (Netherlands) Participated in 2012 Summer Olympics and three Copa America tournaments. Uruguay won the 2011 edition of Copa America

15 11 M AARON KOVAR 12 F SEYI ADEKOYA Height: 5-10 Weight: 155 Born: August 14, 1993 Hometown: Seattle, Washington College: Stanford Signed as Homegrown Player on January 8, Made MLS debut at D.C. United (June 28, 2014) Drew penalty kick and recorded assist in professional debut, a 5-0 win vs. PSA (June 18, 2014) Scored first professional goal in S2 s 1-0 win over LA Galaxy II (June 12, 2015) Recorded two assists in 2-2 international friendly draw vs. Club Tijuana (March 24, 2015) Sounders FC Academy product and two-year starter at Stanford, where he totaled five goals and eight assists 2012 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year 2011 Gatorade Washington State Player of the Year as a senior at Garfield High School Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Born: December 5, 1995 Hometown: Seattle, Washington College: UCLA Pronunciation: SHAY-ee ad-uh-coy-ah Signed as Homegrown Player on January 18, Made MLS debut in reserve role on May 17 Recorded 20 goals and eight assists in three seasons at UCLA, including 12 tallies as a sophomore in 2015 A three-time All-Pac-12 selection, including First Team honors in 2015, in addition to freshman All-American recognition in 2014 Lakeside High School graduate previously played for Sounders FC Academy U-18 squad in the campaign 13 F JORDAN MORRIS Height: 6-0 Weight: 185 Born: October 26, 1994 Hometown: Mercer Island, Washington College: Stanford Signed as Homegrown Player on January 21, AT&T Rookie of the Year with American rookie record 12 goals Tied MLS rookie record with a goal in four consecutive matches Made Sounders FC debut in 85 minutes of action in 2-2 draw versus Club America in SCCL Knockout Round (February 23, 2016) Has 14 caps and two goals for United States Men s National Team Became the first college player since 1995 to make senior USMNT appearance (November 2014) As a senior at Stanford, led Cardinal to National Championship and won the MAC Hermann Trophy Scored 28 goals in 32 games for Sounders FC Academy in D CHAD MARSHALL Height: 6-4 Weight: 190 Born: August 22, 1984 Hometown: Riverside, California College: Stanford Acquired via trade with the Columbus Crew on December 12, 2013, in exchange for allocation money and a 2015 third round SuperDraft pick. Columbus ( ). First player in MLS history to earn three Defender of the Year awards Ranks in Top 20 among active players in games played Played in 300th career match against Portland Timbers (June 28) Named to 2015 MLS All-Star Gameday Roster and played 45 minutes Capped 11 times by U.S. National Team

16 15 D TONY ALFARO 17 F WILL BRUIN Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 Born: June 15, 1993 Hometown: Santa Barbara, California Pronunciation: Al-FAR-oh Selected with seventh pick of Second Round (27th overall) in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft Made MLS debut in reserve role at New England (May 28) Made six appearances, including one start, as a rookie in 2016 Named a First Team All-American by the NSCAA and earned CCAA Defensive Player of the Year in senior season at Cal State Dominguez Hills Height: 6-2 Weight: 194 Born: October 24, 1989 Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri College: Indiana Acquired via trade from Houston Dynamo for Targeted Allocation Money and General Allocation Money on December 23, Houston Dynamo ( ). Scored 50 goals and added 20 assists in his six professional seasons with the Dynamo Scored career-high 12 tallies in Also reached double digits in the scoring column with 10 goals in 2014 and 11 in Recorded 33 goals in 66 appearances for the Hoosiers, including a team-high 18 tallies as a junior, when he finished second in the voting for the MAC Hermann Trophy Two career caps for the U.S. National Team, making his debut in a friendly against Canada in D KELVIN LEERDAM Height: 5-10 Weight: 154 Born: June 24, 1990 Hometown: Utrecht, Netherlands Citizenship: Netherlands Signed on July 1, 2017 using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM). Vitesse ( ), Feyenoord ( ). Spent nine seasons in Dutch Eredivisie with Feyenoord and Vitesse, amassing 186 career league appearances with 16 goals and eight assists. Scored a career-high eight goals in first season with Vitesse ( ), leading Arnhem-based club to fourth-place finish. Leerdam s clubs had a combined record when he registers a goal or assist. Made 19 appearances for the Netherlands U-21 side from and three appearances the U-19s in M HARRY SHIPP Height: 5-9 Weight: 145 Born: November 7, 1991 Hometown: Lake Forest, Illinois College: Notre Dame Acquired via trade from Montreal for General Allocation Money on December 22, Montreal Impact (2016), Chicago Fire ( ). Spent the 2016 season with Eastern Conference finalist Montreal Impact, starting 20 of his 27 appearances and recording two goals and three assists Burst onto the scene with a stellar rookie season in 2014, tallying seven goals and six assists in 33 appearances as an AT&T MLS Rookie of the Year finalist Helped lead the Fighting Irish to the first national championship in program history during his senior season, where he was a NSCAA First Team All-American and a MAC Hermann Trophy finalist

17 21 M JORDY DELEM 23 M HENRY WINGO Height: 5-11 Weight: 156 Born: March 18, 1993 Hometown: Fort-de-France, Martinique Citizenship: Martinique Signed to a First Team contract on March 2, Club Franciscain (2015), AC Arles-Avignon B (2014). Made MLS debut this season with start at right back in Seattle s scoreless draw vs. Atlanta United FC (March 31) Made 19 appearances for S2 in 2016 and recorded an assist in a 1-1 draw against Whitecaps FC 2 (August 6) Previously played for Club Franciscain of Martinique s Championnat National League and France s AC Arles-Avignon B squad Has 32 caps and five goals for the Martinique National Team Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Born: October 4, 1995 Hometown: Seattle, Washington College: Washington Signed as Homegrown Player on January 18, 2017 Made professional debut in 2017 season opener at Houston Dynamo (March 4) Made 56 appearances and earning All-Pac-12 Second Team honors in 2015 and 2016 at Washington Played at least 18 matches in each of his three seasons with the Huskies, starting 35 of 37 of his appearances in 2015 and 2016 Spent the and campaigns with the Sounders FC Academy 24 GK STEFAN FREI Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 Born: April 20, 1986 Hometown: Altstaetten, Switzerland College: California Pronunciation: STEF-in FRY Acquired via trade from Toronto on December 10, Toronto FC ( ). Became first Sounders FC goalkeeper to earn 50th win in 3-0 road shutout at LA Galaxy (April 23) Named 2016 MLS Cup MVP First goalkeeper in club history with 300 career saves Recorded nine shutouts and 99 saves in first season for Seattle (2014) Became second player in Sounders FC history to play in every minute of the season in 2014 Four-time Canadian Cup Championship winner 29 D ROMÁN TORRES Height: 6-2 Weight: 195 Born: March 20, 1986 Hometown: Panama City, Panama Citizenship: Panama Pronunciation: roe-mahn Signed on August 12, 2015 using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM). Scored decisive penalty-kick to shootout to win 2016 MLS Cup Made club debut with 90 minutes of action at centerback and recorded assist in 4-0 win vs. Orlando City (August 16, 2015) Suffered season-ending ACL tear in 1-1 draw at San Jose (September 1, 2015), then underwent successful surgery on September 22, 2015 Current captain of Panamanian National Team, appearing in 79 international matches and scoring 12 goals Amassed 331 career appearances and 32 goals in 11 professional seasons of topflight leagues in South and Central America Five club championships with four different teams in Panama and Colombia

18 32 M ZACH MATHERS 33 D JOEVIN JONES Height: 5-11 Weight: 172 Born: April 14, 1994 Hometown: Keller, Texas College: Duke Signed to a First Team contract on March 2, Recorded three goals and four assists in 19 appearances for S2 in 2016 Played in three matches for Sounders FC in the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup after earning short-term agreements to join the senior squad Three-time All-ACC selection at Duke Height: 5-11 Weight: 160 Born: August 3, 1991 Hometown: Carenage, Trinidad & Tobago Citizenship: Trinidad & Tobago Pronunciation: JOE-vin Acquired via trade from Chicago Fire in exchange for Sounders FC s First Round pick (15th overall) in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money. Chicago Fire (2015); HJK Helsinki (2014); W Connection ( ). Holds club record with three assists in MLS Cup Playoffs Made Sounders FC debut in 90 minutes of action in 2-2 draw versus Club America in SCCL Knockout Round (February 23, 2016) Played in 55 league matches for the Savonetta Boys from , leading his club to two Pro League titles and scoring 26 goals 35 GK BRYAN MEREDITH 80 F VICTOR MANSARAY Height: 6-2 Weight: 195 Born: August 2, 1989 Hometown: Scotch Plains, NJ College: Monmouth Selected in Stage One in 2016 Re-Entry Draft on December 16, San Jose ( ), New York Cosmos (2013), IK Brage (2013), Sounders FC ( ), Kitsap Pumas (2011). Originally drafted by Seattle in the Second Round of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft Made his first MLS appearance in the second half against the LA Galaxy on May 2, 2012 Posted a mark during the 2012 MLS season with a 1.27 goals against average and three shutouts Also played for Kitsap Pumas and San Jose Earthquakes Height: 5-11 Weight: 180 Born: February 22, 1997 Hometown: Freetown, Sierra Leone /Sierra Leone Pronunciation: MAN-sur-RAY Signed as Homegrown Player on November 5, Currently on loan with FC Cincinnati Made First Team debut in 2-2 international friendly draw vs. Club Tijuana (March 24, 2015) Made MLS debut in 15 minutes of action at FC Dallas, becoming youngest player in club history to appear in a match (March 28, 2015) Scored 33 goals for Sounders FC Academy from Made two appearances and logged 106 minutes for U.S. U-18 National Team

19 91 D ONIEL FISHER Height: 5-9 Weight: 155 Born: November 22, 1991 Hometown: Portmore, Jamaica Citizenship: Jamaica College: New Mexico Selected in the Second Round (40th overall) in 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Made First Team debut in 2-2 international friendly draw vs. Club Tijuana (March 24, 2015) Made MLS debut in 4 minutes of action at FC Dallas (March 28, 2015) Started 34 of 39 appearances in two seasons at the University of New Mexico, recording four goals and three assists Earned first Jamaica Senior National Team cap vs. Trinidad and Tobago in 2010 and another in 2017