SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC CHILDREN S MERCY PARK, Kansas City, Kan. Wednesday, May 17 (Week 12, MLS Game #120) 7:30 p.m. CT (FS-KC+; JOEtv) SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2017 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 1 Adrian Zendejas GK 6-5 185 08/30/1995 Chula Vista, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Erik Palmer-Brown DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 0 0 0 0 10 6 0 0 3 Ike Opara DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 10 10 0 0 97 71 9 3 4 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 1 1 0 0 64 54 5 5 5 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 11 11 0 1 211 205 3 12 6 Ilie Sanchez MF 5-11 170 11/21/1990 Barcelona, Spain 11 11 0 0 11 11 0 0 7 Gerso Fernandes FW 5-8 140 02/21/1991 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 11 11 2 0 11 11 2 0 8 Graham Zusi DF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 11 10 0 2 205 165 26 50 9 Latif Blessing FW 5-7 140 12/30/1996 Accra, Ghana 4 1 2 0 4 1 2 0 10 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-9 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 9 9 2 2 181 165 31 49 11 Diego Rubio FW 5-11 170 05/15/1993 Santiago, Chile 0 0 0 0 15 3 1 0 14 Dom Dwyer FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 10 10 5 1 123 107 57 9 15 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 11 11 1 1 164 157 1 8 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 2 0 0 0 54 36 0 7 21 Andrew Dykstra GK 6-4 195 01/02/1986 Honolulu, HI 0 0 0 0 31 31 0 1 22 Soony Saad FW 5-10 165 08/17/1992 Dearborn, MI 7 3 0 1 65 29 8 7 23 Colton Storm DF 5-10 175 07/06/1994 Mechanicsburg, PA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Cameron Iwasa FW 5-10 175 07/07/1993 Sacramento, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 11 11 0 2 171 151 4 22 29 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 11 11 0 0 67 66 0 0 30 Daniel Salloi FW 6-1 150 07/19/1996 Siofok, Hungary 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 39 Cameron Porter FW 6-1 175 05/23/1993 Centerville, OH 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 40 Igor Juliao DF 5-8 145 08/23/1994 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1 1 0 0 24 24 0 2 77 Tyler Pasher MF 5-11 160 04/27/1994 Elmira, Ontario, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 8 0 0 1 58 44 0 3 94 Jimmy Medranda FW 5-8 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 11 10 0 1 52 40 1 3 HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes 11/21/1966 W108 L84 T65 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2017 CAREER No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 1 Tyler Miller GK 6-4 195 03/12/1993 Woodbury, NJ 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 Clint Dempsey MF 6-1 170 03/09/1983 Nacogdoches, TX 10 9 4 1 153 145 63 37 3 Brad Evans DF 6-1 170 04/20/1985 Phoenix, AZ 1 0 0 0 220 192 24 29 4 Gustav Svensson DF 6-0 170 02/07/1987 Gothenberg, Sweden 10 9 0 1 10 9 0 1 5 Nouhou Tolo DF 5-10 175 06/23/1997 Douala, Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Osvaldo Alonso MF 5-11 155 11/11/1985 San Cristobal, Cuba 10 10 1 0 236 231 10 18 7 Cristian Roldan MF 5-8 165 06/03/1995 Artesia, CA 10 10 0 1 65 49 4 5 8 Alvaro Fernandez MF 6-1 159 10/11/1985 Soriano, Uruguay 6 2 0 0 84 60 16 5 10 Nicolas Lodeiro MF 5-7 150 03/21/1989 Paysandu, Uruguay 10 10 3 4 23 23 7 12 11 Aaron Kovar MF 5-10 155 08/14/1993 Seattle, WA 0 0 0 0 25 12 1 0 12 Seyi Adekoya FW 5-11 170 12/05/1995 Seattle, WA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Jordan Morris FW 6-0 185 10/26/1994 Seattle, WA 10 10 2 0 44 42 14 4 14 Chad Marshall DF 6-4 190 08/22/1984 Riverside, CA 6 6 0 0 349 345 21 13 15 Tony Alfaro DF 6-2 190 06/15/1993 Michoacan, Mexico 5 4 0 0 11 5 0 0 17 Will Bruin FW 6-2 194 10/24/1989 St. Louis, MO 9 3 3 0 187 155 53 20 19 Harry Shipp MF 5-9 145 11/07/1991 Lake Forest, IL 9 6 1 0 102 81 13 17 21 Jordy Delem MF 5-11 156 03/18/1993 Le Francois, Martinique 5 4 0 1 5 4 0 1 23 Henry Wingo MF 6-0 170 10/04/1995 Seattle, WA 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 24 Stefan Frei GK 6-3 195 04/20/1986 Altstaetten, Switzerland 10 10 0 0 190 190 0 2 29 Roman Torres DF 6-2 195 03/20/1986 Panama City, Panama 5 4 0 0 18 16 0 1 32 Zach Mathers MF 5-11 172 04/14/1994 Fort Worth, TX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Joevin Jones DF 5-11 160 08/03/1991 Carenage, Trinidad & Tobago 10 10 0 5 71 65 3 9 35 Bryan Meredith GK 6-2 209 08/02/1989 Scotch Plains, NJ 0 0 0 0 12 10 0 0 80 Victor Mansaray FW 5-11 180 02/22/1997 Freetown, Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 91 Oniel Fisher MF 5-9 155 11/22/1991 Portmore, Jamaica 4 3 0 0 22 14 0 1 HEAD COACH : Brian Schmetzer 08/18/1962 W10 L6 T8
SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC Wednesday, May 17; Children s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan., 7:30 p.m. CT 2017 SEASON RECORDS GP W-L-T PTS GF GA Sporting 11 5-2-4 19 13 7 at home 5 4-0-1 13 10 2 Sounders FC 10 2-4-4 10 15 16 on road 6 1-3-2 5 9 11 LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: Sporting 4 wins, 12 goals Sounders FC 7 wins, 13 goals Ties 3 AT KC: Sporting 2 wins, 9 goals Sounders FC 4 wins, 9 goals Ties 1 LAST YEAR (MLS): 3/6: SEA 0, KC 1 (Coelho 73) 7/24: KC 3, SEA 0 (Dwyer 21, 79; Peterson 48+) SPORTING Sat. May 20 at Vancouver Sat. May 27 at Colorado Sat. June 3 Minnesota Sat. June 10 Montreal UPCOMING MATCHES RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT HEADERS OTHER TYPE OF PLAY OPEN PLAY CROSS CORNER REBOUND PENALTIES DIRECT FROM FREE KICK FREE KICK (INDIRECT) OWN GOALS DISTANCE INSIDE GOAL AREA INSIDE PENALTY AREA OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA SOUNDERS FC Sat. May 20 Real Salt Lake Sat. May 27 Portland Wed. May 31 at Columbus Sun. June 4 Houston WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM SPORTING SOUNDERS FC F A F A 13 76 7 141 GOALS SCORED MINUTES PER GOAL 15 60 16 56 HOW SCORED 7 3 5 2 1 2 0 0 10 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 4 6 3 3 0 5 10 6 2 4 4 0 0 6 8 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 4 9 8 2 4 REFEREES REFEREE: Ted Unkel. AR1 (bench): Joe Fletcher; AR2 (opposite): Adam Wienckowski; 4th: Sorin Stoica TEAM NEWS SUSPENDED: SEA: Joevin Jones (through May 21) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: KC: Seth Sinovic SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: KC: Ilie Sanchez, Graham Zusi DISABLED LIST: KC: Diego Kostner INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: KC: Erik Palmer-Brown (U.S. U-20) CHICAGO FIRE 4 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 1 Scoring Summary: CHI--Nikolic 7 (penalty kick) 25 SEA--Dempsey 4 (Roldan 1) 28 CHI--Accam 4 (de Leeuw 1, Schweinsteiger 2) 60 CHI--Solignac 2 (Nikolic 1, Vincent 1) 73 CHI--Nikolic 8 (Accam 4, Kappelhof 2) 76 LAST LEAGUE MATCHES SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC--Stefan Frei, Cristian Roldan, Chad Marshall, Tony Alfaro, Joevin Jones (Ejected 89), Harry Shipp (Will Bruin 71), Osvaldo Alonso (Alvaro Fernandez 77), Gustav Svensson, Clint Dempsey (Brad Evans 81), Jordan Morris, Nicolas Lodeiro. ORLANDO CITY SC 2 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2 Scoring Summary: KC--Blessing 1 (Besler 1) 9 ORL--Larin 7 (Rivas 5, Toia 2) 16 ORL--Kaka 3 (Sutter 3) 26 KC--Blessing 2 (unassisted) 74 SPORTING KANSAS CITY--Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Seth Sinovic (Saad Abdul- Salaam 93+), Benny Feilhaber, Ilie Sanchez, Roger Espinoza, Gerso Fernandes, Latif Blessing (Soony Saad 82), Jimmy Medranda (Soni Mustivar 86). RECORD AT HALFTIME RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL (W-L-T) LEAD TIED TRAIL SCORE ALLOW KC 3-0-0 2-1-3 0-1-1 5-0-1 0-2-0 SEA 2-0-0 0-2-2 0-2-2 2-0-1 0-4-2 THE LAST TIME SPORTING KANSAS CITY SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC Date Score (Gms since) Date Score (Gms since) Home win 5/03/2017 KC 2, NYR 0 (0) 3/19/2017 SEA 3, NYR 1 (3) Road win 4/15/2017 KC 1, POR 0 (3) 4/23/2017 SEA 3, LA 0 (1) Home loss 5/27/2016 KC 0, DC 1 (14) 5/06/2017 SEA 0, TOR 1 (0) Road loss 5/07/2017 KC 0, MIN 2 (1) 5/13/2017 SEA 1, CHI 4 (0) Tie game 5/13/2017 KC 2, ORL 2 (0) 4/29/2017 SEA 3, NE 3 (2) Shutout for 5/03/2017 KC 2, NYR 0 (2) 4/23/2017 SEA 3, LA 0 (3) Shutout vs. 5/07/2017 KC 0, MIN 2 (1) 5/06/2017 SEA 0, TOR 1 (1) GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED Sporting KC Sounders FC TTWTWWLWWLT LTWTTLWTLL TEAM LEADERS SPORTING G: 5 Dwyer A: 2 3 players tied SHT: 33 Dwyer SOG: 17 Dwyer FC: 26 Dwyer FS: 28 Dwyer OF: 7 Dwyer C: 5 Dwyer E: 0 SOUNDERS FC G: 4 Dempsey A: 5 Jones SHT: 42 Dempsey SOG: 10 Dempsey FC: 14 Roldan FS: 26 Lodeiro OF: 6 Lodeiro C: 2 Alfaro/Lodeiro E: 1 Jones GOALSCORING RECORD GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 11 5 1 3 2 0 13 1.18 SEA 10 2 4 1 3 0 15 1.50 GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVG KC 11 6 3 2 0 0 7 0.64 SEA 10 2 3 3 1 1 16 1.60 GOALS BY INTERVALS GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 13 2 1 1 4 2 3 SEA 15 0 3 2 1 2 7 GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 KC 7 0 3 1 0 0 3 SEA 16 1 5 1 4 2 3
2017 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (5-2-4, 19 pts.) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 14 F Dom Dwyer 10 10 898 5 1 33 17 26 28 7 2 5 0 10 M Benny Feilhaber 9 9 780 2 2 14 6 10 17 0 41 1 0 7 F Gerso Fernandes 11 11 971 2 0 24 14 14 16 2 1 2 0 9 F Latif Blessing 4 1 118 2 0 6 3 2 8 2 0 1 0 15 D Seth Sinovic 11 11 989 1 1 3 2 6 5 3 0 4 0 8 D Graham Zusi 11 10 945 0 2 13 3 7 6 0 3 3 0 27 M Roger Espinoza 11 11 968 0 2 11 2 17 11 2 0 2 0 94 F Jimmy Medranda 11 10 829 0 1 21 4 6 12 2 0 0 0 5 D Matt Besler 11 11 990 0 1 2 0 9 5 1 0 0 0 93 M Soni Mustivar 8 0 96 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 22 F Soony Saad 7 3 248 0 1 9 3 2 7 0 8 0 0 30 F Daniel Salloi 5 0 41 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 40 D Igor Juliao 1 1 45 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 3 D Ike Opara 10 10 900 0 0 5 1 6 5 0 0 2 0 6 M Ilie Sanchez 11 11 990 0 0 6 0 8 16 0 2 3 0 4 D Kevin Ellis 1 1 90 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 D Saad Abdul-Salaam 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 G Tim Melia 11 11 990 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Own-goals received 1 Team totals 11 11 990 13 12 154 56 119 146 20 57 24 0 Opponent totals 11 11 990 7 11 97 40 146 119 26 37 23 0 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Dom Dwyer 2, Gerso Fernandes 1, Benny Feilhaber 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Roger Espinoza 2, Benny Feilhaber 1, Graham Zusi 1, Dom Dwyer 1, Jimmy Medranda 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 29 G Tim Melia 11 11 990 40 31 7 0.64 1 2 5 2 4 6 Team totals 11 11 990 40 31 7 0.64 1 2 5 2 4 6 Opponent totals 11 11 990 56 44 13 1.18 0 0 2 5 4 5 2017 Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.
2017 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC STATISTICS (2-4-4, 10 pts.) UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 2 M Clint Dempsey 10 9 826 4 1 42 10 5 20 2 0 1 0 10 M Nicolas Lodeiro 10 10 900 3 4 18 5 11 26 6 57 2 0 17 F Will Bruin 9 3 340 3 0 14 5 4 2 1 0 1 0 13 F Jordan Morris 10 10 828 2 0 17 6 5 6 5 0 0 0 19 M Harry Shipp 9 6 557 1 0 11 3 4 5 1 3 1 0 6 M Osvaldo Alonso 10 10 887 1 0 14 3 10 15 0 0 1 0 33 D Joevin Jones 10 10 899 0 5 8 3 5 12 4 0 1 1 7 M Cristian Roldan 10 10 900 0 1 8 2 14 21 0 1 1 0 4 D Gustav Svensson 10 9 849 0 1 6 1 5 5 1 0 0 0 21 M Jordy Delem 5 4 284 0 1 0 0 3 4 1 0 1 0 8 M Alvaro Fernandez 6 2 210 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 3 D Brad Evans 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 D Chad Marshall 6 6 540 0 0 3 1 4 5 0 0 1 0 23 M Henry Wingo 7 0 86 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 91 M Oniel Fisher 4 3 244 0 0 2 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 29 D Roman Torres 5 4 270 0 0 4 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 24 G Stefan Frei 10 10 900 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 15 D Tony Alfaro 5 4 370 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 Own-goals received 1 Opponent totals 10 10 900 16 20 126 41 141 89 13 36 18 0 Team totals 10 10 900 15 13 151 40 89 141 23 61 15 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Clint Dempsey 1, Jordan Morris 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Nicolas Lodeiro 2, Joevin Jones 2 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Clint Dempsey 1-1, Nicolas Lodeiro 1-1 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 24 G Stefan Frei 10 10 900 41 25 16 1.6 2 2 2 4 4 2 Team totals 10 10 900 41 25 16 1.6 2 2 2 4 4 2 Opponent totals 10 10 900 40 25 15 1.5 2 2 4 2 4 2 2017 Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2017 SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES: Sat. Mar. 4 at D.C. United T 0-0 18268 0-0-1 7 1 Sat. Mar. 11 FC Dallas T 0-0 19117 0-0-2 6 2 Sat. Mar. 18 San Jose W 2-1 19282 1-0-2 5 5 KC: Feilhaber (37) own goal (89); SJ: Jungwirth (91+) Fri. Mar. 31 at Toronto FC T 0-0 27909 1-0-3 5 6 Sun. Apr. 9 Colorado W 3-1 19249 2-0-3 4 9 KC: Sinovic (6) Fernandes (58) Dwyer (85); COL: Doyle (94+) Sat. Apr. 15 at Portland W 1-0 21144 3-0-3 2 12 KC: Dwyer (53); Sat. Apr. 22 at FC Dallas L 0-1 15411 3-1-3 4 12 DAL: Figueroa (77) Sat. Apr. 29 Real Salt Lake W 3-0 18648 4-1-3 2 15 KC: Feilhaber (17) Dwyer (51) Fernandes (95+); Wed. May 3 New York Red W 2-0 18965 5-1-3 1 18 KC: Dwyer (46,68); Bulls Sun. May 7 at Minnesota L 0-2 17709 5-2-3 2 18 MIN: Danladi (22) Ramirez (39) Sat. May 13 at Orlando City T 2-2 25527 5-2-4 2 19 KC: Blessing (9,74); ORL: Larin (16) Santos Leite (26) SC Wed. May 17 Seattle Sat. May 20 at Vancouver Sat. May 27 at Colorado Sat. June 3 Minnesota Sat. June 10 Montreal Sat. June 17 at San Jose Sat. June 24 at Los Angeles Sat. July 1 Portland Thu. July 6 Philadelphia Sat. July 22 at Real Salt Lake Sat. July 29 Chicago Sun. Aug. 6 Atlanta Sat. Aug. 12 at Seattle Sat. Aug. 19 FC Dallas Sat. Aug. 26 at Houston Wed. Sep. 6 at New York City FC Sun. Sep. 10 at Columbus Sat. Sep. 16 New England Sun. Sep. 24 Los Angeles Sat. Sep. 30 Vancouver Sat. Oct. 7 at Minnesota Sun. Oct. 15 Houston Sun. Oct. 22 at Real Salt Lake 2017 Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2017 SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES: Sat. Mar. 4 at Houston L 1-2 20758 0-1-0 9 0 SEA: Dempsey (58); HOU: Torres (20) Quioto (42) Sat. Mar. 11 at Montreal T 2-2 34373 0-1-1 7 1 SEA: Lodeiro (83) Bruin (94+); MTL: Mancosu (17) Piatti (51) Sun. Mar. 19 New York Red Bulls W 3-1 45600 1-1-1 6 4 SEA: Dempsey (28) Morris (66) Shipp (79); NYR: Wright- Phillips (57) Fri. Mar. 31 Atlanta T 0-0 40182 1-1-2 6 5 Sat. Apr. 8 at San Jose T 1-1 18000 1-1-3 6 6 SEA: Lodeiro (84); SJ: Wondolowski (90) Fri. Apr. 14 at Vancouver L 1-2 22120 1-2-3 8 6 SEA: Bruin (89); VAN: Montero (65,80) Sun. Apr. 23 at Los Angeles W 3-0 24931 2-2-3 5 9 SEA: Dempsey (29) own goal (35) Morris (44); Sat. Apr. 29 New England T 3-3 43230 2-2-4 7 10 SEA: Lodeiro (75) Bruin (85) Alonso (88); NE: Kobayashi (16) Agudelo (26,54) Sat. May 6 Toronto FC L 0-1 41468 2-3-4 7 10 TOR: Altidore (23) Sat. May 13 at Chicago L 1-4 20153 2-4-4 8 10 SEA: Dempsey (28); CHI: Nikolic (25,76) Accam (60) Solignac (73) Wed. May 17 at Sporting KC Sat. May 20 Real Salt Lake Sat. May 27 Portland Wed. May 31 at Columbus Sun. June 4 Houston Sat. June 17 at New York City FC Wed. June 21 Orlando City SC Sun. June 25 at Portland Tue. July 4 at Colorado Wed. July 19 D.C. United Sun. July 23 San Jose Sat. July 29 at Los Angeles Sat. Aug. 5 at Minnesota Sat. Aug. 12 Sporting KC Sun. Aug. 20 Minnesota Wed. Aug. 23 at Vancouver Sun. Aug. 27 Portland Sun. Sep. 10 Los Angeles Sat. Sep. 16 at FC Dallas Sat. Sep. 23 at Real Salt Lake Wed. Sep. 27 Vancouver Sun. Oct. 1 at Philadelphia Sun. Oct. 15 FC Dallas Sun. Oct. 22 Colorado 2017 Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.
SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2017) Goals 2 Dom Dwyer 05/03/2017 vs NYR W 2-0 2 Latif Blessing 05/13/2017 vs ORL T 2-2 Assists 1 12 times 03/18/2017 vs SJ W 2-1 Shots 6 Dom Dwyer 05/03/2017 vs NYR W 2-0 Shots on Goal 3 5 times 03/18/2017 vs SJ W 2-1 Fouls Committed 6 Dom Dwyer 05/03/2017 vs NYR W 2-0 Fouls Suffered 6 Dom Dwyer 03/04/2017 vs DC T 0-0 6 Dom Dwyer 04/15/2017 vs POR W 1-0 Offside 3 Dom Dwyer 05/03/2017 vs NYR W 2-0 Saves 5 Tim Melia 03/04/2017 vs DC T 0-0 5 Tim Melia 04/22/2017 vs DAL L 0-1 Shots Faced 6 Tim Melia 03/04/2017 vs DC T 0-0 6 Tim Melia 04/22/2017 vs DAL L 0-1 Goals Allowed 2 Tim Melia 05/07/2017 vs MIN L 0-2 2 Tim Melia 05/13/2017 vs ORL T 2-2 TEAM HIGH GAMES (2017) Goals 3 04/09/2017 vs COL W 3-1 3 04/29/2017 vs RSL W 3-0 Assists 4 04/09/2017 vs COL W 3-1 Shots 18 05/03/2017 vs NYR W 2-0 Shots on Goal 8 05/03/2017 vs NYR W 2-0 8 05/13/2017 vs ORL T 2-2 Fouls Committed 18 03/11/2017 vs DAL T 0-0 Fouls Suffered 22 03/04/2017 vs DC T 0-0 22 04/15/2017 vs POR W 1-0 Corner Kicks 10 05/07/2017 vs MIN L 0-2 Offside 5 05/13/2017 vs ORL T 2-2 Saves 5 03/04/2017 vs DC T 0-0 5 04/22/2017 vs DAL L 0-1 Shots Faced 6 03/04/2017 vs DC T 0-0 6 04/22/2017 vs DAL L 0-1 Goals Allowed 2 05/07/2017 vs MIN L 0-2 2 05/13/2017 vs ORL T 2-2 TEAM LOW GAMES (2017) Shots 10 04/29/2017 vs RSL W 3-0 Shots on Goal 1 04/22/2017 vs DAL L 0-1 Fouls Committed 5 04/22/2017 vs DAL L 0-1 Fouls Suffered 9 05/13/2017 vs ORL T 2-2 Corner Kicks 3 04/22/2017 vs DAL L 0-1 3 05/03/2017 vs NYR W 2-0 3 05/13/2017 vs ORL T 2-2 Offside 0 03/31/2017 vs TOR T 0-0 0 04/15/2017 vs POR W 1-0 Saves 2 03/18/2017 vs SJ W 2-1 2 03/31/2017 vs TOR T 0-0 2 04/09/2017 vs COL W 3-1 2 04/29/2017 vs RSL W 3-0 2 05/03/2017 vs NYR W 2-0 2 05/07/2017 vs MIN L 0-2 2 05/13/2017 vs ORL T 2-2 Shots Faced 2 03/31/2017 vs TOR T 0-0 2 04/29/2017 vs RSL W 3-0 2 05/03/2017 vs NYR W 2-0 SOUNDERS FC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2017) Goals 1 14 times 03/04/2017 at HOU L 1-2 Assists 2 Joevin Jones 03/19/2017 at NYR W 3-1 2 Joevin Jones 04/29/2017 at NE T 3-3 Shots 7 Clint Dempsey 04/14/2017 at VAN L 1-2 7 Clint Dempsey 04/23/2017 at LA W 3-0 Shots on Goal 2 8 times 03/04/2017 at HOU L 1-2 Fouls Committed 5 Osvaldo Alonso 04/14/2017 at VAN L 1-2 Fouls Suffered 5 5 times 03/11/2017 at MTL T 2-2 Offside 2 Nicolas Lodeiro 03/04/2017 at HOU L 1-2 2 Jordan Morris 03/31/2017 at ATL T 0-0 2 Jordan Morris 05/13/2017 at CHI L 1-4 Saves 4 Stefan Frei 05/06/2017 at TOR L 0-1 Shots Faced 6 Stefan Frei 04/29/2017 at NE T 3-3 6 Stefan Frei 05/13/2017 at CHI L 1-4 Goals Allowed 4 Stefan Frei 05/13/2017 at CHI L 1-4 TEAM HIGH GAMES (2017) Goals 3 03/19/2017 at NYR W 3-1 3 04/23/2017 at LA W 3-0 3 04/29/2017 at NE T 3-3 Assists 4 04/23/2017 at LA W 3-0 4 04/29/2017 at NE T 3-3 Shots 25 04/29/2017 at NE T 3-3 Shots on Goal 8 04/29/2017 at NE T 3-3 Fouls Committed 13 03/19/2017 at NYR W 3-1 13 05/13/2017 at CHI L 1-4 Fouls Suffered 18 03/31/2017 at ATL T 0-0 18 04/08/2017 at SJ T 1-1 18 04/23/2017 at LA W 3-0 Corner Kicks 9 03/04/2017 at HOU L 1-2 9 04/14/2017 at VAN L 1-2 Offside 4 03/19/2017 at NYR W 3-1 4 03/31/2017 at ATL T 0-0 4 04/23/2017 at LA W 3-0 Saves 4 05/06/2017 at TOR L 0-1 Shots Faced 6 04/29/2017 at NE T 3-3 6 05/13/2017 at CHI L 1-4 Goals Allowed 4 05/13/2017 at CHI L 1-4 TEAM LOW GAMES (2017) Shots 12 05/13/2017 at CHI L 1-4 Shots on Goal 1 03/31/2017 at ATL T 0-0 Fouls Committed 4 04/29/2017 at NE T 3-3 Fouls Suffered 6 04/29/2017 at NE T 3-3 Corner Kicks 2 03/19/2017 at NYR W 3-1 Offside 1 04/08/2017 at SJ T 1-1 1 04/14/2017 at VAN L 1-2 1 04/29/2017 at NE T 3-3 1 05/06/2017 at TOR L 0-1 Saves 1 03/19/2017 at NYR W 3-1 1 04/14/2017 at VAN L 1-2 Shots Faced 2 03/19/2017 at NYR W 3-1 2017 Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.
SOUNDERS FC VS SPORTING KC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS Sporting KC 4 wins, 12 goals Sounders FC 7 wins, 13 goals 3 ties 4/11/2009 KC 1 at SEA 0 (Q) 10/17/2009 SEA 3 at KC 2 (CA) 4/17/2010 SEA 1 vs KC 0 (Q) 10/9/2010 SEA 2 at KC 1 (CA) 5/21/2011 SEA 1 vs KC 0 (Q) 8/6/2011 SEA 2 at KC 1 (SP) 6/20/2012 SEA 1 vs KC 1 (Q) 5/8/2013 SEA 1 at KC 0 (SP) 3/8/2014 SEA 1 vs KC 0 (Q) 5/23/2015 SEA 0 vs KC 0 (Q) 6/6/2015 KC 1 vs SEA 0 (SP) 9/27/2015 KC 1 vs SEA 1 (SP) 3/6/2016 KC 1 at SEA 0 (Q) 7/24/2016 KC 3 vs SEA 0 (SP) 10/27/2016 SEA 1 vs KC 0 (Q) HEAD-TO-HEAD Sounders FC GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS: Sporting KC Category 1 2 OT Tot 1 2 OT Tot Goals 3 10 0 13 4 8 0 12 Shots 63 73 0 136 88 89 0 177 Shots on Goal 18 28 0 46 34 23 0 57 Fouls 81 63 0 144 97 99 0 196 Offsides 21 18 0 39 7 11 0 18 Corner Kicks 30 27 0 57 41 37 0 78 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total KC 1 2 0 3 1 5 0 12 SEA 1 1 1 0 2 8 0 13 CAREER COACHING RECORDS: Peter Vermes vs. SEA 3-7-3 (0.92 pts./game) ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS: Sporting KC Sounders FC Goals 3 Dom Dwyer 1 13 times Assists 1 12 times 2 3 times Shots 16 Dom Dwyer 19 Fredy Montero Shots on Goal 7 Dom Dwyer 8 Fredy Montero Fouls Committed 17 Aurelien Collin 21 Osvaldo Alonso Fouls Suffered 11 Espinoza/Sapong 30 Osvaldo Alonso Wins 3 Tim Melia 5 Kasey Keller Losses 5 Jimmy Nielsen 3 Stefan Frei Shutouts 4 Tim Melia 2 Keller/Frei Saves 9 Melia/Nielsen 21 Stefan Frei Goals Allowed 8 Jimmy Nielsen 6 Stefan Frei ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS: Sporting KC Sounders FC Goals 2 Dom Dwyer (07/24/16) 1 13 players tied Assists 1 12 players tied 2 Jaqua/Ljungberg Shots 6 3 players tied 6 Fredy Montero (04/11/09) Shots on Goal 3 3 players tied 3 Fredy Montero (04/11/09) Fouls Committed 6 Aurelien Collin 4 Cooper/Alonso (twice) Fouls Suffered 4 Sapong/Dwyer 7 Osvaldo Alonso (03/08/14) Shutouts 1 5 players tied 1 5 players tied Saves 6 Tim Melia (06/06/15) 6 Stefan Frei (09/27/15) Goals Allowed 3 Kevin Hartman (10/17/09) 3 Stefan Frei (07/24/16) W-L-T Breakdowns: Sporting Kansas City Seattle Sounders FC W-L-T Streak (started) W-L-T Streak (started) At Halftime: Leading 3-0-0 4 Ws (10/23/2016) 2-0-0 3 Ws (10/23/2016) Tied 2-1-3 1 Ws (05/03/2017) 0-2-2 2 Ls (04/14/2017) Trailing 0-1-1 1 Ts (05/13/2017) 0-2-2 1 Ls (05/06/2017) First Goal: Allowed 0-2-0 3 Ls (10/01/2016) 0-4-2 2 Ls (05/06/2017) Scored 5-0-1 1 Ts (05/13/2017) 2-0-1 1 Ws (04/23/2017) Goals Scored: 0 goals 0-2-3 2 Ls (04/22/2017) 0-1-1 1 Ls (05/06/2017) 1 goals 1-0-0 1 Ws (04/15/2017) 0-3-1 2 Ls (04/14/2017) 2 goals 2-0-1 1 Ts (05/13/2017) 0-0-1 1 Ts (03/11/2017) 3 goals 2-0-0 2 Ws (04/09/2017) 2-0-1 1 Ts (04/29/2017) 4 goals 0-0-0 0 - - 0-0-0 2 Ws (07/13/2016) Goals Allowed: 0 goals 3-0-3 3 Ws (04/15/2017) 1-0-1 1 Ws (04/23/2017) 1 goals 2-1-0 1 Ls (04/22/2017) 1-1-1 1 Ls (05/06/2017) 2 goals 0-1-1 1 Ts (05/13/2017) 0-2-1 1 Ls (04/14/2017) 3 goals 0-0-0 1 Ls (10/01/2016) 0-0-1 1 Ts (04/29/2017) 4 goals 0-0-0 0 - - 0-1-0 2 Ls (08/28/2016) 2017 Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.
SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. SOUNDERS FC (4-7-3) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Dom Dwyer 5 3 318 3 0 16 Davy Arnaud 5 5 450 2 1 12 Jacob Peterson 6 6 419 2 1 11 Nuno Andre Coelho 1 1 90 1 0 3 Benny Feilhaber 5 5 425 1 0 7 Zoltan Hercegfalvi 1 1 70 1 0 1 Kei Kamara 7 4 413 1 0 13 Josh Wolff 4 3 284 1 0 4 Saad Abdul-Salaam 4 1 146 0 1 1 Matt Besler 10 9 857 0 1 4 Aurelien Collin 4 4 360 0 1 2 Amadou Dia 4 4 360 0 1 1 Roger Espinoza 9 7 649 0 1 10 Michael Harrington 7 6 553 0 1 0 Jack Jewsbury 4 4 343 0 1 2 Ike Opara 3 2 181 0 1 0 Jordi Quintilla 2 2 180 0 1 5 Graham Zusi 11 7 665 0 1 12 Team totals 14 14 1260 12 12 177 Opponent totals 14 14 1260 13 12 136 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PG Tim Melia 4 360 9 9 0.00 0 Jon Kempin 1 90 3 2 1.00 0 Eric Kronberg 1 90 5 4 1.00 0 Jimmy Nielsen 6 540 17 9 1.33 0 Kevin Hartman 2 180 12 7 1.50 0 Team totals 14 1260 46 31 0.93 0 Opponent totals 14 1260 57 44 0.86 2 2017 Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.
SOUNDERS FC CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (7-4-3) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Nate Jaqua 4 2 240 1 2 5 Mauro Rosales 4 3 245 1 2 3 Mike Fucito 3 0 61 1 1 5 Tyrone Marshall 4 3 271 1 1 1 Chad Barrett 2 1 96 1 0 5 Alvaro Fernandez 4 2 169 1 0 5 Patrick Ianni 4 2 182 1 0 2 Roger Levesque 3 2 186 1 0 2 Obafemi Martins 2 2 180 1 0 2 Lamar Neagle 5 3 268 1 0 11 Sanna Nyassi 2 1 93 1 0 3 Jeff Parke 4 4 360 1 0 2 Djimi Traore 2 2 180 1 0 1 Freddie Ljungberg 3 3 260 0 2 2 Clint Dempsey 5 4 393 0 1 11 Brad Evans 10 9 811 0 1 8 Gonzalo Pineda 3 3 270 0 1 1 Tyson Wahl 2 2 180 0 1 1 Team totals 14 14 1260 13 12 136 Opponent totals 14 14 1260 12 12 177 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Michael Gspurning 1 90 3 3 0.00 0 Kasey Keller 6 479 20 15 0.75 1 Stefan Frei 6 540 27 21 1.00 1 Andrew Weber 1 90 4 3 1.00 0 Ben Dragavon 1 61 3 2 1.48 0 Team totals 14 1260 57 44 0.86 2 Opponent totals 14 1260 46 31 0.93 0 2017 Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.
CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. SOUNDERS FC (4-7-3) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Dom Dwyer 5 3 318 3 0 16 Benny Feilhaber 8 8 695 1 2 12 Saad Abdul-Salaam 4 1 146 0 1 1 Matt Besler 10 9 857 0 1 4 Roger Espinoza 9 7 649 0 1 10 Ike Opara 6 3 293 0 1 3 Graham Zusi 11 7 665 0 1 12 Andrew Dykstra 1 1 90 0 0 0 Kevin Ellis 4 4 360 0 0 0 Jimmy Medranda 3 2 156 0 0 2 Tim Melia 4 4 360 0 0 0 Soni Mustivar 5 4 405 0 0 2 Erik Palmer-Brown 1 1 90 0 0 0 Cameron Porter 1 0 13 0 0 0 Soony Saad 1 1 86 0 0 1 Seth Sinovic 4 2 200 0 0 2 Team totals 14 14 1260 12 12 177 Opponent totals 14 14 1260 13 12 136 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PG Tim Melia 4 360 9 9 0.00 0 Andrew Dykstra 1 90 5 4 1.00 0 Team totals 14 1260 46 31 0.93 0 Opponent totals 14 1260 57 44 0.86 2 CURRENT SOUNDERS FC VS. SPORTING KC (7-4-3) PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT Will Bruin 13 11 884 3 2 24 Clint Dempsey 14 13 1203 3 2 31 Chad Marshall 30 30 2599 2 1 19 Alvaro Fernandez 5 3 259 1 0 6 Brad Evans 12 9 849 0 1 8 Tony Alfaro 1 0 45 0 0 0 Osvaldo Alonso 12 12 1063 0 0 8 Oniel Fisher 2 2 131 0 0 0 Stefan Frei 12 12 1080 0 0 0 Joevin Jones 3 3 270 0 0 1 Jordan Morris 2 2 173 0 0 1 Cristian Roldan 4 3 274 0 0 0 Harry Shipp 4 4 353 0 0 7 Team totals 14 14 1260 13 12 136 Opponent totals 14 14 1260 12 12 177 GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG Stefan Frei 12 1080 56 41 1.08 1 Team totals 14 1260 57 44 0.86 2 Opponent totals 14 1260 46 31 0.93 0 2017 Elias Sports Bureau, Inc.
GAME NOTES SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs. SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC Sporting Kansas City 5-2-4, 19 points (4-0-1 home; 1-2-2 away) T-1st place in Western Conference Seattle Sounders FC 2-4-4, 10 points (1-1-2 home; 1-3-2 away) 9th place in Western Conference Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Children s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 12 English TV: FOX Sports Kansas City + English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Ted Unkel Assistant ref: Joe Fletcher Assistant ref: Adam Wienckowski 4th official: Sorin Stoica SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER No. Pos. Name Pronunciation 1 GK Adrian Zendejas zen-day-haas 2 DEF Erik Palmer-Brown 3 DEF Ike Opara oh-par-ah 4 DEF Kevin Ellis 5 DEF Matt Besler BEEZ-ler 6 MID Ilie Sanchez ILL-ee-eh 7 FWD Gerso Fernandes JER-soh 8 DEF Graham Zusi gram ZOO-see 9 FWD Latif Blessing 10 MID Benny Feilhaber FAIL-hob-ber 11 FWD Diego Rubio 14 FWD Dom Dwyer 15 DEF Seth Sinovic sin-oh-vick 17 DEF Saad Abdul-Salaam sahd ab-dool sa-lahm 21 GK Andrew Dykstra 22 FWD Soony Saad SOO-nee sod 23 DEF Colton Storm 24 FWD Cameron Iwasa EE-wah-sah 27 MID Roger Espinoza 29 GK Tim Melia MEE-lia 30 FWD Daniel Salloi shallow-ee 39 FWD Cameron Porter 40 DEF Igor Juliao EE-gore ZHOO-lee-ow 77 DEF Tyler Pasher 93 MID Soni Mustivar SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var 94 MID Jimmy Medranda muh-drahn-dah 2017 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS Eastern Conference Pts W L T GD GP 1. Toronto FC 25 7 1 4 +9 12 2. Columbus Crew SC 19 6 5 1 +2 12 3. Orlando City SC 19 6 3 1 0 10 4. New York City FC 17 5 3 2 +7 10 5. New York Red Bulls 16 5 6 1-6 12 6. Chicago Fire 15 4 3 3 +2 10 7. New England Revolution 13 3 4 4 +2 11 8. Atlanta United FC 12 3 4 3 +5 10 9. D.C. United 11 3 5 2-9 10 10. Philadelphia Union 10 2 4 4 +1 10 11. Montreal Impact 10 2 4 4 3 10 Western Conference Pts W L T GD GP 1. Houston Dynamo 19 6 3 1 +7 10 2. FC Dallas 19 5 0 4 +8 9 3. Sporting Kansas City 19 5 2 4 +6 11 4. Portland Timbers 18 5 3 3 +5 11 5. San Jose Earthquakes 15 4 4 3-1 11 6. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 13 4 5 1-3 10 7. LA Galaxy 11 3 5 2-3 10 8. Minnesota United FC 11 3 6 2-11 11 9. Seattle Sounders FC 10 2 4 4-1 10 10. Real Salt Lake 8 2 7 2 13 11 11. Colorado Rapids 7 2 6 1 4 9 OUT: Diego Rubio (Torn ACL) QUESTIONABLE: Soony Saad (Ankle Sprain) WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE 2017 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY 5-2-4 (19 pts.) 11 T-1st in West 13 1.18 12 7 0.64 +6 154 (56) 36.4% 119 146 24 0 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 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT As of Monday, May 15 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2-4-4 (10 pts.) 10 9th in West 15 1.50 13 16 1.60-1 151 (40) 26.5% 89 141 15 1 2017 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC Dom Dwyer 5 Three Players 2 Dom Dwyer 33 Dom Dwyer 17 Dom Dwyer 2 Roger Espinoza 2 Dom Dwyer 26 Dom Dwyer 28 Dom Dwyer 5 0 Tim Melia 990 Tim Melia 0.64 Tim Melia 5 Tim Melia 6 Tim Melia 31 GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL GAME-WINNING GOALS GAME-WINNING ASSISTS FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES 4 Clint Dempsey 5 Joevin Jones 42 Clint Dempsey 10 Clint Dempsey 1 Dempsey, Morris 2 Jones, Lodeiro 14 Christian Roldan 26 Nicolas Lodeiro 2 Alfaro, Lodeiro 1 Joevin Jones 900 Stefan Frei 1.60 Stefan Frei 2 Stefan Frei 2 Stefan Frei 25 Stefan Frei COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES BRIAN SCHMETZER 9th season (.547) 108-84-65 9th season (.547) 108-84-65 MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM 2nd season 10-6-8 (.583) 2nd season 10-6-8 (.583) 1
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #SKCvSEA: HEAD-TO-HEAD Sporting Kansas City is will face Seattle Sounders FC on Wednesday night, having gone unbeaten in the last five meetings between the two sides (3-0-2) and winning both contests in the 2016 regular season. Despite that recent record, Sporting KC still trails Seattle 7-4-3 in regular-season matchups, making the Sounders one of just six active teams that Sporting KC has a losing record against. Sporting KC won the first-ever meeting between the two sides on April 11, 2009 at Qwest Field, with Davy Arnaud s 80th-minute goal leading his side to a 1-0 victory on the road. Immediately following that match, Sporting KC went winless for nine games against Seattle, going 0-7-2 in a stretch that included a five-game losing streak from Oct. 17, 2009 through Aug. 6, 2011. Sporting KC broke that barren streak with a 1-0 victory on June 6, 2015 at Children s Mercy Park as Benny Feilhaber converted from the penalty spot in the 84th minute. Sporting KC is now unbeaten in five against the Sounders, though they did fall to a controversial 1-0 defeat in the Knockout Round of the 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs on Oct. 27, 2016. Last year, Nuno Andre Coelho scored on his debut for the club to clinch a 1-0 victory at CenturyLink Field during the season opener on March 6, 2016, before Sporting KC dispatched Seattle with a comfortable 3-0 home win on July 24, 2016 behind two goals from Dom Dwyer and a further strike from Jacob Peterson. #SKCvSEA: Recent Meetings (SEA leads 7-4-3 in regular season) Date Score Result Details 07/24/2016 KC 3 vs SEA 0 W Dwyer scores in each half to add to Peterson strike 03/06/2016 KC 1 at SEA 0 W Nuno Andre Coelho scores from distance on his debut 09/27/2015 KC 1 vs SEA 1 T Martins opens the scoring before Dwyer equalizes late 06/06/2015 KC 1 vs SEA 0 W Benny Feilhaber converts 84th-minute penalty for SKC 05/23/2015 KC 0 at SEA 0 T Neither side able to find breakthrough in even contest #SKCvSEA: PLAYER HISTORY Sporting KC forward Dom Dwyer leads the team with three goals against Seattle Sounders FC. He tallied his first in the 1-1 draw on Sept. 27, 2015 at Children s Mercy Park before notching a brace in last season s 3-0 home win on July 24, 2016. Midfielder Benny Feilhaber has one goal and two assists against Seattle. He converted a late game-winning penalty kick on June 6, 2015, while he also had two assists in the 2011 season for the New England Revolution: on June 26, 2011 and Oct. 1, 2011. Midfielder Roger Espinoza has one assist against the Sounders, with his cross setting up Dom Dwyer s game winner on July 24, 2016. Defender Graham Zusi has one assist against Seattle, helping set up Dom Dwyer s opener in last season s 3-0 win on July 24, 2016. Defender Matt Besler has one assist all-time against Seattle, coming on Kei Kamara s goal in a 2-1 home defeat on Aug. 6, 2011. Defender Ike Opara has one assist against the Sounders, helping set up Jacob Peterson s strike on July 24, 2016. Defender Saad Abdul-Salaam has one assist against Seattle Sounders FC, setting up Jacob Peterson s goal on July 24, 2016. Goalkeeper Tim Melia is an unbeaten 3-0-1 against Seattle Sounders FC, posting shutouts in all four of his games against the side. #SKCvSEA: PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS Defenders Graham Zusi and Matt Besler, along with midfielder Benny Feilhaber have all been teammates with Seattle forwards Clint Dempsey and Jordan Morris and midfielder Brad Evans over the last decade. Forward Cameron Porter was a teammate of the Sounders Harry Shipp at the Montreal Impact in 2016. Defender Tyler Pasher was a part of the Toronto FC Academy while Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei was playing for the senior team from 2010-2012. Seattle forward Will Bruin is from St. Louis, Missouri and was a part of the St. Louis Scott Gallagher soccer club. #SKCvSEA: BY THE NUMBERS Sporting KC Team Stats SKC s seven goals allowed through 11 games in the 2017 MLS season are the second fewest conceded in the league, trailing FCD s six. SKC is third in MLS in dribbles attempted with 227 and is tied for first with 107 dribbles completed. SKC has faced the fewest shots per game in MLS this season with 8.82, which is 1.85 shots per game less than their closest challenger in the Colorado Rapids. SKC has faced the fewest shots per game (8.82) and has taken the second most shots per game (14) in MLS this season. SKC has taken the most shots in the league this year with 154. SKC is second in MLS with 112 chances created, only trailing SJ by two. SKC also leads the league with 100 chances created from open play. Sporting KC Player Stats Goalkeeper Tim Melia has the second best goals against average in MLS with 0.64, conceding just seven goals in 11 games this season and posting a leaguehigh six shutouts. In addition, his 81.58 save percentage is second, trailing on FCD s Jesse Gonzalez (81.82). Midfielder Ilie ranks third in MLS with 806 passes attempted, and is fourth in the league in passes completed with 675. Matt Besler is fifth in passes attempted (723) and passes completed (621). Forward Dom Dwyer is sixth in MLS with 33 shots and is tied for second with 17 shots on goal. Dwyer also leads MLS with 26 fouls committed and is third in fouls suffered with 28. Forward Dom Dwyer leads MLS in yellow cards with five. Midfielder Benny Feilhaber is second in MLS in chances created per game (2.89) and is fourth chances created from open play per game (1.89). *Min. two GP. Winger Gerso is third in MLS with 48 dribbles attempted, and tied for third in dribbles completed with 25. Seattle Sounders FC Team Stats SEA is second in MLS in shots taken with 151, only trailing SKC by three while playing one fewer game. SEA is fourth in the league with 141 fouls suffered. SEA s 152 clearances through 10 games are the fewest in MLS. SEA has also made the fifth most blocks with 33. SEA is third in the league with 91 chances created from open play, nine behind leaders SKC. Seattle Sounders FC Player Stats Defender Joevin Jones, suspended for Wednesday s game against SKC, is tied for third in MLS with five assists. Forward Clint Dempsey is second in the league with 42 shots, but only tied for 22nd with 10 shots on goal. His 32.26 percent shooting accuracy is second worst in MLS. *Min. 20 shots. Forward Clint Dempsey and midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro are tied for the MLSlead having hit the woodwork four times each this season. NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES Defender Ike Opara is one regular-season start shy of reaching 50 for Sporting KC. Opara is also one appearance away from hitting 75 in all competitions for the club. Defender Matt Besler is one MLS appearance (including playoffs) away from reaching 225 for Sporting KC. Midfielder Benny Feilhaber is one shy of his 50th MLS regular-season assist for both Sporting KC and the New England Revolution. Goalkeeper Tim Melia is one shutout away from claiming sole possession of third place in club history, behind Jimmy Nielsen and Tony Meola. Midfielder Soni Mustivar is four minutes shy of reaching 5,000 minutes played for Sporting KC in all competitions. 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Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes HOME SWEET HOME Sporting Kansas City currently boasts the longest active home unbeaten streak in Major League Soccer. The side has gone 14 games at Children s Mercy Park without defeat since last falling 1-0 to D.C. United on May 27, 2016. Prior to this weekend, Sporting KC had the second longest active home undefeated streak, trailing on the New York Red Bulls who suffered their first defeat at Red Bull Arena since April 9, 2016 on Sunday against the LA Galaxy. Sporting KC is 4-0-1 at home this season, picking up 13 of the club s 19 points at Children s Mercy Park. Peter Vermes side is also in the midst of a four-game home winning run, earning victories over the San Jose Earthquakes (March 18), the Colorado Rapids (April 9), Real Salt Lake (April 29) and the New York Red Bulls (May 3). That four-game home winning streak is tied for the longest active streak with Toronto FC, and is one shy of matching Orlando City SC s run where they won their first five home games at Orlando City Stadium before drawing 2-2 with Sporting KC on Saturday night. Seattle Sounders FC are 1-3-2 on the road this season, including Saturday s 4-1 setback against the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park. The Sounders opened the season 0-2-2 on the road before cruising to a 3-0 victory over the LA Galaxy at the StubHub Center on April 23. However, that match was followed up with a home draw against New England and a home defeat to Toronto FC before the 4-1 thrashing in Chicago on Saturday to extend Seattle s winless streak to three. SOUNDING OFF Wednesday s match will be the 15th MLS regular-season meeting between Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders FC, with Seattle holding a commanding 7-4-3 lead in the all-time series between the two clubs. However, Sporting KC are unbeaten in their last five games against the Sounders, going 3-0-2 since the start of the 2015 season. Last season, Sporting KC traveled to CenturyLink Field for the club s season opener on March 6, 2016 and a goal from debutant Nuno Andre Coelho made the difference as Sporting KC won at CenturyLink Field for the first time ever and won in Seattle for the first time since the inaugural MLS match between the two sides on April 11, 2009 at Qwest Field. On July 24, 2016, Sporting KC cruised to a 3-0 win over the Sounders at Children s Mercy Park when a brace from Dom Dwyer and a first-half wonderstrike from Jacob Peterson clinched all three points. It was Seattle coach Sigi Schmid s final game with the club, as he was let go just days after that defeat. The season ended on a sour note as Seattle eliminated Sporting KC from the MLS Cup Playoffs in the Knockout Round when Nelson Valdez scored late from an offside position to give the Sounders a 1-0 victory on Oct. 27, 2016. SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES BRACE FOR A BLESSING Sporting Kansas City forward Latif Blessing burst onto the scene in Saturday s 2-2 draw with Orlando City SC at Orlando City Stadium. Blessing, starting in place of the suspended Dom Dwyer who received his league-leading fifth yellow card of the season against Minnesota, scored both goals as Sporting KC became the first side to take a point away from Orlando City Stadium since its opening at the start of the 2017 campaign. Blessing opened the scoring in the ninth minute with a tap in from close range after Gerso s ball was almost forced home by Matt Besler before adding his second to equalize in the 74th minute when Benny Feilhaber s shot was saved. The 20-year-old Ghanaian made history by becoming the youngest Sporting KC player to bag a brace in all competitions at the age of 20 years and 134 days. Blessing beat the previous record held by Matt McKeon, who scored twice in a 3-1 win over Columbus Crew SC on May 22, 1997 at the age of 22 years and 240 days. Blessing also became the fifth player to score twice in his first start for Sporting KC, joining Digital Takawira (April 13, 1996 vs. COL), Mo Johnston (May 2, 1996 vs. CLB), Birahim Diop (Aug. 21, 2010 vs. NE) and Omar Bravo (March 19, 2011 at CHV). TRIGGER HAPPY If this season s trends are any indication, Wednesday s game between Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders FC should see plenty of shots. Sporting KC leads all of MLS in 2017 with 154 shots, while Seattle sits just three shots behind in second place. The major difference between the two sides is that Sporting KC is also near the summit in shots on target, sitting third with 56, while the Sounders are 18th in shots on goal with 40. Sporting KC are led by Dom Dwyer, who is sixth in MLS with 33 shots and tied for second with 17 on target, and is followed by winger Gerso, who has taken 24 shots with 14 on target. Among players to take at least 20 shots so far this year, Gerso is fifth with a 70 percent shooting accuracy on his 24 shots, while Dwyer is eighth as 65.38 percent of his shots have been on frame. Seattle, on the other hand, are led by Clint Dempsey who is second in MLS with 42 shots in 2017, just two behind league-leading Sebastian Giovinco. Despite the volume of shots, Dempsey sits in a tie for 22nd with a measly 10 shots on target. That boils down to a shooting accuracy of 32.26 percent - the second lowest among the 41 players to take at least 20 shots. The only player lower is Sporting KC s Jimmy Medranda, whose four shots on target from 21 shots sees him at a 26.67 percent shooting accuracy. Orlando City SC s Cyle Larin as the highest shooting accuracy, putting 77.27 percent of his 24 shots on target. Sporting KC and Seattle Sounders FC have a dated history in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, with Sporting KC notably winning the 2012 edition of the tournament with a penalty shootout victory over the Sounders at Children s Mercy Park. Kei Kamara and Zach Scott traded late goals in regulation before a goalless extra time period led to penalties that Sporting KC won, 3-2. Prior to that, the two sides had met in the competition in 2001, 2008 and 2009, which Sporting KC winning the first meeting and Seattle claiming the latter two. PASS MASTERCLASS In Saturday s 2-2 draw with Orlando City SC at Orlando City Stadium, Sporting Kansas City put on something of a passing masterclass to become the first team to come away with a point from Orlando s home venue this season. Sporting KC completed 88.8 percent of their passes throughout the game, which is the second highest pass percentage the club has had in the Opta era (2010-present). The only time the side has had a higher passing percentage in the last seven years was during a 3-0 victory over the Montreal Impact at Stade Saputo on May 10, 2014 when Collen Warner was sent off in the 17th minute, allowing Sporting KC to enjoy a 91.8 percent passing percentage on their way to a road victory. Additionally, nine Sporting KC players have completed more than 96 percent of their passes (minimum 30 attempts) in an MLS match since 2010. An astonishing three of those occasions came on Saturday, as Jimmy Medranda, Graham Zusi and Matt Besler all launched themselves into the leaderboards. Player Passes Attempted Passes Completed Passing % Jimmy Medranda 32 31 96.88 Graham Zusi 62 60 96.77 Matt Besler 54 52 96.30 Midfielder Ilie still leads the club this season with 806 passes attempted and 675 passes completed, which rank third and fourth in all of MLS, respectively. He is closely followed by Besler, whose 723 attempted passes and 621 completed passes each places fifth in the league. DOG WHISTLE Sporting Kansas City matched a club record during Saturday s game in Orlando, as the side did not commit one foul for the entirety of the first half. That was the first time in Sporting KC s history that the club did not concede a foul in the first half of play, and the second time the club has not committed a foul in a half of play, having also done so in the second half of a 3-1 road win over FC Dallas on May 10, 2003. Sporting KC forward Dom Dwyer ranks first and third in fouls committed and fouls suffered across all of MLS. Dwyer has committed a total of 26 fouls in 10 games so far this year, one ahead of Portland midfielder Sebastian Blanco. Additionally, Dwyer sits third in MLS with 28 fouls suffered, trailing New York s Felipe Martins by 11 and San Jose s Anibal Godoy by three. In 2016, Dwyer was fourth with 74 fouls suffered and fifth in fouls committed with 66. Since joining the league in 2012 when Sporting KC selected him in the SuperDraft, the 26-year-old is the fifth most fouled player in MLS (264) and has also committed the third most fouls with 230. Benny Feilhaber is just behind Dwyer in sixth in fouls suffered with 255. So far in 2017, Sporting KC has the fifth highest swing in fouls suffered to fouls committed, having suffered 27 more fouls (146) than the side has committed (119). Only Wednesday s opponents Seattle Sounders FC, Minnesota United FC, the New York Red Bulls and the Chicago Fire have a larger swing in that category. Team Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Swing Seattle Sounders FC 89 141 52 Minnesota United FC 102 135 33 New York Red Bulls 155 185 30 Chicago Fire 107 135 28 Sporting Kansas City 119 146 27 3
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes BENNY, THE CREATOR Sporting Kansas City midfielder Benny Feilhaber is tied for second on the team with two goals and his two assists place him in a tie for first on the squad, while he is now just one regular-season assist from reaching 50 all-time - nine for the New England Revolution and 40 for Sporting KC. On Saturday night in Orlando, Feilhaber s shot was saved by Joe Bendik and fell straight toward Latif Blessing to score the equalizing goal in the 74th minute. SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED) RUBIO REMAINS OUT WITH ACL INJURY Sporting KC forward Diego Rubio suffered a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his right knee during training on Oct. 14, 2016 and remains sidelined for the foreseeable future. Rubio recorded three goals and one assist in 20 appearances across all competitions in 2016 after joining Sporting KC on loan in March. The 23-year-old Chilean completed his permanent transfer from Spanish side Real Valladolid to Sporting KC in September. On top of his exploits on the scoresheet, Feilhaber is also tied for second in MLS with 2.89 chances created per game - only trailing his childhood friend and New York Red Bulls midfielder Sacha Kljestan s 3.27 - and fourth with 1.89 chances created from open play per game among players to play in at least two games this season. GER-SO FINE Sporting KC Designated Player Gerso continues to excite game-after-game with his outstanding dribbling ability. Gerso is currently third in MLS with 48 dribbles attempted across the opening 11 games of the season, while his 25 completed dribbles ranks in a tie for third. Gerso has two goals for Sporting KC so far this campaign, notching the game-winner against Colorado on April 9 before adding the third goal deep into stoppage time in the 3-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on April 29. On Saturday night in Florida, Gerso dribbled in behind the Orlando City SC defense on two occasions and whipped in low crosses that were eventually turned home by Latif Blessing, though he wasn t credited with assists on either strike. Sporting KC is third in the league in dribbles attempted 227, while their 107 successful dribbles are tied for first in MLS. The San Jose Earthquakes lead the league in dribbles attempted with 235 and are joined by Sporting KC as the leaders in dribbles completed with 107. Seattle Sounders FC are ninth in MLS with 191 dribbles attempted and are tied for fifth with 89 dribbles completed. Joevin Jones, who is suspended for Wednesday s game, leads Seattle with 44 dribbles attempted - tied for fourth in MLS - and 25 dribbles completed - tied for third alongside Gerso. BESLER AND SINOVIC RENEW PARTNERSHIP After recording six shutouts in the opening 11 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 44 total shutouts in just 116 games where both have started in the regular season. 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 74 shutouts - 12 more than the LA Galaxy in second. Besler and Sinovic have started 116 of the 207 games since the trade, posting 44 of the club s 74 shutouts alongside one another. Individually, Besler leads the league in shutouts since Sinovic joined the club with 60, while Sinovic is second with 53. Besler and Sinovic have started in each of Sporting KC s last 12 regular-season games, conceding just seven goals - a rate of 0.58 per game. DWYER CLOSING IN ON PREKI After yet another season of rampant goalscoring, forward Dom Dwyer is now within touching distance of Sporting KC legend Preki for the most goals in both MLS and in all competitions. Dwyer has scored five goals in his last six games to bring his regular-season total to 57, and 66 in all competitions. Dwyer sits just 14 MLS goals and 15 strikes in all competitions shy of Preki s all-time records of 71 and 81, respectively. The 26-year-old has amassed 55 goals since the start of the 2014 season. Only Bradley Wright-Phillips has scored more MLS goals in that time period than Dwyer, and took home the MLS Golden Boot titles in 2014 and 2016. Another factor that comes into play is Dwyer s longevity. The Londoner is the only Sporting KC player to appear in at least 36 games in all competitions over the last three seasons. Player Goals (MLS) Goals (All Competitions) Preki 71 81 Dwyer 57 66 Arnaud 43 52 Wolff 43 46 Klein 39 43 In September, Rubio became the first player in club history to score in the MLS regular season, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League in the same year. He opened his 2016 scoring account in a 1-1 draw at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 27 and notched the game-winner in extra time of a 2-1 U.S. Open Cup victory over Minnesota United FC on June 15. Rubio then tallied his first goal at Children s Mercy Park in a 2-1 Champions League defeat to Vancouver on Sept. 13. A native of Santiago, Chile, Rubio has netted 40 goals and added 16 assists since turning professional in 2011 at age 17. After rising from the youth ranks to the senior team at hometown club Colo-Colo, Rubio moved overseas to Sporting Clube de Portugal, where he scored 22 times for Sporting B from 2011-2015. The striker made 20 first-team appearances for Sporting while also going on loan to Romanian side Pandurii Targu Jiu in 2013 and Norwegian outfit Sandnes Ulf in 2014. Rubio earned three caps for the Chile Men s National Team in 2011 at age 18 before playing eight matches at the U-20 level from 2012-2013. PLAYOFF STREAK 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 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 VERMES VERBATIM On playing without Dom Dwyer and giving Latif Blessing his first start... He s a very busy guy, very quick. He s a little bit of an X-factor. He s got a great nose for the goal, incredible instincts in and around the attacking third. Those were two very opportunistic goals tonight. We expected that he d be difficult to deal with because look at his size, just the quickness and everything. We figured that might be a little bit of a different player that they weren t used to seeing before but the fact that he lasted as long as he did is the really big thing for me. He gave a great effort tonight and that s what I commend him for the most. On the importance of putting a performance together... I ll be honest with you, last week we played against Minnesota we didn t play bad we just had two really bad actions. Then we lacked the intensity and they had more. Sometimes that happens and what the difference is tonight that I liked is the fact that we came after being down two-one that we came back and I thought we had a chance to win it. I m happy with the perseverance throughout the game and the guys know it too and that s even better instead of me having to say something. That part is a big step in the right direction, especially with how many changes we ve made to our team and new guys and all those things. With having to figure out going from one game to the next, if you lose and how you respond and all those things, so I think it was a good step in the right direction for us tonight. 4
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RESULTS Sporting KC MLS record vs. Seattle Sounders FC: 4-7-3 Home games: 2-4-1 (9 GF, 9 GA) Road games: 2-3-2 (3 GF, 4 GA) Date Score Result Location 04/11/2009 KC 1 at SEA 0 W Qwest Field 10/17/2009 KC 2 vs SEA 3 L CommunityAmerica Ballpark 04/17/2010 KC 0 at SEA 1 L Qwest Field 10/09/2010 KC 1 vs SEA 2 L CommunityAmerica Ballpark 05/21/2011 KC 0 at SEA 1 L Qwest Field 08/06/2011 KC 1 vs SEA 2 L Livestrong Sporting Park 06/20/2012 KC 1 at SEA 1 T CenturyLink Field 05/08/2013 KC 0 vs SEA 1 L Sporting Park 03/08/2014 KC 0 at SEA 1 L CenturyLink Field 05/23/2015 KC 0 at SEA 0 T CenturyLink Field 06/06/2015 KC 1 vs SEA 0 W Sporting Park 09/27/2015 KC 1 vs SEA 1 T Sporting Park 03/06/2016 KC 1 at SEA 0 W CenturyLink Field 07/24/2016 KC 3 vs SEA 0 W Children s Mercy Park ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES LEADERS SPORTING KANSAS CITY 3 Dom Dwyer 1 12 Players 16 Dom Dwyer 7 Dom Dwyer 17 Aurelien Collin 11 Espinoza, Sapong 3 Tim Melia 5 Jimmy Nielsen 4 Tim Melia 9 Melia, Nielsen 8 Jimmy Nielsen GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED WINS LOSSES SHUTOUTS SAVES GOALS ALLOWED SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 13 Players 1 Three Players 2 Fredy Montero 19 Fredy Montero 8 Osvaldo Alonso 21 Osvaldo Alonso 30 Kasey Keller 5 Stefan Frei 3 Frei, Keller 2 Stefan Frei 21 Stefan Frei 6 ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS SPORTING KANSAS CITY SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2 Dom Dwyer (7/24/16) 1 12 Players 6 Three Players 3 Three Players 6 Aurelien Collin (twice) 4 Dwyer, Sapong 6 Tim Melia (6/6/15) 3 Kevin Hartman (10/17/09) GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED SAVES GOALS ALLOWED 13 Players 1 Jaqua, Ljungberg 2 (4/11/09) Fredy Montero 6 (4/11/09) Fredy Montero 3 Alonso, Cooper 4 (3/8/14) Osvaldo Alonso 7 (9/27/15) Stefan Frei 6 (7/24/16) Stefan Frei 3 ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON SERIES STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 4 8 0 12 Shots 88 89 0 177 Shots on Goal 34 23 0 57 Fouls 97 99 0 196 Offsides 7 11 0 18 Corner Kicks 40 36 0 76 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC Category 1 2 OT Total Goals 3 10 0 13 Shots 63 73 0 136 Shots on Goal 18 28 0 46 Fouls 81 63 0 144 Offsides 21 18 0 39 Corner Kicks 29 27 0 56 GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total KC 1 2 1 2 1 5 0 12 SEA 1 1 1 0 2 8 0 13 92 CONSECUTIVE MLS SELLOUTS Dating back to April 2012 (including postseason) 139 SPORTING KC MATCHES PLAYED 107 MLS regular season, 6 MLS postseason, 14 Open Cup, 7 CCL, 5 friendlies CHILDREN S MERCY PARK BY THE NUMBERS 19,428 ALL-TIME AVERAGE MLS ATTENDANCE 113 MLS matches since 2011 (including postseason) 105.2 PERCENT CAPACITY IN MLS MATCHES 113 MLS matches since 2011 Seating capacity: 18,467 76 SPORTING KC MATCHES WON not including penalty shootout victories in 2012 U.S. Open Cup and 2013 MLS Cup finals 229 SPORTING KC GOALS SCORED in 139 matches played at the stadium 5
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Players In SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKER 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) Players Out 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) Lawrence Olum (trade - 2/3/17) Benji Joya (waived - 2/27/17) Christian Volesky (waived - 2/27/17) 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 Year MLS SuperDraft Signings Trades Homegrown Players MLS Re-Entry Draft 2009 Matt Besler (8th) Graham Zusi (23rd) 2011 Seth Sinovic (5/10/11) Kevin Ellis (2/18/11) 2012 Dom Dwyer (16th) CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2013 Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13) Benny Feilhaber (12/11/12) Ike Opara (12/12/12) Erik Palmer-Brown (8/2/13) 2015 Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th) Tim Melia (12/23/14) Roger Espinoza (1/6/15) Soni Mustivar (2/16/15) 2016 Diego Rubio (3/8/16) Cameron Porter (7/12/16) Daniel Salloi (1/13/16) 2017 Colton Storm (14th) Tyler Pasher (12/2/16) Adrian Zendejas (12/2/16) Igor Juliao (loan) (12/23/16) 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) Andrew Dykstra (Second Round) 6
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC 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 7:30 FOX SPORTS KC PLUS Saturday, May 20 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS 6:00 FOX Sports KC Saturday, May 27 at Colorado Rapids MLS 7:00 FOX Sports KC SATURDAY, JUNE 3 MINNESOTA UNITED FC MLS 4:00 ESPN SATURDAY, JUNE 10 MONTREAL IMPACT MLS 7:00 FOX SPORTS KC Saturday, June 17 at San Jose Earthquakes MLS 8:00 FOX Sports KC Saturday, June 24 at LA Galaxy MLS 9:30 FOX Sports KC SATURDAY, JULY 1 PORTLAND TIMBERS MLS 6:00 ESPN THURSDAY, JULY 6 PHILADELPHIA UNION MLS 7:30 FOX SPORTS KC Saturday, July 22 at Real Salt Lake MLS 9:00 FOX Sports KC Plus SATURDAY, JULY 29 CHICAGO FIRE MLS 7:30 FOX SPORTS KC PLUS SUNDAY, AUG. 6 ATLANTA UNITED FC MLS 7:00 FOX SPORTS 1 Saturday, Aug. 12 at Seattle Sounders FC MLS 3:00 FOX Sports KC SATURDAY, AUG. 19 FC DALLAS MLS 7:30 FOX SPORTS KC PLUS Saturday, Aug. 26 at Houston Dynamo MLS 8:00 FOX Sports KC Wednesday, Sept. 6 at New York City FC MLS 6:30 FOX Sports KC Sunday, Sept. 10 at Columbus Crew SC MLS 12:00 ESPN SATURDAY, SEPT. 16 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION MLS 7:30 FOX SPORTS KC SUNDAY, SEPT. 24 LA GALAXY MLS 12:00 ESPN 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 SUNDAY, OCT. 15 HOUSTON DYNAMO MLS 4:00 FOX SPORTS KC Sunday, Oct. 22 at Real Salt Lake MLS 3:00 FOX Sports KC 7
2017 Record When... Scoring first goal 5-0-1 Conceding first goal 0-2-0 Leading at halftime 3-0-0 Tied at halftime 1-1-3 Trailing at halftime 0-1-1 Scoring 0 goals 0-2-3 Scoring 1 goal 1-0-0 Scoring 2 goals 2-0-1 Scoring 3 goals 2-0-0 Scoring 4+ goals 0-0-0 Allowing 0 goals 2-0-3 Allowing 1 goal 2-1-0 Allowing 2 goals 0-1-1 Allowing 3 goals 0-0-0 Allowing 4+ goals 0-0-0 Wearing Sporting blue 3-1-4 Wearing dark indigo 2-1-0 Leading at 75 5-0-0 Tied at 75 0-1-4 Trailing at 75 0-1-0 Outshooting opponent 4-1-4 Outshot by opponent 1-0-0 Shots even 0-1-0 Shutouts 3-0-3 One-goal games 2-1-0 On ESPN/ESPN2 0-0-0 On FOX/FS1 1-1-1 On FSKC 4-1-3 Day games (before 5 p.m.) 0-1-0 Games 5 p.m. CT or later 5-1-4 With red card for 0-0-0 With red card against 0-0-0 Temperature 75 & up 0-0-1 Temperature below 75 5-2-3 In Pacific time zone 1-0-0 In Mountain time zone 0-0-0 In Central time zone 4-2-1 In Eastern time zone 0-0-3 vs. Western Conference 5-2-1 vs. Eastern Conference 0-0-3 On grass 4-1-4 On turf 1-1-0 Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATS GOALS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 4 9 13 OPPONENT 4 3 7 With zero subs 0-0-1 With one sub 0-0-1 With two subs 3-0-1 with three subs 2-2-1 Regular Season Record By Month March 2017 1-0-3 March all-time 17-9-9 April 2017 3-1-0 April all-time 43-36-15 May 2017 1-1-1 May all-time 35-44-25 June 2017 0-0-0 June all-time 39-29-23 July 2017 0-0-0 July all-time 50-35-24 Aug. 2017 0-0-0 Aug. all-time 40-50-16 Sept. 2017 0-0-0 Sept. all-time 30-37-17 Oct. 2017 0-0-0 Oct. all-time 21-15-15 Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2017) vs. Atlanta United FC 0-0-0 (0-0-0) vs. Chicago Fire 14-26-11 (0-0-0) vs. Colorado Rapids 24-22-13 (1-0-0) vs. Columbus Crew SC 25-22-6 (0-0-0) vs. D.C. United 20-21-13 (0-0-1) vs. FC Dallas 23-22-12 (0-1-1) vs. Houston Dynamo 5-9-11 (0-0-0) vs. LA Galaxy 20-24-14 (0-0-0) vs. Minnesota United FC 0-1-0 (0-1-0) vs. Montreal Impact 6-3-2 (0-0-0) vs. NE Revolution 24-17-11 (0-0-0) vs. New York City FC 2-0-0 (0-0-0) vs. New York Red Bulls 21-20-13 (1-0-0) vs. Orlando City SC 1-1-1 (0-0-1) vs. Philadelphia Union 5-5-4 (0-0-0) vs. Portland Timbers 6-3-2 (1-0-0) vs. Real Salt Lake 9-9-6 (1-0-0) vs. SJ Earthquakes 24-24-7 (1-0-0) vs. Seattle Sounders FC 4-7-3 (0-0-0) vs. Toronto FC 14-4-6 (0-0-1) vs. Vancouver Whitecaps 6-1-3 (0-0-0) Regular Season Home and Away Overall All-time 275-255-144 2017 at home 4-0-1 All-time at home 180-91-65 2017 on road 1-2-3 All-time on road 95-164-79 Quickest Goals... Quickest Goals Against... Game-winning goals after 75... Game-tying goals after 75... Game-winning goals against after 75... Game-tying goals against after 75... Red Cards... Red Cards Against... Penalty Kicks... Penalty Kicks Against... Youngest Goalscorer... Oldest Goalscorer... Youngest Starter... Youngest to play in a game... Oldest Starter... Oldest to play in a game... 2017 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SHOTS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 73 80 153 OPPONENT 46 50 96 SPORTING KC IN 2017 (MLS REGULAR SEASON) Seth Sinovic (4/9 vs. COL) - 6th Minute Cyle Larin (5/13 at ORL) - 16th Minute Own Goal (3/18 vs. SJ) - 89th Minute None Maynor Figueroa (4/22 at FCD) - 77th Minute None None None None Marcelo Sarvas (3/4 at DC) - Saved by Tim Melia Kevin Doyle (4/9 vs. COL) - Scored on Tim Melia Latif Blessing (5/13 at ORL) - 20 years and 134 days Benny Feilhaber (4/29 vs. RSL) - 32 years and 100 days Latif Blessing (5/13 at ORL) - 20 years and 134 days Latif Blessing (3/11 vs. DAL) - 20 years and 71 days Benny Feilhaber (5/13 at ORL) - 32 years and 114 days Benny Feilhaber (5/13 at ORL) - 32 years and 114 days SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 23 34 57 OPPONENT 18 22 40 FOULS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 49 70 119 OPPONENT 69 76 145 CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 6 16 22 OPPONENT 5 17 22 OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 14 6 20 OPPONENT 16 10 26 EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0 0 0 OPPONENT 0 0 0 CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 25 31 56 OPPONENT 15 23 38 PK S (MADE/ATTEMPTED) 1 2 TOTAL SPORTING KC 0/0 0/0 0/0 OPPONENT 0/1 1/1 1/2 SPORTING KC ALL-TIME WIN/LOSS RECORDS IN COMPETITIVE MATCHES OVERALL HOME AWAY Competition W L T GF GA MLS Reg. Season 275 255 144 935 899 MLS Playoffs 17 20 8 59 60 U.S. Open Cup 24 15 6 89 55 International 10 12 9 39 45 TOTAL 326 302 167 1122 1059 Competition W L T GF GA MLS Reg. Season 180 91 65 560 398 MLS Playoffs 14 3 3 35 15 U.S. Open Cup 17 7 2 59 26 International 6 4 5 20 13 TOTAL 217 105 75 676 453 Competition W L T GF GA MLS Reg. Season 95 164 79 373 500 MLS Playoffs 2 16 5 21 42 U.S. Open Cup 7 8 4 30 29 International 4 8 3 19 32 TOTAL 108 196 91 443 603 Neutral site W L T GF GA MLS Cup Playoffs 1 1 0 3 3 International 0 0 1 0 0 TOTAL 1 1 1 3 3 8
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC 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. Left forward Jimmy Medranda 6 Soony Saad 3 Gerso Fernandes 2 Center forward Dom Dwyer 10 Latif Blessing 1 Right forward Gerso 9 Jimmy Medranda 2 Left-center midfielder Benny Feilhaber 8 Jimmy Medranda 2 Roger Espinoza 1 Right-center midfielder Roger Espinoza 10 Benny Feilhaber 1 Defensive midfielder Ilie 11 Left back Seth Sinovic 11 Left center back Matt Besler 11 Right center back Ike Opara 10 Kevin Ellis 1 Right back Graham Zusi 10 Igor Juliao 1 Goalkeeper Tim Melia 11 9
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 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 Sporting KC (0-0-1, 1 pt.) 0 0 0 D.C. United (0-0-1, 1 pt.) 0 0 0 Sporting KC D.C. United GK Melia GK Hamid D Zusi D DeLeon D Opara D Birnbaum (C) D Besler (C) D Franklin D Sinovic D Kemp M Ilie M Sarvas M Feilhaber M Sam (Neagle 76 ) M Espinoza M Jeffrey F Medranda M Buscher (Vincent 61 ) F Dwyer M Nyarko F Gerso 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 SKC DC Shots (on goal) 15 (5) 9 (6) Saves 5 5 Fouls 11 22 Offside 2 0 Corner Kicks 5 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 Sporting KC (1-0-3, 6 pts.) 0 0 0 Toronto FC (1-0-3, 6 pts.) 0 0 0 Sporting KC Toronto FC GK Melia GK Irwin (Bono 40 ) D Zusi D Zavaleta D Opara D Moor D Besler (C) D Hagglund D Sinovic M Beitashour M Ilie M Osorio (Cooper 76 ) M Espinoza M Bradley (C) M Medranda (Mustivar 65 ) M Vazquez F Gerso M Edwards F Dwyer F Giovinco F Saad (Blessing 83 ) 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 Sporting KC (0-0-2, 2 pts.) 0 0 0 FC Dallas (1-0-1, 4 pts.) 0 0 0 Sporting KC FC Dallas GK Melia GK Gonzalez D Zusi D Harris D Opara D Figueroa D Besler (C) D Hedges (C) D Sinovic D Guillen M Ilie M Cermeno M Feilhaber M Gruezo M Espinoza M Pomykal (Barrios 80 ) F Medranda (Blessing 67 ) M Hayes (Acosta 46 ) F Dwyer M Akindele F Gerso 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 SKC FCD Shots (on goal) 14 (2) 6 (4) Saves 4 2 Fouls 18 13 Offside 1 1 Corner Kicks 4 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 Sporting KC (2-0-3, 9 pts.) 1 2 3 Colorado Rapids (1-2-1, 4 pts.) 0 1 1 Sporting KC Colorado Rapids GK Melia GK Howard (C) D Zusi D Miller D Opara D Ford (Burling 83 ) D Besler (C) D Watts D Sinovic D Williams M Ilie M Adjei-Boateng (Powers 73 ) M Espinoza M Azira M Medranda (Mustivar 74 ) M Gashi (Calvert 68 ) F Gerso M Hairston F Dwyer M Badji F Saad (Salloi 83 ) 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 1 2 F Sporting KC (1-0-2, 5 pts.) 1 1 2 San Jose Earthquakes (2-1-0, 6 pts.) 0 1 1 Sporting KC San Jose Earthquakes GK Melia GK Bingham D Zusi D Lima D Opara D Bernardez D Besler (C) D Jungwirth D Sinovic D Francis M Ilie M Hyka (Salinas 61 ) M Feilhaber (Mustivar 85 ) M Alashe (Thompson 80 ) M Espinoza M Godoy F Gerso M Dawkins F Dwyer F Wondolowski (C) F Medranda (Saad 78 ) 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 SKC SJ Shots (on goal) 15 (4) 5 (3) Saves 2 3 Fouls 9 11 Offside 1 2 Corner Kicks 7 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 1 2 F Sporting KC (3-0-3, 12 pts.) 0 1 1 Portland Timbers (4-2-1, 13 pts.) 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: Zendejas (GK) Abdul-Salaam Ellis Porter Salloi Subs not used: Mavinga Chapman Cheyrou Delgado Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Abdul-Salaam Ellis Blessing Porter Subs not used: MacMath (GK) da Fonte Hamilton Gatt Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Ellis Blessing Saad Salloi Subs not used: Attinella (GK) Myers Vytas Okugo Barmby Scoring Summary: None 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 SKC TOR Shots (on goal) 15 (5) 13 (2) Saves 2 5 Fouls 11 10 Offside 0 0 Corner Kicks 4 6 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+ 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 SKC COL Shots (on goal) 12 (6) 8 (3) Saves 2 3 Fouls 8 12 Offside 1 4 Corner Kicks 7 1 Scoring Summary: SKC - Dom Dwyer 2 (Jimmy Medranda 1, Benny Feilhaber 1) 53 Misconduct Summary: SKC - Ike Opara (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 25 COL - Seth Sinovic (Yellow Card; Unsporting Behavior) 52 Stats Summary SKC POR Shots (on goal) 12 (4) 10 (4) Saves 3 3 Fouls 12 22 Offside 0 4 Corner Kicks 5 4 10
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 BOX SCORES 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 Sporting KC (3-1-3, 12 pts.) 0 0 0 FC Dallas (4-0-2, 14 pts.) 0 1 1 Sporting KC FC Dallas GK Melia GK Gonzalez D Zusi D Grana D Opara D Zimmerman D Besler (C) D Hedges (C) D Sinovic D Figueroa M Ilie M Acosta M Espinoza M Gruezo M Feilhaber (Mustivar 72 ) M Lamah (Harris 86 ) F Gerso (Blessing 84 ) M Morales (Ulloa 85 ) F Dwyer M Akindele (Barrios 73 ) F Medranda (Salloi 81 ) F Urruti Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Ellis Abdul-Salaam Saad Subs not used: Lissek (GK) Hollingshead Cermeno Colman Scoring Summary: FCD - Maynor Figeuroa 1 (Michael Barrios 2, Hernan Grana 1) 77 Misconduct Summary: None Stats Summary SKC FCD Shots (on goal) 11 (1) 11 (6) Saves 5 1 Fouls 5 11 Offside 1 6 Corner Kicks 3 3 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 1 2 F Sporting KC (5-2-3, 18 pts.) 0 0 0 Minnesota United FC (3-5-2, 11 pts.) 2 0 2 Sporting KC Minnesota United FC GK Melia GK Shuttleworth D Juliao (Zusi 46 ) D Thiesson (Taylor 75 ) D Ellis D Kallman D Besler (C) D Calvo (C) D Sinovic D Burch M Ilie M Ibson M Espinoza M Cronin M Feilhaber M Molino F Gerso (Salloi 77 ) M Danladi (Warner 72 ) F Dwyer M Ibarra F Saad (Medranda 60 ) F Ramirez (Venegas 84 ) Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Opara Mustivar Blessing Subs not used: Alvbage (GK) Davis Kadrii 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 SKC MIN Shots (on goal) 17 (7) 7 (4) Saves 2 7 Fouls 15 10 Offside 1 3 Corner Kicks 10 2 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 Sporting KC (4-1-3, 15 pts.) 1 2 3 Real Salt Lake (2-5-2, 8 pts.) 0 0 0 Sporting KC Real Salt Lake GK Melia GK VanOekel D Zusi D Acosta (Saucedo 71 ) D Opara D Wingert (C) D Besler (C) D Schuler D Sinovic D Phillips M Ilie M Mulholland (Hernandez 85 ) M Espinoza (Mustivar 70 ) M Sunny M Feilhaber M Rusnak F Gerso M Lennon F Dwyer (Saad 91+) M Movsisyan (Silva 60 ) F Medranda (Salloi 79 ) F Plata Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Ellis Abdul-Salaam Blessing Subs not used: Fernandez (GK) Dunk Schmidt Holness 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+ 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 Stats Summary SKC RSL Shots (on goal) 10 (7) 14 (2) Saves 2 4 Fouls 7 15 Offside 4 3 Corner Kicks 6 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 Sporting KC (5-243, 19 pts.) 1 1 2 Orlando City SC (6-3-1, 19 pts.) 2 0 2 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 82 ) F Rivas (Barnes 64 ) F Medranda (Mustivar 86 ) F Larin Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Ellis Porter Salloi Subs not used: Saunders (GK) Giro Pereira Garcia Carrasco 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 SKC ORL Shots (on goal) 14 (8) 7 (4) Saves 2 6 Fouls 7 9 Offside 5 2 Corner Kicks 3 4 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 Sporting KC (5-1-3, 18 pts.) 0 2 2 New York Red Bulls (5-4-1, 16 pts.) 0 0 0 Sporting KC New York Red Bulls GK Melia GK Robles D Zusi D Murillo D Opara D Long D Besler (C) D Zizzo D Sinovic D Lade M Ilie M Davis M Espinoza (Mustivar 91+) M Felipe M Feilhaber M Muyl F Gerso M Etienne Jr. (Wright-Phillips 65 ) F Dwyer (Saad 93+) M Veron (Kljestan 57 ) F Medranda (Salloi 91+) F Gulbrandsen (Royer 69 ) Subs not used: Zendejas (GK) Ellis Juliao Blessing Subs not used: Meara (GK) Perrinelle Lawrence Adams Scoring Summary: SKC - Dom Dwyer 4 (Unassisted) 46 SKC - Dom Dwyer 5 (Benny Feilhaber 2) 68 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+ Stats Summary SKC NY Shots (on goal) 18 (8) 6 (2) Saves 2 6 Fouls 16 10 Offside 4 1 Corner Kicks 3 3 11
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE ATTEND. RECORD PLACE PTS. GOALSCORERS March 4 at D.C. United T 0-0 18,268 0-0-1 T-6 1 -- March 11 vs. FC Dallas T 0-0 19,117 0-0-2 6 2 -- March 18 vs. San Jose Earthquakes W 2-1 19,282 1-0-2 5 5 Feilhaber, Own Goal March 31 at Toronto FC T 0-0 27,909 1-0-3 T-4 6 -- April 9 vs. Colorado Rapids W 3-1 19,249 2-0-3 T-3 9 Sinovic, Gerso, Dwyer April 15 at Portland Timbers W 1-0 21,144 3-0-3 2 12 Dwyer April 22 at FC Dallas L 0-1 15,411 3-1-3 4 12 -- April 29 vs. Real Salt Lake W 3-0 18,648 4-1-3 T-2 15 Feilhaber, Dwyer, Gerso May 3 vs. New York Red Bulls W 2-0 18,965 5-1-3 T-1 18 Dwyer (2) May 7 at Minnesota United FC L 0-2 17,709 5-2-3 T-1 18 -- May 13 at Orlando City SC T 2-2 25,527 5-2-4 T-1 19 Blessing (2) May 17 vs. Seattle Sounders FC May 20 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC May 27 at Colorado Rapids June 3 vs. Minnesota United FC June 10 vs. Montreal Impact June 17 at San Jose Earthquakes June 24 at LA Galaxy July 1 vs. Portland Timbers July 6 vs. Philadelphia Union July 22 at Real Salt Lake July 29 vs. Chicago Fire Aug. 6 vs. Atlanta United FC Aug. 12 at Seattle Sounders FC Aug. 19 vs. FC Dallas Aug. 26 at Houston Dynamo Sept. 6 at New York City FC Sept. 10 at Columbus Crew SC Sept. 16 vs. New England Revolution Sept. 24 vs. LA Galaxy Sept. 30 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC Oct. 7 at Minnesota United FC Oct. 15 vs. Houston Dynamo Oct. 22 at Real Salt Lake SPORTING KC 2017 REGULAR-SEASON STATS 2017 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (5-2-4, 19 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF MAY 13, 2017 UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 14 F Dom Dwyer 10 10 898 5 1 33 17 26 28 7 2 5 0 10 M Benny Feilhaber 9 9 780 2 2 14 6 10 17 0 41 1 0 9 F Latif Blessing 4 1 118 2 0 6 3 2 8 2 0 1 0 7 F Gerso Fernandes 11 11 971 2 0 24 14 14 16 2 1 2 0 15 D Seth Sinovic 11 11 989 1 1 3 2 6 5 3 0 4 0 27 M Roger Espinoza 11 11 968 0 2 11 2 17 11 2 0 2 0 8 D Graham Zusi 11 10 945 0 2 13 3 7 6 0 3 3 0 5 D Matt Besler 11 11 990 0 1 2 0 9 5 1 0 0 0 94 F Jimmy Medranda 11 10 829 0 1 21 4 6 12 2 0 0 0 93 M Soni Mustivar 8 0 96 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 22 F Soony Saad 7 3 248 0 1 9 3 2 7 0 8 0 0 17 D Saad Abdul-Salaam 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 D Kevin Ellis 1 1 90 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 D Igor Juliao 1 1 45 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 29 GK Tim Melia 11 11 990 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 D Ike Opara 10 10 900 0 0 5 1 6 5 0 0 2 0 30 F Daniel Salloi 5 0 41 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 M Ilie Sanchez 11 11 990 0 0 6 0 8 16 0 2 3 0 21 GK Andrew Dykstra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 F Cameron Iwasa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 D Erik Palmer-Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 M Tyler Pasher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 F Cameron Porter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 F Diego Rubio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 D Colton Storm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 GK Adrian Zendejas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Own-goals received 1 Team totals 11 11 990 13 12 154 56 119 146 20 57 24 0 Opponent totals 11 11 990 7 11 97 40 146 119 26 37 23 0 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Dom Dwyer 2, Gerso Fernandes 1, Benny Feilhaber 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Roger Espinoza 2, Graham Zusi 1, Jimmy Medranda 1, Benny Feilhaber 1, Dom Dwyer 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SH SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 29 GK Tim Melia 11 11 990 40 31 7 0.64 1 2 5 2 4 6 Team totals 11 11 990 40 31 7 0.64 1 2 5 2 4 6 Opponent totals 11 11 990 56 44 13 1.18 0 0 2 5 4 5 12
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Manager Peter Vermes Peter Vermes is in his ninth season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2017. He is the team s longest-serving manager and his 133 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 108 regular-season wins top the club s all-time chart and rank eighth 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 305 total games during his Kansas City coaching career, most in club history. 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. Following a standout high school career in which he was named New Jersey Player of the Year, Vermes was a star forward and All-American at Rutgers University. After college, Vermes represented the United States in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, and was named 1988 Chevrolet U.S. Male Soccer Athlete of the Year for his efforts. Vermes was an integral part of a young U.S. team at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, where he nearly scored 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. For MLS s inaugural season in 1996, Vermes served as captain of the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. In 1997, he was traded to the Colorado Rapids for current Sporting KC Assistant Coach Kerry Zavagnin and played in Denver through the 1999 season, leading the Rapids to the 1997 MLS Cup Final. Vermes joined Kansas City in 2000 for what would be the most successful 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. PETER VERMES HEAD COACHING RECORD AT SPORTING KC Year MLS Playoffs Open Cup International Total 2009 3-6-3 --- --- --- 3-6-3 2010 11-13-6 --- 0-1-0 --- 11-14-6 2011 13-9-12 2-1-0 3-1-0 --- 18-11-12 2012 18-7-9 1-1-0 4-0-1 --- 23-8-10 2013 17-10-7 2-1-2 1-1-0 2-0-2 22-12-11 2014 14-13-7 0-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-1 18-17-8 2015 14-11-9 0-0-1 4-0-1 --- 18-11-11 2016 13-13-8 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-1 15-17-9 2017 5-2-4 --- --- --- 5-2-4 TOTAL 108-84-65 5-5-3 14-5-2 6-4-4 133-98-74 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. 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. 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. 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. Assistant Coach Zoran Savic 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. After retiring as a player in 1991, Savic turned his attention to coaching in the indoor game. Savic led the Kansas City Attack from 1992-1996, winning Coach of the Year honors for the 1994-1995 season while also serving as the team s General Manager. Savic later coached the Kansas City Comets from 2000-2005. In 2007 Savic switched to the outdoor game, joining Chivas USA as an assistant to then-head coach Preki before moving into the commentary booth for Kansas City matches in 2008 and 2009. Savic s career as a commentator was cut short, however, when newly installed Manager Peter Vermes tabbed Savic to be part of his coaching staff late in the 2009 season. 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. 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. 13
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 54 36 3453 0 7 MLS Postseason 2 2 210 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 6 2 305 0 1 International 2 2 180 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 64 42 4148 0 8 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 MLS SuperDraft. The right back played 28 matches across all competitions during his rookie season, including 22 regular season appearances, all five games in the Lamar 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. #17 D SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM @Saad_Abdul Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 7 times, last: Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs. LA Shots on Goal 1, 6 times, last: Oct. 16, 2016, KC at RSL Shots 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 16, 2016, KC at RSL 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 May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Goal Assist Sept. 18, 2016, KC vs. LA 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 Abdul-Salaam played three seasons at the University of Akron (2012-14), recording three goals and 12 assists in 54 college games. He helped Akron win MAC regular season titles in each of his three seasons and earned All-MAC First Team honors as a senior in 2014. MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 54 36 3453 0 7 20 6 45 35 5 0 2 0 0 1 KC - Postseason 2 2 210 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 56 38 3663 0 7 20 6 50 37 5 0 3 0 0 1 Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Birthday: 2/11/1987 Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas College: Notre Dame Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8) #5 D MATT BESLER @MattBesler SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 211 205 18482 3 12 MLS Postseason 13 13 1260 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 16 14 1294 0 1 International 10 10 885 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 250 242 21921 3 13 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 ranks fifth in Sporting KC history with 250 appearances across all competitions. A regular staple of the team s backline, he has started 218 of 224 MLS matches (including playoffs) and landed club Defender of the Year honors four times (2011-13, 2015). Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assists 1, 12 times, last: May 13, 2017, KC at ORL 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 May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Goal July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB Assist May 1, 2016, KC vs. LA 2017 Record when: he starts 5-2-4 he scores 0-0-0 Besler has earned 37 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 Centenario, starting two matches, and scored his first international goal at St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Sept. 2, the same day his firstborn daughter Parker Rhea was born in Kansas City. MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 211 205 18482 3 12 39 9 187 101 7 1 27 2 2 5 KC - Postseason 13 13 1260 0 0 2 0 14 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 224 218 19742 3 12 41 9 201 111 9 1 27 2 2 5 14
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #9 F LATIF BLESSING @latif_blessing SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 4 1 118 2 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 4 1 118 2 0 Height: 5-7 Weight: 140 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. Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Assists 0 Shots on Goal 2, May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Shots 3, May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Fouls Committed 1, 2 times, last: May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Fouls Suffered 4, March 11, 2017, KC vs. FCD Last Regular Season... Appearance May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Goal May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Assist 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-1 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. Blessing, a product of the Liberty Professionals youth academy, debuted for the first team MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 4 1 118 2 0 6 3 2 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 4 1 118 2 0 6 3 2 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 123 107 9669 57 9 MLS Postseason 9 6 582 2 0 U.S. Open Cup 10 9 810 5 1 International 9 2 314 2 0 Height: 5-9 Weight: 180 Birthday: 7/30/1990 Hometown: London, England College: South Florida Acquired: 2012 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#16) #14 F DOM DWYER @Ddwyer14 ALL COMPETITIONS 151 124 11375 66 10 Dom Dwyer has scored 66 goals for Sporting KC in all competitions, second most in team history, since being taken in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft (16th overall). He set a singleseason club record with 22 MLS goals in 2014 and has become the first player in Kansas City history to score at least 12 goals in three straight regular seasons. A 2014 MLS All-Star, Dwyer has scored 88 goals in all competitions since the start of 2013, 66 for Sporting KC and 22 for former USL affiliate Orlando City SC, while he is tied for first in club history with 13 game-winning goals. In 2015, he claimed Lamar Hunt U.S. Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 10 times, last: May 3, 2017, KC vs. NY Assists 1, 9 times, last: April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Shots on Goal 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Shots 9, Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Fouls Committed 6, 3 times, last: May 3, 2017, KC vs. NY Fouls Suffered 9, April 19, 2014, KC vs. MTL Last Regular Season... Appearance May 7, 2017, KC at MIN Goal May 3, 2017, KC vs. NY Assist April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL 2017 Record when: he starts 5-2-3 he scores 4-0-0 Open Cup Golden Boot honors with five goals in the tournament, including a single-game club record four goals against FC Dallas in the Round of 16. Dwyer won national championships at Tyler (Texas) Junior College in 2009 and 2010, earning national junior college player of the year honors after scoring 37 times as a sophomore. He moved to South Florida in 2011, netting 16 goals in 21 games. MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 123 107 9669 57 9 389 156 231 264 105 4 26 1 13 4 KC - Postseason 9 6 582 2 0 24 9 20 18 8 0 1 0 1 0 MLS - TOTAL 132 113 10251 59 9 413 165 251 282 113 4 27 1 14 4 15
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC 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 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 64 54 5029 5 5 MLS Postseason 3 3 300 1 0 U.S. Open Cup 10 9 867 0 0 International 6 6 540 2 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 83 72 6736 8 5 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. #4 D KEVIN ELLIS @Kev_Ellis4 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 May 7, 2017, KC at MIN Goal Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Assist Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NE 2017 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0 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 64 54 5029 5 5 26 11 66 42 2 0 9 0 2 3 KC - Postseason 3 3 300 1 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 67 57 5329 6 5 28 13 70 44 2 0 10 0 2 3 16
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Birthday: 10/25/1986 Hometown: Aurora, Colorado College: Ohio State Last Club: Wigan Athletic (England) Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015 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. #27 M ROGER ESPINOZA SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 171 151 13381 4 22 MLS Postseason 8 7 545 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 13 11 1234 0 2 International 3 2 232 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 195 171 15392 4 24 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 195 appearances for the club in all Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 4 times, last: Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Assists 1, 22 times, last: April 29, 2017, KC vs. RSL 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 May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Goal Sept. 9, 2016, KC vs. HOU Assist April 29, 2017, KC vs. RSL 2017 Record when: he starts 5-2-4 he scores 0-0-0 competitions, tallying four goals and 24 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. MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 171 151 13381 4 22 174 46 266 230 12 14 34 6 1 6 KC - Postseason 8 7 545 0 0 6 2 10 10 1 0 3 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 179 158 13926 4 22 180 48 276 240 13 14 37 6 1 6 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 #10 M BENNY FEILHABER @b_feilhaber22 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 129 119 10455 26 40 MLS Postseason 7 7 694 0 3 U.S. Open Cup 9 9 810 3 6 International 9 8 592 1 3 ALL COMPETITIONS 154 143 12551 29 53 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 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 5, 2 times, last: May 29, 2015, KC vs. FCD 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 May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Goal April 29, 2017, KC vs. RSL Assist May 3, 2017, KC vs. NY 2017 Record when: he starts 4-2-3 he scores 2-0-0 joined Sporting KC prior to the 2013 campaign and has made 154 appearances across all competitions for the club with 29 goals and 53 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 129 119 10455 26 40 187 61 157 255 4 224 22 1 7 12 MLS - Regular Season 181 165 14648 31 49 265 88 224 396 6 295 30 3 7 13 KC - Postseason 7 7 694 0 3 17 3 14 17 2 2 2 0 0 1 MLS - TOTAL 188 172 15342 31 52 282 91 238 413 8 297 32 3 7 14 17
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 11 11 971 2 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 11 11 971 2 0 Height: 5-8 Weight: 140 Birthday: 2/21/1991 Hometown: Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Last Club: C.F. Os Belenenses (Portugal) Acquired: Signed on 1/4/2017 Gerso Fernandes, a left-footed winger, has played more than 150 matches during a six-year professional career in Portugal. He has spent each of the last five seasons in the Portuguese first division, including the 2016-17 Primeira Liga campaign with Belenenses. 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 #7 F GERSO FERNANDES @ge7fe Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: April 29, 2017, KC vs. RSL Assists 0 Shots on Goal 3, 2 times, last: April 29, 2017, KC vs. RSL Shots 4, 3 times, last: April 29, 2017, KC vs. RSL Fouls Committed 3, April 15, 2017, KC at POR Fouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: April 29, 2017, KC vs. RSL Last Regular Season... Appearance May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Goal April 29, 2017, KC vs. RSL Assist 2017 Record when: he starts 5-2-4 he scores 2-0-0 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 11 11 971 2 0 24 14 13 15 3 1 2 0 1 0 MLS - TOTAL 10 10 881 2 0 22 12 12 15 3 0 2 0 1 0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 0 0 0 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 0 0 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. #24 F CAMERON IWASA @cam31iwasa Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Assists Shots on Goal Shots Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Last Regular Season... Appearance Goal Assist 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 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 18
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #40 D IGOR JULIAO @IgorJuliao2 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 24 24 2037 0 2 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0 International 3 3 225 0 1 ALL COMPETITIONS 27 27 2262 0 3 Height: 5-8 Weight: 145 Birthday: 8/23/1994 Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Last Club: Fluminense FC Acquired: Signed on loan on 12/23/2016 Igor Juliao rejoins Sporting KC after spending the 2014 MLS season with the club on loan from Fluminense FC. That year, Juliao earned Co-Newcomer of the Year honors after logging 26 appearances and adding three assists in all competitions. Juliao also notched the game-winning assist on Benny Feilhaber s goal in the 2-1 victory over Columbus on July 16, 2014. A product of the Fluminense FC Academy, Juliao spent nine years with the club s youth teams before making his debut with the senior side as a 17-year-old in August 2012. In Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 1, 3 times, last: Sept. 12, 2014, KC at CHV Shots on Goal 1, 5 times, last: May 7, 2017, KC at MIN Shots 3, Sept. 26, 2014, KC vs. NE Fouls Committed 3, Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs. PHI Fouls Suffered 4, 5 times, last: Sept. 12, 2014, KC at CHV Last Regular Season... Appearance May 7, 2017, KC at MIN Goal Assist Sept. 12, 2014 KC at CHV 2017 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0 his Fluminense FC youth and professional career, Julião played in a total of 379 games with 76 goals. Internationally, Juliao was selected to Brazil s Under-20 Men s National Team for the 2013 South American Youth Championship in Argentina and made three appearances at the competition. MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 24 24 2037 0 3 17 5 26 54 5 0 5 0 0 1 MLS - TOTAL 24 24 2037 0 3 17 5 26 54 5 0 5 0 0 1 #94 D JIMMY MEDRANDA @jimmymedranda SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 52 40 3326 1 3 MLS Postseason 1 0 1 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 2 2 210 0 0 International 2 1 96 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 57 43 3633 1 3 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 57 games for the club across all competitions, including a career-high 32 appearances and 25 starts in 2016. Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Assists 1, 3 times, last: April 15, 2017, KC at POR Shots on Goal 2, June 2, 2016, KC at LA Shots 4, 3 times, last: March 4, 2017, KC at DC Fouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ Fouls Suffered 4, March 15, 2014, KC vs. FCD Last Regular Season... Appearance May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Goal July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Assist July 3, 2016, KC vs. CLB 2017 Record when: he starts 5-1-4 he scores 0-0-0 Medranda has scored one goal and added three 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 52 40 3326 1 3 72 13 57 36 3 6 9 1 1 2 KC - Postseason 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 53 40 3327 1 3 72 13 57 36 3 6 9 1 1 2 19
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #29 GK TIM MELIA @TimMelia28 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 61 61 5490 0 0 MLS Postseason 2 2 174 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 5 5 480 0 0 International 1 1 90 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 69 69 6234 0 0 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 May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Shutout May 3, 2017, KC vs. NY 2017 Record when: he starts 5-2-4 Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Birthday: 5/15/1986 Hometown: Great River, New York College: Lynn University Last Club: Chivas USA Acquired: Signed on 12/23/2014 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. In 2016, Melia became the first goalkeeper in club history to record at least five saves, one penalty stop and a shutout win in the same match against the New York Red Bulls on April 9 before performing the feat again in the 2017 season opener against D.C. United. During his breakout campaign in 2015, Melia finished third in 2015 with a 72.6 precent save percentage while also ranking in the top 10 in wins, shutouts and goals against average. He was a six-time member of the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week and became the first goalkeeper in MLS history to record six shutouts in his first nine league matches for a new team. After a four-year college career with NCAA Division III program Lynn University (New York), Melia began his professional career in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division. After stints with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA, he spent the latter half of 2014 as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from Sporting KC, FC Dallas and D.C. United. MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA C E W L T KC - Regular Season 61 61 5490 244 175 22 65 1.07 6 8 5 0 26 21 13 MLS - Regular Season 67 66 5929 280 197 22 79 1.20 7 9 5 1 27 25 14 KC - Postseason 2 2 174 5 2 0 2 1.03 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 MLS - TOTAL 69 68 6103 285 199 22 81 1.19 7 9 5 1 27 26 14 #93 M SONI MUSTIVAR @billydougie SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 58 44 4029 0 3 MLS Postseason 2 2 210 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 7 7 604 1 0 International 2 2 154 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 69 55 4997 1 3 Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Birthday: 2/12/1990 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 May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Goal Assist April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 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 58 44 4029 0 3 11 1 64 39 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 60 46 4239 0 3 11 1 66 42 0 0 8 1 0 1 20
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #3 D IKE OPARA @ikeopara SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 62 49 4535 6 3 MLS Postseason 3 0 16 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 2 2 210 0 0 International 7 7 630 1 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 74 58 5391 7 3 Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Birthday: 2/21/1989 Hometown: Durham, North Carolina College: Wake Forest Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes Acquired: Trade with San Jose Earthquakes on 12/12/2012 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. Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 9 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC 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 May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Goal July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Assist Sept. 24, 2016, KC at SJ 2017 Record when: he starts 5-1-4 he scores 0-0-0 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 62 49 4535 6 3 44 18 63 26 2 0 9 1 3 2 MLS - Regular Season 97 71 6687 9 3 65 25 92 43 7 1 11 1 4 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 101 71 6781 9 3 66 25 93 45 7 1 11 1 4 2 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 10 6 611 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 2 2 180 0 0 International 1 1 60 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 13 9 851 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 is the youngest signing in club history. 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 for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, starting all four games in the tournament so far and scoring the winning goal against Mexico. 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 #2 D ERIK PALMER-BROWN @ErikBrown14 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 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 16, 2015, KC at SJ Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 25, 2015, KC vs. LA Goal Assist 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 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. 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 to CONCACAF Championship glory on March 5, 2017 and helped the side clinch a berth in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 10 6 611 0 0 2 0 7 3 1 0 4 1 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 10 6 611 0 0 2 0 7 3 7 0 4 1 0 0 21
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes 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 1 1 90 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 1 1 90 0 0 Height: 5-11 Weight: 160 Birthday: 4/27/1994 Hometown: Elmira, Ontario Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 12/2/2016 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. 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 five goals and four assists (including playoffs), tallying three of his assists in the playoffs as the Rangers were crowned USL Western Conference champions and advanced to the USL Cup Final. #77 D TYLER PASHER @typash Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Assists Shots on Goal Shots Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Last Regular Season... Appearance Goal Assist 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 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. Pasher has previously represented the Canadian National Team at the Under-17 and Under-20 levels, while he was called into the Canadian senior team to train ahead of a pair of friendlies in March 2015. 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 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 2 0 32 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0 International 4 3 234 1 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 6 3 266 1 0 Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 Birthday: 5/23/1993 Hometown: Centerville, OH College: Princeton Last Club: Montreal Impact Acquired: Signed on 7/12/2016 Sporting KC acquired 23-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 # 39 F CAMERON PORTER @Cam39Porter Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 1, March 7, 2015, MTL at DC (w/ MTL) Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 2, March 7, 2015, MTL at DC (w/ MTL) Last Regular Season... Appearance July 31, 2016, KC vs. POR Goal Assist 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 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 2 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 4 1 71 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 22
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 15 3 330 1 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 2 1 86 1 1 International 3 3 270 1 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 20 7 686 3 1 #11 F DIEGO RUBIO @DiegoRubo_ 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 23-year-old 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 is currently in rehab from the injury. Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, April 27, 2016, KC at VAN Assists 0 Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: Aug. 7, 2016, KC at POR Shots 4, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Fouls Committed 3, 2 times, last: July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Fouls Suffered 5, July 10, 2016, KC vs. NYC Last Regular Season... Appearance Oct. 1, 2016, KC at NE Goal April 27, 2016, KC at VAN Assist 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 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 15 3 330 1 0 13 2 13 13 5 0 2 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 15 3 330 1 0 13 2 13 13 5 0 2 0 0 0 #22 F SOONY SAAD @SoonySaad SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 65 29 2851 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 78 37 3649 14 8 Height: 5-10 Weight: 165 Birthday: 8/17/1992 Hometown: Dearborn, Michigan Last Club: Pattaya United (Thailand) Acquired: Signed on 1/30/2017 Saad rejoins Sporting KC from Pattaya United of Thailand s first division, where he scored nine goals across 28 Thai League appearances in 2016. He has also recorded three goals for the Lebanon Men s National Team since making his senior international debut in 2013. During his first stint with Sporting KC, Saad tallied 14 goals and seven assists in 71 appearances across all competitions. He was signed by MLS and allocated to Sporting KC via a lottery draft in July 2011. The following month, he scored nine minutes into his MLS debut on his 19th birthday to become the youngest goal scorer in club history. In 2012, Saad played nine MLS matches and helped Sporting Kansas City capture the 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, 2 times, last: June 27, 2014, KC vs. POR Fouls Suffered 4, 2 times, last: Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHI Last Regular Season... Appearance May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Goal Sept. 3, 2014, KC at NE Assist April 29, 2017, KC vs. RSL 2017 Record when: he starts 1-1-1 he scores 0-0-0 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title, scoring two pivotal goals in a 3-2 third-round victory over Orlando City. 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 League win at Honduran side Olimpia and appeared in two playoff games during Sporting KC s run to the 2013 MLS Cup championship. In 2014, Saad scored five goals across all competitions and helped the club advance to the MLS Cup Playoffs for a fourth straight year. Thai outfit BEC Tero Sasana signed Saad ahead of the 2015 season and loaned 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 65 29 2851 8 7 107 33 40 58 3 27 2 0 2 2 KC - Postseason 4 0 47 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 69 29 2898 8 7 107 33 43 58 3 27 2 0 2 2 23
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 5 0 41 0 0 MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0 International 0 0 0 0 0 ALL COMPETITIONS 5 0 41 0 0 Height: 6-1 Weight: 150 Birthday: 7/19/1996 Hometown: Budapest, Hungary Last Club: Gyirmot SE (Hungary) - Loan Acquired: Signed as a Homegrown on 1/13/2016 Sporting Kansas City signed forward Daniel Salloi as the fourth Homegrown Player in club history in early 2016 and made his Sporting KC debut on April 9, 2017 against the Colorado Rapids. Salloi is the third Homegrown Player on Sporting Kansas City s roster, alongside Kevin Ellis (2011) and Erik Palmer-Brown (2013). 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 #30 F DANIEL SALLOI @danielsalloi Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 3, April 22, 2017, KC at FCD Fouls Committed 0 Fouls Suffered 1, April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Last Regular Season... Appearance May 7, 2017, KC at MIN Goal Assist 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 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 5 0 41 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 5 0 41 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 11 11 990 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 11 11 990 0 0 Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Birthday: 11/21/1990 Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Last Club: Elche CF (Spain) Acquired: Signed on 1/13/2017 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. 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 Division in his first professional season. He played 24 more matches the following year as Barcelona B finished third in Spain s second tier. #6 M ILIE SANCHEZ @iliesanchez Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0 Assists 0 Shots on Goal 0 Shots 2, March 18, 2017, KC vs. SJ Fouls Committed 2, 2 times, last: March 31, 2017, KC at TOR Fouls Suffered 4, March 4, 2017, KC at DC Last Regular Season... Appearance May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Goal Assist 2016 Record when: he starts 5-2-4 he scores 0-0-0 After missing most of 2011-12 through injury, Sánchez claimed a regular spot in Barcelona B s midfield over the next two seasons. He played 29 league matches in 2012-13 and started 36 of 38 appearances in 2013-14, guiding Barcelona B to another third-place finish in the Segunda Division. Sánchez appeared in 114 league games during his five-year spell at FC Barcelona B. Sánchez moved to Germany s second division in 2014, making 26 appearances in all competitions for 1860 Munich of the 2. Bundesliga. He was then loaned back to his native 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 11 11 990 0 0 6 0 8 16 0 3 3 0 0 0 MLS - TOTAL 11 11 990 0 0 6 0 8 16 0 3 3 0 0 0 24
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes #15 D SETH SINOVIC @ssinovic SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 144 139 12309 1 8 MLS Postseason 12 12 1134 2 0 U.S. Open Cup 10 10 898 0 2 International 11 10 937 1 2 ALL COMPETITIONS 177 171 15278 4 12 Height: 5-10 Weight: 170 Birthday: 1/28/1987 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, 2 times, last: Sept. 3, 2014, KC at NE 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 May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Goal April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL Assist April 9, 2017, KC vs. COL 2017 Record when: he starts 5-2-4 he scores 1-0-0 An eight-year MLS veteran, Seth Sinovic has started 171 of 177 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 144 139 12309 1 8 69 20 163 92 5 0 25 0 0 4 MLS - Regular Season 164 157 13889 1 8 76 21 176 102 5 0 28 0 0 4 KC - Postseason 12 12 1134 2 0 5 3 18 12 0 0 2 0 2 0 MLS - TOTAL 176 169 15023 3 8 81 24 194 114 5 0 30 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 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 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Assists Shots on Goal Shots Fouls Committed Fouls Suffered Last Regular Season... Appearance Goal Assist 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 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. 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 25
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC 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 Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed Saves Last Regular Season... Appearance Shutout 2017 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 Height: 6-5 Weight: 185 Birthday: 8/30/1995 Hometown: Chula Vista, California Last Club: Swope Park Rangers (USL) Acquired: Signed on 12/2/2016 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 Height: 5-10 Weight: 160 Birthday: 8/18/1986 Hometown: Longwood, Florida College: Maryland Acquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23) #8 M GRAHAM ZUSI @gzusi SPORTING KC STATS GP GS MIN G A MLS Regular Season 205 165 15271 26 50 MLS Postseason 13 13 1259 0 6 U.S. Open Cup 12 10 968 3 3 International 8 8 690 0 3 ALL COMPETITIONS 238 196 18188 29 62 A nine-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012-15), 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 62 assists in 238 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 62 total assists, while his 410 chances created from 2011-2015 (including postseason) ranked third in MLS. With his assist on Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs. CHI Assists 2, 5 times, last: May 29, 2015, 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 May 13, 2017, KC at ORL Goal Oct. 23, 2016, KC vs. SJ Assist April 29, 2017, KC vs. RSL 2017 Record when: he starts 5-1-4 he scores 0-0-0 Benny Feilhaber s goal against RSL on April 29, 2017, Zusi reached 50 regular-season assists and moved into a tie for first place in club history with 23 game-winning assists. Zusi has earned 45 caps for the United States Men s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording five goals and six 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 last summer, starting two matches, and most recently scored in a World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on March 29. 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. MLS CAREER STATS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA KC - Regular Season 205 165 15271 26 50 301 97 172 247 27 653 17 0 8 23 KC - Postseason 13 13 1259 0 6 24 1 20 23 1 61 1 0 0 3 MLS - TOTAL 218 178 16530 26 56 325 98 192 270 28 714 18 0 8 26 26
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KC 2017 PARTICIPATION CHART 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 PLAYER @DC FCD SJ @TOR COL @POR @FCD RSL NY @MIN @ORL SEA @VAN @COL MIN MTL @SJ Abdul-Salaam DNP UNAV INJ DNP DNP SUB-1 DNP DNP UNAV UNAV SUB-1 Besler CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 Blessing DNP SUB-23 DNP SUB-7 DNP DNP SUB-6 DNP DNP DNP CF-82 Dwyer CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-90 CF-89 CF-89 CF-90 SUS Dykstra UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR Ellis DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CB-90 DNP Espinoza CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-89 CM-90 CM-70 CM-89 CM-90 CM-90 Feilhaber CM-90 CM-90 CM-85 INJ INJ CM-83 CM-72 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 Gerso LW-90 LW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-90 RW-84 RW-90 RW-90 RW-77 RW-90 Iwasa INJ INJ INJ UNAV UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR UNAV UNAV Juliao UNAV DNP DNP UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP RB-45 UNAV Medranda RW-90 RW-67 LW-78 CM-65 CM-74 LW-90 LW-81 LW-79 LW-89 SUB-30 LW-86 Melia GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 GK-90 Mustivar DNP DNP SUB-5 SUB-25 SUB-16 SUB-7 SUB-18 SUB-20 SUB-1 DNP SUB-4 Opara CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 CB-90 DNP CB-90 Palmer-Brown INTL INJ INJ SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR INTL Pasher UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Porter UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP DNP UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV UNAV DNP Rubio INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ Saad DNP DNP SUB-12 LW-83 LW-83 DNP DNP SUB-1 SUB-1 LW-60 SUB-8 Salloi DNP DNP DNP DNP SUB-7 DNP SUB-9 SUB-11 SUB-1 SUB-13 DNP Ilie CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 CM-90 Sinovic LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-90 LB-89 Storm UNAV UNAV UNAV SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR SPR Zendejas DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Zusi RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 RB-90 SUB-45 RB-90 6/24 7/1 7/6 7/22 7/29 8/6 8/12 8/19 8/26 9/6 9/10 9/16 9/24 9/30 10/7 10/15 10/22 PLAYER @LA POR PHI @RSL CHI ATL @SEA FCD @HOU @NYC @CLB NE LA VAN @MIN HOU @RSL Abdul-Salaam Besler Blessing Dwyer Dykstra Ellis Espinoza Feilhaber Gerso Iwasa Juliao Medranda Melia Mustivar Opara Palmer-Brown Pasher Porter Rubio Saad Salloi Ilie Sinovic Storm Zendejas Zusi KEY Position-Minutes - Starting Position-Minutes Played DNP - Unused Substitute INJ - Injured SPR - Swope Park Rangers (USL) SUB-Minutes - Substitute-Minutes played UNAV - Unavailable For Selection SUS - Suspended INTL - International Duty 27
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS) Stat Player # Games C.J. Sapong (2011) 34 Minutes Nick Garcia (2000) & Peter Vermes (2000) 2916 Goals Dom Dwyer (2014) 22 Assists Preki (1997 & 2003) 17 Shots Preki (1996) 140 Shots on goal Preki (1996) 61 Fouls Committed Chris Henderson (2000) 79 Fouls Suffered Davy Arnaud (2004) 111 Offsides Eddie Johnson (2007) 50 Corner Kicks Graham Zusi (2012) 150 Cautions Aurelien Collin (2013) 13 Ejections Davy Arnaud (2010) 3 SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat Player # Games Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013) 34 Minutes Jimmy Nielsen (2012 & 2013) 3060 Wins Mike Ammann (1997) 21 Losses Mike Amman (1998) 16 Draws Bo Oshoniyi (2005) 12 Shutouts Tony Meola (2000) 16 Goals Against Avg. Jimmy Nielsen (2012) 0.79 Goals Allowed Mike Amman (1997) & Kevin Hartman (2007) 45 Saves Tony Meola (2000) 129 SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS) Stat Player # Goals Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010) Assists Chris Henderson (1999) 4 Shots Preki (1997) 12 Shots on goal Preki (1996), Eddie Johnson (2007) 6 Fouls Committed Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013) 8 Fouls Suffered Davy Arnaud (2006) 10 Offsides Alex Bunbury (1999) 7 Corner Kicks Alex Zotinca (2006) 12 SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat Player # Goals Allowed Bo Oshoniyi 7 Saves Garth Lagerwey (1996), Mike Ammann (1997 & 1998), Tony Meola (2000, three times in 2003), Bo Oshoniyi (2002 & 2004) 3 9 ALL-TIME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS) Stat Player # Games Davy Arnaud 240 Minutes Kerry Zavagnin 20515 Goals Preki 71 Assists Preki 98 Shots Preki 693 Shots on goal Preki 283 Fouls Committed Davy Arnaud 329 Fouls Suffered Davy Arnaud 528 Offsides Vitalis Takawira 126 Corner Kicks Graham Zusi 653 Cautions Kerry Zavagnin 44 Ejections Roger Espinoza 6 ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS) Stat Player # Games Jimmy Nielsen 128 Minutes Jimmy Nielsen 11497 Wins Jimmy Nielsen 57 Losses Tony Meola 45 Draws Jimmy Nielsen 32 Shutouts Jimmy Nielsen 45 Goals Allowed Tony Meola 154 Saves Tony Meola 507 Goals Against Avg. Jimmy Nielsen 0.99 SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS Stat Player # Goals 1996 61 Assists 2000 67 Shots 2012 542 Shots on goal 1996 250 Fouls Committed 2013 511 Fouls Suffered 2000 541 Offsides 1997 117 Corner Kicks 2012 199 Cautions 2013 67 Ejections 2011 8 Points 2012 63 Wins 1997 21 Losses 1999 24 Ties 2005 & 2011 12 Shutouts 2000 17 Goals Allowed 1996 63 28
GAMES PLAYED Player GP 1. Davy Arnaud 240 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 3. Nick Garcia 224 4. Preki 218 5. Matt Besler* 211 6. Graham Zusi* 205 7. Jimmy Conrad 204 8. Chris Klein 200 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 10. Roger Espinoza* 171 GAMES STARTED Player GS 1. Kerry Zavagnin 228 2. Nick Garcia 224 3. Davy Arnaud 213 4. Matt Besler* 205 5. Jimmy Conrad 203 6. Preki 199 7. Chris Klein 183 8. Graham Zusi* 165 9. Roger Espinoza* 151 10. Jack Jewsbury 142 10. Mo Johnston 142 Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes MINUTES PLAYED Player MP 1. Kerry Zavagnin 20,515 2. Nick Garcia 20,157 3. Davy Arnaud 19,399 4. Matt Besler* 18,482 5. Jimmy Conrad 18,194 6. Preki 17,817 7. Chris Klein 16,380 8. Graham Zusi* 15,271 9. Roger Espinoza* 13,381 10. Jack Jewsbury 13,275 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Player GP 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 2. Tony Meola 125 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 4. Kevin Hartman 90 5. Tim Melia* 61 6. Mike Ammann 60 7. Chris Snitko 26 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9. Garth Lagerwey 23 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 SAVES Player GP SV 1. Tony Meola 125 507 2. Bo Oshoniyi 96 354 3. Kevin Hartman 90 332 4. Jimmy Nielsen 128 304 5. Mike Amman 60 206 6. Tim Melia* 61 179 7. Chris Snitko 26 95 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 83 9. Eric Kronberg 25 58 10. Andy Gruenebaum 11 34 SHUTOUTS Player GP SO 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 45 2. Tony Meola 125 37 3. Tim Melia* 61 22 3. Kevin Hartman 90 22 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 22 6. Mike Ammann 60 10 7. Eric Kronberg 25 8 8. Luis Marin 8 3 8. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3 8. Garth Lagerwey 23 3 8. Chris Snitko 26 3 GOALKEEPER WINS Player GP GW 1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 57 2. Tony Meola 125 49 3. Mike Ammann 60 33 3. Bo Oshoniyi 96 33 5. Kevin Hartman 90 30 6. Tim Melia* 61 27 7. Garth Lagerwey 23 12 8. Eric Kronberg 25 9 9. Andy Gruenebaum 11 6 10. Chris Snitko 26 5 SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Player GP G 1. Preki 218 71 2. Dom Dwyer* 123 57 3. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Josh Wolff 144 43 5. Chris Klein 200 39 6. Kei Kamara 113 38 7. Mo Johnston 149 31 8. Scott Sealy 88 28 8. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 10. Benny Feilhaber* 129 26 10. Graham Zusi* 205 26 GAME-WINNING GOALS ASSISTS Player GP A 1. Preki 218 98 2. Graham Zusi* 205 50 2. Chris Klein 200 45 4. Benny Feilhaber* 129 40 5. Davy Arnaud 240 35 6. Mo Johnston 149 28 7. Josh Wolff 144 26 8. Mark Chung 94 25 9. Roger Espinoza* 171 22 9. Kerry Zavagnin 237 22 SHOTS Player GP SH 1. Preki 218 693 2. Davy Arnaud 240 452 3. Dom Dwyer* 123 389 4. Kei Kamara 113 370 5. Chris Klein 200 312 6. Graham Zusi* 205 302 7. Mo Johnston 149 274 8. Josh Wolff 144 265 9. Jack Jewsbury 195 216 10. Mark Chung 94 203 SHOTS ON GOAL Player GP SOG 1. Preki 218 283 2. Davy Arnaud 240 176 3. Dom Dwyer* 123 156 4. Mo Johnston 149 138 4. Chris Klein 200 138 4. Josh Wolff 144 138 7. Kei Kamara 113 126 8. Vitalis Takawira 103 102 9. Graham Zusi* 205 97 10. Mark Chung 94 95 FOULS COMMITTED Player GP FC 1. Davy Arnaud 240 329 2. Kerry Zavagnin 237 326 3. Matt McKeon 144 309 4. Roger Espinoza* 171 266 5. Nick Garcia 224 234 6. Dom Dwyer* 123 230 7. Mo Johnston 149 226 8. Jimmy Conrad 204 210 9. Aurelien Collin 107 191 10. Diego Gutierrez 119 190 FOULS SUFFERED Player GP FS 1. Davy Arnaud 240 528 2. Preki 218 362 3. Kerry Zavagnin 237 354 4. Dom Dwyer* 123 264 5. Benny Feilhaber* 129 255 6. Nick Garcia 224 250 7. Graham Zusi* 205 247 8. Roger Espinoza* 171 231 9. Mark Chung 94 204 10. Diego Gutierrez 119 196 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Player GP YC 1. Kerry Zavagnin 237 44 2. Davy Arnaud 240 43 3. Nick Garcia 224 37 4. Roger Espinoza* 171 34 5. Aurelien Collin 107 31 6. Diego Gutierrez 119 30 6. Matt McKeon 144 30 8. Jack Jewsbury 195 28 8. Mo Johnston 149 28 10. Matt Besler* 211 27 10. Dom Dwyer* 123 27 10. Jimmy Conrad 204 27 CORNER KICKS Player GP CK 1. Graham Zusi* 205 653 2. Preki 218 452 3. Benny Feilhaber* 129 226 4. Claudio Lopez 57 188 5. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 175 6. Francisco Gomez 114 157 7. Chris Henderson 61 154 8. Chris Klein 200 152 9. Davy Arnaud 240 144 10. Carlos Marinelli 41 91 Player GP GWG 1. Dom Dwyer* 123 13 1. Preki 218 13 3. Chris Klein 200 12 3. Kei Kamara 113 11 3. Josh Wolff 144 11 6. Davy Arnaud 240 10 7. Graham Zusi* 205 8 7. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 9. Benny Feilhaber* 129 7 9. C.J. Sapong 110 7 9. Scott Sealy 88 7 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Player GP GWA 1. Graham Zusi* 205 23 1. Preki 218 23 3. Chris Klein 200 16 4. Benny Feilhaber* 129 12 5. Davy Arnaud 240 10 5. Josh Wolff 144 10 7. Jack Jewsbury 195 8 7. Mo Johnston 149 8 7. Kei Kamara 113 8 7. Chance Myers 147 8 7. Kerry Zavagnin 237 8 MULTI-GOAL GAMES Player GP MGG 1. Dom Dwyer* 123 10 2. Vitalis Takawira 103 8 3. Preki 218 7 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 4. Scott Sealy 88 5 4. Josh Wolff 144 5 7. Mo Johnston 149 4 7. Chris Klein 200 4 9. Graham Zusi* 205 3 9. Davy Arnaud 240 3 9. Teal Bunbury 89 3 9. Eddie Johnson 43 3 PENALTY KICK GOALS Player GP PKG 1. Preki 218 21 2. Benny Feilhaber* 129 10 3. Dom Dwyer* 123 7 4. Kei Kamara 113 5 5. Claudio Lopez 57 4 6. Claudio Bieler 41 3 6. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 3 6. Jack Jewsbury 195 3 6. Josh Wolff 144 3 10. Omar Bravo 27 2 10. Matt McKeon 144 2 GOALS PER GAME Player GP GLS AVG 1. Dom Dwyer* 123 57 0.46 2. Kei Kamara 113 38 0.34 3. Preki 218 71 0.33 4. Scott Sealy 88 28 0.32 5. Josh Wolff 144 43 0.30 6. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 0.27 7. Mark Chung 94 20 0.21 7. Mo Johnston 149 31 0.21 9. Benny Feilhaber* 129 26 0.20 9. Chris Klein 200 39 0.20 *Minimum 20 goals BOLD * - denotes player on current roster 29
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GAMES PLAYED Year Player GP 2011 C.J. Sapong 34 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2012 Kei Kamara 33 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 GAMES STARTED Year Player GS 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 9 players tied with 32 MINUTES PLAYED Year Player MIN 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 3060 2000 Nick Garcia 2915 2000 Peter Vermes 2915 1996 Preki 2880 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 2880 2011 Matt Besler 2880 GAMES PLAYED IN GOAL Year Player GP 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 2000 Tony Meola 31 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 SAVES Year Player GP SV 2000 Tony Meola 31 129 2003 Tony Meola 30 121 2008 Kevin Hartman 30 117 2005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 112 2007 Kevin Hartman 30 110 SHUTOUTS Year Player GP SO 2000 Tony Meola 31 16 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 15 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 13 2008 Kevin Hartman 30 10 2010 Jimmy Nielsen 29 10 GOALKEEPER WINS Year Player GP GW 1997 Mike Ammann 29 21 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 18 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 17 2000 Tony Meola 31 15 1996 Garth Lagerwey 23 12 2011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE Year Player GP GA GAA 2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 0.79 2013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 0.88 2000 Tony Meola 31 29 0.92 2004 Tony Meola 21 22 1.05 2014 Eric Kronberg 20 22 1.10 *Minimum 1,000 minutes played GOALS Year Player GP GOALS 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 1996 Preki 32 18 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 16 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 13 ASSISTS Year Player GP ASSISTS 1997 Preki 27 17 2003 Preki 30 17 2000 Preki 31 15 2012 Graham Zusi 32 15 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 15 SHOTS Year Player GP SHOTS 1996 Preki 32 140 2012 Kei Kamara 33 134 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 119 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 113 1999 Preki 30 97 SHOTS ON GOAL Year Player GP SOG 1996 Preki 32 61 2012 Kei Kamara 33 49 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 48 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 48 1997 Preki 27 44 2002 Preki 25 44 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 44 FOULS COMMITTED Year Player GP FC 2000 Chris Henderson 31 79 2001 Matt McKeon 26 76 1997 Matt McKeon 31 75 2000 Matt McKeon 30 75 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 66 2016 Dom Dwyer 33 66 FOULS SUFFERED Year Player GP FS 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 111 2005 Davy Arnaud 31 85 2015 Dom Dwyer 30 81 1999 Preki 30 77 2006 Davy Arnaud 32 76 CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS) Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 13 2011 Aurelien Collin 23 10 2013 Oriol Rosell 31 10 2016 Roger Espinoza 30 10 1997 Mo Johnston 29 9 2005 Jose Burciaga Jr. 31 9 EJECTIONS (RED CARDS) Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3 eight players tied with 2 CORNER KICKS Year Player GP CK 2012 Graham Zusi 32 150 2013 Graham Zusi 27 128 2014 Graham Zusi 25 125 2009 Claudio Lopez 29 123 2011 Graham Zusi 32 97 OFFSIDES Year Player GP OFF 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 50 1996 Vitalis Takawira 28 44 1997 Vitalis Takawira 28 43 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 38 2000 Chris Henderson 31 36 GAME-WINNING GOALS Year Player GP GWG 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 6 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 6 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 6 1997 Preki 27 5 2012 C.J. Sapong 31 5 2015 Krisztian Nemeth 27 5 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS Year Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 5 2000 Matt McKeon 30 5 2003 Preki 30 5 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 5 2004 Josh Wolff 26 5 2012 Graham Zusi 32 5 2013 Graham Zusi 27 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 30 5 PENALTY KICK GOALS Year Player GP PKG 1996 Preki 32 7 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 7 2003 Preki 30 5 2015 Benny Feilhaber 32 5 2016 Benny Feilhaber 29 5 GOALS PER GAME Year Player GP GLS AVG 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 0.71 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 0.67 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 0.63 1996 Preki 32 18 0.56 2017 Dom Dwyer* 10 5 0.50 *Minimum 5 goal BOLD * - denotes current season 30
Sporting KC Game Notes May 17, 2017 vs. Seattle Sounders FC SportingKC.com/Game-Notes SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Career: 71 Preki Season: 22 Dom Dwyer (2014) Game: 3 6 times Half: 3 Vitalis Takawira (05/16/1998 at NE, 2nd) Half: 3 Eddie Johnson (06/02/2007 vs. NY, 2nd) ASSISTS Career: 98 Preki Season: 17 Preki (1997) Season: 17 Preki (2003) Game: 4 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET) Half: 3 Chris Henderson (06/20/1999 vs. MET, 1st) Half: 3 Preki (06/21/2003 vs. CHI, 1st) SHOTS Career: 693 Preki Season: 140 Preki (1996) Game: 12 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB) Half: 8 Preki (04/12/1997 at TB, 2nd) Half: 8 Onandi Lowe (08/12/2001 at COL, 2nd) Half: 8 Preki (07/06/2002 vs. DAL, 2nd) SHOTS ON GOAL Career: 283 Preki Season: 61 Preki (1996) Game: 6 Preki (05/19/1996 at LA) Game: 6 Eddie Johnson (06/02/007 vs. NY) Half: 4 7 times FOULS COMMITTED Career: 329 Davy Arnaud Season: 79 Chris Henderson (2000) Game: 8 Davy Arnaud (05/29/2010 at RSL) Game: 8 Oriol Rosell (07/27/2013 at MTL) Half: 7 Scott Uderitz (05/11/1996 vs. DAL, 1st) FOULS SUFFERED Career: 528 Davy Arnaud Season: 111 Davy Arnaud (2004) Game: 10 Davy Arnaud (10/14/2006 at NY) Half: 6 7 times CORNER KICKS Career: 653 Graham Zusi Season: 150 Graham Zusi (2012) Game: 12 Alex Zotinca (07/22/2006 at NY) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (04/10/1999 vs. SJ, 2nd) Half: 8 Chris Henderson (05/20/2000 vs. SJ, 1st) GOALS ALLOWED Career: 154 Tony Meola Season: 45 Mike Ammann (1997) Season: 45 Kevin Hartman (2007) Game: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (07/04/201 vs. CHI) Half: 4 6 times SAVES Career: 507 Tony Meola Season: 129 Tony Meola (2000) Game: 9 9 times Half: 7 Tony Meola (08/23/2000 at MET, 1st) Half: 7 Bo Oshoniyi (06/13/2001 at LA, 2nd) Half: 7 Tony Meola (08/08/2003 vs. SJ, 1st) SPORTING KANSAS CITY TEAM HIGHS (MLS REGULAR SEASON) GOALS Season: 61 in 1996 Game: 6 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Game: 6 06/21/1997 vs. DC Game: 6 06/20/1999 vs. MET 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 5 05/02/1996 vs. CLB (2nd) Half: 5 06/21/1997 vs. DC (2nd) ASSISTS Season: 67 in 2000 Game: 10 06/20/1999 vs. MET 2-Tms: 12 07/04/2001 vs. CHI Half: 8 06/20/1999 vs. MET (1st) SHOTS Season: 542 in 2012 Game: 34 05/15/2016 vs ORL 2-Tms: 44 08/14/1999 at MET 2-Tms: 44 08/05/2000 vs. LA 2-Tms: 44 06/09/2001 at MIA Half: 19 07/28/2012 vs. CLB (2nd) SHOTS ON GOAL Season: 250 in 1996 Game: 14 08/23/1998 vs. MIA Game: 14 06/21/2003 vs. CHI 2-Tms: 22 05/02/1996 vs. CLB 2-Tms: 22 04/18/1997 vs. DAL Half: 11 08/23/1998 vs. MIA (1st) FOULS COMMITTED Season: 511 in 2013 Game: 27 07/04/1997 at CLB 2-Tms: 52 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 16 04/05/1997 vs. LA (1st) Half: 16 07/04/1997 at CLB (2nd) Half: 16 03/08/2014 at SEA (1st) FOULS SUFFERED Season: 541 in 2000 Game: 30 08/16/2003 at DAL 2-Tms: 51 05/17/2000 vs. DC Half: 20 07/27/1996 vs. NE (2nd) CORNER KICKS Season: 199 in 2012 Game: 15 04/10/1999 vs. SJ 2-Tms: 22 08/14/1999 at MET Half: 10 04/10/1999 vs. SJ (2nd) GOALS ALLOWED Season: 63 in 1996 Game: 7 07/04/2001 vs. CHI 2-Tms: 10 05/02/1996 vs. CLB Half: 4 7 times SAVES Season: 133 in 1999 Game: 9 10 times 2-Tms: 18 04/18/1997 vs. DAL 2-Tms: 18 09/02/2000 vs. TB Half: 7 08/23/2000 at MET (1st) Half: 7 06/13/2001 at LA (2d) Half: 7 08/08/2003 vs. SJ (1st) 31
SPORTING KANSAS CITY # Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC DAL SJ TOR COL POR DAL RSL NYR MIN ORL 0-0 0-0 2-1 0-0 3-1 1-0 0-1 3-0 2-0 0-2 2-2 1 Adrian Zendejas 2 Erik Palmer-Brown 3 Ike Opara 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 4 Kevin Ellis 90D 5 Matt Besler 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 6 Ilie Sanchez 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 7 Gerso Fernandes 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 84F 90F 90F 77F 90F 8 Graham Zusi 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 45 90D 9 Latif Blessing 23 7 6 82F 10 Benny Feilhaber 90M 90M 85M 83M 72M 90M 90M 90M 90M 11 Diego Rubio 14 Dom Dwyer 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 90F 89F 89F 90F 15 Seth Sinovic 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D 89D 17 Saad Abdul-Salaam 1 1 21 Andrew Dykstra 22 Soony Saad 12 83F 83F 1 1 60F 8 23 Colton Storm 24 Cameron Iwasa 27 Roger Espinoza 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M 89M 90M 70M 89M 90M 90M 29 Tim Melia 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G 30 Daniel Salloi 7 9 11 1 13 39 Cameron Porter 40 Igor Juliao 45D 77 Tyler Pasher 93 Soni Mustivar 5 25 16 7 18 20 1 4 94 Jimmy Medranda 90F 67F 78F 65M 74M 90F 81F 79F 89F 30 86F "00" = 100 minutes played F/M/D/G = starting position
SPORTING KANSAS CITY Game log: Game #1 03/04/2017 KC 0 at DC 0 T Game #2 03/11/2017 KC 0 vs DAL 0 T Game #3 03/18/2017 KC 2 vs SJ 1 W Feilhaber 1 (Zusi 1) 37; own goal (Bingham) 89 Game #4 03/31/2017 KC 0 at TOR 0 T Game #5 04/09/2017 KC 3 vs COL 1 W Sinovic 1 (unassisted) 6; Fernandes 1 (Espinoza 1, Dwyer 1) 58; Dwyer 1 (Sinovic 1, Mustivar 1) 85 Game #6 04/15/2017 KC 1 at POR 0 W Dwyer 2 (Medranda 1, Feilhaber 1) 53 Game #7 04/22/2017 KC 0 at DAL 1 L Game #8 04/29/2017 KC 3 vs RSL 0 W Feilhaber 2 (Zusi 2, Espinoza 2) 17; Dwyer 3 (unassisted) 51; Fernandes 2 (Saad 1) 95+ Game #9 05/03/2017 KC 2 vs NYR 0 W Dwyer 4 (unassisted) 46; Dwyer 5 (Feilhaber 2) 68 Game #10 05/07/2017 KC 0 at MIN 2 L Game #11 05/13/2017 KC 2 at ORL 2 T Blessing 1 (Besler 1) 9; Blessing 2 (unassisted) 74
MATCH INFORMATION SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC AT SPORTING KC Kickoff: May 17, 2017 5:30 p.m. PT Location: Children s Mercy Park Kansas City, KS Referee: Ted Unkel Assistants: Joe Fletcher, Adam Wienckowski Fourth Official: Sorin Stoica BROADCAST INFORMATION Local TV: JOEtv Local Radio (Simulcast): SoundersFC.com Talent: Keith Costigan, Kasey Keller & Steve Zakuani Pre-Match, Halftime, Post-Match TV: Matt Johnson & Steve Zakuani Local Radio (Spanish): El Rey 1360 AM Talent: Mario Rodriguez and Felipe Maqueda MEDIA SERVICES A variety of media resources - including Sounders FC s 2017 media guide, 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. QUESTIONABLE Osvaldo Alonso - R quad tightness Aaron Kovar - Groin surgery Nouhou Tolo - L shoulder dislocation INJURY REPORT OUT Román Torres - L hamstring strain Henry Wingo - R ankle sprain MATCH PREVIEW On Wednesday evening, Sounders FC visits Sporting KC at Children s Mercy Park at 5:30 p.m. PT on JOEtv. The match comes on the heels of a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Fire on Saturday. Clint Dempsey scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season and Brad Evans made his season debut in a reserve role, but the Rave Green couldn t overcome the four goals from the host side. Under the performance of Head Coach Peter Vermes, Sporting KC sits in a tie for first place in the Western Conference with a record of 5-2-4. Forward Dom Dwyer leads the team with five goals, while goalkeeper Tim Melia ranks first in MLS with six shutouts. Wednesday s fixture is the first meeting between the two sides since Seattle s 1-0 win in the 2016 Western Conference Knockout Round last October. Table of Contents Page 2017 Schedule 2 This Week vs. Sporting KC 3 Sounders FC Weekly Notes 4 Attendance Report 6 2017: At a Glance 7 Sounders FC History 8 Awards and Transactions 9 2017 Roster 10 2017 Statistics and Box Scores 11 Mini-Bios 12 2 Dempsey PROJECTED LINEUP 4 Svensson 13 Morris 10 Lodeiro 6 Alonso 21 15 14 7 Delem Alfaro 24 Marshall Roldan Frei 2017 SNAPSHOT SEATTLE SPORTING KC Overall Record 2-4-4 5-2-4 Goals Scored 15 13 Goals Allowed 16 7 Goal Differential -1 6 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Goals Dempsey (4) Dwyer (5) Assists Jones (5) 3 Players (2) Goalkeeper Frei (1.60) Bava (0.64) 19 Shipp
SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KC MAY 17, 2017-5:30 P.M. PT 2017 SOUNDERS FC SCHEDULE MLS REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 2-4-4 (HOME: 1-1-2; AWAY: 1-3-2) 2017 ALL COMPETITIONS RECORD: 2-4-4 (HOME: 1-1-2; AWAY: 1-3-2) 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, 1-2 20,758 0-1-0 T-8 SEA: Dempsey (58); HOU: Torres (20), Quioto (42) Sat. 3/11 at Montreal D, 2-2 34,373 0-1-1 T-7 SEA: Lodeiro (83), Bruin (90+4); MTL: Mancosu (17), Piatti (51) Sun. 3/19 New York W, 3-1 45,600 1-1-1 6 SEA: Dempsey (28), Morris (66), Shipp (79); NY: Wright-Phillips (57) Sat. 3/25 Club Necaxa D, 1-1 38,045 FRIENDLY SEA: Fernandez (83); NEC: Díaz (90) Fri. 3/31 Atlanta D, 0-0 40,182 1-1-2 6 None APRIL (1-1-2, 8 GF, 6 GA) Sat. 4/8 at San Jose D, 1-1 18,000 1-1-3 7 SEA: Lodeiro (84); SJ: Wondolowski (90) Fri. 4/14 at Vancouver L, 1-2 22,120 1-2-3 9 SEA: Bruin (89); VAN: Montero (65, 80) Sun. 4/23 at LA Galaxy W, 3-0 24,931 2-2-3 5 SEA: Dempsey (29), Own Goal (35), Morris (44); LA: None Sat. 4/29 New England D, 3-3 43,230 2-2-4 T-6 SEA: Lodeiro (75), Bruin (85), Alonso (88); NE: Kobayashi (15), Agudelo (26, 24) MAY (0-2-0, 1 GF, 5 GA) Sat. 5/6 Toronto FC L, 0-1 41,468 2-3-4 8 SEA: None; TOR: Altidore (23) Sat. 5/13 at Chicago L, 1-4 20,153 2-4-4 9 SEA: Dempsey (28); CHI: Nikolic (25, 76), Accam (60), Solignac (73) Wed. 5/17 at Sporting KC 5:30 p.m. JOEtv Sat. 5/20 Real Salt Lake 2:00 p.m. Q13 FOX Sat. 5/27 Portland 12:00 p.m. FOX Wed. 5/31 at Columbus 4:30 p.m. Q13 FOX JUNE (0-0-0, 0 GF, 0 GA) Sun. 6/4 Houston 7:00 p.m. JOEtv Sat. 6/17 at New York City 10:00 a.m. ESPN Wed. 6/21 Orlando City 7:30 p.m. JOEtv Sun. 6/25 at Portland 1:00 p.m. ESPN JULY (0-0-0, 0 GF, 0 GA) Tue. 7/4 at Colorado 6:00 p.m. JOEtv Sat. 7/8 Eintracht Frankfurt 1:00 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 150 Consecutive home sellouts since 2009 *International Friendly *Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KC MAY 17, 2017-5:30 P.M. PT SOUNDERS FC SOUNDBYTES Head Coach Brian Schmetzer: THIS WEEK VS. SPORTING KC SERIES NOTES SERIES SNAPSHOT Sounders FC is 7-4-3 all-time against Sporting, including a 4-2-1 record on the road. Sporting delivered Sounders FC its first-ever MLS loss in April 2009 before going winless in the next nine matches. Last year, the two sides played the two sides played twice in the regular season, where SKC took a 1-0 in the season opener and followed that by topping Seattle 3-0 in July. The two Western Conference powers have met once in the postseason, with Sounders FC earning a 1-0 win in the 2016 Western Conference Knockout Round last October. Notably, the two sides played in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final, which Sporting won in a penalty-kick shootout. The all-time series between Seattle and Sporting KC has historically been low-scoring and close. On six occasions, Seattle has scored in the 90th minute or later and 13 of the 14 regular-season meetings have been decided by one goal or fewer. Thirteen of those meetings have had three combined goals or fewer. SPORTING NOTABLES #14 FORWARD DOM DWYER Selected No. 16 overall of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft... Ranks first on team with five goals this season. Led the team with 16 goals and 119 shots in 2016... Ranks first on team with five goals this season...set career-highs with 22 goals and 33 matches in 2014...Last season scored 12 goals and added two assists...earned Big East Offensive Player of the Year in 2011 at South Florida... Named NJCAA National Player of the Year in 2010 after helping Tyler Junior College win consecutive championships. #8 MIDFIELDER GRAHAM ZUSI (DESIGNATED PLAYER) Selected No. 23 overall of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft...Recorded two goals and four assists in 2016...Set a career-high with six goals in 2013 and 15 assists in 2012...Played four years collegiate soccer at the University of Maryland, winning two national titles and scoring 28 goals...has 46 caps with the United States Men s National Team...Played in 2014 FIFA World Cup. #5 DEFENDER MATT BESLER Selected No. 8 overall of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft...Leads all defenders in passes completed since 2013...Named to MLS Best XI in 2012 and 2013... MLS Defender of the Year in 2012...Starred for four seasons at the University of Notre Dame...Has 39 caps with the United States Men s National Team... Played in 2014 FIFA World Cup. #10 MIDFIELDER BENNY FEILHABER Traded from the New England Revolution on December 11, 2012...Had seven goals and 13 assists in 30 matches this season...played with Hamburg (Germany), Derby County (England) and AGF Aarhus (Denmark) after starring at UCLA...MVP finalist in 2015 after scoring 10 goals and adding 15 assists... Has 43 caps for the United States Men s National Team. On the loss in Chicago: I think we looked OK in the first 45 minutes, but they came out in the second half and established better possession than we did and were able to dictate the tempo of the game. On where the team currently stands: It s a bit of a shock to look at the standings and see we only have two wins, based on the way we have played some of our games. On the quick turnaround to Wednesday s match: It s going to come up fast. Time is actually a good thing for us because they will want to prove that their performances will get better. COACHING CORNER Sporting KC is led under the direction of Head Coach Peter Vermes, who has recorded 108 wins since taking the job in 2009. As a player, Vermes made over 300 club appearances. His final stop was with Sporting KC, where he made 78 appearances over a three-season span. Vermes was capped by the USMNT 66 times from 1988-1997. SOUNDERS FC SPORTING KC Category 1 2 Total 1 2 Total Goals 3 10 13 4 8 12 Shots 63 73 136 88 89 177 Shots on Goal 18 28 46 37 22 59 Fouls 81 63 144 97 99 196 Offsides 21 18 39 7 11 18 Corner Kicks 29 27 56 40 36 76 Goals Scored in 15-Minute Intervals: 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 Total SEA 1 1 1 0 2 8 13 SKC 1 2 1 2 1 5 12 ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS SOUNDERS FC SPORTING KC Goals 1 13 players 3 Dwyer Assists 2 3 players 1 11 players Shots 19 Montero 16 Dwyer Shots on Goal 8 Montero 7 Dwyer Fouls Committed 21 Alonso 17 Collin Fouls Suffered 30 Alonso 11 Sapong Wins 5 Keller 3 Melia Shutouts 2 Frei/Keller 2 Melia Saves 18 Frei 3 Melia/Nielsen Goals Allowed 4 Keller 8 Nielsen ALL-TIME SINGLE-GAME HIGHS SOUNDERS FC SPORTING KC Goals 1 13 times 2 Dwyer (7/24/16) Assists 2 Ljungberg/Jaqua 1 8 times Shots 6 Montero (4/11/09) 7 Dwyer Shots on Goal 3 Montero (4/11/09) 3 Kamara/Ano/Dwyer Fouls Committed 4 Cooper/Alonso 6 Collin (twice) Fouls Suffered 7 Alonso (3/8/14) 4 Sapong/Dwyer Saves 6 Frei (9/27/15) 6 Melia (6/6/15) Goals Allowed 3 Keller (7/23/16) 3 Hartman (10/17/09) ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS Seattle Sounders FC Record: 7-4-3 Home Games: 3-2-2 Road Games: 4-2-1 DATE RESULT W/L/D LOCATION 04/11/2009 SEA 0 vs. KC 1 L CenturyLink Field 10/17/2009 SEA 3 at KC 2 W Children s Mercy Park 04/17/2010 SEA 1 vs. KC 0 W CenturyLink Field 10/09/2010 SEA 2 at KC 1 W Children s Mercy Park 05/21/2011 SEA 1 vs. KC 0 W CenturyLink Field 08/06/2011 SEA 2 at KC 1 W Children s Mercy Park 06/20/2012 SEA 1 vs. KC 1 D CenturyLink Field 05/08/2013 SEA 1 at KC 0 W Children s Mercy Park 03/08/2014 SEA 1 vs. KC 0 W CenturyLink Field 05/23/2015 SEA 0 vs. KC 0 D CenturyLink Field 06/06/2015 SEA 0 at KC 1 L Children s Mercy Park 09/27/2015 SEA 1 at KC 1 D Children s Mercy Park 03/06/2016 SEA 0 vs. KC 1 L CenturyLink Field 07/23/2016 SEA 0 vs. KC 3 L Children s Mercy Park
SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KC MAY 17, 2017-5:30 P.M. PT SOUNDERS FC WEEKLY NOTES LAST MATCH REWIND: VS. CHI QUICK HITS: VS. SKC Sounders FC is 2-4-4 this season and sits in ninth place in the Western Conference. The match was the lone meeting between the two sides of the 2017 MLS season. On Wednesday, Sounders FC is set to visit Sporting KC for the first of a pair of matches between the two sides this season. The Rave Green then host Sporting on August 12 at CenturyLink Field. Seattle is 7-2-3 all-time against Chicago in regular-season play, including a 3-2-2 mark at Toyota Park. Seattle forward Clint Dempsey scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season, bringing him within nine goals of Fredy Montero s all-time club record of 47 goals for the Rave Green. Defender Brad Evans made his first appearance of 2017 season, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute. Saturday marked the 12th time in club history that Sounders FC has allowed at least four goals in a single match. USWNT COMING TO SEATTLE U.S. Soccer and the U.S. Women s National Team today announced that CenturyLink Field is hosting the opening two matches of this summer s Tournament of Nations, a four-team elite international tournament from July 27-August 3, featuring the U.S. Women s National Team, Australia, Brazil and Japan. Seattle is hosting a doubleheader on the opening day of the competition on Thursday, July 27, beginning with Brazil vs. Japan at 4:15 p.m. PT before the USWNT takes on Australia at 7:00 p.m. PT. 2017 Sounders FC Season Ticket Members are eligible to purchase tickets for the Tournament of Nations during an exclusive private sale on Thursday, May 25. More information on this pre-sale is being communicated at a later date via email. Tickets for the doubleheader in Seattle go on sale to the public on Friday, May 26, at 10:00 a.m. PT through ussoccer.com, by calling 1-800- 745-3000 or via the CenturyLink Field Northwest Box Office. For complete information on tickets for the rest of the 2017 Tournament of Nations, visit ussoccer.com. 2017 TOURNAMENT OF NATIONS SCHEDULE DATE MATCHUP STADIUM TIME (PT) July 27 Brazil vs. Japan CenturyLink Field 4:15 p.m. July 27 USA vs. Australia CenturyLink Field 7:00 p.m. July 30 Japan vs. Australia Qualcomm Stadium 2:15 p.m. July 30 USA vs. Brazil Qualcomm Stadium 5:00 p.m. Aug. 3 Australia vs. Brazil StubHub Center 4:15 p.m. Aug. 3 USA vs. Japan StubHub Center 7:00 p.m. BY THE NUMBERS 5: Assists this season by Joevin Jones, which ranks tied for third in MLS. 9: Goals shy of the club s all-time record for Clint Dempsey, whose 38 tallies for Seattle ranks third behind Fredy Montero (47) and Obafemi Martins (40). 13: MLS meetings between Sporting KC and Sounders FC that have been decided by one goal or fewer. The two sides have faced off in 14 regular-season matches. 29: Consecutive starts for Cristian Roldan, the longest current streak of any Sounders FC field player. 50: Regular-season wins for goalkeeper Stefan Frei for the club. He became the first goalkeeper in Sounders FC history to record 50 career wins with a shutout win over the LA Galaxy on April 23. 56: Goals for Clint Dempsey with the U.S. Men s National Team, one shy of Landon Donovan s all-time national-team record. 394: Career appearances across all competitons for Sounders FC defender Chad Marshall. The Rave Green are 7-4-3 all-time against Sporting Kansas City in MLS play, including a 4-2-1 mark on the road. On six occasions, Seattle has scored in the 90th minute or later and 13 of the 14 regular-season meetings have been decided by one goal or fewer. Thirteen of those meetings have had three combined goals or fewer. The two sides most recently faced off in the 2016 Western Conference Knockout Round, with Seattle winning 1-0. DON T TREAD Sounders FC forward Clint Dempsey has been on a goal-scoring tear of late, leading the club with four goals this season in addition to his four-goal performance for the U.S. National Team over a pair of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers last month. After a 6-0 rout of Honduras that featured a Dempsey hat-trick, the Stars and Stripes tied Panama 1-1 on a goal by Dempsey. The 34-year-old Texas native now sits just one goal behind Landon Donovan s national record of 57 international goals. In MLS play, Dempsey has four goals in 10 appearances this season. Dating back to the start of last summer s Copa America Centenario, the 34-year-old has 17 goals in his last 24 appearances for Sounders FC and the USMNT. CLINT DEMPSEY SINCE JUNE 6, 2016 TEAM COMPETITION GP G USMNT Copa America Centenario 5 3 SEA 2016 MLS Regular Season 7 6 USMNT FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2 4 SEA 2017 MLS Regular Season 10 4 TOTALS 24 17 SOUNDERS AND RAINIERS REACH MOU Seattle Sounders FC and the Tacoma Rainiers announced that they have reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), progressing to build a 5,000-seat, soccer-specific stadium on the footprint of Cheney Stadium in Central Tacoma. The proposed site is set to be the future home of Sounders FC s rebranded United Soccer League franchise, which would be co-managed by the Rainiers alongside Sounders FC, with the former managing business operations and the latter controlling the soccer and sporting infrastructure. This news was originally reported by ESPN Analyst Taylor Twellman on last Saturday s national broadcast from CenturyLink Field. The partnership brings together two of the Northwest s premier professional sports organizations to reach a first-of-its-kind relationship in USL within the same regional market. The Tacoma Rainiers are an award-winning franchise that has been a staple of the South Sound community for over 50 years, operating as the top affiliate of Major League Baseball s Seattle Mariners. They will operate the business side of the new era of the USL club, taking advantage of the decades of experience operating a professional organization in the Tacoma market, while Sounders FC is set to maintain leadership over soccer operations and sporting infrastructure. With key details coming together - including a name for the organization that is representative of its new home - the MOU and stadium progress represent tangible news for soccer fans in the South Sound. Sounders FC s soccer operations are set to remain at Starfire Sports, the club s Tukwila-based training ground. The First Team, S2 and Sounders FC Academy will all continue to train at Starfire under watchful eye of the club s technical staff led by General Manager & President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey. Additionally, Sounders FC is currently engaged with the Sounders Community Trust (SCT) - a charitable, fan and supporter-managed, non-profit organization that maintains a 20-percent interest of Sounders FC 2 - about next steps in Tacoma.
SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KC MAY 17, 2017-5:30 P.M. PT SOUNDERS FC WEEKLY NOTES HOME FORTRESS LAST MEETING VS. SPORTING Sounders FC s loss on May 6 to Toronto FC snapped the club s 11-match home unbeaten streak dating back to July of last season. The run was the second longest in club history in regular-season play, trailing only a run of 14 results back in 2013. Including the club s three home wins in the 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs en route to the MLS Cup title, Seattle went unbeaten in 14 matches across all competitions at CenturyLink Field, outscoring opponents 27-9 in that span. Nelson Valdez s header in the 88th minute sealed a late 1-0 victory for Sounders FC over Sporting Kansas City in the 2016 Western Conference Knockout Round, as the club advanced to the Conference Semifinals in the 2016 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs for the third consecutive season. Valdez scored his first MLS goal of the season in the 88th minute, breaking through the deadlock of a tense and tumultuous Knockout Round fixture. The Paraguayan sent the home crowd into a frenzy, connecting on a Joevin Jones cross to head in the goal. 2016-2017 HOME UNBEATEN STREAK (ALL COMPETITIONS) COMPETITION W-L-D GF/GA 2016 MLS Regular Season 6-0-2 15/4 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs 3-0-0 6/1 2017 MLS Regular Season 1-0-2 6/4 TOTAL 10-0-4 27/9 LONGEST HOME UNBEATEN STREAKS - CLUB HISTORY (REG. SEASON) LENGTH DATES W-L-D 14 3/16-9/29/2013 10-0-4 11 7/13/2016-5/6/2017 7-0-4 8 4/25-7/25/2009 4-0-4 7 7/11-10/15/2010 5-0-2 6 6/11-8/27/2011 4-0-2 6 4/26-7/13/2014 6-0-0 THE LEAGUE S ELITE Since entering the league in 2009, Seattle s 439 regular-season points rank second to only to the LA Galaxy s 452. Seattle s 125 all-time wins are one behind the Galaxy, while its 394 goals scored ranks in fourth among MLS sides. In addition to the standout results in the regular season, Sounders FC has six major trophies since joining the MLS, including one MLS Cup (2016), one Supporters Shield (2014) and four Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cups (2009, 2010, 2011, 2014). Seattle has also advanced to the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Knockout Round on three occasions (2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2015-2016). MOST POINTS SINCE 2009 TEAM PTS W-L-D GOALS LA Galaxy 456 126-70-78 432 Seattle Sounders FC 439 125-85-64 394 New York Red Bulls 417 115-88-72 420 FC Dallas 417 114-84-75 397 Real Salt Lake 413 114-90-71 380 Sporting Kansas City 407 112-91-71 357 Columbus Crew SC 399 110-97-69 389 Houston Dynamo 365 96-100-77 352 San Jose Earthquakes 360 92-98-85 337 Colorado Rapids 357 93-102-78 342 New England Revolution 346 93-113-69 352 D.C. United 342 90-112-72 345 Chicago Fire 342 85-102-87 358 Toronto FC 324 82-115-78 343 Portland Timbers* 297 77-72-66 299 Philadelphia Union* 292 74-100-70 318 Vancouver Whitecaps FC* 274 72-83-58 267 Montreal Impact* 225 60-75-45 244 Chivas USA+ 198 51-100-45 189 New York City FC* 108 30-30-18 129 Orlando City SC* 104 27-27-23 113 Atlanta United FC* 12 3-4-3 20 Minnesota United FC* 11 3-6-2 17 * Joined MLS as expansion team after 2009 + Ceased operations following 2014 season The goal was Valdez s second career postseason strike, joining the company of Osvaldo Alonso, Eddie Johnson, Brad Evans and Clint Dempsey as the only Sounders FC players with multiple postseason goals. Valdez previously scored in a 3-2 victory over the LA Galaxy in last season s Knockout Round on October 28, 2015. FREI THE FIRST TO 50 Sounders FC goalkeeper Stefan Frei became the first keeper in club history to join the 50-win club against the LA Galaxy on April 23. GOALKEEPER YEARS W-L-D Stefan Frei 2014-pres. 50-36-20 Kasey Keller 2009-2011 44-22-25 Michael Gspurning 2012-2013 24-13-11 Bryan Meredith 2013 3-3-5 Marcus Hahnemann 2013 2-2-0 Andrew Weber 2012-2013 1-2-2 Troy Perkins 2015 1-3-0 MARSHALL APPROACHES 400 Sounders FC defender Chad Marshall is approaching a career milestone, as he currently sits on 394 career apearances across all competitions since joining MLS in 2004. The league s only three-time MLS Defender of the Year is nine appearances shy of reaching the 400 mark in MLS regular season, postseason, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League play. CHAD MARSHALL CAREER APPEARANCES - ALL COMPETITIONS COMPETITION GP MLS Regular Season 349 MLS Cup Playoffs 24 U.S. Open Cup 13 CONCACAF Champions League 8 TOTALS 394 S2 UPDATE Sounders FC 2 (4-4-1, 13 points) earned its first draw of the season on Saturday evening, securing a road point in a scoreless bout against league-leading San Antonio FC (7-0-2, 23 points). Unbeaten in three consecutive matches, S2 now sits in a tie for third place in the Western Conference. Next week, S2 continues its road swing with its first-ever contest against Reno 1868 FC (8:30 p.m. PT / Live-Streamed on SoundersFC.com). S2 nearly broke through in the 71st minute, but forward David Olsen s shot attempt struck the crossbar. After 90 minutes, San Antonio held the advantage in shots (15-5) and possession (62 percent), but neither team could find the back of the net. The contest marked the first time that San Antonio has been held scoreless in the 2017 campaign. USL WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS TEAM PTS. W-L-D GD 4. Switchbacks FC 13 3-3-4 +2 4. Seattle Sounders FC 2 13 4-4-0-2 6. Swope Park Rangers 12 4-3-0 +3 6. Tulsa Roughnecks FC 12 4-3-0 +1 8. Rio Grande Valley FC 12 4-3-0 +4 SOUNDERS FC 2 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Goals Chenkam/Parra (3) Assists Saari/Nana-Sinkam (2) Goalkeeper Miller (1.85)
2nd Highest Attendance in the Americas SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KC MAY 17, 2017-5:30 P.M. PT SOUNDERS FC ATTENDANCE REPORT PACKED HOUSE SEA OF GREEN 150 Consecutive Home MLS Sellouts CURRENT 2017 MLS ATTENDANCE AVERAGES TEAM AVERAGE TOTAL Atlanta United FC 49,077 147,230 Seattle Sounders FC 42,620 170,480 Toronto FC 26,604 159,625 Orlando City SC 25,527 153,162 Montreal Impact 22,622 88,622 2016 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) 55,292 10 Celtic FC (SCO) 54,781 11 Manchester City (ENG) 54,047 12 Liverpool (ENG) 52,928 13 Hamburger SV (GER) 51,759 14 Bor. Monchengladbach (GER) 51,110 15 Newcastle United (ENG) 51,062 16 Kerala Blasters (IND) 49,659 17 Monterrey (MEX) 49,574 18 FC Koln (GER) 49,367 19 Rangers FC (SCO) 49,018 20 Ajax (NED) 48,428 21 Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) 48,222 22 Feyenoord (NED) 47,500 23 VfB Stuttgart (GER) 47,199 24 Hertha BSC (GER) 46,177 25 PSG (FRA) 44,848 26 Guanzhou Evergrande (CHI) 44,764 27 Atletico Madrid (ESP) 43,985 28 Sporting CP (POR) 43,217 29 Seattle Sounders FC (USA) 42,636 30 Athletic Bilbao (ESP) 42,412 31 Inter (ITA) 42,323 32 Sunderland (ENG) 41,731 33 AC Milan (ITA) 41,602 34 Chelsea (ENG) 41,521 35 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 42,636 2015 Seattle Sounders FC 44,247 2014 Seattle Sounders FC 43,734 2013 Seattle Sounders FC 44,038 2012 Seattle Sounders FC 43,144 2011 Seattle Sounders FC 38,498 2010 Seattle Sounders FC 36,173 2009 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, 3-0 10/7/12 66,216 LA Galaxy D, 1-1 10/27/13 64,358 Portland W, 2-1 8/30/15 64,207 Portland W, 2-0 7/13/14 64,140 San Jose W, 2-1 10/15/11 60,908 LA Galaxy W, 4-0 8/5/12 57,673 LA Galaxy W, 2-0 10/25/14 56,097 LA Galaxy D, 1-1 10/4/15 55,765 Vancouver L, 0-1 10/10/14 55,718 Vancouver W, 2-0 8/18/12 55,435 Salt Lake W, 3-1 10/25/15 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, 2-1 10/23/16 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 47,111 Vancouver W, 1-0 9/17/16 46,932 Kansas City D, 1-1 6/20/12 46,758 LA Galaxy W, 2-1 11/30/14 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 19-3-4.
SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KC MAY 17, 2017-5:30 P.M. PT 2017: SOUNDERS FC MLS REGULAR SEASON SPLITS SITUATIONAL SPLITS PLAYER SPLITS GOAL SPLITS Overall 2-4-4 Home 1-1-2 Away 1-3-2 When Alonso... Scores 0-0-1 Scores or assists 0-0-1 Starts 2-4-4 GOALS SCORED (15) While leading 3 While tied 4 While trailing 8 March 1-1-2 April 1-1-2 May 0-2-0 June 0-0-0 July 0-0-0 August 0-0-0 September 0-0-0 October 0-0-0 vs. Eastern Conf. 1-2-3 vs. Western Conf. 1-2-1 National TV 2-2-1 Local TV 0-2-3 When leading at half 2-0-0 When tied at half 0-2-2 When trailing at half 0-2-2 When scoring first 2-0-1 When conceding first 0-4-2 Scoreless draws (1) With 0 goals scored 0-1-1 With 1 goal scored 0-3-1 With 2 goals scored 0-0-1 With 3 goals scored 2-0-1 With 4+ goals scored 0-0-0 Conceding 0 goals 1-0-1 Conceding 1 goal 1-1-1 Conceding 2 goals 0-2-1 Conceding 3 goals 0-0-1 Conceding 4+ goals 0-1-0 When Bruin... Scores 0-1-2 Scores or assists 0-1-2 Starts 1-1-1 When Dempsey... Scores 2-2-0 Scores or assists 2-2-0 Starts 2-4-3 When Evans... Scores 0-0-0 Scores or assists 0-0-0 Starts 0-0-0 When Fernandez... Scores 0-0-0 Scores or assists 0-0-0 Starts 0-1-1 When Jones... Scores 0-0-0 Scores or assists 2-0-1 Starts 2-4-4 When Lodeiro... Scores 0-0-3 Scores or assists 2-0-3 Starts 2-4-4 When Morris... Scores 2-0-0 Scores or assists 2-0-0 Starts 2-4-4 When Roldan... Scores 0-0-0 Scores or assists 0-1-0 Starts 2-4-4 Inside the six-yard box 6 Inside the 18-yard box 5 Outside the area 2 Penalties 2 Run of play 12 Set piece (PK) 2 (2) Own Goals 1 Unassisted 5 One assist 5 Two assists 5 Forwards 9 Midfielders 5 Defenders 0 Own Goals 1 GOALS ALLOWED (16) While leading 3 While tied 7 While trailing 6 Inside the six-yard box 3 Inside the 18-yard box 7 Outside the area 4 Penalties 2 Run of play 12 Set piece (PK) 4 (4) Own Goals 0 Unassisted 3 One assist 6 Two assists 7 Forwards 12 Midfielders 4 Defenders 0 2017: SOUNDERS FC STARTING XI BY THE NUMBERS MIDFIELDER / FORWARD FORWARD MIDFIELDER / FORWARD Shipp (5) Morris (7) Lodeiro (7) Morris (3) Bruin (3) Fernandez (2) Dempsey (1) Shipp (1) Lodeiro (1) MIDFIELDER Dempsey (8) Lodeiro (2) MIDFIELDER MIDFIELDER Roldan (9) Alonso (10) Svensson (1) LEFT BACK CENTER BACK CENTER BACK RIGHT BACK Jones (10) Alfaro (4) Svensson (6) Delem (4) Torres (4) Marshall (4) Fisher (3) Marshall (2) Svensson (2) Roldan (1) GOALKEEPER Frei (10)
SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KC MAY 17, 2017-5:30 P.M. PT HEAD COACH BRIAN SCHMETZER After leading Sounders FC to one of the most improbable comebacks in MLS history, Brian Schmetzer was named the club s second-ever Head Coach on November 2, 2016. Upon assuming the interim manager role on July 26, 2016 following the departure of Sigi Schmid, Seattle sat in ninth place in the Western Conference with a 6-12-2 record. Under Schmetzer, Sounders FC finished the season with an 8-2-4 record and a fourthplace finish, becoming the first team in MLS history to make the MLS Cup Playoffs after having 20 or fewer points through the first 20 matches of the season. He is the first coach in MLS history to lead his team to the MLS Cup title after assuming the Head Coach position midseason. A longtime Sounders FC assistant and former USL Sounders manager, Schmetzer entered his eighth season as Top Assistant Coach in 2016, a position he retained since December 22, 2008. He is one of the Puget Sound soccer community s most recognizable and respected figures after playing and coaching for the region s top professional franchises since 1980. Schmetzer served seven seasons as the Head Coach of the Sounders United Soccer League s First Division club from 2002-2008 before making the jump to MLS. He guided Seattle to USL-1 championships in 2005 and 2007, and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinal advancements in 2007 and 2008. Schmetzer has 14 years of coaching experience and a 15-year background playing at the professional level. He was a member of six championship teams during that span. In addition to the two USL championships, his teams also twice won the Commissioner s Cup for the league s best record (2002, 2007), while also qualifying for the playoffs six of seven years. He was chosen USL-1 Coach of the Year in 2002 after going 23-4-1. The Sounders were league runners-up in 2004. His overall regular season record in the USL era was 100-57-41. Previously, he was assistant to former United States National Team defender Fernando Clavijo with the Seattle SeaDogs from 1996-1997. Seattle won the Continental Indoor Soccer League title in 1997. SOUNDERS FC HISTORY A Seattle native, Schmetzer was coached by his father, Walt, as a youth. His team won seven out of 10 state youth championships. He signed with the SOUNDERS FC ALL-TIME LEADERS (MLS) CAREER SCHMETZER VS. MLS Team Regular Season Postseason Total Atlanta 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 Chicago 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 Colorado 0-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 Columbus 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 D.C. United 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 FC Dallas 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-0 Houston 0-1-2 0-0-0 0-1-2 Kansas City 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 L.A. Galaxy 2-0-1 0-0-0 2-0-1 Montreal 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 New England 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 New York 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 New York City 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Orlando City 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Philadelphia 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Portland 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 Real Salt Lake 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 San Jose 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-2 Toronto 0-1-0 0-0-1 0-1-1 Vancouver 2-1-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 TOTAL 10-6-8 4-1-1 14-7-9 Sounders North American Soccer League franchise following his graduation from Seattle s Nathan Hale High School in 1980. He played three seasons as a midfielder for Seattle before going to Tulsa for the final NASL season in 1984. Schmetzer signed with the San Diego Sockers in 1984 and played seven seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League with San Diego (1984-1988), Tacoma (1988-1990) and St. Louis (1990-1991). He was a member of San Diego s MISL championship teams in 1985, 1986 and 1988. He returned to Seattle for the Sounders inaugural A-League season in 1994 before completing his playing career with the SeaDogs from 1995-1996. In 1985, Schmetzer played on loan to FC Seattle, scoring twice in a 2-1 friendly win over Brazil s Santos. While with Tacoma and FC Seattle, Schmetzer s teammates included younger brothers Andy and Walter. Schmetzer and his wife Kristine have six children between them. SINGLE-SEASON GAMES STARTED 236 Alonso 231 Alonso 188 Evans 172 Evans 137 Gonzalez 120 Gonzalez 119 Montero 109 Montero 118 Scott 106 Frei MINUTES GOALS 20,361 Alonso 47 Montero 15,016 Evans 40 Martins 10,638 Gonzalez 38 Dempsey 9,494 Frei 26 Neagle 9,450 Montero 23 Johnson ASSISTS SHOTS 34 Montero 411 Montero Rosales 310 Dempsey 27 Evans 275 Alonso 23 Martins 182 Neagle 21 Dempsey 161 Martins SAVES SHUTOUTS 324 Frei 30 Keller 270 Keller 29 Frei 135 Gspurning 18 Gspurning GAMES STARTED 34 Frei, 2014 34 Frei, 2014 Keller, 2011 Keller, 2011 Morris, 2016 33 Alonso, 2014 33 Alonso, 2011 Mears, 2015 Frei, 2016 Frei, 2016 Montero, 2012 32 Alonso, 2011 Rosales, 2013 Neagle, 2015 Alonso, 2014 Marshall, 2014 Mears, 2015 Alonso, 2016 Roldan, 2016 Mears, 2016 Frei, 2016 Morris, 2016 MINUTES GOALS 3,060 Frei, 2014 17 Martins, 2014 Keller, 2011 15 Dempsey, 2014 2,960 Mears, 2015 Martins, 2015 2,952 Alonso, 2014 14 Johnson, 2012 2,891 Alonso, 2011 13 Montero, 2012 ASSISTS SHOTS 13 Martins, 2014 126 Montero, 2012 Rosales, 2012 113 Dempsey, 2014 Rosales, 2011 108 Montero, 2011 10 Montero, 2010 91 Montero, 2010 Dempsey, 2014 86 Montero, 2009 Dempsey, 2015 SAVES SHUTOUTS 111 Frei, 2015 11 Keller, 2010 110 Keller, 2011 10 Frei, 2015 99 Frei, 2014 2 others
SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KC MAY 17, 2017-5:30 P.M. PT 2016-17 TRANSACTIONS 2017 WEEKLY AWARDS DATE PLAYER TRANSACTION 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 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 Jan. 13 Brian Nana-Sinkam Selected in 2017 MLS SuperDraft Jan. 13 Dominic Oduro Selected in 2017 MLS SuperDraft 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 Dec. 23 Will Bruin Traded from HOU for GAM and TAM Dec. 22 Harry Shipp Traded from MTL for GAM Dec. 12 13 players Contract options not exercised Dec. 12 8 players Contract options exercised Dec. 8 Bryan Meredith Selected in Re-Entry Draft 2017 MONTHLY AWARDS MONTH PLAYER AWARD 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* *Spent 2016 season with USL affiliate (S2)
SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KC MAY 17, 2017-5:30 P.M. PT 2017 SOUNDERS FC ROSTER No Name Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Hometown Previous Club 1 Tyler Miller GK 6-4 195 3/12/93 Woodbury, NJ Northwestern (NCAA) 2 Clint Dempsey F 6-1 170 3/9/83 Nacogdoches, TX Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) 3 Brad Evans M 6-1 170 4/20/85 Phoenix, AZ Columbus 4 Gustav Svensson M 6-0 155 2/7/87 Gothenburg, Sweden Guangzhou (R&F) 5 Nouhou Tolo D 5-10 175 6/23/97 Douala, Cameroon Sounders FC 2 (USL) 6 Osvaldo Alonso M 5-11 155 11/11/85 San Cristobal, Cuba Charleston (USL) 7 Cristian Roldan M 5-8 165 6/3/95 Pico Rivera, CA Washington (NCAA) 8 Alvaro Fernandez M 6-1 159 10/11/85 Soriano, Uraguay Chicago 10 Nicolás Lodeiro M 5-7 150 3/21/89 Paysandú, Uruguay Boca Juniors (ARG) 11 Aaron Kovar M 5-10 155 8/14/93 Seattle, WA Stanford (NCAA) 12 Seyi Adekoya F 5-11 170 12/5/95 Seattle, WA UCLA (NCAA) 13 Jordan Morris F 6-0 185 10/26/94 Mercer Island, WA Stanford (NCAA) 14 Chad Marshall D 6-4 190 8/22/84 Riverside, CA Columbus 15 Tony Alfaro D 6-2 190 6/15/93 Santa Barbara, CA Cal State Dominguez Hills (NCAA) 17 Will Bruin F 6-2 194 10/24/89 St. Louis, MO Houston 19 Harry Shipp M 5-9 145 11/07/91 Lake Forest, IL Montreal 21 Jordy Delem M 5-11 156 3/18/93 Fort-de-France, Martinique Sounders FC 2 (USL) 23 Henry Wingo M 6-0 170 10/4/95 Seattle, WA Washington (NCAA) 24 Stefan Frei GK 6-3 195 4/20/86 Altstaetten, Switzerland Toronto FC 29 Román Torres D 6-2 195 3/20/86 Panama City, Panama Milionarios (COL) 32 Zach Mathers M 5-11 172 4/14/94 Ft. Worth, TX Sounders FC 2 (USL) 33 Joevin Jones D 5-11 160 8/3/91 Carenage, Trinidad & Tobago Chicago 35 Bryan Meredith GK 6-2 209 8/2/90 Scotch Plains, NJ San Jose 80 Victor Mansaray* F 5-11 180 2/22/97 Fife, WA Sounders FC Academy 91 Oniel Fisher M/D 5-9 155 11/22/91 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 8 Alvaro Fernandez M al-var-oh 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
SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KC MAY 17, 2017-5:30 P.M. PT 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 10 9 826 4 1 42 10 5/20 2 0 1/0 10 M Nicolás Lodeiro 10 10 900 3 4 18 5 11/26 6 57 2/0 17 F Will Bruin 9 3 340 3 0 14 5 4/2 1 0 1/0 13 F Jordan Morris 10 10 828 2 0 17 6 5/6 5 0 0/0 19 M Harry Shipp 9 6 557 1 0 11 3 4/5 1 3 1/0 6 M Osvaldo Alonso 10 10 887 1 0 14 3 10/15 0 0 1/0 33 D Joevin Jones 10 10 899 0 5 8 3 5/12 4 0 1/1 4 M Gustav Svensson 10 9 849 0 1 6 1 5/5 1 0 0/0 7 M Cristian Roldan 10 10 900 0 1 8 2 14/21 0 1 1/0 21 M Jordy Delem 5 4 284 0 1 0 0 3/4 1 0 2/0 24 GK Stefan Frei 10 10 900 0 0 0 0 0/1 0 0 0/0 14 D Chad Marshall 6 6 540 0 0 3 1 4/5 0 0 1/0 15 D Tony Alfaro 5 4 370 0 0 0 0 4/2 0 0 0/0 9 D Román Torres 5 4 270 0 0 4 0 5/2 1 0 1/0 8 M Alvaro Fernandez 6 2 210 0 0 2 1 4/2 0 0 1/0 23 M Henry Wingo 7 0 86 0 0 2 0 1/0 1 0 0/0 Team totals 10 10 900 15 13 151 40 89/141 23 61 15/1 Opponent totals 10 10 900 16 20 126 41 141/89 13 36 18/0 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Jordan Morris 1, Clint Dempsey 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Nicolás Lodeiro 2, Joevin Jones 2 PENALTY-KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Nicolás Lodeiro 1-1, Clint Dempsey 1-1 UNF POS Player GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W-L-D SO 24 GK Stefan Frei 10 10 900 41 25 16 1.60 2 2 2-4-4 2 Team totals 10 10 900 41 25 16 1.60 2 2 2-4-4 2 Opponent totals 10 10 900 40 25 15 1.50 2 2 4-2-4 2
SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KC MAY 17, 2017-5:30 P.M. PT 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 SCORING 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 SCORING 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 SCORING 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 SCORING 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 SCORING 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 SCORING 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 SCORING 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 SCORING 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 SCORING 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 0 vs. Toronto FC 1 May 13, 2017 at Toyota Park (Bridgeview, IL) Attendance: 20,153 SCORING 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; Morris Substitutes Not Used: Meredith, Adekoya, Fisher, Mathers
SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KC MAY 17, 2017-5:30 P.M. PT 1 GK TYLER MILLER 2 F CLINT DEMPSEY Height: 6-4 Weight: 195 Born: March 12, 1993 Hometown: Woodbury, NJ College: Northwestern HOW ACQUIRED Signed to a First Team contract on December 21, 2015. 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. CAREER NOTES 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 Citizenship: United States College: Furman HOW ACQUIRED Signed as a Designated Player on August 3, 2013. PREVIOUS CLUBS Tottenham Hotspur (2012-2013), Fulham (2007-2012), New England (2004-2006). CAREER NOTES 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 2004-06 Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 3 M BRAD EVANS Height: 6-1 Weight: 170 Born: April 20, 1985 Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona Citizenship: United States College: UC Irvine HOW ACQUIRED Selected from Columbus in the MLS Expansion Draft on November 26, 2008. Signed multi-year contract on November 20, 2013. PREVIOUS CLUBS Columbus (2007-08). CAREER NOTES 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 HOW ACQUIRED Signed to contract on January 30, 2017. PREVIOUS CLUBS Guangzhou R&F (2016), IFK Goteborg (2014-2015), Tarivya (2012-2013), Bursaspor (2011-2012), IFK Goteborg (2006-2010). CAREER NOTES Began pro career with hometown side IFK Göteborg, where he played from 2006-2010, 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 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 campaigns Has six appearances for the Swedish National Team, beginning with two caps in 2009. The midfielder has also appeared in a pair of matches for Sweden in 2015 and 2016. Moved to Guangzhou R&F of the Chinese Super League in 2016 and started all 28 of his appearances
SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KC MAY 17, 2017-5:30 P.M. PT 5 D NOUHOU TOLO 6 M OSVALDO ALONSO Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Born: June 23, 1997 Hometown: Douala, Cameroon Citizenship: Cameroon Pronunciation: NEW-hoo toe-low HOW ACQUIRED Signed on January 26, 2017. PREVIOUS CLUBS Rainbow FC (2015). CAREER NOTES 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 HOW ACQUIRED Signed as free agent on January 26, 2009. Signed to contract extension on February 17, 2011. Signed as a Designated Player on November 19, 2013. PREVIOUS CLUBS Charleston Battery (USL, 2008), FC Pinar del Rio (2005-07). CAREER NOTES 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 Citizenship: United States College: Washington Pronunciation: roll-dahn HOW ACQUIRED Drafted by Seattle as the 16th pick in the MLS SuperDraft on January 15, 2015. CAREER NOTES 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 8 M ALVARO FERNANDEZ Height: 6-1 Weight: 159 Born: October 11, 1985 Hometown: Soriano, Uruguay Citizenship: Uruguay Pronunciation: al-var-oh HOW ACQUIRED Signed on July 28, 2016. PREVIOUS CLUBS Gimnasia (2014-2016, on loan from Chicago Fire), Nacional (2013, on loan from Chicago Fire), Al Rayyan (2013, on loan from Chicago Fire), Chicago Fire (2012-2016), Seattle Sounders FC (2010-2012), 2010 (Universidad de Chile, on loan from Nacional), Vitoria Setubal (2009), Puebla (2008), Montevideo Wanderers (2007-2008). CAREER NOTES Has 12 appearances for Uruguay National Team Member of 2010 FIFA World Cup side that finished in fourth place Played for Sounders FC from 2010-2012 In 2011, scored a career-high nine goals in 29 matches for Seattle, including a brace versus D.C. United (September 17)
SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KC MAY 17, 2017-5:30 P.M. PT 10 M NICOLAS LODEIRO 11 M AARON KOVAR Height: 5-7 Weight: 150 Born: March 21, 1989 Hometown: Paysandú, Uruguay Citizenship: Uruguay Pronunciation: lo-dare-oh HOW ACQUIRED Signed on July 27, 2016 as a Designated Player. PREVIOUS CLUBS Boca Juniors (2015-16), Corinthians (2014-15), Botafago (2012-14), Ajax (2010-12), Nacional (2007-10). CAREER NOTES 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 Height: 5-10 Weight: 155 Born: August 14, 1993 Hometown: Seattle, Washington Citizenship: United States College: Stanford HOW ACQUIRED Signed as Homegrown Player on January 8, 2014. CAREER NOTES 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 12 F SEYI ADEKOYA 13 F JORDAN MORRIS Height: 5-11 Weight: 170 Born: December 5, 1995 Hometown: Seattle, Washington Citizenship: United States College: UCLA Pronunciation: SHAY-ee ad-uh-coy-ah HOW ACQUIRED Signed as Homegrown Player on January 18, 2017. CAREER NOTES 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 2013-2014 campaign Height: 6-0 Weight: 185 Born: October 26, 1994 Hometown: Mercer Island, Washington Citizenship: United States College: Stanford HOW ACQUIRED Signed as Homegrown Player on January 21, 2016. CAREER NOTES 2016 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 2012
SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KC MAY 17, 2017-5:30 P.M. PT 14 D CHAD MARSHALL 15 D TONY ALFARO Height: 6-4 Weight: 190 Born: August 22, 1984 Hometown: Riverside, California Citizenship: United States College: Stanford HOW ACQUIRED Acquired via trade with the Columbus Crew on December 12, 2013, in exchange for allocation money and a 2015 third round SuperDraft pick. PREVIOUS CLUBS Columbus (2004-13). CAREER NOTES Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 Born: June 15, 1993 Hometown: Santa Barbara, California Pronunciation: Al-FAR-oh HOW ACQUIRED Selected with seventh pick of Second Round (27th overall) in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft CAREER NOTES 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 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 17 F WILL BRUIN Height: 6-2 Weight: 194 Born: October 24, 1989 Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri Citizenship: United States College: Indiana HOW ACQUIRED Acquired via trade from Houston Dynamo for Targeted Allocation Money and General Allocation Money on December 23, 2016. PREVIOUS CLUBS Houston Dynamo (2011-2016). CAREER NOTES Scored 50 goals and added 20 assists in his six professional seasons with the Dynamo Scored career-high 12 tallies in 2012. Also reached double digits in the scoring column with 10 goals in 2014 and 11 in 2015. 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 2013. 19 M HARRY SHIPP Height: 5-9 Weight: 145 Born: November 7, 1991 Hometown: Lake Forest, Illinois Citizenship: United States College: Notre Dame HOW ACQUIRED Acquired via trade from Montreal for General Allocation Money on December 22, 2016. PREVIOUS CLUBS Montreal Impact (2016), Chicago Fire (2014-2015). CAREER NOTES 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
SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KC MAY 17, 2017-5:30 P.M. PT 21 M JORDY DELEM 23 M HENRY WINGO Height: 5-11 Weight: 156 Born: March 18, 1993 Hometown: Fort-de-France, Martinique Citizenship: Martinique HOW ACQUIRED Signed to a First Team contract on March 2, 2017. PREVIOUS CLUBS Club Franciscain (2015), AC Arles-Avignon B (2014). CAREER NOTES 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 HOW ACQUIRED Signed as Homegrown Player on January 18, 2017 CAREER NOTES 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 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 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 HOW ACQUIRED Acquired via trade from Toronto on December 10, 2013. PREVIOUS CLUBS Toronto FC (2009-13). CAREER NOTES 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 HOW ACQUIRED Signed on August 12, 2015 using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM). CAREER NOTES 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
SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KC MAY 17, 2017-5:30 P.M. PT 32 M ZACH MATHERS 33 D JOEVIN JONES Height: 5-11 Weight: 172 Born: April 14, 1994 Hometown: Keller, Texas College: Duke HOW ACQUIRED Signed to a First Team contract on March 2, 2017. CAREER NOTES 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 HOW ACQUIRED 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. PREVIOUS CLUBS Chicago Fire (2015); HJK Helsinki (2014); W Connection (2009-2014). CAREER NOTES 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 2009-2014, 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 Citizenship: United States College: Monmouth HOW ACQUIRED Selected in Stage One in 2016 Re-Entry Draft on December 16, 2016. PREVIOUS CLUBS San Jose (2014-16), New York Cosmos (2013), IK Brage (2013), Sounders FC (2011-12), Kitsap Pumas (2011). CAREER NOTES 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 3-3-5 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 Citizenship: United States/Sierra Leone Pronunciation: MAN-sur-RAY HOW ACQUIRED Signed as Homegrown Player on November 5, 2014. CAREER NOTES 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 2012-2014 Made two appearances and logged 106 minutes for U.S. U-18 National Team
SOUNDERS FC at SPORTING KC MAY 17, 2017-5:30 P.M. PT 91 D ONIEL FISHER Height: 5-9 Weight: 155 Born: November 22, 1991 Hometown: Portmore, Jamaica Citizenship: Jamaica College: New Mexico HOW ACQUIRED Selected in the Second Round (40th overall) in 2015 MLS SuperDraft. CAREER NOTES 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