Game Guide: Sporting KC at New York City FC

(W-L-T) LEAD TIED TRAIL SCORE ALLOWNYC 1-0-0 0-0-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0KC 0-0-0 0-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-1-0

NEW YORK CITY FC SPORTING KANSAS CITY Date Score (Gms since) Date Score (Gms since)Home win 3/15/2015 NYC 2, NE 0 (0) 10/10/2014 KC 2, CHI 0 (3)Road win 9/12/2014 KC 4, CHV 0 (3)Home loss 10/26/2014 KC 0, NY 2 (2)Road loss 3/14/2015 KC 1, DAL 3 (0)Tie game 3/21/2015 NYC 0, COL 0 (0) 3/21/2015 KC 0, POR 0 (0)Shutout for 3/21/2015 NYC 0, COL 0 (0) 3/21/2015 KC 0, POR 0 (0)Shutout vs. 3/21/2015 NYC 0, COL 0 (0) 3/21/2015 KC 0, POR 0 (0)

New York City FC TWTSporting KC TLT

GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGNYC 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1.00KC 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 0.67

GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGNYC 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0.33KC 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 1.33

GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90NYC 3 0 1 0 0 0 2KC 2 0 0 1 1 0 0

GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90NYC 1 0 0 0 0 0 1KC 4 0 1 0 2 1 0

GOALSCORING RECORD

GOALS BY INTERVALS

RECORD AT HALFTIME RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL

THE LAST TIME

GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED

NYCFCG: 1 3 players tiedA: 2 GrabavoySHT: 14 VillaSOG: 7 VillaFC: 7 3 players tiedFS: 5 VillaOF: 5 VillaC: 2 WingertE: 1 Facey

SPORTINGG: 1 Espinoza/OparaA: 2 FeilhaberSHT: 10 DwyerSOG: 3 DwyerFC: 7 Espinoza/FeilhaberFS: 9 DwyerOF: 2 NemethC: 1 4 players tiedE: 1 Besler

TEAM LEADERS

GP W-L-T PTS GF GA NYCFC 3 1-0-2 5 3 1at home 1 1-0-0 3 2 0

Sporting 3 0-1-2 2 2 4on road 1 0-1-0 0 1 3

2015 SEASON RECORDS

LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEADALL-TIME: First meeting.

NEW YORK CITY FC1 Akira Fitzgerald (GK)2 Andres Mendoza (DF)3 Kwame Watson-Siriboe (DF)4 Andrew Jacobson (MF)5 Jeb Brovsky (DF)6 George John (DF)7 David Villa (FW)10 Mix Diskerud (MF)11 Ned Grabavoy (MF)12 Josh Saunders (GK)13 Josh Williams (DF)14 Patrick Mullins (FW)15 Thomas McNamara (MF)16 Connor Brandt (DF)17 Chris Wingert (DF)18 Ryan Meara (GK)19 Khiry Shelton (FW) 20 Mehdi Ballouchy (MF)21 Jason Hernandez (DF)22 Pablo Alvarez (MF)23 Matthew Dunn (MF)24 Shay Facey (DF)26 Sebastian Velasquez (MF)30 Javier Calle (MF)32 Adam Nemec (FW)88 Kwadwo Poku (MF)99 Tony Taylor (FW)

SPORTING KC1 Luis Marin (GK)2 Erik Palmer-Brown (DF)3 Ike Opara (DF)4 Kevin Ellis (DF)5 Matt Besler (DF)6 Paulo Nagamura (MF)7 Chance Myers (DF)8 Graham Zusi (MF)9 Krisztian Nemeth (FW)10 Benny Feilhaber (MF)11 Bernardo Anor (MF)12 Mikey Lopez (MF)13 Amadou Dia (DF)14 Dom Dwyer (FW)15 Seth Sinovic (DF)16 Servando Carrasco (MF)17 Saad Abdul-Salaam (DF)18 James Rogers (FW)21 Jon Kempin (GK)22 Connor Hallisey (MF) 23 Jalil Anibaba (DF)27 Roger Espinoza (MF)29 Tim Melia (GK)37 Jacob Peterson (FW)71 Marcel de Jong (DF)93 Soni Mustivar (MF)94 Jimmy Medranda (MF)

ROSTERSPROBABLE LINEUPS

REFEREE: Edvin Jurisevic.AR1 (bench): James Conlee; AR2 (opposite): Brian Dunn;

4th: Alex Chilowicz

NYCFCSat. Apr. 11 at PhiladelphiaThu. Apr. 16 Philadelphia

Sun. Apr. 19 PortlandFri. Apr. 24 at Chicago

UPCOMING MATCHES

NEW YORK CITY FC v SPORTING KANSAS CITY(March 28, Yankee Stadium; 7 p.m. ET)

SPORTINGSun. Apr. 5 Philadelphia

Sat. Apr. 11 Real Salt LakeSat. Apr. 18 at Los Angeles

Sat. Apr. 25 at Houston

GOALS SCOREDMINUTES PER GOAL

RIGHT FOOTLEFT FOOTHEADERS

OTHER

OPEN PLAYCROSS

CORNERREBOUND PENALTIES

DIRECT FROM FREE KICKFREE KICK (INDIRECT)

OWN GOALS

INSIDE GOAL AREAINSIDE PENALTY AREA

OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA

F A 2 4 135 68

0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0

1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 2 0 1 1 1

F A 3 1 90 270

3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

1 0 2 0 0 1

WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM

HOW SCORED

TYPE OF PLAY

DISTANCE

NYCFC SPORTING

DISCIPLINARY SITUATION

DISABLED LIST / INJURED RESERVE

INTERNATIONAL DUTY

none

NYC: Khiry Shelton (U.S. U-23); Adam Nemec (SVK) ... KC: Erik Palmer-Brown (U.S. U-20); Marcel de Jong (CAN); Roger Espinoza (HON)

SUSPENDED: NYC: Shay Facey (through March 29)

10Diskerud

12Saunders

21Hernandez

17Wingert3

Watson-Siriboe

7Villa

4Jacobson

5Brovsky

30Calle

14Mullins

11Grabavoy

1Marin

94Medranda

23Anibaba

6Nagamura

8Zusi

15Sinovic

14Dwyer

16Carrasco

10Feilhaber

3Opara

5Besler

NEW YORK CITY FC v SPORTING KANSAS CITY(March 28, Yankee Stadium; 7 p.m. ET -- MLS Game 29)

2015 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A 1 Akira Fitzgerald GK 5-11 174 07/17/1987 Chiba, Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 Andres Mendoza DF 5-4 194 08/16/1989 Guayaquil, Ecuador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 Kwame Watson-Siriboe DF 6-3 196 11/13/1986 Chino Hills, CA 1 0 0 0 30 24 0 04 Andrew Jacobson MF 6-2 185 09/25/1985 Palo Alto, CA 3 3 0 0 143 109 5 75 Jeb Brovsky DF 6-1 170 12/03/1988 Lakewood, CO 3 3 0 0 92 80 2 46 George John DF 6-3 203 03/20/1987 Shoreline, WA 0 0 0 0 119 114 6 17 David Villa FW 5-9 150 12/03/1981 Langreo, Spain 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 110 Mix Diskerud MF 6-0 156 10/02/1990 Oslo, Norway 3 3 1 0 3 3 1 011 Ned Grabavoy MF 5-7 160 07/01/1983 Joliet, IL 3 3 0 2 256 201 15 3012 Josh Saunders GK 6-4 210 03/02/1981 Grants Pass, OR 3 3 0 0 62 59 0 013 Josh Williams DF 6-2 192 04/18/1988 Canton, OH 2 2 0 0 73 67 4 414 Patrick Mullins FW 6-1 175 02/05/1992 New Orleans, LA 1 0 1 0 22 14 5 115 Thomas McNamara MF 5-9 170 02/06/1991 West Nyack, NY 0 0 0 0 6 6 1 016 Connor Brandt DF 6-1 165 09/15/1992 San Diego, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 Chris Wingert DF 5-11 165 06/16/1982 Babylon, NY 3 3 0 0 272 239 1 1618 Ryan Meara GK 6-4 185 11/15/1990 Crestwood, NY 0 0 0 0 18 18 0 019 Khiry Shelton FW 6-3 185 06/26/1993 Carson, CO 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 020 Mehdi Ballouchy MF 5-11 169 04/06/1983 Casablanca, Morocco 1 1 0 0 195 144 13 2421 Jason Hernandez DF 5-10 170 08/26/1983 New York, NY 3 3 0 0 221 200 0 322 Pablo Alvarez MF 5-9 174 05/14/1980 Oviedo, Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 023 Matthew Dunn MF 5-10 163 01/13/1994 Dallas, TX 0 0 0 0 7 4 0 124 Shay Facey DF 5-7 171 01/07/1994 Manchester, England 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 026 Sebastian Velasquez MF 5-7 155 02/11/1991 Medellin, Colombia 3 2 0 0 41 17 1 530 Javier Calle MF 5-9 177 04/19/1991 Medellin, Colombia 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 032 Adam Nemec FW 6-3 185 09/02/1985 Banska Bystrica, Slovakia 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 088 Kwadwo Poku MF 6-1 185 02/19/1992 Kumasi, Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 099 Tony Taylor FW 6-0 170 07/13/1989 Long Beach, CA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0UNAVAILABLE8 Frank Lampard MF 6-0 194 06/20/1978 Romford, London, England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HEAD COACH : Jason Kreis 12/29/1972 W91 L71 T59

NEW YORK CITY FC

2015 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A1 Luis Marin GK 6-2 196 05/18/1983 Santiago, Chile 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 02 Erik Palmer-Brown DF 6-1 175 04/24/1997 Napoleon, OH 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 03 Ike Opara DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 3 3 1 0 59 42 7 04 Kevin Ellis DF 5-9 160 06/30/1991 Kansas City, MO 1 1 0 0 23 18 0 35 Matt Besler DF 6-0 170 02/11/1987 Kansas City, MO 2 2 0 0 152 147 2 76 Paulo Nagamura MF 5-8 155 03/02/1983 Sao Paulo, Brazil 3 2 0 0 225 203 12 197 Chance Myers DF 6-0 165 12/07/1987 Thousand Oaks, CA 0 0 0 0 123 98 2 138 Graham Zusi MF 5-10 160 08/18/1986 Orlando, FL 3 3 0 0 151 118 22 399 Krisztian Nemeth FW 5-11 165 01/05/1989 Gyor, Hungary 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 010 Benny Feilhaber MF 5-9 160 01/19/1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3 3 0 2 113 101 12 2111 Bernardo Anor MF 6-1 178 05/24/1988 Caracas, Venezuela 3 1 0 0 74 49 12 312 Mikey Lopez MF 5-8 160 02/20/1993 Dallas, TX 0 0 0 0 8 5 0 013 Amadou Dia DF 5-10 150 06/08/1993 Nantes, France 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 014 Dom Dwyer FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 Cuckfield, England 3 3 0 0 53 41 24 315 Seth Sinovic DF 5-10 170 01/28/1987 Kansas City, MO 1 1 0 0 134 131 0 716 Servando Carrasco MF 5-10 175 08/13/1988 Coronado, CA 1 0 0 0 60 31 1 117 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 6-4 185 09/08/1991 Charlotte, NC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 018 James Rogers FW 5-8 150 06/27/1993 Yoyah, Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 021 Jon Kempin GK 6-1 170 04/08/1993 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 022 Connor Hallisey MF 5-9 158 02/09/1993 Granite Bay, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 023 Jalil Anibaba DF 6-0 185 10/19/1988 Fullerton, CA 1 1 0 0 113 108 4 627 Roger Espinoza MF 5-11 170 10/25/1986 Puerto Cortes, Honduras 3 3 1 0 116 96 3 1129 Tim Melia GK 6-1 190 05/15/1986 Great River, NY 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 037 Jacob Peterson FW 5-10 165 01/27/1986 Portage, MI 2 0 0 0 201 114 15 1471 Marcel de Jong DF 5-9 170 10/15/1986 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 093 Soni Mustivar MF 5-10 170 02/12/1990 Ivry Sur Seine, France 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 094 Jimmy Medranda MF 5-5 150 02/07/1994 Mosquera, Colombia 1 1 0 0 7 2 0 0

HEAD COACH : Peter Vermes 11/21/1966 W76 L59 T45

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

MLS GAME INFORMATION

NEW YORK CITY FC vs SPORTING KANSAS CITY YANKEE STADIUM, Bronx, N.Y.

March 28, 2015 (WEEK 4, MLS Game #22) 7 p.m. ET (YES; KMCI-38)

Still undefeated to start their inaugural MLS campaign, New York City FC return home to take on Sporting Kansas City in an interconference clash Saturday evening at Yankee Stadium. NYCFC still top the Eastern Conference, returning home off a scoreless draw with the Colorado Rapids last weekend. Sporting are looking for their first win of the season following their jump to the Western Conference, coming off a home scoreless draw with the Portland Timbers. REFEREE: Edvin Jurisevic. AR1 (bench): James Conlee; AR2 (opposite): Brian Dunn; 4th: Alex Chilowicz MLS Career: 82 games; FC/gm: 22.6; Y/gm: 3.4; R: 18; pens: 13 SUSPENDED: NYC: Shay Facey (through March 29) DISABLED LIST: none INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: NYC: Khiry Shelton (U.S. U-23); Adam Nemec (SVK; v LUX 3/27) ... KC: Erik Palmer-Brown (U.S. U-20); Marcel de Jong (CAN; vs GUA 3/27, vs PUR 3/30); Roger Espinoza (HON; vs FGY 3/25, 3/29) HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME: First meeting.

This is the only league meeting between the teams this season. Coaches record: Jason Kreis vs. KC: P12 W4 L6 D2 … Peter Vermes vs. NYC: first game

NEW YORK CITY FC New York City FC remained undefeated to begin their MLS history, playing to a scoreless draw with the Colorado Rapids on Saturday afternoon at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. NYCFC sit atop the Eastern Conference with 5 points from 3 matches. LAST MATCH

NYCFC was left a man in the 82nd minute when defender Shay Facey pulled down the newly-inserted Juan Ramirez just outside the box, shown a second yellow card by referee Sorin Stoica.

NYCFC goalkeeper Josh Saunders was credited with seven saves for the match, most during the first half when the home side held a dramatic territorial edge. Rapids goalkeeper Clint Irwin made two saves on the day.

NYCFC head coach Jason Kreis made one change to the team that defeated the New England Revolution 2-0 at Yankee Stadium. Shay Facey came into the back four in place of Josh Williams.

NEW YORK CITY FC (4-4-2): Josh Saunders - Shay Facey (sent off 82), Jason Hernandez, Chris Wingert, Jeb Brovsky - Sebastian Velasquez (Javier Calle 71), Mix Diskerud (Kwame Watson-Siriboe 85), Andrew Jacobson, Ned Grabavoy - David Villa, Adam Nemec (Khiry Shelton 61).

TEAM NEWS New York City FC are still undefeated for their MLS history, following the scoreless draw at Colorado. The three

games unbeaten to start matches the longest undefeated run by any expansion team in league annals (Seattle Sounders FC won their first three matches before losing in 2009).

“It’s one of those things early on, especially being an expansion team, with three points to towards the end of the year with three ties away from home – that’s huge,” said goalkeeper Josh Saunders. “It’s better than taking a loss. Those three points can add up towards the end of the year. We’ll take it.”

NYCFC have also recorded back-to-back shutouts, the 180 minutes without conceding tied for second-longest in MLS this season.

“This is three matches in a row where I think [Saunders has] really saved our skins,” NYCFC coach Jason Kreis told the YES Network. “Today was again spectacular and I couldn’t be happier for a nicer guy.”

Said defender Jeb Brovsky: “It’s great for the morale, it’s great for the club. Looking forward, I think the club has put a big effort on defensive work and I think all 11 guys were committed today. Josh [Saunders] made some big saves for us and it’s big-time to go away with a clean sheet.”

After coming on as a substitute the week before, Shay Facey made his first MLS start in the Colorado match. But he will be out of the Sporting KC match after being sent off with eight minutes to play.

Following the red card, Kwame Watson-Siriboe made his NYCFC debut, coming into central defense, and Chris Wingert moved to left back from the center with Brovsky shifting flanks.

“I think the chances they did have were not completely clear-cut chances and they were chances I was willing to give up outside the 18,” Saunders said. “I think we shaded them in good directions and we played the ball very well and forced them into chances that were half-chances. … I think at that point it was just come together, keep your spacing tight and work as hard as you can until the whistle blows and get that point.”

MLS GAME INFORMATION

There will be another change up top for the SKC match as Adam Nemec was called into the Slovakian national team for its Euro 2016 qualifiers over the weekend.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY Sporting Kansas City remained without a victory to begin the season, returning home for a scoreless draw with the Portland Timbers on Saturday evening at Sporting Park. Sporting are in a tie for eighth place in the Western Conference with 2 points from 3 matches. LAST MATCH

Sporting had the better chances on the night, but failed to put them on target -- center back Ike Opara twice sending headers off the mark, and fullback Jalil Anibaba also flashing a header over the goal.

Timbers goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey was credited with two saves for his second clean sheet of the young season, while SKC goalkeeper Luis Marin made three saves, the best in the 62nd minute when he stopped an effort from Fanendo Adi.

SKC manager Peter Vermes made three changes to the team that fell 3-1 to FC Dallas at Toyota Stadium. Jalil Anibaba and Matt Besler came into the back four for Amadou Dia and Kevin Ellis, and Jimmy Medranda started in a wide role in place of Krisztian Nemeth.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY (4-1-2-3): Luis Marin - Jalil Anibaba, Ike Opara, Matt Besler, Marcel de Jong - Benny Feilhaber (Servando Carrasco 84) - Paulo Nagamura, Roger Espinoza (Soni Mustivar 90) - Jimmy Medranda (Bernardo Anor 56), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi.

TEAM NEWS Sporting KC saw their season-opening winless run extended to three games following the home draw with

Portland – their second at Sporting Park. “I thought we were very good on both sides of the ball,” SKC manager Peter Vermes said. “I thought we were

excellent on our set pieces and very dangerous. We could have scored an easy two or three goals on the set pieces. Sometimes they don´t go in, but to play like that, I like where we are at. I like the way we are progressing as a team. I like the way we are starting to understand how to play. I think we are moving in the right direction.”

Sporting saw their overall league winless streak extended to five games dating back to last year, matching the longest since going 10 games without a victory during the 2011 season.

“Obviously, a draw at home is not what you want,” midfielder Benny Feilhaber said. “You always want to get the wins. But having said that, it's still early in the season. I think it's more important at this point in the season to improve, and I think we did that.”

With Matt Besler again available after suspension, he came into central defense alongside Ike Opara. Jalil Anibaba made his Sporting debut, coming in at right back for rookie Amadou Dia.

“[Anibaba] was told to stay at home more so than [Marcel] de Jong and I thought he did an excellent job. He was great in his individual duels. He made some very good decisions of when the time was to just whack it out and not try to play,” said Vermes. “At the same time, I thought he was pretty dangerous on a couple of set pieces. He almost had a diving header in the first half and he had that one that just squeaked past the post late in the second half. He had a very good game for us.”

Said Opara: “We've had three different lineups defensively in the first three games, but all the guys have worked hard and given their all. It finally gelled for the full 90 minutes. For the first two games, I thought we were good at times defensively, but we had a couple lapses. We did a good job of minimizing those lapses.”

Jimmy Medranda was also given his MLS debut, starting in a wide attacking role before coming off after 56 minutes, as Krisztian Nemeth was slowed by injury.

“It is a really big game for him. He doesn´t play all that often and this was his opportunity. I thought that at times he was really good on the ball. His service was really good and you saw that little brilliance in the first half where he dribbled through everybody and laid the one ball off,” said Vermes. “He has that ability to do that more. … He is not there yet but I think all in all, it was a good performance for him and he is a kid that I think has a lot of potential in the future.”

UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

7 F David Villa 3 3 270 1 1 14 7 3 5 5 6 0 010 M Mix Diskerud 3 3 263 1 0 3 1 2 4 0 0 0 014 F Patrick Mullins 1 0 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 011 M Ned Grabavoy 3 3 270 0 2 3 1 2 3 0 1 0 032 F Adam Nemec 3 3 234 0 0 6 1 2 4 2 0 0 04 M Andrew Jacobson 3 3 270 0 0 2 0 7 3 0 0 0 017 D Chris Wingert 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 2 021 D Jason Hernandez 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 1 030 M Javier Calle 2 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 D Jeb Brovsky 3 3 270 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 1 012 G Josh Saunders 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 013 D Josh Williams 2 2 169 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 019 F Khiry Shelton 3 0 81 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 03 D Kwame Watson-Siriboe 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 020 M Mehdi Ballouchy 1 1 62 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 026 M Sebastian Velasquez 3 2 139 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 024 D Shay Facey 2 1 93 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1

Own-goals received 0Team totals 3 3 270 3 3 37 12 45 36 7 7 8 1Opponent totals 3 3 270 1 0 47 12 36 45 11 19 6 2

2015 NEW YORK CITY FC STATISTICS (1-0-2, 5 pts.)

NEW YORK CITY FC GOALKEEPING

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO

12 G Josh Saunders 3 3 270 12 10 1 0.33 0 0 1 0 2 2Team totals 3 3 270 12 10 1 0.33 0 0 1 0 2 2Opponent totals 3 3 270 12 9 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: David Villa 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Ned Grabavoy 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

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2015 SPORTING KANSAS CITY STATISTICS (0-1-2, 2 pts.)UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

3 D Ike Opara 3 3 270 1 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 027 M Roger Espinoza 3 3 269 1 0 3 2 7 6 0 0 0 010 M Benny Feilhaber 3 3 264 0 2 3 0 7 5 0 1 1 013 D Amadou Dia 2 2 180 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 011 M Bernardo Anor 3 1 109 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 1 0 014 F Dom Dwyer 3 3 270 0 0 10 3 5 9 0 0 0 02 D Erik Palmer-Brown 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 08 M Graham Zusi 3 3 263 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 13 1 037 F Jacob Peterson 2 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 023 D Jalil Anibaba 1 1 90 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 094 M Jimmy Medranda 1 1 56 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 04 D Kevin Ellis 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09 F Krisztian Nemeth 2 2 153 0 0 7 0 1 1 2 0 0 01 G Luis Marin 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 071 D Marcel de Jong 2 2 180 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 3 0 05 D Matt Besler 2 2 160 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 16 M Paulo Nagamura 3 2 209 0 0 3 1 5 1 0 0 0 016 M Servando Carrasco 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 015 D Seth Sinovic 1 1 90 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 093 M Soni Mustivar 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Own-goals received 0Opponent totals 3 3 270 4 6 32 12 41 39 9 18 5 0Team totals 3 3 270 2 2 45 10 39 41 2 18 4 1

SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOALKEEPING

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO

1 G Luis Marin 3 3 270 12 8 4 1.33 0 0 0 1 2 1Team totals 3 3 270 12 8 4 1.33 0 0 0 1 2 1Opponent totals 3 3 270 10 8 2 0.67 0 1 1 0 2 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: NoneGAME-WINNING ASSISTS: NonePENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Dom Dwyer 0-1


DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:

Sun. Mar. 8 at Orlando City SC

T 1-1 62510 0-0-1 4 1 NYC: Diskerud (76); ORL: Santos Leite (91+)

Sun. Mar. 15 New England W 2-0 43507 1-0-1 1 4 NYC: Villa (19) Mullins (84); Sat. Mar. 21 at Colorado T 0-0 17692 1-0-2 1 5Sat. Mar. 28 Sporting KCSat. Apr. 11 at PhiladelphiaThu. Apr. 16 PhiladelphiaSun. Apr. 19 PortlandFri. Apr. 24 at ChicagoSun. May 3 SeattleSun. May 10 at New YorkFri. May 15 ChicagoSat. May 23 at Real Salt

LakeSat. May 30 HoustonSat. June 6 at PhiladelphiaSat. June 13 MontrealSat. June 20 at Toronto FCSun. June 28 New YorkSat. July 4 at MontrealSun. July 12 Toronto FCSat. July 18 at New EnglandSun. July 26 Orlando City SCSat. Aug. 1 MontrealSun. Aug. 9 at New YorkThu. Aug. 13 D.C. UnitedWed. Aug. 19 at ColumbusSun. Aug. 23 at Los AngelesSat. Aug. 29 ColumbusSat. Sep. 12 at FC DallasWed. Sep. 16 Toronto FCSat. Sep. 19 San JoseSat. Sep. 26 at VancouverFri. Oct. 2 at D.C. UnitedFri. Oct. 16 at Orlando City

SCSun. Oct. 25 New England

NEW YORK CITY FC 2015 SCHEDULE


DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:

Sun. Mar. 8 New York T 1-1 19784 0-0-1 7 1 KC: Opara (50); NYR: Sam (54)

Sat. Mar. 14 at FC Dallas L 1-3 14149 0-1-1 9 1 KC: Espinoza (44); DAL: Perez (17,52) Castillo (73)Sat. Mar. 21 Portland T 0-0 20848 0-1-2 8 2Sat. Mar. 28 at New York

City FCSun. Apr. 5 PhiladelphiaSat. Apr. 11 Real Salt LakeSat. Apr. 18 at Los AngelesSat. Apr. 25 at HoustonSun. May 3 ChicagoSat. May 9 at D.C. UnitedSat. May 16 ColoradoWed. May 20 New EnglandSat. May 23 at SeattleFri. May 29 FC Dallas

Sat. June 6 SeattleSun. June 21 at Real Salt

LakeSat. June 27 ColoradoSun. July 12 at VancouverSat. July 18 MontrealFri. July 24 at Real Salt

LakeSat. Aug. 1 HoustonSat. Aug. 8 at Toronto FCSat. Aug. 15 VancouverWed. Aug. 19 San JoseSat. Aug. 22 at ColumbusSat. Aug. 29 at ColoradoWed. Sep. 9 at PortlandSun. Sep. 13 at Orlando City

SCFri. Sep. 18 FC Dallas

Wed. Sep. 23 at HoustonSun. Sep. 27 SeattleSat. Oct. 3 at PortlandFri. Oct. 16 at San JoseSun. Oct. 25 Los Angeles

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 SCHEDULE


NEW YORK CITY FC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015)Goals

1 Mix Diskerud 03/08/2015 vs ORL T 1-11 David Villa 03/15/2015 vs NE W 2-01 Patrick Mullins 03/15/2015 vs NE W 2-0Assists

2 Ned Grabavoy 03/15/2015 vs NE W 2-0Shots

6 David Villa 03/15/2015 vs NE W 2-06 David Villa 03/21/2015 vs COL T 0-0Shots on Goal

5 David Villa 03/15/2015 vs NE W 2-0Fouls Committed

3 4 times 03/08/2015 vs ORL T 1-1Fouls Suffered

3 Mix Diskerud 03/15/2015 vs NE W 2-03 David Villa 03/21/2015 vs COL T 0-0Offside

4 David Villa 03/15/2015 vs NE W 2-0Saves

7 Josh Saunders 03/21/2015 vs COL T 0-0Shots Faced

7 Josh Saunders 03/21/2015 vs COL T 0-0Goals Allowed

1 Josh Saunders 03/08/2015 vs ORL T 1-1

TEAM LOW GAMES (2015)Shots

8 03/08/2015 vs ORL T 1-1Shots on Goal

1 03/08/2015 vs ORL T 1-1Fouls Committed

11 03/21/2015 vs COL T 0-0Fouls Suffered

10 03/15/2015 vs NE W 2-0Corner Kicks

1 03/08/2015 vs ORL T 1-11 03/21/2015 vs COL T 0-0Offside

1 03/08/2015 vs ORL T 1-1Saves

1 03/15/2015 vs NE W 2-0Shots Faced

1 03/15/2015 vs NE W 2-0

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)Goals

2 03/15/2015 vs NE W 2-0Assists

3 03/15/2015 vs NE W 2-0Shots

20 03/15/2015 vs NE W 2-0Shots on Goal

9 03/15/2015 vs NE W 2-0Fouls Committed

17 03/08/2015 vs ORL T 1-117 03/15/2015 vs NE W 2-0Fouls Suffered

14 03/08/2015 vs ORL T 1-1Corner Kicks

5 03/15/2015 vs NE W 2-0Offside

4 03/15/2015 vs NE W 2-0Saves

7 03/21/2015 vs COL T 0-0Shots Faced

7 03/21/2015 vs COL T 0-0Goals Allowed

1 03/08/2015 vs ORL T 1-1

SPORTING KC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2015)Goals

1 Ike Opara 03/08/2015 at NYR T 1-11 Roger Espinoza 03/14/2015 at DAL L 1-3Assists

1 Benny Feilhaber 03/08/2015 at NYR T 1-11 Benny Feilhaber 03/14/2015 at DAL L 1-3Shots

5 Dom Dwyer 03/08/2015 at NYR T 1-1Shots on Goal

2 Dom Dwyer 03/14/2015 at DAL L 1-3Fouls Committed

4 Benny Feilhaber 03/14/2015 at DAL L 1-34 Roger Espinoza 03/21/2015 at POR T 0-0Fouls Suffered

5 Benny Feilhaber 03/08/2015 at NYR T 1-1Offside

2 Krisztian Nemeth 03/14/2015 at DAL L 1-3Saves

3 Luis Marin 03/08/2015 at NYR T 1-13 Luis Marin 03/21/2015 at POR T 0-0Shots Faced

5 Luis Marin 03/14/2015 at DAL L 1-3Goals Allowed

3 Luis Marin 03/14/2015 at DAL L 1-3

TEAM LOW GAMES (2015)Shots

11 03/14/2015 at DAL L 1-3Shots on Goal

2 03/21/2015 at POR T 0-0Fouls Committed

10 03/08/2015 at NYR T 1-1Fouls Suffered

12 03/14/2015 at DAL L 1-312 03/21/2015 at POR T 0-0Corner Kicks

6 03/08/2015 at NYR T 1-16 03/14/2015 at DAL L 1-36 03/21/2015 at POR T 0-0Offside

0 03/08/2015 at NYR T 1-10 03/21/2015 at POR T 0-0Saves

2 03/14/2015 at DAL L 1-3Shots Faced

3 03/21/2015 at POR T 0-0

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2015)Goals

1 03/08/2015 at NYR T 1-11 03/14/2015 at DAL L 1-3Assists

1 03/08/2015 at NYR T 1-11 03/14/2015 at DAL L 1-3Shots

18 03/08/2015 at NYR T 1-1Shots on Goal

4 03/08/2015 at NYR T 1-14 03/14/2015 at DAL L 1-3Fouls Committed

16 03/14/2015 at DAL L 1-3Fouls Suffered

17 03/08/2015 at NYR T 1-1Corner Kicks

6 03/08/2015 at NYR T 1-16 03/14/2015 at DAL L 1-36 03/21/2015 at POR T 0-0Offside

2 03/14/2015 at DAL L 1-3Saves

3 03/08/2015 at NYR T 1-13 03/21/2015 at POR T 0-0Shots Faced

5 03/14/2015 at DAL L 1-3Goals Allowed

3 03/14/2015 at DAL L 1-3


PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT

NEW YORK CITY FC CAREER SCORING VS. SPORTING KC (0-0-0)

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PG

New York City FC 0 wins, 0 goals

Sporting KC 0 wins, 0 goals0 ties

SPORTING KC VS NEW YORK CITY FC

ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS:

1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total

KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0NYC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

New York City FC Sporting KC

Category 1 2 OT Tot 1 2 OT TotGoals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Shots 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Shots on Goal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Fouls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Offsides 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Corner Kicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HEAD-TO-HEAD

CAREER COACHING RECORDS:Jason Kreis vs. KC 4-6-2 (1.17 pts./game)

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS:New York City FC Sporting KC

GoalsAssistsShotsShots on GoalFouls CommittedFouls SufferedWinsLossesShutoutsSavesGoals Allowed

New York City FC Sporting Kansas CityW-L-T Streak (started) W-L-T Streak (started)

At Halftime:Leading 1-0-0 1 Ws (03/15/2015) 0-0-0 6 Ws (06/06/2014)Tied 0-0-2 2 Ts (03/08/2015) 0-1-2 1 Ts (03/21/2015)Trailing 0-0-0 0 - - 0-0-0 7 Ls (08/10/2014)

First Goal:Allowed 0-0-0 0 - - 0-1-0 8 Ls (08/10/2014)Scored 1-0-1 1 Ws (03/15/2015) 0-0-1 1 Ts (03/08/2015)

Goals Scored:0 goals 0-0-1 1 Ts (03/21/2015) 0-0-1 1 Ts (03/21/2015)1 goals 0-0-1 1 Ts (03/08/2015) 0-1-1 1 Ls (03/14/2015)2 goals 1-0-0 1 Ws (03/15/2015) 0-0-0 1 Ws (10/10/2014)3 goals 0-0-0 0 - - 0-0-0 2 Ws (03/29/2014)4 goals 0-0-0 0 - - 0-0-0 3 Ws (04/19/2014)

Goals Allowed:0 goals 1-0-1 1 Ts (03/21/2015) 0-0-1 1 Ts (03/21/2015)1 goals 0-0-1 1 Ts (03/08/2015) 0-0-1 1 Ts (03/08/2015)2 goals 0-0-0 0 - - 0-0-0 4 Ls (08/10/2014)3 goals 0-0-0 0 - - 0-1-0 5 Ls (08/23/2014)4 goals 0-0-0 0 - - 0-0-0 0 - -

W-L-T Breakdowns:

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS:New York City FC Sporting KC

Goals None NoneAssists None NoneShots None NoneShots on Goal None NoneFouls Committed None NoneFouls Suffered None NoneShutouts None NoneSaves None NoneGoals Allowed None None



SPORTING KC CAREER SCORING VS. NEW YORK CITY FC (0-0-0)

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG


CURRENT NEW YORK CITY FC VS. SPORTING KC (0-0-0)

PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTMehdi Ballouchy 12 8 696 1 1 13Ned Grabavoy 12 9 779 1 0 9Andrew Jacobson 8 7 638 1 0 8Patrick Mullins 1 0 29 0 1 1Josh Williams 6 5 438 0 1 4Jeb Brovsky 8 7 633 0 0 4Matthew Dunn 1 0 29 0 0 0Jason Hernandez 11 10 899 0 0 0George John 5 5 450 0 0 3Josh Saunders 4 3 331 0 0 0Sebastian Velasquez 1 1 63 0 0 0Kwame Watson-Siriboe 1 1 90 0 0 1Chris Wingert 18 14 1213 0 0 3

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PGJosh Saunders 4 331 12 9 1.09 1


GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG

CURRENT SPORTING KC VS. NEW YORK CITY FC (0-0-0)


NEW YORK CITY FC GAME NOTES

vs SPORTING KANSAS CITYSATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2015, 7:00PM EDTYANKEE STADIUM, BRONX, NEW YORKZ

SEASON SCHEDULE

BUILDING NEW YORK CITY FC

LAST MATCH RECAP

PROJECTED STARTING XI

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NEW YORK CITY FC1-0-2 (5 pts)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY0-1-2 (2 pt)

Date: Saturday, March 28, 2015Kick-off: 4:00 p.m. EDTLocation: Yankee StadiumForecast: 36 degrees, cloudy

Referee: Edvin JurisevicAssistant Referees: James Conlee, Brian DunnFourth Official: Alex ChilowiczReferee Assessor: Allan Brown

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New York City FC are the newest professional soccer team in the New York City area and the first MLS club to play in the five boroughs. The Club live and breathe New York City’s diverse culture and embrace the inclusion of all five boroughs in their philosophy.

New York City FC are supported by their majority owner, City Football Group, a global football network that includes sister clubs Manchester City FC and Melbourne City FC and a minority stake in Yokohama F. Marinos.The Club will play their inaugural season at Yankee Stadium in 2015. The New York Yankees are a minority owner.

New York City FC registered their second consecutive shutout as the Club and the Colorado Rapids played to a scoreless draw in front of 17,692 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday afternoon. However, despite the lack of goals fans still had an eventful game played out before their eyes.The Rapids had their first shot at a goal within 10 minutes of kick-off when Ga-briel Torres toed the ball to the goal post, but with goalkeeper Josh Saunders on top form hitting a season-high seven saves throughout the game, the ball was quickly knocked away. As the game progressed, Nemec, Jacobson and Villa all had close encounters with the goal, but unfortunately none of those at-tempts yielded the desired edge on the Rapids. The challenge increased when New York City FC were limited to 10 men as defender Shay Facey, making his first professional start, was shown a second yellow card in the 82nd minute for a tackle on Juan Ramirez just outside of the 18-yard box. Down one man, New York City FC carried on fighting, earning the point that would be just enough to bring them to the top of the Eastern Conference table this week.

Sebastian Velasquez, questionable, adductor strainJosh Williams, questionable, viral paracarditis

Saunders

Brovsky

Wingert

Hernandez Jacobson

Grabavoy

Calle

David Villa Mullins

Watson-Siriboe

Mix

1-1 TIE 0-0 TIE2-0 WIN

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER STANDINGS (as of March 27, 2015)

Jason Kreis at the HelmNew York City FC’s Head Coach, Jason Kreis, is already a household name across America having established himself as a world-class soccer player and coach over the last two decades.Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Kreis has seen his sporting career go from strength to strength beginning with his successful four year stint at Duke University with the Blue Devils. He then went on to play for several minor league clubs before joining Dallas Burn during the Inaugural MLS Draft in 1995. Not long afterwards Kreis scored Burn’s historic first goal and his performance on the pitch over the next four years would see him crowned the League’s first American-born MVP in 1999, a year in which he led the MLS’s scoreboard in both points and goals.In 2004, Kreis became Real Salt Lake’s first player when the Club joined the MLS as its twelfth franchise and he soon left his mark on MLS history yet again by scoring the team’s first ever goal and as a result cementing his place as the first player in the League to score the inaugural goal for two different clubs. A year later, during the MLS’s tenth season, Kreis would continue to establish himself as a trailblazer when he became the first player in the League’s history to score 100 goals. Today Kreis remains the fifth highest scorer in MLS history.With over 300 professional appearances and 14 caps for the US national team under his belt, it was no surprise when Real Salt Lake named Kreis their head coach for the 2007 season. Despite being the youngest active head coach in the MLS, Kreis’s professionalism on the pitch allowed him to naturally transition into his new role and as a result, his strong leadership at Real Salt Lake brought the club a string of success over the next seven years he served as head coach. This success included winning Real Salt Lake’s first MLS Cup Championship in 2009 and, most recently, coming second to Sporting Kansas City following a dramatic penalty shoot-out that saw the club beat Real Salt Lake by a very narrow margin.Taking into account his dynamic and inspiring MLS career, on December 11, 2013 New York City FC was proud to announce Jason Kreis as the team’s new head coach for their inaugural MLS season.

Captain Villa: Already an MLS LegendNew York City FC made an early splash on June 2, 2014 when they signed their first-ever player, Spanish international star David Villa. As Spain’s all-time leading goal scorer, putting David on the New York City FC roster and naming him captain seemed like the perfect first move to kick-start the Club’s campaign for the 2015 MLS season and he definitely hasn’t failed to impress. In fact, David’s show stopping performance on the pitch has caught the eye of the entire MLS and newly named Player of the Week following last week’s impressive victory over the Revolution. David began the season by scoring the Club’s first-ever goal in their pre-season friendly versus St. Mirren in February, but what fans got to witness first-hand on Sunday was even more memorable. Not only did David net the team’s first goal with the finesse of a seasoned player, he also played an essential role in the Club’s second goal which saw Patrick Mullins solidify New York City FC’s lead and eventual win. With this much to talk about already, David has certainly proven why he was New York City FC’s first-ever signing and captain.

At Home with the YankeesFrom day one the New York Yankees have welcomed New York City FC to the Big Apple with open arms and have even offered to share their home, the iconic Yankee Stadium for the team’s inaugural MLS season. Located in the Bronx, the stadium is a New York landmark and has hosted countless historic sporting moments. As New York City FC makes the stadium its new home, the bar is set to join the ranks of sporting greatness this stadium has already been witness to.

An All-Star Coaching TeamJoining Kreis on the coaching bench are fellow sporting all-stars: Miles Joseph, CJ Brown, Robert Vartughian, Aidan Byrne and Oscar Pitillas. Joseph and Brown have earned a combined total of 18 caps for the US national team and have also already left their mark on the MLS scene with a string of outstanding stats that include Brown’s record 25,738 minutes of game time with Chicago Fire. Likewise, Vartughian and Byrne’s coaching experience with international youth and university teams across America is unparalleled, making them a vital asset within the New York City FC framework that is further bolstered by the international edge Pitillas offers.The lone non-soccer player of the bunch, Pitillas is a former Spanish Olympic hurdler who brings over ten years of physical training expertise with him following his time with reigning Spanish La Liga champions Atlético Madrid, a team which New York City FC Captain David Villa previously called home.

15,000 and CountingOver 15,000 New York City FC season tickets have already been snapped by the Club’s ever-growing fan base and numbers are expected to rise as the season kicks into gear. The 2015 season ticket for New York City FC’s inaugural season not only allows fans to count themselves among the Club’s

Founding Members, but also offers them a range of exciting opportunities and money-can’t-buy experiences all season long. Over 1,000 new members have joined in the last two weeks and more than 60% of the current total season ticket holders are now proud owners of their first-ever season ticket for any professional sport.

The Badge The official New York City FC badge, created by renowned designer Rafael Esquer, was the result of more than 100,000 online votes cast by fans who were invited to take part in the process that would decide the symbol that is now the bedrock of the Club’s identity. The winning emblem was inspired by the old New York City Subway Token that was created by the Transit Authority in 1953 and used as the standard fare for 50 years; a nod to New York’s rich history, which the Club aspires to become an integral part of. The circle is a symbol of unity bringing the city together as one and the two pentagons on either side represent the joining of each of its five boroughs. The colors navy blue, white and orange, all of which are incorporated into the badge, were inspired by the New York City flag, while the font of monogram reflects the rich graphic language that is recognisable across New York’s five boroughs.

Head to HeadIt’s back to the Yankee Stadium for New York City FC this weekend and as the team faces the 2013 MLS champs, Sporting Kansas City, they are eager to repeat their first landmark home victory in another case of rookie versus veteran. While New York City FC will kick-off the game undefeated,with one win and two consecutive clean sheets under their belt, a record the team are keen to maintain, Sporting Kansas City will be battling for their first win of the season. Both teams will be a few men down with New York City FC’s Adam Nemec and Khiry Shelton and Sporting KC’s Marcel de Jong, Roger Espinoza and Erik Palmer-Brown all away on international duty. Nemec and Shelton have a combined total of 315 minutes of game time, having played in all three of the Club’s fixtures to date and Nemec starting all three. Likewise, Sporting’s de Jong and Espinoza have tallied 449 minutes on the pitch already this season, which means familiar faces on both sides won’t be present for the first time this season.Shay Facey will also be unavailable for New York City FC through suspension, following the two yellow cards he received during the team’s last fixture versus the Colorado Rapids.

Call to DutyTwo of New York City FC’s players have been called up for international duty this week: Adam Nemec and Khiry Shelton. Nemec, a regular starting forward for the team, will be representing Slovakia this week as they go head to head with Luxembourg in their attempt to qualify for the 2016 UEFA European Championship. Slovakia currently top EURO 2016 Qualifying Group C with a perfect 4-0-0 record and this fixture could see Nemec snap up his 15th cap for Slovakia. Shelton, another popular forward, joins the US U-23 squad for their first 2015 training camp. Shelton is one of 17 call-ups who will come together in Tuzla, Bosnia & Herzegovina to prepare for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Part of their training will include two friendlies against Bosnia and Denmark.

Saunders’ Striking SavesFor the third consecutive week, Josh Saunders has come up huge for New York City FC. And for the third consecutive week, the veteran goalkeeper has had one of his stops nominated for the MLS Save of the Week.Saunders had a season-high seven saves as New York City FC drew 0-0 with Colorado on Saturday evening making the Club’s second shutout in a row and the 22nd in his MLS career.This week’s stunning save happened in the eighth minute of the game when Gabriel Torres latched onto a bouncing ball inside the box and toe poked a shot toward the lower left-hand corner, but Saunders covered the near post perfectly, pushing the attempt away from goal.

Looking AheadNew York City FC will break for two weeks when the whistle blows on Saturday evening and will not be back in action until April 11th when they head to PPL Park to take on Philadelphia Union for the first of two consecutive fixtures against the Club’s southern neighbour. It will be the first time New York City FC will face a non-charter club since their inaugural 0-0 draw v Orlando City SC.

1-Akira Fitzgerald, GK07/17/87Born in Chiba, Japan5’11 180Bio: Played for Cary Clarets (2008-09) and Carolina RailHawks (2011-14). Had Atlantic Coast Conference-best 81 saves and boasted 1.23 goals against average as senior at Wake Forest University. Named to 2010 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. Former Maryland Player of the Year.

2-Andres Mendoza, D08/16/89Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador6’2 188Bio: Played for Independiente del Valle (2008), Barcelona SC (2009-12), Universidad Catolica (2012-14) and CD Maldonado (2014). Had loan spells with LDU Portoviejo (2010) and Aucas (2011). Appeared in 20 games for Universidad Catolica in 2014.

3-Kwame Watson-Siriboe, D11/03/86Born in Chino Hills, CA6’3 191Bio: Played for Chicago Fire (2010-12) and Real Salt Lake (2012-14). Had loans with FC Tampa Bay (2011), Orange County Blues (2014) and Carolina RailHawks (2014). Played in 12 league matches (10 starts) for Real Salt Lake in 2012. Named 2009 Big East Co-Defender of the Year at the University of Connecticut.

4-Andrew Jacobson, M09/25/85Born in Ft. Myers, FL6’2 188Bio: Played for D.C. United (2009), Philadelphia Union (2010) and FC Dallas (2011-14). Was loaned to Staebek (2014) by New York City FC. Had a career-high three goals on 40 shots in 2013. Led FC Dallas in assists in 2011. Trialed and signed with FC Lorient in 2008, but play was limited due to foot injury.

5-Jeb Brovsky, D12/03/88Born in Lakewood, CO6’1 185Bio: Played for Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2011) and Montreal Impact (2012-14). Set personal bests with 30 games (29 starts) and 2,610 minutes of play in 2013. Won two Canadian Championships (2013, ’14).

6-George John, D03/20/87Born in Shoreline, WA6’3 191Bio: Played for FC Dallas (2009-14). Had a loan spell with West Ham United (2012). Played in seven of FC Dallas’ nine shutouts in 2013. Helped FC Dallas to franchise-best 0.93 goals against average in 2010.

7-David Villa, F12/03/81Born in Langreo, Spain5’9 175Designated PlayerBio: Played for Sporting Gijon B (1999-2001), Sporting Gijon (2001-03), Real Zaragoza (2003-05), Valencia (2005-10), Barcelona (2010-13) and Atletico Madrid (2013-14). Had a loan spell with Melbourne City (2014). Won three Copa del Rey titles (2003-04, 2007-08, 2011-12), La Liga titles (2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14), UEFA Champions League (2010-11) and FIFA Club World Cup (2011). Spain’s all-time leading goal scor-er (59 goals in 97 appearances). Won UEFA European Championship (2008) and FIFA World Cup (2010) with Spain. First Spanish player to reach 50 international goals. First capped by Spain in February 2005. Top goal scorer at UEFA Euro 2008.

8-Frank Lampard, M06/20/78Born in Romford, London6’0 184Designated PlayerBio: Played for West Ham United (1995-2001), Chelsea FC (2001-14) and Manchester City (2014-15). Had a loan spell at Swansea City (1995-96). Scored 39 goals in 187 appearances at West Ham United. Chelsea’s all-time leading scorer with 211 goals in 648 appearances. Won three Premier League titles (2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10), four FA Cups (2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12), UEFA Champions League (2011-12) and UEFA Europa League (2012-13). Scored 29 goals for England in 106 appearances. His 15-year international career spanned five major tournaments. Won his 100th cap against Ukraine in November 2013. Currently playing at sister club Manchester City FC.

10-Mix, M10/02/90Born in Oslo, Norway6’0 184Bio: Played for Stabæk (2008-12) and Rosenborg (2012-14). Loan spell with Gent (2012). Made United States national team debut on Nov. 17, 2010, assisting in match-winning goal vs. South Africa. Helped lead USMNT to 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Member of United States’ 2014 FIFA World Cup squad.

11-Ned Grabavoy, M07/01/83Born in Joliet, IL5’7 170Bio: Played for Los Angeles Galaxy (2004-06), Columbus Crew (2006-07), San Jose Earthquakes (2008) and Real Salt Lake (2009-14). Won MLS Cup in 2005 and 2009. Recorded career highs in games (32), starts (29), minutes (2,688), goals (5) and assists (5) in 2013.

12-Josh Saunders, GK03/02/81Born in Grants Pass, OR6’4 193Bio: Played for San Jose Earthquakes (2003), Portland Timbers (2004), Los Angeles Galaxy (2005-06, 09-12), Puerto Rico Islanders (2007), Miami FC (2008) and Real Salt Lake (2013). Had loans with Portland Timbers (2003, 05-06), Los Angeles Galaxy (2008) and San Antonio Scorpions (2014). Won three MLS Cups (2003, 2011, 2012), five Western Conference Championships, two MLS Supporters’ Shields (2010, 2011) and one NASL Cup (2014). Has two international caps for Puerto Rico.

13-Josh Williams, D04/18/88Born in Akron, OH6’2 188Bio: Played for Columbus Crew (2010-14). Made a career-high 27 appearances (25 starts) in 2013. First-career start was April 21, 2012, against Houston Dynamo. Had match-winning assist in the 2014 Opening Match against D.C. United on March 8.

14-Patrick Mullins, F02/05/92Born in New Orleans, LA6’1 185Bio: Drafted by New England Revolution in 2014 MLS SuperDraft. Scored four times in 21 appearances (14 starts) that season. Won Hermann Trophy award in 2012 and 2013 at University of Maryland. Had 47 goals and 35 assists in 92 matches for Terrapins. Led NCAA Division I in scoring as a senior with 19 goals.

15-Thomas McNamara, M02/06/91Born in West Nyack, NY5’9 175Bio: Played for Chivas USA (2014). Tore his ACL on April 12, 2014, and missed remainder of the season. Acquired by D.C. United in 2014 MLS Dispersal Draft on Nov. 19, 2014. Earned bachelor’s degree from Brown University and master’s degree from Clemson University.

17-Chris Wingert, D06/16/82Born in Babylon, NY5’11 180Bio: Played for Columbus Crew (2004-05), Colorado Rapids (2006-07) and Real Salt Lake (2007-14). Won 2003 Hermann Trophy at St. John’s University. Became first player in NCAA Division I men’s soccer history to win Hermann Trophy and NSCAA Scholar-Athlete Award in same season. Won MLS Cup (2009).

18-Ryan Meara, GKOn loan from New York Red Bulls11/15/90Born in Crestwood, NY6’4 193Bio: Played for New York Red Bulls (2012-14). Won MLS Supporters’ Shield (2013). Posted 321 shutout minutes during five-match streak (April 28 to May 19) in 2012. Underwent season-ending hip surgery on August 23, 2013.

19-Khiry Shelton, F06/26/93Born in Fort Carson, CO6’3 191Bio: Selected second overall by New York City FC in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Tallied 10 goals and 12 assists at Oregon State University his senior season. Pac-12 Player of the Year. Helped lead Beavers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2003.

20-Mehdi Ballouchy, M04/06/83Born in Casablanca, Morocco5’11 180Bio: Played for Real Salt Lake (2006-07), Colorado Rapids (2007-10), New York Red Bulls (2010-12), San Jose Earthquakes (2012-13) and Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2014). Appeared in career-high 29 matches (17 starts) in 2011.

21-Jason Hernandez, D08/26/83Born in New York, NY5’10 178Bio: Played for MetroStars (2005), Chivas USA (2006-07) and San Jose Earthquakes (2008-14). Moved up to fifth on San Jose’s all-time games played list (145) and games started lit (141) in 2013. Attended nearby Seton Hall University.

22-Pablo Alvarez, M05/14/80Born in Oviedo, Spain5’9 174Bio: Played for Sporting Gijon B (1998-2001), Sporting Gijon (2001-06), Deportivo La Coruna (2006-12), Lugo (2012-14) and UP Langreo (2014-15). Had loan with Racing Santander (2008). Made his professional debut on May 19, 2001. Played three matches for Galicia national team.

16-Connor Brandt, M09/15/92Born in San Diego, CA6’1 185Bio: Named 2014 West Coast Conference Player of the Year and to the All-WCC First Team as a senior at the University of San Diego. Selected to the NSCAA Far West All-Region First Team. Led the WCC with 20 points and was second in goals (seven) and assists (six).

30-Javier Calle, MOn loan from Independiente Medellín04/19/91Born in Medellin, Colombia5’9 176Bio: Played for Independiente (2009-14) with loan spells at America de Cali (2012) and Jaguares de Cordoba (2013). Represented Colombia at the 2011 Under-20 World Cup where the team reached the quarterfinals. Had six goals in 13 regular-season appearances in 2014 Clausura.

32-Adam Nemec, F09/02/85Born in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia6’3 190Bio: Played for Zilina (2004-07), Erzgebirge Aue (2007-09), Genk (2008-09), FC Kaiserslautern (200911), FC Ingolstadt (2012) and FC Union Berlin (2012-15). Scored nine goals in 29 matches for Kaiserslautern in 2012-13. Earned first cap with Slovak National Team on Feb. 9, 2011. Has two goals and 14 caps.

88-Kwadwo Poku, M02/19/92Born in Kumasi, Ghana5’11 180Bio: Played for Georgia Revolution (2011-2013) and Atlanta Silverbacks (2014). Led Revolution in scoring in 2012 and 2013. Had team-high seven assists in 2013. Came to United States from Ghana in 2010.

26-Sebastian Velasquez, M02/11/91Born in Medellin, Colombia5’10 178Bio: Played for Real Salt Lake (2012-14). Scored first-career goal in a 2-0 win over Los Angeles Galaxy in second leg of 2013 Western Con-ference semifinals. Scored 55 goals and added 33 assists in two seasons as Spartanburg Methodist College in South Carolina.

24-Shay Facey, DOn loan from Manchester City01/07/94Born in Manchester, England5’7 171Bio: Joined Manchester City’s Academy in July 2007. Elite Development Squad vice captain in 2013-14 where he made 34 appearances in all competitions. Nominated for 2013-14 EDS Player of the Year award.

99-Tony Taylor, F08/13/89Born in Long Beach, CA6’0 183Bio: Played for Estoril Praia (2009-13), AC Omonia (2013-14) and New England Revolution (2014). Had a loan spell with Atletico CP (2011). Scored eight goals in 41 appearances for Estoril. Member of United States Under-20 team that competed in 2009 FIFA U20 World Cup in Egypt. Member of U23 squad at the 2012 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament.

23-Matthew Dunn, M01/13/94Born in Dallas, TX5’10 178Bio: Played for OFK Beograd (2012-13) and Chivas USA (2014). Played youth soccer with Grasshopper (2006-07), FC Dallas (2008-09) and FC Koln (2010-11). Had one assist in seven games (four starts) in 2014. Represented United States at 2011 FIFA Under-17 World Cup.

# Player Position HT WT DOB Hometown College

22 Alvarez, Pablo M 5’9 174 05/14/80 Oviedo, Spain n/a

20 Ballouchy, Mehdi M 5’11 169 04/06/83 Casablanca, Morocco Creighton College, Santa Clara University

16 Brandt, Connor D 6’1 165 09/15/92 San Diego, CA University of San Diego

5 Brovsky¸ Jeb D 6’1 170 12/03/88 Lakewood, CO University of Notre Dame

30 Calle, Javier M 5’9 177 04/19/91 Medellin, Colombia n/a

10 Diskerud, Mix M 6’0 156 10/02/90 Oslo, Norway n/a

23 Dunn, Matthew M 5’10 163 01/13/94 Dallas, TX n/a

24 Facey, Shay D 5’7 171 01/07/94 Manchester, UK n/a

1 Fitzgerald, Akira GK 5’11 174 07/17/87 Chiba, Japan Wake Forest University

11 Grabavoy, Ned M 5’7 160 07/01/83 Joliet, IL Indiana University

21 Hernandez, Jason D 5’10 170 08/26/83 New York, NY Seton Hall University

4 Jacobson, Andrew M 6’2 185 09/25/85 Ft. Myers, FL UC Berkley

6 John, George D 6’3 203 03/20/87 Shoreline, WA University of Washington

8 Lampard, Frank M 6’0 194 06/20/78 London, UK n/a

15 McNamara, Thomas M 5’9 170 02/06/91 West Nyack, NY Brown University, Clemson University

18 Meara, Ryan GK 6’4 185 11/15/90 Crestwood, NY Fordham University

2 Mendoza, Andrés D 6’2 194 08/16/89 Guayaquil, Ecuador Universidad Catolica

14 Mullins, Patrick F 6’1 175 02/05/92 New Orleans, LA University of Maryland

32 Nemec, Adam F 6’3 185 09/02/85 Banska Bystrica, Slovakia n/a

88 Poku, Kwadwo M 6’1 185 02/19/92 Kumasi, Ghana n/a

12 Saunders, Joshua GK 6’4 210 03/02/81 Grants Pass, OR UC Berkley

19 Shelton, Khiry F 6’3 185 06/26/93 Fort Carson, CO Oregon State University

99 Taylor, Tony F 6’0 170 08/13/89 Long Beach, CA USF, Jacksonville University

26 Velasquez, Sebas-tian

M 5’7 155 02/11/91 Medellin, Colombia Spartanburg Methodist College

7 Villa, David F 5’9 150 12/03/81 Langreo, Spain n/a

3 Watson-Siriboe, Kwame

D 6’3 196 11/03/86 Chino Hills, CA University of Connecticut

13 Williams, Josh D 6’2 192 04/18/88 Akron, OH Cleveland State University

17 Wingert, Chris D 5’11 165 06/16/82 Babylon, NY St. John’s University

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

COACHES AND STAFF

Physical Training Coach: Oscar PitillasPhysical Performance Coach: Aidan ByrneHead Athletic Trainer: Kevin ChristenAssistant Athletic Trainer: Pascual Guerrero

Sporting Director:Claudio Reyna

Head Coach:Jason Kreis

Assistant Coach:Miles Joseph

Assistant Coach:CJ Brown

Assistant Coach:Robert Vartughian

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ORL NE COL

1-1 2-0 0-0

1 Akira Fitzgerald

2 Andres Mendoza

3 Kwame Watson-Siriboe 5

4 Andrew Jacobson 90M 90M 90M

5 Jeb Brovsky 90D 90D 90D

6 George John

7 David Villa 90F 90F 90F

8 Frank Lampard

10 Mix Diskerud 88M 90M 85M

11 Ned Grabavoy 90M 90M 90M

12 Josh Saunders 90G 90G 90G

13 Josh Williams 90D 79D

14 Patrick Mullins 6

15 Thomas McNamara

17 Chris Wingert 90D 90D 90D

18 Ryan Meara

19 Khiry Shelton 28 24 29

20 Mehdi Ballouchy 62M

21 Jason Hernandez 90D 90D 90D

22 Pablo Alvarez

23 Matthew Dunn

24 Shay Facey 11 82D

26 Sebastian Velasquez 2 66M 71M

30 Javier Calle 1 19

32 Adam Nemec 89F 84F 61F

88 Kwadwo Poku

99 Tony Taylor

"00" = 100 minutes played

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Game log:

Game #1 03/08/2015 NYC 1 at ORL 1 T Diskerud 1 (unassisted) 76

Game #2 03/15/2015 NYC 2 vs NE 0 W Villa 1 (Grabavoy 1) 19; Mullins 1 (Villa 1) 84

Game #3 03/21/2015 NYC 0 at COL 0 T

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English TV: KMCI-TV, SKCTV Referee: Edvin JurisevicEnglish Radio: 102.9 FM Assistant ref: James ConleeTV and radio Nate Bukaty (play-by-play) Assistant ref: Brian Dunntalent Andy Gruenebaum (color) Fourth official: Alex Chilowicz Jake Yadrich (analyst) Kacie McDonnell (sideline)Spanish Radio: 1340 AMRadio talent Enrique Morales (play-by-play) Raul Padrino Villegas (color)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY at NEW YORK CITY FC

GAME NOTES WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE

Saturday, March 28, 2015Kickoff: 6 p.m. CT

Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY)MLS Regular Season Game 4

No. Pos. Name Pronunciation 1 GK Luis Marin muh-REEN 2 DEF Erik Palmer-Brown 3 DEF Ike Opara oh-PAR-ah 4 DEF Kevin Ellis 5 DEF Matt Besler BEEZ-ler 6 MID Paulo Nagamura POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra 7 DEF Chance Myers 8 MID Graham Zusi ZOO-see 9 FWD Krisztian Nemeth KRIS-tee-ON NEY-muth 10 MID Benny Feilhaber FAIL-hob-ber 11 MID Bernardo Anor AHN-your 12 MID Mikey Lopez* 13 DEF Amadou Dia ah-mah-doo DEE-ah 14 FWD Dom Dwyer 15 DEF Seth Sinovic sin-OH-vick 16 MID Servando Carrasco ser-VAWN-dough cuh-ROSS-co 17 DEF Saad Abdul-Salaam sahd ab-DOOL sa-LAHM 18 FWD James Ansu Rogers 21 GK Jon Kempin* 22 MID Connor Hallisey HAL-iss-see 23 DEF Jalil Anibaba jah-LEEL ah-nee-bah-bah 27 MID Roger Espinoza 29 GK Tim Melia MEE-lia 37 FWD Jacob Peterson 71 DEF Marcel de Jong de YUNG 93 MID Soni Mustivar SOH-nee MOO-stuh-var 94 MID Jimmy Medranda muh-DRAHN-dah*on loan **disabled list

SPORTING KANSAS CITY ROSTER

Eastern Conference Pts W L T GP 1. New York City FC 5 1 0 2 32. New York Red Bulls 4 1 0 1 23. Orlando City SC 4 1 1 1 34. Columbus Crew SC 3 1 1 0 25. Toronto FC 3 1 1 0 26. D.C. United 3 1 1 0 27. Philadelphia Union 2 0 1 2 38. Montreal Impact 1 0 1 1 29. New England Revolution 1 0 2 1 310. Chicago Fire 0 0 3 0 3Western Conference Pts W L T GP 1. FC Dallas 9 3 0 0 32. San Jose Earthquakes 6 2 1 0 33. Vancouver Whitecaps 6 2 1 0 34. LA Galaxy 5 1 0 2 3 5. Houston Dynamo 4 1 1 1 36. Seattle Sounders FC 3 1 1 0 27. Portland Timbers 3 0 0 3 38. Colorado Rapids 2 0 0 2 29. Real Salt Lake 2 0 0 2 210. Sporting Kansas City 2 0 1 2 3

2015 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS

2015 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEW YORK CITY FC

1-0-2 (5 pts.)31st in East31.00310.33+237 (12)32.4%453681

RECORDGAMES PLAYED

CONFERENCE POSITIONGOALS

GOALS/GAMEASSISTS

GOALS ALLOWEDALLOWED/GAME

GOAL DIFFERENTIALSHOTS (ON GOAL)

ON GOAL %FOULS COMMITTED

FOULS SUFFEREDCAUTIONSEJECTIONS

0-1-2 (2 pts.)3

t-8th in West2

0.6724

1.33-2

45 (10)22.2%

3940

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2015 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEW YORK CITY FC

1 three players tied2 Ned Grabavoy14 David Villa7 David Villa1 David Villa1 Ned Grabavoy7 three players tied5 David Villa2 Chris Wingert1 Shay Facey

0.33 Josh Saunders1 Josh Saunders2 Josh Saunders10 Josh Saunders

GOALSASSISTSSHOTS

SHOTS ON GOALGAME-WINNING GOALS

GAME-WINNING ASSISTSFOULS COMMITTED

FOULS SUFFEREDCAUTIONSEJECTIONS

GOALS AGAINST AVG.WINS

SHUTOUTSSAVES

Espinoza/Opara 1 Benny Feilhaber 2

Dom Dwyer 10Dom Dwyer 3

0 0

Espinoza/Feilhaber 7Dom Dwyer 9

four players tied 1Matt Besler 1

Luis Marin 1.330

Luis Marin 1Luis Marin 8

COACHES - REGULAR SEASON

PETER VERMES JASON KREIS

8th season91-71-591st season1-0-2

MLS EXPERIENCEMLS RECORD

YEAR WITH TEAMRECORD WITH TEAM

7th season76-59-46

7th season76-59-46

As of March 25, 2015

OUT:

• Chance Myers (left Achilles)

QUESTIONABLE:

• Krisztian Nemeth (right knee sprain)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY INJURY REPORT

Standings through March 27, 2015

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Sporting KC Game Notes | March 28, 2015 at New York City FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

Sporting KC and New York City FC square off for the first time on Saturday. During Major League Soccer’s expansion era (2005-present) Sporting KC is 6-1-2 in first meetings against expansion (or relocated*) clubs.Opponent Date Venue ResultChivas USA June 1, 2005 StubHub Center T 1-1Real Salt Lake July 16, 2005 Arrowhead Stadium W 3-2Houston Dynamo* April 8, 2006 Robertson Stadium W 2-1Toronto FC April 25, 2007 Arrowhead Stadium W 3-0Seattle Sounders FC April 11, 2009 CenturyLink Field W 1-0Philadelphia Union June 10, 2010 CommunityAmerica Ballpark W 2-0Vancouver Whitecaps April 2, 2011 Empire Field T 3-3Portland Timbers July 2, 2011 Providence Park W 2-1Montreal Impact May 5, 2012 Sporting Park L 2-0

Note: list excludes San Jose Earthquakes, who took two year hiatus from 2006-07 before returning to MLS in 2008.

#NYCvSKC: INAUGURAL MATCHTeam• Saturday is Sporting KC’s 300th regular season road game (87-145-67).• Sporting KC is one shy of 100 road wins across all competitions in club

history (99-174-76).• Sporting KC has scored 996 goals across all competitions in team

history.Manager Peter Vermes• The seventh-year head coach is the 2nd longest serving manager in

club history behind Bob Gansler (eight seasons). • Vermes’ regular season winning percentage (.547) is best for Sporting

KC all-time and 8th best in MLS history (minimum 30 games won).• Vermes’ 76 regular season wins are 13th most in MLS history.

Matt Besler• If he plays on Saturday, he will move into sole possession of 8th place

on the club’s all-time appearances list (184 in all competitions).• If he plays on Saturday, he will move into a tie with Mo Johnston for

8th place on the club’s all-time MLS appearances list (164 including postseason).

• In Sporting KC regular season history: 8th in appearances (152), 7th in starts (147) and 7th in minutes played (13,276).

Dom Dwyer• Ranks 9th in MLS history with 0.59 goals per 90 minutes

(regular season, minimum 20 goals scored).• In Sporting KC regular season history: 9th in goals (24), 8th in game-

winning goals (7), 3rd in multi-goal games (5), 2nd in penalty kick goals (7) and 1st in goals per game (0.45).

Graham Zusi• Has 49 assists for Sporting KC in all competitions, third most in club

history.• Ranks 8th in MLS history with 530 corner kicks taken in the regular

season.• In Sporting KC regular season history: 9th in appearances (151), 10th

in goals (22), 3rd in assists (45), 7th in shots (235), 6th in game-winning goals (8) and tied for 2nd in game-winning assists (16).

Other players• If Bernardo Anor starts on Saturday, it will be the 50th regular season

start of his MLS career.• Potential Sporting KC debutants on Saturday: Saad Abdul-Salaam,

James Ansu Rogers, Connor Hallisey and Tim Melia.

NOTEWORTHY MILESTONES

Sporting KC - Team• Sporting KC has handed MLS opponents their first loss at a new

stadium at six different venues: BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston Dynamo), BMO Field (Toronto FC), Qwest Field (Seattle Sounders FC), Rio Tinto Stadium (Real Salt Lake), Robertson Stadium (Houston Dynamo) and Spartan Stadium (San Jose Earthquakes).

• Sporting KC recorded 24 regular season road wins from 2012-2014, the most of any MLS club over a three-year span during the non-shootout era (2000-present).

• Sporting KC is one of five teams to make the MLS Cup Playoffs each of the last four seasons (NY, LA, SEA, RSL).

• In the 2015 regular season, Sporting KC... ...leads MLS with 45 shots ...leads MLS with 37 chances created, 15 more than they have allowed ...leads MLS with 90 interceptions, 28 more than any other team ...leads MLS with 65 aerial duels won ...ranks last in MLS with 61.6 passing accuracy in the attacking half of the field

Sporting KC - Individual (2015 regular season)• Benny Feilhaber is one of five MLS players with two assists.• Graham Zusi leads MLS with 11 chances created, eight of which from

set pieces.• Ike Opara leads MLS with 20 interceptions.• Roger Espinoza ranks fourth in MLS with 27 duels won.• Dom Dwyer ranks second in MLS with nine fouls suffered.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Playing for Real Salt Lake, Mehdi Ballouchy scored the first goal of his MLS career in a 2-1 win over Kansas City on May 20, 2006.

• Playing for Real Salt Lake, Ned Grabavoy scored in a 4-1 win over Kansas City on May 29, 2010.

• Playing for FC Dallas, Andrew Jacobson scored in the 88th-minute of a 2-2 draw against Sporting KC on June 22, 2013.

• Playing for the New England Revolution, NYCFC forward Patrick Mullins recorded the first assist of his MLS career in a 3-1 win over Sporting KC on Sept. 3, 2014.

• Three NYCFC players have received red cards while playing against Kansas City: Ned Grabavoy (RSL won 1-0 on 8/29/09), Jason Hernandez (SJ won 1-0 on 8/14/10) and Chris Wingert (RSL lost 2-1 on 7/20/13)

#NYCvSKC: PLAYER HISTORY

• Sporting KC defender Matt Besler (25 caps) and winger Graham Zusi (28 caps) are teammates with NYCFC midfielder Mix Diskerud (27 caps) on the United States Men’s National Team.

• On June 24, 2009, Sporting KC midfielder Benny Feilhaber faced NYCFC forward David Villa in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup semifinals in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The U.S. earned a famous 2-0 victory over Spain, with Feilhaber coming on as a 69th-minute sub for the victors and Villa playing the full match for Spain.

• Sporting KC forward Jacob Peterson and NYCFC midfielder Ned Grabavoy were college teammates at Indiana in 2003 and won the NCAA Championship.

• Sporting KC midfielder Jacob Peterson was teammates with NYCFC defender Chris Wingert at the Colorado Rapids from 2006-2007.

• Sporting KC defender Ike Opara and NYCFC goalkeeper Akira Fitzgerald were college teammates at Wake Forest from 2007-2009.

• Sporting KC defender Matt Besler and NYCFC defender Jeb Brovsky were college teammates at Notre Dame from 2007-2008.

• Sporting KC midfielder Servando Carrasco and NYCFC midfielder Andrew Jacobson were college teammates at California in 2007.

• Sporting KC midfielder Paulo Nagamura was teammates with NYCFC midfielder Jeb Brovsky and goalkeeper Josh Saunders at LA Galaxy from 2005-2006.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTESSPORTING KC AND NYCFC SET FOR INAUGURAL MEETING Sporting KC hits the road for their inaugural match against MLS expansion side New York City FC on Saturday at Yankee Stadium. The visitors (0-1-2, 2 points) are winless in their first three regular season matches for the first time since 1999, but statistics suggest that better results are on the horizon: Sporting KC leads MLS with 45 shots and 37 chances created, 15 more than they have allowed this season. Marcel de Jong (Canada), Roger Espinoza and Erik Palmer-Brown (U.S. U-20’s) will miss the match on international duty. New York City FC (1-0-2, 5 points) sits atop the Eastern Conference and has conceded just one goal through three matches. The team is led by United States international midfielder Mix Diskerud, who scored the club’s first ever goal on March 8 and leads MLS with 185 successful passes, and World Cup-winning Spanish forward David Villa, who scored the game-winner in NYCFC’s first match at Yankee Stadium on March 15.

STADIUM WRECKERS On Saturday, Sporting KC will have the opportunity to deliver New York City FC their first ever defeat at Yankee Stadium. Sporting KC has handed MLS opponents their first loss at a new stadium at six different venues, including a penalty shootout win against San Jose in 1996.

Opponent Date Venue ResultSan Jose Earthquakes April 21, 1996 Spartan Stadium T 2-2Real Salt Lake July 16, 2005 Rio Tinto Stadium W 3-2Houston Dynamo April 8, 2006 Robertson Stadium W 2-1Toronto FC April 28, 2007 BMO Field W 1-0Seattle Sounders April 11, 2009 CenturyLink Field W 1-0Houston Dynamo May 12, 2013 BBVA Compass Stadium W 1-0

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK During Major League Soccer’s expansion era (2005-present) Sporting KC is 6-1-2 in their first meetings against expansion (or relocated*) clubs. The list below excludes the San Jose Earthquakes, who took a two year hiatus from 2006-07 before returning to MLS in 2008.

Opponent Date Venue ResultChivas USA June 1, 2005 StubHub Center T 1-1Real Salt Lake July 16, 2005 Arrowhead Stadium W 3-2Houston Dynamo* April 8, 2006 Robertson Stadium W 2-1Toronto FC April 25, 2007 Arrowhead Stadium W 3-0Seattle Sounders FC April 11, 2009 CenturyLink Field W 1-0Philadelphia Union June 10, 2010 CommunityAmerica Ballpark W 2-0Vancouver Whitecaps April 2, 2011 Empire Field T 3-3Portland Timbers July 2, 2011 Providence Park W 2-1Montreal Impact May 5, 2012 Sporting Park L 2-0

THREE PLAYERS MAKE SKC DEBUTS IN PORTLAND DRAW Luis Marin made three saves for the first shutout of his MLS career as Sporting KC battled the Portland Timbers to a 0-0 draw last Saturday at Sporting Park. Captain Matt Besler returned from his one-game suspension and anchored a backline that welcomed Jalil Anibaba into the starting lineup for his Sporting KC debut. Portland was held to seven shots - their fewest since August 2014 - as the Timbers tied their third straight match to open the 2015 season. The second half of the match saw midfielder Servando Carrasco and Soni Mustivar make their Sporting KC debuts. Carrasco, who was introduced after 84 minutes, is a fifth-year MLS veteran who played 60 league matches for Seattle (2011-13) and Houston (2013-14). Mustivar subbed on in the third minute of stoppage time for his first MLS appearance. The 25-year-old has played each of the last three seasons with Petrolul Ploiesti in the Romanian first division.

DEFENSIVE DUO NAMED TO MLS TEAM OF THE WEEK Defenders Marcel de Jong and Ike Opara received MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week honors following last Saturday’s shutout of the Portland Timbers. In his second MLS appearance, Canadian left back de Jong won a game-high four tackles and helped Sporting KC post their first clean sheet of 2015. He also created four chances, tied for most of any player in MLS Week 3, including a pinpoint cross in the second half that Opara headed narrowly over the crossbar. Opara earns Team of the Week recognition for the second time in three weeks after missing most of 2014 through injury. Last Saturday, he limited the impact of Portland striker Fanendo Adi and led all players with eight interceptions and five aerial duels. The centerback now leads MLS with 20 interceptions on the season, five more than any other player.

DE JONG, ESPINOZA, PALMER-BROWN ON INTERNATIONAL DUTY Sporting KC will face New York City FC at Yankee Stadium without three players currently on international duty: Canadian defender Marcel de Jong, Honduran midfielder Roger Espinoza and homegrown defender Erik Palmer-Brown.

DE JONG JOINS CANADA Marcel de Jong has joined the Canada Men’s National Team for a pair of friendlies against CONCACAF opponents. The Reds will play Guatemala on March 27 at in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, before closing out the training camp against Puerto Rico on March 30 in Bayamon. The two games serve as Canada’s final tune-ups prior to the start of 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in June and the 2015 Gold Cup in July. The 28-year-old de Jong signed with Sporting KC earlier this month and made his MLS debut on March 14 after recording more than 225 club appearances over 10 professional seasons in the Netherlands and Germany. De Jong has earned 31 caps for Canada with two goals since his international debut in 2007. He has represented his country at each of the past three CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments, as well as in 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying.

ESPINOZA JOINS HONDURAS Espinoza has joined the Honduras Men’s National Team for a pivotal 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup play-in series. French Guiana will host the opening leg on March 25 before the decisive return leg in Honduras on March 29. The 28-year-old Espinoza has made 45 international appearances for Honduras, scoring four goals and representing his native country at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2014 FIFA World Cup. Espinoza has played 133 matches for the club in all competitions with three goals and 12 assists, including his long-range strike at FC Dallas on March 14. He played in Kansas City from 2008 to 2012, earning MLS All-Star honors in his final year before moving to English club Wigan Athletic in 2013. He returned to Kansas City this January after making 57 appearances for the Latics, including a 90-minute performance in their famous win over Manchester City in the 2013 FA Cup Final.

PALMER BROWN JOINS U.S. U-20’S Palmer-Brown has joined the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team for a week-long training camp in England (March 23-30). Head coach Tab Ramos selected 20 players for the team’s first foreign training camp of the year, which includes a scrimmage against Tottenham Hotspur’s Under-21 team on Friday in London followed by a match against England’s Under-21 Men’s National Team on Sunday in Plymouth. Palmer-Brown has appeared in seven matches for Sporting KC across all competition, including the team’s 2015 season opener earlier this month. The Lee’s Summit, Missouri, native is a product of the Sporting KC Academy and became the club’s third homegrown player signing in August 2013. The 17-year-old most recently represented the U.S. U-20’s in September 2014 during a training camp in Argentina. The trip was his second full camp at the age level after appearing in four victories for the U-20’s en route to reaching the Dallas Cup final in April 2014. Last year, The Guardian chose Palmer-Brown as one of the world’s top 40 players at his age in the publication’s “Next Generation 2014” list released in October.

JON KEMPIN LOANED TO SAN ANTONIO SCORPIONS Sporting KC announced last week that the club has loaned goalkeeper Jon Kempin to the North American Soccer League’s San Antonio Scorpions. The 21-year-old joins the defending NASL champions ahead of their league opener on April 4. Kempin, 21, begins his sixth pro season after joining the U.S. Men’s National Team in January. The Leawood, Kansas, native made five competitive appearances for Sporting KC in 2014, including his debut in MLS and the CONCACAF Champions League, while also spending time on loan at OKC Energy FC of USL PRO. Kempin earned back-to-back MLS Save of the Week honors in his first two MLS appearances and was named MVP of the 2014 MLS Chipotle Homegrown Game. In doing so, he became the youngest at his position to play in MLS since 2012 and entered the record books as the youngest keeper to start an MLS match in club history.

MIKEY LOPEZ LOANED TO USL PRO AFFILIATE OKC ENERGY FC Sporting KC announced Tuesday that the club has loaned midfielder Mikey Lopez to the team’s USL PRO affiliate OKC Energy FC. Lopez returns on loan to the USL, where he recorded one goal and one assist in 14 appearances split between Orlando City SC (nine games) and OKC Energy FC (five games) a year ago. The 22-year-old also logged eight MLS appearances for Sporting Kansas City in 2014 during a breakout second professional season. OKC Energy FC kicks off their 2015 schedule on Saturday with an in-state match-up against Tulsa Roughnecks FC, one of 12 new expansion sides in the 24-team USL. Lopez represented the United States at the 2013 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Turkey and made his professional debut during the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY NEWS AND NOTES (CONTINUED)OPTA: SPORTING KC 2015 REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS TEAMStatistic # Opponent Date ResultShots 18 New York Red Bulls 3/8/15 T 1-1Shots on goal 4 New York Red Bulls 3/8/15 T 1-1 FC Dallas 3/14/15 L 3-1Chances created 15 New York Red Bulls 3/8/15 T 1-1Passes successful 292 FC Dallas 3/14/15 L 3-1Passing accuracy 78.8% Portland Timbers 3/21/15 T 0-0Corners 6 New York Red Bulls 3/8/15 T 1-1 FC Dallas 3/14/15 L 3-1 Portland Timbers 3/21/15 T 0-0Possession 58.8% FC Dallas 3/14/15 L 3-1Duels won 66 New York Red Bulls 3/8/15 T 1-1Tackles won 20 Portland Timbers 3/21/15 T 0-0Interceptions 37 New York Red Bulls 3/8/15 T 1-1Shots faced (high) 14 New York Red Bulls 3/8/15 T 1-1Shots faced (low) 7 Portland Timbers 3/21/15 T 0-0Fouls committed 16 FC Dallas 3/14/15 L 3-1Fouls suffered 17 New York Red Bulls 3/8/15 T 1-1

INDIVIDUALStatistic # Player Date Opp.Shots 5 Dom Dwyer 3/8/15 NYRShots on goal 2 Dom Dwyer 3/14/15 DALChances created 5 Dom Dwyer 3/8/15 NYR Graham Zusi 3/8/15 NYRPasses successful 44 Benny Feilhaber 3/14/15 DALCorners 5 Graham Zusi (twice) 3/8/15 NYR 3/14/15 DALOpen play crosses 5 Marcel de Jong 3/14/15 DAL 5 Jalil Anibaba 3/21/15 PORDribbles completed 4 Roger Espinoza 3/21/15 POR Graham Zusi 3/21/15 PORDuels won 12 Roger Espinoza 3/14/15 DALTackles won 4 Marcel de Jong 3/21/15 POR Benny Feilhaber 3/21/15 PORInterceptions 9 Kevin Ellis 3/14/15 DALClearances 13 Matt Besler 3/21/15 PORHeaded clearances 6 Matt Besler 3/21/15 PORFouls committed 4 Benny Feilhaber 3/14/15 DAL Roger Espinoza 3/21/15 PORFouls suffered 5 Benny Feilhaber 3/8/15 NYRSaves 3 Luis Marin (twice) 3/8/15 NYR 3/21/15 POR

2015 MEDIA RECOGNITIONSMarcel de JongWeek 3 (3/23) Bleacher Report Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the WeekAmadou DiaWeek 1 (3/9) Bleacher Report Team of the Week (bench)Roger EspinozaWeek 2 (3/16) Bleacher Report Team of the WeekWeek 3 (3/23) NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the WeekBenny FeilhaberWeek 1 (3/9) NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the WeekIke OparaWeek 1 (3/9) Bleacher Report Team of the Week Goal.com Team of the Week MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week NBC Pro Soccer Talk Team of the Week Soccer By Ives Best XIWeek 3 (3/23) MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week

ROAD WARRIORS Sporting KC has logged eight road wins in each of the last three regular seasons. Their 24 road wins from 2012-2014 are the most of any MLS club over a three-year span during the non-shootout era (2000-present). The New York metro area has hosted two of those victories as Sporting KC won in September 2012 and April 2013 at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey.

SPORTING PARK SELLOUT STREAK Sporting Park has sold out 55 consecutive MLS matches (including playoffs) dating back to March 2012 and 67 of 76 overall since opening in June 2011. Sporting KC has set new regular season attendance records in each of the last four years, eclipsing 20,00 spectators per game in 2014. In 76 MLS matches played at the venue, Sporting Park is averaging 19,355 spectators -- 104.8 percent of its 18,467-seat capacity. Sporting KC’s average home attendance in 2014 was at 108.7 percent capacity, the best mark in MLS.

OFFSEASON OVERHAULA roster makeover during the offseason saw Sporting KC acquire 13 new players and part ways with 15 members from last year’s squad. While retaining its veteran core – Matt Besler, Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Seth Sinovic and Chance Myers – the club made multiple signings at each position.New goalkeepers (2): Luis Marin (31), a Chilean international (eight caps) with 12 years of professional experience in his native country and Sporting KC’s current holder of the No. 1 jersey; Tim Melia (28), a sixth-year MLS veteran who was a League Pool Goalkeeper in 2014 and received a call-up from Sporting KC last summer.New defenders (4): Jalil Anibaba (26), a versatile veteran who has started more than 100 MLS matches over four years with Chicago and Seattle; Saad Abdul-Salaam (23), a right back out of Akron selected 12th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft; Amadou Dia (22), a left back out of Clemson selected 20th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft; Marcel de Jong (28), a Canadian international (31 caps) who has played each of the last four years at FC Augsburg of the German Bundesliga.New midfielders (3): Roger Espinoza (28), a Honduran international (45 caps) and MLS All-Star who played in Kansas City from 2008-2012 before joining Wigan Athletic in England; Servando Carrasco (26), an MLS veteran who played 60 games over four years with Seattle and Houston; Soni Mustivar (25), a Haiti international who has played each of the last three seasons with Petrolul Ploiesti in the Romanian first division.New forwards (4): Bernardo Anor (26), a fifth-year veteran who played 72 MLS matches and scored 12 goals in Columbus; Krisztian Nemeth (26), a Hungarian international (15 caps) with nearly 10 years of professional experience across Europe; Connor Hallisey (23), a winger out of California selected 10th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft; James Ansu Rogers (22), a winger out of New Mexico selected 53rd overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.

SUCCESS IN KANSAS CITY Sporting KC begins their 20th season as one of nine active charter members in Major League Soccer. Led by seventh-year Manager Peter Vermes, Sporting KC is the only club to win an MLS Cup (2013), a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2012) and multiple conference regular season titles (2011, 2012) over the past nine seasons. Since 2011, Vermes has guided the team to four straight postseason appearances and 67 MLS victories (including playoffs), third most in the league. During that time, Sporting KC has recorded a league-best 29 road wins. In addition to winning championships, the club has seen many of its current players earn individual accolades. Winger Graham Zusi was named MLS Breakout Player of the Year in 2011, while captain Matt Besler received MLS Defender of the Year recognition in 2012. A pair of three-time MLS All-Stars, Zusi (28 caps) and Besler (25 caps) are veterans of the United States Men’s National Team and signed Designated Player contracts with Sporting KC last July after competing at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Last year, Dwyer scored 22 MLS goals and 24 goals in all competitions to set new single-season records for the club. The 24-year-old has scored 50 goals in all competitions since the start of 2013—28 with Sporting KC and 22 with former USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC. Now entering his fourth year in Kansas City, Dwyer signed a contract extension during this offseason. Sporting KC also welcomes back Honduran international midfielder Roger Espinoza, who played five seasons for the team from 2008-2012. After becoming an MLS All-Star in 2012, Espinoza moved to Wigan Athletic where he won the 2013 FA Cup title and made 57 total appearances across the English Premier League, English Championship, UEFA Europa League and domestic cups. He is the only active MLS player to have competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups and the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TRACKERPlayers In Players Out

Bernardo Anor (trade - 12/8/14) Antonio Dovale (option declined - 11/25/14)

Jalil Anibaba (trade - 12/12/14) Christian Duke (option declined - 11/25/14)

James Marcelin (signing - 12/16/14) Andy Gruenebaum (option declined - 11/25/14)

Luis Marin (signing - 12/18/14) Michael Kafari (option declined - 11/25/14)

Krisztian Nemeth (signing - 12/18/14) Eric Kronberg (option declined - 11/25/14)

Tim Melia (signing - 12/23/14) Victor Munoz (option declined - 11/25/14)

Roger Espinoza (signing - 1/6/15) Sal Zizzo (option declined - 11/25/14)

Connor Hallisey (SuperDraft - 1/15/15) Lawrence Olum (out of contract - 11/25/14)

Saad Abdul-Salaam (SuperDraft - 1/15/15) Martin Steuble (out of contract - 11/25/14)

Servando Carrasco (trade - 1/27/15) Aurelien Collin (trade - 12/8/14)

Soni Mustivar (signing - 2/13/15) C.J. Sapong (trade - 12/8/14)

Amadou Dia (SuperDraft - 2/18/15) Soony Saad (out of contract - 1/1/15)

James Ansu Rogers (SuperDraft - 2/25/15) Igor Juliao (loan ends - 1/1/15)

Marcel de Jong (signing - 3/2/15) Claudio Bieler (out of contract - 1/20/15)

Jorge Claros (waived - 2/24/15)

James Marcelin (waived - 2/24/15)

DATE IN/OUT DETAILSNov. 25: OUT Sporting KC declines contract options for M Christian Duke, M Antonio Dovale, GK Andy Gruenebaum, M Michael Kafari, GK Eric Kronberg, M Victor Munoz and F Sal Zizzo; M Lawrence Olum and M Martin Steuble leave club out of contractDec. 8: IN Sporting KC acquires M Bernardo Anor from Columbus Crew SCDec. 8: OUT Sporting KC trades D Aurelien Collin to Orlando City SC; trades F C.J. Sapong to Philadelphia UnionDec. 12: IN Sporting KC signs D Jalil Anibaba after acquiring his rights from Orlando City SC (2014 MLS Expansion Draft)Dec. 16: IN Sporting KC signs M James MarcelinDec. 17 Sporting KC signs F Dom Dwyer to contract extensionDec. 18: IN Sporting KC signs GK Luis Marin and F Krisztian NemethDec. 23: IN Sporting KC signs GK Tim MeliaJan. 1: OUT F Soony Saad leaves club out of contract; D Igor Juliao leaves club as loan expiresJan. 6: IN Sporting KC signs M Roger EspinozaJan. 15: IN Sporting KC selects M Connor Hallisey (10th overall), D Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th overall) and D Amadou Dia (20th overall) in the first round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Hallisey and Abdul-Salaam signed with MLS prior to the draft and were automatically added to Sporting KC’s roster.Jan. 15: Sporting KC signs F Jacob Peterson to new contractJan. 20: OUT F Claudio Bieler leaves club out of contractJan. 20: IN Sporting KC selects M James Ansu Rogers (53rd overall) and D Tony Rocha (73rd overall) in the third and fourth rounds of the 2015 MLS SuperDraftJan. 27: IN Sporting KC signs D Kevin Ellis to new contract; signs M Servando Carrasco after acquiring his rights from Houston DynamoFeb. 13: IN Sporting KC signs M Soni MustivarFeb. 18: IN Sporting KC signs D Amadou Dia, the 20th overall pick (first round) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraftFeb. 24: OUT Sporting KC waives M Jorge Claros and M James MarcelinFeb. 25: IN Sporting KC signs F James Ansu Rogers, the 53rd overall pick (third round) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraftMarch 2: IN Sporting KC signs D Marcel de JongMarch 20: OUT Sporting KC loans GK Jon Kempin to San Antonio Scorpions (North American Soccer League)March 24: OUT Sporting KC loans M Mikey Lopez to OKC Energy FC (USL PRO)

SPORTING KANSAS CITY TRANSACTION TIMELINE

CONSTRUCTING SPORTING KANSAS CITYYear MLS SuperDraft Signings Trades Homegrown Players MLS Lottery Draft

2008 Chance Myers (1st)

2009 Matt Besler (8th) Graham Zusi (23rd)

2010 Jon Kempin (8/31/10)

2011 Seth Sinovic (5/10/11) Kevin Ellis (2/18/11)

2012 Dom Dwyer (16th) Jacob Peterson (1/19/12) Paulo Nagamura (11/29/11)

2013 Mikey Lopez (14th) Jimmy Medranda (8/9/13) Benny Feilhaber (12/11/12)Ike Opara (12/12/12)

Erik Palmer-Brown (8/2/13)

2015 Connor Hallisey (10th)Saad Abdul-Salaam (12th)Amadou Dia (20th)James Ansu Rogers (53rd)

Luis Marin (12/18/14)Krisztian Nemeth (12/18/14)Tim Melia (12/23/14)Roger Espinoza (1/6/15)Soni Mustivar (2/16/15)Marcel de Jong (3/2/15)

Bernardo Anor (12/8/14)Jalil Anibaba (12/12/14)Servando Carrasco (1/27/15)

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DATE OPPONENT COMPETITION TIME/RESULT TV/SCORERS ATTENDANCE

SUNDAY, MARCH 8 NEW YORK RED BULLS MLS T 1-1 Opara 50 19,784

Saturday, March 14 at FC Dallas MLS L 1-3 Espinoza 44 14,149

SATURDAY, MARCH 21 PORTLAND TIMBERS MLS T 0-0 --- 20,848

Saturday, March 28 at New York City FC MLS 6:00 KMCI, SKCTV

SUNDAY, APRIL 5 PHILADELPHIA UNION MLS 6:00 Fox Sports 1

SATURDAY, APRIL 11 REAL SALT LAKE MLS 7:30 KMCI, SKCTV

Saturday, April 18 at LA Galaxy MLS 9:30 KMCI, SKCTV

Saturday, April 25 at Houston Dynamo MLS 7:30 KMCI, SKCTV

SUNDAY, MAY 3 CHICAGO FIRE MLS 4:00 ESPN2

Saturday, May 9 at D.C. United MLS 6:00 KMCI, SKCTV

SATURDAY, MAY 16 COLORADO RAPIDS MLS 7:30 KMCI, SKCTV

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION MLS 7:00 ESPN2

Saturday, May 23 at Seattle Sounders FC MLS 9:00 KMCI, SKCTV

FRIDAY, MAY 29 FC DALLAS MLS 8:00 KMCI, Unimas

SATURDAY, JUNE 6 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC MLS 7:30 KMCI, SKCTV

Tue/Wed, June 16-17 TBD U.S. Open Cup (4th Round)

Sunday, June 21 at Real Salt Lake MLS 9:00 Fox Sports 1

SATURDAY, JUNE 27 COLORADO RAPIDS MLS 7:30 KMCI, SKCTV

Tue/Wed, June 30-July 1 TBD U.S. Open Cup (5th Round)

Sunday, July 12 at Vancouver Whitecaps MLS 8:00 KMCI, SKCTV

SATURDAY, JULY 18 MONTREAL IMPACT MLS 7:30 KMCI, SKCTV

Tue/Wed, July 21-22 TBD U.S. Open Cup (Quarterfinals)

Friday, July 24 at Real Salt Lake MLS 10:00 KMCI, Unimas

SATURDAY, AUG. 1 HOUSTON DYNAMO MLS 7:30 KMCI, SKCTV

Saturday, Aug. 8 at Toronto FC MLS 3:00 KMCI, SKCTV

Tue/Wed, Aug. 11-12 TBD U.S. Open Cup (Semifinals)

SATURDAY, AUG. 15 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS MLS 7:30 KMCI, SKCTV

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES MLS 7:30 KMCI, SKCTV

Saturday, Aug. 22 at Columbus Crew SC MLS 6:30 KMCI, SKCTV

Saturday, Aug. 29 at Colorado Rapids MLS 8:00 KMCI, SKCTV

Wednesday, Sept. 9 at Portland Timbers MLS 9:30 KMCI, SKCTV

Sunday, Sept. 13 at Orlando City SC MLS 6:00 Fox Sports 1

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18 FC DALLAS MLS 6:00 KMCI, Unimas

Wednesday, Sept. 23 at Houston Dynamo MLS 7:30 KMCI, SKCTV

SUNDAY, SEPT. 27 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC MLS 4:00 ESPN2

Tue/Wed, Sept. 29-30 TBD U.S. Open Cup (Final)

Saturday, Oct. 3 at Portland Timbers MLS 9:30 KMCI, SKCTV

Friday, Oct. 16 at San Jose Earthquakes MLS 10:00 KMCI, SKCTV

SUNDAY, OCT. 25 LA GALAXY MLS 6:00 TBD

Wed/Thu, Oct. 28-29 Conference Knockout Round MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Conference Semifinals (Leg 1) MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Nov. 7-8 Conference Semifinals (Leg 2) MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Nov. 21-22 Conference Championship (Leg 1) MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Nov. 28-29 Conference Championship (Leg 2) MLS Cup Playoffs

Sat/Sun, Dec. 5-6/12-13 MLS Cup Final MLS Cup Playoffs

SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 BOX SCORES

March 8, 2015: Sporting KC 1-1 New York Red BullsMLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS

Attendance: 19,784 (54th straight sellout)Weather: 70 degrees and sunny

1 2 FSporting Kansas City 0 1 1New York Red Bulls 0 1 1

Sporting Kansas City: Luis Marin; Seth Sinovic, Matt Besler (c), Ike Opara, Amadou Dia; Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber, Krisztian Nemeth (Jacob Peterson 77); Bernardo Anor (Paulo Nagamura 61), Dom Dwyer, Graham Zusi (Erik Palmer-Brown 85)Subs not used: Tim Melia, Connor Hallisey, Jalil Anibaba, Jimmy Medranda

New York Red Bulls: Luis Robles; Damien Perrinelle, Ronald Zubar (Matt Miazga 77), Roy Miller, Chris Duvall; Sacha Kljestan, Felipe (Anatole Bertrand Abang 84), Lloyd Sam, Dax McCarty (c), Mike Grella (Sal Zizzo 68); Bradley Wright-PhillipsSubs not used: Kyle Reynish, Sean Davis, Leo Stolz, Dane Richards

Stats Summary SKC NYRShots (on goal) 18 (4) 14 (4)Saves 3 3Fouls 10 17Offside 0 5Corner Kicks 6 9 Misconduct Summary:SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; reckless tackle) 30SKC -- Matt Besler (caution; tactical foul) 70SKC -- Matt Besler (ejection; second caution) 70NYR -- Bradley Wright-Phillips (caution; tactical foul) 80NYR -- Sacha Kljestan (caution; reckless tackle) 86

Scoring Summary:SKC -- Ike Opara 1 (Benny Feilhaber 1) 50NYR -- Lloyd Sam 1 (Felipe 1) 54

March 14, 2015: Sporting Kansas City 1-3 FC DallasMLS Regular Season | Toyota Stadium | Frisco, TX

Attendance: 14,149Weather: 57 degrees and cloudy

1 2 FSporting Kansas City 1 0 1FC Dallas 1 2 3

Sporting Kansas City: Luis Marin; Amadou Dia, Kevin Ellis, Ike Opara, Marcel de Jong; Paulo Nagamura, Benny Feilhaber, Roger Espinoza; Graham Zusi (Jacob Peterson 88), Dom Dwyer, Krisztian Nemeth (Bernardo Anor 76)Subs not used: Tim Melia, Seth Sinovic, Jalil Anibaba, Soni Mustivar, Jimmy Medranda

FC Dallas: Chris Seitz; Atiba Harris, Matt Hedges (c), Moises Hernandez, Zach Loyd; Fabian Castillo (Kyle Bekker 89), Mauro Diaz (Ryan Hollingshead 69), Michel, Tesho Akindele (Michael Barrios 76), Victor Ulloa; Blas PerezSubs not used: Dan Kennedy, Walker Zimmerman, David Texeira, Kellyn Acosta

Stats Summary SKC FCDShots (on goal) 11 (4) 11 (5)Saves 2 3Fouls 16 12Offside 2 2Corner Kicks 6 5 Misconduct Summary:FCD -- Atiba Harris (caution; reckless foul) 35 SKC -- Graham Zusi (caution; dissent) 41 FCD -- Kyle Bekker (caution; unsporting behavior) 90 SKC -- Kevin Ellis (caution; unsporting behavior) 90

Scoring Summary:FCD -- Blas Perez 2 (Tesho Akindele 1, Fabian Castillo 1) 17 SKC -- Roger Espinoza 1 (Benny Feilhaber 2) 44 FCD -- Blas Perez 3 (Michel 1) 52 FCD -- Fabian Castillo 1 (Ryan Hollingshead 1, Michel 2) 73

March 21, 2015: Sporting Kansas City 0-0 Portland TimbersMLS Regular Season | Sporting Park | Kansas City, KS

Attendance: 20,848 (55th straight sellout)Weather: 68 degrees and partly cloudy

1 2 FSporting Kansas City 0 0 0Portland Timbers 0 0 0

Sporting Kansas City: Luis Marin; Jalil Anibaba, Ike Opara, Matt Besler (c), Marcel de Jong; Benny Feilhaber (Servando Carrasco 84), Paulo Nagamura, Roger Espinoza (Soni Mustivar 93+); Graham Zusi, Dom Dwyer, Jimmy Medranda (Bernardo Anor 56)Subs not used: Tim Melia, Amadou Dia, Seth Sinovic, Jacob Peterson

Portland Timbers: Adam Kwarasey; Alvas Powell, Nat Borchers, Liam Ridgewell (c), Jorge Villafana; Diego Chara, Jack Jewsbury, Dairon Asprilla (Gaston Fernandez 76), Darlington Nagbe, Rodney Wallace (Jeanderson 92+); Fanendo Adi (Maximiliano Urruti 76)Subs not used: Andrew Weber, Norberto Paparatto, Taylor Peay, George Fochive

Stats Summary SKC PORShots (on goal) 16 (2) 7 (3)Saves 3 2Fouls 13 11Offside 0 4Corner Kicks 6 4 Misconduct Summary:POR -- Diego Chara (caution; reckless foul) 72SKC -- Benny Feilhaber (caution; reckless foul) 82

Scoring Summary:None

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2015 Record When...

Scoring first goal 0-0-1 Conceding first goal 0-1-0Leading at halftime 0-0-0Tied at halftime 0-1-2Trailing at halftime 0-0-0Scoring 0 goals 0-0-1Scoring 1 goal 0-1-1Scoring 2 goals 0-0-0Scoring 3 goals 0-0-0Scoring 4+ goals 0-0-0Allowing 0 goals 0-0-1Allowing 1 goal 0-0-1Allowing 2 goals 0-0-0Allowing 3 goals 0-1-0Allowing 4+ goals 0-0-0Wearing Sporting blue 0-1-2Wearing dark indigo 0-0-0Wearing black 0-0-0Leading at 75’ 0-0-0Tied at 75’ 0-0-2Trailing at 75’ 0-1-0Outshooting opponent 0-0-2Outshot by opponent 0-0-0Shots even 0-1-0One-goal games 0-0-0On ESPN 0-0-0On FOX Sports 1 0-0-1On KMCI-TV 0-1-1Day games (before 5pm) 0-0-0Games 5pm CT or later 0-1-2With red card for 0-0-1With red card against 0-0-0Temperature 75 & up 0-0-0Temperature below 75 0-1-2In Pacific time zone 0-0-0In Mountain time zone 0-0-0In Central time zone 0-1-2In Eastern time zone 0-0-0vs. Eastern Conference 0-0-1vs. Western Conference 0-1-1On grass 0-1-2On turf 0-0-0With zero subs 0-0-0With one sub 0-0-0With two subs 0-1-0with three subs 0-0-2

Regular Season Record By Month

March 2015 0-1-2March all-time 12-9-6April 2015 0-0-0April all-time 38-30-12May 2015 0-0-0May all-time 30-39-21June 2015 0-0-0June all-time 36-28-21July 2015 0-0-0July all-time 44-32-24Aug. 2015 0-0-0Aug. all-time 37-45-14Sept. 2015 0-0-0Sept. all-time 28-35-13Oct. 2015 0-0-0Oct. all-time 18-12-14

Regular Season Team-By-Team (in 2015)

vs. Chicago Fire 13-25-11 vs. Colorado Rapids 22-17-13vs. Columbus Crew 24-21-6vs. D.C. United 20-20-11vs. FC Dallas 20-20-10 (0-1-0)vs. Houston Dynamo 5-7-8vs. LA Galaxy 19-23-11vs. Montreal Impact 5-3-1vs. NE Revolution 23-16-11vs. New York City FC 0-0-0vs. New York Red Bulls 19-20-13 (0-0-1)vs. Orlando City SC 0-0-0vs. Philadelphia Union 4-4-4vs. Portland Timbers 3-2-1 (0-0-1)vs. Real Salt Lake 8-5-4vs. SJ Earthquakes 21-21-7vs. Seattle Sounders FC 1-7-1vs. Toronto FC 12-4-5vs. Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1-2

Regular Season Home and Away

Overall All-time 243-230-1252015 at home 0-0-2All-time at home 156-85-582015 on road 0-1-0All-time on road 87-145-67

SPORTING KC MISCELLANEOUS STATSQuickest Goal... 44th min, Roger Espinoza, 3/14 at DAL

Quickest Goal Against... 17th min, Blas Perez, 3/14 at DAL

Game-winning goals after 75’...

Game-tying goals after 75’...

Game-winning goals against after 75’...

Game-tying goals against after 75’...

Hat Tricks...

Hat Tricks Against...

Own Goals...

Own Goals Against...

Red Cards... 70th min, Matt Besler, 3/8 vs NYR

Red Cards Against...

Penalty Kicks... 79th min, Dom Dwyer, 3/14 at DAL (saved)

Penalty Kicks Against...

Youngest Goalscorer... 26 yrs., 15 days, Ike Opara, 3/8 vs NYR

Oldest Goalscorer... 28 yrs., 140 days, Roger Espinoza, 3/14 at DAL

Youngest Starter... 21 yrs., 273 days, Amadou Dia, 3/8 vs NYR

Oldest Starter... 32 yrs., 19 days, Paulo Nagamura, 3/21 vs POR

SPORTING KC IN 2015 (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

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

Competition W L T GF GA MLS Reg. Season 243 230 125 834 810MLS Playoffs 17 19 7 57 57U.S. Open Cup 19 14 5 72 46International 9 10 8 33 37TOTAL 288 273 145 996 950

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Neutral site W L T GF GA MLS Cup Playoffs 1 1 0 3 3International 0 0 1 0 0TOTAL 1 1 1 3 3

2015 MLS REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS

PK’S (MADE) 1 2 TOTALSPORTING KC 0 1 (0) 1 (0)OPPONENT 0 0 0

CORNER KICKS 1 2 TOTALSPORTING KC 12 6 18OPPONENT 11 7 18

OFFSIDES 1 2 TOTALSPORTING KC 2 0 2OPPONENT 8 3 11

FOULS 1 2 TOTALSPORTING KC 19 20 39OPPONENT 17 23 40

CAUTIONS 1 2 TOTALSPORTING KC 2 2 4OPPONENT 1 4 5

EJECTIONS 1 2 TOTALSPORTING KC 0 1 1OPPONENT 0 0 0

GOALS 1 2 TOTALSPORTING KC 1 1 2OPPONENT 1 3 4

SHOTS 1 2 TOTALSPORTING KC 25 20 45OPPONENT 15 17 32

SHOTS ON GOAL 1 2 TOTALSPORTING KC 5 5 10OPPONENT 5 7 12

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2015 SPORTING KANSAS CITY GOAL CHART

Penalty kicks:

Right-footed Left-footed Header Own goal

1 - Ike Opara (Benny Feilhaber), March 8 vs New York Red Bulls, 50th min2 - Roger Espinoza (Benny Feilhaber), March 14 at FC Dallas, 44th min

GOAL INFORMATION

LEGEND+ Free Kick * Corner Kick ^ Penalty Kick # Throw-In ~ Own Goal

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY 2015 MLS RECORD WHEN... STARTS COMES ON AS A SUB SCORES A GOAL RECORDS AN ASSIST Overall Home Away Overall Home Away Overall Home Away Overall Home Away Saad Abdul-Salaam 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Jalil Anibaba 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Bernardo Anor 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 James Ansu Rogers 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Matt Besler 0-0-2 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Servando Carrasco 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Marcel de Jong 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Amadou Dia 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Dom Dwyer 0-1-2 0-0-2 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Kevin Ellis 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Roger Espinoza 0-1-2 0-0-2 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Benny Feilhaber 0-1-2 0-0-2 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-0 Connor Hallisey 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Jon Kempin 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Mikey Lopez 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Luis Marin 0-1-2 0-0-2 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Jimmy Medranda 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Tim Melia 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Soni Mustivar 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Chance Myers 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Paulo Nagamura 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Krisztian Nemeth 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Ike Opara 0-1-2 0-0-2 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Erik Palmer-Brown 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Jacob Peterson 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Seth Sinovic 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Graham Zusi 0-1-2 0-0-2 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

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2015 MLS REGULAR SEASON LINEUPSNEW YORK RED BULLSMarch 8, 2015 (T 1-1)GK MarinD DiaD OparaD BeslerD SinovicM FeilhaberM EspinozaM Nemeth (Peterson (77’)F Zusi (Palmer-Brown (85’)F DwyerF Anor (Nagamura 61’)

PORTLAND TIMBERSMarch 21, 2015GK MarinD AnibabaD OparaD BeslerD de JongM NagamuraM Feilhaber (Carrasco (84’)M Espinoza (Mustivar 89’)F ZusiF DwyerF Medranda (Anor 56’)

REAL SALT LAKEApril 11, 2015

PHILADELPHIA UNIONApril 5, 2015

at New York City FCMarch 28, 2015

at FC DallasMarch 14, 2015GK MarinD DiaD OparaD EllisD de JongM NagamuraM FeilhaberM Espinoza F Zusi (Peterson 88’)F DwyerF Nemeth (Anor 76’)

at LA GalaxyApril 18, 2015

CHICAGO FIREMay 3, 2015

NE REVOLUTIONMay 20, 2015

COLORADO RAPIDSMay 16, 2015

at D.C. UnitedMay 9, 2015

at Houston DynamoApril 25, 2015

at Seattle Sounders FCMay 23, 2015

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FCJune 6, 2015

at Vancouver WhitecapsJuly 12, 2015

COLORADO RAPIDSJune 27, 2015

at Real Salt LakeJune 21, 2015

FC DALLASMay 29, 2015

MONTREAL IMPACTJuly 18, 2015

HOUSTON DYNAMOAug. 1, 2015

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKESAug. 19, 2015

VANCOUVER WHITECAPSAug. 15, 2015

at Toronto FCAug. 8, 2015

at Real Salt LakeJuly 24, 2015

at Columbus Crew SCAug. 22, 2015

at Portland TimbersSept. 9, 2015

at Houston DynamoSept. 23, 2015

FC DALLASSept. 18, 2015

at Orlando City SCSept. 13, 2015

at Colorado RapidsAug. 29, 2015

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FCSept. 27, 2015

at San Jose EarthquakesOct. 16, 2015

LA GALAXYOct. 25, 2015

at Portland TimbersOct. 3, 2015

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Sporting KC Player Bios | March 28, 2015 at New York City FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

Ht: 6-0 Wt. 185 DOB: 10/19/1988Hometown: Fullerton, CaliforniaCollege: North CarolinaLast Club: Seattle Sounders FCAcquired: Trade with Orlando City SC on 12/12/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Oct. 22, 2011, CHI vs CLBAssists 1, 6 times, last: Apr. 5, 2014, SEA at PORShots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Oct. 27, 2012, CHI vs DCShots 3, 4 times, last: Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs PORFouls Committed 3, 7 times, last: Aug. 20, 2014, SEA vs SJFouls Suffered 3, 4 times, last: Apr. 5, 2014, SEA at POR Last Regular Season...Appearance Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs PORGoal Oct. 12, 2013, CHI at DALAssist Apr. 5, 2014, SEA at POR2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

Fifth-year MLS defender Jalil Anibaba joined Sporting KC ahead of the 2015 season. He made 112 regular season appearances over four years with the Chicago Fire (2011-2013) and Seattle Sounders FC (2014), recording four goals and six assists. He made his Sporting KC debut with a start on March 21, contributing to a shutout of the Portland Timbers. Capable of playing as a centerback or right back, Anibaba made 16 MLS appearances in 2014 and helped Seattle win the Supporters’ Shield title. He also featured in four matches during the club’s run to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open championship. The 26-year-old spent his first three professional seasons in Chicago, where he played in 96 of the team’s 102 regular season contests from 2011-2013. The defender was named a finalist for Major League Soccer’s Fair Play Award in 2013, starting every regular season match of the campaign. As a youth, Anibaba represented the United States at the under-18 and under-20 national team levels.

#23 | D | Jalil Anibaba | @jalil_anibaba4Ht: 6-4 Wt. 185 DOB: 9/8/1991Hometown: Gahanna, OhioCollege: AkronAcquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#12)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 0Shots on Goal 0Shots 0Fouls Committed 0Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season...Appearance N/AGoal N/AAssist N/A2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Rookie defender Saad Abdul-Salaam was selected by Sporting KC with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. The right back played three seasons at the University of Akron (2012-2014), recording three goals and 12 assists in 54 college games. Abdul-Salaam, who helped Akron win MAC regular season titles in each of his three college seasons, enjoyed a breakout junior campaign in 2013 with five assists in 19 starts. He earned All-MAC First Team honors as a senior in 2014, notching two goals and a team-high six assists while starting all 21 games for the Zips.

#17 | D | Saad Abdul-Salaam | @saad_abdul

Ht: 5-8 Wt. 150 DOB: 6/27/1993Hometown: Salt Lake City, UtahCollege: New MexicoAcquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round (#53)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 0Shots on Goal 0Shots 0Fouls Committed 0Fouls Suffered 0Last Regular Season...Appearance N/AGoal N/AAssist N/A2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Sporting KC selected rookie midfielder James Ansu Rogers with the 53rd overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. The third round draft selection was a member of the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team in 2012 after first representing the U.S. at the under-15 level in 2007. A native of Sierra Leone, Ansu Rogers moved to the U.S. at age 11 and competed for the Colorado Rapids and Real Salt Lake academies prior to being recruited to the University of New Mexico. He contributed 18 goals and 21 assists in 80 games for the Lobos over a four-year collegiate career.

#18 | F | James Ansu RogersHt: 6-1 Wt. 178 DOB: 5/24/1988Hometown: Caracas, VenezuelaCollege: South FloridaLast Club: Columbus Crew SCAcquired: Trade with Columbus Crew SC on 12/8/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 2 times, last: July 19, 2014, CLB vs MTLAssists 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 11, 2014, CLB at PHIShots on Goal 3, May 4, 2014, CLB at KCShots 5, 3 times, last: July 19, 2014, CLB vs MTLFouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: July 7, 2013, CLB vs PORFouls Suffered 4, 3 times, last: July 26, 2014, CLB at NELast Regular Season...Appearance Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs PORGoal Oct. 26, 2014, CLB vs PHIAssist Oct. 11, 2014, CLB at PHI2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

Bernardo Anor joined Sporting KC from Columbus Crew SC in December 2014 to become the club’s first offseason acquisition. The 26-year-old native of Venezuela appeared in 72 matches over four seasons with Columbus, scoring 12 goals and adding three game-winning assists since being drafted out of the University of South Florida in 2011. He made his Sporting KC debut with a start on March 8. Anor played 13 MLS matches as a rookie and 11 games in 2012 before suffering a season-ending ACL injury. He returned in 2013 to make 19 MLS starts and earn the club’s Comeback Player of the Year award. He netted a career-high six goals in 2014, helping Columbus earn a postseason berth for the first time since 2011. Anor was South Florida’s top scorer for three seasons during his collegiate career (2007-2010) in which he recorded 21 goals and seven assists. His younger brother, Juan Pablo, plays professionally for Malaga CF in Spain’s La Liga, and his father, Bernardo, represented Venezuela at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

#11 | M | Bernardo Anor | @BernardoAnor

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Ht: 5-10 Wt. 175 DOB: 8/13/1988Hometown: San Diego, CaliforniaCollege: CaliforniaLast Club: Houston DynamoAcquired: Trade with Houston Dynamo on 1/15/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, June 8, 2013, SEA vs VANAssists 1, May 11, 2013, SEA vs SJShots on Goal 1, 3 times, last: May 21, 2014, HOU at DCShots 3, June 8, 2013, SEA vs VANFouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: July 3, 2013, SEA vs DCFouls Suffered 3, 2 times, last: May 3, 2014, HOU at CHV Last Regular Season...Appearance Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs PORGoal June 8, 2013, SEA vs VANAssist May 11, 2013, SEA vs SJ2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

A fifth-year veteran of MLS, Servando Carrasco enters his first season with Sporting KC. He made his debut for the club as a second-half substitute on March 21 against the Portland Timbers. Previously, the 26-year-old defensive midfielder appeared in 60 MLS matches over four years (including postseason) for Seattle Sounders FC (2011-2013) and the Houston Dynamo (2013-2014). Carrasco was a four-year starter at California, where he recorded 13 goals and 13 assists in 73 appearances before being selected in the second round of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft.

#16 | M | Servando Carrasco

Ht: 5-10 Wt. 150 DOB: 6/8/1993Hometown: Highlands Ranch, ColoradoCollege: ClemsonAcquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#20)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 0Shots on Goal 1, 2 times, last: Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DALShots 2, Mar. 8, 2015, KC vs NYRFouls Committed 2, Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Fouls Suffered 2, Mar. 8, 2015, KC vs NYRLast Regular Season...Appearance Mar. 14, 2015 KC at DALGoal N/AAssist N/A2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-0

Rookie defender Amadou Dia was selected by Sporting KC with the 20th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. On March 8, the 21-year-old became the first rookie to start in a Sporting KC season opener since 2011 and recorded seven interceptions, third most among MLS players in Week 1. Dia appeared in 70 games during a four-year collegiate career at Clemson, contributing four goals and six assists. As a senior in 2014, he led the Tigers to the school’s first ACC soccer championship since 2001 en route to reaching the Round of 16 in the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship. Dia has represented the United States at the under-14 (2007), under-18 (2009, 2010) and under-20 (2012) levels and also holds dual citizenship in his native France. As a youth, he was an NSCAA All-American and Colorado’s Gatorade Boys Soccer Player of the Year in 2010.

#13 | D | Amadou Dia | @amadou_it11

Ht: 6-0 Wt. 170 DOB: 2/11/1987Hometown: Overland Park, KansasCollege: Notre DameAcquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#8)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 2 times, last: Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DCAssists 1, 7 times, last: July 12, 2014, KC at MTLShots on Goal 2, Oct. 9, 2010, KC vs SEAShots 2, 4 times, last: Mar. 16, 2013, KC vs CHIFouls Committed 5, Aug. 4, 2012, KC at NEFouls Suffered 4, Sept. 26, 2009, KC vs COLLast Regular Season...Appearance Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs PORGoal Oct. 22, 2011, KC at DCAssist July 12, 2014, KC at MTL2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-2 he scores 0-0-0

Sporting KC captain Matt Besler is in his seventh season at his hometown club. He has earned MLS Best XI (2012, 2013), MLS All-Star (2011, 2013, 2014), MLS Defender of the Year (2012) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2012) honors and was named the 2014 KC Sportsman of the Year by the Kansas City Sports Commission. In July 2014, Besler signed a long-term Designated Player contract with the club. His 183 appearances for Sporting KC in all competitions lead the current roster and rank eighth most all-time. A regular staple of the team’s backline, he has started 147 of his 152 MLS regular season appearances and landed Sporting KC Defender of the Year honors three times (2011-2013). Besler has earned 25 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2013. He was on the U.S. roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil alongside teammate Graham Zusi, becoming the first Kansan to play in the World Cup. He started all four matches in the tournament as the U.S. finished Group G runners-up behind eventual champion Germany and advanced to the Round of 16. He helped lead the U.S. to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup title, starting all three matches in the knockout stage.

#5 | D | Matt Besler | @MattBesler

Ht: 5-9 Wt. 170 DOB: 10/15/1986Hometown: Valkenswaard, NetherlandsLast Club: FC Augsburg (Germany)Acquired: Signed on 3/2/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 0Shots on Goal 0Shots 1, Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs PORFouls Committed 0Fouls Suffered 2, Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL Last Regular Season...Appearance Mar. 21, 2015 KC vs POR Goal N/AAssist N/A2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-0

Sporting KC signed defender Marcel de Jong ahead of the 2015 season. After logging more than 225 club appearances over his past 10 professional seasons in Netherlands and Germany, he made his MLS and Sporting KC debut on March 14 with at 90-minute performance at FC Dallas. A dual citizen of Canada and Netherlands, de Jong began his youth career with PSV Eindhoven before signing professionally with Helmond Sport 2004. After two years in the Dutch second division, he joined Roda JC in the top flight Eredivisie in 2006. De Jong moved to Germany in 2010, signing for FC Augsburg. His first season there ended with promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time since the team was founded in 1907, and the club has maintained first division status for each of the last four seasons. De Jong has made 31 appearances for the Canada Men’s National Team with two goals since his international debut at age 21 in 2007. He has represented his country at each of the past three CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments, as well as 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying.

#71 | D | Marcel de Jong

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Ht: 5-9 Wt. 160 DOB: 1/19/1985Hometown: Irvine, CaliforniaCollege: UCLALast Club: New England RevolutionAcquired: Trade with NE Revolution on 12/11/2012

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 12 times, last: Sept. 12, 2014, KC at CHVAssists 2, 2 times, last: Mar. 30, 2013, KC vs MTLShots on Goal 2, 8 times, last: Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHIShots 5, July 26, 2014, KC at TORFouls Committed 6, Aug. 10, 2014, KC at VANFouls Suffered 6, May 12, 2012, NE vs VANLast Regular Season...Appearance Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs PORGoal Sept. 12, 2014, KC at CHVAssist Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DAL2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-2 he scores 0-0-0

Now in his fifth MLS season, Benny Feilhaber set career-highs in 2014 with 32 MLS appearances and 31 starts (including postseason) en route to four goals and six assists. A regular fixture in Sporting KC’s midfield, he has won the club’s Goal of the Year award in each of the last two years. Since the beginning of 2011, he has drawn the third most fouls in MLS (including playoffs) and is fourth among midfielders in duels won. Feilhaber turned professional in 2005 with Hamburg (Germany) after two seasons at UCLA. He would move to Derby County of the English Premier League in 2007 and Danish club AGF Aarhus in 2008 before signing with the New England Revolution in 2011. Acquired by Sporting KC prior to the 2013 season, he has made 77 appearances in all competitions for the club with eight goals and 17 assists. A veteran member of the United States Men’s National Team, Feilhaber has earned 41 caps with two goals since debuting in 2007. He scored the game-winning goal on a volley in the 2007 CONCACAF 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.

#10 | M | Benny Feilhaber | @b_feilhaber22

Ht: 5-9 Wt. 160 DOB: 6/30/1991Hometown: Kansas City, MissouriCollege: Barton County Community CollegeAcquired: Signed as Homegrown on 2/18/2011

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 1, 3 times, last: Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHIShots on Goal 1, Aug. 29, 2014, KC vs HOUShots 2, Oct. 26, 2014, KC vs NYRFouls Committed 3, 4 times, last: Oct. 3, 2014, KC at DCFouls Suffered 2, 5 times, last: Oct. 26, 2014, KC vs NYRLast Regular Season...Appearance Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DALGoal N/AAssist Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHI2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-0 he scores 0-0-0

Sporting KC’s second Homegrown Player in club history, defender Kevin Ellis is coming off a 2014 campaign in which he made a career-high 21 appearances and 17 starts in MLS (including his playoff debut). He finished 2014 with three assists in league play, tied for third most in the team, while splitting time between the right back and centerback positions. Now in his fifth season with the club, Ellis developed in the Sporting KC Academy while attending Oak Park High School before playing collegiately at Barton County Community College in 2009-10. He scored his first competitive goal for the club last March, sparking a 1-0 win over Cruz Azul (Mexico) in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal first leg at Sporting Park.

#4 | D | Kevin Ellis | @Kev_Ellis4Ht: 5-9 Wt. 180 DOB: 7/30/1990Hometown: London, EnglandCollege: South FloridaAcquired: 2012 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#16)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 5 times, last: Aug. 16, 2014, KC vs TORAssists 1, 3 times, last: July 26, 2014, KC at TORShots on Goal 4, 2 times, last: July 12, 2014, KC at MTLShots 7, Sept. 27, 2013, KC vs PHIFouls Committed 5, 2 times, last: Apr. 26, 2014, KC at NEFouls Suffered 9, Apr. 19, 2014, KC vs MTLLast Regular Season...Appearance Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs PORGoal Oct. 18, 2014, KC at PHIAssist July 26, 2014, KC at TOR2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-2 he scores 0-0-0

Now in his fourth season at Sporting KC, Dom Dwyer is coming off a breakout 2014 campaign in which he garnered Sporting KC Offensive Player of the Year and co-MVP honors. The Englishman set a single season club record with 22 goals, second most in MLS, and his 24 career goals in the regular season now rank ninth in team history. Dwyer, who was named an MLS All-Star in 2014 for the first time in his career, has scored 50 goals in all competitions since the beginning of 2013—28 for Sporting KC and 22 for former USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC. His 0.59 goals per 90 minutes in MLS rank first in team history and ninth in league history. He signed a contract extension with the club ahead of the 2015 campaign. After making three appearances across all competitions during his rookie season, he notched 15 goals in 13 regular season games while on loan with Orlando City SC in 2013 to set USL PRO’s single-season scoring record at the time. He added four goals in the USL PRO final to earn championship MVP honors.

#14 | F | Dom Dwyer | @Ddwyer14

Ht: 5-11 Wt. 170 DOB: 10/25/1986Hometown: Aurora, ColoradoCollege: Ohio StateLast Club: Wigan Athletic FC (England)Acquired: Signed on 1/6/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 3 times, last: Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DALAssists 1, 11 times, last: July 4, 2012, KC at MTLShots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: May 12, 2012, KC at CHIShots 5, 2 times, last: Mar. 17, 2012, KC vs NEFouls Committed 4, 6 times, last: Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs PORFouls Suffered 6, Sept. 17, 2011, KC at RSLLast Regular Season...Appearance Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs PORGoal Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DALAssist July 4, 2012, KC at MTL2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-2 he scores 0-1-0

Roger Espinoza returns to Sporting KC in 2015 after a two-year stint in the English Premier League and Championship. He began his pro career in Kansas City (2008-2012) before moving abroad to Wigan Athletic FC. On March 14, he scored the third goal of his Sporting KC career and his first since returning to the club this offseason. In his last year with the Sporting KC, Espinoza was an MLS All-Star and helped lead the club to the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title. He has made 133 appearances for the team in all competitions, recording three goals and 12 assists over six seasons. In the 2011 and 2012 seasons combined (including playoffs), he ranked in the top 10 among MLS players with 358 duels won (fifth) and 128 tackles won (seventh). Espinoza has earned 45 caps for the Honduras Men’s National Team, scoring four goals since debuting in 2009. He is the only active MLS player to have competed in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups and the 2012 Summer Olympics. He leads the Sporting KC roster with five career World Cup starts. Espinoza made 57 appearances and scored three goals in all competitions for Wigan Athletic, including eight in the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League. He also recorded a 90-minute shift in Wigan’s 1-0 win over Manchester City in the 2013 FA Cup Final.

#27 | M | Roger Espinoza

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Ht: 6-1 Wt. 170 DOB: 4/8/1993Hometown: Leawood, KansasLast Club: Sporting Kansas City AcademyAcquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/31/2010

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 3, 2 times, last: Aug. 29, 2014, KC vs HOUSaves 2, 2 times, last: Aug. 23, 2014, KC vs DCLast Regular Season...Appearance Aug. 29, 2014, KC vs HOUShutout N/A2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Currently on loan with the San Antonio Scorpions of the North American Soccer League, goalkeeper Jon Kempin became Sporting KC’s first ever Homegrown Player upon signing for the club in 2010. He enjoyed a breakthrough year in 2014, becoming the youngest at his position to play in MLS since 2012 and entering the record books as the youngest goalkeeper to start an MLS match in club history. He earned back-to-back MLS Save of the Week honors in his first two MLS appearances was MVP of the 2014 MLS Chipotle Homegrown Game. After making his Sporting KC debut in the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Kempin went on loan to then-USL PRO affiliate Orlando City SC (nine games played) in 2013. He then spent half of 2014 on loan at OKC Energy FC (13 games played), the club’s current USL PRO affiliate managed by former Sporting KC goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen. At the beginning of 2015, Kempin was named to the United States Men’s National Team roster for the first time in his career to take part in manager Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp. He previously represented the U.S. at the under-14 through under-23 levels.

#21 | GK | Jon Kempin | @JonKempin21

Ht: 6-2 Wt. 196 DOB: 5/18/1983Hometown: Valparaiso, ChileLast Club: Universidad de ChileAcquired: Signed on 12/18/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 3, Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DALSaves 3, 2 times, last: Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs PORLast Regular Season...Appearance Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs PORShutout N/A2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-2

First-year MLS goalkeeper Luis Marin joined Sporting KC in December 2014 after spending the first 12 years of his professional career in Chile. He arrives from Primera Division club Universidad de Chile, where he saw action in the 2013 Copa Sudamericana and the 2014 Copa Libertadores. In his MLS debut on March 8, Marin became the 14th goalkeeper in Sporting KC history to start a regular season match. He posted his first shutout for the club on March 21 against Portland. The veteran began his career with Audax Italiano (2003-2006) before moving to Lota Schwager in 2007. Union Espanola acquired Marin from 2008-2010, during which time the club finished in first place in the 2009 Torneo Apertura standings and reached the round of 16 in the 2009 Copa Sudamericana. In 2011, he was recruited to O’Higgins FC and became captain for the club. He led O’Higgins to a berth in the 2012 Copa Sudamericana after finishing second in the 2012 Apertura. Marin has made eight appearances for the Chile Men’s National Team and was selected to the nation’s 23-player roster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He made his international debut in March 2010 and last captained Chile in February 2012.

#1 | GK | Luis Marin | @Luis1Marin

Ht: 5-9 Wt. 158 DOB: 2/9/1993Hometown: Granite Bay, CaliforniaCollege: CaliforniaAcquired: 2015 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#10)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 0Shots on Goal 0Shots 0Fouls Committed 0Fouls Suffered 0 Last Regular Season...Appearance N/AGoal N/AAssist N/A2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Rookie midfielder Connor Hallisey was selected by Sporting KC with the 10th overall pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of California. A former member of the United State Under-18 Men’s National Team, he played four seasons at Cal (2011-2014), recording 12 goals and 19 assists in 72 career matches. As a senior in 2014, Hallisey was an NCAA Division I Men’s Second Team All-American, starting 19 games with nine goals and 12 assists. He was named to the 2014 Capital One/CoSIDA All-District 8 Team, earned All-Pac-12 first team honors, landed a Pac-12 All-Academic second team nod, and was a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist.

#22 | M | Connor Hallisey | @c_hallisey

Ht: 5-8 Wt. 160 DOB: 2/20/1993Hometown: Mission, TexasCollege: North CarolinaAcquired: 2013 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#14)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 0Shots on Goal 2, Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHIShots 2, 3 times, last: Aug. 1, 2014, KC vs PHIFouls Committed 3, July 16, 2014, KC at CLBFouls Suffered 3, Oct. 26, 2014, KC vs NYLast Regular Season...Appearance Oct. 26, 2014, KC vs NYGoal N/AAssist N/A2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

Currently on loan with USL PRO affiliate OKC Energy FC, Mike Lopez was drafted in the first round of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing. He made his club debut in the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup before playing his first MLS match in July 2014 for the first of eight MLS appearances and five starts. He spent the first half of last year on loan at affiliates Orlando City SC and OKC Energy FC, playing 14 total matches in USL PRO. Lopez was a regular fixture for the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team, playing at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey and the 2013 Toulon Tournament in France. He has also participated in training camps at the U-15 and U-18 levels.

#12 | M | Mikey Lopez | @MLopez12_5

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Ht: 6-1 Wt. 190 DOB: 5/15/1986Hometown: Great River, New YorkCollege: Lynn UniversityLast Club: Chivas USAAcquired: Signed on 12/23/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals Allowed 5, Oct. 26, 2013, CHV vs PORSaves 5, Oct. 28, 2012, CHV at DALLast Regular Season...Appearance May 3, 2014, CHV vs HOUShutout N/A2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0

Sporting KC signed goalkeeper Tim Melia in December 2014. He enters his sixth MLS season in 2015 after previously representing Real Salt Lake (2010-2011) and Chivas USA (2012-2014), where he backed up MLS All-Stars Nick Rimando (RSL) and Dan Kennedy (CHV). Melia’s professional career began in 2008 with the Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division. In 2010, he joined Real Salt Lake and spent part of the season on loan in the USL Second Division with the Charleston Battery. He helped lead Charleston to a first place finish in the regular season standings and eventually the league title with eight saves in the championship match. Melia was a member of Chivas USA from 2012-2014, making 18 saves in six MLS appearances. He most recently served as a League Pool Goalkeeper, earning emergency call-ups from MLS Cup Playoff participants Sporting KC (August), FC Dallas (October) and D.C. United (November) in late 2014.

#29 | GK | Tim Melia | @TimMelia28

Ht: 6-0 Wt. 165 DOB: 12/7/1987Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaCollege: UCLAAcquired: 2008 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round (#1)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs PORAssists 1, 13 times, last: May 10, 2014, KC at MTLShots on Goal 2, 2 times, last: Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs PORShots 3, 3 times, last: July 3, 2013, KC vs VANFouls Committed 4, 5 times, last: Apr. 1, 2012, KC at CHVFouls Suffered 4, May 12, 2012, KC at CHILast Regular Season...Appearance May 23, 2014, KC vs TORGoal Apr. 27, 2013, KC vs PORAssist May 10, 2014, KC at MTL2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 Eighth-year veteran Chance Myers enters 2015 as Sporting KC’s longest tenured player. The No. 1 overall selection in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft has made 145 appearances for the club in all competitions, recording four goals and 15 assists from the wing back position. Myers eclipsed 30 MLS appearances in both 2011 and 2012 as a regular starter, and after making a career-high 31 MLS starts in 2013 (including playoffs), was the top-rated outside back on the MLS Castrol Index. Despite missing most of 2014 with an Achilles injury, he ranks third in MLS with 96 successful crosses from open play (including postseason) since the beginning of 2011. Myers signed a new contract with the club last year after joining the U.S. Men’s National Team for the first time in his career as a member of Jurgen Klinsmann’s January Camp in 2014. He previously played for the U.S. U-18, U-20 and U-23 youth national teams.

#7 | D | Chance Myers | @CR_Myers

Ht: 5-5 Wt. 150 DOB: 2/7/1994Hometown: Mosquera, Nariño, ColombiaLast Club: Deportivo Pereira (Colombia)Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 0Shots on Goal 1, Sept. 7, 2013, KC vs CLBShots 3, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DALFouls Committed 3, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DALFouls Suffered 4, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DALLast Regular Season...Appearance Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs PORGoal N/AAssist N/A2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

Jimmy Medranda joined Sporting KC in August 2013 on loan from Deportivo Pereira (Colombia), making his MLS debut on Sept. 7, 2013 in a 3-0 win over Columbus Crew SC. The Colombian midfielder signed permanently for the club last February, earning his lone MLS start to date on March 15 for the first of six appearances in all competitions in 2014. He made his first appearance of 2015 with a start on March 21 against Portland. Medranda joined Deportivo Pereira’s youth system at age 12 before climbing the ladder to the senior team. He made 16 first team appearances for the club in two seasons, scoring twice.

#94 | M | Jimmy Medranda | @jimmymedranda

Ht: 5-10 Wt. 170 DOB: 2/12/1990Hometown: Aubervilliers, FranceLast Club: Petrolul Ploiesti (Romania)Acquired: Signed on 2/13/2015

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 0Shots on Goal 0Shots 0Fouls Committed 0Fouls Suffered 0Last Regular Season...Appearance Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs PORGoal N/AAssist N/A2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0 Sporting KC signed defensive midfielder Soni Mustivar ahead of the 2015 season. The 25-year-old made his MLS debut as a second-half substitute on March 21 against Portland. Mustivar began his professional career as a teenager with SC Bastia in France’s Ligue 2 during the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons. Following a loan spell at US Orleans (France), he moved to FC Petrolul Ploiesti and played each of the past three seasons in Romania’s Liga I. He recorded 61 league appearances with two goals in addition to playing eight matches in the UEFA Europa League. He started in Petrolul’s triumph in the 2012-13 Romanian Cup Final. Mustivar has earned six caps for the Haiti Men’s National Team. He most recently played in three matches at the 2014 CFU Caribbean Cup in November to help Haiti secure a third place finish and qualify for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Prior to making his international debut with Haiti in 2013, he was a youth international for France at the U-20 level.

#93 | M | Soni Mustivar | @billydougie

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Ht: 5-11 Wt. 165 DOB: 1/5/1989Hometown: Gyor, HungaryLast Club: Roda JC Kerkrade (Netherlands)Acquired: Signed on 12/18/2014

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 0Shots on Goal 0Shots 4, Mar. 8, 2015, KC vs NYRFouls Committed 1, Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DALFouls Suffered 1, Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DALLast Regular Season...Appearance Mar. 14, 2015, KC at DALGoal N/AAssist N/A2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-0

Now in his first MLS season, Krisztian Nemeth signed for Sporting KC in December and made his league debut with a start on March 8 at Sporting Park. He most recently played for Roda JC Kerkrade in the Dutch Eredivisie, recording eight goals during the 2013-14 first division campaign. Nemeth’s professional career began at age 15 when he signed with MTK Budapest in 2005. He was signed by Rafael Benitez to join Liverpool FC in 2007 and featured extensively for the Liverpool Reserves, becoming the Barclays Premier Reserve League’s top scorer with nine goals during his first season. His career continued in Greece with AEK Athens (2009-10), Olympiacos (2010) and Olympiacos Volos (2011) before he moved to Dutch club RKC Waalwijk in 2012. Internationally, Nemeth starred for the Hungary under-17 and under-19 youth national teams before leading his country to a third place finish at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup with three goals in the tournament. He earned his first of 15 caps for Hungary’s senior team in 2010 and made five appearances during 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying.

#9 | F | Krisztian Nemeth

Ht: 6-1 Wt. 175 DOB: 4/24/1997Hometown: Lee’s Summit, MissouriAcquired: Signed as Homegrown on 8/2/2013

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 0Shots on Goal 0Shots 0Fouls Committed 3, May 18, 2014, KC at CHIFouls Suffered 1, 2 times, last: Mar. 8, 2014, KC vs NYRLast Regular Season...Appearance Mar. 8, 2014, KC vs NYRGoal N/AAssist N/A2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

The fourth youngest player under contract in MLS, 17-year-old Erik Palmer-Brown became a homegrown player in August 2013 (age 16). On March 8, he became the youngest MLS player to appear in a team’s regular season opener since 2010 and recorded his first MLS minutes at Sporting Park. Palmer-Brown made his league debut with a start in May 2014, becoming the youngest player in MLS history to start a match as a defender, for the first of six appearances in all competitions (including debuts in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League). He played in the inaugural Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game last August., helping the MLS Homegrown team secure a 0-0 draw against the Portland Timbers U-23s. The Lee’s Summit, Mo. native joined the Sporting KC Academy at age 13. He has represented United States youth national teams at the U-15, U-17, U-18 and U-20 levels, most recently competing with the U-20s at the 2014 Dallas Cup and a September training camp in Argentina.

#2 | D | Erik Palmer-Brown | @ErikBrown14

Ht: 5-8 Wt. 155 DOB: 3/2/1983Hometown: Sao Paulo, BrazilLast Club: Chivas USAAcquired: Trade with Chivas USA on 11/29/2011

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, Mar. 21, 2009, CHV vs COLAssists 1, 19 times, last: Sept. 26, 2014, KC vs NEShots on Goal 4, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSLShots 5, 2 times, last: Sept. 1, 2012, KC vs TORFouls Committed 6, Sept. 13, 2007, CHV vs LAFouls Suffered 6, May 13, 2006, LA vs RSLLast Regular Season...Appearance Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs PORGoal Sept. 26, 2014, KC vs NEAssist Sept. 26, 2014, KC vs NE2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-1 he scores 0-0-0

Sporting KC’s most experienced MLS player with 240 league appearances (including playoffs), Paulo Nagamura is in his fourth season with the club. Since arriving ahead of the 2012 campaign, he has recorded four goals and six assists in 83 games (74 starts) across all competitions. A veteran presence in the midfield, he converted penalty kicks in shootouts following the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final and 2013 MLS Cup Final. The Brazilian began his career with Sao Paulo FC and Arsenal FC in England before coming to the United States to play for the LA Galaxy in 2005, winning the MLS Cup and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in his first season. He has also played for Toronto FC (2007) and Chivas USA (2007-2011) in MLS, becoming an MLS All-Star in 2009.

#6 | M | Paulo Nagamura | @paulinhonag

Ht: 6-2 Wt. 180 DOB: 2/21/1989Hometown: Durham, North CarolinaCollege: Wake ForestLast Club: San Jose EarthquakesAcquired: Trade with San Jose Earthquakes on 12/12/2012

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 7 times, last: Mar. 8, 2015, KC vs NYRAssists 0Shots on Goal 2, 3 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJShots 3, 2 times, last: Mar. 22, 2014, KC vs SJFouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: May 28, 2011, SJ at CHIFouls Suffered 2, 4 times, last: May 19, 2013, KC at DCLast Regular Season...Appearance Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs PORGoal Mar. 8, 2015, KC vs NYRAssist N/A2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-2 he scores 0-0-1

Defender Ike Opara is in his sixth season in MLS and third season as a member of Sporting KC. After being sidelined almost a year through injury, he returned to the pitch on March 8 and scored Sporting KC’s only goal in a 1-1 draw against the New York Red Bulls. He leads MLS through Week 3 with 20 interceptions. The club’s 2013 Newcomer of the Year, Opara appeared in a career-best 18 MLS matches with 16 starts during the club’s MLS Cup-winning campaign. He scored four goals in 2013 across all competitions (all headers) and featured in three of Sporting KC’s playoff matches. He suffered a season-ending ankle injury last March, limiting him to three MLS appearances and two starts in the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. Opara represented the United States at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, playing all three matches at the tournament, and at the U-23 level during the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He was drafted by the San Jose Earthquakes in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation adidas signing and played 36 MLS matches for the club over three seasons.

#3 | D | Ike Opara | @IkeOpara

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Ht: 5-10 Wt. 160 DOB: 8/18/1986Hometown: Longwood, FloridaCollege: MarylandAcquired: 2009 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round (#23)

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 2, 3 times, last: Sept. 28, 2012, KC vs CHIAssists 2, 4 times, last: Mar. 29, 2014, KC at COLShots on Goal 3, 3 times, last: Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHIShots 5, 5 times, last: Oct. 24, 2012, KC vs PHIFouls Committed 4, 2 times, last: Mar. 30, 2013, KC vs MTLFouls Suffered 6, Oct. 26, 2013, KC at PHILast Regular Season...Appearance Mar. 21, 2015, KC vs PORGoal Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHIAssist Oct. 10, 2014, KC vs CHI2015 Record when: he starts 0-1-2 he scores 0-0-0

A seventh-year veteran for Sporting KC, Graham Zusi has garnered MLS All-Star (2012, 2013, 2014), MLS Best XI (2012, 2013) and MLS Breakout Player of the Year (2011) honors in addition to receiving a 2012 MLS MVP nomination. The winger is the only MLS player with at least five goals and at least seven assists in each of the last four regular seasons. He has earned Sporting KC MVP honors each of the last three years (twice a co-MVP) and has led the club in assists every year since 2011. Zusi signed a long-term Designated Player contract with the team in July 2014. Sporting KC is 17-0-2 all-time when he scores an MLS goal, and he leads MLS with 360 chances created and 352 successful crosses/corners since 2011 (including playoffs). His 49 career assists in all competitions are third most in club history, and his 22 MLS goals rank 10th all-time for the club. Zusi has earned 28 caps for the United States Men’s National Team since debuting in January 2012, recording three goals and six assists. He was on the U.S. roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup alongside teammate Matt Besler, playing in all four matches at the tournament. In the group stage, he provided the game-winning assist in a 2-1 win over Ghana before adding another assist in a 2-2 draw with Portugal.

#8 | M | Graham Zusi | @gzusi

Ht: 5-10 Wt. 170 DOB: 1/28/1987Hometown: Leawood, KansasCollege: CreightonLast Club: New England RevolutionAcquired: Signed on 5/10/2011

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 0Assists 1, 7 times, last: Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NYShots on Goal 2, Mar. 15, 2014, KC vs DALShots 3, 2 times, last: Sept. 3, 2014, KC at NEFouls Committed 4, 3 times, last: Sept. 12, 2014, KC at CHVFouls Suffered 3, 6 times, last: Apr. 20, 2013, KC at LALast Regular Season...Appearance Mar. 8, 2014, KC vs NYRGoal N/AAssist Sept. 6, 2014, KC at NY2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-1 he scores 0-0-0

Sporting KC’s 2014 Defender of the Year, Seth Sinovic is in his sixth MLS season and fifth campaign at his hometown club. A regular fixture at left back, he is the only player on the team to start at least 30 regular season games in each of the last three seasons. Drafted in 2010 by the New England Revolution, he joined Sporting KC in 2011 and has started 142 of his 143 total appearances for the club in all competitions. He scored his first professional goal in the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs and registered the second of his career in the 2013 postseason against his former team, helping Sporting KC prevail in the decisive leg of the 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals. Since the beginning of 2011, Sinovic is second in MLS with 47 clean sheet contributions (including playoffs) and ranks seventh with 63 MLS games won. He received his first call-up to the United States Men’s National Team ahead of the 2014 USMNT January camp.

#15 | D | Seth Sinovic | @ssinovicHt: 5-10 Wt. 165 DOB: 1/27/1986Hometown: Portage, MichiganCollege: IndianaLast Club: San Jose EarthquakesAcquired: Signed on 1/19/2012

Regular Season Game Highs: Goals 1, 15 times, last: July 26, 2014, KC at TORAssists 1, 14 times, last: July 16, 2014, KC at CLBShots on Goal 3, June 28, 2007, COL at DCShots 5, July 21, 2012, KC vs NEFouls Committed 3, May 12, 2013, KC at HOUFouls Suffered 5, Oct. 16, 2010, TOR vs CLBLast Regular Season...Appearance Mar. 14, 2015,, KC at DALGoal July 26, 2014, KC at TORAssist July 16, 2014, KC at CLB2015 Record when: he starts 0-0-0 he scores 0-0-0

A nine-year MLS veteran, Peterson has 15 goals and 14 assists in 201 regular season appearances over the course of his professional career. Now in his fourth season with Sporting KC, he has contributed eight goals and six assists in 82 games across all competitions for the club. Peterson is one of only two players in MLS history, alongside former Kansas City defender Nick Garcia, to be a member of teams that won each of the following: NCAA Division I National Championship (2003, 2004), Canadian Championship (2010, 2011), U.S. Open Cup (2012) and MLS Cup (2013). As a youth, Peterson represented the United States at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championships and 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Four seasons with the Colorado Rapids (2006-09) were followed by stints with Toronto FC (2010-11) and the San Jose Earthquakes (2011) before he was acquired by Sporting KC in 2012. His 200 regular season appearances are second most on the team, behind only Paulo Nagamura (224).

#37 | F | Jacob Peterson | @jacob_peterson

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Sporting KC Coach Bios | March 28, 2015 at New York City FC | SportingKC.com/Game-Notes

Peter Vermes enters his seventh season as Sporting Kansas City Manager in 2015. He is the team’s second-longest serving head coach, and his .547 regular season winning percentage (76-59-46) is best in club history. During his tenure, he has won two major trophies – the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and the 2013 MLS Cup championship – as well as two MLS Eastern Conference regular season titles (2011, 2012). He is the second coach to lead Sporting KC to four 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.

Vermes oversees all soccer operations for Sporting KC, including the active roster and the Sporting KC Juniors program. Vermes, an original member of Major League Soccer, 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 marked the first time the United States 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, appearing 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 184 MLS matches and playing more than 16,000 minutes. He was nominated on the players’ ballot for the National Soccer Hall of Fame from 2007-2012. In 2013, Vermes became eligible for the veteran ballot and on October 11, 2013, Vermes was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Manager | Peter VermesAssistant 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 National Team. He recorded one assist for the Red, White and Blue. The U.S. team went 15-2-4 when Zavagnin appeared. Zavagnin married his wife Mirriam prior to the 2009 season, when he became an assistant coach at the club.

Assistant Coach | Kerry Zavagnin

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.

Assistant Coach | Zoran Savic

Assistant Coach John Pascarella played professionally for nine seasons before beginning his coaching career in 1998 at the University of Maryland. Pascarella played club soccer with Sporting Kansas City Technical Director Peter Vermes. His playing experience took him to Peru before he returned to the United States to play in the A-League and MLS.

Once his playing career was over, Pascarella began coaching as a member of Sasho Cirovski’s staff at Maryland. He then went on to

work in Northern Virginia youth soccer circles as a high school coach and Olympic Development Program coach before becoming the Head Coach and Technical Director of the Northern Virginia Royals of the USL’s Premier Development League for two seasons.

Pascarella joined Kansas City’s technical staff in 2009 and was a goalkeeper and fitness coach until 2011, when he became an assistant.

Assistant Coach | John Pascarella

Mateus Manoel is in his sixth season with Sporting Kansas City as Head Fitness Coach. His responsibilities cover all aspects of sport performance and science for the team, including strength and conditioning, injury prevention, field practices, nutrition, fitness monitoring (training load and readiness), player re-adaptation following rehab and recovery.

In the summer of 2010, Manoel was an Assistant Fitness Coach for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team during the FIFA World Cup in

South Africa. He had formerly served as the Head Fitness Coach for the Mexican Men’s National Team in 2009, working with renowned coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. During 2007 and 2008, Manoel held a position with Athletes’ Performance in the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, where he worked with professional athletes from a variety of sports, including NFL, NHL, MLB, and MLS (Chivas USA and LA Galaxy). Previously, he had assisted with strength and conditioning for D.C. United from the MLS, 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.

Fitness Coach | Mateus Manoel

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ALL-TIME MLS STATISTICS

SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM 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

JALIL ANIBABA GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


MLS - Regular Season 113 108 9809 4 6 56 17 79 45 4 1 5 1 1 2

MLS - Postseason 2 1 76 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 115 109 9885 4 6 57 17 81 47 4 1 5 1 1 2

BERNARDO ANOR GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA



MLS - Postseason 1 0 17 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 75 49 4594 12 3 133 44 90 76 8 41 15 2 5 3

JAMES ANSU ROGERS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


MLS - TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MATT BESLER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


KC - Postseason 11 11 1050 0 0 2 0 14 8 1 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 163 158 14326 2 7 36 8 152 86 7 1 19 2 1 3

SERVANDO CARRASCO GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA



MLS - Postseason 1 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 61 31 2985 1 1 26 3 55 33 1 9 8 1 0 0

MARCEL DE JONG GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


MLS - TOTAL 2 2 180 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0

AMADOU DIA GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


MLS - TOTAL 2 2 180 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

DOM DWYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


KC - Postseason 7 4 372 2 0 19 9 12 9 5 0 0 0 1 0

MLS - TOTAL 60 45 4044 26 3 170 67 96 99 46 1 6 0 8 1

KEVIN ELLIS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


KC - Postseason 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 24 19 1831 0 3 7 1 27 16 0 0 4 0 0 2

ROGER ESPINOZA GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


KC - Postseason 7 6 455 0 0 4 1 7 7 1 0 2 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 123 102 8974 3 11 103 29 170 160 10 14 21 4 1 2

BENNY FEILHABER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA



KC - Postseason 5 5 484 0 3 14 1 7 14 2 0 1 0 0 1

MLS - TOTAL 118 106 9322 12 24 175 53 151 279 6 119 20 2 1 4

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CONNOR HALLISEY GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


MLS - TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MIKEY LOPEZ GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


MLS - TOTAL 8 5 482 0 0 7 3 12 10 0 0 2 0 0 0

JIMMY MEDRANDA GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


MLS - TOTAL 7 2 188 0 0 5 1 6 4 0 4 0 0 0 0

SONI MUSTIVAR GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


MLS - TOTAL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CHANCE MYERS GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


KC - Postseason 10 10 960 0 1 7 1 9 10 0 1 2 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 133 108 10080 2 14 90 22 140 102 7 5 12 1 0 6

PAULO NAGAMURA GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA



KC - Postseason 5 5 487 0 0 11 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - Postseason 15 14 1396 0 0 20 7 21 29 1 0 4 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 240 217 19343 12 19 245 78 358 300 11 20 55 2 4 6

KRISZTIAN NEMETH GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


MLS - TOTAL 2 2 153 0 0 7 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

IKE OPARA GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA



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 63 42 4075 7 0 42 16 61 27 6 1 5 0 3 0

ERIK PALMER-BROWN GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


MLS - TOTAL 4 2 240 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 0

JACOB PETERSON GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA



KC - Postseason 5 3 253 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - Postseason 8 5 414 0 0 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0

MLS - TOTAL 209 119 10802 15 14 180 67 77 117 22 62 7 1 6 6

SETH SINOVIC GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA



KC - Postseason 11 11 1045 2 0 4 2 15 11 0 0 1 0 2 0

MLS - TOTAL 145 142 12601 2 7 67 19 157 99 3 0 20 0 2 4

GRAHAM ZUSI GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E GWG GWA


KC - Postseason 11 11 1049 0 5 21 1 18 19 1 52 1 0 0 3

MLS - TOTAL 162 129 12001 22 44 257 80 152 212 19 582 15 0 8 19

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JON KEMPIN GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA C E W L T

KC - Regular Season 4 3 315 13 5 0 7 2.00 0 1 0 0 1 2 0

MLS - TOTAL 4 3 315 13 5 0 7 2.00 0 1 0 0 1 2 0

LUIS MARIN GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA C E W L T

KC - Regular Season 3 3 270 12 8 1 4 1.33 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

MLS - TOTAL 3 3 270 12 8 1 4 1.33 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

TIM MELIA GP GS MIN SHT SVS SO GA GAA PG PA C E W L T


MLS - Regular Season 6 5 439 32 18 0 14 2.87 1 1 0 1 0 4 1

MLS - TOTAL 6 5 439 32 18 0 14 2.87 1 1 0 1 0 4 1

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SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM 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

JALIL ANIBABA GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0



BERNARDO ANOR GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0



JAMES ANSU ROGERS GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0



MATT BESLER GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 10 8 724 0 0



SERVANDO CARRASCO GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0



MARCEL DE JONG GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0



AMADOU DIA GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0



DOM DWYER GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 3 3 206 0 0



KEVIN ELLIS GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 4 3 297 0 0



ROGER ESPINOZA GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 8 6 755 0 1



BENNY FEILHABER GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 2 2 148 0 0



CONNOR HALLISEY GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0



MIKEY LOPEZ GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 1 1 76 0 0



JIMMY MEDRANDA GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0



SONI MUSTIVAR GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0



ALL-TIME STATISTICS (ALL COMPETITIONS WITH SPORTING KC)

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CHANCE MYERS GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 11 10 915 2 1



PAULO NAGAMURA GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 5 5 474 1 1



KRISZTIAN NEMETH GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0



IKE OPARA GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 1 1 90 0 0



ERIK PALMER BROWN GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 2 2 180 0 0



JACOB PETERSON GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 8 6 572 1 2



SETH SINOVIC GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 9 9 820 0 2



GRAHAM ZUSI GP GS MIN G A



U.S. Open Cup 9 7 668 2 2



JON KEMPIN GP GS MIN GA GAA SO W-L-T

MLS Regular Season 4 3 315 7 2.00 0 1-2-0

MLS Postseason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

U.S. Open Cup 1 1 90 2 2.00 0 1-0-0

International 1 1 90 1 1.00 0 0-0-1

ALL COMPETITIONS 6 5 495 10 1.82 0 2-2-1

LUIS MARIN GP GS MIN GA GAA SO W-L-T

MLS Regular Season 3 3 270 4 1.33 1 0-1-2


U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

International 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ALL COMPETITIONS 3 3 270 4 1.33 0 0-1-2

TIM MELIA GP GS MIN GA GAA SO W-L-T

MLS Regular Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


U.S. Open Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

International 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ALL COMPETITIONS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS)

SINGLE SEASON RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (FIELD PLAYERS) SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS

SINGLE GAME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

ALL-TIME RECORDS (GOALKEEPERS)

ALL-TIME 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

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

Stat Player #

Goals Digital Takawira (1998), Preki (1998), Davy Arnaud (2004), Eddie Johnson (twice in 2007), Birahim Diop (2010)

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Assists Chris Henderson (1999) 4

Shots Preki (1997) 12

Shots on goal Preki (1996) 6

Fouls Committed Davy Arnaud (2010), Oriol Rosell (2013) 8

Fouls Suffered Davy Arnaud (2006) 10

Offsides Alex Bunbury (1999) 7

Corner Kicks Alex Zotinca (2006) 12

Stat 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

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)

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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

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 Eddie Johnson 126

Corner Kicks Graham Zusi 517

Cautions Kerry Zavagnin 44

Ejections Nick Garcia 5

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

BOLD* - denotes player on current roster

GAMES PLAYEDPlayer GP1. Davy Arnaud 2402. Kerry Zavagnin 2373. Nick Garcia 2244. Preki 2185. Jimmy Conrad 2046. Chris Klein 2007. Jack Jewsbury 1958. Matt Besler* 1529. Graham Zusi* 151 9. Michael Harrington 1499. Mo Johnston 149

GOALSPlayer GP G1. Preki 218 712. Davy Arnaud 240 432. Josh Wolff 144 434. Chris Klein 200 395. Kei Kamara 113 386. Mo Johnston 149 317. Scott Sealy 88 287. Vitalis Takawira 103 289. Dom Dwyer* 53 2410. Graham Zusi* 151 22

GAME-WINNING GOALSPlayer GP GWG1. Preki 218 132. Chris Klein 200 123. Kei Kamara 113 113. Josh Wolff 144 115. Davy Arnaud 240 106. Graham Zusi* 151 86. Vitalis Takawira 103 88. Dom Dwyer* 53 78. C.J. Sapong 110 78. Scott Sealy 88 7

GAME-WINNING ASSISTSPlayer GP GWA1. Preki 218 232. Chris Klein 200 162. Graham Zusi* 151 164. Davy Arnaud 240 104. Josh Wolff 144 106. Jack Jewsbury 195 86. Mo Johnston 149 86. Kei Kamara 113 86. Kerry Zavagnin 237 810. Francisco Gomez 114 710. Chris Henderson 61 7

MULTI-GOAL GAMESPlayer GP MGG1. Vitalis Takawira 103 82. Preki 218 73. Dom Dwyer* 53 53. Kei Kamara 113 53. Scott Sealy 88 53. Josh Wolff 144 57. Mo Johnston 149 47. Chris Klein 200 410. Davy Arnaud 240 310. Teal Bunbury 89 310. Eddie Johnson 43 310. Graham Zusi* 147 3

PENALTY KICK GOALSPlayer GP PKG1. Preki 218 212. Dom Dwyer* 53 73. Kei Kamara 113 54. Claudio Lopez 57 45. Claudio Bieler 41 35. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 35. Jack Jewsbury 195 35. Josh Wolff 144 39. Omar Bravo 27 29. Matt McKeon 144 2

GOALS PER GAMEPlayer GP GLS AVG1. Dom Dwyer* 53 24 0.452. Kei Kamara 113 38 0.343. Preki 218 71 0.334. Scott Sealy 88 28 0.325. Josh Wolff 144 43 0.306. Vitalis Takawira 103 28 0.277. Mark Chung 94 20 0.218. Mo Johnston 149 31 0.219. Chris Klein 200 39 0.2010. C.J. Sapong 110 20 0.18*Minimum 20 goals

ASSISTSPlayer GP A1. Preki 218 982. Chris Klein 200 453. Graham Zusi* 151 394. Davy Arnaud 240 355. Mo Johnston 149 286. Josh Wolff 144 267. Mark Chung 94 258. Kerry Zavagnin 237 229. Jack Jewsbury 195 209. Kei Kamara 113 20

SHOTSPlayer GP SH1. Preki 218 6932. Davy Arnaud 240 4523. Kei Kamara 113 3704. Chris Klein 200 3125. Mo Johnston 149 2746. Josh Wolff 144 2657. Graham Zusi* 151 2358. Jack Jewsbury 195 2169. Mark Chung 94 20310. Matt McKeon 144 173

SHOTS ON GOALPlayer GP SOG1. Preki 218 2382. Davy Arnaud 240 1763. Mo Johnston 149 1383. Chris Klein 200 1383. Josh Wolff 144 1386. Kei Kamara 113 1267. Vitalis Takawira 103 1028. Mark Chung 94 959. Jack Jewsbury 195 9010. Graham Zusi* 151 79

FOULS COMMITTEDPlayer GP FC1. Davy Arnaud 240 3292. Kerry Zavagnin 237 3263. Matt McKeon 144 3094. Nick Garcia 224 2345. Mo Johnston 149 2266. Jimmy Conrad 204 2107. Aurelien Collin 107 1918. Diego Gutierrez 119 1909. Jack Jewsbury 195 17510. Roger Espinoza* 116 163

FOULS SUFFEREDPlayer GP FS1. Davy Arnaud 240 5282. Preki 218 3623. Kerry Zavagnin 237 3544. Nick Garcia 224 2505. Mark Chung 94 2046. Diego Gutierrez 119 1967. Graham Zusi* 151 1937. Jack Jewsbury 195 1879. Josh Wolff 144 18310. Kei Kamara 113 176

CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS)Player GP YC1. Kerry Zavagnin 237 442. Davy Arnaud 240 433. Nick Garcia 224 374. Aurelien Collin 107 315. Diego Gutierrez 119 305. Matt McKeon 144 307. Jack Jewsbury 195 287. Mo Johnston 149 289. Jimmy Conrad 204 2710. Preki 218 23

EJECTIONS (RED CARDS)Player GP RC1. Nick Garcia 224 52. Davy Arnaud 240 42. Roger Espinoza* 116 44. Jose Burciaga Jr. 115 34. Aurelien Collin 107 34. Mo Johnston 149 37. Omar Bravo 27 27. Jimmy Conrad 204 27. Matt McKeon 144 27. Tony Meola 125 2

GAMES STARTEDPlayer GS1. Kerry Zavagnin 2282. Nick Garcia 2243. Davy Arnaud 2134. Jimmy Conrad 2035. Preki 1996. Chris Klein 1837. Matt Besler* 1478. Jack Jewsbury 1428. Mo Johnston 14210. Michael Harrington 12810. Jimmy Nielsen 12810. Josh Wolff 128

MINUTES PLAYEDPlayer MP1. Kerry Zavagnin 205152. Nick Garcia 201573. Davy Arnaud 193994. Jimmy Conrad 181945. Preki 178176. Chris Klein 163807. Matt Besler* 132768. Jack Jewsbury 132759. Mo Johnston 1259910. Michael Harrington 11633

GAMES PLAYED IN GOALPlayer GP1. Jimmy Nielsen 1282. Tony Meola 1253. Bo Oshoniyi 964. Kevin Hartman 905. Mike Ammann 606. Chris Snitko 267. Eric Kronberg 258. Garth Lagerwey 239. Andy Gruenebaum 1110. Pat Harrington 810. David Winner 8

SAVESPlayer GP SV1. Tony Meola 125 5072. Bo Oshoniyi 96 3543. Kevin Hartman 90 3324. Jimmy Nielsen 128 3045. Mike Amman 60 2066. Chris Snitko 26 957. Garth Lagerwey 23 838. Eric Kronberg 25 589. Andy Gruenebaum 11 3410. David Winner 8 27

GOALKEEPER WINSPlayer GP GW1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 572. Tony Meola 125 493. Mike Ammann 60 333. Bo Oshoniyi 96 335. Kevin Hartman 90 306. Garth Lagerwey 23 127. Eric Kronberg 25 98. Andy Gruenebaum 11 68. Chris Snitko 26 510. Pat Harrington 8 4

SHUTOUTSPlayer GP SO1. Jimmy Nielsen 128 452. Tony Meola 125 373. Kevin Hartman 90 223. Bo Oshoniyi 96 225. Mike Ammann 60 106. Eric Kronberg 25 87. Andy Gruenebaum 11 37. Garth Lagerwey 23 37. Chris Snitko 26 310. William Hesmer 3 110. Luis Marin* 3 1

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SPORTING KANSAS CITY INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON CHARTS (MLS REGULAR SEASON)

GAMES PLAYEDYear Player GP2011 C.J. Sapong 342012 Jimmy Nielsen 342013 Jimmy Nielsen 342012 Kei Kamara 332014 Dom Dwyer 33

GAMES STARTEDYear Player GS2012 Jimmy Nielsen 342013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 8 players tied with 32

MINUTES PLAYEDYear Player MIN2012 Jimmy Nielsen 30602013 Jimmy Nielsen 30602000 Nick Garcia 29152000 Peter Vermes 29151996 Preki 28802005 Bo Oshoniyi 28802011 Matt Besler 2880

GAMES PLAYED IN GOALYear Player GP2012 Jimmy Nielsen 342013 Jimmy Nielsen 342005 Bo Oshoniyi 322000 Tony Meola 312011 Jimmy Nielsen 31

GOALSYear Player GP GOALS 2014 Dom Dwyer 33 221996 Preki 32 182007 Eddie Johnson 24 151996 Vitalis Takawira 28 131997 Preki 27 122000 Miklos Molnar 17 122003 Preki 30 12

ASSISTSYear Player GP GOALS 1997 Preki 27 172003 Preki 30 172000 Preki 31 152012 Graham Zusi 32 151996 Preki 32 131998 Preki 25 13

SHOTSYear Player GP SHOTS 1996 Preki 32 1402012 Kei Kamara 33 1342014 Dom Dwyer 33 1131999 Preki 30 972000 Preki 31 95

SHOTS ON GOALYear Player GP SOG 1996 Preki 32 612012 Kei Kamara 33 491996 Vitalis Takawira 28 482014 Dom Dwyer 33 481997 Preki 27 442002 Preki 25 44

FOULS COMMITTEDYear Player GP FC 2000 Chris Henderson 31 792001 Matt McKeon 26 761997 Matt McKeon 31 752000 Matt McKeon 30 752013 Oriol Rosell 31 66

FOULS SUFFEREDYear Player GP FS 2004 Davy Arnaud 30 1112005 Davy Arnaud 31 851999 Preki 30 772006 Davy Arnaud 32 762014 Benny Feilhaber 31 73

CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARDS)Year Player GP YC 2013 Aurelien Collin 29 132011 Aurelien Collin 23 102013 Oriol Rosell 31 101997 Mo Johnston 29 92005 Jose Burciaga JR. 31 9

EJECTIONS (RED CARDS)Year Player GP RC 2010 Davy Arnaud 27 3 7 players tied with 2

CORNER KICKSYear Player GP CK 2012 Graham Zusi 32 1502013 Graham Zusi 27 1282014 Graham Zusi 25 1252009 Claudio Lopez 29 1232011 Graham Zusi 32 97

OFFSIDESYear Player GP OFF 2007 Eddie Johnson 24 501996 Vitalis Takawira 28 441997 Vitalis Takawira 28 432014 Dom Dwyer 33 382000 Chris Henderson 31 36

GAME-WINNING GOALSYear Player GP GWG 2000 Miklos Molnar 17 62007 Eddie Johnson 24 62014 Dom Dwyer 33 61997 Preki 27 52012 C.J. Sapong 31 5

GAME-WINNING ASSISTSYear Player GP GWA 2000 Chris Henderson 31 52000 Matt McKeon 30 52003 Preki 30 52004 Davy Arnaud 30 52004 Josh Wolff 26 52012 Graham Zusi 32 52013 Graham Zusi 27 5

PENALTY KICK GOALSYear Player GP PKG 1996 Preki 32 72014 Dom Dwyer 33 72003 Preki 30 51997 Preki 27 31998 Preki 25 32006 Jose Burciaga Jr. 30 32013 Claudio Bieler 28 3

GOALS PER GAMEYear Player GP GLS AVG2000 Miklos Molnar 17 12 0.712014 Dom Dwyer 33 22 0.672007 Eddie Johnson 24 15 0.631996 Preki 32 18 0.562013 Kei Kamara 15 7 0.47*Minimum 5 goals

SAVESYear Player GP SV 2000 Tony Meola 31 1292003 Tony Meola 30 1212008 Kevin Hartman 30 1172005 Bo Oshoniyi 32 1122007 Kevin Hartman 30 110

SHUTOUTSYear Player GP SV 2000 Tony Meola 31 162012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 152013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 132008 Kevin Hartman 30 102010 Jimmy Nielsen 29 10

GOALKEEPER WINSYear Player GP GW 1997 Mike Ammann 29 212012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 182013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 172000 Tony Meola 31 151996 Garth Lagerwey 23 122011 Jimmy Nielsen 31 12

GOALS AGAINST AVERAGEYear Player GP GA GAA2012 Jimmy Nielsen 34 27 0.792013 Jimmy Nielsen 34 30 0.882000 Tony Meola 31 29 0.922004 Tony Meola 21 22 1.052014 Eric Kronberg 19 20 1.05*Minimum 1,000 minutes played

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1 Luis Marin 90G 90G 90G

2 Erik Palmer-Brown 5

3 Ike Opara 90D 90D 90D

4 Kevin Ellis 90D

5 Matt Besler 70D 90D

6 Paulo Nagamura 29 90M 90M

7 Chance Myers

8 Graham Zusi 85M 88F 90F

9 Krisztian Nemeth 77M 76F

10 Benny Feilhaber 90M 90M 84M

11 Bernardo Anor 61M 14 34

12 Mikey Lopez

13 Amadou Dia 90D 90D

14 Dom Dwyer 90F 90F 90F

15 Seth Sinovic 90D

16 Servando Carrasco 6

17 Saad Abdul-Salaam

18 James Rogers

21 Jon Kempin

22 Connor Hallisey

23 Jalil Anibaba 90D

27 Roger Espinoza 90M 90M 89M

29 Tim Melia

37 Jacob Peterson 13 2

71 Marcel de Jong 90D 90D

93 Soni Mustivar 1

94 Jimmy Medranda 56F

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Game log:

Game #1 03/08/2015 KC 1 vs NYR 1 T Opara 1 (Feilhaber 1) 50

Game #2 03/14/2015 KC 1 at DAL 3 L Espinoza 1 (Feilhaber 2) 44

Game #3 03/21/2015 KC 0 vs POR 0 T

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