2018 Sporting Kansas City season

Sporting Kansas City
2018 season
Owner Sporting Club
Head Coach Peter Vermes
Stadium Children's Mercy Park
U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals (vs Houston Dynamo)
Top goalscorer League:
All: Johnny Russell
(10 goals)
Highest home attendance 20,831 March 4 vs NYCFC
Lowest home attendance 15,238 June 16 vs FC Dallas
Average home league attendance League: 19,774
All: 19,270
Home colors
Away colors

The 2018 Sporting Kansas City season is the twenty-third season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the eighth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.

Current roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of October 10, 2018.

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Adrián Zendejas  United States
2 Defender Amer Didic  Canada
3 Defender Ike Opara  United States
4 Defender Brad Evans  United States
5 Defender Matt Besler (Captain)  United States
6 Midfielder Ilie Sánchez  Spain
7 Forward Johnny Russell  Scotland
8 Defender Graham Zusi  United States
9 Forward Krisztián Németh  Hungary
10 Midfielder Yohan Croizet (DP)  France
11 Forward Diego Rubio  Chile
12 Forward Gerso Fernandes  Guinea-Bissau
13 Forward Gianluca Busio (HGP)  United States
14 Forward Khiry Shelton  United States
15 Defender Seth Sinovic  United States
16 Defender Graham Smith  United States
17 Midfielder Roger Espinoza (DP)  Honduras
18 Goalkeeper Eric Dick  United States
19 Midfielder Cristian Lobato  Spain
20 Forward Dániel Sallói (HGP)  Hungary
21 Midfielder Felipe Gutiérrez (DP)  Chile
23 Defender Colton Storm  United States
26 Defender Jaylin Lindsey (HGP)  United States
28 Forward Tyler Freeman (HGP)  United States
29 Goalkeeper Tim Melia  United States
30 Defender Andreu Fontas  Spain
75 Midfielder Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal  United States
90 Forward Kharlton Belmar  United States
94 Midfielder Jimmy Medranda  Colombia

Player Movement

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 14, 2017 United States Khiry Shelton FW United States New York City FC Traded for Saad Abdul-Salaam [1]
December 15, 2017 France Yohan Croizet MF Belgium KV Mechelen Transfer [2]
January 17, 2018 United States Zach Wright FW United States University of North Carolina Homegrown Player [3]
January 22, 2018 United States Matt Lewis DF United States Fordham University Homegrown Player [4]
January 31, 2018 Scotland Johnny Russell FW England Derby County Transfer [5]
February 6, 2018 Chile Felipe Gutiérrez MF Spain Real Betis Transfer [6]
February 15, 2018 United States Eric Dick GK United States Butler University 2018 MLS SuperDraft [7]
February 15, 2018 United States Graham Smith DF United States Denver University 2018 MLS SuperDraft [7]
February 20, 2018 United States Brad Evans DF United States Seattle Sounders FC Free agent [8]
April 13, 2018 United States Wan Kuzain MF United States Saint Louis FC Homegrown Player [9]
August 6, 2018 Hungary Krisztián Németh FW United States New England Revolution Trade with New England Revolution [10]
August 8, 2018 Spain Andreu Fontàs CB Spain RC Celta de Vigo Trade with RC Celta de Vigo [11]
October 2, 2018 United States Tyler Freeman FW Homegrown Player

(Will be added to roster ahead of 2019 season)

 [12]

Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2018 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Round Pick Number Player Position School
113 United States Eric Dick GK Butler
18 United States Graham Smith DF Denver
475 United States Will Bagrou FW Bercer
82 Liberia Wilfred Williams DF Oakland

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
November 27, 2017 United States Cameron Porter FW Retired Out of contract [13]
November 27, 2017 United States Erik Palmer-Brown DF England Manchester City Out of contract [14][15]
November 27, 2017 United States Cameron Iwasa FW United States Sacramento Republic Option declined, later signed with Sacramento Republic [13]
November 27, 2017 Haiti Soni Mustivar MF Azerbaijan Neftçi PFK Option declined, later signed with Neftçi PFK [13]
November 27, 2017 Cape Verde Kevin Oliveira MF Canada Ottawa Fury Option declined, later signed with Ottawa Fury [16]
November 27, 2017 Canada Tyler Pasher MF United States Indy Eleven Option declined, later signed with Indy Eleven [16]
December 12, 2017 Ghana Latif Blessing FW United States Los Angeles FC Selected in 2017 MLS Expansion Draft [17]
December 14, 2017 United States Saad Abdul-Salaam DF United States New York City FC Traded for Khiry Shelton [1]
January 3, 2018 United States Benny Feilhaber MF United States Los Angeles FC Traded [18]
February 8, 2018 United States Andrew Dykstra GK United States Colorado Rapids Traded [19]
February 8, 2018 Lebanon Soony Saad FW United States Indy Eleven Waived, later signed with Indy Eleven [20]
February 27, 2018 United States Kevin Ellis DF United States Chicago Fire Signed with Chicago Fire on March 9 [21][22]
February 27, 2018 United States Zach Wright DF United States Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Waived [21]
March 1, 2018 New Zealand James Musa MF United States Phoenix Rising Waived [23]
June 25, 2018 United States Matt Lewis DF United States Swope Park Rangers Waived [24]

Loans

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

In

Date Player Position Loaned from Notes Ref
January 18, 2018 Argentina Emiliano Amor DF Vélez Sarsfield one year loan, option to buy at the end of the year [25]

Out

Date Player Position Loaned from Notes Ref
August 8, 2018 Argentina Emiliano Amor DF Vélez Sarsfield Mutually agreed to part ways with Sporting KC [26]

Competitions

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise

Mobile Mini Sun Cup

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise

Regular season

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise

MLS Cup Playoffs

Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise

2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise

Player statistics

Top scorers

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Cup Open Cup Total
1 FW 7 Scotland Johnny Russell 9 0 2 11
2 FW 20 Hungary Dániel Sallói 7 0 2 9
3 FW 11 Chile Diego Rubio 8 0 0 8
4 MF 21 Chile Felipe Gutiérrez 6 0 0 7
5 FW 12 Guinea Gerso Fernandes 5 0 0 5
6 MF 6 Spain Ilie Sánchez 4 0 0 4
MF 10 France Yohan Croizet 2 0 2 4
8 DF 3 United States Ike Opara 3 0 0 3
9 DF 8 United States Graham Zusi 2 0 0 2
FW 14 United States Khiry Shelton 2 0 0 2
MF 19 Spain Cristian Lobato 2 0 0 2
DF 94 Colombia Jimmy Medranda 2 0 0 2
13 MF 17 Honduras Roger Espinoza 1 0 0 1
MF 75 United States Wan Kuzain 1 0 0 1
FW 90 United States Kharlton Belmar 0 0 1 1
FW 9 Hungary Krisztián Németh 1 0 0 1
Total 53 0 7 60

As of October 9, 2018

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
3United StatesDFIke Opara400040
5United StatesDFMatt Besler200020
6SpainMFIlie Sánchez300030
7ScotlandFWJohnny Russell100010
8United StatesDFGraham Zusi200020
10FranceMFYohan Croizet100010
11ChileFWDiego Rubio200020
12GuineaFWGerso Fernandes100010
14United StatesFWKhiry Shelton200020
15United StatesDFSeth Sinovic200020
17HondurasMFRoger Espinoza710071
20HungaryFWDániel Sallói210011
22ArgentinaDFEmiliano Amor101020
29United StatesGKTim Melia100010
75United StatesMFWan Kuzain100010
94ColombiaDFJimmy Medranda100010
TOTALS 33 2 3 0 36 2

As of September 9, 2018

References

  1. 1 2 Kovzan, Sam (December 14, 2017). "Sporting KC acquires forward Khiry Shelton in trade with New York City FC". Sporting Kansas City.
  2. ↑ Kovzan, Sam (December 15, 2017). "Sporting KC signs 25-year-old French midfielder Yohan Croizet as a Designated Player". Sporting Kansas City.
  3. ↑ Kovzan, Sam (January 17, 2018). "Sporting KC signs forward Zach Wright as Homegrown Player". Sporting Kansas City.
  4. ↑ Kovzan, Sam (January 22, 2018). "Sporting KC signs defender Matt Lewis as a Homegrown Player". Sporting Kansas City.
  5. ↑ Kovzan, Sam (January 31, 2018). "Sporting KC acquires Scottish winger Johnny Russell in a transfer from English club Derby County FC". Sporting Kansas City.
  6. ↑ Kovzan, Sam (February 6, 2018). "Sporting KC signs Chilean international midfielder Felipe Gutierrez as a Designated Player". Sporting Kansas City.
  7. 1 2 Kovzan, Sam (February 15, 2018). "Sporting KC signs first-round draft picks Eric Dick and Graham Smith to MLS contracts". Sporting Kansas City.
  8. ↑ Kovzan, Sam (February 20, 2018). "Sporting KC signs free agent midfielder and two-time MLS Cup champion Brad Evans contracts". Sporting Kansas City.
  9. ↑ Kovzan, Sam (April 13, 2018). "Sporting KC signs 19-year-old midfielder Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal as Homegrown Player". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  10. ↑ Kovzan, Sam (August 6, 2018). "Sporting KC acquires forward Krisztian Nemeth in trade with New England Revolution". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  11. ↑ Kovzan, Sam. "Sporting KC signs 28-year-old Spanish defender Andreu Fontas". Sporting KC. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  12. ↑ Kovzal, Sam (October 2, 2018). "Sporting KC signs 15-year-old forward Tyler Freeman as a Homegrown Player". Sporting KC. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  13. 1 2 3 Kovzan, Sam (November 27, 2017). "Sporting KC exercises options on 11 players ahead of 2018 MLS season". Sporting Kansas City.
  14. ↑ "2018 MLS Transactions". MLSsoccer.com. January 1, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Amerikaans international van Manchester City versterkt de Kerels" [American international of Manchester City strengthens the Guys]. kvk.be (in Dutch). K.V. Kortrijk. January 31, 2018.
  16. 1 2 Kovzan, Sam (December 10, 2017). "Sporting KC acquires forward Kenwyne Jones, goalkeeper Alexander Tambakis and 2021 draft pick in trade with Atlanta United FC". Sporting Kansas City.
  17. ↑ Kovzan, Sam (December 12, 2017). "Los Angeles FC selects Sporting KC forward Latif Blessing in MLS Expansion Draft". Sporting Kansas City.
  18. ↑ Kovzan, Sam (January 3, 2018). "LAFC acquire Benny Feilhaber from Sporting KC for $400K in Allocation Money". Sporting Kansas City.
  19. ↑ Kovzan, Sam (February 8, 2018). "Sporting KC trades goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra to Colorado Rapids in exchange for 2020 MLS SuperDraft pick". Sporting Kansas City.
  20. ↑ Kovzan, Sam (February 8, 2018). "Sporting KC waives forward Soony Saad". Sporting Kansas City.
  21. 1 2 Kovzan, Sam (February 27, 2018). "Sporting KC waives defender Kevin Ellis and forward Zach Wright". Sporting Kansas City.
  22. ↑ "Chicago Fire Soccer Club Adds Kevin Ellis and Patrick McLain". Chicago Fire SC. March 9, 2018.
  23. ↑ Kovzan, Sam (March 1, 2018). "Sporting KC waives midfielder James Musa". Sporting Kansas City.
  24. ↑ Kovzan, Sam (June 27, 2018). "Ranges sign rookie defender Matt Lewis to USL contract". sportingkc.com. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  25. ↑ Rodriguez, Alicia (January 18, 2018). "Sporting KC add Argentine defender Emiliano Amor on loan". MLSsoccer.com.
  26. ↑ "Emiliano Amor". MLS Soccer.com. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  27. ↑ "Independent Panel rescinds red card, suspension for Seattle's Chad Marshall". MLSsoccer.com. September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
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