2017 Sporting Kansas City season

Sporting Kansas City
2017 season
Owner Sporting Club
Head Coach Peter Vermes
Stadium Children's Mercy Park
Top goalscorer League: Gerso
(6 goals)
All: Gerso
(8 goals)
Highest home attendance 20,933
Lowest home attendance 18,648
Average home league attendance League: 19,689
All: 18,789
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors
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The 2017 Sporting Kansas City season is the twenty-second season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the seventh 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 January 13, 2017.[1]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Zendejas, AdriánAdrián Zendejas  United States
2 Defender Palmer-Brown, ErikErik Palmer-Brown (HGP)  United States
3 Defender Opara, IkeIke Opara  United States
4 Defender Ellis, KevinKevin Ellis (HGP)  United States
5 Defender Besler, MattMatt Besler (Captain)  United States
6 Midfielder Sánchez, IlieIlie Sánchez  Spain
7 Forward Fernandes, GersoGerso Fernandes (DP)  Guinea-Bissau
8 Defender Zusi, GrahamGraham Zusi (DP)  United States
9 Forward Blessing, LatifLatif Blessing  Ghana
10 Midfielder Feilhaber, BennyBenny Feilhaber  United States
11 Forward Rubio, DiegoDiego Rubio  Chile
15 Defender Sinovic, SethSeth Sinovic  United States
17 Defender Abdul-Salaam, SaadSaad Abdul-Salaam  United States
19 Midfielder Lobato, CristianCristian Lobato  Spain
21 Goalkeeper Dykstra, AndrewAndrew Dykstra  United States
22 Forward Saad, SoonySoony Saad  Lebanon
23 Defender Storm, ColtonColton Storm  United States
24 Forward Iwasa, CameronCameron Iwasa  United States
27 Midfielder Espinoza, RogerRoger Espinoza (DP)  Honduras
29 Goalkeeper Melia, TimTim Melia  United States
30 Forward Sallói, DánielDániel Sallói (HGP)  Hungary
39 Forward Porter, CameronCameron Porter  United States
55 Defender Didic, AmerAmer Didic  Canada
77 Midfielder Pasher, TylerTyler Pasher  Canada
93 Midfielder Mustivar, SoniSoni Mustivar  Haiti
94 Midfielder Medranda, JimmyJimmy 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 12, 2016 Canada Tyler Pasher MF United States Swope Park Rangers Signed from USL team [2]
December 2, 2016 United States Adrian Zendejas GK United States Swope Park Rangers Signed from USL team [2]
January 4, 2017 Guinea-Bissau Gerso Fernandes FW/MF Portugal C.F. Os Belenenses Undisclosed [2]
January 9, 2017 Ghana Latif Blessing FW Ghana Liberty Professionals F.C. Undisclosed [2]
January 9, 2017 United States Christian Volesky FW United States Portland Timbers Rights acquired in exchange for 4th Round pick in 2017 MLS SuperDraft [2]
January 10, 2017 United States Cameron Iwasa FW United States Sacramento Republic FC Free Transfer [2]
January 10, 2017 United States Andrew Dykstra GK United States D.C. United Re-Entry Draft [2]
January 13, 2017 Spain Ilie Sanchez MF Germany TSV 1860 Munich Free Transfer [2]
January 30, 2017 Lebanon Soony Saad FW Thailand BEC Tero Sasana Free Transfer [2]
June 29, 2017 Spain Cristian Lobato MF Spain Gimnàstic de Tarragona Free Transfer [3]

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Notes Ref
October 28, 2016 United States Brad Davis MF None Retired [2]
November 23, 2016 United States Jacob Peterson MF United States Atlanta United FC Out of Contract, Signed with Atlanta United FC on December 21, 2016 [2]
November 23, 2016 Portugal Nuno André Coelho DF Portugal G.D. Chaves Option Declined [2]
November 23, 2016 United States Chance Myers DF United States Portland Timbers Option Declined, later signed with Portland as a free agent [2]
November 23, 2016 United States Justin Mapp MF Option Declined [2]
November 23, 2016 Honduras Éver Alvarado DF Honduras CD Olimpia Option Declined [2]
November 23, 2016 Ghana Emmanuel Appiah MF Option Declined [2]
November 23, 2016 United States Jon Kempin GK United States LA Galaxy Option Declined [2]
November 23, 2016 United States Connor Hallisey MF Option Declined [2]
December 12, 2016 Brazil Paulo Nagamura MF None Retired [2]
December 13, 2016 United States Alec Kann GK United States Atlanta United FC Expansion Draft [2]
February 3, 2017 Kenya Lawrence Olum DF United States Portland Timbers Trade [2]
February 27, 2017 United States Benji Joya MF Waived [4]
February 27, 2017 United States Christian Volesky FW United States Saint Louis FC Waived [4]
June 29, 2017 Brazil Igor Juliao DF Waived [3]
July 25, 2017 United States Dom Dwyer FW United States Orlando City SC Traded [5][6][7][8]

Loans

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

In

Date Player Position Loaned from Notes Ref
December 23, 2016 Brazil Igor Juliao DF Brazil Fluminense FC One Year Loan [2]

Competitions

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason

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

Desert Diamond Cup

Regular Season

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

U.S. Open Cup

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

Player Statistics

Top scorers

Place Position Number Name MLS MLS Cup Open Cup Total
1 FW 7 Guinea-Bissau Gerso Fernandes 6 0 2 8
2 FW 14 United States Dom Dwyer 5 0 1 6
3 FW 9 Ghana Latif Blessing 3 0 2 5
MF 10 United States Benny Feilhaber 5 0 0 5
4 DF 3 United States Ike Opara 2 0 2 4
FW 30 Hungary Dániel Sallói 2 0 2 4
5 FW 11 Chile Diego Rubio 1 0 1 2
6 DF 15 United States Seth Sinovic 1 0 0 1
DF 17 United States Saad Abdul-Salaam 1 0 0 1
MF 27 Honduras Roger Espinoza 1 0 0 1
MF 94 Colombia Jimmy Medranda 1 0 0 1
Total 28 0 10 38

Disciplinary Record

Number Nation Position Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
YC Red card YC Red card YC Red card
3United StatesDFIke Opara300030
4United StatesDFKevin Ellis100010
5United StatesDFMatt Besler100010
6SpainMFIlie Sánchez400040
7Guinea-BissauFWGerso400040
8United StatesMFGraham Zusi300030
9GhanaFWLatif Blessing200020
10United StatesMFBenny Feilhaber300030
14United StatesFWDom Dwyer400040
15United StatesDFSeth Sinovic400141
17United StatesDFSaad Abdul-Salaam100010
27HondurasMFRoger Espinoza712091
29United StatesGKTim Melia100010
40BrazilDFIgor Julião100010
94ColombiaMFJimmy Medranda001010
TOTALS 38 1 3 1 41 2

As of August 6, 2017.

References

  1. ↑ "Players". Sporting Kansas City. October 13, 2015. Archived from the original on October 13, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "Transacations".
  3. 1 2 "Sporting KC sign Spanish midfielder Cristian Lobato".
  4. 1 2 "Sporting KC waives midfielder Benji Joya and forward Christian Volesky".
  5. ↑ "Orlando City acquires Dom Dwyer in trade with Sporting Kansas City". ESPNFC.com. July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ Kovzan, Sam (July 25, 2017). "Sporting KC acquires up to $1.6 million in Allocation Money from Orlando City SC in exchange for forward Dom Dwyer". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  7. ↑ McDowell, Sam (July 25, 2017). "Sporting KC trades Dom Dwyer to Orlando City SC". Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  8. ↑ DelGallo, Alicia (July 25, 2017). "Orlando City reaches agreement to bring Dom Dwyer back". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
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