2020 Sporting Kansas City season

Sporting Kansas City
2020 season
OwnerSporting Club
Head coachPeter Vermes
StadiumChildren's Mercy Park
MLSConference: 1st
Overall: 3rd
PlayoffsConference Semifinals
U.S. Open CupCanceled
MLS is Back TournamentQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gadi Kinda
Alan Pulido
Johnny Russell
(6 each)
All:
Alan Pulido (7)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 21,188 (March 7 vs. Houston Dynamo)
All: 21,188 (March 7 vs. Houston Dynamo)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 2,000 (August 25 vs. Houston Dynamo)
All: 2,000 (August 25 vs. Houston Dynamo)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 21,188
All: 21,188
Biggest win4–0 (vs. Houston Dynamo on March 7, 2020)
and (vs. Colorado Rapids on October 24, 2020)
Biggest defeat2–5 (vs. Houston Dynamo on August 25, 2020)
0–3 (vs. Minnesota United FC on December 3, 2020)
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The 2020 Sporting Kansas City season was the twenty-fifth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the tenth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker. The season was suspended on March 12, for 30 days, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Following that decision, on March 19 Major League Soccer extended its temporary suspension until May 10.[2] Following that decision, on April 17 Major League Soccer extended its temporary suspension until June 8.[3]

Summary

Preseason

Sporting will spend the whole of its pre-season training camp in Scottsdale, Arizona for the sixth straight year, led by Coach and Sporting Director Peter Vermes. From January 19 to Feb 1 and from Feb. 8–22 the club will practice in Scottsdale before kicking off its 25th season in Major League Soccer on Feb 29 or March 1.[4]

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of August 16, 2019.[5]

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Richard Sánchez  Mexico[6]
2 DF Botond Baráth  Hungary
3 DF Andreu Fontas  Spain[6]
4 DF Roberto Punčec  Croatia[6]
5 DF Matt Besler (Captain)  United States
6 MF Ilie Sánchez  Spain
7 FW Johnny Russell (DP)  Scotland
8 DF Graham Zusi  United States
9 FW Alan Pulido (DP)  Mexico[6]
10 MF Felipe Gutiérrez (DP)  Chile[6]
11 FW Khiry Shelton  United States[6]
12 FW Gerso Fernandes  Guinea-Bissau
13 DF Amadou Dia  United States[6]
15 MF Roger Espinoza  Honduras[6]
16 DF Graham Smith  United States
17 MF Gadi Kinda  Israel[6]
18 GK Eric Dick  United States
19 FW Erik Hurtado  United States
20 FW Dániel Sallói (HGP)  Hungary
21 MF Felipe Hernandez (HGP)  Colombia[6]
22 DF Winston Reid  New Zealand
23 FW Tyler Freeman (HGP)  United States
24 GK John Pulskamp  United States
26 DF Jaylin Lindsey (HGP)  United States
27 MF Gianluca Busio (HGP)  United States[6]
28 DF Cameron Duke (HGP)  United States
29 GK Tim Melia  United States
36 DF Luís Martins  Portugal
75 MF Wan Kuzain  United States

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
November 26, 2019 Mexico Richard Sánchez GK United States Chicago Fire FC 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft [7]
December 4, 2019 Croatia Roberto Punčec DF Croatia Rijeka Undisclosed [8]
December 9, 2019 United States Khiry Shelton FW Germany SC Paderborn 07 Undisclosed [9]
December 10, 2019 Mexico Alan Pulido FW Mexico C.D. Guadalajara Undisclosed [10]
January 10, 2020 United States Amadou Dia DF United States Phoenix Rising FC Signed for 2020 season with contract options through 2022 [11]
February 24, 2020 United States John Pulskamp GK United States Sporting Kansas City II Promotion to first team [12]

Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2020 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Round Pick Number Player Position School
3 58 United States Jaret Townsend MF University of Washington
4 84 United States James Kasak FW Virginia Tech

Out

Date Player Position Destination club Notes Ref
November 19, 2019 Colombia Jimmy Medranda MF United States Nashville SC Selected in 2019 MLS Expansion Draft [13]
November 19, 2019 United States Adrian Zendejas GK United States Nashville SC Traded for $125,000 in 2020 TAM and $50,000 in 2020 GAM [13]
November 21, 2019 United States Seth Sinovic DF United States New England Revolution Option Declined [14]
November 21, 2019 United States Benny Feilhaber MF Retired Option Declined [14]
November 21, 2019 United States Gedion Zelalem MF United States New York City FC Option Declined [14]
November 21, 2019 Hungary Krisztián Németh FW Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda Option Declined [14]
November 21, 2019 Liechtenstein Nicolas Hasler DF Switzerland FC Thun Option Declined [14]
November 21, 2019 Costa Rica Rodney Wallace DF Retired Option Declined [14]

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 23, 2020 Israel Gadi Kinda MF Beitar Jerusalem F.C. One-year loan using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM), with an option to exercise a permanent transfer at the end of 2020 [15]
February 14, 2020 New Zealand Winston Reid DF West Ham United F.C. One-year loan [16]

Out

Date Player Position Loaned to Notes Ref
February 4, 2020 United States Eric Dick GK Phoenix Rising FC Loaned to Phoenix Rising FC (USL Championship) for the 2020 season. [17]

Competitions

Preseason

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

Preseason schedule announced on January 14, 2020.[18]

January 25, 2020 Phoenix Rising FC Trialists 0–4 Sporting Kansas City Tempe, Arizona
12:00 pm Report Sallói 23'
Busio 43', 50'
Harris 70'		 Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods.
February 1, 2020 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 FC Cincinnati Casa Grande, Arizona
12:00 pm Sallói 11', Yellow card 27'
Espinoza 44'
Harris 65'
Busio Yellow card 80'
Russell 82'		 Report Gyau Yellow card 55'
Stanko Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Grande Sports World
February 12, 2020 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Columbus Crew Casa Grande, Arizona
12:00 pm Report Zardes 1'
Santos 43' (pen.)		 Stadium: Grande Sports World

Visit Tucson Sun Cup

Main article: Visit Tucson Sun Cup
February 15, 2020 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Real Salt Lake Tucson, Arizona
5:00 pm Silva Yellow card 72'
Herrera Yellow card 76'		 Report Sánchez Yellow card 40'
Duke Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Victor Rivas
Note: Preseason[19]
February 19, 2020 Phoenix Rising FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Tempe, Arizona
8:00 pm Moar 66'
Calistri 78'		 Report Russell 56' Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
February 22, 2020 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 New York Red Bulls Tucson, Arizona
3:00 pm Kinda 61' Report Valot 59'
Cásseres 86' (pen.)		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

MLS is Back Tournament

See also: 2020 MLS is Back Tournament

Group stage

Group D results
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sporting Kansas City 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Minnesota United FC 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3 Real Salt Lake 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4 Colorado Rapids 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1
Source: MLS[20]
Sporting Kansas City1–2Minnesota United FC
Shelton 43' Report Shelton 90+2' (o.g.)
Molino 90+7'
Sporting Kansas City3–2Colorado Rapids
Shelton 65'
Pulido 72'
Zusi 90+1'		 Report Acosta 6'
Lewis 84'
Referee: David Gantar
Real Salt Lake0–2Sporting Kansas City
Holt Yellow card 20'
Johnson Yellow card 40'
Beckerman Yellow card 55'
Glad Yellow card 71'		 Report Russell 1'
Sánchez Yellow card 36'
Busio Yellow card 56'
Smith Yellow card 62'
Gerso 86'
Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Sporting Kansas City0–0Vancouver Whitecaps FC
 Report
Penalties
 3–1
Referee: Victor Rivas
Quarterfinals
Philadelphia Union3–1Sporting Kansas City
 Report
Referee: Ramy Touchan

Regular season

Main article: 2020 Major League Soccer season


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

February 29, 2020 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
9:30 pm Cornelius Yellow card 23'
Nerwinski 28'		 Report Kinda Yellow card 3', 39'
Pulido 17'
Shelton Yellow card 57'
Hurtado 90+5'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 22,120
Referee: Ted Unkel
Note: Season Opener[21]
March 7, 2020 2 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 pm
Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 21,188
Referee: Allen Chapman
Note: Home Opener[21]
August 21, 2020 6 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City Saint Paul, Minnesota
6:30 pm Aja Yellow card 24'
Lindsey 32' (o.g.)
Alonso Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Kinda 12'
Busio Yellow card 46'
Boxall 55' (o.g.)
Pulido Yellow card 77'
Duke Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Allianz Field
Referee: Ramy Touchan
August 25, 2020 7 Sporting Kansas City 2–5 Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 pm Russell 26'
Busio Yellow card 38'
Kinda 49'		 Report Elis 17'
Vera Yellow card 25'
Ramirez 44'
Hansen 48'
Quintero 57', 61'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
August 29, 2020 8 Colorado Rapids 1–1 Sporting Kansas City Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 PM Price Yellow card 47'
Acosta Yellow card 52'
Bassett 57'
Rubio Yellow card 82'		 Report Smith Yellow card 63'
Kinda Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card 78'
Busio 67'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Referee: Armando Villarreal
September 2, 2020 9 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 FC Dallas Kansas City, Kansas
7:30PM CDT Shelton 45+3' Report Jara 9'
Servania Yellow card 31'
Barrios Yellow card 54'
Santos Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Ramy Touchan
September 5, 2020 10 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
7:00 PM CDT Elis 59'
Manotas 85'
Figueroa Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Hurtado 30' Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Referee: Timothy Ford
September 13, 2020 11 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Minnesota United FC Kansas City, Kansas
7:30PM CDT Russell 80'
Busio Yellow card 84'
Punčec Yellow card 87'
Gerso Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Dotson Yellow card 90+2' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 19, 2020 12 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 FC Dallas Kansas City, Kansas
2:30PM CDT Busio Yellow card 11'
Russell 53', 83', Yellow card 80'		 Report Jara 42', 48', Yellow card 73'
Barrios Yellow card 75'
Acosta Yellow card 75' Yellow-red card 90'
Luchi Gonzalez Yellow card 75'
Bressan Yellow card 82'
Hollingshead 86'
Santos Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
September 23, 2020 13 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Orlando City SC Kansas City, Kansas
6:30pm CDT
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Victor Rivas
September 27, 2020 14 Colorado Rapids P–P Sporting Kansas City Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 pm CDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Note: Match postponed due to multiple positive COVID-19 tests in the Rapids organization.[22]
October 3, 2020 15 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Sporting Kansas City Houston, Texas
7:00 pm CDT Struna Yellow card 45+1'
Vera Yellow card 72'
Quintero Yellow card 77'
Junqua 84'
Figueroa Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Pulido 34', 73'
Dia Yellow card 39'
Reid Yellow card 77'
Sánchez Yellow card 81'
Espinoza Yellow card 90'
Melia Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Referee: Kevin Stott
October 7, 2020 16 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Chicago Fire Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 pm CDT Melia Yellow card 1'
Espinoza Yellow card 24'
Reid Yellow card 62', 67'
Russell Yellow card 77'
Shelton Yellow card 80'		 Report Calvo Yellow card 19'
Herbers Yellow card 19'
Sekulić Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
October 11, 2020 17 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Nashville SC Kansas City, Kansas
6:30 pm CDT Sánchez Yellow card 52'
Gerso 53'
Hurtado 79'		 Report Johnston Yellow card 12' Yellow-red card 54'
Zimmerman 15'
Lovitz Yellow card 38'
Jones Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
October 14, 2020 18 FC Dallas 1–0 Sporting Kansas City Frisco, Texas
7:30 pm CDT Hollingshead 43'
Barrios Yellow card 45'
Ziegler Yellow card 45+2'		 Report Dia Yellow card 42' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 2,898
Referee: Armando Villarreal
October 17, 2020 19 Chicago Fire 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Chicago, Illinois
2:30 pm CDT Pineda Yellow card 22'
Berić 45+1'
Mihailovic 90+5'		 Report Hurtado 35'
Kinda 83'		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Referee: David Gantar
October 21, 2020 14 Colorado Rapids v Sporting Kansas City Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 pm CDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Note: Reschedule of postponed September 27th match.[22] Match was postponed again after a staff member from the Colorado Rapids tested positive for COVID-19.[23]
October 24, 2020 20 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Colorado Rapids Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 pm CDT Dia Yellow card 11'
Pulido 54'
Fontàs 67'
Shelton Yellow card 74'
Lindsey Yellow card 85'
Kinda 88'
Gerso 90+3', Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Warner Yellow card 23'
Abubakar Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Drew Fischer
October 28, 2020 21 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Sporting Kansas City Cincinnati, Ohio
6:30 pm CDT de Jong soccer ball with red X 63' Report Espinoza 57'
Punčec Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Referee: David Gantar
November 1, 2020 22 Sporting Kansas City Cancelled Minnesota United FC Kansas City, Kansas
6:30 pm CDT Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Note: Match cancelled due to multiple covid positives in the MNUFC organization and a lack of late season opportunities to reschedule.[24]
November 8, 2020 23 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Sporting Kansas City Sandy, Utah
5:30 pm CDT Report Martins Yellow card 39'
Shelton 45'
Hurtado 48'
Russell Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 2,770
Referee: Kevin Stott

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs
November 22, 2020 First round Sporting Kansas City 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)		 San Jose Earthquakes Kansas City, Kansas
3:00 pm CST R. Espinoza 4'
Reid Yellow card 39'
Ilie 47'
Dia Yellow card 78'
R. Espinoza Yellow card 79'
Russell Yellow card 86'
Busio 90+1'		 Report Fierro 22'
Lima Yellow card 28'
Salinas 34'
López Yellow card 56'
C. Espinoza Yellow card 85'
Wondolowski 90+7'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Nima Saghafi
Penalties
Russell soccer ball with check mark
Ilie soccer ball with check mark
Shelton soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Alanís
soccer ball with red X Yueill
soccer ball with red X C. Espinoza
December 3, 2020 Conf. Semifinals Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Minnesota United FC Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 PM CST Report Molino 27', 35'
Dibassy 39', Yellow card 82'
Reynoso Yellow card 42'
Greguš Yellow card 57'
Gasper Yellow card 80'
Hairston Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Referee: Drew Fischer

Standings

Western Conference

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Sporting Kansas City 21 12 6 3 38 25 +13 39 1.86 Qualification for the playoffs first round and Leagues Cup
2 Seattle Sounders FC 22 11 5 6 44 23 +21 39 1.77
3 Portland Timbers 23 11 6 6 46 35 +11 39 1.70 Qualification for the playoffs first round and
2021 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
4 Minnesota United FC 21 9 5 7 36 26 +10 34 1.62 Qualification for the playoffs first round
5 Colorado Rapids 18 8 6 4 32 28 +4 28 1.56
Source: MLS[25]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. ^ As MLS is Back tournament winners

Overall table

2020 MLS overall standings
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Philadelphia Union (S) 23 14 4 5 44 20 +24 47 2.04 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
2 Toronto FC (V) 23 13 5 5 33 26 +7 44 1.91 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[b]
3 Sporting Kansas City 21 12 6 3 38 25 +13 39 1.86 2021 Leagues Cup[c]
4 Columbus Crew SC (C) 23 12 6 5 36 21 +15 41 1.78 2021 CONCACAF Champions League[d]
5 Orlando City SC 23 11 4 8 40 25 +15 41 1.78 2021 Leagues Cup[e]
Source: MLS[26]
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield winners; (V) Canadian Championship finalists
Notes:
  1. ^ As Supporters' Shield winners (USA2)
  2. ^ As 2020 Canadian Championship finalists (awarded by Canada Soccer) (CAN1)
  3. ^ As 1st, Western Conference (MLS1)
  4. ^ As MLS Cup 2020 champions (USA1)
  5. ^ As 4th, Eastern Conference (MLS2)

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAHAAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAH
ResultWWLWWWLDDLWLL
Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Player statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on September 23, 2020.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Major League Soccer MLS is Back Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Mexico MEX Richard Sánchez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 GK United States USA John Pulskamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 GK United States USA Tim Melia 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Spain ESP Andreu Fontas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Croatia CRO Roberto Punčec 6 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF United States USA Matt Besler 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0
8 DF United States USA Graham Zusi 7 0 6+1 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF United States USA Amadou Dia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF United States USA Graham Smith 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF New Zealand NZL Winston Reid 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF United States USA Jaylin Lindsey 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF Portugal POR Luís Martins 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Spain ESP Ilie 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Chile CHI Felipe Gutiérrez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Honduras HON Roger Espinoza 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
17 MF Israel ISR Gadi Kinda 6 4 6 4 0 0 0 0
21 MF Colombia COL Felipe Hernandez 5 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF United States USA Gianluca Busio 7 1 5+2 1 0 0 0 0
28 MF United States USA Cameron Duke 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
75 MF Malaysia MAS Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Scotland SCO Johnny Russell 6 1 5+1 1 0 0 0 0
9 FW Mexico MEX Alan Pulido 5 2 5 2 0 0 0 0
11 FW United States USA Khiry Shelton 7 2 6+1 2 0 0 0 0
12 FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Gerso 6 0 3+3 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW United States USA Erik Hurtado 5 2 1+4 2 0 0 0 0
20 FW Hungary HUN Dániel Sallói 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW United States USA Tyler Freeman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
0+1 means player did came on as a sub once. 1+1 means player started once and came on as a sub once.
The group stage matches of the MLS is Back Tournament count as regular season matches and data will be listed under Regular Season.

Top scorers

Number Position Name MLS MLS is Back Open Cup Playoffs Total
7 FW Scotland Johnny Russell 6 0 0 0 6
17 MF IsraelGadi Kinda 4 0 0 0 4
11 FW United States Khiry Shelton 4 0 0 0 4
9 FW Mexico Alan Pulido 3 1 0 0 4
19 FW United States Erik Hurtado 2 0 0 0 2
15 MF Honduras Roger Espinoza 1 0 0 0 1
8 DF United States Graham Zusi 1 0 0 0 1
12 FW Guinea-Bissau Gerso 1 0 0 0 1
27 MF United States Gianluca Busio 1 0 0 0 1
N/A N/A Own Goal 1 0 0 0 1
Total 23 1 0 0 24

As of September 23, 2020

Disciplinary record

Number Position Name MLS MLS is Back Playoffs Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
17 MF IsraelGadi Kinda 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
6 MF SpainIlie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 FW United StatesKhiry Shelton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Honduras Roger Espinoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Mexico Alan Pulido 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
27 MF United States Gianluca Busio 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 DF United States Graham Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 FW Guinea-Bissau Gerso 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF United States Cameron Duke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF Croatia Roberto Punčec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Scotland Johnny Russell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 GK United States Tim Melia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF United States Matt Besler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

As of March 1, 2021

Injury record

N P Nat. Name Type Status Source Match Inj. Date Ret. Date
7 FW Scotland Johnny Russell Muscle Tear thebluetestament.com Unknown November 2019 February 29, 2020


10 MF Chile Felipe Gutiérrez knee injury mlssoccer.com Unknown February 2020


3 DF Spain Andreu Fontas Achilles surgery mlssoccer.com Unknown February 2020


- Player is injured
- Player has recovered from injury
Last updated: March 2, 2020
Source: SportingKC.com

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