Chance Myers officially joins the list of former Kansas City players.The former number one overall pick signed a free agent contract with the Portland Timbers this week, joining the 2015 MLS Cup champions. Myers departs Kansas City having appeared almost 150 times in league play for Sporting, playing over 10,000 minutes, scoring two league goals (both coincidentally against the Portland Timbers). Unfortunately he'd just been pushed out of his position as the starter at right back by Saad Abdul-Salaam, but Myers will be remembered for his time as part of arguably the best back four in MLS between 2011 and 2013 with Matt Besler, Aurelien Collin, and Seth Sinovic.
A lot of players were on the move this week, with Amobi Okugo re-signing with Portland, Bernardo Anor making his permanent move to Minnesota United official as well. In the lower leagues, both Mechack Jerome and Michael Kafari both re-signed with their NASL clubs. Abroad, Nuno Coelho turned his departure from Sporting into a move to GD Chaves in his native Portugal, while Milos Stojcev moved within the Greek league to relegation threatened Veria.
Internationally, Ever Alvarado and Jorge Claros both helped Honduras win the Copa Centroamericana as Honduras went 4-0-1 in the round robin tournament that was missing Guatemala due to FIFA suspension. Fellow former KC player, Pablo Punyed and El Salvador finished third and will be in this summer's Gold Cup because of their finish. Also a congratulations to Marcel de Jong for his 50th cap with the Canadian national team this past week as he captained Canada against Bermuda.
Here's the rest of this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Emmanuel Appiah
Vicente Arze
Omar Bravo
Amadou Dia
Pablo Escobar
Brian Fekete
Tomas Granitto
Connor Hallisey
Jeferson
Jon Kempin
Chris Konopka
Justin Mapp
Neven Markovic
Rauwshan McKenzie
Alex Molano
Victor Munoz
Jordi Quintilla
Brendan Ruiz
Michael Thomas
MLS
Jalil Anibaba - Houston - Offseason.
Bernardo Anor - Minnesota - Offseason.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Offseason.
Servando Carrasco - Orlando City - Offseason.
Aurelien Collin - New York - Offseason.
Marcel de Jong - Vancouver - Started and played 90 minutes in Vancouver's 4-2 win over Bermuda.
Michael Harrington - Chicago - Offseason.
Kei Kamara - New England - Offseason.
Alec Kann - Atlanta - Offseason.
Eric Kronberg - Montreal - Offseason.
Mikey Lopez - NYCFC - Offseason.
Yura Movsisyan - Salt Lake - Offseason.
Chance Myers - Portland - Offseason.
Amobi Okugo - Portland - Offseason.
Jacob Peterson - Atlanta - Offseason.
Tony Rocha - Orlando - Offseason.
CJ Sapong - Philadelphia - Offseason.
Sal Zizzo - New York - Offseason.
NASL
Mechack Jerome - Jacksonville - Offseason.
Michael Kafari - Puerto Rico - Offseason.
James Marcelin - Carolina - Offseason.
USL
Stefan Antonijevic - Tampa Bay - Offseason.
Amer Didic - Swope Park - Offseason.
Christian Duke - Swope Park - Offseason.
Cyprian Hedrick - San Antonio - Offseason.
Ryan James - Rochester - Offseason.
Alex Martinez - Charlotte - Offseason.
Nansel Selbol - Swope Park - Offseason.
Kris Tyrpak - San Antonio - Offseason.
Ualefi - Swope Park - Offseason.
Yomby William - Richmond - Offseason.
PDL
Adnan Gabeljic - San Francisco - Offseason.
Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Cedar Rapids - Did not play in either of Cedar Rapids' games.
Pat Healey - Baltimore - Played in Baltimore's 5-3 loss to Cedar Rapids and 7-2 loss to Milwaukee.
Mike Jones - Dallas - Did not play in Dallas' 12-5 win over El Paso.
Boris Pardo - San Diego - Did not play in San Diego's 5-2 win over Sonora.
International
Korede Aiyegbusi - AFC Eskilstuna City- Sweden - No game until 4/1.
Ever Alvarado - Olimpia - Honduras - Started and played 90 minutes in Honduras' 1-1 draw with Costa Rica. Did not dress in Honduras' 1-0 win over Belize.
Scott Angevine - YPA - Finland - Offseason.
Claudio Bieler - Belgrano - Argentina - No game until 2/11.
Reinaldo Brenes - Belen Siglo XXI - Started and played 45 minutes in Belen's 2-1 loss to Perez Zeledon. Came off the bench and played 28 minutes in Belen's 3-1 loss to Carmelita.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - Started and played 90 minutes in Bengaluru's 3-0 win over Mumbai. Started and played 90 minutes in Bengaluru's 2-1 loss to East Bengal.
Jorge Claros - Real Espana - Honduras - Started and played 90 minutes in Honduras' 1-1 draw with Costa Rica. Dressed but did not play in Honduras' 1-0 win over Belize.
Nuno Coelho - GD Chaves - Portugal - Did not play in Chaves' 2-0 win over Nacional.
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - Defeated Morvant Caledonia United 3-0.
Toni Dovale - CD Leganes - Spain - Did not dress in Leganes' 2-2 draw with Deportivo Alaves.
Luis Gil - Queretaro - Mexico - Did not dress in either of Queretaro's games.
Faik Hajderovic - Vinograder - Croatia - No game until 2/25.
Will John - RoPS - Finland - No game until 1/28.
Igor Kostrov - Slavia-Mozyr - Belarus - Offseason.
Luis Marin - CD Temuco - Chile - No game until 2/4.
Michal Mravec - RoPS - Finland - No game until 1/28.
Krisztian Nemeth - Al-Gharafa - Qatar - Did not dress in Al Gharafa's 3-0 win over Al Shahaniya.
Akeem Priestley - Metapan - El Salvador - Did not dress in Metapan's 1-0 win over Dragon.
Pablo Punyed - IBV - Iceland - Dressed but did not play in El Salvador's 1-0 loss to Panama. Dressed but did not play in El Salvador's 1-0 win over Nicaragua.
Oriol Rosell - Belenenses (Sporting Club de Portugal)(loan) - Portugal - Came off the bench and played 15 minutes in Belenenses' 2-1 loss to Vitoria Setubal.
Soony Saad - Pattaya United - Offseason.
Peter Schmetz - Wuppertaler SV - Germany - No game until 2/18.
Yann Songo'o - Plymouth Argyle - England - Started and played 90 minutes in Plymouth's 1-0 loss to Liverpool. Started and played 90 minutes in Plymouth's 2-1 win over Cheltenham Town.
Kevin Souter - Deveronvale FC - Scotland - Lost 6-2 to Brora Rangers.
Martin Steuble - Ceres-La Salle - Philippines - No game until 2/20.
Milos Stojcev - Veria - Greece - Did not dress in Veria's 1-1 draw with Larissa. Dressed but did not play in Veria's 1-1 draw with Iraklis.
Matt Taylor - Kickers Offenbach - No game until 2/18.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Tuesday, January 03, 2017
10,000 Minute Club
The start of the new year means updating stat information ahead of the 2016 season. First is the 10,000 minute club.
Some changes to this list in 2016, two players joined the list while others moved up. Roger Espinoza joined the list and jumped all the way up to 11th place on the list by the end of the season. He should jump into the top 10 easily in 2017. The other entry was at the very end of the list, where Chance Myers hit the 10,000 minute mark early in 2016 in what appears to be his final season in Kansas City. Further up the list, both Matt Besler and Graham Zusi moved up one spot on the list in 2016. Looking ahead to 2017, Besler has a good chance of jumping all the way up to third on the list, which would put him less than a season away from becoming the club's all time leader in minutes play. Zusi's chances of moving up the list involve him needing to log over 2,000 minutes in 2017, something he hasn't done in the last two seasons. As for players who could make the list in 2017, there are a pair of players. Benny Feilhaber is less than 400 minutes from joining the club and should easily join the list. The second is Dom Dwyer, who sits just over 1,200 minutes from joining the club, he too should easily join the list. Only one other player currently on the roster, Lawrence Olum, is within 5,000 minutes of reaching the list.
1. Kerry Zavagnin - 20,516
2. Nick Garcia - 20,158
3. Davy Arnaud - 19,399
4. Jimmy Conrad - 18,194
5. Preki - 17,818
6. Matt Besler - 17,492
7. Chris Klein - 16,381
8. Graham Zusi - 14,327
9. Jack Jewsbury - 13,275
10. Mo Johnston - 12,600
11. Roger Espinoza - 12,413
12. Michael Harrington - 11,633
13. Matt McKeon - 11,584
14. Jimmy Nielsen - 11,497
15. Josh Wolff - 11,467
16. Tony Meola - 11,331
17. Seth Sinovic - 11,320
18. Chance Myers - 10,519
In all competitions, Feilhaber and Dwyer joined the list in 2016 already, bringing the total in the 10,000 minute club in all competitions up to 24 players. Feilhaber clocked in at 20 and Dwyer at 23, with both in spots where they will move up the list quickly in 2017. Near the top of the list, Besler became the sixth memeber of the 20,000 minute club in 2016 and moved all the way up to fourth place. In 2017 third is his likely finishing spot, getting Nick Garcia and Kerry Zavagnin closer to him, but unlikely to pass. Zusi made no move in 2016, but closed the gap on sixth place Chris Klein and could pass him in 2017. Espinoza was again the big mover on this list, jumping from 20 all the way up to 11th and should be entering the top 10 here in 2017 as well. As for new additions in 2017, unless something surprising happens, and Olum plays about 2,500 minutes in all competitions in 2017, no one will be joining this list next season.
1. Kerry Zavagnin - 25,290
2. Nick Garcia - 24,650
3. Davy Arnaud - 21,607
4. Matt Besler - 20,978
5. Preki - 20,647
6. Jimmy Conrad - 20,551
7. Chris Klein - 19,437
8. Graham Zusi - 17,244
9. Jack Jewsbury - 14,973
10. Matt McKeon - 14,602
11. Roger Espinoza - 14,424
12. Seth Sinovic - 14,289
13. Tony Meola - 14,205
14. Mo Johnston - 14,182
15. Michael Harrington - 13,276
16. Josh Wolff - 12,939
17. Jimmy Nielsen - 12,847
18. Chance Myers - 12,795
19. Diego Gutierrez - 12,246
20. Benny Feilhaber - 11,771
21. Aurelien Collin - 11,464
22. Jose Burciaga - 10,624
23. Dom Dwyer - 10,477
24. Uche Okafor - 10,281
Some changes to this list in 2016, two players joined the list while others moved up. Roger Espinoza joined the list and jumped all the way up to 11th place on the list by the end of the season. He should jump into the top 10 easily in 2017. The other entry was at the very end of the list, where Chance Myers hit the 10,000 minute mark early in 2016 in what appears to be his final season in Kansas City. Further up the list, both Matt Besler and Graham Zusi moved up one spot on the list in 2016. Looking ahead to 2017, Besler has a good chance of jumping all the way up to third on the list, which would put him less than a season away from becoming the club's all time leader in minutes play. Zusi's chances of moving up the list involve him needing to log over 2,000 minutes in 2017, something he hasn't done in the last two seasons. As for players who could make the list in 2017, there are a pair of players. Benny Feilhaber is less than 400 minutes from joining the club and should easily join the list. The second is Dom Dwyer, who sits just over 1,200 minutes from joining the club, he too should easily join the list. Only one other player currently on the roster, Lawrence Olum, is within 5,000 minutes of reaching the list.
1. Kerry Zavagnin - 20,516
2. Nick Garcia - 20,158
3. Davy Arnaud - 19,399
4. Jimmy Conrad - 18,194
5. Preki - 17,818
6. Matt Besler - 17,492
7. Chris Klein - 16,381
8. Graham Zusi - 14,327
9. Jack Jewsbury - 13,275
10. Mo Johnston - 12,600
11. Roger Espinoza - 12,413
12. Michael Harrington - 11,633
13. Matt McKeon - 11,584
14. Jimmy Nielsen - 11,497
15. Josh Wolff - 11,467
16. Tony Meola - 11,331
17. Seth Sinovic - 11,320
18. Chance Myers - 10,519
In all competitions, Feilhaber and Dwyer joined the list in 2016 already, bringing the total in the 10,000 minute club in all competitions up to 24 players. Feilhaber clocked in at 20 and Dwyer at 23, with both in spots where they will move up the list quickly in 2017. Near the top of the list, Besler became the sixth memeber of the 20,000 minute club in 2016 and moved all the way up to fourth place. In 2017 third is his likely finishing spot, getting Nick Garcia and Kerry Zavagnin closer to him, but unlikely to pass. Zusi made no move in 2016, but closed the gap on sixth place Chris Klein and could pass him in 2017. Espinoza was again the big mover on this list, jumping from 20 all the way up to 11th and should be entering the top 10 here in 2017 as well. As for new additions in 2017, unless something surprising happens, and Olum plays about 2,500 minutes in all competitions in 2017, no one will be joining this list next season.
1. Kerry Zavagnin - 25,290
2. Nick Garcia - 24,650
3. Davy Arnaud - 21,607
4. Matt Besler - 20,978
5. Preki - 20,647
6. Jimmy Conrad - 20,551
7. Chris Klein - 19,437
8. Graham Zusi - 17,244
9. Jack Jewsbury - 14,973
10. Matt McKeon - 14,602
11. Roger Espinoza - 14,424
12. Seth Sinovic - 14,289
13. Tony Meola - 14,205
14. Mo Johnston - 14,182
15. Michael Harrington - 13,276
16. Josh Wolff - 12,939
17. Jimmy Nielsen - 12,847
18. Chance Myers - 12,795
19. Diego Gutierrez - 12,246
20. Benny Feilhaber - 11,771
21. Aurelien Collin - 11,464
22. Jose Burciaga - 10,624
23. Dom Dwyer - 10,477
24. Uche Okafor - 10,281
Monday, June 20, 2016
S.A.S. Monday After Stats
Peter Vermes coached his 271st game in all competitions, becoming the club's all time leader for games managed.
Benny Feilhaber's goal was his 25th league goal in his MLS career.
Feilhaber's assist was his 28th in league play for KC, tying him with Mo Johnston for 5th all time on that list.
It was his 40th assist in all competitions for KC, tying him with Davy Arnaud for 4th all time on that list.
Feilhaber's goal was his 20th league goal for KC, moving him into a tie with CJ Sapong and Mark Chung for 11th on that list.
It was Feilhaber's 24th in all competitions for KC, tying him with Teal Bunbury for 12th all time on that list.
Feilhaber's goal was his 13th at home in all competitions for KC, tying him with Chris Brown, Chung, and Claudio Bieler for 14th on that list.
It was his 11th league goal at home, tying him with Brown, Igor Simutenkov, and Sapong for 13th on that list.
At 31 years, 345 days, Lawrence Olum became the 15th oldest player to score a goal for KC in both league play and in all competitions, moving past Diego Gutierrez (31 years, 320 days).
Jacob Peterson made his 50th start in league play for KC, he's the 46th player to hit that mark.
In the 4th minute, Roger Espinoza moved past Chance Myers and into 17th place for minutes played in all competitions, Espinoza finished the game wtih 12,817 minutes played.
In the 62nd minute, Espinoza passed Seth Sinovic and moved into 16th place for league minutes played for KC, Espinoza finished the game with 11,076 minutes played.
Espinoza made his 166th appearance in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Josh Wolff for 14th all time on that list.
He made his 142nd start in all competitions for KC, tying him with Jimmy Nielsen for 16th all time on that list.
Espinoza made his 125th start in league play for KC, tying him with Sinovic and Tony Meola for 15th place on that list.
Espinoza and Chance Myers both made their 145th league appearance for KC, breaking the tie they were in with Wolff and Matt McKeon for 12th all time on that list.
Benny Feilhaber's goal was his 25th league goal in his MLS career.
Feilhaber's assist was his 28th in league play for KC, tying him with Mo Johnston for 5th all time on that list.
It was his 40th assist in all competitions for KC, tying him with Davy Arnaud for 4th all time on that list.
Feilhaber's goal was his 20th league goal for KC, moving him into a tie with CJ Sapong and Mark Chung for 11th on that list.
It was Feilhaber's 24th in all competitions for KC, tying him with Teal Bunbury for 12th all time on that list.
Feilhaber's goal was his 13th at home in all competitions for KC, tying him with Chris Brown, Chung, and Claudio Bieler for 14th on that list.
It was his 11th league goal at home, tying him with Brown, Igor Simutenkov, and Sapong for 13th on that list.
At 31 years, 345 days, Lawrence Olum became the 15th oldest player to score a goal for KC in both league play and in all competitions, moving past Diego Gutierrez (31 years, 320 days).
Jacob Peterson made his 50th start in league play for KC, he's the 46th player to hit that mark.
In the 4th minute, Roger Espinoza moved past Chance Myers and into 17th place for minutes played in all competitions, Espinoza finished the game wtih 12,817 minutes played.
In the 62nd minute, Espinoza passed Seth Sinovic and moved into 16th place for league minutes played for KC, Espinoza finished the game with 11,076 minutes played.
Espinoza made his 166th appearance in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Josh Wolff for 14th all time on that list.
He made his 142nd start in all competitions for KC, tying him with Jimmy Nielsen for 16th all time on that list.
Espinoza made his 125th start in league play for KC, tying him with Sinovic and Tony Meola for 15th place on that list.
Espinoza and Chance Myers both made their 145th league appearance for KC, breaking the tie they were in with Wolff and Matt McKeon for 12th all time on that list.
Thursday, June 16, 2016
S.A.S. Thursday After Stats
Peter Vermes coached his 270th game in all competitions, tying him with Bob Gansler for the most games coached for Kansas City.
In the 119th minute, Benny Feilhaber hit 10,000 minutes in all competitions for his Sporting KC career.
Feilhaber's goal was his 11th for KC away from home in all competitions, tying him with Kei Kamara and Graham Zusi for 8th all time on that list.
Chance Myers made his 171st appearance in all competitions, breaking his tie with Michael Harrington for 11th on that list.
Roger Espinoza made his 165th appearance in all competitions for KC, tying him with Josh Wolff for 14th all time on that list.
Diego Rubio's goal was the 1000th goal scored in a KC game in all competitions away from KC.
In the 119th minute, Benny Feilhaber hit 10,000 minutes in all competitions for his Sporting KC career.
Feilhaber's goal was his 11th for KC away from home in all competitions, tying him with Kei Kamara and Graham Zusi for 8th all time on that list.
Chance Myers made his 171st appearance in all competitions, breaking his tie with Michael Harrington for 11th on that list.
Roger Espinoza made his 165th appearance in all competitions for KC, tying him with Josh Wolff for 14th all time on that list.
Diego Rubio's goal was the 1000th goal scored in a KC game in all competitions away from KC.
Friday, June 03, 2016
S.A.S. Friday After Stats
Since I was away for the DC game, here are stats from both last week's DC game and last night's game vs LA.
Vs DC.
At 33 years, 86 days, Paulo Nagamura became the 17th oldest player to start a league game for KC, knocking Diego Gutierrez out of the top 20.
He also became the 18th oldest player to start a game in all competitions, knocking Uche Okafor off the top 20.
Chance Myers made his 169th appearance in all competitions, tying him with Mo Johnston for 14th all time on that list.
Myers made his 143rd league appearance for KC, tying him with Roger Espinoza for 16th all time on that list.
Vs LA.
Ike Opara made his 50th start in league play in his MLS career.
Chance Myers made his 170th appearance in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Mo Johnston, and moving him into a tie with Michael Harrington for 11th all time on that list.
Myers and Roger Espinoza both made their 144th league appearance for KC, tying them with Matt McKeon and Josh Wolff for 12th all time on that list.
Vs DC.
At 33 years, 86 days, Paulo Nagamura became the 17th oldest player to start a league game for KC, knocking Diego Gutierrez out of the top 20.
He also became the 18th oldest player to start a game in all competitions, knocking Uche Okafor off the top 20.
Chance Myers made his 169th appearance in all competitions, tying him with Mo Johnston for 14th all time on that list.
Myers made his 143rd league appearance for KC, tying him with Roger Espinoza for 16th all time on that list.
Vs LA.
Ike Opara made his 50th start in league play in his MLS career.
Chance Myers made his 170th appearance in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Mo Johnston, and moving him into a tie with Michael Harrington for 11th all time on that list.
Myers and Roger Espinoza both made their 144th league appearance for KC, tying them with Matt McKeon and Josh Wolff for 12th all time on that list.
Sunday, April 03, 2016
Sunday After Stats
The goal by Justen Glad for Salt Lake was the 1,000th conceded by Kansas City in all competitions.
At 34 years, 146 days, Brad Davis is the second oldest player in his first start for Kansas City.
Davis is the 10th oldest player to start a game for Kansas City, knocking Alex Bunbury out of the top 20 on that list.
Benny Feilhaber's goal was his 10th at home in league play, tying him with Jack Jewsbury and Eddie Johnson for 16th on that list.
It was his 12th at home in all competitions, giving him sole possession of 17th place on that list.
At 31 years, 74 days, he passed Frank Klopas and is now the 19th oldest player to score a goal for KC in league play.
In all competitions he jumped back onto the list, passing Klopas for 20th place.
It was Feilhaber's 18th league goal for KC, breaking his tie with Johnson and Jimmy Conrad for 14th all time on that list.
It was his 21st in all competitions, tying him with Mark Chung for 13th all time on that list.
Kevin Ellis made his 50th league appearance for KC, he's the 54th player to hit that mark.
Chance Myers made his 166th league appearance for KC, breaking his tie with Josh Wolff for 13th place on that list.
Myers made his 136th start in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Diego Gutierrez for 17th all time on that list.
At 34 years, 146 days, Brad Davis is the second oldest player in his first start for Kansas City.
Davis is the 10th oldest player to start a game for Kansas City, knocking Alex Bunbury out of the top 20 on that list.
Benny Feilhaber's goal was his 10th at home in league play, tying him with Jack Jewsbury and Eddie Johnson for 16th on that list.
It was his 12th at home in all competitions, giving him sole possession of 17th place on that list.
At 31 years, 74 days, he passed Frank Klopas and is now the 19th oldest player to score a goal for KC in league play.
In all competitions he jumped back onto the list, passing Klopas for 20th place.
It was Feilhaber's 18th league goal for KC, breaking his tie with Johnson and Jimmy Conrad for 14th all time on that list.
It was his 21st in all competitions, tying him with Mark Chung for 13th all time on that list.
Kevin Ellis made his 50th league appearance for KC, he's the 54th player to hit that mark.
Chance Myers made his 166th league appearance for KC, breaking his tie with Josh Wolff for 13th place on that list.
Myers made his 136th start in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Diego Gutierrez for 17th all time on that list.
Monday, March 21, 2016
S.A.S. Monday After Stats
At 34 years, 133 days, Brad Davis became the oldest player to score their first goal for Sporting KC, topping the old record of 33 years, 256 days set by Claudio Lopez.
Overall, Davis is the third oldest player to score a goal for KC, behind Lopez, Mo Johnston, and Preki, knocking Claudio Bieler off the top 20 list for league play, and Benny Feilhaber off the list in all competitions.
The red card to Roger Espinoza was his fifth red card for KC in league play in his career, tying Nick Garcia for the most red cards in KC's history.
It was his sixth in all competitions breaking his tie with Davy Arnaud for second on that list, he still trails Nick Garcia by one there.
Espinoza started his 129th game in all competitions for KC, tying him with Aurelien Collin for 19th all time on that list.
In the sixth minute, Matt Besler passed Chris Klein and moved into sixth place for minutes played in all competitions for KC, he finished the game with 19,522 minutes played.
Chance Myers made his 165th appearance for KC in all competitions, tying him with Josh Wolff for 13th all time on that list.
Myers started his 135th game in all competitions for KC, tying him with Diego Gutierrez for 17th all time on that list.
Myers started his 111th in league play for KC, breaking his tie with Jose Burciaga for 18th on that list.
Overall, Davis is the third oldest player to score a goal for KC, behind Lopez, Mo Johnston, and Preki, knocking Claudio Bieler off the top 20 list for league play, and Benny Feilhaber off the list in all competitions.
The red card to Roger Espinoza was his fifth red card for KC in league play in his career, tying Nick Garcia for the most red cards in KC's history.
It was his sixth in all competitions breaking his tie with Davy Arnaud for second on that list, he still trails Nick Garcia by one there.
Espinoza started his 129th game in all competitions for KC, tying him with Aurelien Collin for 19th all time on that list.
In the sixth minute, Matt Besler passed Chris Klein and moved into sixth place for minutes played in all competitions for KC, he finished the game with 19,522 minutes played.
Chance Myers made his 165th appearance for KC in all competitions, tying him with Josh Wolff for 13th all time on that list.
Myers started his 135th game in all competitions for KC, tying him with Diego Gutierrez for 17th all time on that list.
Myers started his 111th in league play for KC, breaking his tie with Jose Burciaga for 18th on that list.
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Sunday After Stats
At 34 years, 125 days, Brad Davis is the second oldest player to make their debut for KC, behind only Richard Gough at 35 years, 35 days.
Davis is the 10th oldest player to play in a game for Kansas City, he knocked Diego Gutierrez out of the top 20.
Dom Dwyer's two goals moved him to 47 in all competitions for KC, moving him past Josh Wolff and into third place all time on that list.
Dwyer's two goals gave him 38 in league play for KC, tying him with Kei Kamara for fifth on that list.
Dwyer's two goals gave him 31 in home games in all competitions for KC, moving him past Kamara and into third place on that list.
The game winning goal was Dwyer's 10th in league play for KC, tying him with Davy Arnaud for fifth all time on that list.
It was Dwyer's 13th game winner in all competitions for KC, tying him with Arnaud and Chris Klein for second all time on that list.
Graham Zusi's assist was his 45th in league play for KC, tying him with Klein for second all time on that list.
Chance Myers' assist was his 16th in league play for KC, breaking his tie with Claudio Lopez, Chris Henderson, and Roger Espinoza for 16th on that list.
It was Myers' 18th in all competitions for KC, tying him with Jose Burciaga and Francisco Gomez for 15th in all competitions.
Myers' made his 110th start in league play for KC, tying him with Burciaga for 18th on that list.
In the 20th minute, Roger Espinoza moved past Aurelien Colliin and into 19th place in minutes played in all competitions. Espinoza finished the game with 11,535 minutes played.
Davis is the 10th oldest player to play in a game for Kansas City, he knocked Diego Gutierrez out of the top 20.
Dom Dwyer's two goals moved him to 47 in all competitions for KC, moving him past Josh Wolff and into third place all time on that list.
Dwyer's two goals gave him 38 in league play for KC, tying him with Kei Kamara for fifth on that list.
Dwyer's two goals gave him 31 in home games in all competitions for KC, moving him past Kamara and into third place on that list.
The game winning goal was Dwyer's 10th in league play for KC, tying him with Davy Arnaud for fifth all time on that list.
It was Dwyer's 13th game winner in all competitions for KC, tying him with Arnaud and Chris Klein for second all time on that list.
Graham Zusi's assist was his 45th in league play for KC, tying him with Klein for second all time on that list.
Chance Myers' assist was his 16th in league play for KC, breaking his tie with Claudio Lopez, Chris Henderson, and Roger Espinoza for 16th on that list.
It was Myers' 18th in all competitions for KC, tying him with Jose Burciaga and Francisco Gomez for 15th in all competitions.
Myers' made his 110th start in league play for KC, tying him with Burciaga for 18th on that list.
In the 20th minute, Roger Espinoza moved past Aurelien Colliin and into 19th place in minutes played in all competitions. Espinoza finished the game with 11,535 minutes played.
Monday, March 07, 2016
S.A.S. Monday After Stats
Sporting KC's last three opening goals have been scored by central defenders (2014 - Aurelien Collin, 2015 - Ike Opara, 2016 - Nuno Coelho).
Chance Myers hit the 10,000 minute mark for his career in the 40th minute, he's the 17th player to hit that mark.
In the 61st minute, Myers moved past Diego Gutierrez and into 17th place for minutes played in all competitions, Myers finished the game with 12,276 minutes played.
Myers made his 109th league start for KC, breaking his tie with Gutierrez for 19th on that list.
In the 30th minute, Roger Espinoza moved past Gutierrez and into 18th place for minutes played in league play, he finished the game with 9,824 minutes played.
Espinoza made his 151st appearance in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Chris Brown for 17th all time on that list.
Espinoza made his 111th start in league play for KC, breaking his tie with Jose Burciaga for 17th on that list.
Chance Myers hit the 10,000 minute mark for his career in the 40th minute, he's the 17th player to hit that mark.
In the 61st minute, Myers moved past Diego Gutierrez and into 17th place for minutes played in all competitions, Myers finished the game with 12,276 minutes played.
Myers made his 109th league start for KC, breaking his tie with Gutierrez for 19th on that list.
In the 30th minute, Roger Espinoza moved past Gutierrez and into 18th place for minutes played in league play, he finished the game with 9,824 minutes played.
Espinoza made his 151st appearance in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Chris Brown for 17th all time on that list.
Espinoza made his 111th start in league play for KC, breaking his tie with Jose Burciaga for 17th on that list.
Tuesday, March 01, 2016
Sporting KC Season Preview - Defenders
Today on the preview of Sporting KC's roster ahead of the 2016 MLS season we'll take a look at the defenders. With today's announcement about the mutual termination of Marcel de Jong's contract there is one fewer defender on the roster for Sporting KC. The loss of de Jong though doesn't appear to be too big as the team is still two deep at each position along the back line at this time.
The defense overall isn't seeing much of a shake up from the unit that allowed 43 goals in the 2015 season, the fourth most in the Western Conference in 2015. The big thing for them is probably the overall health of the lineup this season. Of the eight players on the roster, seven were on Sporting KC's roster last year, and pretty much all of them missed time with injuries, the biggest of those being Chance Myers, Ike Opara, and Seth Sinovic. Those three were expected starters on the 2015 Sporting KC team. Instead they started just 26 of an available 102 games in league play. In their place came the likes of Saad Abdul-Salaam, Amadou Dia, and Kevin Ellis. And while all three of those players were able to get valuable playing experience last year the loss of Myers, Opara, and Sinovic were certainly felt.
Saad Abdul-Salaam - The second year wingback had a good 2015 season after starting on loan with Jon Kempin at the San Antonio Scorpions. He was recalled around the same time Kempin was when injuries started to take their toll on Sporting's back line. Abdul-Salaam did well, replacing Myers who struggled in his return from an Achilles injury. He even got a bar at Providence Park named after his penalty kick against the Portland Timbers.
Matt Besler - Sporting KC's captain and the leader of the back line, Besler continues to be solid for Kansas City in the middle of defense. Without a World Cup, and not being called into the Gold Cup, Besler was able to more games for KC in 2015 than he has since breaking into the US national team, starting 32 games. With the Copa America this summer Besler could potentially miss time if he's once again named to the US team. Last year he did a better job of transitioning between the composed, stay at home defender that he always got to be when he partnered with Aurelien Collin and being the more aggressive of the two center backs defensively. It was an area he'd previously struggled with but in 2015 he did better about holding his own when he had to take on the later role.
Nuno Andre Coelho - The Portuguese center back, the only new member to the back line, appears to have won probably the biggest position battle in preseason camp this year, the spot next to Besler as the right center back. Throughout the Desert Diamond Cup, Coelho was the one that was mainly partnering Besler in the middle of KC's back line when the KC captain was out there. In the preseason games I've seen Coelho has performed well and looks like he's acclimating well to his position and working with Besler. He'll also provide a threat on set pieces with his height, an area KC probably needed to improve on, they couldn't rely on 5'9" Ellis equaling his four goal total of last year.
Amadou Dia - Like Abdul-Salaam, Dia had himself a solid 2015 rookie season. He got plenty of time at left back after the concussion for Sinovic and he basically made Marcel de Jong expendable for Kansas City with his level of development in 2015. In 2016 he'll be expected to mainly back up Sinovic, but if he struggles this year Dia is more than capable of replacing him.
Kevin Ellis - Possibly the most polarizing player on Sporting KC's roster (only maybe equaled by Jacob Peterson). Some people thought he performed well enough last year when put in a difficult situation having to start for Opara at center back for over 80% of the season after he went down with an injury. Others never want him near the field again, felt he was a liability and doesn't have the size to play center back. The truth, as always, lies somewhere in the middle, if he had done as good as some think, KC wouldn't have made upgrading center back as much of a priority as they did in the offseason and if he was as bad as some think, he still wouldn't be with the club. Ellis will get his chances at center back this season with spot starts in the league or in other competitions he needs to prove he can continue to develop at that position as he appears to have fully made the switch from outside back.
Chance Myers - After three seasons of remaining fairly healthy, Myers suffered a torn Achilles in the 2014 season. The injury kept him out for the start of the 2015 season, not returning to action until late June. He started only 10 league games in the entire season and missed out on the playoff game against the Timbers due to injury as well. With him getting a full preseason with the team this year the hope is that he'll return to the form of the last few years when he was healthy and help solidify the back line.
Ike Opara - Opara was dominating in defense over Kansas City's first six games of the 2015 season. Then another injury happened, his fourth season ending injury in six professional seasons. He's strong in the air and is a good defender but the questions of his health continue to be answered negatively each time he gets the opportunity as a regular starter. The injury issue force Peter Vermes' hand into bringing in Coelho in the hopes that he'll be more reliable. Opara will be very helpful to KC though as a spot starter and appearing in other competitions in 2016. He'll also potentially be needed this summer if Besler is called up for Copa America. Hopefully he can remain healthy.
Seth Sinovic - The third of KC's three 2015 starters who missed significant time in 2015, Sinovic suffered a concussion in a 1-1 draw with DC United in May. That left him out of action until August. When he returned though Sinovic didn't seem to be the same player, he was a step slower and he just didn't appear to be fully recovered at the time. Like Myers he missed the playoff game, instead Vermes favored the rookie Dia in his spot. Hopefully with an offseason to fully heal and get some down time he comes back closer to where he was when he got the concussion, if not Dia will be likely to get a lot of time at left back.
There are also players elsewhere on the field that can be pushed into defensive positions if the situation calls on it. Jimmy Medranda had one decent game at left back against Toronto, and one horrid half at left back against San Jose. In a pinch he could fill in as an outside back for Kansas City. Meanwhile Lawrence Olum has spent time at center back for both Kansas City and for his country, Kenya. He played the 2013 US Open Cup final at center back in place of the suspended Collin. So while he seems set to mainly play in the midfield a spot on the back line shouldn't be out of the question, especially if KC starts to get hit with more injuries.
The defense overall isn't seeing much of a shake up from the unit that allowed 43 goals in the 2015 season, the fourth most in the Western Conference in 2015. The big thing for them is probably the overall health of the lineup this season. Of the eight players on the roster, seven were on Sporting KC's roster last year, and pretty much all of them missed time with injuries, the biggest of those being Chance Myers, Ike Opara, and Seth Sinovic. Those three were expected starters on the 2015 Sporting KC team. Instead they started just 26 of an available 102 games in league play. In their place came the likes of Saad Abdul-Salaam, Amadou Dia, and Kevin Ellis. And while all three of those players were able to get valuable playing experience last year the loss of Myers, Opara, and Sinovic were certainly felt.
Saad Abdul-Salaam - The second year wingback had a good 2015 season after starting on loan with Jon Kempin at the San Antonio Scorpions. He was recalled around the same time Kempin was when injuries started to take their toll on Sporting's back line. Abdul-Salaam did well, replacing Myers who struggled in his return from an Achilles injury. He even got a bar at Providence Park named after his penalty kick against the Portland Timbers.
Matt Besler - Sporting KC's captain and the leader of the back line, Besler continues to be solid for Kansas City in the middle of defense. Without a World Cup, and not being called into the Gold Cup, Besler was able to more games for KC in 2015 than he has since breaking into the US national team, starting 32 games. With the Copa America this summer Besler could potentially miss time if he's once again named to the US team. Last year he did a better job of transitioning between the composed, stay at home defender that he always got to be when he partnered with Aurelien Collin and being the more aggressive of the two center backs defensively. It was an area he'd previously struggled with but in 2015 he did better about holding his own when he had to take on the later role.
Nuno Andre Coelho - The Portuguese center back, the only new member to the back line, appears to have won probably the biggest position battle in preseason camp this year, the spot next to Besler as the right center back. Throughout the Desert Diamond Cup, Coelho was the one that was mainly partnering Besler in the middle of KC's back line when the KC captain was out there. In the preseason games I've seen Coelho has performed well and looks like he's acclimating well to his position and working with Besler. He'll also provide a threat on set pieces with his height, an area KC probably needed to improve on, they couldn't rely on 5'9" Ellis equaling his four goal total of last year.
Amadou Dia - Like Abdul-Salaam, Dia had himself a solid 2015 rookie season. He got plenty of time at left back after the concussion for Sinovic and he basically made Marcel de Jong expendable for Kansas City with his level of development in 2015. In 2016 he'll be expected to mainly back up Sinovic, but if he struggles this year Dia is more than capable of replacing him.
Kevin Ellis - Possibly the most polarizing player on Sporting KC's roster (only maybe equaled by Jacob Peterson). Some people thought he performed well enough last year when put in a difficult situation having to start for Opara at center back for over 80% of the season after he went down with an injury. Others never want him near the field again, felt he was a liability and doesn't have the size to play center back. The truth, as always, lies somewhere in the middle, if he had done as good as some think, KC wouldn't have made upgrading center back as much of a priority as they did in the offseason and if he was as bad as some think, he still wouldn't be with the club. Ellis will get his chances at center back this season with spot starts in the league or in other competitions he needs to prove he can continue to develop at that position as he appears to have fully made the switch from outside back.
Chance Myers - After three seasons of remaining fairly healthy, Myers suffered a torn Achilles in the 2014 season. The injury kept him out for the start of the 2015 season, not returning to action until late June. He started only 10 league games in the entire season and missed out on the playoff game against the Timbers due to injury as well. With him getting a full preseason with the team this year the hope is that he'll return to the form of the last few years when he was healthy and help solidify the back line.
Ike Opara - Opara was dominating in defense over Kansas City's first six games of the 2015 season. Then another injury happened, his fourth season ending injury in six professional seasons. He's strong in the air and is a good defender but the questions of his health continue to be answered negatively each time he gets the opportunity as a regular starter. The injury issue force Peter Vermes' hand into bringing in Coelho in the hopes that he'll be more reliable. Opara will be very helpful to KC though as a spot starter and appearing in other competitions in 2016. He'll also potentially be needed this summer if Besler is called up for Copa America. Hopefully he can remain healthy.
Seth Sinovic - The third of KC's three 2015 starters who missed significant time in 2015, Sinovic suffered a concussion in a 1-1 draw with DC United in May. That left him out of action until August. When he returned though Sinovic didn't seem to be the same player, he was a step slower and he just didn't appear to be fully recovered at the time. Like Myers he missed the playoff game, instead Vermes favored the rookie Dia in his spot. Hopefully with an offseason to fully heal and get some down time he comes back closer to where he was when he got the concussion, if not Dia will be likely to get a lot of time at left back.
There are also players elsewhere on the field that can be pushed into defensive positions if the situation calls on it. Jimmy Medranda had one decent game at left back against Toronto, and one horrid half at left back against San Jose. In a pinch he could fill in as an outside back for Kansas City. Meanwhile Lawrence Olum has spent time at center back for both Kansas City and for his country, Kenya. He played the 2013 US Open Cup final at center back in place of the suspended Collin. So while he seems set to mainly play in the midfield a spot on the back line shouldn't be out of the question, especially if KC starts to get hit with more injuries.
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Most Starts
More stats heading into the 2016 season, this time it's the most starts.
In league play only one new player hit the 100 start mark, and that was Chance Myers who finished the season with 108 starts for KC. Heading into 2016 KC should have at least one if not more people joining the list. Benny Feilhaber is 18 starts away from 100 so he should be able to make it. Other players are close but may be unlikely, Paulo Nagamura sits on 74 currently, but I'm not sure that he'll have 26 starts for Kansas City in 2016 to reach the century mark. The other possibility is Dom Dwyer who sits on 66 currently. Dwyer would have to start all 34 games this season to reach the century mark. Certainly possible, but with the Champions League this year as well I don't see it happening for Dwyer. Eslewhere, Matt Besler should join the 200 start club, needing just 22 starts to get there. Graham Zusi should reach the 150 start mark in 2016 as well.
Here's the full list.
Kerry Zavagnin - 228
Nick Garcia - 224
Davy Arnaud - 213
Jimmy Conrad - 203
Preki - 199
Chris Klein - 183
Matt Besler - 177
Jack Jewsbury - 142
Mo Johnston - 142
Graham Zusi - 137
Jimmy Nielsen - 128
Michael Harrington - 128
Josh Wolff - 128
Matt McKeon - 126
Tony Meola - 125
Seth Sinovic - 122
Roger Espinoza - 110
Jose Burciaga - 110
Chance Myers - 108
Diego Gutierrez - 108
Uche Okafor - 107
Sean Bowers - 104
Aurelein Collin - 103
Benny Feilhaber - 82
Paulo Nagamura - 74
Dom Dwyer - 66
Jacob Peterson - 47
Kevin Ellis - 43
Krisztian Nemeth - 23
Tim Melia - 23
Ike Opara - 23
Soni Mustivar - 20
Amadou Dia - 13
Marcel de Jong - 11
Saad Abdul-Salaam - 10
Jimmy Medranda - 8
Connor Hallisey - 6
Erik Palmer-Brown - 6
Jon Kempin - 5
Bernardo Anor - 4
Jordi Quintilla - 3
Amobi Okugo - 1
In all competitions KC again had one player join the list as Benny Feilhaber jumped into the century club as he finished the 2015 season having started 103 games across all competitions. Joining the list in 2016 should be two players. While I don't expect Nagamura to start a ton of games for KC next year, with him just needing eight starts in all competitions to get to 100 he should easily make it. Dwyer needs just 19 starts to reach 100 which he too should be able to reach. Elsewhere, Chance Myers could get to the 150 start mark with 18 starts across all competitions in 2016.
Here's the full list.
Kerry Zavagnin - 281
Nick Garcia - 272
Davy Arnaud - 234
Preki - 229
Jimmy Conrad - 228
Chris Klein - 216
Matt Besler - 212
Graham Zusi - 166
Jack Jewsbury - 162
Matt McKeon - 159
Mo Johnston - 157
Tony Meola - 156
Seth Sinovic - 152
Josh Wolff - 144
Michael Harrington - 143
Jimmy Nielsen - 142
Diego Gutierrez - 135
Chance Myers - 132
Aurelien Collin - 129
Roger Espinoza - 126
Jose Burciaga - 123
Uche Okafor - 116
Sean Bowers - 113
Kei Kamara - 108
Bo Oshoniyi - 105
Benny Feilhaber - 103
Mark Chung - 103
Sasha Victorine - 102
Kevin Hartman - 100
Paulo Nagamura - 92
Dom Dwyer - 81
Jacob Peterson - 61
Kevin Ellis - 57
Ike Opara - 30
Tim Melia - 29
Krisztian Nemeth - 28
Soni Mustivar - 26
Amadou Dia - 18
Saad Abdul-Salaam - 12
Marcel de Jong - 11
Erik Palmer-Brown - 9
Connor Hallisey - 8
Jimmy Medranda - 8
Jon Kempin - 8
Bernardo Anor - 4
Jordi Quintilla - 3
Amobi Okugo - 1
In league play only one new player hit the 100 start mark, and that was Chance Myers who finished the season with 108 starts for KC. Heading into 2016 KC should have at least one if not more people joining the list. Benny Feilhaber is 18 starts away from 100 so he should be able to make it. Other players are close but may be unlikely, Paulo Nagamura sits on 74 currently, but I'm not sure that he'll have 26 starts for Kansas City in 2016 to reach the century mark. The other possibility is Dom Dwyer who sits on 66 currently. Dwyer would have to start all 34 games this season to reach the century mark. Certainly possible, but with the Champions League this year as well I don't see it happening for Dwyer. Eslewhere, Matt Besler should join the 200 start club, needing just 22 starts to get there. Graham Zusi should reach the 150 start mark in 2016 as well.
Here's the full list.
Kerry Zavagnin - 228
Nick Garcia - 224
Davy Arnaud - 213
Jimmy Conrad - 203
Preki - 199
Chris Klein - 183
Matt Besler - 177
Jack Jewsbury - 142
Mo Johnston - 142
Graham Zusi - 137
Jimmy Nielsen - 128
Michael Harrington - 128
Josh Wolff - 128
Matt McKeon - 126
Tony Meola - 125
Seth Sinovic - 122
Roger Espinoza - 110
Jose Burciaga - 110
Chance Myers - 108
Diego Gutierrez - 108
Uche Okafor - 107
Sean Bowers - 104
Aurelein Collin - 103
Benny Feilhaber - 82
Paulo Nagamura - 74
Dom Dwyer - 66
Jacob Peterson - 47
Kevin Ellis - 43
Krisztian Nemeth - 23
Tim Melia - 23
Ike Opara - 23
Soni Mustivar - 20
Amadou Dia - 13
Marcel de Jong - 11
Saad Abdul-Salaam - 10
Jimmy Medranda - 8
Connor Hallisey - 6
Erik Palmer-Brown - 6
Jon Kempin - 5
Bernardo Anor - 4
Jordi Quintilla - 3
Amobi Okugo - 1
In all competitions KC again had one player join the list as Benny Feilhaber jumped into the century club as he finished the 2015 season having started 103 games across all competitions. Joining the list in 2016 should be two players. While I don't expect Nagamura to start a ton of games for KC next year, with him just needing eight starts in all competitions to get to 100 he should easily make it. Dwyer needs just 19 starts to reach 100 which he too should be able to reach. Elsewhere, Chance Myers could get to the 150 start mark with 18 starts across all competitions in 2016.
Here's the full list.
Kerry Zavagnin - 281
Nick Garcia - 272
Davy Arnaud - 234
Preki - 229
Jimmy Conrad - 228
Chris Klein - 216
Matt Besler - 212
Graham Zusi - 166
Jack Jewsbury - 162
Matt McKeon - 159
Mo Johnston - 157
Tony Meola - 156
Seth Sinovic - 152
Josh Wolff - 144
Michael Harrington - 143
Jimmy Nielsen - 142
Diego Gutierrez - 135
Chance Myers - 132
Aurelien Collin - 129
Roger Espinoza - 126
Jose Burciaga - 123
Uche Okafor - 116
Sean Bowers - 113
Kei Kamara - 108
Bo Oshoniyi - 105
Benny Feilhaber - 103
Mark Chung - 103
Sasha Victorine - 102
Kevin Hartman - 100
Paulo Nagamura - 92
Dom Dwyer - 81
Jacob Peterson - 61
Kevin Ellis - 57
Ike Opara - 30
Tim Melia - 29
Krisztian Nemeth - 28
Soni Mustivar - 26
Amadou Dia - 18
Saad Abdul-Salaam - 12
Marcel de Jong - 11
Erik Palmer-Brown - 9
Connor Hallisey - 8
Jimmy Medranda - 8
Jon Kempin - 8
Bernardo Anor - 4
Jordi Quintilla - 3
Amobi Okugo - 1
Friday, November 20, 2015
Season Review - Defenders - Once Again Injuries Plague the Back Line
Continuing to work up from the back on our review of the Sporting Kansas City season, we reach the defense. You can read my review of the goalkeeper position here. Sporting's defense in 2015 suffered one of the main issues that plagued the team during their 2014 run. Injuries were a big issue for the team with Chance Myers, Ike Opara, and Seth Sinovic, all three considered starters, missed considerable time due to different injuries. At one point in the season, KC had the best defensive record in the league, allowing the fewest goals in the league. Unfortunately after the 5-0 drubbing by San Jose, KC started leaking goals the rest of the season, allowing 20 over their last 12 games to finish the season with 45 goals against, the fourth most in the Western Conference.
The Players
Saad Abdul-Salaam - KC's second of three first round picks in the 2015 Superdraft, Abdul-Salaam started the season on loan with Jon Kempin at San Antonio, before being recalled in mid-May after starting five games for the NASL club. With injuries and squad rotation, Abdul-Salaam was able to get plenty of time over the course of the season at both left and right back as well as some time at winger to kill time late in some games. Abdul-Salaam improved so much over the course of the season that he displaced Jalil Anibaba who had started the 2015 season at right back with Chance Myers still recovering from injury. He finished second among KC's three rookies with 1,074 minutes played in league play, but down the stretch seemed at times to be preferred over his counterpart, Amadou Dia, even at left back.
Jalil Anibaba - Anibaba started the season as KC's starting right back after coming to the club as part of the Aurelien Collin trade with Orlando City. Anibaba did well enough for KC defensively and gave KC a big body for set pieces that helped in KC's 3-2 win over Philadelphia early in the season. He picked up a quadricep injury in early July that limited him the rest of the season. He only made one start after KC's 2-1 loss to Real Salt Lake on 6/21, and that was against Seattle at home when KC rested the majority of their starters for the US Open Cup final. He made just two other appearances after his injury, both substitution appearances. His injury combined with the emergence of Abdul-Salaam to play right back made him a bit expendable.
Matt Besler - Despite the number of goals that KC allowed this year, Besler, Sporting KC's captain, may have had his best season with the club. He didn't get a ton of credit, but Besler took on a much larger role defensively this year. With Collin traded in the offseason, Ike Opara going down injured again, along with Chance Myers and Seth Sinovic, Besler at times had a lot more recovery work to do in settling the defense and keeping it organized, sometimes with two rookies and a converted wing back, and some times with a pair of rookies and a teenager with him. He did so playing the most league games he has since 2011. He also set a career high for assists this year, with only one coming from one of his long throws.
Marcel de Jong - 2015 probably wasn't the year that de Jong envisioned when he came to MLS. The Canadian international played in just 13 games for KC, starting 11 of them. Similar to Anibaba, de Jong saw his time late in the season really shrink. He made just three appearances for KC after the beginning of August, starting two games and coming on as a substitute in the 5-0 thrashing by San Jose. Like Anibaba with the emergence of Abdul-Salaam and Dia, de Jong could become expendable, but that may also depend on the long term health of Sinovic.
Amadou Dia - KC's other defensive rookie played the most minutes of any of KC's three first round picks, playing 1,317 minutes. Like his rookie counterpart, Abdul-Salaam, Dia kept more experienced wingbacks on the bench as the season went on with his play. Dia's minutes actually fell late in the season, like de Jong and Anibaba, as he lost minutes to Sinovic and Abdul-Salaam, but in the playoffs with both Sinovic and Myers hurt, Peter Vermes went with his two rookie outside backs. It speaks well of the strides that both players made in their rookie season.
Kevin Ellis - Speaking of strides, there's probably not one player on this list that made as big of strides this year as Ellis. KC's second homegrown player was once again thrust into a large number of minutes in 2015 due to injury. Once Opara went down, Ellis became Kansas City's starting center back next to Besler. Ellis played in a career high, 30 games, starting 28 of them, and played the fourth most minutes on the team, 2,335, behind only Besler, Benny Feilhaber, and Dom Dwyer. And despite being listed at only 5'9", he was a major threat on set pieces, scoring four league goals this past year, good for fourth on the team, and added another in the playoffs, all with his head off of set pieces. For all the good work he did though he was also a point of contention with his play as he had poor play during the season which were really apparent because of the way KC played out of the back, either with poor passing or some poor choices when he would make runs forward. I think a lot of the anger though came from the fact that he was a converted wingback and KC didn't bring in another true central defender when Opara went down.
Chance Myers - Missed the first few months of the 2015 season still recovering from his Achillies tear that he suffered in 2014. When he did return, Myers was solid, but still struggled with some other injuries. He was limited to just 10 starts and 13 appears for KC. At times he still looked to be a step slower than his top speed before the injury, which isn't incredibly surprising given the nature of it. Next season is going to be big for Myers with a full preseason to continue to work back fully from his lingering injuries, and with the likes of Abdul-Salaam coming along last year he'll certainly be pushed for minutes.
Ike Opara - Looked set for a monster break out season in 2015, and fulfilling the potential that saw him go third overall in the 2010 MLS Superdraft. He was KC's leading goalscorer early in the season was a massive threat on set pieces and was a solid partner for Besler in defense. Unfortunately he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in the sixth game of the season and his year was done. It's the four time in his five pro seasons that Opara has missed significant time with an injury. He's certainly a strong, very capable defender, but his inability to keep healthy is a risk that KC has to be running low on patience for. It's what made acquiring him from San Jose so cheap. I don't doubt that Opara will be back in 2016, but I think he's going to have a lot of competitions for the starting spot next to Besler next year. And if he does win it, he's going to be on a short leash. Another long term injury and he'll be gone.
Erik Palmer-Brown - Sporting KC's youngest player had a career high in games played (7), started (4), and minutes (376). He missed time in 2015 while with the US U20 team at the U20 World Cup as well as other tournaments. when KC was struggling though Palmer-Brown had been unable to displace Ellis next to Besler in central defense. A bit of a concern, but the kid is still just 18. The hope at this point has to be that he either has a Matt Miazga break out season for Sporting or that he is loaned to the Swope Park Rangers to get regular playing time like will hopefully happen to Jon Kempin.
Seth Sinovic - Like his partner on the other wing, Myers, Sinovic missed quite a bit of time this year with injury. A concussion against DC United in early May caused him to miss the majority of the season as he didn't return until late August. When he did return though Sinovic didn't seem to be at the same level that he'd been at pre-injury. Judgment and speed just seemed a little off for him after the injury. Hopefully a full offseason and preseason will see him get back to his old level. But like Myers, he has a young player behind him in Dia that looks ready to step up.
Looking towards 2016
Robb Heineman stole a bit of my thunder yesterday when he mentioned how the team needed to find a high-quality center back. With Opara's injury history I'm not sure how much you can rely on him to be able to go in 2016. I'd like to have higher hopes for him, but he hasn't given much of a reason to with his injuries. He's a good player and would help out KC a lot if he was healthy. But that if has gotten a lot bigger as the years have gone on. And while Ellis didn't do a horrible job at center back, his position is one that Sporting really needs to look to upgrade in the offseason if they're wanting to compete for more trophies in 2016.
I'd like to see Palmer-Brown get more time next year, everyone from the club to the national team coaches talk up his ability and his high ceiling, in 2016 I'd hope we'd get to see more of it. He's shown flashes at times, but needs more game play to really step up. That seems more likely to happen at the USL level with the Rangers at this point though.
The other area that I think KC needs to address a little bit in the offseason is their depth at outside back. Not necessarily needing to add more to it, but actually to reduce some of the players the team currently has. At this time KC has six players currently whose primary position with the team is outside back. With Abdul Salaam, Anibaba, de Jong, Dia, Myers, and Sinovic all predominately outside backs, there's probably some space to cut some fat and cap space there. Outside Abdul-Salaam and Dia, they're all making over $100,000, ranging from Anibaba's $120,000 to de Jong's $180,000. Myers and Sinovic both have tenure with the team on their side, but Myers' injury issues again coming up and Sinovic's play post concussion have to give at least a little pause. Anibaba meanwhile is the least expensive of the experienced outside backs and did good, but not exceptional at that position early in the season. With de Jong, if he provides a lot more to the attack than the other five do, and is also able to play the wing position as he did against Columbus this year. At the same time, de Jong's Canadian citizenship may make him the most appealing trade, specifically for the Canadian clubs.
In the end, heading into 2016, KC needs to look to add a center back who can at the least be a replacement for Ellis and at best push and potentially beat out Opara for the starting job. Out wide it becomes a matter of needing to probably shed at least one of their outside backs.
The Players
Saad Abdul-Salaam - KC's second of three first round picks in the 2015 Superdraft, Abdul-Salaam started the season on loan with Jon Kempin at San Antonio, before being recalled in mid-May after starting five games for the NASL club. With injuries and squad rotation, Abdul-Salaam was able to get plenty of time over the course of the season at both left and right back as well as some time at winger to kill time late in some games. Abdul-Salaam improved so much over the course of the season that he displaced Jalil Anibaba who had started the 2015 season at right back with Chance Myers still recovering from injury. He finished second among KC's three rookies with 1,074 minutes played in league play, but down the stretch seemed at times to be preferred over his counterpart, Amadou Dia, even at left back.
Jalil Anibaba - Anibaba started the season as KC's starting right back after coming to the club as part of the Aurelien Collin trade with Orlando City. Anibaba did well enough for KC defensively and gave KC a big body for set pieces that helped in KC's 3-2 win over Philadelphia early in the season. He picked up a quadricep injury in early July that limited him the rest of the season. He only made one start after KC's 2-1 loss to Real Salt Lake on 6/21, and that was against Seattle at home when KC rested the majority of their starters for the US Open Cup final. He made just two other appearances after his injury, both substitution appearances. His injury combined with the emergence of Abdul-Salaam to play right back made him a bit expendable.
Matt Besler - Despite the number of goals that KC allowed this year, Besler, Sporting KC's captain, may have had his best season with the club. He didn't get a ton of credit, but Besler took on a much larger role defensively this year. With Collin traded in the offseason, Ike Opara going down injured again, along with Chance Myers and Seth Sinovic, Besler at times had a lot more recovery work to do in settling the defense and keeping it organized, sometimes with two rookies and a converted wing back, and some times with a pair of rookies and a teenager with him. He did so playing the most league games he has since 2011. He also set a career high for assists this year, with only one coming from one of his long throws.
Marcel de Jong - 2015 probably wasn't the year that de Jong envisioned when he came to MLS. The Canadian international played in just 13 games for KC, starting 11 of them. Similar to Anibaba, de Jong saw his time late in the season really shrink. He made just three appearances for KC after the beginning of August, starting two games and coming on as a substitute in the 5-0 thrashing by San Jose. Like Anibaba with the emergence of Abdul-Salaam and Dia, de Jong could become expendable, but that may also depend on the long term health of Sinovic.
Amadou Dia - KC's other defensive rookie played the most minutes of any of KC's three first round picks, playing 1,317 minutes. Like his rookie counterpart, Abdul-Salaam, Dia kept more experienced wingbacks on the bench as the season went on with his play. Dia's minutes actually fell late in the season, like de Jong and Anibaba, as he lost minutes to Sinovic and Abdul-Salaam, but in the playoffs with both Sinovic and Myers hurt, Peter Vermes went with his two rookie outside backs. It speaks well of the strides that both players made in their rookie season.
Kevin Ellis - Speaking of strides, there's probably not one player on this list that made as big of strides this year as Ellis. KC's second homegrown player was once again thrust into a large number of minutes in 2015 due to injury. Once Opara went down, Ellis became Kansas City's starting center back next to Besler. Ellis played in a career high, 30 games, starting 28 of them, and played the fourth most minutes on the team, 2,335, behind only Besler, Benny Feilhaber, and Dom Dwyer. And despite being listed at only 5'9", he was a major threat on set pieces, scoring four league goals this past year, good for fourth on the team, and added another in the playoffs, all with his head off of set pieces. For all the good work he did though he was also a point of contention with his play as he had poor play during the season which were really apparent because of the way KC played out of the back, either with poor passing or some poor choices when he would make runs forward. I think a lot of the anger though came from the fact that he was a converted wingback and KC didn't bring in another true central defender when Opara went down.
Chance Myers - Missed the first few months of the 2015 season still recovering from his Achillies tear that he suffered in 2014. When he did return, Myers was solid, but still struggled with some other injuries. He was limited to just 10 starts and 13 appears for KC. At times he still looked to be a step slower than his top speed before the injury, which isn't incredibly surprising given the nature of it. Next season is going to be big for Myers with a full preseason to continue to work back fully from his lingering injuries, and with the likes of Abdul-Salaam coming along last year he'll certainly be pushed for minutes.
Ike Opara - Looked set for a monster break out season in 2015, and fulfilling the potential that saw him go third overall in the 2010 MLS Superdraft. He was KC's leading goalscorer early in the season was a massive threat on set pieces and was a solid partner for Besler in defense. Unfortunately he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in the sixth game of the season and his year was done. It's the four time in his five pro seasons that Opara has missed significant time with an injury. He's certainly a strong, very capable defender, but his inability to keep healthy is a risk that KC has to be running low on patience for. It's what made acquiring him from San Jose so cheap. I don't doubt that Opara will be back in 2016, but I think he's going to have a lot of competitions for the starting spot next to Besler next year. And if he does win it, he's going to be on a short leash. Another long term injury and he'll be gone.
Erik Palmer-Brown - Sporting KC's youngest player had a career high in games played (7), started (4), and minutes (376). He missed time in 2015 while with the US U20 team at the U20 World Cup as well as other tournaments. when KC was struggling though Palmer-Brown had been unable to displace Ellis next to Besler in central defense. A bit of a concern, but the kid is still just 18. The hope at this point has to be that he either has a Matt Miazga break out season for Sporting or that he is loaned to the Swope Park Rangers to get regular playing time like will hopefully happen to Jon Kempin.
Seth Sinovic - Like his partner on the other wing, Myers, Sinovic missed quite a bit of time this year with injury. A concussion against DC United in early May caused him to miss the majority of the season as he didn't return until late August. When he did return though Sinovic didn't seem to be at the same level that he'd been at pre-injury. Judgment and speed just seemed a little off for him after the injury. Hopefully a full offseason and preseason will see him get back to his old level. But like Myers, he has a young player behind him in Dia that looks ready to step up.
Looking towards 2016
Robb Heineman stole a bit of my thunder yesterday when he mentioned how the team needed to find a high-quality center back. With Opara's injury history I'm not sure how much you can rely on him to be able to go in 2016. I'd like to have higher hopes for him, but he hasn't given much of a reason to with his injuries. He's a good player and would help out KC a lot if he was healthy. But that if has gotten a lot bigger as the years have gone on. And while Ellis didn't do a horrible job at center back, his position is one that Sporting really needs to look to upgrade in the offseason if they're wanting to compete for more trophies in 2016.
I'd like to see Palmer-Brown get more time next year, everyone from the club to the national team coaches talk up his ability and his high ceiling, in 2016 I'd hope we'd get to see more of it. He's shown flashes at times, but needs more game play to really step up. That seems more likely to happen at the USL level with the Rangers at this point though.
The other area that I think KC needs to address a little bit in the offseason is their depth at outside back. Not necessarily needing to add more to it, but actually to reduce some of the players the team currently has. At this time KC has six players currently whose primary position with the team is outside back. With Abdul Salaam, Anibaba, de Jong, Dia, Myers, and Sinovic all predominately outside backs, there's probably some space to cut some fat and cap space there. Outside Abdul-Salaam and Dia, they're all making over $100,000, ranging from Anibaba's $120,000 to de Jong's $180,000. Myers and Sinovic both have tenure with the team on their side, but Myers' injury issues again coming up and Sinovic's play post concussion have to give at least a little pause. Anibaba meanwhile is the least expensive of the experienced outside backs and did good, but not exceptional at that position early in the season. With de Jong, if he provides a lot more to the attack than the other five do, and is also able to play the wing position as he did against Columbus this year. At the same time, de Jong's Canadian citizenship may make him the most appealing trade, specifically for the Canadian clubs.
In the end, heading into 2016, KC needs to look to add a center back who can at the least be a replacement for Ellis and at best push and potentially beat out Opara for the starting job. Out wide it becomes a matter of needing to probably shed at least one of their outside backs.
Monday, October 26, 2015
S.A.S. Monday After Stats
Matt Besler made his 218th appearance in all competitions for KC, tying him with Jack Jewsbury for 7th all time on that list.
Benny Feilhaber's assist was his 20th in all competitions for KC, he's the second American player to hit 20 assists in a single season in MLS.
Feilhaber's assist was his 25th in league play for KC. He's the 8th player to hit that mark and it ties him with Mark Chung for 7th on that list.
Dom Dwyer's goal was his 22nd at home in league play for KC, breaking his tie with Chris Klein and Mo Johnston for fourth all time on that list.
Dwyer's 12 league goals this season is good for a tie for the fifth best single season total in KC history.
The goal was also Dwyer's 9th game winner in league play for KC, breaking his tie with Digital Takawira and Graham Zusi for 6th all time on that list.
It was Dwyer's 12th game winner in all competitions for KC, tying him with Josh Wolff and Kei Kamara for 4th all time on that list.
In the 15th minute, Graham Zusi moved past Mo Johnston and into 9th place for minutes played in league play for KC, he finished the game with 12,676 minutes played.
Chance Myers started his 108th league game for KC. That ties him with Diego Gutierrez for 19th on that list.
Benny Feilhaber's assist was his 20th in all competitions for KC, he's the second American player to hit 20 assists in a single season in MLS.
Feilhaber's assist was his 25th in league play for KC. He's the 8th player to hit that mark and it ties him with Mark Chung for 7th on that list.
Dom Dwyer's goal was his 22nd at home in league play for KC, breaking his tie with Chris Klein and Mo Johnston for fourth all time on that list.
Dwyer's 12 league goals this season is good for a tie for the fifth best single season total in KC history.
The goal was also Dwyer's 9th game winner in league play for KC, breaking his tie with Digital Takawira and Graham Zusi for 6th all time on that list.
It was Dwyer's 12th game winner in all competitions for KC, tying him with Josh Wolff and Kei Kamara for 4th all time on that list.
In the 15th minute, Graham Zusi moved past Mo Johnston and into 9th place for minutes played in league play for KC, he finished the game with 12,676 minutes played.
Chance Myers started his 108th league game for KC. That ties him with Diego Gutierrez for 19th on that list.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
S.A.S. Thursday After Stats
Here are the stats from last night's game. There wasn't much so the less said about the game the better.
Chance Myers started his 107th league game for KC, tying him with Uche Okafor for 20th on that list.
The win was Colorado's first in Kansas City in league play since 2002, a span of 15 games.
It was Colorado's fourth league win ever in KC, the fewest of any of the original MLS teams.
Chance Myers started his 107th league game for KC, tying him with Uche Okafor for 20th on that list.
The win was Colorado's first in Kansas City in league play since 2002, a span of 15 games.
It was Colorado's fourth league win ever in KC, the fewest of any of the original MLS teams.
Saturday, October 17, 2015
S.A.S. Saturday After Stats
The game was Peter Vermes' 250th in charge of Sporting KC in all competitions.
Paulo Nagamura made his 250th start in all competitions in his MLS career last night.
In the 45th minute, Chance Myers moved past Roger Espinoza and into 18th place for league minutes played for KC. He finished the game with 9,780 minutes played. In the 74th minute, Myers moved past Diego Gutierrez and into 17th place for minutes played in league play for KC.
Myers' made his 130th start in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Aurelien Collin for 18th on that list.
Seth Sinovic made his 124th league appearance for KC, breaking his tie with Chris Brown for 18th on that list.
Graham Zusi made his 163rd start in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Jack Jewsbury for 8th all time on that list.
Paulo Nagamura made his 250th start in all competitions in his MLS career last night.
In the 45th minute, Chance Myers moved past Roger Espinoza and into 18th place for league minutes played for KC. He finished the game with 9,780 minutes played. In the 74th minute, Myers moved past Diego Gutierrez and into 17th place for minutes played in league play for KC.
Myers' made his 130th start in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Aurelien Collin for 18th on that list.
Seth Sinovic made his 124th league appearance for KC, breaking his tie with Chris Brown for 18th on that list.
Graham Zusi made his 163rd start in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Jack Jewsbury for 8th all time on that list.
Thursday, October 01, 2015
S.A.S. Thursday After Stats
Krisztian Nemeth's goal was his fifth in the US Open Cup this year, that tied him with Dom Dwyer for the most in the competition this year.
The five goals also ties Nemeth for the most goals in team history in the US Open Cup with Dwyer, Davy Arnaud, and Igor Simutenkov. When you include qualifiers he's tied for first now with those three and CJ Sapong.
The game technically ended in a draw, meaning it is Peter Vermes' 59th draw in all competitions breaking his tie with Bob Gansler for the most in all competitions in team history.
In the 116th minute Graham Zusi moved past Jack Jewsbury and into 8th place for minutes played in all competitions, Zusi finished the game with 14,978 minutes played.
Zusi also tied Jewsbury for 8th in starts in all competitions for KC with 162.
The assist by Chance Myers was his 17th in all competitions for KC, tying him with Claudio Lopez and Roger Espinoza for 17th on that list.
Myers made his 129th start in all competitions, tying him with Aurelien Collin for 18th on that list.
Counting qualifiers as well Myers and Matt Besler broke their tie with Nick Garica for the second most games played in the US Open Cup with 15.
In the US Open Cup proper Besler and Jacob Peterson tied Garcia for the second on that list for games played.
The five goals also ties Nemeth for the most goals in team history in the US Open Cup with Dwyer, Davy Arnaud, and Igor Simutenkov. When you include qualifiers he's tied for first now with those three and CJ Sapong.
The game technically ended in a draw, meaning it is Peter Vermes' 59th draw in all competitions breaking his tie with Bob Gansler for the most in all competitions in team history.
In the 116th minute Graham Zusi moved past Jack Jewsbury and into 8th place for minutes played in all competitions, Zusi finished the game with 14,978 minutes played.
Zusi also tied Jewsbury for 8th in starts in all competitions for KC with 162.
The assist by Chance Myers was his 17th in all competitions for KC, tying him with Claudio Lopez and Roger Espinoza for 17th on that list.
Myers made his 129th start in all competitions, tying him with Aurelien Collin for 18th on that list.
Counting qualifiers as well Myers and Matt Besler broke their tie with Nick Garica for the second most games played in the US Open Cup with 15.
In the US Open Cup proper Besler and Jacob Peterson tied Garcia for the second on that list for games played.
Saturday, September 19, 2015
S.A.S. Saturday After Stats
Benny Feilhaber's two goals gave him 10 on the season, he's the first player since Josh Wolff in 2005 to hit double digits in both goals and assists in league play for KC.
Feilhaber's two goals give him 17 in league play for his KC career, tying him with Eddie Johnson and Jimmy Conrad for 14th all time on that list.
The goals gave him 20 in all competitions, tying him wtih Igor Simutenkov and Chris Brown for 14th all time on that list.
The two goals give Feilhaber 11 in his career at home for KC in all competitions, tying him with Jack Jewsbury, Miklos Molnar, and Teal Bunbury for 17th on that list.
They gave him 9 at home in league play for KC, tying him with Claudio Bieler for 18th on that list.
Dom Dwyer's goal gave him 43 in all competitions for KC, tying him with Chris Klein for 4th all time on that list.
Dwyer's goal was his 20th in league play at home, tying him with Josh Wolff for 6th all time on that list.
In the 54th minute, Seth Sinovic moved past Michael Harrington and into 13th place for minutes played in all competitions for KC, Sinovic finished the game with 13,313 minutes played.
Sinovic made his 151st appearance in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Brown and Roger Espinoza for 16th place on that list.
Chance Myers made his 157th appearance for KC in all competitions, breaking his tie with Tony Meola for 14th place on that list.
Myers started his 127th game in all competitions, breaking his tie with Espinoza for 19th place on that list.
Kevin Ellis started his 50th game in all competitions for KC, he's the 55th player to hit that mark.
Graham Zusi made his 160th start in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Matt McKeon for 9th all time on that list.
Feilhaber's two goals give him 17 in league play for his KC career, tying him with Eddie Johnson and Jimmy Conrad for 14th all time on that list.
The goals gave him 20 in all competitions, tying him wtih Igor Simutenkov and Chris Brown for 14th all time on that list.
The two goals give Feilhaber 11 in his career at home for KC in all competitions, tying him with Jack Jewsbury, Miklos Molnar, and Teal Bunbury for 17th on that list.
They gave him 9 at home in league play for KC, tying him with Claudio Bieler for 18th on that list.
Dom Dwyer's goal gave him 43 in all competitions for KC, tying him with Chris Klein for 4th all time on that list.
Dwyer's goal was his 20th in league play at home, tying him with Josh Wolff for 6th all time on that list.
In the 54th minute, Seth Sinovic moved past Michael Harrington and into 13th place for minutes played in all competitions for KC, Sinovic finished the game with 13,313 minutes played.
Sinovic made his 151st appearance in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Brown and Roger Espinoza for 16th place on that list.
Chance Myers made his 157th appearance for KC in all competitions, breaking his tie with Tony Meola for 14th place on that list.
Myers started his 127th game in all competitions, breaking his tie with Espinoza for 19th place on that list.
Kevin Ellis started his 50th game in all competitions for KC, he's the 55th player to hit that mark.
Graham Zusi made his 160th start in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Matt McKeon for 9th all time on that list.
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Sunday After Stats
Dom Dwyer's goal was his 42nd in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Kei Kamara for 5th place on that list.
Dwyer's goal was his 14th away from home in league play and his 16th away from home in all competitions, both broke ties that he had with Digital Takawira for 5th place on each list respectively.
In the 8th minute, Chance Myers moved past Uche Okafor and into 19th place for minutes played in league play for KC. He finished the game with 9,530 minutes played.
Myers made his 156th appearance in all competitions for KC, tying him with Tony Meola for 14th all time on that list.
Myers made his 131st appearance in league play for KC, breaking his tie with Roger Espinoza for 14th place on that list.
Myers made his 126th start in all competitions for KC, tying him with Espinoza for 19th on that list.
Seth Sinovic made his 148th appearance in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Diego Gutierrez for 18th on that list.
Sinovic made his 119th league appearance for KC, tying him with Gutierrez and Okafor for 19th on that list.
Graham Zusi made his 157th start in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Tony Meola for 11th on that list. It also tied Zusi with Mo Johnston for 10th place on that list.
Dwyer's goal was his 14th away from home in league play and his 16th away from home in all competitions, both broke ties that he had with Digital Takawira for 5th place on each list respectively.
In the 8th minute, Chance Myers moved past Uche Okafor and into 19th place for minutes played in league play for KC. He finished the game with 9,530 minutes played.
Myers made his 156th appearance in all competitions for KC, tying him with Tony Meola for 14th all time on that list.
Myers made his 131st appearance in league play for KC, breaking his tie with Roger Espinoza for 14th place on that list.
Myers made his 126th start in all competitions for KC, tying him with Espinoza for 19th on that list.
Seth Sinovic made his 148th appearance in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Diego Gutierrez for 18th on that list.
Sinovic made his 119th league appearance for KC, tying him with Gutierrez and Okafor for 19th on that list.
Graham Zusi made his 157th start in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Tony Meola for 11th on that list. It also tied Zusi with Mo Johnston for 10th place on that list.
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Sunday After Stats
Graham Zusi's goal was his 27th goal in all competitions for KC, tying him with CJ Sapong for 10th on that list.
This was the first time KC has lost a game Zusi has scored in. Prior to this game, KC was 18-0-2 in league play and 21-0-2 in all competitions when Zusi scored.
Zusi's goal was his 10th away from home in league play, tying him wtih Scott Sealy and Mo Johnston for 9th on that list.
The goal was his 11th away from home in all competitions, tying him with Kei Kamara for 8th all time on that list.
Zusi started his 156th game in all competitions for KC, tying him with Tony Meola for 11th all time on that list.
It was also Zusi's 129th start in league play for KC, breaking his tie with Josh Wolff, Michael Harrington, and Jimmy Nielsen for 10th place on that list.
Chance Myers made his 130th league appearance for KC, tying him with Roger Espinoza for 14th on that list.
This was the first time KC has lost a game Zusi has scored in. Prior to this game, KC was 18-0-2 in league play and 21-0-2 in all competitions when Zusi scored.
Zusi's goal was his 10th away from home in league play, tying him wtih Scott Sealy and Mo Johnston for 9th on that list.
The goal was his 11th away from home in all competitions, tying him with Kei Kamara for 8th all time on that list.
Zusi started his 156th game in all competitions for KC, tying him with Tony Meola for 11th all time on that list.
It was also Zusi's 129th start in league play for KC, breaking his tie with Josh Wolff, Michael Harrington, and Jimmy Nielsen for 10th place on that list.
Chance Myers made his 130th league appearance for KC, tying him with Roger Espinoza for 14th on that list.
Thursday, August 20, 2015
S.A.S. Thursday After Stats
It was the 50th league game between KC and San Jose. San Jose leads the all time series 22-21-7.
Matt Besler made his 200th start in all competitions for KC, he's the seventh player to hit that mark.
It was the worst loss for Kansas City since a 6-0 loss in Dallas in 2009.
It was the worst home loss for Kansas City since a 7-0 loss to Chicago in 2001.
Chance Myers made his 129th league appearance for KC, breaking his tie with Jimmy Nielsen for 15th place on that list.
Matt Besler made his 200th start in all competitions for KC, he's the seventh player to hit that mark.
It was the worst loss for Kansas City since a 6-0 loss in Dallas in 2009.
It was the worst home loss for Kansas City since a 7-0 loss to Chicago in 2001.
Chance Myers made his 129th league appearance for KC, breaking his tie with Jimmy Nielsen for 15th place on that list.
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