Showing posts with label Kris Tyrpak. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kris Tyrpak. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 07, 2016

More Players on the Move - Former SKC Wizards Update

Another week in the offseason for most former Sporting KC players and more players are finding new teams. Kris Tyrpak, who was a Sporting KC player for one game in the CONCACAF Champions League this past season has left the Swope Park Rangers to return to Texas. Tyrpak signed to play with USL Western Conference rival, San Antonio FC. Tyrpak was one of the Rangers that really impressed fans in the 2016 USL season, with many hoping that he'd earn an MLS contract. Instead he moves closer to home and will be opposite the Rangers next season.

Another player that isn't actually on the move, but is back on the list is former KC draft pick Pat Healey. Healey had retired from professional soccer with the MASL Baltimore Blast before the 2016-2017 season, but the Blast announced today that he was coming back out of retirement to sign with the club again. The Blast will actually be visiting the Kansas City Comets this coming weekend.

Here's the rest of this week's update.

Active without a club or unknown
Vicente Arze
Pablo Escobar
Brian Fekete
Jeferson
Neven Markovic
Victor Munoz
Jordi Quintilla
Brendan Ruiz

MLS
Jalil Anibaba - Houston - Offseason.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Offseason.
Servando Carrasco - Orlando City - Offseason.
Aurelien Collin - New York - Offseason.
Marcel de Jong - Vancouver - Offseason.
Amadou Dia - Montreal - Offseason.
Herculez Gomez - Seattle - No game this week.
Michael Harrington - Chicago - Offseason.
Kei Kamara - New England - Offseason.
Chris Konopka - Portland - Offseason.
Eric Kronberg - Montreal - Offseason.
Mikey Lopez - NYCFC - Offseason.
Yura Movsisyan - Salt Lake - Offseason.
Amobi Okugo - Portland - Offseason.
Tony Rocha - Orlando - Offseason.
CJ Sapong - Philadelphia - Offseason.
Sal Zizzo - New York - Offseason.

NASL
Bernardo Anor - Minnesota (loan) - Offseason.
Omar Bravo - Carolina - Offseason.
Mechack Jerome - Jacksonville - Offseason.
Michael Kafari - Puerto Rico - Offseason.
James Marcelin - Carolina - Offseason.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Oklahoma City - Offseason.

USL
Stefan Antonijevic - Tampa Bay - Offseason.
Amer Didic - Swope Park - Offseason.
Christian Duke - Swope Park - Offseason.
Tomas Granitto - Swope Park - Offseason.
Cyprian Hedrick - San Antonio - Offseason.
Ryan James - Rochester - Offseason.
Alex Martinez - Charlotte - Offseason.
Alex Molano - Swope Park - Offseason.
Tyler Pasher - Swope Park - Offseason.
Nansel Selbol - Swope Park - Offseason.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - 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 - Just re-signed with Baltimore.
Mike Jones - Dallas - Played in Dallas' 12-5 win over El Paso.
Boris Pardo - San Diego - Did not play in San Diego's 5-3 win over Tacoma.

International
Korede Aiyegbusi - AFC United- Sweden - Offseason.
Scott Angevine - YPA - Finland - Offseason.
Claudio Bieler - Belgrano - Argentina - Started and played 90 minutes in Belgrano's 2-0 cup loss to Rosario Central. Started and played 90 minutes in Belgrano's 0-0 draw with Temperley.
Reinaldo Brenes - Belen Siglo XXI - Fall season over.
Sunil Chhetri - Mumbai City - India - Did not play in Mumbai's 0-0 draw with Delhi Dynamos.
Jorge Claros - Alajuelense - Costa Rica - Started and played 68 minutes in Alajuelense's 2-1 loss to Saprissa. Came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Alajuelense's 2-1 win over Santos de Guapiles.
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - Defeated Ma Pau 4-2.
Toni Dovale - CD Leganes - Spain - Dressed but did not play in Leganes' 0-0 draw with Villarreal.
Luis Gil - Queretaro - Mexico - Fall season over.
Faik Hajderovic - Vinograder - Croatia - No game until 2/25.
Will John - RoPS - Finland - Offseason.
Igor Juliao - Fluminense - Brazil - No game this week.
Igor Kostrov - Slavia-Mozyr - Belarus - Offseason.
Luis Marin - CD Temuco - Chile - Started and played 90 minutes in Temuco's 3-0 loss to Universidad Chile.
Michal Mravec - RoPS - Finland - Offseason.
Krisztian Nemeth - Al-Gharafa - Qatar - Started and played 90 minutes in Al Gharafa's 3-2 win over Al Rayyan.
Erik Palmer-Brown - Porto (loan) - Portugal - Started and played 90 minutes in Porto B's 1-1 draw with Benfica B.
Akeem Priestley - Metapan - El Salvador - Did not play in either of Metapan's games.
Pablo Punyed - IBV - Iceland - Offseason.
Oriol Rosell - Belenenses (Sporting Club de Portugal)(loan) - Portugal - Did not dress in Belenenses' 1-1 draw with Estoril.
Soony Saad - Pattaya United (BEC Tero Sasana) - Offseason.
Daniel Salloi - Gyirmot FC Gyor (loan) - Hungary - Defeated Kecskemeti 2-0 in the cup. Came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Gyirmot's 4-0 loss to Honved.
Peter Schmetz - Wuppertaler SV - Germany - No game this week.
Yann Songo'o - Plymouth Argyle - England - Started and played 90 minutes in Plymouth's FA Cup draw with Newport County.
Kevin Souter - Deveronvale FC - Scotland - Game this week was postponed.
Martin Steuble - Ceres-La Salle - Philippines - Offseason.
Milos Stojcev - Atromitos - Greece - Came off the bench and played 37 minutes in Atromitos' 1-0 cup win over Kallithea. Dressed but did not play in Atromitos' 2-1 win over Larissa.
Matt Taylor - Kickers Offenbach - Came off the bench and played 7 minutes in Kickers' 2-0 loss to Pirmasens.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Saad and Pattaya Season Over - Former SKC Wizards Update

Soony Saad's season with Pattaya United came to an abrupt end this past week. The Thai FA canceled the rest of the Thai Premier League's season after the death of the king, Bhumibol Adulyadej. With the cancelation of the rest of the season, Saad and Pattaya finish the season in 12th place (of 18 teams). Saad finished the season with 28 appearances and nine goals for the club.

Also this week, Kevin Souter looks to be on his way out at Deveronvale FC has he has apparently been transfer listed by the club.

Here is the rest of this week's update.

Active without a club or unknown
Vicente Arze
Pablo Escobar
Brian Fekete
Jeferson
Neven Markovic
Victor Munoz
Akeem Priestley
Jordi Quintilla
Brendan Ruiz

MLS
Jalil Anibaba - Houston - Came off the bench and played 17 minutes in Houston's 0-0 draw with Seattle. Started and played 90 minutes in Houston's 1-0 loss to LA.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Dressed but did not play in New England's 2-1 loss to Chicago.
Servando Carrasco - Orlando City - Came off the bench and played 3 minutes in Orlando's 2-0 win over Philadelphia.
Aurelien Collin - New York - Started and played 72 minutes in New York's 3-2 win over Columbus.
Marcel de Jong - Vancouver - Came off the bench and played 17 minutes in Vancouver's 0-0 draw with San Jose.
Amadou Dia - Montreal - Did not dress in Montreal's 2-2 draw with Toronto.
Herculez Gomez - Seattle - Started and played 62 minutes in Seattle's 0-0 draw with Houston. Started and played 88 minutes in Seattle's 2-1 loss to Dalas.
Michael Harrington - Chicago - Dressed but did not play in either of Chicago's games.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 1-0 win over Colorado.
Kei Kamara - New England - Sarted and played 90 minutes in New England's 2-1 loss to Chicago.
Chris Konopka - Portland - Dressed but did not play in Portland's 1-0 win over Colorado.
Eric Kronberg - Montreal - Dressed but did not play in Montreal's 2-2 draw with Toronto.
Mikey Lopez - NYCFC - Dressed but did not play in NYCFC's 3-1 loss to DC.
Yura Movsisyan - Salt Lake - Started and played 57 minutes in Salt Lake's 0-0 draw with KC.
Amobi Okugo - Portland - Did not dress in Portland's 1-0 win over Colorado.
Tony Rocha - Orlando - Did not dress in Orlando's 2-0 win over Philadelphia.
CJ Sapong - Philadelphia - Started and played 90 minutes in Philadelphia's 2-0 loss to Orlando.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Did not dress in either of Columbus' games.
Sal Zizzo - New York - Came off the bench and played 2 minutes in New York's 3-2 win over Columbus.

NASL
Bernardo Anor - Minnesota (loan) - Out injured.
Stefan Antonijevic - Tampa Bay - Did not dress in Tampa's 2-2 draw with Miami.
Omar Bravo - Carolina - Did not dress in Carolina's 1-0 loss to OKC. Dressed but did not play in Carolina's 3-0 loss to Indy.
Mechack Jerome - Jacksonville - Started and played 90 minutes in Jacksonville's 0-0 draw with Indy. Started and played 90 minutes in Jacksonville's 4-2 loss to New York.
Michael Kafari - Puerto Rico - Started and played 89 minutes in Puerto Rico's 2-0 loss to Fort Lauderdale.
James Marcelin - Carolina - Started and played 83 minutes in Carolina's 1-0 loss to OKC. Dressed but did not play in Carolina's 3-0 loss to Indy.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Oklahoma City - Did not dress in OKC's 1-0 win over Carolina. Came off the bench and played 10 minutes in OKC's 3-1 win over Ottawa.

US
Amer Didic - Swope Park - Started and played 90 minutes in Swope's 3-0 win over Vancouver.
Christian Duke - Swope Park - Started and played 90 minutes in Swope's 3-0 win over Vancouver.
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Ryan James - Rochester - Offseason.
Alex Martinez - Charlotte - Offseason.
Tyler Pasher - Swope Park - Started and played 90 minutes, recording 2 assists in Swope's 3-0 win over Vancouver.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Offseason.
Kris Tyrpak - Swope Park - Started and played 69 minutes, scoring 2 goals in Swope's 3-0 win over Vancouver.
Ualefi - Swope Park - Out injured
Yomby William - Richmond - Offseason.

PDL
Adnan Gabeljic - San Francisco - Offseason.
Faik Hajderovic - St. Louis U23 - Offseason.

Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Cedar Rapids - Offseason.
Mike Jones - Dallas - Offseason.
Boris Pardo - Missouri - Offseason.

International
Korede Aiyegbusi - AFC United- Sweden - Started and played 90 minutes in AFC's 0-0 draw with Syrianska FC.
Scott Angevine - YPA - Finland - Offseason.
Claudio Bieler - Belgrano - Argentina - Started and played 90 minutes in Belgrano's 0-0 draw with Aldosivi.
Reinaldo Brenes - Belen Siglo XXI - Dressed but did not play in Belen's 1-0 win over San Carlos.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - No game this week.
Jorge Claros - Alajuelense - Costa Rica - Started and played 90 minutes in Alajuelense's 1-0 loss to Cartagines.
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - Defeated Club Sando 2-1.
Toni Dovale - CD Leganes - Spain - Did not dress in Leganes' 3-2 loss to Sevilla.
Luis Gil - Queretaro - Mexico - Did not dress in Queretaro's 2-1 loss to Atlas.
Will John - RoPS - Finland - Came off the bench and played 15 minutes in RoPS' 1-0 loss to VPS. Did not dress in RoPS' 1-1 draw with Inter Turku.
Igor Juliao - Fluminense - Brazil - Dressed but did not play in Fluminense's 2-1 loss to Flamengo. Came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Fluminense's 2-1 loss to Sao Paulo.
Igor Kostrov - Slavia-Mozyr - Belarus - Came off the bench and played 34 minutes in Slavia's 2-1 win over Isloch.
Luis Marin - CD Temuco - Chile - Started and played 90 minutes in Temuco's 1-1 draw with Audax Italiano.
Michal Mravec - RoPS - Finland - Dressed but did not play in RoPS' 1-0 loss to VPS. Started and played 81 minutes in RoPS' 1-1 draw with Inter Turku.
Krisztian Nemeth - Al-Gharafa - Qatar - Started and played 85 minutes in Al Gharafa's 2-1 win over Al Mu'aidar.
Erik Palmer-Brown - Porto (loan) - Portugal - Out injured
Pablo Punyed - IBV - Iceland - Offseason.
Oriol Rosell - Belenenses (Sporting Club de Portugal)(loan) - Portugal - Defeated Academica 2-0 in the cup.
Soony Saad - Pattaya United (BEC Tero Sasana) - Thai league games canceled after king's death.
Daniel Salloi - Gyirmot FC Gyor (loan) - Hungary - Started and played 90 minutes in Gyirmot's 1-0 loss to Mezokovesd-Zsory.
Peter Schmetz - Wuppertaler SV - Germany - Started and played 90 minutes in Wuppertaler's 2-0 win over Schwarz Weib Essen. Started and played 90 minutes in Wuppertaler's 2-1 win over Rot-Weib Oberhausen.
Yann Songo'o - Plymouth Argyle - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Plymouth's 2-2 draw with Portsmouth.
Kevin Souter - Deveronvale FC - Scotland - Lost 4-0 to Keith, has been transfer listed by his club.
Martin Steuble - Ceres-La Salle - Philippines - Defeated Global 5-0.
Milos Stojcev - Atromitos - Greece - Started and played 60 minutes in Atromitos' 1-0 win over Veria.
Matt Taylor - Kickers Offenbach - Dressed but did not play in Kicker's 1-0 loss to Hessen Kassel. Came off the bench and played 14 minutes Kicker's 1-1 draw with Steinbach.

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Preki Named St. Louis FC Coach - Former SKC Wizards Update

Former Kansas City Wizard great Preki is back in the coaching ranks in the United States. After leaving the Sacramento Republic for what looked like a job in England, Preki has been without a job for a couple years now. He'll be back coaching in the USL next spring though as today Preki was named the new head coach of St. Louis FC. He'll be returning to a city where he was a star during his playing days, playing with the St. Louis Storm of the old MISL back in the early 90's. He'll try to bring the St. Louis FC franchise, to their first playoff berth as they'll enter their third season next year.

Elsewhere, Yura Movsisyan will be back in MLS next season, Real Salt Lake announced this week that they had completed a deal to turn his loan deal with Spartak Moscow into a permanent move for Movsisyan.

Here is the rest of this week's minimal update due to the international break.

Active without a club or unknown
Vicente Arze
Pablo Escobar
Brian Fekete
Jeferson
Neven Markovic
Victor Munoz
Akeem Priestley
Jordi Quintilla
Brendan Ruiz

MLS
Jalil Anibaba - Houston - Started and played 90 minutes in Houston's 3-2 loss to Colorado.
Teal Bunbury - New England - No game this week.
Servando Carrasco - Orlando City - No game this week.
Aurelien Collin - New York - No game this week.
Marcel de Jong - Vancouver - Dressed but did not play in Canada's 4-0 win over Mauritania. Started and played 90 minutes in Canada's 4-0 loss to Morocco.
Amadou Dia - Montreal - No game this week.
Herculez Gomez - Seattle - No game this week.
Michael Harrington - Chicago - No game this week.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - No game this week.
Kei Kamara - New England - No game this week.
Chris Konopka - Portland - No game this week.
Eric Kronberg - Montreal - No game this week.
Mikey Lopez - NYCFC - No game this week.
Yura Movsisyan - Salt Lake - No game this week.
Amobi Okugo - Portland - No game this week.
Tony Rocha - Orlando - No game this week.
CJ Sapong - Philadelphia - No game this week.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - No game this week.
Sal Zizzo - New York - No game this week.

NASL
Bernardo Anor - Minnesota (loan) - Out injured.
Stefan Antonijevic - Tampa Bay - Did not dress in either of Tampa's games.
Omar Bravo - Carolina - Did not dress in Carolina's 3-0 win over Fort Lauderdale.
Mechack Jerome - Jacksonville - No game this week.
Michael Kafari - Puerto Rico - Started and played 90 minutes in Puerto Rico's 0-0 draw with Minnesota.
James Marcelin - Carolina - Came off the bench and played 15 minutes in Carolina's 3-0 win over Fort Lauderdale.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Oklahoma City - Did not dress in OKC's 1-0 win over Miami.

US
Amer Didic - Swope Park - Started and played 120 minutes in Swope's 2-1 win over Orange County.
Christian Duke - Swope Park - Started and played 120 minutes in Swope's 2-1 win over Orange County.
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Started and played 89 minutes in OKC's 3-2 loss to Vancouver.
Ryan James - Rochester - Started and played 110 minutes in Rochester's 3-3 (5-4) shootout loss to New York.
Alex Martinez - Charlotte - Offseason.
Tyler Pasher - Swope Park - Started and played 120 minutes in Swope's 2-1 win over Orange County.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 3-2 lss to Vancouver.
Kris Tyrpak - Swope Park - Started and played 69 minutes, recording an assist in Swope's 2-1 win over Orange County.
Ualefi - Swope Park - Did not dress in Swope's 2-1 win over Orange County.
Yomby William - Richmond - Offseason.

PDL
Adnan Gabeljic - San Francisco - Offseason.
Faik Hajderovic - St. Louis U23 - Offseason.

Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Cedar Rapids - Offseason.
Mike Jones - Dallas - Offseason.
Boris Pardo - Missouri - Offseason.

International
Korede Aiyegbusi - AFC United- Sweden - No game this week.
Scott Angevine - YPA - Finland - Offseason.
Claudio Bieler - Belgrano - Argentina - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Belgrano's 2-0 win over Juventud Unida G.
Reinaldo Brenes - Belen Siglo XXI - Dressed but did not play in Belen's 4-0 loss to Santos de Guapiles.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - No game this week.
Jorge Claros - Alajuelense - Costa Rica - Started and played 90 minutes in Honduras' 2-1 win over Belize.
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - Started and played 90 minutes in Trinidad's 4-0 win over the Dominican Republic. Started and played 120 minutes in Trinidad's 2-0 loss to Martinique.
Toni Dovale - CD Leganes - Spain - No game this week.
Luis Gil - Queretaro - Mexico - No game this week.
Will John - RoPS - Finland - No game this week.
Igor Juliao - Fluminense - Brazil - Dressed but did not play in Fluminense's 2-1 loss t Santos.
Igor Kostrov - Slavia-Mozyr - Belarus - No game this week.
Luis Marin - CD Temuco - Chile - No game this week.
Michal Mravec - RoPS - Finland - No game this week.
Krisztian Nemeth - Al-Gharafa - Qatar - Came off the bench and played 14 minutes in Hungary's 3-2 loss to Switzerland. Dressed but did not play in Hungary's 2-0 win over Latvia.
Erik Palmer-Brown - Porto (loan) - Portugal - Out injured
Pablo Punyed - IBV - Iceland - Offseason.
Oriol Rosell - Belenenses (Sporting Club de Portugal)(loan) - Portugal - Did not dress in Belenenses' 1-0 win over Boavista.
Soony Saad - Pattaya United (BEC Tero Sasana) - No game this week.
Daniel Salloi - Gyirmot FC Gyor (loan) - Hungary - No game this week.
Peter Schmetz - Wuppertaler SV - Germany - Started and played 90 minutes in Wuppertaler's 2-1 win over SG Wattenscheid 09.
Yann Songo'o - Plymouth Argyle - Started and played 90 minutes in Plymouth's 2-1 win over Stevenage.
Kevin Souter - Deveronvale FC - Scotland - Lost 9-2 to Buckie Thistle.
Martin Steuble - Ceres-La Salle - Philippines - No game this week.
Milos Stojcev - Atromitos - Greece - No game this week.
Matt Taylor - Kickers Offenbach - Started and played 64 minutes in Kickers' 1-0 loss to Homburg.

Wednesday, October 05, 2016

Former SKC Wizards Update

Here is this week's former Sporting KC player update.

Active without a club or unknown
Vicente Arze
Pablo Escobar
Brian Fekete
Jeferson
Neven Markovic
Victor Munoz
Akeem Priestley
Jordi Quintilla
Brendan Ruiz

MLS
Jalil Anibaba - Houston - Started and played 90 minutes in Houston's 2-0 loss to NYCFC.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Dressed but did not play in New England's 3-1 win over KC.
Servando Carrasco - Orlando City - Started and played 90 minutes in Orlando's 0-0 draw with Toronto. Started and played 64 minutes in Orlando's 1-0 loss to Montreal.
Aurelien Collin - New York - Started and played 90 minutes in New York's 3-2 win over Philadelphia.
Marcel de Jong - Vancouver - Started and played 90 minutes, recording 2 assists in Vancouver's 4-1 win over Central. Dressed but did not play in Vancouver's 2-1 loss to Seattle.
Amadou Dia - Montreal - Did not dress in either of Montreal's games.
Herculez Gomez - Seattle - Came off the bench and played 1 minute in Seattle's 1-0 win over Chicago. Started and played 90 minutes in Seattle's 2-1 win over Vancouver.
Michael Harrington - Chicago - Dressed but did not play in Chicago's 1-0 loss to Seattle. Did not dress in Chicago's 3-0 loss to Columbus.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Started and played 75 minutes in Portland's 1-0 loss to Colorado.
Kei Kamara - New England - Started and played 90 minutes, recording a goal and an assist in New England's 3-1 win over KC.
Chris Konopka - Portland - Dressed but did not play in Portland's 1-0 loss to Colorado.
Eric Kronberg - Montreal -Dressed but did not play in either of Montreal's games.
Mikey Lopez - NYCFC - Dressed but did not play in NYCFC's 2-0 win over Houston.
Yura Movsisyan - Salt Lake - Came off the bench and played 14 minutes in RSL's 2-1 loss to San Jose.
Amobi Okugo - Portland - Did not dress in Portland's 1-0 loss to Colorado.
Tony Rocha - Orlando - Dressed but did not play in either of Orlando's games.
CJ Sapong - Philadelphia - Started and played 90 minutes in Philadelphia's 3-2 loss to New York.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Did not dress in either of Columbus' games.
Sal Zizzo - New York - Dressed but did not play in New York's 3-2 win over Philadelphia.

NASL
Bernardo Anor - Minnesota (loan) - Out injured.
Stefan Antonijevic - Tampa Bay - Started and played 42 minutes in Tampa's 1-1 draw with Miami.
Omar Bravo - Carolina - Started and played 90 minutes in Carolina's 2-0 loss to New York. Started and played 78 minutes in Carolina's 1-1 draw with OKC.
Mechack Jerome - Jacksonville - Started and played 90 minutes in Jacksonville's 0-0 draw with Edmonton. Started and played 90 minutes in Jacksonville's 1-0 win over Minnesota.
Michael Kafari - Puerto Rico - Started and played 90 minutes in Puerto Rico's 2-1 win over Fort Lauderdale. Started and played 90 minutes in Puerto Rico's 2-1 win over Ottawa.
James Marcelin - Carolina - Started and played 76 minutes in Carolina's 2-0 loss to New York. Came off the bench and played 12 minutes in Carolina's 1-1 draw with OKC.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Oklahoma City - Came off the bench and played 45 minutes in OKC's 1-1 draw with Carolina.

US
Amer Didic - Swope Park - Started and played 90 minutes in Swope's 3-0 win over LA.
Christian Duke - Swope Park - Started and played 90 minutes in Swope's 3-0 win over LA.
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 3-2 win over Rio Grande Valley.
Ryan James - Rochester - Started and played 71 minutes in Rochester's 3-1 win over Charlotte.
Alex Martinez - Charlotte - Started and played 45 minutes in Charlotte's 3-1 loss to Rochester.
Tyler Pasher - Swope Park - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in Swope's 3-0 win over LA.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in OKC's 3-2 win over Rio Grande Valley.
Kris Tyrpak - Swope Park - Started and played 87 minutes, scoring a goal in Swope's 3-0 win over LA.
Ualefi - Swope Park - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in Swope's 3-0 win over LA.
Yomby William - Richmond - Started and played 120 minutes in Richmond's 2-0 loss to Louisville.

PDL
Adnan Gabeljic - San Francisco - Offseason.
Faik Hajderovic - St. Louis U23 - Offseason.

Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Cedar Rapids - Offseason.
Mike Jones - Dallas - Offseason.
Boris Pardo - Missouri - Offseason.

International
Korede Aiyegbusi - AFC United- Sweden - Started and played 90 minutes in AFC's 3-0 win over Orgryte.
Scott Angevine - YPA - Finland - Defeated Santa Claus 4-2.
Claudio Bieler - Belgrano - Argentina - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Belgrano's 2-1 loss to in the Copa Sudamericana, going out on penalty kicks. Started and played 90 minutes in Belgrano's 1-1 draw with Lanus.
Reinaldo Brenes - Belen Siglo XXI - Dressed but did not play in Belen's 2-2 draw with Carmelita.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - Started and played 90 minutes in Bengaluru's 1-1 AFC Cup draw with Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Jorge Claros - Alajuelense - Costa Rica - Started and played 45 minutes in Alajuelense's 1-0 loss to Herediano.
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - Started and played 90 minutes in W Connection's 1-0 loss to Honduras Progreso. Lost 2-1 to Central FC.
Toni Dovale - CD Leganes - Spain - Did not dress in Leganes' 1-0 win over Granada.
Luis Gil - Queretaro - Mexico - Did not dress in either of Queretaro's games.
Will John - RoPS - Finland - Did not dress in RoPS' 1-1 draw with Mariehamn.
Igor Juliao - Fluminense - Brazil - Dressed but did not play in Fluminense's 3-1 win over Sport Recife.
Igor Kostrov - Slavia-Mozyr - Belarus - Started and played 69 minutes in Slavia's 3-1 loss to Neman Grodno.
Luis Marin - CD Temuco - Chile - Started and played 90 minutes in Temuco's 2-1 cup loss to Universidad Catolica. Started and played 90 minutes in Temuco's 2-1 losst oUnion Espanola.
Michal Mravec - RoPS - Finland - Dressed but did not play in RoPS' 1-1 draw with Mariehamn.
Krisztian Nemeth - Al-Gharafa - Qatar - No game this week.
Erik Palmer-Brown - Porto (loan) - Portugal - Out injured
Pablo Punyed - IBV - Iceland - Started and played 90 minutes in IBV's 1-1 draw with FH.
Oriol Rosell - Belenenses (Sporting Club de Portugal)(loan) - Portugal - Started and played 71 minutes in Belenenses' 3-1 loss to Chaves.
Soony Saad - Pattaya United (BEC Tero Sasana) - No game this week.
Daniel Salloi - Gyirmot FC Gyor (loan) - Hungary - No game this week.
Peter Schmetz - Wuppertaler SV - Germany - Started and played 90 minutes in Wuppertaler's 4-1 win over Sportfreunde Siegen.
Yann Songo'o - Plymouth Argyle - Started and played 90 minutes in Plymouth's 4-1 win over Yeovil Town. Started and played 90 minutes in Plymouth's 2-1 loss to AFC Wimbledon.
Kevin Souter - Deveronvale FC - Scotland - Tied Wick Academy 2-2.
Martin Steuble - Ceres-La Salle - Philippines - Defeated Laos 8-0.
Milos Stojcev - Atromitos - Greece - Started and played 56 minutes in Atromitos' 0-0 draw with Xanthi.
Matt Taylor - Kickers Offenbach - Came off the bench and played 23 minutes in Kickers' 1-0 win over Kaiserslautern II.

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Another Former Player Retiring - Former SKC Wizards Update

Another former Kansas City player will be retiring at the end of the current MLS season. One week after Jack Jewsbury announced he would be retiring at the end of the season, 11 year veteran, Tyson Wahl also announced that he would be retiring when the current MLS season ended. Wahl was drafted by the Wizards back in 2006 and was with the club for three years, finally starting to break into the lineup in 2008 when he split time as a starter with Aaron Hohlbein next to Jimmy Conrad. In the expansion draft at the end of the season though Wahl was selected by the Seattle Sounders and left Kansas City having made 32 league appearances. He proceeded to play for the Sounders, Montreal Impact, and Colorado Rapids before joining the Columbus Crew back in 2013.

Here's the rest of this week's update.

Active without a club or unknown
Vicente Arze
Pablo Escobar
Brian Fekete
Jeferson
Neven Markovic
Victor Munoz
Akeem Priestley
Jordi Quintilla
Brendan Ruiz

MLS
Jalil Anibaba - Houston - Started and played 90 minutes in Houston's 3-1 win over Portland.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Came off the bench and played 35 minutes in New England's 2-0 loss to Columbus.
Servando Carrasco - Orlando City - Started and played 64 minutes in Orlando's 4-1 loss to DC.
Aurelien Collin - New York - Started and played 90 minutes in New York's 1-0 win over Montreal. Started and played 90 minutes in New York's 0-0 draw with Antigua.
Marcel de Jong - Vancouver - Did not dress in Vancouver's 3-3 draw with Colorado.
Amadou Dia - Montreal - Did not dress in Montreal's 1-0 loss to New York.
Herculez Gomez - Seattle - Came off the bench and played 7 minutes in Seattle's 4-2 win over LA.
Michael Harrington - Chicago - Started and played 84 minutes in Chicago's 4-1 loss to NYCFC.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 3-1 loss to Houston. Dressed but did not play in Portland's 2-1 win over Dragon.
Kei Kamara - New England - Started and played 90 minutes in New England's 2-0 loss to Columbus.
Chris Konopka - Portland - Dressed but did not play in Portland's 3-1 loss to Houston. Dressed but did not play in Portland's 2-1 win over Dragon.
Eric Kronberg - Montreal - Dressed but did not play in Montreal's 1-0 loss to New York.
Mikey Lopez - NYCFC - Dressed but did not play in NYCFC's 4-1 win over Chicago.
Yura Movsisyan - Salt Lake - Did not dress in Salt Lake's 0-0 draw with Dallas.
Amobi Okugo - Portland - Dressed but did not play in Portland's 3-1 loss to Houston. Came off the bench and played 1 minute in Portland's 2-1 win over Dragon.
Tony Rocha - Orlando - Came off the bench and played 18 minutes in Orlando's 4-1 loss to DC.
CJ Sapong - Philadelphia - Started and played 90 minutes in Philadelphia's 1-1 draw with Toronto.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Did not dres in Columbus' 2-0 win over New England.
Sal Zizzo - New York - Dressed but did not play in New York's 1-0 win over Montreal. Started and played 90 minutes in New York's 0-0 draw with Antigua.

NASL
Bernardo Anor - Minnesota (loan) - Out injured.
Stefan Antonijevic - Tampa Bay - Started and played 90 minutes in Tampa's 4-1 win over Fort Lauderdale.
Omar Bravo - Carolina - Started and played 73 minutes, recording an assist in Carolina's 1-0 win over Edmonton.
Mechack Jerome - Jacksonville - Started and played 90 minutes in Jacksonville's 1-1 draw with OKC.
Michael Kafari - Puerto Rico - Started and played 90 minutes in Puerto Rico's 1-0 win over Miami.
James Marcelin - Carolina - Came off the bench and played 24 minutes in Carolina's 1-0 win over Edmonton.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Oklahoma City - Came off the bench and played 4 minutes in OKC's 1-1 draw with Jacksonville.

US
Amer Didic - Swope Park - Started and played 90 minutes in Swope's 3-1 win over Tulsa. Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Swope's 2-0 win over Seattle.
Christian Duke - Swope Park - Started and played 73 minutes in Swope's 3-1 win over Tulsa. Started and played 65 minutes in Swope's 2-0 win over Seattle.
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Did not play in OKC's 2-1 loss to Vancouver. Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 2-2 draw with St. Louis.
Ryan James - Rochester - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in Rochester's 1-0 win over Toronto.
Alex Martinez - Charlotte - Started and played 68 minutes in Charlotte's 1-1 draw with Louisville.
Tyler Pasher - Swope Park - Started and palyed 66 minutes in Swope's 3-1 win over Tula. Started and played 80 minutes, scoring a goal in Swope's 2-0 win over Seattle.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in OKC's 2-1 loss to Vancouver. Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in OKC's 2-2 draw with St. Louis.
Kris Tyrpak - Swope Park - Started and played 57 minutes, scoring 2 goals in Swope's 3-1 win over Tulsa. Started and played 54 minutes in Swope's 2-0 win over Seattle.
Ualefi - Swope Park - Started and played 70 minutes in Swope's 3-1 win over Tulsa. Started and played 90 minutes in Swope's 2-0 win over Seattle.
Yomby William - Richmond - Started and played 90 minutes in Richmond's 2-0 loss to Wilmington.

PDL
Adnan Gabeljic - San Francisco - Offseason.
Faik Hajderovic - St. Louis U23 - Offseason.

Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Cedar Rapids - Offseason.
Mike Jones - Dallas - Offseason.
Boris Pardo - Missouri - Offseason.

International
Korede Aiyegbusi - AFC United- Sweden - Started and played 90 minutes in AFC's 5-1 win over Degerfors.
Scott Angevine - YPA - Finland - Tied PPT 1-1.
Claudio Bieler - Belgrano - Argentina - Started and played 84 minutes, scoring a goal in Belgrano's 2-1 win over Coritiba in the Copa Sudamericana. Came off the bench and played 17 minutes, scoring 2 goals in Belgrano's 2-0 win over Union Santa Fe.
Reinaldo Brenes - Belen Siglo XXI - Came off the bench and played 10 minutes in Belen's 1-0 loss to Herediano. Came off the bench and played 35 minutes in Belen's 2-1 win over Perez Zeledon.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - Started and played 90 minutes in Bengaluru's 0-0 draw with Tampines Rovers.
Jorge Claros - Alajuelense - Costa Rica - Did not dress in Alajuelense's 3-0 win over Limon. Started and played 90 minutes in Alajuelense's 1-0 win over Municipal Liberia.
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - No game this week.
Toni Dovale - CD Leganes - Spain - Did not dress in either of Leganes' games.
Luis Gil - Queretaro - Mexico - Did not dress in either of Queretaro's games.
Will John - RoPS - Finland - Dressed but did not play in RoPS' 2-1 loss to HJK. Did not dress in RoPS' 1-1 draw with Mariehamn.
Igor Juliao - Fluminense - Brazil - Did not dress in Fluminense's 1-0 cup loss to Corinthians. Started and played 90 minutes in Fluminense's 1-0 league win over Corinthians.
Igor Kostrov - Slavia-Mozyr - Belarus - Did not dress in Slavia's cup loss to Gomelzheldortrans. Started and played 59 minutes in Slavia's 2-0 loss to Belshina.
Luis Marin - CD Temuco - Chile - Started and played 90 minutes in Temuco's 2-1 cup loss to Universidad Catolica. Started and played 90 minutes in Temuco's 2-1 win over Everton.
Michal Mravec - RoPS - Finland - Did not dress in RoPS' 2-1 loss to HJK. Dressed but did not play in RoPS' 1-1 draw with Mariehamn.
Krisztian Nemeth - Al-Gharafa - Qatar - Started and played 90 minutes in Al-Gharafa's 5-4 loss to Lekhwiya.
Erik Palmer-Brown - Porto (loan) - Portugal - Out injured
Pablo Punyed - IBV - Iceland - Started and played 90 minutes in IBV's 4-0 win over Valur.
Oriol Rosell - Belenenses (Sporting Club de Portugal)(loan) - Portugal - Started and played 90 minutes in Belenenses' 1-1 draw with Arouca.
Soony Saad - Pattaya United (BEC Tero Sasana) - Started and played 51 minutes in Pattaya's 4-1 win over Nakhon Ratchasima.
Daniel Salloi - Gyirmot FC Gyor (loan) - Hungary - Started and played 89 minutes in Gyirmot's 1-0 win over Vasas. Started and played 89 minutes, scoring a goal in Gyirmot's 1-0 win over Szombathelyi Haladas.
Peter Schmetz - Wuppertaler SV - Germany - Started and played 90 minutes in Wuppertaler's 1-0 win over Koln II. Started and played 90 minutes in Wuppertaler's 3-0 cup win over VfB Speldorf.
Yann Songo'o - Plymouth Argyle - Started and played 45 minutes in Plymouth's 1-1 draw with Hartlepool United. Started and played 57 minutes in Plymouth's 2-0 win over Leyton Orient.
Kevin Souter - Deveronvale FC - Scotland - Did not dress in Deveronvale's 3-0 loss to Gretna.
Martin Steuble - Ceres-La Salle - Philippines - Defeated Loyola 4-1.
Milos Stojcev - Atromitos - Greece - Started and played 90 minutes in Atromitos' 1-0 win over Asteras Tripolis.
Matt Taylor - Kickers Offenbach - Came off the bench and played 4 minutes in Kickers' 0-0 draw with Elversberg.

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

S.A.S. Wednesday After Stats

The loss was the first home loss in CONCACAF international competitions for Sporting KC.

By the end of the night, Seth Sinovic had moved into 5th place for Sporting KC for minutes played in international competitions, finishing the game with 937 minutes played.

In the 45th minute, Sinovic moved back ahead of Roger Espinoza and into 13th place for minutes played in all competitions, finishing the game with 14,020 minutes played in all competitions.

Sinovic made his 11th appearance in international competitions for KC, tying him wtih Mike Burns and Chris Brown for 5th all time on that list.

Paulo Nagamura by the end of the night had moved into 13th place for minutes played in international competitions for KC, finishing the game with 660 minutes played.

Ike Opara moved into a tie with Aurelien Collin, Oriol Rosell, and Kevin Ellis for 16th place on the list of minutes played in international competitions with 540 minutes played.

Tyler Pasher made his first appearance and first start for Sporting KC.

Kris Tyrpak made his first appearance for Sporting KC.

Sporting Bow Out of the CCL

The result wasn't much of a surprise given the lineup that both Sporting Kansas City and the Vancouver Whitecaps put out on Tuesday night at Children's Mercy Park, but Sporting KC's elimination from the 2016-2017 CCL after a 2-1 loss to the Whitecaps still stung. It didn't help that the inevitable had to wait through a 120 minute weather delay due to weather passing through the Kansas City area, turning an announced crowd of 13,422 to maybe 1,500 by the end of the game.

Sporting actually started the game fairly brightly with a number of chances that went just wide or high of the goal from all three of their forwards, as Connor Hallisey hit a looping volley over the bar onto the top of the night, then Diego Rubio laced a shot just wide of the far post after some dancing on the ball near the corner of the box, then Cameron Porter flicked a low cross just wide of the near post as he raced in. Unfortunately KC couldn't get any of their early efforts on goal and the Whitecaps worked themselves into the game more forcing some saves out of Tim Melia before the game was delayed in the 35th minute. After the two hour delay the remaining 10 minutes of the first half were all the Whitecaps as they came out the stronger side and pressed Sporting. They were rewarded for the pressure in the 41st when Alphonso Davies worked a give and go with Nicolas Mezquida before playing a nice cross into the middle where Erik Hurtado had gotten in front of Tyler Pasher and he slid the ball into the net putting the Whitecaps on top.

Sporting came out much better after an abbreviated half time, which was sparked by the insertion of Kris Tyrpak for Cameron Porter. Tyrpak immediately brought a spark and created a few chances early on with his pace and beating Marcel de Jong on the dribble. Just minutes after coming on he worked a give and go with Paulo Nagamura, but scuffed his shot on the return pass. Sporting KC's equalizer came 10 minutes into the second half down their right side as Seth Sinovic got up field and laid a ball back to Rubio. The Chilean had a poor first touch, but regained control and eventually got himself an inch of space that allowed him to fired a shot that bounced off the inside of the far post and into the net to tie the game at 1-1. Vancouver came right back and almost found the net themselves as Fraser Aird got played in behind the KC defense, but one-on-one with Tim Melia, Melia made a save with his foot, then jumped up to collect the rebound, keeping the game tied. Both sides continued to create some chances, many of KC's coming through Trypak and Rubio, mainly down KC's right side. Vancouver got more of their chances coming through the 15 year old Davies, who gave Sporting KC all kinds of trouble wherever Davies ended up on the field. Late on it looked like KC would have to settle for a draw and elimination when Connor Hallisey made a nice run into the box, cutting past his defender before playing a low cross towards the back post, but goalkeeper Spencer Richey got down well and palmed the ball back towards Hallisey. The Sporting winger though had gotten tangled with a Vancouver player after crossing and didn't get back to his feet fast enough to collect the ball. Unfortunately things came a part for KC at the end of the game as they pushed for a winner on tired legs and got caught out. Davies got himself some space one-on-one with Ualefi and fired a shot that deflected off the Sporting KC defensive midfielder's back side, wrong footing Melia and the ball sailed into the net giving the Whitecaps the 2-1 lead and the win as minutes later the final whistle blew.

Wizards Man of the Match - Kris Tyrpak - The former Chivas USA man was a big spark for Sporting KC off the bench in his first game with the club on loan after impressing with the Swope Park Rangers in the USL this season. He showed an ability to beat guys on the dribble and showed pace that KC really hadn't gotten out of Porter in the first half.

Player Ratings - Melia 5, Pasher 5, Opara 4, Didic 4, Myers 3, Ualefi 4, Nagamura 5, Appiah 3, Porter 3, Rubio 5, Hallisey 4. Subs Sinovic 4, Tyrpak 5.

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Rangers Drop Second Straight

The Swope Park Rangers dropped their second game of the season and second game in a row, dropping a 2-1 result against the Vancouver Whitecaps 2 at the Swope Soccer Village. The Rangers first game at their home didn't go to plan for the Rangers and head coach Marc Dos Santos.

Things started very well for the Rangers as they were able to grab the lead in just the 14th minute. Sporting KC loanee, Daniel Salloi received the ball out away from goal on the left side. He dribbled into the middle towards goal before trying to slot a ball through to Kris Tyrpak into the box. The ball was partially cut out by a sliding challenge, but Tyrpak was able to still get the ball and slot a ball into the near corner to put the Rangers on top 1-0. Right after the goal the Rangers continued to pressure and looked like they'd be able to double their lead but Salloi put a curling shot near the corner of the box just wide of the post and the score stayed 1-0. The lead lasted until the 30th minute when Jacob VanCompernolle brought down Whitecaps forward, Alphonso Davies in the box. Whitecaps captain, Kyle Greig stepped up and sent Jon Kempin the wrong way tying the score at 1-1. That's where the half ended with the two teams level.

The second half was end to end with neither side creating really clear chances until the 55th when the Whitecaps had a number of chances in front of goal, but Kempin came up with a couple saves, the ball was partially cleared but from about 30 yards out where Ben McKendry settled the ball and fired a shot that looped over Kempin and into the net as Kempin was getting back towards his line giving the Whitecaps a 2-1 lead. The Whitecaps continued the pressure and kick save by Kempin kept the score from becoming 3-1. As the half rolled on the Rangers threw more and more numbers forward, the Rangers didn't have a lot of offense on the bench and with that threw defenders Amer Didic and Oumar Ballo up at forward to try to knock down long balls. Unfortunately the Rangers were unable to find the back of the net and fell to 2-2-1 on the season.

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Rangers Win, Sporting Draw in Desert Diamond Cup Openers

The Swope Park Rangers and Sporting KC kicked off the final leg of their preseason in Tucson with the start of this year's Desert Diamond Cup. The Rangers kicked things off about 30 minutes before Sporting did, taking on the Colorado Rapids at the Kino Sports Complex North Stadium. KC's USL team featured two Sporting KC players in their starting 11, with both Jon Kempin and Jimmy Medranda getting starts for the Rangers against the Rapids. From the kick off, the Rangers wasted no time and a quick move down their left side found Dane Kelly with some space to cross the ball into the middle where Kris Tyrpak one timed an effort past Colorado's Zac MacMath and into the net giving the Rangers the 1-0 inside the first minute. The Rapids controlled a good portion of the first half and found an equalizer in the 19th minute when Dominique Badji headed home a free kick from Dillon Powers.

Half time saw nine changes to the starting lineup with only Medranda and Christian Duke starting the second half. The second half was more even with neither side really creating a number of chances, until a little after the hour mark when Sporting KC academy player, Will Little, who had recently entered the game for Medranda was able to beat his defender to the end line and cross a ball into the middle for former Sporting KC academy player Alberto Sanchez who flicked the ball with his heal and into the far corner to put the Rangers on top again at 2-1. The Rapids pushed for an equalizer, but it was the Rangers who were able to grab a third goal in the 90th minute as Little fired a blast from 25 yards out that found the upper corner giving the Rangers a 3-1 win.

Meanwhile on Kino's Grand Stand Field, Sporting KC kicked off against the Columbus Crew. Playing a predominately first team in the first half, minus Dom Dwyer who sat out the game, KC controlled play and from listening to the game sounded like they should have gone ahead in the first half when Jacob Peterson missed a great chance early on. Instead KC's play in the first half was not rewarded as the two teams went into the break tied at 0-0.

Sporting made full scale changes at half time, sending out a whole new 11 for the second half. KC's inability to capitalize on their chances in the first half came back to bite them almost immediately as former KC forward Kei Kamara slotted a shot past goalkeeper Alec Kann to put the Crew up 1-0. The lead would last until the 52nd minute when the Crew failed to clear a corner. Saad Abdul-Salaam kept the ball in play and in a scramble in front of goal Soni Mustivar stabbed the ball home to level the game at 1-1. Both teams had their chances as the game progressed, and in the 73rd minute the Crew won themselves a penalty after Kamara was fouled while trying to round Kann after winning the ball off of Kevin Ellis and dribbling into the box. Kann though came up with a save on Kamara's ensuing penalty kick, but Kamara pounced on the rebound putting the Crew up 2-1. Sporting pushed forward trying to find the equalizer again, and it came in the 88th minute when Connor Hallisey set up fourth round draft pick Faik Hajderovic. Hallisey beat his man down the wing and played a ball across the box for Hajderovic to tap home to tie the game at 2-2.



The two teams will be back on the field Saturday when the Rangers take on fellow USL side, Arizona United while Sporting takes on the New England Revolution.

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Rangers Sign Four Players

The Swope Park Rangers continue to build their team towards the start of the 2016 USL season, their first in the league. Today the Rangers announced that they'd signed four more players to contracts for the upcoming season; forwards Dane Kelly and Kris Tyrpak, defender Johnny Grant, and goalkeeper Zac Lubin. All four are USL veterans having played for different teams in the league in 2015 will join the team's first signing, Christian Duke on the inaugural Rangers team.
Kelly is the USL's all-time leading scorer with 42 goals since 2011 when he joined the Charleston Battery from Jamaican side Tivoli Gardens FC. The 24 year old helped the Battery to a USL championship in 2012. His career high is 11 that he scored for the Battery this past season. Kelly was named to the USL's all league team in 2014 and was named to the league's second team this past season.
The other forward, Tyrpak is 23, but already has experience in all three professional levels in the United States. Tyrpak was drafted by Chivas USA in the 2014 Superdraft appearing in nine games, scoring one goal and adding an assist in the Goats final season in MLS. He was selected by the San Jose Earthquakes in the dispersal draft at the end of the 2014 season. Tyrpak didn't last in preseason with the Earthquakes and was cut, moving on and signing with his home town team, the Austin Aztex, scoring nine goals and adding two assists before finishing the 2015 season with the NASL's San Antonio Scorpions where he scored twice.
Grant, the 22 year old defender from Canada may be the one signing with the most upside of any of the four. Grant is a Canadian youth international having played for the Canadian U23 team as well as being called up to the full Canadian team at the beginning of last year but did not appear for the full team. Last season Grant played with FC Montreal appearing 10 times after signing in May. Grant also spent time in KC this past October as he was part of the Canadian U23 team that participated in Olympic qualifying at Sporting Park.
Lubin was captain for the Tulsa Roughnecks in their inaugural season and split time in goal with the club's other goalkeeper, Jake Feener. Lubin played in 15 of the Roughnecks 28 games, starting 14 of those games. In that time he amassed a 4-8-3 record as the Roughnecks went 11-11-6 on the season. He had a goals against average of 1.8 and had two shutouts while leading the league in saves per game at 4.87. The 26 year old has also spent time abroad with IFK Lulea in the Swedish third division. Before that he played in the PDL in the Pacific Northwest with the Kitsap Pumas and the Seattle Sounders U23 team.
All four are strong signings for the expansion side and speak to the direction that the Rangers are going. While they'll certainly look to develop players that won't be their sole priority in their first season. Kelly and Tyrpak give SPR a good scoring punch up front and Grant provides some of that potential development that the USL teams are supposed to do for the parent club. I think the quotes in the press release also speak to some of the advantages that the Rangers have in player development as well as getting existing USL talent.
Kelly said that he saw this move as a step forward for himself and "I want to pursue an opportunity to make it to the first team with Sporting Kansas City."
The fact that there is that path to the first team is a carrot hanging in front of these players and on the surface may see the Rangers grab some decent young talent from the USL, especially based on this quote from Tyrpak in the press release: "The whole Kansas City operation is extremely professional. I have heard great things about them throughout the years and I was super excited to get the call to come to the new USL team."
KC's reputation for the MLS team is filtering down to the USL team and should give the team a roster boost. I think it'll do well to bring some of good USL talent they can develop while also giving a place for the club's loaned players and academy players to round out their professional game.