Thanks to a poster in the comments to yesterday's former player update, we know that Kevin Souter is still playing soccer, having moved back to Scotland, he is playing in the P&J Scottish Highland League for Deveronvale FC. With that pointed out to me I thought I'd use this week's Throwback Thursday to look at the one of the last players to make the KC roster through the team's open tryouts.
Back in 2008, after the club's last season at Arrowhead full time, the Kansas City Wizards held open tryouts ahead of the team's official preseason. Due to weather, the tryouts were moved from the Swope Park complex to the KC Sports Lodge. The tryout actually produced two signings for the Wizards and another that played in the US second division for a couple years. KC ended up signing Souter and fellow tryout participant, Nelson Pizarro after the 2008 MLS season started, Souter was signed in May of 2008 while Pizarro was signed in late April. The other open tryout participant was Youssouf Kante, who signed with the Seattle Sounders when they were still in the USL, and later played with the Minnesota Thunder.
Pizarro would be the first to make his debut for the first team, coming on as a substitute in the team's US Open Cup quarterfinal against the Sounders. He would also end up playing in three league games in the 2008 season before being waived early in the 2009 season.
Souter had the much more successful run with KC. Souter made his debut in the club's 2-0 win over the LA Galaxy at Arrowhead on September 13th. From there, Souter would appear in every game down the stretch for KC as they went 5-1-1 over the final seven regular season games to make the playoffs. Souter would end up starting four of those seven games, and scored his only goal for the club in the 79th minute of their 2-0 win over Toronto FC. Souter would also start both of the club's playoff games that year as they fell to eventual MLS Cup winners, the Columbus Crew. Souter would stick around one more season in Kansas City, but played just one game in the 2009 season for KC, a start in a 1-1 draw with the Galaxy.
After the season KC waived him, he was picked up by the MLS Sounders but never was offered a contract. From there Souter appeared to move to the Toronto area where he became a coach at Ryerson University before returning to Scotland.
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Thursday, November 12, 2015
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Dwyer Continues to Score - Former SKC Wizards Update
Dom Dwyer continues a stellar season. He scored another league season, tying the USL-Pro mark for goals in a season after only 11 games. And he added 2 more goals in the US Open Cup yesterday against the Colorado Rapids. We'll now get to wait and see if Dwyer and the rest of KC's loaned players will be able to play against Sporting in the next round of the Cup. Here's the rest of this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Jose Burciaga
Julio Cesar
Doug DeMartin
Birahim Diop
Edson Elcock
Mauro Fuzetti
Willy Guadarrama
Aaron Hohlbein
Mike Jones
Neal Kitson
Jonathan Leathers
Scott Lorenz
Amir Lowery
Neven Markovic
Akeem Priestly
Scott Sealy
MLS
Davy Arnaud - Montreal - Out injured.
Bobby Convey - Toronto - Did not dress in Toronto's 2-0 loss to New England.
Luis Gil - Salt Lake - Started and played 72 minutes in RSL's 1-1 draw with Chicago. Dressed but did not play in Salt Lake's 3-2 extra time win over Atlanta in the US Open Cup.
Michael Harrington - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 2-0 win over DC.
Kevin Hartman - New York - Did not dress in New York's 2-2 draw with Columbus. Did not dress in New York's 2-0 win over Reading in the US Open Cup.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in Portland's 2-0 win over DC.
Eddie Johnson - Seattle - Started and played 72 minutes in Seattle's 4-0 loss to LA. Came off the bench and played 45 minutes in the USA's 4-2 loss to Belgium.
Chris Konopka - Philadelphia - Dressed but did not play in Philadelphia's 5-3 loss to Montreal. Dressed but did not play in Philadelphia's 2-1 win over Ocean City in the US Open Cup.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Portland - Dressed but did not play in Portland's 2-0 win over DC.
Khari Stephenson - Salt Lake - Dressed but did not play in RSL's 1-1 draw with Chicago. Came off the bench and played 36 minutes scoring a goal in RSL's 3-2 win over Atlanta in the US Open Cup.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Started and played 90 minutes in Columbus' 2-2 draw with New York. Started and played 90 minutes in Columbus' 2-1 win over Dayton in the US Open Cup.
Konrad Warzycha - Columbus - Dressed but did not play in Columbus' 2-2 draw with New York. Started and played 90 minutes in Columbus' 2-1 win over Dayton in the US Open Cup.
NASL
Stefan Antonijevic - Fort Lauderdale - Started and played 90 minutes in Fort Lauderdale's 1-0 win over Edmonton. Did not dress in Fort Lauderdale's 2-0 loss to Dallas in the US Open Cup.
Kevin Friedland - Minnesota - Did not play in Minnesota's 3-2 win over Tampa Bay.
Shavar Thomas - Fort Lauderdale - Did not dress in Fort Lauderdale's 1-0 win over Edmonton. Started and played 90 minutes in Fort Lauderdale's 2-0 loss to Dallas in the US Open Cup.
USL
Christian Duke - Orlando (Loan) - Started and played 64 minutes in Orlando's 4-1 win over Wilmington. Dressed but did not play in Orlando's 3-1 win over Colorado in the US Open Cup.
Dom Dwyer - Orlando (Loan) - Started and played 77 minutes, scoring a goal in Orlando's 4-1 win over Wilmington. Started and played 90 minutes, scoring 2 goals in Orlando's 3-1 win over Colorado in the US Open Cup.
Brian Fekete - Orlando - Did not play in Orlando's 4-1 win over Wilmington. Did not dress in Orlando's 3-1 Open Cup win over Colorado.
Cyprian Hedrick - Phoenix - Started and played 90 minutes in Phoenix's 2-2 draw with Charlotte.
Jon Kempin - Orlando (Loan) - Dressed but did not play in Orlando's 4-1 win over Wilmington. Dressed but did not play in Orlando's 3-1 US Open Cup win over Colorado.
Nelson Pizarro - Los Angeles - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in LA's 4-3 win over Charlotte. Started and played 90 minutes in LA's 2-1 loss to Chivas in the US Open Cup.
Mike Reidy - Rochester - Started and played 90 minutes in Rochester's 0-0 draw with Charleston. Started and played 90 minutes in Rochester's 5-1 loss to New England in the US Open Cup.
Yann Songo'o - Orlando (Loan) - Started and played 90 minutes in Orlando's 4-1 win over Wilmington. Started and played 90 minutes in Orlando's 3-1 win over Colorado in the US Open Cup.
Yomby William - Richmond - Started and played 90 minutes in Richmond's 2-0 win over Harrisburg. Started and played 120 minutes in Richmond's 0-0 (4-2) PK shootout loss to DC in the US Open Cup.
John Wilson - Charleston - Dressed but did not play in Charleston's 0-0 draw with Rochester. Started and played 90 minutes in Charleston's 1-0 win over San Jose.
PDL
Scott Angevine - Des Moines - Did not play in Des Moines' 1-0 loss to St. Louis. Started and played 90 minutes in Des Moines' 2-0 loss to KC in the US Open Cup.
Michael Kraus - Tucson - Did not dress in Tucson's 2-1 loss to Ventura County.
Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Syracuse - Offseason
Pat Healey - Baltimore - Offseason
Boris Pardo - Missouri - Offseason
Craig Rocastle - Missouri - Offseason
Paul Wright - San Diego - Offseason
International
Korede Aiyegbusi - FC Haka - Finland - Dressed but did not play in Haka's 0-0 draw with Jippo.
Stephane Auvray - DPMM FC - Brunei (Singapore League) - Did not dress in DPMM's 1-1 dra with Young Lions.
Vicente Arze - Esteghlal - Iran - No game this week.
Omar Bravo - Atlas - Mexico - Offseason.
Sunil Chhetri - Churchill Brothers - India - Offseason.
Eloy Colombano - UAI Urquiza - Argentina - Lots 1-0 to General Lamadrid.
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - Offseason
Pablo Escobar - Atletico Huila - Colombia - Did not dress for Huila.
Roger Espinoza - Wigan - England - Offseason.
Gary Glasgow - North East Stars - Trinidad - Offseason
Herculez Gomez - Santos Laguna - Mexico - Dressed but did not play in the USA's 4-2 loss to Belgium.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Offseason.
Jeferson - Bahia - Brazil - Did not dress in either of Bahia's games.
Will John - AZAL - Azerbaijan - Offseason.
Igor Kostrov - Dacia - Moldova - No game this week.
Carlos Marinelli - Universidad San Martin - Peru - Started and played 68 minutes in San Martin's 2-0 loss to Universitario.
Yura Movsisyan - Spartak Moscow - Russia - Started and played 90 minutes in Spartak's 2-0 win over Alaniya.
Michal Mravec - Zilina - Slovakia - Did not play in Zilina's 2-2 draw with Kosice.
Pablo Punyed - Fylkir - Iceland - Did not dress in either of Fylkir's games.
Ryan Smith - Skoda Xanthi - Greece - Offseason
Milos Stojcev - FK Leotar Trebinje - Bosnia - Started and played 90 minutes in Leotar's 2-1 win over Slavija.
Matt Taylor - Preußen Münster - Germany - Offseason.
Ivan Trujillo - Llaneros - Colombia - Did not dress for Llaneros.
Diego Walsh - TOT SC - Thailand - Did not dress for TOT.
Active without a club or unknown
Jose Burciaga
Julio Cesar
Doug DeMartin
Birahim Diop
Edson Elcock
Mauro Fuzetti
Willy Guadarrama
Aaron Hohlbein
Mike Jones
Neal Kitson
Jonathan Leathers
Scott Lorenz
Amir Lowery
Neven Markovic
Akeem Priestly
Scott Sealy
MLS
Davy Arnaud - Montreal - Out injured.
Bobby Convey - Toronto - Did not dress in Toronto's 2-0 loss to New England.
Luis Gil - Salt Lake - Started and played 72 minutes in RSL's 1-1 draw with Chicago. Dressed but did not play in Salt Lake's 3-2 extra time win over Atlanta in the US Open Cup.
Michael Harrington - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 2-0 win over DC.
Kevin Hartman - New York - Did not dress in New York's 2-2 draw with Columbus. Did not dress in New York's 2-0 win over Reading in the US Open Cup.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in Portland's 2-0 win over DC.
Eddie Johnson - Seattle - Started and played 72 minutes in Seattle's 4-0 loss to LA. Came off the bench and played 45 minutes in the USA's 4-2 loss to Belgium.
Chris Konopka - Philadelphia - Dressed but did not play in Philadelphia's 5-3 loss to Montreal. Dressed but did not play in Philadelphia's 2-1 win over Ocean City in the US Open Cup.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Portland - Dressed but did not play in Portland's 2-0 win over DC.
Khari Stephenson - Salt Lake - Dressed but did not play in RSL's 1-1 draw with Chicago. Came off the bench and played 36 minutes scoring a goal in RSL's 3-2 win over Atlanta in the US Open Cup.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Started and played 90 minutes in Columbus' 2-2 draw with New York. Started and played 90 minutes in Columbus' 2-1 win over Dayton in the US Open Cup.
Konrad Warzycha - Columbus - Dressed but did not play in Columbus' 2-2 draw with New York. Started and played 90 minutes in Columbus' 2-1 win over Dayton in the US Open Cup.
NASL
Stefan Antonijevic - Fort Lauderdale - Started and played 90 minutes in Fort Lauderdale's 1-0 win over Edmonton. Did not dress in Fort Lauderdale's 2-0 loss to Dallas in the US Open Cup.
Kevin Friedland - Minnesota - Did not play in Minnesota's 3-2 win over Tampa Bay.
Shavar Thomas - Fort Lauderdale - Did not dress in Fort Lauderdale's 1-0 win over Edmonton. Started and played 90 minutes in Fort Lauderdale's 2-0 loss to Dallas in the US Open Cup.
USL
Christian Duke - Orlando (Loan) - Started and played 64 minutes in Orlando's 4-1 win over Wilmington. Dressed but did not play in Orlando's 3-1 win over Colorado in the US Open Cup.
Dom Dwyer - Orlando (Loan) - Started and played 77 minutes, scoring a goal in Orlando's 4-1 win over Wilmington. Started and played 90 minutes, scoring 2 goals in Orlando's 3-1 win over Colorado in the US Open Cup.
Brian Fekete - Orlando - Did not play in Orlando's 4-1 win over Wilmington. Did not dress in Orlando's 3-1 Open Cup win over Colorado.
Cyprian Hedrick - Phoenix - Started and played 90 minutes in Phoenix's 2-2 draw with Charlotte.
Jon Kempin - Orlando (Loan) - Dressed but did not play in Orlando's 4-1 win over Wilmington. Dressed but did not play in Orlando's 3-1 US Open Cup win over Colorado.
Nelson Pizarro - Los Angeles - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in LA's 4-3 win over Charlotte. Started and played 90 minutes in LA's 2-1 loss to Chivas in the US Open Cup.
Mike Reidy - Rochester - Started and played 90 minutes in Rochester's 0-0 draw with Charleston. Started and played 90 minutes in Rochester's 5-1 loss to New England in the US Open Cup.
Yann Songo'o - Orlando (Loan) - Started and played 90 minutes in Orlando's 4-1 win over Wilmington. Started and played 90 minutes in Orlando's 3-1 win over Colorado in the US Open Cup.
Yomby William - Richmond - Started and played 90 minutes in Richmond's 2-0 win over Harrisburg. Started and played 120 minutes in Richmond's 0-0 (4-2) PK shootout loss to DC in the US Open Cup.
John Wilson - Charleston - Dressed but did not play in Charleston's 0-0 draw with Rochester. Started and played 90 minutes in Charleston's 1-0 win over San Jose.
PDL
Scott Angevine - Des Moines - Did not play in Des Moines' 1-0 loss to St. Louis. Started and played 90 minutes in Des Moines' 2-0 loss to KC in the US Open Cup.
Michael Kraus - Tucson - Did not dress in Tucson's 2-1 loss to Ventura County.
Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Syracuse - Offseason
Pat Healey - Baltimore - Offseason
Boris Pardo - Missouri - Offseason
Craig Rocastle - Missouri - Offseason
Paul Wright - San Diego - Offseason
International
Korede Aiyegbusi - FC Haka - Finland - Dressed but did not play in Haka's 0-0 draw with Jippo.
Stephane Auvray - DPMM FC - Brunei (Singapore League) - Did not dress in DPMM's 1-1 dra with Young Lions.
Vicente Arze - Esteghlal - Iran - No game this week.
Omar Bravo - Atlas - Mexico - Offseason.
Sunil Chhetri - Churchill Brothers - India - Offseason.
Eloy Colombano - UAI Urquiza - Argentina - Lots 1-0 to General Lamadrid.
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - Offseason
Pablo Escobar - Atletico Huila - Colombia - Did not dress for Huila.
Roger Espinoza - Wigan - England - Offseason.
Gary Glasgow - North East Stars - Trinidad - Offseason
Herculez Gomez - Santos Laguna - Mexico - Dressed but did not play in the USA's 4-2 loss to Belgium.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Offseason.
Jeferson - Bahia - Brazil - Did not dress in either of Bahia's games.
Will John - AZAL - Azerbaijan - Offseason.
Igor Kostrov - Dacia - Moldova - No game this week.
Carlos Marinelli - Universidad San Martin - Peru - Started and played 68 minutes in San Martin's 2-0 loss to Universitario.
Yura Movsisyan - Spartak Moscow - Russia - Started and played 90 minutes in Spartak's 2-0 win over Alaniya.
Michal Mravec - Zilina - Slovakia - Did not play in Zilina's 2-2 draw with Kosice.
Pablo Punyed - Fylkir - Iceland - Did not dress in either of Fylkir's games.
Ryan Smith - Skoda Xanthi - Greece - Offseason
Milos Stojcev - FK Leotar Trebinje - Bosnia - Started and played 90 minutes in Leotar's 2-1 win over Slavija.
Matt Taylor - Preußen Münster - Germany - Offseason.
Ivan Trujillo - Llaneros - Colombia - Did not dress for Llaneros.
Diego Walsh - TOT SC - Thailand - Did not dress for TOT.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Espinoza and Wigan to FA Cup Final - Former SKC Wizards Update
Roger Espinoza didn't see the field at Wembley, but it won't be his last trip this year as Wigan defeated Milwall 2-0 in the FA Cup semifinals earning a trip back and a match up with Manchester City. While Wigan will be the heavy underdog, who would have thought Espinoza would play in both the US Open Cup and FA Cup finals within a year of each other. Here's the rest of this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Jose Burciaga
Julio Cesar
Doug DeMartin
Birahim Diop
Edson Elcock
Mauro Fuzetti
Willy Guadarrama
Aaron Hohlbein
Mike Jones
Neal Kitson
Jonathan Leathers
Scott Lorenz
Amir Lowery
Neven Markovic
Rauwshan McKenzie
Luke Sassano
Scott Sealy
MLS
Davy Arnaud - Montreal - Started and played 90 minutes in Montreal's 1-1 draw with Columbus.
Luis Gil - Salt Lake - Started and played 90 minutes in Salt Lake's 1-1 draw with Vancouver.
Michael Harrington - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 1-0 win over San Jose.
Kevin Hartman - New York - Did not dress in New York's 2-0 win over DC. Did not dress in New York's 1-0 loss to KC.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 1-0 win over San Jose.
Eddie Johnson - Seattle - Did not dress in Seattle's 0-0 draw with New England.
Chris Konopka - Philadelphia - Dressed but did not play in Philadelphia's 1-1 draw with Toronto.
Khari Stephenson - Salt Lake - Came off the bench and played 11 minutes in Salt Lake's 1-1 draw with Vancouver.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Started and played 90 minutes in Columbus' 1-1 draw with Montreal.
Konrad Warzycha - Columbus - Did not dress in Columbus' 1-1 draw with Montreal.
NASL
Stefan Antonijevic - Fort Lauderdale - Did not play in Fort Lauderdale's 2-0 loss to Atlanta.
Kevin Friedland - Minnesota - No game this week.
Shavar Thomas - Fort Lauderdale - Started and played 90 minutes in Fort Lauderdale's 2-0 loss to Atlanta.
USL
Christian Duke - Orlando (Loan) - Started and played 87 minutes in Orlando's 3-1 win over Rochester.
Dom Dwyer - Orlando (Loan) - Started and played 90 minutes getting a goal and an assist in Orlando's 3-1 win over Rochester.
Brian Fekete - Orlando - Did not dress in Orlando's 3-1 win over Rochester.
Cyprian Hedrick - Phoenix - Started and played 90 minutes in Phoenix's 3-1 loss to LA.
Jon Kempin - Orlando (Loan) - Started and played 90 minutes in Orlando's 3-1 win over Rochester.
Nelson Pizarro - Los Angeles - Started and played 66 minutes, scoring a goal in LA's 3-1 win over Phoenix.
Akeem Priestley - Dayton - No game this week.
Yann Songo'o - Orlando (Loan) - Started and played 90 minutes in Orlando's 3-1 win over Rochester.
Yomby William - Richmond - Started and played 90 minutes in Richmond's 4-1 win over Charleston.
John Wilson - Charleston - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Charleston's 4-1 loss to Richmond.
PDL
Michael Kraus - FC Tucson - Offseason
Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Syracuse Silver Knights - Offseason
Pat Healey - Baltimore Blast - Offseason
Boris Pardo - Comets - Offseason
Craig Rocastle - Comets - Offseason
Paul Wright - San Diego - Offseason
International
Korede Aiyegbusi - FC Haka - Finland - Season starts in April.
Stephane Auvray - DPMM FC - Brunei (Singapore League) - Did not dress in DPMM's 1-1 draw with Tampines Rovers.
Vicente Arze - Esteghlal - Iran - Started and played 89 minutes, scoring a goal in Esteghlal's 2-0 win over Gahar Zagros. Did not dress in Esteghlal's 1-1 drw with Sepahan.
Omar Bravo - Atlas - Mexico - Came off the bench and played 18 minutes in Atlas' 2-2 draw with San Luis.
Sunil Chhetri - Churchill Brothers - India - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring 2 goals in Churchill's 2-2 draw with Dempo.
Eloy Colombano - UAI Urquiza - Argentina - Beat Dock Sud 1-0.
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - No game this week.
Pablo Escobar - Atletico Huila - Colombia - Did not play in Huila's 4-0 loss to La Equidad. Did not play in Huila's 3-2 win over Medellin.
Roger Espinoza - Wigan - England - Dressed but did not play in Wigan's 2-0 win over Milwall. Came off the bench and played 1 minute in Wigan's 1-0 loss to Manchester City.
Gary Glasgow - North East Stars - Trinidad - No game this week.
Herculez Gomez - Santos Laguna - Mexico - Came off the bench and played 28 minutes in Santos' 2-1 win over Toluca.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Tied Tivoli Gardens.
Jeferson - Bahia - Brazil - Did not play in either of Bahia's games.
Will John - AZAL - Azerbaijan - Came off the bench and played 6 minutes in AZAL's 2-0 win over Sumqayit.
Kei Kamara - Norwich - England - Started and played 90 minutes in Norwich's 3-1 loss to Arsenal.
Igor Kostrov - Dacia - Moldova - Tied Tiraspol 0-0. Lost 1-0 to Veris in the cup.
Carlos Marinelli - Universidad San Martin - Peru - Did not dress in San Martin's 2-2 draw with Juan Aurich.
Yura Movsisyan - Spartak Moscow - Russia - Started and played 79 minutes, scoring a goal in Spartak's 2-0 win over Amkar Perm.
Michal Mravec - Zilina - Slovakia - Started and played 90 minutes in Zilina's 1-0 loss to Senica. Started and played 41 minutes in Zilina's 1-1 draw with Spartak Trnava.
Pablo Punyed - Fjolnir - Iceland - Season starts in May.
Ryan Smith - Skoda Xanthi - Greece - Came off the bench and played 9 minutes in Xanthi's 3-3 draw with Panionios.
Milos Stojcev - FK Leotar Trebinje - Bosnia - Started and played 90 minutes in Leotar's 0-0 draw with Sarajevo.
Matt Taylor - Preußen Münster - Germany - Started and played 90 minutes in Munster's 1-0 win over Kickers Offenbach. Started and played 90 minutes in Munster's 1-0 win over Stuttgart II.
Ivan Trujillo - Llaneros - Colombia - Started and played 75 minutes in Llaneros' 1-0 win over America de Cali.
Diego Walsh - TOT SC - Thailand - No game this week.
Active without a club or unknown
Jose Burciaga
Julio Cesar
Doug DeMartin
Birahim Diop
Edson Elcock
Mauro Fuzetti
Willy Guadarrama
Aaron Hohlbein
Mike Jones
Neal Kitson
Jonathan Leathers
Scott Lorenz
Amir Lowery
Neven Markovic
Rauwshan McKenzie
Luke Sassano
Scott Sealy
MLS
Davy Arnaud - Montreal - Started and played 90 minutes in Montreal's 1-1 draw with Columbus.
Luis Gil - Salt Lake - Started and played 90 minutes in Salt Lake's 1-1 draw with Vancouver.
Michael Harrington - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 1-0 win over San Jose.
Kevin Hartman - New York - Did not dress in New York's 2-0 win over DC. Did not dress in New York's 1-0 loss to KC.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 1-0 win over San Jose.
Eddie Johnson - Seattle - Did not dress in Seattle's 0-0 draw with New England.
Chris Konopka - Philadelphia - Dressed but did not play in Philadelphia's 1-1 draw with Toronto.
Khari Stephenson - Salt Lake - Came off the bench and played 11 minutes in Salt Lake's 1-1 draw with Vancouver.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Started and played 90 minutes in Columbus' 1-1 draw with Montreal.
Konrad Warzycha - Columbus - Did not dress in Columbus' 1-1 draw with Montreal.
NASL
Stefan Antonijevic - Fort Lauderdale - Did not play in Fort Lauderdale's 2-0 loss to Atlanta.
Kevin Friedland - Minnesota - No game this week.
Shavar Thomas - Fort Lauderdale - Started and played 90 minutes in Fort Lauderdale's 2-0 loss to Atlanta.
USL
Christian Duke - Orlando (Loan) - Started and played 87 minutes in Orlando's 3-1 win over Rochester.
Dom Dwyer - Orlando (Loan) - Started and played 90 minutes getting a goal and an assist in Orlando's 3-1 win over Rochester.
Brian Fekete - Orlando - Did not dress in Orlando's 3-1 win over Rochester.
Cyprian Hedrick - Phoenix - Started and played 90 minutes in Phoenix's 3-1 loss to LA.
Jon Kempin - Orlando (Loan) - Started and played 90 minutes in Orlando's 3-1 win over Rochester.
Nelson Pizarro - Los Angeles - Started and played 66 minutes, scoring a goal in LA's 3-1 win over Phoenix.
Akeem Priestley - Dayton - No game this week.
Yann Songo'o - Orlando (Loan) - Started and played 90 minutes in Orlando's 3-1 win over Rochester.
Yomby William - Richmond - Started and played 90 minutes in Richmond's 4-1 win over Charleston.
John Wilson - Charleston - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Charleston's 4-1 loss to Richmond.
PDL
Michael Kraus - FC Tucson - Offseason
Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Syracuse Silver Knights - Offseason
Pat Healey - Baltimore Blast - Offseason
Boris Pardo - Comets - Offseason
Craig Rocastle - Comets - Offseason
Paul Wright - San Diego - Offseason
International
Korede Aiyegbusi - FC Haka - Finland - Season starts in April.
Stephane Auvray - DPMM FC - Brunei (Singapore League) - Did not dress in DPMM's 1-1 draw with Tampines Rovers.
Vicente Arze - Esteghlal - Iran - Started and played 89 minutes, scoring a goal in Esteghlal's 2-0 win over Gahar Zagros. Did not dress in Esteghlal's 1-1 drw with Sepahan.
Omar Bravo - Atlas - Mexico - Came off the bench and played 18 minutes in Atlas' 2-2 draw with San Luis.
Sunil Chhetri - Churchill Brothers - India - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring 2 goals in Churchill's 2-2 draw with Dempo.
Eloy Colombano - UAI Urquiza - Argentina - Beat Dock Sud 1-0.
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - No game this week.
Pablo Escobar - Atletico Huila - Colombia - Did not play in Huila's 4-0 loss to La Equidad. Did not play in Huila's 3-2 win over Medellin.
Roger Espinoza - Wigan - England - Dressed but did not play in Wigan's 2-0 win over Milwall. Came off the bench and played 1 minute in Wigan's 1-0 loss to Manchester City.
Gary Glasgow - North East Stars - Trinidad - No game this week.
Herculez Gomez - Santos Laguna - Mexico - Came off the bench and played 28 minutes in Santos' 2-1 win over Toluca.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Tied Tivoli Gardens.
Jeferson - Bahia - Brazil - Did not play in either of Bahia's games.
Will John - AZAL - Azerbaijan - Came off the bench and played 6 minutes in AZAL's 2-0 win over Sumqayit.
Kei Kamara - Norwich - England - Started and played 90 minutes in Norwich's 3-1 loss to Arsenal.
Igor Kostrov - Dacia - Moldova - Tied Tiraspol 0-0. Lost 1-0 to Veris in the cup.
Carlos Marinelli - Universidad San Martin - Peru - Did not dress in San Martin's 2-2 draw with Juan Aurich.
Yura Movsisyan - Spartak Moscow - Russia - Started and played 79 minutes, scoring a goal in Spartak's 2-0 win over Amkar Perm.
Michal Mravec - Zilina - Slovakia - Started and played 90 minutes in Zilina's 1-0 loss to Senica. Started and played 41 minutes in Zilina's 1-1 draw with Spartak Trnava.
Pablo Punyed - Fjolnir - Iceland - Season starts in May.
Ryan Smith - Skoda Xanthi - Greece - Came off the bench and played 9 minutes in Xanthi's 3-3 draw with Panionios.
Milos Stojcev - FK Leotar Trebinje - Bosnia - Started and played 90 minutes in Leotar's 0-0 draw with Sarajevo.
Matt Taylor - Preußen Münster - Germany - Started and played 90 minutes in Munster's 1-0 win over Kickers Offenbach. Started and played 90 minutes in Munster's 1-0 win over Stuttgart II.
Ivan Trujillo - Llaneros - Colombia - Started and played 75 minutes in Llaneros' 1-0 win over America de Cali.
Diego Walsh - TOT SC - Thailand - No game this week.
Wednesday, July 04, 2012
Former SKC Wizards Update
Getting this update out early this week due to the holiday. All the games from tonight will be on next week's update. Boris Pardo is currently out of the country with the US Futsal national team as the back up goalkeeper to his Comets teammate, Danny Waltman. The US is 1-1 losing to Panama and beating Canada. The other news is that former player, Adam Cristman has retired. Cristman who had played for DC and LA after leaving KC, has had some concussion issues has decided to call it a career.
Active without a club or unknown
Stephane Auvray
Chris Brunt
Doug DeMartin
Birahim Diop
Pablo Escobar
Mauro Fuzetti
AJ Godbolt
Tom Gray
Willy Guadarrama
Santiago Hirsig
Aaron Hohlbein
Jonathan Leathers
Carlos Marinelli
Ryan McMahen
Anthony Noriega
Ryan Pore
Sergei Raad
Ofori Sarkodie
luke Sassano
Sam Scales
Ivan Trujillo
Lance Watson
MLS
Davy Arnaud - Montreal - Started and played 90 minutes in Montreal's 3-0 loss to DC.
Adam Cristman - LA - Retired due to concussions.
Luis Gil - Salt Lake - Came off the bench and played 17 minutes in Salt Lake's 2-0 loss to Columbus.
Kevin Hartman - Dallas - No game this week.
Will Hesmer - Columbus - Out recovering from surgery.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 3-0 loss to Colorado. Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in San Jose's 2-1 win over San Jose.
Eddie Johnson - Seattle - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring 2 goals in Seattle's 2-2 draw with New England.
Chris Konopka - Philadelphia - Did not play in Philadelphia's 2-1 loss to Houston.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Chivas - No game this week.
Kurt Morsink - DC - Did not dress in DC's 3-0 win over Montreal.
Scott Sealy - Dallas - No game this week.
Ryan Smith - Chivas - No game this week.
Khari Stephenson - San Jose - Came off the bench and played 2 minutes in San Jose's 4-3 win over LA. Started and played 62 minutes in San Jose's 2-1 loss to Portland.
Shavar Thomas - Montreal - Started and played 90 minutes in Montreal's 3-0 loss to DC.
Tyson Wahl - Montreal - Started and played 90 minutes in Montreal's 3-0 loss to DC.
Josh Wolff - DC - Did not dress in DC's 3-0 win over Montreal.
NASL
Jose Burciaga - Atlanta - Did not play in Atlanta's 3-0 loss to San Antonio. Started and played 90 minutes in Atlanta's 2-1 loss to Carolina.
Kevin Friedland - Minnesota - Did not play in Minnesota's 2-0 loss to Tampa.
Scott Lorenz - Fort Lauderdale - Started and played 90 minutes in Fort Lauderdale's 2-1 win over Carolina.
Amir Lowery - Carolina - Did not play in Carolina's 2-1 loss to Fort Lauderdale. Started and played 90 minutes in Carolina's 2-1 win over Atlanta.
Abe Thompson - Fort Lauderdale - Came off the bench and played 12 minutes in Fort Lauderdale's 2-1 win over Carolina.
USL
Edson Elcock - Richmond - Came off the bench and played 32 minutes, recording an assist in Richmond's 1-0 win over LA.
Akeem Priestley - Dayton - Started and played 66 minutes, scoring a goal in Dayton's 2-2 draw with Orlando.
Yomby William - Richmond - Dressed but did not play in Richmond's 1-0 win over LA.
John Wilson - Charleston - Started and played 90 minutes in Charleston's 2-0 win over Antigua. Did not dress in Charleston's 1-0 loss to Antigua.
PDL
Michael Kraus - FC Tucson - Started and played 79 minutes in Tucson's 2-0 loss to Ventura County.
NPSL
Nelson Pizarro - San Diego Flash - Scored a goal in San Diego's 5-1 win over Fullerton.
Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Wichita Wings - Season is over.
Nick Garcia - Kansas Magic - Season is over.
Pat Healey - Baltimore Blast - Season is over.
Mike Jones - Illinois Piasa - Season is over.
JT Murray - Louisville Lightning - Season is over.
Boris Pardo - Comets - Season is over.
Yomby William - Norfolk SharX - Season is over.
Paul Wright - Anaheim Bolts - Season is over.
International
Vicente Arze - Diosgyor - Hungary - Season is over.
Omar Bravo - Cruz Azul - Mexico - Season is over.
Sunil Chhetri - Mohun Bagan - India - Season is over.
Eloy Colombano - Defensores de Cambaceres - Argentina - Season is over.
Daneil Cyrus - 1st FC Santa Rosa - Trinidad - Season is over.
Gary Glasgow - North East Stars - Trinidad - Season is over.
Herculez Gomez - Santos Laguna - Mexico - Season is over.
Zoltan Hercegfalvi - Vasas - Hungary - Season is over.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Season is over.
Jeferson - Bahia - Brazil - Did not play in Bahia's 1-1 draw with Internacional.
Will John - Vinogradar - Croatia - Season is over.
Mike Jones - FC Hjorring - Denmark - Season has not started.
Neal Kitson - Northampton Town - England - Season is over.
Igor Kostrov - FC Tiraspol - Moldova - Season is over.
Yura Movsisyan - FC Krasnodar - Russia - Season is over.
Michal Mravec - FC Emmen - Netherlands - Season is over.
Pablo Punyed - Fjolnir - Iceland - Started and played 90 minutes in Fjolnir's 0-0 draw with Hottur.
Craig Rocastle - Thrasyvoulos Fylis FC - Greece - Season is over.
Milos Stojcev - FC Akzhayik - Kazakhstan - Came off the bench and played 20 minutes in Akzhayik's 1-0 loss to Astana.
Matt Taylor - SC Paderborn 07 - Germany - Season is over.
Diego Walsh - TOT SC - Thailand - Season is over.
Active without a club or unknown
Stephane Auvray
Chris Brunt
Doug DeMartin
Birahim Diop
Pablo Escobar
Mauro Fuzetti
AJ Godbolt
Tom Gray
Willy Guadarrama
Santiago Hirsig
Aaron Hohlbein
Jonathan Leathers
Carlos Marinelli
Ryan McMahen
Anthony Noriega
Ryan Pore
Sergei Raad
Ofori Sarkodie
luke Sassano
Sam Scales
Ivan Trujillo
Lance Watson
MLS
Davy Arnaud - Montreal - Started and played 90 minutes in Montreal's 3-0 loss to DC.
Adam Cristman - LA - Retired due to concussions.
Luis Gil - Salt Lake - Came off the bench and played 17 minutes in Salt Lake's 2-0 loss to Columbus.
Kevin Hartman - Dallas - No game this week.
Will Hesmer - Columbus - Out recovering from surgery.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 3-0 loss to Colorado. Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in San Jose's 2-1 win over San Jose.
Eddie Johnson - Seattle - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring 2 goals in Seattle's 2-2 draw with New England.
Chris Konopka - Philadelphia - Did not play in Philadelphia's 2-1 loss to Houston.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Chivas - No game this week.
Kurt Morsink - DC - Did not dress in DC's 3-0 win over Montreal.
Scott Sealy - Dallas - No game this week.
Ryan Smith - Chivas - No game this week.
Khari Stephenson - San Jose - Came off the bench and played 2 minutes in San Jose's 4-3 win over LA. Started and played 62 minutes in San Jose's 2-1 loss to Portland.
Shavar Thomas - Montreal - Started and played 90 minutes in Montreal's 3-0 loss to DC.
Tyson Wahl - Montreal - Started and played 90 minutes in Montreal's 3-0 loss to DC.
Josh Wolff - DC - Did not dress in DC's 3-0 win over Montreal.
NASL
Jose Burciaga - Atlanta - Did not play in Atlanta's 3-0 loss to San Antonio. Started and played 90 minutes in Atlanta's 2-1 loss to Carolina.
Kevin Friedland - Minnesota - Did not play in Minnesota's 2-0 loss to Tampa.
Scott Lorenz - Fort Lauderdale - Started and played 90 minutes in Fort Lauderdale's 2-1 win over Carolina.
Amir Lowery - Carolina - Did not play in Carolina's 2-1 loss to Fort Lauderdale. Started and played 90 minutes in Carolina's 2-1 win over Atlanta.
Abe Thompson - Fort Lauderdale - Came off the bench and played 12 minutes in Fort Lauderdale's 2-1 win over Carolina.
USL
Edson Elcock - Richmond - Came off the bench and played 32 minutes, recording an assist in Richmond's 1-0 win over LA.
Akeem Priestley - Dayton - Started and played 66 minutes, scoring a goal in Dayton's 2-2 draw with Orlando.
Yomby William - Richmond - Dressed but did not play in Richmond's 1-0 win over LA.
John Wilson - Charleston - Started and played 90 minutes in Charleston's 2-0 win over Antigua. Did not dress in Charleston's 1-0 loss to Antigua.
PDL
Michael Kraus - FC Tucson - Started and played 79 minutes in Tucson's 2-0 loss to Ventura County.
NPSL
Nelson Pizarro - San Diego Flash - Scored a goal in San Diego's 5-1 win over Fullerton.
Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Wichita Wings - Season is over.
Nick Garcia - Kansas Magic - Season is over.
Pat Healey - Baltimore Blast - Season is over.
Mike Jones - Illinois Piasa - Season is over.
JT Murray - Louisville Lightning - Season is over.
Boris Pardo - Comets - Season is over.
Yomby William - Norfolk SharX - Season is over.
Paul Wright - Anaheim Bolts - Season is over.
International
Vicente Arze - Diosgyor - Hungary - Season is over.
Omar Bravo - Cruz Azul - Mexico - Season is over.
Sunil Chhetri - Mohun Bagan - India - Season is over.
Eloy Colombano - Defensores de Cambaceres - Argentina - Season is over.
Daneil Cyrus - 1st FC Santa Rosa - Trinidad - Season is over.
Gary Glasgow - North East Stars - Trinidad - Season is over.
Herculez Gomez - Santos Laguna - Mexico - Season is over.
Zoltan Hercegfalvi - Vasas - Hungary - Season is over.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Season is over.
Jeferson - Bahia - Brazil - Did not play in Bahia's 1-1 draw with Internacional.
Will John - Vinogradar - Croatia - Season is over.
Mike Jones - FC Hjorring - Denmark - Season has not started.
Neal Kitson - Northampton Town - England - Season is over.
Igor Kostrov - FC Tiraspol - Moldova - Season is over.
Yura Movsisyan - FC Krasnodar - Russia - Season is over.
Michal Mravec - FC Emmen - Netherlands - Season is over.
Pablo Punyed - Fjolnir - Iceland - Started and played 90 minutes in Fjolnir's 0-0 draw with Hottur.
Craig Rocastle - Thrasyvoulos Fylis FC - Greece - Season is over.
Milos Stojcev - FC Akzhayik - Kazakhstan - Came off the bench and played 20 minutes in Akzhayik's 1-0 loss to Astana.
Matt Taylor - SC Paderborn 07 - Germany - Season is over.
Diego Walsh - TOT SC - Thailand - Season is over.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Former SKC Wizards Update
Another week of former SKC Wizards updates for you. Mike Jones was officially introduced by his club in Denmark and their season kicks off in the near future. Here's the rest of this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Stephane Auvray
Chris Brunt
Doug DeMartin
Birahim Diop
Pablo Escobar
Mauro Fuzetti
AJ Godbolt
Tom Gray
Willy Guadarrama
Santiago Hirsig
Aaron Hohlbein
Jonathan Leathers
Carlos Marinelli
Ryan McMahen
Anthony Noriega
Ryan Pore
Sergei Raad
Ofori Sarkodie
Sam Scales
Ivan Trujillo
Lance Watson
MLS
Davy Arnaud - Montreal - Started and played 88 minutes, scoring a goal and recording an assist in Montreal's 4-2 win over Houston. Started and played 90 minutes in Montreal's 3-0 loss to Toronto.
Adam Cristman - LA - Did not dress in LA's 3-0 win over Vancouver.
Luis Gil - Salt Lake - Came off the bench and played 18 minutes in Salt Lake's 2-1 loss to San Jose.
Kevin Hartman - Dallas - Started and played 90 minutes, recording the shutout in Dallas' 0-0 draw with Chivas.
Will Hesmer - Columbus - Out recovering from surgery.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 2-1 win over Seattle.
Eddie Johnson - Seattle - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Seattle's 2-1 loss to Portland. Came off the bench and played 14 minutes in Seattle's 1-0 win over San Jose.
Chris Konopka - Philadelphia - Dressed but did not play in Philadelphia's 4-0 win over KC. Did not dress in Philadelphia's 5-2 win over Harrisburg.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Chivas - Started and played 90 minutes in Chivas' 0-0 draw with Dallas. STarted and played 90 minutes in Chivas' 2-1 win over Charlotte.
Kurt Morsink - DC - Did not dress in DC's 3-2 loss to New York.
Scott Sealy - Dallas - Started and played 66 minutes in Dallas' 0-0 draw with Chivas.
Ryan Smith - Chivas - Did not dress in Chivas 0-0 draw with Dallas. Did not dress in Chivas' 2-1 win over Charlotte.
Khari Stephenson - San Jose - Started and played 84 minutes in San Jose's 2-1 win over Salt Lake. Started and played 54 minutes in San Jose's 1-0 loss to Seattle.
Shavar Thomas - Montreal - Came off the bench and played 28 minutes in Montreal's 4-2 win over Houston. Started and played 90 minutes in Montreal's 3-0 loss to Toronto.
Tyson Wahl - Montreal - Dressed but did not play in Montreal's 4-2 win over Houston. Dressed but did not play in Montreal's 3-0 loss to Toronto.
Josh Wolff - DC - Did not dress in DC's 3-2 loss to New York.
NASL
Jose Burciaga - Atlanta - Started and played 90 minutes in Atlanta's 2-1 loss to Puerto Rico.
Kevin Friedland - Minnesota - Did not play in Minnesota's 2-1 win over Fort Lauderdale.
Scott Lorenz - Fort Lauderdale - Came of the bench and played 27 minutes in Fort Lauderdale's 2-1 loss to Minnesota.
Amir Lowery - Carolina - Started and played 77 minutes in Carolina's 2-0 win over Edmonton.
Abe Thompson - Fort Lauderdale - Did not play in Fort Lauderdale's 2-1 loss to Minnesota.
USL
Edson Elcock - Richmond - Did not dress in Richmond's 3-2 loss to Rochester.
Akeem Priestley - Dayton - Came off the bench and played 12 minutes in Dayton's 4-0 win over Wilmington. Came off the bench and played 30 minutes in Dayton's 3-0 loss to KC.
Yomby William - Richmond - Started and played 90 minutes in Richmond's 3-2 loss to Rochester.
John Wilson - Charleston - Started and played 74 minutes in Charleston's 3-1 win over Harrisburg.
PDL
Michael Kraus - FC Tucson - Did not play in Tucson's 2-1 win over Orange County.
NPSL
Nelson Pizarro - San Diego Flash - Had an assist in San Diego's 8-0 win over Phoenix.
Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Wichita Wings - Season is over.
Nick Garcia - Kansas Magic - Season is over.
Pat Healey - Baltimore Blast - Season is over.
Mike Jones - Illinois Piasa - Season is over.
JT Murray - Louisville Lightning - Season is over.
Boris Pardo - Comets - Season is over.
Yomby William - Norfolk SharX - Season is over.
Paul Wright - Anaheim Bolts - Season is over.
International
Vicente Arze - Diosgyor - Hungary - Season is over.
Omar Bravo - Cruz Azul - Mexico - Season is over.
Sunil Chhetri - Mohun Bagan - India - Season is over.
Eloy Colombano - Defensores de Cambaceres - Argentina - Season is over.
Daneil Cyrus - 1st FC Santa Rosa - Trinidad - Season is over.
Gary Glasgow - North East Stars - Trinidad - Season is over.
Herculez Gomez - Santos Laguna - Mexico - Season is over.
Zoltan Hercegfalvi - Vasas - Hungary - Season is over.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Season is over.
Jeferson - Bahia - Brazil - Did not play in Bahia's 1-1 draw with Figueirense.
Will John - Vinogradar - Croatia - Season is over.
Mike Jones - FC Hjorring - Denmark - Season has not started.
Neal Kitson - Northampton Town - England - Season is over.
Igor Kostrov - FC Tiraspol - Moldova - Season is over.
Yura Movsisyan - FC Krasnodar - Russia - Season is over.
Michal Mravec - FC Emmen - Netherlands - Season is over.
Pablo Punyed - Fjolnir - Iceland - Started and played 90 minutes in Fjolnir's 2-0 win over Tindastoll.
Craig Rocastle - Thrasyvoulos Fylis FC - Greece - Season is over.
Milos Stojcev - FC Akzhayik - Kazakhstan - Dressed but did not play in Akzhayik's 1-0 win over Atyrau. Lost to Ordabasy 5-0 in the cup.
Matt Taylor - SC Paderborn 07 - Germany - Season is over.
Diego Walsh - TOT SC - Thailand - Season is over.
Active without a club or unknown
Stephane Auvray
Chris Brunt
Doug DeMartin
Birahim Diop
Pablo Escobar
Mauro Fuzetti
AJ Godbolt
Tom Gray
Willy Guadarrama
Santiago Hirsig
Aaron Hohlbein
Jonathan Leathers
Carlos Marinelli
Ryan McMahen
Anthony Noriega
Ryan Pore
Sergei Raad
Ofori Sarkodie
Sam Scales
Ivan Trujillo
Lance Watson
MLS
Davy Arnaud - Montreal - Started and played 88 minutes, scoring a goal and recording an assist in Montreal's 4-2 win over Houston. Started and played 90 minutes in Montreal's 3-0 loss to Toronto.
Adam Cristman - LA - Did not dress in LA's 3-0 win over Vancouver.
Luis Gil - Salt Lake - Came off the bench and played 18 minutes in Salt Lake's 2-1 loss to San Jose.
Kevin Hartman - Dallas - Started and played 90 minutes, recording the shutout in Dallas' 0-0 draw with Chivas.
Will Hesmer - Columbus - Out recovering from surgery.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 2-1 win over Seattle.
Eddie Johnson - Seattle - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Seattle's 2-1 loss to Portland. Came off the bench and played 14 minutes in Seattle's 1-0 win over San Jose.
Chris Konopka - Philadelphia - Dressed but did not play in Philadelphia's 4-0 win over KC. Did not dress in Philadelphia's 5-2 win over Harrisburg.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Chivas - Started and played 90 minutes in Chivas' 0-0 draw with Dallas. STarted and played 90 minutes in Chivas' 2-1 win over Charlotte.
Kurt Morsink - DC - Did not dress in DC's 3-2 loss to New York.
Scott Sealy - Dallas - Started and played 66 minutes in Dallas' 0-0 draw with Chivas.
Ryan Smith - Chivas - Did not dress in Chivas 0-0 draw with Dallas. Did not dress in Chivas' 2-1 win over Charlotte.
Khari Stephenson - San Jose - Started and played 84 minutes in San Jose's 2-1 win over Salt Lake. Started and played 54 minutes in San Jose's 1-0 loss to Seattle.
Shavar Thomas - Montreal - Came off the bench and played 28 minutes in Montreal's 4-2 win over Houston. Started and played 90 minutes in Montreal's 3-0 loss to Toronto.
Tyson Wahl - Montreal - Dressed but did not play in Montreal's 4-2 win over Houston. Dressed but did not play in Montreal's 3-0 loss to Toronto.
Josh Wolff - DC - Did not dress in DC's 3-2 loss to New York.
NASL
Jose Burciaga - Atlanta - Started and played 90 minutes in Atlanta's 2-1 loss to Puerto Rico.
Kevin Friedland - Minnesota - Did not play in Minnesota's 2-1 win over Fort Lauderdale.
Scott Lorenz - Fort Lauderdale - Came of the bench and played 27 minutes in Fort Lauderdale's 2-1 loss to Minnesota.
Amir Lowery - Carolina - Started and played 77 minutes in Carolina's 2-0 win over Edmonton.
Abe Thompson - Fort Lauderdale - Did not play in Fort Lauderdale's 2-1 loss to Minnesota.
USL
Edson Elcock - Richmond - Did not dress in Richmond's 3-2 loss to Rochester.
Akeem Priestley - Dayton - Came off the bench and played 12 minutes in Dayton's 4-0 win over Wilmington. Came off the bench and played 30 minutes in Dayton's 3-0 loss to KC.
Yomby William - Richmond - Started and played 90 minutes in Richmond's 3-2 loss to Rochester.
John Wilson - Charleston - Started and played 74 minutes in Charleston's 3-1 win over Harrisburg.
PDL
Michael Kraus - FC Tucson - Did not play in Tucson's 2-1 win over Orange County.
NPSL
Nelson Pizarro - San Diego Flash - Had an assist in San Diego's 8-0 win over Phoenix.
Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Wichita Wings - Season is over.
Nick Garcia - Kansas Magic - Season is over.
Pat Healey - Baltimore Blast - Season is over.
Mike Jones - Illinois Piasa - Season is over.
JT Murray - Louisville Lightning - Season is over.
Boris Pardo - Comets - Season is over.
Yomby William - Norfolk SharX - Season is over.
Paul Wright - Anaheim Bolts - Season is over.
International
Vicente Arze - Diosgyor - Hungary - Season is over.
Omar Bravo - Cruz Azul - Mexico - Season is over.
Sunil Chhetri - Mohun Bagan - India - Season is over.
Eloy Colombano - Defensores de Cambaceres - Argentina - Season is over.
Daneil Cyrus - 1st FC Santa Rosa - Trinidad - Season is over.
Gary Glasgow - North East Stars - Trinidad - Season is over.
Herculez Gomez - Santos Laguna - Mexico - Season is over.
Zoltan Hercegfalvi - Vasas - Hungary - Season is over.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Season is over.
Jeferson - Bahia - Brazil - Did not play in Bahia's 1-1 draw with Figueirense.
Will John - Vinogradar - Croatia - Season is over.
Mike Jones - FC Hjorring - Denmark - Season has not started.
Neal Kitson - Northampton Town - England - Season is over.
Igor Kostrov - FC Tiraspol - Moldova - Season is over.
Yura Movsisyan - FC Krasnodar - Russia - Season is over.
Michal Mravec - FC Emmen - Netherlands - Season is over.
Pablo Punyed - Fjolnir - Iceland - Started and played 90 minutes in Fjolnir's 2-0 win over Tindastoll.
Craig Rocastle - Thrasyvoulos Fylis FC - Greece - Season is over.
Milos Stojcev - FC Akzhayik - Kazakhstan - Dressed but did not play in Akzhayik's 1-0 win over Atyrau. Lost to Ordabasy 5-0 in the cup.
Matt Taylor - SC Paderborn 07 - Germany - Season is over.
Diego Walsh - TOT SC - Thailand - Season is over.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Former Sporting KC Wizards Update
Time for another former Sporting KC update. The Mexican league has kicked back off, so Herculez Gomez is back in action. Will John's time with the Missouri Comets also appears to be over now as well. Nelson Pizarro is still out there, he's been brought on to the San Diego Sockers from the San Diego Fusion. In some quick hits this week, Kurt Morsink has re-signed with DC for another season, while Abe Thompson has been invited to preseason with DC. In other news, Adam Cristman has been traded from DC to LA for a supplemental draft pick. Also here's a good interview with former draft pick, Nick Cardenas.
Still looking for:
Nick Cardenas
Pablo Escobar
AJ Godbolt
Willy Guadarrama
Pete Marino
Ryan McMahen
Akeem Priestley
Indoor soccer.
Jamar Beasley - Missouri Comets - Scored 3 goals in Missouri's 11-9 win over Chicago.
Chris Brunt - Omaha Vipers - Played in Omaha's 13-11 win over Chicago.
Pat Healey - Baltimore Blast - Had a goal and an assist in Baltimore's 15-12 loss to Milwaukee on Saturday. Had two goals and two assists in Baltimore's 12-6 win over Milwaukee on Sunday.
Will John - Missouri Comets - Had an assist in Missouri's 11-9 win over Chicago.
Boris Pardo - Missouri Comets - Did not play in Missouri's 11-9 win over Chicago.
Nelson Pizarro - San Diego Sockers - San Diego beat Cincinnati 10-4.
Paul Wright - San Diego Sockers - Scored a goal in San Diego's 10-4 win over Cincinnati.
National Teams
Sunil Chhetri - India - Started and played 90 minutes in India's 4-0 loss to Australia in the Asian AFC Cup.
International
Eloy Colombano - Ferrocarril Sud - Argentina - On winter break until January.
Herculez Gomez - Pachuca - Mexico - Came off the bench and played 21 minutes in Pachuca's 2-0 win over America.
Santiago Hirsig - Quilmes - Argentina - Clausura does not start until February.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Did not have a game this week.
Will John - NK Vinogradar - Croatia - On winter break.
Eddie Johnson - Fulham - England - Dressed but did not play in Fulham's 6-2 win over Peterborough in the FA Cup.
Carlos Marinelli - Györi ETO - Hungary - On winter break.
Yura Movsisyan - Randers FC - Denmark - On winter break.
Matt Taylor - Rot Weiss Ahlen - Germany - On winter break.
Diego Walsh - Wellington Phoenix - Australia - Did not play in Wellington's 1-0 loss to Central Coast.
Still looking for:
Nick Cardenas
Pablo Escobar
AJ Godbolt
Willy Guadarrama
Pete Marino
Ryan McMahen
Akeem Priestley
Indoor soccer.
Jamar Beasley - Missouri Comets - Scored 3 goals in Missouri's 11-9 win over Chicago.
Chris Brunt - Omaha Vipers - Played in Omaha's 13-11 win over Chicago.
Pat Healey - Baltimore Blast - Had a goal and an assist in Baltimore's 15-12 loss to Milwaukee on Saturday. Had two goals and two assists in Baltimore's 12-6 win over Milwaukee on Sunday.
Will John - Missouri Comets - Had an assist in Missouri's 11-9 win over Chicago.
Boris Pardo - Missouri Comets - Did not play in Missouri's 11-9 win over Chicago.
Nelson Pizarro - San Diego Sockers - San Diego beat Cincinnati 10-4.
Paul Wright - San Diego Sockers - Scored a goal in San Diego's 10-4 win over Cincinnati.
National Teams
Sunil Chhetri - India - Started and played 90 minutes in India's 4-0 loss to Australia in the Asian AFC Cup.
International
Eloy Colombano - Ferrocarril Sud - Argentina - On winter break until January.
Herculez Gomez - Pachuca - Mexico - Came off the bench and played 21 minutes in Pachuca's 2-0 win over America.
Santiago Hirsig - Quilmes - Argentina - Clausura does not start until February.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Did not have a game this week.
Will John - NK Vinogradar - Croatia - On winter break.
Eddie Johnson - Fulham - England - Dressed but did not play in Fulham's 6-2 win over Peterborough in the FA Cup.
Carlos Marinelli - Györi ETO - Hungary - On winter break.
Yura Movsisyan - Randers FC - Denmark - On winter break.
Matt Taylor - Rot Weiss Ahlen - Germany - On winter break.
Diego Walsh - Wellington Phoenix - Australia - Did not play in Wellington's 1-0 loss to Central Coast.
Monday, February 22, 2010
More Roster Movement for KC
Along with the acquisition of Luis Gil today, KC has made more roster moves. Two trialists are gone from camp, and two rostered players are also gone as there are less and less players from the 2009 Wizards. First, Kurt Morsink and Kevin Souter are gone from the Wizards. Neither one is much of a surprise as both appeared to be on their way out as KC brought in more players, specifically Souter who takes up an international spot that the Wizards appear to be using fully this season.
Most Wizards fans won't shed a tear for Morsink as many people were not fans of him as a player. Especially after his rookie year when Curt Onalfo started more than many people thought he should have. In his second year, Morsink had some brighter moments, including a 2 assist game against Columbus that led to him winning the Down the Byline player of the month in July. But this past season, Morsink didn't get much playing time at all starting only 2 games, playing in a total of 5 games.
Souter on the other hand seemed to have quite a few more fans. I think it was because of the underdog factor that came along with making the team through the open tryouts. He became a consistent contributor on the field late in the 2008 season. Souter, like Morsink, didn't play much in the 2009 season, missing most of it due to one injury or another. Both are likely to catch on with another team somewhere. Souter could easily make it in the NASL/USL or go back to Scotland. The same for Morsink, just replace Scotland with Costa Rica.
As for the trialists that are no longer in camp, they are Nelson Pizarro and Alex Horwath. Pizarro, another open tryout participant had come back to the Wizards this year and had been impressive at times from what I'd heard, but had not done enough to earn a roster spot. Horwath had trained with the Wizards last year as a member of the Brass. Horwath was likely competing for the back up goalkeeper position, but with the re-signing of Eric Kronberg it seemed unlikely Horwath would be kept much longer.
While four players are out of camp, a new player has been brought in. Added to the Wizards preseason roster was Iranian defender Shahriar Dastan. There isn't much out there on him, although his name appears in this break down for the 2001-2002 Iranian season playing for Peykan Tehran. He's another defender, giving KC 5 players that can play central defense in camp. He's the only new player currently added to the team's preseason roster as they return to Arizona for the second leg of their preseason.
Most Wizards fans won't shed a tear for Morsink as many people were not fans of him as a player. Especially after his rookie year when Curt Onalfo started more than many people thought he should have. In his second year, Morsink had some brighter moments, including a 2 assist game against Columbus that led to him winning the Down the Byline player of the month in July. But this past season, Morsink didn't get much playing time at all starting only 2 games, playing in a total of 5 games.
Souter on the other hand seemed to have quite a few more fans. I think it was because of the underdog factor that came along with making the team through the open tryouts. He became a consistent contributor on the field late in the 2008 season. Souter, like Morsink, didn't play much in the 2009 season, missing most of it due to one injury or another. Both are likely to catch on with another team somewhere. Souter could easily make it in the NASL/USL or go back to Scotland. The same for Morsink, just replace Scotland with Costa Rica.
As for the trialists that are no longer in camp, they are Nelson Pizarro and Alex Horwath. Pizarro, another open tryout participant had come back to the Wizards this year and had been impressive at times from what I'd heard, but had not done enough to earn a roster spot. Horwath had trained with the Wizards last year as a member of the Brass. Horwath was likely competing for the back up goalkeeper position, but with the re-signing of Eric Kronberg it seemed unlikely Horwath would be kept much longer.
While four players are out of camp, a new player has been brought in. Added to the Wizards preseason roster was Iranian defender Shahriar Dastan. There isn't much out there on him, although his name appears in this break down for the 2001-2002 Iranian season playing for Peykan Tehran. He's another defender, giving KC 5 players that can play central defense in camp. He's the only new player currently added to the team's preseason roster as they return to Arizona for the second leg of their preseason.
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Wizards Win Preseason Opener
Last night in Arizona, the Wizards played their first preseason game against the Arizona Sahuaros at Grand Canyon University. No official report on the game has come out yet, the only thing I've found so far with the result is tweets by Wizards forward, Kei Kamara, who apparently did not have a good game in his 30 minute shift. According to Kamara, the Wizards won the game 5-0. Once more details on the game come out, I'll update this post.
UPDATE: Thad has the information on who played and who scored last night for the Wizards. The first team was the same as the "Blue" team that won the scrimmages on Friday in practice. Josh Wolff scored the first two, the first off a short corner from Roger Espinoza, the second coming from Zoltan Hercegfalvi. Hercegfalvi got the third goal off an assist from Mauro Fuzetti. Fuzetti got the 4th goal finishing a chance on the back side. All these goals came within the first 16 minutes of the game.
The second group appeared to struggle, which goes along with what Kamara said in his twitter post last night. The fourth goal came from the third group, as Nelson Pizarro scored with a diving header. New signing, Pablo Escobar was red carded late on for a rough tackle.
UPDATE: Thad has the information on who played and who scored last night for the Wizards. The first team was the same as the "Blue" team that won the scrimmages on Friday in practice. Josh Wolff scored the first two, the first off a short corner from Roger Espinoza, the second coming from Zoltan Hercegfalvi. Hercegfalvi got the third goal off an assist from Mauro Fuzetti. Fuzetti got the 4th goal finishing a chance on the back side. All these goals came within the first 16 minutes of the game.
The second group appeared to struggle, which goes along with what Kamara said in his twitter post last night. The fourth goal came from the third group, as Nelson Pizarro scored with a diving header. New signing, Pablo Escobar was red carded late on for a rough tackle.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Espinoza Wanted on Loan (and other Wizards News)
If Roger Espinoza is going to make the Honduran World Cup team, it appears he'll be doing it in a Wizards uniform. Apparently after their game against the United States, Honduran coach, Reinaldo Rueda that Espinoza was looking to secure a loan move to a team in the Honduran league to help improve his chances of being selected. According to the article, though, Peter Vermes has refused a loan move for Espinoza, with C.D. Platense being the club listed in the article. It's an interesting move that is going to have a big affect on whether or not Espinoza goes to South Africa this summer. From reading Espinoza's quote at the end, the coach obviously wants him playing and right now is not sure if Espinoza will be playing as much under Vermes. Of course with Claudio Lopez still out of contract, it could be Espinoza's opportunity to claim the starting left wing spot.
In other news, Thad posts an update from the second day of preseason, the first day with the ball. We find out that there are a couple players still in town from the tryouts, including former Wizard, Nelson Pizarro, who scored a rocket of a goal today according to Thad. With all the goalkeepers in camp you have to wonder whether or not the Wizards expect Kevin Hartman back this season.
In scheduling news, the Swope Park Rangers appear to have their first game of the season schedule, as the St. Louis Lions of the PDL tweeted today that the Lions will be in KC playing the Wizards on May 5th. Depending on the MLS schedule this seems likely to be a reserve game.
In other news, Thad posts an update from the second day of preseason, the first day with the ball. We find out that there are a couple players still in town from the tryouts, including former Wizard, Nelson Pizarro, who scored a rocket of a goal today according to Thad. With all the goalkeepers in camp you have to wonder whether or not the Wizards expect Kevin Hartman back this season.
In scheduling news, the Swope Park Rangers appear to have their first game of the season schedule, as the St. Louis Lions of the PDL tweeted today that the Lions will be in KC playing the Wizards on May 5th. Depending on the MLS schedule this seems likely to be a reserve game.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Invitee Tryouts
Yesterday I mentioned some of the trialists that were in or coming to KC. Today Thad at The Back Post went out to practice to see what was going on with the biggest of the names on that list, Vincenzo Bernardo, and found that there were about 30 players there for an invitee tryout. Along with some of the players I mentioned, there were some other players there that Wizards fans or soccer fans in general may recognize. Two former Wizards were out there at the tryouts, former open tryout participant, Nelson Pizarro, and a draft pick from last year, Doug DeMartin.
Probably the biggest name of all those there, was Ian Walker, who judging from Thad's photos is the same Ian Walker that player in the Premiership. Walker, who is 38 now, was last with Bolton in the 08-09 season, but has not played a professional game since the 06-07 season. Unfortunately from the photos I don't recognize any other players that are out there though. I'm sure those that impress will be hanging around and joining the team when they begin training this Tuesday. Will be interesting to see who impresses enough to be brought back, if any.
Probably the biggest name of all those there, was Ian Walker, who judging from Thad's photos is the same Ian Walker that player in the Premiership. Walker, who is 38 now, was last with Bolton in the 08-09 season, but has not played a professional game since the 06-07 season. Unfortunately from the photos I don't recognize any other players that are out there though. I'm sure those that impress will be hanging around and joining the team when they begin training this Tuesday. Will be interesting to see who impresses enough to be brought back, if any.
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
International Week Former Wizards Update
With most former Wizards outside of USL off this week due to the international break, there wasn't a whole lot going on, but a few players did make their appearance worth it.
MLS
Nick Garcia - Toronto FC - Started and played 45 minutes in Toronto's 1-0 loss to Colorado.
Taylor Graham - Seattle Sounders FC - Seattle did not have a game this week.
Will Hesmer - Columbus Crew - Columbus did not have a game this week.
Chris Klein - LA Galaxy - LA did not have a game this week.
Yura Movsisyan - Real Salt Lake - RSL did not play this week.
Brandon Prideaux - Chicago Fire - Chicago did not play this week.
Carey Talley - Chivas USA - Chivas did not play this week.
Shavar Thomas - Chivas USA - Chivas did not play this week.
Dave van den Bergh - FC Dallas - Started and played 73 minutes, recording 2 assists in FC Dallas' 2-2 draw with Dallas.
Sasha Victorine - Chivas USA - Chivas did not play this week.
Tyson Wahl - Seattle Sounders FC - Seattle did not have a game this week.
USL
Stephen Armstrong - Charleston - Did not dress in Charleston's 3-1 loss to Minnesota.
Vicente Arze - Vancouver - Did not dress in Vancouver's 1-1 draw with Minnesota last Friday. Did not dress in Vancouver's 1-0 loss to Montreal Wednesday night.
Ryan Caugherty - Austin - Came off the bench and played 30 minutes in Austin's 3-1 loss to Miami on Saturday. Started and played only 8 minutes in Austin's 1-0 loss to Portland on Monday, rumor according to Austin fans is that he may have tore his ACL.
Kevin Friedland - Minnesota - Dressed but did not play in Minnesota's 1-1 draw with Vancouver. Started and played 89 minutes, recording an assist in Minnesota's 3-1 win over Charleston.
AJ Godbolt - Austin - Dressed but did not play in Austin's 3-1 loss to Miami. Did not dress in Austin's 1-0 loss to Portland.
Andrew Gregor - Rochester - Started and played 90 minutes in Rochester's 2-1 win over Portland. Came off the bench and played 12 minutes in Rochester's 2-0 loss to Puerto Rico. Started and played 90 minutes in Rochester's 2-1 win over Miami.
Amir Lowery - Carolina - Did not dress in Carolina's 2-0 loss to Puerto Rico.
Ryan McMahen - Austin - Started and played 60 minutes in Austin's 3-1 loss to Miami. Came off the bench and played 82 minutes in Austin's 1-0 loss to Portland.
Nelson Pizarro - Miami - Started and played 78 minutes, recording an assist in Miami's 3-1 win over Austin. Started and played 62 minutes in Miami's 2-1 loss to Rochester.
Ryan Pore - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Portland's 2-1 loss to Rochester. Started and played 88 minutes in Portland's 1-0 winn over Austin.
John Wilson - Charleston - Started and played 90 minutes inn Charleston's 3-1 loss to Minnesota.
International
Eddie Johnson - Fulham - England - Fulham did not play this week due to the international break.
Chris Konopka - Sporting Fingal FC - Ireland - Dressed but did not play in Sporting's 1-0 win over UCD.
Carlos Marinelli - Argentinos Juniors - Argentina - Did not have a game this week due to the international break.
Khari Stephenson - Aalesunds FK - Norway - Did not have a game this week due to the international break.
Antti Sumiala - FC Porin Palloilijat - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in PoPa's 2-1 win over TPV.
Matt Taylor - FSV Frankfurt - Germany - Did not play this week due to the international break.
Ivan Trujillo - Deportes Quindío - Columbia - Off this week due to the international break.
Diego Walsh - Wellington Phoenix - Australia - Came off the bench and played 6 minutes inn Wellington's 1-1 draw with Adelaide United.
MLS
Nick Garcia - Toronto FC - Started and played 45 minutes in Toronto's 1-0 loss to Colorado.
Taylor Graham - Seattle Sounders FC - Seattle did not have a game this week.
Will Hesmer - Columbus Crew - Columbus did not have a game this week.
Chris Klein - LA Galaxy - LA did not have a game this week.
Yura Movsisyan - Real Salt Lake - RSL did not play this week.
Brandon Prideaux - Chicago Fire - Chicago did not play this week.
Carey Talley - Chivas USA - Chivas did not play this week.
Shavar Thomas - Chivas USA - Chivas did not play this week.
Dave van den Bergh - FC Dallas - Started and played 73 minutes, recording 2 assists in FC Dallas' 2-2 draw with Dallas.
Sasha Victorine - Chivas USA - Chivas did not play this week.
Tyson Wahl - Seattle Sounders FC - Seattle did not have a game this week.
USL
Stephen Armstrong - Charleston - Did not dress in Charleston's 3-1 loss to Minnesota.
Vicente Arze - Vancouver - Did not dress in Vancouver's 1-1 draw with Minnesota last Friday. Did not dress in Vancouver's 1-0 loss to Montreal Wednesday night.
Ryan Caugherty - Austin - Came off the bench and played 30 minutes in Austin's 3-1 loss to Miami on Saturday. Started and played only 8 minutes in Austin's 1-0 loss to Portland on Monday, rumor according to Austin fans is that he may have tore his ACL.
Kevin Friedland - Minnesota - Dressed but did not play in Minnesota's 1-1 draw with Vancouver. Started and played 89 minutes, recording an assist in Minnesota's 3-1 win over Charleston.
AJ Godbolt - Austin - Dressed but did not play in Austin's 3-1 loss to Miami. Did not dress in Austin's 1-0 loss to Portland.
Andrew Gregor - Rochester - Started and played 90 minutes in Rochester's 2-1 win over Portland. Came off the bench and played 12 minutes in Rochester's 2-0 loss to Puerto Rico. Started and played 90 minutes in Rochester's 2-1 win over Miami.
Amir Lowery - Carolina - Did not dress in Carolina's 2-0 loss to Puerto Rico.
Ryan McMahen - Austin - Started and played 60 minutes in Austin's 3-1 loss to Miami. Came off the bench and played 82 minutes in Austin's 1-0 loss to Portland.
Nelson Pizarro - Miami - Started and played 78 minutes, recording an assist in Miami's 3-1 win over Austin. Started and played 62 minutes in Miami's 2-1 loss to Rochester.
Ryan Pore - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Portland's 2-1 loss to Rochester. Started and played 88 minutes in Portland's 1-0 winn over Austin.
John Wilson - Charleston - Started and played 90 minutes inn Charleston's 3-1 loss to Minnesota.
International
Eddie Johnson - Fulham - England - Fulham did not play this week due to the international break.
Chris Konopka - Sporting Fingal FC - Ireland - Dressed but did not play in Sporting's 1-0 win over UCD.
Carlos Marinelli - Argentinos Juniors - Argentina - Did not have a game this week due to the international break.
Khari Stephenson - Aalesunds FK - Norway - Did not have a game this week due to the international break.
Antti Sumiala - FC Porin Palloilijat - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in PoPa's 2-1 win over TPV.
Matt Taylor - FSV Frankfurt - Germany - Did not play this week due to the international break.
Ivan Trujillo - Deportes Quindío - Columbia - Off this week due to the international break.
Diego Walsh - Wellington Phoenix - Australia - Came off the bench and played 6 minutes inn Wellington's 1-1 draw with Adelaide United.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Pizarro Gone
While out at practice today for the reserve game against Missouri State, I found out that midfielder and former open tryout participant, Nelson Pizarro is no longer with the team. Whether that means he was released outright, or is just taking a break from the team, I do not know and at this time don't have more information. Pizarro made 3 appearances with the first team in league play last season, totally 40 minutes. He also appeared in the US Open Cup match last year against Seattle as well.
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Updated Salaries
Back in the middle of March, the MLS players union updated the list of salaries that MLS players receive. Included in the list are all but one Wizards' player, Graham Zusi. Other than him, the entire Wizards roster is listed. There is one change from the last time I posted the salaries, and that is Michael Kraus who is actually a senior development player instead of a senior roster player, meaning his salary is $20,100 instead of $34,000 as it was originally listed. Three players were added to the salary list.
Added to the roster (first number is base, second is guaranteed):
Santiago Hirsig $75,000.00 $ 75,000.00
Rauwshan McKenzie $34,008.00 $34,008.00
Nelson Pizarro $15,300.00 $15,300.00
Getting Hirsig for $75,000 would appear to be a bit of a steal for a player who was regularly in the team for San Lorenzo down in Argentina. A little surprised that McKenzie is getting a senior roster spot this year, but maybe there's a plan for something in the future. Pizarro is the team's lowest paid player, he's also the only regular developmental player.
Added to the roster (first number is base, second is guaranteed):
Santiago Hirsig $75,000.00 $ 75,000.00
Rauwshan McKenzie $34,008.00 $34,008.00
Nelson Pizarro $15,300.00 $15,300.00
Getting Hirsig for $75,000 would appear to be a bit of a steal for a player who was regularly in the team for San Lorenzo down in Argentina. A little surprised that McKenzie is getting a senior roster spot this year, but maybe there's a plan for something in the future. Pizarro is the team's lowest paid player, he's also the only regular developmental player.
Friday, March 06, 2009
2009 Wizards Salaries
The MLS Players Union has released this years player salaries to the public. Overall, the minimum salary has improved to $20,000 with the majority of the players making at least $34,000. According to the list, the Wizards have the second lowest base salary, with $1.806 million. That is with the Wizards only currently having 22 of the 24 roster spots full. That is not counting recent signing, Santiago Hirsig, who is rumored to be making somewhere around the $200K mark. That leaves the Wizards with one roster spot left and three players fighting for it, in second round draft pick, Graham Zusi, one of the "winners" from last years open tryouts, Nelson Pizarro, and fourth round draft pick last year, Rauwshan McKenzie. Just based on the way the preseason has gone, one would think that Zusi is the favorite to grab that spot, but McKenzie is the only one of the three to appear on the Wizards roster on their website.
EDIT: Looking at the rosters again, the Wizards don't have any developmental players listed at all, minus their GA players. That means that one of the currently players on the list will likely need to be waived to make room for Hirsig on the roster. It also means the Wizards have two developmental roster spots to fill, which means that one of Zusi, Pizarro, and McKenzie will not make the team this year it would appear. This is all contingent on whether or not the Wizards put Kronberg and Myers who will miss the start of the season on IR or not. If they don't, then all 4 of those players will be on the roster without anyone getting cut.
As for the rest of the roster, here are the salaries for the rest of the players. The base salary is listed first, followed by the gauranteed compensation.
Davy Arnud $220,000.00 $228,750.00
Matt Besler $36,000.00 $47,250.00
Jimmy Conrad $213,750.00 $225,000.00
Adam Cristman $34,650.00 $34,650.00
Roger Espinoza $70,000.00 $103,750.00
Herculez Gomez $54,408.38 $54,408.38
Michael Harrington $64,560.00 $82,060.00
Kevin Hartman $165,000.00 $165,000.00
Aaron Hohlbein $34,650.00 $34,650.00
Jack Jewsbury $130,000.00 $139,125.00
Michael Kraus $34,000.00 $34,000.00
Eric Kronberg $34,650.00 $34,650.00
Jonathan Leahters $34,000.00 $34,000.00
Claudio Lopez $180,000.00 $180,000.00
Matt Marquess $34,000.00 $34,000.00
Kurt Morsink $34,650.00 $34,650.00
Chance Myers $70,000.00 $130,000.00
Boris Pardo $34,000.00 $34,000.00
Kevin Souter $34,000.00 $34,000.00
Abe Thompson $60,000.00 $63,625.00
Lance Watson $34,000.00 $34,000.00
Josh Wolff $200,004.00 $200,004.00
Some notes about the salaries. Davy Arnaud is now the highest paid Wizards player making $220,000 in base salary this year. Last years highest paid player, Claudio Lopez is earning 4 tims less against the cap this year, with only $180,000. It looks like even with the addition of Hirsig and whoever else takes a roster spot, the Wizards will have quite a bit of cap room left heading into this season.
EDIT: Looking at the rosters again, the Wizards don't have any developmental players listed at all, minus their GA players. That means that one of the currently players on the list will likely need to be waived to make room for Hirsig on the roster. It also means the Wizards have two developmental roster spots to fill, which means that one of Zusi, Pizarro, and McKenzie will not make the team this year it would appear. This is all contingent on whether or not the Wizards put Kronberg and Myers who will miss the start of the season on IR or not. If they don't, then all 4 of those players will be on the roster without anyone getting cut.
As for the rest of the roster, here are the salaries for the rest of the players. The base salary is listed first, followed by the gauranteed compensation.
Davy Arnud $220,000.00 $228,750.00
Matt Besler $36,000.00 $47,250.00
Jimmy Conrad $213,750.00 $225,000.00
Adam Cristman $34,650.00 $34,650.00
Roger Espinoza $70,000.00 $103,750.00
Herculez Gomez $54,408.38 $54,408.38
Michael Harrington $64,560.00 $82,060.00
Kevin Hartman $165,000.00 $165,000.00
Aaron Hohlbein $34,650.00 $34,650.00
Jack Jewsbury $130,000.00 $139,125.00
Michael Kraus $34,000.00 $34,000.00
Eric Kronberg $34,650.00 $34,650.00
Jonathan Leahters $34,000.00 $34,000.00
Claudio Lopez $180,000.00 $180,000.00
Matt Marquess $34,000.00 $34,000.00
Kurt Morsink $34,650.00 $34,650.00
Chance Myers $70,000.00 $130,000.00
Boris Pardo $34,000.00 $34,000.00
Kevin Souter $34,000.00 $34,000.00
Abe Thompson $60,000.00 $63,625.00
Lance Watson $34,000.00 $34,000.00
Josh Wolff $200,004.00 $200,004.00
Some notes about the salaries. Davy Arnaud is now the highest paid Wizards player making $220,000 in base salary this year. Last years highest paid player, Claudio Lopez is earning 4 tims less against the cap this year, with only $180,000. It looks like even with the addition of Hirsig and whoever else takes a roster spot, the Wizards will have quite a bit of cap room left heading into this season.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Wizards Begin Preseason with Win
The Wizards won their first game of the preseason today, as they beat the US U-17 team 7-0 today down in Florida. Hillcrest Road has write ups on each of the goals and the lineups for each half. In goal for the U-17's was Wizards' Juniors' player, Jon Kempin. Players getting goals today were Kevin Souter and Aaron Hohlbein in the first half, with Nelson Pizarro, Chance Myers, trailist Ferenc Béres (more on him later) getting two, and Michael Kraus.
Absent from the game today were Herculez Gomez and Michael Harrington with injuries, and Jack Jewsbury and Roger Espinoza due to national team duty. Also absent, but not mentioned specifically were forwards Josh Wolff, Abe Thompson, and Adam Cristman, and back up goalkeeper, Eric Kronberg.
Absent from the game today were Herculez Gomez and Michael Harrington with injuries, and Jack Jewsbury and Roger Espinoza due to national team duty. Also absent, but not mentioned specifically were forwards Josh Wolff, Abe Thompson, and Adam Cristman, and back up goalkeeper, Eric Kronberg.
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Another Year of Open Tryouts
The Kansas City Wizards have announced that they are going to be having open tryouts again this year. The Wizards are hoping to duplicate the success that they had last year with their open tryouts, when the team signed two players from the open tryouts, Kevin Souter and Nelson Pizarro. Both Souter and Pizarro got time in MLS games this year, with Souter being the most successful, scoring a goal in 7 league games this past year.
This year the cost for the tryout is $205 and will be held at either the Wizards Swope Park Training Complex or at the KC Sports Lodge, where the tryouts were held last year.
Last year I'd thought it would be cool to try out, unfortunately at the time I was still not cleared from my ACL surgery so I had not been able to participate. Well this year I've been officially challenged to participate in the open tryouts by Kyle over at Hillcrest Road. He says that he'll have players "grade" my performance at the tryouts similar to how I've graded players for their play this season. You can vote over on Hillcrest whether I should attend or not, and I am most definitely open to the idea.
So should I tryout, make a fool out of my self, and be graded harshly by members of the Wizards team? You can vote in the poll here and feel free to leave comments on whether I should or not.
This year the cost for the tryout is $205 and will be held at either the Wizards Swope Park Training Complex or at the KC Sports Lodge, where the tryouts were held last year.
Last year I'd thought it would be cool to try out, unfortunately at the time I was still not cleared from my ACL surgery so I had not been able to participate. Well this year I've been officially challenged to participate in the open tryouts by Kyle over at Hillcrest Road. He says that he'll have players "grade" my performance at the tryouts similar to how I've graded players for their play this season. You can vote over on Hillcrest whether I should attend or not, and I am most definitely open to the idea.
So should I tryout, make a fool out of my self, and be graded harshly by members of the Wizards team? You can vote in the poll here and feel free to leave comments on whether I should or not.
Friday, November 21, 2008
More on Roster Changes
Last week I wrote about a rumor on the FC Dallas blog, 3rd Degree, about a potential change to the MLS roster. Steven Goff with Soccer Insider has picked up on it now and even has more information on it as well. According to Goff, the Board of Governors will meet today, and one of the things on the agenda is roster size. Goff says that the rumor is the same as the 3rd Degree rumor, that 4 developmental spots will be dropped, reducing roster size to 24. Along with that, Goff is also reporting that 2 more developmental roster spots will be lost, as they will be adding 2 more senior roster spots, meaning teams would have 20 senior roster players and 4 developmental players.
Personally I think this is a terrible idea for a few reasons. The first is that it will make things even harder for MLS teams competing in international tournaments as they lose 4 potential players to help them cope with the schedule congestion. Last year the Wizards used 30 players in all competitions, and outside MLS the only thing they competed in was the Open Cup. So imagine what teams like Houston, who will have more competitions to play in next year, think about this potential change. Some may argue that with 2 more senior roster spots, teams can actually go deeper, but that is going to turn out to be a misconception. Most teams are going to just promote 2 of their developmental players to take those 2 senior roster spots, so you only increase senior roster depth by name only, you're not going to make teams any deeper than they are now by adding those 2 senior spots.
The other reason it's a terrible idea is because of two names, Kevin Souter and Nelson Pizarro. The two Wizards who came through the open tryouts. With four fewer roster spots next year, what's the likelihood that a team is going to take a gamble on an open tryout participant and put them on their roster? Both Souter and Pizarro contributed this year to the first team, but without those 4 roster spots, I have my doubts that the team would have signed the duo.
Personally I think this is a terrible idea for a few reasons. The first is that it will make things even harder for MLS teams competing in international tournaments as they lose 4 potential players to help them cope with the schedule congestion. Last year the Wizards used 30 players in all competitions, and outside MLS the only thing they competed in was the Open Cup. So imagine what teams like Houston, who will have more competitions to play in next year, think about this potential change. Some may argue that with 2 more senior roster spots, teams can actually go deeper, but that is going to turn out to be a misconception. Most teams are going to just promote 2 of their developmental players to take those 2 senior roster spots, so you only increase senior roster depth by name only, you're not going to make teams any deeper than they are now by adding those 2 senior spots.
The other reason it's a terrible idea is because of two names, Kevin Souter and Nelson Pizarro. The two Wizards who came through the open tryouts. With four fewer roster spots next year, what's the likelihood that a team is going to take a gamble on an open tryout participant and put them on their roster? Both Souter and Pizarro contributed this year to the first team, but without those 4 roster spots, I have my doubts that the team would have signed the duo.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Reserves Top UMKC
The Wizards reserve players topped UMKC easily this morning out at the Swope Park training center, 8-1. The game was as close as it was, as the reserves dominated the performance for long stretches of the game. Here's how the reserves started out:
The scoring started early, as in the 9th minute, Kevin Souter overlapped Carlos Marinelli, who backhealed the ball as he went by. Souter then crossed the ball where Ivan Trujillo met it with his head and powered it past the Kangaroos keeper. The reserves continued to dominate, and Marinelli put one shot off the cross bar. The second goal came soon after, though, in the 17th as Trujillo settled the ball in the box and laid it off to Marinelli as he ran past. Marinelli then slotted the ball to the far post. Only 3 minutes later, it was 3-0, again from Trujillo, as Ryan Pore dribbled along the end line, getting the keeper to commit before slotting the ball to Trujillo who had an empty net to finish into.
Ten minutes later, in the 30th, the Wizards made it 4, through Roger Espinoza, off of a cross from Chance Myers that Espinoza finished with his head. In the 40th, it became 5-0 as Pore again crossed the ball, where Lance Watson dummied it, leaving it for Trujillo, who finished it to finish off his hattrick. Before the half time whistle, the Wizards made it 6-0, as in the 43rd minute, Pore scored on a breakaway.
Half time saw the Wizards make 3 changes, as Marinelli, Ryan McMahen, and Watson came off for Rauwshan McKenzie, Jonathan Leathers, and Nelson Pizarro. The changes led to some confusion in the back, and UMKC pulled a goal back in the 48th off a cross. Five minutes later, in the 53rd, the Wizards restored their 6 goal lead, as Kurt Morsink hit a blast from about 25 yards out into the top corner. In the 62nd minute, the Wizards made their last change, as Michael Kraus came on for Pore. The Wizards finished out their scoring in the 80th minute, when Pizarro hit another long shot from about 25 yards out that beat the 'Roos keeper. Overall, it was a dominating performance, it was not hard to tell which team was the home team.
Kronberg
Myers - McMahen - Wahl - Watson
Marinelli - Souter - Morsink - Espinoza
Pore - Trujillo
Myers - McMahen - Wahl - Watson
Marinelli - Souter - Morsink - Espinoza
Pore - Trujillo
The scoring started early, as in the 9th minute, Kevin Souter overlapped Carlos Marinelli, who backhealed the ball as he went by. Souter then crossed the ball where Ivan Trujillo met it with his head and powered it past the Kangaroos keeper. The reserves continued to dominate, and Marinelli put one shot off the cross bar. The second goal came soon after, though, in the 17th as Trujillo settled the ball in the box and laid it off to Marinelli as he ran past. Marinelli then slotted the ball to the far post. Only 3 minutes later, it was 3-0, again from Trujillo, as Ryan Pore dribbled along the end line, getting the keeper to commit before slotting the ball to Trujillo who had an empty net to finish into.
Ten minutes later, in the 30th, the Wizards made it 4, through Roger Espinoza, off of a cross from Chance Myers that Espinoza finished with his head. In the 40th, it became 5-0 as Pore again crossed the ball, where Lance Watson dummied it, leaving it for Trujillo, who finished it to finish off his hattrick. Before the half time whistle, the Wizards made it 6-0, as in the 43rd minute, Pore scored on a breakaway.
Half time saw the Wizards make 3 changes, as Marinelli, Ryan McMahen, and Watson came off for Rauwshan McKenzie, Jonathan Leathers, and Nelson Pizarro. The changes led to some confusion in the back, and UMKC pulled a goal back in the 48th off a cross. Five minutes later, in the 53rd, the Wizards restored their 6 goal lead, as Kurt Morsink hit a blast from about 25 yards out into the top corner. In the 62nd minute, the Wizards made their last change, as Michael Kraus came on for Pore. The Wizards finished out their scoring in the 80th minute, when Pizarro hit another long shot from about 25 yards out that beat the 'Roos keeper. Overall, it was a dominating performance, it was not hard to tell which team was the home team.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Reserves Top Rockhurst
The Wizards reserves made it a clean sweep this weekend for the Wizards. One night after the first team beat Chivas USA 3-2, the reserves came out today and beat Rockhurst University 4-0 in a friendly game. The Rockhurst team while having Rockhurst players on it, also had some players from other schools as well. The first half was spent mostly in Rockhurst's end of the field, but the Wizards were unable to get many decent chances. The Wizards did get one goal in the first half, though, as a low cross by Ryan McMahen was met at the back post by an unmarked Roger Espinoza, who calmly put the ball away. The first half was highlighted by some confrontations between Wizards midfielder Kurt Morsink and a defender for Rockhurst. Whenever the two were near each other words were exchanged along with some pushing. Late in the first half, Boris Pardo preserved the shut out with a great save reminiscent of Hartman's first big save last night. This is how the Wizards lined up for the first half.
Leathers came out in the first half after a head to head collision with a Rockhurst player left him bloodied. He was replaced by Rauwshan McKenzie. After the half, the Wizards made more changes, both forwards and both central midfielders were pulled off. The forwards were replaced by Michael Kraus, and a trialist/guest player, who was wearing number 28. In for McMahen and Morsink came Carlos Marinelli and Kevin Souter.
The second half saw the Wizards put more of a stamp on the game, and they doubled their lead soon after the restart through Marinelli, who scored with a shot from just outside the box. The third goal didn't come much later, as a quick free kick taken by Myers was then cross into the box, where Kraus met it with a side volley to beat the keeper. Like last night, with a 3-0 lead, the Wizards sat back a bit, and Rockhurst was able to get into the game more, and had a goal called back for offsides. The reserves made it 4, though, as Pizarro got in behind his defender and beat the keeper to the far post. Overall a good performance by the reserves. I thought that the mystery player, number 28 did well, not great, had some decent skill and looked willing to take guys 1-on-1 which is always a good thing. We'll see what comes of it.
Wizards Reserves Man of the Match - Roger Espinoza - Was a force on the wing today and did well running the attack when it came on his wing. Nice run to finish off his goal as well.
Honorable Mention - Nelson Pizarro, Boris Pardo
Pardo
Myers - Leathers - Wahl - Watson
Pizarro - McMahen - Morsink - Espinoza
Pore - Trujillo
Myers - Leathers - Wahl - Watson
Pizarro - McMahen - Morsink - Espinoza
Pore - Trujillo
Leathers came out in the first half after a head to head collision with a Rockhurst player left him bloodied. He was replaced by Rauwshan McKenzie. After the half, the Wizards made more changes, both forwards and both central midfielders were pulled off. The forwards were replaced by Michael Kraus, and a trialist/guest player, who was wearing number 28. In for McMahen and Morsink came Carlos Marinelli and Kevin Souter.
The second half saw the Wizards put more of a stamp on the game, and they doubled their lead soon after the restart through Marinelli, who scored with a shot from just outside the box. The third goal didn't come much later, as a quick free kick taken by Myers was then cross into the box, where Kraus met it with a side volley to beat the keeper. Like last night, with a 3-0 lead, the Wizards sat back a bit, and Rockhurst was able to get into the game more, and had a goal called back for offsides. The reserves made it 4, though, as Pizarro got in behind his defender and beat the keeper to the far post. Overall a good performance by the reserves. I thought that the mystery player, number 28 did well, not great, had some decent skill and looked willing to take guys 1-on-1 which is always a good thing. We'll see what comes of it.
Wizards Reserves Man of the Match - Roger Espinoza - Was a force on the wing today and did well running the attack when it came on his wing. Nice run to finish off his goal as well.
Honorable Mention - Nelson Pizarro, Boris Pardo
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
We're on Top of the League...
...the reserve league.
The reserves beat Red Bull New York today 3-0 in a game this morning at the Swope Park training complex. The game was postponed when it was originally supposed to be played (July 11th), due to the Wizards friendly against Atlas that was on that day. Hillcrest Road has the story. Goals by Josh Wolff, Nelson Pizarro, and an own goal that apparently was set up by Pizarro. With the win, the reserves move to the top of the Eastern Conference reserve division. Good to see the reserves win and keep the shut out.
UPDATE: Full write up now on Hillcrest.
The reserves beat Red Bull New York today 3-0 in a game this morning at the Swope Park training complex. The game was postponed when it was originally supposed to be played (July 11th), due to the Wizards friendly against Atlas that was on that day. Hillcrest Road has the story. Goals by Josh Wolff, Nelson Pizarro, and an own goal that apparently was set up by Pizarro. With the win, the reserves move to the top of the Eastern Conference reserve division. Good to see the reserves win and keep the shut out.
UPDATE: Full write up now on Hillcrest.
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