Former Kansas City midfielder, Servando Carrasco will be staying in Orlando City next season. Reports in Orlando this past week were that the out of contract player would be re-signing with the club. There'd been questions about his return as his wife, Orlando Pride forward, Alex Morgan had signed to go on loan to Lyon in France. Carraso will be returning to Orlando though where he played in 31 games in 2016, starting 21 of them.
I've also updated the list of players currently without a club to include all MLS players that are out of contract with their club, or had their options declined. The list will obviously shrink as players sign new contracts with clubs for the 2017 season.
Here's the rest of this week's limited update due to a lack of games with the holidays.
Active without a club or unknown
Ever Alvarado
Emmanuel Appiah
Vicente Arze
Nuno Coelho
Aurelien Collin
Amadou Dia
Pablo Escobar
Brian Fekete
Connor Hallisey
Jeferson
Jon Kempin
Mechack Jerome
Chris Konopka
Eric Kronberg
Justin Mapp
Neven Markovic
Rauwshan McKenzie
Victor Munoz
Chance Myers
Amobi Okugo
Jordi Quintilla
Brendan Ruiz
MLS
Jalil Anibaba - Houston - Offseason.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Offseason.
Servando Carrasco - Orlando City - Offseason.
Marcel de Jong - Vancouver - Offseason.
Herculez Gomez - Seattle - Offseason.
Michael Harrington - Chicago - Offseason.
Kei Kamara - New England - Offseason.
Alec Kann - Atlanta - Offseason.
Mikey Lopez - NYCFC - Offseason.
Yura Movsisyan - Salt Lake - Offseason.
Jacob Peterson - Atlanta - Offseason.
Tony Rocha - Orlando - Offseason.
CJ Sapong - Philadelphia - Offseason.
Sal Zizzo - New York - Offseason.
NASL
Bernardo Anor - Minnesota (loan) - Offseason.
Omar Bravo - Carolina - Offseason.
Michael Kafari - Puerto Rico - Offseason.
James Marcelin - Carolina - Offseason.
USL
Stefan Antonijevic - Tampa Bay - Offseason.
Amer Didic - Swope Park - Offseason.
Christian Duke - Swope Park - Offseason.
Tomas Granitto - Swope Park - Offseason.
Cyprian Hedrick - San Antonio - Offseason.
Ryan James - Rochester - Offseason.
Alex Martinez - Charlotte - Offseason.
Alex Molano - 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 - No game this week.
Pat Healey - Baltimore - No game this week.
Mike Jones - Dallas - No game this week.
Boris Pardo - San Diego - No game this week.
International
Korede Aiyegbusi - AFC Eskilstuna City- Sweden - No game until 4/1.
Scott Angevine - YPA - Finland - Offseason.
Claudio Bieler - Belgrano - Argentina - Game against San Lorenzo postponed.
Reinaldo Brenes - Belen Siglo XXI - No game until 1/7.
Sunil Chhetri - Mumbai City - India - Offseason.
Jorge Claros - Alajuelense - Costa Rica - No game until 1/7.
Daneil Cyrus - W Connection - Trinidad - Did not play in Trinidad's 2-1 loss to Nicaragua.
Toni Dovale - CD Leganes - Spain - Came off the bench and played 21 minutes in Leganes' 2-1 Copa del Rey loss to Valencia.
Luis Gil - Queretaro - Mexico - No game until 1/6.
Faik Hajderovic - Vinograder - Croatia - No game until 2/25.
Will John - RoPS - Finland - No game until 1/28.
Igor Kostrov - Slavia-Mozyr - Belarus - Offseason.
Luis Marin - CD Temuco - Chile - No game until 2/4.
Michal Mravec - RoPS - Finland - No game until 1/28.
Krisztian Nemeth - Al-Gharafa - Qatar - Started and played 90 minutes in Al Gharafa's 2-0 loss to Al Kharitiyath.
Erik Palmer-Brown - Porto (loan) - Portugal - Did not dress in Porto B's 3-0 loss to Vitoria Guimaraes II.
Akeem Priestley - Metapan - El Salvador - No game until 1/13.
Pablo Punyed - IBV - Iceland - No game until 1/14.
Oriol Rosell - Belenenses (Sporting Club de Portugal)(loan) - Portugal - Did not dress in Belenenses' 1-0 loss to Sporting.
Soony Saad - Pattaya United (BEC Tero Sasana) - Offseason.
Peter Schmetz - Wuppertaler SV - Germany - No game until 2/18.
Yann Songo'o - Plymouth Argyle - England - Started and played 120 minutes in Plymouth's 1-0 extra time win over Newport County. Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Plymouth's 3-3 draw with Wycombe Wanderers.
Kevin Souter - Deveronvale FC - Scotland - Did not play in Deveronvale's 2-1 loss to Turriff United.
Martin Steuble - Ceres-La Salle - Philippines - No game until 2/20.
Milos Stojcev - Atromitos - Greece - No game until 1/4.
Matt Taylor - Kickers Offenbach - No game until 2/18.
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Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Friday, November 27, 2015
Season Review - Midfielders - Revamped Midfield for KC in 2015
Continuing to make the way up the field we take a look at the midfield this year for Sporting Kansas City.
Sporting saw plenty of turnover in the midfield from the 2014 season, with just four players, Benny Feilhaber, Mikey Lopez, Jimmy Medranda, and Paulo Nagamura returning for the 2015 season for KC as the club parted company with the likes of Toni Dovale, Lawrence Olum, Victor Munoz, and Jorge Claros in an effort to remake their midfield. The 2015 season saw Kansas City stick with their three man midfield, but there was a lot of movement regarding who played where in the system. The beginning of the season saw Sporting's playmaker, Feilhaber playing very deep in the midfield, in a holding role, but with an ability to play more out of the back. The deep lying playmaker allowed KC to build more out of the back, but it really limited Feilhaber's involvement in the offense, and KC's attack sputtered early on. From there the revolving door at the holding midfield spot picked up again with offseason acquisition, Servando Carrasco getting the run out there before being replaced by Haitian, Soni Mustivar who spent the majority of the season at the holding spot.
Higher up in the midfield, Sporting welcomed back Roger Espinoza to the club after spending two years in England with Wigan Athletic. A little less "Roger the red," Espinoza seemed much more composed at times on the field for Kansas City while still being the box-to-box midfielder that KC needed to break up play and get into the attack. Once Mustivar came in Espinoza and he formed a solid partnership, and KC's late season drop in form and loss of Espinoza is more than just a coincidence. When he went down, Paulo Nagamura took over that role, and while the Brazilian has written himself into Sporting KC lore with some clutch performances, he just doesn't play the position the same way. At the attacking position, Feilhaber found his grove, setting records that most probably wouldn't have been touched after Preki left the club, but KC's #10 really proved to be such in 2015.
The Players
Servando Carrasco - Brought in during the offseason from Houston, Carrasco was the first player to get a crack at the bottom of the midfield triangle after Peter Vermes moved Benny Feilhaber to a more advanced position. Carrasco didn't play poorly there, but he also didn't give everything that was required of the position in Peter Vermes' system. His last appearance as a regular starter was the 4-4 draw in Houston. After that he made just three league appearances, only one start before being traded to Orlando in exchange for Amobi Okugo.
Roger Espinoza - The World Cup and Olympic stand out for Honduras returned to Kansas City in 2015 after a string of rumors throughout the summer and fall of his return. He took up his normal position in the box-to-box role and was successful in getting attacking play through the middle shut down. When paired with Soni Mustivar, Espinoza really was able to funnel attack to the Haitian who was then able to cut the attacks out. Espinoza came back to KC as the team's highest paid player at $750,000 according to the players' union numbers. That led a number of fans to question the signing since he didn't contribute a lot to the offense. While that his true, his contribution to the defense and team as a whole can't be overlooked as easily. After Espinoza went down in the 1-1 draw against Houston, KC won five of their remaining 14 league games, going from Supporters' Shield favorites to squeaking into the playoffs as the six seed. Their defense that had been one of the best in the league when he went down finished around the middle of the league. He may not provide the offensive numbers, but his importance to the team can't be understated.
Benny Feilhaber - The team's MVP and a league finalist for the award, I'm not sure that KC could have asked for more from Feilhaber this year. He had a career year scoring 10 goals and assisting on 15 more in league play while appearing in 32 of 34 games. He also added another two goals and five assists in KC's run to the US Open Cup and played virtually all three midfield positions at different points in the 2015 season and was still able to produce offensively.
Mikey Lopez - the only play on KC's roster to go out on loan to their USL affiliate, Oklahoma City this year, Lopez was recalled from the Energy after playing in eight games, five of them starts. Upon his return he played in six games, five of them starts. He did an okay job filling in for the likes of Nagamura and Mustivar when they needed a break or were injured, but overall it wasn't the breakout season that many people were really hoping that he'd have in 2015. Even though the club says they'll make him an offer for 2016 since he's out of contract, now that he's no longer on a Generation Adidas player, and therefore no longer counting against the cap, his position with the club has to be a lot less secure.
Jimmy Medranda - Medranda, like Lopez, was one of those players that you felt really needed to start contributing more to the team this year. Early on it appeared he could as he started three straight games for KC, where the team went 2-0-1. The Colombian couldn't lock down a starting job though and returned to the bench for the most part until early August when injury issues forced him to play left back on the road against Toronto. The experiment went well and KC won 3-1. The next game Medranda started again at left back, this time against Vancouver, but after falling behind 2-0 early, Peter Vermes used a first half substitution to get Medranda off after just 34 minutes. Medranda started shortly after that, on the road in Columbus, but in a more advanced role that he played more regularly. He started just seven games on the season for KC, a number you'd really like to see him push and force Vermes to give him more time, either that or send him to Swope Park next year to play with the Rangers.
Soni Mustivar - Peter Vermes appeared to find his replacement for Oriol Rosell in the Haitian, Mustivar. While a different player than Rosell in terms of skill set, Mustivar was able to help settle KC's deep midfield position and formed a good partnership with Espinoza in front of him and Matt Besler and Kevin Ellis behind him. Wasn't ever flashy, and didn't provide the passing ability that KC had in Rosell, but was more than able to hold his own against plenty of attacking midfielders in MLS. His play, like much of the team's suffered when Espinoza went down for the season.
Paulo Nagamura - The man with ice in his veins, Nagamura continues to give KC good performances in the center of midfield. Called upon greatly after Espinoza went down for the season, Nagamura filled in well. His performance against Vancouver is the stuff that makes you a legend to the fans, and in the Open Cup final and playoff game he continued his run of perfect penalty kicks in high stress situations, converting both times in situations where missing would have resulted in a loss for Kansas City. Every year there seems to be questions (from myself too) about how long Nagamura can hang on at this level and continue to be successful with the team. He's out of contract at this point, and the team has made him an offer towards 2016.
Amobi Okugo - Acquired from Orlando City around the middle of the season for Servando Carrasco, Okugo struggled in KC. He played just three times for KC after being acquired on July 20th, starting only one game. The one start was the San Jose home loss where he was pulled at half time. He did notch one assist in the club's 3-1 win over Toronto though. I thought when KC acquired him that he'd get more time at center back for Kansas City, a position that most thought he excelled at when with the Philadelphia Union, while being just good at his defensive midfield position. But that never happened as even when Kevin Ellis didn't play with Matt Besler, it was Erik Palmer-Brown that got the minutes there ahead of Okugo. This past season Orlando helped cover a portion of his salary as part of the trade deal. How much, if any, they cover in 2016 will be a big factor in this trade. Right now this feels like one that KC ended up on the wrong end of.
Jordi Quintilla - During the summer, Kansas City picked up just two players to help strength their squad for the second half of the season. One was the above mentioned Okugo, the other was Quintilla. The Spaniard joined KC at the beginning of August after spending time in Spain and France. At 22 and from Barcelona's academy many fans likened the signing to when Vermes brought in Rosell. Like Rosell, Quintilla had a limited, but big impact with KC over his first half a season. He played in eight league games, starting three of them. But what he'll likely always be remembered for in KC was scoring the winning penalty kick in the eighth round of the US Open cup final. Also like Rosell, what he will do for the club can't be fully judged on this season, and has to be seen with an eye towards 2016 and beyond.
Looking Towards 2016
KC has two thirds of their starting midfield already under contract for 2016 with Benny Feilhaber and Roger Espinoza both already signed for 2016. The last penciled in starter at this point is Soni Mustivar, who is currently out of contract. Those three returning heathy would answer a lot of questions heading into the 2016 without taking account any new signings. As for the rest of the midfield, the biggest question is KC's depth. Okugo was less than impressive in his minutes and he's under contract for next year. The team's other two defensive midfielders, Paulo Nagamura and Mikey Lopez are out of contract at this time. For those two it could become a matter of cap space and the ability to find a replacement either through the draft or elsewhere. Overall the main core of the midfield will be fine in 2016, there just needs to be some depth added.
Sporting saw plenty of turnover in the midfield from the 2014 season, with just four players, Benny Feilhaber, Mikey Lopez, Jimmy Medranda, and Paulo Nagamura returning for the 2015 season for KC as the club parted company with the likes of Toni Dovale, Lawrence Olum, Victor Munoz, and Jorge Claros in an effort to remake their midfield. The 2015 season saw Kansas City stick with their three man midfield, but there was a lot of movement regarding who played where in the system. The beginning of the season saw Sporting's playmaker, Feilhaber playing very deep in the midfield, in a holding role, but with an ability to play more out of the back. The deep lying playmaker allowed KC to build more out of the back, but it really limited Feilhaber's involvement in the offense, and KC's attack sputtered early on. From there the revolving door at the holding midfield spot picked up again with offseason acquisition, Servando Carrasco getting the run out there before being replaced by Haitian, Soni Mustivar who spent the majority of the season at the holding spot.
Higher up in the midfield, Sporting welcomed back Roger Espinoza to the club after spending two years in England with Wigan Athletic. A little less "Roger the red," Espinoza seemed much more composed at times on the field for Kansas City while still being the box-to-box midfielder that KC needed to break up play and get into the attack. Once Mustivar came in Espinoza and he formed a solid partnership, and KC's late season drop in form and loss of Espinoza is more than just a coincidence. When he went down, Paulo Nagamura took over that role, and while the Brazilian has written himself into Sporting KC lore with some clutch performances, he just doesn't play the position the same way. At the attacking position, Feilhaber found his grove, setting records that most probably wouldn't have been touched after Preki left the club, but KC's #10 really proved to be such in 2015.
The Players
Servando Carrasco - Brought in during the offseason from Houston, Carrasco was the first player to get a crack at the bottom of the midfield triangle after Peter Vermes moved Benny Feilhaber to a more advanced position. Carrasco didn't play poorly there, but he also didn't give everything that was required of the position in Peter Vermes' system. His last appearance as a regular starter was the 4-4 draw in Houston. After that he made just three league appearances, only one start before being traded to Orlando in exchange for Amobi Okugo.
Roger Espinoza - The World Cup and Olympic stand out for Honduras returned to Kansas City in 2015 after a string of rumors throughout the summer and fall of his return. He took up his normal position in the box-to-box role and was successful in getting attacking play through the middle shut down. When paired with Soni Mustivar, Espinoza really was able to funnel attack to the Haitian who was then able to cut the attacks out. Espinoza came back to KC as the team's highest paid player at $750,000 according to the players' union numbers. That led a number of fans to question the signing since he didn't contribute a lot to the offense. While that his true, his contribution to the defense and team as a whole can't be overlooked as easily. After Espinoza went down in the 1-1 draw against Houston, KC won five of their remaining 14 league games, going from Supporters' Shield favorites to squeaking into the playoffs as the six seed. Their defense that had been one of the best in the league when he went down finished around the middle of the league. He may not provide the offensive numbers, but his importance to the team can't be understated.
Benny Feilhaber - The team's MVP and a league finalist for the award, I'm not sure that KC could have asked for more from Feilhaber this year. He had a career year scoring 10 goals and assisting on 15 more in league play while appearing in 32 of 34 games. He also added another two goals and five assists in KC's run to the US Open Cup and played virtually all three midfield positions at different points in the 2015 season and was still able to produce offensively.
Mikey Lopez - the only play on KC's roster to go out on loan to their USL affiliate, Oklahoma City this year, Lopez was recalled from the Energy after playing in eight games, five of them starts. Upon his return he played in six games, five of them starts. He did an okay job filling in for the likes of Nagamura and Mustivar when they needed a break or were injured, but overall it wasn't the breakout season that many people were really hoping that he'd have in 2015. Even though the club says they'll make him an offer for 2016 since he's out of contract, now that he's no longer on a Generation Adidas player, and therefore no longer counting against the cap, his position with the club has to be a lot less secure.
Jimmy Medranda - Medranda, like Lopez, was one of those players that you felt really needed to start contributing more to the team this year. Early on it appeared he could as he started three straight games for KC, where the team went 2-0-1. The Colombian couldn't lock down a starting job though and returned to the bench for the most part until early August when injury issues forced him to play left back on the road against Toronto. The experiment went well and KC won 3-1. The next game Medranda started again at left back, this time against Vancouver, but after falling behind 2-0 early, Peter Vermes used a first half substitution to get Medranda off after just 34 minutes. Medranda started shortly after that, on the road in Columbus, but in a more advanced role that he played more regularly. He started just seven games on the season for KC, a number you'd really like to see him push and force Vermes to give him more time, either that or send him to Swope Park next year to play with the Rangers.
Soni Mustivar - Peter Vermes appeared to find his replacement for Oriol Rosell in the Haitian, Mustivar. While a different player than Rosell in terms of skill set, Mustivar was able to help settle KC's deep midfield position and formed a good partnership with Espinoza in front of him and Matt Besler and Kevin Ellis behind him. Wasn't ever flashy, and didn't provide the passing ability that KC had in Rosell, but was more than able to hold his own against plenty of attacking midfielders in MLS. His play, like much of the team's suffered when Espinoza went down for the season.
Paulo Nagamura - The man with ice in his veins, Nagamura continues to give KC good performances in the center of midfield. Called upon greatly after Espinoza went down for the season, Nagamura filled in well. His performance against Vancouver is the stuff that makes you a legend to the fans, and in the Open Cup final and playoff game he continued his run of perfect penalty kicks in high stress situations, converting both times in situations where missing would have resulted in a loss for Kansas City. Every year there seems to be questions (from myself too) about how long Nagamura can hang on at this level and continue to be successful with the team. He's out of contract at this point, and the team has made him an offer towards 2016.
Amobi Okugo - Acquired from Orlando City around the middle of the season for Servando Carrasco, Okugo struggled in KC. He played just three times for KC after being acquired on July 20th, starting only one game. The one start was the San Jose home loss where he was pulled at half time. He did notch one assist in the club's 3-1 win over Toronto though. I thought when KC acquired him that he'd get more time at center back for Kansas City, a position that most thought he excelled at when with the Philadelphia Union, while being just good at his defensive midfield position. But that never happened as even when Kevin Ellis didn't play with Matt Besler, it was Erik Palmer-Brown that got the minutes there ahead of Okugo. This past season Orlando helped cover a portion of his salary as part of the trade deal. How much, if any, they cover in 2016 will be a big factor in this trade. Right now this feels like one that KC ended up on the wrong end of.
Jordi Quintilla - During the summer, Kansas City picked up just two players to help strength their squad for the second half of the season. One was the above mentioned Okugo, the other was Quintilla. The Spaniard joined KC at the beginning of August after spending time in Spain and France. At 22 and from Barcelona's academy many fans likened the signing to when Vermes brought in Rosell. Like Rosell, Quintilla had a limited, but big impact with KC over his first half a season. He played in eight league games, starting three of them. But what he'll likely always be remembered for in KC was scoring the winning penalty kick in the eighth round of the US Open cup final. Also like Rosell, what he will do for the club can't be fully judged on this season, and has to be seen with an eye towards 2016 and beyond.
Looking Towards 2016
KC has two thirds of their starting midfield already under contract for 2016 with Benny Feilhaber and Roger Espinoza both already signed for 2016. The last penciled in starter at this point is Soni Mustivar, who is currently out of contract. Those three returning heathy would answer a lot of questions heading into the 2016 without taking account any new signings. As for the rest of the midfield, the biggest question is KC's depth. Okugo was less than impressive in his minutes and he's under contract for next year. The team's other two defensive midfielders, Paulo Nagamura and Mikey Lopez are out of contract at this time. For those two it could become a matter of cap space and the ability to find a replacement either through the draft or elsewhere. Overall the main core of the midfield will be fine in 2016, there just needs to be some depth added.
Wednesday, August 05, 2015
Stephenson Loaned to San Antonio - Former SKC Wizards Update
Khari Stephenson was a major part of San Jose's team last year in MLS play, this year not so much, as the Jamaican has appeared in just four games this season for the Earthquakes. With that having happened, Stephenson is headed out on loan for the rest of the season to NASL side, San Antonio.
Here is the rest of this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Korede Aiyegbusi
Scott Angevine
Federico Bessone
Mitchell Cardenas
Bobby Convey
Herculez Gomez
Will John
Michael Kafari
Neal Kitson
Jonathan Leathers
Carlos Marinelli
Kyle Miller
Lawrence Olum
Nelson Pizarro
Ivan Trujillo
Konrad Warzycha
MLS
Davy Arnaud - DC - Started and played 90 minutes in DC's 6-4 win over RSL.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Came off the bench and played 25 minutes in New England's 3-1 win over Toronto.
Servando Carrasco - Orlando City - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in Orlando's 5-2 win over Columbus.
Aurelien Collin - Orlando City - Started and played 90 minutes scoring a goal in Orlando's 5-2 win over Columbus.
Luis Gil - Salt Lake - Came off the bench and played 21 minutes in RSL's 6-4 loss to DC. Did not dress in RSL's 1-0 win over Municipal.
Michael Harrington - Colorado - Did not dress in Colorado's 3-1 loss to LA.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Dressed but did not play in Portland's 0-0 draw with San Jose.
Kei Kamara - Columbus - Started and played 90 minutes in Columbus' 5-2 loss to Orlando.
Chris Konopka - Toronto - Dressed but did not play in Toronto's 3-1 loss to New England.
Eric Kronberg - Montreal - Dressed but did not play in Montreal's 3-2 win over NYC.
CJ Sapong - Philadelphia - Started and played 90 minutes in Philadelphia's 3-1 loss to New York.
Khari Stephenson - San Jose - Did not dress in San Jose's 0-0 draw with Portland.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Started and played 90 minutes in Columbus' 5-2 loss to Orlando.
Sal Zizzo - New York - Dressed but did not play in New York's 3-1 win over Philadelphia.
NASL
Stefan Antonijevic - Tampa Bay - Did not dress in Tampa's 1-1 draw with Carolina.
James Marcelin - Fort Lauderdale - Started and played 65 minutes in Fort Lauderdale's 2-0 loss to New York.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Atlanta - Started and played 90 minutes in Atlanta's 1-0 win over Indy.
Michal Mravec - Atlanta - Suspended for Atlanta's 1-0 win over Indy.
USL
Christian Duke - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 3-0 win over Arizona. Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 2-0 win over LA.
Brian Fekete - Austin - Dressed but did not play in Austin's 1-0 loss to Portland.
Adnan Gabeljic - Sacramento - Came off the bench and played 1 minutes in Sacramento's 2-0 win over Seattle.
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 3-0 win over Arizona. Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 2-0 win over LA.
Mechack Jerome - Charlotte - Started and played 90 minutes in Charlotte's 4-2 win over Rochester.
Alex Martinez - Charlotte - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal, in Charlotte's 4-2 win over Rochester.
Victor Munoz - Arizona - Did not dress in either of Arizona's games.
Tony Rocha - Austin - Started and played 90 minutes in Austin's 1-0 loss to Portland.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 3-0 win over Arizona. Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 2-0 win over LA.
Yomby William - Richmond - Started and played 90 minutes in Richmond's 4-2 win over Harrisburg.
Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Ontario - Offseason.
Adnan Gabeljic - St. Louis - Offseason.
Josh Gardner - Missouri - Offseason.
Pat Healey - Baltimore - Offseason.
Mike Jones - Dallas - Offseason.
Michal Mravec - Tacoma - Offseason.
Boris Pardo - Wichita - Offseason.
International
Vicente Arze - Blooming - Bolivia - Offseason.
Claudio Bieler - Quilmes - Argentina - Started and played 90 minutes in Quilmes' 3-0 win over Independiente Rivadavia in the Copa Argentina. Started and played 89 minutes, scoring a goal in Quilmes' 1-0 win over Tigre.
Omar Bravo - Chivas - Mexico - Started and played 90 minutes in Chivas' 1-0 loss to Cruz Azul.
Reinaldo Brenes - AD Belen Siglo XXI - Costa Rica - Started and played 80 minutes in Belen's 2-0 loss to Saprissa.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - Offseason.
Jorge Claros - Qingdao Jonoon - China - Lost 2-0 to Dalian Aerbin.
Eloy Colombano - AD Berazategui - Tied Excursionistas 0-0.
Daneil Cyrus - Ha Noi T&T (W Connection) - Vietnam (Trinidad) - Did not dress in Ha Noi's 0-0 draw with Dong Nai.
Toni Dovale - CD Leganes - Spain - Next game 8/22
Pablo Escobar - Cúcuta Deportivo - Colombia - Started and played 90 minutes in Cucuta's 1-1 draw with Millonarios.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Offseason.
Jeferson - Boavista - Brazil - Offseason.
Peterson Joseph - Azam FC - Tanzania - Offseason.
Igor Juliao - ABC (Fluminense) - Brazil - Did not dress in ABC's 3-0 loss to Bahia.
Igor Kostrov - Dinamo-Auto - Moldova - Came off the bench and played 46 minutes in Dinamo's 0-0 draw with Zaria.
Luis Marin - CD Palestino - Chile - Did not dress in Palestino's 1-0 loss to Union San Felipe. Did not dress in Palestino's 3-2 win over Santiago Morning.
Neven Markovic - KS Lechia Gdańsk - Poland - Did not dress in Lechia's 1-1 draw with Pogon Szczecin.
Yura Movsisyan - Spartak Moscow - Russia - Started and played 66 minutes, scoring a goal in Spartak's 1-0 win over Rubin Kazan.
Akeem Priestley - Sheikh Russel KC - Bangladesh - No game this week.
Pablo Punyed - Stjarnan - Iceland - No game this week.
Oriol Rosell - Sporting Club de Portugal - Portugal - No game until 8/8.
Soony Saad - BCC Tero (loaned from BEC Tero Sasana FC) - Thailand - Offseason.
Peter Schmetz - Wuppertaler SV - Germany - Offseason.
Yann Songo'o - Blackburn - England - Next game 8/8.
Martin Steuble - Ceres-La Salle - Philippines - Defeated Stallion 2-1.
Milos Stojcev - FK Sarajevo - Bosnia - Started and played 90 minutes in Sarajevo's 1-0 loss to Travnik.
Matt Taylor - Saarbrücken - Germany - Started and played 90 minutes in Saarbrucken's 0-0 draw with Freiburg II.
Here is the rest of this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Korede Aiyegbusi
Scott Angevine
Federico Bessone
Mitchell Cardenas
Bobby Convey
Herculez Gomez
Will John
Michael Kafari
Neal Kitson
Jonathan Leathers
Carlos Marinelli
Kyle Miller
Lawrence Olum
Nelson Pizarro
Ivan Trujillo
Konrad Warzycha
MLS
Davy Arnaud - DC - Started and played 90 minutes in DC's 6-4 win over RSL.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Came off the bench and played 25 minutes in New England's 3-1 win over Toronto.
Servando Carrasco - Orlando City - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in Orlando's 5-2 win over Columbus.
Aurelien Collin - Orlando City - Started and played 90 minutes scoring a goal in Orlando's 5-2 win over Columbus.
Luis Gil - Salt Lake - Came off the bench and played 21 minutes in RSL's 6-4 loss to DC. Did not dress in RSL's 1-0 win over Municipal.
Michael Harrington - Colorado - Did not dress in Colorado's 3-1 loss to LA.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Dressed but did not play in Portland's 0-0 draw with San Jose.
Kei Kamara - Columbus - Started and played 90 minutes in Columbus' 5-2 loss to Orlando.
Chris Konopka - Toronto - Dressed but did not play in Toronto's 3-1 loss to New England.
Eric Kronberg - Montreal - Dressed but did not play in Montreal's 3-2 win over NYC.
CJ Sapong - Philadelphia - Started and played 90 minutes in Philadelphia's 3-1 loss to New York.
Khari Stephenson - San Jose - Did not dress in San Jose's 0-0 draw with Portland.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Started and played 90 minutes in Columbus' 5-2 loss to Orlando.
Sal Zizzo - New York - Dressed but did not play in New York's 3-1 win over Philadelphia.
NASL
Stefan Antonijevic - Tampa Bay - Did not dress in Tampa's 1-1 draw with Carolina.
James Marcelin - Fort Lauderdale - Started and played 65 minutes in Fort Lauderdale's 2-0 loss to New York.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Atlanta - Started and played 90 minutes in Atlanta's 1-0 win over Indy.
Michal Mravec - Atlanta - Suspended for Atlanta's 1-0 win over Indy.
USL
Christian Duke - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 3-0 win over Arizona. Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 2-0 win over LA.
Brian Fekete - Austin - Dressed but did not play in Austin's 1-0 loss to Portland.
Adnan Gabeljic - Sacramento - Came off the bench and played 1 minutes in Sacramento's 2-0 win over Seattle.
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 3-0 win over Arizona. Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 2-0 win over LA.
Mechack Jerome - Charlotte - Started and played 90 minutes in Charlotte's 4-2 win over Rochester.
Alex Martinez - Charlotte - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal, in Charlotte's 4-2 win over Rochester.
Victor Munoz - Arizona - Did not dress in either of Arizona's games.
Tony Rocha - Austin - Started and played 90 minutes in Austin's 1-0 loss to Portland.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 3-0 win over Arizona. Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 2-0 win over LA.
Yomby William - Richmond - Started and played 90 minutes in Richmond's 4-2 win over Harrisburg.
Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Ontario - Offseason.
Adnan Gabeljic - St. Louis - Offseason.
Josh Gardner - Missouri - Offseason.
Pat Healey - Baltimore - Offseason.
Mike Jones - Dallas - Offseason.
Michal Mravec - Tacoma - Offseason.
Boris Pardo - Wichita - Offseason.
International
Vicente Arze - Blooming - Bolivia - Offseason.
Claudio Bieler - Quilmes - Argentina - Started and played 90 minutes in Quilmes' 3-0 win over Independiente Rivadavia in the Copa Argentina. Started and played 89 minutes, scoring a goal in Quilmes' 1-0 win over Tigre.
Omar Bravo - Chivas - Mexico - Started and played 90 minutes in Chivas' 1-0 loss to Cruz Azul.
Reinaldo Brenes - AD Belen Siglo XXI - Costa Rica - Started and played 80 minutes in Belen's 2-0 loss to Saprissa.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - Offseason.
Jorge Claros - Qingdao Jonoon - China - Lost 2-0 to Dalian Aerbin.
Eloy Colombano - AD Berazategui - Tied Excursionistas 0-0.
Daneil Cyrus - Ha Noi T&T (W Connection) - Vietnam (Trinidad) - Did not dress in Ha Noi's 0-0 draw with Dong Nai.
Toni Dovale - CD Leganes - Spain - Next game 8/22
Pablo Escobar - Cúcuta Deportivo - Colombia - Started and played 90 minutes in Cucuta's 1-1 draw with Millonarios.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Offseason.
Jeferson - Boavista - Brazil - Offseason.
Peterson Joseph - Azam FC - Tanzania - Offseason.
Igor Juliao - ABC (Fluminense) - Brazil - Did not dress in ABC's 3-0 loss to Bahia.
Igor Kostrov - Dinamo-Auto - Moldova - Came off the bench and played 46 minutes in Dinamo's 0-0 draw with Zaria.
Luis Marin - CD Palestino - Chile - Did not dress in Palestino's 1-0 loss to Union San Felipe. Did not dress in Palestino's 3-2 win over Santiago Morning.
Neven Markovic - KS Lechia Gdańsk - Poland - Did not dress in Lechia's 1-1 draw with Pogon Szczecin.
Yura Movsisyan - Spartak Moscow - Russia - Started and played 66 minutes, scoring a goal in Spartak's 1-0 win over Rubin Kazan.
Akeem Priestley - Sheikh Russel KC - Bangladesh - No game this week.
Pablo Punyed - Stjarnan - Iceland - No game this week.
Oriol Rosell - Sporting Club de Portugal - Portugal - No game until 8/8.
Soony Saad - BCC Tero (loaned from BEC Tero Sasana FC) - Thailand - Offseason.
Peter Schmetz - Wuppertaler SV - Germany - Offseason.
Yann Songo'o - Blackburn - England - Next game 8/8.
Martin Steuble - Ceres-La Salle - Philippines - Defeated Stallion 2-1.
Milos Stojcev - FK Sarajevo - Bosnia - Started and played 90 minutes in Sarajevo's 1-0 loss to Travnik.
Matt Taylor - Saarbrücken - Germany - Started and played 90 minutes in Saarbrucken's 0-0 draw with Freiburg II.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Former SKC Wizards Update
Lots of goals from former KC players, six former players found the back of the net in their league play this week.
Here is this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Korede Aiyegbusi
Scott Angevine
Federico Bessone
Mitchell Cardenas
Bobby Convey
Herculez Gomez
Will John
Michael Kafari
Neal Kitson
Jonathan Leathers
Carlos Marinelli
Lawrence Olum
Nelson Pizarro
Ivan Trujillo
Konrad Warzycha
MLS
Davy Arnaud - DC - Started and played 90 minutes in DC's 3-2 win over Philadelphia.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Started and played 70 minutes in New England's 2-2 draw with Chicago.
Servando Carrasco - Orlando City - Did not dress in Orlando's 3-1 loss to Chicago. Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in Orlando's 5-3 loss to NYC.
Aurelien Collin - Orlando City - Did not dress in Orlando's 3-1 loss to Chicago. Started and played 90 minutes in Orlando's 5-3 loss to NYC.
Luis Gil - Salt Lake - Started and played 87 minutes in RSL's 2-1 win over KC.
Michael Harrington - Colorado - No game this week.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 4-1 loss to Dallas.
Kei Kamara - Columbus - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Columbus' 3-3 draw with Toronto.
Chris Konopka - Toronto - Dressed but did not play in Toronto's 3-3 draw with Columbus.
Eric Kronberg - Montreal - Dressed but did not play in Montreal's 1-0 win over Seattle.
CJ Sapong - Philadelphia - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Philadelphia's 3-2 loss to DC.
Khari Stephenson - San Jose - Did not dress in San Jose's 3-1 loss to Vancouver.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Started and played 90 minutes in Columbus' 3-3 draw with Toronto.
Sal Zizzo - New York - No game this week.
NASL
Stefan Antonijevic - Tampa Bay - Started and played 40 minutes in Tampa's 3-1 loss to Fort Lauderdale.
James Marcelin - Fort Lauderdale - Started and played 90 minutes in Fort Lauderdale's 3-1 win over Tampa.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Atlanta - Started and played 90 minutes in Atlanta's 2-1 loss to Ottawa. Started and played 90 minutes in Atlanta's 3-1 win over Edmonton.
Kyle Miller - Atlanta - Did not dress in either of Atlanta's games.
Michal Mravec - Atlanta - Started and played 81 minutes in Atlanta's 2-1 loss to Ottawa. Came off the bench and played 4 minutes before being sent off in Atlanta's 3-1 win over Edmonton.
USL
Christian Duke - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 0-0 draw with St. Louis.
Brian Fekete - Austin - Did not play in Austin's 1-0 win over Arizona.
Adnan Gabeljic - Sacramento - No game this wek.
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 0-0 draw with St. Louis.
Mechack Jerome - Charlotte - Started and played 90 minutes in Charlotte's 2-0 win over Montreal.
Alex Martinez - Charlotte - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Charlotte's 2-0 win over Montreal.
Victor Munoz - Arizona - Did not dres in Arizona's 1-0 loss to Austin.
Tony Rocha - Austin - Started and played 90 minutes in Austin's 1-0 winover Arizona.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 0-0 draw with St. Louis.
Yomby William - Richmond - Started and played 90 minutes in Richmond's 4-3 loss to New York.
Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Ontario - Offseason.
Adnan Gabeljic - St. Louis - Offseason.
Josh Gardner - Missouri - Offseason.
Pat Healey - Baltimore - Offseason.
Mike Jones - Dallas - Offseason.
Michal Mravec - Tacoma - Offseason.
Boris Pardo - Wichita - Offseason.
International
Vicente Arze - Blooming - Bolivia - Offseason.
Claudio Bieler - Quilmes - Argentina - Started and played 87 minutes, scoring a goal in Quilmes' 2-1 win over Racing.
Omar Bravo - Chivas - Mexico - Started and played 90 minutes in Chivas' 2-0 loss to Veracruz. Came off the bench and played 31 minutes, scoring a goal in Chivas' 2-0 win over Mineros de Zacatecas.
Reinaldo Brenes - AD Belen Siglo XXI - Costa Rica - Next game 8/2
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - Offseason.
Jorge Claros - Qingdao Jonoon - China - Did not play in Qingdao's 2-0 loss to Tianjin Songjiang.
Eloy Colombano - AD Berazategui - Lost 3-0 to Central Cordoba.
Daneil Cyrus - Ha Noi T&T (W Connection) - Vietnam (Trinidad) - Did not dress in Ha Noi's 4-1 win over Thanh Hoa.
Toni Dovale - CD Leganes - Spain - Next game 8/22
Pablo Escobar - Cúcuta Deportivo - Colombia - Did not play in Cucuta's 1-0 win over Patriotas Boyaca.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Offseason.
Jeferson - Boavista - Brazil - Offseason.
Peterson Joseph - Azam FC - Tanzania - Offseason.
Igor Juliao - ABC (Fluminense) - Brazil - Did not play in either of ABC's games.
Igor Kostrov - FK Kyzyl-Zhar - Kazakhstan - No game until 8/1
Luis Marin - CD Palestino - Chile - Started and played 90 minutes in Palestino's 1-1 draw wtih Audax Italiano.
Neven Markovic - Servette FC - Switzerland - No game until 8/4
Yura Movsisyan - Spartak Moscow - Russia - Started and played 62 minutes, scoring a goal in Spartak's 1-0 win over Krasnodar.
Akeem Priestley - Sheikh Russel KC - Bangladesh - Defeated Team BJMC 2-1.
Pablo Punyed - Stjarnan - Iceland - Started and played 90 minutes in Stjarnan's 4-1 loss to Celtic. Started and played 90 minutes in Stjarnan's 3-0 win over IBV.
Oriol Rosell - Sporting Club de Portugal - Portugal - No game until 8/8.
Soony Saad - BCC Tero (loaned from BEC Tero Sasana FC) - Thailand - Offseason.
Peter Schmetz - Wuppertaler SV - Germany - Offseason.
Yann Songo'o - Blackburn - England - Offseason.
Martin Steuble - Ceres-La Salle - Philippines - Defeated Socceroo 6-0.
Milos Stojcev - FK Sarajevo - Bosnia - Came off the bench and played 13 minutes in Sarajevo's 1-0 loss to Lech Poznan. Did not play in Sarajevo's 6-1 win over Brina Zvornik.
Matt Taylor - Saarbrücken - Germany - Offseason.
Here is this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Korede Aiyegbusi
Scott Angevine
Federico Bessone
Mitchell Cardenas
Bobby Convey
Herculez Gomez
Will John
Michael Kafari
Neal Kitson
Jonathan Leathers
Carlos Marinelli
Lawrence Olum
Nelson Pizarro
Ivan Trujillo
Konrad Warzycha
MLS
Davy Arnaud - DC - Started and played 90 minutes in DC's 3-2 win over Philadelphia.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Started and played 70 minutes in New England's 2-2 draw with Chicago.
Servando Carrasco - Orlando City - Did not dress in Orlando's 3-1 loss to Chicago. Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in Orlando's 5-3 loss to NYC.
Aurelien Collin - Orlando City - Did not dress in Orlando's 3-1 loss to Chicago. Started and played 90 minutes in Orlando's 5-3 loss to NYC.
Luis Gil - Salt Lake - Started and played 87 minutes in RSL's 2-1 win over KC.
Michael Harrington - Colorado - No game this week.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Started and played 90 minutes in Portland's 4-1 loss to Dallas.
Kei Kamara - Columbus - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Columbus' 3-3 draw with Toronto.
Chris Konopka - Toronto - Dressed but did not play in Toronto's 3-3 draw with Columbus.
Eric Kronberg - Montreal - Dressed but did not play in Montreal's 1-0 win over Seattle.
CJ Sapong - Philadelphia - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Philadelphia's 3-2 loss to DC.
Khari Stephenson - San Jose - Did not dress in San Jose's 3-1 loss to Vancouver.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Started and played 90 minutes in Columbus' 3-3 draw with Toronto.
Sal Zizzo - New York - No game this week.
NASL
Stefan Antonijevic - Tampa Bay - Started and played 40 minutes in Tampa's 3-1 loss to Fort Lauderdale.
James Marcelin - Fort Lauderdale - Started and played 90 minutes in Fort Lauderdale's 3-1 win over Tampa.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Atlanta - Started and played 90 minutes in Atlanta's 2-1 loss to Ottawa. Started and played 90 minutes in Atlanta's 3-1 win over Edmonton.
Kyle Miller - Atlanta - Did not dress in either of Atlanta's games.
Michal Mravec - Atlanta - Started and played 81 minutes in Atlanta's 2-1 loss to Ottawa. Came off the bench and played 4 minutes before being sent off in Atlanta's 3-1 win over Edmonton.
USL
Christian Duke - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 0-0 draw with St. Louis.
Brian Fekete - Austin - Did not play in Austin's 1-0 win over Arizona.
Adnan Gabeljic - Sacramento - No game this wek.
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 0-0 draw with St. Louis.
Mechack Jerome - Charlotte - Started and played 90 minutes in Charlotte's 2-0 win over Montreal.
Alex Martinez - Charlotte - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Charlotte's 2-0 win over Montreal.
Victor Munoz - Arizona - Did not dres in Arizona's 1-0 loss to Austin.
Tony Rocha - Austin - Started and played 90 minutes in Austin's 1-0 winover Arizona.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 0-0 draw with St. Louis.
Yomby William - Richmond - Started and played 90 minutes in Richmond's 4-3 loss to New York.
Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Ontario - Offseason.
Adnan Gabeljic - St. Louis - Offseason.
Josh Gardner - Missouri - Offseason.
Pat Healey - Baltimore - Offseason.
Mike Jones - Dallas - Offseason.
Michal Mravec - Tacoma - Offseason.
Boris Pardo - Wichita - Offseason.
International
Vicente Arze - Blooming - Bolivia - Offseason.
Claudio Bieler - Quilmes - Argentina - Started and played 87 minutes, scoring a goal in Quilmes' 2-1 win over Racing.
Omar Bravo - Chivas - Mexico - Started and played 90 minutes in Chivas' 2-0 loss to Veracruz. Came off the bench and played 31 minutes, scoring a goal in Chivas' 2-0 win over Mineros de Zacatecas.
Reinaldo Brenes - AD Belen Siglo XXI - Costa Rica - Next game 8/2
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - Offseason.
Jorge Claros - Qingdao Jonoon - China - Did not play in Qingdao's 2-0 loss to Tianjin Songjiang.
Eloy Colombano - AD Berazategui - Lost 3-0 to Central Cordoba.
Daneil Cyrus - Ha Noi T&T (W Connection) - Vietnam (Trinidad) - Did not dress in Ha Noi's 4-1 win over Thanh Hoa.
Toni Dovale - CD Leganes - Spain - Next game 8/22
Pablo Escobar - Cúcuta Deportivo - Colombia - Did not play in Cucuta's 1-0 win over Patriotas Boyaca.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Offseason.
Jeferson - Boavista - Brazil - Offseason.
Peterson Joseph - Azam FC - Tanzania - Offseason.
Igor Juliao - ABC (Fluminense) - Brazil - Did not play in either of ABC's games.
Igor Kostrov - FK Kyzyl-Zhar - Kazakhstan - No game until 8/1
Luis Marin - CD Palestino - Chile - Started and played 90 minutes in Palestino's 1-1 draw wtih Audax Italiano.
Neven Markovic - Servette FC - Switzerland - No game until 8/4
Yura Movsisyan - Spartak Moscow - Russia - Started and played 62 minutes, scoring a goal in Spartak's 1-0 win over Krasnodar.
Akeem Priestley - Sheikh Russel KC - Bangladesh - Defeated Team BJMC 2-1.
Pablo Punyed - Stjarnan - Iceland - Started and played 90 minutes in Stjarnan's 4-1 loss to Celtic. Started and played 90 minutes in Stjarnan's 3-0 win over IBV.
Oriol Rosell - Sporting Club de Portugal - Portugal - No game until 8/8.
Soony Saad - BCC Tero (loaned from BEC Tero Sasana FC) - Thailand - Offseason.
Peter Schmetz - Wuppertaler SV - Germany - Offseason.
Yann Songo'o - Blackburn - England - Offseason.
Martin Steuble - Ceres-La Salle - Philippines - Defeated Socceroo 6-0.
Milos Stojcev - FK Sarajevo - Bosnia - Came off the bench and played 13 minutes in Sarajevo's 1-0 loss to Lech Poznan. Did not play in Sarajevo's 6-1 win over Brina Zvornik.
Matt Taylor - Saarbrücken - Germany - Offseason.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Carrasco Joins List of Former Wizards - Former SKC Wizards Update
Servando Carrasco is the latest player to join the list of former SKC Wizards after his trade this week. He headed straight for Chicago to meet up with Orlando ahead of their US Open Cup game tonight.
Here's the rest of this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Scott Angevine
Federico Bessone
Bobby Convey
Will John
Michael Kafari
Neal Kitson
Jonathan Leathers
Carlos Marinelli
Lawrence Olum
Nelson Pizarro
Ivan Trujillo
Konrad Warzycha
MLS
Davy Arnaud - DC - Started and played 90 minutes in DC's 2-1 loss to Dallas.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Started and played 72 minutes in New England' 1-0 win over NYC.
Servando Carrasco - Orlando City - Just traded to Orlando.
Aurelien Collin - Orlando City - Started and played 90 minutes in Orlando's 2-0 loss to New York.
Luis Gil - Salt Lake - Came off the bench and played 18 minutes in Salt Lake's 2-0 win over Houston.
Michael Harrington - Colorado - Started and played 90 minutes in Colorado's 1-0 win over Seattle.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Dressed but did not play in Portland's 1-1 draw with Vancouver.
Kei Kamara - Columbus - Started and played 89 minutes, scoring a goal in Columbus' 1-0 win over Chicago. Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Columbus' 3-1 win oer Chicago.
Chris Konopka - Toronto - Suspended for Toronto's 2-1 win over Philadelphia.
Eric Kronberg - Montreal - Dressed but did not play in Montreal's 2-1 loss to KC.
CJ Sapong - Philadelphia - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in Philadelphia's 2-1 loss to Toronto. Suspended for Philadelphia's 1-1(4-3) shootout win over New York.
Khari Stephenson - San Jose - Did not dress in San Jose's 5-2 loss to LA.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Started and played 90 minutes in Columbus' 1-0 win over Chicago. Started and played 90 minutes in Columbus' 3-1 win over Chicago.
Sal Zizzo - New York - Came off the bench and played 20 minutes in New York's 2-0 win over Orlando. Came off the bench and played 50 minutes in New York's 1-1(4-3) shootout loss to Philadelphia.
NASL
Stefan Antonijevic - Tampa Bay - Started and played 90 minutes in Tampa's 1-0 loss to Edmonton.
James Marcelin - Fort Lauderdale - Started and played 90 minutes in Haiti's 1-0 loss to Mexico.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Atlanta - Started and played 90 minutes in Atlanta's 2-2 draw with Fort Lauderdale.
Kyle Miller - Atlanta - Did not dress in Atlanta's 2-2 draw with Fort Lauderdale.
Michal Mravec - Atlanta - Started and played 64 minutes in Atlanta's 2-2 draw with Fort Lauderdale.
USL
Christian Duke - Oklahoma City - Came off the bench and played 24 minutes in OKC's 1-1 draw with Tulsa.
Brian Fekete - Austin - Came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Austin's 4-1 win over Arizona.
Adnan Gabeljic - Sacramento - No game this week.
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 1-1 draw with Tulsa.
Mechack Jerome - Charlotte - Started and played 90 minutes in Haiti's 1-0 loss to Jamaica.
Alex Martinez - Charlotte - Started and played 83 minutes in Charlotte's 0-0 draw with Rochester.
Victor Munoz - Arizona - Did not play in Arizona's 4-1 loss to Austin.
Tony Rocha - Austin - Started and played 90 minutes in Austin's 4-1 win over Arizona.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 1-1 draw with Tulsa.
Yomby William - Richmond - No game this week.
Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Ontario - Offseason.
Adnan Gabeljic - St. Louis - Offseason.
Josh Gardner - Missouri - Offseason.
Pat Healey - Baltimore - Offseason.
Mike Jones - Dallas - Offseason.
Michal Mravec - Tacoma - Offseason.
Boris Pardo - Wichita - Offseason.
International
Korede Aiyegbusi - Auerbach - Germany - Offseason
Vicente Arze - Blooming - Bolivia - Offseason.
Claudio Bieler - Quilmes - Argentina - Started and played 90 minutes in Quilmes' 2-1 loss to Boca Juniors.
Omar Bravo - Chivas - Mexico - Next game is 7/24
Reinaldo Brenes - Saprissa - Costa Rica - Offseason.
Mitchell Cardenas - Atlético Coatzacoalcos - Mexico - Offseason.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - Offseason.
Jorge Claros - Qingdao Jonoon - China - Returning from Gold Cup
Eloy Colombano - AD Berazategui - Tied Midland 1-1.
Daneil Cyrus - Ha Noi T&T (W Connection) - Vietnam (Trinidad) - Dressed but did not play in Trinidad's 4-4 draw with Mexico. Started and played 120 minutes in Trinidad's 1-1 (6-5) shootout loss to Panama.
Toni Dovale - CD Leganes - Spain - Next game 8/22
Pablo Escobar - Cúcuta Deportivo - Colombia - Did not play in Cucuta's 5-0 loss to Santa Fe.
Herculez Gomez - Puebla - Mexico - Next game is 7/25.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Offseason.
Jeferson - Boavista - Brazil - Offseason.
Peterson Joseph - Azam FC - Tanzania - Offseason.
Igor Juliao - ABC (Fluminense) - Brazil - No game his week.
Igor Kostrov - FK Kyzyl-Zhar - Kazakhstan - No game until 8/1
Luis Marin - CD Palestino - Chile - Dressed but did notplay in Palestino's 2-0 loss to Union Espanola. Started and played 90 minutes in Palestino's 4-2 loss to Union Espanola.
Neven Markovic - Servette FC - Switzerland - No game until 8/4
Yura Movsisyan - Spartak Moscow - Russia - Started and played 63 minutes in Spartak's 2-2 draw with UFA.
Akeem Priestley - Sheikh Russel KC - Bangladesh - Lost 5-0 Abahani. Lost 4-3 to Sheikh Jamal.
Pablo Punyed - Stjarnan - Iceland - Started and played 63 minutes in Stjarnan's 1-1 draw with IA.
Oriol Rosell - Sporting Club de Portugal - Portugal - No game until 8/8.
Soony Saad - BCC Tero (loaned from BEC Tero Sasana FC) - Thailand - Offseason.
Peter Schmetz - Wuppertaler SV - Germany - Offseason.
Yann Songo'o - Blackburn - England - Offseason.
Martin Steuble - Ceres-La Salle - Philippines - Defeated Green Archers 7-0. Defeated Kaya 2-0.
Milos Stojcev - FK Sarajevo - Bosnia - Started and played 66 minutes in Sarajevo's 2-0 loss to Lech Poznan.
Matt Taylor - Saarbrücken - Germany - Offseason.
Here's the rest of this week's update.
Active without a club or unknown
Scott Angevine
Federico Bessone
Bobby Convey
Will John
Michael Kafari
Neal Kitson
Jonathan Leathers
Carlos Marinelli
Lawrence Olum
Nelson Pizarro
Ivan Trujillo
Konrad Warzycha
MLS
Davy Arnaud - DC - Started and played 90 minutes in DC's 2-1 loss to Dallas.
Teal Bunbury - New England - Started and played 72 minutes in New England' 1-0 win over NYC.
Servando Carrasco - Orlando City - Just traded to Orlando.
Aurelien Collin - Orlando City - Started and played 90 minutes in Orlando's 2-0 loss to New York.
Luis Gil - Salt Lake - Came off the bench and played 18 minutes in Salt Lake's 2-0 win over Houston.
Michael Harrington - Colorado - Started and played 90 minutes in Colorado's 1-0 win over Seattle.
Jack Jewsbury - Portland - Dressed but did not play in Portland's 1-1 draw with Vancouver.
Kei Kamara - Columbus - Started and played 89 minutes, scoring a goal in Columbus' 1-0 win over Chicago. Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Columbus' 3-1 win oer Chicago.
Chris Konopka - Toronto - Suspended for Toronto's 2-1 win over Philadelphia.
Eric Kronberg - Montreal - Dressed but did not play in Montreal's 2-1 loss to KC.
CJ Sapong - Philadelphia - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in Philadelphia's 2-1 loss to Toronto. Suspended for Philadelphia's 1-1(4-3) shootout win over New York.
Khari Stephenson - San Jose - Did not dress in San Jose's 5-2 loss to LA.
Tyson Wahl - Columbus - Started and played 90 minutes in Columbus' 1-0 win over Chicago. Started and played 90 minutes in Columbus' 3-1 win over Chicago.
Sal Zizzo - New York - Came off the bench and played 20 minutes in New York's 2-0 win over Orlando. Came off the bench and played 50 minutes in New York's 1-1(4-3) shootout loss to Philadelphia.
NASL
Stefan Antonijevic - Tampa Bay - Started and played 90 minutes in Tampa's 1-0 loss to Edmonton.
James Marcelin - Fort Lauderdale - Started and played 90 minutes in Haiti's 1-0 loss to Mexico.
Rauwshan McKenzie - Atlanta - Started and played 90 minutes in Atlanta's 2-2 draw with Fort Lauderdale.
Kyle Miller - Atlanta - Did not dress in Atlanta's 2-2 draw with Fort Lauderdale.
Michal Mravec - Atlanta - Started and played 64 minutes in Atlanta's 2-2 draw with Fort Lauderdale.
USL
Christian Duke - Oklahoma City - Came off the bench and played 24 minutes in OKC's 1-1 draw with Tulsa.
Brian Fekete - Austin - Came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Austin's 4-1 win over Arizona.
Adnan Gabeljic - Sacramento - No game this week.
Cyprian Hedrick - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 1-1 draw with Tulsa.
Mechack Jerome - Charlotte - Started and played 90 minutes in Haiti's 1-0 loss to Jamaica.
Alex Martinez - Charlotte - Started and played 83 minutes in Charlotte's 0-0 draw with Rochester.
Victor Munoz - Arizona - Did not play in Arizona's 4-1 loss to Austin.
Tony Rocha - Austin - Started and played 90 minutes in Austin's 4-1 win over Arizona.
Michael Thomas - Oklahoma City - Started and played 90 minutes in OKC's 1-1 draw with Tulsa.
Yomby William - Richmond - No game this week.
Indoor
Jamar Beasley - Ontario - Offseason.
Adnan Gabeljic - St. Louis - Offseason.
Josh Gardner - Missouri - Offseason.
Pat Healey - Baltimore - Offseason.
Mike Jones - Dallas - Offseason.
Michal Mravec - Tacoma - Offseason.
Boris Pardo - Wichita - Offseason.
International
Korede Aiyegbusi - Auerbach - Germany - Offseason
Vicente Arze - Blooming - Bolivia - Offseason.
Claudio Bieler - Quilmes - Argentina - Started and played 90 minutes in Quilmes' 2-1 loss to Boca Juniors.
Omar Bravo - Chivas - Mexico - Next game is 7/24
Reinaldo Brenes - Saprissa - Costa Rica - Offseason.
Mitchell Cardenas - Atlético Coatzacoalcos - Mexico - Offseason.
Sunil Chhetri - Bengaluru - India - Offseason.
Jorge Claros - Qingdao Jonoon - China - Returning from Gold Cup
Eloy Colombano - AD Berazategui - Tied Midland 1-1.
Daneil Cyrus - Ha Noi T&T (W Connection) - Vietnam (Trinidad) - Dressed but did not play in Trinidad's 4-4 draw with Mexico. Started and played 120 minutes in Trinidad's 1-1 (6-5) shootout loss to Panama.
Toni Dovale - CD Leganes - Spain - Next game 8/22
Pablo Escobar - Cúcuta Deportivo - Colombia - Did not play in Cucuta's 5-0 loss to Santa Fe.
Herculez Gomez - Puebla - Mexico - Next game is 7/25.
Jermaine Hue - Harbour View - Jamaica - Offseason.
Jeferson - Boavista - Brazil - Offseason.
Peterson Joseph - Azam FC - Tanzania - Offseason.
Igor Juliao - ABC (Fluminense) - Brazil - No game his week.
Igor Kostrov - FK Kyzyl-Zhar - Kazakhstan - No game until 8/1
Luis Marin - CD Palestino - Chile - Dressed but did notplay in Palestino's 2-0 loss to Union Espanola. Started and played 90 minutes in Palestino's 4-2 loss to Union Espanola.
Neven Markovic - Servette FC - Switzerland - No game until 8/4
Yura Movsisyan - Spartak Moscow - Russia - Started and played 63 minutes in Spartak's 2-2 draw with UFA.
Akeem Priestley - Sheikh Russel KC - Bangladesh - Lost 5-0 Abahani. Lost 4-3 to Sheikh Jamal.
Pablo Punyed - Stjarnan - Iceland - Started and played 63 minutes in Stjarnan's 1-1 draw with IA.
Oriol Rosell - Sporting Club de Portugal - Portugal - No game until 8/8.
Soony Saad - BCC Tero (loaned from BEC Tero Sasana FC) - Thailand - Offseason.
Peter Schmetz - Wuppertaler SV - Germany - Offseason.
Yann Songo'o - Blackburn - England - Offseason.
Martin Steuble - Ceres-La Salle - Philippines - Defeated Green Archers 7-0. Defeated Kaya 2-0.
Milos Stojcev - FK Sarajevo - Bosnia - Started and played 66 minutes in Sarajevo's 2-0 loss to Lech Poznan.
Matt Taylor - Saarbrücken - Germany - Offseason.
Monday, July 20, 2015
Sporting Trade Carrasco to Orlando for Okugo
Sporting KC looks like they are on the verge of addressing some of their defensive needs in the very near future. According to both Goal.com and the KC Star, Sporting KC is trading midfielder Servando Carrasco and other considerations to Orlando City in exchange for Amobi Okugo. The trade would see two players that have lost their starting spot switching teams.
At 24, Okugo is also still young but is in his 6th season in MLS after spending his first five years with the Union. He'd played well there and was looking for a pay increase or a move abroad. In the end, Okugo was traded to the expansion Orlando City side. He played 15 times for them, starting nine times, but has not started a game since May 8th against New England. Instead he's been relegated to cameo roles off the bench for the most part.
The immediate worry for those that looked at the trade on the surface is the fact that Okugo is set to make $275,000 in base salary and $300,000 in guaranteed compensation according to the players' union salaries, but it looks like Orlando will be helping out there as well, apparently picking up $200,000 of Okugo's cap hit over the rest of this season and next season too.
One has to assume that KC is probably throwing in some allocation money or the new Targeted Allocation Money in the deal as well. As a whole this trade probably benefits everyone involved, Okugo and Carrasco get a change of scenery after it's become apparent neither is going to get a lot of field time with their current club. KC gets a young player who can play center back, a position that KC really needed to address in this transfer window while Orlando gets some cap relief.
The trade means that over the last three years or so, Peter Vermes has turned a 4th round supplemental draft pick into Okugo. Sporting traded a fourth round supplemental draft pick to San Jose for the rights to Michael Thomas. A couple years later, KC traded Thomas to Toronto in exchange for a 2015 second round pick. This year ahead of the draft, KC traded that pick to Houston in exchange for Carrasco, who has now been traded to Orlando for Okugo.
The trade means that over the last three years or so, Peter Vermes has turned a 4th round supplemental draft pick into Okugo. Sporting traded a fourth round supplemental draft pick to San Jose for the rights to Michael Thomas. A couple years later, KC traded Thomas to Toronto in exchange for a 2015 second round pick. This year ahead of the draft, KC traded that pick to Houston in exchange for Carrasco, who has now been traded to Orlando for Okugo.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Carrasco Supended by Disciplinary Committee
The MLS Disciplinary Committee came out with a number of decisions from this past weekend's games today. Two of those announcements will affect this weekend's game between Sporting Kansas City and the Chicago Fire.
The first decision will affect Sporting KC, as midfielder Servando Carrasco was handed a one game suspension and a fine for violent conduct in the 52nd minute of the 4-4 draw with Houston. After Matt Besler and Kevin Ellis combined to foul Dynamo forward, Giles Barnes. Brad Davis took exception to the situation and some of the players came together. Carrasco, a former Dynamo player struck Davis in the head as the two had a headed argument. Davis had to be pulled away from the situation by his teammates. Also KC was warned for mass confrontation in the game.
The suspension means that Haitian Soni Mustivar could very well earn his first start of the weekend on Sunday against the visiting Fire.
Meanwhile, Chicago will be without midfielder, Matt Watson. The Fire midfielder was suspended for a 27th minute tackle on NYCFC forward Adam Nemec. The tackle at the time had only earned Watson a yellow card, but the Disciplinary Committee saw it differently. He'll also miss this weekend's game.
The first decision will affect Sporting KC, as midfielder Servando Carrasco was handed a one game suspension and a fine for violent conduct in the 52nd minute of the 4-4 draw with Houston. After Matt Besler and Kevin Ellis combined to foul Dynamo forward, Giles Barnes. Brad Davis took exception to the situation and some of the players came together. Carrasco, a former Dynamo player struck Davis in the head as the two had a headed argument. Davis had to be pulled away from the situation by his teammates. Also KC was warned for mass confrontation in the game.
The suspension means that Haitian Soni Mustivar could very well earn his first start of the weekend on Sunday against the visiting Fire.
Meanwhile, Chicago will be without midfielder, Matt Watson. The Fire midfielder was suspended for a 27th minute tackle on NYCFC forward Adam Nemec. The tackle at the time had only earned Watson a yellow card, but the Disciplinary Committee saw it differently. He'll also miss this weekend's game.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Ellis Re-Signed, Carrasco Signed
As expected (considering Ellis' Tweet and both players' appearances in the preseason video) Sporting KC has re-signed homegrown defender Kevin Ellis and signed midfielder Servando Carrasco. The pair of four year veterans bring KC's total number of players under contract to 25 as the team has kicked off preseason in Arizona.
Ellis enjoyed a break out season in 2014 becoming one of KC's more reliable defenders after injuries and international call ups decimated the back line over the course of the season. Ellis appeared in 20 games in league play last year for KC, starting 16 of them.
Carrasco came to Kansas City on draft day, when Sporting traded their second round pick, the 30th overall to the Houston Dynamo for Carrasco's rights. The defensive midfielder was out of contract so Kansas City had to come to an agreement on a new deal with him. He'd spent the last year and a half in Houston after starting his career in Seattle with the Sounders.
Speaking of preseason starting, KC currently has four players in camp on trial as well. Christian Duke, who was waived at the end of the 2014 season but was invited back to camp as a non-rostered invitee. The team also invited Sporting KC U16 academy player, Felipe Hernandez, and two goalkeepers, former Real Salt Lake academy goalkeeper, Matt Bersano and St. Louis Ambush player, Kevin Corby, who went to school at UMKC.
Ellis enjoyed a break out season in 2014 becoming one of KC's more reliable defenders after injuries and international call ups decimated the back line over the course of the season. Ellis appeared in 20 games in league play last year for KC, starting 16 of them.
Carrasco came to Kansas City on draft day, when Sporting traded their second round pick, the 30th overall to the Houston Dynamo for Carrasco's rights. The defensive midfielder was out of contract so Kansas City had to come to an agreement on a new deal with him. He'd spent the last year and a half in Houston after starting his career in Seattle with the Sounders.
Speaking of preseason starting, KC currently has four players in camp on trial as well. Christian Duke, who was waived at the end of the 2014 season but was invited back to camp as a non-rostered invitee. The team also invited Sporting KC U16 academy player, Felipe Hernandez, and two goalkeepers, former Real Salt Lake academy goalkeeper, Matt Bersano and St. Louis Ambush player, Kevin Corby, who went to school at UMKC.
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Sporting Address Needs in SuperDraft
With four picks in the first two rounds of today's MLS SuperDraft, Sporting KC had plenty of opportunity to address some needs for the team heading into the 2015 season. With all four of the picks KC was able to address needs on the wing, at wing back and in the defensive midfield position. They were also able to get three of the four players that they wanted in the draft, the fourth being Nick Besler who went to Portland with the fifth pick.
With their first pick, the 10th overall, Sporting selected Connor Hallisey, a left sided winger from the University of California. Hallisey should be able to contribute on the wing in Sporting's 4-3-3 system, and it'd allow Graham Zusi to play on the right hand side. Hallisey scored nine goals for Cal in his senior season and as a MAC Hermann Trophy semi-finalist. Hallisey has also spent time in the US youth system, having been capped by the US U-18 team.
With their second pick of the first round, the 12th overall, Sporting addressed their need for depth at right back, taking Akron right back Saad Abdul-Salaam. With Igor Juliao's future in KC still uncertain and Kevin Ellis un-signed, Sporting needed to move forward as if either wasn't there. Abdul-Salaam on paper looks like a good fit for KC's system. He's a big outside back that likes to get forward, a perfect combination for Peter Vermes with the way he likes to have his wingbacks get forward. With starter, Chance Myers coming off injury, Abdul-Salaam could be a candidate to get more minutes if Myers' recovery stalls.
With their third first round pick, the 20th overall, Sporting added some depth behind Seth Sinovic at left back, selecting Amadou Dia from Clemson. Dia is a midfielder/forward, but based on the Tweet Robb Heineman sent out about the pick, Sporting is going to look to turn him into an outside back. Compared to the 6'3" Abdul-Salaam, Dia is just 5'9". Like Hallisey, Dia has represented the US at the youth level, playing with the U18's and with Mikey Lopez with the U20's.
With KC's 30th pick, the team actually sent that pick to the Houston Dynamo in return for the rights to Servando Carrasco. Carrasco, the newly married husband of US women's national team forward Alex Morgan is currently out of contract, so Sporting will have to get the midfielder to agree to a new deal with SKC. Carrasco would come in and would challenge Jorge Claros and James Marcelin at the defensive midfield position for Kansas City. Over his four year MLS career with the Seattle Sounders and Houston Dynamo, Carrasco has played in 59 league games, starting 31 of them.
Overall I think Sporting did a good job of address their needs based on what I've read about each of KC's three draft picks and from what I've seen from Carrasco. The good news for the three draft picks is that Vermes isn't going to be pressuring them to be a starter right away. With Myers and Jalil Anibaba (along with the potential return of Ellis) at right back, Sinovic at left back, and Bernardo Anor, Krisztian Nemeth, and Jacob Peterson, Sporting should be able to bring them along at a slower pace. The Carrasco trade I like from the aspect that you get a player with MLS experience who can play in this league for a pick that more than likely won't pan out. For example in the 48 picks between the 30th pick last year and the end of the fourth round, just 10 of those players are still on MLS rosters today. Now Sporting just has to get a deal done to sign him.
With their first pick, the 10th overall, Sporting selected Connor Hallisey, a left sided winger from the University of California. Hallisey should be able to contribute on the wing in Sporting's 4-3-3 system, and it'd allow Graham Zusi to play on the right hand side. Hallisey scored nine goals for Cal in his senior season and as a MAC Hermann Trophy semi-finalist. Hallisey has also spent time in the US youth system, having been capped by the US U-18 team.
With their second pick of the first round, the 12th overall, Sporting addressed their need for depth at right back, taking Akron right back Saad Abdul-Salaam. With Igor Juliao's future in KC still uncertain and Kevin Ellis un-signed, Sporting needed to move forward as if either wasn't there. Abdul-Salaam on paper looks like a good fit for KC's system. He's a big outside back that likes to get forward, a perfect combination for Peter Vermes with the way he likes to have his wingbacks get forward. With starter, Chance Myers coming off injury, Abdul-Salaam could be a candidate to get more minutes if Myers' recovery stalls.
With their third first round pick, the 20th overall, Sporting added some depth behind Seth Sinovic at left back, selecting Amadou Dia from Clemson. Dia is a midfielder/forward, but based on the Tweet Robb Heineman sent out about the pick, Sporting is going to look to turn him into an outside back. Compared to the 6'3" Abdul-Salaam, Dia is just 5'9". Like Hallisey, Dia has represented the US at the youth level, playing with the U18's and with Mikey Lopez with the U20's.
With KC's 30th pick, the team actually sent that pick to the Houston Dynamo in return for the rights to Servando Carrasco. Carrasco, the newly married husband of US women's national team forward Alex Morgan is currently out of contract, so Sporting will have to get the midfielder to agree to a new deal with SKC. Carrasco would come in and would challenge Jorge Claros and James Marcelin at the defensive midfield position for Kansas City. Over his four year MLS career with the Seattle Sounders and Houston Dynamo, Carrasco has played in 59 league games, starting 31 of them.
Overall I think Sporting did a good job of address their needs based on what I've read about each of KC's three draft picks and from what I've seen from Carrasco. The good news for the three draft picks is that Vermes isn't going to be pressuring them to be a starter right away. With Myers and Jalil Anibaba (along with the potential return of Ellis) at right back, Sinovic at left back, and Bernardo Anor, Krisztian Nemeth, and Jacob Peterson, Sporting should be able to bring them along at a slower pace. The Carrasco trade I like from the aspect that you get a player with MLS experience who can play in this league for a pick that more than likely won't pan out. For example in the 48 picks between the 30th pick last year and the end of the fourth round, just 10 of those players are still on MLS rosters today. Now Sporting just has to get a deal done to sign him.
Sporting KC Trade 30th Pick for Servando Carrasco
Sporting KC ended up not trading any of their first round picks in today's draft, but they did end up moving their fourth pick of the day, the 30th pick to the Houston Dynamo. In return, Sporting KC received the MLS rights to Servando Carrasco. Carrasco is out of contract at this time after playing last year with the Houston Dynamo. Previously he'd been with the Seattle Sounders before being traded during the 2013 season. That means that KC will have to come to a deal on a new contract for him.
Over the last four years, Carrasco has played in 59 MLS games, starting 31 of them, scoring one goal over that time.
Carrasco is probably best known in soccer circles as being the now husband of US women's national team forward Alex Morgan. We'll see if Sporting can come to terms with a contract for him.
Over the last four years, Carrasco has played in 59 MLS games, starting 31 of them, scoring one goal over that time.
Carrasco is probably best known in soccer circles as being the now husband of US women's national team forward Alex Morgan. We'll see if Sporting can come to terms with a contract for him.
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