2017 Sporting Kansas City season
The 2017 Sporting Kansas City season was the twenty-second season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the seventh year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
2017 season | ||||
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Owner | Sporting Club | |||
Head Coach | Peter Vermes | |||
Stadium | Children's Mercy Park | |||
MLS | Conference: 5th Overall: 11th | |||
Playoffs | Knockout Round | |||
U.S. Open Cup | Champions | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Gerso (8 goals) All: Gerso (10 goals) | |||
Highest home attendance | 21,523 (Open Cup Final vs New York Red Bulls) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 15,016 (Open Cup Quarterfinals vs FC Dallas) | |||
Average home league attendance | League: 19,565 All: 19,051 | |||
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Current roster
Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of September 12, 2017.[1]
Player Movement
In
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
Date | Player | Position | Previous Club | Fee/Notes | Ref |
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December 12, 2016 | Tyler Pasher | MF | Swope Park Rangers | Signed from USL team | [2] |
December 2, 2016 | Adrian Zendejas | GK | Swope Park Rangers | Signed from USL team | [2] |
January 4, 2017 | Gerso Fernandes | FW/MF | C.F. Os Belenenses | Undisclosed | [2] |
January 9, 2017 | Latif Blessing | FW | Liberty Professionals F.C. | Undisclosed | [2] |
January 9, 2017 | Christian Volesky | FW | Portland Timbers | Rights acquired in exchange for 4th Round pick in 2017 MLS SuperDraft | [2] |
January 10, 2017 | Cameron Iwasa | FW | Sacramento Republic FC | Free Transfer | [2] |
January 10, 2017 | Andrew Dykstra | GK | D.C. United | Re-Entry Draft | [2] |
January 13, 2017 | Ilie Sanchez | MF | TSV 1860 Munich | Free Transfer | [2] |
January 30, 2017 | Soony Saad | FW | BEC Tero Sasana | Free Transfer | [2] |
June 29, 2017 | Cristian Lobato | MF | Gimnàstic de Tarragona | Free Transfer | [3] |
August 11, 2017 | James Musa | DF | Swope Park Rangers | Signed from USL team | [4] |
August 25, 2017 | Gianluca Busio | FW | HGP | [5] | |
September 15, 2017 | Kharlton Belmar | FW | Swope Park Rangers | Signed from USL team | [6] |
September 15, 2017 | Kevin Oliveira | MF | Swope Park Rangers | Signed from USL team | [6] |
Out
Date | Player | Position | Destination Club | Notes | Ref |
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October 28, 2016 | Brad Davis | MF | None | Retired | [2] |
November 23, 2016 | Jacob Peterson | MF | Atlanta United FC | Out of Contract, Signed with Atlanta United FC on December 21, 2016 | [2] |
November 23, 2016 | Nuno André Coelho | DF | G.D. Chaves | Option Declined | [2] |
November 23, 2016 | Chance Myers | DF | Portland Timbers | Option Declined, later signed with Portland as a free agent | [2] |
November 23, 2016 | Justin Mapp | MF | Option Declined | [2] | |
November 23, 2016 | Éver Alvarado | DF | CD Olimpia | Option Declined | [2] |
November 23, 2016 | Emmanuel Appiah | MF | Saint Louis FC | Option Declined | [2] |
November 23, 2016 | Jon Kempin | GK | LA Galaxy | Option Declined | [2] |
November 23, 2016 | Connor Hallisey | MF | Option Declined | [2] | |
December 12, 2016 | Paulo Nagamura | MF | None | Retired | [2] |
December 13, 2016 | Alec Kann | GK | Atlanta United FC | Expansion Draft | [2] |
February 3, 2017 | Lawrence Olum | DF | Portland Timbers | Trade | [2] |
February 27, 2017 | Benji Joya | MF | Waived | [7] | |
February 27, 2017 | Christian Volesky | FW | Saint Louis FC | Waived | [7] |
July 25, 2017 | Dom Dwyer | FW | Orlando City SC | Traded | [8][9][10][11] |
Loans
Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
In
Date | Player | Position | Loaned from | Notes | Ref |
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December 23, 2016 | Igor Juliao | DF | Fluminense FC | Waived on June 29 | [2][3] |
Competitions
Match results
Win Tie Loss
Preseason
Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise
January 31, 2017 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Tucson, Arizona |
Report | Thompson 90' | Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
February 7, 2017 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–2 | New England Revolution | Tucson, Arizona |
12:00 | Selbol 80' | Report | Smith 22' Kamara 44' |
Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
Desert Diamond Cup
February 15, 2017 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Tucson, Arizona |
12:00 | Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
February 18, 2017 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–0 | New York Red Bulls | Tucson, Arizona |
16:30 | Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
February 22, 2017 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–6 | New England Revolution | Tucson, Arizona |
12:00 | Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
February 25, 2017 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–1 | New York City FC | Tucson, Arizona |
Stadium: North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex |
Regular season
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
March 4, 2017 CST 1 | D.C. United | 0 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | Washington, D.C. |
18:00 | Franklin 64' Vincent 64' |
Report | Sinovic 37' Espinoza 72' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 18,268 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
March 11, 2017 CST 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 0 – 0 | FC Dallas | Kansas City, Kansas |
20:00 | Sinovic 79' Dwyer 81' Gerso 95' |
Report | Guillen 4' Figueroa 29' Harris 69' Gruezo 86' Cermeno 92' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,117 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
March 18, 2017 3 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 – 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 | Dwyer 16' Feilhaber 37' Zusi 84' Bingham 89' (o.g.) |
Report | Urena 52' Jungwirth 91' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,282 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
March 31, 2017 4 | Toronto FC | 0 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
18:30 | Altidore 81' | Report | Sánchez 69' | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 27,909 Referee: Alan Kelly |
April 9, 2017 5 | Sporting Kansas City | 3 – 1 | Colorado Rapids | Kansas City, Kansas |
18:00 | Sinovic 6' Sánchez 38' Gerso 58' Dwyer 85' |
Report | Miller 84' Watts 86' Doyle 94+' (pen.) |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,249 Referee: Allen Chapman |
April 15, 2017 6 | Portland Timbers | 0 – 1 | Sporting Kansas City | Portland, Oregon |
21:30 | Report | Opara 25' Sinovic 52' Dwyer 53' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Drew Fischer |
April 22, 2017 7 | FC Dallas | 1 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | Frisco, Texas |
19:00 | Figueroa 77' | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,411 Referee: Kevin Stott |
April 29, 2017 8 | Sporting Kansas City | 3 – 0 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 | Feilhaber 17' 49' Dwyer 51' Espinoza 55' Zusi 69' Gerso 84' 95+' |
Report | Mulholland 39' Phillips 51' Movsisyan 55' Lennon 85' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,648 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
May 3, 2017 9 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 – 0 | New York Red Bulls | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 | Opara 30' Dwyer 46', 68' 51' |
Report | Davis 62' Lade 76' Wright-Phillips 92' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,965 Referee: Allen Chapman |
May 7, 2017 10 | Minnesota United FC | 2 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
12:30 | Danladi 22' Ramirez 39' 51' Calvo 72' |
Report | Juliao 17' Dwyer 72' |
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 17,709 Referee: Alan Kelly |
May 13, 2017 11 | Orlando City SC | 2 – 2 | Sporting Kansas City | Orlando, Florida |
18:00 | Aja 11' Larin 16' Kaká 26' Higuita 40' |
Report | Blessing 9', 74' 79' Zusi 48' Sánchez 79' |
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
May 17, 2017 12 | Sporting Kansas City | 3 – 0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 | Gerso 56', 58', 69' | Report | Delem 3' Alfaro 85' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,139 Referee: Ted Unkel |
May 20, 2017 13 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
18:00 | Techera 40' Parker 67' Laba 89' |
Report | Espinoza 66' Sinovic 77' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,020 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
May 27, 2017 14 | Colorado Rapids | 1 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | Commerce City, Colorado |
19:00 | Ford 11' Burling 19' Miller 22' Howard 86' Doyle 89' |
Report | Espinoza 41' 93+' | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,648 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
June 3, 2017 15 | Sporting Kansas City | 3 – 0 | Minnesota United FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
16:00 | Feilhaber 12' Melia 44' Opara 45+2' Medranda 54' Abdul-Salaam 87' |
Report | Jome 7' Warner 23' Shuttleworth 43' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,361 Referee: Jorge González |
June 10, 2017 16 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 – 1 | Montreal Impact | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:00 | Gerso 24' | Report | Piatti 45+1' Mancosu 82' 84' Duvall 86' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,335 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
June 17, 2017 17 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | San Jose, California |
20:00 | Godoy 73' Wondolowski 74' |
Report | Besler 78' Espinoza 86' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
June 24, 2017 18 | LA Galaxy | 1 – 2 | Sporting Kansas City | Carson, California |
21:30 | Villarreal 33' Smith 59' Van Damme 81' |
Report | Espinoza 22' Opara 35' Gerso 73' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 20,140 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
July 1, 2017 19 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 – 1 | Portland Timbers | Kansas City, Kansas |
18:00 | Latif 44' Espinoza 45' Sallói 60' (Espinoza) Ellis 85' |
Report | Valeri 26' (Blanco) Adi 38' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,933 Referee: Alan Kelly |
July 6, 2017 20 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 – 1 | Philadelphia Union | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 | Diego Rubio 49' (Sallói) Abdul-Salaam 64' Feilhaber 68' |
Report | Medunjanin 68' Alberg 69' (pen.) |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,240 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
July 22, 2017 21 | Real Salt Lake | 1 – 1 | Sporting Kansas City | Sandy, Utah |
21:00 | Silva 43' (Plata, Acosta) Sunny 53' Acosta 56' Beltran 71' |
Report | Espinoza 40' Ilie 47' Feilhaber 59' (pen.) Gerso 77' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,316 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
July 29, 2017 22 | Sporting Kansas City | 3 – 2 | Chicago Fire | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 | Sallói 23' Feilhaber 45+1' Latif 51' (Rubio) |
Report | Besler 28' (O.G.) Juninho 76' Accam 77' (Doody) João Meira 90' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,313 Referee: Alan Kelly |
August 6, 2017 23 | Sporting Kansas City | 1 – 1 | Atlanta United FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:00 | Opara 27' Feilhaber 59' (pen.) |
Report | Larentowicz 21' Carmona 24' Asad 51' González Pírez 61' Ambrose 77' Peterson 90+1' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,481 Referee: Chris Penso |
August 12, 2017 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | Seattle, Washington |
15:00 | Dempsey 36' (Morris, Roldan) Lodeiro 45+1' Torres 66' |
Report | Musa 27' Medranda 93' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 43,530 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
August 19, 2017 25 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 – 0 | FC Dallas | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 | Diego Rubio 42' (Zusi) Ilie 48' Gerso 90+2' (Zusi) |
Report | Figueroa 80' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,869 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
Note: 100th straight sellout |
September 6, 2017 26 | New York City FC | 1 – 0 | Sporting Kansas City | Bronx, New York |
00:00 | Moralez 28' Harrison 84' (Allen) Allen 89' |
Report | Espinoza 24' Diego Rubio 90+2' |
Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 19,353 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
September 10, 2017 27 | Columbus Crew SC | 1 – 1 | Sporting Kansas City | Columbus, Ohio |
12:00 | Mensah 13' Kamara 45+1' (Santos) Williams 59' Abu 85' |
Report | Espinoza 15' Lobato 19' (Besler) Feilhaber 53' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 17,089 Referee: Chris Penso |
September 16, 2017 28 | Sporting Kansas City | 3 – 1 | New England Revolution | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 | Gerso 16' Diego Rubio 23' 45' (Gerso, Zusi), 58' Medranda 26' |
Report | Bunbury 4' Németh 11' Fagúndez 90+2' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,089 Referee: Jorge González |
September 24, 2017 29 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 – 1 | LA Galaxy | Kansas City, Kansas |
12:00 | Sallói 18' (Diego Rubio, Zusi) Diego Rubio 35' (Sinovic, Ilie) |
Report | J. dos Santos 1' Ciani 55' Alessandrini 58' McBean 90+2' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,028 Referee: Mark Geiger |
September 30, 2017 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 0 – 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
20:00 | Hurtado 53' (Harvey) Davies 69' Bolanos 90+3' |
Report | Zusi 90+1' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,990 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
October 7, 2017 31 | Minnesota United FC | 1 – 1 | Sporting Kansas City | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
19:00 | Thiesson 41' Kallman 84' (Danladi) Greenspan 86' 90+1' |
Report | Diego Rubio 45+2' (Latif) Sinovic 70' Dykstra 72' |
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 23,060 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
October 11, 2017 32 | Houston Dynamo | 2 – 1 | Sporting Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
19:00 | Clark 45' Martinez 63' Wenger 79' |
Report | Medranda 33' (Abdul-Salaam) Palmer-Brown 77' (OG) Ilie 87' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 15,724 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
Note: Postponed from August 26 due to Hurricane Harvey[12] |
October 15, 2017 33 | Sporting Kansas City | 0 – 0 | Houston Dynamo | Kansas City, Kansas |
16:00 | Latif 90+4' | Report | Torres 67' DeLaGarza 85' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,083 Referee: Kevin Stott |
October 22, 2017 34 | Real Salt Lake | 2 – 1 | Sporting Kansas City | Sandy, Utah |
15:00 | Silva 3' Lennon 41' |
Report | Sallói 28' Besler 72' Opara 89' (Zusi) |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,102 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
MLS Cup Playoffs
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
October 26, 2017 Knockout Round | Houston Dynamo | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Sporting Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
20:30 | Senderos 14' Clark 21' Machado 76' Quioto 109' Elis 94' (Sánchez) 120+1' |
Report | Zusi 45+2' Ilie 53' Espinoza 65' Diego Rubio 89' Dykstra 120+3' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 14,126 Referee: Mark Geiger |
U.S. Open Cup
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
June 14, 2017 Fourth Round | Sporting Kansas City | 4–0 | Minnesota United FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 | Opara 43' (Zusi) Gerso 45+1' Dwyer 72' (Gerso) Sallói 83' (Espinoza) |
Report | Davis 90' Warner 90+4' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 15,260 Referee: Juan Guzman |
June 28, 2017 Fifth Round | Houston Dynamo | 0–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
17:30 | Bird 23' Wenger 48' Rodriguez 64' |
Report | Espinoza 49' Opara 61' (Ellis, Sánchez) Gerso 91+' (Blessing) |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
July 11, 2017 Quarterfinal | Sporting Kansas City | 3–0 (a.e.t.) | FC Dallas | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 | Sinovic 15' Espinoza 45+3' Medranda 65' Blessing 105+3' (Feilhaber), 105+8' (Medranda) Sallói 118' (Feilhaber) |
Report | Ulloa 45+2' Díaz 62' Urruti 90' 101' Morales 105+5' Harris 120' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 15,016 Referee: Younes Marrakchi |
August 9, 2017 Semifinal | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 | Rubio 32' (Medranda) | Report | Hosen 4' (Qazaishvili) Cerén 74' Affolter 92' Imperiale 111' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 16,193 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
Penalties | ||||
Feilhaber Rubio Sánchez Medranda Sallói Besler |
Wondolowski Imperiale Cerén Qazaishvili Jungwirth Bernárdez |
September 20, 2017 Final | Sporting Kansas City | 2–1 | New York Red Bulls | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 | Sinovic 4' Blessing 25' (Zusi) Sallói 66' (Feilhaber) Opara 90+6' |
Report | Long 27' Adams 57' Wright Phillips 90+1' |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 21,523 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
Player statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Open Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | 7 | Gerso Fernandes | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
2 | FW | 11 | Diego Rubio | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
3 | FW | 9 | Latif Blessing | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
FW | 14 | Dom Dwyer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
FW | 30 | Dániel Sallói | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
4 | DF | 3 | Ike Opara | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
MF | 10 | Benny Feilhaber | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
5 | MF | 93 | Jimmy Medranda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
6 | DF | 15 | Seth Sinovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DF | 17 | Saad Abdul-Salaam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 19 | Cristian Lobato | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 27 | Roger Espinoza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 37 | 0 | 13 | 50 |
As of October 26, 2017
Disciplinary record
Number | Nation | Position | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total | |||
3 | DF | Ike Opara | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Kevin Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Matt Besler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
6 | MF | Ilie Sánchez | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
7 | FW | Gerso | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Graham Zusi | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
9 | FW | Latif Blessing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Benny Feilhaber | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Diego Rubio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
14 | FW | Dom Dwyer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
15 | DF | Seth Sinovic | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
17 | DF | Saad Abdul-Salaam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
21 | GK | Andrew Dykstra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
27 | MF | Roger Espinoza | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
29 | GK | Tim Melia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
30 | FW | Dániel Sallói | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
40 | DF | Igor Julião | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
41 | DF | James Musa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
94 | MF | Jimmy Medranda | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
TOTALS | 60 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 3 |
As of October 26, 2017.
References
- "Players". Sporting Kansas City. September 22, 2017. Archived from the original on October 13, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- "Transactions".
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- Kovzan, Sam (September 15, 2017). "Sporting KC signs forward Kharlton Belmar and midfielder Kevin Oliveira to MLS contracts". Sporting KC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- "Sporting KC waives midfielder Benji Joya and forward Christian Volesky".
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