The 2018 Sporting Kansas City season was the twenty-third season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the eighth year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker.
Current roster
As of October 10, 2018
Player movement
In Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed. DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRefDecember 14, 2017 Khiry SheltonFW New York City FCTraded for Saad Abdul-SalaamDecember 15, 2017 Yohan CroizetMF KV MechelenTransferJanuary 17, 2018 Zach WrightFW University of North CarolinaHomegrown PlayerJanuary 22, 2018 Matt LewisDF Fordham UniversityHomegrown PlayerJanuary 31, 2018 Johnny RussellFW Derby CountyTransferFebruary 6, 2018 Felipe GutiérrezMF Real BetisTransferFebruary 15, 2018 Eric DickGK Butler University2018 MLS SuperDraftFebruary 15, 2018 Graham SmithDF Denver University2018 MLS SuperDraftFebruary 20, 2018 Brad EvansDF Seattle Sounders FCFree agentApril 13, 2018 Wan KuzainMF Saint Louis FCHomegrown PlayerAugust 6, 2018 Krisztián NémethFW New England RevolutionTrade with New England RevolutionAugust 8, 2018 Andreu FontàsCB RC Celta de VigoTrade with RC Celta de VigoOctober 2, 2018 Tyler FreemanFWHomegrown Player (Will be added to roster ahead of 2019 season)
Draft picks Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2018 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.
RoundPick NumberPlayerPositionSchool 1 13 Eric Dick GK Butler18 Graham Smith DF Denver 4 75 Will Bagrou FW Bercer82 Wilfred Williams DF Oakland
Out DatePlayerPositionDestination clubNotesRefNovember 27, 2017 Cameron PorterFWRetiredOut of contractNovember 27, 2017 Erik Palmer-BrownDF Manchester CityOut of contractNovember 27, 2017 Cameron IwasaFW Sacramento RepublicOption declined, later signed with Sacramento RepublicNovember 27, 2017 Soni MustivarMF Neftçi PFKOption declined, later signed with Neftçi PFKNovember 27, 2017 Kevin OliveiraMF Ottawa FuryOption declined, later signed with Ottawa FuryNovember 27, 2017 Tyler PasherMF Indy ElevenOption declined, later signed with Indy ElevenDecember 12, 2017 Latif BlessingFW Los Angeles FCSelected in 2017 MLS Expansion DraftDecember 14, 2017 Saad Abdul-SalaamDF New York City FCTraded for Khiry SheltonJanuary 3, 2018 Benny FeilhaberMF Los Angeles FCTradedFebruary 8, 2018 Andrew DykstraGK Colorado RapidsTradedFebruary 8, 2018 Soony SaadFW Indy ElevenWaived, later signed with Indy ElevenFebruary 27, 2018 Kevin EllisDF Chicago FireSigned with Chicago Fire on March 9February 27, 2018 Zach WrightDF Rio Grande Valley FC TorosWaivedMarch 1, 2018 James MusaMF Phoenix RisingWaivedJune 25, 2018 Matt LewisDF Swope Park RangersWaived
Loans Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
In DatePlayerPositionLoaned fromNotesRef January 18, 2018 Emiliano Amor DFVélez Sarsfieldone year loan, option to buy at the end of the year
Out DatePlayerPositionLoaned fromNotesRef August 8, 2018 Emiliano Amor DFVélez SarsfieldMutually agreed to part ways with Sporting KC
Competitions
Preseason Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise
Mobile Mini Sun Cup
Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise
Regular season
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
MLS Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Semifinals
Sporting Kansas City won 5-3 on aggregate.
Conference Finals
Kickoff times are in CST (UTC-06) unless shown otherwise
2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
Player statistics
Top scorers RankPositionNumberNameTotal1FW20 Dániel Sallói832132FW7 Johnny Russell1002123FW11 Diego Rubio820104MF21 Felipe Gutiérrez60075FW12 Gerso Fernandes51066MF6 Ilie Sánchez41057MF10 Yohan Croizet20248DF3 Ike Opara30039DF8 Graham Zusi2002FW14 Khiry Shelton2002MF19 Cristian Lobato2002DF94 Jimmy Medranda2002MF17 Roger Espinoza200214MF75 Wan Kuzain1001FW90 Kharlton Belmar0011FW9 Krisztián Németh1001Total 58 7 7 72
As of November 10, 2018
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameMLSU.S. Open CupTotal3DFIke Opara5000505DFMatt Besler2000206MFIlie Sánchez5000507FWJohnny Russell2000208DFGraham Zusi20002010MFYohan Croizet20002011FWDiego Rubio30003012FWGerso Fernandes10001014FWKhiry Shelton20002015DFSeth Sinovic40004017MFRoger Espinoza81008120FWDániel Sallói31003122DFEmiliano Amor10102029GKTim Melia10001075MFWan Kuzain10001094DFJimmy Medranda100010TOTALS43230462
As of September 9, 2018
References