# 2018 Sporting Kansas City season

The 2018 Sporting Kansas City season is 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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Adrián Zendejas |
| 2 | DF | CAN | Amer Didic |
| 3 | DF | USA | Ike Opara |
| 4 | DF | USA | Brad Evans |
| 5 | DF | USA | Matt Besler (Captain) |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Ilie Sánchez |
| 7 | FW | SCO | Johnny Russell |
| 8 | DF | USA | Graham Zusi |
| 9 | FW | HUN | Krisztián Németh |
| 10 | MF | FRA | Yohan Croizet (DP) |
| 11 | FW | CHI | Diego Rubio |
| 12 | FW | GNB | Gerso Fernandes |
| 13 | FW | USA | Gianluca Busio (HGP) |
| 14 | FW | USA | Khiry Shelton |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | USA | Seth Sinovic |
| 16 | DF | USA | Graham Smith |
| 17 | MF | HON | Roger Espinoza (DP) |
| 18 | GK | USA | Eric Dick |
| 19 | MF | ESP | Cristian Lobato |
| 20 | FW | HUN | Dániel Sallói (HGP) |
| 21 | MF | CHI | Felipe Gutiérrez (DP) |
| 23 | DF | USA | Colton Storm |
| 26 | DF | USA | Jaylin Lindsey (HGP) |
| 28 | FW | USA | Tyler Freeman (HGP) |
| 29 | GK | USA | Tim Melia |
| 30 | DF | ESP | Andreu Fontas |
| 75 | MF | USA | Wan Kuzain |
| 90 | FW | USA | Kharlton Belmar |
| 94 | MF | COL | Jimmy Medranda |

## 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 |
| December 14, 2017 | Khiry Shelton | FW | New York City FC | Traded for Saad Abdul-Salaam |
| December 15, 2017 | Yohan Croizet | MF | KV Mechelen | Transfer |
| January 17, 2018 | Zach Wright | FW | University of North Carolina | Homegrown Player |
| January 22, 2018 | Matt Lewis | DF | Fordham University | Homegrown Player |
| January 31, 2018 | Johnny Russell | FW | Derby County | Transfer |
| February 6, 2018 | Felipe Gutiérrez | MF | Real Betis | Transfer |
| February 15, 2018 | Eric Dick | GK | Butler University | 2018 MLS SuperDraft |
| February 15, 2018 | Graham Smith | DF | Denver University | 2018 MLS SuperDraft |
| February 20, 2018 | Brad Evans | DF | Seattle Sounders FC | Free agent |
| April 13, 2018 | Wan Kuzain | MF | Saint Louis FC | Homegrown Player |
| August 6, 2018 | Krisztián Németh | FW | New England Revolution | Trade with New England Revolution |
| August 8, 2018 | Andreu Fontàs | CB | RC Celta de Vigo | Trade with RC Celta de Vigo |
| October 2, 2018 | Tyler Freeman | FW | | Homegrown 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.
| Round | Pick Number | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | 13 | Eric Dick | GK | Butler |
| 1 | 18 | Graham Smith | DF | Denver |
| 4 | 75 | Will Bagrou | FW | Bercer |
| 4 | 82 | Wilfred Williams | DF | Oakland |

### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Notes |
| November 27, 2017 | Cameron Porter | FW | Retired | Out of contract |
| November 27, 2017 | Erik Palmer-Brown | DF | Manchester City | Out of contract |
| November 27, 2017 | Cameron Iwasa | FW | Sacramento Republic | Option declined, later signed with Sacramento Republic |
| November 27, 2017 | Soni Mustivar | MF | Neftçi PFK | Option declined, later signed with Neftçi PFK |
| November 27, 2017 | Kevin Oliveira | MF | Ottawa Fury | Option declined, later signed with Ottawa Fury |
| November 27, 2017 | Tyler Pasher | MF | Indy Eleven | Option declined, later signed with Indy Eleven |
| December 12, 2017 | Latif Blessing | FW | Los Angeles FC | Selected in 2017 MLS Expansion Draft |
| December 14, 2017 | Saad Abdul-Salaam | DF | New York City FC | Traded for Khiry Shelton |
| January 3, 2018 | Benny Feilhaber | MF | Los Angeles FC | Traded |
| February 8, 2018 | Andrew Dykstra | GK | Colorado Rapids | Traded |
| February 8, 2018 | Soony Saad | FW | Indy Eleven | Waived, later signed with Indy Eleven |
| February 27, 2018 | Kevin Ellis | DF | Chicago Fire | Signed with Chicago Fire on March 9 |
| February 27, 2018 | Zach Wright | DF | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Waived |
| March 1, 2018 | James Musa | MF | Phoenix Rising | Waived |
| June 25, 2018 | Matt Lewis | DF | Swope Park Rangers | Waived |

### Loans

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

#### In

| Date | Player | Position | Loaned from | Notes | Ref |
| January 18, 2018 | Emiliano Amor | DF | Vélez Sarsfield | one year loan, option to buy at the end of the year | |

#### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Loaned from | Notes | Ref |
| August 8, 2018 | Emiliano Amor | DF | Vélez Sarsfield | Mutually agreed to part ways with Sporting KC | |

## Competitions

Win  Tie  Loss

### 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

| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 20 | Dániel Sallói | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | FW | 7 | Johnny Russell | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | FW | 11 | Diego Rubio | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | MF | 21 | Felipe Gutiérrez | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | FW | 12 | Gerso Fernandes | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | MF | 6 | Ilie Sánchez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | 10 | Yohan Croizet | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | DF | 3 | Ike Opara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | 8 | Graham Zusi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | 14 | Khiry Shelton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 19 | Cristian Lobato | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 94 | Jimmy Medranda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 17 | Roger Espinoza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | 75 | Wan Kuzain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | 90 | Kharlton Belmar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | 9 | Krisztián Németh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 58 | 7 | 7 | 72 |
As of November 10, 2018

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Ike Opara | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Matt Besler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Ilie Sánchez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Johnny Russell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Graham Zusi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Yohan Croizet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Diego Rubio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Gerso Fernandes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Khiry Shelton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Seth Sinovic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Roger Espinoza | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | Dániel Sallói | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | Emiliano Amor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | Tim Melia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | MF | Wan Kuzain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | DF | Jimmy Medranda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 2 |
As of September 9, 2018