Sporting Kansas City's unbeaten 2016 preseason is in the books.
Over the course of a month in Tucson, Arizona, the club earned two wins and four draws while outscoring its opponents 13-6. And if one statistical narrative stands out, it's the balanced approach Manager Peter Vermes employed during his team's preparations for a busy 2016 campaign that will include regular season, Open Cup and CONCACAF Champions League action.
In Sporting Kansas City's six tune-ups at Kino Sports Complex, 29 players featured and 26 received starts. Ten players accounted for the 13 goals and eight players combined for 10 assists. Twenty-two squad members logged at least 160 minutes, but only Tim Melia reached the 300-minute mark — and only just at 301.
Based on goalscoring involvement, Dom Dwyer and Connor Hallisey led the way with two goals and two assists each. No others played a part in more than two goals.
- Most games started: Jordi Quintilla (5)
- Most minutes played: Tim Melia (301), Amadou Dia and Connor Hallisey (299)
- Most goals: Dom Dwyer, Connor Hallisey and Paulo Nagamura (2)
- Most assists: Dom Dwyer and Connor Hallisey (2)
Check out the full preseason stat sheet below. Saturday's 45-minute, scoreless scrimmage against the New England Revolution is not included.
<strong>Player</strong> |
<strong>POS</strong> |
<strong>GP</strong> |
<strong>GS</strong> |
<strong>MIN</strong> |
<strong>G</strong> |
<strong>A</strong> |
Amadou Dia |
D |
6 |
3 |
299 |
0 |
0 |
Connor Hallisey |
M |
6 |
3 |
299 |
2 |
2 |
Roger Espinoza |
M |
6 |
4 |
292 |
0 |
0 |
Jordi Quintilla |
M |
6 |
5 |
289 |
0 |
1 |
Chance Myers |
D |
6 |
4 |
271 |
0 |
1 |
Daniel Salloi |
F |
5 |
3 |
261 |
1 |
0 |
Soni Mustivar |
M |
6 |
2 |
254 |
1 |
0 |
Paulo Nagamura |
M |
5 |
3 |
241 |
2 |
0 |
Saad Abdul-Salaam |
D |
6 |
2 |
239 |
0 |
0 |
Kevin Ellis |
D |
6 |
1 |
239 |
0 |
0 |
Nuno Andre Coelho |
D |
5 |
4 |
226 |
1 |
0 |
Matt Besler |
D |
4 |
3 |
226 |
0 |
0 |
Lawrence Olum |
M |
6 |
3 |
221 |
0 |
0 |
Seth Sinovic |
D |
5 |
3 |
211 |
1 |
0 |
Brad Davis |
M |
5 |
3 |
211 |
1 |
1 |
Graham Zusi |
M |
5 |
3 |
211 |
1 |
0 |
Benny Feilhaber |
M |
5 |
0 |
194 |
0 |
1 |
Ike Opara |
D |
5 |
2 |
189 |
0 |
1 |
Dom Dwyer |
F |
4 |
2 |
165 |
2 |
2 |
Jacob Peterson |
F |
5 |
2 |
163 |
0 |
0 |
Faik Hajderovic* |
M |
4 |
1 |
129 |
1 |
0 |
Tommy Meyer^ |
D |
2 |
1 |
75 |
0 |
0 |
Kenny Cooper** |
F |
1 |
1 |
45 |
0 |
0 |
Jacob VanCompernolle^ |
D |
1 |
1 |
45 |
0 |
0 |
Jimmy Medranda |
M |
1 |
1 |
45 |
0 |
0 |
Will Little*** |
M |
1 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
Justin Mapp |
M |
1 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
1 |
* Unsigned 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick
* Trialist
** Member of Sporting KC Academy
^ Member of Swope Park Rangers
<strong>Name</strong> |
<strong>Pos</strong> |
<strong>GP</strong> |
<strong>GS</strong> |
<strong>MINS</strong> |
<strong>GA</strong> |
<strong>GAA</strong> |
Tim Melia |
GK |
6 |
4 |
301 |
4 |
1.20 |
Alec Kann |
GK |
5 |
2 |
299 |
2 |
0.60 |
2016 Preseason Results (2-0-4)
<strong>Date</strong> |
<strong>Opponent</strong> |
<strong>Result</strong> |
<strong>Scorers</strong> |
Jan. 30 |
FC Tucson |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/01/30/recap-sporting-kc-opens-preseason-4-0-win-over-fc-tucson" target="_blank">W 4-0</a> |
Davis (Dwyer)<br>
Dwyer (Davis)<br>
Hallisey (Feilhaber)<br>
Hallisey (Mapp) |
Feb. 7 |
Seongnam FC |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/02/07/sporting-kc-concludes-first-leg-preseason-scoreless-draw" target="_blank">T 0-0</a> |
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Feb. 17 |
Columbus Crew SC |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/02/17/preseason-recap-sporting-kc-draws-columbus-crew-sc-2-2-desert-diamond-cup" target="_blank">T 2-2</a> |
Mustivar (Opara)<br>
Hajderovic (Hallisey) |
Feb. 20 |
New England Revolution |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/02/20/preseason-recap-sporting-kc-and-new-england-revolution-play-1-1-draw" target="_blank">T 1-1</a> |
Zusi (Quintilla) |
Feb. 24 |
Colorado Rapids |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/02/24/preseason-recap-paulo-nagamura-scores-twice-sporting-kc-beats-colorado-4-1" target="_blank">W 4-1</a> |
Nagamura 2 (PK)<br>
Dwyer (PK)<br>
Sinovic (Myers) |
Feb. 27 |
Houston Dynamo |
<a href="//www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/02/27/preseason-recap-sporting-kc-ties-houston-2-2-desert-diamond-cup" target="_blank">T 2-2</a> |
Coelho (Hallisey)<br>
Salloi (Dwyer) |
