Sporting Kansas City has confirmed jersey number updates for 10 players heading into the 2026 MLS season, with seven new arrivals receiving their first jersey numbers with the club and three returners selecting new numbers for the upcoming campaign.
Returning trio Stephen Afrifa (17), Jake Davis (8) and Manu Garcia (6) have all switched their jersey numbers from the previous season, while the seven newcomers in Kwaku Agyabeng, Stefan Cleveland, Calvin Harris, Wyatt Meyer, Jayden Reid, Justin Reynolds and Cielo Tschantret have all been assigned their first jersey numbers with the club.
Player |
New Number |
Old Number |
Stephen Afrifa |
17 |
30 |
Kwaku Agyabeng |
20 |
-- |
Stefan Cleveland |
30 |
-- |
Jake Davis |
8 |
17 |
Manu Garcia |
6 |
21 |
Calvin Harris |
11 |
-- |
Wyatt Meyer |
28 |
-- |
Jayden Reid |
99 |
-- |
Justin Reynolds |
13 |
-- |
Cielo Tschantret |
14 |
-- |
Led by new head coach Raphael Wicky, Sporting will kick off the team’s 2026 season with a trip to PayPal Park to face the San Jose Earthquakes on Feb. 21. Sporting then opens the club’s home slate of matches the following weekend against Eastern power the Columbus Crew at Sporting Park on Feb. 28.
Sporting’s new secondary jersey for the 2026 season will be released later this month and will be available to purchase at SportingStyle.com.
Season tickets for Sporting’s 2026 campaign – including the Sporting U Pass for college students and Kids Chant Free option for families – are available and feature exclusive benefits, including an Apple TV subscription and complimentary away match tickets. Sporting KC has also launched the Blue Hell Pack – featuring tickets to the home opener as well as home match-ups with St. Louis on Aug. 19 and LAFC on Sept. 12 – along with single-game tickets for the team’s first seven home games of the year.
