Sporting Kansas City announced today that the club has signed Sporting KC II midfielders Shane Donovan and Zamir Loyo Reynaga to short-term agreements and both players are available for the club’s season opener on Saturday night in San Jose.
Donovan, 19, signed a professional contract with Sporting KC II in 2025 after rising through the ranks in the SKC Academy. After moving to Kansas City from Massachusetts in 2021, Donovan represented the club at the U-15 through U-19 levels before gaining experience with SKC II on an amateur contract in 2024.
As a professional in 2025, Donovan made 27 appearances for SKC II and led the team with 45 key passes in MLS NEXT Pro – almost double the next highest player on the team. Donovan appeared in five of Sporting’s six scrimmages this preseason while spending both legs of training camp with the first team.
Loyo Reynaga, 15, signed a professional contract with SKC II earlier in February and will elevate to the Sporting KC first team permanently as a Homegrown Player ahead of the 2027 season. The Las Vegas native, who spent the first leg of Sporting KC’s 2026 preseason with the first team in Florida, became the youngest player in club history to represent SKC II when he made his debut against Ventura County FC on Sept. 28, 2025 at the age of 14 years and 251 days.
Loyo Reynaga joined the SKC Academy in 2023 and has played for the U-14s through the U-18s before rising to SKC II in late 2025. Internationally, Loyo Reynaga has represented both the United States and Mexico at the youth level, most recently joining the U.S. Under-15 National Team for a training camp in Cyprus earlier in February.
Kickoff for Sporting’s season opener against the Earthquakes at PayPal Park is set for 9:30 p.m. CT on Saturday night with the game broadcast on Apple TV and Sports Radio 810 WHB.
Transaction: Sporting Kansas City (MLS) signs midfielders Shane Donovan and Zamir Loyo Reynaga to short-term agreements from Sporting KC II (MLS NEXT Pro).
VITALS
Shane Donovan
Number: 88
Position: Midfielder
Birthdate: 1/6/2007 (19 years old)
Height: 5-7
Weight: 135 lbs.
Hometown: Boston, MA
Birthplace: Boston, MA
Citizenship: USA
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Zamir Loyo Reynaga (zuh-MEER low-yo RAY-nah-gah)
Number: 61
Position: Midfielder
Birthdate: 1/20/2011 (15 years old)
Height: 6-0
Weight: 170 lbs.
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Birthplace: Las Vegas, NV
Citizenship: USA, Mexico
