Injury Report is SportingKC.com’s look at the latest injury news ahead of upcoming matches and is presented by The Sports Medicine Center at Children's Mercy.
Sporting Kansas City heads into tonight’s pivotal showdown with the Houston Dynamo with no changes to the club’s injury report.
Goalkeeper Tim Melia – voted the club’s Most Valuable Player at the Pitch Black Awards night on Friday – remains out with a hamstring strain, while forward Cameron Porter is out for the remainder of the season with a broken fibula.
For the visitors, Memo Rodriguez is still out with a knee sprain, while midfielder Juan David Cabezas – who missed Wednesday’s game with a hamstring issue – is upgraded to probable for tonight’s match.
Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CT on FOX Sports Kansas City, while ESPN 99.3 FM (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish) will have the call on the radio. Tickets are also still available via SeatGeek.com.
<strong>PLAYER</strong> |
<strong>GAMES MISSED</strong> |
<strong>DATE</strong> |
<strong>INJURY</strong> |
Diego Rubio |
15 |
March 4-June 10 |
Torn ACL |
Cameron Porter |
12 |
Aug. 6-present |
Broken Fibula |
Erik Palmer-Brown |
2<br>
4 |
March 11-March 18<br>
June 10-June 24 |
Ankle Sprain<br>
Thigh Injury |
Soni Mustivar |
4 |
Sept. 16-Sept. 30 |
Hamstring Strain |
Cameron Iwasa |
3 |
March 4-March 18 |
Hamstring Strain |
Benny Feilhaber |
2<br>
1 |
March 31-April 9<br>
June 28 |
Thigh Strain<br>
Lower Leg/Ankle Injury |
Dom Dwyer |
2 |
May 20-June 3 |
Knee Injury |
Saad Abdul-Salaam |
1 |
March 18 |
Thigh Strain |
Soony Saad |
1 |
May 17 |
Ankle Sprain |
Kevin Ellis |
1 |
June 3-June 10 |
Quad Strain |
Latif Blessing |
1<br>
0 |
June 10-June 14<br>
Sept. 24 |
Hip Injury<br>
Thigh Injury |
Ike Opara |
1 |
July 22-July 29 |
Concussion |
Daniel Salloi |
1 |
Sept. 16-Sept. 20 |
Hip Injury |
Matt Besler |
1 |
Sept. 30 |
Head/Face Injury |
Tim Melia |
1 |
Oct. 11-present |
Hamstring Strain |
Gerso |
0<br>
0 |
July 6<br>
Sept. 24 |
Dislocated Shoulder<br>
Shoulder Injury |
Roger Espinoza |
0 |
June 10 |
Lower Back Injury |
