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Sporting passes in Stage 2 of 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft

MLS Re-Entry Draft

Sporting Kansas City passed on its pick in Stage 2 of the 2019 MLS Re-Entry Draft on Tuesday afternoon.


After selecting 25-year-old goalkeeper Richard Sanchez in Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Draft last week, Sporting now has 22 players under contract entering the 2020 MLS season:


  • Goalkeepers (3): Eric Dick, Tim Melia, Richard Sanchez
  • Defenders (7): Botond Barath, Matt Besler, Andreu Fontas, Jaylin Lindsey, Luis Martins, Graham Smith, Graham Zusi
  • Midfielders (7): Gianluca Busio, Cameron Duke, Roger Espinoza, Felipe Gutierrez, Felipe Hernandez, Ilie Sanchez, Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal
  • Forwards (5): Gerso Fernandes, Tyler Freeman, Erik Hurtado, Johnny Russell, Daniel Salloi


For a full list of Sporting’s offseason roster moves, visit SportingKC.com/tracker.


Two players were selected on Tuesday in Stage 2 of the Re-Entry Process. FC Cincinnati selected former Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting KC defender Saad Abdul-Salaam, while Toronto FC selected former New England Revolution forward Juan Agudelo.