2018 Sporting Kansas City Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 18-8-8 - 62 points
Finishing 1st in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-1-2
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Peter Vermes (18-8-8)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 339,148, Avg. 19,950 in 17 home dates
2018 Sporting Kansas City RosterTeam Record: 18-8-8 - 62 points
Finishing 1st in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-1-2
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Peter Vermes (18-8-8)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 339,148, Avg. 19,950 in 17 home dates
The Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer ended the 2018 season with a record of 18 wins and 8 losses and 8 ties for 62 points finishing first in MLS's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1-2.
The Sporting chalked up 65 goals and allowed 40. Daniel Salloi scored 11 goals for Kansas City, while Johnny Russell, Diego Rubio, Felipe Gutierez and Gerso Fernandes each netted five or more also. Johnny Russell accounted for 10 assists. Tim Melia topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 0.78 goals against average, best among qualifying goalkeepers.
Peter Vermes coached the team. The 2018 Sporting Kansas City lost in the Conference Final.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Russell | F | 30 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 14.3 | 30 | 33.3 |
| Daniel Salloi | F | 29 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 78 | 14.1 | 31 | 35.5 |
| Diego Rubio | F | 20 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 27.6 | 15 | 53.3 |
| Felipe Gutierez | M | 20 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 17.5 | 17 | 41.2 |
| Gerso Fernandes | F | 31 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 13.2 | 19 | 26.3 |
| Roger Espinoza | M | 32 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 66 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 6.4 | 11 | 27.3 |
| Ilie Sanchez | M | 34 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 8.9 | 14 | 28.6 |
| Graham Zusi | D-M | 34 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 3.5 | 19 | 10.5 |
| Yohan Croizet | M | 32 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 6.1 | 14 | 21.4 |
| Khiry Shelton | F | 20 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 5.6 | 10 | 20.0 |
| Ike Opara | D | 31 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13.0 | 6 | 50.0 |
| Jimmy Medranda | D-M | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 22.2 | 3 | 66.7 |
| Cristian Lobato | D | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Gianluca Busio | F | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Krisztian Nemeth | M | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 5.3 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Matt Besler | D | 31 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Wan Kuzain | M | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Seth Sinovic | D | 23 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jaylin Lindsey | D | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Andreu Fontas | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Graham Smith | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Kharlton Belmar | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Emiliano Amor | D | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Tim Melia | GK | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 462 | 340 | 65 | 69 | 374 | 352 | 48 | 3 | 38 | 583 | 11.1 | 207 | 31.4 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Melia | 34 | 34 | 3060:00 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 1.18 | 5 | 8 | 148 | 106 | .716 |
| Totals | 34 | 34 | 3060:00 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 1.18 | 5 | 8 | 148 | 106 | .716 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Russell | F | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Daniel Salloi | F | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 27.3 | 4 | 75.0 |
| Diego Rubio | F | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 33.3 | 3 | 66.7 |
| Felipe Gutierez | M | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Gerso Fernandes | F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Roger Espinoza | M | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ilie Sanchez | M | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Graham Zusi | D-M | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Yohan Croizet | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Khiry Shelton | F | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ike Opara | D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Krisztian Nemeth | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Matt Besler | D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Seth Sinovic | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 48 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 53 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 56 | 12.5 | 22 | 31.8 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Melia | 4 | 4 | 360:00 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | .684 |
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 360:00 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | .684 |
