November 15, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Sporting Kansas City News Release
Sporting Kansas City announced today several roster moves ahead of the 2023 MLS season.
Sporting has exercised contract options for midfielder Cam Duke, defender Kortne Ford and goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh. The club has declined contract options for defenders Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Kaveh Rad and Graham Zusi.
Sporting is currently in discussions to retain Zusi, midfielder Roger Espinoza and defender Andreu Fontas, all of whom are out of contract with the club.
Additionally, Sporting has signed midfielder Felipe Hernandez, forward Khiry Shelton and goalkeeper Tim Melia to new MLS contracts. Hernandez and Shelton have signed through 2025 with options for 2026, while Melia has signed through 2024.
The following 17 players entered 2023 with guaranteed contracts at Sporting Kansas City: Willy Agada, Ozzie Cisneros, Jake Davis, Gadi Kinda, Logan Ndenbe, Kayden Pierre, Alan Pulido, John Pulskamp, Nemanja Radoja, Uri Rosell, Johnny Russell, Daniel Salloi, Ben Sweat, Erik Thommy, Marinos Tzionis, Robert Voloder and Remi Walter.
Following today’s announcement, Sporting now has 23 players under contract for the 2023 MLS season:
Goalkeepers (3): Kendall McIntosh, Tim Melia, John Pulskamp
Defenders (5): Kortne Ford, Logan Ndenbe, Kayden Pierre, Ben Sweat, Robert Voloder
Midfielders (9): Ozzie Cisneros, Jake Davis, Cam Duke, Felipe Hernandez, Gadi Kinda, Nemanja Radoja, Uri Rosell, Erik Thommy, Remi Walter
Forwards (6): Willy Agada, Alan Pulido, Johnny Russell, Daniel Salloi, Khiry Shelton, Marinos Tzionis
Sporting’s roster will continue to take shape in the buildup to the 2023 MLS campaign, which will kick off the final weekend of February. For a full list of the team’s offseason roster moves, visit SportingKC.com/news/tracker. The calendar of Major League Soccer’s remaining offseason roster-building events is listed below.
MLS Offseason Roster Mechanisms:
Wednesday, Nov. 16: Free Agency opens (12 p.m. CT)
Thursday, Nov. 17: Re-Entry Draft, Stage 1 (12 p.m. CT)
Thursday, Nov. 17: End-of-Year Waivers (4 p.m. CT)
Tuesday, Nov. 22: Re-Entry Draft, Stage 2 (12 p.m. CT)
Wednesday, Dec. 21: MLS SuperDraft (time TBD)
Sporting Kansas City II also announced its roster moves today in preparation for the 2023 MLS NEXT Pro campaign. The club has exercised contract options for Bakary Bagayoko, Ethan Bandre, Josh Coan and Mikey Lenis. Additionally, Aljaz Dzankic, Coby Jones and Jahon Rad entered 2023 under…
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