Across State Lines: As Season Ends for Fricke and Ignite, Questions About Future Grow

Former Sporting Kansas City academy player, Brandon Fricke captained USL1 side the Lansing Ignite to the second seed in the USL1 playoffs, but their season ended this past week with a 1-0 loss to the Greenville Triumph. Now the future of the Ignite is in question. This week rumors have come out that the Ignite’s first season will be their only season as the club will fold. Players look to be confirming the news on social media while the club says that no further updates will be provided until the end of the USL1 season this weekend. Here’s the rest of this week’s update.

Key

SKC - former Sporting KC players

ACA - former Sporting KC academy players

KC - Kansas City area players

Note: Players under contract to Sporting Kansas City at this time are not included on this list.

MLS

Saad Abdul-Salaam (SKC) - Seattle - No game this week.

Jalil Anibaba (SKC) - New England - No game this week.

Nick Besler (KC) - Salt Lake - No game this week.

Latif Blessing (SKC) - LAFC - No game this week.

Teal Bunbury (SKC) - New England - No game this week.

Servando Carrasco (SKC) - LA - No game this week.

Aurelien Collin (SKC) - Philadelphia - No game this week.

Dom Dwyer (SKC) - Orlando - No game this week.

Kortne Ford (KC) - Colorado - Out injured.

Kei Kamara (SKC) - Colorado - No game this week.

Alec Kann (SKC) - Atlanta - No game this week.

Jon Kempin (SKC) - Columbus - No game this week.

Lawrence Olum (SKC) - Minnesota - No game this week.

Ike Opara (SKC) - Minnesota - No game this week.

Tony Rocha (SKC) - New York City - No game this week.

Oriol Rosell (SKC) - Orlando - No game this week.

Kelyn Rowe (SKC) - Salt Lake - No game this week.

Diego Rubio (SKC) - Colorado - Came off the bench and played 32 minutes in Chile’s 0-0 draw with Colombia. Came off the bench and played 25 minutes in Chile’s 3-2 win over Guinea.

Abdul Rwatubyaye (SKC) - Colorado - On loan to Colorado Springs.

CJ Sapong (SKC) - Chicago - No game this week.

USL Championship

Joe Amico (ACA) - Orange County - Started and played 90 minutes in Orange County’s 2-0 loss to SLC. Started and played 90 minutes in Orange County’s 3-2 win over Sacramento.

Kharlton Belmar (SKC) - Nashville - Came off the bench and played 17 minutes in Nashville’s 2-0 win over North Carolina.

Camilo Benitez (ACA) - Swope Park - Did not dress in Swope’s 8-3 loss to Louisville.

Harrison Bouma (ACA) - Oklahoma City - Did not dress in OKC’s 2-0 loss to Rio Grande Valley.

Amadou Dia (SKC) - Phoenix - Started and played 90 minutes in Phoenix’s 2-1 loss to SLC.

Christian Duke (SKC) - Orange County - Started and played 80 minutes in Orange County’s 2-0 loss to SLC. Came off the bench and played 9 minutes in Orange County’s 3-2 win over Sacramento.

Kyle Greig (KC) - Saint Louis - Started and played 90 minutes in Saint Louis’ 4-3 loss to Loudoun. Came off the bench and played 10 minutes before being subbed out in Saint Louis’ 1-0 loss to Pittsburgh.

Wilson Harris (ACA) - Swope Park - Did not dress in Swope’s 8-3 loss to Louisville.

Cyprian Hedrick (SKC) - Tulsa - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in Tulsa’s 2-1 win over New Mexico.

Cameron Iwasa (SKC) - Sacramento - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring 2 goals in Sacramento’s 3-2 loss to Orange County.

Ryan James (SKC) - Pittsburgh - Started and played 90 minutes in Pittsburgh’s 1-0 win over Saint Louis.

Mechack Jerome (SKC) - El Paso - Out injured.

Chris Konopka (SKC) - Tampa Bay - Did not dress in Tampa’s 1-1 draw with Indy.

Ray Lee (ACA) - Hartford - Started and played 90 minutes in Hartford’s 4-0 win over Birmingham.

Will Little (ACA) - Swope Park - Did not dress in Swope’s 8-3 loss to Louisville.

Mikey Lopez (SKC) - Birmingham - Started and played 89 minutes in Birmingham’s 4-0 loss to Hartford.

Alex Martinez (SKC) - Charlotte - Suspended for Charlotte’s 2-1 loss to Memphis.

James Musa (SKC) - Phoenix - Started and played 90 minutes in Phoenix’s 2-1 loss to SLC.

Amobi Okugo (SKC) - Austin - Started and played 77 minutes in Austin’s 1-1 draw with El Paso.

Kevin Oliveira (SKC) - Ottawa - Came off the bench and played 30 minutes in Ottawa’s 1-1 draw with Bethlehem.

Tyler Pasher (SKC) - Indy - Came off the bench and played 31 minutes, recording an assist in Indy’s 1-1 draw with Tampa.

Camden Riley (SKC) - Swope Park - Dressed but did not play in Swope’s 8-3 loss to Louisville.

Kelyn Rowe (SKC) - Real Monarchs (Real Salt Lake) - Started and played 70 minutes in SLC’s 2-0 win over Orange County. Did not dress in SLC’s 2-1 win over Phoenix.

Abdul Rwatubyaye (SKC) - Colorado Springs (Colorado) - Started and played 90 minutes in Colorado Springs’ 2-0 loss to Tacoma.

Ray Saari (KC) - Sacramento - Dressed but did not play in Sacramento’s 3-2 loss to Orange County.

Tucker Stephenson (ACA) - Swope Park - Did not dress in Swope’s 8-3 loss to Louisville.

Colton Storm (SKC) - North Carolina - Dressed but did not play in North Carolina’s 2-0 loss to Nashville.

Alex Tambakis (SKC) - North Carolina - Started and played 90 minutes in North Carolina’s 2-0 loss to Nashville.

Brooks Thompson (ACA) - Swope Park - Did not dress in Swope’s 8-3 loss to Louisville.

Kris Tyrpak (SKC) - Austin - Came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Austin’s 1-1 draw with El Paso.

Christian Volesky (SKC) - Pittsburgh - Did not dress in Pittsburgh’s 1-0 win over Saint Louis.

USL1

Will Bagrou (SKC) - Orlando - Offseason.

Brandon Fricke (ACA) - Lansing - Started and played 81 minutes in Lansing’s 1-0 loss to Greenville.

Ualefi (SKC) - Chattanooga - Offseason.

Wilfred Williams (SKC) - Orlando - Offseason.

Zach Wright (SKC) - Tucson - Offseason.

International

Korede Aiyegbusi (SKC) - Amical Saint-Prex - Switzerland - Lost 2-1 to Italien.

Ever Alvarado (SKC) - Olimpia - Honduras - Started and played 90 minutes in Honduras’ 2-0 win over Trinidad. Dressed but did not play in Honduras’ 1-0 win over Martinique.

Emiliano Amor (SKC) - San Martin Tucuman - Argentina - Started and played 90 minutes in San Martin’s 4-1 win over Quilmes.

Bernardo Anor (SKC) - Caracas - Venezuela - Dressed but did not play in Venezuela’s 4-1 win over Bolivia.

Stefan Antonijevic (SKC) - Sogndal - Norway - No game this week.

Sagir Arce (KC) - Morelia - Mexico - No game this week.

Federico Bessone (SKC) - FC Andorra - Spain - Came off the bench and played 15 minutes in Andorra’s 2-1 win over Hercules.

Claudio Bieler (SKC) - Independiente del Valle - Ecuador - No game this week.

Sunil Chhetri (SKC) - Bengaluru - India - Started and played 90 minutes in India’s 1-1 draw with Bangladesh.

Jorge Claros (SKC) - Real Espana - Honduras - No game this week.

Daneil Cyrus (SKC) - Mohun Bagan - India - Started and played 90 minutes in Trinidad’s 2-0 loss to Honduras.

Marcel de Jong (SKC) - Pacific FC - Canada - Out injured.

Amer Didic (SKC) - FC Edmonton - Canada - Dressed but did not play in Canada’s 2-0 win over the US.

Toni Dovale (SKC) - Navy FC - Thailand - No game this week.

Luis Gil (SKC) - FK Viktorie Zizkov - Czech Republic - No game this week.

Elvir Ibisevic (ACA) - BSG Chemie Leipzig - Germany - Came off the bench and played 50 minutes in Leipzig’s 3-0 win over Budissa Bautzen.

Peterson Joseph (SKC) - Hang Yuen - Taiwan - No game until 11/24.

Igor Juliao (SKC) - Fluminense - Brazil - Came off the bench and played 16 minutes in Fluminense’s 0-0 draw with Cruzeiro. Dressed but did not play in Fluminense’s 2-0 win over Bahia.

Igor Kostrov (SKC) - Slavia-Mozyr - Belarus - No game this week.

Cristian Lobato (SKC) - UE Cornella - Spain - Did not dress in Cornella’s 2-1 loss to Villarreal II.

James Marcelin (SKC) - FC Edmonton - Canada - No game this week.

Kyle McLagan (KC) - FC Roskilde - Denmark - No game this week.

Michal Mravec (SKC) - TJ Jednota Banova - Slovakia - Defeated Zarnovica 4-0. Lost 1-0 to Fil’akovo.

Soni Mustivar (SKC) - Neftchi Baku - Azerbaijan - Started and played 90 minutes in Haiti’s 1-1 draw with Costa Rica. Started and played 73 minutes in Haiti’s 3-1 loss to Bolivia.

Erik Palmer-Brown (SKC) - Austria Wien (Manchester City) - Austria - No game this week.

Pablo Punyed (SKC) - KR - Iceland - Offseason.

Jordi Quintilla (SKC) - FC St. Gallen - Switzerland - No game this week.

Max Rugova (ACA) - FC Prishtina - Kosovo - No game this week.

Soony Saad (SKC) - Al Ansar - Lebanon - No game this week.

Peter Schmetz (SKC) - SSVg Velbert 02 - Germany - Started and played 90 minutes in Velbert’s 2-0 win over MSV Duisburg.

Khiry Shelton (SKC) - SC Paderborn 07 - Germany - No game this week.

Yann Songo’o (SKC) - Scunthorpe United - England - Started and played 90 minutes in Scunthorpe’s 3-0 win over Northampton Town.

Martin Steuble (SKC) - Port - Thailand - Started and played 90 minutes in the Philippines’ 0-0 draw with China.

Milos Stojcev (SKC) - FK Vozdovac - Serbia - Started and played 90 minutes in Vozdovac’s 2-2(8-7) shootout win over Teleoptik.

NWSL

Dorian Bailey (KC) - Washington - Started and played 90 minutes in Washington’s 0-0 draw with Portland.

Shea Groom (KC) - Reign - Dressed but did not play in Reign FC’s 2-2 draw with Orlando.

Haley Hanson (KC) - Houston - Started and played 86 minutes in Houston’s 2-1 loss to Utah.

Jaycie Johnson (KC) - Reign - Did not dress in Reign FC’s 2-2 draw with Orlando.

CeCe Kizer (KC) - Houston - Came off the bench and played 30 minutes in Houston’s 2-1 loss to Utah.

Mandy Laddish (KC) - Utah - Did not dress in Utah’s 2-1 win over Houston.

Sydney Miramontez (KC) - Utah - Did not dress in Utah’s 2-1 win over Houston.

Scout Watson (KC) - Reign - Did not dress in Reign FC’s 2-2 draw with Orlando.

Female International

Maegan Kelly (KC) - Florentia - Italy - Started and played 90 minutes in Florentia’s 3-1 loss to Juventus.

NPSL

David Greczek (SKC) - Motown FC - Offseason.

Adam James (KC) - FC Wichita - Offseason.

Michael Kafari (SKC) - New York - Did not dress in New York’s 2-1 loss to Detroit.

Matt Lewis (SKC) - New York - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in New York’s 2-1 loss to Detroit.

NISA

Tomas Granitto (SKC) - Miami FC - Started and played 45 minutes in Miami’s 2-2 draw with Atlanta.

Benji Joya (SKC) - Oakland - No game this week.

Indoor

Kevin Ellis (SKC) - Kansas City - Offseason.

Mike Jones (SKC) - Mesquite - Offseason.

Patrick Kelly (KC) - Kansas City - Offseason.

Robert Kelly (KC) - Kansas City - Offseason.

Boris Pardo (SKC) - San Diego - Offseason.

Lucas Rodriguez (KC) - Kansas City - Offseason.

Mark Saxby (KC) - Kansas City - Offseason.

Active without a club or unknown

Emmanuel Appiah (SKC)

Ezra Armstrong (ACA)

Mitchell Cardenas (SKC)

Nuno Coelho (SKC)

Yohan Croizet (SKC)

Hakim Diaw (ACA)

Pablo Escobar (SKC)

Cody Hoffman (KC)

Tanner Hunjak (KC)

Will John (SKC)

Seo-In Kim (ACA)

Blake Levine (ACA)

Kamar Marriott (SKC)

Franky Martinez (SKC)

Alex Molano (SKC)

Yura Movsisyan (SKC)

Jacob Peterson (SKC)

Alberto Sanchez (ACA)

Nansel Selbol (SKC)