Across State Lines: Nielsen Out in Hartford

Former Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper, Jimmy Nielsen’s second stop on his coaching career will only be for one season. Last week, Hartford Athletic announced that the club and Nielsen had mutually agreed to part ways. Hartford had finished their expansion 2019 season with a 8-21-5 record, finishing 17th of 18 teams in the USL’s Eastern Conference, ahead of only Sporting’s affiliate, the Swope Park Rangers. Nielsen came to Hartford after a year off after leaving the Oklahoma City Energy having a 54-44-38 record over four seasons with the club. Unfortunately he wasn’t able to duplicate the success he had in OKC where he made two Conference Finals and a Conference Semifinals in his four years there. Here is 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 - Did not dress in either of Seattle’s games.

Jalil Anibaba (SKC) - New England - Offseason.

Nick Besler (KC) - Salt Lake - Out injured.

Latif Blessing (SKC) - LAFC - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in LAFC’s 5-3 win over LA. Started and played 45 minutes in LAFC’s 3-1 loss to Seattle.

Teal Bunbury (SKC) - New England - Offseason.

Servando Carrasco (SKC) - LA - Dressed but did not play in LA’s 5-3 loss to LAFC.

Aurelien Collin (SKC) - Philadelphia - Dressed but did not play in Philadelphia’s 2-0 loss to Atlanta.

Dom Dwyer (SKC) - Orlando - Offseason.

Kortne Ford (KC) - Colorado - Offseason.

Kei Kamara (SKC) - Colorado - Offseason.

Alec Kann (SKC) - Atlanta - Dressed but did not play in Atlanta’s 2-0 win over Philadelphia.

Jon Kempin (SKC) - Columbus - Offseason.

Lawrence Olum (SKC) - Minnesota - Offseason.

Ike Opara (SKC) - Minnesota - Offseason.

Tony Rocha (SKC) - New York City - Dressed but did not play in NYCFC’s 2-1 loss to Toronto.

Oriol Rosell (SKC) - Orlando - Offseason.

Kelyn Rowe (SKC) - Salt Lake - Dressed but did not play in Salt Lake’s 2-0 loss to Seattle.

Diego Rubio (SKC) - Colorado - Offseason.

Abdul Rwatubyaye (SKC) - Colorado - Offseason.

CJ Sapong (SKC) - Chicago - Offseason.

USL Championship

Joe Amico (ACA) - Orange County - Started and played 64 minutes in Orange County’s 6-2 loss to SLC.

Kharlton Belmar (SKC) - Nashville - Dressed but did not play in Nashvile’s 3-1 win over Charleston.

Camilo Benitez (ACA) - Swope Park - Offseason.

Harrison Bouma (ACA) - Oklahoma City - Offseason.

Amadou Dia (SKC) - Phoenix - Started and played 120 minutes in Phoenix’s 0-0 (8-7) shootout win over Austin.

Christian Duke (SKC) - Orange County - Started and played 45 minutes in Orange County’s 6-2 loss to SLC.

Kyle Greig (KC) - Saint Louis - Offseason.

Wilson Harris (ACA) - Swope Park - Offseason.

Cyprian Hedrick (SKC) - Tulsa - Offseason.

Cameron Iwasa (SKC) - Sacramento - Started and played 90 minutes in Sacramento’s 2-1 win over New Mexico. Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Sacramento’s 3-1 win over Reno.

Ryan James (SKC) - Pittsburgh - Started and played 76 minutes, recording an assist in Pittsburgh’s 7-0 win over Birmingham.

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

Chris Konopka (SKC) - Tampa Bay - Did not dress in Tampa’s 2-1 loss to Louisville.

Ray Lee (ACA) - Hartford - Offseason.

Will Little (ACA) - Swope Park - Offseason.

Mikey Lopez (SKC) - Birmingham - Startd and played 90 minutes in Birmingham’s 3-2 win over North Carolina. Started and played 90 minutes in Birmingham’s 7-0 loss to Pittsburgh.

Alex Martinez (SKC) - Charlotte - Offseason.

James Musa (SKC) - Phoenix - Dressed but did not play in Phoenix’s 0-0(8-7) shootout win over Austin.

Amobi Okugo (SKC) - Austin - Started and played 90 minutes in Austin’s 2-0 win over LA. Started and played 120 minutes in Austin’s 0-0(8-7) shootout loss to Phoenix.

Kevin Oliveira (SKC) - Ottawa - Came off the bench and played 49 minutes in Ottawa’s 1-1 (5-4) shootout loss to Charleston.

Tyler Pasher (SKC) - Indy - Started and played 86 minutes in Indy’s 1-0 win over New York.

Camden Riley (SKC) - Swope Park - Offseason.

Ray Saari (KC) - Sacramento - Dressed but did not play in either of Sacramento’s games.

Tucker Stephenson (ACA) - Swope Park - Offseason.

Colton Storm (SKC) - North Carolina - Dressed but did not play in North Carolina’s 3-2 loss to Birmingham.

Alex Tambakis (SKC) - North Carolina - Started and played 90 minutes in North Carolina’s 3-2 loss to Birmingham.

Brooks Thompson (ACA) - Swope Park - Offseason.

Kris Tyrpak (SKC) - Austin - Came off the bench and played 18 minutes in Austin’s 2-0 win over LA. Came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Austin’s 0-0(8-7) shootout loss to Phoenix.

Christian Volesky (SKC) - Pittsburgh - Did not dress in Pittsburgh’s 7-0 win over Birmingham.

International

Korede Aiyegbusi (SKC) - Amical Saint-Prex - Switzerland - Defeated UGS 3-1.

Ever Alvarado (SKC) - Olimpia - Honduras - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in Olimpia’s 2-0 win over Deportivo Saprissa. Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Olimpia’s 2-1 win over Real Sociedad.

Emiliano Amor (SKC) - San Martin Tucuman - Argentina - Started and played 90 minutes in San Martin’s 1-0 win over Almagro.

Bernardo Anor (SKC) - Caracas - Venezuela - Did not dress in either of Caracas’ games.

Stefan Antonijevic (SKC) - Sogndal - Norway - Started and played 90 minutes in Sogndal’s 1-1 draw with Raufoss.

Sagir Arce (KC) - Morelia - Mexico - Did not dress in Morelia’s 2-2 draw with Santos Laguna.

Federico Bessone (SKC) - FC Andorra - Spain - Started and played 62 minutes in Andorra’s 1-1 draw with Llagostera.

Claudio Bieler (SKC) - Independiente del Valle - Ecuador - Did not dress in either of Independiente’s games.

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

Jorge Claros (SKC) - Real Espana - Honduras - Started and played 86 minutes in Real’s 1-1 draw with Motagua.

Daneil Cyrus (SKC) - Mohun Bagan - India - No game this week.

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

Amer Didic (SKC) - FC Edmonton - Canada - Offseason.

Toni Dovale (SKC) - Navy FC - Thailand - Defeated Samut Sakhon 4-1.

Luis Gil (SKC) - FK Viktorie Zizkov - Czech Republic - Started and played 82 minutes in Viktorie’s 1-0 win over Zbrojovka Brno.

Elvir Ibisevic (ACA) - BSG Chemie Leipzig - Germany - Came off the bench and played 3 minutes in Leipzig’s 2-0 win over VfB Auerbach.

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

Igor Juliao (SKC) - Fluminense - Brazil - Dressed but did not play in Fluminense’s 1-1 draw with Chapecoense.

Igor Kostrov (SKC) - Slavia-Mozyr - Belarus - Started and played 90 minutes in Slavia’s 0-0 draw with Slutsk.

Cristian Lobato (SKC) - UE Cornella - Spain - Came off the bench and played 14 minutes in Cornella’s 1-0 loss to Hercules.

James Marcelin (SKC) - FC Edmonton - Canada - Offseason.

Kyle McLagan (KC) - FC Roskilde - Denmark - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Roskilde’s 4-0 win over Naestved Boldklub.

Michal Mravec (SKC) - TJ Jednota Banova - Slovakia - Lost 3-1 to Novohrad Lucenec.

Soni Mustivar (SKC) - Neftchi Baku - Azerbaijan - Came off the bench and played 19 minutes in Neftchi’s 4-2 win over Sumqayit.

Erik Palmer-Brown (SKC) - Austria Wien (Manchester City) - Austria - Dressed but did not play in Wien’s 3-2 loss to Swarovski Tirol.

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

Jordi Quintilla (SKC) - FC St. Gallen - Switzerland - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring 2 goals in St. Gallen’s 3-1 win over Lugano.

Max Rugova (ACA) - FC Prishtina - Kosovo - Did not dress in Prishtina’s 2-0 win over KF Flamurtari Prishtine.

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 VfB 03 Hilden. Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Velbert’s 4-1 win over SpVg Schonnebeck.

Khiry Shelton (SKC) - SC Paderborn 07 - Germany - Dressed but did not play in Paderborn’s 2-0 win over Fortuna Dusseldorf. Came off the bench and played 3 minutes in Paderborn’s 1-0 loss to Bayer Leverkusen.

Yann Songo’o (SKC) - Scunthorpe United - England - Started and played 90 minutes in Scunthorpe’s 1-1 draw with Salford City.

Martin Steuble (SKC) - Port - Thailand - Started and played 90 minutes in Port’s 2-2 draw with Samut Prakan City.

Milos Stojcev (SKC) - FK Vozdovac - Serbia - Started and played 90 minutes in Vozdovac’s 1-1 draw with Napredak.

Female International

Maegan Kelly (KC) - Florentia - Italy - No game this week.

NISA

Tomas Granitto (SKC) - Miami FC - Started and played 68 minutes in Miami’s 3-2 win over Oakland.

Benji Joya (SKC) - Oakland - Did not play in Oakland’s 3-2 loss to Miami.

Indoor

Kevin Ellis (SKC) - Kansas City - Season starts 11/22.

Mike Jones (SKC) - Mesquite - Season starts 11/30.

Boris Pardo (SKC) - San Diego - Season starts 11/24.

Lucas Rodriguez (KC) - Kansas City - Season starts 11/22.

Mark Saxby (KC) - Kansas City - Season starts 11/22.

Hector Solorio (ACA) - Kansas City - Season starts 11/22.

NWSL

Dorian Bailey (KC) - Washington - Offseason.

Shea Groom (KC) - Reign - Offseason.

Haley Hanson (KC) - Houston - Offseason.

Jaycie Johnson (KC) - Reign - Offseason.

CeCe Kizer (KC) - Houston - Offseason.

Mandy Laddish (KC) - Utah - Offseason.

Sydney Miramontez (KC) - Utah - Offseason.

Scout Watson (KC) - Reign - Offseason.

USL1

Will Bagrou (SKC) - Orlando - Offseason.

Ualefi (SKC) - Chattanooga - Offseason.

Wilfred Williams (SKC) - Orlando - Offseason.

Zach Wright (SKC) - Tucson - Offseason.

NPSL

David Greczek (SKC) - Motown FC - Offseason.

Adam James (KC) - FC Wichita - Offseason.

Michael Kafari (SKC) - New York - Offseason.

Matt Lewis (SKC) - New York - 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)

Brandon Fricke (ACA)

Cody Hoffman (KC)

Tanner Hunjak (KC)

Will John (SKC)

Patrick Kelly (KC)

Robert Kelly (KC)

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)