Across State Lines: Rugova Out in Germany

Former Sporting Kansas City academy player, Max Rugova turned down a contract with the Swope Park Rangers before the 2018 season, instead choosing to try his luck abroad. Rugova eventually signed with FC Nurnberg in Germany and played with their U19 team for the 2018-2019 season. He appeared 12 times, scoring one goal in the U19 Bundesliga’s South/Southwest division. With the season over, the club decided which players they would be keeping and which would move up to the U21 team. Unfortunately, Rugova was not one of those players and has left the club. He’ll be looking for a new club for the 2019-2020 season if he decides to stay in Europe, or he could also look to return to the US. 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 - Started and played 90 minutes in Seattle’s 2-1 loss to Portland.

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 - Dressed but did not play in LA’s 3-0 win over Orange County.

Aurelien Collin (SKC) - Philadelphia - Started and played 120 minutes in Philadelphia’s 2-1 loss to DC.

Dom Dwyer (SKC) - Orlando - Did not dress in Orlando’s 3-1 win over Memphis.

Kortne Ford (KC) - Colorado - Out injured.

Kei Kamara (SKC) - Colorado - Did not dress in Colorado’s 2-2(4-2) shootout loss to New Mexico.

Alec Kann (SKC) - Atlanta - Started and played 120 minutes in Atlanta’s 3-1 win over Charleston. Did not dress in Atlanta’s 3-2 win over Columbus.

Jon Kempin (SKC) - Columbus - Started and played 90 minutes in Columbus’ 3-2 loss to Atlanta.

Lawrence Olum (SKC) - Minnesota - Started and played 90 minutes in Minnesota’s 4-1 win over KC. Started and played 90 minutes in Minnesota’s 3-2 win over Houston.

Ike Opara (SKC) - Minnesota - Did not dress in Minnesota’s 4-1 win over KC. Started and played 90 minutes in Minnesota’s 3-2 win over Houston.

Tony Rocha (SKC) - New York City - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in NYCFC’s 4-0 win over North Carolina.

Oriol Rosell (SKC) - Orlando - Dressed but did not play in Orlando’s 3-1 win over Memphis.

Diego Rubio (SKC) - Colorado - Started and played 90 minutes, recording a goal and an assist in Colorado’s 2-2(4-2) shootout loss to New Mexico.

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

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

USL Championship

Joe Amico (ACA) - Orange County - Suspended for Orange County’s 3-0 loss to Phoenix.

Kharlton Belmar (SKC) - Nashville - Came off the bench and played 18 minutes in Nashville’s 3-2 win over Hartford.

Camilo Benitez (ACA) - Swope Park - Out injured.

Amadou Dia (SKC) - Phoenix - Started and played 90 minutes in Phoenix’s 3-0 win over Orange County.

Christian Duke (SKC) - Orange County - Did not dress in Orange County’s 3-0 loss to Phoenix.

Kyle Greig (KC) - Saint Louis - Came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Saint Louis’ 3-1 loss to Bethlehem.

Wilson Harris (ACA) - Swope Park - Came off the bench and played 12 minutes in Swope’s 2-0 loss to North Carolina.

Felipe Hernandez (SKC) - Swope Park - Started and played 90 minutes in Swope’s 2-0 loss to North Carolina.

Cyprian Hedrick (SKC) - Tulsa - Started and played 90 minutes in Tulsa’s 2-0 loss to El Paso.

Cameron Iwasa (SKC) - Sacramento - No game this week.

Ryan James (SKC) - Pittsburgh - Started and played 90 minutes in Pittsburgh’s 5-0 loss to Atlanta.

Mechack Jerome (SKC) - El Paso - Started and played 11 minutes in Haiti’s 2-1 win over Bermunda.

Chris Konopka (SKC) - Tampa Bay - Dressed but did not play in Tampa’s 1-1 draw with Charleston.

Ray Lee (ACA) - Hartford - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in Hartford’s 3-2 loss to Nashville.

Will Little (ACA) - Swope Park - Dressed but did not play in Swope’s 2-0 loss to North Carolina.

Mikey Lopez (SKC) - Birmingham - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in Birmingham’s 4-1 loss to Charlotte.

Alex Martinez (SKC) - Charlotte - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in Charlotte’s 4-1 win over Birmingham.

Alex Molano (SKC) - Colorado Springs - Did not dress in Colorado Springs’ 3-0 loss to Rio Grande Valley.

James Musa (SKC) - Phoenix - Started and played 90 minutes in Phoenix’s 3-0 win over Orange County.

Amobi Okugo (SKC) - Austin - Started and played 90 minutes in Austin’s 1-1 draw with Tacoma.

Kevin Oliveira (SKC) - Ottawa - Started and played 84 minutes in Ottawa’s 0-0 draw with Memphis.

Tyler Pasher (SKC) - Indy - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Indy’s 2-1 win over Loudoun.

Camden Riley (SKC) - Swope Park - Started and played 90 minutes in Swope’s 2-0 loss to North Carolina.

Abdul Rwatubyaye (SKC) - Colorado Springs (Colorado) - Started and played 90 minutes in Colorado Springs’ 3-0 loss to Rio Grande Valley.

Ray Saari (KC) - Sacramento - No game this week.

Alex Tambakis (SKC) - North Carolina - Started and played 90 minutes in North Carolina’s 4-0 loss to NYCFC. Dressed but did not play in North Carolina’s 2-0 win over Swope.

Brooks Thompson (ACA) - Swope Park - Out injured.

Kris Tyrpak (SKC) - Austin - Did not dress in Austin’s 1-1 draw with Tacoma.

Christian Volesky (SKC) - Pittsburgh - Came off the bench and played 16 minutes in Pittsburgh’s 5-0 win over Atlanta.

USL1

Will Bagrou (SKC) - Orlando - Started and played 90 minutes in Orlando’s 2-1 loss to Tucson. Started and played 90 minutes in Orlando’s 2-0 loss to South Georgia.

Brandon Fricke (ACA) - Lansing - Started and played 90 minutes in Lansing’s 1-1 draw with Greenville.

Ualefi (SKC) - Chattanooga - Started and played 90 minutes in Chattanooga’s 2-0 win over Richmond.

Wilfred Williams (SKC) - Orlando - Did not dress in either of Orlando’s games.

Zach Wright (SKC) - Tucson - Dressed but did not play in Tucson’s 2-1 win over Orlando. Came off the bench and played 28 minutes in Tucson’s 2-1 loss to Madison.

International

Korede Aiyegbusi (SKC) - Amical Saint-Prex - Switzerland - Lost 3-2 to Forward.

Ever Alvarado (SKC) - Olimpia - Honduras - Dressed but did not play in Honduras’ 3-2 loss to Jamaica.

Emiliano Amor (SKC) - Aldosivi - Argentina - Offseason.

Scott Angevine (SKC) - Vasa - Finland - No game this week.

Bernardo Anor (SKC) - Caracas - Venezuela - No game until 7/10.

Stefan Antonijevic (SKC) - Sogndal - Norway - Started and played 90 minutes in Sogndal’s 4-2 win over Strommen.

Claudio Bieler (SKC) - Independiente del Valle - Ecuador - No game until 7/6.

Sunil Chhetri (SKC) - Bengaluru - India - Offseason.

Jorge Claros (SKC) - Real Espana - Honduras - Offseason.

Nuno Coelho (SKC) - GD Chaves - Portugal - Offseason.

Daneil Cyrus (SKC) - Al Orubah - Saudi Arabia - Started and played 90 minutes in Trinidad’s 2-0 loss to Panama.

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

Amer Didic (SKC) - FC Edmonton - Canada - Came off the bench and played 24 minutes in Edmonton’s 1-0 win over York. Started and played 90 minutes in Edmonton’s 3-0 loss to Calvary.

Toni Dovale (SKC) - East Bengal - India - Offseason.

Elvir Ibisevic (ACA) - NK Celje - Slovenia - Offseason.

Peterson Joseph (SKC) - Hang Yuen - Taiwan - Tied Taichung Futuro 1-1.

Igor Juliao (SKC) - Fluminense - Brazil - Started and played 45 minutes in Fluminense’s 1-1 draw with Chapecoense.

Michael Kafari (SKC) - Motala AIF FK - Sweden - Defeated AFK Linkoping 1-0.

Seo-In Kim (ACA) - Zapy - Czech Republic - Offseason.

Igor Kostrov (SKC) - Slavia-Mozyr - Belarus - Started and played 90 minutes in Slavia’s 1-1 draw with Slutsk.

Cristian Lobato (SKC) - UE Cornella - Spain - Offseason.

James Marcelin (SKC) - FC Edmonton - Canada - Started and played 90 minutes in Edmonton’s 1-0 win over York. Started and played 90 minutes in Edmonton’s 3-0 loss to Calvary.

Kyle McLagan (KC) - FC Roskilde - Denmark - Offseason.

Soni Mustivar (SKC) - Neftchi Baku - Azerbaijan - Offseason.

Erik Palmer-Brown (SKC) - Manchester City - England - Offseason.

Pablo Punyed (SKC) - KR - Iceland - Came off the bench and played 10 minutes in KR’s 3-1 win over IA.

Jordi Quintilla (SKC) - FC St. Gallen - Switzerland - Offseason.

Soony Saad (SKC) - Al Ansar - Lebanon - Offseason.

Peter Schmetz (SKC) - Wuppertaler SV - Germany - Offseason.

Khiry Shelton (SKC) - SC Paderborn 07 - Germany - Offseason.

Yann Songo’o (SKC) - Plymouth Argyle - England - Offseason.

Martin Steuble (SKC) - Ceres-La Salle - Philippines - Started and played 90 minutes in Ceres’ 1-1 draw with Ha Noi.

Milos Stojcev (SKC) - Tuzla City - Bosnia - Offseason.

NWSL

Dorian Bailey (KC) - Washington - Started and played 90 minutes in Washington’s 1-1 draw with Reign FC.

Shea Groom (KC) - Reign - Did not dress in the Reign’s 1-1 draw with Washington.

Haley Hanson (KC) - Houston - Started and played 90 minutes in Houston’s 2-2 draw with Orlando.

Jaycie Johnson (KC) - Reign - Dressed but did not play in Reign FC’s 1-1 draw with Washington.

Maegan Kelly (KC) - Reign - Started and played 69 minutes in Reign FC’s 1-1 draw with Washington.

CeCe Kizer (KC) - Houston - Started and played 57 minutes in Houston’s 2-2 draw with Orlando.

Mandy Laddish (KC) - Utah - Started and played 83 minutes in Utah’s 1-0 win over Sky Blue.

Sydney Miramontez (KC) - Utah - Came off the bench and played 28 minutes in Utah’s 1-0 win over Sky Blue.

Scout Watson (KC) - Reign - Did not dress in Reign FC’s 1-1 draw with Washington.

NPSL

Tomas Granitto (SKC) - Miami FC - Started and played 61 minutes in Miami’s 2-1 win over Naples.

David Greczek (SKC) - Motown FC - Started and played 90 minutes in Motown’s 1-0 loss to Hershey.

Adam James (KC) - FC Wichita - Did not dress in Wichia’s 1-1 draw with Ozark FC.

Benji Joya (SKC) - Oakland - No games until the Founders’ Cup.

Matt Lewis (SKC) - New York - Started and played 45 minutes in New York’s 3-1 win over Boston City. Started and played 90 minutes in New York’s 2-0 win over Rhode Island.

Indoor

Mitchell Cardenas (SKC) - Rio Grande Valley - Offseason.

Kevin Ellis (SKC) - Kansas City - Offseason.

Mike Jones (SKC) - Dallas - 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)

Hakim Diaw (ACA)

Pablo Escobar (SKC)

Luis Gil (SKC)

Cody Hoffman (KC)

Tanner Hunjak (KC)

Will John (SKC)

Blake Levine (ACA)

Kamar Marriott (SKC)

Franky Martinez (SKC)

Yura Movsisyan (SKC)

Michal Mravec (SKC)

Jacob Peterson (SKC)

Max Rugova (ACA)

Alberto Sanchez (ACA)

Nansel Selbol (SKC)

Colton Storm (SKC)