Across State Lines: Alvarado Suffers ACL Injury

Ever Alvarado and his team, Olimpia, fought from behind to earn a 2-2 draw against the Seattle Sounders in he first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League round of 16 match up. Unfortunately for Alvarado he won’t be on the field for the second leg this week in Seattle. Over the weekend, Alvarado suffered an ACL injury in the first half of Olimpia’s 5-0 win over Marathon. The injury will keep Alvarado, Olimpia’s captain, out of action for nine months.

In other former player news, former homegrown player, Matt Lewis had a successful trial with Detroit City of the NISA and joined the club on loan from the New York Cosmos for the spring season. In other loan moves, Abdul Rwatubyaye is headed on loan from the Colorado Rapids for the second straight season. The former Sporting Kansas City defender is headed to the Colorado Springs Switchbacks for the 2020 season, the same team he spent the majority of the 2019 season with after being traded to Colorado as part of the deal that brought Benny Feilhaber to Kansas City.

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, the exception being players loaned outside of Kansas City.

MLS

Saad Abdul-Salaam (SKC) - Cincinnati - No game until 2/29.

Jalil Anibaba (SKC) - Nashville. - No game until 2/29.

Nick Besler (KC) - Salt Lake - No game until 2/29.

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

Teal Bunbury (SKC) - New England - No game until 2/29.

Aurelien Collin (SKC) - Philadelphia - No game until 2/29.

Dom Dwyer (SKC) - Orlando - No game until 2/29.

Kortne Ford (KC) - Colorado - No game until 2/29.

Kei Kamara (SKC) - Colorado - No game until 2/29.

Alec Kann (SKC) - Atlanta - Dressed but did not play in Atlanta’s 3-0 win over Motagua.

Jon Kempin (SKC) - Columbus - No game until 2/29.

Jimmy Medranda (SKC) - Nashville - No game until 2/29.

James Musa (SKC) - Minnesota - No game until 2/29.

Ike Opara (SKC) - Minnesota - No game until 2/29.

Tony Rocha (SKC) - New York City - Did not dress in NYCFC’s 5-3 win over San Carlos.

Oriol Rosell (SKC) - Orlando - No game until 2/29.

Kelyn Rowe (SKC) - New England - No game until 2/29.

Diego Rubio (SKC) - Colorado - No game until 2/29.

CJ Sapong (SKC) - Chicago - No game until 2/29.

Seth Sinovic (SKC) - New England - No game until 2/29.

Gedion Zelalem (SKC) - New York City - Did not dress in NYCFC’s 5-3 win over San Carlos.

Adrian Zendejas (SKC) - Nashville - No game until 2/29.

International

Korede Aiyegbusi (SKC) - Amical Saint-Prex - Switzerland - No game until 3/14.

Ever Alvarado (SKC) - Olimpia - Honduras - Started and played 90 minutes in Olimpia’s 2-2 draw with Seattle. Started and played 19 minutes in Olimpia’s 5-0 win over Marathon.

Emiliano Amor (SKC) - San Martin Tucuman - Argentina - Started and played 90 minutes in San Martin’s 2-0 win over Sarmiento.

Bernardo Anor (SKC) - Caracas - Venezuela - Dressed but did not play in Caracas’ 0-0 draw with Trujillanos.

Stefan Antonijevic (SKC) - Sogndal - Norway - Offseason.

Sagir Arce (KC) - Morelia - Mexico - Did not dress in Morelia’s 2-1 win over Pumas.

Ezra Armstrong (ACA) - Shovshoved IF - Denmark - No game until 3/7.

Will Bagrou (SKC) - Stadl-Paura - Austria - No game until 3/7.

Federico Bessone (SKC) - FC Andorra - Spain - Started and played 90 minutes in Andorra’s 1-0 loss to Levante II.

Sunil Chhetri (SKC) - Bengaluru - India - Did not dress in either of Bengaluru’s games.

Jorge Claros (SKC) - Real Espana - Honduras - Dressed but did not play in Real’s 5-0 win over UPNFM.

Yohan Croizet (SKC) - OH Leuven - Belgium - Did not dress in Leuven’s 5-3 loss to Union Saint-Gilloise.

Daneil Cyrus (SKC) - Mohun Bagan - India - Started and played 45 minutes in Mohun’s 3-0 win over Churchill Brothers.

Marcel de Jong (SKC) - Pacific FC - Canada - No game until 4/11.

Amer Didic (SKC) - Edmonton - Canada - No game until 4/11.

Toni Dovale (SKC) - Navy FC - Thailand - Defeated Udon Thani 3-2.

Steven Enna (ACA) - FC Fredericia - Denmark - No game until 2/29.

Pablo Escobar (SKC) - Real Cartagena FC - Colombia - Came off the bench and played 12 minutes in Real’s 2-1 win over Atletico. Started and played 90 minutes in Real’s 1-0 loss to Valledupar.

Luis Gil (SKC) - FK Viktorie Zizkov - Czech Republic - No game until 3/7.

Nicholas Gioacchini (KC) - Caen - France - Started and played 90 minutes in Caen’s 4-1 win over Lens.

Nicolas Hasler (SKC) - Thun - Switzerland - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in Thu’s 1-1 draw with Luzern.

Peterson Joseph (SKC) - Hang Yuen - Taiwan - Offseason.

Igor Juliao (SKC) - Fluminense - Brazil - No game this week.

Igor Kostrov (SKC) - Slavia-Mozyr - Belarus - No game until 3/8.

Cristian Lobato (SKC) - UE Cornella - Spain - Started and played 90 minutes in Cornella’s 0-0 draw with Prat.

Kyle McLagan (KC) - FC Roskilde - Denmark - No game until 3/1.

Michal Mravec (SKC) - TJ Jednota Banova - Slovakia - No game until 3/29.

Soni Mustivar (SKC) - Neftchi Baku - Azerbaijan - Came off the bench and played 25 minutes in Neftchi’s 2-0 win over Qebele.

Pablo Punyed (SKC) - KR - Iceland - No game this week.

Erik Palmer-Brown (SKC) - Austria Wien (Manchester City) - Austria - Started and played 90 minutes, scoring a goal in Wien’s 2-2 draw with Red Bull Salzburg.

Jordi Quintilla (SKC) - FC St. Gallen - Switzerland - Started and played 90 minutes, recording an assist in St. Gallen’s 3-3 draw with Young Boys.

Max Rugova (ACA) - FC Prishtina - Kosovo - Did not dress in Prishtina’s 3-1 win over Drenica.

Soony Saad (SKC) - Al Ansar - Lebanon - Came off the bench and played 16 minutes in Al Ansar’s 4-3 win over Al Faisaly.

Peter Schmetz (SKC) - SSVg Velbert 02 - Germany - No game this week.

Yann Songo’o (SKC) - Scunthorpe United - England - Dressed but did not play in Scunthorpe’s 1-0 win over Forest Green Rovers.

Martin Steuble (SKC) - Port - Thailand - Dressed but did not play in Port’s 4-1 win over Samut Prakan City.

Milos Stojcev (SKC) - FK Vozdovac - Serbia - Started and played 84 minutes in Vozdovac’s 3-2 loss to Spartak Subotica.

International women

Haley Hanson (KC) - Melbourne - Started and played 90 minutes in Melbourne’s 7-0 win over Newcastle.

Indoor

Mitchell Cardenas (SKC) - Mesquite - Played in Mesquite’s 7-5 loss to Monterrey and 5-3 win over San Diego.

Kevin Ellis (SKC) - Kansas City - Scored 2 goals in the Comets’ 7-6 loss to Milwaukee. Had 2 assist in the Comets’ 11-8 loss to Ontario.

Adam James (KC) - Kansas City - Had a goal in the Comets’ 7-6 loss to Milwaukee. Had a goal in the Comets’ 11-8 loss to Ontario.

Mike Jones (SKC) - Mesquite - Played in Mesquite’s 7-5 loss to Monterrey and 5-3 win over San Diego.

Robert Kelly (KC) - Kansas City - Did not play in either of the Comets’ games.

Ray Lee (ACA) - Kansas City - Did not play in either of the Comets’ games.

Nick McDonald (KC) - Kansas City - Played in both the Comets’ 7-6 loss to Milwaukee and 11-8 loss to Ontario.

Lou Misner (KC) - Kansas City - Dressed but did not play in either of the Comets’ games.

Alex Molano (SKC) - Dallas - Did not play in any of Dallas’ games.

Boris Pardo (SKC) - San Diego - Played in San Diego’s 5-3 loss to Mesquite and 6-4 win over Dallas.

Lucas Rodriguez (KC) - Kansas City - Had an assist in the Comets’ 7-6 loss to Milwaukee. Has an assist in the Comets’ 11-8 loss to Ontario.

Mark Saxby (KC) - Kansas City - Did not play in either of the Comets’ games.

Hector Solorio (ACA) - Kansas City - Played in both the Comets’ 7-6 loss to Milwaukee and 11-8 loss to Ontario.

USL Championship

Joe Amico (ACA) - Oklahoma City - No game until 3/7.

Kharlton Belmar (SKC) - Sacramento - No game until 3/7.

Eric Dick (SKC) - Phoenix (Loan) - No game until 3/7.

Christian Duke (SKC) - Kansas City - No game until 3/8.

Tomas Granitto (SKC) - Miami - No game until 3/7.

Kyle Greig (KC) - Saint Louis - No game until 3/7.

Wilson Harris (ACA) - Kansas City - No game until 3/8.

Cyprian Hedrick (SKC) - Tulsa - No game until 3/7.

Cameron Iwasa (SKC) - Sacramento - No game until 3/7.

Ryan James (SKC) - Pittsburgh - No game until 3/14.

Mechack Jerome (SKC) - El Paso - No game until 3/6.

Will Little (ACA) - Kansas City - No game until 3/8.

Mikey Lopez (SKC) - Birmingham - No game until 3/15.

Amobi Okugo (SKC) - Austin - No game until 3/7.

Lawrence Olum (SKC) - Miami - No game until 3/7.

Tyler Pasher (SKC) - Indy - No game until 3/7.

Camden Riley (SKC) - Kansas City - No game until 3/8.

Abdul Rwatubyaye (SKC) - Colorado Springs (Colorado) - No game until 3/7.

Ray Saari (KC) - Oklahoma City - No game until 3/7.

Tucker Stephenson (ACA) - Oklahoma City - No game until 3/7.

Alex Tambakis (SKC) - North Carolina - No game until 3/7.

Brooks Thompson (ACA) - Kansas City - No game until 3/8.

Kris Tyrpak (SKC) - Austin - No game until 3/7.

Ciaran Winters (ACA) - Tulsa - No game until 3/7.

Christian Volesky (SKC) - Colorado Springs - No game until 3/7.

Sal Zizzo (SKC) - San Diego - No game until 3/7.

NWSL

Dorian Bailey (KC) - Washington - No game until 4/18.

Shea Groom (KC) - Houston - No game until 4/25.

Maegan Kelly (KC) - Houston - No game until 4/25.

CeCe Kizer (KC) - Houston - No game until 4/25.

Mandy Laddish (KC) - Utah - No game until 4/18.

Addisyn Merrick (KC) - North Carolina - No game until 4/18.

Sinclaire Miramontez (KC) - North Carolina - No game until 4/18.

Sydney Miramontez (KC) - Utah - No game until 4/18.

USL1

Brandon Fricke (ACA) - Greenville - No game until 3/27.

Elvir Ibisevic (ACA) - Omaha - No game until 3/27.

Ualefi (SKC) - Chattanooga - No game until 3/27.

NISA

Benji Joya (SKC) - Oakland - No game until 2/29.

Michael Kafari (SKC) - New York - Not playing until Fall season.

Matt Lewis (SKC) - Detroit (New York) - No game until 2/28.

Wilfred Williams (SKC) - Oakland - No game until 2/29.

Active without a club or unknown

Emmanuel Appiah (SKC)

Camilo Benitez (ACA)

Claudio Bieler (SKC)

Servando Carrasco (SKC)

Nuno Coelho (SKC)

Hakim Diaw (ACA)

Benny Feilhaber (SKC)

David Greczek (SKC)

Will John (SKC)

Jaycie Johnson (KC)

James Kasak (SKC)

Patrick Kelly (KC)

Seo-In Kim (ACA)

Chris Konopka (SKC)

Blake Levine (ACA)

James Marcelin (SKC)

Kamar Marriott (SKC)

Alex Martinez (SKC)

Franky Martinez (SKC)

Yura Movsisyan (SKC)

Krisztian Nemeth (SKC)

Kevin Oliveira (SKC)

Alberto Sanchez (ACA)

Nansel Selbol (SKC)

Colton Storm (SKC)

Jaret Townsend (SKC)

Rodney Wallace (SKC)

Scout Watson (KC)

Zach Wright (SKC)