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New Sporting KC Kit Numbers Unveiled

When you look around the field, it’s always good to be able to identify guys. Sporting Kansas City provided some help today.

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It’s not exactly the news fans are looking for with just 15 days to go until the first kick of the season, but Sporting Kansas City announced new jersey numbers for existing players and the new roster additions on Friday.

It’s not groundbreaking stuff, but it is nice to know what number goes to what players. Particularly for guys you don’t know or guys popping up with new numbers. Manu Garcia, Jake Davis, Stephen Afrifa and Cielo Tschantret* all changed their numbers from last season.

*Cielo was on SKC II, but still.

And despite the lack of roster building, the team does have new additions who will certainly be getting minutes, and you need to identify them. Potentially as early as tomorrow, for the next preseason game against Minnesota United. The game will be live streamed at 3:30 PM CST. If preseason isn’t your thing, the first real game will be on February 21st against the San Jose Earthquakes.

Full List of New and Old Numbers

Name New Old
Manu Garcia 6 21
Jake Davis 8 17
Calvin Harris 11 N/A
Justin Reynolds 13 N/A
Cielo Tschantret 14 52*
Stephen Afrifa 17 30
Kwaku Agyabeng 20 N/A
Wyatt Meyer 28 N/A
Stefan Cleveland 30 N/A
Jayden Reid 99 N/A

Numbers in soccer often mean something. Davis’ new number, #8, is the box-to-box midfielder number. A position Davis actually plays. Garcia’s #6 is typically reserved for a defensive midfielder. Then again, Daniel Salloi is wearing #10 again, which is definitely the attacking midfielder number.

Calvin Harris’ #11 is often reserved for a starting winger. Maybe those depth chart predictions have some weight.

If you Thought this was a Kit Release Article…

Sorry about that. Nothing official yet. That said, there was a leak of a potential new kit a couple weeks back. The official unveiling of the new Sporting KC secondary kit should come in the coming weeks, according to CEO and President Jake Reid. Not to mention, they have to unveil it before the season starts.

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Since 2014, Chad Smith has been deeply involved in covering Kansas City soccer. He's written about Sporting KC, the KC Current and SKC II for numerous platforms, including The Blue Testament, which was the precursor to the KC Soccer Journal. While his initial connection to Sporting KC was established in Phoenix covering preseason, he now resides in the Kansas City area, offering thorough analysis and a strong commitment to local soccer.

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ar_jhawk

With the size of the squad, they are saving money on the numbers they have to buy…

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KC_Outsider

It’d be the funniest thing if they just ran them out sequentially from 1 up. Like they’re buying mailbox numbers at the hardware store and got a “1” bulk pack.

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