Juice Boxes and Post Game Stats: Winless Run Continues for Sporting

It was a rough week for Sporting KC and Sporting KC II as the team lost three times this week across all competitions. Sporting KC II started the week with the team’s first foray into the US Open Cup against the Des Moines Menace. A pair of penalty kicks and a controversial no call on when a Des Moines player appeared offside saw Sporting fall 2-1. On Saturday, the first team extended their winless run this season to seven and to twelve going back to the end of the 2024 season in their 2-0 loss to Los Angeles FC. Then on Sunday Sporting KC II was back on the field in St. Louis taking on St. Louis City 2 at Energizer Park. Like the first team, they fell 2-0, their fourth straight loss to start the 2025 season. Sporting’s two teams have now gone winless in sixteen straight competitive games across all competitions. Here are the other stats and milestones from the three games.

Sporting KC

Khiry Shelton made his 150th appearance in MLS competitions for KC, he’s the 22nd player to reach that mark.

Shelton made his 59th substitute appearance in all competitions, breaking his tie with Francisco Gomez for 3rd all time on that list.

Erik Thommy made his 100th appearance in all competitions for KC, he’s the 51st player to reach that mark.

Nemanja Radoja made his 50th start in league play for KC, he’s the 66th player to reach that mark.

Logan Ndenbe made his 50th start in all competitions for KC, he’s the 77th player to reach that mark.

Daniel Salloi made his 50th substitute appearance in MLS competitions for KC, he’s the 6th player to reach that mark.

Salloi’s 50th substitute appearance in MLS competitions broke his tie with Chris Brown for 6th all time on that list.

Mason Toye became the 270th player to appear for the club in league play and the 289th in all competitions.

Sporting KC II

3/19

In the 48th minute, Nati Clarke passed Kayden Pierre and moved into 18th place all time for minutes played across all competitions for KC. He finished the game with 3,443 minutes played.

Clarke made his 50th appearance in all competitions, he’s the 20th player to reach that mark.

Making his 50th appearance in all competitions, Clarke tied Mark Anthony Gonzalez for 19th all time on that list.

Clarke made his 38th start in all competitions, tying him with Pierre for 18th all time on that list.

3/23

In the 69th minute, Clarke passed Pierre and moved into 17th place all time for league minutes played for KC. He finished the game with 3,422 minutes played.

Clarke made his 49th league appearance for SKCII, tying him with Nansel Selbol for 14th all time on that list.

Clarke made his 51st appearance in all competitions, breaking his tie with Gonzalez for 19th all time on that list.

Clarke made his 38th league start for SKCII, tying him with Pierre and Parker Maher for 17th all time on that list.

Clarke made his 39th start in all competitions, breaking his tie with Pierre for 18th all time on that list.