Across State Lines: Rubio Linked with Move to Uruguay

It’s been over 10 years since former Sporting KC Designated Player, Diego Rubio has played club ball in South America. Since he moved from Colo-Colo to Sporting CP in 2011, Rubio has spent his career in Europe and the United States. That could be change though as reports out of Uruguay are linking Rubio with a move back to South America and Uruguayan side, Penarol. Rubio is available on a free transfer after having his option with the Colorado Rapids declined at the end of the 2023 MLS season.

Here’s the rest of this week’s update.

Key

SKC – former Sporting KC players
ACA – former Sporting KC academy players (finished with college eligibility)
KC – Kansas City area players
SPR – former Swope Park Rangers/Sporting KC II players
COL – local college players
Comets – former Comets players
FCKC – former FC Kansas City players
KCNWSL/KCC – former KC NWSL/KC Current 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.

International

Mo Abualnadi (ACA) – Al-Hussein – Jordan – No game this week.
Ayyoub Allach (SPR) – FK Qabala – Azerbaijan – No game until 1/20.
Ever Alvarado (SKC) – Municipal Limeno – El Salvador – Apertura season over.
Emiliano Amor (SKC) – Colo-Colo – Chile – No game until 2/22.
Sagir Arce (KC) – Alacranes de Durango – Mexico – No game until 1/15.
Kaile Auvray (ACA) – Mount Pleasant – Jamaica – Did not dress in either of Mount Pleasant’s games.
Jessica Ayers (FCKC) – Vittsjo – Sweden – No game until 3/9.
Ayrton (SPR) – PSG II – France – Looking for schedule.
Botond Barath (SKC) – Vasas – Hungary – No game until 2/3.
Jose Barragan (SPR) – Patriotas Boyaca – Colombia – No game until 1/20.
Hadji Barry (SPR) – Future – Egypt – Did not dress in either of Future’s games.
Robert Beric (SKC) – Tianjin Tigers – China – Offseason.
Claudio Bieler (SKC) – Atletico Rafaela – Argentina – No game until 1/23.
Tyler Blackwood (SPR) – Enfield Town – England – Did not dress in either of Enfield’s games.
Katie Bowen (FCKC) – Inter Milan – Italy – No game until 1/14.
Gianluca Busio (SKC) – Venezia – Italy – Started and played 90 minutes in Venezia’s 2-2 draw with Feralpisalo.
Tiffany Cameron (FCKC) – Real Betis – Spain – No game until 1/7.
Thierry Catherine (SPR) – Golden Lion – Martinique – No game until 1/6.
Sunil Chhetri (SKC) – Bengaluru – India – No game until 1/12.
Killian Colombie (SPR) – AC d’Escaldes – Andorra – No game until 1/21.
Rachel Corsie (KCC) – Aston Villa – England – No game until 1/13.
Yohan Croizet (SKC) – Zalaegerszeg (Loan) – Hungary – No game until 2/2.
Petar Cuic (SPR) – Rogaska – Slovenia – No game until 2/9.
Daneil Cyrus (SKC) – Central FC – Trinidad – No game this week.
Amer Didic (SKC) – Pacific – Canada – Offseason.
Andrew Draper (SPR) – Universidad Catolica – Ecuador – No game until 3/7.
Brookelynn Entz (KCC) – HK Kopavogur – Iceland – No game until 2/17.
Gerso Fernandes (SKC) – Incheon – South Korea – Offseason.
Amanda Frisbie (FCKC) – Levante Las Planas – Spain – No game until 1/6.
Tomas Granitto (SKC) – Aguila – El Salvador – Apertura season over.
Johnny Grant (SPR) – York – Canada – Offseason.
Nicolas Hasler (SKC) – Vaduz – Liechtenstein – No game until 1/26.
Allie Hess (KCC) – MSV Duisburg – Germany – No game until 1/28.
Shelby High (KC) – Valadares Gaia – Portugal – No game until 1/7.
Josip Hmura (SPR) – Schwarz-Weiss Bregenz – Austria – No game until 2/22.
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (SKC) – Vitesse – Netherlands – No game until 1/14.
Ryan James (SKC) – HFX – Canada – Offseason.
Gunnhildur Jonsdottir (KCNWSL) – Stjarnan – Iceland – No game until 2/9.
Igor Juliao (SKC) – Maritimo – Portugal – No game this week.
Gadi Kinda (SKC) – Maccabi Haifa – Israel – Just joined club.
Roman Knox (SPR) – Inter Turku – Finland – No game until 1/27.
Igor Kostrov (SKC) – FK Slavia-Mozyr – Belarus – Offseason.
Lorant Lettner (COL-UMKC) – Dabas – Hungary – No game until 3/3.
Cristian Lobato (SKC) – L’Hospitalet – Spain – No game until 1/7.
Chloe Logarzo (KCC) – Western United – Australia – Started and played 90 minutes in Western’s 1-1 draw with Canberra United.
Jose Mauri (SKC) – Sarmiento – Argentina – No game until 1/23.
Keny Martinez (SPR) – Consultants Desamparados – Costa Rica – Apertura over.
Jerome Ngom Mbekeli (SPR) – Sheriff – Moldova – No game until 3/1.
Tiffany McCarty (FCKC) – Thor/KA – Iceland – No game until 2/10.
Kyle McLagan (KC) – Vikingur Reykjavik – Iceland – No game until 1/6.
Eric McWoods (COL-UMKC) – Sandviken – Sweden – No game until 3/30.
Yeison Mejia (SPR) – Motagua – Honduras – No game until 1/21.
Kristie Mewis (FCKC) – West Ham – England – No game until 1/14.
Soni Mustivar (SKC) – Gueugnon – France – No game until 1/13.
Krisztian Nemeth (SKC) – MTK Budapest – Hungary – No game until 2/2.
Kevin Oliveira (SKC) – ASIL Lysi – Cyprus – No game this week.
Luis Olivera (SPR) – Alvarado – Argentina – Offseason.
Ashley Orkus (KCC) – FHL – Iceland – No game until 2/24.
Erik Palmer-Brown (SKC) – Panathinaikos – Greece – No game this week.
Lucy Parker (KCNWSL) – Aston Villa – England – No game until 1/13.
Toni Payne (FCKC) – Sevilla – Spain – No game until 1/7.
Rokas Pukstas (ACA) – Hajduk Split – Croatia – No game until 1/28.
Pablo Punyed (SKC) – Vikingur Reykjavik – Iceland – No game until 1/6.
Jordi Quintilla (SKC) – St. Gallen – Switzerland – No game until 1/20.
Brianne Reed (FCKC) – South Melbourne – Australia – No game until 3/16.
Dominik Resetar (SPR) – NK Rudes – Croatia – No game until 1/27.
Jamil Roberts (SKC) – Peninsula – Australia – Offseason.
Abdul Rwatubyaye (SKC) – Rayon Sports – Rwanda – No game until 1/12.
Soony Saad (SKC) – Penang – Malaysia – Offseason.
Anel Sabanadzovic (KC) – AEK Athens B – Greece – No game this week.
Rauf Salifu (SPR) – Selangor – Malaysia – Offseason.
Rodrigo Saravia (SPR) – Comunicaciones – Guatemala – No game until 1/19.
Peter Schmetz (SKC) – VfB 03 Hilden – Germany – No game until 2/18.
Sydney Schneider (KCC) – Sparta Praha – Czech Republic – No game until 3/9.
Nansel Selbol (SKC) – ASC Tidjikja – Mauritania – Looking for schedule.
Jordan Silkowitz KCC) – Brisbane (Loan) – Australia – Started and played 90 minutes in Brisbane’s 5-3 loss to Melbourne City.
Jessica Silva (KCC) – Benfica – Portugal – No game this week.
Rojay Smith (SPR) – Dunbeholden – Jamaica – Started and played 64 minutes in Dunbeholden’s 2-1 win over Waterhouse. Started and played 90 minutes in Dunbeholden’s 1-0 loss to Cavalier.
Yann Songo’o (SKC) – Morecambe – England – Started and played 86 minutes in Morecambe’s 2-2 draw with Bradford City. Came off the bench and played 61 minutes in Morecambe’s 5-0 loss to Notts County. Started and played 89 minutes, recording an assist in Morecambe’s 2-2 draw with Harrogate Town.
Amadou Traore (SPR) – Panachaiki – Greece – No game this week.
Boubacar Traore (SPR) – US Monastir – Tunisia – Came off the bench and played 24 minutes in Monastir’s 3-0 win over Etoile Sportive Metlaoui. Started and played 90 minutes in Monastir’s 2-1 loss to Esperance Tunis.
Diedie Traore (SPR) – UR La Louviere – Belgium – No game until 1/6.
Nikola Vujnovic (SKC) – HNK Gorica – Croatia – No game until 1/24.
Ze Pedro (SPR) – UD Oliveirense – Portugal – Started and played 90 minutes in Oliveirense’s 1-0 loss to Tondela.
Gedion Zelalem (SKC) – Den Bosch – Netherlands – No game until 1/15.

Indoor

Christian Anderaos (COL-UMKC) – Kansas City (MASL) – Played in KC’s 6-4 win over St. Louis. Played in KC’s 6-5 win over St. Louis.
Mitchell Cardenas (SKC) – San Diego (MASL) – Played in San Diego’s 9-3 win over Tacoma.
Mike DaSilva (Comets) – St. Louis (MASL) – Played in St. Louis’s 6-4 loss to KC. Played in St. Louis’s 6-5 loss to KC.
Chris Favela (KC) – Kansas City (MASL) – Did not dress in either of KC’s games.
Ignacio Flores (COL-Park) – Kansas City (MASL) – Had an assist in KC’s 6-4 win over St. Louis. Played in KC’s 6-5 win over St. Louis.
Dom Francis (Comets) – Harrisburg (MASL) – Scored 2 goals in Harrisburg’s 13-4 loss to Baltimore. Had 3 goals and 2 assists in Harrisburg’s 13-7 loss to Utica.
Jacob Garza (COL-Park) – Kansas City (MASL) – Did not dress in either of KC’s games.
DeBray Hollimon (ACA) – Kansas City (MASL) – Did not dress in KC’s 6-4 win over St. Louis. Played in KC’s 6-5 win over St. Louis.
Adam James (KC) – Empire (MASL) – Scored a goal in Empire’s 7-5 loss to Tacoma.
Mike Jones (SKC) – Texas (MASL) – Played in Texas’s 8-6 win over Milwaukee.
Ray Lee (ACA) – Kansas City (MASL) – Played in KC’s 6-4 win over St. Louis. Recorded 2 goals and an assist in KC’s 6-5 win over St. Louis.
Mikey Lenis (SPR) – Kansas City (MASL) – Played in KC’s 6-4 win over St. Louis. Scored a goal in KC’s 6-5 win over St. Louis.
Rodolfo Lopes (COL-Park) – Central Florida (NISL) – Offseason.
Cisco Lopez (KC) – Kansas City (MASL) – Did not dress in either of KC’s games.
Josue Mazon (Comets) – St. Louis (MASL) – Did not dress in either of St. Louis’s games.
Alex Megson (Comets) – Tacoma (MASL) – Did not dress in either of Tacoma’sgames.
Robert Palmer (COL-Park) – Kansas City (MASL) – Did not dress in either of KC’s games.
Ramone Palmer (COL-Park) – Kansas City (MASL) – Played in KC’s 6-4 win over St. Louis.Played in KC’s 6-5 win over St. Louis.
Boris Pardo (SKC) – San Diego (MASL) – Played in San Diego’s 9-3 win over Tacoma.
Chase Peterson (COL-Park) – Kansas City (MASL) – Played in KC’s 6-4 win over St. Louis. Did not dress in KC’s 6-5 win over St. Louis.
Guerrero Pino (COL-UMKC) – San Diego (MASL) – Scored a goal in San Diego’s 9-3 win over Tacoma.
Henry Ramirez (COL-UMKC) – Kansas City (MASL) – Played in KC’s 6-4 win over St. Louis. Played in KC’s 6-5 win over St. Louis.
Richard Schmermund (Comets) – St. Louis (MASL) – Played in St. Louis’s 6-4 loss to KC. Did not dress in St. Louis’s -5 loss to KC.
Ali Sodal (Comets) – St. Louis (MASL) – Did not dress in either of St. Louis’s games.
John Sosa (COL-UMKC) – Kansas City (MASL) – Had 3 goals and an assist in KC’s 6-4 win over St. Louis. Played in KC’s 6-5 win over St. Louis.
Lucas Sousa (COL-Park)- Kansas City (MASL) – Had an assist in KC’s 6-4 win over St. Louis. Had an assist in KC’s 6-5 win over St. Louis.
Lesia Thetsane (Comets) – Harrisburg (MASL) – Did not dress in either of Harrisburg’s games.
James Togbah (Comets) – St. Louis (MASL) – Had an assist in St. Louis’s 6-4 loss to KC. Scored a goal in St. Louis’s 6-5 loss to KC.
Antony Wright (KC) – Empire (MASL) – Played in Empire’s 7-5 loss to Tacoma.

MLS

Lucas Bartlett (ACA) – DC – Offseason.
Latif Blessing (SKC) – Toronto – Offseason.
Teal Bunbury (SKC) – Nashville – Offseason.
Nicholas Gioacchini (KC) – St. Louis – Offseason.
Preston Judd (SPR) – San Jose – Offseason.
Alec Kann (SKC) – Cincinnati – Offseason.
Isaiah LeFlore (ACA) – Philadelphia – Offseason.
Jaylin Lindsey (SKC) – Charlotte – Offseason.
Luis Martins (SKC) – Vancouver – Offseason.
Ilie Sanchez (SKC) – LAFC – Offseason.

NWSL

Dorian Bailey (KC) – Bay – Offseason.
Nicole Barnhart (FCKC) – Washington – Offseason.
Elyse Bennett (KCC) – San Diego – Offseason.
Kate Del Fava (KCC) – Utah – Offseason.
Kristen Edmonds (KCC) – Gotham – Offseason.
Sinead Farrelly (FCKC) – Gotham – Offseason.
Shea Groom (FCKC) – Houston – Offseason.
Tziarra King (KCNWSL) – Reign – Offseason.
CeCe Kizer (KC) – Kansas City – Offseason.
Lo’eau LaBonta (FCKC) – Kansas City – Offseason.
Mariana Larroquette (KCC) – Orlando – Offseason.
Sydney Leroux (FCKC) – Angel City – Offseason.
Jordyn Listro (KCC) – Orlando – Offseason.
Alex Loera (KCC) – Bay FC – Offseason.
Merritt Mathias (FCKC) – Angel City – Offseason.
Addie McCain (KCC) – Chicago – Offseason.
Haley McCutcheon (KC) – Orlando – Offseason.
Addisyn Merrick (KC) – Utah – Offseason.
Carly Nelson (KCNWSL) – Utah – Offseason.
Kiki Pickett (KCC) – North Carolina – Offseason.
Victoria Pickett (KCC) – North Carolina – Offseason.
Brittany Ratcliffe (FCKC) – North Carolina – Offseason.
Katelyn Rowland (FCKC) – Bay – Offseason.
Becky Sauerbrunn (FCKC) – Portland – Offseason.
Desiree Scott (FCKC) – Kansas City – Offseason.
Ella Shamburger (KCC) – Louisville – Offseason.
Abby Smith (KCNWLS) – Gotham – Offseason.
Erika Tymrak (FCKC) – Orlando – Offseason.
Michele Vasconcelos (KCNWSL) – Utah – Offseason.
Lynn Williams (KCC) – Gotham – Offseason.

USL Championship

Ezra Armstrong (ACA) – North Carolina – Offseason.
Danny Barbir (SPR) – Indy – Offseason.
Mataeo Bunbury (ACA) – Birmingham – Offseason.
Amadou Dia (SKC) – Louisville – Offseason.
Collin Fernandez (SPR) – Tulsa – Offseason.
Wilson Harris (SKC) – Louisville – Offseason.
Christian Herrera (SPR) – Colorado Springs – Offseason.
Mechack Jerome (SKC) – Indy – Offseason.
Matt Lewis (SKC) – Detroit – Offseason.
Mikey Lopez (SKC) – Birmingham – Offseason.
James Musa (SKC) – Colorado Springs – Offseason.
Enoch Mushagalusa (SPR) – Hartfod – Offseason.
Tyler Pasher (SKC) – Birmingham – Offseason.
Kaveh Rad (SKC) – Hartford – Offseason.
Bryam Rebellon (SPR) – Indy – Offseason.
Camden Riley (SKC) – Oakland – Offseason.
Richard Sanchez (SKC) – Memphis – Offseason.
Mark Segbers (SPR) – Charleston – Offseason.
Graham Smith (SKC) – Charleston – Offseason.
Aedan Stanley (SPR) – Miami – Offseason.
Alex Tambakis (SKC) – New Mexico – Offseason.

MLS Next Pro

Ethan Bryant (SKC) – Kansas City – Offseason.
Sebastian Cruz (ACA) – Kansas City – Offseason.
Coby Jones (ACA) – Kansas City – Offseason.
John Klein III (Comets) – St. Louis – Offseason.
Wan Kuzain (SKC) – St. Louis – Offseason.
Travian Sousa (SPR) – Tacoma – Offseason.
Brooks Thompson (SKC) – Philadelphia – Offseason.
Julian Vazquez (SKC) – Real Monarchs – Offseason.

USL1

Dakota Barnathan (SPR) – Richmond – Offseason.
Kharlton Belmar (SKC) – Richmond – Offseason.
Brandon Fricke (ACA) – Greenville – Offseason.
Luis Gil (SKC) – Omaha – Offseason.
Dane Kelly (SPR) – Charlotte – Offseason.
Seo-In Kim (ACA) – Lexington – Offseason.
Franky Martinez (SKC) – Lexington – Offseason.
Ropapa Mensah (SPR) – Chattanooga – Offseason.
Ualefi (SKC) – Chattanooga – Season over.
Ethan Vanacore-Decker (SPR) – Richmond – Offseason.

NISA

Leonel Palma (ACA) – Gold Star – Offseason.
Max Rugova (ACA) – Savannah – Offseason.

USL2

Leroy Enzugusi (ACA) – Des Moines – Offseason.
Eduardo Monreal (Comets) – Wichita – Offseason.
Dembakwi Yomba (SPR) – Des Moines – Offseason.

NPSL

Wyatt Fowler (KC) – Ehtar Belleville – Offseason.
David Greczek (SKC) – Motown – Offseason.
Amobi Okugo (SKC) – Sacramento – Offseason.
William Opoku Mensah (SPR) – Motown – Offseason.
Odaine Sinclair (Comets) – Kansas City – Offseason.
Ciaran Winters (ACA) – Tulsa – Offseason.

Active without a club or unknown

Saad Abdul-Salaam (SKC)
Dom Alvarado (KC)
Paul Atta Agyei (SPR)
Rassambek Akhmatov (SPR)
Kian Alberto (SPR)
Alexsander (SPR)
Bernardo Anor (SKC)
Emmanuel Appiah (SKC)
Bakary Bagayoko (SPR)
Ethan Bandre (SPR)
Grayson Barber (SKC)
Nick Besler (KC)
Chase Bromstedt (ACA)
Rylan Childers (KCC)
Matt Constant (SKC)
Renae Cuellar (FCKC)
Chardonnay Curran (KCC)
Vitor Dias (SPR)
Eric Dick (SKC)
Cameron Duke (SKC)
Dom Dwyer (SKC)
Aljaz Dzankic (SPR)
Esai Easley (SKC)
Kevin Ellis (SKC)
Pablo Escobar (SKC)
Roger Espinoza (SKC)
TJ Fatah (SPR)
Kortne Ford (SKC)
Tyler Freeman (SKC)
Spencer Glass (SKC)
Katrina Gorry (FCKC)
Felipe Gutierrez (SKC)
Erik Hurtado (SKC)
Michael Kafari (SKC)
Kei Kamara (SKC)
James Kasak (SKC)
Osuman Kassim (SPR)
Curtez Kellman (SPR)
Will Little (ACA)
Michelle Maemone (KCC)
Enzo Mauriz (SPR)
Kendall McIntosh (SKC)
Jimmy Medranda (SKC)
Nassim Mekideche (SPR)
Mykiaa Minniss (KCC)
Sinclaire Miramontez (KC)
Lebo Moloto (SPR)
Fredinho Mompremier (SPR)
Ashley Nick (KCNWSL)
David Panka (SPR)
Travis Pittman (Comets)
Pandelis Popgeorgiev (COL-UMKC)
Roberto Puncec (SKC)
Jahon Rad (SPR)
Dominique Richardson (FCKC)
Parker Roberts (KC)
Tony Rocha (SKC)
Lucas Rosa (SPR)
Maegan Rosa (FCKC)
Oriol Rosell (SKC)
Kelyn Rowe (SKC)
Diego Rubio (SKC)
Mirko Sandivari (COL-Park)
CJ Sapong (SKC)
Dillon Serna (SPR)
Arielle Ship (KCC)
Matheus Silva (SPR)
Croix Soto (KCC)
Abby Small (KC)
Brett St. Martin (SKC)
Tucker Stephenson (ACA)
Martin Steuble (SKC)
Ben Sweat (SKC)
Jada Talley (KCC)
Steve Tekesky (ACA)
Joseph Addo Tetteh (SPR)
Cade Thomson (SPR)
Gaby Vincent (KCC)
Christian Volesky (SKC)
Danny Waltman (Comets)
Duval Wapiwo (SPR)
Kaylin Williams (KC)
Kiel Williams (Comets)
Jenna Winebrenner (KCC)
Adrian Zendejas (SKC)
Graham Zusi (SKC)