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COLORADO RAPIDS v MINNESOTA UNITED FCDICK’S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City, Colo. March 18, 2017 (WEEK 3, MLS Game #30)7 p.m. MT (Altitude2; WFTC-MY29)

COLORADO RAPIDS 2017 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A1 Tim Howard GK 6-3 194 03/06/1979 North Brunswick, NJ 1 1 0 0 103 101 0 23 Eric Miller DF 6-0 175 01/15/1993 Woodbury, MN 2 2 0 0 58 49 0 24 Marc Burch DF 6-1 180 05/07/1984 Cincinnati, OH 2 2 0 0 212 171 4 235 Mekeil Williams DF 6-1 180 07/24/1990 Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 0 0 0 0 21 17 0 46 Sam Cronin MF 5-10 165 12/12/1986 Atlanta, GA 2 2 0 0 234 221 8 208 Dillon Powers MF 5-11 170 02/14/1991 Plano, TX 2 2 0 0 123 107 14 259 Kevin Doyle FW 6-0 179 09/18/1983 Adamstown, Ireland 1 1 0 0 47 41 11 411 Shkelzen Gashi MF 6-0 165 07/15/1988 Zurich, Switzerland 1 0 0 0 27 25 9 412 John Berner GK 6-3 205 02/14/1991 St. Louis, MO 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 014 Dominique Badji MF 6-0 175 10/16/1992 Dakar, Senegal 2 2 1 0 44 28 9 415 Sam Hamilton MF 6-0 185 07/27/1995 Denver, CO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 016 Alan Gordon FW 6-3 190 10/16/1981 Long Beach, CA 1 0 0 0 246 129 52 2817 Dillon Serna MF 5-7 140 03/25/1994 Brighton, CO 2 0 0 0 54 29 7 518 Zac MacMath GK 6-2 194 08/07/1991 St. Petersburg, FL 1 1 0 0 124 123 0 020 Ricardo Perez MF 5-8 160 05/30/1995 Ciudad Juarez, Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 021 Bismark Adjei-Boateng MF 5-11 160 05/10/1994 Accra, Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 022 Micheal Azira MF 5-10 160 08/22/1987 Kampala, Uganda 2 2 0 0 58 44 0 123 Bobby Burling DF 6-5 195 10/15/1984 Clear Lake City, TX 0 0 0 0 157 143 5 224 Kortne Ford DF 6-2 185 01/26/1996 Olathe, KS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 026 Dennis Castillo DF 5-10 160 04/30/1993 San Jose, Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 129 Caleb Calvert FW 6-2 160 10/22/1996 Wrightwood, CA 2 1 0 0 10 2 0 031 Cody Mizell GK 6-1 185 09/30/1991 Woodstock, GA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 033 Jared Watts DF 6-1 155 02/03/1992 Statesville, NC 2 2 0 1 53 45 1 344 Axel Sjoberg DF 6-7 210 03/08/1991 Stockholm, Sweden 2 2 0 0 47 47 2 194 Marlon Hairston DF 6-0 157 03/23/1994 Jackson, MS 2 2 0 0 48 28 4 7

HEAD COACH : Pablo Mastroeni 08/29/1976 W33 L40 T31

MINNESOTA UNITED FC 2017 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A1 John Alvbage GK 6-1 194 08/10/1982 Gothenburg, Sweden 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 02 Justin Davis DF 6-0 175 05/06/1988 Southfield, MI 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 03 Jerome Theisson DF 5-9 155 08/06/1987 Zurich, Switzerland 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 04 Jermaine Taylor DF 5-10 195 01/14/1985 Portland, Jamaica 2 2 0 0 131 124 1 75 Francisco Calvo DF 5-11 170 07/08/1992 San Jose, Costa Rica 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 06 Vadim Demidov DF 6-1 176 10/10/1986 Riga, Latvia, USSR 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 07 Ibson MF 5-10 168 11/07/1983 Sao Goncalo, Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08 Mohammed Saeid MF 5-7 141 12/24/1990 Orebro, Sweden 2 2 0 0 52 44 0 69 Abu Danladi FW 5-10 170 10/18/1995 Takoradi, Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 010 Miguel Ibarra MF 5-6 145 03/15/1990 Lancaster, CA 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 011 Johan Venegas MF 6-0 168 11/27/1988 Puerto Limon, Costa Rica 2 2 0 1 34 18 2 212 Joseph Greenspan DF 6-6 209 09/12/1992 Summit, NJ 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 014 Brent Kallman DF 6-2 190 10/04/1990 Omaha, NE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 015 Ismaila Jome MF 6-1 160 11/04/1994 Banjul, Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 016 Bashkim Kadrii MF 5-10 175 07/09/1991 Copenhagen, Denmark 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 017 Collin Martin MF 5-11 150 11/09/1994 Chevy Chase, MD 0 0 0 0 15 7 0 118 Kevin Molino MF 5-8 155 06/17/1990 Carenage, Diego Martin, Trinidad 2 2 1 0 39 35 12 920 Rasmus Schuller MF 5-10 148 06/18/1991 Espoo, Finland 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 021 Christian Ramirez FW 6-2 187 04/04/1991 Garden Grove, CA 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 022 Kevin Venegas DF 5-10 165 07/29/1989 Lakewood, CA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 023 Bernardo Anor MF 5-8 158 05/24/1988 Caracas, Venezuela 0 0 0 0 84 52 12 324 Patrick McLain GK 6-3 205 08/22/1988 Eau Claire, WI 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 026 Collen Warner MF 5-10 178 06/24/1988 Denver, CO 2 2 0 0 167 129 3 1133 Bobby Shuttleworth GK 6-2 205 05/13/1987 Tonawanda, NY 1 0 0 0 128 124 0 045 Joshua Gatt MF 5-10 165 08/29/1991 Plymouth, MI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HEAD COACH : Adrian Heath 01/11/1961 W16 L20 T16

UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

14 M Dominique Badji 2 2 174 1 0 4 2 5 4 1 0 0 033 D Jared Watts 2 2 180 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 016 F Alan Gordon 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 044 D Axel Sjoberg 2 2 180 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 029 F Caleb Calvert 2 1 85 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 08 M Dillon Powers 2 2 151 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 5 1 017 M Dillon Serna 2 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 03 D Eric Miller 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 09 F Kevin Doyle 1 1 90 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 04 D Marc Burch 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 094 D Marlon Hairston 2 2 154 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 022 M Micheal Azira 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 06 M Sam Cronin 2 2 180 0 0 2 0 4 3 0 0 1 011 M Shkelzen Gashi 1 0 18 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 01 G Tim Howard 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 018 G Zac MacMath 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Own-goals received 0Team totals 2 2 180 1 1 11 3 27 21 7 5 4 0Opponent totals 2 2 180 1 0 23 10 21 27 2 6 5 0

2017 COLORADO RAPIDS STATISTICS (1-1-0, 3 pts.)

COLORADO RAPIDS GOALKEEPING

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO

1 G Tim Howard 1 1 90 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 018 G Zac MacMath 1 1 90 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

Team totals 2 2 180 10 10 1 0.5 0 0 1 1 0 1Opponent totals 2 2 180 3 2 1 0.5 0 0 1 1 0 1

GAME-WINNING GOALS: Dominique Badji 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Jared Watts 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None

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2017 MINNESOTA UNITED STATISTICS (0-2-0, 0 pts.)UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E

21 F Christian Ramirez 2 1 111 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 018 M Kevin Molino 2 2 180 1 0 7 2 6 3 0 3 1 011 M Johan Venegas 2 2 180 0 1 5 2 5 3 2 0 1 016 M Bashkim Kadrii 2 1 106 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 033 G Bobby Shuttleworth 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 026 M Collen Warner 2 2 180 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 05 D Francisco Calvo 2 2 180 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 04 D Jermaine Taylor 2 2 180 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 03 D Jerome Theisson 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 01 G John Alvbage 2 2 176 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 D Justin Davis 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 010 M Miguel Ibarra 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08 M Mohammed Saeid 2 2 180 0 0 5 2 2 9 0 7 0 020 M Rasmus Schuller 2 2 141 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 1 06 D Vadim Demidov 2 2 180 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0

Own-goals received 0Opponent totals 2 2 180 11 9 23 14 25 25 5 5 3 0Team totals 2 2 180 2 1 29 9 25 25 3 10 4 0

MINNESOTA UNITED GOALKEEPING

UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO

1 G John Alvbage 2 2 176 13 3 10 5.11 1 1 0 2 0 033 G Bobby Shuttleworth 1 0 4 1 0 1 22.5 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team totals 2 2 180 14 3 11 5.5 1 1 0 2 0 0Opponent totals 2 2 180 9 7 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0

GAME-WINNING GOALS: NoneGAME-WINNING ASSISTS: NonePENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Kevin Molino 1-1


DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:

Sat. Mar. 4 New England W 1-0 16126 1-0-0 4 3 COL: Badji (52); Sat. Mar. 11 at New York Red

BullsL 0-1 19375 1-1-0 5 3 NYR: own goal (45)

Sat. Mar. 18 MinnesotaSat. Apr. 1 FC DallasSun. Apr. 9 at Sporting KCSat. Apr. 15 Real Salt LakeSun. Apr. 23 at MinnesotaSat. Apr. 29 at Orlando City

SCFri. May 5 VancouverSat. May 13 San JoseWed. May 17 at ChicagoSat. May 20 at PhiladelphiaSat. May 27 Sporting KCSat. June 3 ColumbusSun. June 18 PortlandWed. June 21 Los AngelesSat. June 24 at AtlantaSat. July 1 HoustonTue. July 4 SeattleSat. July 22 at Toronto FCSat. July 29 at San JoseSat. Aug. 5 VancouverSat. Aug. 12 at FC DallasSat. Aug. 19 D.C. UnitedWed. Aug. 23 at PortlandSat. Aug. 26 at Real Salt

LakeSat. Sep. 2 at Los AngelesSat. Sep. 9 at HoustonSat. Sep. 16 New York City

FCSat. Sep. 23 at VancouverWed. Sep. 27 at FC DallasSat. Sep. 30 MontrealSun. Oct. 15 Real Salt LakeSun. Oct. 22 at Seattle

COLORADO RAPIDS 2017 SCHEDULE


DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:

Fri. Mar. 3 at Portland L 1-5 21144 0-1-0 11 0 MIN: Ramirez (79); POR: Olum (14) Valeri (47,82) Adi (91+,93+)

Sun. Mar. 12 Atlanta L 1-6 35043 0-2-0 11 0 MIN: Molino (30); ATL: Martinez (3,27,75) Almiron (13,52) Peterson (94+)

Sat. Mar. 18 at ColoradoSat. Mar. 25 at New EnglandSat. Apr. 1 Real Salt LakeSat. Apr. 8 at FC DallasSat. Apr. 15 at HoustonSun. Apr. 23 ColoradoSat. Apr. 29 San JoseSun. May 7 Sporting KCSat. May 13 at Toronto FCSun. May 21 Los AngelesSat. May 27 Orlando City SCSat. June 3 at Sporting KCSat. June 17 at Real Salt

LakeWed. June 21 Portland

Sat. June 24 VancouverThu. June 29 at New York

City FCTue. July 4 ColumbusWed. July 19 HoustonSat. July 22 New York Red

BullsSat. July 29 D.C. UnitedSat. Aug. 5 SeattleSun. Aug. 13 at AtlantaSun. Aug. 20 at SeattleSat. Aug. 26 at ChicagoSat. Sep. 9 PhiladelphiaWed. Sep. 13 at VancouverSat. Sep. 16 at MontrealSat. Sep. 23 FC Dallas

Sat. Sep. 30 at HoustonSat. Oct. 7 Sporting KCSun. Oct. 15 at Los AngelesSun. Oct. 22 at San Jose

MINNESOTA UNITED 2017 SCHEDULE


RAPIDS INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2017)Goals

1 Dominique Badji 03/04/2017 vs NE W 1-0Assists

1 Jared Watts 03/04/2017 vs NE W 1-0Shots

3 Kevin Doyle 03/04/2017 vs NE W 1-03 Dominique Badji 03/04/2017 vs NE W 1-0Shots on Goal

1 Dominique Badji 03/04/2017 vs NE W 1-01 Kevin Doyle 03/04/2017 vs NE W 1-01 Dominique Badji 03/11/2017 vs NYR L 0-1Fouls Committed

3 Dominique Badji 03/04/2017 vs NE W 1-0Fouls Suffered

3 Dominique Badji 03/04/2017 vs NE W 1-03 Dillon Powers 03/11/2017 vs NYR L 0-1Offside

2 Marlon Hairston 03/11/2017 vs NYR L 0-1Saves

7 Tim Howard 03/11/2017 vs NYR L 0-1Shots Faced

7 Tim Howard 03/11/2017 vs NYR L 0-1Goals Allowed

1 Tim Howard 03/11/2017 vs NYR L 0-1

TEAM LOW GAMES (2017)Shots

3 03/11/2017 vs NYR L 0-1Shots on Goal

1 03/11/2017 vs NYR L 0-1Fouls Committed

13 03/11/2017 vs NYR L 0-1Fouls Suffered

9 03/04/2017 vs NE W 1-0Corner Kicks

2 03/11/2017 vs NYR L 0-1Offside

1 03/04/2017 vs NE W 1-0Saves

3 03/04/2017 vs NE W 1-0Shots Faced

3 03/04/2017 vs NE W 1-0

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2017)Goals

1 03/04/2017 vs NE W 1-0Assists

1 03/04/2017 vs NE W 1-0Shots

8 03/04/2017 vs NE W 1-0Shots on Goal

2 03/04/2017 vs NE W 1-0Fouls Committed

14 03/04/2017 vs NE W 1-0Fouls Suffered

12 03/11/2017 vs NYR L 0-1Corner Kicks

3 03/04/2017 vs NE W 1-0Offside

6 03/11/2017 vs NYR L 0-1Saves

7 03/11/2017 vs NYR L 0-1Shots Faced

7 03/11/2017 vs NYR L 0-1Goals Allowed

1 03/11/2017 vs NYR L 0-1

UNITED INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2017)Goals

1 Christian Ramirez 03/03/2017 at POR L 1-51 Kevin Molino 03/12/2017 at ATL L 1-6Assists

1 Johan Venegas 03/03/2017 at POR L 1-5Shots

5 Kevin Molino 03/03/2017 at POR L 1-5Shots on Goal

2 Johan Venegas 03/12/2017 at ATL L 1-62 Mohammed Saeid 03/12/2017 at ATL L 1-6Fouls Committed

6 Kevin Molino 03/12/2017 at ATL L 1-6Fouls Suffered

7 Mohammed Saeid 03/12/2017 at ATL L 1-6Offside

1 Christian Ramirez 03/03/2017 at POR L 1-51 Johan Venegas 03/03/2017 at POR L 1-51 Johan Venegas 03/12/2017 at ATL L 1-6Saves

2 John Alvbage 03/12/2017 at ATL L 1-6Shots Faced

7 John Alvbage 03/12/2017 at ATL L 1-6Goals Allowed

5 John Alvbage 03/03/2017 at POR L 1-55 John Alvbage 03/12/2017 at ATL L 1-6

TEAM LOW GAMES (2017)Shots

11 03/03/2017 at POR L 1-5Shots on Goal

2 03/03/2017 at POR L 1-5Fouls Committed

12 03/03/2017 at POR L 1-5Fouls Suffered

11 03/03/2017 at POR L 1-5Corner Kicks

4 03/03/2017 at POR L 1-5Offside

1 03/12/2017 at ATL L 1-6Saves

1 03/03/2017 at POR L 1-5Shots Faced

6 03/03/2017 at POR L 1-5

TEAM HIGH GAMES (2017)Goals

1 03/03/2017 at POR L 1-51 03/12/2017 at ATL L 1-6Assists

1 03/03/2017 at POR L 1-5Shots

18 03/12/2017 at ATL L 1-6Shots on Goal

7 03/12/2017 at ATL L 1-6Fouls Committed

13 03/12/2017 at ATL L 1-6Fouls Suffered

14 03/12/2017 at ATL L 1-6Corner Kicks

6 03/12/2017 at ATL L 1-6Offside

2 03/03/2017 at POR L 1-5Saves

2 03/12/2017 at ATL L 1-6Shots Faced

8 03/12/2017 at ATL L 1-6Goals Allowed

6 03/12/2017 at ATL L 1-6


PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT

RAPIDS CAREER SCORING VS. UNITED (0-0-0)

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PG

Rapids 0 wins, 0 goals

United 0 wins, 0 goals0 ties

UNITED VS RAPIDS

ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS:

1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total

COL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Rapids United

Category 1 2 OT Tot 1 2 OT TotGoals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Shots 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Shots on Goal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Fouls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Offsides 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Corner Kicks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HEAD-TO-HEAD

CAREER COACHING RECORDS:Adrian Heath vs. COL 1-0-0 (3 pts./game)

ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS:Rapids United

GoalsAssistsShotsShots on GoalFouls CommittedFouls SufferedWinsLossesShutoutsSavesGoals Allowed

Colorado Rapids Minnesota UnitedW-L-T Streak (started) W-L-T Streak (started)

At Halftime:Leading 0-0-0 1 Ws (10/13/2016) 0-0-0 0 - -Tied 1-0-0 3 Ws (10/01/2016) 0-0-0 0 - -Trailing 0-1-0 1 Ls (03/11/2017) 0-2-0 2 Ls (03/03/2017)

First Goal:Allowed 0-1-0 1 Ls (03/11/2017) 0-2-0 2 Ls (03/03/2017)Scored 1-0-0 4 Ws (10/01/2016) 0-0-0 0 - -

Goals Scored:0 goals 0-1-0 2 Ls (10/16/2016) 0-0-0 0 - -1 goals 1-0-0 1 Ws (03/04/2017) 0-2-0 2 Ls (03/03/2017)2 goals 0-0-0 2 Ws (08/06/2016) 0-0-0 0 - -3 goals 0-0-0 1 Ws (10/08/2016) 0-0-0 0 - -4 goals 0-0-0 0 - - 0-0-0 0 - -

Goals Allowed:0 goals 1-0-0 2 Ws (10/01/2016) 0-0-0 0 - -1 goals 0-1-0 1 Ls (03/11/2017) 0-0-0 0 - -2 goals 0-0-0 1 Ws (10/08/2016) 0-0-0 0 - -3 goals 0-0-0 1 Ts (09/24/2016) 0-0-0 0 - -4 goals 0-0-0 1 Ls (07/30/2016) 0-2-0 2 Ls (03/03/2017)

W-L-T Breakdowns:

ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS:Rapids United

Goals None NoneAssists None NoneShots None NoneShots on Goal None NoneFouls Committed None NoneFouls Suffered None NoneShutouts None NoneSaves None NoneGoals Allowed None None



UNITED CAREER SCORING VS. RAPIDS (0-0-0)

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PG


CURRENT RAPIDS VS. UNITED (0-0-0)


GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PG

PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTCollen Warner 6 4 409 0 1 2Bernardo Anor 3 2 246 0 0 4Mohammed Saeid 1 1 90 0 0 0Bobby Shuttleworth 3 3 270 0 0 0Jermaine Taylor 4 3 271 0 0 0

GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PGBobby Shuttleworth 3 270 13 12 0.67 0

CURRENT UNITED VS. RAPIDS (0-0-0)


vs. EXPANSION SIDES The Colorado Rapids have an all-time home record of 9-2-2 in first meetings in the year in which each expansion side joined Major League Soccer. 1998: Rapids 5-4 Chicago Fire 1998: Rapids 3-0 Miami Fusion 2005: Rapids 2-1 Chivas USA 2005: Rapids 2-0 Real Salt Lake 2006: Rapids 0-1 Houston Dynamo 2007: Rapids 1-0 Toronto FC 2008: Rapids 0-2 San Jose Earthquakes 2009: Rapids 2-2 Seattle Sounders FC 2010: Rapids 4-1 Philadelphia Union 2011: Rapids 3-1 Portland Timber 2011: Rapids 2-1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2012: Rapids 3-2 Montreal Impact 2015: Rapids 0-0 New York City FC

2017 MLS CATECORICAL RECORD

Overall Home Road Overall MLS Games 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 vs. Western Conference 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 vs. Eastern Conference 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 Scoring 0 goals 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 Scoring 1 goal 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 Scoring 2 goals 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Scoring 3 goals 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Scoring 4+ goals 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Conceding 0 goals 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 Conceding 1 goal 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 Conceding 2 goals 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Conceding 3 goals 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Conceding 4+ goals 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Scoring first 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 Conceding first 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 Leading at halftime 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Tied at halftime 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 Trailing at halftime 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 In March 1-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 In April 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 In May 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 In June 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 In July 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 In August 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 In September 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 In October 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

Date: Saturday, March 18, 2017 Time: 7:00 p.m. MT Venue: Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Television: Altitude 2 English Radio: Altitude Sports Radio - AM 950 Spanish Radio: La Invasora 87.7 FM Referee: Nima Saghafi AR1: Eric Weisbrod AR2: Jason White 4TH: Kevin Stott

COLORADO RAPIDS vs.

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

MLS ACCOLADES

MLS TEAM OF THE WEEK Week 1 - Axel Sjoberg Week 2 - Tim Howard

4/1 RESCHEDULED to 10/7

Last week, the Rapids announced that the team’s regular sea-son home match against FC Dallas will now take place on Sat-urday, October 7 at 7:00 p.m. MT. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, April 1 but was rescheduled due to FC Dallas’ Leg 2 of the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals at Pachuca on Tuesday, April 4. All tickets for the initial April 1 date will be honored on Octo-ber 7. If fans are unable to attend the new game date, please call the Colorado Rapids Ticket Sales Department at 303-825-GOAL.

INJURY REPORT

OUT — John Berner (wrist) Axel Sjoberg (hamstring) QUESTIONABLE — N/A

NEW FACES

DEF — Mike da Fonte (Sacramento Republic FC) DEF — Kortne Ford (Homegrown) MID — Nana Boateng (Manchester City) MID — Sam Hamilton (SuperDraft) MID — Ricardo Perez (Homegrown) FWD — Alan Gordon (LA Galaxy)

CURRENT FORM

Colorado Rapids - LW

W 1-0 vs. New England Revolution (3/4/17)

L 1-0 @ New York Red Bulls (3/11/17) Minnesota United FC - LL

L 5-1 @ Portland Timbers (3/3/17)

L 6-1 vs. Atlanta United FC (3/12/17)

DISCIPLINARY REPORT

Suspended— n/a Suspended after next yellow — n/a

MOST MINUTES (2016)

Sam Cronin - 33 GP, 33 GS - 2,924 minutes Axel Sjoberg - 31 GP, 31 GS - 2,772 minutes Micheal Azira - 31 GP, 28 GS - 2,503 minutes Marc Burch - 28 GP, 27 GS - 2,443 minutes Kevin Doyle - 26 GP, 24 GS - 2,178 minutes

HOME FORM

With the 1-0 win over the New England Revolution in the 2017 Home Opener, the Colorado Rapids extended their unbeaten regular season home streak to 18 games. In 2016, the club finished with a record of 11-0-6, becoming just the fifth team in MLS history to achieve the feat. The Rapids also claimed the most home points in club history (39), most home wins since the shootout era (11), and a league record low for goals against at home - seven in total - (0.41 average).

OFFSEASON TRANSACTIONS

12/11/16 - Rapids trade D Joe Greenspan to Minnesota United in exchange for 3rd Round Pick in 2017 MLS SuperDraft

12/11/16 - Rapids acquire 2nd Round Pick from Atlanta United FC in exchange for one International Slot

12/12/16 - Rapids exercise options on GK John Berner, D Bobby Burling, D Marc Burch, D Dennis Castillo, D Eric Miller, D Axel Sjöberg, M Dillon Serna, F Dominique Badji, F Caleb Calvert

12/12/16 - Rapids decline options on D Sean St. Ledger, M Marco Pappa, M Zach Pfeffer, F Conor Doyle

12/13/16 - Rapids trade rights to M Jermaine Jones to LA Galaxy in exchange for a 1st Round Pick in 2017 and a 2nd Round Pick in 2018

12/15/16 - Rapids and Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni agree to new three-year contract

01/06/17 - Rapids sign D Kortne Ford and M Ricardo Perez as Homegrown Players

01/13/17 - Rapids select M Sam Hamilton (15th overall) and D Liam Callahan (24th overall) in 2017 MLS SuperDraft

01/17/17 - Rapids select F Jaime Siaj (46th overall) and F Peguy Ngatcha (86th overall) in 2017 MLS SuperDraft

01/23/17 - Rapids sign free agent F Alan Gordon to a one-year contract

01/24/17 - Rapids acquire M Nana Boateng from Manchester City

01/26/17 - Rapids announce Conor Casey as new First Team Assistant Coach

02/10/17 - Rapids acquire $75,000 in GAM from New York City FC in exchange for one International Slot

03/04/17 - Rapids sign 2017 MLS SuperDraft selection M Sam Hamilton

03/14/17 - Rapids sign D Mike da Fonte to a two-year contract from Sacramento Republic FC

COLORADO RAPIDS vs.

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

COLORADO RAPIDS vs.

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

AXEL INJURED

Axel Sjöberg underwent successful surgery on his left ham-string on Tuesday, March 14 after picking up an injury in the dying moments of the 1-0 loss at New York Red Bulls. Sjöberg will be re-evaluated in six to eight weeks at which time a further update will be provided. Last season, Sjöberg earned Rapids’ Defender of the Year and was one of three nominees for MLS Defender of the Year. Sjöberg helped guide the league’s best defense to an unbeat-en regular season at home, as well as a trip to the Western Conference Championship. In all, the Rapids’ 2015 MLS SuperDraft first round pick has started all 47 matches he has appeared in for the Rapids, while adding two goals and one assist.

HOWARDS EARNS CALL-UP

“If he continues to remain healthy and makes progress he’s obviously going to get strong consideration for the call-ups in March.” Those were the words last week of US men’s head coach, Bruce Arena, when referring to Rapids goalkeeper Tim How-ard and his chances of being named in the squad for upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Honduras and Panama. Howard had not seen action since suffering an adductor injury during the USA’s loss to Mexico in Columbus on November 11, forcing him to miss the Rapids’ Western Conference Champi-onship games against eventual MLS Cup winners Seattle Sounders FC. It took 90 minutes and seven saves for Howard to announce his return to action, and his heroics in the 1-0 loss at New York Red Bulls were clearly enough to convince Arena that the Sec-retary of Defense was worthy of a call-up. On the factors that will determine which of Howard, Brad Guzan and Nick Rimando would start against Honduras, Arena said: "The health of all three goalkeepers (is a factor), but in Rimando, Guzan and Howard we have three experienced goal-keepers, and I'd feel very comfortable playing any of them. "Once we get into camp on Sunday, and we see how our play-ers get out of the weekend matches and how they look in training, will determine who starts in the goal." Howard has made 111 appearances for the USA's senior side, having made his debut in a 1-0 victory over Ecuador on March 10, 2002. He is one of only 17 players in the history of the men's national team to have reached 100 caps or more. "Getting called-up to the national team is a great honor," said Rapids' head coach, Pablo Mastroeni. "Tim getting called-up is a reflection of the commitment that he still has, and more im-portantly the effort that he put in during the offseason to get back to full health and be available for this part of the season.” The USA are currently bottom of the standings in the final round of 2018 World Cup qualification, having lost their first two games, to Mexico and Costa Rica. They have eight games in which to avoid missing out on the World Cup finals for the first time since 1986.

DA FONTE SIGNED

Earlier this week, the Colorado Rapids Soccer Club announced the signing of defender Mike da Fonte to a two-year contract. Da Fonte arrives in Colorado after spending the 2016 cam-paign with USL side Sacramento Republic FC. “Mike impressed in our preseason meeting with Sacramento last year and we continued to track his progress. He provides competition and increased depth to our already strong defen-sive core,” said Rapids Sporting Director Pádraig Smith. “He is a player who we think has the necessary tools to be successful at the next level.” Last season, da Fonte scored four goals in 19 appearances for Sacramento Republic FC. In 2015, da Fonte served as captain of the newly formed New York Red Bulls II, leading the team in minutes played (2,003) and games started (23). “We are pleased to have Mike join our club for the next two seasons,” said Rapids Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni. “He is a very athletic central defender with experience in Europe and with two prominent USL sides. We look forward to welcoming Mike to the Rapids.” Prior to his USL arrival, da Fonte spent two years playing in the Terceira Divisão Portuguesa, making 23 appearances with S.C. Espinho (2012-13). A year later, da Fonte joined Pedras Salgadas and saw action in 23 contests for the club.

MATCHUP

Name: Marc Burch No.: 4 Position: Defender Age: 32 Height: 6’1” Weight: 180 lbs. Nationality: USA Joined MLS: 2006 MLS experience: 12th season Appearances: 212 Goals: 4 Honors: MLS Supporters’ Shield (2007), Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2008)

TO WATCH

Name: Kevin Molino No.: 18 Position: Midfielder Age: 26 Height: 5’8” Weight: 155 lbs. Nationality: Trinidad & Tobago Joined MLS: 2015 MLS experience: 3rd season Appearances: 39 Goals: 12 Honors: USL PRO MVP (2012, 2014)

TALE OF THE TAPE (2016)

HAMILTON SIGNS

Colorado Rapids Soccer Club announced the signing of 2017 MLS SuperDraft selection Sam Hamilton to an MLS con-tract for 2017, with options for 2018, 2019, and 2020. “Sam performed at a very high level over the course of presea-son and we are confident that he will be a solid addition to our roster,” said Sporting Director Pádraig Smith. “He gives us strong depth at central midfield, and we look forward to watching him continue to develop as a player and to him mak-ing a positive and impactful contribution to our club in the coming years.” Selected in the first round (15th overall), Hamilton officially joins the Rapids after helping the University of Denver reach the 2016 College Cup following the program’s second consec-utive unbeaten regular season. In his four collegiate seasons, Hamilton appeared in a total of 83 matches, which ranks him first in DU’s Division I history.

RAPIDS MINNESOTA

2 Games Played 2

1 Games Won 0

1 Games Lost 2

0 Games Tied 0

1 Goals For 2

1 Goals Against 11

0 Goal Differential -9

3 Points 0

Badji

(1 goal)

Top Scorer(s) Molino, Venegas

(1 goal)

11 Shots 29

3 Shots On Goal 9

1 Shutouts 0

5th (West) Standings 11th (East)

SERNA RETURNS

Dillon Serna returned to action in the 2017 Home Opener after being sidelined due to a season-ending knee injury. The 22-year-old Homegrown player sustained a torn ACL and lateral meniscus during the Round of 16 of the U.S. Open Cup against FC Dallas.

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WESTERN CONFERNCE STANDINGS

# Club PTS GP W L T GF GA GD 1 Portland Timbers 6 2 2 0 0 6 1 5 2 Houston Dynamo 6 2 2 0 0 5 2 3 3 San Jose Earthquakes 6 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 4 FC Dallas 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 5 Colorado Rapids 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 Sporting Kansas City 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 Seattle Sounders FC 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 9 Real Salt Lake 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 10 LA Galaxy 0 2 0 2 0 1 3 -2 11 Minnesota United FC 0 2 0 2 0 2 11 -9

EASTERN CONFERNCE STANDINGS

# Club PTS GP W L T GF GA GD 1 New York Red Bulls 6 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 2 Chicago Fire 4 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 3 Atlanta United FC 3 2 1 1 0 7 3 4 4 New York City FC 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 5 Orlando City SC 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 6 Philadelphia Union 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 7 Toronto FC 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 8 Montreal Impact 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 9 Columbus Crew SC 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 10 D.C. United 1 2 0 1 1 0 4 -4 11 New England Revolution 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 -1

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MATCH REPORT - NEW YORK RED BULLS vs. COLORADO RAPIDS (3/11/17)

The Colorado Rapids Soccer Club dropped their first contest of the season 1-0 at the hands of the New York Red Bulls. Eric Miller’s 45th minute own goal spoiled Tim Howard’s return in a frigid Saturday afternoon at Red Bull Arena. The home side had a number of first-half chances but Howard came up with big saves time and time again. Just two minutes into the game, Bradley Wright-Phillips found himself all alone in front of goal forcing an acrobatic kick save from Howard. Twenty minutes later, Howard would deny Wright-Phillips once more by making another point-blank stop. At the other end, Red Bulls keeper Luis Robles, who made MLS history by appearing in his 142nd consecutive contest, was barely tested in the first 45 minutes. Caleb Calvert, making just his second professional start, sent a left-footed strike into the stands. A few minutes later, Robles came off his line and intercepted the ball from Marlon Hairston. In the dying moments of the first half, the Red Bulls would finally break through. Sal Zizzo got in behind the Rapids’ back line and sent a dangerous ball across the face of goal. While trying to get in front of a Red Bulls attacker, Miller’s attempt at clearing the ball would go past Howard and into the back of the net. Pablo Mastroeni changed things up a bit in the second half by bringing in Dillon Serna for Caleb Calvert and Shkëlzen Gashi for Dillon Powers. The Rapids pressed and enjoyed more possession in the attacking end. Dominique Badji, looking to score his second tally in as many games, had the best opportunity for the Rapids at the 72-minute mark. Badji sprinted past the defense but was unable to beat Robles at the far post. BOX SCORE New York Red Bulls 1-0 Colorado Rapids Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ Saturday, March 11, 2017 SCORING SUMMARY NY: Eric Miller (OG) 45’ MISCONDUCT SUMMARY NY: Sean Davis (caution) 35’ NY: Derrick Etienne, Jr. (caution) 55’ NY: Daniel Royer (caution) 79’ COL: Micheal Azira (caution) 90+4’ Red Bulls: Luis Robles; Sal Zizzo, Damien Perrinelle (Aurelien Collin 75’), Aaron Long, Kemar Lawrence; Sean Davis, Felipe; Danny Royer, Sacha Kljestan; Derrick Etienne, Jr. (Mike Grella 61'), Bradley Wright-Phillips (Fredrik Gulbrandsen 88’). Subs not used: Ryan Meara, Tyler Adams, Michael Amir Murillo, Alex Muyl. Rapids: Tim Howard; Eric Miller, Jared Watts, Axel Sjöberg, Marc Burch; Micheal Azira, Sam Cronin, Dillon Powers (Shkëlzen Gashi 72’); Marlon Hairston, Dominique Badji, Caleb Calvert (Dillon Serna 59’). Subs not used: Zac MacMath, Bobby Burling, Mekeil Williams, Nana Boateng, Ricardo Perez. ATTENDANCE: 19,375

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QUOTE SHEET - NEW YORK RED BULLS vs. COLORADO RAPIDS (3/11/17)

Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni – Colorado Rapids Own goals, nobody likes them, but they happen. Besides that, did things go according to plan tonight? Yeah, we knew what we were going to face coming into the Red Bull Arena here. I think it was a hard-fought game. I think coming away from home (Indiscernible), and I think we've done a little bit better. How do you improve your composure and technical ability in that final third? I think every game's different. I think these guys play a really high fast-paced type of ball, and obviously they're not going to allow games to settle down. They're really getting after it. I think, again, two or three breaks on goal, and we've just got to make our chances better. Tim has been out almost four months. When did you kind of decide, okay, this is the day he'll play. I think it was mostly about how he felt and making sure that he was completely recovered from the injury, and not having to think about whether or not he could kick the ball because he wasn't there yet. I think that was the moment. Midfielder Dillon Powers – Colorado Rapids On the game... They came out and played the way they wanted to play. They pressed us really well and they made some good decisions and forced us into some bad ones and we weren’t prepared. On the team’s play... I think as much as we talked about it before about the press, I think it did get to us and it was just a matter of understanding, hav-ing to be calm in those situations and being a lot more cleaner and be more accountable with our touches and passes. On missing players today... Yeah, it was a strange game, sticky pitch, a lot of pressure, a lot of our players tried to keep the ball, and get territory on the press and they didn’t really let themselves. They played clean, beautiful soccer. We were in to create some chances through that but you know, hopefully we could impose our style a little bit next week. Defender Jared Watts – Colorado Rapids On his game today... I think it comes down to who is in the game, so I think you look at collectively first, we knew what we were getting into, a tough team in the Eastern Conference, we knew they had a high press, we knew they were going to come out for their home opener, they wanted to entertain the fans but we had moments where we had chances we tried to go at them, we knew that with some of the attacking players we had we would get some chances. On the own goal... The ball had a weird hop on him and you know, looking at the field, it was a weird surface. It looked nice, it looked good, but we played slow, I don’t want to blame on the field or anything like that but I think its a factor. The weather, the wind, you know, eve-rything, it was just a strange game for Colorado. Not a lot of good soccer out there. On facing Minnesota next week: We got another home game. We know what we got to do. We are going to get another win at home, protect that, and two wins in the first three games is okay. We know what we have to do next week, we got to regroup. We know we got a new team coming in, an Western Conference team, and yeah, nothing but three points.

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COLORADO RAPIDS 2017 SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT SCORERS/TV

Saturday, March 4 vs. New England Revolution W 1-0 COL: Badji

Saturday, March 11 @ New York Red Bulls L 1-0 NY: Miller (OG)

Saturday, March 18 vs. Minnesota United FC 7:00 Altitude 2

Saturday, April 1 vs. FC Dallas 7:00 Altitude TV

Sunday, April 9 @ Sporting Kansas City 5:00 Fox Sports 1

Saturday, April 15 vs. Real Salt Lake 7:00 Altitude TV

Sunday, April 23 @ Minnesota United FC 4:00 Altitude TV

Saturday, April 29 @ Orlando City SC 2:00 UniMas

Friday, May 5 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 8:00 Altitude TV

Saturday, May 13 vs. San Jose Earthquakes 2:00 UniMas

Wednesday, May 17 @ Chicago Fire 6:30 Altitude TV

Saturday, May 20 @ Philadelphia Union 5:00 Altitude TV

Saturday, May 27 vs. Sporting Kansas City 6:00 Altitude TV

Saturday, June 3 vs. Columbus Crew SC 7:00 Altitude TV

Sunday, June 18 vs. Portland Timbers 7:30 Fox Sports 1

Wednesday, June 21 vs. LA Galaxy 7:00 Altitude TV

Saturday, June 24 @ Atlanta United FC 5:00 Altitude TV

Saturday, July 1 vs. Houston Dynamo 7:00 Altitude TV

Tuesday, July 4 vs. Seattle Sounders FC 7:00 Altitude TV

Saturday, July 22 @ Toronto FC 5:00 Altitude TV

Saturday, July 29 @ San Jose Earthquakes 8:30 Altitude TV

Saturday, August 5 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 8:00 Altitude TV

Saturday, August 12 @ FC Dallas 6:00 Altitude TV

Saturday, August 19 vs. DC United 7:00 Altitude TV

Wednesday, August 23 @ Portland Timbers 8:30 Altitude TV

Saturday, August 26 @ Real Salt Lake 8:00 Altitude TV

Saturday, September 2 @ LA Galaxy 9:00 Altitude TV

Saturday, September 9 @ Houston Dynamo 6:30 Altitude TV

Saturday, September 16 vs. New York City FC 7:00 Altitude TV

Saturday, September 23 @ Vancouver Whitecaps FC 8:00 Altitude TV

Wednesday, September 27 @ FC Dallas 6:00 Altitude TV

Saturday, September 30 vs. Montreal Impact 7:00 Altitude TV

Sunday, October 15 vs. Real Salt Lake 3:00 Altitude TV

Sunday, October 22 @ Seattle Sounders FC 2:00 Altitude TV

COLORADO RAPIDS NUMERICAL ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

INT - International player GC - Former foreigner playing as a domestic due to green card status DP - Designated Player DEV - Developmental player Ga - Generation adidas signing HG - Homegrown

Sporting Director: Pádraig Smith

Head Coach: Pablo Mastroeni

Assistant Coaches: Conor Casey, Steve Cooke, Chris Sharpe (Goalkeepers)

# Player Pos. Pronunciation Ht. Wt. Birthdate Hometown College Previous club Status

1 Tim HOWARD GK 6-3 194 03/06/1979 North Brunswick, NJ Everton FC DP

2 Mike DA FONTE DEF da-FONT 6-0 170 04/18/1991 Ossining, NY Sacramento Republic FC

3 Eric MILLER DEF 6-0 175 01/15/1993 Woodbury, MN Creighton Montreal Impact Ga

4 Marc BURCH DEF 6-1 180 05/07/1984 Cincinnati, OH Maryland Seattle Sounders FC

5 Mekeil WILLIAMS DEF me-KELL 6-1 180 07/24/1990 Gonzales, T&T Antigua GFC (GUA) INT

6 Sam CRONIN MID Crow-nin 5-10 165 12/12/1986 Atlanta, GA Wake San Jose Earthquakes

8 Dillon POWERS MID 5-11 170 02/14/1991 Plano, TX Notre Univ. of Notre Dame

9 Kevin DOYLE FWD 6-0 165 09/18/1983 INT/DP

11 Shkëlzen GASHI MID SH-KELT-zun Gushi 6-0 165 07/18/1988 Zurich, Switzerland FC Basel (SWI) INT/DP

12 John BERNER GK 6-3 205 02/14/1991 St. Louis, MO SIU SIU, Edwardsville

14 Dominique BADJI FWD Baa-zhee 6-0 175 10/16/1992 Dakar, Senegal Boston Boston University INT

15 Sam HAMILTON MID 6-0 185 07/27/1995 Denver. CO DU University of Denver

16 Alan GORDON FWD 6-3 190 10/16/1981 Long Beach, CA OSU LA Galaxy

17 Dillon SERNA MID 5-7 140 03/25/1994 Brighton, CO Akron Homegrown Player HG

18 Zac MACMATH GK 6-2 194 08/07/1991 St. Petersburg, FL Maryland Philadelphia Union

20 Ricardo PEREZ MID 5-8 160 05/30/1995 Fort Collins, CO Creighton Creighton University HG

21 Nana BOATENG MID Bwah-teng 5-11 160 05/24/1994 Accra, Ghana Strømsgodset IF (NOR) INT

22 Micheal AZIRA MID Ah-ZEER-ah 5-10 160 08/22/1987 Kampala, Uganda Mobile Seattle Sounders FC GC

23 Bobby BURLING DEF 6-5 195 10/15/1984 Monument, CO LMU Chivas USA

24 Kortne FORD DEF CORT-nee 6-2 185 01/26/1996 Greeley, CO DU University of Denver HG

26 Dennis CASTILLO DEF CASS-TEE-Yoh 5-10 160 04/30/1993 San Jose, Costa Rica VCU Virginia Commonwealth INT

29 Caleb CALVERT FWD 6-2 160 10/22/1996 Wrightwood, CA Chivas USA

33 Jared WATTS D/M 6-1 155 02/03/1992 Statesville, NC Wake Wake Forest Univ.

44 Axel SJOBERG DEF Show-berg 6-7 210 03/08/1991 Stockholm, Sweden Marquette Marquette Univ. INT

94 Marlon HAIRSTON M/D Hair-ston 6-0 157 03/23/1994 Jackson, MS U of L Univ. of Louisville Ga

STEVE COOKE ASSISTANT COACH Joined the Colorado Rapids coaching staff full-time in February 2010, sharing roles within the first team and academy. Named assistant coach with the appointment of Pablo Mastroeni in March, 2014. Prior to joining the Rapids, Cooke had en-joyed a 20 year full-time coaching career in England and in the United States. Arrived in the United States following a six year career with Sheffield Wednesday, then of the English Premier League, where he performed duties as Youth Team Coach and Center of Excellence Coach.

He holds both the UEFA “A” Coaching License and the USSF “A” Coach-ing License.

CHRIS SHARPE ASSISTANT COACH/GOALKEEPERS Named an Assistant Coach at the start of the 2014 season, joining Pablo Mastroeni’s technical staff, having served as a player and coach with the team since 2008. Sharpe originally arrived in Colorado in 2008 as a player, forming a part of the Rap-ids squad while serving as an MLS League Pool Goalkeeper, meaning that all MLS clubs could call upon him if their goalkeep-ers were unavailable. In his five years in that MLS role, Sharpe spent nearly all his time in Colorado, but suited up as a reserve for eight other clubs.

Spent time in Australia, Denmark and England. Represented Australia at U-20 level in qualifying for the 2001 FIFA Youth World Cup.

PABLO MASTROENI HEAD COACH Birth date: August 29, 1976 Coaching career: Colorado Rapids (2014-present). Playing career: Miami Fusion (1998-01); Colorado Rapids (2002-13); LA Galaxy (2013). Club honors: MLS Eastern Conference Championship (2010); MLS Cup (2010). International: 65 appearances for USA International honors: CONCACAF Gold Cup (2005, ‘07). Named the seventh Head Coach in Rapids history on March 8, 2014. Holds club rec-ords for most games played (225), games started (217) and minutes played (18,669),

and served as the Rapids captain from late 2004 until his trade to the LA Galaxy during the 2013 season. Featured for the USA at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup.

CLAUDIO LOPEZ DIRECTOR OF SOCCER Joined the Rapids as Director of Soccer in January, 2015, working closely with Head Coach, Pablo Mastroeni and VP of Soccer Operations and Technical Director, Paul Bravo. Playing career: Racing Club (1992-96); Valencia (96-00); Lazio (00–04); América (04-06); Racing Club (07-08); Kansas City Wizards (08-09); Colorado Rapids (2010). Club honors: Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Cup (1999); Italian Super Cup (2000); Coppa Italia: (2004); Primera Di-visión de México (Clausura 2005); Campeón de Campeones (2005); CONCACAF Champions' Cup (2006);

MLS Eastern Conference Championship (2010); MLS Cup (2010). International: 55 appearances for Argentina. Featured at the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup.

PÁDRAIG SMITH SPORTING DIRECTOR Prior to joining the Rapids in January, 2015, had spent three years with European soccer’s governing body, UEFA, and previ-ously worked for the Football Association of Ireland (FAI). His primary focus is to introduce a more data analytical approach to player recruit-ment, player identification, performance analysis and scouting processes. Smith had been a key player in UEFA’s Financial Analysis Group, which assesses the top professional European clubs in the areas of finance, corporate and sporting structures.

CONOR CASEY ASSISTANT COACH Returned to Colorado as Assistant Coach in January 2017. Currently tied for 23rd all-time in regular season goals in MLS with 71, scoring 50 of those for the Rapids from 2007-12, which also ranks him as the club’s all-time leading scorer. In 2009, he made the MLS Best XI after notching 16 goals and one assist. . After six seasons in Colorado, Casey joined the Philadelphia Union prior to the 2012 season. In his first season with the Union, Casey registered his fourth double-digit scoring season with 10. In total, the former USMNT international scored 21 goals in 70 appearances for Philadelphia. Internationally, Casey represented the United States Men’s National Team 19 times. His two goals for the Stripes and Stars would come on October 10, 2009 in a World Cup qualifier against Honduras.

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#12 JOHN BERNER Position: Goalkeeper Hometown: St. Louis, MO Height: 6 feet 3 Weight: 205 pounds Birth date: February 14, 1991 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected with the 35th overall selection (second round) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.

Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): DNP, not

in the 18 (wrist)

Last MLS Win: 03/22/14 vs. POR

Last MLS Shutout: 06/04/14 vs. CHI

Quick Facts:

Berner made the 18 for the Rapids just once in 2016, for the 2-0 loss

at New England Revolution on September 3, but swiftly returned to goalkeeping duties at USL affiliate Charlotte Indpendence, where he spent most of the year.

With Charlotte Independence, Berner made 20 appearances and

enjoyed a 0.96 Goals Against Average.

Berner played four years of college soccer at Southern Illinois Uni-

versity, Edwardsville from 2010-2013. He was named Missouri Val-ley Conference Goalkeeper of the Year for two of those seasons,

#21 NANA BOATENG Position: Midfielder Hometown: Accra, Ghana Height: 5 feet 11 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: May 10, 1994 Citizenship: Ghana Acquired: Signed from Manchester City on January 24, 2017. Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): DNP, but in the 18. Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A

Quick Facts:

Nana is only the second Ghanaian to join Colorado, following

Junior Agogo (2000-01).

A fast, ball-winning midfielder, Adjei-Boateng has modeled his

game on that of former Manchester City teammate Yaya Toure.

Spent the past four seasons on loan at Norwegian club, Strøms-

godset IF, tallying 18 goals in 101 appearances.

Nana was initially a member of the Right to Dream Academy

from 2010-11 before signing his first professional contract for European giants - Manchester City in 2011.

#22 MICHEAL AZIRA Position: Midfielder Hometown: Kampala, Uganda Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: August 22, 1987 Citizenship: Uganda Acquired: Signed via the Waiver Draft on 12/9/15. Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): played 90’ at center midfield Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 10/08/16 @ HOU

Quick Facts:

Started the first 21 games, playing all but 8 minutes of the first 20.

He was sent off for the first time in his MLS career following two

bookable offenses in the team’s 5-1 loss at NYC on July 30.

Azira has played more minutes and had more starts than in his previ-

ous two seasons combined when at Seattle Sounders FC.

He made his 50th MLS appearance in the 2-0 loss at New England.

Finished the regular season with career-high stats in MLS, in terms

of games played (31), games started (28) and minutes played (2503).

Tallied his first-ever assist in the 3-2 win at Houston Dynamo (10/8),

as he provided the pass for the game-winner from Shkëlzen Gashi.

#14 DOMINIQUE BADJI Position: Forward Hometown: Dakar, Senegal Height: 6 foot Weight: 175 pounds Birth date: October 16, 1992 Citizenship: Senegal Acquired: Selected 67th overall (fourth round) in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Signed a contract on March 4, 2015. Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): played 90’ at left wing and forward Last MLS Goal: 03/04/17 vs. NE Last MLS Assist: 10/23/16 vs. HOU

Quick Facts:

First goal of 2016 was the game-winner in the Snow Clasico 2, ver-

sus New York Red Bulls on April 16.

Badji followed this with an assist in the 3-1 home win over Seattle

Sounders FC (4/23), before netting his second of the season in the 2-0 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC on August 6.

He started more games in 2016 than in his rookie season (9), and

made more appearances.

Badji finished the season with six goals and four assists, both career

highs, while also logging more appearances, starts and minutes than in his rookie season.

Scored two goals in a MLS game for the first time when netting twice

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#29 CALEB CALVERT

Position: Forward Hometown: Wrightwood, CA Height: 6 feet 2 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: October 22, 1996 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Joined the Rapids from the Chivas USA dispersal draft in Nov. 2014.

Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): played

59’ at center forward

Last MLS Goal: N/A

Last MLS Assist: N/A

Quick Facts:

Loaned out to USL affiliate Charlotte Independence on 3/18.

He was recalled by the Rapids after impressing in Charlotte, netting

six goals and two assists in 21 appearances (20 starts).

Finally made his MLS debut on August 26 in the 2-1 defeat at Real

Salt Lake, entering after 61 minutes. Calvert was aged 19 years, 10 months and five days.

Initially signed a Homegrown contract with Chivas USA on July 5,

2013 when aged 16 years and eight months.

His first start in MLS came at Portland on October 16. \\

Made a total of seven substitute appearances for a total of 98

minutes.

#26 DENNIS CASTILLO Position: Defender Hometown: San Jose, Costa Rica Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: April 30, 1993 Citizenship: Costa Rica Acquired: Selected 37th overall in 2016 MLS SuperDraft.

Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): DNP, not in

the 18.

Last MLS Goal: N/A

Last MLS Assist: 04/23/16 vs. SEA

Quick Facts:

Signed to a MLS contract on April 22. Made his MLS debut a day after signing a contract, replacing Eric

Miller in the 60th minute of the home game with Seattle Sounders FC (April 23). In that game he provided the cross for Kevin Doyle's first goal of the season.

Castillo made his first start in MLS on June 22 in the 0-0 draw at LA

Galaxy, playing the full 90 minutes. His next appearance in MLS was not until October 8, when he

played the final two minutes of the 3-2 win at Houston Dynamo. Castillo's final appearance of the 2016 regular season came in the

last minute of the 2-1 home win over San Jose Earthquakes on Oc-tober 13.

#4 MARC BURCH Position: Defender Hometown: Cincinnati, OH Height: 6 feet 1 Weight: 180 pounds Birth date: May 7, 1984 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected with the 11th pick in Stage 1 of the 2013 Re-Entry Draft from Seattle Sounders FC. Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): played 90’ at left back Last MLS Goal: 08/20/14 vs LA Last MLS Assist: 10/13/16 vs. SJ

Quick Facts:

Burch chalked-up his 200th regular season appearance against

the LA Galaxy on August 13.

Set career highs in games started (27) and minutes (2443).

In his previous 10 seasons in MLS, Burch had only once gone

beyond 2,000 minutes (2009, when with D.C. United).

Burch finished the regular season with three assists, two of

which led to game-winning goals.

MLS Team of the Week on two occasions (Weeks 15 and 22).

#23 BOBBY BURLING Position: Defender Hometown: Monument, CO Height: 6 feet 5 Weight: 195 pounds Birth date: October 10, 1984 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected 3rd by the Rapids via the Waiver Draft, on Dec. 10, 2014.

Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): DNP, but

in the 18

Last MLS Goal: 04/30/16 @ MTL

Last MLS Assist: 08/27/11 @ TOR (for

SJ)

Quick Facts:

Missed seven games following knee surgery, which he underwent

going into the Copa America Centenario break.

His only goal of the season was the second equalizer in a 2-2 tie at

Montreal Impact on April 30.

Since joining his hometown team at the start of 2015, Burling has

scored more goals than in his previous eight seasons in MLS.

He made his 150th MLS appearance in the 1-0 win at CenturyLink

Field against Seattle Sounders FC (5/21).

In total, Burling was out for 13 games due to a combination of inju-

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#9 KEVIN DOYLE Position: Forward Hometown: Adamstown, Rep. of Ireland Height: 6 foot Weight: 179 pounds Birth date: September 18, 1983 Citizenship: Ireland Acquired: Signed on March 20, 2015, as the club’s third Designated Player Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): DNP, not in the 18 (headaches) Last MLS Goal: 07/09/16 @ VAN Last MLS Assist: 07/09/16 @ VAN

Quick Facts:

Missed four games (from April 2) due to a leg injury, sustained while

on international duty with the Republic of Ireland. His first goal of 2016 came as a substitute in the 3-1 win over Seattle

Sounders FC on April 23. Added goals in the tie at Columbus Crew SC (May 14), the win over

Chicago Fire (June 18) and the 2-0 home victory versus Vancouver Whitecaps FC (August 6).

He scored six goals and provided two assists in his first full season

in MLS. Made MLS Team of the Week twice (Weeks 18 and 32/33).

#24 KORTNE FORD Position: Defender Hometown: Greeley, CO Height: 6 feet 2 Weight: 185 pounds Birth date: January 26, 1996 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Signed to a Homegrown con-tract on January 6, 2017 Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): DNP, not in the 18 Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A

Quick Facts:

Signed professional contract as a Homegrown player on January 6. Made 62 appearances over three seasons with the University of

Denver, scoring five goals with three assists. He led a Denver back line that finished third in the country in goals

against average (0.52) and third in shutout percentage (0.58), Arrived at the Rapids Academy in 2012 from Colorado Storm North

Soccer Club. He would go on to play for the U-16 and U-18 teams before joining the Rapids Reserves during the 2013-14 seasons.

#6 SAM CRONIN Position: Midfielder Hometown: Atlanta, GA Height: 5 feet 10 Weight: 165 pounds Birth date: December 12, 1986 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Joined via a trade with San Jose Earthquakes, signing on January 19, 2015 for allocation money. Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): played 90’ at center midfield Last MLS Goal: 05/28/16 vs. PHI Last MLS Assist: 09/24/16 @ VAN

Quick Facts:

In his eighth season in MLS, Cronin wore the captain’s armband in

his second season with the Rapids. Made his 200th MLS appearance in the opening game of the 2016

season, a 1-0 loss at San Jose Earthquakes. Played over 2,000 minutes for a fifth season in a row. Only goal of 2016 came in 1-1 draw with Philadelphia on May 28. Started the first 31 games, but then missed the 2-1 home win over

San Jose (10/13) due to yellow card accumulation. Voted Players' Player of the Year for 2016.

#2 MIKE DA FONTE Position: Defender Hometown: Ossining, NY Height: 6 foot Weight: 170 pounds Birth date: April 18, 1991 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Signed to two-year contract on March 14, 2017 from Sacramento Republic FC Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): N/A Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A

Quick Facts:

Missed four games (from April 2) due to a leg injury, sustained while

on international duty with the Republic of Ireland. His first goal of 2016 came as a substitute in the 3-1 win over Seattle

Sounders FC on April 23. Added goals in the tie at Columbus Crew SC (May 14), the win over

Chicago Fire (June 18) and the 2-0 home victory versus Vancouver Whitecaps FC (August 6).

He scored six goals and provided two assists in his first full season

in MLS. Made MLS Team of the Week twice (Weeks 18 and 32/33).

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#94 MARLON HAIRSTON Position: Midfielder/Defender Hometown: Jackson, MS Height: 6 feet Weight: 157 pounds Birth date: March 23, 1994 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected with the 12th pick (first round) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. Member of Generation adidas. Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): played 90’ at right wing Last MLS Goal: 08/06/16 vs. VAN Last MLS Assist: 10/23/16 vs. HOU

Quick Facts:

Scored a gorgeous curling goal in a 1-0 win over Sporting KC on

July 16. He bagged an assist in each of his last three appearances of the

regular season, including on the only goal of a 1-0 home win over Portland Timbers, which confirmed the Rapids' place in the playoffs.

Hairston, who made MLS Team of the Week on one occasion (Week

22), ended the regular season with more starts, more minutes, more goals and more assists than in any of his first two seasons in the league.

His six assists for the season were a team high.

#15 SAM HAMILTON Position: Midfielder Hometown: Denver. CO Height: 6 foot Weight: 185 pounds Birth date: July 27, 1995 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected in first round (15th overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): DNP, not in the 18 Last MLS Win: N/A Last MLS Shutout: N/A

Quick Facts:

Rookie season, having signed a professional contract on March 4. Hamilton helped the University of Denver reach the 2016 College

Cup following the program’s second consecutive unbeaten regular season.

The Evergreen, Colorado native served as team captain in his final

season, and started all 24 matches for the Pioneers. In his four collegiate seasons, Hamilton appeared in a total of 83

matches, which ranks him first in DU’s Division I history.

#11 SHKELZEN GASHI Position: Forward Hometown: Zurich, Switzerland Height: 6 feet Weight: 165 pounds Birth date: July 18, 1988 Citizenship: Albania & Switzerland Acquired: Signed on February 1, 2016, as the club’s fourth Designated Player. Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): came on for Powers in the 72’ Last MLS Goal: 10/23/16 vs. HOU Last MLS Assist: 07/09/16 @ VAN

Quick Facts:

Gashi missed four games due to commitments with Albania at the

European Championship in France. Scored a team-leading nine goals, two of which were voted AT&T

MLS Goal of the Week. His only goal at Dick's Sporting Goods Park came in the last game

of the regular season, a 1-1 tie with Houston Dynamo (10/23). Gashi made MLS Team of the Week on three occasions (Weeks 5,

9 and 29). Winner of the Fans' Favorite Award - chosen through social media

voting - and the Rapids Golden Boot for 2016.

#16 ALAN GORDON Position: Forward Hometown: Long Beach, CA Height: 6 foot 3 Weight: 190 pounds Birth date: October 16, 1981 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Signed to a one-year contract as a free agent on January 23, 2017. Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): DNP, not in the 18 (back) Last MLS Goal: 10/16/16 @ HOU (for LA) Last MLS Assist: 08/24/16 @ CHI (for LA)

Quick Facts:

His final year with LA Galaxy saw him produce three goals in 22

regular season appearances.

Gordon started all three of the Galaxy's postseason games, includ-

ing both Western Conference Semifinal encounters against the Col-orado Rapids. He scored in the 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake.

His three goals all came in his last six appearances. The first was in

a 4-2 win over Orlando City SC on September 11, and brought him his 50th regular season goal in MLS.

He followed this with goals at Sporting Kansas City on September

18 (2-2) and in the 1-0 win at Houston Dynamo (October 16).

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#3 ERIC MILLER Position: Defender Hometown: Woodbury, MN Height: 6 feet 0 Weight: 175 pounds Birth date: January 15, 1993 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Joined from Montreal Impact on February 14, 2016 in exchange for GAM and 2018 first-round pick.. Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): played 90; at right back Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 06/29/14 @ HOU (for MTL)

Quick Facts:

After being sent off for the first time in his MLS career, during the

dramatic 2-2 tie at Vancouver Whitecaps FC (7/9), Miller did not return to the starting lineup until August 6.

From that game on August 6, Miller started and played the 90

minutes of the remaining 13 games.

He made his 50th appearance in MLS on September 17 and the 0-0

tie at home to San Jose Earthquakes.

Miller ended the regular season with his longest unbroken run of

games (13). His previous high was seven, achieved during the 2014 season when at Montreal Impact.

#20 RICARDO PEREZ Position: Midfielder Hometown: Fort Collins, CO Height: 5 feet 8 Weight: 160 pounds Birth date: May 30, 1995 Citizenship: USA & Mexico Acquired: Signed to a Homegrown con-tract on January 6, 2017. Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): DNP, but in the 18 Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: N/A

Quick Facts:

Signed professional contract as a Homegrown player on January 6.

In his final season at Creighton, Perez earned 2016 BIG EAST Mid-

fielder of the Year honors after helping the Bluejays to a 13-7-3 over-all record.

Registering four goals and five assists in all 23 contests, Perez was

also selected to the All-BIG EAST First Team.

Perez finished his collegiate career with 15 goals and nine assists in

88 games - the third-most matches played in program history..

The midfielder joined the Academy in 2008 at the U-14 level and

played with the Rapids U-16 team in each of his first four seasons.

#1 TIM HOWARD Position: Goalkeeper Hometown: North Brunswick, NJ Height: 6 feet 3 Weight: 193 pounds Birth date: March 6, 1979 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Signed as DP on March 20 from Everton FC. Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): played 90’; registered seven saves Last MLS Win: 10/01/16 vs. POR Last MLS Shutout: 10/01/16 vs. POR

Quick Facts:

Howard made his Rapids' debut and MLS return on July 4 in a 0-0

draw with defending champions Portland Timbers. Made his 100th MLS appearance on October 13, in the 2-1 home

win over San Jose Earthquakes. Selected to MLS Team of the Week three times (Weeks 25, 27, 28). Ended the regular season with a 1.12 Goal Against Average. Along with Zac MacMath, named Co-MVP for the Rapids for 2016. Nominee for Allstate MLS Goalkeeper of the Year. Made two saves in the penalty shootout of the Western Conference

Semifinal second leg as the Rapids triumphed over LA 3-1 in PKs.

#18 ZAC MACMATH Position: Goalkeeper Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL Height: 6 feet 2 Weight: 194 pounds Birth date: August 7, 1991 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Joined via a trade with Phila-delphia Union on December 10, 2015 in exchange for a 2017 second-round pick Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): DNP, but in the 18 Last MLS Win: 03/04/17 vs. NE Last MLS Shutout: 03/04/17 vs. NE

Quick Facts:

Started first 16 games of the season, during posting a 9-2-5 record. Finished the regular season with a franchise-best 0.76 Goals

Against Average, improving on the previous record of 1.07 set by Joe Cannon in the 2004 season.

The Rapids went 9-3-5 with MacMath in goal. This record puts Mac-

Math second all-time on the Rapids' list of goalkeepers with regards winning percentage, at 0.676.

Kept six shutouts from just 17 games. His best season came in

2013, when he managed 12 shutouts from 34 games. Along with Tim Howard, named Co-MVP for the Rapids for 2016.

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#44 AXEL SJOBERG

Position: Defender Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden Height: 6 feet 7 Weight: 210 pounds Birth date: March 8, 1991 Citizenship: Sweden Acquired: Selected 14th overall (first round) of 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): played 90’ at center back Last MLS Goal: 07/09/16 @ VAN Last MLS Assist: 04/30/16 @ MTL

Quick Facts:

He again started every game he played, doubling in all key areas

from his rookie season (starts, appearances and minutes). The second season in MLS also brought Sjöberg his first goals. The

first was at Seattle Sounders FC on May 21 and the second was a game-tying goal during 2-2 draw at Vancouver Whitecaps FC (7/9).

Named to the MLS Team of the Week twice (Weeks 12 and 19). He missed just three games. Two were due to hamstring tightness

(4/13 & 4/16), and the other was to rest him in a busy end to the regular season (10/16).

Rapids' Defender of the Year for 2016. Nominee for MLS Defender of the Year.

#33 JARED WATTS Position: Defender Hometown: Statesville, NC Height: 6 feet 1 Weight: 165 pounds Birth date: February 3, 1992 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Selected with the 33rd overall pick (2nd round) of 2014 MLS Super-Draft. Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): played 90’ at center back Last MLS Goal: 07/11/15 vs. RSL Last MLS Assist: 03/04/17 vs. NE

Quick Facts:

Granted opportunities in 2016 due to injuries, Watts grabbed them

with both hands and established himself within the tightest defense in MLS with career-high numbers.

He made more appearances, more starts and played more minutes

than either of his previous two seasons in the league.

With Watts starting, the Rapids were 6-3-9.

He made his 50th appearance in MLS during the 2016 season,

achieved in the 1-0 loss at Portland Timbers on October 16.

#8 DILLON POWERS Position: Midfielder Hometown: Plano, TX Height: 5 feet 11 Weight: 170 pounds Birth date: February 14, 1991 Citizenship: USA & Italy Acquired: Selected with the 11th overall pick (first round) of the 2013 MLS Super-Draft. Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): played 72’ at center midfield Last MLS Goal: 03/20/16 @ DC Last MLS Assist: 10/08/16 @ HOU

Quick Facts:

He fell just one short of 30 games in one season for the first time in

his MLS career.

Made his 100th appearance and then his 100th start in MLS.

He also broke into the top 10 of appearances for the club.

The only goal of the 2016 regular season came in the 1-1 tie at D.C.

United on March 20.

Talllied two assists in the 3-2 win at Houston Dynamo (10/8).

The club's Humanitarian of the Year for 2016, for his work in the

community and with the Special Olympics Unified Team.

#17 DILLON SERNA Position: Midfielder Hometown: Brighton, CO Height: 5 feet 7 Weight: 140 pounds Birth date: March 25, 1994 Citizenship: USA Acquired: Signed by the Rapids as a Homegrown Player on January 14, 2013 Pronunciation: SARE-nah Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): came on for Calvert in the 59’ Last MLS Goal: 05/11/16 vs. SKC Last MLS Assist: 08/26/15 vs. HOU

Quick Facts:

Managed only nine appearances (three starts) in 2016 in the league,

before his season was ended during a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup game at FC Dallas on June 29. He sustained a torn ACL and torn lateral meniscus in his right knee.

His last MLS appearance of 2016 was as an 85th minute substitute

in the 2-1 home win over Chicago Fire on June 18. Although six of his nine appearances were as a sub, it was from the

bench that Serna bagged his only goal of 2016; the game-winner in a hard-fought 1-0 home victory over Sporting Kansas City on May 11

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#5 MEKEIL WILLIAMS Position: Defender Hometown: Gonzales, Trinidad & Toba-go

Height: 6 feet 1 Weight: 180 pounds Birth date: July 24, 1990 Citizenship: Trinidad and Tobago Acquired: Signed as a Discovery Sign-ing from Antigua GFC (GUA) on 02/04/16. Last Match (03/11/17 @ NY): DNP, but in the 18 Last MLS Goal: N/A Last MLS Assist: 04/30/16 @ MTL

Quick Facts:

Williams played in every position along the back line, and seemed to

be a lucky charm for the Rapids in the first half of the season. The team were 8-0-7 from his first 15 starts, and 9-0-7 from his first 16 appearances.

His first assist in MLS, in the 2-1 home win over New York Red Bulls

on April 16, was the first of three in consecutive games. He finished the season with four.

Missed games due to international duty with Trinidad & Tobago.

Named to MLS Team of the Week twice (Weeks 2, 11).

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NE NYR

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1 Tim Howard 90G

3 Eric Miller 90D 90D

4 Marc Burch 90D 90D

5 Mekeil Williams

6 Sam Cronin 90M 90M

8 Dillon Powers 79M 72M

9 Kevin Doyle 90F

11 Shkelzen Gashi 18

12 John Berner

14 Dominique Badji 84M 90M

16 Alan Gordon 6

17 Dillon Serna 11 31

18 Zac MacMath 90G

20 Ricardo Perez

21 Bismark Adjei-Boateng

22 Micheal Azira 90M 90M

23 Bobby Burling

24 Kortne Ford

26 Dennis Castillo

29 Caleb Calvert 26 59F

31 Cody Mizell

33 Jared Watts 90D 90D

44 Axel Sjoberg 90D 90D

94 Marlon Hairston 64M 90M

"00" = 100 minutes played

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Game #1 03/04/2017 COL 1 vs NE 0 W Badji 1 (Watts 1) 52

Game #2 03/11/2017 COL 0 at NYR 1 L

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MINNESOTA UNITED FC MATCH NOTES

M I N N E S O TA U N I T E D F C R O S T E R1 John Alvbage Goalkeeper

2 Justin Davis Defender

3 Jerome Thiesson Defender

4 Jermaine Taylor Defender

5 Francisco Calvo Defender

6 Vadim Demidov Defender

7 Ibson Midfielder

8 Mohammed Saeid Midfielder

9 Abu Danladi Forward

10 Miguel Ibarra Midfielder

11 Johan Venegas Midfielder

12 Joseph Greenspan Defender

14 Brent Kallman Defender

15 Ismaila Jome Midfielder

16 Bashkim Kadrii Midfielder

17 Collin Martin Midfielder

18 Kevin Molino Midfielder

20 Rasmus Schüller Midfielder

21 Christian Ramirez Forward

22 Kevin Venegas Defender

23 Bernardo Añor Midfielder

24 Patrick McLain Goalkeeper

26 Collen Warner Midfielder

33 Bobby Shuttleworth Goalkeeper

44 Billy Heavner Goalkeeper

45 Josh Gatt Midfielder

C O L O R A D O R A P I D S R O S T E R1 Tim Howard Goalkeeper

3 Eric Miller Defender

4 Marc Burch Defender

5 Mekeil Williams Defender

6 Sam Cronin Midfielder

8 Dillon Powers Midfielder

9 Kevin Doyle Forward

11 Shkelzen Gashi Forward

12 John Berner Goalkeeper

14 Dominique Badji Forward

15 Sam Hamilton Midfielder

16 Alan Gordon Forward

17 Dillon Serna Midfielder

18 Zac MacMath Goalkeeper

20 Ricardo Perez Midfielder

21 Bismark Adjei-Boateng Midfielder

22 Micheal Azira Midfielder

23 Bobby Burling Defender

24 Kortne Ford Defender

26 Dennis Castillo Defender

29 Caleb Calvert Forward

33 Jared Watts Defender

44 Axel Sjoberg Defender

94 Marlon Hairston Defender

2017 MLS Record (W-L-D): ........................ 0-2-0Western Conference Standings: ................... 11th

Head Coach: .................Adrian Heath (16-20-16)Asst. Coach: .......................................... Ian FullerAsst. Coach: ................................... Mark WatsonGK Coach: .......................................Marius Røvde

2017 MLS Record (W-L-D): ......................... 1-1-0Western Conference Standings: .................... 5th

Head Coach: ...........Pablo Mastroeni (33-40-31)Asst. Coach: ....................................John SpencerAsst. Coach: ......................................Steve CookeGK Coach: .........................................Chris Sharpe

2 - Last Time Out, Match Preview, How the Teams Compare, Team Leaders3 - Series Information4 - About Opponent, Quick Facts5 - Standings

6 - This Week in MLS, Last Week in MLS7 - MLS Stats Leaders, About MLS, Media Resources8 - Schedule, Record When..., Scoring Frequency, vs. Opponent

9 - Player Statistics, Individual Honors10 - Goal Map11 - Team Records12 - Recent Achievements, Team Firsts13-14 - All-Time History vs Opposition

15 - Past Starting Lineups16 - Roster and Pronunciation Guide17-22 - Player and Coach Bios

I N D E X2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPI N D E X

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Goals#18 Kevin Molino 1#21 Christian Ramirez 1

Assists #11 Johan Venegas 1

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MIN Substitutes 72’ – Kadrii IN, Schuller OUT

86’ – Shuttleworth IN, Alvbage OUTUnused SubsD – Davis, KallmanM – Ibson, IbarraF – Danladi

MIN Starting XI vs. ATL

Minnesota United AbsencesSuspended n/aOut Anor (hamstring), Alvbage (knee laceration)Questionable n/aInternational Duty n/a

Loons Look to Rebound Against RapidsFollowing a tumultuous pair of opening matches, Minnesota United is seeking redemption as it travels west to take on the Colorado Rapids. The Rapids have played a pair of close matches to open their 2017 campaign, beating New England 1-0 at home and losing 1-0 to the Red Bulls last Saturday. Colorado was the stingiest team in MLS last year, and seem to be continuing that defensive strategy, led by goalkeeper and U.S. international Tim Howard. Minnesota has shown promise going forward in the past two weeks, and will have its work cut out for it on match day. The Loons will be looking to shore up their defensive woes this week against a Rapids squad that likes to play on the counter.

Minnesota Comes up Short in Snowy Home OpenerA crowd of 35,043 fans braved the weather for the first MLS match at TCF Bank Stadium, as Minnesota United fell 6-1 to Atlanta United. The visitors wasted no time getting in front, scoring in the third minute. Atlanta put in three in the first 27 minutes before Minnesota could answer. After being taken out in the box, Kevin Molino was able to convert a penalty kick to cut the deficit to two. However, a strong second half from Atlanta would produce three more goals, led by a hat trick from Josef Martinez. Things went from bad to worse for Minnesota, as goalkeeper John Alvbage was injured in the waning moments of the match after a collision with Atlanta’s Hector Villalba. This forced Bobby Shuttleworth to step in goal for the final minutes.

0 - 2 - 0 MLS Record (W-L-D) 1 - 1 - 0

L-L Form (Last 5 Matches) W-L0 Points 311th West MLS Position 5th West

2 Matches Played 2

2 Goals Scored 111 Goals Against 11 Assists 1

28 Shots 11

8 SOG 325 Fouls Conceded 27

25 Fouls Suffered 213 Offsides 7

10 Corner Kicks 5

1 PK Scored 01 PK Attempts 0

0 Clean sheets 1

Series History

MIN all-time W-L-D: 0 - 0 - 0 | 0 GF, 0 GA

MIN home W-L-D: 0 - 0 - 0 | 0 GF, 0 GA

MIN away W-L-D: 0 - 0 - 0 | 0 GF, 0 GA

MLS stats only | 2017 Season

Match OfficialsReferee: Nima Saghafi (Career Minnesota matches: 0) 2017 MLS Stats: 0 YC / 0 RC / 0 MatchesARs: Eric Weisbrod, Jason White4th: Kevin Stott

Goals #14 Dominique Badji 1

Assists #33 Jared Watts 1

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C O L O R A D O R A P I D S T E A M L E A D E R S

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Date Score Result LocationN/A

MIN COLN/A GOALS N/A

N/A ASSISTS N/A

N/A YELLOW CARDS N/A

N/A RED CARDS N/A

N/A WINS N/A

N/A LOSSES N/A

N/A CLEAN SHEETS N/A

MIN COLN/A GOALS N/A

N/A ASSISTS N/A

N/A YELLOW CARDS N/A

N/A SAVES N/A

N/A GOALS ALLOWED N/A

0-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 75-90 90+ ET TotalMIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0COL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tim Howard and Josh Gatt started for the U.S. Men’s National Team in Gatt’s first cap against Russia on November 14, 2012.

Joe Greenspan was drafted by Colorado in 2015 and spent the past two seasons with the club.

Greenspan, Caleb Calvert and Dennis Castillo were all loaned from Colorado to the Charlotte Independence last season.

Woodbury, Minn., natives Eric Miller and Brent Kallman both played for Creighton University in college and were teammates there in 2011.

Miller and Johan Venegas spent the 2015 season on the Montreal Impact.

Mekeil Williams and Kevin Molino are both members of the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Team.

Bobby Burling, Sam Cronin and Alan Gordon were coached by Minnesota’s Mark Watson on the San Jose Earthquakes from 2010 to 2014.

Shkelzen Gashi and Jerome Thiesson are both natives of Zurich, Switzerland.

Collen Warner is a Denver, Colo., native.

Jared Watts and Collin Martin were teammates for the 2012 season with Wake Forest.

Team Type Player # of Matches

MinnesotaUnited FC

Goals None

Assists None

Shutouts None

ColoradoRapids

Goals None

Assists None

Shutouts None*Streak considered 2+ matches in a row.

Suspended: none Suspended after next caution: none Suspended after 2 more cautions: none

D I S C I P L I N A R Y R E P O R T

M I N N E S O TA C O N N E C T I O N SA L L - T I M E R E S U LT S A G A I N S T C O L O R A D O R A P I D S

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A B O U T C O L O R A D O R A P I D SMatch Abbreviation: ..........................................................................................COLColors: ..............................................................................Burgundy, Sky and WhiteFounded:................................................................................................................. 1995First MLS Season: .............................................................................................. 1996MLS Titles: ..................................................................................................... 1 (2010)City, State: .....................................................................Commerce City, ColoradoStadium: ...................................................................... Dick’s Sporting Goods ParkCapacity (Built): ................................................................................18,061 (2007)

• The Rapids are the first original MLS team that the Loons will face.

• This is the first Saturday match on Minnesota’s schedule.

• Colorado has not lost in 18 consecutive home regular season matches, going back to the beginning of the 2016 season.

• This match at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park will be Minnesota’s first match of the season on a natural surface.

• Dick’s Sporting Goods Park has hosted three U.S. Women’s National Team matches and two for the U.S. Men’s National Team, including the famous “Snow Classico” against Costa Rica in 2013.

• Rapids Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni played 12 season for the Rapids before taking on his coaching role in 2014.

• Rapids defender Eric Miller was born in Woodbury, Minn. He was named Mr. Soccer during his senior year after scoring 15 goals along with 16 assists for Woodbury High School.

• Colorado defender Axel Sjoberg was named to the MLS XI in 2016.

• The Rapids earned a berth the 2017-18 CONCACAF Champions League after finishing second in Supporters’ Shield standings. It will be their first appearance in the competition since 2012.

• The Minnesota Thunder defeated the Colorado Rapids 4-1 at home in the 2005 U.S. Open Cup. The Thunder went on to make the semifinals of the tournament.

• This will be Colorado’s first match against Western Conference competition this season. It began the year playing Eastern Conference sides New England Revolution and New York Red Bulls.

• Rapids goalkeeper Tim Howard made his first appearance for the club last weekend since suffering an injury while on international duty in November.

• Minnesota’s home opener last weekend was the coldest match in MLS history. The temperature was just 19° F at kickoff with 3.4 inches of snow falling on the Twin Cities area during the match.

• Referee Nima Saghafi officiated five Minnesota matches during the NASL era. This will be his first MLS match this season.

• After suffering a laceration to his knee late in Sunday’s home opener, goalkeeper John Alvbage will be unavailable for Minnesota this week. Billy Heavner joins the Loons this week as a backup goalkeeper.

• Colorado’s John Berner, Kevin Doyle, Alan Gordon and Axel Sjoberg are unavailable due to injury.

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TEAM GP W L T GD PTS Home Record Road RecordPortland Timbers 2 2 0 0 5 6 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0Houston Dynamo 2 2 0 0 3 6 2 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0San Jose Earthquakes 2 2 0 0 2 6 2 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0FC Dallas 2 1 0 1 1 4 0 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 1Colorado Rapids 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0Sporting Kansas City 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1Seattle Sounders FC 2 0 1 1 -1 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 1Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 0 1 1 -1 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 1 - 0Real Salt Lake 2 0 1 1 -2 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 1 - 0LA Galaxy 2 0 2 0 -2 0 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 0 - 0Minnesota United FC 2 0 2 0 -9 0 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0

TEAM GP W L T GD PTS Home Record Road RecordNew York Red Bulls 2 2 0 0 2 6 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0Chicago Fire 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 1Atlanta United FC 2 1 1 0 4 3 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0New York City FC 2 1 1 0 3 3 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0Orlando City SC 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0Philadelphia Union 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1Toronto FC 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 2Montreal Impact 2 0 1 1 -1 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 1 - 0Columbus Crew SC 2 0 1 1 -2 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 1 - 0D.C. United 2 0 1 1 -4 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 1 - 0New England Revolution 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0

TEAM GP W T L GD PTS Home Record Road RecordPortland Timbers 2 2 0 0 5 6 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0Houston Dynamo 2 2 0 0 3 6 2 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0New York Red Bulls 2 2 0 0 2 6 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0San Jose Earthquakes 2 2 0 0 2 6 2 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0Chicago Fire 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 1FC Dallas 2 1 0 1 1 4 0 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 1Atlanta United FC 2 1 1 0 4 3 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0New York City FC 2 1 1 0 3 3 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0Orlando City SC 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0Colorado Rapids 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0Philadelphia Union 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1Sporting Kansas City 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1Toronto FC 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 2Montreal Impact 2 0 1 1 -1 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 1 - 0Seattle Sounders FC 2 0 1 1 -1 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 1Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 0 1 1 -1 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 1 - 0Columbus Crew SC 2 0 1 1 -2 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 1 - 0Real Salt Lake 2 0 1 1 -2 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 1 - 0D.C. United 2 0 1 1 -4 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 1 - 0New England Revolution 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0LA Galaxy 2 0 2 0 -2 0 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 0 - 0Minnesota United FC 2 0 2 0 -9 0 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0

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VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC NEW YORK RED BULLS

REAL SALT LAKE

NEW YORK CITY FC

NEW YORK CITY FC CHICAGO FIRE

ORLANDO CITY SC MONTREAL IMPACT

SPORTING KANSAS CITY SPORTING KANSAS CITY

ATLANTA UNITED FC NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

PORTLAND TIMBERS

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

D.C. UNITED PHILADELPHIA UNION

FC DALLAS HOUSTON DYNAMO

COLORADO RAPIDS SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

SEATTLE SOUNDERS LA GALAXY

TORONTO FC COLORADO RAPIDS

LA GALAXY

D.C. UNITED

MONTREAL IMPACT REAL SALT LAKE

PHILADELPHIA UNION SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES FC DALLAS

CHICAGO FIRE ORLANDO CITY SC

HOUSTON DYNAMO

ATLANTA UNITED FC

COLUMBUS CREW SC TORONTO FC

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION COLUMBUS CREW SC

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GOALS: Josef Martinez, Atlanta United FC (3) MIN: Christian Ramirez, Kevin Molino (1)

ASSISTS: Alex, Houston Dynamo (3) MIN: Johan Venegas (1)

SHOTS: Josef Martinez, Atlanta United FC (9) MIN: Kevin Molino (7)

SOG: Four players tied (4) MIN: Johan Venegas, Kevin Molino (2)

YELLOW CARDS: Five players tied (2) MIN: Four players tied (1)

RED CARDS: Four players tied (1) MIN: N/A

SAVES: Two players tied (9) MIN: John Alvbage (3)

CLEAN SHEETS: Tim Melia, Sporting Kansas City (2) MIN: N/A

Landon Donovan MLS MVP: David Villa, New York City FC

Defender of the Year: Matt Hedges, FC Dallas

Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year: Andre Blake, Philadelphia Union

Newcomer of the Year: Nicolas Lodeiro, Seattle Sounders FC

AT&T Rookie of the Year: Jordan Morris, Seattle Sounders FC

Coach of the Year: Oscar Pareja, FC Dallas

Comeback Player of the Year: Chris Pontius, Philadelphia Union

MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Year: Matt Lampson, Chicago Fire

MLS Fair Play (Individual): Keegan Rosenberry, Philadelphia Union

MLS Fair Play (Team): Columbus Crew SC

Minnesota United FC plays in North America’s top professional soccer league, Major League Soccer (MLS). The league features 22 teams from across the United States and Canada.

After a successful bid to host the World Cup in 1994, the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) founded MLS to bring a top level soccer league back to the country for the first time since 1984, when the original NASL folded. The league was set to begin play in 1996 with ten teams: Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew SC, D.C. United, Dallas Burn (FC Dallas), Kansas City Wiz (Sporting Kansas City), Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, NY/NJ MetroStars (New York Red Bulls), San Jose Clash (Earthquakes) and Tampa Bay Mutiny.

The league’s first match was played on April 6, 1996 as the San Jose Clash played D.C. United if front of 31,000 fans at Spartan Stadium. The league drew large crowds in its opening season, pulling star power from around North America and building on the excitement of the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

As MLS has continued to grow, clubs have begun moving out of shared American football venues and into soccer-specific stadium, led by the Columbus Crew who moved into the soccer-specific MAPFRE Stadium in 1999. Currently, 14 teams play in soccer-specific venues.

The league is split into the Eastern and Western Conferences. Each team plays 34 matches during the season. Teams play all conference opponents twice, once at home and once on the road, and each team in the other conference once, with an even balance of home and away matches. The remainder of the schedule is filled with matches against conference opponents. The top six teams in each conference at the end of the year qualifying for the MLS Cup Playoffs.

The postseason begins with the third through sixth seeds in each conference playing in a knockout round. The winners advance to the conference semifinals to play the first and second seeds in the conference. In this round, the format switches to a two-match aggregate series, with the team scoring the most goals over the series moving on. The same format is used for the conference finals. The winner of the conference final moves on to face the other conference champion in the MLS Cup Final. The final is a single match, hosted by the team with the best record in the regular season, with the winner being declared MLS Cup Champion.

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MNUFC MATCH NOTES

DATE OPPONENT RESULT LOCATION3/04 at Portland Timbers 1 - 5 L Providence Park3/12 Atlanta United FC 1 - 6 L TCF Bank Stadium

TIME (CT)3/18 at Colorado Rapids 8:00 p.m. Dick’s Sporting Goods Park3/25 at New England Revolution 1:00 p.m. Gillette Stadium4/01 Real Salt Lake 7:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium4/08 at FC Dallas 7:00 p.m. Toyota Stadium4/15 at Houston Dynamo 7:30 p.m. BBVA Compass Stadium4/23 Colorado Rapids 5:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium4/29 San Jose Earthquakes 7:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium5/07 Sporting Kansas City 12:30 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium5/13 at Toronto FC 7:30 p.m. BMO Field5/21 LA Galaxy 4:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium5/27 Orlando City SC 7:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium6/03 at Sporting Kansas City 4:00 p.m. Children’s Mercy Park6/17 at Real Salt Lake 9:00 p.m. Rio Tinto Stadium6/21 Portland Timbers 7:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium6/24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 7:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium6/29 at New York City FC 8:00 p.m. Yankee Stadium7/04 Columbus Crew SC 6:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium7/19 Houston Dynamo 7:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium7/22 New York Red Bulls 3:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium7/29 D.C. United 7:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium8/05 Seattle Sounders 7:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium8/13 at Atlanta United FC 5:00 p.m. Mercedes-Benz Stadium8/20 at Seattle Sounders 9:00 p.m. CenturyLink Field8/26 at Chicago Fire 7:30 p.m. Toyota Park9/09 Philadelphia Union 7:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium9/13 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 8:30 p.m. BC Place9/16 at Montreal Impact 8:30 p.m. Stade Saputo9/23 FC Dallas 7:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium9/30 at Houston Dynamo 7:30 p.m. BBVA Compass Stadium10/07 Sporting Kansas City 7:00 p.m. TCF Bank Stadium10/15 at LA Galaxy 4:00 p.m. StubHub Center10/22 at San Jose Earthquakes 3:00 p.m. Avaya Stadium

2017Playing at home 0-1-0Playing on the road 0-1-0Playing on grass 0-0-0Playing on artificial turf 0-2-0Wearing primary kit 0-1-0Wearing secondary kit 0-1-0Scoring first 0-0-0Allowing first 0-2-0Scoring 0 goals 0-0-0Scoring 1 goal 0-2-0Scoring 2 goals 0-0-0Scoring 3+ goals 0-0-0Allowing 0 goals 0-0-0Allowing 1 goal 0-0-0Allowing 2 goals 0-0-0Allowing 3+ goals 0-2-0Scoring in the 1st half 0-1-0Scoreless 1st half 0-1-0Scoring in the 2nd half 0-1-0Scoreless 2nd half 0-1-0Leading at halftime 0-0-0Trailing at halftime 0-2-0Tied at halftime 0-0-0Leading after 60 minutes 0-0-0Trailing after 60 minutes 0-2-0Tied after 60 minutes 0-0-0Leading after 75 minutes 0-0-0Trailing after 75 minutes 0-2-0Tied after 75 minutes 0-0-0

M L S R E C O R D ( W - L - D ) W H E N . . .

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MIN OPPShots 28 23Shots on Goal 8 14Accuracy 18% 50%Goals 2 11Fouls 25 25Offside 3 5Corners 10 5Passing Acc. 73% 73%Tackles 21 32Yellow Cards 1 1Red Cards 0 0Possession 54% 46%Saves 3 6Clean Sheets 0 0

M I N N E S O TA U N I T E D S C O R I N G F R E Q U E N C Y - M L S O N LY

Range 0-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+/ET Total

2017For 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2

Against 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 11

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2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPNo. Name (JERSEY NAME) GP ST SV CS YC RC GAA MIN

1 ALVBAGE, John 2 2 3 0 0 0 5.11 176

24 MCLAIN, Patrick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

33 SHUTTLEWORTH, Bobby 1 0 0 0 0 0 22.50 0

TOTALS 3 0 0 0 5.50

No. Pos. Name (JERSEY NAME) GP ST G A SOG YC RC MIN23 M ANOR, Bernardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 D CALVO, Francisco 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1809 F DANLADI, Abu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 D DAVIS, Justin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 905 D DEMIDOV, Vadim 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 180

45 M GATT, Josh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012 D GREENSPAN, Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 010 M IBARRA, Miguel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 M IBSON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 015 M JOME, Ismaila 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 016 M KADRII, Bashkim 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10614 D KALLMAN, Brent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 M MARTIN, Collin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 018 M MOLINO, Kevin 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 18021 F RAMIREZ, Christian 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1118 M SAEID, Mohammed 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 180

20 M SCHULLER, Rasmus 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1414 D TAYLOR, Jermaine 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1803 D THIESSON, Jerome 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9011 M VENEGAS, Johan 2 2 0 1 2 1 0 18022 D VENEGAS, Kevin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 026 M WARNER, Collen 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 180

TOTALS 2 1 8 4 0

M I N N E S O TA U N I T E D 2 0 1 7 G O A L K E E P I N G S TAT I S T I C S - R E G U L A R S E A S O N

M I N N E S O TA U N I T E D 2 0 1 7 F I E L D P L A Y E R S TAT I S T I C S - R E G U L A R S E A S O N

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+ - Free Kick * - Corner Kick ^ - Penalty Kick # - Throw In

Penalty Kicks

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# Player Date Opponent Min1 Christian Ramirez Mar 3 Portland 792 Kevin Molino Mar 12 Atlanta 30 ^

# Player Date Opponent Min

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Stat Year #

Goals 2017 2

Assists 2017 1

Yellow Cards 2017 4

Red Cards 2017 0

Points 2017 0

Wins 2017 0

Losses 2017 2

Ties 2017 0

Shutouts 2017 0

Goals Allowed 2017 11

Stat #

Wins 0

Draws 0

Losses 2

Points 0

Goals 2

Assists 1

Shutouts 0

Yellow Cards 4

Red Cards 0

Goals Allowed 11

Consecutive Wins (Overall) 0

Consecutive Wins (Home) 0

Consecutive Wins (Away) 0

Consecutive Matches Unbeaten (Overall) 0

Consecutive Matches Unbeaten (Home) 0

Consecutive Matches Unbeaten (Away) 0

Consecutive Losses (Overall) 2 3/3/2017 - Present

Consecutive Losses (Home) 1 3/12/2017 - Present

Consecutive Losses (Away) 1 3/3/2017 - Present

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Overall) 0

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Home) 0

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Away) 0

Largest Margin of Victory 0

Largest Margin of Defeat 5 3/12/2017 vs. Atlanta

M I N N E S O TA U N I T E D A L L - T I M E T E A M R E C O R D S

A L L - T I M E S TAT S A L L C O M P E T I T I O N SS E A S O N A L T E A M R E C O R D S

A L L - T I M E I N D I V I D U A L R E C O R D S ( L E A G U E O N LY ) A L L - T I M E I N D I V I D U A L R E C O R D S ( A L L C O M P E T I T I O N S )

Match Season Career1 GoalChristian Ramirez, 3/3/2017;Kevin Molino, 3/12/2017

1 GoalChristian Ramirez, 2017Kevin Molino, 2017

1 GoalChristian Ramirez, 2017Kevin Molino, 2017t

1 AssistJohan Venegas, 3/3/2017

1 AssistJohan Venegas, 2017


5 ShotsKevin Molino, 3/3/2017

7 ShotsKevin Molino, 2017


2 Shots on GoalJohan Venegas, 3/12/2017

2 Shots on GoalKevin Molino, 2017 Johan Venegas, 2017


2 SavesJohn Alvbage,3/12/2017

3 SavesJohn Alvbage, 2017


180 Minutes7 players tied


0 Wins-

0 Wins-

0 Clean Sheets-

0 Clean Sheets-

2 Appearance10 players tied


2 Consecutive Apps.10 players tied


Match Season Career1 GoalChristian Ramirez, 3/3/2017;Kevin Molino, 3/12/2017

1 GoalChristian Ramirez, 2017Kevin Molino, 2017

1 GoalChristian Ramirez, 2017Kevin Molino, 2017t

1 AssistJohan Venegas, 3/3/2017



5 ShotsKevin Molino, 3/3/2017



2 Shots on GoalJohan Venegas, 3/12/2017



2 SavesJohn Alvbage,3/12/2017





0 Wins-

0 Wins-

0 Clean Sheets-

0 Clean Sheets-





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Last home win - -Last home loss 1-6 vs. Atlanta United 3/12/2017Last home draw - -

Last away win - -Last away loss 1-5 @ Portland Timbers 3/3/2017Last away draw - -

Held scoreless - -Scored 1 goal 1-6 L vs. Atlanta United 3/12/2017Scored 2 goals - -Scored 3+ goals - -

Clean sheet - -Allowed 1 goal - -Allowed 2 goals - -Allowed 3+ goals 1-6 L vs. Atlanta United 3/12/2017

Scored hat trick - -Multi-goal match - -Multi-assist match - -Multi-point match - -Sent off - -Penalty scored Kevin Molino 3/12/2017Penalty missed - -GK penalty save - -M

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Scored hat trick Josef Martinez, Atlanta 3/12/2017Multi-goal match Martinez (3G); Almiron (2G), Atlanta 3/12/2017Multi-assist match - -Multi-point match Martinez (3G); Almiron (2G/1A), Atlanta 3/12/2017Sent off - -Penalty scored Diego Valeri, Portland 3/3/2017Penalty missed - -GK penalty save - -

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* Indicates a match in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. All other achievements reflect league play. Current as of 3/13/17.

First match 1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First win -

First home match 1-6 loss against Atlanta, Minneapolis, MN, 3/12/2017

First tie -

First goal Christian Ramirez in 1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First home goal Kevin Molino in 1-6 loss against Atlanta, Minneapolis, MN, 3/12/2017

First assist Johan Venegas to Christian Ramirez in 1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First clean sheet -

First caution Johan Venegas against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017

First ejection -

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CHIC

AGO 2017 Matches: Total Home Away

Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA8/26 @ Chicago 7:30 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Leading Scorers in series: NONE

ATLA

NTA 2017 Matches: Total Home Away

Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA3/12 @ Minnesota 1 - 6 L 2017 1 0 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 08/13 @ Atlanta 5:00 p.m. All Time 1 0 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Kevin Molino (1); ATL – Josef Martinez (3)

COLO

RADO 2017 Matches: Total Home Away

Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA3/18 @ Colorado 8:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04/23 @ Minnesota 5:00 p.m. All Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Leading Scorers in series: NONE

COLU

MBU

S 2017 Matches: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA

7/04 @ Minnesota 6:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


DALL

AS

2017 Matches: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA

4/08 @ Dallas 7:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09/23 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. All Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


DC




HOUS

TON 2017 Matches: Total Home Away

4/15 @ Houston 7:30 p.m. Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA7/19 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09/30 @ Houston 7:30 p.m. All Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


LA


5/21 @ Minnesota 4:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 010/15 @ Los Angeles 4:00 p.m. All Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


MON

TREA

L 2017 Matches: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA

9/16 @ Montreal 6:30 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


NEW

ENGL

AND 2017 Matches: Total Home Away

Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA3/25 @ New England 1:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


NYCF

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6/29 @ New York 6:30 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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ORLA

NDO 2017 Matches: Total Home Away

Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA5/27 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


RED

BULL

S 2017 Matches: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA



PHILA

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IA 2017 Matches: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA



PORT

LAND 2017 Matches: Total Home Away

Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA3/03 @ Portland 1 - 5 L 2017 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 56/21 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. All Time 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez (1); POR – Fanendo Adi, Diego Valeri (2)

RSL


4/01 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06/17 @ Salt Lake 9:00 p.m. All Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


SAN

JOSE 2017 Matches: Total Home Away

Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA4/29 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 010/22 @ San Jose 3:00 p.m. All Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


SEAT

TLE 2017 Matches: Total Home Away

Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA8/05 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08/20 @ Seattle 9:00 p.m. All Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


SPOR

TING K

C 2017 Matches: Total Home Away5/07 @ Minnesota 12:30 p.m. Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA6/03 @ Kansas City 3:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 010/07 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. All Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


TORO

NTO 2017 Matches: Total Home Away

Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA5/13 @ Toronto 2:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


VANC

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R 2017 Matches: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA

6/24 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09/13 @ Vancouver 9:00 p.m. All Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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POR 3/3 GK Alvbage LD Davis CD Calvo CD Demidov RD Taylor DM Warner LM Kadrii CM Schuller CM Saeid RM Molino CF J. Venegas

Score: MIN 1-5 POR Attendance: 21,114 Venue: Providence Park, Portland, OR

ATL 3/12 GK Alvbage LD Taylor CD Calvo CD Demidov RD Thiesson DM Warner LM J. Venegas CM Schuller CM Saeid RM Molino CF Ramirez

Score: MIN 1-6 ATL Attendance: 35,043 Venue: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown First Name Last Name1 John Alvbage GK 6'1" 194 Gothenburg, Sweden ahlv-BOH-geh

2 Justin Davis D 6'0" 175 Southfield, Michigan

3 Jerome Theisson D 5'9" 155 Zurich, Switzerland tee-SOHN

4 Jermaine Taylor D 5'10" 195 Portland, Jamaica

5 Francisco Calvo D 5'11" 170 San Jose, Costa Rica KHAL-voh

6 Vadim Demidov D 6'1" 176 Riga, Latvia veh-DEEM DEH-mih-dahv

7 Ibson M 5'10" 168 Sao Goncalo, Brazil EEB-son

8 Mohammed Saeid M 5'7" 141 Orebro, Sweden sah-EED

9 Abu Danladi F 5'10" 170 Takoradi, Ghana ah-BOO dahn-LAH-dee

10 Miguel Ibarra M 5'6" 145 Lancaster, California ee-BAR-ah11 Johan Venegas M 6'0" 168 Puerto Limon, Costa Rica JOE-han veh-NAY-gus12 Joseph Greenspan D 6'6" 209 Westfield, New Jersey14 Brent Kallman D 6'2" 190 Woodbury, Minnesota CALL-man15 Ismaila Jome M 6’1 160 Brooklyn Park, Minnesota ISH-mail-uh JOHM16 Bashkim Kadrii M 5'10" 175 Copenhagen, Denmark BASH-keem KAH-dree17 Collin Martin M 5'11" 150 Chevy Chase, Maryland18 Kevin Molino M 5'8" 155 Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago moh-LEE-no20 Rasmus Schüller M 5'10" 148 Espoo, Finland RAHS-mus SHOO-ler21 Christian Ramirez F 6'2" 187 Garden Grove California22 Kevin Venegas D 5'10" 165 Lakewood, California veh-NAY-gus23 Bernardo Añor M 5'8" 158 Caracas, Venezuela AHN-yor24 Patrick McLain GK 6'3" 205 Eau Claire, Wisconsin26 Collen Warner M 5'10" 178 Denver, Colorado COLL-in33 Bobby Shuttleworth GK 6'2" 205 Tonawanda, New York45 Josh Gatt M 5'10" 165 Plymouth, Michigan

Position Name Yrs. w/ Club Hometown First Name Last NameHead Coach Adrian Heath 1 Newcastle-under-Lyme, UKAssistant Coach Ian Fuller 2 Ellensburg, WashingtonAssistant Coach Mark Watson 1 Vancouver, British Columbia

Goalkeeper Coach Marius Røvde 1 Trondheim, Norway MAR-e-us ROHV-da

Head Athletic Trainer Sean Kupiec 1 Utica, New York KOOP-ee-ekSporting Director Manny Lagos 7 Saint Paul, Minn. LAH-gohsDir. of Player Personnel Amos Magee 1 Saint Paul, Minn. AY-mos

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# 1 J O H N A LV B A G E | G O A L K E E P E RHeight: 6’1” Weight: 194 Birthdate: 8/10/1982 (34) Hometown: Gothenburg, SwedenPrevious Club: IFK Gotenborg Acquired: Loan 1/28/2017

A native of Gothenburg, Alvbage brings 18 years of experience to the Loons and will certainly take a leadership role in the squad. The veteran has been a top goalkeeper in the Allsvenkan, winning the league’s Goalkeeper of the Year award as recently as 2015. In his recent five-year stint with Goteborg, Alvbage has racked up an impressive 53 clean sheets and helped the club to four straight appearances in European competition.

# 1 2 B E R N A R D O A Ñ O R | M I D F I E L D E RHeight: 5’10” Weight: 158 Birthdate: 5/24/1988 (28) Hometown: Caracas, VenezuelaPrevious Club: Sporting Kansas City Acquired: Signed 1/24/2017

After playing with Minnesota United on loan last season, midfielder Bernardo Añor has signed with the club ahead of the 2017 Major League Soccer season. The Venezuelan comes to the Loons from Sporting Kansas City, and has played five seasons in MLS. Añor came to Minnesota in 2016 on a season-long loan during preseason training. After a promising start with the Loons, he suffered an ankle injury during training that sidelined him for much of the season.

# 5 F R A N C I S C O C A LV O | D E F E N D E RHeight: 5’11” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 7/8/1992 (24) Hometown: San Jose, Costa RicaPrevious Club: Saprissa Acquired: Signed 12/27/2016

Whether playing at left back or at centerback, Calvo does well to stretch the pitch and create an imbalance in the attack. At just 24 years old, Calvo has potential to be a familiar name in Minnesota for years to come. He does well with teams that possess the ball, but is athletic enough to push up the pitch and stay with his marks when under pressure. Calvo has 17 total appearances with the Costa Rica national team and four with the U20 squad, scoring one goal.

# 9 A B U D A N L A D I | F O R W A R DHeight: 5’10” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 10/18/1995 (21) Hometown: Takoradi, GhanaPrevious Club: UCLA Acquired: SuperDraft (#1 Pick) 1/13/2017

Danladi joined Minnesota following a highly successful career at UCLA. While there, Danladi racked up an impressive amount accolades including a handful of Freshman of the Year awards, Pac-12 All-Conference teams, and was in the running for the MAC Hermann Trophy. Despite missing the early part of the 2016 season with injury, Danladi led the Bruins with seven goals to bring his NCAA total to 18 with 54 total points.

# 2 J U S T I N D A V I S | D E F E N D E RHeight: 6’0” Weight: 175 Birthdate: 5/6/1988 (28) Hometown: Southfield, MichiganPrevious Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 12/1/2016

Davis has played for the Loons since 2011 and has spent his entire professional career with the club. He joined the club for 2017 alongside his long-time defensive partner Kevin Venegas. Over the course of six seasons with Minnesota, Davis appeared in a club record 169 matches and has scored 9 goals and provided 12 assists across all competitions. He has been a mainstay in the Loons’ back line his entire career, and helped the club to a NASL Soccer Bowl Championship in 2011.

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# 5 V A D I M D E M I D O V | D E F E N D E RHeight: 6’1” Weight: 176 Birthdate: 10/10/1986 (30) Hometown: Riga, LatviaPrevious Club: SK Brann Acquired: Signed 1/10/2017

The Norwegian international has had a successful career playing in Europe’s top leagues, as well as on the international stage. The 30-year-old is a strong option at central defense, and is not afraid to throw his weight around to disrupt opponents. He also is an aerial threat off set pieces, using his height to soar above defenders. He has seen the field 16 times for Norway, including some time in European Championship qualifying.

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# 1 2 J O S E P H G R E E N S P A N | D E F E N D E RHeight: 6’6” Weight: 209 Birthdate: 9/12/1992 (24) Hometown: Westfield, New JerseyPrevious Club: Colorado Rapids Acquired: Trade 12/11/2016

Born in New Jersey, the six-foot-six-inch 24-year-old center back was selected 26th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the Colorado Rapids. As an active member of the U.S. Navy, Greenspan was granted permission to train and play for the club around the fulfillment of his Naval duties. Greenspan was one of the most decorated players in Navy men’s soccer history, earning All-American honors as both a junior and a senior while leading the team to the school’s first NCAA tournament win in 42 years.

# 4 5 J O S H G AT T | M I D F I E L D E RHeight: 5’10” Weight: 165 Birthdate: 8/29/1991 (25) Hometown: Plymouth, MichiganPrevious Club: Molde Acquired: Signed 2/15/2017

Gatt joins Minnesota after spending his entire professional career in Europe. After signing with SC Rheindorf Altach at 16, Gatt earned a reputation as an effective offensive weapon with Molde in Norway from 2011–16, including two league championships in 2011 and 2012. He made his international debut for the U.S. Men’s Team on November 14, 2012 in a friendly match against Russia.

# 1 0 M I G U E L I B A R R A | M I D F I E L D E RHeight: 5’4” Weight: 145 Birthdate: 3/15/1990 (26) Hometown: Lancaster, CaliforniaPrevious Club: Club Leon Acquired: Transfer 1/7/2017

Ibarra returned to Minnesota after two years with Club Leon in Liga MX. During his tenure with the Loons, he earned several accolades including a pair of NASL Best XI appearances, along with a Golden Ball Award (MVP), and was the first U.S. lower division player to be called up to the U.S. Men’s national team since 2005. He was called up for international duty four consecutive times, making three appearances. Ibarra first signed with the club in 2012 and was transferred to Leon in 2015.

# 7 I B S O N | M I D F I E L D E RHeight: 5’10” Weight: 168 Birthdate: 11/7/1983 (33) Hometown: Sao Goncalo, BrazilPrevious Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 1/23/2017

Ibson first signed with the Loons in 2015. In his past seasons with MNUFC, he has proven an exceptional possession player with unmatched control in tight spaces. His ability to beat defenders and technical footwork helps open up space for teammates and create chances further down the pitch. Ibson’s distribution has been a critical part of the MNUFC’s quick attacking play, providing eight assists in two seasons with Minnesota United.

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# 1 6 B A S H K I M K A D R I I | M I D F I E L D E RHeight: 5’10” Weight: 175 Birthdate: 7/9/1991 (25) Hometown: Copenhagen, DenmarkPrevious Club: FC Copenhagen Acquired: Signed 2/8/2017

A Danish national of Albanian descent, Kadrii came up in the youth system of B.93 in Copenhagen, for whom he made his professional debut in 2008. He grew into a formidable scorer for the club, netting 18 goals in 30 appearances. The 25 year old has represented his country from the U18 to U21 level, and made his senior debut in an international friendly against Scotland.

# 1 5 I S M A I L A J O M E | M I D F I E L D E RHeight: 6’1” Weight: 160 Birthdate: 11/4/1994 (22) Hometown: Brooklyn Park, MinnesotaPrevious Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 2/24/2017

The Minnesota-native first joined the Loons last season, making nine appearances and scoring in his professional debut. The Brooklyn Park-native, and former Minnesota Mr. Soccer, winner mainly played the role of a winger while with the Loons, using his rapid acceleration and skilled footwork to beat opponents and create space. He is a clinical, young finisher that can work his way into defensive gaps.

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# 1 4 B R E N T K A L L M A N | D E F E N D E RHeight: 6’2” Weight: 190 Birthdate: 10/4/1990 (26) Hometown: Woodbury, MinnesotaPrevious Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 1/23/2017

Woodbury-native and Minnesota United product Brent Kallman returns to Minnesota United in 2017 as part of the club’s inaugural roster in Major League Soccer. The local defender first joined MNUFC in 2013 and has spent his entire professional career with the hometown club. The 26-year-old was a mainstay in Minnesota’s defense last season, using his speed and strength to take down attackers.

# 1 7 C O L L I N M A R T I N | M I D F I E L D E RHeight: 5’11” Weight: 150 Birthdate: 11/9/1994 (22) Hometown: Chevy Chase, MarylandPrevious Club: D.C United Acquired: Trade 1/3/2017

A young, creative midfielder, Martin is poised to make an impact in 2017 after not finding much success in D.C. after signing a Homegrown Player contract in 2013. The midfielder was the only high school junior to train with the U.S. Men’s U-20 squad in January 2012, having previously represented the United States at the U-14, U-15 and U-17 levels.

# 2 4 P AT R I C K M C L A I N | G O A L K E E P E RHeight: 6’3” Weight: 205 Birthdate: 8/22/1988 (28) Hometown: Eau Claire, WisconsinPrevious Club: Orlando City SC Acquired: Trade 1/26/2017

McLain has been a bit of a journeyman in his career, getting a majority of his playing time in USL. The Eau Claire native played his college soccer with Cal Poly, where he earned all-conference honors and set a school record with his .835 save percentage. While in college he played for the Portland Timbers U23 team and Orange County Blue Star, where he played with current Loons teammates Christian Ramirez, Miguel Ibarra and Kevin Venegas.

# 1 8 K E V I N M O L I N O | M I D F I E L D E RHeight: 5’8” Weight: 155 Birthdate: 6/17/1990 Hometown: Carenage, Trinidad and TobagoPrevious Club: Orlando City SC Acquired: Trade 1/26/2017

Molino was a huge part of Orlando’s offense, and was the first Major League Soccer signing in their club history. He is a strong player on the wing that can dribble through defenders and create opportunities in front of goal. The Trinidad and Tobago international has worked closely with Minnesota Head Coach Adrian Heath during his career, having played under the Loons’ manager from 2011 through 2016 in Orlando.


# 8 M O H A M M E D S A E I D | M I D F I E L D E RHeight: 5’7” Weight: 141 Birthdate: 12/24/1990 (26) Hometown: Orebro, SwedenPrevious Club: Columbus Crew SC Acquired: Expansion Draft (#6 pick) 12/13/2016

A left-footed central midfielder, Saeid is capable of playing in both an attacking and defensive position. He will try to lock down a starting spot with Minnesota. A product of the West Bromwich Albion academy, Saeid went back to his native Sweden to start his professional career. He spend three seasons with BK Forwrad before moving on to Orebro for another three seasons, before coming to the U.S. to join Crew SC in 2015.

# 2 1 C H R I S T I A N R A M I R E Z | F O R W A R DHeight: 6’2” Weight: 187 Birthdate: 4/4/1991 (26) Hometown: Garden Grove, CaliforniaPrevious Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 1/5/2017

Ramirez proved to be one of the most valuable players on the Loons’ roster during his career. He made 92 consecutive appearances across all competitions for Minnesota, missing just one match due to injury in the 2016 season. His consistent contributions to Minnesota United’s success earned him three-straight NASL Best XI awards. He is one of just three players to accomplish that feat, another being teammate Justin Davis.

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# 2 0 R A S M U S S C H U L L E R | M I D F I E L D E RHeight: 5’10” Weight: 148 Birthdate: 6/18/1991 (25) Hometown: Espoo, FinlandPrevious Club: BK Hacken Acquired: Signed 1/24/2017

The 25-year-old comes to the Loons after playing the top leagues of both Finland and Sweden, and is an active member of the Finnish National Team. Though he mainly plays in a more defensive role in the midfield, he is not afraid to make a foray into the opposing penalty area. He has a deft touch that has allowed him to net several spectacular goals in his career so far.

# 4 J E R M A I N E TA Y L O R | D E F E N D E RHeight: 5’10” Weight: 195 Birthdate: 1/14/1985 (32) Hometown: Portland, JamaicaPrevious Club: Portland Timbers Acquired: Signed 1/24/2017

The Jamaican international brings six years of MLS experience to the Loons as the club enters its inaugural MLS season. Taylor most recently played with the Portland Timbers in 2016, where he started in 21 of his 23 appearances. He is a stalwart defender who is not afraid to lay into his opponents. Although he stands at just 5’10”, he compensates with pure tenacity and athleticism. Taylor has made over 80 appearances for Jamaica since first being called up in 2004.

# 3 J E R O M E T H I E S S O N | D E F E N D E RHeight: 5’9” Weight: 155 Birthdate: 8/6/1987 (29) Hometown: Zurich, SwitzerlandPrevious Club: FC Luzern Acquired: Signed 2/21/2017

The 29-year-old Swiss native has spent the last six seasons in the Swiss Super League, scoring two goals in 222 matches with 204 starts in league play. In 10 cup matches with the club, he recorded one goal. Thiesson joined FC Luzern after spending four years with AC Bellinzona, a lower division Swiss Super League club from the country’s Italian-speaking region. One of the main qualities Minnesota United prized in going after Thiesson was his ability to play either fullback position.


# 2 2 B O B B Y S H U T T L E W O R T H | G O A L K E E P E RHeight: 6’2” Weight: 205 Birthdate: 5/13/1987 (29) Hometown: Tonawanda, New YorkPrevious Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Trade 2/15/2017

Shuttleworth, 29, spent eight seasons with the Revolution from 2009–2016 and totaled 127 appearances, 124 starts, 34 shutouts, 344 saves, and a 46-53-28 regular season record with New England. The Tonawanda, N.Y. native anchored the Revolution during its run to the 2014 MLS Cup, a season in which he tied a club record with 16 wins, and also totaled six postseason starts during the 2014 and 2015 campaigns.

# 1 1 J O H A N V E N E G A S | M I D F I E L D E RHeight: 6’0” Weight: 168 Birthdate: 11/27/1988 (28) Hometown: Puerto Limón, Costa RicaPrevious Club: Montreal Impact Acquired: Trade 1/13/2016

Venegas often featured on the wing for Montreal, showing pace, flair and technique as one of the club’s most dangerous attacking players off the bench. He could become a central figure for Minnesota United in the club’s 2017 expansion season. The Costa Rican international has scored seven goals in 30 matches for his country since his senior debut in 2014. He shined in the Copa America Centenario and scored a match-winner against the U.S. in World Cup Qualifying.

# 2 2 K E V I N V E N E G A S | D E F E N D E RHeight: 5’10” Weight: 165 Birthdate: 7/29/1989 (27) Hometown: Lakewood, CaliforniaPrevious Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 12/1/2016

Venegas has been a star player for Minnesota as both a midfielder and defender in five years with the club. He has been the top playmaker with 17 career assists, a club record, and has found the back of the net himself seven times. Venegas brings a special flair to the field, with a knack to beat defenders with incredible footwork. His box-to-box play as a right back earned him a spot in the 2015 NASL Best XI.

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# 2 6 C O L L E N W A R N E R | M I D F I E L D E RHeight: 5’10” Weight: 178 Birthdate: 6/24/1988 (28) Hometown: Denver, ColoradoPrevious Club: Houston Dynamo Acquired: Expansion Draft (#4 pick) 12/13/2016

Warner is a box to box midfielder who can cover ground and protect his attacking players. He brings great MLS experience to MNUFC. Drafted 15th overall by Real Salt Lake in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft, he appeared off and on with RSL before being taken by Montreal in the 2011 expansion draft. He became a full-time starter with Montreal for two years before being traded to Toronto FC where he started all but one match his first year. He played his 2016 season with the Houston Dynamo.


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Year Signing Trade 2016 Expansion Draft SuperDraft Loan

2016Justin Davis (12/1/2016)Kevin Venegas (12/1/2016)Francisco Calvo (12/27/2016)

Joseph Greenspan (12/11/2016)Johan Venegas (12/13/2016)

Collen Warner (4th)Mohammed Saeid (6th)

2017

Christian Ramirez (1/5/2017)Miguel Ibarra (1/5/2017)Vadim Demidov (1/10/2017)Brent Kallman (1/23/2017)Ibson (1/23/2017)Bernardo Anor (1/24/2017)Jermaine Taylor (1/24/2017)Rasmus Schuller (1/24/2017)Josh Gatt (2/15/2017)Jerome Thiesson (2/21/2017)Ismaila Jome (3/1/2017)

Collin Martin (1/3/2017)Kevin Molino (1/26/2017)Patrick McLain (1/26/2017)Bobby Shuttleworth (2/15/2017)

Abu Danladi (1st) John Alvbage (1/28/2017)Bashkim Kadrii (2/8/2017)

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A D R I A N H E AT H | H E A D C O A C H

Heath was appointed head coach in November, 2016. After playing over 18 years in Europe, Heath spent the next 11 years coaching in England for clubs such as Burnley, Sheffield United and Coventry City before coming to the United States in 2008. The Englishman was named head coach of the USL expansion side Austin Aztex. The team spent two years in Austin before relocating to Orlando in 2010, to become Orlando City. In just four years under Heath, Orlando City won two USL Pro championships and three Commissioner’s Cups. The club joined MLS in 2015, and Heath’s influence helped build the club for a very successful inaugural season, narrowly missing out on the playoffs.

RECORD WITH MINNESOTA UNITED

YEAR REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS OPEN CUP TOTAL

2017 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 2 - 0

TOTAL 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 2 - 0

I A N F U L L E R | A S S I S TA N T C O A C H

Fuller joined Minnesota in 2016, following a successful stint with Orlando City SC. He was a player coach with Orlando helping the team to multiple titles in USL during his five years with the Lions. Fuller is a Portland native, and first met Heath when he joined Heath’s Austin Aztex in 2010. He was promoted to player-assistant coach for the club’s USL journey and then was tapped to join the coaching staff full time as an assistant coach when Orlando joined MLS.

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Watson, a former Canadian national team defender and assistant coach, brings a wealth of MLS experience to MNUFC, having played for teams including the Seattle Sounders, Vancouver Whitecaps and D.C. United. Additionally, Watson managed the San Jose Earthquakes before joining Orlando City as an assistant under Heath in 2014. During his tenure at San Jose, Watson helped guide the team to a playoff berth in 2010 and the club’s second Supporters’ Shield in 2012. He was named interim head coach in June 2013 and closed the season with the best record in MLS at 11-5-3. In addition to his MLS experience, Watson previously served as assistant coach with the Canadian Men’s National U-20 and senior teams, as well as several years as an assistant with the USL PRO Charleston Battery.

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A Norwegian native, Røvde brings nearly thirty years of playing and coaching experience to Minnesota. As a player, he enjoyed a very successful career, starting with his hometown club Rosenborg BK. He played with teams across Europe, playing in top leagues in Norway and Scotland, as well as League One in England. From 2008 to 2011, he was the head goalkeeping coach of Trinidad and Tobago Professional Football League side Joe Public FC. While working with the club, he also was involved with the Trinidad and Tobago national team program and was part of the coaching staff for several youth national teams, the women’s national team, and was the country’s director of goalkeeping.

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1 John Alvbage 90G 86G

2 Justin Davis 90D

3 Jerome Theisson 90D

4 Jermaine Taylor 90D 90D

5 Francisco Calvo 90D 90D

6 Vadim Demidov 90D 90D

7 Ibson

8 Mohammed Saeid 90M 90M

9 Abu Danladi

10 Miguel Ibarra 2

11 Johan Venegas 90F 90F

12 Joseph Greenspan

14 Brent Kallman

15 Ismaila Jome

16 Bashkim Kadrii 88M 18

17 Collin Martin

18 Kevin Molino 90M 90M

20 Rasmus Schuller 69M 72M

21 Christian Ramirez 21 90M

22 Kevin Venegas

23 Bernardo Anor

24 Patrick McLain

26 Collen Warner 90M 90M

33 Bobby Shuttleworth 4

45 Joshua Gatt

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Game #1 03/03/2017 MIN 1 at POR 5 L Ramirez 1 (J. Venegas 1) 79

Game #2 03/12/2017 MIN 1 vs ATL 6 L Molino 1 (penalty kick) 30

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