Overview
- Sporting Kansas City confirmed this week that forward Dejan Joveljic was traded to the Seattle Sounders for $6 million in cash.
- Joveljic has scored eight of Sporting KC’s 20 MLS goals this season and totaled 26 goals and three assists in 52 league appearances since joining in February 2025.
- Head coach Raphael Wicky called the move an opportunity for other players and urged the squad to step up to replace Joveljic’s goals.
- Sporting’s biggest August signings, André Luiz and Owen Wolff, are not expected to be available for the upcoming match while new centre-back Moisés Mosquera is likely to feature.
- Vancouver arrive in strong form after a 5-0 win and sit at the top of the Western Conference, making them clear favorites against a Kansas City side that has conceded 51 goals this season.