Sporting Kansas City winger Johnny Russell was named to the bench for the MLS Team of the Week presented by Audi after scoring twice in Saturday's wild showdown against FC Dallas.
Russell earned the honor for his rampant performance in an unlucky 3-2 defeat, as the Scottish international scored twice to spark Sporting's furious fightback in the second half. With the hosts trailing 2-0, Russell struck in the 53rd and 83rd minutes to take his team-leading goal tally to five on the season. The in-form attacker has three goals in his last two games, having notched the game-winner in a 1-0 result versus Minnesota United FC on Sept. 13.
Russell's double also saw the Scottish international join an elite group of eight players in club history to contribute 25 goals and 25 assists across all competitions.
KC 25 GOAL + 25 ASSIST CLUB (ALL COMPETITIONS)
<strong>Player Name</strong> |
<strong>G</strong> |
<strong>A</strong> |
Graham Zusi |
32 |
81 |
Davy Arnaud |
52 |
40 |
Preki |
81 |
104 |
Chris Klein |
43 |
54 |
Benny Feilhaber |
35 |
58 |
Mo Johnston |
32 |
31 |
Josh Wolff |
46 |
30 |
<strong>Johnny Russell</strong> |
<strong>26</strong> |
<strong>26</strong> |
Furthermore, Russell's regular season strike rate has vaulted him into second on the club's career goals per game chart, surpassing two-time MLS MVP Preki as well as Kei Kamara.
GOALS PER GAME IN KC CAREER (REGULAR SEASON)
<strong>Player</strong> |
<strong>GP</strong> |
<strong>G</strong> |
<strong>AVG</strong> |
Dom Dwyer |
128 |
57 |
0.45 |
<strong>Johnny Russell</strong> |
<strong>70</strong> |
<strong>24</strong> |
<strong>0.34</strong> |
Kei Kamara |
113 |
38 |
0.34 |
Preki |
218 |
71 |
0.33 |
Scott Sealy |
88 |
28 |
0.32 |
Sporting will conclude a three-game homestand at 6:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday against MLS is Back Tournament finalist Orlando City SC as Manager Peter Vermes' men face their first opponent from the Eastern Conference in the 2020 MLS regular season. Tickets are available online at SeatGeek.com and the match will feature coverage on FS1, FOX Deportes, the FOX Sports App, Sports Radio 810 WHB and La Grande 1340 AM.
