Sporting Kansas City announced roster decisions on Tuesday ahead of the 2027 MLS Sprint Season.
Sporting has exercised contract options through the 2027 Sprint Season for defenders Wyatt Meyer and Jayden Reid and exercised contract options through the 2027 calendar year for defenders Jansen Miller and Justin Reynolds.
Sporting has declined contract options for defender Ethan Bartlow and forward Shapi Suleymanov.
Forward Stephen Afrifa and goalkeeper John Pulskamp are out of contract and will not return to the club.
The decision on the contract option for goalkeeper Ryan Schewe will be confirmed at the conclusion of his loan with Louisville City FC in the USL Championship.
In addition, 15-year-old SKC Academy product Zamir Loyo Reynaga will elevate to the Sporting KC first team as a Homegrown Player at the start of 2027.
Sporting KC enters the offseason with three discretionary roster slots open between Designated Player and U22 Initiative slots. With today’s announcement along with the 20 players returning on guaranteed contracts, Sporting currently has 25 players confirmed under contract for the 2027 Sprint Season:
- Goalkeepers (2): Stefan Cleveland, Jack Kortkamp
- Defenders (9): Or Blorian, Diego Borges, Ian James, Emir Karic, Wyatt Meyer, Jansen Miller, Moises Mosquera, Jayden Reid, Justin Reynolds
- Midfielders (8): Kwaku Agyabeng, Jacob Bartlett, Zorhan Bassong, Lasse Berg Johnsen, Jake Davis, Zamir Loyo Reynaga, Cielo Tschantret, Owen Wolff
- Forwards (6): Taylor Calheira, Capita Capemba, Calvin Harris, Andre Luiz, Ruben Ramos Jr., Seymour Reid
Sporting’s roster will continue to take shape in the buildup to the 2027 MLS Sprint Season. For a full list of the team’s offseason roster moves, visit SportingKC.com/news/tracker. The calendar of Major League Soccer’s offseason roster-building events is listed below.
2026-27 MLS Offseason Events and Roster Mechanisms
- December 15-18: MLS College Showcase
- December 21: 2027 MLS SuperDraft (2 p.m. CT)
- December 22: Free Agency Opens (12 p.m. CT)
- December 23: Re-Entry Process, Stage 1 (4 p.m. CT)
- December 23: End-of-Year Waivers Close (4 p.m. CT)
- December 30: Re-Entry Process, Stage 2 (4 p.m. CT)
Sporting Kansas City II has also announced offseason roster moves ahead of the 2027 MLS NEXT Pro campaign.
SKC II will exercise the contract option for Jacob Molinaro and decline contract options for Shane Donovan, Mitch Ferguson, Tega Ikoba, Johann Ortiz, Missael Rodriguez and Daniel Russo.
The following players are out of contract and will not return to the club: Trevor Burns, Pierre Lurot, Blaine Mabie and Gael Quintero.
Three players are currently under MLS NEXT Pro contracts with SKC II entering the 2027 season: defenders Luca Antongirolami, Alex Cunningham and Zane Wantland.
