Sporting KC: Top 10 Players of the Decade

By Nathan Dunn | Dec 29, 2019

Sporting KC's Graham Zusi and Matt Besler, right, celebrate with the MLS Cup after defeating Real Salt Lake in the MLS Cup Final at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. Kansas City won on penalty kicks. (John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) /

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KANSAS CITY, KS – MAY 29: Sporting Kansas City defender Seth Sinovic (15) reaches to gain control of the ball during the match between Sporting Kansas City and the LA Galaxy on Wednesday May 29, 2019 at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, KS. (Photo by Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

8. Seth Sinovic

Signing with Sporting KC in 2011 after being cut by the Revolution and a failed trial with Real Salt Lake, Seth Sinovic was the epitome of what Peter Vermes demands of each of his players. No matter the setback, whether it was an injury or out of favor, Sinovic always found a way to get into the starting XI time and time again.

The left-back’s greatest moment for SKC came in the 2013 MLS Cup Eastern Conference Semi-Final against the New England Revolution, when he blasted a rocket past Matt Reis to send the game to extra-time.

Collecting four trophies with SKC, the Creighton University graduate was hard to hate with his endless work ethic. Sinovic partook in 210 matches, which ranks eighth in club history, racking up 17,738 total minutes. His tenure with his hometown team came to an end this season when his option was declined, but his overall performances throughout the decade have been rock steady, just what Vermes would have wanted.

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