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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LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 12: Aurelien Collin #78 of Sporting Kansas City looks on prior to the MLS match against Chivas USA at StubHub Center on September 12, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Sporting Kansas City defeated Chivas USA 4-0. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images) /

6. Aurelien Collin

Aurelien Collin, an aggressive French central defender, known for his abrasive defensive approach, was all over the place between the years 2011 and 2014 in Sporting blue.

The greatest year of his career was in 2013, when he led Sporting Kansas City to MLS Cup glory by scoring three goals in five games in the postseason, including two goals in the conference semifinal as well as the equalizer in the final and converted his crucial penalty.

After a difficult and disappointing 2014 campaign, Collin departed for Orlando City in the offseason. But during those brief but brilliant years for SKC, Collin was named to the MLS Best XI in 2012 and was named the MLS Cup MVP in 2013.

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