Day 1 of the Kansas City Wizards open tryout concluded Saturday afternoon after Kansas City's technical staff observed over 200 players from 15 different countries. Sixty players will return Sunday morning for a second session, attempting to impress the Wizards technical staff enough to earn an invitation to join the first team for an extended trial later in pre-season.
Based on Saturday's performances at KC Sports Lodge in Independence, it is likely that 2-3 players will be invited to train with the Wizards following the team's upcoming trip to Argentina. Sunday's session is open to the public. Media members and fans are encouraged to attend to see 60 talented players fight for the opportunity for an extended trial with the Wizards.
Sunday's session will last from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Players will get 60 on-field minutes to display their abilities. The following players have been invited back for Day 2:
Bib # First Last
9 Gerardo Acosta Guzman
10 Vlad Baicu
11 Carlos Molina
12 Florian Oberrisser
15 Aderson Dias Martins Neto
19 Dorian Caballero
20 Ousmane Camara
21 Brendan Hanaphy
22 Daniel Jiregna
23 Arman Osooli
27 Samir Nuhanovic
31 Cody Reinberg
36 Carlos Loera
41 Daniel Bustos
46 Arturo Rodriguez
49 James Katajwa
61 Jason Pelletier
65 Jullian Ramirez
76 Armando Ruiz
77 Derek Appiah
80 Ebo Stephens
83 Rodolfo Lucas
87 Victor Valle
88 Jose Vargas
89 Ricardo Martinez
90 Gabriel Yankey Jr.
91 Paulo Walters
93 Joshua Wrolstad
94 Hakop Avesyan
95 Chris Duncan
98 Nelson Pizarro
99 Lee Pricer
102 Matthew Hoff
104 Jose Galant
106 Seth Hildebrant
120 Bradley Walsh
125 Abbas Said Sheikh Mohamed
126 Ousmane Sampil
130 Jason Belisle
132 Jose Esparza
136 Kalev Saarna
150 Brian Velasquez
151 Tarek Khalidi
175 Travis Ogogor
178 Youssouf Kante
179 Nnache Amah
182 Drame Elisabeth
190 John Marcus Rivera
193 Adam Al-Habashi
196 Donald Hickey
198 Andrew Kurtz
200 Chris Reusch
201 Matt Stufflebeam
204 Veljko Misic
205 Alan Solis
208 Mataho Huma
209 Jorge Flores
212 Kevin Souter
216 Wayne Francis
222 David Blaise
KC Sports Lodge
For a map of the area, click here.
The Sports Lodge is located south of I-70 to the southeast of the 40 Hwy & M-291 interchange.
From the East: Exit from I-70 onto Little Blue Parkway and turn left (south). Continue on Little Blue Parkway past 40 Hwy and turn right on East 50th Terrace.
From the West: Exit from I-70 onto southbound M-291/I-470 and stay in the right (on/off ramp) lane to immediately exit from M-291/I-470 onto 40 Hwy. Turn left (east) on 40 Hwy. Turn right (south) on Little Blue Parkway. Turn right on East 50th Terrace.
From the North: Exit from southbound M-291/I-470 onto 40 Hwy. Turn left (east) on 40 Hwy. Turn right (south) on Little Blue Parkway. Turn right on East 50th Terrace.
From the South: Exit from northbound M-291/I-470 onto 40 Hwy. Turn right (east) on 40 Hwy. Turn right (south) on Little Blue Parkway. Turn right on East 50th Terrace.
