Diego Rubio
HOW ACQUIRED: Signed on loan from Real Valladolid on March 8, 2016. He was permanently transferred to the club on September 1, 2016.
A young striker who has spent time with the Chilean national team, Rubio had a substantive second half of 2017 after returning from injury. He'll be looking to build off his six goals and two assists from last season heading into 2018.
INTERNATIONAL: Rubio has earned three caps for the Chile national team since debuting at age 18 in a friendly against Paraguay in June 2011. He appeared in two additional friendlies against France and Mexico later that year before playing eight matches at the U-20 level in 2012 and 2013, including three starts at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship.
OUTSIDE MLS: Rubio has recorded 37 goals and 15 assists during a five-year professional career in South America and Europe. The forward joins Sporting Kansas City from Real Valladolid of the Spanish Segunda Division, where he made 14 appearances during the 2015-16 season.
Stats
MLS
Regular Season
| Date | Match | Result | Appearance | MINS | G | A | SHTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28/2018 | LAFC @ SKC | W 1-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/21/2018 | SKC @ DAL | W 3-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/17/2018 | SKC @ VAN | W 4-1 | Started | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10/06/2018 | LA @ SKC | T 1-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 9/30/2018 | RSL @ SKC | T 1-1 | Subbed on | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9/23/2018 | SKC @ PHI | L 0-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/15/2018 | SKC @ SJ | W 5-1 | Subbed on | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/08/2018 | ORL @ SKC | W 0-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/01/2018 | SKC @ SEA | L 1-3 | Started | 75 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8/25/2018 | MIN @ SKC | W 0-2 | Started | 72 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8/18/2018 | POR @ SKC | W 0-3 | Started | 73 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 8/11/2018 | SKC @ LAFC | W 2-0 | Started | 76 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8/04/2018 | SKC @ HOU | W 1-0 | Subbed on | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7/28/2018 | DAL @ SKC | L 3-2 | Started | 69 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7/14/2018 | SKC @ RBNY | L 2-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7/07/2018 | TOR @ SKC | T 2-2 | Started | 71 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7/04/2018 | SKC @ RSL | L 2-4 | Subbed on | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6/30/2018 | SKC @ MTL | L 0-2 | Subbed on | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6/23/2018 | HOU @ SKC | W 2-3 | Subbed on | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6/09/2018 | SKC @ POR | T 0-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6/03/2018 | MIN @ SKC | W 1-4 | Subbed on | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5/27/2018 | CLB @ SKC | T 0-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/20/2018 | SKC @ MIN | T 1-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/09/2018 | SKC @ ATL | W 2-0 | Subbed on | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/05/2018 | COL @ SKC | W 0-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/28/2018 | SKC @ NE | L 0-1 | Subbed on | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/20/2018 | VAN @ SKC | W 0-6 | Subbed on | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/15/2018 | SEA @ SKC | T 2-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/08/2018 | SKC @ LA | W 2-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3/31/2018 | DC @ SKC | W 0-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3/24/2018 | SKC @ COL | T 2-2 | Subbed on | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3/17/2018 | SJ @ SKC | W 2-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3/10/2018 | SKC @ CHI | W 4-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3/04/2018 | NYC @ SKC | L 2-0 | Started | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/22/2017 | SKC @ RSL | L 1-2 | Started | 59 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10/15/2017 | HOU @ SKC | T 0-0 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10/11/2017 | SKC @ HOU | L 1-2 | Subbed on | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/07/2017 | SKC @ MIN | T 1-1 | Started | 90 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 9/30/2017 | VAN @ SKC | L 1-0 | Started | 78 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 9/24/2017 | LA @ SKC | W 1-2 | Started | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9/16/2017 | NE @ SKC | W 1-3 | Started | 65 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9/10/2017 | SKC @ CLB | T 1-1 | Started | 83 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9/06/2017 | SKC @ NYC | L 0-1 | Subbed on | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8/19/2017 | DAL @ SKC | W 0-2 | Started | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8/12/2017 | SKC @ SEA | L 0-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8/06/2017 | ATL @ SKC | T 1-1 | Subbed on | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7/29/2017 | CHI @ SKC | W 2-3 | Started | 90 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7/22/2017 | SKC @ RSL | T 1-1 | Started | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7/06/2017 | PHI @ SKC | T 1-1 | Started | 80 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7/01/2017 | POR @ SKC | T 1-1 | Subbed on | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6/24/2017 | SKC @ LA | W 2-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6/17/2017 | SKC @ SJ | T 0-0 | Subbed on | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6/10/2017 | MTL @ SKC | T 1-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6/03/2017 | MIN @ SKC | W 0-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/27/2017 | SKC @ COL | L 0-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/20/2017 | SKC @ VAN | L 0-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/17/2017 | SEA @ SKC | W 0-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/13/2017 | SKC @ ORL | T 2-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/07/2017 | SKC @ MIN | L 0-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/03/2017 | RBNY @ SKC | W 0-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/29/2017 | RSL @ SKC | W 0-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/22/2017 | SKC @ DAL | L 0-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/15/2017 | SKC @ POR | W 1-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/09/2017 | COL @ SKC | W 1-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3/31/2017 | SKC @ TOR | T 0-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3/18/2017 | SJ @ SKC | W 1-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3/11/2017 | DAL @ SKC | T 0-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3/04/2017 | SKC @ DC | T 0-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/23/2016 | SJ @ SKC | W 0-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/16/2016 | SKC @ RSL | T 0-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/01/2016 | SKC @ NE | L 1-3 | Subbed on | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/24/2016 | SKC @ SJ | W 2-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/18/2016 | LA @ SKC | T 2-2 | Subbed on | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/09/2016 | HOU @ SKC | T 3-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8/27/2016 | SKC @ PHI | L 0-2 | Subbed on | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8/20/2016 | VAN @ SKC | W 0-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8/13/2016 | SKC @ DAL | T 2-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8/07/2016 | SKC @ POR | L 0-3 | Subbed on | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7/31/2016 | POR @ SKC | W 0-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7/24/2016 | SEA @ SKC | W 0-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7/16/2016 | SKC @ COL | L 0-1 | Subbed on | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7/13/2016 | SKC @ CHI | L 0-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7/10/2016 | NYC @ SKC | W 1-3 | Started | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7/03/2016 | CLB @ SKC | W 2-3 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6/25/2016 | SKC @ MTL | T 2-2 | Subbed on | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6/19/2016 | DAL @ SKC | W 0-2 | Subbed on | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6/02/2016 | SKC @ LA | T 0-0 | Subbed on | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/27/2016 | DC @ SKC | L 1-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/21/2016 | RSL @ SKC | L 3-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/15/2016 | ORL @ SKC | W 1-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/11/2016 | SKC @ COL | L 0-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/07/2016 | SKC @ HOU | L 0-2 | Subbed on | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5/01/2016 | LA @ SKC | T 1-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/27/2016 | SKC @ VAN | T 1-1 | Started | 57 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4/24/2016 | SKC @ SJ | L 0-1 | Subbed on | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/17/2016 | SKC @ DAL | L 1-2 | Subbed on | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4/13/2016 | COL @ SKC | L 2-1 | Started | 57 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4/09/2016 | SKC @ RBNY | W 2-0 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4/02/2016 | RSL @ SKC | L 2-1 | Subbed on | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3/20/2016 | TOR @ SKC | W 0-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3/12/2016 | VAN @ SKC | W 1-2 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Post Season
| Date | Match | Result | Appearance | MINS | G | A | SHTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/2018 | RSL @ SKC | W 2-4 | Started | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11/04/2018 | SKC @ RSL | T 1-1 | Subbed on | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10/26/2017 | SKC @ HOU | L 0-1 | Started | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/27/2016 | SKC @ SEA | L 0-1 | Unused Sub | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
