January 29, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Colorado Rapids News Release
TUCSON, Ariz. – As the Colorado Rapids’ preseason continues this week from Tucson, Arizona, the club is preparing for its first preseason match today, January 29, against Western Conference rivals Sporting Kansas City (4 p.m. MT). The match, which is open to the public, will be played at Kino Sports Complex and streamed live on ColoradoRapids.com/live. The streams will only be available for residents within the Rapids’ local broadcast territory.
In addition to Saturday’s preseason friendly, the Rapids will also face Seattle Sounders FC (Tuesday, Feb. 1) and Houston Dynamo (Saturday, Feb. 5) as part of their preseason preparations in Tucson. Colorado’s roster currently sits at 36 players, including four goalkeepers, 13 defenders, 11 midfielders and eight forwards.
In addition to players currently signed to First Team contracts, the Rapids’ preseason roster includes a number of Rapids Academy players and unsigned SuperDraft picks.
CURRENT PRESEASON ROSTER
Please note that not all players listed on the full preseason roster are present with the club in Tucson at all times due to scheduling matters, international duty, injuries or other unspecified reasons.
GOALKEEPERS (4): Clint Irwin, Isaac Nehme**, Abraham Rodriguez, William Yarbrough
DEFENDERS (13): Lalas Abubakar, Sebastian Anderson, Steven Beitashour, Lucas Esteves, Michael Edwards, Steve Flores , Daniel Garcia , Aboubacar Keita, Anthony Markanich *, Drew Moor, Keegan Rosenberry, Auston Trusty, Danny Wilson
MIDFIELDERS (11): Bryan Acosta, Max Alves, Robinson Aguirre , Mark-Anthony Kaye, Oliver Larraz, Philip Mayaka, Mohamed Omar *, Nicolás Mezquida, Connor Miller , Jack Price, Collen Warner
FORWARDS (8): Michael Barrios, Braian Galvan, Jonathan Lewis, Roberto Molina *, Diego Rubio, Dantouma “Yaya” Toure, Andre Shinyashiki, Darren Yapi
*Denotes unsigned MLS SuperDraft pick.
**Denotes Rapids Academy player.
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