Sporting Kansas City announced today that the club has recalled centerback Ethan Bartlow from his loan to the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL Championship for the remainder of the 2026 season.
Bartlow, 26, joined Sporting KC as a free agent ahead of the 2026 campaign and has made 12 appearances for the club across all competitions this season. In his short stint with the Rowdies, Bartlow started six of six appearances, logging 505 minutes played. He helped keep five clean sheets and boasted a record of 3-1-2.
Bartlow spent the first five seasons of his professional career with the Houston Dynamo, logging 96 appearances in all competitions while helping the Dynamo win the 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with appearances in five of the team’s six matches in the tournament.
Transaction: Sporting Kansas City (MLS) recalls defender Ethan Bartlow from loan to Tampa Bay Rowdies (USL Championship)
