Sporting Kansas City announced on Tuesday the recipients of the 2026 Sporting Awards presented by Compass Minerals.
Votes cast by Sporting players, fans and media determined the following award winners:
- Most Valuable Player:Â Andre Luiz
- Offensive Player of the Year:Â Andre Luiz
- Defensive Player of the Year:Â Lasse Berg Johnsen
- Newcomer of the Year:Â Kwaku Agyabeng
- Goal of the Year: Andre Luiz - 5’ on Sept. 19 vs. Philadelphia
- Save of the Year: Stefan Cleveland - 97' on Oct. 31 vs. Dallas
Sporting Kansas City also selected award winners in the following categories:
- Golden Boot:Â Andre Luiz
- Neal and Jeanne Patterson Humanitarian of the Year:Â Jansen Miller
- Sporting KC II Co-Most Valuable Players: Blaine Mabie and Pierre LurotÂ
- Bob Gansler Academy Player of the Year:Â Kyan Detmer
- Sporting Club Network Member of the Year:Â Sporting Wichita
Click here for a list of Sporting Kansas City’s all-time award winners.
Sporting Kansas City will kick off the team’s 2027 MLS Sprint Season campaign on Feb. 20 with the earliest regular season match in club history during MLS Is Back weekend. Sporting KC will face all 14 opponents in the Western Conference once – seven home and seven away – over the course of 71 days as the league transitions into its new summer-to-spring calendar to align with the world’s top soccer leagues.
Sporting’s home schedule during the 2027 MLS Sprint Season kicks off with a highly-anticipated home opener on Saturday, Feb. 27 against the Vancouver Whitecaps – with tickets now available via SeatGeek – and the Sporting Park fixture list is highlighted by a visit from regional rivals St. Louis CITY SC on Saturday, April 3.
Season tickets for Sporting’s 2027 Sprint Season start at $231 – in addition to the discounted Sporting U Pass for college students and Kids Chant Free option for families – and feature exclusive benefits, including a subscription to Apple TV and access to complimentary away match tickets.
