The most difficult chore was finding patience, Sporting Kansas City forward Daniel Salloi says. When he arrived in the city three years ago, his first trip to the United States from his native Hungary, he identified the path toward stardom — a year in the academy, a promotion to the senior team and soon thereafter a cemented spot in the lineup.
It wasn’t that simple. It so rarely is.
A year after signing the fourth homegrown contract in Sporting KC history in January 2016, Salloi had yet to see the field in an MLS match.
“I didn’t take it well last year.