Sporting Kansas City Manager Peter Vermes has appointed forward Johnny Russell as the club’s captain heading into the 2021 season.
One of the most electrifying attacking players in MLS, Russell has helped lead Sporting on and off the field since joining the club in 2018. The 30-year-old Scottish international has amassed 27 goals and 30 assists in 96 competitive matches for Sporting, guiding the team to first-place finishes in the Western Conference in 2018 and 2020. He is one of only five MLS players with a combined 20 goals and 20 assists over the last three regular seasons.