Sporting Kansas City announced today that defender Roberto Puncec has received his U.S. green card and no longer occupies an international spot on the club’s roster.
Sporting will currently have six international players on its roster heading into the 2021 MLS campaign: defenders Andreu Fontas, Nicolas Isimat-Mirin and Luis Martins, midfielders Gadi Kinda and Remi Walter, and forward Alan Pulido. That leaves two open international slots at Sporting's disposal, with preseason training scheduled to begin in early March and the MLS regular season kicking off the weekend of April 17.
Puncec, 29, enjoyed a strong first season in MLS as the club's Defensive Player of the Year in 2020.