Sporting Kansas City announced they have signed 25-year-old free agent center back Kortne Ford through the 2022 season with options for 2023 and 2024. Ford is a Kansas City area native, having been born in Olathe, Kansas and playing locally before moving to Colorado at age 12.
Ford joined the Colorado Rapids Academy in 2012 and played for the Rapids at the U-16 and U-18 levels. The U-16s went to the U.S. Soccer Development Academy National Finals in 2013 with Ford.
After three excellent seasons at the University of Denver, Ford signed with the Rapids as a Homegrown Player in 2017.