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Sporting KC Agrees to Loan Saad Abdul-Salaam to NASL's San Antonio Scorpions

Published on April 1, 2015 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Sporting Kansas City News Release


Sporting Kansas City announced on Wednesday that the club has agreed to loan defender Saad Abdul-Salaam to the North American Soccer League's San Antonio Scorpions. The 23-year-old rookie joins goalkeeper Jon Kempin on loan with the reigning NASL champions ahead of their 2015 season opener on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rowdies.

Abdul-Salaam logged three goals and 12 assists in 54 games over three seasons at Akron, including a team-high six assists in 2014, and was an All-MAC First Team honoree. He earned an invite to the 2015 MLS Player Combine, where he was a top-10 performer in both the 30-meter dash and vertical jump categories.

Sporting Kansas City selected Abdul-Salaam 12th overall in the first round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft and he appeared in three preseason matches for the club.

Transaction: Sporting Kansas City (MLS) loans defender Saad Abdul-Salaam to the San Antonio Scorpions (NASL).

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