Sporting Kansas City ships C.J. Sapong to Orlando City

July 11, 2013

Ben Palosaari,

Sporting KC
C.J. Sapong is heading to the minors.

In a surprising move Thursday, Sporting Kansas City announced that it has sent forward C.J. Sapong to its minor league affiliate Orlando City. Sapong arrived in Kansas City with high expectations in 2011, and he succeeded immediately by scoring just 43 seconds into his first MLS game. He went on to be named MLS Rookie of the Year after the season.

Last season, Sapong, 24, continued his strong play. He was second on the team scoring with nine goals and added two assists. But this season has been a different story. Sapong has played in 14 of the team’s 19 games, but started only nine. He has only one goal and one assist on the season, along with an incredibly stupid red card earlier this season in a game against Dallas FC. (Video after the jump.)

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