Jimmy Nielsen appeared in all 34 regular seasons this year for Sporting KC. Nielsen becomes the second player to play in 34 games in a season, along with CJ Sapong in 2011. Kei Kamara only missed one game this past year, while Graham Zusi missed 2.
CJ Sapong - 34 - 2011
Jimmy Nielsen - 34 - 2012
Kei Kamara - 33 - 2012
Preki - 32 - 1996
Mark Chung - 32 - 1996
Mark Chung - 32 - 1997
Nick Garcia - 32 - 2000
Peter Vermes - 32 - 2000
Bo Oshoniyi - 32 - 2005
Davy Arnaud - 32 - 2006
Matt Besler - 32 - 2011
Graham Zusi - 32 - 2011
Graham Zusi - 32 - 2012
In all competitions, Nielsen only missed a single game, the 3-2 win over Orlando City in the US Open Cup. Nielsen becomes the 5th player to appear in 40 games in a single season for Kansas City, the current record. Zusi missed just 2 games in 2012 to put him at 39.
Nick Garcia - 40 - 2000
Peter Vermes - 40 - 2000
Chris Brown - 40 - 2002
CJ Sapong - 40 - 2011
Jimmy Nielsen - 40 - 2012
Kerry Zavagnin - 39 - 2000
Preki - 39 - 2000
Chris Henderson - 39 - 2000
Kerry Zavagnin - 39 - 2002
Matt Besler - 39 - 2011
Graham Zusi - 39 - 2012
When it comes to starts, Nielsen set a new team record in league play, starting all 34 games this season for Sporting KC. Kamara joined him on the list, starting 32 of the 34 games this past year. And Zusi who started 31 of the 34 games in 2012.
Jimmy Nielsen - 34 - 2012
Preki - 32 - 1996
Mark Chung - 32 - 1996
Mark Chung - 32 - 1997
Nick Garcia - 32 - 2000
Peter Vermes - 32 - 2000
Bo Oshoniyi - 32 - 2005
Matt Besler - 32 - 2011
Kei Kamara - 32 - 2012
Sean Bowers - 31 - 1996
Kerry Zavagnin - 31 - 2000
Tony Meola - 31 - 2000
Brandon Prideaux - 31 - 2000
Chris Klein - 31 - 2005
Jose Burciaga Jr - 31 - 2005
Jimmy Nielsen - 31 - 2011
Graham Zusi - 31 - 2012
In all competitions, Nielsen tied a club record starting 40 games this past season. No one else made the list from the 2012 season.
Nick Garcia - 40 - 2000
Peter Vermes - 40 - 2000
Jimmy Nielsen - 40 - 2012
Kerry Zavagnin - 39 - 2000
Kerry Zavagnin - 39 - 2002
Preki - 38 - 1996
Mark Chung - 38 - 1996
Tony Meola - 38 - 2000
Brandon Prideaux - 38 - 2000
Nick Garcia - 38 - 2002
Davy Arnaud - 38 - 2004
Matt Besler - 38 - 2011
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