Johnny Russell is one of the most prolific scorers in Sporting Kansas City history.
The Scottish winger sits third all-time in the tally and has captained the club since the departure of Matt Besler.
He’s arguably the most popular player on the roster and the face of the club.
Russell continues to work his magic down the wing and did so in this shirt on April 22nd, 2023 against the New England Revolution.
MLS introduced a new “One Planet” design in 2023 to continue their association with adidas and their initiatives to end plastic waste.
In previous seasons the jerseys were labeled as Parley or Primeblue, but this year’s One Planet design was a “hand-drawn kit design pays homage to the ocean floor each jersey aims to protect. Blended into the swirling print, the repeating wordmark "End Plastic Waste" serves as a call to action uniting each club in the collective stewardship of our planet.”
The kits were released in black and teal and Sporting Kansas City wore the black shirt which also features blue and white highlights. The adidas three stripes and sponsorship and namesets were all done in teal on the black jerseys.
Johnny Russell wore this shirt in a 2-1 loss to the New England Revolution on April 22nd, 2023.
Russell scored the lone Sporting Kansas City goal in the second half and was one of the very few bright spots in the match.
These One Planet jerseys all have unique patterns and placement of design elements, so it was fairly simple to photomatch this match worn shirt to Johnny Russell wearing it on the pitch.
Johnny’s kit was acquired unwashed and is signed by Russell on the back next to his familiar #7.
