Sporting Kansas City II has signed 2020 MLS SuperDraft selection Jaret Townsend, the club announced today. Townsend was selected by Sporting KC in the Third Round of this year’s SuperDraft and will be added to the Sporting II roster pending league and federation approval.
Townsend, 22, spent the first portion of preseason with Sporting KC before joining Sporting II when the USL Championship side’s preseason began in early February. He played 30 minutes for the first team against Phoenix Rising FC trialists, before heading to Sporting II and earning a penalty in a preseason friendly against OKC Energy FC and scoring against Iowa Western Community College.