Sporting KC loans Dia to Swope Park Rangers

Dia has been a solid outside back for SKC but needs playing time to continue to grow - Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY SportsSKC needs the 23 year-old defender to get playing time and Swope Park is the place to do that

Sporting Kansas City has loaned defender Amadou Dia to the Swope Park Rangers and he will be available for their match versus Seattle Sounders FC 2 at 7 p.m. CT on Sunday in Tukwila, Washington.

Dia has trained with the Rangers on a few occasions previously but trained with them primarily this week in preparation for the loan. "Dia is going to play in Seattle," Swope Park Rangers head coach Marc Dos Santos stated. "It’s a situation where you're trying to help the player and you're…