Sporting KC signs Kuzain to Homegrown Player contract

Sporting KC’s Homegrown players

Sporting Kansas City announced the signing of 19-year-old midfielder Wan Kuzain Wan Kamal as a Homegrown Player.

Kuzain is the first player to make a stop on each level of the pipeline, starting with the Sporting KC Academy in 2016, signing an Academy contract with the Swope Park Rangers in 2016 and then a pro contract with the Rangers in 2017. Kuzain has now signed with Sporting KC through 2020 with option for 20121 and 2022.

“It’s a blessing, what 19-year-old kid doesn’t want to be signed to Sporting KC. I’m living in a dream right now,” Kuzain told reporters after practice Friday. “The end goal was to get on the first team, it got here quicker than I…