Ike Opara
Ike Opara
Born: February 21, 1989
Durham, NC
Position: D
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180
Career: 2010-2021
Ike Opara has scored 20 goals and recorded 6 assists in his 180-game career with the San Jose Earthquakes, Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC. He began playing during the 2010 season and has taken the field during the 2021 campaign.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30.0 | 5 | 60.0 |
| 2011 | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 23.1 | 6 | 50.0 |
| 2014 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28.6 | 2 | 100.0 |
| 2016 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 25 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6.7 | 7 | 14.3 |
| 2017 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 30 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.6 | 5 | 60.0 |
| 2018 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 31 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13.0 | 6 | 50.0 |
| 2019 | MLS | Minnesota United FC | 30 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13.6 | 5 | 60.0 |
| 2020 | MLS | Minnesota United FC | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Totals | 180 | 153 | 20 | 6 | 163 | 78 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 124 | 16.1 | 42 | 47.6 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | MLS | Sporting Kansas City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Awards
2017 - MLS Defender of the Year
2017 - MLS MLS Best XI
2019 - MLS MLS Best XI
2019 - MLS Defender of the Year
