Dejan Joveljić, the Serbian forward now with Sporting Kansas City, has made his chess skills available to fans through a new bot on Chess.com. The feature arrives during the final week of MLS All-Star voting and highlights the player's dual strengths on the pitch and the board.
Joveljić joined Sporting Kansas City after a standout spell with the LA Galaxy, where he netted 41 goals and scored the winner in the 2024 MLS Cup. The move was notable as the first cash-for-player trade in league history, valued at $4 million. Off the field, the striker has built a FIDE rating above 2200 and recently reached 2215, earning recognition as the strongest active chess-playing soccer professional.
