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Sounders FC Signs Midfield Playmaker Nicolás Lodeiro

July 27, 2016 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Seattle Sounders FC News Release


SEATTLE, WASH. - Seattle Sounders FC today announced the signing of midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro as the club's newest Designated Player. The 27-year-old midfielder comes to Seattle from Argentine powerhouse Boca Juniors, where the Uruguayan international has spent the last two seasons. Overall the attacking playmaker brings more than a decade of topflight international football experience to Seattle in both South America and Europe, in addition to two FIFA World Cup campaigns with the Uruguayan National Team. Most recently, Lodeiro represented his country at the Copa America Centenario this summer in the United States. He is being added to Sounders FC's roster pending receipt of his P-1 Visa and International Transfer Clearance.

"We have doggedly pursued our top target, Nicolás Lodeiro, for the past several months and we are delighted our persistence finally paid off with his signing. We were willing to wait for Nico because we believe in his character off the field as well as his abilities on it," said Sounders FC General Manager & President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey. "Wherever he has played he has made his team better. We believe he can be a big piece of where we want to take the Sounders long-term. For a player who has played in three Copa Americas, winning once, played in two World Cups and played in four Copa Libertadores, twice reaching the semifinal, to join us in the prime of his career reflects the growing stature of not only Seattle, but MLS as a whole."

MEDIA NOTE: Lodeiro, Lagerwey, Sounders FC Sporting Director Chris Henderson and Interim Head Coach Brian Schmetzer are being made available to members of the media at an introductory press conference today, July 27, beginning at 11:35 a.m. PT insideThe NINETY, Sounders FC's Pioneer Square event space and Front Office Headquarters (406 Occidental Avenue S., Seattle, WA 98104).

The event is open to working members of the media, who should RSVP with Alex Caulfield [AlexC@SoundersFC.com] or Matt Winter [MattW@SoundersFC.com] of Sounders FC Communications, as space is limited inside the venue.

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