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FC Dallas Trades Shaft Brewer to LAFC

March 21, 2018 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release


FRISCO, Tx. - FC Dallas has traded forward/midfielder Shaft Brewer to Los Angeles Football Club in exchange for a fourth round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, upon receipt of his International Transfer Certificate (ITC).

FC Dallas will also receive $50,000 of General Allocation for Brewer if certain playing criteria are met.

The attacker began his youth career with Sacramento Republic FC's academy, leading the U-15/16 side with 12 goals in his first season with the club. The 5-foot-9 attacker joined FC Dallas' youth system a year later, appearing in 15 matches (eight starts) for the team's U-17/18 side before signing with Leipzig.

A native of Sacramento, California, Brewer most-recently played for German side RB Leipzig's U-19 squad, appearing in three contests, tallying his lone goal in a win over Osnabrî1/4ck U-19 on Nov. 18, 2017.

Brewer, 18, has represented the United States Youth National Team's at the U-18 and U-20 levels, earning his first call-up with the U-18's in April 2016. This year, Brewer has already been called to a pair of U-20 training camps, including the 12-day camp currently in session from March 17-28 in France and Spain. Brewer helped the U.S. to a first-place finish at the 2016 Vaclav Jezek Tournament in the Czech Republic.

Name: Shaft Brewer Jr. Position: Forward/Midfielder Number: 28 Born: Oct. 28, 1999 Height: 5-9 Weight: 155 Birthplace: Sacramento, CA Hometown: Sacramento, CA Citizenship: USA Transaction: Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) acquires rights to attacker Shaft Brewer Jr. from FC Dallas in exchange for a fourth round selection in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft and $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) if certain playing conditions are met.

About FC Dallas A member of Major League Soccer since its inception in 1996, FC Dallas is owned and operated by Hunt Sports Group. The professional team plays its regular season from March to October at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. FC Dallas won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and MLS Supporters' Shield in 2016.

Toyota Stadium is one of the first soccer-specific stadiums built in the United States. It hosts MLS and international soccer matches, high school and college football games, as well as concerts and other events. The National Soccer Hall of Fame is currently under construction in the south end of Toyota Stadium and is scheduled for completion in October 2018. The 145-acre Toyota Soccer Center also includes 17 regulation-sized, tournament-grade soccer fields and is also home to the organization's nationally-renowned youth development system.




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