Fiddes Joins Fresno FC on Loan from Vancouver Whitecaps FC
May 1, 2018 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Fresno FC News Release
Fresno Football Club fullback Justin Fiddes in training
(Fresno FC)
FRESNO - Fresno Football Club has received fullback Justin Fiddes on a loan from Vancouver Whitecaps FC through the end of the 2018 USL season, the MLS club announced Tuesday. The agreements holds an option to recall Fiddes during the next International Transfer Window - July 10 to August 8.
He will be joining WFC Residency products Matthew Baldisimo, Terran Campbell, and Noah Verhoeven, as well as fellow 2018 SuperDraft selection Cory Brown and assistant coach Robert Earnshaw on Fresno FC, who currently sit 2W-1L-5D in their first season of USL competition.
Fiddes, 22, was selected 17th overall in the first round of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft last January after four years at the University of Washington. The defender signed an MLS contract last month after participating in preseason for Whitecaps FC, joining the team in camp in Hawaii and California.
As part of the agreement with Fresno FC, Whitecaps FC have the ability to assign players to USL contracts to play at the California club, while all players on the roster will be monitored and evaluated for MLS opportunities, as well as call-ups on the USL Short Term Agreement.
The Foxes look to extend their unbeaten streak to eight matches when they visit San Antonio FC at Toyota Field on Saturday, May 5. Kickoff is at 5:30 p.m. PT live on FOX 26.
TRANSACTION: Whitecaps FC loan fullback Justin Fiddes to USL affiliate Fresno FC through 2018, with an option to recall, on Tuesday, May 1, 2018
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