Rio Grande Valley FC Acquires FW Carlos Small on Loan from CD Arabe Unido
July 6, 2018 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros News Release
EDINBURG, TEXAS - Rio Grande Valley FC has acquired forward Carlos Small on loan from CD Ãrabe Unido in Panama pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate and P-1 Visa, the club announced today. The loan agreement runs through the end of the year.
Small, 23, has scored 12 goals in 45 games for Ãrabe Unido over the last two seasons, including 10 in 31 appearances this season. Since making his professional debut for San Miguelito in 2016 as a 21-year-old, he has made 85 professional appearances and scored 24 goals.
"We are excited to add Carlos Small to RGV FC. We have been tracking him for some time and are glad we could finalize this loan," said Houston Dynamo Assistant General Manager Nick Kowba. "He's a young dangerous striker with good strength and speed who gives us a different look and can reinforce our attack."
Small has represented Panama at the Under-20 and Under-23 levels and with the full national team. He made his senior international debut on February 17, 2016 in a friendly match against El Salvador, and scored his first two international goals in a 5-0 victory over Grenada in a friendly on October 24, 2017.
"He is a player that we have been looking at a while. Fortunately, we were able to get him signed," said RGV FC head coach Gerson Echeverry. "Offensively, our prowess hasn't been where we would like it to be but we are excited to bring him in and hopefully he can contribute with some goals."
With the addition of Small, RGV FC now has 25 players on the active roster.
The hybrid relationship between the Dynamo and RGV FC in which the Dynamo control all aspects of soccer operations, including employment of the technical staff and player selection, while RGV FC manages the business side of the club, was unique in MLS when RGV FC was launched in 2016 and has quickly been emulated by multiple MLS clubs over the past year.
TRANSACTION: Rio Grande Valley FC acquires FW Carlos Small on a six-month loan from Ãrabe Unido.
CARLOS SMALL BIO
Full Name:
Carlos Daniel Small Cárdenas
Date of Birth:
March 13, 1995 (23 years old)
Hometown:
Colón, Panama
Birthplace:
Colón, Panama
Height:
6-0
FIFA Eligibility:
Panama
Last Club:
Ãrabe Unido (Panama)
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