Three Impressive Midfielders Added to SD Loyal SC's Growing Roster
January 13, 2020 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
San Diego Loyal News Release
San Diego, CA - San Diego Loyal Soccer Club (SD Loyal) announced today the signing of Midfielders Raul Mendiola, Tumi Moshobane and Yair Jaen. The players will join the Club for its inaugural USL Championship season in 2020. The first regular season home game is scheduled to take place on March 7 at Torero Stadium.
"As we began looking for players who could join Team 1, we wanted to use existing relationships and also create some new ones," said Landon Donovan, EVP of Soccer Operations and First Team Manager. "These three midfielders come from all walks of life and have taken distinctly different paths to arrive at SD Loyal. They are young, dynamic, exciting and hungry to prove themselves to our adoring fans. One of the strengths of our team will be our midfield depth and Raul, Tumi and Yair will be valuable assets to our club."
Mendiola is a skillful attacking midfielder who played for Las Vegas Lights, LA Galaxy and LA Galaxy II. He made three MLS appearances in his first two years in the league before collecting a career-high six appearances for the Galaxy first team in 2016. Moshobane most recently played for Lansing Ignite FC and previously thrived with Lansing United, Charlotte Eagles and Olivet Nazarene. Panama national Jaen joins SD Loyal after playing for Panama's Costa del Este FC and representing his country on the Panama National Team and Panama U21 and U20 teams.
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