SEATTLE, WASH. – Sounders FC today announced that it has signed midfielder Shandon Hopeau, who joins the First Team following five years with the Academy and Tacoma Defiance, the club’s USL side. Following the signing of Josh Atencio and Ethan...
Every time MLS teams enter competition, there's always a group of players who reach new levels of performance and grab headlines. The MLS is Back Tournament should be no exception, and in this special World Cup-style setting a breakout player could...
Last season, 16-year-old Homegrown Player Danny Leyva became an instant fan favorite, showing serious flashes of his long-term potential. Leyva’s rapid ascent from youth team talent to MLS contributor didn’t occur in a vacuum. It was the natural...
Those paying close attention to the steady stream of Homegrown signings across MLS may have noticed a trend in recent years: “Homegrown” no longer exclusively means “hometown.” Some of the Seattle Sounders’ HGPs, for example, hail not from...
TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Signing The Seattle Sounders on Monday announced they have signed midfielders Josh Atencio and Ethan Dobbelaere to Homegrown Player contracts, marking the 14th and 15th Homegrowns signed in club history. “We are pleased to...
SEATTLE, WASH. – Sounders FC today announced that it has signed midfielders Josh Atencio and Ethan Dobbelaere. Atencio joins the First Team after signing with Tacoma Defiance last season, while Dobbelaere signs his first professional contract after...
Seattle Sounders FC midfielder Danny Leyva speaks to SoundersFC.com following training on returning to Starfire.
Earlier this week I looked at the best 22 Under 22 contender on each team, and embedded right at the top was my explanation of how 22 Under 22 eligibility doesn't necessarily denote "prospect" status. To sum it up: if you've played more than 2000...
This was originally going to be a "best prospect on each team" column, and then it was going to be a "best 22 Under 22 prospect on each team" column. I then realized that those two things aren't necessarily the same, and they're not necessarily...
