The Houston Dynamo made a midnight trade prior to the MLS Superdraft as the Dynamo sent $100,000 in General Allocation Money and $75,000 in Targeted Allocation Money to the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for Darwin Ceren with additional considerations dependent on player performance. Ceren, 28, hails from El Salvador but currently holds a green card so he will not occupy an international roster slot.
Primarily a defensive midfielder, but with the skills necessary to be a box-to-box player, Ceren will provide depth with Juan David Cabezas in central defensive midfield, but also could provide a tough as nails partnership which could allow Tomas Martinez to track back less much in the same way that Cabezas and Ricardo Clark/Eric Alexander allowed Alex fewer defensive responsibilities last season.