The LA Galaxy have signed U.S. national team winger Chris Pontius as a free agent, the MLS club announced Monday.
A Southern California native who starred in college at UC Santa Barbara, Pontius returns to his home state after spending seven seasons with D.C. United and the past two years with the Philadelphia Union.
The 30-year-old has made 222 appearances over nine MLS seasons, compiling 46 goals and 29 assists. Pontius earned MLS Best XI honors in 2012 and was named the league's Comeback Player of the Year in 2016, when he recorded 12 goals and six assists in his first season with the Union.