How AJ DeLaGarza went from unheralded draft pick to the LA Galaxy’s longest-serving player
CARSON, Calif. – The LA Galaxy’s A.J. DeLaGarza considers himself privileged.
The versatile defender is entering his eighth season with the Galaxy, the team that drafted him in the second round (19th overall) in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Maryland, and is the team’s longest-tenured player. The next-longest is defender Leonardo, who joined the Galaxy in 2010.
“It makes me feel old,” DeLaGarza joked after training this week.
“Actually, I’m still in my 20’s and we have a lot of guys in their 30’s, so I really don’t feel that old.