LA Galaxy II, the 2015 USL Western Conference Champions, has signed 22-year-old defender John Neeskens, the club announced today. Neeskens comes to Los Dos after spending one season each with New York Cosmos B in 2015 and Colorado Rapids in 2014.
Neeskens, a Spanish defender calling Barcelona his hometown, spent time in the academy systems of Villarreal and FC Barcelona. Neeskens was born in Tulsa, Okla., and has citizenship in the U.S., Spain and the Netherlands. His father, Netherland international Johan Neeskens, helped lead his country to consecutive appearances in the World Cup final in 1974 and 1978 and spent time at the club level with Ajax, Barcelona and in the old NASL with New York Cosmos.