CARSON, Calif. (Wednesday, March 1, 2016) – LA Galaxy announced today that defender Jelle Van Damme has been named the 2017 LA Galaxy Team Captain. Van Damme, 33, joined the LA Galaxy ahead of the 2016 MLS Season and went on to record one of the best seasons of any defender in the league last season.
Van Damme, 33, joined LA this offseason from Belgian side Standard Liege and went on to make 29 appearances for LA during the regular season in addition to three more during the Audi 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs, which all came as all starts.