The LA Galaxy have signed veteran defender Jelle Van Damme to a contract extension, the club announced today. Van Damme, 33, joined the Galaxy ahead of last season and recorded one of the best years of any defender in Major League Soccer, earning honors as a 2016 MLS Defender of the Year nominee and winning 2016 LA Galaxy Defender of the Year. Van Damme will occupy a Designated Player spot on the Galaxy’s roster.
“Jelle showed last season that he is undoubtedly one of the best defenders in Major League Soccer,” said LA Galaxy General Manager Pete Vagenas.