SANDY, Utah (Tuesday, December 13, 2016) – Real Salt Lake GK Jeff Attinella was among five players selected by Minnesota United FC as the club prepares for its inaugural season in MLS with the 2016 MLS Expansion Draft on Tuesday.
“I’m thankful for the opportunities I got with Real Salt Lake,” Attinella said. “I made some of the best friends I’ll ever have and the support the team and the fans gave to me and my wife is what means the most to me.”
Originally drafted in the fourth round of the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft by Real Salt Lake, Attinella spent two seasons with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the NASL before ultimately signing with RSL on December 3, 2012.