The San Jose Earthquakes acquired a center back using Targeted Allocation Money on Thursday. Here are seven things to know about Guram Kashia:
- He competed for Vitesse of the Dutch Eredivisie since August of 2010, making 293 total appearances for the side across all competitions and tallying 25 goals and 18 assists.
- During the 2017-18 season, Kashia started all but two league matches, tallying three goals and an assist. Vitesse finished with 13-11-10 record, a sixth-place finish and +16 goal-differential, before earning a spot in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round with four straight postseason victories.