Already at their largest ever roster heading into a USL season Tacoma Defiance are continuing to grow with three more signings from the college ranks. The recent signings will mean more training sessions with full 11 v 11, depth on game day during injury, international duty (both the U17 and U20 World Cup are this year), and when Sounders Academy signings are playing down. Today’s announcements puts the current squad at 19, which can still be bolstered by players from the first team and the academy.
Both Aleks Berkolds and Joel Rydstrand were drafted by Seattle Sounders in 2019 and the MLS club will retain their MLS rights up until December of 2020.