After a season in which he became the third-youngest player to ever start an MLS match, Obed Vargas is now one of the Seattle Sounders’ youngest-ever signings to an MLS contract. At the same time, the Sounders officially announced Sam Adeniran’s signing. Both will have contracts that start in the 2022 season and won’t be subject to today’s MLS Expansion Draft.
“We are pleased to sign Sam and Obed to the First Team,” Sounders FC General Manager & President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey said in a team release. “Sam has earned an opportunity after a record-breaking year with Tacoma Defiance in 2021.