SEATTLE, WASH. – Seattle Sounders FC today announced that defender Tyrone Mears has received his U.S. Green Card, granting him permanent resident status in the United States, effective immediately. With resident status, Mears no longer occupies an international roster slot on the club’s roster.
There are now seven players that occupy international roster slots on Seattle’s active roster: Oalex Anderson, Oniel Fisher, Erik Friberg, Andreas Ivanschitz, Joevin Jones, Román Torres and Nelson Valdez. Earlier this month, Seattle acquired another international roster slot and Targeted Allocation Money from Toronto FC in exchange for General Allocation funds.