The Sounders announced Friday they signed forward Justin Dhillon, who joined the USL’s Tacoma Defiance in March and started 10 of his 14 matches for the Defiance, scoring six goals in 902 minutes played.
Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer had an eye on Dhillon during training this week to help fill a void up top in the lineup. The club lost backup forward Will Bruin due to a season-ending knee injury and is without first-choice forwards Raul Ruidiaz (Peru) and Jordan Morris (U.S.) due to national team commitments.
Schmetzer could’ve relied on Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez, a 17-year-old forward who also played for the Defiance.