From rumor to signing in less than a week, the pursuit of Kim Kee-Hee of South Korea is another example of the Seattle Sounders taking advantage of the strict international rules of the Chinese Super League. Shanghai Shenua FC needed to cut an international, so Sounders President of Soccer and General Manager Garth Lagerwey swooped in to acquire the centerback.
The 28-year-old immediately bolsters the back line, which suddenly has three highly decorated CBs and enough depth to comfortably rotate during busier periods in the schedule.
Kim also has a handful of appearances as a right back (most regularly in the 2015 AFC Champions League), as well as spot starts as a central midfielder and left back, but it’s his ability as a CB that is of interest to the Sounders.