Days after losing center back Eddie Segura to season-ending knee surgery, LAFC took a big step toward plugging that hole by acquiring Nigerian-American defender Sebastien Ibeagha from New York City FC for $150,000 in general allocation money.
New York will get an additional $50,000 in allocation money for LAFC is certain incentives are met.
Ibeagha, 29, was the USL Defender of the Year for San Antonio in 2017, then spent the last 3 1/2 seasons in New York, playing in 64 games. Ibeagha, who was born in Nigeria but moved to the U.S. when he was 9, has also played in Denmark and Iceland and make seven appearances for the U.