SEATTLE (AP) The Sounders have bolstered their defense at the midpoint of the Major League Soccer season by signing Dutch fullback Kelvin Leerdam.
Seattle used targeted allocation money to complete the signing of the 27-year-old on Saturday. He will be eligible to participate for the Sounders after the July transfer window opens on July 10 and upon receipt of his visa and international transfer certificate. Leerdam’s first game with Seattle will likely be July 19 when the Sounders host DC United.
Leerdam has spent all nine seasons of his professional career playing in the top-flight Dutch Eredivisie.