VANCOUVER, BC - Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced on Monday that the club has acquired attacking midfielder/forward Yordy Reyna from Austrian Bundesliga champions FC Red Bull Salzburg.
Reyna, 23, was acquired with the use of Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) and has agreed to an MLS contract through 2018, with club options for 2019 and 2020. He will occupy an international roster spot and officially join the club's roster pending receipt of his international transfer certificate, Canadian work permit and visa.
Whitecaps FC attacking midfielder/forward Yordy Reyna
- Scored 14 goals in 41 appearances over three plus seasons in the Austrian Bundesliga with FC Red Bull Salzburg and SV Grödig
- Member of the 2013-2014 and 2015-16 Austrian Bundesliga and Austrian Cup (ÖFB-Cup) champions FC Red Bull Salzburg
- Made his professional debut with Peruvian Primera División club Alianza Lima in 2011 before transferring to FC Red Bull Salzburg in 2013
- Earned 17 caps with his native Peru, scoring twice
"Reyna is an exciting, hard-working, young talent, and we are thrilled to add him to the club," said Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson.