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Tacoma Defiance add four players Share this story Photo by Action Foto Sport/NurPhoto via Getty Images Tacoma Defiance have signed four new players ahead of the 2021 season, adding over 10,000 professional minutes across a variety of leagues and bringing the roster to 17 players directly signed to the team. The club announced on Monday that forward Samuel Adeniran, and defenders Tom Brewitt, Randy Mendoza and Issa Rayyan had all been signed. The quartet of signings all probably slot more into t...

Everything you need to know as Sounders begin 2021 preseason Dave Clark © Max Aquino / Sounder at Heart The Schmetzer-Lagerwey seat of leadership for the Seattle Sounders can best be defined in words that describe ancient empires. Entering just their fifth full season together they already have two MLS Cups and two other appearances in the final. They are just the latest duo to sit in the throne of this dynasty, with Schmid-Hanauer, Schmetzer-Hanauer, and so many others also f...

Sounder at Heart Young Player of the Year: Nouhou Share this story Max Aquino / Sounder at Heart The 2020 season wasn’t kind to young players in the Seattle Sounders system. Due to COVID-19 both the MLS and USL seasons were compressed, and players weren’t able to move between the Sounders and Tacoma Defiance — and the Academy, for that matter — with the same ease as other seasons. As a result, minutes were more difficult to come by for the younger players on the Sounders roster, especia...

SEATTLE, WASH. – Tacoma Defiance today announced that it has signed midfielders Sota Kitahara and Carlos Anguiano, as well as goalkeeper Christian Herrera. The club also exercised the contract options of defender Abdoulaye Cissoko and midfielders Ray Serrano and Marlon Vargas. Players already under contract for Tacoma in 2021 include defenders Eric Kinzer, Taylor Mueller and Alex Villanueva, midfielders Reed Baker-Whiting, Azriel Gonzalez and Danny Robles, as well as forward Alec Díaz. Kita...

Tacoma Defiance announce roster changes Share this story Tacoma Defiance announced a number of roster decisions on Tuesday as the USL Championship off-season is well underway. The announcement is headlined by the news that Tacoma has added three new players to the roster: Sounders Academy product Sota Kitahara, Carlos Anguiano, and Christian Herrera. Kitahara, 17, is a central midfielder who has also seen time at right back. In 2019 he played the second most minutes and started the second most ...