Osvaldo Alonso

All-USL Midfielder Alonso Signs With Sounders FC

All-USL Midfielder Alonso Signs With Sounders FC Image

All-USL Midfielder Alonso Signs With Sounders FC.

Osvalso Alonso was rookie of the year with the Charleston Battery last season (Photos courtesy of Charleston Battery)

RENTON, WASH. Osvaldo Alonso, a first team All-USL First Division midfielder and league rookie of the year in 2008, has signed with Seattle Sounders FC, it was announced Tuesday.


Sounders FC acquired Alonso’s rights from the Charleston Battery of USL-1. Per club and Major League Soccer policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. He will be added to the club’s official roster upon the arrival of his transfer documents.


Alonso, 23, started 31 games for the Charleston Battery last summer, scoring four goals and adding two assists. He also scored two goals in Open Cup play and another in the USL postseason. The Battery advanced to the U.S. Open Cup final, losing to D.C. United, and also qualified for the USL-1 playoffs.


A native of Cuba, Alonso defected during the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup in Houston. He made 17 international appearances for Cuba, scoring twice. Earlier he served as captain of the U-23 national team during qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games.


“It’s great to get a player like Alonso,” said Sounders FC head coach Sigi Schmid. “As a technical central midfielder, he’s very good with the ball, a clever passer and he’s coming off a very successful USL season.”


Alonso played three years (2005-07) for FC Pinar del Rio, winner of the Cuban championship in 2006.


Transaction: Seattle Sounders (MLS) – Signed MF Osvaldo Alonso


Position: Midfielder
Height: 5-11
Weight: 165
Birthdate: 11/11/1985
Hometown: San Cristóbal, Cuba
LastClub: Charleston Battery (USL-1)

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