The Houston Dynamo selected defender Leonardo in the second stage of the Major League Soccer Re-Entry Draft, the club and the league announced today. By selecting him in the Re-Entry Draft, the Dynamo obtain the exclusive right to negotiate a contract with Leonardo for the 2017 season.
Leonardo has seven years of experience in MLS, all with the LA Galaxy after joining that club in 2010 on loan from São Paolo in the Brazilian Campeonato. The 28-year-old won three MLS Cups with the Galaxy, including starting in the 2014 MLS Cup Final, and was selected as the club’s Defender of the Year in 2015.