The Houston Dynamo have signed three-time MLS Cup-winning defender Leonardo, the club announced today. The Dynamo selected him in the second stage of the Major League Soccer Re-Entry Draft on December 22.
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 and was selected as the club’s Defender of the Year in 2015.
“We are very pleased to welcome Leonardo to our club. He brings seven years of valuable MLS experience to our roster and understands what it takes to win in this league,” said Dynamo Vice President and General Manager Matt Jordan.