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02/23/2023
FC Dallas has made two surprising trades just days before the season starts. They added two players, a forward and a defender, and they also saw the departure of a homegrown midfielder. Let's start with their first move of the week, the swap deal with Toronto FC.
Dallas' New Striker-
FC Dallas announced back on last Monday that they had traded homegrown midfielder Brandon Servania for Toronto FC striker Jesus Jimenez. will depart Dallas and join Toronto. In addition to Jimenez, Dallas also received an international roster spot. FC Dallas Acquires Jesús Jiménez from Toronto FC in Exchange for Brandon Servania | FC Dallas
Jimenez has only played one season in Major League Soccer so far. Prior to joining Toronto, Jimenez had played for Gornik Zabrze (his club before joining Toronto), CF Talavera de la Reina, CD Illescas, and several others. Jesús Jiménez (footballer) - Wikipedia
Jimenez scored 9 goals and had 3 assists for Toronto in 33 appearances (27 of which were starts). Jesús Jiménez | FC Dallas
Goodbye, Servania-
Toronto FC acquired Brandon Servania in the deal. Although this was a good deal for both teams and should be a good deal for both players as well, it's hard to see Servania join another MLS team. Servania played in the FC Dallas academy, like Paxton Pomykal and Jesus Ferreira. He was signed in 2018 and over the course of his professional career with Dallas, scored 4 goals, had 7 assists, and played in a total of 67 games (43 starts) in MLS regular season. Brandon Servania | MLSsoccer.com
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New Defender-
Today, Dallas announced that they had acquired Sam Junqua. Junqua was signed by the Houston Dynamo in 2019 as a Super Draft pick. During his time in Houston, he played in 46 games and scored 1 goal in the MLS regular season. FC Dallas Signs Defender Sam Junqua | FC Dallas
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