Seattle Sounders FC has signed defender Onyekachi Apam the club announced today.
Apam will be added to the roster pending receipt of his P-1 Visa and International Transfer Clearance. Per Major League Soccer and club policy, terms were not disclosed.
Apam, 27, has made 128 appearances in France's Ligue 1 for Stade Rennes and OCG Nice. The center back has also appeared 14 times for the Nigerian National Team and won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
"Onyekachi brings vast experience from French Ligue 1 and the Nigerian National Team," said Sounders FC Sporting Director Chris Henderson. "He is a versatile defender who can play central or wide and has the ability to start our attack from the back as well."
