Nicolas Benezet

RWB: Alex Roldan (16) RCB: Yeimar Gómez Andrade (28) Substitutes: Spencer Richey (18), Shane O’Neill (27), AB Cissoko (92), Kelyn Rowe (22), Danny Leyva (75), Ethan Dobbelaere (45), Léo Chú (23), Will Bruin (17) Lineup Notes:. Nicolas Benezet will face off against his former club as he enters the starting...

Seattle Sounders midfielder Nicolas Benezet is loving life in the Pacific Northwest. In the Rave Green’s 4-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps, Benezet scored the game-winning goal and nearly bagged a couple more. Since joining the Sounders two months ago in a trade with the Colorado Rapids, the French attacking midfielder has already contributed three goals and an assist from just 339 minutes of action across all competitions.

“It’s with my French accent,” Nicolas Benezet said of “derby,” a term that didn’t need a translation from his native tongue. The new Sounders FC midfielder only needed to know his debut in Rave Green could be in the Cascadia derby against the Portland Timbers at the archrival’s Providence Park on Sunday.

Seattle Sounders FC announced last week the signing of two new players: 21-year-old Brazilian attacker Léo Chú from Gremio and midfielder Nicolás Benezet from the Colorado Rapids. At the halfway point of the season, the Rave Green sit firmly in the race for the Western Conference title and Supporters’ Shield....

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — The Colorado Rapids have traded forward Nicolas Benezet to the Sounders. The Rapids acquired $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) from Seattle in exchange for Benezet, the Rapids announced Thursday. Colorado can acquire an additional $50,000 in GAM from Seattle if certain conditions are met. Benezet,...

As the secondary transfer window in Major League Soccer comes to a close on Thursday afternoon, Seattle Sounders FC added two attacking players to its roster prior to the deadline. From leading Brazilian side Grêmio, Seattle has acquired 21-year-old attacker Léo Chú, who joins the club on a four-year contract with an additional club option year. He will occupy an international roster position and a U-22 initiative slot. He is being formally added to Seattle’s roster pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate and P-1 Visa.

A Brazilian talent is headed to Seattle, just not the one expected for MLS's secondary transfer window. The Sounders FC announced Thursday, Aug. 5, that it acquired 21-year-old Leo Chu, from the Brazilian side Gremio. The attacker signed a four-year contract with an additional club option year for a reported $2.5 million.

On the same day the Rapids officially said goodbye to defender Sam Vines, the club announced it was trading forward Nicolas Benezet to Seattle Sounders FC. Colorado will receive $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) from Seattle in exchange for the Frenchman, and could acquire an additional $50,000 in GAM if certain conditions are met, according to a team release sent out Thursday afternoon.

It likely isn’t the move that Seattle Sounders fans have been anticipating, but it does appear as though there will be at least one addition before the close of the summer transfer window tonight. Nicolas Benezet, the former Ligue 1 player, will be joining the Sounders, according to his agency....