Paraguayan Sebastián Ferreira signs with Houston Dynamo
Forward Sebastián Ferreira has signed a four-year contract with Major League Soccer’s Houston Dynamo, leaving Paraguay’s Libertad.
The 23-year-old is a designated player, the team said Tuesday. Designated players last year counted a maximum $612,500 to a team’s salary cap.
Ferreira scored 34 goals in 79 appearances over two years for Libertad. He also has played for Paraguay’s Olimpia (2016-17) and Independiente (2017-18) and Mexico’s Morelia (2018-20).
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