Portland Timbers add defender Pablo Bonilla - "Player with potential"
On Tuesday, Major League Soccer side Portland Timbers announced that they have signed defender Pablo Bonilla from the Primera División de Venezuela club Deportivo La Guaira. The 20-year-old Venezuelan youth international will be added to the Portland Timber 2 roster.
“We are excited to welcome Pablo to the Portland Timbers," said Gavin Wilkinson, general manager and president of soccer for the Timbers in an official club statement. "He is a young player that has a tremendous upside and potential. The expectation is that he shows his qualities with T2 [in the USL Championship] and progresses through to the first team.”
A native of Píritu, Venezuela, Bonilla made six appearances (six starts) in the Venezuelan Apertura Tournament, scoring a goal in his debut. At the international level, Bonilla was recently called in by the Venezuela U-23 Men’s National Team for the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament, where he started and played three consecutive first-round matches.
- Date of birth/Age:
- Dec 2, 1999 (24)
- Nat.:
- Current club:
- Universidad Central de Venezuela
- Contract until:
- -
- Position:
- Right-Back
- Market Value:
- €500k
- Total Market Value:
- €43.60m
- Competition:
- Major League Soccer
- Manager:
- Phil Neville
- Squad size:
- 23
- Latest Transfer:
- Jonathan Rodríguez
- Total Market Value:
- €325k
- Competition:
- MLS Next Pro
- Squad size:
- 19
- Latest Transfer:
- Reo Griffiths
- Total Market Value:
- €4.05m
- Competition:
- Liga FUTVE Apertura
- Position:
- 8.
- Manager:
- Juan Domingo Tolisano
- Squad size:
- 28
- Latest Transfer:
- Andrés Hernández