MLS expansion team St. Louis CITY SC have signed their first-ever Designated participant, including forward João Klauss to the roster.
He will be part of St. Louis in July 2022 on a 3-and-a-1/2-yr address a further choice year. The Brazilian is presently on loan at Sint-Truidense V.V in Belgium from German Bundesliga membership TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
The player has previously labored with the team’s team of workers, joining Hoffenheim whilst STL CITY wearing director Lutz Pfannenstiel labored at the membership.
“Klauss is a player I have known due to the fact that a very younger age and I endured following his profession,” Pfannenstiel said in a launch. “In truth, Hoffenheim director of soccer Alexander Rosen and I performed a primary function in bringing him to Germany once I changed into at Hoffenheim.
"He has first rate potential to score and create possibilities for his teammates. Those attributes will in reality help our crew. His prime is beforehand of him, and we are excited to help him maximize his capability.”
Klauss recorded 10 first-team appearances for Hoffenheim, earlier than spending most of his career on mortgage.
He’s had stints at Finnish top-flight club HJK Helsinki, Austrian club Linzer ASK, Standard Liège and Sint-Truidense V.V.
“As a instruct, it’s usually right to have a first-rate striker on your group and Klauss is a participant this is additionally willing to do the grimy paintings defensively,” STL CITY head train Bradley Carnell stated in a launch. “We are excited to welcome Klauss to St. Louis and assist make this metropolis his domestic.”
This is the enlargement crew’s 1/3 signing, after including left returned Selmir Pidro and Tomas Ostrak to the squad.
St. Louis CITY SC is set to turn out to be the American league’s 29th group in 2023.
