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LAFC sign Canada national team defender Doneil Henry

TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Signing

LAFC have signed Canadian men's national team center back Doneil Henry as a free agent, the club announced Friday.

The 28-year-old spent the last two years with the Suwon Bluewings of the Korean K-League, where he made 41 appearances (35 starts) and scored three goals. Heā€™ll occupy an international roster slot with the Black & Gold.

ā€œDoneil is a veteran and athletic defender who brings incredible international and MLS experience to our club,ā€ LAFC co-president & general manager John Thorrington said in a release. ā€œDuring his time in Europe and with the Canadian national team he has shown that he will add a strong presence to our backline.ā€

Henry has been capped 42 times by Canada and is part of their roster thatā€™s on the verge of qualifying for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

He arrives with ā€‹ā€‹ā€‹ā€‹109 regular-season games worth of MLS experience, split across Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Heā€™s also added six goals and four assists during his previous seven seasons in the league.

Henry joins a center-back corps at LAFC thatā€™s led by Eddie Segura, Jesus David Murillo and Mamadou Fall. Segura is coming off a torn ACL he suffered in 2021.

This is LAFC's second CanMNT addition of the offseason after acquiring goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau in a trade with Vancouver.