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The Portland Timbers and Colombian side America de Cali have completed the signing of their academy forward Santiago Moreno. Moreno 21 will be added to the roster as a U-22 to occupy an international and Initiative slot.
Soon he clears a physical and receipt of his International Transfer Certificate (ITC) and P-1 visa, he will be added to the Timbers roster. The Portland Timbers acquired the priority to Santiago Moreno in exchange for $50,000 in General Allocation Money.
In 2021, Moreno has made 26 appearances across all competitions for América de Cali, featuring in the Copa Sudamericana and Copa Libertadores tournaments. He scored in back-to-back matches in Copa Libertadores, against Atlético Mineiro (May 13) and Deportivo La Guaira (May 19), totaling a team-best six goals across all competitions in 2021.
Logging 25 appearances in 2020, the Colombian midfielder recorded three goals and two assists. Notably, Moreno scored in the first leg of the Categoría Primera A championship against Independiente Sante Fe on December 21, 2020, and helped the club to their second consecutive league title. In 2019, he appeared in 11 matches, logging one goal and one assist in Liga Dimayor play.
In this season with America de Cali, in 17 matches he has scored four goals and four assists so far this season in the Colombian league as well as playing in both Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. His debut was with America de Cali in Categoría Primera A on August 25, 2019, at the age of 18, and has made 52 appearances across all competitions with the club.
The arrival of Santiago Moreno will give Timber’s manager Giovanni Savarese a new option in attack and a player that could be part of the future of the club and give some relief for both Sebastian Blanco and Diego Valeri.
Source: Portland Timbers Communications
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