LAFC signs Millonarios’s star

The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) announced today the acquisition of Colombian forward Cristian Arango from Millonarios Fútbol Club of Colombia’s top league, Categoría Primera A. Arango, who will occupy an international spot, was acquired using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) and will be added to LAFC’s roster pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate (ITC) and P1 Visa.

“Cristian is an accomplished striker and an important acquisition for us at this stage of the season,” said LAFC Co-President & General Manager John Thorrington.

“We believe that he will be a great fit and, given his age and experience, will help us now and into the future.”

Arango, 26, has been with Millonarios since 2019, where he has scored 20 goals and added three assists in 50 matches across all competitions.

He began his professional career with Colombian side Envigado in 2015, where he appeared in 45 matches and added six goals amidst loan spells to Valencia B and Millonario.

He was then transferred to S.L. Benfica of the Portuguese Primeira Liga in 2017, where he spent time on loan with C.D. Aves – and helped them win a Portuguese Cup, and C.D. Tondela in 2018 before landing with Millonarios in 2019. 

SEGURA GETS KNEE SURGERY

Also, the LAFC announced today that defender Eddie Segura underwent successful surgery to repair a tear of his right anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) on Monday, Aug. 2. 

Segura is expected to miss the remainder of the MLS season.

The procedure was performed locally at Kaiser Permanente – Baldwin Park Medical Center.

Since joining LAFC in 2019, Segura had appeared in 71 straight MLS regular season games, playing in every single match he was available for before missing LAFC’s last match on July 28. In his MLS career, the 24-year-old Colombian has scored a total of three goals and registered one assist in 6,123 total minutes.