LOS ANGELES (Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022) – The LA Galaxy today announced that the club has acquired $600,000 in 2023 General Allocation Money (GAM) and $400,000 in 2024 GAM from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for Designated Player Kévin Cabral. Additionally, the Galaxy will receive a percentage of the transfer fee if Cabral is sold outside of the league. The Galaxy free up a Designated Roster slot with the trade of Cabral to Colorado.
“We’d like to thank Kévin for his contributions to the Galaxy the past two seasons. We wish him all the best as he continues to build his career with the Colorado Rapids,” said LA Galaxy Head Coach Greg Vanney.
In two seasons with the LA Galaxy (2021 – 22), Cabral, 23, tallied eight goals and five assists in 65 games played (50 starts) across all competitions. During the 2022 MLS Regular Season, Cabral recorded one goal and three assists in 33 appearances (23 starts). In his first season with the Galaxy in 2021, Cabral logged five goals and two assists in 28 games played (24 starts) across 2,000 minutes played.
Prior to joining the Galaxy, the Paris, France, native played for Ligue 2 side Valenciennes FC (2017 – 21) where he tallied 13 goals and 10 assists in 70 appearances. Cabral originally was a part of the Paris Saint-German youth system before signing with Valenciennes permanently in 2017.
Transaction: LA Galaxy acquire $600,000 in 2023 General Allocation Money (GAM) and $400,000 in 2024 GAM from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for Designated Player Kévin Cabral on Dec. 8, 2022.
