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St. Louis CITY SC sign defender Jake Nerwinski in free agency

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TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Signing

St. Louis CITY SC have signed right back Jake Nerwinski in free agency, the club announced Monday. The 28-year-old defender joins the expansion club through the 2024 MLS season with an option for 2025.

Nerwinski previously played for Vancouver Whitecaps FC, spending the 2017-22 MLS seasons at the Canadian club after being selected in the SuperDraft.

ā€œWe are pleased to have Jake join us for the inaugural season," sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel said in a release. ā€œThe addition of Jake not only bolsters our back line, it gives our team another MLS-experienced player to help navigate the long season for our younger players.ā€

In MLS, Nerwinski has four goals and six assists across 141 games (124 starts). He previously played in Vancouver with STL center back Tim Parker, who arrived in a trade from Houston Dynamo FC.

Nerwinski gives STL a third wingback alongside John Nelson and Selmir Pidro, who both mainly play on the left side.

The New Jersey native was a four-year starter at the University of Connecticut before turning pro.