Vancouver Whitecaps defender Julian Gressel eager to nail down playoff spot as MLS teams open training camps
The off-season was once again too long for Vancouver Whitecaps defender Julian Gressel.
After starting last season with a dismal 1-6-1 record, the ‘Caps took 39 points from 26 games down the stretch. Ultimately, the run wasn’t enough and the club finished with a 12-15-7 record, missing the playoffs for the fourth time in five years. The club opted against picking up the options on a number of players after last season, including Canadian striker Lucas Cavallini and veteran defender Jake Nerwinski. Goalkeeper Cody Cropper, midfielder Leonard Owusu, forward Tosaint Ricketts and defenders Marcus Godinho and Florian Jungwirth also saw their contracts come to an end.
The 23-year-old defender comes to Vancouver from Club Nacional de Football in the Uruguayan Primera Division, where he started in 82 of 101 appearances, registering six goals and an assist and helping the club to championships in 2019, 2020 and 2022.Whitecaps sporting director Axel Schuster said in a release announcing the move that the team has been scouting Laborda for over a year.
“I know what I need to do and I do what’s best for the team first of all before anything,” he said. “I’m really good aerially. I love defensive battles.”
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