How he joined the club: Signed as a Discovery Signing on Aug. 10, 2016 using Targeted Allocation Money.
2016 (San Jose Earthquakes): Appeared in eight matches making three starts … Assisted Simon Dawkins’ goal in Sept. 24 match against Sporting Kansas City.
Professional Experience: Tallied 78 goals and 31 assists in 268 games during his professional career prior to joining the Quakes … Played extensively in La Liga scoring 14 goals in 109 appearances for Real Murcia (2007), Real Valladolid (2008-09), UD Almeria (2008 – 12) and Getafe (2016) … Scored 53 goals and provided 24 assists in 114 matches across all competitions from 2012 to 2016 with AIK Solna in Sweden’s top flight Allsvenskan … Scored eight goals in 12 Europa League and Europa League qualifying matches with AIK Solna and was named Allsvenskan’s MVP in 2015.
International Experience: Was a regular for the Sweden U-21s in 2005-06 and nearly broke into the senior team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup … Requested permission from FIFA in September 2015 to play for the African nation of Eritrea and has scored one goal in two appearances since.
