The Colorado Rapids have added an explosive wide option, acquiring Georgi Minoungou from Seattle Sounders FC, the clubs announced Friday.<\/p>\n
Seattle will receive $2 million in General Allocation Money split evenly over the next two seasons and retain a sell-on percentage.<\/p>\n
Minoungou, 23, joined Seattle in August 2024 from MLS NEXT Pro affiliate Tacoma Defiance and made 53 appearances across all competitions, recording three goals and seven assists. He was part of the Sounders squad that won the Leagues Cup in 2025.<\/p>\n
At the international level, Minoungou has one goal in eight caps for Burkina Faso and featured in every match during the Stallions’ run to the Round of 16 at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n
Rapids sporting director Fran Taylor highlighted what makes Minoungou stand out.
\n“He’s an explosive winger who brings the ability to consistently win 1v1 situations,” Taylor said. “There are few players like him in MLS, and we believe he’s a strong fit for how we want to play.”<\/p>\n
Sounders general manager Craig Waibel wished the young winger well after his time in the Pacific Northwest.
\n“We are proud of how he has developed and moved up the pathway within our system,” Waibel said.<\/p>\n
Colorado are in their first season under head coach Matt Wells and are aiming to return to the MLS Cup Playoffs. Seattle, meanwhile, have already qualified for the Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinals in Brian Schmetzer’s 10th full season as head coach, the longest active tenure of any manager in MLS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Colorado Rapids have added an explosive wide option, acquiring Georgi Minoungou from Seattle Sounders FC, the clubs announced Friday. Seattle will receive $2 million in General Allocation Money split evenly over the next two seasons and retain a sell-on percentage. Minoungou, 23, joined Seattle in August 2024 from MLS NEXT Pro affiliate Tacoma Defiance and made 53 appearances across all competitions, recording three goals and seven assists. He was part of the Sounders squad that won the Leagues Cup in 2025. At the international level, Minoungou has one goal in eight caps for Burkina Faso and featured in every match during the Stallions’ run to the Round of 16 at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Rapids sporting director Fran Taylor highlighted what makes Minoungou stand out. “He’s an explosive winger who brings the ability to consistently win 1v1 situations,” Taylor said. “There are few players like him in MLS, and we believe he’s a strong fit for how we want to play.” Sounders general manager Craig Waibel wished the young winger well after his time in the Pacific Northwest. “We are proud of how he has developed and moved up the pathway within our system,” Waibel said. Colorado are in their first season under head coach Matt Wells and are aiming to return to the MLS Cup Playoffs. Seattle, meanwhile, have already qualified for the Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinals in Brian Schmetzer’s 10th full season as head coach, the longest active tenure of any manager in MLS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":37399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[220,170],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-sport-football-news","category-mls"],"yoast_head":"\n