In line with both MLS and club policy, the financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Omar Gonzalez will continue his club career in Mexico with Pachuca.(ESPC FC)
The LA Galaxy have transferred United States international defender Omar Gonzalez to C.F. Pachuca in Mexico's Liga MX, the Major League Soccer (MLS) club announced on Tuesday.
Gonzalez,
the MLS Rookie of the Year in 2009, departs after making 180 regular
season appearances for the Galaxy, with whom he won three MLS Cup
titles.
In line with both MLS and club policy, the financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"We
thank Omar for his contribution and dedication to this club throughout
the past seven years," Galaxy head coach and general manager Bruce Arena
said in a statement. "We wish Omar the best of luck with Pachuca."
Gonzalez,
27, was selected by the Galaxy with the third overall pick in the 2009
MLS SuperDraft and went on to represent the club for seven successive
seasons.
The son of Mexican parents, Gonzalez was
named the MLS Defender of the Year in 2011 and was a member of the MLS
Best XI roster in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014.
"Finding
the words to sum up the last seven years with the LA Galaxy is no easy
task," Gonzalez, who has been capped 29 times by the United States,
wrote in an open letter to the Galaxy.
"I
arrived in Los Angeles looking to fulfill my dream of playing
professional soccer and everything that has happened since I arrived has
been a dream come true.
"Leaving is
never easy and change can be difficult. However, this is an opportunity
for me to continue to grow as a player and as a person. I will always be
a part of the LA Galaxy and this club and you all will always be a part
of me."
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