LOS ANGELES (Thursday, December 19, 2024) – 2024 MLS Cup champions LA Galaxy announced today that the club has acquired midfielder Sean Davis from Nashville SC in exchange for midfielder Gastón Brugman and a conditional sum of $100,000 in 2026 general allocation money (GAM). , if Davis meets certain performance metrics. Both players were notified by leadership prior to the public announcement. Nashville SC will withhold a portion of Davis’ 2025 salary budget.

The 31-year-old Davis has five goals and 27 assists in 263 league appearances (211 starts) over ten MLS seasons (2015-present). Davis recorded one assist in 25 games played (17 starts) during the 2024 MLS regular season with Nashville SC. In three seasons with Nashville SC (2022-24), Davis recorded one goal and five assists in 106 games played (81 starts) across all competitions.

“Sean brings a wealth of experience as a homegrown MLS player, former captain and two-time Supporters Shield winner that will be a great asset to the Galaxy squad on and off the field,” said LA Galaxy General Manager Will Kuntz. “We look forward to adding Sean to our midfield group as we prepare for the start of the 2025 season.”

In seven seasons with the New York Red Bulls (2015-21), the Long Branch, New Jersey native scored seven goals and 25 assists in 208 games played (173 starts) in all competitions. Notably, Davis helped the Red Bulls win the Supporters’ Shield title in the 2015 and 2018 seasons. In the Red Bulls’ 2018 Supporters’ Shield campaign, Davis recorded eight assists in 32 league appearances (30 starts) for New York.

Brugman, 32, scored six goals and 10 assists in 71 career appearances (55 starts) in all competitions in three seasons with LA (2022-2024), helping the Galaxy to their sixth MLS Cup win and winning MLS Cup honors from Audi -MVP presented after scoring an assist in a 2-1 win over the New York Red Bulls on December 7th.

“In order to maintain a championship-caliber roster in Major League Soccer, teams are often forced to make difficult contractual decisions, and today’s trade is evidence of that,” Kuntz said. “Gastón is a strong competitor, an incredible teammate and an even better person. During his time with the club, he made countless contributions to the Galaxy on the field and in the locker room, and none were more important than his MVP performance at the 2024 MLS Cup earlier this month. We wish Gastón and his family all the best for the next step in his career.”

The Rosario, Uruguay native recorded six assists in 29 appearances (14 starts) in all competitions for the Galaxy during the 2024 season. During the 2023 season, Brugman recorded three goals and two assists in 26 games played (25 starts) in all competitions for the Galaxy. In his first season with the club, Brugman scored three goals and two assists in 16 appearances (16 starts) in all competitions for LA in the 2022 season after being acquired from Italian Serie B club Parma Calcio on July 6, 2022.

Transaction: LA Galaxy acquire midfielder Sean Davis from Nashville SC in exchange for midfielder Gastón Brugman.