Miles Robinson entered the MLS offseason as the highest free agent out there and regardless of curiosity from Europe, the veteran defender shall be staying within the Japanese Convention.
FC Cincinnati has signed Robinson by the 2024 season, with a membership possibility for 2025, the membership introduced. The 26-year-old spent the final seven MLS seasons with Atlanta United after being drafted No. 2 total within the 2017 MLS Draft.
He made 123 MLS common season appearances with the 5 Stripes, scoring three targets and including two assists. Robinson helped Atlanta United carry MLS Cup in 2018 and the U.S. Open Cup in 2019, whereas additionally incomes two MLS Greatest XI honors (2019, 2021).
“We’re thrilled that Miles selected to proceed his profession in Cincinnati,” stated FC Cincinnati Basic Supervisor Chris Albright. “He’s an elite defender with a dynamic skillset who already has an unbelievable quantity of MLS and worldwide expertise. His persona and character are a right away addition to our locker room and we’d prefer to welcome him to FC Cincinnati.”
After debuting for the U.S. males’s nationwide workforce in 2019, Robinson has earned 27 caps up to now. He scored the successful objective for the USMNT within the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Ultimate in opposition to Mexico.
Robinson was additionally nominated for the 2021 U.S. Soccer Male Participant of the Yr.
“I’m very excited to be signing for FC Cincinnati,” stated Robinson. “That is an incredible group from prime to backside, and I’ll do all the things in my energy to win extra trophies for the passionate followers and excellent individuals of this metropolis. I’m ecstatic to play my first residence recreation at TQL stadium.”
Robinson joins an FC Cincy squad that’s getting ready for its first-ever involvement in a CONCACAF competitors. The reigning Supporters’ Defend winners certified for the revamped CONCACAF Champions Cup, which begins this February.