Colorado Rapids announced today that the club has acquired 21-year-old attacking midfielder Zach Pfeffer from Philadelphia Union. As part of the deal, the Rapids also received general allocation money in exchange for the second overall pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.
“Zach is a talented young player who has been a professional since 2011,” said Paul Bravo, VP of Soccer Operations and Technical Director. “He is the same age as a lot of these players at the SuperDraft and, had he been involved this year, he would have been a top pick. So we felt that his experience and his versatility, as well as the allocation money, were too much of an opportunity for us to pass up.