D.C. United announced today that defender Frederic Brillant has signed a new contract. First reported by the Washington Post’s Steven Goff, the deal runs through the 2021 season. It’s the second day in a row that a key defensive starter from 2019 has been retained for next year, with Bill Hamid being the first yesterday.
Acquired from New York City FC before the 2018 season, Brillant made $265,000 in base salary ($300,000 in guaranteed money) in 2019, a year where he had personal bests in goals and assists (2 each), and started all 34 games while playing almost 3,000 minutes.