CHARLESTON — Seattle Sounders forward Clint Dempsey has played in each of the club’s four preseason matches as he continues to get ready for the 2017 MLS season-opener against the Houston Dynamo on March 4 (5:30 p.m. PT | Matchcenter).
Dempsey missed the final four months of last season while recovering from an irregular heartbeat, but he has been cleared to play and is steadily working his way back to match fitness. He played 30, 45 and 60 minutes, respectively, in his first three games before coming off the bench in the second half on Wednesday in the Sounders’ 4-2 loss to Atlanta United FC in the Carolina Challenge Cup.