The Sporting Kansas City roster shakeup embraced the trade market for the first time this offseason.
Sporting KC dealt 32-year-old defensive midfielder Lawrence Olum to the Portland Timbers on Friday in exchange for a 2018 first-round draft pick and $50,000 in general allocation money.
Olum spent five seasons with Sporting KC, though the tenure was interrupted by a one-year spell in Malaysia. He played 112 minutes in the 2013 MLS Cup and was played the full 120 minutes in the 2012 U.S. Open Cup Final. Sporting KC won both matches.
“Lawrence has been a part of some great games, teams and trophies during his time with the club,” Sporting KC coach Peter Vermes said.