Sporting Kansas City announced today that the club has acquired New Zealand international center back Winston Reid on a one-year loan from English Premier League side West Ham United.
Reid’s loan comes with an option for Sporting to exercise a permanent transfer at the end of 2020. The 31-year-old World Cup veteran will occupy an international spot on Sporting’s roster pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate and P-1 Visa.
Reid arrives in Kansas City after logging over 300 club appearances in Denmark and England, including 166 Premier League matches with West Ham. The 6-foot-3 center back has also earned 25 caps for the New Zealand Men’s National Team, including three starts at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.