Tuesday morning, the Vancouver Whitecaps made a somewhat out-of-the-blue announcement, signing Spanish LaLiga2 midfielder Jon Erice. The thirty-two year old midfielder arrives in Vancouver having spent most of his fourteen years as a professional in his native Spain at the second tier, while also playing stints in Greece (at Kerkya) and in Cypress (for Apollon Limassol). Erice’s longest stint took place for at Real Oviedo from 2013 to 2017 in which he appeared in 132 matches, scoring four goals and spending two seasons serving as captain.
Most recently, Erice was part of Albacete Balompié in the Spanish second division where he appeared in 55 matches.