Nashville Soccer Club acquires Audi 2024 MLS Cup MVP Gastón Brugman and up to $100,000 in 2026 General Allocation Money from LA Galaxy in exchange for Sean Davis

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (December 19, 2024) – Nashville Soccer Club announced today that it has acquired the MLS Cup 2024 MVP presented by Audi Gastón Brugman from the LA Galaxy in exchange for midfielder Sean Davis. As part of the deal, Nashville SC may receive up to $100,000 in contingent 2026 General Allocation Money (GAM) if certain performance metrics are met. In return, Nashville will retain a percentage of Davis’ 2025 salary budget.

Brugman joined Major League Soccer in 2022 after playing several seasons in Italy’s top two divisions and one season in Spain’s second division. Since 2022, the Uruguayan midfielder has appeared in 72 matches across all competitions for the Galaxy, with six goals and 10 assists. During the club’s 2024 Audi MLS Cup championship season, Brugman appeared in all five of its playoff games, helping lead the Galaxy to its sixth MLS Cup trophy as he earned the Most Valuable Player honor.

Before joining the Galaxy, Brugman spent one season with Real Oviedo in Spain’s LaLiga2, scoring three goals and providing six assists in 33 appearances. From 2011 to 2021, he played in 249 Italian Serie A and Serie B league matches for Empoli FC (2011-12), US Grosetto 1912 (2013), Delfino Pescara 1936 (2013-19), Palermo FC (2015-16), and Parma Calcio 1913 (2019-21), logging 21 goals and 21 assists.

Davis was signed by Nashville SC as a free agent ahead of the 2022 season after spending the first seven seasons of his MLS career with the New York Red Bulls. He appeared in 106 matches across all competitions (Major League Soccer, Leagues Cup, Concacaf Champions Cup, Lamar Hunt US Open Cup) for the boys in gold, picking up one goal and five assists.

Transaction: Nashville SC acquires midfielder Gastón Brugman in exchange for midfielder Sean Davis and could receive up to $100,000 in contingent 2026 General Allocation Money if certain performance metrics are met. Nashville SC will retain a percentage of Davis’ salary budget for 2025.

Date of birth: September 7, 1992

Birthplace: Rosario, Uruguay

How acquired: Via trade with LA Galaxy in exchange for midfielder Sean Davis. As part of the deal, Nashville SC may receive up to $100,000 in contingent 2026 General Allocation Money (GAM) if certain performance metrics are met. In return, Nashville will retain a percentage of Davis’ 2025 salary budget