December 23, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Los Angeles FC Press Release
LAFC today announced that it has signed free agent forward Jeremy Ebobisse to a three-year contract through 2027, with a club option for the 2028 season.
Ebovice, 27, is an eight-year MLS veteran who has scored a career-high 60 regular season goals and 18 assists in 198 games (156 starts). He joins LAFC after spending the past three and a half seasons with the San Jose Earthquakes, scoring 34 regular season goals and 10 assists in 100 games.
“Jeremy is a proven forward who has scored goals in our league and has made meaningful contributions to his team throughout his career,” said LAFC Co-Chairman and General Manager John Thorrington. “We are delighted to welcome Jeremy to strengthen our attack as we continue our ambition to compete for multiple trophies in 2025. We know Jeremy will be a great addition to LAFC both on and off the pitch.”
Ebobisse arrived in San Jose via a trade with the Portland Timbers midway through the 2021 season, and scored a career-high 17 goals in his first full season with the Quakes in 2022. He scored in double figures for the second straight time. His 10 strikes in the 2023 season helped San Jose qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2020.
Originally selected as the No. 4 pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by Portland, Ebobisse emerged as a key player for the Timbers, scoring 26 goals and eight assists in 88 regular season games, helping lead the club to the 2018 MLS Cup Final. I gave it to you. The forward also helped the Timbers win the 2020 MLS is Back tournament, earning tournament Best XI honors in the process.
Ebobisse, who was born in Paris, France and moved to Bethesda, Maryland at the age of two, has represented the United States at the international level, including one appearance in the U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Panama game on January 28, 2019.
Ebobisse was a member of the United States U-20 Men’s National Team that won the 2017 Concacaf U-20 Championship, qualifying the United States for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea. Evovisse scored two goals in three games (one start) as a member of the U.S. national team for Korea before losing 2-1 to Venezuela in the quarterfinals of the U-20 World Cup. Ebobisse also earned two caps for the United States U-23 Men’s National Team in 2019.
Evovisse played for two years at Duke University (2014-2015), scoring 9 goals and 7 assists in 38 games. He also played for DC United’s U-23 team in the Premier Development League in 2015.
A recipient of the 2023 Audi Goals Drive Progress Impact Award for his work with the non-profit Oakland Genesis, he is a co-founder and board member of MLS’s Black Players for Change. He was also named a finalist for the 2020 MLS WORKS Humanitarian of the Year Award.
Name: Jeremy Ebobis
Position: Forward
Born: February 14, 1997
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 181 pounds
Place of birth: Paris, France
Hometown: Bethesda, Maryland
Citizenship: USA, France
Last Club: San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)
DEAL: LAFC has signed free agent forward Jeremy Ebobisse through 2027 with a 2028 club option.
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