These days, the “F” in LAFC ought to stand for “France.”
Free agent Jeremy Ebobisse became the Los Angeles Football Club’s fifth Frenchman on Monday, as the roster takes shape early in the offseason. The deal runs through 2027, with a club option for 2028.
“Jeremy is a proven forward in our league who has scored goals and been a meaningful contributor to his teams throughout his career,” LAFC co-president and general manager John Thorrington said in a statement announcing the signing. “We are incredibly excited to welcome Jeremy to strengthen our attack as we continue in our ambitions to compete for multiple trophies in 2025. We know Jeremy will be a great addition to LAFC on and off the field.”
Last year at this time, LAFC had one French player on the roster, the prolific Denis Bouanga, who over the course of 2024 was joined by Hugo Lloris, Maxime Chanot and Olivier Giroud.
Meanwhile, Ebobisse spent the year suiting up for last-place San Jose, starting 25 of his 31 MLS appearances while scoring six times — a drop in production with the Silicon Valley side following consecutive seasons with double-digit goals (17 in 2022 and 10 in 2023).
With 60 goals and 18 assists in 198 MLS regular season appearances, the Paris-born Ebobisse has been a solid performer inside the league since Portland drafted him No. 4 overall from Duke University in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.
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Ebobisse helped Portland reach the 2018 MLS Cup final. The forward earned Best XI honors in 2020 when the Timbers won the MLS is Back tournament.
Traded by the Timbers to the Earthquakes in the summer of 2021 for more than a million dollars in general allocation money, Ebobisse, a dual national raised in Bethesda, Md., since the age of 2, proved adept at finishing around the goal, linking play, and operating as a hardworking defender.