Follow usSt. Louis City SC have signed center back Lucas Bartlett, who trained with the team as a trialist, through the 2023 MLS season with option years for 2024-25, the club announced on Wednesday.
Lucas is #AllForCITY
We have signed trialist and former @FCDallas Defender @lucas_bartlett to an MLS contract.
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— St Louis CITY SC (@stlCITYsc) March 8, 2023
The 25-year-old defender played college soccer at Loyola University Chicago, Drake University and St. John’s University.
“Lucas has shown his quality from the first day he came to camp as a trialist,” St. Louis sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel said in a release.
Analysts say Bartlett could add depth alongside a domestic-only center back corps that’s featured Tim Parker and Kyle Hiebert as early-season starters.
Both Jon Bell and Josh Yaro are other options for the position.
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The German Bundesliga veteran signed with St. Louis last summer but hasn’t debuted due to a long-term knee injury.
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