D.C. United trade Junior Moreno to FC Cincinnati

D.C. United have traded midfielder Junior Moreno to FC Cincinnati in exchange for up to $425,000 in General Allocation Money. 

United will also get at least $250,000 in 2022 GAM, and additional $175,000 in GAM if certain performance-based incentives are met.

Moreno now joins Cincinnati through the 2022 Major League Soccer season, with an option for 2023. 

“I’d like to welcome Junior Moreno to FC Cincinnati,” Orange & Blue general manager Chris Albright said in a release. “His experience, both in MLS and internationally, will be a valuable addition to our group.”

The midfielder leaves D.C. United after four seasons after originally arriving from Venezuelan side Zulia FC on a permanent transfer in January 2018. At United, he recorded one goal and nine assists in 97 appearances. 

“We want to thank Junior for being such a committed player to the club since his arrival in 2018,” D.C. United general manager Lucy Rushton said in a release. “We wish him the best of luck in the next phase of his career in Cincinnati.”

Internationally, Moreno has been capped 36 times for Venezuela, where he managed one goal.