Twitter Facebook copy-url business CITY,  Colo. - Colorado Rapids 2 have actually signed goalkeeper Lars Helleren for the remainder of the 2023 MLS NEXT Pro period with a club alternative for the 2024 season,  the club revealed today. "We are excited to add Lars to our lineup after his remarkable period in USL Organization 2, " claimed Brian Crookham,  Rapids 2 General Supervisor. "In his training job with the club previously in the year,  he showed top quality both on the area and also in the storage locker area. Lars is an important addition as we aim to settle the roster ahead of the MLS NEXT Pro playoffs." Helleren gets here in Colorado off the heels of a title-winning period with Ballard FC. The 24-year-old goalkeeper has actually invested the past two summertimes with the Washington-based club,  which lately recorded its first-ever USL Organization Two title on August 6,  2023,  in a 2-1 victory over Lionsbridge FC. Helleren was a crucial gamer on the championship team https://www.coloradorapidstee.com/Yosuke-Hanya-T-Shirt,  logging 4 starts in the team's five playoff suits,  consisting of a beginning place in goal in the 2023 USL Organization Two Final. During the 2023 routine period,  Helleren tape-recorded three shutouts as well as a 1.10 goals-against standard in 10 beginnings en path to Ballard FC's playoff run. Helleren took pleasure in a successful collegiate profession at Seattle Pacific College,  playing five seasons with the Falcons. Helleren started in all 19 suits during his most current college period in 2022,  making First string All-GNAC honors as well as a choice as a United Soccer Coaches Third Group All-American. Throughout his five years,  Helleren played 5, 820 mins in 67 matches (66 begins) and also tape-recorded a 1.45 goals-against average. DEAL: Colorado Rapids 2 acquire goalkeeper Lars Helleren on August 18,  2023. Lars Helleren Enunciation: LAHR-z HEL-ur-en Placement: Goalkeeper Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 Birthdate: October 13,  1998 Birthplace: Edmonds,  Washington Nationality: United States

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