KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Sporting Kansas City acquired winger Gerso Fernandes from Portugal's Belenenses and signed him as a designated player on Wednesday.
The deal will tie the 25-year-old with the MLS club through the 2019 season and includes an option for 2020. The MLS club did not reveal details of the transfer fee.
"He can play both left- and right-side winger," Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes told reporters. "He's a very dynamic player. He's good one-versus-one. He's a good server of the ball and good in combination play. Hopefully he can add some more attacking power to our team."
Fernandes, a native of Guinea-Bissau in West Africa, has played more than 150 matches during a six-year career in Portugal, spending the past five seasons in the top division. He joined Belenenses from Estoril last year.
Vermes told reporters that Fernandes had been on the team's radar for many years
"We saw him live a couple of times," Vermes said. "We have a scout that has probably seen him -- oh, my gosh, probably 50 times. So we've seen the guy quite often."
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.