{"id":11935,"date":"2018-01-05T02:43:13","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T07:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonsoccer.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=11935"},"modified":"2018-01-05T02:43:13","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T07:43:13","slug":"la-galaxy-re-sign-midfielder-baggio-husidic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2018\/01\/05\/la-galaxy-re-sign-midfielder-baggio-husidic\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Galaxy Re-Sign Midfielder Baggio Husidic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CARSON, CALIFORNIA (January 4, 2018)<\/strong> &#8211; The LA Galaxy have re-signed midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/baggio-husidic\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baggio Husidic<\/a>, the club announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lagalaxy.com\/post\/2017\/05\/21\/la-galaxy-provide-update-baggio-husidics-injury-insider\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this week<\/a>. The 30-year-old Bosnian international will return to the Galaxy for 2018. It will be his fifth straight season in Major League Soccer. <\/p>\n<h1>LA Galaxy Re-Sign Midfielder Baggio Husidic <\/h1>\n<p>Husidic has been a utility bench midfielder for the Galaxy for several of the past seasons. Due to a number of injuries in the midfield, he was forced into a starting role in the summer. While he and newcomer Joao Pedro had good chemistry, Husidic was then injured with a broken leg. He made substitute appearances in the final two games of 2017 and should be good to go for the 2018 campaign. <\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBaggio has been a very reliable and dependable option for the Galaxy. He has a wealth of MLS experience and has been a leader on this team. We are excited he will continue to be on our roster,\u201d<\/em> said LA Galaxy Head Coach Sigi Schmid.<\/p>\n<p>Husidic has been with the club since the 2014 season. Prior to that, he was with Chicago Fire from 2009-2011. In total, he has played 147 games in Major League Soccer, with 100 starts. He has 14 goals and 17 assists. With the LA Galaxy, he has 97 appearances with 9 goals and 11 assists. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Transaction:<\/strong> LA Galaxy re-sign midfielder Baggio Husidic<\/p>\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Baggio Husidic<br \/>\n<strong>Position:<\/strong> Midfielder<br \/>\n<strong>Height:<\/strong> 6\u20191\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Weight:<\/strong> 160 lbs.<br \/>\n<strong>Born:<\/strong> May 19, 1987<br \/>\n<strong>Age:<\/strong> 30<br \/>\n<strong>Last Club:<\/strong> Hammarby (Sweden)<br \/>\n<strong>Birthplace:<\/strong> Velika Kladusa, Bosnia-Herzegovina<br \/>\n<strong>Nationality:<\/strong> United States<\/p>\n<h3>What it Means:<\/h3>\n<p>Full disclosure, I live on the Pro Baggio Husidic side of Galaxy Twitter. He&#8217;s a versatile midfielder who can play a number of different roles. He&#8217;s perfectly content coming off the bench. When someone gets hurt, he can fill in for them. If Baggio Husidic is the fifth best midfielder on a team&#8217;s match day roster, that team is probably decent. <\/p>\n<p>Husidic turned 30 this year. He is coming off an injury. His guaranteed compensation last year was <a href=\"https:\/\/mlsplayers.org\/salary-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$175,000<\/a>. Assuming that number goes down at least a little bit due to his age, this is a good re-signing. <\/p>\n<p><a id=\"pP2bpvxoREJ7NFq_eb4ntQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/679844410\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'pP2bpvxoREJ7NFq_eb4ntQ',sig:'nqXRuppRnMzHy7MHNfxV-teuh-MuahVXW-huwSiKY-0=',w:'594px',h:'459px',items:'679844410',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARSON, CALIFORNIA (January 4, 2018) &#8211; The LA Galaxy have re-signed midfielder Baggio Husidic, the club announced this week. The 30-year-old Bosnian international will return to the Galaxy for 2018. It will be his fifth straight season in Major League Soccer. 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