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Nashville SC trades CJ Sapong in exchange for Toronto FC's Lukas MacNaughton
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Nashville SC traded forward CJ Sapong to Toronto F C, the club announced Tuesday.
In exchange for Sapong, the club received defender Lukas MacNaughton, $125,000 in 2024 general allocation money and $75,000 in conditional 2025 general allocation money if Sapong meets certain performance metrics.
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Sapong joined Nashville SC in 2021 in a trade with Chicago Fire FC. The 34-year-old forward registered 17 goals and 10 assists in 74 matches during two years with the club.
MacNaughton will be available for selection upon receipt of his international transfer certificate.
MacNaughton made 22 MLS starts with Toronto FC in the 2022 regular season. He joined the club during preseason last year after spending three seasons with the Canadian Premier League club Pacific FC. MacNaughton made 59 combined appearances between CPL and Canadian Championship competition, registering five goals and one assist.
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He also earned his first international call to Canada Men's National Team in November of 2022 coming in as a sub in a friendly against Bahrain ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
Nashville SC is hosting two games this week, starting with the third round of the 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at 7 p.m. Wednesday against San Antonio FC. Nashville returns to MLS action at 12:30 p.m. Saturday against rival Atlanta United FC.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Nashville SC trades CJ Sapong for Lukas MacNaughton, allocation money
