Nashville Soccer Club announced today the acquisition of defender Nick DePuy from LA Galaxy in exchange for $50,000 of 2023 General Allocation Money (GAM) and a natural 2024 MLS Second Round SuperDraft pick.    

A native of Irvine, Calif., DePuy was selected by CF Montréal in the First Round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. The defender made five MLS appearances in his rookie campaign and then signed with LA Galaxy II in 2019 making 26 appearances in the USL Championship.  

Prior to the 2020 season, DePuy signed a first team contract with LA Galaxy. In the last three seasons, he had made 59 MLS appearances including a career-high 1,856 minutes played throughout 25 matches in 2021.   

DePuy was named to the MLS Team of the Week for Week 33 in 2021 after tallying an assist in a 1-1 draw at Seattle Sounders FC on Nov. 1. This past season he made 18 MLS appearances, helping the LA Galaxy reach the 2022 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2019.  

Transaction: Nashville SC acquires Nick DePuy in exchange for $50,000 in 2023 GAM and a natural 2024 MLS Second Round SuperDraft pick

NICK DEPUY 

Position: Defender 

Height: 6-5 

Weight: 205  

Birthdate: Nov. 14, 1994   

Age: 28 

Birthplace:  Irvine, California   

Nationality: United States  

Last club: LA Galaxy  

How acquired: In a trade with LA Galaxy in exchange for $50,000 in GAM and a natural 2024 MLS Second Round SuperDraft pick on Jan. 5, 2023 

Nashville SC joined Major League Soccer on Feb. 29, 2020 in front of the largest attendance ever recorded for a soccer match in the State of Tennessee. In its inaugural MLS season, Nashville SC defeated expectations by becoming the second MLS expansion side to win and advance to the Conference Semifinals in the 2020 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs. Nashville SC returned to the 2021 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs in its sophomore season after becoming just the seventh team in MLS history to go unbeaten at home in a season. Nashville SC inaugurated GEODIS Park, the largest soccer-specific stadium in the United States and Canada, in front of a 30,109-sellout crowd on May 1, 2022. For more information, visit NashvilleSC.com and follow the club at @NashvilleSC on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Spotify.