NASHVILLE SOCCER CLUB ACQUIRES UP TO $200,000 IN GENERAL ALLOCATION MONEY (GAM) FROM D.C. UNITED IN EXCHANGE FOR DEFENDER LUKAS MACNAUGHTON

Nashville Soccer Club announced today the trade of defender Lukas MacNaughton to D.C. United in a deal that could result in as much as $200,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) if MacNaughton meets certain performance requirements.

MacNaughton was acquired by Nashville SC in a 2023 trade with Toronto FC and has since appeared in 34 matches across all competitions (Major League Soccer, Leagues Cup, Concacaf Champions Cup, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup) for the Boys in Gold. He was limited to just 10 matches in 2024 due to an ankle injury suffered April 20 at Inter Miami CF. He returned as an added time substitute in the team’s Decision Day season finale at Chicago Fire FC on Oct. 19.

Transaction: Nashville SC acquires $150,000 in 2025 General Allocation Money (GAM) from D.C. United in exchange for Lukas MacNaughton and could receive up to $50,000 in conditional 2026 GAM if MacNaughton meets certain performance requirements. In addition, Nashville SC retains a sell-on percentage if MacNaughton is transferred outside of MLS in the future.

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 defied 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 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. The Boys in Gold again qualified for the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs in both 2022 and 2023, becoming just the third team in league history to reach the postseason during the team’s first four years in existence. Nashville SC inaugurated GEODIS Park, the largest soccer-specific stadium in the United States and Canada, in front of a sellout crowd of 30,109 on May 1, 2022. For more information, visit NashvilleSC.com and follow the club at @NashvilleSC on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter)and Spotify.