Midfielder #10
Blanco comes to South Florida as an experienced and highly successful midfielder, having played seven seasons in MLS with the Portland Timbers. Throughout his 203 appearances with the club, Blanco tallied 51 goals and 46 assists. Blanco was the third top scorer in the history of the Timbers, as well as having the second most all time assists for the club. The Argentine recorded 13,905 minutes played on the MLS side. In that time, Blanco won the MLS is Back Cup with the Timbers in 2020 and was named Player of the Tournament for his contributions, recording three goals and five assists in the tournament. On the international side, Blanco played in international friendlies in 2009 and 2010 for Argentina. A notable one being his goal in a 4-0 match against Haiti.
