US EditionToronto FC Bolsters Backline by Signing Veteran Centre Back Walker Zimmerman
Toronto FC signed 25-year-old defender Walker Zimmerman through 2028 with a club option for 2029 using targeted allocation money to strengthen its defense after conceding 1.29 goals per game.
- Using targeted allocation money, Toronto FC signed veteran centre back Walker Zimmerman, and the club said he will not be a designated player.
- With contract options declined on veteran defenders Kevin Long, Raoul Petretta and Sigurd Rosted and Sean Johnson leaving, Toronto needed experience alongside young defenders Lazar Stefanović, Zane Monlouis and Nicksoen Gomis.
- Zimmerman arrives with extensive MLS experience, having played 307 MLS regular-season and playoff games, including 16 starts last season amid injury, earning $3,456,979 as a designated player.
- The club said Toronto FC's signing of Walker Zimmerman is its biggest defensive acquisition since Drew Moor, whose 2015 arrival coincided with goals-against dropping from 58 to 39, and Toronto’s defence improved under Robin Fraser.
- Drafted by FC Dallas in 2013, Zimmerman later moved via trades to LAFC in 2017 and Nashville in 2020 for up to $1.1 million, and he helped FC Dallas win the 2016 MLS Supporters’ Shield and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
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Toronto FC Signs Veteran Defender Walker Zimmerman to Boost Defense
Toronto FC has officially signed Walker Zimmerman, the veteran MLS defender and USMNT international, on a three-year contract that runs through the 2027-28 season. The long-anticipated deal finally came to fruition after reports surfaced in mid-December. Zimmerman, known for his leadership and robust defensive skills, has an impressive resume that includes two MLS Defender of the Year awards and five MLS Best XI selections. He aims to bolster To…
The U.S. national team, who will be a world championship player in the next FIFA tournament, leaves the Nashville SC to join the Canadian team as of this TORONTO season. Toronto FC has begun to move the signing market and after its lousy 2025 campaign where it was a supporter at its conference, has confirmed the signing of the central zaguerero, Walker Zimmerman, who left the Nashville SC where he was one of the leaders in the lower zone. “We ar…
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