{"id":186759,"date":"2026-08-28T15:39:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/186759\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T15:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:39:09","slug":"cf-montreal-acquires-midfielder-dante-sealy-from-colorado-rapids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/186759\/","title":{"rendered":"CF Montr\u00e9al acquires midfielder Dante Sealy from Colorado Rapids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MONTREAL \u2013\u00a0CF Montr\u00e9al announced today that it has acquired midfielder Dante Sealy from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for $400,000 in 2026 General Allocation Money (GAM), $1M in 2027 GAM and $300,000 in conditional GAM.<\/p>\n<p>Sealy makes his return to Montreal after dressing for the\u00a0Bleu-blanc-noir\u00a0in 2025. Last season, he set a career high with nine goals and two assists in 30 MLS games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very pleased to welcome Dante back to CF Montr\u00e9al,\u201d said CF Montr\u00e9al Managing Director, Recruitment and Sporting Methodology Luca Saputo. \u201cHis profile and his ability to play multiple positions will bring greater balance to our roster while strengthening its overall depth. Dante is familiar with our working environment, our culture, and many members of our group, which will make his integration seamless and allow him to contribute quickly to our objectives. Beyond his connection to the club and his desire to return to Montr\u00e9al, we are confident he will bring considerable value to the team, both on and off the pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sealy was traded to the Rapids from CF Montr\u00e9al on Dec. 23, 2025. This season, he has registered five assists over 20 MLS games in addition to one goal and one assist in three U.S. Open Cup matches with Colorado.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Sealy originally signed with the\u00a0Bleu-blanc-noir\u00a0on Feb. 6, 2025 after joining the Club as an invited player for the team\u2019s 2025 training camp.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An FC Dallas academy product, Sealy spent the first four seasons of his MLS career in central Texas.<\/p>\n<p>On the international stage, Sealy made his debut for the Trinidad and Tobago national team on June 6, 2025. He has since scored four goals in 11 appearances for the\u00a0Soca Warriors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Transaction:\u00a0CF Montr\u00e9al acquires midfielder Dante Sealy from the Colorado Rapids in exchange for $400,000 in 2026 General Allocation Money (GAM), $1M in 2027 GAM and $300,000 in conditional GAM.<\/p>\n<p>Position: Midfielder<br \/>Height: 5\u201910<br \/>Weight: 176 lbs<br \/>Date of birth: April 17, 2003<br \/>Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y.<br \/>Last club: Colorado Rapids<br \/>Acquisition date : Aug. 28, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MONTREAL \u2013\u00a0CF Montr\u00e9al announced today that it has acquired midfielder Dante Sealy from the Colorado Rapids in exchange&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186760,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[7211,50],"class_list":["post-186759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-montreal","tag-communiques","tag-montreal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186759\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}