Colorado Rapids trade Micheal Azira to Montreal Impact, receive 2020 draft pick

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Colorado Rapids Soccer Club announced today the trade of midfielder Micheal Azira in exchange for a fourth round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. The Kampala, Uganda native signed with the Rapids on December 9, 2015 via the Waiver Draft.


“We want to thank Micheal for his time at the club,” said Rapids’ Executive Vice President and General Manager Pádraig Smith. “I know our fans will always be appreciative of his pivotal role in the club’s 2016 play-off run and we wish him nothing but success in this next stage of his career.”


Azira, 30, appeared in 66 matches, 59 from the start, for Colorado from 2016-2018.