Saprissa announced that it signed Panama international goalkeeper Jaime Penedo (pictured) on December 2, 2015. (Photo: Mexsport)
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Panama international Jaime Penedo has a signed two-and-a-half year contract with Saprissa, the Costa Rican power announced Wednesday.
The 34-year-old goalkeeper has been without a club for four months after parting ways with the LA Galaxy on July 30.
Penedo, who helped Panama to a third-place finish in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, joined the Galaxy on August 5, 2013, on a free transfer and was part of the 2014 MLS championship squad. He had played the previous six years with Municipal, helping it capture four Guatemalan league titles.
With the Canaleros, Penedo won the 2009 Central American Cup and finished as runner-up in a pair of Gold Cups (2005, 2013), taking home Golden Glove honors on both occasions.
The two-time Panamanian league champion with Arabe Unido played the entire 90 minutes in Panama’s 2-1 loss to visiting Costa Rica in a World Cup qualifier on November 17.
