PHOENIX – Phoenix Rising FC announced on Friday the club had signed defender Eddie Munjoma ahead of the 2023 USL Championship season. The signing is pending league and federation approval.

Munjoma joins Phoenix having spent the past three seasons with FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. He made his professional debut in USL League One for North Texas SC late in the 2020 season, and played a total of 15 matches for the side, scoring five goals before making his MLS debut for Dallas on September 4, 2021.

The 24-year-old full back appeared in 17 matches for FC Dallas over the past two seasons and recorded one goal and one assist across all competitions.

“We’re very excited to have Eddie with us,” said Rising FC Head Coach Juan Guerra. “He is a young, talented player that comes from an organization with a very similar style of play. He is young, powerful and dynamic. He has a lot of technical ability and speed. Most of all, he is hungry and he wants to be here in Phoenix.”

Prior to joining the professional ranks, Munjoma attended Southern Methodist University from 2016-19. He made 66 appearances, scoring 12 goals and 22 assists. During his time with the Mustangs, Munjoma was named the AAC Defensive Player of the Year and was a 2019 MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist.

“When I spoke to Juan, he let me know the team just needs me to come in and be myself, which gave me a lot of confidence,” said Munjoma. “I have aspirations of playing at the next level and eventually overseas, but there is no amount of personal success I can have without the team doing well. That will be my priority. I’m excited to be joining a franchise with aspirations of winning it all. With the club’s history of winning in this league, there’s no reason we cannot achieve our goals this season.”