Minnesota United midfielder Jamie Watson has concluded his soccer playing career and will transition into a new role as the club’s TV sideline reporter for its debut Major League Soccer season this spring, a source told the Pioneer Press on Monday.

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Loons have ‘money available’ and roster flexibility for more additions Watson, 30, will move into a full-time role that will include community and fan engagement, the source said. He will join Kyndra de St. Aubin, who reportedly will be hired to do TV color commentary next season. The club’s plans for longtime play-by-play broadcaster Chris Lidholm are unclear.

Watson, of Arlington, Texas, was drafted by MLS club Real Salt Lake in 2005 and joined Minnesota 2012 and returned for the 2014-16 seasons. He has the distinction of scoring goals in each of the top four U.S. soccer leagues.