Minnesota United FC signed forward Jimmy “J.C.” Banks for the 2015 season.

Banks, 25, was named team MVP with the Rochester Rhinos of USL PRO last season after posting a career-high nine goals with three assists. He played four seasons with Rochester in the third-tier league after being selected by Toronto FC in the 2011 Major League Soccer expansion draft.

“He’s excelled with his Rochester team and is a player who possesses strong technical ability, good speed and a good sense of the game,” United coach Manny Lagos said in a statement.

Banks is the son of Jimmy Banks, who had 36 appearances for the U.S. men’s national team, including the 1990 World Cup.

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