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Domínguez, who has been capped 15 times for his country, had a weeklong trial with the Caps in June, but returned to his club (Santa Tecla). After the 21-year-old and his team mutually agreed to terminate his contract before the close of the MLS transfer window, Domínguez joined Vancouver on a free transfer, signing through 2018 with club options through 2021.

Dominguez hasn’t played since July 25 at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games with his national team, when Los Cuscatlecos were bounced from the tournament after losing 3-0 to Venezuela in round robin play.

“Good to have him,” Robinson said of the 5-10, 180-pound defender, who has spent the past four seasons with Santa Tecla, including the 2016-17 Santa Tecla team that won both the Apertura and Clausura titles, along with the Copa El Salvador, the most respected tournament in the country.

“He’s very calm on the ball. It’ll probably take him a week or two to get up to speed.”

Waston was impressed in what he saw in the first few training sessions, and while Dominguez laid down a few crunching tackles on his new teammates, has begun to fit in well with his new team — one that has fellow Spanish-speaking players all through the lineup.

“It’s always easier when you have players who speak your own language. You feel more comfortable, you get into the group easier. I think Roberto … he comes in with a lot of enjoyment because it’s a new country, a new place that he wanted to improve all of his quality. Hopefully he can join us to play soon,” said Waston.