Atlanta United continues to aggressively construct a roster shaping up to be a very strong one by MLS expansion team standards.

The latest piece to the Atlanta puzzle is Greg Garza, with Goal.com reporting that Atlanta United has added Garza on loan for the 2017 season.

Atlanta acquired the rights to the left back in a trade this week. According to the Goal.com report, the Columbus Crew had the discovery rights on the Club Tijuana man. Garza’s deal is a loan with an option for Atlanta to buy at the completion of the loan.

The 25-year-old defender has been with Xolos for five years, but he hasn’t seen the pitch much since suffering a hip injury that cost him most of the 2015 season. Before suffering the injury, Garza forged his way into the USMNT picture, looking like a candidate to be the team’s starting left back before injuries took him out of the picture.

Garza joins a growing list of experienced players Atlanta has brought to the club during its first offseason. Michael Parkhurst and Zach Loyd were acquired to bolster the defense last week, USMNT goalkeeper Brad Guzan is expected to join via transfer once the transfer window opens in January, and the club has put together an impressive haul in attack led by Miguel Almiron. Hector Villalba and Kenwyne Jones.