The Portland Timbers have acquired El Salvador midfielder Andres Flores from the New York Cosmos, a source confirmed to the Oregonian/OregonLive Tuesday.

Flores joined the Cosmos in July 2014 and played under now-Timbers head coach Giovanni Savarese during three and a half seasons in New York. He finishes his Cosmos career with 10 goals and 18 assists in 79 appearances (57 starts).

The 27-year-old previously competed for El Salvador club A.D. Isidro Metapan and spent a year on loan with Viborg FF in Denmark.

Flores has also earned 57 caps with the El Salvador Men's National Team since 2008.

Flores is a versatile midfielder that is capable of playing as a No. 6, No. 8 or attacking midfielder. He is expected to provide depth in Portland.

The Timbers are still planning to use Targeted Allocation Money to sign another defensive midfielder ahead of the 2018 season.

-- Jamie Goldberg | jgoldberg@oregonian.com

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