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Impact sign Malian central defender Soumare: first pick in MLS re-entry draft

Bakary Soumare, pictured here playing with the Chicago Fire, has signed a contract with the Montreal Impact. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

MONTREAL — Central defender Bakary Soumare has signed a contract with the Montreal Impact, the Major League Soccer club announced Tuesday.

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The Impact selected Soumare first overall in the second stage of the 2014 MLS re-entry draft on Dec. 18.

The 29-year-old Mali native is a seven-year MLS veteran who most recently played for the Chicago Fire.

Terms of the contract were not released.

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