Houston Dynamo sign Honduran international Romell Quioto

The Houston Dynamo announced Friday the club has signed Honduras international forward Romell Quioto on a full transfer from CD Olimpia, using Targeted Allocation Money to complete the deal.

Quioto is the third player to join the Dynamo this week, with the club also adding Honduran forward Alberth Elis and Panamanian defender Adolfo Machado to its ranks ahead of the 2017 MLS season.

“We are pleased to secure the transfer of Romell Quioto to the Houston Dynamo. He is a player who is in the prime of his career and a constant threat to opposing defenses,” Dynamo general manager Matt Jordan said in a club-issued statement.

“We’ve added one of the top attacking talents in CONCACAF and a player whose speed, athleticism, and ability to score goals will be a welcomed addition to our attack as we build towards the 2017 season.”

A versatile player who can play on either wing or up top as a striker, Quioto joins a Dynamo team looking for more attacking options as the club traded star striker Will Bruin to the Seattle Sounders earlier in the day.

Quioto has scored 36 goals in 78 appearances over three years with Olimpia and head coach Wilmer Cabrera is looking forward to adding the attacker to the squad, and already knows how he’ll be using him in the lineup.

“Romell is balanced and strong. He’s also a goal-scorer and just like Alberth he is a starter for the Honduran national team,” Cabrera said. “Romell plays on the left even though he is naturally a right-footed player. He has also played as a central forward and he is Olimpia’s goal-scorer.

“He’s the type of player we need. Both Romell and Alberth bring a lot of creativity and speed to our front line and they can play in space, on the sideline, in a central position or from the midfield.”