Austin FC finally has a player! Rodney Redes is a 20-year-old winger from Club Guaraní in Paraguay. To find out more about him, we called up Paraguayan-American soccer journalist Roberto Rojas. He talks about Redes' rise from humble beginnings, the role he thinks Redes will play for an MLS expansion team, and why so many young Paraguayans are making their way to the United States.

Follow Roberto Rojas on Twitter — @RobertoRojas97

Read more about Rodney Redes — https://www.statesman.com/sports/20200706/austin-fc-signs-paraguayan-rodney-redes-as-franchisersquos-first-player