@tampabayrowdies have acquired @manuelarteaga7 via transfer from @phxrisingfc for an undisclosed transfer fee today ahead of the 2024 @uslchampionship season. In his lone season in Phoenix, Arteaga helped lead the club to its first-ever league title. The Venezuelan attacker finished the year as Phoenix’s second-leading scorer with 15 goals while also bagging seven assists. Arteaga also converted the crucial penalty in the shootout to secure victory over the Charleston Battery in the USL Championship Final. Before joining Phoenix, Arteaga spent two seasons with Indy Eleven. He led Indy’s attack with 10 tallies in his first season in 2021 and followed that up the next year with five more goals and three assists. Arteaga’s professional career began at the age of 16 when he signed for Zulia FC, where he recorded 38 goals in 79 appearances over five seasons. Following Zulia, Arteaga moved to Europe to sign with Italian side Palermo before being sent on loan to Hajduk Split in Croatia and...