Commodore - a veteran who has travelled the world playing premier-division soccer in a number of countries, including Germany and China - the Impact boasts no fewer than six legitimate goal-scoring threats.

Commodore made his A-League (Canada) debut last season with the Rochester Raging Rhinos - the Impact's archrival - and showed his explosive touch by scoring three second-half goals in a 6-1 Rochester win over the Toronto Lynx last July. He finished the season with four goals and an assist on a team stacked with offence and led by MVP Doug Miller's team-high 17 goals.

Nonetheless, Commodore always posed a considerable threat and had a helping hand as Rochester sent the Impact, the Northeast Division regular-season champions, packing in the first round of the playoffs.

Commodore now would like to call Montreal home for the rest of his career.

"I've done a lot of travelling," he said. "I don't want to do any more. I like it here. I like my teammates and the coaches. Whatever I can do to help this team, I'm prepared to do."

Commodore started his career in Ghana in 1990, playing with the Saints Star Colts Club until 1993. He then moved to Accra Heart of Oak, where he helped the team win the United Nations Cup, until 1996. He went to Germany for four years, playing with the Bundesliga's VfR Mannheim and Alemannia Aachen. That was followed by a season in China with Vanguard Huando, where he finished second in league scoring. He also played in Saudi Arabia before landing with Portugal's Deportivo Chavez in 2002.

"The level of play in Germany and China is higher than in the A-League," Commodore said. "It's a faster game. What experiences over there taught me is that, as a player, you have to give your best to the team all the time. You try to raise the level of play of the players around you. That's what I want to do here."

Commodore wasn't eligible to play the first two games this season while awaiting approval of his international transfer certificate from the Canadian Soccer Association.