Nigeria U20 defender Solomon Agbalaka has joined top division Russian side PFC Sochi on a season-long loan deal from Nigerian side Broad City Football Club, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
The left full back who is also comfortable as a center back was signed on Thursday after impressing the technical crew of the team during a one month trial at the club.
Agbalaka represented Nigeria at the U20 Africa Cup of Nations and also the U20 World Cup playing in all of their games in both tournaments. He was twice voted man of the match during the course of both tournaments.
He was close to joining MLS side Vancouver Whitecap but the deal broke down late into talks leading him to the Russian side. His loan deal gives the club the option of making the deal permanent at the end of the season.
His immediate goal will be breaking into the first team set up and making his mark, but for now he will have game time with the youth team but train more with the main team, who finished 10th last season.
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