English premier league side Brighton have announced their signing of Nigeria born defender Leon Balogun on a free transfer deal after his existing contract with FSV Mainz expires.
The 29-year-old lad has agreed on a two-year contract with Brighton, which was completed on Tuesday.
“I am delighted to welcome Leon to the club. He will add more depth to our defensive options, and I am pleased to get our first piece of business done so early in the summer,” Brighton manager Chris Hughton said.
“He is in the peak years of his career and I am sure he will integrate well into the squad.
“He also has valuable experience, having played in the Bundesliga, the Europa League and at international level.”
The German born defender began his career at Turkiyemspor Berlin before moving to Hannover, Werder Bremen, Fortuna Dusseldorf and SV Darmstadt.
He later joined Mainz in July 2015, where he made a total of 58 appearances and also helped his club Mainz avoid relegation this season.
Germany-born Balogun is eligible to play for Nigeria through his father and has 14 caps for the Nigeria national team.
He’s been included in the preliminary 30-man squad for Russia 2018 after helping the Super Eagles to qualify.
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