Super Eagles
defender Leon Balogun has joined English Premier League side, Brighton &
Hove Albion on a two-year deal, Sportinglens.blogspot.com reports.
The
29-year-old centre-back has joined on a free transfer after leaving Bundesliga
side FSV Mainz 05. The Nigeria international became their first summer signing.
Balogun, a
6ft 3in defender, began his club career at Turkiyemspor Berlin in July 2007,
before moving to Hannover and then Werder Bremen.
He had a brief
spells at Fortuna Dusseldorf and SV Darmstadt 98 before he joined Mainz in July
2015, where he made 58 appearances
and scored once.
BREAKING...
Albion
manager Chris Hughton said: "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.
"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 Berlin-born
Balogun is eligible to play for Nigeria through his father, and has 14 caps. He
missed out on the 2014 World Cup in Brazil after breaking his foot shortly
before the tournament, but has been named in their preliminary 30-man squad for
Russia 2018 after helping the Super Eagles to qualify.
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