Bengaluru FC sign Australian midfielder Cameron Watson
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Former Adelaide United, Newcastle Jets Player Joins Blues On Season-Long Deal
Bengaluru: I-League champions Bengaluru FC have signed Australian midfielder Cameron Watson, the club announced on Friday. The twenty-nine-year-old who spent five seasons with Australian A-League side Adelaide United before turning out for Newcastle Jets last season, joins the Blues on a deal that keeps him at Bengaluru till the end of the 2016-17 season.
Watson, who fulfils the Asian player criteria, becomes the second foreigner to sign for Bengaluru after defender Johnson penned a two-year extension at the end of last season.
The Australian, whose stints include a season with the youth and reserve teams of Portuguese giants FC Porto, said he was delighted with his move to Bengaluru. “I’ve spoken to a few people and heard good things about the League. I’ve even had a word with former Bengaluru player Sean Rooney who had a lot of nice things to say about the club and I’m really looking forward to joining the team as soon as possible. I’ve been training with a local club here and keeping as fit as possible. There’s a big AFC Cup game coming up and the sooner I get there, the better,” said Watson.
Cameron hails from Melbourne and has also had appearances for the U-17 and U-20 sides of the Australian national team. Watson comes with oodles of experience having made more than 200 appearances in the A-League and has also played in the AFC Champions League with Adelaide in 2012.
A midfielder with an impressive work-rate and one who seamlessly switches between helping out in defence and attack, coach Albert Roca felt that Watson’s addition would be vital to the Blues’ plans for the season. “Cameron is a good player in a position that’s very important to the team. He has a good background playing in Australia which I think is an impressive League in terms of standard and his presence would help us grow,” said the Spaniard.
Comments
Yes it maybe but a topic was nT necessary ,you could have named the topic according to the name of the player
But seriously, I assume you meaning signing of the league for this season as we have had a few good contenders for that in the past. Churchill Brothers have provided a lot like Akram Moghrabi, Bilal Najjarine, Hugo Muchado, Eurípedes Amoreirinha etc. Miguel Garcia came to Sporting Goa after the ISL and that was after his season in the second division in Spain, Henri Antchouet came to Churchill Brothers after scoring 12 goals in Portugal's 2nd Division. Cristian Lagos just scored 13 in 20 in Costa Rica's league as well before coming.
But if we are talking about what the player did right before coming to India then Carlos Hernandez is our signing of the league. Still only 30 when he came to India, just scored 10 goals in the A-League and was a legend in that league for the Victory. Sadly became a slob once he came to India.
I'm aware that you/admins wanted to test something with new discussions... but please rename it to "Bengaluru FC signings"....