Mounting Indian footballer Bijay Chhetri has done his move to Colon Futbol Club, Uruguay from Chennaiyin FC. It is a mortgage right until the finish of the 12 months with Colon Futbol Club retaining the possibility to make the signing long term.
With this, he turned the initially Indian footballer to signal a qualified contract with a Latin American club.
Colon Futbol Club is a 116-year-previous qualified soccer club dependent in Montevideo and presently competing in the 2nd division of Uruguay.
Chennaiyin FC co-operator Vita Dani expressed her joy about Bijay’s shift. She commented: “We are incredibly happy to see Bijay make his way to one particular of the world’s major soccer nations.”
“Uruguay is endlessly etched in the game’s historical past, with four stars on their chest as winners of two Olympic gold medals in 1924 and 1928, the very first World Cup in 1930 and then repeating in Brazil in 1950. And Colon Futbol Club is aspect of that heritage launched even before the initially World Cup,” She additional.
Marcelo Rifas, director of Colon Futbol Club, speaking on the transfer reported, “When Bijay’s profile was proposed to us, on the lookout at his films from the past, his profile, and our internal references we bought a lot more and more assured of the player. Now we sincerely hope he can appear at the earliest and get integrated into our team. We see him as a sound initial-crew player for us. It also helps us open a line of sourcing gamers from a new marketplace.”
“I truly feel so thrilled to get this prospect for a new challenge in my qualified occupation. I hope to place in very good performances to greatly enhance my activity, repay the rely on proven in me by Colon FC, and hold the Indian flag flying higher. I am pretty effectively aware that If I do very well it can pave the way for potential Indian gamers also to move abroad into these marketplaces,” stated Bijay on his transfer.
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Bijay Chhetri has joined Uruguayan Segunda division club, Colon Football Club on bank loan until the conclusion of the year. We would like him the most effective of luck!
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As section of their determination in direction of nurturing and acquiring youthful Indian talent, the two-time ISL champions Chennaiyin roped in Chhetri in July past calendar year, and because then the gifted 22-12 months-previous defender from Manipur has been teaching and honing his capabilities beneath the expert coaches of the club.