EPL Top Club Signs Nigerian Defender Leon Balogun

Super EagleLeon Balogun Joins Top English Premiership Club
Brighton and Hove Albion have completed the signing of Leon Balogun on a free transfer, according to reports by Goal.com.

The Super Eagles centre-back joins the Falmer Stadium outfit on a two-year deal after departing Mainz 05 at the end of the season.

Balogun will join Cameroon’s Gaetan Bong in the Brighton’s books for the 2018-19 season.

And manager Chris Hughton has expressed excitement with the options and experience the defender brings to his team.

“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,” Hughton told club website.

“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 started his career at Hannover 96 turning out for Werder Bremen, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Darmstadt 98 and Mainz 05.

✍🏻 BREAKING...@LeonBalogun becomes our first summer signing! 🇳🇬#WelcomeLeon #BHAFC 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/WcBeZ51CKP

— Brighton & Hove Albion ⚽️ (@OfficialBHAFC) May 22, 2018