Official : Ex Flying Eagles Striker Solomon Okoronkwo Moves To FC Saarbrucken

With a statement on the official website, German 3 Liga side  FC Saarbrücken have announced that they have secured the signature of Beijing 2008 Olympics silver medalist Solomon Okoronkwo.

The former Flying Eagles star moves to the Ludwigsparkstadion on a one - year deal from 2 Bundesliga club SV Sandhausen.

At the age of 18, Okoronkwo began his career in Germany with Hertha BSC after transferring from Gabros, Nnewi.

He played on loan at Rot-Weiss Essen in 2007, then, left to join Saturn Moscow Oblast , where he spent three years.

The Enugu - born attacker has sported the jerseys of Aalesund (Norway), Pécsi MFC(Hungary) and Erzgebirge Aue (Germany) apart from the teams listed above.

Solomon Okoronkwo played 20 games in the 2 Bundesliga last term, scoring once.

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