Official : Versatile Norwegian-Nigerian Defender Inks Deal With Aalesunds FK

Published: January 02, 2019

Norwegian-Nigerian defender Tega George has joined Norwegian 1. divisjon club Aalesunds FK, the Orange and Blue have reported on their official website.

The 22-year-old, who arrives Aalesunds FK from Oslo club Kjelså, has penned a deal until the end of the 2020 season.

The versatile George who is also comfortable playing as a wing back has been offered a contract after impressing at trials.

''Tega George is a dynamic defender / wing back with great running strength. He has good speed and is good defensive one against one. He also has exciting offensive skills, something we want to develop further.

''He comes from level three, but we believe he is a good prerequisite for becoming an elite player. But first he must take the top OBOS league level, '' says head coach Lars Bohinen.

Tega moved to Norway as a 15-year-old and began his career in Scandinavia with the youth team of Vålerenga in 2012 before joining Grorud IL three years later.

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