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Jamshedpur FC rope in Spanish midfielder Aitor Monroy

The 31-year-old defensive midfielder began his professional career with Atletico de Madrid’s ‘C’ team, later moving up the ranks to their ‘B’ team as a 19-year-old.

SNS | New Delhi | July 19, 2019 4:10 pm

Jamshedpur FC rope in Spanish midfielder Aitor Monroy

Aitor Monroy. (File Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Jamshedpur FC continued their squad building process with the addition of Spanish midfield player Aitor Monroy to their roster, the club said in a statement on Friday.

The Jamshedpur FC also took to Twitter to give the news.

“Jamshedpur FC has bolstered the midfield with their third Spanish signing! Welcome to the #JamshedpurFC family, Aitor Monroy Rueda!” wrote Jamshedpur FC on the microblogging website.

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Before making a cut into the Jamshedpur camp, the Madrid-lad had plied his trade in Europe for clubs like CFR Cluj, Dinamo Bukarest (both Romania Liga 1) and Moldavian Club FC Sheriff Tiraspol with whom he won the Cupa Moldova in the 2014-15 season.

Aitor also played for Israel Premier League club Maccabi Petah Tikva from 2015 to 2017 where he won the Toto Cup in 2015-16.

The 31-year-old defensive midfielder began his professional career with Atletico de Madrid’s ‘C’ team, later moving up the ranks to their ‘B’ team as a 19-year-old.

“I am thrilled to be joining Jamshedpur FC,” said an overwhelmed Aitor in a statement, adding, “It is a great opportunity to play in a unique country like India and I am particularly looking forward to playing for the fans in Jamshedpur”.

(With inputs from IANS)

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