Soccer League side Portland Timbers 2 on a two-year deal
with an option of one-year extension.
The American's side announced the Nigeria Youth Soccer
Academy product as their first signing ahead of the 2016
season.
"T2 announced the signing of midfielder Akinjide Idowu
ahead of the 2016 USL season," the club announced in a
statement.
"Idowu joins the team after helping lead Nigeria to the
Round of 16 in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New
Zealand.
"Idowu will be added to the roster pending the receipt of his
International Transfer Certifdicate (ITC). Per league and club
policy, terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Portland Timbers' head coach, Andrew Gregor has lauded
the Nigerian midfielder, describing him as a top quality with
great future.
"Akinjide is an experienced midfielder at the youth
international level with a good skill set, and he will have a
great opportunity to continue to develop in our system," said
Gregor.
Idowu, 19, has featured in over 50 games for Nigeria at the
U17 and U20 levels, playing in all six matches at the 2013
Caf U17 championship in Morocco.
In 2013, he helped Nigeria win a record fourth FIFA U17
World Cup title in the United Arab Emirates, appearing in all
six matches at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
'Magic 4' as he is fondly called was also outstanding in the
Flying Eagles progress to the knockout round of the 2015
Fifa U-20 World Cup, making three starts in the tournament.
Before his move to the US, he had conducted trials with
Norwegian club Sogndal and Czech side Sparta Prague.
Idowu is poised to develop himself at T2 which is the
reserve squad of the MLS champions, Portland Timbers that
have Fanendo Adi.
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