Mumbai: Reigning Indian Super League (ISL) champions Mumbai City FC have announced the signing of striker Igor Angulo from FC Goa on Friday. The 37-year-old Spaniard joined the ISL League Winners putting pen to paper on a one-year contract with the Islanders.
The experienced striker was one of the vital cogs for Goa, making it to the playoffs in the 2020-21 ISL season. He scored as many as 14 goals in 21 games to bag the Golden Boot award in his debut ISL campaign.
Before coming to India, Angulo plied his trade for four seasons in the Polish Ekstraklasa, Poland’s top-flight football league with Gornik Zabrze, where he tasted a lot of success. He emerged among the top two goal scorers in three consecutive seasons and had also won the Golden Boot in the 2018-19 season having scored 24 goals.
During his time in Poland, Igor played 154 matches and scored 88 goals. The Spanish striker, who started his career with Athletic Bilbao in Spain, has experience of playing in several other countries like France, Cyprus and Greece.
𝗘𝗟 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗥! 🇪🇸👑
We're delighted to confirm the arrival of Spanish striker Igor Angulo, who joins #TheIslanders on a season-long deal! ✍️#HolaIgor #AamchiCity 🔵
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) July 30, 2021
“It’s an honour to join the champions Mumbai City and to be a part of a club that has grand ambitions and wants to fight for titles. I have spent one season in India so far and my experience of the ISL has been incredible. But my focus remains on what I set out to do everywhere I’ve played – I want to win the league,” Angulo said.
“The club’s mentality and the coach Sergio Lobera’s philosophy fits right with the way I want to play football too and I am delighted to be here. We have a massive season ahead of us. It will be an honour to defend both our trophies and represent India in the AFC Champions League and I’m ready for the challenge,” he added.
“Igor is a veteran campaigner and a class act on and off the field. We’ve seen his goalscoring prowess in the previous seasons and how dangerous he can be for the opposition,” Mumbai head coach Sergio Lobera, who previously managed FC Goa, said.
“He is someone who will bring a lot of valuable experience along with his skill and we are confident he can help us and bring the best out of the players playing alongside him. His understanding of the game and his guile on a football pitch will be an asset for us in this historic season that lies ahead of us.”
