Mainz has signed Arnaud Nordin, who played for Ligue 1 Montpellier in France.
Mainz officially announced on its official website on the 29th (Korea Standard Time) that "Nordin signed a three-and-a-half-year contract, which will keep him at the club until 2028."
Born in 1998, Nordin is a French striker. He is a multi-resource player who can play in both sides and center. He is 170 centimeters tall and has good technique. He features excellent dribbling ability and fast tempo. He usually uses his left foot, but he uses both feet freely and has the advantage of long-distance shooting.
Nordin is from the AS Saint-etienne youth of his country's league. He grew up playing for the B team at the age of 17, and made his professional debut by being called up to the first team in the 2016-17 season. In his first season, he scored two goals in 19 appearances, including the UEFA Europa League and the cup.
He was loaned to AS Nancy, who was in the second division at the time of the next season. He got a chance to play in Nancy, and made six goals in 30 official matches. After one season on loan, he returned to Saint-Etienne and played as a mainstay. He played in 129 official matches for four seasons from the 2018-19 season, scoring 16 goals and nine assists.
He made a surprise move to Montpellier before the 2022-23 season. Nordin has grown by shooting career highs in his first season of transfer. He displayed good performance by scoring nine goals and three assists in 36 matches in the league. Although his team is in the relegation zone this season, he has been struggling with four goals and one assist in 16 matches.
Nordin has grown up after playing for the French national team by age. He will be selected for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and has experience in international competitions for the French national team.
He will take on a new challenge in the German Bundesliga. He will board the Bohenlixen ship, which aims to secure the berth in the European competition by ranking sixth in the league. Mainz plans to strengthen its offense by filling in the gap between Jonatan Burkardt and Karim Onisibo, who left the winter transfer window, with Nordin. In Mainz, which utilizes the 3-4-3 formation, Nordin will join the three strikers along with Lee Jae-sung and Hong Hyun-seok.
Nico Bungert, Mainz's sports director, said, "Nordin has proven his capabilities with more than 200 appearances in Ligue 1, and he can provide an immediate boost to our team. We have been keeping an eye on him for a long time, and now we are very excited to have him perform in Mainz's uniform." 토토사이트
Nordin also said, "Mainz's style of play really suits me. I've been watching his team's games for a while already, and I've known Anthony Kassi from the French Olympic team. Kassi is a good friend of mine. It's been a long dream to play in the Bundesliga, so I'm really happy to get that opportunity at Mainz."