Kitchee unveils new lineup for Hong Kong Super League: Onazi and Damcevski join as key signings

2023-07-12 09:31:50

[Sports News]The Hong Kong Super League team Kitchee started its first training session at the Jockey Club Kitchee Center today (12th). This year’s Hong Kong Super League champions have made a lot of changes in the new season’s lineup. For example, it was announced earlier that Dan Nuwei, Alex and Dumas have left the team; as for the new players, there are two former international players. They are Ogenyi Onazi from Nigeria and Aleksander Damcevski from North Macedonia. In addition, Chen Junle, Chen Jinyi and Zulianu who have applied for loan join. Among them, Onas, who has played for Serie A club Lasso for five seasons, said that he has a very good impression of the team and Hong Kong as a whole, but it will take time to adapt to the hot weather.

Onas

Jie Zhi announced earlier that one of the team’s sharpshooters, Danny Nuowei, will leave the team. Together with Alex, Dumars, He Zhenting, Ben Kee Man and other loan players, a total of 16 players have left the team this season. However, the “Blue Jays” are still actively forming a team this summer to prepare for the two-line development of the AFC Champions League and the local competition.

The new signings include the former Nigerian international Onas, who played 76 games in five seasons for the Serie A club Lasso. The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations champion played for Bahrain Super League club East Riffa before coming to Hong Kong. He admitted that he didn’t know much regarding Hong Kong football before joining Jiezhi: “Before joining Jiezhi, I had Deliberately understand the history of the club. Jiezhi is a very good team and has won many honors in the past. I am here to ensure that the team can win more, because it is not enough now.” He once represented Nigeria in the 2014 Brazil and 2018 Russia World Cups. Among them, Brazil played 90 minutes in the group match. Zhu Zhiguang praised him for his wide range of activities and strong interception ability. He pointed out that he has practiced with Jiezhi for a period of time, and he feels very good except for the hot weather: “My teammates are very good. They often help me adapt to the environment in Hong Kong, but the hot weather here is not easy to deal with. I will try my best. to overcome.”

The 30-year-old stalwart Danjoski made his debut in the Hong Kong Super League and has represented North Macedonia four times in the past. He has been off duty in many European countries, including playing 11 games for NAC Bida in the Eredivisie, and also appeared in the Europa League and Europa League qualifiers. Last season, he played for KF Bylis in the Albanian Super League . The backbone also has a very good impression of Jiezhi: “The feeling here is very good, the equipment is also very good, so I am looking forward to preparing for the new season with the team.” Zhu Zhiguang described the former North Macedonian international footballer with a height of 1.94 meters as rare There are faster defensive players who can help the team speed up their return to defense.

Chen Junle

Chen Jinyi

Jiezhi also has many local players familiar to fans in the coming season, including Chen Junle who joined the team in the middle of last season. Facing the presence of Kilton, Mikel and the newly joined Onas in the midfield, “Le Zi” admitted that the team’s midfield position is highly competitive: “For me, it is a healthy competition. It is very difficult to practice with my teammates. It can improve their own quality. It is a good thing that there are many players in the team, and they can be transferred at any time according to the game situation. In the AFC Champions League and Hong Kong team competitions, I tried my best to express myself.

As for Chen Jinyi, who was loaned to the Spanish club Royal Iren United last season, he was not retained following being injured in the middle of the season, and will return to his parent club in the new season. He pointed out that he had resumed training with the club last week, but he still felt a little uncomfortable at the injured area: “(The affected area) has no pain, but I still feel a little uncomfortable following the operation. However, the current club and the physical therapy team will gradually help me. Regain confidence.” “Yizi” also hopes to overcome the pain problem in the short term, and try his best to show the coaching staff in the short term, so as to win the first position. The Hong Kong team will participate in the Hangzhou Asian Games in September, but its schedule overlaps with the group stage of the AFC Champions League. He said that it is currently unknown which competition he will participate in: “There is no arrangement yet, but I want to play in the Asian Games , There is always only one opportunity in a lifetime of being of the right age, but I will first communicate with the club and the Hong Kong team, and now I will continue to do my part.”

Zuliano

In the past two seasons, the team’s sharpshooter Dan Ennuvi left the team following his contract expired. South Korean striker Kim Shin-wook has not “break fast” following half a season. Jiezhi’s scoring ability in the coming season has become one of the fans’ attention. Zulino, one of the new faces in the team, scored 15 goals in 26 games for Rangers last season. This season, he took on the heavy responsibility of the “Blue Jays”. , I hope he will perform better than before following joining the team.

Picture: Mai Jingzhi, trainee reporter Zhang Zhijie
Text: Intern reporter Zhang Zhijie

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