Jamilu Collins: Cardiff City sign Nigeria international left-back
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Jamilu Collins left his homeland to Croatian club HMK Rijeka as a teenager
Cardiff City have signed Nigeria international left-back Jamilu Collins on a two-year deal.
The 27-year-old arrives on a free transfer as his contract with German second-tier side SC Paderborn expires this summer.
Collins, who has 25 caps, played in Croatia and Slovenia before ing Paderborn in 2017.
"I'm really excited to be in Cardiff, and I can't wait to get started," he told the club website.
"The club has great history, and when I got the call to come to Cardiff, I was so excited, I couldn't resist. I'm looking forward to the challenge of the new season. The goal is to fight for the Premier League."
He becomes Cardiff manager Steve Morison's fourth g of the close season.
The Bluebirds have also brought in goalkeeper Jak Alnwick, midfielder Ebou Adams and winger Ollie Tanner.
Collins will provide Joel Bagan with competition for the left-back spot in Morison's side, while he can also operate in midfield or central defence.
"We've been monitoring him for a long period, and we're really pleased to get him signed," Morison said.
"He's a great athlete, a really good left-back, and can play in that left wing-back position as well. I'm really pleased that we've got competition for places.
"I want to get as many bodies in for the start of pre-season, because the first 10 days of pre-season are going to be huge."
Collins helped Paderborn reach the Bundesliga thanks to successive promotions in 2017-18 and 2018-19, although they were relegated after one season in the top flight.
He made 137 appearances during five years at Paderborn.
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