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ISL Transfer watch: Chennaiyin FC sign Lukasz Gikiewicz

The centre-forward is the fifth foreign signing for Marina Machans.

Lukasz Gikiewicz

Bengaluru, August 21: Two-time Indian Super League (ISL) champions Chennaiyin FC (CFC) have signed Polish striker Lukasz Gikiewicz on a one-year deal ahead of the new season.

The centre-forward is the fifth foreign signing for Marina Machans, a release from CFC media confirmed.

Lukasz, whose 200-plus club appearances so far have 49 goals and 21 assists to show for, will be eager to make his mark in his debut campaign in India's premier football league.

"We look forward to Lukasz strengthening our attack and providing much-needed goals this season. This is a very positive signing for us," said CFC co-owner Vita Dani.

Lukasz has also played in other Asian countries such as Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Bahrain.

He had finished top scorer of the 2017-18 Jordanian Pro League while playing for Al Faisaly Amman.

"I'm very happy to join the club. My aim is to immediately help the team in getting a third ISL title. The fans deserve it and so does the club that has won the league two times already," Lukasz told the club media team.

Lukasz has featured in Europe's two of the biggest club tournaments -- the Europa League and the Champions League -- making a combined 12 appearances.

During his spell at Polish outfit Slask Wroclow, he played a crucial role in the club's second league title in 2011-12 and also helped them lift the Polish Super Cup in the next year.

"Lukasz is a team player with good experience and a great personality. I believe he'll help the team in many aspects, especially with goals," CFC head coach Bozidar Bandovic commented.

After beginning his professional career 13 years ago with Polish club Olimpia Elblag, Lukasz, now thirty-three, has also played in Cyrpus, Bulgaria and Romania.

Chennaiyin FC won its first ISL title in 2015-16 and followed it up with one more crown two years later.

ATK-Mohun Bagan is the only club to have won ISL three times, though two of it came before the merger of Kolkata giants ATK and Mohun Bagan.

Story first published: Saturday, August 21, 2021, 15:49 [IST]
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