Song Lam Nghe An officially signed contracts with 2 new foreign players

After parting ways with the foreign duo Mario Zebic and Success, entering the 2024/25 season, Song Lam Nghe An tried out two foreign players Benjamin Kuku and Sebastián Zaracho. After more than a week of "probing" the new duo, Song Lam Nghe An officially signed contracts with two new faces, striker Benjamin Kuku and center-back Sebastián Zaracho.

Both are playing in the V.League for the first time. In the Song Lam Nghe An shirt, striker Benjamin Kuku will wear the number 10 shirt. Meanwhile, Sebastián Zaracho will wear his familiar number 15 shirt, just like when he played in Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia.

Sharing at the signing ceremony, striker Benjamin Kuku said: “I am very happy to join Song Lam Nghe An, a good team with many talented players and enthusiastic playing spirit. I hope that I will soon integrate and contribute a lot to the team”.

As for Sebastián Zaracho, he shared: “I feel very happy to be a part of Song Lam Nghe An. This is a great team. The truth is that coming to Vietnam and wearing the SLNA FC shirt will be a huge challenge for my football career.”

The coaching staff of Song Lam Nghe An expects striker Benjamin Kuku to help the team improve their ability to score goals and resolve matches. Meanwhile, Sebastián Zaracho will help improve the Nghe An team's defense system as well as their aerial ability.

The two players had their first match in the Song Lam Nghe An shirt in a friendly match against Hai Phong on the afternoon of August 14.

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Benjamin Kuku was born in 1995, 1m89 tall, his main position is striker. According to information from Transfer Markt, his current transfer value is around 175,000 Euros.
Kuku first played professionally for Romania's second division clubs. For the last 6 seasons, Benjamin Kuku played for teams in the Israeli Premier League, mostly for Hapoel Kfar Saba.
In the 2023/24 season, this striker played 22 matches for Hapoel Kfar Saba and scored 6 goals.

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Center-back Sebastián Zaracho was born in 1999, 1m86 tall, has a highest transfer value of 500,000 Euros (in 2023), current value is about 250,000 Euros.
Zaracho has played in the Paraguayan National Championship and the Bolivian National Championship. In 2022, this player played 28 matches for Bolivian club Deportivo Aurora, in 2023, 27 matches, scoring 3 goals for this team.