Indiau2019s U- 17 World Cup defender Stalin joins Portuguese club New Delhi: Indiau2019s 2017 FIFA U- 17 World Cup member Sanjeev Stalin has joined the development team of Portuguese club Desportivo das Aves on a two- year contract, joining the list of a small number of the countryu2019s footballers plying their trade abroad.
Clube Desportivo das Aves ( popularly known as CD Aves) is a club based in Vila das Aves, an industrial town in northern Portugal. The club has played three seasons in Primeira Liga, the top league of Portugal from 2017- 18 to 2019- 20 ( last season).
It finished at the bottom ( 14th) last season and relegated to LigaPro or the second division of the Portugal league system.
Stalin, who played for Indian Arrows in the I- League after the U- 17 World Cup in 2017, announced the singing on social media. He put up a picture of him holding No. 5 jersey of CD Aves along with some officials with caption: u2018 New Signing for CD Avesu2019. The left- back from Karnataka is best remembered for taking the corner- kick which resulted in Indiau2019s only goal at the U- 17 World Cup.
Sanjeev Stalin ( left) PTI
