Pune: Indian Super League side FC Pune City today reinforced their midfield options by snapping experienced footballer Arata Izumi for the third edition of the league this year.

Izumi, who last plied his trade in ISL for Atletico de Kolkata, will join his former ATK coach Antonio Habas here. Arata, whose Indian name is Neelkanth Khambolja, started his professional career in Singapore League followed by a stint in one of the most competitive league in Asia, the Japan Football League representing Mitsubishi Mizushima.