Telstar spoke in the person of Anthony Correia for some time out To capture Dylan Mertens. The midfielder trained from the first day of the preparation and was immediately in the taste at Correia and technical manager Peter Hofstede.
“Dylan is an experienced player that we think can play an important role in the midfield of the White Lions,” said Hofstede on the Club website of Telstar.
The 30-year-old Mertens His last club was Fakel Voronezj in Russia. Mertens made his debut in professional football for FC Volendam in 2015. Then he played for Telstar, FK Tsarsko Selo Sofia and Botev Plovdiv, among others.
Supplier Suriname
Telstar still brings in an experienced force in the person of Dion Malone. The 36-year-old defender played more than 400 games in professional football, of which 178 in the Eredivisie. In his career, Malone played for ADO The Hague, NAC Breda, Karmiotissa and FK Qabala, among others.
Malone grew up in Amsterdam is also International of Suriname. He played 28 international matches for the South American country. Malone, for example, made Gold Cup in all three group matches in all three playing minutes.
Both Mertens and Malone can play with Telstar on Sunday if the club starts the new season with the away match against Ajax (kick -off 2.30 pm). The Noord-Holland duel can be followed via our live blog on this website and in the app.