Chennaiyin FC rope in midfielder Mulder
After ISL 2014, the 29- year- old had a short stint at Danish top tier outfit Nordsjaelland before joining Delhi
Indian Super League title-holders Chennaiyin FC have signed Dutch midfielder Hans Mulder for the upcoming season.
Mulder represented Delhi Dynamos in the first two editions and joins Chennaiyin after a short spell at Spanish third tier outfit Cacereno earlier this year.
Amsterdam- born Mulder had a stint at the youth setup of Real Zaragoza before joining Netherlands outfit RKC Waalwijk.
He went on to play for Waalwijk’s senior side in both the first and second tier of the country’s league.
Mulder then had spells at Willem II and NEC in the Dutch Eredivisie before mov- ing to Delhi Dynamis in the inaugural ISL, through the international draft in 2014. in the the After the first edition, the 29- year- old had a short stint at Danish top tier outfit Nordsjaelland and returned to the Delhi franchise for ISL 2015. With 28 appearances, Mulder is ranked in the top five of most games in ISL history. One of his three ISL goals came in Delhi’s 2- 2 draw with Chennaiyin at Marina Arena in season one.
“I enjoyed my two years in India while playing for Delhi.
“When Marco Materazzi showed interest in me, I instantly made up my mind to join Chennaiyin. I am looking forward to playing for such a consistent team and hope to win my first ISL title with them,” Mulder said.
Chennaiyin manager Materazzi also played that game and was impressed by the Dutch central midfielder.
“Mulder had two very consistent seasons. We were keen to add his quality and experience in our midfield this year. So we are very happy to have signed him and believe in him to have another strong campaign,” he said.