Stockton Town are delighted to announce defender Arjun Purewal as their first signing of the summer.
Purewal arrives from Consett where he spent the last seven years and served as Club Captain from 2019.
He is a vastly experienced defender who can name Darlington, Blyth Spartans and Whitby Town among his former clubs.
On joining the Anchors, Purewal said: “The ambition of the club attracted me it’s a club that’s had a great rise and will continue to grow.
“The standard of players I am going to be playing with, they are all quality players. I am looking forward to being part of it and working with Michael (Dunwell) and JD (Briggs).”
Purewal is no stranger to Stockton Town having played against them on a number of occasions during his time at Consett.
“It’s been great playing against Stockton and I have generally played well against them. I think we had so many 4-3 games a few years ago so it’s always been entertaining.
“As the years have gone on you can see the quality that you are up against it’s always been tough to play against Stockton.”
Following the recent departure of Dale Mulligan, Stockton Town have added competition to their defence in the form of Purewal.
On what fans can expect, Purewal said: “The fans can expect a leader to come in. I like to build up play with the ball from the back and I am quite athletic. Hopefully I can show my qualities for the club and we can have a successful season coming.”
On making his first signing of the summer, Manager Michael Dunwell said: “With the outgoings after the season ended, we were always looking to bring another defender in. Once Arj became available we contacted him, after two minutes of sitting with him and listening we knew he would fit right in with the squad and how we wanted to progress.
Dunwell added: “Arjun has lots of experience, he’s played at this level before so knows what it’s about. He will bring competition for places in that back line and we will need his experience and leadership going into the new league.”
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