New York City FC added another piece to their attacking corps on Monday, signing 29-year-old Slovakian international forward Adam Nemec. Per league and club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The 6-foot-3 striker comes to NYCFC from 2. Bundesliga club Union Berlin, where he scored 14 goals in 65 appearances from 2012-15. This season, Nemec made just five substitute appearances while starting four games and scoring twice for Union Berlin II in the Regionalliga.
“Adam is a different type of striker than we have on the roster so far, which gives us a different dimension up front and options on how our forward line can play,” NYCFC sporting director Claudio Reyna said in a club statement. “It’s important to have players with a range of strengths and attributes. He’s a strong and powerful athlete and will add a real goalscoring threat to our team.”
Nemec has appeared 14 times for the Slovakian national team, scoring two goals – including one against FYR Macedonia in a crucial Euro 2016 qualifying win in November – on the international stage. He joins Designated Player David Villa, No. 2 overall SuperDraft selection Khiry Shelton and Expansion Draft selections Patrick Mullins and Tony Taylor as the five forwards on NYCFC’s roster.
“Joining New York City FC is a fantastic opportunity for me,” Nemec said in the club statement. “I hope to make an immediate impact and help get the team off to a great start as we begin our inaugural season. I know that being part of an ambitious club like New York City FC will give me the chance to show what I am capable of and maintain my place on the Slovakian national team as we look to qualify for the Euro 2016 finals.”
