ISL 2024-25: Mohun Bagan Super Giant rope in former Brisbane Roar skipper Tom Aldred

Indian Super League runners-up Mohun Bagan Super Giant has roped in the services of former Brisbane Road captain Tom Aldred. The Mariners made the announcement of the signing on their social media handle on Tuesday.

Aldred will become the third overseas player after Jason Cummings and Dimitri Petratos for MBSG. The 33-year-old central defender has the experience of playing in England, Scotland and Australia and he would look to deliver his best for the Kolkata giants by making the most of it.

After signing with Mohun Bagan Super Giant, Tom Aldred shared his happiness and said, “I am delighted to be joining Mohun Bagan Super Giant FC. It will be an honour to wear the green and maroon jersey and I am extremely excited to get started. My career has taken me to England, Scotland, Australia and now India. I am looking forward to this next step of my journey in representing this incredible club in the ISL and the Asian Champions League and helping the team thrive and compete on all fronts.”

“I am well aware of the incredible history of Mohun Bagan and I’ve have watched some of the recent successes from afar. I will give my absolute best every single day to represent Mohun Bagan. I am looking forward to working hard and contributing to further success for the club, the fans, and my teammates. I can’t wait to get over to India and Kolkata and meet everyone. See you all very soon,” he added.

On the other hand, Mohun Bagan Super Giant newly appointed head coach Jose Molina expressed his delight to sign Tom Aldred.

“Tom Aldred is an experienced player to strengthen our defense. He has great physique, forceful and is very aggressive defensively. Tom is a dominator in aerial balls and also has good technique to the build up play.”