Ghana international Paintsil, 26, has joined the five-time North American champions on a contract running until the end of the 2027 season MLS season.
Rodrigo SerranoRodASerranoWilliam AllenWAS_AllenUpdate: Feb 22nd, 2024 01:56 EST0
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Los Angeles Galaxy have confirmed the purchase of Genk winger Joseph Paintsil, who has penned a four-year contract with the MLS franchise.
Galaxy have signed the Ghana international, 26, as a designated player.
“We are pleased to add a player of Joseph’s quality to the LA Galaxy,” the team’s head coach, Greg Vanney, said. “Joseph is a dynamic winger with and without the ball who possesses the capacity to change games instantly. We look forward to integrating him into our group quickly.”
Belgian league winner with Genk
Paintsil scored 61 goals and supplied 35 assists in 228 games in European soccer, across spells at Belgians Genk, Turkish club Ankaragücü and Hungary’s Ferencváros. During his six years with Genk, he won the 2018/19 domestic league title and the 2019 Belgian Super Cup.
In his final season in Belgium, the forward racked up 32 goal involvements – 18 goals and 14 assists – in 39 appearances.
Capped 14 times by Ghana, Paintsil was part of the Black Stars’ squad at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations, featuring in all three of his team’s games.
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“A dynamic attacker in the prime of his career”
“Joseph has been a key member of one of the best clubs in Belgium’s top flight and one of Africa’s most prominent national teams over the past few years and we are thrilled to announce that he is joining the LA Galaxy,” the franchise’s general manager, Will Kuntz, said.
