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Vitesse snap up 'super-fast' Nigerian winger Hilary Gong

Dutch Eredivisie outfit Vitesse have completed the signing of Nigerian winger Hilary Gong in a four-year deal, on the back of a breakout season with AS Trencin.

The 19-year-old played a crucial role as Trencin secured Uefa Europa League qualification.

He scored 12 goals, including two in Europa League preliminaries, assisting a further 12 in a remarkable 2017-18 season, having only been handed his professional debut in the colours of the Slovakian top-flight side in April 2017.

Marc van Hintum, technical director of the Dutch top-flight side, hailed the decision of their 'super-fast' acquisition whom he claimed saw off interests from 'a lot of other clubs'.