New York City FC today announced that Héber Araujo dos Santos, known as “Héber,” has joined the Club from Croatian side HNK Rijeka, subject to receipt of a P-1 visa and International Transfer Certificate (ITC). The 27-year-old was acquired using Targeted Allocation Money.
Héber told NYCFC.com: “I’m feeling super motivated for this new challenge in my life. I hope to reach great things with my new teammates for this Club.
“When they showed me the project and what they plan to reach, those were the fundamental points that helped my decision to come to NYCFC.
“I saw the project and the whole structure, videos about the league and the city, these were all very important aspects.