Héber Signs for New York City FC

New York City FC today announced that Héber Araújo 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. I’m sure it will be an amazing step in my career.

"My message to all of NYCFC is that you can expect the best Héber can gave. A player with a lot of willpower, determination and strength on the pitch. I’ll give everything with this shirt, in order to achieve great results for our team.”

NYCFC’s new striker joined HNK Rijeka in 2017 and scored 25 goals in 38 appearances for the club.

In the 2017/18 season, Héber won the “SN Yellow Shirt Award,” the highest honor awarded to a Croatian first division player, after a campaign which saw him play and score in the UEFA Champions League qualifying stages. The Brazilian also led Rijeka to the UEFA Europa League group stages that same season.