Former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha has joined Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake as a free agent after signing a year contract with an option of extending the deal.
The 31-year-old departed English Championship side Queens Park Rangers in April following the expiry of his contract at the end of the 2017-18 season, thus, bringing to an end his six-and-a-half-year stay at the Loftus Road Stadium.
Onuoha began his profession with City youth academy before he progressed to the first team and left for QPR in 2012.
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The defender revealed that the desire for a new challenge motivated him to sign for the Claret and Cobalt.
“I have always been someone that wanted to go an experience something a bit different,” Onuoha informed BBC.
“I spoke to a few Championship clubs quite close to here [his home in Manchester], one in the Premier League, but it didn’t quite feel right and I didn’t want to retire thinking ‘I wish I had done this’.”
Onuoha may make his debut for Real Salt Lake when they clash with Minnesota United on Sunday at Rio Tinto Stadium.
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