in this file photo dated Nov 18, 2020, Valeri Qazaishvili (left) of Georgia vies with Vladisvla Kreida of Estonia during the UEFA Nations League 2020 football match between Georgia and Estonia in Tbilisi, Georgia. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

JINAN - Chinese Super League (CSL) club Shandong Taishan has announced that Valeri Qazaishivili and Zeca have joined the team ahead of the 2024 season.

Georgia international midfielder Qazaishvili, who is 31, previously played for clubs in the Netherlands, Poland and the United States. Before joining Shandong, he turned out for South Korean side Ulsan Hyundai, where he scored 11 goals and laid on three assists in the 2023 season.

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Brazilian striker Jose Joaquim de Carvalho, or Zeca, also played in South Korea before joining Shandong. He scored 17 goals for the Pohang Steelers and was named the best overseas player in the K-League in 2023.

Shandong has also signed Gao Zhunyi, Peng Xinli and Bi Zhunhao on free transfers.

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"We wish all the new members to fit into the team as soon as possible and show their talents in the coming games of the new year," Shandong Taishan said in a statement.