Sallieu Bundu, as seen in training camp recently
The Carolina RailHawks signed yet another of Martin Rennie's old Cleveland City Stars. Officials announced today that Sallieu Bundu, a 2nd-team All-USL-2 selection in 2008, had agreed to terms with the Cary-based team.
The Sierra Leone native is a striker and scored 11 goals last season for the Stars in league and non-league play. In August, he scored the winning goal in the USL-2 championship game.
The signing of Bundu, who had already been training with the team, means the RailHawks will have a deadly African duo up topthe other is Hamed Diallo of Ivory Coast, who returns to Cary after a fine half-season last year. The third forward on the roster, as it happens, is African-American: Aaron King.
Still no news of forward Dan Antoniuk, the major remaining question mark from last year's squad.
The 25-year-old Bundu comes to Cary with a compelling back story: When he was 15, his family was forced to flee its home when civil war broke out. He, his siblings and his mother made it to Guinea; his father was murdered. Several years ago, Bundu received a green card and settled in Twinsburg, Ohio. After trying out with the Columbus Crew, he caught Martin Rennie's eye at Cleveland.
The complete announcement comes after the jump: