Hong Kong Premier League soccer leaders Eastern have signed former Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal player Rohan Ricketts.
The 31-year-old attacking midfielder/striker, capped by England at Under-18 and Under-20 levels, could be a key player for Eastern when they meet Kitchee in the Senior Shield final on January 17.
Ricketts made just two appearances for Arsenal in 2001-2002 but 48 for Spurs from 2002 to 2005.
He then went to Coventry City on loan before playing 54 matches for Wolverhampton Wanderers between 2005-2007. He was briefly on loan to Queens Park Rangers and then had a short stint with Barnsley.
In 2008-2009 he had 39 appearances for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer in North America.
Since then he has played for clubs in Hungary, Moldova, Germany, Ireland, India, Ecuador and last year was with PTT Rayong in Thailand.
