Keeper Chris Konopka signs for Ross County
League Cup finalists Ross County have signed American goalkeeper Chris Konopka.
League Cup finalists Ross County have signed American goalkeeper Chris Konopka.
Konopka joins as cover with current number one Scott Fox out of Sunday's Hampden clash with Hibernian because of a knee injury. On-loan Leyton Orient goalkeeper Gary Woods has been deputising.
A short statement on the club's Twitter account read: Ross County have agreed a short-term deal with American goalkeeper Chris Konopka. The deal is subject to international clearance.''
The 6ft 5in goalkeeper holds a Polish passport and therefore does not require a work permit to sign.
The 30-year-old was most recently on the books at MLS side Toronto FC, racking up 24 appearances last season, but was released at the end of the campaign.
He was recently on trial with DC United - managed by former Nottingham Forest midfielder Ben Olson - but failed to win a deal.
Konopka has also spent time with Philadelphia Union, New York Red Bulls and Kansas City Wizards but mainly as an understudy. He has experience of playing overseas following stints with Irish outfits Bohemians, Sporting Fingal and Waterford United.