Major League Soccer club CF Montréal has signed midfielder Ilias Iliadis to a two-year contract with options for the 2025 and 2026 seasons.The Canadian arrives at the club at a time when the club lost two key midfielders after the conclusion of the 2022 season. Djordje Mihailovic joined Dutch side AZ Alkmaar while Canadian international, Ismaël Kone joined English championship club, Watford FC.##NAJAVA_MECA_6945082##The club was however handed a boost when Kenyan international Victor Wanyama, who was largely expected to leave the club committed for the next two seasons. Last year, Wanyama partnered Kone and co-captain Samuel Piette in the middle of the park and Iliadis is expected to fill the void left by Kone who was wanted by several clubs across Europe after a great season in the MLS“We are very happy to offer this young Canadian the opportunity to join us and play at the MLS level. He’s left-footed and can play any position in midfield. He spent many formative years with a prestigious club in Greece. We welcome him to the Club,” Vice-President and Chief Sporting Officer Olivier Renard told the club’s official websiteBorn in Toronto, Iliadis, 21, has both Canadian and Greek citizenship. He played his minor soccer with the Scarborough Olympic Flame SC. Then, following a camp in Greece with the Academy of English Club Arsenal, in January 2015 he joined the Academy of Greek Club Panathinaikos. In August 2021, he joined Panathinaikos B, playing a total of 34 games and scoring two goals in the Greece Super League 2.On the international stage, he played two games with the U17 Greek National Team, playing his first match on February 6, 2018.His signing comes at a time when striker Kei Kamara has made it clear that he wants to leave the club this window. The club, which has already triggered his extension says the interested club will have to negotiate with Montreal to land him.Michael Olunga Foundation team lands Swedish tournament invitation
