Thai League 1 side Port FC have signed Philippine striker Javier Patino, the club announced on Wednesday.
Port were eliminated in the AFC Champions League group stage recently and the result prompted the team to bring in another striker.
“Scoring is the most important thing… this is the reason for us to sign Javier Patino,” said Port chairwoman Nualphan Lamsam.
Patino is familiar with the Thai league, having had two successful spells at Buriram United.
“We believe that he will help improve our team, particularly in attack,” Nualphan said.
Patino first joined Buriram United in 2013 and helped the team win the Thai League title in 2013 and 2014, as well as the FA Cup and League Cup in 2013.
He then moved to Henan Jianye in the Chinese…
