TOKYO - Thai teenage goalkeeper Poomraphee Siribunyakul will join V-Varen Nagasaki in January, the J.League first-division club said Thursday.

The 18-year-old Poomraphee helped Kashima Gakuen High School reach the final of Japan's national high school football tournament in January.

The 191-centimeter goalkeeper has represented Thailand at age-group level.

"I will work hard every day in training and do everything I can to contribute to victories for Nagasaki as soon as possible," he said in a statement from his new club.

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