Josh Maja: Super Eagles striker reveals season ambition with West Brom

By Wale Mustapha

New West Bromwich Albion striker, Josh Maja has promised to give more than goals for the Hawthorns in the coming English Championship season.

The Super Eagles’ striker signed a three year deal with West Brom last weekend from French Ligue 2 side, Bordeaux.

The 24 year old forward rejected a new contract offer with improved packages to end his four and half years stay with the Girondins scoring 17 goals in 41 appearances in his last season.

He will starting his third stint in English football haven previously played for Sunderland and Stoke City in the past.

Speaking on his reasons to choose West Brom over other suitors and what he intend to achieve with the Hawthorns, the bulky forward disclosed that the desire to do better and improve as a player necessitated his choice of West Brom switch.

“I’m not just a guy that brings goals, I want to be able to perform well every game, support my teammates in the best ways possible and do what my coaches have asked of me, I want to make the fans proud.

“Scoring goals is always fun and winning games is always fun. I’m hoping to do plenty of that this year with Albion”.

“It was certainly a fun experience playing in France. It’s completely different to the United Kingdom in terms of style and tempo, but I feel like I learnt a lot.

“Last year was probably the best year of my career in terms of consistency, goals and game time, so yeah, I would say it was a great experience overall.

“However, I felt like I needed a fresh start just because I had been away from the United Kingdom for a while. I spent four-and-a-half years in France.

“We knew Albion were one of the clubs interested in me and our ambitions seemed to match quite well.

“The conversation I had with Carlos Corberan was short. I’ve only spoken to him once, but that’s probably all I needed.

“I got a really good energy from him. He’s a serious coach with intense ideas and an intense mentality which is something that matches up with me and my values.

“It’s exciting to be here and I’m looking forward to working with him.”