CRYSTAL Palace have signed striker Aruna Dindane on a contract until the end of the season.
The experienced Ivory Coast international, 32, spent a brief loan spell at Portsmouth during the 2009/10 season, where he scored ten times in 24 appearances.
And he has spent the majority of his career playing alongside Didier Drogba on the international stage.
He burst onto the scene in European football with Belgium side Anderlecht between 2000 and 2005, where he found the back of the net 42 times before moving to French club Lens and scoring 27 times.
Since 2010, he has spent time in Qatar with the likes of Lekhwiya, Al-Gharafa and Al-Sailiya, where he scored another eight goals in 37 games combined.
Palace manager Ian Holloway now has four strikers in Glenn Murray, Kevin Phillips, Aaron Wilbraham and Dindane ready for the Championship run-in, and his latest signing may make his debut against Birmingham City at Selhurst Park on Good Friday.
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The experienced Ivory Coast international, 32, spent a brief loan spell at Portsmouth during the 2009/10 season, where he scored ten times in 24 appearances.
And he has spent the majority of his career playing alongside Didier Drogba on the international stage.
He burst onto the scene in European football with Belgium side Anderlecht between 2000 and 2005, where he found the back of the net 42 times before moving to French club Lens and scoring 27 times.
Since 2010, he has spent time in Qatar with the likes of Lekhwiya, Al-Gharafa and Al-Sailiya, where he scored another eight goals in 37 games combined.
Palace manager Ian Holloway now has four strikers in Glenn Murray, Kevin Phillips, Aaron Wilbraham and Dindane ready for the Championship run-in, and his latest signing may make his debut against Birmingham City at Selhurst Park on Good Friday.
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