Aberdeen have announced the signing of American Dante Polvara as Stephen Glass snaps up the highly-rated college star.
Polvara, 21, joins the Dons on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
The NYCFC academy graduate joins after starring for Georgetown University and winning the 2021 MAC Hermann Trophy, a prestigious award handed out to the best player in the college system.
The midfielder signs subject to securing a work visa and Glass told the Aberdeen website : "Dante is a fantastic emerging talent.
"He chose to go through the college pathway after emerging from the New York City academy alongside Gio Reyna of Borussia Dortmund and Joe Scally of Borussia Monchengladbach.
"He is coming to us at a good age and whilst he could have opted to take the next step in his career in the MLS, we’re delighted he has decided to come to Pittodrie and we look forward to working with Dante to continue his development.
"As a club we’ve been clear in our ambition to be the best developer of talent and we’re committed to creating a pathway for promising young players to our first team.
"We look forward to seeing Dante progress over the next couple of years."
Fellow American and Dons striker Christian Ramirez helped get the deal over the line as he sold Polvara on the Pittodrie move.
Polvara added: "When I heard about the interest from Aberdeen I talked with coach Wiese at Georgetown about the opportunity, but also spoke at length to Aberdeen manager, Stephen Glass, and Christian Ramirez, who also recently moved from the States to Scotland, and it was clear the club has a rich footballing history.
"I had a number of other options, both in the MLS and Europe, but I felt that Aberdeen was the right club for me to learn and develop as a player. It has a clear strategy of investing in young players and providing a visible pathway to enable them to fulfil their potential.
"I can’t wait to get started and meet my new teammates and the Red Army."
