National footballer Nicoli Brathwaite will be taking his talents to Romania.That’s because the 22-year-old Brathwaite recently signed a professional contract with Romanian Division 3 football club Progresul Ezeris.Brathwaite, a full-back or centre midfielder, has 11 senior caps for Barbados after making his debut on August 29, 2018 against Cuba.An ecstatic Brathwaite said he was looking forward to the opportunity to play professionally.“It’s a great achievement for myself and the people of Barbados to have signed my first professional contract, it’s been a long journey. This shows once given the opportunity our players have what it takes but this is where the hard work begins and I’m looking forward to pushing on and achieving more,” he said.Brathwaite will be hoping he can turn around the fortunes of Progresul Ezeris. The club currently sits in eight position out of 10 teams in Group 7 on nine points, with just two wins out of their 16 games played so far this season.
