Coach Stöhr had wanted him for weeks – second new signing has signed

KFC Uerdingen is once again active in the transfer market. A full-back is joining the club – much to the delight of coach Julian Stöhr.

Ibuki Noguchi is leaving SV Schermbeck and changing leagues: He is moving from the Oberliga Westfalen to the Oberliga Niederrhein to join KFC Uerdingen. The Japanese player is a versatile full-back who can play on both sides. “I had already brought Ibuki into the game in November because he is a full-back who can play on both sides, has a good attacking drive and makes few mistakes defensively. He is a good addition to our team,” said his new coach Julian Stöhr, delighted with the transfer. In the current Oberliga season, Noguchi has played 14 games for SV Schermbeck. Before joining Schermbeck, the Japanese player played for TuS Bövinghausen (Oberliga Westfalen, 24/25; twelve games, two goals), SpVg Porz (Mittelrheinliga, 23/24; 28 games, three goals) and MSV Düsseldorf (Oberliga Niederrhein, 22/23; 37 games, one goal) as well as for the Landesliga clubs FC Remscheid, VSF Amern, Hilal-Maroc and FC Viersen.

“I’m really looking forward to Krefeld, the fantastic fans and the great stadium. Of course, I want to help the team continue on its successful path,” said the Tokyo native. The full-back is thus taking the opposite path to Kingsley Marcinek, who, as is well known, turned his back on KFC and joined the Westphalia Oberliga club after the first half of the season.

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KFC Uerdingen had already presented a new goalkeeper in Justin Möllering, who joined from league rivals FC Büderich. Möllering was Büderich’s first-choice keeper in the first half of the season, playing in 15 of 17 Oberliga matches. He will now compete for the starting spot at KFC Uerdingen with the previous number one, Jonas Holzum. Tied on points with SpVg Schonnebeck (both on 29 points), KFC still has its sights set on promotion to the Regionalliga. However, first place and Ratingen 04/19 are already six points away.

FC Büderich, on the other hand, is in tenth place—and has already decided on Möllering’s successor. The club has already presented Robin Offhaus as its new goalkeeper.