Hoang Vu Samson (left) seen in Quang Nam jersey in the second period of the 2019 V.League 1. Photo zing.vn

The naturalised player, who was born Nigerian, completed his medical and join his new team on Tuesday.

Samson played for V.League 1 champions Hanoi FC since 2011 to 2017 before moving to Buriram United of Thailand in 2018 where he played only two matches and then returned to Hanoi till the first period of the 2019 season.

He was then joined former champions Quang Nam on loan until the end of the season.

Samson, 31, has been the best foreign scorer in V.League 1 history finding the net 182 times over the past 10 years.

He is the second new player to sign for Thanh Hoa after the struggle in the V.League 1.

He joins Cameroon defender Ewonde Epassi who signed from HCM City, runners up in the league this season.

Thanh Hoa also plan to bring Ugandan midfielder Moses Oloya, another player from Hanoi.

Moses struggled to secure a regular first team spot with of Hanoi facing tough competition from Nguyen Quang Hai and Do Hung Dung as well as the experienced Pham Thanh Luong. VNS