Former AC Milan winger Samu Castillejo joins Malaysia Super League defending champions Johor Darul Ta'zim on a free transfer..

Johor Darul Ta'zim announced on its official website on Thursday that former AC Milan Spanish winger Samu Castillejo has joined the club as a free agent after terminating his contract with Valencia.

According to the Malaysia Super League defending champions' official statement, Castillejo has signed on a short-term one-year deal with the club which will only run until the summer of 2026.

Since the player registration period for the Malaysian Super League and the Asian Champions League Elite has already passed, Castillejo must wait until July 1 to be officially registered as a new player of the Southern Tigers.

It is worth mentioning that Castillejo is the third most famous player to join Johor Darul Ta'zim from clubs from the Europe Big 5 leagues in recent years, following former Real Madrid Spain international striker Jese Rodriguez and former Swansea City Indonesia naturalized international defender Jordi Amat.

About Samu Castillejo

Samu Castillejo, 30, was born on January 18, 1995 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is 1.82 meters tall and primarily plays as a right winger. He can also play as a left winger. His younger brother José used to play for the Valencia youth academy.

Castillejo joined the Malaga youth academy since he was a child. He started playing for Malaga B team in 2011 and completed his Malaga first-team debut by coming on as a substitute in August 2014.

In July of the following year, Castillejo transferred to Villarreal for €6.5 million.

In August 2018, Castillejo joined AC Milan for €25 million.

After leaving the club when his contract expired in the summer of 2022, Castillejo joined Valencia as a free agent and was loaned-out to Sassuolo in the summer of the following year.

During his four-year spell with I Rossoneri, Castillejo played 113 times for AC Milan in all competitions, scored 10 goals, provided 15 assists, and won Serie A once with the club.