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Former West Ham striker Michail Antonio joins Qatar's Al Sailiya

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Published 3 months ago

West Ham United's all-time leading Premier League ⁠goalscorer has signed for his first club since undergoing surgery ‌following a serious car accident, with Al Sailiya ‌confirming the arrival of Michail ‌Antonio on a free transfer on Monday.

[p]The ‌Qatari club announced the deal on ‌X, posting a photo of the 35-year-old Jamaica international in their shirt ‌along with a video of ⁠his ‌goals and training highlights. The length and ​financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/antonio-michail/p8tt85Xn/"]Antonio[/a] left the ​Premier League side in August after the London club opted not to ⁠renew his ​contract.[/p][embed guid="713926d4-4d00-4adf-9634-0f13dee43e76" url="https://x.com/QSL_EN/status/2028551941635162439" social-type="twitter" /][p]He has not played club football since December 2024, when his car struck a tree as he ‌drove home from training. The accident caused multiple fractures to his thigh, requiring surgery and more than three weeks in hospital.[/p][p]He made his return to the pitch in June 2025 when he came on as an 85th-minute substitute for Jamaica ‌in their 1-0 Gold Cup ​group stage defeat by Guatemala.[/p][p]Antonio joined [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-ham/Cxq57r8g/"]‌West Ham[/a] in 2015 and made 323 appearances, scoring 83 goals in all competitions. He is also the club's all-time leading ⁠Premier League ⁠scorer with 68 ‌goals.[/p]

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