Greg Draper joins TNS
New Zealand international striker Greg Draper has signed for The New Saints ahead of this month's Europa League opener.
New Zealand international striker Greg Draper has signed for The New Saints ahead of this month's Europa League opener.
Somerset-born Draper, 21, represented the All Whites in the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada .
His senior international debut for New Zealand came in 2008 in a World Cup qualifier against Fiji and he was also included in the Under-23 squad for the Beijing Olympics, featuring in his country's group matches against Brazil and Belgium, playing alongside Blackburn Rovers' centre-back and club captain Ryan Nelson.
In domestic football he pl-ayed for Canterbury United, Wellington Phoenix, Melbourne Knights and Team Wellington.
Last season he played for Basingstoke in the Conference South for whom he netted 15 goals.