Brazil's Fred joins Shakhtar for 5 years

Fred of Internacional celebrates a goal during the match between Internacional and Pelotas as part of the Porto Alegre State Championship (Piratini Cup) at Stadium Do Vale on February 09, 2013 in Novo Hambiurgo, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil. (Photo by Edu Andrade/LatinContent/Getty Images)

Kiev - Fred, the young midfielder from the Brazilian football club, Internacional, has signed a five-year contract with Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk today.

The Ukrainian champions paid 15 million euros to the Porto Alegre-based club for the 20-year-old.

In one year of professional football, Fred scored eight goals in 50 appearances for Internacional. He will be the 11th player from Brazil in the Ukrainian club’s squad alongside Luiz Adriano, Maicon, Douglas Costa, Taison, Patrick Alan, Alex Teixeira, Ismaily, Ilsinho, Fernando and Wellington Nem.