Cacutalua joins Arminia Bielefeld
Malcolm Cacutalua (21) moves from Bayer 04 to Arminia Bielefeld. The 21-year-old Werkself central defender has signed a two-year deal with the second division club to 30 June 2018.
Cacutalua left the Werkself training camp in Zell am See-Kaprun at the weekend and will start training with his new Armenia team-mates on Tuesday. Cacutalua spent the last two seasons on loan at VfL Bochum making 32 appearances in the second division. Born in Troisdorf, he joined Bayer 04 in January 2012. He played for the U19s and later for the second team. Cacutalua played 30 games in the Regional League.
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