CARLTON Football Club is pleased to welcome Alex Fasolo to the Blues, after securing the signature of the unrestricted free agent.

The 26-year-old forward arrives at Ikon Park, having played 101 games across eight seasons at Collingwood.

Making his debut for the Magpies on Queen’s Birthday in 2011, Fasolo played 13 games in his maiden season, including the Pies’ Grand Final appearance against Geelong. Such was his impact for Collingwood’s senior side, he was named the Pies’ best first-year player in the same year.

Fasolo took home the Pies’ goalkicking award in 2016, in one of four seasons where he kicked 25 or more goals. He achieved a career-best tally of 29 majors the following year in 2017.

GM of List Management and Strategy Stephen Silvagni said Fasolo would provide scoring nous to the Club’s emerging forward line.

“We’re delighted to add Alex to our ranks ahead of the 2019 AFL season and believe he’ll add scoring power and valuable experience to our forward line,” Silvagni said.

“A proven goalkicker at AFL level, Alex complements our players in that 23- to 27-year-old age bracket and we think he has a lot to offer alongside Charlie (Curnow) and Harry (McKay), as well as our newest recruit Mitch McGovern.

“We know Alex has had a few setbacks with injury, but with the Club investing in its high-performance department and landing industry leader Andrew Russell, we’re confident he’ll be able to get the best out of Alex.

“We’re looking forward to him arriving at the Club and meeting up with his new teammates when the playing group returns for pre-season.”

The AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period ends on Friday 12 October at 5:00pm.