Former Brazil international Sandro has signed for non-league Harborough Town ahead of their FA Cup Second Round tie with Reading.

The 35-year-old is best known for a six-year stint in England with Tottenham Hotspur, Queens Park Rangers and West Bromwich Albion between 2010 and 2016.

A defensive midfielder who went on to play in Turkey and Italy, Sandro made 17 appearances for Brazil between 2009 and 2012.

He appeared for West Brom against the Royals in the FA Cup in 2016 as the Baggies lost 3-1 at the Madejski Stadium.

Retiring in 2023, the midfielder has come out of retirement to feature for Leicestershire's Harborough Town, who will make the trip to the Select Car Leasing Stadium this month in the FA Cup.

Manager Mitch Austin told the club website: “What an unbelievable signing for the club, I really cannot express how I am feeling. I had a chance conversation with Sandro a couple of weeks ago and we got talking about football, told him about Harborough Town FC and the journey we are on and he has been messaging me ever since to sign on, totally unbelievable and gobsmacked is how I would describe this signing.

"These sort of signings don’t happen every day but when you get a chance to sign an ex-professional footballer who has played at the highest level in the Premier League and Internationally with Brazil, you just cannot turn it down.”

Chairman Peter Dougan added: “What can I say, Mitch has done it again! I don’t know how but what a signing this is, a real show of intent from the club to be as good as they can. When I met Sandro I have to say there was trepidation, but really I cannot speak highly enough of him and his professionalism and will to make this signing happen.

"Everything about the signing was positive, what negative could there possibly be? He will certainly help all the players around him and what a time to be one of those players, I am sure they will relish him being at the club as should we all.”