Elias Zime: Nigeria forward completes move from Katsina United to CS Drobeta

Nigeria forward Elias Zime has joined Romanian club CS Drobeta from Katsina United, completing a move that takes the 19-year-old centre-forward from the NPFL to a new footballing country.

Zime’s transfer was recorded on 14 August 2026, with CS Drobeta becoming his new club for the 2026-27 season. The move brings an end to his time with Katsina United, where he had been playing in Nigeria’s top-flight competition.

Born in Zaria on 20 March 2007, Zime has been registered as a centre-forward, the position in which he will begin his spell with CS Drobeta. His age places him among the younger players joining the Romanian side, while his move represents a significant change in the setting of his football career.

The transfer also marks a move outside Nigeria for Zime. He now joins a Romanian club after leaving Katsina United, linking his next chapter to CS Drobeta rather than remaining in the Nigerian league system.

Zime’s arrival gives CS Drobeta a Nigeria-born attacking player for the new season. His playing profile is centred on the striker position, with the 19-year-old listed specifically as a centre-forward.

His previous club, Katsina United, is based in Nigeria and competes in the NPFL. CS Drobeta, meanwhile, becomes the latest destination in Zime’s career after the clubs completed the change on 14 August.

The move is the first transfer recorded for Zime in the 2026-27 season and places him on the books of a Romanian club at the start of a new campaign. It is also the clearest change yet in the route of his professional career, moving from a Nigerian side to an organisation in Europe.

No contract end date has been announced for Zime’s new spell, and no transfer fee has been disclosed. The available details establish the clubs involved and the date on which the switch took place.

For CS Drobeta, the signing adds a young Nigerian centre-forward to its squad. For Zime, it begins a new phase after his departure from Katsina United and his arrival in Romania.

Zime’s transfer from Katsina United to CS Drobeta was completed on 14 August 2026.