New York City FC sign former Hearts defender Andraz Struna

MLS side New York City FC sign former Hearts defender Andraz Struna on a short-term contract.

By Matt Law, Football Editor

Published: September 6 2017 | 22:05

Last updated: September 15 2017 | 11:48

New York City FC have completed the signing of former Hearts defender Andraz Struna on a short-term contract.

The 28-year-old scored once in 17 appearances for Hearts last season, before leaving the Scottish club on a free transfer.

The MLS outfit have swooped to land the Slovakia international until the end of the current season, although the contract includes the option of a two-year extension.

"We're entering a really important stretch of the season and I'm pleased that we were able to bring in Andraz at this stage to strengthen our squad," New York City FC coach Patrick Vieira said in a statement. "Andraz is an experienced international defender, I'm looking forward to working with him on the training field."

Meanwhile, Struna added: "For me, it's a great pleasure to sign here for New York City FC. There are many reasons why I'm glad to be here, such as the club having a solid foundation and giving me the opportunity to work with great experts. This is a big thing for me because I think I can learn a lot from the likes of Patrick and all of the experienced people at the club."

New York City FC are currently second in the MLS Eastern Conference on 47 points.

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Eastern Conference

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Inter Miami Inter Miami	34	22	8	4	79	49	30	74
2	Columbus Crew	34	19	9	6	72	40	32	66
3	FC Cincinnati Cincinnati	34	18	5	11	58	48	10	59
4	Orlando City	34	15	7	12	59	50	9	52
5	Charlotte FC Charlotte FC	34	14	9	11	46	37	9	51
6	New York City FC NY City	34	14	8	12	54	49	5	50
7	New York Red Bulls NY Red Bulls	34	11	14	9	55	50	5	47
8	CF Montreal Montreal	34	11	10	13	48	64	-16	43
9	Atlanta United Atlanta	34	10	10	14	46	49	-3	40
10	DC United	34	10	10	14	52	70	-18	40
11	Philadelphia Union Philadelphia	34	9	10	15	62	55	7	37
12	Toronto	34	11	4	19	40	61	-21	37
13	Nashville SC Nashville	34	9	9	16	38	54	-16	36
14	New England Revolution New England	34	9	4	21	37	74	-37	31
15	Chicago Fire	34	7	9	18	40	62	-22	30

Western Conference

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Los Angeles FC Los Angeles	34	19	7	8	63	43	20	64
2	Los Angeles Galaxy LA Galaxy	34	19	7	8	69	50	19	64
3	Real Salt Lake Salt Lake	34	16	11	7	65	48	17	59
4	Seattle Sounders Seattle	34	16	9	9	51	35	16	57
5	Houston Dynamo Houston	34	15	9	10	47	39	8	54
6	Minnesota United Minnesota Utd	34	15	7	12	58	49	9	52
7	Colorado Rapids Colorado	34	15	5	14	61	60	1	50
8	Portland Timbers Portland	34	12	11	11	65	56	9	47
9	Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver	34	13	8	13	52	49	3	47
10	Austin FC Austin	34	11	9	14	39	48	-9	42
11	Dallas	34	11	8	15	54	56	-2	41
12	St Louis City	34	8	13	13	50	63	-13	37
13	Sporting Kansas City Kansas	34	8	7	19	51	66	-15	31
14	San Jose Earthquakes Earthquakes	34	6	3	25	41	78	-37	21