Goalkeeper Joe Lewis has this evening officially joined Aberdeen Football Club after putting pen to paper on a two-year deal.

Joe completed his medical and paperwork today and trained with Gordon Marshall this afternoon along with the rest of the keepers.   The experienced stopper started his career as a youngster at Norwich City. After leaving Carrow Road he joined Peterborough for £400,000 and during a four-and-a-half-year spell made close to 200 appearances at London Road. More recently the 28-year-old spent four years at Cardiff City and during his stay in the Welsh capital made 36 appearances on loan at Blackpool and last season appeared 9 times for Fulham, again on loan.    The Englishman has represented his country at every level from schoolboy to the U21s and in May 2008 was also called up to the England senior squad.   The new Dons man spoke to RedTV shortly after signing the deal.     “I spoke to the manager on the phone a few times at length and he told me his plans and I’m really looking forward to getting involved.

“Working with the manager is definitely something which attracted me to the club, he has got a good reputation so I am looking forward to working with him and also with Gordon Marshall the goalkeeping coach who also has a good reputation within the game.   “I’ve got a few friends who have played in Scotland and a friend of mine Kevin McNaughton was here. He told me that it’s a great club and Aberdeen is a great place and that I’d really enjoy it. So I had no concerns about coming up here. I’m looking forward to pre-season and getting my head down and working hard.   “The European games were a massive attraction. Hopefully we can get through the first few rounds and get as far as we can. From what I’ve been told we’ve had a tough route the last few years so hopefully with a few decent draws we can go as far as we can.   “A lot of goalkeepers when they get into their late 20’s and 30’s become better players so hopefully I can do the same.”   RedTV | Click here to watch Joe's interview in full

“Working with the manager is definitely something which attracted me to the club, he has got a good reputation so I am looking forward to working with him and also with Gordon Marshall the goalkeeping coach who also has a good reputation within the game.   “I’ve got a few friends who have played in Scotland and a friend of mine Kevin McNaughton was here. He told me that it’s a great club and Aberdeen is a great place and that I’d really enjoy it. So I had no concerns about coming up here. I’m looking forward to pre-season and getting my head down and working hard.   “The European games were a massive attraction. Hopefully we can get through the first few rounds and get as far as we can. From what I’ve been told we’ve had a tough route the last few years so hopefully with a few decent draws we can go as far as we can.   “A lot of goalkeepers when they get into their late 20’s and 30’s become better players so hopefully I can do the same.”   RedTV | Click here to watch Joe's interview in full