SCOTTISH MIDFIELDER SAM Stanton was this afternoon unveiled as a new signing of Dundalk FC for the season ahead.
The 26-year-old is a product of Hibernians’ academy system, earning his first-team debut as a 17-year-old during Pat Fenlon’s time in charge of the Edinburgh club.
After his stint with his hometown club was punctuated by loan moves, the left-sided midfielder moved to Dundee United on a permanent basis in 2018 and then joined the USL Championship outfit, Phoenix Rising for 2020.
“I had a phone call with Filippo Giovagnoli and I really liked what he said to me,” Stanton said on DundalkFC.com.
“Dundalk is a good club and I’m really excited to be here. I felt it was an opportunity I couldn’t really turn down.”
Meanwhile, sporting director Jim Magilton said:
“He will provide real competition and experience to an area of the pitch where we needed strengthening following recent departures and I know we are all really looking forward to working with him and developing his game even further.”
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Always was good to be a big battle but shorter season means the two games against Ulster carry so much. I feel for them that some serious names are missing as does Leinster but such is any season but especially this one with weird pre season some lads picking knocks more it seems. Hard game to call
@Scott Crossfield: we will see if leinster are a team who can get serious and bounce back. Lots of games so far have been easy enough. This one will not be one of those. I think conners will start at 7 as he seems to be able to stop the big carriers ulster have at 8 and 12 after that Ryan and baird with doris and ruddock, healy kelleher and porter make a seriously decent pack. They will need to step up or the league will slip them by