Galway United are delighted to announce that Vinny Faherty has signed a new contract with the club for the 2020 SSE Airtricity League season.
The
32-year-old striker has scored 45 goals for the Tribesmen over fours spells at
Eamonn Deacy Park.
Faherty was
also on the books of St. Patrick's Athletic, Dundalk, Limerick and Sligo Rovers
in the League of Ireland.
The vastly
experienced front-man also played overseas with Moreland Zebras and PAEEK in
Australia and Cyprus respectively.
Galway United
manager Alan Murphy has put the final touches on his squad ahead of Friday's
season opener against Athlone Town at Eamonn Deacy Park.
“I'm very happy to complete our squad with the
re-signing of Vinny Faherty," Murphy explained to www.galwayunitedfc.ie.
"He's
got a wealth of experience in the league and he'll be huge for us in terms of
building our squad, both on and off the pitch.
"Vinny
has been in training with us and I'm delighted to be able to finalise his
signing. He played a lot of games last season and was a very positive influence
around the dressing room; he'll bring huge experience to our young squad.
"Vinny
is an identifiable player within the league and also within Galway and he's scored
some really important goals for Galway United and other clubs for several
years. He gives us that goal threat and the ability to play different tactics
also."
United have a
lot of firepower with Enda Curran, Mikey Place and Wilson Waweru already signed
for 2020, but Faherty believes that the competition will drive standards within
the squad.
"I'm
delighted to be back, I still feel I have a lot to offer. It’ll be tougher to
get game time but I’ve always relished the competition and I feel that competition
gets the best out of me.
"It’s a
very competitive squad, so hopefully we can all push each other. The idea of
being involved with this group, where the ambition is to get the club back
competing in the top division in the country, was one that I couldn’t turn
down.
"It’s
great as a Galway lad that has been coming to the games since I was a kid, to
be given the opportunity to play for the club and it’s one I don’t take for
granted."
