Shevlin Stays

COLERAINE FC is excited to announce that Matthew Shevlin has signed a new three-year contract with the club…

The extension will see the striker remain at The Showgrounds until the end of the 2024/25 campaign.

Shevlin joined the club in January 2021 and has made 60 appearances, scoring 24 times since arriving from Linfield.

The 23-year-old has netted 20 times so far this campaign, including strikes in the Europa Conference League and BetMcLean League Cup final.

Bannsiders boss Oran Kearney expressed his delight at the news and has challenged the Ballymena native to hit the heights of this season moving forward.

“We always knew Matthew had potential and when he signed, it seemed like he had been around the league for a long time after making his debut at 15-years-old,” he said.

“All he needed was sustainability in terms of games and he has got that here.

“He is a number nine who can score goals and he is able to stretch defences, as well as add physicality which ticks a lot of boxes.

“His progress has probably come quicker than we thought and to score 20 goals in a season is no mean feat but he will be the first to admit that there are still aspects of his game he can get even better at.

“Matthew has a hunger to kick on, he has been brilliant for us and contracts like these are won on the pitch.

“We’ve probably had a frustrating second half of the season as a group but Matthew has done well individually and it’s important he builds on that moving ahead.”