Sligo Rovers have announced that Seamus Sharkey has re-signed for the 2018 season as Gerard Lyttle continues to build his squad for the new campaign.
It brings it to 10 players following yesterday’s contract extension for Greg Moorhouse.
Sharkey joined the club in May as a free agent after overcoming long-term injury and ended up a key player in the #bitored defence, playing 18 games that included seven clean sheets as Rovers stayed in the Premier Division.
He formed a partnership with another Donegal man, Kyle Callan-McFadden, that was telling in the strong run of form in the final series of matches.
Sharkey said: “It was a blessing really because my career looked to be in jeopardy. I came over for two weeks, did well and ended up being nominated for Player of the Year.
“When Ger came in, training was hard. It was double sessions for the squad, he saw something he obviously didn’t like and wanted us to work hard. I got in the team for the final set of games after being in and out a bit. The run we went on was brilliant.
“Sligo is a great club to allow you to totally focus on your football. Everything is geared towards what you do in training and it’s a very relaxed environment too. The group are the nicest I’ve been with. We’re close and the spirit is there every day before we train. When we get out there it’s all business and if we could repeat the form we showed in the last series of matches then obviously it’ll be a much different season.
“I’m really happy to know where my future is and to get that done as soon as possible. You see the likes of Rhys signed up who as Ger says gelled us together and Craig Roddan who really proved something to people. It has been two weeks off and I’m already looking forward to next year.”
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