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Didn't find any similar thread to this, thought it might be nice to keep tabs on ex-LOI players who are not plying their trade in the big leagues.
I'll start with Ayman Ben Mohamed, now with Esperance in Tunisia (has been for a while). Some change from playing in LOI grounds to playing in this. Sounds pretty fluent in Arabic also.
Capped for the Tunisian national team also, made his debut a couple of months ago.
As Espérance have won the African Champions League some weeks ago, they are participating in this year's FIFA Club World Cup. So Ayman Ben Mohamed might get some game time there.
Surprisingly, he's not the only Ex-LOI player at this year's Club World Cup: Eric Molloy got some minutes on the pitch for Team Wellington in their defeat to Al-Ain.
Henry Cameron too.Quote:
Originally Posted by sidewayspasser
Ibrahim Keita who spent 2017 season with Harps currently playing for Primram in the Czech First League.
Couple of former Harps men over in the States playing college football too.
Saw Kristjan Adorjan got a 120th-minute penalty for Virtus Entella away to Genoa in the Coppa Italia last week to make it 3-3 on the night and take it to penalties. Adorjan scored the first in a 7-6 win
Shane McFaul seems to have had a well travelled career. In a way you can say a dream, may not have earned a huge amount of money but traveling the globe playing ball. Recently signed a two year deal with a club in the states I think (?)
Rohan Ricketts worth a mention here. He won the league at Rovers in 2011, including an important winner when they beat Derry late on that season. He's quite the character, but I think he could have done with a better agent.... he played in Moldova, Hungary, Bangladesh, Ecuador, etc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohan_Ricketts
I don't understand how that career is even remotely possible tbh. I don't really do autobiographies, but that's one I might make an exception for
Former Limerick captain/Irish international (just about) Joe Gamble finished his playing career in Brunei before coming back to be a coach. Won the league there too I think. I recall there were rumours he was being paid a relatively huge amount of money to do so, but I don't know how true they were. I presume it must have been substantial enough for him to go that far.
That wikipedia photo is funny, more like an album cover photo.Quote:
Originally Posted by seand
Crazy career also, a handful of games here and there for clubs you've never heard of. 12 clubs in the last 8 years, and 12 games was the most he played for any of them.
And that after a relatively decent start to his career.
Ex Harps forward Wilfried Tagbo is now playing for Proodeftiki Neolea in Greece having moved on from Avenir Beggen in Luxembourg.
Googling for the player with the most clubs found me this guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertie_Brayley 39 clubs in less than 17 years,. but mostly non-league sides. Thats like, what, three months a club? Some players just love to bounce around I suppose.Quote:
Originally Posted by osarusan
I saw Brayley a few time when he was doing the Essex footballing circuit. He wasnt that bad considering - being intellectually disabled it isnt a surprise that he didnt last long at clubs. I would seriously question the intellect of the club boards that made him manager!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter
the club ricketts is at now what country is he now in?Quote:
Originally Posted by seand
Says league 1 Ontario so Canada.
What was his learning disability ? It's a bit harsh to describe someone as 'intellectually disabled' if they had something like dyslexia or other relatively mild condition.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
Learning disability eg dyslexia as opposed to intellectually disabled eg IQ less than 75. While sounding similar in title they are different.Quote:
Originally Posted by EatYerGreens
Danny Ledwith currently plays for Southern United in New Zealand
http://www.southernunited.co.nz/team...edwith-2114195
Former Sligo and Harps player Pascal Millien has travelled quite a bit as well. According to Wikipedia, he's now in Thailand.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_Millien
Think he's back in the States these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by sidewayspasser
Ex Limerick Garbhan Coughlan and Tony Whitehead there too.Quote:
Originally Posted by RathfarnhamHoop
Richie Ryan, Niall McCabe, Iarlaith Davoren, Eamon Zayed, Paddy Barrett, James Chambers and Colin Falvey all in various USL sides
Add Mickey Funston to that list too ;););)Quote:
Originally Posted by Park_Lane
Ulster Senior League ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Park_Lane
Ended up playing 90 minutes in both Esperance's games, though the latter one went to extra time and penalties, which he missed out on.Quote:
Originally Posted by sidewayspasser
United Soccer League. Effective second tier in America (albeit with no promotion)Quote:
Originally Posted by EatYerGreens
Ciarán Kilduff is with Jacksonville Armada in the National Premier Soccer League, which is kind of the fourth tier there.
James Chambers got a mention in the current When Saturday Comes as the experienced head at Bethlehem Steel actually (USL, as noted above)
believe ciaran kilduff is linked with a move back to loi with cork city!Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
That would be a progressive move by Cork and would significantly improve their cutting edge that is badly blunted by the presence of Cummins and the absence of SadlierQuote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
Not in the slightest. Its not going to happen, Kilduff has apparently drawn down his tax rebate, but Kilduff isn't an uodrage on Cummins and would likely score less goals based on previous seasons.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ezeikial
We need a striker, but we need something different.
Not a far-flung place at all, but a Victor Ekanem was fined €15,000 yesterday for 489 unpaid M50 tolls. I wonder if it is the same lad as has been in and out of LOI over the years.
Think it is. Unlikely to be two people with that name from Navan.Quote:
Originally Posted by osarusan