Date: Mon 05 Jun 2023

By Steve Whitney

Leiston Bring in Northern Ireland International

Pitching In Southern League Premier Division Central club Leiston have completed the signing of former Northern Ireland international defender Chris Casement.

The 35-year-old joins the Blues from Isthmian League North Division side Stowmarket Town, where he was player-manager for a short spell at the tail end of last season.

He began his senior career with Ipswich Town for whom he played from 2005 to 2009, helped the Tractor Boys to win the FA Youth Cup and played 18 senior games as well as having loan spells with Millwall, Hamilton Academical and Wycombe Wanderers.

He played for Dundee from 2009 to 2010 played for Irish League sides Linfield and Portadown.

He also played internationally for Northern Ireland between 2007 and 2009, primarily for the under-21 team, and gained one full international cap against Italy in 2009.

Belfast-born, he will be a big addition to the Blues squad, as joint first team boss Chris Wigger told his club’s website: “From the first time I spoke to him, I knew he was a player for me.

“Chris is someone that Darren Eadie and I have admired for some time, and this is not the first attempt we have made at signing him.

“We are happy he has chosen to join us now. He will bring his experience and winning mentality to our squad, and we’re delighted to have him on board”.

Leiston Web Site

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