American Will Seymore joins Liam Buckley's Sligo ahead of 2020 campaign

Premier Division Sligo Rovers have confirmed the acquisition of United States midfielder Will Seymore ahead of the 2020 campaign at the Showgrounds.

Seymour joins the Bit O’Red after a stint with both Reno 1868 and FC Cincinnati, having featured in the middle of the park with former Sligo star Richie Ryan at the former.

“It feels great to be here,” the 27-year-old told Sligo’s media team. “This has been in the works for a while and I’m really excited now that it is done. I can’t wait to get started.

“I grew up playing English academies and moved to back to the US. Liam’s style of play and the way he wants to play attracted me here.

“He told me about the upsides of the club and the potential. He spoke about the things we could achieve, and I like to win.

“One of the things I hope to bring is my mentality. Off the field I’m pretty easy going but on the field I’m aggressive, determined and want to win at all costs.

“I can’t wait to build a connection with my team-mates and start the season on the right foot.”

And as Sligo’s 16th signing of the off-season – Liam Buckley is pleased to acquire the signing of the former Vancouver Whitecaps player.

“Will is someone I’ve tracked for a couple of years,” Buckley told his club’s media team.

“I think he is equipped to do very well in this league. He fits exactly into how we want to play. His range of passing, and his overall ability in that area, is why we’ve brought him here.



“It’s a small market here in Ireland in terms of recruitment. We’ve had the likes of Romeo, Lewis Banks, that have come in and done very well and I hope Will can rival them.

“Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers will hoover up the best out of contract players in Ireland. We will always look for the best value that we can get, wherever that may be.

“I expect to sign one more player, I’m not going to put a timescale on that at the moment. From there we will look at things.

“We’ve tried to plan ahead. We believe the off-season programmes are working for the lads and when we start in January we’ll start as a finalised group or as close to it as possible.”