Padraig Amond signs new multi-year contract with Waterford FC
Waterford FC's after Padraig Amond scoring against Drogheda United at the RSC back in May. Photo: Noel Browne.
Carlow Nationalist columnist Padraig Amond has penned a new multi year contract with Waterford FC with the striker confirming that he is "delighted" to remain at the club for the foreseeable future after signing at the start of the SSE Airtricity's Men's Premier Division campaign.
After playing over 30 games to date this season, Amond has hit 12 league goals, and he'll be hoping that he can get back on the goalscoring table when the Blues entertain Dundalk FC at the RSC this Friday night.
Speaking on the new deal, Amond said: “I’m really pleased to have signed a new deal at Waterford FC. To be involved with such a talented group of young players that we have at the club at the moment is brilliant and everyone is striving to do the best that they can do for the club.
"Working under the manager and his staff every day is great and I am delighted to continue with it. Since I have come back both my family and I have been welcomed so much by the club and I am really proud to represent the club. We have a huge couple of months ahead of us as we try to bring European football for the supporters and people of Waterford, and we will do everything in our power to try and make that happen.”
Waterford FC Head Coach Keith Long was delighted to secure the services of Padraig Amond for the coming seasons, stating: “We’re delighted to extend Podge’s contract. He’s been a really important player for us since he’s come to the club in January. He’s been equally as important off the pitch for us in terms of his influence around the dressing room, the way he mentors some of the younger players & how he speaks to the players. He’s been extremely helpful for the staff, and obviously his performances on the pitch have warranted an extension of his contract.
"It’s great for us as a club to move forward with Podge. Even at 36-years of age, you can see how professional he is, how he looks after himself, how high his level of performance has been since he’s come to Waterford. I think the fans will be delighted to understand that as a club we want to move forward, and the extension of Podge’s contract is a sign of that.”
