Canadian midfielder Matt Srbely joins Cork City on loan
Cork City announced the signing of Matt Srbely, on loan from Tampa Bay Rowdies for the 2022 season.
Cork City have continued to build for the upcoming League of Ireland campaign by adding Canadian midfielder Matt Srbely in a season-long loan deal from Tampa Bay Rowdies.
Manager Colin Healy’s connections with former Sunderland teammate Neil Collins forged the move as the latter is in charge of the side currently in the USL, the second American tier.
The 23-year-old went straight into training with the City squad this morning and should feature in Saturday’s pre-season friendly against top Premier Division side St Patrick’s Athletic.
He said: “I felt surprisingly good going into training this morning; I thought the jet lag was going to hit me harder to be honest! I felt good and I enjoyed it; it was a good session. I spoke to some Irish friends before coming over and they said the standard was good, so I came in expecting that.” “The move came about when Colin reached out to the manager and he told me about the opportunity, and I was very excited at the possibility of coming here. It didn’t take long for me to find out a lot about the club, the history, the trophies the club has won and I was excited to be a part of that.” Healy added of the player who was previously at Toronto FC: “I would know Neil Collins, the Tampa Bay manager, from Sunderland. We had heard that Matt might be available, so I spoke to Neil and Neil had a lot of good things to say about him. He’s a good player, an attacking midfielder, and he will add to us. He’s technically good, he’s got good fitness levels and he will strengthen us in midfield.”
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