Prolific goalscorer joins Derry City from Dundalk
Derry City have announced the signing of Patrick Hoban from Dundalk ahead of the 2024 SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division season.
The 32-year old has been one of the country’s most prolific strikers for well over a decade and his addition will be seen as a huge boost to Ruaidhri Higgins’ squad ahead of the new season.
The striker will leave Oriel Park as the club’s record goalscorer – 150 goals from 296 appearances – a three-time SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division winner, a two-time FAI Cup winner and a legend whose name will be etched in the pages of Dundalk FC history forever.
After arriving from Mervue United in December 2012, ‘The Hobanator’ went on to become an instant favourite with the Oriel Park faithful, scoring 15 times in his debut season with the club.
He continued to go from strength to strength and in 2014 he became the first player in the club’s history to score 20 goals in a Premier Division season as Dundalk ended a 19-year wait to be crowned league champions.
A three-year spell in England followed before the Loughrea native returned to Oriel for the 2018 season and he went on to bag a record 29 league goals as Stephen Kenny’s side secured another league and FAI Cup double.
A four-trophy haul followed in 2019 as Dundalk, with Hoban as club captain, retained the league title and added the League Cup, the Unite The Union Cup and the FAI President’s Cup to the trophy cabinet.
