Ex-Celtic midfielder Dylan McGeouch signs for Irish club

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·13 November 2025

Ex-Celtic midfielder Dylan McGeouch signs for Irish club

Ex-Celtic midfielder Dylan McGeouch has joined Ballymena United, bringing his time as a free agent to an end…

Dylan McGeouch has joined Ballymena United. Photo Ballymena United

The 32-year-old – who featured in the academy setups of both Celtic and theRangers – has agreed to a short-term contract with Ballymena amid an injury crisis at the NIFL Premiership club, who currently sit seventh place in their domestic league.

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Dylan McGeouch of Celtic and Mark Tierney of Norwich City during the pre-season friendly match between Celtic and Norwich City, at Celtic park on July 24, 2012 (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)

McGeouch departed Celtic in 2015 for Hibernian, later joining Sunderland in 2018, before returning to Scotland with Aberdeen and then heading back to England for periods with Forest Green Rovers and most recently, Carlisle United.

The midfielder earned two caps for Scotland in 2018, both during matches overseen by then-national team manager Alex McLeish.

Dylan McGeouch of Scotland U21 beats Andre Wisdom of England U21 during the Kick It Out International between England U21 and Scotland U21 at Bramall Lane on August 13, 2013. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

During his time as a free agent, McGeouch has spent time as a pundit on Clyde 1 SSB. Articulate and knowledgeable, he’ll not have any issues getting a gig in punditry after he hangs up his boots.

Speaking via Ballymena’s official club website, McGeouch said: “The opportunity came up to talk to the guys behind the scenes here, and I jumped at the chance to be able to come and help this squad and club going forward.

“Experience is something hopefully I can bring on and off the pitch. I’ve been at a lot of good clubs and still think I have a lot to give. One of the selling points was that the club have a lot to play for. We’re looking to compete and get into that top six, along with the cup competitions, and it’s exciting times.”

Dylan McGeouch of Celtic Glasgow controls the ball during the Pre Season Friendly between SK Rapid Wien and Celtic Glasgow at Gerhard-Hanappi-Stadium on July 6, 2014 in Vienna, Austria. (Photo by Christian Hofer/Getty Images)

Ballymena boss Jim Ervin said: “It’s well documented the injury list we have, and it seems to be increasing week by week, so it’s great to get another body available to us, but it’s more about the experience he brings.'”

He added: “He’s one we’ve been looking at for a number of weeks, and he’s come in as a free agent, so he is able to play straight away. The desire Dylan showed when we started conversations struck me straight away. He could’ve held fire to see what came up in January, but he was happy with what we discussed with him. He’s a quality player and we’re looking forward to seeing him on the pitch.”

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