A title-winning former Celtic and Scotland star has finally found a new club.
The midfield ace is back in football after a SIX-MONTH spell without a club.
Dylan McGeouch was one of the most talked about youngsters in Scottish football.
Growing up a Celtic fan, he spent time in the Hoops youth system before moving to Rangers in 2008.
Highly rated as a teenager, he was with the Ibrox club for three years before returning to Celtic.
Both Old Firm managers at the time, Neil Lennon and Walter Smith, were keen for McGeouch to be a part of things are their respective clubs.
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Just months after returning to the Celts, McGeouch got his first team bow.
Aged 18, he came on as a substitute in a win over Motherwell in November 2011.
In just his second Celtic appearance, he scored a stunning solo goal in a thumping 5-0 victory against St Mirren.
McGeouch would appear sporadically during the remainder of that season and the following 2012/13 campaign.
He would become a two-time SPL champion with the Hoops winning the league title in both of those seasons.
However, his Celtic career would never really take off from then on and after a loan stint at Coventry City he moved to Hibs.
An initial loan move was turned permanent and McGeouch would spend four years at Easter Road.
He earned a Scotland call-up towards the end of his time with Hibs and has been capped twice.
McGeouch spent 18 months with Sunderland before returning to Scotland with Aberdeen in 2020.
After a trial with Livingston failed to result in a contract, McGeouch headed for the third tier in England once again with Forest Green.
He spent the last two years with Carlisle United but was released at the end of last season after the club’s relegation from the EFL.
McGeouch’s exit from Carlisle was confirmed on May 16 and he has been without a club since.
However, that has now changed.
McGeouch has headed for Northern Ireland where he’s joined NIFL Premiership outfit Ballymena United.
The exact length of the deal hasn’t been announced but the club say it’s a short term contract amid a midfield injury crisis.
Speaking after joining Ballymena, 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.
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“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.”
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