We are pleased to announce that Dylan Graham has signed a contract extension at the club.
The 20-year-old goalkeeper arrived at Inver Park last July following a stint with Premier League side Everton where he featured regularly in their underage teams.
Having previous Sports Direct Premiership at Ballymena United, where he made his debut against Glentoran at just 16 years old, the young shot stopper seen Inver Park as the perfect destination to continue his development.
Dylan made one senior appearance for the club during the 2024/25 campaign and kept a clean sheet in a 3-0 victory over Queen’s University in the Co. Antrim Shield. In January, Dylan spent a brief spell on loan at NIFL Championship side Ballyclare Comrades in January before being recalled to cover Joe Besant’s injury which ruled him out for the reminder of the campaign.
Having put pen to paper, Dylan will be looking to continue his development working alongside Goalkeeper Coach Alan Mannus and the rest of the senior coaching team.
Speaking on the contract extension, first team Manager Nathan Rooney said:
“I am really happy that Dylan has agreed terms to continue his development under our very experienced Goalkeeping Coach, Alan Mannus.
“Dylan this season must now, for his own development as a player, push hard to gain opportunities to play in a good amount of games and provide that competition in training every single day.
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“Dylan’s physicality and presence in goal is evident to see and I am really looking forward to adding to his game further so he can really push on and prove his full ability, both on and off pitch, and learn from our incredible number one Rohan Ferguson.”
