Ex-Falkirk striker scores winner on his debut for Sligo Rovers

Ex-Falkirk striker Aidan Keena kicked off his return to Irish football with a bang, scoring the winning goal for Sligo Rovers as they beat St Patrick’s Athletic 2-1 away from home in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
By Ben Kearney
Published 26th Feb 2022, 12:47 BST
Ex-Falkirk striker Aidan Keena applauds the Bairns support (Picture: Michael Gillen)Ex-Falkirk striker Aidan Keena applauds the Bairns support (Picture: Michael Gillen)
Ex-Falkirk striker Aidan Keena applauds the Bairns support (Picture: Michael Gillen)

Making his debut for the Bit O’Red, the hitman scored the second goal for the away side, latching onto a great pass in behind to cut past his man and score, with the aid of a deflection.

The Mullingar man, who left the Bairns a month ago, made his senior debut under Sligo boss Liam Buckley for St Pat’s in 2017 before moving to Hearts.

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An ex-Ireland under-21 international, he also had loan spells with Queen’s Park and Dunfermline Athletic.

After a spell at Hartlepool United, the 22-year-old joined Falkirk and managed eight goals in 38 appearances.

He was well liked by the Bairns support – but was allowed to leave to return to his homeland after head coach Martin Rennie brought in his new-look attack of Jaze Kabia, Anton Dowds and Leigh Griffiths.

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