New Zealand pair land trials with Northern Ireland club Coleraine

Two New Zealand players are trialling with Coleraine who play in Northern Ireland’s top tier professional league.

Jason Clark.

Defender Jason Clark (21) and winger/striker Jordan Lamb (24) are trying to land contracts with the club who play in the NIFL Premiership.

Clark has played most recently for Bay Olympic, and has previously been with Auckland clubs Birkenhead United, Waitakere City, Waitemata, East Coast Bays, Manurewa and Central United,

Lamb last played for Hamilton Wanderers in New Zealand, and had stints with Australian clubs Cumberland United and Devonport City.

Main photo: Jordan Lamb at Coleraine’s ground, The Showgrounds.

Lamb moved to the United Kingdom last year and, in August, signed for English club Dunston, who play in the Northern Premier League Division One East.

As a youth player, he played for Taupo, Hawke’s Bay United, Melville United, Waitakere United, Waitakere City, Ngongotaha and Otumoetai.

UK-based agent Prince Lamona arranged the trials for the pair, having recently represented a number of New Zealanders seeking clubs in the United Kingdom.

Coleraine finished eighth in the 12-team NIFL Premiership last season.

They are currently in pre-season training, with a programme of nine friendlies before their first NIFL Premiership fixture, at Dungannon Swifts on Saturday August 11, 2024.

This story was first published on July 14, 2024.

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