BOHEMIAN FC HAVE signed the Kenyan International, attacking midfielder Clarke Oduor.

The 27-year-old makes the move to Dublin having most recently been at Grimsby Town on loan from Bradford. Making his Grimsby debut in their EFL Cup shootout win over Manchester United, Oduor helped the club to the League Two play-offs last season, their highest league finish in 20 years.

Before that, he came through the academy system at Leeds before joining nearby Barnsley where he scored the injury-time goal that kept them in the Championship in 2020.

Signing on a one-year deal, Oduor, who has been capped four times by Kenya, comes to Dalymount Park with a wealth of experience at both Championship and League Two level in England.

He said: “It feels good to finally be here. It’s been in the works for a couple of months now, so I’m delighted I’m finally here. I’ve had really positive conversations with the manager over the course of that time about the plans here, what he thinks we can do and where I would fit into all of that.”

“I’m coming here on the back of the boys here having a really good season, and hopefully I can help add further to that next season. I like to bring creativity to teams, creating chances for myself and for the people around me. I like to be on the ball, and make things happen.

“It’s something new for me coming here and I’m really looking forward to it. I’ve been over to watch the team towards the end of this season and it was good for me to experience it all firsthand.

“I got to see how the boys play, what the stadium is like and what the atmosphere is like, and everything was really good. It’s a really good level here and I’m looking forward to getting started in pre-season now and showing what I can do.”

Manager Alan Reynolds said: “Clarke is a talented attacking midfielder, left-footed, with an eye for a pass. He’s a creative type, with really good box-to-box energy, and can play in any of the front three areas in midfield, out wide or the No 10.

“He is one we’ve been chasing for a long time. We watched him with Grimsby last season and we spoke over the summer about wanting to sign him for next season and getting pre-season here under his belt.

“We’ve done a lot of research on him, and we have spoken to numerous managers in League Two about the qualities he can bring to our squad. All the reports have been really positive and thankfully we have convinced him that coming to Ireland is the right move for him.

“He’s played at a really high level in England in the Championship with Barnsley, and we feel again that he has the experience and age profile to really help us strengthen and develop our squad, so we are looking forward to working with him when pre-season starts on 1 December.”