Yengi Player of the Year as Morris and Healy Help Loan Clubs to Titles Thursday, 3rd Nov 2022 15:18 On-loan Blues forward Tete Yengi has been named his loan club VPS’s Player of the Year following the completion of Finnish season. Australian Yengi joined Town in September last year following a trial after coming to the club via a contact of the club’s head of sports science Andy Costin, also an Australian, having left A-League side the Newcastle Jets. The 21-year-old Adelaide-born frontman featured regularly for the U23s after joining Town and was on the bench for the Papa Johns Trophy tie against Gillingham in October last year without making it on to the field. He joined VPS in April and during his season with the Vaasa-based club, Yengi, whose Town contract is up next summer, scored seven goals and claimed 11 assists in 27 matches as his side missed out on a place in the Europa Conference League in a play-off. His loan officially ends on November 15th, then he is set for a holiday before returning to the Blues, who will then decide whether to send him out on loan again in January with a second spell at VPS possible.
Fellow striker Ben Morris, 23, is set to finish his loan spell with Swedish side GAIS on Saturday when the Gothenburg side host IFK Malmö having already secured the Ettan Södra (third tier) title. Academy product Morris scored four times in 28 games.
Midfielder Matt Healy has spent the summer with hometown club Cork City as they topped the League of Ireland First Division (second tier). The 20-year-old scored four goals in 27 starts in all competitions as well as recording nine assists for the side managed by unrelated former Blues midfielder Colin Healy.
Photo: ITFC Please report offensive, libellous or inappropriate posts by using the links provided.
You need to login in order to post your comments |
Blogs 295 bloggersIpswich Town Polls[ Vote here ] |