St Mirren Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Northern Ireland international Conor McMenamin, subject to clearance, on a two-year deal with the club holding the option of a further year.
The 27-year-old joins from NIFL Premiership side Glentoran for an undisclosed fee. We'd like to thank Glentoran for their professionalism in getting the deal done.
Conor made 109 appearances for Glens after joining in January 2021 and made 67 goal contributions (42 goals and 25 assists). That came after a spell at Cliftonville between 2018-2021 where he netted 25 times in 72 matches. He also gained European football experience at both Glentoran and Cliftonville, playing in Europa League and Europa Conference League qualifying.
The versatile player received his first Northern Ireland call-up in June 2022 and has since been capped by the national side six times which included substitute appearances in their recent UEFA Euro Qualifying matches against Denmark and Kazakhstan.
Speaking to stmirren.com, Conor spoke of his delight at finally getting the deal done. He said: "I’m really looking forward to it.
"It’s been a long few weeks back-and-forth, and I’m really happy to have it over the line. I can’t wait to get going.
"The manager wants me to be who I am and play the way I can play. He knows my strengths and I’m going to try and bring my strengths to the team.
It’s a good league with a lot of good teams here. It’s a really competitive league and hopefully I can hit the ground running."
Manager Stephen Robinson was thrilled to capture the 27-year-old and praised Conor and his agents for their willingness to get the move sealed.
"It’s been a protracted negotiation but I have to pay a lot of credit to Conor himself and his agent Brian Adair and Keith Gillespie," the manager said.
"They made the deal work by taking a little bit less and sacrificing their agency fee and less wages than initially agreed. That shows a real desire to come to St Mirren.
We’re excited to have him. He’s arguably been the best player in the NIFL for two or three seasons now and was highly sought after. We’ve worked very hard for him and credit to the agents and the player. It’s really refreshing to see an attitude where money wasn’t everything to make the deal work and honesty from an agent.
We’ve signed a very good footballer that can play in numerous positions. He can play right through the middle, as a wing-back and in behind the striker, so we’ve got a really versatile player who can score goals and create chances.
"In certain games last year, we lacked a wee bit of brilliance where someone can score out of nothing. We're hopeful he’s the little spark you need sometimes in games like that."
