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Hereford manager Paul Caddis has signed Stanley Anaebonam.
He is viewed as a replacement for Ryan McLean who has moved to AFC Wimbledon.
Anaebonam was a trainee with IK Start back in Norway before heading to England in 2016. He featured for AFC Wulfrunians during the 2017/18 season before linking up with Solihull Moors. Over the next two years he played for Moors Academy and Solihull United in the Midland Football League before linking up with Redditch United in January 2020.
The covid pandemic then disrupted football significantly for over a year, but Anaebonam returned to action with a move in September 2021 to League Of Ireland club Shelbourne (where the league is played in the summer). The First Division side won promotion back to the Irish Premier Division for the 2022 season as champions a month later and he agreed to stay on for the new campaign.
He had trials for Yeovil Town in the summer of 2022 before signing for Truro City ahead of the start of the 2022/23 season, but in October 2022 he returned to the Midlands and joined Hednesford Town where he quickly impressed.
Later he moved to Stourbridge.
“Stan is a player we have kept a close eye on for the past month or
so and now we have had the opportunity to bring him into our squad, we
are extremely pleased to get him," said Caddis.
“Obviously with Ryan McLean moving on – we all wish him the very best of luck with his transfer to AFC Wimbledon – we have acted quickly, but precisely, in bringing Stan into the club.
“Stan has the physical attributes we were looking for in the wide area and possesses great speed and power which we know will cause opposition problems. He is a down to earth and hard working player, with an eagerness to learn and get better everyday. We are very much looking forward to seeing him in a Bulls’ shirt.
“He is another player who we know supporters will be excited to watch and another player through the door to help us have a positive, energetic and bright season, in what’s a huge rebuild at this great club."