Aidan Keena has hit the ground running for Sligo Rovers.
Westmeath's Aidan Keena has been rewarded for an excellent start upon his return to the League of Ireland by winning the SSE Airtricity Premier Division Player of the month award for March.
Derry City midfielder Will Patching finished second in the voting, while Cork City’s Aaron Bolger was third.
The Mullingar man made the move to the North-West in the close season after a few seasons in Scotland with Falkirk amongst others. He struck a hat-trick in Sligo's local derby against Finn Harps and is currently the leading scorer in the top flight with five goals.
“I’m delighted to win the award,” he said.
“It’s been a good start to the season for us and I’ve chipped in with a few goals.“I worked with Liam [Buckley] before at St Pat’s and I get on with him well, so I had no worries coming up here and I’ve fitted in brilliantly with the lads in the dressing room.
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He has gone some way to filling the void left by Johnny Kenny’s move to Celtic.
“It was a big loss when Johnny left and Sligo Rovers fans would have been looking to see how we were going to get goals, but I’ve had a good start so hopefully I can keep that going and they won’t be too worried,” Keena added.
“One of my aims for this season is the Golden Boot, but there are only six games gone and it’s a long season ahead.”
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