✍️ Galway United Signal Former Spurs Midfielder Axel Piesold
Galway United are delighted to announce the signing of 20-year-old English midfielder Axel Piesold forward of the second half of the 2025 SSE Airtricity League Premier Division marketing campaign.
The previous Tottenham Hotspur academy expertise arrives at Eamonn Deacy Park following the expiration of his contract at Premier League facet Luton City. He most lately impressed throughout a mortgage spell with Cliftonville within the NIFL Premiership, serving to the Belfast outfit qualify for the UEFA Convention League preliminary rounds.
🇬🇧 From London to Galway
Born in London, Piesold got here by way of the Spurs academy ranks and featured prominently at U18 degree earlier than a quick stint with non-league facet Dunstable City. He joined Luton City in January 2023, the place he gained priceless first-team publicity, together with a number of appearances in Premier League matchday squads throughout the 2023/24 season — towards the likes of Manchester Metropolis, Arsenal, Aston Villa, and Tottenham Hotspur.
“Wanting again, that was an excellent expertise. I really feel actually fortunate to have completed that, actually, and it’s one thing I’ll bear in mind for a very long time,” Piesold advised Galway United media.
🇮🇪 Time in Eire: Cliftonville Success
Axel spent the 2024/25 season on mortgage at Cliftonville within the NIFL Premiership, the place he made 24 league appearances and have become a agency fan favorite at Solitude.
He scored a very important aim within the European play-off ultimate victory over Coleraine, serving to the Reds safe their place on this summer season’s UEFA Convention League qualifiers. In March, he additionally lifted his first senior silverware as Cliftonville gained the BetMcLean Cup after defeating Glentoran at Windsor Park.
“Coming to Cliftonville on mortgage was actually good for me as a result of it gave me males’s video games and launched me to what males’s soccer was actually like,” stated Piesold.
🗣️ First Phrases as a Tribesman
Talking to Galway United media, Axel shared his delight at securing the transfer:
“I’m glad to get it over the road and actually excited to get began. After talking with the supervisor and seeing how the membership has progressed during the last 18 months, it simply felt proper. I actually needed to be a part of it.”
“I’m a technical midfielder. I prefer to get on the ball, play ahead passes, and carry the ball up the pitch. I get pleasure from displaying my vary of passing. Out of possession, I prefer to press and be aggressive.”
— Axel Piesold, Galway United
⚙️ What to Count on
Piesold is a inventive, hard-working central midfielder with a excessive soccer IQ. His background with Tottenham’s youth system and time round top-flight gamers at Luton have formed his taking part in model, combining technical high quality with off-the-ball aggression and a powerful engine.
Galway United followers can look ahead to a midfielder who will drive ahead with goal, hyperlink play, and produce added vitality and composure to the center of the park.
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