Cove Rangers sign Cameron Stewart on loan from Ipswich

🔵 We are delighted to announce the loan signing of central defender Cameron Stewart from Ipswich Town until the end of the 2023/24 campaign.

Welcome to Cove Rangers, Cameron 👋#CRFC

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"My agent and Paul were in contact, I came up last week and really liked the set-up, and I felt right away this was the place for me. I enjoyed my time with Crusaders, it felt like I was playing proper men's football there, and I was happy with how it went," Stewart told the club website.

"I'm ready for this move and can't wait to get started.

"I see this as a step-up, I've watched Scottish football for years and I think it's a good standard. It's going to be a good test for me at this stage of my career. I know there have been a lot of changes here this summer and I'm sure I'll settle in okay. For me personally, it's all about getting as much game time as I can and trying to help the club get back up to the Championship."

Manager Paul Hartley added: "He's another good defensive option, fits the profile of the type of player we've been trying to sign, is young and full of energy. He's a ball playing centre-half, but he's also aggressive and we liked what we saw of him last week.

"Cameron comes out of a good youth set-up at a big club, he'll have learned good habits, and this is a real opportunity for him to establish himself.

"He made an impact last week when he was here, we've studied a lot of his footage from last season, and I'm looking forward to working with him."