Stephen Kenny welcomes Simon Power to St. Patrick's Athletic

St Patrick's Athletic have added to their squad by signing winger Simon Power from Sligo Rovers on a two-year contract.

The 26-year-old, who has previously played under St Patrick’s manager Stephen Kenny for the Republic of Ireland U21s, brings a wealth of experience from both domestic and international football.

Power’s football journey began with Cabinteely in the League of Ireland in 2015, before he moved to UCD.

His career then took him abroad, where he joined Norwich City in the English Championship in 2018.

Following this, Power gained experience through loan spells in the Netherlands with Dordrecht and in Scotland with Ross County, before signing with Harrogate Town in League Two in 2021.

In 2022, he returned to Ireland with Shamrock Rovers, playing a role in their back-to-back Premier Division titles, and later joined Sligo Rovers for the 2024 season, scoring four goals across 19 appearances.

Speaking on his move, Power expressed excitement about joining St Pat’s and reuniting with Kenny, saying, "There is no other place to be right now than St Pat's...working under Stephen Kenny at the Ireland U21s was some of the best times of my career."

He added, "I want to come here and win."

Stephen Kenny welcomed the addition, noting Power's "electric pace" and describing him as "a very skilful footballer" with strong dribbling abilities and reliable crossing skills.

"Simon has always had electric pace, his recorded level of speed is on a par with Chiedozie Ogbene, but much more than that, he is a very skilful footballer, an exciting dribbler, and has added different facets to his game, playing off the right or the left wing. 

"His crossing ability has been of a high standard, so much so that he was taking all of the set pieces last season and he also scored four goals last season.

"Often with players of that level of explosive speed, injuries can be challenging, so we've got to formulate a programme that works for Simon with our medical and sport science team, so that he can maximise his potential.

"Simon played for me with the Ireland U21s in the Toulon tournament in 2019 against Mexico and Brazil, with Zack Elbouzedi and Jamie Lennon, and he will be a real addition to St Patrick's Athletic over the next few seasons."

Power is the first new signing for St Pat’s ahead of the 2025 season. Key players like Danny Rogers, Anto Breslin, and Jamie Lennon aslo have recently renewed their contracts.