Niall Currie delighted as 'young man with great potential' joins Portadown
Portadown manager Niall Currie believes Gideon Tetteh is “exactly what we needed” after the former Shamrock Rovers winger became his latest recruit.
Tetteh made two League of Ireland Premier Division appearances for Rovers in 2022 and also featured on the European stage, playing twice in their Europa League qualifying campaign.
The 20-year-old was most recently on the books of Athlone Town, initially joining on loan for the 2024 campaign, scoring four times in 34 league matches.
Tetteh racked up a further 36 First Division appearances last term after making his Athlone transfer permanent, netting another six goals as Athlone finished in sixth, just three points adrift of the play-off positions.
He joins Josh Carson and Jack Scott as January arrivals at Portadown and Currie is excited by Tetteh’s potential.
"We’re delighted to get Gideon, he’s a young man with great potential,” said Currie. “He’s an exciting out and out wide player who can go past people and that’s exactly what we needed in terms of bolstering the squad.
“Again, thank you to my board for their continued backing as we aim to improve the squad and kick on for the second half of the season.”
Tetteh could make his Portadown debut on Saturday when Currie’s men face Championship table-toppers Annagh United in the Irish Cup fifth round.
On his move, Tetteh said: “I’m delighted to be here at such a big club and hope to contribute to the team and show what I can do.”