Northern Ireland goalkeeper offered new contract by Plymouth Argyle with final decision to be made
Northern Ireland goalkeeper Conor Hazard has been offered a new contract by League One outfit Plymouth Argyle with his current deal set to expire this summer.
Hazard has established his spot as number one choice at Home Park under former Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley, making 29 league appearances last term.
The 28-year-old has spent the past three seasons with Plymouth after joining from Scottish giants Celtic in 2023 and has played 81 times in the league for Argyle – 52 of those were in the Championship.
Plymouth narrowly missed out on an opportunity to seal immediate promotion back to England’s second-tier after finishing eighth, two points adrift of a play-off position.
Hazard’s contract is set to expire this summer, but in their recently published retained list, Plymouth have confirmed they’ve offered the Downpatrick native fresh terms – a final decision has yet to be made.
Former Cliftonville youngster Hazard has been a consistent presence in Northern Ireland’s senior squad across recent years, earning 11 caps to date – he started in March’s friendly draw against Wales.
Hazard is competing against Pierce Charles and Bailey Peacock-Farrell for international honours and feels the quality of Northern Irish goalkeepers is improving the collective group.
He said last year: "At international level you're always going to be performing against the best and luckily we have three or four top goalkeepers in Northern Ireland at the moment and we're all here to try and get that number one spot.”