Redditch United are pleased to announce the return of Dan Sweeney, having agreed terms for the 2026/27 season.
The proven goalscorer returns to the Reds having had two previous spells with us, a short stint in 2019-2020 where he made 5 appearances on a loan spell before signing in the 2021-22 season, where he went on to make 44 appearances, scoring 16 goals.
Of players that have made 20 or more appearances for the Reds (since 2015-16), Sweeney ranks as our 4th highest for goals per game (0.37), with 18 goals in 49 appearances.
Manager, Mike Fowler, said:
“I’m absolutely buzzing to get Dan in the building. He’ll add fantastic attributes to our front line that is already strong – he’ll bring goals, a physical presence, character and personality.
The idea behind the signing is that it can only have happened one way – it had to be on our terms. What we’re offering Dan is something that is far greater than money and that’s support, care and the opportunity to correct some of the opinions surrounding him and question marks that people have had over him. It’s down to him to prove that all of those people are wrong. He doesn’t have to prove anything to me, he’s a proven goalscorer – no one ever says he can’t score goals or he’s not a good player, he’s one of the best at the level, if not the level above, so we’ll be lucky to have him in our squad. It shows character that he wants to come back and prove people wrong after some of the stick he’s had previously.
He’ll add no end of positives to what we do and I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do together.”
Welcome back to the Reds, Dan.
Keep your eyes peeled for another returning face tomorrow…
Interested in sponsoring Dan for the 2026/27 season? Email commercial@redditchunited.co.uk to enquire.
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