Hibs last night rewarded their long suffering supporters with an exciting last minute move in the January transfer window when former Aberdeen and Wigan midfielder Fraser Fyvie joined the club after agreeing a six-month deal.
Fyvie made his senior debut as a 16 year-old, becoming the youngest player ever to play for Aberdeen and actually won the man of the match award. He also became the youngest player to score a senior goal for the Dons when he netted against Hearts on 27 January 2010.
After a couple of serious injuries, Fyvie moved to Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee, believed to have been in the region of £500,000.
He has also spent two periods on loan to Yeovil Town and Shrewsbury Town.
The Scotland under-21 internationalist says he is excited about starting the next chapter of his career with the Easter Road club.
Last night he told the club website: “I’m really pleased to sign for Hibs – as soon as I heard about the opportunity it excited me.
“I was keen to head back up to Scotland and Hibs are a club going in the right direction, so everything about this move made sense.
“My first goal will be to earn a place in the starting line-up and then I want to help Hibs to achieve promotion.
“I can’t wait to get started here at Hibs and I’ve been really impressed with the manager’s vision for the future.”
Head Coach Alan Stubbs welcomed the news of Fyvie’s arrival and believes his latest signing will excite the club’s supporters.
Stubbs said: “We’re absolutely delighted to be able to add Fraser to the squad – he is a young player with tremendous quality and potential.
“It’s a great opportunity for Fraser and we’re delighted to give him an opportunity to be a part of what we’re trying to achieve here at Hibernian.”His arrival underlines our ambitions to kick on; it strengthens our squad and adds extra competition for places which will enable us to finish the season as strong as possible.
“Overall I’m delighted with the business we’ve managed to complete during the January transfer window and Fraser’s arrival is another signing that I believe will excite our fans.”
Leaving the club is striker Paul Heffernan who was released from his contract by mutual consent.
The 33-year-old scored five goals in 35 appearances – recording four starts during the 2014/15 season.
Everybody associated with the club would like to thank ‘Heff’ for his contribution and wish him all the best as he embarks on the next chapter of his career with Dundee.
Arrivals
Martin Boyle – loan from Dundee
Franck Dja Djedje
Tomas Cerny
Keith Watson – loan from Dundee United
Fraser Fyvie
Departures
Matthew Kennedy – loan spell ended
Jake Sinclair – loan spell ended
Alex Harris – loan to Dundee
Callum Booth – loan to Partick Thistle
Paul Heffernan – contract terminated by mutual consent
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
