Nathan doing

Cliftonville Football Club are delighted to announce the signing of Nathan Gartside.

The 24-year-old goalkeeper joins from Derry City, for whom he played for four years following a spell at Watford.

A former Northern Ireland Under-21 international, Gartside – who began his career with Institute – was called into Ian Baraclough’s senior international squad early last year and arrives at Solitude on the eve of a new Danske Bank Premiership campaign, subject to international clearance and associated formalities.

“Nathan is a quality young player who will add to what we’ve already got in the squad,” said boss Paddy McLaughlin.

“I’ve watched his progress with Derry for a number of years now and he has always impressed me. Every Manager wants serious competition for places right across his team and Nathan’s arrival only increases that in our changing room. He’s a hungry young player with big ambitions and that’s exactly what we want at Cliftonville.”