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Underage star Killian Cahill reveals he joined Leyton Orient on the advice of Ireland teammate
IRELAND Under-21 goalkeeper Killian Cahill revealed Josh Keeley's reference convinced him to join Leyton Orient from Brighton.
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The Meath native had been at Brighton since 2022
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Keeley had a impressive season for the O's even popping up with a goal
The former Shamrock Rovers academy product joined the Seagulls as an 18-year-old where he trained with the first team and featured in EFL Trophy games.
But he has switched to Brisbane Road keen to get first-team experience in a side that only missed out on promotion from League One last season in the play-off final.
Cahill said: 'I can't wait to get going and I'm really excited to join Leyton Orient. I spoke to Josh a lot last season, so feel like I know quite a bit about the club already.
'His journey here last season is a real inspiration; coming in as a young goalkeeper to fight for his place and taking his chance when it came.
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'If I get an opportunity to play then I want to take it and help the club to have another good season.'
'We needed to add a couple of goalkeepers to our squad with Josh Keeley and Sam Howes departing, and Killian will add real competition to that department.
'Killian is a long-term investment for the football club, and we are continuing with our recruitment process with the start of pre-season approaching us."
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