Former Hereford United player Sam Clucas has returned to the EFL by signing for his hometown club League One Lincoln City. Clucas had been at National League side Oldham Athletic since October 2024 after failing to find a club after leaving Rotherham United in the summer.
A statement on the Lincoln City website says:
City have completed the signing of experienced midfielder Sam Clucas until the end of the season.
The 34-year-old has more than 500 competitive matches under his belt, with more than £23million spent on transfer fees to secure his services, across an illustrious career including two spells in the Premier League with Hull City and Swansea, after previously being in City’s Academy.
The Lincoln-born player has returned to the LNER Stadium until the conclusion of the 2024/25 season, with a club option to extend the contract for a further 12 months.
His career has largely been spent in the top two tiers, having played for Hull City and Swansea City in the Premier League and more than 100 games for Stoke City in the Sky Bet Championship. Last season he was in the Championship with Rotherham United and, after leaving the Millers in the summer, has spent the past two months at Oldham Athletic.
Head coach Michael Skubala said: “This is a different type of signing for the club but a clever one in that Sam is ‘coming home’ towards the end of a fantastic career, wanting to contribute on and off the pitch. He will add knowledge, experience and leadership to the group as well as his undoubted quality.
“Once we can get him up to speed, we also know that Sam can provide us with cover and competition in a vital area of the pitch. He will also help our younger players with the standards that he will set on the training pitch every day.”
Clucas was at Edgar Street from 2011-2013 making 58 league appearances and scoring 8 goals. He signed for Mansfield Town on a tribunal fee after deciding not to sign a new contract at Edgar Street.
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