Portadown Football Club is delighted to announce that Ahu Obhakhan has signed a contract extension to remain at the club until the summer of 2026.
The striker arrived at Shamrock Park in July and has scored 6 goals in 15 appearances since making his debut against Glentoran on 17 August.
The 27 year old striker from Drogheda played for Shelbourne at underage level before leaving for America in 2015 and attending Farleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. He was named in the NEC All-Conference First Team in 2017 and became the first player in the University’s history to be named a CoSIDA Academic All-American, he was also named the NEC Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year two years in a row.
In 2019 Ahu signed a professional contract to play with Unión Deportive Ciudad de Torredonjimeno, known as UDC Torredonjimeno, in the Jaén province of Spain but returned home in early 2020 to join Institute before joining Drogheda in September 2021 and moving on to Glebe North a year later.
On Obhakhan signing a new deal, Ports manager Niall Currie commented
We’re delighted Ahu has committed to us for next season as we feel it’s very important to protect our assets and continue to build for the years ahead without a constant turn over of players after every season.
He has made a fantastic contribution to us so far and we believe he is as good a focal point striker that we could ever have wished for when we brought him in.
We’re delighted he sees us in his future, as we do him.
I’d also like to place on record our thanks to Shane Dolan, our scout in the Republic of Ireland, for recommending Ahu to us and his ongoing work in sourcing the best players available to Portadown down south.