Kane Hester

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Kane Hester

Arbroath striker Kane Hester has today completed a move to Elgin City.

Kane will reunite with Elgin Assistant Manager and former Lichtie Keith Gibson who knows Kane well after taking him on loan at Broughty Ferry during the 2016/2017 season.

Kane has long been a favourite with the Lichtie support but with Arbroath current top scorers in all of the SPFL and the team playing so well it has been hard to break into the team.

19 year-old Kane joined the Lichties in July 2015 when he was signed by Todd Lumsden from Arbroath Vics after scoring 27 goals in one season.

Kane made an instant impact by scoring against Dundee United on his debut followed by the winner against Exeter City then a double against Fraserburgh in pre-season friendlies.

He went on to score against Forfar in the Forfarshire Cup then netted against Clyde, Stirling Albion, Queen’s Park and Berwick Rangers making 3 competitive starts and 23 appearances from the bench.

In the 2016/2017 season Kane netted against East Fife in the Irn-Bru Cup but only made 2 competitive starts and 9 substitute appearances but had a spell with Broughty Ferry on loan before joining Montrose Roselea until the end of the season.

Kane scored against Aberdeen in the first pre-season friendly of the 2017/2018 season before netting in the league against Albion Rovers, Forfar Athletic and Airdrieonians making 14 appearances from the bench.
Kane also went out on loan to Albion Rovers in the second half of the season where he made 7 appearances and scored against Stranraer and Ayr United.

This season Kane scored a spectacular goal against Heart of Midlothian at Gayfield and then notched another goal against Huntly during pre-season before scoring against Alloa Athletic and Ross County in the Betfred Cup and then Montrose in the league. Kane made 5 starts this season and another 5 from the bench.

A brief loan spell with East Kilbride and then with Montrose Roselea ended at the end of the 2018 with Kane returning to Gayfield where he has been on the bench for the last 2 games.

However with Kane desperate to play first team football a move to Elgin City has been agreed.

Kane has been a professional on and off the field and juggled his football career whilst also working for the Fire Service and always been extremely popular with his team-mates and supporters alike.

We wish Kane all the very best in the next chapter of his football career and who knows, maybe one day he will return to Gayfield!

Good luck Kane-o!

C’mon the Lichties!

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