Irish Premiership title challengers Coleraine have signed midfielder Ben Wylie from Portadown.
Wylie joins on a two-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee.
The 23-year-old joined Celtic from Linfield in 2020 and had loan spells at Ballymena United and Airdrie before a stint in Sweden with Ytterhogdals.
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He joined Cliftonville in January 2024 and made the switch to Portadown that August, where he has impressed for Niall Currie’s side.
Coleraine manager Ruaidhri Higgins said that Portadown had given Wylie “a foundation to really play and express himself”.
“I think we’re going to get the benefits of it as his potential is now coming to the fore and we’ve got a really talented midfield player, who’s not just talented, but he has an edge about him as well,” Higgins said.
“I think that’s really important in what we’re trying to do.”
Wylie said he was excited to return to full-time football and his aim “is to win trophies”.
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“I feel I know the league pretty well and I feel like I know what I have to do to be at my best every week.
“At the end of the day, I came here to win trophies. That was the aim the manager told me and that’s what I want to do.”
Portadown said it wished Wylie well for the future and thanked him for his time at Shamrock Park.
Wylie is the second arrival at the Coleraine Showgrounds of the window after the Bannsiders announced the signing of former Derry City striker James Akintunde.
