Mikey Place departs Finn Harps for Carrick Rangers

Mikey Place has left Finn Harps for NIFL Premiership side Carrick Rangers.

The 27-year-old spent one season back at Finn Harps in 2025, making 26 appearances and scoring once.

Place previously played for the Harps in 2018, helping them to promotion, and he spent a played in the Premier Division in 2019 before moving to Galway United and then Ballymena United.

Place will be eligible to make his debut this weekend against Queen’s University in the Irish Cup.

Former Finn Harps loanee Luke O’Brien is also playing for the Carrickfergus club, who are second bottom in the NIFL Premiership, seven points clear of Glenavon.

On joining Carrick Rangers, Mikey Place said: “I’m really excited to be joining the club & working with Stephen. It’s a great opportunity and I’m looking forward to getting started, meeting everyone, and contributing to the team.”

Manager Stephen Baxter added: “I'm delighted to announce the signing of Mikey Place to Carrick Rangers. We're delighted to get him in because he's a very versatile player with the ability to play both off the right and the left, and the wing back positions, and double up at right back. Mikey is a very intelligent footballer with a great touch with a lot of pace off both sides. 

“We've tracked him over the last two or three years as a player, he’s someone I tried to sign three or four seasons ago so we're very aware of his talents.

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“I spoke to David Jeffrey who brought Mikey to Ballymena United, he strongly recommended getting him in here because he knows of his talent.

“We are all looking forward to seeing Mikey have a really good career at Carrick Rangers.”