Former Celtic striker Gary Hooper has joined a new club - in the seventh tier of English football.
The 36-year-old has signed for Kettering Town FC who compete in England’s Southern League Premier Division Central.
Hooper enjoyed a prolific spell at Parkhead, scoring 82 goals in 138 appearances and helping the club to two league titles and two Scottish Cups.
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He was signed by Neil Lennon in 2010 from Scunthorpe United for a fee of £2.4 million.
The forward secured a move to Norwich City in 2013 for a fee believed to be around £5 million, before going on to play in various different leagues and countries, including Sheffield Wednesday, Indian club Kerala Blasters, Wellington Phoenix in New Zealand, Gulf United in UAE and Omonia Nicosia in Cyprus where he was reunited with former boss Neil Lennon.
KTFC are excited to announce the signing of experienced forward Gary Hooper, who has played at Conference South and National level, the Championship, League One, Scottish Premiership (Celtic), Premiership (Norwich City) & Nat League & hope that he has a rewarding time at LP #ktfc pic.twitter.com/UTNYuUjBTF
— Kettering Town FC (@KTFCOfficial) October 17, 2024
Most recently, Hooper had a spell at Barnet in the English National League before becoming a free agent in the summer.
At Kettering Town he will add to an experienced forward line along with former Newcastle United striker Nile Ranger.
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