St Pat's have swooped for Estonian international Vladislav Kreida on a season long loan from Meistriliiga club Flora, subject to international clearance.
Kreida has played 21 times for his country, having made his senior international debut in June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifying defeat away to Germany and the 23-year-old also has experience of playing in World Cup qualifiers and in the UEFA Nations League. He won the Baltic Cup with Estonia in 2020.
The midfielder, who will wear the no 17 jersey for the Inchicore club, won the Estonian Premier League three times with Flora (2019, 2020 and 2022) and also won the Estonian Cup in 2019-2020.
READ MORE: Irish youngster Joe Hodge backed to 'grow and improve' following penalty miss
Kreida spent his youth career with his local club TJK Legion in Tallinn from the age of 10. He moved to Flora in 2016 and quickly progressed to their U21s before making his senior debut for the club in 2018.
He went on to make over 90 appearances for Flora before recent loan spells with Helsingborgs IF (Sweden), Veres Rivne (Ukraine) and Skovde AIK (Sweden).
"It's very good to be here, I like this club and I like the city already so I can't wait to get started," said Kreida.
"My agent texted me to say St Pat's were interested in me and I was delighted to sign.
"It was nice to meet the manager, the coaches and my new teammates yesterday, they are all nice people and welcomed me to the club.
"I saw the training ground and the gym and also the stadium so everything has been perfect so far."
Saints boss Tim Clancy said: "We are very happy to welcome Vlad to St Pat's and it's good to get another new face into the club.
"He will give us good options in the middle of the pitch. We need plenty of options in every position and Vlad will give us that.
"He has got excellent experience in the game so far for someone aged 23 at both club and international level and we are really looking forward to working with him."
READ NEXT:
Former Irish soccer player Robbie Horgan 'hours from death' after being 'too stubborn' to go to A&E
Denis Leamy on his 'Hail Mary' against the Saints when they last played Munster at Thomond Park
Ruby Walsh backs Jack Kennedy to still challenge for jockeys' title after leg break
FA launch spot-fixing investigation after Arsenal match vs Oxford
Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email alert
