De Vita Joins Edinburgh City On Loan

October 9, 2020
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Raffaele De Vita joins Edinburgh City on loan from Livingston for the 2020/2021 season.

De Vita will go straight into the matchday squad for the visit of Stenhousemuir in tomorrow’s Betfred Cup match. After the move was confirmed Edinburgh City manager James McDonaugh spoke of his delight on adding Raffaele’s much needed experience to his squad:

“We have been looking extensively for weeks to add both strength and depth to the squad. It has been difficult to find the right type that we need and signing Raffa to the end of the season will add us experience as well as quality in the forward areas of the pitch. I remember him playing against us in the Championship and I am sure with his personality, he will do well for us this season.”

Stenhousemuir visit Ainslie Park tomorrow afternoon on which will be Edinburgh’s second Betfred Cup match after they suffered a 5-1 defeat to De Vita’s parent club Livingston on Tuesday night. They then travel to Championship outfit Alloa Athletic on Tuesday evening before the start of the Scottish League Two Season next Saturday when they travel to Brechin City.

Everyone at Superior Sports wishes Raffaele well during his loan spell at Edinburgh City.

Following last seasons relegation, Jim Bentley’s side are hoping for an immediate return to the National League at the first time of asking. There is a packed schedule for clubs due to the late start this season and Max hopes this will give him more opportunities to compete for the number one shirt. The league campaign gets underway next month with home games against Darlington, Kettering Town and Farsley Celtic. Their first away game in the league is a trip to Gateshead before they face Alfreton Town on the 24th October. A further ten games follow until 2021 and AFC Fylde will hope to be up at the top end of the table come the end of the season.