He continues his stay with the Toffees for another season.
Ireland defender Seamus Coleman has penned a new one-year deal with Premier League side Everton. Coleman’s contract was due to expire this summer, but he has now extended his stay at the club to a 17th season.
The 36-year-old has 428 appearances for Everton since his arrival from Sligo Rovers in 2009. Coleman captained Everton in their final game at Goodison Park.
The Irishman will now lead the Toffees into their new era at the Bramley-Moore Dock stadium this season. Coleman revealed his delight at staying on for one more year with the club.
He said: “I love Everton, so to continue playing for this special Club means everything to me and my family.
“Like every one of our passionate fans, I’ve lived and breathed what has been a difficult past few years for the Club and have put my heart and soul into doing all I can to help us get through it.
“Thanks to the hard work of many people, we’ve been able to get into our magnificent new stadium and pave the way for a brighter future under our ambitious new owners, which I want to be part of.
“In David Moyes, we have the perfect manager to lead us into a new era. He showed his abilities once again with the way he had us playing after returning last season.
“As the man who brought me to Everton, I can’t speak highly enough of him. He gets this football club, the standards required every day, and what it means to play for Everton.”
Everton boss David Moyes, who signed the right-back back in 2009, was full of praise for his skipper in the wake of his new contract.
Moyes said: “Seamus is more than just a player at Everton. He offers so many different qualities.
“His leadership, his professionalism and his humanity are second to none. He’s helped carry the Club through some difficult periods in the past few years and his influence in the dressing room has been key to that.
“He’s had to deal with some really difficult injuries, too, but he has done that and still been able to help inspire inside the dressing room at the same time.
“This could be a period of real change at the Club and I want somebody who can help deliver the messages of what it means to be an Everton footballer. Seamus has always done that and I know he will continue to do so as we move into a new era.”
