Unge Terry Devlin har fått mye spilletid også i Championship. Hovedårsaken er at han presterer bra i mange ulike posisjoner.
NYHETER: Den da 19 år gamle Terry Devlin kom fra Glentoran sommeren 2023. Han ble sett på som et langsiktig prosjekt, men Devlin har grepet godt tak i de mulighetene han har fått og nå to år senere viser tallenes tale at han har spilt hele 61 kamper og scoret to mål.
Han spilte 25 kamper i sin første sesong, da Pompey var i League One. Sesongen etter, i Championship, ble det 36 kamper på unge Devlin som nå har blitt 21 år. Tidligere i år fikk han også sin debut for det nordirske A-landslaget. Nå står han med tre A-landskamper, én av dem fra start.
ℹ️ The Club can confirm that midfielder Terry Devlin has today joined @Pompey.
A fantastic young footballer with a very bright future ahead! 🟢🔴⚫#Glentoran #COYG pic.twitter.com/i60A73OcTA
— Glentoran FC (@Glentoran) June 15, 2023
SE OGSÅ: Terry Devlins spillerprofil
Skrev ny kontrakt
Selv om de fleste kampene til Devlin har kommet som innbytter, har han også fått en del kamper fra start i Championship. Hans store fordel er at han er så anvendelig. Han har spilt både høyreback, som sentral midtbanespiller, i tierrollen bak spissen og som kantspiller. Når det gjelder innhoppene har han gang etter gang kommet inn i kamper hvor Pompey leder og skal sikre seieren. Med Devlin på banen får en en hardtarbeidende spiller som alltid leverer. Han har derfor også blitt en supporterfavoritt.
Devlin selv innrømmer at det har gått bedre og raskere enn han trodde da han kom fra Glentoran for to år siden. At Pompey er fornøyd med han ble også tydelig da han i vinter skrev under på en forbedret og forlenget kontrakt. Devlin har nå kontrakt med Pompey fram til sommeren 2028.
I’m hopeful he will, but if Terry Devlin is still struggling to improve his attacking-upside from rightback when we’re into the thick of the season, I’d be interested in us trying to transition him back into midfield in certain games
Pure ball-winning midfielder, terrier. pic.twitter.com/2eC4Efpwml
— HancockAnalysis (@HancockAnalysis) June 18, 2025
Devlins kommentarer til The News
‘I definitely can’t believe how it’s going. Maybe three or four years ago I was playing part-time football and in school, so to go from there to here is an unbelievable achievement.
Obviously winning the league last year and then securing safety in the Championship this season is unbelievable. Now next season we can push on and push up the table a bit more. It’s been a tough year at times, at the start of the season I found myself out of squads around September and October time. I eventually got my chance though and I had to take it, thankfully I did.
I set myself a target at the start of the season to get 15-plus Championship appearances here, I felt that would be a massive achievement for me – but I’ve gone and doubled it and had around 15 starts. So to do that I’m proud of myself and I want to keep working hard now.
For me, it was about earning the respect of senior pros in my team – the likes of Marlon, Matt Ritchie and Colby. It was all about earning their respect and I knew, if I earned their respect, then I knew that I deserved to be here. I’m just buzzing to be a part of the squad and now I can’t wait to keep playing for the team.
I think you can see from the way that I play that I love playing here and being here. It’s an unbelievable football club and I’m just so proud to be a part of it. I’m pleased to have a chant, too, not many get that. The fans here reward hard work and honesty, that’s what I’ll give every time I pull on the jersey.
🎶Terry Devlin baby🎶
What a cruncher. pic.twitter.com/NZhG6hurtj
— Dan🏴 (@DanLewis1999) January 22, 2025
