Everton captain Seamus Coleman has dedicated to a seventeenth season with the membership after agreeing to a one-year contract extension.
The 36-year-old right-back, who joined the Toffees in 2009, has turn out to be a improbable servant throughout his lengthy tenure at Goodison Park.
Coleman has featured in 428 matches throughout all competitions for Everton, and his 369 Premier League appearances are essentially the most by any participant within the membership’s historical past.
“I really like Everton so to proceed enjoying for this particular membership means every little thing to me and my household,” mentioned the Republic of Ireland worldwide.
“Like each one among our passionate followers, I’ve lived and breathed what has been a tough previous few years for the membership and have put my coronary heart and soul into doing all I can to assist us get by means of it.”
His earlier contract expired on the finish of June, however the brand new deal ensures Coleman might be a part of Everton’s transition to their new dwelling on the Hill Dickinson Stadium after 133 years at Goodison Park.
Our captain indicators up for a seventeenth season with the Toffees! ✍️
— Everton (@Everton) June 27, 2025
“Thanks to the arduous work of many individuals, we’ve been capable of get into our magnificent new stadium and pave the best way for a brighter future beneath formidable new homeowners, which I need to be a part of,” he added.
“After a disappointing time with accidents final season, my focus might be on working arduous, spending as a lot time on the pitch as potential, and serving to Everton any method I can.”
Coleman was restricted to only 5 league appearances throughout the 2024-25 season because of accidents. Despite his time on the sidelines, he performed a management position off the pitch, briefly moving into interim administration alongside U18s coach Leighton Baines after Sean Dyche’s dismissal in January.
“His management, his professionalism and his humanity are second to none,” mentioned Everton supervisor David Moyes, who initially signed Coleman from Sligo Rovers for £60,000 in 2009.
“He’s helped carry the membership by means of some tough durations previously few years and his affect within the dressing room has been key to that.
“This may very well be a interval of actual change on the membership and I would like any person who may also help ship the messages of what it means to be an Everton footballer. Seamus has at all times finished that and I do know he’ll proceed to take action as we transfer into a brand new period.”