Joe Loan

EXETER City midfielder Joe O'Connor has rejoined Tivvy.

The teenager returns to the Ian Moorcroft Stadium on loan until the end of the season after a five-game spell with Yellows in November and December last year.

His presence in the Tivvy squad further boosts manager Leigh Robinson's hand ahead of Saturday's home Pitching In Southern League Premier Division South game against Merthyr Town and for Yellows' subsequent eight games of the season.

Joe started a two-year scholarship with the Grecians in August 2021; made his debut in 2022; and turned professional in 2023.

Plymouth-born Joe played in the EFL Youth Alliance and FA Youth Cup during his first season as a scholar and was also in the team that lost to Bideford on penalties in the final of the Devon St Luke’s Challenge Cup.

He made his first-team debut in October 2022 as a second-half substitute in the EFL Trophy at Forest Green Rovers. He then had a lengthy loan spell at Tavistock, winning their Young Player of the Year award, before signing professional for City in March 2023.

This season, Joe was an unused substitute for Exeter's EFL game against Leyton Orient in September before appearing as a starter in the EFL Trophy against Reading ahead of spending a further period on loan back at Tavistock.