RUESHA Littlejohn has left Shamrock Rovers after little more than three months.
The Hoops have confirmed that the veteran Ireland international and teenage keeper Katie Keane – who is joining Leicester City – have departed.
Littlejohn, 34, was a high-profile addition to Collie O’Neill’s squad in March and scored three times in eight appearances in the Women’s Premier Division.
The midfielder won her 91st cap for Ireland as a substitute in their 4-0 defeat to the USA on Sunday, having started against the same opposition on Thursday.
A Rovers statement said: “The club and Ruesha had a mutual agreement in place, allowing her to pursue full-time football opportunities outside of Ireland during the July transfer window.”
Whilst Littlejohn has a move lined up, Ireland squad stalwarts Aoife Mannion, Heather Payne, Megan Campbell, Izzy Atkinson and Grace Moloney remain free agents.
Keane joined Rovers at the start of the year. She got her first taste of senior football with Shelbourne and, with Athlone Town, won the FAI Cup in 2023 and League title last season.
The 18-year-old has agreed a three-year deal with Leicester which should strengthen her claims to become a member of Carla Ward’s squad having won her first senior call-up in 2022.
