Hardly a week after sensationally announcing his exit from Chippenham Town FC, Kenyan defender Vincent Harper has found a new home after joining English fifth tier side Eastleigh FC.Harper caught many by surprise when he declared his exit from from Chippenham 18 days after joining them as a free agent but surfaced at Eastleigh where he penned a permanent deal.🗣 “I’m buzzing! I’m really happy to finally get this sorted… just looking forward to starting and getting playing” 👊Hear from our newest signing in Vincent Harper’s first #Spitfires interview! 👇— Eastleigh FC (@EastleighFC) September 9, 2021 Prior to joining Chippenham, Harper had been a free agent for more than a month after running down his contract with Bristol City U23 side. The 20-year old left back said he can’t wait to head to business after penning the new deal after days of anxious wait. “Yeah I’m buzzing. Things have been developing over the last couple of weeks but I’m here now and just can’t wait to get going,” he said on the club website.Kenyan defender leaves English club 18 days after signing Eastleigh head coach Ben Stevens disclosed that the defender caught his eye while in a pre-season friendly match and had kept a close eye on his development.📸 Strevs’ newest #Spitfires star 🤝Things we (finally) love to see 😁 pic.twitter.com/9JvsErQVJY— Eastleigh FC (@EastleighFC) September 9, 2021 ” I’m was impressed with Vincent’s performance in pre-season against us and we’ve been monitoring him since. I am really glad to finally get over the line,” he said. Harper began his career at Bristol City and had loan spells with Gloucester City, Weston Super Mare and Bath City. Eastleigh are currently placed 20th on the log with just a point against their name from the three matches they have played this season.
