Runar Hauge has left Hibs to join Dundalk until the end of the League of Ireland season in November.
The Norwegian winger moved to Easter Road on a three-and-a-half-year deal from Norwegian's FK Bodø/Glimt alongside Elias Melkersen in January and has made three competitive appearances. He joins fellow Hibee Steven Bradley at the Lilywhite in an attempt to build senior experience for Premiership football. Dundalk head coach Stephen O’Donnell is pleased with his latest loan recruit from Hibs.
He said: “Runar is a winger that can play on both sides. He is dynamic, he is quick and he has real dynamism and explosiveness. He will give us great variety and a bit more depth on the sides. He has an unbelievable work ethic, is a strong runner and has good feet in one-on-one situations. Scandanavians have a brilliant attitude and Runar just wanted to come somewhere where he can play which is a great sign.
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"I don’t think he would have known much about the League of Ireland but he just wants a platform to play games and we can provide that.”
Hauge said: "I’m excited and I’m looking forward to getting started. I can see that we are still fighting for the title and I want to help the team to try and win the league and the cup.
"As a player, you want to win things and I am coming to a top club in Ireland to try and do that. In Edinburgh, I lived where Steven used to live before so we have been watching his games."
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