Livingston have announced six players will be leaving the club when their contracts expire next month.
That list is headlined by skipper Nicky Devlin while defender Jack Fitzwater and midfielder Stephane Omeonga were both fixtures of the side this term.
Jackson Longridge will also leave having found game time limited this season and ending the campaign on loan at Cove Rangers while young Irishman Jaze Kabia departs. So too does 21-year-old American keeper Brian Schwake, who is understood to have turned down a new deal.
Here, Courier Sport takes a closer look at all six departing players:
NICKY DEVLIN
The 29-year-old joined from Walsall in 2019 and barring a knee injury in his first season which kept him out for five months, he was a near ever present.
Appointed captain in 2021, he leaves having played 148 games, ranking third in the club’s list of top flight appearances with 122.
JACK FITZWATER
The 25-year-old leaves after three seasons, having signed from West Bromwich Albion. More of a squad player in his first campaign, he became integral after that and played all 38 Premiership games last season.
Played 107 times, scoring seven goals including a brace on David Martindale's managerial debut - a 4-0 League Cup win over Ayr United in November 2020.
JAZE KABIA
The young Irishman burst onto the scene after arriving from Shelbourne in January 2021.
He was involved in an incident on his debut that led to Celtic skipper Scott Brown being sent off and netted a late winner in his next appearance. He quickly fell down the pecking order and failed to impress in multiple lower league loan spells.
Started just two of his 13 games with one goal.
JACKSON LONGRIDGE
Returned in January 2021 and found game time limited – making 46 appearances and ultimately ending this season on loan at Championship club Cove Rangers.
While his second stint didn’t work out, he’ll be fondly remembered for being a core part of the side that achieved back-to-back promotions and brought Premiership football back to Livi during his first spell.
STEPHANE OMEONGA
A surprise signing at the end of the transfer window last year, the Belgian ace produced a stunning three-month spell across the winter months in his first season but failed to keep up those high standards and started just 18 league games during his second season.
Made 63 appearances with no goals.
BRIAN SCHWAKE
Signed as an 18-year-old from Chicago, Schwake was tipped for a bright future, but he now sees that being elsewhere.
Progressed up the Scottish pyramid during loan spells at Linlithgow Rose, Edinburgh City and Morton but was likely to remain behind Shamal George in the pecking order.
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