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Kye Rowles tipped as Hearts signing masterstroke with Tynecastle anticipated to be bigger things stepping stone

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Published date25 June 2022
AuthorBen Banks
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
A rising star within the Australian game, he won his first cap for the Socceroos in June and helped them on their way to booking a Qatar 2022 spot this winter. His stock is growing and Tynecastle will provide him his first crack at domestic European football after impressing in his native A-League under Montgomery

His professional career started with Brisbane Roar in 2016 before joining Central Coast a year later and he went on to make 107 appearances for Mariners, helping them to the 2021 Australian FA Cup final. They lost 2-1 to Adelaide United but the centre-back was jointly awarded the Mark Viduka Medal for his man of the match performance. The Mariners Medal - a combination of fans, coaches and players' votes for player of the year - was won in 2021.

Then he would go on to retain the prestigious club award last season after playing his part in getting Mariners to the A-League Finals series, as well as winning the Players' Player of the Year and Coach's Player of the Year awards.

Now he has the task of helping fill the void left in the wake of John Souttar's departure to Premiership rivals Rangers, with European group stage football on the horizon.

It's another dip into the Australian market from Hearts after signings of Cammy Devlin and Nathaniel Atkinson in the last 12 months, and Montgomery - who's also lost full-back Lewis Miller to Hibs - is in no doubt this is another exciting addition.

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Speaking exclusively to Edinburgh Live Sport, he said: "He was outstanding for us over the course of the whole of last season. We had a really young team but even though he's young himself, he showed fantastic leadership.

"He's a fantastic person and was outstanding in the qualifiers for Australia. To step in and perform the way he did spoke volumes for him and Hearts is a great...

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