Ryan Sargent reveals his targets after rejoining Fraserburgh

Ryan Sargent says he has come back to Fraserburgh to try to win the Breedon Highland League again.

The attacker, who hails from Rosehearty, has returned to his local team on a three-year contract from Elgin City after the clubs agreed a fee.

During his previous stint at Bellslea, Sargent helped the Broch win the Highland League in 2022 and also played in two Evening Express Aberdeenshire Cup final triumphs and one Morrison Motors (Turriff) Aberdeenshire Shield success.

Now the 25-year-old, who has netted 48 goals in 151 games for Fraserburgh, is targeting more trophies.

He said: “I’ve come back to Fraserburgh to win the league – that’s my number one aim.

“We want to be trying to win things every season and the league is the main goal and I’ll be pushing everyone to try to do that.

“With the young players coming through and the squad we’ve got, I think we can be up there. I wouldn’t have come back to Fraserburgh if I didn’t think we could win trophies and win the league.

“I did have other offers, but I’d like to try to win more trophies with my hometown team.

“Everyone still speaks about when we won the league the last time so hopefully we can do it again.

“Speaking to people, they seem pleased that I’m back and I’m looking forward to my first game back at Bellslea.”

SPFL experience has helped Sargent

Sargent believes he returns to Fraserburgh as a better player than the one that left to go to Elgin two years ago.

In his first season at Borough Briggs, he scored six goals, but in his second campaign Sargent found the net 16 times to finish as the League Two side’s top scorer and also won City’s players’ and supporters’ player of the year awards.

He added: “I feel I’m coming back to Fraserburgh as a better player for what I’ve learned in League Two.

“I think I’ve learned about the game and what I can do individually as a player to help the team more.

“My first year at Elgin was a big change for me and I had a lot to learn about the teams and players I was up against.

“But then in the second season I knew what I was doing, I started playing upfront more, rather than out wide, and I think I developed into a better striker.

“I really enjoyed my time at Elgin and I think I’ve improved as a player during my time there.”

Factors beyond football

Sargent has been self-employed for the last year and says playing football closer to home will allow him to commit more time to his plumbing and heating business.

He said: “It was a really tough decision to make in terms of leaving Elgin and what was best for me to do.

“Being self-employed and the extra travelling required with playing for Elgin meant I wasn’t getting the chance to do as many jobs as I wanted to do.

“But now being with Fraserburgh I can work until 5pm instead of having to stop earlier on training days.

“There were various pros and cons to weigh up about whether to stay at Elgin or go back to Fraserburgh.

“But I knew the day was coming where I needed to make a decision that would help with my work situation.”

[Source: Press and Journal]