St Mirren Football Club News

• Nickname:The Buddies
• Founded:1877
• Manager:Gus MacPherson

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• Capacity:15,410

Van Zanten heading to Hibs

07 May 2008 - 14:39:23

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Full-back David van Zanten has agreed a three-year contract with Hibernian, having decided to leave St Mirren at the end of the current campaign.

The 25-year-old was out of contract with the Buddies and has decided to take up a new challenge at Easter Road.

He told the Edinburgh Evening News: "I've had five great years at St Mirren with a lot of great memories, winning the first division title and staying in the SPL.

"In that time I learned a lot from the gaffer, too, but Hibs sold itself.

"It's always a worrying time when you're out of contract, but when Hibs came in for me it wasn't a difficult decision to be honest.

"It's a step up going to a big club with a big stadium and once they were interested, I wanted to go there straight away. It's an exciting challenge."