Prior to that, the right-sided defender spent four seasons at Ballymena United having first signed for David Jeffrey in January 2022. He would go on to make 108 appearances for the Sky Blues, scoring 8 goals. Place has also had spells at Derry City, Galway United and Sligo Rovers.

Place will wear the number 2 shirt for the ‘Gers and will be eligible to make his debut this weekend.

On joining Carrick Rangers, Mikey Place commented,

“I’m really excited to be joining the club & working with Stephen - it’s a great opportunity and I’m looking forward to getting started, meeting everyone, and contributing to the team.”

Manager Stephen Baxter added, 

“I'm delighted to announce the signing of Mikey Place to Carrick Rangers. We're delighted to get him in because he's a very versatile player with the ability to play both off the right and the left, and the wing back positions, and double up at right back. Mikey is a very intelligent footballer with a great touch with a lot of pace off both sides. 

We've tracked him over the last two or three years as a player, he’s someone I tried to sign three or four seasons ago so we're very aware of his talents. 

I spoke to David Jeffrey who brought Mikey to Ballymena United, he strongly recommended getting him in here because he knows of his talent.

We are all looking forward to seeing Mikey have a really good career at Carrick Rangers.”

Welcome to Carrick Rangers, Mikey!