A non-league soccer membership is about to lose their second participant in as a few years to Love Island this summer season.
The truth TV present will return to screens on Monday with a model new solid in search of love, and can function to extra footballers to observe up a theme that has run for the reason that present’s inception.
The likes of the late Mike Thalassitis, who performed for Stevenage and Cambridge and former winner Finn Tapp, who featured for MK Dons, have already appeared on the present, and the villa will open its doorways to 2 extra names from the sporting world this summer season.
Ayo Odukoya, 25, shall be a part of the solid in Majorca, ditching Isthmian North aspect Redbridge for an opportunity at love over the following few weeks.
He shall be joined by Ronnie Vint, 27, of Lewes, who will observe Tyrique Hyde, who took half within the final collection, from the Isthmian League Premier Division aspect to the present.
The 2024 Love Island solid contains two footballers, together with 25-year-old Ayo Odukoya (pictured)
Ronnie Vint (pictured), 27, may also put his soccer commitments on maintain to jet out to Majorca
Lewes, Vint’s workforce, jokes that ‘it is occurred once more’ as they responded to the information of his inclusion on the present
Hyde, who left Lewes after the collection and joined Faversham City, got here third within the present alongside Ella Thomas. The 2 cut up in April.
Love Island’s social media accounts revealed Vint’s participation within the present as they confirmed their solid on Tuesday, posting on-line: ‘Ronnie is sidelining his soccer profession to deal with a brand new purpose: rating his future spouse.’
The defender joined Lewes final summer season from Dulwich Hamlet, the place he has performed for 3 years.
In keeping with The Sun, he’s good associates with former Sunderland and Blackburn midfielder Bradley Dack and his spouse, former Love Island contestant Oliva Attwood.
Lewes posted on X, previously Twitter: ‘It is occurred once more… Good luck, Ronnie,’ accompanied by a fist-bump emoji.
Odukoya’s casting, in the meantime, was addressed by Redbridge on-line, with the publish studying: ‘We’ve not been capable of contact our striker for the previous few days and we guess this type of explains it.
‘We thought it was unusual he would miss a workforce social yesterday!’
Additionally they responded to a publish asking if he shall be fined, suggesting he can be for ‘lacking a workforce social’, ‘lacking coaching’, ‘lacking video games’ and ‘probably varied efficiency associated fines relying on his success fee’.
The ahead, who helped his aspect win the Essex Senior Cup final season, scored eight targets in 38 appearances throughout the marketing campaign.
Love Island posted of Vint’s casting: ”Ronnie is sidelining his soccer profession to deal with a brand new purpose: rating his future spouse.’
Odukoya helped his aspect win the Essex Senior Cup final season, scoring eight targets in 28 video games
His membership, Redbridge, joked that they ‘have not been capable of contact’ the ahead ‘for the previous few days’
Additionally they recommended that he shall be fined and will face punishment ‘relying on his success fee’
On signing as much as Love Island, he mentioned: ‘It looks like one thing to have a go at. After all, you may’t go improper looking for that love once more – that’s one thing that may be wonderful to search out if doable.
‘I do not actually like being outdoors an excessive amount of, I have been outdoors lately and it is not enjoyable outdoors! I do choose to be indoors chilling with that individual I can do stuff with.
‘It will be good to have that with any individual once more.’
