El Paso Locomotive has completed the loan of Defender Niall Logue to Eastern Conference Championship side, Memphis 901 FC, the club announced today. The loan is pending league and federation approval.
Logue, 25, joined El Paso in December ahead of the 2021 USL Championship season. Since coming to El Paso, Logue earned some minutes for Locomotive during preseason friendlies and made two appearances on the bench against Austin Bold FC and Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. Before coming to El Paso, Logue made 16 appearances in USL League One with FC Tucson where he held one of the best passing records in the league. The Ireland-native started his professional career in 2018 where he made four appearances with Derry City in Ireland’s top flight before joining Finn Harps FC in League of Ireland First Division where he made 17 appearances and a goal to help lift the team to promotion to the Premier Division.
El Paso Locomotive returns to Southwest University Park, playing host to the intense rivalry with New Mexico United. The match kicks off at 7:30 p.m. MT and will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and locally on the CW. Tickets for Saturday and other individual games for the remainder of the 2021 USL Championship Season, including the Blue Out game against Las Vegas Lights FC on July 17, are available for purchase online at https://www.eplocomotivefc.com/tickets or by calling 915-235-GOAL.