Declan, who is 24, has scored 16 times for Cleethorpes in the NPL East this season, including a hat-trick against Lincoln United. He started his career at Scunthorpe and then went to Doncaster before a spell coaching in USA. On his return, he played for Staveley in season 2021-22 in the Northern Counties East League, where he had a scoring ratio of a goal every two games.