Hibernian duo Lewis Stevenson and Paul Hanlon will depart Easter Highway on the finish of the summer time, after virtually 20 years.
The pair, who’ve performed greater than 1,100 video games mixed for the Hibees, are out of contract in the summertime.
Each got here by means of the Hibernian FC Academy, with Stevenson making his debut in 2005 and Hanlon following on in 2008.
Stevenson was simply 19 when he picked up a man-of-the-match efficiency as they beat Kilmarnock 5-1 at Hampden Park to raise the Scottish League Cup in 2007.
Within the 2015/16 marketing campaign, the pair performed their half in ending the membership’s 114-year wait to raise the Scottish Cup.
Hanlon was formally named membership captain in the summertime of 2021, whereas Stevenson grew to become the membership’s all-time document league look holder in February 2023.
Stevenson has featured 599 instances for the Leith membership, with Hanlon shut behind on 562 appearances.
The Gordon Household commented: “We’d like to begin by thanking Paul and Lewis for everything they have done at Hibernian FC. What they have achieved at the club is absolutely magnificent and their names will forever be written in the club’s history.
“They’ll at all times be thought-about among the many greats at Hibernian FC, which is all the way down to the super roles they’ve performed each on and off the pitch. They’ll at all times be associates of the membership.
“Our final home game against Motherwell will give us a chance to bid an emotional farewell to both Paul and Lewis, and give them the send-off they deserve.”
The membership will maintain a particular tribute to the duo after their ultimate residence recreation of the season in opposition to Motherwell on Might 15.
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