Chris Casement has revealed his new role after departing Ipswich Town. (Image: Ross Halls)
Chris Casement has revealed his new role after departing Ipswich Town. (Image: Ross Halls)
Former Ipswich Town defender and academy coach Chris Casement has started a new job with Saudi Pro League side Al-Qadsiah, having left the Blues last week.
The 38-year-old, who helped Town win the FA Youth Cup in 2005, confirmed his new role on his LinkedIn page.
“I’m very grateful to share that I’ve started a new position at Al-Qadsiah Saudi Club as an individual development coach,” he wrote.
Casement will link up with fellow Northern Irishman and former Premier League boss Brendan Rodgers, who is the head coach of the Saudi outfit.
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Chris Casement has been coaching in the Ipswich Town academy since 2021.
Chris Casement had been coaching in the Ipswich Town academy since 2021. (Image: Ross Halls)
The former Northern Ireland international came through the youth ranks at Portman Road as a player, making 14 senior appearances for the Blues between 2004 and 2009.
He returned to Suffolk in the summer of 2021, initially working at Playford Road as the loans manager, before stints coaching the Blues U16s and U18s sides.
Casement coached the U21s alongside John McGreal from September 2024 until this summer when he briefly returned to the U16s as their lead coach.