New Zealand international goalkeeper Jamie Searle has joined his second English National League club in a month, signing a non-contract agreement with Wealdstone.
Searle (25) has moved to the London-based club after a brief spell with Eastleigh, whom he joined on a short-term deal in September.
Wealdstone have confirmed the signing of Searle alongside fellow goalkeeper Sam Long (23), who has arrived on a 28-day loan from League Two club Salford City.
Main photo: Jamie Searle … another move in England. Photo credit: Wealdstone FC.
The two arrivals give Wealdstone additional goalkeeping options as they continue their campaign in England’s fifth tier.
Searle joined Eastleigh on September 18, 2026, after becoming a free agent following his departure from National League South club Eastbourne Borough.
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The latest move continues a career that has taken the Whakatane-born goalkeeper through several English clubs since he left New Zealand in 2019.
Searle began his football career with Whakatane Town and later played for Cambridge and Melville United before securing an opportunity with Aston Villa.
He subsequently joined Swansea City in 2020 and moved to Barnsley two years later.
In July 2023, he signed for Forest Green Rovers, spending two seasons with the club before joining Eastbourne Borough in June 2025.
He made eight appearances in all competitions for Eastbourne before leaving.
At international level, Searle has earned one senior cap for New Zealand, playing the full 90 minutes against New Caledonia in a FIFA Men’s World Cup qualifier in March 2022.
He was also a member of New Zealand’s squad at the Tokyo Olympic Games, where the OlyWhites reached the quarter-finals.
This story was first published on October 20, 2026.