Benas Vaivada joins us from Bowers & Pitsea.

The 22-year-old made 36 appearances and scored 11 goals for our Essex opponents last season, resulting in him being crowned as Isthmian League North Play-Off Winner.

Vaivada achieved back-to-back promotion success by featuring in the Aveley squad that won the Isthmian League Premier Play-Offs in 2022-23, as the Millers were promoted to the National League South. He also played and scored in the Velocity Cup Final against Potters Bar Town in that same season, resulting in Aveley being crowned cup champions with a 3-0 victory at Parkside.

At the start of his career, Vaivada played for Tower Hamlets in the Southern Counties East Football League, before signing for Margate in January 2022. During this season the young talent made 25 appearances and scored 4 goals.