Aaron Burns has left Coleraine by mutual consent, the Showgrounds club has confirmed.
Burns made 36 appearances and scored seven goals since joining the Bannsiders in January 2018.
Coleraine manager Oran Kearney admitted the logistics of the 27-year-old's travelling played a part in the player's decision.
“If Aaron lived in Limavady, Ballymoney or the local area, the conversation about him leaving simply wouldn’t happen,” he told the club's website.
“When you live so far away, particularly when you’re not playing, it’s a hell of a shift to be travelling an hour and a half up and then an hour and a half back home to not play on a Saturday.
“I get where the frustration comes from and there’s probably other aspects of his life that come into consideration as he just had a child a year ago.
“I have a great relationship with Aaron, he wanted to come up to training tonight and say goodbye to everyone and he has a lot of friends around the club.
“He’s well thought of by everybody and we wish him well for the future.”
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