Former Cliftonville striker Jay Donnelly has been suspended by Northern Ireland's football association.
It was confirmed on Tuesday that the 24-year-old has been banned from all football affiliated with the IFA until September 1, 2019 on a charge of bringing the game into disrepute, BelfastLive reports.
The association said in a statement: "The Disciplinary Committee of the Irish FA has today charged Jay Donnelly with a breach of Article 17 of the Articles of Association (Bringing the game of Association Football into disrepute) and suspended him from all affiliated football until 1 September 2019.
"Mr Donnelly has the right to challenge the charge and/or sanction."
Jay Donnelly has contract terminated by Cliftonville after being jailed for three months
Donnelly had his contract with Cliftonville terminated last week after he was jailed for three months.
The club had been under pressure to sack the player after he was jailed for sharing an indecent photo of a child.
In June 2016, Donnelly took a photograph of himself having sex with a 16-year-old girl who was wearing a Cliftonville shirt with his name and number on the back.
He shared the image with a friend and with a number of fellow players on the messaging service WhatsApp. It was later leaked on social media.
Irish footballer Jay Donnelly jailed for sharing indecent image of a child
Donnelly, of Ardilea Drive in Belfast, admitted the charge in November at Belfast Magistrate's Court.
He had been on bail pending the outcome of the appeal against his original sentence.
A judge hearing Donnelly's sentence appeal at Belfast County Court reduced his original jail term from four months to three last Tuesday.
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