Being a twin means Cory Galvin is used to comparisons, but the Bray Wanderers midfielder is relishing the chance to make his own mark on the Airtricity League Premier Division himself having settled with the Seagulls.
Corkman Galvin had a stint with Ipswich Town as a teenager but came home in 2015 when he moved to Waterford in the First Division, playing alongside his brother Evan.
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The Galvins both switched to Cobh Ramblers a year later, but Cory returned to Waterford before moving on again, this time to Cabinteely.
Last January, Bray finally gave the attacker a shot at playing in the top flight. He hasn't looked back, and though Evan is now with Longford Town, Cory believes being out on his own has been to his benefit.
"Evan is at Longford. It probably helps that we're apart," he told the Soccer Republic Extra podcast.
"Even growing up, being a twin, it's human nature to compare people. It's no harm that we're separate.
"Coming back, I needed to get games and try and get experience and minutes under my belt. I went down to Waterford. I went to Cobh next and I went back to Waterford. I'm up in Bray, I'm playing.
"It's my first year at this level, it's obviously a bit of a step up but I'm settled in now. I am a Corkman. There's a bit of commuting and a bit of travelling involved but the club have been very very good to me. They've looked after me."
It's been a tough campaign for Bray. They're rooted to the bottom of the table, having lost 2-0 at Derry on Monday night. Before that they were thumped 4-0 by champions Cork but Galvin said it was still special to return to his native city.
"The family were all here. My mam and dad, my brother, my girlfriend and her family, they all took the night off work.
"It would have been nice to get a result but that's the way it goes. I'm a young player and I'm getting experience."
