Liverpool teenager signs new deal after training with first team and shining at youth level
Trent Kone-Doherty has had his impressive progress at Liverpool rewarded by signing a first professional contract with the club.
The 17-year-old winger has put pen to paper on a new deal having shone at the Academy since arriving from hometown club Derry City last summer.
Kone-Doherty, who can play on either flank, enjoyed a profitable first season with the Reds, scoring seven goals in 14 Under-18 Premier League North appearances - including six in his first seven outings - and another three in the UEFA Youth League before his campaign was cut short by injury in March.
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The teenager, who only turned 17 in June, has made significant strides this season, scoring on his debut for the U21s in Premier League 2 against Derby County in August and making the bench in the EFL Trophy game at Morecambe.
Kone-Doherty has scored five goals in five U18 appearances this term, including a hat-trick in the 7-1 thrashing of Sunderland in his last such outing.
He has also progressed to the Republic of Ireland U19 side, and has already trained with the Liverpool first team under the watchful eye of Jurgen Klopp at Kirkby.
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