- Akeem Gerald has inked a three-year deal aged simply 15
- Labelled an ‘thrilling winger with super potential’
A-League membership Melbourne Metropolis has rewarded winger Akeem Gerald along with his first skilled contract aged simply 15.
{The teenager} has signed a three-year skilled contract with an choice to increase the deal by two additional seasons.
‘What Akeem has achieved at simply 15-years-old is outstanding and speaks volumes about each his expertise and his dedication to bettering,’ Melbourne Metropolis director of soccer Michael Petrillo stated.
‘He is an thrilling winger with super potential, and now with the help of knowledgeable atmosphere round him, we imagine he can proceed to progress rapidly.
‘We’re excited to observe him take the subsequent steps in his soccer journey right here at Metropolis.’
Gerald turned the youngest goal-scorer in Melbourne Metropolis’s youth staff historical past earlier this 12 months when he discovered the again of the online in simply his second look within the Victorian Premier League.
A-League membership Melbourne Metropolis has rewarded winger Akeem Gerald along with his first skilled contract aged simply 15
{The teenager} (pictured, left) has signed a three-year skilled contract with an choice to increase the deal by two additional seasons
The teen was labelled a ‘winger with super potential’ by Melbourne Metropolis’s director of soccer Michael Petrillo
‘Signing my first skilled contract is a dream come true and a very proud second for me and my household,’ Gerald stated in a press release.
‘I am so grateful to everybody on the membership who has supported me on and off the pitch and helped me get up to now.
‘I’ve already learnt a lot, however I do know the exhausting work is barely simply starting.
‘I am prepared for the problem and might’t wait to maintain bettering.’
In 2014, Alusine Fofanah made his debut for the Western Sydney Wanderers towards Adelaide United aged 15 years and 189 days.
And final month, Arsenal teenager Max Dowman turned simply the third 15-year-old to look within the Premier League.
The 2 different sporting prodigies had been Gunners teammate Ethan Nwaneri and Leicester Metropolis’s Jeremy Monga.
The 2025/26 A-League season kicks-off on October 17.
