Teen footballer Jake Cassidy wins dream move to Wolverhampton Wanderers

Aug 21 2010

A TEENAGE soccer ace has landed a dream move from the third tier of Welsh football to the Premier League.

New Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Jake Cassidy, 17, spent last season rattling in goals for amateurs Llandudno Junction in the Welsh Alliance League.

This term he had expected to be turning out for semi-pro Airbus UK, in Wales’ top flight, after transferring there earlier in the summer. But an impressive pre-season saw Wolves manager Mick McCarthy swoop for the hotshot, and he has now gone from getting his bus fare paid in Llandudno, to signing a lucrative contract at Molineux.

Last night the boss of his former club praised the teenage wonderkid.

“He is a strong lad and a good player,” said Llandudno Junction chairman Simon Wright.

“He is a lovely young man, and loves his football. He was playing for the first team on a Saturday and banging goals in, then doing the same for the youth team on a Sunday.

“We are just a community club, we pay blokes a little bit for travelling expenses, but that’s all.”