Dungannon Swifts have announced that prolific young forward Padraig Lynch has signed his first professional contract with the club.
The 18-year-old has impressed since joining the Dungannon United Youth indoor community programme over a decade ago.
Head of Development Dixie Robinson believes Lynch has a bright future at Stangmore Park, after revealing the youngster has already racked up 30 goals this season.
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Robinson told the club's website: “Since arriving through the doors of DUY indoor community programme as a seven-year-old it didn’t take long for us to realise that Padraig was a talented young lad.
"He always had a great football brain and an eye for scoring all types of goals from those early days and this has continued right up until now as he has scored 30 goals already this season.
"We are delighted to see Padraig get his first professional contract with the club and I have no doubt that he will have a very good future ahead of him. “
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