Belfast teenager Charlie Lindsay has been rewarded for his stellar displays for Rangers Academy this summer.
The 18-year-old has been in action for the club's B team during pre-season, and recently played in a friendly against former club Glentoran.
Lindsay - who joined Rangers from the Glens in 2020 - recently played at the Plzen Tournament in the Czech Republic.
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They ended up playing MSK Zilina, Viktoria Plzen and Aston Villa during the competition.
The young Light Blues lost out to Zilina but won their other two games, with Lindsay scoring three times. It was the perfect prep for David McCallum's side who are preparing for the start of the new Lowland League season.
Lindsay recently spoke about his time at Rangers. And he admitted he had to be patient as he looks to make his mark in Giovanni van Bronckhorst's first team.
“I’ve enjoyed it (at Rangers),” Lindsay told David Kerr on Glentoran's official YouTube channel. “I’ve played for the 18s, I’ve played for the reserve team and I’ve loved every bit of it.
“It’s all about me pushing on now and striving to get towards the first team and hopefully it’s not too far away.
"I want to keep playing as much as I can in the B team and if I get a chance, try and push forward, get towards the first team and if I get a chance to train, impress the manager.
"But obviously that all takes time and I don’t want to be too forceful with it all. I just want to come in everyday and learn and keep getting better as a player. I feel I’m really maturing as a footballer and as a person and that’s what I wanted.”
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