Rochdale FC manager Brian Barry-Murphy has heaped praise on 'special talent' Kwadwo Baah after penning his first professional contract following his impressive performances for the club.
Baah penned a one-year deal with the club until the summer of 2021.
He joined the club as a first-year scholar in September 2019 and since been a key cog of the side.
The 17-year-old has made nine appearances for first-team in all competitions so far this term.
"I’d like to congratulate Kwadwo who has showed great dedication to leave home in South London at an early age to become part of the squad here," Brian Barry-Murphy said.
"We haven’t had a lot of players from that region so it’s something to be excited about. We pride ourselves on having players from all over the UK and different nationalities, so to see that different profile of player coming into our Club is something we’re hugely excited about.
"His talent is exceptional and he’s someone we’re very excited about for the future. He’s made a huge impact on the squad already and now he’s working hard behind the scenes with the Youth Team and the Integration Squad to get fully in sync with how we do things at the Club.
He added, "He’s a very special talent and someone who has been asked to play an extraordinary number of minutes because of the situation of our squad over Christmas and New Year."
"Hopefully the next time he comes back into the first team environment he’ll be more controlled and measured because he has something individually that we’ve never had in the squad, so to have that added to our squad is hugely exciting for everyone at the Club and he’ll be an amazing talent for the supporters to see when he gets into full flow."
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