The PSV Eindhoven attacker has expressed his delight after putting pen to paper on a new deal that will keep him at Philips Stadion until the summer of 2017.
Reports from Philips Stadion confirm that PSV Eindhoven young attacker, Jurgen Locadia, has signed an extension to his ongoing contract that has prolonged his stay in Eindhoven until the summer of 2017.
The teenage sensation was extremely delighted after putting pen to paper on a deal, and revealed that he wants to continue improving his skills.
“I’m happy to play with the big players. I want to improve myself constantly and compete for a first-team place, although I realise that there are two strikers ahead of me in the pecking order. This is a great day for me and my family. It’s a dream come
true”, Locadia was quoted as saying to the club’s official website.
The 18-year-old, who came through the ranks of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Willem-II-c40945 Tilburg youth academy, joined the Eindhoven giants in the 2010/11 season. The talented youngster made rapid developments to his game, and quickly became the most commanding striker for Jong PSV.
After netting 13 goals in six matches for the Boeren http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/U-17-Youth-team-c40787 this term, the Dutchman was promoted to the senior squad.
The promising forward made his first-team debut for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 in a KNVB beker Cup game against Achilles on September 27, and netted a goal in his side’s hard fought 3-2 win.
However, the youngster made headlines for all the good reasons after netting a hat-trick in his first Eredivisie game, when he came from the bench to replace http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luciano-c22574 Narsingh in the 68th minute, and helped the Boeren to claim a comfortable 6-0
victory over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/VVV-Venlo-c40915 on September 30.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcel-c23507 Brands, the PSV technical director, was also delighted with the youngster’s decision to prolong his stay at Philips Stadion.
“It’s always a pleasure to see a boy from our own youth academy earn his place in the senior squad, and then sign a contract extension. Jurgen is a real striker, and he always look to score goals”, Brands was quoted as saying to Voetbal International.
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