Exciting teenagers Harry Van Der Saag, Marco Tilio and Ryan Teague have all been promoted to Hyundai A-League scholarship contracts with defending champions Sydney FC.
Van Der Saag (19), Tilio (18) and Teague (17) were all part of the Sky Blues NPL squad in NSW and have now signed professional contracts for the 2019/20 Season.
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“They are all excellent young players with a great deal of potential,” Sky Blues boss Steve Corica said.
“They’ve each performed very well in pre-season and during their record breaking NPL season.
“We’ve got a fantastic crop of young players and it was tough to pick just three for these contracts.
“With increased exposure to A-League training loads and physicality, I believe these boys can make the step up.”
Van Der Saag will already be known to Sydney FC fans after his dream debut in the club's high-profile friendly against French champions PSG.
After an illness swept through the camp in China, the versatile youngster started at right-back and marked-up against FIFA World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe.
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Attacking midfielder Tilio was part of the Young Socceroos side which recently took out the AFF Under-18 Championship, scoring a hat-trick in the big win over Vietnam.
Teague, the youngest of the trio, is a brilliant holding midfielder who has captained Australia's Joeys for a number of years.
