Liverpool youngster Yan Dhanda has become the first player of Indian heritage to sign a professional contract with the Reds. The 17-year-old, who was born in Birmingham, joined Liverpool from West Brom in 2013 and has now signed a two-and-a-half-year deal at Anfield. Dhanda has been capped at youth level by England, playing for the Under-16 and Under-17 teams – scoring once for the latter – and won the Up and Coming Player award at the 2013 Asian Football Awards.

Dhanda has made two appearances for Liverpool’s Under-21 side thus far this season, featuring for 90 minutes against both Sunderland and Tottenham. The teenager will now hope to catch manager Jurgen Klopp’s eye as he continues his development.

Liverpool

• Liverpool Football Club (/ˈlɪvərpuːl/) is a Premier League football club based in Liverpool, England.
• The club has won more European trophies than any other English team with five European Cups, three UEFA Cups and three UEFA Super Cups.
• The club was founded in 1892 and joined the Football League the following year.
• Liverpool’s first trophy was the Lancashire League, which it won in the club’s first season