Liverpool's Woodburn and Ejaria combine for incredible goal
Woodburn has enjoyed an excellent year, making his first-team debut for Liverpool and becoming the club’s youngest ever scorer.
The 18-year-old also made big contributions for Wales in their World Cup qualifiers in September, scoring against Austria and providing an assist versus Moldova.
Woodburn told Liverpoolfc.com: “It’s an unbelievable feeling to sign a new contract with Liverpool.
“This is the club I want to stay at and be here as long as possible. When I was told, all I wanted to do was sign the contract.
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Ben Woodburn is one of Liverpool's top youth prospects
It’s an unbelievable feeling to sign a new contract with Liverpool
Ben Woodburn
“It feels good. Now I just want to carry on and hopefully show the manager what I can do.”
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp is a huge fan of Woodburn and is delighted the teenager has committed his future.
He said: “This is brilliant news, although without sounding complacent about it, it is absolutely not a surprise.
“Ben knows how committed we are to him and he and his family know this is the best environment for him to grow, learn more and become even better and better.
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Jurgen Klopp is delighted to have Ben Woodburn at the club
“What a talent this young man is. We don’t call him the Prince of Wales for nothing, although judging by his facial expression when we do he would probably be happy if we stopped with this!
“Ben is that perfect balance of talent and attitude. One of either is OK - to fulfil your potential at the very highest level you need to have the maximum of both.
“I like that he is prepared to be patient. He has already had some big playing moments, for Liverpool and of course Wales. But when we ask him to go to the Academy and do things like play for Stevie’s [Gerrard] U19s in the UEFA Youth League, on nights we play Champions League football, he approaches it so well.
“Alex Inglethorpe and all the staff at Kirkby should be very, very proud of the contribution they make to these young players’ progress. It’s a brilliant environment and culture for an ambitious young player.
“It’s quite poetic that Ben signs this contract on the same day that Rhian Brewster scores another hat-trick for the England U17s in a World Cup semi-final against Brazil. I love this.”
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