A PLAYER of undoubted talent and ability who has progressed well whilst coming through the ranks in recent years.

Possessing plenty of pace and skill on the ball, the one-time Charlton Athletic youngster, who hails from London, is a wide-man who is not afraid to take players on and can deliver telling crosses into the danger zone.

Made a goalscoring Football League debut at Port Vale on October 1st 2005 where his speed and skill caused many problems and his early first-team displays earned him International recognition with a call-up into the England Under-18 squad in November 2005.

In total he made 27 first-team appearances during the 2005/06 campaign, scoring twice and really announcing his arrival on The Football League stage as he picked up the Young Player of the Year award.

The 2006/07 campaign saw him used cautiously as a substitute, making just one start against Wrexham as he went on to score an important winner. He also had an outing for the England Under-19s in their International Friendly against Holland here at the Banks's Stadium.

Highly-rated by the management team, he signed a new two-year contract during the summer of 2007 and went to feature regularly during 2007/08, with the majority of his outings coming off the substitutes' bench where he often made a favourable impression.

Winning the 2007/08 Goal of the Season award for his powerful strike at Brighton in November 2007, The Saddlers' faithful will be looking forward to witnessing more thrills and spills from him during the campaign ahead.