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Leeds United’s five best teenage strikers including Wilks and Mulhern

General view inside the stadium before the game - Elland Road (Reuters)
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The future looks bright for Leeds United in terms of young striking talent.

General view inside the stadium before the game - Elland Road

Leeds United have some very exciting players coming through the ranks right now and the conveyor belt shows no signs of slowing.

Here we take a look at the five best teenage strikers currently on the books at Elland Road.

Frank Mulhern

Frank Mulhern has been tipped for stardom at Leeds for a while now and it is surely only a matter of time before he makes his first-team debut.

The 19-year-old Irishman is a regular scorer at under-23 level and along with Eoghan Stokes he could be the first on this list to break through.

Jack McKay

Joining Leeds along with his twin brother back in January, 19-year-old Jack McKay is currently featuring for the Whites’ under-23 side having previously turned out four times for Doncaster Rovers’ first-team.

Both he and centre-back Paul McKay have the potential to ultimately make the step up.

A general view of the Billy Bremner statue outside Elland Road before the match - Leeds United

Malik Wilks

He may only be 17, but Malik Wilks has been generating headlines and garnering attention for a while now.

Already scoring for Leeds’ under-23s and attracting praise from the club’s coaches, watch this space.

Samuel Amissah

At 16, Samuel Amissah is even younger than Wilks; in fact he is only a first-year scholar at Elland Road. However, he impressed during pre-season, scoring at both under-18 and under-23 level, and he netted a wonder-goal at the latter level earlier this season.

Now starting for the second-string, Amissah is seizing his chance with both hands.

Leeds manager Garry Monk

Ryan Ferguson

As with Amissah, England under-16 international Ryan Ferguson graduated to Leeds scholarship terms after previously playing for Churwell Lions juniors.

The 17-year-old has a long way to go but now a second-year scholar, Ferguson has the talent to forge a career for himself at Elland Road.