Seventeen-year-old Rio Ngumoha signs first professional contract at Liverpool

Rio Ngumoha has signed his first professional contract with Liverpool (Owe Humphreys/PA)

Liverpool teenager Rio Ngumoha has signed his first professional contract a month after turning 17 and a year after arriving from Chelsea.

The winger, whose match-winning goal at Newcastle in August made him the club’s youngest goal-scorer aged 16 years and 361 days, has enjoyed a rapid rise through the ranks and has been rewarded with a three-year deal.