Birthday boy Lewis Richardson has received the perfect present after signing his first professional contract with Burnley.
The highly-rated striker, 17 today, has penned a deal keeping him at Turf Moor until the summer of 2022.
First year scholar Richardson, who joined the Clarets at eight years-old, has progressed through the Academy and scoring goals has become natural to the youngster.
And the Moston-born teenager insisted it was culmination of a dream to sign his first professional contract with Burnley.
Richardson said: “It’s life changing. I have worked so hard for this, training at 7pm at night and getting home at 10pm, four days a week, since about 12 years old.