United beat plenty of competition to sign the Irish youth international goalkeeper in 2010.

Joe Coll comes from County Donegal, where he played for local team Glenea United from the age of six.

It's always a competitive environment to don the gloves at Academy level but he managed to make seven appearances for Paul McGuinness' team and was on the bench for the Reserves on a number of occasions.

The battle for a place will not get an easier with Warren Joyce's side but he will be hoping for plenty of opportunities to impress after stepping up from the youth team.