Hibs sign Lua Luas' Nephew

Wallsend Boys Club

Yvan Tomatula was spotted by youth academy Guru John Park whilst playing
against a young Hibs side and has now agreed a two-year deal at Leith San Siro.

The Paris born youngster moved to the Newcastle area with his family where he played for Wallsend Boys' Club and is regarded as an exciting young "middle to front" player with a promising future in the game.

Mr Park said: "We play a lot of friendly games, particularly against teams from the North East of England and Yvan stood out like a sore thumb in a match against Wallsend Boys' Club. I think that's sometimes a measure of a player, if he's doing well against your side which you think is itself of good quality.

Mr Park went on to say:-

"He ran us ragged, he has a range of skills which are fantastic, his ability on the ball, his vision to see a pass through to the strikers, in fact all the right abilities.

"Yvan is different. The game isn't all about having the same type of player. We brought Yvan up for the best part of a month at the end of last season but we've only just been able to sign him up.

"He still has a lot of work to do but he looks an exciting player and we are providing him with that platform to see how far he can go.

“Yvans first objective is to get himself a regular slot in our youth team set up and then progress up to the reserves at some point in time."

The Wallsend Boys' Club has produced stars such as Newcastle duo Peter Beardsley and Alan Shearer, and Celtic's Alan Thompson with Hibs having already signed up midfielder Kevin McDonald, who has just extended his contract at Hibs by a year .

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