Dave Challinor and Claudio Ofosu react as Hartlepool United complete signing number SIX
Pools announced five signings on Saturday with the arrival of Josh MacDonald, Mark Shelton, Timi Odusina, Gary Liddle and Rhys Oates.
And it was soon six with promising forward Ofosu penning a permanent deal on Monday teatime.
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Hide AdThe 21-year-old joins after spending the last season with BetVictor Southern League Premier Division side Royston Town where he enjoyed a successful season driving them to a second-place league finish.
With 9 goals and 11 assists last year, Ofosu is known for his pace, ability on the ball out wide and boss Dave Challinor is looking forward to working with him.
Ofosu said: “I’m over the moon to sign for the club.
"It’s a huge club, with a huge following. It’s a dream come true to sign for Hartlepool, as I believe God is at the centre of everything for me and with him everything is possible. I can’t wait to get started and play at The Vic and show the fans what I can do.”
Boss Challinor added: “He is a player we kept our eye in through the whole course of last season, a young lad with a lot of potential.
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Hide Ad"He is quick, direct and he’s one of them that gets the fans on the edge of their seat. As I said, he still only is a young lad but we hope he can come in and hit the ground running straight away”.
Ofosu began his career with St Neots Town, making 24 appearances before joining Stevenage, progressing through the club’s youth system and enjoying loan spells at Biggleswade United, Kings Langley and Mildenhall Town.
After leaving The Lamex Stadium, Ofosu returned to St Neots Town, netting three times in 24 appearances.
Ofosu will join in training with the rest of the Pools squad straight away, with Challinor now having 14 first team players at his disposal ahead of the new season.