Football: Rochdale AFC first year scholars confirmed

Rochdale AFC 2018/19 first year scholars
Back row: Joe Dunne, Morgan Piper, Dan Adshead, Musambya Kisimba
Front row: Morgan Moreland, Toby Philips, Ben Martin, Sam Kilner

Eight new scholars have signed two-year full-time scholarships with Rochdale AFC.

• Morgan Piper (goalkeeper)
• Sam Kilner (defender)
• Ben Martin (defender)
• Joe Dunne (defender)
• Toby Philips (midfielder)
• Dan Adshead (midfielder)
• Morgan Moreland (striker)
• Musambya Kisimba (striker)

Piper, Kilner, Adshead, Moreland and Kisimba have all come through the Rochdale Academy, whilst Martin, Dunne and Philips are new arrivals at the club.

They will join up with the rest of the youth team squad, who are now moving into the second year of their scholarship.

They are:

• James Neild (defender)
• Juwon Hamzat (defender)
• Harrison Hopper (midfielder)
• Lewis Bradley (midfielder)
• Florent Hoti (midfielder)
• Louis White (midfielder)
• Fabio Tavares (forward)
• Florian Yonsian (forward)