Bristol City defender Raphael Araoye says he’s weathered the ups and downs of progressing through the academy system to sign his first professional deal with the Robins.
Araoye, who has been with City since the age of 10, has penned a three-year agreement to become the seventh academy product in recent months to sign extended terms with the club following Tommy Backwell, Mac Boyd, Jamie Knight-Lebel, Seb Palmer-Houlden, Omar Taylor-Clarke and Callum Wood.
The 17-year-old was part of Nigel Pearson’s first-team during pre-season, playing against Exeter City and Bournemouth but his immediate future appears to be with the Under-18 and Under-21 set-ups, where he has already featured this term.
