Former Newcastle United youngster Mackenzie Heaney has become South Shields’ first signing of the summer.
The attacking midfielder was viewed as one of the brightest prospects at the Magpies academy but was released by his boyhood club at the end of the 2017/18 season.
Spells with Northern League clubs Newcastle Benfield and West Auckland Town followed before he spent time with Northern Premier League outfit Whitby Town and Iceland second-tier side UMF Grindavik.