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Swansea City started life in the Championship with a bang, coming from behind to beat Sheffield United 2-1 at Bramall Lane.

There were plenty of positives to take from South Yorkshire, including the impressive cameo of match-winner Yan Dhand, who popped up just 29 seconds after coming on to seal the win for his team.

Having been signed as a relative unknown, many Swansea fans are unlikely to know an awful lot about him.

Here's the full lowdown on the new man that everyone's talking about.

Who is Yan Dhanda?

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Dhanda is a 19-year-old attacking midfielder who, before signing for Swansea, spent five years rising up the ranks at Anfield.

After signing his first professional contract back in 2015, the Birmingham-born starlet became the first player of Indian descent to sign a full-time contract at the club.

Before his spell on Merseyside, Dhanda had earned himself a trial at Chelsea after winning the under-11 Player of the Tournament at the club's Search for an Asian Star competition back in 2010.

However, he instead chose to stay on with local club West Bromwich Albion - where he first joined at the age of six - to be closer to his family, although the pull of Brendan Rodgers and Liverpool in 2013 proved too much to resist.

His first year at Liverpool proved to be a good one, as he was later handed the accolade for best up-and-coming player at the Asian Football Awards, impressing the former Swans boss, who soon handed the youngster the chance to train alongside the club's galaxy of stars.

"I think I was 15 or 16 when I first trained with Brendan – it was unreal," Dhanda recalls.

"I was missing school some days to train with players like Coutinho, (Mario) Balotelli, (Daniel) Sturridge and (Steven) Gerrard."

Dhanda, who is also believed to be good friends with defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, then made steady progress through the club's development system, earning himself a reputation as a versatile and creative midfielder, with some fans on Merseyside even comparing him to young Welshman Harry Wilson.

He has since made four appearances for England at under-17 level, scoring one goal, although he is still eligible to represent India.

However, it's his performances for Liverpool's under-23s that really caught the eye, with the winger ending the latest Premier League 2 campaign with five goals from 18 appearances.

Where can he play?

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The teenager primarily plays on the left wing, but is just as comfortable in the number 10 role.

In terms of his ability, Dhanda made quite an impression during his time at Anfield, particularly with boss Jurgen Klopp, who was full of praise for the youngster following an impressive showing at a training camp in La Manga last February.

“We could have taken Rhian Brewster or a few other guys, but Yan Dhanda and Conor Masterson are the next boys," he said at the time .

“We needed two players and we decided on Yan and Conor.

“I know all of the boys and that’s really cool. It’s a good group. They have worked well, really good attitude. Yan and Conor have fitted in well.”

Indeed, a number of Liverpool fans were left very unhappy when news first emerged of his departure.

Why was he available on a free?

Despite being highly-rated at Anfield, his chances of breaking into the first team looked very slim.

While he's been linked with loan moves to Leeds United and Nottingham Forest, he's not yet managed to gain a taste of first team football during his young career.

Dhanda is believed to have been given the chance to stay at Anfield, but has instead opted to move to South Wales as he believes he stands a better chance of breaking into the first team.

Why have Swansea signed him?

At this stage it's difficult to say what sort of a role, if any, he will play in the senior team initially.

The club's youth set-up is arguably one of the positives to have emerged in recent years, with several academy prospects expected to play some sort of role in the promotion push next season.

Given the rise of players like Connor Roberts, there could well be a feeling that staying SA1 could be beneficial to the youngster's development, although don't rule out a spell away on loan at some point.

The verdict

Despite working alongside some of Liverpool's biggest stars behind the scenes, experience obviously counts against him.

Having never played competitive first team football, many Swans fans will understandably feel a little unsure about his credentials in a side they hope will be battling for promotion.

While developing young players is a hugely important part of a successful club, putting a side together that is capable of bouncing back to the Premier League has got to be the key priority. Dhanda is surely unlikely to be a ready-made option.

Swans fans will be hoping there are bigger and better names to come this summer, although don't rule out the possibility of the youngster making an impact at some point.

It simply cannot be a coincidence that both Rodgers and Klopp have admired the youngster's abilities.

There's clearly something about him.