Video: Here's why Huddersfield have snapped up Irish youngster Jake Carroll

St. Patrick’s Athletic full-back Jake Carroll will swap the Airtricity League for the Championship after Huddersfield Town swooped for the Irish youngster.

By Declan Whooley

The 21-year-old, who has represented Ireland at Schools level, will link up with the club in July after joining for an undisclosed sum.

Currently three points clear of the drop-zone with two games to play, the club will hope to still be in the second-tier of English football when the versatile defender links up with his new team-mates.

Born in London and raised in Lucan, Carroll made his 50th appearance for the Saints when he featured against Limerick last month but impressed Huddersfield manager Mark Robins after having two separate spells on trial with the Championship side.

“Jake impressed me a lot when he was here a few weeks ago on trial. He is left-sided, quick, powerful and has a good attitude with an aptitude to learn quickly,” he said on the club’s official website.

Carroll played youth football for leading clubs Home Farm and Belvedere before joining St Patrick’s in 2010 and is equally at home in midfield and will hope to follow in the footsteps of the likes of James McClean and Seamus Coleman who have made hugely successful transitions to English football from the Irish league in recent years. The club also recently recruited Irish Under-16 captain Danny Kane from Cherry Orchard

Not only an accomplished defender, Carroll has also demonstrated an eye for goal as these two clips show.

We wish him all the best with the Terriers.