Chelsea academy player of the year Conor Gallagher scored his first goal for Charlton Athletic during a 3-1 victory over Stoke City on Saturday afternoon.
Gallagher took the plunge into professional football this summer on the back of a brilliant campaign with Chelsea’s academy.
He was named our academy player of the season at the end of season awards, following in the footsteps of Reece James, who is now a fully fledged first-teamer.
Whether Gallagher will perform in the Championship as good as James did remains to be seen, but he’s off to a brilliant start at Charlton.
The youngster scored his first goal for the club, and his first in professional football, on Saturday. One fan managed to capture the moment on camera.
— Quarantinho (@bradismoo) August 10, 2019
We get the feeling that this could be the first of many for Gallagher this season. If he’s able to finish like that on a regular basis, he’ll score plenty at Charlton.
