Defender Matthew Strachan, and central midfielders Keith Bray and Calum Mackay signed their contracts with their mother and father additionally invited to the Caledonian Stadium to share the second.
Head coach Billy Dodds, Charlie Christie, ICT’s academy director, together with sporting director John Robertson and chief govt Scot Gardiner have been additionally available to congratulate the proficient trio.
Three academy graduates scored two-year, full-time apprenticeship contracts at Caley Thistle – with the present and a former ICT boss hailing their rises.
Strachan is a flexible defender, who’s equally at house at left centre again or left-back and joined the academy aged nine-years-old.
He has impressed right through the age teams, along with his dedication and angle aligned along with his defensive skills,
This was recognised along with his choice for the Scottish Schoolboys and he performed on all 4 events in opposition to Wales, Northern Eire, England and the Republic of Eire.
He was a mainstay of the ICT crew which reached the semi-final of the Scottish Youth Cup v Hearts at Tynecastle earlier this 12 months.
Bray is a central midfielder who combines ability and metal within the centre of the pitch and was often promoted from the under-16s to the under-18s final season attributable to his mature performances.
He’s from the small village of Aird in Tong on the Isle of Lewis and attended the Nicolson Institute on the island.
He was initially scouted by ICT as a goalkeeper earlier than it grew to become clear that his greatest place was in the midst of the park and he performed for 10 years for Stornaway Athletic in addition to committing to the ICTFC Academy.
Mackay is a naturally gifted two-footed central midfielder, whose intelligence matched along with his imaginative and prescient and tactical consciousness has seen him be a pure first decide in all of the Academy groups.
He’s extensively regarded as one of the crucial proficient gamers to come back by means of the membership’s youth system and has been excellent in no matter place his coaches have requested him to play.
He’s the youthful brother of Daniel Mackay, who’s again on the membership on mortgage from Hibs, the membership reckon younger Mackay will quickly be making headlines of his personal.
Academy director and ex-ICT boss Christie congratulated the gamers, however identified the laborious work has solely simply begun.
