Peterborough United striker Pemi Aderoju has signed a long-term contract with the League One membership.
The 21-year-old agreed the brand new deal over the weekend after scoring his first aim for Posh of their 6-1 thrashing of Wigan final month.
“A whole lot of arduous work has gone into getting me the place I’m immediately,” Aderoju told the club website., external
“The supervisor, his assistant, (director of soccer) Barry Fry and (chairman) Darragh MacAnthony have confirmed quite a lot of religion in me and now it’s about taking the chance I’ve been given.”
Aderoju has hung out out on mortgage with Boston United and Eastbourne since signing for Posh from non-league in 2024.
He added: “I need to proceed to enhance and develop over the subsequent few years and hopefully construct on what I’ve managed to do in my time on the membership and out on mortgage with Boston United and Eastbourne.
“These mortgage spells have actually helped me. I might have preferred to have performed extra video games at Boston United, however I used to be at an honest degree and I discovered quite a bit from my time there and clearly at Eastbourne, I scored quite a lot of objectives at an honest degree and loved my time there.”
Aderoju scored 15 objectives in 24 Nationwide League South video games at Eastbourne within the first half of this season, together with 4 in a single match, a 6-0 thumping of Hampton & Richmond.
Posh boss Luke Williams added: “Pemi has confirmed quite a lot of promise within the under-21s and on mortgage at Eastbourne. He has proven us some glimpses within the first group so we have now excessive expectations for him and are delighted he has signed a brand new contract.”
Peterborough haven’t disclosed the precise size of Aderoju’s new deal.
