Sheffield Wednesday have signed young goalkeeper Killian Barrett after an impressive spell on the local non-league circuit.

20-year-old Barrett, whose agent is Reading legend Stephen Hunt, moved across from Republic of Ireland in 2020 and has spent recent years with the likes of Woodley United, Hartley Witney and Binfield.

Only joining the Moles in January, Barrett kept six clean sheets in 21 matches to help keep the side in the South Central Division of the Isthmian League and won Supporters' Player of the Season.

Woodley United boss, Jordan Blake, commented: "A success story that I have had the utmost pleasure of playing a small part in Killian’s journey. All of you young aspiring footballers never give up on your dreams you never know it could be you next."

“I’m absolutely delighted, it’s a massive step in the direction I want to go and all my family are delighted," he told the club website.

“I moved over to England just over four years ago and have played non-league football for the previous couple of years.

“Luckily I had a few decent games and got picked up and now I’m here."

Signing a first professional contract with the Owls, the Berkshire connections don't stop there.

Former Reading goalkeeping coach, Sal Bibbo, is a key member of staff at Hillsborough.

Bibbo was famously on the coaching staff in RG2 as Brian McDermott took Reading into the Premier League in 2012.

On his conversations with Bibbo, Barrett told SWFC.co.uk: “He has been telling me for the next year it is just about getting my head down and go to work.

“All the hard work starts now, you’ve got yourself to this position so don’t let yourself down.

“There is a clear pathway here, Sal has been class when I’ve been working with him and the details he sees are unreal and I haven’t had that anywhere else.”