Welcome to Rocco Friel.....
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2024 7:00 pm
Good Luck to him....
QPR have made their fifth signing of the summer for the Development Squad with the arrival
of Rocco Friel from Hearts.
The 17-year-old right-back joins the R’s after spending three years at Tynecastle.
Friel, who was with Glasgow Rangers for eight years before moving to Edinburgh, said:
“I am really looking forward to it, I can’t wait to get started.
“The pathway here looks really good. When I spoke to the club they said everything that as a player
you want to hear.
“They have shown they have belief in me and I couldn’t say no to this opportunity.”
An attack-minded full-back, Friel has represented Scotland at Under-17 and Under-19 level, including
featuring in the Under-17 Euros in 2023.
He made 14 appearances for Hearts B team in 2023/24, scoring two goals and grabbing three assists from
the right flank.
As he prepares for life south of the border, Friel said: “I want to settle in and then I will be striving to get into
the first team. That has to be the aim.”
CEO Christian Nourry said: "The identification and subsequent acquisition of Friel are signs of how this football
club intends to operate going forward: by providing impressive young talent with the opportunity to seize a
pathway to play first-team football at Championship level and beyond.
"It is up to Rocco now to make that a reality."
Friel will officially join the club on 1st July, subject to international clearance.
QPR have made their fifth signing of the summer for the Development Squad with the arrival
of Rocco Friel from Hearts.
The 17-year-old right-back joins the R’s after spending three years at Tynecastle.
Friel, who was with Glasgow Rangers for eight years before moving to Edinburgh, said:
“I am really looking forward to it, I can’t wait to get started.
“The pathway here looks really good. When I spoke to the club they said everything that as a player
you want to hear.
“They have shown they have belief in me and I couldn’t say no to this opportunity.”
An attack-minded full-back, Friel has represented Scotland at Under-17 and Under-19 level, including
featuring in the Under-17 Euros in 2023.
He made 14 appearances for Hearts B team in 2023/24, scoring two goals and grabbing three assists from
the right flank.
As he prepares for life south of the border, Friel said: “I want to settle in and then I will be striving to get into
the first team. That has to be the aim.”
CEO Christian Nourry said: "The identification and subsequent acquisition of Friel are signs of how this football
club intends to operate going forward: by providing impressive young talent with the opportunity to seize a
pathway to play first-team football at Championship level and beyond.
"It is up to Rocco now to make that a reality."
Friel will officially join the club on 1st July, subject to international clearance.