A promising Thailand-based Cumbrian footballer has decided on his next move.
Clayton Ruddick, whose family are from Carlisle, recently had trials with top Thai club Bangkok United.
But the teenager has now decided to take up a football scholarship at a top American college.
He is joining Notre Dame College in Ohio and will play for their team, the Notre Dame Falcons.
They play in the Mountain East Conference (MES) and are part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division Two (NCAA).
Clayton, 18, will accompany this with a four-year sports management degree.
Clayton Ruddick, right, on Notre Dame College’s soccer Instagram page
A versatile attacking player, he had a number of offers to weigh up but Notre Dame proved the most attractive.
“They seemed to be Clayton’s favourite and pushed the hardest to get him,” said his dad,…
