Exciting young striker Corey Gameiro has been re-signed with English Premier League club Fulham.
One of Australian football's brightest prospects Gameiro joins Socceroo Mark Schwarzer at the Cottagers on his second pro contract until the end of the 2012/2013 season.
The 19-year-old from NSW said he was hoping to be the next Australian to make an impact in English football.
"They say it is hard to get your first contract and even harder to get your second so I'm really happy with where I am at," Gameiro said.
"Being in the footballing environment at a Premier League club has been such a great opportunity. And as hard as I have worked to get where I am, I know I have to work even harder from here."
Gameiro, who was the youngest member of Australia's squad at the FIFA U20 World Cup in Colombia last year, said Schwarzer had been a big influence on his career.
"Mark Schwarzer is everything a young player going to a Premiership club could ask for," he said.
"He is not only a great role model, but a friend too. He is always happy to take the time out to have a chat, to give you advice and he has so many contacts in the game. He has done so much in the game, but he still works so hard on improving himself. He is 39 but he is still at the gym every day."
Gameiro has returned home to Port Kembla for the break in the English Premier League and will resume training with Fulham in early July.
Gameiro is likely to be put on loan to a Championship or League One side in the early part of the new season to further his development.