IN winning the club’s Young Player of the Year award for 2019/20, Jeremie Frimpong saw off competition from the likes of Mikey Johnston, Odsonne Edouard and Kris Ajer for the award, sponsored by Scottish Centre for Excellence in Dentistry & PWR Pack Ltd. He thanked his team-mates, his manager and, of course, the Celtic supporters who voted for him over the last several weeks.

Since signing at Paradise last September, the tireless 19-year-old has enjoyed learning from the squad’s more experienced players, and named two key figures in his development at the nine in-a-row champions.

“Players like Scott Brown and Callum McGregor, they’ve been giving me advice on how it is here at Celtic, what’s expected, and that’s really helped me as a player,” Frimpong told Celtic TV.

“When I came to Celtic, I was still pretty childish, but as I’ve been playing with them, I’ve learned new things in the game. I know how important next season is going to be. And to be fair, I don’t like losing, so I know how important it is myself. It’s going to be good, and I can’t wait.”

From here, Frimpong wants nothing more but to help the Hoops compete for 10 successive league titles in the coming campaign, and has no intention of resting on his laurels after clinching the club's Young Player of the Year accolade.

He added: “Oh my days! Celtic is a big, big team. To be winning the Young Player of the Year award for Celtic, that’s unreal. I’m just so happy with myself. It’s all good. Of course, this award is not the only goal. I want to win more trophies as a team, as many as I can. For me, my main focus ahead is just to win.”

Frimpong names key Hoops players in his development at Celtic