Sion Spence, Cardiff City’s goalscoring midfield player, is in a rich vein of form for the Bluebirds.
Barry-born Spence, 17, has scored 12 goals for Craig Bellamy’s youth Academy under-18 team including a hat-trick against Millwall in their latest fixture.
The pity was that his treble strike did not earn Cardiff victory because hosts Millwall emerged 4-3 winners.
Spence, though, has scored 12 goals for City’s under-18s this season, while Keiron Proctor is also in good form and created two of the goals for his teammate.
First year apprentice Spence, who captained Romilly Primary School when they qualified for a national cup final at Wembley Stadium, first joined Cardiff’s Academy at the age of seven.
He made his under-23 team debut at the age of 16.
Cardiff City (v Millwall): Ratcliffe, Sharif, Jones, Bodenham, Parsons, Bowen, Patten, C Davies, Proctor, Spence, Evans. Subs: Margetson, Burwood, Reynolds, J Davies, Pinchard.
Bellamy’s young Bluebirds have been draw against Milton Keynes Dons in the FA Under-18 Youth Cup third round proper, while Swansea City are at home against Chesterfield.
Both Cardiff and the Swans are through to the FAW Under-19 Cup quarter-finals.
FA Youth Cup third round proper draw:
Monday, Nove,her 27: Burnley v Leeds United.
Tuesday, November 28: Carlisle United v Hartlepool United.
Tuesday, December 5: Portsmouth v Leicester City,
Thursday, December 7: Brighton v Newcastle United.
Friday, December 8: Everton v Ipswich Town.
Sunday, December 10: Watford v Sunderland, Fleetwood v Stevenage.
Tuesday, December 12: Sheffield United v Burton Albion, QPR v Charlton Athletic, Spurs v Preston North End, Cheltenham Town v Bury, Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers, Norwich City v Barnsley,
Wednesday, December 13: Blackburn Rovers v Stoke City, Derby County v Manchester United, Arsenal v Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa v Coventry City.
Thursday, December 14: Colchester United v Crewe Alexandra.
Friday, December 15: Huddersfield Town v Fulham, Chelsea v Scunthorpe United.
Saturday, December 16: Mansfield Town v Crystal Palace, Oxford United v Dagenham and Redbridge, West Bromwich Albion v Leyton Orient, Plymouth Argyle v Manchester City, AFC Bournemouth v Hull City, Swindon Town v Nottingham Forest, Milton Keynes Dons v Cardiff City, Swansea City v Chesterfield, Reading v Millwall, Bristol City v Birmingham City, Southampton v Wolves, Carlisle or Hartlepool v Liverpool.
FAW Youth Cup quarter-final draw (ties to be played Sunday, February 11): Cardiff City v Aberystwyth, Llandudno v Airbus UK Broughton, Swansea City v Newport County, Carmarthen Town v Connah’s Quay Nomads.
Cardiff City have been draw against Arsenal in the last 16 of the Under-13 National Cup (South) after winning 6-5 against Fulham on aggregate in the last round.
