Aston Villa is happy to announce three further Academy players have signed professional contracts with the club.
Sil Swinkels, Oliwier Zych and Aaron O’Reilly have committed to the club after impressing in claret and blue, becoming the latest Young Lions to put pen to paper.
After arriving from Vitesse Arnhem last summer, Swinkels, 17, played a key role in helping Villa win the FA Youth Cup, playing the full 90 minutes against Liverpool in the final.
The Dutch defender also made his senior debut for the club when he came on for the final 15 minutes of the FA Cup third-round tie against the Reds in January.
Oliwier Zych 
Aaron O'Reilly. 
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Goalkeeper Zych, 17, kept a clean sheet on his one appearance during the triumphant FA Youth Cup run last term, and was named among the substitutes for the final at Villa Park as well as the FA Cup tie against Liverpool.
The stopper joined the club in 2019 from Zaglebie Lubin in his native Poland, for whom he has represented at Under-17 level.
O’Reilly, 17, completed a move from St Patrick’s Athletic in his native Republic of Ireland to join Villa last summer.
The defender, who has represented his country at age-group level, featured for the club’s Under-18s and Under-23s last season.
Congratulations to all three Young Lions!
They follow further Academy prospects in Villa's Under-23s and Under-18s to have penned new contracts this summer.
