London-born Ghanaian teenager Jesurun Rak-Sakyi has been named Crystal Palace’s Under-23 Player of the Season.

The forward  was instrumental as he helped Palace finish fifth in the Premier League 2 Division 1, their first campaign in the top-flight of Academy football.

Rak-Sakyi, 19, scored 18 goals from 25 appearances throughout 2021/22, making him joint-top scorer with Manchester City’s James McAtee.

He was joint-top scorer with Manchester City’s James McAtee.

Rak-Sakyi made his Premier League debut in August 2021 against Chelsea and was named Premier League 2 Player of the Month for February 2022.

Having been training with the first team squad throughout the season, Palace manager Patrick Vieira said of him:

"He’s a young, talented player and we have to work with him to try to help him."

The highly-rated player marked his England Under-20 debut by scoring against Romania on September 6, 2021 following a 6-1 victory.

Rak-Sakyi said: "It's been a great season, not just for me but the whole team. I'm very thankful. It's been great [training with the first-team].

"It's been my best season so far. I've been working so hard this season and am grateful for everyone who's helped me."

He collected the Player of the Season award from Under-23s assistant manager Darren Powell at the club’s free-to-attend awards night on Tuesday.