Watford striker Baah signs new five-year contract

Kwadwo Baah was born in Germany but grew up in London and has played at England Under-18 and Germany Under-19 level

Watford striker Kwadwo Baah has signed a new five-year contract with the Championship club.

The 21-year old scored a goal on his Watford debut in a Carabao Cup tie against MK Dons on 13 August.

He played his first Championship game four days later and has gone on to make six further league appearances, including his first start against Preston at the beginning of this month.

The German came off the bench to score his first league goal - a late winner against Middlesbrough - in Watford's last match.

Baah said his new deal, which runs until the end of the 2028-29 season, "is a great achievement" and had "probably achieved more than I expected" in his time at the club so far.

"Obviously, there's more to come," he added.

"I got my first goal in the Championship and I'm aiming for bigger and better things, to try to push Watford towards the play-offs or even better."

Hornets head coach Tom Cleverley has warned against expecting too much from Baah, who was signed from Rochdale in July 2021 and has had loans with Fortuna Dusseldorf in Germany and Burton in League One over the last two seasons.

"It starts with attitude for me when I'm thinking about the biggest change KB has made to his game," Cleverley told the club website.

"It's a mindset that's been rewarded. He deserves what we're seeing on the pitch now.

"We’re thrilled to have him secured here for a longer period of time."