Academy graduate Lloyd Isgrove has signed a two-year contract extension at Southampton . Having joined Saints aged nine , the midfielder has this season gone onto make four first-team appearances for the club . Isgrove , now 22 , has seen such progress rewarded by a contract extension until 2017 , having previously penned successive one-year deals at St Mary 's . Lloyd Isgrove has signed a two-year contract extension with Southampton after his first-team breakthrough . A bandaged Isgrove fires in a shot during Southampton 's FA Cup tie against Ipswich Town this season . 'It 's a bit of security , ' the Welsh midfielder told Southampton 's official YouTube channel . ' I 'm 22 now so obviously this takes me to 24 . 'It wo n't stop me working hard and pushing in training . That 's a good age to be playing at a high level . 'It shows that they believe in my abilities . They want me on a two-year instead of doing the one-years that I 've previously done before , which is only positive for me . 'It 's probably the biggest two years of my career so far . If I can get a run of games and stuff , I can really push on and really establish myself as a professional player . ' Isgrove 's new deal takes him up to the age of 24 and he hopes he can establish himself as a professional .
Lloyd Isgrove has signed a one year contract extension with Southampton . Isgrove joined the south coast club aged nine and has played four times . Welsh midfielder had previously only penned two-year contracts at Saints . CLICK HERE for all the latest Southampton news .