25. Craig Curran

Striker

Nationality  England

Date of Birth - 23^rd August 1989

Height - 5' 9''

Already being dubbed as the next big thing at Prenton Park, Craig Curran boasts an impressive first team record of four goals in little over 90 minutes of first-team action up until the end of the 2006-07 season.

After banging in the goals for fun in the Youth and Reserve sides, the 17 year-old striker finally made his first team bow away Bristol City in January playing the final six minutes of the game on the right wing.

His next appearance was a little more effective as he came off the bench for his home debut at Prenton Park to score within 25 seconds with his very first touch against Brighton on Easter  Monday.  Rovers had been a goal behind but Curran's goal gave Rovers hope and they went on to win the game thanks to a late Chris Greenacre penalty.

Craig went even further on his first ever start for the Club on the final day of the season, scoring a hat-trick inside the first 36 minutes to hand Rovers a 3-1 win.

Curran faces competition from Chris Greenacre, Calvin Zola and Gareth Taylor for a starting place next season but big things may just happen from the youngster.

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