Isak Ssewankambo Joins Derby County

Rams land Isak Ssewankambo following trial spell with the Club.

Rams land Isak Ssewankambo following trial spell with the Club.

Derby County have signed Sweden Under 21 international defender Isak Ssewankambo following a spell on trial with the Club.

The 18-year-old has joined the Rams on a two-and-a-half-year deal after recently parting company with Dutch top flight side NAC Breda.

Comfortable playing in defence or midfield, Ssewankambo trained with Derby at the end of December and in early January prior to putting pen-to-paper.

Prior to his move to Holland, he had spent two years at Chelsea between 2012 and 2014 and he was part of their 2014 FA Youth Cup winning squad, as well as featuring regularly for their reserve side.

He then moved to NAC Breda last summer and made 13 Eredivisie games before leaving the Club last month.

Born in Angered in Sweden, Ssewankambo has represented his country at Under 17, Under 19 and Under 21 level.