Sunderland have completed the signing of young goalkeeper Jack McIntyre following a successful trial spell on Wearside.
The 18-year-old has signed a one-year deal with the Black Cats and will work with Elliott Dickman's U23 side.
McIntyre started his career at Manchester City's academy before moving to Everton, but was a free agent after leaving Goodison Park this summer when his contract expired.
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He has been training with the Black Cats since July, and had played in the first two Premier League 2 games of the season, with Sunderland losing the season-opener 4-3 at home to Fulham before coming from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at Burnley on Monday.
McIntyre said: "Sunderland is a massive club and I'm delighted to be here.
"The players, staff and everyone around the place have made me feel very welcome and I can’t wait to get going now."
Dickman added: "Jack has been on trial for a number of weeks, and we've been pleased with him.
"He's going to add some quality to our group, and hopefully he'll be in and around the first team in a training role."
The U23s also recruited ex-Manchester United academy goalkeeper Jacob Carney over the summer but the 20-year-old has been out of action recently with a finger injury.
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