Schalke 04 have signed defender Leroy Kwadwo on a one-a-half-year deal for its youth side in the fourth-tier league.
The 20-year-old was signed from lower division side Rot-Weiss Essen.
Kwadwo, born in Germany, will play in the Regionalliga West with the Schalke 04 II side.
He can play as a centre-back and a left back.