Preston North End are delighted to confirm Noah Mawene has signed a new deal with the club.
The 19-year-old, who joined PNE as an U13, has put pen to paper on a contract which will keep him at Deepdale until at least the summer of 2026.
Noah has made three senior appearances during his time as a professional at PNE, including two in the current Sky Bet Championship campaign.
Speaking after signing the new deal, Noah said: “I’m very pleased and very grateful. It’s another two years to have a really good go at setting up a career so I can’t complain.
“I’m just trying to still learn and I’m looking forward to it. I need to thank the club straight away for getting it done.
“The plan’s just to keep working and try to find a way now to set up a career in the next two years.
“The club have given me another opportunity to have a good go at it and the least I can do is work hard, give everything and have no regrets.”
The midfielder was consistently playing in age groups above his own as a teenager, before he signed a two-year scholarship in 2021, while at the same time committing to a professional contract which would be triggered once he turned 17.
Noah – who was part of the league and cup-winning double for the youth team in the 2021/22 campaign – went on to captain the U19s in the second year of his scholarship.
His senior debut came in December 2022 in a Lancashire derby victory over Blackburn Rovers, and the son of former PNE defender Youl has been in and around matchday squads ever since.
Manager Ryan Lowe said: “He’s been fantastic. He’s been training fantastically well, he’s learning every day, and you can see him getting better technically and tactically.
“We’re really pleased to tie him down. He’s a great lad, too. He’s one of the first in and last out.
“His attitude is right up there so if he continues the way he’s going he’s got a bright future here at PNE.”