22. Shabazz Baidoo

Shabazz Baidoo is another product of the QPR youth system.

The pacy forward was signed from Arsenal as a youngster and continued his development under the guidance of Joe Gallen and Gary Waddock.

The youngster is highly thought oat Rangers and this season he has scored 18 goals in 16 games for the youth team which is impressive for a 16 year old playing against players a few years older than him.

He made his first team debut as a substitute against Gillingham and impressed enough to get another chance off the bench against Leeds. In that second appearance he set up the equalising goal for Kevin Gallen and earned plenty of plaudits from the QPR fans.

Baidoo started the next two games at Burnley and Wigan where his pace and movement was excellent and having just turned 17 he looks to have a big future ahead of him.

Last season he finally got the chance to break into the first team.

After impressing for the reserves and under 18's Baidoo featured as a sub in the games against Crystal Palace and also in the cup defeat at Northampton.

The fans began to call for Baidoo to get a place in the first team but he remained on the bench until the trip to Plymouth.

During that game with Rangers 3-0 down Holloway threw on the youngster and repaid with Baidoo scoring his first senior goal within five minutes of coming on. Baidoo turned in a goal bound effort from a corner and despite the defeat that followed Baidoo was the name on the fans lips that night.

He won his first start three days later against Preston and again found the target. His pace caused all sorts of problems for Preston but his early goal was disallowed for offside and in the end Baidoo ran out of steam as the team lost 2-0.

He was now back on the bench for the next few games before illness and injury disrupted his first team chances during December. He made a big impact upon his return to the first team in the 1-0 win over Cardiff. Baidoo came off the bench and stretched the game as his pace scared the Cardiff defence and although Baidoo didn't score he did enough to show he could become a first team regular.

Baidoo got his second goal of the season days later in the thrilling 4-3 win over Crewe and now looked set for an extended run in the side as 2006 began.

In the FA Cup at Blackburn Baidoo was up against a good Premiership side but again caused problems and on three occasions his pace and movement helped produce good chances for the youngster but he was unable to convert those chances into goals.

The change of manager didn't have the affect many expected with Baidoo limited to rare appearances from the bench where Baidoo failed to impress missing a sitter in the draw with Brighton.

It turned out that talks over a first professional contract were affecting the youngster's game with his wage demands being a problem but that all got resolved during the summer as he signed his first professional deal with the club.

Baidoo has been used as a sub for most of this season coming off the bench to score in the draws with Leeds and Luton but he has yet to break into the team as a regular starter.