ORIENT have signed 19-year-old former Everton goalkeeper Jamie Jones on a two-year contract.

Kirkby-born stopper Jones came through the ranks at Goodison Park and he signed his first professional contract with the Toffees last summer.

But with the likes of American international Tim Howard blocking Jones' route to first team football, he was released in May and O's boss Martin Ling has pounced to complete his third signing of the summer.

Ling told leytonorient.com: "I'm very pleased to have signed Jamie.

"He has been with Everton since the age of seven and has an excellent pedigree.

"Jamie is a good size and will provide excellent competition for Glenn Morris. He will be able to learn from being around a first team set-up and it's pleasing to complete another piece of the jigsaw.

"He first came on to our radar from our northern scout watching him for Everton's reserves on a couple of occasions last year and the reports we had were positive.

"He also spent time on trial at Yeovil last season and they were keen to sign him - and the fact that another League One club were in for him shows that he is of good quality."

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