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title: "Trialist scores hat-trick for Crystal Palace U21s"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ste Hoare"
section: "Crystal Palace News"
published: "2016-03-15T13:45:38Z"
modified: "2016-03-15T13:45:38Z"
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# Trialist scores hat-trick for Crystal Palace U21s

Crystal Palace took Margate striker Freddie Ladapo on a trial and it’s fair to say the 23-year-old made a big impression.

Ladapo was named in the Palace U21 team to face Watford’s U21 side and he managed to score a hat-trick as Gary Issott’s side hammered the young Hornets 5-0.

After the rise of stars such as Southampton’s Charlie Austin and Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy, it makes sense for Football League clubs to be looking for talent at the non-league level and Palace may have found a gem in Ladapo.

![Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readcrystalpalace.com/readcrystalpalace/sites/17/2016/03/514009518.jpg)

According to a report by Jon Phipps of the [Thanet Gazette](https://www.thanetgazette.co.uk/Crystal-Palace-look-Margate-star/story-28918065-detail/story.html), Margate accepted a transfer bid for the 23-year-old in the January window from an unknown non-league side but the player turned down the move as he is only interested in joining a Football League side.

Palace are likely to offer the striker another trial game with the U21s and if he performs well again, a transfer is certainly a possibility.