Norwich City’s teenage recruit Kellen Fisher is destined for big things, according to those who shaped his rapid rise.

Fisher reportedly attracted interest from Premier League duo Brentford and Wolves before sealing a Carrow Road move last week.

The 19-year-old right back will initially be part of the Canaries’ development squad after agreeing a long term deal, but marked himself as one to watch in Bromley’s run to the National League play-offs last season.

Fisher only made his senior league debut at the start of the campaign, before he emerged as one of the best rated prospects outside the professional ranks.

“The key to Kellen’s rise, or success so far, is his mindset,” said Bromley academy coach Jamel Wojtczak. “Of course he is technically very good but his mindset takes him beyond boys of a similar age with those qualities. He is so driven, so focused, so competitive and resilient.

"How far can he go? The sky is the limit. He is still so young with time on his side to develop. To get early exposure to National League football was brilliant for his development. I would back him to go as high as he can. Obviously you need a bit of luck along the way but he has all the tools.”

Fisher made 25 National League appearances in his debut tour for Andy Woodman’s squad, who finished seventh but lost to Chesterfield after extra-time in the play-offs.

“He has a really bright future and I don’t think it will be long before you see him at a really high level,” he said. “What I liked about him is he endeared himself to the group. He doesn’t want to be viewed as a young player, and the more experienced boys didn’t, which is testament to him.

“From day one when I came to Bromley I could see Kellen was a really good young talent. The key for me was when to expose him to first team football and once I did, he just excelled.

"I’m extremely proud and chuffed to have seen another young player under my coaching career progress. Kellen will no doubt have a bright future.”

Bromley charted Fisher’s rise in a documentary, entitled ‘The making of Kellen Fisher’ released after he signed a new professional contract earlier this year.

The teenager was originally converted from a holding midfielder but fast-tracked into the under-23s set up after two eye-catching FA Youth Cup runs.

“I can genuinely remember the first time I saw Kellen,” said Tom Beaumont, Bromley’s head of academy. “It was at the training ground for a trial day when he was still studying at school, year 11. He was here for his initial assessment, and he was playing as a four in a holding midfielder role.

"Players stand out. There was a wide range of ability on show in an environment like that and he definitely stood out, even if it was in a different position to the one we see now. He is a great role model. Hard working, consistent and his standards are high. He is one we will champion for a long time.”

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First team coach Steve Aris is credited with spotting Fisher’s potential at full back.

“We felt he could be an outstanding right back in the modern game and he has just worked and worked on his defending to move onto the level he is now,” he said. “We could see the tenacity he possessed.

"We recognised early on that he had it all. He had the temperament and quality. We just had to give him time.

“He was part of a young group we identified had talent. At 17 after a few games at under-18s we brought him straight into the under-23s and converted him to a right back. He was an attacking wide right player when he came in to us. Great delivery but maybe not quite that pace to go past a man as a wide player.

"But always asking questions, always wanting to know how he could get better and improve. Not very talkative but there to be serious and to do his work.”

Fisher’s first team bow came in December 2021 in an FA Trophy run that saw Bromley go all the way to beat Wrexham at Wembley, but it was a penalty shoot out win at Tonbridge later in the competition that marked a watershed for Woodman.

“I didn’t expect the (Tonbridge) player up against him that day would be quite as good as he was,” said the Bromley boss. “I was thinking, ‘maybe I have pitched him in here too early,’ but he won his first header, hit the guy with a tackle and midway through that first half the winger was trying his luck on the other side.

"So you realise then this lad has something about him.”