Watch Aberdeen Academy's newest striker for five minutes and you'll spend most of it looking for him in the wrong spot. Shea O'Connall isn't your classic number 9 volleying in the crosses or making darting runs behind the back line. He's a False Nine, which basically means half his job is convincing the center back marking him to chase him around the pitch, while his teammates become the main threat.

He grew up around Aberdeen and came up through the Academy's youth pathway the same way most No…