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‘I knew this was the moment I’d been waiting for’

Folarin Balogun became the 876th player to represent us in a first team game after coming off the bench in our 3-0 win over Dundalk on Thursday night.

The 19-year-old forward has forged a reputation as a formidable goalscorer at both under-23 and under-18 level – and was duly rewarded by Mikel Arteta with his first senior minutes.

Here’s what Folarin told us after the game:

on making his debut...
Yeah it feels great. It's a moment I have been waiting for for a little while so to finally get it feels great.