Folarin Balogun feels ‘great’ to play his first game for Arsenal’s first team in Thursday’s 3-0 Europa League defeat of Dundalk.
With victory already guaranteed against the League of Ireland Premier Division side, the 19-year-old forward replaced Eddie Nketiah with 16 minutes left to play.
In the process, Balogun became the 876th player to represent the Emirates Stadium giants in a first team outing.
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Despite playing for limited time, the Anglo-Nigerian showed flashes of brilliance that threw football fans into frenzy on social media.
“It feels great. It's a moment I have been waiting for a little while so to finally get it feels great,” he told Arsenal website.