Former St Patrick's Athletic striker Mason Melia scored just three minutes into his first appearance for Tottenham Hotspur Under-21s on Saturday.
Melia knocked home from close range in the 70th minute of his team's Premier League 2 clash against West Ham to make it 2-2. Spurs went on to win the game 3-2.
The 18-year-old linked up with the Premier League giants in January having agreed a five-year deal a year ago. The initial fee of £1.5m (€1.8m) was a record transfer for a League of Ireland player at the time.
It was later eclipsed by Victor Ozhianvuna's switch to Arsenal from Shamrock Rovers when he turns 18 for a guaranteed fee believed to be in the region of €2m. Ozhianvuna will head over to the Gunners in the January 2027 transfer window.
It's taken Melia a bit of time to get on the pitch with his new club as he recovered from a back injury and then a chest infection.
However he got his chance against the Hammers and made a very swift impact.
"I'm buzzing to be back on the pitch mainly," Melia said afterwards. "It's been a long six months I think. I'm happy to get the goal and win the game. It was a tough, sloppy game, but to get the 3-2 result is a good win.
"I've a big family, so a few of them came over, my parents, my missus and all. I'm buzzing to have them here as well. It makes it more special. It's been a long time coming. I'm really proud to have my debut and make it happen finally."
Spurs' first team are in the middle of a relegation dog fight, with Roberto de Zerbi brought in earlier this week to try and drag them out of toruble. His first game at the helm is away to Sunderland tomorrow week.
