Isaiah Osbourne admits it's a dream come true playing for Aston Villa.
He told Villa's website: "I've been a Villa fan all my life. It's a dream - the perfect job for me. I always dreamt of playing for the club and I have to pinch myself sometimes to actually believe I am at the club.
"Playing in front of my fellow supporters is amazing too. I can't put it into words really.
"My whole family are Villa supporters so they are very proud.
"The great thing is coming through the academy into the first team - that's a great feeling and I have a lot of people to thank for that - people like Bryan Jones, Tony McAndrew, Gordon Cowans and Kevin MacDonald.
"It's also great to commit to a club which are truly on the up in the Premier League and my main aim now is to fight to get a place in the team. That's my main goal.
"The manager is a great man to work for and I'm sure my game will develop working with him on a regular basis, with coaches like Steve and John.
"We have a great group of lads here and the banter is fantastic - it's a great club to be at."