Eric Dier has spoken of his international debut with England.

The 21-year-old Tottenham defender-turned-midfielder came on in the second half of the Three Lions' 2-0 friendly loss to Spain on Friday, gracing the pitch next to Spurs teammate Dele Alli.

Dier was grateful to get the chance to represent his country and felt the occasion was much more special as he was able to share it with his club mate.

"It was nice to make my debut coming on at the same time as Dele and hopefully in the future there will be more games alongside each other," Dier told Tottenham's official website.

"It's one of the aims you set out to achieve when you start your career so to have achieved it so early is a dream come true and a very proud moment for me and my family.

"Spain are a fantastic team with lots of players that I looked up to growing up so to watch them play and then come on against them wasn't the easiest way to make a debut, but a good way at the same time.

"It doesn't get much tougher than Spain and that is what you want to test yourself against both as a team and as an individual."