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Folarin Balogun full of pride after winning Arsenal debut

Folarin Balogun was full of pride after making his Arsenal debut in their Europea League defeat of Dundalk.

The striker came off the bench in Arsenal's 3-0 win over Dundalk on Thursday night.

He told arsenal.com: "Yeah it feels great. It's a moment I have been waiting for for a little while so to finally get it feels great. I can only thanks Mikel ad the staff for this opportunity and I look forward to doing it more often.

"It's been tough, I've been at a few other clubs doing trials and stuff like that but I've been working my way through the academy and I think as time has gone on I've become a better player. I think that's shown in my performances and I think it's good now to get the recognition that my performances deserve."

On the moment he entered the game, Balogun added: "Loads of emotions really. I knew that this was the moment I'd been waiting for but at the same time I knew there was a job that needed to be done. So I just tried to come on, make runs, be a nuisance and just help the team."

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