Young forward Michael Obafemi put pen to paper on a new Southampton contract and reflected on a whirlwind 12 months, after making his first-team breakthrough against Tottenham in January of last year.
Since then, the 18-year-old has made a further six senior appearances, scored his first Premier League goal – in December's 3-1 win at Huddersfield – and made his debut for Ireland's national side.
His rapid rise has been capped by him signing a new three-and-a-half-year contract at Saints, which runs until the summer of 2022, with Obafemi hopeful of many more appearances to come in the club's red and white.
"It's been a whirlwind," the teenager began. "Obviously, I scored my first goal and then got injured. But now I'm back fit, I'm working hard to get back in the team.
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I'd say my first goal was one of the proudest days of my life. It's something that I've dreamed of doing.
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"I'm thankful to the previous manager for giving me my debut. I'll always remember that day; it was the first time the world got to see me. And hopefully they'll see a lot more of me.
"I'd say my first goal was one of the proudest days of my life. It's something that I've dreamed of doing, but I can't stop there. There's half a season left to go and hopefully I can keep growing and get some more goals.
"There's a home game next week against Fulham and if that's the day [that I score my first St Mary's goal], then that's the day. But if not, I keep working hard until it does come."
On signing his new deal, Obafemi added: "It's a good day. I'll always be thankful to the club for sticking by me, and I just want to show everyone what I've got.
"I'm determined to show the fans and everyone at the club why I've been given a three-and-a-half year deal."
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