Dublin [Ireland], December 11 (ANI): After making his debut for Arsenal, Miguel Azeez said he is "buzzing" and all the hard work that he did over the years has "paid off".

The 18-year-old midfielder has been with Arsenal since he was just five, and on Thursday he got his reward with a first-team debut against Dundalk in the Europa League. Azeez became the 877th player to represent the club's men's team, shortly after Ben Cottrell became the 876th.

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"I'm buzzing. I'm happy and overjoyed with the experience. I'm so grateful that I was able to get the experience and all the hard work has paid off today," the club's official website quoted Azeez as saying.

Arsenal secured a 4-2 win in the match. Eddie Nketiah, Joe Willock, Folarin Balogun and Mohamed Elneny scored one goal each in the match to hand Arsenal a win.

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Azeez has vowed to play with passion and give his best "every single day".

"I will play with passion because I love the club. I've been here since the age of five so I'm an Arsenal fan through and through and obviously, I just want to give something back to the fans and play my best game every single day," he said. (ANI)

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