Celtic debut delight for Jude Bonnar | OneFootball

On a night when Celtic beat Aberdeen 5-1 to go 16 points clear at the top of the Premiership table, Callum McGregor netted his 50th league goal for the club while Daizen Maeda scored his 25th goal of the season.

There were other notable milestones in the game – Alistair Johnston making his 100th appearance for the Hoops and Jude Bonnar making his first-team debut.

The 19-year-old midfielder, who has come through the Celtic Youth Academy, having been at the club since the age of seven, came on in the 80th minute of Tuesday night’s game to replace Man of the Match, Arne Engels.

And having been on the bench in recent game, the young Celt was delighted to step on to the pitch for his debut.

Speaking to Celtic TV after the game, Jude Bonnar said: “It’s hard to put into words. It’s something I’ve dreamt of since I was wee so just getting the call-up and being able to come on is just class!

“It motivates me even more, especially training with them and their quality, being able to keep up is a good confidence boost.

“They don’t stop and it makes it easier coming on because of the pace they’re playing at.

“I’m just grateful the manager’s trusted me enough to step on the pitch with the players. He just said to make sure I was focused, and then just enjoy it.”

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