Aitor Paredes was thrilled to make his debut in Athletic Bilbao's 4-0 win at Cadiz.
Paredes becomes the second player to make a debut under Ernesto Valverde this season, following in the footsteps of Malcom Adu Ares, who earned his first senior minutes against RCD Mallorca on Matchday 1.
"I'm very grateful and I'm proud of the journey to get here," Paredes said in his post-match interview after the match in Cádiz.
"I want to thank the gaffer for this opportunity and I'll keep fighting for more moments like this."
The centre-back, who made his debut at left-back, has been at Athletic since 2010. He started with the Under-11s and has turned out for all of the different age groups in the Lezama academy.
