Brighton midfielder Andrew Moran admits he is shocked at the rise of teammate Evan Ferguson.
Moran is part of the Ireland Under-21s squad for the upcoming internationals.
Meanwhile, his countryman and club teammate Ferguson will be playing for the Irish senior team in Euro qualifiers at the same time.
He's a freak," stated Moran jokingly to the Sunday World.
It's so good for us. Evan is flying at club level. It shows if you're doing the right thing you will get chances. It's really good for us to hear stories like that.
How quick it has happened is probably surprising, but everyone can see how talented he is. He's such a good player, so good and for his age so physically able. I always knew he would be a joke.
Against Cardiff, I came on at 68 minutes and Evan came on at 81 minutes. I beat him to it (senior debut). He was a year younger but we won't mention that.
Looking at Evan, I can't imagine being older than him, it's mad. Even at Brighton, it's the same thing. He's impressing in training and we have a manager (Roberto De Zerbi) where he doesn't really care about age, if you are good enough he will play you. It's definitely inspiring."