David Ozoh full of pride after record-breaking Crystal Palace debut

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22 Jan 2023 • 8:32 PM MYT
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David Ozoh is bursting after making his Crystal Palace debut.

At the age of just 17 years, eight months and 15 days born on May 6th 2005 Ozoh's late substitute appearance in the 0-0 draw with Newcastle United marks him out as Palace's youngest-ever Premier League player.

The teenager surpassed the record of forward George Ndah, who was 17 years, 11 months and five days old when he played against Liverpool in November 1992.

On the achievement, a beaming Ozoh told Palace TV: It means a lot. You put in all the hard work for this moment. It's a dream come true. I can't believe it it's honestly the best feeling ever.

When I got told to warm-up I was nervous, but when I got on, I felt good and obviously just tried to play it simple, make a few passes and grow into the game.

Honestly, coming on in this game was crazy. It was a game that we really wanted to win, and to be put on in this type of game shows how much trust the manager has in me, so I'm really pleased."