Luca Vata stepped off the bench to score his first goal for Dumbarton, and thanked the club’s senior players for helping him with the step up from the club’s under-18s.
The midfielder, who made his debut at the age of just 16 in March, scored the fourth in Saturday’s 4-0 friendly victory against Northern Premier League Workington - becoming the first graduate of Sons’ recently reformed youth system to find the net.
And afterwards he was quick to pay tribute to his teammates for their support since making the move from youth football to the first team.
