Watch: Irish midfielder Jack Byrne created a special piece of history today

This is great to see.

Jack Byrne has created a piece of Eredivisie history. The Cambuur midfielder, on-loan from Manchester City, became the youngest goalscorer in the history of the club with his strike in today's 4-1 over Excelsior. He's also the first Irishman to score in the Dutch top flight since David Connolly for Feyenoord back in the 2000/2001 season. https://twitter.com/OptaJohan/status/678572728119484416 The 19 year old played a clever one-two and ran through on goal to slot the ball home like a seasoned pro, and only misplaced one pass throughout the whole game. Byrne had the highest pass completion rate of any player on the pitch. https://twitter.com/OptaJohan/status/678575343179968514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Although it may be difficult for the youngster to make the Republic of Ireland squad for next summer's European Championships, if he continues this form he could get a call up for next spring's friendlies against Switzerland and Slovakia. Either way, Byrne looks to have a bright future in the game, and it's great to see young, technically gifted Irish player doing well. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3is2qd_0-3-jack-byrne-goal-holland-eredivisie-20-12-2015-sbv-excelsior-0-3-sc-cambuur_sport The Dubliner was naturally delighted with his feat, posting this message after the game on his Instagram account.