Bogle: "It Was A Great Feeling"

Saturday’s 3-3 draw against Brentford will forever be a momentous day in the career of one member of Derby County's squad.

Full-back Jayden Bogle netted his first professional goal and wrote himself into Derby County folklore as he became the first player born in the 21st century to score for the club.

The 18-year-old danced into the penalty area before unleashing an unstoppable strike into the corner to put the Rams ahead for the second time in the afternoon.

“It was a great feeling,” Bogle admitted, speaking to RamsTV. “It is something that I have waited a long time for so there is a sense of joy and relief at the same time. It was a great feeling to score my first goal.

“I did what I normally do with it, I drove forward and then the pressure came but I saw a gap. I then thought I’m just going to go for it and I ended up in the box.

“There has been times this season where I have been a bit rash in my finishing so I thought if I keep my head down and hit it as hard as I can across goal then there is a good chance it will go in so luckily it did. It would have nice for it to be a winner but I’m thankful for any goal.”

It’s been a long-time coming for the youngster who has impressed on his breakthrough season for the club.

Handed his debut against Oldham Athletic in the Carabao Cup, the defender has gone from strength-to-strength and has made 40 appearances in all competitions for the Rams.

He has adapted well to his exposure to Sky Bet Championship football but is keen to continue his impressive development under Frank Lampard.

“We just have to keep pushing on,” he said. “We have got a load of big games coming up so we just need to focus on them and take each game as they come.

“Anyone can beat anyone in this league so if you’re not at it then it can be a tough game but I think we have to focus on ourselves and go into the game with the right attitude and right mentality and if we do that then we have a great chance of winning.

“We all know that so that’s why we are focusing even more now going into the last few games of the season. If we keep the right attitude then we have every chance of reaching the play-offs.”