Tyreece Campbell joined Charlton’s esteemed academy at the age of nine and on Saturday, aged 19, scored his first senior goal for the Addicks at The Valley in a 2-0 win over Barnsley.
The winger, making his fourth league start, explained doing the tunnel jump at full time was something he will never forget.
He told CharltonTV: “It was a special moment. I’ve been here at Charlton since I was nine. I’ve always come to games and seen players do that, to finally be able to do that makes me happy.”
Campbell gave the Addicks a 19th minute lead, latching on to a Jack Payne pass, taking on his defender and finishing with a low, powerful shot.
“I can’t really remember much about the goal,” he explained. “I just remember the pass coming through, the defender was coming on my right, I just hit it with my left at the near post and it went in.
“I’m so happy. I’ve been waiting for a long time and it is even better to get it at The Valley.”
Charlton kept a brave clean sheet and Campbell was full of praise for the defensive effort.
He said: “I think we were very good defensively – we made a lot of blocks put our bodies on the line and we got three points thankfully.
“It’s important [to build on the home form], hopefully we can carry it on and climb the table.”
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