Owen Elding's patience was rewarded as he scored his first Hibernian goal in Saturday's 2-0 Scottish Premiership win over St Mirren.
Forward Elding, 19, joined from Sligo Rovers in January, having scored 12 goals during the 2025 League of Ireland season.
He made his Hibs debut in the recent 0-0 draw with Rangers before starting for the first time against the Buddies.
"Yeah, I'm delighted," Elding told BBC Scotland. "Obviously, there's no better feeling than hitting the back of the net and to do it at my first start at home game, there's nothing more special.
"We needed to break the deadlock. We had to try and get them out of their shape to get in front and just to be calm through the game."
Elding revealed he found out he was starting '"literally just before everyone arrived".
"I've had to be patient," he added. "Obviously, the Irish season runs differently. It ended in November, so I haven't played a competitive game since then. So, yeah, it's good to get a start and be back out there on the pitch.
"I'm enjoying it. Really high tempo in training. I want to keep playing first team football. That's my main goal."