'Best feeling' - Evans, 16, becomes Luton's youngest scorer

Fin Evans has just begun studying for A levels at school

Defender Fin Evans thanked Luton Town boss Jack Wilshere for his show of faith after becoming the club's youngest ever goalscorer aged just 16 years and 271 days.

Evans was given his senior debut in their EFL Trophy game against Brighton's Under-21 side and clinched a 3-1 victory for his side in the 79th minute.

Wilshere, who was 16 years and 256 days when he made his Arsenal debut in 2008, kept Evans on the pitch for the entire game and he slotted home from an angle after Brighton failed to clear a corner.

"It was just instinct - swing and hit the ball. I couldn't believe the chance fell to me and I scored, it's just the best feeling in the world. I see now why people say that's what dreams are made of," he told BBC Three Counties Radio.

"Jack Wilshere put me in this position, he had faith in me before the game, no pressure on me. He had the belief in me that sometimes I don't have."

Evans did not know how to react after the ball hit the back of the net, running away to an empty end at Kenilworth Road before eventually finding where his family and friends were sitting.

"I didn't know where to go. I wanted to celebrate with fans, but instinct took over, I just went to the closest side," he said.

"They [family] all surprised me by just turning up and buying some tickets so when I saw them in the crowd, I was just buzzing - my mum was crying, my sister was crying."

Evans, who has been with Luton since the age of 10, found out he was in the team on Monday.

He said: "I was told the day before but Jack was so calm about it that I didn't think it was real. When we got to the team meeting and I saw I was on the board, he just said go out there and do your thing.

"I just want to keep pushing and getting better. When the opportunity does come with the first team, I (need to) keep doing what I've been doing and then when I go back down (to the academy), I show the level you need to be at and help them through it as well.

"I've always been a young player that wants to do the next thing, do the next thing and get better. I'm willing to out-work anyone and I think that shows my character."

Ricky Hill, who played more than 500 games for Luton and won three England caps, was the previous record holder, having scored his first goal for the club at 17 - but Evans was unaware of his achievements for the club.

The teenager added: "He must have been some player to hold the record and hopefully I can continue on his legacy and do better or the same as him (in my career)."

Luton boss Jack Wilshere was only 16 when he first played for Arsenal

Following the game, Wilshere said he was "over the moon" for Evans.

He added: "He grew into the game, you could see at the start he was a little bit shaky, which is absolutely normal.

"I always remember my debut at a young age and Arsene (Wenger) saying to me afterwards that he didn't want to talk to me too much, he just wanted to let me play so we tried to let him do that and he was outstanding.

"I said to him after the game 'you've experienced it now. League One will be a little bit harder, a little bit different but you have to use that experience to keep growing and when you come over to us next time, be a little bit better'.

"I liked him the first time I saw him. He was confident in training, sound passes even when he was getting pressed hard. He'll take some time and we need to be patient with him, but we know he can do a job for us, for sure."