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Micky van de Ven scored an incredible solo goal for Tottenham on Tuesday night, following in the footsteps of ex-Spurs stars Gareth Bale and Son Heung-min.
Van de Ven's remarkable effort came in his side's 4-0 Champions League home win over Copenhagen.
With Spurs 2-0 up, the centre-back picked up the ball just outside of his own box and set off on a charge forwards.
Head down and legs pumping, the Dutchman powered past five players who were all unable to match his incredible pace.
Van de Ven then looked up and chose not to use Randal Kolo Muani in space on his right, instead smashing his finish past the goalkeeper from just inside the area.
The 24-year-old Dutchman wheeled away putting a finger to his ear as the home fans exploded in celebration.
Micky van de Ven scored an unbelievable solo goal against Copenhagen for Tottenham
His team-mates and even the substitutes bench all joined in the celebrations, acknowledging the special goal.
After the game, he reflected: 'I started dribbling and thought I thought that I would see if they would catch up and they didn't.
'I am feeling good, and I felt amazing in the sprint, I felt like I could keep going.
'[Cristian] Romero stayed calm as well [for Joao Palhinha goal] when I saw him in front I wondered why he was there.
'When we got the red card I thought it was going to be tough but we stayed cool, we did what we needed to do and we killed the game off.'
Spurs have made a habit of extraordinary individual strikes down the years and Van de Ven's effort follows in the footsteps of a couple of club legends.
Bale picked up the ball just inside Inter Milan's half in a Champions League group game at the San Siro before pinning his ears back and scorching away.
Four touches later and an arrowed finish into the far corner rounded off the spectacular solo goal, the first of his hat-trick on the night, in a memorable 4-3 defeat in 2010.
As brilliant as Bale's goal was, Son's in 2020 would claim the Puskas Award for that year.
Like Van de Ven, he picked up the ball just outside of his own box, this time in a Premier League game against Burnley.
He carved past six players and accelerated through on goal as despairing attempts at tackles came in before Son opened his body up with a composed finish.
In describing it, he said: 'After I got the ball, I tried to pass, but I couldn't find a place. I just started to dribble... it was the right time to go!'
Now Van de Ven can add his name into the Spurs solo-goal lexicon and fans will be reliving the strike over and over again.
