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Mark Walker

Former Celtic winger Oliver Burke earns La Liga milestone as he becomes first Scot to score in 33 years

Former Celtic forward Oliver Burke has become the first Scottish player to score in the Spanish top flight for 33 years after scoring his first league goal for Alaves.

The Scotland forward has been loaned out to the La Liga outfit by West Brom boss Slaven Bilic, but had yet to get off the mark after 18 appearances - although 12 of those came off the bench.

But the former Celtic loanee grabbed what turned out to be the winning goal in Friday's 2-1 win over Eibar.

And that goal made him the first Scottish player to score in Spain's top flight since Steve Archibald netted a double for Barcelona in 1987 against city rivals Espanyol - who he later returned to play for in the Spanish second tier.

That was the last goal by a Scot in La Liga. Ted McMinn played for Sevilla previously and Alan Hutton for Mallorca, but the former Rangers full back didn't score.

And although Scottish forward Jack Harper is at La Liga club Getafe, he's been loaned out to second tier side Alcorcon this season.

Burke has twice been the most expensive Scot, having joined RB Leipzig for £15 million and then West Brom for £13 million.

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