Frank Onyeka, a midfielder from Nigeria, made his Bundesliga debut for Augsburg and helped the team to a 3-1 victory over St. Pauli.
Upon the transfer deadline, Onyeka left Brentford for the Bundesliga club, where he would spend the next season on loan.
Manager Jess Thorup surprised everyone by naming the 26-year-old to the starting lineup after he only trained with his teammates on Friday.
Philip Tietz scored Augsburg's second goal in the 66th minute, and the defensive midfielder set him up.
Throughout the match, Onyeka saw action for eighty-three minutes.
In came Arne Maier to take over for the defensive midfielder.
Augsburg won their first Bundesliga match of the season with this victory.
