One Direction stars fulfill 'boyhood dreams' by playing football with David Beckham's old team... as Niall Horan's goal is caught on camera

PUBLISHED: 09:00 EST, 22 November 2013 | UPDATED: 05:22 EST, 23 November 2013

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One Direction's Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne got the chance to have a kick-about on the very pitch on which David Beckham played for five years, fulfilling their 'boyhood dreams'.

Niall shared a number of snaps of the trio decked out in LA Galaxy's white strip on Thursday after playing alongside the team, as well as a video of him scoring an impressive goal.

The 20-year-old couldn't hide his excitement as he took to Twitter to say: 'Massive thanks to LA galaxy for having us today and allowing us to play In the stadium! #boyhooddreams'.

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'Boyhood dreams': Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Liam Payne got the chance to have a kick-about with LA Galaxy on Thursday

The Best Song Ever stars, who are all big football fans, have previously been lucky enough to spend time with the Real Madrid squad.

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The singers took time out from promoting their album, Midnight Memories, in the US to head to the StubHub Stadium for the afternoon.

The lads, who were minus Zayn Malik and Harry Styles, posed with their arms around two of the team while stood on the pitch.

'Done and dusted': One of the snaps Niall shared with fans showed him carrying the water bucket after the game

WATCH: Niall Horan's wonder-goal at LA Galaxy stadium

Louis was making his return to the beautiful game after injuring his knee in a charity football game last month.

The 21-year-old was forced to hobble off the pitch when he was tackled by professional Aston Villa striker, Gabriel Agbonlahor, who later received abuse from fans.

The pop star, despite having singed as a played for Doncaster Rovers earlier this year, appeared to have been beaten by Niall if video footage is anything to go by.

The Irish star posted a short clip of himself scoring a goal, writing: 'Was soo happy with myself even though there was no goalkeeper haha'.

Competitive: The singers looked to be enjoying themselves while taking a break from promoting their new album

Back of the net! Niall appeared proud of his handiwork, despite admitting it was an open goal

Kickabout: One Direction enjoy a kickabout on the front cover of Billboard magazine

He was later seen carrying a pot of water with help from someone else, after finishing his game, adding: 'Done and dusted'.

Last week, One Direction appeared on The Jonathan Ross Show where they were questioned about their love lives before Niall asked the host if he go to the bathroom mid-interview.

Tweeting about the incident, he said: 'There goes the most embarrassing moment of my life! I asked king @wossy could I go to the toilet! You just don't do that! I'm sorry'.

The boys will be gracing the latest front cover of Billboard magazine.

Within the publication they give a detailed and intimate account of what it is like about life on the road, as well as they aspirations for the future and musical influences.

On getting homesick Niall said: 'Luckily, I have my four best mates on the road with me to keep me from getting lonely. Of course we all miss home at times.

'Who wouldn’t, being on the road all year long? Wouldn’t give it up for anything though.'

Enjoying a snuggle: Niall gave Harry Styles a quick squeeze during an interview on The Jonathan Ross Show last week

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gennierocks, Manchester, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago

That was a great goal by Niall. They are a great boy band and having a great year

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JWorthy14, Bournemouth, 18 hours ago

Wonder goal?????

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Critic, Brighton, United Kingdom, 18 hours ago

Wonder goal are you for real

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Sam, Shrewsbury, 18 hours ago

wonder goal hahahahahahahahaha

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RachelMc, Belfast, 18 hours ago

I wouldn't exactly call it a wonder goal but still a good goal all the same! haha

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DanielW, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, 18 hours ago

I do hope you're joking with that goal being an impressive one, because it is NOT, I repeat NOT, hard to score a goal like that. You can do that in your back garden or the park. What a load of tripe this article is.