Earlier this year, young striker Mo Faal completed a transfer deadline day move from West Brom to Wrexham. The striker made the move down a tier in an effort to gain consistent playing time.
After spending time on loan in the National League and the EFL, Faal joined the Baggies in 2019 and progressed through the ranks at The Hawthorns before making his first-team debut in 2021. This summer, he left the team permanently, meaning he won’t be getting many first-team opportunities.
Some Baggies fans will be keeping an eye on him at the Racecourse Ground this season because he came up through the ranks at West Brom. Despite the fact that he hasn’t had much success since moving to North Wales, there are signs that there could be better times ahead for the 21-year-old.
Although he hasn’t yet made his league debut, his performance in the EFL Trophy on Tuesday night marked his second appearance for Wrexham and served as the ideal reminder of his abilities.
Supporters of West Brom will adore Mo Faal’s Wrexham improvement.
Faal is yet to make his league debut for Wrexham and has instead seen all of his action come in the EFL Trophy, and he was selected alongside Paul Mullin for their recent game against Wolves U21’s.
While a fixture against an U21’s side in the EFL Trophy is always going to be a low-key affair, it offers players the chance to stake a claim to break into Phil Parkinson’s League One starting XI, and Faal took his opportunity with both hands.
He scored his first goal for the Red Dragons as Wrexham eased to a 3-0 win, their first win in this season’s competition, and it may just have brought a smile to the faces of some West Brom supporters.
We all know that West Brom and Wolves are bitter rivals, so the fact that a former West Brom academy product scored against Wolves will undoubtedly please a number of their supporters.
EFL Trophy goal is exactly what Mo Faal needed at Wrexham
As alluded to above, Faal has struggled for minutes so far, and it was imperative that he impressed when given opportunities in the cup, and it looks as if he’s taken that opportunity.
We all know that Wrexham are on an unprecedented trajectory which will see them aim to win three consecutive promotions, and it was inevitable that Faal would have to bide his time given some of the quality that Parkinson has at his disposal, but performances like the one on Tuesday night will surely mean the 21-year-old is in his thinking moving forward.
The former West Brom man was an unused substitute for his first two League One games after joining, but since then he’s been completely excluded from the matchday squad, so his first aim should be to earn a place on the bench and hopefully earn a couple of cameo appearances in the league.
Faal knew he would have needed to impress in the EFL Trophy to have any chance of being part of Parkinson’s plans for the league, and his goal against Wolves U21’s would have certainly seen his stock rise at the club.
The goal against Wolves was an important one for Faal, and it also would have pleased West Brom supporters, a real win-win for the 21-year-old.
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