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This article is part of Football FanCast’s Loan Watch series, which takes a closer look at those players who are aiming to galvanise their careers away from the spotlight of their parent club.
You could be forgiven for not knowing all of the players that Wolves have out on loan – there’s no fewer than 13 of them stretched across the senior side and academy setup.
There’s Ivan Cavaleiro lighting up the Championship with three goals and two assists for Fulham whilst Helder Costa and Rafa Mir are also in England’s second tier.
But sticking with the English pyramid, Niall Ennis has impressed at League One outfit Doncaster Rovers so far this season as they sit on the cusp of the playoffs following a win over local rivals Rotherham United on Saturday.
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Ennis played 45 minutes in the match, picking up an assist and a rating of 7.86 – and that’s not even his highest for Rovers this season, per WhoScored.
The 20-year-old was introduced after the break and created the 66th-minute equaliser as his cross met James Coppinger, who slotted past the visiting goalkeeper.
Wolves’ man then could have scored himself before winning the penalty that secured all three points at the Keepmoat Stadium.
So far this season, Ennis has started just two of his five matches in the Championship for a total of 248 minutes, an average of nearly 50 per game.
The striker has managed to score and assist one goal apiece as well as registering 1.2 shots per game, via WhoScored.
He also picked up the Man of the Match award against Lincoln City with a WhoScored rating of 7.98, a game in which he played the full 90.
The performances shown by the Wolves starlet in south Yorkshire are just small measures towards the attitude shown by the Premier League club’s owners to invest in their future through the promotion of its youth talent.
Jeff Shi has spoken about wanting to make the academy better and by having young players impress out on loan in preparation for first-team minutes upon their return, it most certainly bodes well.
If the youngster continues to impress then he will surely soon reappear on the radar of Nuno Santo who played him in the FA Cup last term. The Portuguese has previously given an opportunity to the likes of Max Kilman and Pedro Neto this season and Ruben Vinagre and Morgan Gibbs-White in the past.
Ennis starring whilst on loan is merely a glimpse into the potential Fosun believes is at the club.
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