Niall Ennis

Niall Nathan Michael Ennis (born 20 May 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for League One club Doncaster Rovers on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Niall Ennis
Personal information
Full name Niall Nathan Michael Ennis[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-20) 20 May 1999[2]
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Doncaster Rovers
(on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Number 31
Youth career
0000–2016 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2017 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 1 (0)
2019– → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 28 (6)
National team‡
2015 England U17 7 (3)
2016 England U18 4 (0)
2018 England U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:57, 12 September 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:49, 26 July 2018

He has represented England at under 16, 17, 18 and 19 levels.

Career

Born in Wolverhampton, Ennis is a youth product of hometown club Wolverhampton Wanderers. In November 2015 he signed a three-year professional contract to come into effect after his 17th birthday.[3][4] He suffered a fibula fracture in January 2016 that kept him out of action until the summer.[5]

He was part of Wolves' pre-season preparations for the 2016–17 campaign (scoring twice),[6] but did not make a first-team appearance during the season proper after suffering another fibula fracture in November 2016.[7]

On 26 July 2017, he moved on a season-long loan to League One side Shrewsbury Town.[8] He made his senior debut for the club on 8 August in an EFL Cup first round defeat at Nottingham Forest, starting and playing 83 minutes of the 2–1 loss.[9] On 5 September, it was revealed Ennis had suffered yet another long-term injury, this time to his knee, putting him out of action for an estimated four to six months.[10]

On 5 February 2019, Ennis made his first-team début for Wolverhampton Wanderers in an FA Cup fourth round replay against his former team Shrewsbury. He replaced Ivan Cavaleiro as an 88th-minute substitute in the 3–2 win at Molineux.[11]

On 2 August 2019, Ennis signed a new contract to remain linked to Wolves until 2022. He was then loaned back to League One for the season, this time to Doncaster Rovers alongside Cameron John.[12] On 24 August, he scored his first senior goal, a 25-yard strike to open a 2–1 home win over Lincoln City.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 September 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2017–18[14] Championship 0000000000
2018–19[15] Premier League 0010000010
Total 0010000010
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2017–18[14] League One 1000100020
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2019–20 League One 5100101[lower-alpha 1]070
Career total 61102010100
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016.
  2. "Niall Ennis". 11v11. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. "Wolves sign up young star Niall Ennis to fend off Premier League interest". Express & Star. 13 November 2015.
  4. "Ennis turns pro". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 1 July 2016.
  5. "Niall Ennis fighting to be fit for Wolves". Express & Star. 14 June 2016.
  6. "Great experience for Ennis". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 20 July 2016.
  7. "Wolves youngster Niall Ennis suffers broken leg". Express & Star. 28 November 2015.
  8. "Niall Ennis: Shrewsbury sign Wolves striker on season loan". BBC Sport. 26 July 2017.
  9. "Nottingham Forest 2-1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017.
  10. "Wolves's Niall Ennis in injury setback". Express & Star. 5 September 2017.
  11. "Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  12. Edwards, Joe (2 August 2019). "Wolves' Niall Ennis and Cameron John head out on loan to Doncaster". Express & Star. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  13. Hoden, Liam (24 August 2019). "Doncaster Rovers 2 Lincoln City 1: Jon Taylor the hero as Rovers make it back-to-back wins". Doncaster Free Press. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  14. "Games played by Niall Ennis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  15. "Games played by Niall Ennis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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