Aston Villa youngster Rory Wilson continues to go from strength to strength at B6.
The Villans agreed a deal reportedly worth £350,000 to bring the 17-year-old to Villa Park from Rangers last summer.
Wilson has now scored 11 goals in 16 appearances at age level for Villa.
Better still, the youngster is just as impressive at Under-21 level as he has been for the Under-18s.
Wilson took his tally to 11 for the season in Monday night’s 3-2 Premier League 2 win at Middlesbrough.
Villa twice came from behind to triumph at Heritage Park.
Fenton John opened the scoring for the hosts after just seven minutes.
However, Chisom Afoka equalised for the Young Lions just before the half-hour mark.
Jeremy Sivi quickly put Boro ahead again, before Wilson netted to level once again moments later.
Wilson netted on the rebound after Henry Popple failed to keep out Arjan Raikhy’s fierce strike.
Villa’s winner came from captain Seb Revan, who scored a penalty in the 55th minute of the encounter.
The claret-and-blue team’s win saw them move up to fourth in the second division of Premier League 2.
Bright future
Villa have regularly struck gold when it comes to signing top talents, and Wilson is no exception.
Scouting outlet Foot the Ball recently described him as “one of the hottest talents in Europe right now”.
Wilson is yet to make his debut for Villa, but surely Unai Emery will give him some minutes before the season’s over.
It looks as though he’s already too good for Under-21 level, so maybe next year an EFL loan move beckons.
And in the next two years, if all goes well, Wilson could maybe even become a first-team regular.
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