Trey Ogunsuyi reflects on his first senior goals after the Shrewsbury Town striker’s January move from Sunderland.

Shrewsbury Town striker Trey Ogunsuyi admitted his first goals in senior football had been a long time coming after finally opening his account at professional level.

The forward joined the club during the January transfer window after a spell in Scotland with Falkirk, where he found regular first-team opportunities difficult to come by in the SPL. The move to Shrewsbury has offered the striker a fresh opportunity to establish himself at senior level.

After finding the net for the first time in professional football, Ogunsuyi spoke of the relief and pride he felt after reaching a milestone he had been working towards for some time. "When it [the first goal] went in, I felt really good," Ogunsuyi told BBC Radio Shropshire. "I've been waiting for this moment for a long time."

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The striker also praised the environment at the club and the influence of the manager, saying the squad have fully bought into the message being delivered by the coaching staff. "You can see the gaffer knows what he's doing and all the players are buying into what he's telling us," he said. The lads have also made me feel welcome. It's a nice place, I'm enjoying playing football here, so hopefully there are more goals and assists to come. I know my family are proud - I'm proud to make them proud."

Shrewsbury’s recent improvement in form has helped move the club away from the League Two relegation zone and up to 17th in the table. Despite the progress, manager Matt Cowan is keen to keep his focus firmly on the task of securing safety. "My job is to come in here and keep us in the league, there's still work to do," he said. "The gap [to the bottom two] has gone from two points when we came in, to 13. That's really positive. But until it's done, I will be locked in and won't be getting too excited."

Speaking about his move, Ogunsuyi said: “It was all quick. I just remember being on the training pitch and then having to hurry down and being told. ‘You need to sign this, quickly’. I was like, ‘Okay, this is really happening’. I just made the long journey, four hours drive - I was there, and I had to be prepared for the game on Saturday. I had to meet all the lads; everything was done like that. But obviously, the lads made me feel welcome; it was actually quite easy to get in. And then obviously playing on the Saturday as well, it was a big 24 hours.”

On his loan move to Falkirk, which ended early after nine appearances and no goals, the 19-year-old admitted: “It was a different experience, obviously. First loan, first time going into a different men's environment. First of all, understanding the Scottish action was really, really hard. It was a good insight to see how the league was over there and everything. I took everything on board. It's helped me grow.”

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