Moore Targeting Wrexham And Wales Double

ByIan Mitchelmore

BBC Sport Wales

Having achieved a profession and life hat-trick 4 years ago, Kieffer Moore now hopes a double could beryllium connected nan cards successful 2026.

In summation to getting engaged, nan striker helped Bournemouth summation promotion to nan Premier League successful 2021-22, while besides playing a cardinal domiciled successful getting Wales to nan 2022 World Cup.

With nan 2025-26 Championship run-in heating up, nan 33-year-old is now targeting promotion pinch Wrexham arsenic good arsenic hoping to scope this summer's World Cup finals - pinch Wales progressive successful March play-offs.

"That would beryllium amazing," Moore told BBC Match of nan Day Wales.

"It's thing we're each moving highly difficult towards and I'm doing my ain individual worldly arsenic well."

Having suffered play-off last heartache against Sunderland astatine Wembley past season, Moore made nan bold telephone to time off Sheffield United for Wrexham successful nan summer.

But having netted 12 goals successful each competitions truthful acold this play and pinch nan Red Dragons sitting successful nan 2nd tier's play-off places astatine present, nan guardant feels his determination to move to Stok Cae Ras has been afloat vindicated.

"As soon arsenic Wrexham came forward, location was only 1 determination successful my caput and I've been delighted to beryllium connected nan scoresheet galore times," he said.

"It's been a whirlwind since that constituent but it's been amazing.

"There was a large turnover of group and I deliberation it took america clip to really set to each other. But arsenic soon arsenic we deed our stride, we haven't looked back."

Wrexham put their promotion push to 1 broadside this play arsenic they big different of Moore's erstwhile clubs, Ipswich Town, successful nan 4th information of nan FA Cup connected Friday nighttime (19:45 GMT).

Phil Parkinson's men stunned Premier League Nottingham Forest successful nan 3rd information and are targeting a spot successful nan 5th information for nan first clip successful almost 3 decades.

It has ensured a important magnitude remains astatine liking complete nan coming months, peculiarly for Moore.

Having helped Bournemouth and Ipswich scope nan top-flight complete caller years, fewer are amended qualified than nan erstwhile lifeguard erstwhile it comes to assessing a side's hopes of promotion.

And Moore believes galore of nan qualities that were coming during his successful periods pinch nan Cherries and nan Tractor Boys are connected show astatine Wrexham.

"We've sewage a very bully dressing room present and astatine Ipswich it was unthinkable to beryllium a portion of that and nan dressing room was very good," he explained.

"It's conscionable nan ambiance and nan personalities astir nan spot that tin really push nan spot and you've sewage each different driving each different - it's a awesome spot to beryllium around."

Amid Wrexham's apical six push and quest for cup occurrence is nan mini matter of a imaginable World Cup play-off double header pinch Wales for Moore.

Craig Bellamy's men return connected Bosnia and Herzegovina astatine Cardiff City Stadium connected 26 March, pinch nan victor of that fixture hosting either Italy aliases Northern Ireland successful nan play-off last 5 days later.

Moore featured astatine Euro 2020 and nan 2022 World Cup successful Qatar earlier missing retired connected Euro 2024 aft Wales were beaten by Poland connected penalties successful nan play-off final.

But nan frontman is assured location advantage tin thief guarantee Bellamy's broadside person nary specified heartache this year.

"It'll beryllium an unthinkable atmosphere, nary doubt," added Moore.

"I'm highly excited. I can't really hold to person that build-up get started.

"We've sewage to get done Bosnia which will beryllium an incredibly reliable game, but we fancy our chances astatine home."