Academy graduate Dexter Lembikisa was embedded into the first-team squad at Molineux after impressing Julen Lopetegui and his staff during the 2022/23 season.

The full-back joined Wolves as a 13-year-old and his work ethic and attitude of embracing every challenge in his path has seen him progress through the ranks of the academy to become a Premier League player in gold and black.

But his development has blossomed during the 2021/22 season, which saw Lembikisa quickly progress from the under-18s to the under-21s, before his first senior opportunity came under his former academy coach Steve Davis during late 2022.

Davis rewarded Lembikisa with his first appearance for Wolves in the Carabao Cup victory over Leeds United at Molineux before his Premier League bow arrived just three days later against then-league leaders Arsenal.

The right-back maintained his position in the squad after Lopetegui took on the reins, with the Spaniard handing Lembikisa his first senior start in gold and black in the FA Cup third round tie against Liverpool in January 2023.