Birmingham City
Hall was a member of Birmingham's under-18 team that finished as runners-up in the Northern Section of their league in the 2020–21 season, [8] and came from behind against Charlton Athletic's U18 in the national semi-finals only to lose to a last-minute goal. [9] As well as playing for the under-18s, he started several matches for Birmingham's under-23 team in the 2021–22 Premier League 2 campaign. [3] Amid reported interest from Premier League clubs including Brighton & Hove Albion, Leeds United, Newcastle United and Southampton, Birmingham did not want to risk losing Hall the same way that they lost Amari Miller to Leeds. [10] Hall signed his first professional contract with Birmingham on 24 November 2021. [11] Under-18s coach Martyn Olorenshaw described him as "an attacking midfielder with an ability to create and score goals [who] is explosive, dynamic and has the prowess to influence games." [11]
He was an unused substitute for Birmingham's Championship visit to Millwall on 4 December, [12] and he made his senior debut on 2 January 2022, starting alongside fellow 17-year-old Jordan James in support of Troy Deeney at home to Queens Park Rangers. He played 84 minutes before manager Lee Bowyer replaced him with Scott Hogan as Birmingham tried and failed to come back from 2–1 down. [13] He scored his first senior goal on 16 August 2022, opening the scoring in a 1–1 draw at home to Watford in the Championship. [14] Manager John Eustace said it was his "top priority" to keep Hall at the club as he was "one of the top young players in the league". [15] Despite interruptions due to injury, [16] [17] Hall made 30 Championship appearances during his breakthrough campaign, and was voted Birmingham's Young Player of the Season for 2022–23. [18]
On 1 September 2023, Hall signed a three-year contract extension with Birmingham City, [19] and said, "there is a different feel around the place and I am happy to be here for a few more years. I feel like we are going in one direction and that is upwards. I wanted to be a part of it, especially being here for so long." [20] He missed much of the 2023–24 season with hamstring – suffering four hamstring injuries in 10 months [21] – and other injuries, [22] [23] but was able to make a few substitute appearances in the latter stages of the campaign as the team failed to avoid relegation to League One. [24]
Hall joined League Two club Walsall on 30 August 2024 on loan for the season as he aimed to play regular first-team football. [24] [25] Birmingham had been taken over by American investors, leading to an influx of new signings at the club and reduced playing opportunities for Hall at St Andrew's. [26] Walsall head coach Mat Sadler said that Hall had arrived at the club with "mental scars" due to his repeated hamstring injuries. [27] He scored his first league goal for Walsall in a 3–2 win over Notts County on 3 December at the Bescot Stadium, where he was also named as the man of the match. [28] He continued to suffer injuries, missing almost a month with a back issue and four months after his hamstring injuries required surgery. [29] During his absence, Walsall had slipped from the top of the table into the play-offs. [30] He recovered to start in the play-off final defeat to AFC Wimbledon at Wembley Stadium. [31] New Birmingham manager Chris Davies allowed him to leave the club on a permanent basis, saying he was a "top professional". [32]
