Nahki Wells wants to become one of the deadliest strikers in the Sky Bet Championship and is confident of breaking the 20-goal barrier for Huddersfield Town next season.

He scored 14 goals in 37 games last term, although six of those appearances came off the bench, with Wells often the odd man out when Chris Powell, the team’s manager, opted to play one striker.

Wells, who turned 25 last week, now hopes to emulate the season he had at Bradford City when he bagged 26 goals to help them win promotion from League Two in 2012-13.

“I don’t want to be content with being a striker who gets double figures,” said Wells, who has scored 21 goals in 59 appearances since joining Huddersfield for club-record £1.3 million in January 2014.

“I want to be the best striker in the Championship, I want to score the most goals in the league and finish as high as possible with Huddersfield.

“I was able to score 26 goals for Bradford; I know that was two leagues below, but I don’t see why I’m not capable of scoring 20 goals in a Championship season.

“I’m a very ambitious player and I’d like to continually get better.”

Wells struggled to make the starting line-up last season when Powell, who replaced previous manager Mark Robins in September, reverted to a 4-3-3 formation.

It led Wells to question whether he was part of Powell’s long-term plans, but after finishing the season strongly, the former Dandy Town Hornets player believes he has his manager’s full support.

“It was frustrating at times, not starting games, not playing after scoring, and then going with a one up top,” Wells said.

“That did hinder my minutes on the pitch, although my goals to games ratio was good.

“At first I didn’t know whether I suited the manager’s plans and I questioned it.

“I was in and out of the team, but as time went on he sussed out what he wanted and started to believe in me more and more.

“Once I felt he believed in me, I started to play better and improve because he gave me some freedom.”

As well as personal improvement, Wells acknowledges the need for the whole squad to perform better next season after a lowly sixteenth-place finish in the league.

“There’s no reason why we can’t have a good season, although we probably need a few additions.

“I don’t think we had the strongest squad last season,” he said.

“I’m sure [Powell] will bring in his own players because pretty much all the players we have were brought in before him.

“He will be looking to stamp his mark on the team and we should be looking for a better season, no less than a mid-table finish and perhaps a push for the play-offs.”