Shola Shoretire

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Shola Shoretire
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Shoretire with Manchester United in 2021
Personal information
Full name Shola Maxwell Shoretire [1]
Date of birth (2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
PAOK
Number 47
Youth career
Whitley Bay Boys Club
Newcastle City Juniors
Wallsend Boys Club
Hebburn & Cramlington Juniors
Newcastle United
Sunderland
2011–2012 Manchester City
2013–2021 Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Manchester United 3 (0)
2023Bolton Wanderers (loan) 16 (1)
2024– PAOK 3 (0)
International career
2019 England U15 1 (0)
2019 England U16 2 (0)
2021 England U18 1 (0)
2021 England U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:24, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

Shola Maxwell Shoretire (born 2 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, or winger for Super League Greece club PAOK.

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Shoretire was a part of Manchester United's youth system from a young age and won the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award in the 2020–21 season. He signed his first professional contract in February 2021, at the age of 17, and made his first-team debut later that month in a Premier League game against Newcastle United. He holds the record as the youngest player to represent Manchester United in European competition.

Shoretire has played youth international football for England at under-15, under-16, under-18, and under-19 levels. He is also eligible to represent Nigeria at international level.

Club career

Early career

As a child, Shoretire played with Whitley Bay Boys Club, Newcastle City Juniors, Wallsend Boys Club, Hebburn Town and Cramlington Juniors. [3] He was also briefly part of Manchester City's youth setup, but left to join rivals Manchester United at the age of nine. [3] [4]

Manchester United

Shoretire quickly rose through the youth ranks of the Red Devils, frequently playing a year up his own age. In December 2018, he became the youngest ever player to appear in the UEFA Youth League at the age of 14 years and 314 days. [5] In 2020, after impressing with the under-18s, Neil Wood, coach of the under-23s, handed him his under-23s debut when he was just 16. He scored a hat-trick in a 6–4 win for the under-23s against Blackburn Rovers in February 2021.

Shoretire signed his first professional contract with Manchester United on 8 February 2021, a week after turning 17. [4] On 21 February 2021, he made his first-team debut for United as an 88th-minute substitute for Marcus Rashford in a 3–1 home league win over Newcastle United. [6] Four days later, he became United's youngest player to make an appearance in a European competition, coming on as a substitute for Mason Greenwood in a 0–0 home draw against Real Sociedad in the UEFA Europa League at the age of 17 years and 23 days, beating the record set by Norman Whiteside 38 years earlier by 108 days. [7] For his performances with the youth teams, Shoretire was named the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year for 2020–21. [8]

Loan to Bolton

On 19 January 2023, Shoretire officially joined EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers on loan until the end of the season. [9] [10] He was cup-tied as Bolton went on to win the 2022–23 EFL Trophy. [11] On 7 May 2023, he scored his first league goal in senior football, scoring the first goal in a 3-2 win over Bristol Rovers. [12]

On 5 June 2024, Manchester United said it was in talks with the player about a new contract. [13]

PAOK

On 30 July 2024, Shoretire signed with the Super League Greece club PAOK on a free transfer following the expiration of his contract at Manchester United. [14]

International career

As Shoretire was born in England to a Nigerian father and English mother, he is eligible to represent both nations at international level.

He made one appearance for the England under-15 team, in a friendly against Belgium in February 2019. [15] He made two appearances for the England under-16 team in August 2019, against Denmark and the Republic of Ireland. [16] [17] On 29 March 2021, Shoretire made his debut and only appearance for the England under-18 team during a 2–0 away victory over Wales at the Leckwith Stadium in Cardiff. [15] [18]

On 2 September 2021, Shoretire made his debut for England at under-19 level during a 2–0 victory over Italy at St. George's Park. [19] He has made four appearances for the under-19 team. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 01 September 2024 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United U21 2020–21 [20] 2 [lower-alpha 1] 020
2021–22 [21] 2 [lower-alpha 1] 020
2022–23 [22] 3 [lower-alpha 1] 131
2023–24 [23] 3 [lower-alpha 1] 232
Total103103
Manchester United 2020–21 [20] Premier League 2000001 [lower-alpha 2] 030
2021–22 [21] Premier League1000001 [lower-alpha 3] 020
2022–23 [22] Premier League0000000000
Total3000002050
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2022–23 [22] EFL League One 16100161
PAOK 2024–25 [24] Super League Greece 20000020
Career total211000020103334
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in the UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance in the UEFA Champions League

Honours

Manchester United

Individual

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