Shola Shoretire

Shola Maxwell Shoretire (/ˌʃɔːrɛˈtiːreɪ/ SHOR-e-TEE-ray; born 2 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United.

Shola Shoretire
Shola Shoretire with Manchester United, July 2021
Personal information
Full name Shola Maxwell Shoretire[1]
Date of birth (2004-02-02) 2 February 2004
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 47
Youth career
Wallsend Boys Club
0000–2014 Newcastle United
2014–2021 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Manchester United 2 (0)
National team‡
2019 England U16 2 (0)
2021– England U18 1 (0)
2021– England U19 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:43, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:52, 9 November 2021 (UTC)

Shoretire was a part of Manchester United's youth team from a young age, and quickly become promoted to the club's first team. He signed his first professional contract in February 2021, at the age of 17.

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] He quickly rose through the youth ranks, frequently playing a year up. 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]

International career

As Shoretire was born in England to a Nigerian father and English mother, he was eligible to represent both nations at international levels.[9] In August 2019, Shoretire represented England under-16 against the Republic of Ireland.[10][11]

On 29 March 2021, Shoretire made his debut for England U18 national team during the 2–0 away victory over Wales U18's at the Leckwith Stadium in Cardiff.[12]

On 2 September 2021, Shoretire made his debut for the England U19s during a 2–0 victory over Italy U19s at St. George's Park.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 December 2021[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United U21 2020–21[15] ————2[lower-alpha 1]020
2021–22[16] ————2[lower-alpha 1]020
Total ————4040
Manchester United 2020–21[15] Premier League 2000001[lower-alpha 2]0—30
2021–22[16] Premier League 0000001[lower-alpha 3]0—10
Total 20000020—40
Career total 200000204080
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in the UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance in the UEFA Champions League

Honours

Manchester United

Individual

References
  1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  2. "Shola Shoretire Profie, News & Stats". premierleague.com. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. Mitten, Andy. "Shola Shoretire: The record-breaking Manchester United 'craftsman' being watched closely by Solskjaer". The Athletic. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. "Shola Shoretire signs first professional contract". ManUtd.com. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. "Manchester United: Shola Shoretire becomes youngest Uefa Youth League player". BBC Sport. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. Magowan, Alistair (21 February 2021). "Manchester United 3-1 Newcastle United: Marcus Rashford plays key role in home win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  7. Stone, Simon (25 February 2021). "Manchester United 0-0 Real Sociedad (Agg 4-0): Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side advance in Europa League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  8. "Shoretire wins Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year". ManUtd.com. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  9. "NFF - Manchester Debutant Shola Shoretire Want To Play For Nigeria Ahead Of England". 23 February 2021.
  10. "Ireland U16: Six goals as Ireland draw with England". Football Association of Ireland. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  11. "England U16 3-3 Republic Of Ireland U16". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  12. "TWO SECOND-HALF GOALS SEAL WIN FOR ENGLAND MEN'S UNDER-18S OVER WALES IN CARDIFF". TheFA.com. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  13. "England MU19s 2-0 Italy". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  14. Shola Shoretire at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  15. "Games played by Shola Shoretire in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  16. "Games played by Shola Shoretire in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  17. Stone, Simon (26 May 2021). "Villarreal 1-1 Manchester United (11-10 on pens): David de Gea spot kick saved in epic Europa League final shootout". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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