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My Take
I find myself rooting for Shola Shoretire. A Newcastle-born talent who tore through Manchester United's academy and won the Jimmy Murphy award, he once looked like the next big thing. But his current path, on loan at PEC Zwolle from PAOK, reads like a gifted young player still searching for a home. That versatility across midfield and wing is an asset, yet I worry it can leave a player without a defined identity. My honest take: he has the raw tools, and what he needs now is somewhere to plant his feet. I'm genuinely curious to see where his story turns next.
Overview
Shola Maxwell Shoretire (born 2 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle, on loan from Super League Greece club PAOK. 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shola Shoretire
- Name (Japanese)
- ショラ・ショレティレ
- Reading
- しょら・しょれてぃれ
- Born
- February 2, 2004 (age 22)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Monkey
- Origin
- Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 170 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.