Ollie Shenton

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Ollie Shenton
Personal information
Full name Oliver Shenton
Date of birth (1997-11-06) 6 November 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Stoke City
Number 34
Youth career
2004–2014 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Stoke City 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:58, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Oliver "Ollie" Shenton (born 6 November 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Stoke City.

Career

Shenton was born in Blythe Bridge and joined the Stoke City Academy in 2004.[1] At 15 Shenton began playing regularly with the under-18s side and he signed a long-term contract with the club in September 2013.[1] In April 2014 he won the Generation Adidas Cup with Stoke City U17s.[2] He signed on scholarship forms in July 2014.[3] In 2014–15 pre-season Shenton began training with the first-team and played 30 minutes in a 0–0 draw with Burton Albion.[4] He began the 2014–15 season playing with the under-21s and scored on his debut in a 1–1 draw with Aston Villa.[5]

He made his professional debut on 27 August 2014, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute for Peter Odemwingie in a 3–0 win over Portsmouth in the Football League Cup second round.[6] After making his senior debut Shenton earned praise from assistant manager Mark Bowen for his performance.[7] On 25 November 2014 Shenton signed a professional contract with Stoke.[8] Shenton made his Premier League debut on 11 February 2015, coming on as an added-time substitute for Steven N'Zonzi in a 4–1 home defeat against Manchester City.[9] The match came two days after the funeral of his mother; following the game Shenton swapped shirts with Frank Lampard.[10][11] Shenton signed a new four-and-a-half year in January 2016 keeping him contracted at Stoke until the summer of 2020.[12]

Personal life

Shenton attended Blythe Bridge High School and grew up supporting Stoke City.[3] His mother, Mandy, died of cancer in January 2015.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 February 2015[14]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City 2014–15 Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2015–16 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0

References

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