Shoretire claims February’s PL2 Player of the Month award

Nigeria-born Manchester United forward Shola Shoretire has claimed the February 2021 Premier League 2 Player of the Month award.

The 17-year-old began the month with a superb performance against high-flying Blackburn Rovers in PL2 Division 1, scoring a hat-trick and providing an assist in a 6-4 victory.

Shoretire then netted a penalty in a 3-0 triumph against Arsenal, and his form not only earned him his first professional contract, it also caught the eye of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

He was handed a Premier League debut by the Man Utd manager against Newcastle United, coming on as a substitute in the 3-1 win.

A piece of history followed as Shoretire became the club’s youngest ever player in a European match, playing 14 minutes in the goalless draw with Real Sociedad in the UEFA Europa League.

Congratulations to @ManUtd's Shola Shoretire on winning #PL2 Player of the Month for February 👏

He scored four goals before making his #PL debut in an impressive month 👉 https://t.co/Kfaic3iJgL #PLAwards pic.twitter.com/emnYFSTbSX

— PL Youth (@PLYouth) March 15, 2021

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He topped a seven-man shortlist that included Nathan Broadhead (Everton), Liam Delap (Manchester City), Cody Drameh (Leeds United), James McAtee (Man City), Connor McBride (Blackburn) and Ethon Varian (Stoke City).

Shoretire was chosen as the winner by the Premier League Football Development Panel.