Ollie Shenton

Ollie Shenton
Personal information
Full name Oliver Gregory Shenton[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-06) 6 November 1997
Place of birth Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Stoke City
Number 34
Youth career
2004–2014 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Stoke City 1 (0)
2017 → Wrexham (loan) 17 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:50, 30 April 2017 (UTC)

Oliver Gregory 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.[2] At 15 Shenton began playing regularly with the under-18s side and he signed a long-term contract with the club in September 2013.[2] In April 2014 he won the Generation Adidas Cup with Stoke City U17s.[3] He signed on scholarship forms in July 2014.[4] In 2014–15 pre-season Shenton began training with the first-team and played 30 minutes in a 0–0 draw with Burton Albion.[5] He began the 2014–15 season playing with the under-21s and scored on his debut in a 1–1 draw with Aston Villa.[6]

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.[7] After making his senior debut Shenton earned praise from assistant manager Mark Bowen for his performance.[8] On 25 November 2014 Shenton signed a professional contract with Stoke.[9] Shenton made his Premier League debut on 11 February 2015, coming on as an added-time substitute for Steven Nzonzi in a 4–1 home defeat against Manchester City.[10] The match came two days after the funeral of his mother; following the game Shenton swapped shirts with Frank Lampard.[11][12] Shenton signed a new four-and-a-half year in January 2016 keeping him contracted at Stoke until the summer of 2020.[13]

On 20 January 2017 Shenton joined Wrexham on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[14] Shenton played 17 times for the Dragons, scoring once against Braintree Town on 4 March 2017.[15]

Personal life

Shenton attended Blythe Bridge High School and grew up supporting Stoke City.[4] His mother, Mandy, died of cancer in January 2015.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 October 2018[17]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 2014–15[18] Premier League 100010—20
2015–16[19] Premier League 000000—00
2016–17[20] Premier League 000000—00
2017–18[21] Premier League 000000—00
2018–19[22] EFL Championship 000000—00
Total 100010—20
Stoke City U23 2016–17[20] ————2[lower-alpha 1]020
2017–18[20] ————3[lower-alpha 1]030
2018–19[22] ————2[lower-alpha 1]121
Total ———7171
Wrexham (loan) 2016–17[20] National League 1710000—171
Career total 181001071262
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "List of players under written contract registered between 01/06/2017 and 30/06/2017" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 9. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Stoke swoop to tie-up young talent Shenton". Stoke Sentinel. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Generation adidas Cup 2014: Stoke City take title with shootout win over Real Salt Lake after 1-1 tie". MLS. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Shenton Buzzing With Scholarship". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Potters Held To Goalless Draw". Stoke City F.C. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Potters U21s Open With A Draw". Stoke City F.C. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Stoke 3-0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "The Future Is Bright". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Shenton Signs Pro Contract". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Stoke 1-4 Man City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Touch of class from Frank Lampard as he swaps shirts with Olly Shenton". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "Frank Lampard gesture to grieving Stoke debutant hailed as 'class' by Mark Hughes". Independent. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: New Deal For Shenton". Stoke City. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Wrexham AFC sign Stoke City midfielder". Daily Post. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "Braintree 1-2 Wrexham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  16. ↑ "Former beauty queen Mandy Shenton dies after 15-year cancer fight". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  17. ↑ "Oliver Shenton". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Ollie Shenton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Ollie Shenton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Ollie Shenton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Ollie Shenton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Ollie Shenton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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