Shrewsbury Town FC Player Pen Pics

Recent Match 23/11/2024 v. Birmingham City (H) won 3-2
Line Up- Savin, Hoole, Nsiala (Nurse 90), Benning, Winchester (Shipley 80), Perry (Rossiter 70), Pierre, Gilliead, Castledine, Bloxham (Lloyd 89) Marquis.

• Toby Savin G/K Born 4/5/2001 Ormskirk. Joined Shrewsbury in July 2024 after being released by Accrington Stanley where he spent seven seasons and made 91 appearances. Had a short loan spell at Stevenage in 2022/23.
  

• 2. Luca Hoole Born 2/6/2002 Newport. Joined Shrewsbury in July 2024 from Bristol Rovers where he spent five seasons and made 89 appearances and scored 3 goals. Welsh U/21 international.
  

• 3. Mal Benning Born 2/11/1993 Sandwell. Started his career at Walsall where he spent three seasons and made 46 appearances. Moved to Mansfield Town in 2015 and after six seasons and 214 appearances moved on to Port Vale where he made 65 appearances before joining Shrewsbury in 2023. Has made 373 EFL appearances and scored 13 goals up to the start of 2024/25.
  

• 4. Jordan Rossiter 24/3/1997 Liverpool. Came through the ranks at Liverpool and signed a professional contract in 2013. After three seasons and just one Premiership appearance he joined Rangers in 2016 where he made 16 appearances over three seasons. Has also played at Bury, Fleetwood Town and Bristol Rovers. Joined Shrewsbury at the start of 2023/24. England U/19 international.
  

• 7. Carl Winchester Born 12/4/1993 Belfast. Started his career with Linfield before moving to Oldham Athletic in 2010 where he spent seven seasons and made 120 appearances. Moved on to Cheltenham in 2017, Forest Green Rovers in 2018 and Sunderland in 2020. Joined Shrewsbury in 2022. Up to the start of 2024/25 he had made 425 EFL appearances and scored 28 goals. Full Northern Ireland international.
  

• 9. George Lloyd Born 11/2/2000 Gloucester. Started at Cheltenham Town in 2017 where he spent six seasons with a very brief spell at Port Vale and a loan spell w at Grimsby Town in 2023. Joined Shrewsbury in the summer of 2024. Has made 139 EFL appearances and scored 13 goals.
  

• 14. Taylor Perry Born 15/8/2001 Wolverhampton. Started with his home town club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2019 where he spent 4 seasons without make the first team. Had two loans at Cheltenham Town before a permanent move to Shrewsbury in 2023. Has made over 80 EFL appearances and scored 5 goals.
  

• 16. Aaron Pierre Born 17/2/1993 Southall. Started at Brentford in 2012 before moving to Wycombe Wanderers in 2014 and Northampton Town in 2017. Started his first spell at Shrewsbury in 2019 before moving to Sutton in 2022 and then on to Wimbledon. Rejoined Shrewsbury in 2023. Had a brief lone spell at the Abbey in 2013 without making a league appearance. Has made over 300 EFL appearances. Grenada full international.
  

• 17. Alex Gilliead Born 11/2/1996 Shortly Bridge. Started at Newcastle United in 2014 after four seasons and no league appearances he moved on Shrewsbury in 2018 and Scunthorpe United the following year. Joined Bradford City in 2021 and rejoined Shrewsbury in the summer of 2024. Has made over 300 EFL appearances and scored 20 goals. England U/20 international.
  

• 18. Tom Bloxham Born 1/11/2003 Leicester. Joined Shrewsbury from school in 2020. Had a loan spell at Morecambe in 2023. Made over 100 EFL appearances for Shrewsbury scoring 4 goals.
  

• 19. Leo Castledine Born 20/8/2005 Kingston. Joined Shrewsbury on a season long loan from Chelsea in summer of 2024. Has made 11 appearances and scored 2 goals. England U/19 international.
  

• 22. Aristotle Nsiala Born 25/3/1992 Kinshaasa. Joined Shrewsbury in 2024. Former clubs include Everton, Macclesfield, Accrington, Ipswich, Fleetwood and Burton Albion. DR Congo full international.
  

• 23. George Nurse Born 30/4/1999 Bristol. Played two seasons at Bristol City without making a EFL appearance. Moved to Shrewsbury in 2021 after loan spells at Newport County and Walsall.
  

• 26. Jordan Shipley Born 26/9/1997 Leamington Spa. Started at Coventry City in 2016 and after six seasons 211 appearances and 26 goals he moved to Shrewsbury in 2023. Republic of Ireland U/19 international.
  

• 27. John Marquis Born 16/5/1992 Lewisham. Joined Shrewsbury in summer of 2024. Has played for Millwall, Doncaster, Portsmouth, Lincoln and Bristol City plus numerous loan spells. At the start of 2024/25 he had made 456 EFL appearances and scored 133 goals.
  

• Head Coach- Gareth Ainsworth
  
• Assistant Head Coach- Richard Dobson