Welcome to another edition on Player Focus. Today we will be showcasing one of Manchester's greates and England Legend. He is regarded as the best playmaker England ever had. He is no other person than Paul Scholes!.
Personal information
Full name: Paul Scholes
Date of birth: 16 November 1974 (age 44)
Place of birth: Salford, England
Height: 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Playing position: Midfielder
Paul Scholes is an English football coach and former player. He spent his entire professional playing career with Manchester United, for whom he scored over 150 goals in more than 700 appearances between 1993 and 2013. His first managerial position was at Oldham Athletic, for 31 days in February/March 2019.
Scholes came through the Manchester United youth academy as one of Fergie's Fledglings (a group of players recruited by Manchester United under the management of Sir Alex Ferguson). Scholes made his full debut for Manchester United in the 1994–95 season. He went on to make 718 appearances for United, the third-highest number of appearances by any player for the club. Scholes announced his retirement from playing in May 2011 and was appointed as a coach at Manchester United. However, he returned to playing in January 2012, and went on to play one more season for the club before retiring again in May 2013. With United, Scholes won 25 trophies including 11 Premier League titles (more than any other English player) and two Champions League titles.
Scholes represented the England national team from 1997 to 2004, gaining 66 caps and participating in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups, as well as the UEFA Euro 2000 and Euro 2004 tournaments. Scholes announced his retirement from international football in August 2004, citing his family life and his club career with Manchester United as being more important.
Regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation, over his career Scholes has received praise from other managers and players, including Xavi, who said in 2014 that Scholes was "the best central midfielder" he had seen in the previous 15 to 20 years, describing him as "a spectacular player who has everything. He can play the final pass, he can score, he is strong, he never gets knocked off the ball and he doesn’t give possession away." Pelé said: "If he was playing with me, I would have scored so many more. Thierry Henry cited Scholes as the greatest player in Premier League history.
HONOURS
Manchester United
Premier League: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13
FA Cup: 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04
Football League Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10
FA Charity Shield/FA Community Shield: 1996, 1997, 2003, 2008, 2010
UEFA Champions League: 1998–99, 2007–08
Intercontinental Cup: 1999
FIFA Club World Cup: 2008
England U18
UEFA European Under-18 Championship: 1993
Individual
Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year: 1992–93
Premier League Player of the Month: January 2003, December 2003, October 2006, August 2010
Premier League PFA Team of the Year: 2002–03, 2006–07
Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2001–02)
Domestic & Overall Team of the Decade
English Football Hall of Fame Inductee: 2008
Premier League 20 Seasons Awards (1992–93 to 2011–12)
Fantasy Teams of the 20 Seasons (Panel & Public choice)
FWA Tribute Award: 2012
FIFPro World XI Nominee: 2005, 2007
LEGEND IN THE GAME....
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