THE SON of a former Premier League star and TV host is forging his personal profession in soccer.
Leo Castledine, 19, accomplished a mortgage switch to Shrewsbury from Chelsea earlier this week.
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The attacking midfielder, who has already made his debut for the Blues after showing of their Carabao Cup conflict in opposition to Middlesbrough in January, is occurring his first mortgage spell to proceed his improvement.
Having joined Chelsea’s academy from Wimbledon as an Underneath-15 star, he’s described as “a participant who has the power to play box-to-box, he likes to create and rating targets and may be very tenacious within the sort out”.
And he’s now hoping to make waves in League One with the Shrews.
Chatting with membership media, Castledine – who has represented England Underneath-15, Underneath-16, Underneath-17 and Underneath-18 stage – mentioned: “I am actually excited to get going.
“Clearly it is my first mortgage within the males’s sport however I am able to get going and simply wish to play.
“It is (Shrewsbury) a fantastic membership with quite a lot of historical past and I am wanting to get going and I can see a arrange right here the place it’ll work out and I’ll get quite a lot of video games and be capable of assist the group.”
Supervisor Paul Hurst mentioned of the deal: “We’re actually happy as a result of he’s one we’ve been for a very long time and initially we weren’t positive he’d be allowed to return out on mortgage.
“There was additionally phrase that he could find yourself within the Championship, so we’re delighted to get him in and needed to be affected person on this one.
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“He is a participant we expect can add rather a lot to this squad. He’s a mature character who performs with maturity, enthusiasm, and has high quality.”
Castledine comes from Premier League inventory, together with his father Stewart Castledine starring for Wimbledon for 9 years within the prime flight.
Castledine senior, 51, had a ten-year profession in skilled soccer regardless of by no means being an everyday participant with the Dons.
Following his enjoying profession, Castledine senior went straight into TV presenting.
Within the position he hosted BBC One’s Huge Robust Boys and Homes Behaving Badly over the course of seven years.
Castledine additionally tried his hand at modelling for the likes of DKNY and Topman and in appearing within the 2006 movie Pink Panther.
He has since had varied directorial roles in sport, together with eight years at Sports activities Revolution Ltd, and presently works at KIN Companions and a Soccer Industrial Director.
Castledine can also be married to TV presenter Lucy Alexander, with the pair having two kids collectively, Leo and EastEnders actress Kitty.
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