THE son of a former Premier League star has been labelled a “cheat code” after scoring just 22 minutes into his debut.
Leo Castledine, the son of ex-Premier League star Stewart, sealed a loan transfer to League One outfit Shrewsbury from Chelsea last week.
The highly-rated 19-year-old made his debut for the Blues in their Carabao Cup clash against Middlesbrough last season.
However, he was sent on his first senior loan move to continue his development.
And the attacking midfielder wasted no time in showing what he can do after netting Shrewsbury’s opener in their 3-0 win over Leyton Orient on Saturday.
Castledine made a smart run into the right channel before he was slipped into the penalty with a deft pass from Tommi O’Reilly, who is on loan from Aston Villa.
The teen then made no mistake when he was presented with the chance in front of goal, managing to squeeze a first-time shot into Zach Hemming’s near post.
Taking to Instagram after the game, Castledine shared a video of the goal and captioned his post: “3 points and a goal on my league debut, what a feeling! Looking forward to next week @shrewsburytown .”
Reacting to his debut on social media, one fan said: “Leo Castledine and Tommi O’Reilly is a f***ing cheat code. Wow.”
A second said: “Leo Castledine looks a player. Makes you wonder how Shrewsbury managed to see him and get him on loan from Chelsea and we didn’t.”
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A third added: “Chelsea’s Leo Castledine, on league debut, picked out by Villa’s Tommi O’Reilly. Can already tell these two loanees are gonna be fun at.”
Tom Bloxham came off the bench to round out the result for the Shrews as he netted a brace with goals in the 82nd and 95th minute of play.
The result was the first win of the season for Paul Hurst’s side and shot them out of the relegation zone.
Meanwhile, it left Orient still looking for their first win of the campaign with four defeats on the bounce to start the season leaving them rock-bottom of League One.
