Rotherham United and Republic of Eire striker, Joshua Akinola Kayode, has joined Shrewsbury City on a season-long mortgage, Soccernet.ng studies.

The 24-year-old has been at Rotherham since 2017, coming via the Millers youth set-up earlier than making his debut in a Soccer League Trophy sport towards Manchester Metropolis’s U-21 crew.

Kayode was transfer-listed after spending the final 4 seasons on mortgage with Chesterfield, MK Dons, Carlisle United, and Gateshead, together with his greatest spell coming at Carlisle, the place he scored 11 objectives and offered 4 assists in 45 video games.

Along with his contract expiring in the summertime of 2025, the versatile ahead has left the membership once more, this time becoming a member of EFL League Two facet, Shrewsbury City, on a season-long mortgage, as reported by Very important Soccer.

🖊️ Shrewsbury City are thrilled to announce the signing of striker Joshua Kayode on mortgage from Rotherham.

🤩 JJ put pen to paper in Yorkshire immediately however shall be on the Croud Meadow tomorrow for our pleasant towards Derby.

Story with quotes from Paul Hurst 👇#Salop 🔷🔶

— Shrewsbury City FC (@shrewsburytown) July 26, 2024

Kayode was born in Lagos, Nigeria, however grew up within the Republic of Eire, and it seems his tent is pitched with the European nation. He was referred to as as much as the Irish U-21 crew for the primary time in October 2020 forward of their European Championship qualifier towards Italy, however he’s but to characteristic for the senior crew. He scored his first objective for the U-21 crew the next month towards Luxembourg.