# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/paul-scholes
# Generated: 2026-08-14T10:31:59.266Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/paul-scholes"
name: "Paul Scholes"
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description: "Paul Scholes is an English former football pundit, coach and player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of his generation, Scholes 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. Scholes won 25 trophies, including 11 Premier League titles, three FA Cups and two UEFA Champions League titles. He is renowned for his technical skills, accurate passing, intelligent movement, powerful shooting from long range and goal-scoring ability."
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birthDate: "1974-11-16"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump