Nicholas Robert Shorey (born 19 February 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back or a defensive midfielder. After beginning his career at Leyton Orient, Shorey moved to Reading in 2001, where he made just under 300 appearances over seven years while helping the team reach the Premier League. He joined Aston Villa in 2008, but was limited to fewer than 40 appearances over two seasons. While with Villa, Shorey was loaned out to Nottingham Forest and Fulham. He joined West Bromwich Albion for £1.3 million in July 2010, making 53 Premier League appearances over two seasons with the club. After four years away from the club, Shorey rejoined Reading in July 2012, but could only manage 21 appearances when he joined Bristol City the following season. He spent just five months with City before joining Portsmouth in January 2014, and then Indian Super League club Pune City in the summer of 2015 for the forthcoming season. After playing in every match for Pune City, Shorey returned to England in January 2016 with League One club Colchester United. He finished his playing career with National League South club Hungerford Town. Shorey has represented England at full international level on two occasions, with both appearances made at Wembley Stadium in 2007 against Brazil and Germany. He also made one appearance for the England B team. Club career Leyton Orient Born in Romford, London, Shorey grew up as a West Ham United fan. He started his career at Leyton Orient as an apprentice in 1998, where he signed his first professional contract in July 1999. He made his first-team debut during the 1999–2000 season as an 83rd-minute substitute during Orient's 1–0 Third Division defeat to Shrewsbury Town on 12 February 2000. He made his first start for the club on 7 March 2000 in a 2–1 defeat to Northampton Town. He made seven league appearances for Leyton Orient over the final three months of the campaign. He made nine further appearances for the club in the first half of the 2000–01 season, before making his final appearance on 20 January 2001 in Orient's 2–0 home defeat by Southend United. Reading Shorey joined Second Division club Reading initially on trial in February 2001 before signing a three-and-a-half-year contract on 10 February for an initial £25,000 fee, depending on appearances. Shorey did not immediately break into the Reading first