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Nick Woltemade made an immediate impact on his Newcastle debut at the weekend, scoring the winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Wolves at St. James’ Park – and earning the admiration of club legend Alan Shearer.
The 22-year-old striker rose to meet Jacob Murphy’s pinpoint cross with a powerful header, sealing Newcastle’s first Premier League win of the season.
The finish impressed Shearer, the division’s all-time top scorer and famed aerial threat, who posted on X: “What a cross and an even better header.”
Reacting to the message, Woltemade said: “Of course he’s the legend. He scored a lot of goals and of course I’m happy about it.”
He also explained that his aerial ability has been a focus of his development: “I worked a lot on it the last weeks, the last months and the last year. With my height, I guess you have to. You can get more goals if you can have a good header.
“A header always feels good as a striker, especially if you work on it every week, so I was just happy when the ball was going in.”
The perfect start for Nick Woltemade! 📸 pic.twitter.com/xKvWqRoG68
