Port Vale have completed the loan signing of Dutch-Liberian centre-forward Martin Sherif from Everton U21, securing the 19-year-old until 2026-05-31. The deal, confirmed as a loan transfer, formally began on 2026-02-01 and will see the teenager return to his parent club Everton U21 at the end of the agreement.
Sherif arrives at Vale Park from Everton’s Premier League 2 setup with a listed market value of €150k, adding height, mobility and left-footed finishing to Port Vale’s attacking options in League One. Registered primarily as a centre-forward, the 1.93 m striker joins a side competing in the English third tier, marking another step in his progression through the English system.
The loan agreement keeps Sherif contracted to Everton U21 while he represents Port Vale, with an upcoming transfer already scheduled for 2026-05-31 that will see him go back to his parent club at the conclusion of the spell. There is no indication in the data of a permanent option being included, and no fee beyond the designation of “loan transfer” is recorded.
Born on 10/06/2006, Sherif holds nationalities for both the Netherlands and Liberia. He left the Dutch system as a youth player, having previously been on the books at Almere City FC Youth before moving to England. From Almere City FC Youth he joined Everton FC Youth, later progressing to Everton U18 and then stepping up again to Everton U21 in 2024.
In recent seasons Sherif has built his reputation across youth and development levels rather than senior top-flight football. He has featured in the English academy pathway, playing in competitions aligned with the Premier League 2 structure and then gaining his first taste of senior football through a loan move to Rotherham United earlier in the 25/26 season. That initial loan began with a switch from Everton U21 to Rotherham United on 2025-08-18 and concluded at the end of that calendar year when he returned to Everton U21 on 2025-12-31.
After that spell, Everton sanctioned a fresh loan, this time to Port Vale in League One. The move places Sherif more firmly in the professional senior environment, away from his original home in the Netherlands and outside the youth leagues where he first developed. Having already moved between Almere City FC Youth, Everton’s youth ranks, Rotherham United and now Port Vale, he has experienced multiple club environments by the age of 19.
Sherif is listed as a centre-forward with a left preferred foot and has been deployed in attacking roles across the frontline. Although detailed senior statistics such as appearances and goals for the current campaign are not provided in the data, his ascending pathway from youth level through U18 and U21 football into successive loans at Rotherham and Port Vale underlines how he is being prepared for sustained first-team exposure.
With his contract at Port Vale running until 2026-05-31, Sherif will spend the coming months in League One before he is scheduled to return to Everton U21. If Everton choose not to extend or reshape his longer-term situation after that, the pattern of short-term moves raises the future possibility of him becoming a free agent, though the data does not yet confirm any contract expiry date with Everton.
For now, the confirmed loan to Port Vale gives the Dutch-Liberian striker an extended platform in the English professional game, with the next phase of his career set to unfold in League One before a planned return to Everton’s U21 setup at the end of the loan.
