scholes was not a member of manchester united's 1992 fa youth cup-winning squad that included future senior teammates david beckham, nicky butt, gary neville and ryan giggs, but he was part of the youth team that reached the final in the following season, alongside phil neville. scholes turned professional on 23 july 1993 and was issued with the number 24 shirt, but did not make his breakthrough into the senior squad until the 1994–95 season, when he made seventeen league appearances and scored five goals.