Liam Shaw
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liam Darren Shaw[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2018 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Celtic | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Motherwell (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Morecambe (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2024– | Fleetwood Town | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:50, 12 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Liam Darren Shaw (born 12 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Fleetwood Town.
Career
[edit]Sheffield Wednesday
[edit]Liam Shaw was born in Sheffield[2] joined Sheffield Wednesday at the age of eight and worked his way up through the club.[3] He would sign his first professional contract on the 21 December 2018, signing a contract until the summer of 2021.[4]
He went out on loan on the 21 November 2019 to National League side Chesterfield for one month,[5] where he would play 5 games in total for The Spireites.
Later that season, he would make his professional debut for Sheffield Wednesday against Queens Park Rangers on the 11 July 2020.[6] and play one other game against Middlesbrough on the final game of the 2019–20 season. During the 2020–21 season, he would become more of a first team regular which would see him score his first professional goal against Middlesbrough on the 29 December 2020,[7] as well as being shown a straight red card against Reading on the 3 December 2020.[8] His form would see him linked with a move to Scottish Premiership side Celtic.[9] In February 2021 it was reported that Shaw had signed a pre-contract agreement with Celtic,[10] with a £300,000 compensation fee mooted.[11] But he would remain with the Sheffield Wednesday first team, and a few days later would be sent off for the second time that season against Birmingham City.[12]
Celtic
[edit]On 10 March 2021, Sheffield Wednesday confirmed that Shaw had signed a pre-contract agreement with Scottish Premiership side Celtic, but would "remain a Sheffield Wednesday player until the expiry of his current contract and will be available for selection for the remainder of the season".[13] It was officially confirmed by Celtic on 15 June 2021, where they announced he had signed a four-year contract with the club.[14] He made his debut for Celtic in a UEFA Europa League tie against Real Betis on 9 December 2021.[15][16]
Loans
[edit]After making only one further appearance for Celtic in the first part of the 2021–22 season, Shaw was loaned to Motherwell in January 2022.[17]
The following season he joined Morecambe on loan for the season.[18]
In July 2023, he joined Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan deal.[19]
Fleetwood Town
[edit]On 4 October 2024, Shaw joined League Two side Fleetwood Town on a contract until the end of the season.[20]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 8 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2019–20[21] | EFL Championship | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21[22] | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2019–20[21] | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Celtic | 2021–22[23] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022–23[24] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[25] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Motherwell (loan) | 2021–22[23] | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Morecambe (loan) | 2022–23[24] | EFL League One | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2023–24[25] | EFL League One | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Fleetwood Town | 2024–25[26] | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 85 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 104 | 3 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
Honours
[edit]Celtic
References
[edit]- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Sheffield Wednesday" (PDF). English Football League. p. 63. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ L. Shaw
- ^ "Liam Shaw". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "First professional deal for Liam Shaw the king". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Shaw joins Spireites on loan". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "A dream come true". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Report: Wednesday 2-1 Middlesbrough". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Report: Wednesday 1-1 Reading". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Devlin, Kieran. "How Celtic could remodel their transfer policy post-Brexit". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Grahame, Ewing (17 February 2021). "Neil Lennon may be in charge at Celtic next season". The Times. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Sheffield Wednesday starlet Liam Shaw agrees pre-contract deal with Celtic". Examiner Live. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Report: Wednesday 0-1 Birmingham". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Club statement: Liam Shaw". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "It's green for go as new Bhoy, Liam Shaw, checks in at Paradise". Celtic F.C. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Debuts for Liam Shaw and Osaze Urhoghide with eleven changes for Real Betis". celticfc.com. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Celtic 3-2 Real Betis". BBC. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Liam Shaw joins Motherwell from Celtic on loan". BBC Sport. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Shrimps capture Celtic midfielder Liam Shaw on season-long loan". Morecambe FC. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Latics sign midfielder Liam Shaw on loan from Celtic FC!". wiganathletic.com. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Shaw joins the ranks at Town". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Hibernian 1–2 Celtic". BBC Sport.