Connor Shields

Connor Shields (born 29 July 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin. He has previously played for Albion Rovers, Sunderland, Aldershot Town and Queen of the South and Motherwell. Shields has also had loan spells with Alloa Athletic, Billercay Town and Queen's Park.

Connor Shields
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997
Place of birth Coatbridge, Scotland[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Chennaiyin
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Albion Rovers 39 (9)
2018–2019 Sunderland 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 30 (3)
2019–2020 Aldershot Town 22 (0)
2020 → Billericay Town (loan) 2 (1)
2020–2021 Queen of the South 22 (8)
2021–2023 Motherwell 44 (2)
2023 → Queen's Park (loan) 14 (5)
2023– Chennaiyin 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:08, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

Shields started his career at Albion Rovers during the 2015–16 season.[2]

In January 2018, Shields earned a move to England, signing for Sunderland.[3][4] In August 2018, Shields was loaned to Alloa Athletic for six months.[5] Shields was released by Sunderland at the end of the 2018–19 season and received interest and offers from a number of clubs.[6]

In June 2019, Shields signed for Aldershot Town on a one-year deal.[7] In March 2020 he moved on loan to Billericay Town,[8] scoring on his debut.[9]

In August 2020, Shields signed for Queen of the South on a one-year deal.[10]

Motherwell

On 27 May 2021, Shields signed a three-year deal with Scottish Premiership club Motherwell.[11] He scored his first goal for the club on 20 November 2021, in a 2–0 home win against Heart of Midlothian.[12]

On 31 January 2023, Shields joined Scottish Championship club Queen's Park on loan until the end of the season.[13]

On 26 July 2023, Motherwell announced that Shields had left the club to join Indian Super League club Chennaiyin FC.[14]

Career statistics
As of 10 August 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Albion Rovers 2015–16 Scottish League One 0000000000
2016–17 Scottish League One 180001000190
2017–18 Scottish League One 2192043002712
Total 3992053004612
Sunderland 2017–18 Championship 000000—00
2018–19 League One 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2018–19 Scottish Championship 30320002[lower-alpha 1]0343
Aldershot Town 2019–20 National League 22010—00230
Billericay Town (loan) 2019–20 National League South 2100—0021
Queen of the South 2020–21 Scottish Championship 2282142—2811
Motherwell 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 2523110—293
2022–23[16] Scottish Premiership 19010202[lower-alpha 2]0240
Total 442413020533
Queen's Park (loan) 2022–23[16] Scottish Championship 145000020165
Chennaiyin 2023–24 Indian Super League 00001[lower-alpha 3]1—11
Career total 173281121366020336
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. Appearances in the Durand Cup

References
  1. "Connor Shields Motherwell F.C. player profile". motherwellfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. Connor Shields at Soccerbase
  3. "Profile". Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  4. Craig Johns (27 June 2018). "Sunderland youngster Connor Shields hoping to make big impression in pre-season". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  5. Craig Johns (31 August 2018). "Sunderland youngster Connor Shields joins Alloa Athletic on loan until January". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. "Released youngster opens up on challenging Sunderland spell as he weighs-up next move". Sunderland Echo.
  7. "Shots Sign Shields – Aldershot Town FC". www.theshots.co.uk. 26 June 2019.
  8. "TRANSFER NEWS: Connor Shields Joins Billericay Town on a month's loan! | Aldershot Town FC". 6 March 2020.
  9. "Goalscoring debutant Connor Shields praised after late Billericay Town triumph over Braintree Town". Echo.
  10. "QosFC: Six Doonhamers". www.qosfc.com.
  11. "Connor Shields signs". motherwellfc.co.uk. 27 May 2021.
  12. Southwick, Andrew (20 November 2021). "Motherwell 2–0 Heart of Midlothian". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  13. Cairns, Ian (31 January 2023). "Connor Shields on loan from Motherwell". Queen's Park Football Club. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  14. "CONNOR SHIELDS JOINS CHENNAIYIN FC". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  15. Connor Shields at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  16. "Games played by Connor Shields in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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