Liam Shaw

Liam Darren Shaw (born 12 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Wigan Athletic, on loan from Celtic.

Liam Shaw
Personal information
Full name Liam Darren Shaw[1]
Date of birth (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic
(on loan from Celtic)
Number 16
Youth career
2010–2018 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Sheffield Wednesday 21 (1)
2019 → Chesterfield (loan) 4 (0)
2021– Celtic 1 (0)
2022 → Motherwell (loan) 7 (0)
2022–2023 → Morecambe (loan) 34 (2)
2023– → Wigan Athletic (loan) 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:09, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

Sheffield Wednesday

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

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

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]

Career statistics
As of match played 24 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield Wednesday 2019–20[19] EFL Championship 20———20
2020–21[20] 1911020—221
Total 211102000241
Chesterfield (loan) 2019–20[19] National League 4000—1050
Celtic 2021–22[21] Scottish Premiership 1000001020
2022–23[22] 0000000000
2023–24[23] 0000000000
Total 1000001020
Motherwell (loan) 2021–22[21] Scottish Premiership 7000000070
Morecambe (loan) 2022–23[22] EFL League One 342101030392
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2023–24[23] EFL League One 4000001050
Career total 713203050823

Honours

Celtic

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Sheffield Wednesday" (PDF). English Football League. p. 63. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. L. Shaw
  3. "Liam Shaw". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. "First professional deal for Liam Shaw the king". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  5. "Shaw joins Spireites on loan". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  6. "A dream come true". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  7. "Report: Wednesday 2-1 Middlesbrough". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  8. "Report: Wednesday 1-1 Reading". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  9. "How Celtic could remodel their transfer policy post-Brexit". The Athletic. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  10. Grahame, Ewing (17 February 2021). "Neil Lennon may be in charge at Celtic next season". The Times. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  11. "Sheffield Wednesday starlet Liam Shaw agrees pre-contract deal with Celtic". Examiner Live. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  12. "Report: Wednesday 0-1 Birmingham". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  13. "Club statement: Liam Shaw". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  14. "It's green for go as new Bhoy, Liam Shaw, checks in at Paradise". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  15. "Debuts for Liam Shaw and Osaze Urhoghide with eleven changes for Real Betis". celticfc.com. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  16. "Celtic 3-2 Real Betis". BBC. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  17. "Liam Shaw joins Motherwell from Celtic on loan". BBC Sport. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  18. "Shrimps capture Celtic midfielder Liam Shaw on season-long loan". Morecambe FC. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  19. "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  20. "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  21. "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  22. "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  23. "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  24. "Hibernian 1–2 Celtic". BBC Sport.
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