Liam Shaw

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Liam Shaw
Personal information
Full name Liam Darren Shaw [1]
Date of birth (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 23)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Sheffield Wednesday 21 (1)
2019Chesterfield (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2024 Celtic 1 (0)
2022Motherwell (loan) 7 (0)
2022–2023Morecambe (loan) 34 (2)
2023–2024Wigan 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.

Contents

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]

In July 2023, he joined Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan deal. [19]

Fleetwood Town

On 4 October 2024, Shaw joined League Two side Fleetwood Town on a contract until the end of the season. [20]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield Wednesday 2019–20 [21] EFL Championship 2020
2020–21 [22] 1911020221
Total211102000241
Chesterfield (loan) 2019–20 [21] National League 40001050
Celtic 2021–22 [23] Scottish Premiership 1000001020
2022–23 [24] 0000000000
2023–24 [25] 0000000000
Total1000001020
Motherwell (loan) 2021–22 [23] Scottish Premiership7000000070
Morecambe (loan) 2022–23 [24] EFL League One 34210103 [a] 0392
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2023–24 [25] EFL League One20030003 [a] 0260
Fleetwood Town 2024–25 [26] EFL League Two 30002 [a] 050
Career total8835030901083
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Celtic

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