Rio Shipston

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Rio Shipston
Personal information
Full name Rio Joel Shipston [1]
Date of birth (2004-11-07) 7 November 2004 (age 20) [2]
Place of birth Sheffield, England [2]
Position(s) Centre midfield
Team information
Current team
Cork City
(on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)
Number 4
Youth career
2011–2022 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Sheffield Wednesday 3 (0)
2025–Cork City (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:30, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Rio Joel Shipston (born 7 November 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre midfielder for Cork City on loan from EFL Championship Sheffield Wednesday. [3] [4]

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Career

Sheffield Wednesday

Shipston joined Sheffield Wednesday at the age of 7, and would make his senior debut against Leicester City U21 on 18 October 2022 [5] before signing his first pro contract on 14 December 2022. [6] [7]

Manager Darren Moore would say "He's got wonderful size, good awareness, and he reads the play really well. He's developing his power, too." during his debut season about him. [8]

He made his first league appearance against Cambridge United on 2 January 2023, coming off the bench in a 5-0 win. [9] Following injuries in the squad, he would join the first team for the remainder of the season along with fellow youngsters Adam Alimi-Adetoro and Sean Fusire who have all made their debut during the season. [10]

Cork City (loan)

On 13 January 2025, Shipston joined Cork City on loan until the end of June. [11]

Personal life

Born in England, Shipston is of Indian descent. [12]

Career statistics

As of 6 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield Wednesday 2022–23 [13] League One 3000001 [a] 040
2023–24 [14] Championship 00100010
2024–25 [15] Championship00000000
Total3010001050
Cork City (loan) 2025 [15] LOI Premier Division 000000
Career total3010001050
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. "EFL Professional Retain List 2021-22" (PDF). English Football League. p. 65. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 "R. Shipston". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  3. "First team profiles - Sheffield Wednesday". www.swfc.co.uk.
  4. https://www.swfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/rio-shipston/
  5. ""It's about time.." Owls mulling over loan possibilities – but focus is on following Liam Palmer's lead". Sheffield Star . Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  6. "Shipston signs maiden Owls contract". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  7. "Sheffield Wednesday announce new contract for 'high-level' midfield man". Sheffield Star . Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  8. "'They're all Wednesdayites' – Sheffield Wednesday expecting to sort out starlet's contract shortly". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  9. "Report: Wednesday 5-0 Cambridge". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  10. "Trio added to Sheffield Wednesday first team for 'rest of the season' as Owls hunt League One title". Sheffield Star . Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  11. "Rio Shipston Joins on loan from Sheffield Wednesday". Cork City FC. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  12. "Rio Shipston - Midfielder - Under-21 profiles - Sheffield Wednesday". www.swfc.co.uk.
  13. "Games played by Rio Shipston in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  14. "Games played by Rio Shipston in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Rio Shipston in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.