Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 December 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Burton upon Trent, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle United | ||
Youth career | |||
-2017 | Aston Villa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Birmingham City | 22 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Aston Villa | 44 | (10) |
2022–2024 | Bristol City | 37 | (11) |
2024- | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | England U19 | 2 | (1) |
2021– | Jamaica | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 December 2023 |
Shania Hayles (born 22 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club Newcastle United. Born in England, she represents Jamaica internationally.
Hayles returned to Aston Villa in July 2019 from Birmingham City having started her youth career at the club. [1]
Hayles scored two goals against Bristol City on 9 December 2020, her first goals in the top flight of English football. [2]
She announced her departure from the club on Twitter on 19 May 2022. She has a very wholesome family with a famous dad and a famous son aldin hayles and sam hayles she loves them with her heart and has a lovely dog called emmy
On 3 July 2024, Shania was announced as a new signing for Newcastle United [3]
Having represented England at under-19 level, Hayles also qualifies for Jamaica through her heritage and gets her first call-up to Reggae Girlz for June international break camp.
Before debuting for Jamaica internationally in 2021 she had previously played for England Under-19s in 2018.
Club | Season | League | National Cup [lower-alpha 1] | League Cup [lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Birmingham City | 2018–19 | Women's Super League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
Aston Villa | 2019–20 | Championship | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 |
2020–21 | Women's Super League | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
2021-22 | Women's Super League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
Total | 41 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 15 | ||
Bristol City | 2022–23 | Championship | 22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12 |
2023–24 | Women's Super League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
Total | 37 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 13 | ||
Newcastle United | 2024–25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 100 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 31 |
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