Shaun Want

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Shaun Want
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-09) 9 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Rutherglen, Scotland [1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Larne
Number 2
Youth career
2007–2016 Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2022 Hamilton Academical 55 (2)
2022 → Peterhead (loan) 10 (0)
2022– Larne 43 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024

Shaun Want (born 9 February 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for NIFL Premiership side Larne.

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Career

Raised in the Croftfoot neighbourhood of Glasgow [3] – reported as "in the shadow of Hampden Park" but actually about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the national stadium – Want began his career with Hamilton Academical, joining the youth system aged 10. In June 2019 he signed a contract extension with the Accies, running until summer 2020. [4]

On 3 August 2020, Want signed a new three-year deal at Hamilton keeping him at the club until 2023. [5] Having been a back-up squad player for much of his early career, at that time he stated that he hoped to play more in the coming season and was happy to fill in wherever needed; [6] however, his campaign was ended by injury in October 2020 and the club was relegated from the Scottish Premiership at its end. On the opening matchday of the following season, Want scored a late equaliser as Hamilton came back from four goals down to earn a draw against Raith Rovers in the 2021–22 Scottish Championship. [7] A few weeks later he suffered facial injuries after a clash of heads with a teammate during a Scottish Challenge Cup tie. [8]

He moved on loan to Peterhead in February 2022. [9]

In July 2022 he spoke about Hamilton's use of young players. [10]

Want left Hamilton by mutual consent in August 2022, [11] in order to sign for Northern Irish club Larne. [12] [13]

Career statistics

As of 15 August 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamilton Academical 2016–17 [14] Scottish Premiership 2000000020
2017–18 [15] 130001200142
2018–19 [16] 100002000120
2019–20 [17] 111002000131
2020–21 [18] 110000000110
2021–22 [19] Scottish Championship 61102020111
2022–23 [20] 2000300050
Total5521010220684
Peterhead (loan) 2021–22 [19] Scottish League One 100000000100
Career total6521010220784

Honours

Larne

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References

  1. ↑ Shaun Want, Eurosport. Retrieved 11 September 2021
  2. ↑ S. Want, Soccerway
  3. ↑ Shaun Want dares to dream of Hampden homecoming for Hamilton, Glasgow Timesm 7 February 2020
  4. ↑ "Contract Extension News « Hamilton Academical Football Club". www.hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "New Deals For Martin & Want". Hamilton Academical Website. 3 August 2020.
  6. ↑ Celtic opener pledge from Hamilton Accies ace Shaun Want, Daily Record, 23 July 2020
  7. ↑ Hamilton Accies' Shaun Want admits celebrating with fans was a special moment after stunning comeback, Daily Record, 1 August 2021
  8. ↑ Hamilton 3 Hearts B 2: Accies star hospitalised after horror head injury, Daily Record, 31 August 2021
  9. ↑ "Want fills a need | Peterhead FC".
  10. ↑ Thomson, Paul (2 July 2022). "Hamilton Accies ace Shaun Want: Future is bright for youngsters at the club". Daily Record.
  11. ↑ "Club statement: Shaun Want". 30 August 2022.
  12. ↑ Cahoon, Ian (30 August 2022). "Shaun Want becomes an Inver Red". Larne FC.
  13. ↑ "Larne move already proving a real breath of fresh air for me, says new signing Shaun Want" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Shaun Want in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Shaun Want in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Shaun Want in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Shaun Want in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Shaun Want in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Shaun Want in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Shaun Want in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  21. ↑ "Larne secure historic first Irish League title". BBC Sport . BBC. 14 April 2023.
  22. ↑ "Larne lift title as Carrick secure Euro play-off". BBC.
  23. ↑ "County Antrim Shield final: Larne complete hat-trick with shootout win after lengthy injury delay". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  24. ↑ "County Antrim Shield: Larne beat Glentoran 2-1 to win silverware for fourth consecutive season". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.


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