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English footballer (born 2001)

Liam Shaw
Personal information
Full name Liam Darren Shaw
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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Sheffield Wednesday 21 (1)
2019 → Chesterfield (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2024 Celtic 1 (0)
2022 → Motherwell (loan) 7 (0)
2022–2023 → Morecambe (loan) 34 (2)
2023–2024 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 20 (0)
2024– Fleetwood Town 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:39, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

Liam Darren Shaw (born 12 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Fleetwood Town.

Career

Sheffield Wednesday

Liam Shaw was born in Sheffield joined Sheffield Wednesday at the age of eight and worked his way up through the club. He would sign his first professional contract on the 21 December 2018, signing a contract until the summer of 2021.

He went out on loan on the 21 November 2019 to National League side Chesterfield for one month, 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. 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, as well as being shown a straight red card against Reading on the 3 December 2020. His form would see him linked with a move to Scottish Premiership side Celtic. In February 2021 it was reported that Shaw had signed a pre-contract agreement with Celtic, with a £300,000 compensation fee mooted. 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.

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". It was officially confirmed by Celtic on 15 June 2021, where they announced he had signed a four-year contract with the club. He made his debut for Celtic in a UEFA Europa League tie against Real Betis on 9 December 2021.

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.

The following season he joined Morecambe on loan for the season.

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

Fleetwood Town

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

Career statistics

As of match played 29 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sheffield Wednesday 2019–20 EFL Championship 2 0 — — — 2 0
2020–21 19 1 1 0 2 0 — 22 1
Total 21 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 24 1
Chesterfield (loan) 2019–20 National League 4 0 0 0 — 1 0 5 0
Celtic 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2022–23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023–24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Motherwell (loan) 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Morecambe (loan) 2022–23 EFL League One 34 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 39 2
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2023–24 EFL League One 20 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 26 0
Fleetwood Town 2024–25 EFL League Two 10 0 1 0 — 2 0 13 0
Career total 97 3 6 0 3 0 10 0 116 3
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Celtic

References

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  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. "Latics sign midfielder Liam Shaw on loan from Celtic FC!". wiganathletic.com. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  20. "Shaw joins the ranks at Town". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  22. "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  23. ^ "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  24. ^ "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  25. ^ "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  26. "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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