Liam Shaw
Personal information
Full name Liam Darren Shaw[1]
Date of birth (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic
(on loan from Celtic)
Number 16
Youth career
2010–2018 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Sheffield Wednesday 21 (1)
2019 → Chesterfield (loan) 4 (0)
2021– Celtic 1 (0)
2022 → Motherwell (loan) 7 (0)
2022–2023 → Morecambe (loan) 34 (2)
2023– → Wigan Athletic (loan) 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:04, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Liam Darren Shaw (born 12 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Wigan Athletic, on loan from Celtic.

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield Wednesday 2019–20[19] EFL Championship 20———20
2020–21[20] 1911020—221
Total 211102000241
Chesterfield (loan) 2019–20[19] National League 4000—1050
Celtic 2021–22[21] Scottish Premiership 1000001020
2022–23[22] 0000000000
2023–24[23] 0000000000
Total 1000001020
Motherwell (loan) 2021–22[21] Scottish Premiership 7000000070
Morecambe (loan) 2022–23[22] EFL League One 342101030392
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2023–24[23] EFL League One 140300020190
Career total 793503060963

Honours

Celtic

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Sheffield Wednesday" (PDF). English Football League. p. 63. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ↑ L. Shaw
  3. ↑ "Liam Shaw". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "First professional deal for Liam Shaw the king". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Shaw joins Spireites on loan". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "A dream come true". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Report: Wednesday 2-1 Middlesbrough". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Report: Wednesday 1-1 Reading". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "How Celtic could remodel their transfer policy post-Brexit". The Athletic. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  10. ↑ Grahame, Ewing (17 February 2021). "Neil Lennon may be in charge at Celtic next season". The Times. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday starlet Liam Shaw agrees pre-contract deal with Celtic". Examiner Live. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "Report: Wednesday 0-1 Birmingham". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Club statement: Liam Shaw". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "It's green for go as new Bhoy, Liam Shaw, checks in at Paradise". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "Debuts for Liam Shaw and Osaze Urhoghide with eleven changes for Real Betis". celticfc.com. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  16. ↑ "Celtic 3-2 Real Betis". BBC. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  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. 1 2 "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Liam Shaw in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  24. ↑ "Hibernian 1–2 Celtic". BBC Sport.
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