Lawrence Shankland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
St Mirren (on loan from Aberdeen) | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Queen's Park | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Queen's Park | 33 | (11) |
| 2013– | Aberdeen | 17 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 13 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | → St Mirren (loan) | 31 | (10) |
| 2016– | → St Mirren (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Scotland U21 | 2 | (2) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2016 (UTC). | |||
Lawrence Shankland (born 10 August 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for St Mirren, on loan from Aberdeen.
Career
Shankland was born in Glasgow and attended Bannerman High School in Baillieston. He progressed through the Queen's Park youth system and was their top goalscorer in the 2012–13 season, having moved to the senior squad straight from the under-17 team.[1] He also represented Scotland under-18s in Victory Shield matches against the other home nations in 2012. [2] Shankland signed for Aberdeen at the end of the season.[3][4] He was one of three Queen's Park players to move to top flight Scottish clubs at that time, as Andy Robertson and Aidan Connolly signed for Dundee United.[3] Another young 2012–13 Queen's Park player Blair Spittal also later made the move to Dundee United in 2014.
Shankland was initially put in the Aberdeen under-20 squad, as he adjusted to full-time professional training.[4] He moved to Dunfermline Athletic on loan for the later part of the 2013–14 season.[5] The 18-year-old striker scored seven league goals during his short spell in Fife, however injury prevented him taking part in the Pars's end-of-season promotion play-off with local rivals Cowdenbeath which ended in defeat.[6]
Shankland made his debut appearance for Aberdeen in September 2014, in a 3–2 victory against Inverness CT.[7] After impressing in the Under 20s, scoring plenty of goals, and making first team sub-appearances, Shankland signed a new contract due to run until summer 2017.[8]
He was loaned to St Mirren in August 2015 for the rest of the 2015–16 season.[9] Shankland scored his first goal for Saints in a 2–1 home defeat to Raith Rovers on 18 September 2015.[10] Shankland scored 10 goals in 32 appearances during his loan spell, and returned to Aberdeen at the end of the season.[11] In July 2016 it was confirmed that Shankland had returned to Paisley, once again joining St Mirren on a season-long loan.[12]
International career
Shankland was first selected for the Scotland national under-21 football team in March 2015. He made his debut in a match against Hungary, scoring both goals for Scotland in a 2–1 victory.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 4 December 2016[14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 14 | |
| Total | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 14 | |
| Aberdeen | 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 2013–14 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
| St Mirren (loan) | 2015–16 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 |
| 2016–17 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 4 | |
| Career total | 106 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 121 | 35 | |
References
- ↑ "Shankland given opportunity at Aberdeen". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ↑ "Scotland Under 18s 2012 Photo Gallery". Scottish FA. The Scottish Schools' Football Association 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- 1 2 Crawford, Kenny (5 July 2013). "Young Queen's Park trio make rare jump to SPL from Third Division". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Aberdeen sign former Rangers winger Gregg Wylde". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ↑ "Aberdeen's Lawrence Shankland joins Dunfermline on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ↑ "Cowdenbeath V Dunfermline at Central Park – Match Preview". CowdenbeathMad. FootyMad. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ↑ "FT: Aberdeen 3 Inverness CT 2". www.afc.co.uk. Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ↑ "Aberdeen: Adam Rooney & Niall McGinn sign new deals". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "Loan Signing: Lawrence Shankland". www.saintmirren.net. St Mirren F.C. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ "St Mirren 1–2 Raith Rovers match report". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ↑ "Squad Update". St Mirren Official website. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "Loan Signing: Lawrence Shankland". St Mirren FC. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Shankland hits debut double to sink Hungary". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ Lawrence Shankland career statistics at Soccerbase