Liam Darren Shaw (born 12 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for League One club Morecambe on loan from Celtic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liam Darren Shaw[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Morecambe (on loan from Celtic) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| 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– | → Morecambe (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:35, 6 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2019–20[18] | EFL Championship | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21[19] | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2019–20[18] | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Celtic | 2021–22[20] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022–23[21] | 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[20] | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Morecambe (loan) | 2022–23[21] | EFL League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Career total | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
Celtic
Morecambe F.C. – current squad | |
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