Lawrence Shankland

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Lawrence Shankland
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-08-10) 10 August 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Team 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)
International career‡
2015– Scotland U21 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:08, 26 March 2015 (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]

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.[11]

Career statistics

As of 2 May 2016[12]
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
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
Career total 94 28 2 0 3 1 3 2 102 31

References

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  12. ↑ Lawrence Shankland career statistics at Soccerbase


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