Shaun Maloney

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Shaun Maloney
Personal information
Full name Shaun Richard Maloney
Date of birth January 24, 1983 (age 24)
Place of birth    Miri, Malaysia
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Playing position Midfielder/Striker
Club information
Current club Aston Villa
Number 28
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1999-2007
2007-		 Celtic
Aston Villa		 104 (26)
002 0(0)   
National team2

2005		 Scotland U21
Scotland		 020 0(6)
002 0(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 22:53, 10 March 2007 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of October 29, 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Shaun Richard Maloney (born January 24, 1983) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for English Premiership club Aston Villa. He plays as an attacking midfielder or striker and is also known for his set-pieces.

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[edit] Junior career

Maloney was born in Miri, Malaysia, where he spent the first four and a half years of his life. His family then moved to his mother's home-town of Aberdeen, Scotland.

At a young age, Maloney found a love for sport, particularly football and tennis. By the age of 10, he had joined his first football club, Kincorth Boys' Club. At 12, he moved to Culter Boys' Club then at 14, to Albion Boys' Club.

[edit] Professional career

After joining Celtic Team as a trainee in 1999, he made his first team debut on 29 April 2001 against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium. Celtic went on to win the game 3 - 0.

Midway through the 2003-2004 season, Maloney picked up a cruciate ligament injury. He returned from the injury late on in season 2004/2005.

Maloney scored many important goals for Celtic in the 2005/2006 season and capped it by winning the SPFA Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards, the first time a player has won both plaudits. He also won Celtic Fans' Player of the Year, and Players Player of the Year in a season which saw him score 16 goals and contribute with 28 assists.

He recently made his comeback from injury in the UEFA Champions League match against Manchester United, a game that the English Premiership side won 3-2. With his contract expiring at the end of the 2006/7 season, Celtic moved to offer Maloney a new deal. However, they could not agree terms and talks were postponed. [1] Just before the transfer window closed on 31st January 2007, due to continuing disagreement over a contract extension, he signed for Aston Villa for a reported fee of £1m. [2] He made his debut in the 2-0 defeat at Reading on February 10th 2007 [3] .

Maloney has so far gained two caps for Scotland although he also could have opted to play for the Republic of Ireland or Malaysia. [4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Maloney contract talks postponed", BBC Sport Website, 11 November 2006.
  2. ^ "Villa win race to sign up Maloney", BBC Sport Website, 31 January 2006.
  3. ^ Tactical Formation. Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved on February 28, 2007.
  4. ^ Player profile on UEFA Website. UEFA. Retrieved on 2007-02-01.

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Preceded by
John Hartson
Fernando Ricksen		 Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year
2006		 Succeeded by
Not Yet Announced
Preceded by
Derek Riordan		 Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year
2006		 Succeeded by
Not Yet Announced


Aston Villa F.C. - Current Squad

1 Sørensen | 2 Delaney | 3 Samuel | 4 Mellberg | 5 Laursen | 6 Barry | 8 McCann | 9 Ángel | 10 Carew | 11 Petrov | 12 Davis | 13 Taylor | 15 Agbonlahor | 16 Bouma | 17 Young | 18 Hughes | 19 Ridgewell | 20 Sutton | 21 Cahill | 22 Moore | 23 Berger | 24 Bardsley | 25 Olejnik | 26 Gardner | 27 Osbourne | 28 Maloney | 29 O'Halloran | Manager: O'Neill
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