Lawrence Shankland

Lawrence Shankland
Personal information
Date of birth10 August 1995
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Aberdeen
Number25
Youth career
–2012Queen's Park
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012–2013Queen's Park33(11)
2013–Aberdeen14(0)
2014→ Dunfermline Athletic (loan)13(7)
National team‡
2015–Scotland U211(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:50, 14 April 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ 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 for Aberdeen, as a forward.

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 continually impressing in the Under 20s, scoring plenty of goals, and making first team sub-appearances, Shankland signed a new deal with the Dons staying with the club until Summer 2017.[8]

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.[9]

Career statistics

As of 14 April 2015[10]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queen's Park 2011–12 1000000010
2012-13 32110031323814
Total 33110031323914
Aberdeen 2013–14 0000000000
2014–15 140000000140
Total 140000000140
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2013–14 137100000147
Career total 60181031326721

References

  1. ↑ "Shankland given opportunity at Aberdeen". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Scotland Under 18s 2012 Photo Gallery". Scottish FA. The Scottish Schools' Football Association 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Aberdeen sign former Rangers winger Gregg Wylde". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Aberdeen's Lawrence Shankland joins Dunfermline on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Cowdenbeath V Dunfermline at Central Park - Match Preview". CowdenbeathMad. FootyMad. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "FT: Aberdeen 3 Inverness CT 2". www.afc.co.uk. Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Aberdeen: Adam Rooney & Niall McGinn sign new deals". BBC Sport. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Shankland hits debut double to sink Hungary". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  10. ↑ Lawrence Shankland career statistics at Soccerbase

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