Oli Shaw

Oli Shaw
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Hibernian
Number 32
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Hibernian 0 (0)
2016–2017Stenhousemuir (loan) 24 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:51, 12 August 2017 (UTC).

Oliver Shaw (born 12 March 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer, who currently plays for Hibernian. He has also played on loan at Stenhousemuir and represented Scotland at under-19 level.

Personal life

Shaw is from the Barnton area of Edinburgh, and although a Hibernian fan initially joined local rivals Heart of Midlothian as a youth player before signing for Hibernian. His father is retired footballer Greg Shaw, who played for Ayr United, Falkirk, Dunfermline Athletic, Airdrieonians, Clydebank and Berwick Rangers.

Club career

After establishing himself in the Hibernian youth team squad, he made his first team debut for Hibernian in a Scottish League Cup match against Montrose on 1 August 2015, which Hibernian won 3–0.[1] Having passed his driving test the same day, he was included as a substitute by then-manager Alan Stubbs, and replaced Alex Harris in the 75th minute.[2]

Shaw was sent to Scottish League One side Stenhousemuir on a development loan for the 2016–17 season.[3] He also continued to play for the Hibs development team and was the top goalscorer in the 2016–17 SPFL Development League.[4]

International career

Shaw scored for Scotland Under-19 against Sweden on 4 October 2016 in a warm-up game ahead of qualification for the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[5] Scotland were drawn against Israel, Andorra and Liechtenstein in Group C of the qualification tournament, and progressed to the Elite qualifying stage after finishing second in the group. With all three matches being played in Andorra over 6 days from 25 October 2016, Shaw scored the only goal of the game against Liechtenstein and also featured in the matches against Andorra and Israel.[6]

Career statistics

As of 19:51, 12 August 2017 (UTC)[7]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hibernian 2015–16 Scottish Championship 0000100010
2016–17 Scottish Championship 0000000000
2017–18 Scottish Premiership 0000300030
Total 0000400040
Stenhousemuir (loan) 2016–17 Scottish League One 247100000257
Career Total 247104000297

References

  1. "Driven Hibs kid Oli Shaw passes two tests in one day". Edinburgh Evening News. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. "Hibernian 3–0 Montrose Match Report". BBC News. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. "Oliver Shaw Player Profile". Stenhousemuir F.C. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. "Shaw tops U20 scoring charts". SPFL. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  5. "Scotland 2 Sweden 0: Hibs hitman Oli Shaw and Celtic ace Mark Hill on the mark as Sbragia's U19s smash young Swedes". Daily Record. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  6. "Skipper McCrorie satisfied as Under-19s progress". Scottish Football Association. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  7. Oliver Shaw at Soccerbase
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