Connor Shields

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Connor Shields
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Coatbridge, Scotland[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Motherwell
Number 29
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Albion Rovers 39 (9)
2018–2019 Sunderland 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 30 (3)
2019–2020 Aldershot Town 22 (0)
2020 → Billericay Town (loan) 2 (1)
2020–2021 Queen of the South 22 (8)
2021– Motherwell 18 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:30, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Connor Shields (born 29 July 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Motherwell, having previously played for Albion Rovers, Sunderland, Aldershot Town and Queen of the South. Shields has also had loan spells with Alloa Athletic and Billercay Town.

Career[]

Shields started his career at Albion Rovers during the 2015–16 season.[2]

In January 2018, Shields earned a move to England, signing for Sunderland.[3][4] In August 2018, Shields was loaned to Alloa Athletic for six months.[5] Shields was released by Sunderland at the end of the 2018–19 season and received interest and offers from a number of clubs.[6]

In June 2019, Shields signed for Aldershot Town on a one-year deal.[7] In March 2020 he moved on loan to Billericay Town,[8] scoring on his debut.[9]

In August 2020, Shields signed for Queen of the South on a one-year deal.[10]

On 27 May 2021, Shields signed a three-year deal with Scottish Premiership club Motherwell.[11] He scored his first goal for the club on 20 November 2021, in a 2–0 home win against Heart of Midlothian.[12]

Career statistics[]

As of 19 March 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Albion Rovers 2015–16 Scottish League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Scottish League One 18 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 0
2017–18 Scottish League One 21 9 2 0 4 3 0 0 27 12
Total 39 9 2 0 5 3 0 0 46 12
Sunderland 2017–18 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2018–19 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2018–19 Scottish Championship 30 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 34 3
Aldershot Town 2019–20 National League 22 0 1 0 — 0 0 23 0
Billericay Town (loan) 2019–20 National League South 2 1 0 0 — 0 0 2 1
Queen of the South 2020–21 Scottish Championship 22 8 2 1 4 2 — 28 11
Motherwell 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 18 1 3 1 1 0 — 22 2
Career total 133 22 10 2 10 5 2 0 155 29

References[]

  1. ^ "Connor Shields Motherwell F.C. player profile". motherwellfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ Connor Shields at Soccerbase
  3. ^ "Profile". Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  4. ^ Craig Johns (27 June 2018). "Sunderland youngster Connor Shields hoping to make big impression in pre-season". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  5. ^ Craig Johns (31 August 2018). "Sunderland youngster Connor Shields joins Alloa Athletic on loan until January". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Released youngster opens up on challenging Sunderland spell as he weighs-up next move". www.sunderlandecho.com.
  7. ^ "Shots Sign Shields – Aldershot Town FC". www.theshots.co.uk. 26 June 2019.
  8. ^ "TRANSFER NEWS: Connor Shields Joins Billericay Town on a month's loan! | Aldershot Town FC". 6 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Goalscoring debutant Connor Shields praised after late Billericay Town triumph over Braintree Town". Echo.
  10. ^ "QosFC: Six Doonhamers". www.qosfc.com.
  11. ^ "Connor Shields signs". motherwellfc.co.uk. 27 May 2021.
  12. ^ Southwick, Andrew (20 November 2021). "Motherwell 2–0 Heart of Midlothian". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Connor Shields". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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