| Liam Shaw | |
| Fullname: | Liam Darren Shaw[1] |
| Birth Date: | 12 March 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Sheffield, England |
| Height: | 1.90m |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Fleetwood Town |
| Clubnumber: | 26 |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Years1: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Caps1: | 21 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Chesterfield (loan) |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs3: | Celtic |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Motherwell (loan) |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Morecambe (loan) |
| Caps5: | 34 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs6: | → Wigan Athletic (loan) |
| Caps6: | 20 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Fleetwood Town |
| Caps7: | 3 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 08:50, 12 November 2024 (UTC) |
Liam Darren Shaw (born 12 March 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Fleetwood Town.
Liam Shaw was born in Sheffield[2] joined Sheffield Wednesday at the age of eight and worked his way up through the club.[3] He would sign his first professional contract on the 21 December 2018, signing a contract until the summer of 2021.[4]
He went out on loan on the 21 November 2019 to National League side Chesterfield for one month,[5] where he would play 5 games in total for The Spireites.
Later that season, he would make his professional debut for Sheffield Wednesday against Queens Park Rangers on the 11 July 2020.[6] and play one other game against Middlesbrough on the final game of the 2019–20 season. During the 2020–21 season, he would become more of a first team regular which would see him score his first professional goal against Middlesbrough on the 29 December 2020,[7] as well as being shown a straight red card against Reading on the 3 December 2020.[8] His form would see him linked with a move to Scottish Premiership side Celtic.[9] In February 2021 it was reported that Shaw had signed a pre-contract agreement with Celtic,[10] with a £300,000 compensation fee mooted.[11] But he would remain with the Sheffield Wednesday first team, and a few days later would be sent off for the second time that season against Birmingham City.[12]
On 10 March 2021, Sheffield Wednesday confirmed that Shaw had signed a pre-contract agreement with Scottish Premiership side Celtic, but would "remain a Sheffield Wednesday player until the expiry of his current contract and will be available for selection for the remainder of the season".[13] It was officially confirmed by Celtic on 15 June 2021, where they announced he had signed a four-year contract with the club.[14] He made his debut for Celtic in a UEFA Europa League tie against Real Betis on 9 December 2021.[15] [16]
After making only one further appearance for Celtic in the first part of the 2021–22 season, Shaw was loaned to Motherwell in January 2022.[17]
The following season he joined Morecambe on loan for the season.[18]
In July 2023, he joined Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan deal.[19]
On 4 October 2024, Shaw joined League Two side Fleetwood Town on a contract until the end of the season.[20]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2019–20 | EFL Championship | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2019–20 | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Celtic | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Motherwell (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Morecambe (loan) | 2022–23 | EFL League One | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2023–24 | EFL League One | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Fleetwood Town | 2024–25 | EFL League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 88 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 108 | 3 | |||
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