Lawrence Shankland
Lawrence Shankland (born 10 August 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian and the Scotland national team.
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Shankland with Scotland in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lawrence Shankland | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Queen's Park | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Queen's Park | 34 | (11) |
| 2013–2017 | Aberdeen | 17 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 13 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | → St Mirren (loan) | 31 | (10) |
| 2016–2017 | → St Mirren (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2017–2019 | Ayr United | 61 | (50) |
| 2019–2021 | Dundee United | 59 | (32) |
| 2021–2022 | Beerschot | 26 | (5) |
| 2022– | Heart of Midlothian | 69 | (45) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Scotland U21 | 4 | (2) |
| 2019– | Scotland | 9 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 | |||
Shankland began his career at Queen's Park before moving to Aberdeen in 2013. He played on loan with Dunfermline Athletic, St Mirren and Greenock Morton before joining Ayr United in 2017. He signed for Dundee United in 2019 and made his debut for Scotland later that year. In 2021 Shankland moved to Belgian club Beerschot, but after one year in Belgium he returned to Scotland with Heart of Midlothian.
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