Connor Shields (born 29 July 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin. He has previously played for Albion Rovers, Sunderland, Aldershot Town and Queen of the South and Motherwell. Shields has also had loan spells with Alloa Athletic, Billercay Town and Queen's Park.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Coatbridge, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chennaiyin | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2023 | Motherwell | 44 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Queen's Park (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2023– | Chennaiyin | 28 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:35, 9 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editShields 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]
Motherwell
editOn 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]
On 31 January 2023, Shields joined Scottish Championship club Queen's Park on loan until the end of the season.[13]
On 26 July 2023, Motherwell announced that Shields had left the club to join Indian Super League club Chennaiyin FC.[14]
Career statistics
edit- As of 16 January 2024[15]
| 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[a] | 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 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | |
| 2022–23[16] | Scottish Premiership | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 3 | ||
| Queen's Park (loan) | 2022–23[16] | Scottish Championship | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
| Chennaiyin | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3[c] | 1 | 15 | 5 | |
| Career total | 183 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 217 | 40 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in the Durand Cup
References
edit- ^ "Connor Shields Motherwell F.C. player profile". motherwellfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Connor Shields at Soccerbase
- ^ "Profile". Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ Craig Johns (27 June 2018). "Sunderland youngster Connor Shields hoping to make big impression in pre-season". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ Craig Johns (31 August 2018). "Sunderland youngster Connor Shields joins Alloa Athletic on loan until January". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Released youngster opens up on challenging Sunderland spell as he weighs-up next move". Sunderland Echo.
- ^ "Shots Sign Shields – Aldershot Town FC". www.theshots.co.uk. 26 June 2019.
- ^ "TRANSFER NEWS: Connor Shields Joins Billericay Town on a month's loan! | Aldershot Town FC". 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Goalscoring debutant Connor Shields praised after late Billericay Town triumph over Braintree Town". Echo.
- ^ "QosFC: Six Doonhamers". www.qosfc.com.
- ^ "Connor Shields signs". motherwellfc.co.uk. 27 May 2021.
- ^ Southwick, Andrew (20 November 2021). "Motherwell 2–0 Heart of Midlothian". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ Cairns, Ian (31 January 2023). "Connor Shields on loan from Motherwell". Queen's Park Football Club. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "CONNOR SHIELDS JOINS CHENNAIYIN FC". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Connor Shields at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Connor Shields in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2022.