Connor Shields

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.

Connor Shields
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997
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 22 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:43, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

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 30 April 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Albion Rovers 2015–16 Scottish League One 0000000000
2016–17 Scottish League One 180001000190
2017–18 Scottish League One 2192043002712
Total 3992053004612
Sunderland 2017–18 Championship 000000—00
2018–19 League One 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2018–19 Scottish Championship 303200020343
Aldershot Town 2019–20 National League 22010—00230
Billericay Town (loan) 2019–20 National League South 2100—0021
Queen of the South 2020–21 Scottish Championship 2282142—2811
Motherwell 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 2223110—263
Career total 137231021052015930

    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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