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Lawrence Shankland

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Lawrence Shankland

Lawrence Shankland (born 10 August 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian and the Scotland national team. 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 returned to Scotland after one year, signing with Hearts.

Infobox

2014
→ Dunfermline Athletic (loan)
2015
Scotland U21
2017
→ Greenock Morton (loan)
Full name
Lawrence Shankland
Date of birth
(1995-08-10) 10 August 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth
Glasgow, Scotland
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position
Striker
Current team
Heart of Midlothian
Number
9
2009–2011
Queen's Park
Years
Team
2011–2013
Queen's Park
2013–2017
Aberdeen
2015–2016
→ St Mirren (loan)
2016–2017
→ St Mirren (loan)
2017–2019
Ayr United
2019–2021
Dundee United
2021–2022
Beerschot
2022–
Heart of Midlothian
2019–
Scotland

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Queen's Park
Queen's Park
Club
Queen's Park
Season
2011–12
League
Scottish Third Division
League
1
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
0
Other
0
Other
1
Total
0
2012–13
2012–13
Club
2012–13
Season
33
League
11
League
3
League
1
National cup
3
National cup
1
League cup
—
League cup
4
Europe
2
Europe
43
Other
15
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
34
League
11
League
3
League
1
National cup
3
National cup
1
League cup
0
League cup
0
Europe
4
Europe
2
Other
44
Other
15
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Club
Aberdeen
Season
2013–14
League
Scottish Premiership
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
—
Other
0
Other
0
2014–15
2014–15
Club
2014–15
Season
17
League
0
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
17
Other
0
2015–16
2015–16
Club
2015–16
Season
0
League
0
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
0
Other
0
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
0
League
0
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
0
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
17
League
0
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
17
Other
0
Dunfermline Athletic (loan)
Dunfermline Athletic (loan)
Club
Dunfermline Athletic (loan)
Season
2013–14
League
Scottish League One
League
13
League
7
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
14
Other
7
St Mirren (loan)
St Mirren (loan)
Club
St Mirren (loan)
Season
2015–16
League
Scottish Championship
League
31
League
10
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
0
Other
0
Other
32
Total
10
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
17
League
0
League
1
League
2
National cup
3
National cup
1
League cup
—
League cup
3
Europe
1
Europe
24
Other
4
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
48
League
10
League
2
League
2
National cup
3
National cup
1
League cup
0
League cup
0
Europe
3
Europe
1
Other
56
Other
14
Greenock Morton (loan)
Greenock Morton (loan)
Club
Greenock Morton (loan)
Season
2016–17
League
Scottish Championship
League
16
League
4
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
2
Europe
0
Other
18
Other
4
Ayr United
Ayr United
Club
Ayr United
Season
2017–18
League
Scottish League One
League
30
League
26
National cup
3
National cup
3
League cup
0
League cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
0
Other
0
Other
33
Total
29
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
Scottish Championship
League
31
League
24
League
1
National cup
1
National cup
6
League cup
9
League cup
—
Europe
3
Europe
0
Other
41
Other
34
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
61
League
50
League
4
League
4
National cup
6
National cup
9
League cup
0
League cup
0
Europe
3
Europe
0
Other
74
Other
63
Dundee United
Dundee United
Club
Dundee United
Season
2019–20
League
Scottish Championship
League
26
League
24
National cup
2
National cup
2
League cup
4
League cup
2
Europe
—
Europe
1
Other
0
Other
33
Total
28
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
Scottish Premiership
League
32
League
8
League
4
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
36
Other
9
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
1
League
0
League
0
League
0
National cup
4
National cup
3
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
5
Europe
3
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
59
League
32
League
6
League
3
National cup
8
National cup
5
League cup
0
League cup
0
Europe
1
Europe
0
Other
74
Other
40
Beerschot
Beerschot
Club
Beerschot
Season
2021–22
League
Belgian Pro League
League
26
League
5
National cup
2
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
28
Other
5
Heart of Midlothian
Heart of Midlothian
Club
Heart of Midlothian
Season
2022–23
League
Scottish Premiership
League
37
League
24
National cup
1
National cup
1
League cup
1
League cup
0
Europe
8
Europe
3
Other
—
Other
47
Total
28
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
37
League
24
League
3
League
2
National cup
3
National cup
2
League cup
4
League cup
3
Europe
—
Europe
47
Other
31
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
32
League
8
League
3
League
1
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
7
League cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
43
Other
9
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
28
League
16
League
1
League
1
National cup
4
National cup
3
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
33
Europe
20
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
134
League
72
League
8
League
5
National cup
9
National cup
5
League cup
19
League cup
6
Europe
—
Europe
171
Other
88
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
407
League
189
League
26
League
15
National cup
29
National cup
21
League cup
19
League cup
6
Europe
12
Europe
3
Other
494
Other
236
Club
Season
League
National cup
League cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Queen's Park
2011–12
Scottish Third Division
1
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
1
0
2012–13
33
11
3
1
3
1
—
4
2
43
15
Total
34
11
3
1
3
1
0
0
4
2
44
15
Aberdeen
2013–14
Scottish Premiership
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
—
0
0
2014–15
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
17
0
2015–16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
2016–17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
Total
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
0
Dunfermline Athletic (loan)
2013–14
Scottish League One
13
7
1
0
—
—
0
0
14
7
St Mirren (loan)
2015–16
Scottish Championship
31
10
1
0
0
0
—
0
0
32
10
2016–17
17
0
1
2
3
1
—
3
1
24
4
Total
48
10
2
2
3
1
0
0
3
1
56
14
Greenock Morton (loan)
2016–17
Scottish Championship
16
4
0
0
—
—
2
0
18
4
Ayr United
2017–18
Scottish League One
30
26
3
3
0
0
—
0
0
33
29
2018–19
Scottish Championship
31
24
1
1
6
9
—
3
0
41
34
Total
61
50
4
4
6
9
0
0
3
0
74
63
Dundee United
2019–20
Scottish Championship
26
24
2
2
4
2
—
1
0
33
28
2020–21
Scottish Premiership
32
8
4
1
0
0
—
—
36
9
2021–22
1
0
0
0
4
3
—
—
5
3
Total
59
32
6
3
8
5
0
0
1
0
74
40
Beerschot
2021–22
Belgian Pro League
26
5
2
0
—
—
—
28
5
Heart of Midlothian
2022–23
Scottish Premiership
37
24
1
1
1
0
8
3
—
47
28
2023–24
37
24
3
2
3
2
4
3
—
47
31
2024–25
32
8
3
1
1
0
7
0
—
43
9
2025–26
28
16
1
1
4
3
—
—
33
20
Total
134
72
8
5
9
5
19
6
—
171
88
Career total
407
189
26
15
29
21
19
6
12
3
494
236
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Scotland
Scotland
National team
Scotland
Year
2019
Apps
2
Goals
1
2020
2020
National team
2020
Year
2
Apps
0
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
3
Apps
1
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
9
Apps
1
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
2
Apps
1
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
18
Apps
4
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Scotland
2019
2
1
2020
2
0
2023
3
1
2024
9
1
2025
2
1
Total
18
4
List of international goals scored by Lawrence Shankland · Career statistics › International
1
1
No.
1
Date
13 October 2019
Venue
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Opponent
San Marino
Score
4–0
Result
6–0
Competition
UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2
2
No.
2
Date
16 November 2023
Venue
Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia
Opponent
Georgia
Score
2–2
Result
2–2
Competition
UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
3
3
No.
3
Date
7 June 2024
Venue
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Opponent
Finland
Score
2–0
Result
2–2
Competition
Friendly
4
4
No.
4
Date
18 November 2025
Venue
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Opponent
Denmark
Score
2–1
Result
4–2
Competition
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
13 October 2019
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
San Marino
4–0
6–0
UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2
16 November 2023
Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia
Georgia
2–2
2–2
UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
3
7 June 2024
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Finland
2–0
2–2
Friendly
4
18 November 2025
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Denmark
2–1
4–2
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
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