Joe Shaughnessy, a stalwart of Scottish football, was born on 6 July 1992 in the Republic of Ireland. Standing at 6ft (1.83m) and weighing 11st (70kg), this robust defender is currently toiling for Dundee, where he sports the number 5 jersey.
With regard to the financials of his career, the Transfermarkt data suggests a market value in the region of £300k for Shaughnessy. With just 8 months left on his present contract at Dundee, due to expire on 31 May 2025, his future at the club may be up in the air.
The 32-year-old Irishman initiated his professional career at Aberdeen in the 2010-2011 season, but only made a solitary appearance. The following term, 2011-2012, saw Shaughnessy pull on the Forfar Athletic jersey 26 times, chipping in with three goals to boot.
In the 2012-2013 season, he returned to Aberdeen, amassing 23 first team appearances before featuring 26 times in the 2013-2014 season. In the frame for Aberdeen again in the 2014-2015 season, he found opportunities limited, featuring a mere thrice before turning out 9 times for Falkirk during the latter half of the campaign.
The 2015-2016 season saw Shaughnessy on the move again, this time to St Johnstone. A steady integration process yielded 37 appearances and a singular goal. His tenure at St Johnstone stretched till the 2018-2019 season, over which period he cemented his place in the starting line-up and occasionally grabbed a goal.
After a brief period at St Mirren from 2020 to 2023, such mobility in domestic Scottish football eventually led him to Dundee, where he found the back of the net four times in 33 appearances during the 2023-2024 season. The current 2024-2025 season, however, has not seen Shaughnessy take to the field yet.
Beyond league football, he also participated in the 2023-2024 Scottish Cup for Dundee, earning a start. The defender's career trajectory, thus described, is an epitome of dedication and adaptability, the overriding traits of a modern footballer.
