Lawrence Shankland, a Scottish native born on the 10th of August 1995, currently plies his trade as a forward, particularly in the striker position, for Hearts Football Club. At the age of 29, Shankland has built a sturdy physique, standing 6ft tall (1.85m) and weighing 12st 1lb (77kg). He dons the number 9 jersey for Hearts and has had multiple caps for the Scotland national team.
As of today, Transfermarkt values Shankland at around £3.4m. His contract with Hearts is set to expire on 31 May 2025, leaving just 9 months on his current deal.
Shankland started his professional career when he joined Queen's Park in the Scottish Championship in July 2012. In the 2012 - 2013 season, Shankland made 33 first-team appearances and scored ten goals in league matches. Following his promising display at Queen's Park, Shankland joined Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership in July 2013 for an undisclosed fee.
He had short stints at Dunfermline Athletic and St Mirren while still under contract with Aberdeen, scoring seven and ten goals respectively. His time at Dunfermline was on a loan spell during the 2013 - 2014 season while at St Mirren, he had two seasons starting from 2015 to 2016 and then to 2017, where he compiled a total of 48 first team appearances.
During the 2016 - 2017 season, Shankland had another loan spell, this time at Greenock Morton in the Championship, making 16 appearances and scoring four goals. In September 2017, he moved to Ayr United, still in the Championship, where he scored 16 goals in just 18 appearances in his first season. His prolific goal scoring did not go unnoticed as he was then snapped up by Dundee United in July 2019.
At Dundee United, Shankland continued his scoring feats, scoring a total of 8 goals in the 2020 - 2021 season and albeit a single appearance in the following season. His exploits earned him a move abroad to Beerschot in the Belgian Pro League for a fee of around £1.1m in August 2021. He managed five goals in 26 matches for Beerschot before moving back to Scotland to join Hearts in July 2022.
In his two seasons at Hearts (2022 - 2024), Shankland has shown exceptional consistency, scoring 24 goals in each season whilst making a total of 74 first-team appearances. Currently, in the 2024 - 2025 season, Shankland has 4 appearances to his name.
In addition to his league appearances, Shankland has also featured in various cup competitions and for the Scottish national team. This includes the League Cup 2024 - 2025 for Hearts, the Scottish Cup 2023 - 2024 for Hearts, the Euro 2024 for Scotland and the Europa League Qualifiers 2024 - 2025 for Hearts.
