Connor Shields

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Connor Shields
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Coatbridge, Scotland[1]
Position Striker
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)
2023–2025 Chennaiyin 42 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:48, 9 February 2025 (UTC)

Connor Shields (born 29 July 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker. 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.

Career

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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]

Motherwell

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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]

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

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As of 23 April 2025[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 21 3 3 1 — 3[c] 1 27 5
2024–25 Indian Super League 21 1 1 0 — — 22 1
Total 42 4 4 1 0 0 3 1 49 6
Career total 215 32 15 3 12 5 9 1 251 41
  1. ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

References

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