Conor Shaughnessy

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Conor Shaughnessy
Personal information
Full name Conor Glynn Shaughnessy[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-30) 30 June 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Galway, Ireland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position
Team information
Current team
 Portsmouth
Number 6
Youth career
Mervue United
2012–2016 Reading
2016–2017 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Leeds United 9 (0)
2019 → Heart of Midlothian (loan) 10 (0)
2019–2020 → Mansfield Town (loan) 15 (0)
2020 → Burton Albion (loan) 8 (0)
2021 Rochdale 15 (1)
2021–2023 Burton Albion 57 (4)
2023– Portsmouth 51 (5)
International career
2011–2012 Republic of Ireland U15 4 (1)
2012 Republic of Ireland U16 2 (0)
2013 Republic of Ireland U17 1 (0)
2012 Republic of Ireland U18 1 (0)
2017–2018 Republic of Ireland U21 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 February 2025 (UTC)

Conor Glynn Shaughnessy (born 30 June 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for EFL Championship club Portsmouth.[3]

He is also able to operate as a central midfielder. He has represented the Republic of Ireland national football team at U15 through to U21 level.

Club career

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Reading

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Shaughnessy started his career at English club Reading, joining in 2012 after a successful trial and signing his first professional contract in the summer of 2013.[4] He was a regular for the Reading U18 and U21 teams; however, he never played competitively for the club and was released in May 2016.[5]

Leeds United

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Following a successful trial, Shaughnessy was given a one-year contract with the Leeds United development squad in September 2016. He did not make any first team appearances during the 2016-2017 season.[6] His contract was extended by a year in May 2017,[7] and he made his professional debut in a 3–2 away victory over Bolton Wanderers on 6 August 2017, replacing injured teammate Matthew Pennington at centre back in the 66th minute and promptly giving away a penalty.[8][9][10] He made his first start in the following game, on 9 August 2017 in a 4–1 League Cup victory against Port Vale at Elland Road,[11] and first League start six days later against Fulham.[12] He signed a new four-year contract with Leeds the following month.[13] On 7 January 2018, Shaughnessy scored an own goal in Leeds' 2–1 shock defeat to Newport County in the FA Cup.[14]

Shaughnessy picked up a serious ankle injury when he started in Leeds' 0–0 draw against Hull City on 30 January 2018,[15] with head coach Thomas Christiansen revealing Shaughnessy could spend several weeks/months out injured.[16] The injury ultimately ruled Shaughnessy out for the remainder of the season.[17]

On 14 August 2018, Shaughnessy returned to a match-day squad for the first time, when he was named on the bench for Leeds in the EFL Cup fixture against Bolton Wanderers.[18] He made his first appearance after injury when he started against Preston North End on 28 August 2018.[19] The return to form — and from injury — of Leeds' back line limited Shaughnessy's playing time with the first team, but an interview in September 2018 indicated that Head Coach Marcelo Bielsa had firm plans for the youngster in the 2018-19 campaign and beyond.[20]

Hearts loan

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On 7 January 2019, Shaughnessy joined Hearts on a six-month loan deal.[21] He made his debut on 20 January starting for Hearts in a 1–0 win against Livingston in the Scottish FA Cup, before making his league debut on 23 January in the SPL against Dundee.[22]

On 25 May 2019, Shaughnessy received a 2018–19 Scottish Cup runners-up medal after being named on the bench for the Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park after losing 2–1 in the final against Celtic.[23] In total he made 11 appearances for Hearts in all competitions.[24]

Mansfield Town loan

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On 2 September 2019, Shaughnessy joined League Two side Mansfield Town on a season-long loan after failing to fit into Bielsa's immediate plans.[25]

Burton Albion loan

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After his loan at Mansfield was ended early, Shaughnessy signed on loan for League One club Burton Albion on 13 January 2020 for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[26]

Rochdale

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On 1 February 2021, Shaughnessy joined Rochdale on an 18 month contract.[27]

Burton Albion

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Shaughnessy left Rochdale during the 2021 summer window and made a permanent move to Burton Albion where he made 43 appearances for The Brewers during the 2021–22 season, including three league goals in his 38 League One outings.[28]

Early in the 2022–23 season, the defender was injured in a defeat to Ipswich Town, following a fifth-minute collision with the Ipswich upright and was out for the remainder of August, all of September and October.[29]

Portsmouth

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On 14 June 2023, League One side Portsmouth signed Shaughnessy to a two-year contract, with an option of a third year.[30] On 16 April 2024, Shaughnessy scored an 89th minute winner in a 3–2 victory over Barnsley, a result that saw his side secure the 2023–24 EFL League One title and promotion to the EFL Championship.[31]

Shaughnessy suffered a calf injury early in the 2024–25 season, leading to him being sidelined from September through the end of 2024 after only two Championship appearances in August.[32] He returned early in the new year for only a brief spell but played out the final league games of the season with Pompey.

International career

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Shaughnessy has represented Ireland at U15,[33] U16,[34] U17,[35] U18[36] and U21[37] level. After his loan move to Hearts he expressed his hopes that he would get a senior international call up similar to fellow Irish under 21 centre back Jimmy Dunne whom he replaced at Tynecastle.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Shaughnessy's elder brother Joe is also a professional footballer who plays for the A-League side Newcastle Jets.[38]

Career statistics

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As of match played 20 September 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leeds United 2016–17[39] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[40] Championship 9 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 14 0
2018–19[41] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2019–20[42] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 9 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 15 0
Heart of Midlothian (loan) 2018–19[41] Scottish Premiership 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Mansfield Town (loan) 2019–20[42] League Two 15 0 1 0 0 0 3[c] 0 19 0
Burton Albion (loan) 2019–20[42] League One 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Rochdale 2020–21[43] League One 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1
Burton Albion 2021–22[44] League One 38 3 2 0 1 0 2[c] 0 43 3
2022–23[45] League One 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
Total 57 4 2 0 1 0 2 0 62 4
Portsmouth 2023–24[46] League One 45 4 1 0 1 0 2[c] 0 49 4
2024–25[47] Championship 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
2025–26[48] Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 61 5 1 0 1 0 2 0 64 5
Career total 173 10 6 0 7 0 7 0 193 10
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Hearts

Portsmouth

Individual

References

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