James Shea

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James Shea
Shea with Arsenal in 2012
Personal information
Full name James William Shea[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-16) 16 June 1991 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth Islington, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Luton Town
Number 1
Youth career
2007–2010 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Arsenal 0 (0)
2011 → Southampton (loan) 0 (0)
2011 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 1 (0)
2013 Needham Market 1 (0)
2013–2014 Harrow Borough 32 (0)
2014–2017 AFC Wimbledon 95 (0)
2017– Luton Town 91 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:51, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

James William Shea (born 16 June 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Luton Town.

Career

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Arsenal

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Born in Islington, Greater London,[2] Shea joined Arsenal's youth team in August 2007. In 2009, he won both the Premier Academy League and FA Youth Cup.[4][5]

Shea joined League One club Southampton on a month-long loan in February 2011 to act as cover for the injured Bartosz Białkowski. However, he was recalled after eight days by Arsenal without making an appearance.[6]

Shea was sent out on loan to League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge for the 2011–12 season.[7] He made his debut as a substitute for Chris Lewington in the match against Macclesfield Town at Moss Rose.[8] Despite getting a yellow card for wasting time, he helped his team to win their first league match of the season by scoreline of 1–0.[9]

He was recalled from his loan by Arsenal on 5 December 2011.[10] On 18 September 2012, he was on the bench because of injuries to Wojciech Szczęsny and Łukasz Fabiański for a UEFA Champions League match against Montpellier HSC.[11] On 30 June 2013, he was released along with nine other young players at Arsenal.[12]

Non-League

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After a short spell with Needham Market of Division One North,[13] in October 2013 Shea signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Harrow Borough, where he played 36 matches, with 32 of these in the league.[14]

AFC Wimbledon

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Shea joined League Two club AFC Wimbledon on a free transfer on 4 July 2014.[15]

Shea was Wimbledon's regular goalkeeper during the 2014–15 season and at the start of the 2015–16 season, but was replaced by loan signings when he was injured, and was not able to regain his place. He was on the substitutes' bench for all of the matches of the League Two play-offs of 2016 where Wimbledon reached the final and eventually won 2–0 against Plymouth Argyle at Wembley Stadium thus securing the club's promotion to League One.[16]

Luton Town

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On 3 July 2017, Shea joined Luton Town on a one-year contract.[17] He played for the club throughout their journey up the leagues, culminating with a Premier League debut on 19 May 2024. On 24 May 2024, the club said it had exercised an option to extend his contract.[18]

International experience

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In August 2010, Shea trained with the England squad at Arsenal's London Colney training ground because of an injury to David Stockdale.[19]

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal 2010–11[20] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011–12[21] Premier League 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0
2012–13[22] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southampton (loan) 2010–11[20] League One 0 0 — — — 0 0
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2011–12[21] League Two 1 0 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 4 0
Needham Market 2013–14 Isthmian League Division One North 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Harrow Borough 2013–14[14] Isthmian League Premier Division 32 0 — — 4[b] 0 36 0
AFC Wimbledon 2014–15[23] League Two 38 0 4 0 1 0 3[a] 0 46 0
2015–16[24] League Two 21 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 23 0
2016–17[25] League One 36 0 5 0 0 0 2[c] 0 43 0
Total 95 0 9 0 2 0 6 0 112 0
Luton Town 2017–18[26] League Two 8 0 0 0 0 0 5[c] 0 13 0
2018–19[27] League One 41 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 46 0
2019–20[28] Championship 13 0 0 0 3 0 — 16 0
2020–21[29] Championship 7 0 0 0 3 0 — 10 0
2021–22[30] Championship 19 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 21 0
2022–23[31] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2023–24[32] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 90 0 5 0 8 0 5 0 108 0
Career total 219 0 15 0 11 0 16 0 261 0
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Three appearances in Isthmian League Cup, one in Middlesex Senior Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Arsenal

AFC Wimbledon

Luton Town

Individual

References

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  • Profile at the Luton Town F.C. website
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