Lawrence Shankland, born on 10 August 1995 in Scotland, is a 30-year-old striker who currently represents Hearts. Standing tall at 6ft (1.85m) and weighing 12st 1lb (77kg), Shankland dons the number 9 jersey and is also an international player for Scotland.
According to Transfermarkt, Shardland's current market value hovers around £2.5m.
Shankland began his football career at Queen's Park in the Scottish Championship in July 2012. He dumped himself in a fine manner in his debut 2012 - 2013 season with 33 appearances and ten goals to his name in the league.
In July 2013, Shankland journeyed northwards to play for Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership for an undisclosed fee. He made 17 first team appearances in the 2014 - 2015 season.
January 2014 saw Shankland moving on loan to Dunfermline Athletic in the Championship, where he recorded 13 appearances and netted seven goals. He returned to Aberdeen in May 2014 at the end of the loan before being loaned to St Mirren in the Premiership in August 2015. There, he made a total of 48 league appearances, scoring ten goals in the 2015 - 2016 season.
Shankland spent part of 2017 with Greenock Morton in the Championship on another loan spell, making 16 appearances and scoring four goals.
In September 2017, Shankland made a permanent move to Ayr United in the Championship and impressed with 18 appearances and 16 goals to his name. He moved again in July 2019, this time to Dundee United in the Premiership, where he had a commendable run making a total of 32 appearances and netting eight goals for the 2020 - 2021 season and making a solitary appearance in the 2021 - 2022 season.
Shankland's next move was overseas to Beerschot in the Belgian Challenger Pro League, for a fee of approximately £1m. He made a decent impact with 26 appearances and five goals. His impressive form saw a return to Scotland with Hearts in the Premiership in July 2022.
Plying his trade now at Hearts, Shankland has made significant contributions with multiple seasons under his belt. He registered staggering 24 league goals in his first two seasons (2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024), another eight in 2024 - 2025, and currently has 11 in the ongoing 2025 - 2026 season from 22 appearances.
Shankland also displayed fine form in various tournaments. During the League Cup 2025 - 2026, he scored three goals in four starts. In the Scottish Cup of the same season, he scored once in a single start. He also made a mark on the international stage, scoring in World Cup Qualifiers for Europe 2024 - 2026 for Scotland as a substitute.
