Lawrence Shankland, a Scottish born on August 10, 1995, is a forward who currently plays for Hearts as a striker. At 6ft (1.85m) tall and a weight of 12st 1lb (77kg), Shankland dons the number 9 jersey for his club and has also represented the Scotland national team.
The player's market value currently sits around £2m according to Transfermarkt.
Shankland's career in professional football began in July 2012 when he joined Queen's Park in the Scottish Championship. In his debut season (2012-2013), he made 33 appearances, scoring ten goals. The following year, he transferred to Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership for a fee that remained undisclosed. Over the course of season 2013-2014, he made 17 appearances with Aberdeen.
In the middle of his tenure at Aberdeen, he was loaned to Dunfermline Athletic in January 2014. During his stint with the team that season, Shankland made 13 appearances and netted seven goals for the club. He returned to Aberdeen in May 2014, making an additional 17 appearances.
In August 2015, he then transferred on loan to St Mirren, another club in the Premiership. Over two seasons (2015-2017), he made 48 appearances and scored ten goals.
His journey then saw him loaned to Championship side Greenock Morton in January 2017 where he played 16 matches and scored four times during the 2016-2017 season. By September 2017, Shankland had transferred to Ayr United where he made an impressive showing, scoring 16 goals in 18 appearances for the season 2017-2018.
Shankland stayed at Ayr United until July 2019, when he moved to Dundee United. Over two seasons (2019-2022), he scored eight goals in 33 appearances. Shankland then made his first move out of Scotland as he joined Belgian side Beerschot in August 2021 for a fee of approximately £1.1m. Over one season, he scored five times in 26 matches.
In 2022, he returned to Scotland, transferring to Hearts in the Scottish Premiership. Since the transfer, he has made 113 appearances for Hearts over four seasons, scoring a total of 65 goals.
Aside from his club career, Shankland has also represented Scotland in various competitions, scoring one goal in ten appearances. These appearances comprise of three in the Euro 2024, two in the World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2024-2026, three in the Euro Qualifiers 2022-2024 and two in the Nations League 2024-2025. He also netted three goals in four League Cup appearances for Hearts in the 2025-2026 season.
