Matty Shiels

Matty Shiels of Queen's Park was born on 13 September 2000 (age 26).

Matty Shiels, born on 13 September 2000 (age 26), is a Scottish left-back whose senior career has been shaped chiefly at Queen's Park. The available record is not sprawling, but it is clear enough: his main body of work has come at Hampden rather than in short stops elsewhere.

Across two league seasons with Queen's Park, Shiels has made 44 appearances and scored once. His busiest league campaign came in 2025-26, when he played 36 times and got his one league goal, giving him a regular place in a side where consistency of selection tends to say more than any neat label.

In 2026-27, he has added eight Championship appearances, along with four in the League Cup and two in the Scottish Cup. His League Cup goal gives him one goal in 14 appearances across competitions for Queen's Park that season.

Shiels is listed on Transfermarkt, but the simpler point is that his career to date is largely a Queen's Park story: a Scottish left-back with a solid run of games at Championship level and a profile built through regular senior football.

📈 Key stats and insights

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Matty Shiels is 26 and plays as a left back for Queen's Park
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Matty Shiels has made 8 Championship starts this season
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Matty Shiels has 4 League Cup appearances with 1 goal
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Matty Shiels has 3 yellow cards across 8 Championship appearances
Last updated 10 November 2026. Send feedback

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Left Back
Primary Position
Defender
Position
LB
1.73m (5ft 8in)
Height
22
Squad Number
68kg (10st 9lb)
Weight
13 September 2000 (age 26)
Date of Birth
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Country of Birth
Queen's Park
Team
31 May 2026 (6m)
Contract Expires

📊 Season stats

Team
Queen's Park
Queen's Park
Championship 2026 - 2027
Games
8
Starting
8
Substitute
-
Unused
6
Utilisation
57%
Goals
-
Yellows
3
Reds
-
Team
Queen's Park
Queen's Park
League Cup 2026 - 2027
Games
4
Starting
3
Substitute
1
Unused
-
Utilisation
100%
Goals
1
Yellows
-
Reds
-
Team
Queen's Park
Queen's Park
Scottish Cup 2025 - 2026
Games
2
Starting
2
Substitute
-
Unused
-
Utilisation
100%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-

In the 2026–27 Championship campaign Shiels has made 8 appearances — all starts — registering 3 yellow cards in league action; he has also been used in cup competitions, with 4 League Cup appearances yielding 1 goal and 2 Scottish Cup appearances, a distribution that underlines a regular starting role in the league and a useful cup contribution.

📋 Career stats

Team
Queen's Park
Queen's Park
Season 2026 - 2027
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
8
Goals
-
Team
Queen's Park
Queen's Park
Season 2025 - 2026
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
36
Goals
1
Team
Hamilton Academical
Hamilton Academical
Season 2022 - 2023
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
27
Goals
-

Shiels is 26 and his career has been built around a series of moves between Scottish clubs after leaving Rangers in July 2021; he has had spells with Hamilton Academical, Dumbarton and Cove Rangers before his current stint at Queen's Park, a pattern that reflects frequent short-term spells and recurring returns to familiar teams.

💰 Transfers

Team
Queen's Park
Queen's Park
1 July 2025
From
Dumbarton
Dumbarton
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Dumbarton
Dumbarton
1 July 2024
From
Cove Rangers
Cove Rangers
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Cove Rangers
Cove Rangers
23 January 2024
From
Dumbarton
Dumbarton
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Dumbarton
Dumbarton
4 August 2023
From
Hamilton Academical
Hamilton Academical
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Hamilton Academical
Hamilton Academical
1 July 2021
From
Rangers
Rangers
Type
Free Transfer
Team
Clyde
Clyde
31 August 2020
From
Rangers
Rangers
Type
Loan
Team
Dumbarton
Dumbarton
15 July 2019
From
Rangers
Rangers
Type
Loan
Team
Edinburgh City
Edinburgh City
1 July 2017
From
Rangers
Rangers
Type
Loan
Team
Rangers
Rangers
1 July 2016
Type
Trainee

Shiels moved from Dumbarton to Queen's Park in July 2025 on a free transfer; prior moves were also free transfers — from Cove Rangers to Dumbarton in July 2024, from Dumbarton to Cove Rangers in January 2024, from Hamilton Academical to Dumbarton in August 2023, and from Rangers to Hamilton Academical in July 2021 — a transfer record marked by lateral moves within the Scottish game.

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