Lawrence Shankland, a native of Scotland, was born on the 10th of August 1995 currently aged 30. He spends the majority of his footballing career as a forward, more specifically in the position of a striker for Hearts. With a well-built figure standing at 6ft (1.85m) and weighing 12st 1lb (77kg), Shankland proudly dons the number 9 jersey. His contributions to the beautiful game extend to an international scale, with notable performances under the banner of the Scotland national team.
His present market value stands approximately at £2.17m, as per data provided by football statistics and data collection website Transfermarkt.
The journey of Shankland's football career started off in the Scottish Championship with Queen's Park in July 2012. Showing a promising start, he made 33 appearances with the first team and netted ten goals in league matches during the 2012 - 2013 season.
July 2013, saw Shankland switch to Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership for an undisclosed fee. During the 2014 - 2015 season, he managed to secure 17 spots in the first team for league matches.
Shankland then had a brief stint with Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Championship on loan, starting from January 2014. Here, he achieved seven goals from 13 first team appearances in league matches in the 2013 - 2014 season.
Making his return to Aberdeen after completion of his loan in May 2014, he continued to secure his position in the first team for another 17 league matches during the 2014 - 2015 season.
Shankland moved to St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership on loan starting from August 2015. In his two-season term with St Mirren, he made 48 first team appearances and scored ten goals, before transferring to Greenock Morton in the Scottish Championship on loan in January 2017.
Following his consistent performances, Shankland moved to Ayr United in the Scottish Championship in September 2017. It was here he flaunted a remarkable goal scoring form, with 16 goals from 18 first team appearances in the 2017 - 2018 season.
In his career's most recent moves, Shankland transferred from Ayr United to Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership in July 2019. He made a cumulative total of 65 first team appearances for Dundee United across multiple seasons, scoring 16 goals. In August 2021, he made his move to Beerschot in Belgium's Challenger Pro League for a transfer fee around £1.1m, before eventually landing at Hearts in the Scottish Premiership in July 2022.
At Hearts, Shankland has made considerable contributions with 118 first team appearances and 63 goals scored, with the current 2025 - 2026 season still ongoing.
In addition to his regular appearances for Hearts, Shankland has also participated in multiple cup competitions and international fixtures. These include the League Cup and Scottish Cup for Hearts, and various European and World Cup qualifiers and the Nations League tournament for Scotland.
