Born on 10th August 1995, Lawrence Shankland, a Scotsman, currently represents Hearts as a striker. Standing at 6ft (1.85m) and weighing 12st 1lb (77kg), at the age of 30, he's made a formidable figure in the forward line. Emblazoned with the number 9 on his jersey, Shankland doesn't just ply his trade for Hearts, but also represents Scotland on the international stage.
As of now, Shankland's market value orbits around £2.1m, as suggested by Transfermarkt.
In his fledgeling career back in July 2012, Shankland debuted for Queen's Park. During the 2012 - 2013 season, Shankland clocked up 33 first team appearances wherein he struck 10 goals. In July of the following year, Shankland was sold to Aberdeen for an undisclosed fee. During his stint at Aberdeen, Shankland participated in 17 first team games.
Interestingly, Shankland was loaned to Dunfermline Athletic in January 2014. While being on loan, Shankland featured in 13 games, scoring seven goals. However, another spell awaited him at Aberdeen after his loan completed in May 2014.
In August 2015, Shankland transferred to St Mirren, again on loan from Aberdeen. Impressively, he made 31 first team appearances and scored 10 goals during the 2015 - 2016 season. Nonetheless, the following 2016 - 2017 season saw Shankland limited to just 17 first team appearances.
Come January 2017, Aberdeen loaned Shankland to Greenock Morton where he enjoyed 16 first team runs and four goals in that season. However, in September 2017, Shankland left Aberdeen for Ayr United. While at Ayr United in the 2017 - 2018 season, Shankland made 18 appearances and exceptionally scored 16 goals.
Shankland moved to Dundee United from Ayr United in July 2019. Despite managing to play in 32 games and scoring eight goals in the 2020 - 2021 season, he only had one appearance in the current 2021 - 2022 season. Then in August 2021, his services were acquired by Beerschot in Belgium for about £1.1m. However, after producing five goals out of 26 appearances, Shankland found his way back to Scotland joining Hearts in July 2022.
While at Hearts, Shankland showed exemplary performance scoring 24 goals each in the 2022 - 2023, and 2023 - 2024 seasons. In total, he made 74 appearances for both seasons while scoring eight goals in the 2024 - 2025, and 2025 - 2026 seasons, respectively out of 48 game plays.
Shankland's talent has seen him on big platforms like the League Cup and World Cup Qualifiers for Hearts and Scotland, respectively. He has also taken part in the Euro 2024 and Euro Qualifiers as well as the Nations League for Scotland.
