Lawrence Shankland, born on the 10th of August 1995 in Scotland, is a skilled forward who plays primarily as a striker for Hearts. Standing 6ft tall (approximately 1.85m) and weighing 12st 1lb (circa 77kg), Shankland dons the number 9 jersey and represents the Scotland national team in international football as well.
As per Transfermarkt, he currently holds a market value of approximately £2.5m.
Back in July 2012, Shankland commenced his football career with Queen's Park in the Championship in Scotland. In his debut season (2012-2013), he made a splendid impact with 33 first team appearances and 10 goals in league matches.
Following a successful stint at Queen's Park, Shankland transferred to Aberdeen in the Premiership in July 2013 for an undisclosed fee. In his first season here (2014-2015), he made 17 first team appearances in league matches.
Thereafter, Shankland was loaned to Dunfermline Athletic in the Championship in January 2014. Here, he performed notably scoring seven goals from 13 first team appearances in league matches. However, in May 2014, he returned to Aberdeen where he maintained his performance level with 17 appearances in the following season.
In August 2015, Shankland transferred to St Mirren in the Premiership division on loan. During his tenure here, he made 48 first team appearances across two seasons (2015-2017), scoring a commendable 10 goals in his first season.
In January 2017, he transferred again on loan to Greenock Morton in the Championship division. He scored four goals from 16 first team appearances in his time here. Shankland was active in transfers during his career, finding himself moving to Ayr United in the Championship in September 2017. Therein he markedly improved with 16 goals from 18 first team appearances in the 2017-2018 season.
In July 2019, Shankland moved to Dundee United in the Premiership where he scored eight goals from 32 first team appearances in the 2020-2021 season. His last game in Dundee United shirt was in the 2021-2022 season before his transfer to Beerschot in the Challenger Pro League in Belgium in August 2021. This transfer noted a fee of approximately £1.1m.
Shankland played for one season with Beerschot, scoring five goals from 26 first team appearances. He then transferred to his current club, Hearts in the Premiership, in July 2022 for an undisclosed fee.
In his time here, Shankland showed an incredible performance with 48 goals from 136 first team appearances across four seasons. In the ongoing 2025-2026 season, he has already made his mark with 20 appearances and 10 goals.
Furthermore, Shankland was active in several competitions like the League Cup 2025-2026 for Hearts where he scored three goals from four starts, the World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2024-2026 for Scotland where he scored once in two substitute appearances, and the Nations League 2024-2025 for Scotland where he made two substitute appearances.
