Born in Scotland on 10 August 1995, Lawrence Shankland is a proficient football forward primarily playing as a striker for Hearts. Presently aged 30, Shankland's stature reaches 6ft (1.85m) and he weighs 12st 1lb (77kg). Adorned by the number 9 on his jersey, Shankland has also worn the colours of the Scottish national team.
His market value currently sits around the £2.1m mark, as per information available on Transfermarkt.
Shankland's football career took off in July 2012, with his move to Queen's Park in the Scottish Championship. His prolific debut season in 2012 - 2013 saw him make 33 first team appearances, boasting ten goals in his league tally.
In July 2013, he transferred from Queen's Park to Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership for an undisclosed fee. Later, in January 2014, Shankland found himself moving to Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Championship on loan, impressing with seven goals from 13 first team appearances.
Upon completion of his loan in May 2014, Shankland returned to Aberdeen, where he made another 17 first team appearances in the following season. However, by August 2015, he was off again, this time on loan to St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership. He managed a respectable performance with 31 first team appearances and ten goals scored in his inaugural season.
Subsequently, Shankland was loaned to Greenock Morton in the Scottish Championship in January 2017 and then he embarked on a transfer to Ayr United in the Championship come September 2017. His time spent at Ayr United, particularly the 2017 - 2018 season, was exemplary, with Shankland netting 16 goals in just 18 first team appearances.
In July 2019, Shankland transferred from Ayr United to Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership. He continued to make his mark with 32 first team appearances and eight goals scored during the 2020 - 2021 season. However, these numbers dwindled to one appearance the following season.
Shankland's career took an international turn in August 2021, with his £1.1m transfer from Dundee United to Belgium's Beerschot in the Challenger Pro League. After a season there with 26 appearances and five goals, Shankland returned to Scotland, signing with Hearts in the Premiership in July 2022 for an undisclosed fee.
Shankland had a rather impressive stint at Hearts during the 2022 - 2024 seasons with 74 first team appearances and 48 goals in league matches. He maintained a steady performance into the current 2025 - 2026 season with 21 appearances and 11 goals thus far. Notably, he also participated in the League Cup 2025 - 2026 for Hearts scoring three goals from four starts and represented Scotland in World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2024 - 2026 and Nations League 2024 - 2025.
