Luke Shaw
English footballer (born 1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Luke Paul Hoare Shaw (born 12 July 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.
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Full name | Luke Paul Hoare Shaw[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1995-07-12) 12 July 1995 (age 28)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kingston upon Thames, England | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left-back, centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2002–2011 | Southampton | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Southampton | 60 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2014– | Manchester United | 191 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2011 | England U16 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | England U17 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | England U21 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2014– | England | 31 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:07, 18 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:25, 20 June 2023 (UTC) |
Originally a member of Southampton's youth system, Shaw made his first-team debut for the club in January 2012. He signed his first professional contract in May that year before becoming a regular in the Southampton team over the next two seasons. In June 2014, Shaw was signed by Manchester United for £30 million, then a world record transfer fee for a teenager.
Shaw made his senior international debut for England in March 2014 in a 1–0 friendly win against Denmark, and later that year was selected in the squad for the FIFA World Cup. He scored his first international goal in the UEFA Euro 2020 final, which was also the fastest scored in a UEFA European Championship final.