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Shaun Maloney
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Personal information
Full name Shaun Richard Maloney
Date of birth 24 January 1983 (1983-01-24) (age 29)
Place of birth Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Winger/Offensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club Wigan Athletic
Number 10
Youth career
1999–2000 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2000–2007 Celtic 104 (26)
2007–2008 Aston Villa 30 (5)
2008–2011 Celtic 55 (13)
2011– Wigan Athletic 3 (0)
National team‡
2002–2005 Scotland U21 20 (6)
2005– Scotland 19 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2011

Shaun Richard Maloney (born 24 January 1983 in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia)[1] is a Scottish footballer who plays for English club Wigan Athletic in the Premier League and for the Scotland national team. He plays on either Wing or as a Striker and occasionally as an Attacking Midfielder. Maloney is known for his set-piece accuracy and confidence when shooting and also for being the first player to claim both the SPFA Players' Player of the Year Award and the Young Player of the Year during his first spell with Celtic.

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[edit] Early life

Maloney's family moved to his mother's home-town of Aberdeen, Scotland when he was 5 years old.

At a young age, Maloney found a love for sport, particularly football and tennis. By the age of 10, he had joined his first football club, Kincorth Boys' Club. He played regularly for his Primary School Team, St Joseph's. At 12, he moved to Culter Boys' Club then at 14, to Albion Boys' Club. He played a number of games for Cults Academy, where he was a student.[citation needed]

[edit] Club career

[edit] Celtic

After joining Celtic as a trainee in 1999,[2] Maloney made his first team debut on 29 April 2001 against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium, in a 3-0 win for Celtic.[3] He spent the next few years trying to break into the first team, spending most of his time as a substitute.

In February 2004, Maloney picked up a cruciate ligament injury.[4] He returned from the injury late in season 2004–05,[5] starting only one game in that season.[6]

Maloney was in lethal form for Celtic in the 2005–06 season, his annus mirabilis, after being moved from a striking position to the left of midfield by manager Gordon Strachan.[7][8] His displays received praise from players, fans and the media throughout the year,[9][10][11][12] and in recognition of his excellent season he was awarded both the SPFA Player of the Year[13] and Young Player of the Year awards,[2] the first time a player has won both plaudits in the same season.[2] He also won Celtic Fans' Player of the Year, and Players Player of the Year in a season which saw him score 16 goals and contribute 28 assists from midfield.

With his contract expiring at the end of the 2006–07 season, Celtic moved to offer Maloney a new deal.[14] However, contract negotiations continued for months, constantly breaking down due to differences between the two parties.[14] Chief Executive Peter Lawwell asserted that Celtic "cannot keep players at any cost" [15] while Maloney warned that "In situations like this one, both parties have to be completely happy with the outcome." He also promised that the prolonged contract talks would not affect his football and that he hoped he would not have to consider leaving the club in the future.[16] With the realization that Maloney would be able to leave for free by signing a pre-contract with another club in January 2007, the Celtic support feared the worst, recalling Jackie McNamara's departure.[17]

No new contract was agreed with Celtic and eventually a £1 million transfer to Aston Villa was agreed, where Maloney would play under his old boss Martin O'Neill.[18]

In his first tenure, Maloney made a total of 139 appearances for the Hoops in all competitions, scoring 37 times.[19]

[edit] Aston Villa

Just before the transfer window closed on 31 January 2007, Maloney signed a pre-contract agreement with Aston Villa.} Villa manager Martin O'Neill was keen to bring Maloney to Villa for the second half of the season however and moments before the deadline he signed for the Midlands club for a reported fee of £1m.[20] He made his debut in the 2–0 defeat at Reading on 10 February 2007[21] On 28 April 2007, Maloney scored his first Villa goal in a victory against Man City at the City of Manchester Stadium from a free kick which was curled around the wall into the bottom right of the goal.[22]

Maloney before an Aston Villa game in 2007

Maloney had trouble settling into the club but after a somewhat lacklustre start to his Villa career, he began to show his best form. Maloney has acknowledged that his football had been suffering but remained optimistic about his future at the club: "Homesickness has affected my form. I haven't played well enough to play in the team and I think that has shown, so hopefully now things can change."[23] Both O'Neill and teammate Stiliyan Petrov, who were both at Celtic during Maloney's time there, had expressed their desire for Maloney to stay at the club despite reports linking him with a move back to Scotland.[24][25]

Maloney scored a brace for Aston Villa in a 4–4 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day 2007.[26] However after that Maloney did not play a lot of games as half of his last season appearances were substitutions, and he also said that he would like to one day go back and play in Scotland.[27]

[edit] Return to Celtic

Maloney playing for Celtic in November 2010

On 22 August 2008, Celtic announced the signing of Maloney on a four year deal [28] for a fee of £3 million.[29] Maloney marked his return with a Man of the Match performance and two assists in his first match, after coming off the bench for Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink in a 3–0 victory over Falkirk at Celtic Park.[30] Maloney scored his first goal after his return to Celtic in a 4–2 away win over Motherwell[31] and managed his second the following week in a 3–1 away win at Kilmarnock.[32] He finished the season with five goals, taking his total Celtic goals tally to 44.[33]

Maloney started the 2010/11 season in good form with goals against St Mirren,[34] Hearts[35] and a brace against Hamilton.[36] After this run of form, Maloney was given the short-term captaincy of Celtic in the absence of Scott Brown through injury.[37]

[edit] Wigan Athletic

Maloney joined Wigan Athletic in the Premier League on 31 August 2011 for a fee of £850,000, signing a three-year deal.[38]

[edit] International career

Maloney made 20 appearances and netted six times for Scotland Under 21s.[2]

Maloney made his full international debut as a half-time substitute in Scotland's 1–0 defeat to Belarus at Hampden Park on 8 October 2005.[2] By 1 October 2010, he had gained 17 caps for Scotland[2][39] and scored his first goal for Scotland, a free-kick in the Svangaskard Stadium in a 2–0 victory over the Faroe Islands in June 2007.[40] Maloney was also eligible to play for Malaysia.

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 June 2007 Svangaskard, Toftir, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

[edit] Career statistics

As of 2 January 2012
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
App Goals Assists App Goals Assists App Goals Assists App Goals Assists App Goals Assists
Celtic 2000–01 4 0 2 - - - - - - - - - 4 0 2
2001–02 16 5 6 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 0 0 20 10 10
2002–03 20 3 6 3 0 2 3 1 2 4 1 2 30 5 12
2003–04 17 5 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 1 2 23 6 8
2004–05 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2
2005–06 36 13 10 1 0 1 4 3 4 2 0 1 43 16 16
2006–07 9 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 2 15 0 6
Total 104 26 34 8 1 6 11 8 9 15 2 7 138 37 56
Aston Villa 2006-07 8 1 2 - - - - - - - - - 8 1 2
2007-08 22 4 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 - - - 25 6 5
Total 30 5 5 1 0 0 2 2 2 - - - 33 7 7
Celtic 2008–09 21 4 5 1 0 0 2 0 2 6 1 0 30 5 7
2009–10 10 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 1 17 4 5
2010–11 21 5 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 26 6 5
2011–12 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1
Total 55 13 15 2 1 0 4 0 2 16 1 1 77 15 18
Wigan Athletic 2011-12 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - - - 5 0 0
Celtic total 159 39 49 10 2 6 15 8 11 31 3 8 215 52 74
Career total 192 44 54 11 2 6 18 10 13 31 3 8 252 59 81

[edit] Major honours

Celtic

Personal

[edit] References

  1. ^ Shaun Maloney Sky Sports
  2. ^ a b c d e f Shaun Maloney - A Squad Scottish FA
  3. ^ Celtic crush Rangers BBC Sport, 29 April 2001
  4. ^ O'Neill promises Czechs payback Irish Examiner, 26 February 2004
  5. ^ Celtic 1-3 Hibernian BBC Sport, 30 April 2005
  6. ^ Shaun Maloney ESPN Soccernet
  7. ^ Celtic 2 Falkirk 1 (AET) Sporting Life, 21 September 2005
  8. ^ Livingston 0 Celtic 5 Sporting Life, 1 October 2005
  9. ^ Strachan hails Celtic work ethic BBC Sport, 9 November 2005
  10. ^ Zurawski pounds Dunfermline with pieces of eight The Guardian, 20 February 2008
  11. ^ Maloney's trickery completes fitting tribute to Johnstone The Guardian, 20 March 2006
  12. ^ Strachan feels strain as he nears first league title as manager The Guardian, 27 March 2006
  13. ^ Scottish football briefing - 28 April The Scotsman, 28 April 2006
  14. ^ a b Maloney handed contract warning Football.co.uk, 26 October 2006
  15. ^ "Celtic warning over Maloney deal". BBC Sport. 26 October 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/6089036.stm. Retrieved 4 January 2010. 
  16. ^ "Maloney contract talks in limbo". BBC Sport. 15 October 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/5395038.stm. Retrieved 4 January 2010. 
  17. ^ Celtic debt up by £4m after title 'surrender' The Scotsman, 20 August 2005
  18. ^ Wee man Maloney has some big boots to fill HeraldScotland, 8 September 2009
  19. ^ "Shaun Maloney profile". Aston Villa. http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Squad/Profiles/0,,10265~19708,00.html. [dead link]
  20. ^ "Villa beat clock to sign Maloney". BBC Sport. 31 January 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/6316441.stm. Retrieved 4 January 2010. 
  21. ^ "Reading v Aston Villa - Tactical formation". Football-Lineups.com. http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match3761.php. Retrieved 28 February 2007. 
  22. ^ "Man City 0–2 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 28 April 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6578841.stm. Retrieved 4 January 2010. 
  23. ^ Maloney wants future sorted Sky Sports, 26 August 2007
  24. ^ "O'Neill cools Maloney Celtic link". BBC Sport. 27 August 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/6965216.stm. Retrieved 4 January 2010. 
  25. ^ "Maloney gets Petrov backing". Sky Sports. 6 August 2007. http://msnsport.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11677_2642876,00.html. 
  26. ^ Chelsea 4-4 Aston Villa BBC Sport, 26 December 2007
  27. ^ Maloney admits Villa frustration BBC Sport, 29 May 2008
  28. ^ Shaun Maloney makes Celtic return The Guardian, 21 August 2008
  29. ^ Maloney Completes Return Aston Villa FC, 22 August 2008
  30. ^ Celtic 3 Falkirk 0: Maloney makes hero's return to Parkhead The Independent, 25 August 2008
  31. ^ Motherwell 2-4 Celtic BBC Sport, 13 September 2008
  32. ^ Kilmarnock 1-3 Celtic The Scotsman, 21 September 2008
  33. ^ "Shaun Maloney career stats". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=24675. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
  34. ^ Celtic 4 - 0 St Mirren BBC Sport, 22 August 2010
  35. ^ Celtic 3 - 0 Hearts BBC Sport, 11 September 2010
  36. ^ Celtic 3 - 1 Hamilton BBC Sport, 2 October 2010
  37. ^ Shaun Maloney will stay captain, says Neil Lennon The Scotsman, 20 October 2010
  38. ^ "Shaun Maloney completes Wigan Athletic move". STV Sport. 31 August 2011. http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/celtic/268377-shaun-maloney-completes-wigan-athletic-move/. Retrieved 01 September 2011. 
  39. ^ Craig: On-fire Miller can fill the Boyd void Evening Times, 1 October 2010
  40. ^ "Maloney sets Scotland Euro target". BBC Sport. 7 June 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6730617.stm. Retrieved 4 January 2010. 

[edit] External links
Wigan Athletic F.C. – current squad
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