Shaun Want

Shaun Want (born 9 February 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Peterhead, on loan from Hamilton Academical as a defender.

Shaun Want
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-09) 9 February 1997
Place of birth Rutherglen, Scotland[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Peterhead
(on loan from Hamilton Academical)
Youth career
2007–2016 Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Hamilton Academical 53 (2)
2022– → Peterhead (loan) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:55, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

Career

Raised in the Croftfoot neighbourhood of Glasgow[3] – reported as "in the shadow of Hampden Park" but actually about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the national stadium – Want began his career with Hamilton Academical, joining the youth system aged 10. In June 2019 he signed a contract extension with the Accies, running until summer 2020.[4]

On 3 August 2020, Want signed a new three-year deal at Hamilton keeping him at the club until 2023.[5] Having been a back-up squad player for much of his early career, at that time he stated that he hoped to play more in the coming season and was happy to fill in wherever needed;[6] however, his campaign was ended by injury in October 2020 and the club was relegated from the Scottish Premiership at its end. On the opening matchday of the following season, Want scored a late equaliser as Hamilton came back from four goals down to earn a draw against Raith Rovers in the 2021–22 Scottish Championship.[7] A few weeks later he suffered facial injuries after a clash of heads with a teammate during a Scottish Challenge Cup tie.[8]

He moved on loan to Peterhead in February 2022.[9]

Career statistics
As of 27 February 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamilton Academical 2016–17[10] Scottish Premiership 2000000020
2017–18[11] 130001200142
2018–19[12] 100002000120
2019–20[13] 111002000131
2020–21[14] 110000000110
2021–22[15] Scottish Championship 61102020111
Total 532107220634
Peterhead (loan) 2021–22[15] Scottish League One 1000000010
Career total 542107220644

References
  1. Shaun Want, Eurosport. Retrieved 11 September 2021
  2. S. Want, Soccerway
  3. Shaun Want dares to dream of Hampden homecoming for Hamilton, Glasgow Timesm 7 February 2020
  4. "Contract Extension News « Hamilton Academical Football Club". www.hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk.
  5. "New Deals For Martin & Want". Hamilton Academical Website. 3 August 2020.
  6. Celtic opener pledge from Hamilton Accies ace Shaun Want, Daily Record, 23 July 2020
  7. Hamilton Accies' Shaun Want admits celebrating with fans was a special moment after stunning comeback, Daily Record, 1 August 2021
  8. Hamilton 3 Hearts B 2: Accies star hospitalised after horror head injury, Daily Record, 31 August 2021
  9. "Want fills a need | Peterhead FC".
  10. "Games played by Shaun Want in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  11. "Games played by Shaun Want in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  12. "Games played by Shaun Want in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  13. "Games played by Shaun Want in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  14. "Games played by Shaun Want in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  15. "Games played by Shaun Want in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2021.



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