Shaun Maloney

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Shaun Maloney : biography

24 January 1983 –

Shaun Richard Maloney (born 24 January 1983) is a Scottish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for English Premier League club Wigan Athletic and the Scotland national team.

Maloney is known for his set-piece accuracy, technical ability and confidence when shooting. He is the first player to claim both the SPFA Players’ Player of the Year and the SPFA Young Player of the Year awards in the same season, doing so in 2006 during his first spell with Celtic.

Career statistics

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 13 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 3 3
2012–13 36 6 9 4 1 1 1 0 0 41 7 10
Total 49 9 12 5 1 1 2 0 0 56 10 13
Celtic Total 159 39 49 11 2 6 15 8 11 31 3 8 216 52 74
Career Total 237 53 65 15 3 7 19 10 13 31 3 8 303 69 94