Shaun Maloney

Shaun Maloney
Maloney with Celtic in 2010
Personal information
Full name Shaun Richard Maloney[1]
Date of birth (1983-01-24) 24 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Miri, Malaysia
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Wigan Athletic (manager)
Youth career
1996–1999 Albion Boys Club
1999–2001 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2007 Celtic 104 (26)
2007–2008 Aston Villa 30 (5)
2008–2011 Celtic 54 (13)
2011–2015 Wigan Athletic 79 (14)
2015 Chicago Fire 14 (3)
2015–2017 Hull City 28 (2)
Total 309 (63)
International career
2002–2005 Scotland U21 20 (6)
2007 Scotland B 1 (1)
2005–2016 Scotland 47 (7)
Managerial career
2021–2022 Hibernian
2023– Wigan Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shaun Richard Maloney (born 24 January 1983) is a Scottish football coach, who is the current manager of Wigan Athletic, and former player. Maloney played for Celtic, Aston Villa, Wigan Athletic, Chicago Fire, Hull City and the Scotland national team as an attacking midfielder or winger.

Maloney started his career at Celtic, playing 215 matches across all competitions and winning honours including five Scottish Premier League titles. He was 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 2005–06. He had a spell in the Premier League with Aston Villa, before returning for a second spell at Celtic. Maloney returned to English football in 2011 with Wigan Athletic, helping them win the 2013 FA Cup final. Maloney then briefly played in Major League Soccer for Chicago Fire. He last played for Hull City for two seasons, before retiring due to injury in 2017. Maloney made his senior international debut for Scotland in 2005 and he went on to earn 47 caps, scoring seven goals.

After retiring as a player, Maloney worked for Celtic and the Belgium national team as a coach. He was then appointed manager of Scottish club Hibernian in December 2021, but was sacked after four months. Maloney was appointed manager of Wigan Athletic in January 2023.

  1. ^ "Shaun Maloney". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Player Profile". Wigan Athletic. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.

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