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Shaun Maloney
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| Shaun Maloney | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shaun Richard Maloney | |
| Date of birth | January 24, 1983 (age 24) | |
| Place of birth | Miri, Malaysia | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder/Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Aston Villa | |
| Number | 28 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999-2007 2007- |
Celtic Aston Villa |
104 (26) 2 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
2005 |
Scotland U21 Scotland |
20 (6) 2 (0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Shaun Richard Maloney (born January 24, 1983) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for English Premiership club Aston Villa. He plays as an attacking midfielder or striker and is also known for his set-pieces.
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Maloney was born in Miri, Malaysia, where he spent the first four and a half years of his life. His family then moved to his mother's home-town of Aberdeen, Scotland.
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. At 12, he moved to Culter Boys' Club then at 14, to Albion Boys' Club.
After joining Celtic Team as a trainee in 1999, he made his first team debut on 29 April 2001 against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium. Celtic went on to win the game 3 - 0.
Midway through the 2003-2004 season, Maloney picked up a cruciate ligament injury. He returned from the injury late on in season 2004/2005.
Maloney scored many important goals for Celtic in the 2005/2006 season and capped it by winning the SPFA Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards, the first time a player has won both plaudits. 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 with 28 assists.
He recently made his comeback from injury in the UEFA Champions League match against Manchester United, a game that the English Premiership side won 3-2. With his contract expiring at the end of the 2006/7 season, Celtic moved to offer Maloney a new deal. However, they could not agree terms and talks were postponed. [1] Just before the transfer window closed on 31st January 2007, due to continuing disagreement over a contract extension, he signed for Aston Villa for a reported fee of £1m. [2] He made his debut in the 2-0 defeat at Reading on February 10th 2007 [3] .
Maloney has so far gained two caps for Scotland although he also could have opted to play for the Republic of Ireland or Malaysia. [4]
- ^ "Maloney contract talks postponed", BBC Sport Website, 11 November 2006.
- ^ "Villa win race to sign up Maloney", BBC Sport Website, 31 January 2006.
- ^ Tactical Formation. Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved on February 28, 2007.
- ^ Player profile on UEFA Website. UEFA. Retrieved on 2007-02-01.
| Preceded by John Hartson Fernando Ricksen |
Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year 2006 |
Succeeded by Not Yet Announced |
| Preceded by Derek Riordan |
Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year 2006 |
Succeeded by Not Yet Announced |
| Aston Villa F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Sørensen | 2 Delaney | 3 Samuel | 4 Mellberg | 5 Laursen | 6 Barry | 8 McCann | 9 Ángel | 10 Carew | 11 Petrov | 12 Davis | 13 Taylor | 15 Agbonlahor | 16 Bouma | 17 Young | 18 Hughes | 19 Ridgewell | 20 Sutton | 21 Cahill | 22 Moore | 23 Berger | 24 Bardsley | 25 Olejnik | 26 Gardner | 27 Osbourne | 28 Maloney | 29 O'Halloran | Manager: O'Neill |