Jamie Shackleton

Jamie Stuart Shackleton (born 8 October 1999) is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Leeds United as a central midfielder. He can also play as a right wing-back. He also represents England U20s.[3] A graduate of Leeds United academy Shackleton was part of the Leeds United team which won the EFL Championship in 2019–20 to gain promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 16 years.

Jamie Shackleton
Personal information
Full name Jamie Stuart Shackleton[1]
Date of birth (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999[2]
Place of birth Leeds, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder/Wing-Back
Club information
Current team
 Leeds United
Number 46
Youth career
2006–2018 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Leeds United 41 (2)
National team‡
2019– England U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:37, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

Career

Leeds United

Shackleton started his career at Leeds United's youth academy. He made his U23 debut at the start of the 2016/2017 season. In October 2016, former academy director Neil Redfearn praised him as one of the most promising talents at the club.[4] In the summer of 2017, Shackleton signed a two-year professional contract with Leeds United.[5]

On 8 May 2018, he was named in Leeds' first team squad by head coach Paul Heckingbottom for their post-season friendlies tour to Myanmar.[6] He made his first start for Leeds' first team in a pre-season friendly 1–1 draw against York City on 20 July 2018, under recently appointed Leeds' head coach Marcelo Bielsa.[7][8] During the pre-season, Shackleton found himself played in a right wing-back position, as opposed to the central midfielder role he had otherwise typically occupied.[9]

On 26 July 2018, Shackleton was given the number 46 shirt for the upcoming 2018–19 season for Leeds.[10] His first call up to a senior first team match was on 11 August 2018, when he was named on the bench against Derby County;[11] he made his debut in the 4–1 win coming on as a substitute.[12] On 13 August 2018, two days after his professional debut, Shackleton signed a three-year contract extension with Leeds United.[13]

On 14 August, Shackleton made his first ever start for Leeds, starting for Leeds in an EFL Cup match against Bolton Wanderers.[14] Exactly one week later, he made his full league debut, starting at right back away to Swansea City in a 2–2 draw, replacing captain Liam Cooper who had been injured during warm-up, and managing to assist Kemar Roofe for Leeds United's first goal.[15]

On 1 March 2019, Shackleton made an appearance as an injury-time substitute playing as an attacking midfielder in the 'number 10' role against West Bromwich Albion, and managed to assist Ezgjan Alioski for the final goal in a 4–0 win.[16]

He was one of 3 players nominated for the club's end of season awards for Young Player Of The Season alongside Tyler Roberts and Jack Clarke, but lost out on the award on 28 April, with Jack Clarke winning the award for Young Player Of The Season at the club's annual ceremony.[17]

During the 2018–19 Leeds United F.C. season, Shackleton played 24 games in all competitions, after Leeds finished the regular season in third place after dropping out of the automatic promotion places with 3 games left after a defeat to 10 man Wigan Athletic on 19 April,[18] Leeds qualified for the playoffs versus sixth-placed Derby County, including Shackleton coming on as a first half substitute for the injured Adam Forshaw in the 1st leg of the playoffs in a 1–0 win at Pride Park into the home leg at Elland Road, Shackleton's impressive performance meant he started the 2nd leg as Leeds lost 2–4 in an encounter that saw Stuart Dallas score a brace in the 2nd leg, with Leeds down to 10 men after the red card of Gaetano Berardi,[19] the loss saw Derby progress 4–3 on aggregate to the final against Aston Villa.[19]

Despite being in Marcelo Bielsa's starting XI for much of the beginning of the 2019–20 season, Shackleton became the manager's late-game direct replacement for Pablo Hernández and, to a lesser extent, Mateusz Klich as the season wore on. Named in the starting team against Derby County in the penultimate game of the season on 19 July 2020, Shackleton scored his first league goal for the club at Pride Park in Leeds' 3–1 win, their first game after being confirmed champions of the Championship.[20] Within days he had netted his second goal — against Charlton (as a substitute for Hernández), which would prove to be Leeds’ final goal scored in the 2019–20 campaign.[21] The 2019–20 season saw Leeds promoted to the Premier League after finishing top of the Championship on 93 points, 10 points clear of second-placed West Bromwich Albion.[22][23]

In August 2020, Shackleton signed a new four-year contract with Leeds.[24]

International career

Shackleton received his first call-up to the England U20 squad for the 2019 Toulon Tournament as a replacement for Aston Villa's Easah Suliman[3] and made his debut during the 3–2 defeat to Portugal on 4 June 2019.[25]

Style of play

Shackleton plays in centre midfield but can also play as a right wing-back. Pacy on the wings, with good crossing ability, he is known as a technical player on the ball who also has a tenacious pressing style off the ball.[26][9]

Coaching

Despite being only 19 years of age, on 10 October 2018, Shackleton revealed he was going to undertake his UEFA B Licence in coaching.[27]

Career statistics
As of 22 July 2020[28]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds United 2018–19 Championship 19010202[lower-alpha 1]0240
2019–20 Championship 222002000242
Career total 412104020482
  1. Appearance(s) in the Championship play-offs

Honours

Leeds United

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Leeds United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 36. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. "Jamie Shackleton". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. "ENGLAND MU20S SQUAD NAMED BY PAUL SIMPSON FOR MAURICE REVELLO TOURNAMENT IN FRANCE". TheFA.com. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  4. "Leeds youngster tipped for the top by Neil Redfearn". Dailystar.co.uk. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. "12 PEN NEW DEALS". www.leedsunited.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  6. Phil Hay (8 May 2018). "Saiz features but academy players make up the numbers in Leeds Uniteds Myanmar squad". Yorkshire Evening post.
  7. "RONALDO VIEIRA: EVERYONE IS FEELING FIT". Leeds United. 20 July 2018.
  8. "REPORT: YORK CITY 1–1 LEEDS UNITED". Leeds United. 19 July 2018.
  9. "JAMIE SHACKLETON HOPEFULLY MAKE THAT NEXT STEP". Leeds United. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  10. "2018/19 SQUAD NUMBERS ANNOUNCED". Leeds United. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  11. "DERBY COUNTY VS LEEDS UNITED". Leeds United. 11 August 2018. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  12. "Derby 1–4 Leeds – Bielsa's side thrash Rams with brilliant attacking display". BBC Sport. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  13. "Jamie Shackleton rewarded for Leeds United debut with new contract". Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  14. "Leeds United vs Bolton". Leeds United. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  15. "FULL TIME: Swansea City 2 Leeds United 2: Hernandez back to haunt Swans as Whites go top". Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  16. "Gjanni Alioski relishing familiar full-back role under Marcelo Bielsa at Leeds United". YEP. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  17. "PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2019 WINNERS". Leeds United F.C. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  18. "Leeds 1 Wigan 2". BBC Sport. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  19. "Leeds United 2–4 Derby County (Derby win 4–3 on agg)". BBC Sport. 15 May 2019.
  20. Law, James (19 July 2020). "Derby 1–3 Leeds". bbc.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  21. Woodcock, Ian (22 July 2020). "Leeds United 4–0 Charlton Athletic: Addicks relegated after heavy defeat by champions". bbc.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  22. "2019/20 Key player stats". www.leedsunited.com. Leeds United F.C. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  23. Laurence, Martin (24 July 2020). "The winners and losers in the Championship this season". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  24. "Jamie Shackleton signs new Leeds deal to 2024". BBC Sport. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  25. "YOUNG LIONS SLIP TO SECOND DEFEAT IN PROVENCE AS TOULON TITLE DEFENCE COMES TO AN END". TheFA.com. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  26. "Leeds youngster tipped for the top by Neil Redfearn. Jamie kicks the football". Star. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  27. "He's only 19...but Leeds United starlet Jamie Shackleton is already targeting a UEFA coaching licence". YEP. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  28. Jamie Shackleton at Soccerway
  29. "Leeds United are champions!". Leeds United F.C. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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