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Joe Shaughnessy

Joe Shaughnessy

Defender - Centre-Back  at Newcastle United Jets
Age33
CitizenshipIreland England
Height1.83 m
Footright
BornJuly 6, 1992
at Newcastle United Jets 319 days · joined 2025-07-09
👕200+ Apps
Market value €150k
Rating · 24/25 5.2 Average
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0.06
goals / match
St. Johnstone FC
top club · 169 apps

Position rank · 24/25

#863
goals rank
#786
assists rank
27
season goals
17
season assists

Among 3,233 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€500k
peak value · 2019
top transfer fee
4
best season · 21/22
7 / 1
int'l caps / goals
453Appearances
27Goals
17Assists
46Yellow cards
3Red cards
177Full matches (90′)
Full nameJoe Shaughnessy
Name in home countryJoseph Shaughnessy
Date of birth1992-07-06 (33 yrs)
Place of birthGalway, Ireland
CitizenshipIreland England
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height183.00 m
Current clubNewcastle United Jets
Joined2025-07-09
Contract expires2027-06-30
AgentTom Shaughnessy
Jul 2025
Transfer: Dundee FC → Newcastle
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
2025 — Newcastle United Jets
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — Dundee FC
13 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2024
Injury: unknown
31 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Dundee FC
38 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: St. Mirren → Dundee FC
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — St. Mirren FC
28 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
May 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — St. Mirren FC
42 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2020
Transfer: Southend United → St. Mirren
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — St. Mirren FC
43 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2019
Transfer: St. Johnstone → Southend United
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Southend United
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — St. Johnstone FC, St. Johnstone FC B
38 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — St. Johnstone FC
43 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — St. Johnstone FC
46 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — St. Johnstone FC
43 matches · 2 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Aberdeen FC → St. Johnstone
15/16 · Transfer
Dec 2014
Transfer: Falkirk → Aberdeen FC
14/15 · Return from loan
Sep 2014
Transfer: Aberdeen FC → Falkirk
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Falkirk FC, Aberdeen FC
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Aberdeen FC
29 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Aberdeen FC
26 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
May 2012
Transfer: Forfar Athletic → Aberdeen FC
11/12 · Return from loan
Aug 2011
Transfer: Aberdeen FC → Forfar Athletic
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — Forfar Athletic FC, Aberdeen FC
28 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Aberdeen FC U20 → Aberdeen FC
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Aberdeen FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2009
09/10 — Aberdeen FC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2009
Transfer: Mervue Academy → Aberdeen FC U20
09/10 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €500k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 2801 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals2 total · 0.31/90
85
Assists1 total · 0.15/90
90
G+A3 total · 0.46/90
89
Yellow cards3 total · 0.46/90
27
15,970 min
Minutes played by club
Dundee FC 8.1%
St. Mirren FC 29.0%
Newcastle United Jets 0.0%
Southend United 0.0%
St. Johnstone FC 55.7%
St. Johnstone FC B 0.0%
Aberdeen FC 2.3%
Falkirk FC 0.0%
Forfar Athletic FC 4.8%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Dundee FC 2 23/24 24/25 51 6 2 1,296
St. Mirren FC 3 20/21 22/23 113 7 5 4,637
Newcastle United Jets 1 2025 2025 0 0 0 0
Southend United 1 19/20 19/20 21 0 0 0
St. Johnstone FC 4 15/16 18/19 169 9 7 8,891
St. Johnstone FC B 1 18/19 18/19 1 0 0 0
Aberdeen FC 6 09/10 14/15 59 2 3 374
Falkirk FC 1 14/15 14/15 11 0 0 0
Forfar Athletic FC 1 11/12 11/12 28 3 0 772

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€125K4€250K6€375K8€500K11/12 — 3 goals (Forfar Athletic FC)311/1212/13 — 1 goals (Aberdeen FC)12/13 — 1 assists212/1313/14 — 1 goals (Aberdeen FC)13/14 — 2 assists313/1414/1515/16 — 2 goals (St. Johnstone FC)15/16 — 6 assists815/1616/17 — 2 goals (St. Johnstone FC)16/17 — 1 assists316/1717/18 — 2 goals (St. Johnstone FC)217/1818/19 — 3 goals (St. Johnstone FC)318/1919/2020/21 — 2 goals (St. Mirren FC)20/21 — 2 assists420/2121/22 — 4 goals (St. Mirren FC)421/2222/23 — 1 goals (St. Mirren FC)22/23 — 3 assists422/2323/24 — 4 goals (Dundee FC)23/24 — 1 assists523/2424/25 — 2 goals (Dundee FC)24/25 — 1 assists324/2511/12 — €50K12/13 — €75K13/14 — €250K14/15 — €300K15/16 — €250K17/18 — €350K18/19 — €450K19/20 — €500K20/21 — €400K21/22 — €400K22/23 — €400K23/24 — €425K24/25 — €350KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

09/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 2220/212025: 00202521/22: 4421/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 4423/2424/25: 2224/25

Assists by season

09/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 6615/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 2220/212025: 00202521/22: 0021/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 1124/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 Premiership Dundee FC 6 1 1 2 0 487
24/25 Premiership Relegation Dundee FC 5 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 SFA Cup Dundee FC 2 1 0 0 0 98
23/24 Premiership Dundee FC 33 4 1 2 0 711
23/24 SFA Cup Dundee FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Viaplay Cup Dundee FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Premiership St. Mirren FC 18 0 2 1 0 0
22/23 Scottish Premiership Top Six Split St. Mirren FC 4 1 0 0 0 360
22/23 SFA Cup St. Mirren FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Viaplay Cup St. Mirren FC 4 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 Prem. Sports Cup St. Mirren FC 3 1 0 1 0 300
21/22 Premiership St. Mirren FC 32 3 0 4 0 960
21/22 Premiership Relegation St. Mirren FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 SFA Cup St. Mirren FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
2025 Australia Cup Newcastle United Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Betfred Cup St. Mirren FC 6 0 1 0 1 0
20/21 Premiership St. Mirren FC 30 1 1 5 1 2,627
20/21 Premiership Relegation St. Mirren FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 SFA Cup St. Mirren FC 4 1 0 1 0 390
19/20 EFL Cup Southend United 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 EFL Trophy Southend United 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Southend United 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 League One Southend United 16 0 0 2 0 0
18/19 Betfred Cup St. Johnstone FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Irn-Bru Cup St. Johnstone FC B 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 31 3 0 1 0 930
18/19 Premiership Relegation St. Johnstone FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 SFA Cup St. Johnstone FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Betfred Cup St. Johnstone FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Europa League Qualifying St. Johnstone FC 2 1 0 1 0 180
17/18 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 33 0 0 2 0 0
17/18 Premiership Relegation St. Johnstone FC 5 1 0 1 0 450
17/18 SFA Cup St. Johnstone FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Betfred Cup St. Johnstone FC 6 1 1 1 0 529
16/17 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 38 1 0 1 0 3,375
16/17 SFA Cup St. Johnstone FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Europa League Qualifying St. Johnstone FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 37 1 6 2 0 3,157
15/16 SCL by Utilita St. Johnstone FC 3 1 0 1 0 270
15/16 SFA Cup St. Johnstone FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Championship Falkirk FC 9 0 0 3 0 0
14/15 Europa League Qualifying Aberdeen FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Falkirk FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Petrofac Tr. Cup Falkirk FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Premiership Aberdeen FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 League Cup Aberdeen FC 2 1 1 0 1 104
13/14 Premiership Aberdeen FC 26 0 1 3 0 0
13/14 SFA Cup Aberdeen FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Premiership Aberdeen FC 23 0 0 4 0 0
12/13 SFA Cup Aberdeen FC 3 1 1 1 0 270
11/12 League One Forfar Athletic FC 26 3 0 4 0 772
11/12 Premiership Aberdeen FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 SFA Cup Forfar Athletic FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Premiership Aberdeen FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Premiership Aberdeen FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
09/10 2009-07-01 Mervue Academy Aberdeen FC U20 Transfer 0
11/12 2011-07-01 Aberdeen FC U20 Aberdeen FC Transfer 0
11/12 2011-08-30 Aberdeen FC Forfar Athletic Loan 50000
11/12 2012-05-06 Forfar Athletic Aberdeen FC Return from loan 50000
14/15 2014-09-01 Aberdeen FC Falkirk Loan 300000
14/15 2014-12-31 Falkirk Aberdeen FC Return from loan 300000
15/16 2015-07-01 Aberdeen FC St. Johnstone Transfer 300000
19/20 2019-08-01 St. Johnstone Southend United Transfer 500000
20/21 2020-07-20 Southend United St. Mirren Transfer 400000
23/24 2023-07-01 St. Mirren Dundee FC Transfer 400000
25/26 2025-07-09 Dundee FC Newcastle Transfer 150000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
18/19 Knee injury 2018-07-01 2018-08-24 55 7
21/22 surgery 2022-05-12 2022-06-30 50 1
23/24 Knee injury 2024-04-17 2024-12-31 259 31
Current€150k
Peak€500k
Low€50k
Δ since start+€100k
€50k€163k€275k€388k€500k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €425k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €375k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #23102 3 1 former national player
Team #21103 4 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
David Wotherspoon 1 4 0
Scott Tanser 1 3 0
Chris Kane 1 0 0
Marcus Fraser 1 0 0
Brian Easton 2 0 0
Zander Clark 2 0 0
Jak Alnwick 1 0 0
Ethan Erhahon 1 0 0
Danny Swanson 1 0 0
Chris Millar 1 0 0
Curtis Main 1 0 0
Conor McCarthy 1 1 0
Jamie McGrath 1 2 0
Trevor Carson 1 0 0
Mark Reynolds 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
23/24 Premiership Dundee FC 4 33
21/22 Premiership St. Mirren FC 3 32
11/12 League One Forfar Athletic FC 3 26

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
15/16 Premiership St. Johnstone FC 6 37
22/23 Premiership St. Mirren FC 2 18
13/14 League Cup Aberdeen FC 1 2

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
14/15 2014-12-31 Falkirk Aberdeen FC Return from loan €300k
14/15 2014-09-01 Aberdeen FC Falkirk Loan €300k
11/12 2012-05-06 Forfar Athletic Aberdeen FC Return from loan €50k
11/12 2011-08-30 Aberdeen FC Forfar Athletic Loan €50k

Last 50 matches for Newcastle United Jets The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-05-04 AUS1 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Newcastle United Jets Available
2025-04-26 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Available
2025-04-20 AUS1 Sydney FC 3–2 Newcastle United Jets Available
2025-04-12 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 6–0 Central Coast Mariners Available
2025-04-06 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Available
2025-03-28 AUS1 Macarthur FC 3–3 Newcastle United Jets Available
2025-03-16 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 2–6 Western United Available
2025-03-12 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 0–1 Newcastle United Jets Available
2025-03-09 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 1–1 Auckland FC Available
2025-02-21 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 3–1 Brisbane Roar Available
2025-02-15 AUS1 Adelaide United 1–2 Newcastle United Jets Available
2025-02-08 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 3–0 Melbourne Victory Available
2025-02-01 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 2–2 Newcastle United Jets Available
2025-01-25 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 2–2 Perth Glory Available
2025-01-17 AUS1 Western United 3–1 Newcastle United Jets Available
2025-01-12 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 1–3 Macarthur FC Available
2025-01-07 AUS1 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Newcastle United Jets Available
2025-01-04 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 2–2 Sydney FC Available
2024-12-28 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Newcastle United Jets INJURED Knee injury
2024-12-14 AUS1 Perth Glory 0–4 Newcastle United Jets INJURED Knee injury
2024-12-07 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 0–1 Adelaide United INJURED Knee injury
2024-11-30 AUS1 Auckland FC 2–0 Newcastle United Jets INJURED Knee injury
2024-11-22 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 1–2 Central Coast Mariners INJURED Knee injury
2024-11-08 AUS1 Western Sydney Wanderers 4–1 Newcastle United Jets INJURED Knee injury
2024-10-25 AUS1 Macarthur FC 1–2 Newcastle United Jets INJURED Knee injury
2024-10-19 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 0–1 Melbourne City FC INJURED Knee injury
2024-04-27 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 1–3 Central Coast Mariners INJURED Knee injury
2024-04-19 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 1–1 Wellington Phoenix INJURED Knee injury
2024-04-13 AUS1 Brisbane Roar 0–2 Newcastle United Jets Available
2024-04-07 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 3–1 Sydney FC Available
2024-03-30 AUS1 Melbourne City FC 0–0 Newcastle United Jets Available
2024-03-15 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 0–1 Adelaide United Available
2024-03-09 AUS1 Perth Glory 2–2 Newcastle United Jets Available
2024-03-02 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 0–1 Central Coast Mariners Available
2024-02-25 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 2–2 Macarthur FC Available
2024-02-16 AUS1 Western United 2–0 Newcastle United Jets Available
2024-02-11 AUS1 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–3 Newcastle United Jets Available
2024-02-03 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 1–1 Melbourne Victory Available
2024-01-27 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Available
2024-01-23 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 3–1 Brisbane Roar Available
2024-01-19 AUS1 Sydney FC 4–0 Newcastle United Jets Available
2024-01-14 AUS1 Brisbane Roar 3–2 Newcastle United Jets Available
2024-01-05 AUS1 Macarthur FC 1–1 Newcastle United Jets Available
2023-12-30 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 2–0 Western United Available
2023-12-22 AUS1 Adelaide United 3–1 Newcastle United Jets Available
2023-12-16 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 2–2 Perth Glory Available
2023-12-09 AUS1 Wellington Phoenix 0–3 Newcastle United Jets Available
2023-12-03 AUS1 Newcastle United Jets 0–2 Melbourne City FC Available
2023-11-25 AUS1 Central Coast Mariners 3–1 Newcastle United Jets Available
2023-11-11 AUS1 Western United 0–1 Newcastle United Jets Available

Teams faced most often by Joe Shaughnessy's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Kilmarnock FC 49 15 11 23 57 72 -15 31%
Hibernian FC 49 15 13 21 60 75 -15 31%
Motherwell FC 49 17 13 19 62 64 -2 35%
Rangers FC 49 5 8 36 33 110 -77 10%
Celtic FC 48 2 8 38 31 135 -104 4%
Heart of Midlothian 40 10 5 25 39 72 -33 25%
Ross County FC 37 20 9 8 51 33 +18 54%
Livingston FC 35 16 10 9 40 35 +5 46%
Dundee United 23 4 8 11 23 27 -4 17%
Hamilton Academical 21 9 8 4 36 22 +14 43%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
11/12 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 13 585 3 0 0 0.46
23/24 38 711 2 0 0 0.25
22/23 28 360 1 0 0 0.25
21/22 42 1,260 5 1 0 0.43
20/21 43 3,017 7 0 2 0.27
19/20 21 0 2 0 0 0
18/19 38 930 1 0 0 0.1
17/18 43 630 4 0 0 0.57
16/17 46 3,904 2 0 0 0.05
15/16 43 3,427 3 0 0 0.08
14/15 14 0 4 0 0 0
13/14 29 104 3 0 1 3.46
12/13 26 270 5 0 0 1.67
11/12 28 772 4 0 0 0.47

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premiership
311 apps
14 G
12 A
Viaplay Cup
32 apps
4 G
4 A
SFA Cup
25 apps
3 G
1 A
League One
26 apps
3 G
0 A
Premiership Relegation
19 apps
1 G
0 A
Scottish Premiership Top Six Split
4 apps
1 G
0 A
Europa League Qualifying
4 apps
1 G
0 A
League One
16 apps
0 G
0 A
Championship
9 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Joe Shaughnessy

Who is Joe Shaughnessy?

Joe Shaughnessy is an Ireland professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Newcastle United Jets.

How old is Joe Shaughnessy?

Joe Shaughnessy is 33 years old. He was born on July 6, 1992 in Galway.

What position does Joe Shaughnessy play?

Joe Shaughnessy plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Joe Shaughnessy play for?

Joe Shaughnessy currently plays for Newcastle United Jets.

How many career goals has Joe Shaughnessy scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Joe Shaughnessy has scored 27 goals in 453 appearances.

What is Joe Shaughnessy's market value?

Joe Shaughnessy's most recent reported market value is €150k.