 Shinnie at the2018 Scottish League Cup final | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graeme Garry Shinnie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-08-04)4 August 1991 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aberdeen | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2015 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 156 | (6) |
| 2010 | →Forres Mechanics (loan) | ||
| 2015–2019 | Aberdeen | 144 | (8) |
| 2019–2022 | Derby County | 85 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | Wigan Athletic | 29 | (0) |
| 2023 | →Aberdeen (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2023– | Aberdeen | 94 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Scotland[3] | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:49, 1 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:55, 14 October 2019 (UTC) | |||
Graeme Garry Shinnie (born 4 August 1991) is a Scottish professionalfootballer who plays as adefensive midfielder orleft back for andcaptainsScottish Premiership clubAberdeen.
He has previously played forInverness Caledonian Thistle,Forres Mechanics,Aberdeen,Derby County andWigan Athletic. Shinnie made his first full international appearance forScotland in May 2018.
Shinnie started his career playing for Dyce Boys Club, a boy's club in Aberdeen, alongside brotherAndrew.[4][5] He joinedInverness Caledonian Thistle in July 2009, at the age of 17.[6] He made his senior debut for them in theScottish League Cup on 1 August 2009, before making hisLeague debut on 26 September 2009.[7]
Shinnie went on loan toForres Mechanics in theScottish Highland Football League in February 2010.[6][8] His loan spell was extended until the end of the season.[9] Shinnie was offered a contract extension by Inverness on 30 November 2010,[10] agreeing a 3-year deal on 13 December 2010.[11] He suffered an intestinal problem that stopped him from playing between January and August 2011.[12]
In the2011–12 season, Graeme's brother Andrew joined Inverness on a free transfer fromRangers.[13] Shinnie scored his first goal of his Inverness career on 27 August 2011 in a 2–1 win overKilmarnock and after the match, managerTerry Butcher expressed delight for Shinnie on his first goal.[14] Following a 3–1 loss againstDundee United on 17 September 2011, captainRichie Foran spoken out about Shinnie, stating he was worthy of pass marks.[15] After two-months spell out for the side, Shinnie made his return in a 2–1 loss against Rangers on 17 December 2011. Despite the performance, Butcher praised the returning Shinnie andLee Cox.[16] In December 2012, Shinnie signed a new contract extension, keeping him until 2015,[17] having vowed to remain at the club.[18]
In the2014 Scottish League Cup Final, Shinnie played throughout the match until it went to a penalty shoot-out, won by opponents Aberdeen.[19] He was selected in the 2013–14 PremiershipPFA Scotland Team of the Year.[20] In April 2015, Shinnie helped Inverness to reach theScottish Cup Final;[21]Caley went on to win the trophy, beatingFalkirk 2–1 on 30 May 2015, with Shinnie lifting the trophy as captain in his last game for the club.[22][23]
In January 2015 it was announced that Shinnie had signed a three-year contract withAberdeen, despite interest fromFootball League Championship clubs, and would join the club when the summer transfer window opened in June 2015.[24] He made his competitive debut for Aberdeen on 2 July 2015, againstFK Shkëndija in the first qualifying round of theEuropa League.[25] He scored his first goal for Aberdeen on 9 August 2015, in a 2–0 league win againstKilmarnock.[26]
Shinnie signed a new contract with Aberdeen in January 2017, which ran until its expiry in summer 2019.[27] In May 2017 he was made team captain, after it was announced that Ryan Jack had signed a pre-contract agreement withRangers.[28] During his four-year spell atPittodrie, he took part in three finals (the2016–17 and2018–19 League Cup finals, and the2017 Scottish Cup Final), losing toCeltic on each occasion. In the Premiership, Aberdeen finished runners-up to Celtic three times.[29]
In May 2019 it was announced that Shinnie would join English clubDerby County in July 2019 on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract.[29] He scored his first goal for the club, an injury time winner, againstWigan Athletic on 23 October 2019.[30]
In January 2022 he signed forWigan Athletic, for an undisclosed transfer fee, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.[31][32]
He returned toAberdeen on loan in January 2023.[33] In June 2023 he signed a permanent three-year contract, and was designated captain.[34]
He made his 600th professional appearance on 8 March 2025, scoring a goal, in a Scottish Cup match against Queen's Park.[35][36]
On his 300th appearance for the club in all competitions, Shinnie captained Aberdeen in the2025 Scottish Cup final which they won onpenalties against Celtic (he was among the four Aberdeen players to score their penalties) for a first win in the competition for 35 years; as well as joining a small group of players to win the trophy with two clubs outside theOld Firm, he became the first man to lift the cup as captain of two different teams.[37]
Shinnie made his debut for theScotland national under-21 football team in April 2012.[38] On 29 September 2015, he was called up to the senior squad for games againstPoland andGibraltar.[39] He was called up again in October 2017,[40] and in May 2018.[41]
Shinnie made his full Scotland debut on 29 May 2018, in a 2–0 defeat to Peru.[42] In March 2019 he was selected to play at left-back in aUEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match away toKazakhstan, but was at fault for one of the goals as Scotland lost 3–0; in the aftermath, Shinnie acknowledged that he had performed poorly and would be unlikely to be selected again onceAndy Robertson andKieran Tierney were available.[43]
Shinnie is the younger brother of fellow footballerAndrew Shinnie, who joined him atInverness in 2011.[12] The first time that the two brothers faced each other in a competitive game was in a2016–17 Scottish Cup semi-final, between Andrew'sHibernian and Graeme's Aberdeen.[44] The brothers grew up inCove Bay and attendedKincorth Academy.[45]
Shinnie hasCrohn's disease.[35]
Originally a left back at Inverness, Shinnie played primarily as a central midfielder at Aberdeen.[46]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2009–10[47] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[48] | Scottish Premier League | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12[49] | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2012–13[50] | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 44 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14[51] | Scottish Premiership | 36 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 44 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15[52] | 37 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 43 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 156 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 187 | 8 | ||
| Aberdeen | 2015–16[53] | Scottish Premiership | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | – | 45 | 1 | |
| 2016–17[54] | 36 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6[d][e] | 0 | – | 51 | 3 | |||
| 2017–18[59] | 35 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[e] | 1 | – | 45 | 4 | |||
| 2018–19[60] | 36 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2[d] | 0 | – | 47 | 4 | |||
| Total | 144 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 12 | ||
| Derby County | 2019–20[61] | Championship | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21[62] | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 43 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22[63] | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 85 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 6 | ||
| Wigan Athletic | 2021–22[63] | League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[f] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[64] | Championship | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Aberdeen (loan) | 2022–23[64] | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 2 | ||
| Aberdeen | 2023–24[65] | Scottish Premiership | 37 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6[g] | 0 | – | 50 | 3 | |
| 2024–25[66] | Scottish Premiership | 36 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 48 | 4 | ||
| 2025–26[67] | Scottish Premiership | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 32 | 0 | ||
| Total | 94 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 521 | 24 | 45 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 643 | 35 | ||
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