| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jamie Stuart Shackleton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-10-08)8 October 1999 (age 25)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder,right-back,right midfielder,attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield United | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Kippax Athletic | ||
| 2006–2018 | Leeds United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | Leeds United | 79 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | →Millwall (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sheffield United | 12 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019–2020 | England U20 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:59, 16 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Jamie Stuart Shackleton (born 8 October 1999) is an English professionalfootballer who plays forEFL Championship clubSheffield United. A versatile player, Shackleton can play as aright-back,defensive midfielder,right midfielder orattacking midfielder.
A graduate of theLeeds United academy, Shackleton was part of the Leeds United team which won theEFL Championship in2019–20 to gain promotion to thePremier League for the first time in 16 years.
Born inHemsworth,[3] Shackleton attended Lady Elizabeth Hastings Primary School and laterSt Wilfrid's Catholic High School inFeatherstone.[4][5]
After playing youth football with Kippax Athletic, he joinedLeeds United's youth academy aged seven and signed his first forms with the club aged nine.[6] He made his U23 debut at the start of the 2016–17 season.[citation needed] In October 2016, former academy directorNeil Redfearn praised him as one of the most promising talents at the club, stating that: "I think he's a good footballer, he's got great feet. He's not the biggest, but he's very tenacious. He reads the game well."[6][7] In the summer of 2017, Shackleton signed a two-year professional contract with Leeds United.[8] On 8 May 2018, he was named in Leeds' first team squad by head coachPaul Heckingbottom for their post-season friendlies tour toMyanmar.[9] He made his first start for Leeds' first team in a pre-season friendly 1–1 draw againstYork City on 20 July 2018, under recently appointed Leeds' head coachMarcelo Bielsa.[10][11] During the pre-season, Shackleton played in aright-back position, as opposed to thecentral midfielder role he had typically occupied during his youth career.[6]
Shackleton was given the number 46 shirt for the2018–19 season,[12] and his first call up to a first-team squad came on 11 August 2018, when he was named on the bench againstDerby County;[13] he made his debut in the 4–1 win after coming on as a substitute.[13][14] On 13 August 2018, two days after his professional debut, Shackleton signed a three-year contract extension with Leeds United.[13][14] Shackleton made his first start for Leeds the following day in anEFL Cup match againstBolton Wanderers, which Leeds won 2–1, with Shackleton playing as a right-back.[15] He made his full league debut the following week, starting at right back away toSwansea City after replacing captainLiam Cooper who had been injured during warm-up; he assistedKemar Roofe for Leeds United's first goal in a 2–2 draw.[16] As the season progressed, the majority of Shackleton's appearances would come as a substitute,[6] with 16 of his 19 league appearances during the regular season coming as a substitute,[3] including an appearance as an injury-time substitute againstWest Bromwich Albion on 1 March 2019 where he managed to assistEzgjan Alioski for the final goal in a 4–0 win.[17] Leeds finished the regular season in third place after dropping out of the automatic promotion places with three games left after a defeat to 10 manWigan Athletic on 19 April.[18][19] As a result of their third-place finish, Leeds qualified for thepromotion play-offs with Shackleton coming on as a first-half substitute for the injuredAdam Forshaw in the first leg of their semi-final againstDerby County; a match which Leeds won 1–0.[6][20] With Forshaw still injured, Shackleton started the second leg as Leeds lost 4–2 as Derby progressed to the final againstAston Villa.[6][21] He was one of three players nominated for the club's Young Player Of The Season award for the 2018–19 season alongsideTyler Roberts andJack Clarke, but lost out on the award with Jack Clarke receiving the award at the club's annual ceremony in April 2019.[22]
Despite being inMarcelo Bielsa's starting XI for much of the beginning of the2019–20 season, Shackleton became the manager's late-game direct replacement forPablo 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.[23] Within days he had netted his second goal — againstCharlton Athletic (as a substitute for Hernández), which would prove to be Leeds' final goal scored in the 2019–20 campaign.[24] The 2019–20 season saw Leeds promoted to thePremier League after finishing top of the Championship on 93 points, 10 points clear of second-placed West Bromwich Albion.[25][26]
In August 2020, Shackleton signed a new four-year contract with Leeds.[27] Shackleton made his Premier League debut in the first match of the season againstLiverpool on 12 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 4–3 defeat atAnfield to the reigning champions.[28][29]
On 19 July 2022, Shackleton joined Millwall on a season long loan.[30]
On 4 July 2024, Shackleton signed for fellow Championship clubSheffield United on a free transfer, after turning down a contract offer from Leeds.[31]
Shackleton received his first call-up to theEngland U20 squad for the2019 Toulon Tournament as a replacement forAston Villa'sEasah Suliman[32] and made his debut during the 3–2 defeat toPortugal on 4 June 2019.[33]
Shackleton can play as acentral midfielder or as aright-back andleft-back.[4][6] Shackleton is known for his pace and high level fitness, with Joe Urquhart of theYorkshire Evening Post writing that "his feet scarcely seem to touch the turf when he skims across it".[4]
In October 2018, Shackleton revealed he was going to undertake hisUEFA B Licence in coaching despite being only 19 years of age.[34]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leeds United | 2018–19 | Championship | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Championship | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Championship | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 79 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 2 | ||
| Millwall (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Sheffield United | 2024-25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 115 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 2 | ||
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