| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Martin Shields[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-08-15)15 August 1981 (age 44) | ||
| Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Milton Green | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Raith Rovers | 21 | (1) |
| 2000–2003 | Celtic | 1 | (0) |
| 2000 | →Albion Rovers (loan) | 11 | (5) |
| 2002 | →Clydebank (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | →Queen of the South (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2003 | Clyde | 13 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Forfar Athletic | 67 | (29) |
| 2005–2006 | Gillingham | 17 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Livingston | 15 | (2) |
| 2007 | →Ayr United (loan) | 5 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Östersunds FK | ||
| 2009–2011 | Bo'ness United | ||
| 2011 | Broxburn Athletic | ||
| 2011–2013 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paul Martin Shields (born 15 August 1975) is a Scottishfootballer who has played as astriker in theScottish Premier Division forCeltic, as well as clubs in both theScottish andEnglish Football Leagues.
Shields began his professional career withRaith Rovers in 1998 and his early form earned him a spell training withTottenham Hotspur the following year.[2] He joinedCeltic in March 2000 for a fee of £100,000, becoming then managerKenny Dalglish's last signing for the club.[3][4] Shields made one substitute appearance for the Parkhead side towards the end of the season, being loaned toAlbion Rovers in the early stages of the2000–01 season.[5]
Following his return in December 2000, Shields failed to add to his solitary appearance for Celtic and was loaned out again in February 2002 toClydebank. At the start of the following season, Shields undertook his third loan spell, this time withQueen of the South[6] and when he returned toCeltic Park in January 2003, he was promptly released, joiningClyde on a short-term deal.[7] With no permanent deal on offer,[8] Shields joinedForfar Athletic on a one-year deal in July 2003,[9] subsequently agreeing a new two-year deal at the end of the season.[10] In the first half of 2005, Forfar rejected approaches fromStranraer[11] andGrimsby Town,[12] althoughGillingham secured his signature in a £25,000 deal.[13] Shields made just six league starts forThe Gills before being released in May 2006, and he quickly joinedLivingston.[14]
In August 2007, Shields was released fromLivi on his 26th birthday, allowing him to move with fellow playerDaryl Smylie toSwedish sideÖstersunds FK.[15]
Shields took a year out of the game after his spell in Sweden, before joiningJunior sideBo'ness United in August 2009.[16] During his spell at Bo'ness, he helped the club to theEast Superleague title in 2009–10. In the following seasonsScottish Cup, Shields scored the winning goal in a second round tie againstScottish Football League sideQueen's Park.[17] He joinedBroxburn Athletic in January 2011 before signing forBonnyrigg Rose Athletic later that year.[18][19]
Shields left Bonnyrigg in March 2013.[20]
Since retiring from playing, he has worked in masseur roles forHearts,Rangers and Scotland.[21]
Correct after 11 September 2008
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1998–99 | Raith Rovers | Scottish First Division | 14 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 1999–00 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Celtic | Scottish Premier League | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2000–01 | Albion Rovers (loan) | Scottish Third Division | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 13 | 6 | |
| 2001–02 | Clydebank (loan) | Scottish Second Division | 16 | 3 | - | - | 16 | 3 | ||
| 2002–03 | Queen of the South (loan) | Scottish First Division | 13 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Clyde | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2003–04 | Forfar Athletic | Scottish Second Division | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 9 |
| 2004–05 | 36 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 20 | ||
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2005–06 | Gillingham | English Second Division | 17 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Livingston | Scottish First Division | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Ayr United (loan) | Scottish Second Division | 5 | 3 | - | - | 5 | 3 | |||
| Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2007–08 | Östersunds FK | Division 1 Norra | N/A | |||||||
| Career total | 179 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 197 | 47 | ||
