Graeme Shinnie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Aberdeen | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2015 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 156 | (6) |
| 2010 | → Forres Mechanics (loan) | ||
| 2015– | Aberdeen | 51 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:02, 3 December 2016 (UTC). | |||
Graeme Shinnie (born 4 August 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Aberdeen, as a left back. He has previously played for Inverness Caledonian Thistle and during his time there had a loan spell at Forres Mechanics.
Career
Early career
Shinnie started his career playing for a boy's club in Aberdeen, alongside brother Andrew.[1]
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
He joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle in July 2009, at the age of 17.[2] He made his senior debut for them in the Scottish League Cup on 1 August 2009, before making his League debut on 26 September 2009.[3]
Shinnie went on loan to Forres Mechanics in the Scottish Highland Football League in February 2010.[2][4] His loan spell with Forres Mechanics was extended until the end of the season.[5]
Shinnie was offered a contract extension by Inverness on 30 November 2010,[6] agreeing a 3-year deal on 13 December 2010.[7] Shinnie suffered an intestinal problem that stopped him from playing between January and August 2011.[8]
In the 2011–12 season, Graeme's brother, Andrew joined Inverness on a free transfer from Rangers.[9] Shinnie scored his first goal of his Inverness career on 27 August 2011 in a 2–1 win over Kilmarnock and after the match, manager Terry Butcher expressed delighted for Shinnie on his first goal.[10] Following a 3–1 loss against Dundee United on 17 September 2011, captain Richie Foran spoken out about Shinnie, stating he was worthy of pass marks.[11] 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 would praise the returning of Shinnie and Lee Cox.[12]
In December 2012, Shinnie signed a new contract extension, keeping him until 2015,[13] having vowed to remain at the club.[14]
In the final of the Scottish League Cup, Shinnie played throughout the match until it went to a penalty shoot-out, in which Aberdeen won the Scottish League Cup.[15]
In April 2014 he was selected to the 2013–14 Premiership PFA Scotland Team of the Year.[16]
In April 2015, Shinnie helped Inverness to reach the 2015 Scottish Cup Final.[17] Inverness went on to win the trophy, beating Falkirk 2–1 on 30 May 2015, with Shinnie lifting the trophy as captain in his last game for the club.[18][19]
Aberdeen
In January 2015 it was announced that Shinnie had signed a three-year contract with Aberdeen, despite interest from Football League Championship clubs, and would join the club when the summer transfer window opened in June 2015.[20] He made his competitive debut for Aberdeen on 2 July 2015, against FK Shkëndija in the first qualifying round of the Europa League.[21] He scored his first goal for Aberdeen on 9 August 2015, in a 2–0 win against Kilmarnock in a Scottish Premiership league game.[22]
International career
Shinnie made his debut for the Scotland national under-21 football team in April 2012.[23] On 29 September 2015 Shinnie was called up to the senior squad by Gordon Strachan for games against Poland and Gibraltar.[24]
Personal life
Shinnie is the younger brother of fellow footballer Andrew Shinnie, who joined him at Inverness in 2011.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 3 December 2016[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
| Total | 156 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 187 | 8 | |
| Aberdeen | 2015–16 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| 2016–17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 69 | 1 | |
| Career total | 207 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 256 | 9 | |
Honours
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle
References
- ↑ "League Cup Final: Inverness star Graeme Shinnie out to make Aberdeen pay for snubbing him as a kid". Daily Record. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- 1 2 "Profile". Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- 1 2 Graeme Shinnie career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ "Home form keeps title hopes alive". Inverness Courier. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ↑ "Winger loan deal blocked". Inverness Courier. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ↑ "Nick Ross and Graeme Shinnie offered Inverness deals". BBC Sport. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ↑ "Graeme Shinnie extends contract with Caley Thistle". BBC Sport. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- 1 2 "Terry Butcher praises comeback by Graeme Shinnie". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ↑ "Andrew Shinnie and Josh Meekings to join Inverness". BBC Sport. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ↑ "Terry Butcher delighted for Inverness goal hero Graeme Shinnie after illness almost cut short is career". Daily Record. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ↑ "Inverness CT skipper Richie Foran: Graeme was a Shinnie example to us all". Daily Record. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ↑ "Butcher praises young duo". Inverness Courier. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ↑ "Graeme Shinnie & Josh Meekings sign new Inverness deals". BBC Sport. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ↑ "Inverness ace Graeme Shinnie vows to sign new deal after club stood by him during injury hell". Daily Record. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ↑ "Aberdeen 0 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC Sport. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ↑ "Celtic and Dundee United trios in SPFL Premiership team of year". BBC Sport. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ↑ "Inverness CT: Graeme Shinnie eyes Scottish Cup-winning finale".
- 1 2 Lamont, Alasdair (30 May 2015). "Inverness CT 2–1 Falkirk". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ Lamont, Alasdair (31 May 2015). "Graeme Shinnie signs off from Inverness in 'the best way'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ↑ "Shinnie deal". www.afc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ Spence, Jim (2 July 2015). "Shkendija 1-1 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ Davie, Scott (9 August 2015). "Aberdeen 2-0 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "Scotland U21 1–4 Italy U21". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ↑ "Scotland: Shinnie & Rhodes called up for Euro 2016 qualifiers". BBC. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.