Shaun Richard Maloney was born on 24 January 1983 and is a Scottish football coach, who is the current manager of Wigan Athletic, and former player.
38 Facts About Shaun Maloney
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Shaun Maloney started his career at Celtic, playing 215 matches across all competitions and winning honours including five Scottish Premier League titles.
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Shaun Maloney had a spell in the Premier League with Aston Villa, before returning for a second spell at Celtic.
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Shaun Maloney returned to English football in 2011 with Wigan Athletic, helping them win the 2013 FA Cup Final.
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Shaun Maloney last played for Hull City for two seasons, before retiring due to injury in 2017.
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Shaun Maloney made his senior international debut for Scotland in 2005 and he went on to earn 47 caps, scoring seven goals.
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Shaun Maloney was then appointed manager of Scottish club Hibernian in December 2021, but was sacked after four months.
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Shaun Maloney was appointed manager of Wigan Athletic in January 2023.
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Shaun Maloney was born to an English father and Scottish mother in Miri, a coastal city in north-eastern Sarawak, Malaysia, on 24 January 1983.
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Shaun Maloney spent his infancy in Malaysia while his father, a helicopter pilot and armed forces veteran, worked there as a flying instructor.
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The family returned to Britain when Shaun Maloney was five years old, after his father accepted a job in Aberdeen, Scotland.
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Shaun Maloney was educated at St Joseph's Primary School and Cults Academy in Aberdeen.
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Shaun Maloney spent the next few years trying to break into the first team, spending most of his time as a substitute.
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In February 2004, Shaun Maloney picked up a cruciate ligament injury.
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Shaun Maloney's displays received praise from players, fans and the media throughout the year, and in recognition of his excellent season he was awarded both the SPFA Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards, the first time a player has won both plaudits in the same season.
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Shaun Maloney won Celtic Fans' Player of the Year, and Players Player of the Year in a season which saw him score 16 goals and contribute 28 assists from midfield.
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Shaun Maloney would have been able to leave Celtic for free in the summer of 2007, by signing a pre-contract agreement with another club.
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Just before the transfer window closed on 31 January 2007, Shaun Maloney signed a pre-contract agreement with Aston Villa.
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Shaun Maloney had trouble settling into the club but after a somewhat lacklustre start to his Villa career, he began to show his best form.
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However, after that Shaun Maloney did not play a lot of matches as half of his last season appearances were substitutions, and he said that he would like to one day go back and play in Scotland.
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Shaun Maloney finished the season with five goals, taking his total Celtic goals tally to 42.
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Shaun Maloney played a further four matches after that, but was substituted at half-time in Celtic's League Cup defeat against Hearts.
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Shaun Maloney required to undergo ankle surgery in December, and didn't return to the first team until April 2011.
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Shaun Maloney featured in eight of Celtic's remaining matches; scoring against Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup semi-final and then against Motherwell in the last league fixture of the season.
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Shaun Maloney admitted his fitness "was lacking a little bit" when he joined the club, and manager Roberto Martinez felt that Shaun Maloney needed more time to settle-in.
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Shaun Maloney's performance was described as "outstanding", and he was rewarded with his first league start for the club in the following game against West Bromwich Albion.
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On 17 January 2013, it was announced that Shaun Maloney signed a new contract with Wigan Athletic, keeping him at the club until 2015.
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On 7 April 2013, Shaun Maloney scored a 94th minute free kick goal, seconds from the end of the QPR match at Loftus Road which earned Wigan Athletic a valuable point in their race to escape from Premier League relegation.
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Six days later, on 13 April 2013, Shaun Maloney scored Wigan Athletic's first goal in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley against Millwall, with a volley on the 25th minute and was voted man of the match, guiding Wigan Athletic to their first ever FA Cup Final.
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On 25 January 2015, Shaun Maloney signed for Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire for an undisclosed fee.
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Shaun Maloney was signed as one of the team's Designated Players.
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Shaun Maloney discussed terms with Aberdeen, but a hernia injury prevented him from signing.
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Shaun Maloney made 20 appearances and netted six times for Scotland Under 21s.
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Shaun Maloney scored five goals in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D, including the winner in Scotland's home tie against the Republic of Ireland.
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Shaun Maloney was added to the coaching staff of the Belgium national team in September 2018.
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Shaun Maloney worked for Belgium during the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament, in which they lost to, eventual winners, Italy in the quarter-finals.
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Shaun Maloney was appointed manager of Scottish club Hibernian in December 2021.
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Shaun Maloney returned to Wigan Athletic on 28 January 2023 as manager.