![]() Shaw scored one goal during Southampton's pre-season preparations, scoring the last in an 8–0 win over Spanish team Palamós on 20 July 2013. On 12 July 2013, Shaw signed a new five-year contract with Southampton. 2013–14 season Shaw playing for Southampton in 2013 Shaw finished his first professional season with 28 appearances for Southampton, including 25 in the Premier League. In an away match against Norwich City in March 2013, Shaw was involved in a collision with striker Grant Holt, which resulted in conceding a penalty in the first minute of injury time at the end of the match, although Artur Boruc saved the ensuing spot kick to ensure the match ended goalless. Shaw continued to make regular appearances throughout the season, and in manager Nigel Adkins's final match as Southampton manager on 16 January 2013, he set up the second goal in a 2–2 draw away to Chelsea, providing a cross from the left wing for Jason Puncheon to convert in the 75th minute. The defender made his first start for the Southampton first team in August 2012, playing the full 90 minutes of a 4–1 win over Stevenage in the League Cup, and on 10 November 2012, he became the youngest Southampton player to start a match in the Premier League when he was chosen to play at left-back against Swansea City, completing 74 minutes of the 1–1 draw. Following the club's promotion to the top flight in May 2012, Shaw was one of four youth players offered a professional contract for their return to the Premier League, along with Jack Stephens, Calum Chambers and James Ward-Prowse. Īt the age of 16, Shaw made his debut for the Southampton first team on 28 January 2012 in the FA Cup, replacing winger Jason Puncheon for the final 13 minutes of the third round tie against Millwall, which finished 1–1. Southampton quickly responded to such claims though, with then-manager Nigel Adkins assuring the media that "Luke Shaw is a big part of our future plans", and claiming that the club had "no intention … of letting any of young players move on". During the January 2012 transfer window, it was reported that Premier League clubs Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester City had shown interest in signing 16-year-old Shaw, with the then- Championship club reportedly valuing the defender at £4 million. His first association with the first team came in September 2011, when he was an unused substitute in a League Cup match against Preston North End. In 2002, Shaw joined the Southampton Academy at the age of seven, and became a regular in the under-18 team from the age of 15. He has said that he wanted to eventually play for the club. He played at Chelsea's development centre in Guildford, but was not offered an academy place. Shaw grew up as a Chelsea supporter and idolised full-back Ashley Cole. He began playing grassroots football with Hersham and Molesey Juniors. He attended Chandlers Field Primary School and Rydens Enterprise School, where he helped the Under-15 team reach the semi-finals of the English Schools' FA Cup. Shaw was born in Kingston upon Thames, London and raised in Molesey, Surrey. He scored his first international goal in the UEFA Euro 2020 final, which was also the fastest scored in a UEFA European Championship final. ![]() Shaw made his senior international debut for England in March 2014 in a 1–0 friendly win against Denmark, and later that year was selected in the squad for the FIFA World Cup. In June 2014, Shaw was signed by Manchester United for £30 million, then a world record transfer fee for a teenager. He signed his first professional contract in May that year before becoming a regular in the Southampton team over the next two seasons. Originally a member of Southampton's youth system, Shaw made his first-team debut for the club in January 2012. Luke Paul Hoare Shaw (born 12 July 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:25, 20 June 2023 (UTC) *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
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