Shaun Want

Shaun Want (born 9 February 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for NIFL Premiership side Larne.

Shaun Want

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-02-09) 9 February 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Rutherglen, Scotland[1]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Larne
Number	2
Youth career
2007–2016	Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2022	Hamilton Academical	55	(2)
2022	→ Peterhead (loan)	10	(0)
2022–	Larne	54	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:01, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

Career

Raised in the Croftfoot neighbourhood of Glasgow^[3] – reported as "in the shadow of Hampden Park" but actually about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the national stadium – Want began his career with Hamilton Academical, joining the youth system aged 10. In June 2019 he signed a contract extension with the Accies, running until summer 2020.^[4]

On 3 August 2020, Want signed a new three-year deal at Hamilton keeping him at the club until 2023.^[5] Having been a back-up squad player for much of his early career, at that time he stated that he hoped to play more in the coming season and was happy to fill in wherever needed;^[6] however, his campaign was ended by injury in October 2020 and the club was relegated from the Scottish Premiership at its end. On the opening matchday of the following season, Want scored a late equaliser as Hamilton came back from four goals down to earn a draw against Raith Rovers in the 2021–22 Scottish Championship.^[7] A few weeks later he suffered facial injuries after a clash of heads with a teammate during a Scottish Challenge Cup tie.^[8]

He moved on loan to Peterhead in February 2022.^[9]

In July 2022 he spoke about Hamilton's use of young players.^[10]

Want left Hamilton by mutual consent in August 2022,^[11] in order to sign for Northern Irish club Larne.^[12][13]

Career statistics

As of 29 November 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hamilton Academical	2016–17[14]	Scottish Premiership	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2017–18[15]		13	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	14	2
	2018–19[16]		10	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	12	0
	2019–20[17]		11	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	13	1
	2020–21[18]		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	2021–22[19]	Scottish Championship	6	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	11	1
	2022–23[20]		2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		55	2	1	0	10	2	2	0	68	4
Peterhead (loan)	2021–22[19]	Scottish League One	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Larne	2022–23[2]	NIFL Premiership	32	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	36	0
	2023–24[2]		11	0	0	0	1	0	4[a]	0	16	0
	2024–25[2]		11	0	0	0	1	0	8[b]	0	20	0
	Total		54	0	4	0	2	0	12	0	72	0
Career total			119	2	5	0	12	2	14	0	150	4

1. 1 appearance in the Charity Shield, 2 appearances in the UEFA Champions League, 1 appearance in the UEFA Conference League
2. Appearances in the UEFA Conference League

Honours

Larne

• NIFL Premiership (2): 2022-23,^[21] 2023-24^[22]
• County Antrim Shield: 2022-23,^[23] 2023-24^[24]