{{Short description|English footballer (born 1987)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}} {{Use British English|date=April 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Liam Shotton | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1987|05|28}} | birth_place = England | height = | position = Striker | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2007–2008 | years2 = 2008–2009 | years3 = 2009–2011 | years4 = 2011–2012 | years5 = 2012 | years6 = 2013–2014 | years7 = 2014–2015 | years8 = 2015–2016 | years9 = 2016 | years10 = 2017-2019 | years11 = 2019–2024 | years12 = 2025 | clubs1 = Kidsgrove Athletic | clubs2 = Nantwich Town | clubs3 = Kidsgrove Athletic | clubs4 = Stafford Rangers | clubs5 = Kidsgrove Athletic | clubs6 = Hougang United | clubs7 = Leek Town | clubs8 = Nantwich Town List of football clubs in Singapore | clubs9 = Singapore Cricket Club | clubs10 = Tiong Bahru FC | clubs11 = Singapore FC<ref>{{cite web |url=https://singaporefootballclub.com/player/liam-shotton/ |title= Singapore FC - 14 Liam Shotton |publisher=Singapore FC |access-date=2 Jun 2025 }}</ref> | clubs12 = Jungfrau Punggol FC | caps1 = 17 | caps2 = 31 | caps3 = 27 | caps4 = 18 | caps5 = 29 | caps6 = 24 | caps7 = 25 | caps8 = 30 | caps9 = 33 | caps11 = 17 | goals1 = 9 | goals2 = 15 | goals3 = 14 | goals4 = 8 | goals5 = 7 | goals6 = 10 | goals7 = 19 | goals8 = 18 | goals9 = 30 | goals11 = 22 | goals12 = 4 }} '''Liam Shotton''' (born 28 May 1987) is an English footballer who plays as a striker. He plays for Jungfrau Punggol FC in the Singapore Football League Division 1, whicih is the second tier of Singapore football.
==Career== After playing in non-League football in England, Shotton joined S. League side Hougang United in January 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hgfc.com.sg/hougang-will-be-playing-their-first-game-in-2013/|title=Hougang will be playing their first game in 2013|website=hgfc.com.sg|date=18 January 2013|accessdate=5 February 2019|archive-date=1 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101205701/http://www.hgfc.com.sg/hougang-will-be-playing-their-first-game-in-2013/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He went on to make 28 appearances in all competitions for Hougang, scoring five times.<ref>{{Soccerway|liam-shotton/214099}}</ref>
Shotton won National Football League Division One Player of the Year and received the prize at FAS Nite 2019 on 31 October 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fas.org.sg/faris-ramli-spl-player-of-the-year-fas-nite-2019-recognises-seasons-best/ |title=Faris Ramli named SPL Player of the Year as FAS Nite 2019 recognises season's best |date=31 Oct 2019 |publisher=FAS}}</ref>
==Personal life== He is the elder brother of Hanley Town player/manager Ryan Shotton.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/get-to-know-ryan-shotton|title=Get To Know Ryan Shotton|publisher=Middlesbrough F.C.|date=30 August 2017|accessdate=5 February 2019}}</ref>
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