Shaun Maloney

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shaun Maloney
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 24, 1983(1983-01-24)
Age	41
Birthplace	Miri
Country	Malaysia
Birth City	Sarawak
Horoscope	Capricorn

Shaun Maloney Biography

Shaun Maloney is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on January 24, 1983 in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia. Midfielder with attacking skills who was signed by Wigan Athletic in 2011 after three seasons playing for Celtic FC and as season with Aston Villa; became a part of the Scottish national team in 2005.

Leighton Baines ended his career with Wigan Athletic a few years before Maloney joined the team. was released by Wigan Athletic a few years before Maloney joined the club.

Shaun Richard Maloney (born 24 January 1983) is a Scottish former professional football player, who is now employed as a coach with the Belgium national team. He played for Celtic for over ten years during his playing career. Maloney also played for Aston Villa, Wigan Athletic, Chicago Fire, Hull City and the Scotland national team as an attacking midfielder or winger. Since retiring as a player, Maloney has worked for Celtic and the Belgium national team as a coach.

After joining Celtic as a trainee in 1999, Maloney made his first team debut on 29 April 2001 against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium, in a 3–0 win for Celtic. He spent the next few years trying to break into the first team, spending most of his time as a substitute. Despite not playing regularly, Maloney acquired a reputation for being a free kick specialist. Maloney did appear several times for Celtic during their run to the UEFA Cup Final in 2003, and scored in a 3–1 win over VfB Stuttgart at Parkhead in the Round of 16.

He was born within Sarawak, Malaysia, and was able to move to the hometown of his mother of Aberdeen in Scotland at the age of five.

Shaun Maloney Net Worth

Shaun Maloney is one of the richest Soccer Player from Malaysia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shaun Maloney 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played tennis and soccer from a young age, before narrowing his interests to soccer, and he joined the Celtic youth team in 1999.

He was a member of Scotland’s national team for the Under 21s. He scored six goals in his 20 games between 2002 and 2005.

Maloney was born to an English father and Scottish mother in Miri, a coastal city in north-eastern Sarawak, Malaysia, on 24 January 1983. He spent his infancy in Malaysia while his father, a helicopter pilot and armed forces veteran, worked there as a flying instructor. The family returned to Britain when Maloney was five years old, after his father accepted a job in Aberdeen, Scotland. In a 2014 interview, Maloney said: “Although I am Scottish and play for Scotland, Malaysia will always be a special part of me.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Shaun Maloney Dating?

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Maloney started his career at Celtic, playing 215 matches across all competitions and winning honours including five Scottish Premier League titles and five Scottish Cups. He was the first player to claim both the SPFA Players’ Player of the Year and the SPFA Young Player of the Year awards in the same season, doing so in 2005/06. He had a spell in the Premier League with Aston Villa, before returning for a second spell at Celtic. Maloney returned to English football in 2011 with Wigan Athletic, helping them win the 2013 FA Cup Final. Maloney then briefly played in Major League Soccer for Chicago Fire. He last played for Hull City for two seasons, before retiring due to injury in 2017. Maloney made his senior international debut for Scotland in 2005 and he went on to earn 47 caps, scoring seven goals.

Facts & Trivia

Shaun Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Malaysia. Shaun Maloney celebrates birthday on January 24 of every year.

Just before the transfer window closed on 31 January 2007, Maloney signed a pre-contract agreement with Aston Villa. Villa manager Martin O’Neill, who managed him at Celtic, was keen to bring Maloney to Villa for the second half of the season however and moments before the deadline he signed for the Midlands club for a reported fee of £1 million. He made his debut in the 2–0 defeat at Reading on 10 February 2007 On 28 April 2007, Maloney scored his first Villa goal in a victory against Man City at the City of Manchester Stadium from a free kick which was curled around the wall into the bottom right of the goal.

Where is shaun Maloney now?

Upon retiring from playing, Maloney returned to his former club Celtic as development coach for their under-20’s side before joining his former Wigan manager Roberto Martinez in 2018 as his assistant with the Belgium national side.

What age is Shaun Maloney?

39 years (January 24, 1983)

What nationality is shaun Maloney?

Nationality

How tall is Shaun Maloney?

5′ 7″

Did Shaun Maloney get sacked?

Hibernian have sacked manager Shaun Maloney after just four months in charge of the Scottish Premiership club. The 39-year-old’s departure comes after they failed to secure a top-six finish in the league and exited the Scottish Cup to Edinburgh rivals Hearts.