Personal information | |||
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Full name | Liam Shephard[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 22 November 1994||
Place of birth | Pentre, Wales | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Salford City | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2011 | Cardiff City | ||
2011–2013 | Swansea City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
2015 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 20 | (0) |
2016 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 38 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Peterborough United | 24 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Forest Green Rovers | 58 | (6) |
2020–2021 | Newport County | 42 | (2) |
2021– | Salford City | 56 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Wales U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:53, 17 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:11, 17 November 2015 (UTC) |
Liam Shephard (born 22 November 1994) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL League Two club Salford City.
Shephard grew up in Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taf. He is son of former footballer Garry Shephard.[3]
Shephard joined Swansea City from Cardiff City in the summer of 2011, and progressed through Swansea City's Academy.[4] Shephard signed his first professional deal with Swansea at the start of the 2013–14 season.[5] Shephard broke into the first-team squad in the first half of the 2014–15 season, and was included on the bench for four Premier League matches and two cup games.[6] Shephard was rewarded for his progress with a new 2+1⁄2-year contract until June 2017.[7]
On 17 January 2015, Shephard joined League One team Yeovil Town on a youth loan deal and made his professional debut three days later against Preston North End.[8][9] Yeovil later extended the loan until the end of the season.[10] Shephard went on to make 20 appearances for the Glovers and was awarded Young Player of the Year, as Yeovil were relegated to League Two.[11]
Shephard made his first team debut for Swansea City in the FA Cup against Oxford United, on 10 January 2016, in a 3–2 third round defeat.[12]
On 24 March 2016, Shephard returned to Yeovil Town on a month loan deal.[13] Initially brought in as cover for fellow Swansea loanee Connor Roberts, Shephard started six matches all in a defensive midfield role as he helped Yeovil to avoid relegation.[14]
On 1 July 2016, Shephard joined Yeovil Town for a third time on a six-month loan deal.[15]
Upon his return from his loan spell with Yeovil, Shephard was released by Swansea at the end of the 2016–17 season.[16]
On 10 July 2017, Shephard signed for League One club Peterborough United on a two-year contract.[17]
On 28 June 2018, Shephard joined League Two club Forest Green Rovers for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract.[18] Shephard was released by Forest Green Rovers at the end of the 2019–20 season.[19]
On 2 September 2020 Shephard joined Newport County on a one-year contract.[20] He made his debut for Newport on 5 September 2020 in the 2-0 EFL Cup win against Swansea City.[21] He scored his first goal for Newport on 19 September 2020 in the League Two 2–1 win against Barrow.[22] Shephard played for Newport in the League Two playoff final at Wembley Stadium on 31 May 2021 which Newport lost to Morecambe, 1-0 after a 107th-minute penalty.[23]
In June 2021 Shephard rejected a contract extension at Newport and signed a two-year contract at Salford City.[24] In June 2023 Shephard extended his Salford contract until the end of the 2024-25 season.[25]
Shephard was called up to Wales under-21 squad to face Bulgaria in March 2015.[26] Later in the qualification campaign, Shephard made his debut in a 2–1 win over Armenia.[27]
Shephard is primarily a right-back but can also play at centre-back.[28]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Swansea City | 2014–15[29] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2015–16[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2016–17[30] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Yeovil Town (loan) | 2014–15[29] | League One | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
2015–16[14] | League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
2016–17[30] | League Two | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 46 | 1 | |
Total | 64 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 1 | ||
Peterborough United | 2017–18[31] | League One | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 30 | 0 |
Forest Green Rovers | 2018–19[32] | League Two | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 44 | 5 |
2019–20[33] | League Two | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
Total | 58 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 7 | ||
Newport County | 2020–21[34] | League Two | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 52 | 2 |
Salford City | 2021–22[35] | League Two | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 38 | 3 |
2022–23[36] | League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
Career total | 229 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 266 | 13 |