Shaun Want (born 9 February 1997) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a defender for

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side

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Career

Raised in the

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neighbourhood of

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– reported as "in the shadow of

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" but actually about south of the national stadium – Want began his career with

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, joining the

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aged 10. In June 2019 he signed a contract extension with the ''Accies'', running until summer 2020. On 3 August 2020, Want signed a new three-year deal at Hamilton keeping him at the club until 2023. 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; however, his campaign was ended by injury in October 2020 and the club was relegated from the

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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

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in the

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. A few weeks later he suffered facial injuries after a clash of heads with a teammate during a

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in February 2022. In July 2022 he spoke about Hamilton's use of young players. Want left Hamilton by mutual consent in August 2022, in order to sign for Northern Irish club

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Career statistics

Honours

Larne *

(2): 2022-23, 2023-24 *

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: 2022-23, 2023-24

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Want, Shaun 1997 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Rutherglen Footballers from Glasgow Hamilton Academical F.C. players Peterhead F.C. players Larne F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Men's association football defenders NIFL Premiership players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen