Lawrence Shankland

Scotland · FW

2026 World Cup squad profile

Position
FW
Squad role
Projected starter
Position rank
#3
Intl caps
18
Intl goals
4
Intl assists
1
0.45(model rating, 0–1)
7.6%

See Lawrence Shankland on the full Scotland scoring list →

Major tournament stats

TournamentMPMinGAxGShKPPrgPPrgCTklInt
Euro 2024344000.0012200
Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.
▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained
MP
Matches played in the tournament.
Min
Total minutes on the pitch.
G
Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A
Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG
Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh
Shots taken.
KP
Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP
Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC
Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl
Tackles won.
Int
Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Limited sample

Defending

Tackles won / 90
0.00
8
Interceptions / 90
0.00
18
Ball recoveries / 90
6.14
100
Blocks / 90
4.09
100
Clearances / 90
2.05
98
Pressures / 90
30.68
100

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90
4.09
83
Key passes / 90
2.05
91
Prog. carries / 90
4.09
27
Pass completion %
60.0%
2

Possession

Carries / 90
16.36
11
Dribbles / 90
0.00
2

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 66 forwards with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better. This player is below the 270-minute bar, so their own rates rest on a small sample: read the percentiles as indicative.

International profile

Lawrence Shankland has 18 caps and 4 international goals for Scotland, a FW projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Scotland →Scotland squad & model →

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