Chris Shields, Defensive Midfield at Linfield

Defensive Midfield · Midfielder

#5 Chris Shields

Linfield Premiership · Northern Ireland

Date of birth / Age: 27 Dec 1990 (35)
Height · Weight: 1.86 m · 70 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Defensive Midfield
Citizenship: Ireland · born in Ireland Republic
Joined club: 1 Jul 2021
Contract until: 2027

Date of birth / Age: 27 Dec 1990 (35)
Height · Weight: 1.86 m · 70 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Defensive Midfield
Citizenship: Irelandborn in Ireland Republic
Joined club: 1 Jul 2021
Contract until: 2027

Season 2026/27

Appearances: 7
Starting eleven: 7
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Yellow cards: 3
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 648

Starting eleven100%

7 of 7 appearances

Minutes played648

93 per appearance

Goal involvement0

0 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

250 matches · since 2015

CBCMDM

Position	Apps	G	A
Defensive Midfield	161	19	1
Central Midfield	48	4	2
Centre-Back	41	5	1

How he compares

TSH benchmarks · central midfielders with 900+ minutes

World rank: #2885; central midfielder in the world by TSH Score
In his age group: #866; among central midfielders aged 30+
In his league: 74%; of Premiership central midfielders rank below him

Career stats

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Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/27	Premiership	Linfield	5	5	0	0	2	0	0	468
2026/27	UEFA Europa Conference League - Qualification	Linfield	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	180
2025/26	Premiership	Linfield	5	5	1	0	1	0	0	432
2025/26	UEFA Europa Conference League - Qualification	Linfield	6	6	0	–	1	–	0	540
2025/26	UEFA Champions League - Qualification	Linfield	1	1	1	–	0	–	0	90
2024/25	Premiership	Linfield	35	33	3	0	7	0	0	2,937
2024/25	UEFA Europa Conference League	Linfield	2	2	0	–	0	–	1	182
2023/24	Premiership	Linfield	26	24	7	2	3	0	0	2,139
2023/24	UEFA Europa Conference League	Linfield	4	4	0	–	0	–	0	360
2023/24	Irish Cup	Linfield	3	1	1	–	0	–	0	185
2022/23	Premiership	Linfield	35	31	6	0	9	0	0	2,798
2022/23	UEFA Champions League	Linfield	4	4	0	–	2	–	0	390
2022/23	UEFA Europa Conference League	Linfield	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2022/23	Irish Cup	Linfield	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	210
2022/23	UEFA Europa League	Linfield	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2021/22	Premiership	Linfield	33	32	6	0	7	0	0	2,829
2021/22	UEFA Europa Conference League	Linfield	3	3	0	–	1	–	0	270
2021/22	UEFA Champions League	Linfield	2	2	1	–	1	–	0	180
2021	Premier Division	Dundalk	16	16	3	1	5	0	0	1,404
2020/21	UEFA Europa League	Dundalk	8	8	1	–	3	–	0	700
2020	FAI Cup	Dundalk	4	4	0	–	1	–	0	390
2020/21	UEFA Champions League	Dundalk	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	82
2021	FAI President's Cup	Dundalk	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	120
2020	Premier Division	Dundalk	17	16	0	0	5	0	0	1,464
2019/20	UEFA Champions League	Dundalk	4	4	0	–	1	–	0	316
2019/20	UEFA Europa League	Dundalk	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	180
2019	Premier Division	Dundalk	29	28	0	0	7	0	0	2,534
2018/19	UEFA Europa League	Dundalk	4	4	0	–	1	–	0	360
2019	FAI President's Cup	Dundalk	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	90
2018	Premier Division	Dundalk	33	30	3	0	5	0	0	2,683
2017	FAI Cup	Dundalk	3	1	0	–	0	–	0	87
2017/18	UEFA Champions League	Dundalk	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	210
2017	Premier Division	Dundalk	26	20	0	0	5	0	0	1,874
2016/17	UEFA Champions League	Dundalk	5	3	0	–	0	–	0	305
2016/17	UEFA Europa League	Dundalk	5	4	0	–	1	–	0	371
2017	League Cup	Dundalk	3	2	0	–	1	–	0	228
2016	Premier Division	Dundalk	25	17	0	0	2	2	0	1,519
2016	FAI Cup	Dundalk	4	4	0	–	1	–	0	325
2015/16	UEFA Champions League	Dundalk	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	124
2016	FAI President's Cup	Dundalk	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	90
2016	League Cup	Dundalk	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2015	Premier Division	Dundalk	30	23	0	0	5	0	0	2,095
2014/15	UEFA Europa League	Dundalk	3	3	0	–	1	–	0	253
2015	FAI Cup	Dundalk	3	2	0	–	1	–	0	225
2015	FAI President's Cup	Dundalk	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2014	Premier Division	Dundalk	28	27	0	–	4	–	0	2,271
2014	Setanta Cup	Dundalk	4	4	1	–	2	–	0	344
2014	League Cup	Dundalk	2	0	0	–	0	–	0	80
2014	FAI Cup	Dundalk	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	180
2013	Premier Division	Dundalk	19	14	1	–	4	–	1	1,316
2012	Play-offs 1/2	Dundalk	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2013	FAI Cup	Dundalk	2	2	0	–	1	–	1	121
2012	Premier Division	Dundalk	26	26	2	–	8	–	1	2,340
2012	FAI Cup	Dundalk	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	270
2012	League Cup	Dundalk	2	2	0	–	2	–	0	210
2011	Premier Division	Bray Wanderers	29	29	1	–	5	–	0	2,495
2010	Play-offs 1/2	Bray Wanderers	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	210
2011	FAI Cup	Bray Wanderers	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	51
2010	Premier Division	Bray Wanderers	30	26	1	–	2	–	1	2,509
2010	First Division	Bray Wanderers	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	46
2010	FAI Cup	Bray Wanderers	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2009	Premier Division	Bray Wanderers	30	25	1	–	1	–	0	2,404

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Career total · all competitions			589	527	40	3^*	117	2^*	5	47,816

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Premier Division	338	12	1
Premiership	139	23	2
FAI Cup	23	0	–
UEFA Europa League	23	1	–
UEFA Champions League	20	1	–
UEFA Europa Conference League	11	0	–
League Cup	8	0	–
UEFA Europa Conference League - Qualification	8	0	–
Irish Cup	5	1	–
FAI President's Cup	4	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 26 Oct 2026.

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Jul 2021 Jul 2021 · Transfer Dundalk Linfield Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2012 Jan 2012 · Free Transfer Bray Wanderers Dundalk Free Transfer

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