Rio Shipston
Personal information
Full name Rio Joel Shipston[1]
Date of birth (2004-11-07) 7 November 2004[2]
Place of birth Sheffield, England[2]
Position(s) Centre midfield
Team information
Current team
 Sheffield Wednesday
Number 31
Youth career
2011–2022 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Sheffield Wednesday 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:30, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Rio Joel Shipston (born 7 November 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre midfielder for Sheffield Wednesday.[3][4]

Career

Sheffield Wednesday

Shipston joined Sheffield Wednesday at the age of 7, and would make his senior debut against Leicester City U21 on 18 October 2022[5] before signing his first pro contract on 14 December 2022.[6][7] Manager Darren Moore would say “He’s got wonderful size, good awareness, and he reads the play really well. He’s developing his power, too.” during his debut season about him.[8] He made his first league appearance against Cambridge United on 2 January 2023, coming off the bench in a 5-0 win.[9] Following injuries in the squad, he would join the first team for the remainder of the season along with fellow youngsters Adam Alimi-Adetoro and Sean Fusire who have all made their debut during the season.[10]

Personal life

Born in England, Shipston is of Indian descent.[11]

Career statistics

As of 6 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield Wednesday 2022–23[12] League One 3000001[lower-alpha 1]040
2023–24[13] Championship 0010000010
Career total 3010001050
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "EFL Professional Retain List 2021-22" (PDF). English Football League. p. 65. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 "R. Shipston". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "First team profiles - Sheffield Wednesday". www.swfc.co.uk.
  4. ↑ https://www.swfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/midfielder/rio-shipston/
  5. ↑ ""It's about time.." Owls mulling over loan possibilities – but focus is on following Liam Palmer's lead". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Shipston signs maiden Owls contract". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday announce new contract for 'high-level' midfield man". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "'They're all Wednesdayites' – Sheffield Wednesday expecting to sort out starlet's contract shortly". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Report: Wednesday 5-0 Cambridge". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Trio added to Sheffield Wednesday first team for 'rest of the season' as Owls hunt League One title". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "Rio Shipston - Midfielder - Under-21 profiles - Sheffield Wednesday". www.swfc.co.uk.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Rio Shipston in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Rio Shipston in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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