Zara Shaw

Zara Julie Shaw (born 6 June 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Liverpool. She has represented England at the youth international level.

Early life Shaw was born and raised in Liverpool. She started playing football for local team Mags, where she was the only girl, before moving on to junior team Huyton Corinthians. At the age of 7, she was scouted by Liverpool FC in a tournament. She signed for the club a year later and stayed with the Liverpool academy throughout the remainder of her youth career. Shaw balanced her football training with an education at The Prescot School.

Club career Ahead of the 2023–24 Women's Super League, Shaw had been poised to break into the Liverpool senior team. However, an ACL injury in a preseason match against Birmingham City in August 2023 sidelined her for the majority of the season. After recovering, she made her professional debut in Liverpool's last game of the season, Shaw had made 9 first-team appearances in all competitions up to that point.

International career Shaw started her youth international career in 2023, contributing to the England under-17 squad's qualification to the 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. Shaw spent much of the tournament at centre-back. It was her second ACL injury in less than two years.