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James William Shea (born 16 June 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Luton Town.


Career

Arsenal
Born in , Greater London, Shea joined Arsenal's youth team in August 2007. In 2009, he won both the Premier Academy League and FA Youth Cup.

Shea joined League One club Southampton on a month-long loan in February 2011 to act as cover for the injured Bartosz Białkowski. However, he was recalled after eight days by Arsenal without making an appearance.

Shea was sent out on loan to League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge for the 2011–12 season. He made his debut as a substitute for in the match against Macclesfield Town at . Despite getting a yellow card for wasting time, he helped his team to win their first league match of the season by scoreline of 1–0.

He was recalled from his loan by Arsenal on 5 December 2011. On 18 September 2012, he was on the bench because of injuries to Wojciech Szczęsny and Łukasz Fabiański for a UEFA Champions League match against . On 30 June 2013, he was released along with nine other young players at Arsenal.


Non-League
After a short spell with Needham Market of Division One North, in October 2013 Shea signed for Premier Division club Harrow Borough, where he played 36 matches, with 32 of these in the league.


AFC Wimbledon
Shea joined League Two club on a free transfer on 4 July 2014.

Shea was Wimbledon's regular goalkeeper during the 2014–15 season and at the start of the 2015–16 season, but was replaced by loan signings when he was injured, and was not able to regain his place. He was on the substitutes' bench for all of the matches of the League Two play-offs of 2016 where Wimbledon reached the final and eventually won 2–0 against Plymouth Argyle at thus securing the club's promotion to League One.


Luton Town
On 3 July 2017, Shea joined Luton Town on a one-year contract. He played for the club throughout their journey up the leagues, culminating with a Premier League debut on 19 May 2024. On 24 May 2024, the club said it had exercised an option to extend his contract.


International experience
In August 2010, Shea trained with the England squad at Arsenal's London Colney training ground because of an injury to .


Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Arsenal2010–110
2011–12Premier League0
2012–13Premier League0
Southampton (loan)2010–11League One0
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)2011–12League Two0
Needham Market2013–14 Division One North0
Harrow Borough2013–14 Premier Division0
2014–15League Two0
2015–16League Two0
2016–17League One0
Luton Town2017–18League Two0
2018–19League One0
2019–200
2020–21Championship0
2021–22Championship0
2022–23Championship0
2023–24Premier League0


Honours
Arsenal
  • Premier Academy League: 2008–09
  • FA Youth Cup: 2008–09

AFC Wimbledon

  • Football League Two play-offs: 2016

Luton Town

  • EFL Championship play-offs: 2023
  • EFL League One: 2018–19
  • EFL League Two runner-up: 2017–18
    (2025). 9781472261069, Headline Publishing Group.

Individual

  • Harrow Borough Player of the Year: 2013–14
  • EFL League One Golden Glove: 2018–19


External links
  • Profile at the Luton Town F.C. website

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