Marian Shved


Marian Vasylyovych Shved is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Celtic.

Career

Karpaty Lviv

Born in Mykolaiv, Lviv Oblast, Shved is a product of the FC Karpaty Lviv youth system, where he joined at the age of seven. His first trainer was Vasyl Leskiv.
Shved made his debut for Karpaty in a game against FC Metalurh Donetsk on 1 March 2015 in the Ukrainian Premier League, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–1 draw in Kiev's Obolon Arena. On 26 April, he scored his first goals, one in each half of a 4–1 home win over Olimpik Donetsk.

Sevilla

On 5 August 2015, at just the age of 18, Shved signed a five-year contract with Spanish club Sevilla, but was sent to the reserve team Sevilla Atlético to develop. He turned down fellow Spaniards Valencia CF to sign for the Andalusians, also being attracted by the presence of compatriot Yevhen Konoplyanka in the team.
He played six games for the youth team in the season's UEFA Youth League, scoring the only goal of a win at Juventus in the group stage on 30 September 2015.
On 4 October 2015, Shved made his senior debut for Sevilla Atlético, replacing José Amo for the final eleven minutes of a 1–1 draw at UD Marbella.

Return to Karpaty Lviv

Shved returned to Karpaty Lviv in 2017.
He won the UPL Player of the Month for March of 2019. Shved finished 2018–19 with 15 goals and 4 assists in 26 appearances.

Celtic

In January 2019, he signed a long-term contract with Celtic and was immediately loaned back to the Ukrainian side. In May 2019, Shved returned to Glasgow to begin training with his new teammates ahead of the 2019–20 season. Shved scored on his Celtic debut in a 2-0 away win over Nõmme Kalju FC in the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League coming on as a substitute and scoring in injury time with a powerful strike from the edge of the penalty area.

International career

Shved played for Ukraine at under-16 level and has represented the country up to under-19. He made his debut for the senior squad on 20 November 2018 in a friendly against Turkey, as a 77th-minute substitute for Viktor Tsyhankov.

Personal life

Shved is the oldest son of Vasyl Shved, who played as a forward.

Career statistics

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