Shaun Hutchinson

Shaun Matthew Hutchinson (born 23 November 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Millwall as a centre- back.

Hutchinson had played for Motherwell, Fulham and currently Millwall.

A career that has spread over 14 years, playing 6 seasons in the Scottish Premiership and 7 seasons in the Championship.

Millwall captain, and Mr. Reliable, Mr Shaun Hutchinson aka “Hutch”.

Educated at Gosforth Academy, Hutchinson signed for Motherwell from Wallsend Boys Club in 2007.

He later explained joining Motherwell, quoting: "Motherwell gave me the first offer after I left school and I was always going to take it." While growing up, Hutchinson revealed he and his family were Newcastle United supporters and were season ticket holders.

Following his move to Motherwell, his family switched their allegiance from Newcastle United to Motherwell.

He made his professional debut for Motherwell on 16 May 2009 in a league match away to Hamilton Academical.

He started in the 3–0 win.

After making his debut, Hutchinson signed a new contract for two years.

Hutchinson played in the 2009–10 Europa League second leg match against Flamurtari on 23 July 2009 and scored the sixth goal in an 8–1 win for the Steelmen.

Hutchinson made an impressive start of the season when he scored two goals in the first two matches against St Johnstone and Kilmarnock.

As a result of his good performance, Hutchinson soon attracted interests from other clubs, but Manager Jim Gannon was determined for the youngsters to stay at the club.

Hutchinson's third goal came in a 6–1 loss against Rangers on 19 December 2009, which turned out to be his last appearance of the season.

However, during the season, Manager Gannon left the club and was replaced by Craig Brown.

For Hutchinson, he suffered a huge setback in the first team, in that he only made five appearances in his first season for Motherwell.

Hutchinson stated he want to get his career on track for "the sake of his sanity."

In the 2010–11 season, Hutchinson made a recovery from the hamstring injury and made appearances as an unused substitute in the matches, though he remained injured.

Hutchinson was due to go on a one-month loan to Second Division team Ayr United in December 2010, to get match-sharpness.

However, the bad weather and match postponements led to Motherwell being forced to call off the switch.

Hutchinson forced his way back into the first team in the second half of the 2010–11 season, mainly due to the departure of first-choice centre back Mark Reynolds to Sheffield Wednesday.

Hutchinson made his first appearance of the season when Mothewell and Inverness CT drew 0–0 on 16 January 2011.

Hutchinson then scored his first goal of the season on 2 April 2011, in a 2–1 win over Aberdeen.

After scoring his first goal of the season, Hutchinson said the goal against Aberdeen put a last laugh on Craig Brown after being overlooked by him the previous season and the start of the season.

He helped Motherwell to the final of the 2011 Scottish Cup but they lost the match 3–0 against Celtic.

Hutchinson revealed that he never expected to play in the final and couldn't stop smiling.

On 2 June 2011, Hutchinson signed a two-year extension to his contract, tying him to Motherwell until 2014.

Hutchinson was later grateful to Brown's successor Stuart McCall for giving a first team opportunity and fill in the boots of Reynolds.

In the 2011–12 season, Hutchinson played five games at the start of the season before suffering a Malleolar injury for four weeks when he sustained it during a match against Celtic and had to be substituted in the first half on 9 September 2011.

Days later, it was announced that Hutchinson faced two months out.

He made his return, in a match against Inverness CT, on 28 October 2011, where he scored and set up a goal for Keith Lasley, which was a win for Motherwell.

Hutchinson became more regularly in the first team and then scored his second goal of the season, in the last 16 of Scottish Cup, in a 6–0 win over Greenock Morton.

Despite the transfer speculation, Hutchinson signed a three-year contract with the club that would keep him until 2012.

In May 2012, Hutchinson was awarded Young Player of the Month for April.

Hutchinson would make thirty-three appearances in all competitions.

Following the retirement of central-defense partner Stephen Craigan, Hutchinson began to realise he did not need Craigan around him, having grown up and taken responsibility.

Hutchinson was also named in the Team of the Season by various journalists of the Daily Record.

In the 2012–13 season, Hutchinson faced a setback that could have prevented his playing in the Champions League after injuring his groin in the club's pre-season training and he feared he could be out of action for two months.

Hutchinson made his return in a friendly match and then made his Champions League debut against Panathinaikos in the third qualifying round.

In 2017, Hutchinson told Millwall that he and his partner had their first child together, which was a baby daughter, two days before Christmas of 2016.