Khadija Monifa "Bunny" Shaw CD (born 31 January 1997) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester City and captains the Jamaica national team.
Widely considered to be one of the best strikers in the world,[2][3][4] she is Manchester City's all-time top goalscorer,[5] Jamaica's all-time top goalscorer for both women and men,[6] holds the record for most hat tricks in the WSL, and was awarded CONCACAF Player of the Year in 2022.
Shaw previously played for Division 1 club Bordeaux, became top scorer in the 2020–21 season, and was twice awarded Player of the Month.
[7] She was named to the All-SEC first team in both her seasons with Tennessee and was awarded SEC Offensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2018.
[11] She decided against entering into the NWSL Draft after college in order to look at overseas options in Europe and Asia.
[23][24][25] On 17 June 2021, Manchester City announced that they had signed Shaw from Bordeaux on a three-year deal.
Shaw went on to claim a winners medal as Manchester City triumphed, defeating Chelsea 3–1 in the League Cup final.
[31] She later scored four goals in Manchester City's 7–2 win over Brighton & Hove Albion in the Super League.
Shaw had her breakout year in her second season with the club as she established herself as the first choice striker following Ellen White's retirement.
[28] On 12 March 2023, Shaw scored a brace in a 2–1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion taking her tally to 26 goals in 22 games with seven WSL games to go, becoming Manchester City's highest-scoring women's player in a single season and breaking Nikita Parris' record of 24 goals in the 2018–19 season.
[38] She missed out on the Super League Golden Boot by two goals to Rachel Daly, after leading the top scorer charts for majority of the season.
[50] Khadija Shaw has been named the Professional Footballers' Association women's player of the year.
[54][55] On 21 November 2024, Shaw's two goals against Hammarby in the Champions League made her the club's all-time top goalscorer in the competition.
[59] Shaw made her senior international debut on 23 August 2015, scoring twice in a 6–0 victory over the Dominican Republic in an Olympic qualifying game.