Jonjo Shelvey (born 27 February 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL Championship club Burnley.

A month after joining Newcastle, he was made the team's stand-in captain in the absence of Fabricio Coloccini, as the season ended with relegation.

He became Charlton's youngest-ever player,[10] at the age of 16 years and 59 days – beating the previous holder, Paul Konchesky.

[12] On 3 January 2009, Shelvey became Charlton's youngest-ever goal-scorer, with a strike against Norwich City in the third round of the FA Cup, opening a 1–1 draw.

Despite interest from several Premier League clubs, on 27 February, his 17th birthday, Shelvey signed his first professional contract with Charlton.

[13][14] Later that month, he scored in consecutive matches, 2–2 home draws against Blackpool and Cardiff City; the season ended with relegation to League One.

[17] On 24 October, Shelvey made his Premier League debut against Blackburn Rovers at Anfield, coming on for the final stages in place of Raul Meireles in the Reds' 2–1 win.

[21] On 30 November 2011, he was recalled by Liverpool due to injury problems within the team, mainly surrounding Steven Gerrard and Lucas Leiva, with the latter set to miss the remainder of the season.

[30] He finished the Europa League group stage with four goals, adding one each in a home defeat to Udinese on 4 October,[31] and a draw with Young Boys on 22 November.

[33] He scored a goal on 26 April 2014 in a 4–1 defeat of Aston Villa; from Brad Guzan's clearance, Shelvey "controlled the ball with one touch before propelling it over the back-pedalling American's head and into the net.

[36] The day before the Liverpool match, Swansea manager Garry Monk criticised Shelvey's disciplinary record, telling him to "wise up" and put a stop to an accumulation of yellow cards earned through "laziness".

[40][41] Four days later he made his debut in a 2–1 Premier League victory over West Ham United, the first win for the club in seven matches.

[43] While Newcastle were on a training break in La Manga on 20 February, manager Steve McClaren announced that Shelvey had been made the team's captain.

[44] He served the role as Fabricio Coloccini stayed out through a calf injury, and said that he wanted to help the club avoid relegation;[45] they were unsuccessful in that aim.

[47] During the 2016–17 season, which saw Newcastle promoted to the Premier League, he made 47 appearances in all competitions, and scored five goals (with three of them coming against Queens Park Rangers).

[51] Over the course of the season, he made 32 appearances in all competitions, during which time he scored twice, against Leicester City in the league and against Luton Town in the FA Cup.

In the 2020–21 season, Shelvey continued to alternate between the centre and defensive midfield positions, making 32 appearances in all competitions.

[59][60] Prior to the 2021–22 season, Shelvey struggled to shake off a calf injury in time for the club's opening fixture against West Ham United.

[65] On 22 January 2022, Shelvey scored a direct free-kick in an 1–0 win over Leeds United, kickstarting a seven-match unbeaten run.

Despite working hard over the summer to maintain his fitness, Shelvey suffered a hamstring injury in a pre-season match against Benfica.

[74] Despite Cooper asserting that there was no problem between them, Shelvey failed to make any further appearances, and was subsequently left out of Forest's 2023–24 pre-season training camp, not given a squad number for the new season, and made available for transfer.

Shelvey responded by saying that he had been told by under-21 manager Gareth Southgate that he would not feature in that squad, and claimed that if he had ever refused international duty he would have faced the wrath of his father.