Shaleum Narval Logan (born 29 January 1988) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
He began his career in the Premier League with Manchester City and played on loan at Grimsby Town, Scunthorpe United, Stockport County and Tranmere Rovers before signing for League One side Brentford in 2011. He joined Aberdeen in 2014, initially on loan, and he made over 250 appearances for the club over a seven year-spell before moving on to Heart of Midlothian and Cove Rangers. After two years with the club he retired from professional football.
Born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England, Logan was a product of the Manchester City youth academy since 2000 and progressed both through the academy and reserve side. He first came into prominence after impressing during the U18s run to the 2005–06 FA Youth Cup final. Ahead of the 2006–07 season, Logan’s first team breakthrough occurred when he was given a number thirty–eight shirt.
Ahead of the 2007–08 season, Logan was called up to the Manchester City’s first team for the pre–season tour by manager Sven-Göran Eriksson. On 18 July 2007, he started in the club’s friendly match against Örgryte IS, playing 56 minutes before being substituted, in a 4–1 win. After the match, Logan’s performance was praised by Sven-Göran Eriksson. On 28 August 2007, he signed a three-year contract with Manchester City. The next day on 29 August 2007, Logan made his first-team debut in the 2–1 League Cup second round victory over Bristol City, becoming the 23rd graduate of the club’s Academy to play for the senior side. On 25 September 2007, he made a second appearance in the next round against Norwich City, starting once again, in a 1–0 win. After being recalled by the club, Logan appeared as an unused substitute, in a 3–2 loss against Fulham on 26 April 2008.
Ahead of the 2008–09 season, Logan switched number shirt from thirty–eight to thirty. Having played for Manchester City’s first team on the substitute and playing for the club’s reserves, he made his Premier League debut for Manchester City in a 2–0 away defeat to Portsmouth on 14 February 2009, starting the game and playing the full 90 minutes. This turned out to be his only appearance of the 2008–09 season.
In the 2010–11 season, Logan was a surprise inclusion in Manchester City's 25-man Premier League squad, making him City's 11th Englishman and 12th home-grown player in the list in September 2010. However, he continued to spend the rest of 2010–11 season, playing the club’s reserve. Logan was released at the end of the 2010–11 season, having made just three first team appearances.
Loan spells from Manchester City
On 11 October 2007, Logan joined League Two club Grimsby Town on a one-month loan. The next day on 12 October 2007, he scored a goal on his debut for the club by "carrying the ball forward to the edge of the box before unleashing a drive into the bottom corner from 18 yards on 17 minutes", in a 2–1 loss against Rochdale. After suffering a knock, Logan quickly recovered in time to start against Bradford City on 27 October 2007 and scored in the 49th minute, in a 2–1 win. He made five appearances for Grimsby Town before returning to his parent club.
On his return to Manchester City, Logan was immediately loaned out to Scunthorpe United, again for a month. The next day on 10 November 2007, he made his debut for the club, starting the whole game, in a 1–0 loss against Blackpool. Logan made four appearances for Scunthorpe United before returning to his parent club.
On 22 February 2008, Logan joined Stockport County on a one-month loan. The next day on 23 February 2008, he made his debut for the club, starting the whole game, in a 2–0 win against Accrington Stanley. Logan became a first team regular for Stockport County until he returned to Manchester City after being recalled by his parent club. By the time Logan was recalled by his parent club, he made seven appearances in all competitions.
On 24 July 2009, Logan joined Tranmere Rovers on loan until the end of the 2009–10 season, after signing a new contract at Manchester City. He made his debut for the club, starting the whole game, in a 2–0 loss against Yeovil Town in the opening game of the season. In a follow–up match against Gillingham, Logan played a role in a match when he provided a double assist for John Welsh and Ian Thomas-Moore in a 4–2 win. However, in a match against Carlisle United, on 5 September 2009, Logan received a red card for a second bookable offence, in a 3–0 loss. After serving a one match suspension, he returned to the starting line–up, in a 2–1 loss against Exeter City on 19 September 2009. Since the start of the 2009–10 season, Logan then established himself in the starting eleven, playing in the right–back position. After missing two matches due to a groin injury, he returned to the starting line–up and set up the only goal of the game, in a 1–0 win against Leyton Orient in the first round FA Cup replay to send Tranmere Rovers through to the next round. In a follow–up match against Southend United, Logan set up the club’s second goal of the season, in a 2–0 win. He helped Tranmere Rovers keep three clean sheets in the league on 19 December 2009, 28 December 2009 and 20 January 2010 against Bristol Rovers, Carlisle United and Oldham Athletic respectively. After serving a two match suspension, Logan returned to the first team, coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute, in a 4–1 loss against Leeds United on 9 March 2010. However, he underwent an operation on his hernia and was out for a month. On 24 April 2010, Logan made his return from injury, starting the whole game, in a 1–1 draw against Colchester United. After expressing optimism that the club can avoid relegation, he started the last game of the season against Stockport County and helped Tranmere Rovers win 3–0 to avoid relegation. At the end of the 2009–10 season, Logan made thirty–nine appearances in all competitions. Following this, he returned to his parent club after completing his loan spell at the Rovers.
In the summer of 2010 Logan went on trial at Doncaster Rovers and Sheffield United. playing in friendly matches. On 23 November 2010, Logan played as a trialist for Watford in a reserve team game against local rivals Luton Town, but the club opted against signing him.
With his contract expiring at the end of the 2010–11 season, Logan was told by the Manchester City’s management that he can leave the club. Logan joined Brentford on 24 June 2011, the League One side being managed by former Manchester City player Uwe Rösler. On his move to Brentford, there was a clause to automatically extend his contract for a further year if he played a certain number of games.
Logan made his debut for the club, starting the whole game, against Yeovil Town in the opening game of the season and scored from 12 yards for his first goal, in a 2–0 win. Following a 2–1 win over Exeter City on 16 August 2011, he had to have a scan on his ankle despite wearing a protective boot. After the ankle scan, Logan was out for two months. On 12 October 2011, he recovered from his injury and returned to training.
On 25 October 2011, Logan made his return from injury, starting the whole game, in a 1–0 loss against Stevenage. On 7 November 2011, he scored his second goal of the season, in a 6–0 win against AFC Bournemouth in the last 16 of the EFL Trophy to help Brentford advance to the next round. However, during a match against Charlton Athletic on 19 November 2011, Logan suffered a concussion after colliding with his own goalkeeper Richard Lee and was taken off on a stretcher in the 63rd minute, in a 1–0 loss. After the match, he was taken to Charing Cross Hospital for CT scans and observation. But he recovered and returned to the starting line–up, in a 2–1 win against Rochdale on 26 November 2011. After missing three matches in early–January, Logan made his return to the starting line–up and helped he club win 5–2 against Wycombe Wanderers on 28 January 2012. After missing three matches due to his fitness issues, he returned to the starting line–up, in a 2–0 loss against Sheffield United on 10 March 2012.