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{{Short description|Trinidad and Tobago footballer (born 1969)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Shaka Hislop<br /><small>[[Chaconia Medal|CM]]</small>
| image = Shaka Hislop (ESPN Soccer analyst, former Trinidad & Tobago goalkeeper) celebrates the one year mark before the FIFA World Cup matches in Boston during June 11, 2025 event at Nickerson Field at Boston University (54617742148-1).jpg
| caption = Hislop in 2025
| fullname = Neil Shaka Hislop
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|2|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[London Borough of Hackney|Hackney]], [[London]], England
| height = 1.93 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players |publisher=FIFA |page=29 |date=21 March 2014 |access-date=4 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}</ref>
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| collegeyears1 = 1987–1991 | college1 = [[Howard Bison men's soccer|Howard Bison]]
| years1 = 1992–1995 | clubs1 = [[Reading F.C.|Reading]]                   | caps1 = 104 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1995–1998 | clubs2 = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] | caps2 = 53  | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1998–2002 | clubs3 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]   | caps3 = 105 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2002–2005 | clubs4 = [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]             | caps4 = 93  | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2005–2006 | clubs5 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]   | caps5 = 16  | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2006–2007 | clubs6 = [[FC Dallas]]                              | caps6 = 10  | goals6 = 0
| totalcaps = 381 | totalgoals = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1998      | nationalteam1 = [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]]            | nationalcaps1 = 1  | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1999–2006 | nationalteam2 = [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] | nationalcaps2 = 26 | nationalgoals2 = 0
}}

'''Neil Shaka Hislop''' [[Chaconia Medal|CM]] (born 22 February 1969) is a [[association football|football]] [[sports commentator|commentator]] and former player who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. Born in England, he played for the [[England national under-21 football team|England under-21 team]] before representing [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] at senior international level.

Hislop spent majority of his playing career in the top division in England where he was a part of the [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] team which finished second in the [[Premier League]] for two successive seasons under [[Kevin Keegan]]. Before this, he played for [[Reading F.C.|Reading]], where he was on the losing side in the [[1994–95 Football League#First Division#Play-offs|First Division play-offs]] despite finishing second overall (the only occasion on which second place was not an automatic promotion position). He later played for [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] in two spells (receiving an [[FA Cup]] runners-up medal during his second season in 2006) and also for [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] (where he won the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] in 2002–03).

Hislop was eligible to play for both [[England national football team|England]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]]. He initially played for the [[England national under-21 football team|England under-21 team]] and was on the bench for a full international against [[Chile national football team|Chile]], but in the end opted to play for Trinidad and Tobago. A dispute with the national team ruled him out of contention for several years, but he returned to play and starred in the country's first ever World Cup appearance in [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]].

Hislop is now working for sports news and broadcasting service [[ESPN]] where he is most often seen as a commentator on [[ESPN FC]]. He had also briefly worked as a goalkeeping coach for the football team at [[Quinnipiac University]].

==Club career==
===Early career===
At an early age, Hislop wanted to be a [[Forward (association football)|striker]], but was put as [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] as he was the tallest player on his team. He eventually grew to just under 6'5" in height.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKI0QN6Y-W0?t=811|title=Extra Time - ESPN FC|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> After graduating from [[Saint Mary's College, Trinidad and Tobago|St. Mary's College]] in [[Trinidad]], Hislop earned a scholarship to play [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] at [[Howard University]] in the United States and led his team to the [[NCAA]] Final as a freshman starter. He graduated from Howard with honours with a [[Academic degree|degree]] in Mechanical Engineering. During this time, he interned at [[NASA]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=McCambridge |first1=Ed |title=Exclusive: Shaka Hislop recalls working at NASA before becoming a Premier League goalkeeper |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/exclusive-shaka-hislop-recalls-working-at-nasa-before-becoming-a-premier-league-goalkeeper |website=[[FourFourTwo]] |access-date=21 August 2024 |date=17 November 2021}}</ref>

===Reading===
Shortly after graduating, Hislop was spotted by a scout from [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] at a friendly indoor match against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] of the [[Premier League]]. He went on to sign professional forms with Reading for the [[1992–93 in English football|1992–93 season]] and remained there for two more years. While there, he established himself as a firm fan favourite after an uncertain start, twice earning the club's "Player of the Year" award. He was instrumental in Reading's rise from the third tier of English football to the brink of the [[Premier League]], where he narrowly missed out on promotion following a 4–3 defeat to [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] in the 1995 play-off final,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royals.org/matdoc/290595.html|title=Match Report from 94/95 Play-off Final}}</ref> and was voted the club's Player of the Season in 1994–95. Hislop was one of many Reading players to move that summer of 1995, signing with [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] for £1.575 million. In a poll to compile Reading's greatest-ever XI, Hislop was voted the best [[goalkeeper (football)|goalkeeper]] with 46.7% of the vote ahead of [[Steve Death]] and [[Marcus Hahnemann]].<ref>{{cite news | date=22 August 2005 | url=http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~702820,00.html | title=Revealed – The Royals' best-ever XI as voted for by fans on this site | publisher=Reading FC | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413072229/http://www.readingfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10306~702820%2C00.html | archive-date=13 April 2008}}</ref>  He was also voted joint third along with Death in a poll to decide the club's 'Player of the Millennium'.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}

===Newcastle United===
Hislop's first season at [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] was spent battling with incumbent goalkeeper [[Pavel Srníček]] for the starting role. After starting strongly and being the starter through until December 1995, Hislop suffered an injury against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] that allowed Srníček to regain the starting role.<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/petrescu-mans-bridge-of-highs-1525106.html
|title=Petrescu mans Bridge of highs
|publisher=Independent
|date=10 December 1995 |access-date=25 July 2023}}</ref> Hislop then did not return until April 1996 for the final six games of the season.<ref>{{Soccerbase season|3526|1995|name=Shaka Hislop|access-date=25 July 2023}}</ref> That season Newcastle lost a 12-point lead in January to finish the season in second place.

In 1996–97, Hislop started the first league game of the season against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] but then remained on the bench thereafter. He had to watch Srníček tend the nets until a perceived dip in form and a number of mistakes from Srníček allowed Hislop to take the starting role back again in December 1996, and he made only his second league start of the year in a 7–1 defeat of [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]. Hislop successfully retained the starting position until the final 4 games of the season when Srníček returned, as Newcastle pipped [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] to second place on goal difference at the end of the season.<ref>{{Soccerbase season|3526|1996|name=Shaka Hislop|access-date=25 July 2023}}</ref>

Hislop's role further came under threat when new manager [[Kenny Dalglish]] opted to purchase a former player of his own from [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]. Dalglish brought in [[Shay Given]], costing £1.5 million, and a season-long battle for the number one spot ensued between the two goalkeepers. Given initially started the season, but after a string of defeats and five games without a win, Dalglish went back to Hislop in November and he stayed there until an injury in February allowed Given back into the frame. With his contract running out, and having not yet managed to play a full season at Newcastle, Hislop chose to leave on a free transfer.

===West Ham United===
[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] had operated a "goalkeeper by committee" approach the previous season, seeing first [[Luděk Mikloško]], then [[Craig Forrest]], then [[Bernard Lama]] hold the starting role. With Mikloško now with [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] and with the team being unable to secure Lama beyond his three-month loan, [[Harry Redknapp]] snapped up Hislop and installed him as first choice goalkeeper.

In 1998–99, Hislop's first season saw him provide excellent service to the team, culminating in winning the "Hammer of the Year" award at the first attempt. His following season seemed to be following suit until he broke his leg in a match against [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/westham/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/00/02/12/SOCCER_West_Ham_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=westham&DIV=prem&TEAM=WEST--HAM&RH=West--Ham&PREV_SEASON=1998 |title=Football News &#124; Live Scores, Football Transfer News & Gossip |newspaper=Sporting Life |access-date=22 January 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The game saw young [[Stephen Bywater]] make his league debut in a 5–4 victory, but signalled the end of Hislop's season.

Hislop returned the following year in 2000–01 but in a tumultuous season, he saw his manager fired, and two of the club's most promising players in [[Rio Ferdinand]] and [[Frank Lampard]] sold on. His performances were strong in an unsettled team. However, new manager [[Glenn Roeder]] purchased the unsettled [[David James (footballer, born 1970)|David James]] from [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], who had publicly fallen foul of his manager [[John Gregory (footballer)|John Gregory]]. The deal was seen as a coup for West Ham, though it resigned Hislop to the bench for what was seen to be his final season with the club as James (a year younger) was intended to be the long-term option.

However, before the 2001–02 season could even start, James tore his knee ligaments on [[England national football team|England]]-duty after a collision with [[Martin Keown]]. The injury ruled James out for the first three months of the season. Hislop instantly stepped back into his starting role and kept five clean sheets in his 12 appearances that year for the club (though he also featured in the back to back drubbings from [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] 5–0<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sportinglife.com/football/cc_championship/westham/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/01/09/29/SOCCER_Everton.html&TEAMHD=westham&DIV=nat1&TEAM=WEST--HAM&RH=West--Ham&PREV_SEASON=2000 |title=Football News &#124; Live Scores, Football Transfer News & Gossip |newspaper=Sporting Life |access-date=22 January 2011}}</ref> and [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] 7–1.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sportinglife.com/football/cc_championship/westham/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/01/10/14/SOCCER_Blackburn.html&TEAMHD=westham&DIV=nat1&TEAM=WEST--HAM&RH=West--Ham&PREV_SEASON=2000 |title=Football News &#124; Live Scores, Football Transfer News & Gossip |newspaper=Sporting Life |access-date=22 January 2011}}</ref> However, James reclaimed the starting role, and on 1 July 2002, Hislop left the club on a free transfer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2239086.stm |title=BBC SPORT &#124; Football &#124; Transfers – July, 2002 |work=BBC News |date=5 September 2002 |access-date=22 January 2011}}</ref>

===Portsmouth===
Hislop joined [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] after Harry Redknapp became their new manager. He quickly asserted himself as the starter in the side that won the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] title, ensuring automatic promotion to the Premier League. In recognition of his exploits for the season he was named in the First Division's '[[PFA Team of the Year|Team of the Year]]' and remained first choice for the next two seasons in the Premiership, despite competition from [[Harald Wapenaar]] and later, [[Jamie Ashdown]]. In January 2005, following the replacement of Redknapp as manager, his replacement [[Velimir Zajec]] signed Greek international [[Konstantinos Chalkias]] and Hislop faced more competition for a place on the team.

Following the appointment of a new manager [[Alain Perrin]], Hislop failed to regain his starting place in favour of ex-[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] keeper [[Sander Westerveld]], and when his contract expired in June 2005, he was released by the club.

===Return to West Ham===
On 29 July 2005, Hislop rejoined West Ham as experienced cover along with [[James Walker (footballer born 1973)|Jimmy Walker]] for new signing [[Roy Carroll]], allowing [[Stephen Bywater]] to go out on loan. Carroll started strongly but a back injury saw Hislop make occasional appearances through the season until Christmas. In January, Carroll's injury forced him to the physio's table once again, and Hislop stepped back into the fold as the starter (rotating with Walker). He featured in every [[FA Cup]] game as the team made its way to the final against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], keeping seven clean sheets in 27 appearances. The [[2006 FA Cup Final|FA Cup Final]] finished 3–3 after a late equaliser from [[Steven Gerrard]] in the 91st minute. Hislop saving [[Sami Hyypiä]]'s penalty was not enough for his team as Liverpool won the game 3–1 on penalty kicks after [[Anton Ferdinand]] missed the final West Ham spot kick of the day.

===FC Dallas===
On 5 July 2006, Hislop signed for [[Major League Soccer]] team [[FC Dallas]] in the United States. After suffering a back injury, Hislop left FC Dallas and retired from professional football in August 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportinglife360.com/index.php/shaka-hislop-player-profile-47970/|title=Shaka Hislop Player Profile|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705225159/http://www.sportinglife360.com/index.php/shaka-hislop-player-profile-47970/|archive-date=5 July 2014}}</ref>

==International career==
===Youth===
Hislop was a youth international for Trinidad and Tobago. He had played in three games for Trinidad and Tobago before 1989.<ref>{{cite news|title=Howard Goalie Finds No Consolation in Second Place|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1293746.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611054513/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1293746.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 June 2014|newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=8 February 2014|date=6 September 2010}}</ref>

In 1992, he was called up to the Trinidad national football team but was an unused substitute in three games.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hislop prepared for a giant leap|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4718249.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140209000810/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4718249.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 February 2014|work=The Independent|access-date=8 February 2014|date=27 May 1995}}</ref> In May 1995, he said that he would prefer to play for England as he was born and raised there, and the standard of competition was higher.

===England===
Hislop was called up for England against [[Chile national football team|Chile]] at [[Wembley Stadium]] in February 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Seas1990-00/1997-98/M0741Chl1998.html|title=England 0 Chile 2 [0–1] |publisher=englandfootballonline.com|access-date=28 October 2014}}</ref> A month later, at the age of 29, he was one of three over-age players selected to play for the England U-21 side against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]].

===Trinidad and Tobago===
Eventually, Hislop chose to represent Trinidad and Tobago at the senior level. He played a total of 26 times for the Twin Island nation, also captaining the team in five matches.

Hislop had announced his retirement from international football in 2004, citing the long journeys between England and the Caribbean as a factor,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/3752654.stm|title=Hislop set to quit internationals |work=BBC Sport|date=18 October 2004}}</ref> but returned to the national team to aid them in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers]] at the request of the Trinidad and Tobago national team management. In 2005, he was part of the [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] side that qualified for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] with a victory over [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]]. The draw for the World Cup placed them in Group B alongside [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]], [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] and [[England national football team|England]]. On 10 June 2006, Hislop played in the Trinidad and Tobago national team's first ever World Cup match, a 0–0 draw against Sweden, replacing [[Kelvin Jack]] who suffered a calf injury in the warm-up. Writing in ''[[The Times]]'', he would call the occasion 'the proudest day of his career'.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/caribbean-travel/the-proudest-moment-of-my-career-7b9spmv0s9g|title=Shaka Hislop – The proudest moment of my career|work=[[The Times]]|date=12 June 2006}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
On 17 March 2009, Hislop signed a contract to be an assistant coach while primarily working with the goalkeepers of the Quinnipiac University football team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=90678&SPID=10985&DB_OEM_ID=17500&ATCLID=3694754|title=Neil Shaka Hislop Named Men's and Women's Soccer Goalkeeper Coach|work=QUINNIPIACBOBCATS.com|date=17 March 2009}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> After a brief period he resigned as coach due to his media commitments with ESPN.

==Media work==
In 2008, Hislop began a weekly [[blog]] covering [[Major League Soccer]] for the British newspaper [[Guardian (newspaper)|''The Guardian'']]'s [[guardian.co.uk|website]]. He works as a commentator on [[ESPN FC|ESPN FC TV]] and in addition to commentary he has also interviewed several major footballing figures, including his former club manager [[Harry Redknapp]] after his move from [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], [[United States men's national soccer team|USA international]] goalkeeper [[Kasey Keller]], and Portuguese manager [[José Mourinho]] after he led [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] to the Premier League title in 2015.

==Personal life==
Hislop married his wife, Desha, in 1995. He is the cousin of American sprint athlete [[Natasha Hastings]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/athletics/world-championships-christine-ohuruogu-turns-on-the-afterburners-to-rocket-into-final-8756386.html|title=World Championships: Christine Ohuruogu turns on the afterburners to rocket into final|work=[[The Independent]]|date=11 August 2013}}</ref> He has five children; his daughter [[Khazia Hislop]] was a gymnast.<ref>{{Citation|title=Is Barcelona or Arsenal in a worse situation? {{!}} ESPN FC Extra Time|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44g5ifO-yL8|language=en|access-date=2021-09-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Simon |first=Nigel |date=2019-04-09 |title=Hislop shines at NCCA Gymnastic Regionals |url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/hislop-shines-at-ncca-gymnastic-regionals-6.2.820181.1a2b119dc3 |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=[[Trinidad and Tobago Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref>

His brother [[Kona Hislop|Kona]] played for [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]] and [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]].<ref>{{ cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/shaka-hislop-ask-silly-question| title=Shaka Hislop: Ask A Silly Question|website=[[FourFourTwo]]|date=19 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{ cite web|url=https://newsday.co.tt/2018/04/23/shaka-donates-boots-to-tt-maestros/| title=Shaka donates boots to T&T Maestros|website=News Day|date=23 April 2018}}</ref>

In July 2023, Hislop collapsed on air while working as an analyst for [[ESPN]] at the [[Rose Bowl, Pasadena]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shaka Hislop 'conscious' after collapsing on air in California |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66287304 |website=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=26 July 2023 |date=24 July 2023}}</ref> He later described the incident as "awkward" and said that he was seeking medical opinion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shaka Hislop 'thankful' for support after on-air collapse at Real Madrid v AC Milan game |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66298535 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=26 July 2023 |date=25 July 2023}}</ref>

In December 2025, Hislop announced that he had what he described as "fairly aggressive [[prostate cancer]]". He said that he had undergone a [[prostatectomy]] a year earlier, and advised other men of Caribbean origin to be aware of prostate cancer due to elevated risk.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brotherton |first1=Alex |title=Hislop being treated for aggressive prostate cancer |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cdj894m4xg3o |access-date=4 December 2025 |work=BBC Sport |date=4 December 2025}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
(C.S. = Clean Sheets)
(Con. = Conceded)

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|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|League
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="3"|Cup<sup>1</sup>
!colspan="3"|League Cup<sup>2</sup>
!colspan="3"|Continental<sup>3</sup>
!colspan="3"|Other<sup>4</sup>
!colspan="3"|Total
!colspan="2"|Discipline<sup>5</sup>
|-
!Apps!!C.S.!!Con.!!Apps!!C.S.!!Con.!!Apps!!C.S.!!Con.!!Apps!!C.S.!!Con.!!Apps!!C.S.!!Con.!!Apps!!C.S.!!Con.!! [[Image:Yellow card.svg|13px|alt=A yellow card]] !! [[Image:Red card.svg|13px|alt=A red card]]
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Reading F.C.|Reading]]
|[[1992–93 Reading F.C. season|1992–93]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|12||–||–||0||0||0||2||–||–||colspan="3"|–||2||–||–||16||–||–||–||–
|-
|[[1993–94 Reading F.C. season|1993–94]]
|46||–||–||2||–||–||4||–||–||colspan="3"|–||4||–||–||56||–||–||–||–
|-
|[[1994–95 Reading F.C. season|1994–95]]
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|46||–||–||1||–||–||4||–||–||colspan="3"|–||3||–||–||54||–||–||–||–
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!104!!–!!–!!3!!–!!–!!10!!–!!–!!0!!0!!0!!9!!–!!–!!126!!–!!–!!–!!–
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|[[1995–96 Newcastle United F.C. season|1995–96]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Premier League]]
|24||10||23||0||0||0||4||–||–||colspan="3"|–||colspan="3"|–||28||10||23||–||–
|-
|[[1996–97 Newcastle United F.C. season|1996–97]]
|16||3||20||3||0||4||1||1||0||2||0||4||0||0||0||22||4||28||0||0
|-
|[[1997–98 Newcastle United F.C. season|1997–98]]
|13||2||14||3||1||2||3||2||2||2||1||1||colspan="3"|–||21||6||19||0||0
|-
! colspan="2"|Total
!53!!15!!57!!6!!1!!6!!8!!3!!2!!4!!1!!5!!0!!0!!0!!71!!25!!105!!0!!0
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|[[1998–99 West Ham United F.C. season|1998–99]]
|rowspan="4"|Premier League
|37||15||53||2||0||2||2||0||3||colspan="3"|–||colspan="3"|–||41||15||58||0||1
|-
|[[1999–2000 West Ham United F.C. season|1999–2000]]
|22||4||29||1||0||1||3||1||7||9||4||6||colspan="3"|–||35||9||43||1||1
|-
|[[2000–01 West Ham United F.C. season|2000–01]]
|34||8||49||4||2||5||4||2||3||colspan="3"|–||colspan="3"|–||42||12||57||1||0
|-
|[[2001–02 West Ham United F.C. season|2001–02]]
|12||4||30||0||0||0||1||1||0||colspan="3"|–||colspan="3"|–||13||5||30||0||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!105!!31!!161!!7!!2!!8!!11!!4!!13!!9!!4!!6!!0!!0!!0!!132!!41!!188!!2!!2
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]
|[[2002–03 Portsmouth F.C. season|2002–03]]
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|46||17||45||1||0||4||2||1||3||colspan="3"|–||colspan="3"|–||49||18||52||1||0
|-
|[[2003–04 Portsmouth F.C. season|2003–04]]
|rowspan="2"|Premier League
|30||6||40||4||1||7||0||0||0||colspan="3"|–||colspan="3"|–||34||7||47||1||0
|-
|[[2004–05 Portsmouth F.C. season|2004–05]]
|17||3||23||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="3"|–||colspan="3"|–||17||3||23||0||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!93!!26!!108!!5!!1!!11!!2!!1!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!100!!28!!122!!2!!0
|-
|West Ham United
|[[2005–06 West Ham United F.C. season|2005–06]]
|Premier League
|16||5||21||7||2||8||2||0||3||colspan="3"|–||colspan="3"|–||25||7||32||0||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Dallas]]
|[[2006 FC Dallas season|2006]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Major League Soccer|MLS]]
|4||0||10||2||0||6||0||0||0||colspan="3"|–||colspan="3"|–||6||0||16||0||0
|-
|[[2007 FC Dallas season|2007]]
|6||0||9||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="3"|–||6||0||9||0||0
|-
! colspan="2"|Total
!10!!0!!19!!2!!0!!6!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!12!!0!!15!!0!!0
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! colspan="3"|Career total
!381!!77!!366!!30!!6!!45!!33!!8!!21!!13!!5!!11!!9!!0!!0!!466!!96!!462!!4!!2
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<small><sup>1</sup> – includes [[FA Cup]] and [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|U.S. Open Cup]]</small>

<small><sup>2</sup> – includes [[EFL Cup]] and [[MLS Cup Playoffs]]<br /></small>
<small><sup>3</sup> – includes [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]], [[UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]] and [[North American SuperLiga]]<br /></small>
<small><sup>4</sup> – includes [[FA Community Shield|Charity Shield]] and [[Football League Trophy]]<br /></small>
<small><sup>5</sup> – all of Hislop booking record, but coincidental all of the record from league appearances<br /></small>

==Honours==
'''Howard Bison'''
* [[NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament|NCAA Division I Championship]] runner-up: [[1988 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament|1988]]<ref>{{ cite web | title = Neil Shaka Hislop: A World of experience | url = https://quchronicle.com/7759/sports/neil-shaka-hislop-a-world-of-experience/ | website = Quinnpiac Chronicle | access-date = 8 June 2022 | date = 15 April 2010 }}</ref>
*NCAA Tournament College Cup: 2008<ref>{{ cite web | title =  Since the 80's | url = http://www.blacksoccerassociation.com/history.html | website = Black Soccer Association | access-date = 8 June 2022 }}</ref>

'''Reading'''
*[[Football League Second Division]]: [[1993–94 Football League Second Division|1993–94]]
*[[Football League First Division]] runner-up: [[1994–95 Football League First Division|1994–95]]

'''Newcastle United'''
*[[FA Cup]] runner-up: [[1997–98 FA Cup|1997–98]]

'''West Ham United'''
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1999]]
*FA Cup runner-up: [[2005–06 FA Cup|2005–06]]

'''Portsmouth'''
*Football League First Division: [[2002–03 Football League First Division|2002–03]]

'''Individual'''
*[[PFA Team of the Year]]: [[1994–95 Football League# First Division|1994–95 First Division]],<ref>{{cite book |last=Lynch |title=The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes |page=150}}</ref> [[2002–03 Football League#First Division|2002–03 First Division]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/apr/28/newsstory.premierleague200203 |title=Henry lands PFA award |author=David McKechnie |work=The Guardian |date=28 April 2003 |access-date=14 January 2023}}</ref>
*[[Chaconia Medal]] in gold: 2006
* [[List of Freemen of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne|Freedom of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne]]: 13 May 2022<ref>{{cite news |title=Newcastle legend Shaka Hislop awarded freedom of city |work=BBC News |date=3 March 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-60599179 |access-date=18 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shaka honoured with Freedom of City award  |url=https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/shaka-honoured-with-freedom-of-city-award/article_d817f8b2-d640-11ec-b095-e752200c2402.html |website=Trinadad Express |access-date=18 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shaka honoured, humbled by Freedom of the City award |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2022/05/17/shaka-honoured-humbled-by-freedom-of-the-city-award/ |website=Trinadad and Tobago Newsday |date=17 May 2022 |access-date=18 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

==Awards==
In April 2005, Hislop was named the inaugural winner of the [[Professional Footballers' Association|PFA]] Special Merit Award for his services to football. He has been a pioneer of football's '[[Show Racism The Red Card]]' Campaign. He was also inducted into Howard University's Athletic Hall of Fame, only the fifth Association Football player to be so honoured.

Following the Trinidad and Tobago national team's inspirational performance in the World Cup, Hislop and his teammates were awarded the [[Chaconia Medal]] in gold, the second highest national award for Trinidad and Tobago.<ref>{{cite web |title=Birchall and Bell up for award |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/articles/2006/11/13/midlands_sports_awards_feature.shtml |website=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=6 September 2021}}</ref> He is entitled to add the 'CM' suffix to his name, as and when desired.

In 2007, Hislop received the Alexander B. Chapman Award from the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee for outstanding contribution to sport and the promotion of Olympic ideals. He is a member of the Professional Footballer's Association's Roll of Honour, joining [[Pelé]] with the distinction of being the only two non-British members.

On 10 July 2008, Hislop became the first member of the Trinidad and Tobago World Cup squad to be inducted into his country's Sporting [[Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/3707-shaka-joins-tat-hall-of-fame.html |title= Shaka joins T&T Hall of Fame |work= SOCAWARRIORS.net |date= 17 July 2008}}</ref>

It was announced on 23 February 2022 that he was to be awarded the [[Freedom of the City]] of [[Newcastle upon Tyne]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Newcastle goalkeeping legend Shaka Hislop gets freedom of city |work=BBC News |date=23 February 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-60499375 |access-date=23 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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*{{FIFA|180648}}
*{{Cite web |url=http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=enPlayerProfile&playerId=11110 |title=Profile at premierleague.com |access-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060511110310/http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=enPlayerProfile&playerId=11110 |archive-date=11 May 2006 |url-status=bot: unknown }}
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121109085959/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fanfest/magazine/magazine10-06p.3en_3498.pdf Article by Michael Lewis in FIFA's FANFEST MAGAZINE, October 2006]
*[https://www.theguardian.com/profile/shakahislop Shaka Hislop's Guardian Blog]
*{{Cite web |url=http://www.4thegame.com/club/west-ham-united-fc/player-profile/1124/shakahislop.html |title=Profile at 4thegame.com |access-date=24 April 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060426183605/http://www.4thegame.com/club/west-ham-united-fc/player-profile/1124/shakahislop.html |archive-date=26 April 2006 |url-status=dead }}
*[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/searchresults.asp?FootballHeroName=Shaka+Hislop Photos and stats] at sporting-heroes.net
*{{Cite web |url=http://www.howard.edu/newsroom/publications/2006fall-hislop.pdf |title=Article by John I. Harris III in Howard University's HOWARD MAGAZINE, Fall 2006 |access-date=19 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306070653/http://www.howard.edu/newsroom/publications/2006fall-hislop.pdf |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xazxV-YaHX8 'Legends of Sport: SHAKA HISLOP' – Video courtesy of ESPN Soccernet's YouTube Channel]
*[http://www.planetworldcup.com/GUESTS/peter20060612.html Planet World Cup columnist, Peter Goldstein, on the goalless draw between Sweden and Trinidad & Tobago]

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