Sagi Burton
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| Sagi Burton | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Osagyefo Lenin Ernesto Burton-Godwin |
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| Date of birth | November 25, 1977 (age 29) | |
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in / 1.88 m | |
| Position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Shrewsbury Town | |
| Number | 28 | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| Aug 1994-May 1999 May 1999-Nov 1999 Nov 1999-Jan 2000 Jan 2000-Aug 2002 Aug 2002-Aug 2002 Aug 2002-Jan 2006 Jan 2006- |
Crystal Palace Colchester United Sheffield United Port Vale Crewe Alexandra Peterborough United Shrewsbury Town Total |
25 (1) 9 (0) 0 (0) 86 (2) 1 (0) 96 (4) 28 (4) 245 (11) |
| National team | ||
| 2004 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 (0) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Osagyefo Lenin Ernesto Burton-Godwin (born 25 November 1977), known commonly as Sagi Burton, is a professional footballer who currently plays for Shrewsbury Town. He is a defender and wears the number 28 shirt for the club.
Born in Birmingham, England of Saint Kitts and Nevis/Jamaican descent, Burton began his footballing career as a trainee at Crystal Palace, making his début in the FA Premier League match at Derby County on 20 December 1997. He played the first 83 minutes of the match, a 0-0 draw.
Following Palace's relegation he played roughly half of the club's Division One matches in the following season. He had clocked up a total of 27 appearances in all competitions, scoring one goal, before dropping down a division to join Colchester United for a nominal fee in May 1999.
Only six months later he was on his way to Sheffield United on a free transfer, but that spell was also to prove short, as Burton joined Div. One Port Vale, again on a free, where he would spend 20 months. He made 99 appearances for the Staffordshire club, scoring 4 goals, but was released before the start of the 2002-03 season and joined Crewe Alexandra on a short-term deal.
After just three weeks Burton and Crewe parted ways, and he went to Division Two Peterborough United. In his three-and-a-half seasons with the club he amassed 110 appearances and 5 goals before being released.
Burton joined League Two Shrewsbury Town in the January 2006 transfer window and instantly settled in, putting in solid performances at centre-back. Despite injury hampering his first few months at the Shrews slightly, he netted four times for the Shropshire club in the latter half of the 2005-06 season. On a goals-per-game basis, he was the club's top scorer for the season.
Burton has recently rejected a chance to play in the Carribean Cup for St. Kitts and Nevis, preferring to stay with his club to play against Hartlepool United and Darlington.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Burton puts club before country. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on September 2, 2006.
[edit] External links
| Shrewsbury Town F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Esson | 2 Hall | 3 Ashton | 4 Drummond | 5 Hope | 6 Sorvel | 8 Langmead | 9 Cooke | 10 Asamoah | 11 Williams | 12 Herd | 14 Davies | 15 Cadwallader | 16 Cowan | 17 Hogg | 18 Leslie | 19 Edwards | 20 Adaggio | 21 MacKenzie | 22 Humphrey | 23 Thomas | 24 Symes | 25 Jones | 28 Burton | 29 Fortune-West | 31 Shearer | Manager: Peters |
Categories: 1977 births | Living people | Saint Kitts and Nevis footballers | Football (soccer) central defenders | Crystal Palace F.C. players | Colchester United F.C. players | Sheffield United F.C. players | Port Vale F.C. players | Crewe Alexandra F.C. players | Peterborough United F.C. players | Shrewsbury Town F.C. players | FA Premier League players | People from Birmingham, England
