Gary McSheffrey

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Gary McSheffrey
Personal information
Date of birth August 13, 1982 (1982-08-13) (age 25)
Place of birth    Coventry, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Striker / Left-winger
Club information
Current club Birmingham City
Number 11
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998–2006
2001
2001–2002
2003
2004
2006–		 Coventry City
→ IK Brage (loan)
→ Stockport County (loan)
→ Luton Town (loan)
→ Luton Town (loan)
Birmingham City		 143 (44)
006 0(0)
005 0(1)
018 0(8)
005 0(1)
072 (16)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 09:25, 12 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Gary McSheffrey, (born August 13, 1982), is an English footballer, currently playing for Birmingham City in the Premier League. He plays either on the left of midfield or as a striker.

[edit] Playing career

McSheffrey was born in Coventry, and began his football career at home town club Coventry City. When he made his first-team début against local rivals Aston Villa at the age of 16 years and 198 days on February 27, 1999, a game that Coventry won 4–1, he became the youngest player ever to play in the Premier League. He held the record for over four years until Aaron Lennon made his Leeds United debut at a younger age in August 2003.[1] During his time at Coventry he spent loan spells at Luton Town, Stockport County and Swedish side IK Brage. He also won England U-20 honours.[2]

Playing primarily on the left wing in the 2005–06 season, McSheffrey ended up amongst the top scorers in the Football League Championship with 15 league goals. It was form like this that brought him to the attention of local rivals Birmingham City during the summer of 2006. After weeks of bidding, Coventry announced they had accepted an offer worth £4 million.[3] This has since been estimated at £2.3m cash with a further £1.3m depending on promotion and appearances.[4] The deal was completed on August 16, 2006, and McSheffrey became a Birmingham City player three days after his 24th birthday.

Following his move to Birmingham McSheffrey featured in the Championship team of the month and won the Player of the Month award for October 2006. He scored his first hat-trick for his new club in a league match against Preston North End on December 9, 2006.[5] On December 2, 2007 he converted a penalty in Birmingham's 3–2 win against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane to score his first goal in the Premier League.[6]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Football Facts. Infostrada Sports (2003-08-28). Retrieved on 2007-11-04.
  2. ^ U20s miss out on third. The FA (2002-06-06). Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
  3. ^ Chairman sadness at McSheffrey departure. Coventry City F.C. (2006-08-16). Retrieved on 2007-03-20.
  4. ^ "McSheffrey didn't deserve the boos", Coventry Evening Telegraph, 2006-11-02. Retrieved on 2007-03-20. 
  5. ^ Birmingham 3-1 Preston. ESPN Soccernet (2006-12-09). Retrieved on 2007-11-04.
  6. ^ Tattum, Colin. "Gary McSheffrey reveals penalty nerves", Birmingham Mail, 2007-12-03. Retrieved on 2007-12-03. 

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