Paul Sheerin

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Personal information
Paul Sheerin
Full name	Paul George Sheerin
Date of birth	August 28, 1974 (1974-08-28) (age 33)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfield
Club information
Current club	St. Johnstone
Youth clubs
	Whitehill Welfare Celtic
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991-1992 1992-1997 1997 1997-1998 1998-2001 2001-2002 2002-2004 2004-	Alloa Athletic Southampton Östersunds FK Alloa Athletic Caley Thistle Ayr United Aberdeen St. Johnstone	009 0(0) 000 0(0) 00? 0(?) 003 0(1) 115 (36) 053 0(8) 047 0(9) 123 (24)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:20, 12 November 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Paul George Sheerin (born August 28, 1974 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer, currently playing for Scottish First Division side St. Johnstone, the sixth professional club of his career.

[edit] Career

Sheerin signed as a professional for Alloa from junior side Whitehill Welfare, although he had been on the books of Celtic as a schoolboy. He then signed for Southampton in October 1992 and while at The Dell he played under several managers including Ian Branfoot, Alan Ball and Graeme Souness. However he failed to break through and left in December 1997 without having made a first team appearance.

During his time at Southampton he earned international recognition after playing for Scotland Under-21 in a 1-0 win over San Marino in November 1995.

After a summer playing in Sweden with Östersunds FK he had a brief period back at his former club Alloa before joining Caley Thistle in January 1998. His stint at Caley Thistle lasted to the end of the 2000-01 season, in which period he made 136 appearances, scoring 45 goals. He then had spells at Ayr United and Aberdeen before joining St. Johnstone on the eve of the 2004-05 season on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.

On November 15, 2006, Sheerin was awarded the Scottish Football League "Player of the Month" award for October. In May 2008, Sheerin had his contract extended with St. Johnstone by another year.^[1]

[edit] Notes

^ Saints secure Swankie and Millar. Retrieved on May 1, 2008.

[edit] References

v • d • e St. Johnstone F.C. – current squad

DF Anderson • MF Craig • FW Doris • MF Hardie • DF Irvine • FW Jackson • DF James • FW Kerr • FW MacDonald • GK Main • DF McCaffrey • MF McInnes • GK McLean • MF Millar • FW Milne • MF Moon • MF Morris • DF Rutkiewicz • FW Samuel • MF Sheerin • MF Swankie • FW Weatherston • Manager: McInnes