Shane Cansdell-Sheriff

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Personal information
Shane Sherriff
Full name	Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
Date of birth	November 10, 1982 (1982-11-10) (age 25)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Centre Back
Club information
Current club	Tranmere Rovers FC
Number	5
Youth clubs
	NSWIS
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2003 2002-2003 2003-2006 2006-present	Leeds United → Rochdale (loan) AGF Aarhus Tranmere Rovers FC	0 (0) 3 (0) 82 (7) 40 (3)
National team
1999 2004	Australia U-17 Australia U-23
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Shane Cansdell-Sherriff (born 10 November 1982), also known simply as Shane Sherriff, is an Australian football (soccer) player currently playing for English Football League One team Tranmere Rovers F.C.. Traditionally a left or central defender, Sherriff has also been deployed in the left of midfield.

[edit] Club career

Sherriff's first professional club was Leeds United, who spotted him playing for the New South Wales academy team. He spent three years at the club, but only tasted first team football on loan at Rochdale in 2002. Sherriff was released by Leeds during the club's financial crisis in 2003, and signed for Danish Superliga side AGF Aarhus. After three years in Denmark, he was signed by Tranmere Rovers at the start of the 2006/07 season after impressing manager Ronnie Moore on trial and was made club captain, making over 40 appearances in his debut season. During the 2007/08 season, injuries to the club's first choice wingers Steve Davies and Chris Shuker and the arrival of Andy Taylor at left back saw Sherriff frequently appearing as on the left side of midfield.

As of March 9, 2008 Rumours circulating the Australian Football Magazine website FourFourTwo say that Sheriff may retern to Australia to play with Sydney FC.

[edit] Honours

With Australia:

FIFA U-17 World Championship: 1999 (Runners-Up)

[edit] External links

v • d • e Tranmere Rovers F.C. – current squad

1 Coyne • 3 Tremarco • 4 McLaren • 5 Cansdell-Sheriff • 6 Kay • 8 Zola • 9 I. Moore • 10 Greenacre • 11 Ahmed • 12 Jennings • 14 Chorley • 15 Goodison • 17 Taylor • 19 Davies • 20 Henry • 23 Shuker • 24 Achterberg • 25 Curran • 26 Holmes • Manager: R. Moore