Sean Shields
 Shields training with Dagenham & Redbridge in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sean Patrick Shields[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Dagenham & Redbridge | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2009 | Potters Bar Town | ? | (?) |
| 2009–2010 | Rushden & Diamonds | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | Potters Bar Town | ? | (?) |
| 2010–2013 | St Albans City | 71 | (13) |
| 2013– | Dagenham & Redbridge | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Northern Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:58, 25 January 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Sean Patrick Shields (born 20 January 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dagenham & Redbridge. He is also a Northern Ireland under-21 international. A tricky playmaker, he started his career in the youth set up at Tottenham Hostpur spending 8 years at the club's academy from 2000-2008.
Career
He then joined Isthmian League side Potters Bar Town, where he was spotted by Football Conference side Rushden & Diamonds as a 16-year-old and was offered a trial at Nene Park.[2] He was offered apprentice terms at the club, scoring 18 goals in his first season with the youth side.[2] He made his first team debut on 12 October 2009 as a 17 year old, against Daventry United in the Hillier Senior Cup.[2] In March 2010, he decided to leave the Diamonds and re-joined Potters Bar Town for a very brief spell until the end of the season. [2]
In October 2010, he joined Conference South side St Albans City on a one-year contract after a trial period with the club.[3] Shields went on to make a total of 92 appearances for the Saints, scoring 21 goals, in all competitions.[4]
On 9 January 2013, he joined Football League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on a three-and-a-half-year contract until June 2016, after impressing during a short trial with the club.[5] He made his debut on 26 January 2013, in the 2–1 league defeat to Morecambe, replacing Medy Elito as a second-half substitute.
On 30 May 2013, he made his Northern Ireland U21 debut as a second half substitute in a European qualifying match against Cyprus in Nicosia.
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 January 2014.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St Albans City | 2010–11[6] | Conference South | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2011–12[7] | Southern Premier Division | 28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 36 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13[8] | Southern Premier Division | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 26 | 11 | ||
| Total | 71 | 13 | 10 | 4 | — | 11 | 0 | 92 | 17 | |||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2012–13[9] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013–14[10] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 75 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 97 | 18 | ||
- ↑ 2 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Herts Senior Cup
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Herts Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Herts Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Southern League Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
References
- ↑ "Search 1761 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Sean Shields profile". RDFC. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ↑ "Shields signs contract". Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ↑ "St Albans profile". St Albans City F.C. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ↑ "Daggers Sign Sean Shields". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ↑ "Sean Shields 2010/2011 player appearances". St Albans City F.C. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ↑ "Sean Shields 2011/2012 player appearances". St Albans City F.C. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ↑ "Sean Shields 2012/2013 player appearances". St Albans City F.C. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by Sean Shields in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ↑ "Games played by Sean Shields in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
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