Shayne D'Cunha

Shayne D'Cunha
Personal information
Date of birth1 April 1996
Place of birthMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Playing positionRight back
Club information
Current team
Western Sydney Wanderers
Number39
Youth career
–2014Blacktown City
2014–Western Sydney Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2013–2014Blacktown City19(2)
2015–Western Sydney Wanderers1(0)
National team‡
2014–Australia U-205(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 April 2015

Shayne D'Cunha (born 1 April 1996) is an Indian born-Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Western Sydney Wanderers FC in the A-League.

Career

Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra in India, D'Cunha moved to Sydney, Australia with his parents in 2000 when he was four years old.[1] His parents moved their family to Australia in order to give their children a better chance at life. D'Cunha started playing football at the local level at the age of five or six and soon choose it as his sport of preference over cricket.[1] Eventually, D'Cunha joined the youth ranks of the Western Sydney Wanderers and played for Blacktown City.[2]

International

D'Cunha has stated that had thought about represented India internationally but after getting capped by Australia at the under-20 level, he pledged his allegiance to Australia.[1]

Career statistics

As of 11 April 2015[3]
Club Season League League Cup Domestic Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Western Sydney Wanderers 2014–15 A-League0000000000
Career total 0000000000

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hill, Simon (7 April 2015). "Shayne D’Cunha the latest Indian-Australian to pick football over cricket". FOX Sports Australia. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Shayne D'Cunha | A Reflection". Western Sydney Wanderers. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Shayne D'Cunha profile at Soccerway

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