Luton Shelton

Infobox Football biography
playername = Luton Shelton


fullname = Luton Shelton
nickname = Reggae Sauce, Parkway
height = height|m=1.83
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|11|11
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = Jamaica
currentclub = Vålerenga
clubnumber = 26
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2004–2006
2006–2007
2007–2008
2008–
clubs = Harbour View
Helsingborgs IF
Sheffield United
Vålerenga
caps(goals) = (43) (38)
28 0(17)
28 0(1)
07 0(2)
nationalyears = 2004 -
nationalteam = Jamaica
nationalcaps(goals) = 30 (20)
pcupdate = 12:46, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
ncupdate = 20:32, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Luton Shelton (born on 11 November, 1985) is a football player from Jamaica and is currently playing as a striker for Vålerenga in Norway.

Club career

Helsingborgs IF

In August 2005 he was due to move to Football League Championship club Burnley after a successful pre-season trial. They attempted to sign Shelton however a work permit was rejected, and in August 2006 he joined Helsingborgs IF from the Jamaican club Harbour View for about £100,000. During the 2006 season, he scored nine goals in 19 games in the Swedish Allsvenskan despite playing only irregularly due to repeated injuries. He scored a total of 17 goals in 28 competitive matches, including five goals in four Swedish Cup matches on the way to Helsingborg's victory in the competition. His 120th minute equaliser against to-be league champions IF Elfsborg in the quarter-final, which Helsingborg won 9-7 after a penalty shootout, and the 1-0 goal in the final against Gefle IF were two of his highlights at the club.

heffield United

Shelton signed with Sheffield United on a three-and-a-half year contract for a fee of £1.85 million on 15 January 2007 and was officially unveiled by the club on 24 January, 2007.cite news
title = Warnock wraps up double signing
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/6264815.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-01-15
accessdate = 2007-11-30]

Despite being signed amidst much fanfare Shelton did not make his full debut until April 2007 in a 2-0 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford.cite news
title = Man Utd 2-0 Sheff Utd
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6555231.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-04-17
accessdate = 2007-11-30] He made only three more appearances for the Blades in the Premiership that season as they unsuccessfully battled to avoid relegation.

With the arrival of James Beattie and Billy Sharp at Bramall Lane during the close season he found games no more easy to come by under new manager Bryan Robson. Initially limited to cup appearances he scored his first competitive goals for the club, netting twice in a 5-0 League Cup win over Morecambe in September 2007.cite news
title = Sheff Utd 5-0 Morecambe
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7008014.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-09-25
accessdate = 2007-11-30]

As the team struggled he began to see more first team action but was unable to turn appearances into goals, scoring only twice more that season. With the arrival of new manager Kevin Blackwell Shelton was sidelined once more.

On 24th July 2008, it was anounced that Shelton had been sold to Norwegian side Vålerenga, playing in Tippeligaen, for around £1m.cite web|url=http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~1350093,00.html|title=Shelton Departs|publisher=sufc.co.uk|accessdate=2008-07-24|date=2008-07-24] On announcing his departure Blackwell claimed Shelton did not fit into his team plans saying "...he was a bit of a maverick"cite web|url=http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~1350093,00.html|title=Shelton Departs|publisher=sufc.co.uk|accessdate=2008-07-24|date=2008-07-24]

Vålerenga

On second August 2008, Luton Shelton made his debut for Vålerenga against Fredrikstad FK. The game ended 1-1, with Shelton equalizing for vålerenga.

International career

Shelton has been capped at Under-17, Under-20, Under-23 and national level for Jamaica.cite web
title = Profile - Luton Shelton
url = http://www.thereggaeboyzcom/profiles/prosheltonl.htm
publisher = thereggaeboyz.com
accessdate = 2008-06-23] In June 2008 he scored five goals in two 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying games for Jamaica against the Bahamas. On 15 June he scored two goals as Jamaica won 7-0 and three days later he scored a hat-trick as Jamaica won 6-0.cite news
title = Performer of the week: Scoring Shelton
url = http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080621/sports/sports18.html
publisher = Jamaica Gleaner
date = 2008-06-21
accessdate = 2008-06-23]

Honors

*Svenska Cupen:
**Winner (1): 2006

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=43928|name=Luton Shelton
* [http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10418~39100,00.html Profile at the official Sheffield United FC website]

Persondata
NAME= Shelton, Luton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Shelton, Luton
SHORT DESCRIPTION= footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1985-11-11
PLACE OF BIRTH=, Jamaica
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=