- Cillian Sheridan
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Cillian Sheridan 
Personal information Full name Cillian Sheridan Date of birth 23 February 1989 Place of birth Bailieborough, County Cavan, Ireland Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Playing position Striker Club information Current club St. Johnstone
(on loan from CSKA Sofia)Number 11 Youth career – Belvedere FC Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006–2010 Celtic 14 (4) 2009 → Motherwell (loan) 13 (2) 2009–2010 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 13 (0) 2010 → St. Johnstone (loan) 16 (6) 2010– CSKA Sofia 16 (4) 2011– → St. Johnstone (loan) 12 (4) National team‡ 2009–2010 Republic of Ireland U21 10 (2) 2010– Republic of Ireland 3 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 August 2010Cillian Sheridan (born 23 February 1989 in Bailieboro, Cavan) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for St. Johnstone on loan from CSKA Sofia. Sheridan is an international for the Republic of Ireland. Sheridan has previously played for Scottish Premier League clubs Celtic, Motherwell and St Johnstone, and English club Plymouth Argyle.[1]
Sheridan has featured several times for the Republic of Ireland under-21 team. He made his senior debut on 25 May 2010 in a match with Paraguay.
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Club career
Early career
Sheridan played for Bailieboro Celtic AFC, Belvedere FC in Dublin and also played Gaelic football for Bailieboro Shamrocks and was a member of the Cavan minor squad. He moved from Bailieborough to Glasgow to join Celtic in the summer of 2006.
Celtic
After joining Celtic in the summer of 2006, whilst simultaneously studying to achieve a diploma for Applied Osmography in Strathclyde University, Sheridan was promoted to the Reserve team then the first team squad during his first season at the club, a "spectacular rise" according to coach Joe McBride.[2]
He made his first team debut for Celtic in the Scottish Cup against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 25 February 2007. He set up Kenny Miller for the winning goal in the 92nd minute and signed a new three-year contract with the club two days later.[3] Sheridan made his European debut on 21 October 2008, coming on as a sub for Scott McDonald in Celtic's Champions League game against Manchester United at Old Trafford.[4] He also started in the return game at Parkhead on 5 November 2008 in a 1–1 draw.[5] Just four days after his European debut, Sheridan made his first Celtic start against Hibernian. Celtic won 4–2 with Sheridan scoring their second goal in the 36th minute.[6]
Loan moves
Cillian playing for Motherwell in May 2009
On 2 February 2009 Sheridan signed for Motherwell on loan until the end of the season and was given the number 9 shirt, previously worn by Chris Porter,[citation needed] who had signed for Derby County the previous day.[citation needed] He made his debut on Valentine's Day in Motherwell's 1–0 win over Hamilton, playing the entire 90 minutes as his strike partner David Clarkson scored the only goal of the game.[citation needed] Sheridan scored his only league goals for The Well, both goals in a 2–1 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[citation needed]
On 13 August 2009, Sheridan joined Plymouth Argyle on a six month loan deal.[7] He played 14 times for the Championship team but failed to find the net.[citation needed]
Sheridan completed his loan spell at Plymouth and returned to Celtic on 14 January 2010. Later the same day Sheridan was again loaned out, this time to St. Johnstone for the rest of the season.[8] On 17 February 2010, Sheridan scored two goals in St. Johnstone's 5–1 win against Hibernian.[9] On 30 March 2010 he scored the opening goal for St Johnstone in a 4–1 win over Rangers.[10]
CSKA Sofia
Sheridan signed a three year contract with Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia on 13 August 2010.[11] Sheridan made his debut in the 2–2 draw against League of Wales side The New Saints; CSKA won 5–2 on aggregate.[12] He scored his first goal for the club in their 3–1 away win against Sliven.[13] On 25 September, Sheridan scored twice in a 2–0 win against Montana.[14] Changes of management, however, made it difficult for Sheridan to settle in Bulgaria.[15]
St. Johnstone (loan)
On 7 June 2011, Sheridan appeared in a reserve match for American side Seattle Sounders FC.[16] Sheridan started the game and scored in the 7th minute of a 2-0 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[17] Following his spell with Seattle, Sheridan went on trial with their major rivals Portland Timbers, appearing for their reserve team.[18]
On 8 July, Sheridan joined SPL club Hibernian on trial,[15] but instead decided to join St. Johnstone, a club with whom he was on loan during his time at Celtic, until the New Year,[19] making his debut on the 23 of July against Aberdeen on the opening day of the season.[20]
Career statistics
- As of 2 October 2011
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Celtic 2006–07 1 0 1 0 — — — — 2 0 2007–08 1 0 — — — — — — 1 0 2008–09 12 4 — — 1 0 3 0 16 4 Celtic total 14 4 1 0 1 0 3 0 19 4 Motherwell 2008–09 13 2 2 0 — — — — 15 2 Motherwell total 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 Plymouth Argyle 2009–10 13 0 1 0 — — — — 14 0 Plymouth Argyle total 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 St Johnstone 2009–10 16 6 1 0 1 0 — — 18 6 St Johnstone total 16 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 18 6 CSKA Sofia 2010–11 16 4 3 2 — — 7 1 26 7 CSKA Sofia total 16 4 3 2 0 0 7 1 26 7 St Johnstone 2011–12 10 4 0 0 1 0 — — 11 4 St Johnstone total 10 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 4 Career total 82 20 8 2 3 0 10 1 102 23 International career
Sheridan has been capped 10 times for the Republic of Ireland under-21 team.
On 25 May 2010, Sheridan won his first cap for the Republic of Ireland in a 2-1 win against Paraguay at the RDS Arena.[21]
Honours
Celtic
- Scottish Cup (1): 2006–07
CSKA Sofia
- Bulgarian Cup (1): 2010-11
References
- ^ "Cillian Sheridan". Player History. http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=player_details&playerID=104989&cCareerID=779702. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ Sheridan shows value of Celtic system, The Times, 27 February 2007
- ^ Sheridan nets new deal at Celtic, BBC Sport, 27 January 2007
- ^ Man Utd 3-0 Celtic BBC Sport, 21 October 2008
- ^ Celtic 1-1 Manchester United BBC Sport, 5 November 2008
- ^ Celtic 4-2 Hibernian BBC Sport, 25 October 2008
- ^ "Argyle wrap up Sheridan loan deal". BBC Sport. 14 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/8200233.stm. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ St Johnstone take Celtic's Cillian Sheridan on loan BBC Sport, 14 January 2010
- ^ "St Johnstone 5 – 1 Hibernian". BBC Sport. 17 February 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8516627.stm. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "St Johnstone 4 – 1 Rangers: Stunning rout in Perth stalls title stroll". The Scotsman. 31 March 2010. http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport/St-Johnstone-4--1.6192427.jp. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "Celtic's Cillian Sheridan signs for CSKA Sofia". BBC Sport. 13 August 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8878631.stm. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ "TNS 2-2 CSKA Sofia (agg 2-5)". BBC Sport. 26 August 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8944677.stm. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "Sliven 1-3 CSKA Sofia". Soccerway. 29 August 2010. http://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2010/08/29/bulgaria/a-pfg/pfc-sliven/pfc-cska-sofia/948489/. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ^ "Cillian Sheridan scores twice as CSKA Sofia win 2-0". GreenScene. http://greenscene.me/2010/09/cillian-sheridan-scores-twice-as-cska-sofia-win-2-0/. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ a b McGuire, Annie (8 July 2011). "Cillian Sheridan delighted to join Hibs on trial". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14078009.stm. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Cillian Sheridan on trial with Sounders FC". Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2015256866_irish_forward_cillian_sheridan.html. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ http://live.soundersfc.com/Event/Reserve_Match_Sounders_FC_vs_Whitecaps_FC
- ^ http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/ex-celtic-striker-sheridan-has-portland-timbers-trial-extended-1715361
- ^ "Cillian Sheridan fails to agree deal with Hibernian". BBC Sport. 18 July 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14189178.stm. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ "Aberdeen v St. Johnstone". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. July 23, 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/14241745.stm. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland 2-1 Paraguay". BBC Sport. 25 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/irish/8701396.stm. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
External links
- Cillian Sheridan career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile Soccer City FC
St. Johnstone F.C. – current squad 1 Enckelman · 2 Mackay · 3 C. Davidson · 4 Morris · 5 Wright · 6 Anderson · 7 Millar · 8 M. Davidson · 9 Parkin · 10 Craig · 11 Sheridan · 12 Maybury · 14 Moon · 15 Mannus · 16 Robertson · 17 Higgins · 18 McCracken · 19 Finnigan · 20 Adams · 21 Sandaza · 22 Gibson · 23 Haber · 24 Gartland · 26 Caddis · Manager: Lomas
Categories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from County Cavan
- Cavan Gaelic footballers
- Bailieboro Shamrocks Gaelic footballers
- Gaelic footballers who switched code
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Association football forwards
- Celtic F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- St. Johnstone F.C. players
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- Scottish Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Republic of Ireland international footballers
- Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
- Irish expatriates in Bulgaria
- Alumni of the University of Strathclyde
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