Paul McShane

:"For the Scottish footballer with the same name, see Paul McShane (Scottish footballer)"Football player infobox
playername = Paul McShane


fullname = Paul David McShane
height = height|ft=6|in=0
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|1|6|df=y
cityofbirth = Kilpeddar
countryofbirth = Ireland
currentclub = Hull City
(on loan from Sunderland)
clubnumber = 17
position = Defender
youthyears = 2002–2004
youthclubs = Manchester United
years = 2004–2006
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–
2008–
clubs = Manchester United
→ Walsall (loan)
→ Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)
West Bromwich Albion
Sunderland
→ Hull City (loan)
caps(goals) = 00 (0)
04 (1)
38 (4)
32 (2)
21 (0)
04 (0)
nationalteam = Republic of Ireland
nationalyears = 2006–
nationalcaps(goals) = 11 (0)
pcupdate = 21:29, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 19:55, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Paul David McShane (born January 6 1986 in Kilpeddar, County Wicklow) is an Irish football player who plays as a defender for Hull City on a season-long loan from Sunderland.

Club career

Early career

Paul started his career for Newtown Juniors, then to Greystones United and also his secondary school St. Davids. Then he played for St.Josephs Boys AFC based in south Dublin.

Manchester United

In the summer of 2002 he signed for Manchester United. In December 2004, he was loaned to Walsall, where he played four league matches. [cite news
date=2004-12-23
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/walsall/4121445.stm
title=Saddlers snap up Man Utd starlet
publisher=BBC Sport
accessdate=2007-05-25] He played for Manchester United in the final of the 2003 FA Youth Cup in which they defeated Middlesbrough by the score 3-1.

He played in pre-season friendly matches and was given the squad number 34, but did not make a full debut for Manchester United.

Brighton & Hove Albion

In August 2005 he moved to Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. on an initial five month loan deal. [cite news
date=2005-08-04
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/4742271.stm
title=McShane seals Brighton loan move
publisher=BBC Sport
accessdate=2007-05-25] The loan was later extended for the whole of the 2005-06 season. McShane was voted Player of the Season by the supporters, as well as the away supporters' Player of the Season. He scored the match winner for Brighton in a famous 1-0 away win at arch rivals Crystal Palace, which enhanced his popularity with the Seagulls supporters.

West Bromwich Albion

On August 10 2006, McShane moved to West Brom along with fellow 2003 FA Youth Cup winner Luke Steele on a permanent basis in a deal that saw Tomasz Kuszczak join United on a season long loan with a view to a permanent deal. [cite news
date=2006-08-11
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/5252406.stm
title=Man Utd clear up Kuszczak details
publisher=BBC Sport
accessdate=2007-05-25] He made his debut for West Brom in a 3-0 win over Leyton Orient in the League Cup on August 24 2006. His goal against Leeds United in the FA Cup on January 6 2007 sent Albion on their way to a 3-1 victory. It was the first of three goals he scored in 42 appearances for the club.

On April 28 2007, at Albion's match at Coventry City, West Brom supporters showed their appreciation of McShane and goalkeeper Dean Kiely (both Irish internationals) by adopting an Irish theme for their traditional last away game party.

underland

On July 26 2007, McShane joined Sunderland for an initial £1.5 million fee. [cite news
date=2007-07-26
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/6918285.stm
title=Sunderland sign defender McShane
publisher=BBC Sport
accessdate=2007-08-02] Paul's first game for the Black Cats ended in success - his performance helping Sunderland to a clean sheet and a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur. Since then he has played at both right back and centre back.On Friday 29 August 2008 Sunderland accepted a loan offer from Hull City to sign him.

International career

McShane received his first senior international call up from manager Steve Staunton on 25 September 2006, for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Cyprus and the Czech Republic. [ [http://www.soccerscene.ie/p1306.html SoccerScene.ie » Mc Shane surprised to be called up ] ] An injury to Andy O'Brien and the suspension of Richard Dunne (the two central defenders that had started the game against Cyprus) meant that McShane was given his first international cap against the Czech Republic on 11 October 2006. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, with McShane being named man of the match.

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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=January 6 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH=Kilpeddar, Republic of Ireland
DATE OF DEATH=
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