Gary McSheffrey
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Gary McSheffrey | |
| Date of birth | August 13, 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker, left winger | |
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| Current club | Birmingham City | |
| Number | 11 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998–2006 2001 2001–2002 2003 2004 2006– 2009 ; |
Coventry City → IK Brage (loan) → Stockport County (loan) → Luton Town (loan) → Luton Town (loan) Birmingham City → Nottingham Forest (loan) |
143 (44) 6 (0) 5 (1) 18 (8) 5 (1) 78 (16) 4 (0) |
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Gary McSheffrey (born 13 August 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Birmingham City as a striker or left winger.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Coventry City
McSheffrey was born in Coventry, and began his football career at home town club Coventry City. When he made his first-team début against local rivals Aston Villa at the age of 16 years and 198 days on February 27, 1999, a game that Coventry won 4–1, he became the youngest player ever to play in the Premier League. He held the record for over four years until Aaron Lennon made his Leeds United debut at a younger age in August 2003.[1] During his time at Coventry he spent loan spells at Luton Town, Stockport County and Swedish side IK Brage. He also won England U-20 honours.[2]
Playing primarily on the left wing in the 2005–06 season, McSheffrey ended up amongst the top scorers in the Football League Championship with 15 league goals. It was form like this that brought him to the attention of local rivals Birmingham City during the summer of 2006. After weeks of bidding, Coventry accepted an offer valued at £4 million.[3] This has since been estimated at £2.3m cash with a further £1.3m depending on promotion and appearances.[4] The deal was completed on 16 August 2006, and McSheffrey became a Birmingham City player three days after his 24th birthday.
[edit] Birmingham City
Following his move to Birmingham McSheffrey featured in the Championship team of the month and won the Player of the Month award for October 2006. He scored his first hat-trick for his new club in a league match against Preston North End on December 9, 2006.[5] On December 2, 2007 he converted a penalty in Birmingham's 3–2 win against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane to score his first goal in the Premier League.[6]. In preparation for the forthcoming 08-09 season Birmingham played a series of friendlies between Czech Republic, German and Austrian teams where McSheffrey impressed and blossomed under the guidance of Alex McLeish. On March 5, 2009, he joined Nottingham Forest on loan for an initial period of 28 days, being allocated the number 22 jersey. Because of his need for surgery on a persistent knee injury, he was reported to have returned to Birmingham,[7] but manager Alex McLeish confirmed he was still on loan at Forest.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ "Football Facts". Infostrada Sports. 2003-08-28. http://www.infostradasports.com/asp/sdm/content_sdmail_vol5_35.asp. Retrieved on 2007-11-04.
- ^ "U20s miss out on third". The FA. 2002-06-06. http://www.thefa.com/England/U20s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2002/05/11744.htm. Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
- ^ "Chairman sadness at McSheffrey departure". Coventry City F.C.. 2006-08-16. http://www.ccfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10269~883153,00.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-04.
- ^ "McSheffrey didn't deserve the boos". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 2006-11-02. http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk/0300coventrycity/0100news/tm_headline=mcsheffrey-didn%2Dt-deserve-the-boos%26method=full%26objectid=18032187%26page=2%26siteid=50003-name_page.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-04.
- ^ "Birmingham 3-1 Preston". ESPN Soccernet. 2006-12-09. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=203016&cc=5739. Retrieved on 2007-11-04.
- ^ Tattum, Colin (2007-12-03). "Gary McSheffrey reveals penalty nerves". Birmingham Mail. http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/mail/blues/tm_headline=gary-mcsheffrey-reveals-penalty-nerves%26method=full%26objectid=20196651%26siteid=50002-name_page.html. Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
- ^ "Injury ends McSheffrey loan stint". BBC Sport. 2009-04-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/7987715.stm. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
- ^ "McSheffrey to remain a Red". Birmingham City F.C.. http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1622250,00.html. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
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