Paul McShane

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Paul McShane
Personal information
Full name	Paul McShane
Date of birth	January 6, 1986 (age 21)
Place of birth	Kilpeddar, Republic of Ireland
Height	6'0
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	West Bromwich Albion
Number	20
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-2006 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-	Manchester United → Walsall (loan) → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) West Bromwich Albion	00 (0) 04 (1) 38 (4) 22 (1)[1]
National team2
2006-	Republic of Ireland	05 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:05, 4 March 2007 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 17:25, 29 March 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Paul McShane (born January 6, 1986 in Kilpeddar, County Wicklow) is an Irish football player who plays as a central defender for West Bromwich Albion.

McShane started his football career playing first for his local club United F.C., and also played for the St David's secondary school team, and soon thereafter for St Joseph's Boys. In the summer of 2002 he signed for Manchester United. Later that year he was loaned to Walsall where he played four league matches. 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. He spent the 2005-6 season on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. where he 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.

On 10th August 2006, McShane moved to West Bromwich Albion 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.

He received his first senior international call up from manager Steve Staunton on September 25, 2006, for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Cyprus and the Czech Republic. 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 October 11, 2006. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, with McShane being named man of the match.

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[edit] External links

• Paul McShane career stats at Soccerbase

West Bromwich Albion F.C. - Current Squad
2 Watson | 3 Robinson | 4 Perry | 5 Clement | 6 C. Davies | 8 Greening | 9 Ellington | 10 Hartson | 11 Gera | 12 Chaplow | 14 Albrechtsen | 15 Kamara | 16 Koren | 17 Carter | 19 Koumas | 20 McShane | 21 Phillips | 23 Forsyth | 24 Wallwork | 26 R. Davies | 28 Hodgkiss | 30 Daniels | 31 Kiely | 32 MacDonald | 33 Nardiello | 34 Sodje | Manager: Mowbray