Andrew Shinnie

Andrew Shinnie

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Murray Shinnie
Date of birth	17 July 1989 (1989-07-17)
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2011	Rangers	2	(0)
2008–2009	→ Dundee (loan)	20	(1)
2010	→ Dundee (loan)	12	(0)
2011–	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	16	(7)
National team‡
2007	Scotland U19	4	(0)
2009–2010	Scotland U21	3	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 January 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 January 2012

Andrew Murray Shinnie (born 17 July 1989 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish professional association football player who plays for Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Career

Rangers

Shinnie made his first team debut for Rangers on 17 March 2007, coming on as a substitute for Dado Pršo in a Scottish Premier League match against Aberdeen. On the same day he scored two goals for Rangers Under 19 team against St. Mirren Under 19s.

Shinnie helped Rangers win the 2007 Scottish Youth Cup Final on 26 April 2007. He scored Rangers' first goal in the 5–0 win over rivals Celtic. He then signed a new three year professional contract that tied him to the Ibrox club until the summer of 2010.

Dundee

Scottish First Division club Dundee signed Shinnie on loan in November 2008. In January 2010, he was re-loaned to Dundee.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

He signed a 2 year contract on 4 July 2011 after impressing in pre season as a trialist, making his debut against Motherwell at Fir Park on the 23rd of July. On 27 August 2011, Shinnie scored his first goal for Inverness in a 2-1 victory over Kilmarnock. On 1 October 2011, Shinnie scored his second goal for Inverness in a 2-1 win over St.Mirren. On the 5th of November 2011, Shinnie scored a hat-trick as his team romped to a 6-3 win over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. On 17 December 2011, Andrew came on as a substitute against former club Rangers at Ibrox Park to make the score 1-1. This was his 7th goal of the season but Inverness lost the game 2-1.

International career

Shinnie made his Scotland U21 debut against Albania on 29 March 2009.

Personal life

Shinnie's younger brother, Graeme, is also a footballer with Inverness.

External links

• Andrew Shinnie career stats at Soccerbase
• Andrew Shinnie at scottishfa.co.uk