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Shayne D'Cunha

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Shayne D'Cunha
Personal information
Full name Shayne Warren Tiber D’Cunha
Date of birth (1996-04-01) 1 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Western Sydney Wanderers
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2014 Blacktown City
2014– Western Sydney Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Blacktown City 19 (2)
2015– Western Sydney Wanderers 2 (0)
International career
2014– Australia U-20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 April 2015

Shayne D'Cunha (born 1 April 1996) is an Indian born-Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Western Sydney Wanderers FC in the A-League.

Career

Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra in India, D'Cunha moved to Sydney, Australia with his parents in 2000 when he was four years old.[1] His parents moved their family to Australia in order to give their children a better chance at life. D'Cunha started playing football at the local level at the age of five or six and soon choose it as his sport of preference over cricket.[1] Eventually, D'Cunha joined the youth ranks of the Western Sydney Wanderers and played for Blacktown City.[2]

International

D'Cunha has stated that had he thought about representing India internationally but after getting capped by Australia at the under-20 level, he pledged his allegiance to Australia.[1]

Personal

Shayne D'Cunha attended the prestigious selective secondary school, North Sydney Boys High School in Crows Nest (North Shore) and graduated in 2014. He is one of the most recent alumni for the school, having represented Australia at an international level.

Career statistics

As of 11 April 2015[3]
Club Season League League Cup Domestic Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Western Sydney Wanderers 2014–15 A-League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ a b c Hill, Simon (7 April 2015). "Shayne D'Cunha the latest Indian-Australian to pick football over cricket". FOX Sports Australia. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Shayne D'Cunha | A Reflection". Western Sydney Wanderers. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  3. ^ Shayne D'Cunha at Soccerway

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