Dean Shiels
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dean Andrew Shiels | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Magherafelt, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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FC Edmonton | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | Hibernian | 117 | (24) |
| 2009–2012 | Doncaster Rovers | 83 | (10) |
| 2011–2012 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 20 | (6) |
| 2012 | Kilmarnock | 15 | (7) |
| 2012–2016 | Rangers | 90 | (19) |
| 2016 | Dundalk | 9 | (3) |
| 2017– | FC Edmonton | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Northern Ireland U16 | 3 | (1) | |
| Northern Ireland U17 | 8 | (3) | |
| Northern Ireland U19 | 5 | (1) | |
| 2004–2006 | Northern Ireland U21 | 6 | (2) |
| 2005–2012 | Northern Ireland | 14 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:20, 11 January 2015 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2014 |
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Dean Andrew Shiels (born 1 February 1985) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder with FC Edmonton. He has previously played for Arsenal youth teams, Doncaster Rovers, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, Rangers and Dundalk. Shiels has also represented Northern Ireland at full international level. His father is Kenny Shiels, who was his manager at Kilmarnock .
Shiels started his professional career at Arsenal, but made no first team appearances for the club before signing for Hibernian in 2004. In early 2006, Shiels had an operation to remove his right eye, which had been blind since a domestic accident when he was eight years old. The damaged eye was causing headaches and it was agreed that surgery was the best solution. In November 2008, St Mirren apologised to Shiels after one of their supporters verbally abused him regarding his disability during a match at Love Street.Hearts also criticised their supporters after they taunted Shiels about his disability during an Edinburgh derby match.
Shiels returned to action after his eye operation later in 2006. He re-established himself in Hibs' first team squad in the 2006–07 season, scoring in the team's first two league matches. He scored his first hat-trick for Hibs on 12 January 2008 in a 3–0 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Cup, but Shiels struggled to establish himself as a Hibs first-team regular throughout his time at Easter Road.
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